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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-26
KISSIMMEE RIVER
SEVEN MILES WIDE
FLOWING INTO LAKE
OkeechObee Has Risen s to 10 Inches
Last Few Days and Squatters
on Bottom Land Flooded Out

Miami, March rs Lake OKeecho-
bee is higher now than it has been IL |
many months, the recent rains hav-
ing swollen the Kissimmee river un
til it is flowing into the lake from
the north seven miles wide. As a
result hundreds of acres of tomatoes
and other vegetables planted by
sauatters on the former lake bottoms
are now threatened with inundation.
The rease in the lake in the last few
days is reckoned at from 8 to 10
inches.
While this condition means disas-.
ter to croppers on the lake bottom, Il
brings great satisfaction to boatmen
on whom the lake region depends
largely for its transportation. Until
recently it has been difficult for any
but the shallowest boats to pass
around through the lake from the
mouth of the North New River cana'
into the Hillsborough canal a dis
tance of only few miles. Now, how
ever. boats can make their regular
trips with safety.
No fear Is felt that the lake will
rise beyond what would be considers
a safety level for the crops IN Tn
Everglades surrounding the lake 10
they are on soil from six to eigh
= feet above the water. At one tim
the lake was high enough to overflo'
= these high banks, but the numerou
canals that during the last few year
have been opened up through Il
Everglades tapping the lake, couple
with succession OF unusually dI
y y seasons. have reduced the water le'
y ell of the lake until former cham
markers now stand two city blocl
y back on dry land in many instance
and the present shore line Is all u
- way from one to two miles from q
= original shore line. Much Of the tin
- water is flowing back into the la
from the locks nearest the lake in
the various canals.
" It is recognized that this conditi
Nv is largely due to the abnormally Il
:, : rainfall over the Everglades and
- Kissimmee valley during recent yea
Nc but with the completion of the gre
~ st. Lucie control canal that reacf
81 tide water at Stuart, 200 feet wide a
=" ls feet deep, which according to
- January report of the state drains
:" engineer is 35 per cent complete nj
=, ~ it. is figured by engineers that e'
o in periods Of abnormally high raini
pnu the level Of the lake can be absolut
controlled. The other canals
then he expected to function only
drainage canals, taking no wa
I'VE from the lake but devoting their
me tire capacity to carrying the VIZ
ner from the Everglades proper.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-26
Conditions
Improved
In Egypt
(By Associated Press.)

Washington. March 26.--Internal
conditions in Egypt have greatly i'm
proved according to dispatches today
to the State Department. Quiet has
been restored in Cairo and Alexandra
and the lines Of communication north
Of Cairo are again reopened. !
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-26
Billy Sunday
breaches To
Business Women
Mae Parker, in Tampa Tribune)

Mae Parker, in Tampa Tribune)
,Jumping in where he left off at the
close of the service Sunday nignt'
Billy Sunday, with the same display
os nen and enthusiasm, broke open
. new week with his talk to guests al
tho Tampa Bay Hotel yesterday
morning a. service at the tent In the
osternoon and another sermon last
night.
II was business women's nignt'
at the tent and girls, young women
and old women who earn their own
bread were there a thousand strong
hacking the forward half OF the cen
ter section of seats, listening, strain
ing for every word of Sundays grea
sermon on "The Mercies of Cod
! After the last word had been sai'
and the last prayer asked, Billy sun
dav stretched forth his arms 10 'n
crowd, the invitation to come forWar'
and profess faith in God Rodenea'
or and the choir sang and there wa
stiffness over the throng OF peopl'
anxious it seemed to surged forwar
in an open acceptance of the sa'iou
and yet holding back waiting ,, y
someone to lead the way ~
preachers, get out and do sometnm
Won stand around like a lot OF othei
,, Get out and do something to help u
! Lord" he cried a.
!, was a little boy who came nj !.
to shake the hand of the evahso,'
and then a young girl head Ooweu
III and then another and anotn'
.n,os and threes until fifty wom
:. had walked down the sa"uu'' -
!. to better lives. ,,..uo
$ Tho last note of Rodeheave e
.uan,bone solo hadn't died away WI
4 esndav announced his text sign
!. soemed. for locomotives TO 81
,,so eternal putting and whee7l
:. -b,cb has made it so hard lot
% .nangolist to speak. A shrill wni. .
: was added to the disturbance
= !, night and once baby un's.ast .,,aoti
e. e the requests of a Sunday day, nsse' s~o'
y ,et out a squawk that prlis' ''1-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-26
70 CHILDREN
DEAD AND
20 INJURED
N berlin
(By Associated Press.)

