Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, May 23, 1914, Page 1

LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM CTION ONE Published in the Best Town in the Best Part of the Best State TWELVE PAGES pLUNE 1 LAKELAND, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, MAY 23, 1914 NISSIONERS EELECT HE COUNTY 10GE WHITNEY S0 RULED YESTERDAY AFTERNOON . Decision Was Rendered Polk’s ommissioners Met and Ordered Ballots Printed to Confoitn A SR pere has been much speculation ate as to the real meaning, inter- ation and effect of the new pri- y election law in this State and poially in its application to the hination and election of county missioners. The attorney general advised that the county commis- bers must be voted for anq elected ke county at lurge and yesterday 5o Whitney rendered a decision, gt for by citizens of DeSoto Ity and also by A. J. Morgan, Ipolk county, requiring the elec- 0 Le ordered and ballots pre- pd which allow the voter to make st and second choice of candi- < in each gistrict of the county .Q\J ol for only the one in whose riet the voter resides. s county commissioners met last me and decided to cemply with ge Whitney's order requiring bal- t0 be prepared on which shall rinted the names of all the can- tes who have qualified. The vot- are thercfore advised to be carc- to place a cross right AFTER the o of their candidate from EACH rict in the county, including first :ong choice where more than candidate’s name appears. RACA UNION ANNUAL SESSION ,, Ga., May 23.—The an- vention of the Georgia Ba- sociation will open in this row, and a large number - Sunday school work- g of the State are in the city to- | With the arrivals expected to- row, this promises to be the st convention this steadily ing society has ever held. SERVICES FOR VETERANS pringfield, Mass., May 23.—Me- fal Day services will be held here prrow for the Grand Army Post. last Meaorial Day is 15. ¢ about 300 members in this and they average over 70 years ge. The veterans will march decorate the graves of the de- ind three companies of la will accompany them to the tery NGLISH POLO TEAMS SAIL bdon, May 23.—Lord Wim- nager of the English polo the other members who ntest for the International Trophy, sailed today aboard mar Those composing the r. Tomkinson, Major J. am, Major F. W. Barrett Cheape. Lord Wimborne th great difficulty in get- cr players of desired abil- 10 could make the trip, and for | ked as though the In- zames would have to be stponed, though the Club kad challer e | accepted. English polo nt with petty jealousy to put the stronge 1q against Americ YROCK IV IN TRIAL RACES fay 23.—Sir Thomas lenger, Shrar in the races o Yacht Club, y. British ¥ a fine conte on before the ramrock, whicl iishes. If she c that she will winning the Ameri t will be tried ou le pefore dismantling across the o in in July. PRESBYTERIANS MAY CHANGE CHURCH POLICY (By Assoclateq Press,) Kansas City, May 23.—Several changes in church policy and organ- ization was recommended to the Southern Presbyterian Assembly by the committee on systematic l;ene'- ficence today. Other committee re- ports also received. LAWN TENNIS New er of veterans who havei embers on the 30th, :nnl_ War Veterans, the Sons of |" York, May 23.—The New York Lawn Tennis Club will open the tournament today for the cham- pionship Manhattan doubles and open singles. GHONERS MEETG ) GAET SCCEs To one allowed the privilege of be- ing in the game, the meeting, love- feast or barbecue of the Citrus Grow- ers' Association at Eustis yesterd was quite a success The train which left o'clock carried ay special Lakeland at 8§ over 300 growers, their wives ang friends, and a good- Iy number were picked up along the line, so that by the time the train reached its destination five coaches were pretty well crowded. The Lakeland Military Band furnished music en route and also a surprise to the Kustis Band, which greeted the visitors at the depot. The boys of the Lakeland band got off the train at the rear, screened from view of the Eustis boys by a building, and it was