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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-27
Nothira None b. Say.


Tive, Irish soldiers began to taiR
about home affairs One of them ex
planned that his wife's name was Mag
| gle Murphy
"A fine girl. too remarked the
other
DO you know herr" asked the hus
band
Know her? Why, yes One day
she was out boating with me and We
came to an island. where we landed
Maggie. siz Oh. it's either We kiss
me or | browns We.
And and did We kiss herr" gasped
the jealous husband
WAS she drowned" the other
asked slowly.
Wireless Spark Now Suspected.
British papers are, at this late date,
devoting considerable space to a dis.
cussion of whether the Princess Irene
and the Bulwark were not both blown
up by some kind of wireless detona-
tor in the hands of the Germans. 1t
will be remembered that both battle
ships were victims of mysterious ex-
plosions while lying in harbor.
distinguished inventors such as
Tesla. Marconi, Edison and the young
er Hammond have worked on spark
that could be transmitted through the
air to blow up the magazines of foe,
but the fact that the Germans have
not employed such means more fire.
quently. or against ships of greater
class than the Bulwark or the Princess
Irene practically discounts their pos
session of any such device.
Peer Becomes Mechanic.
Lord NOrbury is enc of the latest
amateur recruits to the ranks of war
warkers. Recently he began employ
ment as filter in a Surrey aeroplane
factory, working from six in the morn
ing to seven at night at the regula-
ton pay of I'd "a cents) an hour. Lord
Norbury, who will take his meals with
the other workmen, and will be on the
! same footing in all respects, is fifty,
two years old, and he has chosen this
way of doing his bit because he is
above the age limit but feels strongly
that everyone should do what he can
tc help the country He has a good
knowledge of internal combustion en-
gines. Lady Norbury, who is cousin
of Lord Howard de Walden. began
work at soldiers canteen at Euston
the same time that her husband com.
menced as a fitter.-London Globe
Artificial Leather.
The manufacture of artificial leath
er is an industry which has made ri
gantic strides in the last few years
owing to the degree of perfection
which has beer attained in the max
ing of this substitute for leather and
tC the custom of splitting leather
which is not generally satisfactory, ex
cept as far as its appearance is con
cerned when it is new. That is to
say, that 1t Is readily recognized as
real leather. but when the split leath
er comes to withstanding the test OF
service it is not there. The artificial
leather has established a reputation
fOi service in tn manufactur of lu
tOmobiles, where it iG in strong de
mand for upholstery ard top covers.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-28

fauacy years ago, before I received
q school education, something that
am not greatly blessed with now.
Nevertheless, can tell the difference
between right and wrong now and
then, if not often. .....~.
I can. pitch hay when the sun
shines, shock wheat and other small
grain and toss bundles into the mouth
Of a thrashing machine like a hero
working for a Carnegie medal, but 1
can't milk COWS or make shoes, trous-
ers, coats and vests or do things that
others can do. .-.- --...-s - -
-Lneed shoes, trousers, coats and
vests and various other articles that
others help produce and they in re-
turn require bread and other articles
that helped produce.
We all help each other in that man
ner and that builds the world. No
millionaire ever accumulated his
many bags Of gold by his own work
alone. He may have. worked long
enough for high :or low wages to
start him il business on tiny scale,
but unless he hired sufficient help
and made great profit from their
work he would still remain In BUSH
ness on that tiny scale until the devil
froZe stiff in hts flaming abode.
The more he would hire and the
higher he would charge for his goods
the richer he would be, and that is
the way he would be boosted up the
golden ladder, rung by r1ng, until
he'd reach the place where he could
stop and shout most strenuously: 81
am a self-made man. 1 got there all
alone.!'' + -. =, =.. @a., @
Rockefeller, Morgan, Carnegie and
all of the great Inoneyed men OBJ
tanned their wealth from the. hard
work. Of the worker, the source Of al
wealth. T. q - H.. e..
These are not self-made men. The
New York Central railway, the Pana-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-28
AN OUTRAGE

