Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, March 27, 1914, Page 1

Nl 115 DEFENT TOREDN REFOTED | AUTHENTIC INFORMA- TION IS OBTAINABLE ; Orders Military Monoplane Equipment to Be Sent Him at Once By Associated Press.) ton, March 27.-—The gyl pis teported to the Mexican em- i ¢ day by the Mexican minis-| of foreign affairs. v Associated Press. ) huarcz, March 27, - ot breathlessly on today. ficting reports, by federal sympathizers, some by gitutionalist agents, and others from unknown sources, not crap of reliable information the result of the battle is avail- ¢. A message came from Villa or- the military monoplane jpment for rebuilding railroads te shipped south immediately. The pmatd was curt and imperious, gave no hint of the trend of the unes of the rebel leader. tleral soldiers failed last night en hours battle to recapture Ler- an outposy of Torreon, according i telegram received here today hed by Villa and sent from Gomez| jaclo . The border is awaiting word Out of many some vouched “PUBLICITY" (By J. B. Ley) Editor Telegram: Under the head ted about Rev. Dr. fvey, editor| hville Christian Advocate, and of the ablest aditorial writers in south, says some very pointed f pertineny thjngs about a public- schedule for the church. As his ghts are so heartily in line with views, and practices in recent s, we append some of them, ask- that you will kindly give them k in your columns. It has been custom to use display space in|commence today to commemorate the|to be ope papers, and equally the custom ome well meaning, but, we be- . misguided folks to criticise us pefor. Such space as we have i has been paid for out of our ate resources, as we have not felt t the church was quite ready for advanced a step. But it is com- ,and such: words as those quoted I the pen of Dr. Tvey will hasten day. [The time will come when it will considered just as legitimate for church to take advertising space the secular press for the promo- b of ecclesiastical and religious irests as it is to advertise in a tlar paper for bids in the erection @ huilding or on billboards placed front of the church building. 'The time will come when it will longer be considered immodest or eeited for a pastor to prepare for secular press a resume of his ser- fis. 1y is really no more immodest tonceited in him to preach to the saints in the meeting house than the creat non-churchgoing throngs fough the newspaper. ‘The time will come when the firch will recognize that it has lost fa; opportunity in not exploit- the secular press and that it is fMeat weakness in any church to blish a reputation of being a I advertiser. Advertising isonly Wr of the great work of procla- tion ang evangelization. “Th“ time will come when the ne- Sity of using practical business 0 %0ds will be considered just 8s{men from the warships of the United ®Sary for the church of God as|States and foreign navies, ¢ other business institution, i When the value to the church|harbor as well. ¢ layman’s business character and| ifications will be second only to | L0 his deepest spiritual life.” C.E. PLANS YEAR'S WORK tinesville, Fla., March 27.—Thequitt, Congres sman ( [Ual State-wide conference of the|ator Willacy 18t ia : : Stian Endeavor Association 0 "Mia opened today a three-day ':1“}'~ Officers will be elected anc " Important matters, including]to be extenc “Work for this year, will be acted|north o 3 defeat of Villa before Tor-! MRS. CLAUDE A. SWANSON -, | i1 Mrs. Swanscn, wife of the senator from Virginia, is chairman of the pa- | tronesses of the benefit to be given in Washington forythe industrial educa- tional fund for the Virginia moun- | taineers. ——— : Austin, Texas, March 27.—Today and tomerrow are “clean-up” days in this city, according to a proclamation PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN. IN THE BEST PART LAKELARD, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 1914 e —— VAUDEWLLE < MGHNT DS | 15 WADE T M AL FEAGH SAVE FRM B. F. KEITH, OF BOSTON, DIED|(NOTICE FILED TODAY THAT NEW THERE OF HEART FAILURE of 18; Died a Mil- lionaire (By Associated Press.) Palm Beach, Fla., March 27.