Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, June 21, 1913, Page 1

L LAKELAND E PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST PART OF THE BEST STATE ——— ——— LAKELANE, FLORLDA SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1913 FLORIDA D Al BY HAIL STORM IDAMAGE TO WEST FLA. SOUTH GEORGIA CROPS. ports State That Tobac- rop Was One Most Damaged. Associated Press.) Fla., June 21.—A hail lowing Wednesday’s torna- damage estimated at over llion dollars to crops, prin- pbacco, in Northern Flor- iSouthern Georgia counties, } to delayed reports re- re today. [PTON CUP RACE. fork, June 21.—The New cht club inaugurated the he big races of the season contest for the $2,500 Vik- offered by Sir Thomas Lip- course is from Huckelber- , off New Rochelle harbor, est harbor at Rock island, g of 100 miles. RT OF APPEALS UPHELD PENSION ACT. Associated Press.) ort, Ky., June 21.—Con- soldiers who fought to their rights in their sove tates rendered public ser- he opinion cf the Kentucky appeals, which yesterday fhe confelerate pension act y the last Legislature. IES GONE UP SINCE FEB. 15. By Assoclated Press.) Ington, June 21.—Of fifteen commodities representing is of the expenditure for the average workingman’s every one excepting sugar decided increase in retall nce Feb. 15, compared with ge price for ten years frcm 1899, eccording to an in- on of the bureau of labor. BS TO INVESTIGATE FREIGHT RATES. Associated Press.) ngton, June 21.—On its tiative the interstate com- ommission today began an nto the application of fifty- ern rallroads for increased ates. The hearing for the and shippers begins this v SCHEDULE DISCUSSED TODAY. —— Py Lssociated Press.) ington, June 21.—The Sen- ocrats 1esumed considera- he tariff bill in a caucus to- ussing the chem!cal sched- summary of the Senate as announced yesterday had boards of cedar and other woods trancferred to thel list. The rteverse was the f'en per cent duty on hose stricken off by the Senate. AW CREDITORS MEET. purz, June 21.—The credie Harry K. Thaw met here to- the cffice of the referee in tey. They will c'ect a trus- i t the estate be re- creditors elaim ‘hat the ims of Attorney Clifford e not been adjucated| ' he bankruptey law. VENPORT TO RETIRE. 20, June 21.—Ira N. Daven- pe great half-miler, accord- his own statement, retires Ng in the Central Amateur Union championships at estern Field. He hopes to Is career on the cinder path blishing a new world’s ree- the half mile. OARSMEN AT POUGHKEEPSIE,. Poughkeepsie, June 21.—The In- tercollegiate regatta, one of sreatest events of the year in row- :ing circles which takes place on the Hudson today is sure to be the most successful events in the history ol these contests, Cornell has drawn | the choice of positions in the ’var- sity race, as will be shown by the following schedule: For the varsity race: Syracuse, No. 1; Cornell No. 2; Columbia, No. 3; Pennsylvania, No. 4; Wisconsin, No. 5, and Washing- ton, No. 6. The freshmen crews will rew; Columbia, No. 1; Pennsyl- venia, No. 2; Cornell, No. 3; Syr- acuse, No. 4, and Wisconsin No. 5. As a year ago, the courses are to be rowed under one span of the cf the bridge, an dthis will bring them pretty close together. The program includes both eight- oared and four-oared events. The Washington varsity eight won the intercollegiate orwing champlon- ship of the Pacific coast last month, defeating both Standard and Cali- fcrnia easily. BIG GONFLAGRATION OGCURRED TODAY Fire Claimed Masonic Hall, Church and Four Houses in the Colored Section, The biggest fire to occur in Lake- land since a portion of the business district was reduced to ashes about ten years ago, occurred just at noon tuday, when fire broke out in a ne- gro shanty at the corner of West Orange street and Dakota avenue,! «nd spread €0 rapidly that before the flames were finally controlled the A. M. E. church, large Mason!: hall and four negro houses were a cemplete loss, and a fifth house was badly damaged. The houses were all within a few feet of each other, and when the fire started in the kitchen of Ger- trude Johnson, who was the owner ct all the houses burned, it was a scething mass of flame before an alarm could be turned in. The fire department was immediately on the scene, but on account of Virginia avenue being impassable, because of the sewerage ditch, the firemen were unable to get close enough to throw a stream onto the blazing buildings. After this was found impossible, the hose had to be taken off the reel and willing helpers aseisted the fire- men in runnieg with the hose a dis- tance of two blocks to another