Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, March 18, 1914, Page 1

OLUME m r e URTERNLLI Y pLOcSH, AL bUSINESS SECTION VISITED BY SERIOUS CONFLAGRATION THIS MORNING ce Main Business Houses and Their Contents Were Total Loss (By Associated Press.) Tuscaloosa, Ala., March 18.— ire did damage estimated at a uarter of a million dollars in the usiness section early today. Three business houses and their ontents were detroyed. The cause ¢ the fire is undetermined. Rose- au Co., department store owners, ro heaviest losers; their building nd stock valued at $150000. fEW HEAD SURGEON FOR THE NAVY Washington, March 18.—Dr. L. s, Spratling will today assume the uties of head surgeon of the Atlan- ic fleet. Dr. Spratling was fm--| erly medical inspector at the At- pnta navy recruiting station, which' osition is now filled by Dr. (. K. btrite, formerly medical officer on] he United States steamship .\Iichi-: an The Atlantic fleet is the readnought seetion of the navy's » divisions, which are the Pa- ific, Asiatic and Atlantic fleets, and s the most important of the three. PANAMA MASONS New Orleans, La., March 1S, bificers and members of the Grand onsistory of Louisiana, thirty-sec- bnq degree Masons, and the divan nd a large number of the members bt the Jerusalem temple, Mystic Bhrine, will leave for Panama to- fay, on a charterea ship of the 'nited Fruit Co., to conduct a c]ass' nitiation and ceremonial on the anal zone. FOR A SMOKELESS BUFFALO luffalo, N. Y., March 18.—The brdinance committee, of which ferman John P. Sulliven is chair- nan, will today hear the counsel or the railroads to show why It renldn’t do to electrify their lines AlY ithin the city limits thus doing] oy with the smoke nuizance. e mayor has rbcommended Hun‘ of coal burning locomotives orbidden after 1916. A former g on this subjeet was [OST poned by application of th oads’ attorneys, who claimed fould neeq time to bring on the xperts from New York and els flere to show the aldermen 200d ause for extending the time al- owed for the installation of clec- ric engines. Tt is understood that he committee will refuse to grant urther delay in the hearings on his matter. PRAYER MEETING There are two or three important atters in connection with the re- ent revival at the First Methodist hurch which the pastor would like o discuss tonight, and he will be pleaseq to have a representative pumber of the young people of his hurch present. The service Wwill begin at 7:30 p. m. RAILWAYS SHOULD SHARE LOSS New York, March 18.—The ex- Press companies have asked that teir railroad contracts be revised, S the reduced rates have curtailed heir earnings. As the contracts Row stand, the railroads get 50 per ent of the gross revenues received Y the express companies for pack- 8¢S carried. The loss resultant Tom the institution of the parcelfshii Post should be shared equajlly bY|' 1€ railroads and the express COm- Panies, is the contention of the lat- T. They also hold that the en- fance of the government into thejl inval rail-} of the contracts with parcel matter the Building permity issued in F™1 last month total a value of four- 0 thousand dollars. FLORIDA EAST COAST R. R, ELECTS OFFICERS St. Augustine, March 18,—At a meeting held hery or yesterday officers the Florida East Coast, Flagler system, were with W. H Hw:mls]\\\ as president. Other offi- Cers named were: J, P named ; Beckwith, ‘ E. Ingram, Wyliam R. Kenan, vice presidents; J, C. varyst Iy @ = Salter, secre- Haynes, treasurer; H. S. Jennison, assistant s.l‘L'X'o!ur,\“; R. W. Parsons, assitant to the presiy dent in New York; W. H. Cham- bers, comptroller; Norton Riddle, general manager. fTn addition to the above officers the board of di- rectors membership includes A. An- LAKELAND, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 1914. TUNOLT N [EXECUTION OF RIS OVER | SCHMOT H SSISSINATION, ~BEEN STAYED CROWDS THRONG THE STREETS|MURDERER OF ANNA AUMULLER CRYING FOR DEATH OF THE WILL NOT BE ELECTRO- MURDERESS' HUSBAND CUTED NEXT WEEK THE LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST PART OF THE BEST STATE TAFT AT IRISH SOCIETY Boston, Mass., March Charitable Irish Soclety brate its one hundred and seventh anniversary with a banquet in this city tonight. The speakers will be Hon. William Howard Taft, Governor David I. Walsh, Cardinal 0'Connell, Mayor Curley, Governor Glynn of New York; Senator Owens of Oklahoma and others. John E. Swift, town treasurer of Milford, will be toastmaster. seventy- WAIT FOR HOME RULE March Philadelphia, Pa., 18, — Madame Caillaux Killed Editor of|His Attorleys Have Obtained a Stay|Tyne firish Societies in and around Figaro to Stop Him from Per- of Execution and Will Present derson and George W, Perkins. (By Associated Press.) Philadelphia. March 18.