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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-03
BUEN CASE
DELAYED UNTIL
TOMORROW
(By Associated Press)

New York, Dec. S-The final dis
position of the case of DR.. Kari
Buenz, and three associates, of the
Hamburg-American line, convicted
las. night of conspiracy against the
United States, is delayed until to-
morrow. The attorneys for the de-
fense are not ready with the usual
motions. The $1,000 bonds were
continued.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-03
NG READY TO CLOSE FAIR

\ Francisco, Dec. 3.-Today
! the last but one of the Pana-
Ixific Exposition Special cele-
rs, farewell receptions and
= crowd the social calendar,
erow will be devoted to the
ing out of a special program
kcd to mark the formal ending
1 fair.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-03
NO FURTHER
BORDER TOWNS
ARE EXPECTED
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Dec. 3.-Further
attacks on American border towns
are unlikely, in the opinion Of Gen
eral Funston. AS result Of the
movement OF Carranza's troops
through American territory. 1000
arrived at Douglass, Arizona, yester-
day and 1900 are due today. Gen.
eral Obregon expects to transfer
5,0c3 this way.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-03
U. S. DFN.NDS
EXPLANATION OF
SINKING OF THE
ANCONA
(By Associated Press.)

Vienna, Dec. 3.-American Am
bassador Penfield repeated his re-
ques. to the Austrian government
for a reply to the American note re-
specting the circumstances of the
SINKING of the Ancona.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-03
LTH BOARDS IN
ACTIVE; STATE GUSTS Il

I1nrrisburg, Pa, Dec. 3.-Boaro
-6ealths in the cities and towns OF
innsylvania must keep on the 1op
tkey wish to stay in existence.
I,6nel G. Dixon, commissioner OF
loit.,. has ordered 81 boards OF
nlth abolished because they were
fher inactive or illegally organ
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-03
(By Associated Press. }

ytantinople. Dec. 3.-The
q war Office says an allied
: was hit three times and
& to retire a. the Dardanelles.
Ned torpedo boat stranded in
Nv of Saros was attacked by
tish aeroplane.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-03
(By Associated Press)

Ia (Wireless), Dec. Scat
Berbian detachments south
d Mitrovitza were defeated by
,utons, an official statement
Twelve hundred were cap
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-03
! DISAPPOINTMENT HAS
CAUSED AMONG THE Al
by ITALY'S FAILURE TO
SERBIA MORE SUPPORT

Dy Associated Press.)
], Dec. 3.-The occupation
ntir by AIstro-Germans at
Mock yesterday afternoon is
\ by Reuters Saloniki corre-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-03

Lord Roseberry says that Eng
lands cabinet will not be thorough
IL organized until business man
has been put in Winston Churchill's
place.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-03

Eusene p. Debs declines to run
for the fifth time as the presidential
nominee of the Socialist party.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-03
wGArMO

Cold and fair to-
night and Satur.
lay. Probably .
light frost.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-07-30
FIRES CHAIN SHOT
Deadly Field Gun the Invention Of
New Yorker.
Primarily Designed for the Destruo
ton Of Aeroplanes, DIrioIble Bal
looms, and the Llke--Appllea-
ton Of Old Principle.

