Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, May 17, 1913, Page 1

PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST PART OF THE BEST STATE OLUME L. BADMAN FLEW FROM KEY WEST DHAVANATODN REAT FLIGHT WAS SUCCESS. FUL ALTHOUGH HEAVY WINDS WERE ENCOUNTERED, MIANI TALKS TO JAX. Miami, May 17.—Manager W. H. McDonald, of the Jocal Western Union Telegraph Co, office, has the distinction of being the first Mi- ammian to talk by long distance telephone with Jacksonville. This he did last night, the elec- tricians installing the Bel] long dis- tance telephone system here by which Miami will be given telephone connections with Jacksonville, At- linta, and other Florida and Georgia cities, “hooking” up the apparatus for him. “It was really wonderful,” said LAKELAND, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, MAY, 17, 1913. UNUSUAL OFFER*/GINGINNATIS /NADE BY PRISON | MAYOR CALLS COMMIHIONER, FOR MILITIA ASKS GOVERNCD OF CALIFORNIA|RIOTS GROW WORSE AND SOL- TO ALLOW HIM TO TAKE A DIERS NECESSARY TO QUELL PRISONER'S PLACE. DISTURBANCE. Aviator Wins Great Distinction and; \'™ McDonald. “Why, I could hear . just as distinctly every word as i Also $10,000 in though I were talking with some Cash. person in Miami. It was my first experience in talking over a long (By Associ‘tcd Press.) Key West, May 17.—Domingo Ro- lsillo left here at 5:35 this morning u an areoplane in his attempted fight from Key West to Havana to win the $10,000 prize offered by the ity of Havana for the flight. Au- gustine Parla asked Rosillo to post- pone the flizht because of heavy wind and high seas, but Rosillo re. fused. [t is alleged that Parla threatencd to shoot himself when friends tried to detain him. Parla siarted but was forced by the wind distance telephone, and 1 was agree. ably surprised at the clearness and distinctness of every word on the other end of the line, three hundred and sixty-six miles away.” | JAPAN DECLARES WAR WE LL HAVEFRIENDS Three Countries Will Tender Ther Sympathies in Such Event. 10 turn back. (By Assceiated Press.) London, May 17.-—Should war Lreak out, the sympuathies of Aus- wralia, New Zealand and Western Cinada would be with the United States, says the Pall Mall Gazette oday, discussing the California anti- «en land controversy. (By Associated Press.) Hlavana, May 17.-—Rosillo arrived aere in an aeroplane at 8:10 this morning. IREE TOLLS FOR AMERICAN SHIPS Waiting on Gov. Johnson. | (By Associated Press.) Washington, May 17.--Arizona's vew alien land law is not regarded here as complicating negotiations with Japan, as the act doesn't con- Nashington, May 17.—(Special— Acnator James A. O'Gorman, of New York, who has been an uncomprom- sing advocate of free tolls for Amer-| (yn the same direet bar against the jun ships ou the Panama canal,|upancse as the California act. It is loes not believe that the Senate has: ' apected that Mexico may protest be- X b ciause of the effect upon Mexican HECCIVREITRNSE DS St s s iand owners. The United States and 1 tue ieast and it will coutinue to it o1 Goveriioe jjpose any wmeusure that seeks (o re- b oo Jehnson's action. peai that provision ol the ac - et s 1 \ding for the government of the| DIRT COSTS IN MIAMI canal <one, “The canal has been AS WELLEE_O}'HER PLACES. Lulit on American soil, by American roney-——we own it,” said Senator ) Gorman, ‘“‘and we will continue to sperate it for the benefit of the peo- ple. Any other course would be despicable and any other construc- tion of the Hay-Pauncefote treaty would be shameful.” waiting Miami, May 17.—One of the lars- cst real estate transfers’ of recent date has just been given publicity, although practically consumated in Fiurope some time ago, when Captain James bought from Hugh Matherson his “Four Way" place at Cocoanu: Grove, paying for it one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. The ship Fram, selected by Capt. Konald Amundsen to carry him and| = s iis party to the North Pole next fail| ORLANDO METHODISTS TO will be the first vessel other than & HAVE 345_.000 CHURCH. | nited States warship to pass| : l tbrough the Panama canal. Col.| | Orlando, May 17.---The Winder lLumber Co., of Winder, Ga., was the tioethals, builder of the waterway g % Have cuccessful bidder for the erection of ud Secretary of War Garrison " the new Methodist church in Orlan- do, the figures being $29.546. There vere quite a number of other con testants, and it is said that the high- est was almost eleven thousand more «iven the explorer this permissoin, ‘ut because of the possibility o0&} andslides no delnite time for the ac ! ‘izl transit of the little vessel can : ‘fiet' R { than the one accepted. i a letter to Secretary GAT™SOL| i) pigs ageregate $35,633. This ¢ vt i.dmundsen says: ‘I natural-| with carpets, new organ, ete., will inderstand that the passage of the sel is entirely dependent upon Lh(-‘ ndition of the slides, but I also| valizet hat even if the same should| lelay me for a few months it would| Bl -!! be of immensely more advantage, ive the Orlando Methodists a church costing about $45,000. BARESHOP LADY " the Fram to pass through Hn-i V ‘anal than to go around South] wu.l. PUI uN S Ameriea.” - ‘ NEXT MEETING OF THE BAPTISTS WILL BE IN | Left Legacy of ASHVILLE, $100,000. » * Wt 1914: By Associated Press.) St. May 17—The| New York, May 17.