Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, April 3, 1913, Page 1

Published in the Best Town in the Best Part of the Best State. fi'flffluns T I FOR LONDON SUFFRNGETTE PANKHURST GETS HEAVY 1 mmc: Was Found Guilty ol Inciting Mobs to Dustroy Property and Other Misdemeanors. (ly Associated Press.) London, April 3.—Mrs. Emmeline paukhurst, leader of the militant sullragettes, was found guilty on the charge of inciting perscns to com- pit damage and sentenced to three years’ impriscnment. The jury added a strong recom- mepdation of mercy and when the judge pronounced the heavy sentence the women in the court room arose i angry protest for Mrs. Pankhurst who stood among the prisoners in the enclosure. Her sympathizers cheered wildly and then filed out singing, «March On, March On,” to the tune of the Marselleise. Mrs, Pankhurat called no witnesses in but in her ad- dress she denfed the charge 4s to ma- licious incitement. In speaking she showed much feeling as she flercely criticized the man-made laws. She sid the divorce law alone was suf- fieient to justify the revolution by women In impassioned tomes she said: “Whateer mizht be my sentence, | will not submit from the moment 1{ jave the court and will refuse w «t, and 1 will come out of priso tead or alive at the earliest possible moment.” She told the jurors tho) siould do theip duty as citizens to put an end to such conditions. GREAT AD FOR LAKELAND WAS POULTRY SHOW. Meeting at the office of Dougl McMichael last night, poultry men from all sections of South Florida or- ganized what will be known as the Florida Fanciers’ assoclation, the ob- Ject of the organization being to pro- mote the poultry business in this sec- tion and to awaken interest in what has promised to be one of the State’s greatest revenue producers. The organization proposed to hold one of the finest poultry expositions in the South next winter, in Tampa, and will immediately take steps to- ward this end in order that every- thing will be in readiness when tke time comes. Members of the associa- tion last night stated that Tampa was to be placed on the map among Poultry raisers throughout the coun- try, in such a way that the coming exhibition would be looked upon as historical. Lakeland’s recent poultry exhibit was reported in upwards of sixty poultry magazines and as some of the articles were as much as two pages, on Lakeland, Polk county, and South Florida poultry, the fanciers estimate that the section garnered some excel- lent advertising. Tampa's exhibit, it is proposed to make a record one, and the benefit emanating from such an affair, the poultry men believe, will be invaluable. Officers elected at last night's meeting were A. R, McRae, Tampa, president; J. H. Wendler, Lakeland, vice president, and Douglas MeMich- ael, of this city, secretary and treas- urer.——Tampa Tribune. At the closing session of the State Underwriters’ Association held in Live Oak recently officers were elect- ed for the ensuing year, 1, 5 SOLIIERS WIL WAS PLANT CITY HUBNER MAKING SUICIDE BLUFF! (By Associated’ Press.) Galveston, April 3.--A statement lust night by Congressman Slayden of Texas that the second division of the United States army would remain in mobilization here and at Texas City until the Huerta government is ing 1 3 5 sary BEw recognized or until intervention in Jost as he was, apparently, getting Mexico is ordered, attracted consid- 1y drink a glass of carbolic Slayden s vice in 4 room at a local hotel yes. | °rable attention. : loy morning, Charles Hubner, of chairman of the House on military ity, was stopped by a mald affairs. The committee declined fur- .4 at the hotel, who enteredl'h"r to discuss the quostiun today. to straighten it up. Hubner i charged with manslaugh- !10 FLY ACROSS T}m ATLANTIC nection with the killing n“: in Plant City several, At the last term of the |1y urt the case was beg H::‘ co of Felts' wife, a ma- ' caused a mistrial to be! The Tampa Tribune of today haa ¢ following concerning Chas. Hub-| under indictment at Bartow for April 3. announerd their intention of Daily Mail's 850, Atlantic flight Tondon, ynpetine for the O prize for a trans- Gorden Eneland, a British airman nd ilerr Rumpler, @ German inven- r Hubner really inu-nd--‘l: life or merely put up ajt'n a matter of conjecture |tor the contest and the Bleriots and g found in the room hej(;lpl. r Cody say they will be ' an unconscious condition, o ppetitors in both the Atlantic L. M. Cook stated that there| nisnt, and that around Britain. The vidences that he had swal- | \:3i] says the best experts believe of the poison. that the Atlantic prize will be won ¢ found in the room was ad- ' before the end of 1914, '» Father Navin, of the Sac- e church, and bore the date ! . Hubner is alleged to be !> peculiar attacks, durinzl hich he was found uncon- | " front of his house at Plant THIRTY-SIX MEMBERS NATIONAL GUARD MAROONED (By Associated Press.) i Cairo, April 3. -Thirty-six mem- °ntly. While kept at the |y . of the Missouri National Guar:. il he had one of the attacks l were marooned on the secticn of the kept in the hospital ward ;.. ot Birds' Point last night and "ot straightened out. The| o, rescued this morning by the 1l !tack 1s thought to be sim- lhums naval reserve tender. EEERE o WL 510 AN * was stated last night that! 