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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24
MULBERRY MAN KILLED
:. BY ELECTRIC CURRENT
J. O. Johnson Found Dead at Old
. Mining Plant-Coroner Decides
y. It Was Accident

Mulberry. Feb. 24.-This city
was shocked Sunday night to hear
of j. o. Johnson being found dead
at the old Florida Mining Company
plant one-half mile south of town.
A coroner's jury empaneled by JUS
tice of the Peace George Levy of the
following: j. G. Proctor, foreman !;
W. M. Mills, E. b. Brown, II !.
b. Duke, G.. G.. Harper and L. l..
Mathews viewed the body Sunday
night and adjourned until Monday
at 1890 o'clock. After converting
Monday and examining witnesses,
brought in a verdict of death by
coming in contact with live wire.
Mr.. Johnson was tifty-siX years old
and leave wife and two daughters
and two sons to mourn his loss.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24
DAVIS PACKAGE LAW
is A FAILURE

The Davis Package Law, we'll
mentioned piece of reform legisla-
ton. is proving an abject failure in
Pensacola. Reports are that it IS
working no better in Jacksonville
and Tampa. The law was intended
TO eliminate the open saloon and So
cial drinking, and to reduce the con-
sumption of liquor. 1t has done none
Of these.
Before the advent of the law the
saloons in Pensacola closed at ten
o'clock at night, and stayed closed
ON Sunday. Now, the service clubs,
so-called, stay open all night, and
run as wide open on Sunday as on
anv other day. Some are service
clubs in the proper sense OF the term,
while others are neither more nor
less than open saloons, running
without any regulation and keeping
their doors open as long as they see
at.
The Davis Package Law is on the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24
ISTORM |bLfW TWO BIG TENTS.
D0WNAT POLK CO. FA|RaDURNC
HAIL STORM jTH|S MORNING

An occurrence which seriously af-
this morning, when, during the wind
and hail storm, the two big tents
which housed the industrial and
agricultural exhibits were blown
down. The exhibits were consider
ably scattered and injured, though
not to such an extent that they can
not be rehabilitated. 1t Is expected
that. everything will soon be in or
der again, though 1t has taken prac-
tically all day to get the tents
pitched again. the heavy winds that
have prevailed rendering the work
of erection very difficult, Tomorrow
all traces Of the disaster will have
been removed and the exhibits wiz
all be in good shape.
Large delegations from Tampa,
Winter Haven and Barlow are in at
tendance today, drawn here by the
Good Roads meeting, as we'll as the
other attractions incident to the fair.
On account of the high winds, it
was necessary to call off the speak
ing, and it was very much regretted
by many that the addresses sched-
uled to be delivered by DR.. Ross, of
Winter Haven, and Editor Clarence
E. Woods. of Eustis, could not be
made.
Several cars, loaded with Rotar-
ians, came up from Tampa, there be-
ing twenty-five or thirty in the dele
CATION, headed by such boosters as
w. G. Brorein. Tom Wier, and Sec
retary Dickey. 1t was great disap-
pointment to the Lakeland people
that the fair was in such bad shape
for these distinguished visitors,
but despite the havoc wrought by
the wind, they were able to see that
There were many fine exhibits, and
declared that we had a great fail
even if they did find it temporarily
scattered all over the patch.
School Children Free Tomorrow
Tomorrow will be Children's Da!
at the fair, and Secretary Schurmar
invites all the school children t
come out as guests of the fair man
agemert.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24
RESIDENT
OPPOSES ANY
CONGRESSIONAL
ACTION
HE APPEAL TO STAND BY THE
PRESIDENT IS BEING OBJ
SERVED BY A MAJORITY OF
THE MEMBERS
(Ry Associated Press. J


Washington, Feb. "a .-Agitation
N action warning Americans off
kIHgerent ships overshadowed all
ther questions when congress- as
! |mbed today and President Will
/ ms supporters, apprehensive that
klomatic negotiations with Ger
l any may be embarrassed, were
|prking TO hold the administration
rces in line and keep the question
Om the floor of both House and
mate. The legislative situation
vored the administration The
mate is still on the legislative day
Yesterday, thus preventing the
biect from coming up without
luminous consent. The House sit
tion is similar. Word was sent to
capitol again that President
ilson still opposed any consres-
Ln action, and Chairmen stone and
bod can explain the situation full
Much of the agitation is due to
Fk of information of the presi-
pts stand. The foreign relations
hmittee began to canvass House
ttiment. Republicans generally
pose action. Aside from a score
Democrats, the majority appar-
tly is being held by the appeal to
land by the president.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24

