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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-04
CHEAP ELECTRICITY
FOR HEATING

Washington, Jan. 4.@The gov
ernment is selling electricity for
heating purposes at astonishingly
low rates in the thriving Idaho
towns of Rupert and Burley where
three out of every four buildings
and homes, large and small, are be-
ing heated by electricity Current
for 81 to 81 % per month per
kiiowatt of capacity is being sup
piled as by-product from the gov
ernment's water-power plant in
stalled by the reclamation service on
the Minidoka reclamation project.
The primary purpose of the plant To-
Gated at the diversion dam on the
Snake river near Minidoka is to
pump water for the irrigation of
about $4,000 acres of land too high
to be covered by gravity canals. The
water has to be lifted about 20 feet
and to do this 10, 900 horsepower are
required during the summer irriga-
tioE season. In winter, however, the
greater part of this power would be
wasted were it not for the develop
ment of electric heating and this ac-
counts for the low rates charged by
the government for power. The rev.
enue from heating would show a loss
if heating were the only purpose of
the Plant. Sold as by-product from
an installation required for other
carry the cost of operation as we'll
as serving the cause of conservation.
Rupert for year had been using
electricity in its high school housing
500 pupils. for heating and ventilat-
ing and now Burley has equipped
new school for 1000 pupils with an
elaborate and thoroughly modern
heating plant. Hot water for the en-
tire building is heated electrically.
and the domestic science department
has complete outfit of electric hot
plates for use of individual students
as well as a large electric range
These facilities are utilized by pu-
pills coming from distances in prep
aration of midday luncheons Bur
ley, hustling town of about 5000
people. stands on ground that efSnf
years ago was part of sage brush
desert.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-04
linking OF PERSIA MAY
result IN SERIOUS CLASH
BETWEEN us. AND CERMAN|C
ALLIES IS BELIEF IN LONDON
COLLEGE COURSES FOR
DISABLED OFFICERS

Berlin, Jan. college courses
for officers disabled through wounds
or campaign hardships are now be-
ing offered, start having been
made by the Technulogical Institute
at Danszig. The object of the courses
is IT, fit officers who have been
Obliged to abandon their army ca
reers through disability for positions
as mayors in the smaller cities,
higher officials in municipal bureaus,
and other administrative posts
whicl in Germany require a certain
amount of preliminary theoretical
education, and business positions
generally. The courses of instruction
include civil and administrative law,
economics, banking, theory of insur-
ance, statistics, commercial branch
es, languages and many other sub
jects which the embryo business man
or municipal official would find use
full in his future career. A course of
study covering four to five months
and including five hours instruction
daily is contemplated, tuition bein g
free for veteran officers and for such
noncommissioned officers and men as
have the necessary preliminary edu-
cation and social standing for such
posts.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-04
(By Associated Press. J

Washington, Jan. Official an
nouncement is made that the govern
ment will act on the newest phase
of the submarine crisis, brought on
by the sinking of the Persia, was
made today at the White House. Sec
reta"y Tumulty has issued this state
ment Tor the president. The presi-
dent and secretary OF state are TAX
ing every means possible to obtain
the cold facts in this grave matter
and will act just as soon as informa-
ton is obtained In the absence of
detailed specific information Presi-
dent Wilson cancelled the Cabinet
meeting for today. He conferred
with Chairman Stone and some mem
bers OF the Senate foreign relations
president that there We're intimations
that some senators were preparing
speeches on the sinking of ships with
loss of American lives. President
Wilson, it is understood, simply re-
piled that the administration was
doing all it could to protect Amer
lean rights. President Wilson in
structed Secretary Lansing to bring
any new information to the White
House Immediately He then began
readins official dispatches and get
ting into touch with the situation
generally. The administration is
depending largely on the inquiries
Ambassador Penfield was instructed
to make in Vienna and which con-
suls are gathering elsewhere to es-
tablish the nationality of the subma-
rine said to have sunk the Persia
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-04
UNCLE SAM HAS JOBS BEGGING

