Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, June 19, 1913, Page 1

TEL EGRAM PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST PART OF THE BEST STATE L‘APIIfll UNROOF BY TORNADD LAST NIGHT| BOND FOR MORE | 15_INCREASED DT uc S AND BUSINES3 HAVE ROOFS TORN GB.EAT DAMAGE. ES WERE LOST Plungcd in DarkneSs‘ Cut off from Outside. for Several Hours, b Associated Press.) 'e, June 19.—A tornado Tallahassee last night oofed tbe State capitol, s, damaging merchants’ brooting tiees, telephone japh poles, plunging the Jarkness, and cutting off| tion with the outside thours. m of wind, hail and rain oss L} countity, Killing ng many cattle, damaging n and other crops. No is reported. TRICT U, NEY 1§ SWOB.N IN. ille, June 19.—Herbert 8, the new United States ttorney for the Southern Florida, was sworn in orning in the office of the e United States Court, and sumed the duties of his jef Interview Mr., Phillips he would first familiarize| jhoroughly with the office ds, before making or even g any change in the per- his assistants. “I must out if a new assistant is he Mid. He will retain mce in Tampa, making that uarters, and will arrange assistant to live In Jack- nd keep the office running the Federal building. isald that Tammany Hall fome of the strongest wire- D its history to bring about t of Governor Sulzer's di- ary bill in the special scs- he Legislature beginning to- JING WHD AVE LANDED POSTMASTERSHIPS on, of Bartow, Is One of ¢ Whom the President Nominated. iy Asrsociated Press.) ngton, June 19.—President| as nominated thn tollowing‘ ipostmasters B. Darnall, Key West. Denning, Winter Park. Hoffman, Dunnellon. H. Humphries, Braden- d C. Lewis, Marianna. P. Martin, Melbourne. iNewton, Winter Garden. M. Wilson, Bartow. Seiler, Altha. GATION BACK IN WASHINGTON By ‘Associated Press.) ington, June 19.—Senators , Kenyon and Martin re- oday after a week's investi- f the West Virginia strike. mittee will resume the hear- a §w weeks, at which time Il consider the operators’ that the miners' union is in| Wwith operators fn Pennsyl- hio, Illinois, and Indlana, to e West Vircnia industry. Il also conelder the operat- plaint that Senator Martin iced against them. iLL IS UNPOPULAR GENT. Bv “scociated Press.) bnville, June 9.—Texas lorida today in demanding hoval of Mitche!l as State of the Woodmen of the LAKELAND, FLORIDA, e et et —— WEI.COME OUX ENGINEERS, Berlin, June 19.-—The German Assoclallon of Engineers has made extensive preparations for the recep- tion of the American Society of Me- chanical Engineers, whic hwill hold 1ts annual meeting this ycar in Leip- sic. The Americans arrive at Hamburg today. Saturday the members will £0 to Leipsic. Following the annual meeting the visitors will make a fortnight's tour of Germany, includ- ing. especially an inspection of the Rhenish and Westphalian industrial district and visits to Dresden, Dus- seldorf, Cologne, Frankfort-on-the- Main and Munich. The German engineers in the cities visited will attend to the ar- i rangements for the guests’ stay and act as guides and hosts, BAIGELAYER HURT ONELAND MAY TARIF REVENUE EIGHTY WOMEN IMPROVEMENT CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERED AD- VISABILITY OF BONDING FOR ANOTHER $150,000. Gas Plant, Ice Plant, More Sewerage and Streets Are Among Improve- ments Desired. The City Council met last night and discussed the subject and ap- peinted committees to look into the Teasibility of calling another muni- cipal bond election in the sum cf $150,000 for further improvements, the money to be expended for the following: A municipal gas plant. A munijcipal ice plant. A new unit of a 500 killowat dy- namo and engine, new boiler and coudenser for the light and water ¢ Mant. WHEN-SCAFFOLD GAVE WAY Frank Wread Injured at New Van- Huss Building This Afternoon, Shortly before three o'clock this zfternoon, the supports under a por- ton of the scaffolding of the Van TTuss building, being erected at the|.. corner of Main street and Tennes- see avenue, gave way, a section of the work crashing to the ground, some fifteen feet below, and carry- ing several workmen with it. Frank