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HE LAKELAND £ e S - - e b S T Oy Publist:ed in thp Best Town in the St VR e s s G o LAKELAKD, FLORIDA. I.0KI. .. = ‘10117, 1313 No. 114 tLis floor will be two larze sample 't A]\OT} R EIG FLOTI AICE recoms. The bulance of the basement will be used for kitehen storage and siler and fuel room. The boiler st will con i a inr e lm\ pros- it CONERESS WAL wilep to sunyiy steam t (l.- U [] N v E N E u k u HflIEL nd to heur the large hm \\ater I‘I-H , . “The ;.*n:n‘vl feature of 1he see-| TERESTI DETMLS BY SU-| IERES torage t. ik nd floor is the large parlor suitable PERVISING ARCHITECT. i [n ssure | or preceptions, small dances, ete. This oor also contains the room nd housekeepers' reom. ird and fourth floors tal of sixty-nine ‘mple rooms, thirtv-two bathrooms, iteen shower baths, and ten toilets, TRIS IS ANNOUNCEX\IENT MADE | TODAY BY PRESIDENT. linen The second, will bedrooms, have a The Session, as Stated Before, Is Called for the Purpose of Re- vising the Tariff. 1/ Bo Handsome in Ap- | will Be Splendidly .4 Throughout. f r | three L e N Vork “Each bedroom will have electric P W ik S . | IH ssoointe OB A v Fort, of Ne ceiling fixtures with three lights, one| |14 Assoviated Pressa as supervisiug ar- | hracket light near dresser and ome| | hiuston. Marcliif. The pres- 3 .w Kibler hotel, now | electric fan. A perfect telephone |11 Loy issued u formal procla- hited A v o T ot s8i | . lLakeland, was seen | S¥stem will he installed and connect | IGALBL GouveNilic (UIR etie: Spmaibn 4 i i 4 4 N Lol Congress on April 7. 1S announce- : e ! . representative, and in 1‘1': Tl‘,(;:l_ih‘l;:hoil:: i:n"]ll:\‘:;.:(‘.fdnmlnu-nl was briet and followed the . v R ( B wquiries coucerning the form closely The absence of any ; “There will be a large porch on 5 this big improvement | tye firgy gtory on Kentucky avenue e following statement: extending around l.emon street end- lovated here to su-|[ing in an uncovered terrace and a £ollle siitanentinage | specific reason for calling the ses- sicn is explained by the fact of Wil- immediately ruction of the ho-|!¢ree porch will be on the second l«!m (hl« nln:nnln whe n he d»clalted » : story with doors from the parlor, A | WOU d call the session to revise e ueted on the north- A the tarift, B contucky avenue and particular feature will be the private, ' § & 2 nM N porches connected with some of the| N President plans to point out 0 » 'f 'r: i a'm ;ubj. ‘l;‘ll‘ll hedrooms. The bedrooms are so ar- | !¢ ially hl'» wishes in 'Inp first mes- U 8 »wmuo;m e AT el that mome misht be r'(vnllwl-j""“ now -11" l!rt'liar.}lllf)ll at ‘\\hhh o Jues ot making suites of two, three or | ime he will give his ideas of how L oooens that 1 thln§ that the four rooms with private bath prople must still be scep- e S ] “The roof will he flat with para-! Dt pets three feet high and would make | wet this comparatively large a nice roof garden should such -I‘PUSTMASTER GENERAL [ the tariff should he revised and what [schedules should be taken up. : treproof totel {1t {1 ims Its Credit Was Impaired by United States Court Prosecution. i Lssociated Press.)) innah, March 17 The Amer- i caval stores company today an- neuneed its suspension. The com- pany assied o statement showing li- abilities of $4,000,000, 1t claims its ciedit was impaired by prosecutions of the United States courts as naval ; thing be demanded The owners IS RESTRAINED. iz spite of all sceptical remarks s e Slmd —_— e i lonE e G wave not vet decided about the fur- HE 5 ; st nishings, but all may rest assured Vi Not Enforce Newspaper Pub- g {or a8 modern that only the hest and most comfort- | licity Law Until Decided will permit and appolntl . Loi oo into the house, T will| In Court. . and most up-to-date o : ~ | no doubt have occasion to deseribe S fase it .cquul ehdl the decorative features a8 soon as we (By Assoclated Press. '. A the well-}\ vo decided some other, and at the| ‘Vushington, March 17.The Hu- 0h 1 . s of the South. prosent, mote important questions. ]m-n'u-‘ Court today granted a re- ¢ (oursc it must be 1{ndersl(m11 “The building is being constructed | S TANINE order n.v pr-‘\on} ll.m nost- o i 4 seuse your city is not yet by Messrs. McGucken & Hyer, the master general !l'l"lll “m"“.l',l;! the o twn and consequently n(')!h- bilders of the THillshorough hotel in | "t Wspaper publicity law while the y i so-called lu(?dv:rate |Il'l('.'ed Tompa, and the work {8 in charge of court has under mn.