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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-12
SIS. CONFERENCE
WAS PLEASANT
AND INSTRUCTIVE
MANATEE CARRIES OFF BANNER
FOR BEST SUNDAY SCHOOL
IN SPIRITED CONTEST
About IFS Delegates and Visitors
Were Present and All Enjoyed
Their Stay in Lakeland

The Sunday school conference con-
Quoted in this city came to close
yesterday afternoon, following the
awarding of beautiful banner to
the best all-round Sunday school
according to the adopted standard
of excellence.
The banner was awarded to the
Sunday school at Manatee, but it
is understood that St. Petersburg,
Fort Meade and perhaps some 9TH
erS were running Manatee a close
race. Fort Meade was only two or
three points behind the successful
school
The conference vas voted by all
to have been a decided success.
There were about rs delegates and
visitors here from points outside Of
the city I
Resolutions were adopted express
ing the appreciation of the visitors
for Lakeland's hospitality, also
thanking the officers and visiting
members of the Sunday school team
for the.' efficient services.
The conference adopted the same
slogan selected by the conference at
Live Oak, viz: "A standard school
in every church. i"
Professor W. l.. Clifton, presi lent
OF Southern Colleo2, was one Of the
prominent visitors to the confer
onco, and il his talks before the
body made a very favorable impress
sion.
Miss Fitzpatrick completely won
the crowds Of Sunday school work.
ers who gladly heard her every day,
and the same may he said of Mr.,
Way and Mr.. White.
The closing conservation service
was conducted by Mr.. j. M. Way.
and the visitors and delegates knelt
about the altar for the closing
prayer of conservation to the great
Sunday school work.
Then while the audience sang,
"Blest BE the Tie That Binds" there
was a general hand shaking among
the throng, and thus passed. into his
tory one of the most pleasant and
successful gatherings of the Sunday
school forces of the Methodist
church in Florida.
A number Of pastors were in at
tendance and two of the presiding
elders were here: Rev. o. A.
Thrower CT the Tampa district and
Rev. j r. Cason of the Barlow dis
trict.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-12
INTERNATIONAL CANOE RACE

New York, July r. For the first
time in eighteen years an interna-
tional contest for the sailing canoe
trophy is being held off the Marine
and Field Clubs float at Gravesend
Bay, which course in former years
was the scene of many Internal iOnal
Struggles The races will be con-
tinuoI tomorrow, with Monday as
the date if third and deciding race
is necessary. Among the entrants
are three boats belonging to Ralph
b. Britton, Of Gananoque, Canada,
who won the Canadian champion
ship last year.
Originally offered by the New
York Canoe Club in 1885, the In
ternatiOnal Challenge Cup for sail
ing canoes created plenty Of fun for
a period of more than ten years. The
New York Canoe Club has been its
defender and never has it lost a Sc
ries.
It's history Is as interesting as is
that of the Americas cup. In 1886
the Royal Canoe Club of London
sent over Warrington Baden-P Powell
and Walter Stewart, and, although
the former was the first canoeist to
design a canoe that would sail to
windw.ward, the Englishmen were
beaten by G. Boyer Vaux and Will
liam Whitlock. Two years later
Walter Stewart came over alone and
was beaten by Reginald S Blake.
In 1890 Ford Jones. the champion
canoeist of Canada, started his long
and unsuccessful campaign to cap
ture the cup. In his first attempt
h, was beaten by II. Lansing Quick.
The following year II. e. II. Bar
rington was the winner, and in his
last attempt in 1892 Ford Jones was
beaten by r.. s.. Oxholm. In 1895
Paul Butler defeated Charles T..
Archibald, another Canadian. 1t was
the last race for the trophy until
the present series.
The present challenger Is the Ga
nanoque Canoe AMI Motorboat Club
of Gananoque, Ontario, Canada.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-12
66-YEAR GYMNAST
AT LEIPZIG

Leipzig, Germany. July 12.-Au-
gust II Springer, of Seattle, Wash.
has arrived here from America to
participate in the International
meeting of the German Turner So
cieties which began today. He took
part in similar contest in this city
fifty years aso, as a Junior. This
year he comes back sixty-six years
young, but a wrestler that many
Germans fear. About 10000 from
all parts of the world are attenl-
ing the meeting.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-12
EUROPEAN NEWS AND VIEWS.

