Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, May 26, 1914, Page 1

e ——— TEN PAGES 5 ublished in the Best Town in the Best Part of the Best Sta;e JOLUME II i - i LAKELAND, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, MAY 26, 1914, all I e ———————————————— 1ized labor: POLITICAL SPEAKING TONIGHT Notice to e Dolitical meeting at the Orange 1; 1 lw:;izrmlka\ P. m ‘mr :va benefit of organized labor and all organizeq labor brothers are cordially inviteq to attend. Refresh- LAND QUESTION CAN BE AGREED 0N BY MEXICAN DELEGATES There wil] 1 ments wil] be g CARPE 'ERS' COMMITTE E, DSMIS CASE Aok ETETNE RO (By Associateq Press.) :\lllilnl&l, May 26—Contempt cases against Detective W, J, Burns, and (By Associateq Press.) his aide, Dan Lehon, employed here Washington, May 26.—Late de-|°" behalt of Leo Frank, was dis- selopments of the Mexican mediation | M1S5ed by §u1)~érior Judge Benjamin cncouraged ‘the administration to- H. Hill this morning. The judge day. Huerta and the American dele- hf’ld that the df:txzcni\'u\s were tech- qates are nearing accord on the land nically gullty of having sent a wit- problem. The Mexicans formerly ness outside the court's jurisdiction declared this point an internal one but '“"‘d Imrwl‘d themselves by re- and out of place at the conference. turning the witness, It was mainly the cause of Mexico's —_— fve years of unrest. The Americans| POSTMASTERS' CONVENTION declare settlement mnecessary for in- —_— i pacification. A basis has also een reacheq for negotiating the dis- pute between Huerta and the United Reports that Carranza re- consideration of any mediation proposals are denied, and, on the contrary, his close friends declare he is watching the Niagara Falls con- ierence closely. It is believed here that though Carranza captures Mex- oo City mediation will be necessary |thering the efliciency of the postal ior the establishment of a constitu- First As- tional government, Carranza's re- [sistant Postmaster General Daniel (. kusal to send a delegate to Niagaru [service. The parcel post will figure Ifalls does not discourage them, de- Roper will be here on the last day lare officials. Mexco City reports|of the convention ang will address hat the Mexican officials are hope- [the assembled mat- kul over the conference hut believe |ters of importance to the t will continue longer than antici- pated Amicable Adjustment of Differences Between Huerta and U. S. Will Be Made Also Austin, Texas, May Postmas- ters from all over Texas angd a num- ber of officials from outside the State are in this city in attendance at the annual three day convention of post- States masters, which opened this morning, Postal authorities believe the dis- cussion of plans and the presenta- tion of new ideas by the postmasters in council will be a big help in fur- largely in the discassions. postmasters on service | REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS (By Associated Press.) Niagara Falls, May 26-—*“We wit [ (Furnisheq by the Security Abstract ot let the land question disrupt the | | Title Co.) hediation proceedings,” said one of Robt ster to J. Lof he Mexican delegates today. *‘\We [fler. pay complete our work very James L. Love to J. M. Wood hortly ., " W. 5. Dyer to Wm. Preston Hol —_ ley CANNING DEMONSTRATIONS | . dilton to fohu (. Burkich Miss Verda Thompson, agent for Gieorgic King to Annie Marie aning clubs of Polk county, will |Klemm Mrs. Mar) }I* f.aawson to Chas 0ld demonstrations at the following Parrish laces this week. All who are inter- A : e } ) 8 ) .h ted in canning whether club mem- John B. Collins ", L Bt | i ' 18" Bar and ity ) ( ers or 1ot are invited to meet with [ Citizens® 1 g st ( iss The 8 s these meet- [J. P. Cam 1 fliss Thompson at any of R e 4] 95 Tuesday—RBartow . :l\umlwz:. Wednesday—Mr. (RBaar i H. G. Taylor to W, H. Swan. Driggers, Me ko ulla Lula O. Dixon to Frank A. Thursday—Winter Haven. ot R '14‘ i Fridav—Mr. Lace Hancock, Soc- May 25, 19 - m Florida Development Co. to He- Saturdav. : Medulla l1ene Doyl saturday—Mr. Driggers, Medull ity D Ronent Florida Development Co. to Dan- s e Y adegaateo to J. D. Lovell Little Miss” Pauline Fortune of : L Glover to Thomas hyar hdawn, Ark., who is here visiting latives, entertained a number of ; tlittle friends last Saturday af P o) N moon at the home of her aunt, DivRILES p 5. Annie Butler, on North Ten I g %e¢ avenue, the occasion being |ers " A P tenth birthday. The little folks| Jas embled at 3 o'clock and engaged [stroug L G varions games until 4 o'clock | William Stevell y 0 they were ushered into the 1 ot in2 room where two long tables T laden with ice cream and cake |and ( ; lainties; after doing jus N Mary O ¢ things they returned to | vhere they continued their ntil a late hour, the prize in ? ng contest being won ! e Sarah Funk. As the tw B0 to fal] they bade their little|: : Fle 2oodbye with many ¢ g uld soon leave for f Mildred anq Vera Buchar 1 home Saturday after * Vera graduated Seminary (Atla ght and was met in J Miss Mildred, who has 13t six weeks very e east coast visiting Miami and West T MSSISSIPPI SUFFRAGETTES Miss., May 26 3 Suffrage 1 nual convention in the ’ e r in this city | until Assoc and lasting elaborate program red for the entertain NAVAL STORES COMMISSION ATTY OBJECTED 70 DELVE T0 JURY PANEL MORGHN' BO0KS DECLARED ILLEGALLY PRE-|THIS WAS ANNOUNCED THIS PARED BY JUDGE SPEER MORNING The Motion to Strike Out Entire |'Will Examine Comnpany's Books and Panel Was Overruled by Also Personal Accounts of Judge Grubb the Late J. P, (By Associated Press.) Washington, May 26.