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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-09

II he saw her he was to summon her
to surrender or sink her on sight.
And, Of all the scouting torpedo
boats and destroyers. it had fallen to
Adams to sight the fugitive Kron-
prinz.
or course there was no doubt she
would surrender. Then he would take
his precious captive, with her still
more precious cargo of one, safe into
Plymouth.
He rang full speed to the engine
room, and. standing beside the wheel
man, watched the distant wisp of
smoke creep up until it covered the
horizon In front OF him. Then the
hull Of the majestic passenger vessel
appeared upon the waters. And
gradually the Sritfre overhauled her.
The signal to lay to being disre-
garded. at distance Of mile the
Spitfire fired a shot across the bows
of the Kronprinz. The fugitive's only
response was to quicken her speed.
until with all her furnaces glowing un-
der forced drafts from the open
ventilators, the Spitfire was creeping
up inch by inch rather than by leapb
and bounds.
Shall | give her . torpedo. sir"
asked Lieutenant Bingham Of his COM
mander.
He was amazed to see the CHASTITY
pallor upon Adams face A torpedo.
striking fairly home, would send the
vessel to the bottom before she could
launch her lifeboats. And the life
boats OF the Spitfire would not suffice
to save a 1.-THE OF the Kronprinz's
crew and passengers, few though the
latter were.
''Ill give her shotted gun first.:
answered Adams.
This time the shell went very near
the Kronprinz. but the result was the
same as before. She sped through
the water about fifteen hundred yards
ahead OF the pursuing craft Through
his glasses Lieutenant Adams could
plainly see the passengers crowding
the deck.
They say that she's carrying two
twelve-pounders." suggested Bingham.
That may be the reason
Adams had heard the rumor that
the Kronprinz had been partly con-
verted for the destruction of mer-
chantmen. A sudden resolution was
apparent on his white face
Give her a torpedo when | signal.
Bingham" he answered.
And he stood within the wheelhouse.
fighting the '1ost supreme battle Of
his life II was his duty to his coun-
try against the only woman whom he
had ever loved and, though the result
was never in doubt, the conflict was
one of those that go to the soul Of
a man and leave their imprint for
ever.
He had met Frances Lowell two
years before, when he was temporar.
fly attached to the embassy at Wash
ington. She was OF Southern birth.
and had been visiting relatives in
the capital. From the first they had
been attracted to each other. When.
after q few weeks OF acquaintance,
Adams had been recalled to England.
he had gone with the understanding
that, 20 soon as he got his f1rst com
mand, be should ask her to DO his
wife.
The command had como three
months before. and BY that time their
correspondence had shown them that
they had not erred In their selection.
Frances had accepted him: He had
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-09
ANTIQUES. cURIos AND HEIRLooMs
Glass C. Section 2

with History Attached.l
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-09

II he saw her he was to summon her
to surrender or sink her on sight.
And, OF all the scouting torpedo
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-01-09
Quite So.

Quite So.
Young Whitcomb should get on In
the world. He's q plugger."
Yes. What's he doing?"
Dentistry. Philadelphia Ledger
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BONUS FOR ARMY AIR
MEN WHO CAN'T FLY
Officers SO Testify at Court.
martial of Licut.-tOl.
GOOdicr.
EXPECT CONGRESS TO ACT

SAN Francisco, Oct. lS.-Testimony
10 startline relative to conditions In the
Walton section OF the signal Corps of
the army as to lead military men to
pred.ct Congress will investigate the en-
tire aviation service was given to-day
AT the cuurt-martial OF Lieut.-Col. Lewis
i. Goodicr, Judge advocate Of the West
crn department, by army aviatprs,
Two army officers conycrsaut with
aviation matters testified that certain
officers of the aviation section who draw
dying pay, Or IA 80 per cent. increase
Of regular pay. for hazardous work
could not operate aeroplanes at ALA
condition that one Of the officers char
actcrized as graft"
Absolute ignorance of the needs Of
tho service was charged against the
commander OF San Diego army aviation
school, Capt. Arthur :, Cowan of the
| Signal Corps. under whom six military
avlators have gone to their deaths.
Testimony was presented that Capt,
! Cowan and Col, Samuel Reber, chief of
, the aviation service in Washington,
played favoritcs in selecting aud re-
tanning officers for aviation duty and
that merit counted nothing against the
personal favor of these officers, and
more particularly Capt. Cowan. Col
Goodier Is on trial for trying to incite
officers TO prefer charges against Capt
Cowan.
The testimony set forth that Col
Goodier, rs judge advocate, gave advice
to the officers who preferred charges
AGAINST Can't. cowan-charges hat never
come to trial, but, according to two
witnesses. such advice was given only
Oh request and the advice did not
tend to make the officers turn agains
Capt, w
Lieut.. Byron q Jones. IT, first arm,
officer to attempt any thrlllers in tn,
air. testified that Capt. Cowan had hecl
drawing "~lying' pay since July, 1913
when he was not capable of taking {
machine into the air alone and never
did so to Jones's knowledge,
Jones testified that cowan and Col
Rcber did not want independent mind
under them. He said he once saw
which Cowan said. wen have I,
knock some OF these youngsters In Tn,
head 10 keep them down. or word
to that affect,
Jones added that there was another
officers, Can't, william l.. Patterson, VIII,
drew the pay of an aviation officer q
the San Diego school, and who did mo-
! know how to ny.
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RESENT 0URNING A N
j. 4 ". seligmRn 4 Co. write to
..Stuats-ZeitunI'' About u.

