Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, May 30, 1914, Page 1

Al T, TEN PAGES — Published in the Best Town in the Best Part of the Best State —— JOLUME I S e LAKELAND, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, MAY 30, 1914, r !DEFIDING WHETHER (‘ARRV:‘\NZH;\w [ | SHALL BE ADMITTED WHEN ENPRESS T ALY HUAT I BAE TOD ;|CAR TURNED OVER GOING AT 2 TOP SPEED The me another Carran- it 28’5 TeDr to th aie 4tive to the conference, i { The isg raised yesterday when ! » { sk Tl t a note expressing sur- ; | | prise o had been started wit his tele- gram RESCUED IN LiFg |!""™ BOATS e 403 WERE their gover peace plan gy Dead Are Piled in Tiers on the Docks; Work of Identification (B Is Slow Winner of Last Year's Cup Ran His Last Race at Indianapolis Today (By Associateq Press) Indianapelis, May 30.—Joe Daw- son, winner of last year's automobile race, was probably fatally injured in the race here today when his car turneq over while going at top speed. NIRRT | MEMORIAL DAY The out- SR8 Oudary presented (By Associated Press,) to the South Quebec, May 30.—Nine hundred and sixty-four persons went to a watery grave when the steamer Em- press of Ireland sank early yester- issueq a state- day after being rammed by the Dan- | ; communication did ish collier Storstad of the Canadian |"°' HISturb the negotiations pacific railroad. "“1 the .hmhn are hopeful that the Four hundred I mediation will {:u.x]‘,,\\w directed to lex Cnvoys yes- d with interest by als here terday, wa awa United States ¢ It is not believed the mediators will answer before Monday. The N ment saving the Some and three were | & solution of all the saveq out of a total of 1,387 passen- L o it can differ Washington, May 30.- Members gers. The survivors are safe here i L fnal basis upon which Car-|of all civie, naval and military or- p 5 5 jranza 1 t Propose to he represe ganizg " el and are being given all possible at- : ) e represent- | ganizations throughout the United jed at t jon which he ma ' egotiations and the basis |States are today celebrating Memor- ial Day, and in many towns the ser- vices last through tomorrow. The patriotic enthusiasm arouseq by the tention. At Rimouski efforts are be- ing made to recover the bodies of th victims. More than three hundred bodies have been landed already. Dead Piled in Tiers The dead are piled in tiers ang iden- tification is proceeding slowly. Many were foreigners, a number be-| = ing women and children. The bodies iale will be brought to Quebec this after- | noon. The Storstad has arrived, baad- Iy damaged. No newspaper have been allowed on board but it is understood that she rescued many. The Storstaq left for Montreal later. | Died in Their Berths There was no time to awaken pas- ceived are stily undecided Carranza has claimed that g set Mexico's internal bles are bevond the diplomats' reach tlement of situation in Mexico and the eager- ness of many for militancy have Keyed all to a high piteh and this Memorial Day will undoubtedly be more largely observed than any in s. The parades of the va- rious military posts and the decora- tion of the soldiers' graves will, in many places, precede athletic games, and Sunday will be devoted to the Memorial s trou- The mediators are to have re- iterateq that the only way Carranza into negotiations is to truce with Huerta. It is]Past yed hoped here that a satisfactory solu [tion will be men | reached Memorial Day crercises and the absence of many government officials vices in the churches. Nearly all the national officers have mad¢ attend the rvices and address the members of liverted inte Mexican tuation today t from the arrangements to any warning of their Impending fate | SPE HEPE TONGHT or a moment’s preparation. Only a few women were saved. { : BIG BROTHERKOOD MEETING Pathetic stories of the disaster 01 mi P | are told by survivors. It is compar heavily s sengers after the accident m'rurrwl.'GUNGHESSMAN SPAHKMAN [ the various organizations and 0- | and hundreds went down without | leiations in which they are individu Ul S, COUA [0 PASG ON PEONAGE CASE OUTCOME WILL BE WATCHED WITH INTEREST The Case Involves the Operation of the Convict Law of the State of Alabama (By Associated Press.) Washington, May 30.-—The Unit- eq States Supreme court is to consid- 'er a case from Alabama involving peonage charge in connection with the operation of the convict law. The disposition may have an impor- tant bearing on similar statutes of other Southern States. The govern- ment contends that the Alabama law permits peonage. Thé test case is that of a negro convicted of felony, who was fined, and not being able to pay hig fine, the plantation owner became his surety, and contracteq to !pay indebtedness by working nine ymonths at six dollars a month, his tkeep. This was permitted under the ‘Alnl‘mm law. Planters hag the ne- Lgro arrested for failure to keep the jcontract. The indictment against the planter for peonage was dismissed by the United States district court. "The case was appealed to the su- preme court . | CELEBRATE FIELD MASS | ol Buffalo, N. Y., May 30 Buffalo !I{umn\n-nl. Knights of St. John, have tarranged an outdoor event to take | Place tomorrow at the formal secration of the monument jerected in Pine Hill cemetery. The field Buffalo will be solemnized in addition to con- just | first celebrated in the the mass evep lopen | air, and in i Ny May B0, knge- (twelve Tocal commanderies, members he Titanie o passengers did !a G | . ‘ f mmv lnamlt. The | i e b i ing countries in iurope (of the uniformed ranks from cities W, have time to p‘up.l «]. 