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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-20
THE FLOOD

1t Is giant calamity that today
stares into the faces of the people OF
western and Piedmont North Caro-
lima Along the course of four great
streams, from their sources to the
points where they leave the State
there is trail of wrecked property,
of destroyed crops, of homes swept
away and of bridges torn asunder,
that forms the most monumental
chapter of flood disaster In the his
tory of North Carolina. 1t will be
days before the country devastated
will be in position to approach cal
culation of the actual damage sus-
tanned. The railroads can state what
the destroyed bridges cost In dollars
and cents, the counties can compute
the money loss entailed by the wash
ing away of bridges over the high
ways-all that Is an easy matter, But
what sad story will be revealed
when the farmers shall have come In
with the details of their vanished
crops, of their wrecked dwellings, of
| their barns and stock carried down
stream, of their lands washed into
gullies and the work Of years undone
in night! And then will come the
depressing accounting of the men who
had builded up industries along the
banks of the water courses. There
will be stories to tell of the utter dis
appearance of hitherto busy cotton
mill settlements, of the demolition OF
saw mills, OF warehouses and or all
manner of industry that had lined the
banks. Along with the destroyed
manufacturing plants there was swept
away great stocks of both raw and
manufactured material, the loss OF
which alone will run the figures up
into the thousands. The disaster to
the cotton milling industry will prove
of a character that will stagger the
State. Upon the Industrial life OF
Piedmont North Carolina the Cataw.
ba food has dealt the heaviest blow
It has ever sustained. The mills were
scattered over a wide territory and
the extent Of the disaster is there
fore the more difficult OF realization
The wiping out Of the cotton mills
Of Salem by fire was no more destruc'
tive to the textile industry Of that
city than the sweeping away OF the
factories that lined the Yadhn, the
LCatawba and the French Broad viii
hprove to the textile industry OF the
u State of North Carolina. Nay, VIC
d should find parallel not even there
. for, in the case of the burned cotton
l. mills there was the friendly and the
saving aid Of the underwriters, and
n of these benefits the wrecked mil
Is owners will know nothing. But II
the face of this wreck and ruin, thu
e spirit Of the people will not quail
= With the receding OF the waters Their
> will come reports Of arrangements 10
a the restoration Of mills, Of bridges, o
Z farms and of highways. The peopl
:. are not going to brood over tn
enormity Of the loss they have met
but they will set to work on the tasl
of restoration with determination
At that cannot fail.-Charlotte IN. G..
n Observer.
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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-20
DEUTSCHLAND READY
TO GO, CAPTAIN
STUDIES CHARTS
OF river AND BAY
(By Associated Press.)

Baltimore, July 20.-The German
merchant submarine Deutschland is
prepared to leave port at any mo-
ment. The captain donned his uni
form and studied the charts OF the
river and bay. The captain said he
would not leave the ship again while
here. He gave noidea just when the
submarine will sail.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-20
CAPTURE Of
VILLA NOW
MOMENTAR|LY
EXPECTED
VILLAS MESSENGER CAPTURED
YESTERDAY; THE BANDITS
WHEREABOUTS LEARNED AND
POSSE SENT AFTER HIM
CBy Associated Press.)

Galveston, July 20.-The capture
Of Villa by the defacto cavalry is
momentarily expected, according to
a cablegram to the Mexican consul
mateos here. 1t is said that Villas
messenger was captured by Carran-
"a troops yesterday, who told of VIII
las whereabouts, and that a force
had been sent to capture him.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-20
OFFICIAL REPORT OF
COMMISSIONERS MEETINGS
Lakeland, July 19, 1915.

l4dhtldAAhf bNAy
Regular session of thine City Com
missioners with Messrs. Keen, Flan-
agan and Weeks present; Mr.. Keen
was chosen chairman pro tempore'
The minutes of July II, II, IA and
II we're read and were respectively
anproyed On motion the four In
surance policies were ordered re-
trrned to J. r. Boulware, agent, as
the hospital had not been turned oV-
er to the commissioners
w P Pillans was elected to
check the county tax books and col
Iact the city's half of the road tax as
shown collected thereon:
On motion action on the matter OF
c,tv market was postponed to ses-
s,on when a full board is in attend
ance.
niscussion on health and sanitary
conditions. and recommendations
sror, the city health officer thereon
rosnIted in the city attorney being
,na.rrctad TO draft an ordinance CIV
,rg the recommendations OF the CITY
hao,tb officer when approved by the
.omr,,ss,on same authority as II
some were covered by ordinance
On motion the commissioners ao'
,ourped to meet at $3.50 a. M
| THURSDAY, July 20. in adjourned Ses-
sion. DrrN
! chairman Pro TEN.
/ Attest:
u = gwATTs, City Clerk.
Lakeland. July 20, 1915, -,
Adjourned session OF the G os.
Iconriss,oners with Messrs. coz
l1raeu and Flanagan present. AiS
[1st,,s LIT sherman. representative Q
lths state Board Of Health for "a
.-ovont,on of tuberculosis, ddresse'
lsss commissioners, and gave statis
lt,es relative to the city's death rA'
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-20
British Gain Ground
(By Associated Press. J

