Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, March 24, 1913, Page 1

" s LY 1000 LIAL0 AND 200 A0 AT OMAHA 1570 TORE THROUGH CITY, 5:VING DEATH AND DE- (13UCTION IN ITS PATH. JESE g o and Hotels Are Filled With ' v Injured; Central Bridge Gone. ssociated Press.) vareh 24.—The tornado <.t Omaha about 6 o'clock «vening, cutting a path . llocks wide, and eight caused an appalling loss . use uesiruction of prop- ud nundreds of bfifldlny were i off from the outside ws is being sent to Lin- and telephone. s suffered heavily from Rulston, southwest of the ‘ed to the ground. Liults, across the river, re- ¢ dead, and a score injured. Jusses reported from the west- of the city in which is the rict. Whole blocks of iashed into a shapeless ing picture show at and Lake streets was [ (oalit gsir 4 and cn recovered. About (e building at the time ‘ed that most of them ¢ the debris. Federal sol- wisiion Fort Omaha are aiding the G Lo cuard the city, giviag it the ce of martial law. $12.000,600 Is Loss at Omaha. '+ ‘ssociated Press.) Cbjgago, March 24.—Westera ltion has been advised by Omaha that the tornado damage will wount to twelve million dollars. \ sore than 200 lives are lost. Yutan Has Fifteen Dead. By Assoclated Press.) Lincoln, March 24.—Ten persons e known to be dead and it is be- lgved the list will reach fifteen at Yutan, about thirty-five miles north- V&t " here, where the tornado, shich later hit Omaha first began its dstructive work. Berlin Reported Destroyed. (By Associated Press.) Lincoln, March 24.—1It is reported ; "t tat the village of Berlin, fifty uies south of Omaha, was destroyed Tsterday by the storm. Confirmation #lacking as wires are down. —— Eurly Reports Placed Injured at 400 and Dead at 200. (By Associated Press.) Omzia, March 24.—(By Long Dis- gm 'o Denver)—At 8 this morn- ;: the best available figures place - i ber of dead between one and g.olh ndred, as a result of yester- W' <torm with 300 or 400 injured. "Il firs have been put out. — Keor at Noon Said Injured numbers 700, -~ By Associated Press.) oy b March 24.—(By Telephone Nore e JTVr80r Moorebesd, mf’ Dahiman and Police Commis- T Ryder stated at moon today it least 200 were killed in the o The list of injured is ex- "¢ 10 reach 700 More than 160 ™ have been destroyed. Fi- ""‘"dlm will be hundreds of nds TN VarrERson 10 srRaX. Mattanoogs, Tenn., March 24.— o4 i the famous u"r h:r the Loulsville Courler-Jour- gy been extended a special in- . ‘:lltend the Confederate ere May 27-29, and it is ::‘:“:':‘ that he will be here. Col- Sy Temon edited “The Rebel” teing 1y 12 1363 and severely erl- fi: TManagement of the cam- " "d" General Bragg. The lat- “h Notice on Colonel Watter- L) \h“ these critieisms must cease M""“"M would be sup- o 4 Colonel Watterson there- "°PPed his mewspaper work en dead and eight in- | gl 2 o il JAN WHO DIED HERE FOUNDED A TOWN. Of the death of Mr. J. J. Jones in tLis city, the Gainesville Sun says: The sad news was received here Friday of ‘the death of Mr. J. J. Jones, which occurred at Lakeland on Thursd:y night at 11 o'clock. Deceased was the founder of Jones- ville, a thriving farming commun- ity between Gainesville and New- berry, having settled there in 1852. He was 74 years of age, and experi- cuced much active service as a Con- fcderate soldier in the war between <he States. From the time he set- tled Jonesville in 1852 until he [m\ed to Lakeland about a year ago, Mr. Jones resided continuously in this county, and numbered among his friends hundreds of its citizens. Mr. Jones is survived by five chil- dren—three sons and two daughters, one of the sons, W. T. Jones, being a resident of Gainesville. The remains will be brought to his old home, and interment will be made in the Jonesville cemetery this afternoon. MORE. RECOMMENDA TIONS MADE BY 60V, Several Important Matters on Which His Excellency Advises Legisla- tion Be Enacted. Tallahassee, Fla., March 24.--For the information of members of the j.ezislature and of the publie, Gov- cruopr Park Trammell today gave out the following recommendations which he will submit in his message to the Legislature which will ‘meet here April 8: Care of Olustee Monument, “A monument has been erected on the Olustee battle field as a fitting i1 to the brave Southerners who £ nobly repelled the invasion of the State during the civil war. It is Jroper that it should be cared for and the grounds immediately around it beautified and given care and at- tention. I therefore recommend that . reasonable appropriation—not to exceed $300 per annum—be made by the Legislature for this purpose, the money to be paid upon vouchers ap- proved by the governor and endorsed as correct by the president of the Florida Division of the United Daughters o fthe Confederacy.” Live Stock Insurance. “The present laws governing the conditions upon which insurance companies may be authorized to en- ter the State for transacting business require Investments in approved se- curitiés amounting to $250,000 for fire insurance and casualty com- punies; $200,000 for life insurance