Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, March 19, 1914, Page 1

LTHE I W FELL IN BANA AND TENN. TODAY GHT FLURRIES IN TENNESSEE BUT STEVENSON, ALA., HAD FOUR INCHES ATTORNEYS HAVE NOT ISOLATED CONLEY ted Press.) 19.—Counsel for negro convicted murder of Mary nicd that they had isolated from vis- Jai] and s James (g 'y, the to tl to the a8 accessory Phagan, tc asked that itors to the aid they at he be questioned attorneys present. GITY COMMISSIONERS MET LAST NIGHT Lakeland, Fla, Regular s were w but wanteq bon Here in Sunny Florida Real Summer Weather Is Prevailing — (By Associated Press.) ,xasix\-ifle, March 19.—Snow fell roughout Tennessee and Northern abama today, in most instances it flurries, but Stevenson, Ala., ported four inches of snow and b lower temperature. Nash- lle, Chattanooga and other cities ported intermittent snowfall the eater part of the day, the snow eltinz as it fell. , March 18, 19,4, 1 ssion of the city com- ‘IIIIS.\']()n With all members but Mr. Bussard present. Minute of March 4 and 6 were reag and respectively approved. Petition of J. J. Elliston for ad justment in 1913 taxes was on mo- tion allowed, and fixed $8.000, same at Petition of G. P. Webb for lights jand water on East Lemon street was eranted. 00DS IN CGALIFORNIA FAVE SENT UP PRICES OF ORANGES Petiticn of $10 im- Washington by the municipal court was referred to po- pased on Gus Des Moines, Iowa, March 19.— s a result of the recent disastrous bods in California the price of or hees in Des Moines took a 23-cent lice commissioner with power to act, Bill of J. L. Skipper referred to city attorney, was not allowed. mp this week. The first of the| Complaint of W. F. Fannin for ok oranges were selling at $2. 60 correction in 1913 tay assessment case; they are now at $2.85. was referred to the city assessor for The _mbl{nrs say that the demand #djustment. increasing and that shipments are, Dan The floods have not only furnish labor if city would turnish wwed the orchards in California, material to construct sewer in block Propositi of Raulerson to et it have prevented . the growers U ol Schipman's survey. was referreq om picking and marketing their;to the commissioner of sanitation wit. The local fruit men say that with power to act. | anges cannot be packed in a damp! Proposition of the Buchanan tax budition without rotting in Irnn.\-ir‘(h cking v | over 1o markets. the growers roof ciayig Myrtl 50 to 300 cars of oranges be-i\wuq reforred to Messrs. Mendenhall, | b the Consequently, ' next s were shipping \! street pre the floods, they are, according planagay and Bussard for action. | b the latest reports averaging about B. 1, ohty sirce that time. commi Maynard was re of Claim of ferred to sioner finance s Compared with the prices a _\'v.'n“\\t!!v power to act. | o oranges are still cheap. Last| Building permit was granted to C.| MILWAUKEE NO LIVES LO3T) ~ NAN REGGUEL THE LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST PART OF THE BEST STATE LAKELAND, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, MARCH 19. 1914 00,000 FIRE |SURIED THIRTY PRESIDENT DENIES (By Associatea Press,) Washington, March 19.—Presi- dent Wilson today told Senator Jones that he did not decide to ask for the Panama tolls exemption re- peal as the result of a conference with Sir Lionel Carden, as Jones charged in his speech yesterday and said his request to Congress was prepared before the conference. ot VEN HOUR WINDSOR HOTEL IN THAT CITY|THOS. BURKE, OF ST. LOUIS DIED WAS DESTROYED TODAY Fire Started in the Plant of the Western Newspaper Plant in the Sayie Building (By Associated Press.) Milwaukee, March 19—Two score of guests at the Windsor hotel were compelled to flea for their lives early today when fire broke out in the plant of the Western Newspaper Union, in the same building. Hotel officials said that all escaped. Dam- age $200,000. LECTURE HERE ON CONCRETE CONSRUCTION, MARCH 3 Mr. Schilling, the engineer and expert on concrete road construc- tion, who