\uh-r.nuv.n the 1§ g “()')flld?r‘l(l' \\'hlch‘“r. Rrown, an expert in concrete | 110S1ION of 1ts SR E Bojig it costly, luxurious and ex- Nork.": | - {ecorations had to be omit- | TONG WAR BROKE OUT. simplicity will prevail — i the house without cut- MEXIflANS HA"E ! Three Chinese Were Killed and Four | Lo Ut anything that is necessary f Wounded in Last Night's | tort of commercial travel- Battle. r class of tourists or InAYBHEAK BA"[E . izhest class of transients (By Associated Press.) pal features of the con- T San Francisco. Mareh 17, Three ous follows: Aiter Sharp Exchange of Firing, the | iyese were killed and four wound utlding will be four stories Rebels Fell Back to Place o i the resumption last night of | . above zround and the basement | of Safety. the Tone war that has raged on th the building five stories Pacific coast intermittently tor npleted. 1t will be construet- (By Associated I'ress.) VeHTS. f4 My story may be added at Laredo, March 17 -A battle un- ; - 00 tome without disturbing pegan at Nuevo Laredo. a | MASONS MEET IN ot the hotel. Mexican town opposite here at day- TAMPA THIS WEEK. f Wb of curtain wall con- | ieak today First salvo firing —— rouzhout, these walls be-| v started o wild rush of refugees: e Grand Commandery, Knight: v trick eight inches | cposs the international bridze. many [ femplar, of Florida, are looking for damn footings are SO arrying what belongings they could ‘\ ard to the conclave which will s ey will equally dis- | pmerous officials. carrying hooks [icld in Tampa this week, convenin: 1 on the soil with al records were also among the g the 19th gud lasting for several tud one-half tons pvl’f, 1gees \tter o sharp exchanee | davg, the meetinz to be held at th ore will he no wood | fiving they tell back from the lard “\asonic Temple. Prominent Mason vt of the building; ctory where they had dormed and | vom all parts of the State will be in and o« ram of cu being arranged tor the tern ¥ or be cement or tile | under hot fire xr--m[ trendanc prog ided with strips of nto the conerete on e tacked the t'ul‘p.:'.. SENATORIAL INVESTIGATION. at all bedrooms will | 'he main stairs will ctreated slowly rrainment s federals vieitors, which members of of the Ka Star will Opide s th (oo practieal charge of. The business session will start on ¢ morning ot Wednesday, it | B2 3904 the nass atine | Alleged Corruption in New Hamp-| B O shire Contest Will Be # basement to the top i be four and one-half Threshed Out. ! ity important work to earry ‘11l the rear stairs will I The will be devoted to the “* wide and will be for i lection of officers and their installa- ! Concord, N H ., out \ssociated Press.) S March 17, A lee- stores (rust. itors s called for ‘ivil suit of dissolution is pending in [§ Ti TEIS ANNOUN ;};’HIBI\N IiL STORES | il SUSPEND: ‘,fi"'LNT MADE iN SAVANNAIL TODAY. A meeting of the ered- March 21. The Macon, Ga, PROSPECTS NOT FLATTERING FOR J. FRED DEBERRY. As iy people in this section witht to know about the prospects of PLANT GOLZLED UP. The dce! yesterdas March 15, la were Pensucola, nlants of Pens tzken over by a $10,000,000 corpora- reccutly formed in this State, J |0ckS O ‘.