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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-17
LEAK HEARINGS
POSTPONED
UNTIL TOMORROW
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Jan. 17.-Leak hear
ings have been postponed until to-
morrow. This action was taken un-
expectedly just as today's hearing
was about to begin. The rules COM
mittee wanted to ask the House for
authority to employ counsel. Among
those waiting to testify are Frank A..
vanderlip and Malcolm McAdoo,
Secretary McAdoos brother, and it
was said that j P. Morgan would
probably appear tomorrow.
Thomas W. Lawson was ready to
continue testimony. Mrs. Ruth
Thcmason Visconti was also ready to
testify. Representative Garrett an
nounced the committee had decided
to ask the House permission to en-
pioy counsel and accountants and
extend the time for the report to
thirty days.
The House extended the commit
tees time thirty days and authorized
the employment of counsel.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-17
GREENBACKS ARE COMING BACK

Washington. Jan. IA new is
sue of 81 and 50 greenbacks of civil
war days, discontinued more than
thirty years ago, will be put into cir
culation probably about Feb. /, dis
placing similar United States notes
of larger denomination to provide
for small paper money. The treas.
ury department announced that the
issue had been decided on because
silver certificates, the ordinary bills
of 81 and 50 denomination, could
not be issued under the law in suf-
ficient quantity to meet the demand.
A limit of $346,6S1,016 to the
amount of outstanding federal notes
was fixed by law in 1878 after the
greenback had become an issue in
politics, and had resulted in the
birth of new national party.
backed largely by the farmers of
the West and South. No green
backs have been issued since 1885,,
and the amount of outstanding 81
and So notes of that variety now is
slightly over 100000. Thee is,
however, $102,445,3O0 outstanding
in United States notes of $40 de-
nomination and higher and a por-
tion of these will be retired and can
celled, dollar for dollar, to meet the
new issue of small denominations.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-17
Weather Report

Tampa, Fla, Jan. II. Tampa
and vicinity: Cloudy tonight ana
on Thursday.
For Florida: Overcast tonight
and Thursday, probably LEGAL rains
in northwest portion.
Winds for SO Hours Ending Z P. M.
Thursday
For East Gulf Moderate north to
east.
For South Atlantic: Moderate
variable.
General Weather Conditions
The high pressure area which has
dominated weather conditions over
the country for the past few days
has moved southwark from the north
central States over the middle Mis-
sissippi and Ohio valleys, but has de-
creased in intensity. Pressure Is low
this morning along the Canadian
border, and relatively low over
southern Florida and southern Cali
fornia. Another center of high pres
sure appears over Nevada and Idaho.
Light rain has occurred in scat
tered localities along the Gulf and
South Atlantic coasts, and snow has
fallen over Missouri. Kansas, Okla
homa, New Mexico and Arizona.
Elsewhere over the country general
ly fair weather has prevailed.
Indications are for cloudy wealth
er in the vicinity Of Tampa tonight
and Thursday, not much change in
temperature.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-17
Grand Lodge Masons Are
Meeting In Jacksonville

Fourth Districts. May Walker
Tallahassee. Five lodges. In this dis
trict is located Jackson Lodge, No
I, the pioneer lodge of Free Mason'
in Florida.
Fifth District-R. L. Milliner
Madison. Seven lodges.
Sixth District. M. Caldwell
Jasper. Thirteen lodges.
Seventh District-D. o. Rivers
Lake City. Ten lodges.
Eighth District-John Mullady
Hampton. Fourteen lodges.
Ninth District-G. I. Tison, Brow
ard. Eleven lodges.
Tenth District-Benjamfn e. Dy-
son, st. Augustine. Nine lodges.
Eleventh District-Robert McClel'
Ian. Gainesville. Eleven lodges.
Twelfth District-C. f. Connor
Ocklawaha. Nine lodges.
Thirteenth District-John b.
steinmetz, Apopka. Five lodges.
Fourteenth District-W. V. Car
ter. Port Orange. Seven lodges.
Fifteenth District. F. Stunkel
Leesburg. Eleven lodges.
Sixteenth District-R. F.. McMa'
han, Dade City. Four lodges.
Seventeenth District-Thomas w
Stone, Haines City. Eight lodges.
Eighteenth District-Dr. Joseph
Y. Porter, Key West. Three lodges
Nineteenth District F. e
Fletcher, Tampa Seven lodges.
Twentieth District-D. p. Elred
Ft. Pierce. Five lodges.
Twenty-frst District-W. S. Yeart
Otter Creek. Five lodges.
Twenty-second District-B. L.
Porter, Grand Ridge. Eight lodges
Twenty-third District-otis B.
Dees, Mayo. Seven lodges.
Twenty-fourth District-Cary B.
Fish, Sarasota. Five lodges.
Twenty-fifth District-A. L. Ire,
land, Fort Myers. Seven lodges.
Twenty-sixth District-M. L. Col
,lins, Graceville. Fifteen lodges.
Twenty-eighth District-Mack Ty-
ner, laurel Hill. Eight lodges.
Twenty-ninth District-C. D.
Kittridge, Fort Lauderdale. Eight
lodges.
Among the important proposition;
to be considered at this session Il
that of the proposed Masonic HON,
and Orphhnage. 1t is believed thai
definite steps will be taken at thii
communication for the erection o.
this building, the fund which hai
been accumulating over a number o
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-17
TO END HIS LIFE

