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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-03
CASHIER, AWAKENED BY EXPLOSION
AFRAID TO INTERRUPT The ROBBERS
House, Fifty Yards From Scene of Crime Covered by SeahEg
-Four Charges of NOglycene Used to Blow Open SaeBan-
dts Escape Auto Leaving No Clew Except the Boy the Vault
Believed to be Four Men in the Pary-Ocers Securing the
Surrounding Country
were used

were used.
Monney, the Gainesville youth.
stated upon being rescued from the
vault that during the night he was
walking along the street near the ho-
tel. The bandits had just robbed the
railroad office, and we're on their way
to the bank. They seized him. placed
a handkerchief over his mouth and
eyes, and dragged him to the bank.
where they locked him in one Of the
vaults. He says they did this to pre-
vent him from raising an alarm. He
is being held, according to adviceS
there today, on account Of conflict
in his stories as to what time of
night the bandits seized him Monney
left his home at Gainesville about two
years ago and had not been heard
of until a few days ago, when he APP
peared at Largo for visit with his
brother
ALL WIRES AND POLES CUT
The bandits, who were unmasked.
upon entering the quiet little town,
chopped down all telephone and tele-
graph wires. and even put the under
ground cable out OF commission. They
first went to the A. G. l.. railroad
office, and "jimmied' the safe, and
after ransacking lhe money boxes.
went quietly to the bank building,
where they completed their sensa-
tional robbery, and departed through
the darkness in an automobile.
1t is believed at least four men took
part in the robbery, but only two evi-
IDENTIFY had any active part in blowing
the safes.
The banks loss is covered by $780,
900 burglar insurance.
officers in all surrounding towns
today are searching for the men, but
up to this afternoon no clue had re-
shifted
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-03
SPIRIT OF PROGRESS
STRIKES AFGHANISTAN|
lBy Associated Press.l }

Bombay, Feb .. Life in Afghanis-
tan is speeding up, writes frontier
correspondent of the Times of India.
Three carloads OF motorcycles have
recently arrived at Jellalabad for
Prince kasir Jan, the director of COM
munications, who intends oorganize
a despatch rider service throughout
the country.
Orders have been issued by the
Amir's government for contracts to-
construct macadamized roads through
the country to the capital, and for the.
importation OF automobile vehicles.
Firms are also invited to establish.
woolen mills and sugar refineries at
habul. the capital.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-03
SOUTH FLORIDA FAIR OPENS TODA1
AT TAMPA WITH RECORD CROWD AMI
WEATHER CONDITIONS WONDERFUL
NEW YORK CRIMINALS
TAKE REFUGE IN ENGLAND
CBy Associated Press.)

Southampton, Eng, Feb 2.-Crimi-
nails driven out of New York by the
efforts to suppress the crime wave
there are fleeing to England as stow
aways on British ships. say the Brit
ish mariners. One captain told a mag
istrate here that stOwaways had been
discovered on board every Cunard
ship that sailed from New York for
England for the last three months
Eight stowaways were found on the
liner Imperator on her last trip. They
were sentenced to pay a fine of 90
pounds each or serve one month in
prison.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-03
AMERICAN SPORT SLANG
.CORRUPTING SPANISH

Madrid, Feb. 2.-An unexpected OBJ
;tacle to the spread of football and
lther field sports in Spain has arisen
in the shape of protests from peda-
gogues and other language purists
who are Illuminating against the use
of English words imported with the
sport. They assert the constant
4xclamations as Shoot" Coal"
shouting during the game of such
Pass" and "Hurrah,' in English is
having the effect of spelling the pure
Spanish terms for "footbalista,' as
the player usually designates himself
and for all of the other hybrid words
forced into the Spanish language by
followers of the sport.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-03
THE WEATHER

The low pressure area which was
over the upper Lake region Wednes-
day morning has advanced eastward
over the ST. Lawrence valley, and has
caused light snow over the northeast!
ern states. The high pressure area
which was over the southern plains
states yesterday has moved south
eastward over the east Gulf states.
but has decreased in intensity. 1t has
caused generally fair weather over
the southeast, and lower tempera-
lures. Gainesville this morning re-
ports a temperature of SO and light
frost.
In the west, pressure is high on the
Pacific coast and low over the plains
states. Rain or snow has fallen over
Washington, Utah. and North Dakota.
and temperatures have risen over the.
Plateau, Rocky Mountain and Plains;
regions. No very low temperatures
are reported from any part of the,
country this morning.
Indications are for fair and some
what warmer weather in the vicinity
of Tampa tonight and Friday. Saturs
day probably fair.
WALTER ]. BENNETT,
Tampa Weather Bureaus
Temperatures Elsewhere
The first column indicates highast
temperature yesterday; the second.
lowest last night, and the third, pre-
cipitation.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-03
(By Associated Press.)
DAWES is EMPHATIC

