Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, October 13, 1913, Page 1

LAKELA PUBLISHED IN THE DLUME o PERSONS I o7 ON SH [LTURNO WAS FOUND IN A' MASS OF FLAME; BURNED WRECK IS DRIFTING ——— b Rescue Vessel Has Reached Fish- guard While Another Is Now Nearing New York (Hy Assoclated Press.) on Board Grosser Kurfuerst, Oct. —\With 105 passengers from the | med steamer Volturno aboard. the osser Kurfuerst is mnearing New bric. The passengers saw the thrill- | g rescue of the Volturno's human :phalt and brick work is we!l done favor on : 1y i total number saved is ieved to be 523 and the lost will mber about 136. Aseneinted Press.) Fishguard ,0Oct. 13.—The Car- | pnia, the first rescue vessel to ch the burning Volturno, reached re this afternoon. The fire on the pliturno appeared to have originat- in the forward hold. When it g seen that the fire had gained ¢ mastery, Captain Inch devoied merzies to saving the passen- (By Associated Press.) New York, Oet. 13.—The part yed by the osser Kurfuerst in the Volturno | gedy is described in a wireless | ge received today by the North | rman Lloyd line from the cap- n. He nd in a total burning condition; ¢ commenced with a heavy explo- n that killed several of the crew d nassengers; eleven vessels sur- nded the Volturno; the pret launched two boats but it was possible to approach the dis- ssed vessel; they picked up about 0 in the water, though. The mes- e adds that the wreck of the fued ship was drifting and was te dinzerous to navigation. ——— (Py Associated Press.) New York, Oct. 13.—A story of mo* ition of disaster, such as over- k the steamship Volturno, which ned ot gea, is told by Mrs. F. W. r. of New York, who says © wireless operator on the "0 dreamed of the burning a "t 470. The operator was o0 | a | to come up for argument before the i(‘nurt of Appeals today. itimc has been given to Governor sul- ‘me(‘. withdrawn from the ease on acconnt German steamer | says the Volturno was | Kur- |* BECKER APPEAL DUL Albany, N. Y., Oct. 13,—The ap- | peal of former Lieut. Charles Beck er, of the New York police, and the four gunmen from the sentence of death for the murder of Herm Rosenthal, the gambler, is schedul So much zer's impeachment trial, however, it | is expected that a further dol: v owill (be granted. Attorney Willian Vana- | chief counsel for Ik has o[ ill health. QIREET PAYING {0l CONLETED The Somlveln Asphalt and Con- struction Co. have comnletod the !'work of paving the strects of Lake- !land, and are now awaiting the ac- ceptance of the work. TDoth the as jand Lakeland congratulates 'on having as pretty streets a n be found anywhere in the country. The streets paved and curbed are Main |street from Massachusetts avenue to | New York avenue; Oranze street 'from Florida avenue to the wost sitle ‘of Indiana avenue; Lemon street, !from Dakota avenue to Mussachu- | setts avenue; Cedar street from Ten- | nessee avenue to Massachusetts ave- {mm; Walnut street from Ilorida avenue to Tenncssce avenue; Mas i chusetts avenue from Lime streot to Pine street; Kentucky avenue from [ Main street to Lake Morto: Tennessce avenue from Main to Wal- inut; Florida avenue from Muin to Palmetto; Cedar street from Tennes- see to Massachusetts. reelf Drive; ARGUING RATES BEFORE COMMERCE COMMISSION (By Winfield Jones.) Washington, Oct. 10, At a hear- ing befor commeree comm vas ission today arzument nted by the reilroail cc u.mn'rlmnls of the State of Florida ~-~ainst the Atlantic Coast Line, and Hm Sanford nd Dverglades railroads, involving Yo question of raies for the trans- portation of potatoes to marketing points north of Jacksonville. The arenment was presented to the full commission by Commissioners R. Hudson Burr, Matton A. Plitch, and Royal C. Dunn. The commissioners that the rates for shipment of potatoes to points north of Jacksonville are dis- criminatory, unjnst anrd able and that the rate exceed the mileage rates prenared by the interstate commerce commission alle~ed unr should not Pressed, ghe gaid, that he wrote ny's officers asking trans- to another ship. 00 (Py Associated Press.) ondon, Oct. 13.—None of the mers vhich ecarrfed succor to the ated \olturno when it was burn- in mid-Atlantic, had arrived at r dstination this morning. The maria is expected at Fishguard f 2f! rnoon; the others will reach I ports tomorrow. HITORS FLING FSOUND. NANHATIAN 'y Associated Press.) ! Oct. 13.—Fair weath- morning promised to make tiis afternoon the proposed { thirteen aviators to fly | inhattan island. They will | ! Pl7 prizes. A big number of locked to Staten Island to start., K, the | MANE SOCIETY CONVENTION Ochestor, - N. ¥, Oct. 18.