-..» tion, and which is known as the Southern | 1 Utilities Corporation The purchase | BA ! included all of the plants rmnml) I‘ i\iNG L WS as well as the Independent acquired here by the Moore lce Works, plant of W. 8. Gartield & Co., which | WILL RECOMEND A CUADANTEE was recently constructed and placed FUND BE PROVILLD in operation. The plants had big e contracts with the wholesale fish | Declares This Will Give Depesitors combanics, and it 1s not known yvtf E"(‘l‘)’ Douar Df-posiml Should whether the new concern will carry : i e Fail. Lot these contracts at the prices paid Bank ' » i ealers f 2 " o 1= , ;] _”“ b dealers; 3¢ thoy do not lallahassee, Fla., March 17 Fol- t is pretty eertain that the com- " > ided ‘i N : " llewing up the policy recently decided Cpanies will manufacture their own 2 ice. 1t is said that the Southern [upon hy Governor Park Trammell to Utilities Corporation is acquiring ice | give out for the information of mem- cleetrie light and gas plants in every city of the State where they can be seenred, and cash is paid for every plant taken over. Thus far about thirty different public utility plants have been purchased in differ- ent parts of the State bers of the lLegislature and of the the recommenda- plants public certain of tions which will be contained in his message to the Legisluture next month, the governor today gave out tor publication the following recom- mendations which he will make: Fund to Guarantee Bank Depositors. “The primary purposes for the es- tablishment of banks, so far as the public is concerned are: First, that the public shall have a safe place to deposit their money; and, second, those those who need it may conven- NEGRO SHOT DEAD, (By Associated Press,) York, a young woman as she New March 17. A negro who accosted emerged from a subway station early ond assistant postmaster general, we f this morning was shot dead by ati 0y gbtain funds upon proper ce- ) Fred beBerry for the office of see- take the following from Congress- man LEngle’s recent letter to his paper, Dixie, on the subject: S AL hecause he made a visit to the postuiaster general is the tull and complete explanation of why Debierey is mad. erstwlile presidential elector wanted | pis body. o he g 3 J. Fred The song writer and second assistant 'nited States, He postmaster encral of the was in real earnest about this thing and o as von please, to the president him- s W {written letters to everybody in ‘an vy motely or remotely tonching ol Or appertaining to the consumma- tion of his hot desive trom Flovida's vessian-at-large up tor down, | It wrote him that these selections | er general | cre mide By the postnias amd that he woald nave to get next i slashed across the face curity after the money shall have been gathered together by the bank- ing cerporations. “The ideal system of banking will guarantee to depositors the absolute finally Iurrluinl,\ of the return of every dol- bullets ""Iur deposited, and this will insure the greatest possible volume of loan- able funds in banks for the needs of The State and nation ! business. ) HUHBER GEIS AWAY lslmulnl seo to it that every safeguard n!mll be provided for the security of w T | the depositor, since they permit and | H BIB HAul'uulhoruu the receiving of deposits |uml¢- sanction of the law. 1 “Flor f t excellent and New York Has One of the Most Dar- ‘ Florida has a most excellen : . substantial lot of banks, and the fail- ng Robberies Ever Re- lurts have been comparatively few; corded There. 1 yet there is that weakness existing % in our banking system which does policeman who, when attracted by the girl's sered cintertered and was with a razor The negro ran, and, the dropped dead with four by the negro. followed by officer, Do hime Meo DeBerry came to Wash- | By Associated Press.) not make the depositor absolutely [ ington, and like other aspiving pa-| New York, March 1T, <Fitty de-f o0 A¢ the critical moment in our I the two senators, nitteeman and @ host of other good riots, State cime 1 asked him who was for him, Mareih | i, and there will be initiatory an® : | s selecti £ 2 # ' | iclative committee appointed to in-|''0" followed "',‘ the .