Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, September 29, 1914, Page 1

VOLUME I Two Ships Sunk Off vFla. Coast BRITISH VESSELS DIS- PATCHED BY GERMAN CRUISER. Message Received at St. August- tine Today, When Carrier Pigeon Bearing It, Was Caught There. (By Aseoriatad Preeq) St. Augustine, Fla., Sent. 29.— A carrier pigeci caught here this merning carried this message in a ¢vlinder attached to its leg. ‘*‘Sept. 24, 1914, off Florida. Just sunk two British ships, Ger. B. 8. L. Twelve Twelve.” WILL RAISE $50,000 TO FIGHT CITRUS CANKER Orlando, Sept. 29.—A fund of $50,000 will be raised to carry on the fight against citrus canker which was started in the spring and is being pursued by the Florida Growers and Shippers League. Al- most an entire day was consumed in the discussion of this new dis- easp at the citrus seminer held in Gainesville the first of last week. Mr. Lloyd S. Tenny, executive of- ficer of the league, returned last night from the Gainesville meeting, and is much encouraged over the manner in which the citrus growers have taken hold of the campaign to eradicate the canker. “I have never felt so hopeful about the future of the citrus in- dustry of Florida,” said Mr. Tenny, “for the growers are beginning to realize the importance of sticking together, and that is essential to the success of any industry. “We had an excellent meeting a. tainesville. There were a hundred growers present, and I have never heard such stirring addresses. The Meeting was absolutely a unit on the citrus canker fight. It was de- cided to assess one dollar an acre on land planted to citrus fruits to raise the funds necessary to con- tinue the fight for the eradication of the canker. The central league and the branch in Dade county have spent about seven thousand dollars already, and we have the disease under control, but it is nec- ‘essary to continue the inspection until all the infected trees are dis- covered and destrowed. “The league is going to engage and train at least six inspectors for this work, and it will cost five hun- dred dollars a week to keep the work going.” Traffic Congestion In N. Y. Injures 18 (By Associated Press.) New York, Sent. 26 -—Three co* lisions of subway and surface cars ‘id a fire on an elevated train sent eighteen persons to the hcspital to- day and caused the worst ‘traffic tongestion in the city’s history. STATE CONVENTION DAY Trenton, N. J., Sept. 29.— Three political State conventions “re being held in this city today, conducted by the Democrats, Re- Publicans and Progressives, all three icetings being held simultaneously, e Socialists and Prohibitionists Ve not yet passed enough votes in e entire State to entitle them to State convention such as is held _r the three leading political par- f‘»‘- The only work these conven- ‘ons will have to do will be to adopt nd promulgate the respective state :vmtrorms upon which the battle in Ovember will be fought and ar- ange for the conduct of the cam- 4lgns. The real work of these Ampaigns, however, will be dele- ated to the state committee. From “Cént actions in each political Peadquarters, however, it is expect- 4 that these three conventions will ® interesting and spirited gather- Ings. BOOST—REMEMBER THAT SATAN STAYED IN HEAVEN UNTIL HE BEGAN 70 KROCK B AR IR PP R FLORIDA LEAGUE B S et S L TRy Standing of the Clubs Won Lost Pet. 12 5. 108 'Y.akolnnll 3 L 6 .66 St. Petershu 11 .309 Fort Meade ....... 5 14 .263 Results Yesterdgy Tampa 4, Lakeland 9. St. Petersburg 3, Fort Meade 2. Champs Fall On the Mighty Ballestero Grecn. N NUMBER ONE, The allied armies under the com- mand of General Ballestero at- tempted to capture a greater lead on the flag but were met with heavy cannonading on the part of the foe and repulsed with heavy losses, the right flank of the foe under General Chambers going clean arouud the allied armies, while Capt. Mira was looking for re-enforcements. Again the old standby Hall did the trick. Steady as a clock was this young man excepting in the fourth when the Tampans got four bingles and a base on balls totalling three runs. It would have been more but for the lightning work of Erie. With Her- rera on third and Leon on first, Guiterrez hit to short, Erie grabbed the pill, shot it to first getting Guil- 'terrez, Branch shot it to second get- ting Leon, and Herrera was caught at the plate, making the first triple play of the League series. The lo- lcals batted and fielded in BIG LEAGUE style, not a bobble being registered against them, while the Tampans made the worst kind of er- rors, especially Sorondo, who dropped two easy pegs. Again the feature of the game was the poor umpiring. It is a shame to spoil a good game of ball with such rot as Lewis handed out for both sides. Spivey