Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, May 9, 1914, Page 1

Published in the Best Town in the Best Part of the Best State VOLUME I LAKELAND, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, MAY 9, 1914, No. 158 EARTHQUAKE IN JILY WREAKS DESTRUGTION AT LEAST 100 DEAD AND MANY si el - =) about a dozen INJURED, WITH GREAT PROPERTY LOSSES Scveral ,Villéagcs Entirely Wrecked, and Incomplete Reporis Indicate That Damage Is Enormous B (By Associated Press) Jatanja, Sicily, May 9-A violent earthquake rescmbling that at Mes- last night destroyed villag na in 1908 in this vi- estimate of casuvaltics has nity. ‘No been made, hut it is known thot the damage is enormous. The villages of Linera and Gon- sentini are ruineq ang every honse at Zaiferana was destroyed. There W w as great damage at Santa Venerine here the walls and roofs collapsed, anq houses were razed in many ham- lets. Fifty are said to have been killed in the village of Linera, and twenty 1nd |i>> bodies have been founq in the ruins of other towns so far. Casualty List Heavy (By Associate] Prose) Rome, May!' 9.-—Incomplete re= ports indicate that the earthquake —— vietims number about 100 dead and ch Breeders of America opened several hundred injured. ANNUAL SHOW OF BULLDOGS New York, May 9.-—The Bulldog their nnual, show today. Vinton P. Breese will judge. He paints bull- dogg and knows them as few do, and sthe club had a particularly large entry since it became known Mr. “Breeze would act in that capacity. White Marquis, the celebrated Brit- d ( ish prize winner, whose unexplained eath on boarq ship took place last month, was to have been entereq in this show. V. K & 2, NSTRAIN TELLING as, & ng ! romp. C ON ROCKEF ELLER INew York, May 9.—Not in many ears hag such a condition of un- +est obtained in New York as during he past fortnight. Socialists and he I. W. W. workers have har- assed capital, and capital, chiefly D. Rockefeller, Jr., hrough John [t nd again with caustic as replied sometimes with patience, criticism, o that it has beea a difficult mat- ==wor for lovers of peace 1ony out of chaos. eller, Jr., has repeatedly o hig friends that he will not re 'ire under fire in /[ne trouble in /| wneq by the Standard Oil interests, o any ! e 1t GO S < re undergoing Jjever [hysicians say “New York, May to bring har- tocke- announced John D with mines connection the Colorado ut it is reported that his a dreadful strain. Mr. Rockefeller’s is for has nerves robust, he unsuiteq 1e ordeal through which he pne during the t two weeks he friends of the miners who have ed in the Colorado mines, however, e determined to win reparation, if ssible dnd they supported by remarkably large number of the st citizens in their fight pas are ADE AFFECTED : BY MEXICAN WAR 9.—This city is ling the Mexican situation in a y that was not dreamed of when 3 | unpleasantness first began. lends of President Huerta in Par- 1ay and ome or two other South erican countries have “h the result that m placed on American ch trade from rchants expected been active a boycot has goods and New York to der whi large fits during the vear is seriously eatened with being cut off. It discovered recently that many the leading Southern Americans entirely out of sympathy “A.'B, C. " mediators ‘hirty-eight new dings un during last month in Miami were bui ALLIE ANGLE TO SPEAK HERE THIS EVENING Hon. A. J. Angle, candidate for Congress from this district, will ad- dress the voters of Lakeland and vicinity this afternoon at o’clock, probably speaking from an automobile at the corner of Mai street and Kentucky avenue, oppo- site the First National Bank. ‘Mr. Angle was formerly a citizen of Polk county, and represented the county in the Legislature. He is well known to the people of this section and will likely have a good crowd out him present his claims for high office he seeks. to hear the HENRY, OF TENNESSEE, WILL RUN FOR SENATE Washington, ) tative Henry of to be a candidate for 1916, FLORIDA GURES UNDERWOOD'S FATHER-N-LAW May Texag is announced the Senate in Represe- (By Assoc |.m‘d Press.) Orlando, May ~J. H. Wood- ward, of Birmingham, the father-in- law of Oscar Underwood, left for [ home today much improved in health, accompanied by his wife, two nurses. He has been iil here two nurses, he has been ill here since January . T0 VOTE BY ELECTRICITY Washington, May 9.