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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-19
Claims Invention
That Will DESTROY
Submarines

Jacksonville, July ls-H. ].
Charles. manufacturer in the Title
Building, is in communication with
the Navy Department regarding an
invention which he has perfected
and claims will render attacks of
submarines on vessels ineffective.
The invention is the result of sew
eral years close study of naval war
fare and ship building, and is de-
elared by Mr.. Charles to be effec-
tive under the severest tests.
The inventor was not able to be
seen about it. but R. c. Mer-
ritt, whom he has employed as at
torney to take the proposition up
with the government, declared that
the invention is being kept a secret
by Mr.. Charles who fears to let the
process be known because of the
possibilities Of some foreign rep
resentative stealing the patents
Il am not familiar with the inven-
tion myself" said Mr.. Merritt this
morning. but the inventor assures
me that he has tested il and that he
believes it to be effective He de-
clares that by its use on merchant
men and warships the attacks of tor
pedoes and mines are of no avail
and that the seamen will be as safe
as if in Pullman car on dry land.
LAS | understand it, the PROPOSE
tion causes the mines or torpedoes
to change their course and explode
elsewhere than at the point where
they are directed | have written
10 the Navy Department at Wash
ington to see if they will be inter
ested to the proposition and also
propose TO take it up with the Brit
ish government.
Mr.. Merritt gave rise 10 the be-
lief that the invention is some pro-
cess by which a cushion is attached
TO the sides of the ships which.
when struck by torpedoeS, causes the
latter tho bound off and explode
after their course has been changed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-19

| 100000 votes of negro men and
women
What is numerically true of North
Carolina in this respect is also true
of Delaware, Maryland. the District
of Columbia, Virginia, Kentucky
Tennessee, Arkansas and Texas. In
each of these state the number OF
white women is greater than the
total number of negro men and ne
gro women combined. The figures
for these states from the U. s. census
report are as follows:
Delaware-50,1 white women.
1881 total negro population. A.
SEQ preponderance of white women.
Maryland-309,S9 white women.
127.S62 total negro population.
1Sa.055 preponderance of white
women. a
District of $50 white
women. 62.070 total negro poplua-
ton. 1852 preponderance of white
women.
Virginia-353.5 16 white women
S24.437 total negro population. 90
019 preponderance of white women.
Neutrality-suspicious. white women.
li9,101 total negro population.
357.192 preponderance of white
women .
Tennessee -f19.e46 white wom-
en- 2il.S49 total negro population
171.19. preponderance of white
women.
Arkansas-24S,964 white women.
219.aS2 total negro population. a.
$50 preponderance of white women.
Texas -722.063 white women
32S.S51 total negro population.
S93.706 preponderance of white
women.
In Georgia. Florida. Alabama and
Louisiana there are more white wo-
men than negro women. the exact
figures being as follows
Georgia-S45,1S7 white women.
269.937 negro women White ma
jority. 1920.
Florida-l05.462 white women,
72,99S negro women. White major
itN. 32,664.
Alabama-2S4,ll6 white women.
217,676 negro women White ma
jority, 66.44O.
Louisiana-222 white women.
l72.1ll negro women. White major
ity, 1872.
There are only two states in the
South. namely. South Carolina and
Mississippi. where white women do
not outnumber negro women. In
South Carolina there are 162. 625
white women and ls1.264 negro
women. In Mississippi there are
1S0.7S1 white women and 23l, 90l
negro women. In both of these
states the number of negro men is
greater than the number of white
men, and the ratio of white and COL
ored voters would therefore not be
altered were woman suffrage to pre-
vail in those states
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-19
Counties to Vote On
Compulsory School Law

law nassed BY the last legislature
~ determine whether the maJarl's
~ M, neopls OF the county desire 10
,,t INFO effect in this county the
provisions OF the compulsory school
attendance law.
IL is not known as TO Just WHAT
Influence the legislature IN maknhs
the question one of local option LOT
each county. but the law SO reaus
and in order 10 put the law into Ell
feet anywhere in the state. the WORK
must be done by the individuai
counties.
Dade county has the honor OF
making the first movement IN put
ting the law into effect, ana IL
should carry it out by the speedy
sisnins of the petitions necessary 10
submit before the election can De
called
Dade county's schools have re-
ceiysd deserved commendation. The
one thing lacking, possibly besides
unlimited funds. is the power 10
compel all children of school age 10
attend school at certain times and
for certain period in each year.
The disgrace of illiteracy Will
speedily disappear from Dade coun-
ty if the people will respond to the
request for signatures to the petit
ton and will vote to put the law
into effect in this county.-Miami
Herald
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-19
Woman Suffrage Has
Strong Advocate In Justice
Clark of North Carolina