—Jay Gould. the American amateur teny nis champion. today won the world’s championship from George F. Covy. an English professional. He took seven sets to Covy's one. SLANDER 10 GALL WOMAN A GETTE (By Associated Press.) Cologne, March 18.—To call a woman a “suffragette” is islander, the court here so held today when fining a physician's wife for giving this name to a woman school princi- pal. The prosecution that a suffragette is “scarcely a normal argued | person. ' REPUBLICANS OPPOSED TO BOSS Minn Minn., March 18 Delegates of Republicans of \linnr; sota oppostd to Governor Eberhart will open a mecting in this city to-| day in a State-wide conference *‘toj recommend a candidate for gover- nor and to conduct such other busi-| ness as in the judgment of such a conference will The Republican party is greatly opposed| to ‘‘the present machine doming tion of the party,” and the aggres- sive sentiment throughout the State in favor of a get togcther movement has resulted in this conference. he desirable.” MANSLAUGHTER FOR AGED WIFE MURDERER Pensacola, March 18.—Frank (‘hancey, the aged resident of Wash- ington county, trieq on the charge wife, heen of manslaughter in the fay murd his has of found & according T irenit court at Bon to a specis trial found dead in 1 motive of ciin A\ lar mmount of ral thou 1 and HE IS SORRY IT HAPPENED 18. —Griev= his automobile little Ty-year afternoon Byles, a (‘ranford Jacksonville March bhecause and killed Mazo shortly on Sunday, Wilson W voung employe of the 'Lum!wr Co., of Ocala, is now in the ;aiting a hear- ing ecephy ran down olg Ronald Duval county jai : ing before Justice E. E. Willard. \\'.hr-n ceen yesterday Byles was much distressed over the tragedy and declared that he could not bear to think of the terrible accident. hat the child stepped from He said t! behind a street car at the corner of Goodwin Lackawanna avenue and street and ran right in front of the automobile which he was driving, not giving him a second to stop the machine. e e S it GIVES EX-CONVICT 4 CHANCE timore, Md., March 18—Gov. yorough today restored citizen- Hayward, year term i for ts to Harry - gerving a oy 0 SENSLONES MAKES | tion ck. Chancey's) has| secuting Her Husband New Evidence (By Associated Press.) (By Associated Press.) Paris, March 18.—Soldiers were] New York. March 18.—Hans stationed at strategic points about|Schmidt. convicteq of the murder of the streets of paris today to rein-|Anna Aumuller. sentenced to elec- force the police in dealing with the|trocution next week. wae granted a tumult over the assassination of|stay of execution today on flling no- Gaston Calmette. Great crowds|tice of appeal. The appeal motion gathered about the office of Figaro,|claimed that the girl dieq as the re- where the Kkilling occurred, the|sult of an illegal operation. prison where the assassin, Madame e Caillaux, wife of the minister of fi-| TRADE OPPORTUNITIES nance, is held, the residence of her IN THE WEST INDIES husband and the chamber of depu- ties. Many threatening groups are] New York, March 18.—Willlam dispersed in other quarters of the|{Newsome, general manager of the city. ‘“Death to Caillaux,” was thef West Indies branch of the United cry which brought many groups to-| Fruit Co., announces that 1913 gether, and, meantime, Madame|was a banner year for the fruit and Caillaux seemed a heroine to the|coffee growers throughout Cuba, Ja- crowds on the street. She is spok-Imaica and Central America. en of as a martyr to her love for|also declared that Central America Caillaux and his tool for ridding|and the West Indies offer as good a himself of an enemy. field for American manufacturers as South America. PIGE OF BEEF S NOT BEEH LONERE Washington, March 18.-—It was| (By Associated Press.) charged in the Senate today by Sen- Washington, March 18.—Letting ator Jones of Washington that the]down the tariff bars to Argentine repeal of the Panama tolls exemp-|beef has not lowereq the price, ac- law was the price the United|cording to the department of agri- States was to pay for non-interfer-|culture, because the® meat industry ence of other powers in Mexico.[in that country is controlled by Senator Jones declared that the| (‘hicago interests. This charge is president’s decision to ask the rep|made in a “farmers’ bulletin” issued peal of the exemption act resulted|{today by the department, which says from a conference with Sir Lionel;that five of nine packing houses in Carden, British minister to Mexico.|Buenos Ayres are owned or con- He charged that the agreement toftrolled by Chicago packers. repeal the tolls act was one condi- — tion in the negotiations to preserve the Monroe Doctrine now imperiled in Mexico, and said it was reported SERIOUS CHARGES (By Associated Press.) QUARANTINE HA- WAIIAN PRODUCE Washington, March 18.