Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, September 1, 1914, Page 1

THE LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM ' VOLUME I May Put Tax | onDrinks And Amusements WAYS AND MEANS COM- MITTEE PREPARING SPECIAL PENSION BILL Losses in Customs Duties on Account of War to Be Made Up by Special Taxation. (By Associat:] Press.) Washington, Sept. 1—The House ways and means dommittee today continued the consideration of the special revenue measure. It is de- signed to meet losses in customs duty due to the European war. They hope to have the bill reaay when the president addresses Con- gress on the subject later in the week. It contemplates a special tax on soft drinks, beer, and patent medicines, and may levy five to ten per cent tax on railway, theater, baseball and other amusement tick- ets. It is estimated that more than $50,000,000 will be raised from the ticket tax. The levy on beer would bring $65,000,000 more. The Sen- . ate Democrats will caucus on the emergency. . KILLED HIMSELF FOR LOVE OF HIS HORSES Perry, Okla., Sept. 1.—Because he was about to lose his $aithful team of horses through the fore- closure of a mortgage, Gottlieh Wig- ger, forty-five years of age, a farm- er, shot and killed the animals, buried them in his pasture and end- ed his own life over their grave. Wigger lived alone and often told friends his horses were his only comfort. A letter found in the stable read in part: “Often, when I was overcome -with grief, with no one to console me, these old friends would act as if they knew all about my troubles. and doubtless they had some sende of it. It would break my heart to ee them come into other people’s hands.” JHEAVY COAL EXPORT EXPECTED New York, Sept. 1.—According 0 leading authorities the bitumin- bus coal fields will send a large imount of coal into the export mar- et. South America is making in- uiries here and will have to have oal soon as her stocks are nearly lepleted. The situation in some the South American countries is 0 bad that railroads are running n part time and municipalities are urtailing on the electric light sup- 1y . A very heavy movement of nthracite coal is expected to begin vith this new month. NOT GOVERNED BY BRYAN PRIMARY Jacksonville, Sept. 1.—The so- alled Bryan primary .law has noth- ng to do with municipal elections n Florida, is the opinion handed own by City Attorney P. H. Odom, r. Odom’s opinion is contained in jn official communication to R. E. erritt, chairman of the city Demo- atic exccutive committee, who ad previously asked the attorney hether or not the municipal pri- hary here next spring should be eld under the Bryan law, or under ctions 255 to 277, inclusive, of the eneral Statutes. BAFETY CRUSADE CONVENTION Buffalo, N. Y., Sept. 1.—The st annual ‘international convenk on for the promotion of a “safety” sade opened here today, and dur- g its three-day meeting will hold session in Niagara Falls. The dis- bution of two million copies of terature to school children, auto- hobile owners, travelers and others the United States, and Canada ill be arranged for and a start on fhe wide-spread distribution made h Buffalo. PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST PART OF THE BEST STATE BOOST—REMEMBER THAT SATA N STAYED IN HEAVEN UNTIL HE BEGAN TO KNOCK HIS HOME TOWN. MICHIGAN GERMANS THREATEN CANADA Lansing, Sept. 1.—It became knewn today on high state author- ity that a communtcation hud been sent by Secretary of State Bryan to Governor Ferris, containing infor- riation that a Detroit German has written a letter to the editor of a raper in a large Canadian city, say- ing that unless Canada keeps out of the present European trouble, the Germans of Michigan will organize quietly and move against the fron- tier cities of the dominion. The let- ter, it was said, was so framed as to be easily construed to mean that there were grave possibilities that a movement had been started to or- ganize the Michizan Germans for a hostile demonstration against Can- ada. The strictest secrecy concern- ing Mr. Bryan’s communication is being maintained in the governor's offtce. Fxcursion Steamer Burned At Chicago; Passengers Saved (By Associated Press.) Chicago, Sept. 1.—The City of Chicago, an excurgion steamer, loaded with fruit, and carrying sev- eral hundred passengers from Ben- ton Harbor, Mich., caught fire, and sank one mile from here this morn- inz. All passengers were landea on the government breakwater Just before the vessel sank. U. S. SHIPS MOVED' Washington, Sept. 1.