Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, March 28, 1914, Page 1

e MI CLAYTON BILL WAS FAVORABLY REPORTED 15 0F HEETAD E FLO0DE Ly FLOODS ARE CAUSING|® J0H DAMAGE IN YORK STATE |0 no.cin o™ o (By Associated Press.) Washington, March 28.—The Clayton bill, providing for the com- plete reorganization of the procedure in lower federal courts was favor- ably reported to the House by the judiciary committee today. It is endorsed by President Wilson, Wil- liam H. Taft, Alton B. Parker, Jas. C. McReynolds and thirty-five State overnors. El Bridges Have Been Carried uy; Troy Merchants Move Goods to Higher Ground Detroit, Mich., March 28.—“Go- to-church Sunday'” will be observed in this city tomorrow, and many outside towns and villages have 4df e eive Tmich damase \'VoAluumril.\' connected tl)f‘msol\'os B s Hte A Silismer \\1.111 this movement. An active cam- i the lower streets are flooded ?H”‘:“ .h“s hwj“ {;11‘1‘1m1 Ot COMBIRt widzes over the Mohawk are in| 8 fl-.-”w |11.~‘mlm[mn of{l»mmns, b o e CRTEINd Ay by the :Il..v.‘ll,‘lll’., .on street cars, bill boards e o alko and in newspapers, house to house g.mumng AR Ganal squedner canvasses and the general ue of the 3 S sma]li'l‘i,‘r‘]“l)h”m"‘. .1»_\ a ‘“‘telephone squad.” B e Decu darricd avay, Troy “.l lvmnn;u;.in was well received and e e s unn}su‘rs of 'ull denominations are ok ihe Tbdson to.bigh L’()I\h(lt‘?lr zhvn.‘ congregations tomor- i R e row will be far than those usually in attndance. mpton are fiooded. S ; (By Associated Press.) York, March 28.—Spriny are g is the la idin greater reon. momentarily erals today that this is the most desperate THE LAKELAND EVENING TELEG LAKELAND, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, MARCH 28 1914. e —————— LONG LVEVILLA ADMINISTRATION D CARBAIA 15 THE o TREMENDOUS THRONGS WEL: COMED CARRANZA TO JUAREZ Is Expected at Any Moment (By Associated Press.) Juarez, his long mn has entered hard. March narch 1S Milit 28.—"Viva Car- ranza!” “Viva Villa!” rang through the streets of Juarez today. Throngs gathered to wilcome the former af- ter Nogales and mingled his praise with that of the rebel leader before Tor- Sympathizers with Iution were jubilant. News that Vil- Torreon the overland the is exj ary m<n a MENT SPREADS News That Villa Has Taken Torreon from revo- pected latest advices were that he was pressing the fed- greed Pt A T T e battle fought in any Mexican revo- 0XKLAHOMA'S BIG REVIVAL lution. Meager reports were that BRI ’Y M E A MEE]ING the number of dead and wounded klahoma City, Okla., March 28.) ! AR AL would be appalling. fomorrow will see the bezinning IflM"HH“W AFIEHN“UN e the great revival meetings which to last throughout the month of OHIOIANS IMPROVING ROADS . Evangelist Lincoln MeCon-i A meeting will be held in the —_— bl of Atlanta, Ga., will conduct| Dickson building tomorrow at 3 P.| Youngstown, Ohio, March 28.— services throughout that time.im. in the interests of the proposed arge tabernacle has been erected|y . M, C. A. Mussrs. Council, Hol- the members of the various|worthy, Jack Chunn and Prof. C. M. rches of the city, who gave a few, jones will speak in behalt of the rs a day to assisting the force/movement and the meeting will be competent carpenters with thelopen for general suggestions. A mu- k. The women's associations gica]l program has been arranged. ¢ planne@® special work duringjMr. McLain will sing at this hour s revival campaign. and Mr. A. R. Marks will render a cornet solo. Everybody is cordial- ly invited to be present. R EIGHT MILLION TELE: PHONES IN USE IN U. §. INTEREST BOYS IN CHURCH Washi 2 28.—Have pritieon, Uenh Philadelphia, Pa., March 28.—- auny, en ow: nany tolephiones Efforts have been made during the completely e are in the United States and|“1oT® 1 g S it past week to get the boys interested in the church, and the climax will be reached tomorrow, when hun- dreds of boys will meet in German- town, where a special service will be conducted for them. The work a 8,729,592 telephones. The Bell boy can do toward Christionizing the world and the help they can be D ,087,0217, hone system operates 5,08 to their churches will be spoken of tth;;:g:g;!.