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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-17
FLORIDA HEIRS GET
CONSCIENCE MONEY AFTER
FIFTY YEARS

Perry, June II 7.-Half a century
ago Samuel T. Wilder was promi-
nent and thrifty farmer residing in
the southern part of Taylor county.
At that time cotton gins and mills
We're scarce in this section A man
named Alex Mosely owned and OPP
Grated a little water gin at what is
yet known as Mosely Ferry on the
Suwannee river in Lafayette county.
Mr.. Wilder hauled his cotton crop
to that place to have 1t ginned. A
few weeks ago son of Mr.. Wilder
received a letter from Mr.. Mosely
| wanting to know II Mr.. Wilder OF
any of his heirs we're living. He
promptly replied that Samuel Il.
Wilder was long ago dead, but thai
five of his children were living II
that county. Within few days M
j. Wilder, son of Samuel T. Wild
er, received check for one hundre'
dollars with the request that It b
equally divided among the five heir
and a receipt sent him from eac
: one of them. This was done and tn
check cashed.
Mr.. Mosely. who lives in Texa'
stated that fifty years ago The ha
stolen fifty dollars worth OF cotto
. from Samuel T. Wilder, at his gil
VI and he wanted to repay the hei
70 and relieve his conscience. The mons
! came as a surprise to- the Wild
heirs, also the information the ie
% ter contained with the check. 1t
. not often that such occurrences ha
Is pen in this part of the country al
y 1t is worthy of mention for its od
~ ity, and for the lesson 1t teaches.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-17
ENDLESS STRUGGLE AT
VERDUN Still GOES ON:
| RUSSIANS AND GERMANS
CL|NCH AT STOkHOD
tuNlNc RUNNING FINE
AWAY UP IN GEORGIA

Atlanta, Georgia, June 17.-Hon.
]. G. Luning, who has just been
for State treasurer
in Florida, is son of Georgia, who
has made splendid success in his
adopted State.
In Florida the treasurer is ex-offic-
10 insurance commissioner. As such
officer Mr.. 'Luning has had to do with
1.-THE progress in this line of service
that has been notable in Florida. The
last Legislature gave him an assist
ant, who, by the way, is Georgian
He is ]. r. Leal, formerly of Rome
and Atlanta, and we'll known as an
Iexpert insurance man.
Mr.. Luning was born in 1868 in Al
lbany, Ca, where he served ten years
has county commissioner and two
lterms as mayor. Accepting call u
1.-THE capitol at Tallahassee, he serve'
four years as chief clerk to the Stat
commissioner of agriculture and tw
years with the board of drainage, H
was appointed commissioner of agr
culture by Governor Gilchrist on Eel
ruary 1, 1912, only to resign thre
weeks later to take the office OF Stat
r treasurer. which the Governor wan
n ed him to assume. He was lat'
II elected for full term.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-17
eeNAToR BRYAN RETURNS
TO DUTIES AT CAPITAL

Jacksonville, June 17.-After having
.snept the past two or three months
81 Florida in the interest OF his can
didacv for reelection as United States
Senator from Florida, Senator Bryan
left Jacksonville yesterday afternoon
sor washington. Senator Bryan re-
NAMED in Jacksonville after the pri'
mary to take a slight rest, and also
- close up certain affairs before go
L,oo hack to the capital to resume his
sduties. da
The junior Senator, who was ae
staoted for reelection last week o.
inovarnor Park Trammeil, has beel
roentioned as a possible appointee :
l.be United States Supreme Court I
. succeed ex-Justice Hughes, VINO r
J signed to accept the Republican nom
ration for the Presidency.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-17
MORE BONDS
FOR MORE
GOOD ROADS
IN POLK

A special meeting of the Board OF
Trade was held Monday evening
for the purpose OF discussing prop
osition to establish a special ROAD
district for the building of lateral
roads from Winter Haven to Dun
dee and Waverly and also to have
the asphalt road to be built from
,Haines city to Frostproof, made NJ
teen feet wide instead of nine, as the
present contract calls for.
j. Walker Pope was present ana
showed maps OF the proposed ROADS
and urged that some action be taken
in the matter. =
II is estimated that the cost of the
1.-TWO connecting roads from Winter
Haven to Waverly and Dundee, to
eether with the widening of the nine
foot asphalt road from Haines CITY
to Frostproof, would. cost IN th'
neiehborhood of $125,oOO.
If the Haines City-Frostproof roa'
only is made fifteen foot road' an
the strip from Frostproof 10 IN
/, county line (Which is about seVeI
!, miles in lengthy is, compieteu'
! would probably cost from $7O'ooo
q $75, 900.
committee of three, G. V. III
! man. f. S. Ruth and A. R. Nasol
4 was appointed to confer with con
: mittees representing the other towi
!, along the ridge. to find out the SCI
timsnt of the people regarding SUI
If proposition
. II was stated by Mr.. Pope that
= would probably be Nov. l before u
= work would be started on the III
:, foot roads to be built with tne po'
:, ,ssue as the contractors would co
= =, centrate their forces upon tnc
- roads that we're part OF the VI,
Highway, so that they can Do
,,ished as quickly az possible La
so Wales Highlander.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-17
Funston Is Watchful
fHv Associatei Press:)

