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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-24
MAD CROESUS DY|NG'
Eccentric New York Yachtsman
Was Generous Giver.
Aermet Of Magnificent Vessel Kept
His Well Paid Crew In contin.
uaI Turmoil-Ready to Sail
But Never Started.

New York, N. Y.-The weird career
OF McEvers Bayard Brown Is drawing
to close. He is an eccentric million
aire New Yorker, who for twenty-four
years has led grotesque existence
aboard his magnificent yacht, the Val
freya. anchored in Brightlingsea har-
Dor. The doctors say he is critically
Ill and likely to die, says on London
correspondent Of the New York Eve
ming World.
The squirt gun, with which he glee-
fully shot icy water into the ears Of
sleeping sailors. the thick sticks with
which he belabored long suffering
members Of the crew and the iron po-
ker with which he has long delighted
to thump the second engineer have all
been laid aside.
! The beggars who for years have
F, gone out in boats to the Valfreya and
wheedled money from her strange
owner with tales Of imaginary fires in
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-24

dinary seashore equipment means at
least provision for morning dress on
beach or veranda, bathing dress, aft
eenoon frocks for casino visits, bridge,
etc.; evening frocks for dinner and
dancing and attire for whatever sports
art on the program.
For either shore resort or yacht.
ing, white serge is indispensable, and
two or three frocks of lightweight
serge in white, and white striped in
black. will be found exceedingly USE
full II one can afford to have them.
The expense need not be great, either.
for delightful things of this sort are
to be had ready made at very rea.
sonable prices. and so little material
Is needed for one Of the chic, but sim.
pie one-piece frocks that If made by
the home dressmaker, the cost will be
slight, indeed.
AS a general thing. one will get bet.
ter lines in the inexpensive, ready.
made frock than in the homemade
one. though the quality Of the mate.
rails may be in the store frock IN.
ferior. But II one is willing to pay q
fair price. either the white serge frock
or the white serge suit may be salts.
factorily obtained in the shops.
The white serge suit or frock may
be made up on severely tailored lines
or In dressier semi.tailored fashion.
trimmings Of lace appearing in the
shape Of collar or sleeve frills. A chic
little suit OF white serge seen recent.
ly had no trimming and depended en-.
tireiy upon its lines for style. The
5aunty coat was fastened at the front
with a simple button above the waist.
line. The front slanted at a sharp
angle toward the back. There were
long narrow revel's and turnback cuffs
OF the material. The skirt front was
fastened at the lapped-over part at
the bottom with three buttons.
A supply Of big one-piece frocks of
thin cottons or linens should be in.
cluded in every seashore outfit, and
such frocks are to be had at surpris.
ingly low prices, il one buys them
ready made. Or they may be made
up at even smaller expense by the
amateur seamstress, with the aid Of
. good pattern.
There are many charming little eve.
ming frocks Of marquisette in evi.
dence this season, and the white ones
hand.embroidered or lace trimmed.
make excellent substitutes for lingerie
frocks Of linens and batiste and do
not crumple SO easily.
Charmeuse, crepes and similar silk.
en- weaves make exceedingly useful |
afternoon frocks for seashore wear.
and fculards are the most serviceable
Of all The white frocks in these fab
rics are Tremendously popular, par.
dcularly the one-piece simple style.
which is suitable for the most in.
formal afternoon wear, yet dressy
enough for hotel or casino dinner
or evening toilette.
MARY DEAN.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-24

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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-06-24

their homes, the death of children
that never existed and the untimely
demise Of cows and horses that had
no existence save in fancy, are now
forbidden to board the yacht.
Brightlingsea is respondent over
the prospect of losing the odd char
acter who has been free with his
money, after a wildly capricous fash
Ion, for more than two decades.
Twenty-four years ago the Valfreya
then spick and span and new, an
chored in the mouth of the Colne, O
little river emptying into the sea al
the Essex coast. A new master from
Brightlingsea was hired with the un
Outstanding that he must be forever
ready to set sail at once, though, he
was told. 1t was hardly likely that the
anchor ever would be lifted again. Al
first crew of forty-three men was
kept aboard the yacht. Now only hall
a dozen are there. The yacht is
crusted inches thick with barnacles
today
The master has prospered. He owns
three tugboats and houses in the
town. But those who know Mr.
Browns pecuiarities say he has
earned the money.
Word long ago reached Brightling-
sea that the yacht owners father was
the late Alexander Speers Brown, a
very wealthy New Yorker, and that
he was grandson of the late Robert
Bayard. 1t was said his cousins, w.
Bayard Cutting and r. Fulton Cutting
Of New York. managed his estate in
America, sending him the income,
which he spent or gave away on the
valfreya.
He paid his sailors unheard of
prices. with the stipulation that they
should never complain Of treatment
received. He got great fun out of catch
Ing men alone and unawares and beat.
Ing them with sticks. At other times
he would invite the whole crew to
drink ale with him and, after the
draught had been disposed of, would
fall to right and left. with his cudgel,
beating the men until, weary and
laughing, he would sink into a seat.
He particularly delighted to beat
second engineers with iron pokers
These strange propensities on his part
made 1t difficult to keep men aboard
the yacht despite the ridiculously
high wages paid.
He also loved to empty buckets OF
water on sailors as they slept and he
had two-qlart syringe of tin with
which he squirted water into the ears
Of men slumbering soundly in their
hunks.
Sometimes all night long he would
prance about the decks on all tours
mewing like cat. For a period he
imagined he and the ship had been
surcharged with electricity and at an
other time had the hallucination that
blue devils" had stolen his lungs.
On some occasions he would admit
beggars who came In boats, but as
often as otherwise would stand at the
rail and pelt those In the boats with
potatoes and cabbages, berating them
with his tongue meanwhile.
He gave parks to several towns on
the Essex coast and also has long
maintained several libraries.
Mr.. Brown is powerfully built
man with a Jet black beard and fierce
countenance. He is known to the
Brighton folks az q woman hater.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-16