interesting to note the expres- sion on the faces of the BEustis fel- lows when, after playing their wel- coming piece, the answering notes of the visiting band fell upon their ears The large pavihoi taxed 10 its capacity to listen to t Wi nm Skelly, Burtor Temple, ar al]l seemed to be happy, good-natured and optimistic Under all the reu th growers have reason to well sat- \ts of the efforts jed with the resu 4 as more of the of the Exchange erowers put their fruit through and co-operate with v in its efforts to class tfruit react at the ¢ t time juantity J so will t | | PT RELIEF Mediators Will Holq Their First Full Conference Tonight; Embar- rassed by Public (By Associated Press.) Washington, May 23.—Officials here are eagerly awaiting news as to whether Carranza will send a rep- resentative to the Niagara Falls con- this to be settleq by tonight. Vasconelos, Carranza’s confidential today Interest in the constitution- military campaign is great. rranza is moving toward Mexico City. Villa has occupied Saltillo, which was abandoned by the feder- als. News that United States Con- sul John R. Silliman reacheq Mex ico City last night has relieved the tense situation (By Associated Press) Niagara Falls, May 23 Members of the mediation conference are much embarrasseq by the presence of the public. They are overwhelmed with inquiries as to the part the reb- els may take in the negotiations. Most persistent questions are made regarding Huerta's future and as to whether his resignation has been de- manded. The mediators have not touched upon the vital questions yet. They are working on the prelimin- wries which they reg Py Lo P nes consideration of the hard problens. Ihey believe that a satisfactc ing and othw I :umr.w of proceedure is requived lowed imy th and are working along that ne. addresses wwor, | The mediators believe that the thing officers of the local packing h i [of greatest moment is Mexico's fu the president of the Citru [ix- [ture. The solution of this \m\. e chan Dr. Ross and other fv- {mand diplomacy to avoid national to be tt Kinney, [sacrifice, They expect the confer- | nee to result in a more satisfactory broader understanding of the Monroe doctrine by Republicans of [this he misphere | The firsi iuii conference of the | mediation delegations of the United | States and Huerta will be held to- | night This was announced after the mediators conferreq informally {with the Mexican !then with the U nited States mission. delegation and | SUFFRAGE PAGEANT eveland, Ohio, May 23 A pa cant entitled “A Dream of Free- ym,"” will be given by the Cleve 'ty today, under the and suffrage p Y ldirection of Miss Hazel Mackaye, a No effort has this the most New York suffragis l‘wr: spared to make notable affair ever held in this city, for as Miss Mackaye an- nounced ‘We suffragists believe ‘w:m woman has a distinct contribu- artistically ‘|tion to make to the world, that the reation of beauty is her special 1en she has the bal- yring into municipal life that element of beauty which has \ys characterized her home mak- ot she wi she believes in this lies of the nda pageant as ge propa KING'S PLATE RUN TODAY by Ed- LABOR PARTY FOR LONDON S, CONSUL [SUNDAY SCHOOL SILLIMAN 1N | CONVENTION MEXICO GITY| GREAT SUCGESS ference. His agents here expected |es were led by Rev. W. Jose |son. Marion No. 159. —_— NEWS OF HIS SAFETY BRINGS|WHICH CAME TO A CLOSE LAST |t the call of the president. NIGHT Large Attendance and Fine Ad- dresses Made Sessions Helpful and Enjoyable The Polk County Sunday Schoo! Association assembled yesterday af- ternoon at 1:45. Devotional exercis- S. Patter- Mrs. E. G. McLean, of Winter agent, who has been mentioned as & f yayen, and Miss Erma Sellers, of | pajsley, Scotland, to this port. She possible delegate, is expected here |port Meade, were added to the nom- was built in Scotland. ination committee. Mrs. L. C. Hull read an interest- ing paper on ‘“The Equipped Teach- er.” This equipment was shown to be moral ang spiritual as well as educational . Miss Erma Sellers of Ft. Meade, discussed “The 