Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, September 9, 1913, Page 1

RIF BILL | (FTER MOUR SESSION SENATE DISPOSED OF MOST IMPOR- TANT FEATURES | | \fter Bill Passes Members of the Senate Will Depart for Their Homes {By Associated Press.) washington, Sept. 9.—The final ote on the tariff bill will be taken a the Semate this afternoon at 4 ‘clock, in accordance with an agree- tent reached at 2 o’clock this morn- 1g. Many important features, includ- 1g free wool, and free sugar, were isposed of in the sixteen_hour ses- fon. The Income tax, cotton sched- le and several other amendments | emain 0 be discussed. The sena- s pemaining until adjournment ‘sturned slecpy-eyed at 9 p m, and psumed ‘gheir deliberations, An xfl\ll of senators is expected after | il vote. Many indicated | g that they would leave for | and vacations. bill has been in the Sen- nths and two days. Dur- hg th ull little business will be ' “until the demands for a mnfi"br the consideration of thpi [l bill are made. In the l% the Senate will probably eet adjourn every three days. The principal changes made in 1¢ bil} eoncern the free list and in- House leaders believe Benate changes would re- ‘revenue the new duties pated to produce and hope ce to get the Senate agree to restore some of lons. The Senate reduced | um to which the income apply increased rates on mes and imposed counter- } ps to meet the free listing terfals. The Benate did free wool nor free sugar, Fhich spectacular features b i ftbill fight raged. Repub- cans made a last ineffectual effort \ have the Democrats take oft the o duty one-tenth cent per »und on bananas. -nm FROM SUICIDE TO " ATTEMPTED HOMICIDE Bolse, Sept 9.—Former Con- ‘esaman Edzar Wilson, having been Tested On a charge of inebriety, hipped out a revolver, and shot sputy Sheriff Harry Champlin, The illet took off two of Champlin's igers and then struck him in the wd, plowing a furrow along his alp. His hand deflected the bul- ¢t just enough to prevent a mortal ound. The shooting occurred in 10 sherift’s office after Wilson had )en taken there from his home by hamplin and another deputy. hose who witnessed the affair are mvinced that Wilson intended to mmit smicide. Wilson represent- | Idaho at Washington from 1896 1898. e was associate counsel r the defense in the trials of Hay. ood, Moyer and Pettibone in 1907, llowing the assassination of for- er Goyernor Stuenberg of Idaho. — NOTHER CANDIDATE AGAINST CLAUDE | Washington, Sept. 9.—W. A. | acWilliams, of St. Augustine, esident of the Florida Bar Associa. -*bly will come out soon as | e of Congress in the| o lle district. Mr. MacWil- | ums {8 Bere and will spend two or ree days in Washington. When ' ked b & renorted about his candi- | cy he made the following state- | ant: “In all probability T shall become | candidate ‘or representative from e Fourth “ongcressional district at | e next pri: iry. T have the matter | der seriov- consideration.” { Mr. Mac-\villiams came to Wash- | gton to invite Attorney General‘ tReynolds to attend the Florlda; ir Association meeting, which obably will be held at Tallahassee February. ITc attended the ses- | ms of the ITouse and Senate and of rifamentary practices 4 | pear in behalf of the State, whetner he will be assisted by other ENGINEERS DECLARE | the tests are divided into two groups, | county. | 170 DECISION AS TO COURSE TO TEST THE FLORIDA ANTI-COUPON LAW Jacksonville, Sept. 9.—The va- lidity of Florida’s celebrated anti. coupon law will be tested at Hunts- ville, Ala., Sept. 18, before United States District Judge D. D. Shel- by and Circuit Judges Rhydon M. Call of Jacksonville and W. B. Shepard of Pensacola, and mer- chants and patrons generally will be on the qui vive until the jurists hand down their decision. A con- stitutional question being involved, three judges are required to sit in judgment on the law, and Hunts- ville is selected as the scene of the legal battle because of the fact that it is the home of Judge Shelby, senior of the trio. The case is styled Van Deman & Lewis Co. vs. J. W, Rast, tax collector of Duval county, and the plaintiffs, with others ac- cused of violating the law, are rep. resented by Cooper & Cooper of Jacksonville. Attorney General Thomas F. West