Washington Jan. AS rule
Washington is overrun with appli-
cants for good jobs, but Uncle Sam
has some fine positions that are go
ing hegging Within very short
time it is expected that statistics
will be presented to Congress show
ing the lamentable weakness in the
navy with respect to an adequate
supply of competent engineers. Plans
are on foot to have legislation
passed establishing an engineer
corps in the navy. Back in 1899 this
was abolished. Under the present sys-
ter officers of the line are detailed to
duty in the engine rooms of the war
ships The result IS, according to
the evidence of those who are ia
miliar with the situation, that the
warships are in the hands of engin
eering officers who are indifferent to
their duties That there is some
thins wrong in the naval engineer
ing force is at least strongly indicat-
ed by the fact that the department
is asking Congress for 81 100000 to
overhaul the turbines of the North
Dakota and three smaller craft.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-04
MURMURINGs AMONG DIPLOMATS

Washington, Jan, All of the
signs of diplomatic trouble are not
limited to the State department and
representatives. of the Teutonic allies
by any means. The approaching din
ner to be given at the White House
by President and Mrs Wilson next
Friday night is said to be the cause
of much dissatisfaction among the
European diplomats who are said to
be not altogether pleased at the
prominence to be given their con-
freres from the Americas, although
the representative from the countries
of the western hemisphere have ex-
pressed themselves openly as delight
ed that this government should do
its utmost to make the relations be-
tween Pan-Americans so strong that
they will stand together against the
rest of the world.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-04
CAMBRIDGE STUDENTS
AT THE FRONT

Cambridge, Eng, Jan. Gam
bridge has poured her wealth of
young manhood into the British
army and navy without stint, and
with the exception of the medical
school, the various colleges of the
university are only being continued
so that thousand-year-ol record
may not be broken.
And now the INTEGRITY of the
medical school is being threatened
by the Lord Derby recruiting plan,
but the authorities of the university
will make a bitter fight before they
consent to this college being denud-
ed oi its students.
This fight is being led by Doctor
Arthur Everett Shipley, who is we'll
known in the United States where
he holds a. Princeton. DEGREE. and
where he spends much of the time
that he can spare from his duties as
master of Christ College. DISCUSSING
the efforts TO attract recruits from
the student body of the Cambridge
medical school, DR.. Shipley said to a
correspondent of the Associated
Press: 1--WE must not only continue
to supply the army with surgeons
and doctors. but we must never lose
sight of the necessity of careful
! conservation of our civilian popula-
tior. England is already short of
doctors, and since it is by no means
impossible that great epidemic
Nigh: succeed this war. it can be
seer that, instead of urging medical
students to enlist, every effort should
be made to keep them at their
studies" +"
No action has yet been taken by
, the recruiting department on the
protest of the Cambridge authorities.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-04
BIG FOOD MANUFACTURERS
i. IN HOUSE LEAGUE SCANDAL

New York, Jan. d.-Because sew
eral Of the biggest food manufactur-
ers n the country refused to obey
the cuhpoenas of tho deputy attor-
ney general inquiring into the activ-
tiles Of the several ORGANIZATIONS in
cornorated by Mrs. Julian Health
under the title of the Housewives
Lea guc. the hearing into what prom
ises to be a sensational case had to
be postponed from last week until
today Certain club women of New
Jersey are seeking to learn some
thing OF the inside workings of the
housewives LEAGUE, which has be-
come famous throushout the coun-
try, but their efforts have been
balkod because of the inability to
induce the big concerns to appear
and testify. What the State wants
is to see all books, papers and COM
munications in connection with the
league and its subsidiaries.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-04
COR|OUS MEASURES
URGED FOR WARFARE
ON SUBMARINES
!ORTS NOW BEING MADE TO
lETERMINE NATIONALITY OF
BMARINE WHICH SUNK PER-
"A #F
(By Associated Press. J


ondOn, Jan. 4.-The continual
OF submarine activity in the
iterranean, emphasized yester-
by the sinking of the British
ner Glengyle, with a loss of ten
), has produced a profound inn
sion in all entente capitals.
re Is an insistent public demand
vigorous measures against the
erseas commerce raiders.
pinions are expressed here that
Germanic powers plead that
S reported sunk without warn
frequently carried a heavy gun
offensive purposes 1t seems to
he general impression that the
ine Of the Persia will inevitably
1t in . serious clash between the
ed States and Germanic allies.
,e most complete account of the
ian campaign, north of the Ru-
AN border. from. a Petrograd
.spOndent of the Associated
) indicates that the evacuation
zernowitz by the Austrians is
lg the probabilities.
SalOniki the situation is COM
ted by the arrest of the consuls
antral powers and Norway by
lilies.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-04
STRIKINK HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENTS RETURN TO BOOKS
(By Associated Press. J

