Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, July 2, 1913, Page 1

10 SPEND (00 HERE IN OVEMENTS HT STATION, TRACK, C., COMPLETED AT EARLY DATE. Cars of Officials Spent orning Here Looking Over Situation. of the Atlantic Coast Lne ® packed in the Lakeland passen- fere parked in the Lakeland passen- #llroad men took a careful survey comp'\n\ muperty and the on the cotails of extensive ments upon which active soon to begin. arty included General Man- oyal. and several other offi- cluding the chief engineer of nwt Line, and the popular Gen- ral . ‘Buperintendent, Mr. Morton m Improveinents to the amount 0,000 are planned for early nwmon Principal of among are a freight station, ap- nm. etc., the station itself prob- bly being located at the corner of ®lcpdda avenue and Pine street, a nost Suitable and convenient site. ns which will probably be contemplate freight tracks f the passenger station, over all fecioht trains will pass, of over the passenger tracks ‘present. as particularly gratifying to \d\{f‘aeue men of affairs and judg- dlscusa ideas for future im- ‘m*ents which indicate their con- lenc in the unlimited growth of fand. For instance, it was stated t with an eye to future en- pent; that a viaduct oi%er the d crossing at Florida avenue doubtless soon be needed, and ‘mnderground tracks from city are among the possibilities tatel by the ever-increasing and continuous development. on the beach and will throughout gram for today includes an addfees on.“The American Navy” by Col. Koosevelt, which will be non-politi- cal and non-partisan. private cars containing high |- PUBLISHED lN THE BES" IO“"N lN THE ¥ IS A x LBY 1% I | tSEST PA&I () BULL MOOSE RALLY. Newport, R. L., July 2—Bull Moose leaders from all parts of the United! States are here attending a nation- wide Progressive meeting which be- gan today in the new convention hall continue tomorrow. The pro- This will be followed ty a Rhode !zland clambake, at which 4,000 per- <ons ban be seated and fed and which will be addressed by the leading Progressives of the Unted States on nurely political subjects. The second day will be devoted to &« national Progressive conference nd addresses. In the evening a re- ception will be held. ALY KNG MWD LUEEN IN GERNIANY Will Make a Social Visit to the Emperor and Emperoress. (By Assoclated Press.) Berlin, July 2—The King and Queen of Italy this morning entered iermany on their way to Kiel where they will meet the German Emporer, and Empress. This visit is social, end has no political significance. It is generally understood that the monarchs and mnisters will discuss the changed European political and rulitary situation caused by the Bal- kan developments. SUMMER WEATHER MORE PLEASANT HERE THAN IN THE NORTH. Writing under date of Jume 15, te his home paper in Morton, Ills., Dr. W. H. Conibear says: Since my last we have been enjoy- ing very pleasant summer weather, the thermometer ranging from 62 degrees to 80 degrees with the ex- ception of two days when it was JU degrees for about two hours each aay It does not seem possible that you could be having such great changes us the papers report. Have had three or four showers, that cool the air, or at least give it a freshness, but do not seem to change the ther- mometer very much. 0( TLABOR NEWS AND NOTES. 0y Watermelons have been quite 14 %Bl‘l of Hooperston, 1ll., earn plentiful in the stores. We have 1.68.90. daily. AN (A i Milwaukee carpenters ' TS i * There are 79,300 union bricklay- -7‘« % get $4.00 go street cleaners are being the one correct way of 'steen Ter nt ways of handling a broom. L] . . Mnn hundred Buffalo teamsters & strike. The new scale, $13 for ®e. $15 for doubles and $17 for 8 and drivers of automobile S" b e s Sl.' hinists of the Aultman & Tay- g achinery Company the largest 'y in Mansfield, Ohlo, struck 2 premjum system became ef- or is 8o cheap in Trinidad that not pay to buy lawn mowers Dlies will cut the grass with a sickle or knife at a trifling cost. g * s 0 % Bitors of public buildings and kers of public playgrounds in elphia have organized a union the hope of securing an eight- day and an increase in their United Brotherhood of Car- an dJoiners of America re- gratifying progress in the mtgn to organize the workmen n the box-making industry in Towa, Mimols. Wsiconsin, and Minnesota ¢ o MENT AT 0LD POINT COMFORT- (By Assoclated Press.) .