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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-08
Domestic Disturbance.

The trouble began with tea fight.
The milk was sour, the cake cut up.
and the sugar fell out with the tongs.
The spoons clashed and the table
groaned. The fringes on the doilies
snarled, and the crackers snapped.
The sofa and easy chairs we're soon
up in arms, and even the clocks did
not agree, but were at skies and sew
ems. Small wonder that the doors
were unhinged!
Things were no better in the kitch-
en-. The pitchers were all set by the
ears and stuck out their lips, while the
teapot and kettle poked their noses
into everything. The range was red
hot. which made the saucepan look
black and finally boil over. The bells
started jangling, all the pickles and
preserves in the cupboard were Jared,
and there were any number Of scraps
In the refrigerator and meat safe.
Naturally, when the mistress of the
house reached the scene of disorder
the cook was put out.-Judge.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-08

Lul, Jarrett, spoke Ransom Far
well, grasping the hand Of his well
come guest, there's an application
for an assistant in the position have
been elected to. have faith in you,
and you are appointed Let the three
of us start out in this new hopeful
life-together!"
Copyright 1914. by ". G. Chapman)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-08
Olofashioned.

John Henry had been calling at the
home of Myrtle Marie for many
months without making much head
way toward matrimony, but eventually
little Cupid chased him out Of the
bashful gloom.
Dearest" suddenly remarked John
Henry one night. going over quickly
and sitting close by the side Of the
beautiful girl. Il intend to see your
father tonight and ask him for your
hand"
You make me sigh" YEARLY re.
sponded the fair one. why will you
insist on being so old.fashioned?"
"Old-fashioned?" wonderingly re-
joined John. Il don't get you. dear
est"
Don't 60 and ask him." imperiously
answered dearest. go tell him.
Philadelphia Telegraph.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-08

BY ONE MAJORITY
ey ElIzAsErH scHoEN COBB.

You think you will not win. Ran
som?"
Il fear not, Lucy. l presume that
both my political rivals and myself
have personally visited every voter
in the county. Counting noses, the
contest will be very close. The dubi-
Gus element includes some hard-head.
cd old farmers. who refuse to pledge
themselves one way or the other"
Pretty, ambitious Lucy Farwell
sighed. Outside of being . matter Of
pride, the election Of her handsome.
popular husband - district clerk
meant $1,000 added yearly to his earn
ings az an attorney.
This was the crucial day for the
candidates, and Ransom Farwell arose
from the breakfast table brisk and
ready for the burdens and turmoil
of the hour. A sudden CLEAN Of anxi-
ETY. came into the eyes Of Lucy a. she
kissed her husband good-by. She
gazed earnestly, almost entreatingly,
into his eyes.
Dear" she said gently. tremulous-
ly, "if you should not VIM"
"Oh, the fortune of battle!" replied
Ransom, with affected lightness.
you would-would not become dis
couraged, like-like when we lost that
eight hundred dollars?'
You poor, anxious SOUL" cried Ran
som, folding her in a close embrace.
you are trying to ask me If l will
take to drink if am disappointed in
this election? That will never come,
don't fear" he added gravely. Il
don't know but what the loss Of our
little nest egg was good thing, after
all. At any rate, it was my fault,
Lucy-and punishment"
"Oh, Ransom!"
1T is true, Lucy. never told you
until now, but was to blame. l was
drinking then, and l gave Luke Bar
rett drink. Perhaps that very act
led him to break into the house here
three months since and steal and dis
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-08
Electroplatina Mirrors.

A new method Of silvering mirrors
consists of depositing the metal on
the glass by means of a high poten-
tial electric current. A plate of metal
Is placed against the glass; these are
laid fat on table and the air above
them is exhausted to a high degree
Of vacuum. Then a small quantity of
hydrogen gas is introduced and the
current is turned on through a mega
tive pole attached to the metal plate.
In 80 seconds the glass has been sill
vered.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-08

