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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-09

A remarkable and unusual feature
in the wet or dry election in Marion
county Tuesday, which resulted in
a decisive victory for the drys, was
that the colored vote went against
the liquor traffic. The Ocala Star
comments on this fact in the follow
paper toward the negroes is so OBJ
viously Just that it should be the at
titudo of the whole white population
of the State:
"Ocala and Marion county have a
large element of Industrious and
progressive colored people, who sup
port their schools md churches, try
to build themselves up in business
and maintain good homes for their
families This class voted almost
solidly dry, and brought it's infiu-
ence to bear on the irresponsible
members of the race to vote like
wise. Ever since it was paper, the
Star has pursued the policy of en-
couraging and prais;ng these people
in their efforts for race and indi-
vidual betterment. 1t has always
held that it was the white man S
duty and the white mans interest
to help them. Tuesday, they proved
its confidence was not misplaced
They may well feel proud, because
they have shattered for all time the
claim that whisky controls the col
ored voters of Marion county
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-09

putin? upon the officers OF the army
4 thoroughly Prussian stamp.
During the successful war against
the Ottoman empire in 1917 the then
.inutonant- Colonel Rousmanis w2s
again attached to the staff Of
Grown Prince Constantine and when
the latter became king he was made
chief Of the general staff, post
which he held throueh the war
against Bulgaria AMI has held since.
In addition, he was also his SOW
creign's aide de-camp in the war and
he tells story which the king him
self confirms that the two were with
the young Crown Prince Georse
watching the battle of Kilkich from
behind a cemetery wall when a rife
bullet struck the sold wrist watch
on Prince Georges arm, clipping the
watch neatly and smashing it be-
yond repair, though not even leav-
ing a scratch on the princes wrist
Both the king and his chief of staff
believe in being where they can see
what Is Going on in battle.
Speaking of the honors which
have from time to time been be-
slowed upon him, it is characteristic
of General Dousmanis that he could
only remember two-that he is com
mander of the Order of the Savior
a Greek order-and wears the grand
Gordon of the Crown of Prussia.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-09
A SAD CLIMAX OF A LONG LIFE

\ cablegram from Berlin an
nounces that the siXty-seyenth ami
tersaiy OF the accession to the
throne of Austria hungary of the
Emperor Francis Joseph was cele-
bratcd through Germany and Aus
tria Thursday of last week. and that
the demonstrations in honor of the
AGED monarch were as spontaneous
in Germany as within his own do
minions.
IT, Emperor of Austria Hungary
is hut little heard from during this
war, although he has often shown
in the past that he is a man of lIn-
usual mental endowment He came
to the Austrian throne in 1913.
when Europe. and notably the Aus
TRAN empire. were shaking with
disturbance which many believed TO
he the precuros of as fierce n storm
as that which ushered in the French
revolution. Although barely eight
cen years of age. the young Emper-
or MANAGED TO ride the storm. That
was before the days cf the greatness
of Prussia. and IN" revolt in Aus
tria was finally settled by Russian
bayonets.
During the long years that have
followed Francis Joseph has ruled,
excepting the mist1kes that marked
the heginning OF he present war.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-09

with great skill. His country was
| defeated by France in 1859 and
forced to vacate Italy. The Austrian
military power was smashed by
Prussia in 1866. hut these foreign
disasters did not prevent the win
ning of important successes in in
ternal administration which grad
nally resulted in unifying the Aus
trian monarchy after fashion that
has enabled the structure to stand
heter than any one might have ex-
pectcd the stress of the present wal
As is well known. the reign of the
Austrian monarch has been marked
by cruel domestic misfortune. His
only son and heir lost his life under
scan0alous circumstances. His wife
was stabbed to death by an an
archist. Ills re"hnw was murdered
at Sarajevo. Just before the kindling
of ills worldwide strife. These sor-
rows Lave been cumulative and they
must he LARGELY added to by the
strain of the existing war Some
accounts report the Emperor as too
broken by age and illness Che is now
ci2hty-fvel to even follow passing
eytnts. Others report him as read
ing the military dispatches and pass
ing on questions of military policy.
but. il he retains one 1.-THE of that
ability which once marked his in
telle"t he must know that his reign
is ending amid events which will. in
the end. be more disastrous for his
people and his house than those from
which his youthful energy and cour-
age extricated them sixty-seven
long years ago.-t,.ouisville (Ky.0,
Post. .=......
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-09
HIS DREAM OF FATAL
ACCIDENT CAME =