is expected to ap- but counsel is not known. It is not prob- able that other lawyers will be as- soclated with him, however, owing to the general desire to have the law annulled on the ground that it is too stringent. THEY ARE BAGKING BROWNFOR MARSHAL Assertion of Dixie That This Was Not the Case Brings Forth Vigorous Denial On account of an article in the last issue of Dixie attacking Mr. J. C. Brown, of this city, the members of Division 769, Brotherhood of Lo- comotive Ingineers, passed the fol- lowing resolution at Sanford re- cently: Whereas, There appears in a re- cent issue of Dixie an article head- ed, “A Forgery and a Fraud; Rall- road Engineers Indignant Over an Alleged Division Endorsement of J. C. Brown for U. S. Marshall.” Whereas, This article misrepre- sents the facts and is calculated to do an injustice to Brother Brown and Division 769. Therefore, Be It Resolved, That we, the members of this division, in a regular meeting assembled, do most heartily concur and approve of the action taken by our worthy chief engincer and secretary, in en- dorsing Brother J. C. Brown for the appointment to the position of U. S. marshall Whereas, This matter was brought up at a regular meeting of Division 769, on June 4, and the Division was then informed that the chief engi- neer and secretary had endorsed Brother Brown, in the name of the Division and that no further action was necessary. But since the pub- lication of the article in Dixie was unauthorized by this Division and is misleading and erroneous and is an injustice to Brother Brown, Therefore, Be It Resolved, That we, the members of Division 769, deplore the unqualified, baseless story and resent the statements con- tained therein. Be It Further Resolved, That a copy of these resolutions be sent to Dixie and request this publication to make correction. Be It Further Resolved, That we |’ re-afirm our gupport of Brother Brown, believing him to be capable and in every way qualified for the position which he seeks. TESTS FOR ARMY OFFICERS Francisco, Sept. 9.—Annual | tests for army officers sta at posts in this districts be- The fleld officers taking San riding tioned gan today. one group taking the tests this week and the other next week. The rides will be made through San .\Iateo; OF RECENT WRECK | (By Associated Press.) Washington, Sept. 9.—While preliminary investigation of the op-| erations of the New York, New Hav-| en and Hartford railroad under the Sherman anti-trust law are mnear| completion, the department of jus-| tice said today that no decision has owed great familiarity with the | been reached as to when action, 1t | | Oceonography,” and other subjects. those | ary, will be taken against the road | Covernor Foss for the recent wreck. | | readiness | sion Day in the history of the State , Commissione*s met here today “e LAKELAND, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, SEPT. 9, 1913 EROME I3 NOW DNWAY TON. Y, WAS AGQUITTED MAGISTRATE APOLOGIZED TO HIM | DECLARING CHARGE WAS NOT JUSTIFIED Thaw Still in Jail Awaiting His Hearing Before the King's Bench Monday (By Associate Press.) Coaticook, Quebec, Sept. 9.—Wil- liam Travers Jerome, acquitted last night of the charge of gambling, was the chief topic of discussion here today. Magistrate Mulvena's | apology to Jerome and his dismissal of the charge as unjustified had a sobering effect. Jerome is now on his way to Al- bany, N. Y., by motor. He will re. turn to Montreal Sunday to be ini for the habeas corpus, hearing of Thaw bench Monday. Thaw is biding his time in the! immigration pen here and is seem- inzly satisfied with the efforts of | his attorneys, who have apparently dropped their campaign of publicity, | before the king's | NO HOLIDAY SOLDIER WAY 1S THIS | Pensacola, Sept. 9.