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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-06
SAYS EVERYBODY IS :.
FOR WILSON OUT WEST

Atlanta, Ca, Ga. Sept. 4.-Af-
ter having concluded tour with the
rivers and harbOrs committee OF
Congress, which since July II has
carried him through twenty States,
mostly in the West, Congressman
Charles G.. Edwards, of the First
Georgia district, declared today that
the sentiment for the president ia
the cWst was practically unanimous
and that the people of all parties ap-
peared to regard 1t as their patriot
ic duty to support the president.
Wilson is certain to be re-onm-
mated by the Democrats said Con-
gressman Edwards, "and he is just
as certain to be, reelected to the
presidency by sweeping majorities
Everywhere the president is being
ungrudgingly applauded for his wise
and manful manner in handling his
foreign policies. His skill
full conduct of the diplomatic nego-
tiations with Germany is being
praised everywhe4e.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-06
A HIGHLY COMPLICATED
WHITE SLAVE CASE

Jacksonville, Sept. 4.-Compli-
Gated developments are expected to
arise when Joseph M Launzenkey
is given hearing before the federal
court on the charge of having vio-
lated the Mann white slave act, un-
der which he is now being held at
the county jail.
Launzenker is charged with hav-
ing induced the young girl by the
name of Teckla Godki, who attempt
ed her own life few days ago in Or
tega, from Chicago for immoral pur-
poses.
The wife of Launzenker arrived in
the city Monday morning in quest
of her husband, whom she under
stood was living with the Godki girl
in tent in Ortega. The wife, upon
being directed to the place., present
ed her case to her husband in the
presence of the young woman, much
to the anger of Launzenker and was
asked by him to leavethe plaeeim-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-06
A NOBLE EXAMPLE TO
ALL MANKIND

The Thomasville Times-Enterprise
is responsible for the following un-
usual story:
Would you imagine that the av-
erage man would voluntarily pay a
debt that was 23 years old and in
addition send interest at the legal
rate along with it, This was done
recently by an ex-resident of Thorn
asville, who has since moved TO
Florida. When he left here in 1892
he owed firm here $21 and few
additional cents. The nrm the next
year found where he was and ssnt
him a statement Of the account. This
was the last they heard or expected
to hear Of the matter.
"Undle Sam. however, delivered
a check for about $50 1t was
letter this week, which contained
cashiers check and accompanying it
was letter stating that the writer
his obligation fully and hao
determined to make amands for his
failure to pay the account. He mad
kept the statement and sent 1t along
with the principal and interest fig
iered out at the legal rate. The fig-
Tres were absolutely correct and the
account is now closed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-06
CATTLE RAISING IN THE SOUTH

A great deal more attention has
been paid to the improvement of live
stock in the north than in the south,
with the exception of portions of
Kentucky and Tennessee, and to
some extent in Missouri and Texas;
and yet, even as far south as in
Florida the cattle men have for years
been making more money than those
engaged in any other occupation or
industry.
osceola county, for instance, is in
the houthern part of Florida, and
while the last census showed that Il
had only 5.5O7 inhabitants, yet we
learn from one of its newspapers,
the Kissimmee Valley Gazette, that
two thousand head of cattle from off
the prairies of Osceola county have
Just gone north to the Cudahy Pack
ing company at Kansas City. These
cattle went In two train loads and
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-06
NOT MANY OUT OF
EMPLOYMENT IN BRITAIN
tBy Associated Press. J

London, Sept. 6 G-Reviewing the
effect of the rst year of war on the
labor market the Board of Trade La
Dor Gazette says that although the
FIRST shock of war caused much dis
organization, there is now little
unemployment except in a few lux
ury trades, while in a number of in
dustries. notably coal mining. en-
gineering, ship-building agriculture
and transport, the demand for labor
greatly exceeds the supply. In the
insured trades the percentage of un-
employment on August 9Th was f.O2
compared with 3.95 a year ago.
The position of the uninsured
trades also tends to improve. On
August 6. there were 1924 men and
41,374 women on the registers of the
Labor Exchange against 1898 and
43,7O0 respectively month ago.
During the year two and a half
million work-people have had in
creases in rates of wages or war
bonuses amounting to over two mil
lion dollars a week or over three
shillings per capita to those benefit
ing
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-06
PENSACOLA'S NEW DOCKS
NEARING COMPLETION

