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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-23
HARD LINES FOR DOPE FIENDs

Washington, Feb. 23.-March 1
there begins in this country the
most scrutinizing examination and
oversight by the federal government
on the use and sale Of opium, cocoa
leaves, their salts, derivatives, or
preparations, that has ever been un =
dertaken by the government look
ing to a control Of the use of these
drugs. The government will. after
that date. be in position to know
where practically every dose. sale or
gift Of these articles goes, the names
Of the persons selling or admins
tering, as well as the names of the
patients or persons taking or receiv
ing them; and the strictest scrutiny
on the interstate shipments of these
drugs is also made.
A severe penalty attaches to vic
lations Of the act passed by con
gress, Dec. II, 1914; and the col
lectors Of internal revenue in all
the districts. are commissioned tc
see that the Law is carried out in
every respect. And every prescrip
tion. order. or gift OF such drugi
shall be recorded in prescribed
places. and record kept for two years
subject at all times within that pc
riod to examination by the ofliceri
Of the law. Every person. firm OF
corporation, after March 1.attempt-
ing to or does sell. give away. man
ufacture. barter or exchange. with
out having first been registered and
having otherwise complied with the
law, shall be held violator. and
punished according to the provisions
of the act and the burden OF proof
is on the defendant violator.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-23
SANITARY AND SUPPLY SHOW

indianapolis. Feb. 23-Dr. Tall :
ferro Clark of the United States
Public Health Service; Langdon
pearse of the Sanitary district of
Chicago; Earl B. Phelps. professor
of chemistry of the United States
Public Health service; Earl b.
Phelps. of the Wisconsin Railway
commission and other men Of ma
tional and international prominence
IN matters Of sanitation and health
are here today in attendance upon
the Indiana Sanitary and water
Supply Association. The sessions
will cover two days and were op-
ened by Howard Dill Of Richmond
the president. Prof Phelps VIII
speak this evening on "steam sani-
tation."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-23
RUSSIANS NOW
STAND At BAY
within THEIR
own BORDERS
WHILE RUSSIANS CLAIM LOCAL
SUCCESSES, AUSTRIA DECLARES
THAT ALL ATTACKS HAVE
BEEN REPULsED WITH
HEAVY LOSSES
(By Associated Press. }

London, Feb. 23.-The Russian
Tenth army which it is officially ad
mitted lost one of its corps in the
last battle in East Prussia, now
stands at bay within Russian terri
tory. The Russians report local
successes along their southern
flank, although Vienna claims that
all Russian counter attacks have
been repulsed, with heavy Russian
losses. While the fighting has
been without definite result, it is evil
dent that the struggle for the noun
tain passes has been extremely san
culinary. The Galicia combats have
assumed a more violent character.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-23
N ALL DEPARTMENTS THE
SHOWING MADE IS ONE THAT
EVERYONE SHOULD WELL BE
PROUD OF

Rain. which started about =
t'elock this morning. initiated
pumewhat against the attendance at
he Polk County Fair today, but it
gave those at the fair grounds an
opportunity to get everything in
badness for the large crowds which
sill throng the various exhibition
lepartments the remainder Of the
week.
The fair 10 indeed q credit to Polk
ounty. and one of the most inter =
sting buildings is that of the WON .
ms department, where are housed
ome of the most elaborate exhibits
lser shown at a similar fair in the
Btate, in fact, many we're heard to
leclare that the exhibits are equal
that at the State fair some years
go. Every kind Of fancy work is
q display, one whole section being
evoted to these handsome pieces OF
leedework. Cakes. bread. pies,
C. vie with jellies, preserves and
'her toothsome dainties, all OF
Mich are attractively arranged.
The Educational department is
specially fine, several grades of the
Akeland schools having splendid
aaioits of their work. Especially
'eresting is a map Of Florida on
nich pasted pictures of various pro-
aets of each section, while draw
s Of all kinds, compositions. and
'aer work make up a very fine ex-
i'h' Davenport and Winter Hav-
also have nice educational exhib
10 this building the fine arts alst
we prominent place. oil paint
" hand painted china, and othel
%n Of art being on display.
"a the agricultural department
hnds Of farm products are showr
Na!, as fine as can be produces
'Nhere in the country. beinl
sn in bales. while vegetables o
Nnds with citrus fruits an
aSeerries show what can be don
80 energy and intelligence ar
sot into play. One Of tn
Naest exhibits In this depart
IS that Of Frostproof, wher
known kind Of citrus and 9th
auits are attractiveiy arranged
display was brought over b
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-23
MANY fine EXHIBITS At
THE POLK COUNTY FAIR