— thirty. seventh annual conven- o the American Humane Asso- | 0 bezan hepe today with head- | s at the Hotel Senaca. Men | ¥omen connected with associa- for the p revention of cruelty | nmu and to animals, “m" # "Iresses telling of the suc-| U the work of these two orga- lons during the past year. o SRR ‘orollment in the public | o Miami is said to be thel *t in the history of the Magic | The children are showing| Interest {n the work and much * being aceomplished. | | | e Is imonths aco. ‘IYT and { ADOLPHUS BUSCI | cus, in its order of Dec. 1, 1911, effec- tive Jan. 2, 1912, establis eage basis for rates over the Atlan- tic Coast Line and other roads. The Florida commissioners desire establishment of a fair rate on po- tatoes and other commodities to Jacksonville on shipments billed to points northward. T. J. Weaver, editor of the Free Press at Mayo, Fla., is in Washing- ton spending a few days in the in- terest of his candidacy for postmas- ter at Mayo. He has had several con- ferences with Representative Frank Clark and the prospects for his ap- pointment are bright. Representative L'Eng'e retnrned to the floor of the Honge of Renre- sentatives today for the first time since he left for Florida about three In his abeence the tar currency bi have the Honge without his vote in favor of or s of eith- an 1s heen passed by being lazainst any er me g |epoch in our e TAMOUS BREWER, DEAD Lancenschwwalbach, Prussia, 02 13 .—Adolphus Pusch, the St brewer, died here satnrda) Busch's philanthropic nt one of his mcet rece gift of $150,000 to Harvari Uaiver- gity for the establishmen: of a Ger- man'e { nstitute. Lounia Mr —er (By Assoclated Press.) Washington, Oct. 12.—Chas : Prouty will retire in the near fu- ture as member of the {nterstate commerce commission to bee: director on the physical val of railways, and made final arrang A ome 2 uation ments looking to this end today ing a mil- | £ for the marder by poison of her hus- | D EV ". e ciy T M BEST TOWN IN THE BEST PART OF THE BEST STATE LAKELAND, nomm, MONDAY, 0CT. 13, 1913, NGERS 1000 NOT 10 INJURE ONGRESS UNCLE SAM MAY TAKE A HAND IF THE ARRESTED DEPUTIES ARE MISTREATED Wilson Doesn't Sce How a Constitu- tional Election Can Be Held Under Present Conditions (B Associated Press.) Washinaton, Oct. 13.—After a {conference between Secretary Bryan | tand President Wilson, it jnounced today that John Lind at | Vera Cruz had been informed to tell | the Mexican government that the United States would look with dis- injury to members of congress who are under arrest. The president told callers today that he .did not see how a constitutional eloc- tion could be held with affairs in their present state. Ile made it pl that wouid be no ain there cans settle their own troubles. The government hes avandoned hope of | treatirg with President Huerta as an individual . SUFFRAGISTS TO ENLIST MEN. Rochester, N. Y., Oct. 13.- the annual convention of the Ncw York State \Woman Suffraze Associa tior which began here today a rien's ieazue for the promotion of cuffraze will be formed. Among the noted women who wil! address ‘%o meet ingare: Rev. Dr. Anna Shaw na- tional presicent, and Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, internationa, presi- dent of the Woman Suffra e orzani- zation. - SENTIMENT ot RECESS OF CONGRESS (By Asmcmtod Press.) Washington, Oct. ence today between the president and senators disclosed sentiment against a recess of Congress while the currency bill is pendinz. Demo- cratic leaders said they would rush currency legislation as far as pos sible. + MRS. ETON DREADS NUMBER 13 Oct. 13.—Mrs. whoee trinl bezins today Boston, May Iton, band, the late Rear Admiral Joseph G. Eton, U. S. N., of Missisgippi, is superstitious about the ‘hoodoo’ date selected for the bezinning of her trial. “Why conldn't they have made it | 14 just as well ” she asked “My Oct. from her cell in Plymouth jail. punishment {8 hard enough to bear | without this added burden.’” Mrs., Eton placed poison in coffee and other food prepared for the admiral. A post mortem examination revealeid the presence of a deadly drug in the stomach, but so far as known the au- thorities have never been able to trace the purchase of the poison. The question of Mrs. has been raiced, and after her indict- Attorney Barker an- he wonld ask that this ned by o t Distriet 1 that a medjral icinn in the mat- he the courts. ter been madle by QUPPTUT COURT W BUILD FINTINA MOVED IN IT8 Tallahassee, Oct The Flor- ida Supreme Court has just finigshed moving nildi This is one of the handsomest, and per- haps best cor buildines costing with its furnish- ings abont $135,000. Everything is new except the judges, the and the books, and one can spend an bour very profitably in sight-geeing there. Every cit in State 114 feel a particular pride in this beantiful property, for it is partly owned by every man. This splendid building was secured very largely through the efforts of Hon. W. W. Flournoy, of DeFuniak Springs, who | 19 intn its new ctrineted the State, clerks en the g nze- ae State senator, introduced the bill principally around Emeralda, Lees- | that authorized its construction. was an- | departure | from the policy of letting the Mexi- | At 13.