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The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-22
PARTY
TRIED TO TAKE 200
SUITS PAJAMAS
BACK WITH THEN
{ BY Associated Press

Halifax, Feb. - POO suits OF
P4lamas were reported found IN the
baggage of one of the embassy's sec
rotary returning frCm Germany with
Won Pernstorn aboard the Fl iericN
fishth. In view of the scarcity Of
cotton in Germany and its clos ass
citation with the manufacture of eN.
piosives the examiners will probably
confscate me of the excess cloth
ing.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-22
JOHN WANAMAKER. MER-
CHANT PRINCE, VISITS
ST. PETERSBURG WITH
A HOUSE BOAT

st. Petersburg, Feb. -. John
Vanamakcr. the great merchant
prince of Philadelphia and New
Ao,k. is visiting St Petersburg. The
br!vatc yacht Osiris, now anchored
lust Off the entrance of the yacht ba-
sin. carried Mr. WaEamaker and his
part, down the coast and around to
81 Petersburg. arriving Saturday
night Mr. Wanamakcr attended
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-22
LAKELAND. FLORIDA THURSDAY, FLA. FEB o. 1917
EASIER TO WRITE
HISTORY Than
TO ENACT II.
SAYS Wilson
(By Associated Press. !

Washington. Feb. Speaking
at the Washington birthday celebra-
ton. President Wilson said. ..It il
much less adventure to write history
taan TO try to enact it,"
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-22

The program opened with song
tv the audience. after which Rev. l.
D. Lowe read from the scriptures.
Vrs. &. Rucker Adams. who grace
fully presided as Platform Manager,
next introduced the male quarteite.
who gave a fine selection. their splen-
did voices blending beautifully. They
were forced to respond TO an en-
core.
Rev. Wallace Wear, pastor OF tn
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-22
Danger OF An
Inadequate
Supply Food
Is teSSened
(By Associated Press. }

Washington. Feb. -. The Amer
lean Railway Association officials
declared the dancer of an inadequat.
supply Of living necessities because
of the transportation problem. has
been lessened greatly in the last two
weeks and the possibility Of a gen.
eral shortage is light II is said ths
dearth of freight ears is less than il
was year ago
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-22
LEGISLATORS REACH MIAMI

Miami, Fla, Fep. William Jen-
nngs Bryan. who arrived here to-
day with a party of a hundred state
legislators. newspaper representatives
and others, after a three day tour
Of the Everglades. will be one of the
PRINCIPAL speakers at a banquet to be
given tonight by the Miami Chamber
OF Commerce to the Everglades
party Former Governor w. l..
Douglass of Massachusetts. and
former Governor Durham of Indiana
are also to be among the guests.
State Senator w. l.. Hughlett of Co
Goa. will be POSTMASTER at the din
ner
In their three days trip, the leg
islatiye party crossed Lake Okeecho-
bee, traversed more than a hundred
miles of drainage canals in the Ever
glade. and we're entertained by the
pople of the Everglades towns of
Moore Haven. Okeelanta and Davic.
A banquet was given the visitors
last night by the Fort Lauderdale
Board of Trade.
Today the visiting party had a
bathing party and shore dinner and
saw an aeroplane exhibition at Mi
ami Beach, visited a number OF
Everglades farms near here. were
driven over part of the Tamiami
Trail which is to be the first cross
state road South of Lake Okeechobee,
and were given a reception by Mr..
and Mrs. Bryan at Villa Serena
their winter home at Cocoanut Grove.
The Everglades tour was made by
the Legislators as the guest of the
people of Dade, Broward and Palm
Beach counties.
Among the members of the Ever
glades party were:
State Senators James f. Alexander
Of DeLand, w. f. Baker of Lake
Geneva, Doyle E. Carlton of Tampa
James f. Calkins of Fernandina. Os-
car VI. Eaton of Lakeland. Ion l.
Farris of Jacksonville, J. b. john
son of Live Oak. John f. King OF
Inverness. w. s. Middleton of Po-
mona. j. r. McEachern of Monticello
" A. McWilliams of St Augustine
NJ L. Plympton of Lake City. Glenn
Terrell of Webster. and A. S. Wells
OF Tallahassee
Representatives G. F. Barber oil
Bakey county, W. G. Seals and A
Crews of Bradford county. J. 3
Smith of Clay county, w. ]. RoebucR
Of Columbia county. J. W. Watson
Of Dade county. Marion r. Jennings
and Telfair Stockton of Duval county
James NJ. Johnson of Escambia coun
". F. r. L. Moore of Franklin coun
y. w NJ Webb and C. 4. Stevens
OF Hamilton County. George II. Wlld
er and A. c. Hamblin of Hillsborough
county. B. ]. Hamrick of Jefferson
county. Alexander II. Williams ano
John A Scruggs of Leon county }
4 Hanson of Lake county. W J. Ep
person of Levy county R. II Nea'
er of Liberty county. ". ]. CROSBY
Of Marion county. James B. tSewar
and d. R. Haddock. Jr. of Nassau
County. C. A. Roberts OF orahe'
county. y. C. Bryan of 0sceola couni
ty. 4. J. Morgan and ". REID hou
son of Polk county. W. G. lllgn
man and H. S. Mckenzie of Putnam
county, N. ]. Wicker of Sum'e
county. Cary A. Hardee and NJ.
Pest Of Suwannee county. W.
Cash of Taylor county. DaNi
Scholtz and H. G. Putnam OF Naiusi
county.
w. R. Carter, editor Of the Jac
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-22
lRy Associated fress. J

