Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, October 14, 1913, Page 1

pmmm—— PUBLISHED lN THE BEST TOWN 015 TN 1L PITS 0 STNEREE pEE DAYS' SESSION IS BEING DEVOTED TO WORK OF INSTRUCTION ut Fifty Prominent Masons Here With Others to Arrive Tomorrow be committee on work of the nd Lodge, F. & A. M., are in city conducting a school of in- 1 ction, at which there are about prominent Masons from various g of the State in attendance, more to arrive tomorrow. The ool of Instruction is held three | s each year in different portions the State, and lasts for three .e committee on work is com- d of Past Grand Master James nell, of Daytona and Marcus En- | of Jacksonville. Three sessions ! held daily at 10 a. m., 1:30 and 0 in the eveninge. epresentatives are here from tow. Fort Myers, Fort Meade, ieinla, Clearwater, Sutherland Ihy, Center Hill, Punta Gorda, herhills, Powling Green, adia, y. PXES ON TRAIT, OF THE LOAN SHARYS Persacola, Oct. 13.—Unknown to Ins of, the loan avencies in this y, an Investigation of their busi- s has been launched by State's orney John P, Stokes, and as a it he will have before the erand v of the circuit court when it con- es today, a large kons 1o testify recarding the op- tion of what are commonly known l tarls” Two years a~o the fshatura passed an act which was noht wonld canse the loor acen- to retire from business, but they e not done so. kes drow up the bill passed by rut ‘he matter before the ernnd v and see if any of the aencies | of nsury. Many emnloyes e heen enbpoenaed to appear be- tho =rangd jury. pMP 1SS ""‘OP WITSON QUITS "achincton, Oct. 14.—Henry pe Wilean, U7, §. Ambassador to fico, whose resienation was prae !ls demanded by President Wil- lagt Anemst after the dinlomat Irfse4 the Rritish forefen office Its position on the Mexican sftna- . sovered his connection with the erican eovernment today. Mr. on hag heen on leave of absence ¢ the middle of Auzust, when it fme known that his ideas were relv ont of gympathy with those he -rocent administration. At tima Ambassador Wileon fesued | atement in which he eald: beliave that the president and etore of State in thelr considern- of the question are actnated by | hiehost patriotiem and with the | intentions to hoth countries. "> oride of opinion with refer- " My own recommendations for them that renresent o P ¢n min=~ anty ® conselentions and f* °* 9% per cent of the Amerl- art foreionersdn Mevico.’ E SAT00NS wIN onT IN PINELLAS CONTEST amna, Oct, 14,—Judve Robles. Sivty Indicial distri-t, 2 decieion in Cirenit [ 'esterday declaring the wet and o T advertielng of election was fone. The law requires that a 2nd dry election be advertised t"e newspapers in the county. Pinellag election was advertised . Petersburg only, leaving out | Twater, Largo and Tarpon "2%. The opinfon 1s that the drvs U0t contest Judgze Robles’ de- "I, but, ingtead, will work for ber election immediately. The 1on of July 2, making Pinellas therefore, was void, and the sa- ® may open again. } Largo, | Winter Haven and Mul- | number of | State's Attornev | ture and he now pronoses ! they | handed Court | °**1on, July 2, Pinellas county, | 2, eotting game aslde. This case % i "7ht on a protest that the | e {NOW CONSI"ERING FREE DRINKING CUP QUESTION Jacksonville, Oct. 14.—Hon, New- ton S. Blitch, memwer of the State ' rnllroad commission, who was in the ! clty Saturday, states that the com- ! missionnrs are now giving cdh‘lul% consideration to the far-famed cup question, and will decide shortly as to whether the railroads shall rur-l nish individual drinking cups free or } at a rate of one cent for cach, A hearing on the subject was held in Tallahassee last week, “iVe h:u'e‘ |been able to do some pleasin: work | ‘since the last Legislature cave us increased powers, and 1 am indeed ‘glad that our hands are no lonver (tled,” sald Mr. Blitch. “\We have Im.'