A double-barreled field gun to shoot
chain shot is the newest invention In
ordnance to be filed at the patent of
fee. The inventor is Julius Wodiska,
a New Yorker, who is very confident
of its great usefulness in warfare and
also of its practicability. The draw
ings of the new gun plainly show that
1t certainly has the element of nov
city. and, If 1t works as the inventor
hopes. would be a murderous weapon
against line OF troops and could
sweep the sky Of air craft.
my invention" says Mr.. Wodiska,
'can be used either for naval or land
work. and IL the latter either as
field gun Dr. mounted on a permanent
emplacement The gun has two bar
rels, whose axes slightly diverge from
one another so as to be suitable for
throwing projectiles united by chains;
such projectiles when they leave the
gun continue to diverge from one an
other and stretch the connecting
chain. thus forming. In effect, a con-
tinuous projectile of considerable
length transverse to the direction of
fire. Projectiles Of this class, while
long known, may now find new field
of application as a means for destroy
Ing aeroplanes, dirigible balloons and
the like.
"one of the important features of
the invention lies In the fact that there
is only one explosion or powder cham
Der for the two barrels, so that the
two projectiles are fired at exactly the
same moment from the two different
barrels. The improved character of
my chain shot is that the shot are
united by a chain OF considerable
length. This chain is held, up to tho
time the projectile is fired, within the
body of one or both Of the projectiles
and is capable of being extended. as
the projectiles increase their distance
from the gun. At all stages during
fight this extensible chain tends to
be kept tightly stretched between the
two projectiles.
so far as | am aware, In all ord
nance of this character previously
used chain shot have always been con-
nected together by chains Of definite
and rather limited length. SO that the
area swept over by the chain has been
correspondingly limited. In this gun
! have provided means which will pre-
vent any ENHANCEMENT of the chain
in the bore of the gun as well as any
wedging or wearing action of the
chain upon ii.
THE object of my invention is to
provide gun and suitable chain shot
therefor which shall be free from
many of the disadvantages hitherto
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-07-30
WAS TOO POOR TO BE HURT"
Injured Street Sweeper Fatally Hurt
Struggles to Return 10 His Work.
but Death Claims. Him.

Frederick Birkmer. a street sweeper
OF New Rochelle. y. Y. TO poor to.
be laid up By an accident. ne said.
was knocked Unconscious when struck
In tho back In the Pelham road BY .
motorcycle ridden by Frank Prrdy OF
Port Chester. Birkmer, still uucon-
seious. was being lifted into an ambu-
lance. when 10 regained his senses.
struggled TO his feet and staggered
toward bis broom.
Cant afford 70 DO hurt" he INIT
tered.
Purdy and hospital surgeon forced
him into the ambulance. Al the hes
plial bis skull was found fractured. He
was prepared for tho operating table.
A momsnt later be sprang from bed.
tore on tho bancagss. and. struggling
with an i-terne. siroye to reach .
doorway.
Il must go back" he ,faltcret.
Then he fell unconscious and died
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-07-30
stolen Art Recoxered.

A statuette by Anders Zorn, the
Swedish artist, which was stolen last
summer from the Baltic exposition at
Malmoe. has been recovered under un-
usual circumstances. When ii was lost
from the art section of the exposition
there was an uproar in police and. ar
tistic circles. The value Of the piece
can be gathered from the fact that
1t had been insured against theft for
5000 crowns, but, though detectives
all over Scandinavia were sent en- tho
hunt for the piece of statuary, which
represented girl called Alma, there
was no trace of it. A reward OF 500
crowns was offered for its recovery.
A few days ago Alma" was found.
The lucky man was a railroad clerk
In Stockholm, named Wigren. He had
been given the unenviable job OF
searching through sass OF articles
that had been abandoned in the rail-
road trains, and which were to be
sold at auction the following day.
In an old travelling bag was found the
little piece Of statuary, and the re-
ward the clerk received amounted to
three months salary.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-07-30

east Missouri. Men who
have in the last 10 years
sold over 100000 acres Of
this same kind of land to
over 1000 different people,
all Of whom have made good.
They have never foreclosed
on a purchaser or taken back
an acre of the property.
Sales during May, 3,641
acres to 81 different people,
Sales from February first 10
July first. 9,454 acres to 81
different people. Can you
beat it? IN tracts of 90
acres mp, 10So cash, 10 an
nual installments with so
interest. Warranty deed
backed by over 81, 100000
assets on the payment of
only 10sS cash. Can you
equal it?
Write for full information
and free map. Address Dept.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-07-30
SHREWD OLD DADDY
Age Had In No Way Dimmed His
keenness for Bargains.
eon's Really Neat Little Scheme Fruc-
trated, and Il 10 Not Likely He
VIII Have a Chance 70
Work II Again.

