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The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-17
u. S. Hands Off In
Japan's Controversy
Interesting Facts
About The Canal

HtlNAitb NuiluL Nd0 opNltu w llt'
worlds commerce Saturday, i
crowned a series of more chan ;
score of interesting points in Tho
history OF the isthmus As brielI.
told they are:
First Crossing of the lsthmus by
Balboa. who, on Sept -, l5l4
much to his surprise found himself
gazng upon the Pacific ocean after
twenty-three days journey on foot
First Ships to Cross the lsthmus-
IN 1914 Balboa and his men carriec
/ two small ships piocemeal across
the isthmus, intending to use them
for further exploration in the Pa
| rilic.
! First Settlement of Old Panama r.
In 15l7, to become known later for
a time as the richest city in the
world.
FIRST Regular Traffic Across the
| lsthmus The spols Of conquest sent
back to Spain from Peru, which be-
came 50 heavy that highways paved
with stone were laid for the pack
trains.
First Thought Of a Canal--Crcdit-
cd to SaVadera, Il Spanish engineer
one Of Balboa's followers, who was
about to forward his plans to King
Charles V Of Spain when the latter
died
First Surveys for a Canal In
1881 Spanish engineers who deemed
the project impossible Of accomplish
mcnt.
First Official Decision on Canal
Project BY King Phillip II, in 1920,
adversely, after referring the mat
ter to the Dominican friars, The lat
ter, desiring to obey the kings or
ders, but unable to report intelli-
gently, suggested that the project
was sacreligioIs They quoted from
the Bible: "What God hath joined
together, let no man put asunder :
Accordingly the project was put on
the shelf for three centuries.
Dr;t J1 In n +
ter part of the seventeenth century,
when the expedition launched by
William Paterson, founder Of the
Bank of England, attempted to
found q community on the lSthmuS
of Daricn, south Of the present PAN
anna, with the ultimate intention Of
establishing a trans-isthmian route.
The plan proved an utter failure.
Mans other British surveys followed
in later years.
The German poet Goethe, a hun
drod years ago, made this rrmark-
able prophecy: "llt is absolutely in
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The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-17
RMERS NATIONAL
CONVENTION

ansas City, No, Aug. IT,
Fl promises to be the biggest
|tlng Of farm bodies ever held
Oegun here today, when the ma
|al con vention Of all farmers or
zations opened it's first congress.
Inc important farmers organi-
sas and associations of the coun-
|aIe represented, and the meeting
|ela in the interests of dollar
r. : national federation of all
associations, a central clearing
1 TOT all farm products, a scien-
maFket system and farmers
|neipation.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-17
DONALDSON NAMED
u. S. ATTORNEY FOR
SOUTH GEORGIA
(By Associated Press. J

Washington, Aug II. The pres
idcnt today nominated =. NJ. Don
aldson, Of cambridge, Ga, United
States attorney for the Southern
district Of Georgia.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-17

The Boy Scouts Of Key West have
decided to hold their annual camp at
Fort Myers as they did last sum
mer. They selected Fort Myers after
several cities had invited then.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-17

The Peninsula Telephone Co. no"
has an automatic telephone line IN
oDeratfon between Tampa and West
Tampa
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-06-10
Delightful Party.

| Miss Dorothy Owens was the
charming young hostess of a
! very delightful party at her
home Friday evening, from Z 30
to 10 O'Clock, in honor of her
fifteenth birthday. 81
The lower floor of the houss
was tastefully decorated with
large quantities of red, white
and pink roses.
Mrs. Owens served punch
during the evening from a beau.
tiful decorated punch bowl.
various games were played
on the lawn, in front of the
house, also inside the house.
where the contest of pinning
the Donkey's Tail was enioye6
by all. Miss Mary Blair Mar
tin was the lucky one who sue
ceeded in pinning on the don.
keys tail blindfolded, and won
q lovely little basket filled with
candy.
Miss Margaret Barren won
the prize, a box of writing pap.
er, for getting the most words
out of the word "Catechiseo
her number being %.
After the contests, the eueats
were nshered into the dining
room, whore large cake decor,
ated with fifteen burning white
and pink candles, surrounded
by vases filled with roses. was
used for the centerpiece on the
table. Delicious ice cream ans,
cake were served. As thew
were leaving the dining room
each received "a little box of
candy as fayors.
Miss Dorothy was the recip.
lent, OF many beautiful and use
ful gifts from her friends. who
wished her many more happy
birthdays.
Those who were present were
Misses Eleanor Baker. Bruce
Skeen, Margaret Barron, Nellie
Horsley, Margaret Mathews
Mary Blair and Lucille Martin
Masters Frank Parks. Rufus
Petit, Reginald Smith, Junior
McCorkle, William beverley
Edward, Gordon and William
Goodloe,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-06-10
R. D. Baker Entertains