—After & Louis, Mo, Southern Baptist convention chose Nashville, Tenn., as the next place of meeting and fixed May 13, 1914, 3 the date. The Rev. Dr. George W. McDaniel, of Richmond, Va., Will Preach the convention sermon. The Rev. Forest Smith, of Sherman, Tex., #as named as alternate. Nashville was chosen after a con- 18t over the proposition to make “hattanooga the permanent meeting Dlace, A movement which has been gomxl I quietly for several years to organ- ize all the Baptists west of the Mis- struggle of forty years to support herself by running a bakeshop here Mme. today learnel that the man she eloped with when sixteen in France, died, leaving her $100,000 (By Asociated Press.) Wwashington, May 17.—The Demo. cratic executive campaign commit- tee today discussed with The officers of the congressional committee plans for co-operation in the campaign and the proposition for increased |n~presvntatlon of senators in com- <'ssippi river into a separate conven-| gressional “r‘flnifi:ijspro-n ) tion ion of B A e was met by the introduct wsatigen W 17.—Neither Tsolutions by President E. Y. Mul- 'ins of the Southern Baptist Theolo- ®ical Seminary of Louisville, which ere adopted, expressing feelings of 'raternity and sympathy for the %ork belng dome in the theological “eminaries at Fort Worth, Texas, and Viberty, Mo. Senate or House were in session to- fay. The tariff bill is being consid- ‘n;d by the finance committee and “hairman Simmons announced that \ gubcommittee i8 working on the ~ool schedule and protests agafnst .ts in cotton goods rates. | After Struggle of Forty Years, Is) Charlotte Francoise Rousseau; Would Go to Jail in Ruef's Place While Latter Visits His Father, (By Associatea Press.) San Francisco, May 17.—Charles Montgomery, president of the Cali- fcrnia prison commission, in a let- ter made public today, makes an of- fer to Governor Johnson to take the place of Abraham Ruef, convicted boss of San Francisco, in the San Quentin prison for three months, so Rueff may visit his dying father. WILL PROBABLY ABANDON PENSACOLA NAVY YARD. { This Is the Opinion Now Enter- tained by Sec. Daniels Since i His Visit. (By Winfield Jones.) I Washington, May 17.--It is prob- able that Secretary of the Navy Daniels will recommend disposal by the government of the Pensacola Lavy yard. Upon his return here from a tour of inspection of the Southern vards he declared he will not make uny recommendations for reorganiza- tions of the government yards unti! ke has had an opportunity to visit 211 the yards, but he expressed ten tative approval of the action of his predecessor, Secretary Meyer, in clos- iug the Pensacola and New Orleans yurds, From this it is believed that, al- though he has formed no general plan of reorganization he has fully determined not to reopen either the I'epsacola or New Orleans yards. Secretary Daniels will leave here again in a few days for an inspection of the New York and Boston navy yards, and after that he will prob- ably make known his plan of re- organiing all the yards on the At- lantic seaboard. Representative Wilson urged Sec- rotary Daniels before he left for the South to make a rigid investigation of the Pensacola yard, and if he did not deem it advisable to reopen the vard to arrange some plan for dis- rosing of the enormous amount of government propertf there to some private corporation, which could cither open the yard as a private shipbuilding establishment, or use the property for commercial pur- poses. The fight is waxing hotter daily lor the selection of a public printer. Senator Fletcher continues to urge the appointment of N. J. Lillard, of I ensacola, in opposition to John Tur lcy, of Chattanooga, Tenn., who has tue endorsement of the Tennessee nd Georgia delegations. The candidacy of Cornelius J. i'ord, of New Jersey, was strength- ¢1ed today when several members of New Jersey delegation called at White House in his behalf. The New Jersey men say that they are gure the president will appoint Ford because of the prominent part he took in the presidential campaign for Mr. Wilson. After the confer- ence today Senators Martine and Hughes, of New Jersey, expressed be- lief that their man will secure the appointment. When they started out to back Ford three weeks ago, they explained, their candidate was run- ning third to Lillard and Turley, but after today’s interview with Presi- dent Wilson they are optimistic. the The following postmasters have been commissioned: Fort Pierce, Arthur B. Brown; Turners, Lee county, John R. Burnett; Viking, Samule D. Daniel; Mariemine, W. E. Veal. Virgil L. Grifin has been ap- rointed rostmaster at Monte Vista, lake county. vice W. B. Partridge, resizned Rural delivery route Nov 4 has been ordered established from Pengaco'~ $1,056 per annum. Route No. 1 bae been ordered from Sum- merfield, “arfon county, length 17 miles, eerving 130 families. The carrier 15 to recelve $770 per an- num. Two Cars Attacked and Several Pe- ! destrians Were Injured. (By Associated Precs.) Cincinnati, May 17.