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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-04-07
MEDITERRANEAN HIS FRIEND
Youno londoner's Scheme to Make
Traditional Trouble Maker Char
acter of the Past.

A youthful prospective bridegroom
has Just begun an interesting expert
ment by taking a house in a London
suburb and living alone with his pro-
spective mother.in-law month before
the marriage.
Grave warnings from his friends led
him to do this to prove that the old
conventional idea that the mother-in.
peace and happiness of household
has become myth.
If the experience of the month is
encouraging the mothcr-in-law will re-
main. and the next and more anxious
stage will begin after marriage. lie
recognizes that the mothcr-in-laW Will
be on her best behavior but thinks
that month viii give him a good in
sight into her character.
The first week has passed off very
happily" he says, although We still
have the decorators in, The situation
is full of hope because my mother-in-
law is Il SWcctnaturod woman always
willing to compromise.
an the morning she sees that the
bath water is nicely hot, and if | am
late and have to hurry over breakfast
she smiles. has the meal ready to the
minute On the table and does not talk
while ain reading the paper She
secs that the toast is done exactly as
| like il and that the coffee Is prop
erly made
IF ! am working late at the office
she tells me on the telephone not to
worry about getting home to a very
late dinner, but to have a comfortable
meal in town. When | get home my
slippers are warm by the fire. If |
am very late she does not sit up for
me.
"On my part | crafty her by relat-
ing the many charming ways ! have
noticed in her daughter and how in
tensely feel her absence. The moth
er expresses her determination to
leave us after marriage if she feels
the least bit of an intruder in her
daughters house.
81 am convinced that by studying
each others likes and dislkes, as we
are doing now, we are avoiding all
sorts of unpleasant little contretemps
that would crop up between two com
parative strangers. And what is very
important, | am getting a hold on her
sympathy. She will not be so dis
posed to side with the wife, as moth
ers-in-law are commonly supposed to
do. London Correspondence in New
York Sun.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-04-07

Once, madam" returned Bill-"re-
formed now"
will you do something for me?"
Anything in my power, surely I
will"
will you break open a safe for
me?"
"Oh. now" fairly shouted Bill,
springing to his feet in the widest ex-
element, Il promised never to do that
same again"
Not if it was to get at a persons
own property and battle a wicked
schemer, and do good deed?"
That looks different" said Bill.
We'll, wish a safe broken open. l
have been trying to do it myself with
an AK"
Hammer and chisel is all | need
observed Bill, with a slight remnant OF
his old professional pride. If you
could explain little farther"
Il will do So said the housekeeper.
In an upper room of this house an old
man. John Noble, is lying desperately
i'll. My dear sweet mistress, Anabel
Bryce, his granddaughter, is with him.
For month her cousin. Doctor Boyd.
a villain, has attended Mr.. Noble. He
has kept his aged relative under the
influence of dangerous drugs all along
and has induced him to sign certain
papers that would rob my pretty Ana
bel and her lover of their fortune.
should Mr. Noble die and the doctor
produce them These papers Boyd,
who went away yesterday for a few
days, locked in the safe and took the
key away with him. Mr. Noble has
awakened to the truth and wishes the
papers destroyed before Boyd returns
The safe is an old-fashoned one and
with your skill"
1T will be as easy as opening an old
iron box" declared Bill. Get me
chisel and hammer madam, and count
the work done"
Some good in the world after all,
Burglar Bill congratulated himself, as
he deftly opened the old safe in the
room of the invalid and saw a package
of papers taken therefrom and cast in
to the blazing CRATE.
Then old Mr. Noble put out safe
guards to keep his evil-minded rela-
tives from coming into the house
again. He began to recover his health,
and a month later, closing up all his
business affairs, after the marriage OF
his granddaughter to Earle Summer, he
went with them to their new home.
Meantime Burglar Bill had worked
around the place as hired man. One
day Mrs Warden came to him.
Nj Day"-that was Bits right
name-"Mr. Noble has given me a nice
little farm as a reward for my long
service to the family How would YOU
like to try farming?'
with YOU answered Bill honestly,
lit would be an ideal life"
And so there was another quiet, hap
py wedding.
Copyright 1911 by W, G, Chapman)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-04-07
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A REFORMED Thief
BY SELMA ELIZABETH HIGGINS.

