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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-08
H|LDA GETS EVEN
BY HAROLD CARTER.

Mother, we can't let Hilda 60.
She understands fathers very decided
tastes in cooking, and it would take
months to train another girl."A
But it's natural that she should
want to get married, Lucille" protest
ed Mrs. Hampton weakly.
1T may be natural, but we're going
to keep her." said Lucille, tossing her
pretty head.
But put yourself in her place, my
DEAR" answered her mother. Sup
pose you were prevented from marry
ing John. Wouldn't you feel badly?
And wouldn't you give up any posi-
ton, II you had to work, to marry
him."
That's quite a different matter"
answered Lucille. "Hilda is a Swede
and Swedes have no feelings. And
she's servant, and we can't expect
that sort of people to feel like US.
Hilda is very happy as an independ-
ent single woman, and that grocer's
clerk would probably squander her
savings and perhaps ill-treat her. I'm
going to stop the affair."
Mrs Hampton, mildly curious, found
her questions rebuffed with all her
daughters energy; and, being primar-
lily q peace-loving person, she subsid-
ed and hoped that nothing more would
be heard about the matter.
However, events moved quickly.
The next day Hilda was in tears, and
she shifted in a very audible manner
as she waited at table Lucille looked
particularly gleeful
I've fixed it" she announced.
"Lucille!" protested her patient
mother
oh, nothing much about that When
! was in the store today | remarked
casually that I hoped Hilda had got
her divorce in Sweden before coming
to this country, because she was flirt-
ing good deal with the young men
who delivered goods at the house.
That was all. And did you notice that
different clerk delivered the gro
ceries this morning? Hilda will soon
get over her feeling. and we'll keep
her.
Lucille, | am ashamed Of you"
All right, I'll take the responsible
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-08
Family Portraits.

There is beautiful home on Long
island that the owners wished to lease
lor the summer. Two parvenus with
social ambition thought this residence
might be the means of launching them
INTO local society. so they went TO look
Il over. Upon entering the boudoir Of
a young woman member Of the family
their eyes fell upon a beautiful Ma.
donna on tie wall They also OBJ
served Beatrice, One Of the marty
said. Well. II We ID sake the house
viii you please rem1ee the family
portraits ?"-Judge.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-08
Optimistic Thought.

The sc~rrcus u,aa grows rich in
-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-08
Wireless Wonder on Wheels

The signal corps of the United
States army has what is probably the
most powerful portable wireless teleg-
raphy outfit of its kind The appara-
tus is mounted on motor car chassis
and can be set up complete and in op-
Grating condition in as short time as
IL minutes.
Under favorable conditions, the an,
paratus has sending radius of up to
eoO miles. Messages from points 2, 500
miles distant have been received. The
generator which furnishes the curren,
Is driven by the same motor that pro
pels the vehicle.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-08
WENT AFTER THE WHALES
Fishing Party Unable to Resist the
Presence Of the Monsters Of
the Deep.

Maj Gen. Arthur Murray, comman.
der OF the western department, with
headquarters at San Francisco; Lieut.
Col. w. c. Davis and Mrs. Davis, Capt
J. B. Murphy, aid to General Murray:
Capt. c. NJ. Condor, Capt. and Mrs.
J. c. Kay. Capt and Mrs. John H.
Page. Judge Morris O'Connell, Ward
Preston, son-in-law of General Murray.
and Miss Caroline Raymond, daughter
OF Maj. r. r. Raymond, have enjoyed
their first whale hunt.
The entire party. as the guests of
Colonel and Mrs Davis. embarked
aboard the army tug Lieut.. George
harris at San Diego. Cal, at 6: 80
o'clock the other morning, bent on en-
Joying days albacore fishing. All
went well until about ten a. m. when
a school of whales, variously est.
mated at from 100 to 1000, 900 in mum.
bers, hove in sight OF the starboard
quarter of the tug All thoughts of
albacore were forgotten during the ex-
element and plans were formulated
to catch one Of the mammals and tow
it to port
Captain Murphy grabbed the game.
however, by showing his fish pole
down the mouth of wild-eyed whale
while the latter was calmly surveying
the hshing party. About the same
time three OF the mammals became
entangled in the tugs propeller and
fearing further casualties, Colonel Da-
Wis ordered the tug to return to port.
The net result of the days sport was
two aibacore, one gaunt.looking bass,
two kippered herring and lost fish.
pole and line.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-08
A BANKERS VIEW
OF THE FUTURE