London, July 12.-1f America
needed any furher evidence Of the
friendly feeling which Great Britain
entertains for her, certainly she had
it this week in the reception given
to the members of the agricultural
commission. They have been feted,
wined and dined during their pleas
ure hours and given every possible
assistance by representatives of the
government in conducting their in
vestigations into cooperative sys-
tens that exist between official
England and its farmer population.
The commissioners leave today for
Ireland, delighted with their stay in
England.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-12

New York can forget It's own po-
lice scandal in a study of Berlin's
trouble. The trial of three vice
squad policemen of Berlin, just clos
ing, illuminates the methods Of the
German city, to segulate the demi
monde, which, if it were reported
from the United States, would i'm
mediately De termed typical Amer
lean police corruption !" The men
accused were Policemen Thlede,
Bachmann and Seegebarth. Thiedes
wife was accused of permitting her
husband and a woman informant to
meet at her home. The three police
men are members Of SPECIAL squad
whole sole duty is to control the
demi-monde. They were accused
of accepting bribes of money, food
and clothing from woman.
In September, 1911, a Berlin pa
per published a letter from one of
the accused policemen to demi-
mondaine named Ortmayer. An in
vestigation followed and as result
thereof twelve policemen were sus-
pended. None of these were rein
stated, as the only testimony against
them was given by women of the
street.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-12
GREASERS THREATEN
j. S. AMBASSADOR
Anonymous Letter to This Countyy's
Representative in Mexico Being
Investigated

Mexico City, July An anony-
nous letter threatening to blow up
the United States embassy was re-
ceiveI by Ambassador Wilson this
morning. He Immediately referred
the letter to the MeXcan foreign Of
flee for investigation
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-12

In Dresden business has been
seriously hinderI for the past few
weeks owing to very bed telephone
service and there have lcen con-
stant complaints from Subscribers.
Many of the 10000 instruments
have been useless for weol.b at q
time. The continuous complaints
angered the government, which has
announced that If the subscribers
do not quit grumbling the service
will De totally suspended for a year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-12
RUSSIA GIVEN
.POWERTOBR|NG
ABOUT PEACE
ALL BELLIGERENTS IN BALKAN
WAR AGREE TO INVOKE RUS.
SIA'S OFFICES
Bulgarians Kept in Ignorance of
True Conditions and Do Not
Know They're Licked
(By Associated Press.)

Vienna, July 12.-Messages from
Sofia say the people of the Bulgar-
ian capital do not know the actual
political and military Balkan situ-
alton. Newspapers have been sus-
pended by the government to prevent
the spreading of unfavorable news.
The war Office continues to ISSUE fav-
orable reports of Bulgarian sue
cesses. Until last night the resi-
dents of Bulgarla's capital did not
know the Runlanians had crossed
the border and had occupied a con-
siderable territory.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-12
: a|ACCEPTED.
unE CHOSEN
NSCA00LS
BlslIt Z GREER, ARCHITECTS
ron R 'DUILDlNG; MENDEN.
GETS ADDITION
NcIeS )rty, on Lake Morton,
DoGt1 N as Site for South
W 81 d B Ide School

\ After Going over the various sets
n ~ pl1xa out1nitted by several COM
Npotinx 9Srck kittcts, the local school
aboard III Adfht accepted the plans
OF Bishop 0eeer for the new school
building The south side. The
plans 0f$1 H. D. .Iendenhall for
r the add1SI61stO the present building
fwere ccnIf&16ed the most satisfac-
tory and V&yn consequently adopted.
Th6 Hun 1chool building will be
(, lone ofAf6A best arranged and most
uEcomp1G i6t The State, and will also
prenSt IN very handsome appear
n ance cysyy provision for convent
ence IND healthfulness has been
mad lnHluding splendid system of
ventiistion
This nOrning the board decided to
accenfs q VI nroperty of Mrs. Mcleod,
on Lake lGofton, as the location for
the nSW n5lding, and today the pa
pers AN oang drawn looking to the
NJ trsnsfSE ~ 3his property to the sub
kIdistrt6 me location is ideal, over
LOOKING & lake and easily accessi-
BE t6 pupals in all portions of the
south aldSNf the city. The price at
which M property was obtained,
coupled with its other advantages,
-cause M Board to decide that this
was f1ost satisfactory site vail
ables$ Ifact, only two others, so
\, far ~ have learned were offered
u ana were considered either
too hi in price or for other rea-
= SOM xfs1o advantageous as the Nc
O Leod 1pcsiton.
Things are shaping up satisfac-
torily fcf procuring excellent school
facilitie md the community is to
be c0ngratulated on the outlook.
The salesof the bonds was advertised
In thn Iakeland News yesterday.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-12
(RY Associated Press. J