New York Feb - The police
reserves were again called 0dt to
suppress a food demonstration cf
housewives A dozen push carts
were overturned. two men were
arrested but wera released after Il
warning from the judge who said
they did not impress him as stary-
ing
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-22
FLA. REGIMENT
WILL LEAVE
LAREDO ON
NARCH9T
HOME MING is EAGERLY
LOOKED FORWARD TO BY REL.
ATIvES AND FRIENDS; OTHER
DATES ANNOUNCED

San Antonio, Feb. % The date,
Of the departure If the Gr2rdsm N
rean.tations are announced rs l-
lows
The Sec nd Florida VIII leave ia-
redo On March 3.
The First battalion Of Geor ia ar
ul.era at FL Paso. will leave March II
The Second South Carolina, at FL
paso. will leave on March TO-
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-22
TO STUDY FOOD KITCHENS

amsterdam. Meth rlands. Feb. y.
\ municipal deputation. headed by
a Socialist alderman. is being sent to
Germany to study the system of pop
ular food kitchens in the large cities
there. presumably with a view to the
possible institution OF similar estab-
llShments in the Dutch capital.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-22

Pretty.
I'll feature of the morning asi Il
Was tho splendid address gf hr. Bo-
land Nfehuls. w them as Tire
works Of Harold Bel Wright pr.
Nichols enjoyed a close Friendship
vsth Mr.. Wright. and was allie 70
ri.e many interesting Pc ~ re-
niniscences Of the p pular auth r.
especially as they referred. to h.s
early days. during which he and Df.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-22
Breach Between
u. S. And Austria
Is Inevitable

Rcrne, Feb - Austria's reply
10 the United States defining Asr 70
sition in submarine warfare is
kn,wn in Berlin. according to the
Frankfurter Zeitung. which predicts
breach between Washington and
Vienna as inevitable.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-22
new britain
HAS $4,000
FIRE; MILITIA
PATROLS CITY
(By Associated Press.) }

New Britain. Feb. 22.-Two COM
panfes of militia are patrolling the
streets as a result of seven fires. Sly
being incendiary last night. The
lssses are about 10000 Seven sus-
rects have been arrested
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-22
5 AMERICANS
ABOARD SHIP
RECENTLY SUNK
WERE LANDED
(By Associated Press.

Washington. Feb. % -CCnsul
General Hurst. of Barcelona. report
ed there were five Americans aboard
the Swedish steamer Skogland re-
Gently summarized. Hurst said the
r.cn were given ten minutes to take
to the boats. The crew safely land
ed at Tarragona. Spain.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-22

Amsterdam, Feb % A Berlin
dispatch says the American sailors
taken by Germany aboard the Var
row dale have been released after
Germany was officially informed
German ships in America We're not
coniiscatcd and crews are not in
termed
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-22
American Ship
Philadelphia
Reaches US.
In Safety
CBy Associated Press }

New York. Feb - The American
ll.o steamer Philadelphia from ih'
s,pool passed in Sandy Hook today
This vessel is the first American shll
sail from Europe with passengers
,,., cargo since the submarine cam
paign started
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-22
900 KILLED IN EXPLOSION
(By ADosiateA r'ras.)

London, Feb -. Moro than
thousand out of thirty thousand em-
p.oyes killed in the explosion of the
ammunition factories in Dresden
during Christmas holidays according
To Dresden dispatch to Il Christi
ana newspaper. A Paris dispatch OF
Jan. 20 reported thousand women
ard girls killed in II Dresden muni-
t;cns plant explosion.
Ships Sunk
paris, Feb - II is officially an
rouuced that the following steamers
have been sunk: Ampon. Dutch;
Alice. Norwegian; Russian steam
ei and British trawlcr.
Evening star., 1917-09-09
TREAT FOR RACE FOLLOWERS.
Pan Zareta, the Great Texas Horse,
Will Run at Havre de Grace.