San Antonio, June II. Tine at
titude of Carranza's troops is at
tracing greatest interest OF Generai
Funston and his staff Bandit actVl-
ties. however, have been given care
ful attention. Army officers regard
Treyino's warning to General Persh :
ing as little less than declaration
Of hostilities since it may be neces-
sary to send detachments to pursue
bandits menacing the outposts at any
time.
Despite General Ricaufs warnlhs
that any American troops crossing
the border would be attacked sou
diers will cross it if on a hot trall'
General Funston's army IS 50 az
posed that swift punitive actor
could he taken if invited by an
overt act of Carranzas army runs
ton has nearly fifty thousand men
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-17
ALACHUA COUNTY
MELONS ARE MOVING

Gainesville, June 17.-Fhe hrst
carload shipments of watermelons
from the Trenton section went Ior-
ward We. terday, and, according to re-
ports received here. the growers
shipped eight cars. The movement
from now on through the season
will. ii is thought, range from ten to
twenty cars per day. according to the
weather conditions. The acreage Is
mite large and the crop is in fair
condition. and should prices hold up
there will be much money added to
the wealth of the people OF that
usually prosperous community the
| first solid car Of cantaloupes Of the
season moved from Trenton Wednes'
day. The car was loaded by s., o.
GAY. and it is understood that th'
product brought 50 per crate T. 0. b
Trenton. The acreage planted to can
: taloupes in this section is far belo'
: the average in past years.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-17
THOUSANDS OF
KNIGHTS TEhPLAR
GATHERING IN
| Los ANGELES
(By Associated Press.)

dos Angeles, June II Los An
eelea welcomed today thousands OF
delegates arriving to attend the thlr-
ty-third triennial conclave, which -
also being celebrated as the centen-
nial anniversary of the knights
Templar of America. Scores OF in
formal receptions to the visitors were
held during the day The formal np-
ening of the convention, however,
will be held tonight in the form OF
an impressive reception to Sir L2e
S. Smith, of Pittsburgh, acting
grand master. The eonclave will
close next Saturday.
The acting head of the order Will
be received at the railroad station
by the Grand Commandery OF Cah-
fornia and escorted to his hotel head
. quarters through a double line o1
, uniformed Sir Knights.
q In commemoration Of the eenten-
3 nial anniversary, special devotion-
al service has been arranged to DC
held during the weeks meeting. The
Very Eminent Sir Henry r. Tree
man. grand prelate OF Troy, n. ~
G has been elected to conduct this cere'
IS monial
20 The converting of the executive
:. sessions of the grand encampmen
ts next Tuesday will be preceded q
r. the knights Templar parade, the I'm
rs pressiye military spectacle held q
I'd each conclaye. Floral and electriea
10 parades, a "Rodeo" exhibition. CON
he petitiye drills and athletic contest
will be held during the week.
The meeting this year is the thiI
triennial conclaye Ct the order 70
ay held on the Pacific coast and the mr.
of in Los Angeles.
led Practically all Communicates
md the United States jurisdiction z
bv efuding Alaska, Honolulu and q
Iu- philippines will be represented. re
,rn- resentatives from the grand priora
.ble of Canada and ireland and siasSA'
/ a delegation from Mexico were :
pected.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-17
Cats APPARENTLY HAS PLURALITY
OF VOTES IN COvERNORSHP RACt

