Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, November 12, 1914, Page 1

sident pudently ddressed By Negro HEADED A COMMIT- CALLING ON HIM GARDING SEGRE- ATION OF NE- GRO RACE int Told Committee They ld Have to Secure a Chairman Before He Would Listen to Them By Associated Press.) ngton, Nov. 12.—President while receiving a negro del- today who came to protest the segregating of races in rnment departments, object- p tone adopted by the spokes- M. Trotter, of Boston, and committee that if it called again it would have to get a irman. The president add- he had never been addressed manner since he eutered the ouse. 10,000 ACRES TO GROW CAMPHOR TREES bnville, Nov. 12.--Two new the Florida grower to cul- he raising of camphor and pineless cactus, have just ught to the attention of B. B, secretary of the Jackson- jal Istate Exchange. He at 10,000-acreg have recent- purchased in Clay county, pch Cove Springs, for the of ¢ ultivating the camphor similar grove has also re- een visited by Mr. Butts. located near Sat.uma, Fla., trateg the fact that the m to do well in the+sandy ertain sections of the State. atter grove a secret process ! to secure the valuable ex- With regard to the spineless t is stated that the product thought of among the cat- of this and other States. A s been received by the real 0dy, forwarded to them by! Board of Trade, from a a neighboring State. The pads in part as follows: re planting in Mobile, A'la,, teen acres of s pineless cac- e are planting in Pollard, ht acres of s pineless cactus, | p lanting in Blountstown, P acres of spineless cactus. t to o pen a b ranch office pnville about the first of De. We want to p lant an acre close in at Jacksonville, 1d thank you to put us in th a real estate firm that either buy or lease from of five years one acre of N BALL IN NEW YORK Nov. 12.—The South- PLY of New York has ar- 0 give a “cotton ball” at florf this evening, and tick- DOXes have been in demand announcement was made. t is to popularize the use fabrics and thus fncrease nd for cotton. It has been that every lady wear a made of and trimmed with alerials, and silks will be pon unfavorably in the fam- room of the Waldorf to- The decorations of the room ictly Southern in character, P, both in the bholl and in hag been largely used. The Will be devoted to replen- le relief fund that the so- intains, or assisting south- ho may be in distress. The the committee who had the charge included many men €0 prominent hoth politi- socially in New York, On and cities of the South e it AT of Zeppelins ig said to be many departures from Lon- [ ULLISHED ‘N THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST PART OF THE BEST STATE BOOST——R AME/TBER THAT SATAN STAYED IN HEAVEN UNTIL HE BEGAN T0 KNOCK HIS HOME TOWN. A —— T — Minnie 2. Neal, Anna W, Sceretary —- Mas, Pattishall, Wesi, Palm OFFICERS RE-ELECTED ldncn Union, holding its thirty-fiist nie E. Neal, of thig city, who begins The officers re-elected are as fol iggin, Bradentown, Mabel Perkins-Dean, DeLand. 'ALLW_C. T. U- —_ Jacksonville, Nov. 12.-—At the Wednesday morning session of the Florida Woman's Christian Temper. fannual convention in the First Bap- tist church, all of the general offi- cers were relelected for the ensuing year. Amonz them wag Miss Min- her eleventh year as president of the union in this State. The delegates were unanimous in their election of officers. lows: President—Mi:g Jacksonville, Vice President—DMrs. Corresponding Johnnie L. Beach. Recording Secretary—DMis. Treasurer—Mrs. Nellie J. Gainesville. U. D. C. Re-Elect Q Mrs. Stevens Doig, President-Gen. — (By Associated Press.) Savannah, Nov. 12.—Mrs. Daisy McLaurin Stevens, of Brandon, Miss., eral of the United Daughters of the Confederacy at the general conven- tion here today. ATLANTIC BATTLESHIP FLEET FOR PENSACOLA HARBOR Pensacola, Nov. 12.—Bosttleships, torpedo boat destroyers, submarines and aeroplanes will be assembled in Pensacola harbor next month for extensive maneuvers. Thig harbor .has been selected for the work mlanned several weeks ago and means that the entire Atlantic¢ bat- tleship fleet, all destroyers and all submarines will come to this port for a lengthy stay. The maneuvers will be conducted for the purpose of ascertaining which is the hest type |of submarine for use in the navy, 'and is due, in a great mecasure to 'the deadly work of these little craft iin the European war. It is an- mounced that Admiral Fletcher will command the battleship fleet, with Commander Sims directing the flo- ‘tilla of destroyers and the flying ma- chines. The New York World of last Saturday announced the de- cision of the navy department to “have the great fleet assembled in Pensacola harbor and also stated that this would occur in Dccember. Cattle Disease Communicable To Humans —— (By Associated Press.) 