—A hear- that another condition was that Englang was to receive reparation|ing has been called today by Secre- for losses on Confederate bonds dur-{tary Houston to consider declaring ling the civil war, the burden of this|additional quarantine against Ha- reparation to fall on the Southern|waiian fruit and vegetables because ites. He demandeq that the pres-|cf the Mediterranean fruit fly, Pa- lident furnish the Senate with full|cific Coast interests are much cons fpartienlars of the tolls conroversy.|cerned. ALL-STEEL A, C. L. CARS |SCAFFOLD READY BUT NOT FOR US FOR ITS VICTIM The Com- Jacksonville, March 18, Atlantic Coast Railroad pany brought into Jacksonville yesy: terday a solid train of ecleven new all-steel reclining chair cars, the first equipment of that kind in the Miami, March 18 Carpenters Line have just finished work on thescaf- fold upon which wiil be hung Clar- ence Daly, the white man convicted several months ago on a charge of |criminal assault. They have yet to|territory. The train was operated builq the trap. When Daly sawjas the first section of Atlantic Coast Deputy Sheriff Hendrickson, who| Line train No. 85 and occasioned acts as jailer, he asked, “Have they|much comment and congratulation finished my little house yet?” Hel|at the union station. These new all was told that the workmen were|steel reclining chalr cars are through, and he calmly remarked,jequipped with the most modern de- “Well, I'm glad of it, for T don’t|vices for comfort and safety, are cooled with electriv fans, lighted by electricity, screened like Pullman like to hear them drive those d—n nails.” Daly will be hanged on the 20th of the current month, at some cars and have dust deflectors. They time between 10 o'clock in thejare simple in style on the interior morning and 2 in the afternoon.|but with a finish that gives the most Sheriff Hardie has set the hour at|refined and costly appearance. The 10 o'clock. In compliance with the|Atlantic Coast Line will operate law a fence has been built around|these new all steel cars on its Jack- the scaffold. It is sixteen feet high,|sonville-Washington trains angq the completely shutting off the view of|steel frame wooden cars now in this the scaffold from all sides. service will be sent to other lines in this State to improve the service there. REPEAL BILL MAY BE HEARD Washington, March 18.—Chair- JACK JOHNSON DRIVEN man Adamson, of the committee on OUT OF SWEDEN interstate and foreign commerce| Stockholm, March 18.—Jack expects that the Panama (‘anal"Johnson. the American negro pugil- tolls repeal measure will be called|ist, who was to have engaged in up either today or tomorrow. Oth-| wrestling matches with Jess Poder- er members of the House are not so son ang others in Gothenburg, has ful in regard to its speedy pas-|been forced to leave Sweden owing They express the view that to the hotile demonstrations against animous consent to limit debate him. lon the bill will not be obtained. If| = - the case the proponents of| Orlando has a boy preacher, only 1| the measure are convinced that theyleight years old—Charles R. Turner can obtain from the rules commit !‘L_\ name The little t is a si g| a resolution limiting the gen-l¢ licensed preacher, and he has iebate on the repeal bill totwo|a ed in a number meet Hel this city have agreed to postpone their St. Patrick’s Day march and celebrations until some later day in May, when it is expected the Home Rule bill will have passed the Brit- ish parliament. Many delegates to the meeting wished to parade botn today and in May, but after serious consideration the plans for today’s festivities were abandoned. BAPTIST WITESS 10 UNOERGO A CHANGE Rev. J. E. Trice, superintendent of the Baptist Orphanage at Arca- dia, is in Lakeland today arranging the final details for the removal of the Baptist Witness to Arcadia, a major interest in the paper having been bought by Mr. Trice and Mvr. Daviqg H. Scott, a banker and cap- italist of Arcadia. These gentle- men have also purchased an inter- est in the Arcadia Enterprise and will make the necessary additions to that plant to enable the Witness to be issueq from ehe office of the Enterprise. Rev. W. D. Nowlin, who has so ably edited the paper for the past twenty months or more, will retain an interest in the publication and will continue as editor. This, we are happy to state, will not necessi- tate his removal from Lakeland. Mr. Nowlin has been very sucy cessful as editor of the Witness and during his connection with it the subscription list has almost doubled, and it now has approximately an is- sue of six thousand copies. The work of editing and managing the paper has proven too heavy for him, however, especially as Mr. D. C. Nowlin wished to be relieved of the business management, and the sale of the property is made with a view to placing the publication upon a more substantial and practical basis and at the same time relieving him of a portion of the arduous duties connected with the publication. Un new and able business ln:ln;nuv: der ment, with ample capital, {ssued| from its own plant, and with .