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St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1916-08-02
The Farmers of Vermont
Have Good Reason To
Support MIR. Fletcher

farmer himself NJ Fletcher has consistently stood
for legislation designed advance the interests of agriculture
and way forward movements benefit the
condition of the farmer.
moving spirit of the farmers club of the
legislature which had powerful effect legislation designed
to benefit the farmer;
He aOGs of first presidents of the Vermont forestry
association the object which and improve
woodlands;
aid for rural schools the result of which
pay is paid by the state;
He consistently stood for better roads, has plans and
those of Mr. Gates having dovetGed during the Fletcher adj
ministratOn
better and fair treatment by the tele
phone companies of subscribers to fGerS' neS with the
unfair charges have been abolished and toll rates
made equitable;
advocated additional appropriations for the commits
sioner agriculture farmers might bet
produce without the extorons of middle
men;
He favored legislation designed eGtend rural
by making possible for farmers borrow money
per cent;
In his retiring message Governor Fletcher said
ITO the policy of the state relative agrculture The
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03
JAPAN INVITES FLoRlDIANs
TO VISIT HER

Jacksonville, March 3.-Mayor Bow
den received a letter from the tour
list bureau of Toxic, Japan. yesterday
inviting the people of Florida to Wis
ut that country this summer. The
letter explained that owing to the war
in Europe and the closing of the
Panama Pacific International exposi-
ton in San Francisco Japan was the
best place left for the pleasure Of the
tourist. With the letter were sever
al folders showing views of the in
teresting sights to be seen in the land
of the mikado.
The reading matter was all printed
in English The only Japanese let
ters were on the postage stamp. The
letter was dated February 10 and ar
rived here yesterday. 1t crossed the
Pacific ocean and the United States
in less than twenty days. This is
extra good time, as it generally takes
letter five days to travel from here
to San Francisco and about four
weeks to go from there to the Phil
lippine islands.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03
WOULD PROHIBIT. IMPOR.
TATION OF LUXURIES

Petrograd, March 3---A commit
tee of members OF the Duma have
begun a thrift campaign, and are
urging the government to support
them by prohibiting importation of
luxuries and by using every means
in it's power to turn the stream of
unfruitful expenditure into the chan
nels OF national war effort.
The committee urges that the rail-
ways should cease to carry anything
but the necessaries of life. and pro-
tests that flowers and mineral wat
ers have in some cases been given
precedence over -four and coal. The
ministry of Railways has just an
nounced that passenger traffic on,
the line from Petrograd to Moscow
will be stopped for week, in order
to allow the acceleration of freight
and war traffic.
An increase in the tax on theater
tickets is also being urged. although
the tax already amounts to about %
per cent of the price.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03
A. C. L. AGENTS IN JAx
TO HANDLE TOURISTS

Jacksonville, March 3.-Three pas
senger representatives Of the Atlantic
Coast Line railroad arrived here yes
terday to remain in this territory
until the end of the tourists season
and several others are expected to
get here today, according to A. w.
Friott. division passenger agent.
Those who came during the day were
f. Cliff Cohen, travelling passenger
agent, and George P. James, division
passenger agent, both of Washington,
and George B. Wright, travelling pas
senger agent at New York city.
The Atlantic Coast Line handled a
large percentage of the passenger
business into Florida during this sea-
son and these representatives will
take up stations at tthe different re-
sorts in order to handle the return
movements of the homeward bound
tourists. Just at present there are a
large number of Northern and West
ern people coming to Florida but the
general exodus toward home will
commence within the next few weeks
and the Atlantic Coast Line is pre-
pairing to handle its part of the work
by sending these representatives here
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03
BOY OF NINE WILL
FACE FEDERAL COURT