Berlin, March 26.-Seventv chill
dren are dead and twenty injured Sc
riously as the result of stampede
during a Juvenile entertainment at
G.eiwitz. Silesia, on Monday. The
children rushed towards each other
when some one cried "fre.'
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-26

The summer warmth OF Florida
never prostrates man or animal, the
temnerature seldom attaining 100 de'
prees above zero. sultry niEhts are
unknown. Trade winds constantly
h,ow over the state from the Gull
of Mexico and the Atlantic ocean.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-26
Russian Red
Cross Delegation
Released From
Prison
(By Associated Press

Paris, March 26.-The French for
eign Office Is advised that one OF
the first acts of the new hungarian
government was the release of the
Russian Red Cross dele cation iTpris-
oncd IN Budapest because 1t circnlat-
ed Bo.shevik propaganda.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-26
Communications Interrupted
(Rv Associated Press.)

Berlin, March 26.--It is reported
be from Vienna that communication
(ween Vienna and Budapest was in
|rupted through the Cheiso- SlovaK
bture of Raab on the Danube. Be-
Zen the two cities are largely Hun
ian cannon factories situated at
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-26
(By Associated Press.)

Berlin, March 25.--"I take q most
solemn oath that the government
will not surrender to the enemy one
inch Of Germany territory either east
CT west" said DR.. Schiller, minister
of finance, in addressing crowd be-
fore the chancellor's palace Sunday,
according to the Tages Zeitung.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-26
Troops Progress

pndon, March 26.-Troops OF the
|Nak government who pierced the
feyik front on a thirty-mile ser
March IL, continue to progress
lhe Bolshivik POSITION is precar'
according to a Reuter- dispatcf
Omsk.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-26

ocala. March 24-Heavy rains have
damaged he lettuce crop. In some
sections the loss was about so per
cent. while in others there is a total
loss of the crop.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-26

Honey is produced IN practically
every Florida county No state pro
auces a greater number Of nectar
hearing plants and flowers
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-26
5000 TONS
! Of flour AND
| l,500 TONS
| OTHER FOOD
| DELIVERED
! At HAMBURG
AMER IAN SHIP HAS JUST
REACHED THAT PORT WITH
FOOD
lBy Associated Press.l

Berlin, March 26.-The American
steamer West CarnifaA, with six
thousand tons Of -four, and fifteen
hundred tons Of other foodstuffs. has
arrived at Hamburg.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-26
Vote Against REIMBURSEMENT
NV Associated Press.)

Paris, March 2s.-The Prussian
National Assembly has voted unani'
mously against the REIMBURSEMENT by
Germany Of any of the Rhine terri
,cry. according to German dispatches
received here.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-26
french TROOPS
IN BUDAPEST
NOT D|SARNED
| SAYS French
| COMMANDER
(By Associated Pres.)

Copenhagen. March 26.-The COM
mander Of French troops in budapest,
according to wireless from there,
denies the report tina. his soldiers
were disarmed by communists
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-26
|AueusTINE POTATO FIELDS
Egs SUFFERED SEVERE loss

Augustine. March 26.--M
&c than was expected has been
By the heavy rains that foodea
elds in February and the early
d March. The plants are no"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-26
FORMER PREMIER
Of HUNGARY
ASSASS|NATED
(By Associated Press. }

(By Associated Press.)
Berne, March 26. Former Premier
Karolyi of Hungary has been assassi-
mated, according to an uncontirmed
rumor reaching Prague from Buda-
pest.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-26
Want to Link Peace Treaties
(By Associated Press.)

by Associated Press.J
Paris, March 26.-It has become
bwn that a serious effort Is being
be in the highest quarters to Join
ether all the peace treaties with
Fmany Austria, Turkey and Bui'
ia, making one comprehensive
ty in which Germany may Dc
led with other central powers as
+ responsible head. Should the
be adopted it is believed the tour
(ties will be linked together ano
pleted by May 1.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-26

Florida farm land increases IN Tal-
ne 1s5 per cent, each decade The
state contains s7,oOO,OOO acres,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-26
lies All Gone But One American

tBy Associated Press)
Ppen6agen, March26.-A mem
Of the Allied military missions
pt one American officer have iel'
apest, a Vienna dispatch received
Berlin says.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-26
FORMER PRESIDENT
Of HUNGARY
ARRESTED
(By Associated Press.)