plug. Ly the time watcr could be ob- tained, all o fthe hcuses vere nearly burned down, but several houses were prevented from catching and the fire was confined to the block within which it originated—a mat- ter which necessitatcd heroic action and cool heads, and in this respect {e fire boys could mot have been Leaten. They worked nobly and un- der great difficulties and underwent physical pain, three or four of the firemen succumbing to the heat, Ifr. L¢Vay was one who had to be car- ried away from the scene and giv.n medical attention. The houses and the Masonic hall, insurel. | not it i8s understood, werc Whether the chirch was onid not be ascectrained. STREET GAR STRIKE O IN BIRMINGHAN Went Into Effect at Midnight Last| Night; Good Order Prevaiis, Associated Press.) or (By !/ Birmir S morn- s notwith- 1ion gtrike xme effeciive last . The union al-| rejected their de-| ition of the union} discharged em- order which isht at midn es the compa ands for reco 1 reinstatement of loyes. SOUVENIR DAY AT OTTAWA. Ottawa, Ont, June 21.—The spring racing meeting at Connaught Park close dtoday. The event was made souvenir day, with programs printed in satin for ladies attend- ing. NATION-WIDE olRIKE MAY BE LALLED 00N 45,000 CARPENTERS ARE NOW LOCKED OUT BY CHICAGO CONTRACTORS. In View of This Fact President 0'Doniel Says All Workmen May Strike, (By sociated Press.) Chicago, June 21.—Threats of a national wide strike in sympathy with the Chicago unionists locked ocut by building contractors was rade today by President O'Donnell of the Building Trades Council. WILSON STANDS BEHIND THE CURRENCY BILL (By Assoclated Press.) Washington, June 21.—President Wilson stands firm behind the Glasa currency bill and told Democratic nembers of the House banking cur- rency committee that the constitu- tion gives him the right to recom- nend specific legislation. He feels justified in recommending the cur- rency measure and stated there !s to be no compromise on the essential features particularly those concern- ing the concentration of reserves in New York. WANTS COURT TO SANCTION BIG SALE. Redwood City, Cal.,, June 21.—M. J. Hynes, who has charge of the vist interests of Loren Coburn, the octogenarian multi-millionaire, ap- peared befora the United States Superme Court today asking permjs- sion to lease two ten-thousand acre ranches belonging to Coburn. THREATS OF VIOLENCE AGAINST PROMINENT FARMER Mr. J. E. McGraw, who lives in the Medulla neighborhood, was sur- prised one day recently to have two automobiles, in which were nine men, drive up to his house, one of the men getting out and handing kim a paper, the contents of whici still more surprised him. The men then drove off, The paper was addressed to Mr McGraw and intimated that ht had been writing anonymous and threat- ening letters to a former teacher o the Medulla school, and declared that it any harm was done the teach- r Mr. McGraw would be made t¢ sufler fo rit. The notice said thosc who delivered it repredented fifty rien of Mulberry. Mr. McGraw emphatically declarce that he has never written an anny- mous letter to anyone, and is at & loss to understand wiy such a charge should be laid to him. He admite that he had some trouble with & tormer teacher of the Medulla seliool now living at Mulberry, but this was nearly a year ago, and he had thought nothing further of the mat- ter. He has securtd the names of tne men who were fa the automo hiles and is contomrlating seme legal action in the premises. AT THE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH At the Cumberland Preshyterian church tomorrow, at 11 o'clock, :!m‘ rastor, J. D. Lewis, will have lor“ Lis eabject “Is There Any God—| —Any Spirit—Any Power in True Rible Relizion,| Is It All Form, Void of ririt and Power?” What dors the! c¢h on this great question? 1 of the Vario 15 practicing, en-| ny Cy Nikle te ¢ 5 Chrictian churches 1 teachinz in their daily|: 1z but a cold, formal re- welrome. lives any | liion? Everybody | ’RS. FINTEY SHEPARD l REMEMBERS THE POOR New York, June 21.—Although] i~ was impossible for her to grpnt' each one of her hundreds of warr‘s! personally, Mrs. Finley J. Shepard, formerly Miss Helen Gould, in cel- ctration of her forty-fifth birthday, cent remembrances in the way of summer vacations to tLem all to- day. 'ors, Holy Ghost—|* Ged, | ! NING TELEGRAM CONMSEION EUROPE GIVE 00D REPORTS COMPANIES IN GERMANY AND FRANCE DG FARM MORTGAGE BUSIN hl-.‘ Report Tell How This Plan Is Car- ried Out to Benefit of All (By Winfield Jones.) Washington, June 21.