Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, March 10, 1914, Page 1

TELE EN PAGES LUME I o p—— LAKELAND, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1914. NDERBL DTN 0ES 10 CORIELIS . VANDERBILT LEFT HIS NTIRE ESTATE TO FAMILY OF HIS BROTHER - Male Heirs in His Own Family fade Cornelins Heir to His * Vast Fortune i v - L v i (By Assoclated Press.) w York, March 10—The estate sorge W. Vanderbilt, who died 1y, goes to Cornelius Vander- T provision made in the will e former’s father, William H. . erbilt, provided that if George ;'lled without male heirs, as was __ase, the property should revert e family of Cornelius. This in- Ns the Vanderbilt mansion on avenue, art treasures and ¢ m dollars outright. a +EAL ESTATE TRANSFERS of transfers furnished by the . turity, Abstraet & Title (.) March 9, 1914 D. Dishong to C. D. Good- B Smith et al. to J. Emory "“"0. Flood et al. to J. Emory My, Seally to E. O. Hendrix. = ,, Morrison to F. 1. Stone. " is Baxley to Sarah J. Baxley. sm, Hickok to Charles W, e Mark, V. Scally and others to Mary Ison. D. Nelsen to V. . Palmer. man Realty Company to C. Dai/twmack. @well Brooks to W, (. thin: S. Solman, Jr., to W. Floog and Ed- H. 't E. Hartshorn to Minnie B. INVESTIGATORS TO RETURN TO WASHINGTON (By Associated Press.) Chicago, March 10.—Members of committees in Congress which have been investigating strike conditions in Michigan and Colorado, expect to leave here for Washington tonight. It will be several weeks before their report are ready for presentation. The Michigan committee of inquiry is engaged this afternoon with the examination here of Charles H. Myer. The Colorado committee ar- rived last night from the west. “RUSH TRUST BILLS" IS THE SLOGAN NOW (By Associated Press.) Washington, March 10.—“Hurry trust bills.” This unofficial mes- sage went out today from adminis- tration leaders. The Senate and House committees responded by are ranging for night sessions, and other means for hastening the measures. WATER CARNIAL BEING HELD AT AUBURNDALE Auburndale, March 10.—All good salts have been getting their sea legs on preparing for the great aqua- tic festivities incident to the second annual ta and water carnival which is being held on Lake Ariana today under the auspices of the An- burndale Boat Club. AN rolling gait Commodore tivated Rabe has cul- which the balance of the citizenship to give a causes the genial doctor the right of way; Rear H. Barr has hastened this way after having participated in an Elks' Minstrel show at Uniontown, Pa.; Vice Com- modore . K. Terry has been culti- vating all his vices, and Captain Jimmie Leonard, of Eastport, Me., is sending a box of citrus fruit to H. R. H., the Duke of Connaught, in celebration of the event. Commodore (harles | Last vear's regatta end water car- VERGARA'S KIN |31 5 TOTAL 100K Al 60Dy FAOM ME S0L INVESTIGATION SHOWS THAT RELATIVES AND HIRED MEX. ICANS DID THE WORK Texas Rangers Did Not Participate in Any Way in Its Removal (By Associated Press.) Washington, March 10.—The of- ficial report of Brigadier General Bliss, commlanding the bowder pa- trol, says that “investigation shows that Clemente Vergara's body was taken from the Hidalgo cemetery by relatives and hired Mexicans.” Sec- retary 'Hryan said today that Amer- ican Consul Garrett reported that Vergara's relatives recovered the body and that Texas rangers dig not cross the border. (By Associated Press) Austin, Texas, March 10,—It is expected that little more will be learney of the identity of the Tex- ans who recoverey the body of Cle- monte Vegara from Mexican soil un- til the conclusion of the special in- vestigation being made at the diree- tion of Governor Colquitt. The in- qui is in charge of Henry Hutch- ings, adjutant general of the State. (By Associated Press.) Washington, March 10.