y, Jan. 17.-Disrobing
- end of the pier, foot
m street, a white man,
ocrs of age, believed to
Jones, formerly a resi-
willie, Tenn, leaped in
Il about noon yesterday
oldal intent, and was
bdy was recovered by at
the undertaking establish
Marcus Conant shortly after
lVue committed. The police
N41dentity of the man from
{ zaper found in one of his
<ontaining the name and
{ . woman residing in Riv.
This party stated that the
roomed at her home for a
II Information is being
om Nashville to complete
1Cation of the dead man.
kAt he belonged to the
- and Red Men orders.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-17
AFTER 81 YEARS LODGE CLOSED
Same Master Who Opened Session
During Civil War Closed It

Raleigh, n. c., Jan. 17.-In ex-
amining the records of Hiram Ma
sonic Lodge No. 40 of this city, it
was recently found that the regular
meeting of the lodge that was be-
gun on the night of the April II,
night news was received
here that Lincoln was shot-had
never been officially concluded, and
recently this formality was carried
out with historic ceremonies.
John Nichols, SO years old, former
representative in Congress. who as
master opened the memorable ses-
sion of the lodge more than half a
century ago, acted as master again.
On the night of April II, 1865.
the city of Raleigh was occupied by
Kilpatrick's division of Sherman s
army. When the union soldiers on
the outskirts of the city learned OF
the assassination of Lincoln, retalia-
tory measures were suggested anu
the officers had difficulty in holding
the men in check.
When the civil population Of Ra-
leigh was unaware Of the assassina-
tion and of the excitement among
the troops, Hiram Lodge opened Its
regular meeting as usual, but in the
midst of it Captain w. c. Whitten'
OF the Ninth Maine regiment, de-
tailed as provost officer, informed
Master Nichols of the assassination
and reuested that the meeting be
dismissed in order that no gathering
should add to the confuhion when
the news became generally known.
The members dispersed immediate
Iy without the formality Of CLOSING
the lodge.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-17
PENSACOLA SCHOOL 4
BUILDING DE(rROYED

Pensacola, Jan. III ames, al
legged to have originated from incen-
diary origin, almost completely de-
stroyed public school building No.
1, large three-story frame build
ing. The building was situated on
North HILL Firemen Sennott and
Roach were injured when one Of the
walls collapsed, Roach suffering in
juries about the body. while Sennott
had his leg broken.
There have been four previous at
tempts to set fire to and destroy the
school building, and this last at
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-17

