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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-06
LOUISVILLE MAN GRANTED
DIVORCE; HIS WIFE LIVES
IN LAKELAND

Capt Edward P. Nones, of the
Coast Artillery Corps. of the United
States Army, and member of a prom
inent Louisville family. was granted
a disorce Saturday from Mrs. Eliz-
abeth NJ. Nones, nee Madden. on the
ground of abandonment. BY the
judgment Capt. Nones is restored to
all the rights of an unmarried man,
and Mrs. Nones is restored to her
former name. To the husband goes
the custody OF daughter, Elizabeth
Frances Nones, who is nearly four
teer years old.
The couple were married in March.
1901, in Yonkers, N. Y. AT that
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-06

time each was resident of effer-
son county Capt, Nones stated in
his petition of August 6, 1915, that
the abandonment took place June 2.
1914. and that Mrs. Nones had been
away from Kentucky more than four
months and could DO found in Lake
land. Fla.
In a deposition of Nov. 9 Mr.. viii
liam c. Nones. father of Capt.
Nones, said the wedding took place
at the residence of Mr.. William Ma
lone, in Yonkers, and that he was
present. Capt. Nones had been grad
uatej, he stated, from the West
Poin; Military Academy in 1900.
He told of visits of Capt. and Mrs.
Nones and their child to this city,
and said that she abandoned him at
F. Monroe. Va, while he was at
tending school for officers of the
Coast Artillery.
Mrs. Nones filed a short answer.
49, Nnt ''if q divorce is grant
ed in this action, the name of Eliza
beth NJ. Madden be restored to her"
louisville Post.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-06
AUXILIARY ROUTES TO :;
DIXIE HIGHWAY WILL BE
SETTLED AT GAINESVILLE

There, Will, be; some dark horses
on the program at the highway
,aeetins in Gainesville, Dec. 8. The
committee on entertainments have
completed their part of the program
but they have Left certain open
dates. The delegations from those
sections of the State where routes
for the tributary roads and connect
ing Iiuks for the Dixie Highway
have not been selected, will fill these
dates.
There will be nothing cut and
dried about this part of the pro-
gram. 1t will be straight from the
shoulder and sizzingly extemporan-
eous. Certain South Florida coun-
ties have not decided which of the
cross 'glades highways shall be
Fart OF the Dixie. The counties
which send the biggest delegations
and the strongest batteries of AZ
centimeter oratory will get the
road.
The program opens with a meet
Ing of the executive committee OF
the Central Florida Highway Asso-
citation, in the Board of Trade rooms
at 1880 o'clock, Wednesday evening.
The directors will meet at the same
place at o'clock. The Board OF
Trade and the ladies of Gainesville
will hold a get-together meeting for
the visitors at the Masonic Temple
the same evening" Cigars and re-
freshments will be served.
The meeting, Thursday. Dec. 8,
will open in the Tabernacle, with
music by the University of Florida
Band, followed by the invocation by
br. n. b. OKelley. pastor, First
Baptist church, Gainesville. We'll
come in behalf of the city and the
Board of Trade will be extended re-
spectively by Hon. Christopher Ma
theson, mayor, and DR.. A. A.
Murphee, president Of the University
Of Florida. Response will be given
by Hon. r. Ed Bryan, president of
the Central Florida Highway Asso-
citation.
Reports of the officers will be CIV
en- by T. Ed Bryan, president; IL.
p. Dickie, secretary, E. w. Elliott,
treasurer. Hon. Edward Scott,
chairman of the State highway COM
, mission. will speak on the Aims and
, Objects of the Commission.
The afternoon session will con-
sist of an address on road mainten-
ance by George S. Scales, U. S. de-
partment of agriculture; Transpor-
tation by w. M. Cook; address by
w. P. Troy Each address will be
followed by discussions.
The remainder of the meeting will
, be devoted lowell, the local tai.
ent from the various sections of the
State who want to pull the roads
their way.
/ An effort is being made to have
{ the orchestra, Glee Club and Ath.
Ietic Association of the University
Of Florida give an entertainment fol
The visitors Thursday evening.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-06
EUREKA HOUSE NOW
OPEN FOR BUSINESS