--Members of the House will have their votes re- corded with the electrical device at! the opening of the next of (ongress. Decigion to install such a device was agreeq upon at a con- ference of Houst leaders. The House will be asked to appropriate $20,000 to purchase the apparatus. The scheme ig to simprify and shorten the roll calls, which now consume considerable time session John R. nomination Jeffords hag receiveq the for mayor of (learwa- ASTROUS FREHEARING [N N BIRWINGHAM, - FRANK CA TWOKNOWNDEAD FOR SHTURDAY THREE OR FOUR GIRLS ARE ALSO BELIEVED TO HAVE PERISHED IN THE F LAMES Light and Power Company's Offices Destroyed—Property Loss Esti- mated at $175.000 (By Ass Birmingham, are dead $175,000 and as night, offices of the power notiong house The dead are department Henry Keysor, believed three or four g n the fire, not known, be made. company oclate Ala., od Press.) May 9. Two probable damage of resnlt which destroveq the general of Jc drau the cause of a Birmingham light anqg and the ohnson Moody Childers., superintendent ghtsman . of wh but an investigation will POST OFFICE EXAMS Washington, nessee, Wsconsi sylvania. Thes open to all male citizens of the Unit- eq States, fror age. who comp ments. USING MAILS TO DEI".!iD Boston, M New Clara fin, a H. at {Groton wife, ed May service commission today is holding examinations to fill places rural mail carrying service in Ten- Florida and Penn in, e examinations are m I8 to 55 years of ly with the require- today 9.—The in Francis if. York attorney, and his Griffin, wert y charged using mails to defraud. SBBo BB DO BDEE T DDEEGED SRR DEFDEDIPIIIIPIBIHE At The Churches Tomorrow st D i oot Baedage t‘<§u§u§u§m§,*q,.g,.§..!..g,q,(],.@.!.“w*“*“ B fire wholesale brothers, irls perished arrcst last meter and It is ich is civil 1 the Grif- with | ter.. First Baptist Church— i Regular serviceg at the Baptist church Sunday school at 9:45; BEEKEH JUHY BHUKEN preaching services at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Rev, (. L. Queen, of JU“BE EXGUSES Twn Jacksonville will preach at both ser- ' vicen, B Yo P U cat 6450 | BY SPEGIAL REUUEST At the morning service Mrs. O | SEESR T. Cason and Mrs. Edgar Good will ; (By Associated Press.) sing ang a: the evening bhour Mr ,' New York, May 9.-—The jury in|MclLean will favor us with one of the Becker's .u-rn.u‘l trial was brok-|his fine seleotions en this morning wnen the judge ex- The public have a cordial invita cused two by special request tion to worship with u 3 Jacksonville, May il Fifteen | Christian Church— thousand veterans and visitors have Bibl i i vk taken advantage of their trips to | v'”,",‘ iR Ll SLIE s I Subject, Additions .|.x1‘1<:~ty|;\|lfir to -,‘;rn other parts of GEChulstian Grads Preaching sl sas City, will preach at this service pot. The number wag 8,000 up tolq )00 wppys Discipleship.” Al Friday night, and it is estimated the memberg are urged to attend that nearly that number left today, o 2 “'"Iboth services. Strangers ang visitors or about 7,000 more BIWAYE Waltome. Come and haas the SUI'T&{AGVEAPARADE Gospel ang enjoy the sociability of S N the people of God Washington, May 9 Thousands I.W. LOWMAN of women have arranged to march in | Pastor the big suffrage parade which will T mkn.p.lmw A Lk "”5 u»qm LBl First Methodist Church— be divideq into two big divisons, the pageant ang political, the latter be-| South Kentucky avenue. John B ing subdivideq into sectiong for doc- | 14¢¥, Pastor. tors, clubwomen, theatrical women | Bible school at 9:45 a. m. Come “home makers” and others. At the |and hear about the big picnic Preaching at 11 a. m. by the head of the parade will be a pagean try spectacle, made up of children, to s + and God's Kingdc 2 F - symbolizing spring, hope and youth. and God's Kingdom,™ by special re services. quest The army of women will march 1 —is down Pennsylvania avenue from the| =~ P- m. Junior League, Mrs White House to the capitol demand- M”}l Clemence, manager Grace Lutheran Church— ing of Congress “their rights,” and i J P. m.—Senior League. A \E E. Pugh, pastor virtually every State in the union ig n:’ wrpnten q N B I«mlmh Sunday after Baster: well represented. It will undoubted- 7 4 5) m - rmon h’} the Ilui n]u;» lesson, James 1:16-21; Gos. tor. Subject, “Ears.’ ome and |pel lessc J 6:5-15 ly be the largest suffrage demonstra- I”' 4 Y n A " ; M o, dohn: 16:5-1a. 3 » N ring yours ou wi neec them A r g evening vorshi P tion Washington has ever known R e 4 (IT'III?L m«? vening worship at to take notice with 11 and 7:30 o'clock respectively Hundreds of women government em- . . A : 5 1 3 S inaotidicate Hak 5 Some fine special music at each Sunday school at 10 a. m. "_ ? T B LD as IndI- | corvice Visitors cordially wel- Catechetical, classes meet Satur a as epresen- A 1 F\l' D- | comed lay afternoons at 2 o'clock e . 