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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-08
IMMENSE EGG
SHORTAGE REPORTED

Atlantic City, N. j., Dec. s.
Shortage of two hundred and forty
million eggs on Dec. | was reported
by forty five of the largest ware
houses in the United States at the
convention of the American ware
housemen's association here Satur-
day. High prices are blamed in part
on the farmers wives not knowing
the proper method of handling the
product, and in not gathering and
shipping promptly. hese high
prices prompted the recent boycott
on eggs by the housewives leagues
in New York, Philadelphia, Chicago
and Kansas City, by which the prices
were forced down.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-08
GOOD SAMARITAN SEED

Larned, Kansas, Dec. S.-Many
of the farmers of the State are SOW
ing what is called Good Samaritan
Seed" tt has been an unusually bad
year generally all over the State
and many farmers have suffered
greatly. Only a few of them have
any corn, the hay and forage crops
are short and it is going to be a
tight squeeze to get through the
winter, The fall months are the
real busy times in Kansas, for it is
then that the wheat is being sown
and the hay and fruit and forage
and corn are being harvested. This
year because of the dry weather
during the Usual plowing season the
farmers were six weeks or more be-
hind time. In the western part
of the State are many who did not
raise a grain of wheat and who have
had failures for three years in sue
cession. The more fortunate farm
ers have raised $4,000 to buy seed
wheat for these farmers, and almost
10000 acres are being sown with
it. That is why it is called Good
Seed.'
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-08
MAIL CHRISTMAS
PACKAGES EARLY

Washington, D. c., Dec. S-Dur-
ing the next three weeks Uncle
Sans infant prodigy-the parcel
post service-will be called upon to
perform herculean task in connec-
tion with the transportation and de-
livery of millions of Christmas gifts
Postmaster General Burleson, who
is responsible for the conduct of this
service, has made extraordinary
preparations to prevent congestion in
postoffices and to insure prompt de-
livery of these parcels Several thou
sand additional employees will be
added to the force during the holi
day season and the collection and de-
livery equipment will be augmented
wherever necessary. Every possible
effort has been made to strengthen
those parts of the postal organiza-
tion which will be under the great
strain and Mr.. Burleson stated to-
day that with these special arrange
ments he is confident of the ability
of the service to handle successfully
the avalanche of parcels that will
be thrown upon it during the rush
period.
The postmaster general is anxious,
however. lest the public fail to CO.
operate with him in observing GER
tain important conditions necessary
to enable the postal authorities to
effect the timely delivery of Christ
mas gifts. In order to secure this
cooperation he has caused to be
printed for distribution throughout
the country hundreds of thousands
of circulars and placards containing
directions for the proper prepara-
tion of Christmas gifts for transmits
sion by mail.
Christmas parcels should be
mailed early. For local delivery
they should be mailed not later than
Dec. % and for out t-of-town delivery
as early as possible, but in any event
in time to reach the Offices of des-
tination at least two days prior to
Christmas.
Glassware crockery, Christmas
toys easily breakable, glass framed
pictures, ETC., should be carefully
packed in boxes of metal, wood,
leather, or corrugated pasteboard
with sufficient excelsior, raw cotton,
or similar matter to prevent the con-
tents from coming into contact with
any portion of the box. These par
,els should be marked Fragile. F."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-08
THAT EVERLASTING
PINELLAS SALOON ROW

Tpmpa, Dec. S.--Judge Francis
NJ. Robles on Saturday granted a
percmptory writ Of mandamus or
dering the Pinellas county board of
county commissioners to call local
option election. An order held
ready by Don G.. McMullen, attor-
ney for the ''drys" of Pinellas coun-
ty, was signed by the Judge, making
the alternative writ issued couple
of weeks ago peremptory. Exception
to this was taken by Judge c. B.
Parkhill and w. r. Rowland, at
torneys for the board Inquiry was
made as to supersedeas bond, and
an appeal to the supreme court is
apparently in line.
The county commissioners have
granted permits to sell liquors, but
the tax collector has refused to is
sue the licenses taking the stand
that petition of one-fourth the elec-
tors of the precinct in which it is
desired to sell liquor must sign q
petition for the license. That is
under the provision of the State law
which provides that liquors cannot
be sold in precinct without such a
petition If it has never been sold
there before.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-08
TO DECIDE MRS.
WAKEFIELD'S FATE

