Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, May 5, 1913, Page 1

LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM Published:in the Best Town in the Best Part of the Best State. TENEGRING L EVAGUNTE TARIAT ONGE N CHOLAS MADE KNOWN S INTENTION EARLY THIS MORNING. in Political Circles Is Now ireatly Relieved as a Conseguence. By Associated Press.) peje, May 5 —King Nicholas, tenegro, decided today to e Fortress Scutari in response idemands of the European Montenegre took posses- April 23 aftec a six months Relieved the Tension, (By Associated Press.) on, May 5—Sir Biward Grey, tish ioreign minister, an- d at today's session of the pdors that Montenegro had itionally placed the future of in the hands of the powers. fecision immediately relieved gion in European politics. It prally hopel that this action minate all necessity for mili- kcursions into Albania con- ted by Austria and Italy independent leaders. 1S BETTER THAN SUFFRAGE. eka, I&an., May 5.—The im- e appointment of two women prs to the police force has flecided upon by the city com- n, acting on suggestions from joman’s Advisory Board, The of Topeka was appointed by Cofran recently. Its func- pre to work with the city com- n in many matters. LUTIONISTS MAY GAIN ROL OF SOME TERRITORY. (By Associated Press.) Paso., May 5.—Insurgent g8 here believe that the mutin- lederal troops which Saturday Commander General Salazar old Casas Grandes would soon formally the constitutionalist tion, This practically would the revolutionists in control e territory along the Mexican hern railway soutbwest of 2. NO SUFFRAGE FOR HER. enton, N. J, May 6.—Mrs, as J. Preston, of Princeton, the pr Mrs. Grover Cleveland, was pd vice president of the New y Association Opposed to Wom- uffrage at the annual meeting recently. (3y Associated Press.) TAKE NO STEPS UNTIL BRYAN RETURNS. nshington, May 5.—President on today let it be known that pdministration will take no fur- steps in the California alien case until Secretary Bryan re- No formal protest has been vel yet from Japan but it is hated that some expression is ex- pd. N. WON'T HAVE TO LOWER RATES.| (By Associated Press.) ontgomery, May 5.—Official al- to the capital today said Federal Judge Grubb, of Birm- am, refused to enjoin.the order he Alabama railroad commission iring the Louisville and Nash- railroag to reluce the rates b three to two and a half-cents mile. He declined to hold the mission in contempt for fssniagz order. [PLE TERMS OF PEACE MAY FOLLOW. (By Associated Press.) aris, May 5.—Copsiderable sig- ance for Europe is attached to approaching visit of Alphonso, Ppain to the Frenmch capital. It ald that the visit may mean the ance of Spain into a friendly rstanding between France, t Britaln an1 Russia. { \ ( CONDEMNED MURDERER ANDREWS RECAPTURED ay b the w‘utc murderer under aentence | of death in jail here, who sawed his way to liberty one night last week, was discovered on a Seaboard train north of Zepheriill early yesterday morning enroute to Jacksonville, identified by the conductor who rec- cgnized the description of him, put under arrest, taken to Jacksonville :nd this morning was returned here “here he is now in jail. CRAZY WIFE KILLS HUSBAND. Starkville, Miss.,, May 6.—While seated at the dinner table today at his home, near Sturgis, Miss., Yan- cey Barron, a farmer, was shot and killed by his wife, Mrs. Romey Bar- ren, 42 years old. A baby Barron held in his lap was also shot and it is believed fatally wounded. Mrs. Barron, who is a daughter of Dr. I G. Saxon, of Gulfport, Miss., is be- lieved to be insane. WAR, DEGLARED ON GANGMEN (By Asseciated Press.) Seventy Detectives Are Trying to Run Down Murderers of Two Officers. New York, May 5—-The New York police today declared war on the sangmen who killel two officers and beat up two others during the last thirty hours. One gangster has becn Killed and another fatally wounded in the shooting affairs. Seventy de- ctives are detalled on the case. Pa- trolmen arc volunteering aid after they are off Jluty. Under the lead- ership of Jack Sirocco, the gang is believed to be beliind the shooting. CONFERENCE OF SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTS May 5H.