Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, May 22, 1913, Page 1

0 yOLUME IL [ mmmmmtmee—— 0, PUNTER === DROWNED [N T JOHNS ER yIT DEATH BY FALLING FRON| FERRY BOAT WHEN ATTACKED BY COUGHING SPELL, Was Cne of Florida’s Wealthiest an:i ! Most Popular Citizens; Death Greatly Deplored. {By Associated Press.) Jacksonville, May 22—E. 0. painter, fertilizer manufacturer, and reputed millionaire, was attacked LAKEL PUBLISHED IN QUISTIOXS ITAY EZ CYRCULATED. TARIEF e (By Assaciateg Press,) Washingto, May 22.—Senator Penrose pirenaig today to bring up| in the Senate Lis resolutoin for thej Printing anq cireulating avom g the wanufacturers a list of tariff ques. tiens propoged by LaFollette. The subcommittee, comprising Simmons, Stone and Williams, is ready to pro- {;ose a sabstitute list as amendments. 'he committee centinued the iearing of nianufacturers on the toriff Suhiedu’e, | (ZAR AND R:NG GREETED TODAY AT BERLIN, (By Associated Prees.) Berlin, May 22.—Great crowds to- cay greeted the czar and Kiug George here whe will attend the wedding Saturday of Priucess Victoria iuise. the kaiser's daughter, and Prince with a coughing spell today and fell off a ferry boat into the St. John's river and drowned. He carried a half million dollars worth of insur. ance. Mr. Painter was one of the best nown and most popular men i Fiorida. He established and built p to large proportions the E. O ainter Printing Co., of DeLand, and or years was in the newspaper and printing business in that State, He became interested in the manufac- ure of fertilizer, and as the latter business grew, he finally gave up his ounection with the printing busi- pess and devoted all hig energies to he fertilizer manufacturing indus- ry, in which he amassed a larg: ortune. He was a gentleman of ex- eptionally high character and pleas- g manner, and the news of his deati vill cause a shock to friends in ev- ry portion of Florida. WHAT THE HOUSE HAS DONE DURING SESSION. Tallahassee, May 20.—Among the pcre important bills of a general pature passed by the House of Rep- ceentatives during the present ses- ion are the following: Providing for the establishment of State Fire Insurance Rating board. Bills creating a Burecau of Labor patistics, apending laws relating to mployers’ liability, prohibiting the mployment of minors in certain oc- upations and prohibiting employers fom discriminating against em- loyes who belong to or desire to join bor unions. Appropriatoins for a monument to he women of the Confeileracy and or a statue to General Edmund Kir- y Smith to be placed in the Nation- | Hall of Fame. The creation of three new coun- ies, Bay, Seminole and Broward. Making the burglary of occupied Cuses a capital crime. Submitting a constitutional amend- bent abolishing the office of county easurer, Requiring county - commissioners ’'d members of county boards of blic instruction to give bond. Lills appropriating funds for the ite institutions of higher learning, P county scholarships in same and I sumper training schools for Also for corn cluls an. clubs. Pioviding for compulsory school il.uce in counties voting for the It auti-lobbying bill, The general revenue bill. The Trammell bill abolishing the Pavict lease system, Biyun primary bill ané a corrupt dclices act to restrict campaign Peuses and prevent illesal prat:-I S 1u elections. Dividing the State into four con- tsional districts. Providing for the election of Unit- Slites senators by direct vote of e people, Ad amendment to the pure food Providing for the distribution of ® State school fund by giving each ¥ the amount it pays in. Ploiiling that damoges may be Overed from telegraph companies Wental anguish caused by their “'¢ Lo deliver telegrams relatin. the illness or death of relatives. Many other bills of general inter- bt of lesg importance have been ¢l by the House, as well as a ¢ number of local bills of a great “'L to the localities aected by Ernest August of Cumberland. The czar and King George looked so much alike that the crowds had difficulty in distinguishinz tLom apart. POISONED B DD oo Took Poison by Mistake a Week Ago; Case Attracted Wide Attention, (By Associated Press.) Macon, May 22.—B. Sanders Walk- er, the poisoned banker, died herc this morning from the effects of a Lichloride of mercury tablet whicn he swallowed a week ago by mistake, CONSIDERING COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENTS. (By Associnted Press ) Washington, May 22.—The Demo- | cratic majority of the louse ways &nd means committee met today to consider committee assignments. They place such assisnments as will I'reserve the harmonious effective working of the party organization. (By Associated Press.) Washington, May 22.