Pelham. Ga, Rec. 9-His bro,I
er,s dream of a fatal automobile
cident became ira ; ic reality tod
when H. A. Jones, OF $50 Edgevo
avenue. Atlanta, was instantly n
ed in an automobile wreck fl
miles north of here.
H. A. Jones and his brother 4
Jones, were motoring from Allan
to Thomasville, each driving a no
machine for delivery to W
Sparks, at the latter place.
A, V. Jones stated after the acrI
dent that at the Windsor hotel
Americas, where he and his brotbI
spent last night, he had dresI
that bis brother would be killed ID
day in his machine. So clear va
this dream, he says, that he cou
disti2 euish his brothers body as a
lay under the wreck of a car, N
was so disturbed he warned hl
brother against speeding, though h
little thought that his premonitia,
would be actually fulfilled.
The accident occurred at S,5
o'clock this afternoon when the :,
which H. A. Jones was driving hit
calf at the foot of long hill. Til
car turned completely over, pinnilI
the body Of It's driver beneath it.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-09
An Examination

DR.. V. H. Bassett, city bacteriol-
ogis., has been called in to make
some investig atoms of this bug. He
has found some special information
on this insect, called the sinoxylon
deClive or cable hug
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-09
MILITARY GENIUS OF GREECE

Athens, Greece, Dec. 9.-Should
Greece enter the European war
arena some interesting military hg-
ures will be added to those already
in the martial limelight, for Greece
has seen quite few wars since the
middle nineties-indeed, she mas
seen little else, and there has grown
up among certain class OF the
Greek people a strong military ira
dition.
To the average Greek the great
military figure of his country is Con-
stantine l., the king of the Greeks.
But his greatness rests rather on
the tenacity and enthusiasm with
which he has constantly kept at the
| business of building up Greek
army and the personal courage with
which he has taken the active COM
mana of his countrys troops in the
last two successful wars. That he is
a military genius in any sense, none
Of the real military men OF the coun-
try pretend. The real military gen
rus G. Greece in the as yet merely
Balkan sphere of his activities, is
General Victor Dousmanis, general
of brigade, chief of the general statf
of Greece. In Greece only the king
is a field marshall-and Constantine
|. is field marshall not only OF
Greece, but of Prussia as we'll.
Fci his age, General Lousmanis
has made rapid strides to arrive at
the supreme effective command OF
the army of $4,000 men in time OF
peace and, roughly, 100000 men in
time of war He was born on Aug
20, Greek calendar Sept. our
calendar-lS6l, on the island OF
Corfu. He has been professional!
soldier all his life, graduating from
the military school and entering the
regular army at once as second
lieutenant in 1888, where he had a
upIu loC III tut Gle VI ~
the service.
When the disastrous war with
Turkey was undertaken in 1897,
Dousmanis had already been a cap
tain seven years. lie was attached
to the general staff Of the then
Crown Prince, now the king. AS
much below medium stature as the
king is above average height as
dark az the king is blonde, as silent
and unsmiling as the king is eXpan-
sive and genial, the two We're in
great contrast, though General
Dousmanis is seven years older than
his sovereign. Throughout that war
and the long years that followed in
which Prince Constantine planned
and effected the regeneration of the
Greek army, Dousmanis was his
right hand man. They shared and
still share the same admiration for
or belief in the Prussian system, and
despite the training of the Greek
army as whole by a French mill
tary mission, King Constantine and
his chief of staff have succeeded in
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-09

1t is said that there is movement
on foot in several Florida counties
to finance pig clubs Our recollec-
tion is that the boys corn clubs,
which have made such a phenomenal
success, started ont on the ipdiy;d-
ual initiative of the boys under the
wise counsel Of the late Mr. Knapp
of the department of agriculture
and no special financing was needed
the rewards coming later when the
records We're made. Pig clubs are an
equally attractive proposition and
would seem to need as little financ-
ing.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-09

