Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, November 7, 1914, Page 1

Cleared | ' Opening xchange [BLE BY THE SALE OF ALES OF COTTON D BY PELL & CO. on Cotton and Cotton Caused Loss of $455,- 000 to Producers RS Associated Press.) , Nov. 7.—The federal signed an order for the DO bales of unliquidated | cents a pound, held by pd firm of H. P. Pell & fdecision clears the way ly opening of thg cotton PRSI . 000 Loss to Growers sociated Press.) pn, Nov. 7.—The war's price of cotton and cot- caused a loss of about D to producers this year, ment of agriculture an- Bay. Experts base this j the shrinkage to pres- jompared with those last hint Made To . On Cypress Freight Rates Associated Press) on, Nov. 7.-—Existing ber freight rates from Ints to eastern and north- tions were attocked to- iinterstate commerce com- cypress company at jlleged that rates were d discriminatory because rates in effect on yellow nts. BT PRESS ASSO- ON TO BE ORGANIZED e, Nov. 7.—After con- a number of the pub- jhe East Coast it has been isable to orzanize an presg association, similar to the Florida Press As- d the Lake Region Press to improve the general the publishing busi- an exchange of ideas. cie County- Board of in an invitation to all on the East Coast to at- ting for the purpose of ich an organization, to be Pierce, Monday, Nov. p. m. This date was se- that representatives could uart the same evening to convention of the East Association, which will king over of the East by the government.” An and entertaining pro- be arranged for the meet- ith an automabile ride e famous 'Tndian river nd orange sections as a ion. bh EMEN SEEKING FLORIDA PASTURAS le, Nov. 7.—The board s yesterday in line with raiser in Texas who is moving to Florida to take of the better grazing section and the oppor- will enjoy for producing hogs at lesg cost per pound being done in Texas. COMMERCIAL NEW YORK ork, Nov. 7.—Consider- t has been aroused over joth exposition which will the Grand Central Palace continue until the 21st th. The exposition is to e the 300th anniversary pmmercial beginning of Istand. Leading mcr- among the exhibitors, space hds been devoted to ¢ produection of what the on of New York looked seventy-five and one hun- ago. 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. MCADOO BELIEVES COTTON LOAN WILL BE SUBSCRIBED (By Associated Press.) Washington, Nov. 7.—Secretary McAdoo conferred last night with the attorney general relative to the $135,000,000 cotton loan. It is un- derstood that the department of justice holds that the loan pool is not in violation of the Sherman law. Many bankers had expressed fear that it was. Secretary McAdoo is confident that the whole sum will be subscribed. Thos. Watson Not To Be Tried At November Term (By Associated Press.) ‘Augusta, Ga., Nov. 7.—It was announced today that Thomas E. Watson, editor and” once Populist candidate for president, will not be ‘tried at the November term of the federal court on the charge of send- ing objectionable matter through the mails. EXCHANGE SOUTH FRANCE FOR SOUTH FLORIDA Jacksonville, Nov. 7.—“As an in- dication that the prophecies in re- gard to the Florida tourist season will bring large numbers of people here who have formerly gone to Eu- ope,” said A. W. Fritot, district 'passenger agent of the Atlantic Coast Line, yesterday, ‘“we already have proof that such an influx of visitors may be expected. A party of five rich Easterners who have for many years spent their winterg in the south of France were in Jack- sonville yesterday, and went to southern points in the Staie looking for a winter location, not only for themselves, but for large numbers of their friends. Their purpose is to find a location where they can spend the winter in their usual sports and outdoor pleasures on land and wa- ter, and report back to their friends who are waiting to go somewhers for the winter. It ig highly prob- able that they will find just what they want in Florida, and that they will locate in the State for the win- ter, and bring their friends and that these are but the advance guard of large numbers of millionaires that will come to Florida this winter, be- cause they cannot go to Europe. Florida, I am convinced, more than ever, will have thousands of people here thig winter who have formerly gone to Europe, because they can find something new and interesting here, and a better climate than Eu- rope boasts, and a distance only a day or two from their business.’ WAR ORDERS PLACED Boston, Mass., Nov. 7.