Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, September 4, 1913, Page 1

AKELAND E N PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST baici OF THE BEST ;L:)::;:;m . i gl LA’K—EI—.AI:I; FLORIDA, THURSDAY S;:i’:l; 4, 1913 ¢ - i JEOPLE T0 I TN, CONNISSON OB OF G0VT TY COUNCIL APPOINTS coM- . MITTEE TO DRAFT PROPOSI TION TO SUBMIT TO VOTERS Dbl i ug k } Dtllnr Business of Importance Trans- acted by City Fathers Last Night Lakeland, Fla. Sept. 3, 1913. ¢ Regular scssion of the City Coun- lefl with all members present. —— Mfnutes of Aug. 20, 22, 23 and 26 werc read and respectively ap- . proved. irie{ Petition of J. E. Scharpnack for ”hQN to license was referred to terel ghe | ordinance committee for inves. *“'tlgnton and report. ’ ' Mdln" permit was granted to hlmxh Annic Drowninz. Proposition of I.. W. do the strect sweeping was referred __to the street committee for consid- eration and report. o, Complaints from Cardwell & Feig- nost'ley. amnd owner of Rdisonia were |t made relative to wiring inspection. b ¥:game were proven to be irregular, hr were dismissed. The following resolution was in- ade? la L:A_mt voting, “ves." Be it resolved by the City Coun- _—cil of Lakeland: 8ee. '. That the following streets or portions thercof shall be paved | id by the board of bond trustees in ad. v v dif to those streets designated in | 535, structions to co-operate. the *Brush” map and former con- e {e The Board endorsed the route to M to-wit: asa Avatie. Lhe PI be known as i.ake Hunter route, as ¢ it n D€ | \iost desirable, under all cireum. ' w to Oak street; Walnut street Florida avenue to Massachu- momeys now in its hands arising the issue and sale of bonds mentioned in the paving of the strects aforesald, so far as the shall’become exhausted. The recommendations of the board of Bealth were referred to the ordi- nanee committee for ordinance cov- ering same. Petition of John Wesley Cox was Yarnell to | ‘Wed and adopted, all members ;avenue; and the said board is | authorized to appropriate any | eame is adequate or until the same | OCALA MEETING OF FLORIDA MASTER PRINTERS | At a conference held Monday fore- | noon between the local committee of the Florida Press Association and the secretary of the Marion County Board of Trade, it was decided to no- tify hte president of the Florida branch of the United Typothetae that Nov. 13, 14 and 15 had been selected as the time for holding the printers’ cost congress in this city. Mr. Harry L. Brown, of St. Augus- ever since the meeting of the State Press Association getting together data for the Ocala session of the cost congress. The Ocala meeting of most important in their history and there will be delegates from every nook and corner of the nation pres- ent.—Ocala Star. BOARD OF TRADE'S Hustling Secretary Makes Interest- ing Report; Work Progressing In All Lines Secretary Holworthy of the Board of Trade makes the following report | of work accomplished during the month of August: ors on July 25; Trade in August. At the Governors’ new law regarding the dis- meeting drainage mittee from the Farmers' Club, and the matter was referred to the pub- stances, and urged the City Coun- cil and the county commissioners to push the road to the Hillsboro line at once. A good roads committee was appointed as follows: John F., (ox, W. Steitz, A. J. Holworthy, T. F. Holbrook and W. F. Hallam. The secretary was authorized to employ a collector on account of other work. Resolutions regarding grading of dues was referred to spe- cial committee to report at next meeting. At the meeting of the Board of Trade, on Aug. 1, the public im- = denfed . provement committee was requested chasi ) ' elty Bonvicts resort park to the Board of Govern- l’l thly reporta fiom. allofisers ors within one week. Question of o809 booklet discussed as to ways and for mouth of August were read and were respectively ordered flled GUORRY: AL SEOHENNL SILOE - . v o0 Messrs. Southard, Cox and W. D. Current bills were ordered pald. To Submit Commission Form Petition from citizens asking that the City Council submit the propo. sition of voting on the commission form of