statute books of the State, and be-
cause of that fact, It should have
been enforced from the first. 1t
wasn't, and now the situation, from
appearances, has got quite beyond
the control of the local authorities.
Regardless of ones sentiments
upon the liquor question all good
citizens must agree that it is ex-
tremely dangerous to allow the law
to be Haunted as it has been under
the Davis Package Act. The break
ing of this one law leads to a gener-
al laxness of enforcement. The Off
GERS have a tendency to grow care
less and this carelessness spreads to
the citizens to the detriment of the
community.
There is no such thing as allow
ing the officers to select which laws
shall be enforced. They swore to
carry out the laws that are made,
not to pick and choose from them
There has been too much of this in
Pensacola; too much favoring of this
or that political henchman or per
sonaI friend of the officers. II
should stop.
Unless the Davis Package Law
ishould by some miracle, be better en-
forced it should not remain on the
statue books for it is a hinderanc6
to a proper control of the liquor
trafic.-Pensaeola News.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24
OVER 250,000 GERMANS
ARE ATTACKING French
ALONG Is NILE FRONT:
FURIOUS BATTLE RAGING
HIS PET DEER FIGHTS
HIM TO A FINISH

Pensacola, Feb. 81 Attacked and
seriously injured by a pet deer was
the experience of f. c. Kinsaul, OF
St Joe. who was at Blountstown a
few days ago. The Blountstown
Record of this week thus describes
the occurrence:
Mrs. + C.. kinsaul of Port st
Joe. visitor at the home of Messrs
Sam and Joe Atkins was painfully
injured by a pet deer, owned by Joe
Atkins. on last Tuesday afternoon
about | o'clock
MIR. Kinsaul was out in the horse
lot looking at a colt when all at
once the pet deer ran at him, COM
ing through an open gate from the
back lot, then around and around
the lot Mr.. Kinsaul and the deer had
it, the deer succeeding in goring Mr.
Kinsaul in several places upon the
legs and body Mr.. Kinsaul realiz-
ing the deer was too much for him
finally manaked to get up on top of
a water trough that was in the lot,
and then swung himself up on the
picket fence as high as possible out
of the deer's reach, and there re-
maincd unil help could reach him .
| When help arrived MIR Kinsaul was
| in such condition that it was neces-
sary for -four men to convey him to
the house.
While Mr.. kinsauls wounds were
very painful they are not consid-
cred serious.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24
ANCIENT VILLAGE SOON
TO BE DEPOPULATED
(By Associated Press J

Panama, Feb "A The ancient
village Of Chagres, at the mouth of
the river of the same name, will soon
be depopulated and the district con-
verted into an American military
reservation and fortification as part
of the canal defenses. The inhabi-
tants have received notice that they
will have to remove to the east bank
and near the mouth of the Lagarto
river, about eight miles beyond the
mouth of the Chagres.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24

eve have excellent machines. My
on gineer who remained for SIX
months in the same squadron has
not seen one machine changed be-
cause of wear and has not noticed
one case of breakdown because OF de-
fective motor.
"The up-to-date fighting machine
now is the Fokker, which can make
speed of $50 kilometres an hour
II is armed with a quick firer, out
it's ammunition carrying capacity is
limited
"Each squadron comprises SIN
machines besides two reserves. Out
NJ these six machines two regulate
the cannon fire, two are for recon
noitering and two for aerial com
hats We attach the greatest import
once to Photographic reconnoitering.
Eight specialists are provided to
moto .he most delicate developments
and endorsements. These specialists
are attached to each of our squad
rons On our reconnoitering ma
chimes we have Photographic appar'
| atus which can be utilized at 2,oOC
metres altitude and others which
NAV be employed for photographins
from $500 metres. "
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24
fLLAND WANTS WIRELESS
WITH HER COLONIES

