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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-14
(kssimmee Gazette>

Md. Fred M. Bass, who has recont,v
returned to his home In Kissimmee
from Camp Johnston, where he has
oeen attending the Officers Training
Scnooi' was in the city for q while
To-Day greeting friends and from him
we gathered the following story:
de said he had been deputized by
the Chief Of police of Kissimmee.
Seo. W. Overstreet, to keep a strict
watch for booze laden cars coming
from Tampa. Early yesterday morn.
ing ne saw a Georgia car pass
through that burg and he was sure
1t would return with q bountiful SUP.
ply OF wet goods. In this, he was not
mistaken, for some time about 10
O'Clock he saw the same machine hit.
ting it up through that town at a S5
mile clip. He, Mr.. John M. Lee. Jr.
and the marshal, gave chase in an.
other car. They were considerably
beyond the city limits and were
about to abandon the chase, when
one Of the occupants Of the car
opened fire upon them with a pistol
Mr.. Bass said he Immediately applied
the brakes, but not until the wind
shield of the car he was driving, had
been shot to pieces. Both he and
Mr.. Lee were in the front seat and
saw the glistening of the pistol from
the headlight of the car, before the
first shot was fired, Mr.. Lee doubt
less saved his life, by "ducking."
Sheriff Ingram Of Osceola, notified
the local police to hold up the car
which they promptly did, and upor
the arrival of the custodians Of the
peace from Kissimmee, promptly sur
rendered them.
There were three men in the cal
from Georgia, two white and one col
ored. Only the name of one could b.
learned, Albert Peavy, of Macon, Ga
IThey are in Jail in Kissimmee, ant
the perfectly lovely load of oh b.
joyful, languishes in durance vile.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-14

During the period from July to
the present the two principal FISH
companies, the Gulf Fish Company
and the McCreary Fish Company Of
Tarpon Springs, have distributed to
fishermen $4,000 for fish. They have
paid for ice $14,52s; for barrels, ST.
ESQ. and for gasoline and oils, $1,000.
They give employment to liz men
ard many boats. In addition to these
two companies there are several
smaller companies doing business
there. On the twenty-ffth OF last
month one man shipped barrel OF
pickled fish to northern point, which
brought him $SS. The Darrell weighed
$50 pounds, the express charges be.
ing $40.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-14
A'sslmmee Officers Have Exciting
lime Capturing Car Of LIQUOR

those from whom we expected the
most. We should like to know what
our senator did about 1t. II there Is
any God, he surely viii punish the
lawmakers, the officials and the in.
different people Of Florida generally
for the damnable cruelty with which
these boys have been treated and any
further neglect to which they may be
exposed. Any man or woman, know.
ing Of such conditions, and who does
not at least protest against them. Is
particeps crimis in a condition Of
affairs that makes the name Of Flori.
da stink to her sister states.-Ocala
Star.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-14
HAVING THEIR COM
PLEXIONS CENSORED

Ine incoming compilations at ali
railroads and traffic centers Of New
ark, N. j., are now being carefully
viewed. Women who beam in the
scarlet glory through a barrage OF
white powder as we'll as those treach-
erous types which rouge the lips and
ears, and let the remainder Of the face
go dead white will be halted, cues
toned and compelled to wash up be-
fore receiving the keys to the city.
According to a report detectives
who have devoted untold hours at the
Newark stations, for the purpose OF
experimenting women on charges
ranging from shoplifting to assault
and battery have been bafied time
and again by cross between myop,a
and cosmetics, and the chief mogul
de moginis in that city has issued q
decree which will stagger beauty the
world over. He says:
Paint and Powder by the tons seem
to be arriving upon the faces Of Wis.
itors and residents Of Newark, ani
the time seems to have, arrived FOL
a general scrub. Hereafter faces
which have been made up to resem
BILE an apple decorated with whipped
cream will have to be thoroughly
washed before they can progress
through in or around Newark. w,
might as we'll begin to learn who's IL
town. Orlando Reporter
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-14