again demonstrated his hit- ting powers, cetting thres bingles out of five times nup. Tampa will be here Friday. The score by innings: First Inning For Tempi-—.. rjon fanned, Leon out at first, Mira fananed. For Lakeland—Van popped to catcher, Erie walked, Branch forced Erie, Spivey singled, Meharz sin- gled, scoring Branch, Eubanks walked, Chambers out at first. One run. Second Inning 9 For Tampa—Herrera popped to second, Lujan flied to left, Guiter- rez flied to center. ;For Lakeland—Sawyer two- bagged it, Hall walked, Van sacri- ficed, Erie infield hit, Sawyer scored, Hall was caught between third and ‘home but scored when Ferrer dropped the ball, Branch sacrificed fly to left and Erie scored, Spivey singled, Meharg singled and was out, 20ing to second. Three runs. Third Inning Tampa—Sorondo popped to Ferrer and Ballestera out For catcher, at first. For Lakeland—Eubanks out at first, Chambers fanned, Sawyer out at first. No runs. Forrth Inning Tampa—Morjon singled, Leon walked, Mira singlee, scoring Morjon and Leon, Herrera two bagzged it, Lujan singled scoring Mira, Guiterrez hit to short, triple play, Erie to Branch to Meharg. to Chambers. Three runs. For Lakeland—Hall two bagged it, Van sacrificed and was safe at first on Lujan’s error, Hall scoring, FErie took first on Sorondo’s error, Branch got an infield hit and Van scored, Spivey two bagged it and Erie scored, Meharg got hit, Branch ‘was caught off third, Eubanks forced Meharg at second, Chambers flied to center. Three runs. Fifth Inning For Tampa—Sorondo, Ferrer and Ballestero out at first. & For Lakeland—Sawyer ed to left and Guiterrez went clear to the fence making a sensational catch, Hall out at first, Van singled, Erie walked, Branch flied to left. No runs. or Sixth For Tampa—Morjon =and Leon fanned, Mira walked, Herrera out at first. For Lakeland—Spivey popped to third, Meharg took first on Lujan’s error, Eubanks out at first, Cham- (Continued on Page 4.) VENIN PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST PART OF . HE BEST STATE G TELEGRA ————————— HOME TOWN. L. = LAKELAND, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, SEPT 29, 1914 iiHand To Hand Battle Now Raging May Soon Decide Issue; Losses Are Colossal ALLIES THROWING BACK MASSES OF GERMANS; OFFICIAL REPORTS STATE THOUSANDS ARE DEAD AND WOUNDED Germans Planning For - Early Seige of Antwerp Russian Troops Succeed In Crossing Hungarian Frontier; Reinforcements of Austrians To Prevent The Advance Pr oved Futile COLOSSAL LOSSES IN BATTLE OF AISNE (By Associated Press.) London, Sept. 29.—The eight- eenth day ef battle on the Aisne has brought nu decisive result, but it is generally believed that thc hand to hand fighting now raging with such fury is bound to decide the issue. All the ailies give out is that their armies are throwing back the mass- es of Germans huried at them, The losses of the opposing armies in the last few days are colossal, Even the official reports contain figures of thousands of dead and wounded. RS e GERMANS .DRIVEN k BACK BY JAPS (By Associated Press.) Tokio, Sept. 29.—An official an- nouncement says the Japancse forces drove the Germans in the di- rection of Tsing Tau. Japanese causalties, 160. Fifty German ma- chine gung were captured. The Ja- panese flcet attacked the illis fort aided by the army. —_— GERMANS REPULSED BY BELGIANS (By Assoclated Press.) London, Sept. official communication says the Ger- mans used heavy artillery on Wavre, St. Catherir: and Waetheim forts ten miles fro.n Antwerp, the Belgian forts rep'ied and the bombardment ceased. The offensive movement of the Germans was checked nea Dendre. The German losses were heavy. - - FRENCH REPULSE GERMAN LEFT WING {1y Associated Press.) Paris, Sept. 29.—The French of- i | ficial statement this afternoon says the allies repulsed numerous Ger- man attacks on the left wing No change north of Aisne. On the cew- ter the Germans are cannonading. The allies have made slight prog- ress between the rivers Argonne and Meuse. No change on the Heights of Meuse, the Woevere district and in Lorraine and the Vosges. s RUSSIAN TROOPS ..m* CROSS HUNGARIAN -im FRONTIER (By Assoclated Press) London, Sept. 29.—A Rome dis- patch to the Exchange Telegram Co, says an officlal communication is- sued in Budapest admits that the Russian troops have succecded 1o crossing the Hungarian irontier at several points in Ung, which is in northeastern Hungary. Reinforce- ments sent by Austrians to prevent the Russian advance proved futile. GERMANS PLAN EARLY SIEGE OF ANTWERP (By Associated Press) Rotterdam, Sept. 29.—Activity along the Belglan frontier indicates 29.