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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-14
SOUL OF THE ARTIST
Wonderful Skill Of Great Violin.
list Possessed by His Wan
derinu Daughter.
~ FRANK FiLsoN.

Zach, you make mo tired!" said
Bittelman. leaning back In his swivel
chair before his desk In the opera
house oflces and exhaling . cloud
Of fragrant smoke. You make mo
tired. Mr.. Clough."
But the girl 10 . genius" ex-
claimed his wealthy patron excitedly.
81 tell you. Bittelman, you'll miss the
sensation Of the season unless you let
her play"
ZACH, you enthusiast" exclaimed
the director. disgustedly. Genius!
There has been no violinist who was
a genius since Lemarsky died. No
where outside of Poland can there be
a violinist who Is a genius"
We'll, Miss Helen Is a Pole" in
terrupted the other rudely. Let me
tell you about her"
"All right; go on" said Bittelman
resignedly. He knew that he could
not afford to offend the millionaire,
whose enthusiasms we're, neverthe-
less, the bane of his life. Every week
Clough was discovering new genius
and every week Bittelman was turn
ing him or her away with mutterings
OF execration.
tits like this, Bittelman," began
the millionaire. Last Monday night
I was walking home from my club.
I saw this street musicfan-pretty
looking girl. only about twenty. She
was play l. Z Rhapsody"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-14

minded me Of Lemsrsky. had q
talk with her. She wouldn't tell me
her name at first, then said 1t was
Braun. It seems she's Of . fine Pol.
ish family and won't degrade the
name. as she says, by having 1t
known that she plays on the streets
for q living. And she's all alone in
the world and"
Enough" shouted the irascible
Bittelman, springing to his feet.
Nov listen. Mr.. Clough. II I'm to
remain director of the opera house
I don't listen to any more penniless
geniuses and tell them they're no
good and can't play no better than q
cat. It upsets my digestion and
makes me cross. Now. II you get
this genius on at Crossways hall
some Sunday and the critics says
she's good-the good critics. mind
you'll hear her. Otherwise-no."
Clough had to yield. He knew that
Bittelman would carry out his often
repeated threat to resign II he In.
sisted. After all, Bittelman had been
good to his proteges. Tho trouble
was, Bittelman did not know that
this time he had discovered . real
genius. There was no doubt Of the
strange young woman's talent.
you will eggscuse me-" said Bit.
lehman ponderously, ~ he shook
hands with the others. Listen, now
and I tell you Something's. I and Le
marsky were like brothers in Warsaw
before I came over here. You know
about Lemsrsky. Never was there
such q God-sent violinist a. him
And he got married and his wife had
a baby and she died, and then LIE
marsky used to get craxy drunk and
ended up, when the child was about
twelve years old, by cutting hia
throat, poor devil. And 20 ever since
then l do not care to hear the violin.
When I heard Pluck play the Rhap
sody I said to myself: so! You an
the famous violinist, but ] have
heard Lemarsky in my minds cal
and hate the Rhapsody. don't
want to hear NO violin geniuses I'M
less I've got to. You get her on u
Crossways hall and maybe I give heI
q hearing II the critics say she IL
good"
When Clough was gone he sat down
in his chair and, from q secret drawer
he took out a photograph. It showed
Lemarsky, his wife and their child
taken fifteen years and more ago
They had saved Bittelman when he
was starving IN the gutter. He hat
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-14
THE GERMAN VIEW.
BY Hugo Won Kliest.
q q q q q q q q q

q q q q q ~ ~
England's tender heart "throbs
with sympathy" and cries to heaven
for the outrage against the Lusi-
tania, and it's agony of spirit and in
dignation are echoed by many we'll
meaning Americans who have for
gotten that it was England that de-
stroyed 1868 helpless women and
children in concentration camps dur
inc the Boer War. The Beers, on
december 16, 1918, unveiled monu-
ment at Bloemfontein, described as
an oblisk of granite, bearing at its
base the figures of two Boer women
and an emanciated dying child. The
inscription is as follows:
"This monument has been erected
from voluntary contributions OF the
Roers in memory of the 1868 wom-
an and children, who died during the
war of 1sOO-19O2 in the English con-
centration camps.
when the news came that a Rus
sian maruding party had taken the
undefended town of Memel in East
Prussia and completely destroyed II,
dragging hundreds Of women and
children into captivity like band OF
savage Indians, and Staying in cold
blood dozens of harmed cililians' the
London Post, representing the elite
of English social and political circles
and the household paper OF King
George V. commented as follows:
eve are heartily glad that the
Russians burned Memel, and we hope
the Allies will burn good many
more German towns before the war
is over"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-14