San Juan, Porto Rico, Jan. A.
After being on strike for almost two
months, the high school students at
Arecibo have returned to their
books.
The strike started on Oct. 30, fol-
lowing a reported robbery of one of
the students The students became
offended when they were compelled
to undergo a search by detective.
The strike was ended only after Com
missioner of Education, Paul G..
Miller. told the parents of the stu
dents that unless they returned to
school at once the high school would
be removed from Arecibo to some
other city.
Tie students returned under Prin-
cipal Maurice H. Esser, a Colgate
college graduate, hose removal
they had demanded The strike was
ended this week.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-04
PRESIDENT TAKES PERSONAL
CHARGE Of GRAVE SITUATION
Which NOW C0NFR0NTS
THE UNITED STATES
ERECTING
LOCOMOTIVES IN CHINA FOR
RUSSIAN GOVERNMENT

Peking. Jan. Twenty Ameri-
can engineering experts are busily
engaged at IIarbin erecting locomo-
tives shipped from the United States
to the Russian government. Both
the Baldwin Company and the Amer
lean Locomotive Works have experts
here assisting the Russians in their
efforts to get adequate locomotive
power for the Trans Siberian Rail
way
Tho locomotives coming from
America are unloaded at Vladiyos-
toll: They are knocked down into as
small pieces as possible, and boxed
in America for shipment, Upon their
arrival at Vladivostok, the engines
are rushed on to Harbin, where the
facilities for erecting them are bet
ter than at Vladivostok.
Because of the slides in the Pana-
ma canal the delivery of the locomo-
tives vas much delayed 1t requires
severa! weeks to erect an engine,
and the first of the American en-
eines to reach Siberia will be put
into commission this week
All told four hundred and fifty To-
comotives have been sold by Ameri-
can manufacturers to the Russian
government. These are now coming
to Vladivostok by way of the Suez
but will doubtless be routed via
| Panama as soon as the canal is clear
| 1t IS estimated that the delivery OF
these locomotives will extend over
one year.
W. F. Carey, of st. Paul, Mimi
member of the firm Of Siemes Ca.
rey Construction Co.. has arrived in
/ China and will open Offices in Pek
/ ing, preparatory to undertaking rail
way construction and similar heavy
work, This American firm had many
| large construction contracts on the
| Grand Trunk Pacific in Canada, and
is the first American company en-.
gascG in general construction work
| to open permanent Office in China
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-04
To VOTE NATIONAL. OPEN
CHAMPIONSHIP OF 1916
TO ONE OF FOUR CLURS

CHICAGO. Jan. 4.-The delegates
to the annual meeting of the United
States Golf Association here on Jan
II will have the opportunity to vote
the National Open Chamnionshin of
1910 to one of four clubs three Of
which are situated in the middle
west The clubs in the field for the
omen are Kent Country Club Of
Grand Rapids. Mich: ..iinikahda
Club of Minneapolis. Mimi; Coun-
try Club of Detroit. Mich. and the
Englewood Country Club of Engle-
wood. y. ].
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-04
CREEK STEAMER
WHIPPED BY GALE
IS ABOUT TO
BE ABANDONED
(By Associated Press. J

New York, Jan 4.-The crew of
the Greek steamer Thessaloniki
wish to abandon the ship, accord
ing to a wireless from the steamer
United States. The steamer has
been at the mercy Of gales and high
seas for ten days owing to the flood
ing Of part of the boiler and engine
room. The Thessaloniki wirelessed
the United States that ninety of the
crew remained aboard All passen-
gers We're safely transferred to the
steamer Palris of the same line.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-04
NAN AGENTS ACCUSED
OF SMUGGLING COPPER
INTO GERMANY