Mr.. r. d. Baker entertained
a number of friends as his
apartments last evening, the
occasion being his -th birth
day, ali of whom assured their
most of their good wishes for q
long life and a happy one. The
biggest hit of the evening was
the "pome'' of d. J.. Richards,
who expressed the sentiments
of all in the following. tsae
Twas only yesterday, 1t seems to me
Since first met our friend II. D.
b. from the first---I cant tell why
felt l know him years ago, and he Was
SIS old az |.
You're 81 now, is what We are told.
Aud NE are gathered herc-young ant.
old
We've met TO wish you many more.
Not stopping even at fcus-score.
May each year rs yon older grow,
Add To your blessings here below.
SO, here's TO you, as old rip said:
Your health, your wealth, and when
you're dead,
May We be with you, all to stay.
Enjoy ourselves in one endless day.
Hazard Herald,
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-06-10
Golf Tournament

The annual Handicap Golf
Tournament, which is being
played by the members of the
Mountain Golf Club, leaves the
following in after the second
flight; NJ. H. GRADER, j. w.
Gaut, j. II. Bullitt, G.. G.. Nc
Ferran, b. r, Rhodes, and DR..
Stoehr. The third flight was
played the frat of the week
leaving j. w. Gaut, j. f. Bul-
lit and B. Il. Rhodes. Mr..
Rhodes will play the winner of
the 3nilitt Gaut match.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-06-10
Home Mission Society

The Woman's missionary
Society met June Ath in tile
Ladies Parlor. Mrs. Mouser
led the devotional exercises and
opened the meeting by singing
Rescue the Perishinp. Dr.
Martin led in prayer and the
leader read the scripture lesson
lntemperance being the tonic
for the lesson, Mrs. Skeen was
asked To read from the NIay
sunday School quarterly some
statistics of it's effect ON the
progeny of drunken parents
DR.. Martin followed with a
talk along the same line of
though. and gave lis some very
startling facts. We were glad
ia have him with us.
The President took the chair
and conducted the business
part Of the program. Roll twas
called, dues collected and min.
utes read by the Recording
Secretary, The vice presidents
were absent, hence no reports.
The Orphans box Of clothing
had been sent amounting to
$l2.4O. Twelve families had
been helped and 1875 in money
givon. 1t was decided to order,
charts which will make our
study of missions more
thorongh. The propriety of
helping promiscuous beggars
was discussed. Meeting was
adjourned by repeating the
Lords Prayer.
Mrs. II. A. w. SKEEN,
Publicity Superintendent.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-06-10

bulletins, is devoted especially
to the eradication of flies. and
explains, with detailed work.
ing drawing, the construction
OF a iiy-trap which has proved
most successful in reducing the
summer pest. This trap can be
constructed by any one at an
approximate cost of $500 and
is generally regarded us the
most effective means of captur-
ing the buzzing carrier of
disease.
The full file of the Boards
summer literature will be sent
upon request to any resident of
the Commonwealth, free of
cost.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-06-10
Summer Ills
State Board of Health Ready
for Appearance of Sum
mer Typhoid.

