Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, January 26, 1914, Page 1

10 ORGANIE 10 REDUGE H. €, 0F | (By \nsocmtod Press) Washington, Jan. 26.—The de- partment of agriculture proposes to organize boys' pig clubs in the U H N |A Southern States to reduce the high cost of living., Tpe object is to RAL Cl"'IES INCLUDING | have farmers raise enough meat for TA BARBARA, ARE CUT home consumption 0}‘ IROM THE WORLD MG STORN SHIPPERS TO BE HIARD Rain and Wind Prevails; So| ON FREIGHT RATES INCREASE | No Loss of Lives Have Becn ‘ RN | Reported Washington, Jan. 26-_The inter : ftate commeree commission expects Be \ssociated Press) todav to hear shippers in opposition | San x.xnxmo Jan. 26.—South to the proposed increase of 3 per california is being swept by the jeent in freight rates by the eastern [ ailtoads. The shippers are repro- st storm in years. Santa Bar- o Ventura and Oxna are cut off ited by couneil and many will ap- vear personally and facts and figures o the world, railroads are badly | 3 ¢ L qged and wires are down. There VIll be presented in opposition to pott the ap ™ A o s heavy rainfall and more is ex- F" b The railroads claim i No loss of life has been | "' they must raise the rates be . .d 7 cause of the recent increase in WIEC | Wages e F OEAJ; TWO INJURED AT AUGUSTA 0GS AND LIVE STOCK IN COLLEGE Council Bluffs, Towa, Jan. 26. At the lowa State ( nlh ce today one (By Associated Press) of the features of practical instrue wugusta, Ga. Jan. 26.—Twoltion in annual Pottawattamie coun- iren of Dr. T. J. Whitelaw were |ty short course was the introduction wred when their father's automo-|c¢’ the hoss and cattle and other p skidded vesterday. They will[live stock o8 specimens of the spe over put Mrs. (. L. Norman died |cial clagses in domestic farming, bn ininries resulting from the{crop work and gencral study. A car- ident . load of cattle was provided by Ames for use in teaching the students. CAMPAGNING AGAINST WOMAN BUFFRAGE [PORT ON 'FRISCO RECEIV- ERSHIP GOES\TO SENATE (By Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 26.—The in Istate commerce commission report | its investigation of the! Frisco lroad system receivemship, Hl.il(l!' (By Associated Press.) rsponse to a Senate resolution. Washington, Jan. 26.—Mrs. Ar- u sent to Congress today. The re- thur M. Dodgze, president of the Na- it says the Senate resolution doest ;,.; \ssociation to oppose Woman COOLED ENROUTE EAST (By Associated Press) Washington, Jan. 26.—The in- pstate commerce commission order ! liring trans-continental roads to force the ballot on American wom anhood. GERMANS TO HONOR SCOTSMAN it California orange shippers to| yiiwaukee, Jan. 26 - The Scotch ol fruit going east and limit- poet, Robert Burns, will be remem g the charge for the use of cars in bered by Milwaukee Scotsmen today, e pre-cooling stage to $7.50 was the 155 anniversary of his birth. A ield today by the Supreme Court. panquet will be given by the St. = Andrews Society in the Colonial [TTR & room of the Plankinton' Hotel to-| AGETTES PARTICL night PATE IN A REAL SHOW i DALLAS, SAN ANTONIO AND New York, Jan. 26.—This week HOUSTON POPULATION CONTEST t branches of the Woman's Suf- Jige party, representing New York| I New York State and New Jer- San Antonio, Tex.. Jan. 26.—Of ficials of San Antonio expect this to " Will hold desnonstrations and|pe the most important week in the e benefit performances at the|organized effort to obtain a larger folodrome. The first two organi-|pumber of poll tax rates than Dal- lons wily have the large play-|las or Houston. The competition jes closes this between the three cit anvass of the A systematic ( Numbers of volun- and the receiving ' today and tomorrow and New “!'.dole;:alion will take posses- o \\odnesda.