Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, December 3, 1913, Page 1

2 4 0 N ¥ 2 I LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST PART OF THE BEST STATE O — e e a7 S (5 NINSTREL A THEHIT S [HE SEASON 1,000 PERSONS WITNESSED PERFORMANCE: WHICH AS A BRILLIANT SUCCESS . d by All to Be the Best Ama- i teur Show siver Put on Here expectations of the public had been wrought up*to a ipitch by the advertising that een given the Elks' Minstrel, ully borne out by the perform- Jast night which is generally ed to be the Lest amateur en- ment of the kind ever pre- | in Lakeland. The attendy was one of the largest ever ed in the Auditorium, and the iwas thoroughly enjoyed and pd satisfactory by all. | stage was beautifully decor- p the purple and white Elks’ and presented a protty ap- ice when the curtain rose and ed those forming the chorus, in their handsome white uni- The entrance of the inner ito a rousing chorus, followed black-faced comedians, called hearty applause, which was ly repeated throughout the mance. Brs. George Moore, Truby h, W. S. Moore, G. F'. Eaton, . Goodyear and W. L. King 'the burnt-cork artists, and jsinging, impersonations, etc., thighly creditable. The jokes Rll new, and most of them had I flavor that gave them added Moreover, they were clean, fempered and wholesome, with estionable or suggestive fea-|ike Chesapcake : or Eaton acted as interlocutor h this important position. he ceedingly ' well, bringing out pertinent and ready questions ce and point of the jokes, and g the announcements in a Br that lent dignity and pres- the occasion. usive of the black-face per- fs who have been mentioned, vere sung by :Dr. W. 8. Irvin, . H. Hines, Mr. E. G. Alex- fland Mr. C. H. Barr. These ere well received by the au- @) which indicated its approval ing for “more” in each in- curtaln went down on the R Finale to the first part, with! jge a scene of bewildering effected by colored confetti by the performers as the chorus was sung, and which, from invisible wires strung Rd, presented a very pretty ¢ first feature of the olio was @ clever skit by Messrs. W. L. . L. Raffo and C. H. Barr, gentlemen “who know all to know about Commission Government,” and with Mr. the speaker, proceeded to 11. There were many local witticisms in this piece twere hilariously received. By Williams surprised all who t acquainted with his ac- ments, in |a roller skating iWhich probably few profes- gin the country could ‘equal. narvelous things on skates— pirouetted, skipped the rope, dn and then out of a batrel, ped the climax by skating section of water pipe some et in length, one end of jas placed on a platform en feet high, the other end R the floor of the stage. 5-H. Hines, who had pre- elighted the audience with n the Garden of My Heart,” pther beautiful selection, e End of Time,” which was pplauded. the most amusing features hole entertainment was 9,000 Beauty Chorus—and ‘The “ladies” of the chorus . Alexander, W. T. (ood- M. Henderson, W. T. d W. S. Irvin; the gentle- iB. O’Steen, G. F. Eaton, IRIVERS AND HARBORS GONGRESS CONVENES (Special to the Evening Telegram) Washington, Dec. 3.—Florida delegates to the National Rivers and Harbors Congress who registered at headquarters today were W, L. Straub, St. Petersburg; C. H. Wood, Miami; W. F. Hughey, Clearwater; S. F. Sherman, Apal- achicola. Numbers of the Florida delegates failed to register today. Senator Fletcher will speak this af- ternoon on “From the Mississippi to the Atlantic.” RIVER- HARBORS CONGRESS Washington, Dec. 3.—The tenth annual convention of the National Rivers and Harbors Congress of the United States opened here‘today‘ In view of the agitation going on, not only in the United States, but in European countries as well, over the iree toll provision of the Panama canal bill, and the five per cent re- bate given ships flying the American flag and engaged in the toreign ticile, as provided in the Underwood tariff bill, the convention promises to be the liveliest in the history of the organization. The program is remarkably varied and .interesting. President Wilson delivers the open- ing address and the next important speech is that of Secretary of War Garrison, under whose iirection the Bourd of Engineers, charged with river and harbor work, perform their tasks. The Dominion govern- ment is represented by Hon. John D. Hazen, minister of marine and fisheries and minister of the naval service. ¢« Now that the hoard of engineers, through its clief, General Bixby, has recommendcd the purchase of a1d Delaware canal as a part of the schcme for an inland waterway from New England to the Florida Keys, contiderable attention will be paid to that project which is now uniler course of construction. Representative John Ii. Small, of North Carolina, will address the convention on some features of the