—Letters recdived here from the American commission on agricultural co-ope- 1ations, of which Senator Duncan U. Fletcher, of Florida, i¥ chair- man, tell of the interesting investi- gations the commission is carrying on in fourteen European countries in agricultural co-operation and iural co-operative banking. The American commission has found many companies carrying on the farm mortgage business in Ger- rrany and France. No farmer of these countries today would give a mortgage to a private lender or to i mortgage broker as he would in the United States. Instcad the mortgage would be placed with a company or association which woul dissue a mortgage bond based upon the mortgage. Such bonds, since they are the obligation of a big company or association with millions of dollars in cash cr se- curity back of them, can be sold anywhere and are readily negotia- bie. The plan is so logical and has worked so well in every European country in which it has been tired that it is almost inconceivable that the American people have not adopt- ed it. The European countries which stand between the farmers and the investors may be divided into two classes, companies of lenders, and companies or associations or bor- iowers, Companies of lenders organized on the lines of a private joint tsock corporations; associa- tions of member just as they do in the short-time co-operative credit societies which have already bean described, except that every mem- ber receiving a loan places a mort- sage with the assoclation instead of cecuring the loan on his personal credit, In France there {8 cnly one mort- nage bank, the credit foncier, which is practically a national institution. I'ie government exercises a stron: voice In its management., The dis- position of its profits, the maximum rates of intercst chargeable to farm- crs and the investments of its cap- tal and reserve funds, are regulat- cd by law. It is, however, a pri- vate corporation, with a share cap- ital of $10,000,000, owned by pri- ate investors who receive divi- dend sfrom the profits of the insti- tution, Theoreticaply the interests the borrowers are not rcpresent- ed in the organization of the com- :ny. In practice, however, the con- irol exercised by the government ireures every safeguard to the bor- tower's interests, and it is difficult to see how the French land owners could benefit by a change of the credit foncier from a company of| lenders to an association of borrow- wherechy many important fea- change, In Germany companles of lenders or joint stock mortgage bankfl. and | iations of borrowers, exis The | n syctem is far more dr.'vn- | 2E80 Cerma tralized than the French, ¢ the two systems, and which ttem can best be depended upon to relief to American farmers is uestion to be decided, i s were the first er their morteaze busi-| ol ly a century Frederick the Great of Pn ndal land rs to joi pled-ing all of their| urity for the debts to te ineurred by the association. Thus a collective liability of lands practically of an entire ceuntry, Whenever a landowner| ‘ished to mortzage his land and kis request was approved by the as- nciation he could enter the money market with the security all the lands of Prussia at his back. Real- izing the advantazes of such con- centration of security, the landown- ers later formed voluntary associa- 0 arced Lis 1s8i n asso lands n, a8 eoc v gerured tte are| W, CARNEGE BFT What are|-r, and a hl"’.“ tions and the State granted to such agsociations many privilezes which protected them against defaulting iandowners and enabled them to conduct their business cheaply and with a minimum of risk., These as- sociations still exist. IXPECT MARSIHALL AT GAMES. Philadelphia, June 21.—Vice- President Marshall is exnected to be the guest of honor at the monster cutdoor athletic carnival of the Mu- nicipal Athletic Leazue of Philadel- ihia at Franklin Field this after- noon. ' The carnival is arranged in cennection vith the annual confer- ence of the Federated Boys’ Clubs of America, which begins next Monday. AMERICAN ENGINEERS SEE GERMANY. Hamburg, June 21.—The visiting American engineers today visited the great shipyards here, having made the {rip on a special train furnished by the government. TENNESSEEANG ARE NOT SLOW 2ut on Guards in Legislature and Passed Bill Over the Governors Veto, (By Assoclated Press.) Nashville, June 21.—In the Ten- nessee llouse of Representatives to- day extra sergeants ot arms were appointed, the entrante was guard- ed and the bill amending the elec- ticn law was suidenly called up and passed over the governor’s veto. FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Regular services Sunday; preach- ing by the pastor, 11 a. m, and 7:30 p. m. Sunday school, 9:45 a. m, .A cordial invitation is extended you to worship with us. W. S. PATTERSON, Pastor. ANT UNITORM METHOD OF GRADING COTTON SEED OIL. (By Assoclatol Press.) Chicago, June 21.