body around here knows Chuck. He
was for many years tribal secretary,
served some time as Indian police. has
one Of the good homes on the reserva-
ton. and Is a good workman.
James Poweshiek had one Of the
finest oat fields on the reservation. Jim
has always been one Of the progressive
men Of his tribe. has favored schools.
been worker and a respected member
Of the tribe. He is now seeing the wis
dom of his plans. Horace and Jonas
have both learned a trade and COM
mand good wages in competition With
white people. Ida is home on short
vacation from Haskell. Fer domestic
science book would do credit to any
eighth grade pupil in Toledo or Tama.
Willie is planning on going to Haskell
as soon as the school will let him In
Thus 1t would appear that Musqua-
kies with telephones in their houses
astride Of oat binders and automobiles
with $4,000 worth of property per FAM
lily and children away at boarding
school, are some farmers after all, hut
glance at the revenues from pearls and
curios, from furs and government an
nulties also indicate that most OF the
tribe still cling to the blanket and trap
in preference to the telephone and self
binder. But the younger generation
from the schools are working for wages
and may yet jump from the civilization
of the bareback pony to that of the
automobile Who knows,
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-16

to anything at all. The Lord is good
to these who are good to themselves,
and If they do themselves wrong he
does not intervene to extract the poi
SOY. Of It. It is up to men In the first
instance to save themselves; ana they
can not save themselves easily. They
must put forth their best endeavors-
not one day, but every day; and they
must frequently take night shift.
Many men get quite way along and
then become discouraged. throw up
their hands, and go to the bottom.
They act upon the theory that 1t is
not worth while to be good; and they
sour on God IL he is not right on hand
to afford relief the first time they
squeal. There Is nothing to show that
the Lord has any favorites outside the
ranks Of patient workers. Men who
have been greatly blessed have been
men who have had to use all their
strength to save themselves; and men
have been destroyed. and yet they
have been resurrected and their names
preserved as tokens Of eternal life.
The temptation is strong to climb up
some other way. but there are ne
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-16

Of opinion being cause for a quarrel.
Our democratic friends are voicinS Q
wish rather than hope that Cum
Minis and Kenyon will fall out.
Connolly. the democratic congress-
man from the Second district, has
been invited by Aviator Wood to ride
with him in a flying machine. When
Connolly enters the campaign next
fall in a machine Of his own he will
draw bigger crowds than any othe:.
candidate on the ticket.
Republican leaders in congress
should know that the country wants
legislat ton for banking and currency
reform. If a democratic tariff must
come with it let it come. We need the
one worse than We are afraid Of the
other.
Congressman Towner from the
Eighth district proposes to send the
Mexican controversy to The Hague
tribunal for settlement while Old Pete
Hepburn. his predecessor, is lament
mig the fact that he can't settle it with
a cavalry regiment. Ring out the old;
ring in the new.
Clinton county's board of supervisors
mas decided TO advertise for bids for
sixteen new concrete bridges. Now
the question is will the bidders have
90
should make some difference in the
BIDS.
We passed You in your auto last
evening but you didn't see u.s." said a
friend this morning to local citizen
VINO drives big car loaded usually
with women and children NO" was
the reply. L never try to see who is in
a passing car for when l turn out to
the side OF the road my eyes are riv-
eted to the road. This man Is less
likely to have an accident than many
others
Mr.. Beard. of the state highway COM
mission. gives sound advice when he
recommends the use OF concrete tile
for culvert work in place Of corrugated
iron. The tile could be made in the
countys yard and Of any thickness de-
sired. In fact molds can be had for
casting cu!"ects -!sh. OF the toh. Rnt
-emem Der that most all Of the expen-
siVe culvert work now done on our
highways can be dispensed entirely by
laying several strings of ordinary drain
tile under the road grade. Under drain
age is cheaper and win do the work If
there is capacity enough in the tile.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-16
FINANCING FACTORIES IN IOWA,