Manager W. F. Adams stated re-
Gently that the Tampa Bay Hotel In
Tampa will be opened formally on
January and that the big opening
ball will follow in the next week, some
time between January 8 and 8, prob
ably the latter date.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-14

ment may require. This curtailment may DO
made before the letting Of the contract or
during the execution Of the same, as the city
may elect
Plans, proAles, and specifications for the
above proposed improvement are now on nle
at the City Engineers office In the city Of
Lakeland, Florida.
Given under my hand this 2Srd day Of No.
vember, A. D. 1918.
JOHN NJ. KEEN,
Commissioner Of Public improvements
Attest: II. L. SWATTS, City Clerk. 8ll9
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-14

The bridge between the sister Is
lands, Sanibel and Capitiva, is now
completed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-14

One firm in Punta Gorda last year
bought $4,000 worth of furs and ex-
poets this year to handle $50,080
worth.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-14
TODD
Says:

hardware men eay We
X mako q success n .
!" busInses. Our salss
IL can.
4BIaek she'll sale We
SUCCESS and W. have
|, few "
week we will shoot q
hole In Enamel Ware
!. Found ! jobbsr with
stock, a little nervous,
READY to make the right
|. We will give you the
|ft Of thee buy.
YES; Have a supply Of
\ handy little "MendIts"
| you can fix up your
y pans.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-14

Sealed bids will be received by the Board
Of City Commissioners Of the City OF Lake
land, Florida, until 7 80 o'clock p. m. on the
26th day OF December, 1918, for the grading.
paving, curbing, and otherwise improving tho
following named streets and avenues as indi-
Gated by the specifications therefor.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-19
WAR-SAVINGS BODY
ENLARGES QUARTERS
Committee Takes More Offices to
Handle Work-Substitut
Teachers Aid

The work of the war savings COM
mittee has assumed such proportions
that today it took over an additional
floor Of the large building at 1431 Wal
nut street The committee now occupies
two entire floors
The staff of workers has also been
enlarged. Arrangements were completed
yesterday with Edward Merchant, as
sistant secretary of the Board of Edu-
cation, for him to allow substitute
teachers without classes to devote their
time to work with the war savings COM
mittee. A number took up their duties
for the first time today
Every employe OF the numerous
thildss restaurants has been given a
thrift card with one twenty-five-cent
stamp on it. Arrangements have been
made by which each one will receive the
desired amount OF salary each week in
these stamps. More than $500 worth OF
these stamps have been sold TO Gus
toners of these restaurants In Phila-
delphia
The Prudential Life Insurance COM
pany. whose Office and field employees
have all enrolled az members of war
savings societies, reports over 100000
invested In war savings stamps. This
is entirely aside from the sale of
stamps to policyholders, which will
amount to millions of dollars.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-19
FISCHER LIKELY TOBE
TRIED BY US. ASASPY
Kaiser's Friend Shown to
Have Been Dangerous Per-
son for Country

The latest evidence against Adalbert
X. Fischer, former president Of the COM
mandeered Schultz -Koerting Company.
who is interned at the prison camp at
Fort Oglethorpe as a dangerous alien
enemy, has shown his activities to be so
great that he may be called for trial in
a United States court as spy
The disposition of the case against
the German, who was close to the
Kaiser through his foreign agents. now
rests with the War Department at
Washington. There is some question
among attorneys as to whether the law
provided for the trial OF an interned
alien until after the war.
That Fischer was dangerous person
has been developed beyond a doubt, as
the result of the translation and decod-
ing of correspondence and papers found
In his home at 1904 Wissahickon ave-
nue. and by other evidence discovered.
which the authorities refuse to reveal
at this time.
1t developed today that Fischer, whose
many activities and almost every move
were known to the Department Of JUS
tice agents in the last few months
would have been interned long before
he was taken into custody II the Navy
Department had not asked for delay
until the status OF production under Its
contracts had reached a stage II con.
sidered would not hamper its progress
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-19
LlPPINCOTT PRIZE
FOR ID. NJ. LOCkMAN
New York Mans Painting, "Blue and
Gold Kimono," Academy's Best
Figure Study