Wreade, bricklayer, sus- tained injuries to the back, the es- tent of which can not yet be deter- mined, though it is feared they are somewhat serious. le was also cut ard bruised about the heal and the fuce, but these wounds are not se- vere. Almost by a miracle, the other men on the job escaped with only a bad shaking up or the most trifling cuts and bruises. The latter are scarce worth mentioning (in the light of what mignt have been) ex- cept in the casc of one colored lab- oiter, who suffered some injuries about the face. Mr. Wread was carried into Gen- try's Undertaking parlors nearby, and was given medical attention by vur. B. H. Maynard, before removal to nis home at 1004 East Oak. BANKING SYSTEM WILL BE REVOLUTIONIZED. (By Associated Press.) Washington, June 19.—Adminis- tration leaders today began whip- ping into shape and getting into ac- cord on details of the currency bill, which would revolutionize the Unit- ed States banking currency system, unuer federal control. Under the bill twelve regional rescrve associations. The national banks are compelled to become members of the district assgciations. Federal reserve banks will be organized in each district to reccive federal deposits instead of locking money in the national treas- ury. MANUEL ERNSHAW Manuel Ernshaw is resident commis sloner from the Philippines at Wash- Ington. the north side of he railroad, as originally outlined. ‘I'p> committees appointed were requested to confer with the bond trustees and generally look into the matter of calling such election as provided by the new city charter. It will be noted from the official minutes, which follow, that the city clerk was asked to write to the Scuthern Utilities Co. and ask them what they propose to do about the watcr they use to make ice with— hether they will put in additional machinery and use the well already driven, or whether they propose to tontinue using ihe water from Lake Wire. On their answer depends the future course of the city in regard 10 the matter. Official Minutes. Regular scssion of the City Coun- ¢fi with all members but Mr. Scip- per present. Minutes of June 4 were icad and approved. Proposition of the lelephone Co. to raise phone rents within the postponed to adjournnl Monday, June 23, at 8 p. m. Ordinance No. 146 regulating sewer conncctions was introduced and given its first reading, and took he regular course. A special committee of Messrs. Mendenhall, Counci and Haynes was appointed to confer witi. tiie bond trustces as the feasibility of pro- posed municipal improvements, and requested to report on same. Proposition of Mann & Greer to .ake over the sanitary work for the city was ordered filed. Building permit was granted 1o T. B. Hendrix to erect a two-story brick building on lots “C and D" of block 6 of Munn's Survey. Petition of T. B, Hendrix to have the fines imposed on John Jackson and Bailey Foster by the Municipal Court, remitted or refunded, was read and discussed, and a report from the chief of police and judge thercon was requested. The clerk was instructed to ad- vige the Southern Utilities Co. at Jacksonville relative to complaints about ice made from lake water, the general service by their plant here as to delivery of ice to customers, and to request advice from them as to what they will do to remedy the same. Reports from marshall and collec- tor of lights and water plant for May were read and ordered filed. Ordinance No, 150 amending sec- ticn 8 of criminal code relative to Impounding cattle, etc.,, was intro- Extension of sewer and paving onl Peninsular rates on city was session duced and given its first reading. Oq} - motion the rules were suspended, and said ordinance No. 150 was put upon its second and final reading, and was duly passed, all members present voting, “yes.y Ordinance No. 151, regulating plumbing connections to the water mains on paved streets, was intro Iuced and given {ts first reading, nd toek the tregular course. The matter of providing hitching 0sts for teams was referred to th« ublic improvement committee w'i ewer to act. The ordinance committee was it tructed to draft ordinance rezulat igh explosives within the city. The public improvement commi’ ee was 2dedd to the committee ban TLURSDAY, JURE 13, 1013. 