appear with our little treasured hoard
When l came 10 think ii all over.
vowed never 70 touch drop OF strong
drink again--and | never will"
BLESS you, Ransom, bless YOU"
sobbed Lucy amid her deep gladness
of soul. THE lost money. the result
of the election, success or not, are
nothing to your noble resolve. II
you win. shall be clad and proud.
II you lose, you have the conscious.
ness of having made clean honest
campaign, and am l not still your
true and loving little wife?"
"The best in the world" declared
Ransom heartily, and vent out to the
barn to hitch up the horse and buggy
|! for his last day of electioneering.
Just as Ransom was leading the horse
out of his stall there was a rustling
( movement overhead. Then some hay
! dust sifted down upon him through
the cracks in the flooring.
This was suspicious, for the old loft
had not been used for over year.
Hay was bought by the bale and horse
feed by the bushel. Ransom went
hurriedly up the stairs, strained his
eyes to see clearly in the dim light
and made out the Sinking figure OF
q man.
Hey! what are you doing there
and who are you?" he challenged
sharply. Then he peered closer His
face hardened. He clenched his fists
his eyes all but glaring He could
scarcely keep from springing upon
the intruder.
"You-you. Luke Rarrett!" hi
choked out
Yes, what's left of me-" came the
desperate response. You feel like
killing me- suppose? Do it I'll b.
glad!"
Ransom with a mighty effort con
trolled himself A more wretchet
looking object than the interloper he
had never seen He was ragged anG
gaunt. Drink had brought him t.
this-drink, to which he. Ransom Far
well, had once been a devotee. He
thought of his redemption. his swee
loving wife, his bright prospects, ant
relented. Of course Luke had Ions
since souandered the stolen money
His condition showed bitter poverty.
Come with me-" said Ransom sim
ply. and led the way to the house
His wife stared, shuddered Lucy,
he added, give our old friend Luke
Q good breakfast. There's an old sui
OF mine that might At him. too"
"You'll-you'n be glad for this!'
was all Luke Barrett said. Ransom
drove on. His wife timorousiy waite,
on the unexpected. almost unwelcom
guest There was some hing IN tn,
forlorn condition Of the man, however
in the rayenous way in which he de
voured the food she set before hin
that excited her pity.
Bless you,' said Luke BGrret
hrokenly. as he completed the mel
Then he appeared ike a being Ie
Juverated after a bath and arrayed il
a clean suit Of clothes.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-08
Chs,ccst Place OF All.

Crusty Customer-Gimmea pound
O. sulphur. How much is it?'
Druggist-Fifteen cents a pound"
Crusty Customer-What! Hang it,
man, can get it across the street
for 10 cents"
Druggist Tin disgust)-"Yes. and
there's q place where you can get 1t
for nothing.-Kansas City Star.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-08
The Clerks Error,

T1vers (phoning tailor)-What do
you mean by sending a bill with my
new suit? consider 1t an insult.
Tailor (meekly)-yery sorry. sir
It's the new bookkeeper's fault; he
evidently got you mixed up with those
who pay.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-02-08
Sea Doos.

Alice (returned from abroad)-The
captain told me they had dog watch
on every ship.
Betty-Gracious! I shouldn't think
they'd be afraid of burglars at sea-
The Washington times., 1915-05-13
GOOD SENSE, IF NOT GOOD LAW

The ruling of Judge Andrews in
the Barnes-Roosevelt suit that the
defendant need not prove pecuniary
corruption to justify his alleged
libelous article was sound sense and
a most important ruling from the
point of view of sound public policy.
Whether or not our bipartisan
bosses make out-and-out alliances
for pecuniary profit, there is not a
State that has not suffered grave
detriment by reason of such alli-
ances. These bosses do stand to-
gether. They do throw their votes
to one another. They do have their
understandings and each does have
his own preserve. When it is a
question of their own interests they
do work together against the public
interests.
When a newspaper or a public man
denounces them for their activity in
thwarting the public will and is
dragged into court to justify the
charge, enough is proved when the
fact Of the alliance is substantiated
and that it is improper and inimical
to the public welfare.
Few bosses can be caught with the
goods. It would be a sad day for
wholesome criticism of both bosses
and the recreant public officials
whom bosses control if courts stuck
their heads into law books and re-
fused to take cognizance of the broad
issues actually involved in such con-
troversies.
The Washington times., 1915-05-13
BARNES TAKES STAND,
END OF SUIT IN SIGHT