Pensacola, March 2.--Forrest Kim
mons, boy nine years of age, was
brought to Pensacola last night from
Panama City by United States Dep
uty Marshal Cuyler Mcmillan to an
swer the charge of stealing mail
from the Panama City postoffice. The
case AGAINST the boy will be disposed
of at the next term of the United
States court
1t is alleged that Kimmons opened
lock boxes of the postofiice and car
ried away letters, being caught in
the act by the postmaster and others.
In some manner that was not ex-
planned 1t is said the boy secured the
combinations of several of the boxes.
Pending disposal of the case in the
federal court the boy has been placed
in custody of his mother, who re-
sides In Pensacola on Tenth avenue.
Kimmons was given a preliminary
trial before United States Commis-
sioner Buford, of Mariana. who
held him for trial.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03
|NANS CLEAR DOUAUNONT
n|NC LINES FURTHER WEST
I'D SOUTH; vAUX ATTACKED

exit and locked the door. The girl
continued her attention to the in
cubator and while STOPPING down her
clothing came in contact with the
burning rags, igniting her light
dress. She rushed to the door only
to find herself prisoner An open
ing under the door, used by the
chickens for entering and leaving
was the only exit open to her and
she endeavored to crawl through it.
Her screams brought her brother to
her assistance, and he pulled her
through the opening and endeavored
to beat out the flames which envel-
oped her. He then tried to roll her
on the ground, but she broke away
from him and fled through the yard,
the blazing dress still clinging to
her. Her clothing was burned COM
pletely off and her body was fright
fully burned She was taken to a
hospital, where very little hopes for
recovery are entertained. Her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs Walter Ritlaw,
reside just beyond the city limits in
suDurb known as White City.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03
GERMAN RAIDER LURKING OFF
CAPE HENRY: May DASH into
NEWPORT NEWS OR NORFOLK
(By Associated Press }

New York, March 3.---Captain
Munkowitz of the Bull lnsular liner
Grayson, arriving from Porto Rico,
brought the report that German
commerce raider or prize was lurk-
ing off Cape Henry, Virginia,
awaiting q chance to dash into New
port News, or Norfolk He said that
early yesterday his second officer
sighted a ight TO the east, but could
not make out IL it was moving east
ward. Captain Munkowitz altered
his course when a second light ap-
peared closer on the port side, ap-
pArently moving westward. Both
lights disappeared as suddenly as
they appeared. On January % sim
liar lights were seen in the same po-
sition, and few days later the APP
pam dashed into Hampton roads.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03
JAx PIckPockETs MAKE
BIG HAUlS

Jacksonville, March 3. C. w.
Weaver, an elderly tourist in this
city, reported to the police that his
pockets were picked Of 1856 on q
street car at the corner of Bay and
Julia streets at about 8 o'clock yes
,terday morning.
This is the first case Of its kind
here this winter. Police Chief f. c..
Roach and Lieutenant w. B. Cahoon
have begun an active campaign
against all crooks. The local police
department received reports to the
effect that several tourists have been
victimized while in other sections of
the state.
John Randolph, who has just ar
rived here from Miami, reported that
while on the train pickpockets se-
cured $12O from him. w. L. Jones
reported that travellers checks to the
amount of $14O were taken from him
in the same manner while coming
here from st. Augustine yesterday.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03
TRAMMELL AGREES TO MEET
BRYAN IN DEBATE

Jacksonville, March 3.-Governor
Park Trammel, candidate for the Uni
ted States Senate to succeed Hon.
n. p. Bryan, has accepted the chal-
lenge of the latter to meet him in
Joint debate at some point In the
State. In a circular which he is ad-
dressing to the newspapers of the
State Governor Trammell declared
that he will be glad to arrange for a
meeting to debate the several issues
and the public record OF each.
The Senator before leaving on
tour of a part of the State last Sat
urday, wired Governor Trammell
challenging him to joint debate at any
of several places which he mentioned
he would be during the week. The
Governor wired back that he could
not meet him during the present
week because of previous speaking
engagements and pressure of business
in his office.
The Governors letter accepting the
challenge for some future date Is in
the nature of reply to the Senator's
statement that he will charge him
with certain things during the cam
paign.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03
STUDENTS WILL STUDY
JOURNALISM.

Students at the University OF Flor
ida this year will have opportunity
to study agricultural journalism
Most agricultural colleges have rec
ognized the importance of training
their students in the essentials OF
journalism. No matter in what
branch of agriculture one engages
some training in the preparation OF
copy for the press is needed. This
is especially true of men who do re-
search and experimental work.
1t is with a view Of giving such
hat the College Of Agricul-
ture is offering tie work. Twelve
students have registered for the
course, and 1t is expected that several
more will register. 1t is given pri-
marily for students in agriculture but
others may elect it. NJ. N. Beeler,
editor OF the Agricultural News Ser
vice. will have charge Of the class.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03
CIDER ROUTE TO A SOUSE
SHUT OFF IN 0SCFOLA