'ckh0lm, Sweden Jan. All
ions that German agents are
to smuggle copper and other
abRnd from the United States
Germany by shipping it first to
edish port disguised as unpro-
ed fOOdstuffs have resulted in
itrlcter surveillance of all in
lg ships by the Swedish govern
Andrew Welch, an American
Ter Which arrived recently at
stad from Philadelphia, is still
led st the former port pending g
ed examination of an alleged
Of leans.
Wa gh ted off Halmstad,
ng obout for no apparent reas-
nd When when questioned by
ommon der of a Swedish torpedo
the captain said he had orders
tit here. Soon afterwards a
German tug came up to the
and made for the Andrew
!. The captain of the tug was
" ignorant o the reason for
1g him to a point off Halmstad.
enied that he had rendezvous
the american ship.
? swedish naval authorities
1pon brought the Andrew
into Halmstad and the Ger
tug disappeared in a southerly
ion. A cursory examination of
.ndrew Welsh showed that she
ID beans beans, but members of
rev told the Swedish customs
,tors that the weight of the
had caused some comment
8 them. and they thought
might be other things inside
ermous quantities of non-con-
nd foodstuffs from America
been going into Germany from
IN during the last six weeks,
ling Preserved fruits from the
c coast, coffee and tea. I'm
OF american coal are increas-
wing to the continued ban on
h coal by the British govern
Germany is sending cargoes
,lgian coal from Lubbock and
a to Malmo but it is of inferior
y and the demand for Ameri-
oal Is growing Ten thousand
arrived at Malno this week.
activity of British commercial
$, whom the Swedes call com
al spies" has caused great ir-
,n here. Several have been ex-
because of their activity in
owing" cargoes unloaded at
nburg and other ports. Amer
buyers are carefully watched
heir Negotiations with Swedish
sss men followed in detail
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-04
ROAD BOND ISSUE OF
e.. PINELLAS VALIDATED

ST. Petersburg. Jan. Judge o.
X. Reayes of the Sixth judicial cir
cult on Saturday validated the good
roads tond issue of $715.0oO and un-
less the intervenor, Willis Casting
Of Tarpon Spring. appeals TO the
higher courts, the Edwards Con-
struction Company will begin work
on paving seyenty-three miles Of
road in this county. it having been
awarded the contract subject to the
election of the bond issue.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-04
ONE BAD FRIDAY IN LEAP YEAR

During leap year, 1916, there will
be one Friday on the 18th, usually
bad day for those who have c tend
ency to be controlled by supersti-
tion The bad day is Friday. oc-
toher 18th, This year had no Fri
days falling on the 18th day of the
month, but there were three Fridays
on the 18th of different months.
Mex, year there will be but 80
Fridays. while this year So have
passed. the year going out on Fri
day
Of Saturdays and Sundays there
will be 81 each in 1916. giving an
additional day for Eoiug to church
and bringing one more pay day than
this year. both good reasons for re-
ioicing among those who work in
the vineyard of religion or in the
world of industry Orlando Senti-
mel
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-04

Hundreds of thousands of dollars
additional revenue will be derived
annually by railroads west of the
Mississippi as a result of the Inter
state Commerce Commissions de
cision allowing material increases
in freight rates, Most OF the ad-
vances which include such commod-
tiles as agricultural implements,
canned goods and boots and shoes,
take effect Jan. 81.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-04
HEARING FOR STOCK SHIPPERS

Springfield. Ill. Jan. FIFTY
five railroads in Illinois have repre-
sentatives here today at the order of
the Public Utilities commission. for
the hearing which the commission
began to determine the reasonable
ness of tariffs for cleaning disinfect-
ing stock cars The investigation has
been urged by stockmen who hold
that the railroads should bear the
expense of disinfecting stock cars.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-04
SEC. MCADOO ASKS
CONGRESS FOR RUSH
APPROPRIATION OF
100000 WITH Which
TO FIGHT PEuACRA
(By Associated Press. J

Washington, Pellagra has become
such 4 menace in the South that Sec
retary McAdoo has asked Congress
for rush appropriation of 100000
for studies and demonstrations of
rural sanitation with view to
checking this and typhoid. He sub
mitted a report from the public
were $4,000 cases of pellagra last
year, with $500 deaths.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-04
WASHINGTON
THIS MORNING
C0NFERS With STONE
GERMANIC POWERS GIVE AS EX-
CUSE FOR SINKING VESSELS
THAT SUNKEN SHIPS CARRY
HEAVY GUNS
(By Associated Press. J

Washin gton, Jan. president
Wilson arrived at $50 this morning
and went to the White House i'm
mediately to take personal charge of
the situation brought about by the
sinking of the British steamer Per-
sia. A small crowd collected at the
station to meet him, but he walked
quickly by without noticing the
greetings. A note from Secretary
Lansing awaited him
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-04
EVERY FARMER WILL
HAVE AN AUTO

st. Paul, Mimi. Jan. Every
Minnesota farmer either has an au-
tomobile or IS going to have one be-
fore long. according &c y. D Mayne,
principal f the School of Agriculture
of tile University of Minnesota. The
school therefore opened today a
course in automobile instruction for
farm boys. The course occupies elev-
en- weeks.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-04
OVER TWO MILLION
BRITISH OFFERED
FOR SERVICE FROM
OCT. IS TO DEC. Is
(By Associated Press. }

