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

ND EVENING TELEGRAM PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST PART OF THE BEST STATE BOOST—REMEMBER THAT SATAN STAYED IN HEAVEN UNTIL HE BEGAN TO KNOCK HIS HOME TOWN. LAKELAND, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, SEPT 30, 1914 e — SPOEIL LIS VIS IIPOD FLORIDA LEAGUE BP0 Ala. Normal | School Burns; | ™ suuiue's e O $60,000 Loss|:" . % & .632 g 11 .421 Fort Meade ..., OGS R 1S .250 [ ] Yesterday Lakeland 0. Petersburg 8, Fort Meade 4. On Antwerp; Results Tampa 1, St. 250 INMATES ESCAPE IN THEIR NIGHT CLOTHES '(TenZInning Contest Goes To Tampa — Main Dormitory Of The School Which is Located at Liv- ington, Ala., Destroyed ENEMIES GUNS (By Associated Press.) BELGIAN Meridian, Miss., Sept. 30.—Two hundred and twenty-five girls and twenty-five teachers escaped in their night clothes when fire de- stroyed the main dormitory of the Alabama Normal School College at Livingston this morning. Loss $60,000. Although the game yesterday vent to Tampa (under protest) the Lakeland club “seen ., its duty and done it noble,” and 1t required ten long innings before the deadlock was broken and the Cubans landed the lone score that gave them their questionable victory. GOVERNORS AT FAIR Lewellyn went in the box for Lakel Chase City, Va., Sept. 30.—Goy- | 214, and made a splendid start, but unfortunately was g iked t ernor Craig of North Carolina and Mbi Governor Stuart of Virginia wil third by Mira, and was gt i i’ | 3 quit the game. The champs lost BY ALLIES tending together the Mecklenburg ["°'PI18 Dby substituting Martin, s oo county fair. It will be the first of- |10 Pitched magnificent ball for | PAris, Sept. 30.—An ofiicial war BlalVneoting of ths tWolxasutived fourteen innings, including four of bulletin issued this afternoon says B‘:nflh governiri are expected to de. | the second game. the allies’ turning movement north liver an addr ss at the exhibition, | TNC 84me was protested by Man- |°f the River Somme is developing ; ager Eubanks when in the ninth in- |F3Pldly. The German attack on ning a rank decision of the umpire [ TFacY-Lee-Mont wag repulsed with BUY A BALE OF GOODS robbed Lakeland of the score that [MeAYY German loss, SV B S i would have meant victory. With| Trhere is relative calm along the te\:eat his bt;en gh;wn .ln the local runners on second and third base oln ALY Th: Fre::h Rxlnade Lakeland had a score practically Blsnyiproktess Shecyeeuitho vom cotton goods mdrket in the sugge cinched when a foul ball knocked Argonne and Meuse. There have tion that the “buy a bale of cotton” past first base was called fair b;ct:e been severe battles in the Woevere movement be abandoned in favor of | district. The French advanced at i : a similar movement to buy a bale of ::‘: r:;a:::z b:;tert:iel:g BRYoution several points, notably to East St. cotton yarn or a bale of gray goods ¢ g the third out, and, of |\, 01 at current prices. The growers course, preventing the one or two would ultimately benefit just as | URS of which Lakeland was confi- much, and it would give work to the dent, bren and women who spin the yarn Lakeland went in the second game or make the gray fabrics. It is also | Vithout any change in the line-up, ontended there is a strong possi- Martin continuing to pitch splendid bility of higher yarn and cloth |ball, until the end of the fourth in- prices in the future, and the buyer |PIN8 When neither side having pa would stand to gain more from his [Scored, the game was called on ac- nvestment. The idea 1s thought to [count of darkness. be 2 good one; its ultimate value to Lakeland he cotton grower being limnited only 1 5 AB R by the amount of varns and gray Van, rf ....... oods in stock at this time. Eries, ss illa To Talk Over [essrs, 2 The Situation With Opposition Forces Bavaria and That The Ger to Free Him; Britishin A meet here for the purpose of at- FIERCE BATTLE RAGING BETWEEN RUSSIANS AND GERMANS (By Associated Press) London, Sept. 30.—A Rome dis- tch to the Exchange Telegraph Co. says a Petrograd dispatch states that a flerce battle between the Russian and German armies has E been raging along the River Niemen 0 |since' Sunday. The Russians, con- 1 stantly reinforced, repulsed the Ger- mans at several points. s ] » O OIS e 9| GERMAN BOMBARD- MENT OF FORTS UNAVAILING (By Associated Press) Antwerp, Sept. 30.