\ny problems to meet during the | |year, in which we are going to try to | be Tair to loth sidse, tut t'e inter- | ests of the people will not cuffer.” Cammiccforer Pliteh ard Choirman Burr will have to run for re-election in the epring primary, but €o far no candidate has definitely announced agaict them. WHTE PRIWRY - [ATE CRNGED As will be geen by the official no- (tice published elsewhere today, the "date for the city white primary has been changed from Nov, 11 announced, to Nov. 5. The chance | was necessitated by the provicion in , as first | the city charter which requires that names of candidates for municiral Eomces must be certified to the City E(‘ouncll ten days prior to the ceneral ‘elcctlon. l The city executive committee was not asleep on the job, but called the election immediately following the agreement between the Coun:il and the commissioners-elect, whereby it was decided that the re ular election [for mayor and counci'men ghould be called and the matter thereby thrown into the courts. Remember the date of the primary iwill be on Wednesday, Nov. 5. NTGRO LYNCHED NEAR OCALA Occla, Fla., Oct. 14.—Iency Green, a negro, was found han~ing to a tree Ly the roadside, five miles north of town Sunday morninr. A coroner's inry found that ‘L2 came Ity h's death at the hands of partics ankrown.,” The lynching, for stch doubtedly was, occurred in the nelehborhoond in which Mrs, Wi'con was so foully murdered week hefara ltast. And it is said by some Who ‘probahly know more than they will ’tell that Green has been spvine on the partiez that have been gearching for the murderer. 1t e GETS $10,000 VERDICT TROM ' U. S. CIRCUIT COURT The $10,000 verdict riven Fannie C. Reaves against the Atlantic Coast Line at the Febrnary, 1912, term of the U. S. dlstrlct conrt here, has {been confirmed by the U. S. Cirenit Court of Appeals, eitting at New Or- Jeans, accordine to notice receiv ced by Hilton S. Hampton. The euit arose over the death of [Reaves while coupling cars in the Lakeland yards. FHis foot w=s cau"ht in a froz, and before he con 14 releato {t he was cauht anf t,ru» od. The rizht of the railrond to open froos in ite ywrd conld not be auestioned, as the: Mr. Hamnton fonnd that Reaves ‘M! {bean compelled to 0 Jotween thfl crrn a neceecity Y pnnnen lcars to make the con? line of a break in nart of the co’ nnline an- paratus. On that h st and the verdict has now been up- held.—Tampa Tribune. RNOR WITT, "’W i CALY, SPECIAL SESSICN Tallahassee, Florida, 'Governor Trammell, in a question if he wonld eall 2 gession of the Lemslature to cor- rect allezed defects fn the redis- ‘tricting act, has replied as followe: “It {8 my opinion that it will be Jezal and regular for 2 eongreseman to be elected in the nineteen four- teen elections for each of the four districts for the terms of office to be- 'gin on March 4, 1915, as provided by the act redistricting the State, and 1 do not deem 2 special resslon of the Legislature pecessary.” o weon his Oct. 14.— anewer to epecial I.AKELAND FLORIDA, TUESDAY OCT. 14, 1913. 050N SHUFTS 001 ¢ OVER D0 LIES COLLIERY AT CARL‘IFF WALTS, ! SHATTERED THIS MORNING IN | WEICH WERE €00 MEN | Up Until Hoon 500 Miners Yad Been Huerta Issucs Proc’amatmn Announ- to smoke cirarettes when they were |- She always had | Rescucd But Little Hope Eeld Out for R:1:ainder (By Associale Press, Cardiff, Wales, Oct. 14, ~\!orev than 400 Welsh coal miners are be- lieved to have perished this morning in the Universal collery near here, A tor explosion of cas shattered the works shortly after 931 men had gone into the shaft. Five hundred had been rescued at noon and fire then broke out and halted the work. The s me pit was the scene of an explosion thirteen years aco when 120 lost their lives. At that time only one of those caught in the mine ' was rescued, ! Officials of the mine were forced to “ call the police to keep back the wom- en and children who crowded ahout cussed the Mexican situation at the puyane was tolday arrested in connec- | the entrances to get news of rela- first cabinet meeting since June. The tion with the mysterions killing tives. ol iii 5“] U TEPERATE " EICH WOULD INTICATE THAT THEY WILL PAY NO ATTEN- TION TO SAME cing Himself Dictator Over Iex: ico; Gl e.ny Sands Warship (By Assonuled P'ress.) Washington, Oct. 14.