The Eureka House, on Pine street,
former location of G]enada Hotel, is
now ready for business and asks
your patronage. House and rooms
are entirely new. and the rooms are
new. clean and we'll appointed, ev-
erything being up-to-date in every
respect. Hot and cold water and
heatinp arrangements in every room,
and ample bath facilities. There are
no nicer rooms in any hotel in this
city, and we AJAX the patronage of
the public on this basis. Rooms only.
Note the location, fronting the pas
senger depot, and give us a trial.
4S11 MRS. IDA SWANSON.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-06
DoUBLY PROVEN
Lakeland Readers Can No Longer
Doubt the Evidence
ThiS Lakeland citizen faafiflad


This Lakeland citizen testified
long ago.
Told of quick relief, of undoubted
benefit.
The facts are now confirmed.
Such testimony Is complete-ths
evidence conclusive.
1t forms convincing proof OF
, merit.
Mrs. w. E. Browning, 21l s.
Tennessee avenue, Lakeland, says.
II think that the uric acid in my
system caused my poor health
About year ago one of my fingers
began to swell up and became very
stiff. | went to doctor but he was
unable to help me. | got box of
Doan's Kidney Pills at the Lake
Pharmacy, and soon after using
theIl the swelling and stiffness went
out of my finger. and my health i'm
proved" (Statemea, given May IA,
19OS).
OVER SIX YEARS LATER Mrs.
Browning added: 'Anything
might add to the statement have
already given praising Doan's Kid
ney Pills. could not be too strong "
Pr'ce soc, at all dealers. Don't
,,aIx IL o., Ii
get Doan's Kidney Pills-the same
that Mrs. Browning has twice pub
licly recommended Foster-M ilburn
CO.. Props , Buffelo. n. Y.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-06
SUPT. C. ROCxfR ADAMS TO INCLUDE
JUNIOR ChAU1AUQUA IN PROGRAM OF
LAKELANDS SIXTH annual CHAUTAUQUA


THE wonderful growth of the
Chantauqua as an organization has
been as the Peoples College," so
said one of the founders of Chautau-
qua work. The foundation Of Chau-
tau qua work has been educational,
and the lines of work which tend to
promote the present educational ad-
vantages of cities is eagerly sought
by every wide awake ChautauQua
superintendent. With his customary
alertness Supt. C. Rucker Adams
has secured the services of the lead
er il Junior Chautauqua work and
will add this feature to the unusual
ly good program which he has Sc
cured for Chautauqua week of Feb.
1921, 1916. The cooperation Of the
parents and children is desired that
all children may have the opportun-
ity to enjoy this splendid work.
This work will be in accord with the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-06
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ADJUSTMENTS
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STARTLING MORAL PLAY"
IS COMING HERE

The most widely criticised play of
it's type-that is the distinction of
THE Blindness of Virtue" the Eng
lish moral play which has been pro-
duced in films by Essanay. and will
be shown at the Majestic theater on
Thursday. This great play teaches
of the stupidity Of virtues which
lead to vice. 1t convinces that the
greatest danger the young girl can
be subjected to grows out of her ig-
norance regarding certain problems
of the maturing body. And this ig-
norance is laid on the head of her
mother-whose great duty it is to
open her eyes. Effie, the girl who
portrays ignorance, is played by Ed
ma Mayo. Bryant Washburn plays
opposite her as Archie, the minis
ter's protege and protector of Effie.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-06
SENSATIONAL SAFE.ROBBERY
IN ALA, NEAR FLA. LINE

