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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-25
RAILROAD DEVELOPMENT
- IN FLORIDA THIS YEAR

Every indication is that the pres
ent year will be one of much activity
in railroad construction in Florida.
From all parts of the States comes
word to the effect that improvements
and extensions are In contemplation,
and although Florida was way up
among the States which lead in
railroad construction in the year
just ended. the prospects are that
an even better year will be witnessed
in 1916.
The Apalachicola Northern Rail-
road is reported to have been pur-
chased by the Atlantic Coast Line
Railway and it is said that extern
sfve improvements are contemplated.
The acquisition of this line, which
has been in receivers hands for
some time, gives the A. c. L. at least
two important outlets on the Gulf
Coast and its being taken over will
no doubt mean much to Port st. Joe,
Apalachicola and those points on the
West Coast. The A. c. L. already
goes into Tampa and with the har-
Dor facilities provided through the
taking over of the Apalachicola
Northern, it will play an important
part in the development of the Flor
ida Gulf Coast section.
Another important project which
the A. C. L. is reported to have in
mind is the extension of its line TO
Miami, giving the State the first line
across the peninsular portion. The
line is said to extend to within so
miles Of Miami drrirg IL
ca- and to have the entire extern
sion to Miami completed during
1917.
The receiver of the Birmingham,
Columbus G st. Andrews Railroad
has been permitted by court order to
issue receivers certificates to the
amount of 100000 for the exten-
sion Of the line south of Chipley in
Washington county. This is some
thing that is sorely needed in Wash
ington county, for that county is
sadly in need of better transporta-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-25
BATTLING IN EUROPE
ABOUT AT A STANDST|L[::
MONTtk{CR|N:ARNY
NO9LONCER EXISTS
MINING CONCESSIONS
IN KOREA RESTRICTED

Seoul, Korea, Jan. %. Foreign
ers and foreign judicial persons will
9enceforth not be allowed to take
out mining concessions in Korea
That is the broad significance of the
revised ordinance for Korea which
was promulgated a few DAYS ago and
which will come into force on April
|. The new regulations possess great
interest for foreign business inter-
ests.
Although detailed translation of
the ordinance is not yet available. a
summary by officials indicates that
an exception TO the general rule
mentioned above will be made in
favor of such foreign judicial per-
sons as are recognized by the law of
Japan. 1t is explained also that the
new regulations will not affect those
foreigners or foreign companies ac-
tually in possession of mining con-
cessions and they are at perfect lib
erty to transfer their rights to other
foreigners. The mining concessions
secured by foreigners by arrange
ment with the former Korean gov
ernment will also hold good after
the enforcement of the revised regu-
lations. Tungsten and ten other min
erals have been added to the list of
mines which will come under the
control of the new ordinances. the
total of such minerals being in
creased to 2S.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-25

Washington, d. c., Jan. 25-The
following tribute is paid to Senator
Fletcher in the report Of the Joint
committee created to draft rural
credits legislation:
1--WE must acknowledge the debt
we owe to those pioneers who have
awakened the interest of the Ameri-
can people in rural credits. Largely
through the efforts of Senator
Fletcher, of Florida, the American
Commission and the United. States
Commission went to Europe in 1918
and gathered the information and
evidence contained in Senate Docu-
ment No. PA, Sixty-third Congress,
first session, entitled Agricultural
Cooperation and Rural Credit in
Europe"
Senator Fletcher was chairman
of both commissions. Mr. Moss, of
Indiana, a member of the present
joint committee and chairman of
the subcommittee on personal rural
credits, was an influential member of
both commissions. Senator Fletcher
was unanimously invited to sit with
the present joint committee in its de-
liberations. He has given much help
and wise counsel to your sub-com-
mittee on frequent occasions"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-25
CARRANzA GOVT
ENDEAV0R|NC
TO ESTABLISH
LAND REFORMS
(By Associated Press.)

