Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, March 20, 1913, Page 1

G T¥E 11 §05D . TION FOR $60,000 WILL BE LALLED i -4 and Board of Trade in crence Decide on Proposition. i conferenc be- nors of the Doard of wembers of thie school . with the result that reached by unanimous .t a bond election be Lakiund sub-school Luickly as possible after acie in ratifying the ot The amount of , 0 60,000, and after a ponnt is deducted tor the < the remainder is to divided in providing provements on either side raroud —the same amount to the north side as on It is understood that gjortu of tiie north side’s part of te o 18 to be used to purchase e present scliool property from the (v mtuening to the latter the $10,- i expended by it on the building. ted on the The pult is substantially the same @ that outlined in the Evening felegrans and carried in these col- ¢ day for some time. There rions other ideas suggested, huving some merit, but having some fatal ob- After a very thorough dis- t was finally agreed by all trat the urupoaltlon as stated is th Lst that cnn be evolved, and it is sveryhody who has any ihe cause of education to gt bt g this plan and put it will require work, bhe- possible that the law may +! 1o make necessary majorit o all qualified voters merely a majority of No chances should and enough votes $ s cured to make the issue Loat question or quibble, s¢ of how the law may be WSt a rezardle ion is absolutely fair, mpartial, and will provide § lities that will be ample the district may be can afford to stand i ENPLOYEES i HRISE IN WAGES “h rnounces That Minimum ¢ Hereafter Will Be $8.00. ated Press.) March 20.—President the Interna- last night an- inning next Mon- women employed ¥ in the United States nimum wage of $8 per * Landred employes will $7 to &S per week. of ter Co. K, and \TT I'\IPTS SUICIPE. His Throat. March after lunch, J. G. livingston avenue, at- with a larze jack- loctor was called in, who T zetting the knife away nd later the sheriff was Ok him to the county will be tried and the * his mind examined. 's inflicted were not dan- It Ponder has been in nd very despondent for this is thought to he his eriminal aet e r % 00 qpy, TO HAVE ”\’}'Em-:xct WITH DIAZ — clated Press.) rch 20.—The Pope’s *eician today refused Pontif? to receive Gen- ' Diaz as it was consid- i“nce would be a danger- 1 1n Poor Health Cutsi 20.—Yesterday | Publishe d in the Best Town in the Best Part of the Best State Mrs. Curtis, the talented wife of Francis Curtis. director of the literary bureau of the Republican congression. al committee, has just published an- other sucessful novel, “The lupse of Enoch Wentworth."” AP A AN APS PLANT CITY VOTES FOR IMPROVEMENT BONDS. » Plant City, March -At the special election held Tuesday on the question of issuing bonds for sewer- age, drainage and paving the propo- sitions easily carried. The vote was as follows: Issuing $35,000 sewer- age bonds, yes, 130; no, 34. Issuing $5,000 drainage bonds, yes, 126; no, 27. Issuing $25,000 paving honds, ves, 128; no, 33. WIFE ARRESTED FOR REAR-ADMIRAL'S DEATH Mrs Jos. G. Eaton Is Charged With | Murder of Her Husband, Which Occurred Recently. (By Associated Press.) | Washington, March 20.- Mrs, Katon, widow of Rear Admiral Jo seph G, Baton, was arrested here to- day charged with the murder of her hushand, Her arrest was made after & seeret inquest to which she drove feom her homie 1o an automobile, ac- companied by two policemen THIS KIND OF TALK NOT SO CAEAP. New York, Marvep 2o izcht il { lion, tour hundred wnd twenty-geien | willion conversations were Leld in e conntry last year over wires of | the American Telephone and Tel ol Cowpany, according to its an- pual report issued today The daily verage was 1wenty-six million and res ndred thousand. The com pan s telephone stations in sev- ;I thousand cities, towns and ham- II'IS. which is five thousand more | than the numer of postoffices in the country e ¢ of railroad stations. Al- together there were seven million, four hundred and fifty-six thousand (elephone stations of the company at of 1412, Theodore N Vail if the company, states that the end regident while Europe