—Republican senators at a conference today ap- pointed a committee of five to con. fer with the House members on thc edvisability of an early joint caucus tv organize the congressional cam- paign committee ard establish head- quarters, An old wooden building, one of Crlando’s landmarks, is bring torn down, and in its place a fine two- story brick building will be erected. TRAVELING MEN MEET AT COLUMBUS. (B, Associatod Press.) Coluwbus, Ga., May 22.—The Grand Council of the Georgia and Florida 'vis..n of the U:i2d Com- niercial Travelers convened day. WILLIAM PIERSON HAMILTON m “artow is boasting of early wflte?-i ‘"8 in the market, which were; Ught In a week ago from the Poik © tection by D. N. Redson. the late J. P. Morgan, Is now :o:nlod!ered one of the money powers of the country. Mr. Hamilton is & member of J. P. Morgan & Co., New York, and Drexel & Co. of Philadel- phia. Heisa director in several rall Willlam Plerson Hamilton, son-in- I roads and large corporations. THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST PART LAKELAND, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1913, 10 JAPAN 15! NSHTISFACTORY STATES IDEA THAT TREATY IS NOT VIOLATED. Dsappointed That Government Has Taken No Steps to Nullify g Law. (By Associated Press.) Tokio, May 22.—When the United States made a rep'y to the Japanese protest against tbe California land legislation and said that the new law does not involve any violation of the tieaty between the United States and Japan, great disappointment in of- ficial circles was caused here. The foreign office considers the reply o the United States unsatisfactory as it does not mention the intention of Washington to take official steps to nullify the California law. Ambas- sador Chinda has been urged to press the Japanese Interpretation of the treaty. Bryan's proposal to refer the Guestion to a referendum in Califor- nia was not favorably received here. (UR ANSWER HOUSE WOULD IBOLISHEDNCT LEASE SYSTEN subcommittees of the finance|D0 NOT ENTERTAIN UNITEL|PEEVED AT SENATE'S ACTION IN KILLING BILL, FAVOR COM- PLETE ABOLITION. Much Talk of Special Session Being Called if Abolition Bill Is Not.Passed. (By Associ‘.tcd Press.) (By J. Hugh Reese.) Tallahassee, Fla., May 22.—Zim in the Senate and McWilllams in the House will offer resolutions that both Houses adjourn from 3 to 3:30 to- RIOITOW in respect to the memory ol Flagler. All temperance bills have been made a special order in the House tomorrow. ; WP The House passod a bill increas- ing the salary of the State auditor to $3,000 and railroad commissione: to $3,600. 3 The House this morning, in a fit of anger over the treatment the Tram- rell convict bill received in the Sen- ate yesterday, caused Taylor of Mad No. 172 SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIANS ! WILL NOT WILHLRAW, IM (By Assoclated Press.) : Atlanta, May 22.—The Northern,l Southern and United ]'.‘(‘Sil_»‘tci'i.lns[ assemblies began their scssions today determined to finish the ofiicial pro- grams as gpeedily as possible, It is expected that the Southern and the United assemblies will conclude theiv! deliberations today. The Northern row with the selection of the next meeting place. The Southern Presbyterians todav resumed the discussion of withdraw- ing from the Federal C(ouncil of Churches of Christ in America, owing to the charges that the council has attempted to influence national pol- icles. The Southern Presbyterians voted FOR A FISH CUL1URAL STATION. Congressman Sparkman Is Expected to Reach Tampa at an Ealy Date. Washington, May 22.—Four im- portant bills, seeking appropriation for worthy projects in Florida, have not to withdraw from the Federal|teen introduced by Senator Fietcher Council of Churches. The United| this week in the Senate. One of these* Presbyterians adjourned this after-|sceks to secure $50,000 for a fish cul. noon after organizing a ‘“missionary | tural station, a second has for its ob- and efficlency committee,” which|fect appropriating $25,000 for eree- ubsorbs the ways and means and mil-| tion of a monument in Sumter coun- licn dollar commissions. ; ty in memory of Major Dude and his A e command of one hundred private sQls J 3 diers of the United States army who Wer : ¢, 28, 1835, b, TARKTASNOT VOLATED |3 Sttt 5 HEGLAHE GAHINEI preservation of Fort Matanzas, an ; old Spanish relic near St. Augustine, 1 ‘ y .