Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, October 2, 1914, Page 1

THE LAKELAND 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 XNOCK HIS HOME TOWN. fic To la. Stopped By Delug JURBURST AT FOLKS- N HOLDS UP A.C. L. TRAINS -e From Waycross States gen Creek Trestle Was Washed Away ¥ (By Associated Press) ross ,Ga., ()ct. 2.—Traf- o Florida over the Southern lantie by a cicad oday . vl Pidgen Creek wlue roads was burst near Folk- trestle shed away. Jation On ' Their Knees jor Telegram: een the above -quotation. Somowhere 1 It lerence to our good president’s call upon Christian America rve next Sunday as a day of prayer for peace among the nations @f Europe. pubtedly this nation will re- Millions of men and women Yy to “the God of hattles’— l of whom it is said “He mak- rs to cease unto the ends of h; He breaketh the bow; He the spear in sunder; He h the chariot in the fire,” to e and cause an immediate pn of hostilities in the pres- r zone of the world. Now, we in prayer; everybody does. he ‘“fool” who says “in his there is no God,” does not be- p prayer, and he doec not be- he is a fool, poor fellow, and D't be blamed. Men who live nce of God’s laws, who blas- His name, who in their daily nore every claim He has upon inevertheless believe in prayer, lenced by the soulful cry to br help when sudden calamlty th em . only do men believe in prayer, ey believe God hears and an- SOME prayers. To the devout ! however, it must be manifes | 1 prayer, if rightly directed fered in faith MUST be an- , since “God is no respecter of " , to the case in p oint, as mil- f peace loving Americans will t Sunday besiege a throne of grace to bring to pass pedce the nations, suppose that on prrow a eace d ody mix up of Teuton and Ind Saxon and Serb continues nabated fury, is that to be ive evidence that God has not He who sees the end from the jing knows better d the next and the not come. Suppose than we ould conduce to man’s best . A sudden cessation of hos- might be more of a menace to peace than an answer of pray- world world peace. Is it not p that an armed truce would the end of lasting amity? To vise and able men the only f lasting peace is the utter tion of armaments and the armed resistance. As Dbe- ndividuals men who go armed flict, conflict is always imma- nd eventually certain, so it is nations. in a single sentence, I should make that sentence road: If T had to offer a “0, e and all loving Prince of move for peace among our brother men in such way ng such lines as in Thine in- widom will make for lasting the peace of God—the peace seth human understanding.”” cordance with the presidentw and in conhection with our ervice Sunday night, at the IMethodist church, thep astor 1 on the people to join this prayer. He will also take pn to speak a few minutes on and to quote briefly from ny's warring emperor on the g, the privilege and the duty er. JOHN B. LEY. % i FLORIDA LEAGUE § Standing of the Clubs Won Lost Pct. TARDE - ¢ . o6 o 14 6 700 Lakeland .. .. .. 13 8 .619 St. Petersburg .... 9 12 .429 }*ort Meade .. 6 16 .273 Results Yesterday ) Tampa 5; Fort Meade 2. Lakeland 4; St. Petersburg 3. Locals Defeated LAKELAND, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, OCT. 2, 1914 Twenty Transports Filled With British Indians Go To Aid of French Army ARE ANXIOUS FOR A CLASH WITH THE GERMAN ARMY; ARE WELL TRA ERN ARMS AND ARTILLERY HE WANTS NO POST- OFFICE PRIMARY Washington, Oct. 2.—Congress- man Emmett Wilson has made it known that he is not in favor of the »—{holding of a primary as a means of INED AND HAVE MOD- . St. Pete Yesterday|Reinforced, Germany Hammering French Positions With Success —_— (By C. Green.) The Champs took the second game at St. Pete by a score of four to three. It was a case of lucky sev- ,vmh for the Lakelandites. With | the score against them threce to iwo in the lucky inning, a base on balls, two sacrifices, an error and two hits gave the CHAMPS two runs and the game as the contest finished in this inning to allow the visitors to catch the boat. Zellars started in for the Sunshine City team but was taken out on account of nis wildness and Stringer who took thec mound, hurled fine ball until the seventh when the balloon soared. Hall gave mp eight hits but kept them scat- tered. The feature of the game was the batting of Zellars who got a triple and a single and scored two of the locals runs’. ‘The score by innings: Lakeland ..... 020 000 2—4 3 1 St. Pete ...... 