Father was very rich and very par
simonious. to use long word that
sounds better than the short one which
means the same thing, and the son at
times was chagrined because father
did not look as well as man In
his station might be considered to
have the right to look. Father had re-
tired from business some years before
and folks said that under the boys
management II would speedily 20 to
the dogs. They declared:
The boys tiptop fellow, and we
ell like him. but he hasn't got the
nose for profits and deal5 that made
the business for the old man. He
doesn't really care whether he makes
money or not That Is not the way
to get ahead. When we were young
sters without a dollar and a lot
more to the same effect.
The old man with his nose for
profits had accumulated a lot of hab-
it5 that did not desert him when he re-
tired from business. Ho wss sure.
OF course. while he had an income
that might have made 6 Wall street
broker happy. that It was necessary
to care for the niekels, and he spent
as little on raiment as decency and
the climate would permit. char. ad-
vice and sarcasm did not move him a
particle.
Now. the most cherished article in
his wardrobe was a certain old over
coat, which. like the bag that Henry
Ward Beecher carried with him when
he went on his lecture tours. must
at some time have been new" The
coat now. however, was faded and
worn and far from handsome. Every
new man at the club was called into
a corner and told yarns about the
coat and its wearer. Father. for that
matter. knew all about this. but he
cared nothing for laughs and jibes.
The son tried and tried again to
induce the old man to buy a coat.
At length he resorted to strategy.
One day when the father was con
fined TO the house the son took the
coat to tailor.
Look here, Mr. Green" he said.
"the governors got TO hate q new
coat. and there's got to be found a
way TO make him buy It. think
that II he saw coat for sale that
looked like bargain he would take
II. for the sake OF the bargain, II not
for the sake Of the coat. Now you
measure this one up. and make new
one TO measure. put the new one
in the window at bargain price, get
him into the shop and sell II TO him.
Get what you can out Of him for Z.
and I'll pay the difference"
In week or so there hung In the
Windows OF Green's place smart new
coat IL was marked:
"Bargain-Sz5.s
Father saw 1t. II fitted. The price
obviously made II q bargain. He
took It At the club he was given a
regular ovation. Everybody con-
graduated him. The telephone was
kept busy snmmonlng members to
"come over and see the new garment"
They came and saw and went away
laughing and declaring that they
wouldn't have believed II II they had
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-07-30
Every Good Farmer
Should Take an Educational Trip
70 Southeast Missouri

Now in full bloom. Come
see our magnificent wheat
crop. Threshing it every day.
As fine clover and timothy
as you ever saw. Alfalfa
and corn you cannot beat
in Illinois or Iowa. SEQ
them all now. $4,000 acres
Of good, rich, alluvial cut
over bottom land, both
drained and undrained, level
as the illinois prairie, rich
as the Valley of the Nile; no
rocks. hills or gunbo, but
mellow candy loan soil al
ways works we'll, short mild
winters, long growing sea-
sons. abundant yields of all
staple crops. Two crops a
gear of of the sans land.
Land owned by Himmel-
berger-Harrison Lu m b er
Company, largest hardwood
manufacturers in Missouri,
largest land owners in South
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-07-30
HmmshsgsrHanlson Land Selling Company Cape Gladsau Missouri

not seen IT," az Rip Van Wrinkle used
to say when his wife forgot to scold.
The son was delighted, and cheerfully
paid the difference In price. a matter
OF SIS.
But the tale had a sequel. On the
way home the old man met an an.
cient friend. dandIfled fellow OF
about seventy. He saw tho overcoat
also and fell IN love with II. Said the
old man. bis nose for bargain In
stantly asserting itself:
We'll. friend. II you like II 80 well.
better try II on. The truth Is the
cloth is a little too heavy TO suit me.
AS an old friend III lie, you have II
at bargain.
II was tried on up a side street OF
the thronged thoroughfare. II fitted.
Its yours for 500 said father.
That's not what paid for Il. but
you know. OF course. that It's always
been n hobby OF mine to make people
happy by such sacrifices"
-he money was paid over.
The next day the son had an inter-
view with Mr. Green. With bit of
anger he said: See here. when
said a good overcoat. didn't mean
one that any old dandy would eoyet.
Now III never be able 70 put II over
the old man again"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-07-30

Henrietta Hicks, one hundred and
three years old, Negress. believed to
be the oldest personsin st. Clair coun-
ty, was taken to the county farm at
Belleville, where she will spend the
remainder of her life. She is only
four feet tall.
She was born in Africa in 1872. but
when a girl was brought to this coun-
try as a slave Although freed by the
Civil war, she remained on asTennes-
see plantation until 20 years ago. when
she went to East st. Louis, where she
hade her home with son. But as he
now is seventy-fve years old, he is be-
coming too old to work toward the sup
port of anyone beside himself, and for
that reason his mother was placed in
the care of the county.
Mrs. Hicks is suffering from partial
blindness, but is otherwise in perfect
health. She has an excellent memory
and is able to recount many stories of
battles of the Civil war.--St. Louis Re-
public.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-07-30
AFRO-AMER|CAN CULL|NCS