Richmond, Va, June c.
simultaneously with the APP.
pearance of the first summer
typhoid fever, the State Board
of Health today announces its
preparations complete for
promptly combating this
scourge of the Commonwealth.
While the Board will lnvesti.
gate all outbreaks as in the
past and will Immediately send
it's field agents to those com
munities where the disease
threatens to assume serious
proportions, emphasis will be
paid az heretofore on the pre-
vention of typhoid and the edu-
cation of tbs people in the best
methods of keeping their homes
free from infection.
TO this end, it was stated to-
day at the Offices of the Board
o full file OF literature on sum
mer complaints has been pre-
pared and is ready for distribu-
ton to those who desire il.
This file includes the folIovino
bulletins of the Board; Typhoid
Fever, Good Health in Summer,
Hookworn Disease, the SAM
taEy Privy, Malaria, the Care
Of tufaDts and Cleaning Up.
The bullstin on typhoid fever,
which is one 0f the most ex-
tensive ever issued by the
Board, contains full ipforna-
ton regarding tbs methods by
which the disease is spread and
special suggestions for prevent
i've measures. IL aiR0 contains
the well-known Bedside Di-
rections" of the Board, which
are the rulea TO be observed in
a household where there is q
case of typhoid fever. The
Bulletins on Good Health in
Summer, on the Sanitary Privy
sad on Hookworm Diseases
supplement the typhoid bullitin
and explain how @eils and out
houses may lie protected FROM
contamination 80 that The germs
Of disease may not find their
Gay into the food or drink of
tbe hoNsehold.
Che BoaTa asks the press to
call special attention to its
bulletin on the Care 0f Infants.
This bulletin representa- several
gspFs of study by the officers of
the Board and includes simple,
practical iEstFpctiops for the
mother in the Gaze of her young
children. The correct msthods
u infant feeding and the
accessory precautions for the
comfort Of babies in hot weather
are explained in detail. As the
season of high mortality is at
band, the Board belieyeS thet
this bulletin should be in the
bends of every mother in Virs
ginie,
The "Glean-Up7 bulletin,
which is q FA0eHt addition to
the Board standard supply of
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-06-10
THEATRICAL
by Bus

Francis Xavier Bushman, a
native of Norfolk, Virginia,
now the Worlds Foremost
Photoplayer," has received
thousands of letters congratu.
lating him on his great success
in winning the Ladies' World
Hero Contest. The officials of
the McClurg publication have
awarded Mr.. Bushman q dia
mond studded medal. Mr.
Bushman, who is leading man
for the Essanay Company, is
the typical American hero.
Hundreds of thousands motion
picture devotees, casting nearly
five and one-half million votes
in the hero contest have so de,
cided. The story, Zone Won
derful Night" written by Lonis
Tracy, is one of the best sub
jects for photoplay productions
ever penned. Mr.. Bushman
will play the role of John De-
lancy Curtis, the hero. The
company will begin work i'm
Rediately and most of the
scenes viii be taken in New
York City. The management
OF the Amu2q, as before stated
IN these columns, is hot after
az early booking as possible on
this great production. Dir.
Taylor was in CINCINNATI some
days ago md he says that ex-
hibitors all over the country
are clamoring for this feature,
MIR. Taylor goes to Cincinnati
again this week in the interest
of his patrons, who can look for
some of the most stupendous
and magnificent features which
are being produced. Too much
cannot be said in thanks to the
Manager Of orr local theatre
for the WORK ne Is doing TO give
the people of Big Stone Gap
the best IN motion pictures
even in the face of the compar-
atively small attendance for the
past few weeks, and little en-
couragement in the shape of a
somewhat larger attendance
this week will not be amiss.
The program at the Amuzu
for this week is Composed OF at
least one good comedy each
day, think of it not u single
night but what there can be
had a good, hearty laugh for
tho paltry SUM of a dime, For
Thursday night Edis9h presentp
Rorke's Drift, an episode Of the
Zulu War, in two parts; an in.
teresting and thrilling picture.
The Senior Glass of the Norton
High School presented Mrs.
BFigga Of the Poultry Yard at
the Amusp last Friday night to
q rather small but ppreclatlya
audience. The press regrets
that larger crowd did not
turn out for such a worthy
cause.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-06-10
NOTICE

Az parties Wh0 haze not paid their
tsla STATE AAnd County taxes must settle
AZ 0Aee, HE tune Is most up for my
eeftlemnent with the State Auditor, Board
q superyisors aud School Board Unjust
aaye at taxes collected il. order 70 meet
s snsSe seit n,n eg are requested p
sel'te az once, i you fail to do SO. il Is
mS oonaed dpty to levy at once. y2p
VIII cave cost TO settle now. W
Yours respectfully,
+. G.. SREEN,
slis, pepSty Treasurer, Wise County
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-06-10