Times change and we change with
them. and this is specially notable
in tic way we take our politics these
days. The punch and ginger and the
almost circus-day fascination of the
old political meets for high debate
spiced with the personal note and
glorified by great Columbian oratory
in which there was more sound than
sense, have passed forever. and have
been replaced by the office-seeker al
most stealthily gum-shoeing through
the country seeking votes as a
peddler sells his wares Commenting
on this change the Miami Herald
says:
Vote getting in Florida is largely
a matter of personal appearance,
presence and address, and the man
who is endowed with these three
qualifications need not be anything
of politician, and nothing of a
statesman, to secure a hearing and
some votes, If he is sufficiently en-
doweh with the qualities of good
mixer. Gone are the good old days
when there were policies of State to
fight for, when there was something
definite on which 10 appeal to the
people. Now there are no State poll
cies, no party platforms, nothing but
personal appeals. All this makes for
peaceful campaigns. but it does not
advance the great interests of the
State.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-09
|STUDfBAktR TO
BUILD five new
BRANCH HOUSES
EXPANSION OF AUTOMOBILE
BUSINESS MAGISTRATES
IMMEDIATE ACTION
Two New Structures Under Con.
struction in New York City and
Third Nearing Completion at
Kansas City-Plans Pre-
pared for Buildings at
Portland and Dallas

The Studebaker Corporation ha,
three new buildings under way fol
| taking care of the increased bust
ness of the territory of thes,
branches. with plans in preparation
for two other branch houses. 1t i.
the purpose to provide Studebakel
patrons in New York City, Kansas
City, and ultimately other of the
larger cities, the same highly eff.
cient service system that has beer
developed by Studebaker in Detroit
To do this it will be necessary tc
equip the various service stations
with complete line of parts, ade-
quate to meet any possible require
ments. The Brooklyn Studebaher
retail house is located at Bedford
and Atlantic avenues, and is in de-
sign and construction fitting home
for S;udebaker automobiles. The
Long Island City service station is
located at the apex of a triangle,
formed by the Broadway and Brook
Ign stores and itself, so that it can
readily attend to the needs of both
places.
At Kansas City approximately
100000 is being expended on a new
home for Studebake. that will be
completed, according to contract,
about the first of the new year. This
will not only be model in build
ings intended for automobile trade
purposes, but it will have a place
with the best constructed business
houses of the city. The location is
on Grand avenue, near the new
Union depot, running back to a
frontage on 21st street. The type
of construction is reinforced con-
crete. entirely fireproof A full
basement extends under the build
ing which is 50X120 feet. Due to
the hilliness of Kansas City, there
will he but five-story elevation on
Grand avenue, the first floor being
occupied by show rooms and Offices
for both the wholesale and retail
branches. The second floor will be
for stock and repair parts, of which
the largest equipment in the west
will BE- carried. The remaining
stories will be devoted to storage
and other branch purposes
The list street frontage is six
stories with basement. the latter be-
ing devoted to repair shop, receiv-
ing and shipping. This street level
has railway siding which will be
extended into the building, so that
loading and unloading can be done
directly at the elevators. In every
way the building will be complete
for its intended purposes. The Kan
sas City branch is one of the most
important in the Studebaker chain
and its steady, natural increase of
business has made imperative secur-
ing new and enlarged quarters for
its handling.
Tho other new branch houses are
to be erected at Dallas, Texas, and
Portland. Oregon, which long age
outgrew present accommodations
but the expansion of Studebaker
business in the past year forced the
matter to an immediate issue.
Studebaker is this year building
$4,000 automobiles, the distribution
being effected through the different
branches. 4S23
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-09

The deep bass roar OF that gentle
dove Of peace, Hon. w. j. B., was
lifted at the meeting of the Rotary
club in Jacksonville, the other night,
and +he good man pleaded SO earn
estly for his latest hobby that the
members of the club might well have
thought that they held the peace of
the world in their keeping and
Brother Bryan was beseeching them
not to break it. But let us not think
too lightly of Bryan and his kind
travelling up and down the land with
their various and varying propagan-
das. for without them and their ap-
peals to our finer natures we would
be people without ideals, sunk in
sordid money getting, grimy labor
and icnoble idling.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-09

Elmer Lovely. a member of a boys
potato club in Pressure Isle. Me,
made profit of $500 on four acres
Of potatoes. the largest sum made by
any enc boy, although others made
more in proportion to the amount
raised
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-09
i has been suggested it would be a