Woman suffrage is necessary TO
maintain white supremacy in the
South, is the opinion Of Chief JUS
tiee Clark of the supreme court of
North Carolina. This view, ex-
pressed in writings and public ut
terances of Justice Clark for some
time past, becomes most timely suf-
frage argument now that the su-
preme court of the United States has
handed down decision, under
which the elimination of the negro
vote. through the so-called grand
father clause and similar provis-
ions of state law. is declared uncon-
stitutional and Such laws invalid.
The decision was rendered June %
upon two cases incolving the
grandfather clauses OF Maryland
and Oklahoma.
In FEBRUARY OF this year, apropos
OF congressional election frauds in
Illinois, where a federal court as
sumed Jurisdiction. Justice Clark
gave out an interview containing the
opinion above referred to. He
pointed out that the extension of
jurisdiction OF the federal court in
the Illinois case made probable SIM
inlar course in regard to the grand
s., ~, ~, - sol,
would result in a decision declaring
this clause invalid. He said further:
In North Carolina such a decis-
ion would readmit 10 the polls l25,-
600 negro votes What preparations
have we made TO meet such posi-
Bile result? ! know OF but one rem
edy The census shows that the
white population of North Carolina
is 20 per cent and the colored popu-
lation 80 per cent. II follows that
the white adult women OF North
Carolina are more in numbers than
the negro men and negro women
combined. The votes of 100000
white women can be relied on TO
stand solidly against any measure
or any man who proposes TO Ques-
tion An2lo-SaXon supremacy.
Il am not intimating that the adj
mission of the white women TO the
polls will secure democratic su-
premacy tthey will not impair it
nor that it viii prejudice the repub-
lican element The equal suffrage
movement has never proceeded on
party lines and the women would
scorn to be admitted unless they
were as free in their choice of party
measures and candidates as the men.
But what ! am saying is that if the
negroes are readmitted by decision
Of the federal court to suffrage.
the 100000 votes of the white
women OF the state will be one solid
obstacle to any measure that would
dren the continuance of white SUI
premacy.
I'VE have been living in a doubt
full paradise as if the supreme court
will decide this matter as We wish
it. Should that court hold other
wise, we shall have TO look to the
votes of the white women OF North
Carolina-260,00 strong-to over
come any pOSSihla danoer from ,ba
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-19
FORGET That7

Health students who advise people
to avoid crowds do not show much
regard for the uplift as conducted
from speakers platform
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-19
MOVING FOR COMPULSORY
EDUCATION IN DADF

Petitions are being circulated in
Dade county for the purpose of call
ing an election, provided for under
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-19
Daily rhouob..

our fosefsthers; the firm cona,a Ell. OF
NE, Ne ,l no, oy criticism, but by symnatbv
-, ~ nus' understand; what we wan, !.
, reverence, more love mors 49,
aI'y' more depth.-F. w Rohas,. Au
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-19
The Telephone.

Inc IefePHO A
Alexander Graham Bel - ,
ventor Of the telephone. Iu'
OF Menlo Park greatly inpls ~.
wonderful instrument, but "a >.
OF the invention belongs 70 :. =
has been SO decided time anu :
Meade County news., 1915-02-11

But you cabled me to come. weeks
ago!"
Il? Never!" And the mystery was
no longer a mystery to Kathlyn. The
hand of Umballa lay bare. Gould they
eventually win out against man who
seemed to miss no point in the game?
You were deceived, Winnie. To think
Of it! We had escaped, we're ready to
sail for home, when we learned that
you had left for India. 1t nearly broke
our hearts"
Whatever shall we do, Kit?" Win.
ME flung her arms round her sister
and drew her down. my Xiii"
I'VE must be brave. whatever hap
pens"
And am ] not your sister?" quietly
do you believe in me so little? Why
shouldn't be brave? But you've al
ways treated me like baby; you
never tried to prove me-"
Kathlyn's arms wound themselves
tightly about the slender form.
And thus Umballa found them.
"Very touching" he said. standing
with his back to the door. But nice
ly trapped" He laughed as Kathlyn
sprang to her feet, as her hand sought
Meade County news., 1915-02-11
CHAPTER XVII.