The following letter has been sent to
the Stddts-Zeitiui1 by the banking firm
OF J. * W. Seligman n co.
DEAR SIR We repeat for Your
benefit what we thought We had made
a~bundantly clear In our statement to
the press on september 20. namely. that
we are not Germans. nor yet German
Americans. but that We are unqualified,
unadjcctivtJ Americans.
while not readers Of the stats
IcitUrJ We are under the impression
that there WIS no mourning border in
the middle Of Your front page when
American children aud American women
| emitted TO the sympathy and protection
OF every true American Were. together
with their fathers, husbands and
brothers. deliberately and ucirt.eSSly
murdered hv the sinking Of the Lusi-
ttuit.
That black mourning border YOU seem
to have reserved tor American banker
seeking TO render q dislntcrcst.d serNi',
to their country hy helping TO keep lis
industries going through crciIts TO its
/ foreign customers.
This letter hould be- published in the
sam. prom 'r' place OF Your front
peg, ,~ ,uI selected fur ,ho mourning
I upr.vr o. .u,' .g our 'irn name in your
! .s~u, uf October lG.'
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because they knowingly participated IN
the unlawful things done in the name OF
the New Haven and OF other corpora
lions created by them for the purpose OF
concealing unlawful acts
Mr.. Bats here went into details to
support his contention that the criminal
intent was to be Judged from tn" acts
themselves. He i]ustauced the New York
and New England Railroad, q compete
tor, the stock of which MAS dcmoralized
by suits. harassing restrictions and \
host OF other tAngs. lie spoke Of the
New York n Harlem road, the so
called "Corsair'' agreement, by which II
was arranged that the Boston and Maine
Railrvad should "a no competition so
far AS the New Haven was concerned IN
the acquisition of roads north OF the
Boston and Albany, while the New Ha-
ven was TO have everything TO the south,
Mr.. Bats gave IN detail the Govern
ment's Interpretation OF facts connected
with n great many OF the consultations,
including the steamship companies. II
was when he reached the Metropolifl n
line deal that he came to the name or
Mr.. Billiard and Mr.. Robbins. He said
that all involves an unprecedented
detail of tortuous dcyiousness,' which
EXPRESSION made even Mr.. Robbins smile.
ON one day, Mr.. Bats said, Mr. Rob
bins in paying out a single sum OF money
used three different banks, five different
accounts, ten different deposits and nine
different checks, in order to conceal his
trail. One OF the corporations used In
this transaction was organized especially
for the purpose OF dawing n check, II
was the New England Securities Com
many. Its treasurer was Grover G. Rich
ard, a young electrician of Portland, VII
got s. Il day and expenses to come 10
New York has put his name to "A $1,000
600 check.
The prosecutor next spoke OF the Bill
ard ompan and the Boston and Maine
aud then proceeded to the trolleys. Ill
told of one deal where a trolley system
was purchased from Senator Aldrich and
associates In Rhode Island for sci 900,
600, which was not worth, he said, one
tenth Of that ainoun and declared thi'
showed that there was AN intention tC
%monopolizo all transportation Mt what
ever cost.
The defendants IN the case followed
closely everything said by Mr.. Bats
Many of them We're not directors whei
the deals were made. but they listened
nevertheless. Mr., Rockefeller did no
leave HIS place all day and tho other'
were equally attentive,
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EDISON AT THE GOLDEN GATE
Tonight San Francisco VIII Be
AbIase In His Honor.