—For failing to pay a fine imposed on him by a recent courtmartial, J. Hauteman, a | member of Company 1, Florida Na. | tional Guard, was taken into cus- | tody Saturday night by Deputy Sher- iff Griffith and carried to the coun- ty jail, but was immediately re- leased by Chief Deputy Hartsfield with the understanding that he re- port to the sherift’s office Monday morning. Hauteman was arrested about two weeks ago on the charge of failing to return his uniform and other equipment to the armory after being notifled to do so. He was courtmartialed and fined $16, being given ten days in which to pay the fine or serve in the county jail. The courtmartial was held in Pensacola about twelve days ago, when several other members of the local militia were fined for failing to return their uniforms and equip- ment after being instructed to do so. | AMERICANS AIDING MEXICANS Washington, Sept. 9—The admin. istration 18 not a little concerned over rumors which have reached Washington during the past week to the effect that Americans in Mexico are secretly encouraging Huerta in his stand, because of the action of the administration in giving the or- der for the exodus from the country, | apparently without appreciating the | suffering and privation it entailed. The sum set aside for those who have left their possessions does not begin to care for the hundreds of Amer- icans who have arrived at Vera Cruz during the past week and indigna. tion is expressed freely, according to advices received here. N. Y. POLICE STILT. SEARCH FOR DEAD GIRL (By Associate Prem.) New York, Sept. 9.—The police and newspaper men today continued their efforts to establish the identity of the murdered girl whose dismem. bered body was found Friday on the New Jersey shore of the Hudson river. NATIVE SONS CELEBRATE Cal L.os Angeleg, , Sept. 9.—One of the Jargest ro)nhr«.tions of Admis. is taking place thronghout California today. One of the chief features of the observation is a twenty-round bont between Ad Wolzast and John- | ny Dundee. FISH AND GAME MEN MEET . 9.—The Na.| Boston, Mass,, Sent tinnal Aesociation of Fish and Game in connection with the forty-third an- nual meeting of the American Fish. | eries Society. Papers will be read at the rezular sesefons each day on “Fishers’ Topics,” “Alewife,” “Fiah | Rofwor-s," “Recent Progress in and Mayor Fitzgerald | among the speakers. | the bill, accompanied the measure | crats’ | measure , amendments. | ter from Miss 12, ,of the Pensacola | this week report a terrific fight be- enake in an old dry | place. { which strayed away from the prcm-Q 'edge of the woods. | off towards the old well, going down D CURRENGY BILL WS REPORTED 0 HOUSE TODAY A LENGTHY DOCUMENT REPRE- SENTED THE VIEWS OF DEMO- CRATS ON THIS SUBJECT Republicans Have Their Innings, Their Report Criticising the Measure (By Assoclated Press.) Washington, Sept. 9.—Chairman of currency committee reported to the House today the administration currency reform bill as approved by the Democratic caucus. A volumi- nous report including a lengthy technical discussion of the theory of forth the committee Demo- view., Representative Hays of California presented the report from the Republicans criticising the and proposing various | sotting ' FORMER FLORIDA NEWSPAPER WOMAN T0 RETURN “The Times is in receipt of a let- Nellie Beck, who will be pleasantly remembered by the newspaper readers and workers | of the State as a member of the edi- torial staff of the Times and later Journal twelve or | fourteen years ago. Miss Beck is a brilliant writer and though a frail little woman has enormous capacity for work. Since leaving Florida she has been engaged in newspaper work in«Denver, and though she has been successful and is pleasantly situated she has determined to return to| Florida.”—Tampa Times. TO GIVE FARMERS CROP NEWS BY TELEGRAPH In order to give to the farmer im- mediate news of detailed crop con- ditions in his own State, as reported by the government, the department of agriculture about the middle of September will make a test of expe- riment with a new system of circu- lating crop information by tele. graph. The detailed statement giv- ing information by States has hith- erto been furnished to the farmers of the several localities in printed form and only by mail. As a result, it took from seven to ten days for this information to reach the farm- ers in distant States through the postoffices. The department will try this test first in six States—Illinois, : Missouri, Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas and Texas. The government crop news for each of these States will be telegraphed to a central point in that State. There the information will be quickly