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

[ONERS ETOCALL LEGTION kr'mom!cm AN ORDINANCE ‘ LOOKING THERETO ill Conform With Recommenda- " tions of Citizens Committee; “ Other Business Transacted « lakeland, Fla., July 1, 1914, “a.;am- gession of the city com- (ssion with Vice Chairman Toph esent. No quorum. Adjourned to “set in adjourned sion at 7 p. m. odnesday, July §. GUY W. TOPH, Vice Chairman, “test: L. SWATTS, City Clerk. Lakeland, Fla., July 8, 1914, ' Adjourned session of the city com- .ssion with Messrs. Eaton, Toph Flanagan present. ‘Minutes of June 17 and 20 weie sad and were respectively approved. ~The clty ‘manager read his month- - 2 report making several recommen- tions. The matter of testing out 1ds was on motion left to the man- er with power to act. On motion, the budget and ac- ants for 1914 tax assessment was jered made according to the rec- umendation of the city manager. On motion the matter of making provements on <tue Morrell Meor- 4 Hosepital was deferred until after s proposed bond elcteion. Petition of D. C. Boswell et al + the opening of Ingraham avenue rth across the railroad was re- red to the manager. The proposition of Mr. Thomas of 3 Publieity Burcau for Advertise- nt of Lakeland on the auto adver- }lt, was taken under advisement ing trlb throughout the east and til next session. Monthly reports of the officers for -ne were fead and were respective- ordered received and filed. "The report of the mass meeting of izens adopting the report of the ‘nmittee of fifteen relative to the nd fissue for municipal improve- mts, was read. On motion the re- rt was ordered received, and ac- g)ted, and a bond ELECTION OR- oil JRED CALLED according to the|ng relatives and no means of sup- d recommendations. port. It is unfair to expect Judge The following minutes of the mass ! pycker to allow her to occupy his ieting embrace the recommenda-|youse and lose rents thereby. ns acted upon by the commission- As there was no provision made in 11 the city budget for a fund for the Lakeland, Fla., June 29, 1914 support of the indigent, and as the (Dn this date a mass meeting of the | oounty has no almshouse, 1 am puz iZens of Lakeland was held at the|,164 to know what to do, and I rron theater to receive the renort | 5 wait your instructions regarding a special committee of fifteen, ap-|this matter. inted at a previous meeting to in- In regard to work on streets w proposed bond issue and | tyig year, the city treasurer tells me \ke recommendations appertailing|that the amount expended, outside areto. of the cost of concrete sidewalk in- The committee presented the fol-|tapsections and alley crossings, vas wing recommendation 004,66 The street foreman First. That there b ued bo states that would cover the the sum of $120,000 for Mmprove-ipart of this that was expended on mt of light and water plant and |ghaping gutters, repairing drains, tension of mains throughout the [ete. About $120 was spent for miscel- Y. laneous supplies and about $200 Second. That there be issued bonds | worth of horse labor of city teams the sum of $20,000 for improved | wag expended. Deducting the amount 3 protection. !. yended on gutters, ete., and adding Third. That the affairs of the light | the amounts for supplies and city d water plant be Kept separate hire, the total spent on clay- )m the affairs of the city, and that ts was about $2,075. About detailed quarterly report made and one-eighth of streets and the management and published clayed, making the cost .Fourth. That the charze for elec- $2,000 per mil "clty be 71-2 per k. w. for light- the street foreman, tells | g Durposes and 6c down to 4C DT me that a clay road, such as those w. for power, to be graduated as|apove peferred to, will last about a lows: 6c from 20 to 300 | ; r under moderate traffic before it f)m 300 to 500 k. w., an to be recl: but that holes *“any amount n than itating repairs Amended as fol | hs, or less after the dat rate of 4c s |mufacturing concert te in this city n of the propo d whieh are nc 'th those insti ion. Fifth. That $! the minimum arge for electricity Sixth. That $1 be the arge for an allowance of 000 llons, and 16c per 1 * more than the Seventh. That water ns be recommended 4p submitted herewith, imum exten- nain and Publlshed in the Best Town in the Best Pavt of the Best State LAKELAND, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, JULY 9, '9h4. map be posted in some conspicuous place. Eighth, That three bond trustees be nomm!ted by this mass meeting. The recommendations stated were unanimously adopted, and the mass meeting proceeded to the nomination of bond trustees. N, A. Riggins.