—B. F. Keith, a ‘vaudeville magnate, died of heart failure at a hotel here at midnight lasy night. le was ap- parently in the best of health and had been discussing business mat- ters with his son Paul. The latter stepped from his room a moment and returned to find his father dead. Mr. Keith was sixty-seven yearsold and married Miss Ethel Bird (hase in Washington last October. They were spending the winter here. Mr. Keith left his New Hampshire home at the age of eighteen to follow a circus as a laborer and ventured into the show business for himself several years later. In 1885 he con- ceived the popular idea of continu- ous vaudeville performances. The body will be sent to Boston today. MERCHANTS OPPOSE TRUST LEGISLATION «Washington, March 27-—Represen- tatives of the Merchants’ Association of New York and a number of other commercial bodies are in the city urging that further anti-trust legis- lation be deferred until the next reg- ular session of Congress. They ask that the judgment of the entire coun- try be obtained on the bills. issued by, Mayor Wooldridge. The school children of the city have been organized into brigades, and a prize will be given to! the| school which shows the cleanest district. KIBLER HOTEL T0 HAVE AN ANNEX NEW YORK 300 YEARS OLD New York, March tion of six tercentenary of the chartered com- merce of this port. The celebration will embrace a series of religious, his- torical and educational exercises, pa- geants, parades and scientific and commercial exhibits. On this date three hundred years ago the states genera] of| the United Netherlands granted to what is now New York its| first general charter for regular com- merce. It was on October the 11th, the first special charter was granted for trade in the then New Nether- lands. Combined with this celebra- tion will be features to commemorate phases of the whole country's prog- ress, including the practical comple- tion of the Panama canal and the peace centenary of English-speaking ‘uati(ms. History }this first charter for trading granted, there were only two other permanent settlements upon the At- was| to Florida. There were the Spanish settlement St. Augustine and the English settlement at Jamestown, va. St. Augustine did not deivclop a commerce, while Jamestown nad a hard struggle for existence and the development of commerce Was for a time out of the question. More than one hundred prominent citizens com- prise the committee, of which Cor- neliug Vanderbilt is chairman;; Her- man Ridder, first vice president, and Edward H. Hall, secretary. As "(].w planned, a anique naval parade will close the celebration on Oct. 11, 1914, which will include not only but from passenger and merchant ships in the e BIG MEN AT PRESS MEETING San Benito, exas, March 27- —T}'le Gulf Coast Press Association w.xll hold its annual meeting in this \‘;t:' today and tomorrow. Governor fol- yarner and Sen- are to address f| meeting. l| The water mains in Marianna are shows that whenj, W0 iy pave jed to North Hill, in th»?‘ In this issue of the Telegram there 11th. < The additions call for a while not joined up to the hotel, four stores, floors will contain tions now under contemplation, the 120 bedrooms. REPUBLICANS TO AFFILIATE lantic coast from what is now Maine| SAY | Detroit, Mich.. March 27.-—The { Republican State central committea ‘\\'il] hold a meeting here this after- noon, to perfect plans for more ef- fective work in the coming cam- paign than it has ever attempted before. They expect to affiliate with this loa.gue every Republican club in the State of Michigan. EDISON CATCHES NOTES OF i FLORIDA SONG BIRDS Fort Myers, March 27.-—Thomas A. Edison, who has becn on a vaca- tion here for four weeks, can’t stand the exhaustion” of taking a rest. With him when he returns will go records. Mr. Edison is a bird-lover as well as his companions on his va- cation—Henry Ford, the automobile man, and John Burroughs, the aged Several weeks ago they the naturalist. set out in the underbrush of the| Florida Everglades a number of ma- | chines which could be set in motion by a push button a mile away. These were for the purpose of catching the |songs of the shy swamp birds. The nt was successful and scores distance of part of that town a mile. i about half a j7e of trange experime: : bird songs were obtained. Strrted in to Work for Circus at Age|Several Who Testified Against Him story structure, which will be erect- from the ed on Kentucky avenue and which, visions.” a unique collection of phonogrzmhicI HERDIG EFFORT TRIAL WILL BE ASKED —— Have Changed Their Minds and Want Him Saved (By Associated Press.) Atlanta, March 27.