reproduced and mailed to all the newspapers in the State. In this way every paper, not merely the large dailies, but the county seat and small town papers, even in the most distant States, should be in possession of this in- formation within from 12 to 18 Lours after it is issued. As far as possible the information will be sent out 8o as to reach the small weeklies in time for use in their Thursday and Friday editions. This new service has been effected through a co-operative arrangement between the Bureau of Statistics and the Weather Bureau officials. In cach State the Weather Bureau has a man provided with modern facili- | ties which will enable him to print and mail the telegraphed facts to every newspaper within a fw hours. ~Florida Grower. GEORGIA RATTLESNAXE 1 SWALLOWS A CAT Valdosta, Ga., Sept. who were out at M. J. 9 .—Parties Boyd's place tween a huge rattlesnake and a king well at that The rattlesnake first had trouble with Mr. Boyd’s house cat, ises and met the snake out on the The reptile fin- ally swallowed the cat and crawled into it. Later on a king snake came upon the scene and several men watched it until it, too, weat into the sink and began a fight with the rattler, flnally killing the big| snake. i with SAY MELLEN IS NEEDED New Haven, Conn., Sept. 9.—In- teresting gossip is going the rounds of railroad circles here, thought to have been inspired by friends of ex. President Mellen of the New Haven system. While one faction says that the retaining of Mellen in a newly created position at a salary of $30,- 000 was for the purpose of helping him to make up stock losses he has sustained, others declare that such is not the case and Mellen is being re- tained because his advice is needed at this critical period of reorganiza. tion. Mr. Mellen invested heavily in New Haven railroad stock when it was selling at about 200. The directors, who had requested his resignation, created his advisory po- sition, it is understood, in order that he might be partially reimbursed for his stock of losses. The reason for the request for his resignation is said to be the fact that it was felt by the directors that the public posed $67,000,000 bond issue in case Mr. Mellen remained at the head of | the railroad. The request for his resignation, it is understood, was a surprise to President Mellen, as he' wished to continue his fight for the! policies which he had inaugurated. | Insistent demands are being made by Boston organizations that the name of the railroad be changed to the New York & Boston Lines. would not take the pro- | _fi‘ GRAM PUBLISHED lN THE BEbT TOWN IN THE BES’I PART OF T}*E BEST HT\ E e s s e — No. 261 LABOR KON T INVESTIGATE LAWVIOLATIONS WILL LOOK INTO CHARGES THAT GOV'T IS NOT OBSERVING EIGHT-HOUR LAW This Law, Recently Went Into Ef. fect; Prevents Gov't Employes Working More Than 8 Hours (By Assoclated Press.) Washington, Sept. 9.-—Charges that the government is winking at violations of the eight-hour labor law in the execution of government contracts, led to an investigation to- day by the Central Labor Union. KILLING THEM FAST IN CHICAGO Chicago, Sept. 9.-—Coroner Hoff- man’s campaign to remedy condi- tions which have been responsible for 110 persons being killed by au. tomobiles in this city this year al- ready is meeting with results. De- | spite the fact that Sunday was falr {and warm and thousands of automo- ol8 BUILDINGS WENT UP N SMOKE AT HOT GPRINGS Figures On Actual Property Loss Have Narrowed Down to $2,500,,000 (By Amsociated Press.) | Hot Springs, Ark., Sept. 9.— ’roperty loss by the recent fire in thig city is estimated at $2,250,000 insurance of $1,600,000, according to the statement of the manager of the Arkansas Actuaries Bureau today. A total of twirty-two ' and a half blocks were burned, which included 518 buildings. Tents have been furnished for the homeless as a result of the fire; money and provisions are coming in sufficient quantities; work of clean-' ing up the devasted district is pro. gressing and rebuilding will begin immediately . COLLEGE EXHIBIT TO FARMERS State College, Pa., Sept. 9.