“es.r;:d s;;:::" ogt by the Rev. Charles Wesley Bur‘u(.:: s of wire in use in 1912 were " 248,326, the Bell system control- g 74.7 per cent of the wires. It stimated that there were 13,735, §245 messages or talks sent over ¥ many miles of wire? Prelim- ry figures of the quinquennial re- “on telephones in this country k» been given out by Director W. Harris of the bureau of the cen- and they show that there are in who will deliver the principal dress. SHIPPERS PROTEST ON RATES | Detroit, Mich., March 28. —-Ship- tomobile the will ¢ telephone lines of companies hich had an income of at least $5,- 0 during 1912. LEITUCE BY PARCELS POST James Mumford of Palmetto, has just carried out a Very ting experiment, that of for-| by mail a basket of ]vttucei \ view to ascertaining the t'«\as,-l of marketing this or any oth- en produce by means of the post. Mr. Mumford mailed| ot to the secretary of agricul- % at Washington, to the postmas- ¢ general at Washington and to tor of the Counntry Gentle- + Philadelphia. L ] letters received in acknowl- nt make interesting reading have been- requested to pub- pith of them in the interest general public and of grow- particular. The basket of lettuce forwarded P the secretary of agriculture was nded over to the scientific assist- Mr kt, Prof. Lewis B. Flohe, who Té-| frts the arrival of the lettuce in oi condition and quite usable. e outer Jeaves were of course con ferably wilted, with traces of soft For experi- immed- tely remailed to a station 41 miles;ton, it in the country, where they were and ' on some of them. “Uta] purpoes they were pers of this and other cities are pre- paring to leave for Washington to- morrow to argue against the tariffs prepared by eastern railroads pro viding for a charge of five cents a/ ton, with a minimum of $2 a car| cars on private side] would cost De-| 000,000 al for tracks. troit shippers year, “spotting™ Such a fee alone OLLIE JAMES INVADES NEW YORK New York, March 28 The Dem- ocratic club of Westchester county| | will give a dinner tonight, at which Qenator Ollic Jame of Kentucky, National Chairman William F. Me | (‘ombs and William Church Osborn,| {the new State chairman, will speak. Governor Glynn is also expected to be present. | I FRUIT GROWERS' CAN i { DIDATE FOR CONGRESS| Jacksonville, March 28 —That he| on his circulated| it growers and lorida and oth- ative their| stands squarely platform that the fru commission men of F ers are in need of a represent in Congress who is alive to best interests in the matter of legis- is stated by John V. Den-| lation, i the New York city commission and native Floridian, who| merchant k Clark is aspiring to succeed Fran ed t wi day F tark| g to bh: i“fol::':(‘tlincill)' as good|as congressman in the .\ocon? ,H"i:‘y fudition as when received at thejida district. Mr. Denton n.xh b f the secretary in Washing: Jacksonville yesterday. :HM.Y ‘)'l; { %.—Florida Grower.. out of his district h.e i‘lm.twu to “..—-l —_— cuss politics with friends in the city “ A rding to information received|and he assured [h-rm that ‘\‘w 1~” 1| -|the campaign to win and will wage| West the contracy for erect contest against the incum- E i i the|an active new radio station ah 3 Naoeis %2l sation has been let and thejbent Mr. Denton stated that h X will probably commence with-| has just written Con : he contract calls for Clark, cha ‘ " days. teel towers each 300feet high of debates throughout the ditrict. { — . - Toledo take The State Ruins of the Missourd o fire is believed to have per party throwing a lighted cigarette into a curtain. Association, Auto Club place coming year will be main line routes. of roads over the macadamized with of a few miles, which' immediately in the Senate. could be built without heavy expen |tor Lews of Tllinois spoke today urg- diture. these into consideration and operate with the volved. SCENE OF THE ST. LOUIS FIRE HORROR club and gressman Fm?vk. lives were lost. Th llenging him to 2 S€TIeSi gp geter theater Sup| with here today. discussed. The natural manufacturing work of most importance which wil |for the cotton of the southern states. be taken up by the association dur While the debate raged in the House ing the coming season will be the'proparmions were made in the Sen- improvement of roads. Special of-;ate to quicken action on the tolls forts will be put forth to connect up bill there.. Plans 5 GANGUINE DVER OUTLOOK BELIEVE THEY WILL BE VICTORS WHEN VOTE IS TAKEN Galleries Crowded to Hear the Ar guments Which Grow Sharp at Times (By Associated Press.) Wiashington, March 28.