was to have made an ad- dress here last night, found so many things in progress—the Woman's Minstrels, meeting of the city com-| misioners, that he decided to postpone his lecture until March 31 e [at which time he wijl be here and | nish musie. will interest all who hear him on this important subject. BLOOMER GIRLS VS. LAKELAND TEAM| Tomorrow afternoon the Bloomer| Girls and Lakeland team wlil cross bats at the new ball park on North Florida avenue. A big crowq is de- sired. The Lakeland band will fur- FLOWER PARADE AT SCHOOL BOARD MET IN SPECIAL SESSION AFTER BEING TAKEN T0 HOSPITAL Was Caught Under Seed Co 's Build- ing Which Fell When Athletic Club Burned (B Sacaintali Eies ) Bartow Fla., March 17, 1914. St. Louis, March 19.—Buried i thirty-seven hours in the ruins of The board; ot public Hnsttuction the St. Louis Seed Company’s build-|met in spesial session in the office of ing, Thomas Burke was rescued early|the superintendent with all mem- to:lay, apparently not in a serfous|bers and the superintendent present condition. At the hospital he col- lapsed and died several hours later. The building was de- molished Tuesday by a falling wall of the burned Missouri Athletic{tax school district No. Club building. Rescuers this morn-[any other business that would come ing heard Burke's cries for water, pufore the board for action. and eighty men, after a half hour's The board canvasseq the returns work, finally located him pinioned i of the election held at Mt. Zion for under a section of flooring. Another ) ! Imdy was found near him, dringing the creation of a special tax school the total dead from the Seed com-|district to %e known as the Mount for the purpese of opening and con- sidering the bids for the bonds to be| issueq for and in behalf of special 7, and for pany's building collapse to six. Zion special tax school district and declared the result of said election as follows: That the said tax school district was created, that special FAT PICKUP FOR JEROME 4 | i Reid Robson, D. €. Combee and Albany, N. Y., March 19. The| i i ! bill By At Robert Tompkins were duly elected expense bi approved by Attorne e o i ! ! ”, d by i H ¥ trustees of said district and that Genera] Carmody in conneetion withl (IR ol . “ said district was in favor of a 3 State's Thaw to $205.000 efforts to Matteawan includes a of William ‘T'. Jerome and fees of more than $|::‘mm to other fee covers “not only past services rendered, but the return Harry i for the ensuing two fee mill assessment years. In the school honds to he issueq for and in fo matter of bids for the counsel. Jerome's hehalf of special tax school district No. said county, the therefore coming up for considera tion and acceptance and after duly considering said bids, it was moved 1. M. Law, sccondeg by J. W. Keen, that the bid of John Nuveen & C'o. of Chicago, be accepted, their bid for said bonds being as follows: 3 : : 15 fon bids also any future services in reference to this case.” 96,000 UNEMPLOYED by CHARGES OF SENATOR JONES No. 114 MEX. TOGONSULT WITH 0. 5. IN REGARD 10 PEACE MEX. FOREIGN MINISTER HAS GONE TO REOPEN NEGOTIA- TIONS WITH LIND This Country Willing to Listen to Any Proposal for Peaceful Settlement (By Associated Press.) Washington, March 19.—Officials today awaited official advices regard- ing the report that the Mexican for- eign minister had gone to Vera Cruz to reopen negotiations with the United States through John Lind. It was understood that this govern- ment was willing to listen to any further proposals for peaceful settle- ment. The outcome of the fighting labout Torreon is expected to have an important bearing on the situa- tion. In the event of rebel reverses it was rumored that Carranza and Huerta would be willing to accept a compromise candidate for the pres- idency. There is no official confir- mation on this. The Seventeenth infantry, from Atlanta, and four companies of the Ninth infantry from Little Rock, lefg to join the border patrol today. Two I more