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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-10
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Hudson "33" fve.pas
senger car. Original cost $1,700.
FOR SALE OR TRADE-Choice of
two lots in Methodist colony.
Black Mountain, N. c., near
Asheville.
10 ACRE FARMS acres In bearing
grove. acres good truck land
within one half mile Of city. Just
on Florida avenue. ]. F. Crutch-
held. Phone 292 Black. 36SS
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-10

FOR SALE-Two story house of 7
rooms and bath. lot 50xl40, in
fine location in Dixieland, for
$500. The John F. Cox Real
ty Co. 1858
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-10

HOUSE-Six rooms and bath, shades
and screens, woodshed, 1-2
squares north Of school house on
Florida avenue. inquire at house.
604 North Florida or @. d. Stoner
1850
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-10
F o R r E N T

FURNISHED ROOMS with private
bath and light housekeeping IA
cilities. 1911 South Florida Ave.
Phone ss7 Red. s<2s
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-10

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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-10

ELBElrAR fcssrent ~ two separate
ssc<1aUss. Inquire at aoi South
9sansnss Or phsas 49, sss3i
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-10

LESS THAN AUCTION PRICES
Four beautiful shaded lots; close
in, block from Lake Morton. Price
for this week too low to publish.
See owner, COS East Lime St.
1908
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-03-10

My commission expires February 8. 1919
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The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-11

~ dIO DdH OIL CaIutU4s
ductor about this time thrust his head
out from the curtains OF his section
and demonstrated with the porter for
making SO much noise.
The porter explained that he could
find but n of Mr.. Cranke's shoes TO
shine and was e~ndeavoring to locate
the other, which happened to be still
on the foot of Mr.. Cranke's artificial
leg, which he had carefully deposited
in the net in the berth. Reaching
into the net he got the leg and passed
1t foot first through the curtains, just
in front of the colored mans face.
The latter took hold of it, but when
he drew it u into the light and saw
there was a leg attached he dropped
it and ran through the train scream
ing at the top of his voice.
Il never heard such a commotion in
my life, and the passengers came
tumbling out Of their berths pell nell,
imagining there was a hold-up" said
Mr.. Cranke. 1T required the com
bined efforts Of the entire train crew
to quiet them and get them back to
bed and it was almost impossible to
induce the porter to return to the
car" @
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-11
oyERPRoDUcTIoN IN INTENSIVE FARMING
A Convenient Rack for Hauling Fodder.

done at any time until 1t is too late to
permit the crop to mature before frost.
The land should be plcwed in the
spring for surface planting and then
allowed to lie rough until about seed
ing time when it should be smoothed
with a drag harrow or disk. For fur
row planting spring blowing is not
necessary. A lister like those made
for planting corn can be used on
stubble or cotton land without pre-
vious preparation If the farmer does
not have a lister the furrow can be
laid out with a pillow and the seed
planted with a one-horse drill after the
manner of planting cotton or corn.
Planting in burrows is recommended
for western Texas or Oklahoma, and
fat or ridge planting for all the region
east of this where the rainfall is more
abundant. When planted in rows SO
to A inches apart 4 to 6 pounds Of
seed to an acre are sufficient. Sorghum
seed is usually cheap, but the farmer
is urged to buy only standard varieties
from a reliable dealer.
When planting in rows, thorough
49, Az as ~ luS
sorghums as to corn. This method
produces larger yields and the crop is
better prepared to Withstand drought
than if broadcast Or drilled. Where
the latter method is followed, how
ever, the practice is the same as for
oats Or any other small-grain crop.
Cowpeas or soy beans are also fire.
quently mixed with sorghum to i'm
prove the quality of the hay. This is
especially frequent on dairy farms.
Three parts of cowpeas Dr. soy beans
to n of sorghum seed is the usual
proportion. From 60 to 80 pounds Of
the seed mixture is required to the
acre.
As pasture, sorghum is safe only
after it has become fully matured;
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-11
BIG COON ATTACKS COPPER
Policeman Has Lively TussIe Witt
Furry Animal Who Jumps Him
While on Beat.