SYRACUSE, n. Y. May lS.-W'th
William Barnes on the witness stand to-
day, the end of the Barnes-RooseFelt
libel tria! Is In sight. He testihes IN
spite of the fact that his attorneys
claim such a move is unnecessary
However he feels a bad impression
would result If he refrained from tesu-
flying. 49, ~
His manner Of testifying was the ex-
act antithesis Of the magnetic ana merry
Coloners Barnes brevity or answer
and his quiet manner were hurled AT
the Jury to offset the loquaclous de-
fendant's lengthy explanations.
Barnes is to be the last witness.
Tammany witnesses were sent home
last night after Justice william 5. An
drews ruled that the mere declaR tion
Of ignorance of a bipartisan combine
during the senatorial deadlock In 1911
would not be competent evidence.
Only two big questions of fact re-
main one is whether Barnes had an
Arrangement with Charles r. Murphy
for the election of a United states Sen
ator in 1911, the other whether Barnes
was guilty OF corruption in the utiliz
ing OF bipartisan campaign contrtou
tions
The Washington times., 1915-05-13
CONTEST IS
NARROWING DOWN
Only About Dozen Entrants
Now Being Considered BY
Judges-Decision Near.

Another meeting OF the judges in The
Times beauty contest Is to be held this
afternoon, and It Is expected that the
contest will have narrowed down to
only few beautiful Washington girls
before the session ends. Although tho
judges have taken no one into their
confidence regarding their work. 1t is
understood tn 1T all photographs, except
about u dozen, have been eliminated,
and from this dozen the winner will be
selected.
In order to give every girl fair show,
the closest scrutiny will be given the
selected photographs. and a personal
irspection of the entrant may be had in
some instances.
The standing of the judges in the ar
tistic world will be recognized when their
names are announced. Every point is
to be taken into consideration In judging
the face of an entrant, and the winner
will have the satisfaction Of knowing
that she underwent a thorough test
On the other hand, the losers. and es-
pecially the few who remained in the
contest until the last, may take conso-
lation in the fact that some slight de-
feet, probably not discernible except to
the artistic eye, prevented her from re-
ceiving the free journey which The
Times will give the winner to the two
expositions and Universal City Cal.
Inasmuch as beauty Is a gift of ma
ture. and the field has been an open
one, no girl need feel too deeply disap-
pointed If nature was just a bit kinder
to her neighbor.
At any rate, the winner will soon be
known, as the Judges are hurrying their
difficult task. The Times hopes to an
nounce bv tomorrow the date upon
which the Judges will be ready to an
nounce their decision. and when the de-
cision is announced there remains moth
ing for the winner to do except make
ready to take the wonderful trip, early
in June, to the Golden west
The Washington times., 1915-05-13
The Pool Room Evil.
,I,or NJ THE TIMES:

To the Editor of THE TIMES:
Why Is 1t that. In a city where white
ribbonism is as extensive as 1t Is mere.
attention Is paid only to the lesser
evils?
We hear constant cant against the
saloon: now even against the club ana
the hotel where wines are served. are
these really the institutions "hlch 90
our city most harm?
At least, the saloon is patronzed only
by the man whom the law declares 10
be mature-capable OF making his own
decisions. It is. of course, deploraole' II
he becomes a drunkard-but isn't the
mature man who wiltully ruins himself
the sort who would ruin himself any
way?
Now. on the other hand. take the
billiard rooms-"pcol parlors
These are patroaized by youth Just at
the age when they are most easily In
fluenced-for good or FOR bad. And
what are the Influences Of the billiard
room?
have. at tipes. patronized both
saloons and billiard rooms. and. believe
me. | am not speaking rashly when !
say that I would rather see son OF
mine in almost any saloon than in the
average Washington pool room.
In the first place. have seen Just as
much drinking In pool rooms as In sa-
looms; the only difference is this: The
man who goes into a saloon buys a
drink and drinks It. the pool room habi-
tue carries a bottle on his hip" Which
is worse?
Then, again, the average man goes
into a saloon. buys a drink and walks
out. The boy walks into a pool room
sits down or plays. and he's steeled fol
the evening.
Even admitting that the atmosphere
Of the pool room Is no worse than thai
OF the saloon (Which I will mott which
is worse? Let some Of the anti-saloor
people visit the pool rooms OF the city
before thev renew their efforts to close
the saloons. verttable churches com
pared with the other resorts.
G. r. KING.
The Washington times., 1915-05-13
GETTING DERNBURd OUT

