Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, April 8, 1914, Page 1

LAKELAND EV " PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST PART OF THE BEST STATE LAKELAND, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 1914 ONTRACT LET] i GRANMAR SH0OLBUILDING PA FIRM TO CONSTRUCT HILDING. ON LAKE MORTON 'k Will Commence I nmediately; Time for Completion Set for September 12th he contract for the grammar ol building to be erected on Lake ton was let yesterday at Bartow, *ish & Gf)ln’ Tampa contractors, g the successful bidders, their * béing $19,200.50. The following were offered: n & Townseld, Lake- nd . $21.048.00 shall & Sanders, Lake- [ ISR b4 V. Teasley, Tampa .. 20,683.00 20 500.00 V. Hicks, Lakeland.. 19,850.66 3. ‘Stage, Tampa .... 19.295.60 ish & Goin ... 19,200.50 ork will commence at once, the sssful bidders being under con- ;.to have the building completed ept. 12. 1e building which is to be erect- m the lot, corner of Palmetto t and Lake Morton drive, for- y the property of Mrs. McLeod, be of red pressed brick, three es in height, including a base- and will contain eighteen roms and an auditorium with a ng capacity of 800. e building will be architectur- handsome, massive pillars in : glving it & colonial effect and be throughout one of the most srn and complete school build- in the State. soon as school closes, Marshall wnders will commence work on $13,000 addition to the present )l building, which work will be W 4eollnpletion in order that )l may open at the regular time. {th the school improvements to ade this summer, Lakeland will | in the-front ranks in educa- 1 lines in every respect; 1,180 8 are now enrolled in the s of the eity, and to give these mts the very best educational itages to be obtained anywhere 1@ country, thirty-two able in- tors—each a trained teacher— been employed the past year, headed by Superintendent #M. Jones, the Lakeland school _ bade a reputation for scholar- that cannot be excelled. All — dakeland has needed has been ‘school buildings. and we are to ammounce that work starts iee on one handsome building, vithin & month on another, 1t will give Lakeland school rty comservatively valued at 000. FORESTERS' MEETING qeville, N. C., April 8—The \ Carolina Forestry Association open & two-days meeting here " The program includes ad- 8 by prominent men on the ieal problems of the day and mions on each subject, open to slegates will be called for. mor Locke Craig and Overton ‘rice, of Washington, vice pres- of the National Conservation . lation, will speak to the forest- Two side™trips of unusual in- = have been arranged—a visit 3 celebrated planted forests of iltmore Estate, where forestry irst practiced in the United , and & trip over the unique e \g raflroad into the spruce for. a the side of Mt. Mitchell, e st peak east of the Rockies are now being logged. 8. Bryan, general president 3 International Brotherhood of o« . says it is the in- o of his orgzanization to have tempt to organize all i workers of his craft. I'for the first time in Illinois township WINBURN ELECTED PRESI- DENT CENTRAL OF GA. R (By Associated Press.) Savannah, Ga. April 8. —Wm. A. Winburn, of Sa\annsh, was to- day elected president of the Central Railway of Georgia. 800 SPANIARDS FIND REFUGE (N TO INVESTIGATE SELECTION FEDERAL RESERVE CITIES WERE DRIVEN OUT OF TORREON BY VILLA (By Associated Press.) Washington, April 8.—A resolu- tion was introduced today in the Senate to pave the way to a Senate investigation of the federal reserve cities’ gelection. This action result- ed in debate by southern senators over the choice of Atlanta and Dallas over New Orleans. Feel Entirely Safe Under the Pro- tection of the Stars and a warm Stripes (By Associme«; Press.) April dejected men, Juarez, S8~ Eight hundred women and children of the Spanish colony expelled by Gen- eral Villa from arrived here early today. Tln-) declined to leave the trains until the American consular agent, WOMEN MASONS HOLD MEETING Sanford, Fla., April 8.—The e cont Grand Chapter of Florida, Order of the Eastern Star, will meet here to- day. Mrs. Cora R. Franz, past grand matron, and now right worthy associate grand conductress of the General Grand Chapter will attend, with many from Jackson- The grand officers will be in the receiving line at the reception to Corothers, arrived and said they were under the pro- tection of the American flag. Coro- thers had come to see General Car- ‘ranza to make what arrangements he could for them. It is said Car- ranza's attitude against the Span- iards remains unchanged. 