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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-16
SUBMARINE OF QUIET POND
Swapping Turtle Often Sinks q Swim
ming Duck and Makes Leisure
iy Meal.

Ever see a duck, swimming along a
pond quite peacefully, suddenly disap-
pear beneath the surface of the water?
You may have suspected that the duck
had some enemy submarine lurking In
the Pond-and you were right. The
name of the attac King submarine Is
swapping turtle.
He lives in rivers and lakes through
out the United States, usually in deep
water He has a big head and a long
tail-the long tail providing very
safe and convenient handle to pick
him up by. At least, you'll find it
safest if you ever &C me in contact with
his jaws.
The snapper's jaws are fitted with
a pair of sharp blades which come to-
gether with click like steel trap. A
large snapper has sufficient power in
his jaws to amputate a mans finger.
As for the duck, she hates him like
poison. A snapper will sometimes
seize duck by the leg and draw her
completely under water to eat at his
leisure
A common size for snappers is about
fifteen inches, including head and tail.
with a shell about nine inches long.
They lay their eggs in hole scooped
out In the sand Both the eggs and the
flesh of this turtle are excellent food
so good that they often masquerade on
restaurant menus as 'terrapin.'
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-16
AT THE Open BRIDGE
BY FLORENCE LILLIAN HENDER.
SON.

I've made the mistake of my life!"
announced Gerald Dyke.
Love spat with Clio Barrett, l sup
poser" intimated his close friend, Will
Hampden.
Quite the reverse" declared Dyke.
There's no more Clio Barrett for me.
That dream Is ended. It's her father
who has come upon the scene as the
indignant and immovable destroyer Of
my LIES happiness!"
VIII Hampden looked interested and
sympathetic.
you see, made bad break In sup
porting our mutual friend, Dodd, for
mayor. The progressive element felt
that two terms for one man. even as
good a man as Mr.. Barrett, was enough.
They put up Dodd. l electioneered for
him. as you know, Will-one little
speech"
But Barrett carried the day"
Yes, but by SO small majority that
he feels piqued. Somehow he heard Of
my campaigning effort. That settled
it. Just as Clio and became engaged,
he ordered me from the house-Clio in
tears. myself in despair
What are you going to do about ?"
Intercepted Hampden,
'I.'s what he will do He's an unfor-
giylng. pig-headed man in his likes and
dislikes I'm blacklisted in his books
and he'll carry Clio away, or hide her
away. but he'll outwit me. She is
practically under guard. | believe he
has emissaries watching me. It's la
ken me week to get note to Clio
and reply"
She's true blue?"
Yes. but terribly respondent
Want my advice?' inquired Hamp-
den deliberately.
What is it?' ~
Run away with her"
Dyke had thought of that So had
Clio. He thought of it more than ever
as he started off on a lonely medita-
tive stroll. 1t was not so easy, how.
! ever, he realized. He was satisfied
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-16
Brent INHERITANCE
Case Made Lawyer Famous and
Happy.
BY HAROLD CARTER

Yes. the Brent case made NJ. ..
nous. l suppose" said the old LAWYER
.nousnt1uily. AT any rate, l am sure
mat 1t was the foundation of nv for.
tunes. Also, it gave me more real
nappiness than any case have under.
saxen' You see, young Mrs. Brent
deserved the Inheritance, II ever any
woman deserved one. She had actual.
" redeemed her husband, had made
. man OF him-but let me tell the
story In my own way.
theodore Brent was one Of those
pompous. selfsufilcient, heartless. and
witnal scrupulously honest men whom
massachusetts, used to turn out In the
middle OF the last century, sort of
transplanted survival Of the John Bull
type. | believe 1t is still fourishing
IN the old country. He had two sons,
ralph and Jack. Ralph inherited his
ia'hers business instincts and was
STATED Tor succession to the company
after the fathers death Jack was q
spendthrift, a wild young fellow, who
was dismissed from Harvard. drank.
gambled, and broke his fathers heart
what there was of 1t. Withal, he
mad done nothing worthy of being dis
inherited. However. his father sent
him west for five years to make a man
OF himself, failing success in which
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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-16

