Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, April 1, 1913, Page 1

LE FLEE IFORF FLOOD 1 CARD, LS WIS TEIS AFTERNOON BE- (AE ALARMING; EX0DUS ENSUED. s s Doomed and Many Business Houses and Residences Have Becn Abandoned. -ociated Press.) pril 1.—An exodus of \+ before the threatened acneral tais afternoon andoned hope of sav- L e (iainaze district levees. The of the iiver is much faster than 1 yeur -suciated Presa.) Gro, April 1.—Although there v 1s carly this morning that inace district levee had broken, ptection dikes are still intact .. liowever, a squadron of sol- are uecessary with the river g one foot per hour, Most busi- bouses and residences in the jpaze (istrict have been aban- ged an i it is predicted that this tion is doomed, Officials express ] je tiat they will be able to p the water from the city proper, tron's are forcing loafers to ou the levees and about half population, chiefly women and dren have left. 1§ ENERSON'S SUFFRAGE DAUGHTER IS FORCIBLY FED. Mrs. Emerson, of Michigan, who ot the winter in Lakeland at the ntry Club house, and who left re- tly for london, where she went be with her daughter, who was d in jail for smashing windows tsuffracette parade, has received le ¢ from her daughter, accord- it t. the following dispatch from 2éon appearing in the morning pa- s today, which will be read with vt by onr readers: Vlarch 31.—Mrs. Emerson Mich, today received a " her daughter, Zelle, who * two months’ imprison- oway jail for window- Uer “hunger strike” and * in prison Las gt- 4 deal of attraction. The mooled out by a re- rt. Tt stated she had just v davs in solitary con- 'reach of a prison rule. “'t very sick and feared "iprirment to her diges- 'Ine Pankhurst in an praised highly the ‘s Emergon.” e letter stated also "mereon’s arm had been ! by the policemen who " Terst, of San Francisco, 1 oreat interest in Miss “. ftates that on inves- “tor taking Yeeal advice ! that foreible feeding " therefore constitutes a’ ‘“rfrrence by the Amer-[ at on behalf of Miss \r rraden has sent the fol- Tam to Presilent Wood- !*! come back from Amer- Gl 1°arned from all ources “°T 12 2 etrong feeling against 1t7 of foreible feeling 1 h-:j th confidence to beg you . °7° in behalf of Miss Emer- "0 is being foreibly fed in "1 2nd is in & precarious ") ROADS 2 T0X0RROW AFTERNOON. —_— [ N p, "% County Good Roads As- " ®ill meet tomorrow after- pe ., ¢ Lakeland Highlands pes D house at 2 o’clock and Beos Tt 128 teen broken 1a Bustis s, "otion of a new buflding “-q:s-. of the Southern Inn- f l Published in the Best Town in the Best Part of the Best State. CHANGE OF TRAIN SCHEDULES. Beginning today three trains change schedule, and on this account several would-Lbe passengers who “polled” down to the station this morning to tiiie No. 84 only to find that she had pulled out, were of the opinion that somebody was trying to pull off an April fool joke on ‘em, But they found that the train “had went” and their engagements up the road would have to wait until the rext train pulled out in that direc- tion. The trains changing schedule are No. 84, Tampa to Jacksonvill2, which arrives at 7:25 and leaves at 7:40; the train fer Mulberry, which leaves at 7:25, and No. €2, which has been arriving from Tampa at 10.05, but which will resume its old schedule and will arrive hereafter at 10:20 p m SITE FOR GOVERNNENT BLILOING HAS BEEN DEGIDED O Message from Washington States That Bids Will Not Be Considered. Where will the government build- mg be located, is just now the all- absorbing topic in Lakeland, and, while everybody is busy putting it on the various corners, the price of which range anywhere between $10,- 000 and $100,000, the government has been doing a little work on the side, it appears, and some folks who have been SURE it will be located on their piece of dirt, may wake up to find that they missed their guess about a mile We have arrived at the foregoing conclusions from a telegram received this morning from Washington which states that it has been decided to withdraw all applications for bids for a site, as the site has already been decided upon. As the message goes on to state, there will be a great denl of excavation necessary and to do away with that and to convert a long time eyesore into a thing of beauty and a joy forever, it has been decided to locate the government building on the Clay pit on South Florida avenue. Now, everybody’s been wanting to know when the inspector is cominy to Lakeland so they can get a line on what property he's going to recom- mend, and now that we've “done sene” and told just where it's to be “put” we believe we have at least “yut one over” on sgome folks who thonght they knew just where the building is to be placed, and who may have forgotten this is April Fool's Day. BOOKS TO BE USED IN JUNE EXAMINATIONS The following texts will be used as a basis for the