Ell Paso, Texas, Jan. 25 The
Carranza government in Mexico is
endeavoring to establish the land re-
forms promised by the Constitution
alists Consul Garcia here said that
a commission would be appointed to
devise plans to put Carranza' land
would return to the government mu-
nicipal lands taken by private par
ties during and after the Diaz re-
gime. The government would then
divide the uncultivated areas COM
prising the largest estates. The SOL
diers would share first.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-25
CHARGED WITH MURDER; THEN
STEALING HIS VICTIMS CAR

Miami, Jan. 25-Requisition pa
pers for the return of ]. B. HERS,
now in the Dade county Jail charged
with the murder of Sam Randall at
Sylvapia, Ca, are now on the way
to Miami and Immediately upon re-
ceipt of them Detective Sam Roney
will leave for the north with his
prisoner. HERS did not fight his re-
turn to Georgia, but the papers are
being obtained to prevent any legal
difficulty which may arise later.
Saturday night HERS was put
through the third degree by Detec
tive Roney and Deputy Sheriff Hicks.
While he maintained that he knew
nothing of the murder, it is stated
that his stories conilicted and that
he became badly tangled He had
declared that he had heard nothing
Of the murder of Randall, but in his
grip was found newspaper clipping
telllng or the murder.
Roney says that during his trip
to Miami. HERS used the name of
James Jenkins and that that sigma
lures on the rooming house and hotel
registers where HERS is alleged to
have stopped corresponds exactly
with HERS handwriting. He
brought photographs of the sigma
lures with him.
HERS maintains that he bought
the automobile, which he is charged
with stealing from the murdered
man, from one Edgar A. Williams,
who came south as far as St. Angus
tine with him and then left him.
One of his fellow prisoners in the
county Jail last night asked him why
he did not telegraph to Che man
from whom he had bought his car
and HERS replied, because he is
dead"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-25
SHOT WIFE, THEN HIMSELF -
BOTH MAY DIE

Jacksonville, Jan. 25. Reports
fromthe county hospital state that
Sylvester Blanco, who, 1t Is charged,
shot his wife through the head Mon
day night, after which he shot him
self, is in precariouA condition
and cannot live. His wife is also said
to have small chance of recovery.
The shooting occurred about IL
o'clock at night at their home on
Davis street. The wife is but twenty
years old and the couple had been
married sinch Nov. %, last.
Following the shooting, Police
Lieutenant A. ]. Roberts and OFF,
GERS A. v. Wadsworth and Clyde
Quattlebaum, hurried to the scene
and ordered the victims removed to
the county hospital. .
Little is known of what passed be-
tween the pair before the shooting,
but 1t is alleged that there was q
quarrel. Both were in bed at the
time. The wife. after being shot,
rushed downstairs, where she be-
came exhausted.
According to Mrs. Blanco, they
had prepared to move to Tampa.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-25
THEY RIGHTLY REFUSED
TO ARREST HIM

Jacksonville, Jan. 25-Because his
father came home at $50 Saturday
night and seized his mother and be-
gan to choke her, Boyd Martindale,
10 years old. of 2002 Bridier street,
procured a butcher knife and almost
killed his parent by slashing him in
the head with the weapon.
The affair was reported to the po-
lice headquarters and several officers
went to the home to investigate the
trouble. They learned that b. Bar
tindale returned to his home ap-
parently in an intoxicated condition
and that he is alleged to have abused
two Of his three children.
At that time Mrs. Martindale is
said to have taken refuge on the
back porch, where she was followed
by the angry father. ii is claimed
that Martindale began choking his
wife, while the two younger child
rem wept bitterly.
Boyd is said to have shouted to
his father to release his mother and
when his entreaties were unheeded
he ran to the kitchen and armed
himself with sharp butcher knife
and fierce assailed his father.
With two strokes of the keen
blade the boy laid two long and
gaping wounds in his fathers head,
from which blood flowed freely.
The officers found it necessary to
send Martindale to the county hos
pital in all speed to prevent him
from bleeding to death. He was in
very weak condition when he ar
rived
Il Just couldn't see him choke my
mother" was all the 1O-year-old
said when he was confronted by the
officers of the law and he kept re-
peating the words.
The officers did not place the boy
under arrest.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-25
MIGRATION OF $4,000 RATS

Petrograd, Jan 25-A migration
of rats, estimated at $4,000, sur
prised the residents of the city a few
days ago. The custom house district
and the grain markets of Petrograd
are infested with innumerable rats,
often of large size and great bold
ness. They go to water usually in
the stillest hours of the night in
serried ranks. Watchmen who see
them in motion take pains to get out
Of their way as they attack isolated
men when in numbers. There arc
traditions that persons who have
tried to interfere with these armies
of rats have been overcome and
killed and eaten The last migration
was by day and the route led across
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-25
AERIAL BATTLES AND SMALL
OFFENSIVE MOVEMENTS ALL
THAT IS NOW OCCURRING TO
BREAK THE DEADLOCK: KING
NICHOLAS NOW AT LYONS.
FRANCE
(By Associated Press. }

