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The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-02

The Neptune is in charge of Past Assistant Sur
geon Norman Roberts, while Assistant Surgeon-Gen-
eral William c. Rucker is in charge of the general
crusade being conducted by public health service
against the rat plague and parasite. Dr. Claude c.
Pierce is also of the determined workers in the
thousand ferrets, a thousand and a thousand
terriers in its work of rodent determination. With
one breath it kill 10000 rats It can kill the
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-02
A SAD FAREWELL.

$50 you are going to make another tOur2"
Yes replied the actor.
But you advertised your previous engagement
as a farewell occasion
ct was one. We said good-by to nearly a
thousand dollars"
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-02
HIkloZZJXE" GoHnITG A0rES1E XES5Ek ~
<ZZoNGAZE roe LII AE5ZeHcZIOW
meath the skin of a human

meath the skin of a human
being the plague results
In the week ending Sep
TENDER 26, 1914, Assistant
Surgeon-General Fuckers
report shows that 20 yes
sells were fumigated with
sulphur and IL with car
bon monoxide and there
were 12S,S53 packages OF
freight inspected In this
week more than eight
thousand rats were trapped
and examined. Hundreds
of premises were fumigat-
ed OF disinfected and
many more places we're
inspected During the one
week 199 buildings were
made rat-proof. Altogeth-
er the number OF buildings
thus guarded against the
entry of rodents was 1,3OO-
Assistant SurgeOn-Gener-
al Rucker follows his word
that the eradication Of bu-
bonic plague means the
eradication of rodents by
saying that in America We
have two rodents which
are comprehended in the
problem, the rat and the
ground squirrel, and appar-
emily each plays a very
distinct role in the propa-
CATION and perpetuation OF
the disease.
The rat is distinctly do
nestle in its habits, and
therefore comes in more
or less intimate contact
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-02

YOUR OWL DRUoGIsT WILL TELL you
Try Murine Bye RsDedy for Rel desk. hgterZ
inst Eve comfort write for Book Of tie Bye
81 mail Free Murine Eye Reme<J Co. Chicago
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-02

prevent slipping. The calks may be
made of a material that will not injure
pavements and yet will furnish a good
footing under all conditions.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-02

Smile, smile, beautiful clear white
clothes. Red Cross Ball Blue, American
made, therefore best. An grOeers- Adv
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-02

1O,0OO, but let it be said that
only occasionally is it called
upon to breathe out death upon
more than 500 of the pests at
one exhalation, for seldom is a
larger number found on one
ship.
Why it is done, and how it is
done, it is here the purpose of
a layman to set down, trusting
that the doctors of the public
health service will approve the
spirit, even If the strict Ian
guage of science, in which the
profession usually communi.
Gates its views, is here notorious
by its absence. Let it be told
first how it is done.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-02
Riuht There,

what fad has the club on hand
now?'
I believe it's palmistry.''
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-02

He is a fortunate man who can
catch up with his ambitions and hIs
debts.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-02

SOLID FOOTING FOR HORSES
overshoe, Easily Adjusted to Hoof of
Animal, Invented by New York
er-It Prevents Slipping.

The Scientific American in iIlustrat-
ing and describing an overshoe for
horses, invented by NJ. Blackman, 204
West Eighty-second street, New York,
says:
The invention provides an overshoe
for horses which may be easily ad-
justed to the hoof of the horse. The
overshoe is provided with removable
soles formed with caIks arranged to
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-02

tits easier to call a man a liar than
il is to prove IT.
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-02

The Neptune is little
more than a big tub, but
it is well fitted up with
quarters for the medical
officers and the crew who
navigate it and direct its
benefcent work. When
there were rumors of the
appearance of the dread
plague in the Crescent
City. the Neptune put to
sea from Philadelphia
and made the trip in
quick time to New Or
leans. Its deadly pro-
jectile is monoxide of
carbon; its weapon of
offense is the hose and
nozzle; and its powder is
coke which burns in a
closed furnace. NTonox-
ide of carbon is more
deadly than shrapnel,
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-02
His Wife's Ways.

Isn't your wife a clipper"
She's more. She's a reTenue-cut-
ter!"-Judge-
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-02

a train Of thought Isn't always on
time
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-02

LONG the 1evees guarding the cres-
cent-shaped banks Of the Missis-
sippi river at New Orleans, the
good rat ship, Neptune, is at its
deadly work. Deadly work which
is life-saving work, done under
the direction of Uncle Sans pub
lie health service. Rats carry the
parasite which transmits the fright
full disease, bubonic plague, to
man The Neptune's work is to
kill the rat and to save man. It
is doing its work most nficiontIu
The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1915-01-02

"only Until the var close. my
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-10