government to the people wag granted, and a special commit- tee of Messrs. Pillans, Mendenhall, Council and Pope was appointed to draft » code of rules or laws gov- erning the commissioners in the dis- eharge of their duties. The commit- tee was empowered to employ coun- sel 4t ‘ound necessary. Light and water committee was | fnstructed to make horse trade as per its recommendation. The sanitary committee was in. strueted to 5 ) 2 PUECHEGE w atient Bprinks this part of work, outside of city’s | ler and sweeper. Ordinance committee was in- strueted to amend ordinance regu- lating water-main connections to be | made in the paving district. The police department was in- structed to assist the sanitary In. spector in having the city clean up ! and bring offenders before the Mu- nicipal Court. On motion the Council adjourned to ‘meet in adjourned session at 10 | & m. on Saturday, Sept. 6. 1913. | MORRIS G. MUNN, President. Attest: H. L. SWATTS, City Clerk. FORMER EIVG OF PORTUGAL W2S MARRIED TODAY Sfgmarincen, Germany, Sent. Manuel, former king of l”ortuxal. was m-orried here today to Princess Edwards were appointed to ralse funds and H. D. Mendenhall, M. F. Hetherington and the secretary to prepare copy and get out book- let. Seventh-Day Adventists invited to hold annual camp meeting here in October, with guarantee of free lights and water. Personal inquiries have been good and several families have taken up their residence in or near the city since last report. Contracts for White Way instal- lation secured to the amount of $2,- 906.70. All business men and prop- erty owners along ‘“Way” have been seen, except a few non.residents. Remaining contracts to complete | part, are only temporarily held up | awaiting change of heart of three | or four not at present co-operating. Party to locate auto body factory expec(nd shortly. High-class lon has been contracted for. | | | The Board is to be congratulated | | on good work done by booklet com- | | mittee, which will enable Lakeland to have as fine a plece of literature far dictribntion as any in the State. Contract for same let, to be dellv. ; ered Oct. 15. | Good roads committee arranging | for meeting this week in order to outline plan of campai>n for good | roads in Polk county. Commission form of government !Is gaining friends every day, hardly a single cpinfon being expressed to the contrary, and will no doubt soon be Lakeland’s form of city govern- TnIN.; THLLE ARE TOO tine, who has charge of the coming meeting of the State newspaper men | and job printers, has been at workI Florida printers will be one of the | WORK FOR AUGUST One meeting of Board of Govern. | two of Board of | tricts was discussed with the com- lic improvement committee with in- | advertising for sea- ADMINISTRATION ATTACK MADE l GETS N3l Dk HEIGHI RATES INFOR MATIONB SPARTANBUR: HALE'S CONFERENCE WITH THE | STEAMSHIP AND RAILWAY LINES | PRESIDENT RELATED TOLIND'S | OF SOUTHEAST ARE MADE NEGOTIATIONS IN MEXICO | DEFENDANTS | Spartanburg Claims Transportation Lines Give Them Hot End in Matter of Rates iDevelopments Affecting Policy of United States Are Soon Expected — (By Associated Press.) Washington, Sept. 4.—Wm Washington, Sept. 4.—A gen- Bayard Hale, who has spent the lnst "eral attack was made upon all three months studying political con- ' [reight rates to and from Spartan- ditions in Mexico, laid before Pres- burg (., before the interstate | | | (By Assoclate Press.) spartanburg chamber of commerce. All railroad lines and steamship anies operating in southeastern are made defendants. alleges that rates of bath and ocean and rail, are dis. criminatory against Spartanburg as with to and Columbia and other situated he had gathered about the ilucrta sovernment, and also conferred with Secretary Bryan. He declined to dis- cuss his visit with the administra. tion officials but it is undetstood he save them an intimate description of negotiations conducted by Lind up to a week ago. There has been no confirmation here of dispatehes from Mexico City saying luerta will resign and, hecoming eligible. will be a candidate for the presi- dency. Developments are expected | coon which will affect the United States government's policy material- ‘ ly, however. territory tition all-rail compared thosoe vl N cimilarly 1 STOLE HIS ‘WIFE: FOUR CHIL- DREN AND ALL HIS MONEY ] Claiming had chloro- Pensicola, Sept. i, that a man named Rice | formed him, stolen his wife, four of seven childven and $329, E. S a resident of West Pensa- ALL AMERICANS SAFE i IN TORREON ! Cilmore i Washington, Sept. 4.