! AN OUTRAGE-As a steady read
ier, Of The Day Book since the press
mems strike am compelled to write
in behalf of George Rogers and the
other poor unfortunates who were
slugged by our good law-abiding Cd
policemen. 1 was more than sur
prised to learn that he was dubbed
and arrested in such a disorderly
manner, as we were associated at
college. l have always known him
to be one of the intellectual type.
While I do not intend to speak Of
personalities. I consider the other
poor unfortunates who met with the
same fate, as we'll
/ think such an occurrence which
took place week ago Sunday near
the Hull House on part of, the police
is an outrage and a crime to human
civilization. s..-.
Protest meetings should be held
throughout the city. Irealize the un-
employed question is a menace to so
ciety and is an important question to
be discussed by the working people
only. ,--.-...,..
Mayor Harrison's commission on
unemployment, which is a capitalist
outfit. is not going to solve this evil
The workers must do it themselves,
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-28

shooting match would be a dismal
blank and rank failure.
If these big corporations are not
to blame for the hard times and the
idleness of millions of willing work.
eEs, who in the name of fairness is?
They want all of the Woodworking
people they can possibly induce to
leave Belgian, Poland and other
countries devastated by war and
come over here to, America, where we
have now altogether too many for
their own good. 80
{ There is no self-made man or
woman and the least self-made men
are the millionaires, and the only real
hard problem that confronts us is
how. We can find a way to induce
them to relinQuish their hold a. trihe
at least on their unjust, unrighteous
and unearned jack pot. :. Frank
Smith.
The Era-leader., 1915-07-01
Frank Out Of Mob Reach
As Fate Is Decided.

Atlanta, Ga, June 2l.-Leo
NJ. Franks death sentence was
commuted to life imprisonment
today by Gov. Slaton.
announcement Of the Gov ernor's
declslon came several hours after
frank had been secretly taken
from the Jail here and hurried to
'ne State prison farm at Miledge-
Vile. Frank was sentenced to
be hanged here tomorrow for the
murder Of Mary Phagan in April
1918
Gov. SlatOn still was at his
country home when he announc-
cd his decision on the case over
the telephone to the Associated
Press. In making this announce
nent Il the Governor dictated the
following brief statement.
An that | ask is that the peo-
pie OF Georgia read my statement
OF the reasons why | commuted
Leo NJ. Franks death sentence to
LIE Imprisonment before thew
The Era-leader., 1915-07-01
Dogalusa's Bonds Issue Is
Furthcred,

bogalusa, La, June 25.-At E
meeElng of the city council Wed
nesday afternoon, with renro
sentative business men. ten were
appointed as a committee tC
ineeb with council and submit
about August 1st, at a mass
meeting, the proposition of vot.
'nS sZOO,OOO bonds for the DIR.
chase of the waterworks and
sewerage system, at present
owned and operated by the
Great Southern Lumber Com
pany' The bonds also are for
the building of new schools. Dpr-
chase CT present schools. and
erection of a modern CITY hall
aho JAIL and the graveling of the
streets,
The business mems commsttee
IS composed Of; f. L. Middleton,
NJ Marx, W. G. Dorsey, J, A,
Spekenheir, H. E. Baumgarten,
John McNeese, E. Berenson. G.
H. Wilcox, Prof. Peters and Z. !
A. Davis.
The Era-leader., 1915-07-01
Inc spacious east porch Of the

r, ''"CIo"S east pofch OF the
4 ''70 i10'7l last Saturday
I '''7 was Ine scene OF the
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80 ''"0 ever heIo'
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7' f'I'IA crepe myrtle and
i0''''' 'II' S"aoeo secluded cor
VI VIC no'eI ana the charming
'0''S' '1''' j. y. Kerr, all
'ON' "'l atmosphere Of perfect
Pe"ce ana happiness to the oc-
0"oIoI''
D7l0'e Vlle formal opening Of
Vie meeting Mr., Nlnckler played
'0!i0 VI" 'lllIe songs on tile either
III VAe absence Of the president
We ''ee'ih8 was called to order
oS Vne 'lce-presldent, Mrs. Ada
DaOihston' just the briefest
possible o"sIsIness session fol-
l0"eo' When the evening was
turned over TO the hostess, who
Ie4ol'eu each one present TO re
'"'0 'Ile most amusing expert
elce OI hef llle' All told some
'nlns 'ha1 brought forth peaIs
VI laughter oUt especial mention
'"lSllt 0e mace or Mrs. Dunn's
:" ~ -nrS' Aerr ; Tile latter re
VV''eo 'Ie highest numbe" Of
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- q " ,0r Prlze7' Claude Hood re
,," ,,.h:. IL, "''' Prize a lovely par OF
,,a'v5 '''v '''N ''oS' al'" heSS'e burns
."' 'o'V'e ol blackberry
'Vc'al ol 'he hostess own make
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The Era-leader., 1915-07-01
10 The Voters of WASHINGTON
Parish.