Hartford Conn, Dec. S.-The
State board of pardons meets here
today to decide the fate of Mrs.
Bessie Wakefield, whose trial at
tracted attention throughout the
country, the woman being charged
with completely in the murder of
her husband. Thousands of petit
tions have been sent to the COVER
nor asking clemency for the young
mother. Mrs. Wakefield is SEN
fenced to die on March 4, 1914.
She has an aged mother who lis
working as hard to save her from
the hangman's rope as are the thou
sands of people throughout the State
and country.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-08
|97PAS5ENGERS
RESCUED FROM
bURN|NGSH|P
RESCUE MYSTERIOUS, AS SHIP
WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO CARRY
PASSENGERS
No Information as to Why so Many
on Board Has Yet Been
Ascertained
(By Associated Press. }

Norfolk, Va, Dec. S.-The mys-
terry surrounding the reported res
cue at sea of 1917 passengers from the
liner Rio Grande during a fire off the
Carolina coast early yesterday, re-
NAMED unsolved today. Though the
wireless has been reaching out in all
directions for information only con-
tlicting reports have been received.
A wireless from Virginia Beach last
night said the British steamer Swag-
more made the rescue but the Swag-
more is docked at Baltimore. The
liner Suwanee in the vicinity knows
nothing of the rescue. The agents
said the Rio Grande was reported
proceeding to Brunswick, Ga 1t is
believed the British vessel Queen
more might have verified the rescue.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-08
TODAY'S BIRTHDAY HONORS

Congressman Walter /. Mccoy of
New Jersey, was born at Troy, N.
Y, Dec. 8, 1859; he graduated from
Harvard College in 1882, taking the
degree of A. b., then went to law
school; has been practicing law
yer since 1886; he was an alternate
delegates to the Democratic national
convention in 1904 and attended the
convention in the absence of dele
gate; was a delegate to the Demo-
cratic national convention in 1908.
Served as trustee of the village Of
South Orange for several years. Was
elected to the Sixty-second Congress
and reelected to the SiXtythird
Congress.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-08
OFFICERS KILLED
DENOUNCED.
AS TRAITORS
GEN. CARRANZA GAVE THIS AS
REASON FOR THEIR DEATHS
TO ARIZONA GOV.
Declared United States Does Not
Understand Mexican Conditions
Sufficiently
(By Associated Press. J

Phoenix, Ariz. Dec. S.--A letter
from General Venustiano Carranza,
defending the execution of federal
officers, was given out today by Gov
ernor George p. Hunt, of Arizona.
1t was in reply to letter from Gov
ernor Hunt suggesting that a con-
tinuation of the executions would
be likely to lose the constitutional
lists American sympathy Carranza
justifies the acts by declaring that
many of those executed were trait
Ors to the rebel cause and says that
imperfect understanding of Mexican
conditions has caused Americans to
put a wrong construction on the
executions.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-08
PRESIDENT IS
OF
lANSUFFRACE
WONT FORCE ON CON-
HIS PRIVATE IDEAS
DN THE MATTER
/ the Substance of an Inter
|He Held With Suffra'
N gettes Today
lBy Associated press.)

nnington, Dec. President
WIllucn today told a delegation of
women suffra gists that he favored a
committee in the House of Represen
tatiyes on woman suffrage, but de-
MED their request to urge the re
form on Congress. lie told the dele
CATION at his office that if the party
demanded it he could urge it, but he
could not force his private views on
Congress. He said he confined him
self to those things promised at the
election u.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-08
96 PERSONS
PER|SHEO IN
TEXAS FLOOD
TWENTY-FIVE OF THIS NUMBER
DIED LAST
NIGHT
Twenty Lost Their Lives Today
When Sudden Rise in Water
Took Place
(By Associated Press. }

Houston, Texas Dec. s.-Ninety-
six known dead in the Texas floods
up to noon today, twenty-five of
these last night. Disregard of
warnings gave a serious turn to the
flood. Water in central Texas is
still too high to permit confirmation
of the reported drowning there
which if added to the list would
make more than 100. Twenty lost
their lives near Brookshire early to-
day when the rise swept party of
negroes off knoll where they had
taken refuge.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-08
ONE HARTOW MAN ADMITS
HIS BURG IS SLOW