Pensacola, Sept. 6-The finest
coal docks south Of Norfolk are un-
der construction in Pensacola for
the Gulf, Florida and Alabama Rail-
way, and will soon be complete. The
docks will be electrically equipped
by the Link Built Company, and will
make the G. F.. and A. terminal one
of the finest in the country.
News of the construction of the
great dock and of the connections
with the big coal companies of Bir-
m1ngham, which means that Pensa-
cola may become the principal coal
shipping port on the Gulf Coast.
came in an article which appeared
In the most recent issue of the "Ex-
porter's Review" trade publica-
ton printed in New York.
The writer thinks Pensacola has
every advantage over the other sulf
ports, and points to the magnificent
roadstead here, as well as to ex-
'hctt TIE uOcKS are
to the gulf 1t is seven miles from
the docks at Pensacola to open
water, thirty from the Mobile ter
minals to the gulf, and one hundred
and ten from New Orleans to the
sea.
A rapid growth Is forecast for
Pensacola, the prediction being that
In less than ten years 100000 per-
sons will dwell within its limits.
The coming of second railroad is
seen as great advantage to the
city.
The article, accompanied by
panoramic view of the city, and pic
lures of the G. r. and AS line, fol-
low in full. 1t was written without
any assistance from any one here.
and is an unpreiudiced view of the
port situation along the Gulf Coast.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-06
AVE WOMAN HOLDS
BACK MISSOURI MOB

Bowling Green, Mo-. Sept. 6-The
e of the sheriff of Pike county
I night held off a mob of more
In 100 men, who demanded the
frender of Harrison Rose, a negro
krged with murder. They had
)nned to lynch him.
Rose, who is charged with killing
|dley Davidson, farmer of Els.
Try, was lodged in Jail here late
)terday, after a race between two
(omobile parties-the possee OF
lrksville, Mo-. citizens who had
Htured thenegro and twenty auto
|biles containing the mob from
berry intent on lynching Rose.
Fhe sheriff's wife pleaded with the
b to disperse, saying she was
he at the Jail, the sheriff having
lie out of town.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-06
POLICE RAIDS NOW
BEING REGULARLY CON.
QUOTED IN PARIS
(By Associated Press. J

Paris, Sept. 6.-Promenaders on
the grand boulevards of Paris have
recently been treated to a spectacle
comparatively rare since the begin
ming Of the war-general police
raids such as were effected at regu-
lar intervals during the days Of the
"Apaches.
In the 9th and 18th arrondisse-
ments, comprising Montmartre and
Belleville, the favorite quarters Of
the lawless element, and on the
grand baulevards, the raids are most
thorough. They are organized by
Monsieur Roussolet, chief of one OF
the metropolitan districts, who has
under his orders eight commissaries
OF police and two police captains.
who command four squads of plain
clothes" men that sweep the youlc-
wards. Two squads operating on
both sides of the boulevard start
nom Rue de Faubourg Poissonniere
while two other squads start from.
the Madeleine, and they work to
ward each other. Every man and
woman unknown to the police as a
iaw-abiding person must show pa.
pers. The result of a recent raid
o. this kind was the verification of
the papers of So professional beg
gars. cocaine merchants, II spe-
cial vagabonds, II deserters and 7G3
women Of the street. or these SIP
were arrested.
Besides the rounds of the plain
clothes men on the hunt for civil
lans in default, subaltern officers of
the army now make nightly rounds
Of the wine shops and cafes for de- ~.
linquent soldiers. When one is seen |
inside a wine shop after the stroke |
of 3, sharp reminder in the form
'f a single word "militaire," brings
1im to a realization that martial
aw Is still in force, and he salutes
neekly and returns his quarters.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-06
A COMPARISON