Seattle, Wash.-Pedestrians out late
recently on Queen Anne Hill were as
tonished to see Patrolman A. II. Ellis,
revolver in hand, chasing q large.
furry animal down McGraw street, be-
tween Sixth and Seventh avenues
West. The two dashed around the cor
1er and up an alley. A moment later
there came three shots, and the patrol
man emerged from the alley dragging
by the tail q monster raccoon.
Ellis was walking his beat about
ten o'clock when the animal sprang
from the ground and chung to him. He
shook It OF. It lunged at him again
and this time got under his coat and
sunk its teeth in the patrolman's thigh.
He again shook the animal on and
pursued It down the street and up the
alley. where he managed to shoot it.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-11
Kills Man in Wife's Room,

MISUNDERSTANDING he found his
wife occupying the same room with
DR.. r. E. Mauldin, Cohley Cox. a young
druggist, shot and instantly killed the
physician at 1 o'clock on the morning
OF June 8. Cox then turned to see
Mrs. Cox swallow a large quantity of
bichloride Of mercury. She cannot live,
physicians say. The tragedy occurred
at MI. Cox's home at this place.
Conley Cox, Jr., 4~-year-old son of
the couple, witnessed the tragedy. Cox,
after telephoning DR.. G. S. Lemberg to
give medical attention to his wife.
wrapped the child in a blanket and
went to the hotel of A. v. Mitchell.
where he put the boy to bed
Cox fired six shots, three Of which
took effect, two entering the physi-
clans head and the third puncturing
the neck. Thee other shots went wild.
DR.. Mauldin was a graduate of a Me-
ridian institution. He also attended
Millsaps College, Jackson. Cox mar
ried a daughter of j. o. Gum, a travel
ing salesman of Starkville, six years
ago.
Mrs. Cox died the night following
the shooting from the effects of bichlo-
ride tablets she took with suicidal in
tent when she was discovered by her
husband, without ever seeing her hus-
band or baby.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-11
PUTS OUT BOMB; LOSES NOSE
Pittsburgher Gets a Close Shave and
Extinguishes Harmless Fuse
Thrown by Joker.

Pittsburgh, Pa.-William White had
Just been talked to sleep in the barber
shop of John Beymer on the North side
when with a crash of glass through the
front window came a piece of lead pipe
with a burning fuse" attached. So
startled was Beymer that a quick move
ment of his razor shaved Whites nose.
All except White fed.
White grabbed a towel to stop the
blood, and noting the lighted bomb
drenched it with a mug of water. Bar.
bers and patrons cautiously crept back
and found the bomb dead.
Police who were summoned found
the bombs fuse was rope and that the
lead pipe was empty,
White lost a good portion of his
Use The police are searching for the
bomb" throWer.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-11

prepared by the United States Depart
ment Of A~griculture.)
In order to make the small farm
profitable, 1t is, in most cases, neces-
sary for the farmer to devote himself
to some intensive type Of agriculture
such as truck farming, poultry. fruit
growing, intensive dairying. etc. Be
fore any OF these can be successful,
ehe market demand and transportation
facilities must be adequate. When
~perishable products are grown far
from their markets not only are the
freight and commission charges apt to
be prohibitive, but in the period be-
tween the shipping of the commodity
and its sale on the market, prices
which were attractive at time of ship
ment may have dropped with results
disastrous to the grower.
Intensive crops such as garden
truck, fruit, ETC., have a much wider
range and more rapid f~1uctuation of
prices han staples like wheat or corn.
A comparatively small acreage is suf-
ncient to supply the demand for he
intensive crops. 1t is very easy there
fore to increase this acreage to a
point where the market is flooded and
prices drop Immediately. Taking the
country as a whole, vegetables, includ-
ing potatoes. occupy only two and me
half per cent o1the crop area, and this
acreage. under present conditions, fur
nishes about all that the market can
absorb at a price that will be profit
able to the grower.
If h farmer is ll-advised enough to
undertake the production of garden
truck at a time when the supply is
greater than the available markets re-
auire. it. is a comparatively easy mat
ter for him to correct his mistake. In
the case of fruit, however, it takes
longer to produce a crop, and a SINH
lar mistake is therefore likely to be
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-11
RANCH TRAGEDY
OF EARLY DAYS
Victim Supposed to Have Been
Son Of Rich Eastern
Man.
he WAS TOO POPULAR
Treacherousiy Killed by Bullying
Foreman Whose Jealousy Was
Aroused-6uilets Removed
From His Revolver.