SAS Francisco, Oct. lS.-Thomas A.
Edison arrived here late this afternoon,
and a reception committee greeted him
and his party at the Oakland Mole.
With Mr.. and Mrs. Edison were Miss
Grace Miller. Mrs. Edison's sister. and
Billy Bee. the inventor private secr,-
tary.
After the formal reception Mr.. Edison
had the remainder of the day at his
disposal. which will he the case until
tomorrow night, when the plan for tn.
illumination Of this city and Oakland
Will be put into effect. II is expected
that the illumination will be the mos;
novel and general that has ever beer
attempted here.
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WOMAN COMMITS SUICIDE.
brother kiiIrd In War;. Eurricr'.
WIZ Was Dc.nOndcnf.

Mrs. Mary Benzur. wife of John Ben
EUR, Il %iurrier, OF 40 West Forthwith
street. committed suicid" by gas yeS,sr-
day afternoon in her apartment at 36Oj
broadway. She was found dead By
Charles Dappel, Benzur's clerk. who was
sent uptown with a key to the apartment
TO fetch his employers eyeglasses.
Dappel sncilcd gas Is soon as he
opened the door and called Dr. Iuich.u-
son Of J2l West l07th street. Two other
physicians came NJ well as an am
oulance surgeon and a pulmotor crew.
but Mrs. Benzur was beyond aid 1t
was said that she had lost a brother In
the war recently.
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BANKERS CONFER ON
NEW FOREIGN LOAN
Discuss Additional Credit With
Anglo French ENJOYS
Still Here.
GREECE MAY GET CASH

co,,or.,ces ho,u,oe, han,se,s and the
~
remaining representative vi ~ ,
French financial commission coht'hueu
yesterday. The discussions were largely
.u 81. .,n,u.,,,rv credi, for
80" and l,r,ncs II Is be-
80, ~" ~, a. 49,. -. crad,, tho Landau
ne,eu me Iii ,.s,o accsn,.pces
!" ! o" - 49,. 4, this
ui'"n "a e., honL,nu CIRCLES
SUNNI. - ale y,o,,id no
noMsN,'' ,na' ~ 81 o.n,,ai &,
ueciueu upon u'', 70 nc
England OF i<oru rteaulns anu uaa -,
Ders ol the co'h'"'ss'oh wiz '"'e' 0'
SATURDAY. -
BASH /. BIacKett' octave i,oun'ers
ana Maurice 'asseilaVe' presiueh. ~
the National Bahk OF iiaHt'' were AT tne
National city Bank yesterday ~discussihs
the matter OF further credits win FRANK
\. Nandcrllp, president or that insti-
tuition.
At the offices of j. +. Morgan u Co.
II was said that subscriptions to the
$500. O0O,O loan were being paid
rapidly. Money for the bonds was being
offered by the public in amounts that
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truly scientific and that TO be truly sci
entitic involve, being truly religious SO
IL is tina Mrs. Eddy declared In The
Christian Science textbook concerning
the most religious man Of whom history
las any record. Jesus OF Nazareth. that
he was also the most scientific man
that ever trod the globe page Sl3-323.j
at has not been customary for the
world to think of that great and good
man in hat particular way. Yet if
we a~nalyzc the life and works Of Jesus
as presented to US i'm the gospels We
must come IT, the conclusion that "a nan
who could perform thos" works mus;
nave possessed I'm a supcrlative dtgrcc
that science which Is also religion, AMI
that religion which is also the science
of sciences
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-19
FASSETT IN BELLEVUE AGAIN.
sent 10 psychopRthic Ward After
Round Of lRbUrrts.

Lawrence r. FiSsctt, president OF the
National Products COMPANY, who was
taken TO Bellevue Hospital on saturday.
three days after he mad been declared
sane by supreme Court Justice Ford.
was arraigned yesterday in the Harlem
police court on charges OF intoxication
and dlsorderly conduct. lie made a six
hour tour of the cabarets OF the city Fri
day night, II was charged, and refused 10
pay his taxi driver,
The dispute about the * was settled
out Of court. bat Fassett VAS returned to
Bellevue for the third time for observa-
ton as to his sanity.
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Stockholders Of the Soabuard Ar Lin,
Halfway viii hold "a special meeting a,
Petersburg, Va, on November l. ~
ratify the uniting of the company with
the Carolina, Atlantic and Western Rail-
way and also to approve a mortgage for
s3oo.oOo, 600 IN connection with the con-
sulIdation of the two companies.
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TWENTY HURT AS TRAIN
HITS TRAIN IN TUNNEL
Mystery in Set Brakes That Stop Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit Cars and Lead to Rear End Collision
in Flatbush.