loved Lemarsky better than his life.
And after his death he had spent hun
dreds of dollars to try to trace the
child who had been placed in some
institution. But he could not go back
to Poland, and so his quest had been
vain. And now this gutter girl want
ed to play the Rhapsody.
"Bittelman-Paul Bittelman. when
you were starving I heard you!" he
thought he heard voice say. 1t was
Lemarskys voice. He started up,
trembling all over. He must have
fallen asleep at his desk. for it was
growing quite dark. 1t had been
dream. then. Yet he could have
sworn that his dead friend had sent
him that message from across the i'm
measurable space that separated
them!
Perhaps it was only a dream, but
it left a profound impression upon
Bittelman. All that night he thought
of it. and the next day. and the up
shot was that he decided to 60 to
hear the gutter musician at Cross
ways hall. But he would 60 secret
ly, he determined. for Ciough would
be there and he must not know that
he. Bittelman. was curious. or his
power would be ended
A word from Clough would secure
for anyone a place in the orchestra,
but apparently the millionaire had
used his influence to better purpose.
Surely enough, on Sunday week. &C.
cording to the morning paper. Frau.
lein Braun was to play solo. There
were dark hints of discovery which
would amaze the musical world. Bit
lehman smiled maliciously; but he
went. buying his ticket like any or
binary mortal.
And when the girl walked on the
stage and bowed to the audience
there was something in her appear
ance which arrested him and drove
the devils of malice out of his heart.
He had seen them so often. these
young women, who hoped to make a
reputation; and always they failed.
as the men failed. OF hundred, not
one would be found who could play
as he had played-as Lemarsky had
played.
The first strains of the Rhapsody
sobbed on the strings and the wild
music thrilled through the auditori-
UNI. Bittelman was sitting up now.
gasping He heard what the audi.
ence heard, wonderful technic
coupled with an interpretative skill
that showed the soul of the artist;
but he heard something that they
did not know. something that stirred
his very SOUL This was the passage
|. now. she was coming
to it. None but Lemarsky had
ever played it in that way. Would
she? Would she?
The Rhapsody was ended and the
house rang with applause but Herr
Bittelman was behind the scenes,
and, as the girl left the stage he
rushed forward with outstretched
arms. and, clasping her in them,
kissed her on either cheek.
you are my little Stasha!" he
cried. "You know me? am Bittel-
| man-old Bittelman, your fathers
! friend!"
He turned to the amazed million
aire.
mo. She will not play at the
opera house," he said. This is
Stasha Lemarsky. Don't you under
stand? Lemarsky's girl. and his soul
plays through her fingers. But she
will never play in public again.
Henceforward she will play only for
mel"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-14

officer, he's in again, Old Battling
Nelson, the Hegewich real estate
owner and former lightweight cham
pion, who was sent into retirement
several years ago, has discarded his
cane and come out with a challege
to Freddie Welsh, the present cham
pion Only this time the battering
ram" wants to meet Freddie for
nothing, just plain nothing, for his
services, provided the Englishman
agrees to a twenty-round bout. Nell
son says if the Denver promoters
give Welsh a $4,000 purse and him
self carfare. he will fight the Eng
Usher any old time.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-14
JUNE IA IN HISTORY

1S54-The Merrimac of Civil War
fame was launched at Char
lesion navy yeard.
1S54-A great fire occurred at Wor-
cester, Mass. destroying
property valued at half a
million dollars and throwing
a thousand mechanics out Of
work.
Pa. steel plant
bought by the United States
Shipbuilding Company.
1903-Heppner. Ore, almos entirely
destroyed by cloudburst.
Sir Thomas Liptons Sham
rock and Shamrock |. arrived
at New York, N. Y.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-14
Many Have Planned New Judea.

