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Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-03-10

Baltimore Now Has the Fight Bug.
Baltimore fight promoters are talk
ing of erecting an arena to seat 25, 700
in Baltimore county, probably in the
vicinity of Black river. It is hoped
to have the structure completed by
May 20 and stage 20-round bouts.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-03-10
MANY Bills PENDING.

MANY DlliS
In the senate are listed 31S bills
as introduced. Senator Fairchild of
Milwaukee leads. the list with "a, fol-
lowed by his colleague, Senator Mar
tin, with 80. Senators Huber, Stevens
and Rollman each introduced one bill
The senate adopted a memorial on
the death of S. s. Fif1eld of Ashland,
once lieutenant governor and legisla-
tor. The assembly bill changing the
name of Dunbar, Marinette county, to
Goodland, was concurred in. Senator
Staudenmayer withdrew his resolution
calling for an opinion from the attorney
general on the right of the board OF
normal regents to employ lobbyists
to work for or against pending bills
The judiciary committee recommend
ed indefinite postponement for the
Burke bill permitting appeals from
decisions of the state commissions
to be tried in the counties where they
originated The senate passed the
Bray bill providing that the law per
hitting continuance or adjournment
of cases in which party or attorney
interested is a member of the legisla-
ture shall not apply to certain civil
actions The judiciary committee re-
ported favorably on the Fairchild bills,
prohibiting the making or using of
false statements in obtaining money
or credit, and prohibiting issuing
worthless checks, drafts and orders
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-03-10

AppletoH.-A coroners jury cleared
Eliza and Willie Mextoxem, Indians. OF
the charge OF numbering their cousin.
Charles Mextoxem, who troze to death
January 20 at the Oneida reservation
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-03-10
NEWS OF THE STATE

Kenosha.-Miss Sarah Devlin has
taken out petitions as a candidate for
the Office Of county superintendent of
schools. If she is nominated and elect
ed she will be the first woman in the
county to hold the position.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-03-10

Prof. James Naismith of the Spring
field Training school, introduced bas-
ket ball twenty-three years ago.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-03-10

when athletics were first introduced
in this country.
MANY persons believe that long dis
lance racing is injurious to boyst
Perhaps in some cases it is, but do
you know that every youngster who
ran in our New England marathon
was closely examined after the finish,
and found in perfect condition, not
withstanding the strain of running
more than twenty-five miles?"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-03-10

The Savannah Athletic alliance, just
formed, is to govern and foster sport
in that vicinity.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-03-10
Articles of Incorporation.

Articles of Incorporation.
Articles of Incorporation were filed
in the Office Of Secretary Of State Don.
aid as follows:
Observation-Disclosures company, Marsh
field; capital, $4,000; incorporators,
John Hasselbalch, George Block, l.. D.
Kitowski.
New Butler Electric Light company,
New Butler; capital, $4,000; incor.
porators. ]. l. Mullenbach, A A. Null
1enbach, Albert Peterman.
Excelsior Realty company. Milwau.
kee: capital. $4,000; ineorporators. G.
8. Bramfeld, D. H Fish, Alvin Tighe
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1915-03-10

Omaha athletes are to form a branch
of the Amateur Athletic union.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-29
A. PERMANENT GOOD

The after-effects of the great meet
ing at Lakeland held recently under
the auspices of the Central Highway
Association are only now coming TO
the surface. OF course there was a
lot of enthusiasm incident to the
gathering together of some two
thousand good roads boosters, and
everybody went home resolving to
do his or her part in furthering the
cause. Very often on occasion of
this kind, enthusiasm dies out after
the cheering is over but in this par
ticular instance there is every indi-
cation that the people of the central
part of the state, just like those
along the Easst Coast and in West
Florida, are now practically all ad
vocates of better highways. Tt is in
teresting to read the newspaper COM
ments on the Lakeland meeting;
there is no difficulty in arriving at
the conclusion that all Florida is de-
termined to show spirit of progress
siveness by offering for the use of
farmer and tourist the best roads to
be found anywhere in the country.
While there is apparently some riv-
airy between certain sections of the
State as to the location of trunk
highways, yet after all there is no
occasion for anything of this kind.
AS this newspaper has more than
once pointed out, it is simply a
question of each community dom g
it's duty by building paved highways
and inviting the world to come and
enjoy them. 1t is no exaggeration
to say that hundreds of thousands of
dollars would be left in this state
year after year that are not left
here now nor will be until Florida
can truthfully say to the rest of the
country, Come down to the Land
of Flowers; enjoy our good roads
our balmy air, our fruits and oul
flowers, and our hospitality. This
will mean not only more visitors in
the winter but more permanent resi-
dents.-St. Augustine Record.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-29
PULLS c. 0. D. TRICK.