—Thec Belgian general staff announces that the Eubanks, ¢ ... Chambers, 3b.. HalL 2L oiooss Lewellyn, p... Martin, p. ! l'bc-s-:-u-u-suu; laeansiaas c]Oocooocoo: ml—locr-»-u---oo»—m (3 'al—OOCO © £ —- - at Woelhem, Wavre, and St. Cath- erine had abated without silencing E any of the forts’ guns. 1 (By Associatea Press.) Torreon, Mexico, Sept. 30.—Vil- has left here for Aguas Calien- s, where he expects to meet per- nally General Obregon, the head the Carranza pacification com- ission Morejon, ss Leon, cf ... Mira, rf .. Herrera, 2b s Lujan, 3b .... Rodriguez, 1b.. T0 CELEBRATE HOME RULE il ot .. New York, Sept. 30.—A meet- Ferrer, ¢ B of the United Irish League is|Acosta, p ing held in this city today, for |Sorondo, cf .... E purpose of celebrating the tri- poh of home rule for Ireland. shmen all over the United States Jjubilant over the snecess of ir struggle, and John E. Red- ud is being hailed as one of the Id’s greatest statesmen. Repre- tative Yrijghmen from all parts the country and Canada are at- ding this meeting, and great barations have been made by the lous Irish organizations to cele- te this event. ;»—-og Socorwaooadk | GERMAN RIGHT WING ACTIVE; CENTER QUIET 0 1 0 (By Associated Press.) 0 Berlin, Sept. 30.—The German army headquarters’ report says 0 there has been general fighting on o |the German right wing in France 0 but nothing decisive. The center reported quiet while the French ad- B vance was renewed In the vicinity of Verdun and Toul. The German siege artillery has i g opened fire on the Antwerp forts, Sopre by Ihninks— 0 000 0—0 and the assault of the Belgians Lats ang s 08 303 1_1 against the attacking line was re- 209099 2 pulsed. The Russian assault in Su- walki failed. Heavy artillery is bombarding the Qssonrence fort. CHONCS H® NS, I O W o Totals *One out when winning run was scered. Summary— . Two-Base Hits—Gutierrez 2, Lv- jan. Hots Apportioned—Off Lewellyn 2 in two-thirds inning, Martin 6 in |BROWN LOSES PRISONER nine and one-third inninga. BUT RECAPTURES HIM [First Base on Balls—Off Lewel- lyn 0, Martin 2, Acosta 0. Struck Out—By Lewellyr 2, Mar- tin 4, Acosta 5. Sacrifice Hits—Mira. Sorordo. Stolen Bases—Van. Passed Balls—Eubanks 1. Batter Hit—Branch. Double Plays—Rodriguez Morejon, to Herrera to Lujan. Time of Game—2 hours. Umpire—Lewis. Attendance—1,800. Jacksonvllle, Sept. 30—John D. Wilson, wanted by the federal au- thorities in San Franclsco, and Jen- nie B. Austin, principle witness against Wilson, in the white slave case against him, were captured in Salt Lake City by United States Mar- to |shall J. C. Brown and his deputy, Osteen, after a brief time of free- dom, following the escape of the pair from custody in that city. Reaching the city of the Latter Day Saints Sunday morning the entire delegation, marshal, deputy, prison er and witness, availed themselves Between Chicago and Jack- of the oppertunity to attend services lle two spectal trains will run Baltimore, Md., Sept. 30.—The |in the great Mormon Nlbel"llclel dllll'~ » the Dixie Flyer and the Dixie [Maryland Progressive State conven- |ing the afternoon. All were sitt! llxlz ted. Both have steel cars, both [tion is being held here today at the |together in the tabernacle, spell- ™S and day coaches, besides |Hotel Rennert for the purpose of |bound at the strains from thle mham- ®. The Dixie Flyer wiil go into |nominating a candidate for the|moth pipe organ pealing uldntr- In October and the Limited |United States Senate and adepting [monies. Marshal Brown is sa : be put on tn January. a platform. have turned to his prisoner an C. L. PREPARING ITS WINTER SCHEDULES acksonville, Sept. 30.—For the dling of large numbers of winter lits, the Atlantic Coast Line is ning closer schedules and add- Several special routes to its al- Y complete line. The Pinellas 12 is a new feature of the sched- 21d will run between this city St. Petersburg. During the °r months many visitors go to Petersburg and this special of €€l cars will be a great conven- PROGRESSIVE CONVENTION German bombardment of the turtsl Germans Repulsed In Attack Fierce Battle Between Germans and Rus- sians in Progress since Sunday GERMANS FORCED TO GIVE UP BOMBARDMENT OF ANTWERP WITHOUT SILENCING THE IS REPORT OF GENERAL Remains Calm Along Center Of Battle Lines In France Ul ) i It is Reported That The French Have Captured The Prince of mans' Are Making Efforts ustria Suffer Indignities BRITISH IN AUSTRIA SUFFER INDIGNITIES (By Associated Press.) \Venice, Sept. 30.