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

TEN 5 WIHHE s DENT WAS TO ISSUE IT 'E TODAY BUT CHANGED HIS MIND pe Probably to the Fact That Messagcs Were Received Froa Mexico By Associated Press.) ington, Nov. 13.—President f has issued a statement on the p situation embodying the at- pf the United States, which pbably be given out for pub- late today and transmitted LAKELAND, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, NOV, 13, 1913. " No. 11 ”A““N FATAL WRECK NEAR [Judge Whitney NTON [COURT UrHOLDS COMMISS Tl L2 103 £0:M OF GOVERNMEN: Sustains Valid- GLAYIOM ALABAE R ity of Lake'and’s Commis- sion Government, CASF WL NOW G TO THE SUPRIME (OURT (By Associated Press.) Clayton, Ala., Nov. 13.—In a pas- senger train wreck near here this morning on the Central of Georgia, killed and fifty injured. Physi- cians from here and nearby towns were sent to the wreck scene. The train was carrying many from Ozark to the Eufaula fair. Among the seriously hurt is Jeff 'Clayton, brother of Congressman Henry D. Clayton. The details at| 2 o'clock were extremely meagre. The train was heavily loaded with]| | people enroute to the county fair at !Aufaala, and was making rapid | three are reported to have been| yNLESS DECISION OF LOWER COU2T IS REVERSED PRIOR TO JAN- UARY 1, NEXT, TUE COM{ TOBER 8 WILL ASSU Today Hon. Eppes Tucker, Jr., re"| ceived notice that Hon. F. A, Whit- iney had upheld the cA:mission form of govcrnment for the City of Lake- land, by sustaininy the injunction askcd for in the friendly svit to test ;the matter, this injunction being against the mayor and the City Coun- Ineously with publication here. SPeed when the entire rear section | cil of Lakeland to restrain them from pign diplomatic representa- Officials ¢lose to the admin- n are certain that the state- ontains indication of the pf the future policy of the States. Observers believe p United States will withdraw ico City. Prorosals made y by William Bayard Hale to )nstitutionalists ana the final of John Lind that the Mex- ongress be dissolved, the sitvation a step nearer fsis. Hale asked definite as- 5 if embargo on arms should d that the rebels would re- pnstitntional government. By Associated Press.) hincton, Nov. 13.—President today prepared a formal gnt on the Mexican situation jhe intention of issuing it this Pon, but before noon Secre- Tumulty announced that it l be withheld for the present. jason for the change in the ‘J t’s plan was wiven out. Just the issuance of the proposed pnt was postponed Secretary received long dispatches from eived messa~es also from 0O’Shauchnessy at Mexico It was nct disclosed whether ptents of these messazes had g to do with the sudden in plans. LR Y IOV IVELGHT (By Ascociated Press.) bus, Ohin, Nov. 13.—Don Mullen, of Tampa, Fla., for: ate senator, sveakine hefore ional convention of the Anti- Leacue todav, declared that Bwide prohibition was the only of the linuor problem. He d that the convention was a new de‘laration of inde- e and said that rezulation ved as honeless as the evan- on of the devil. FICE CTFR¥S TO PUT AMPS ON XMAS PACZAGES incton, Nov. t zivers this vear wi n liek their own stamns when ¥ the prover pocta~e to their for mailine, they b, for the postoffice annonnced hat its postmacters and their ts would attend to that duty ested . innovation is put in force in erests of better mail service the holiday rush, and is ex- to facilitate the movement of st crush of matter that will resourves of the department’s f employes. rs were issued today to post- to affix postaze, when re- i, on mail matter of the see- ird and fourth-class, the latter parcel-post matter. The stamps pre-cancelled, and the plan ted to prevent the great waste 13.