——Mayor Hunt today sent a request to the gover. nor for militia to quell disturbances o! striking street car employes. A crowd of men today attacked two cars leaving the Brighton barms, at l'ourth and Vine streets. Missiles were hurled from a new building, upon an Elberon car and several pe- destrians were hurt. GENERAL PARTRIDGE'S ORDERS ANENT CHATTANOOGA REUNION (leadquarters Florida Division Unit- ed Confederate Veterans-—General Order No. b. v Monticello, Fla., May ¥, 1913, 1o the Folrida Division, U, C. V. Your division commander an. nounced in General Order No. d the coming event at Chattanooga, venn,, May 27, 28 and 29. “ince that date he has received a communication from General Wm, k. Mickle, adjutant general and chief of staff of the Southern FKFederation ot Camps to this effect: San An- tonio, Texas, having withdrawn from the for the 1914 re- vnion, Jacksonville's opportunity is at hand. As promptly as possible your com- monder communicated with the Loard of Trade and R. K. Lee Camp in Jacksonville offering the services oi the division to secure the reunion in the metropolis of our State. To- day the division commander has a ictter from the Board of Trade an- nouneing the decision of Jackson- ville to go after this most popular of all conventions. Therefore the commander of the Morida Aivision calls upon every Confederate veteran in the State to fall into line and enter this fight for most distinguished honor that can be won for our State and our reat progressive city. To this end let every veteran who an possibly attend the reunion at (‘hattanooga be there, and let him wear his Florida colors The division commander extends thie exhortation to the Sons of Con- federate Veterans; but greater than the veterans or their sons are the daughters, and always greater in natriotism, and especially does your division commander appeal to them to add the inspiration of their en- nobling presence to the reunion in | hattanooga. To the Division Staff You accepted your appointment to serve. The opportunity is up to you. Your presence and your octive in- terest is essential to success. If it i= your purpose to attend and enter mounted parade, kindly advise me at once and remit General J. F. sShipp, quarter master gemeral, Chat tanooga, Tenn., two (2) dollars to pay for your horse. If you prefer, send the amount to your division ccmmander; he will attend to it for you. Notice is hereby given of the ap- pointment of Comrade Z. A. Season, of bradentown, as aid de camp with rank of major. The commander of the division and tke ladies of the staff most honor- eble will leave Jacksonville over the Southern Railway on the Veterans’ Special, Monday, May 26, at 8:05 p. m. Every arrangement for our com- fort has been made by the Southern Railway. It is the hope of these headquarters to have a reunion of our own at Jacksonville and the com- nanionship of as many as can pos- sibly arrange to join us from Jack- eonville to Chattanooga and return. By order BENIJ. ‘'W. PARTRIDGE, Major Ceneral Commanding Major General, Commanding Florida U. C. V. 2, C. POTT, Adfutant General, Chief of Staff. contest the the I KIBLERS TO ERECT STORE BUILDING. Architect L. A. Fort, who is su- pervising the construction of the new Kibler hotel, is now drawing plans and making specifications for the erection of six store rooms, which will cover the space on Ken- tucky avenue between the hotel and the alley. These stores will occupy a space 133x70 feet, and for the present will only be one story in height; however, the building will be built with foundations sufficient for sustaining. a three-story struc- ture if the owners desire at any time to add to same. These store rooms will face on Kentucky avenue and will be built of reinforced concrete. They wiil average about twenty-one feet in width, having a depth of seventy teet. Work will begin on the struc- ture as soon as the plans aré com- pleted. POOR BOY WAS "SONE SPORT’ Died When They Told Him What the ScoreWas; Was Only 14 Years of Age. (By Associated Press.) St. Paul, May 17.—Willie Litser, aged 14, champion pitcher of graded schools here, died yesterday of a broken heart, the physicians declare, because his sickness kept him from a game with a rival schvol Thursday and his school lost the game and the pennant. Willie asked ‘‘What's the score.” HKriends told him and a mo- ment later he died. PRESBYTERIANS HOLD BUSINESS SESSIONS (bBy Associated Press ) Atlanta, May 17, Interest in to- day's sessions of the United Northern and Southern Presbyterian general assemblies centers in the forthcom- ing report of the joint committee of the Southern and United churches which have been considering the question of a possible organie union of the two churches, reading of re- ports of standing committees and general business claimed the atten- tion of the three assembles. CHANGE IN THE NEW NICKEL. Washington, May 17. Secretary McAdoo! has ordered a slight change in the new nickle. The words “Five (‘ents” will be more clearly defined. The new design, which will be is- sued within a few days, brings out these words in greater rellef, the sec- rctary having decided that they were too faintly impressed and might easi wear off in circulation (By Associatod Press ) Cincinnati, May 17.