--Nocon- flict will arist between the federal and Texas State governments over the recovery of the body of Clements Vergara. Further demanding the punishment of Vergara's slayers will be taken. That was the status of the case after the cabinet meeting today. The officially accepteg view is that Vergara was lured across the border and murdered and his body was recovered by friends, not Texas rangers. steps DEATH LI3T OF HIRE VIGTIMG ALL BODIES WILL NOT BE RE- COVERED FOR SEVERAL DAYS YET Fire Chief Had Warned Manage" ment That the Club Building Was a Fire Trap (By Associated Press.) St. Louis, Mareh 10.—Thirty-one is the total death list from the fire yesterday at the Missouri Athletic Club building according to figures given out today after the registra- tion list had been carefully checked. It will be several days before all the bodies can be recovered and the number of dead may be slightly in- creased. Fire Chief Swingley said today that he had warned the man- agement that the club building was wnsafe for sleeping quarters. Firemen today brought out three more bodies. The total recovered now is ten, of v'vhnm five have been identified. TODAY'S BIRTHDAY HONORS Congressman gohn Jesepk Fitz- gerald, Demociat, was worn in Brooklyn, 1872, ang has always re sided there. Received his education in the publie schools and Manhat- tan college, and graduated there- from, receiving the degrees of bach- elor and master of arts; studied law at the New York admitted to the bar 21. Was a delegate cratic national conventions at Kan- sgas City in 1900, and at Baltimore in 1912; was elected to the Fifty- sixth, Fifty-seventh, Fifty-eighth, Fifty-ninth, Sixtieth, Sixty-first and Sixty-second Congresses, and re- elected to the Sixty-third Congress. I.aw school, was at to the age of the Demo- . s e . Ratlerson to Join F. Cox nival, the first in the history of the Co " Auburndale Boat Club, was some- AHMY “F UNEMPI.“YEH '. Malloy and J. T. Miller thing of an event and caused much 3 H,,m. Purcell. pleasurable excitement, especially i +#m8 Investilent Co. to J. A. when Gerald Work and John Gam MEIHB"ISI HEV|VA|. ey and T. W. Gary. meter got into action, but this year's 5 ¥ (5} a 4 event promises to top all of them. q 5 _ ——= Booth to R. C. Langford. i Sl Tonight Mr. Klein will discuss (By Associatea Press,) J. Gilmen and others to| A special feature of today's racing| . R A o Matoh 10 . Glenn BTN Rich R bl e his very vital and much controvert OIS L0; LR & £ .Kl b ll' Annie Kimbal it i B ‘, i ' od, as well as often misunderstood| Badly beaten and suffering from mball to Annie Kimball. {m., will he .llIIH‘vIH all race ‘lf! it Last night he spoke on|bruises the “army of the unem- motor bhoats \‘:th 2 natural handi- ‘Worldly Amusements,” and it is|ployed” today felt some of the real ? VACCINE cap, ang a special race for flat-bot jneedless to say he did his subject full { hardships of camp. Its general and : POSSIBLE CURE fomen s motatiabioats; Swith Sas b i o The audience which was| his principal lientenants are in jail . | # han Following the everal [ {he largest of any week night since | no food and little shelter aud \'gf York e {sporting events of the ”‘""”"””ir‘ 188 besan, listened to his| deputies heavily armed eunard the A, ok 'fl ‘Izr” 5t A .]l_ there w v hasket pienie supper Is incident to and| o Yo Iy i a ctotl ‘gl;;{l ngms!