—Seventh- in various parts ‘ol Florida are looking forward with nuch interest to the quadrenniel meeting of the general conference cf that denomination, which will be held in Washington, D. C., May 13 to June 8, anvl which will bringt o-- gether believers in the faith from all parts of the world. A delegation of twelve members will represent the Southeastern Union Conference, which takes in the State confer- ences in Georgia, Florida, North Curolina, South Carolina, and the eastern portion of Tennessee, Jacksonville, day adventists The new lumber mill located on Sulphur Point, within the limits of St. Andrews, i8 now in running or- der turning out shingles and staves. A company with a capitalization of $25,000 is being form ed in lLees- turg to erect and equip an up-to- date packing house. " CHARLES Fonnssr CURRY © HARRIS & EWING Charles Forrest Curry is the mew congressman from the Third district of California. He is a Republican and lives at Sacramento. He has held pub- lic office for the last 25 years, and is known In the state as a kind of per petual candidate for governor. : LAKELAND, FLORIDA, MONDAY, MAY 5, 1913, == PRESIDENT WILLIGOMPERS GETS =SVISIT PANAMA ONLY THIRTY [H15 SUMMER WANTS CUBRENCY LEGISLATION DISPOSED OF BEFORE THAT TIME. Does Not Believe Wool Will Be Tak- en From the Free List, (By Aassociated Press.) Washington, May 5.—President Wilson today again expressed the hiope that members of Congress will carly agree on «etails of the cur- rency legislation so that the bill can be passed before August or the close of the special session, The president expects to visit the Panama canal about that time. The president does not expect that the tariff bill will be materially amended in the Sen- ate. Nor does he credit the report that wool will be taken from the free list. After hearing the views of many, his own position in re- gard to wool an sugar is unchanged. Senator Fletcher, of Florida, urged the appointment of N. J. Lil- lard as first choice and W. V. Tur- ley, of Tennessee, as second choice for public printer. Palatka will invite the Florida State Horticutural Association to hold its next meeting in the Gem City. TEAGHERS SELEGTED i GFORSLAKELAND SIJHUIIL A Partial List of Those Who Will Be on the Faculty Next Year. Saturday the local school board and appointed twenty of the the Lakeland tchool for the coming year, leaving With the Chas. M. Jones, who met teachers for high six yet to be selected. Prof. bhag already been elected for another principal, year, the faculty next year will be c:u_u'pusl-d of twenty-seven instruc- tors, all of whom are to be trainel teachers. Th school last year had an ideal faculty and it 1s with pleas- ure that we announce that all of the old teachers who wished their places vack have been retained. The fol- lowing is the list of those who have tius far been selected: Principal--Prof Chas. M. Jones. English—Miss May Tomlinson. Mathematics and Latin-—8. B. Groom. Sclcncuv——JA Frank Farrow. History, Civice and Ethics-—Jos- eph Jacobs. Grammar School. A—Miss Mamie Castles. B— A—Mrs. M. H, Terry. B—Mrs. A. B. Lovell. A—Miss Harriet Shaver. B—DMiss Lkla M. Schobert. A— P C—Miss Eva Bryant. A—Miss Nora Hart, B—Miss Anabel McKay C_.,, A— ird B.— 3rd C—Miss M. E. Bailey. 2nd A—Miss Lena McCrary. 2nd B—Miss Pearl Futck. 2nd C-—Miss Fannie Partridge 1st A—First section, Miss Pauline Suddath; second section, Miss Verda Thompson, 1st B—Miss Winnie Streater. 1st C—Miss Cora Griffin. Prof. Jacobs, who will teach hir tory, civics and ethics in the high school, comes from Johnston, S. C.; Miss Schobert, teacher of the 6th grade B., is from Fort Meade; Miss Railey is a resident of Gainesville ond Miss Suddath, one of the first grade teachers, is from Jasper. All are traincd teachers and come bighly recommended. The school never made more marked progress than during the past yearfand it is a matter of gratification to the pa- trons of the school that Prof. Jones and his excellent corps of assistants have been retained, ani all look for- ward to another year of splendid results. 8th 8th 7th 7th 6th 6th 6th 5th ith 4th 4th 4th 3rd DAYS IN PRISON CONTEMPT OF COURT JUDG- MENT UPHELD BUT SENTENCES MADE LIGHTER. Morrison and Mitchell Are Fined $500 Each and No Jail Sentence. (By Assoclated Press.) Washington, May 5.