—I. G. Priest cf the United States bureau of standards today told the convention tociety of cotton products analysis that the government is seeking a uniform system of grading cotton seed ofl to replace the method of matching oil with pieces of yellow giass, SUFFRAGETTES FIRE TWO0 BUILDINGS. (By Asscelated Press.) London, June 21.—A suffragette last night fired the marine labora- tory at St. Andrews, Scotland, and 5t. John’s church in Southern Lon- den, Both structures were damaged. SNELL SIGNS WITH THE ATHLETICS Philadelphia, June 21.—Walter .. Snell, of Brockton, Mass., former captain and catcher of Brown uni- versity baseball team, joined the Philadelphia Club of the American League today. Durirg his four years at Brown he has batted for ard missed nnly two full games, TURNED DO Rcf scd Million Dol- lar Donation for University cthodists of Tennessce, Venderbilt University | medical department was vetoed ye terday by the bishops of the Hon ern Methodist church, o;wmlul rrevent the establishment of medical college here by the Uni versity of the South reached her today from Sewanee in resclution acopted by the board of regents d. claring the Carnegie gift gave th Vanderbilt school the supreme c ‘rol of the medical edca ir Nashville and made it impossibic for the Sewanee institution to con duct such a school here. to on l No. 197, TENTILE ASSH ELEGT DFFIGERS; ataslON OVER T B. WALLACE, GREENVILLE, S. C., ELECTED PRESIDENT; GEORGIA MAN SECRETARY Vice Presidents Hail from Alabama, South Carolina and Georgia; Excursion to Isle of Pines, (By Associated Press.) Charleston, 8. C., June 21,— An excursion today to Isle of Palms completes the program of the Southe ern extile Association convention. Offices celcted include President T. B. Wallace, of Greenville, S. C.; Secretary A. B. Carter, Athens, Ga.; among vice presidents are F, B, Hamer, Alexander City, Ala.; E. B, Bowen, Greers, 8. C., and M. B, Stevens of LaGrange, Ga. THE COMING WEEK DAY BY DAY New York, June 21.—The follow ing events are scheluled to take place during the coming week: MONDAY., New Rochelle, N. Y., receives French visitors who have come over to help celebrate its 225th birthe da/Ye i y Trial of Arthur Pelky, pugilist, begins at Calgary, Alta., for the death of Luther Mc(‘art"y, killed in a boxing bout. New York between Nesw York and Boston opened by the Boston and Maine railroad. Presidont Wilgon’s Currency biill will be considered by House leaders, Examinations in all large cities of the country for revenue cutter cadets. University of Wisconsin inaugu- rates course in journalism for suwm- mer study, American Library Association be- £ms annual meeting at Kaaterskill, N. Y. American Waterworks Assocla- tion meects in Minneapolis, Minn. Hamilton College, near Utica, N. Y, confers degree of doctor of civil 2w8 of ex-President Taft. TUESDAY. Trustees of Southern Rallroad reccive ex-President Taft at Cine cinnati to hear his opinion of teh system’s legal troubles, Arbitration pact between United States and Norway ends; will bo re- newed. Plymouth Y., celebrates church, Brooklyn, N. the centennary of Henry Ward Beecher, who was its rastor. WEDNESDAY. Senate confirms nomination of Wm. J. Harris, of Georzia, as cen- sus director. National Assoclation of Master Stcamfitters meets at Nlagara Falls, N. Y. National Live Stock Association convention at St. Joseph, Mo. TIHHURSDAY. Tilinols mayors meet at Rockford to disenes reforms. Missionary conference of Metho- dist Episcopal church, South, at Waynesville, N. C. FRIDAY. Natfonal conference of Lutherans Minneapolis, Minn. Mormans journey te Sharon, Va., to observe the annfversary of the Adeath of Prorhet Smith, at the hands of a mob at Carthaze, Mo, The body was buried in Skaron. . SATURDAY. Wilson and the Misses Wile arrive at Ifarlak>ndon Hail, their swiamer home at Cornish, N. H, Five hundred cools, 100 hakers, 400 kitehen helpers cather at yebhur and will cater to the throne attending the celebration at the famous old battlefield early in a Mrs. con Joly. SECRETARY McAT00’ S SON WEDS. Raltimore, June 21.—Miss Ethel MeCormick, daughter of the wife of Capt. Isaac E. Emerson, was mare ried today to Mr. Francie H. Me- Adoo, son of (ecretary of the Treas- nry McAdoo. The ceremony was pere formed at the courntry home of the tride's parents at Brocklandwood and was followed by a reception.