“ll t “' I ]‘y g ; at the public dock and on the ad-|lozicall issuing from the theater,|irom Sacramento terday Plan ‘I al director c e . o | y | » i i s : | joining grounds at the foot of Lake|the cary table and the dance halll Fe TR e it 5 er laboratorics of Cornell ! | march to \ in 1 are t e 3 avenue | wil the closest at tion. Quoting G e spotte . Sehool, and chief of the can- temporarily forgotien and most arch work at Gcncral Me- All the races will be started from |the 1 B e ) and ":"_'Iin' the thonsand in the band are oc- glospital, Patients he has|in front of the public dock with K. wuthorities in - justification of his| upied with the graver questions of positio 10 gpeaker 1 v 1 y —7 at the latter institution|C'. Shaw, general manager of the|POSIHON tl ”'I" ! "_"":'I' 4 out the| i istence "((own & remarkable improve-|Goodrich Rubber Co. of Akron, O.; syllg ”'\“;‘I it 4 “”"‘_ Iy '”'y“'"’f 3| -AThese cases huve been treat- | Henry Herman Camp, president and|™ M I e AARa e R BRI WIVES DEFEND GUNMEN A cancer vaccine, and this at|general manager of the M. H. EhAmEeslyeR, ® 3 ) During the day vesterday five | A ; $ ’ seems to be the most ration-| Camp Clay Co. of Cleveland, and B New York, Marcn 10, The wives : i . prayer meetings were held, from all| 3 opeful precedure. Dr. Weil|“Diamond K." Koplin of Winter| . : . of the “gunmen’” hope the governor I‘ h il s ¥ of which came reports of blessing]| 2 A|1 the yarious methods of re-| fyaven, acting as judges. ol bR P AHAES T will save them. They were greatly t 4 ey E: . lay 2 are L [ & 3 now being carried on Prizes in large numbers and va- ]»vllll‘liv o EVInE At e 5 disappointed when a new trial was ; ut the worly in the great rieties will be given, both for the 3 nng T ', _idenied them. Mrs. “Lefty” Louis find th A t o m. and 7:30 p, m. T'wo pr T : nd the cause and to e CCtl afternoon races and for the illumi-|, oo o e o oeting | Rosenberg declares: “The boys are or this dreaa aisease. “The meetings—a men’s noonday meeting almebe il Ol.r(l’: b I ,,|nated water pageant in which all|of gne-half hour, from 11:20 to 12, |uneducated, so they never had a Well, “Is to "l‘l('i'llfi::"hr\ launches of the lake will partici-'and a workers' prayer-meeting at|c¢hance. I'hey have nothing on e‘b“"“n Lis bicTosioat l""!m"‘ at 7:30 p. m. 7:15 p. m. in the primary room.|Becker and if they hag they wouly Y . A 1z ate tireworks display|These will be regular features dur-|&ive him up just as quick as look at 8 of eamcer tissue and nor-! An elaborate tireworks display g E f 1 | i i e ¢ dock will|ing the remainder of the week. him. Harry Vallon is the man who ile. The outposts of the cit-|from in front of the public dock will : i 2 been almost conquered and |conclude today’'s program which will Tonight as announced above, the|killed Herman Rcsenthal.” She and seem that we are just be-|be free to all. A large number of subject will be “The Unpardonable|Mrs. “Gyp the Blood” earn money to get & view of the in- visitorg are here from Winter Hav- Sin,” and on Thureday at 10 a. m. [to pay for the defense, by sewing, 3 5 i re r ful oo gt et ‘o A en, Florence Villa, Lake Alfred and|® mfnnntf”folf moth'rth t?lom.h this| while “Dago” Frank’s mother sold service wi e open to all. her furniture to pay his expenses. Lakeland, and Auburndale is in y CHURCH REPORTER. “They, the an. know that Val- RAILROAD NOTES gala attire for the day. 8Ypae SISl RN THak v e S Weid A lon was the man who committed the ad offieials all over the E e EXAMS FOR RESPONSIBLE JOBS|crime, and they have told me that are trying to devise some|PROGRESSIVE PAPER { Wik nston \'a;h T Bhe fots time anq time again. Who would reaching the president per- UNDER HAMMER ,lg vice board will today|B2Ve listened to them, had they tes- 0 protest against the re- I Sy P,r,w m"f “A'] DRy tified to it? Their stories would the Riont + 3 hold competitive examinations for have been called perjurers. Life is L W ioide Seranton Pa.. March 10.