The Walter Lippincott prize of $500
was today awarded by the committee on
exhibition of the Pennsylvania Academy
OF the Fine Arts 10 Dewitt NJ. Lock-
man. of New York. for his painting en-
titled 'The Bl's~ and Gol> Kimono." The
committee selected the painting as the
best figure study among the 500 can
vases now on view at the 18Th annual
exhibition of the Academy. This is the
twenty-ffth time the Lippncott prize
has been awarded
Only two other prizes, the Il. T. Stotes-
bury prize of $1,000 and the Philadelphia
prize OF $3.50 remain to be awarded. The
Stotesbury prize will be bestowed upon
the artist whose painting or group of
paintings never before publicly exhibited
is, in the opinion of the committee, the
most important contribution to the sue
cess of the exhibition.
The Philadelphia prize. contributed by
Edward Box, will be awarded to the
painting which visitors to the exhibition
select as their choice. During the week
OF March each visitor will be entitled
to cast one vote for the picture he likes
best" OF the $3.50. $3.50 will go to the
painter Of the most popular picture and
the 500 to pay the tuition OF some de-
serving student.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-19
. -
SAVES MAN OVERCOME
IN CELLAR BY SMOKE
Germantown Avenue Merchant Res
cued by Neighbor When Store
Is on Fire

Through the heroism of Horace Johns,
of 1916 Cambria street, Samuel INTER
berger. proprietor of a house furnish
ing store at 1850 Germantown avenue,
was saved from probable suffocaton dur
ing a fire at his store this afternoon.
Flames were discovered in the cellar
by Unterberger, and In attempting TO
eXtingush them he was overcome. While
Walter Williams, proprietor OF candy
store at 2S52 Germantown avenue, tele-
phoned for the firemen, several neigh
bors went in search Of Unterberger,
while others formed a bucket brigade to
fight the fire.
Cropping his way through the dense
smoke which poured up from the cellar
Johns found Unterberger semiconscious
on the cellar floor. With much diff
fculty he managed 10 carry him out.
Twice Johns was beaten back by flames,
but managed finally TO gain the street.
! J'nterberger was revived at nearby
drug store and was uninjured.
Through efficient work by the neigh
bors much of the stock of the store was
saved. Flames for a time threatened
the Williams store and a millinery estab-
llshment Of f. w. Muesse at 1854 Ger
mantown avenue, and much Of the stock
was damaged by smoke.
The Cnterberger store was damaged
20 the extent Of $4,000. The origin Of
the fire is unknown.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-19
CAR TRIES TO CLIMB
ST. STEPHENS STEPS
Accident at Tenth Street
Church Disables Two More
p. r. T. Trolleys

\ religlously inclined trolley car and
an ambitious motorman disabled Two
more p Il. r. cars today.
During the morning rush hour
southbound Manayunk car on Tenth
street attempted to climb into ST
stephens Protestant Episcopal Church,
l9 South. Tenth street. II ran up on the
pavement, smashing an old-time hitch
ing post and stopping within few feet
of the church wall. Most of the pas
sengers had left the car at Market street.
The few remaining were badly scared
and shaken up. but no one was injured.
with the arrival Of the wreciing
crew. a Germantown car was backed
up and hitched to the Manayunk car
with steel cable. In his ambitious de-
termination to get the refractory car
on the .track again. the motorman in
the second car succeeded in pulling out
the front OF his own car.
The Germantown car was then
backed up Market street. and big
green car was brought into action. This
soon pulled the Manayunk car into place
again. IT then proceeded under its own
power The accident is said to have
been caused by the breaking OF the
fender when IL hit protruding cobble-
stone. Traffic on Tenth street was tied
up for twenty-five minutes.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-19
SPORTS GOODS STORE
ROBBED FOR 18TH TIME
Proprietor, Accustomed to
Nocturnal Visitors, Mourns
Breaking of Windows