neFuniak, to hold the ONCE OF gov
ernor in the event he is declared the
nominee.
at is suggested that under the
oons+itutionaI requirements of man
Offering himself for the office oil gov
arnor Mr.. Cats is not eligible be-
oansa of residence, while others con-
tend that he cannot be deprived OF
tho office for this reason should 1t De
oeicially declared that he was the
bieh man in the primary Certain
LAWYERS contend that the section oi
the constitution stating the require
ment of gubernatorial candidates re-
orires that a man should nave oeeh
oi.izer of the State FIVE years next
preceding the time Of his election
y 10 stated by some in JacksohFili'
. that Mr.. Cats will have been clei
= he state FIVE years some tlm'
= 1ulv Under the primary law
- ~ he a candidate for goYerho
Z
: m,st swear that he IS eligible nhoe
tho constitution to hold the office 9
: : governor. Opposition to MI. oat'
: contends that when Mr.. Cats TOO
, his cath to qualify for the prinar
.1actiop he was not then quailne
,ndar the constitution, basing I'M
oontantion on the allegatio that
:, viii not have been resident Of !
! = STATE five years until July ).
ut is expected that an interea.n =
y =, eobt will be hinged on this eoh'e
= - tion in the event Mr.. catts =
-, o,arad the nominee. .n
.n THE prediction made by the ~. ~
- ia Metropolis some days ago las, @
- az long drawn out legal eonte s.D :.
ny he he nomination would ensue Is - -
~, l'.,, orc rowing more apparent. MT. vi, =
-iOr % claims the nomination oy sOO1
Of hundred votes.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-17

The latest reports from TailanasN
see where most OF the election re-
turns from the various counties nave
boor received. indicate that Sidney j.
cotts has been elected governor by
nl,,rality of something less than
500 votes. The figures on whlch TINS
res,lt is based are not official, pu1
are piven out on the authority VI
H. Clay Crawford, Secretary u
State and the official canvass Whicn
will be made next week prooaoi'
viii not materially change them
Tho state Canvassing Board mus
maat some time before the 1otl
inst that being the twenty-day nm
allowed by law, and the result VII
then offcially be declared
IT seems. however, this VIII no
end the matter, as. should II appea
that Mr. Cats has a plurality Oh y
votes il is said that his nomlnati0
win be contested on the grouho
his non-eligibility his citizenship
Florida being so recent as y
questioned. In this connection :
Jacksonville Metropolis has the i
lowing: n.
awhen the State canvassing Boa
meets at Tallahassee some time
fore the 26th of the present in'-
to officially tabulate the eleceion
turns, it is not unlikely that hu
Der Of reeounts il various 0ouH'
will be demanded by whoever are
elared losing candidates between
three leading aspirants Tor 'he
bernatoriaI nomination II was :
ed this morning on good au'n'
that one or both cf the t"o y"
dates eontending fer the noliih',
will institute proceedings aIeas'
the eligibility Of Sidney J eatu
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-17
SWISS IMPORTS HELD
UP BY LACK OF SHIPPING

Berne. Switzerland, June l7.-Swiss
imports from America are meeting
great difficulties. There are 2.46O car
loads Of American corn and oats
billed to Switzerland, awaiting for
lwarding at Marseilles: also $500 cars
of American wheat at Bordeaux and
500 cars of American sugar at Cette'
Lack of adequate rolling stock is the
chief cause Of the delay.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-17
FRENCH CoD-FIsHING
FLEET DIMINISHED BY
WAR DEMANDS
fBy Associated Press.)

paris. June 17.-The ceremony VI
...ho hlassing OF the catch that pre-
redes each spring the departure ol
the French eod-fishing fleets tor ice
,andic waters and the banks OF New
toundland has lost none of its inter
.st or picturesqueness, though the
aa.,s arc considerably diminished. on
account OF the war.
The fleets of Fecamp' Palihpoi'
saint servan. and Granville, aitoge'h'
or are sending out about 100 vesses
,his wear as against 300 that composed
,he combined fieets before the war
The steam trawlers were nearly al
raonistioned by the government ah'
a great many members OF the crew
ware mobilized. This year 5000 o
these mobilized men have been giNe'
leave from the army in order 10 prs
vapt the cod-ishing industry from dt
c,inine to the point of disaster. Tn
war has shown France the importane
of hor fisheries. and already ways an
means of improving their facilities a
/, ter the war are being discussed
; While the cod catch will be great
5 inferior to the average again IN
voar there will be plenty OF Canca
; loysters. for the women have replac'
V the modified men in the important a
n nuaI catch Of seed oysters of the Bi
o ton coast
% II is really a mans work for t
q barks are heavy and the six sails
& neither light nor easily managed I
women handle them. with as mu
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-17
OF ATTACK,
| EQUAL TO DECLARATION
Of WAR, MADE AGAINST
AMERICAN TROOPS

of the warning which was pub
lished this morning was sufficient
proof that it either was badly
garbled translation, or fabrication.
They did not doubt, however, but
that some warning had been sent.
Practically all of the available
United States regulars are on the
border or in Mexico. The militia
from three States have been pressed
into service. GHardsmen Of othel
States were notified, weeks ago, to bt
ready if they were called upon.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-17
fRx Associated Press J