Kissimmee, March 2-No more
cider will be used for a beveraee in
Osceola county, is the order of w.
B. Crawford, county prosecutor, and
L. II. Ingram, sheriff
1t has been contended by those
selling cider in Kissimmee and other
points throughout the county that
the beverage did not contain enough
alcohol to be considered an intoxi-
eating liquor Prosecutor Crawford.
however, secured quantity of the
cider which he sent to the State
chemist in Tallahassee for a test.
AS the analysis showed the cider to
contain more than s per cent of al
cohol, Prosecutor Crawford and
Sheriff Ingram Immediately confis-
Gated the stocks of cider now in pos
session of the dealers and notified
them prosecution would be the re-
suit of further sales.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03
MIDDLE FLORIDA TOWN
MOVES TO GET PACKING HOUSE
FOR HOGS AND CATTLE

lake City, March Pit is prac-
tically an assured fact that Lake
City, in the near future, will be the
possessor of a large and well ap-
pointed packing house for the ham
ding of hogs and cattle, with a ca
pacity for dealing with about three
or four hundred hogs day, and as
many as thirty to forty head of cat
tie daily.
At the court house, undert the
auspices OF the local Chamber Of
Commerce. on Tuesday morning. a
rousing meeting took place. This as
sembly was attended by the greater
part of the representative men OF
tn city and a number Of delegates
from Fort White and all other parts
Of the county, who were universally
desirous of going the limit toward
cooperating with the committees ap-
pointed to promote this splendid en-
terprise
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03
NO MERGER OF REPUBS
AND BULL MOOSERS
IN FLORIDA

There will be no merger of the
Progressive and Republican parties in
this State. according to a statement
made to a representative of the The
Florida Metropolis today by Hon Her
bert l.. Anderson. National Progress
sive Committeeman from Florida. Mr..
Anderson declared that it is probable
that he will issue a call for a meet
ing of Progressives of Florida within
the next three weeks and at that time
delegates to the national convention
at Chicago will be selected.
Mr.. Anderson believes that there is
considerable sentiment in the ranks
of the Republican party in favor il
the nomination of Theodore Roose-
welt for the Presidency and he is Of
the opinion that If there is any "con-
cillation" it will be the coming over
OF Republicans to the Progressive
party and not Progressives to the
Republican party.
you have lately heard great deal
of talk about the coming together Of
the Republican and Progressive par
ties and I am told that conciliation'
was the dominant note in the Repub-
'lican State Convention held at Palat-
ka yesterday.
Authentic reports of the conven-
ton go to show that many of the rank
and file in the Republican organiza-
ton profess strong attachment to Mr..
Roosevelt
81 hope this report is true. II 1t
lis intended to defeat Mr.. Wilson,
there is no alternative. The situa-
| tion means Roosevelt or defeat. and
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03
MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP
PROPOSED IN ORLANDO

Orlando, March l. Municipal
ownership of local public utilities will
be submitted to the people for vote
by the City Commission, according
to all present expectations. The COM
mission adopted resolution at the
last meeting. directing that the city
solicitor, Louis c. Massey, investi-
gate the rights Of the city in relation
to the Orlando Water and Light Com
pany. to furnish pure water, and also
to report upon the rights Of the city
to install and operate a municipal wa
ter, light and gas plant.
If Mr.. Masseyis report is favorable
as it is expected to be, the commis-
sioners plan to call special election
within thirty days upon the question.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03
FINGER-PRINTS OF SOLDIERS
ARE ADVISED AS CERTAIN
METHOD OF IDENTIFICATION
(By Associated Press. }

London, March 3 MANY officers
of the British army who have wit
messed numerous attempts to imper-
senate soldiers fighting in the
trenches, or reported missing, are
convinced that the finger-prints of
every fighting man should be taken
as q certain means of Identification
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03
SENATE UPHELD PRESIDENT:
FIGHT NOW TRANSFERRED
TO THE HOUSE WHERE VOTE
IS DEMANDED BY WILSON
ZINC-LINED AMMUNITION
BOXES DISCONTINUED