that Mr.. Barrett was keeping IN eye
on him. He knew that Clio was under
the constant gaze of trained chap
eron. He had never yet passed the
Barrett grounds but the gardener, or
the steward, or the hOstler was Wis
ible.
A bridge swung by steam power
spanned the broad Vermilion river and
the Barrett home was on the west side
of the stream. From its center the
Barrett home was in pretty clear view
and Gerald had the doubtful consola-
ton of posting himself there occasion
ally, to mournfully survey the spot
where he had formerly been welcome
visitor.
On this especial day he strolled to
che bridge. His heart fluttered as he
made out in the distance white-robed
form among the distant flower beds.
He had just written note to Clio. He
took it cut Of his pocket wondering
how he would get it to her. A hand
touching his shoulder, he looked up
with start.
Excuse me" said the bridgetender.
for it was he, but l want to thank
you"
"Oh yes-you are Fenton. Got the
job, did you?"
Yes, sir, and your recommendation
it was that did it."
Fenton, a rough and ready young
fellow, had been sent by a friend to
Gerald and he on account of his activ-
ity in the mayoralty campaign had
been able to exert some influence with
the county board. Now, it seemed, his
Recommendation had borne fruit.
Glad you got placed" said Gerald
heartily.
Yes. sir" spoke the man humbly.
"Will you exuse me IL l say some
thing?"
Gerald nodded agreeably.
We'll, sir, I've got eyes and I've
been hearing things. You know this
bridge appointment is county business,
SO the mayer has nothing to do with it.
] was again the mayer. He'd fire me
IL he could. He hates NE and don't
like him. He's treated you mean and
that makes less liking between us.
That pretty girl of his is a jewel,
though. Say, could | venture to
guess" pursued the shrewd fellow"
that you want a letter taken to the
little miss? Oh, sir, you can trust
me-"
Now that was just what Gerald
wanted done. He engaged in conf
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-16
FOOD WE ALL USED TO HAVE
Spoiled Wealthy Mans Expensive
and WelI-O ordered Dinner.

iona Gale, writing story called
THE Bridge" in the American maya
zine, presents broker named Casso-
day dining at his club in New York.
While he dimes, Cassoday is visited by
mental reincarnation of himself
called Littlechild The story then goes
on:
whats this?' said Littlechild over
the soup Green turtle. But remem-
her the chicken soup we used to have
the day after mother had had boiled
chicken dinner and dumplings. What's
that? / don't know sole" The fish we
used to have was baked browner out
side and whittier inside, with no hot
grayy-oh not like this at all. What's
that? Mother wouldn't have done any
filet tricks. But can smell the roast
beef when she was thickening the
brown gravy Just after she took the
pan out of the wood stove oven-dOnt
you know how we stopped to sniff
with every armful of wood We brought
in? Endive? | can't place it-you
know we used to run out and pick the
lettuce last thing before we sat down
at table-we got 1t from the shady part
of the patch toward the well-house.
G,ace what? Yes, but don't you re-
member her apple buildings with Gin,
namon in the sauce? Apples OF the
seedlingthat grew by the corn crib
''Cassoday pushed back his chair
Wasn't it right, sirT" asked the
waiter anxiously.
"'Devilish right, thanks" said
Cassoday.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-16
Profita In Forestry.

The Vanderbilt experiment in fores-
try near Ashevillle, N. c., seems to be
turning out very WELL BY sale made
Of large timber on $4,000 acres Of
mountain forest land at $l2 an acre. or
ss16 900, to Louis Carr and w. f.
Decker, George Vanderbilt will re-
ceive a profit of s6so.0O0 on an invest
ment of $4,000 made twenty years
ago when he bought this land at 81 an
acre. In addition to this he retains
the land itself and all timber under
fourteen inches in diameter. The pur-
chasers have twenty years in which to
remove the 25O,0O0,000 feet OF lumber
estimated to be on the tract Mr.. Van
derbilt retains about $4,000 acres I'M
mediately surrounding Biltmore house.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-16
II They Told the Truth.

my dear, what do you suppose my
score, was this morning? One hun
dred and forty-ntne for eighteen
holes"
Il won't be home till late tonight.
darling I'm going to paint the town
red with a couple Of old college
chums"
Yes. sir. the hotel is pretty full. but
| can give you what we consider the
worst room in it for a little more
than the same prize you would pay
for a good one if We weren't so crowd.
ed Life
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-16
Human Longevity.

