Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, November 17, 1913, Page 1

F | AKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM m SHPRER HAG | MASS MEETIG I THE PARK TONIGHT The park ought to be filled to- night with loyal Lakeland and Polk county men to take part in the business of the mass meeting in the 4 b H[5|G NAII UN interest of good roads. At that time some definite plans for work to done ONDUCTING LAKELAND'S | °n Friday next will be outlined. The IOFFICE FOR NEARLY Iconnty commissioner for this district SIXTEEN YEARS iand the city street commissioner are 4 workng together in an effort to h:ue ion Not Yet Rcccpted But the governor's proclamation oarrled Bessor Probably Will Soon out in the most practicable manner Be Named possible, and if success 1s to result lit must be through the hearty and following telegram, recel\ed\em“'gmmc co-operation of every able-bodied man within reach. Sure- oy the Bvening Telegrami), . ...y man who has any interest Washington 'representative, 'at all in this section will not hesitate § full of interest to the people to turn out on that day and give land: | either personal work or a sufficient 3 sum to enable a sub b - hington, Nov. 17 —Postmas {mowd i his stend. s do § L. Skipper has resigned, but| The governor has given assurance gicnation probably will not be of his earnest desire to be present #d until his successor is recon" [and that if he can zet away from his by Congressman s,wrkman,\omcial duties it will be for the pur- e e | pose of doing his part to carry out ointed and qualified. | nis proclamation to the letter. This en Mr. Skipper was seen rela-|;; jicolt would assure success, but the above he confiried theiwhether the governor is able to come ation. He stated that press'and lend his personal presence or not business atrairs had grown O0 that day there ought to be an and’ more: {netstent ‘ot late: enthusiastic spirit of co-operation on | the part of Polk county’s men, if only ghad asked to be relteved of his ¢, <10 other parts of the State that ‘cares in order that he mlgh“our hearts are in the right place, too, oper attention to his personai when it comes to working for good jgs. He s connected with va-“maf’& enterprises, notable the Amer-I (om({ out to th? meeting tonicht ate Bank, of which he is pres- a"f‘ jon} Liisd midemeny OB GHOD i and preferred to be free to,A‘\D G A e ghese concerns, believing there | eater possibilities in building iness interests in Lakeland B holding ofice. Moreover, he| it closed at Bristol. d sufficient of the honor and! sibilities attendant upon the stership, having conducted HUEHTA PI_ANS Ifl fiice for nearly sixteen years. | . all that time he has made ai “HGAN'ZE E“NBHESS lefficient postmaster, and t‘lerol | IR bly have been as few com- s or “kicks” relative to the given at the Lakeland post- as any office of like class in ate. This does not mean, of that there have not been; as the latter are in- cations with the United States as fin- ished. 1le evpects no difficulty in or- eanizing congress tomorrow, and continues planninz military cam- paiens. The next move by Wash-| incton is causing the widest specula- | tion. The exodus of forerzners, es- | pecially Americans continned today, ard trains for the coast are jammed with refucees. Fresh reports of rebel nner is rerarded by all as one victories continue to £ift in from the e ablest business men in this north and it is renorted that Chi- n. vlnmhm is taken. The war depart- course, surmige will be rife as ment has little direct communication ko will be Mr. Skinper's sue- with field military activities. 1t seems generally under-| Charre O0'Shanehnessy said he had | that 'on., S. M. Sparkmun have the decidinz voice in the One of the most enthusiastic little fairs ever held in Liberty county has (By Associated Press.) Mexico City, Nov. 17.—DProvision- al President Huerta rezards his part in the recent exchange of communi- P, omplaints, le, es Mr, Skipner's successor find; but, on the whole, the s have been well satisfed, the postoffice ingnectors declare ha office was condueted with a deoree of efficienty and accord- o the most approved business bis. This is only natural when aken into consideration that to close the embassy, but nhe has ap- er, and many claim that his parently abandoned hope of a renew- e is already known to them. al of negotiations. pplicants are 0. M. Eaton, R. _ esap, W. P. Pillans and J. W. (Py Assoriated Press.) Mexico City, Nov. 17.