“ Point Comfort, July 2—The ent on the yacht, Mayflower d here this morning and an- By the PresiCent's request alute was fired from the fort, fent did not go ashore. He re- to Washington tonight. had quite a few but the most of ours were damaged badly by what they call the Hessian fly; but we have others coming on and will have plenty later. The same insect de- stroyed our canteloupes, but 1 ex- pect to plant more in a few days. The market on ripe tomatoes has dropped below where it will pay to ¢hip and we have lots of fine ones that will gc to waste if we do not take care of them. We are going 1o try our hands at canning in tin cans, since Mrs. C. has all ‘hér glass jars full. Have procured a farm canning machine, cans, etc. Our corn is looking fine and we have plenty of roasting ears from our field corn that are very nice. Went down to Tampa yesterday and saw several flelds of cora that look as fine as anything 1 ever saw in I'linofs. We do not grow Reed’s yel- i»w dent corn here, but they have what is called Hastings Prolific that grows very tall and nearly every stalk has two good ears on it and scme three. It is a white variety and makes very fine roasting ears. i bave about two und a half acres that 1 shall be much disappointed it it does not make 100 bushes or more wer acre So far this country has an ldeal summer climate, and the natives say it has never got up to blood heat as long as the records have been kept. With cool nights to sleep in, why not ideal? 1 find that it agrees with me very we!l for I have not missed . meal or a night's elecp since we <ot here, ten months ago. I do not think our family could have enjoyel ietter health in Illinois. We have very few flies and no nore mosquitos than during the winter, but other insects are more vientiful, especially tihe mud daubing vasp and ants. The latter are nlentiful in great variety of sizes and cem to be the ecavengers of this ountry. The natives look forward © the rainy season to put a check 0 them, the same as winter does ior you in the north, e —————— i i i s, LAKELARL, "OIZHH VLDNI.SDA[ JULY 2 1913 No. 208 MANFOUNDWHO CONDITIONSHOT | INPERSONATED CONGRESSMEN DAVID LAMAR, OF WALL STREET, SAYS HE IS THE MAN. Said Union P-a-cific Dissolution Plan a Farce: Scores Attor- ney General. (By Associated Press.) \Washington, July 2—David Lamar, the Senate lobby probe this mornin® that he - impersonated Congressmc: over the telephone to New York pankers, brokers and others. he said he did it to favor his fricnd Edward Lauterbach, He denoucned the Union Pacific dissolution plan as a farce, said ).cReynolds was dere- lict in his uuly. Lamar alleged that an eighty million dollar forgery en- abled Harriman and a New York banking house to secure railroads. MULHALL TO BE mms TIONED TUESDAY. (By Assoclated Press) Washington, July 2—The Senate lobby investigating committes deter- mined on the resumption of hearings this morning to postpone the fnvesti- cation of Martin M. Mulhall's charges until Mulhall and other witnesses appear Tuesday. The hearings today are devoted to investigation charges iy Judge Lovett of the Union Pacific, that lobbyists had used names of Congressmen when calling up New York bankers, brokers and lawyers. The House today referred the de- mand for the investigation of Mul- hall charges to the Rules Committee. I'he committee will report the resolu- lution Saturday authorizing an in- vestigation. NEW ORLEANS-PENSACOLA RACE New Orleans, La., July 2—Ten vachts from New Orleans and & pumber from other Gulf Coast cities left here today in the long distance race from this city to Pensacola, Fla. The boats are expected to arrive in Pensacola tomorrow afternoon and Friday, with a number of other houts, which will participate in a ig regretta. NEW OFFICES TO BE FILLED IN AUGUST. (By Associated Press.) Washington, July 2—The Civil Service Commission this morning an- nounced August 4th as the date for examinations for positions in the new office of the markets department of agriculture. The positions are as- cistant in cotton marketing and as- sigtant in co-operative organization sccounting. The former pays $1,800 te $2,000 annually. The latter may reach $2,400. The duties of the former are the investigation of cot- ton marketing, handling methods and cecasional field demonstrations. The latter are to draw up proper forms tor keeping accounts of co-operative crganizations of product consumers. WELCHMEN IN PITTSBURGH, Pittsburgh, Pa., July 2-—Nearly 50,000 people have been attracted to this city by th Welch International "is Teddford which bezan today. The Bis Teddford is a musical and liter- ary organization of Welctimen of in- ternational scope. The Arch Druid of Wales will preside during the con- clave, BIG ENGLISH ROWING EVENT. London, July 2—The Royal Eng- lish Henley regetta on the Thames which began today promises to be a brilliant event, as society will wit- ness all the performances during the three days of the meet. Last year the Sydney eizht won the principal race. (By Assoclatel Press) Washington, July 2—The Presi- dent today sent to the Senate the nomination of Howard Thompson to be United States Marshal of the northern district of Georgia. T TP R S <" FRENCH LIKE U. S. TO”AC»O Paris, July 2——The taste of l-‘rcncb’ rokers for tobacco grown bnited States has increased rcnmrk- !ably during the last twelve months. Seven times as much iobacco entered) SHTSFACTORY | Wall street operator admitted tof. crane had to sleep on the ground. To- day is intensely hot. Governor Sulzer of New York, and Mrs. Sulzer and Maj. Schermerhorn, AT GETTYSBURG France from the United January ang¢ February, brought in du:ing months of the previous year. “tates in 1913, as was the corresponding The importations of January and Febr: FOOD NOT PLENTIFUL MANY SLEEP ON value. French buyers of tobacco are now kept in America the whole year GROUND round. 