000 201 0—3 8 6 Batteries—for Lakeland, Hall ‘and Eubanks; for St. Pete, Zellars, Stringer and Nance. COMMENTS ON THE GAME That boy Zellars is some artist with the stick. And to think that Lakeland had a chance to get him at one time. Seems good to have the boys at {home once more. There is some talk of having the new team play the old team. Good idea. \Wonder how it would come out? All means of communication with Tampa were kind of twisted yester- day. Both the Western Union and fhe Long Distance reported that the Tampa-Fort Meade game was a ttie, three and three, and called ou account of darkness. The Lakeland fans were doing some rejoicing un- 'til the sad news came. We note that the Tampa papers in speaking of the Tampa players, say Tampa FLORIDA players. We know we have a few outsiders, scribes, but, nevertheless, we vene ture to say that you will never see the Tampa team mentioned as the HAVANA-CUBA team in the Fort Meade, St. Pete or Lakeland papers, Tampa today with Martin in the box, probably. If we win today, let that everybody tomorrow, |- jroot and rcot hard for TOMORROW IS THE FATAL DAY. That pennant must fly in Lakeland. ron o tr Toampa Hal] will probably pitch the first game in Tampa and Martin the sec- ond. We will not be a bit surprised to see JOE WOOD and WALTER JOHNSON in the box for Tampa. Whatever happens, Mr. watch your umpiring. Lewis, COTTON GINNED / TO SEPTEMBER 25 (By Associated Press.) Wasghington, Oct. 2.—The census bureau announced this morninz that cotton ginned to Sept. 25 amounted to 3,381,863 bales. 0il City, Pa., Oct. 2.—The three day State convention of the Women’'s Christian Temperance Union, is be- ing held in this city, commencing to- day, with a large number of delegates present. One of the principal sub- jects of genera]l discussion will be the recent “going dry” of some of the more important States which had ‘previously been regarded as strong- holds of the “wets.” Are Making Steady Progress Before Antwerp Having Silenced Two Begian Forts; Home of U. S. Consul at Rheims Half (By Associated Press.) London, Oct. 2.—The Daily Mail’'s Marseilles correspondent in a Saturday dispatch delaved by the censor describes in detail the land- ing in France of twenty transports loaded with British Indian troops. It says the Indians are anxious for a clash with the Germans and feared the war would be ended before they arrived. Their excellent organization amazed the French officers. They are [trained and fully equipped with mod- ern arms and artillery. The Indians were given an ovation by the French populace; the girls cast flowers be- fore them and pinned roses on their coats. The number landed was not stated. FRONT OF BATTLE LINE EXTENDED (By Associated Press.) Paris, Oct. 2.—A war office state- ment this afternoon says taat terri- fic iighting continues constantly near Roye, where the Germans nave been strongly reinforced. The front of the battle line is now extended into the region south of Arras. In the Woe- vre district the French offensive con- tinues with progress, notably in the region between Apremont and St. Michel. ALLIED FLEET FIRING ON POLA (By Associated Press.) London, Oct. 2.—A Vienna dis- patch to the Daily Mail says the al- 'lied fleet has opened operations tugainst Pola, Austro-Hungary's chief naval station. U. S. COSUL’S HOUSE HALF WRECKED (By Associated Press.) London, Oct. 2.—A Rheims dis- patch says Rheims was the scene of a fierce artillery duel Wednesday. United States Consul Bardel had a narrow escape as his house was half wrecked by a shell. FRANCE IN AFBICA 1 Germany wlnq France stands to lose an empire which for a half ‘century she has been silently build- ing up in Africa. We who live on this side of the ‘water know little of the immense fer- 'tility of this African conllnent and of Pmn(es loot held there. We do not realize that France is mlslress of nearly 50 per cent of a continent which comprises one-fifth of the land of the globe; that she holds nearly one-half of an area larger than the North American continent by just two million square miles. Her ac- tual holdings in Africa take in a rich area nearly twice that of the conti- nental United States. They reach 'from the banks of the Congo river to the shores of the Mediterranean, fand from the Atlantic seaboard to the fertile valley of the Nile. The newspapers here are ravina over the expenses of this European ! war. The money spent in it is a mere bagatelle to the wealth of em- pire that may be won or lost by it. England almost went to war with France sixteen years ago because the latter was too rapidly absorbing the African continent. When Capt. Mar- chand took the territory covering the water sources of the Nile, with the ultimate possibility of diverting them into the Sahara desert, the Pashoda' incident was created. England de- manded his retreat with war as an ‘alternative. France withdrew Mar- <chand, but the incident left a bitter Wrecked GERMANS HAMMER FRENCH POSITIONS (By Associated Press.) Berlin Wireless via Sayville), Oct. 2.