Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, April 22, 1914, Page 1

Pu e I Mobile, Ala, four hundreq .1'T tendance at the ntion Southern Gag Association tlfis City from toda until the 24tp Five business ions have —lu\wx; planned at which men prominent in thig illdustl'y will speak anq several social events will take place, April 29 legates are in at- of held in 05 sy ESSI0N yTI0N TO BE LOCATED AT GAINESVILLE s Will Be Elected This After- on and Next Place of Meet- ing Named OUARTERY CONFRRECE: 5 1 PRIGES w Rebekahs, who are in annual 'llvlf- Bartow District Confere lorida Annual here, assembled yesterday | . rention : ! in annu on this morning at ing. the meeting being called to | the Fipgt Methodist church of | r by the president, Mrs. Jose- [land, Fla. e Page Rev. J. R, b S pied the chair ang called the Confer- ence to order after leading in the morning devotions. jt nee in Conference convened al ses R AKe- Cason, P. K., occu- at, all of whom were enthusias- iitough saddened on account of met that the vice grand’s chair The roll was calleq and the lowing members foun to he present: JEHS RE e o ESY MSENG ANERIGANS HOLDING VERA CRUL. 150 NEXIGANS ARE KILLED 22, —Nearly the | e o — FIRING MAY (By Associated Press.) Washington. April 22.——Huerta has requested the United States to withdraw Charge O'Shaughnessy from Mexico. Charge Algara of the | Mexican embg y here has been in- structed to ask Secretary Bryan for his passports. This action, it ig practically cer- tain wil] be taken by Huerta, though Secretary Bryan said he had no of- LAKELAND, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 1914 AMERICAN FORCES HAVE ADVAN CED WELL INTO THE CITY AKD SOON CEASE Huerta Has Caused a Breach Between His Government and the United States by Asking for the R emoval of 0'Shaughnessy / ———— — Americans who lost' four killed and twenty wounded. The Americans have not captured the center of the city ang additional fighting may be necessary. Rear Admiral Fletcher is considering throwing shells to dis- lodge a few determined Mexjcans who still lurk in scattered positions. Heavy fighting on the part of the Mexicans is evidently over. e A A ST HARVESTER C0.'S APPEAL UP Washington, April 22.—The ap- peal of the International Harvester Co. of America will be heard before the Uniteq States supreme court to- day. This company was fined $25,- 000 by the Missourl supreme court and ousteq from business for viola- tion of the anti-trust laws. WELCOMING ADDRESSES 10 000 FELLOWS After a pleasing introduction, Mr. Holworthy delivered the following address of welcome to the Odd Fel- lows yesterday morning on behalf of the city, Mayor Eaton being in New ork: We invited you to come here; we wanted you to come, and when the word came that Lakeland’s invita- tion had been accepted, there was much rejoicing. Now that you have come, we want to make you all feel the reality of our invitation by the cordialty of the welcome extended. It is our purpose while you are with D EVENING TELEG n the Best Town in the Best Part of the Best State No. 143, 00D FELLOWS PROVIDE FOR DRPHAN HOME RECEPTION LAST NIGHT WAS AN ENJOYABLE AFFAIR - | Matters of Interest to the Order Dis- cussed at Daily Sessions The session of the GGrand Lodge, I. 0. 0. F., this morning was con- sumed in hearing the reportg of the committees on judiciary, legislation, subordinate returns, Degree of Re- bekah, state of the order, finance, mileage angq per diem and necrology, ‘nnd the report of the special coms mittee of five on Orphans’ Home. The report of committee on Home B ————— waant, Mrs. Elizabeth Price, Z‘\Oifir']lm T“‘t“ i / ficial information to that effect. (By Associated Press.) i t;) d: 'a\':r,\:tl\H?g potsslhls for tyour flled this office so acceptably Mam‘| “ Wla-—T. E. Townson. §. L Thi’.