—Copies of the proclamation by Huerta an- ancing himself dictator over Mex- ico was received at the State depart- ment today. He annotnced that he ill issue an executive decree be- cause of the dissolution of congress. Dispatches from Mexico City said that the foreign minister there de- clared the request of the United States that the iepnties be unharmed was “intemperate.” (By Associated Press.) Washington, Oct. dent and his entire cabinet today dis- dispatch of a German warship to 14.—The presi- | SF.L S,.-O.xES DRINLS AND SWEARS Atlanta, Oct. 14.—Mrs. Grace Macey Keefer, who has become we! ]- known in Atlanta as the result of her | marital troubles with her husband, David H. Keefer, from whom she has been seperated for some time, was refused alimony by Judge Georre H. Pell in the Superior Court today. She claimed at one time that she had left Keefer because he was too fond of the New York Great White Way. She admitted on the witness standa and ; (Od'\y that che smokes, drinks swears. She says Keefer taucht her living torether. wine on her table, she ctates, but denied that she was ever intovicateid, \ eveept when ‘her hushand brought home cocktails that were “doned.” As for swearing, she declared it | ls very common-place and that ev- erybody doeg it. She was asking for IN THE BEST PART OF THE BEST STATE No. 289 inn { ' \N e ECCUE S ACH PBBI EARLY TODAY ;FORTY-IWO PASSENGERS ONE SHIP AND FIETY ON ANOTHER | amily of Eight Children Thrown on { the World Parcntless; Thrilling Sloxy of Wreck by Survivors (Dy Assoclated Pres:.) Havre, Oct. 14.—La Lourine, one of the rescne ships which fizured In the Volturno disaster, reached port $250 a month and $5,000 as rerma- . nent alimony, claiming she had noth- ing to live on. ONE JRREST FOLLONS ~ 1URDER OF GIRL (By Associated Press.) Thomasville, Ga., Oct. 14,—T. W. Miss Dorothy ITauch, of Knoxville, Most of the rescued are suffering Mexican waters commanded their Tenn., whose body was found in a from burns and the cffects of poison- ous gasses. RITODES SCHOLARSHIP TEST Lancaster, Pa., Oct. 14.—Quali- first attention. Germany's sendins 'a warship is believed to have result- ‘ed from the imprironment of mem- .bers of the Mexican i Huerta., congress by Mexico is expected to reply late today to the United States’ de- toarding hovee here yesterday . Duane occupied a room acrots hall. bullet wound in her head, lying across her bed areseed in a kimona. It was at first thoneht she mizht fying n\nmln.\llom for the Rhodes mand that the members of congress ‘n\o commitied sulcide. scholarship in this State for the vear 1914 are being held today at Frank- | lin and Marshall Colleze. By the will of Cecil Rhodes one scholarship | is alloted to each of the States in the : Unfon. It includes tuition in Ox- | ford University, Fncland, and a tour of Furope with expenses paid. It | has been considered the prize of the gcholastic world since {ts introdne- tion. Iesentially, it is for collere raduates only because of the neces- sary qualifications. Rivalry hag in- sed each year, and every collee Pennsylvania is represented in the ¢ here. | CULZER VERDIET ERPEGTED TCNORROW (P Acgociated Press.) Alhany, Oct. 14.--Indicntiors to- | day are that there will be ro verdict in the Sulzer impeachment trial te- fore tomorrow. Lenothy arcuments featurcsl the morning sessjon. The conrt hag geveral technizal questiors to decide before rendering a decision as to gullt or innocence. MARVELOUS OLD WOVAN IN WEST FLORIDA Pengacola, Oct. 14.