—A Belgian that the Germans are planning for an early siege of Antwerp. More than 25,000 German naval reserves ihave been brought from Kiel and Hamburg to Brussels and are held in readiness to serve on an impro- vised German fleet ghould Antwerp and Ostend be taken. (By Assoclated Press) London, Sept. 29.-—The official news bureau announces today that the German cruiser Emden had sunk four British steamers and a collier. —. A ————————————————————————————————— MADE HIM SO RICH IT SCARED HIM 29-—That sole intention was to get in touch Jacksonville, Sept. his with poultrymen, and that he has taken up. cent of the hundreds of him not taken a dollars which have been sent INDIANA BANKERS' CONVENTION Indianapolis, Ind., Sept. 29.— The Indiana Bankers' Association today began their two days’' meet- ing here, and the many important matters which have been foremost in the minds of the bankers will be A large number of brok- all parts of The federal ers and bankers from the State are present. in answer to one little want ad, is |, . py, system, which is expected the statement of R. A. Brooks, |who, under the name of W. W. Ward, of Lake City, is held by gov- ernment authorities under bonds of $1,500 for alleged use of the mails to defraud. Brooks, who is said to have been mayor of Hil- liard up to a few weeks aco, now a candidate for justice of the peace, and a poultryman and nurseryman of that city, is charged with adver- tising for sale a number of 5-1b. hens at 50 cents each, and 108 2-Ib. broilers at 25 cents each, that he mightget a college education. It is said by government authorities that since they took charge of his malil over $1,000 in checks and money orders has come in from all parts of the country. “I had sent back every remittance, up to the time the postoffice inspec- tor arrived,” Brooks says, in a let- ter to the Florida Metropolis. i | had no idea of the result the aa would have, and I became fright- ened at the bulk of mail and tele- grams. no harm. here to be in opration within a week or so will be one of the principal sub- jects of general discussion [FEDERATION OF & LABOR MEETING Fort Wayne, Ind., Sept. 29.— Mayor W. J. Hosey, on behalf of the city, today welcomed the dele- gates to the annual convention of the Indiana State Federation of La- bor, which began its sessions this morning, and will hold over until the 2nd of October. Nearly five hun- dred delegates are present. TO PLAN CELEBRATION Pittsburg, Pa., Sept. 29.—The Historical Society will hold its meeting here this evening, and the appointed committee will present the tentative program for the cele- bration of the centennial of the in- corporation of Pittsburg as a city in 1916. The aim of tae Historical It was foolish, but T meat |Society is to have this celebration 1 came voluntarily lnisurpass those of the sesquic-centen- Jacksonville, after the inspegjor had {nia] in 1908 and the other anmniver- decided to go back without me. 1 have wronged anyone I to be punished, but I haé no such lof which have been intention." Al If | saries which have been plarned and am willing |carried out by this organization, all marked sue- cesses. SOME FAVO.R NO COTTO.Y CROP; OTHERS OP.POSE IT VIGOROUSLY (BY Associatead Press.) New Orleans, Sept. 23.—Wide differences as” to what measures should be employed relative to the situation affecting gptton is expect- ed at the first session today of the southern cotton convention here. The Georgia and Mississippi delega- tions favor no crop next year, while otherg vigorously oppose it. A res- olution for a uniform system of bonded warehouses throughout the South will be presented by the Ala- bama division. The actuai work of the convention begins late today. Slaton Won't Call Session Legislature (By Associated Press.) Washington, Sept. 29.—The governors and congressional dele- gations from the cotton States con- tihued their conference here today to devise means for relieving the situation’in their States and curtail- ing next year’'s crop. Whether the federal or State governments should assume the task of curtailing the crop is the principal issuo. Goverm- or Slaton, of Georgia, led the fight against State action, declaring he would not call the Georgla Legisla- ture together, no matter what the action of the conference. The confergnce of governors and congressmen called to consider the cotton situation adjourned (today without determining any, specific plan of netion. . pgesw - ‘| primary . No. 265 Glynn and Whitman For Gov.of N. Y. THESE WERE THE PRE- FERED CANDIDATES OF DEMOCRATS AND REPUBLICANS The Selection of the Progres- ,sives Will Not Be Known Until Up-State Vote Heard From (Ry Aasociated Press) York, Sept. 29. —Governor Glynn and "Yistriet Attorney Whit- man uwominated for governor by the Democratic and Republican voters respectively, in yesterday's Whether Sulzer or Daven- port will be thé Frogressive guber- natorial nominee will not be known until the up-State vote is counted. New were BOY AND GIRL ELOPERS FROM ORLANDO ARRESTED Jacksonville, Sept. 29,—Said to have run away from their home In Orlando, Laura Buchanan, a 14 year old girl, and Willlam Barnes, 18, are held at the police station for the arrival of relatives. They are the youngest pair of elopers picked up here In many moons, the police say. Acting on advices from the down- state town, Patrdlman Sydney 3} Walker arrested the two last night at the Union depot on a description. - e, lDurIng the interim while awaiting LONG AUTO RIDE ENDING IN BARTOW Jacksonville, Sept. 29.