The Hague, Netherlands, Feb. "a
The project of establishing wire
communication between the
therlands and the Dutch East In
colonies is receiving serious
fsideration. The government is
\ unable to communicate with its
1nies by cable except through
fiish lines and the question has
raised in Parliament several
les recently as to how far the
tish censorship has affected free
fnunication
petition from one of the princi-
Dutch chambers of commerce has
sent to the minister for the
mics, pointing out many advan-
s that would accrue from wire
communication with the Indies.
project calls for two intermedi-
stations, which would have to be
ioreign soil, but it is now be-
ed that a direct connection is not
Possible. The distance from the
wing stations at Scheveningen
aIland) to Sabang EAST Indies)
A25O miles, but it is pointed out
the German stations in South
Africa have been able to pick
Messages from Nauen, in Ger
w distance of 5000 miles, and
! the most powerful installations
Dutch project might be realized.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24
R4ANY WELL EQUIPPED
WITH AVIATION EQUIPMENT

ans, Feb. PA German avia-
PILOT, who was obliged to land
French village near the front
'ooted by the Temps correspond
IS declaring that the Germans
how doing less flying along the
because they feel there is lit
need of it. 1--WE have all your
lions photographed" said he.
me recruiting of pilots with us,
'Ontinued. sis very easy. Only
nnder 2S years are admitted in
aFlation service, and those who
ne end of several weeks do not
sufficient aptitude are sent
10 their corps. The others are
'ucted in the aviation schools
later become specialists in the
Of reconnoitering or in regu-
ag the fire Of the big guns.
e who are on the fighting aero
S are nearly always volunteers
e is near Hamburg a special
0ol where the latter perfect them
'es before leaving for the front
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24
CORE WANTS
AMERICANS
KEPT OFF
ARMED Ships
(By Associated Press)

Washington, Feb. "a Senator
Gore today attempted to introduce
in the Senate by unanimous consent
a concurrent resolution expressing
the sense of Congress that Ameri-
caans keep off armed belligerent
ships. Senator Brandegee, Republic
an, objected.
Senator Gore also sought to intro
duce a bill prohibiting Americans
from travelling on belligerent ships.
He issued statement declaring that
it seemed to him the ship OF state is
drifting. or driving headlong onto
the breakers He does not believe
that Germany will consent to the I'M
munity of armed vessels or that
American public opinion would JUS
tify war with Germany on account
of such ships.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24
Portuguese Capture SO Ships
fRy AsSOpiatad DrocS

Lisbon, Feb. "a 4.-The command
er of the naval division here yester-
day took forcible possession of thir-
ty-siX German and Austrian vessels
lying in the Tagus river and hoist
ed the Portuguese colors over them.
The Portuguese fleet then fired
twenty-one guns salute. He appar-
emily acted on his own volition.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24
ZEPPELIN COMMANDER
WROTE MESSAGE
AS He Went
TO HIS DEATH

London, Feb. PA bottle con-
tanning the last message from the
Zeppelin L-19, wrecked in the North
Sea, was found, says Reuter- Co
penhagen dispatch. The commanded
addressed his parents, wife and son
last message and said the crew was
drowning.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24
LARGE ATTENDANCE
At MEETING OF
STATE F'f fXEcGT|vE
COMMITTEE
{ By Associated Press. J

jacksonville, Feb. PA. The
Democratic state executive commit
tee met here today to reconsider the
action of Jan. 6 in Prescribing quail
ifications for Democratic electors in
the coming primary. The attendance
is so great that the committee ad-
journed from the hotel to the Nor
roco Temple.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24
SEVERE SNOW
STORM RAGING
OVER BRITAIN
(By Associated Press. }

London, Feb. 24-The severest
snow storm of years is raging over
the British Isles. Scotland is the
worst sufferer. The wires are down
and several ships have sent out dis
tress signals. Severe weather is gen.
eral over Europe, reports say.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24
100000 fire
At PASSA|C, n. j.;
24O HOMELESS
(ny Associated Press }

Passiac, N. j., Feb. "a Two
and forty persons are home
less and destitute, as the results of
a 100000 fire in the tenement dis
trict last night and this morning.
Two men quarreling in the basement
of paint store upset a candle,
starting the fire.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24
Germans Sink Ship
(By Associated Press

London, Feb. "A German
prize crew Is said to have brought
the British steamer Westburn into
Santa Cruise, Canary Islands. and
then took the vessel outside the har-
Dor and sank it. They landed 206
prisoners taken from vessels cap
tured by a German raider. This was
a message from Santa Cruise today.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24

President Poincare of France per-
sonaIIv attends all the trials tests oi
.be new French guns. He is an ex-
nert on military matters and 1t Is
dorbt;ess II there is a man in all
- Europe who knows so much about
,be construction of war guns as NJ e
Poincare,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24
Admiral Won Pohl Dead
(By Associated prass

Berlin Feb. "a. admiral Van
Pohl is dead here. His retirement az
commander of German battle fleet
on account of i'll health was an
nOunced two days ago.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24

Prince Alexander OF Tech is now
serving with the Belgian army as
British military attache.
Evening star., 1916-12-07
COMMITTEES HEARD ON
NAVY YARD WAGE SCALE
Action on Schedule for Calendar
Year of 1917 to Be Announced
Before End Of Month.