Charles Dawes former head Of the
rmy supply procurement service in
GRANGE. told the House war Investigate
ng committee today that their work
was rendered useless through the in
ection of partisan politics.
You can not put blotch on the
lrmy. What the hell did We go i'll
or? To steal money? 1t was not Re-
publican or Democratic war; 1t was
III American war.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-03
CLONTS AND AFFORD PUT
UNDER HEAVIER BONDS

At the hearing before Commission
err Cone at Tampa Yesterday, the
bonds of Sam Clonts and ID. T. AL
ford. Lakeland men. were placed ar
$500 each. AS stated in yesterday s
Telegram their cases are set for trial
next week.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-03
DENMARK WITNESSES
PARADE OF IDLE MEN
(By Associated Press.O

Copenhagen, Feb. "a procession
of unemployed estimated at $4,000.
eft the city hall here this afternoon,
marching toward the parliament
building and the kings palace, de-
manding work.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-03
HARDING NAVIGATING
INDIAN RIVER TODAY

Fort Lauderdale. Feb. 3.-Delayed
by channel distractions, Senator
Hardings houseboat pushed its way
slowly northward in the Indian river
Today on the second leg of the cruise
back to st. Augustine. He expected
to reach Palm Beach late today,
where he will play golf and have din
ner ashore at a private house.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-03
FRENCH BOXING CHAMPION
RECEIVES PRIZE AND GIVES
1T TO HIS NATIVE CITY

Paris. Feb. AT the recent ban
quet given by the French Federation
of Boxing in honor of Georges Car
pentier. the French champion received
the 10.000-franc purse offered by the
Academy of Sports for the greatest
athletic performance TO the year. Car.
pentier announced that he would pre-
sent the sum to his native town, Lie
Ven, near Lens.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-03
MADEIRA DAY SET APART
AS MEXICAN HOLIDAY
(By Associated Press.)

Mexico City, Feb. 9.-Mexico has a
new holiday to add to the many al
ready observed. Congress has decreed
Nov 20 shall be legal holiday, COM
memorating the revolt of Francisco
V. Medero against the Huerta regime.
The Ocala Baseball association
elected officers recently and made
plans for the coming season.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-03
ROBBERS LOOT BANK AND RAILROAD OFFICE At LARGO
THIS MORNING ESCAPING WITH THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
LABOR LEADERS APPEAL
FOR WAGE AGREEMENT
(By Associated Press.1

Chicago, Feb. 3. Arguments
against the abrogation of national
wage agreements between railroads
aid employees We're presented today to
the railroad labor board. Members of
the board indicate that decision may
be reached in an executive session
FRriday.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-03
FALLS SIXTEEN TORIES
AND SPRAINS LITTLE FINGER
(By Associated PressD

New York, Feb. \3.-Nathan Cohen,
structural iron, worker, who plunged
from the top of new sixteen story
building yesterday, reported for work
today. The fall was broken by d
heavy canvas debris receptacle
stretched from the fifth story. Ills
little finger was sprained.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-03
DISARMAMENT
RESOLUTION IS
BEFORE HOUSE

Both Bodies Have Resolution for a
World Conference Under Con-
sideration-It Authorizes Pres
ident to Invite Nations to Send
Representatives to Washington
to Take Up Entire Subject of
War Strength.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-03
BOY FROM GAINESVILLE LEFT
IN VAULT BY ROBBERS HELD
FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION

HE CLAIMS HE WAS SEIZED ON THE STREET BY THE BANDITS
WHO GAGGED HIM AND LOCKED HIM UP TO PREVENT HIS
GIVING AN ALARM WHILE THEY WERE GOING THROUGH
THE BANK AND OFFICE
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-03
WEATHER FoREcAs

