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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-28
Facts 1bOut Florida

| Key West is nearly 300 miles near
Ell the Panama Canal than any other
American port.
Shad, pompano. Spanish macherel
sheephead, trout, red fish and mullet
are among the many fine food fishes
of Florida. Fishing Is one OF the great
industries of the state.
There are large deposits Of peat In
all parts of Florida.
Flowing artesian wells some fore
ing water as high as 20 feet above
the surface, are found in the various
sections of the state.
Florida has climate allowing the
growth of crops in every month.
Florida can be made to produce
enough sugar to supply most Of the
needs Of America. Sugar cane grows
III every county. Drained swamp land
will yield 20 tons Of cane to the acre
the potential equivalent Of 5000
pounds of granulated sugar, besides
residue Of value.
Florida has some of the largest and
most beautiful springs in the world.
Several Of them flow at the rate Of
two to three hundred thousand gal
Ions per minute, large enough to hoas
steamboats,. Silver Springs. near
Ocala, flows $4,000 minute. It is
believed to be the largest on earth.
Fuel and clothing bills are much
less in Florida than in the colder
north. >
Florida will produce all Of the
American varieties of fiber plants,
including sisal hemp, for which the
Union annually pays Yucatan mil
lions Of dollars.
Florida has $500 miles Of railroads
operated by thirty-0ne different COM
panies
One Florida city sent out to the
smokers Of the country in 1915 over
ISL, 700, 900 cigars.
The Royal Palm State Park, *
miles from Miami. is the only one In
the Union owned and promoted by tho
Federation Of woman's clubs; 1t con-
tains a wonderful collection Of trees.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-02-28
For Sale

We have some excellent acre tracts Jus,
right for groves:
ten-acre tract, with 100 bearing trees.
small house. ~ miles from city limits, g, Ooc
] ten-acre tract two miles from city, s,seS
small house and some bearing trees
WI 4Q-acre tract rs in grove.
Il 4o-acre tract. ,l.7oo.
lo.acre tract. $4,000
= tracts very best citrus land. l8e q and
zoo . at q bargain.
ll-room house near depot.
Groom plastered house, modern. closs Ia !.
a bargain II sold at once
5-room house at $500, terms 70 suit
5-room house. at $1,000 Just outside city
t-room house on South Florida. ss.oes
We have many bargains in all parts Of c,ty
and country. -"
The evening world., 1920-08-03
WOMAN SLAYER -
PLANNED TO RISK
ARREST TO GET GIRL
Mrs. Sokolowsky, Who Poured Acid
on Husband, Had Boys Suit
for Daughter. ,a-..

Mrs. Alexandria Sokolowsky, in Uhe
Tombs awaiting extradition to New
Haven on a charge Of numbering her
husband, Frank, a labor leader, by
pouring carbolic acid on him ito spoil
his good looks" admits that she had
planned to risk arrest in New Haven
in an effort to get her five-year-old
daughter, Adona.
She had obtained as Il disguise for
the girl a boys blue suit, and a new
hat, veil and other articles to conceal
her own identity. The clothing was
TUNED over to the police by Mrs
Abraham Moiseyeff OF No. SOL West
122d Street, whose baby Mrs. So!So-
lowsky had been taking care Of for
ten days.
In telling how she planned 70 get
possession of her daughter the
prisoner said that five days after sno
killed her husband she slipped back
to New Haven and walked past the
home of the neighbor with whom she
had left the girl, but could not get a
glimpse of her and came back to New
York.
The evening world., 1920-08-03
Carried Poison Tablets Two
Weeks Before Swallowing
Them-Doctor Saves Her.