'Iition was improved. Hubner PR (Py Associated Press.) *emieville, April 2.—The waters of “°% in this country only a tow ‘ming from Germany.” L"*““e April 3.—Unless the|tLe Ohio are receding and no further ciment Infantry, Natlonal|damaze is expected here, except a . 'f ©° Florida, s Increased by the | possible collapse of buildinzs whick "% of two more full companies | have been weakened. Matters of “xpiration of the next sn-] snit=tion are now uppermost and "‘9 regimental formauon! he health department has indicated isbanded, by order of u,e‘ hat it will require that the flooded riment at Washington. Or-| 'uildings be cleaned and fumizated "his effect have been issued | ofore the owners will be allowed to var department and trans-| coccupy them. Nearly thdee thou- Gov. Park Trammell, who! nd families are homeless in thi: "sfructed the adjutant gcn-. ‘tv, and many are denendent for re- ! Clifford R. Foster, to send | i»f. The committee is giving th “lice to this effect to all of | '>»d victims clothinz and doing al ..t Infantry Regiment officers. ossible to relieve suffering and as te State ' sure prompt medical attention. T¥0 0RE COMPANIES OR BUST o o o o oY s ' GONTINUE O GUARD; Several aviators|® | | | jave declared that they will en- | lanta, LAKELAND, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 1913. - SUFFERING 15 | EXTRENE AT UNIONTONN, KY. HEAVY RAINS ADD TO DISCOM- FORT OF SUFFERERS. All Sections of the Flooded District Will Get Their Share of Bad Weather. (By Associated Press.) Evansville, Ind., April 3—Extreme suffering from the flood is reportbd from Uniontown, Ky., where four- teen hundred inhabitants of the town and six hundred refugees from sur- rounding districts are huddled in the fair grounds, the only dry spot in an area of ten miles square. They are without fobd and have no hous- ing except stalls’at the fail grounds. Food and tents are being rushed by steamer there this afternoon. « T Ohio river at Uniontown has reached two feet over the record stage of 1884, Heavy rain here this morning added discomfort to the flood suffer- ors. NEW CONGERNS CONTIRUE T0 SPHING P “Though there was little cessation in the winter months, the opening of spring is marked by very genmeral activity in all construction and in- dustrial lines in the southeast. The working out of plans previously for nulated is under way, glving in- creased visible evidence of the up- building that is in progress. A fea- ture of this is the awarding of a number of contracts, including some of unusually suvstautial nature. “A company has been formed at Miami, Fla., by Florida and Georgia men for the establishment of an ex- tensive system of inland navigation Land of Flowers Columbus, Ga., April 3.—The n-} conditions throughout better than they dustrial Index says in its issue for this week: with good in- L in the “Buginess | " ore thirty days ago, jcations for eontinued improvemen items of construction southeast are “Among the to be done, as reported ! | houses, S?I\':l‘,”li"‘l,\ in.; Jacksonville, Fla., and two, ‘-] Ga.; church buildines, Birn- ine h im, Ala.; Davenport and CGaincs- », Flald and chureh building to b ‘-nlur.und at cost of $30,000, La- Girange, Ga.; courthouses to be re- modeled at cost of $60,000 to $75,- 000, Madison county, Alabama; hotel buildings, Eustis and Tavares, Fla.; clubhouses, Fort Meade, Fla.; pas- ser.ger station, Faunsdale, Ala; school buildings, Areadia, Jackson- ville and Orlando, Fla.; and Demo- polis and Montgomery, Ala.; bridzes, Toombs, county, Georgia; jail, Altha, Fla.; factory building, Barnesville, fia.; paving, Pensacola, Fla., and Talladeza, Ala. “Construction contracts have bheen awarded as follows: “Levee, $101,000, Augusta, Ga.; hridge, Augusta, Ga.; paving, Rome, Ga.; sewer system, Sarasota, Fla.; waterworks system and electrie lizhting plant, Gainesville, sewer and waterworks system, Con- vers, Ga. “Industrial plants will be estab- lished as follows: “Auto tire factory, Jacksonville, Fla.; ras plant, Macon, Ga.; ice plant extension, Cordele, Ga.; knitting mill ~xtension, Barnesville, Ga.; naval stcres plants, Greenville and Wakul- 'a, Fla,, and Vidalia, Ga.; crematory. Pirmingham, Ala.; auxiliary steam “nwer plant, Columbus, Ga. Fran- ‘hices have been granted in connee- ‘nn with the projected raflway ex- »<'nn In Florida. “Fi~hteen new corporations havr farmed with minimnm eapita "= azgregating $362,500, hank has been organized a° ‘on, Ga., and one I8 being orza 1 =t Moultrie, Ga. K “Apartment Fla.; | o WEATHER IS UNFAVORABLE IN L00D DISTRIGH 2,000 PERSONS ARE HUDDLED IN FAIR GROUNDS. Food and Tents Are Being Rushed There; Rain Adds to Dis- comfort. (By Associated Press.) New Orleans, April 3-—The weath- er forecast is decidedly unfavorable to the flood conditions. Showers and thunderstorms are predicted tonight in Arkansas, Mississippl, Alabama, ‘T'ennessee, Georgia and Louisiana. A storm warning has also been issued for the Louisiana and Texas coast. The river here rose two-tenths of a foot since yesterday, and is standing fifteen feet this morning. The Jacksonville Beard of Trade telegraphed their sympathy to the city of Dayton, Ohio, and asked that they be allowed to render help in the time of need. GHATTANOOGA 15 ALREADY PREPARING FOR VETERANG Chattanooga, Tenn,, April 3.