Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, May 7, 1914, Page 1

\vor.m m Li‘T’EUMMIEiSl[lNEH WL SuBwT - BOND PROPOSAL ?m I8 TO PUT LIGHT & WATER “M. ‘ PLANT ON BASIS OF PROFIT | AND EFFICIENCY reland R Woruire Department Improvinent and mmer. EXxtengion of Sewer System: Also —— to Be Previded For ‘A matter of grext moment to the ‘ HO'eople of Lakelang was disposeq of Euro, b 80 adjourncq me-eting of the city ommissioners held this morning, .0'rhen, after an exhaustive investi- ,,,,mntlon of the needs of the city and 1e present condiiion of some de- . artments of the municipal service, wag decided to issue a call for an t bodlection on the proposition to issue L onds to the amount of $125,000, B iefly for improvements ang exten g passons to the lizht and water service. === It is proposeqd to apportion the pro “:"5"5"3‘;‘8(‘13 of the bong issue as follows: K N“ a new plant, amply able to care r the needg of the city for the next ore of years, $70,000. This con- \E mplates the purchase of a new site 1@ building, for the reason that the ‘esent plant is located at such an svation that pumping water to it volves much unnecessary expense. Barut.nlant of the highest degree of ef iency is contemplated. consisting be944 practically duplecate machinery roughout so that there may be no PRiMgibility of a recurrence of such noying accidents as that of last afle turday night. 1t is proposed, also, to use $25.000 r the extemsions of the light and iter lines, go that every portion of 8 city can be served. It is esti- We ated that this total amount of $95,- gl 0 devoted to putting in a magni- the el light and water plant, can be red for by the earnings of the nt itself without increasing taxa- » n one cent- $10,000 will be asked for to im- ve the aflcwn() and add to the R Blnment ot the fire department. the expenditure of this amount Ku088 been assured that the city will entitled to second-class rating, ich it is estimateq will reduce the ount of premiums paid by the ple of Lakeland to the extent of ———nut $25,000. . Che remaining $20,000 of the W Ha‘.B.OOO, issue to be used in extend- ____— the sewerage system. It will be| 1“lembel‘ed that it was necessary to tail sewerage operations, and ve out & portion of the territory ‘was originally planned to cover “h the system; and it is proposed provide for completion of this 'k by the proceeds of the present e. . ordinance embodying the fore 18 propositions was placed upon ofirst reading this morning, and soon as it has been passed and lished for two weeks, an election be called to submit the matter the people. The T led the situation carefully and aves that this bond issuc is ab- tely essential to the welfare and ress of Lakeland, and will from y to time give reasong for the (;1 that is in it. ram has 8 APPOINTMENT ON FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD d known (By Associated Press.) stens in 6 rmingham, Ala., May 7—It was eft side a'mneeq this morning that W. P ornar Jarding of Birmingham, haq ac- ght, the 23d the appointment on the fed- h braids * pegerve boarq and given notice e neck ' he would resizn h ank pres sy and live in Washington THERN SOCIOLOGICAL GONFERENCE BEGAN AT e MEMPHIS THIS Ml]HNINlij y the T |lfo‘:n: (By Associat s mphis, May taffeta hird annual i om Ly ern Sociolozreal onferen should :d this mor: i y ith a ¢ n will be held toni slin or “"renge of Charities mpenec I are also hol q uc;nsx:' "ng ang many prominent speak- tissue | 1ok part. iron. . JULIA® o e ACTIVITY IN NAVY YARD New York, May 7.—War prepara- tions have continued at the Brook- lyn navy yard, despite the offers of mediation, ang the Wyoming is ready for orders today. The dreadnaught Texas will probably be ready next week, and orders cannot come soon for the men on board, who were keenly disappointed when the New York sailed ahead of them. o ° BIG CROPS FOR 1914 St. Louis, Mo., May 7-In reports made public by the secretary of the Merchants’ Exchange, bumper . rops for 1914 are predicted. There were no bag freezes last winter, and the wheat wintered well; anq soil condi- tions are favorable for the planting and quick germination of corn ind other grain. The outiook ig that Mis- souri alene will harvest between 10,000,000 ang 45,000,000 bushels. YOUNG MAY AGAIN HEAD THE VETERANS (By Associated Press.) Jacksonville, May 7 Business sessiong today occupied the Confed- erate Veterans and Sons of Confed- erate Vetprans and both expected to elect officers. It is expected that General Bennett H. Young, com- mander in chief, will be re-elected head of the veterans if he will ac- cept. Others mentioned are Generals Felix Robertson, and K. M. Van- Zandt. Richmond, Memphis, and Tul sa, Okla., are trying for next year's reunion. Governor Cox, of Ohio, also invit_ ed the veterans to meet at Columbus, | Ohio. Memorial exercises were held at midday. SEYMOUR STUART HEADS THE SONS OF VETERANS (By Associatedq Press Jacksonville, May 7.