The sporting goods store Of Moskowitz
& Herbach. at 430 Market street. was
broken into and robbed this morning
for the sixteenth time since they have
been in business and for the second
time this year. More than 5000 worth
of cameras, automatic pistols cartridges
and other sporting paraphernalia was
taken. a window having been smashed
to gain entrance
II am used to this" said the senior
member OF the firm this morning as he
ruefully viewed the smashed window.
but / wish the robbers would use the
door for change and save me putting
in new glass every time. Sixteen times,
now, they have called here, and they
haven't missed breaking n. window or
door in the place from roof to cellar.
Thousands Of dollars worth of goods
have been taken in all and not one thing
has been recovered by the police Once
they said a pawnbroker had a pistol of
mine and | went after IT. | wasn't sure
about 1t at that, and sure enough some
other victim of robbers turned up and
| had to give 1t up. | have spent half
my time chasing out TO pawnbrolsers all
over the State and city but l never found
anything Of mine.
II am going TO throw the key away
after this So as TO save my windows,
and / am seriously thinking of installing
an icebox with wine and sandwiches,
so that the burglars can have little
refreshment after their arduous labors.
"It's lucky no one saw them this
morning, for ] found lot of the steel
jacketed cartridges strewn all over the
sidewalk and window where they had
broken open the packages and evidently
a..
had taken. ] guess they would have
used them. too. If any one had inter-
rupted them.
"'rhey sure like my place. all right" he
went on. and I'd like to make it easier
for them after this. I'm tired of mend
ing my windows and doors, sol am going
to throw away the key hereafter
might just as well. Maybe I'll wrap the
goods up for them when I go home at
night. so they will be all ready to cart
away"
And Moscowitz dreamily murmured
Il wonder what ice boxes are selling for
now?'
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-19
HEARINGS NEXT STEP
FOR TRANSIT LEASE
If Public Service Commission
Approves, Then Agreement
Will Become Operative

The next step toward putting into
effect the transit lease recently passed
by Councils accepted by the stock
holders Of the Philadelphia Rapid Tran
sit Company and yesterday accepted by
the directors of the j. r. T. and signed
and made official with the seal OF the
city will be the hearings before the
Public Service Commission. The gem
eral impression is that the date set for
the hearings will be about three weeks
from now.
II the commission accepts the lease
and approves it, then the final step to
put 1t into actual operation will be the
appointment of supervising board of
three members. one from the city. one
from the company and the third selected
by the two partisan members. II Is
virtually accepted that w. s. Twining.
Director of Transit. will represent the
city on the board. and that A. l.. Drum,
engineer for the p. r. T.. will rep
resent the company. State Senator Ed
ward w Patton, of West Philadelphia.
is generally believed TO be the choice OF
the political leaders for the third seat.
and it Is probable he will be the chair
man. The original plan was to have the
Lease administered by a board of en-
gineers. but during the final hearing
before It was passed by Councils the
word engineers was removed. leaving
the possibility of the selection of a
politician instead Of an engineer.
When the lease comes before the com.
mission. It Is generally believed II will
encounter strenuous opposition from par
sons and organizations reprtseutipe bott
tho people and the oornDep*
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-19
NEGRO FOOTPAD ADMITS
HOLDING UP MISS REEVE
Assailant, Traced Through Hat He
Dropped, Identified by
Victim

The negro footpad who last week held
up Miss l;stella Reeve. Of Morton. Della
ware County. is today wishing he, hadn't.
lie was caught at i2i South ounce
street
In the Media jail he said he was
George Scfibner. OF Washington At
first denying his guilt he was con
fronted by Miss Reeve. who unhesitat-
ingly identified him as her assailant.
II en- lie confessed.
The attack took place last Thursday
night as Miss Reeve. who lives at 1903
Morton avenue. had reached the corner
of Morton and President avenues.
Scribner stepped from behind a tree and
struck her on the head with piece Of
pipe. lie then stole her handbag and
made off with it, leaving behind his
lat which afterward served TO trace
him to the South ounce street house.
The reward of 500 offered by the Bor-
ough Council will go to the two detec-
tives, Sweeney and Barron, of Swarth-
more, who did the tracing,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-19
SCORE PLAN TO BUY
NEW SCHOOL BOOKS
Board Of Education Solidly
Against Proposed Outlay
of 100000
WOLF GIVES REASONS
Teacher-Author Seeks to Sell His
Work-Garber Defends
Plan