Thomas Parr of Shropshire. Eng
land in all probability bears the palm
for longevity. He lived one hundred
and fifty-two years and nine months.
II is claimed that PARIS case is well
authenticated, while in the cases go
ing beyond him certainty gives way
to conjecture
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-16
Aluminium Shoe SoIes,

One Of the newest uses for alumni
mum is In making the soles of shoes
for use by workmen employed in wet
and damp places. The aluminium
soled shoe lasts much longer than an
ordinary shoe and is said TO be i'm
perTious to dampHeee Gas --@sr.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-16
...I Event In ireland.

A. waterford, Ireland, noted LOT ,s
AZ ~ wbitewashing of the solidly
SuiIt stone gateposts to match sas
. DS,Ia cottages in the country parts
,s an annual event, and takes plA'e
In May.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-16
....o, Habit of Doubt

NH INDUCED becomes doubt rear.
,zad To determine to 40 an lso.nrv
:, - So,f the battle. Courage is Vlc'orS'
. - is defeat-Nelson.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-16
Unpleasant Thought

A man may be judged by the com
pany he keeps, but it might be ungen
erous to judge some of us by the kino
of shows we 60 TO gee
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-16
Bound 20 Succeed.

what makes you think Dauboer
viii succeed as a painter" He has
the soul OF an artist and the per-
severance of a book agent "-Phila-
delphia Ledger.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-16
Exceptlons.

She-"We women have to stand q
lot" He-"Not in the street car II
you're pretty "-Rnstnn Transcript
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-16
Record Explosion.

The most disastrous explosion ever
nown was at Graveiines in 1854.
Three thousand persons were killed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-16

Optimistic Thought
When pleasure exceeds its limits q
becomes q torture.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-16
The Professions

CHIROPRACT0R
DR.. }. z. SCARBOROUGH,
Lady In Attendance
ovehes Building, Between Park
and Auditorium
OFFICE HOURS
1880 .. N. 1880 to s p. m.
700 to $3.50 p. N.
.,ltation and Examination Free,
Rssidence Phone 24O Black
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-16

Prolific Apple Tree.
An apple tree owned by s. W. Ale1.
snoer Of Los Angeles. Cal, is excitlns
I'erest through the fact that IN .ne
ast year. II has had two crops, giving
>sa time q different variety OF apple
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-31
POSSES TRAIL.
ROBBERS Of
MAIL BAGS
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.


Shreveport, La, March 20.-Posses
today are searching for the two ban
dts who, late last night, boarded
westbound passenger train No. % of
the Texas and Pacific road here,
gagged and bound Peter Bishop and
Henry Reyes, mail clerks Of New Or
leans, and escaped with all of the
loose registered mail.
United States Marshal j. H. Kirk
patrick announced that the govern
ment viii pay a reward of 81 900 for
the capture of the men.
The robbers boarded the train at
the Union Station and spent only a
few minutes completing the hold-up
On entering the mail car the ban
dts, at the point of pistols, bound
and gagged the clerks and threw mail
sacks over their head. They ther
secured the registered mail, stopped
the train by pulling the bell cord ant
made their escape. After their de.
parture the mail clerks extricatec
themselves and gave the alarm.
It is not known how much the mer
secured.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-31

Carolina militia at the battle Of Gull
ford courthouse, March Is, 1881; but
the stripes are blue and red and the
union has a white field with thirteen
eight-pointed stars. There is also an
other flag hanging in the state house
at Annapolis that it is claimed, and
probably correctly, was carried by the
Third Maryland Regiment ait the bat
tie Of Cowpens, January II, 1871. It
has thirteen red and white stripes,
and the union Is blue field with thir-
teen fve-pointed stars-one in the
center and twelve arranged in the
form Of a circle around it. In both
cases these flags were purely person
al, not official. The Stars and Stripes
preserved in the state house at Bos-
ton is claimed TO have flown over Fort
Independence during the American
Revolution, but it was not carried by
the army and probably was not fur
nished by the board Of war.
Early National Colors.
THE first flag carried by our army
as national colors is still in existence
II was recently mounted between twc
layers of Brussels net, at the expens.
of our society, for the purpose o.
preservation, and is today hanging il
the chapel on Governors Island"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-31
The American Flag
Subject of a Lecture
CONTINUED from PAGE one,