\11'.l Nowlin in better position than ever make it seintillate editorially, Witness has now the most prom to j the ising outlook in The relations between this office, where the Witness has been printed, and the editor and managemont of that paper, have been most cordial and pleasant. The paper will continuc he printed here for the present until the necessary equipment has hw*ll' installeq and other arrangements made for issuing the publication at Arcadia. its career to TOM TAGGART IN SENATE Indianapolis, Ind., March 18.— At the Democratic State convention, which will convene here today, it is understood that Thomas Taggart, Indiana’s member of the Democratic national committee, will be a can- didate for the United States Senauel against Senator B. F. Shively. Tag- gart has absolute control of the Democratic machine in Indiana. BIG PAY FOR BIG JOHN Marlin, Texas, March 18—Thirty thousand dollars a year is the sal- ary received by John J. McGraw as manager of the New York Giants, raccording to the affidavit signed by McGraw here in accordance with the income tax law. This far ex- ceeds the salaries said to be paid Tris Speaker, Ty Cobb ang otheri stars of the game. His contract last winter four years |more to run. According to the re- Hmrv here McGraw’s income from ball last year was s:'.::_.',uml 1is included his salary, signed has his Sh:ll"'] cidentals from exhibition games. No. 113, = N0 NEWS (F [ORREON BATTLE IET REGENED —— ONLY 15 WORDS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED REGARDING BLOODY CONFLICT Federals Declare Villa Has Been Driven North by Huerta, Who Is the Victor (By Associated Press.) El Paso, March 18.—Thousande whose fortunes are locked up in Mexico are today anxlously await- ing authentic reports of the prog- ress of the battle at Torreon. Just fifteen words of press matter have been passed by the censor in the past twenty-four hours and it is but an index to what it is assumed the censor eliminated. Federal agents claim to have reports of an impor- tant Huerta victory. It is asserted that Villa has been unexpectedly at- tacked by the federals and driven back north of Escalon. Some de- clare he has been cut off entirely from retreat by the federal, occupa- tion of Jiminez, but this is not gen- erally credited. Constitutionalist agents claim that they have no in- formation from the south, but made light of federal claims. (By Associatea Press,) Washington, March 18,.—Secre- tary Garrison today forwarded General Arthur Murray, command- ing the western division, Governor Johnson's request for more troops to guarq Southern (alifornia from Mexicans and said that action to be taken would be left to the judgment of General Murray. TRIP T0O0 LONG FOR THE BISHOP Norfolk, Va., March 18.,—Owing to pressing diocesan duties, Bishop Alfred Magill Randolph of the dio- cese of Southern Virginia has been compelled to decline an invitation from Ambassador and Mrs. Joseph B. Willard, at the court of Madrid, to visit the embassy in Madrid in April and officiate at the marriage of their daughter to Kermit Roose- velt, son of former President Theoy- dore Roosevelt. The invitation was borne to Bishop Randolph by Ran- dolph Holladay of Richmond, close personal friend of Ambassador Wil- lard. Mr. Ilolladny made a vislt from Richmond to Norfolk for thé purpose., NEAR ATTEMPT AT EXPRESS ROBBERY A bold attempt at express robbery was perpetrated in this city yester- day morning, when Express Mes- senger Satchar, on the C. H. & N. Ry. areived in Arcadia about 10 o'clock. As told by the wagon delivery boy, Mr. Parker, Satchar presented his receipt book for his signature for express to be put off at this place, and when Parker checked up he found two packagegs which he signed for, short. He demanded them which was refused by Satchar. Parker jumped into the express car and forced Satchar to open the sate and deliver them, which was done as the train was moving off. In the hurry of Parker leaving the moving train he dropped one of the pack- agegs containing $600 worth of dia- monds angd jewelry billed to Mr. Rosin of this city, and which Satchar refused to throw off to him. The package was taken on down the road by Satchar and broken open. Probably his nerve failing him, he returned the package on his return trip. Wires were sent to Lakeland for the arrest of Satchar, which was probably done upon his arrival in the above city. This is the first express robbery in this section in many years, and was one of the boldest attempts known of.—Arcadia News Phya Prabhakaranonga, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipo- tentiary, the new representative of Siam at Washington, speaks English | of revival|in the world's series receipts anq iny| fluently and was four years with the Siam legation at London. i