| while the fourth seeks to secure an Take an Opposite View to That of appropriation of $10,000 with which the Disappointed statistics may be annually gathered, the placing aside of $10,000 for the Seminole Indians, a third has i1t VIQY,. Japanese, — complicd and published, relating to, the turpontine and NEW PASTOR FOR ison, to introduce amd pass to its LUTHERAN CHURCH. | final reading without amendment, a Lill calling for the complate aboli- After several months of vacancy,| tion of the present system on Jan, 1 Grace Lutheran congregation Js glad| pext, The bill is similar to the An- to have the regular services of u|gle bill, which was vetoed by Gil- pustor. Mr. Chas. J. Shealy, of|christ at the last session. Gornto, of Springfleld, Ga., Las been secured to Lafayette, made a motion to indefi- fill the pulpit. Mr, Shealy is a stu-| notely postpone, which was with- dent of the Soutbern Lutheran sem-| drawn after Farris moved that it be inary located at Columbia, S, C. placed on the calendar subject to Sunday Services—Sunday school, | cull. There is great talk of hav- 10 a. m.; preaching, 11 a. m.; even- ing the governor call an extra ses- irg service, 7:30. sion if some abolition legislation is A cordial welcome will be given! not enacted. Floyd, of Franklin, and everybody to all services. Andrews, of Bradford, urgetl its im- mediate passage, while Light, of Ma- St. Petersburg’s new wireless sta. rion, and Gornto, of Lafayette op- tion on the roof of the new Plaza rosed it. R-APPORTIONMENT 8 OPPSED OF LEGISLATURE, B ™M (By J.Hugh Reese.) Tallabassee, Fla., May 22.—Tram- Tallahassee, Fla.,, May 22.—The| mell's drainage bill to bond for six special committee composed of J. C.[llion dollars to drain the Ever- Brown of Polk, Chairman Martin of|6'2de8, Was introducod by Bussey, rosin industry. By Asgieinted Pre.s.) Ihe senior senator will do all that Washington, May 22.—The United| he poesibly can toward having all States’ contention that the California| t'.ese bills enacted into law. land law does not violate the 1911 Wednesday afternoon he left for treaty with Japan was supported by | Florida intending to visit Jackson- the opinions of all lawjers in the| vitle and possibly Tallahassee bes cabinet. They concluded that ther|l¢re returning to the capitol. is no ground for complaint in the| The latter part of last week the law except on the point of depriving| Board of Visitors, composed of sen- the Japanese in California of the|ators and representatives from the right to inherit realty. The cabinet| military affairs committees of the felt obliged to admit it as framers of | Senate and the House, made an in. law have made it proof against at-|spection of West Point and were very tucks in the courts by the express|much pleased with what they found declaration that the law could not|tbere. Senator Fletcher was a mem- te construed to abrogate auy treaty.|ler of the board. He found about Some officials expect Japan will in.[625 cadets at West Point and about voke the right of arbitratoin under|two hundred officers and instructors. the special treaty of 1011, The student body is about one hun- dred short of what it should be, ninety-three cadets, being in the sraduating class of this year. The shortage in students s expected to ba made up largely through entrance of cadets passing the April examina- ticn, The Board of Visitors were at West Point Sunday and Monday, hav- investigation of conditoins in the|in8 made the trip from Washington West Virginia coal fields, was ready | t0 New York by train, and thence uwy today to report to the Senate. Resolu-| 89 Hudson on Vincent Astor's yacht, tions similar to Kern's are expectc|t0 the Military academy. Senator REPORT ON COAL FIELD CONDITIONS IS READY. (By Aseoclated Press.) Washington, May 22.—Chairman Swanson of the subcommittee that framed the resolution authorizing an here to I Hillsborough, and Will Willlams of Holmes, render:d a report to the House this morning offering a bill for the reappointment of the house cf representatives and rearranging the senatorial districts in conformity with thelr population. The bill car- ries with it a reduction of the repre- sentation in the House to sixty-eight members, the committee’s recommen- dation was based on taking from the eight counties taving the lowest ropulation with two representatives, icaving them with one, four of these to go to the counties with the moest pepulation, these being Alachua, Es- cembia, Hillsborough and Duval. The committee also reported on Tomlin's amendment to the constitu-| tion with referer ce to reappointment without recommendation, but offered a substitute amcndment which pro- vides that each (ounty have a repre. sentative based on a population of ten thousand or najor fraction there- of, no county having less than 100,000 population to have mora than three representatives and no county with mcre than 100,000 to kave more than four representa- tives; providing also that each coun- ty have one senaior. This report was the result of a resolution introduced by Brown severil