About once a year, according to
police reports, merchants of this
city are victimized by individuals
who order goods sent out c. o. D.
and then requests that change he
sent by the delivery clerk for va
rious amounts from one to ten dol
lars, giving a bad check in payment
for the goods and change.
A well dressed stranger has been
working the game on certain of the
in this city. using differ
ent addresses each time. He Sc.
lected the goods himself in the va
rious stores visited and then or
dered them sent to his house, cash
on delivery. Later he would tele.
phone the merchant asking him tc
send change by the clerk for bill
of specified denomination The goods
were delivered and the delivery boy
iven a check in exchange.
Among the merchants who were
caught by this ruse were Bailey OF
Tampa, Kings Drug Store and Daw,
son & Thornton. The police Were
notified as soon as it was discovered
the checks were no good but up t
the present time have not been able
to locate the swindler. = Tampf
Times.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-29
ANINT PHOSPHATE
ASSESSMENT REDUCTION

In the proceedings of the regular
September meeting Of the board OF
county commissioners mention was
made of the fact that a reduction
had teen granted by the commits
siohers in the assessment of personal
property of certain phosphate plants.
Inasmuch as the item did not give
the full details and as there has been
considerable comment on the matter
the motion as made and carried is
given herewith in full:
Hon. L. l.. Wilson appeared be-
fore the board representing the Prai-
RE Pebble Phosphate Co., American
Agricultural Chemical Co. and the
Palmetto Phosphate Co., petitioning
the board to reduce the 1915 as
sessment on personal property of the
above named companies as follows:
Prairie Pebble Phosphate Co., from
$2SO.OOO to $163, 900; "A. A. Chem
ical Co., from $4,000 to Sal, 900;
Palmetto Phosphate Co., from $145.-
900 to 100000. On motion Of
Commissioner Mann, seconded by
Commissioner Lancaster, reduction
was allowed and clerk instructed to
notify the assessor to reduce as fig
ures above. barlow Courier-In-
formant.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-29
A TIMELY WARNING

The London, Eng, Sketch warns
it's contemporaries, of which the
London Spectator has been the most
offensive, that the worst thing they
can do for Great Britain is to abuse
in print the government of the
United States.
After referring to the various
American diplomatic notes to Ger
many, the Sketch says:
''The most that we can say is that
if President Wilson can maintain
peace with honor, it is his duty to do
SO. Let us mind our own business
and leave the President of the Unit
ed States to mind his
This is sound sense, and it is high
time it was uttered. The attitude
of a part of the English press is
identical with that of the Berlin
press. They assume that the Presi-
dent of the United States has no
right to concern himself with
American interests. He should pull
the chestnuts out of the fire for
Great Britain, and anything else is
cowardly. louisville Post.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-29
THE SOUTH INVENTED THE
FIRST SUBMARINE

Imagine a cigar thirty feet long
and six feet thick and you have a
fair photograph of Confederate
submarine that sank big Union
warship in Charleston harbor. This
curious craft was built in Mobile and
Capt. IIundley, who helped construct
her, persisted vile making an expert
mental trip.
The submarine was propelled by
eieht oarsmen, and it carried only
one torpedo, which it towed
through the water and placed be-
meath its intended victim. Three
different crews were drowned before
Lieut.. Dixon, of Alabama, pilOted in
1864 the queer little submarine out
to where lay the huge Housatonic Of
the Union fleet.
The torpedo was exploded against
the hull of theunsuspecting Federal
warship, which sank in few min
utes. The Confederates also went
to the bottom.
To get that submarine beneath the
surface it was necessary to fill COM
partments with water, but that
made it extremely difficult to bring il
to the surface again. Perilous as
was the work of those who manned
her, after three crews had persisted
a fourth volunteered Immediately tt
row her upon that last trip, whic!
was at once triumph and dis
aster.
And yet l hear doubling Thomase'
say we haven't the ingenuity, the re
sources and the courage to defenC
our country against outside assault
-Girard in Philadelphia Ledger.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-29
POLITICIANS, KEEP AWAY