Washington, July 12.-Secretary
Houston received n protest from the
Manchester, England, cotton asso-
citation against the practice of Ger.
tain American ginners of mixing
various staples of cotton In the same
bales. The secretary is urged to
make representation to the South
ern exchanges, asking them to In
form the ginners of the necessity OF
keeping the staples separate,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-12
FARMERS UNION TO
MEET A GAINESVILLE
Interesting Program Of an Important
Gathering to Be Held on
July 26th

The seventh annual convention OF
the Farmers Educational and Co.
operative Union of Florida will open
in the Auditorium of Agricultural
hall of the University of Florida, at
Gainesville, Fla, on Wednesday,
July 1G, at 10 o'clock a. m. The
Wednesday meeting will be open to
the public and everybody is invited
to attend. All farmers especially
should be present.
:. PROGRAM. :. ......
Wednesday, July 1G.
10 4. NJ Addresses Of Welcome:
Ion. Christopher Meth 3son, mayor
Gainesville, for the city and Board
OF Trade.
DR.. j. A. Thackson, dean Of the
Teachers College, for the University
of Florida.
Response--By representative of
lne FARMERS UHIOH.
1890 A. Nj Rural Credits, or
a Farmers Banking System, Senator
Duncan U. Fletcher.
1880 A. M.-The Importance Of
a Marketing System for Farmers,
Mr.. S. J. Cowen, field agent of the
American Society of Equity. Dis
cussion.
Dinner Hour.
2p. M.-The Value Of an Agri-
cultural Education, Professor j. j.
Vernon, dean of the College of Agri-
culture, University of Florida.
2:30 P. M.-The Farmers Union
What 1t Is and What 1t Is Do
ing, Hon. c.. S. Barrett, National
president of the Farmers Union.
$3.50 P. M.-The Value Of Tick
Eradication to Farmers, DR.. c. F.
Dawson, veterinarian state board OF
health. Discussion, Professor c.
l.. Willoughby, Department OF AMI
NAL Husbandry, College Of Agricul-
ture, University of Florida.
AIS P. NJ. The Experiment Sta
tion-What 1t Is Doing for the
Farmers, Professor P. H. Rolls, di-
rector of the Agricultural Expert
ment Station, University of Flor
ida.
Let erybodv come and let's have
a good time.
Respectfully,
NJ. S. KNIGHT,
State President of the Farmers Edu-
cational and Cooperative Union
of Florida.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-12
Rioting' at Sofia
(By Associated press)

London, July II 1t is reported
that a mon Stormed the government
Offices at Sofia today and came in
contact with the military. The SOL
diers fired volley and many were
killed. 1t is rumored that the royal
palace is surrounded.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-12
MAsONs OF COUNTRY
WILL VISIT PANAMA.
Louisiana Consistory Will Go to For
eign Country to Exemplify
a Glass
(By Associated Press.)

New Orleans, July 12.-Masons
from the entire United States will
make a trip to Panama on July 26,
when the Louisiana Consistatory
goes to exemplify class there. This
is the first trip the Louisiana body
ever made to a foreign country for
a similar purpose. Panama is now
under the jurisdiction of the Louis
lana Consistatory.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-12
NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN TUR-
KEY AND BULGARIA FAIL
(By Associated Press. }

Constantinople, July 12.-Nego-
tiations between Turkey and Bull
garia regarding the future from
tier line have utterly failed. The
government sent note to the COM
mander Of tha Bulgarian troops last
night demanding the immediate evac-
uation of all the territory south Of
the line from Enos to Midia, other
wise the Turks will drive the Bull
garians out.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-12
(By Associated Press.)

