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

written ¢, houm; ve cogy| Liese ligy faithfy, 0 Vg, ub n.x.. AND MINN, Gemar leA’!‘IVES FA- om an (i i VOR mo ‘I_NTMENT. race m, Protection of ning og : I8 Mezico. ining e . Mayey 2 Jw 22. ——me- a mn\% peturned from a trip he vintig ]and investments on he appolut- velt as am- pd urged the citizens in .c0. The petition was signed | o Zens of Jowa, Missouri. lllinois, ;:uop‘afid Other Btates. " ed fora* hundred e -Asks ' for Protection Assocluted Press) “sshington,! July 22.-—Senator of New Megico, today called up ,’tpflllng for the ro- rical in foreign to Mexico. , of the Senate for- lnlttee demanded at commiteee and tes. a position of grave “nsibility. . A warm discussion of excliipgg) q‘{:d‘fl it ‘among several sen- tmeth‘:tx the anthor declaring s from sxATPORE vold 8 Mexican war. ale everd caught r Sants (" tow the? uccess. @ the tast® 1 d the Board of vmred an article { ’s advantages for gion, which we { mt watershed, with lakes within her cor- the city of Lakeland “Aid graciously down one could wish to! ., little over 1,000 lnma 0, 3,719 in 1910, 6,000 wz 6,500 at the ,modestly aiming i§, lakeland offers dence and busi- e South. She has! | secks none, her ote ady growth be- | Betory. Her splen- | > and str'\\\hornl @miration of our| e the sources of “to those wko own | inds are ideal for | 4 general farming, | for trucking and ; rything that can | s climate can be| land. With half | d less than halH Ml required to make Borthern climates using ordinary with the same can make a good of the country jmethinz that will den as he reaches it life. | quiet, peaceable, nnity New set- citizens cultured, pitable. It is no tier town, but a self, with all mod- # and conveniences, ved strects and of | e way” in course eautiful city park, ger station, up-to-! s, a 0125,000 fire- | in course of con- pened Nov. 1, as ther hotels, church- denominations, ily and weekly 1 fraternal orders, es, railroad shops' hly pay roll, good ols to be erected the city $75,000 ge il ;'o s ' o ar(l), avests ,a.d\. - is g['vll‘ , hav’ 1= us (00 e SILK NILL NEARLY DESTROYED TODAY Bomb Explosion Probably the Work of Disgruntled Strikers (By Associated Press.) Patterson, N. J., July 22.—A bomb explosion partially wrecked the Helvetia silk miil early today. The machinery was much damaged ang fittings and windows were brok- en and the factory walls were crushed. The police began a rigil investigation. The Helvetia is one of the largest mills affected in the past four months strike of the Pat- erson s.lk workers. Several thou- sand unsuccessful strikers recently returned to work. FARMERS DESERT | CHURCHES FOR AUTOS Manhattan, Kan. July 22.—| What is to become of 1,200 coun- ! try churches in Kansas, abandoned( and deserted because of a lack of in. terest in chusch work? Rural pas- tors, educators and school teachers have met here and during the next | four Adays will try to answer the| question. Motor cars are blamed for much of the trouble, it being claimed that farmcrs use them to take their ciry churches, where there is a pipe or .n and a choir, and where the pews are morc coms- fortable than in the country houses of V'ors‘llp SURRS DESTADY LONDON MANGION (By Acsoclated Press) Londoa, July 22.-—Militant suf- fragettes early today set fire to‘a large unoccupied mansion near Bir- mingham, which was totally de- stroyed. They scattered demanding the release of Mrs. Pankhurst and blaming Premier As- quith for her incarceration. s families to the placards | most desirable | eity, frontin { will be creditable to the city. (By Assoclated Press.) Havana, July 22.—United States Ambassador Wiison of Mexico will leave for New York today at noon aboard the Mexico. ——__'-?fl__-‘—'———e worth of school property, $75,000 appropriation for Federzl building, | and, in fact, every equipment for an up-to.date city. “This present month of July, when the usual southern town has =rme‘ excuse for dull times, Lakeland ha over 8300.000 worth of buildings in course of erection. Lakeland is an all_year town, one good season last- ing from January to December, both as to business and climate. [in the front of the bulldingz, LA!\ELAmx ¢Rloa TUESDAY, JULY 22 1913, IN(: lLL EGRAM FENNG IELEBHAM WILL BUILD (75 OWN' HOME .. 1 HAS OUTGROWN ITS PRESENT QUARTERS AND WILL ERECT HANDSOME THREE FLOOR BUILDING CORNER MAIN STREET AND MASSACHUSETTS AVE. Plans Have Been Prepared and Blds for Construction Will Be Opened August 1st and Building Will Be Pushed to Com- pletion at Earliest Possible Day On this page I8 shown a picture|and comfortable, and which will be | which TLLMAN DELUGED WIIH FRIED EHIGKEN Know How to Fry Chricken, Trouble Ensues (By Associated Press) Washington, July 22.