—It is ex- pected that by the close of the next day or two all the Big United States warships will have entered these horthern waters. They have been ‘withdrawn from Vera Cruz, leaving only small craft capable of patrol duty at that point. The navy yards at Portsmouth and Brooklyn are looking forward with a great deal of interest to the assembling of the (O the left wing. icontinue to advance. fleet in those waters. Many of the vessels have been on duty in the southern seas for some time, with- out repair work of any nature being done, and the employes of the yards believe it will mean a boost in the working forces. Business has been ‘brisk at the government stations, but there is always room for more 'work, and it is believed that this will be the most prosperous fall en- Jjoyed in the yards in many years. anniversary of Sedan in 1870 and that the Germans make a supreme effort at a striking celebration. fighting has been resumed along the front, and the German right wing continues to advance. known if the British army is en- raged. are claims important Russian victories, while Berlin reports the Austrians winning. fighting is proceeding Qear Lubin. . ALLIED LAKELAND, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, SEPT. 1, 1914 Victory Perches First on One Banner Then Another in Great European Struggle TO TELL WHICH SCENES OF WAR SHIFT SWIFTLY AND DIFFICULT OF BATTLING NA- TIONS GAINS ADVANTAGE. Turkey Mobilizes Army Of 200,000 Mahommedans| Great Battle in Progress at Croi silles—Fighting Between /Aus- trians and Montenegrins, in Which Allies Join —German Victory TODAY ANNIVERSARY OF SEDAN’'S SURRENDER (By Associated Press.) London, Sept. 1.—Today is the the surrender at it is expected in France will French dispatches say It is not Reports of eastern fightng conflicting. St. Petersburg It is certain that fierce FRENCH TROOPS TAKING OFFENSIVE (By Associated Press.) Washington, Sept. 1.—An offi- cial dispatch to the French ambas- sador states that the French began advancing yesterday in the Vosges Montenegrin positions. {and in Lorraine. !ment was nearly annihilated at Sas- isey. A German regi- The Germans are progressing The Russians ARMIES PUSHED BACK BUT NOT ROUTED (By Assoclnth Press) London, Sept. 1.—The French embassy here today gave out o state- lment saying that the Anglo-French ‘;ml)lbllllzatlonh of the Turkish army army corps have given ground, butl otiowing the advice of Fleld Mar- have nowhere been broken. announcement is a summary of a This !statement of the French war office ‘referring to the attack on the DOCTORS TO WATCH FRESHMEN:prench left wing. Cambridge,» Mass., Sept. Harvard freshmen of the future will submit to a periodic examination by | a physician, beginning with this college year. President Lowell, who believes that the entering students ‘should be well cared for,has evolved a plan whereby all the freshmen, who live in their special dormitories on the banks of the Charles river. shall be under the watchful eyes of a doctor. The Harvard authorities ‘hope by this means to eliminate the possibility of having insufficiently nourished students. The freshmen will be required to eat their meals in their own dormitories, and phy- sicians will also advise the boys on the best way to maintain their physical health. 1.— sages reaching Miami from a British cruiser indicate that two German war ‘ably cruisers, are being pursued by two British cruisers somewhere off the Florida coast, although the ex- act location of the vessels could not be learned. F GERMAN VICTORY AT ALLENSTEIN (By Associated Press.) Washington, Sept. THE FLORIDA COAST 1.—Wireless mes- last night Miami, Sept. vessels, presum- It is intimated that the German vessels are making for a REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS (Furnished by the Security Abstract and Title Co.) Aug. 31, 1914 Manilla Investment Co. to Amelia F. Tyre. D. W. Willis et al. to C. B. H. Glover. Lula Powell and husband to E. H. Vansickler. Florida Highlands Co. to W. J. Howey Land Co. Mattie E. Hayes to Mgrs. Fort Meade W.. 0. W. Camp. F. M. Bookwalter to A. C. L. R. R. Co. Edward O. Flood to H. F. Greene. Tax deed, State of Florida to C. J. Maddox. . E. S. Sauls to T. J. Bryan. STATE CONVENTION MEETING Macon, Ga., Sept. 1.—The State Democratic convention is be- ing held in this city today. The country unit plan will be applied to United States -senators, -governor, and house officials. cruisers of the enemy are in pursuit in an effort to overtake and destroy them before they reach a haven. guardians, the word “pauper’” and to substitute the documents, records, correspondence, ete. result of a suggestion made by the [some way to purify it. workers in the poor sections of the tsections of the State are noted for British metropolis. the hot West Indian port and that From heavy detonations heard along the ocean front some hours! after the receipt of the messaze it ! 