companies, and $200,000 for live stock insurance companies. As a re- sult of the high requirement in the case of cqmpanles incuring only live stock, practically every company in the United States writing this class n; risks are barred from the State. There is not at present, nor has there been for some time past, a sin- gle live stock insurance company authorized to do business in this State. Our stock owners are thus prevented frdm having any oppor- tunity to insure their live stock if {hey so desire. There are a number of reputable live stock insurance companies which are at present ad- mitted to practically every other Southern State except Florida, which would probably enter this State but for the prohibitive requirement in the law now in force. Since the amount of the risks written by such companies are considerably smaller than life insurance or fire insurance, | would recommend that the law be amended so as to permit these com- panies to enter; and I believe that a $50,000 investment requirement for companies writing only live stock insurance would be ample, and would be then a greater proportion- ate protection than the law now af- fords with reference to fire and life insurance companies. No License Tax on Farm Products. “Florida is vitally concerned in extending its grove and agricultural interests. We want to encourage our farmers and producers. In this be- half, T recommend the enactment of a law exempting absolutely from a city, county or State license tax all tarm and grove products or the pro- ducts manufactured therefrom, when being handled by and disposed of by the original producers thereof.” Equal Length Terms of Town and County Schools. “The taxpayers of the rural dis- vie, lfted in the Confederate ser-| ricts being required to pay the same (Continued on Page 2.) AND EVEN 30 ARE KNOWN e WHITE HOUSE dENE OF E6B IN INDIANA' ROLLING TODAY STORM SWEEPS TERRA HAUTE ! HUNDREDS OF CHILDREN PARTI- AND ADJOINING COUNTRY. CI2ATED IN ANNUAL EVENT O FUN AND FROLC. —_— Twenty-four Victims Have Been!'l‘umulty‘s Six Children Were in the Identified; More Expected to Be Found, (By Assoclated Press.) Terre laute, Ind., March 24—With a known death list of sixteen reports ©y messengers early this morning fiom the southern part of Vigo coun- {7 indicated that the toll of the tor- Crowd and He Wanted to Be There, Too. Washington, March 24.—Today is lee-rolling day at the White House. | iiroughout the day there has been a pilgrimage of little folks to the stacious lawns while hundreds of el- ders looked on. Secretary Tumulty’s | ! (By Associated Press.) | nudo which swept that sectin 1ast|six children were all participating night reached fifty. Three nundred hemes were destroyed. Property loss exceeds halt a million, 4 I'wenty-four victims of the tor- nado last night have been identified today, and more than seventy-five in- inred being cared for. More hodies are expected to be found. are JIAYOR EATON THANKS MR. JACKSON. Lakeland, Fla,, March 24, 1913, lion. W. K, Jackson, City: Dear Mo Jackson— Speaking for ilie eitizers of Lakeland,” 1 wish to thank you most Leartily for your plendid work in sccuring such a luree and representative crowd of the National Association of iard- ware Dealers to visit our thriving! city on last Saturday. We feel that it.created much en- thusiasm and did much good for tkeland, and that we are indebted te you for having with us such pleage ing guests and that there will ale wiys remain in our hearts a pleas- aht recolleetion of the occasion. Again thanking youn for your noble, work, I remain, Very truly yours, O™M. EATON, Mayor. The Honor Roll of the Lakeland school appears on Page 2 of this pa- ver today. WLSON 10 60 T TIREF DETALS Ee Will Then Be Ready to Finish His Special Message to Congress. (By Associated Press.) \Washington, March 24— President Wilson and Representative Under- vood will confer tonight on the de- tails of tarift revision. They have wnd he found difliculty in keeping at vork at his desk, NEW POSTAL LAW EN- ! FORCED IN JACKSONVILLE. Jacksonville, March 24.—Married women and young girls who have been getting their mail at the gene cial delivery window at the post- ollice have received a rude shock, In tlie future any person getting gem- cral delivery mail may be required to |,: ive their home address and the reas- for obtaining mail at the post- instead of at their home, or tireir mail may be withheld until tooir reasons are investigated., I'his order was issued some time since by the first assistant postmasier general and gradually has been put inio force here, until now the num- Ler of girls and women calling for piadl at the general delivery window 5 s decreased to a mere fraction of Lthe number calling in the past. e main idea o!f this ovder is to hvrovent the misuse of the mails by fyoung girls and toolish women and {1 brotect them against their own folly. The general delivery has been the means of making many clandes- tine engagements and has led to the downfall of many girls. In the fu- [ture the postmaster has it in his | ands to break up all such corre- spondence, and it is being done here, $300,000 FRE AT BATMORE 'Twelve Firemen Injured by Being | Caught Under a Falling | Gl (Wi Wall. (By Associated Press.) | Baltimore, Md., March 24.