Prompted by my own desire
and the expressed wishes Of
number Of my friends, who hav.
kindly rendered NE their support
now announce to the voters OF
Washington Parish my candi.
dacy for delegate to the Constitu.
tl0naI Convention. In makins
this announcement | realize thai
| aspire to high office and one
OF great responsibility. Framing
the constitution, for great state,
IS a serious matter, as in it are
embedded the basic principles that
secure to people personal free
dom and TIE right to enjoy the
fruits OF their labor in security.
and Is the mud-sill upon which
our happiness, prosperity, and
r 'N'0o'i0' 10 0'Il'' lleei mat my
experience in legal and business
affairs will enable me to safe
. ' " VIZ '''e'e9V0 VI the people
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D''' 10 0ei 'dl'i |" oe a number
oN'0 o0HSioereu oy THIS
,, ''''' '''e correct solution
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,,sn haljava ~ 7,;; ~ '''0,t wealth.
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vow, ho,;o,.,5 nave 'i
hat tbor., .,na tna 'o" 'cl40'e '"
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The Era-leader., 1915-07-01
Boy Shot In Melon Patch
Trap, Is Dying.

With the sight OF both ewes
completely gone, Sylvester Fer
nandez 14-year-old Bay St.Louis,
Miss, boy, continues his almost
hopeless tight against death in
the Charity Hospital. At a late
hour Saturday night, Fernandez
was said to be resting easy. The
hospital physicians are making
valiant effort to save bis life.
He is in a cOmatOSe condition
the greater part Of the time.
/ The boy was a victim of a trap
gun set by John W. Watts in his
water melon patch just outs ide
Of Bay St. Louis. The trap was
arranged, so Watts figured, to
send the load of shot into the
legs of the thieves. The boy en-
tered the melon patch at eleven
O'Clock Friday night and brush
ed against a wire stretched OF
the field. The explosion awak- |
eneu Watts, who believed that
the report of the gun merely |
frightened off the intruder.
1t was only after a search that |
Watts found the boy.
Watts has not been arrested.
Before buying. your next
flower see Burris Bros. Ltd. and
get advantage of the war time
price,
The Era-leader., 1915-07-01

Ed Cassidy who served the
people of Boealusa so efficiently
as their first chief of Police, re,
signed his Office last week to
give his attention to other work,
and was succeeded by Otto Strat,
man who was duly appointed
Wednesday. Mr.. Stratman is
at present a candidate for sheriff
OF " Washington Parish and it is
not known here whether he will
withdraw from the race now or
whether his appointment as
Chief Of Police Of the City of Bo
gaIvsa is just to fill the unexpir-
ed term of the present chief.
The Era-leader., 1915-07-01

The committee will meet at
the 4chool at + p NJ, July 9, and
at . p. m, the same day, they
Will meet the committee council.
A meeting Of the women of
BOgaIusa will be held at the Y.
NJ. c. A. tomorrow to formulate
plans for the baby show of the
annual Fourth Of July celebra.
tiOn.
Great Northern employees left
or their annual excursion for
Vaudeville Friday. A special
train was chartered and bptweeu
500 and 1000 people made the
trip.
The Era-leader., 1915-07-01

All Kinds Of printing-excep bad.
f!ne .ot Comm. Commercial JOB Printing.
amply equipped to do first class
DOCK and catalogue work. No ioh
100 small or too large. Try US,
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-14

as 4 defensive player he measures well
with his teammHte. He is a tall ransy
lad. and generally turks around the op-
posing goal when the rival team is work.
ing the ball He stopped Westerns
whjrlNiud passing game last week many
times. and when long pass Is made il
- almost impossible to get it over his
head.
For the second team Buck Wise and
PeYtUn March come next easily the
list 1orM ords. Buck Wise Fan a close
race. with CulliEan, OF the same team,
for place at forward But because Of
the speed of the latter he is placed on
the second combination. March. OF St.
Aihan's. who alternatCd between center
and forward. was good man. but
I tendency to set hurt and thus to handi
c1p his playing was against him
Holmes. who was easily the best CEN
ter in the schools last year. did not com.
up to expectations this campaign. ana
with tn" exceptional ability of Peck TO
play III" position. he is named above all
u-h.rs Cor the second team. He would
have proba bly, made the first team if the
police had been to pick men in the posi-
TONS they have played in the past Sc
RIGS.
Gihljn and Baldwin are named to ca
wort around in the guards on the second
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-14