—Admin- istration leaders, flushed by yester- day's successes, are jubilantly pre- dicted an easy victory when the Pan- ama canal tolls exemption repeal bill comes to a vote next week. The anti-repeal leaders continued their efforts today to strengthen their forces before the conclusion of the debate which is expected Tucsday or Wednesday. The House galleries were crowded again today to wit ness the continuation of the remark- able struggle. Lcaders of anti-re peal continued their attacks upon the president’s repeal recommenda- tion, but those who are conducting the fight for repeal answered them sharply in a number of vigorous speeches. Representative Harrison of Mis- sissippi, declared that free toll and manufac- valley to would aid the farmer turers of the Mississippi The annual meeting of the Ohio Au |ship their products down the Missis- which'sippi through the canal to the Pa- is :lflili:\u'dl"“i" coast cheaper than rates now jcharged by railroads. It would |]yrohahly open up another market on for the work cf the club throuzh t]lsi“w Pacific coasy where there are advantages Administration leaders There are scores predicted that the Sims bill would State that plans to townships are the take in- be passed by the House by Wednes- day at the latest and be taken up Sena- ing repeal. South Florida is enjoying real summer weather. some Athletic club in St. Louis where two score or more | ponorary president is Lady Laurier,| Washington society been caused by some member of | music and art. PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST PART OF THE BEST STATE No. 122 FLO0D RAGE THRY JAGKSON WIS, STREETS & EMPLOYES| BUSINESS _SECTION COVERED iz WITH WATER TODAY GEORGIA APPLE INDUSTRY Cornelia, Ga., March 28.—A con~ vention of apple growers will be here here today, at which many mat- ters of importance to that industry will be discussed. About the most important slated will be the bill re- cently introduced by Senator Hoke Smith to appropriate “100,000 to develop the apple industry in the State of Georgia.” * New York, March 28.—The new municipal building will have a rest|Water Standing Two Feet Deep in room for its many hundreds of wom- Leading Hotel of the en employes. A restaurant will be City run in connection with it, and light - lunches can be purchased there. (By Associated Press.) Most of the new large office build- Jackson, Miss., March 28.—A ings have such rooms, but for the small creek running through Jack- city to maintain such a convenicnce son today broke its. banks and flood- is a decided novelty. Miss Gertrude|®d the business section. The lIllinois Becks, of the Welfare Departmentfcentral station and the power and of the National Civie Federation,|light plant are submerged and the has helped the committee to perfect water is two fect deep in the prin- the plans. A competent woman cipal hotel. who can give “first aid” if needed, will be in charge of the room. \ NEW YORK CONSTI- TUTIONAL CONVENTION New York, March 28.—The polls POOLING AMENDMENT WA REPASSED (By Associated Press.) Wahington, March 28—The pool-|constitution. ing amendment to the cotton futures bill which passed the Senate yester- day will be rejected by the House or| MRS, MARSHALL TO ACCOMPANY in conference, according to assur- HER HUSBAND TO FLORIDA are open today for registration, preparatory to the special election to be held April 7 to determine whether the State shall hold a con- stitutional convention in 1915, to propose amendments to the State ances given today to senators who = are insisting on a reconsideration of Washi i the vote on the Dbill. The objection- ashington, March 28—TDhe Vice able amendment to legalize the pool- President and Mrs. Marshall will ing of cotton stipulates not to sell take a little fling at Florida gaye- on an exchange dealing in futures. ties in Easter week. hey will spend After tying a string around the Just one week at Palm Beach, St. amendment legalizing pooling the Augustine and Jacksonville. Mrs. Senate today unanimously repassed Marshall is making considerable the bill regulating cotton future