Time was in the good old days Of
the simple life when every town in
the country had it's local humorist
who told his jokes without money or
price and was content with the So
cial homage he received as compen i.
sation for the exercise of his pecu :.
liar talent. But not SO now. The
funny man with the true vein in him
has cash market for his goods ana
boards his jokes as a miser his coin
lest they get out and become stale
before he turns them into money
through the press or on the plat
form. 1t is better to be born funny
than rich these days, for the former
has fun and gets money in time,
whereas the merely rich man gen
orally has a crouch and bad liver
as well as suspicious outlook on
life. and cant buy sense of humor
with all his millions. Little Mar
shall p. Wilder, New York's favorite
funny man, died the other day and
left an estate valued at more than a
quarter of a million dollars. Had
he flourished fifty years ago before
his jokes and jokelets had become
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-10

Few people stop to think that
Florida is growing faster than any
State in the Union, all things con-
sidered, and that from being near
the bottom in population among the
States as now, it will not be many
years at the present rate Of growth
before she is near the top. The
Palm Beach Post does not exagger :
ate when it says:
"If Florida maintains it's present
rate of growth for the next twenty
years, it will have population of
100000 people, and the per capita
wealth will exceed that of any
Southern State. The amazing fer /.
tility of the soil throughout this en- :
tire peninsula is constantly con-
founding the wisdom and experience
of those who have profited there .
from. Add to this its unsurpassed
climate, increased ability for discov :
ering its resources, with no other
equal area on the American conti-
nent possessing such vast advan =
tages, plus good system Of tSate
roads, and Florida will startle the
whole world by her increased growth
and development.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-10

The Pensacola Journal under the
management of Frank Mayes was al
ways a peoples paper without the
cant which so often goes with pro g.
LESSONS of that kind, and it believed
strongly in the policies of Woodrow
Wilson and William Jennings Bryan.
Now that Mr.. Mayes is dead, the
Journal announces that it will con :
tinue to advocate those policies and
maintain constantly its attitude of
devotion to progressive Democracy.
Percy Hayes will continue as man =
aging editor and Dudley Barrow has
been made business manager. but no
one has been selected to succeed to
the position of Mr.. Mayes as presi :
dent of the company and editor Of
the paper.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-10

$4,000 of per cent fire depart
ment bonds due and payable, $4,000
in 1882 and same amount annually
thereafter until 1941. $1,000 de-
nominations.
$4,000 of per cent hospitai
bonds due and payable $500 due
1892 and same amount annually un
til 1s41. $500 denominations.
All bids must be accompanied by
certified check for l per cent OF
the amount of bonds bid upon. The
Board reserves the right to reject
any and all bids. All communica :
lions should be addressed to c. d.
Clough, secretary Of the Board.
BOARD BOND TRUSTEES.
3739 Lakeland, Fla.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-10

The Telegram has received copy
of the address of Editor Frank Har-
,ris of the Ocala Banner. delivered
before the Woman's Club Of Ocala on
Saturday, Feb. 6, and We have read
it with much interest from the first
line to the last. The address Is en-
titled Like Begets Like" and 1t is
strong and convincing plea for
universal peace throughout the
world. The logic of the plea Is ir-
resistible and its language clear,
simple and impressive. Such litera
ture as this will do good wherever
read and enough of it will create a
public sentiment that will drive the
cruel and bloody absurdity Of war
from the earth forever.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-10

The Fort Pierce News insists that
our citrus fruits are selling by re-
tail as high as ever, although the
growers are receiving fom twenty
cents to one dollar box net, as
against $1.25 to IS. 90 last year.
The News says it shows rottenness
somewhere and "the secret OF 1t
seems to be that the commission
houses are banded together to give
the growers the worst of 1t and make
a big profit for themselves. j" I'm
doubtedly this is the general i'm
preston among growers, but definite
proof, and especially a quick rem
edy, is lacking. The News offers the
following SUGGESTION, which looks
good on the face of it:
1.-THE Florida Citrus Fruit Ex-
change is helping the situation con-
siderable, but it will never prove
thoroughly effective until it has a
cold storage warehouse in each ship
ping center and sells direct to the
retailers, holding the fruit until
good prices can be obtained and
practically controlling the market.
This is what the Exchange is build
ing to, but it must have the co OPP
Grafton of all the largest growers to
be able to perfect such system.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-10

of. that the incorporators intend In good faith
to form a corporation for the purpose OF car
rying on a lawful business as set forth In
said articles of incorporation.
c. A. COLE.
L. c. HULL.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 23rd
day OF January, A. d. 1915.
tSean GERTRUDE OvERSTREET,
Notary Public State VI Florida.
Nv commission expires May IL. 1917.
STATE OF ILLINOIS,
90 MY o. COOK, IS.
Before the undersigned. a notary public,
personally appeared II. II. Cole. who after
trine duly sworn. deposes and says thai ne
f. nne a; the persons described in and who
siu,ied the foregoing articles Of incorporation
as IN incorporation thereof; that he has read
said articles of Incorporation and Knows the
cs.nse,.ts thereof that the incorporaiors In
end in good faith 10 form a corporation Tor
he purpose Of carrying on lawful business
as set forth In said articles Of Incorporation.
II. H. COLE.
Sworn to and subscribed before me this 18TH
day Of January, A. d. 1915
tSeal)
STANLEY W. BALL.
Notary Public.
My commission expires Oct. Is, 1917.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-10
BONDS FOR SALE

