Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, April 1, 1914, Page 1

LA 'HE LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST PART OF THE BEST STATE LAKELAND, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 1, 1914. RUCE HAS BEEN DECLARED DRREON WILL GURRENOER REPORT WILL | NOW 10 FAGE A AND VELASCO ARE CON- RRING OVER TERMS BT HONORS OF W pls Willing to March Out if e Are Accorded Them: Other Terms Named (By Associated Press.) le Pass, April 1.—Dispatches he American consul at Du- sent through Eagle Pass to- o the Stiite department at ngton, are reported to an- that Villa and Velasco are ing today over the terms of rrender of Torreon. It is re- that the dispatches say that e has been declared and Ve- pffered to surrender if the gar- ould march out with the hon- war, if Villa would parole the and if he would guarantee kill the volunteers. It was fhat Villa would likely accept rms . ESTATE TRANSFERS shed by the Security, Abstract and Title Company.) March 31 W. J. Streater to J. B. r- da Highlands Co. to William epard . t ph Green to W. T. Ellis. . Hays to Wi. T. Ellis. Wales Land Company to . V. Potter. p. Porter to W. S. Daven- deed to A. B. Bates. deed to B. E. Smeade. r C. Vansciver to I. M. orth Trust Company to Rob- Williams. a & J. M. Wells to Alfred mburg . D. Bassett to P. D. Goodyear. s Hicks to Vick M. Hicks. g Hicks to Chap Hicks. del & Stephenson to Annie L. M. Turner to W. T. Mims. I". Mims to W. R. Brown. V. Puckett to George W. Eng- . & A. E. Robinson to Rob- jamin. k Lowater to David Mann- W. Manson to J. Derieux on . da Highlands Company to T. C. Rabon and others. Loadholtes to (‘liffor(l.ll. gld . e V. ian . an Flood to Miss Eva J. Weil L Blotd: tor HL VS d A. Nichols to Albert M. ra Mercer Sieg and others to g Carpenter. & Mann to L. A. Martin. HONE CHARGES MODIFIED n, Mass.., April 1.—After plephone users will not have or long distance calls when ty called cannot be located, g to an announcement made public service commission. Englan Telephone and Tel- Co. officials argued for the N MAY MEET ROYALTY York, April 1.—The Inter- Peace Forum has invited bt Wilson, through its field Iy, the Rev. Dr. William to visit this city this month t the Duke of Connaught, -general Canada, and King George of England, pxpected if certain necessary can be arranged. Ex-Presi- is honorary president of the prum, an organization which pr the industrial as well as onal peace. of FEDERAL RESERVE LOCATIONS DELAYED Washington, April 1.—It is ex- pected that the announcement of re- serve cities under the new banking law, as well as the personnel of the Federal Reserve Board, will be made public soon after today. The illness of Secretary Houston has delayed the work of the committee, which had hoped to announce the list to- day. The president is sure that there will be some disappointment when |the list is published, but he is anxious to reach the greatest num- ber in the most effective way and then let the matter stand on its merits. LIRELAND PHOSPRATE GO'S. One of the most important indus- trial enterprises now in course of construction is that of the Lakeland Phosphate Co., located within a mile and a half of the corporate 'im- its of the town. A visit to the scene of construction a few days ago op- ened to the gaze a sccne of consid- erable activity and a development lalready looming up quite extensively, scores of men being engaged in the ‘lerection of the various units of con- 'struction which when complete will ‘consist of a power house containing one 1,100-horse-power Lentz engine to operate the electric generator land a 750-horse-power engine to op- erate the turbine pump. There will also be a 750 kilowatt generator to supply the electric power and cur- rent for illuminating purposes. There will be three boilers of an ag- gregate 800-horse-power also an alr compressor to lift the water supply. The power house will ~be 90x90 feet with a reinforced concrete stack 175 feet thigh. Only the most mod- ern machinery will be used at this plant;; everything will be operated Dby electricity at the lowest cost of production. The plant will have a capacity of 10,000 tons of finished 'rock per month and the tract of over 1,800 acres will furnish a sup- ply lasting for many years. This rock is of the kind known as high igrade pebble. The Coast Line has run a spur on to the tract and rails are laid to all the various points of op- eration. A number of neat and comfortable bungalows have been erected (some of which are already occupied) for the accommodation of the white employes and cottages for the negroes. All of the lumber used |in thé construction work hag been cut and sawed on the ground and |the tract contains a large quantity of good timber available for future needs. A sixteen-inch well. six hundred feet deep, with a fiftv-foot head, will furnish an ample supply of good water for all purposes and on the site of the well, already com- Ipleted, a steel storage tank of 20,- 000 gallons capacity is going up, The commissary has been leased to Clayton and O’Doniel and will be under the management of Fred {0'Doniel, who has already a fine, large, clean stock of goods on hand. This new industrial development means much for Lakeland as it will add several .thousand