| Several hundred manufacturers who
| met in convention at Keokuk resolved
, in favor of Davenport plan for loan
| ing money to encourage n1anufa curing
in Iowa. it being their opinion that
there is need for more money in Iowa
for the manufacturing business. The
Davenport plan is in operation at Sioux
City and was borrowed from Pennsyl-
vania and consists of a crowd of boost
ers signing q collective bond which Is
used as an endorsement TO be placed
behind manufacturers within certain
limitations Is defined by a committee
Of trustees With the bond behind
their paper banks will take il in excess
OF wheat they would do without
The scheme is the best that can be
devised for q booster committee and is
far superior TO bonuses, but boosters
are never going 10 build factories in
Iowa of any consequence. Nobody ever
got rich living on the county and, sad
as it is, that is about the economic and
manufacturer
borrows money thru a commercial club
What is needed in Iowa is closer at
tention on the part of the bankers Of
every community to the financial needs
OF their local manufacturers. The pro-
posed banking and currency reform
will furnish an opportunity for local
bankers IN reSiScoi,rt ~apu+a c,,,rer'c
paper but tina, will not De sufficient
Bankers are trustees Of the loanable
funds OF their community. Their de-
positors want their community 20 de-
velop industrially and ii is up to the
bankers to assist, In fact to take the
lead in devising sound methods Of
| financing manufacturing whereby local
capitalists can safely be advised TO in
vest IN the securities OF the factories
| in their own town.
| Such plan has recently been de-
| vised in Marshailtown which is sound
and wholly self reliant. A local factory
selling its product to farmers upon de-
ferred payments, was in need Of longer
time loans than comm ercial banks
should carry. A plan was provided
| under the direction OF local bankers
whereby these farmers notes were de.
posted with a trustee to the extent Of
10 per cent in excess Of the money
borrowed and the trustee certities on
the back Of each note that he holds
the collateral for the security Of the
note. Local investors are thus able to
loan money 10 this factory at good
rate Of interest for periods Of one to
three years, and have each note secured
by farmers notes besides all the asse:o
Of the company itself Local banks
quickly recommend the investment as
safe and sound and the ta1nt Of a town
meeting to help some manufacturer
! finance his business is not branded
upon the institution. This and devious
other methods are what actually build
up town. If the truth were really
known it would appear that the bank
ers Of Waterloo have done more than
commercial clubs TO develop factories
in that town and none have gone broke
yet doing it.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-16
Topics of the Times

Davenport newspapers are crying for
more new houses to be built for work.
men but that is the cry everywhere.
The trouble Is that it costs SO much to
hire workmen to build new houses that
workmen can't pay rent enough to at
tract the capital for this kind Of in
vestment.
"Ottumwa will some day get dollar
gas. AS to when that day is due
should depend upon proper and
thorough investigation Of the condi-
tons to merit the cheaper ra,e.-Ot-
tumwa Review"
Gttum"a can have II as soon as she
fights for 1t. Burlington, Waterloo and
Clinton have had 1t for many years
and Marshalltown has 81 gas now.
Cedar Rapids and Des Moines have 90
cent gas but nearly every city in the
list fought for what she got.
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County supervisors in convention at
Council Bluffs seemed to think that ii
was impossible to do any road work
without violating the new road law.
We would suggest that a few Of them
try Gira gging the roads and see II
that would not qualify with the
statute.
Suppose Senator Kenyon did propose
to put aluminium on the free list and
suppose Senator Cummins once pro-
posed to make the duty on aluminium
higher, what's the difference. CAM
men hold different ideas as to a partic.
ular schedule without that difference
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-16
oTTuMwA's WATER POWER SCHEME.