| William A. Law, president of the
American Bankers Association, in
an interview given out in Chicago.
said.
when the bank reserves which
are greater now than they have ever
been in the history of the country
. are distributed, the nation will en-
oy almost unbelievable prosperity
The volume of money on hand is 50
great that it cannot find a natural
! outlet. The movement of the ire
mendous crops, with the attendant
financial activity, will still further
increase the bank reserves"
The writer has known Mr. Law
for years. He is a native of South
Carolina and was in the banking
business at Spartanburg until about
IL years ago, when he moved to
Philadelphia, where he is now first
vice-president and acting president
of the First National Bank of Phla-
delphia, which carries deposits of
from 80 to 40 millions of dollars
year In and year out,
While he is by no means a pessi-
mist, he is careful, conservative
business man and his opinion in re-
gard to matters financial is worthy
OF credence.
In his interview, however, Mr.
Law neelects to state when this
period of glorious prosperity will go
into effect.
AS a matter of fact, when bank
reserves are larger than necessary
! to preserve the balance of trade, tina,
much of the circulating medium is
withdrawn from legitimate trade
channels and industries and in con
sequence the people suffer.
1t is to be hoped that the bankers
curing the convention now in SEES
sion at Seattle, Washington. may be
ablesto evolve some plan by which
the immense. amounts of money now
! held up in banks may be distributed
through industrial channels at an
early date.
With the money boarded by the
banks and with the funds provided
by the government reserve banks;
with large crops all over the coun-
:, try. and many of the factories
! respectfully the munitions factoricsi
working to full capacity, industrial
| conditions in the United States
should be now at their best
J If the United States can, with
honor keep out of war all her in
dustries should be active.
: And. if war should be forced upon
the nation. Il is of even more i'm
/ portantance that industries should
I be kept to the highest degree OF a.
tivity.
! And, the responsibility now rests
I largely on the bankers of the nation
Clearwater Sun.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-08

{, called him up. to say he'd gone to the
theater with a party" answered the
attendants voice at the other end
Lucille slammed down the receiv.
er. That beats everything" she said
Indignantly Il shall send back his
right tonight"
Better wait till Saturday, and give
it to him, dear" said wise Mrs. Hamp
ton.
Lucille. burning v-i.'l humiliation
concluded that what she had to say
might better be SCH thal wi. en-
She spent three wretchcd d lys wlricl!
/ were not rendered any more pleasant
by the look on E;,da's face, which
now bore a broad smile.
Saturday night came, but John did
not. This was the climax of Lucille's
suffering. At ten O'Clock she sat
down and wrote him an indignant let.
ter. breaking of the engagement. She
was glad. she said, that she had
found him out at last, before it was
too late. but she wished he had been
enough Of a gentleman to tell her
what she had wanted to tell him, that
each had grown tired of the other.
But before the note was posted
there came a ring at the apartment
door, and Lucille, opening, encoun.
tered John Martin himself, wearing
an expression at once penitent, sheep
ish and absurd.
Forgive me. Lucille" he pleaded,
taking her hands in his.
The girl found her anger evaporat-
ing 30 rapidly that she could not
keep back the tears.
Il was a brute, a beast, to believe
it Of you,' continued John, but the
evidence was SO circumstantial, and
II hadn't received Hilda's letter to-
night"
What are you talking about, John ?"
demanded the girl.
Why, the letter Hilda wrote me,
dearest. To think that she should
have behaved in such a way. Why,
the girl must be mad"
john cried Lucille. 81 don't
know what you mean about Hilda
writing you letters, but why haven't
you been to see me. and why did YOU
leave word on Wednesday night that
you had gone to the theater with a
party, without even telephoning me?"
She was beginning to weep again.
Her feelings overcame her.
John clasped her in his arms and
tried to comfort her.
Don't you know. Lucille?" he
asked. Il came here on Wednesday a
few minutes earlier than usual, and
Il saw what thought was you. in
the kitchen, in the arms of a stran-
ger"
How dare you, How dare you,
john"
But you had on that blue silk with
the lace. and it was impossible to mis-.
take that dress. You know you wore it
because l always said l liked it. And
H1lda wrote me that she had worn it
that night to get even with you for
something or other. and had smuggled
her young man into the apartment"
But the girl, wild with anger, ran
into the kitchen, almost dragging John
after her There was no Hilda, but
on the table was an open sheet of "a
per with writing on 1t. Lucille
snatched it up.
Dear Miss Lucille" it ran, 81 guess
this evens 1t all up now and you can
nave your Martin. Tonight l leave
to be married to my beau. We have
a grocery store and ask your esteem
patronage. Please send wages as
under Hilda."
Copyright. 1916 by w. G. Chapman)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-08

