Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, December 26, 1913, Page 1

PUBLISHE D IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST PART OF THE BEST STA ORTNAG 2000 STotE TN FOM THERTER I .Y, (By New York, Dec, sand dollars, receipts of the Christ- mas day performance, rn?m the Orpheum theater hox office this morning by four men who hid P OSSO I LAKELAND LAKELAND, FLORIDA. FRIDAY, DEC. 26, 1913, Assoclated Press.) 26.—Two thou- were stolen gE DAY WAS OBSERVED WITH under balcony seats last night. They FITTING EXERCISES IN ALL THE CHURCHES nta Claus Was Good to All; and Everybody Was Joyous and Happy Christmas was fittingly observed the people of Lakeland yesterday, Senator overpowered the watchman, pried the door off its hinges, robbed the safe and escaped. ROOT TO SPEAKX IN CHICAGO Chicago, Dec. 26.—United States Root, awarded the Nobel peace prize of who was recently d it goes down into history as one $40,000, will be the principal speak- the most happy and pleasant that'er at the fourteenth annual meeting s ever been enjoyed in this city. jof the Philadelphia national legal Large crowds thronged the streets fraternity which began here today bristmas eve, despite the inclement!at the Hotel LaSalle. Witn .\'mmm.r eather, many purchasing the last Root there will be as speakers Jus its with which to remember loved tice 0. N. o8, aus ace Jks. Although a high wind, accom nied by rain in the morninz, pre- iled yesterday, the day was pleas- Carter of the Illinois Su- and others out to see Santa.preme Court, Justice Oliver Wendell as he went from place to Holmes of the United States Supreme giving pleasure to the little Court and Mitchell D. Follansbee of Chicazo ptly spent indoors, many enjoying e pleasures family reunions bring, bd the usual accompaniment there _a sumvtuous dinner, in which e time-honored turkey played a ost important part. In the after- bon the sun came out brightly and the cocler any were ont enjovin: ather, just a cuffieient touch of Dewey cele kinter being in the air to remind one " coniine at it was really Christmas. All the stores of the eity, with the Doard By Washington, his dutioes 11 brated his as nresident of the n 5 76 TODAY \srociated Pr Dec ) 26, \dmiral TGth work early to discha al received many coneratu ception of the cool drink parlors, latory telegrams, sed at noon, thus enabling all to ve a partial day of rest. The groc- y stores remained closed all day. The following is the way in which e churches observed the day: At the First Baptist Church A large crowd gathered last night ! the First Baptist church to wit- Jacksonville, ! s "States Senator Duncan U. Fletcher, | Methods of maintainance and soil fm- | FLETCIIER TALKS OF “OUR NEXT GREAT TASK" Dec 26, United who has come home to spend three|Proveme DISPUTNG A5 birthday | T0 0 A BUM THE 6K CHRISTMAS EVE COSTING MANY LIVES Practical Joker Cried “Fire” and In' stantly Hundreds Were Trampled Under Foot and 71 Killed (By Associated Press.) Calumet, Mich., Dec. 26.—While four separate i nvestigations of the Christmas disaster in which seventy- two people, mostly children, were killed, are going on, a dispute is be- in2 waged as to who should bury the dead. Peacemakers today tried to settle the strike which has lasted united in grief, did not thought to the labor battle. (By Associated Press. ) give a Washington, Dec. 26. -Secretary of £.abor Wilson today ordered John 3. Densmore, the department solici- tor, to Calnmet, Mich., to assist in all possihle haste in sottling the cop- per strike. The seeretary said he thouzht the Christmas tragedy was a matter for State investigation, FARMERS T0 LEARN NEW SECRETS Erie, Pa., Dec. 26.--Farmers’ week at the Pennsylvania State Col- lege, which began today will be con- tinued upon the most elaborate plan in the history of these gatherings. nt, animal husbandry, dairy- ing and horticulture will be given % the Christmas exercises by the Wweeks, was seen yesterday at the TR e e e inday school, which were in large Windsor hotel and in an intervie S Rl P rt carried out by the little tots of spoke interestingly on several impor- e school . fally decorated for the occasion, ndsomely laden tree. the program: Song-—Congregation. Pra —~Dr. Gavin. Song--Sunbeams. Recitation—Ralph Davis. Recitation—Helen Combs. Junior B. Y. P. U. tation—Hazel Padrick. Recitation—Essie Tucker. nz-—(Clare Spear, Ielen Combs. Dialogue—Primary department. when At the First Methodist Church. (hristmas eve appropriate Christ-|min icling bells, distributed candy | the children. The tree was beau-|! llly decorated and filled with pres-| s and also a house from which P ita Clans came. The following | This s the program: frmn- -Joy to the World. Lord’s Prayer. Kng by Children—A Merry Chime. has Recitation—When ~ Santa pries, Ilelen Skipper. Song-Tuther’s Cradle Hymn. s, by oy Thomison. Yme-it