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Evening star., 1916-05-07
CONSIDERS RURAL CREDITS.
House at Work on Measure fo
Chain of Land Banks.

Rural credit Legislation, part of the
administration's program. was taken
up in the House yesterday, and prob
ably will continue during a large part
OF this week under a special rule. The
Senate already has acted favorably
upon similar legislation
There are several differences in the
Senate bill and that reported by the
House banking committee which will
have 10 be worked out in conference
Each. however, provides for a chain OF
land banks through which loans would
be made on mortgages The special
rule adopted provides for continuous
consideration OF the measure until dis
posed of. except that it shall not inter-
fere with the army bill conference re-
port to be taken up tomorrow and the
regular calendar business OF Wednes-
day. Reading Of tho rural credits bill
for detailed consideration probably will
begin Tuesday.
Evening star., 1916-05-07
DATES SET FOR LOCAL
R|FLEMEN AT WINTHROP
Assignments for Range for This
Week Announced by National
Association.

Assignments for local rife teams TO
shoot n, the winthrop Md range of
va
the oht'eo st"'es marine NoFPS 'he
curren; week were announced last night
bv the National Rife Association. The
e.. ,,,,,n. ,f..r tho ,,,,,. of ,ha o,,,h
IA - i"''''e' 'i'e '''' '' '''e .."'
indicates the NUMBER OF members "hich
may he accommodated on the specia,
d... a,lotted the -luh xbira tho egura
Evening star., 1916-05-07
Senator Lodge Says the Euro
pean War Has ConVulSed
All Civilization.
CITES EXISTING PERILS
TO CONSTITUTIONAL RULE
Newly organized National Assooia-
tion for Constitu u;ional Govern
ment Holds First Dinner.

''The great scorn of the European
war which mas convulsed all civilza-
ton has convinced Henry Cabot
Lodge. senator FROM massachusetts.
that American democracy is 1T stake.
turning him from consideration of the
more concrete problem Of the nrcser-
vation of the Constellation of the United
States. He did not elaborate this
thought, speaking before the newly or
ganized National Association for Con-
stitutional Government, at its first din
ner, last night. at Eauschers.
Whether ideals of democracy as es-
tablished in the United states are to
survive. giving foresight and promot-
ing self-Sacrifice to preserve all that
we hold dear, is the problem with
which we are face TO face, in the
opinion of Senator Lodge. as result of
the conflict abroad. The time is one
of stress and trial in his view, for our
democratic principles at home.
Evening star., 1916-05-07
Middle States Regatta
to Be Here Labor Day

NEW YORK, May 6.-The an
nual regatta Of the Middle States
REGATTA Associn tiOn will he held
September 4. Labor day. on the
Potomac river mt Washing ton, IL
WINS decided mt a special meeting
Of the association here tonight.
Evening star., 1916-05-07

CINCINNATI, May 6.-Ohio State
University swamped the University Of
Cincinnati in a track meet at Carson
Field today. winning with s5h points
against 31h points for Cincinnati. The
varsity record for the 440-yard run
was broken by Capt Rodgers of Uni
versity of Cincinnati. who covered the
distance in 81 2-5 seconds This is
two -fifths of a second better than the
old mark.
Evening star., 1916-05-07
Kills Divorced Wife; Wounds Self.

CHARLOTTESVILLE Va, May g.
John A. Bussenger. twenty. a foreman
for the du Pont Powder Company at
Hopewell. shot and instantly killed his
divorced wife at her home here today
because she refused to return to him.
He then shot himself. but may recover.
Evening star., 1916-05-07
Officers of the Association.

The National Association for Con-
stitutional Government. after two years
of informal association. was organized
yesterday morning. Former Ambassa-
dor Hill was elected president. Col.
Hopkins first vice president, Judge
Eastman second vice president, John
Joy Edison treasurer and Charles Ray
Dean corresponding secretary.
Evening star., 1916-05-07
CLOTURE FOR THE SENATE
FAVORED BY COMMITTEE.
Rule in Modified Form to Be Urged
by the Administration
Leaders.