team As ALREADY mentioned, Giblin
WAS the chief ''bouncer" OF the Capitol
Hill combination. Although he played
in a forward position during most of the
year. he would make an ideal Gaurd in
that he is a good defensive player a,
well a good shot al the baskets. Bald
wins ability was revealed when he en-
tered the Western contest in the clos
ing minutes.
Western Springs Surprise.
The season jISt ended was productive
Of one of the greatest surprises tina I
has ever been handed out in scholastic
basketball. Starting the year it was
figured that no team had more than
remote chance to heat out the veteran
Business quint and champions of last
year The Stenograp pliers were almost
UNANIMOUSLY selected as the proba BILE
winners. None thought that Western
had chance. However, Bryan Morse
started the season with a bunch OF
green mon and today nc is playing in
tie with the reputable Business five
Morse is due no end of credit no matter
if the title is lost next week in favor
of the Business team.
The work of his team all season has
been the popular topic for discussion in
the scholastic ranks for the showing it
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-14
Young Stevens Claims
Frank Baker Is Through
Nationals HurIcr Says Home
Run King Must Be As
Sured Big Salary.
NOT DEPENDING ON GAME

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III i''''S\''e' g. ""'' l'.-
'FTauh Eakor - III never play ball
with Connie Mack unless i,, IS as
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The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-14

From time to time the question Of pub
lie links has been aGitatcd in Washing
ton. hut nothing has ever been accom-
plShed along this line. Several holes were
under preparation at Rock Creek Park
when Jay J. Morrow was Engineer Com
missioner of the District, but when he
retired from office the matter was
dropped.
There is no reason why Washington. the
National Capital should be without a
public golf course. All the large cities
of the country have their links. and sta
tisuCs show thatNhey are well patron.
tied.
\ public course would not in any way
conflict with the membership in the local
golf clubs. as a large number would be
attracted 10 the game. and then. as al
ways. many would affiliate with some
club in order to avoid the delay which is
ocCasioned at the public courses where
very often player must wait in line for
several hours before he gets his turn to
tee off.
The most ideal location for public
course is Rock Creek Park because or
the lay of the land and the natural
hazards which abound there. Potomac
Park is available. but the expense of
bunkering and making of hazards would
he very great. and the course would
necessarily have to be a level one and
would not present the variety Of shots
which are so dear to the hearts of all
true followers of the Scottish game.
According to the statistics published
in a recent number of the Golfers Maya
zine. nearly 5Oo,0O0 rounds of golf were
played in Chicago during the season of
1914. Jackson Park. Chicago is declared
to be the most used course in the world.
eso.3S6 rounds of golf having been played
over the course during the year.
Practically all the prominent local
golfers are for a municipal links. and as
they all belong to clubs they are salts
fled and adopt a 'I-should-worry" atti-
tude.
Golf takes years from the shoulders Of
men who have passed the middle post in
life. 1t Is a game where the father
wins more often than the son and where
skill counts more than youth.
Maj. lie Jeul and Col. Schofield, L. S.
A., are two golfers who have Joined
the Bannockburn Club. They have taken
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-14
ALL-STARS TO PLAY HERE.
Crack New York Bowling Team to
Tour Country.

An aIL.tar bowling team composed Of New York
experts will tour the country this sirlns roiiins
exhibition and match games in Iarous cities where
hauling ia uorlIlar Mortimer Lindsey. national
champion Of 1872 will he the lead-of roller. with
Lee Johns. worlds record holder for six games
in competitiou. second. William Helms. member
of several championship teams. viii roll third.
ard Jobn Roster 1902 national champion and holder
of fifteen p~riect scores. will he the fourth mon
Jimmy smith. present allrvubd champion. will be
another roller.
This continuation the strongest that ever toured
,ba c,,,n.ry will roll in Washington. ID. G..
Peoria. Buffalo. Denver. St Louis. Chicago. Los
Angeles Kansas City. Cincinnati. Milwaukee. St
psnI and other cities its way to and from
San Francisco. where it will compete IN the hx-
,,,';,ion tnur7ismsnt-Frum the San Francisco Call
February 20. 1915.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-14

ought to see some of our courses in
the Green Mountains. In some places
the fair green is SO steep your left
foot Is from two to three feet higher
than your right"
How do You keep your ball from
rolling back down hill?" asked the
man who was willing to be Belgium"
oh. casually replied the man from
Vermont, I'VE just chains on 'em, just
IKE you put on automobile tires to
keep them from 'skidding,'" and one
by one the gang silently melted away.
NJ II. Robinson. of Bannockburn.
will spend the summer at Old Orchard
and Northern Atlantic resorts beror,
returning to the University or IIlino,s
for fall work.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-14
DE ORC WINS MATCH.
Defeats Charlie Ellis. of Cleveland,
80 10 AZ in Billiard Tourney.

