Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, March 17, 1914, Page 1

~ PUBLISHED IN T e R e AND EVENIN HE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST PART OF THE BEST STATE YOLUME II ——_____,_—_—____“ oL LLEGE i SHEPT TOA (0LLEGE HALL, 5STORY STRUC- TURE, REDUCED TO ASHES AT EARLY HOUR The Loss Is Estimateq at Over One Million and a Half Dollars (By Associated Press.) Wellesley, Mass., March 17.— Three hundred young women stu- dents of Wellesley College escaped scantily clad from the college hall early this morning when fire de- stroyed the five-story structure, They were asleep on the upper floors when the flames started in the hemical laboratory. They marched out in order and none were injured. It was one of the oldest and largest Halls of the college. The hall contained many valuable paintingsg. Loss estimateq at $§1,- 500,000, It was announced that classes would be suspended until April 10, and students were put on special rains and taken home. Miss Char- lotte Donnell, of Maine, and Miss Virginia Woffat, of New Jersey, were the heroines of the fire, their room being near the laboratory where they were awakened by the glare of the flames. They started the fire gong and went through the' smoke filled halls pounding on every aoor . UNIFORM SPOTTING CAR RATES Rittsbung; Bay, Mdnch. 17-—Thef = = trims: FHEs final hearings upon the Interstate| York, March 17.—The An- ommerce Commission's proposall ;i ordor of Hibernians have hat the carriers shall impose a uni- orm charge upon shippers for spot- ings cars on private switches will be given today and tomorrow. [PROHIBITIONIST-BREWER JOINT DEBATE New York, March 17.—William H Anderson, superintendent of the Anti<Saloon [League of New York ‘ity, has challenged by letter, Col. acob Ruppert, Jr., president of the State Brewers' Association to meet him in an open debate in Albany, some time this month. % now pro- Dose to show that the rights and lib- erties of the {people are the last thing on earth wanted by you and the rest of the brewers,” writes Mr. Auderson to Mr. Ruppert. “As I do| ot desire to take advantage of the fact that you may mnot be accus omed to public debate 1 propose to fueet vour lawyer, either your reg- spent all of last lar counse] or some special attor- S daavar Aot swell ‘the Confederate ey, 1f you fear to have the Leg- reunion fund, less than one thou- islature see the mask stripped from cand dollars were secured in sub- our professions and the sophistory the big May event. of your argument riddled and de- ide to play safe and foreclose your boasted mortgages on the Legisla- ure, you still cannot escape the Is- Sue, for I hereby extend the chal- ange to cover five meetingsg oOn 20 any day except Sunday on the fame genera] terms, some week in ay June, September or October, to be held at New York City, Albany, yracuse, Rochester anq Buffalo.” Mr. Ruppert said he would an- Swer Mr. Anderson’s letter. STATUE OF ROBERT E. LEE FOR FORT MYERS Fort Myers, March 17.—Plans shmore Nutt chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, to Place a statue of General Robert E. e on the court house grounds. A Meeting of the chapter is to be held iext Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. 0. L. Johnson, at which 3 Ommittee will be appointed to make @rrangements for the raising of a Suitable fund to carry out the under- taking, 1t js planned that since county was named after the famous Southern leader, the entire ‘ounty should participate in the en- terprise, The statwe committee Wil endeavor in its work to give ev- tnity to assist in the raising of th U5, will make an extensive stump- 102 of Southern States in the inter- ®t of the Progressive party. of St. opinion this parade will mark the end of the annual avenue, and it is therefore likely to of the order feel that there will be WILL JAX LAY DOWN i Chaijrmap Chase stated that he was surprised by the slowness of the pub- comprised of city. canvass s their fellow employes, and it is be- contribute who woul fE EN VAOE e 51 W By at reunion headquarters Jacksonville would. give a bene Ty section of the county an oppor-| Colonel Roosevelt in all probabil- VIRILE FIGURE, “THE PIRATE,” FOR GREAT EX; OSITION : NALLS Copyright, 1914, by Panama Pacific Inter- natlonal Exposition Company. When the sculptors at the Panama- Pacific International Exposition began their work they had as an inspiration a task which has appealed to the imagination of the world for centuries, the cutting of the barrier between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans in the Panama canal, and so they have re- produced in the sculpture figures of the early explorers, pirates, the adven- turers of the seas, the pione finders. The picture above shows Pirate” by Allan Newman, the bril-| liant American sculptor, an appropriate celebration Patrick’s Day, including the usual big parade. Believing that Home Rule in Ireland will become a fact before another year passes, many prominent members are of the planned march on Fiftn be the largest and most gorgeous St. Patrick ever accorded. With Home Rule in force, many members was the event pa- in holding an little necessity for rade, which has this city for fifty years been ON THE REUNION?