A modified cloture rule for the SEN
ate was ordered favorably reported to
the Senate yesterday by the committee
on rules. It's adoption at the earliest
possible date will be urged by admins
tration leaders.
While the proposed rule may be ef-
fective against fiiibustering tactics on
the part of small group of senators
who oppose legislation that is distaste-
full to them it will not be effective to
prevent such tactics when they are
adopted by more than one-third the
membership of that body.
The rule provides that any sixteen
senators may petition the Senate in
writing moving that debate on given
measure be closed. Such a motion
would not be debatable and IL support
ed by a two thirds vote of the Senate
each senator would be limited to one
hours debate on the pending measure
and all amendments thereto.
1t Is readily understood that any
measure which was strongly opposed
by the republican membership OF the
Senate, or any minority party in the
future having more than one-third the
membership of the Senate. would still
be subject to f1libustering tactics II
vote. Such a rule as is proposed would
be entirely ineffective to prevent such
a filibuster as that waged against the
administration ship purchase bill al
the last session of Congress. where
more than one-third of the members
desired to prevent the bills coming tc
a vote.
Evening star., 1916-05-07
Qualify as Sharpshooters.

Twenty-three' members of the local rife
clubs yesterday qualified as sharpshoot-
ers The National Rifle Association also
announced the formation of another rifle
club. 1t is composed of employees in the
erecting shop at the Washington navy
yard. and the following have been elected
officers: l.. F. Paul. president: II. r. Gu
lick. vice president: II. n. Gamble,
Evening star., 1916-05-07
SCORES OF TRACK MEETS.

MIDDLETowN. Conn. MAJ s.-The
dual track and field games between
Wesleyan and Colgate here today end
Ell in Il tic, s3 to G..
Evening star., 1916-05-07

II AlaSka's ssratio coast line was
stretched out In . straight line IL would
be longer than the entire coast line of
the remainder Of the United States.
Evening star., 1916-05-07

HARTFORD. Conn. May e.-Trinity
defeated Massachusetts Agricultural
College il. : dual track and field meet
bee today. ~ to 55ia.
Evening star., 1916-05-07

~ esieyaN ana Cc!2ate mere today end
Ell III a tic, Sc 70 65.
/ HARTFORD. Conn. May e-Trinity
defeated Massachusetts Agricultural
College il : dual track and field meet
he-e today. ~ to 5S1a.
ENETET. y. H. May G.--philips-
Exeter Academy won from the Harva rd
freshmen IL the annual track meet to-
da!, &c TO A..
MEDFORn. Mass. Niay !s.-Tufts won
a close track me-: from Rhode Island
S:at@ College by = core OF 81 to 81 10
day.
Colleg" track team defeated Swarth-
more here today by the score of IS to
"a points.
ana Stale University defeated Tulane
University in the annual dual track
rect mere today, IS to - points.
ANN ARBoR, Mich. May s-Mlch-
igan defeated Notre Dame in dual
track meet here today, 16 to 40. The
track was heavy and no records were
made. Smith of Michigan. eastern IN
| tercoliesiate champion sprinter. won
both shor; dashes Ufer and Murphy
sA'N
$50 yard event in So 1-o.
PITTSBURGH. May Syracuse
University won the dual track meet
here today from University of Pitts
hurgh 81 to 40 points. No records
were broken or tied. J. Burwell of
Pittsburgh competed against his broth
er, .: Harwell of Syracuse, in the 100
and - yard dashes, and won both
events. with the Syracuse man a close
second. Syracuse won nine firsts in
fourteen events.
ATHENTS. Ca, May Georgia
Tech won a three-corne track meet
here today, making 81 points to
Georgia Universitys IS and Mercer
Universitys 10. Emory College: which
was to have taken part, did not send
team.
Evening star., 1916-05-07
Caucus Fails to Act.

At the close of the Sixty-third Con-
gress more than forty democrats urged
the appointment of a special committee
to draft a cioture rule. This committee.
headed by Senator owen. recommended
such a rule to the democratic caucus
Just before the Sixtyfourth Congress
convened. The caucus Wrangled over
the rule for more than week. finally
adjourning without taking action.
THE rule is proposed now in modified
FORM" said Senator Overman, chair
man of the rules committee, ito ex-
pedite business Of the Senate general
iy, and Is not designed with a view to
applying it. II adopted. to any particu-
lar measure"
Evening star., 1916-05-07

ENETEr. y. H. May G--Philiips-
Exeter Academy won from the Harra rd
freshmen IL the annual track meet to-
day, &c to Al.
Evening star., 1916-05-07

MEDTORI,. Mass E;ay 6.-Tufts won
close track mee: from Rhode Island
S:at@ College by = core OF 50 to So 20
day.
Evening star., 1916-05-07
N|CARAGUA'S CASE
CREATESAPROB[EM
If Debts to Foreigners Are Not
Paid Soon, Pressure
Is Feared.