—The con- tempt of court judgment upon Sam- vel Gompers, Frank Morrison, and John Mitchell, officials of the Amer- ican Federation of Labor, convicted of violating the court injunction in the noted Buck Stove Range case, was sustained tolay by the court of appeals of the District of Columbia. The chief justice dissented, however, on the sentence which he revised and which gives Gomper rty days imprisonment and fine, .ud the oth- ere $500 each and no jail term. POPE GAVE FIRST AUDIENCE SINCE HIS ILLNESS. (By Assoclated Press.) Rome, May 5H.—For the first time since the illness of Pope Pius he gave an audience this morning to Cardinal Domonic Ferratta, who re- cently returned from the Euchristic Congress at Malta, % READY 10 DISPOSE OF FREE LI3T Income Tax Will Come Up Tomorrow for Consideration, Followed by Reading of Bill. (By Assoclated Press.) Washington, My With few odds and ends of the sundries biil left over the House stood ready to- duy to disposc of the free list. The complex administrative features and income tax are all that remained of the new tariff law. The considera- tion of the income tax alone tomor- row will be followel by the reading of the bill for formal passage of the whole measure. This formality is counted upon to take less than an hour. 0 GOOD CAUSE GOES MARCHING ON- Flict, Mich.,, May 5.- Twenty- nine saloons and one brewery went out of business here at miinight Sat- urday for two years at least, when local option, voted by the people of Genesee county became effective. Twenty or more bars elsewhere in the county also were closed. MUST FURNISH CARS FOR PERISHABLE FREIGHT. (By Assoclated Press.) Washington, May 5.—The inter- state commerce commission eald to- day that where perishable freizht moves regularly in sufficient volume Lo justify special equipment in cars, special service should be furnished by carriers. MRS. FREIJMANS FUNERAL YESTERAY AFTERNOON. The funeral of Mrs. Freceman was conducted yesterday afterncon at the Myrtle strect church, Rev. W. I Steinmeyer and Rev. 1. C_ Jenkins officiating. Intermcnt was made in the city cemetery. This death was one of the saddest ever occurring in Lakeland, and the heartbroken family have the deep- est sympathy of all in their great SOTTOW. BUT IT WASN'T A SAFE DEPOSIT. Battle Creck, May 5—After climb- ing into the safe to hide from officers who were searching for him with 2 warrant for non-support, Roy Pa- paniew was arrested today at the of- fice of the Ornamental Concrete Stone works where he is employed Papaniew saw the officers cominz and went into hiding. The police searchel the buiding and upon open- ing the safe the man tried to run He was captured and lodged in jail. HIS REWARD FOR SLOLBER- ING OVLE CRILINAL St. Louis, May 5.-—"My client is an honest man. 1 have known him twenty years, and in all that time [ Know personally that he has buu upright, industrious, home loving and of the best of character, This is o case of mistaken identity, The de- fendant would scorn to steal. He Lhas a faithful wife and nine chil- dren who are a credit to the com- munity. If you convict this man on this circumstantial cvidence you rob him of a sterling character built up by years of honest endeavor; you put the stizma of shame upon a de- pendent wife and her children,” Thus di1 Clark Hudson, :ttorney for Frederick Welker, a negro, ap- peal before a jury in Judge Kinsey's court for the acquittal of his client, charged with robtery. The jury was visibly affected. The prisoner's wife and children sobbed. “Not guilty,” the jury reported af- ter deliberating five minutes. Wel- key, overcome with apparent emo- tion, grasped his lawyer's hond und leaed upon his shovlcer, Then the attorney felt for his watch. It was gone. A bailiff scized Welkey as he was leaving the court room. He found the watch in Welkey's pocket. LEGISLATURE T0 START ON JUNKEYING TRIP, Will Leave Tallahassee Tonight on Joy Ride to Pensacola to See Secretary Daniels, (J. Hugh Reese.) Pensacola, Fla., May 5.- -Sceretary Daniels wife and aide, went through Pensacola last night enroute to New Orleans and will return to Pensacola temorrow morning. By special in- vitation of Major U. J. Williams, of Tallahassee, personal friend of Dan- 1els, tarry toyd, 1. L Poas il J, H. Reese accompanicd the secre- tiry to Pensacola. The legislative party of about one hundred will ar- rive tonight. HAS FOUND SURE CURE FOR MEASLES. Baltimore, Md., May 5.