HAvRE DE GRACE. Md, September
S.-Joseph Marrone. one of the best
known New York sportsmen, who has
made many nominations in the stakes
of the Hartford Agricultural and Breed
ers' Association fall meeting, which
will begin next Tuesday to continue
through the month, sent word today
that he would race his great sprinting
mare. Pan Zareta, here. Pan Zareta, a
daughter of Abe Frank and Caddie
Griffith. is a product of Texas and the
winner of more than seventysfive races.
The announcement that she is to race
in Maryland under the silks of Mar
rome will be genuine news to most pa
irons of the turf. 1t was not known
until today that Marrone owned her
He purchased Pan Zareta along with
Hanovia and three or four other racers
about a fortnight ago and kept the
matter dark until today.
Pan Zareta. probably, is the best
weight-carrying sprinter since Rose
ben's time. She is seven years old and
a winner in Mexico and Canada and in
every part OF the United States except
Maryland. Everywhere she is hailed
with enthusiasm by patrons of racing.
Evening star., 1917-09-09
BASE BALL BRIEFS.

1t took the Dodgers twenty-five in
nings to gain a verdict over the Pirates
the other day. You can't frame UP any
Kind of game that the Bucs can't
lose.
Johnny Tobin of Salt Lake, who leads
the Pacific Coast in run getting and is
batting over 900, has been out of the
game because of a torn ligament in a
leg. He has been recalled under op-
tion by the st. Louis Browns and his
he should make good for Fielder Jones
next year.
Pitcher Daley, the big youngster Sc
cured by Detroit from Seattle Of the
Northwestern League and sent to To-
ronto. where he failed to please, has
been shipped west again, the Portland
club of the Coast League having Sc
cured him for the remainder of the
season. Daley saw a lot of country,
anyway.
Manager John McGraw thinks he has
Strengthened out his catching PROPOSE
ton. Early in the week he claimed
Catcher Jack Snyder from the Brook
lyn club, but as the Giants were UP to
the etwenty-two-player limit the trans
fer was not allowed by President Tener.
Thereupon McGraw released Jack MUIR
| ray to get within the limit. but instead
of then taking on Snyder he purchased
club of the international League. With
Gibson hurt. McCarty still on crutches
/ and Kruger having been released to
Brooklyn, the Giants had only Raridan
left for backstop duty and had to have
l8~catcher from somewhere.
Evening star., 1917-09-09
CHESS CLUBS HERE .
RESUME ACTIVITIES
Fox and Turover Engage in
Skittle Series of ''Five Min
yates Late" Matches.
MAC1EPc IM rOlIPMAMCMT
MASTERS IN TOURNAMENT

With the cool nights OF the past week
chess at the local clubs is fast shaking
of the effects of long summer slum-
ber At the Washington Chess and
Whist Club skittle series of five
minutes late" chess between Fox and
Turnover has furnished rare entertain
ment to the gallery. In this modifca-
tion of the rapid transit idea II a
player gets FIVE minutes behind his op-
ponent he forfeits the game under the
time limit. Last night Whitaker. Sta
cey. Fox and Turover engaged in
rapid transit tournament, but HOSTILE
ties were not concluded at the time OF
going to press.
The complete score table of the re-
cent Western Chess Association cham
pionship tournament follows:
Evening star., 1917-09-09
cleveland's Right Field Short.

Cleveland has a short right field. but
a tall screen makes 1t almost impossible
to get a home run there. The other
fields are plenty deep enough tc make
home run inside the lot by sprint
ing, but three bases usually is the limit
IN left. Detroit has a short left field
and balls have been hit over the tall
wall there. Center is deep and right
field deeper, although the ball has been
mauled to the wall on the fly.
In the east the majority of the parks
are smaller than in the west. Both
grounds in Philadelphia are contracted
At the American League Park it Is not
unusual to hit home runs into the left
bleachers or over the right field ALI.
Center field runs into a corner which Is
deep. At the National League Park
there right field is good only for one
or two bases when they hit the fence,
but 1t is possible to lift them over the
wall entirely in spite of its height
Left field also is short, and the bleach
ers have only a low concrete barrier
lin front Of them. 80 that hard hit balls
are liable to bound into the stands for
home runs.
Evening star., 1917-09-09
Many Foot Balls on Way
to France for Soldiers