\- technically constitutes a _com- | Washington, April 22—The Amer- :::Tt ‘::m‘lfl:,(\v":j::':;e):n't fl}:l“m““;“:’lls:‘ g been removed from lodge cir- B e Ijll"u‘. llvmwh between the United |ican 1orf'os btjgan t.hovudvunco to take both pieasant and profitable wb that by death. Her chair was draped s ' i\lxl](m‘.l!lll llho Huerta government, tl‘w mmr:: city (?l Vera (ruz at 8 each one of you may leave Lakeland itk and a fitting memorial ser- e Dt b :,“‘.' “.h”p it lll?\‘s n(ft nu-n!l .no(-os- o'clock this morning undc‘r. ithe guns (if you will not all of you stay) with g ‘ ; ; A S S, sarily a declaration of war, it one |of the war vessels, according to re- delightful memories and some of you inher honor was conducted this ‘\rf'mh“ Bdward F. Tey, I C. {gtop that would precede such mom port from Consul Canada this fore- b i i ball ing at 9 o'clock. This service Winter Haven——R. H. Barnett, |1t was thought by many that a dec- [noon. Mr. Canada reported 150 Beraany win ‘.‘“m”"h ob our it | T Wi ¢ it A A 0 bearing sand in your shoeg to bring anducted by Miss Maude Schutt, o I e R 1‘.u.mnn of war against the United A“A‘Ml‘.fns.klllf‘ll and wounded in yes- vou back to abide with us perma- e £ i Lk stin, 1, States was what Huerta contem- |terday's fighting. 4 ainesville. AT Hanton, We T4, Waters plated. The House concurred in the Sen- "“"”f < s Iy of the t the meeting yesterday thirty- | Takeland—I. B. Ley, P. (.3 J | Despite the efforts of American of- [ate substitute for the justification ,I“"'wl,:',::': :lhfin”: ",‘l(:;:l’l]m(':”;" ;,\‘ilr members were admitted to the l‘-” Wilson. €. Pope, Oscar Col- { ficorg to confine operations to Vesa resolntion withouy debate and. the 2:':" h;:)ld(s i"l“i;w“l-m. i (.i,m‘;m ubly dezree, which was confer- | “}]'. e i | Cruz the smlutmn .nm]\' | !ln‘vuton- \(m'- was lll‘:?rlwully un:mim-(m.s‘. bug we have much of the best of by Mrs, W. B. Saunders, and j(‘ "("‘ l‘f“"\ i N‘I ; ~"‘1:“‘:“ Y(” j} [ ing uspeey by breaking n‘ll ll“]ll()lllillll‘ Rear Admiral Badger officially re- God's good ang gracious gifts to 1is b was a very impressive serv- ’]I" e oR L I MOLRALE e 8 hl‘l\,\w.“ vl-u.. United .\I:|IAI‘V<‘!"":"“'] to ”"" oy ""l_’“""“““! ”.“' croatures and we want ¢ o share At 3:15 the president, Mrs. ‘““,l' ; s jaid Huerta, indicating that the die- jarrival at Vera Cruz of ”".‘ ””g'u"h”' them with you while you are with qave her address, in which she :I“"'I'I "y“.i‘"]“} ! “" l]f”' el P O Jrator at any carly date would declare | Arkunsas A ‘_h." battleships Ver-| . “wq know the enjoyment of them of her year's work, the institu- ““ g "' e A lll'vn,‘ ) {war against this country. Dispatches mmn.. New ‘.lt‘l.*jl‘y, I\l:\‘\' II;lmph:lm'v will linger like a pleasant memory o five new lodges being among ’:“"fl Grand '\\ . C. ‘,””“”.‘ L J‘IH the state department today devel- :|'ud South (il‘t‘(i]mfl. !hn- cruiBers|| Uik (0ol Tong after you shall iaye umerous matters of importance | dantowi—T. [t Batlil o0 e Ty \lmn«u] that communication by .\\‘ire llnu ('lu-sm' u!nl Su‘n ¥ r.'uwls'("o, vh:wn ar- | oturned to your homes. ) had been accomplished during [SCUSPAUEh. fiween Vera Cruz and Mexico City |rived at Vera Cruz from Tampico. Your order is a noble ene-—hag a mime. Many new suggestions Rev. Edw, ]<: Aoy :)llvl\!'fil‘illil \\\l” had been v.nt off . Consul (‘;?nada said proud and enviable record and car- ereq and she closed With good f)l‘f‘llv)' the pulpit at 7T:30 this even- | phat q11 efforts to dommunicate with ‘A“y z\BSO(rlul.(ld Press) ries in its membership some of the % 10 all. ing. : Charge O'Shaughnessy had failed. Washington, April 22.—After one | jast men ang women of our land, [ ¢ year's report of ‘the- warden J. L. Kilgore was elected seere- | The absence (Y'f news led tq \'arl‘ons of the most (Irflma'tlc debnt?s in the May your oxercises and delibera- JOHN W. BLANDING, it 0. o mosC nterekting tary. ; i | revorts that violence was rife. Sec-|history of the nation the Senate at|tjong be all that you could wish ang |Gainesville, Grandmaster 1. 