Israel Zangwill's plan Of new Ju-
dea" for the Jews has been shared by
many illustrious people. Oliver Crom-
well In 1854 planned such new Judea
in Surinam. and even before that the
Dutch West India company had drawn
up q similar scheme for Curacao. Mar
shall SAKE projected a Jewish kingdom
in South America, with himself as
king. and in 1925 Maj Noah pur-
chased Grand island in the River
Niagara and attempted to found on it
a Jewish state, and today there are
In Palestine some 20 colonies of Jews
who have managed to return from ex.
ia
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-14
Is what they all

I'M. Is what they all
play!"
in the street, and there was q
crowd listening. They didn't know
that the finest living violinist in
America was entertaining them for a
few pennies. But know it. have
heard Joachim and"
Have you heard Lemarsky?" in
quired Bittelman sourly.
Il have!" cried Clough triumphant
~. "And it was her playing that re-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-14
eas<>s Latest News In The World If Snor+s e>s,
Chum Bob's Sporting Talk

New York, June 14-W. c. Ed
wards, general manager of the ia
maica race track, to which sporting
interest has been shifted, has plan
ned an excellent list of overnight
events and mad accommodations for
nearly 500 horses. Through the eff
forts of Mr.. Edwards a large num-
Der OF entries have been obtained for
selling races and handicaps, which
always have been extrmely popular
at the Jamaica track. The purses
are liberal and the conditions have
been framed to provide interesting
sport. The Metropolitan Jockey Club
has spent nearly $4,000 to put the
popular course in first class condi>
ton
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-14
lev. Sam White
Savannah Minister
Tells How To
Reduce Flesh
Savannah Press.)

This is a message to corpulent
hen. 1t is not a sermon. l preach
by sermons from the pulpit of the
|econd Christian church, but it is a
gord OF warning and advice to fat
hen who are getting too stout for
omfort and who do not know how
% find relief from their corpul-
ncy. have found a way to reduce
myself and l give the recipe without
charge and with hope that it will
benefit some others as it has benefit
I'd me.
have reduced my weight from
225 pounds to 215 pounds in two
months time, and I am still getting
Smaller in the girth and larger in
the chest. have done this with
put any great effort and without the
aid of medicines and with the loss
of no time. I have mapped out four
early morning exercises that it re-
quires II minutes to take and every
one Of them has spcific purpose.
And they all do exactly what I had
hoped they would do when I began
them. have taken mild exercise
each morning for several years past,
out it was only two months ago that
began the treatment that l have
snice continued.
1t consists of very simple move
ments. When I first get up in the
morning I go through calisthenic
exercise with my arms, raising them
up and down fifty times. l do not
DO this as a mere straight up and
down movement, but stretch my
arms as far upward as possible every
time they ascend. This not alone
exercises the muscles in my arm and
side, but helps those far down in my
back. Hhe next movement is to
bend over and touch the tips of my
myers to the floor fifty times. l
then brush my skin thoroughly all
over my body with a coarse brush.
This find very beneficial as 1t loos-
ems the cutical and helps the blood
circulate. / then drink a glass OF
cold water as an aid to my digestion
and follow this up with short mas
sage of my stomach.
After having gone through all
this I kick myself fifty times
twenty-five times with each foot.
Some of my friends to whom l have
outlined this course of training say
that I deserve this latter part OF the
exercise about as much as I do any
OF the rest, burt they don't know
what they are talking about. DO
1t all because it is helpful.
It takes IL minutes by the watch
to pull of this vigorous early morn
Ing stunt. but it is worth the time.
My back hasn't ached, my head
hasn't hurt me, my sleep hash I
been broken up nor have I suffered
any ills since 1 started this plan. l
eat heartily, sleep well, and feel nne
In every way. I can run any man
my size a foot race today and peat
MIN or tire him out so he VIII oe
blowing like a bellowsed horse.
l would be glad for others VINO
are as portly as I am and who reaiiy
want to reduce their weight to tol-
low my instructions. 1t will pay
great dividends, consisting OF IN
creased appetite, better feelins'
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-14

Many of the smaller city schools
are adopting progressive measures
in advance of the larger systems.
Hays City, Kans., has free dental
clinic, free medical inspection, social
center, community music, supervised
Fairgrounds, and organized athletics.
State and municipality have gone in
partnership in Hays City; the entire
city school system has been turned
over to the Fort Hays Kansas State
Normal School for use as "peda-
gogical laboratory"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-14