—A confer- | Jennie | is accused of having Eton's sanity | in | 0T | ARGTIC LAND | DISCOVERED RUSSIAN ADMIRAL RECEIVES A THENTIC INFORMATION RE- GARDING SAME TODAY { U- | The Land Extends for Two Hundred Iiles; Is Located in Arctic Regions | (By Associated Press.) St. Petersburg, Oct. 13.- | matien of the discovery of a —~Confir new bl" I'tract of arctic land was received®to- | jduy by the Russlan admiral, Tyin, ' | by wireless from Commander Wil- 'kitzky of the Russian navy. The | lanid extends two hundred miles. CONVICTED OF ROBRING | THE OLD PRINTER V. Fails and Ed Gains were con-! {victed in Tampa Saturday of hav- ling robbed David II. \'\’lthcrspoml.I a printer about 60 years old, who '\\ as in Tampa on his way from Sara- isota to !.v'wl'mL The evidence :-l"d inst the two' wed they had been with the ol man, which was not denied by the defense, and that of Witherspoon himeself, who told of being taken by automobile to be- {yond Sulphur Springs, beaten and jrobbed and left in the woods. Con- i fessions to Detective York of the city police and Deputy Will Woodwarid, were admitted over the objections of the defendant’s counsel, who claimed they had been sccured from Gaines through intimidation, and this is likely to serve as a basis for appeal. No sentence will ®be passed on the two men until a motion for a new trial has been Hisposed of by the court. CHURGHNFNDENDUNGE THE DIVORGE EVIL (By Assoclated Press.) New York, Oct. 13.—A sweeping {denunciation of the present divoree system was containesd in a resolution presented in the Protestant Iu‘pl"('o-! pal church conference today by Rev. C. F. C. Wrigley, of Long Island. 't urees the convention to suppo.t the effort of the international com- mittee on divorce which recom- mended federal marriage and divorce | laws. | | |FLORIDA FRUIT HAS THE CALL IN FAR NORTHWEST | Jacksonville, Oct. 13.—Move- 'ments of Florida citrus fruits are | now well under way. For the past !three weeks or more shipments have [been ¢ onfined to grapefruit, of which there have been quite a num- I ber of carloads sent out of the State. The movement of oranzes hag also commenced, there having been quite | a number of carload lots shipped out ! ‘nl the State during the past week. 'Chase & Co. and Schrader and (o. ,| ;uf this city, who are perhaps the ilargest handlers of citrus f ruits in | [the State, report a great demand for‘ the Florida fruit. [ Strange o say the greatest de- mand, according to reports made by ealers, are coming fro:n the West and Northwest, competinz | with the California fruit, the percen- [taze of ghipments out of the State being hetween :nty-five and nine Ity per cent westward. The above rlealers report a great demand from (the West for Florida grapefruit, |which is bringing in better prices than the California products. i While it 1s admitted that the early crop now beinz gathered and hipped is small, ver the fruit is ful- ly matured and is beinz ghipped | from green to tirn. FPoth Chase & | Co. and Schrader ® C». are unani- | mous in their stoterment that the call for Florida: fruit i< ‘rom the West | and even as far northwest as Win- | nipeg, Manitoba. This has been caused by the scarcity of the crop [of Valeneia oranges in California. . Oranzes and grapefruit, now be- ing shipped from the State, are re- {ported as coming from the interior, the ahove d | | {burg and Wiersdale. 'slonary movement, CATHOLIC MISSION ARY CONGRESS Boston, Oct. 13.