—Two rum- ors are prevalent here socay; one is that ITverta intends resioning on the convening of Mexican congress; the other s that the early severance of relations between the United States and Mexico s inevitable. ‘THAM NEWS AND GOSSIP | w York is in the throes of an- campalgn, but this time it is interest of the combined| and Younz Women's| An effort is| he pe Men's giian associations. made to raise $4,000,000] ir two weeks and every nook and; RBunffalo, N. Y., Nov. er of the city has been entered 141th annnal convention of tional Consumers’ Leacue opened CONSUMERS' IFAGUE MEETS 17.—The the Na- he captains of the 230 clubs hed for the purpose. Georze \W. here today, and have been shifted to] from St. Lonis, where mr*‘ April made it impossible] tn hold the meerting, The tariff will form the chief suhiect of discussion, | and several remedial laws will be| | framed and presented to Congress for its consideration. the millionaire-Prozressive this city Wiean,Henry Davidson of of J. P, Morzan & Co., « Dodee and many other well- yn persons are takinz an active in the campaizn. ayvor-elect John Purrov Mitehell that one of the first things he is| ho to set his shoulder to is the| tical death of Charles F. Murflhvi the rout of Tammany Hall as it Madrid, t present constituted. Four yearscurrent the hope of Tammany was Wil- try to vi J. Gaynor, the mavor ! cial request that ved that it had a very flimsv foun- ed at the Panama fon. In some of the first an- held in San Francisco in 1915, and Intments that Mr. Gaynor made ' it at his unusnal in- presazes bis de- ins floods last TONSO WILL TRY TO COME | Nov. 11.—Rumors are; in that King Alfonso will t America. He made a spe-} Snain he renresent- and is believed th t in the show interests of the organization were | te : i hered, but as his administration termir tion to have the Tinct con | e on he was inelined more and sent to let him take (‘1”}“’]]1. ALt e to name men who had nothing z0 is exremely pm\?‘r‘:»;w :n: h:\'.t-? atever to ¢o w'th Tamnany Hall o svmpaithy with l'w vs of 1..‘~1 e of them were its avowed ene-|country which r-"r:r't(,rvrsonzl hJ~‘ reatly. ps. But Tammany for the last erties of kin?s =0 o years has had the rich plm(m"s —e ; the s':orm qhomcc in this county,| A comrlete telephone srstem hn!' ob which pars to the sheriff in | been installed in the Ponce de Leon . Auzustine, geveral bath- added and this hos-} in its usual 8 and incidental charges some-|hotel in £ St ng like $65.000 a year, besides a rooms have been t amount of incidental patronaze. telry is being gotten (of November, | a party LAKELAND FLORIIJA, WIONDAY NOV 17 1913 S0, PAD L IWATERW IE ENDED, TRANS MOVING PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST PART OF THE BEST STATE WATERWA N, NEETS: b ATTENDANG DEMANTS OF EMPLOYES MET |SIXTH ANNUAL CONVENTION OF AND IN 30 MINUTES WHEELS WERE TURNING {Strike Had Iasted 312 Days Dur- ing Which Time S;stem Was Tied Up (By Associatca Press. ) Houston, Texas, Nov. 17.—The Southern Pacific strike ended today when the railroad aczreed to the de- mands of the men to meet a federat- ed committee of the four unions in- volved, The men were ordered to resume work immediately and with- in thirty minutes after the announce- ment all idle wheels in the local yards began turning. Announcement of the settlement made by the general manager of the Sunset-Central Lines here is con- firmed by the federated committee of strikers. The strike lasted three and one-half days during wnich not a freioht train moved on twenty-four hundred miles of track. The com- pany officials manned enouzh en- 2ines to move half a dozen passenger trains. PHYSICIANS OT SOUTH GATPER IN XENTUCKY (By Associated Press. ) Lexineton, Ky., Nov. 17.