BY SELMA ELIZABETH HIGGINS.
Burglar Bill breasted the storm
bravely. The lights of village were
directly ahead of him, and he pressed
on through the deep fallen snow with
vision of warmth, food and comfort
ahead
Burglar Bill was reformed burglar
That was the reason why he was in the
most deplorable condition OF his life
Hard as had been his luck for the past
week, he had trade" that would
have brought him ready income with
no other equipment than a pair Of pin
GERS and skeleton key.
But when Bill had left the peniten-
tiary his sentence reduced one-half
through the kindly intervention of a
friendly and human chaplain, he had
made sacred promise never to break
safe again"
1t had been hard work so far keep
ing that pledge. Bill had gone to the
city. Whenever he got honest work,
however, either the police exposed
him or old cronies came about the
place and got him into disrepute.
So now Bill was tramping about the
country, where his past was not
known. 1t was at a bad season of the
year for work. and, caught in a great
snow storm he was now making his
way towards the nearest village.
Il can't go much further breathed
the well-night exhausted wanderer, as
he neared lonely house set by itself
in the midst of extensive grounds. 81
see light in that place I'll apply for
something to eat, for I'm nearly FAM
ished. Surely they wouldn't turn a dog
from their step a night like this"
Burglar Bill went around to the
kitchen door of the house He
knocked, and stout comely woman
answered his summons. Her sympa-
thetc face gave him welcome before
she spoke, his forlorn aspect appealing
to her pity at once.
What do you WANT she asked,
wonderingly.
"A bit to eat, madam, a warm corner
in barn, anywhere so can rest after
ten-mile tramp in the deep snow"
who are you-a workman"
mo. ma am" answered Bill I'm
not much of anything-as yet. was
burglar"
The frank admission somewhat
daunted Mrs. Warden, the housekeep-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-04-07

err Then the frank truthfulness Of the
applicant, his eager, wistful face at
tractcd her,
THAT is not very crclitabe thing
to say observed Mrs. Warden.
mo. madam. but it's the truth I am
not trying to hide anything, and |
wouldn't be here begging if wasn't an
honest man
Come in and welcome" spoke the
generous-hearted housekceper, acting
on a womanly impulse of her true ma.
ture, I'VE have sickness and trouble
in the house and | can't pay much at.
tention to YOU but you can help your.
self to what YOU see on the table
there, and rest near the stove till |
speak TO my master as to how we may
stow you for the night"
you mean to say you trust me in
the house here; that you believe what
say?'
why should not, when see the
truth of striving, maybe tempted
man in your face?" challenged Mrs.
Warden steadily. 81 have had trouble
myself and feel sorry for you, and
am glad to help you"
Burglar Bill told his story in frag.
nents while he ate like a famished
man. Then bell summoned Mrs.
Warden to another part of the house
and he was left alone.
"a fine woman a true woman" he
unused gratefully. What comfort
after the long, hard tramp" And, we'll
fed and content, he Struggled down in
his chair by the warm, CHEEKY kitchen
fire.
He noted drowsily that the house
keeper passed through the kitchen. He
say her return with an ak, and won
dered. He reused up in a strange
amaze as soon thereafter there sound
ed from tie upper part Of the house
vast thudding, crashing noise. 1t
was as if that AK was being used to bat
ter something to pieces.
Mrs. Warden came down into the
kitchen looking fiustered and breath.
less, as though she had been under
going some very forcible exercise. She
came straight up to Bill and looked
him earnestly in the face.
You said you were burglar" she
began.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-04-07
Hadn't Bargained for That.

Il thought | was taking an exam
ination for the railway mail service. I"
You are" said the examiner, you
are"
They ask me how far it is from
the earth to the moon"
What of that"
Well" said the candidate, II
hadn't figured on taking an airship
run. Kansas City Journal
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
F UND
S17,248; DAYS
GAIN S2,151
Women Committee Workers Will
Seek Aid of Council and the
County Commission.

The $4,000 fund sought for the
Wesley Memorial Hospital fund was
increased S2,151 Thursday, bringing
the total amount collected and prom
ised to date to $17,24SS5. The larg-
est donation received during the can
vass Wednesday afternoon and
Thursday morning was given through
the Grace Church committee by Mrs.
John w. Miller, of No IS West Third
street, who contributed $1,000. Mrs
Miller thus is privileged to establish
a memorial at the hospital.
A motion was carried at Thurs
days meeting of the central commit
tee for the appointment of g. Joint
committee composed of members from
each of the subcommittee to APP
proach the City Council Monday in
behalf Of the campaign for funds. 1t
is also planned to canvass the County
Commissioners.
The workers Thursday again pre-
dicted they would have pledged by
Saturday night the desired amount.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
Villas Forces
Off for Torreon.