Saloniki,. July. l2. The Greeks
have taken the city of Seres, re-
Gently hell by the Bulgarians. Mar
tal law has been proclaimed. The
Bulgarians massacred two hundred
Greeks, including leading citizens,
before leaving.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-12
CANADA CAR FOR
TEXAS CONGRESS

Corpus Christi. Texas, July IL. -
Men interested in the meridian high
way from Winnepeg, Manitoba, to
Laredo, Texas, arrived here today
to attend the Texas Good Roads
Congress, having come over 1000
miles by auto. Another party has
mOtored from Colorado in the in
terest of the Colorado-to-the-g gulf
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-12
PERRY CELEBRATION
IN CLEVELAND

Cleveland, Ohio, July 12.-Be-
ginning with religious ceremonies in
all of the churches, the Cleveland
celebration of Perr.''s victory on
Lake Erie will start with q swing
and continue throu chout next week.
Many prominent speakers from all
parts of the co, 1try will participate
in the observance and there will be
visits to historic sports.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-12
(By Associated Press. J

Colorado Springs, July IA
masked band attempted to hold up
the night clerk of hotel at Mani
tou today. lie shot and killed the
night watchnan and escaped to the
hills. A posse Is in pursuit. The
bandit did not get any money.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-12

The Tampa Tribune Of the 7th
says: "The city Jail got so full of
drunks yesterday that three wagon
loads of them had to be transferred
to the city stockade to make room
for more at the city JAIL"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-12
GOTHAM NEWS AND GOSSIP

NJ York, July 12.-District At
torneys Whitman, who has been run
ming A0wn grafters and crooks, has
been eAught red-handed in the act
Of steRlIng himself. No alarm, how
ever he has simply appropriated
Iunto himself some of the campaign
|mst Of his opponents-has stol-
en- Ilf thunder. Next week he
put IT mayoralty boom on a firm
foc and one Of the features Of
th6 Sict attorneys fight is going
TO Hpving picture exhibitions.
Ia he will SOW some of the
thi1n4N&o has accomplished and
sW10t M has taken to accomplish
the Il His followers say 1t will
meom u Ureat education for the peo-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-12

William Wethe will arrive in
West Palm Beach this week with a
large force of carpenters and me-
chanics to begin the erection Of
large new hotel. The new hostelry
will open about the first Of Novem-
ber.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-12
(Bv Associated Press. !

Sofia. Bulgaria, July 12-All bel
li9erents in the Balkan war have
given Russia full power to find a
way to brin8 hostilities to an end.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-12

Splendid progress Is being made
on the foundation Pillars for the
new 125-room Tarpon Inn. being
erected In Tarpon Springs.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-12

Starke Is likely to have a hand
some new postofice building, erect
ed by the government next spring.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-12

= banana Buyers Protective
on Is making preparations
lnue its fight aefinst the
tariff, by sending a second
b the president. The duty
calls for five cents on ev-
n of bananas imported into
TRY and the dealers say that
~ cause an increase In the
the poor mans luxury. l t
Ted by the association that
rease in cost, the consumer
many times the nominal tax
ents a bunch. In order to
Cr the action of this tax
prter will raise the price
Ore than five cents a bunch.
Der or wholesaler will make
tional increase, and the re-
Fill be compelled almost to
Us prices in order to derive
rofit.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-12

Nassau County Leader says
2 will have an up-to-date
factory next year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-07-12

Mr Whitman's boom is not the
only - that is on the political
markok Though. There are several
woul6>a candidates. Rumor places
ni1otly among them the name
Of 0u4fnor Sulzer. The funny part
AbookH is, too, that Tammany is
sai0 te willing to run Sulzer, al
0ou@ De had been fighting the
orr l4on bitterly since he be-
err lief executive of the State
= 1hary. Tammany's support
b be on the theory that he
ca1s bss harm at City Hall than
ln Nnnny.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-08-12

by assuming backward attitude in
athletics or other competition soon
finds himself pushed to the rear. The
rival is always treated with fair
ness-to lose well is an accomplish
ment comparable to victory.
The student in other words, is liv.
ng life in the atmosphere of pure
idealism. He is watched and II he
makes good" he is honored some
times visibly by the rather bold col.
lege letter on his sweater sometimes
by the smtI irrgn of scholarship,
or excellence in leadership otherwise
Sometimes no visible token proclaims
that he is Il leader Of men. The silent
seeking of counsel, the involuntary
salute which denotes respect, the
Wholesome quiet which prevails when
he arises to speak in class room or
student meeting-these are all trib-
utes to the quality Of annood-UtaN
Farmer.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-08-12
kNEEL IN STREETS kE
AND PRAY FOR RAIN
Dry Weather In Missouri Valley
Brings Farmers Face to Face j
With Disaster.