Copenhagen, March 26.--Count Ka-
rolyi, former president Of Hungary,
has been arrested and will be brought
before the revolutionary tribunal for
trial, q Vienna dispatch states.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-03

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The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-03
Is KILLED DURING The
.PADEREWSKI RECEPTION

WARSAW. Wednesday. Jan. 1(-By
II" ASsuc!at tcd Press --Iruring the street
celebration attending tbs arrival Of lg-
mace Jan Padcrewski in Warsaw tonight
L balcony "F 4 house collapsed and Is
persons were killed.
Padrr"wsk arrived in Warsaw to-
night a. II O'Clock from Posen. A
great ,hrong OF Poles crowded the
streets and sang and shouted as tho
pianist and Polish leader made his way
from ,hc station To the Hotel Bristol.
whore ~ has established headquarters.
In his passage through the streets. NJ.
PadercswSkt was proceeded and sur
rounded by troops 10 prevent III" Bol-
shcviic clements from carrying out their
threat 10 attack him.
Thr ri;" was decorated with alil'd
and American flags and roses were
sir"wn before NJ. Pad"r"swski as he
rnadc his way 70 his hotel.
tn" newspapers express tho hop" tina,
Mr.. Padc crcwski will h" able TO strength
an tn" patriotic clements in Poland and
undo III" efforts Of those VIII" have been
working toward disorder.
Th" Marie predicts that his arrival
will pr.rIpitat- certain changes IN the
ministry which tn" Conservatives desire
so that thc.- may secure full recoEn!-
ton from thr allies.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-03
FOCH RECEIVES
HUN DELEGATES
GERMAN APPEALS GRANTED ON
PROMISE OF HUNS TO FEOVDE
FUEL AND MACHINERY INTO
DISPUTED TERRITORY.

LONDON. Jan. Ct British Wireless
Service J---,irrma appeals against SuS-
pension by The allies uf intercourse be
tween IN" part rf German territory "H-
cupisd by the allied armies and the rest
Of Germany have h"cn taken into con-
sidera,ion at the hradquartcrs nr Mar
delegation has been received at the mar
sharS headquarters and has been in
formed that as far as military cXiEcn-
cIes pcruut. the appeals have been
granted
According tn an arrangement reached
with the German government the Ger
mans bind themselves 10 furnish to the
occupied zone during tho armiStice "a
much fuel as was sent there in tho
third quarter Of 1915 and also such ma
chinery and pare parts as may be- re-
ouircd BY industries in the occupied re-
gion. In return. the allies will appoint
4 commission to arrange for certain
quantities Of raw materials to be sent
across tho Rhine into Germany. This
will prevent unemployment in which
otherwise might have rcsulted--for cH-
ample. In the iron smelling district OF
Essen and Durtmund, whose supply o:
iron ore from the Lorraine and Saar re-
ginn has hrrn suspended after the armis-
tice. The British military government;
at Cologne announces that. beginning
January l, importatlons Of foodStutfs.
raw materials and expressly authorized
manufactured articles from unoccupicd
Germany are permitted i'll tho territory
occupied by the British troops.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-03
Food Prices in Germany
Soar Beyond the Reach of
Great Majority of People
.ONLY THREE OUT
OF OVER HUNDRED
SHIPS DELIVERED