Chicago. March l3.-The first week s
play for the three-cushioned billiard title
came to close tonight with a 80 to g
victory for Alfred DE ORC. the present
title holder, over Charlie Ellis. of Cleve-
land. The match went sixty-seven in
ninGS.
w. IIucN. of Chicago, is the only player
with clean slate at the finish of the
first week. lie has won three straight
games. q. Moore, of New York, is sec
ond with four wins and one less. Capron.
of st. Paul. and DAILY and De Ooro. of
New York, are tied for the third place
with three wins and one defeat each
A. kieckehefer, of Milwaukee. won a
sensational game from Charles Norm, of
Chicago, early tonight. The score was
20 to N. and went siNty-two innings
At the end of the fifty-seventh inning
the score was a tie at ~ to IS. 1t required
five more innings Or kieckehefer to Sc
cure the necessary five points to put him
out.
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advantage of the past week of gooo
weather and become familiar with the
course.
meeting of the board of governors of
the Bannockburn Club avs held last
week with John Warren. Dr. J. R. De-
farges, Or. II. J. Nichols DR.. B. L. Tay-
lor. and Miss Alice Sanger present
Among other important subjects up for
consideration was that OF holding an
open tournament for 1915. Dates are
scarce in the early spring, but Bannock-
burn hopes to arrange one that will
avoid conflict with other Middle Atlantic
club events.
Prof. Lee Crandall. jr., instructor at
the Asheville, n. c., school, writes that
he will return to Washington for the
summer, and expects to follow the game
over the local links.
DR.. H. ]. Nichols celebrated his
birthday last Saturday and played 80
holes over the Bannockburn course,
one for each birthday.
. Two enthusiasts were playing the
at the nineteenth hole.
The man from Vermont said, in re-
ply to a question. Yes. you have
. pretty billy course, but you really
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-03-14
GREAT FIELD IN RELAYS.
Two Hundred Teams Are Ready for
Penn'a Classic.

PHILADELPHIA. Pa. Msrh notwithstanding the
fact that the Penn relays nearly two months
away. the rIsh TO enter has already started. More
than 10 teams have signifei their intsStiSas OF
taking part This includes over siIss college
teams.
Already several classes have ben filed. and
it aIyears that there will be at least Que
additional college class this year. The medley
reloys and the pentathton. which will he held on
May 9. the first day Of the meet are attracting
attention. Yale. it is expected. will bring down
a team FOR the distance relay. Other big colleges
East and West. will be well represented.
The preparatory school championship has already
five entries in Hill School, Eavrrnceville Exeter
Brooklyn Polytechnic Preparatory School and wor-
cester Academy. Mercersburg will also enter this
event.
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GOLF
By NAT T. WORLEY.

II II a science-the study Of q
lifetime. In which you may ex-
haust yourself but never your
subject. II Ii contest. q duel
or a melee. calling for courage,
skill. strategy and seIf-cOntrOl.
1t is test of temper, a trial of
honor. revesIer of character.
1t affords chance to play the
man, and act the gentleman.
IL means going into Gods Ouv-
Of-dOOrs. getting close to nature.
fresh air. exercise. a sweeping
away Of the mental cObwebs.
genuine recreation Of the tired
Tissues. II Is cure for care
an antidOte to worry. Ii includes
companiOnship with friends, So
cin1 intercourse, opportunity FOR
courtesy. kindliness and gener-
Osity to an opponent. 1t pro-
notes not only physical health
but moral force.
DAVID II. FORGAN.
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MARQUETTE LEAGUE TO MEET.
President Edwards to Call Meeting
on Tuesday Might

Capt. C. Eugene Edwards. president of the Mar.
quette Baseball League has caleb a meeting of that
organization for next Tuesday evening at O'Clock
at the National Guard Armory. when plan. will
be formulated for the coming season on the dia
moni.
The league win again Use the bail grounds at
Thirty-hfth street and Wisconsin avenue northwest
where it has played for several years and the
organization will probably consist of the same NUN
Der Of clubs last season.
Tennelleytown the championship last year
after hard fight with St Martins team for the
flag. snd the Wisconsin avenue lads expect to be
one al the strongest contenders for the pennant
this year.