Several Florida papers make much
of the assertion of the attorney gen.
eral Of Kansas that Florida land
isn't worth a damn" What does
such an assertion amount to? While
one man expresses himself thus
about Florida, a hundred will say
the same about about Kansas, yet
the Kansas papers would not con-
slider the matter worth mentioning.
in 1878 the writer was on the snn-
scorched prairies of northern Kan
sas. What of the crops planted the
drouth had allowed to live, the
grasshoppers ate. They ate even the
cottonwoods planted for windbredks.
People were all the time looking up
in the air for the hoppers, and when
cloud of them was sighted every
man, woman and child came out
with guns, pistols, tin pans and
what not, to make such a noise that
the flying pests would alight.
Kansas isn't worth a damn" was
heard on all sides and most of those
able to move away did 50. but mary
new settlers were unable to lea.a
and had to stay. They lived in sod
Eousss and dug outs and the only
fuel they had was cornstalks
bundled by machine or buffalo
chips. After the meals were cooked
they had to wrap themselves in buf-
fSlo rugs to keep warm in the pe?e-
trating cold of winter, as fuel for
warmth could not be spared. The
sreat numbers of buffalo bones on
the prairies were gathered and bar
tered at the stores for necessaries.
Eggs were plentiful and sold for four
cents a dozen, and when the hide !
hunters and Indians passed through
jerked buffalo beef could be had for
three cents pound.
From there the writer went to |
Florida. Here were no grasshoppers. |
no drouths. no billiards, no cyclones
rlenty of timber for building and
for fuel. He wondered why anyone
could want to live in Kansas wnen
such a paradise fas it seemed) az
Florida existed.
Yet the early inclemencies OF
Kansas are overcome in part and she
S now a great and populous State.
rhe roailroads, overburdened with
and, attracted settlers by the nun
ireds of thousands by meansof ad-
and glib-tongued
Igents, and the government nad
ands galore to give away Florida
las, practically, not been advertised
It all, yet is being settled up a
apid rate, In Florida a 16o or 320
ere farm is not necessary: ten OF /,
wenty acres is enough, and the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-06
ON
BOTH wings
CONTINUES
WITH V|COR
BATTLE AROUND RIGA IS WITH,
OUT DEFINITE RESULTS; GER.
MANS SINK SMALL SHIPS TO
BLOCK RIGA GULF
by Associated Press. J

London, Sept. 6.-Fighting on
both wings of the eastern front pro-
ceeds with much greater vigor than
the struggle in the center where the
invaders are apparently having diff
hculties in trackless swamps. In the
south near the Galician border for
tune huctuates, first one side and
then the other claiming successes.
The main offensive, however. still
lies with the Austro- Germans. On
the Aorth, Hindenberg still holds the
bridge head at Freidrichstadt. but
lest that at Lennewada. Farther
down toward Riga. the battle in
That region continues with indecis-
i've results. Russia has corrected
earlier reports concerning the at
tempt of the Germans to land at
Pernau. confirming Berlin's state-
ment that instead of losing vessels
as a result Of attacks of the Rus
SLAMS. the Germans deliberately
sank several small steamers to block
the entrance to Riga gulf. The de-
duction is made that the Germans
feared the Russians would land
there forces sufficient to threaten
left flank.
Saturday and Sunday in the west
brought a continuation of the Wig
orous French bombardment. The
motive for this bombardment of
fortnight is still not obvious.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-06
STEAMSHIP VALUES ARE
CONSTANTLY INCREASING
(By Associated Press. J

Liverpool. Sept. 6-The upward
trend Of steamship values is well
maintained especially for tonnage
suitable for liner service, the dearth
of such boats becoming more and
more marked. The absorption of all
available labor into naval ship
building and munition work here as
well as in France, Russia, and Italy,
has been complete, and shipbuilders
are unable to accept order for new
tonnage with any prospect of max
ing delivery, SO that sellers can get
almost any price they ask for avail
able boats. The North German
Steamer Schleisien which sold at
auction p January for $4,000
pounds has just been sold for over
100000 pounds.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-06
GENERAL ECONOMY IS
BEING PRACTICED
BY Associated Press)

london. Sept 6-War has had q
SOLDERING effect on house furnishing
in England. For one thing officers
on leave prefer hammocks to beds
The principal reason for this war
time simplicity, says the manager of
a West End furnishing house, is its
cheapness. Every one has to econo-
mize, especially the newly married
ones. Kalsomimed walls. stained
floors, rugs, simple furniture and
curtainless windows are the fad of
the day.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-06
LARGE REVENUES FROM
:. -. MINISTRY OF MUNITIONS
(By Associated Press. }

London, Sept. 6-It Is expected
that government revenue of twenty
millions sterling will come from
profits above a certain bercentage
earned in the $50 establishments con
trOlled by the new Munitions Min
istry. Many of the small establish
ments will probaly be only able to
bay their way for time but such
firms as Vickers, Maxim and Arm
strong Whitworth will make large
contributions and as the activities of
the Ministry of Munitions grow so
will the source of revenue be extend
ed
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-06
lFR HESPER|AN 10RPFD0FD
LAST NIGHT, SANK1T0DAY::
| TWO DEAD: Is MISSING
$40, 900 COLD STORAGE
BEEF FOR FRANCE
(By Associated Press,)