Lakeland ana Vicinity
Fair and somewhat
warmer tonight and
Friday. Fair Saturday
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-05-12
SKAGIT RIVER SCENE OF GOLD RUSH
1000 Men liked Into Cascades and Out Again
GOLD FOUND ON RUBY CREEK IN 1880

the food This rate was acceptable
and as matter OF fact, was good
pay in those times. but the men
wanted to be assured that they
would get their money when the
work was done.
Well" the engineer said. I'VE are
taking our chances on the govern
ment and I suppose you will have
to do the-same."
Their opinion of the government
was apparently much the same as
that held by some of the red breth.
rem at the present time, for they
decided against the good job on the
raft for a chance to work in the har.
vest fields at less per day and hard
er work. 1t was planned then to
have the headwaters of navigation at
Sank City. or Rockport.
The rush after gold served one
purpose in the opening up of the
eastern end of Skagit county to set
tiers. When Mr.. Behrens got his
four-yeRr contract to carry the mail
he went before the county commits.
sioners and got them to appropriate
some money to cut horse trails into
the upper country. These trails grad.
ually developed into roads and peo-
pie went into the valleys to take up
their farms and build mills to cut the
immense fir trees into lumber.
But even after the upper country
was fairly we'll settled most of the
business with the towns on the Sound
was carried on by canoes and IL a
man did not have a canoe, or know
how to keep one of them right side
up, he had To hire some one to carry
him.
Il don't see any canoes when l go
up there now" said Mr. Behrens.
who recently returned from Olympia.
where he represented the Queen An
ne Hill district of Seattle in the leg
islature. There is a railroad now up
post GoodelIs landing, where we
used to leave the canoes and RATS
and shoulder. our packs. 1t seems
strange after all these years that
this city should be developing the
Skagit for power. l used to look
at that beautiful stream where 1t
flows through the gorge and marvel
at the possibilities FOR developing
power there. That was long beofre
big hydro-electric plants, too, but the
force was there and ! was strongly
impressed by it."
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-05-12

Up on the Skagit river the City of
Seattle is putting in millions of dol.
lars. Forty years ago thousands of
men whine up to the same place pre-
pared to take out millions OF dol
lars. The men who went up there
were fooled. There are those who
say that the City of Seattle is being
fooled. AS the Mexican says with
the so suggestive shrug of his shout
ders, "Quien Sabe."
1t was in the winter of 1879 that
Jack Rawley, Charley Pressentin and
Otto Clemment came down from
Ruby creek with native gold to back
their announcement that they had
real diggings on the upper waters
of the Skagit river In the Cascades.
And then, as in the California dis
covery before and the Klondyke,
Nome and Tananana discoveries
since, came the deluge.
There were no railroads, or any
other kind OF roads in Skagit county
at that time except the few from
ranch to ranch on the LaConner
flats. There were no trails for
horses. The only ways to get any
where were to go by canoe where
there was a river to float it, or to
walk where there vas not.
There were steamboats, on the
Sound and they were pressed into
service to carry the crowds up the
ted. Beyond steamboat range RATS
and canoes were towed from shore
by long lopes and man power, any
way to get supplies up into the foot
hills.
More than 1000 men overran the
upper reaches of the Skagft that
summer and prospected the Ruby
and all adjoining creeks. Bed rock
was dug for and eagerly scanned,
but no gold. Ruby City at the mouth
of the creek had doomed and the
creek been lined with cabins, but to-
noavail. Colors there were-and are
and occasionally by dint of much
labor a little dust was collected to-
gether. But for the men who had
gone in looking for fortunes there
was nothing to do but get back to
Seattle again, as quickly and cheap.
ly as possible.
Most of the men were broke"
They had spent all they had getting
together their grubstake and moving
T. up ON the creek. The rush" had |
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-05-12

been the making of Seattle and start
ed a building boom, forerunner of
the one that followed the discovery
of gold on the Klondyke. While it
had been hard work polling the Ca
noes up the rapid river it was like
sliding down hill to come back and
the canoe loads of men made a rush
harvesting and get money enough to
last them over the winter. Others
went to the logging camps.
While coming down the river was
easy and swift, it was also danger
Gus. At Portage the canoes were un-
loaded and carried around the rapids.
One boat load OF rIen in too much
of a hurry to play the game safe.
wetn through the lower rapids, ls
of them, and the heavily loaded boat
was swamped and six of the men
drowned. That was one of the sad
features of the summer rush.
The following summer, with
speed that might have been that Of
teh recent postal administration, the
government decided to have mail de-
livered at Ruby City and let a con-
tract to have the mail carried into
the mountains. Adolph Behrens sub
let this contract and for the year
up over Sourdough noun
tains TO the abandoned hamlet where
the few miners who wouldn't, or
couldn't. let go held QUE a forlorn
hope.
The mail contract called for de-
livery twice a week. but it took Mr..
Behrens ten days TO make the round
trip polling up the river from Mt.
Vernon and climbing over the poor
trail into Tie hills. Next year he
signed a four-year contract to deliv.
er the mail as far as Birdseye. just
above Hamilton.
The federal government again took
notice of the gold rush by sending
an engineer to clear out the Skagit
river. A big raft was built at Lyman
and on this the engineer and his
help rs floated down to the Sound
pulling out submerged logs anG snags,
blowing rocks and making the river
safe for navigation. A couple of men
came along while this raft was being
built and asked for work. The en-
yineer took them on and then the
question of pay arose The engineer
offered them $3.50 . day, they to pay
heir pro rata share Of the cost OF
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-05-12
PuREBRED LIVESTOCK