Some voices are asking, either in
real or in mock perplexity, how this
Government, now that it wants to
get that noisy nuisance and acute
menace, Dernburg, out of the coun-
try, can do so if Berlin doesn't do
the thing for us. Well, this news
paper, which expressed the first de-
mand that Dernburg be put out, can
give assurance that there will be no
difficulty or embarrassment in ship
ping him off, bag and baggage.
Either Dernburg is here on a spe-
cial mission from the Berlin govern
ment, as everybody knows he is, or
he is here on his own hook. If he is
here under writ from Berlin no more
than hint to the imperial foreign
office will be needed to get him re-
called Immediately.
II the Berlin foreign office, so far
as concerns his official representa-
ton of it, washes it's hands of Dern-
burg, then he can be sent off under
the ordinary laws and practices of
the United States applying to unde-
sirable aliens coming here to settle
or temporarily here to do mischief
when they are criminal, insane or
otherwise dangerous to our institu-
tions and affairs.
In the whole United States nobody
has been more undesirable during
recent months than Dernburg. In
deed, until the destruction of the
Lusitania and the murder in her of
American men, women and children
there was scarcely anywhere on the
face of the earth a greater danger
to the peace and security of our
nation than this man Dernburg
among us here, in our own national
family, conspiring and carrying out
violations of neutrality, inciting part
Of our population to sedition agains,
the United States Government, anG
insulting the American people all the
while he was injuring them with
every means at his command.
But, for the matter of that, Dern,
burg, not waiting for deportation
will jump quick enough and ia,
enough whenever he gets the wore
to 90.
The Washington times., 1915-05-13

at Tannenberg. Yet they recovered
Immediately and were on the often
sive again before it was possible
quite to realize the fact.
Weighing these elements, it be-
comes easy to understand why Italy
feels that the psychological time has
arrived for the "boot" to "kick in"
to the war. Italy has two million
men in perfect trim to campaign.
Everything is ready for business.
The Germans have pretty we'll ex-
hausted the force of their latest
drive without decisive results. They
must presently send heavy force
back to the western front, leaving
the Russians, whose numbers are
being constantly increased, once
more in superior force. If at this
moment, then, Italy should break
into the arena, and launch her
splendid army against Austria, it
seems impossible that the dual mon
archy can for many weeks withstand
the pressure. The probability of a
great disaster is accentuated by the
fact that Italy will hardly open hos
tilities alone; Roumania is fully ex-
pected to synchronize her entrance
into the campaign with that of Italy;
and thus ringed about by Russia,
Roumania, Serbia and Italy, Aus
tria would either collapse or call in
such huge German re-enforcements
as would weaken the France-Belgian
lines of the Kaiser and open the way
for the crushing advance of the
allies there.
The military effectiveness of the
Russians under their Grand Duke
Nicholas has been, to Germany, the
most astonishing surprise of the war
to date; and it is a good speculation
that the failure to chop the Russians
to pieces against the Carpathians is
rated in Berlin as one of the most
ominous signs displayed from the
beginning of the war.
The Washington times., 1915-05-13
A DUTY TO OURSELVES

Not since the sinking of the Maine
has the United States confronted so
grave an international crisis as it
does today.
Not since the affair of Venezuela
has there been in this country so
deep regret for, earnest a wish
to overcome, our deficiencies in mill
tary power and preparation.
A day may mean that we are
directly involved in the greatest war
that the world has ever seen.
Yet we have almost no army. Our
navy is good, but inadequately sup
piled with necessaries of war in
many directions.
These things can be remedied only
through action of the national legis.
lature.
They require time.
This is yet a Government Of CO,
ordinated parts, and the Legislature
lis quite significant part.
1t ought to be here, on the job
attending to the biggest piece OF
business that has been cut out fol-
it in many long day.
The Washington times., 1915-05-13
Porters Treat Nom Contributors
Like Poor White Trash.