'Teen Age Girl." How to get into and hold in the Sun- day school the 'Teen Age Girl the speaker finds is solved by the organ- ized class, gradeq system, social fea- tures and promotion exercises. “The 'Teen Age Boy" was infor- mally discussed by a number of teachers. Prayer was emphasized by Mrs. Randall of Haines Citv. Rev. B. F. Giles, Mulberry, urged the necessity of making religion a per- sonal matter with the boy. The Home Department was the subject of several live talks This department has been a long neglect- ed one, but is now coming into its own. | Miss White at this time favored {the convention with a solo. “My Adult cussed by Mr N A, Pointg emphasized teacher, the folly of ('lass” was ably dis- | | Riggir 1 were i prej embarrassing an unprepared schotar hy pointed | questions Day, of Mulberry, convention on the Rev. Jas. 8 addressed the gubject, “The Sunday School for lv- ery Person.” [e made a very pleas- ling address, and told in a very in | terestingmanner of work that should | and could be accomplished among | people. Mr. Day is a} pleas the young forceful, able speaker and a ing personality and the convention, hefore its close, made a very wise se lection in electing him president of | the organization | Mrs. I.. O. Cason pleaseq the con- vention with a solo which all en-| joyed | The committee on nominations Im:u]«- the following report which was adopted: President--Rev. Jas. 8 Day, Mul- | berry | Vice President—Mr. J. P. Quain- tance, Lakeland Secretary- Rev., W. 5. Patterson, Lakeland Treasurer- - Mr N A Lakeland Superintendent Riggins, Elementary Dept. Auburndale Superintendent of Missions—Mrs, A. (. McKeever, Winter Haven. Superintendent of Temperance Miss Ethel Knowles Work-—Judge W. S. Preston, Bar- tow Superintendent Teen Age—Mrs. A. B. Canter, Fort Meade | Superintendent Visitation Com- ! ttee—Dr. E. G. McLean, Winter en ecutive officers are to district county | ancies. | ‘The s set for the following 500 on Cradle | 0 in H e Department, 100 | 15 adjournment was the depar ha held asig on parents’ ing that children had a | by the suffragrettes yesterday can be feonvened l'l'lu- object of had so |, religious foundation for their edu- cation. After an interesting and lively con- test, the following was chosen as a slogan for the coming year: “A Sun- day School for Everybody in Polk Gu'[ y sul]ls County, and Everybody in the Sun- day School."” The Association by a rising vote BECKER AND HIS WIFE DON'T THINK THAT WAY expresseq to Rev. J. B. Ley for use of the Methodist church and to the citizens of Lakeland for their hos- pitality, their thanks. The Association adjourned to meet Becker Will Be Sentenced Friday and Will Then Be Sent to the Death House SHP WD GAEN 0F 25 W LosT (By Associateq Press.) New York, May 23.-—Charles Halifax, May 23.—The loss of the | Becker for the second time occupies new light ship Halifax No. 19 was|a cell in the Tombs as a convicted indicated by the discovery of wreck-|murderer of Herman Rosenthal, a age and three bodies near Liscomb |gambler. The only hope lies in an today. The ship was going from |appeal, which he is sure to make. He and his wife and his lawyers were surprised at the verdict of guilty, having expected acquittal or a prob- able disagreement. Becker will be sentenced next Friday and sent to ANOTHER FIGHT FOR Sing Sing death house, The jury was LAITY RIGHTS FOR WOMEN |out four hours and five minutes. Mrs. Rosenthal, wife of the mur- dereq man, said that she thought the Oklahoma City, May 23—A deter- verdict was just and had expected it. mined fight for laity r'i.:hls for wom- Becker would not talk ang told the is planneq at today's session of the newspaper men that he felt sorry for Methodist conference. Many dele- himself. gates have gone home., The report of the committee on evangelism was received and discussion followed. Some suggesteq needs of the central committee on evangelism. The con- ference decided to adjourn tonight instead of Monday. (By Associated Press.) There were twenty-five in the light ship's crew. (By Assoclateq Press.) HEARINGS IN FRANK CASE HAVE BEEN POSTPONED (By Associateq Press.) Atlanta, May 23.