tion which took place some months
ago between myself and a colored
'gemmen' from the state of Georgia :"
Having seen a lot of the southern
darkey, knew this one was from
the south and asked him how he
liked Georgia and how his race was
treated, His answer was; Georgia
is good state for good Niger and
a d bad one for the bad Niger.
Now, ! think the same will ap
ply to any race or creed, even to the
9ews All this clamor about the
southern prejudice against the Jew
fish race is lot of tommyrot As
have lived a number of years in
both the south and east and have
travelled the middle west, know.
whereof | speak when I say that
there are few so-oalled Jew-haters
in the south as in any part of the
country in which | have lived OF
travelled"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-08
20 FRUITS GROWN BY F. E. OH
LINGER AT HIS FROSTPR0OF
HOME

Mention is made in recent letter
from Mrs. Jason +. Hunt, Crool; d
Lake, Florida, of q visit at her home
of Mr.. and Mrs. +. Edwards Ohlinger
of Frostproof, Florida, an estima bic
family with within the Hunts are
havin2 most cordial relations, al
though living seven miles apart
with one of the most charming lakes
o. Florida, and mile of real estate
separating them.
The Ohlingers are native of Flor
ida and have a fine home and grove
near Silver lake Recently the Ohlin
gers had had twenty-nine kinds and
varieties of fruits. grown on their
place, on the table at one time, and
as this shows what the highland
lake re?ion of that state produces
the list is worth producing
Mr.. Ohlinger is an enthusiast on
the subject of making his land pro-
duce great variety of fruit, and
the occasion for this display was the
visit of state official and others at
his home, where they were hospi-
tably entertained. Miss Norah r..
Hunt of Ann Arbor, formerly of
jackson, knows the Ohlinger family.
as she visited them in August of last
al L. IN,
terms of warmest praise.
The list OF fruits on Mr.. Ohlinger's
table a couple of weeks ago includ
ed: Leonardo, Seedless and Cult
Medal grapefruit. seedlcss lime,
Chinese ,euavas, Guiena or large
white guavas, which frequently
weigh pound each, three other va
rieties Of guavas, three varieties of
grapes, three varieties of peaches,
two varieties ef hangos, Japan per-
simmons, Surinam cherries, olives,
Tardiff oranges. Naval oranges,
King oranges, Pineapple oran ,es,
tLngerines kumquats, loquats and
pineapples,
This setting out of Florida fruit,
all grown on one place and by one
man, is considered remarkable, al
though produced in the finest fruit
growing rindge of the state. Much
comment, we are informed, was
made by Mr.. Ohlin2er's guests on
the great variety of fruit that was set
before them, and they have widely
spread the story of the prolific
grove of their host.
One item in the list caused special
comment, and that was olives, Mr..
Ohlinger having two varieties on
his place, which are doing well ana
showing a prolific yield.
Mrs. Hunt also writes that the
schoolhouse at Crooked Lake is com
pleted and that it is fine building
The men in its Nininity Messrs
James Holpeter, Gordon Gardner, =.
Warling, Martin Dapier, Shubert
Wellling and Jason Hunt-havins
done most of the work free of charge.
The beautiful site was donated b,
e. W. Barber and Fred ID. yelling,
and the first school will begin in
September, Jason Is. Hunt, inspector.
Jacksonville Metropolis.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-08
NO NEED FOR COMMENT

A constant reader writes the
New York World the followin 2
which needs no comment from folks
who live in the south and know con-
ditions as they are:
las the press. especially in the
east and middle west, seems to de-
light in knocking thte grand old
state of Georgia, will you kindly a.
low me space to relate = converse
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-08
Some PROGRESS Anyway.