1t has been suggested it would be a
good thing to enlist the Engllsn
sparrows in the war on the smoky
lon, but SO far they have not yolun-
teered. CONSUMPTION is being con-
sidered. In some localities cables
with an outer covering of wood have
been treated by the termite ant
not the aunt of the sinoxylon
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-09
THE LAKELAND NEWS.

weekly newspaper giving a resume
It local matters. crop conditions.
county affairs, etc Sent anywhere
TOR $3.50 per year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-09
CABLE BOG EATING :.
SOUTHERN TELEGRAPH
AND TELEPHONE CABLES

Savannah, Ga, Dec 9-The Sa-
vannah office of the Southern Bell
Telephone and Telegraph Company
is not the only section of the coun-
try having troubles of it's own caus-
ed by the cable bug. Other sections
have reported bad attacks on the
cables, and from as far West as Cali
fornia have come letters giving in
formation on this pest of the wires
and its determination
Photographs have been forwarded
from the California company to the
local office showing several different
stages in the development of this
bug and giving views of the destruc-
tive work it accomplishes. In the
local territory the cables to the Isle
of Hope have been most generally
attacked. 1t is suggested by the
Pacific coast company che use of
"B. and b. paint has been the only
way found by them to combat the
attacks
An Examination
DR.. V. H. Bassett, city bacteriol-
Ogis., has been called in to make
some investig atoms of this bug. He
has found some special information
on this insect. called the sinoxylon
DECEIVE, or cable bug.
This insect" states DR.. Bassett,
is d remote relative of the we'll
know kissing bug which has spec
ializat on telephone cables instead
of human beings, as did the formerly
much exploited kissing bug 1t is not
known certainly whether the SMOKY
lon IS trying to tap the wires to get
line on the ponies or to get inside
information on the state of the mar
kets OF products which he consumes
or whether he is just acquiring a
little lead ballast.
The Family.
The cable bug belongs to the fam
lily, wei! known in lug circles of the
ptinidae or serricorn wood-boring
beetles. This is a well-known South
ern bug family. and like all South
ern families of rcnown, contains
many cousins: in all some 80
species. They are found in North
America. Europe, India, Africa and
Australia. Some twenty of the
species specialize on boring in wood,
bamboo, museum specimens, books
(related to the well-known book
worm. drugs, pepper and tobacco
and, finally telephone cables, the
latter taste having been developed
since the time of DR.. Bell The de-
Give shows wide and discrimi-
mating taste. One Of his best known
confreres is the death-watch beetle.
Wide Area.
''Cable troubles from this and al
lied insects have been reported from
wide areas. including Savannah, Los
Angeles and Australia. The insect
bores through the lead covering of
the cable and into the individual in
situations, letting in water and
short circuiting the wires. Protec-
tiOn can be secured nv naintin Tho
cables with some paint containing
materials offensive 20 the sinoxylon.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-01-07
death was recorded.

death was recorded.
The entire fire fighting forces of
Manhattan, every ambulance in the
borough and every pulmotor available
we're brought to the scene The fact
that scores of persons were uncon-
scious led to the early report that
many were killed. alter, Police Com
missioner Woods and Fire Chief Ken
lon announced there were no fatalities.
One woman died in an ambulance en-
route to a hospital.
New York City.-A surgeon at
the Polytechnic hospital said that
200 persons were taken there. While
it is believed that at least a few ia
talities will result among victims
it is likely that practically all will
recover.
Manhole covers were removed as
we'll as ventilator gratings, tn: ough
which the firemen placed their hose.
Squads of firemtn worked in relays
carrying out those overcome by the
binding smoke hindering the work
Flames flared below the manholes
but it is believed that air the pass
engers were removed before the fire
assumed dangerous proportions.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-01-07
GOVERNMENT STOPS
POSTOFFICE BOYCOTT

Gregory, S. D.-Through the inter
cession of the United States authors
ties the boycott on the new post
master in Lucas, one of the thriving
Rosebud towns, has been declared
off. The Old postmaster is the own
er Of a genS-A, c~a. When a new
postmaster took hold the postofice
vas moved to a rival general store,
when the old postmaster declared a
boycott, and to prevent the new post
master receiving the benefit of
lamp cancellations, upon which the
eaiary Is based, he placed a letter box
II his store and rallied his friends
t handle their mail from there.
= ne United States authorities now
have notified the rural mail carriers
Oh the routes running out of Lucas
not to receive mail from anyone but
the postmaster, and this action has
forced the old postmaster to declare
the boycott off.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-01-07
SUBWAY FIRE
CAUSES PANIC
OVER HUNDRED ARE OVERCOME
BY SMOKE In NEW YORK But
ONLY ONE DIES.