questions in the Flor- jda uniform examination for county ccrtificates in June 1913, and may be obtained from dealers in the State or from the publishers at prices stat : Yocum's Civil Government of Florida, E_ 0. Painter & Co., DeLand $ .80 Algebra—tiiluc's ilizh scheol, A 1.00 Theory and Practice—White's Elements of Pedagogy, A....1.00 Artihmetic--Milne's Progressive, Book III, A Grammar— Hyde's Two Course in English,Book II, SSBD SO Aee History— Our Republic, SSBD. Florida History—Bennett and Brevard's, A Civil Government—James and Sanford’s Our Government, .50 A1 .54 Ceography—Frye’s Higher Ge- ography, G ..... Agriculture—Duggar’s Agfle:ll ture for Southern Schools, .60 Physiology—Ritchie’s Physiology, SSBD . Composition--Huntinzton's Ele- ments of Composition, SSBD Reading—Any text .... ses Physical Geography — Maury- Simond’s, A i Orthosraphy—Aswell's New Cen- Orthography — Aswell’s New Century Speller, SSBD 18 Books marked “A” may be gotten from the American Book Co., Atlan- ta. Ga.; “SSBD,” from the Southern School Book Depository, Atlanta, Ga.: “G.” from Ginn & Co., Atlanta, .80 .60 |G LAKELAKD, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 1913 FLOOD VICTING NORGAN LEFT ol ILL BEING | A RIGHT NEAT REGOVERED, LITTLE SUM FOOD SUPPLIES ARE RUNNING VERY SHORT AT DAYTON. New Richmond, Ohio, Is Under Wa- ter and People Have Taken to the hills, (By' Associated Press.) Dayton, April 1.—Three bodies were recovered today, bringing the total dead of the city up to 128, thirty to forty thousund people are being fed daily. Food supplies are running short and the federal gov- ernment is dppealed to to send aid. ' Three More Bedies Recovcred at Columbus, (By Associated Press.) Columbus, April 1.—The recovery of three more bodies on the west side brings the total of the flood vic- tims up to 70. Many are missing. Three flood victims died during the past twenty-four hours. New Richmond Is Under Water (By Assoclated Press.) New Richmond, Ohio, April 1,.— This entire town is under water and people have taken to the hills, Pro- visions have been received and there is no suffering and no deaths report- ed. Fifty houses have been washed from their foundations. Ohio May Soon Begin to Recede. (By Assoclated Press.) Cincinnati, April 1.—The Ohio rose two-tenths of a foot during the night, registering sixty-nine feet and eight-tenths After a rise of another one-tenth, it is expected to begin to recede slowly. Stop Flames at Huntington By mite. (By Associated Press.) Huntington, . Va., April 1.—Fire broke out in the flooded residence district and threatened one block, but the flames were checked by dyna- mite. Missiesippi Is Now Spreading. (By Asroclated Press.) Memphis, April 1—The Mississippi river began spreading over a wide area opposite Memphis and above, caneing a slight check in the rapid rice. ° a0 MEMBERS TENN, LE6- ISLATURE LEAVE STATE (By Associated Press.) Nashville, April 1.—The absence of a quorum of the Tennessee House of representatives today was occa- sicned by thirty odd Republicans and independent Democrats leaving the State. The proposed amendment to the election law giving control of the machinery to “regular” Demo- crats caused the exodus. In a spe- cial message the governor vetoed the proposed law making quorum break- ing a felony. The governor vigor- ously arraigned the “regular” Dem- alignment gave them control. TURKEY IS WILLING FOR PEACE AT LAST. (By Associated Press.) Constantinople, April 1. — The Turkish government declared it had unreservedly accepted the terms of peace proposed by the European pow- ers and thanked the powers for medi- ation. ALL DRINKING IN NEW 'G»’, ocrats for their course since the new i WILL RANGE BETWEEN SEVENTY AND THREE HUNDRED MILLION. Son Will Get Larger Part But Pub- lic Institutions and Charity Will Get Theirs. B stociaied Press,) New York, April lL-—LEstimates ot the tortune leit by J. Pierpent lior- san, ronge between seventy miilion to three hundred million dollars. It conceded that his son will doubiless receive the bulk of his for- tune but it is anticipated that the will provides large bequests for char- ity and public institutions. is HARDWARE DEALERS WRITE OF THEIR VISIT HERE. Mr. W. K. Jackson is in receipt of a letter from Mr, J. C. Kirchsdorfer, of Louisville, Ky., who had his nose broken in the automobile accident, and among other things he says: *I arrited home yesterday with all of the bandages taken off with the ex- ception of the one on my knee. Out- side of the bruising on my knee,cut- ting my lip on the inside and the s¢raping of my face | am all right and consider myself very lucky. | have not been able to find out in whose machine 1 was riding, and how bad the machine was damaged or whether or not the driver was hurt, therefore information along tkis line will be appreciated. 