— Chattanooga has decided to rais2 from $50,000 to $75,000 for enter- tainment of the reunion of Confed- erate veterans to be held here May 27 Committees are ut work se- curing cash and subscriptions from the business men and concerns of the city and community. ‘The fund will be secured without delay. Since the formal organization nearly two menths ago, the reunkmi work has been pushed with energy by thirty committees. The camp for the veterans has been selected and | named. It will be in Jackson park, a splendid location near the business section of the city. The camp can be reached by three street car lines, all of which will operate special sched- ules to accommodate the veterans. It is planned to have a street car pass the camp every minute. The camp has been named *( Stewart” in honor of the late Gen, A, PP, Stewart, the renowned Confede- | rate chieftain, Tents and cots to the number of 1,400 and 10,000 respec tively, have been seeured from the | United States war depastment for the l cump. ‘amp Bachman, & beloved pastor, and ex- | Confederate of Chattanooga. T. C Thompson, maycr of this city, was elected commander of the camp. ’lhm camp is most active in the reunion work. All who may be interested in the coming reunion of the Confederate veterans are assured that Chatta- nooga will discharge every obligation that was shouldered when the vet- erans were asked to come here for their reunion, last year a Macon. An attendance of from 100,000 to | - 150,000 is expected, and Chattanooga will-entertain it. Every possible effort is being made to arrange for the comfort and the amusement of the veterans and other visitors while here—especially the veterans, for all realize that the vet- erans are of first importance in what- ever the citizens of Chattanooga do. For the care of any veterans who may be stricken with any form of illness while in camp, on down town streets, or at any of the points of in- terest, a chain of temporary hospitals is being arranged for. There will be thirteen of these. Scores of physi- clans will be on hand, their time be- ing divided so that every branch hos- tital will have sufficient force at all times. A number of comfort stations will be scattered over the city. Asside from the events which are connected wtih the reunion itself, such as are held in every city where the reunion goes, a special commit- tee is working up a series of amuse- ments. fine spectacular display, the familiar story of “The Pled Piper of Hame- lin,” acted by from 1,600 to 2," nersons, mostly children, at Warner park, the city's 43-acre playground. There wi | 1 » flights in the air once or twice a day by some skilled avia- tor. These and other events will make a program for spare moments, and the principal features will be held close to the veterans’' camp. WATER 4 FEET DEEP 8 1« PADUCAH STREETS (By Associated Presa,) Paducah, April 3.--Rainfall this morning threatened to add to the Ohfo river flood stage which has in- creased more than a foot in the past twenty-four hours. The water is onc to four feet deep in many of the streets. —————— e NEARLY 25,000 CARLOADS OF CITRUS FRUITS SHIPPED. Tampa, April 2. Up to noon Tues- day 24,004 carloads of citrus l‘ru't! had gone out of the State to the | #reat markets of the country the opening the ginen of frait seas 'x‘ Sept. 1. This is more than 2,000 unu. loads above any mark ever set be- The United Confederate Veterans' I' re, the best previous record in one Reunion asgociation of Chattanoopga has heen incorporated under the laws of Tennessee to handle the reunion work. An executive committee was appointed under the authority of the association to direct all of its busi- ness. W. E. Brock, a local manu- facturer, was appointed chairman of this committee; Z. C. Patten, Jr., is vice chairman; T. R. Preston, treas- urer, and James F. Finlay, secretary. The executive committee appointed thirty subcommittees to assist in the work. The official program cf the reunion has not as yet been completed. It will provide, however, for the cus- tomary parades, social functions and other entertainments. The first general mass mecting to hear reports from the various com- ttees was held in the auditorium the chamber of commerce Monday, March 17. This meeting was largely attended and much enthusiasm pre- vall. The question of parades Was discussed at this meeting, and a very decided semtiment was =h: for three separate parades, in place of one large parade. If this plan is finally adopted, there will be a pa- rade of maids of honor and sponsors, a parade of Sons of Confederate vet- e ans and one for veterans of the civil war. The question was not finally settled, however, at the mass meeting. A camp of