Atlantic deeper waterway, while Representative J. Hampton Moore will deliver an 1llustrated lecture on the whole subject. Senator Fletcher of Florida and Representative Burgess of Texas will tell of the waterways along the Gulf coast from the Mississippi to the Atlantic and to the Rio Grande, respectively. Representative Kelly will speak for the Ohio river, Repre- sentative Humphreys for the Missis- sippi, E. M. Clendening, secretary of the Commercial Club of Kansas City, will tell of the use belng made of the Missouri, and W. B, Thomp- son, of New Orleans, will speak on municipally-owned terminals as an essential part of the scheme for in- creasing water transportation. Senator Joges of Washington, Governor Johnson of California, and Represetative Knowland Hhave been invited to speak for the Pacific coast, and Senator Clarke of Arkan- sas, chairman of the commerce com- mittee, on waterway legislation. Mr. E. 8. Conway, of Chicago, will rep- resent the Great [Lakes, and there are speakers, for New York and New ‘England. Two evening sessions have been arranged for, one of which will be Ladies’ night. Mrs. Sarah Wil- liard Strout, president of the Wom- an’s ‘National Rivers and Harbors Congress, will preside and also make an address. Another spesker will be a representative of the General Federation of Woman's Clubs, and 8p Interesting innovation at this session will be an illustrated lecture by Mrs. Agnes Greene Fosten of Chicago, on “Some Wondrous Wa- térways.” Mrs. Foster 18 not only an authoress of note, but'a traveler as well. 3 NATIONAL TO HANG FOR DOUBLE MURDER Bradford, Pa., Dec. 3.—Rosario Gigliotti, convicted of murder in McKean county nearly two yeans ago, is sentenced to be executed here tomorrow. Gioliotti will pay the ex- treme penalty for the double mur- LIEUT G0N0 NESIs5) - SURRENDERED WITH STATE SENATOR HOBBS BILBO INDICTED BY THE GRAND JURY Are Charged With Solicting Bribes in Connection with Creation of New County’ (By Associated Press.) Jackson, Miss., Dec. 3.—The ex- pected arrest of Lieutenant Gover- nor Theodore Bilbo and the expect- ed arraignment of State Senator Hobbs at Vicksburg on charges of soliciting bribes were the sensations today in Mississippi politics. Both were indicted last night by the grand jury at Vicksburg and Hobbs is already arrested. . The indict- ments are the outgrowth of efforts to create a new county. Bilbo. saved officers the trouble of arresting him by starting for Vicksburg to surrender. He arrived here this morning, arranged for bail and departed. OEEDS FILED FOR RECORD IN POLK COUNT Furnished by Security Abstract an: Title Co., Bartow, Fla.) December 2, 1913 Lightsey & Lewis to G. A. Cop- lin. Lightsey & Lewis to Mary .. Mason. Rudolph Schwedland Foulds. ] Marion L. and E. R. Wilbur to John & Mary H. Acheson .. Walter W. Taylor to Marion L. E. R. Wilbur. John L. Thompson to W. Goodwin . J. W. Kimbrough to Marshall & Sandess. W. S. Irvin to John E. Embrich. L. M. Futch to Robert E. Bridges. Scalley & Bassett Realty Co. to Robert E. Bridges. Florida and Georgia Land Co. to Robert E. Bridges. J. D. Tillis to Holbrook & Clark. FIRE INSURANCE LAWS DENOUNCED (By Associated Press.) Washington, Dec. 3.—Laws adopted by various States since 1909 to regulate fire insurance rates were denounced as unconstitutional today in a brief filed with the Unit- ed States Supreme Court by attor- neys representing the German Al- liance Insurance Co., which is at- tacking the Kansas laws. The brief insists that insurance is a private business which the State hasn’t a right to touch. Many State laws are expected to stand or fall by the decision. to May & S. DIAZ BACK ON ACTIVE LIST (By Associated Press ) Mexico City, Dec. 3.—The Mexi- can government war department to- day published an order transferring General Porfirio Diaz, former pres- ident, from the retired to the active st LAKELAND, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 3 1913, TNEL GENEILS “HURRANG D ) FORSHEET ARE FLEEING FOR THEIR LIVES; TROOPS SENT TO INTER- CEPT THEM 1,000 Chihuahua Citizens and 2,000 Troops Flee from the Country (By Associated Press.) Juarez, Dec. 3.—It is confidently stated that seven Mexican federal generals who evacuated Chihuahua City with their troops intend seck- ing a haven in the United States. General Francisco Villa, the rebel commander, today sent more troops to intercept them. The generals de- serted Chihuahua because they did not have money to pay the troops. Two thousand soldiers and one thousand citizens of Chihuahua are! in flight toward the border headed toward Ojinaga, where it is believed they will cross the Rio Grande to Presidio. It is expected that Gen- eral Orozco and General Salzar, be- lieved to be in the party and now under indictment at El Paso charged with violating the neutrality laws, will be arrested by United States ! military authorities. TAMPICO MADE A CAPITAL (By Associate Press.) Mexico City, Dec. 3.