\'. Fifty selected suf- [ettes—each one a beauty—will e week city is planned. workers are ATy is toer neces bart in each performance, |chamber of commer chinz on the stage in the scenel!many offers of aid. Business men the ereat play, “America,” being |and ‘officials are working together to Huced there, participating in the |achicve success nle depicting a suffrage demon- ’~—~—'—S‘ [ ‘mong those who will make N RELATION I debut on this occasloh are Inez e WITH THE FAR EAST holland, Gen, Rosalie Jones, - ‘ : 'hfi marchers to Albany re-| Jans 86, = RetIBA Y. Col. 1da Craft, Corporal the princ ;"f‘ ‘:"“"l‘"f‘ Ken of her staff and Mrs. R. | ( - e g o Aslatlo Age o R ¢ ssion of | N“\,A PLANS TO KEEP B e POULTRY MONEY IN STATE '~ ') vhich was| ir Mont., Jan. —The ¢ 1 to . ! topic of discussion at the """ t nd com- *;::]-. State poultry exhibition [& PrOY nd exchan £an here today was devoted |’ : 1the and means of preventing|''® of the State from sending|'! e ‘1 $3.000,000, which is paid| TN ‘ . Ikl TVENTION OF | i» for poutry produets, into BIG CONVERTICH (b 4wz rroN ales. It is the consensus of s ; " of State poultry raisers that o The Tn-| 4D of money should be kept] ! { Brith. the| ¢ State, \tion in the HALF PUN- vew Jersey. Delaware, _ISHMENT ENOUGH ‘ot Virzinia and Pennsylvania, is| ke <+ hiennial session here today. The n";‘i'l"llln Jan. 26. —-Eddle"” oation has branches in nnm‘l_\‘! V. the alleged confidence man |OT=i01 lized country and many ecivill elegates are present. Fl?ser with other organizations “‘fl Friday morning in connec-, ‘th an allege attempt to rob‘ff""’l o de - Langhea rre Haute, | 11120¢° e order and 'og ;» 00081 - ;fkTeb . n the|and the betterment r:vf th Ohe i leston b e B 'nle\‘ation of its position in t races, was last Saturday police affairs is tion. the keynote of the conven: : m © 086d $200 1 the PIBCLUBS py all “for expressions of opinion |y .. it is ed will carry Suffrage, it is announced will carry g i A rcommendation..” the campaign into all the Southerh fanent \fllllmm o tlayes s who A : severely injured. P @ dume it a0 ) Hindley, who tried to escape, was ORNIA ORANGES TO BE per cent of the women are trying to = s R captured and the authonit{es pro- S N TR P ¥ Bt LAKKLAND, FLORIDA, MONDAY, JAN. 26, 1914, FOLLOW LAW N DRAWING JURY THIS IS THE CHARGE MADE TO- DAY BY THE COUNSEL OF GREENE & GAYNOR No Member Resided Within 150 Miles of Savannah, Declared Attorney Lawrence (By Savannah, Lawrence, od Greene Associated Press) Jan. 26.—Alex A. an attorney who defend- and Gaynor, testified to o arrested here in connection with dy- ER DID NOT TAMPA STORE WRECKED B DYNAMITE TWO ITALIANS NOW UNDER AR REST CHARGED WITH THE CRIME Explosion Occurred at Midnight and Created Wild Commotion; No One Was Killed (By Associated Press.) Fla., Jan. 26.——Guillo Biglion Giusseppe were Tampa, ario and day that in his opinion Judge Speer namiting the store of P. Aulica, a never drew the jury according togrocer, last night. The wrecked law. He claimed that the Green!store caught fire and séveral nearby and Gaynor jury was drawn as “con- vieting jury” and that no member |plosion. including two churches. resided within 150 miles of Savan- In the belief that the explosion nah. The investization of the dis-|may have ben of incendiary origin, trict congressional committee san here this morning and continues'eXxamination. | thought ,su',m"hin;: to do with the allezed dy- namiting clnerks and drivers stores of West Tampa and Ybor City all week. DEFUNCT BANK PRE- PARING FOR DIVIDEND Milwaukee, Jan. 26.—Today is the closing day set aside hy Mr. Geilfuss, deputy bank commission and receiver for the defunet Citi- zens' Savings Bank. the receiver shows assets of a book value of $1,358 276.57 The divi- dend will be speedily arranged for. TO STAND TRIAL FOR RUNNING AWAY AFTER AUTO ACCIDENT e R White Plains, Jan. 26.—William Hindley will be brought to trial to- day charged with having feloniously left the place of accident without having given his name, place of res- idence and so forth, after having collided in his automobile with the pose to make an example of his case in attempting to violate the new law, which requires drivers of ma- chines in an accident to give their full name, address, ete. TO SHIP BUTTER 12,000 MILES Associated Press) Jan. 26.-—As a result of the reduction of the tariff, 'butter made 12.000 miles distant, in New Zealand, on sale, here (By Chicago, is to be placed CHINESE ART ON EXHIBITION Re e New York Jan. 26.