'was concluded that a running fight was under way in the immediate vi- cinity of Miami. name, size or armanent of the sev- eral vessels could be learned, but the presumption that vessels are two which have recently. coaled and taken on supplies at one of the Atlantic coast 'quietly slipped out in the darkness, is said to be well founded. No details as to the German ports, and England, eliminate The city of London, are about to word “inmate” in all official This change is said to be the " 1.—A Ger- | man victory at Allenstein over three Russian army corps was reported by wirelesgs today to the German em- ARE THEY FIGHTING OF at Allenstein. bassy. The Germans captured 70,- 000 Russians, including two manding generals. com- BATTLE IN PROGRESS AT CROISILLES (By Associated Press.) London, Sept. 1.—A Dieppe dis- patch to the Times says that a great battle was fought at Croisilles and is probably still#in progress. The French claim success at Guise. At South Guise there was heavy fight- ing Saturday and Sunday. | There were no Germans at Amiens Sunday afternoon. MONTENEGRINS AND AUSTRIANS FIGHT (By Associated Press.) London, Sept. 1-—A Cettinje dis- patch’ says the Austrians reattacked Mount Lovchen and Budua Sunday supported by the fleet and Cattaro !batterlea. doing great damage to the The Eng- lish and French fleets appeared, drove the Austrian ships off, sil- enced the forts and the Montene- gring made a counter attack and re- pulsed: the Austrians. TURKS MOBILIZE MOHAMMEDAN ARMY (By Associated Press.) Rome, Sept. 1.—A Berlin tele- gram received here announces the | shall Vondergoltz. It is stated that Turkey from the first line of the army will have 200,000 men, all Mohammedans. FRANCE CALLS OUT ALL RESERVISTS (By Associated Press.) Paris, Sept. 1.—TIt is officially announced that the minister o' war had decided to call out all reserv- ists not previously summoned to the jcolors. {PENSACOLA BANK ( CLOSED ITS DOORS ' (By Associated Press) Pensacola, Fla., Sept. 1.—The {American National Bank of Pensa- cola closed its doors today after a irun lasting about an hour. Sensa- tional reports circulated yesterday are responsible. The streets were crowded after the doors closed. The ;officials refused to talk. The bank’s capital is $300,000 with a surplus of $35,000; deposits $1,715,000. On Jan. 1 the loans and discounts totaled $2,00(,000. 2 MILLION DOLLAR TIMBER ‘o DEAL IN SOUTH FLORIDA Jacksonville, Sept. 1.—In spite !of the wars and, perhaps, rumors of {other wars, a $1,000,000 timber ‘deal was cohsummated here Satur- day between a syndicate of mill men :and J. A. McLeod, of Tam»a. The sale is estimated to mean ‘he ulti- mate cutting of\100,000,000 feet of jcypress timber and 200,000,000 feot of pine timber in Sumter, Pasco, Herrnando and Lake counties. Mr. McLeod sold the exclusive timber rights to the Edge-Dowling Lumber ICompany, of Groveland, a4 the buyers have fifteen years In which to remove the timber which they have purchased. — New Jersey has 161 municipali- ties with water which is treated in Yet some their water. FASTED 45 DAYS TO CURE INDIGESTION 'S)mkano. Wash, Sept. 1.—Mrs. Boyd Culver, 41, of Eureka, Mont., recently completed a forty-five-day jfast. She came here sufferimg from ichronic indigestion, and staried on (the fast under the direction of Dr. Aubrey Dodson. During the forty- five-day period Mrs. Culver ate nothing except water up to the last week, when she began taking small quantities of lemon and orange juice. She lost twenty-eight pounds during the period, dropping from one hundred and fifteen to eighty-seven. After a week of eat- ing her weight has increased to 103, She is entirely cured. During the period of abstinence Mrs. Culver made daily trips downtown, doing extensive walking in the shopping district. Florida League Opens Here With | Ft. Meade Tomorrow No. 341 D—é*ocratic_ Convention In Georgia —_— MEETS AT MACON TODAY TO RATIFY PRIMARY AND DECIDE CON- TEST Interest Centers in Sucessorship to Late Senator Bacon's Seat to Which Sev- tral Aspire (By Associated Press) Macon, Ga., Sept. 1.—The Geor- gia State Democratic convention to nominate candidates for the United States Senate, Congress and State offices convened here thig morning. The convention will ratify the ac- tion of the recent State-wide pri- mary and decide the contest where no candidate had 1 majority. In- terest is centered in the fight to fill The Florida Baseball Leazue sea- ”t"‘ ";;“x"lr"‘:' "V'”" of qtll"‘ late %en- son opens tomorrow, the first game |*'°F bacon, Governor Slayton, Con- being between the locals and Fort Meade. The League, as it stands at present will run only four weeks, instead of eight weeks as had been planned. Fort Meade, Lakeland and St. Petersburg all wanted the' two months’ season, but Tampa held out, and the single month period was decided upon. The League starts off with excel- lent prospects, the four teams com- Posing it being in fine playing shape and with good teams. The Lake- land team is ‘“one of the finest,” and may be counted on to make a fine showing in the League series. NATIONAL FORESTRY CONVENTION Halifax, N. S., Sept. important problems 1.