-—The City of Tampico is officially declared the temporary capital of the state of Tamanlipas. General Rabago, who was forced to abandon Victoria, has gone to Tampico under orders to re- establish his government there. Re- | liable news of military activities is fmeagre and what is coming in is not !favorable to the government. |'GEITES ASK CONGRESS TO AP | POINT SUFFRAGE COMMITTEE g (By Associated Press ) . Washington, Dec. 3.—The wom- "an’s suffrage convention suspended |today while members moved on Congress to urge a favorable report {On the resolution creating a commit- tee on woman’'s suffrage. Dr. Anna Howard Shaw directed the argu- DEEP IN WACO, TEXAS (By Associate Press) Waco, Texas, Dec.. 3.—The Bra- z08 flood today passed all previous ‘WATEH TEN FEET records. The water in East Waco is ten feet deep in the streets and still rising. Firemen. policemen and the mili- tia worked all night get*' - people safely out of East Waco. 1f the wa- ter gets deeper it is feared lighter buildings are doomed. It has been raining steadily since Monday . The municipal authorities of Ber- lin have forbidden men to smoke while driving automobiles, ruling .|that many accidents have been idue to the practice. The tariff affecting several com- modities, which went into effdct on Dec. 1, receives its greatest public- ity through the fact that the free articles include wool. RED CROSS MEMORIAL Rumirr:n BOTH SIDES OF BASKE BALL GAME o Bartow, Dec. 3.—3ummerlin In- stitute’s basketball team defeated a team representing Lakeland on the local court Friday afternoon. Th game was warmly contested. Up to the last few seconds of play the score stood 12 to 11 in Lakeland’s favor. Bartow threw for basket. At this instant “time up” was called by Lakeland’s timekeeper. The ref- eree, the only official of the game having authority to decide in such instances, ruled that the ball was in the ‘air on the way to the basket when timekeeper's whistle blew, thus adding two points for Bartow, and making score 13 to 12 in Bar- tow’s favor. Even dLakeland’s man- ager and scorer had no authority whatsoever ot dispute the referee’s decision. The Referee’s Statement Regarding the matter of my de- cision in the basketball game be- tween ‘Bartow and Lakeland Friday, will say that the rules clearly state that if the ball is in the air when the timekeeper's: whistle is blown, and a goal results from same, the goal shall count. In Friday’s game these conditions existed, consequent ly T awarded the game to Bartow. Lakeland's timekeeper asserts that time was up five seconds before the whistle blew, Bartow’s time- keeper claims that there was ' still five seconds to play after the ball was in the basket. In the face of these two conflicting statements and the 1act that when the whistle blew the ball was on the way to the basket, I cannot see how any other {lecision would be fair, GEQ,. SEYMOUR, JR. Lakeland'’s Side of the Game The management of the Bartow team phoned the Lakeland manager that their side of the basketball game would appear in today’s Tele- gram and, in view of this fact, Mr. | Farrow gives Lakeland’s side of the affair as follows: Editor Telegram: Bartow seems unable to grasp the situation as re- gards the basketball game played there Friday afternoon of last week. So accustomed to winning and un- used to defeat, this lost game had a double effect—that of blighting Bartow’s hope for the championship of Southern Florida and at the same time erasing a little of the ego that naturally comes with a long string of victories. For the benefit of two classes of people—those who missed the game and those who missed the score—I print the .ollowing tabulated score as handed me by the official scorer— and who is the official scorer? On page 177 of the official rule book, under rule 9, we find the following words: “But one score book should be used by the two scorers, visiting scorer to do the marking.” The vis- iting scorer in this case happened to be Prof. S. B. Groom, teacher of Latin in Lakeland High school. Below is the score, just as his score card shows: First Half Lakeland—Phiplips, ~ three goals ang’ two foul goals. 8 points/ Bartofy —Seymour, two field goals. Gallimore, one foul goal. Total, 5 points. field Total, Second Half Lakeland—Phillips, two field goals and one foul goal. Total, 5 points. Bartow—Seymour, two field goals and one foul goal. Gallimore, one foul goal. Total, 6 points. Grand total for game: Lakeland, 13; Bartow, 11. Had they (Bartow) been entitled to the last goal they are claiming, the score would have been 13 to 13, and a tie. This is what the most partisan rooters of Bartow were claiming when the Lakeland team left the grounds. We are unable to find any rule whereby any one is authorized to reduce the score of either team, afy ter end of the game. If determined to have the game at all hazards, why did they not have the referee forfeit the game to Bartow, 2 to 0? This, at least, would have been a little more plausible. T was one of the officials in Fri- day’s contest and know that Lake- land scored 13 points. No. 26. 