—Senator Tillman, of South Carolina, who re- cently declared that the art of fry- ing chicken was unknown in the District of Columbia, is being in- undated with fried chicken from' friends. Housewives of the District of Columbia are aroused and mes-: sengers and parcel post bring pack- ages often to the committee room. now resembles a picnic from the architect’s drawing of the | for rent to high-class professional | ground. building to be erected by M. K. Hetherington on his lot, corner of | Main street and Massachusetts ave- ,nue, as a home for the Lakeland tenants. These rooms may be leased single op en suite. Eight years ago the Lakeland News was purchased by Mr. Hether- | ington for $1,500. There was a Evening Telegram, which is his ¢x-|small hand press and one stand of i clusive property, and for the Lake. land News, of which he is the own- er of ninety per cent of the stock. type, and the circulation of the pa. per was about 400. The proprietor and one aged and partially paralyzed printer constituted the entire force. The plans, which were drawn by the prom these unfavorable beginnings Talley, are now in recadiness for the contractors, w«nd the contract foy the | building will be let The bvilding will be located is congidered as perhaps ihe lot available the Tremont hotel :.d Audltorium. It will | what opposite the Mass:chugetts avenue, making an lishment, icnce and accessibility, and as re- gards arrangement for ventilation. As will be seen from the picture, the style of architecture is some- what of a departure from the ordi- naary, and it i3 thought the building It will be practically three stories, two floors being superimposed on a high basement which will rise five feet from the sidewalk. This entire about Aug. 1./ on v.\uml the total of the first year's in the ! ment. | have a frontage of 25 feet on Main | and broad policy, which has won for | street and will extend 120 feet on | the institution the respect and loy- | ¥leal location for a printing estab- | munity, ! with reference to conven- | success has been due. i distingvished architect, Mr. W. B. | has grown the present considerable business, with a pay-roll of ovep $1,000 a month, and with a volume ' of business any month of which dur- | ing the past yeur would considerably | businees under the present manage- | This condition has been | brought about by unremitting toil in I'the first place, gnd by a prozressive | alty of the business men of the com- to whose co.operation its The Lakelang the Evening Telegram News and light and | have never known friend or foe in the performance of their obligation as newspapers, but have given to all a fair and just deal. They have been on the job always, working for the upbuilding of the community and for the advancement of every worthy cause. They have admittedly done more to advertise this city and sec- tion than any other agency. They have aided in bullding up every en- floor will be reserved for a mam- l terprise in the community and nev- moth perfecting press, which the in. | er for one moment has the slightest creasing circulation of the Telegram | advantage been taken of lack of com- will soon necessitate; for mailing | petition, no change In advertising purposes, and for storing the tons of | rates having been made for years, paper required by the various pub- despite the tremendous ;rowth In lications issued from the plant. The second floor will be occupled circulation. For some time the business of the | by the buvsiness and ~ditorial offices | institution has been cadly hampered of the paper, in the rear of which : by eramped and unsuitable qQ: arters, will be a large, well lighted and ;and with the removal of this handl: airy workroom, equipped wita the|cap, and the addition to the large! ypit latest improved machinery, and with | plant of severil = thonsand dollars’ | every arrangement for the mm{mrt,‘wnnh of modern equipment which and to promote the efficiency of the'will be put in the new building, the | employes. | management believes that more can The third floor, which is reached | by a stairway from the tiled lobby | Lakeland, and that there will be a will | be accomplished zood ofl for the newspaper and printing establigh- contain ten iarge, light, airy office 1 ment here of which the city may be rooms, which will be very plemntl proud. , to_elucidating BRITISH PHYSICIANS MEET Brighton, England, July 22.