To the Editor OF THE TIMES:
/ noted in a recent paper what Hoper'
T. Lincoln, ex-president of the Pullman
company and chairman Of the board OF
directors. had to say about the porters
on the Pullman cars, before the Feoeral
Commission on Industrial Relations
wish to call attention to the iact
that the travelling public Is compe'ied
to tip the porters in self-detense' 1or
when they do not Tip" them they are
treated in an insulting manner. Inc
porters are impolite and do not give re-
spectful attention and are not really
satisfied with a small tip" The gem
eral understanding is that II you 90 not
give them as much as quarter, they
treat you with contempt and make you
feel as IL you are poor white trash
and have no right to be travelling on
pullman.
This is all wrong and should be cor
rected. The company should be COM
PEELED to pay its porters living wages
and forbid them to receive tips; ~
will pay the company In the end. Tor
more people would use the Pullman cars.
would like to know II 1t Is the duty
of tho porter to shine the shoes or tne
passengers without a tip. Wonder
how much Mr.. Lincoln tips them 10
shine his shoes. A READEH.
The Washington times., 1915-05-13

In regard to DR.. Dernburg, the most
authoritative information Is that II any
steps are taken in regard to him they
VIII consist In advising the German en-
bassy he is persona non grata. leaving
1t to the embassy to tone his utterances
or to urge him to return to Gerpany.
Along with DR.. Dernburg's comments
which are construed as hardly less than
threats against American ships in the
war zone, the attention OF the De-
partment OF Justice has been called to
Instances in which American papers.
printed In the English language. have
approved the sinking of the Lusitania,
with all that 1t involved, and have
seemed to encourage repetitions Of that
disaster. 1t Is said that some five or
six papers are in this group, and 1t
Is against them that officials believe a
statute has been found that might be
used effectively.
Section 2ll of the Penal Code reads
in "EEvrrv ESrt: book pamphlet. pic
ture, paper. letter. writing. print. or
other publication of an indecent charac-
ter is hereby declared to be non
mailable matter
Then follows prohibition against
even receiving such matter through the
mails and the penalties cited above. The
section ends with the new paragraph In
corporated by Congress in 1911. as fol-
lows
And the term indecent within the
intendment Of this section shall include
matter Of a character tending to incite,
arson, murder. or assassination.
This suggestion from an official source
that editorials encouraging the repeti-
ton OF the Lusitania horror might come
within prohibition against melting
The Washington times., 1915-05-13
DIVIDED BY
SPIRIT OVER WAR
Germans Retreat With Dignity,
Bible, and a Curtain After
Clash With English.

NEW YORK. May 13.-English and
Germans clashed in the Cornell Metho-
dist Episcopa Church, and the Germans
retreated with perfect dignity, carrying
Bible and a curtain. and determined
to renew the attack today. when 1t Is
likely they will call on the civil courts
to re-enforce them.
The German department OF the
church. of which the Rev. Joseph H.
Baum Is pastor. has been holding serv-
ices on the ground floor at p. m. Sun
days. while the English department. OF
which the Rev. James II. Lockwood is
pastor. holds services on the second
floor at and p. m.
There were $50 Germans In the con-
gregation. A month ago the relations
between the German and English de-
partments became so strained 1t was
impossible for them to continue to wor-
ship under the same roof. The Engllsh
seemed to have control and requested
the German department to Vacate py
June L u A..
Germans decided to depart yesterday
after arranging for services to begin
next Sunday in Lenox Hall Last night
after services, they started out with the
German Bible, curtains. and other ar
tlCleS Tor WnlCn tney nhu pdlu'
The English, who also held services
met the Germans at the door. Mrs
Lena Sulze. who was carrying the Bible
was halted and man from the English
department asked:
"Where are you going with that?
Mrs. Sulze told him. and he announced
that nothing could be taken from the
church. Then the quarrel started. The
Rev Mr.. Baum came on mission OF
peace. but men aud women from the
English department were hostile. The
excitement became such that a patrol
man was called. In the excitement the
Bible and curtains were taken from the
church.
Mrs. Rudolf Deininger insisted she
must have the piano, which. she SAID
was her personal property. merely LEM
to the German department There were
| enough of the German force to carrS
the piano out, but 1t was decided tt
DELAY action on this until today. The
patrolman was perfectly neutral, am
| his presence had such a uuieting effec
that further hostilities were postponed