Mr.. F. Edwards Ohlinger and Mr. =.
H. V. Flood.
Chicken fanciers from all parts of
the United States have sent birds to
enter the poultry department Of the
fair, and the grand stand is COM
pletely filled with coops in which are
to be seen prize winners Of many
poultry shows.
The live stock department 10 COM
posed of hogs, horses and cattle
and splendid specimens are here to
be found, in fact. those who have
attended other county fairs In the
State declare that this department
excels anything seen at the other
fairs.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-23
Russians Lose 1900 Men
(By Association Press J

Petrograd, Feb. ga Russian
official statement claims that the
Germans and Austrians have been
repulsed at several points. It stated
that in Eastern Galacia two Aus :
trian brigades were driven on with
a loss of more than 1900 prisoners,
including twenty officers and sew.
eral machine guns.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-23
CHRISTIAN SOCIALIST
FELLOWSHIP CONFERENCE

Baltimore, Feb. 23.-The ninth
annual conference of the Christian
Socialist Fellowship of America is
being held in this city today. Prom
inent Christian Socialist leaders
from all parts of the country, especi-
ally from the West, where the move :
ment has been more successful, are
in attendance. The conference is
expected to give the NV movement
here a new impetus.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-23
Calais Bombarded
(By Associated Press.)

Calais, Feb. IA Zeppelin.
which yesterday bombarded Calais.
was apparently plloted by persons
familiar with the locality. 1t ira
versed the city's greatest width and
dropped bombs on and near the rail-
ways. One bomb struck small
cottage and killed an old man and
a little girl in a garret. The father.
mother and two children on the
ground floor and five months baby
were taken out alive and .unhurt
from the ruins. The Zeppelin
dropped six bombs and a sand sack
with German pennant attached.
Windows were broken and many
houses shaken.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-23
KINDERGARTEN MEET

Cincinnati, Ohio. Feb. 2S.-The
International Kindergarten Union
will be represented today at the
meeting OF school superintendents Of
the national educational association.
Later parties will be arranged In
the different sections to attend the
meeting in San Francisco this sum-
mer. These parties were begun here
at the meeting today and will be ex-
tended by the delegates when they
reach their homes.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-23
Severe STORM
IN WESTERN
STATES TIES
Up TRAFFIC
IN IOWA, MISSOURI, KANSAS
NEBRASKA AND SOUTH DA
K0TA, ALL WIRES DOWN
AND TRAINS STOPPED
(By Association Press J

Chicago, Feb. IA wind, snow
and sleet storm today prostrated the
telephone and telegraph wires in a
wide area through Iowa, Missouri,
Kansas, Nebraska and South Dako-
ia, and many poles are down. Sew
.eral cities are without wire COM
munieation and traffic is delayed on
all railroads. Drifting SHOWS
stopped trains on some roads.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-23
(By Associated Press J

Bordeaux, Feb. 90 The condi =
tion of Sarah Bernhard, whose
right leg was amputated yesterday.
was reported satisfactory last night.
She is suffering considerably. Many
kilograms of inquiry were received
from distinguished persons of many
lands.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-23
SUPREME COURT RULES WITH
TAFT REGARDING OIL LANDS
(By Associated Fress.)

Washington. Feb, 20 3.-The su :
preme court today upheld President
Tan's withdrawal of the oil lands in
California and Wyoming III 1907.
without empowering legislation,
from entry claims of individuals and
corporations, Values of hundreds
o. D. Millions Of dollars were annulieo
thereby. -
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-23
Allies Complain to q. s.
(By Associated Press.