0., 0. i was. Mrs. Saunders told of | The lu¥r of the (Onf"rf‘"l‘f-v ‘<‘fl-* 1‘vlur_\-‘[}r_‘,'m| app(-a‘ro.d to worried [an early hour his morning adopted | when the hour comes for you to leave F. of Florida uany efforts to promote the good fixed to include the fifth pew from |over 0'Shaughnessy's safety. the resolution supporting the presi- | ug 1 trust that each one of you will |mm———— dent, but it eliminates the name of | 150k forward to holding your con- Huerta. 1t will be expedited today [yention in Lakeland again in the not in conference with the House com- distang future. the front. The hours were fixed to open the sessions at 9 a. m. and 3 p. m. and provides that the affairs of the Home be managed by a board consisting of five, three from the Grand Lodge and order during the enforced ab- of the president and of the (By assoviatod Lress,) Vera (ruz, April 22.—Landing visit i ' s she made to the various adjourn at 10:45 a. m. for preach- ing anq to adjourn the afternoon gessions at 5 o'clock. Rev. J. W. Austin was appointed to lead and conduct a sunrise prayer meeting each morning through the Conference. . W. L. Waters of Haines City was seated in place of T. J Miller. Question was discussed as to ler the members should vote for tiona] Assembly or not, and it fally decided to let the matter for the present. brlliant reception, tendered by beal lodge at the Elks Club was a fitting close to the day’s i . presiding elder was ];:httfw A Sy all?l:ln:;;::()"tr‘yh‘a:mninr all special ¢ i | committees. 'sl:?l:;m;{?l]m:(?]:snz:lfgtS::‘tl:(:;}(i m’l‘hl\ committes t]j) v{,v‘h}yw I\\{ur;’\v\i'ij ¥ Elnora Lodge No. 4, was|"V"® ""3""”"“:” .L"‘Y G tir highly enjoyed by a large Rev. W. H. Steinmeyer and ing in the Elks’ hall, the State Skipper. : e : Rev. Caseyman Poj rannu being in the receiving line th Elnora officers. Yeasing program was rendered ate of White River introduced to the Conf lows; Rev. R, C. Dell ® Solo—By Prof Mario Bras- | tabulate Epworth L tion. “~Little Ella Mae Holder| An open conferenc Pof. VonHaska, accompanist. |high note of Viss Vera McRae and Miss | quickening and renewed ;r:u-\‘”“m Beiver with Mrs. Fletcher at| Election of delezatcs 10 AL - (Conference was he order : mor day for 10 o'clock Frida: : After announcements the Co : adjourned for preaching by 5 Solo—Miss Amelia Sutton ; lings by Mrs. Fleming. o these artists were heartily nfer- ance 2t Pun- dand thoroughly appreciated. |Rev. T. H. Sistrunk.P. C., at Pun Beebe and Mrs. Cook presid- [ta Gorda. hthe bunch bowl and mirth and — or floweq freely. NEW ARMY HEAD l”:lfcteruoou election of officers —_— e and at the eveming ses- i i1 22.—Major e St. Petersburg !eamg will Washingto!. A\r-::ilnrspoon will General W. W. 'today assume th 41‘\1" I e United Sta e e :t(:ti‘ti?)'nfll‘le will hold for !'hu em;zz ‘ term of seven months, as his fflihe BAH‘ SAKE o 'ment Wwill then be {110. undobx;v,be - ON APRIL 30 age limit law. He will pro?g i‘en 'succeeded at tha ttime by Br‘v-hl ;or; i ; Hugh “Scott, now 01 xh-.‘n’l‘fi:\1 s " ™t basebal game of the sea- | der. General Wotl :l - ‘mq % place on Thursday after- | agsistant chief of mf.'