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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-13

Buried treasure stories always fail
on Willing ears aui there always are
60 be found many PERSONS ready 20
believe any kind of a story about
some old pirate having buried sold
and precious stones in some Wild
place The search for Ga,nlrilla's
treasure has been kept up for years
and a company was formed in H2mpa
to try to recover the vast fortune
supposed to have been located on one
Of tho Florida keys not far from
Gasparilla island. 1T has been re
ported several times that this treas
nrc lad been located
There was pirate named Ma>imo
who used to sail the gulf ana int
the bays along the west coast of
Florida. Whether he cver landed on
this peninsula is not definitely
known but it is likely that he did
So as there are fine hidinE places
for ships in the waters of Bnrl |ai2a
and Tampa bay. Blind pass prob
ably has been used by pirate ships
! trying to cludc pursucrs Tor unless
one knew there was a pass there
one would sail on by thinkm. thcl
was unbrokcn shor". The numcrol
bayou. probably have been used for
harbc,s into which light draft ships
ran for safety during severe storms
When Il well was dug at PaSs-a
Grille about two years ago the drill
went through what must have beer
an ola ship as wood was struck a
three different depths, the first be
ing some so feet below the level o
the ground. II is not improbable
that this was the eunkcn ship o
some old pirate. maybe Maxine
himso Rambler in St Petersburi
INDEPENDENT,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-13
POLK COUNTY AND
PUBLIC .SPIRITEDNESS

For public-spiritednoss the county
commissioners and citizens of Polk
county should be made charter mem
bers of the "Take-the-Cake Club"
When the work of promoting the
South Florida fair movement was in
augurated prospectus was sent out
asking the various counties to be-
conc stockholders in the associa-
tion each subscribing to stock to the
amount of $1,000 This request was
made because of the "tightness" of
money conditions AZ the time, be-
cause every penny Of profit will be
used to increase the scope of the
hibition buildings, while business
the city Of Tampa will erect all eX-
hibltlon buildings, lille business
men of our city furnish most of the
promotion money needed. At this
time, however, majority of the
counties had already made their APP
preparations for the year and could
not subscribe the amount asked for.
ARRANGEMENTS were made in some
counties to do so, and Folks COM
missioncrs readily came across
with their share.
Officers of the fair association,
however, came to the conclusion
that ii would not he fair to take
81 600 from some counties. while
others made no contribution Presi-
dent Brorein made q statement to
this effect to the commissioners of
Polk county Tuesday He stated,
though, that if the commissioners
were willing to subscribe the asso-
citation would be glad to receive the
aid, and that he thought Polk coun-
ty, as a member of the association,
would be benefited thereby. Instead
of withdrawing the contribution, the
commissioners stated that they were
DESTROYS of aiding the movement,
thereby SPtllHS an 'NdiiI'i' th"' 70
indeed worthy of the consideration
of all other counties.
As has been repeatedly stated in
The Times, the fair movement was
not inaugurated for the particular
benefit of Tampa, bet in order that
South Florida counties might be
benefited by displaying their pro
ducts before the thousands of visit
ors from the north who are brought
here annually by the Gasparilla car
nival, promoted for years and still
promoted wholly at the expense o.
the business men of Tampa. Not
penny contributed to the fair move
ment will he expended for the carni
val features. Therefore, 1T is EVIL
dent, or should be, that lamp;
clears her skirts of the charge 0
seIfishness on this question, and it !
aparent from their act that the com
missioners of Polk county conside
the question in this light.
In addition to the above, tn
Polk County Fair will be held a
Lakeland. with South Polk fair a
Fort Meade. and preparation are al
so being made TO pave 2ll miles o
highway with material OF the high
est class.
, Again we say, those Polk count
folks take the cake" and thei
progrcssiveness AMI liberality Wi
surely bring them rich returns i
! future years-Tampa Times.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-13
crTPrs TRIES SHOULD BE
PLANTED IN DECEMBER

Ts host time to AM GURUS : :
d. in n.s. mbor NJ 'ai- tim" the trees
o.,-iy dormant as they will
he ana cou=equynrv better stand
ran had. " +. Floyd, professor :
,.-Y 4l,ure in H. University Of
rt,r,aa rollaeo of Agriculture ad-
.ha. m. land which IS 70 he
4 =, ,tr ritrt- grove should
han. ben rrruva' a var or two
r.rd ,r,a. New land
-.a contains ."oash roots anu
.. "a interfere :'h N" Growth
ans .aEttrl'tHH ol '.' H''"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-13
ASSLSSoRS FAVOR TAXING ON
FIFTY PER CENT BASIS