—-Five hundred physicians and surzeons are; here today for the first session of the Southern Medical annual convention and several allied organizations will have meetines at the same time. The featuro of to- day’s seseion was the address of Dr. Oscar Dowling, of ILouisiana, declared that from seventeen to twenty-five per cent of childless mar- rinces were due to venereal infee- tion. He snoeested education for narenthoond, rerulation of marriace, nrevention of reprodnetion by cer- tain elosees and gaid the dayv of gil- ence regarding sex matters was pass- ing. NAYOR'S GOND AOADS DAY PROCLAMATION 3 Whereas, the 2overnor of Florida has by pnblie proclamation set aside Friday, Nov. 21, as Good Roads day, and Whereas, the movement for more + 3 fand better hichways I1s one of the| not received orders from \Washin<ton d most important now agitating the people of Florida; Therefore, as mavor of the city of Lakeland, I join with the governor of onr State in proclaiming the eald Iriday, Nov. 21, 1913, as Yood i Roads day, and renquest mory ahle- hndwd man in the communily to set nCI('o hig usnal occunation on that day and join with his neizhhors in an intellizent, practical effort to re- pair present roads and to create en- thueiasm for the huilding of roads in the future. Given under my hand as mavor of the city of fakeland this 17th day 1913, 0. M. EATON, "AVOR ELECT \’ITCFTYT IN JAMAICA .\Yn)‘nr : Mavor-elort York and Kinocton, Nov., 17 John Pnrroy Mitehell of New siitehell arrived heee to aceompanied by Mrs of friends, day en ronte to Colon, be paid tn the Panama canal Mitehell Goe- where a viet 1t is alen reported that Mr. will try to persnade Colonel thale to take the pnlice commiccion- le*ip of New York durinz his stay at the isthmus. exposition to "’”BRGU\:HT HER OWN F¥ ATONG|™ ELN ALONG' 17.—Gaby Des! Chicaco, Nov. the French actress, whose name i ever connected with that of the de ! of Portugzal here to: Erv‘o with enne,”” a new play fally for her. She fis {enpnorted mainly by Harry Pileer. by has brought with her a white Wyandctte hen which is to lay all the eggs she eats while in'the United States, as she gays she does not care lmr the American hen frult. Association’s who | zood | be- |7 MISSISSIPPI TO ATLANTIC ASSICIATION Senator D. U. Fletcher Was Pres ent and Delivered the Open: ing Address (By Associated Press) Palatka, Fla., Nov. 17.—The sixth annu Atlantic Inland Wa- Asgociation opened here to- sissipni-to-the terway day under auspicious circumstances. Duncan U. Fletcher of Florida 1s president of It is intended that the two days’ session will mean the greatest boosts that inland naviza- |tion routes connecting the Mississip- pi with the Atlantic ever received. \ favorable report is anticipated on the improvements of the Ocklawaha river to Leesburg, which is the se- |lected route of the trans-state canal. 1L\~:uling waterway advocates of the country will make addresses. The { Mississippi to Atlantic Inland Wa- terway Association advocates and works for all legitimate river and harbor improvements, but 1s special- ly interested in an inland waterway from the Mississippi river to the At- lantic occan. The project advocated hy this asgociation forms an impor- tant link in the system of continu- “mw inland waterways for the United States, because it connects the Mis siseippl river and the gulf coast with the Atlantic ocean. Part of the particular project ad- vocated by this association is now under construction, and other parts Ihave been favorably reported by the engineers. In congideration of these facts, the offlicers of the asso- ciation believe that the project will be reported in the next rivers and harbors bill, if suflicient interest is manifested on the part of the people in the localities affected. River and (Continued on Page 8.) 11 MEN EXECUTED SINGE JUAREZ TAKEN (Py Ascociated Press.) Il Nov. 17. are known to have been executed in Villas’ rebels United States Senator the association. P’aso, ~Illeven men Juarez gince (ieneral captured the city Saturday. Consti- tutionalists' officers admit that num- her but Americans fay twenty-three {were exeented. Villa nas his entire |army en route to Juarez. TREASURER CITY DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE MAKES REPORT Democratic Voters of 1 beg to submit the fol- lowing report: To the | Lakeland: Money received to defray ex- I nenees of Democratic primary, Nov. h, 1913 From 9 candidates for coun- SIHMBN s es e vivaais 26.00 PORY 5555 s acivvw T R $46.00 Money dishureed: Lakeland ve, ballots and ad- —-—-——'Ir) t 00, lthe first Sunday she will be at Bar- Any candidate v.ln huq not re- I tow. vertis N .