Paris. March 3-The Parliamen-
tary committee on economy, which
has been investigating ways and
means of saving money in the pub
lie service, tells in its latest report
how a member of the committee was
one day struck by the fact that all
the ammunition sent to the front
was packed in zinc-lined boxes. The
attention of NJ. Thoas. minister of
runitions, was called to the fact,
and and he suggested that inquiries
should be made at the front. If the
zinc was supernuous it would be
suppressed.
accordingly followed a box of car
trid"ca from Vincennes up to the
front trenches. but failed to find out
where the zinc was necessary They
consulted everybody en- route from
generals and colonels down to pri-
Yates, but without result. At last
the general commanding the Fifth
Army solved the puzzle-the zinc
was used, he said, merely because it
had been used for the last sixty
years.
The committee communicated this
information to Minister Thomas,
who at once issued instructions that
no more zinc-lining was to be put in
to ammunition boxes. The saving
will amount to a million and half
dollars year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03

it is up to the Republicans to say
whether they will swallow Mr.. Roose-
Welt at a gulp and thus avoid the bad
taste in the mouth or endure four
more years of Wilson.
"You can state positively, however.
that there will be no merger of the
two parties.
"The best reason for the organiza-
ton of the Progressive party is that
sooner or later the Republican party
will not find it profitable to maintain
its so-called organization in the South.
"The Progressives do not look upon
an office as the ultimate goal. We
want party. not machine. Jack
sonville Metropolis.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03
pAUPERISM ON DECREASE

London, March 3.---The record
for pauperism for England and
Wales during the past year is the
lowest ever reached. Comparing
1875 with 1915, the ratio shows a
decrease from 29.2 to 1873 per thou
sand, a falling away of practically
one half. Pauperism in London sep
arately has not declined in the same
proportion, nevertheless, the percen-
tage has in this period been cut
down from 25.3 to 1873. AS com
pared with 1914, last year showed a
decrease in every division of Eng
gland and Wales of 69,702 persons,
or 1 per cent.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03
SENATE AGITATION IS QUELLED
BY VOTE OF 6S TO IA AGAINST
WARNING AMERICANS OFF
ARMED SHIPS
, (By Associated Press }

Washington, March 3.-The Senate
voted to table the Gore resolution
to warn Americans off armed mer-
chantmen by vote of sixty-eight to
fourteen This finally quelled the
Senate agitation, which embarrassed
President Wilson in the German sub.
marine negotiations.
Besides the Gore resolution, sub
stitute by McCumber, Republican, and
an attempt by Gore. to strengthen his
original proposal, were defeated at
the same time The roll call was on
motion of Senator Jones. the admin
istration whip, to table them. The
fight is now transferred to the House.
Senator Gore voted to table and did
not favor his own substitute. He
introduced it merely to get an express.
sion of the Senate on the issue. Sen.
ators Chamberlain and O'Gorman,
were the only Democrats voting
gainst the Administration. Forty-sev-
en- Democrats, and twenty-one Re-
publicans favored tabling.
Senator McCumber later re-intro-
duced his resolution, which goes to
the calendar. President Wilson is
| determined to have a vote in the
House even IL a special rule is nee
essary. His insistence came after
| varying reports heard of the foreign
relations committees stand.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03
10 or FLORIDA
RpHAN BABIES NOW
HAS BABY OF HIS
OWN

xsonviIle, March 3.-Leap year
ars now in the majority in
onvflle, but Marcus Fagg has
hio ohare toward increasing the
~. On the night Of February
/: 1880 o'clock the stork, that
srfnl Bird, brought the Illus
anperintendent Of the Childen's
| society a fine baby girl weigh
- poands at birth.
Ilo 1gr. Fagg was earnestly
: nat it would be a boy, 1t
4 ouf to be a girl. He had al
p1nnned to name it Marcus, Jr.,
o. thAt it's a girl he calls her
hy y5lhifred. This name was
ed ana when he first looked at
. called her by this name.
i III girl will be a model baby
b exDected. Mr.. Fagg says he
sonx wanted a suitable under
for the matron at the receiv'
7ome, md that in Miss Dorothy
red he has found an ideal.
lie Dorothy is fine and healthy,
9th child and mother are doing
! Mr.. Fagg is passing around
4 to his friends today, and those
haven't Congratulated him should
n the ~job" Immediately.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03
WALTER WATSON
ELECTROCUTFD
FOR MURDER Of
HIS WIFE
lBy Associated Press. J