NtAEAGIA. Nicaragua, May c.--A
blue book. containing its diplomatic
correspondence fc- 1914. just Published
by the ministry of fCTc;cn relations OF
Nicaragua. d;ecloses the details OF
claimed, bea: on the oh.igations and
duties of the United S;atss un1cr its
Monroe doctrine. They relate 10 de
nlandS maze Upon Nicaragua %" the
governments Of Germany, Gret. Brit
air and Ita.- for the payment of debts
due their subjects. resident in Eicara-
qua. and tho ina ability CT this govern
ment TO meet the strenuous requests
Tho concluding episodes have not yet
been published. relating to the inter-
vehtion of the United States in the
affair but are no secret.
The government of Nicaragua
owes. and acknowledges. considerable
amounts to these foreign residents. part
for money borrowed, part for mer-
chandse bought and 4 large nart for
claims for damages to person o. prop,
erty. Two-thirds of the floating and
internal debts of and claims against
Nicaragua go back to the regime of the
late dictator, Zelaya, besides hVe-
sixths of the bonded debt.
Upon his downfall in 1910 and the as
sumption of the government by the
present administration, it asked the
United States for advice and assistance,
especially in relation to a settlement
and payment of the floating debts and
claims, amounting on their face to over
s6.0O0,OO0. The. American minister. the
late Thomas c. Dawson, sent by the
State Department to Nicaragua for the
purpose, arranged. with other things.
that the government should appoint a
claims commission for the ADJUDICATION
and settlement of all the unbonded.
floating and miscellaneous debts, for
eign and internal
Evening star., 1916-05-07
Had Paid No Foreigners Claims.

Nicaragua answered that it had paid
no claims of foreigners, that II did
not even have sufficient revenues to
pay the current salaries of its en-
ployes, and pleaded for further time.
On February 2. 1914, the charge daft
faires of the German legation in Cen
tral America. Heinrich Won Frantzius
wrote to Nicaragua, calling attention
to a claim of $4,000 against the govern
ment by Swiss under German pro-
lection, zone Bohenblust, and that be-
cause Of the failure to be paid he had
had to borrow money whose interest
was growing, '4or which 1 should be
very sorry to have to hold your gov
ernment responsible later.
On February g. Won Frantzius wrote
again demanding payment of $3O,SSo
said to be owed to a German engineer.
Ernest Mueller. for some railroad sur
veying at Monkey point.
Not satisfied with writing notes.
Charge Won Frantzius came personally
from his legation in Guatemala TO
Nicaragua to press the claims of the
German residents amounting altogeth-
er to $4,000. He deWanded OF the
Sicaraguan government that the Ger
man claims be paid. The Nicaraguan
government refused. Whether 1t had
any connection with this case or not
is not known, but it was a coincidence
that Won FrantZius was shortly after
recalled home by his government
Evening star., 1916-05-07
Spirited Demands From Italy.

On top of these troubles some point
ed and spirited demands were made by
Italy's minister to Central America,
Signor Giuseppe Notari. On December
es. 1913. he wrote, recounting the claim
of an Italian resident. one Rafael
D'Auria, in Nicaragua, whose store at
troops during the battle in the streets
of that town with Mena's revolution
ary forces in September, 1Sl2
Nicaragua answered that 1t recog-
| nized the claim. but it had no money.
and would pay when its financial con-
dition permitted.
The Italian minister replied April
25, 1914. reviewing various claims owed
to Italian subjects amounting to $780,
0O0), charged that Nicaragua had paid
claims to Nicaraguans and to Ger
man subjects. all of whom he mentioned
by name, and that during the same
time the claims Of the Italian subjects
were ignored.
Nicaragua's minister of foreign af-
fairs replied that the data submitted
by the Italian minister were inexact
and in some cases exaggerated; that
Nicaragua had made no general pay
country's finances were in deplorab!e
condition, but as soon as possible 1t
would pay the claims.
So. it is said, Secretary Bryan's we'll
clOTtS 10 cause I>lChl d6 ud
to pay the claims allowed by the mixed
claims commission caused this un-
happy republic much trouble and grief
by bringing down a swarm Of for
eign creditors. So far this story is
taken from the official records. What
follows is not yet matter of record,
but is told by the Nicaraguan officials.
as follows:
Transferred to Washington.
Having failed to get the debts due
their subjects paid by Nicaragua, the
German. Italian and British govern
ments transferred their activity to
Washington. their respective ambas-
sadors taking up their case against
Nicaragua with the Secretary of State.
1t is understood that Secretary Bryan
asked the European representatives to
be patient and that in time Nicaragua
would pay their claims.
The unbonded floating debt and
claims amount in gross or face value
to some. nine millions. not all regard-
ed in equity worth 100 cents on the
dollar, however. The NicaraRuan gov
ernment has done everything the Unit
ed States has requested 1t to do for
over five years. as the records show.
What the outcome will be is a prob
lem. If the debts to foreigners are not
paid by the time the European war
ends. or a reasonable time thereafter.
the European governments will press
for payment again. 1t will then be
pertinent question which the United
States will have to meet, through the
State Department.. whether the Mon
roe doctrine means anything or not
Evening star., 1916-05-07
Commission Worked Three Years.