‘J. F. Council and L. F. Henley meeting for bond trustees. On motion of H. D. Bassett, it was unanimously decided that the sum of $15,000 be included in the bond proposition for building and equip- ing a hospital on the property queathed the city for this purpose by Mrs. Morrell. On motion of John F. Cox, it was also decided that the sum of $30,000 be included in the bond proposition for the purpose of be- liquidating the floating debt of the city. Recommended, that each of the items enumerated for the proposed bond issue be voted upon separately. Adjourned. A. (. SHAFFER, Chairman. M. F. HETHERINGTON, Secretary. 169 entitled: An Holding Ordinance No. Ordinance for the Calling, land the Manner of Holding an Elec- (Continued on Page 5.) CITY MANAGER'S SEM- MONTHLY REPORT Lakeland, Fla., July 7, 1914. The City Commissioners, Lakeland, Florida: Gentlemen—A number of property owners have not carried out your or- der of May 6 that they build side- walks in front of their properties. These people were notified by me in writing of your shortly after the meeting of May 6. The notice in writing was repeated a month later, As there is evidently no intention on their part to carry out your or- der, I shall proceed to carry out the intention of ordinance No. 182, un- less otherwise instructed by you. Section 8 of this ordinance provides that the work shall be done by the city and assessed against the prop- erty. In accordance with this I shall advertise for bids for doing the work, the bids to be presented at your meeting on Aug. 12, 1914, 2. 1 beg to report to you the case of an indigent woman named Scally, who is domiciled in a house owned by Judge Eppes Tucker, Sr. This woman was incapacitated by sickness from doing work and has not paid any rent for several months, She has order as shown on |t gaid ' from of We may assume, annual traffie, that the cost r moderate about $2,000 in per mile vears or more, would cost, f {000 per mile. Annual repair {be assumed as averaging $50 pe mile. | To pay off |the road is worn out would take king fund of 864, interest g compounded annually at four (Continued on Page 5.) the$18.000 by the time annual were | nominated as the choice of the mass MR, GARMANIN AL GHARGED WITH MURDER ARRESTED LAST NIGHT AS THE GUILTY PARTY Her Husband Declares He Will Do All in His Power to Clear Her of Charge (By Associated Press.) Freeport, N. Y., July 9.—With Mrgy Florenge (. Carman in jail, having been arrested last night charged with killing Mrs. Louise Bayley on June 30, the district at- torney today prepared to appear be- fore the grand jury to present his against the accused woman. Carman will be arraigned Mon- Dr. Carman declared he would do all possible to prove his wife's innocence. He said but for the un- fortunate telephone device incident would mnever have been sus- She admitted that she had the device placed in her husband's office in order that she might listen to his conversations with women pa- tients. case Mrs. day. she pected, AGAINST NEW ORLEANS (By Associated Press.) GGa., Mayor R. M. Da- vant today notified the railroads that they not bring carload ship- ments of merchandise from New Or- leans because of the presence of the bubonic plague there. Less than car- toad lots are not barred. WARBURG DECIDES 10 REGONSIDER (By Assoclated Press) Washington, July 9.—Paul War- burg, the New York banker, has re- considered his request that the pres- ident withdraw his nomination to the federa] reserve board on the con- dition that he will not consent to be cross examined by the Senate bank ing committee. WOMAN KILLS HER SISTER AND PLANS T0 MURDER A BROTHER Associateq Press.) Mrs, J. W for help Beatrice, Savannah, must (By Atlanta, Nelms has a to find her Mrs from the Kille d July 1 the daughters, Dennis A8 police and has a letter had to Eloise She latter saying that she her sister and was going San Francisco to kill her brother, Marshall Nelms WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE FOR MISSOURI St. Louis, Mo., July 9 The 23 000 signatures necessary to insur a vote on the woman suffraze que tion at the November electiong have been obtained and the Equal frage League filed the petition the etary of State. The league is jubilant over the outcome £ he suf frage amendment will be number thirteen on the list YELLOW TRIAL ’\XEETING Butte, Mont., July 9—The annual meeting of the Twin Cities Yeilow- stone Tri Association was opened at Hunters' Hot Springs today, and will hold over tomorrow. 1housands irom Minnesota, Nort! and Montana !} by auto Man t d tr to the gates of tone park at the close of the b ness gessions JURY STILL OUT an | IN BILBOA CASE (By Associated Press.) Jackson, N July 9.