r. l.. Turner, president Of the
West Tennessee Press Association
and editor of the Martin (Tenn.)
Mail, is sending out the following
circular letter to members of the
West Tennessee Press Association:
Brother Editor-1If you are pub
fishing the stuff the politicians are
sending you for publication you are
doing an injustice to yourself and
advancing the cause of the politician
at your own expense.
What he wants is publicity, and
he sends you the stuff to publish at
10 cost to him, as it is news matter.
If he can get it free he is going to
do it. Your mail is heavy with this
matter asking you to publish it
Suppose we stop the publication of
this matter Tell the aspirant for
political honors if he wants publicity
through your paper he will have to
pay your regular advertising rates
When he sees that you mean bust
ness he'll come across all right
From time immemorable the can
didate has been depending upon the
country press for publicity-aid in
his campaign-and he got 1t with
out price and as free as you evel
wrote a puff of the dearest FRIEND
you ever had.
THE space in your paper is you'll
stock in trade. 1t is for sale, JUS
like the products of the farm, the
groceries or dry goods of the bust
ness house, and why not sell YOU
space in your paper instead of Civ
ing it away? Let the editors o
Tennessee, especially West Ten
nessee, assert their rights and de
mand pay for their space.
mo space without pay, for WI
know it is our stock in trade, ou
source of income. our dependence TO
a living. Will you not do it? Hop
ing and trusting you will be will
us at our meeting in Humboldt OIL
October Is, beg to remain, your
truly. "T. L. TURNER,
President Western Tennessee Pres
| Association"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-29
SOONER OR LATER A "a
"MAXWELL." WHY NOT "a
NOW? 81
1f1ii1 EIIf0 III 1GE0f0
MORE SYRUP FACTORIES

correspondent makes the excel
lent suggestion, in a communication
we shall take pleasure in publishing
next Tuesday, that syrup factories
be established in every county in
the state, as there is a nationwide
market for pure Florida cane syrup.
He says, rightly we think, that there
is no estimating the proportion TO
which the production and the de-
mand would grow He urges that
small capital would be needed to
operate these plants.
Some of the finest of syrup is made
in crude mills which waste three
fits or even four-fifths of the juice
In regular syrup factories, with inn
proved machinery. the syrup could
be more economically made
through the saving of much of the
waste of the raw juice, for one
thing, to say nothing of the other
wastes that could be eliminated.
Such syrup factories. which
would increase the cane acreage
would result in sugar refineries
springing up very quickly, as on
correspondent suggests. In fact
these syrup factories would conSti
tute so many easy steps to the great
resideratum of Florida sugar e
fineries. for which they would pre-
pare the field. With number o
these local syrup factories success
fully conducted it would not b.
difficult to persuade capital to Ell
ter into the sugar industry in thi
te.-Times-Union.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-29

We can think of nothing more
likely &c take the snap and ginger
out of a soldier charging the en-
trenchments of the enemy than col
lision with high-class barbe Gwire
fence, horse-high. bull-strong and
pig-tisht; and because the German
trenches are all embroidered with
decorations of that character the
allies are meeting with difficulties
in their latest advance which We at
a distance are prone TO forget. With
rifles, machine guns and heavy ar
tillery playing on him at short range
while he is struggling to get through
the barbed wire, it seems a miracle
that any soldier should come out
alive from such contest.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-29