OttumwaS city commission has a
plan to dam the Des Moines river and
develope water power for generating
fortifying the city water supply. 1t is
argued In the report that the street
lights are now costing $4,000 per an
mum while the water power investment
Is estimated at s125,O0o; and that part
of this namely, the concrete dam, will
be necessary very soon anyway. to re-
place the wooden dam which now
maintains the city water supply.
Take it from US that if a water pow
err plant Is estimated TO cost $125,000.
It will require close to 100000 to build
1t. Also. If the city Of Ottumwa is OBJ
tanning its water supply directly from
the Des Moines river the city's board
OF health ought to condemn the water
supply.
Nature built the Des Moines river
for sewer. and up stream the cities
OF Eddyville, Des Moines. Boone and
Fort Dodge are discharging their sew
age into il. When a freshet occurs the
entire face Of the earth within the Des
Moines river valley is flushed clean OF
its accumulated filth and washed down
to Ottumwas water supply.
Ottumwa had far better abandon its
river water and Use the money pro-
bosed for dam in sinking wells for a
bure water supply. To talk about
water power for electricity at OttuIn
wa In the heart OF the coal fields is 10
voice the sentiments Of someone who
has something TO sell. 1t is only sixty
miles from Ottumwa to the keokuk
dam. where there is electricity for sale
mt wholesale. Better string a wire to
keokuk and buy current there or build
a cheap power plant at the mouth OF
some nearby coal mine and generate
electricity with fuel that costs very Iit-
tie There are ways OF obtaining cur
rent for Ottumwa's street lights with
out charging 1t up to the water works.
but II it is true that Ottumwa obtains
ner city water from the Des Moines
river by means of dam. let the whole
S1250O0 be spent, if necessary, in get
ting water supply from wells rather
than from natures big sewer.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-16
A SOURCE Or INSPIRATION.
(Des MONIES Register &, Ieader.1


The story of boy of 10. who was
sick in a washington hospital with
small hope Of recovery, and who re-
son which proved more effective
than pills, powders or surgery, has
been the occasion Of interesting
comment in the New York Sun. re-
garding the power Of an idol. The
boy, whose name was Warren Slice.
was passionate admirer Of Walter
Johnson, the great speed king"
among pitchers for the American
League. In his delirium he revealed
his alteration for the famous player.
When the team came to Washing
ton a member Of Warrens' family
told Johnson OF the sick boys infatu-
ation, and as the physicians would
not allow visit to the child's bed
side the pitcher sent the following
note, together with the treasured
souvenir:
Ny dear Warren: take pleasure in
sending you herewith one of the base
balls used on our western trip, and
hope that you will soon have the OPP
portunity Of using it with your friends.
A decided change for the better
was noted Immediately, and 1t was
soon evident that Warren would re-
cover and could ultimately use that
wonderful baseball. The psychology
of the case is not without ample
precedent. At some time or other
in his life every boy has an idol It
hasn't quite grown to the state OF
an abstract ideal. distractions do
not attract the young. as a rule. But
the existence OF this idol in the mind
Of the boy provides q great possibility
Of influence and Inspiration.
Reach boy thru his idol. u the adj
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-16

vice OF the Suns writer. Yes, and one
might add that 1t is not generally wise
to lay too much stress on his love for
abstract theories. 1t is not safe to bank
too much on the boys response to a
purely intellectual notion Of life.
But his idol may be appealed to ard
even cultivated. Heroes OF all sorts
have inspired the youth Of the past.
There is no reason why their influ-
ence should be encouraged to wane.
The actual embodiment OF life
principle is the most tangible and
inspiring example for the young. The
response to such an impetus argues
for the right sort of healthy enthusi-
asm. What Will save a life may obvi.
ously be used to excellent advantage in
the saving OF bodies and minds anu
hearts from the manifold dangers that
daily threaten them.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1913-08-16
CHOKING TILE MISSISSIPPI.


From the earliest attempts to use
the river In any way for purposes
other than navigation steamboat men
have entered protests. When the Rock
Island railway constructed the first
bridge across the river attempts were
made to knock it out OF the water.
The owners OF river craft declared i.
would ruin their business. Then the
whole matter went into cour. and the
decision was that the steamboat men
would not be deprived of their rights
by allowing the bridge TO operate.
The latest protest has been pre-
sented BY Senators Cummins and Ken
yon and Congressman Pepper for Capt.
w. A. Blair of Davenport gainst the
Keokuk dam. Captain Blair claimed
that the storing OF water above the
dam. as proposed. would cause a dan
gerously low stage Of the river below
Keokuk at times of low water.
However. the government engineers
declare they have anticipated that
very thing and they have required
the power company controlling the
dam to allow certain amount OF
water to pass the dam at all times
which will provide against a low
stage. The company is allowed to
store water behind the dam only at
night during two hours, which time
1t must continue to permit. a flow of
at least $1,000 cubic feet a second.
During six hours Of the night the
flow must not be less than 10000
cubic feet and during the remain
ing period of darkness not less than
5000 feet second. When the flow
of the river is not more than 10000
cubic feet a second the company is
required to allow to flow out during
the day the water that was stored the
previous night.
In this way. the engineers claim.
the tendency will be for the opera
ton of the dam to produce a better
stage of water than would be pro-
duced If there was no dam at all.
Progress on the river. as everywhere
else involves concessions and co-opera-
ton.