Paris, Sept. Cold storage beef
has had some difficulty in making
its way into the Paris retail market.
but it has two advantages that seem
likely to make it go in the long run.
Cne Is that it fills a real need and
the other is that it has received a
popular nickname-",Frigo." In
Paris all depends whether the in
evitable nickname is applied in de-
rision or pleasantly. In this case it
appears to be the latter and there is
hope.
The first sales were of beef that
had been deeongealed too quickly;
the looks of it repelled buyers at the
Central Markets. Butchers are now
buying the beef direct from the cold
storage and thawing it out in their
own shops according to detailed in
structions and the result is more ia
vorable. Some of the leading
butchers in the center of Paris are
offering 1t for sale at about 26 Der
cent below the retail prices of fresh
killed beef. The best cuts sell at
so cents a pound against 70. Boil
ing pieces bring IS cents as against
"a cents.
the increase in the quantity of
meat eaten in France, as the result
OF greater individual consumption
by mobilized men, is about 400, 900
tons q year. What France has not
furnished has come from Madagas-
car. Australia and America. The de-
partment Of Agriculture, desiring to
protect the livestock of France from
too great repletion took census
OF the beef cattle, sheep, etc, AMI !
discovered that at the present rate !
Of decrease both beef, cattle and
sheep would be exhausted in five or
six years. There are two and a half
million head less of cattle and two
million head less Of sheep on the
meadows of France than when war
began,
Parliament has authorized the
to Spend $4,000. 900 in
he purchase of refrigerator beef,
md with importations on the hoof
rom Madagascar and South America
t is expected all requirements will
,e met.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-06
REMAINED
AF[0AT FOR
Sc HOURS
EMBERS OF THE CREW RE.
MED WITH THE SHIP UN.
SHE WENT DOWN; NOT
OWN IF BOAT WAS TORPE-
ID OR SUNK BY NINE
(By Associated Press.)

enstown, Sept. 6.-WOrd has
received here that the Allen
Hesperian, torpedoed off Fast
ek last night, sank early today
xhtle making her way back Capt
uem and members of the crew who
reme1ned aboard were taken off be-
foFo The ship foundered. The Hes
pertan remained afioat, virtually
thirty-six hours after being struck
and It was hoped she could be towed
into Queenstown. Miss Carberry, an
aged passenger, and another woman
are reported dead from the shock
and exposure.
Twenty-four members of the crew
remained with the captain in a vain
effort to help bring the vessel to
port. The ship gradually settled
during the night, however, and day.
311At found the decks awash. The
fow was taken of by beats at the
minutes. The sinking o. the
esperian in deep water prevents
Z 3xestigation to determine whether
10 was sunk by mine or torpedo.
20 passengers and crew assert posi-
ply that she was sunk by a tor
%. but no one is found who saw
Bubmarine or the wake of the
pedo. So far as reported no warn
was given. The list of identified
fvivors leaves many unaccounted
but the Allan line officials are
afident the checking will show all
led.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-06
PRICES HAVE GONE
UP IN ENGLAND
(By Associated Press.)

London, Sept 6-An average of
SO per cent in the large towns and
33 per cent In the small towns Of
England has taken place in the food
prices since the declaration of war
Immediately on the. outbreak of the
war. according to figures collected
by the Board of Trade, prices rose
Is per cent, but in the following
month Of September, they settled
lown to 10 per cent. From that
time on, each month has shown a
steady gain.
Last July, the price lists in the
large British cities showed increases
reaching to 70 per cent for the best
cuts Of home raiesd beef and n per
cent for fish. Granulated sugar had
gone up 20 per cent, bread 40, but
ter 1S, cheese and eggs 2S, flour AZ,
and potatoes "a per cent. The vii
lagos paid less for everything ex-
cept -four.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-06
JUSTICE KNOWLES
OF PROVIDENCE RI.
ASSASS|NATED
(By Associated Press }

Providence. r. l., Sept. 6.-Jus-
tice Willis S. Knowles of the eighth
Judicial district, was assassinated
near his home north of Scituate to-
day. He was shot three times and
fell dead in the road as he tried 10
regain his yard. There were no wit
nesses and the assassins escaped.
Later two Italians were held on sus-
picion. The police think that re-
venge Of litigants was the motive.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-06
WI CH0A-CHU NEW COUN-
CELL0R FOR FOREIGN OFFICE
tBy Associated Press. }