plenty time, but overslid the bag No
runs, no hits, one error.
ohnefsoss out, King 20 Parsons.
Harding ont, Toney to Parsons. Ruwe
famed. No runs, no hits, no errors.
FIFTH INNING
Mccall rolled TO Winters. King hit
for two bases. McCorkle famed. Toney
was safe on Winters tumble of his roller.
Gilley grounded out. ohnehoss to Ruwe'
No runs, one hit, one error.
Murrin walked. q. Coldiron lined
hard 20 King. who doubled Murrin at
nrst r.. Coldiron safe OH Kings tumble.
Winters singled to center and +. Cold.
iron was thrown out at third, Gilly to
Mccall. No runs. one hit, one error.
SIXTH INNING
Baker flied to Holston. Parsons
grounds out, ohncfioss TO Ruwe. Peery
flies to Harding No runs, no hits. no
errors.
Holston famed. Stout popped to
Ming Ohneiloss ont, Perry 20 Parsons
No runs, no hits, no errors.
SEVENTH INNING
Potter out. Ohnehoks 10 Ruwe. Nc.
Sail singled, bnt was caught stealing,
Stout to Ohnetloss. King famed No
Harding flied to Gilley. Ruwe famed.
Murr'n out, King TO Parsons No runs.
no hits, no errors.
EIGHTH INNING
hcCorkle out, Murrin to Ruwe. Toney
out same way. Gilly grounded TO Cold.
iron. No runs, no hits, no errors.
G. Coldiron famed. f. Coldiron flied
to Giliy Winters out, Tony to Parsons.
No runs. no hits, no ermr.
NINTH INNING
Baker singled. Parsons hit into fast
double play OhnefloSs to Murrin TO
Ruwe. Ohnehoss made a running one
hand stab of Pecry's hard lneE' No
runs, one hit no errors.
Hclston grounds out, Mccall to Par
sons. Stout louled to Parsons Ohne-
lioss famed M runs, no hits, no
errors,
Innings lea40 $3.50 RHEl
X ). G. 5000 OF 900 . s 81
keokee 0l000 5000 . 81
Two Base Hits-Murrin and King
Struck Out-by Robinson, Winters,
?, Peery, Z.
Base on Balls-on' Robinson. /: OIL
Winters, o; on Peery. 2
by Pitched Robinson, |.
Earned Runs Big Stone Gap, s
Double Plays-Holston TO f. Coldiron.
0hneiioSs to Murrin to Ruwc, King TO
Parsons.
umpires-Stewayt and Price.
ilme OF GaMe-l hour 80 miputes.
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-06-10
Stonega VS.. Dorchester

The StoneRa tenn succeeded
in shutting out the Dorchester
boys on the latter's grounds
last Saturday by score of Ii
to 0. Following is the line uu
and score:
Stonega-Hall, SO; Q'Neil, c,
s. Tate, 2b; y. Tate, Id, Wag.
ner, 3bi Wells, III SUFFERING, Of;
Wilson, rfi Swain, p.
observation-disclosures, c; Nc
Glothlin, p; Fawbush, lb;
Meadows, lb; Rames, 2b; Rob.
ms, 3b and p; Heinz, 80; John
son, CT; S. Robins, II; Ybomp,
son, If. -
Stoneea 10 20 s
Dorchester o 7
Three Base Hits-Hall.
Two Base Hits Wells, Wag-
ner, and Watson.
Hmpire-Meadows.
Time of Came hour and
30 minutes. w
The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1914-06-10

RePHlS 9fsasureg, WIse count
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-26
DEFINITE NEWS OF
CONFLICT LACKING

JUAREZ. Mexico. March 25.-"F1ght-
ing is in progress this morning In the
outskirts of Torrcon."
This was the text OF a telegram from
the south given out officially here today
There were no details and official
prophesy was readjustcd to the effect
that ii might be some days before the
federal stronghold is taken.
What the exact situation in the Tor
rcon district might be today was only Il
matter OF speculation. The few rumors
that Sifted into Iuare1 during the night
and early morning were variouslv inter
prctcd according TO the personal views OF
the individuals. However. the fact was
was that officers at rebel headqua rterS
here were una BILE to gain anything like a
definite idea OF what had transpired at
the front since the last official report
yesterday.
Officials here were silent and the fact
that no press dispatches came through
was regarded as significant in view OF
the statement at Mexico City that the
rebels had been repulsed in an attack on
Torreon.
The last newspaper kilograms last
night stated tha, the rebels had possess
sion of the roundhouse, which Is on the
outskirts OF Gomez Pala co.
a personal telegram from General Ben
avdes to his father here said. 'All is well
with us"
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-26
BIC EATERS GET
KIDNEY TROUBLE
Take Salts at first sign of BIad-
der irritation or
Backache.