Washington, Feb. 20. The al
lies have made representations to
the United States that Germany is
not meeting the cost of care of her
war prisoners in their camps and
have asked the United States, which
is caring for the diplomatic interests
of all the waring powers, to make
representations to Berlin.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-23
R FINS AGAIN B0MbARDED;;
- - BOMBS ALSO FELL IN CALAIS
THAW TRIAL POSTPONED

New York, Feb. 23.-The trial
of Harry X. Thaw for conspiracy
which was set for trial today was
postponed until the first for a spe-
cial panel Of Jurors. It is thought
that Thaw will plead guilty and this
will nut him in the class Of the same
II the plea Is accepted that he was
sane enough to become conspir-
ator.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-23
RUSSIA ISSUES FIFTY MILLION
DOLLARS IN BILLS

London, Feb, 2s.-The Russian
government has issued 100000
pounds (s5O.O0O. .O00) of treasury
bills in London with the consent
of the British government. The
bills offered today are at a fixed
price of 95 and payable in one year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-23
ANTI SALOON LEAGUE ACTIVE

Sioux City. Iowa. Feb. 23.-The
Anti Saloon League is trying to
have the consents given to in the sa /.
tion from each Of these. Prominent
granted until today to do SO and
are making a hot fight with close
prospect Of winning before the day
closes.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-23
BAPTIST LAYMEN MEET

Atlanta. Ca, Feb. 23.-The
Baptist laymen's convention met
here today for three days. There
will be over 5000 in attendance
before the meeting closes. There are
over $500 Baptist churches In
Georgia and there will be a delega :
ton from each of hese. Prominent
speakers and religionists from
through the country will be present.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-23
BRIEF FILED ARGUING
AGAINST FRANKS PETITION
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Feb. 23.-Attorney
General Grice of Georgia. filed in
the supreme court today brief ar
guing against Leo Franks petition
for a reversal Of the Georgia federal
courts ruling against his release on
habeas corpus writ. The briei
defended Georgia's reputation fol
proper administration of Justice.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-23
MIAMI AND PALM
BEACH Want N'TL
EDUCATIONAL ASSN
(By Associateo rress. }

Cincinnati, Feb. 23.-Several
afliliated organizations began ses
sions here today preliminary to the
opening tonight of the National
Educational Association. Six cities
are already after the next conven
tion. They are Miami and Palm
Beach, Fla; Detroit, New Orleans,
Oklahoma City and Omaha.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-23
WORTHLESS CHECK B0BS UP

Pensacola, Feb. 23.-CarIton
Eames, a young man of Mobile. en-
gagged In the business Of special ad
writing, was arrested here yesterday
by Detective Burgess, of Mobile, and
tonight was returned to that city.
He is charged with having passed a
worthless check in Mobile.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-23
.BANk0F STUART
ROBBED TODAY
by BANDITS:
$4,000 MISSING
EAST COAST TOWN OF FLORIDA
GETS IN THE BIG CITY CLASS
IN ITS LATEST SENSATION
(By Associated 1'ress.)

Stuart, Fla, Feb. 23.-Three
men entered the bank of Stuart this
morning. held up the cashier, took
all in sight. approximately $4,000,
and escaped. Brandishing revolvers
outside, they stopped a passing au-
tomobile and forced the driver to
aid them to escape. Posses pursued
the bandits.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-23
CATHEDRAL AT RHEIMS SUF
FERS GREATLY; BOMBARD-
MENT LASTED II HOURS
(By Associated Prees.)

Paris. Feb. 23.-The war office
today announced that the bombard-
ment Of Rheims. reported last night.
was extremely violent and lasted
eleven hours. Fifteen hundred
shells we're dropped in all quarters
Of the town. The remnant Of the
Cathedral suffered severely. Twenty.
civilians were killed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-23
BIRMINGHAM HOTEL
Burns; Three
LIVES lost
{ By Associated Press. }

Birmingham, Ala, Feb. % -
Three unidentified persons were
burned to death this morning in a
fire which destroyed .he Windsor
hotel. small, old structure. and
several commercial buildings. Eight
people were injured Loss, 100000.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-23
(By Associated Press.)

Washington. Feb. 23.-President
Theodor. of Haiti. has abdicated and
taken refuge aboard Dutch steam
er at Port Au Prince, which will
proceed to Curacao.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-23
NORWEGIAN STEAMER SUNK
BY NINE OR SUBMARINE
(By Associated Press.l

London. Feb. sS.-The Norwe
gian steamer Regin was sunk OF
Dover this morning by q submarine
or mine. The crew of twenty two
was saved. ss,4
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-23
California 8-Hour Labor Law
49,. Constitutional
(By Associated Press.