Geneva, Ala, Dec. Cracks
men blew the safe at the postoffice
here about 1880 o'clock Saturday
morning, secured between $3.50 and
$3.50 in stamps and money, while
one of the robbers, on guard out
side, held at bay persons who rushed
out OF a nearby hotel when the ex-
plosion occurred, this guardsman
firing two shots at the hotel guests
and admonishing them to return to
their beds and slumber on while the
two cracksmen escaped.
The hotel guests, who rushed out
side when the eplosion took place,
were greatly frightened and it was
some thirty minutes before officers
could be notified and gotten to the
scene. They rushed to the spot as
soon rs they got word of the explo-
sion, but the robbers had escaped :.
The job is supposed to have been
done by two experts.
Escaped on Foot
Spectators, who had been fired at
twice by the guardsman outside
were frightened too much to stop the
robbers and they went away on foot
1t is presumed they got into an au-
tomobile when the outskirts of town
were reached, and sped away.
The citizens Of Geneva were great.
ly excited over the robbery and ef-
forts are being made to catch the
robbers.
Bloodhounds Coming
The postmaster wired Bombay
Fla. for bloodhounds, but at 1C
o'clock Saturday morning the dogs
had not reached this place. Wher
the bloodhounds arrive. if they turn
out to be first,class man trailers, 6
hot chase is expected.
Officers have been working upon
the case since the robbery, but with
out dogs, they have been unable t.
accomplish but little. No real clue!
as TO the identity of the cracksmer
have been discovered, in so far al
is known.
Work Of Experts
Entrance was gained to the safe
by blowing the lock and combination
off the door, after which the robbel
doing the inside work proceeded tc
rifle the safe of what valuables he
could find, while the robber outside
held the hotel guests back until the
completion OF the job.
Every indication is that the job
was done by experts and by men
who knew how to handle the explo-
sives they used in blowing open the
door of the safe. There was nothing
amateurish about the robbery.
Alter finishing their work here
the safe blowers are supposed to
have gone in the direction of Bell
wood.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-06
MORE SUICIDES

Tie Spectator, the magazine
which! reflects the reliefs and con-
illusions of the life insurance agents,
is of the opinion that suicide is on
the increase in the United States.
And es the Spectator usually does it
proceeds to prove it's assertions by
facts and fgurse-mostly figures.
The suicide rate is the highest
since 1909. The seven cities show
ing highest suicide rates are San
Fran cisco, San Diego, Sacramento,
Hobcken, St. Louis, Los Angeles and
Oakland.
In San Francisco in 1914 there
were 234 suicides, or 52.4 per 10,-
600 San Diego was next wieh 23
suicides.
In Manhattan and the Bronx there
were 61S suicides, or 20.2 per 1907
900.
Newton, Mass, showed the lowest
suicide rate. Four residents killed
themselves, 9.5 per 100000.
In 100 cities the total number of
suicides was 1883, or 20.3 per 100,-
600. This is an increase of seven
tenths of one per cent.
The suicide rate in the more
density populated Eastern cities
where the struggle for existence Is
more intense, has decreased. There
was an increase in Pacific coast, Cen
trail and Southern cities.
Suicides are largely caused by
business depression, loss of health
or fortune and by affairs of the
heart. Another growing cause fol
them is found in the increasing size
of the army of the idle class. MOI
the poor and dependent idlers bu
young men and women who have
nothing to occupy their time ant
who fail to appreciate the serious
side Of life and its responsibilities
They have nothing better to do 81
they blow out their brains or TAXI
poison. The busy man, the maj
with something to occupy his time
seldom takes his own life unless un
expected or unavoidable reverse
come that are too great for him t
conquer. The Spectator says thu
increasing number of suicides is 1
problem to demand the most earnes
consideration of the thinkers to to-
day.-Savannah Press.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-06

The Miami Herald coofesses that
it was mistaken in saying that with
the exception of the St. Petersburg
Times not paper in the State had
any faith in the accuracy of the
Florida. census. Reproducing. the
kilograms reply to that statement,
the Herald comes across in this
handsome style:
"All right! So far as the Telegram
is concerned, the Herald takes it
back. This paper ought to have
known Hetherington would make
the hest Of everything. The silver
lining is always the most prominent
part Of the cloud to the Telegram,
and that's why it is such a con-
foundedly good paper to read"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-06

A cruel prison superintendent or
a cruel prison guard is misfit in
this age of the world; certainly in
this country, which is now SO well
aroused to the imperative need of
prison reform and the abolition Of
the brutes who under badge Of au-
thority have been guilty of SO much
needless cruelty to the helpless con-
victs in their charge. All honor to
the Woman's Club at Fort Lauder
dale for their prompt action in a
case of cruelty to boy prisoner in
Brevard county as told by the fol-
lowino in the DeLand News. The
boy may be hoodlum and an incor-
rigih:e, but that doesn't justify in
human treatment Says the News:
''Echoing the popular indignation
in Broward county over the alleged
unwarranted beating of Alfred
Beamis, youthful prisoner, by r q.
II. IriesI, county superintendent Oi
convicts, the Fort Lauderdale Won.
ans Club last week by unanimous
vote decided to Immediately draw VI
and circulate petition asking the
boarL of county commissioners t.
remove Priest from office, and to sim
ultaneously circulate another petit
ton asking for the youthful prison
er's rardon, whose alleged offens,
consisted, 1t is stated, of unlaw
fully riding on the trains of thu
Floridt East Coast railway in al
endeavor to return to his home II
the North"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-06