There are still many discourage
ments and baeksets along the path of
progress, but our memory goes back
to the time when frequently one of
the chief worries Of campaign man.
sser was how to keep the candidate
sober.-Columbus (ohio) Journal.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-08
Ambiquous,

Artist Cshowing latest picturel-"My
object was to try to express all The
horrors OF war" F-ieud-"I have
never seen anythir1 rc-e horrible -
Boston Transcrior.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-08-27

unconscious, since that scrap. He
can tell you what time he saw me
last. Bring the girls along, French
and hurry!"
Quest hung up the receiver.
Inspector French was as good, even
better than his word. In a surpris-
ingly short time he entered the room,
followed by Laura and Lenora. Quest
gave them a hand each, but it was
into Lenora's eyes that he looked
II mustn't stop to hear your story,
Lenora," Quest said You're safe
that's the great thing"
Found her in an empty house."
French reported, "out Grayson avenue
way. Now, Mr.. Quest, don't want to
come the official over you TOO much,
but if you'll kindly remember you're
an escaped prisoner"
There was knock at the door. A
young man entered in chauffeur's liv-
cry, with his head still bandaged.
Quest motioned him to come in
I'll just repeat my story of that
morning, Mr.. French" Quest said I'VE
went out to find Macdougal, and sue
ceeded, as you know. Just as l was
starting for home those two thugs
set upon me. You know how 1 made
my escape. They went off in my au-
tomobile and sold it in Bethel. l ar
rested them there myself this morn
ing. Here's the sheriff who will bear
out what I say, also that they arrived
at the place in my automobile"
Inspector French held out his hand.
"Mr. Quest" he said, y reckon We'll
have to withdraw the case against
you. No hard feelings, 1 hope?"
None at ALL" Quest replied prompt
ly, taking his hand.
Quest stood upon the threshold
watching the sheriff and his prison
ers leave the house. The former
turned round to wave his adieux.
There's an elderly guy out here"
he shouted, seems to want to come
in"
Quest leaned forward and saw thu
professor.
my dear Quest" he exclaimed, an
he wrung his hand, my heartiest con.
gratulations! AS you know, always
believed your innocence. am delight
ed that it has been proved"
The professor sank YEARLY into an
easy chair.
II will take little whisky and one
of your excellent cigars, Quest" he
said. Il must ask you to bear with
me if I seem upset. After more than
twenty years service from one whom
have always treated as friend this
sudden separation, to a man of my
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-08-27
SYNOPSIS.

Sanford Quest, master criminologist OF
the world, finds that in bringing to JUS
tice Macdougal, the murderer of Lord
Ashleigh's daughter. he has but just be-
gun life-and-death struggle with a mys-
terious master criminal. In hidden hut
in Professor Ashleigh's garden he has
seen an anthropoid ape skeleton and liv-
ing inhuman creature. half monkey. halt
man, destroyed by fire. In his room have
appeared from nowhere black boxes, one
containing diamonds. torn from lovely
throat by a pair, of armless. threatening
notes signed by the incrutable hands. On
his return from finding the body of Mac
dougal, who had escaped on his way to
prison, he is arrested for the murder OF
his valet, Ross Brown, and Miss Quigg.
In his rooms. Laura and Lenora, his as
sistants, suspect Craig the professors
valet. trap Craig and rescue Quest from
the Tombs to hypnotic Craig into confess
sion, but when Quest arrives he finds that
Craig and Lenora have both disappeared.
He lodges Police Inspector French. who
has discovered his escape.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-08-27

volume. Quest threw open the door
and closed it again at once.
'The place is on fire." he announced
briefly. Pull yourself together, man.
We shall have all we can do to get
out of this
Craig turned to the door, but stag
gered back almost Immediately.
"The stairs are going!" he shrieked.
''It is the kitchen that is on fire. We
are cut off! We cannot get down."
Quest was on his hands and knees,
fumbling under his trucklebed. He
pulled out crude form of fire es-
cape, a rough sort of cradle with a
rope attached.
Know how to use this?" he asked
Craig quickly. Here. catch hold. Put
your arms inside this strap"
Yard by yard, swinging a little in
the air, Craig made his descent When
he arrived In the street there were Q
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-08-27