'l‘floy came across the boundary under the pro- tection of Consular Agent Coroth- ers, after he had failed to persuade General Carranza to restore them to their homes. The exiles said they had money enough for the present and that some of them would re- turn to Spain and others remain in the United States. others, ville. be given this cvening. FOST FOR SOUTH 15 PREDITED (By Associated Press.) Washington, April 8. —Warn- ings of April frost over the gulf and South Atlantic States during the next forty-eight hours are con- in a special weather bureau bulletin today . PICTURES SHOW GOOD ROADS CONDITION Me., April 8. Roads convention, city the held in Maine Haines, of gent, tained It says freezing tem- 4 y Hangor, peratures as far south as Southern BOr ~The to be held in this Good Georgia Thursday night. S R Wik today and tomorrow, will be largest meeting of the kind ever New Among the be Governor Stetson, master the State Grange Paul D. Sar- chief engineer of the State and Hon. J. Scates, one of the chief promot- manufacture in the 73,000 000 of which estimated Lead pencil United States feet England. speakers Hon. €. consuming i will B of lumber annually, about one-half is to be ‘wasted in sharpening or throwing away short ends. ILLINGIS WOMEN Highway commission e ers of the good roads movements. Other States will be represented by UUI SAlunNs W. M. Denham, of Massachusetts, C. W, Gates, of Vermont, hesides representatives of cement and as- (By Chicago, April §. Associated Press.) phalt paving companies and experts from the United States public roads office at Washington. A feature will be moving-pictures of roadg in rious stages of construction. ~Women voting elections yesterday, closed more than a thousand saloons and added six- teen counties to the thirty already va- dry. The new dry terrltéry includes ANOTHER DR NOUGHT eleven of the larger cities of the N[ State. Springfield, the capital —re- I TO COMMISSION the women voting for No territory previously the Anti-Saloon mained wet, the galoons. dry was lost forces. Washington, April 8.—The dread- nought New York, which has been built at the New York navy yard, will go into commission today. This several weeks earlier than planned. There is still considerable ordnance work to be completed, such as the installation of gun sights, range finders and various equip- ment connected with her batteries so it may be some time before she is sent to gea. Her speed trials will probably take place the latter part of the month, and she is expected to show 21 knots an hour. The Texas, hen sister ship, built by a private concern, is now in the same yard, having magazines installed. The appropriations for these two vessels were voted upon by Congress at the same time, but owing to a few months’ delay the keel of the Texas was laid first, and work was quite advanced when the keel of the New York was laid. In spite of this ad- vantage, the two ships will be ready for service at the same time, approx- imately, for the New York will prob- be completed about the same time the installation of magazines on the Texas is concluded. It is gen- by SOUTHERN COLLEGE WOMEN MEET is Louisville, Ky., April 8.—The Southern College Women will hold their annual meeting in this city to- day. The first order of business will be the reports of officers, to be fol- lowed by the reports of the commit- tee on press, extension, school pa- trons, college clubs and college days, scholarships and the standard of colleges. This association has branches in Birmingham, Columbus, Greensboro, Knoxville, New Orleans, Raleigh, Richmond San Antonio, and other southern cities, and dele- gates will present their reports. “The Co-Educational College,” “The Affiliated College” and “‘Distinctive Advantages from the Point of View of the Education of Women™ are among the subjects to be discussed. ably During the year 1913 the United States did not ship a single pound of chilled beef to England. This ar- ticle of export has bee!} decreasing year until now it amounts erally believed in navy circles that the yvard in constructing dreadnought will additions to our navy being built in speed shown by the government this in future vear by super- to almost nothing. result Tacoma, Wash., barbers report a |government yards only. weekly guarantee of $17 a week on a 60 per cent basis, with a nine- hour day, which must be worked in ten hours. The Carnegie Company of Youngs- Ohio, will ployes who drink in future town, not advance em- REPUBLICAN WILL DECRERSE UNITED STATES|REPRESENTATION CHAIRMAN HILLES GIVES OUT DETAILS OF PROPOSED PLAN Will Decrease Southern and Terri- torial Representation in Repub- lican National Convention (By Associated Press.) New Yorky April 8.