Peking, Sept. 6-Wu Choa-chu.
son OF DR.. Wu Ting-fang, former
minister to the United States. has
teen named councillor in the For
eign ofice to succeed DR.. Yelling
ton Koo. who has just been appoint
ed minister to Mexico and will leave
for American in few days.
The younger Wu was educated in
the Washington Cd. c. High
School. He later went to England.
where he studied law and was ad-
mitted to the bar. He speaks Eng
lish and Chinese equal well
In addition to his new office. Mr..
Wu will continue to act as councillor
to the State Department. a post he
has flled very ably for some time.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-06

mediately. 1t is said that / was due
to the fact that she was discovered
by her companions wife and possi-
bic trouble that the Godki woman
went to her tent and attempted to
end her life with a pisol.
Launzenker is said have arrived
In Jacksonville with the Godki wom-
an about six weeks ago after desert
ing his wife in Chicago.
The injured woman is said to have
good chance for recovery.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-06
4,000 TROOPS ON
Mexican BORDER
READY FOR ACTION
(By Associated Press.)

Brownsville, Texas, Sept. 6.-The
redisposition of United States troops
in the Brownsville section, intended
to better protect the border against
raids of Mexican bandits, was in
progress today, and by the middle Of
the week 1000 men of all branches
OF the service will be available for
use.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-06

are said to have brought good
price.
Osceola lies east of Polk county,
and that section is now depended
upon for considerable quantity Of
stock for northern and western
markets, and there are. 1t is said.
tens of thousands of acres of fine
lands upon which no cattle feed
Jackson (Mich.) Patriot.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-06
DHI ELECTION NOT YET
DECIDED FOR ESCAMBIA

<HPensacola, Sept. 6-After remain
rs in session all of Saturday the
Ycard of County Commissioners de-
sd to defer until next Tuesday
lit the matter of decidinE
I@other or not a wet and dry elec-
- will be called for Escambia
1nty. This step was taken by the
I'd on request of the Escambia
nty Prohibition League.
~ of Saturday was spent by the
I'd in comparing signatures on
<drawal cards with names signed
tie original petition. AS result,
1 commissioners ordered more
H 200 names stricken from the
~ Petition.
me 200 or more cards remaining
E&ecked will be kept and prob
~ will be compared with names
r he registration books for the
~ State and county primary cleo
p e. 0sgood, representing the
~ side, asked the board to allow
- prohibitionists until next Tues
65 night to go into the matter of
|1notures already compared and ap-
<oved and to investigate the sig
a<ures on the unapproved with
rnWal cards. On motion of Com
lls1foner Davis this request was
mated.
Hc<h the drys and the vets
aimed that signatures had been
kked on the withdrawal cards and
De Dry petition.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-06
(By Associated Press. J

Queenstown, Sept. 6.-One first
Pin passenger, six second cabin
sengers and six third class pas
(gers on the liner Hesperian are
hccounted for. according to an
IN line statement made this af-
boon. A woman's body has been
htified as Miss Carberry.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-06
DIFFICULTY IN
TRANSPORTING MEAT
(By Associated Fress. J

London, Sept. 6-Some difficulty
is being experienced in the trans
port of meat to the United King
dom now that France is importing
beef and mutton. Cold storage ac-
commodation at various ports is in
adequate and British steamers with
refrigerating space have been
withdrawn from the regular trade
and utilized as store ships. ;,
1t is rumored that barges are to
be fitted up for the purpose of
storing meat and number of steam
ers will. 1t is expected. be released
in the near future.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-06
little land needed can be bought

little land needed can be bought
cheap. We need practice no "dry
farming" here, neither are we at
the mercy of irrigation syndicates,
nor has the land owner the Damocies
sword hanging over his head that
the irrigation water. through too
much diffusion, will give out, max
ing many farms nearly worthless.
Now since the government lands and
cheap railroad landsin Kansas have
nearly all been taken up, Kansas has
about reached her enith, while
Florida has not yet got good start
on her climb.-Starke Telegraph.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-06
CARRANzA TROOPS
ARE NOT RA|DINc
Mexican BORDER
(By Associated Press. }

washington, Sept. 6.-Major
General Funston reported today that
General Naffarette, the Caranza
commander at Matamoras, had
again denied that Carranza troopers
were raiding the Mexican border
and proposed bringing more Carran-
"a troops to the Mexican side to sup
press disorders. Carranza authori-
ties suggested a conference.