dollars a month to our payroll and a tre- mendous increase to the outgoing railroad tonnage, to say nothing of the exchange of a now idle ‘rm]ur'r for some of the world’s currency. It is expected that the new plant will begin aetive shipping opera- tions in August. The officers of the Lakeland Phosphate Co. are: (. W. Deen, president; 1. E. Mem- | minger, vice president and manager; W. D. McRae, secretary and treas- urer. All of these men known and have large experience in their respective lines of activity. jOne very important feature to be noted is the large investment of lo- are well land men for Mr. Jenkins Jones, one of the stockholders, can well be |called a local man There are bondholders or interest bearing curities to provide for and when plant is completed and ready for op- eration it will be owned and con- trolled solely by the stockholders, all of the profit coming back for re- iinvestment. no se- the e, G, T PLANT LOOMING UP. ca] capital, held entirely by Lake-| RURAL CREDITS d0ON BE READY| LONG CONTEST DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS HAVE AGREED ON ESSENTIALS This Statement Was Very Gratify- ing to President as He Is Anxious for Action (By Associated Press.) Washington, April 1.—Senator Hollis and Representative Bulkley, the latter chairman of the sub-com- mittee considering rural credits leg- islation, today told President Wilson that their report would soon be ready. They said thiat Republicans and Democrats of their committee agreed omthe essentials. The presi- dent told them he was anxious for action. SONS OF VETERANS HAVE RECEIVED THEIR CHARTER tditor Telegram: Please an- nounce that we have received our charter for a camp of Sons of Con- federate Veterans, and that all sons and grandsons of sure-enough veterans are entitled to member- ship. Meeting has been called at City Hall, April 2, at 7 p. m., to perfect the organization and to elect dele- gates to the reunion to be held in Jacksonville. Everybody interested 'invited to attend this meeting. Yours truly, JOHN F. COX, Adjt. CORPORATIONS ARE SLOW TAXPAYERS Topeka, Kan., April 1.—The for- leign and domestic corporations ope- rating in Kansas, and subject to the | payment of taxes under the new cor- poration franchise law, which have not paid such tax before or on to- day are subjected to a penalty of '$100 and an additional fine of $5 a bday for each day after today that they fail to pay the tax. Cor- porations have been slow in mak- ing their payment, only half of them thaving met the requirements of the State at the middle of the month. W. C. T. U. BUSINESS MEETING C. T. U. held a very in- teresting meeting yesterday after- noon in Odd Fellows' hall. Mrs. Darracott led the devotional exer- cises, after which the president took the chair. After the minutes were read and the roll called, the officers andsuperintendents made their quar- terly reports, all showing excellent The following depart ments were heard from: Scientific temperance instruction, (‘hristian citizenship, literature and flower misgion . Arrangements made ang committees appointed for the enter- tainment of Miss Lillie O’Danicl, a national lecturer and orgumizer of voung people in W. C. T. U. work, known as Young People’s Branch. Miss O'Daniel comes highly recom- mended not only as a lecturer but as a reader, it being her custom to give recitals in connection with her work as an organizer. She will ar- rive in Lakelamd April 13 and will remain for several days. Announ~-- The Wi work one. were lnu nts concerning her visit will be | made later. An interesting talk on flower mis- sion work was given by Mrs. Tracy, a visiting member from Michigan. Rev. W. S. Patterson was also pres ent and made some helpful and sug- gestive remarks on educational tem- perance work. The meeting ad- journed with prayer by Mr. Patter- son. The W. C. T. U. will meet at the homes of the members during the summer months. Instead of the next regular meeting, a reception will be tendered Miss O'Daniel, Tues- day. April 14, at the of Mrs. A. H. Darracott residence Denver, Col., April 1.—<One hun- dred thousand acres of the richest agricultural land in the world will be thrown open for settlement today by the State land board. Farmers from every State in the Union are prepared to rush the lamds, and es- tablish claims and homes for them- selves. [OLLS BILL 15 VOTE IN FAVOR OF REPEAL TOLLS EXEMPTION 247-162 Long, Hard Fight, Lasting Prob- ably Six Weeks. Expected in Senate (By Associated Press.) Washington, April 1.