Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, June 12, 1914, Page 1

Published in the Best Town in the Best Part of the Best State | gmm : ADERWOLD {7 NARROW DEATH ESGAPE \DER OF 'I'EE HOUSE IN A snm CAR WRECK ) Horses Killed and Car Wrecked But Underwood and Others Unhurt (By Associateq Press.) Tashington, June 12.—Oscar Un- vood had & narrow escape from :h last night. A runaway team heq into a street car he was on. horses were killed and the car wrecked but Underwood and ws on board were unhurt. (MERS’ CO-OPERATIVE H DEMONSTRATION WORK U] [ 1 iy Bulletin 100, Florida Experi- % ment Station.) Cultivating Corn matters little what implement “;ed in cultivating corn, if we ob- (e the prineciple that the t be cultivated very shallow, ot to disgurb or break off any of i roots. The best implement for y iding a soil mulch is the weed- Next to the weeder we have the ithing harrow. Tue former im-l ent is the cheapest and lightest, with it one.man with one horse corn S0 IBULDNG & LOW ASS Imore than that the building and loan is a great asset for any com- munity, and, properly managed, can o e WOULD BE 600D THING FOR LAKELAND (Contributed.) (Continued from Yesterday.) Another, from Dayton, 0., writes ‘““‘Replying to your letter the 28th, T wish to express my regret that your efforts secure building association legislation in your State have met with such op- of to new position. I am certain the action of the Legislature is not in line with the best interests of the State, be- cause there is nothing that goes so far towards upbuilding the material interests of any community as the establishing and maintenance of or- ganizations that promote accumulat- ing and home building. I fully be- lieve the matter will eventually re- ceive proper attention in your State. “] am glad to senq you a few copies of the booklet to which you refer. “‘Wishing you every vour work, I remain.” The following is from an prising, progressive Indiana tary: “\We have your favor of April 27th inquiring relative to building and loan. i “1 hardly know what to tell you, success in enter- secre- be one of the largest enterprises in any town or city. “\We have a small town here of about fourteen hundred people, and today we have a building and loan with assets of more than half a mil-! LAKELAND, FLORIDA, FR ot CUTION MUST GOME 104510P DECLARES GREECE TURKEY S0 IDAY, JUNE 12, 1914. LoEXENPIIO - PASaEd SENATE BY 30 10 36 TO | WAS IMMEDIATELY SENT TO THE HOUSE The Order Issued to the Turks Is{The Adninistration Thus Wins An- Almost Equal to Declaration of War (By Associated Press.) Athens, June 12.—Greece sent a vigorous note to Turkey, demanding |, ye the cessation! of (perspeution of Greeks in Turkey and repair of dam- age to them and their interests. (By Associated Press.) Athens, June 12.—The Greek premier, speaking in the chamber of deputies, delivereq a warning to Tur- key which was almost a declaration of war. He spoke on the treatment of Greeks in Turkey. The Greeks are greatly excited and demand that the government take immediate action. (By Associateq Press.) London, June 12.-—A dispatch from Mitylene island, off Asia Minor, says that Turks with machine guns attacked Aivalik on the mainland today. The town is inhabiteq by twenty-five thousand Greeks; a mas- sacre is feared. LASALLE ST. BANK WAS CLOSED TODAY | easily cultivace ten or twelvelyj,, gollars. Our paid-up stock is { B 3 of corn in a day. After the o . or the biggest features connect- ! (By Associateq Press.) is too tall for cultivating with | & iy our business. We now have' Chicago, Junme 12, eder or smoothing harrow, a six| o 100,000 of paid-up alone, and Street Trust and Savings bank of ! eight-shovel riding cuitivator | .+ (il show vou it is very popular yWhich Former Senator Lorimer was mmid be used. Somc of thése are “In the last eighteen years our in-|president, v taken charge of by ided with sweeps in place ol i tjon has never lost one dollar, [the State examiner today. He said els. The cultivator continues |, ., qoclared dividends of 6 per cent, |its condition warrants closing. ;ep the soil mulchegq on the sur- which prevents evaporation. implement may be used for cul-| ing the corn until the field has planted to legumes and is ready » laid by. .Conserving Soil Moisture. is well known to agriculturists | frequent and shallow cultiva- conserves soil moisture. During winter ang sprinz of 1V08 a period of seyere drought. From first of January to the last of +h there was a deficiency of 4.83 3g in the rainfall. During