(By Associated Press.l
Washington, Feb. 23. The su-.
preme court today declared that the
California eight hour labor law fOi
women was constitutional.
Palisadian., 1915-05-15

them gumdrops and candy hearts with
reading on them. They would spend
as much as thirty cents on them.
The Dance is Hellish
"On the platform they were get
ting ready for the quadrille. A great
big tromboned-necked fellow was the
caller for the dance. 1t was rough
job. Il had just as soon be a cham
bermaid in a livery stable.) He spit
tobacco juice enough to drown
Jackrabblt. He got into a chair and
resined his old three -stringed fiddle
and said:
Salute your partner, forward and
back; everybody swing
"a great big strapping country fell
low had fat, voluptuous country girl
for a partner, and he threw his arms
around her and lifted her feet right
off the floor, and she shot her heels
right at my head.
81 believe that most of the girls
sold as white slaves are enlisted from
the bathrooms. The dance is the rot
tenest, most hellish, vice producing
institution that ever wriggled from
the depths of perdition.
Palisadian., 1915-05-15

| face not there the last time that |
saw her.
Yes, he said, your mother does
look aged. Probably it's because of
worry, because of worrying over
you.'
What did mother say?' he said.
Why, she said to give you this
photograph with her love-
Curses His Mother
And the young man took the pic
ture wrapped it up, handed it back
to the minister, and said: You take
that picture back and give it to my
mother, and tell her, damn her |
never want to see her face again.
She taught me to play cards, and |
killed a man at a gambling table,
and am serving fifteen years to pay
for it. She learned to pay for it
She learned to play SO that she could
climb few rounds in the social lad
der. Then she made me play, when
| cared nothing about 1t, so that |
might be accepted at social affairs.
linen the passion seized me and
became a gambler. Now Pm here.
Now she has the audacity to send
me her picture after she pushed me
behind the prison bars.
"'I want nothing to do with her.
And with that he dismissed the man
and asked the warden to lock him up.
Il believe more people blackslide
on account of the cards and dances
than they do through the saloon"
Gambling is Gambling
"a seemingly estimable woman
will tear and snooze and pout through
an afternoon. What for? | mean
the diamond wearing bunch; the
automobile gang; the silk-gowned--
that's the bunch. She can take home
a dinky cream pitcher, whisk
broom, or pair of silk stockings,
have more respect for the pro-
fessional gambler than l have for the
church member who plays cards. The
one is openly gambler The other
is gambler and pretends to be
decent
''The dance is the dry-rot, the tin
derbox of society. | always thought
it was a big nuisance to gallop a
mile or two just to get a hug or two.
A dancing church member is never a
soul-winning church member. Some
of you girls say: 'Good-by, Lord, l
have to go to the dance with this
dude. L sorry
There is nothing so tame as to
ask a fellow to play cards for the
fun of it when he is used to a sky
limit.
at does not make any difference
whether it is a penny-ante or sky
limit. So we have progressive euchre
and lots of church members in Pater-
son have cards on their tables as
often as food.
Il hear some churches have been
having more card parties than prayer
meetings. If you have Bible and
a deck of cards in your home, throw
the deck in the alleys. Either throw
the cards in the furance and keep the
Bible, or throw the Bible into the
garbage can and keep the cards.
Palisadian., 1915-05-15

Don't let them both stay under your
roof all night.
eff you keep booze in the cellar
get out of the church.
Il used to play cards. l could lie
and cheat like the rest of them. But
Pm after the devil now; l don't care
where he shows his head.
Cards are society's contribution
to the forces that are dragging men
to hell.
There was a time in America
when the stately cotillion seemed to
satisfy America, but it is too slow
for the hot blood of the twentieth CEN
tury. They must have something
that will chase hurdles through their
veins. There is nothing so insipid
for the devotee of the waltz as to
dance quadrille.
81 remember years ago my wife
and | went out to Kansas to see my
mother, and we went out into the
country to attend Fourth of July
celebration. They had spread d-eagle,
oratory and red lemonade and the
young fellows had hand-painted neck.
ties that cost about eighteen cents,
and little blue sashed maidens fed
Palisadian., 1915-05-15
SUNDA Y DENOUNCES
Continued from page 6)
Play Good Games