5 ‘ ; ica are represented at the [all over New York State wil attend s S DL JQ M1 { ernational Brotherhood conven- {the unveiling. Bishop C. 11, Cqlton anc \J 3 L | when the ship listed e [tion, which will formally open to Capt. Kendall was washed from the nt & 1o |morrow, and last three days. There bridge, later being rescued. He said fand : s present today delegates from he wished that heh ad gone down A land, Ireland, Scotland and Can- with the ship. Euro will the and many parts of acecident At the time of the Empress of Ireland was lying to "! presented The when brotherhood movement the river waiting for the dense [c ‘ CUNARDER “AQUITANIA" SAILS aid to be growing with the sweep 10 lift. Suddenly the collier Storstad | e X land force of a prairie fire. The first crashed into her, splitting the ship| . 1 (un- {attempt to form a national federa from stem to stern, While the in ‘ tania,” ttion in land was not undertaken coming waters poured into th nt but { nee th..:‘ a y|!\|||\ wessel the wireless call for help W :M\‘»n ‘fl divi :m]n} \'A ‘ ‘”,"“ sounded, which was picked up : = kel J thousan upon thovsands Vail Tender Lady Evelyn anc boat Eureka, who rushed to s convention it is planned to plans for the organiza only to find that the ship national branch of the i cargo had been swallo rhood in this country. Among leaving only floating W' ms and objects of the associa I a few life boats on which couraging of the study | 103 who had been able to ! nee, to enforee the du of escape. ;i ( ristian citizenship, and to 'he stewards did not have U ote the unity of al service 0 rouse the people from ! | [ neakers listed for this conven berths,"” one survivor told Capta Secretary Bryan, Wm zer of the rescue ship Fure f London, Dr. S. Batten who heard frenzieq calls phia, and Re Dr. Gordon, cers for the on deck rushed up, I passel : | sions and Bishop T. F. Hekey, of Roch will participate ester, {SOCIALISTS' STATE CONVENTION Rochester, N. Y., May The State convention of the Socialst par ty opened their this morning, two days' sessions with about 300 dele in attendance. The candidates ang the platform upon which they ’\\'HI run will probably be decided upon at gates this convention, and there will be no opposition petitions to the candidates chosen by these delegates CONVENTION OF = KING'S DAUGHTERS Detroit, Mich.,, May 30 The 1n1 { ternational convention of the King's | Dunghters today opened their ges- sions, which are to last until June 3 Well-known speakers are on the program, and many prominent mem- :},. rs of the order from Canada and tall points of the United Stateg are here to attend the meetings. s, which were rap and rowed away. Many d tc dress were drowned rding to one of the plosion, probably cau reaching the 1 the liner’s sides and ms from her deck water ship’s heavy list 1 made the work of ts increasingly d sank scores still ere carried down, onl le to clear ner sid n wreckage. all accounts C | of the Empre a true sailor. I mmand of the sit rs, that while the 5t 1 hung in the &¢ » the Empress’ s begged the maste to keep his prop the hole migl The Storst back and F filled anq found Kendall stoo the ship we ked him up and h of saving others loaded. The ut his hurts ar PARKMAN WHO N PARK TONIGHT No. 165 (By Associated Press.) Washington, May 30.—The presi- dent will attend the memorial serv- ices at Arlington cemetery today. UUY AN " UNVEIL MAINE FIGUREHEAD FAMI QIL city of Bangor by the navy depart- ment, will be unvetled today. The s statue has been mounted on a gran-|G0 TO SPAIN TO ATTEND THE ite pedestal in front of the new pub- WEDDING lic library building, and the unveil- el ing ceremonies will constitute the Kermit Roosevelt Is to Wed Daugh- chief feature of the observance here ter of Anbassador of Memorial Day. on June 10 Bangor, Me., May 30—The bronze figurehead of the sunken battleship Maine, which was presented to the 7 By Assocl | FARMERS FORMING SOCIETY (F i Y.} New York, May 30.-—Theodore —— Roosevelt, his daughter Mrs. Long- Evansville, Ind., May 30.—Farm- [worth, and young cousin Philip ers of Kentucky and Indiana are | Roosevelt sailed for Spain today. They will attend Kermit's wedding to the daughter of Ambassador Wil- lard at Madrid June 10. holding a meeting in this city today for the completion of plans for a joint society to be organized for the furtherance of farm work, and the election of officers. The society will holgq yearly meetings, the centers for the meetings being selected at each convention for the succeeding year, and monthly literature will be sent out. FOR CO-OPERATION OF UNIONS Ma May 30.