—A collec-| . tion of (hlllf’\l paintings was ])]d(l‘(h on exhibition today in the Metropol- itan Art Museum, following ap il-| lustrated lecture on “The Develop ment of Chinege Paintings,” by Dr. John C. Ferguson of Pekin. The ex hibition shows great progress in the fine arts by the Mongolians. i | brildings were damaged by be.’ofl‘(-ors last night started a thorough weeks. dynamited in Ybor City, Ihave so far been unable to place the The report of | blame for the act. :S(‘('ll[‘l' Civil Service commission. ' decide tion further friction will be avoided. the ex- Labor conditions were last night to have had the place, m of as the groeery Latin have been on strike for several Some time ago a store was but officers U. S. WANTS NEEDLE- WOMEN AT $3 PER DAY Philadelphia, Jan. 26-—Ixamina- tions are being held here today to needlewomen by the U. S. They are wanted to do expert work in the re pairing of flags of great historic value. Uncle Sam will pay them $3 per day. RICH RAISE FUNDS FOR POOR STAGE CHILDREN INew York, Jan. 26.—At the Ho- tel Astor this afternoon an enor- mous hridge and euchre is being held for the benefit of the “State Children's Fund.’” The police will not interfere and the stakes will be unlimited right in the heart of New York. Society is thus invited to play in public as it does in p-iva‘e and ‘“‘clubs” and for the first timne will the skill and nerve of the play- ers be matter public observa- tion. a of GARMENT WORKERS ANXIOUS New York, Jan. 26.-—The joint hoard of arbitration met today to the matter of the retention of Dr. Isaac A. Hourwich as chief clerk of the Union. The arbitra- board consists of Louis D. Jrandeis of Boston, Hamilton Holt, representing the manufacturers, Dr. Walter Weyl representing the cloak makers, with Dr. Moskowitz secre- tary. It is hoped that a strike or Irwin Maxwell Gregg and Grace Margaret Knoll were the first man and woman to be married under the new eugenic law of Wisconsin, which requires that every perscn entering matrimony health. Mr. Gregg is director of the Mil all round athlete. have a physician’s certiiicate of good watkee Y. M. C. A. and his bride is an PRISONER PAROLED 10 CARE FOR FAMILY (By Assoclated Press.) Mobile, Ala., Jan. 26.—J. Lee Sille, serving ten years for murder, was paroled by the governor because his father-in-law died, leaving the prisoner’'s family without support. PRESIDENT SAYS REPORT 1S “INTERESTING FICTION (By Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 26.—President Wilson today characterized as “in- teresting fiction” the published re- ports that Admiral Fletcher had landed marines at Vera Cruz to keep open the road to Mexico City in'the event the administration of Huerta collapsed. The White House point of view is that the Huerta govern- ment is undergoing ‘‘natural de- cay." LAND CLAIMS IN ALABAMA CONFIRMED Associated Press.) Jan. 26.--The Su- preme court to confirmed land claims of thousands of individuals and corporations Alabama to take 250,000 acres of school land. The act conferring title to occupants af- ter twenty years residence was up- held . (By Washington, MAY CREATE A COMMIS- SION TO INVESTIGATE FED* ERAL AID TO GOOD ROADS (By Associated Press) Washington, Jan. 26.-—Senator Bankhead, of Alabama, introduced today a resolution to create a com- mission of five members to investi- gate federal aid to good roads. SAVANNAH - SHOOTING GASE A MYSTERY (By Associated Press.) vannah, Ga., Jan. 26.—The condition of Neal Palmer, of Birm- ingham, mysteriously wounded yes- terday by a pistol, remains serious today. Mrs. E. J. Andrews is still in custody, but there is no specific charge against her. Palmer is said to have added a new version today to various stories of the shooting. He claims now that he was acci- entally wounded while scuffling with Mrs. Andrews for possession of a pistol. The police claim that the narratives of the shooting by Mrs. Andrew and Palmer are conflicting. ATLANTIC FLEET BEGIN MANOEUVRES (‘viebra, Porto Rico, Jan. 26.— The Atlantic fleet today engaged in advance base manoeuvres with the marine brigade here. Under orders from Secretary Danlels the fleet will remain here until the last of the month when they will go to Gaun- tanamo if the smallpox epidemic has abated, or continue at Cuacanayabo bay on the south coast of Cuba. WANTS $80,000 DAMAGES FROM PENSACOLA JOURNAL Pensacola, Jan. 26.