—The|three positions paying more than}, ; SR carrying the parcel post. e : e i 7 h,|$1,200 a vear. The positions are just as dear to them as it is to Beck- i - ic 8 21,- year. 2 )S § ki & s anl IM“]T Tlm;l“ pulp any paper engineer in forest er,” finished Mrs. Rosenberg, “and 5 )y of imdividual business which “,'r edited by Dr. Joseph 'i _‘] ;,] s & Mading don’t think that they want to sacri-| d Odell, will be sold today. Mr. Odell|products laboratory a Madison, ] k. d prospective traffic cards - S it Progres-| Wis + anaesthetist at $1.11 an innocent person. They furnished to all passenger <l,b prAa, ‘I“- ’- ‘- “reedman’s spits i nig| woul; rather go to the grave them- t sive, who would hold in line Aman’s hospital, in thi d :1‘/.5 on the St.'Lnuxs and Sfin SR hetin’ pasty orzaniEstion, technical assistant in ma-|selves ”l'ilh to see _\ljm‘-‘ m l‘n who - - with a Vzn\\_' }m having |y o Progressive loadors estization $1,200 to $2-|had .nmhm: to do with ‘!w shooting Sereniist in the solicitation of support to the Daiiy News, « [200 a year. put into the electric chair The individual cards bear | gone St g | g - ! - A T Eogei ity B TUWIG, A lIUer D o nar e St ; e e e Ly | T always be our de- | conflict has heen wage d by the two| President W is said to look| T Per arquette den t al ake your trip Mmfnrm!xlnr,mm-g in the columns of their ;‘p‘.i'rm vears older after his first year|l on that 50 per cent of its en- nt on & ’Frisco train.” pers 'in office loines are defective LARGEST PRODUCERS MEET Fort Worth, Tex March 10.-— The Cattle Raisers’ Association of Texas opened its annual three-day convention in this city this morning, The memiders of this association, the greatest of its kind in the entire world, have contributed more mil- lions of wealth to the land than all others in the region of the south- west. The city is idecorated and a cordial welcome was extended to the delegates. By adopting recently the Red Ball system of moving important freight, the Aun Arbor railroad itself well in the front of the pro- gressive class of carriers. A large car card, with a red ball printed in the center, is securely tacked to the side of each car authorized to travel under the system. has placed TALUABLE PHNTIG WREGHED BY LA SURFRAGETE TODAY (By Associated Press.) London, March 10.-—A militant suffragette today severely damaged the famous Velasquez picture known as the “Rokeby Venus" in the na- tional gallery. She attacked it with a sharp knife, making six or seven bad cuts in the canvas, after which she was arrested. The picture was presented to the nation cight years ago and was valued at a half mil- lion dollars. ALL SAINTS CHURCH at service, Lenten Wednesday-— Holy ILucharist Special evening prayer with Lenten litany; 7:30 a. m. address; confirmation. Friday Afternoon Service Bible and Confirmation. All desirous of Dbeing confirmed please attend these services and also adult class in Sunday school at 10 m. Sunday morning. NOTABLES AID UNEMPLOYED The a. New York, March 10. The Al- liance Employment Bureaun will give an entertainment this after- noon in aid of the work it is carry- ing on in assisting young men and women of the city to find suitable employment. An interesting pro gram has been arranged, and among the patronesses are Mrs. Myrop |. Borg, Mrs. Sidney C. Borg, Mrs. Nicholas Murray Butler, Mrs. Paul (‘ravath, Mary 'Drier, Mrs. Jacques S Halle, Mrs. John 1. Iselin, Mrs. Charles S, Tiffany, Mrs Al bert Lewisolin, M William Church Oszhorn, Mrs. J West Roosevelt, Mr Jacobh 1. Schiff, Mr Tame Speyer, Lillian D, Wald, Mrs. % lix Warburgz and My Panl War burg MADE MILLION IN HOGS New York, March 10 Looks 2 though the government had the wrong idea when it thinks a better education is needed Lefore money can be made in crops and livestock. That a man unable to write his own to make $1,000,000 name was ahle by set- York No ble in Jamaica admitted the will of Patrick J. McIntyre to probate. He left the greater part of his estate to Patrick’s church, not mention- will hogs in tleyg of city developed raising a sparsely district Greater New when Surrogate ing in his rine nephews and nieces. They began a contest, while