Five hundred foot balls, sent BY
Harvard men, are ON their way
to France for the American sol
diers, Fred w. Moore, graduate
manager OF the Harvard Athletic
Association, announced last night.
In order to provide further
sports fer the overseas forces,
Mf. Moore said he had written to
10000 Harvard gfaduates to give
q dollar each Or more to q fund
to provide the troops with foot
balls, base balls ana other ath-
letic equipment, in pursuance of
q suggestion maae by Elliott
WaAsweFtA, . Harvard graduate
and actiAg head Of the American
Red Cress.
The first 10000 appeals were
sent by MIR. Moore to these who
are On the ~applicAtion" list of
Harvard Foot Fall Association.
Mr.. Moore pointed out the possi-
bilities of Aigh.class foot ball
games behind the lines. with
every college foot ball team of
note and scores of graduated
starr represented in force in
some branch of the service.
Evening star., 1917-09-09
F[AG-W|NN|NC BRAVES
VERY WELL SCATTERED
Few Of Manager Stallings' Sensa-
tional 1914 Boston Team Still
in the Majors.

George Stallings is beginning exactly
where he started when he took charge Of
the Boston Braves. Decapitating member
after member of the famous team that
drave its way to National League cham
ionship and a world title, he is making
the base ball world turn over in its sur
price. Even Johnny Evers, the famous
whip that was supposed to have lashed
the Braves to a super effort in their drive
pennantward has been disposed Of
Take a dip back into history and note
the players who boosted the Braves
and compare them with
the present lineup that greets the Boston
National League fan.
Ted Gathers is somewhere In the minor
league. He constituted a valuable cog in
the constant process of switching out
fielders that Stallings employed in his bat
tie for the pennant. Gene Cocreham, never
a great star with the Braves, now is with
Kansas City. Joe Connolly. who was
Stallings' best hitter In his 1914 campaign
Is out of the big leagues. Ensign Cottrel
has dropped SO far the big leaguers never
hear of him any more. Dick Crutcher also
is with Kansas City.
Evening star., 1917-09-09


Bush. Cobb's teammatc. is showing
the way to the Georgian in scoring,
having scored % times, as compared
with 90 for Cobb Roth of Cleveland,
the leading base Stealcr. has 43 TO hls
credit; Chapman of Cleveland has 40;
Eddie Collins of Chicago. 81. and Cobb
Sc
Two points separate Sisler of 81.
Louis and Speaker OF Cleveland for
second and third places in batting, Sis
Ter. second in the list, having an aver,
age of .352. Veach of Detroit grabbed
the honors in home-run hitting with
eight and Chapman of Cleveland boost
cd his total in sacrifice hitting 10 60
Detroit clung to team batting honors
with an average Of .2Se-
Among the local hitters Sam Rice has
gone to the front and is now in the Sc
lect 800 class. The fleet-footed right
fielder is also leading the Senators in
base stealing. a position that Clyde Mi
Ian has generally occupied for several
years past.
Records OF the American League play
ers. including games OF Thursday, Sep
tember G, follow:
RAFTING AVERAGES
Evening star., 1917-09-09
Deal With the Cubs.

Charley Deal after subbing for Red
Smith and doing wonderful work In the
world series. is with the Cubs as a third
baseman after a jump to the Feds and a
later engagement with Kansas City. Josh
Devore, a veteran when the Braves won
their pennant was with Joplin in the
Western League at last reports
. Oscar Dugey survives as a big Lacquer
as a utility infielder with the Phillies.
Larry Gilbert is back among the minors.
Otto Hess is in the Southern League. Bill
James hasn't been any good since his
memorable work in the 1914 campaign.
Leslie Mann. after a sojourn with the
Feds, Is Chicagos best outfielder. Walter
Maranvile Is still with the Braves and
considered as much of a star as when he
did so much to help Stallings' case.
Bill Martin. a Washington boy, hasn't
been heard Of as a big Lacquer since the
miracle mans endeavor. Fred Mitchell Is
managing the Cubs. Herb Moran is an
other who Is in the minors. Charles ].
Schmidt is out of base ball. Red Smith
is still the regular Braves third baseman
and George Tyler is second to Rudolph in
present effectiveness on the pitching staff
Leagues stars as a Philly outdelder.
Hank Gowdy has enlisted.
Evening star., 1917-09-09
Johnny Evers Pulls One
and Is Chased by Ump