—Four suits aggregating $80,000 were filed last Thursday afternoon in the Circuit Court against the publishers of the Pensacola Journal and the Journal Publishing Co. by F. M. Blount Construction Co. The declarations were not filed, but W. A. Blount of the firm of Blount & Carter, who| filed the suits, is quoted as saying that the suits were for alleged libel and were based wpon the matter published in the paper named nearly two years ago in connection with the claim of the Blount Construs- tion Co. against this county in the matter of a large county jail con- tract. Mr. Blount is also quoted as asserting that the suits were also nased upon “various comments, di- and indirect, concerning the Blount Construction Co. and involy- ing F. M. Blount since that time,” in reference to the county jail mat- ter. rect Two hundred magnetic arc lamps are to be added to Jacksonville’s street lighting system. The new lights are four ampere lamps of 1,000 canle-power. A pickpocket relieved a visitor in Orlando of a purse containing $75 a few evenings ago.. G TELEGRAM PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST PART OF THE BEST STATE R AN e s e No. 69 TFOUR KLLED IN WREGK AT JAGKSON MICH. IT IS BELIEVED THAT TWO OTH" ERS ARE BURIED UNDER THE WRECKAGE Eleven Persons Are Injured; Wreck Caused by Head'On Collision of Two Trains (By Associated Press) Jackson Mich., Jan. 26.—Until the debris is cleared away it is im- possible to tell the fatalities result- ing from the head-on collision om the Michigan Central near here last night. There are four known dead and it is believed two are buried in the wreckage and ele\en more in- injured. 9 000 PEOPLE HEARD STUART LEGTURE Rev. R. Stuart, the noted temperance lecturer Knoygville. Tenn., was greeted by an immense audience last night which complete- ly filled every available space in lLakeland's great Auditorium. Exer- cises were announced to begin at 7:30, but long before that hour the Geo. of house was crowded to its capacity, over 2,000 persons being inside the building and hundreds were turned away for lack of seats. sisting of the resident pastors, and voices from all the churches, also ture, Rev. J. B. Ley, chairman of gram, “Help Somebody Today.’” The Dr. Gavin of the Baptist church. ida on a similar occasion, He spoke ' On the platform there were ar- ‘ranm‘d a reception committee, con- a number of prominent business men. The union choir, composed of occupled platform seats, Promptly on the minute, after a musical over- the platform committee, announced the first number on the song Ppro- vast audience arose and after sing- ing the hymn, bowed their heads while they were led in prayer by After the opining exercises had been concluded, Mr. Ley introduced Dr. Crooke the State superintend- ent of the Auti-Saloon League. Dr. C'rooke in a few well chosen words felicitated the city on the splendid laudience before him declaring it to be the finest ever gathered ipn Flor- briefly on the work, successes and plans of the league, and then he an- nounced the speaker of the evening, Rev. Geo. R. Stuart. While a pas- tor in the city of Knoxville, Tenn., Dr. Stuart finds time, or makes time to go from one end of the land to another paying his respects to the liquor trafic in such virile and forceful terms that he leaves not the shadow of doubt in the minds of his auditors as to who and what he is talking about. Notwithstanding the fact that he had to appear supper- less, and after a day of labor, hav- ing delivered two addresses {n Tam- pa_ and ridden in an auto from that city after 5 o’clock,! the speaker held his audience in almost breath- less attention for more than an hour, eliciting frequent bursts of laughter or applause. At the close of his address an offering was taken for the furtherance of the work. Dr. Stuart is accompanied in his tour by his wife, a lady of charming personality, and by Dr. and Mrs. Crooke. They go today to Bartow, | where a rally is planned for tonight, {On tomorrow night he speaks for the prohibitionists in St. Peters- |burg, where a county fight is now on. Speaking of Lakeland and the great crowd at the Auditorium, a gentleman who has lived in “wet” and “dry” towns both in the last few vears and witnessed the differ- ence in the general character of growth and prosperity, was heard to remark on the splendid gathering, with laconic expressivenegs: ‘“Lake- land is, because the saloon is not.” N The furniture is being installed in Hernando county’s new court house at Brooksville, —_— The town commissioners of Lake Worth were authorized, at a mass meeting, to advertise for bids for a telephone franchise for that place.,