—Hearings of - the motion to set aside the verdict MILITANTS ARRESTED which pronounced Leo M. Frank FOR DEPRADATION guilty of murdering Mary Phagan were postponed to next IFriday by Judze Hill of the Superior court this morning. The based on the claim that Frank’s constitutional rights were violated when the ver- diet was returned while he was out of court. Contempt cases against W, J. Burns and Dan Lehon, detectives, They were why they (By Associated Press.) London, May Police the headquarters of the Social Political Union, a militant sulfragette organization this after- noon and arrested one of the officials. It i saig that the pictures injured raided motion is Women's were also postponed . were not in contempt for sending a wit- ness in tho Frank case beyond the court’s jurisdiction. vepaired ‘.saumnmm-xl to show Two militant suffragettes broke the glass case of an exhibit in the mummy room of the Dritish musenm today. No other damage was done. loth were arrested. ADDRESS BY SECRETARY BRYAN Abington, Pa., May 23,—n con- FEDERATION OF o | junction with the observance of the ARTS CONVENTION 200th anniversary of the founding ke of the historic Abington Presbyter- fan church, which will commence here tomorrow, and last until the B0th, Seeretary of State Bryan will visit this city on Monday and deliver An effort was made to presence of President matters his leaving the capito]l just Chicago, May 23 convention of The annual the Federation of Arts being helq in this city since Thursday, closes with today. This is the first an address secure the Wilson also, but time the association has outside of Washington. " : . important the convention is to bring together the workers in the several fields of art and to secure among them active and prevent now intellizent | ANOTHER SUFFRAGE PARADE have ad been devoted entirely to problems of Syracuse, N. Y., art in cities, towns, establishment uf!nwmlmm of the museums and the handling of exhi-| bitions co-operation. The sessions May 23.—The Political ['nion will hold a parade this even- ing similar to that of last year, zut _ - fing lon a much larger scale. The organ- NOT TO BE OPENED UNTIL 2014 ii{p‘.l hranches of the union in Troy, Utica anq other large places have sent delegations to the march, Af- ter the march a meeting will be held and several well known women speakers will address the gathering. Women's New Ym‘kf\' y Wall Street Busin The lower | Men's Associa- | tion will hold a parade today, which will enq at the historic Tavern. President Fraunce's Wilson was te & have reviewed the march with Mayor OLD ROSEBUD IN HANDICAP Mitchel, but was unable to SXEE ST Washington. At the old coffe A R | a bronze casket containing copies nfi leave Louisville, Ky May 23.-—0Old house | i tosebud, the winner of the Kentucky % )erby, is enter i 310,000 famous historical letters, the offi- Derby, § ”' “:l " ”1)4 $10,00 {ent arn rd e cial program of the day’s events, a| Kentuc e P "_” e run at | Douglas park today. The distance is history of the lower section of Wall | street and sketches of the the same 3 for the Kentucky Derby, and a quarter and he will ocieties jone mile | mect the best of the three years olds |anq upward in the count includ- ing Rudolfo, who won the Kentucky and associat participating, will Yorl society, and is not to be into the custo Iistorical opened until the year 2014 The handicap last spring Three other exXerc conclided rich events will be run off during unvsliiee of ot \orat this thirteen days of racing, embrac- woman d g in the Memorial Handicap, the wh sialas . of honoe | ial Stakes, and the Specta- ak akes women d¢ Macdougal, Jan DRIVING CLUB SEASON OPENS John Jay STATES HOLD ROAD CONVENTION| P Pa., M }.—The ] | 10 0 \ t will rt tinee [ z I A S0 a t . » of 25t1 fast record and unmarked s are from Okl ers of this d by mem , as- i and Arkar ting brushes. It ig in- ing, whic matinee races every the p ose of road leg planning two weeks islation in the four ¢ luring the cc g sea- s