—The inter- state commerce commission and spe- cial examiners will investigate J. P. Morgan & Co.’s books and the per- sonal accounts of the late J. P, Mor- gan relating to the railroad’s finan- cial affairs. This was announced this morning at the resumption com- merce commission’s New Haven in- (By Associateq Press) Savannah, May 26.—Samuel B. Adams, the defense's attorney in the “‘naval stores trust” case in the United States court here this morn- ing objected to the entire jury panel. He allegeq it was illegally prepared by Judge Emory Speer in April 1910 when the names now in the jury box were placed there. The defense con- No. 161 PRESBTERA N0 10 UN NN 2 YA THIS COULD BE SEEN BY PLAN OFFERED FLETCHER WILL CARRY DUVAL BY BIG MAJORITY Jacksonville, May 26.—Fletcher addressed a monster meeting here last night. Enthusiasm was great and his speech had a telling effect. He held the big crowd for two hours, their attention being undivideq and applause frequent. At the conclu- sion of his address the prediction was generally made that Fletcher would carry Duval county by a big majority. T0OBSERVEDECORATID (By Assoclated Press.) Kansas City, May 26—The South- Raleigh, May 26.—For the first |'n Presbyterian General Assembly time in history the national Decora- |POoStponed action for two years on tion day will be observed here, local |the union of all Presbyterian bodies Confederate drum corps rendering in the Uniteq States as far as the the music, at the federal cemetery |SOUth is concerneq by ordering the Saturday. Confederate veterans from |Submission of a proposed union basis the North Carolina Soldiers’ Home |t0 the presbyteries here today. If will attend in a body. three-fourths of the presbyteries ap- Certain Steps Will Be Taken Which Will Delay Matters : That Long il tends that Judge Speer alloted each county in the district a certan num- ber of jurors which practically eliminated Chatham county, of which Savannah is the county seat, and that but seventy-five Savannah- ians were in the box when the coun- ty is entitleq to at least twice that. | He characterizeq Speer's action in arranging the manner in which the I names should go in the box as un- authorized and unconstitutional. Argument upon the motion to strike out the entire panel began at 10:30. After arguments from the district jattorney and Mr. Adams, Judge Grubb overruled the motion ang the selection of a jury was taken up. | LAKELAND ATTRACTS | FINE PEOPLE WHY HAVE HEAVILY INVESTED Mr. and Mrs Duff and son Elmer Duff of Toronto, (‘anada, recently of Los Ang Fred § and more les, | California, where they have spent *imuch time investigating conditions, rare at The Elbermar. Since coming 1]\41'!‘ they have pretty well covered the State of Florida they came to Lakeland, They are de- Two weeks ago lighteq with this part of the State | }:nnl have decided that for eclimate |ang opportunities our location ex- leells all others. Mr. Elmer Duff, having to go into the citrus fruit business, ‘ll.l~ purcnased of I’lrliunf Brothers | land, {near Kathleen, owned by the Flor- lida Good Homes Co. Mr. Duff will [ this land at putting on a crew of men for this | decided ('o. 200 acres of choice fruit start clearing once { purpose, and will set the greater | part to citrus fruit this coming win- ter. A | Mr. F. S. Duff purchased forty |acres, owned by Pickard Brothe s worth, joining ‘lu on Lake Holli |the city limits. This property has | been known as the McLeod forty land is considered to be the bhest lo- | cated property on this lake, Mr. angq Mrs their Toronto home Duff will return soon to make 1 arrangements for their perma- Oct. 1, when they will erect a handsome residence nt coming, about ipon this property, beautifying the front in a marked way, and Ipart of this country and Canada are vestigation. Samuel C. Moorehouse, George M, Miller, Devereau Warner, and Mortin F. Plant, important wit- nesses, are still too sick to appear. TAMPA BOARD OF TRADE WINS FIGHT FOR THROUGH RATES (By Associated Presg) Washington, May 26. —Interstate commerce commission today acted on the Tampa Board of Trade's petition Barre, Mass., May 26.--Jacob[and held that railroads s‘vrvim;' Mo- Riis, author, died here today after [bile shoulq establish through rates a long illness. and joint rates to Tampa via the Mallory Steamship Co. FIRST CONVENTION FOR ELECTRICIANS ( —— Macon, Ga., May 26.—RElectrical contractors from the entire State of _— Georgia are holding their first an- MEETING OF NOTED DOCTORS |[nual State conventton in this city —— today. The purpose of the meeting ‘About [is to promote a better feeling of friendship between the corporations and the contractors. JACOB RIIS, AUTHOR, DEAD (By Associated Press.) Washington, May 26.