—A Berlin announcement today says the great battle in France is still undecided. The Germans are de- scribed as hammering the French positions at numerous points with heavy artillery. The allies at- tempts to break through the Ger- man line were repulsed. The heav- fest lcsses have been in the Argon- nes region. The Germans continue to make steady progress in the fighting before Antwerp. The Ger- man artillery has silenced two Bel- gian forts. —— DON’T WANT CONGRESS TO ADJOURN WITHOU RELIEVING COTTON GROWERS (By Associated Press) Washington, Oct. 2.—Southern congressmen appealed to the presi- degt today not to consent to the ad- journment of Congress until the fi- nancial situation facing the cotton planters is relicved. They asked that $450,000,000 in government funds be raised for loans to planters for periods from nine to twelve months at three per cemt interest, on cotton at the average price of ten cents a pound. PARIS PREDICKS GERMANS’' DEFEAT ON AISNE (By Associated Press.) Paris, Oct. 2.—Brief statements of the war department today did not indicate fully the nature of the fierce battle that has raged for three days in north France, where the Germans are trying to break the allies’ lines. Military critics here believe the bat- tle of Aisne will soon end in Germaii defeat, regardless of the enemy’s ob- ject. fenllnz The truth is that the conti- nent of Africa, some thirty years 20 was stolen and divided like a big, lusclous pie among various European nations, and Germany came late at the cutting. Worse yet, France hav- ing seen the pie first, got the biggest share. SUFFRAGE ARMY MOBILIZES Montauk Point, L. 1., Oct. 2.— Today has been appmntod for the mobilization of the women who be- 'long to the great army of suffragists, whose plan is to represent the great- est potential force for peace in the world has begun today. The slogan of this army will be “On to Roches- ter,”” in which city the annual con- vention opens on the 12th of the month. Today suffragists in decorat- ed automobiles will assemble here, divide into two companies and will carry on an active campaign of speeches and street meetings in every ‘town and hamlet all along the north ‘and south shores to New York City. ;Placards have been posted all along the way to notify the inhabitants :that the suffragists are coming. On |Oct. 7 the forces will gather in Cen- tral Park every assembly district in Manhattan having automobiles dec- orated with its own banner and vote for women insignia. Other boroughs of Greater New York will also be represented. Led by the state presi- |dent, Mrs. Ra¥mond Brown, the suf- fragists will make a short procession about the city before starting for { Rochester. 2 choosing a new postmaster at Pensa- cola. Pensacolians have been press- ing Mr. Wilson for an appointment of the successor to the late A. G. Fell, who died some three months ago. A spirited contest for the office is on between W. Chipley Jones and Ben Hancock. In announcing his op- position to the primary suggestion, Mr. Wilson stated that he will an- nounce the postmaster during the latter part of the week. Drob Proceedings Against Speer (By Associated Press) Washington, Oct. 2.-—The House judiciary committee filed a report today recommending the dropping of the impeachment proceedings against [Federal Judge Speer of Georgia. COMMON LAW MARRIAGE NO G0OD IN FLORIDA Jacksonville, Oct. 1.—That the common law marriage as an institu- tion is practically eliminated when it conflicts with the provisions of the Mann fFederal statute, the socallea whlte slave act, was essentially the ‘finding of United States Commis- I'mmel' Frank D. Brennan, presiding at -+ a preliminary hearing in thie case of George Harding, who Monday was released on a municipal court charge, only to find himscif entan- gled in the government’s meshes. His bond, which was fixed at $2,500, pending the hearing, was reduced, however, to $750 by the commission- er. Harding, who is a well dressed man of 35 or 40, undeniably well educated, made a desperate effort to prove that he had lived with the woman as man and wife for a pe- riod of years, and that he had intro- duced her as his wife to a number of people; in Providence, R. 1.; At- lantic City, N. J.; New York city and other places. In symming up, the commissioner took cognizance of only two facts, that the two were not married, and that Harding had transported her from one State to another as Mrs. Harding. Both points were practi- cally established by the defendant himself. The woman, who is pretty, and 28 | years old, was a witness, ag she wus yesterday in police court, when Harding was first arrested on her charge that he had annoyed her; that she sought to rid herself of him, and could not. POSSIBILITIES IN EASTERN TRADE New York, Oct. 2.