—Christ- i1l not be unless experienced by postoffice pab‘ while waiting in line to buy e, and mail their packages. der such authorization,” Postmaster General Burleson, a parcel is presented for mail- e clerk receiving it, after col- the required postage, which, will be aflixed by an employe postoffice.” postmaster general belleves an will reenlt fn a great sav- time in the department, as to the people. de- | dropped throuzh a bridge. |WHAT SOUTH DAXOTA MAN THINKS OF LAKELAND BOOXLET [literature to Mr. Will Wider at| | Sioux City, S. D., and that gentle-l 'man compliments it as follows: i “Since receiving your letter and| .and have just finished readinz the 'book, and I want to compliment the ‘man that constructed it. It certain- ly is the pink of all advertising mat- ter I have ever read. “There were twenty-seven peobdle !left here today for California, and we have more to go, and some for Florida, after Jan, 1, and I hope to have some come to visit me as I will ‘be_]i\'Ing there by that time. ‘[ “Everyone that I handed the book ! to and cave them my ideas of Lake-| land and Polk county, were more than pleased, and it looks to me that! Lakeland will get good results from: its good work in advertising. I could use a few more books if you holding the regvlar city election for jmayor and councilmen on Nov g “ber (17, and from canvassino and dzclar- | preme Court prior to January 1, the! tWeen Mobile and Pensacola. There ing the rcturns of such election, ISSIONERS ELECTED 0C uE THEIR OFFICES | The arrangement and preparation of this case was carricd out by Eppes { Tucker, Jr., reprcs.nting the con: 1tcmion that the co 4 -ission form o igovernment adopted by the people of | Lakeland was valid and effective; 'and to his loical and masterly pre: |scntation of the case 15 undoubtedly {due in larve nart the prompt and ifavomkle decision of the court. Unlcss a reversal of the lower ! PRATEA MOXDRY (By Winfield Jones.) Washington, Nov. 13.—The Mississippi to Atlantic Inlanl Water- way Association, of which Senator Duncan U. Fletcher is president, and d.eland J. Henderson, of Pensa- cola, is secretary, will hold the sixth annual convention at Palatka, Fla., Nov. 17 anl 18, This association advocates an in- land waterway from the M sippi river at or near New Orleans, ex- tending along the gulf to the west "to the Atlantic. A constderable por- | tion of this waterway is now avail- able for use. A survey has been ordered between Mobile bay and Pensacola bay. There will be very little cutting re- court's decision is had from the Su- icom rissioners elected on October 8 ‘qnlrm] to make an inland route be- 'is good water from Pensacola to The mattcr will now go to the Su* will assume the reins of government | (MocaWhatehie bay and St. Andrew’s Secretary Holworthy, who com-inreme Court for final adjvdication,'on that date. These commissioners Dy conneeting the two. St. An- {piled the attractive Board of Trade but it is the oninion of able lawyers are: 0, M. Eaton, commissioner-at- 4reW's bay has a splendid outlet to ’booklots. which are now ready fopfl.mt Jrdae wmmcy's decision Wfll lnrgc; J. E. Bussard, Guy Tovh, E | the gulf thron2h a channel of twen- hnessy, in charze of affairs distribution, has sent some of this be upheld. g i i TEXT OF THE C has booklets, I have handed out the books IN TWE TENTH JUTICIAL CIR- o* CUIT COURT OF FLORIDA IN AND FOR POLY COUNTY W. L. Finger V8. City of Takeland This canse came on to ke heard on bill for injunction and the de- murrer and answer thereto filed by the defendant, and, after hearing the argument of consel for the ret spective partics, and the court be- ing fully advisrd in the premises, doth find as follows: That the City of La%rland has the rower under chapter 6711, acfs [ n Bayard Tale at Nogzales. care to send them, and will put them |Teoiglature of the S*ate o° }']nfidql ,into good hands.” IIVE ART SOCIETIFS i MEET TOGETHER 1913, for the nrrnos» of ratification {C Flanagan, H D Mendenhall. OURT'S DXCREE. o' the peorle for ratification “a imethod of government” called com- | vission form, and if the proposed ’form outlincd in detail by the town | council cannot be upheld as *‘a meth- 1od of covernment,” the commission® lers corld find their duties and pow- iers under the gencral powers and drtieg relating