Helping toll the death knell to
scrub stock, 155 dairy and livestock
breeders in the state Of Washington
have agreed to raise nothing but
purebred stock on their farms. What
com county leads in the campaign
with forty farmers cooperating;
Clallam has twenty-six, King twenty
one, Lewis nineteen, Kittitas sixteen.
Snohomish thirteen, with Klickitat,
Okanogan, Grays Harbor, Stevens, Pa
cifc and Yakima following In re-
spective order.
The farmers who have enrolled in
the purebred livestock work. now
own 5.132 head of dairy cows, beef
cattle. horses, swine and sheep, of
which 1892 head are purebred, with
only 295 head OF scrubs. The bal
ance OF the stock owned are grades
and cross-breeds.
Poultry tops the list with $3.50
purebred birds out OF 40.S06 enrolled.
Poultrymen believe in purebred
stock and are pushing the use Of it
as much as possible.
The campaign for better stock was
originated by the United States De-
partment OF Agriculture in Deem
Der, 1919. and has been conducted in
this state through the extension serv-
ice OF the State College and the coun-
ty agents. The campaign, while not
on the whirlwind type, is one that
Is gazing ground and means much to
the dairy and livestock interests OF
the state.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-05-12
Northwest Neu,s

VANCOUVER, B. c.: About So, ooo, eco
worth of silk from the Orient, chiefly Jan.
anese, resehed this port today on two trans.
pacific liners. The Mon;eagle brough, 5000
tons of cargo all told, the proportion of
silk not being stated The Katori Msru OF
the Nippon ksisha Line brought 200 tons of
cargo for this port. including 1900 bales of
train of 1S ears.
YAKIMA: Dr.. ]. c. Geiser, federal bse-
terioloeist, has arrived here and begun in.
soning
Shooting from behind drawn curtains on
speeding automobile, men, believed I, be
booileggers, yesterday afternoon ATTEMPTED
70 kill Donald A Mcdonald. federal pro.
hhi'ion director for the state of Washing ton
A bullet crashed through the windshield
directly in front of the drivers seat which
he was occupying. and passed out of the
car dangerously near his body
named DIR. Herbert c. Lieser Vancouver. as
The fourth member of the state board of
health, having previously appointed DR..
James Egan, Tacoma; DR.. W. w Rran5
Prosser, and DIR. r. n Hamhlsn. Spokana
DR.. Paul Turner. director of health. com
pletes the board.
VICTORIA. r.. C: A number Of Rr,,;sh
Columbia breweries will be taken over and
operated by the liquor control board II was
announced at the Offices of the board Mon.
day.
SPOKANE: Consolidation of seniority Of
express employees Of the northwes, distrie,
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-05-12
BRANDIEDCHERRY
NOW MARASH|N0.
NO USE LICKING YOUR LIPS
OVER JUICE FROM BOT.
TIED FRUIT
Canneries Paint Cherries Like
Girls Cheeks and Perfume
Them Ditto

There was time when the par
lor devil" thought he was getting
kick out OF the branded cherry he
found on top Of the fruit salad he
balanced On his knee while he was
trying 20 tell some bored girl how
wonderful he was. but that time is
back in the dim and distant past
when girls wore ears and the ". C.
T. Z. had a real reason for exist
ence. Now the strongest thing about
the cerise colored fruit is the bottle
or the nerve Of the grower for
charging the price he does-for they
are pu. up in sugar and glucose, in
other words, syrup.
The original maraschino was an
Italian product. The fruit was bot
tied IN a combination of the fer
mented juice OF the sour cherry and
honey-any one finding ii necessary
will be excused here while he wipes
his eyes-but the commercial posi-
bilities OF the goods became too great
and the canneries have reduced it
to a point Of grinding them out by
the case.
Experts down al the Puyallup can
merry are working on the possibilities
OF washington grown Royal Anne
cherries and are turning out a very
good line of Maraschino article. Six
or seven tons of cherries are worked
up in this country every year and
an effort is being made 10 make the
nation self-suificient along that line.
When It comes to the actual proc
ess OF changing the pale and more or
.esg incipid Royal Anne into the brill
liant bottled article Walter A Vary,
the chemical expert who is respon-
sible for that satisfaction found in
eating the Puyallup products, smiles
and changes the subject to the fu-
ture Of loganberry juices. He ADMITS
that they do something to the fruit
other than let the cannery girls eat
1t, but it was necessary TO go to the
public library to discover that the
cherries are bleached-generally with
sulphurous acid and salt-and then
are dyed with coal tar dyes.
There is a tariff now which makes
the importation OF cherry trees from
Italy too expensive for the average
horticulturalist, but efforts are being
made to have it removed without,
however, lifting the bars on the bot
tied fruit. II this Is done 1t is ex-
pected that more Of the real Italian
fruit will be grown here in place Of
the Royal Annes.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-05-12