—New England manufacturers of shoes have already booked many large or- ders for shoes and leather hag taken a corresponding advance. One com- pany, with an annual turnover of $12,000,000, is running its factories day and night at 125 per cent ca- pacity. Before the war it was run- ning at 40 per cent capacity. Most of the leather is for Encland, and it is to be made into boots and shoes there for the army. So far England has bought no bootg in the United States, but it is expected to place orders soon. In answer to thig de- mand for leather the price has risen from 4 to 6 per cent per foot. FOUR GOT LICENSE TO MARRY SAME GIRL Macon, Ga., Nov. 7—Four young men have secured marriage licenses to marry the same girl, but Ordinary C. M. Wiley, who issued the 1i- censes, has pledged himself to keep the identity of the young men and the young woman a secret until one of the s wains is successful. ‘“‘Please don’t let the newspapers get hold of this,”” wag the request each made when applying tor the license. Then each one took the Ordinary into his confidence and toid him the whole story. Bach declared that he was in love with the girl, and that they are all pressing their suits to the ut- most. They told the official taht they wanted -to be prepared when the young woman accepted one of them,” so that they would call in a minister at once and have the cere- ; mony performed. ol LAKELAND, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, NOV. 7, 1914. Tokio Is Celebrating Fall Of German Fort; Offensive Naval Campaign May Soon Begin In Pacific VIENNA MESSAGE STATES THAT AUSTRIA'S CONSUL GENERAL AND ALL TURKISH DIPLOMATS AT TABRIC, PERSIA: HAVE BEEN TAKEN PRISONE RS BY THE RUSSIANS Turks Confiscate All Ships of the Enemy at Smyrna. Four Unidentified Warships Sighted Off th Tokio Celebrating Fall of German Fort (By Associated Press.) Tokio, Nov. 7—Tokio is celebrat- ing the fall of the German fortress of Tsing Tau, and street vrowds are collected everywhere, dragging floats symbolic of victory and wav- ing flags. The final successful Jap- anese attack began early Friday. The capture of the middle fort of the first line of defenses is largely responsible for the surrender of the Germans, who hoisted white flags. During the last two days’ fight the warships continued their terrific bombardment. The official account says that the Taisichen fort seemed to explode. Naval Battles to Be Waged in the Pacific (By Associated Press.) Washington, Nov. 7.—The Jap- anese ecmbassy today received official dispatcheg describing the fall of Tsing Tau. The result is inter- preted to mean the beginning of an offensive naval campaign in the Pa- cific. Three squadrons of warships which have been occupied in block- ading Kiao Chow will now be re- leased, it is said, to hunt German ships in the Pacific. Turks Capture All Vessels at Smyrna (18y associated Press.) London, Nov. 7.—An Athens dis- patch says the authorities at Smyrna in Asiatic Turkey, have confiscated all the French, British, Belgian and Russian steamers lying in that port. High Officials Taken Prisoners (By Assoclated Press.) London, Nov. 7.—An Amsterdam dispatch says a Vienna message as- gerts that the Austro-Hungarian consul genera] and the Turkish dip- lomatic representatives at Tabric, Persia, have been taken prisoners by the Russians and transported to Shipments of Meat To Continue During The Quarantine (1sy Associated Press.) Chicago, Nov. 7.—It was an- nounced today that ghipments of dressed meats will continue as usual during the nine-day quarantine at the Union stock yards, which were closed as a result of the foot and EARLY RUSH TO FLORIDA New York, Nov. 7.—New Yora 'hotels are fi lled with the “travel- ‘.ing" rich with no place to go but re! main here until the season opens in ‘Florida or California. The thou- ‘sands of Americans who break a leisurely annual journey to South- ern Europe with pleasant tarryings &nd shippings in London and Paris will certainly have to remain in this bountry this winter wunless they want to run the risk of being seized tion ‘contains 13,000 acres, has 80 | by a warship or suffer other embar- rassments. Nearly all of the south- ern hotel proprietors are leaving New York to get their places in or- der for an early rush to the South. A wheat crop such as Kansas raised in 1914 has never been equalled by any other State in the Union. It amounted to 9,061,971 acres. Through the efforts of President Gompers, the rival steam shovel- men’s organizations of Chicago have ‘reached an agreement as to the basis ,of an amalgamation. e Coast at Peru Tiflis. The Persian government, rthe American minister at Teheran, )said, has protested against the al- “leged infraction of international law. ; Kaiser Is Close to the Front ( (By Associated Press.) London, Nov. 7.