Jacksonville Dec co,n,
assessors in attendancr Oh M FIar
I'd Association Of Tax Assessors a.
'uSs'' at length ;ao basis unon
MN . ASSES property in the
,'a'' and aftrr aio,tine rosoin
tlon which calls n9on the assessors
and Boards Of County commission.
: 70 Stat their tlIin=ncss 10 en-
'n'o an a1rramr7, that iii pro,.
efty values shonld j. assessed nnar
the 90 per cent ya.iS. rhe associa.
non 'o'k Up nGmayr of other mat.
frs along The san, lines
l.. q Iiitchcoc,s, Of um,Al county
secretary Of the association l,ad ,be
hsht Tor The sccurns Of tn an
provai OF all boards q, commissioners
ana lax assessors to the plan 10 as
SeSS on the % per cent basis Sprh
an agreement was entered into bv
W association last Year. but num-
Der ct the officials JAILED 10 liz, mn
10 tNe agreement It vas contcndcd
ana assessor Hitchcock declared that
unless the whole State entered the
agreement and stri2.,y adhered to il
! ne would cease to Uses, bnval conn.
" property on the basis Duyal. he
contcnded, is one If the few coun-
/ ties Of the state wh:rh have hecn
assessed on this basis and he pointed
out that it was infinitely wrong 10
continue To do 50 unless the entire
state did likewise.
Tho resolution touching on this
question follows
BE il Resolved, that il is the sense
OF this association HAT there shall
be obtained from tn tax assessors
and the County Commissioners of the
various counties of the State their
written assurance tAat they will as
Sess according TO the foregoing
schedule and in lha event OF their
refusal that it be lht sense of the
association that th2 tax commission
er take such action As to enforce the
law.
That a committee OF three be APP
pointed to take tn matter up with
the assessors and county commits
! toners to set a written assurance.
Unon the adoption of this rcsolu-
ton Chairman Sparkman appointed
upon the committo' provided there
in the following: rryan, of Bre-
ward; Wilson, of Nolusia, and Hitch
cock, Of Duval
Failure of the commissioners and
tax assessors to agree TO the 80 pei
cent basis plan means the applica'
ton cf the State law which re
t1ulrP. Valuation al wv PEI cent dil
number Of asses 'ors don't want tC
see this brought about despite the
wishes of the State tax commission
The latter body, representatives o.
whicn are in attendance on the as
SCISSORS convention. want the ta'
values of the State assessed on tn
100 PER cent basis and the tax lev!
reduced one-half Unless the conn
ties hedge themselves in writing It
support the 80 per cent plan, IN
state tay commission will apply I'M
law with an iron "uln, il was point
led out this mornin"
The assessors adopted a resolution
suggested by II II. Richardson, gen
eral manager Of the lacksonvlll
TOURIST and Convention Bureau, IN
yitinr next meetins Of the Nationa
Tax Association, which is in l9lt
to Iacksonlille
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-13
Wood Fires.

DO you know that there is a Ter
ent fragrance. a different manner OF
burning to each tree, whose parts you
bring to the open campfire or your
own hearth: that some woods shrek
at this second death after the cutting.
and still others give up their dearest
reality at the moment of breaking I'M
der the fire. like the released spirit
Of a saint that was articulate hereto
fore only In beautiful deeds ?-Will
Lexington Comfort in the Craftsman.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-13
III Effects Of Worry.

The effect Of worry upon the In
ternsl glands has not been fully
studied Enough is known, however
to assure the physician that it affects
the secretions of these glands very
seriously through the sympathetic
nerves. 1t thus becomes az important
agent in producing exophthalmic goiter
and a train of other ills that can only
be defined when the real functions
OF the glands in question are more
adequately studied
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-13
Mrs. w. J. Bryan, Gives7Her IL. "a
Impressions of.South Amer;ca
Miami Metropolis)