CITY OF CHIHUAHUA, March u.
The Constitutionalist army's cam
paign for the capture Of Mexico City
opened to-day. At dawn General
villa began the embarkation of 9 1000
troops for Torreon, which he expects
to capture within a week, and from
there he will lead his troops against
the capital.
villa will have more than 10000
soldiers about Torreon when he gives
the signal for the attack on that CITY.
His artillery will consist of more than
100 cannon and machine guns. To
support the advance OF his army he
VIII use an armored motor truck
carrying half a dozen machine guns.
This was built at Juarez under per-
sonal direction Of the rebel leader
and he counts upon II to be of great
help in the operations of his cav
AIRY.
Villas chief aides in his campaign
will be Raoul Madero, a brother of
the late President, and Generals OBJ
RECON, 0rtega and Chao.
Constitutionalist officers claim that
hundreds of Huerta's soldiers at Tor
reon have come over TO the Constl-
nationalist cause within the last week
and declare that the weakened gar
rison there is likely to surrender with
out long resistance
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
NOTED DENTISTS
HERE FOR CLINIC
Instructive Lectures to Feature
Sessions of Midwinter Meeting
Opening Friday.

The program for the midwinter
clinic of the Atlanta Society of Den
tai Surgeons, to be held Friday and
Saturday, was announced Thursday
Addresses will be made by noted den
lists from al over the country, in
Guiding DR.. f. T. Van Woert, Of
Brooklyn DR. j, r. Callahan, of Gin
clnnati; DR.. I. b. Hartsell, of Mime
apolis, and DR.. ]. II. Prothero, Of
Chicago. The meetings win be held
in the Ansiey Hotel,
Each paper will be followed by a
general discussion. The first on the
program is The Treatment and Fill
ing of Root Canals, With Special Ref
erence to Filling Tubuli With Resin, -
by DIR. Callahan. This lecture will be
Illustrated by lantern slides. The dis
cussion of this question viii be opened
by DIR. j. II. Chase, of Ocala, Ala;
DR.. c. b, Colson, of Charleston, S.
c., and DR.. J. A. Sinclair, Of Ashe-
vile, n. c.
In the evening DR.. Hartsell will read
paper on THE Part That Mouth
Infections Play in General Systematic
Disorders" DR.. G. M. Niles and DR..
C. w. Strickler, of Atlanta, and DR..
d. d. Atkinson, of Brunswick, and
DIR. r. c. Young, of Admission, Ala,
Will open the discussion,
During their stay in Atlanta the
dentists will be widely entertained.
The midwinter clinic committee is
composed of the following: G. NJ
Barnwell, Jr. chairman; J. u. Os-
borne, secretary; T. p. Human, S. W
Foster C. n. Hughes c. C. Howard
d. l.. Hill and w. NJ Zirkle. The
clinic captains are X r. Armstrong
J. r. Mitchell, Max Springer and
c. f. Wilson.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
Exposition Booster
to Talk on Canal

BSrn L. Lick, secretary of the bu-
reau of lectures Of the Panama Pa
.cific International Exposition, will be
in Atlanta Monday to deliver a lee
ture Monday evening at the Taber-
nacle Auditorium on THE Panama
Canal and It's Relation to the High
est Interests of Civilization"
Mr.. Lick was selected by the ex-
position bureau to make a special
tour of the Southern States, and by
means of an illustrated lecture to
place before the eyes Of the public
the meaning and extent of what the
Panama Exposition represents. The
illustrations are said to be the finest
ever made in the Canal Zone. The
lecture here will be under the aus
pieces Of the Alkahest Lyceum system.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
HEARING SET FOR
FREIGHT. RATE
CHANGES
Commission Adopts Schedule and
Seeks the Approval Of Com
panies and Public.