—A Belgian |\ frontier dispatch to the says the Kaise) close to the front in Flanders making an effort to inspire his ps to capture Ca- lais. He travels daily: through the territory behind Bruges, visits the field hospitals and talks to and com- forts the wounded. Four Warships Sighted From Peru (By Associated Press.) Lima, Peru, Nov. 7.—Four war- shipg passed Callao southbound Fri- day. They kept far out from the coast. Nationality not determined. [ ll nquiring About Landing of Blue | Jackets (By Associated Press.) Washington, Nov. 7.—The navy ,department has sent an inquiry to . the commanders of the cruirers Ten- nessee and North Carolina asking if American blue jackets had landed at Beirut. of previous reports. (By Associated Press.) Paris, Nov. 7.—A French official announcement this afternoon says the situation is relatively quiet on the River-Yser below Dixmude. To Search for Secret Wireless Apparatus (By Assoclated Press) Washington, Nov. 7.—The State and navy secret service departments today decided to begin search for a secret wireless apparatus which it is alleged is being used by European 'helllgerentu in American territory. Kroonland Released, But Cargo Left to A Prize Court'; —_— (By Associated Press.) Washington, Nov. 7—The Amer- ican steamer Kroonland, detained by the British at Gibraltar with a car- go of copper and rubber was released today. The cargo question was left to a prize court, according to state department advices. LABOR NOTES Within the last ten years gold has been mined vince. Alabama, in three years, has built 1,992 mileg of good roads. The world’s record sugar planta- ;mlles of railway and empleys 1,500 people. Idaho in 1913 produced gold, sil- ver, copper, lead and zinc valued at $24,149,049. Members of a committee of a Bal- timore newspaper from Washington in great enthus- iasm over a co-operative store which they have investigated and which they hope to duplicate. . —— There are now thirty-six States in Express ' in every Chilean pro-| ‘have returned ! COPPER TROUBLE EXPECTED ———— New York, Nov. 7.—Because of the fear that ships carrying copper to other European ports than those of the allles may be seized, steam- ship companies have practically re- fused to accept copper for ghipment. If relief is not obtained the foreign trade of this country will be se- riously crippled. If the exportation of copper from the United States to Europe is stopped, it would affect disastrously the copper mining in- gustry throughout the West. The copper companies have already suf- fered heavy losses through the British seizures. The insurance rates have advanced sharply. Hook Worm Prevails In Panama To Large Extent (By Associated Press.) Washington, Nov. 7.—The inter- national health commission reports that experiments in the lahoratories {at Panama show that hook worm Iprevails to an unsuspected extent. PACKERS BUSY Chicago, Ill., Nov. 7. —War or- ders for clothing trucks, harness, tinned meats and the like in this city and neighboring markets amount to between $7,000,000 and $8,000,000, and purchasing agents of the British and French govern- .ments are still buying. The meat fpnckers have enough European or- ders on hand to keep them running ,full time for a year. The opposing governments have 'agents watching the purchases of ieach other in this market. They be- gin with correspondence about the prices and quantities, but invariably their questions lead to details of transport. Given this information, itheir warships are intormed, and kept on the lookout for =hipments to hostile governments. There is no confirmation : JAX BUY A BALE CLUB ( TO GET BUSY | Jacksonville, Nov. 7.—The work 'ol’ the Florida Twenty-Thousand ;Bale Club in this city will be pushed along aggressive lines in the future, ag there are a large number |ot applications on file at present for Ibuyem for the cotton of the State. In a letter to the club, Mr. Simon stated that cotton conferences will be held this week in Leon and Mad- ison counties. The Covington Co., Iof this city, is receiving cotton in lieu of cash payments. The initia- ;‘tl\'e was taken by this concern be- ifore the buy a bale movement ever !gtarted or the exchange of cotton i'fur merchandise was generally an- nounced. Interest in relieving the cotton situation soon became mani- fest here and many of the hotels and business houses were quick to buy a bale of cotton. Since then it is said that more Jacksonville citt- jzeng and visitors have had the pleas- ure of seeing a real bale of cotton than at any time in the past history of the city. As a result of the buy- ing which has gone on in this State, it is believed that the planters here ‘have been more benefitted than in |any State of Dixle, according to the | percentage of cotton produced. HOLDING BIBLE CONFERENCE Pittsburg, Pa., Nov. 7.