Continued from Page One,
having been preserved, so far as we
have been able to learn, but it con-
tanned the union, and in the center
was a serpent, with the number of
the regiment and name of the state
where the regiment was organized.
This correspondence also shows that
the national colors prepared by the
board of war for the army were ready
for distribution in the fall of 1882,
and that they had not been distrib-
uted as late as March Il, 1888, being
then in the hands Of the keeper Of
military stores. The war was then
practically over, and there is nothing
to show that our Revolutionary army
ever carried any haRs furnished by
the American CONGRESS-. Those that
were carried were purely personal,
each made by or for some officer, COM
pany or regiment, and represented
the sentiments of the makers.
$50 far I have succeeded in Iocat-
ing only one Stars and Stripes that
I feel sure was carried by the Amer
lean army during our Revolutionary
war. 1t was carried by the North
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-31

Continued from Page ons.)
vital elements of the whole naval pre-
paredness scheme.
The secretary said recent acts of
congress had insured an adequate
supply of line officers in time, but
more men qualified for special work
were needed now. More engineering
officers were necessary.
Secretary Daniels urged also that
two or three great educators as great
as there are in the country" be added
to the corps of instructors at the
naval academy. He asked that an
appropriation of S15O,000 be provided
for their pay. Men Of the type de-
sired for heads Of the non-military
developments could not be obtained
on small salaries, he said.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-31
VILLA MURDERS FIVE
MExICANS AT A RANCH

American Headquarters in Mexico,
March 30.-Villa nearly lost his life
a few days ago at Corralitos ranch,
where he tortured and killed five
Mexicans, it was learned here today.
One of his victims, Mucio Polanco,
leaped upon Villa and was strangling
him when Villas officers beat his as
sailant senseless.
The murder of the five members
of the Polanco family is said to have
been intended as warning to Mex
leans who deal with Americans.
The Polanco's were employees of
the Corralito's ranch and had never
taken sides with any Mexican faction.
The five Mexicans were called "Grin-
go lovers" by Villa. He ordered them
beaten with flats of swords, hung up
for a while and later shot. After
leaving one member of the family to
the mother, Villa left the ranch with
the threat to kill all who work for
Americans.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-31
Are 234,482
Private Citizens
Been Trained

Washington, March 30.-Approxi-
mately 234, 4S2 citizens Of military
age now outside the army have had
military training. This estimate was
transmitted today by the war depart
ment to the senate in response to a
resolution. Adjutant General Mccain
reported So ,765 men passed out of the
army after three years service be-
tween 1909 and 1915. OF these, $3.50
were deserters or others who left
without honorable discharges. There
are $500 men who served and
passed through the organized militia
and 40,317 who graduated from some
civil educational institution where
they received instructions satisfac-
tory to the war department.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-31
JULIUS MENKO WILL
MEET YOUNG LADIES

julius Menko, who plans to put on
a benefit for the local lodge Of Elks,
viii meet with those who contemplate
taking part in the forthcoming per
Torrance on Saturday night st 1880
o'clock in the auditorium Of the San
Carlos hotel. This play, Mr.. Menko
promises, viii be one of the greatest
of his many successes, and more than
one hundred young ladies viii prob
ably take part in the same. Work
viii be started right away, and It is
desired that as many as possible meet
him, and be on time Saturday night.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-31
BOAT
FIRED ON BY
A DIVER
q ASSOCIATED PREss.

Washington, March 30.-For the
information of the state department
American Ambassador Page at Lon
don today forwarded report that the
British destroyer which aided in res
cuing survivors of the Sussex had
been fired upon twice by submarine.
Ambassador Page said that his in
formation was not official, but APP
peared to be authentic, and sent the
report for what 1t was worth to the
department.
State department officials consider
that Ambassador Pages information
tended to substantiate press reports
Of the alleged attack upCn the de-
stroyer.
Up to an early hour today no fur,
ther afffdavits had been received al
the state department from survivors
of the Sussex, the Englishman, thu
Manchester Engineer, or other yes
sells in which Americans were endan
gered.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-31
UNDERNOODIS
At 7 ACKING
DUPONT CO.
nY Assoc1ATEp PRESS.