Santa Clause Was Pa, by lliam Norvell. Recitation—By Sara Trammell. N The Christmas Blessing, by | Vera McRae and Children. | ion—Eva Louise Tweedell he ha thi Al Saints Episcopal autiful services were held Il S2ints Episcopal church, one| midnight service on Christ-' and the other at 10 o'clock | Two Stmis morning. The following, be program of the midnight ser- Proces Al sional Hymn—O, Come thinl, Adeste Fideles. Flelson. S oria Tibi, NED ‘ APANESE DIET OPENED ma Kot . B Adiam T T Y THE EMPEROR T ey of B, . am. A “'n-~Calm on the Listening Far By Associated Press) Nigh+ Tune, St. Agnes. PR Mertope D ‘them—Hark! the Herald Angels m‘ mp 5y X . Wheaton Read. m hasiz fllyfauR it f“‘?ntatlon Y 1€ ZI‘ & the powers, the importance of Mictus—Key of F., F. Adlam. jtwee n th th England Beharistie Hymn—O, Little Town (Continued on Page 4.) jus have s exercises were held at the First|lonse tholist church. Santa Claus, with |Committecs, L i to bill for the establishment of a sys j Recitation—The Signs of Christ- | this €h and the nation's |a Japa iand spoke cordially | 1ations with China. | after the program presents were | tor Fletcher, nded out to each pupil from a:«hn'inu the few short vacations have The follow- | kept me almost continuougly out of I Florida attending to the publie busi-! {negs since March, 1909. first opportunity to run down home and intend to spend the recess time in the State. to return | soon atter the renort of the in his hands some ten days ago. ation—Marguerite Lumpkin. | tozether and : [ conclude the report and 1 will pre-| {gent it to the Senate and Congress- , Moss will present it to It | commission lementary to our financial system [time accommodations with lof interest feature, ‘ been discriminated Claus fifty years under our "on an equal footine |industries. 1 (Coneress met pres his views on to place a powers of leadershi nese alllance Wi The church was beau- ' tant questions. “These extra sessious,” said Sena- “and committee work I seized the 1 will have 8, Jan o 18 ent is ready to let the tentative United States commis we will then the will g0 to the respective including the proposed om of farm land banks whic! the will recommend, as sup 1 i | will involve provisions for lonsg| low the with investigation The be ‘our next ecame the ire us laved since 1 ANDREW DON'T LIKE COMMITTEE'S REPORT vcsociated Press.) fpp. 9 And I the I 1at S nt A, ® of Japanese Te NWSY NOTES FAON LIE HOLLINGSNORTH The community was greatly grieved v the death of our dear friend and neighbor, Mr. W. I, Clifford. Colonel Clifford was a grand man, of sterling qualities, and a Christian |ery aracter in every sense of the word, in- |l 1‘ e was one who took a great terest in the anbuilding of the com- munity, and vas very much interest Elizabeth |sion on rural eredits which we placed | i e sehool and Sunday school, latter being one of the last places lehairman, T will call the ""“'“."’“'I“h- attended finally | tie will be greatly missed, and es neeially by the young folks, of whom [ he was a ereat favorite The family have the deep sympathy of the whole community . | lasses No. 1 and 2 of the Sunday |school elosed their three months contest last Sunday There. were ltwo prizes offered in each class for at- Itendance, punctuality. lessons and leportment. No. 1 Mand Skinner, second to Car] d.ow- In class No. 2 first prize went to Myrtie Barrett and second to Pearl In class first prize went to Lowery. \s (hristmas members of different families think [of the old home and old associations, and they begin to come home and <pend their Christmas with father time approaches and mother. Mr. 8. Skinner is expeeting about forty of his children and grandehil- 1wen to eat Christmas dinner with M li after a sick spell i8 ( azain. | Jacl gzetting to n as we saw ket ot ome of Mr. W, A \fr. Lee Bennett is spending the his family. T - school gave a Christ- sinment Tuesday nizht to mbers of the school. A nice after which rendared T was ~ was nnloaded of its presents «which thers were many. All re- nort a zood time. j T RN Perry will start a peot in music on Friday night and d like to see a ~rowd who we wonl SCRIBE. CALUMET, MICH., TRAGEDY ON; many months.. The warring factions, | i : Bl {these are the selection of the federal |, itentiarics. TE 10 PAGES No. 44 PRESIDEAT 15 TAKING NINE HOURS SLEFP IS NOW AT PASS CHRISTIAN, MISS., WHERE HE IS TALK TAKING NEEDED REST He Probably Will Not Select the Fed- eral Reserve Board for Sixty Days Yet (By Associated Press.) Pass Christian, Miss., Dec. 26.— President Wilson has mapped out the following program of rest and recre- ation while here: He will sleep nine hours, golf in the morning, clear up {correspondence at noon, auto with "his family later and spend evenings reading. {regain rugged health. tant matters will occupy his mind; ,reserve board personncl and writing 'a special address to Congress dealing | ywith the regulation of trusts. 