All the pleasant features of her
,r,o South America with Mr..
pr we're recalled this morning
Mrs william Jennings Bryan,
.ddresscd the Travel Study
At the Woman's Club, giving
members in her clever, breezy
her Impressions of the people
me geography of Bolivia.
o,,;,ia was the chief topic of dis
asian at the meeting OF the study
-. this morning and followed a
r,s,,m on which appeared such in
r,.;ng speakers as Mrs. 7. A. Win
a Mrs. 7. V. Moore, Mrs. Jack
y, ri Miss Ada Merritt, Mrs. w. F.
~. Mrs w. R. Thomas and Mrs.
r,m4r Norris, Mrs. Bryan was intro
,,ae In discussing the meeting
I.,orwards one member said: Mrs.
prvou told us just what we hoped
ar her Impressions of people, their
nsa mis- and manners; things which
a could not get through books
Among other interesting things
,rs BRYAN said: "Mr. Bryan and I
ran- down the west coast, and the
iarr,rness of the coast was disil-
or.,oning. There was not a twig or
Inviting in sight. There is dis
nnoirting side to the Andes noun
ain: too You climb to a marvel
MS height. but there is no pretty
cantry
| OF axe Titicaca, Mrs. Bryan said:
The water is a wonderful blue
Through the courtesy of the govern
b,nt We went the whole length OF
I. a days trip"
"Thc city of LaPaz is entirely sur,
i5nled by mountains and is located
howl-like depression. The eli.
hat. i, wonderfully even. We visit.
4 there during the carnival week
Ind Everyone was drunk. The gov.
frno. wanted to give us a supper
but as all his servants were drunk
ke .od us with an apology instead
The dress of the Cheolo Indians
5seccially surprised me. The won
IN wore high topped shoes with higl
|heol> which looked to be Partisan
| madc Their shirts were short an
stood cut in billow, after billoW
fTho women count their wealth il
beticoats and an Englishmen, whom
Questioned about their dress, tolC
pc that he counted seventeen petit
boat which one of the women re
nov d After the seventeenth. sh,
bull Lad on something, but he de
tarod that he was afraid to watcl
fny longer The coloring of tn,
fkrts is gorgeous and everything
Rbori them is so entirely feminine
hal it is with something of a shocl
hat one discovers their headgear-
/ mans derby hat. Their orna
Xhpntg arc of silver Vanderbilt
brought"
Mrs Bryan warned her hearer
Rgainst various phases of hotel life
put declared that after all Bolivi
Vas a country of bright prospects
III were young man, shout
surely go there" is Mrs. Bryan
opinion.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-13
TOMORROW TUBERCULOSIS
SUNDAY

washington, Dee 11-Notiees have
been sent broadcast throughout the
country asking the churches TO OBJ
serve tuberculosis Sunday tomorrow.
As far as possible sermons will be
preached against the danger Of the
white plague Many Sunday schools
and charitable institutions will show
moving pictures of educational value
on the subject.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-13
HERRIcK TO SPEAK AT
TEXTILE DINNER

Providence. Dec. 1.-THE principal
sneaker al the dinner OF the South
ern New England Textile Club at
the Narragansett Hotel here this
evening will be Myron T. Herrick,
former Governor OF Ohio and Ambas-
sador to France at the outbreak oil
the war. Mr. Herrick is said to be
working in the interest Of Senator
Rurtop of Ohio for the Republican
presidential nomination next year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-13
Oldest Writing.

According to the claims OF the Uni.
versity of Pennsylvania museum. the
oldest pieces of writing known to us
are from the i,abylonian tablets re-
Gently deciphorcd by Professor Barton
of the University of Pennsylvania
They deal with events as far back as
EG'p y G.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-13
PAID DEAR FOR MOTHERlY
AFFECTION

Chicago Dec. 11-Mrs. Fannie Z.
Jackson. whose motherly affection
for young Harold Hoops son OF d
wealthy fireplace manufacturer
caused her. she says to spend so5,
ON him. appeared in court today ana
hagpad assistance In a recent tria.
she was awarded $500. but Mrs JACK
son is appealing because she says
tho amount ought 10 be at least
81 500
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-13
Too MANY Of Them.

IIokus-"Old Gotrox is devoted to
music. There Is clause In his Will
leaving twenty five thousand dollars to
establish home for poor singers"
Pokus-"llow Inadequate. Twenty-Five
millions wouldn't bcE,a to house all
the poor singers. ~. lie
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-13
That Fixed Gaze.

When Il woman gazes fXedly at her
husband il doesn necessarily mean
fhat she Is admiring either hit manly
form or his noble features The
chances arc that she IS looking him
bvef in an effort to discover grease
Spot o. his clothing Topeka Capt.
hal
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-13
Never Iouched Him.

She (coyIyD-l understand you
have been thinking seriously OF matri
mony.
He-Well, never thought OF 1t as
Joke.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-13
Baton compara,iv.lx Modem.