- Hsonsiosl, dune E-sFhe Germans
yesterday engaged the Russians In
the Stokhod and styr sectors, says
the German war office. Parts OF the
army commanded by General Both
mer are fighting the Russians north
of Prz-Ewloka.
| Copenhagen says Swedish fisher
men report that two large German
steamships were torpedoed and sunk
in the Baltic Sea last night.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-17
WILL DISCUSS
SOUTH FLORIDA
FREIGHT RATES
At MEETING

Hon. w, f. Miller, OF Valrico, pres
ident of the South Florida Chamber
Of Commerce, has issued call Tor
meeting of the Executive Committee
of that body, from which we make
the following extracts:
lowing to the fact that there are
number of important matters re-
ouiring the attention and considera-
tion of our Executive Committee
deem it advisable to call meeting
Of our Executive Committee to meet
at the San Juan Hotel at Orianoo on
Thursday, June %, | have calieo
this meeting at Orlando for the reas'
on that the Central Florida High
way Association will meet there al
that time, and as most of our Execu-
tive Committee are members OF the
aood roads association this will un'
doubtedly give us good attendance
at the meeting.
"one of the matters requiring at
tantion is the proposed afliliatlon o
q consolidation of the North Florida
' Florida East Coast and the soutl
Florida Chambers of Commerce INT
Q a Florida Chamber of Commerce an
g as the two former organizations nav
i already agreed to hold their hea
+" meeting at Orlando on July lltn al
g OH IN take up this subject, | wal
m our Executive Committee to discu'
" this subject and be prepared to pre-
g ont something definite on this II
portant question. Another matter
oreat Importance is the subject
uniform and better freight rates
Florida. and as this matter is nc
being looked into by strong COZ
mittee from our organization Tn
undoubtedly will have some We
IL ,mnortant matters to lay before I
board :"
The members of the Executl
W. Committee, of the South Florl
he Chamber of Commerce are as |
lows: President, WI. F. MIL
he valrieo: first vice president D.
ian cllett, Tampa; second vice pr
ov- dent. A. J Holworthy, Lakela'
he third vice president, J H. Ill
nm nhries. Bradentown; treasurer
of /, A. Bize, Tampa; secretary =
be NJ Allen. Orlando; e. 2. blah'
the va,rico: NJ. F. Hetherington' La
ain land. Chas. H. Brown, Tampa
Of a whitney. St. PETERSBURG; c.
ire woodward, Plant City; Dr.. }
re- clifford. Miami; T Ed Bryan Tan
,een r f. Zeigler. Dade City; Seth w
next nn. orlando; w. G. Brorein, Tai
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-17
CHINESE GOVERNMENT
REGULATES EXCHANGE RATES

Pekin, June 17.-The government
has fixed the rate of dollar exchange
officially at 1870 copper cents. Re-
GENTLY the exchange rate given by
money changers in the Chinese city
has usually been 1876 cents for each
Mexican dollar. In the legation quar-
ter and most high-class exchange
places patronized for foreigners, the
rate has been about 100 copper cents
TO the dollar.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-17
MANNED SOLDIERS TAKE UP
MECHANICAL DENTISTRY

Paris, June ia number Oh
manned French soldiers have learned
the trade of mechanical dentists ana
are filling places occupied mostly by
Germans before the war. 1t is a lu'
erative trade in France and will furn
ish an occupation to a considerable
number of soldiers who have lost q
leg in the war.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-17
INV Associated Press. }

Washington, June 17.-Generai
Funston has advised the war depart
ment that Bell, Ut Ell Paso, has re-
ported that General Pershing has
been warned by Trevino, the Car
rama commander at chihuahua tnat
any movement of an American eXpe-
dition south, east or west, Will DC
the signal for an attack by the Mex
ican forces.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-17
Bandits Reported at Islitas
(By Associated Press

Laredo, Texas. June 17.-Texas
Rangers and armed citizens have
been rushed to Islitas, twenty miles
up the river on report that Mexican
bandits were seen approaching
There are few details. A body on
troops has been stationed in that vi
cinity.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-17
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, June fms
Mexican embassy officials said tha1
they had not been informed OF any
message that Trevino had sent. lhe
embassy declared that an examina-
tion of what purported to be the text
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-17
U. S. Consul Reaches Laredo
fQv Accnciatad Press.