—A well known Shangshai importer, now in the Unit- ed States, ig urging producers here to turn their attention to the far east- ern trade. American manufacturers have the best opportunity ever pre- sented to develop a great trade with China. now that commercial re- lations have been suspended with the warring Euronean nations. E. L. Koehler has been in the cast seven- teen years, conducting an importing house in China, dealing with goods manufactured on the continent, han- dling many articles made in Austro- Hungary, Germany and England. Unable now to import merchandise and other commodities from those countries, he has come to this side to substitute American made zoods. He believes there is a good prospect for American manufacturers to capture a large part of the Chinese commerce. Chinese merchants buy almost solely articles with well establisned trade | marks and as many of these will cease to be imported for some time to come on account of the war, Mr. Koehler said one of the things to be learned is to export to China not the goods it is assumed the Chinese trade trade will take, but the class of pro- ducts that far easterners demand. He also suggests that Americans should go after Chinese industrial as well as government financing, the same as England does, and in that |’ way secure government contracts. Light And Water Bonds Must Carry AT ELECTION NEXT TUES- DAY OR DIRE RESULTS WILL FOLLOW With The Plant Already Over- loaded, Danger Of Complete Breakdown Liable To Occur at Any Moment Editor, Evening Telegram: In spite of the fact that the citizens of the town voluntarily and of their ‘own action decided without a pro- testing voice, at a large and repre- sentative meeting held recently, to bond th« ‘or a modern and ef- ficient +1u water plant, to pro- vide needed equipment for fire pro- tection and to enable the city to ac- cept the gift of a site for a hospi- tal, there seems to be some feeling of opposition, here and there, to the "0arrylng out of such action and in voting for the bonds at the election (to be held next Tuesday, and the strangest thing about it is that some of this opposition comes from those who were present and professed ac- quiescence in the action of the meeting. If the citizens had not taken the action above stated and made the recommendatjon to the city officials; if they had not provided for the spending of this money Yy citizens whom they themselves nominated, it would be easier to understand any opposition now being manifestea, |but, primarily, this action was tak- |;en by those supposed to represent ‘the city at large—a mass meeting of the citizens—after a thorough ‘threshing out of the matter. It is 'believed that those who made the :rt‘commcndatlons on which action Is to be taken next Tuesday will and ‘do abide by their action, but it is 'he«-amry that they act also on the 'day of election by putting into force at the polls the strength of such [ recommendations. Indifference, carelessness, lack of thought, and necessary and prompt action have lost many a worthy cause and [brought regret and disappointment to those who were delinquent in .bneklng up the cause for which they were supposed to stand, and such an occurrence might easily happen ‘again if the opponents should turn |out en masse and the other side be lmerply stragglers. Only the vital importance of this 1issue compels me to speek in this way, because, while some things are ‘mot probable, even unreasonable ithings are possible under some cir- ‘cupstances. We have been assured by those (who are in a position to speak with authority that the prgm-m light and [ water plant cannot very much long- er be made to give even unsatisfac- tory service, and the city faces the possibility at any moment, and es- pecially so soon as the full winter load comeg on, of having something happen which will plunge the town in darkness and at the same time 'risk a disastrous fire. These are '\'nry serious matters to consider, while other conditions not so seri- ous but in a way vital to the inter- ests of the city are also at stake. Badly needed extensions for light land water are being withheld and |\will be indefinitely postponed if the lnncnflsnry action is not taken next Tuesday. It may also be necessary for the city to curtail the present service in order to serve the busi- ness and more congested residence sections, so that even parts of the icity now being served wiil have to be cut off until the necessary equip- ment shall have been provided. It is easy to realize but serious to fecontemplate the damaging effect to Lakeland if, in the midst of the iwinter season, with a town full of visitors, a serious breakdown at the plant should occur and the city be left without lights and perhaps an adequate water supply until new machinery could be obtained or ex- itensive repairs made. This is no party issue at all but a matter of large, general, publie interest, in the result of which the welfare of every citizen and the vi- ltality and integrity of the city is involved. If there is anything objectionable (Continued on Page 4.) nty