And Clarence still continues to
publish photographs of open-jointed
brick highways after heavy rains
have fallen, and the merry war
goes on 1t is of tremendous impor-
tance that the best material should
be used in the construction of the
modern roads in Florida, but it
would seem to be a question of cold
scientific fact, to be determined
chiefly by experiment, and newspa-
per wars are hardly contributory to
that end.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-06

Because the Telegram reproduced
and endorsed a paragraph in the
Tampa Tribune saying that Mr..
Dranc was making "a runaway af-
fair of it" in his congressional race
and had no competitor as pacemak-
er for congressional honors, the St.
Petersburg Times says we are hard
put to it" in endorsing such stuff"
By way of reply we point to the
plain facts in the case. Mr.. Drane
has no competitor that We know of
and is certainly making runaway
affai. of it under such pleasant and
easy conditions. If Mr.. Sparkman is
in the race we hadn't heard of it E.
He may come in all right and prob
ably will, but just at present the
race horse figure of speech seems to
fit with precision.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-06
TO FIGHT FOR BANTAM
WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP

New Orleans, Dec 6.-The 20
round bout for the bantam-weight
championship of the world between
Kid Williams Of Baltimore, title
holder, and frankie Burns of Jersey
City, will take place here tonight.
The weight will be lis pounds. Ed
Smith of Chicago. has been agreed
upon as referee.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-06
an Immigration

Canadian immigration r
state that there is a noticeabl.
crease in the number of peoplt
are leaving Canada to take IN
dence in the United States.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-06

President Wilson takes Congress
on his hands today. but as he takes
that charming Washington widow
into his arms only a few days later
ne probably doesn't worry as much
as he otherwise would.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-06

The remarkable growth of Lake
land as shown by the census is at
tracing attention in other parts of
the country outside of Florida. . To-
day we saw copy of the Salem,
Ohio, News in which the whole story
of Lakeland and Polk county in the
census is told, including the popu-
lation of other cities of the State,
occupying a full column in the pa
per. Census figures of the right kind
make mighty fine advertising mat
ter.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-06

With pig clubs and Natal hay COM
ing tapidly to the front in Florida
as live questions and likely to grow
into live facts all over the State, we
should worry about military unpre-
paredness. Unpreparedness along the
line OF livestock and hay to feed it
on, is an issue much more to the
point down here.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-06

The Times-Union predicts for
Lakeland population of 1901
when the national census is taken
in 1920 If the progress made in the
past FIVE years is maintained. 1t
may be that Lakeland will be held
down to such a conservative esti-
mate. Our own guess is around
$4,000.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-06

"A Black Sheep, the five reel
feature comedy at the Majestic to-
morrow, is five reels of clean rollick-
ing fun. Don't miss it.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-06
Post card and larger

taken of the moving picture \
the Eaton lawn may be seen
Telegram office. Postcards (
each; larger sizes Is and p
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-06

The Tampa Tribune, with its
finger on the pulse OF the First Con-
gressional district, takes this bright
and reasonable view of the candi-
dacy of Mr., Drane for Con ress:
Hon. II. J Drane of Lakeland
is some campaigner In his char
acteristic manner of dignity and in
tellirence he has captured the pull
pit, the press and the public. The
people seem determined TO send him
to Congress from the First District
A straw vote shows the school teach
ers. the ministers of the gospel and
the newspapers are advocating his
candidacy by large majority and
his nomination and election at this
writing seems to be an unequivocal
certainty Such papers as the Eus-
tbs lake Region. the Arcadia Daily
News, the Bradentown Herald, the
Sarasota Sun, the Barlow Courier
Informant. the Dade City Banner.
the Inverness Chronicle. the Lake
land Telegram, the Barlow Record.
the Fort Meade Leader. the Lakeland
Morning Sun are all exploiting the
qualifications of the eminent Lake
land statesman for congressional
honors and other papers are saying
somL mighty nice things about the
gentleman, but have not as yet ex-
pressed their opinion relative to
their choice.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-06