London, July 20.-The British
gained further ground in the Deville
wood and Longueval on the Somme
front, says the war office. Heavy
fighting continues. North Tongue
val, Basentine, the position of the
British, was pushed line forward.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-20
COAST GUARD
CUT7FRlACROUND
IN ST. JOHNS
fBy Associated Press. }

Jacksonville, July 20. The Coast
guard cutter Itasca is reported to be
aground in the st. Johns river be-
tween Jacksonville and Mayport,
near New Berlin. 1t is not in dam
ger.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-20
LAFOLLETTE AGAIN ATTACKS
THE NAVAL BILL
Ry Associated Press. J

Washington, July 20 .-daFollette
today resumed his attack on the nav
al bill in the Senate.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-20

Sale, president; A. A. Myers, Jr., vice
and J. b. Glenn, Jr., sec
retary and treasurer, has been or
ganized to drill for oil in Washing
ton county, Florida, and / learn
have their equipment is ordered and
will soon commence to drill in the
immediate vicinity Of my tract.
These parties have associated with
them an intelligent geologist from
Mexico who says that his two leads
point him to this vicinity.
The Bonheur Development Co., e
$50, 900 corporation Of Tallahassee,
Fla, with Mr.. B. NJ. Gates, president,
has been organized to prospect and
drill for oil and are now drilling in
wakulIa county at a depth Of about
500 feet. and with good assurance Of
finding oil
I have a letter from a party al
Carrabelle, Fla. saying that a com
pany had been organized at Sop
choppy, Fla. with equipment now OF
the ground and will soon begin z
drill for oil.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-20
Russians Occupy Kugi
(By Associated Press.)

Petrograd, July 20.-The war Of
fee announced the occupation of
Kugi on the Caucasus front. This is
a junction of a point of highways
in the Erzerum district.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-20

There are about $4,000 all steel
cans In the service of railroads In
the United States at present.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-20

FAIL TO ADOPT
PLATFORM
tBy Associated Press.)

st. Paul, July 90 The Prohibi-
tion convention recessed until two
O'Clock after Unsuccessful efforts
made for the immediate adoption OF
a platform. The platform contains
blanks for national prohibition and
woman's suffrage. 1t is against pre-
paredness and for peace reciprocal
trade treaties and asserts that the
Democrats blundered in their Mexi-
can policy and that the Republicans
evaded responsibility.
as to that disease. On motion this re-
port was referred to the city health
officer.
Hon. II. J. Drane and Drs. H.
watson and Love addressed the com
missioners relative to it's action In
abolishing the Board of Trustees and
the Medical STAFF of the Morrell Me-
mortal Hospital, and gave the Med
ical Society's point Of view as the
nacessity of the Medical STAFF having
control of the medical end OF the
government of said hospital The
commissioners took same under ad-
v;sement, but postponed action there
on until the presence Of more mem
bars Of the commission cofid be OBJ
tanned at a future session.
The bid of the Lakeland Feed and
Supply Company for feed was on mo-
,ion referred to the Commissioners
Of Health and Sanitation and OF Pub
Tic Improvement. On motion the rec
Iommendation of the commissioner ol
lenance that the city would pay foI
ltbe feed of the pound officers horse
% said officer would purchase one
was sustained; and it was ordered 3
done.
The commission resolved itself in
20 the Board Of Equalization Q
Taxes. and continued its work a
such.
On motion the Commission ao
iOurned to meet at 1;so p. m. FIJI
ldav JuIy 21, in adjourned session
JOHN F. cox.
Chairman.
HI. swArTs, City Clerk.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-07-20
NATIONAL ASSN
Of POSTMASTERS
CHANGE name
AND REFLECT
ALL OFFICERS
tBy Associated Press.)