to citics and towns as far as might be anrlicable, otherwise to elect a council in addition to the com rission would bring abont a state of chaos and confusion and its only result would be to encourage, litication in the courts, The counrt is of the opinion that |thc equity is with the complainant lly~t\\'o feet depth. There is being cut a canal bétween St. Andrew's bay and the Apalachicola river, for which over $400,000 has been appro- ipriated. This will conneet the Apal- achicola and Flint river gystems with a deep water harbor at St. Andrew's. | Five routes were surveyed across "Tlorida by the encinecers, and finally they decided upon a route which would lead up the St. John's river via Jacksonville and Palatka to the mouth of the Ocklawaha river, thence up the Ocklawaha to Lake Ilarris, connecting with a chatn or lakes in that recion about 1.eesburs, and very little cutting will be required to pass into the Withlacooche river, thence to the eulf. FEngineers have recom- imended the improvement of the Ock- "lawaha river, which will brinz the Across Florida project more than !nnd that the injunction should be‘hnlf way acrogs the State, and it is oranted and it is therefore ibr-!ivwd that before many years that " ORDERED. ADJUNGED AND DE- | waterway will be completed to the in Waghineton. The buildine, which for 1913, to estahlish a cony-ission! CREED, That the defendants demur- 8ulf. form of covernment: that the eleb: jrer be and the same is hereby over- | 3 gy {or reicntion of the commission rov:,4ion he issied bty the clerk of the ! Chicazo, Nov. 13.—The National 1Institute of Arts and Letters and for {other national art or~anizations met !in joint session today for the first "time. The meeting will continue un- til and thronch next Saturday. | Throu~h the efforts of Hamlin Gar- land, the author, and ecleven other ‘members of the National Ingtitute of ‘rts and Letters livinz in Chicaco, this notable cathering of the com- bined arts of the country is made possible, and the advanta~es to be derived from it were summed up in| this way by M=, Garland: °‘I think the zeneral effect of the meetine will | Ye the advancement and deepeninz of‘ the national spirit in art and liter-| and will tend to show that this country is orown up; that it is jx'n lonzer a provinee of Furope in the! tarts or of Fn~lard in letters.” ature, CONTRAGT IET FOR | - KIMBRCUGH BUILDIEG | Yesterday the contract for the Kimbronzh building, which is to be erected on the two lots adloining the eleeram buildinz, was let to Marshall & Sanders, the building to cost bLetween $11,000 and $12.000, This building, which will have a; frontace of 47 feet on Main street,| will be a handsome structure of mod- ern trpe, and will be an ornament im the businees section. The plans | were drawn by Architect L., A. Fort |of this eity, which in itself insures| {a fine building. Work will commence at once and on its completion it! will be used by Mr. K!mhronzh.t who nvnerts to conduct a large mer- cantile ectablishment there. | e | ¥TT 7B LINE TO PACIFIC | Soan Tees ‘sco, Nov. 2.—The new oast to Boston steamship |gorvice was formally onened today |when the American-Hawalian line !steamer Virzinia left here with n‘ cargo of wool, canned goods, dried acific {fruits, freight, w 'lina Cruz, the west coast of Mexico terminal of the line. I throughout the United KinZabém. ernment was reonlar, and that the five eovg-issioners were dolv and reaular'y elected pg a comvitsion for the covernment of tha City of Taleland in aarordance with goetion 8 of ga’d chanter, The conrt further nds that it wag the intention o° the Tesislature tn veet tha eommiegion with romer and avthority tg earry an tha mrniciral eaverpent ond af- fairs and. whils the net fails to com- wletely d-fina the detai’s 0f $he ooyt ~mment, yet it subm:ts to the vote LICENSE TAX OV RE-SALE OYSTERS Tallahassee, Nov, 10.