has nearly twice 1 i trst class mail traffie of this country, it has only two fifths of the telephone {traffic The next earnings of the company last year were 3 ase of 86,106,000 PETTICOAT KING 37,000 v6n | Bankers Who Back»d Him Lost More | 1 Than a Million | Dollars ! RS (By New York, March 20. Associated Press money and goods to “‘Salo™ Jackson, the “petticoat king,” lost more than | a million dollars. The distriet at- torney said today ments were made for Jackson's trial that Jackson was arrested last De- cember at Frontera, Mexico. | and ten thousand more than UNDER ARREST ~The bank-| ers and silk dealers who advanced when arranze- | L»:x.I.I LD ELOKIDA. THURSD \Y MARCH 20, 1913. TWO THOUSAND | GETTES DESTROY = | FOURTH CLASS OFFICES. 1 Rather Than Enter Into a Competi- tive Examination They Give | Up Jobs. ! — | | i | (B i Washington, ted Press.y March 2 o, Because o the extension of the clussitled ser- | vice to the fourth-class |lus'muslel‘s.| Lwith the that this| ass wonld be asked to qualify im | competitive examinations, the de- partment is being flooded with resig- nitions of postmasters. Abont two !(lmusnnd have been received announeenient ¢l GITY GOUNGIL - MET LAST NIGHT Matters of a Routine Nature Were i Taken Up and Were { e The regular session of the City Council met last night with all mem- bers but Mr. Haynes present. Min- nter of March i were read and ap- proved, D J. “AsBessor Petitions of Wm. Hall an. if fnds their complaints co.iedt, Petition of Mrs H. B. Mciee Simpson were allowed | was or motion denied l Petition relative to the city filling !np the Flovidy avenne cla’y hole was referred to the street committee tor | investigation and report at next ses- sion of the The clerk was instructed to nnmyi by phone at once the property own ers of unimproved lots in the paving district to have taps into the water maing made at enee, or they will he subjoet to the provisions of Jnance No. 110, which will greatly | increase cost having same made later The matter of letting the contract { for sheds and barn for city stoc) and wagons was referred to the Put Improvement gnd Cemetery com- | mittee with power to act | The marshal was instructed r'-i { have the house of T. B. Hendrix 1 nwoved from lowa avenue at once [ Ordinance No. 119 entitled, An or-| j divance providing for the city of Lakeland, preseri Couneil | | ordi- a ety bhuye for ine his duties, Sy the ordinance committee and its first crte, was introdi W iten reading. On motio worules were suspended, and s codinance Noo 110 as entitled alo was puat upon its second {readings and was duly passod Lniembers present voting “yes A\ Armistead was unanimously ol | to fill said oflice beginning April ! \ petition to alter the plum. in {ordinance by allowing the intro | 11 on of other fixtures than now pro- | scribed therein, was referred to plumbing inspector. | The action of the chairman of |iizht and water committee in matter | !ul salary of the Lizht and Water perintendent | firmed. { The recommendations of the fnnnw and special committees ;a[mm\v-ll and ordinances covering | same were ordered drawn. I Special monthly reports as suguest- | | ed by Councilman Council to he mad by the several departments, were ap | proved and same ordered made in the future. Current hills were ordered {paid. The petition of the Ladies’ | Memorial Soriety was allowed. | A building permit was allowed to the Model Hardware Co., provided certain other suzgested improve- ments be made by them Petition of the Park Dramatic Co. was on motion allowed. On motion Council adjourned " | was on motion « ny ordi- | wer MORRIS G. MUNN | President. | Attest: | |H. L. SWATTS, | City Clerk. i There is a movement on foot ‘in Auzustine to build a free hridze { to Anastasia island. It is probable that the ecity limits of Brooksville will be extended in the near future. [ ton, [ Petershurg, POSTMASTERS PROPERTY IN - HAVE RESIGNEDLONDON TODAY RISIG‘MTIONS COI\ZE FROM THE|1’ OPERTY VALULD AT $100,000 GOES UP IN SMOKE. Two Arson Squads Destroyed Fash- | ionable Club House Building and Lady Amy's Country Home *ssocrated Press,) March 20— Two quads of militant suffragettes