Heartbroken because her sweet
hear. John Mlihiadis, son Of n
wealthy tobacco merchant sailed
suddenly three weeks ago TO reioln
hts father IN Constantinnple. Clara
kammerer, twenty-tWp. of No. 146
West 105th Street, a pretty brunette
manicure, who has a booth at No. II
broadway, swallowed two bichloride
of mercury tablets early to-day. The
poison would surely have blotted out
her life, IL was declared but for tho
prompt action OF DIR. Foster. who hur-
ried to the girls home in a Knicker-
booker Hospital ambulance. and after
much exertion succeeded in saving
her.
CLARA rooms with Gail Hope, another
manicure, who works in the Rialto
Building. The entire neighborhood
was aroused early this morning when
Clara returned home She was wildly
hysterical and threw herself on the
floor writhing in pain. She declared
she had swallowed poison. Patrolman
Briscoe of the West Tooth Street Sta
ton sent in the ambulance call, which
brought quick response.
Life was moving smoothly for the
pretty little manicure until three
weeks ago when her sweetheart re-
ceived a cable message from his
father, whom he represented in New
York, to make all speed to Constan-
tinople. He found the steamer Meg
glli of the National Greek Line was
ready to sail, and he took passage
without delaying even to write to
Clara. In lieu Of letter he en-
trusted TO his friend, NJ. A. Galanos,
a steamship agent Of No. a White
hall Street. Verbal message to the
girl.
She secured the bichloride Of mer-
curry tablets a fortnight ago, and is
believed to have been endeayoring
during two despairing weeks to mus
ter courage to take the poison. She
said she had swallowed two tablets.
But she will live thanks to the doc
tor and the stomach pump,
Clara came here from Atlanta, Ga,
three years ago.
The evening world., 1920-08-03
BOARDER SLAIN,
HUSBAND is HELD
Hoboken Man Alleged to Have
Claimed He Shot Reilly In Self
Defense.

Ernest Kramer. No 40 Monroe
Street, Hoboken. was arralgned before
Recorder Carston to-day and held with
out bail on the charge OF numbering
Michael Reilly. boarder In his home.
CHIEF OF Police Hayes says Kramer
has confessed the shooting and will at
tempt to justify It on the ground that
Reilly pointed a pistol at him and pro-
claimed himself boss OF tho house"
He wouldn't even let me have any
thing to say about my own wife,"
Kramer Is quoted. "He said my wife
was his hoUsekeeper ana he was going
to lay down the rules"
The shooting occurred last night in
the Kramer home. Kramer said no
found his wife and Reilly In the kitchen.
The old quarrel was resumed and
Kramer says Reilly drew gun and
stood In the doorway aiming at him.
The police say Kramer has confessed
that as ne drew back he pulled gun
from his pocket. fred three shots at
Reilly, who sank TO the floor without
having fired.
Reilly. the police say. had revolver
In his hand when his body was taken
up. This would tend to corroborate the
- on hc,a a. d material Witness, va - +:
free when she said she could not testify
against her husband. IL u reported
that Reilly was worth about f25, 900 In
securities and thRtShe had a bank bal
ance OF $4,000.
The evening world., 1920-08-03
so PER CENT. MELON
IN SCHULTZ STOCK
Company Declares Dividend ESti-
mated Equal % 100000
to 100000 Cash.

The Schultz Retail Stores Corpora
ton, holding company for the various
Schultz tobacco interests, to-day an
nounced a stock dividend of apporM-
mately so per cent, payable Aug. "a
to all holders Of common stock Of rec
ord Aug. 10.
At the Offices of the company, No.
$50 Broadway, 1t was said that there
were at present outstanding approx
mately 10000 shares of stock of no
par value, but quoted on the Curb
Market at around sos share. 1t Is
estimated in financial circles that the
new issue OF scrip would be equiva-
lent 10 a cash dividend of between
S3.0O0,0OO and 100000 even II the
stock slumps ON the market with the
announcement
Tho Schultz Retail Stores Corpora
ton was organized last September as
the holding company for all OF the
Schultz interests including The
Schultz Realty Company the Mutual
Coupon Company and the cigar max
ing plants OF the company.
The evening world., 1920-08-03
NO MORE WHISKEY
TO BE WITHDRAWN
Kramer Shuts off All Permits IN
State and Says It's Hand to
Buy Booze Here.