$9.00 Iw. 1 "'Hh= cw\'vfl at rnl' 2.00| 1. E. Chiles, gervice at polls. 2.50] 16, G. Tribble, serviee at polls 2.50| Frank Thompeon, service at ! POLIR vons sk enaniiipaeisd 2.50 [T1. D. Bassett, refund....... 2.58/ 0. M. Eaton, refund........ 2.57, W, & Irvin, refund........ 2.10 W. ™ Ppillans, refund....... 2.10 ‘ 2.10 v 2.10 2.10 J X, 2.10 M nn, refund Y...... 2.10. | E. yuthard, refund...... 2110 i Central Cafe, meals for clerks § at polls ..o PP o evs 2.30| | Lake Pharmacy, stationery... .15 Total POTIaR L icrv ed his refund cheek can get it by calling at my office. | R. E. LUFSEY, al convention of the Mis- ITVVO PARTIES MAY CONSIDER From 2 eandidates for mayor.$10.00 AMEfl'“"*"SMLg[fiVch cnvml]\)’(pI AWS Hl3 POSITION AGAIN ADDRESSTS COMMUNICATION TO TAMPA TRIBUNE ANSWER- ING CRITICISIZ (By Assor iated Press.) Washington, Nov. 17.—President Wilson does not regard the Mexican situation as having reached such a critical situation as requiring the closing of the American embassy. He said that Charge O'Shaughnessy had not been given his passports or told to come back. The president in- timated that while the personal at- titude of Huerta mizht be changed the general situation was the same as heretofore, and he made it plain that the forced resignation of Minis- ter of the Interior Aldape did not affect American plans. States the Necd of Employing Reg' istration Officcrs as Out:ined in Bryan Prirary Law 17.—Cov. Park sent the following communication to theTampa Tribune BILL SEPARATELY |cxplainins his position relative to (By Associated Press.) Washinzgton, Nov. 17.—Prospects for separate conferences of Repub-| “I note tue editorfal in the Tri- lican and Democratic senators over.bune of the 13th instant, headed currency le2islation and lmllratlonsi"'”"‘ iovernor Guilty.” In this edi- of a short adjournment of Conzress|torial you have approved the rezis- while the conferences are in prog-tration feature of the Bryan primary ress, loomed up tosay. Chairman|measure as introducea m tne Lezisla- Owen and Leader Kern said they|ture in its orizinal form, requiring saw no objections ts a snort ad-|the reistration officer to only onen journment. Both sections of thethe recistration book in eiach pre- banking cprrency com:aittee are at|cinct for as much as one day during work today. the months of November and Decem- ber. Upon the other hand you con- JOHN MI;CHELL MAY |demn the amendment prepared by HEAD FEUERATION\'“(' and dd'\"l(‘ll by the t.e<islature requiring that the revistration books (By Assm-l:nod Press. ) be onened in each election precinet Seattle, Wash., Nov. 17—Friends|for sixty days during 1914, and thir- of John Mitchell attending the con-;ty daye every two years thereafter, vention of the American Federation You seem to think that the deputy of Labor are today boomins him for revistration oflicers have to be paid president if Samnel Gomners decides @ €alary of as mnreh as two dollars | not to stand for re-election. It is per dav for the full period allowed ‘ This {8 will be offered the editorship of the not required by the law, American Federationist. jcontemplated. To take such posi- tion you must lose sicht of the fact c tion oflicer common gense and justice would suzoest to the officials that recistration will cost under the Harris, returned mis-!amendment which T advoeated to the It the ahle to coneider our past experience ‘In the matter of precinet registras caid if Gompers deeides to retire he | for precinet recistration. nor was ft that in emploving a depury recistra- lthv amount of work whirh the rezis- MADE FINE TAI.K trotion officer is to perform shonld govern his compensation. =5 to what 'hr(l(,‘prim'!r\' mensure, it s put reacon- she was at the Dixieland 400 Tallahassee, Nov, Trammell has the regcistration femture of the new Bryan primary law; Mrs. S. S. sionary from China, spoke times in Lakeland yesterday. morning Methodist church, in the dltn»llloon[ The reqrirement that the re-fetras she ta.ked to the