III the person of Mr.. S. S. Green,
BartOw has at least one citizen who
realizes that he isn't living in any At
lanta, New York or Lakeland, and in
the last issue of the Courier-lnform-
ant, he discources thusly on the pro-
I posed white way proposition for Bar
tow, Ii which he certainly hits the
nail On the head:
III requires courage to throw cold
water upon any scheme which is ad-
vocated by our shrewd and active
boomers: but when it is proposed at
great expense to the taxpayers, to
advertise the city by means of very
doubtful value like the operation of
q white way one may venture to
suggest that it would be in accord
ance WIN democratic principles to
nrst submit the proposition to pop
ulaf VntA separate and apart from
every 6ther. To ask for blanket
iGsuA 0f bonds to cover the expense
l0fsltl1nand other propositions more
merftorions, is to invite the defeat
OF themHall. There should be an
opportunity given the voters to vote
'yes, or 'no'-upon the same ballot
for each proposition separately; 9TH
erwise this white-way-Jonah among
the propositions will sink the rest of
them with it.
"As generally understood, the pur-
pose Of the white way is to give
wayfarers as they pass on the trains
or land at the stations, an impression
that Barlow is an embryo New York
Or Paris where life is strenuous at
night a. well as by day, and that we
are All gay dogs
Who wont go home till morning
t,Till daylight doth appear
But, the wayfaring men though
fools will not greatly err therein if
they carry away an impression of
rather shabby residence streets with
y few business blocks too remote to
be visible from either station, and as
silNnt and deserted after p. m. as
th Of Tdamor in the wilderness;
for except on Saturday night (unless
there be something special going on)
q majority of our worthy citizens are
at that hour snugly tucked in bed.
1T Is possible that our commend
able practice of retiring early might
be changed as result of the installa
tion of the white way for it would
be impossible to sleep anywhere with
in its cruel glare, which they pro-
pose to prolong till midnight. Such
q change of habits would be attended
by q considerable amount of justifi
able (?) profanity and perhaps some
cases of Insanity from loss of sleep.
"Now considering everything; the
the long distance to be illuminated
and the consequent great expense,
when money is so urgently needed for
parks, fairgrounds and improved
school facilities; the discomfort it
would cause to those living along the
way or within a block or so of it;
the small number of trains arriving
after nightfall and the limited num-
6er of passengers any of them carry;
and the doubtful character of the i'm
precision Il would make upon strang-
err 1.-THE mblime being only one step
from the ridiculous); may we not
well question whether the proposed
game would be worth the candle
power"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-08
DR. MONTEsSORI TO EX-
PLAIN HER METHOD

New York, Dec. S.-Dr. Maria
Montessori, the italian kindergar-
ten teacher, and perhaps the author
of the most famous method of kin
dergartening of the present time lee
lures at Carnegie Hall tonight. She
will explain how she trains children
to bring out of them the highest
possible good.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-08
WILSON TO RECEIVE
HUMANE DELEGATES

Washington, Dec. delegates
to the International convention of
the societies for the humane regula-
tion Of vivisection are gathering
here today from all parts Of the
world, for the business sessions
which will be held in this city this
week. President Wilson will re-
ceive the delegates during their
stay in Washington.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-08
LAKELAND DEFEATED
WINTER HAVEN.

The Lakeland high school basket
ball team added another scalp to
their list Saturday afternoon The
victim this time was the Winter
Haven team.
On Friday the city team engaged
the boys on the high school court. j..
The game was fiercely contested,
and, though victorious, the high
school boys were unfortunate in
having two members of their team
crippled.
Notwithstanding this condition
(both forwards crippled and the
captain entirely out of the game)
they apparently experienced no diff
ficulty in disposing of their more
fortunate rivals Saturday.
The game was fast from start to
finish The Winter Haven boys
were kept on the defensive during
the greater part of the fray. While
the result of the game was never in
doubt, the visitors by their fast and
clean playing elected much favor
able comment from the crowds on
the side lines.
Prof. Kinsinger, of Winter Hav-
en-, refereed the game, and, while a
great many fouls were called on the
Lakeland players, the best Of feel
ing prevailed throughout the game.
After the game, Mr.. Kensinger
stated that the Lakeland high
school team was by far the strong
est aggregation they had met this
season
The following is the tabulated
score:
Lakeland-Phillips, II field goals,
/ foul goal; IIetherinston, , field
goals; Adams, field goal Total
35 points.
Winter Haven-Snell, field
goals; Ice, 2 field goals; IIallinan,
! field goal; 7 foul goals, Total,
81 points.
Line up
l.. H. S. w. II. Fl. S.
Phillips .... IL. r. ....... Smell
Hetherington ..R. r. ....... Lee
Adams ......... G. 49,. Hallinan
Hagan 49,. l.. G.. 50. Barnes
Flanagan ;. R. G....... Jarvis
Referee-Kensinger.
Umpire-Groom.
Timekeepers and Scorers-Elli-
son and Armistead.
The high school team thus far has
won every game played, having de-
feated Dade City, Summerlin Insti-
tute, Lakeland city team and Win
ter Haven in the order named.
Now for Orlando, Kissimmee,
Saint Pete and Tampa and were not
modesty a prime requisite of a team
aspiring to the championship, we
would make a little prediction as to
the outcome of the games to be
played after the holidays.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-08
NEW YORK LEGIS-
LATURE RECONVENES