4 | Monthly meeting of the Ladi the division of Vir-| . s g | | : | 1 Aig Society Tuesday at : 8 o o g woman oz Iry 1 by | . |ginia woman cavalry, marshalled by | Fjrgt Presbyterian Church— at the church Mrs. Stuart Moshy Coleman, of Vir- Tennessee avenue n Main| Friends and stran Are r nia, daughter of the 1d :un,; Lemon. W. S. Patterson, dially inviteq to all g guerrilla chief of r 1erril to - | Catholic Church— B. Mosby M school at 9:45 a. m | There will be mass at the 1 % fe of the forner service at 11 a. m hour (9 o'clock) at I chureh the Federal Bureau of Ch Mother's ln» corner Missouri avenue and Lemon will marshal the ‘*home makers.” Preaching service, 7:35 p | street pastor. Subject, Tithing—Our Money fare SEEKS TO SbT ASIDE VERDICT CN PLEA THAT CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS WERE VIOLATED Detectives Cited to Answer for Con- tompt, for Spiriting Away Negress Connected With the Case lated Press.) il The hearing to verdict guilty Leo M. Frank for the mur- Mary Phagan, on the ground that his constitutional rights violated the verdict turned his LBy Atlanta, ) aside ay the of ageinst der of were when Wig re- absence until Two detectives were cited to appear Tuesday to say why they not in contempq of court for sending a negress connected with the case out of the State. during from from court, Saturday . was passeq next SHE GOT OFF LIGHT Leeds, England, May 9. Leighton, Suffragrette, tenced todu_\- to a yeal's ment for setting fire to House, Doncaster, MiSs Lenton, while awaiting trial, was released after a hunger strike. Lillian was sen- tmprison- Westfield a St .isappeareq for almost a year, but was re-arresteq a few days ago at Brighton. fmo CROWDING THE PROFESSIONS Washington, M ~There are 100,000 studentg nnrnllod in profes- the @niteg States according to the Federal Bureau of Education today. o eididn] schools in this year, Opened with o fifteen-minute song service All Saintg— ., \ Holy Communion, 7 a, m Sunday school, 10 a. m. Adult class subject, “Communion of Saints.* All are interesteq Bible te in class work cordially invited join this class Morning prayer, sermon, “foly Communion “The " Sermon subject, Real Presence.” Evening praver with sermon, aliop. m Visitors are cordially welcome to all the services Myrtle St. Methodist— Sunday school at 9:45 a. m Preaching, 11 a. m W. H. STEINMEYER Pastor Dixieland Methodist— Sabbath school at 9:45 a. m Kpworth League at 6:30 p. m, Preaching at 7:15 p. m. W. H. STEINMEYER, Pastor Free Methodist— Regular services, morning and ev- ening. Miss Laura Trueblood will rspeak again, at eleven in the morn- ing and seven at night The pub- lic is cordially invited to attenq all in June last year. | PANAMA CANAL BARGE SERVICE STARTS ~ Panama, May 9.—Owing to the interruption of the Tehauntepec railroad route, Col. Goethals has de- cided to open the Panama canal with a barge service tomorrow. This is much earlier than was expected, but it is regarded ag imperative that it be opened for commercial use. The first freight to be towed through the canal will consist of Hawaiian sugar, which in the future will be routedq entirely through the canal. Much freight formerly shipped by the Te- huantepee railvoagd has been offerea for transshipment through the canal. A ship ready for reloading will be kept at the end of the canal to pre- vent any congestion by the barges FRENCH ELECTION IN DOUBT May were Although definitely Paris, deputies the general election in Chamber has had 20 before chosen April for Deputies, the the result ballots until tell whether will obtain m the French of country to wait the day, socond to- it government of conld the present a majority . CHAS. W, POST, OF BREAKFAST FOOD FANE, A SUICIOE (By Associateqd Press.) Santa ‘Ilurhuru‘ C'al., May 9. Charles W, Post, the Battle Creek manufacturer, shot and killeq him- here this morning, self { ® NATIONAL BABY EXPOSITION New York, May 9 America's first the world over. Among the attrac- tions are incubator exhibits, pasteurization food tests and Babies may hear babies, eugenics of milk lectures be the pure to mothers. s0 mothers may (LOUISIANA SENATOR S CHANGE OF HEART ON CANAL TOLLS MATTER ehecked” lectures., Agsociated Press.) May f) Louisiana, (By Washington, Senator Thornton, of told the Senate he would vote for canal tolls repeal as he is convinced that his former position was wrong FARM BUREAU T0 AID WORKERS Pittsburg, Pa May 9 A new rganization to be known as the arm Burecau, will he organized at a meeting of farmers in this city to night, with the object of securing employment for desirable men and | women among he