Laredo, Texas, June 17.-Phitlp
C. Hanna, United States consul gen.
eral to Monterey, one of the two
remaining American consuls in Mex
leo. is here. Half dozen Americans
are with him.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-17
Consuls Ordered to American Side
(By Associated Press.)

San Antonio. June 17.-lt is
learned here that Hanna and !. II :
Si,l;man. consul at Saltillo, were or
dered to the American side by the
state department.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-06-17

skin as courage, and the season 5
catch OF oysters to be taken shore
ward for breeding purposes wiz not
fall short of the average season.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1916-01-27
Taking Special Course.

Mr.. n, V. Rose was home over
Sunday from Lexington, where
he is taking special course in
Agriculture at State University.
Virgil is one of our most up to-
date young farmers and his sue.
cess in landing prizes for corn
growing has been due to hard
work and perseverance in add.
ton to II study of the conditions
necessary to produce good crops.
Powell county would soon be one
of the foremost in the State if We
had ii few more enterprising
young men hike Virgil
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1916-01-27
Good Price For Weed

The Winchester Sun, in its re-
port of the sales there this week
had the following item concern.
ing the tobacco crop of one of
our farmers:
"Col. John Mize, of Powell county,
who brought down a crop of tobacco,
was greatly surprised to receive an av-
erags%of over 10 ce nts. He knew that
he had fair crop but it proved tn him
that Powell county land can produce
some fine light leaf tobacco, the kind
that commands the highest price now,
and he said he would urge the farmers
Of his section to plant more tobacco
this year on land that was heretofore
thought would not produce the weed. +"
Mr.. Maze is one of the best far
mers in Powell conR'V and has a
good piece of land on Hardwieks
Greek, where, in addition to the
regular farm crops, he raises gen.
seng and golden seal.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1916-01-27
Old Resident III

Jim Berry Sstange, one the
best known farmers in the neigh
borhood of Ya}ighns Mill, is re-
ported to be seriously Ill. Sever
al 4 's5srsy sSgo ssfiirsse Kicked sJor
down, the door striking Mr..
Strange on the head, and he has
not recovered from the effects. of
the injury as fast as his friends
would lik?. 1t is likely that he
will be taken to Lexington with
in u few days to undergo IA thor
oHgh examination of his skull
for II possible fracture. Mr..
Strange is sixtylive years of age
and this makes bis condition
more serious than'it would be
with 4 younger man.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1916-01-27
Nephew of W. r.
Adams Dies.

Judge W. T. Adams returned
Tuesday from Madison county,
where he had been at the bed.
side of his nephew, j. r. Lang
ley. Mr.. Langley, who had been
ill with tuberculosis for the past
two years, died Sunday afternoon
He was widely related in Mad
ison, Clark and Powell counties,
having been born near the mouth
of Red River 45 years ago. He
recently returned to his birth
place from Ashville, N. c., where
he had gone ror treatment.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1916-01-27
Body Found

The body of Joe B. Bruner,
who fell off a small boat and was
drowned in an Arkansas river,
several weeks ago, was found this
week about hundred miles from
the scene of the accident. The
remains will be shipped to Win
chester for burial. 90
Mr.. Bruner was well known in
Clay City, having been in busI-
ness here for some time, and he
was also Town Mars hal for four
years. 1t was we'll known here
that he could not swim although
he often took great chances in
the water. On one occasion he
was rescued from drowning in
the river here by Judge w. 7.
Adams.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1916-01-27

Mrs. Florence Oldham was in
Clay City the first of the week.
She has moved from the Akin
son property to the rooms over
the post office.
Mr.. Sturdivant, of Slade, was
badly cut in the face last Satur-
day night by Floyd Bryant, one
of the men indicted last summer
in connection with the killing of
Munro Patton at Natural Bridge.
John Dunn stopped off here Il
few days ago to look after some
oil interests. Stanton appears TO
be in the centre of the oil sec.
ton, and some wells will probab-
ly be sunk near here soon.
Tom Knox, son of DR.. and Mrs.
Lawrence Knox, OF NADIA, fell
and broke his arm while prac-
Using on the horizontal bar at
the gymnasium this week. An
drew Mccormick also fell and
bruised his face severely.
A. T. Stewart received a tele-
gram Monday calling him to the
bedside of his brother, Senator
James <. Stewart, who was very
i'll at his home there, and who
died Tuesday. Senator Stewart
was elected last fall and was in
attendance at the first DAVIS ses.
sian If the Senate when he>tOok
the oath of office and was given
an indefinite leave Of absence on
account of his health. Senator
Stewart was a prominent Baptist
preacher.