Sixty years supply of natural gas
as the present rate of consumption
has been wasted in Oklahoma in re-
cent years, according to government
figures.
Great piles of refuse around
Scotch iron and coal mines, regard
ed for years as Waste Material, are
being utilized for the manufacture
of bricks.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-14

If Cincinnati were as great in
other positions as at short, where
Herzog holds forth, and behind the
bat. at which place Clarke, Winso
and Doom are seen. the Reds would
be champions, sure enough.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-14

Ionger life and more comforts. But
once YOU start it you have to keep
!, nm the rest of your life. But your
lifa will be the longer because OF 1t.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-14

Results Yesterday
At Newark 5-3, Buffalo A.
At st. Louis CO, Pittsburg 81.
At Kansas City 60. Chicago Az
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-14

Dave Dansforth, an erstwhile
mound minion of Connie Mack, now
trwirling for the Louisville team of
the American Association, has just
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-14
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Standing of the Clubs

Al Columbus 4, Minneapolis
Louisville 2, st. Paul /.
A. cleveland 2-5, Kansas City 3-S.
AZ Indianapolis: First game post
ned rain. Second game, Indianap-
4, Milwaukee 1.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-14

been graduated from the University
of Maryland as full fedged molar
extractor.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-14
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anding of the Clubs

Results Yesterday
AT Mobile 3, Birmin CHAM o.
At Nashville 5. Chattanooga /
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-14

Abe j., p2:10 sire of William,
pa, 200, is doing a three-to-one stud
business over what he did last sea-
son at this time.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-14
} NATIONAL LEAGUE .
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Results Yesterday
At Chicago 6, Boston 4.
At st. Louis 9, Brooklyn 3.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-14
FEDERAL LEAGUE

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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-26
This Is the House of
Wide AiSLeS

Broad roomy avenues throughout
No cr0wdins or josrlinE. room for
every body at Everybody's. No small
tables or stands 20 block the way.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-26
r. E. MCKEE IS BUILDING S16,5OO
WORTH OF NEW BUNGALOWS

r Z. Mckee is starting the construe-
tion OF four room bungalow for f. NJ
Walker. to be located on the south side
of Alamogordo street. between Luna
and Grama streets. to cost about $1,000
Mr. MceKe viii also shortly start
construction work on three bungalows
at Louisville street and Park avenue.
for sale. These will represent total
cost Of $500 He is now completing
three for B. F. Stevens. on California
street. to cost $4,000. Mckee & Denning
have completed two bungalows on
Trowbridge. and Mckee * Gram1lins
have completed four on Noreuci street
J. G. Huff is just starting the con-
struction Of $500 bungalow at stew
ems avenue and Douglas street
The Eheinheimer Lumber company
has lust taken out a building permit
for the construction of lumber sheds,
stOrehouse and barns N Piedras street
and Alameda avenue. the work to cost
about $4,000
The FL Paso Street company is build
ing "A storage yard and office on Texas
street. between Brown and Newman
streets. The improvements viii cost
about $1,000.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-26

offering prizes for the best answers
in one hundred words TO the question.
( Why do We love Buffalo Biug'
And don't think for a minute that
those prizes won't be worth while Isn't
ten dollars worth while2 Or five? Or
three Or even a ticket to the circus
The circus2 Why certainly-fOr
when Buffalo Bill comes TO FL PasO.
he viii come as the chief feature of the
Sells FlotO Circus and Buffalo Bills
Original Wild West. which Is to eS-
hibit at Dallas street and Magoffin
avenue, Saturday. November s. OF
course he'll bring a circus with him.
Buffalo Bill without a show to sur
round him wouldn't be Buffalo Bill
Some Big Prizes
And now that you know the question,
here are the prizes that are to be given
for the forty-four best answers
FIRST prize o = -
Second prize. Observation-Disclosures
Third prize Observation-Disclosures 50
Fourth prize 3
Fifth to ninth prizes-Sl to each
child
Tenth to goth prize-Two reserved
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-26