-—Seymour Stuart, of St. Louis, was elected commander of the Sons of Confed- orau- \'Mt'mns, succeeding W. W, old, G.A R STATE ENCAMPMENT Indianapolis, Ind., May 7.—The G. A. R. State Encampment began a three days’ convention here this morning in the invitation of the Sons of Veterans of Indiana. A camp of Sons of Confederate Vet- erans has been organiled in Kissim- mee Washington, May 7 The con vanguard has started stitutionalists 2o and Torreon in cam from Dur according to reports to the State de partment today g s e A A A A A A A I ign against Saltillo and Zacatecas, | \G TELEGRAM ¥ Published in thev;Best('Eown in the Best Part of the Best State LAKETARD, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, MAY 7, 1914. CARANZA'S HEAD | NCADOD TAK oWELLEDOVER | WHITE HOUSt DECLINES TO SUBMIT TO MEDIA- TION BECAUSE OF SUCCESSES OVER FEDERALS Rebel Army, Now Estimated at 40.- 000, to Attack Saltille, Tampico and Mexico City Hly Assocjateq Press.) Washington, May 7.—Carrar attitude, which excluded him from mediation preliminaries, was de- clareq revealed today in the report \of his victorious campaign against the Mexican federals. His declination to submit his internal troubles to mediation wag based on the successes in his southward campaign These results, reporteq to Rafael Zubaren, minister of the interior, who is here, were the defeat of the federals at Penacos Acanopeca, the capture of thousands of rounds of ammunition, war stores, artillery field guns, and munitions, but did not mention the casualties on either side. Saburen emphatically declareq that the reb els would invest Mexico City in a !month. It is thought the rebels will now attack Saltiallo, anq then Tam- pico. Zubaren estimated the rebes overshadoweq all else in the Mexican crisig here today. It is believeq that Carranza will combine Villa, Zapata and Obregon in attacking the capi- tal. CONSULS MEET BUSINESS MEN (‘hicago, May 7.—Today two Uniteq States envoys to Norway are in this city for a few days by ar- rangements magde through H. H. i(}:n‘w-r, commercial agent of the bu- reau of foreign and domestic com merce. They are Consul Walter Wood, stationeq at Stavanger, and Consul B. M. Rasmusen, stationed at Ber gen, Norway, and will meet manu- facturers and exporters of thig city, h to discuss trade conditions who w in these districts. “WHITE PLAGUE" FIGHTERS MEET Washingon, May 7 The Nation al Anti-Tuberculosis Association convention opened here today, for sessions lasting three days The Needlework Guild of America ic holding itss annual meeting n Vashington, D. (., today COCK WITH Among the war vessels at Vera Cruz is the transport Hancock, which tions for the fleet. The loading of this vessel at the New Orleans docks is depicted in this photograph. {the secretar) SECRETARY OF TREASURY WEDS MISS ELEANOR WILSON, DAUGHTER OF PRESIDENT Mac Is 50 and Has Six Children, and Miss Wilson Is Only 24—But Here's Hoping Washington, May 7.—The wed dinz of Misg Eleanor R. Wilson to of the treasury, Mr. Willinm Gibbs ¢MdAoo, took place at the White House today. The wed- ding party was very small, only the vice president and Mrs, Marshall, the cabinet and the immediate mem- bers of the two families being pres ent. These plang were disappointing to many in Washington, who had hoped for a large ang brilliant wed ding. Mrs. Wilson's illness caused a curtailing of the original plans. This is the fourteenth wedding at the White House, but the first time in history that a cabinet member hag won the hand of a president's daugh- ter. Mr. McAdoo is 50 years old, while Misg Wilson is 24, He is & widower and has six children. He is the builder of the Hudson river troops now at 40,000, These reports {tunnels, and knew the Wilson family before his entry into the cabinet. Miss Eleanor Wilson, the president's’ ‘youngest daughter, ig tall and dark, unlike her sisters, Mrs. Frances B. Sayre and Misg Margaret \Wilson, and is fonq of dancing, tennis and horses. The secretary and Miss Wilson played tennis together nearly every (l:\)- last season, and at dances it wag remarked that McAdoo's name was on Miss Wilson's program more tham any other man's. They are both enthusi- astic tangoers. One other thing which threw both together was the attachment between Miss Nona M- Adoo, daughter of the secreta Miss Wilson The two girls have . ana heen inseparable. Miss Wilson's en- gagement was a large diamond set in_ platinum, the stone weighing about four and a half carats. It is set in prongs, surroundedq by an elab- orate and delicate filigree studded with small diamonds