Albany, Dec. S.-The State Leg
islature reconvenes tonight to wind
up the business of the session.
Among the bills to come up for con-
sideration are those affecting direct
nominations and workmen's compen-
sation.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-08
HOPE TO SETTLE
ALASKA BILL

Washington, Dec. s S.-Friends of
Alaska are hoping that the Cham
berlain bill, providing for govern
ment construction of railroads in
the territory, which is scheduled to
come up today, will be through the
Senate before the Christmas holi-
days. The bill is put down for un-
finished business, beginning today.
Under the unwritten laws of the
Senate an unanimous agreement as
binding as rule would be in the
House of Representatives, and it is
not believed that vote will be TAX
en- to dispose Of the bill unless the
discussion Of the currency bill makes
it absolutely necessary. Advocates
of the Alaska bill have made par
tial canvass Of the Senate, and they
are satisfied that a substantial ma
jority will vote for the Chamberlain
bill. Among the Republicans who
are opposed to government owner
ship are Senator'S Nelson of Mime
sofa, classed as one of the staunchest
friends of the territory, and Burton
of Ohio. On the Democratic side
there are number of southern SEN
ators who will oppose the Chamber
lain bill On the same ground. So far
as the Democratic opponents of the
measure are concerned President
Wilson will be relied upon to bring
some of them into line.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-08
MAY LET UP ON SHIP BUILDING
SHIP BUILDING
(By Associated Press J

Washington, Dec. S.-The House
today passed resolution requesting
the president with due regard for
the interest of the United States, to
cooperate with England in a move
ment for an international holiday
of one year in naval construction.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-08
R|LbO MAY ASK4tI- e = :
F0Ri'P0siP0NEMENT
(By Associated Press. }

Vicksburg, Miss, Dec. 8.-When
the case of Lieutenant Governor
Bilbo and State Senator Hobbs is
called here today for trial on the
charges of soliciting bribes, it is
the defense will ask post
ponement or change of venue. A
big legal struggle is predicted.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-08
PRIZE FIGHT WILL
BE PULLED OFF TONIGHT

Milwaukee, Wis, Dec. S-Packey
Mcfarland of Chicago and Jack
Britton of New York, matched to
fight ten-round, no-decision bout to-
night.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-08
DEEDS FILED FOR
RECORD IN POLK COUNTY
Furnished by Security Abstract ana
Title Co., Barlow, Fla.)
December 6, 1913

UeCemDer b, 1915
Henry A. L'Engle to N. H. Booth.
Myron G.. Baker, ct al, to N. H.
Booth.
Irwin Raulerson to Leon B. Alt
man.
NJ. l.. and A. E. Robinson to N.
N Brown.
M. l.. & A. e. Robinson to Press
McGhee.
S. d. Crell to heirs of e. War
rem, deceased.
A. G.. Allen to Orren H. Ohlinger.
Mary A. Flye to Orren H. Ohlin-
ger.
Lula NJ. & j. R. Powell to Flor
ida and Georgia land Co.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-08
(By Associated Press. J

Washington, Dec. S.-A wireless
from the revenue cutter Seminole re-
ports the Rio Grande in no further
need of assistance but the message
said nothing of passengers.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-08
MEX|CANS MUST
NOT RAISE PRICES
(By Associated Press. }

Juarez, Dec. S.-General 8 Villa,
the rebel commander, today issued
an order that all food stuff must be
sold at normal prices and said if
the merchants raised the price he
would cOnfiscate the goods. He is
trying to restore order, the leader
declared
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-08