seat tickets each to the sells-FIoto
circus and Buffalo Bilrs Original Wild
For the next Gone reserved seat
ticket each to the circus
Open to All Children.
Nhereupon. come the conditions
ana they are 10 be the simplest in the
world. The contest is open to all read
eIs or The Herald who are Is years
olu or less The subject of the hun
dred word answer must be why we
Love Buffalo Bill" Just write your
answer any way you choose. in prose
or IN verse; write concerning any one
deed that has endeared the famous
plainsman to the hearts Of the children
throughout the United States-the
question is yours TO answer in any
manner you care 10. And when you
nave finished the answer, send il with
your name and address TO the Contest
Editor Of the Herald. so as to reach
him not later than midnight Wednes-
day, November .. The next day will
be consumed in judging the merits OF
the various answers which have come
IN; the following day, Friday. the
names Of the winners will be announced
in The Herald.
Buffalo Bill to Give Prizes.
saturday, November 6, directly after
the parade of the Sells-FIotO Circus
and Buffalo Bits Original Wild West.
comes one of the main features Of the
contest For in addition TO winning a
prize, the meritOriOus ones of the con-
test viii have the further honor OF
meeting Buffalo Bill. shaking hands
with the famous scout. and then re-
ceiving the prize directly from him.
Buffalo Bill let il be known. has
made his promise TO appear in front
of the office of The Herald, and per
sOnally distribute the awards. He will
have his indiaus-real ones-with him
So think il all over. Figure out the
best reason you can as to why we love
Buffalo Bill Then write the answer in
one hundred words and send it TO the
contest editor Of The Herald The re-
ward you know. is to be worth while
Each communication will be judged
on its merits. A child seven years of
age is not expected TO write as good
a composition as one Is.
Don't copy from a book if you do
The Herald can quickly tell il and you
viii have no chance at any Of the
prizes. Don't get a grownup TO write
it for you Write it yourself and mail
il to The Herald
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-26
HATCH TO GIVE = SUPPER
TO HELP START a LIBRARY

Hatch. y N. oct. 26.-The Civic Im-
provcment league OF Hatch has issued
invitations for an entertainment and
supper to be held October so The en-
tertainmeut is TO be in the form Of
Rotations and fancy drills by children
who have been wei trained by Mrs l.
Clapp and associates. The proceeds
viii 20 to buy a bookcase for books
which have been donated by various
friends and which are meant 10 form
the nucleus for a public library. The
supper is TO be followed by dancinE.
Music for the entertainment viii be do
mated by the Hatch mandolin and guitar
orchestra
l. Clapp came over from Las Cruces
for the week end.
The last carload Of lumber Tor Ed
Halls new residence has arrived and
Mr.. Han hopes to have the residence
finished in a short time.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-26
WHY Do We LOVE BUFFALO Bill?
BOYS AND GIRLS. TELL Us WHY
Buffalo Bill is One Of Americas Noblemen; Painsman
Scout, Patriot, Snowman He is Coming; Write Story
About Him and Get Prizes From The Ell Paso
Herald; Read the Conditions Below

IT was in one Of the large theaters
in Chicago last winter. and Ray
mond Hitchcock was making a
curtain speech. He had talked of au-
diences. Of applause ana Of the happi
ness which was in his heart Then he
turned. and pointed to a white haired.
broad shouldered man who sat in a
box.
And there is the man who makes
me happier than ever tonight" he said
More than that. he honOrs me and this
theater by his presence I refer to
Americas best beloved citizen-Buffal0
Bill
All Of which brings about an ex-
planatiOn-and a good deal Of excite
ment to come for the children Of FL
PasU Raymond Hitchcock's speech
has been echoed in many places. And
most certainly is it echoed in the
hearts OF American childhood.
More Prizes for Children.
And because OF that fact and be-
cause that best beloved citizen Buff
falo Bill. is coming to Fl Paso, The
Herald has decided to hold a contest
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-10-26
POLICE HOLD WOMAN
SUSPECTED OF MURDER

St Louis. No, oct 26-A young
woman. 20 years old, was arrested last
night in connection with the police in
vesriEation Of the murder Of Robert T.
ROwden. an attorney who was secretly
married at Kansas City nine days ago
and who was hacked to death in his
bachelor apartment here Sunday She is
being held suspected of murder"
The girl said she had known Rowden
several years. She denied any knowf-
edge Of the murder. Mrs. Rowden said
her husband owned between s30. 600 and
100000 worth Of real estate