battalions of the Ninth infan- try will leave for Fort Thomas, Ky., late today. \ Simultaneous rebel attacks on Torrcon and Mazat- lan are forecast in advices here to- day. It is said General Villa is mov- ing against Torreon ang General Ob- regon against Mazatlan. The fall of Mazatlan, which is an important Pa- cific port, would virtually give the rebels control of the west coast, and the capture of Torrcon would endan- ger Mexico City. Juarez, et i pring they were selling at from IR. Sidman to extend building on R | “ n 0 g ot ax f 2.70 to $4 a case. A concrete il-|lot “H,™ bloc k 19 of Munn's survey. For the $15,000 Bartow special tax| g they are now and again after the hstration of how the price affects| Petitions of P. D. Felty and P | St I school distriet No. 7 school bonds,|improvement has been made.. Have : 7 ; | raane S SE e s iR | e e e s i 5 3 q 4 ac- e Y ¢ demand is shown by the state-|\W. O'Donicl for corrections in per-i Jacksonville, Fla., March 19. (By Assoclated Press.) we will pay $15,600 and allow ac-fthese submitted to the board or a pent of the jobbers that Des Moines| sonal taxes for 1913 were allowed. |1t plans now under discussion here New York, March 19 s i crued interest to date of the deliv-feommittee appointed by the board | . ) WA ) 2L i ’ 1 i ¢ nsi s i rases yat endatton of the m-| for » parades ¢ s i g ery of the bonds to us and we. will|for that purpose, and award the nsumers are eating ten cases ofi On recommendatton of ‘.”A | for the parades at the reunion are ber of unemployed men in New York e e e S G purpos a awa anges now to every one they used| missioner of municipal activities carrieq out, and it is very probable olty {5 06,000, not 300,000 a8 wasl.. e : prizes tu' the schools m}\ldnp, the st winter, light and water supplics were or-lthat they will be, the several hun-| . co o ronorted, according to fig- free of cost.” The said motion tolgreatest improvement. The above dered bought from local firm when|dred sponsors and maids of honor o jr\.'um] by ‘\‘['l‘\'m‘ Mitehell today accept the hid of John Nuveen &|will save the hoard a great amount [ prices are equal to those of out of i that have been appointed through *‘I‘hlis l«limm'\i; h\ ; ]'”‘“ S GARS ‘(.,1‘ Co. being voted upon, it was unan-fof moncy which is bheing paid out % nree At the material’ gives , 8§ i icipate i ; ; imously carried in favor of accepting|annually for improvements and in 0SSIP ABOUT THE WILSON- |town firms and tl naterial giv ‘uul the South, will participate in the city by police captains in every T . .“ m( : I i o a 11 g R R R e | o 10 greates rer spectacle ev i ¢ 8 . ie meantime it would add wonder- McADOO MARRIAGE, tive sun U & reatest flower spectacle everf, ...inot Republicap Leader Mann : ; Y ! Matter ds for wood for light|scen ip the southern States, on May 5 : Il commendation of R. M. Dor-{fully to the appearance and the Sorsvnpn A : d Yirecently asserted during a debate in S b ithe Hore Mtende|val Pt o1 ; ‘ | R O SR ref 1 to the 7 the see av of » reunion. : ; sey as prineips » For Meadef value ¢ 10 schools. ashington, March 19.—Super-|and watir pla fer ) the second day of the reunion the Honse of Representatives that |50V A8 Drcinal gl the LAL ey ; ik : ! n 1« 1 activi- Present plansg favor three parades,| ., > . |school for the year 1914-15 was re I'hird, 1 wish to state in brief won out in the engagement 200,000 men were out of work in{" : s fooale i B it o e 1 firs I Jusively f 0 & H l ¥ H {i4 ard. { ] [H} another grea 1elp 0 3 f M leanor Wilson to Secretary ti st Sto. D cextiuplyely. 