de- siroyed $100,600 worth of property corly today. One party burned the conutry residence of Lady Amy, at Fugletield Green. The other party iired the buildings of the Golf Club at Weston-Super-Mare, a tashionable watering place in Somersetshirve. LBy London, arson PROGRESS N SOUTH CONTINUES UNABATED New Concerns Are Constantly Sprin; ing Into Existence in Both Georgia and Florida. Columbus, Ga., March 19.. The In- dustrial Index says in its issue for this week: ‘With the organization of a $2,- [UIRUUY “trust compiny, the forma- tion of another corporation with capital stock of $1.000,000, sale of a $1,500,000 tract of timber land and beginning of arrangements for building a railroad from a Sout! Georgia elty 1o the gult and estab- Lishing of a line of steamers between sull ports as of the larger items, the reports for the week show some ontinued development in the South- cast on a steadily expanding scale. SThe $2,000,000 rust company was orzanized at Jacksonville, Fla, where it contemplates the ereetion of a tensstory ofice building. Pur chase of the timber tract, which is in western Florida, will result in lumber manufactaring activities. “Nineteen new corporations wery rermed during the Wt capital stocks azgrepating week with mini {9,000 1 “Among the nems of construction work to be done. as reported thi- week are: Road constraction, Cullman, Pick- [eng, Marion, Limestone, Geneva, Liale and Colbert counties, Ala- Grady and Brooks counties, a, and Polk and Duval coun L Flovidas bridges, Nugnsta, Ga g I ke countv, \Vabama, and H:u.l(:wl unty, Ceorgia, churel buildings, Fo0 000 Miami, Fla Davenport, LEikton, Orlando, Ocala and St Pe- Crershurg, Fl and eharely boildine T Alanta, G, Birmingham eplargement, Macon, Ga; apartinent M, and Jacksonville, Fla, offier g building, Lakeland, Fla; |h<-;nvr! yrildings Mobile and Montgomery, building, Washing St fraternal hotel bailding addition, Fla.; paving, Arcadia, :sanitorium - buildings, Homc-»‘ wood Springs, Fla.; school building, | Milton, Fla, and Thomasville, Ga., | ourthouse. Madison, Fla. WEBB LAW STOPPED WHISKEY SHIPMENTS. 29 Atchison, Kan., March Eight wholesale lignor companies of Win- throp, Mo., across the Missouri river rom here, were notified by represen- ives of the railroads and express companies that they would accept no more shipments of liquor consizned to Kansas points. This action was taken as a result of the enforcement of the Webb liquor law in Kansas. This practically will put the Win- throp companies out of husiness, as they had been selling most of their output in Kansas. Daytona has just closed its first [ chautanqua, and the people were so | pleased with it that it has been ahout' decided to make it an annnal affair. ! — According to accurate estimates g made by a committee from the Poard of Trade, St. Petersburg has a popu- lation of $25,000. The Elks of St. Petersburg are fur- nishing one room in the new Au- gusta Memorial hospital, now almost ccmpleted in that city L L N VoM e [ Florida to Mrs. Juckson, wife of the new sena- tor from Maryland, is one of the lat- est additions to congressional society in Washington. The Jacksons have taken a house on Massachusetts ave nue. A A AAAAANAAAAN AN BOY SHOOTS GIRL. Waycross, Ga.,, March 20, Play- fully pointing his rvifle at pretiy vear-old Thelma Avant, Edwin Adams, a 14-year-old playmate, threatened to shoot. There was an explosion and the girl dropped to the ground, dead, with a bullet through her heart. The boy was not taken into custody, the police being con- vinced that the shooting was acei- dental. Both children were members ot prominent families. WHOLE:FANILY FOUNDY DEAD IN HONE The Belief Is That Death Was Ac- cidental, Being Caused by Escape of Illuminating Gas. ated Press.) 