1 n se- w'lo('tin;.: the federal reserve board it is believed he will employ the same pro- cess he used in selecting his cabinet. It is thought there will not he any | nominations until the sixty days al- lowed by law have about expired, In drafting the address it is thought the president will lay stress on l)u-i i increasing desire ofbusiness reorganize their concerns in conform- | ‘il,\' with the Sherman law. A recom- mendation to put in force an inter-| state trade commission is also be- lieved likely. This commission wonld "not have regulatory powers but would merely be a bureau of information (and investigation assisting the courts by observing whether dissolution de- lcerees are actually obeyed. The pres- 'ident expects to deliver an address !immediately after the holidays, prob- ably Jan. 19, after canvassing the subjeet with his official family. IREBELS DESTROY FECECAL TRHINS (By Assceiated Press.) Washington, Dee. 26. -The State ‘II“IIJ”"IIN‘H( has learned that the reh- “els yesterday destroyed a .\Il'\i(‘illll convoy train, Killing thirty The Tampico situation is re- | {perted unchanged. ' AFTER THE DRUGLESS DOCTORS 1S ST. PETE| federal seven Fla., Dec. 26. INine chiropractors or drugless doc- | tors have heen arrested here as a re- sult of a campaien of medical doe- | (tors to drive the members of the new school ont of the State. Attorney J. S. Mullen, prosecutor of Pinellas county, swore out the warrants de- the fact that a new law gives the chiropractors the right to prac- tice in this State without a license. St. Petershurg ite In that way he hopes to' men to s Ldrowning the brother state | who attempted to EHRISTOAS ML HEAYY AT WHITE House Washington, Dec. 26.— The task of White House postmen yesterday wasn't easy. Postal officials say the Christmas mail there yesterday was the biggest ever known, and Secre- tary ;I‘umulty was swamped. A ma- jority of the letters were messages containing good wishes for the pres- ident. JUST A NATURAL BORN THIEF Portland, Ore., Dec. 26.—Richard Mills, a Carlisle Indian school grad- uate, a Sioux, and owner of a 640- acre farm in Nebraska, was arrested here today, charged with the robbery of five houses in Portland within the last month. More than $1,000 worth of loot was found in his room, and nearly all of it has been identi- fied as stolen. Mills is prosperous, but detectives say he is a natural Two impor-{thief, and has served time for rob- thory in Washineton and Montana tlly refused to talk. STORM SWEEPS NEW JERSEY GOAST (By Associated Press.) Scabright, N 16, Doee 26—\ BROTHER WAS DROWNED Jacksonville, Dee. 26, —J. R. Rutland, of Auburn, Ala., who is .pmfuxsor of English in the Alabama was in the city yesterday and desirous of any Polytechnic Institute, possible information as to the report of the drowning of his brother, H. T. Rutland, of Tampa, an attorney, who, with an unknown companion, were reported as having drowned off the gulf coast, near (‘edar Key, last Mon- day afternoon. Considerable mys- thie inability Jous telegre to get answers Lo nu ms sent by the visitor in the city sterday and by his brother, J. B. Rutland, &t present an instructor in the IFlorida State ‘l'ni\wru‘illx at Ganesvine SR Rutland passed throngh the city yes- terday on his way to Cedar Kev from Auburn, Ala., to the short account of the investizpate ase., In a In jail, Mills s(oiv-' {land, and with i ! tery is added to the affair owing tn' iS5 BONACK - TOBEQUEEN, 00 RANE KING THESE TWO0 POPULAR YOUNG PEOPLE T0 THUS OFFICIATE AT CITY'S CELEBRATION Were Found to Be the Winners in the Contest Which Closed Wednesday Night The contest for the King and Queen of the Carnival came to a sue- cessful close Saturday night, at which time the votes were counted and it was found that Mr. Ossian W, Drane had been elected King, and Miss Dora Bonacker chosen Queen, the final vote being as follows: For King D) R S RSP 4,349 (0L HTN B P St SR S 1,109 For Queen Miss Dora Bonucker.......... 4,395 1 Miss Ruth Sbipper \ a2reat deal of interest was evineed in the contest, each of the fcontestants having a large number of jfriends were working hard to place them in first place; however, the race was free from all unpleas- antuess that sometimes marks such contests, which was a most pleasing feature. 