During this summer just passed
many people from Florida have Wis
tied California and have had full
opportunity to compare the resources
and ADVANTAGES of the two States.
Some of these people are but tena-
tive residents of Florida and arr
waiting to fully test the State and
meanwhile compare it with its only
rival. California The testimony is
all one way, sc far as we have seen.
California is great and wonderful
and especially in the splendid boost
ing spirit of her people, who will
tolerate no thought of rivalry; but
on an impartial comparison, with
the clamorous boosting and the i'm
pressive mountain scenery left out,
the advantage is with Florida. She
has better winter climate, grows
better citrus fruit and has a larger
area of cheaper lands available for
that purpose. All that is needed is
the California spirit One of these
visitors writes from California to the
Clearwater Sun:
''The more 4 see of California the
better ! like Florida. Give us few
more miles of roads, such as they
have here; / little more advertising
and we will, have the tourist trade
as soon as they get a taste of our
climate !" cs
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-29
EAsTERNER VS.. CALIFORNIAN

An fastener visiting the fair re-
sents the implication THAT the av-
erage Fastener comes West with a
clean shirt and a dollar bill and new
err changes either, in the following
slam on California:
THE Californian gets up at the
alarm of Connecticut clock, but
tons his Chicago suspenders to De-
troit overalls, washes his face with
Cincinnati soap in a Pennsylvania
basin, and sits up to Grand Rapids
table to eat Kansas City meats and
Minneapolis flour with Idaho pota-
toes cooked in Indiana lard on a st.
Louis stove, wipes his face on a
Rhode Island towel. Puts a New
York bride on a Colorado broncho
| that is fed on Iowa corn, and plows
| a five-acre farm, covered with an
Ohio mortgage, with a Chattanooga
plow.
When bedtime comes, he reads q
chapter from a Bible printed in Bos.
| ton, says prayer written in Jerusa-
! lem, crawls under a blanket made in
New Jersey, and is kept awake by
| FLEAS, THE GREATEST PRODUCT
CT HIS STATE >
The fastener might truthfullN
add that if the Californian does moi
get both his dollar bill and his shirt
before he let's him go, he is playins
IN rare luck.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-29
ABANDON BABY ON THE
FRONT PORCH

Pensacola, sept - =. } lew
art, residing four blocks west of the
Jewish cemetery, last night shortly
after I o'clock, found an abandoned
girl baby, possibly couple of days
old, in a basket on his front porch.
The little waif appeared satisfied
with her little world, and at last
reports was in good health and none
the worse for her ladyship's unusual
debpt into world society.
Mr.. Stewart said that there was
nothing to indicate the parentage of
.the child "She was just left here in
the basket. wrapped in some clothes.
and that is as far as | can tell you
about it," said Mr. Stewart. "But
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-29

Tonight is the big Broadway fea-
ture at the AirdOme. Marie Cahill,
Americas foremost coincidence, in
Judy Forgot" a five reel feature
comedy taken from Avery Hopwoods
celebrated comedy. Everyone has
heard of Marie Cahill, and if you
enjoy good, clean comedy Come,
Come. Come!
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-29
AN EXPECTED VERDICT

The verdict in the Mendenha,l
case was responsive to public sentl-
ment and the facts brought out on
the trial. No other verdict seemed
possible from an intelligent and con-
scientious jury. Mendenhalls story
of the death of the two women and
his connection with it was prepos-
ferrous, and If he was relying on fic-
ton for a defense he should have Sc
cured the services of good writer
of detective short stories to get UP
something that had few elements
of FEASIBILITY about it as his ac-
count of the tragedy. Mendenhall
may consider himself in big luck
that the jury recommended him to
mercy, thereby saving him from the
death penalty, for if he was guilty,
as the jury thought he was, it was
guilt of most atrocious character
and many juries would have with
held the recommendation for mercy
The case will, of course, 20
through all the courts, and every
technical advantage and obstruction
will be utilized, but it seems prob
able that the verdict will not be
disturbed and the convicted man
will have to do life term in prison
unless some pardoning board in the
future shall turn him loose. But that
contingency is too far away to be
considered now.
A notable and gratifying feature
of the case is that within two
months after the crime was commit
ted the defendant, although promi-
nent socially and comparatively
wealthy, with lawyers ranked as
among the ablest in the State to
care for his interests, was arraigned
indicted, tried and a verdict reached
vt doesn't happen that way every
time by long shot, but the slow
sure pressure of public sentiment in
the administration of justice is be-
ginning to make itself felt all ovel
the country, and with the newspa
pers always on the job of refreshing
the public mind on that point, the
old-time delays in bringing men o.
wealth and prominence to trial arr
not so easily had as formerly.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-29