London, Jan. 25 aside from the
bombardment Of Monastir and Giev-
goli, in Serbia, by a French aero
plane squadron and the lombard
ment of Nancy, by the Germans. the
military situation is virtually un-
changed. The great bulk of the
armies are inactive. There are only
aerial battles, big gun lombard
ments and occasional thrusts with
small forces to break the monotony
of the deadlock
The remnant of the Montenegrin
army, driven from its own land. is
falling back through Albania. fight
ing as they go. Apparently the main
Montenegrin army as an organized
unit has ceased to exist. The cables
mention hostilities as guerilla war
fare.
Constantinople reports that Ger
man Field Marshal Won Dergoltz has
been appointed chief of Turkish
forces in the Caucasus. The ap-
pointment is doubtless caused by the
Russian successes there.
King Nicholas of Montenegro has
arrived at Lyons, France, where the
Montenegrin government has head
quarters.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-25
ASKS $4,000 FOR KISS

Fort Smith, Ark, Jan. PA jury
in the Circuit Court found verdict
for the defendant in the suit of Mrs.
Della M. Gortz against Sam Stuart,
wealthy property owner, wherein
the plaintiff sought $4,000 damages
on the ground that Stuart attempted
to kiss her.
Mrs. Gortz told the jury Stuart S
advances caused her to lose her rea-
son temporarily. and she further
charged she suffered great physical
discontinue.
Stuart, who is seventy-one, al
legged he had paid Mrs. Gortz 500
and that she signed a waiver of all
damages against him. The jury de-
liberated seven minutes and held
that Stuart had paid enough.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-25
WIRE TAPPERS SECURED
$4,000 FROM VICTIM

Jacksonville, Jan. 25.-Local po-
lice are lending their aid to run
down confidence men who are said
to have robbed New York state
man in Palatka about ten days ago.
1t was reported that the victim
was met here by clever confidence
men, who induced him to accompany
them to St. Augustine and then to
Palatka.
He was persuaded to go to New
York for $4,000 and to return with
it to Palatka, after which the cash
was obtained by the crooks.
Particulars of the case were given
to Lieut.. w. B. Cahoon, in charge
of the local detective department,
who has been asked to work on the
case with the authorities of ST. Au-
gustine and Palatka.
This is the first case of this char
acter reported here this winter. Two
years ago, however, wire tappers
worked successfully in this vicinity
and reaped quite harvest.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-25
HIS FIRST BATH IN
TWENTY YEARS

Charleston, Ind, Jan. 25-Aiter
being given the first bath he mas
had in twenty years. according to
his own admission, d. w. Hooson'
who presented himself at the Coun-
ty Farm for the Poor, near here
suddenly disappeared.
The mystery of his absence was
solved when he showed up at his OLD
home at Underwood, Ind, and told
Of the vigorous scrubbing the farm
attendants administered.
Think of being soused in water
at this time of year." said Hobson'
Why, it's enough to kill man.
might have forgiven 'em. at that IL
the brush they used hadn't been SO
stiff"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-25
RECEIVING HOME FOR
DISCHARGED C0NVICTS

Adjt. A. P. Odom of the Volunteers
of America passed through Lake
Butler Sunday en- route to the State
prison farm at Raiford. He is just
now engaged in starting the receiv-
ing home for discharged convicts,
which farm and home is located at
Brooklyn, Bradford county.
Prison workers and those interest
ed in reform of individual criminals
have recognized the necessity OF or
ganized help for those who nave
served time for some crime. II
thrown out into the world without
funds, friends, job. home or right
influence and environment a de-
nIorably large per cent drift back
into crime. To help these men to
become useful and law-abiding is
the work undertaken at this Brook
lyn receiving home.
Eighty acres of land has been do
mated by Mr.. King of PafItka. On
this are to be erected bungalows in
which the pen will live. When a
man is released from the state pris-
ON farm he will be made welcome al
this receiving home. Here ms
sneciaI case will be studied, ms
ability and needs considered. proper
influences thrown around him, en-
ployment furnished until regular
lob can be secured for him. He VIII
ba made 10 understand that he can
regain place in society by industry
and right living and that he has
friends at his home who will nell
him
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-25
PENSACOLIAN HELD PRISONER
IN BRITISH CAMP