Watonga, Okla.-One part OF north
western Oklahoma which Is rich In
the myths OF the cowboy days is the
land to the north of the Eagle Chief.
Much OF the early lore OF romantic
few old-timers who wildly remember
the trials Of pioneer life and of the
romances which, like the cattle. once
covered the valley of this small
stream.
The mecca for the cowmen was
the frontier town of Caldwell, Kan.
One of the most famous ranches
along the Eagle Chief was the T-5.
Every ranch had its history, many
Of them reading like fiction more than
Of the life which these big-hearted
men of the plains led. OF the T-5
this story will deal.
On a hill overlooking the valley Of
the Eagle Chief is an almost forgot
ten grave.
Johnny Potts.
Within the grave lie the remains
Of Johnny Potts. Where he came
from it is not known, but those who
were his friends believed him to be
the son of a rich Eastern man.
One Ben Franklin was foreman on
the T-5 ranch. Franklin boasted OF
the many men that had fallen at the
point Of his gun. Men who worked
under hin must obey; they had to
work, for to be obstinate was like
playing with powder over a fire.
About this time Johnny Potts ap-
peared on the T-5 asking for work.
Potts was unknown to them. He dis
played signs that he was well edu-
Gated and had not been raised in the
rough COW camps of the West. His
work on the T-5 was faultless.
He Don became very popular with
the T-5 boys, which fact made for
him al everlasting enemy in the
person of Franklin. Many times the
foreman sought a quarrel with Potts
either with the intention of killing
him or to have ar excuse Of getting
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-11
GAVE PORTER SHOE
AND LEG WITH II
Latter Was Wooden and Sleep
ing Car Passenger Had
It in His Berth.

Spokane Wash-C. e. Cranke 81
ColviIle for years has had q welLes-
tablished reputation as q practical
Joker, but his latest exploit IN this
line. which he is relating to his &C.
quaintances with great glee, created
such a commotion in a Pullman sleep
er on an O. w. r. e N. train near
Pend1eton recently that the crew had
to take q hand to quell the disorder
and quiet the passengers.
Awakened during the night by
some n rummaging around under
his berth MI. Cranke discovered the
colored porter down IN his knees
poking into the r~ecesses under the
seats with a cane. The Pullman con.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-11
INCREASING SOIL FERTILITY
Farmer Can Secure More Cotton BY
Planting on Area Where LegumI-
nou Crops Have Grown.

Inasmuch as green crops suitable
for hog cholera a be maintained In
the South practically every month in
the year, it is possible for the south
ern farmer to make more money than
the northern farmer upon hog-pro-
ducing operations, and the profits
made are in proportion to the amount
of green food used. But in addition
to making ready money on the hogs
themselves the farmer who grows le-
guminous crops and grazes them of
with hogs has a fertilizer factory on
his W farm. In a test at the Ar.
kansas station. hogs grazed upon areas
of peanuts, chufas and soy beans. The
following two years the land was
planted in cotton, and data were col.
lected to determine what effect this
grazing might have upon the cotton
yield.
The effect was remarkable; for In
stance, in the case of soy beans and
peanuts the increased yield OF cotton
was 44.6 and Gil per cent, respective
ly. The effects of growing these crops
and grazing them on does not stop
with the cotton grown the year i'm
mediately following the grazing. The
data show that the increase over the
CORR lot was still considerable in the
second year. It Is therefore apparent
that the farmer can get more cotton
when 1t is planted on an r where
hogs have grazed or where peanuts.
soy beans, or other legumes have beer
grown.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-11
Was Covering the Foreman.

him discharged. The cowboys, know.
warned Potts to be careful.
A few weeks later Franklin met
Potts at a place in Caldwell. Frank.
lin started to draw his revolver but
before his hand had hardly reached
the holster Potts had drawn his re.
volver and was covering the foreman
Instead of shooting Franklin he took
the gun, extracted the shells, handed
the gun back to its owner and told
Franklin to go back to the ranch and
milk the cows. Although frustrated
in his attempt on Potts life, his
wounded pride demanded revenge.
Victim Of Treachery.
About two weeks later a dance was
held at the rs ranch. Girls from
Caldwell came as invited guests.
While the dance was in full progress
a visitor at the ranch came to Potts
asking him for the loan of his re
volver to shoot a coyote that was
about to stampede the horses. The
revolver was returned to the owner
oon afterward- Potts did not ex-
anime the gun to see whether .,r not
the other shells had been exploded.
Later in the evening Franklin and
Potts met. The former started a
quarrel. Franklin drew his gun but
before he could fire Potts revolver
snapped twice In the face of the fore.
man. Franklin fired and Potts fell
dead. Someone had extracted the
shells from his gun.
Franklin later escaped from the
dance hall and drifted to Montana.
Potts body lies today on the hill.
top overlooking the silent stream Of
the Eagle Chief.
-IIiU-nEou ne - 1inmuHxod
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-11