The Georgia Railroad Commission
has fixed April IA as the date for a
general hearing upon its proposed
sweeping readjustment Of the express
freight rates now in vogue in Georgia.
The new rates, which have been
carefully worked out by the commits
sion, who, with its rate expert, Prince
Webster, has gone extensively into
the entire matter of rates throughout
the State, and its order, yet to be ap-
proved finally comprises some so
pages of matter
The hearing will be open to the
express companies and to any citi-
zen of Georgia desiring to be heard.
The commissions order fixing the
hearing says, in part;
THE commission has felt for some
time that it's present classification,
rates, rules, etc, were in many re-
spects obsolete incomplete, discrimi-
natory and inadequate In their APP
plieation to express traffic conditions
of to-day.
For the past two years It has been
engaged in an extensive investigation
and study of the entire subject, and
the proposed revision embodies the
results and tentative conclusions fol-
lowing this investigation.
THE proposed revision contem-
plates harmonization and adoption of
our classification and rates to traffic
conditions as they exist oday, and
the simplification and making more
Ineligible to carriers and shippers
the rules under which they are ap-
plicable.
"In the practical working out Of
this plan there have been necessary
rate increases and decreases, which,
taken altogether, fairly compensate
each other"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
Solicitor at Macon
Drops Vice Crusade

MACON, March 12-Indictments
against twenty women of the re-
stricted district, who are charged with
operating disorderly houses, will be
mol pressed by Solicitor General Ross,
owing to the unwillingness of wit
nesses to testify and the failure Of
juries to convict.
The Solicitor arrived at this deci-
sion when a verdict of not guilty was
found in the case of Mollie Burgamy,
the owner of three houses in "Ty-
bee" the name applied to the dis
trict. Three policemen, who were put
on the stand would hardly admit they
had ever seen the woman.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
Fort Mcpherson Troops
Wait Only for Order.

The Seventeenth Infantry at Fort
McPherson was made ready Thursday
70 JOIN at an lnstant's notice the
Mexican border patrol. Formal or
ders from Washington were expected
at any moment following the decision
Of President Wilson and Secretary OF
war Garrison to send the entire Sew
enteenth Infantry and two battalions
OF the Ninth Infantry to the border.
The news Of Wednesday found the
soldiers at the fort in state of
preparedness. Had the orders to
move at once come without any pre-
urinary warning, il would have made
little difference. The only delay, II
there had been any, would have come
because Of the lack Of cars.
In Constant Readiness.
Major G. w. Martin, commanding
said Thursday that the affairs at the
fort were conducted every day as
though orders to move might be ex-
pected before nightfall.
we are in constant readiness" he
sald. Down to the smallest bit Of
equipment We are prepared to entrain
the minute the cars are on hand to
carry u.s. just give us time to get
our supplies and equipment aboard
$3.50 " & wal w pAA puI way our
roll this morning showed 1,oO6 men
IN the fort. With the exception of a
guard to maintain and care for the
fort in the absence Of the troops.
every one win make the trip to the
border"
Colonel Van Orsdale to Retire.
Washington dispatches say that the
seventeenth and Ninth Infantry will
be ordered to proceed to Laredo and
Eagle Pass to strengthen the border
patrol They will become part of a
force larger than that with
which Shafter invaded Cuba. Briga-
der General Bliss will assign the new
regiments to their locations. They
viii relieve several troops of cavalry
which then will be free for active pa
troll duty.
Colonel J. r. Van Orsdale. who has
been in command at the fort. is in
Florida, where he Thursday ceie-
DRAFTED his sixty fourth birthday.
Having reached the age limit, he will
retire. His successor is expected to
be Colonel George w. McIver.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
BURNS TAKES UP
NEW CLEWS IN
FRANK CASE
Famous Detective Arrives Thurs
day and Reopens His Work
on the Mystery,
Continued From Page I.

favor on any interview between Con
ley and Burns.
Messages which have been received
in Atlanta indicate that Burns arriv-
al in Atlanta will be followed By
important developments. 1t is an
derstood that the detective has fer
reted out valuable evidence IN the
East
Studies the Testimony.
Much of Mr.. Burns time in the
East has been taken up with O study
Of the testimony given at the trial
and clews suggested to him by dis
crepancies in the stories of some OF
the witnesses have been the subjects
Of exhaustive Investigation
Whether Burns work will be ham
pered by the refusal OF Attorney Bill
smith TO permit the detective to
question Jim Conley Is problematicsL
Men who are familiar with the meth
DDS employed by the detective de-
clare that the attitude OF the lawyer
win not worry him and that he has
overcome much bigger obstacles than
a lawyers objections The talk that
ono OF the detectives first steps will
be 10 grill Conley and hear the ne
gro's story from his own lips is mere
speculation.
Smith Threatens to Bar Burns.
Smith says that he will not permit
Burns to use anything that has the
appearance Of the third degree" on
the negro He declared that he has
not yet decided whether Burns Will
he permitted to see Conley at all. and
that If he talks to the negro IT
will have to be in the presence Of
the attorney and possibly Detectives
Starnes and Campbell, who were In
strumental in working up the case
against Frank
III l find that Burns is working
solely in the interests of Frank" said
Smith, "he will not have a chance to
see my client" Smith protested tina.
other than providing safety for his
client, he had no interest at stake.
Attorney Smith and Solicitor Hugh
Dorsey held a secret conference in the
latter's office Wednesday afternoon,
ana it is understood that they went
over some new data to combat the
motion for a new trial which Franks
attorneys are expected to file with
Judge Ben Hin about April 10.
The claims committee of the City
Council has refused to accept the
Of hair and blood on a lathe
IN the metal room of the pencil fac
tory as positive proof that Leo Frank
killed Mary Phagan The petition of
Robert Barrett for the 81 900 reward
offered by the city for information
leading to the arrest of the murderer
was denied Thursday afternoon.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
IN ONE Minute! CLOGGED NOS7R|LS
OPEN COLDS AND CATARRH VANISH