—News reach- Eng here says that anti-British feel- ng in Austria i8 becoming more pronounced and the few remaining British residents in Trieste are find- ing their position intolerable. An English chaplain has recently been arrested three times, and an Eng- lish woman seventy-eight years old was compelled to report in person at the pdjice station cverly other day. GERMAN AND AUSTRIAN ARMIES UNITE (By Associated Press.) London, Sept. 30.—A Rome dis- patch to the Exchange Telegraph Co. says Vienna has officially an- nounced that a junction had been ef- fected between a new German army and the remnants of the Austrian army which fought in Galacia. The new army is already in touch with the Russian army along the Carpa- thian-Tarnow-Cracrow front. IGERMAN SREPULSED WITH HEAVY LOSSES (By Associated Press) London, Sept. 30.—An Amster- dam dispatch to Reuter says Ant- werp telegraphs that from various points the garrison made sorties and jrepulsed the Germans with heavy |losaes. {PRINCE OF BAVARIA CAPTURED BY FRENCH (By Associated Press.) London, Sept. 30.—The Nancy ’r‘urrospundont of the Times says it is reported there that the French captured the Prince of Bavaria at Nomeny and that the Germans were making desperate cfforts to free the prince. 130 BRITISH WARSHIPS | ENROUTE TO HELP ' RUSSIANS (By Associated Press) | New York, Sept. 30.—Captain | Goetsche, of the Danish steamer, United Stateg from Christiana, says !hn picked up a wireless in the North !sea saying that thirty British wur- 'shins were on their way to help the Russian Baltic fleet. {asked him how he liked it; and sud- denly discovered he was addressing | vacant chairs. Then he got busy. He rushed to ithe police station and stated his case. The entire force was request- ed to be on the lokout for the cou- ple. About midnight the pair was rounded up. They said they merely gave the marshal the slip to take a stroll; but Mr. Brown thinks other- wise. The rest of the night they were kept under guard at a local hotel. The prisoners, said Marshal Brown, behaved in exempiary fash- ion all the way from Florida and when they stopped off in Salt Lake City, Wilson suggested they attend the tabernacle services. Brown ac- quiesced. Marshal Brown, with Decputy Os- teen, left here with the prisoner and the witness last Tuesday right to deliver them to the jurisdiction of the court in the northern district of ANOTHER CANDIDATE FOR THE JOB Chipley, [Fla.. Sept. 30.—In the event that Senator Nathan P. Bryan is elevated to the bench the friends of Hon. Ira A. Hutchison will pre- sent his name to Governor Park Trammell to fill out the unexpired term of Senator Bryan. Judge Huth- ison is an able young lawyer of mid- dle west Florida, and is thoroughly in accord with the views of the ad- ministration and was one of Gov- ernor Park Trammell's active sup- porters during the campaign which resulted in his nomination for gov- ernor. Dates Arranged e e FFor World's Series (By Associated Press.) Philadelphia, Sept. 30.—The na- tional committee today decided that the first two games of the world’s series would be piayed at Philadelphia, Oct. 9-10; the third and fourth at Boston Oct. 12-13; the fifth at Philadelphia Oct. 14; the sixth at Boston Oct. 15 if more than four games are necessary . METHODIST CONFERENCE Geneva, N. Y., Sept. 30.—The annual conference of the Method- ist churches of New York {s being held here today, with a deep sense of satisfaction pervading the meet- ing. Rev. T. R. Green, of Syra- cuse, who is corresponding secre- tary of the Permanent Fund com- mission, expects to announce to this meeting that $200,000 has been se- cured toward the fund of $300,000 for which the commission is work. ing. This fund is to be used for the support of superannuated ministers in the conference and Dr. Green devotes his whole time to securing subscriptions. It is planned to raise the remainder of the sum required during the coming year. — MICHIGAN POLITICS Detroit, Mich., Sept. 30.—The State conventions of the Republic- ans, Democrats and Progressives are being held in Michigan today. The Democratic convention is being held in this city, the Progressives are meeting in Bay City, and the Re- publican convention is being held in Kalamazoo. The holding of all three conventions on the same day was something of a surprise to the various adherents of the parties, for it has heretofore been the policy of cach party to get as much publicity as possible through the newspapers of the convention day carrying the convention accounts. With three conventiong in progress on the same day, public attention will not cen- ter on one in particular. At Bay City the Progressive convention win be addressed by Colonel Roosevelt, who has been on a tour of western cities. PIONEERS ENTERTAIN Omaha, Neb., braska territorial Sept. 30.