—Reports of and the held the interest of committees addresses on foreign work, delegates to the international vention of the Y. M. C. A, day. PRESBYTERIAN BOARD HAS 10 EXPLAIN Had to Tell Why Mortgage Was Raised from $34,000 to $100,000. con- here to- (By Associated Press.) Atlanta, Ga., May 17.—The report of the committees of the Southern and United Presbyterian assemblies on the basis of a union of the two organizations was presented today, but action was postponel until the assemblies of 1914, Charges were made in United Presbyterian assem. biy by committee on board of pub- fcation that board had been un- business like in methods and mislead- ing in reports. E. M. Milligan, man- agfr of the boatd, in explaining the increase in publication beginning with a mortgage of from $34,000 to $100,000, admitted that the method was wrong but not criminal. (By Associated Press.) London, May 17.—Suffragettes today attempted to destroy a tenant- ed residence at Cambridge by fire. The University Laboritory adjoinime was damaged by bombs found at the station in Hartfordshire on the Lon- don Northwestern railroad. No. 168. BRYANS BILL 4 | l WILLBE PISED N THE SEHNTE WILL GO TO THE GOVERNOR WITHOUT RADICAL CHANGE; SENATE ADJOURNS. Bill Now Before the Legislature to Eliminate Negro Office Holders. (By J. Hugh Reese.) Tallahassee, Fla, May 17.—Sen. ator Bryan's primary bill will be passed in the Senate and will go te the governor without any radical changes. All amendments have beem voted down. There was hardly a quorum in the Senate and adjourn~ journment was taken until Monday alternoou, Local bills only were considered in the House today. Among them the most important was the Miami city extension charter bill which passed. Florida May Settle Negro Office Hold- ing Question, Tallahassee, Fla.,, May 17— While Senator James K. Vardaman and John Beard are tryiug to get the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments to the federal comstitution the I'lor- 1da Legislature is doing things that may make the repeal of these amend- ments unnecessary to settle the state us of the negro as to office holding, The Farris amendment has been reported favorably by the House committee and it is quite possible. that the amendment will pass the House and it may get through the Senate. The amendment provides that, being an amendment to section ten of article six as to suffrage and eligibility: Section 10--—-No person shall be cligible to hold or shall hold any office, State, county or municipal, un- der the laws of this State whether clective or appointive unless he is a white person over the age of 21 years of age and a citizen of thia State. Article X1V (referring to the Fed- eral constitution)—All persons born or naturalized in the United tSates and subject to the jurisdiction there- of are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they re- slde. No State shall make or en- force any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citi- zens of the United States nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty or property without due pro- cess of law, nor to deny any person within its jurisdiction the equal pro- tection of the laws. Article XV reads 28 follows: “The right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color or previous condition of servitude.” There is no decision of the State or federal courts on this question, but it will be clearly seen that the entire constitutional question as to the proposed legislation hinges upon whether the right to hold oflice is a privilege. The advocates of the measure, chief among them Floyd, cites the celebrated decision of ex pirte Lockwood supreme court, where it is held that a State may pre- vent a negro from becoming a law- yer because it is not a privilege to be a lawyer. If this constitutional amendment passes it should be im. strumental in settling the office hold- Ing status of the negro throughout the South. WORLD MEETING OF SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTS, Washington, May 17.—A great tented city accommodating 5,000 persons has sprung up on the eam- pus of the Washington Foreign Mie- slonary Seminary, in Takoma Park, where, for three weeks, the world conference of the Seventh Day Ad- ventists will hold forth. The gath- ering is one of the largest of its kind ever entertained in the national capital. Tn addition to the delezates from almost every State and from Canada, the attendance embraces leaders of the demomination in Eu- rope and Australia, as well as those of the mission stations in Africa, Asia and other parts of the world