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.--Only four
ships have been delivered BY the three
great government fabricated shIphullo-
ing plants, Charles Piez, director gem
eral Of the emergency fleet corp0ratlon'
said today in testfyinG bctor" the sen
ate commerce committee. Dlthcultles IN
constructing the yards and in obtain
ing material were largely responsible
for the delays, the witness sald.
Thrce Of the ships have come from
the Hog Island yard. Mr. Pie5 tcstlhed,
and the fourth from thc submarine 10oa'
C.orporat;on plant al Newark, y. j.,
which should have delivered l2+ yes
sels bv last December I. The Merchants
Shinbuildine CORPORATION at Bristol, Pa,
has not yet delivered ship. he salo,
although under it's contract. - shou!o
have. been completed b. December .:
The Hog Island yard delivered ITS thlro
shin today and has launched l. others
the committee WAS told.
Before rcsuminE It's inquiry To-Day INC
committee adopted Il resolution ny sen
uror Nelson Of Minnesota. extending us
investigation 10 include n survey OIL INC
prorrcss of all government merchant
shipbuildng.
The Hog Island yard. Mr.. Piez de-
clar-d. has been the mecca lot repre-
scntutives OF all nations visiting the
United states and generally they nave
EXPRESSED admiration for il. He SAID
the plant eventually would become
big producer.
"I feel most distinctly that it was o
rrea, asset TO have the Hog Island yaro
in reserve. just AZ 1t is II great asSc. y,
~ have n large army in reserve. salu
Mr.. PicZ. 1T has been very erea'
moral factor in our successiui prose-
,utihn OF thr war.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-03
CURB FRAUDS
FNPR0NOT|NG
STOCK SALES
LEGISLATION TO GIVE GOVERN
NENT RIGHT OF SUPERVISION
OVER STOCK TRANSACTIONS
AWAITS APPROVAL OF
sECTY. GLASS.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2.--Fedcral blue
sky" Legislation drafted BY the capital
issues committee and waiting approval
Of Secretary Glass before being submit
ted 10 congress, Is based on plan OF
government supervision OF stock promo
tion proSpectuscs 10 insure accuracy aid
completeness OF the statements. rathcr
than on my attempt TO guarantee aO-
solutcly against fraudulent admnistFa-
tion Of this system would be lett ID
some treasury agency working 1hrouHh
the federal reserve boards machinery.
The proposed system would affect
only stock issucs and then only when
there were interstate transactions.
Bonds would not be considered. rs "fIi-
clals believe tho danger Of fraud in CON
nrctlnn with bond issues is mlFI!ni1eo
hr the necessity Of basing bonds ON ac:-
ual property liens.
Enforcement would be- provided by 4
schedule of fines for each day on which
promotrrs operate without having OBJ
taincd government approval OF tho PROS
pcCtnS.
Scores Of reports received by the cap
ital issues committee since it announc"n
It's mcntion OF quitting operations IN
dicatc that hundreds OF prumotIol
schemes of highly questionable nature
have Developed IL gather great quantI-
tixc Of liberty bonds in exchange Ior
the speculative securities. This con-
dtinn has prompted many officials -
advocate a much more drastic federal
blue sky law than tho proposed rncasdre.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-03
Berger Admits FaUoring A
General Strike To Prevent
America From EnteringWar
FORD GETS COURT
ORDER RESTRAINING
BALLOT DESTRUCTION

DETROIT, Mich. Jan. 2.--An order 10
SHOW rauS,. wiy there should not be re
strained from destroying the oalIo'S
CAS-, IN tn" United states senatorial
election in Michigan. has boon issued TO
every civ. village or township clerk IN
the eastern district Of Michigan. It be-
came known here today. y copy or the
order issued hy Judge j. W. Warning
ton OF the United states court oi ap-
pnals at cincinnati. was received mere
today.
The action, on behalf Of Henry Ford.
who on tho face of tho official count
was defeated for the scnatorship py
Tieutenar, Commander Truman II. New
berry. IS similar To that taken IN the
western district of the state Few days
aro. At that time i was announced
rcrounr would hc sought by Mr.. Ford
The order for the eastern district Is
made rcturnahlc in United states d's-
trict court here January ,.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-03
KAISER BLANES
HUN GENERALS
REPRESENTATIVES, OF FOREIGN
DEPARTMENTS ALSO ACCUSED
OF AIDING IN EK-KAISER'S
DOWNFALL.
Stories as to Kaiser's Health Are Con-
tradictory-Newspapc Allege
He Is well.
CIIondcn Times Wireless. Copyright l'l'
Ey pnhIic Ledger C0mpanyD