Jacksonville, Jan. 17.-Reports
will be made at the annual commun-
ication of the Grand Lodge of Free
and Accepted Masons, in session
here, to have the Masonic Home and
Orphanage located in this city. The
report was scheduled to have been
read yesterday, but other business
which preceded it required the en-
tire morning session. 1t is under
stood unauthentically, that Jackson
VILE will be recommended as the
city for the Masonic Home and Or
phanage.
With representatives from nearly
every communicate lodge in the
State, the eighty-eighth annual
communication of the Most Worship
ful Grand Lodge, Free and Accepted
Masons of Florida, began this morn
ing in the Masonic Temple. The out
standing feature, however, Of the be-
ginning of the Grand Lodge was the
presence in the lodge hall of every
surviving most worshipful past
grand master of the Florida Lodge,
there having been eleven of these
dignitaries in the hall when the
ledge opened.
Roll call took place yesterday
morning about 1e o'clock, when the
grand masters address was read. At
the session this afternoon routine
work is the order, with reports to be
heard and a mass of matters for the
regular consideration of the lodge
coming up. Among the reports to be
made will be that OF the trustees OF
the Grand Lodge, who met Monday
night.
Last night work in the first de-
gree will be exemplified. with other
degree werk for tomorrow and the
remaining days Of the Grand Lodge.
A large class OF candidates Is ready
and the exemplihcation will, as
usual, be in charge Of the committee
on work Of the Most Worshipful
Grand Lodge-Marcus Endel, James
Carnell and Walter Scott.
District Officers Here
In addition to many other men,
bers and officers the following dis
trict deputy grand masters of the
lodge are in the city for the CON-
|munication:
First District--T. T. Todd. Pensa-
cola. Nine lodges.
Second District. H. Manning,
Ponce de Leon. Seven lodges.
Third District-Paul s. Thomas,
Quincy. Five lodges.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-17
LAKELAND, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, JAN. II, 1917
DANISH WEST
indies ARE NOW
UNDER SOVEREIGNTY
OF UNITED STATES
(By Associated Press

Washington. Jan. 17.-The DAN
ish West Indies are now under Unit
ed States sovereignty. Secretary
Lansing and Danish Minister BrIn
have exchanged treaty rtifications
The American flag will be raised
some time within the next ninety
days, after s25,O0O,0O0 have been
paid to Denmark
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-17
DTATE MUSEUM
GRESTING INSTITUTION
|Growing and Deserving of
NContributions Wei
bmed by Curator

know that Florida has a
eum? Well. 1t has-and
ke mans time and a few
y devoted TO it's develop
is located at Gainesville
IN Hyning is the intelli.
1iligent curator. The Flor
[Museum should be better
4 the people of the State
I'D be more literally sup
It has an interesting dis
! true, but this fact is due
Seral donations of citizens
. earnest work of the cur
3 Gainesville Sun recently
report of the curator show
|ons to the museum, and 1t
about six columns OF the
/.
the frequent contributors
ecimens in the museum are
4 Mrs. Annie NJ. Clark and
b Clark, of st. Petersburg.
has given the museum
of specimens gathered
seashore and Mrs. Clark
Clark have given curios
mems of handiwork In ma
Iucts.
Reynolds, of Gulfport, has
q a large number Of speci-
the museum. People hav-
mems would be a patriotic
presenting them to the
scum for classification and
lon.-St. Petersburg Inde-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-17
RUSSIANS ON
OFFENSIVE:
GERMANS ARE
REPULSED
RUSSIANS TAKE VAD0NI; GER
MAN ATTACKS ARE REFUSED
BY FRENCH
(By Associated Press. }

The Russians have taken the Of
fensive along the Sereth line in
northern Rumania. They have re-
captured Vadoni six miles northwest
of the Rumanian Danube port of Ca
letz, Petrograd announced. The
Germans have attacked the French
near Clery and Biachez, in northern
France, but were repulsed, said
Paris
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-17
(By Associated Press. }

Washington, Jan. 17.-The Ger
man embassy officials believed it pos
sible that the captured steamer st.
Theodore may enter an American
port. They had no official informa-
tion regarding the raider.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-17
(By Associated Press. }

Rio Janeiro, Jan. 7.-Seven ves-
sels were sunk, and nine captured
in the Atlantic by a German raider
according to information from a
British official source.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-17
AN INTERESTING SUGGESTION
tAlbany Herald.)