—The grand chiefs of all the labor organi- zations of railroad men of the Unit- eq States and Canada are present or represented to take part in the meet- ing calleq for tomorrow, for further Boston, GEORGIA HOLDS CHILD conference upon the movement for LABOR DAY |a great co-operative association of — federation, which was initated last ) Atlanta, Ga., May 30— . The At- lanta Federation of Labor has pro- posed that tomorrow be devoted to the consideration of the chid labor problem of this State, and have asked all ministers ang preachers of all denominations and creeds to devote at least one service to the subject of “Child Labor."” CUMBERLAND PRESBITERIANS BEGN REWVAL TOMORRON Tomorrow April. A difference of opinion dev oped as to the control of the federa- tion, if shall be formed; and, moreover, the Big Four Train Serv- ice bodies objected to the word “Fed- eration” because their constitutions forbid them to federate with other than train service organizations. The fight for control will probably take place at tomorrow's meeting, and an effort will be made to agree upon co-operative scheme that will ultimately bring to- gether the railway employes of the one some sort of 'niteq Stateg and Canada even with- out formal federation, if the original federal plan shall possible morning there will he- gin a protracted meeting at the Cum- berland Presbyterian prove to he im- which bids fair to be a greag success, this chureh heen STATE GAME WARDEN'S VERY SATISFACTORY REPORT congregation having fortunate in gecuring one of the country'’s most eloquent and lists, Rev., W. T. Logan, who with! his singer, Mr. . AL Stockton, will soul stirring evange Tallahs K. Jor Il tate made May 30 Hon, 1 commission- his annual report conduct the revival The pastor, Rev, J. D, or, has just Lewis will to Governor Trammell. ; The game arvive tonight, accompanied by the | wag enacted the last session of cvangelist and singer, and will as- |, Legislature and has only been sist in the meeting. Reports from in operation since last September. Inverness, where a revival has just The'commissioner’s report is elab- |been closeq are to the effeet that vorate and containg much valuable in- ninety professed religion, forty five Hrormation The department to joining the various churches of the papen 1, 19 1, had collecteq $45,- town and fourteen joined the Cum Writing of 1 814.25. oOf | Was paid this amount $15,4 wardens herland Presbyterian. to county and the revival, Rev. Lewis says: “It I8\ county officers for fees earned by our earnest wish to have all ”“':Ihwln The salaries and expenses of churches ang @l of God's — people [(he State commissioner's department from one side of the town to the |wepe $3.182 26, leaving the net lother attend ang take active part amount, over all expenses, paid into s s the State treasury for the gwehool BERLIN WANTS VISITORS fund $ 26.04 jerlin, May 350 Beginnin to day the newly inaugurated * of attractons, for this city, will last CORRECT PRONUNCIATION OF MEXICAN NAMES son™ two weeks. Long jealous of London's annual season, Berlin is making its effort rival Much trouble has been experi- enced by English-speaking people in the the names of peaple and places in connection with the recent trouble in Mexico. There are more than “fifty-seven varieties” of pronunciation and it is not to be wondered at for the reason that the are sometimes Spanish, some- i 50 ’”'_ m/‘_ ALDE pronunciation of tions The plan is actively support eq by the Central Association for the Promotion of Tourist Traflic in con- junction wth amusement of all kinds managers Among the at‘ractions the the corps presented ar royal opera, Inames pring parade of th ar |times Indian and often a combina- n the presence of the kalser and afyi 0 o both alaxy of foreign royalties, and a se- | I'rom a western exchange the fol- ries of race meets on Berlin's three e o iie g reported, which may fine race course This city flatter v rough and ready guide in |itself that the program hich in-fhuonouneir words mostly unfa- clud iy other attra ! [miliar to American ears )ter varied enough to attract| yryapta— 0o-ER-tah. the most jaded globe-trotters. Amer Villa—VEE-yah {icans, of course, are expected to | Tamaulipas—Tahy-mo-LEE-pas |the t foreign element here dur-1 queretaro— Kay RET a-roh ing these two weeks, [ JTalisco—Hah-LEES-co [ 2 | Guanajuato—Gwat IWAI-to PAN AMERICAN DELEGATES SAIL | Wah-HAH-} i | Tes-CO-Co York, May 30.-—There sailed | pec--Tay-WAHN-tay-pee. |today from t} eity mbers of “,'.I':‘.:‘ : | P d of the| Tor-ray-OWN [ Pea ty, fi d the Car-| DA | I¢ nt, t A mg As- | i 1—8 o-EES- ! nal 1 i i | cult th 8 Cah “n»‘m t the I Society » obt al !better understandin f t A ican institutions to v thereby the cultural ang intel ar those where t wccents st i WA LA e VS ks vk B & 3} s !