the | e r part of April, our chemist, A. W, Blair, sampled the soil S we | 1 and the | Table VI) in a cvltivated n uncultivateq portion ; field, the two plots being sep- :d by a path four feet wide. On unplowed and uncultivated side wveeds at this time were actually g out on aceount of the drought, e on the cultivated side the crop € \tton looked as promising as any be; in fact, the soil on the cul- ed side was moist enough to . in one’s hand, while that on uncultivated side was as dry as dust. The last soaking rain that rred on this land previous to 1g the samples was on Jan. T, a we had two inches of rainfall ‘eferring to the table it will be that, by cultivating the crop, :ient moisture was retained in soil to mot only keep the cotton | ts in a healthy growing condi- . but also to have enough water 1e cultivated soil, over and above in the uncultivated soil, to 1 11-2 inches of rainfall of D9 D or and the balancd of the net profits is set aside as contingent fund which now amounts to $20,000, “\We are very certain that your association there, well managed, will eventually become a great pow- in the building up of your city But it time ang patience to get Ihr people interested financially.” Bookletg as shown above, and oth- ers, sent to Mr, Willard, make many good points, and state things that seem impossible, and are so, ex- «-wm where there is an Association to make it possible. Note this from a Minneanolis Minnesota, Association booklet: “How One Man Saved $100 a Month Out of His Wages of $50 Per Month!”™ our members a month bought a takes some “One of who was earning only $50 paying $200 house from us for $500, down and giving back a mort e for the balance, which he paid in monthly installments, greater than his contract calleq for. 'Tn a short time he not only paid for his house, but bought another one, making him another loan, of $1,000, on the two houses to enable him to buy the seconq house. “To make a long man has followed this plan until he now ovns a dozen houses valued at $20,000, from which he derives an excellent income anq aside living expenses, he is saving at least And all this time this man's wages have never exceed- ed $5 “And what with the we story short, this from his $100 per month 0 a month he aiq or this has done Association you may do, , le VI—Moisture in .Cultivated Jecoming a member of this As- and Uncultivated Land sociation inculcates the habit of J Cultivated thrift—earns the highest dividends Apr. 18, 1908. Apr. 24, 1%08. | o vour savings consistent with ab- Tons per Tons pei |golute safety, and helps you own ) Pet. acre. Pct. acre.|your own home. ) $.35 107.0 .71 14.2| These are from an Anderson (Ind.) . foot..5.73 114.6 5.67 t {1oan association booklet: ‘oot..5.17 103.4 5.28 Interest has made more millions foot..484 985 497 90.0|¢han speculation. S i M - - | Thr best way to accumulate is to 423.8 112.2 1 utels fixed part of Unculitvated | ve o matter how Apr. 18, 1908. Apr. 24, 1998, {gm Tons per i 1g has ade mil- Pet. acre P were well-to-do t..2.81 56.2 2 58.4 am . foot. .3.17 3.4 3.20 64.0 |t .2.92 58.4 2.99 ).8 | i foot..2.83 61.6 3.19 63.8 |ty s 239.¢ 0 home owners and good citi- ivated land, average. ‘ make montt sayment ultivated land, avera |loans amounting to $427,200 during erence in favor of cultivat- Ithe year 1913. dian@ .8 5. ... 75.2 qt has exerted the widest influ- (By Associated Press.) PRESIDENT WILL BE BALL FAN TOMORROW Washington, June 12 The ident goes to Princeton tomorrow the attend the pres- to reunion and where he will Yale baseball game Clay HOPES AMERICA WILL BE FREE Wu Ting Fang, who is character ized as the most popular Chinese dip lomat ever sent to Washington, in an fernment thinks it would be difficult interview published in Harper's{to frame a provision which would Monthly thus expresses the sympa ‘nnt do injustice to their interests.” thyof his country with the cause of The Hay-Pauncefote treaty super- prohibition: gseded the Clayton-Bulwep treaty un “(China, waging war on opium, der which Great Britain and the recognizes in this fact (America's|Uniteg States were, jointly, to build prohibition reform) a kindreq active [the canal The flay-Pauncefote moral force and shaking hands with her sister republic across | the seas hopes that the latter will 1 The laSalle vurged the exemption. “The British government thinks that to allow American vessels to | N pass through the canal without the | 4 N payment of tolls would be to violate other Victory, Probably Ii's Most Important (By