--Twelve | firemen were injured and damage es- !timatod $300,000 was caused by a had several conferences on genera! fire in the plant of the Union Aba- lines but it is expected that tonight’s teir in the southwestern part of the conference will reach specific sub- city this morning. The injured fire- jects, and that the president will im- ; men were caught under a falling mediately thereafter finish his spe- | all cial message to Congress including | % therein a discussion on the tariff | that will conform to plans already, agreed on by the House leaders. I The Florida Audubon’Society, seek- ' ing to stimulate interest on the sub-. LRRSOIR| NaL SARON ST S0P ject of birds, has offered a prize to arriving here state that the Illinois members of the junior and senior|!‘entral bridge across the Missouri classes in the high schools in the|:iver at Omaha was destroyed by the State for the best essays on the sub- |tcrnado and that hospitals and ho- Central Bridge Gone. (By Assoclated Press.) jects of “Birds.” tels there are filled with the Injured. WARDNNRE ASSOEATION WSITRS EXPRESS THER 3 PPRECUTION OF LAELIS HOSPTALTY Hon. W. K. Jackson has received ) der at the splendid progress you are the following gratifying letter from | making. the president and secretary of the National Hardware aassociation, ex- pressing the sentiments of Satur- day’'s visitors: Enroute Pullman Private Car, March 23, 1913. W. K. Jackson, Lakeland, Fla.: Dear Jackson—We are starting home after another most emjoyable day. Our whole crowd is delighted with the trip, the country and es- pecially the warm and hospitable re- ception given us. Please express to your people our We leave you with sincere love for your people and your God-blessed country. Many of us hope to return and no | matter where our path leads, we will sincerely boost your section. The people who were hurt I am glad to say are not seriously injured and are improving nicely. It was a regretable accident but please assure the owner of the car that we attach no blame to him. Again thanking you with all our { hearts and wishing you and your people the greatest measure of «u.c- ieep appreciation of the many cour- cess, we are ‘egies extended and with such splen- 1id team work and tireless emerg) 15 demonstrated we no longer won- Sincerely yours, CHAS. A. IRELAND, President M. L. COREY, Secretary. GONE TO JOIN MADERO. El Paso, Texas, March 24.—Mexi- cans arriving at Juarez from the South today declared they ' vere a part ‘of a firing squad which execut- ed Abram Gonzales, governor of Chi- huahua under the Madero govern- ment, a fortnight ago. Gonzales was killed under the notorious “fugitive law,” they declare. The @hihuahua governor, his self-proclaimed execu- tioners say, was kiiled before arriv- ing at Torreon, while on his way from Chihuahua City to Mexico City, where he-was to have been placed on trial for an alleged revolutionary plot. MUST STOP, LYING . IN ADVERTISEMENTS. Harrisburg, Pa., March 24.—Gov- ernor Tener recently approved a bill prohibiting the publication in news- papers, periodicals, circulars, letters’ or other publications of false or mis- leading statements or assertions re- sarding merchandise, securities or services,. The new act provides a fine of, not more than $1,000 or im- prisonment for sixfy days, or both, for violations of the act. = THREEAISITORS INJURED IV AUTO ACEIDENT Reports from Them Today Are to the | Effect They Are i Improving. Saturday afternoon when the vis- itors were being taken for an auto- mobile ride around Lake lollings- worth, the machine of Mr. J. B. Speth collided with a tree and turned over, the occupants being' thrown to the ground, three of whom were painfully but not seriously in- jured, The injured were Miss Wood- ward, of Carlinville, 1ll.,, who re- ceived minor bruises but who had no benes broken; Fred Praff, of Okla- lioma City, who had a badly strained back, and J. C. Kirchdorfer, of Louis- ville, Ky., who had his nose broken. Mr. Speth came out of the wreck without any injuries. The injured passengers were placed in other machines and rushed to Dr. Maynard's oflice, where they were civen surgical attention by Drs. Mayuard and Wilson. The train was ‘liicla until 6:30, when the patients were able to travel and again joined the party. A letter from the presi- dent and secretary of the association, in this issue, gives the information that they are improving, which wil ve pleasing news to the people of lakeland, all of whom deeply re- gretted the accident, {R. FLAGLER IS ATTENDING TO BUSINESS. J. C. Salter, Henry M. Flagler's secretary and confidential man for the past twenty years, "yesterday made an authorized statement that Mr. Flagler's condition since the fall be had three weeks ago is not alarm- ing. He sat up yesterday and has for several days been attending to all his business and will