—Many in connection 'Pusiness fa=mers gressman Hardwick, Thomas S. Felder, C. R. Hutchinson and John R. Cooper ara the candidates. STATE CONVENTION MEETING Macon, Ga., Sept. 1.—The State Democratic convention is being held in this city today. The country unit plan will be applied to United States senators, governeir, and House officials. Jenking Temporary Chairman (By Associated Press.) Macon, Ga., Sept. 1.--Frank Jenkins, of Eatonton, was today elected temporary chairman of the State Democratic convention over Judge Pottle. FARMER'S UNION IN SESSION Fort Worth, Texas, Sept. 1.— of thirty States ‘Wwith the forests of Nova Scotia will | are repre-cnted at the annual con- be considered at the annual conven- [Vention of the Farmers' Union of tion of the Canadian Forestry Asso- |America, which opened in this city clation, which today began its four |today. The effects of the European day convention in this city. The ob-|War on farm products prices will be Ject of this association is first to|discussed and ways and means to have a survey made of all the wild |finance the farmers lands, so that lands which will nev-|war time will be considered. the Sub- through er be fit for agriculture may be kept | Jects to be discussed include finan- growinz good timber crops in p:-r-|clng and warehousing cotton, mar- petuity. Timber lies at the base of all Canadian manufacturing and it is becoming more generally rec- ognized that the reproduction of forests is one of the important problems of the Dominion. It is seen that every interest is henefitted and none injured by forests on land Which is non-usable for agriculture, while it also vitally affects the wa- ter supply for cities and towns. A number of lantern slides will be shown at these meetings, giving views of the present state of the forests and the mcthods taken to preserve and reproduce them, as well as the conditions in other coun- tries. The cconomic side wil] be dealt with at some length. FIREMEN'S CONVENTION Youngstown, Ohio, Sept. 1. Delegates representing twenty-five cities, to the number of 1,400 and about 1,000 additional firemen as visitors are in this city now to at- tend the three day convention of the Ohio Firemen’s Protective Asso- ciation. Much interest has been exprecsed in this convention as this city has only complete motorized department in the State. Plans for establishing the two platoon system in every city in the State will come before the meeting for considera- tion, as will the matter of devising a means to increase the resources of the pension fund. One feature of the entertainment program will be a parade of the entire department and apparatus in the business sec- tion. |FIVE HURT IN GRAND RAPIDS WRECK '(By Assoclated Press.) Grand Rapids, Mich., Sept. 1.— Five persons were hurt when the Northland Flyer, a passenger train on the Grand Rapids and Indiana railroad, was derailed. keting cotton, central selling agen- cies and rural credits. Mayor Rob ert F. Milam delivered an address of welcome to the delegates on half of the city. BANKERS HOLD MEETING Chicago, Sept. 1.—An epoch- making meeting was opened in this city this morning, to celebrate the organization of Federal Reserve bankg in the United States. The re- serve bank organization committee, the federal board, directors of the Federal reserve banks and bankers and commercial associations from the entire United States are repre- here. 1t is expected that President Wilson, Secretary McAdoo and the governor of the Federal Re- serve board will deliver addresses. There are many questions in the op- eration of the federal reserve act which not and country bankers especially are eager to know exactly how the new system will operate. The clearing and col- lection problem, the method of handling commercial paper as to what shall be the standards of ac- ceptance and how the fixing of rates will be governed are among the questiong the bankers hope to hear discussed at this meting. sented are clear, MILLION ACRES OF ALFALFA Muskogee, Okla., Sept. 1.—With a “million acres of alfalfa in eastern Oklahoma' as its slogan, the East- ern Oklahoma Agricultural Associa- tion today starts the greatest and most ., comprehensive movement for agricultural and Ilivestock develop- ‘ment ever staged in Oklahoma. Prof. Perry G. Holden, who is cred- ited with having added bushels to the average yield of corn in Towa, with his staff of lecturers, equipped with charts, testing apparatus and other facilities, will aid in the work. The campaign will last until Oct. 3. A number of men of national reputatiom in agricultural and live- stock work are here today to help open the movement. 1 \