At the diocesan convention In Sc
wiekley. Pa, two years ago. con-
siderable sum of money was raised for
the enlargement of work among col
ored people in Pittsburgh, to which
additional gifts have since been add
ed. bringing the aggregate amount up
to about $4,000 At that time the
only church for them was st. Angus
tines mission, situated in rather in
adequate building on the North side,
whereas the bulk of the colored people
live in what is known as the Hill
Section" of the city. Much delay was
occasioned in getting the work started
by search for an eligible location,
and troublesome litigation concerning
title. A hall was rented about six
months ago, and a Sunday school
and afternoon service started, so that
there Is now a fourishing Sunday
school and good congregation. Dur
ing the last few weeks st. PauPs Me-
mortal church, built in the Hill dis
triet, several years ago before the
colored element was so numerous in
the neighborhood has been purchased
from that congregation by the board
of trustees for the diocese, for the
use of the new colored congregation,
for the sum of 1880. st. Paul's will
probably now locate on Herron's Hill,
where our church is not as yet rep
resented. The new mission has been
called st. Philips, and is under the
charge of Rev. Scott Wood. ID. d.,
formerly priest in charge of st. Au-
gustine's, North side. The latter VIII
be cared. for by the Laymen's Mis-
sionary league until such time as a
suitable clergyman can be secured.
The first service was held in the
church on Sunday evening, June IL.
when Archdeaeon Bigham, chaplain OF
the Laymen's league, preached. SUI
perintendent Hance of st. Barnabas
home made a few congTatulatory re-
marks, and the bishop confirmed a
class of thirty-two, the first fruits OF
the mission.
The church is a substantial edi1ee
of brick-The Standard.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-07-30
Taklno No Chances

so you're leaving to get married.
MaryT"<
'Yea. mum"
And how long have you known the.
young mani"
Three weeks. mum"
isn't that a rather short timsT
Don't you think you ought 20 wait
until you know him betteri''
sSo, mum. I've tried that several
times. and every time the man changed
HIS mind when he got 10 know me-
better"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-07-30
aAn Enemy Hath Done TbIs.v

Through someone's blunder dozen
or two bucking bronchos have got
mixed with western consignment OF
cavalry mounts now on the way to
France. The unsuspecting troopers
who first bestride them will say, with
The man in Scripture. "An enemy hath
done this,"-Youth's Companion.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-07-30

To live to the. advanced age of one
hundred and five years and to be &C
quilted Of two serious charges is the
Interesting experience of Lemon Shaw,
WHO lives at Garner, NJ c. Lemon is
an active old Negro. He lives in a
small house which he built for himself
a few years ago. His two sons fought
in the Civil war and well remember
those stirring times. Five years ago
Lemon was tried for the murder of a
friend, David Hall, but was acquitted.
He was again brought before the Judge
for trial when he was arrested for sell
ing liquor unlawfully. Several wit
nesses were brought to testify against
him, but none of them were able to
swear that he was guilty. He was
again acquitted and went home. His
constant companion is cat which he
loves dearly, and his old time musket.
He makes his living weaving baskets
and is quite an expert at that trade.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-07-30

The twentieth century is to be the
century of the leadership of the vest
ern world: there will be work cut out
for every American, end fortunate
should each one in these United States
consider himself that he is here to-
day to play his rt.-Three Partners.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-07-30
oloomx ohser.aflon.

do you think the world is getting
better?"
Il don't know anything about IT,"
replied the melancholy observer. III
seemed TO be doing very well for n
time. but. judging from the European
news, should say IL IL suffering a
terrible relapse"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-07-30