—Senator Frgnk S. White, the new Alabama sux?utm', was selecteq chairman of the revolution claims comittee suc- ceeding the late Senator Bradley of Kentucky . Baltimore, Md., May 26. three hundred delegates from every electrical ||»rrsi(l|‘nl of the Atlantic National Bank, was begun here today in the | T0 MY DEMOCRATIC FRIENDS :“:.11' wag indicteq for allegeq misap- | co-defendant, Henry E yNew York, a material witness in the (pear, illness being the alleged cause, | beautiful | Ithat wil] bring now in this city attending the an- — . nual convention of the American STATE MEETING OF ELKS Medico-Psychological Association, —_— which opened today. These dele- Bvansville, Ind., May 26 The gates represent 200 State institu- | K1ks today began their annunal three- tions for the insane, and some of the "day State convention in this city, alienists in the United and the event has been planned with States are present, including Dr. 'c¢ven more than the usual festivities, Macbhonald, of New York, witnesses not the association. best known as the occasion only the yearly State meeting of the B. - P. 0. E., but also commemorates TRIAL OF BANK PRESIDENT ilh»- twenty-fifth anniversary of the — { vansville lodge and significant Providence, R. I., Ma The | trial of Edward P. Metcalf, former bhrate the silver jubilee Carlos president of preparations have been made to cele United States district court. Met- — Having filed my statement of plication of funds of the institution, ',-:nnp:ni;:n expenses one day late, and and trial was set for May 5; but his heing at Jast barred from having my DeKay, of candidate for name appear as a First county commissioner of the Commissioners' district at the Dem- to be held thank my action against Metcalf, failed to n])—’ ocratic primary eclection until {on June 2, 1. wish to friends for their wearty ment and support given me while in friends will and the trial was postponed today. encourage- planting the larger part to fraits of the race. Some of my all kinds be quite as seriousyy disappointed as It ig said that these properties myself, and I desire to assure them e been bought at a consideration that T dig not give up my fight to 1,000, and that they will in- appear on the ticket until after mak vest in other properties including a ing two appeals to the county com bearing grove in the fall. missioners in session and securing Lakeland will be glad to wel- two alternative writs of mandamus come these people, for it is the of people with money to do things against the commissioners Again thanking my f very truly, Al class ends, T am, our city to the front. MORGAN. Bluejackets Enjoying Themselves Swimming From Warship at Vera Cruz t ha v on t sailors swimming from one of th )attle- at t 8 s, with th sther ships of tt he distance prove by referendum the 1915 gen- eral assembly orders will direct the vote during the year and the result will be reporteq to the 1916 general assembly for final action. GOOD HARD ROADS CHEAPER THAN SAND OR CLAY ROADS Editor Telegram:: Everybody naturally wants the best there is in life. Improvements that develop the best conditions con- ducive to pretty hgmes and sweet home life, the sweetest of all life, to everybody cannot be developed by individual effort. Civie betterment, modern conven- fences that stand for economy as well as health and pleasure, added to sweet home building, creates home social environment as well as good conservative business prosperity that justifies uniteq effort and requires study and effory as well as expendi- t thing Kvery- It ig there we find contentment and hap- is there the best children it is there the child be- comes cultured and contented to re- main, { IBvery Boarq of Trade organization in Polk county should meet now and ture of money to do the r and do it in the right way. body sceks such communities, niness; it are reared; appoint a committee of the hest men in their community, instructing this committee to immediately join with the Bartow Board of Trade at our county seat, where they have taken the initiative in voicing the neces< gity and advocating the practicabil- ity of a million dollar bond issue in Polk county to builg good roads of material substantial for permanency, It is estimateq that at present wo the county $100,- 000 per annum, (The average life of cement and brick roads is 15 to 20 years) . At that rate, we spend $1,000,000 each ten years, but have are expending in no roads. At the present rate of ex- penditure which we are paying in tax and donationg annually, we cre- ate a fund of $2,000,000 each twen- ty years Why dribble this money out on sand and clay roads that do The ex- tra coest of teams and vehicles and their up-keep over and above that not give even fair service. cost on good roads is probably $2,- Then, too, this above expenditure of $1,000,000 is paid by the Whereas, with 000,000 more deseribed twenty every years present population "good roads, gooq civiec and home de- velopment, we can double our popu- lation and industry and double our receipts at the present rate of tax- ation. I am writing this article out the fact that our present system to point of no-road-making is more expensive ing that we are out more an- nually than g paying ooq roads will cost us. Our national government has schools |in practical road building and ex- perts who 1 come to ourd istrict free of charge and instruct us as to | good terial anq cost of the bhest |and most practical road for us, It | not beca ood road st too uch here; 3 becau f inaction 1 not to t read 1 f our | ol r ':hrn‘l—’ 3 |\\-vll as on | plans defir - | mittees of 14 I'I'r.ulv‘ in I A g 3