-—Notice was filed today of an extraordinary mo- tion for a new trial for Leo M. Frank, under ‘death sentence for the murder of Mary Phagan, and it will be presented April 16, the day be- fore that set for the exccution. Ac- companying the notice was a copy of the forthcoming motion, and many affidavits accompany the copy of the motion. Several witnesses against his character repudiate their testimony, among these is . B. S e, — e Dalton, who testified to alleged mis- conduct on the part of Frank. Sev- eral affidavits eharge conspiracy and an evident effort is made to estab- lish the fact that notes found be- side the body were written in the oflice as James Conley testified. Fil- ing the motion April 16 will act as an automatic stay of execution. LECTURES ON PUBLIC HEALTH Live Oak, Fla., March 27.—Dr. \WW. 8. Leathers, director of the pub- lic health department of Mississippi, will deliver a lecture here today on the subject of “Public Health.” Dr. Leathers is becoming widely known in the South as an uuthoflt)} on public health questions, and has been in de- mand at meetings in both the north and the south. MAKE PLANS FOR . " MNOTHER FAIR The Lakeland Farmers' Club held 97.—A celebra-(appears a notice calling for bids for|their regular meeting last Saturday months' duration willjan annex to the Kibler hotel, same|at the home of Mr. E. H. Van ned at 2:30 p. m. on April|Sickler, the program for discussion being “How and to What Extent Can three| Florida Farmers Free Themselves Use of Imported Pro- W. S. Preston and A. J. Hol- will be connected by entrances. The|worthy both gave a very interesting annex will have a frontage of eigbty|talk on the above subject, and the foet. the lower floor to be used by|latter also spoke to some extent on while the two upper|the starting of a canning factory by forty large bed-|the farmers, by raising a stock com- rooms, each equipped with bath, tel-|pany, and to be controlled by a board ephones, etc., and furnshed withfof directors appointed by the farm- two beds each. ers. A meeting will be called at no The immense throngs handled by "I'S.“"" date to thoroughly discuss this hostelry since its opening last this matter. ; : November has made it imperative The following superintendents that additional sleeping rooms _be| WCFe appointed for the various de- ladded at once, and with the addi- partments for the Polk County Fair to be held the latter part of February nexy at Lakeland: Vegetables—T. S. Clifford and L. H. Turner. Citrus Fruits—C. W. Stansberry and J. A. Walker. Strawberries—G. J. Lewellin and D. K. Turner. Cane and Syrup—D. L. Aikins! and A. A. Lewis. Grain—B. H. Gray and J. K. Futch. Root Crops and Celery—J. C. Swindell and C. D. Kime. Forage Crops—W. Y. Carter and F. J. Julian. Poultry—E. H. Van Sickler and H. L. Kelly. Stock will be added but no super- intendents have been appoin@ed for this department. U. W. Iverson has been appointed genera]l manager with A. C. Shaffer| as assistant. Mrs. E. H. Van Sickler, Mrs. P. A. Gardner and Mrs. F. W. Mercer have been appointed general man- agers over the ladies’ department, with authority to make as many de- partments and to appoint their re- spectivé heads as they may see fit, and to report same at some future {meeting of the club. The next regular meeting of the |club will be held at the home of Mr. F. J. Julian on Saturday, April 18, ithe subject for discussion 1“Poul!r_\' and Pigs.” basement, mul'.no( by Frank in his| DR. ARTHUR YAGER s I, - NN s - ~ Dr. Yager is governor of Porto Rico. The picture was snapped as he left the White House after a conference with President Wilson. Dr. Yager's trip to Washington was in relation to affajrs in the government of Porto Rico. BRADENTOWN BOND ELEC- TION HELD ILLEGAL Bradentown, March 27.—At a special meeting of the board of com- missioners held in Bradentown to canvass the returns of last Tues- day’s election for the issuance of $190,000 worth of bonds for bridge building purposes, it was found that| the election was illegal, and was so declared. In a number of precincts there were a greater number of votes cast than there were qualified electors. It is not thought that this wholesale voting was the result of a preconceived plan to defeat the prop- osition, but rather ignorance on the part of the election officers and the people. The commissioners, all of whom were for the proposition, de- cided that inasmuch as the will of] the people was not entirely clear, that ig would be wisdom to leclare the eection illegal. BIG BATTLESHIP FOR CONFEDERATE REUNION Washington, March 27—Secretary of Navy Daniels contributed a lion’s share to the success of the coming Confederate Reunion to be ‘held at Jacksonville when he promised