John F. Kramer. Chief Prohibition
Enforcement Commissioner for the
United States. to-day 'ordered that no
more permits for whiskey Withdrawals
be issued in New York State. He re-
vegled that $4,000. 900 gallons OF whLskey
have been withdrawn from the total OF
60 600. 900 gallons In bonded warehouses
on Jan. 16 when the Prohibition Amend
ment became effective.
Mr. Kramer spent the day with james
Shevlin. Prohibition Director for the
Eastern District. at the Custom House,
and will return 20 Washington tonight
Mr.. Shevlin with stan VIII go 70
Saratoga tomorrow 10 supervise en-
forcement during the Democratic State
gathering and the races.
Il am more than satisfied with me
way prohibition has been enforced Ia
New York State,' stated Mr.. Kramer.
Il believe II Is harder 20 purchase q
drink OF real whiskey In New YORK
than In any other city OF the country
with the possible exception of Chicago,
Boston and territories which were dry
long before the Eighteenth Amsndmsne
went into effect"
The evening world., 1920-08-03
SAYS RAIL RATES
OFFER NO EXCUSE
FOR PROFITEERING
Should Cut Down Living Cost
Declares Railroad Execu-
tiveS' Association.
WILL IMPROVE SERVICE.
More Revenue viii Help Sta
Billie Industry and End\So
- Called Gambling
Element"

The Association Of Railroad Exc
olItives, No. 81 Broadway, to-day
gave out figures that will spike the
guns OF profiteers who try to boost
prices on the excuse that freight rates
have gone UP.
Instead OF Increased prices, the
higher rates may be looked to to bring
down some prices, in the opinion Of
officials OF the Association. They
base this on the theory that the in.
creased revenues will enable the roads
to give better service and help to
stabilize industry.
BY eliminating uncertainty in de-
hveries that has been harmful TO
manufacturers and builders, It Is as
serted they will eliminate the so called
gambling element" now present in
Industrial operations and TO that ex-
tent reduce cost of operation. Losses
paid to labor kept idle while waiting
for a few barrels of cement that per-
haps was in some congested freight
yard nearby, for instance. will be done
away with. Labor and material
prices may remain high, the statement
says, yet the finished product may be
produced for less ultimate cost.
Figures OF the association, compiled
by Julius Kruttschnitt of the South
ern Pacific Railroad, show that in the
last thirty years freight rates and
commodity prices have acted indie
pendently.
Thus, between 1ss and 1850
frekghts dropped Ii per cent and
prices dropped 10 per cent; from 1888
to 1900, fre'ghts dropped another ~
per cent. but prices went up q Uar
cent; from 1900 to 1905, freiEhts M
creased 2 per cent. and prices m
creased 3 per cent; from 1905 TO 1910,
freights increased l per cont. and
urices Increased IL per cent IRON
1910 to 1915, freights dropped per
cent, but prices increased 0 per cerk.:
from 1915 to 1917, freights dropped an
other l per cent, but prices iumped
90 per cent; from December. 1917. to
May, 1918, rates we're stationary. but
prices went up 7 per cent. In the
{ seal year ending MAY. 1919, rates
advanced Is per cent, but commodq-
ties dropped per cent. the first de-
cline for twenty-h years. but in tho
next six months, ending December.
1919 although there was no change in
rates, prices advanced II per cent.
Since 1914, the associations figures
show. the average value per ton Of
freight has increased from $50 to S119.
or more than double. The freight rate
Increase was from 50 $3.50, or 40 per
cent. The relation of freight rates 90
the value of the commodities, 3.6 per
cent. in 1914, was "a ptr cent. in 1919.
A 20 per cent. incrcaEe OF freights
would mean 10 cents ton more, which
ought not to have much effect on
loaf Of bread, a suit of clothes or "A
pair of shoes
The evening world., 1920-08-03
SHIPWRECKED LADS
SAVED FROM RIVER
Policeman Rescued Them When
Raft Broke Up as They
PLAYED Pirates.