Washington, July 90 The Ma
tional Association OF Postmasters has
changed their name to the National
Association of Presidential Post
masters of the United States. They
reelected all officers. President Will
son speaks at banquet which
closes the convention tonight.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-13
BEAR ATTACKS ADMlRER.
Brooklyn Man Almost Loses Hand In
Prospect Park.

New York-Chrence New, nfty-four
years old. a magazine writer of Brook
lyn, went to the menagerie in Prospect
park with the intention of feeding some
of the animals. lie stopped before the
cage which confines the Russian hears
and began tossing small mOrsels. To
get nearer the animals, he crawled in
under the guard rail and attempted
to feed the bears direct from his hand
Evidently the animal to whom News
attention was directed did not fancy
the quality Of the food he was dis
tributing and reliShed News anatomy
more, for he reached out a shaggy paw
and gripped the magazine writer's
hand. News screams attracted park
attendants and after much difficulty
the animal was beaten off. New was
taken TO the Methodist Episcopal hos
pital, where il was said his hand was
seriously lacerated.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-13
HUGHES RALLY
SIOUX FALLS REPUBLICANS PRE-
PAIRING FOR VISIT NENT
TUESDAY.

Sioux Falls. Oct. 13.-Hughes'
visit to Sioux Falls next Tuesday,
when he comes here to discuss the
issues of the campaign will be the
event of the year according to the
plans of the republican county head
quarters. Preparations for the event
are already under way and commit
tees to take charge of the various
phases of the work have been APP
pointed.
Mr.. Hughes will arrive here short
ly before noon next Tuesday in a
special train and will be met by lead
ing republicans OF the county and
state. He will speak in the audito-
rum, the address commencing at IL
O'Clock and in case there is an over
flow meeting, IL will very likely be
held in the Germania hall.
Reports received from all sections
within a radius OF forty miles of
Sioux Falls indicate that there will be
large crowds from outside of the city
and county, who will come to hear
the issues of the campaign discussed
by the republican presidential nom
inee.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-13
MOSQUITO FLEET PROVES
RARE VALUE TO NEW YORK
Recent Maneuvers Show That Enemy
Could Not Surprise City.

New York.-Recent maneuyers Of the
mosquito feet" of privately owned
power boats In New York harbog
proved such a success, in the opinion
OF navy department experts. as TO dem
onstrate conclusiyely that no enemy
feet could approach this city undiscov-
cred, nor could any submarine hope to
enter the port.
Both the navy officers who conducted
the game and the citizens who took
part in ii have learned the astonishing
powers OF small, fast motorboats In
spying out an enemy at sea ana direct
ing the attack.
The recent maneuyers were from
Boston to the Delaware capes on the
Atlantic coast. The division about New
York was under the direction OF Cap
tain l.. A. Kaiser of the battlcship New
Jersey and Lieutenant j. w. Wilcox.
while f. S. Willard had charge Of the
hydroaeroplane division. Through their
efforts the maneuvers went through
without a hitch.
AT Block island the attacks and
co~unterattacks against the entrances
to the sound and the home feet of bat
tleshlps protected by the mosquito
feet resulted, the naval umpires have
reported. In the enemy being spotted
and driven back in every case.
Trubee Dawson and Paul McCul-
Tough, the two young aviators who
took part. helped materially by discov-
ering the approach of the enemy fleet
some sixty miles out from Gravesend
bay. They did it In a heavy squall and
fog under the most trying conditions
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-13
STATE NEWS.