Those who went to school when
States were in common use were in
terested short time ago in newspa-
per discussion Of condition, due to
the high price of paper, which prom
Used to restore the slate to favor.
For number of years the scratch
pad, either in tablet or book form,
has been used in practically all
American schools for all exercises
for which the slate was utilized by
earlier generations. The change
which banished the slate from the
school room was brought about by
teachers and school boards in the in.
terest of noise elimination, convent
ence and the greater facility with
which home work could be done by
pupils.
There have been many interesting
changes in educational methods dur
ing the last 25 years, and these have
affected the public schools most of
all. The man or woman who at
tended school two generations ago
is apt TO be rather startled to learn
that the child who enters the first
lgrade of 40 out of SO public schools
nowadays is not taught, the very
| first thing, the alphabet. All a mat
ter of fact, school children are rare
ly taught their "A, B, C's' at all now
adays. They "pick up" the alphabet
in the course Of weeks. but present
pedagogical methods are so different
from those OF the past that 1t is not
considered important to waste a
child's or a teachers time on the al
phabet.
Now comes an eminent southern
educator with the contention thar
the home work of children in gram
mar school grades should be abol-
, ished. 1t is not an altogether new
argument, but it will find rather
fervent endorsement, we dare say,
at the hands of an army of parents.
We quote what the Rochester, N. Y,
Democrat says of the suggestion:
Many parents will feel that there
is sound common sense in the sug-
gestions made by Prof Hall-Quest of
the University of Virginia, in his ad-
dresses before Rochester teachers in
regard to arranging school schedules
so that home work would be abol-
ished and the amount of writing
done by school children greatly re-
duced. Children in the upper grades
in grammar schools have a great
deal of writing to do and consid-
cradle amount Of home work be-
sides. AS the majority of children
graduate from the grammar schools
nowadays at IL to II years of age
study in the upper grades imposes q
tremendous strain of the eyes and
general health in a period of life
when 1t is likely to have permanent
Injurious effects. Prof. Hall-Quest
lput his finger on the wax spot in
the present school system when he
said that children would learn vast
ly more IL they were taught more
how to study and use their minds
Instead of spending so much time in
writing. Much of the writing done
is waste of time because It makes
no impression whatever on the mind
OF the child. But the incompetent or
f1azy teacher finds 1t an invaluable
aid because discipline is more easily
preserved when the children have
their hands occupied.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-17
LOO PER
|LESS Than
| u. S. firms
GIVEN FOR IA AND
ARMOR PIERCING
Dociated Press. }

Jan. 17.-Secretary
led the Hadfields Linz
lish munitions concern,
$3,041,G00 worth of
fourteen and sixteen
The Hadfeld's bid was
100 per she'll less than
firms.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-17
ENTENTE LOST 66
AIRPLANES AND
Central POWERS
II IN DECEMBER
lBy Associateld Press. !

Brlin, Jan. II. .-SiXty-siX entente
aeroplanes were shot down during
December, it was officially an
The central powers lost
seventeen.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-17

labor in 1909 of "a per cent
& paid as an average for the
az ten years. Michigan shows
Iase of "a per cent and Ohio
d increase Of ~ per cent
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-17

years now amounting to about
$50. 900.
The Most Worshipful Grand
Lodge Of Florida was instituted in
1880. and John p. Duval was it's
first presiding oficer. The last report
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-17

tempt proved exceptionally success
full for the frebugs. Just what cause
is attributed for the attempts is not
known
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-17
GREECE ACCEPTS
DEMANDS Of
THE ENTENTE
(By Associated Press. }

London, Jan. 1.-THE British
minister at Athens has cabled that
the Greek government had accepted
all the entente demands.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-17

Fur
Company of Tampa have re-
he contrac ito refurnish the
Brill Hotel.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-17
THAW'S CONDITION
NOT SATISFACTORY
(By Associated Prd.)

Philadelphia, JAM. Harry
Thaw is not recovering asFapidly as
expected from his attempt to COM
init suicide. He is still in a >stupor,
his physician said.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-11-08
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT,
Office of the Washington Mining Com
pany, Burke, Idaho, November

Office of the Washington Mining Com.
pany, Burke, Idaho, November
1917
Notice is hereby given that at q
meeting of the board of directors NJ
the Washington Mining Company, held
on the 9Th day of November, 1917. an
assessment of two CD mills per share
was levied upon the outstanding capi.
tai stock of the corporation, payable
on or before the 7th day of December
1917, to DR.. c. A. Dettman, secretary.
treasurer, at the office of the company
Burke, Idaho.
Any stock upon which this assess
ment remains unpaid on the 7th day
of December, 1917, will be DELINQUENT
and advertised for sale at public auc-
ton, and unless payment is made be.
fore, will be sold on the 2Sth day Of
December, 1917. at 700 p. m. of said
day, at the office of the company, to-
wit The Office of DR.. C. A. Dettman
Burke, Idaho. to pay the delinquent as
sessment thereon, together with the
costs of advertising and expenses of
sale.
DIR. C. A. DETTMAN,
Secretary Treasurer of the Washing
ton Mining Company, Burke, Idaho.
N8-D6-5t
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-11-08
According to HoyIe."
brooklyn Ea gle. }