days ago and the resolution carried with it a provision that the report would take prece- dence over all other business. Brown, however, wished to consult the wishes of the members as to settling ou a date for the consideration of these bills and some objection was raised, therefore he reminded them of the power ot the resolution and set Monday afternoon s the time for action. Hayes Lewis was escorted to the speaker’s stand by Goldstein and Floyd, the latter making a speech in which the statement was made that the appointment of Lewis has for all time ended tae civil war. Farris has introduced pension bills defining who shall receive pensions, how applications shall be made anl and met with strong opposition in the House including Speaker Farris snd Worley, an Everglades member. They claim the amount is not sui- ficient and propose to wait until tha trustees of the Mprovement fund re- celve a report from the special drain- age commission now at work. A spe. cial session of the Legislature I8 like- ly to be called to consider the meas- ure. The bill is set as a speclal or- der for Monday, DUTTON-HARRIS SHOE CO. WILL OPEN HERE JUNE 1. Mr. Dutton, of the Dutton-Harris Shoe Co., has been down from Kis- fimmee this week making final ar- rangements for the opening of their up-to-date ghoe store in this city, which will take place on or about June 1. ¢ Mr. Dutton states that a complete new etock has been ordered from the great markets for this store, and that there will not be an article on sale that is not fresh and of the very latest style. The storg will confine its stock entirely to footwear, carry- Ing compiete lines of shoes of all styles and for all kinds of people, also socks, etc., but will not attempt anything but footwear, These people have been conduct. 'ng a very handsome and well stocked elore at Kissimmee, and as they bave had large experience in th's line they will doubtless be equally successful here. They will occupy the large store-room in the Futch & Gentry building. acks that all interested write him at once. Following a vote in the house of 59 to 2 on the initiative and refer endum the Senate committee on priv- ileges and elections reported the res- olution favorably by a vote of 4 ty 1, McGeachy, Wall, Roddenberry and Bliteh voting for the favorable report and McClellon azainst. Calking will lead the fight in the Scnate for the! measure. ———— i to be adopted. Fletcher discussed conditions at West Point with the superintendent, Col. Townsley, who at one time was sta- tloned at Pensacola. He loarned that all the Florida boys at the institu-, tion were glving a good account of themselves. An lmportant addition to Japan was taken ill today, Physi-| P¢in€ made to the Academic bufld. cians declare he is suffering with in-| '8 The bulldings are constructed flammatoin of the lungs. le has a|™einly of granite which is obtained high fever. from tho sectlons nearby. West Point S e .| 18 admirably located in the High- S T~~~ |1ands near the river and far a EDWIN F. SWEET from city allurements, Among tl‘lr:::: —_— ir the party from Washinston were Senators Johnston, Lrady, Iletcher ang Overman tative Broussarq, Senator Overman ard Representutive Brouscard had been to West Point before, but this vas the initial trip of inspection for the other members, All report the Military academy to be thoroughly equipped for good work, except as to a few minor details which will soon be looked after, Congressman Emmett Wilson has sone to Pensacola tor a brief stay, He will return to Washington with- in a few weeks, Congressman 8§, M. Sparkman, ckairman of the rivers and harbors committee, is contemplating visiting his home in Tampa within a few days. Hon. John 8. Beard, one-time can- didate for United States senator from Florida, and who is now a cardidate for solicitor general of the United States, is among well-known Flori- dians in Washington, His home ia at ensacola. H. S. Phillips, of Tampa, candidate 1or district attorney, Southern dis. trict of Florida, has returned to Tam- Pi after conferring with the attor- ' ney general and members of the Flor- ica delegation relative to his candi- dacy. Mrs. Pauline B, Hazon, society edi- tor of the Tampa Tribune, with Mrs. A. C. Clewis, of Tampa, wife of a prominent banker of that city, have been In the city this week as dele- gates at a convention of artists and sculptors, TIMPEROR OF JAPAN TAKEN ILL TODAY. P— (By Associnted Pre:s.) Toklo, May 22.—Emperor Yoshih{- e e A R e S el O e S Vardeman, and Represen- = Edwin F. Sweet of Michigan is the (Bew assistant sccretary of commerece. OF THE BEST STATE PORTANT BILLS 4 INTRODUCED BY § SEN, FLETCHER § agsembly is expected to end tomor- WANTS ;50’000 APPROPRIATED .