New York City.-New York's sub
way was visited today by a fire and
panic which sent 200 persons to
hospitals, caused the death. of one
woman and demoralized the trans
p%ortation system of the city.
The fire is said to have been due
to an electrical explosion in a con
duit. Seven hundred passengers
were terrified.
The public service commission
said the. subway service may be
tied up several days rs ? result
New York City.-Over 100 persons
were overcome py smoke. GU IN ~.
ing glass, bruised and otherwise in
jured in a fire aboard a train in the
subway at the height OF hi rush
no IT this morning. In the panic and
confusion, the police headquarters
issued a report that twelve persons
were killed, but this later proved tc
be u%nfounded as only one known
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-01-07
FARMER MADE INSANE
BY KICK OF HORSE

Scotland, S. D.-Melvin Watson. y
prominent Bon Homme county farm
er. as the result of being kicked r.
a broncho, has been examined bv
the county board of insanity I'd
ordered sent to the state hospital f :
the insane at Yankton for treatment.
1t is hoped that with proper treat-
ment he will his mind. L.
was more than a year ago that he
was kicked in the forehead by one
of his horses while caring for the
animals. Since then he has been
subject to periods of mental derange-
ment which have haffled the efforts
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-01-07
NOTICE.

State OF South Dakota, county of
Dawson: SIS:
In County Court
In>thes matter Of the estate of
John ID. Kress, deceased.
Notice of the time appointed for
approving will. etc.
The State of South Dakota sends
greeting to Anna kress and Horace
Kress, heirs next of kin of John d.
Kress, deceased.
Pursuant to an order of said court
made ON the 18th day of December,
1914, notice is hereby given that
Saturday the 10th day of January,
1915, at 10 O'Clock, a. m. of said
day at the court room of court at the
courthouse in the county of Dawson
have Deen appointed as the time and
place for proving the will of said
John d. Kress, deceased, and for
hearing the said petition for probate
thereof, and the issuance of Letters
Testamentary therein, when and
where any person interested may APP
pear and contest the same.
Dated at Mitchell, S. ID. the 29th
day of December, 1914.
BY the Court,
o. C. Thompson,
Judge County Court
(SEAL)
Attest:
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-01-07

CATTLE-Estimated receipts to-
day, 1900; estimated receipts for
to the worn-out nerves and juices of
tomorrow, 1000. Market slow and
10 cents lower than yesterdays
average. Beeves, $3.50 "a $500;
cows and heifers, $2.S5 a $500;
Texas steers, $500 a $6.40; west
tie. $3.50 % $3.50.
SHEEP-Estimated receipt for t j.
day. $4,000; estimated receipts for
tomorrow, 10000. Market weak at
yesterdays close. Native sheep, S.
80 @ $6.75; western sheep, $3.50
SIS; lambs, $6.75 @ 1915; western
lambs, $500 @ 1915.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-01-07
TODAY,S MARKETS

tarday, .42,82O; estimated receipts
for tomorrow $4,000. Official re-
lceipts yesterday. 46,2S8; official
shipments yesterday, 1853. Market
strong and a shade higher than yes
terday's average. Bulk Of prices, So
ID q $7.25; light, $685. @ $3.50;
mixed and butchers, $685. @ $7.32 :
Ii; heavy $6.05 a 1892 ~;
rough heavy, $685. a $7.O5; york.
ers. 500 @ 1925; pigs, $3.50 a
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1915-01-07
(SEAL)
Attest:
s. Cattrell, Clerk.

While Tuesdays run of hogs at
all of the leading centers was fairly
heavy prices were not off to any
great extent the market here ruling
steady to sc lower than that of Mon
day.
Steady prices with the decline of
the day before were paid for the
moderate run of fat sheep and lambs
AS compared with late last week
prices are anywhere from 10 q Csc
lower. (