—Mrs. Mary Ann Jones, who dled at Hesiford, | Liberty connty, a few days a<o, had a remarkable career, according to a | newspaper man who went there to, {nvestirate her history. She was | born at Ctarleston, S. C., Auz. 2, 1503, more than 110 years a®o. She was an Inveterate tohacco uger from the time she was ten years old. She never took a dose of medicine till goized by her last {llness, She ent wnnd, M‘r_, 1nn to a ghort time be‘ere her death. The deceased is survived b one over S0 one roarly th hirthday; Ilep oldnct dans K N throe o an, and one just pacsed the arandchild e AL hter dars all her heneework still. Plydd e the most remark- cevity in his experi- a0 alen ore Graves soys ahle case of lon ence, T1G CAMPHOR FARM NEAR PALATZA The Palatka correspondent of the Timee-Union says that the Rickman ,mnhor farm, covering geveral ttonsand aeres, the only one in the | United States, located just south of | Palatka, recently made a ghipment of | five tons of crude camnhor. It 1s to | be nsed In the manufacture of smoke- Joes powder and celluloid. @ustry promises to be a va to Putnam ¢ the first Amerjcan effort to break Inable one Jupan .o of this important product. l be unharmed. ELECTION FOR DAVIS' SUCCESSOR | Charleston, W. Va., Oct. 14.—A ‘enecial eloction i heine held today ' the First West Virginia district to elect a successor to Congressman iohn W. Davis, who recently re- sioned to accent the office of solicitor general of the United States. The contest 18 proving a spirited one, the Democrats, Republicans and Proores- gives having strong candidates before the people. GOTTON CONSUNED DURING AUGUST {Pyv Aecorinta Press Washinzton, Oct. 14.—Cotton consumed in the United States for September 469,870 running bales acainet 452,729 In August, the cen- sus bursan announced today. This inclnded 27,668 bales of linters. Cot- ton on hand Sept. 13 in manufac- turing establishments was 668,252 bales against 776,764 bales same 'date last year. In independent ware- ! honges 1,204,657 bales acainst 497,- 650 same Cate last year. Cotton con- | ‘snmfll in the cotton growing States was 249,877 bales. NO TRUTH IN IT SAYS BRYAN Washington, Oct. H.—-Secretary of State William J. Bryan, at his desk yesterday after a vaca- tion of several days, made a brief but pointed comment on the Florida- Japanece colonization story pub- lished by the Tlearst newspaper and the \Washington Post. “There is not one word of truth in it as far as I am concerned,” he goid, Tt had been intimated that Mr. Pryan himeelf, who is a Flor- ida land owner, ig intercsted with who was | ‘STATE PRISON FARM IS NOW LOCATED | Menhers of the Board of State In- stitutions lately made a trin to the lands boncht in this county for a prison farm, and, after making a horoneh investization decided to lo- cate the headquarters of the farm on section 15, near Raiford. The build- neg will stand back from the At- Iantic Coast Line raflwav ahont one mile and’a good road will bhe con- gtrneted on the State's lands to the {corporate limits of Raiford. That ienterpriein town will donhtlees fnin the State rond with a well imnroved 'etreet. Raiford will be the ghipnine noint for the camp, which s auite a feather in the cap of the town., To gtart with only the Infirm prisoners will be lent at the farm, but it is nrohahle that in a few years a loree numher will be kept there. The pregent fdea i8 to withdraw them from the lease svetem os fost as the farm can be cleared ard meode self- sustaining.—Starke Telegraph. 'BOUNCED FOR POTITICAL ACTIVITY i Lockhart at Durant, Miss, is to he moved from office on an accnsation }and finding of guilty of political ac- |tivity, the activity concisting of the [sullrltatlon of funds for campaizn | purnoses. 'BRINGING BIG BREWFRS' St. Lonis, Mo., Oct. 14.—The body of Adolphns Busch, the mil-' lionaie St. Lonis brewer, who dled on his estate in Germany lost Fri- 'av, will leave Bremen on the Kron Prinz Wilheha todzy. The steataer : due to arrive in New York, on Oct. 21. TOM V’ATSO‘T .0 BE TRIED ON SERIQOUS CHARGE his cousin, ex-Covernor Jenninecs, in ! a eolonization pronosition. Mr. Bry- an would not make any further com- ment at all aside from this flat blanket denial. He cut off further questions. Some of Mr. Bryan's friends are advising him to sue Hearst for heavy damares, but he emilegs at this advice. It is under- st0od here that Hearst has more ar- ticles coming on this subject: PIPE LINE HEARING BEGINS Washirzton, Oct. 14.