probably be atout in a wheel chair in a few days. Mr. Salter said: Publistied in the Best Town in the Best Part of the Best State. ; ,;/w:fi LAKELAWD. FLORIDA. MONDAY, MARCH 24, 1913. No. 120, By HARDWARE FOLKS ENJOY BIG TME [N THIS CITY PARTY OF ABOUT 300 STOPPED IN LAKELAND SEVERAL HOURS SATURDAY. Were Given Automobile Ride, Served Wity Refreshments in Park, and Sent Away Feeling Good: The Hardware Deaalers and their ‘adies stormed Lakeland 300 strong Saturday afternoon, and were royally antdrtained during their stay of three hours in the city. Munn park aflorded a beautiful spot for the re- ception of such a large number of people, and there, beneath the trees, they found tables spread, from which they were served strawberries, cake and coffee. Several hundred ladies were pres- et to welcome the visitors and serve them with refreshments and with the large number of citizens who gathered to bid them welcome, the guests could not but be impressed with their reception. Thirty or forty automobiles were provided and in these the visitors were taken for a trip around Lake tiollingsworth and through the va=- rious paits of the city, and all were much impressed with the natural beauty of the surrounding country and with the progress and develop- ment of Lakeland. The visitors hailed from cvery Siate in the Union, except California, and many were heard to exclaim: I wouldn't take $1,000 for my trip to- day through Florida. It has opened our eyes to the real beauty and ad- vantages of the State that we had never dreamed existed.” Others said that when they came to Florida they expected to find the people slow and unprogressive, but “you can show us fellers from Chicago some things vet,” declared one visitor when he was shown some of the improve- ments that have been made and are row under way in Lakeland, a town only a little over a quarter of & century old, Notes of the Occasion. Mr. A. (. Shaffer, chairman of the publicity committee, had printed some very attractive badges, which were pinned on the visitors. These were of white ribhon on which were printed an orange, in colors, and “Guest of Lakeland, Fla.” also on the lower edge. Mr. Shaffer was un- tiring in his efforts and deservas much credit for the success of the affair. * . - Over 400 cups of delicious coffee were served the guests through the courtesy of Mrs. George Wright, who not only donated the beverage, but had the demonstrator of \White House coffee, which brand was served, to come to Lakeland and pre- side over the coffee urn, the result being that the coffee was par excel- lence, and was greatly enjoyed by “It is evident from the telegrams|ipe jarge number served. and letters the family continue to re- ceive, that an erroneous impression of Nir. Flagler's condition has gone out. Some papers said he had brok- en his hip, an unjustified statement. There was a slight fracture of the joint, which required no setting, and only rest. Mr. Flagler has been able tc thove his injured leg now for sev- eral days, and I think will be in & wheel chair by the end of the week. He feels well and all of his functions are and have been normal. I left him sitting up, smoking a cigar, and dis- cussing his day’s business precisely as he always has done.”—Palm Beach Daily News. : S————————— The Monticello News says: “J. A, Granger informs us that he has just finished possibly the lor: = broeis ual grafting contract ever undertak- en hereabouts. Mr. Granger says he and his crew have finished puttiag 'in over 400,000 paper-shell pecan grafts this season, all the work being Gone in Jefferson county except about 6,000, which were put in at Tallahassee and Albady.” The passenger depot of the ouis- ville and Nashville raflroad, in Pen- sacola, will be completed and turned over to the company within thirty days. It will be about the first of April before the building will be turned over to the traveling public. . . The Evening Telegram was placed’ in the hands of every visitor, and, as it contained information about the city, its development and prog- ress, prepared for their perusal, they were enabled to get an insight {nto the real progress Lakeland is mak- ing and thereby gained a better idea of what a fine town they were in. e o 0 We believe Lakeland went “one better” than any other town on the route, for it was the only town where the ladies turned out to wel- come the visitors, and this was ap- preciated by the latter, for they re- marked how nice it was to be re- ceived by the ladies as well as the men. There was no half-hearted- ness in the handshakes and the cor- diality of the Lakeland people, and they put themselves strictly on the map as being the most hospitable and kindly folks in Florida—and that's just what they are. ¢ ¢ The Lakeland Military Band dis- coursed sweet music for the delecta- tion of the visitors, and this added greatly to the impression created by their reception. The bdband is an in- stitution in which all the citizens have pride, knowing that even the most critical visitors can have noth- (Conttaued on Page §.) v st 4 €.