London, Dec. S.-Bombardier
wells. British heavyweight cham.
ipion. and George Carpenter, French
title holder, fight twenty rounds at
the National Sporting Club tonight
!for $4,000 purse and side bet of
..2,5oo.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-16
DELICIOUS DESSERTS,

A beautiful dessert may be prepared
by molding plain vanilla ice cream in
baking powder cans, and when ready
TO serve cut in slices, putting a pre-
served pear on each slice; surround
with raspberry strip.
Orange Meringue.-Add two table
spoonfuls of cornstarch to four table
spoonfuls of sugar, and when blended
add q pint of boiling water. and cook
for ten minutes. Add the juice of two
lemons. Peel three oranges, cut them
in slices and lay them in a deep dish
Pour the hot sauce over them, make
meringue with the whites of three
eggs and three tablespoonful of pow
dered sugar. Spread this over the
top and brown in the oven. Garnish
with quarters or sections of orange,
and serve very cold.
Spanish Sponge.-To a pint of or
ange juice or cup of juice and one of
water, add a half box of gelatine
which has been softened in a little
water. SWeeten to'taste and add the
grated rind of one orange Beat the
whites of three eggs until stiff, and
add the orange juice gradually; beat
about five minutes. Thoroughly chill
mold and pour in the sponge mix,
ture. Line the mold with sections of
orange and when serving accompany
with a lemon custard made with the
yolks of the eggs.
Peach Sherbet.-Put one pound of
sugar and two cups of water in a
sauce pan and cook for twenty min.
utes; cool and add one and a half
cupfuls of peach pulp, the juice OF an
orange and the juice of half a lem
on
Mush melon cut In cubes, sprinkled
with powdered sugar. lemon juice and
grating of nutmeg is a most tasty
dessert when chilled and served in
small glass dishes.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-16
HEIEIKITEnT[JIEJN
<GelA lT)ILNN[EE

- MEAL should be regarded as
s2s sz<z~A an important end In itself
II should be taken at leisure, body and
mind being, for the time being given up
TO 1t. and to agreeable. social intercourse
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-16

Consul Walter G, IIamm reports from
Newcastle (the one YOU shouldn t
carry coal to- that 81 large mauufac-
turing concern in that city lets its
WorkPeople fix the date of their yearl4
holiday week by majority vote 1.-THE
practice, he writes, of regular saw
ings for the annual holiday is general
y followed in this district and through
ont the north of England. Many holi-
dug money clubs are organized and
conducted by the working people
themselves, but as safeguards against
speculation with the funds by tie
trcasurers are sometimes absent, sad
disappointment at distribution time is
occasionally experienced. Some firms
undertake the care of their working
people 5 money and add bonuses, an
excellent practice which seems to be
increasing. One large firm of wool
combers and spinners has paid out in
that way this year $4,000. while an
other firm has distributed approximate
~ $4,000, and many other firms SINH
lar or smaller amounts. One firm has
started system of granting a week 5
wages for holiday week to all employees
who have been steadily at work -
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-16

/ have seen it stated that the female
rattlesnake was possessed of rattles.
This was quite a surprise to one who
had long felt quite sure sometimes
they had none, if they ever have any
Can YOU tell me if this is correct? It
would be sad work if some one were
to neglect It bite from one of these
so-called rattIesnake pilots - and
have it prove fatal.
The rattlesnake pilot belongs to the
black snake family and gets its name
from the erroneous idea that it warns
certain poisonous snakes (copperheads,
rattlesnakes, etc.) of the approach Of
danger, leading them to safety. Rattle
snakes are quite able to care for them
selves. This superstition Of the pilot
snake most likely grew up from the
fact that it inhabits the same sort Of
region favored by several varieties OF
rattiesnakcs, and is frequently in close
proximity to the poisonous ones. The
female rattlesnake has rattles as well
as the male, See the work on Ameri-
ear reptiles by Curator Ditmars of the
New York Geological gardens.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-09-16

The Windbam and Bennington eouu-
tE bar associations have endorsed
Judge Loycland Munson of Manchester
for promotion to the chief iusticeSbip
Of the Vermont supreme court, and =
attorneys in Burlington have signed a
petition to the governor asking for his
appointment. Evidently the remark
.a"eredjred to one T. G. Williams Of
Newport to the effect that all of the
counties of the state except ono were
favorable to the appointment of John
w, Redmond Is in need OF further re-
vision. And what about Washington
county?