a solid front against the expenditure
Of 5000 600 for the establishment of a
new English course in the public schools
was presented today by all factions Of
the Board OF Education. independents
and "standpstters" united TO demand a
reformation In the listing Of new books
and in the Standardization of textbooks
IN all schools.
Edwin Wolf. president OF the board,
explained tie difficulty of preventing
such extravaganza, but also showed his
determine ton to have it stopped. lie
has had a long conference with Simon
iratz, vice president Of the board, and
there will be no wholesale scrapping of
books now in use, he announced.
I'VE are on the outlook for just such
eXtravagances," said Mr.. Wolf. "Occa-
sionally they get by us. There is ten
deucy that must be stopped to foist un-
necessary books on the board. Within
the last year there have been copies Of
250 new books sent to me by the pub
fishers after they have been adopted by
the board.
These books are recommended TO the
property committee by the superntend-
ent Of schools. This committee in turn
recommends their adoption by the board
There is a long list each year. There
is no possible way in which member
of the board can tell anything about the
books
BY making an investigation ! find
that thirty-nine schools have sent in
acquisitions for 3l30 copies of Heroes
of American History by Sidney v.
Rowland. teacher az the School Of
Practice. connected with the School Of
Pedagogy and published by the Franklin
Publishing Company
IL also find that none of the teachers
and none Of the district superintendents
have read, or know anything about this
book Il costs forty-nlne cents a copy.
This means an expenditure Of over $500
on one book.
81 anticipate the superintendent's Of
fee announcing that there was no in
tention of replacing English books now
in use. If so. the only reason for their
doing so will be the publicity given the
matter. Publicity is the surest cure
for such evils.
81 do not believe any one conneCtGd
with the school system had any fnan-
cial interest in this volume with the
exception Of the author. 1t is per-
fecty legitimate that he should have.
THE books are not needed in the first
place" insisted Andrew +. Hammond,
head of the Department of Supplies. who
also hotly opposes the expenditure, why
make such q change at this time when
the whole nation is straining every nerve
to save? Talk about conservation in the
face of such an expenditure sounds very
much like saving at the spigot and vast
ing al the bung."
Thomas Shallcross another member
OF the board. is equally vigorous in de-
nouncing the plan. Only Superintendent
CARRIER. who originated the plan de-
fends IT,
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-19
AUTOMATIC FIRE ALARM
STIRS CENTRAL SECTION
Box in Inquirer Building Rings, but
No Blaze Is Found by
Fighters

An automatic fire-alarm box In the
inquirer Building this morning func-
toned without waiting to see whether
there was anything to ring about or not
and called out half the fire apparatus
between the two rivers.
In the heart of the downtown dis.
trict, with the Reading Terminal on one
side and big stores on the other and
across the street. it was bad place
for q fire, and the department took no
chances. Market street was filled from
curb to curb with every type of fire.
fighting machinery. while frantic fire
laddies sought the blsze--that wasn't.
Finally, after searching all over the
building they found that the automatic
box in the Inquirer Building had APP
parently been rung by an overzealous
electric wiring connection.
Street cars were held up for some
minutes while the apparatus sorted itself
out and finally went back home
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-02-19
TO DRILL DRAFTED MEN
Germantown Cricket Club Offers to
Provide Military instruction

An offer to provide the groundwork in
military instruction for drafted men Is
contained In the first issue OF the bi-
weekly bulletin published by the German
town Cricket Clubs military unit
Drill for such candidates. some OF
whom already have applied for instruc-
tion. will be held Sundays or OH eve
hings named By the selected men. To-
nights weekly lecture by the comman-
der. Major Joseph Klapp Nicholas. will
be on Tactics and Duties of Small Units
in Trench Fighting" based on lectures
by American and French army officers.
Other officers of the unit are Captain
John Blakeley. ,Lieutenants II. y. Rich
ardson and George Purvience. Sergeants
George u. White. Frank j. Palmer. l..
*. Passmore, Jr., and Charles j. Beck
and Corporals f. p, Bissell, a. D. Sex
ton, f, f. Curtiss, G. p, Middleton and
T.. 5. Richardson.