1o te iy city, and Mayor Mitchell ex-|"" LR TRauL | DI 0T 5 e ; ] . Nt wppointed to 2ong of Confederate Veterans, their| 4 ¥ s tion upon same was deferred until|schools of this county will be a uni- I Treasury McAdoo. Friends ol N ’ [ nlained today that Mann's figures . v S 3 . % - + J 180T mailds of honor and chap- i 1 the regular meeting. formity of examinations for all rur- i uple recalled yesterday tha < | were unauthentiec and came from i : : oy the fi t. n who sat \ 1 i This pe will he en Havltable inatitutions The superintendent made a reportial and gradeg schools, and T will CAdoo was ) rst person w S | charitab 8 2 ; : 4 b ) o ]‘“ Nzl I ]\1_ . p P I rt-[the first day of the reunion, or May| to the board as follows: sugeest in all grades from the sixth 5 ias on which 8 ; 5 Nl @ R s there wille s Dabdde) To the Honorable. Board of Pub-[to the eighth, inclusive, and in or- ilson and Francis Bowes Sayrecd : I | or e 1 i hat -1i\\"l\ No n- for maids and sponsors, in flower TAFT DECLINES GOOD JOB lie Instruction: With over a year's|der to accomplish this, it will be m.lrrm.—zmd suay .\I )‘rb \) 1 m hefcovered automobiles. The tenta-| : experience as county superintendent, necessary for me to arrange ques- ; 3 : ,m tiaeE,noal ~m\w\1'1.] nd! ad t mipment and 1 -/ tive plan is to decorate the ;unus: Wilmington, ‘Del., March 19. schools and during which time I h;m-‘ tions and send them to the teachers i it Miss l‘](‘fl“m. s letter| anc Mlorrell 1 yrial” for elwith red and white native flowers : Former President Wm. 1. Taft has|visited nv:u'ly all of the schools ullul the various schools, requesting the is . 0e stter| al 3 & 4 & A ‘m McAdoo are thirteen I 4_‘ 1 was put uponito represent the colors of the Con-| declined an offer to become presiy-| the county and, after ving thefteache to conduct the examination g ewr)hod_‘ ST oNa | federacy. In a letter, General Ben-jdent of Delaware college, which po-|subject most serious consideration{tie same as any other uniform ex- < wnd took regular ie “Jucky thir-|its ! [ Wilson family’s en’ Also, it was reported that|cours Rep books all city ror the » auditor iss Bleanor got the ring in the| lece of bride’s cake that Mrs cut with Lieut. Carey Gray-| ou's sword in the State dining room| f the White House. nd accounts ed by commi re was or-! ead. Same r public informa tion. y \fatter of increased rate of inter- d to the First National ans made by them to the WHITE WAY CONTRACTS = est to,be pa Vork of Contractor Completed, and| 1 to commissioner of . Gty was referre Payments to Be Made at First ‘fi’“'w » with power to act. National Bank "‘6%41“““” No. 164, entitled: An The firm to whom the contract for istalling the White Way was sub- €t having given notice to the Board f Trade that the installation is now Omplete and ready for acceptance ¥ the city, all parties having 0"'[ ered into contracts with the Board " such installation are hereby no- ifi‘d that such contracts are du® Nd payable within one week from repealing section 6 of or- 128 regulating sanitary ete., was introduced by ioner of public institu- tions and given its firsy reading. On he rules were suspended and said ordinance No. 164 entitled as above was put upon its second and fina] readings and was duly passrji, all members present voting ‘‘yes. ordinance dinance No department the comm motion t I'h acceptance, and the respective report for month of} Mounts due for such instaljation| A re f“g and was ordered ™ 1o be paid only at the First Na-|F* e . infor- bank of this city, which bank| filed @ S the contracts on behalf of thejmatiohi: - Poarq, B Py order of the X AKELAND BOARD OF TRADE | was reter A. J. Holworthy, Secretary. i ) Lakeland, Fla., March 19, 1912 Preparations for the erection of building for the Bank I A e were actively begun this weex "l sonville attempted it, the thousands of visitors would enjoy the finest spectacle of the king ever seen In| |the South and never excelled any- | dies. nett H. Young, commander-in chief of the U, C. V flower parade, and said that if Jack- ., suggested the| where on the continent. That such a parade will be provided for the sponsons and their attendants is preatically assured. No trouble will be experienced in sccuring flowers for the parade. Florida in May is a natural rose garden. Enough red and white roses can be secured around Jacksonville to decorate more than a thousand automobiles, and if so great a num- ber of