Associated Press.) Washington, June 12-—The repeal canal tolls exemption for the Uniteq States of coastwise shipping passed the Senate last night by a vote of fifty to thirty-five. It now goes to the House, which, it is ex- amendment Uniced States’ pected will accept the reserving the rights as specified in the Hay Pauncetfore treaty. When the bill was returned to tite House for action on an amendment before going to the president, Chair- man Adamson of the commerce com- mittee immediately moved concur- rence instead of sending the amend- ment to a conference. The question of making the Pana- ma canal free to American vessels was brought to the front when the House, on May 23, 1912, incorporat- eq in the act providing for the es- tablishment of civil government in the canal zone a provision authoriz- ing the president to charge tolls to vessels using the canal, with a pro- viso exempting American coastwise Is from such charges. President in a message to Congress had The bill had been reported to the House providing tolls for all VeSS Taft, vessels but the exemp- tion provision was adopted an amendment. This amendment was in the bill as it went to the Senate. the bill passed the Senate, Great Britain, on July 11, 1912, filed a formal protest against the proposed exemption. The note trans- mitted to the State department con- tended: as Before the Hay-Pauncefote treaty whether the tolls are not collected, or wheth- or if collected they are refunded. As to coastwise trade, the British gov- agreement, after providing rules for the regulation of the canal, based on the rules governing Suez canaltraf- some day be as free from alcohol poi- sons as China hopes to be of opium The and against strong drink set forth in such a clear manner in a book written by ented American woman that soon a ter reading it I becameateetotaller adduced faets arguments A are convineing a tal ———————— e ence in inducing old and young acquire habits of thrift anq economy “It commenced business in a very to small and modest way on Jan, 1, 1889, and for several months its public meetings were held in such | places about town as coulg be s¢ cureq without paying rent, and its first secretary received a salary of $15 for each four week's service “In 1895 its assets were $529,000, 100, and its new $12,000) its surplug was $15, office apparently were all (costing larg rooms { e enough for ture “On May menced on needs 31, work co the elegant, three story apartment building block 1910, office and cupying the whole 2 feet, anq costing complete, in addition to the cost of the lot 310.000 “The is almost Loan,’ ar ent buildi 0 institut association as ar known as universally d from > took its \iation to save money at an earni er annum, compound v, or to borrow money at the rate of 6 per cent per anr um, eit | | e | | fic,setforth: “Phe to the war canal shall be free and open of commerce ang all nations ohserving these rules on terms of entire equality, so that there shall be no discrimination vessels of of against such nation or its citi- zens of any traflic conditions or be just and equitable.” The British note of protest start- | ed a lengthy dinlomatic mrrnqpnntl-l ence on the Britain Such shall or otherwise. charges of traflic subject Great on or city property.” (To Be Continued.) farm cargo of arms GONGRESSMAN SHARP OF OHIO APPOINTED FRENEH AMBA3SADOR By Assotlated Press) Washington, June 12.—W. Sharp, an Ohio congressman, been selected ambassador to Fram‘e PUBLIC AROUSED OVER SUFFRAGETTE OUTRAGES G. (By Associated Press.) London, June 12,—The public is greatly aroused over suffragette out- rages and the leniency of the gov- ernment is condemned by the angry people. EX-PRESIDENT IS SINKING FAST (By Associuted Press.) Chicago, June 12—A. E. Stephen- son, former vice president of the United States, is sinking and death is expected soon. THOMAS B. JONES TO HEAD FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD (By Assoclateq Press.) Washington, June 12.—Thomas B. Jones, a Chicago lawyer, a for- mer Princeton trustee, and the pres- ident’s friend, has been practically selectedgovernor of the federal re- sgerve board. nominateq Monday. TO DISCUSS SUFFRAGE Chicago, June 12, —Mrs. Penni- packer, president of the Federation of Women’s Clubs, said the conven- tion would fully consider the suf- frageet question. Gen, Carranza, Who Now W .mtat He will probably be' No. 176 CARANZA A - COMPLICA THE SITUATION HIS DELEGATES WILL NOT BE ADMITTED Huerta Has Given Way and Power Will Now Be Transferred to Provisional Government (By Associateq Press.) Niagara Fdlls, June 12.