—The Pan- ama canal tolls controversy which has absorbed the attention of Con- gress as no other question has in recent years, was transferred to the Senate today. The appearance of the measure there was a signal for the beginning of one of thé most pro- tracted and complicated contests the Senate has ever faced. Administra- tion Senators are made more confi- dent by the result of the vote in the House yesterday when the Sims bill was passed by a vote of 247 to 162. Both those for and lgainst [the measure predict that it will be five or six weeks before a vote is reached. Senator O’Gorman who will lead the fight against the bill said today that there would be no delay in the consideration of the measure by the interoceanic canal committee of which he is chairman. The opponents of repeal apparently have a majority of one on that com- 'mittee. / The latest poll brought to' the White House today by an adminis- tration senator, indicated that the president's contention for nepeal wonld haver a majority of sixteen in the Senate. This excluded the doubtful votes. UNEMPLOYED ORGANIZING Chicago, April 1—Al] unemployed men and women throughout the large cities of the United States have been organized into companies which will parade through their re- spective cities today. After the pa- rades the marchers will meet lamd select delegates to a national con- vention, to be held In this city on April 15. These delegates will take to the convention statistics as to the number of unemployed, and ‘their condition, and information as to whether they consider the present situation abnormal. It is expected 1 petition will be drawn and sented at Washington asking for legislation which will make employ- ment times of the year. pre- possible at al] RATE DECISION EXPECTED IN A FEW WEEKS (By Associated Press.) Washington, April 1.—The de- cision on the request of the eastern railroads for an increase in rates is expected to be forthcoming within a few weeks. It was said today that it might come within a month. The roads today continued the presenta- tion of their arguments and will con- clude tomorrow. 1060 0N SOUTH FLE TAP I 1 AMUNSDEN DECIDES TO POST- / PONE EXPEDITION ATLANTIC FLEET TARGET PRACTICE Port St. Joe, Fla., April 1.— Thirty destroyers and ml‘(lll.\rws}nel.y L Gettmg His Equlpment Ready Is the Cause, He Says composing the torpedo flotilla and the reserve flotilla of the North At- lantic fleet are expected here this week for target practice and other work. They will remain until April 26, then go to Key West, pursuant to an order from Joseph secretary of the navy. {By Associated Press.) San Francisco, April 1.—Captain Roald Amunsden, discoverer of the South Pole, has postponed his arc- tic expedition until 1915. Unavoid- able delay is assembling the equip- ment here made it impossible to get away this summer, Daniels, DEATH MYSTERY OEIELOPS | ™ = M_EUN“]N, TENN. |vE6ro L¥NcHED (By Associated Press.) Clinton, Tenn., April 1. -Jacobs (By Associated Press.) Seiver and wife were found dead| Natchez, Miss., April 1.—News this morning in their home near [©f the lynching of Allen Turner, here. In his home two miles dis- |1e8ro, in an isolated part of Winn IN LOUISIANA ytant their son, Millar Seiver, vma?p“”sh- Louisiana, Sunday, was re- 3IGGEST OF BRITISH-BUILT STEAMSHIPS also found dead. No clue. ceived here today. Turner had se- LS s riously injured a farmer with a hoe LIBERAL PARTY'S LONG TENURE after a quarrel and neighbors of the London, April 1.—The Liberal \wounded man took the prisoner party, which recently celebrated the ‘from the constable and shot him to eighth anniversary of its return to death. power, has the honor of leading the affairs of the British empire for a longer consecutive period than any ' party for nearly 100 years. Premier Asquith has been in office nearly six years, which approaches the record of Lord Salisbury. WOMEN WANT TO VOTE ON LIQUOR QUESTION ‘MUST NOT INFLUENCE INTERSTATE COMMISSION Washington, April 1.—Senator LaFollette today iutroduced a bill making unlawful any attempt to in- fluence the interstate commercecom- mission except in accordance withfits regulations. He gave notice that he would speak tomorrow present- ing evidence that efforts had been made to influence the commission in the rate Davenport, ITowa, April 1.—The registration of women for first op- portunity to vote in thig State closes today. Election day is April 7, when the fight for option in Rock Island and Moline will come to a vote. The registration has been very heavy, and is generally taken to indicate a desire on the part of the women to express their opinion by ballot on the local option issue. connection with case now pending. eastern NO SOFT COAL STRIKE Chicago, 111., April 1.—The min- ers have voted to continue work un- der the old scale of wages, should no word reach them of a new scale hav- ing beett accepted. here is little pos- sibility of a strike, the Chicago Rock Islind and Pacific railroads stored vast quantities of coal in expectation of work being suspened. (By Associated Press.) MEXICAN CONGRESS CONVENES Mexico City, April 1.—The Mex- fcan congress will convene ‘today and a plan for the nationalization of all the coal lands in Mexico is to be forced through, it is reported. 1t is believed to be the intention of the feeral the oil lwnds to Lord Cowdray for $50, 000,000 in gold aftcr they have been nationalized . It is estimatcd by prggninent pro- ducers that :uhprxnim:}oly 18,500 carloads of citrus fruit hiwe been shipped out of the State so far this season . government to transfer The White Star line's new 50,000 ton triple screw steamer Britannic was launched a few days ago at Belfast. It Is the largest steamer ever built in a British yard, being 900 feet long and having accommodations for 2,600 passen. gers and a crew of 950. In the comstruction safety has had the first consideration, and in point of comfort and luxury the Britannic will offer all the most exacting could demand.