| Javasouvilic, reh 3T, =Al thongh the campaign committee of chairman, Chase 18 which Frank week in an earnest seriptions for lic to respond to the call for funds. The of the committee, however, state that they are not dis- couraged, and that they will put forth more vigorous efforts this week. Chairman Chase hns ap- pointed a number of sub-committees, prominent employes of business houses of the subcommittees will subscriptions among members the principal These for lieved in this way many people will d otherwise not reached by the campaign solicit- 1t was stated today that the; Baseball Association charactef‘islic enterprise, fit performarnce by big league teams at the ball about Thursday. Arranget ments for this benefit will pro!?abl])t be perfected today or tomor‘rov.l. . has been suggested th:.u the J\I'Sl ness concerns grant their r-m‘plo.\es f holiday in order that the lat- the benefit game. be ing committee. with the park a hal ter may attend TRIAI: OF MURDERER 1., March 17.- The of John Hill, charged o of Miss Pearl Vittetow s wounding towboat man Ju cary not allowed Capt. | \\'iII; Ru-| r of| of hefore bredee was " to give bail. LAKELAND, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1914, BENCH CABINET STILL STANDS (N MEXIGO] HALIFAK TODAY RESIGNATION OF MINISTER OF FINANCE TO HAVE NO EFFECT Paris Startled by Girl Who Assault: ed Vice President of the Cham" ber of Deputies (By Associated Press.) Paris, March 17.—The French cabinet today decided to stand de- spite the resignation of Joseph Cail-- laux, minister of finance, who re- signed because his wife assassinated Gaton Calmette yestegday. Paris was startled again today when a young woman singer assaulted Viec- tor Augagneur, vice president of the chamber of deputies, as he was about to open parliament, but he was not seriously injured. No cause is known for the assault. FOR GOOD ROADS Chapel Hill, N. C., March 17.—! Under the auspices of the Highway department of the University of North Carolina and the North Car- olina Geological and Economic Survey a Good Roads Institute op- ened here today, and will continue for three days. A series of lectures, will be given by men well trained in their lines covering various sub- jects relating to road construction. Today's topics will be the proper lo- cation of roads; methods of making road surveys; the design of roads (including width, curve and depth of ditch); and an illustrated lecture on asphalt, from its source to the pavement. ¥ Mrs. Pankhurst will enliven the Baster season by attempting to in- terview King George. GETTE. WANTED T0 WHIP OFFICALS (By Associated Press.) London, March 17.—Cathrine Wilson, arrested last night on sus- picion, today told the police magis- trate that she was on her way to Premier Asquith and Home Secretary McKenna a ‘“good thrash- The suffragette was sentenced weks hard labor. “Of course, I won't serve the sentence,” she told the court, She was arrest- ed in the lobby of the house of com- A dog whip was found con- her clothing. plve g to six mons. cealed in FARMERS' INSTITUTES CLOSE Ellsworth, Wisconsin, March 17— The last of the farmers’ institutes which have been ‘held throughout Wisconsin during the past winter, will take place in this city today. In all there were 109 of these meet- ings, and they covered practically the entire State. All subjects per- taining to agriculture, farming, truck gardening and dairying have been well explained and lectured upon, and the promoters have been heartily thanked by the farmers. SENATOR JAMES AD. DRESSES FRIENDLY SONS East Orange, N. J., March 17.— United States Senator Ollie James will tonight address the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick at their annual banquet here. Representative Eu- gene F. Kinkead, of Hudson county, wil] also speak. SHOES CAUSED MURDER Dublin, Ga., March 17.—Shed Hill, a negro who killed ancther ne- gro, Flanders White, will be hanged today. The two men umayrlr\d over a pair of shoes. The schools of Chillicothe, Kan., are giving credits to boys who do| not smoke, and attend Sunday school, and to girls who prepare one¢ meal at home every day and sleep in the open air or with their windows open. [EANER WENT ON ROCKS AT HAS A CREW OF 40 AND 13 PAS: SENGERS ON BOARD Ship Is in Dangerous Position; Sev- eral Boats Have Gone to Her Rescue (By Associated Press.) Halifax, March 17.