Pierre-Mickael Doloney, one of
the pioneer residents of Logan town
ship, this county, was killed OIL his
farm last night in a moving machine
accident.
Parkston-Corn husking Is in full
progress here. the corn being of
sound and hard quality and will
make a good yield. The weather is
ideal for husking, being dry and
clear.
Mobridge ~ This place, division
headquarters of the Milwaukee rail
roads Pacific coast extension in
three days celebration of its tenth
birthday. During the ten years Mo
bridge has grown from a spot OF va
cant land to a flourishing town of
nearly $500 inhabitants.
Deadwood-Worry over the Brown
rape case In which he was a witness
yesterday caused Frank Fink. of Gel
richs. to walk i'm his sleep early this
morning and jump from a second
story window in his hotel. He has a
fractured skull and is dying.
Pierre-The report of the condi-
tion of the state treasury September
80. shows $661,4S5 in all funds. or
this the general fund carried $751;
085; the game fund. $41,620. the
common school income fund, S202,-
235, and the Irvine plant fund, $67.-
GAS, which Is very low for hat fund.
caused by s122.000 being drawn out
thu nact p,nnth IN naw FOR ptaa1 70.
the next year Irvine making.
Canton-Seventy-two farmers of
the Canton territory filed a remon-
STRANGE with the city commissioner.
alleging that the local officers were
very arbitrary in enforcing the ordi-
nances relative to automobiles. The
signers of the remonstrance claim
they have been treated in a d%iscour-
teous manner by the Canton police
authorities. The city commissioners
have appointed a committee to inves-
tigate the complaint of the farmers.
Pierre-''Tin Lizzies.' milk cans,
and a general turnout of the popula-
tion of Dupree, from bankers to
choreboys, prevented the spread of a
bad prairie fire in that section. The
fire burned over a dozen sections and
destroyed several haystacks before Ii
was finally brought under control.
When the smoke was discovered au-
tos were filled with men carrying
milk ans. The autos dashed from
the fire to the nearest water holes
without regard to character of coun-
try they travelled OF any speed regu-
lations in keeping the fire fighters
supplied with water to cope with the
situation.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-13
OIL PARALYSIS SEA BIRDS.
Curious Aftermath of Effort to Save
Warships In Storm.

Puerta Plata, Santo Domingo.-A GU
rious aftermath OF the Memphis disas-
ter was reported by members OF the
expeditionary force of the United
States marine corps on duty here who
visited the seashore.
When the storm struck the Memphis
she. with the Castine and other Amer
lean warships, resorted to the old ex-
pedient of pumping oil upon the waves
to calm the sea-.
SO much crude oil was pumped owe
board that 1t floated In huge blankets
upon the surface of the ocean, stuck
to the wings OF sea gulls and other
water fowl and rendered them unable
to fly. Marines found hundreds Of
helpless birds on the shore, their wings
tightly glued down.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-13
WE'D THIRTEEN YEARS,
NOW ON A HONEYMOON
Editor of Oklahoma Newspaper
Was Too Busy Before to
Take Time Off.

Comanche, 0kla.-When X. l.. De
Lung, publisher of the Reflex here, was
married thirteen years ago he prom
Used to take his bride on a tour such
as other brides take.
ITO Niagara Falls and all thatf" she
asked.
We'll" said young Mr.. De Lung.
mot right away. YouT have to give
me time, my dear"
Mrs. De Lung gave him time-thir-
teen years of it-and had nearly for
gotten about his p%renuptial promise.
In the early years of their married
life she used to inquire now and then
about that promised honeymoon jour
ney, but De Lung always said he was
too busy.
Some other time" he would say.
Recently the newspaper mans con
science went TO work on him and gave
him the drubbing Of his life.
You ornery cuss," his conscience
said to him, you have been promising
that good woman a honeymoon trip
thirteen years. She believed for a time
that you meant it, too. but now she
knows better. She must think you
have a soul about as big as a mustard
seed, you tightwad, and that your
} word is worth about as much as a Mex
lean peso"
Editor De Lung slipped out and
bought an automobile. Then he learn
ed TO engineer 1t without letting his
wife know about 1t. When all was
ready he invited her to take the honey
moon trip. They are now touring
Texas and New Mexico and having
the time OF their lives.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-13
TWENTY YEARS
AGO TO-DAY
Items Taken from the Daily
Leader Files

+. l.. Soper returned on the train
from the east.
Miss Hattie Young, of Brookings,
is the guest of Miss Emily Clark.
Abram Hegdal is hauling lumber
for a new barn. 40x60 feet. two
stories high.
States Attorney Murray departed
for Pierre today. where he has a case
in supreme court.
A boy arrived at Matt Rensch's
Saturday, owe which the landlord of
the Commercial house feels very
proud.
Mrs. Ed Joy and sister, Jessie
Jones, and Sada Jones went west to
Roswell this evening to attend a we'd
ding in the Williams family.
John Richardson has purchased
the oil wagon and business of Eldro
Hubbell and will continue the bust
ness as usual. Mr.. Richardson is a
reliable young man and his custom
ers may depend upon being well
served.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-13
The MACKS
CLOSE QUESTION RAISED ON
BALLOT PRECEDENCE.