1 as- sure you that the kind treatment given us while in your hands will never be forgotten by the writer and lots of others, as it was surely the best day I ever had until the time of the aceident.” H. 8. Daniels, of Jerseyville, Ill, also writes to Mr. Jackson and says: “I arrived home Thursday and have been very busy but want to stop long enough to thank you per- sonally for the best trip it has ever heen my pleasure to take and 1 have travelled over the most of the United States. To you and to you alone is due the thanks of the entire dele- ration for the opportunity to see the interior of your State. The hospital- ity displayed by your pecple has nev- {er been equalled anywhere and you can be assured that you have created 1+ bond of fricndship that will last forever.” SOUTHERN REBELS MAY “GET THEIRS (By Assocated Press.) Mexico City, April 1.—The hreak- ing off of peace negotiations with the handit Enders Emiliano and Eufemio Zapata by the government was start- «u by dispatching troops to the south who are determined to exterminate A telegram this morning from Huantla denied the re- pert that Col. Pascual Orozeo, father ol the former rebel chief of the north, has been killed by Zapata, but tiat the latter is holding him a pris- mer. The elder Orozco went south in an effort to induce the Zapata brothers to accept the new federal rovernment. General Pascual Oroz- (e southern rebels. {ro, Jr., and others of his generals, will join the campaign against the Zapatas. HUERTA AND DIAZ DECLARE THEY LOVE EACH OTHER. (By Associated Press.) New York, April 1.—Mayor Gay- nor’s April 1 ukase that there should be nothing to drink after 1 o’clock in the morning, struck the tender- loin on schedule time, causing the YORK TO STOPAT 1 A. M. I worst drought of the decade. In places (By Associated Press.) New Orleans, April 1.—Officlal denial of the existence of hostile po- litical relations between President Huerta and General Felix Dias has been received by Mexican Consul Or- nelas Huerta and Diaz are in com- plete harmony and dispatches of es- trangement are “inventions directed tv prejudice pubdlie opinion.” where proprietors inclined to be re- |calcitrant the police extinguished the lights and turned the patrons out. Few restaurants served food aft- er one o'clock, but most closed and liquor selling ceased at that hour from Harlem to Park Row. About 250 acres of land in and around Brooksville will be used this season for the growing of tomatoes AWFUL DEATH OF NEW YORK SUPRELE JUDGE. New York, April 1.—Justice Hen- ry Bischoff, of the New York State Supreme Court, plunged eleven stories down an elevator shaft to his death in the Emigrant Savings bank building, where he has offices. He was 60 years old, and had been on the Supreme Court bench since 1896. DEMENTED MAN DROWNED. Orlando, Fla, April 1.—The body of Jerome Palmer, a retired merchant of this city, was found in the lake near this city. He had rode into the lake while demented. 11 the pockets of his clothing were tound valuables, He was aged about forty. Sixty-eisht cars eof celery were shipped from Sanford last week. BUSINESS GOLLEGE 10 OPEN HERE ON APRIL WTH Will Be Managed by George W. Land of the Palatka Business College. Mr. George V. Land, manager of the Palatka Business Coilege, an- nounces that on April 14 he will open a first-class business college in Lakeland and that the first twenty- five applying to either A. J. Hol- worthy, secretary of the Board of Trade or to the Palatka Business College, will receive a special rate of tuition, . Bookkeeping, shorthand and type- writing will be taught and to ac- commodate those who work in the day, there will be a night school, open from 7 to 10 on Monday, Wed- nesday and Friday evenings. This is an institution much needed here and will no doubt be splendidly patron- ized. The courses of instruction include the following branches: Commercial Department — Book- keeping, single and double entry; penmanship, commercial law, spell- ing, arithmetic, rapid calculation, salesmanship, banking, English grammar, and business forms. Shorthand Department — Short- hand, spelling, touch typewriting, penmanship, letter writing, ecivil service, court reporting, and business forms. Day School—Every day except Saturday from 9 a. m. to 3:30 p. m. Night School-—Monday, Wednes- day, Friday, 7 to 10. The latest models of typewriters, and an expert in charge of the gchool. For some time the Board of Trade has been in communication with Mr. Land, and some weeks ago the lat- ter visited Lakeland and at the Au- ditorium gave an exhibition of his remarkable proficiency in arithmeti- cal methods. From investigation of the Palatka Business College, which is under the same management, and which is a splendid business college, and from his other credentials, the Joard of Trade became convinced that a college conducted by Mr. Land would be an institution creditable and advantageous to