Umballa began to 60 about cheerful
ly. He no longer doubted his star.
Gutter born, was he? A rat from the
streets? Very well; there were rats
and rats, and some bit so deep that
people died of 1t. He sometimes
doubted the advisability Of permitting
Colonel Hare's headman Ahmed to
roam about; the rascal might in the
end prove too sharp. Still 1t was not
a bad idea to let Ahmed believe that
he walked in security. All Umballa
wanted was the colonel, Kathlyn and
THE young hunter, Bruce. It would be
Ahmed, grown careless, who would
eventually lead him or his spies to the
hiding place.
That the trio were in the city Um-
balla did not doubt in the least nor
that they were already scheming to
1iberate the younger sister. All his en-
emies where he could put his hand on
them!.
Cheerful was the word.
The crust of civilization was thin; the
true savage was cracking out through
IT In the days of the mutiny Umballa
would have been; the Mana Sahib's
right hand; HesHould have given the
tragedy at CawhpeEa an extra touch.
Ten thousand rupees did not 60 far
among soldiers Whole arrears called
for ten times that sum. So he placed
1t where it promised to do the most
good. 1t was capital idea, this. of cut
ting Ramabai's throat with his own
money. The lawless element among
the troops. was his, Umballa's; at least
his long enough for the purpose he had
in mind
When the multitude round the plat
form dissolved and Winnie was led to
her chamber in the zenana, Umballa
treated himself to beverage known
as the kings peg-a trifle composed of
brandy and champagne. That he
drank to stupefaction was Gods meth
cd of protecting that night an innocent
child-for Winnie was not much more
than that
Alone. dazed and terrified, she
dropped down upon the cushions and
cried herself to sleep-exactly as
Kathlyn had done. In the morning she
awoke to find tea and food. She had
heard no one enter or leave. Glancing
curioualy round her prison of marble
Meade County news., 1915-02-11
SYNOPSIS.

Kathlyn Hare, believing her father, Col
Hare, in peril, has summoned her. leaves
her home in California to go to him In
Allaha, India. Umballa, pretender to the
throne of that principality, has imprisoned
the colonel, named by the late king as mis-
heir. Upon her arrival in Allaha Kathlyn
is informed by Umballa that. her father
marry him forthwith. Because of her re-
6usal she is sentenced to undergo two or
deals with wild beasts. John Bruce. an
American, saves her life. The elephant
which carries her from the scene Of her
trials runs away, separating her from
the rest Of the party. After ride filled
with peril Kathlyn takes refuge In a
ruined temple but her haven Is also the
abode of lion and she is forced to hee
only to fall into the hands of slave trad
ers, who bring her to Allaha to the
public mart. She Is sold to Umballa,
who. finding her still unsubmissive,
throws her into the dungeon with her
Father. Bruce and his friends enect the
release of Kathlyn and the colonel, and
the fugitives are given shelter In the pal
and servants by that hospitable prince
the party endeavors to reach the coast,
but is overpowered by band OF bri-
gands, and the encounter results In the
colonel being delivered to Umballa. Kath-
ayn and Bruce escape from their captors
and return to Allaha, where Kathlyn
learns that her father while nominally
king is in reality a prisoner. Kathlyn
rescues him. and once more they steal
away from Allaha, but return when they
learn that Winnie, Kathlyn's young sis
ter, has come to India. Umballa makes
her a prisoner. She is crowned queen OF
Allaha
Meade County news., 1915-02-11