What games do l play?
"Well, | play baseball, or used to;
I'm slowed up now. And play lawn
tennis, don't like it so we'll though,
it's too 'girlyfed'; and golf and GRO
quet and checkers and chess.
You say what's the difference be-
tween a game of cards and a game
of checkers?
Cards never helped anybody.
Cards were invented to amuse an
idiotic King, and until this day they
have not done any better.
"Just as much difference as be-
tween heaven and hell, if you can i'm
agine that; as between vice and vir-
tue, If you can imagine that.
Many a boy is inveigled into a
gambling room and listens to the rou-
lette wheel, the faro bank and the
keno and listens to the ribaldry and
the jests and the blasphemy and he
is reminded of home.
"What wonderful heritage to be-
queath to boy if he has to go into
hell hole like that and have it re-
mind him of home, and the fact that
he was taught at home. Men who
have been spending their funds and
lives to ferret those things out, tell
us that nine-tenths of the gamblers
are taught in their homes by their
mothers and 80 per cent. by Chris
tian people,"
Some College Training
u was out in town in Iowa
preaching where some fellows just
home from college had rented some
rooms and called them clubrooms.
There is as much high-toned cussed-
ness behind the name of a club as
there is behind any institution in the
country. They had wheezy piano
there and were playing cards and
had girls in the place. The mer-
chants would not employ any of these
youths, so they came to me and said
Mr.. Sunday, can't you stop it?'
81 found that out of fifteen young
fellows that composed the club thir-
teen came from Christian homes, and
all but one had been taught to play
cards by his mother.
"a man in Chicago in the Metho-
dist church was going around the
country visiting prisons, and a wo-
man came to him and said: Are you
going to Auburn Penitentiary? Will
you take this and give it to my
son?'
"This happened in the Moody
church, in Chicago. He said he was.
She asked him if he would see her
boy there and give him a package
He said he would.
"When he reached the prison he
saw the young man and handed him
the picture and said: 4 saw your
mother, and she asked me to bring
you this
"He looked at it and said: That is
mother. There are wrinkles in her
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-09
MUNICIPAL WORK TO COST
$43, 900.
CONTINUED from Front Page

\COuCluueU from TTOnC rage
city engineer is of the opinion that they
will do we'll to get thru by November
LIST. This will be the last municipal job
to be completed.
The most OF the jobs now under way
will be cleaned up within month or So.
The only job that will drag thru the
summer and into the late fall will be the
laying of the watermains, the grading
and crawling and boulevarding Of North
Broadway and as before stated the
laying and the construction of sewers
on North German Street.
1t will cost approximately $3.50 to get
the road leading to the Beussmann bridge
in shape. The approaches to the Beuss-
mann and CORTLAND bridges cost $4620.
The new floor system, $2899; Hippert &
Werner's sewer contract amounted to
1915; the Dearborn Construction Com
pany called for $685.; the laying of
the watermains cost 1881 and j. G.
Robertson's pump contract amounted
to $4755. To this must be added the
pump house and the grading, graveling
and boulevarding of North Broadway
to cover this years municipal improve
ments.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-09
COLLEGE RECEIVES DONATIONS

Z A sum of $4,000 was willed to the DR..
M. L. College by Mr.. G. Schwartz who
died recently in St. Paul and three
sanitary drinking fountains were lately
donated by a widow who refuses to
reveal her name. These were installed
recently. Rev. j. F. Scherf, of Balaton,
MINI. donated $50 toward equipment
of the buildings.
At the meeting of the board of directors
and trustees, which was held last Tues
day, extensive repairs were ordered
which will be completed this summer.
The electric wiring will be concealed in
the old building, while the basement
entrances will be given brick super
structures as protection against rain
and snow. The college campus will be
remodelled, new driveway will be put
in and the whole place graded over
again.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-09
Realty Transfers.
PIT

Western Town Lot Co. to John Voltine,
Outlet "a" of Town of Redford, $3.50.
Emil Witt to Margaret Polta, L B 81
North of Center St. New Ulm, 1875.
George T. Gieseke to Wesley c. Miller,
i L /, 13 and IL B ISL S. of Center st.,
New Ulm, $3300.00.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-09

Miss Louise Hensel came home from
Milford Monday evening where she has
been teaching her third year Of school.
Miss Hensel will teach in the New Ulm
schools this year.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-09
Church improvements.

The parsonage at the Congregational
Church is getting thoro renovating
this summer. New paint, new chimney
on the kitchen, and new cement steps
will add to its appearance and comfort.
The parlors Of the church are also being
freshened with new varnish.
New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1915-06-09

cts Long Way to Tipperary," which
was enthusiastically applauded, which
goes to show that: New Ulm is not so
dreadfully anti-English, after all.
The program for Sunday, June 18th,
offers wide range and variety and if
only the weather man will be good,
German Park will be filled to its outer
most edges with people who wish to
enjoy the chosen selections.