~.;Iu~tmn of i S (stizate the charzes of corruption place for the 1f H.le‘ ave, «nter of the building B \monz the social features there eonte o THEe Wil ted e ¥ will be o banguet at the Masonie He8 cntrane | 4n its work today. Henry F. Hol- J a banqg i 9 onc iee with a porte coche he| T mple on the evening of the 14th 1 <. a Democrat, was elected to the g '© 10 be used by guests| Thussdas after o long strug-|On the afternoon of the 20th there ! S N Tussaay ol i 4 g-1 : b < On the north- Ate 5 : [ vill be a reception followed by an in which he o been within af the cmployes' en- A 10 ride about the city W ovotes of snecess several times i FLHL'HEH WILL A ° that all supplies | I he received foor will he located {7 ILL INVESTIGATE BUTTERINE FRAUDS. “¢. ladies’ waiting | room. dining room, | - ) Pres whle room, one bed- | Uy asspieun Siv Lan- March 17.--Judze o T for hotel clerk. The| ‘licago “fig: b will sea dis in the Federal Court today 1n- . The kmch‘;om:::ab:’: <tructed the special grand jury to in- 13 One of Committee to Investigate L' % the most modern style, | estizate the alleged butterine] the Enropsean Agricultural E ' inment being a large|frauds compromised by the interna! | ystem. Crene jepartment on March | - . Al charcoal broiler, [ ™" 1! departm i (By Associated Press.) Pe:y | "1 vegetable hoilers. | ! Among other things they will as B 3 . team coffee yrns, hak- | certain if any member of the aatida-| Washington, March 17.—The pres- 41 government is euilty of eon- ident today appointed Senators 0 these rooms there | Piracy “leteher, Gore, Representative Moss store room on the| Jordan of Georgla and T with large MMO‘MUUHE‘APPU'NTEU Clatence J. Owen of Marviand north and west | B A O AT T " avenue and the anthorized by the last a appropriation bill te co-on- et | COUNSELLOR ! contain a larze | D with a bathroom | 15 and rain shower. | <gion Associated Press.) March 17.—It wa (By Washinzton, led under the 1thern Commereia] Congress to i1 anspiees of ¢ % om with four ta-|-nnounced today that John Bassett| : R+ 't below the dinlngl ‘oore, professor of international ate into tb" European syst: by '2rd room will be ac-| W ot (‘..mmha university, will be | roral credit unions, wh e, 7 Temon street, A large | “vpointed counsellor to the State dn-‘ 1 similar orzanization devoted t """ is provided and on | partment. promotion of agriculture. peet communication with the presi- dr. DeBerry fent pers containing delezation. When my tarn had the endorsement of the national com- said he )emocrats, that he had been in di- he had sent his endorsements to im. 1 advised him to go get them ud take them to the new postmaster and that the pa called on the members of his | teetives are tod trying Lo run 1045 0cial and industrial affairs, when who robbed |5 e yost necessary that he be se- Martin Simons’ pawn shop on the . an quainst the loss of his deposit, cast side yesterday of wore hab &)y, upositor's only guarantee is the ‘.(u:u'h-r I'Il-ll'lloll dollars worth of ability of the hank to pull through jewelry. This was one of the most| ) guancial: and industrial depres- ‘Iurm;.: ;nnl..\-m-w-psl.ul robberies ever | Lo grauld not a depositor, if it committed in this eity. Kntrance Was |y poagonably be done, he made safe secured througlh lul.nu-l which was | e Joss when the financial dis- started in the building next door. Unquestionably he Sceveral hundred thousand dollars in pledged watehes and jewelry was left | cround a ervacksman tress comes? should; and | regard it the duty of neral, and told him as he slorsement of the o had better got one of them to take coaetive steps in his behalt, as it s ditlicult for me to get around wong the crowds, and that when coqtiestion of his appointment came | I wonld help him it 1 could as he ag the only Florida man applying r the position Now on this tatal visit that the cng writer made to the postiaster neral he was informed that his ime had never even heen whispered i the office. And now in his anger doesn’t think much of e Florida delegation and has de- lared war. He announces as his first «ld movement his intention to or- ‘anize the other disappointed Flor- a office seekers, who think like him it they have bheen double-crossed, to a flying squadron that will hup‘ t everybody who holds a congres- onal joh by the will of the people.” BALKANS, TERMS