—The Su- Standard Oil case involving the con- mission as common carriers. Aurugta, Ca., Oct. 14.—Thomas of | lionaire St. Lonis brewer, who died | : BODY HOME | here this morning and hus on board jforty-two passengers taken from the burued ghip. Among the rescued a group of eight children whose ])dl(,lxlb either lost their lives or were taken off by other vessels. 'I'wo oth- er children in the party are with their parents. All of the rescued l])uSS(’,Il.'J,OI‘S were sent to Amsterdam. The La Lourine's passenzers told a thrilling story cf rescue work. \ (By Aszsociated Press,) Liverpool, Oct. 14.—The stcamer Devonian arrived here today with fifty survivors from the steamer Vol- turno. the | Miss Hauzh was found with a | AGAINST LAW TO XILL WILD DUCKS ANY TIME ‘; Despite the fact that the State ‘[game law provides for an open sea- ;mu on ducks, they are now protected (the year around by felleral statute. |This measure was put throuch in the closing hours of the last ConZress and even posted gwortsmen for the most part are unaware of it. But they may become painfully aware of it if Unele Sam cets abont enforeing it suddenly. The law digest journal says of this measure: “llereaft>r it will be a crime to kil wild ducks anywhere in the United States. Wild ducks are now clasged as migratory by the govern- ment in a law enacted, and a fine of $100 and ninety days' fmpriconment s provided for the violation of the law. Fo: a long time there has been an agitation in favor of faderal leviglation for the protection of ame fowl to prevent their complete extermination, It has been sald that - wild turkeys, wild geese and gome of the other wild fowl have disanpeared »1] over the country, Wild ducks have also become scarce. So the gov- rinment put a bill thron~h Con-ress, 1g & rider of the sundry civil appro- “prlallon bill, to prohibit the killing { micratory birds, those wkich do 'not spend the entire year in one |State, but which move South to North in the spring. Since the fed- {~ral law has been passed the States |cannot do anything to chance the tw, They carnot make duck hunt- ng lezal, From now on duck hunt- ing will be a erime, even though you have invested a dollar in the hunt- er's license.”—DeLand Record. EXPECT FOSS TO RUN Boston, Oct. 14.—FEx-Mayor Hall, of Cambridze, who has charre of the independent campaizn for the re- nomination of Governor Foss, will not Le able to gecure further siena- tures to the nomination papers after today, as the time expires by law. {He gays he hag the required nnm- ! *. bowever, and that Governor Foss will be the independent- eandidate for governor. The entire voting strenath of the State has been cir- culated for signatures. . Watson, editor, author and presi- ! ‘antial candidate of the People’s par- ty in 1904, will be tried in the Unit- | ed States distriet court here during the week, becinning wet. 29, on the charge of rendinz obscene matter t‘:rough the mails. CLAR'{ "!&‘ ‘""11"7"8 CALIFORNIA 8an Francisen, Oct. 14.—The de- icfefon of Speaker Champ Clark to [“stay on the job” has caused a great deal of dlisappointment on the Pa- This in- |preme Court today had before it the cific coast. He was expected here to |lecture this month, and San Fran- ounty and Florida, Tt I8 ‘ctitutmrfa‘ltv of the act requiring cisco had planned a banquet for him the pipe line companies to fle tariffs this evening, ose monopoly of the manufac-; ,with the interstate commerce com- | word that perhaps he would come but Mr, Clark eent { later. | PENNSYLVANIA CLUB WOMEN MEET Swathmore, Pa., Oct. 14.—The ‘tate Federation of Pennsylvania Women met here today and will be {in session three days. Woman suf- 'fr'lm- home life, the divorce ques- 2t|on and other subjects will be con- sidered. { (B Associated Press.) Detroit, Cct. 14.—The member- chip of the chamber of commerce of the United States approved by the referendum vote the administra- tion currency bill The bzallot was announced today by the board of di- irectors.