Sons of Confederate Veterans was recently creanized here with more than 200 members. Col. Vothan Pedford Forrest, of Memphis, vas present at the or~anization, lead- 2z 1a the work. The eamp was 212med in honor of Rev. Jonathan W. | ods year being bhetween 20,000 and 21,- 000 carloads. The Coast Tdne reports this year that with the better mcth- of loading cars introduced through the work of the Exchange experts an average of 207 boxes of {fruit to a car is being made Instead of the old average of about 250 boxes. At this average 7,369,32x boxes of fruit have been sent out this year. Fruit s being shipped at the rate of 75 to 100 cars a day and it | would not be surpriging if the total for the year ran to more than 25,000 cars. There is still a gond deal of fruit hanging on the trees In the zroves of some of the long headed shippers who foresaw the good prices that would be recelved at the ‘ag end of the season and who could af- ford to wait a while for the big money. LPTORWANTS 10> HE S AR (By Assoclated Press.) London, April 2. --Sir Thomas Lip- ton, undaunted by the refusal of the New York Yacht Club to accept the conditions he proposed in the recent challenge for the American cun decided to issue an unconditiona! challenge, according to the Evening News. Fire at the Natlonal Cigar Fac tory in Tampa Friday fight damare the stock to the extent of about 35.'). Among these will be a very | out to work u um' WORK CONVIGTS ON THE ROADS oAf5 GOVERNOR m uco)nmn SUCH MEAS- " URE TO THE mmumr. Fulfills ' His Cnnpugn Promires by -+ -Deslaring For Abolition of Oonvict Lease System. sallabassee, r1a., April 3.- -Gover- Park Trammell following up the pol- icy adopted by him of giving out in advance of the convening of the Legislature from time to time some of the recommendations which he proposes to make in his message to the Legislature, todu gave out the following: Change in Convict System. “In my platform as a candidate for governor, I pledged myself as fol- lows, to-wit I favor discontinuing lease sys- tem and using convicts in road build- ing, State's finances to be guarded in making change. ‘For thirty years the lease system . has existed in our State. During this time the prisoners have been hired pon farms, in phcephate mines and on turpentine farms. At present they are under a four years' lcase, which expires on Jan, 1, 1914 They are principally engaged Iin working on turpentine farms at the present. The lessees pay the State $281.60 per capita per annum for able bodied male prisoners and main- tain in a hospital free of cost to the State the women and disabled male prisoners. The prison population at present is about fourteen hundred,, of whom about two huundred amd fifty are women and infirm men. Un- der this lease about $300,000 net is realized annually from the hire of State convicts. This sum is by law apportioned to the counties quarterly upon the basis of assessed valuation of the several counties. Under the jresent system the commigsioner of wgriculture and the board o com- missioners of State institutions make s«nd prescribe the rvles and regsule- tions governing the custedy, care and handling of the State prisoners.. the ftate has four convict supervicors who are constantly ensazed in in- gpecting conviet camps, and waking investigation as to the manner in which the prisoners are treated, see- ing that the rules and re are obgerved, reporting failure to ob- tgerve the same yestineg provements, niations and sus ime The prigson hospital, the gt land all equipment now v inandling of the pris the lessees, The State owne on buildings, hosnital or other equipment. The only prison property which the State owns is a tract of about 16,000 acres of un- cleared and unimproved landin Nrad- ford county, which was purchased fe 1911, with a view to establishing thereon a State prison farm. With the above conditions confronting us, we must with judgment, care and in a business-like way work out a reas- onabe and efficient plan for the abol- ishing of the lease system. In this undertaking it 18 essential that we bear in mind: 1st. That in view of the fact that the State has at present no buildings, stockades or place where it could care for its fourteen hundred prison- ers, provision for their custody, care and maintenance is absolutely essen- rial prior to the time the State shall v.ithdraw them from the lease sys- ‘»m, and that on account of the great msagnitnde and extend of such prepa- 1tion, from two to three years will o required for raising the funds and making provision for its accomplish« ment. 2nd. That for the State to pro- vide the necessary substantial and permanent buildings and other cculpment, and put in a tillable con- ditoin a reosonable portion of the land on the prison farm to be estab- lished in Bradford county; and te nrovide the other funds necessary ia proceeding with the changing of the system during the next two years an lestimated sum of $250,000 to $276, 000 will be required for such build- ines ond other purposes. 3rd. That for the counties to pro- (Continued on Page 4.) wmerg belave to nn nris- stockades,