Assistant Secretary Roosevelt this
afternoon gave a hearing to commit
tees representing the various classes
Of labor employed at the Washington
navy yard in reference to the schedule
Of wages for the calendar year 1917
recommended by the regular naval
wage board and now awaiting final
action by the Navy Department.
The 1917 scale recommended shows a
general increase in nearly every branch
of trade represented at the yard as
compared with the existing scale of
wages. following the increases made in
private establishments where compari-
sons are possible in the general vicin-
ity, due to increased business on ac-
count of the European war.
Similar increases have been recon-
mended at all the other navy yards
and are understood to be generally
satisfactory to the employees. though
there are instances at each yard where
the labor committees have suggested
changes in the schedules.
The action of the Navy Department
on the wage scales for 1917 will be
announced before the end of this
month, Committees representing the
employees at the naval proving grounds
at Indian Head. Nd. will be heard by
Assistant Secretary Roosevelt Decem-
ber -.
Evening star., 1916-12-07
LULA WHITING NAMED
IN TWO MARITAL SUITS
First Husband Sues for Divorce,
While Second Wants Marriage
Annulled.

Lula Whiting has the unique distinc-
tion of being named defendant In two
suits fled today to dissolve two alleg-
ed marriage relations. Foster ID. Park
er brought suit against her to annul
a marriage ceremony performed in
Alexandria September II. 1914. They
lived together until June last. he AYERS.
when the defendant left him. He has
since learned. he asserts, that she had
a husband living at the time of his
alleged marriage from whom she was
not divorced.
Rufus S. Whiting. the first husband,
also brought suit today for an abso-
lue divorce. naming Foster D. Par
ker. theh plaintiff in the other suit.
as correspondent. Whiting says he
married the defendant In Washington
November lS,. 1885. and AYERS she de-
serted him in April, 1908.
Attorney Seiig c. Brez appears for
both Husbands"
Evening star., 1916-12-07
Sorrow and Modification
Voiced in Paris Over
the Fall of Bucharest
D. ~. .ssncI.ted Press.

By the Associated Press.
PARIS, December 1.-THE news of the
fall of Bucharest was received here
with sorrow and modification, although
II had been regarded as inevitable
since the battle of the Argechu was
lost
1--WE understand perfectly" says the
Petit journal, what the Rumanians
are suffering, for We. too. have suf-
fer.d the sorrows OF invasion. We as
sociate ourselves all the more with
their grief since we realize with bitter
ness of spirit that we are partly re-
suonsible for the catastrophe. which
was not due entirely to the military
a hsities of the enemy's leaders"
All of the newspapers say that Inc
event must be lesson to the allies
which ought to spur them on to moro
mid and energetic action. and, above
ali. to the organized and effective use
of their common resources. The conf
while generally gloomy.
make the point that the Rumanians.
having abandoned Bucharest, have now
a much shorter line which their armies,
having emerged intact from the claws
have a good chance Of holding until the
allies come to their relief. But 1t is
agreed that with the fall Of Pioechtf
there appears no probability Of saving
the oilfields, which Is considered the
worst feature OF the situation.
Some consolation ts derived from
Swiss dispatches. which report that,
the Ger1nanl Victories
In Rumania. the German hund ed-mark
-
Evening star., 1916-12-07
HERE FOR SUFFRAGE LOBBY.
Mrs. William Kent and Miss Stevens
Arrive From California.

The first meeting of the judiciary
committee of the House of Representa-
tiyes today was marked by the arrival
in washington from California Of Miss
Doris Stevens. national organization
chairman of the Congressional Union
for Woman Suffrage, and of Mrs. Will
liam Kent. wife of Representative Kent
Both will assist In the lobby work to
be carried on by. the Congressional
Union as part of it's drive upon Con-
gress for a federal suffrage amendment.
Miss Maud Younger, who followed
the doings of the judiciary committee
so closely at the last session that she
came to be, known by the members as
the "twenty-secondm member of the COM
mittee," was. on hand at the Capitol
this morning when the committee met
tor Its initial meeting of the session,
Evening star., 1916-12-07
King Ferdinand's Forces Are
Retiring Along Whole
WaIIachia Front.
100, 900 PRISONERS ARE
CAPTURED BY TEUTONS
Attempt Evidently Made by Ru-
manians to Move Whole Force
to Moldavia.