Washington, March 3O.--In begin
ming his fight today to have a pro-
vision for a government plant to
make nitrogen from air included in
the army reorganization bill, Senator
Underwood attacked the Dupont Pow
der Company.
He said the Dupont company sought
to defeat such legislation because of
a desire to control the powder bust
ness in the United States. He said
Hudson Maxim, member Of the navy's
civilian board, was consulting engi-
neer Of the Depont company, and as
such had characterized congressman
who fought for government nitrate
plant as pork barrel politicians"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-31
Literary Test Is
Voted Into The
immigration Bill
d AsgocIAFEp PREss.

Washington, March 3O-The Bur
nett immigration bin, with the liter
acy test and Asiatic exclusion pro-
visions unchanged, passed the house
today by vote Of BOT to 81. Favor
able action is assured IN the senate.
The nteracy test was sustained by
2s4 to 167. This provision brought
vetoes Of similar immigration bills
by Presidents Cleveland, Taft and
Wilson. Representative Burnett said
tonight there was sufficient strength
to repass the bin over another veto.
The votes on the bin today were with
out party lines.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-31

and was in the vicinity of Santa Ma
ria, 65 miles south of the border.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-31
Villa Kills liz. Men
In Mexican Garrison

CONTINUED from PAGE ons.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-31
Separate Trial
For Men Under
Grave Charges
D. AssocIATRp -.

New York, March 30.-A motion
was granted today by Judge Mayer,
in the federal district court, for sep
arate trials in the case of Max Brei-
tung, DR.. Herbert Kienzle, and Engel-
bert Bronkhorst, who we're indicted
last November with Robert Fay, Wal
ter Scholz, and Paul Daeche
charge Of conspiring to bloF
nitions ships.
Justice Mayer ruled that Daeche be
tried separately from Fay and Scholz
the alleged leaders.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-31
Daniels Asks Two
Million For Aviation

Continued from Page ons.,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-31
PERMANENT GROUP
COMMITTEE ASSEMBLIES

Washington, March S0.-The per-
manent group committee for Haiti
appointed by Secretary McAdoo after
the last Pan-American financial con-
gress to closer relations between
Haiti and the United States, met here
today. Edward Hibben, Of st. Louis,
is chairman. Leon Stimson, of New
Orleans, is a member.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-31
Low FREIGHT RATES
ON COFFEE IS SOUGHT

Washington, March Reductions
Of duty from 40 to so per cent in
freight rates on coffee from New Or
leans TO Atlanta was sought today in
a petition to the interstate commerce
commission by the Atlanta freight
bureau. Existing rates, It is charged,
Disseminated against Atlanta to the
advantage Of Nashville and Birning-
ham.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-03-31
Four Austrian
Aeroplanes Are
Shot By British
By AssociArED PRESS.

Rome, March 30.-FOur Austrian
aeroplanes were brought down during
the air raid over Venetian provinces
on Monday last and eight Austrian
officers were made prisoner, according
to the latest official reports. The
raiders failed to inhict any damage
of significance, it is declared, and only
a few persons were wounded.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1916-10-14
FOOTBALL TEAMS
MEET NOVEMBER 4.

Two football games will feature the
sport during the celebration OF Schoo'
and College Day at the Louisiana state
Fair. November 4. Thousands OF col
Iegjans and school folks, including pu'
pills. teachers. parents and friends
will be in attendance roofing for theii
fayorite teams, and lively demonstra'
tion is assured. Several college bands
are expected to assist in the celebra
ton.
The first game will be played IN the
afternoon at 1870 o'clock. between the
Louisiana State Normal School and
the Louisiana Industrial Institute. o.
Natchitoches and RustOn. respectively
These institutions are great rivals II
athletics and the spectators are Ger
tain to witness hard fought game
The annual struggle between TN
Arkansas State University and tn
louisiana State University Will b'
plaved in the afternoon of School ant
College Day. Judging bv former at
tendance. the grandstand will 81
hacked to overlooking and seats on IN
field of battle will be in demand. Thi
will he the fourth annual contest
the Louisiana State Fair between
| these two universities.
Apply to Secretary L. N. Brueggel
hoff, Shreveport. for catalogue, etc
| Dates of Fair, Nov. to s.