Clear Lake, Oct. 13.-Should the
name Marquis" or Mccoy or Mae
Coy" appear first when arranging
names alphabetically?
This interesting question forms
the basis of a dispute between the
friends of two opposing candidates
for election to the supreme bench of
South Dakota. The candidates are
Judge j. III. Mccoy, OF Aberdeen, a
present member of the state supreme
court, and Judge George III. Marquis,
of WATERFOWL. former presiding
Judge of the third judicial circuit,
who is an independent, n~on-partisan
candidate for the place now held by
Judge Mccoy on the state supreme
bench. Judge Marquis and his
friends have contended that his
name. when alphabetically arranged
on the n%on-partisan judiciary ballot,
which will be furnished the voters at
the general election, November Z,
should precede that of Judge Mccoy.
The attorney general of South Da-
kota was called upon for an opinion
in the matter by some of the county
auditors, and he has rendered an
opinion holding that the name OF
Judge Mccoy should appear before
that OF Judge Marquis. He holds. in
substance. that Me" Is an abbrevia-
tion of Mae" and that therefore the
first three letters OF the names of
the two opposing candidates. viz:
Mac" and Mar" give the name OF
Judge Mccoy precedence on the bal
lot
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-13
POSTMASTER ELECTION
Only Democrats Can Enter Field at
Brookings.

Brookings. Oct. 13.@Great inter
est is being taken in a postmaster
election which is TO be held in this
city on Saturday. There were so
many candidates for the place that
the democratic leaders of the state
had the election called so the favor
lite OF the patrons OF the office could
be determined, they agreeing to in
dorse for appointment the winner or
the election. Six candidates are in
the field. and the campaign they are
waging for votes is about the hottest
ever waged in this city. The candi-
dates are A. Z. Swift, Ed Hart, Clar-
ence Kabrud, Ray Fridley. Charles
Gamble and John Holiday. Only
democrats will be permitted to vote.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-13

ed universally because of his record
His first real field work was in the
capture OF Geronimo.
General Pershing rescued a party of
cowboys in 1880 when they were sur
rounded by hostile Zunis without firing
a shot, and he was commended formal
ly for doing 1t. He was promoted for
gallantry in action at FL Caney in the
Spanish-American war.
As adjutant general of the depart
ment of Mindanao and Jolo. in the
Philippines. General Pershing did SO
well he was made military governor of
the islands.
Therefore when Theodore Roosevelt
wanted a live wire" brigadier general
In 1906 he jumped General Pershing
from captain over sixty-two other Off
GERS. 1t still stands as the record rank
jump of the service.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-13
MOOSE ESCAPES A BEAR.
Plunges Into Lake Near Fishermen
Seeking Their Protection.

Pinedale, Wyo.-IIarry III. Fleming
reports having seen recently a big
moose pursued 10y "A bear.
While fishing with a companion in
Fayette lake "A large bull moose sud
denly emerged from the timber. ran
down to the beach and into the water
Racing after the moose vas a large
black bear. The bear, seeing the men
fed back into the timber.
The moose left the water. shook him
self. blew the water from his nostrilS
and stood for a short time only a few
yards from the fishermen inspecting
them lie had an unusually large body
and Il magnificent set of horns. He
walked a mile along the shore. then
vanished In the woods.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-13
AFTER SWINDLERS
Farmers Wife Causes Arrest Of Al
legged CRATER.

B~ridgewater, Oct. 13.-Several
farmers wives in this vicinity have
been victims of two men who went
about repairing sewing machines.
After agreeing upon a reasonable
price for the work, the agent would
depart, taking the portion of the ma
chine needing repairs with him. In
a day or two he would return and
set the machine up. The charge
would be three or four times the
amount originally agreed upon, but
frequently rather than to have trou-
Bile the sum was paid. In one in
stance, however. the victim called up
the sheriff, who gave chase, and ar
rested one of the men at Sioux Falls.
He furnished bond for his appearance
October "a. in justice court.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1916-10-13
DOG SEEKS lREAl MEnT.
Limps TO Hospital and Holds Up Crush
ed Paw 70 Surgeon.

Kansas City.-A fOrlorn little fox
terrier limped on three feet up the
driveway to the General hospital Tn
observed he followed orderlies as they
carried an injured man into the re-
ceiving ward.
1t was not until after Dr. j. c. Lynch
had finished treating his patient that
he heard Il whining and whimpering
at his feet.
The little dog. holding up a crushed
forepaw. was looking appealingly at
the doctor. Pathetic brown eyes seem
ed trying 10 explain.
Or. Lynch amounted the dogs foot
with lin'mcut and bandaged it.
After Il grateful lick Of the doctors
white shoes. the fox terrier limped
away.