Kansas City, Mo. Aug. 1o-Kansas
and Missouri got no relief from the
heat today, the mercury ranging from
q maximum of 100 in Kansas City to
40 at Great Bend. Kan. As II m
answer to prayers for rain in the
churches at Wichita and Leavenwortl
Kansas today Eastern Kansas and
Western Missouri are facing favorable
prospects for rain. Light showers fell
over Western Kansas last night but
they brought no relief from the heat.
The high humidity added to the suf-
fering today. Twenty-one fire alarms,
resulting from drought conditions
were turned into Kansas City fire de-
partment today.
Marshall, Mo. Aug. 1O-In the
hope OF checking the disastrous
drought that already has done great
damage in this section prayers were
not only offered in all the churches
here today, but many citizens knelt
in the streets to offer prayers for
rain.
Following the services in the chu:-
ches at which the pastors had called
on their congregations to offer person
al prayers for rain. Business men
walking towads their homes, knelt in
the streets and prayed.
Omaha, Neb. Aug. 10-Sixty.five
per cent damage to the Nebraska corn
crop IS estimated by Geographic re-
ports received here Saturday night
from forty-seven corn producing coun,
ties of the state. The corn counties
in the Northeastern portion of the
state will produce crops somewhat
above normal. Those in the eastern
central section will have normal crops
but the counties south OF the Platte is
being cut by the farmers for fodder
and practically no corn at all will be
raised in those sections.
The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-08-12
FRUIT QUARANTINE
ACTS AS BOOMERANG
Action Of Montana Officials Having
Reactionary Effect on
That State

Salt Lake City, Aug. Butte and
other Montana cities will suffer more
from the effects Of the quarantine
placed on Utah fruit and vegetables
than will Utah, according to an opin-
ion expressed by George I. Reeves,
assistant of the United States entom-
clog cal department. AS government
representative Mr.. Reeves made
careful investigation Of the alfalfa
weevil situation in Utah before the
quarantine was placed on Utah pro-
ducts. He says that on account OF
the lateness of the act on competi-
, ton will be shut out in Montana and
the people OF Butte and other cities
will be forced to pay exorbitant
prices for inferior fruit.
"The situation in Butte will be
about the same under the quarantine
as 1t was in Salt Lake regarding the
berry business during this season.
said Mr.. Reeves. "At the eleventh
hour the city sealer of weights and
, measures decided that only a certa n
kind of cup should be used for ber-
ries. The growers, especially those
of the Hood River, Or, country, had
already secured their supply of box
es, and as a result the Utah growers
showed up their prices and we have
been forced to pay high price while
the quality of the fruit was not i'm
proved"
Mr.. Reeves says that had the
warning of MontaneI quarantine on
Utah fruit and vegetables been given
sooner, both Utah growers and Mon
tana consumers might have profited.
Although w. H. Garvin, manage
of the Utah Fruit growers association
VIII not suffer because Of the quar-
antine he says there is no doubt but
| that the small growers in the north
ern counties, who ship fruit in less
than carload lots, will lose money.
J. Edward Taylor, state horticul-
tural commissioner, agrees with Mr..
Gavin. Although no definite word
has been received from Montana 1t
now appears doubtful whether the
efforts to raise the quarantine on
fruit will be successful. In speak
ing Of the matter yesterday, Mr..
Taylor said:
Weber and Box Elder county ship
ments will be the heaviest losers on
account of the shutout. These peo-
pie have been planning to ship a
large amount OF fruit by express into
Montana and they will be forced to
seek other markets. As far as po-
tatoes and other vegetables are con-
cerned there will be no need to wor-
ry, as they can be marketed more
easily than the fruit"