— The eighty-first annual meoting of the British Medical Association op- ened here today. ‘“Eugenics” will be a leider among the prominent enbjects to be discussed. “Hospi- tals in Relalion to the Stage, the Public and the Medical Profession” will also be Alscussed with a view the problems in- volved in providing hospital accom- modation for insured persons under the national insurance act. Some of the most "prominent physicians in the world will be among the speak- ers. PRIGELESS PIECE OF SGULPTURE. FOUND| (By Alloclated Press. ) Baltimore, Ma., July 22.—A piece of Greek sculpture, a figure of a girl child, stolen from the Nation- al museum at Atheng five years ago, and which is reported priceless, be- ing three thousang years old, was recovered by.the police here today. It ‘was dug up frox: a cellar of ©harles, Nemphos, g Greek confec- tloner., The search was instituted here after Alxander Nemnhos. of the Greek embmy at Washington had told the federal attorney of n' long search by European governments and clues involving a local Greek. ————————— SPANISH WAR VETERANS IN KANSAS o July 22, encampment ed Spanish War Veternnaotbest:. here today anq win last three days'J The camps Lave been pitched Merritt Hill, a larse - provided for aszembly ones for Leavenworth, Kan. The annual and smallepr delegates to the r eun Colonel Roosevelt hag been lnvil.:;d to visit the veterans, but it s net certain If he can the meeting cicaes, T 1OT® Defore l l : l | l : 2 ———— |3 CONVICTS BURN 10 l][AlH ATOALE MSS. WERE NEGROES INCAR- CERATED FOR THE NIGHT IN CONVICT CAGE Cage Caught Fire, and Trapped In Second Story, Prisoners Burned To Death (By Associated Press) Jackson, Miss., July 22.—Thirty- five negro prisoners were burned to death at Oakley, at a convict farm twenty miles from here, last night, when flames trapped them in the sec- ond story of an antiquated convict cage used to store grain, hay and molasses. TELL OF FRUIT GROWER'S TROUBLES San Jose, Cal., July 22.—At the annual meeting of the State Frujt Growers, which began here today, great attention will be paid to the trouble which fruit men have with commission merchants in the sale of their products. They will 2lso take steps to help carry on the fight for pure food laws ag they rclote to the preserving of fresh fru't. The State association of horticultural commis- sloners is meeting at the same time. M, M, GETCHNER LOSES FOOT WHEN RUN OVER BY TRAIN Yesterday afternoon as the after- ndvh passenger train was pulling out of the station for Fort Myers, M. M. Getchner, of Michigan, ran to catch the train and as he was trying to board it, lost his footing and was pulled under the wheels, one foot be- ing run over and so badly crushed that surgeons found it necessary to amputate the member. Mr. Getchner had just come down from Jacksonville on train No. 89, and had gone into the restaurant near the station to get something to eat. The train pulled out and as it was already undey headway he d1d not properly guage the place be was going to land when running, and when he reached the car steps he missed his footing and was drawn under the train, He was rushed at onmce to Dr Love's office and given surgical at- tention, and is now at the Glenada hotel, where it is sail he is doing as well as could be expected. Mr. Getchner has g bomestead south of Arcadia and vas going down to take up his residence om same, when he sustained the terri- ble accident. He ig not a man of tamily, but stated to the physicians that he was soon to be married to a Michigan lady. —_— (By Asgociated Press, Washington, July 22. —T)he reg- ular cabinet meeting slated for to- day was not held because at the lasg moment it was discovereq that most of the secretaries were absent. Fres- | ident Wilson dented himself to call- ers, and remained in his study tak- Ing up State department reports, the Mexican situation and the proposed Nicaraguan treaty. \ CLEVELAND CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY — Claveland, Ohio, July 2 ster parade of Indunm’.l ::tAl l;:: lic service employes and civie orga- nizations markeq the celebration of the 111th birthday anniversary of | :he city of Cleveland, today. A per~ lseet baby contest, in wh: ich about 00 babjes Participated wag also & feature of the celebration, which winds up witp mass meeting ia the public square about th, of Moses Cleveland. s, \- ! OEI0'S msumncn PROBE | Clovelana, onio, Juty 22, Legislative committee ,zve:tlgnt’ll.:: Insurance prices began their inquiry in this city today. The probers say they are cartain there will be g re- duction of fire insurance rales in Ohlo after the investigation is com- nhun and a report -u- to the I. T e Ao