| This commission worked laboriously
for three years, examining 1908 claims
and allowing $l,840432 as just out of
the s13,SGS,l61 claimed. In other words.
| it struck out and dsallowed nearly
six-sevenths as watered.
| When Mr. Bryan became Secretary OF
State and had informed himself of the
| situation he backed this mixed claims
! commission as strongly as had Secre-
tary Knox. The commission paid the
small claimants ffrst-the poor people
whose horses, or cows. or utensils, or
huts had been requisitioned and seized
| in the various revolutions.
| Nearly all of the claims presented to
| the commission were by Nicaraguans
or Americans When this international
claims commission began paying the
small claims allowed. the governments
| of Germany, Great Britain and Italy, in
| the autumn Of 1913, at once demanded
| that the claims of their subjects be
| also paid and at 100 cents Of their face
| amounts.
| october %, 1913, the British minister
/ to Central America wrote calling at
| tention to the adjustment of all British
| claims into one sum of 100000 to pc
!exact $4,000, made in January. 1919.
and February. 1913: that this govern
gua's financial distress, but now, "hav-
| ing notice of recent payment made by
your government (Nicaragua) of GER
tain German claims. which should not
| be considered as better than the Eng
| lish, it is requested that the amounts
promised this legation be paid also
without further delay"
Evening star., 1916-05-07

SWARTHMCEE IA May s.-Rutgers
Colleg. track team defeated Swarth-
more here today 10y the score of IS to
"a points.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-12-12
WHAT THEY oUARRELED ABOUT
(By Ruth Cameron)

"He had married in the glow OF
youth; he had had two years of clean
and simple loving, helping, quarreling
and the happy ending Of quarrels."-
H. G. Wells.
Someone read that aloud >the other
day.
It's long time since we've quar-.
Relied" said the Observation-Disclosures
ed Lady, proudly. mot since last
July, is it dear?"
He thought a moment. "Yess," he
said, reluctantly, don't you remember
that we had a pretty bad upset in
August?"
Her face became grave Goodness
yes!" she said, almost the worst we
ever had"
, what on earth do you people evel
find to quarrel about?" asked Molly.
He Couldn't Remember.
"Well, let me see," said the Most
Recently-Wedded Man. what was i
last time, Edith?" She looked blank
Now what WAS it," she said.
81 can't remember" she confessed
"And l can't either" said he. /"
can remember some of the fool things
we flung at each other after we go
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-12-12
IN WOMAN'S REALM

started, but l can't remember what
on earth started it,"
"And yet" said the Most-Recently
Welded Lady, still evidently search
ing in the recesses of her mind, 81 do
that l held out so long, be-
cause felt it was the principle we
disagreed about"
They Were Both Sure Principle Was
Involved.
Eyes, said the Most -Wedd-
ed Man, 81 have that same feeling N.Y.
self"
OF course, we all laughed and they,
being young people rich in that
blessed possession. sense of humor-
GUS prospective, laughed too.
To quarrel about a principle, and
not to remember three months after
ward what the principle was! Typic-
al isn't it?
They could remember the "fool
things" they flung at each other after
they got started. Yes, because these
were the things that hurt.
The Unkind Things You Drag In
Do you know, that's the worst part
about quarrels, the grievances and the
bitter accusations you dig up, out of
your mind and your memory, and fling
at each other.
Eyes, that's just like you, always
thinking of yourself first" said she.
Maybe l am" says he, "but I'd like
to know who you were thinking OF
when" ect.
These are the things that leave the
wounds.
If two young people would make vi
their minds not to drag miscellanies
of this sort into their arguments, how
much more often arguments would re
main arguments, and not degenerate
into quarrels.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-12-12
Older Women of Today AS Up-TO-Date
AS The Younger Generation

the masseuse with her cold cream
kept for them.
Old age is a rust that creeps into
minds and slows down the body &C.
tivities. The women of today are
learning how to keep from rusting.
They are interested in the things
about them, home and sociological
questions, literature, art, matters of
government. They live in the world
and not on the Swallowed edge of it.
They wear colors instead of the drabs
and blacks of other older generations,
and the pretty clothes help to stimu-
late their hopefulness. They share
their children's pleasures, and forget
the flying years. They are young-old
women, because their hearts are
young; and the world is more beauti-
full because of their rejuvenation--
Memphis Commercial Appeal.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-12-12