The American men and women must
guard constantly against Kidney trou.
Bile, because we eat too much and all
our food is rich, Our blood is filed
with uric acid which the kidneys strive
to inter out. they weaken from over
work, become sluggish; the oliminative
tissues clog and the result is kidney
trouble, bladder weakness and a gen.
eral decline in heI-lth.
When your hi, scys feel like lumps
of lead; YOUR back hurts or urine is
cloudy. full Of sediment or you are
obliged TO seek relief two or three times
during the night; if you suffer with
sick headache or dizzy, nervous spells,
acid stomach, or you have rheumatism
when the weather is bad, get from your
pharmacist about four ounces of 'Jad
Salts: take tablespoonful in a glass
of water before breakfast for few
davs and your kidneys will then act
fine. This famous salts is made from
the acid of grapes and lemon Juice,
combined with lithia, and has beer
used for generations to flush and slim.
ulate clogged kidneys: TO ueutralize the
acids in the urine so it no longer is 4
source OF irritation, thus ending blad-
der disorders
Jad Salts is Inexpensive; cannot in
jure, makes IA delightful effervescent
lithia.water beverage. and belongs ID
every home. because nobody can make
a mistake by having a good kidney
flushing any time. (Advertisement.) }
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-26
BROWNING |NVENTS
NEW BEET DIGGER
Special to The Tribune.

Special to The Tribune
OGDEN, March 25.--fn an effort TO win
the $4,000 prize offered by the American
Sugar Refining company for the first sue
cessful beet digging and topping machine,
Justus A. Browning Of this city has Sc
cured a patent on the model of such a
machine. which he hopes to demonstrate
In the beet fields OF Weber county by next
fall Mr.. Browning resides at S033 Lin
coin avenue. where he has a small ma
chine shop in which he is now spending
most OF his time perfecting the various
working parts of his invention.
The machine upon which Mr.. Browning
Is working is fashioned somewhat on the
plan OF a sulky plow. but has four wheels.
He estimates that the contrvance will
weigh about 500 pounds when equipped
for operation and Will require fonr horses
10 draw It through the field. One man
can operate the machine.
According TO the inventors idea. the
beets Will be raised from the ground by
two plows and thrown onto an endless
belt. BY spring arrangement the heets
Will be turned tops up and pass under
knives which sever the tops, The capa-
city of the machine. according to Mr..
Browning, will he. limited only TO the
speed at which the horses can draw ii
along the rows. The beet digging ma
chine IS not Mr., Brownlng's first venture
In the world Of invention.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-26
SECOND ARMY RAISED
BY GENERAL" COXEY

CLEVELAND March 25,--Presi5ent
Wilson tonight was warned Of the depart
ure for Washington of second 'CoXey $
army" which. ii is said, win start April
16 for Massilon Ohio, the starting point
for the first army" twenty years ago
today.
General ]. s Coxcy or MassiIon. the
leader, tonight mailed the president a
letter telling OF his plans and nclosing
pamphlet on The CoXev Plan OF Setting
the Idle to Work on Market Roads and
Other Public Improvements,
The army expects 10 arrive in Wash
lnston May Il, CoXey says. to petition
the president and congress Toy measures
which will give work 10 the unemployed
This will give YOU iorty-hre days to
inform yourself OF the object OF this Sec
ond march, CoXey's letter says. Ito con-
slider the practicahillry and justice of our
demands.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1914-03-26
Will Not Be Executed.

DOUGLAS. Ariz., March 25.-Luis Ter
razas, Jr.. held captive by the constitu
tlonalsts at Chihuahua, VIII not be exc
cuted in any circumstances, according 10
a statement made here today by Roberto
V. Pesquiera, n Washington representa-
tive OF the insurgents. who was in Doug
las on official business.
In addition to asserting that Terrazas
would not be executed, Pesquiera an
nounced that the young man proba bly,
would not be released under existing cir
cumStances.
The constItutionalist agent said that In
surgent currency now being prepared
would result in the redemption OF all
present issues and be guaranteed SO as to
revive business In Sonora
Pesquiera praised President Wilson
highly. declaring that the nations chief
executive was MeXico's best friend In the
United States.
He viii leave tomorrow for III Paso,
for the purpose OF comforting with Gen
eral Carranza upon his arrival at Juarez
Wounded Taken North.
BERMEJILLO. Mexico March 23.-By
courier TO El Paso, March 25.-Rebel
wounded from Gomez Palacio and the