21 KILLED MND. MANY INJURED IN BOSTON FIRE CHEAP LODGING HOUSE WAS THE SCENE OF THE CONFLAGRATION Besides Those Killed, Many Were In- jured by Jumping from the Burning Building Boston, Dec. 3.—Twenty-seven men were killed early today in a fire that swept the upper floors of the Arcadia hotel, a cheap lodging house here. Scores were taken to the hos- pitals suffering burns and injuries received in jumping. Nearly all the dead bodies are mutilated beyond recognition. Men were caught in crowded bunks oy the top floors and were helpless when aroused as the stairways were already ablaze. Those in the rear sought safety by fire escapes, some walked shaky planks to a neighbaring building while others jumped to nearby roofs, Many were saved by jumping into a firemen’s net. Before the ruins had cooled two investigations were under way. One was undertaken by the grand jury who is prepared to hear testimony regarding the manner in which the fire regulations were observed. The other probe is begun by the ecity building inspector’s department. NATIONAL HOUSING CONGRESS ASSOCIATION MEETING Cincinnati, Dec. 3.—The conven- tion of the National Housing Asso- ciation which opened here today has brought together some of the most famous experts in the country to discuss living conditions and tell what success hag been made in the fight against tuberculosis and other tlread disease by a campaign of edu-- cation of the people as to the value of being properly housed. The pro- gram includes a series of noonday round-table discussions, and one afd ternoon will be devoted to showing the delegates the housing condi- tions of Cincinnati. 1In addition there will be two regular business sessions at whieh papers will be read and discussions entered into by all the workers in the cause of better housing in the United States and Canaida. NEWSPAPER FOR CHILDREN Paris, Dec. 3.—Plans are rapidly developing here, under the direction of Edmond Haracourt, for a chil- dren’s newspaper, which will ‘urn the desire for excitement, cha .ge and adventure into good, instead of bad channels. M. Haracourt asserts that infant crime is becoming more common, not only in Paris, but in the country. Children of 12 and 16 are’ committing atrocities every day —arson, burglary and murder. There are various explanations to this persistent increase—parental influences, alcoholism and tubercu- losis. Some attribute it to the non- religious education; others to the lack of any parental influence by father or mother or both. The work- ing child is thrown on the street with viclous examples, which are contagious. If a newspaper is founded, giving news and informa- tion of the sort to appeal to chil- dren, the good impulses of the young will be stimulated. e ALFALFA CROPS HOLY) STAGE v Morris, Minn., Dec. 3.—For the first time in the history of the State, corn and alfalfa, coming factors of great importance' in'Minnesota agri- culture, hold the center of the State at the “corn and alfalfa exposition” which opened here today. Alfalfa acreage has been greatly increased in western Minnesota this year and many farmers have received fine re- turns from its cultivation. r WOMEN’S COUNCIL MEETS New York, Dec. 3.—The sixth annual convention of the Council of This was a wide-open fact and no] secret at the time. e ab “the ball today with representatives o v s'.‘.ll aloutfl '; a'd:from fifteen National Women’s belng in the air” is all rift-raff, an | Home Mission Boards of evangelical not at all pertinent to the point. ’ !denomin.atlons‘ Both public and oe @{nggef Vand B the"private sessions are to be held in the (Continued on Page 4.) Fifth Avenue Baptist church. Hing, W. W. McLain, and pore. Solomon in all his B not arrayed as one of female impersonators, es- being costumed in a atrik- der of Grace Bigler and Anthony Kohnen in Bradford. The tragedy The beautiful memorial building to'the heroic women of the north and Women for Home Missions opened : south, who during the Civil war ministered to the sick, the wounded and dy- Wwas enacted at the home of the|ing, which'is to be erected in Washington at a cost of $500,000. Congress has | womah on Johnson street when Gig-| appropriated $350,000 of this and the balance will be raised by uubscrlpuon.) liotti, finding Kohnen in company| The building will house the executive offices of the Red Cross and be the| of the woman became enraged with headquarters in America of the Red Cross work. jealouBy and shot both. ntinued on Page 4.)