Lakeland. The secretary therefore took up the mat- ter with the result that Mr. Land writes that he proposes to open up the best business ccllege in Florida, in Lakeland, on April 14. The Tele- gram belfeves he will make good this promise, and is of the opinion that the coming of this collegze will be a great thing for our ambitious young people, and that it will be an insti- tution that will help to build up and advertise this city. Prospective stu- dents would do well to sce Mr. A, J. Holworthy, secretary of the Board of Trade, at once, as the first twenty- five students applying will be re- ceived at a special rate MEETING TONIGHT OF THOSE INTERESTED IN GOV'T BLDG. ON NORTH SIDE RAILROAD. All property owners on the north side of the railroad interested in the postoffice site are requested to meet at the office of the Mann Plumbing Co. in the Bowyer bullding tonight at 7.30 o'clock. When thonght advisable, hooks have been chosen from the list adopt- ed By the State Uniform Text Bcok Commission. . @ P No. 127. STRONG PRINAR LA 1 FAVRED B THE GONERNOR DECLARES CAMPAIGN EXPENSES SHOULD BE REDUCED TO THE MINIMUM. Favors Law Looking to This End and to the Prohibition of Corrupt Political Practices. Tallahassee, Fla., April 1.-—Whils a candidate for the governorship, Park Trammell emphasized in his platform and also in his speeches ths neceesity of perfecting the primary and election laws so that campaign expenses would be reduced to a mini- nium, and that every feature of fraud and corruption would be eliminated. He not only advocated such policy, but in his own candidacy put the sume into practice, having made the race wpon an expenditure of only about $3,600. The governor has championed the idea of prohibiting excessive expenditures and all forme of corruption in connection with the primary for a number of years. In 1907 while a member of the Senate he introduced and endeavored to se~ cure the passage of a splendid meas- ure to prevent corrupt practices, As attorney general he also made & number of good recommendations along this line. He will recommend to the Legislature the enactment of & strong primary law Today the gov- ernor gives out for publication his proposed recommendation upon this subject, as follows: Limit Campaign Expenses and Prohibit Corrupt Practices. “The primary and election laws should be so perfected that all op- portunity for fraud and trickery in elections shall be removed, and cam- paign expenses reduced to the mini- mum. [ believe that a very large majority of the people of this tSate are heartily in accord with the idea that the man and not the dollar should triumph, and will welcome for all time to come a law that will be sold at public outery to the high- stamp out the idea entertained by a few that public office is a chattel to est bidder. ‘The law should be such that a poor man who is upright and capable may run for public office without financial embarrassment, and the electors of Ihy State may have the privilege of veoting for such a man. A freg and uncorrupted bal- lot is the supreme saferuard upon which rests the permanency of our free institutions and the lore of the future destiny of our State and na- tion. We must make certain the pure ity of the ballot. Every form of clee- tion corruption should be severely punished. Candidates should be re- stricted in the purposes for which money may be expended for such pur- poses, 1 respectfully recommend the enactment of a primary electicn law which will provide: 1. A specified limit or maximum which may be spent by or on hehalf of or in any manner in furtherance of the candidacy of any candidate for each of the elective oflices—federal, State and county. 2. Specifying clearly the pu:, for which it will be leral for a cundidate, or for any person cr com- mittee or club or other organization of persons, to expend, directly or in- directly, the amount authorized by law to be spent in behalf of the can- didacy of any candidate for office. 3. That no candidate, citizen, po- litical committee or club, or other organization of persons shall be al- lowed to employ political speakers of political workers, and shall not be al- lowed to compensate any such speake er or worker, directly or indirectly, or to pay their traveling expenses or other expenses. 4. That a sworn statement of all campaign expenditures made by any citizen or assoclation of citizens or clud shall be made in duplicate and filed within six days from the date 0! the expenditure. One copy there- of shall be filed with the clerk of the Ciregit Court of the county in which the expenditure was made, and one copy- shall be filed with the secretary of, State at Tallahassee 5. That sworn detailed itemized statements of expenditures made, of contributions recelved and of oute standing obligatiors in any wise pertaining to & eandidacy for publie (Continued oz Page §.) ¥ |