—The Pennsylvania State College of Agri- culture is establishing a record for educational exhibits for farmers at State fairs. With the season run- ning but four weeks longer, exhibits will have been given before fourteen fairs by the end of September. HO0 HOOS IN PHILADELPHIA Philadelphia, Pa., Sept. 9.—The annual concatenation of the ‘‘Order of Hoo Hoo,” an organization com- posed of lumber dealers from all parts of the country, met here to- day. The “Hoo Hoos” are sald to be a very catty organization, with a membership of about 30,000. Their officers are designated by the various degrees of catdom; their rights and ritual are catty; they are known in their “concatenation’” by cats’ names and even their initiatory ceremonies . are known as the “opening of the eyes of kittens.” ! day by the coroner. ‘bllvs sped over the bonlevards, the Msunlty list was the lightest of any Sabbath during the summer. Only | four persons were injured and none herinusl,\'. The coroner asserted he believed pedestrians were more care- ful in crossing the streets and that . automobilists were showing more re- gard for the rights of those who walk. The personnel of his “safety first council” of twenty-four repre. sentative citizens was announced to- This commit- tee 18 expected to supervise and edu- ' cate out of the increasing number ! of automobile owners, carelessness and mania for high speed. 'SHALL IT BE FREE CUPS ON FLORIDA ROADS? Tallahassee, Sept. 9.—Acting under the quarantine regulations, some months ago, the treasury de- partment of the United States or- dered all railroad companies han. dling interstate passengers to abol- ish the public drinking cup in their depots and passenger coaches. Since the effective date of this order pas- sengers have had to provide thelr own drinking cups. Some of the railroads have installed vending machines in their depots and coaches for the distribution of pa- per drinking cups to the passengers. By some of the roads and the Pull- man Co. these cups are furnished without charge, while other lines make a small charge, usually a pen- ny apiece, while still others have made no provision at all for the fur- nishing of these cups. This has brought criticism and complaint from the traveling public, and the railroad commissioners yesterday served notice on all railroads and rallroad companies in the State for hearing before them on the morn. ing of Sept. 25, to hear and deter- mine whether or nci they ought to enter an order requiring all of sald railroads to furnish it in their pas- senger coaches and depots such drinking cups, and whether or not they shall be furnished at a reason- able charge, or free. HONORS FOR FAMOUS PENSACOLA LAWYER Siekseei—— \ RITCHIE AND WELCH TO BOX ' Pensacola, Sept. 9.—At the an- | nual meeting of the American Bar Vancouver, B. C., Sept. 9.—The | Agsociation in Montreal last week first lightweight fight for many years | W. A. Blount, of this city, who rep- in which the champlonship of the ! resented the Florida lawyers at the world has been involved is that be. convention, delivered a masterly tween Willie Ritchie, the American . address on the subject, “The Goal champion, and Freddy Welsh, the and Its Attainment.” Mr. Blount British, French and Australian cham- was repeatedly mentioned for presi- pion. today. Ritchie has been picked to win by most of the fight fans, who argue that Welsh is not as fast nor as ghifty as he we averal years azo, while Ritchie e top of his form. DETROIT'S FER "BRATIOX Detroit, Mich., Se,L. J.—Detroi! took its turn in the centennial cele bration of Perrv’s victory on Laks today. The water sports, nivals and public meetings whie! Erie, car I'have characterized tha observance i: otker cities will be followed here. number of imnortant conventior will he held curinz the week in co nection with the celebration, dent of the American Bar Associa- tlon at the convention last week. His address was the talk of Mon- treal the day it was delivered. TO INVESTICATE THAW ESCAPE Peacon, N. Y., Sept. 8.—A thor- ouczh investization will be made by the grand jury into all of the con- ditlons which were responsible for the escape of Harry K. Thaw Irom Vattewan Insc2ne Asvlum last nonth. Howard H. Barnum, the keeper, who arrestes after Thaw ot away from Mattewan will be one f the principal witnesses. Super. iutendent Krieb of Manhattan will also testlfy in the proceedings.