balm dissolves by the heat Of the nos
trils, penetrates and heals the mi
famed, swollen membrane which lines
the nose, head and throat; clears tad
air passages; stops nasty discharges
and a feeling Of cleansing soothing
relief comes Immediately
Don't lie awake tonight struggling
for breath, with head stuffed, nostris
closed, hawking and blowing. Cal
tarrh or a cold, with its running nose
foul mucus dropping into the thrOa,
and raw dryness is distressing bull
truly needless.
Put your faith-just once-in "EYiI
Cream Balm" and your cold or cal
tarrh will surely oisappesr-AdN.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
U. s, Sits Prohibitive
Tobacco Coupon Tax

WASHINGTON, March 12.-The
House Ways and Means Committee
will carefully investigate the pending
measure to put a prohibitive tax on
tobacco coupons as a result of
charges made day that the Ameri-
can Tobacco Company, the trust, Is
backing the bill as a blow against the
United Cigar Stores Company be-
cause that concern is now buying
from Independent manufacturers.
The committee will go deeply into
these charges.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
Frank Grand Jury
Not Planning Conference.

L. H, Beck, foreman OF the Grand
Jury that indicted Frank, was great
~ surprised Thursday at the pub
lished report that the members of
this Grand Jury proposed getting to-
gether to consider the alleged err
cumstatlce that Solicitor Dorsey did
not put them in possession OF all the
facts connecting Conley with the
crime at the time the Solicitor asked
the indictment of Frank.
IF there is any such movement on
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
Athens Capitalist
Dies of Sclerosis

ATHENS, March 1T. P. Vincent
ole of the most prominent citizens
of Athens, died at his home here TO-
day of schlerosis.
Mr. Vincent was president of the
Athens Manufacturing Company and
vice president of the Georgia Ma
tional Bank and the American State
Bank. He is survived by his wife
and two daughters and one son, all
living here.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13

foot, | have heard nothing OF It," no
said. 81 have not even heard OF sucn
a thing being discussed. ! don't know
what we could do IL we should meet
The old Grand Jury is dissolved and
has no official standing"
S. c. Glass, who name was men
toned in the report of the proposed
meeting, was indignant that he had
been connected with the rumor. He
declared that he, too, was unaware
OF movement TO call the former
Grand Jurors together and that. Il
there were such a movement. he had
had no part in II.
The rumor was TO the effect that
the Grand Jurors were dissatisfied
with the regularity OF the Frank In
dictment and felt that they had been
tricked into indicting Frank because
OF their ignorance of Conley's admis-
sion OF writing the notes.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
Fine Of $4,000 for
Waters-P Pierce Go,

SHREVEPORT, La March r.
Judge Alex Boardman to-day fined
the Waters Pierce oil Company a to-
tai Of $4,000 on fourteen. counts of an
Indictment charging the company
with violating the Federal law
against rate concessions, Attorneys
for the oil company filed notice Of ap
peal
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
Wolfungen Tutor
To Choral Society

The Atlanta Choral Society, COM
posed of 50 members. is studying OPP
cratic music and choruses under De-
Cortez Wolffungen.
Wolffungen has been engaged by
the society for two weeks The mem
bers will meet for lessons Friday and
Saturday.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-13
VILLAS FORCES
OFF To INVEST
TORREON
Leader Expects City to Fall Early,
and Then He viii Move on
Mexico City.
Continued From Page I.

ment contemplates moving at pres
ent There is no necessity which re-
quires larger patrol along the Mexl-
can border than these additional
troops added to the force there at
present"