preparation in the matter of clothes trading. The bill was reconsidered and the vice president was much on motion of Senator Smith of South surprised that she should even think (arolina, its author, and Senator of taking a trunk. He boasted that Smith of Georgla, author of the|She made whole campaign trips in pooling amendment, offered no ob- ‘[‘"dm""“ with a small hand satchel. jection. The reconsideration was Yes,” she said, “but Tom Marshall, brought about by the stand of Sen-|YOU MUSt remember that now you ator Knox who declared there had|re the vice president of the United been a misunderstanding regarding|States. ~That's different.” They the amendmeng when it passed. He will visit Lakeland and Fort Myers said in his opinion the amendment|¥hile away, also. legalized what supreme court con- demned in the cases against Patten and others. TEXAS LOCAL OPTION WOMEN CAUSE HIGH Beaumont, Texas, March 28.— LIVING COST|Local option elections are being held today in Mexia, Lampasas and this New York, March 28.--A con-|city, to determine whether or not ferente on the cost of clean and|the sale of liquor will be prohibited. wholesome food was held here under|This is the second local option 'held, the auspices of the Association for the first being contested and after- Improving the Condition of the poor, ward declared null and void. at which Alfred D. Woodruff, man- ager of the Bureau of Food Supply, said that really to blam efor the high cost of living. Retail dealers are forced by patrons to put their prices up. Women are WILSON-McADOO WEDDING the consumers are Washington, March 28.—The ap- proaching marriage of Miss Eleanor indifferent to the running of domes-| Wilson to Secretary McAdoo is no tic establishment, and give more surprise to any one who has seen time and attention to tango teas them together during the past sea- Notwithstanding the disparity little matter of twenty- eight years, it is a genuine love match. And the prospective bride- groom’s children, married and oth- erwise, are almost as much in love with her as their father. Miss Wilson came to Wahington engaged to a Princeton man, but his health necessitated his going west the wisdom and saving of buying injand early this winter that engage- quantities, which would do away|ment was brokens This left the with the need of “immediate deliv-}ficld clear for the secretary of the ery” of so many articles. Mrs. Jul- treasury, an opportunity he made jan Heath, who heads the House-|good use of. This is one of the few wives League, said today whes|times that a daughter of a president shown the above that the women are|has marred during his term of office, doing much more to solve the prob-fan official connected witwh heg fa- lem than is generally supposed. ther's ,administration. The death ok i here a week ago of Mrs. Samuel L. CANADA’S BIRTHDAY Gouverneur, who was formerly Miss il Marian Campbell, of New York, Ottawa, Que., March 28.—To-|brought to mind the marriage of morrow is the anniversary of the|lher husband’'s parents which took passing of the British North Amer-|place in the east room of the White jca act, and the Womans’ Canadian;House in the Monroe administration. Historical Society will hold their|The bride on that occasion was Ma- annual meeting here. At the pres-{ria Monroe and the bridegroom, ent time this society is working for|Samuel L. Gouverneur, private sec- two great objects—a suitable me-|retary to the president. Their eld- morial to the hirth of the Dominion,|est son was also Samuel L. His wid- and a fig memorial to Col. B, found-low had lived in Washington for er of this city. H. R. H., the/more than fifty years and was well Duchess of Connaught, is the grac-|into the eighties. Only recently she fous patroness of the society, and its|published a book of her memories of which shows who 'has done so much for Canadian{the wonderful changes in customs and manner in half a cetury. and bridge parties. The demands for on. extra clerks and in ages, a help the rising In speaking l)f‘ the small quantities ordered by housewives, Mr. Woodruff referred to the “vest pocket’ purchases, and claimed if the housewife would only devote the time to becoming judge of staple articles she would soon see immediate deliv trading stamj prices of nece all e