Iendon, Jan. 4.-Lord Derby's
recruiting figures for the period be-
tween Oct 25 and Dec. Is show
that 1,150,0O0 unmarried men and
1,679,263 married men presented
themselves for service.
OF the grand total, 1903 900 un-
married and l12,431 married were
enlisted Immediately, while 10000
single and 1,344,97O married were
attested for farther services. OF the
married men 221.S5 were rejected
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-04
ALLIES
ARREST 1000 SUB
JECTS AT SALON|K|
tBy Associated Press.)

london, Jan. 4-lReuter's Am
sterdam correspondent says that the
Wolff Bureaus Athens correspond
ent asserts that a thousand of en-
emy subjects have been arrested by
the entente allies az Saloniki.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-04
RESIGNATION OF
SIR JOHN SIMON
IS ANNOUNCED
(By Associated Press.

London, Jan. 4.-Announcement
of TIE RESIGNATION of Sir John Simon,
home secretary, was made in the
House of Commons today
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-04

Michigan Railway Company
cqufred control of the Grand
5. Holland and Chicago Rail-
Company.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-07-27
Ejeld-DeLanpe

Cards have been received in Miller
announcing the marriage on Tues
day, July 25th, at Gillette, Wyoming.
Of Miss Mamie Eiizsbeth DeLange
and Arthur Burkhard Field. The
bride is well known IN Miller where
she made her home for a number of
years. during which time she served
three years as deputy County Audi
tor, and where she has a host OF
friends that will extend hearty con-
CALCULATIONS upon this occasion.
The groom is the owner of a large
ranch in. southern Montana which
joins the homestead that Mrs Field
recently lied upon and 1t is there
they will make their home. The
new residence is nearly completed
and the happy couple will be at home
after August 10th with Pinto. Mont,
as their nearest postoffice.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-07-27

DR.. and Mrs Port McWhorter cele-
brated the tenth anniversary of their
marriage Tuesday evening when they
entertained a large company of
friends at their home on north
Broadway. The guests, numbering
forty. were seated at one long table
extending through three rooms, and
the table appointments were of shin
ing tin suggestive of the tenth ann.
versary. Following the serving of a
bouniitul supper those present en-
joyed an evening of conversation and
music. DR.. and Mrs McWhorter re-
ceived various articles of tinware
and aluminium as expressions of good
will from their friends.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-07-27

Miss Eta Cummings arrived this
week from Huron where she was a
student at the College Summer
School and will spend the remainder
of her vacation at the home of her
father John Cummings and family.
Miss Cummings is a teacher in the
Presho, S. D.. schools, where her
brother Frank resides,
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-07-27

A Union meeting will be held on
Nam street, st. Lawrence on Sunday
next. July Goth at 800 p. m. Preach
err: Rev. A. H. Saunders. Address:
The Men Who Make Good" The
St. Lawrence Town Band will accom-
PAW the singing and will play a sell
ection "Sweetly Dreaming" Every
ore warmly invited.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-07-27

The Misses Wilson, of Alberta,
Canada, are spending a few DAYS at
the homes of their uncles. DR.. f. H.
Wilson of this city and J. F. Wilson
of GreenIeaf twp. They are return
ing from a visit in Sioux City, their
former home.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-07-27

Some genuine harvest hands, some
|. w. VS., and some just plain
hobos are coming into the state, at
tracted bv the harvest Every town
has a jungle" near the railroad
where these travellers stav. Robber-
les r being reported by papers in
various towns Miller is seldom dis.
turbed, but it NAV be just as well to
keep the doors locked.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-07-27

Sioux Falls Press:-Mrs B. f. Tor
rey. of Miller. is in the city visiting
at the home of her daughter, Mrs
Clarence Hansen. 120 South Duluth
avenue. She was accompanied from
Miller by MISS Rilla Mccoy. who is
also visiting with the H~ansons.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1916-07-27

The Gam Valley Chief reports hat
Steve Pugh was severely bruised up
recently by a fall from a hay stack.
He was formerly a resident of this
city, but has been operating a stock
ranch in Buffalo county for two or
three years.