—A ten-day ses- sion of the American Catholic Mis- sionary Congress began here today. The meeting has brought to this y sixty bishops from the country nt large, two from Mexico, fourteen from Canada, one from the Philip- pine islands, one from Porto Rico, one from Cuba and priests and dele- 'gates from all parts of the United §t'\tes including Alaska. A long "lst of subjects relating to the mis- has been pre- mrod for discussion. H[lh‘flfl. ROLL OF LAKE 1 13%) + LMD PUBLIC ScAO0L, (For the week Ending Oct. 10.) Those who have made 90 per cent or above in scholarship and who have been perfeet in deportment, punctuality, and attendance are en- ititled to have their names placed on 'the following honor roll: GRADE XIT Lloyd Hooks. Gladys Wilson. Esther Heath. GRADE XI None. GRADE X Daniel Holland. Leon Jackson. Mary Grigsby. GRADE IX James Boulware. Lena Scally. Walter Pillans. Virginia Lufsey. Lucile Clough. GRADE VIIT A Herman Mathias. Harley Guilford. Carrington Nelson. Elizabeth Dickerson. Elmer McArthur. GRADE VAII B Grace Murrell. Redella Gain. Beatrice Tyner. Cieorce Tihhalls, Edward Holbrook. GRADE VIT A Mary Weaver. D. IT. Sloan. Bert Lane, Desta Todd. Emery Deitrich. GRADE VII B Roy Mitchell. Francis Iolland. Louise Rocanemore, GRADE VI A None. GRADE VI B Annie Laurie Waring. TTubert Wrisht, Ruth Taylor. Ethel Potts. GRADE VI C Pangy Richardson. GRADE V A Fred McDonald. Helen Morse. Edear Fearrand. Mildred Mayes. Maxwell Willlams. GRADE V B Tyler Jackson. Evelyn Yarnell. GRADE V O None. GRADE 1V A Carlisle Rozers. Hettie Belle Reddick. Leslie Willlams. Ella Cameron. John Cannon. GRADE IV B Mildred Smith. Enid Adair. Mortimore TTaynes. Rillie Norvell, LaVerane Webster, ONRADE IV C Daweon Dates Frank Fuller. Walter Davis. Snean Fmbich. Ruth Runyan. GRADE IIT A Francis Krummel. John Waring. Hattie Leonard. Paul Snowden. Mabel Lane. GRADE I B John Embich. Irvin Fraley. Clara Beth Stevens, Bertha Cameron. Walter Allen. GRADE III C Buhrman Gibbons. Donald Norton. George Matthews. Herbert Smith. Gettis Riles. CHARLES M. JONES, Principal. No. 288 NAEGatE LEGISLATURE REGONY A BITTER FIGHT AXD EXCITING EVENTS WILL NO DOUBT ATTEND THE SESSION L The Special Session is Called to Cc;n- sider Bills Looking to Enforce* ment of Frohibition Laws ——— (By Associated Pre!s.) Nashville, Oct. 13.—The Tennes- sce Legislature convened here in ex: tra session to consider bills to en- ||'nrcc the prohibition laws. A bit- ter struggle is predicted. G00D NEWS FROM FLORIDA INSANE HCSPITAL Iacksonville, Oct. 13.-—“Rela- tiveg and friends of unfortunate per- sons who are confined in hospitals tor the insane are in constant fear test their loved ones be mistreated or not ziven proper, care, and I wish o assure Floridians that this is not 1se with the asylum at Chatta- ‘oochee, and to invite the mosnt care- ful inspection of the institution at any and all times by any citizen.” Worth Trammell, brother of Gov- rnor Park Trammell and seperin- tendent of the hospital vho was in the city recently, made this state- ment. “We have about 180 peonle em- ployed to care for over 1,200 pa- tients, and every department of the hospital is kept absolutely eclean,” said Mr, Trammell. “Furthermore, we never confine or restrict the pa- tients except under direct instruc- tions of the physicians, and do not even lock the doors of rooms at night.” the FIRE PREVENTERS MEET Philadelphia, Oct. 13.— na- tional fire prevention Congress op- ened in this city today, under the angnices of the fire prevention com- mission of this city. Renresenta- tives appointed by governors of States, mayors, State fire nmfsha!s. insurance commissioners, trade bo- labor unions and manufactur- are attending the meetinz, .In isgning the eall Chairman Tvans caid: “In most American cities and States no one does any real work to abate fire waste, except the insur- ance oroanizations, making a busl- ness of underwriting, and the local covernment in the old time, rule-of- thumb, inefMeient way. In Philadel- phia no trade association or labor organization or eclvic orgzanization has taken any actually efficient in- terest or step in the matter. In Boston, New York and Rochester, among a few cities, they have done rood work. The Congress will make these facts all public in a p ractical manner to the assembled delegates. BANKERS FAVOR CHANCE N BIL (By Associated Press.) Washington, Oct. 12.—Bankers representing the country banks of the notion today digeussed the ad- ministration curreney bill before the Senate bankina committee. The del- egation was appointed by the recent American Bankers' Association con- a2t Poston. The bhankers od changes in the bill in several important particulars. WANT TO RECALY ALL THREE COMMISSIONERS Pensacola, Oct. 13.—With a mem- bership of thirty-eizht, the Good Government Teague of Pensacola was orzanized. The purpose of the organization, according to the foun- ders of it, is to encouragze and pro- mote better government and cleaner politics. The organization will be non-political, non-partisan and non- sectarian. At the meeting held last night some of the memoers openly expressed themselves as in favor of the movement to recall all three of the present city commissioners, and gaid they were in favor of a general “cleaning up’ in city politics. vention