30,000,000 THIS MADE POS;IBLE BY FIXING DUTY ON BANANAS AT FIVE CENTS PER BUNCH, Action Was Based on the Ground That Bananas Are Controlled by Monopoly. (By Z/ssociated Prees.) Washington, June 19.—Demo- crats of the Senate and finance com- mittee, who ‘have completed the re- vision raies in the Underwood tariff bill, declared today that their changes will increase the estima‘ed revenue to be dergved from the bill av it passed the House, by more than five million dollars. The bulk of the increase was provided by taking bananas from the free list and mak- ing them dutiable at five cents per bunch on the ground that they are conliolled by a monopoly. They also repealed the act exempting brandies frem being used in fortifying wines from the full revenue tax. Leader nern today issuéd a call for the caucus tomorrow. BRITISH OPEN GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP- Holyake, England, June 19.—The Royal Liverpool Golf Link's here ‘s the scene of the championship tou:- nament for the open title of Britain, which began today and continues urtil June 26. John J. McDermott, ile American National open cham- pion is one of the contestants, also Tom McNamara, the metropolitan open title holder and Michael J. Brady. After the British games, the Americans will go to France to com- pete in the national tournaments there. FRIENDLY SOCIETY ENTER- * TAINED BY MRS. HUGUENIN. The Friendly Society of the Epis- copal church was entertained ycstcr-l day afternoon by Mrs, Ulric Hugue- nin at her cottage on South New Yerk avenue. The ladies sat on the veranda chattlng over their emboridery, though one crusty old bachelor in the distance remarked that “all wcre talking and none listening.” Ices and cakes were then served. A pleasant feature of the after- noon was the presence of one or two friends of other denominations, the club deciding to invite any personal triends of the hostess. Mrs. Leslie Rivers and Miss Hat- tie Rivers will entertain the next|~ mecting at their residence on South Massachusgetts avenue, on Wednea- day, June 26, from four to five. The guests were Mrs, John Ed- wards and Mies KEstelle Rogers of Marion, S. C., who I8 visiting her parents; Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Rogers on South Tennessce avenue; Mrs. Lovell, Mrg. Hellier, Mrs. Flood, Mrs. Harrie, Mrs. Adair, Mrs. lver- gon, Mrs. Rivers, Mrs. Huguen'a, Miss Willlams, Miss Rivers, Miss! Huguenin and Miss Gregorie. MALE SUFFRAGIST PREVENTED BELMONT'S HORSE WINNING. (By Asscelated Press.) Kscot, England, June 19.—A male sufiragist today threw himself be- fore August Belmont's horse Trag- edy, during race, and was injured. The act deprived Belmont of tae chance of winning the Ascot cup, dling the matter of draining Lak2 sorton. The Council resolved itself into the board of equalization of taxes, and began its work as such. On motion the equalization board aroce from its work and continued as council. The bill of W. E. O’'Nell was or- dered paid. The report of assessor on requests for rebates on taxes of L, M. Futch and@ T. B. Hendrix was confirmed. Report of R. L. Raffo was referred fo Mr. Lacy to have complaint cor rected. Proposition of G. L. Palmer was referred to the lizht and water com- riittee with power to act, On motion Council adjourned. MORRIS G. MUNN, Pres, . L. SWATTS, City Clerk. e — No. 198, Il HOTEL CLERKS NEET. Baltimore, June 19.—The annual| convention of the Kastern grecters| #n organization made up of Lotel! clerks and organized in each State, began here today. The organizations making up the Eastern Wew Engiand States, New York, Thiladelphia, Baltimore and Wash- ington. The Eastern Greeters are a part of the National Greetesr of America, which is divided into an ®»stern and Western divisio n, One feature which has been adopt- ed in connection with the coming ing together of the Eastern Greet- ers is the establishment of an em-| ployment burcau for the benefit of| hotel clerks. MIAMI MAN Who N(BBED TODAY IN L05 ANGELES N. C. Pike Arrested, Charged with Forging a Thousand Dollar Check. - (By Assoclated Press.) lios Angeles, June 19.