In early days a bsndmaster beat
lime with his foot Not un''l 1920
vas the baton hrst introduced.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-06-18
U. S. CLAIMS BRITISH
BLOCKADE is ILLEGAL
President Wilson to Demand Right to
Trade With Germany-Seeks
Freedom Of Cargoes.

Washington, June 14.-The new
American note to Great Britain on the
rights of neutral commerce will make
the same demand of that government
that the United States has already
made of Germany-namely, that she
shall adhere to the recognized princi-
pies Of international law in her treat.
ment of American citizens and their
property.
The state department Is now en-.
gagged in preparing data for the use
of the president and Secretary of
State Lansing in the construction OF
the note to Great Britain. The note
will soon be ready for dispatch to Lon
don.
While reiterating it's earlier state
ment that this government might be
ready to admit that the old form of
close blockade is no longer practi-
cable, the note will maintain, on two
points, that Great Britain's present
method Of blockade Is illegal. These
points will be:
That Great Britain can find no war
rant In international law for extend
ing her blockade to the ports of neu-
trail countries adjoining the enemy
territory.
That her blockade does not operate
against traffic between Scandinavian
and Danish ports and Germany is,
therefore, in violation of interna-
tional law, which holds that block
ade must apply to all countries alike.
The note will then indicate the
practices Of Great Britain with re,
gard to American commerce, which
it regards as direct violation of in
ternational law
This government will state it's I'M
derstanding of the law to be that nom
contraband, even If bound for an
enemy port, is not subject to interfer-
ence unless legal blockade is main.
tanned; that contraband, if destined
for the territory Of the enemy, Is sub
ject to seizure, and that conditional
or relative contraband Is subject to
seizure If intended to be used by the
enemy government, but is not subject
to interference, beyond examination,
If intended for the civil population.
Great Britains claim that she is
prepared to pay for these cargoes at
the price at which the contracts were
made will be answered by the state
ment that she has no legal right to
compel American owners of goods to
sell to her.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-06-18
ILLINOIS SLAYER LYNCHED;
TROOPS ARE CALLED OUT
Johnston City Citizens XIII Confessed
Slayer of Wealthy Farmer
Militia Restores Order.

Johnston City, ILL.,, June 12.-Joseph
Strendo, a Sicilian mine worker, who
was arrested on charge of assas-
sinating w. e. Chapman, wealthy
farmer, and wounding his daughter,
was taken from Jail Thursday and
lynched.
Several persons were hurt in a
fight between the sheriff and mem
bers of the mob.
Governor Dunno ordered out three
companies of militia to Johnston City
to Quell rioting there.
A message asking for troops reached
the governor at Springfield from the
sheriff at Johnston City. He immedi-
ately called in Acting Adjutant Gen.
eral Shand for conference. 1t was
decided to send Company H of Shelby
Vile, Company F of Benton and Com
pany X of Cairo, Fourth regiment to
Johnston City.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-06-18
rEUToN RAIDERS KILL MANY.

Bombs Dropped In London-ZeppeIln
Victims Filled Two Trans.
New York, June 15.-"There were a
large number of persons killed and
wounded in the West end Of London
as a result of the last Zeppelin raid,
declared H. D. Watson, representative
of a New York automobile company,
who returned on Sunday on the Amer
lean liner st. Paul.
'T was staying at the Hotel Savoy,
he continued, about couple OF miles
away from where the Zeppelin passed
over South Kensington, the richest
section of London. / went over there
the next morning as soon as heard Of
the raid.
"The porter of the Hotel st. james
told me he had assisted in filling two
trans full of dead and wounded. How
many were actually killed and injured
/ do not know
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-06-18

the sheath, where it begins to feed and
grow. Gradually losing its reddish
color, it becomes white.
When it reaches maturity it is from
IL to II of an inch in length. 1t then
transforms to the fiaxseed stage with
a sitter, dark skin.
The fiaxseed stage is oval, elongated
in shape, and about 3-16ths of an inch
in length. In this stage the fly re-
mains dormant all winter.
The first sign of damage to the
wheat in the fall is noticed in the
deep green color of the infested plants.
Investigations would show that the
central shoot is undeveloped, but the
outward leaves grown long, broad and
darker in color. Later the plants be-
come a sickly yellow in color, espe-
cially when badly infested.
During the latter part of March or
April, the flies emerge and deposit
their eggs in spring much the same
way as in the fall on the tender blades
of young wheat plants. The larvae in
the spring hatch in the same way and
WIN way uOWn lAIO IIlC plctAt5
the same as in fall, except that in the
larger plants the maggots may work
into the sheath at the joints above
the surface of the ground. Here the
maggots grow to maturity and trans
form into flaxseeds to complete their
life cycle.
The infested plants fail to fill. The
down.
Remedies.
Grazing in the fall cannot reach the
"faxseeds" because they are mostly
underground.
Moving in the spring is Intellectual
for the same reason.
Rolling or brushing is supposed to
bend the wheat bladder down at the
points SO the newly-hatched maggo+s
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-06-18
OF INTEREST TO SHIPPERS.
Important Interstate Commerce Hear
Ina to Be Held.