farmers and thereby aid in getting back to the land. Reports on membership and plans for working oug the general scheme of the organization will b made thig evening. They have de- cideq to employ an agrienlturist, who will go among the farmers, ad- vise with them as to crops and mar kets and plan to bring the farmers into closer touch with their mar kets. Farmers have been requested to tell how they could be reached when they needed farm help, and by sending their names to the head- quarters they will be put in touch with the applicants. MOTORCYCLE RACING SEASON OPENS May vorderley . Atlanta 9 The At lanta Motordrome will reopen today for the first race meet of the sea son. Many of the best n.nmrv_wlu} Ir s th world are signed up to appear here thig year. The Shrin- ers, whose convention begins in this C tomor have .xlwn big blocks of cets for the races dur | |ing the It is po ;'r'-- that tt be Sunday rac |ing here for there no law a unless charges are made for admission HUERTA'S ENVOY ARE ENROUTE 10 OIN' MEDIATORS PERSONNEL OF AMERICAN MIS. SION LOOKED FOR ON WILSON'S RETURN TO THE CAPITAL Navy Department Still Busy With Wae Preparations, and Ajaerican Forces Being Strengthened (By Assocviated Press.) Washington May will 9. —aHuerta's the Niagara niisgion who media- Falls enter tion left ing via negotiationg at Mexico, City this morning com- Vera Cruz ang West It is believed that tihis will expedite Key the sofection of the United States delegation . It is thought that the announce- ment of the American mission's per sonnel will be made president Monday, soon after the from Brooklyn, meet the cruiser Montana bringing the bodiey of the United States victims of the Vera (ruz occupation battle. The navy department continues its work for preparedness. Secretary Garrison has explained that he is trying to gather transports at Gal- veston to take the Fourth ang Sixth brigadeg to Vera (ruz if necessary. returns where he iy to Those brigades are reported ready to move. It is reported that high of- ficials of the army have recommend- ed the extension of Funston's lines at Vera Cruz to insure a food and water supply, also to be ready to rush to Mexico City if mob rule Baby Show ang exhibitiong of infant |threatens. The mediatorg today sent imh;slrins opened today at the Grand jto Huerta Secretary Bryan's note Central Palace, with several thou-|saving that the armistice was not aangd entries, The exposition will ; violated at Vera Cruz. last until the 16tn inclusive, and The constitutionalists expect to daily lectureg will be given by prom- take Tampico soon. Refugees report inent authorities on babies, accom. |that all is quiet «t Mexico City. panied by moving pictures dealing [Huerta has again vowed that he with various phaseg of infant life | woulq see the city burneq before he would quit : 5 (By Associated Press.) Private Parks Captured Washington, May 9-fien. Funs- ton today confirmeq the repoprt that Private Parks, supposed to be in sane, haq been captured by the Mex- ican federals. Parks into the Mexcan lines with horses of rode two Colonel Taggart, whom he served ag Gen. Funston did not re- that but mentioned the identifieq port Parks haq been executed killing of American citizen, an un- A s od Press German Ships Incident Settled Washington, (By May 9 It an- nounced by the State department that there has been a satisfactory settlement of the issues arising from the of for Huerta aboard two German ships reported consignment arms to be landed at Puerto, Mexico SHAMROCK IV “NO BEAUTY.” London, May 9—Sir Thomas Lip- ton's’ challenger Shamrock IV will probably take the water during this coming week It wag to have been launcheq in April, but the time lost by non-delivery of certain materials could not be made up even by men working in night and day shifts Sir Thomas announceg 1 is more than pleased with her, and has planneq tria] races between his pres- ent Shamrock and this new hoat in the Solent and at orquay. He plans to sail for Sandy Hook about July. He admits the new boat looks rough ang sayg ““She is neither an improvement, a copy ner but a new type and design hy herself. My would win in a beauty laughed, “but they Sandy Hook.” previous boats he at show,” couldn’t win SHRINERS HOLD BIG MEFTING Atlanta, Ga., May 9 The an- nual session of the Imperial Council, Mystic Shrine, will begin in this ity tomorrow, well attended by thousands of officers, nobles and la- dies of the many temples f all ections of the country, m of whom arriveq today. The 7 am ranged for the meeti ontains any laborate and ertaining and to points of inter- banquets Is