20, (By Assoct ch machinist, Engbert Cor- nelson, a his wife, two sons and a daughter, were found dead from the effects of illuminating gas in their cottage today. The deaths are believed to be dent, an acei- IKKANSAS GUARANTY DEPOSIT LAW SUSTAINED Washington, Mareh 20, The su- prome Comrt yesterday formally ap Held oas constitutional the Kansas hank wuaranty deposit act of 1hon i held constitutional act was abont two years ato alter objection but the anks of Kansas persisted cht against the law ate banks, national in PENSACOLA BOY NAMED FOR WEST POINT. | Pensacola, March 20, According to word reaching Pensacola todav, | Senator Dunean U Fletcher i | TITT] P nimed William B, Wright, Jr. o1 Pensacola the tirst candidate from tand the examination the United States Academy at West Point. Mr ] hy the o April 27 to enter Viilitary Wright, Keyser-Muldon Lumber Company Port St. Joe, preparing himself for the difficult «xamination. The young Pensacolian has always shown an inclination towards mili- tary studies and is @« graduate of St Jogephs Military Academy in lafield, Wis THEY “GO°SONE” N BosToN Man Rushed Across the Street and | Caught the Child in Its Fall From Third Story. who is now emplo at is studionsly (By Associated Press.) Doston, March 20.—Patrick Mori- arty, a stone mason, saw a old girl about to fall from a third story window and rushed across the street and caught her in his arms. The child was unhurt. their S-vear- | HILSON RESIGNS K BSST SEC, ol ATE TO0AY |HIS PLACE FILLED Y SLCOND 1 ASSISTANT ADEE. !Radxcal Changes Regarding Cliinese Policies Failed to Suit R - publican Hold-Over. (By Associated Press.) Washington, March 20.—Hunting- Wilson, assistant and acting secre- tary has resigned and in- sists on immediate geceptance of his resignation beeause of radical differ- ences of opinion with that of the ad- ministration regarding Chinese poli- cies, The president immediately ac- cepted his resignation and named Second Assistant Adee to act as sec- retary during Mr. Bryan's absence. In a long letter to the president, S retary Wilson set forth that when he consented to continue for a time with the new administration he did not understand that there would be any radical changes in the policy for { which he would be called upon to act as spokesman. State of BIG INCREASE IN PARCEL POST BUSINESS. Washington, March 20.-—-Parcel post business last month was almodt 4¢ per cent greater than in January, as shown by reports to Postmaster General Burleson, made public yes- terday. In February 50,000,000 parcel post packages were handled, an inerease of 10,000,000 over the |vl‘¢'\‘hlllh month; bhut as February |u ntained three days less than Jan- uary the real gain in the husiness is almost 40 per cent. KILLED HIS SON IN LAND DISPUTE. dig- Pensacola, In a pute over the ownership of land at I k Hammock, ten miles south of Milton, in Santa Rosa county, Arch Lindsay, 67 years old, shot and killed his son, John Lindsay. Arch Lind- say was arrested by the sheriil short- 1y after the killing, and is in jail at Milton, BALKAN SITUATION - INCRITIGAL STAGE Austria Makes Demnnds on Monten- egro Which Bring Situatio: to a Crisis. i AR (By \ssocinted Press.) 1 Vienna, Marep ’ At | government hroneht the ' uation to o eritical sta making severs on Montenezro, The demane free exit ccom Sentari combatants. Six Anstrian 1 left Pola tor an unknown destina- | tion DEBERRY WILL CONTINUE FIGHT FOR OFFICE. After spending two weeks in the Inational capital, J. Fred DeBerry has returned to Florida to consult his friends in dacy for the gistant postmaster cene to Jacksonville last night, and will leave tonight for his homs Plant City. While here, Mr. DeRerry paid a visit to the office of the Metropolis, and explained his fight for office un- der the new nationa! administration, He said that he had ¢1d a conference lwilh friends <ir irriving in Jack- sonville, and *»t he had ccen ad- vised by all of them to keep up the fight until the last. Mr. DeBerry stated that ' visited President Wil- son in the White House, but that it |was:1 soritl call, and he lid not men- tion his race for office at that time. | However he stated that he had heen | recommended for the office whi vith rezard to his candi- cond 1 I position of = as mame seeks o the whole Florida {tion, and felt that he had a chanc: of being named as soon ¢ presen’ Republican incnmbent was let out —Jacksonville Metropolis It is very probably that Gary will bave a fine brick school building, to cost $15,000, and that work will be- gin on the structure in May