—Consui caliy, tolnphnnvd the sherift's office Hanna, of Montercy, reported today carly Monday morning asking that that there is no truth in the story ' !he sheriff use his best efforts to locate Rice and recover the money | that sig Anericans had been execut- ed by federal Mexican general at Torreon. All Americans and for. eigners in Porreon were safe as late Aug. 31. Consul Hostetter at Ilermosillo, reports that Governor Sonora ig offering protection to all Americans whe wish to remain. and children. Sheriff Ellis and his deputies are investigating the mat- ter but had not located him up to noon. Gilmore stated in his tch phone message that one of the chil- dren who was taken was sick, and that the youngest of his children were the ones who were taken. as i ident Wilson today the information 'commerce commission today by Lhel The | from | cities } { such natioral expenditure is not jus: | | | Woeeks, | { to postpone the report on { the St. | Pittsburgh heavy has made improve- BiANY EXPOSITIONS Washinaton, Sept. 4.—Within the past few days it is said thm President Wilson and Secretary Ur; an have been informed unofficic that Kuropean countries are be: ning to grow tired of expositions ‘.nd that fact has figured very largely in the refusal of some of the nations to participate in the San Francisco fair. It is pointed out that even m‘ this country each time Congress has been asked to finance a world's fair | response has been more and more re- luctantly given, althounh finally the requisite millions have been dnlwl out. inning with 1876 the sev- | eral world expositions America have cost more than $50,000,000 nt‘; the people’s money, and many very patriotic persons have argued '.hat! | ) e of tified by eny national return. CORRENGY BILL MAY BE POSTPONED Senator Weeks Will Ask That the’ Regular Session of Congress Wrestle With It (Dy Associate Press.) Washington, Sept. 4. ol Massachusetts, wember of ChHmuittee, announced at the open- ing of the currency hearings today | that he would introduce a resolution the ad- ministration currency bill until De. Republic- an Congress hegins, PALZER TO MEET MORAN New York, Al Palzer, ' the big Towa farmer, celebrates his return to form again with a bout | with Frank Moran of Pittsburgh, at | Nicholas club here. The Sept. 3 g ment steadily of late and believes he can give the mastodonic westerner a ! T0 PLAN REDUCTION According to twe story told to OF SOUTHERN DITEGLTES' Chief Deputy Sheriff Hartsfield by e | Gilmore, Rice was an Englishman [ who came to Pensacola some time ago on a ship. Gilmore sald that Washington Sept. 4. select committee of the Republican xmtlon- the place but some time ago ran him away because he thought he was be- coming too famillar with his wife. meet Lere at the end of next montd v ogometime in October to plan re. | duction of delegates from the gouth- ! ern Democratic States. The com- was employed by a man named Geo. Taplan. Monday night Gilmore said that he retired at about 8 o’clock and when he woke up the next morning his wife was gone. He said that he was positive that he had been chlor- mittee appointed to consider reduc- ing the number of southern dele- gates has not determined whether it has full legal authority to reduce such representation itself, or wheth- er such action must be taken at a national convention. If it decides it is without authority a national Re- publican convention will be called. Arrangements for this convention will be made at a meeting of the full in the room as soon as he awakened. After investigating he found that him only three, as he had seven. | NENCAN PLGRNS POPETPUS 15 TRUST T0 PRAYER AGAIY ILL Leave Mexico in the Hands of Prov- | Has Deep Cold, Headache and Fever; idence While They Go to Befuses to Discontinue Rone Engagements Christmas holidays. (By Associate Press.) Rome, Sept. 4.