—The jur s still out in th 18 Theodore bo, the lieutenan ernor who is charged with solicit and receiving bribes SAVANNAH QUARANTINES | n attendance The leading evang |elists of the meeting this year are Dr. E. E. Walk and Rev. Charles M. Dunaway, the latter a Georgian ' The sing, which is always a feature of the meeting, is under the charge Charles D. Tillman, a competent ¢ ‘ lirector who has been engaged to | fill this position for life 1 to participate No. 198 BLEASE. IS R0OPS NOTTO BOTHROUGHS.C GOVERNMENT? HAS NO VOICE IN MATTER Blease Miffed Because Government Did Not Treat His Troops as He Wished ; Had other Grievances (By Associated Press.) Washington, July 9.--The refusal of Governor Blease of South Carolina to allow the North Carolina and Georgia militia to pass through his State enroute to the Augusta en- campment has not been the basis of representations to the war depart- ment, it was said today, and the officials do not believe it will be. The troops have no federal status and the war department has not the author- ity to order their transportation through South Carolina. They will go by a circuitous route. Governor Blease declared the troops should not pass through South (arolina on ac- count of the lack of attention paid the South Carolina troops, and also because it was decided not to hold the encampment at the Isle of Pines. REGEIVER APPOINTED FOR ALTON STEEL CO. (By Alton, Steel Co lar capitalization, receiver's hands today. The phant has heen closed a week. Inability to get fair prices for their product is said to have caused its failure. BEAL ESTATE MW NEET T PITTSBURG (1sy Associated Press.) Pittsburg, July o.—The National Asgociation of Real Estate Exchanges met today and discussed land values Associateq Press.) 1., July 9.—The Alton ., which had a million dol- was placed in a and transfers. In the United States there are more than 6,000,000 factory em- ployes and 1,600,000 railroad em-| THO RALADIDS 1SSUED 11000000 PISSES T DURING LAST YEAR (By Washing Associated Press.) The inter: tate commission today reported ille Nashville, Chattanooga and St had eleven to thirty-four thou- The com ton, July commerece the Louisv Nashville, railroads that and land Louis issued million passes wid persons during 1913, scored the the roads and the mission 5 taking per- on passes. TEACHERS STUDY FOREST CONSERVATION N Y., a and July school teach in the instruc- (e | thous: repre State will forest enting every { Union receive ral gene | tion in conservation at the midsummer meeting of the American which thousands of the States ¥ yrestry Association com- here with from i menced today, of people all parts JOINT ENCOMPMENT Belvoir, Va., July 9 Engineer | ympanies A and B of the Pennsyl- ania National Guard are here today | in a joint ampment Wwith eng | | ons of the United Iy v 16 clu tdrawings :\n(l a third award will be EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION T0 ELECT OFFICERS (By Paul, Associated Press.) July 9.—The annual business meeting of the ‘National Educational Association was held today to hear the committee reports and elect officers. The unanimous election of Dr. David Starr Jordan as president is expected. St CHARTER MAKERS BUSY Toledo, Ohio, July Final work on the proposed charter provia- ing new form of government Toledo is being done today in an all day session of the charter commis- sion. It is expected that the eobm- mission will have the work complei- ed when it adjourns this evening, adopting the charter section by tion, and as a whole. It is possible a for the outcome may not be decisive, tor the old dispute as to whether the mayor shall appeint the heads of the principal departments or wheth- they anall be elected will be re- vived today, but the general sappo- sition is that the matter will pe sat- isfactorily settled and made ready to submit to the people. TRACE GOMMISSION BILL MAY BE MODIHED (By Associated Press) Washington, July 9.--The presi- dent today expected to receive Hen- ry Ford, the Detroit automobile man- e a charter ufacturer, and a delegation of the National Association of State bank supervisors who are to discuss the business and industrial condition and the country. The presi- dent's conference yesterday with the Chicago delegation may result in the modification of the trade commission bill, which is pending in the Senate. It has already passed the House, finances of PRIZES G'VEN AT ROADS MEET purham, N. C,, July 9. 