cars decorateq with roses rep- regsenting the Confederate colors, are seen on the streets of Jacksonville there are many people here who be- lieve that all records will be broken in the matter of reunion parades. The veterans' parade will be given the third anq last day of the re- union. It will be exclusively for the veterans and their official la- As of the veterans who to ride care in automobiles will be omir that Others e on foot and on horseba ydated way. k Bank of Clear- fiv Word comes that th + wijl undoubtedly erect a g this summer sition was offered him at a salary(and study, I now fee]l that 1 am fair- of $5,000 a year. In a letter to a|ly conversant with the needs of the trustee of the institution, he said:|educational facilities of the county and feel that certain recommenda- tions to you would not be altogether amiss at this time. The first suggestion is one that we have discussed many times be- “I am quite content with my posi- tion in New Haven, and T could not accept the presidency of any univer- sity or college for two reasons: First, because T am not fitted for it, and second, because T have other|fore anq we have all agreed that it work in which T believe T can do|would be beneficial. It is “consoli- more good." dation of schools.” We all agree that this question is one of paramount importance, for in this way the num- ber of schools would be lessened with a consequent less expenditure Editor Evening Telegram: Will}jfor teachers’ salaries, the terms you please publish for the bhenefit of | would be lengthened, teachers bet- the people of the city the following|ter paid, and better work accom- EXPENSE OF CLAYING CERTAIN STREETS statement for claying West Lemon|plished, as the schools would be un- and Main streets, also some work re-|der competent heads and thoroughly palring other streets: There was a|systemized. little over 1,000 yards of clay] The second suggestion is embodied hauled and all loosened up withrin an article appearing in a number picks; there was expended $414, al-[of the county newspapers several lowing $5 per day for city team,|weeks ago which in brief is as fol- same as was paid for the other|lows: To organize rural school im- teams. The slag cost the city a lit-| provement associations and enlist tle over 40 cents per cubic yard.|the cooperation of every school in Mr. J. F. Cox had some work dnnr-;rmxnvv in movement, and as an in- by contract that cost about 67 cents| centive to this move. I would like per cubie yard, which shows that{to ask the board if it would not be the city gots its work done about|advisable to offer four prizes to the 25 cents per cubie yard cheaper than|schools making the that done by contract ment in a certain time to be fixed by J. E. BUSSARD the board Have photogzraphs mads Street Commissioner of all hools entering the contest greatest improve- This will save the much inconvenience and place the pupils on an equal basis in the same grade whether the pupils are enrolled in a rural or a graded school. T am glad that T can report to you that the schools of the county have been very satisfactory and [ wish to thank the board for the hearty co-operation it has given me in making them such and I feel that if we can carry out the above plans, it will mean a system of schools that cannot be urpassed by any county in the State. After carefully considering each suggestion offered in the above re- port of the superintendent, on mo- tion of Gen. E. M. Law, seconded by J. W. Keen, the board adopted the following resolution: Resolved, That the superintendent be instructed to continue his inves- tigation on the lines suggested In the communication, re- porting to the board from time to time, and that the board will render every possible assistance in realiz- ing the objects stated therein. All gether with all bills were examined amination. teachers also foregoing teachers’ reports on file to- and approved and warrants drawn for same. On motion the board adjourned. PARKER., Secretary. C. A