hundred willing hands to reiease him.
Quest drew up the rope quickly,
warned by a roar of anxious voices.
Then he comm enced to descend, let
ting himself down hand over hand, al
ways with one eye upon that length
of rope that swung below. Suddenly,
as he reached the second floor a lit
tie cry from the crowd warned him
of what had happened. Tongues OF
flame curling out from the blazing
building had caught the rope, which
was being burned through not dozen
feet away from him. He descended
little farther and paused in mid
air.
A shout from the crowd reached
him.
'The cables! Try the cables!"
He glanced round. Seven or eight
feet away, and almost level with him,
was a double row of telegraph wires.
Almost as he saw them the rope below
him burned through and fell to the
ground. He swung a little towards
the side of the house, pushed himself
vigorously away from it with his feet,
and at the farthest point of the out
ward swing jumped. His hands Crap
pied the telegraph wires safely. Even
in that tense moment he heard a little
sob of relief from the people below.
Hand over hand he made his way
to the nearest pole and slipped easily
to the ground. The crowd Immediate
ly surged around him.
where is the man who came down
before me?" he asked a bystander.
Talking to the police in the car
over yonder," was the hoarse reply.
"Say, guv'nor, you only just made
that"
Craig pushed his way through the
crowd to where Craig was speaking
eagerly to French. He stopped short
and stopped down. He was near
enough to hear the formers words.
"Mr. French, you saw the man come
down the ropes and swing on the ca
bles? That was Quest, Sanford Quest,
the man who escaped from the Tombs
prison. He can't have got away yet"
Quest drew off his coat. turned it in
side out and replaced it swiftly. He
coolly picked up a hat someone had
lost in the crowd and pulled it over
his eyes. He passed within few
feet of where Craig and the inspector
were talking.
"Say, boys, Sanford Quest is in the
crowd somewhere. He's the man who
jumped on the cable lines. A hun
dred dollars for his arrest!"
Quest turned reluctantly away. Men
were rushing about in all directions
| for him.
The Odanah star. [volume] (Odanah, Ashland Co., Wis.) 1912-1916, 1915-08-27
Copyright, Otis F. Wood)

"In just the same way" he ex-
planned, that I am sending her this
message at the present moment-a
message which she will receive and
understand wherever she is hidden.
Would you like to know what I am
telling herr"
The man shivered. His eyes, as
though fascinated, watched the little
instrument.
II am saying this, Craig" Quest
continued. "Craig is here and in my
power. He is sitting within a few
feet of me and will not leave this
room until he has told me your where
abouts. Keep up your courage, Lee
nora. You shall be free in an hour"
The trapped man looked away from
the instrument into Quests face.
There was a momentary flicker Of
something that might have passed for
courage in his tone.
"Mr. Quest" he said, you are a
wonderful man, but there are limits to
your power. You can tear my tongue
out from my mouth, but you cannot
force me to speak"
Quest leaned a little farther for
ward in his chair, his gaze became
more concentrated.
"That is where you are wrong,
Craig. That is where you make mis-
take. In very few minutes you will
be telling me all the secrets Of your
heart"
Craig shivered, drew back a little
in his chair, tried to rise and fell
back again helpless.
"My God!" he cried. Leave me
alone!"
when you have told me the truth, -
Quest answered swiftly, "and you will
tell me all want to know In a few
minutes. Your eyelids are get
ting a little heavy, Craig. Don't re-
sist. Something which is like sleep Is
coming over you. You see my will
has yours by the throat"
Craig shook his head. A very weak
smile of triumph flickered for mo-
ment at the corners of his lips.
"Your torture chamber trick won't
work on mel" he exclaimed. "You
can never"
The whole gamut of emotions
seemed already to have spent them
selves in the mans face, but at that
moment there was new element, an
element of terrified curiosity in the
expression of his eyes as he stared
towards the door.
SIS this another trick of yours?" he
muttered.
Quest, too, turned his head and
sprang instantly to his feet. From un-
derneath the door came little puff
of smoke. There was queer sense
of heat of which both men were 81
multaneously conscious. Down in
the street arose chorus of warn
ing shouts, increasing momentarily in