OSsining, N. Y, March 3.-Wal-
ter Watson, of Brooklyn, was cleo
trccuted in Sing Sing this morning
for the murder Of his wife year
ago. He protested his innocence to
tie last and left an envelope con-
tanning flower for his wife's grave.
Watson separated from his wife and
Is supposed to have committed the
murder when drunk. His son,
Thomas, saw him stab his wife, and
helped to capture him.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03
',JDg PRANK RESULTS
.DlILY TO LITTLE SISTER

Auguntine, March 2.---lmpris-
= ~ fathers poultry house
= 3 rank of her 12-year-old
o.. Katie Ritlaw, aged 10, was
tky hurned Monday, her cloth
o>ehnH fire from some burning
- md been carelessly thrown
Z Gor moment before her
~ the little building. She
f6Gher went into the house
o the incubator and some
o1 In cleaning the lamp
j and were dropped on the
1o boy, intending to play a
hls little sister, made his
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03
GERMAN FASHIONS FOR WOMEN

Berlin, March "A leading Ber-
lin firm of dressmakers has just op-
ened an exhibition of German FASH
ions for Women" at the Pera Palace
Hotel in Constantinople Four mani
kins employed by the firm arrived on
the Balkan Express last week and
are now showing of creations"
made in Germany for the benefit of
Constantinople women.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03
(by Associated Press.)


idon, March 3rd, 1916. - No
e IN ne verdun situation is
4 By any reports. Renewal OF
;erman attacks. north and east,
70 uhake the new French lines.
3ermann are tenaciously holding
advanced lines. and many OBJ
re- think they halted on account
3 difnculty of moving heavy ar
\. 1Ae French war office re-
! i1c11aDed intensity of firing
an1 Northwest of Verdun and
and ooutheastof Woevre. The
=asdmont north of Verdun con-
! "A yssterday evening with re-
: "a VI6nonce. says a French Off
vtovk Several German attacks
D. nont, were repulsed. They
sttnGop1 vaux.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03
BIG PLANT TO
MANUFACTURE ACID

Donora, Pa, March 2.-The
United States Steel Corporation has
completed plans for extensions to its
s3. 100000 zinc plant here, which
will cost over s1.OOO.OOO The plant
will manufacture muriatic acid to be
used for galvanzing iron. The out
put will be SO tons Of acid day.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03
WHITE STAR
LINERS WILL
DISMOUNT GUNS
(By Associated Press. }

New York, March 3.---The White
Star liner Canopie, sailing from here
today, and the Cretic, due at Gibral-
tar today from Boston, for Mediter-
ranean points, will take on arma
ment when they reach the Gibralter
line, 1t was announced today They
will dismount the guns when they
reach Gibraltar on return
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03
CONSUMPTION ENFORCED
AFTER TODAY

London, March 2.---According to
the military service law, all single
men between the ages of 10 and Al
who have not attested under the Earl
of Derby's recruiting plan and are
not exempt under the act. become
conseripts today and will be com
PEELED to serve.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03
COLD WAVE BEARING down
ON FLORIDA; FREEZING WEATHER.,
REPORTED IN SOUTHERN STATES
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, March 3 Cold wave
warnings are issued by the weather
bureau for Georgia, North and Cen
trail Florida and the Carolinas.
Storm warnings from Jacksonville to
New York; freezing in Alabama and
Mississippi
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03
O,W0RTH OF DIAMOND
rings STOLEN FROM CHICAGO
n EWf[RY HOUSE THIS MORNING
Associated Press.)

March The theft of
nnond rings, r said to be
00o $4,000. from Dreiger K
~ reported to the police to-
n " manager said that a we'll
I, ~ xanger came in and looked
~ nays of diamonds for ten
I The customer was not sat
Ne clerk accompanied him
, &Sr When he returned one
Qur zone. The photograph OF
49, diamond thief is on file
, S1ective bureau and was
~ = that of the customer by
sfk.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03

Railroads of the United States
have united in request that the
House Of Representatives take
prompt action to separate the Moon
bill from the Post Office Appropria-
tion bill and allow its free and fair
discussion on the floor.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-03
Especial to The Telegram.

Tampa, Fla March 3 storm on
South Atlantic coast moving north
ward Strong high pressure over
Plains States moving southeast. Zero
temperatures occurred in Kansas,
freezing in Central Texas and Ar
kansas. Cold wave forecasted for
North and Central Florida. Temper
ature will be about 40 tonight, prob
ably lower Saturday night.