0One new feature of the annual meeting of the North Carolina Good Roads Associa- tion, which its two-days meeting hers today, is the award of trophies or jrizeg as fo'lyws. A proper awvard will be mad» to the county which Las the larges. num- ber of del@gates present at this meeting, uding those ‘rom this city. An award will be given to the county making the best exhibit by photographs, maps and illustrating the conditicn the road opened e means of of the roads and systein, given to 11 5. WILL SO0N DISCLOSE POLICY TOWARDS MEXICO PRESIDENT NOW AWAITING OF- FICIAL INFORMATION Rebels Will Not Agree to Confer- ence With Huerta; Villa Moves Northward (By Associated Press.) Washington, July 9.—The presi- dent an his advisers today still waited for official information of the constitutionalist’s attitude toward the proposed conference with Huer- ta's envoys regarding the provisional Mexican government. It is believed that the United States will soon disclose the policy it will pursue to- ward Mexico. The officials would not discuss the partially confirmed reports that the rebels would not agree to the parley. It is said that Carranza's leaders strongly oppose the plan. Villa's army moved north- ward today. Some explained this by saying the United States and other nations had requested that Villa not first to reach Mexico City. United States oflicials would not dis- cusg this, Generat Obregons report- ed he is about to take Guadalajara. be Lakeland's popular local baritone, Prof. Jas. (. McLean, was a guest at a brilliant reception in Tampa, at the Scotch C'lub concert on Tuesday night. Chieftain Hugh C. MecFar- lane tendered the professor the thanks of the club for giving them such a musical treat. The accom- paniments were played by a rising young Tampa pianist, Miss May Orr. LABOR NOTES Nineten of the States in the Union now require an examination in agri- culture to be passed before a teacher may obtain certificates to teach. —— The government of Norway com- pels employers to carry insurance in the public accident insurance insti- tutions against accident to employes. The Minnesota State I'ederation of TLabor its thirty-second annual convention, beginning July 20, at Duluth. Several questions that are workers different States will taken up in addition announces agitating in he the county which has the | g g F to State problems number of paid up members in the association. The good roads cause| RN : > ‘. lo the trade union is attributed has reached a point in North Caro- y ¢ ¢ ¢ ¢ Al < the credit for having abolished home lina in which it ig felt that the State ' 3 work in the ladies’ garment trades should take hold as a State, and it 3 A almost to the exclusion of every oth is to threshing out thoroughly the 3 er agency, matter of State aid that this con vention will devote itg energies ; Women stenographers in the em = "‘ e ploy of the United States government UNVEILING OF receive only $720 a year for the MONOCACY MARKER same work for which men receive $900, Frederick, Md., July 9 The marker of the Monocacy battlefield : X A X I'raflic policement in \Washington placed by the Fitzhugh Lee Chapter, A ¢ ¢ have been provided with standing United Daughters of the Confed umbrellas to protect them during the eracy, to the memory of southern , 5 ¢ summer monthg from the sun’s rays. Boldiers who fell in that engage y Indianapolis provides foot-warmers ment, will be unveiled today, the| i 5 : |for the police in the winter fiftieth anniversary of the battle The site on which th marker is) fok Detroit clubwomen ars asking city placed overlooks the battlefield and | g 5 . i | ‘B . leouncils to appoint ten of their mem- Wi the headquarter in 1862 o “ J o irbers Ta initary ispectors 8o that Generals Jackson, Lee and Hill. | : itl can clean up the city During the fight it was the position of the Amherst battery that sent its| ¥ : A The Austrian’s women’s congress shot flying into the he where || e : g . {has 1 ed to organize an interna- the bloodiest fichting was done. It h ; 3 tional housewives’ union so as to ob- is in full rom railroad and | A : ) il . |tain a reduction in the retail pr pike, overlookir he ace where | % . 2 A p 3 of food. Thed will boycott outhern chivalry gave its life blood, 3 . |goods throughout the world and is an ideal spot The simple marker, for which this chapter has 3 g worked three years, is made of Mary- land granite, surmounted by a bould- er with a bronze tablet suitably in bed. The federal army has al marked the spot. The last sur viving general who commanded Gen. John 8. McCausland will de er the principal address today [ DENTISTS TO NAME OFFICERS TODAY By Associated Press.) R ster, July 9 The House of de s to the the National Dental f rnoor T 1 ! ] co BRAL ESTATE TRANSFERS (Furnished by the Security Abstract and Title Company) | July 8, 1914 Poinsettia Park Confpany Ly- Francis J. Dorsev to Nora Wil- " ims | A% n M. Hancock to Maud G Scally and D 0 |S v Ba R y Y. ! b 0. Ro R. A. Ward