—Charles D. Hilles, chairman of the Republican national committee, today made public the proposed plan to decrease the percentage of the southern and territorial representation in the Re- publican national convention 1916, and thereafter from approxi- mately 35 per cent of the total vot- ing strength to less than 16 per cent as provided resolutions adopted by the committee at its meeting last December. The plan is addressed to the Re- publican conventions of the several States, which are asked to ratify the action of the national body before Jan. 1 1915. A special committee, ‘composed of Charles B. Warren, of Michigan, Senator William E. Bo- Fah of Idaho, and former governor Henry D. Hatfield of West Virginia, drafted the report of the action tak- en in December which embodies oth- er adopted by the tional committee. These guarantee: l(uvounllion in the call to be is- sued for the nc\t national conven- tion, of the right of any State to provide for the election of delegates in direct primaries. The right of any State to elect all delegates from the State at large, or part from the State part These in in resolutions na- | at large, and from congressional districts. provisions were adopted with a view to eliminating contests before the national body such as in the past have produced discord and dissension . the national spurred on by Some members of committee, the insis- tent demands of a large body of vot- sought to have the committee for the purpose of adopting a new basig of I‘I'S‘ call a special convention representation, but the opinion pre- vailed of those who maintained that inasmuch as no methods were pro- by the various States for the election of delegates to such a convention in di- promary the special vided the existing laws of rect elections, convention might not represent the gentiments and desires of a major- ity of the party. It was resolved that the national the question, formulate its conclusions and submit the result of its deliberations for ratification hy State conventions, In reciting the views that actuated the naional body special of three says: “The that should conventions of delegated rep- resentatives of the party, convened in the number of States entitled to cast a majority of the votes in a na- tional convention ratify the action lak.r*n by the national committee in this respect, its action could be as- sumed to fairly the senti- ment of the great majority of the party, for obviously such State con- ventions when taken together would committee consider he committee committee believed express consist of more representatives of the party than would be assembled in a national convention. “The plan adopted mended for ratification provides that the Republican voters in each State and recom- shall hereafter be represented in a national convention of the party by four delegates at two dele- for at large; gates each large representative in Congress; each distriet, and congressional an additional delegate from each con- gressional district in which the vote of 1908 for any Republican or for the Republican elector nominee for Congress in 1914 shall not have been less than seven dred. “Alaska and thousand the District of Co- one delegate from | . | five hun- No, 131, CONER WIL AU | AGAIN W Louisiana 3, Missesipp 3. New York CONTEST FOR GOVERNOR OF 2, North Carolina 3, South Carolina ALA. NOT YET SETTLED :- '1; “""‘f“‘;“ :' T"‘;“ “'_ \"l‘“i‘l"‘ Oliver Represents Sixth; Gray First; 8. Hawaii orto Rico 2 and the 3 a . Eighth and Ninth to Be Philippine Islands 2. ¥ R:n off (By Associated Press.) Birmingham, Ala., April §.—Ad- two delegates on the vote cast in|ditional returns from Monday's Dem- the presidenial election in 1908 will | geratice primary indicate #aat a run- qualify two if 7,500 off vote will be necessary to deter- votes for the lumbia under the plan presented, will each be entitled to two voting delegates while Hawail, Porto Ri(‘o and the Philippine Islands will e: bu entitled to two delegates wuhout the right to vote.” The result of this change in the basis of representation, if ratifie the reQumte number of State con- ventions, will be a decrease of 89 Under the plan presented a con- izressional district not entitled to for or more are cast nominee in the tion this fall. Anticipating criticism from those who believed that a still greater de- crease should have been provided in southern representation, the special committee in its recital says it is within the province of a majority of the convention of 1916, if it so de- sires, to establish another new basis for future conventions. The plan can be ratified by any Republican convention for the pur- pose of nominating candidates for (Continued on Page 4.) Republican congressional mine the nomination for governor. | e - jority elec- Comer has an estimated ma- of 10,000 over Charles Hen- his nearest opponent. But