nings Bryan.
prepared to the German reply to the
Lusitania note. Acting Secretary Rob-
ert Lansing will sign the document
and it will be cabled to Berlin.
Secretary Bryan returned to private
life June 9, when his resignation took
effect. 1t was learned that he intends
to continue his political support of the
president.
+ Rather han sign the document he
believed might possibly draw the
United States into war, Mr.. Bryan sub
mitted his resignation in a letter de-
claring that "the issue involved is of
such moment that to remain a mem
Der of the cabinet would be as unfair
to you as it would be to the cause
which is nearest my heart, namely,
the prevention of /"
The president accepted the resig-
nation in a letter of regret, tinged
with deep personal feeling of affec-
ton.
Dramatically the official relation OF
Mr.. Bryan with the administration of
the man whose nomination he assist
ed SO materially in bringing about at
the Baltimore convention of 1912 came
to an end. 1t caused a sensation in
the national capital scarcely parallel
ministers and diplomatists from for
eign lands, officials of every rank and
station, heard the news as it was
flashed by newspaper extras. They
interpreted variously it's effect on the
delicate situation that had arisen be-
tween Germany and the United States.
The resignation of the stanchest adj
vocate of peace in the presidents Of
ficial family spread broadcast the be-
lief that the policy of the United
States as definitely determined upon
would assert and defend the rights of
the United States in any eventuality
that might arise.
That there lad been friction be-
tween the president and Mr.. Bryan
has been the undercurrent of COM
ment for several weeks. but as the
president heretofore had always been
able to secure the acquiescence of the
secretary in his point of view, talk of
resignation was discounted generally.
Robert Lansing. successor to John
Bassett Moore as counsellor of the
state department, became secretary
of state ad interim June 8, when Sec
rotary Bryan's resignation took eff
feet. He is a son-in-law of John w.
Foster. secretary Of state under Pres
ident Harrison, a lifelong Democrat,
and has been an international lawyer
for many years.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-11
Mississippi Travellers Meet.

Laurel.-Mississippi's travelling men
to the number of more than 500 werc
welcomed to the city of Laurel June
1 by Hon. Henry Hitbun in a brief ad-
dress. The keys to the city were for
mally delivered to the officers Of the
Mississippi Travellers association by
Mayor T. G. McCallum.
The feature of the first days session
was a spectacular parade, in which
citizens generally participated. This
pageant was more than a half mile
long, and several of the floats were
beautiful. Immediately after the pa
rade the travellers filed into the audi
forum of the county courthouse for
the first session of the convention
President w. H. Bagwell presided.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-11

more serious. The acreage devoted to
fruit Is even smaller-one and three
fourths per cent of the country's crop
ar ,a-than that devoted to vegetables.
ltil there is increased consumption
either In this or other countries &C.
cessible to our growers overproduction
can easily occur.
SorQhCTns for Southern Live Stock.
Every southern farmer who is pro-
ducing beef or milk should grow the
sweet sorghums. These are not rec
commended as money crops, but as a
fodder they are practically equal in
value to corn while as a rule better
yields can be obtained. They should
be consumed for the most part on the
farm where they are grown or at least
at points within hauling distance.
The sorghums are particularly use
full as silage. which is essential to the
live stock owner and particularly to
the dairy farmer. The various south
ern states report yields of from Is to
20 tons of sorghum silage per acre,
which is an average of from 2 to 4
ton more than the yields of corn,
while the relative value pound for
pound of the two feeds has been found
to be much the same by experiments
conducted at the Kansas agricultural
experiment station. In fact for beef
cattle these tests showed hat sweet
sorghum silage was, if anything, su-
perior to corn silage. The sorghums
intended for silage. however, should
~~f ha horUacfoH hofNro {hau oro f,1lx-
matured. If cut when the seed Is hard
there will be no trouble from spelling
or from excessive acidity. From 20 to
80 pounds per day is considered a full
feed, but this She uld always be sup
plemented with II to Is pounds of dry
roaghAge and some concentrate like
corn or cottonseed meal. Cottonseed
meal combines particularly well with
sorghum silage, and since this meal
is always abundant In the South, this
Is another reason for growing the sor.
xhum.
For. forage in the South the sweet
sorghums will be found better than
the grain sorghums, such as milo,
kafir and ~feterita, which suffer from
the attacks of the sorghum nudge. OF
the various varieties the Sumac,
Orange. Amber. G~ooseneck and Honey
are probably to be preferred. The Am
her and Orange are the earlier kinds
and two cuttings a often be obtained
from them. All of these varieties re
spend excellently to good soil, but they
succeed On many different types; .
rich. loose, weil-drained clay loan soil
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-11
BREAK IN CABINET
OVER GERMAN NOTE
SECRETARY OF STATE BRYAN
SAYS PRESIDENT WILSON'S
MESSAGE roo STRONG.
SENDS IN HIS RESIGNATION
Dramatic Sequel Follows the U. s.
Threatened Break with Germany.
Remainder Of Cabinet Con-
cur with Wilson.
SENDS IN HIS RESIGNATION