Twenty persons we're injured. four Sc
vcrely. In a rear end collision OF Brook
Ign Rapid Transit trains last evening
In a tunnel just east of a cut near the
Woodruff avenue station In Flatbush.
The first train had been stopped by the
application Of emergency brakes while
two cars were still in the tunnel The
motorman Of the other train said no
was unable to avoid the smash because
his emergency brakes failed to act.
Both trains were we'll filled with peo-
pie returning home after their days
work In Manhattan. Nearly all Of thc
passengers were tumbled about in show
ers of broken glass. A. the lights In
the cars went out after the crash and
the passengers had TO grope their way
out IN the darkness.
some Of the Injured.
The injured included
McLEEsE. ELMER. 90. a clerk. 81 Kenil-
worth place, Brooklyn: right foot ampu-
tated Taken 70 Kings County Hospital.
BOYD. ARTHUR. n a clerk; 1884 Est
IWenty.toqr'h street r9okiyn risnt
e'n'N 'f'N 80"
FULLER. CHARLES l., IA manager. tIs
East seventh street, brooklyn; left rms
fractured
MEYER. MRS. ANTONIO, -, II New Loo
road. Flstbush; right arm cut and con-
tusIons Of head and body.
PAXTON. X E, IS. - Sheepsheai Bav
road. loft arm and body bruised ana
face cut
WILSON. JOSEPH. 81. 1884 East Thir-
tenth street, Brooklyn fracture Of left
knee ana right side injured.
All of the iniurcd excepting McLeese
were taken To their homes.
Just as a six car train Of the Brighton
Beach line was approaching the station.
which is located IA Il deep cut, the wheels
bit into the rails. and the train stopped
:, suddenly that nan of the passengers
were nearly doubled up. TWO of the
| cars We're still In the tunnel, and the
passengers u%ervouslN peered out of the
, windows. \ later "a five car
tain, bound for Coucy Island. in charge
Of MotoInan Benjamin Bauman. bore
down upon Tho stalled train. Bauman
saw the red lights ON the rear car and
tried II jam on the brakes, but they
didn't work.
The train struck With great force and
the platforms OF the last car of the
stalled train and the FIST ear of the
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Increase In Net Earnings.

From July !. 1902. to June 80. 1873.
the property has paid to its owners in
dividends s2.l35.06i. During the same
period II has paid In wages on the New
Haven and subsidiary companies, the
net earnings OF which helped TO make
up the dividend fund texcept Boston
and Maine and New York. Ontario and
Western), S402.IsS.sll.'
notwithstanding the gloomy outlook
for the present for dividends on New
Haven stock the increase In the net earn
ings OF the company during the past
fiscal year and the reduction In expenses
has been remarkable. The net income OF
the company shows an increase over that
OF 1914 of t2,033. 3OS.
Total railway operating revenues were
s65,379 .2H3. a decrease of s2o73,32S
from l"li. but the total railway operat-
ing expenses of sii.l26,s23 showed n de-
crease of s5.l06, 1856. This left s2l,252.-
SO? for net revenue from railway opera
tons, "A gain OF s3.o33.o57 over a year
ago. The railway operating income of
the New Haven FOR the fiscal year just
passed was slS.500.ss - q gain of sS,S5y,-
$50. The total operating income vas
sls,5O2. 0Sl. an increase OF $3,S5l.g5s.
The total incorporating income of the
property was s5,S55.05l, "a decrease of
sl,966.4;3. this being largely due TO a
falling of In dividend income. which
amounted to sl.OSi.3SS. The gross in
coIne was S2i,357.l32, u gain OF sl,Ss5.-
49,. Total deductions from gross income
amounted to s22,Oi9.l6l. a decrease ~
kl53.s23. leaving "A net income for the
year OF s2,3U7.21l. III increase OF s2,03?,-
sos. 4he ratio Of operating expenses 10
total operating revenues was $40 per
cent, "a decrease Of $50 per cent. while
the ratio OF operating expenses and
taxes to total operating revenues was
7l.6? per cent, a decrease OF $50 per
cent.
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The total receipts for duties at the
Custom House Yesterday were s516-
t>O.62. OF which s205,56J.6l was fcr
merchandise withdrawn from bonded
Warehouses and s37l,ll5.0l for rcVc..
i~mportations.
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',. r'stian Science by its very name
indic.'es that the union between science
and religion has been established. that
to he truly religious means also TO bs
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NEW HAVEN DIVIDEND
NOT YET IN SIGHT
Chairman Elliott, in Presenting Annual Report, Com
ments on Improvement in Gross and Net Earnings,
but Fears Court Orders of Sale.