. for [“i'x h Dril 30, at which time the four years, which mfi"\zf;:“:“, " th from Eustig will cross bats |fijleg by Brig. g E eland team. Funds are [ynusual for 2 h;:od needed very much for pecome chlef orf ; ’ khvement of the grounds, |gstacle to the a5 l,‘m' new(’ped that those interested |fice by Scott in tH tog grounds wil] aid by con- oy, to.thia fund, leaving their 8 With Jog, LeVay. Augusta K " the grounds are pouring | Frank fall 7 Y a few days remain in |the “Indien 'hog?t that season ticket. The |in this 'Cl milws the grounds the most [ conducting %% n ¢ Dame will get the tick- |meetings, for‘l b esshould be sent to Mr. Le-|the city have U en pla weeks. the work initiating eight new ; as chief of 'into Elnora No. 4. — taff, there is no ob- the 1 parties from Uniteq States vessels were greeted with general firing from snipers when their boats approached the shore this morning. Mexican sharp shooters occupied the roofs of houses in the central part of the city and were able to pick off the pluejackets and marines as they neared land. Armeq citizens supplied most of the scattered fire, regular troops of the garrison here having withdrawn, it is said, fifteen or twenty miles inland. All American [ hips here are being kept in readi- | ness for departure for Tampico upon | hour's notice (v Associated Press) vera Cruz, April 220 > Desultory hting continued during the night, chots fired did not average more n four to the hour, mostly on the Ther no additional casualties but it is still mpossible to tell the extent of the | Mexican losses in the fight yester- ;’ jay which resulted in the capture of the custom house by the Americans. It is believed, however, that the Mexican loss was greater than the are irts 0. E. S. MEETING Regular meeting Palm Chapter No. 26, O S., Thursday, April 123, at 7:30 p. m. Report from Grand Chapter: Iniation, refreshments. Visitors welcome. By order of Mrs. Emmie Adair, W. M. " . | REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS —— (Furnished by the Security Abstract & Title Company) April 21, 1914 Allen W. Hardee to Mary A. Har- dee. Adam Williams to George and Maggie Moore. Trustees of the African Methodist Episcopal church to Henry Kron- miller. Frank H. Turney to 1. J. Moon. Flisha F. Dunham to C. A. Downing Florida and Georgia Land Co. to Helen Cochrane. Lakeland Manufacturing Co. to ‘ A. I. and George E. Smith. Florida Highlands Co. to Frank ‘ 0. Sandberg and others. mittee and final action is expected today. (By Associated Press.) Washington, April 22.-—Consul Canada reported under date of 9 a. m. that the American forcesg had ad- vanced wel] into the city and had the situation well in hand. He said he expecteq the firing would soon cease. Rear Admiral Badger report- ed he had plenty of marines to con- trol the situation. “T am terribly sorry,” said l'ru'sido-m Wilson when told of the fighting, as he had hop 1 to scize the port of Vera (ruz with- out bloodshed. e came to his office with his heaq lowered and his face a study of deep feeling. He is deter- mined, however, that there shall be no backward step. For the present the United States will be content to hold the custom house at Vera Cruz, collect customs and prevent shipment of armg to Huerta. Tampico is the next objective. The president wants the taking of Vera Cruz to impress itself firmly upon Huerta before pro- ceeding further. He hopes the dicta- tor may now yield. Florida Sandberg and others. H. D. Rowley to Joseph Toms. 0. M. S. Bowen and wife to E. E. .Skipper. C. A. Hardwick to W. T. Sam- mon. Ellsworth Trust Co. Deen Realty Co. J. W. Scally to Hal S. Harris. J. H. & M. J. Cammack to L. Bean. g Robert and J. H. Miles to John W. Durrance. . : W. A. and Sarah E. Jackson to E. A. Blaine. A B & A RAILWAY UNDER THE HAMMER L. of the Atlanta-Birmingham & At- It was believea officials of that company were in- Again, welcome, thrice welcome. I thank you. Mr. Drane’s Address Officers and Members of the Grand d.odge of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs of Florida: When was assigned to me the pleasant duty of extending to you, in the name of Lake Lodge No. 2, a welcome, it seemed to me, at first, a mere formality, a work of superer- rogation. For never, in the history of the order have Odd Fellows visited with their brethren that they have not received a warm, heart-felt wel- come, Tt ig indeeq a pleasant task to bid you welcome, not only to our beau- tiful little ecity, wut to the closer, the more intimate association of our inner circle. To the family fireside, | as it were, of Lake lLodge No. 2. QOdq Fellowship, throughout the worlq has long been known best be- cause of its friendship, its love and its truth; for itg good fellowship, its broad enlightenment, its gracious benefactions. Of no lodge can this be more truthfully said than of this little lodge at Lakeland, whose __—-—_______.