On Thursday, March 1S. A. D.
1915, at 10 o'clock a. m, the Board
Of Bond Trustees Of the City Of
Lakeland, Florida, will receiv.
sealed bids at the Commissioners
room in the City Hall for the fol
lowing municipal bonds:
$4,000 of per cent light and
water bonds due and payable $4,000
in 1925 and same amount each year
thereafter until 1884. $1,000 annu D..
ally BEGINNING 1941 and continuing
until 1861. $1,000 denominations.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-10

Rich Hobson will soon be out of
Job as congressman. but that fore
handed young man will not go idle
on that account. He has suco eeded
in making prohibition a national is
sue and that will keep him going up
and down the land. a mighty busy
orator for years to come.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-10

We are sorry to see that the Ocala
Star betrays symptoms of getting in
with the small and diminishing
crowd that is nagging the admins
rtation because Of its Mexican pol
icy. President Wilson must either
stick to his present attitude toward
that chaotic land or declare war
there is no middle ground. Which
would the Star prefer?
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-10
That fanatical simpleton who i.

That fanatical simpleton who is
sending the Florida papers a copy OF
Life containing his silly effusion on
the negro and holding the South re
sponsible because God didn't make
him a white man, with all the quail
ties of the superior race, is pa
thetic kind of ass because of his sin :
certify; but not the less is he a pre-
sumptuous ignoramus and an un :
qualified slanderer Of the people who
have done more to help an inferior
race than history anywhere else re-
cords in racial relations.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-10

That war in Europe has come to
be merely bloody old chestnut.
Considering the magnitude of the
scrap and the numbers engaged,
they don't kill each other half fast
enough to satisfy the public demand
for slaughter; and as for results,
there are none. Shoot up, gents!
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-10
a0TlcE oF APPLICATION FOR LETTERS
PATENT AND INCORPORATION

NOTICE Is hereby given that the UNDER
signed will apply to the governor Of the state
" Florida, i. his Office In the state house In
he city Of Tallahassee. state Of Florida. vn
March End. 1915. for letters patent incorp0r-
ating ourselves, our associates and SUCCESSORS
into body polite and corporate, under the
name Of COLE Il HULL
We also hereby declare and show that the
following charter and articles Of incorpora-
ton Is full. true and complete copy, the
original of which Is now on file In the Office
Of the secretary Of state Of the said state Of
Florida, at the said city Of Tallahassee, dur
ing the time required by law for the publica-
ton Of this notice,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-10

a marketable commodity, he would
probably have been referred to as a
good fellow of not much account,
and so unthrifty that his relatives
had to pay his funeral expenses.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-10

We should like much to share with
Joe Reese his high opinion of the
angelic disposition Of the sweet :
tempered brother" he refers to, but
people close to that individual tell
us that his sweet temper is a fraud
and he is about as amiable as win :
ter tourist who gets here Just in
time to hit a drop of twenty degrees
in the temperature.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-10

Harry Floyd says Of Frank Mayes:
eve who knew him and loved him
will die now with less regret be.
cause of our hope of seeing him
again"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-10
THE LAKELAND NEWS.

4 weekly Newspaper giving . resume
" local matters, crop conditions.
county sTairs. etc. Sent anywhere
r $1.UJ per year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-10
The Evening Telegram

Published every afternoon from TIE
Telegram Building. Lakeland. FA.
Entered in the postofice at LaGe-
land. Florida, az mail matter Of the
second class.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-10
LABOR NEWS AND NOTES
The war has had practically no
effect on Manchuria's trade.

A trade school is soon to be es-
tablished at Athens, Greece.
Experiments have proved that
sugar beets can be successfully
grown in Ireland.
An extensive deposit OF asphalt OF
superior quality has been discovered
in the Philippines.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-10

Fifty per cent of London boys en-
gagged in street trading sell newspa
pers and 20 per cent sell milk.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-10
X F. HETHERINGToN. EDITOR.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

me jeaI VOW
1ix mOnLne Z.oV
hree monlns .-............ 1.25
Delivered anywhere within the
ianits of the City Of Lakeland for 10
cents Q week
From the same ONCE ID issued
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-10

My commission expires Oct. Is, 1917.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-10

STATE OF FLORIDA.
COUNTY OF POLK, IS.
Before the undersigned. a notary public In
and for the state Of Florida at large per-
sonally appeared C. A. COLE and L. c. HULL.
who, after being duly sworn each for himself,
deposes and says that he Is one Of the per-
sons described in and who signed the fore
going articles Of Incorporation as an incor-
porator therein: that he has read said articles
of incorporation and knows the contents there
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-03-19
MRS. ROCKEFELLER DIES
Husband and Son, In Florida When
End Comes, Hasten Home.