NOT ADMISSLE Luropean Powers Will Refuse to Sub- mit Them to Turkey. (By Associated Press.) Berlin, March 17. — European owers this week will inform the ‘alkan allies that their suggested rms of peace and negotiations with iurkey are not admissible The wwers decline to submit them to irkey. A ecarefully worded note to this effeet will be handed to the .ul- | the American commission | wntine s, after it has heen " l'nnft-rnn"'- flf an mdon Wednesday. approved hy jaceadors in another biz Panl & s of slack tur- decided to Palatka is to have inufacturing ‘vmer, mannfacturs barrels, having ocate there. enter had the | two senators that | | {the State and the nation to enact Sl [Haws which will make him secure. A e | failure to do so, in my opinion, is an UTOURIL VI BROTIA- 0, I8 I'.“m.dlill"\" ble neglect to protect the working in co-operation | bor Trade, s citizen in his r “That depositors that bank failures may hecome ming fmized, that the greatest for producing panics may be materially reduced, | believe a measure provid- ing for and lu{mrlnh the banks to maintain - a bank 2inarantee fund Pshould be enacted, 1 :\nlh the bond trustecs, the matter of [ be secure, Ken- | na hrich paving on has been satisfactorily adjusted and the surface ol this avenuetrom Pine to Lemon street l\-ill be full forty feet wide, instead of thirty-sin teet wide from Pine to Main, and thirty feet wide from Main to Lemon, as had been provided | o0 Phe guarantee fund system nal plans. Las been tried out for a reasonabls When the work of placing the curb | e in a few of the States, and | am along this avenue was begun Satur- | eommod that it has proven entirely much disappointment was felt [thf,umr\ to depositors and has not tiat this main thoroughfare should Pave such a narrow paved driveway, v o committee of the i\‘.illvnmu the tucky avenue clise paved and 1 80 recom- in the ¢ day, worked any hardships on the banks. The in trade of the bank is Board "f!l!u- deposits A greater part of the took the matter up with the | ., from the in- stoe Trade < of hanks come | bond trustees The latter, while [, | ipon the money of depositors pertectly willing to make the ehange | (g 0 s loaned. The returns upon weested, were powerless 1o do S0 1k investments as o rule range unless the property owners alons the 'y 1o 20 per cont Most bank nenue consented to pay their pro- ferack sells above par. From t pat ortion of the additional cost i rong and business arisinz from the olved. Seeretary Holworthy 1“4 | funds of the depositors the hank is canvass of these propert OWNETS, gne of our most profitable husiness i sueceeded in securing their sig=4ingtitutions. With an absoiute ma natures to an agreencnd to pay this anty that cvery dollar on osit is extra cost, thereby hrincing the mat-fgafe | helieve the bank wonld be ter to a satisfactory covclusion. Ev-|aven more prosperous as o monev eryone azrees that in the center of | making institution; but if it would trafic the work of paving should be|pot then ghould we leave the deposi- complete, both to avoid congestion [tor nsecure in order that the bank and for the sake of sichtliness of ap-|pe relieved of the small payvments pearance It is, therefore, gratifying | pecessary for t establishment of that this arrancement has been made | ¢he rzua;-:mh- I, or should every | before the work had nrogressed 80 | dellar in the 'k be made safe, al- far. a8 to caus { mience oF un- | thougy th. ‘s profits wenld be . RN stightly r { therehy? = “Ont greatest wuses of ‘ ! panies i ¢ failures. The prinei- H.AGEH 's IN !X‘JII e the failure of banks is ‘ |‘|’ Al Nnmuu}mr lack onfidence in some of our R ' p" [ banks talk of tad times l | thonel i fanciful, bezins. With \scociated Press ) implici+ « 'nfidence in onr banks at n h, Marech 17- Grave|all tir and under ull conditions to he exnressed for|the p would bhe much prob- ler, who fell on the mar-|able. i t entirely o'iminated of his home here recontly “The ;oople of the nation are be- ne are in attendance (Continued on naze 5) - A <P Py o