The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-07
To Investigate Poisoning
From Canned Goods

Alcibiades, having deserted the
hthenians for their Spartans enc :
mics some twenty-three centuries
ago. was stoned in spirit after his
departure. In each instance tn I
clergy CT the Greek church have nos 4
only sanctioned but taken active
part in the ceremonies.
The first of this series of anathe-
mas against Venizelos was pro-
nounced in Athens. The spot set for /
the ceremony was the immense mill I
tary exercise field of the garrisons /
ice athens. The government formal {
liz forbade the ceremony the day be-
fore. fearing disturbances. and il I
MAS thought that the ceremony
would be abandoned, AT daybreak,
however. peasants from their African
and Bceotian farms began to flock
into town, each carrying stone
from his wn soil tucked away amonS
the accordean pleats of the white
skirts that the Greek peasants wear
lpon occasions of ceremony. Many
brought their wives and children.
tie women all carrying their own
stones and frequently the children
also.
: nv noon the streets of the capital
: witnessed an unending procession et
5 peasants and poorer folk bound III
: the direction Of the Kypselis quarter
$ vucre the exercise field is located
J. IN the Patissia road, which leads To
:. the field, a house was in process OIL
n construction and piles of stones We're
g heaped in the yard, to be used III
n huilding As the people passed
v those who had forgotten to brih+
# stones took each one from this pie.
i In a quarter of an hour but one was
- loft The building cntractoe VINO
had been trying in vain to protect
c his property shrugged his shoulders
Loisied the remaining rock onto ms
rael and Joined the march, TO pro
nunce an anaothema of his own
:. partly against Venizelos but probap-
IL partly also tasgainat those whe
!, had stripped his yard.
: Immediately following luncheon
u tho wealthier Athenians began to ap
= pear in carriages. On the seat o
20 each smart turnout was a small
stone and each coachmen had en-
a for himself hidden between his Fee
~ aides of the best Greek soclet
y. clutched in white loved hands
n vanity box-and rock The Arch
r. hishop of Athens in full canonicai
nd drove in a carriage which was ioi
m lowed nv a procession of Their car
ir- riages bearing the members o. W
mt Holy Synod of the Greek church a
he the prelates passed through IN
ch crowd, the men uncovered ana
CT b, wed their heads 10 receive III
ne. blessings OF the priests. In one ca
a rage the venerable bishops of Cory
IRE ST and Larissa sat together gent
old men with whitening boards, WI
Ich raised their hands constantly III
Re. sign of the cross above the poop
DR. crowding AGAINST the wheels OF VI
DR.. vehicle.
,ha inally. the carriages could so J
;oh farther: the crowd was too dehs'
,ho rhe aged priests dismounted. u
people pushing back to make pa
,ns fer them As each prelate slepp
=, from mis- carriage. the hand that nj
:. been distributing blessings fumpl
urder the flowing black gown a.
-, drew from its folds a stone to Ga
non the pile being erected tn I
Pr anger of the Greeks against tn
''u former favorite. Venizelos.
The pile of stones of which ca
man had cast enc. pronoune.ng
the time the words: "Katara
anathema" Courses and anathem
rcr was already higher than ma
il Standinl we'll above the eroA
he pronounced the stigma of
cnurch. Accused be Eliphther
ma eiiNeio' ~ -,
'mer anu pio''eu as'.9t
a.i,Iand the country" He cast his ST
80 on the pile at his feet. AT the sa
-, instant. 1000 men, women
over .chiiureh iaiseu ~" 10 a;
, has front, fingers widespread as If III
ing something from them and CT
with one voice: "Anathema'
old. old woman, bent with years
vions rock as big as her head when
/, -, lcarried on her shoulder, made
hos way at last to the edge CT the
plot ana cast he' s.o". =;
and we hiaue 'eh'Ne'o'