Edmund or Edmond, Hoyle, was the
first systematizer of the laws Of whist
and author of book on games. He
was born in 1852. His parents and
place of birth are unknown, and few
details of his life are known. For
some time he was a resident of Lon
don, and partially supported himself
by giving instructions in whist For
the use of his pupils he drew up the
Short Treatise" on the game. which
after circulating for some time in
manuscript, was printed by him and
entered at Stationers' hall in Novem
Der, 1742. The laws of Eoyle continued
to be authoritative until 1864 since
which time they have been superseded
by new rules adopted by the Arlington
and Portland clubs in that year. He
also published rules for various other
games which include the Short Treat
Use" and have passed into many ed-
lions. The weight of his authority is
indicated by the phrase according to
Hoyle," which doubtless first applied
with reference to whist He died in
London, August 29, 1859.
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-11-08
NoRTHWEST MINES HANDBOOK
Publication Is Expected to Be Issued
About February I.

Some two years ago the Spokane
Chamber of Commerce undertook the
task of compiling and publishing a
reference volume containing a d.
rectory of the mines of the northwest,
giving names of officers, capitalization
and brief summary of development
work The work dragged along until
so much time had elapsed that such
statistics as had been gathered were
out of date and valueless. About this
ney Norman for completion. and that
gentleman has taken hold of the work
with an energy which gives promise of
early completion. Since taking over
the task Mr.. Norman has enlarged the
scope of the publication, and If COM
pleted on the lines indicated the
Northwest Mines Handbook will prove
Of great value for reference. In a let
ter which is being mailed to the var
ious mining companies to secure in
formation to be published in the book,
its contents are thus briefly outlined:
ut will contain production to date,
dividends paid by the year, and grand
total; descriptions of the principal
mining districts by geological experts;
records of active corporations in Ida
no, Washington. Oregon, Montana and
British Columbia, and the mining
laws of the states and province"
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-11-08
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
High Prices Prevent Company From
Continuing Operations.

Under the direction of Alex Living
ston, the buildings at the Vienna In
ternational have been repaired and
are now in position to withstand the
weight of heavy snow, The boiler
which provides steam for the pump
was also repaired and the shaft I'M
watered With the completion of this
work the company had little funds for
underground work. However, Mr..
Livingston managed to put in several
shifts drifting west from the bottom
Of the shaft where 1t Is his opinion
that the main ore shoot will be found.
Stringers of galena and oxidized iron
were coming in when work was sus-
pended, Altogether the showing on
the Vienna international is one of
great promise, but the company found
II practically impossible to raise the
funds at this time to continue the
work, The property is on Placer creek
about six miles from Wallace
The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-11-08
SIGNIFICANT FIGURES.
What Could Be Accomplished IT Mine
Profits Went Back Into Ground.

Having occasion to look up statis-
tics in connection with his work as
mining geologist, George Huston, OF
Mullan, incidentally figured out what
could be accomplished with the min
ing profits if they were turned to that
purpose. According to the sworn state
ments on file in the office of the county
assessor, the mining profits In the
Occur d'Alene district for the years
1914, 1915 and 1915 amounted to $2S,-
O51, S99. If all the surface and under
ground work done in the district in
Guiding open cut. shaft, tunnel, ETC.,
and also that for the removal Of ore,
be placed at a cost of $40 per foot, the
profits for the three years named
would pay for 265 miles of work. No
such footage has been driven in this
district, and it is safe to say that half
the cost per foot as here given would
cover the actual cost, for $40 per foot
is an extraVagant figure.
Commenting on these figures, Mr.
Huston says: This illustrates clearly
why our mining people take the long
chance. The Occur d'Alene district
has the best aggregation of stayers
and long -chance. mining men on the
continent"