There are only few of them left
1.-The old women who are ancient of
form and face. After this generation
their species will be practically ex-
tinct.
In their places have come the
younger old women, far along in
years and gray-haired, but erect, act
i've, cheerful, we'll massaged, well
groomed, well preserved.
IA generation ago women began to
'ssag'' mentally and physically and
at so. and at IS they put on caps and
pulled their chairs into the chimney
corner to spend their days reading,
knitting. peeling potatoes and rocking
fretful grandbabies. Today the wom-
an Of so has seen her family settled"
and starts out on new career of
pleasure. making up for the long years
given to rearing her brood. She does
not sit In the chimney corner because
the chimney corner is become steam
radiator. She reads, but it is often
up-to-date magazines and not serious
tracts and housekeeping recipes only.
She does not knit, except fancy" ar
ticles for gifts; she does not peel pans
of potatoes, because the modern cook
does her own work; and she does not
juggle grandchildren on her knee, be-
cause the "new mother" has taught
the better baby" to sleep in it's crib
without rocking.
Times changed when the last gen.
GRAFTON went out. and the old woman
o TODAY found herself out of an old
woman's fob!
She found herself in a new environ
ment and she has fitted herself into
the niche.
Perhaps the first things that lifted
them out Of the former ruts were at
ternoon parties and card games. Here
was some place they could 60 with
dignity land somtheing they could dc
with ease. The first requisite to these
afternoon parties was proper clothes
and gradually the habit grew of "fix
ing up" The mixing with pleasant
people put them in cheerful mood
and the cheerfulness wiped out the
wrinkles and the resigned to fate
expression and gave them back some
thing Of their girlhood. And tina
which cheerfulness returned to them
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-12-12
IN THE COUNTY COURT IN AND
I FOR POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA.

IN THE COUNTY COURT IN AND
FOR POLK COUNTY, FLORIDA.
The Peoples State Bank, cor
poration, under thelaws of the
State of Florida, vs.. Mrs. E. A.
Hooper and Ira T. Hooper
sumpsit-Damages $125.OO.
1t appearing by affidavit of the
plaintiff in the above styled cause,
that the defendants, Mrs. e. A.
Hooper and Ira r. Hooper, are non
residents Of the State of Florida, and
that there is no person in the State
of Florida, service of Subpoena upon
whom would bind said defendants;
and that the age of the said defend
ants is unknown, but believed to be
above the age pf twenty-one years.
1t is therefore ordered that said
defendants appear in the County
court in and for Polk county, at the
office of the clerk of the said court
at Barlow, Florida, on the fifth day
lof February, A. d. 1917.
1t is ordered further that this or
der be published in the. Lakeland
Evening Telegram eight consecutive
weeks, and that copy of same be
posted within twenty days after the
making of this order, at the door of
the court house in Barlow, and that
"a copy thereof be mailed to the de-
PENDANTS at Akron. Ohio, their ad-
dress as stated by said affidavit.
Done and ordered this fourth day
lof December, A. d. 1915.
J. A. JOHNSON,
Clerk Of the County Court.
]. C. WILLIAMS,
Attorney for Plaintiff. 6056
The Holly chieftain., 1916-09-22
What's Doing in the Holly Schools
MAYBELLE THE REPORTER

ers of 1867 are . cooperative and
talented body of people.
Parents, come up to school. Come
any time of day, and stay as long
as you can. Please visit all rooms
in which you have children. and
some in which you do not have
any. 1t will do you good and the
teachers good, to have you come.
You will see pretty sight on the
playground at recesses. The play
is under supervision this year. and
the manner in which the play is
conducted is pleasing to pupils.
teachers and OnlOOkers.
We have q great many more en-
rolled this year in both high school
and grades than we had last year
at this time. The first grade.
under the very efficient teaching OF
Miss Catherine Moran, is crowded,
there being many more pupils than
we had desks for. The new desks
will arrive in few days and we
will find things going much easier
and better.
The following young people are
away at college: Ida Johnson and
Charles Griffith, at Boulder; Lii
lian Davis, Elithe McMurtry and
Marie Bryce, at Greeley; Otto Nc
Murtry and Ruth Demaray, Fort
Collins; Clarence Newbanks and
Laurence Warmer, Denver Univer-
sity: Willis House, at Golden. Della
Oelfke and Walton Cores are doing
post graduate work in our own
high school. Miss Cora Hill and
Miss Lillian Seastrand of last years
class are teaching. We think the
above is a remarkable showing for
community of this size.