and jasper and porphyry. she discov-
cred slip Of white paper protruding
through a square In the latticed win
dow which opened out toward the gar
den of brides.
Hope reused her into activity. She
ran to the window and snatched the
paper eagerly. 1t was from Kathlyn,
darling Kit. The risk with which it
had been placed In the latticed window
never occurred to Winnie.
The note informed her that the wom-
an doctor of the zenana had been sufti-
ciently bribed to permit Kathlyn to
make up like her and gain admittance
to the zenana. Winnie must complain
Of illness and ask for the doctor, but
not before the morning Of the follow
ing day. So far as she, Kathlyn, could
learn, Winnie would be left in peace
till the festival of the car Of Jugger-
naut. Ill, she would not be forced to
attend the ceremonies, the palace
would be practically deserted and then
Kathlyn would appear.
This news plucked up Winnies ;spir-
its considerably. Surely her father
and Kit were brave and cunning
enough to circumvent Umballa. What
a frightful country! What a dreadful
people! She was miserable over the
tortures her father had suffered, but
nevertheless she held him culpable for
not telling both her and Kit all and not
half truth. A basket of gems! She
and Kit did not wish to be rich, only
free and happy. And now her own
folly in coming would but add to the
miseries of her loved ones.
Ahmed had told her Of the two or
deals, the black dungeon, the whip
ping; he had done so to convince her
that she must be eternally on her
guard, search carefully into any propo
sition laid before her, and play for
time, time, for every minute she won
meant minute nearer her ultimate
freedom. She must promise to marry
Umballa, but to set her own date.
Unlike Kathlyn, who had Pundita tt
>untangle the intricacies of the bastard
Persian. Winnie had to depend wholly
upon sign language; and the inmates
of the zenana did not give her the re
spect and attention they had given Il
Kathlyn. Kathlyn was a novelty; Win
ME was not. Besides, one of then
watched Winnie constantly, becaus,
the bearded scoundrel had attracted
her fancy and because she hoped t,
enchain his.
So the note from Kathlyn did no
pass unnoticed, though Winnie be
lieved she was without espionage.
Kathlyn, her father. Bruce, Rama
bal and Pundita met at the colonePl
bungalow, and with Ahmed's help the!
thrashed out the plan to rescue Win
ME- Alone, the little sister would no
be able to find her way out Of the gar
Meade County news., 1915-02-11
CHAPTER xVI-contlnued.

In the bazaars they began to laugh
ht Umballa and his coronations, or
durbars. They began to jest at his fu-
tile efforts to crown some one through
whom he could put his greedy hand
into the treasury. Still, they found
plenty of amusement and excitement
And SO they filled the square in front
of the platform when Umballa put the
crown on Winnies head. How long
would this queen last?
And Kathlyn her father and Bruce
were forced to witness the event from
behind the Gordon of guards, dressed
In native costume, their faces stained,
and their hearts swelling with impo-
tent anger and despair. For it was In
such guise they had returned to Al
laha.
During a lull in the ceremonies a
resonant voice from out the dense
throng cried: "Give us a queen of our
blood and race, thou black, gutter born
dog!"
Ramabai started at the sound of that
voice, but caught himself before he
hooked in the direction from whence
1t rose. 1t belonged to one Lal Singh.
Umballa scowled, but gave no other
sign that he heard. But guard dived
into the crowd; uselessly, however.
Kathlyn touched Ramabai's arm.
20, must speak to her!"
BE careful, memsahib!" he warned.
But even as she spoke she stepped
past him, toward her beloved sister,
and offered the flowers she held.
Winnie, not dreaming that this dark
veiled creature was her sister. smelled
the flowers and beheld card which
had writing on it-English!
Courage! Father and I have a plan
for your escape. Kathlyn."
Meade County news., 1915-02-11

the dagger at her side. Don't draw
it," he said. 81 might hurt your arm
in wrenching it away from you. Poor
little fool! Back into the cage, like a
homing pigeon! Had l not known you
all would return, think you would
have given up the chase so easily!
You would not bend, so then you must
break. The god Juggernaut yearns for
sacrifice to prove that we still love
and worship him. You spurned my
love; now you shall know my hate.
You shall die, unpleasantly."
Quickly as a cat springs he caught
her hands and wrenched them toward
him. dragging her toward the door
Winnie sprang up from the cushions
her eyes ablaze with the fighting spirit.
Too soon the door closed in her face
and she heard the bolt outside go
slithering home.
Said Umballa from the corridor: ITO,
you, pretty kitten, l shall come later.
l need you for my wife. When l return
you will be all alone in the world,
truly an orphan. And do not make
your eyes red needlessly."
Winnie screamed and Kathlyn fought
with the fury of netted tlgress. For
few minutes Umballa had his hands
full, but in the end he conquered.
Outside the garden Of brides three
men waited in vain for the coming of
Kathlyn and her sister.
The god Juggernaut did not repose
in his accustomed niche in the temple
that night. The car had to be pulled
up and down steep hill, and on the
return, owing to the darkness, 1t was
left at the top of the hill. safely
propped to prevent its rolling down of
it's own accord. When the moon rose
Juggernaut's eyes cleaned like the
striped cats. Long since he had seen
a human sacrifice. Perhaps the old
days would return once more. He
was weary at heart riding over sickly
flowers; he wanted flesh and bones
and the music OF the death rattle. His
cousins, War and Pestilence, still took
their tithes. Why should he be de-
MED?
The whispering became a murmur-
ing, and the murmuring grew into ex-
citable chattering; and by ten o'clock
that night all the bazaars knew that
the ancient rites of Juggernaut were
to be revived that night. The bazaars
had never heard of Nero. called Aheno-
barbus, and, being without compari.
sons, they missed the greatness of
their august but hampered regent Um-
balla.
Always the bazaars heard news be-
fore any other part of the city. The
white memsahib was not dead, but
had been recaptured while posing as
the zenana physician in an attempt to
rescue her sister, the new queen. Oh,
the chief city of Allaha was in the
matter of choice and unexpected
amusements unrivaled in all Asia.
Yes. Umballa was not unlike Nero
to keep the populace amused SO they
would temporarily forget their bur-
dens.
But why the sudden appearance of
soldiers, who stood guard at every
exit, compelling the inmates of the
bazaars not to leave their houses? Al,
al! Why this secrecy, since they knew
what was going to take place? But
the soldiers, ordinarily voluble, main.
tanned grim silence, and even went so
far as to extend the bayonet to all
Meade County news., 1915-02-11
One Dimension.