With Uncle Sam on the job of en-
forcing the federal law against the
shipment of ereen fruit to the mar
kets 70 catch the early trade, there
will probably be an abatement of that
very serious injury to the citrus in
dustry in Florida. Uncle Sam has
a way of enforcing his laws with less
"keerlessness'' than some of the SOW
ereign States.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-29

Geo. Schmidt, the wonderful bar
itone, Montgomery Pet" Tampa's
favorite, will sing tonight when
You and Were Young, Maggie. "
Isn't this your favorite? Every Ole
is talking about this boys charac-
teristic singing.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-29

1t will be rude shock to those
patriots in this country who know
so much better than President Will
son does how to regulate our relat :
ions with Europe at this time to
read i'm the newspapers that the old
soldiers of the Union in annual en-
campment at Washington fully sus-
tain ali endorse the president in the
police he is pursuing. That illus
trious, battle-scarred soldier, Hon.
Roosevelt, will be especially dis
gusted at this want of eomprehen.
sive knowledge of the situation on
the part OF the veterans.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-29
FREE EXHIBITION

Tonight in front of the Airdome
at o'clock. Don't miss it, and be
sure and see the five reels of COM
edy and vaudeville.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-29
The Latest Composltion.

Mr. Flatte-"That was the best
piece of ragtime l have heard on our
piarcrlaver, dear" Mrs. Flatte-
well, that was one of those porous
plaeterr | got In ther. b. mistake. -
Yonkcrs C.a."s man
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-29

Fifty-two people were killed hor-
ribly. without a moments warning
in Ardmore, Oklahoma. Monday, by
an explosion of dynamite. and the
public reads the story in the news
papers, almost with impatience. to
get to something more important
and appealing in some other column
of the paper. A generation ago the
whole country would have thrilled
with the horror of the tragedy And
yet there was never 50 much prac
ticaI charity and benevolence in the
world as today and so much efficient
systematic effort to alleviate human
distress.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-29

Halligan and Crosby, the best rag
time and harmony team in the south
will be at the Majestic all next
week.
The first episode of Neal of the
Navy shows the eruption of Mount
Pelee in Martinique Island.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-29
Worth Knowing.

Turpentine mixed with stove polish
prevents rust ara ives brighter
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-29

Neal Of the Navy and Halligan &
Crosby at the Majestic Monday.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-29

Lambright of the Tampa Tribune
is off on his annual vacation. Ee
will take in the G. A. r. parade in
Washington today and the worlds
SERIOUS" next week, and he is on"
innocent" boy, as the Tribune calls
him, who is sure to have a good time
every minute during his absence,
for that's the kind of philosopher he
is. o rare Ed Lambright:
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-29

That proposed billion dollar loan
to the allies which many of the
newspapers are discussing as either
a good thing or bad thing for this
country, is finance in an altitude
away beyond our reach. A billion
dollars is an uncountable sum OF
money, and we dismiss the case from
our further consideration for the
want of jurisdiction.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-29

THE LAKELAND NEWS,
= weekly newspaper giving resume
Of local matters, crop conditions,
county affairs, etc. Sent anywhere
Tor $3.50 per year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-29

Mendenhall's nerve was all right
but his facts were no good-hence
the verdict
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-29

Detective Blinn, featuring Winni-
fred Greenwood and Ed CoXen, at
the Majestic tonight.
Exploits of Elaine at the Males
tic Friday.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-29
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The management of the Lyric mas
been fortunate in securing another
OF those thrilling war features. War
will be shown 10 the movie fans of
Lakeland saturday. :natinee and
night
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-29

Clearwater has been ''hogging'
the better part of the front page
publicity in Florida for week past,
bu! she must now reluctantly retire
The show is over.