Important Interstate Commerce Hear
Ing to Be Held.
Portland, Ore. June 12.-Unusual
public interest is centered in the in
terstate commerce commission hear
ing to be held in San Francisco June
20, to determine whether or not the
operation of the Great Northern Pa
cific Steamship company between
Portland, F4avel-Astoria and San
Francisco is in violation of the inter
state commerce law which prohibits
railroad corporations from owning and
controlling stock in competitive steam
ship lines. Shippers of the Northwest
are interested in the outcome for the
reason that the service afforded by
the Great Northern Pacific Steamship
company between these points is in
the nature of direct competition with
the Southern Pacific railway, which
heretofore has had a virtual monopoly
of the freight-carrying business be-
tween Portland and San Francisco.
The contention of the Pacific coast
shippers is that the law under which
investigation Is being made was Gre
ated for the express purpose of pre-
venting railway companies from buy
ing competitive steamships for the
purpose of eliminating competition,
and that an adverse ruling in the case
of the Great Northern Pacific Steam
ship company would result in de-
priving the shippers and travellers of
Portland, Seattle, Spokane and other
Washin gton, Montana, Minnesota,
North Dakota and California points
of the additional service which the
two passenger express boats of the
line have furnished them.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-06-18

slide off instead of working down into,
the leaf sheath. But the blades
straighten up again.
There are no f1y-proof varieties of
wheat.
Spraying or busting with poisons
cannot reach the maggot that does the
damage.
Refusing to grow wheat is like cur
ing the dog by cutting off his tail
close behind the ears.
Prevention.
Immediate concerted action is nec~
essary to destroy all the "faxseeds"
before wheat-sowing time in the fall.
Most of these are in the stalks
underground; but some are just
above the first joint; few are higher
up in the straw or heads.
Every farmer should cut his wheat
high. Then disk the stubble thorough
ly soon after cutting the wheat and
later pillow the ground deep enough
to bury the stubble four inches. Then
work the surface fine to keep a dust
mulch until the pupae hatch and die
in the earth which will be late In.
August or early in September.
One farmer can't accomplish much
working alone, although he would rid
his own land of the fly.
He would still suffer from his neigh
boris volunteer wheat and other mi
grating flies Matched from standing
stubble to the windward.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-06-18
INVADERS TAKE MoNFALcoNE.
Austrlans Destroy Stronghold South
of Trent.

Udine, Italy, June 16.-Italian troops
are within sight of the city of Trieste.
From the hilltop near Monfalcone
they can see the city, the capture of
which is one of the main detectives
of the Italian campaign
The occupation of Monfalcone is re-
garded by Italians as of great impor-
lance. Monfalcone is the center of
electrical supply for Trieste and has
large shipbuilding yards.
On taking possession of Monfalcone
the Italians ran up their flag on the
ruins of an ancient tower built by the
Venetians.
The Italian troops which are invad-
ing Austria through the Arsa valley
toward Rovereto, to the south of
Trent, discovered that the Austrians
had abandoned Fort Possacchio, two
miles north of Matassone.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-06-18
POUND OF FEATHERS
YEARLY FROM GOOSE
Fowls Should Not Be Picked Dur
ing Summer, as 1t Interferes
With Their Looks.

A goose will average about a pouno
OF feathers a year. They should never
be picked during the summer, since.
= interferes with their growth and
gives them a less desirable appear
ance for market purposes The feath-
ers should be plucked wheu there is.
no blood in the ends Of tie quilts;
this can be readily ascertained, as
they will then leave the fssh without.
hard pulling
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1915-06-18
Dig Up Old Corduroy Road.

Wausau.-In making excavation on
Jackson street workmen unearthed an
old corduroy road. The removal of the
logs, many of which are from is to "a
inches in diameter, is proving quite
task.