—Pope Plus I8 arain {ll. It is sald at the vati. can that his present indisposition is due to a celd which has brought on hoarseness and headache and a | rising temperature. His physicians suggested a complete rest, but His | Holiness Insists on keeping his en- | gagements. | New York, Sept. 4.—One hun-- { dred and thirty Pilgrims from Mex- ! ico, relylng on the efficacy of prayer | to bring peace and prosperity in | their country, arrived here last nizht en route to Rome and the Holy ; Lands PREPARATIONS TO PROSECUTE SULZER ARE PROGRESSING | 'ERROR MAKES EX. PLOSIVES CHEAP (By Asgenriated Press.) New York, Sept. 4. -—The Iegls- lative committee investigating Gov- | ernor Sulzer expected to finish | their work today as far as public inquiry is concerned. Impeachment . managers state that the assembly ‘!:as given its evidence to lawyers! for the latter to work on in prepar- inz plans for prosecution. Boston, Sept. 4.—Because of & | clerical error in rm")rdin!; rates on high explosiv company is takinz 'rl\ mt'* e of the | opportunity to ship explosives otcri the Central Railroad of New Jersey and into Massachusetts at low rate’ When the error was discovered t! Jersey rallroad prepared to have corrected, but the Massachusctts FORMAL INQUFST INTO Augustine Victoria, d: ! ,:.‘:F Williath ‘{M’nzd"';]‘:’:’.g(‘er ot= mn';:. , WRECK IS STARTED | manufacturers have succeeded in | | e progress Lakeland is making; holding it up before the interstate | HAMBURG-AVEEICAYT | at the present time should stimulate (By Assoclate Press.) mmerce eommission until Dee 15. | LINER WENT AGROUND | every member to zet ont to the| New Haven, Sept. 4.—A formal m,,Am,",:U.:,,n .v;'o‘lld dcuble t.ho.af | meetings and take part in some way ' inquest into the wreck of the Bar { rates. | &w York, Scpt. 4.—The Ham-!in the work. Forget youreelf. You | Harbor Express bezan here today in | American liner, President Lin-'don’t amount to much as a unit, but ' secret by Coroner Mix. The facts | (By Associated Press.) was acround off Rayridge, near | in the bunch you will cut quite a adduced will be turned over to the! Colum“ia, S. C., Sept. 4.—Gov. . this moraing. he stuck until eix tags pulled her off lt tide. figure. Don’t forget the meetinz on Fri- | day night, Sept. &, at 7:30. State's attorney. The condition of ' Blease witnessed the electrocution { ive who were injured is reported a8 | nf two negroes today at the State |cr|tlcal this morning. penitentiary. | corimittoe is being notificd te he employed Rice to work around|djan of Tishomingo, Okla, killed | letter informing him that a tract | Gilmore sald that after he fired Rice | sum recently changed hands for $3,- ine the number of sovthern delegates ' the latter went to Bluft Springs and 000,000 as the result of the discov- | oformed because he smelled the drug | sjde and North Chicago were added 1ot only $329 and his wife, but four | are trying to establish and hold the Republican committee during the of his children were gone, leaving | record of having the biggest postal | his recently. very interesting evening. y HE HAD A RIGHT TO FEEL BAD Pueblo, Col, Sept. 3.-—Willlam Chisholm, a full-blooded Choctaw In. himself last night after receipt of a of land that he once sold for a small ery of oll. Chisholm was a graduate of Haskell and a former football player of that school. POSTAL BANKS FOR CHICAGO Chicago, Sept. 3.—Cicero, River- to the list of postal savings banks today. This city and its suburbs returns in the country. REAL E3TATE TRANSFERS (Reported Duly by Security Ab stract and Title Co . Bartow September 3, 1913, Futch Rogers to Henley & Drane. Henley & Drane to J. W. Kim- brough. L. B. Gould and wife to Alice M. Cox. A. D. Boring and wife to Waring & Edwards. J. W. Kimbrough and wife to L. M. Futch. W. T. Overstreet and wife to J. W. Kimbrough. Anna L. Lufsey and husband to T. W. Perry. T. W. Perry and wife to J. C. Perry. T. T. Blakely to Hattle L. Blakely. Hattle W. Brown, et al. to Jeft | D. Smith. W. T. Hurst and wife to I. 8. treight | Smith. i | J. T. Horn and wife to Leon l\e : Dickerson ith. /iitle Dickerson and wife to Lula iemith, to Haywood NOR GAYNOR SAILS FOR EUROPE (By Assoclated Press.) [ New York, Sept. 4.