Pensacola, Jan. 25-Ernest Wal
ter Close. of Pensacola, is prisoner
OF war in far Ahmeduagar, India,
whore the British are holding him in
detention camp. He is in a pre-
dicament for he cannot prove he is
an American citizen and has written
to VIM. II. Knowles of this city, re-
questing the latter to aid him in
proving this fact to the satisfaction
of the British authorities.
The letter was written on Nov. IL,
1915, and has just reached Mr..
Knowles. That it was thoroughly
inspected by the British officers is
shown by the numerous signatures
and stamps, for besides the address
written by Close. the following ap-
pears on the envelope:
"E-Prisoners of war letter-No
stamps required; censorship stamp;
passed by commandant prisoners of
war, Ahmednagar. IL Dec.,, 1915. C..
F. A.; passed censor, Bombay; from
E. w. Close, Ahmednagar, Camp A,
section g."
The letter is as follows:
"Ahmednagar, Nov. II, 1915.
ITO w. H. Knowles. Esquire, Pensa-
cola.
Dear Sir I respectively beg to
address you on the following sub
ject:
81, e. w. Close, late of Pensacola,
Florida, lately employed by the Bur-
ma Mines Co., of Namtu, Burma,
have been interned here as a prison.
er Of war.
"As you will remember my father
was a citizen of the U. S. A. and
lived in the settlement Of Klondyke,
about one and a half miles behind
Pfeiffer's mill. | would be much
oblied to you IL you kindly would
Try 10 eueCt my IeledSe duu 6iNO
you the names of the following gen.
tlemen, who are well known to me
and my family: Messrs. Thyssen,
(evidently Thiesen), Eugene Her
ring and G.. Riss,--Stuart and the
municipality of Pensacola for which
worked there. | hope that this
should be witnesses enough for the
establishment of my nationality.
Thanking you in anticipation,
beg to remain,
Yours faithfully,
ERNEST WALTER CLOSE.
"Ahmednagar, India, Camp A, Sec
tion 6''
E. l.. Herring, who is mentioned
as one of the persons known by Close
said last night that he could not re-
call the man, but would look into
the matter. Any person knowing
Close to be an American can address
Mr.. Knowles or else make an affida-
Wit and forward to him.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-25
CONVENTION OF
PINELLAS REPUBS.

st. Petersburg, Jan. 25-A con-
vention of the Republicans of Pinel-
las county will be held in st. Peters,
burg. Jan. 81 to choose delegates
to the State convention, where rep
resentatives to the national conven-
tion will be selected. The precinct
meetings were held Jan. "a.
The convention will be a small af-
fair, as there are not many Repub-
licans in Pinellas county. Who will
be endorsed by the county conven-
tion is a matter of doubt, there be-
ing more talk of Roosevelt than any
other man. but the delegates are
likely to be sent from here unin-
structed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-25
PICKP0CKETS GOT HIS ROLL

Orlando, Jan. 25-Mr. w. N. Weis-
low. of Buffalo, N. Y, allowed two
pickpockets to go through his pock-
cts Saturday while on Coast Line
passenger train enroute to Orlando,
and was relieved Of his bank roll
amounting to $139. Mr.. Weislow
was jammed in the aisle of the car
by two suspicious looking men,
and he is quite sure that is when
the robbery occurred. Mr. Weislow
missed his pocketbook just before
reaching Orlando and upon his ar
rival reported his loss to the po-
lice.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-25
SULTAN'S YACHT
TORPFDOED AND
BADLY DAMAGED
(By Associated Press.)