End Comes, Hasten Home.
Mrs. John D. Rockefeller, wife OF
the founder of the Standard Oil CON-
pany, died at her home, Pocantico
Hills, near Tarrytown, N. Y. She was
in her seventy-siXth year.
While Mrs. Rockefeller has been an
invalid many months; it is under
stood that her death came rather I'm.
expectedly.
Her husband and her son, John D.
Rockefeller, Jr., were at Ormond, Fla,
and were advised that Mrs. Rookie
feller had taken a critical turn for the
worse.
Mr.. Rockefeller and his son imme-
diately returned on a special train.
Mrs. e. Parmalee Prentice, Mrs. Rock
efelleris daughter, and Miss Lucy
Spelman, her sister, were present
when she died. Another daughter,
Mrs. Harold F. Mccormick, of Chi
cago, is in Switzerland.
The definite cause of Mrs. Rookie
feller's death was pernicious amaze
mia.
Mrs. Rockefeller was an intense
lover of quiet home life, and was lit
tie known to the outside world. She
had no liking for society beyond the
small circle in which she lived. She
was deeply religious and gave liber.
ally to charity, although she refused
to allow her benefactions to be ad-
vertised.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-03-19
AMERICAN SLAIN
BY MExICANS
John B. MeManus Murdered
BY zapatIstaS'
PUNISHMENT IS PROMISED
Brazilian Minister Reports Incident TO
Secretary Bryan and oroer TUT
Reparation Fellows.

John 3. McManus, a Denver mining
man, was killed when zapata forces
entered Mexico City.
An American flag was flying over MS
house and the doors had been sealed
by the Brazilian consul, say adVlces
to the state department from the Bra
lillian minister in Mexico City.
General Salazar, the post coni'
mander, promised the Brazilian mill
lister he would punish those RESPONSE
! BILE for the murder, which is said 10
have been one of revenge because II
was charged that McManus killed
three Zapatistas when they were IN
the city before.
Secretary Bryan took the dispatch
es on the killing of McManus to the
cabinet meeting, and they were lald
before President Wilson.
After a conference between Presi'
dent Wilson and the cabinet, a formal
demand was sent to General Salazar,
insisting that the Zapatistas guilty OF
the murder of McManus be punished
and that adequate reparation be mace
to the family of the victim.
Accounts of the killing Of McManus
varied. Some persons said he fired
the first shot at the Zapatistas as they
were trying to force an entrance to
his house. Others said the Zapatistas
started the shooting.
The Americans hat was full of bull
let holes, and that is said to indicate
that the attack on him had been made
from a short distance. After he had
been killed the house was looted.
The Brazilian minister demanded
immediate satisfaction for the murder
in the name of the United States,
whose interests he represents in Mex
leo City.
The message from the Brazilian
minister set forth that McManus was
attacked in his own home, when the
Zapatistas were withdrawing at the
time of their being driven out by
General Obregon, and that the COM
rades of the men. he killed in self.
defense took the first moment to
wreak vengeance upon him.
apparently McManus was killed in
cold blood" says the report; "his
body was found riddled with bullets"
The fact that the American flag had
been hoisted over the house and the
door had been sealed by the consul OF
neutral power, was taken by Off
cials to indicate that either McManus
felt he was in danger or that all for
eigners were fearful Of their safety
with the entry of the Zapata troops
and took steps for protection.
The killing of the American IS de.
scribed in the official dispatches as
having caused the greatest excite
ment and emotion in the foreign col
ony.
Official dispatches received in diplo'
matte quarters from legations in Mex
leo City say that one British house
was looted and 100 persons were In
iured in the disorder which prevailed
between the evacuation Of Obregon
and the entry of the zapata troops.
Two thousand Mexicans stormed
the National Palace in Mexico City
in an effort to release $50 Catholic
priests imprisoned there.
A riot followed, and OctaV1o Ber'
trand, chief of police of the capital,
was attacked. Two Mexican assassins
who attacked him were killed. A
large number of persons were injured.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1915-03-19
Bottle Law Repeater Lost.

By a vote of 8 to s the Delaware
senate went on record on the liquor
question for the first time by defeat
Ing a bill repeating the bottle law.
Both "wets" and "drys" in the
house ordered struck from the calen'
dar a group of liquor and temperance
bills. One included bill granting spe'
cial licenses to clubs in New Castle
county when holding picnics.
Mr.. Downward withdrew his bill,
which woald have increased license
fees slightly in that county.