0. W. |ip D who orm which reached the Jersey Miss Bonacker, who was elected coast this morning destroyed many Queen of Lakeland's thirtieth anni- fishermen's homes. No lives were versary celebration, is very deseryv- lost. ing of the honor which will be hers, it being the first child born in the city, WANTS TO KNOW IF HIS tand one of Lakeland's loveliest and most popular girls. Mr. Drane was also one of the first born in Lake- Miss Bonacker will carry off the honors of the day with becoming dignity. Miss Ruth Skipper made a fine race for Queen, lacking only 834 votes of putting her in first place, which attests to her popularity, and, although she will not be the Queen of the Carnival, she is one of Lake- land’s fairest young daughters, and is receiving congratulations of her many friends on making so splendid a race, Mr. Chunn received a fine compli- mentary vote fer King, and every- body agrees that he would have made a very handsome dignitary and carried off the honors in the latest approved fashion, but he was unfor- tunate in not having been one of Lakeland's first-born. LAXELAND MILITARY BAND thut he wis informed telegram from a man by the name of N, { Ocala that . T. Rutland and an throrsh a Brown junknown man left Cedar Key in a scen by Short- seen by the fishermen, craft and last fishermen battling the waves small were ly after being g0 to the resene of the all attempts men, they disappeared, and to save them proved Bach gave $100 hond and the trials were for €ome time in January. } Those under arrest will defend them selves on the ground that they are| not practicing medicine at all, since | The medical men | sot they use no drugs. gay that anyone who gives treatment for disease and accepts remuneration therefor is practicing medicine, WIRELESS REPORTS SAY SCHOONER 1S SAFE, (Dy Acsociated Press.) i Washington, Dee. 26 Wireless | reports from the revenue cntter Sem- | inole says that the schooner Auzusta | last \W. Snow, reported distressed off NO ADDITIONAL BODIES night Diamond Shoals, was safe on her wayv FOUND TODAY A cirted Pr i No additional n recovered from the rloced tord Ti factor: at the foot of Mount Vesuvius, fourteen employes killed and five fatally injured The canse of | the explosion is nnknown were MRS. BURLESON'S TANGO TEA Washington, Dee. 26.—Mrs. Burl- eson of the postmaster general, whoese voung davzhters, Misses Luey and Sidney, are tango experts, is giv ine a tango tea this afternoon, which | good, giving them ten days in which , assistance No reply was received and|during his stay in the Hermit king- attend for mutual improvement. is expected to be one of the most bril- i to act ! liant of the holiday season. froitless. WANTS LODGING HOUSE LAW 26, Almost as soon as the Missonri General As-| Hotel Dillard will try to have a law passed giving health boards all! over the State full supervision over the manner in which lodging houses St. Louis, Mo., Dee. sembly meets, State Joseph G. of the cheapest variety are condueted. | Christmas present On Nov. 4 Dr. Starkloff started a RECEIVES XMAS PRESENT liditor Telegram: The band has dispensing musie this week, giving each night street concerts in front of the Grand theater. W e have a few friends on that side of town, been and they elaim they do not get a chanee to the hear the concerts we play in the park. As there is no band stand in the park, and we have to stand up anyway, starting on the first of the new year the band will spread their all Watch us on the day of lebhration. week the park in endeavor to nmusic over town Lakeland's o will after- the concert the Once cach be given in Inspector | noon, and at night we will give a crowded honges, but fonnd none of the exist-| him sufficient powers| provisions he! crusade against ing laws ga\v( to compel the sanitars desires. The health board may draft| wnd k passage of a city ordinance ( ine “weneral nuisances,” under hich improperly condueted lodeing houses uld come PENSACOTA SUES SURETY COMPANY FOR $150,000 g 106l Ty ) The eity of Pensacola has entered snit for 3150, 000 azainst the surety companies on the bond of the Pensacola State bank, h was the city depository when 1 with nearly $159,000 of the it fe city's money in its vaults. The Mary- ind Casnalty Co. was sued for $90, ind the Fidelity and C alty o 860 000 tecently the it:\' lemanded the bank’s sureties to pro duce the money for which they stood the suits were brought, Todging | $5 street concert under the sgpreading ystem. The band was surprised when playing Christmas night to receive a (we did not ex- pect to receive any) in the shape of a bill from Mr. I'co. This gentle- man while not an American says that he likes good music. Thank you Mr. Feo. The band always is pleased to hear remarks of appreciation and remarks are up doubly appreciate when these hacked financially we them [ am ordering with this pres- ent 35 worth of musi ch the band will do their best to spread iroiind town as soon as they can play it R. G. PATERSON, Manager. BRINGS KOREAN SPECIMENS Dee, 26 Prof. erick Starr, University of n anthropolgist, is due here to- on the steamer Hongkong and is expected to show many exun..its gath- his trip of investigation Korea The expedition I8 said to have heen unusnally success- and Prof. Starr received great from Japanese officlals Francisco, San od the Chie, day ered in through ful dom B S . o T T ——