his vote probably won't total a ma- jority. Frank S. White's nomina- tion for the short term in the Unit- ed States Senate over Ray Rushton seemed certain today. The majority of Oscar Underwood for the long term senatorial nomination is prob- ably 25000. Willlam B. Oliver is apparently nominated for C(ongress in the Sixth, Oscar L. Gray in the First; in the Eighth and Ninth the races are very close and a run-off will probably be necessary. In the other districts representative have been renominated. derson, DRUKKER SUCGEEDS GONGRESSMAN BRMNER (By Associated Press.) Paterson, N. J., April 8. —James J. O'Byrne, I)mnm-rnl,v who made his campaign upon the issue of the proval of the policies of Wilson, was defeated whelming vote. POLITICS AND POLITICIANS Vice President Marshall is fond of society and makes no pretense at concealing the He said he had a dinner engagement for every ev- ening from the first of January to the beginning of Lent, and accepted because fact. ap- President by an over- Practically complete returns today gave Dow . Drukker, Republican, 10620 and O'Byrne 0,240, I)unmrvst. Socialist, received 5058, succeeds the late Robert Bremner, Democrat. he wanted cause he had to. late hours at all. to and not be- He does not mind Secretary Daniels, on the other hand, thinks that Sen- Drukker ators E and Congressmen should be in i bed by 11:30. U. 3. GIVES COLUMBIA TWENTN-FVE: MILLIONS (By Associated Press.) Washington, April 8.—The long pending controversy with (‘olombia ‘has been settled and State depart- ment offici smiles, A bill that ig being prepared by Senator LaFollette of Wisconsin amends the pure food law so as to put the burden of proof on the de- fendant and not the government in cases where it is sought to show that the amount of poisonous substance in a food product is sufficient to be injurious. s today wore significant | A treaty was signed yester- day at Bogota they said which makes a satisfactory disposition of a ques- French suffragettes are of parades and meeting this spring in the interest of the “cause.” One parade has been planning to hold a number tion which puzzled the preceding ad- ministration. The the terms of treaty are unannounced, but it is un- attempted already, but the police- derstood it provides for payment to|mea of Paris politely,, but firmly Colombia of about $25,000,000 in |Proke up the march. The suffra- gettes say the next time they plan a parade they will be prepared to carry it through or know the reason why. return for the loss she suffered when Panama seceeded and transferred the canal zone to the United States. It is understood that the United States ‘gets a coaling station. Twenty-five millions is the amount Reports from Lower California are the United States agreed topay, b}, vy offecy that it has seceded from was announced at the Colombian le- ol ol o ‘ Mexico and set up a government of zation today. e agreement pro- | . ;.,' ¢ 3 3 ; .‘ its own. There does not seem to be vides for no coaling station rights " { ; : .. |any particular anxiety manifested and no interoceanic canal privi- over the matter. Americans will un- derstand why when it is known that Lower California has an army of only 200 men but one gunboat, a train of cars loaded with building material and not enough money to leges across (‘olombia. MANUFACTURERS OF TENNESSEE CONVENE Nashville Tenn. April 8. A Glrohiase . High! vower aitomEbil two-day convention of the Tennessee ¥ Manufacturers’ Association opened T SN S BE IR 2 jhere this morning. The general i theme for discussion today is orga-| Speaker Champ Clark is not zravely nization and conservation, and men |concerned over the civil war in Mex- who had had considerable experi-|ico. He says that the United States ence in this work in other States|had such a war that lasted four will deliver addresses before the The second day’s session will be devoted to a discussion of the isubject of Workmen's Compensation Among the promi- nent speakers on the convention pro- R. H. Edmonds, editor of Manufacturers’ Record; Luke United States Senator, and Gov W. Hooper. years and in which more lives were meetings. sacrificed and property destroved than there will be in Mexico in forty years at the present rate of fight- and Legislation . ing, and the country came out of it stronger than when it went into it. gram are It will be the same with Mexico the | | Tea, B It is probable that on account of the disturbed condition of affairs in England just now King George will the | i The coffin makers employed by the postpone trip which he and largest concerns in the country,|Queen Mary had planned to take to nearly 2,000 in number, are talking | Paris sometime this month until a strike. later date.