--Mayor Gay. | nor sprung a surprise today when | he eailed for Europ2 in the face of | th on-coming mavoralty election. However, he announced that he would retura In twenty days. He| thourht the rca \r\'\"\"(: wonld Yelr { throat which hae been troubling his | Senator the Senate lmnl\im;} cember when the resular session of | | will, after his marriac { make his home in | ner, & negro, about a ! plead whiskey iunsanity. it it 15 AN FIGHT AGAINGI BEING DEPORTED 'WAS TAKEN FROM SP’ERBROOKE T0 COATICOJK, WHERE HE REMAINS TELPORARILY Contends He Entered Canada as & Tourist and Is Not Awmenable to Deportation (By Associated D'ress.) Coaticook, Sept. 4.-.iiarry Thaw \ made a vigorous fight today before | the board of investization who are w deport him under the iinmigration lact. Thaw pressed (he poiut that he entered Canada as a tourist and is not amenable to deportition. The board agreed to consider his conten- i tion and adjourned until later this | alternoo . ) Thaw was diseharged from Jall for a briel jeriug vesterday after- ;noon and was soon seized by immi- | gration authorities and rushed to | this place, preparatory to being sent across the Canadian line. Matters are now held up pending the decis. ion of the investinators, ! KING MANUEL WLLS ON Nn IVE SOIL | Slnmurlu':ml, Germany, Sept. 4,-— Standing on a bit of native soil sent from Lisbon by loyal fricnds, former King Manuel of Portugal was mar- ried today to Drincess Augustine Holienzollern, daughter Prince Wilhelm of Tlohenzollern in the chapel of the Castle of Sicmaringe 0l today. The civil ceremony wi | formed yesterday. ‘The spectacle was a gorgeous one, eizhity royal princesses and princes attending the ceremony, The Prince of Wales rep- resented King George aud one of the sons of the kaiser was sent to represent the royal German family. Italy was represented by the Duke of Genoa and the king of Spain by the infant Don Carlos and his wife, Infanta Louise, Cardinal Netto, late Archbishop Patriarch of London conducted the service. The bride, who was attended by four royal pricesses, was given away by her father. The castle is grouped about a tower of Roman construction, dat- ing from the beginning of the Christian era, and in every century its successive owners have done their utmost to render it impregnable as a stronghold and luxurfous as a resi- dence. It has its bastions, its tow- ers and its battlements, also its dain- ty boudoirs, magnificent salons, re- calling those of the Palace of Ver. sailles, and galleries filled with old masters, besides treasures of statu- ary, anclent arms, and historic rel- fcs. At the foot of the rocky eml- nence on which the castle is perched runs the Danube through Southern Germany, Austria and Ifungary, to the Black Sea, through that Ruma- nia, where the Hohenzollerns of 8ig- maringen have established the larg. est and most prosperous of monar- fcal states in the southeast of Eu- rope. The wedding presents include a magnificent set of silver for the ta- ble from King George and Queen Mary, inscribed “from his affection- ate cousins.” The royal use of the word cousin {8 to be noted, thelr common ancestor being Duke Fran- cis Frederick of Sax.Coburg, grand- father of Queen Victoria's husband. Another wodding present is a gold wine flagon from ‘“his affectionate aunt, Alexandra.” King Manuel , continue to :land. MEXICAN MINISTFR WEL- COMED IN PARIS Paris, Sept. 4--Francis De la Bar- ra, the new Mexican minister to France, was cordially received today by the French foreign minister. The "latter said that President Poincaire | wougt receive the minister's credentials upon his return. BOOZE INSANITY DIDN'T SAVE HIM new Montgomery, Ala., Sent. 3.—Wm, Taylor, son of Chief of Police W, H. Taylor of this city, and a former member of the police force, was con- | victed of manslsvghter in the first degree and given five years in the penitentiary for killing Albert Ture year ago. He