6,000 Veterans Will Be Gone By Night; Heat Is Very Oppressive. Gettysburg, July 2—DMany of the old vetrerans have left because of the onse heat. Six thousand will obably be gome by tonight. This . military day. Col Andrew Cowan, ot Louisville, presided. Mzajor-Gen- eral J. R. Brooks of PennsylvaLia, is the Northern orator, and Sergeant J. C. Scarborough, of North Caro- lina, is the Southern orator. Barry Burkley, of Washington, read Lin- coln’s Gettysburg address. Food is not plentiful, and the camp is over-crowded. Many vet- arrived today. They will participate in the celebration. The Governor re- fused to see anybody. GRIFFIN TEACHERS HAVE BEEN SELECTED. The trustees of Grifiin school have selected the following tcachers for the next term of public school: Prof. C. L Fort Meade. Miss Bertha Strain, Lakeland, first assistant, Miss Lucy und assistant, Miss Ryan, Plant City, primary. School will open Monday, July 28. E. G. GARDNER, Trustee. Hollingsworth, Pollard, Lakeland, sec- ANDERSON SAYS COURT ROOM WILL BE SHOT UP IF HE IS CONVICTED. “If I am convicted I will repeat the \llen shooting in Hillsville, Va. 1| have friends in the court room who are armed and who will be prepared to open fire if a verdict of guilty is found. 1 will get some kind of a weapon in jail, lock the jailer up and cecape, but before 1 do so I will kill Ivan Stewart. I am not the man who killed old man Wread but I know who did do it. If I am acquitted, I will tell you and one other man all about 14 The above is the substance of & conversation with Mitchell Anderson, now on trial charged with murder, as related from the witness stana vesterday by R. Percy Jones, for sev- eral weeks his cell mate. Jones also testified that, for some time prior to the recent decision of the State Su- preme Court affirming the sentence cf five years given Jones in the Criminal Court of Record for shoot- 'ng his sisaer-in-law, Anderson had Feen making his certain propositions to get him to swear falsely to assist Anderson. Jones is the Fort Myers man who shot his sister-in-law, Maude Nich- clls last,December in Tampa of attorneys, it is alleged that An- derson’s wife left him after he is al- lezed to have beaten her, broken one of her arms, knocked her front teeth out and finally tied her to the rail- road track near Nichols for the train to run over, The first train to pass vas a freight, which stopped at the *vater tank a short distance away. !n the meantime, it is alleged, Ander- <on relented and cut the woman loose. The state would also be able tc nrove by Mrs. Andergon that Ander- son, while they were still living to- gether, made serious threats against ker father Joseph L. Wread, which he is now accused of having mur- dered. However, the law of Florida iz such that a woman cannot testify 2zainst her husband regarding such matters. Although Mrs. Anderson has secured a divorce from her hus- hand, they were married and living together at the time the threats are zlleged to have been made —Tampa Tribune. PR A5 AL SRR ol . LS. L SRR TSRS, Ceich. o O R s o~ g0 SRR B B e e P P2 From informatlon in the possession’ Last year the French government received a net revenue of more than $105,000,000 from the monopoly it exercises over the sale of tobacco in the republic. HITGHGOGK'S FEEL: INGS_ARE WOUNDED Nebraskan Left Caucus When One of His Measures Was Defeated. (By Associated Press) Washington, July 2 — Senator Hitchcock, of Nebraska, left the party caucus this morning when his amendment imposing a graduating tax on tobacco products was defeated. The amendment to the tarift bill was voted down by a vote of 23 to 18. FLORIDIANS IN WASHINGTON. Washington, July 2—H. B. Jeffries of Zephyrhills, which has a large number of old Confederate and Union soldiers among its inhabitants, pass- «d through Washington today on his! way to the Gettysburg encampment. Mr. Jeffries is a Union veteran. He called on Representative Sparkman and talke¢ with him for some time. Representative Wilson was lunch- con guest recently of Speaker and Mrs. Champ Clark in the Speaker's private dining room at the Capitol. Ir the party also were Representa- tive Clayton and Mrs. Clayton of \labama, and Representative Doolit- tle of Arkansas. The Speaker tele- phoned to Wilson and extended an {:vitation to him to come elong and bring Mrs. Wilson, an dwas much gurprised to learn that Emmett was a bachelor. (teneral & M. Law, of Bartow, a distinguished Confederate General, was a visitor in Washington today on his way to the Gettysburg cn- campment, — Senator Fletcher has received sev- eral invitations to deliver addresscs before bankers' and farmers’ associa- tions