If Tampa really wants that Cen
tennial exposition in 1919-and of
course she does--it is not too early
for her to get busy on the subject
In the way of creating and directing
public sentiment in her behalf as
the proper location for the show
Pensacola is thoroughly aroused on
the issue and has already organized
a big and enthusiastic citizens COM
mittee and taken other steps to Sc
cure the exposition for herself and
get legislative aid to that end
Here is something really big and
practicable for Tampa to do and the
prize is worth the effort, but it will
take both organization and agrees
sive work in high degree to land 1t
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-06

II some country weekly in Florida
wants to get up a local page that
will be the envy of it's contempor-
aries, the pride of it's editor and the
Joy of its readers, it will reach out
and trab Major George Butler, who
is "perusing around the State look
Ing at the climate" and anchor him
fast on the job as local reporter.
The Major has a positive genius for
that kind of work. and no matter
how sterile the field might seem to
others less gifted, his nose for news
will discover full page of local
matter every week written in an at
tractive individual style sure to
please the reader and make friends
for the paper. The Majors address
is probably Inverness, and we write
this because we want to see him
back on the Florida press More
over, he needs the job
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-06

THE LAKELAND NEWS,
. weekly Newspaper giving . resume
II local matters. crop conditions.
county affairs, etc. Sent anywhere
for $3.50 per year.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-04-30

of officials in the state government,
and various legislative and political
matters The Boss" named was
Thomas C. Platt. who at that time
represented New York in the United
States Senate.
The former President said he took
the advice of the senator in many
matters, among them appointing a
Democrat to the office of tax commits
sioner. Ito please Grady" whom the
Colonel described as lieutenant
boss of Richard Croker, then leader
of Tammany hall.
The testimony resulted from ques-
tions asked after letters of a series
that passed between Roosevelt and
Platt had been read to the jury.
In one letter Col. Roosevelt asked
the senator's advice about making
speeches; in another Senator Platt
told the colonel he had received a
copy of bill introduced by Grady, in
which the senator said he considered
it inadvisable to give Tammany from
s3,000.000 to S12.000,000 on an appro-
priation to expend upon the water
front of New York as ''it would be
simply putting an unnecessary club in
the hands of those people, with which
knock our brains out"
With another letter the colonel sent
the senator a proof of his message to
the Legislature. which dealt with,
among other things, public utilities,
the franchise tax, the trusts, industrial
conditions, and labor.
And, in the last letter read, which
was dated in 1901, Col. Roosevelt told
the senator that he did not want to
be vice president of the United States
as it was not an office in which he
could do anything; but he would like
to be governor of New York for an
other term.
The Elbert County tribune., 1915-04-30
LADY MACCABEES MEET
SELECT DENVER WOMAN TO At
TEND NEW YORK MEETING.
Mrs. Lulu T. Roberts OF LeadviIIe,
State Deputy Of the Order In West
ern Colorado, Elected Alternate.

Western Newspaper Union News service.
Denver.-A Denver woman will
represent Colorado at the national
convention OF the Ladies' of the Mac
cabees, to be held in New York in
May. Mrs. Margaret Merriman. 2939
West Thirty-third avenue. was elected
supreme representative of the Colo
rado branch at the state convention
of the order. Mrs Lulu T. Roberts of
Leadyille. state deputy of the order in
western Colorado. was elected SUI
preme alternate representative. The
following appointments were made:
Past commander, Mrs. Sarah NJ.
Hodges, Denver; commander. Mrs.
Christine MaloAe. Greeley; lieutenant
commander Mrs Sophia Gorden, Pu-
eblo; record keeper. Mrs. Lulu Il.
Roberts. finance auditor. Mrs. Ida
Comstock, Longmont: chaplain, Mrs.
Minerva Blickhahn, Walsenburg;
Iady-at-arms, Mrs. Alice Newell Dur
ango: state sergeant. Mrs. katherine
Crissman, Glenwood Springs; sentinel.
Mrs. Belle Wallace, Fort Collins; as
sistant sentinel Mrs. Elizabeth Forbes,
Rocky Ford: Picket. Mrs. Florence
Moore. Florence; assistant picket.
Mrs. Hannah Meacham, Erie; Pianist.
Mrs Lima Lowe. Denver: musical di-
rector, DIR. Cara Richards.