__————-———.‘__ guests for a brief season you are to Highlands Co. to Frank |pe. We greet you as ‘‘friends”—that name denoting affection in its tru- est and best senss among the chil- dren of men. A word which has its synonym in every tongue; which seemg to have been used since the to Carter | beginning of time, and which will last until the sands of time shall cease to run. We desire that you shall accept its, meaning in that sense exempli- fied by that Friend of every man; that One who had so few friends as His life closed, that they could be counted near foot of a cross, when he said to hig few followers: “This is my commandment: That you love one another, even as I have loved you.'" And again: “Greater love hath no man than this that he will Atlanta, Ga., April 22.—The sale | 1ay down his life for hig friends.” This is the quality of friendship lantic Railway ordered by the fed-|we offer you, and with it, all the eral court to satisfy mortgage held }hospitality, all the good fellowship by the Old Colony Trust Co., will | which the word {mplies. {take place " today. | that the Louisville & Nashville R. }sincere. Lakeland is yours; do with ‘}‘L would purchase thep roperty, but fit as you will. Surely no welcomg could be more The genial representative of the formed by the Interstate Commerce | mayor has given you the keys to her Commission that it would not be al- outer gates; I now give you the keys lowed to purchase the road. to her inner sanctuary. two from the Rebekah Assembly. The committee recommends that a tax of 50 cents on each member in the jurisdiction be assessed for the ensuing year. Election of officers, next place of meeting place this afternoon. The Grand dodge endorsed Hon. (', D. Rinehart of Jacksonville for the msn,mn of deputy grand sire of the Sovercign Grand Lodge. Jewels were ordereq presented to seven past grand masters. Seven more will be presented at the next session . selection of will take POLITICIANS INTERVIEWING LAKELAND VOTERS Mr. Phil J ,—vl;-li;;]'«)rnl, candidate for tax collector of Polk county, is in the city today getting acquainted with the people of this section and pushing hig claims. Mr. Langford's home is at Fort Meade, but he has relatives in this city and a number of friends who are enthusiastic boosters for him. His official an- nouncement will be found in this paper. Mr. J. E. Lancaster, candidate for county commissioner from Dis- trict No. 1, visited Lakeland in the interest of his candidacy, and hig an- 'nouncement will be found in this paper. Mr. Lancaster is a brother of Mr. J. H. Lancaster, and is an able and deserving man. Commissioners are elected by the voters all over the ‘county at the next election, and not by districts, as heretofore. BALL FOR BENEFIT OF NEW BUILDING New York, April 22.—More than two hundred young women will take part in the Spring Festival and Ball which will be begun here today for the benefit of the Societies Building, the new social and civic center of the League for Political Education., The ball will be given this evening, but the pastoral idyl entitled “Spring,” by Manuel Klein, will be given in three days. The young women will appear in costumes rep- resenting roses, violets, tulips and apple-blossoms. The new building will be occupieq exclusively by clubs with aims and rules similar to those of the Economic Club. g g s i > —