—After traveling some 1,970 miles in four- teen running days, G. M. Bettles of Salt Lake City, Utah, accom- panied by his wife and baby and his mother, has reached Jacksonville in a light Maxwell automobile en route to Bartow from Detroit. When Mr. Bettles reaches Bartow, however, he will have only covered one leg of his journey, as he expects to leave shortly in his car for his home in Salt Lake City. The party left De- troit Sept. 2 and journeyed -east through Cleveland to Pittshurg and then came south via Philadelphia, Washington, Baltimore, Columbia, Savannah to Jacksonville. He left Saturday night for South Florida, going from here to St. Augusumai and then down to Daytona, wherel he will strike out across the State to Bartow. The party is making the trip for pleasure and for the purpose | of seeing the country. Mr. Bettles said all hands were enjoying the novelty immensely, particularly the baby, who is ony 2 months old. He reports that the worst road encoun- tered on the Southern trip from Phiadelphia was between Washing- ton and ll“rudf\rirkshurg. He has had no accidents. He does not know how long he will remain in Florida but stated that when he reaches Salt Lake City he will have traveled nearly 4,500 miles. . NATIONAL RIFLE TOURANMENTS The Na- matches of the Ari- Washington, Sept. 29. tional Rifle Association Division D, which comprises States of Coloradv, Nebraska, ‘zon», New Mexico, Texas, Wyoming, Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkan- sas and Louisiana, will be held at |Fort Riley, Kan., begining today. This is the fifth division to hold its tournament. INDIFFERENT ABOUT MURDER BUT YEARNS FOR CIGARETTES alJcksonville, Sept. 29.—Held in the Duval county jail on the charge of murder in the first deeree, fol- lowing the inquest relative to the death of his wife, held in the erim- inal court chamber before Justice E, E. Willard Saturday morning, Al- fred Simmons still retains his atti- tude of stolid indifference. The gruesome tragedy was enacted here Thurcday evening. Lucius Haddock, in charge of the county jail, said that Simmon ate very little. He begged, however, that he be sup- plied with cigarettes. the police autimobiie, $he boy es- caped, however, and proved tod fleet. for the policeman. Detective Phillip P. Lord located him later, however, and brought him4n to join his tiny prospective bride. At least it is sup- posed that the two contemplated a wedding. i DEATH OF OLDEST ORDAINED MINISTER IN FLORIDA Jacksonville, Sept. 29.—Rev. J. Rast, the oldest ordained mipister in Florida and probably in the en- tire United States, died early Sat- urday night after a brief illnesg at his home, 727 Claude street. The deceased was a father of John W. Rast, county tax collector. He was born near Charleston, S. C., June 15, 1828. He was therefore, 87 years old at the time of his death. He is survided by his widow, son, a daughter in law, now living in Georgia, and twelve grandchildren. Rev. Rast moved to Florida in 18457, and was well known in Jack- sonville, as well as in many other parts of the State. Mexican Situation Looking Better (By Assoclated Press) Washington, Sept. 29.—A fees- ing of optimism prevailed in admin- istration circleg today on the Mex- jcan situation. The officials hope that the elimination of both Car- ranza and Villa as presidential can- didates will assure peace. WANT TO GET AWAY FROM CZAR AND KAISER RULE Jacksapville, Sept. 29-—Foreign- ers continue to take steps to become naturalized citizens of the United States. To date, this month, eleven aliens have declared theiwr inten- tions of becoming citizens. Germany and Russia lead in the number of applicants, four desiring to re- nounce allegiance to the Kaiser and four to the Czar. There are two sub- jects of Great Britain among the applicants, and one [Italian, Aus- tria-Hungary, :ancv, Servia, Bel- gium, Montenegro nor Turkey are represented among the a;plicanis 83 far this month. Two of the upilt- cants Joseph Witten) 2 native of Rugia, and Edward Friedicksen, a German, filed their Jeclarations of intention yesterday.