London, Jan. 25.-The sultan's
yacht, Erthogroal, according to Con-
stantinople reports, was torpedoed
while in the Bosphorus, during the
latter part of December by French
submarine, says the Exchange Tele-
graph Athens dispatch. 1t was badly
damaged.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-25
President Urged to Be Frank
(By Associated Press.o

Washington, Jan. %. The Cabi-
net discussed President Wilson's
forthcoming speeches on prepared
ness and decided that he should
speak with the greatest frankness
and tell the country that the United
States needs larger army and navy
because of present conditions in the
world. President Wilson leaves at
midnight tomorrow for New York to
speak Thursday night. He returns
Thursday midnight.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-25

the Nevsky prospect. Thousands
were cut to pieces by the electric
street cars and bands of boys and
men killed many others. This day
light migration was no doubt caused
by the emptying of the grain bins at
the grain market Supplies have
been distributed recently directly
from the railway ears to the dealers
and large bakers.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-25
COL. {. N. HOUSE
NOW fNR0UTE
TO berlin
(By Associated Press. }

Geneva, Jan. 25.-Colonel E. NJ.
House, President Wilson's represen-
tative, arrived here this morning
and left in the afternoon for Ber-
lin accompanied by two clerks of the
American Berlin embassy who came
to meet him
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-25

tion facilities. especially between
Vernon and Chipley.
With these improvements already
in view it is plain to be seen that
Florida will see much in the way of
railroad development in the coming
Jacksonville Metropolis.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-25
COLLEGE COURSE FOR FARMERS

Providence, r. L., Jan. 25.
Problems of farming in all their
phases will be discussed during the
special course for farmers which the
Rhode Island State College opened
recently.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-25
Germans Repulsed

Paris, Jan. 25.-A French official
dispatch says that artillery activity
continued IN the Nisuport Artois dis
trict. The Germans attacked on a
front of fifteen hundred yards after
mine explosions and violent bonn
bardment. The Germans occupied
some first line positions, but were
Immediately driven out.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-25
Vieta Admitted to U. S.
Ipv ASsopiatad Dracc

FL Paso. Texas, Jan. 25 Manuel
Medina Vieta, former Villa chief
of staff at Juarez, was admitted to
the United States by the immigration
authorities after three days hear
ing.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-25

The Canadian Pacific railroad has
installed at the Windsor station in
Montreal a refrigerator system
which is capable of making twenty
FIVE tons Of artificial ice per day for
tire use of the dining and lunch
rooms and the dining cars, on which
several millions of meals are served
during the year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-25
PLANT OF TAMPA
'"HE fERfIL|zER ii !3iI Co.., Q
DESTROYED; : : :
$SS.000 l DAMAGES
(By Associated Press. J

Tampa, Jan. 20. The Tampa
Fertilizer Company's plant was de-
stroyed by fire this morning. Loss
$4,000. Fire believed to have orig
mated in Coast Line camp car.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-25
Manufactures
May BE YEARS
BEFORE WAR
IS ENDED
PRESIDENT STARTS ON SPEECH.
MAKING TOUR AT MIDNIGHT
TOMORROW. WILL URGE LARG-
Err ARMY AND NAVY
(By Associated Press. }

Washington, Jan. 25.
an leader Mann made a vigorous
preparedness plea in the House to-
day. He predicted that it may be
years before the European war ends.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-25
Dunkirk Bombarded
(By Associated Press. }

London, Jan. 25.-A British Of
6cial dispatch says that two aero
planes dropped bombs on Dunkirk
this morning. A British aeroplane
forced a German sea plane to water
northeast of Nisuport this morning.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-25
Dominion Liner Norseman Sunk
(By Associated Press.)

London, Jan. 25.-A Liverpool
message to the Exchange Telegraph
Co. says the Dominion liner Morse
man has been sunk.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-25
Monastir Again Attacked
(By Associated Press,I

Paris, Jan. 25. .-Monastir and
Gievgeli, in Serbia, were again at
tackled by a squadron of sixteen
French aeroplanes, says Havas Ath-
ems correspondent. 1t is estimated
that 100 persons were killed or
wounded at Gievgeli All the French
aeroplanes returned safely. Some
covered 100 miles.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-25
Cathedral DESTROYED
(By Associated Press.

Berlin (Wireless), Jan. 25 Nj
cuport Cathedral was destroyed by
German artillery fire because it Of
fered excellent opportunity as an OBJ
servation post, says an official state
ment.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-25
Nancy Bombarded
(Pv AscOciafad pracs \

Paris, jan. 25.-Nancy was again
bombarded this morning by long
range German guns. In the after
noon number of bombs were
dropped by German aeroplanes.
Damage from the bombardment was
small. Two persons were wounded.
The aeroplane attack was reported
without result.