Patrolman Francis Rice OF the Am
sterdam Avenue station. who Is known
TO police pals as THE water rat" was
rowing on the North River with his
wife and son out IN the middle ~
the stream they saw small raft with
two boys clinglng to It. Rice at once
started rowing for the shipwrecked
lads. But the tide and wind were both
against him and he was forced back
twice. On his third attempt he mar
aged to reach the lads. FThey were
John Burke and Joseph Guggle OF No
45l East i65th Street.
They wree taken TO the boathouse,
where surgeon from st. Lawrence
Hospital revived thom after policeman
had given them first aid. They said
that they had started from home early
to-day intending to play pirates ON the
river. but their pirate ship" raft broke
up and they had been chngng to tile
fragments for two hours when rescued.
The evening world., 1920-08-03
CRANK" WHO GOT
KIDNAPPED BABY'S
RANSOM IS CAUGHT
BloodhOundS Help Capture
Man Seeking $4,000 More
After Swindling Coughlins.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 8.-"The
Crank" so-called because OF the name
he signed to many letters in which
he claimed he was the kidnapper of
Blakely Coughlin, infant son of
George A. Coughlin of Norristown.
who was stolen from his crib June 2,
is in custody, George A. Leonard,
chief postal inspector in this dis
trict announced positively to-day.
Coughlin, in response to demands
made by "The Crank placed $12, 900
in a place designated at Swedeland,
Pa. The money was taken, but the
child was not returned.
According to postal inspectors "The
Crank was caught yesterday after
noon in a swamp near Egg Harbor,
n. j., when he went to get an addl-
tional $4,000 which the inspectors
led him to believe had been hidden
there.
81 can say positively The Crank is
in custody" said Chief Leonard to-
day. Il do not know where ne Is at
present, but | know he L. with in
spcctOrs from this department"
According to Adolph Collier, Mayor
Of Egg Harbor force OF 10 postal
inspectors, with two bloodhounds,
were engaged for several days in in
designations around Egg Harbor.
Their search took them to various
township the neighborhood
1t Is believed 1.-THE suspect viii be
arralgned at once bC fore "A United
tSates Commissioner either In Phlla-
delphla or Atlantic city, with the pos
Slble alternative Of Trenton as the
place where the hearing will be held.
The evening world., 1920-08-03
JIMMY VALENTINE"
HELD IN 500, 900
Charged With Grand l.aneny in
Connection With "Q
$4,000 in Securities.

Anthony Colonna, No. Sp East 18th
Street. known to the police as Jimmy
Valentine" because OF hts alleged abll-
ity TO open safes. was arragned be-
fore Magistrate Smith this afternoon
on the charge of grand larceny In con-
nection with the theft on March 20 last
OF LOO shares OF various securities
valued ut SliS.OOO from Hartman q
Co. No Ill Broadway.
The complainant was Detective
Mlndhelm. who told the court there hr
reason to believe Colonna induced a
boy named Gardner. fifteen years old.
and who Is known TO the police as
"AngaI Face" to steal the securities.
Gardner In charged with grand lar
ceny
Assistant District Attorney Lehman
said that the District Attorneys office
IL investigating this robbery and asked
that Colonna be held In 100000 bail.
US be- is now out on bail on two
charles pending trial In the Court OF
Genefal Sessions. Magistrate Smith
fixed the ball at that amount. and In
default of a bond. ColonnA was re-
manded to the Tombs 20 await exam
ination Thursday
The evening world., 1920-08-03
RED TAXIS
FOR THE ORDINARY
CITY EMPLOYEES
Parade Before Hizzoner at
City Hall-Commissioners
Hold On to Big Cars.