- restanrants and others r OVe t ont - tn cnction 10, ehan- for re-eale, mnet reorcin ters conen ter 6 1awe of o whirh nrn- vitee: No percon, flim er earansa- tinn ¢hall en~ace in } r for re- cn'e raw oveters or elom shall have first pr 1 from the nal nolire lieenea, which amainte tn $h..5 when sald one when en!d in eholl, £100 or eix manthe in i y nnsed on any one hn nle without lieensa, Th hn to's, regtanrants, har rooms ar v other place that may ecll raw oys- The prrpose of this ret wos to reculate generally the shell fich fn-f 1 It sineles ont this indnetry, preseribes certain rnles for the en- conragzement and development of the industry and imposces taxes upon it and those who cneage in it or deal in the products of the industry, with dustry. tection. FREFD UNION MAN TO STIR UP MORE TROURTE BY CALLING STRIZE (By Associated Press.) Dublin, Nov. 13.—James Larkin, leader of the Transvort \Workers' Union, was liberated today from pris- on where he served ceven months. This sentence was for sedition. He otels, ! " tions in 141] that Circnit Covrt for Polk connty, Flor ida. in aceordanee with the praver of gaid hill res'rainine and enioining the Mavor and Coneil of the City of Tak-lond Tlorida, ‘rom ho'dine, ronvacsiny or declaring the retnrns of the ceneal clection on November the 17th, 1913, Dave ond ovd-red a* Partow, Flar: ida. this the 11th day of Novembcr, A. D 1913, | F. A, WHITNEY, Judre. | {T09%X OUT IOR WANSAS IN 1914 [ ITutehinean, Kan 13, —Px- who have studied wheat condi- perts the eonthweet this reacon cetimate that the whea aerra~e will Lo inerons 1 20 per eent next year. | v I aneas, far (‘v|_<"(n\.('f\‘f 7000000 arres of {or the cominz harvert, as a (.677.000 nevee panarted at the bocinnine of this vear's eoncnn, T ol i 01000 harvested fn 1919, | tY e grond i3 well| | eh R T BRAR TR e in fiy This, of jten'f, I'n Avres, Nov., 13 “'nlone! 12 the hatt's. anl eollnm has' Theodere Ttonsevelt wos hi=hly hon- tart fn the an-'oreq here list nitht ot a Fanquet v AN ” v in A Ay {e ViR te ron dn the en-t. 0 vag referred to 23 “defender of | r enrine. The fiolds are fron ; y e Intearity of the Americas.” T from weeds, and: the eofn eroinl the integrity of the Americas.” The| vn has practically rest- | TO HONOR RRITIS'T SURGEON # | Chira~o, Nov, 13.—The de~reee of ! !the newlv conetituted American (‘m]-i eation beran hera today, are to he! presented by Sir Rickman John God- 1on a view to its development and DW" lema of Snurecons, whoea first eanvo- president of the Pritish Roval i Collaze of Sureenns. Fellowshine arn "f» be Pestowed on 1.400 nrominent {enroeans of the United States and Canada. i CITRUS CROWFRS MEET ' The association has collected data, [tion hcld on the 8'h dav of Octoher, ruled {appeared before the board of enei- S:cond, That the bill for iniunc: Mecrs, and in varions has preseed this profect of an inland wa- terwav eonnecting the Mississippi with the Atlantic. The dele~ates to the meeting at Palatka will o to Jackeonville and join the delemates of the Atlantie Deener Waterway Aecociation, which will be in geesion at Jaeconville from November 18 to 21, This latter as ways sociation advocates an inland water- alone the Atlantie const from Cane Cod to Key West, Much of this ronte has heen alrendy construet- ed. With the completion of these two projects, the Intra-Coastal Sys- tem will e carried along the Atlan- tic and alonz the eulf, gnd will be the pnehed westward from Missis- ¢ippi to the Rio Grande. will be delivered leading waterway advoeates of the 'd the attendance at both meetings will be larve. Addresces by eonntry TEDDY HOVORED T BUEHOS R (Dy Aeco iated Prese.) wlared that Noorsevelt dis- specion that the United pelled all ¢ States was not friendl; American repnblics. GOT OFF RATHER LIGHT Pensacola, 13.—In the "nited States court Monday, Judze W. B. Shenpard preciding, Otto D. Ralls, a former deputy collector of internal revenne, pleaded guilty to embezzling $78.75 of government funds and was sentenced to three months in jail and to pay a fine equal to the amount embezzled. Ralls collected the money a short while azo in Apalachieola, but failed Nov. R x4 I coast of Florida, and across Florida to the Latin| ESX. CONGRESS 10 ASSENBLE NOTIFIED TO GATHER SATURDAY FOR ORGANIZATION; OUTCOME CAUSES ANXIETY Messages to This Effect May Have Caused Presidint Wilson to Await Developments (By Associated Press.) Mexico City, Nov. 13.