other relatives who had received be- quests refused to join in the suit. KAISER'S BROTHER GOES TO SOUTH AMERICA Hamburg, Germany, March 10. Prince and Princess Henry of Prus- sia are to sail today for Argentina. The German newspapers have com- mented at great length on Ameri- cans journeying there, urging that it intended strengthen the influence of the United States in An and Germany should take counteracting steps. Tt is thought in many quarters that was to South rica, that the voy. of the K s brother and the ncess may he partly for this purpose. The two most pow- erful German battle , the Kaiser America in December to display the German flag. ang Koeniz Albert, I« for Soith PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST PART OF THE BEST STATE No. 106 olUTH DAKOIA KICKS ON BATES FROM FLORIDA DECLARES THAT RATES ON CITRUS FRUITS ARE EXCES- SIVE AND DISCRIMINATORY It Is Hoped That This Complaint to Interstate Cqnmerce Commis* sion Will Do Good (By Associated Press.) Washington, March 10.-—The State of South Dakota today at- tacked before the interstate com- merce commission freight rates on oranges, lemons, limes, grapefruit and other citrus fruit from Florida points to South Dakota and declared them excessive and discriminatory. DEMOCRATIC CONVENTIONS Raleigh, N. (., March 10.—The State Democratic executive commit- tee will lmld a meeting here today, to fix a date for holding the State and county conventions. The State convention will nominate a candi- date for Uniteg States senator and stich State officers as must be elected next November. GALVESTON FLOOD PROOF BONDS Galveston, March 10. Bids will today be receiveg for the bond for municipal improve- ments, aggregating a total of $900,- 000, Not a single detail in the prep- aration of the bonds has been over- looked, and New York experts have declared that all the items will stany any test. It is generally be- lieved that the market value of the bonds will be considerably enhanced owing to the care that has been ex- ercised. Texas, issue EDUCATIONAL IN- TERESTS DISCUSSED Fort Myers, Fla., March 10,— A convention of county superintenid- ents to be held here for three days, opened today. A wide range of sub- jects affecting the public school in- terests of the State will be taken up. The meeting was opened by an address by Governor Trammell, ASK HELP FOR ANNUAL FLOODS Albany, N. Y., March 10.—The Mood abatement ang the citizens' commitices from Olean are in this city today for a hearing on their two hills Olean tired of being flooded every sprivg, and these com mittoee wi whom tnhe labor orga- nization co-operating, will try to show th Legislature that the leity incere in its wishes for rem- dial legislation (GENERAL OBJECTIONS TO GENERAL INCREASE March The in- commission will tomorrow, hearings of the general objections to the Washington, 10 terstate commerce continue for today and propose, ] general inerease. SOLD SWAMPS—ON TRIAL Fla., March 10.— The hearing of the State against J. I.. Billingsley and R. J. Bolles will take place here today. i;hv men are charged with using the mails to de- fraud several thousand purchasers of Everglade land. Both are most em- phatic in their pleas of not guilty, and confident of an acquittal when all the evidence is presented. Jacksonville, are DR. KERR BOYCE TUPPER IN WINTER PARK Mr. Robert Jones, traveling rep- resentative of Rollins College, with headquarters in this city, saijq this morning: “Dr. Kerr Boyee Tupper, a Bap- tist pastor of Philadelphia, has been t to Blackman give a series of lectures on the Bible before the student bhody of Rollins | College, March 15-22. T know that Dr. Tupper's friends and in South Florida will ba ¢ in oppor to hear him, henc this anno ement The | s 3 : " | place and time is Rollins College, ! Winter Park, Fla., March 15-22."