children and lhol'iml he ror soveral voung people at Hn- First Methodist weeks in the precinet 1s no new fea- hurch, and last nizht ghe ac lth-('ll‘mv" in onr law. For many vears a larce andience at the First church, [prior to the enactment of the new After giving some facts |n\r|:1in~I‘rriwwrv Inw under the provicions of to Chinese enstoms, and tteir bear- | eection 257 of the ceneral statntes, ine on the gehool work done through the resictration hooks were onened the woman's collezes, and strvrfiin::in each eloction for foue the value and need of aay schools weels prior to each ceneral primary., just now, she dealt with tue big sub- Under the former law it was enstos jects of Chinese indepencence, their mary for come merchant or some eitf- degire for western learnme, their!zen havins a place of hneiness cen- readiness to learn of Christ, and this trally loeated in the precinet to he largely among the studentg, and up-|eeclected ¢ the dennty recistration per classes, their doing away with officer. ITe conld and did perform the opium traffic and poppy rasing|the duty required of him in making in four, instead of ten years, as l?:cjrv ristration without materially ine contract with England was—and the | terfering with his other bustness, A3 call for a day of prayer, that uh’!'h'l' little of his time v required young republic mizht be rounded in!to carry on the resistration work, truth and peace. She nx””vplod.lw- was not paid each day as that as a few Chinese were beheaded ! "thonzoh he was eiving all of his time hecause they insisted on \Iolmn" to the worlk, hut was paid commensue the law and raisinz poppy, the Unit-| v ite with the actnal work required. ed States mizht learn an effective Provicion for precinet resistraticn method of dealing with the whiskey should and donbtlees will under the traffic. The opium trafic was ulml-:nv--.-: 12w he earried on in the same iched there in four years, and o manner, It wonld he whiskey buginesg mieht be abolished ' ricdicnlone and abenrd to 2llow a dep- hoolg onened nrecinct for the {eommon cor in this country in the same Ivn!'lh‘nn- recietrotion offieer fu!l nav fop of time. |each day when only o few hours of i Especfally eratifying to missfon | his time wonld be reqnired in reoige terin voters thranehont ench week. still that it wold work a great infnetice and dige arainst who workers was the faee that America had done g0 many thines to gain| 1 and keep the friendship of this na- notable among theege was the crimination refusal to accept the $30,000,000 in- do not live in or near the county { demnity from the Doxer war, and eont for them to ne allowed any part of Chinese territory by par- only one day in which to resicter in tition, or to join the other nations their precinets. Such in the five-powor loan. proposition had it become the law, in hardly compassed the scope of infor-| wonld have placed oup given In Mrs. Harris' ."V".v-lolmflm's practically in contro! of thy Those who failed |larre cities and county seat towns, to hear missed a treat. The citizens living In the ont-lying Mrs. Harris is a very DW'PTQMI:!H’:‘DI‘N‘IHMS pay as much towards car- talke the noeitton the votery tion, townsg respeetive my oninion, mation, five minute talk. and instractive talker and cives ontirying on recistration and towards creat volumes ol information eon-|defraying the expense of the elec- ce;ning China, jtions as the eftizens who live in oe While in the city ghe was enter- near the county seats, and 1 believe tained by Mrs. I. C. Jenkns. She they should have ressonable oppor- left this morning for Sanford. For'tunity to re-ister within ther pre- days will visit the ecincts without being foreed to lose chiurches in the Miami distriet, flmn;:hn time and underzo the expenso Live Oak district, returnine to:neccgeary for them to oo from ten to this gection early in December. She:t'»lrh' miles to a county scat to get several she the wiil attend the district meeting at‘r("fl?!nrr\". Myers Dec. 2, 3 and 4, and on| Very truly, PARK TRAMMELL. Mrs. Harrls' home was at Cltra| The members of the Woman’s club before going to Chins 28 & misglon- of Sanford are preparing for a clean« ary five years ago. inz up day. SR TR Y TSR