With Bucharest lost to them the Ru-
manians are retiring all along the line
in the province of Waliachia. fighting
rearguard actions as they retreat
The main point of interest in what
remains of this campaign is the fate OF
the Rumanian armies. and apparently
there has been no wholesale bag of
prisoners as yet, at least, by Field
Marshal Won Mackensen's troops, al
though Berlin records the capture Of
more than 5000 men yesterday.
Petrograd's statement announcing
the evacuation of Bucharest and the
retirement Of the Rumanians who were
holding of che Danube army south of
the capital probably indicates that an
attempt was made to move virtually
the entire Rumanian force in the
Bucharest region northeastward to-
ward Moldavia, before the entrance of
the Teutonic troops into the capital,
What measure of success has been ati
tanned in this operation has not yet de-
veloped. The 9Th German Army is
pressing eastward north of Bucharest
at an apparently rapid rate. it's main
line of advance probably being along.
the railway line to Buzeu from
Polecnti. The capture of the last-named
town, an important railway junction
point in the center OF the Rumanian
oil region. was effected yesterday. the
same day Bucharest was taken.
German opinion is expressed to the
effect that the Rumanians have decided
to abandon all Of Wallachia, the main
portion of the Runlanian kingdom, and
retire to Moldavfa, their northeastern
province, where their front would be
materially shortened. and where they
would be in close touch with the
Russians.
The total captures of Rumanians by
the forces of the central powers since
the beginning of the war are reported
to have been 100000 men.
Evening star., 1916-12-07
SAYS GERMANY WILL NOT
BE INFLUENCED BY u. S.

Z LONDON, December IA wireless
dispatch. received here from Bern. says:
THE Cologne Gazette declares that
in her submarine warfare Germany will
be guided by her own interests. and
will not allow herself to be Influenced
by American threats or suggestions.
'"rhe Frankfurter Zeitung warns Ger
mans against expecting double rations
as a result of the invasion of Rumania.
II SAYS the Russo -Rumanians may save
their harvests and granaries. which are
situated mainly on this lower Danube,
in territory which has not been in
yaded."
Evening star., 1916-12-07
FRENCH GUNB0AT SUNK;
STEAMERS TORPEDOED

Nv the Associated Press.
LONDON, December THE French
gunboat Surprise has been sunk by
German submarines at Funchal. Ma
deira, according to an announcement
made by the Portuguese minister of
marine in a wireless dispatch received
here from Lisbon. Thirty-four Of the
crew Of the gunboat perished.
Lloyds reports the sinking by subma-
rine Of the Danish steamship Nexos.
lob tons gross. and of the Spanish
steamship Julia Benito. The crews OF
both vessels were landed.
Lloyds reports that the Greek steam
er Fofo, 2.6l5 tons, has been torpedoed
The crew WAS saved.
Evening star., 1916-12-07
DISTRICT PROHIBITION
FIRST AIM OF LEADERS

The first effort Of prohibition leaders
in Congress at this session is to be
directed toward enactment of the bill
to abolish liquor In the District of Co
lumbia. William J. Bryan's declara-
tfon for national prohibition and his
presence in Washington have served
to arouse interest in the subject. and
the initial move will be made in the
Senate, where Senator Norris Sheppar d
of Texas plans to push the District
prohibition bill in the near future. He
win be aided by Senator Kenyon of
Iowa, who will champion the measure
from the republican side.
Evening star., 1916-12-07
Red Hats Bestowed on Cardinals.

ROME, December I. 1910 a.m.-Pope
Benedict held a public consistory to-
day in the hall of beautifications, above
the Atrium of st. Peters, in the pres
ence of several thousand persons. The
ten cardinals created MondSy and also
Cardinal Freuhwirth and Cardinal
Soapinelli, who were created cardinals
in 1914, entered the hall. after WHICH
the pontifical procession went in, bear
ing the portable throne. The Pope
blessed the kneeling assemblage. After
the Pope had imposed the red hat on
the new cardinals he returned to his
apartments, while the sacred college
sang the .Te Deum" in the Sistine
Chapel.