Little hope of Il resumption for some
time OF dividend payments or the stock
of the New York. New Haven and
Hartford Railroad Company is held out
TO the stockholders in III. annual re-
port for the year ended June 80. 1915
The total debt OF the company at the
present time is s26i,3s5.l00. which
means hat for every 500 of stock the
company has s1Gs.2s OF debt. In his
remarks regarding the dividend outlook
howard Elliott. chairman OF the board
Of directors, says:
The first three months OF the cur
rent fiscal year show marked improve
ment n the earnings OF the company.
botn gross and net. hut our directors
cannot consider the declaration of any
dividend until they are assured OF the
permanent financing of the company.
The ainount of the possible loss In the
sale NJ the properties that must be
sold BY order of the Federal Court
the existence of tho large floating debt
and the need OF money for making inn
provements all affect the ability of the
company to pay dividends.
1T IL hoped that the valuation OF
the property OF the company now be-
ing conducted by the Interstate Com
merce Commission will result In an in
creased value over that nov shown on
the books and to that extent will offset
any loss in the sale of the properties that
must be sold under the decree OF the
court.
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| Asto1Y
Trustee for Personal Trusts
Fifth Avenue & 18th Street
New York

DIRECTORS
VINCENT AsToR
GEO. r. BAKER.
Chairman First Natioaai Bank
STEPHEN BAKER.
President Dant OF the Msahstas Co
NICHOLAS DIDDLE.
Astos Eaate
GEO. D. CASE,
Whine 4 Csse. AHosseys
THOMAS COCHRAN.
President Liberty National Baah
HENRY J. COCHRAN.
Nies. President
E. C. CONVERSE.
President
JOHN l.. DOWNEY.
Building Construction
NJ. FRlEDSAM.
President n. Altman A. Co.
ROBERT WALTON GOBLET.
THOMAS HILDT.
Vice President
FRANCIS l. HINE,
iresdes, First National Bast
RANALD y: MACDONALD.
EDGAR l.. MARSTON.
Hair q Co.. Bankers
GATES ". McCARRAH.
prest Mechanics 4 Metals Mari nast
CHARLES a. PEABODY.
Ftckident Mutual Lie lntursnce -
d. 4. POMEROY.
WILLIAM u. PORTER.
J. p. Morgan & Co. Bankers
SEWARD PROSSER.
President Jsnk,s Trust Co.
DANIEL G. REID.
MenberT,er. tom. I ehish Valley X. \. &c.
DOUGLAS ROBINSON.
ARCHIBALD d. RUSSELL.
ALEXANDER n. STEVENS.
Niee. President
CHARLES l.. TIFFANY.
viee-ire,ijen, Tiasny & Co.
II. X. TWITCHELL.
Vice. President th,mieAi Nat Bank
THEODORE ". VAIL.
Pres. American lei. Tel. Co.
ALBERT n. WlGClN.
Psesident Chase National Bsns
OFFICERS
e. c. CONVERSE,
President
ALEXANDER II. STEVENS.
Viee.Prssident
RANALD II. MACDONALD.
Vice Presideut
HENRY J. COCHRAN.
Vice. President
THOMAS HILDT.
Vice. Presidem
BARKLEY WYCKOtP.
Cashier
JAMES r. TRowpRiDGR
Secretary
CLIFFORD wILMURT.
Assistant Cashier
LELAND s. STILLNAN.
Assistant Secretary
Interest Paid on
Daily Balances
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The profit aud loss statement Of the
company shows hat the balance brought
forward from June 80, 1914. was ST.
s22,2i6, while the balance as of June %,
1915, had been increased to s3,I33.o3i.
In his general riuarks To the stock
holders MIR. Elliott says: "rhe last two
years have been the most critical IN the
history Of the company, and there has
been difficulty III maintaining its in