—Ne- pioneers for their meeting, which commences today and continues until Oct. 5. A temporary museum hag heen es- tablished in the court house, H have | The State fair of planned a group of entertainments opened Monday, will remain No. 267 —_— State Laws Favored By ] Cotton Ass’n WOULD HAVE LEGISLA- TURES REGULATE PLANTING OF COTTON Association Tries To Arouse Growers To Favor Reducing Acreage Next Year, or Total Elimination (By Associated Precs) New Orleans, Sept. 30.—Arous- ing the grower in favor of greatly reduced acreage or total elimi na- tion of cotton planting next year through the medium of county orga- nizations, of the Farmers’ Union and the Southern Cotton Associa- tion with the ultimate aim of hav- Ing the State Legislatures enact laws regulating the planting, was the decision of the Southern cotton convention today as the best method of meeting the situation caused by the European war. Cotton produc- ers, bankers and merchants are ad- vised to co-operate in withholding from sale as much cotton as possi- ble u ntil a fair price is obtainable. —— TO PUSH PHONE PROBE Albany, N. Y., Sept. 20.—The presentation of testimony byv the New York Telephone Co. to the public service commission will take place today. This inquiry was to have been started on the 22nd of the month, but owing to the com- mission, was postponed until {oday. The investigation will start with New York city alone, and will only involve those parts of the company's business outside the city which ac- tual Investigation reveals from time to time as necessary for considera- tion In arriving at an equitable ad- justment of the New ' York City rates. These were the specific mat- ters complained of before the com- mission. President To Exert Himself On Behalf Of Cotton Growers (By Associated Press) Washington, Sept. 30—President Wilson told a delegation represent- ing the conference of southern gov- ernors and congressmen that he would take up with the treasury de- partment the request that State banks be allowed to issue emergency currency without paying ten per- cent tax, The president said he would do everything in his power to afford relief to the cotton States in the present emergency. STATE FAIRS Ala., Sent, Alabama, 30.— which open until Oct, 10, with a larger number of interesting and educational ex- hibits than in any previous year. Birmingham, in { Alabama-raised livestock forms one which relics of the old pioneer dayvs |of the principal features, and large are exhibited. There are relies of | prizes have been offered. the old Indian fights, relics of the|the most pretentious household wares of homestead days. One of racing pro- grams ever offered in the South will |Another feature is the production of | he staged, with four stake races at the first ball held In Omaha in ter- $1,000 each, and nine purse races. ritorial days. The old settlers liv-|Several famous horses, among them ing who participated in the ball at|Flower Direct, Bordelon, Hyper and that time will take part in this, { Vivetta, are entered. A motoreycle dressed in the styles of that day, |contest has been arranged under the and will dance the old darces *hen sanction and rules of the Federa- in vogue. —————————————————————————————— California, in San Francisco. The man was arrested here on a charge of white slavery, it being al- leged that he had persuaded woman, who accompanied back, to desert her husband children and accompany him here. them the [ Trenton Tri-State tion of American Motorcyclists. A wonderful exhibition of fireworks will be shown each evening. Trenton, N. J., Sept. 30.—The fair opened last Monday and will close on Oct. 2. anl|The exhibits this year are of great interest to farmers and producers Those who know the United States [and show the resources of the State marshal say it is a sure bet that Wil- |in a well presented way. The dis- son will be delivered to tha Cali- fornia authorities, and that he has | heretofore, with the service |[tions in the mechanical world well attended his last religious unti] he gets to his final destination. larger than latest inven- play of machinery is represented . Por oy