Booker T. Washington, to whom
both races In America are indebted
for an activity In public affairs alto
gether helpful to both, Is on one of
his tours delivering addresses on sub
jects In which his race is very much
interested. Speaking to large meet
ings of his own people in New York
and Brooklyn the other day, he said:
If you expect to hold your own in
the keen competition of the North
when the war in Europe is over and
Immigrants come in again by the
hundreds of thousands and millions,
you have got to take advantage of
every opportunity for better training
offered by the public school system,
and by such organizations as the
Urban League, the Young Mems
Christian association and the Young
Woman's Christian association.
This advice is all gold, and every
colored man and woman In the North
should follow it. Everything indicates
heavy immigration from Europe at
the close of the war; and II will be
composed of the poorer elasses-un-
skilled laborers escaping the impover-
ishment that has fallen on their old
homes. America will invite more
strongly than ever
The colored man in the North Is
as rule an unskilled laborer, and
restricted even In that field. Not
many avenues of employment are
70 i'm
therefore, he must meet it by greater
industry and higher competency. or
go to the wall.
The colored man in the South will
not feel this pressure. The tide of
this new immigration will not set In
that direction. Where he is a field
hand, conditions for him will remain
about as they have been. Where he
is an unskilled laborer. In town or
city, competition will not be much
greater than before.
But, North and South, the colored
man should bestir himself. The new
times coming will mean much to him.
He is in the land of opportunity The
great majority of the white people
sympathize with every worthy effort
he makes to better himself as man
and citizen. They view with approval
and satisfaction the progress he has
made in his half century of freedom.
and they will help him further along
the road as often as he merits their
assistance.
Professor Washingtons constant adj
Duration to his people is to live good
lives, acquire property. cultivate the
friendship of their white neighbors,
and identify themselves as far as may
be with things of the best report
where they reside. The criminal the
drone, the shiftless, the incompetent
are a reproach to their race, and
drag on the community. And in the
whirl and hustle of business expected
to follow the close of the war now rag
ing, the Unworthy of either race in
this country will be more unworthy,
because more in the way. than ever.
Constitution lifv of fhn Tnuicvi1lo
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-07-30

Constitutionality of the Louisville
segregation ordinance, designed to pre-
vent whites or Negroes occupying for
a home or as place of public as
serpnlage building located in block,
majority of the residents OF which
are of the other race, was upheld in a
decision by the Kentucky court of
appeals. The ordinance was passed
by the Louisville common council in
May, is14.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-07-30
On Her par, 4, Wa..

so Alec married the rich Mr. Oh
der. Was Il n love matehg"
yes. Alice loves money!
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-07-30
Prize Draw,no.

Il hear Jack has fooled US all and
got married"
Yes. he went way down TO New
Orleans for his bride. | understand
he had known her only q very few
days."
sort Of . Louisiana lottery for
Jack. eh7"
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-07-30
Their effect.

what was EIma giving her fathss'
such warm thanks about"
Tier new summer furs."
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-07-30

Developed Negro music has Just
been begun In America, writes VIII
Marion Cook in the New York Eve
ming Post. The Afro-American is find
ing himself He has thrown aside pu-
Grille imitation OF the white man.
He has learned that thorough study
of the masters gives knowledge of
that is good and how to create. From
the Russian he has learned to get his
inspiration from within that his mex
haustible wealth of folklore legends
and songs furnish him with material
for compositions that will establish a
great school of music and enrich mu-
steal literature.
The Afro-American wants results
quickly. He does not believe In max
ing haste slowly He quickly turns to
false white and colored friends who
wish to exploit him from Interior mo-
tiyes Dvorak, Safonoff, CAM
panini and other great European d.
rectors and composers; DePachmann,
D'Albert, Paderewski, as well as many
great singers, have told of the coming
glory of the Negro musician. 1t is
becoming a fad. In some of the large
cities of the country. New York In
particular well-meaning, but ill-ad-
vised white people are gathering to-
gether poorly trained singers, without
education either musical or general,
and in conjunction with unschooled in
strumentalities, are giving widely ad-
vertised concerts. claiming to. repre-
sent the accomplishment OF an entire
race. They promise much, fulfill lit
tie. 49, !.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-07-30

A rich deposit of gold has been dis
covered on the Binabai river In the
Province of Mindoro, Philippine is
lands The deposit is said to be ex-
tensive and the nuggets of unusually
fine quality.
Metropolis weekly gazette. (Metropolis, Ill.) 1???-19??, 1915-07-30

You may have observed that fancy
hosiery covers multitude OF shins