—Minis- ters of international renown will address a Bible conference which {will be held in thig city, opening to- morrow and lasting through the 13th. The conference will be sim- (ilar to that of last March, and ‘among the speakerg engaged are Dr. Frank Gunsaulus, Dr. M. B. Wil- ,llsms, Dr. S. Parks Cadman, Dr. | Newell Dwight Hillis, and others !equnlly prominent in religious work. ,.'l‘hc meetings will be held in several Pittsburg churches. | TOURING FOR FUNDS Worcester, Mass., Nov. 7—Louis |D. Brandeis of Boston 2and Dr. Schmarya Levin of Berlin will speak in this city tomorrow. They are on a tour of the United States to raise a fund of $100.000 to promote the Zionist movement, the success of No. 6 Appointment Of Gutierrez Suits Villa IS WILLING TO BACK HIM UP BY ARMED FORCE IF NECESSARY TFavors Him Because He Believes He Is at Heart a Revolutionist (By Associated Press.) ‘El Paso, Nov. 7.—Villa tele- graphs the Associated Press that he is in accord with the designation of Gutierrez ag provisional president of Mexico. He says he will sustain him with force of arms because he considers him a revolutionist at heart identical with that of the peo- ple of Mexico. SCIIWAB SELLS SHRAPNEL South Bethlehem, ra., Nov. 7.— In the recent -announcement of Charles M. Schwab that he had de- cided to build a large fuse manu- facturing plant in connection with his steel plant here, it is Dlelieved that he has received many foreign contractg for all kinds of shrapnel and steel and cxp:c‘s to receive oth- ers from France, Rus«a and Eng- lard. Notwich+v.ding that the Iceal steel compan: does a big busi- ness with the federal government in munitions of war, thi: United States makes its owa fus'3 at different ar- gsenals. Foreizn governments which are contracting for shrapnel and steel ammuniticns, besides big guns, demand that *i. equipment be fur- nished complate in every derall. Nearly a thousi>d maen and wom.n will be employed in the new plant. CHARGED WITH USING MAILS TO DEFRAUD Jacksonville, Nov. 7.—United States Deputy Marshal Ruhl, of the United States district court of Mas- sachusetts, accompanied by Guard Merrill, has b rought to this city F. Gaffam, a white man, who was turned over to United States Marshal J. C. Brown, who had Gaffam locked up in the county jail. ‘The arrest was made in the North, Gaffam hav- ing been indicted at the June term of the federal grand jury. United States district court, Southern dis- |trlct of Florida, the charge against \Gaffam being the violation of section {1215 of the criminal code, the alleged misuse of the United States malils with alleged intent to defraud. TOURIST RECORD ALREADY BROKEN Jacksonville, Nov. 7.—They are coming! Already the tide of travel |has turned in a strong current from Northern Btates and sections to the warm winter weather of Florida. Wednesday morning the Royal Palm train on the Southern Railway that runs through,from Chicago over the Big Four, taking the Queen and Crescent at Cincinnati and the Southern at Chattanooga, came in, in two sections, loaded with homeseek- ers. There were five extra cars, carrying the largest number of home- seekes that hag ever been brought to Florida this early in the season on any one day by the Southern. MORE HORSES St. Louis, Mo., Nov. 7.—Twenty thousand additional head of horses are to be purchased in Missouri and Southern Illinois by agents of the British, French and Russian gov- ernments, according to recent re- ports. It is sald the agents of the |varioug governments have been in- structed to make the purchases. A uniform price of $270 ig being paid for each horse, and white and grey horses are being refused. The German government is eaid to be offering $600 to $800 a head for horses delivered in Germany. The French agents have also bought flour and great quantitieg of other provisions here. The Rassano Dam, in Alberta, Canada, one of the greatest irriga- itlon works in the world, has been completed, and 2,000 square mileg the Union in which night work by which has been imperilled by the !of hitherto uncultivated land will be the children is prohibited. European war. converted into fertile soil.