on each side of the solitaire. Superstition hag won out in this wedding. Friends of the couple say Mr. McAdoo was the first person w )]n sat on the d Miss Jessie Wilson and F Sayre were married, and that always on which ancis Bowes means a marriage real soon; hoth Fleanor Wilson ang William McAdoo are thirteen-letter names, Miss IXleanor got the ring in the piece of bride's cake that Mr Sayre cut th Lieut Gaynor's sword, and M__I-flm LOADING TRANSPORT ¢/ WAR MUNITIONS {s carrying a great store of war munk was officially nounced on Lriday, the Eleanor Wilson ' bride, that is, the thirteenth bride direct from a president’s , for one of the marriages in the White House was that of a and his sweetheart. HI5 VIGTORIES| GIRL FOR BRIDE| - EANUTS AS HOG FOOD Texas, May dustrial Congress of this State is urg- ing the farmer to grow peanut crops a better pork producer than ws to produce and mases 2 heavily upon sect pests and nlant dizeases, ¢ sted at considerable is a drouth resister, good vields when corn withers i . and has few ¢ will do hig own while rooting for the nuts. JURY FOR BEGKER TRIAL BEING CHOGEN Associateq Press.) New York, May The selection Licutenant Charles Becker gating the murder of Herman Ros- time, occupied the court today. e been accepted and it expecteq that the rest will be select- /. The trial proper will prob- morning looked two weeks ago and hig wife, , seemed hopefi) . talesmen indi- cated that they won't introduce evi- s in rebuttal of the charge that Becker planned the erime for which gunmen were recently elec- . Interest in the case has not diminished, although the murder was committed nearly two years ago REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS (Furnisheq by the Security Title Company.) May 5, 1914 Manufacturing Thompson & . Manufacturing Thompson to Cant [and windowg for same, saiq build 1ge to Florida Fr No. 156 e PROGEEDINGS OF REGULAR SEGGION GHO0L BOARD MATTERS OF MOMENT T9 COUN- 1'¥'S EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS DISPOSED OF BY BOARD Sunervisor of Building for Lakeland, el Side Grgnmar School, Must Give His Entire Time to Job G hoard ruction met in regular of public in sion in the oflice of the superin- tendent with all members and the superintendent present. Minutes of the last regular meeting, together with those of the special meetings of April 9 and 17, were read and approved, Messrs. J. H. McLain and W. G. Jones appeared before the board relative to the matter of the sale of the present school building at Au- burndale. Owing to the fact that the building was owned by both the county board and the Masonic Lodge, it was agreed that the matter be re ferred to the local trustees ang said lodge with instructions to dispose of same to the satisfaction of both par ties. The members of the City Council of Bartow appeared before the board asking advice in the matter of pay- ing an old indebtedness on the high school at Bartow, amounting to $7,- 900. They were instructed to circu late a petition to determine whether the county board shall call an elec- tion for the issuance of bonds for said amount The superintendent instructed to notify the trustees of the Lake- land special tax district that if they employ a supervisor for the construc- tion of the South Side Grammar school building that the said super- visor he required to give his entire time during work hours, supervising said work. The superintendent reported that there were a number of old deeds on file which had not been recorded. Ordereq that the board's attorney ex amine same ang that the superin- tendent record same if they meet the attorney's approval Bongd election for ang in behalf of Mulberry Special Tax school district No. 12 wag ordered readvertiseq in the Mulberry Herald as it found election for the recent eleetion was not pub- that the previous notice of lished the required length of time The superintendent wag instruect- ¢q to notify John Nuveen & Co.. purchaserg of the Anburndale SHpeeial tax school district bonds, that the boarq will expeet the said John Nu |veen & Co., to carry out the terms {of their I'he trustees of the Athens cial ti chool district were inst ted to procecg with the erection of the hool buildir at Barcah and thar would furnish roof, doors, o be ompleted in ample time for the opening of school, not later than \n t 1 The treasurer made his monthly repor vhich was ordered placed on file, to be examined at the next meet 1 of the board 'he board adjourned to meet | izain on May 15 ag much business | remaineg incomplet C. A. PARKER, superintendent and Secretary OEMOGRATIC GAUGUS ON NATION-WIDE PROHIBITION AND WOMAN SUFFRAGE (By As w!u»l Pre: hington, May 7.—The Demo ; L wcus \ | )ro g r | ti tor | A { Th W yrobably be reported