—The steamer City of Sidney, from New York to St. Johns, with thirteen passen- gers, a crew of forty and heavy car- go, is on the rocks near here. She struck in a fog and 18 reported to be in. a dangerous position.. Sev- eral vessels have gone to her aid. The tug Rosemary today succeed- ed in taking off eleven of the steam- er's thirteen passengers and part of the crew. It Is reported by wire- less the vessel is likely to be a to-| &3 tal loss. BOOKS BY PARCEL POST Washington, March 17—After to- day books may be sent by parcel! post as fourth-class matter, and at a much cheaper rate than at present. This will be of great help to the publishers who at present have to send books by express owing to the high rate charged If they are mail- ed. The rate now is one cent for cach twe ounceg regardless of how many books are mailed. The new rate will be one cent for each two ounces. This means a biy saving and the regular zone rates for par- cel post packages for all over eight ounces. This means a bigg saving when books are shipped in numbers as a package of books weighing fifty pounds can be sent after to- day at the same rate as any other fourth-class matter. 18 LABOR LEADERS 15K FOR PARDON (By Associated Press.) Washington, March 17-—Applica- tion for the pardon of eighteen la- bor leaders convicted of the “dyna- nite conspiracy’” were filed with the department of justice today. The netition allegeq that the men were innocent and Judge A. B. Ander- son, the presiding judge, didn’t ac- cord them fair trials. Counsel for the men announced that twenty members of the House and several senators woulq appear before the| department on hehalf of the prison- ors. . In a supplemental letter to President Wilson, counsel declared that a special train to take the men to the penitentiary had been ordered forty days before they were con- victed. ST. PETE GETS HER FIRST THROUGH TRAIN St. Petersburg, March 17.—The Pinellas Special, the first through train ever given St. Petersburg and Pinellas county by the Atlantic Coast Line railroad, will begin ser- vice today, leaving this morning at 11 o'clock for Jacksonville and points beyond. This train will be composed of three chair cars, two first class day coaches and one com- bination baggage and colored pas- senger car. The Pinellas Special will run between St. Petersburg and Jacksonville on an eight-hour sched- ule, making stops to take on passen- gers only at the largest stations and at smal] stations only by special or- der. The train will run on Tues- days, Thursdays and Saturday will dead-head back here on the al- ternate days. Capt. E. W. Wil liams, of this city, will have charge lof the train as conductor, and Geo. Esterbrook will be the engineer in charge | Of the three Pacific coast States, California in the work done by pri vate owners for forest protection. Senator LaFollette is planniz to give very close attention to the Wi ¢ end of the campaign. |Orezon and Washington far outstrip| BEAUTIFUL FIGURES TO ADORN VAST EXPOSITION PALACES. ?\ Copyright, 1914, by Panama Pacific Inter- national Exposition Company. Many of the greatest sculptors of the world have produced the wonder- ful figures and groups to be shown on the grounds and on the great pal- aces of the Panama-Pacific Interna- tional Exposition at San Francisco in 1915. The picture above shows one of the exquisite figures by August Jaegers for the great Court of the Four Sea- sons. — CHINESE TO DEMAND VOTE (‘hicago, March 17.-—The Chinese American Club, a newly incorporat- ed association, has planned to go to the polls here today and demand that they be listed as electors. The association is composed of (‘hinese who were born in America, of domr- ciled parents. Their attorney, Charles F. Hill, asserts: “If the Chinese are challenged the courts will be appealed to. We will cite a decision of the supreme court of the Unittd States in which it is de- clared that a Chinese is entitled to citizenship when he is born of dom- iciled parents.” The club also will send a member to Canada and the demand of the Canadian govern- ment for the $500 head tax will be refused on the ground that the Chi- nese is an American citizen. “The anzument that will follow will have to be settled by the secretary of State,” d Mr. Hill. “We are to make this a test case.” The club will seek an amendment of the Chi- laws, declaring that hardships are imposed on Chinese who leave the United States for (‘hina and then wish to return, nese exclusion ANTI'TRUST BILLS HEARINGS Washington, March expected that the House committee will today conclude the hearings on administration anti- trust bills. The trade commission bill is completed, and as drawn pro- vides for a trade commission of three at $10,000 a year salary each, with all the powers of the present bureau of corporations, which is transferred to it bodily. Unlike the original Clayton interstate trade commission bill, it makes no specific 17.