OLYMPIA, April 80: Preliminary
plans for commencing work on the
Legislative Building, the third Of the
new group OF state buildings, have
been postponed until fall by the state
capitol committee.
The committee approved a report
on the Insurance Building by Archi-
tects Wilder and White, and author
lied the payment of s56,651.S7 addi-
tional to the $4,000 estimated to
cover the building, which is the Sec
ond of the group and which is now
occupied, this sum to be paid to the
contractors, Pratt & Watson, Seattle.
The additional cost was incurred
when the commission ordered the
fourth floor OF the building COM
pleted.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-05-12

Nature might properly avenge her
self upon humanity for its abuse OF
faces by setting them infexibly In
the glum expression into which habit
has shaped them.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-05-12

YAKIMA. Lawrence wood. had Of ;As
federal e-upsoTne-f sgszsy. complains ih4t
Yakima ia being zsEe . dumping g-oz1c 81
ale lstorsrs froz al ever tie STATE He
saws tina, lie hzz 10 applicants for srsTy
farm Job offered macy oil t1s s2Fl-+.-
are This year endssrorirg 70 hA1dls i1=.-
york without employing additional help =
fore harvest Y. r Cr1Es. II charge q
government camp q. sizsroeks gFes 81
liar report
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-05-12

SPOKANE: Girls at LeFis and Clark
high school here have agreed 70 Essr cotton
drssses not 10 exceed SIS il eos1 ~ ETz1--
alton exercises in Jane Gil g-scuEiss u
yo-rb Central high seszei have a1oszles4
that they will wear crepe De ehirs AID gs9'-
rsfts dresses but silks Eill be BsrrsA
E N Chandler. formerly eEist sng'1e-t
of the state reeIsEz;ior service has recely@-
signal recognition b. being s5Eets1 sett-E
secretary Of the Ausriesn SoeietE q eva
Engineers 1T an annual salary Of $4,000.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-05-12

VANCOUVER. e. G.: Rescue Of - Pso-
ole oreess and zaen Of the Frsses steamer
Hai,fi@n whixh was wr<~ke9 ca tx danger.
80 Tyusszs.x IslsnS rocks II EA4zz seas
va the chief incident Of the latest VOYAGE
"A tbs 8 g. MontsAxls from 5hsng7sL WI
aoeksd here today. Glowing ir1szts % i-=
sroyk Of The oEeers and crew ot TIE Mont
s.gie. ruaer command of Captain A = Hos
zen. r. x z in sxvinz tie Arss o. a.
zbosrd ,he Hesnsies il she fare q tie storm
has been dispatched 70 Captain fzSsks1 y
aeefste De- Transports NsrTtf-1e De Cair-
owners Of The Hesniisn- which szak 80 lai1-
ties after tie last bostloz8 Of Es5 VS.
aiken of The Freaeh eo1ssl general a.
Gh.nrhai cabling his recognition q the
Is-o;srn ~ The volunteer lffeb1s: efsEs- stst-s
- mas reported TIE rslter 70 hts gorsEnsz eai
for proper recognition =
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-05-12

OLYMPIA: Governor Hart fee8E A.
uoirted and commissioned v O. Nicholson
Of Sann.side as judge Ct the s1p@-scr COR
II Yakima county. 10 s1ee--d @raE@ Al-e- :.
Davis who killed himself SSf1r6zE- 4-c.=
Sieboson.s tern viii cad a. The sltet2Sa AZ
Qualification Of sEeeesssr.
The Lynden tribune. [volume] (Lynden, Wash.) 1908-current, 1921-05-12

OLYMPIA: GoyerD0r HErf TO-DAY hsne1
uyx Jsanneite VI 5sgerscE- 8easfe1-=- ;
sa,s,.t,sr az a eo-n1 1it.ee 20 eDndusT sE4zain-
atoms of applicants for zursss hesnses-
otber members Of the eonzaitise are Miss
Nay Mead sssllnras1n- znc Siss A.le=
vlli be held June L.