—Medical men are manifesting deep .nterest in a simple cure for measles, an- nounced by Dr Leonard Keene tiirshberg. The city i8 in the grip of an epidemic of the discase and over 2,000 chiliren, according (o health department reports, are ai feeted, A sure and positive metho.l of preventing meagles, according to Dr. Hirshberg, consists in making up a solution of boracic acid and ap- plying it to the eyes, nose aml the mouth, ROBERT B GORDON Robert B. Gordon, & former con- gressman from Ohio, is the new ser geant-at-arms of the house of repre- sentatives. He is fifty-eight yearsold, and since the Fifty-seventh congress has beld the position of superintendent of the house of representatives doo ument room. — TRAVZATION 0F EVERGLATE ORAINAGE PLA ISHAM G. RANDOLPH TO REPRE- SENT STATE AS ITS CHIEF ENGINEER, Exhaustive Investigation Will First Be Made as to the Practicability of the Project. (By Winfield Jones.) Washington, May 5.—Reorganiza- tion has been made of the plan to drain the Everglades, which will be one of the most stupendous engineer- ing feats of the century, surpassed only in magnitude by the Panama canal. Announcement was made today that Marshall O. Leighton, chief hy- drographer of the geological survey, has resigned to become chief engi- neer of the project. Isham G. Randclph, who was a member of the board of consulting engineers for the Panama canal, builder of the Chicago draincge ca- nal, anl associated with other great engineering works, is to represent the State as its chiet engincering authcrity. Leighten and Randolph Will co-operate in the management of the huge project. The State of Florlda is bycking the enterprise, already having in- vested a great sum in it, Several years ago James O, Wright, an engineer in the bureau of drainago investigationg, resigned and enterel the service of the State of Florida as chiet engineer in charge of this work. He laid out a plan, and did a large amount of con- struction of canals, Sowme time ago Wright left the State's service, and since then the oflicials have been cysting about in the elfort to make certain of putting the work in the hands of the right people. As it is the biggest drainage and reclama- tion project in the entire country, it was determined first to make sure whether the great swamp can be dryined; and, second, whether it drained the reclaimed land would be worth enough to justify the millions of expense involved. Accordingly, the State has made a contract with the J. G, White Kn- sineering corporation of New York, under which the corporation is lirst to make a detyiled examination and report, and then, if the State de- termines to proceed with the work, will handle the engineering and the censtruction business. Mr. Leigh- ton has accepted the place of chief engineer for the White concern in connection with this project. He left tolay for Klorida for the first examingtion of the situation. “I go with dn entirely open mind and no prejudices or ideas,” he said today. “I don’t know any more about the Everglades than could be gathered from one cursory examing- tion of the eastern sble and such matter as 1 have read.” The Everglades proposition is of keen interest to Washingtonians, be- cause several thousands of them have bought lands there on the faith of the drainage project, in the con- fident expectation that it would be successful and that the lands would be of immense value. Lately, be- cause of the troubles that have in- volvel the enterprise, there has been a good deal of pessimism. Tne State’s reorganization of the whole work, in the hgnds of such engineers as Leighton and Randolph, and the enlistment of the financial resources of the White concern, justify confi- dence that a great final effort is to be made. The Everglades swamp is a vast basin, set in a limestene formation. Lake Okechobee is at the center, and there is a fall of about twenty feet from the lake surface to the gult alwl the Atlantic. The first probp lem is to build a network of canals that will carry enough of the lake's water to permit the surrounding swamp to dry out and be made avail- able for cultivation. But even if this be found possi- ble, there still remains the question of whether the reclaimed soil can be used. It is a peaty formation shallow, and llable, when too dry, to catch fire andl burn most disas- trougly. Hence the proposition Ie one in both drpinage and irrigatl» —to carry away just enough of the (Continued on Page 4.)