CIondon Times Wireless. Copyright 1919
Ey Public Ledger Company
THE HAGUE, Jan. 2.-Thc kaiser ts
irving to throw III" blame for his de-
s.rtion and flight into Holland on MS
responsible couusNllorS. These were
Marshal Hindenbure. General Luden-
dorff and the representatives OF tn" De-
partment of Foreign affairs. The Han
dclSbad says:
professor LAM. who is attending tho
Ex-Kaiser for influenza, was told by the
latter he intended to remain at the front
with his troops until the last moment.
but when tho revolutionary movement
broke out among the German troops in
Belgium and on the Rhine, the kaiser
was actually put off from his country.
If. notwithstanding these circumstances
the kaiser had remained with his troops.
the entente. by increasing the starvation
blockade would have been able TO force
his extradition by the German people,
which would have been heavy disgrace.
Secondly. the kaiser could have given
himself up 10 one OF tho enemy generals.
bu. il would have been a disgrace Tor
the unbeatcn supreme command OF the
unconQurrcd German army.
Thirdly. he might have assembled an
for ous last attack in order TO die Elor-
iouSly. but as the arniStice for whlch
III" arm;- and the people lonEed so much
was imminent. the kaiser could not rec
onciln himself with his conscience &c
sacrifice usclcssly the life OF German
soldier.
"Fourthly. he could have collected q
body Of troops to march by Berlin to
ensure loyalty 10 his house by the sword
This. however. would have unclaimed
civil war In the face of this difficult
prnhlrm III" kais"r decided TO follow
as ne always had don" as constitution
al monarch during his government and
| during t:r war. tho advice OF his re-
srunslhIr councillors Their advics
! unanimously was 10 go to Holland"
TIL" N;euws Van Der Dag learns from
! Amerong"n that tho kaiser is in splendid
health: tho kaisHrinc alone being some-
, what affected by cold. Tho Monarch
| lately has been retired. seldom taking q
! short walk IN IN" park. Rumors ar
| current in Amnrong"n that individuah
] staying ;h'rH and calling thensclvet
! journalists intend making efforts on the
kalSrr'S !i:r.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-03
BOMB CRIME
PERPETRATORS
NOT CAP URED

PHILADELPHIA. Jan. c.-iolico au-
:horiti"s today Expressed n" opinion
hat thc actual perpetrators Of the
bombing ou,rag"s here Monday night
when tho homes ~ thr"" prominent
delphians were partl? wrecked
were men from o'h"r "!tl"s and were
nilntcd ahou, town b. local conf"d"r-
a,es. This belief was Strengthened TO-
dav by tho arrival ot two New York de-
rivcs who\ Immediately began an IN
yss,iEat;"n on behalf q: th" au;h"rIt"S
Of that city. The FIRST thing they did
was to :ake n look 4; Edward Moore"
who - held without bail for furih"7
hearing in cYnn"c;ion with III" nomo
explosions.
Moor. IS sad n have acted IA score
,r-v *s:trs ago Cor William Haywood.
loader o.: "a" Industrial Workers % the
World. row -S"r.tng prison SHn'"ncH
IN ,hr. "-SI. M"ote ~ we'll known 70
,., police. ~ 2 radical
James I:nirln$"m. superintendent OF
.roi:c. whu wat int" the military Scrf-
,c.. last >iIrlfn"r. returned 20 his pl,c"
as head Of IT" police today. dispiacinE
William Z. Mills vino was acting super
;ntrnd.nt and whose home was one "t
hose wrecked by bomb.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-03
MICHIGAN RATIFIES
"DRY" AMENDMENT

LANSING. Mich. Jan. THE Mich
;con legislature tnHaj ratIi'Hd Inc
amendments tn the United states con-
s,irutiuu providing for dry nation
Both houses adopted the resolution
without debate. and the only opposition
.an,. from the House, where three
votes were Gag, against tho proposal.
Michigan is til" siSt"cnth state 10
ratify th. prohibition amendment 10 the
federal constitution. The first four
.tat.s To ratify werr Southern common
wcalths, and nearly half "f til" sixteen
adopting S;ntcs ar" south "f IN" Ohio
river. Only five states west of the
Mississippi river have taken action.
while Michigan makes the fourth.
state north Of tho Ohio and cast OF the
Mississippi 10 ratify. Those states
which have ratified since Virginia first
acted. on January l2. 1915, arc
Virginia. kentucky. Mississippi.
South Caroline North Dakota. Mary
land. Montana, Arizona, Delaware,
Texas, South Dakota, Massachusetts,
Georgia, louisiana, Florida and Mich
iGau.