Rep- risentative I'Engle yesterday that hn:oI will not only send one of the large fighting ships of the navy, but also the Mayflower, which is the presi- dent’s yacht. It is expected that, these vessels, when anchored at Jack- sonville, will prove a tremendous drawing card. “Secretary I)uniols' authorized me to say,” said L'Engle, “that he will send something big and something good in the line of war vessels to Jacksonville during the re- union.”” REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS (Furnished by Security, Abstract & Title Company.) March 26 E. C. Blanton to J. D. Smith. W.. H. Chestnut to F. A. Per- kins. W. H. Chestnut to Lawrence D. Qerkins. Pike Adair to Lee Anders. Scally & Bassett to J. W. chanan, Jr. F. E. Waymer to Lewis E. Dicks. Hal Morrison to John H. McAd- ams. K. R. Shaw to F. E. Ohlinger. Mary O. Baston to Herbert A. Leighton Malloy & Miller to Florida Lake Region Land Co. J. W. Sample to George T. Sel- Bu- being| lars. " Hartford P. Grider to George Sam- . A vote of thanks was extended to|uel Deatherage. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Van Sickler for their hospitality Ella A. Trogdon to C. L. Morri- fson. OF THE BEST STATE No. 121 WILSON WON RS FGHT HOUSE TODN VOTED 200 TO 172 TO LIMIT DE. BATE ON TOLLS REPEAL Situation Is Tense and at Times Bit- ter Words Pass Between Mem- bers of Each Faction (By Associated Press.) Washington, March 27—There 18 a pronounced stir in political and official circles here caused by Speak- er Champ ¥ Clark’s statement last night opposing a special rule to limit debate on the Panama tolls exemp- tion repeal. Administration leaders are caustic in eriticism. (hairman Henry of the rules committee, de- clared that Clark had thus placed himself “against the entire policy of the administration." President Wilson at his desk in the White louse received reports of the progress of the fight in the House. He is confident that his statement last night that he was asking no man to change his opinion but merely to correct a wrong situ- ation would win the day. As the de- bate continued today the situation became more tense and bitter feel- ing between the contending factions cropped out in many sharp passages between members. President Wilson has won the pre- liminary fight for the repeal of the canal tolls excmption. The House voted 200 to 172 in favor of limiting debate on the Sims bill to twenty hours. Actual debate on the bill then began. The previous question calling for an immediate vote on the rule when the House met today, was carried by a vote of 207 to 176. Ma- jority Leader Underwood led the op- position to this motion and called upon Democrats to support the Dem- ocratic platform. Representative Ad- amson, leading the fight for tolls re- peal, answerel by calling for the sup- port of ‘“Democratic doctrine as it has been snce Jefferson.” On both votes party lines were disregarded. STRICT NATIONAL GUARD INSPECTION Canton, Ill., March 27.—Lieut. Col. Muir, of the regular army in Springfield, will make the annual inspection of Co. M, of this city, and the first battalion staff of the regi- ment headed by Maj. F. F. Put- nam, today. This is 'much stricter inspection of the National Guard this year, attributed to the ,Mexican situation. DEMOCRATS MAY RE-ELECT HOOPER Nashvile, Tenn., March 27—The Democratic State committee will hold a meeting in this city today for the purpose of prescribing a meth- od of naming candidates for igov- ernor, supreme court judge and rail- road commissioner. It is expected Governor Hooper will be reindorsed for re-election. TAFT ON “STATESMANSHIP” Baltimore, Md., March 27.—Ex- President William H. Tafy will lec- ture tonight in the closing number of a series given under the auspices of the Friends’ School. Governor Goldsborough, who was very much interested” in securing the presence of the ex-president, will preside. Mr. Taft's address on ‘‘American [deals in Statesmanship,” was prepared solely for this lecture. COLLEGE BOYS' FRIEND 92 YEARS OLD Gales Ferry, Conn., March 27.— “Uncle” Lyman A. Richards, known to every oars-man who has ever rowed in the Yale-Harvard regattas here, is celebrating his ninety-sec- ond birthday at his home. He is able to do chores about his farm and is as interested in the annual races as any of the boys. Word comes that good, substantial street signs have been erected prac- tically all over Leesburg giving the names of the streets. This is a much needed improvement and conveni- ence. 4 u i ¥