—1It Is judiciary reference to the commissioner of corporations as a member of the trade commission. The bill applies to all corporations, joint stock com- panies and corporate combinations having a capital of $5,000,000, or belonging to such classes of such concerns as the commission may de- termine. It defines capitalization as property of corporations, without referring to stocks and bonds. and| STATE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR IN GAINESVILLE March No. Gainesville, Fla., Pilgrim Commandery, of Knights Templar of |ing. More than a gates and 'in the State. 17.— i Knights Templar, is making prepar- ations for the entertainment of dele- zates to attend the twentieth annual conclave of the Grand Commandery Florida {which opens here Wednesday morn- hundred dele- their wives are expected |to be in attendance, and indications, the curse of Mexic are that the coming conclave will be' sued an order prohibiting the manu- onsin situation from now until '.!minnn of the most successful ever held, facture anq sale of liquors in Mex- No. 112 LK ARCHNG OF TORBED S REPORT TODN WHAT THE OUTCOME WILL BE REMAINS AN UNFATHOMED MYSTERY Officials Reflise to Talk with News* paper Men and Details Not Known (By Associatea Press,) Juarez, March 7.—Authoritative announcement was made here this afternoon that General Villa left Chihauhua before dawn today mov- ing toward Torreon, but few details of the movement could be learned, officials generally refusing to talk with newspaper men.. The censor- ship on néws from the south has be- come suddenly prohibitive, LAST CHANCE FOR WOMEN TO REGISTER Chicago, March 17.—This is the last registration day before the Al- dermanic election, to be held early in April, anq suffragists have made strong efforts to interest women and make them gee the necessity for reg- istering. At the close of the first registration day, more women thau men had recorded. In Peoria the Equal Suffrage league has given women instruction in voting during the past two weeks, showing the ex- act replica of a polling place. Many young women from the Young Women's Christian Association have been very active throughout the wards of Chicago, and the returns of their work are cagerly looked for today. Miss Harrlet E. Vittum is a candidate for election to the city council. . WONDERFUL OLD FLORIDIAN DIES Pensacola, 'March 17.—Iisaac Coo- ley, a veteran of the Seminole In- dian war and who followed Gen. Andrew Jackson in his attacks on the tribes in Florida, was buried at Beulah Sunday. .He died the day previous at the age of 114 years, pneumonia causing his death after an illness of ten days or two weeks. Born in South Carolina in 1800 this remarkable old man came to Florida with his parents when a boy and when eighteen years of age enlisted in the fight against the Seminole In- dians and served under Gen. Jack- son for several years. The hardships he underwent in this war seemed ‘nnly to harden him for his future life and but for the attack of pneu- monia would likely have lived to an even older age, Mr. Cooley always attributed his good health to cor- rect living anq often deprecated the fact that the younger generations took absolutely no care of them- selves, but drank coffee and stronger drinks, smoked to excess and kept irregular hours. When a young man, following in the steps of his ances- tors, he retired shortly after dark and arose at the break of day and he kept this up throughout his long life. Hard work and a life in the open ,built up a constitution that left him strong and vigorous after he had passed the century mark. He hardly knew a day of illness and um- til a few weeks ago had the appear- ance of a map of fifty or sixty years of age. VICE PRESIDENT WRITES THAT HE WILL COME- ~ 'Jacksonville, March 17.—Secre-| tary Conoley, of the Board of Trade, has receiveq a letter from Thomas R. Marshall, vice president of the United States, in which he accepts the invitation to visit Jacksonville on April 22. The vice president says he and Mrs. Marshall will ar- rive here on April 22 at 1:05 p. m. and leave for Fort Myers where Mr. Marshall will address to State Press Association, at 9:30 the same !vw\niuu. He asks that T. J. Ap- !plo_\'arvl be advised of the arrange- ments. 's drunkenness is aus, so he has is- General Villa s: ico. ING TELEGRAM