in different sections of the ccuntry, because of his acknowledged famillartiy with the agricultural credits problem He has received an invitation to address the Soutn (‘arolina Bankers' Association at l.oke Toxaway on July 11; an invi- totion to address the North.Carolin lankers’ Association at Asheville on July 10th; and another invitation to address the Florida Farmers' Kdu- cetional and Co-operative Union a Lake City on July 16th. The sub- ject before the two bankers' agsocia- tions suggested for the address is on Lanking and currency reform in its renltion to the rural districts, and that before the farmers union in [’lorida in on agricultural credits. senator Fletcher will accept these in- vitations if possible, as he is par- ticularly interested in the dissemina- tion of knowledge among the farm- ers and rural bankers of things per- taining to the rural credit system now being studied in Europe by the American Commission. Representative Wilson today rec- ommended to Postmaster General Purleson the appointment of A'i Hodeboon as postmaster at Panama City. bt © Representative Wilson today he!d a2 conference with Secretary of the Navy Daniels, the Naval Secrctary anrounce some decision with reward to the Pensa- cola Navy Yard. It 1s understood that Secretary Daniels now has under con- sideration a plan of using the Pensa- cola yard as a station for the ad- vanced inetruction of marines and may possibly quarter about 2,000 marines there. in an effort to have! $98,00 WORTH OF JENELRY FOUND TODAY ary, 1013, amounted to $800,000 in|STOLEN FRIDAY WHILE A FIRE IN NEW YORK WAS IN PROGRESS — Jewels Located Today In a Va- lise In the Pennsylvania Station. (By Associated Press) New York, July 2—More $98,000 worth of jewels stolen from Udall and Ballou, Fitth — firmm, were found this morning in a volise at the Penmsylvania railroad than a Avenue station. The Jewels were stolen Fri- day in a fire during the excitement. No arrests were made, Willlam Beck, a repair clerk was taken to the police headquarters for questioning, jumped through a window and disappeared. APPOINTMENTS NOW ON TAP IN WASHINGTON (By Winfield Jones.) Washington, D. C., July 2—With appointment of a Collector of Cus- toms for the District of Florida out of the way, and a political debt paid off in the appointment of Judge James F. C. Griggs to the position, discussion among the Florida delega- tion in Washington today was with regard to what will be done for D. J. Calhoun, the close friend of Sec- retary of State William Jennings Dryan, and with Mr. Pekins, first cousin of Attorney General McRey~ nolds. It is the belief in well informed circles in Washington that both these men will be taken care of. It became impossible to appoint Cal- houn to the position of Collector of (ustoms because Senators Fletcher and Bryan were opposed to him, and the appointment of Griggs was @& happy solution of the tangle. The opinion here is that Perkins will be appointed Marshal of the Northern District of Florida. Thia vacancy ,provided the present mAare shal 1s not removed, is about oune year off, but Perkins seems the most like= ly man for th job. An effort will be made to have D. J. Calhoun appointed as postmaster at Tampa, a vacancy which will not oceur for another six months But Representative Sparkman will prab- akbly object to this as he already has several caundidates for the position with better endorsement than those of Calhoun. Failing to secure Cal- koun's appointment to this position Secretary Bryan probably will feel compelled to provide for Calhoun in his own department, and it is re- ported that he may be appointed. Consul General to Cuba, a positiom with a salary of $8,000 a year. Perkins for appointment as United States arsha land Calhoun appointed to a position in the Consular service seemy the most likely forecast at this time from Washington view- point L’Engle Losing Out. W. R. Dorman has been nominated for appointment as postmaster at Live Oak. This nomination was sent to the Senate after a long contest over charges filed against Dorman by unsuccessful candidates In Flor- ida, and others, chief among them being Representative L'Engle, who has frequently volunteered the state- ]mrm that he would perosnally see that Dorman was never appointed. L’Engle called on Postmaster General Burleson several times and made charges against Dorman, but the Postmaster General paid no attention to L’Engle, evidently considering his protests of no weight. Representative Clark has been tire- less in his efforts to secure Dorman’s nomination and thus far has com- cucted a successful fight. It is prob- able L’Engle will carry his fight to tne Senate Committee on Postoffices in an endavor to block Dormn’s con- firmation, but his efforts will prob- cbly be as fruitless there as they were at the Postoffice Department. 1. Engle’s boasted “pull” seems to be growing less with both the executive ond legislative bodies the longer he remains in Washington. 1 l