Fans who attended II recent
game In Philadelphia wondered
what Johnny Evers had done to
warrant dismissal from the field.
The true tnle has been learned
from Pat Moran.
Umpire RigIer and Pitcher
Jacobs were of a different opin-
ion on many of the Pirates
bitches, and the latter was
peeved. Evers came to the bat
in the sixth with the bases hIIed
and two out. Johnny tried to
coax n pass. and the count was
two balls and one strike VIXEN
Jake offered doubtful pitch.
Johnny insisted 1t was ball,
but Rigler called 1t q strike.
"How about that pitch. Jake
wasn't 1t ballf shouted the
Quaker second baseman, after
Ayfne out ON the next one.
'It certainly was," replied
Jacobs. who was smartlng over
other decisions.
"There you are, nowv' yelled
Johnny In glee, as he looked at
RiEler.
"You're finished for the day.
was the answer from the um-
pire.
And then they wonder why =
lot Of people want the umplres
cufbedS - -. ~
Evening star., 1917-09-09
INTERESTING GOLF NOTES
FROM THE LOCAL CLUBS
ADRIAN LYNCH.

members Of the party had low scores E.
B. Eynon. jr.. District amateur champion.
had round of II, as did Albert H.
Mckenzie. The latter's score was by far
fairly easy 4. The golfers who made
up the party were: E. B. Eynon. jr,
Lindley Sinclair, Albert R. Mckenzie,
Lee L. Harlan. H: p. Cobey. George
Cornwell. Edward S. Harlan and Robert
E. Burks. Mckenzie is a greatly i'm
proved golfer over the man of last
year. This season he has been playing
around 80 and has been under this
mark many times. He will undoubtedly
make his mark IN next years tourna-
ments.
George E. Truett leads the field in the
ringer tournament at the Washington
Golf and Country club with a card of
"a. The tournament started Labor day
and ends Thanksgiving day. Truett
clipped four strokes OFF his score yes
terday with a round of 20. Charles H.
Doing. jr.. who is in second place. also
reduced his total yesterday. Previous
to that he was 73. but clipped three
strokes from this mark. Samuel l..
third with Il. E. A. Varela is fifth
with 13.
Howard II. Beckett, pro at the Wash
LIN HoiI anu country CiuD,
from trip to Norfolk yesterday He
was around his home course in ~. play
ing with +. P. Hawes and S. L. Mosby.
The qualification rounds for the club
championship of the Bannockburn Colt
club. called the Harvest home tourna- :
ment. will be played the last week In
1.-THE present month. Basil NJ. Manly is
the holder of the title.
Lanier P McLachlen. a golfer of the
Columbia Country Club. is an officer OF
the aviation division of the Signal
Corps.
Jack Burgess and Fred Mcleod
Washington professionals, who will
play in the western open championship
in Chicago this week. are playing over
the course of the Oakmont Country
club of Pittsburgh today with Charles
Rowe. the resident professional, and
William c. Fownes. former national
amateur champion. The match in
which Mcleod and Gil Nichols were to
have played New Sawyer and Hoover
Hankard has been Cancelled owing to
the fact that Sawyer broke his shoulder
last week.
Evening star., 1917-09-09
West Points First Practice

WEST POINT. n. Y. September s.
The Army foot ball squad. one hundred
and fifty strong. turned out today for
its first practice. Capt. JEFF Keyes,
head coach. was in charge. The vet
eran players in the squad included Oil
phant. Shrader, knight, Rundell,
March and Stokes. Many new men an,
peared and others will come out next
week. .
Evening star., 1917-09-09
Hawaiians Win Swimming Relay.

BOSTON. September s.-Four Hawai-
ians. members of the crew of a United
States battleship, won a naval cadets
relay race. the feature event Of the
New England A. A. U. outdoor swim
ming championships in Charles river
basin today. T. Nelligan Of Amherst
was the individual star Of the meet,
second. place in the Ss0-yzrd event.
Evening star., 1917-09-09
Speaker Has Nerve.

Iris Speaker must be something like
Tack Hardwick. Being hit by pitched
balls did not make Tack" shy at the
plate, and iris. after two hard blows,
Is. SO far as we can tell by figures. still
up at the bat with confidence. If he is
shy" we can't see it clearly at this
distance
Evening star., 1917-09-09
Drafted. Will Play Season Out.

PHILADELPHIA. September s.
Win" Noyes. star recruit pitcher Of
the local American League club. will
the season. according to an announce
ment made by Manager Mack. Noyes.
who was summoned to Nebraska some
time ago for service in the National
Army. arrived here tonight and re-
ported that he would not be called to
the colors until the end of the season.
Evening star., 1917-09-09
New Haven Wins Pennant.

The Eastern Base Ball League closed
it's season today with New Haven in
first place by a good margin. Lawrence
finished second and New London third.
New Haven took the lead early in the
season and maintained it throughout