Twenty-Five black and red taxi
cabs, purchased blythe city to pre-
vent joy-rldlnR in expensive city,
owned automobiles by officials below
tho grade of Commissioner. passed in
review before Mayor Hylan In City
Hall Plaza to-day. Two OF the cars
baked until some time after the cere-
monies.
The tRxis. which carry speed
ometers instead OF regulation meters.
are Ford baby limousipes with spokes
and splash boards of Murphy red.
As Plant and Structures Commits
sioner WhRlen explained. the Murphy
referred to is not the 1ammany
leader. ..fI
Commissioners whalen says the
twenty-five cars were purchased with
a budget appropriation Of $50, 900 plus
IN exchange Of fifteen second hand
touring cars. II In understood that
the installation OF the twenty-five
taxicabs. which must be used by
city officials only when engaged in
city business, will mean the abolition
OF an equal number of touring cars.
The chauffeurs Of the municipal
taxls wear gray hats with black peaks
and gray busters. Each cab, like the
public hack under the supervision OF
the City License Department, has it's
printed set of regulations. Among
these is the following: Gentlemen,
when seated, always keep their feet on
the floor"
The evening world., 1920-08-03
HELD FOR TWO RoBBERIES.
brooklyn Wan Accused of HOIdup
and Newsstand Theft.

Arraigncd to-day on a charge OF rob
bling a newsstand, Robert Milan OF No.
3l4 2gth street. Brooklyn, also was ac-
cuscd OF participating In a holdup last
night Dominck Scutari, owner OF a
new ssstand at No 6Ss Fourth Avenue.
accused Milan OF rhing his stand on
July % OF 500 worth OF goods Milan
waived examination and was held TO
the Grand Jury on this charge.
lie then was held without bah for
further examination on charge Of br-
ing one OF two men VINO held up Clem-
ent T.. Sims Of No $40 Eighth Avenue.
Brooklyn. assistant office manageE OF
the Popular Science Monthly Sims
baid the men held his arms behind him
s~a sfole hia fe0l r.r9 and NE .snfob
The evening world., 1920-08-03
TWO SHOT AND ONE
ROBBED BY BANDITS
Police Seek Two Men for Series
OF Hold-UpS in

A series OF hold-ups about Eighth
Street and Fourth and Fifth Avenues.
Brooklyn. led tho police to-day 70
search for two bandits believed to be
responsible for them all.
Clement Sims. clerI. living at No
SIG Eighth Avenue, was on his way
home at A. NJ. yesterday when Two
men asked him the time. As he pulled
out his watch one man pinioned his
arms from behind and the other took
his watch stick pin, ring and IS, a Total
OF 5000 in value
on Saturday night, block away two
men answering the description OF the
ones who robbed Sims. shot two Ital-
ians who had fougl- against being
robbed. Neither OF the men was ser
lousy hurt.
The evening world., 1920-08-03
BROOKLYN GROCERS
AFTER PRODUCE MEN
Viii Meet to Check Profiteering on
the Part of Small Dealers
Here,

The Brooklyn Retail Grocers Assoel-
alton will meet this week to discuss
plans for stopping prohteering by small
produce dealers who are blamed for
the present high prices Of potatoes and
other vegetables, which. although at
the top price to consumers to-day are
rotting in Riverhead. L. l., centre of
the potato belt, because the farmers
cannot get enough to pay the cost of
production.
Because Of market manipulation by
the small dealers. retail prices to-day
are higher than in famine years when
the wholesale price was then four
times its present rate.
New York consumers are not tho
only sufferers. In RiVerhead, where
farmers are unable to get over 81 50
per bushel potatoes are retailing at
$500. Cabbages are being fed to hogs
because OF the low wholesale price.
The evening world., 1920-08-03
AT 80 HE ADOPTS NURSE, 81.
Capt. Clark, EN-LIOyda Manager,
TO Make Mrs. FOwIo His Heir.