—\n offi- ;cial's notification was published here today orderinz Mexican senators to assemble Saturday for the orzaniza- tion of the Mevxican congress. The American emb is in a state of isuspense not knowing what to ex- | pect, (By Asrociated Press.) Mexico Citv, Nov. 13.—Provisional President Huerta this morning had not given any indication that he in- tended accedine to the American de- mand that he prevent the newly elected Mexican concress from as- Is’emlvlh\",', John lind, pergonal rep- resentative of President Wilson, af- ter delivering the final messa~e yes- terday left for Vera Cruz, It was said that Hunerta mioht not have received the messace, as officials said he conld not be fonnd. Many helieved this to be a rnse on the provisional nres- ident's part to keep from receiving the demands. Tt is holieved here that the enly lo~ieal conrse for the [Tnited States now is the recall of Charge O'Shanchnesey and the clos- ting of the United States embossy nn- less ITuerta reaprears today to grant the American demands. NEW HOME FOR Washineton, Nov. 13.—The CGer- {man embagsy here will hegin the con- ¢truction of a new home early next (gprine which will be the most mag- inificont of all the diplomatic homes will eost $500,000 exelngive of the interior decoratine and furnishing, will be of the Italian renaiesance 18tyle of architeeture with colnmns 'eimilar to those at the White Touse, i The gite is on S. gtrect near Twenty- first. e SHOULD NOT APPLY FOR EX°OGITION 4073 Tallahessee, Fla., Nov, 13.—Cov, Park Tramme!M ig in receipt of a lete [ter from Mrs. Evelyn 13, Keek, men- wral eeeretary of the Yonne Women's Aegocintion hristian of San Fran- cigco, Cal., requectine that he ad- ice yonz I2dies and eir's who have i idea of goine to San Franciseo to eck employment dorine the Panama the already more per- Pacifie evnosition to ahandon iden, as there are ons ceeking emnlovment there than will be able to proenve positions. The letter to the governor is as follows: Nov. 3, 1913, Dear Sir-—May we not ask yonr aid 7 with a sitnation which is |"'rp: ly Lecoming o2larmine? Wom- en and eirls from eastern States are . 1o us In conctantly inecreas- r numbere, Tr noorapher 1 nurses, teach- and women from jall wales of life, are relinquishing ood pocitions in the enet ang coming to California, explaining that they have been given to understand thronzhovt the east that the Panama | Pacific exposition will ereate posi- (tions for more women than can pos- sibly be found to fill them, Many of these women are here without I money and without friends, and they say that they are nlready starving, | If the eoanditions sich in 1918, | Whut will they Ye i1\ fow months We appeal tn to* reach the , women and frle your State, v‘(hrnns‘h the proec by whatever i agencles you min. most effica~ : clous, impressin- 1em the se- riougness of the situation, and the {fart that there are already in Calls _ fornia more than enough women to Honeton, Texas, Nov. 13.—The to turn it in. When Judge Shepoard' fi] every position which is now open, was given a great demonstration la-|annual meetine of the Texas Citrus, 8ave Ralls the privileze of deciding, and every one which might be creats England to call a genegal strike, is an exhibition of citrus fruit erown, cambia coul .y jail he selected Es- Iln the Texas gulf coast ocuntry. 3 cambia county. wines, nuts and general}:flr when he vigited labor hnadqunr-‘ Growers' Aseoriation onened here to- { whether he would spend the next!ed as the result of the exposition. hich she will carry to Sa-{ters. He declared he is going to day. The feature of the convention | three months in the Jackson or Fs-i Sincerely yours, -EVELYN B. KECK, ' General Secretary. e e v - b g