—The me- diators will not officially admit Car- ranza's delegates to the conference. They say they cannot recede from ‘the original conditions which de- ‘mand an armistice. (By Associated Press.) Niagara June 12.—The mediation's first important step has been achieved. The delegates of Huerta and the Uniteq States are (now ready to approve the method of | transferring Mexican executive ipower from Huerta to a provisional government . The United States claimed that permission to allow Huerta to appoint his successor was “itamount to recognition. The Mex- ican delegates conceded this point and there will be a direct transfer of authority to a provisional prest- dent. The supreme court justice will probably administer the oath. The 0o Be Admitted to the Mediation, Antilla's today 12.—The was landed here Tampico, June ang sent north to the rebels. S ——————————— urging the repeal he said, was a “mistaken economic The exemption, policy" and was * tion of the treaty. “The lar president, “is the only afford to do; a voluntary withdrawal from a position everywhere tioned and misunderstood. We our action without rais- ing the question whether right or wrong, and so once in plain contraven- said the thing we e thing to do,” can ques ought to reverse we were more mediators now are working out the the new government, announced intention to the conference The personnel of It arranza’s to send a delegation has complicated the situation. personel is not yet announced. (By Associated Press.) Washing 12 The ad- ministration relieved by the swift changes in the Mexican situation in the mediation which ached a cli- max when Carranza announced last night that he would send represen- tatives to Niagara Falls. The dead- | lock when the Mexican | deleg to the United | States’ Huerta rust ssor to the his intention of sending st the and ton, June re w broken tos gave way that sueee position not name his Carranza’s reply mediators announcing three dele conference, | i to !hag been received forwarded to Niagara Falls (By Washin As Press.) 12 The ituation sociateqd :ton, June the Mexican ying. pres- is ident said ery encoura WII BURN HANGED AT NOON TODAY (By Associated Press.) | Gray, Ga., June 1 Nick Wil- ‘,imrn will be eq today for mur- ‘\v'.,- ng his ¢ er, James E. King, |a t 1 of last year. | The hour not announced W was ainged at 11:55 I n rok =1 DAMM-GOOD | William Damm and Le Good | were married recently at Listowel.— throughout claimed that the United | deserve our reputation for generos States conld not, under the terms of [ity and the redemption of every ob the treaty, make toll exemption of |lization without quibble or hesita-| any vessels, whether its own, or of |tion other nations. Secretary Knox, who!| “I ask this of you in support of conducted the correspondence for the [the foreign policy of the adminis- Uniteq States, in several lengthy |tration I shall not know how to notes , contended that the exemption [ deal with other matters of even)| of American coastwise shipping was | greater delicacy and nearer conse- |in no way a discrimination azainst|quence if you do not grant it to me | |other traffic using theca nal. He as-|in ungrudging measure.’ gerted that the exemption was in the | Speaker Clark, Majority Leader nature of a subsidy paid, not by im _l'm:’ wood, and other Democratic | posing the tolls for certain Am | leaders in the IHouse, opposeq the | upon other ships ]ulwrl!l’,‘:l!!‘ ident demand for the re 114" the canal, but by the Amer-|but after a vigorous legislative [ican avers themselves in paying | struggle the House, on March 231 for the maintenance of the canal | ed the Si repeal bill The “The avoidance of poscs xhl-, fric- | measure then nt to the Senate [tion,” said the note, “has been one| In the Senate the fight was pro- of the main ¢ cts of those longed ang brought the leading d¢ lods of arbitrat of v h the!bate of that body to the front ;Y'ni!'u] States has been for so long | Par es were largely nated |a for t and co nt advocate.”” | Senator Root and Senator Lodgs iroughout the first r v promi amor the Repul there was a constant m f position in debate with the repeal of the exemption cla the fight ag: the r | The president t be known that 1l was led from the Democrat 'he favoreq the rnpml, and on March |r with Senators O’Gorman and | 5, 1914, he delivered an address M|Chamberhln leading the opposition | Congress in joint session, earnestlyl to the president To )y St