Capt. Arthur II. Clark. eighty, OF No
l4l Henry Street, Brooklyn, former
manager Of Lloyds On America, was
granted permission by County Judge
McDcrmott in Brooklyn to-day to adopt
as his daughter, Mrs. Mabel s. Fowle
Of Newburyport, Mass. Mrs EOwle is
ntty two years old.
II was stated that recently Can't
Clark was Waiting In Massacihusetts
when he was taken IA with pneu-
mOnla. Mrs. Fowle was called in. and
nursed him through the Illness. II was
represented THAT Capt Clark wishes to
make her his heir
capt Clark retired several years
ago and receives "A pension OF S. 900
year. lie owns considerable property.
The evening world., 1920-08-03
WHITE CLEARS HIS BROTHER.
william Pleads Guilty 10 Receiy-
ing Stolen Honds.

hNoneratlng his brother John, twenty
one william A. white. twenty seven. o:
No. liS Chestnut Street. BROOKLYN. ended
his trial to-day before County Judge Nc.
Dcrmott and a Jury In Brooklyn nv
phadlng guilty 70 criminully receiying
w, 1000 In stolen securities. John Wbitr
yXyhSo lives with his brother. freed al once
The White brothers We're arrestod g.,
connection with the Investigation OF Wall
street bond thcfts for which william
BarrA2lOugh OF No. j6S Columbia street
and Richard Armstrong Of No IE5S
Greene Avenue. both Of Brooklyn. have
pleaded guilty
The evening world., 1920-08-03
AoUITANIA DOING % KNOTS.
sips Maiden Trip Rs oil burner
Being Closely watched.

An average speed of % knots an hour
had been maintained up 10 noon to-day
by the steamship Aquitanla which
sailed from New York for Southampton
SaturdayNit was learned from a radio
graph message received here this al
ternoon, The shtp had made 1883
mies.
The big steamer recently was con-
veTted into an oil burner and her speed
on this trip over the southerly course
through water OF the temperature OF a
hot bath. IL being closely watched. Up
TO Monday noon. the photograph stated
she had maintained am average speed
OF 2328 knots.
The evening world., 1920-08-03
NEAR EAST RELIEF TO GO ON.
Work Must Re Intensified, says
Judge EIkuH.

Judge Abram I. Elkus formerly Am
basSodor 10 Turkey announced to-day
that the Near East Relief will continue
the work It has been doing.
Unless the S2l .Ol2. 900 80 far CON
trbutod to relief In this part OF the
world is TO go for nothing" he said
The work of the Near East Relief for
the past year must not only b. con
tinucd hut b. intensified. The With
drEwal OF the flour supply hitherto fur.
niShed by the American Relief Admin
makes this need more imperative.
The evening world., 1920-08-03
UNWILLING IN O'RYAN'S TOWN
Twenty-TOn boulder 90 Honor War
Heroes at salem Centre.

A twenty-ton boulder with an inlald
bronze tablet will be unveiled at Salem
Centre, Westchester County. In front OF
the town hall next Saturday afternoon
In honor Of the thirty six North Salem
men who served In the war. At the head
OF the list Is the name OF Major Gen.
John +. O'Ryan. Commander Of the 9th
Division He is expected to BE- one OF
the speakers.
The boulder was rolled 20 It's site by
100 North Sale mresidentg Originally.
1t was on hillside mile and half
away, near Gen Grants old hoe
The evening world., 1920-08-03
WADSWORTH SEES TROOPS.
senator Reviews brooklyn ReEi-
ment Mt Camp Upton.

Review by United States Senator
James w, Wadsworth this afternoon
was the added attraction which drew
spectators to tho field drill of the
Twenty third Regiment of Brooklyn,
now doing the annual oben-air man,
o, dvres at Camp Upton, l.. |. Col.
Fairservice, Col stewart. Capt Read
and Major Hermann inspected the.
kltohen to-day and cOmpllmented tho
men on its appearance.
While the officers and men find Up
TONS rough, sloping parade ground
nhnuer imam the armory floor for drill
same hiSh efficiency as in previous re-
views whoa passing before Senator
WadswOrth W.