A prosperous lumberman lives in
western Pennsylvania. He owns a
small railroad which runs from his
lumber camp to the main line. He
was riding the other day on crowded
car by the side of the president of
the - railroad. After some conver-
sation, the president handed the lum-
herman his card
What" said the Pennsylvania.
Are you the president OF the -
railroad? l am the president OF a
railroad, too"
"What is your road" was the eour
teous reply.
"The NJ. & A."
Strange, have never heard of 1t. "
WELL" said the lumberman. my
road may not be as long as yours. but
1t is Just as wide"
Meade County news., 1915-02-11

kathlyn Plans to Rescue Her Sister.
den of brides. 1t was Kathlyn's idea
to have Winnie pretend she needed air
and sunshine and walk in the gar
den after the Doctors visit. The res.
cue would be attempted from the
walls.
Juggernaut. or .Jagannath In Hindus.
tani (meaning Lord of the World)
was an idol so hideously done in wood
that the prince of hell would have Ia
ken it to be the personification of a
damned soul could he have glimpsed 1t
in the temple of Alfalfa The gods
face was black, his lips and mouth hor-
ribly and significantly red; his eyes
were polished emeralds, his arms were
of gilt, his body like that Of toad
His temporal reign in Alfalfa was some
where near four hundred years, and
no doubt his emerald eyes had seen a
crimson trail behind his car as many
hundred times.
He was married frequently. Some
poor, benighted, fanatical woman
would pledge herself and would be
considered with awe till she died. But
in these times no one flung himself
under the car; nothing but the incense
of crushed flowers now followed his
wake. His grin, however. was the
same as of old Wood, paint, gilt and
emeralds! Well, we enlightened Euro
peans sometimes worship these very
things, though we Indignantly deny it.
Outside the temple stood the car,
Meade County news., 1915-02-11
II Puzzled Him.

Silas-I hear your son left that
small town and went to the city to
have a larger field for his efforts.
Hiram-Yes; and that's what gets
me. When Hank was home a two
acre potato patch was too big field
for him.-Judge.
Meade County news., 1915-02-11
A POTATO KING

eff were a farmer boy, or a boy with
put capital, and wanted an early compe-
tency, I'd start right out growing Pota-
toes" said Henry Schroeder, the Potato
king Of the Red River Valley, whose story
In the John A. Salzer Seed Co.'s Catalogue
reads stranger than a romance.
Meade County news., 1915-02-11

Smile. smile, beautiful clear white
clothes Red Cross Ball Blue, American
made, therefore best. all grocers. Adv
Meade County news., 1915-02-11
To Mend ceIIuIoId Articles.

Wet the edges with glacial acetic
acid and press them close together for
few minutes,
Meade County news., 1915-02-11

Let France have good mothers, and
ahs viii have good sons--Napoleon-
Meade County news., 1915-02-11
Very Much So.

my fate hangs on a hair"
"Then you have but a bald pros
pect."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-27

Word has been received in Topeka
of the approaching marriage of Miss
Ruth Simpson, of Mcpherson, and Mr..
Milton Hawkinson, also of McPher-
son. Miss Simpson has visited in To-
peka, being a guest frequently of Mrs.
CYRUS Monroe who has introduced her
to many of her friends. Mr.. Hawkln-
son is a K. U. graduate and fratern-
ity man.. He is now in the banking
business in Mcpherson.
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