Washington. - William T.. Bryan,
three times Democratic candidate for
the presidency of the United States
and author of nearly 30 peace treaties
with the principal nations of the
world, resigned June s as secretary
OF state as a dramatic sequel to his
disagreement with President Wilson
over the governments policy toward
Germany.
The resignation was accepted by
the president. The cabinet then ap-
proved the response which had been
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-11
Two CANDIDATES
FOR HERO MEDALS
AGENT Or CARNEGIE HERO COM
MISSION INVESTIGATES eRAv.
ERY or COLUMBUS BOY.
THREE HURT IN RUNAWAY
Mother and Two Daughters Receive
Serious Injuries When Horse Be-
comes FRIGHTENED at Pile Of
Brick at West Point

Columbus.-Raymond s. Fendrick,
special agent of the Carnegie hero fund
commission of Pittsburgh, has been
here making an Investigation Of the
saving of young Joseph Harker from
drowning while in bathing in the Tom
bigbee river by Allen and Neubel
Pickett. The incident occurred on the
river just north of the city a year ago.
The commission will pass on the case
at its nex sitting.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-11

that is, after the seed has become
hard. Before this time, especially aft
er a period of drought, a poison some
times forms which is fatal to stock.
Where there are two growths the sec
ond is considered more dangerous
than the ~~st, and any stock allowed
to pasture on 1t should be carefully
watched.
In feeding the hay, from 18 to Is
pounds a day will be found sufficient
for milk cows and work horses, if it is
accompanied by the ordinary amount
Of grain. Beef cattle, however, should
be fed all hat they will eat clean.
Stock cattle and horses can be carried
through the winter on a liberal guam.
tity Of sorghum without any grain.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-11
Pinney Case Decided.

Meridian.-Chancellor Tam has de-
cided in favor of the defendant in the
case of Mrs. Emma Meade VS.. w. w.
and Ida H. Lucas. The case involved
property valued at between $780, 900 and
100000, situated in Meridian and Lau-
derdale counties.
Mrs. Meade and Mrs. Lucas were RI
val claimants for the property of L.. v.
Pinney of Winstead, Conn, who died
some time ago..
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-11
After Back Tax Claims.

Meridian. - State Revenue Agent
Johnson arrived here Tuesday to pre-
sem claims to the board of supervisors
and city council for back taxes on cot
ton alleged to nave been in the hands
of dealers after February l, during the
years of 1909 to 1914, inclusive. The
claims aggregate axes on more thar
81. 900 900.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-11
Wesson Dairymen Organize.

Wesson.-The farmers and mer.
chants of Wesson met here June Z amt
organized a "Dairymen's Association"
DIR. w. l.. Little was elected temporary
chairman and v. D. Y~oungblood tenn
porary secretary. The purpose OF the
organization is to buy registered bulls,
to be owned by the association and
raise the grade of cattle.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1915-06-11
Roosevelt Il pas. Christian.

Pass .Christian.-Col. Theo. Roose-
Welt and Mrs. Roosevelt arrived here
June Z for . brief visit. Col. Roosevelt
while here made q trip OF board the
Louisiana conservation commissions
yacht "Dafst" with a party for a trip
among federal and state game pre-
serves on the lower coast.