—As he was alighting from a train last night wich his wife ani three children, N, C. Pike, formerly a business man of Miami, Fla., was arrested on the charge of forging a $1,000 check L. & N. UNREASONABLE. (By Assoclated Press.) Washington, June 19.—The in- terstate commerce commission today decided that the regulations and the practices of the Louisville and Nashville railroad in the adminis-\ tration of the Pensacola, Fla, VTharves, to be unreasonable and un- Justly discriminatory. i3 ordered to cease the practices by Aug. 15. BOARD OF GOVERNORS, There will be a meeting of the Board of Governors on Friday after- noon, June 20, at 4:30, to receive bids on the installation of a white way system and for transaction of other business which may properly befre the Board. A. J. HOLWORTHY, Secretary. MISS RUTH TRIBBLE Miss Ruth Tribble, daughter of Rep ccentative and Mrs. 8. J. Tribble of Georgla, will be married on June 19, i thens, Ga., to Samuel Kinney Dick Greeters are those of the! The railroad| BURKE DEATH N RUSSHA | VILLAGERS COMMITTED ACT; WERE ENRAGED AT IMPOR. TATION OF CHEAP LABOR. VIGTIHS SLEEP ¥ B All Exits Closed; Girls Awoke to Die in the Scething Flames, (By Associated Press.) St. Petersburg, June 19.—Eighty Women were burned to death toe | day by villagers enraged at the im- portation of chicap girl labor on the sugar estates in the district of Pi- {riatin, in southern Russia. Villag- ers fastened all exits of a barn where the girls were housed, and fire thie building while inmates slept. All perished. TO FIGHT I.OAN SHARP EVIL, New York, Juno 19.—The fifth annual convention of the National I'ederation of Remedial loan Asso- ciations began here today, The orga- nization was formed in Buffalo in 1909 at the time the National Con- ference of Charities met there, It is comprised of thirty-two orgoniza- tions spread all over the coyntry an dis devoted entirely to the re- nmoval of the “loan-shark” evil. These companies compete with tho “loan-shark” in his own fleld and are financed by men of the preatest repute, whose sole ambition s to remedy the prevailing conditions by providing a place where peopie st small means may borrow money without the fear of beinz handicape ped by large rates of interest. GEORGIA'S “PRETTILST PEACH” A BRIDE. Athens, Ga., June 19.—Migs Ruth i Tribble, daubhter of Reyresentative anl Mrs. Samuel J. Tribble, famous as Georgla's “prettiest peach,” was | married here today to Samuel K, | Dick, of Atlanta, at the home of her | parents, DON'T LOOK LIKE WEBB BILL 15 OF MUCH AGCOUNT McReynolds S1)s Violators Cannot Be Prosccuted in Federal Courts. (By Associated Press.) Washington, June 19.—-Attorney Ceneral McReynolds today instructs ed United States Attorney Webb that the law forbidding the intere state shipments of liquor into dry States is not a criminal statue and that he can not prosecute violators in federal courts. INTERESTS INSIST ON MAN. NER OF HANDLING COTTON. (By Associated Press.) Birminzham, Ala.,, June 19.—The results of the conference here yese tercay of steamship, railroads, bankers, compress owners, cottonm handlers anent the rules of handling {lie cotton crop this year, as ane nounced today were that the steame 'ehip lines issued their ultimatum ;maz there will be no change in the { proposesl plans for handling cottoa. 1 The rules ara elfective Sept. 1 and provide for uniformity of baling and making cotton, and require readjuste ment of compress work. This 'cauues much expense and trouble, and another conferemce will be Icaxlcd for Atlanta before Septemse !ber to endepvor to reconcile inters csts. SUMMER HOME AWAITS PRESIDENT. Cornish, N. H., June 19.—Har- lakenden Hall, the summer home of President Wilson, {8 in complets readiness for President Wilson and his family, Mrs, Wilson and the Misses Wilson will arrive here next week and remain until the president joins them. It i{s not cxpected that Mr. Wilson will come tc stay until late in the season, however. The housekeeper Las arrived to take charge of things.