2. —The innounced mouth dis- ! Washington, Nov. de- partment of agriculture today that the foot razing among cattle, and ease, was com- municable to h umans but is effects were rarely serious. The depart- ment recommends the of teurized milk. use pas- TEXAS FLOWER SHOW Houston, Texxas, Nov. I2 —The first flower show of the Texas Flor- ists’ Association will be held here, opening today and through he end of the week, and will be one of the features of No Tsu Oh Week. This association was organ- zed in Waco last spring, and the leaders of the movement decided the best way to maintain interest and create enthusiasm was by giving 2 flowwer show as soon as possible. While the time has been compara- tively short, a fine exhibit has been arra;lsed. with the principal flowers those autumn favorites, chrysanthe- mums and carnations. A number of leading florists from other States ‘have sent entries, and several have been received from Canada. This |s: expected to be an impetus to the flor- ists of the tSate, and the new or!‘an-: place its jzation will shortly take among the biggest harticultural as- sociationg in the United States. wag re-elected president gen- continuing si LAK'ELAND FLORIDA LHUKSBA\Y NOV. 1& 1914 Takmg of Dixmude, Fear of | German Submarines, And Dunkirk’s Probable Capture Throws Damper 'Over Eng. ALLIES WILL HAVE TO CHANGE THEIR POSITIONS IF THEY CHECK THE ONWARD RUSH OF THE GERMANS TO DUNKIRK; RUSSIANS DE- FEATED ON CAUCASIAN FRONTIER & "Six Battalions Of Austrian Infantry Have Been Anmhllated By The Servians; Repurted That Three German Cruisers Sunk In The Pacific (By Associated Press.) London, Nov. 12.—The wave of joptimism which had been swyeeping England for the past week was checked today by the news that the Germans had captured Dixinude and irenewed indications of peril from German submarines by the fate of ithe torpedo gunboat Niger, which was destroyed yesterday within sight of the English shore by a Ger- !man submarine. | Dixmude is on the direct road te Dunkirk, the Germans' objective, jand the allies may have to take & tnew position if they hope to stop /the Germans. The allies still hold i Ypres, where desperate fighting I3 progressing. The here that the German Crown Prince was commanding the German center {which gave way in Russian Poland, forcing the Germans to fall back to the east Prussian' frontier. CAPTURED MOHAM- MEDANS TO SERVE IN TURKISH ARMY (By Associated Press.) London, Nov. 12.-—-An Amster- dam dispateh sayg the Kaiscr has or- dered all Mohammedans captured from the allies sent to Constantino- ple to serve in the Turkish army. GERMANS DYNAMITE BRIDGES (By Assoclated Preta) Sasvangent, Holland, Nov. 12.— German engineers today dynamited the Leopold canal bridges in the northwestern part of East Flanders. SIX BATALIONS OF AUSTRIANS ANNI- HILIATED (By Associated Press.) Nish, Nov. 12.—S8ix battalions of Austrian infantry, with quiek firing guns, whieh crossed the Danube near Szorovo Nov. 9, have been an- nihilated by the Servians, according to an officia] announcement here to- day. ———————————- . S A ——— “GREATEST IN THE HISTORY OF FLORIDA Jacksonville, Nov. .—H. G. Wenzel, Florida passenger agent Clyvde Steamship Co., who is now traveling the Northeast and particn- larly the New Enzland States in the interest of the winter tourist move- writes that an unusually number of people will visit Florida this season. ‘“Tnroughout entire Northeast,” writes Mr “traffic men are extensively Florida, depicting the heautieg of the scenery, the splendid the magnificent hotels, and, 10, opportuniti which Flor- 1a offers to the homeseeker, as well the tourist. Florida is being ad- rtised the North more exten ely than ever before. of fact, transportation men have lit- ment, larze the Wenzel, vdvertising the in t1e else to advertise, since iraffic and, travel to Europe has becn blocked the war. Therefore, numbers of nsportation companies ave cons centrated their efforts in one move- ment—to cause tourists to come to Florida for the winter. Of course, I have met some few who say that Ipeople will hold to their money and that the tourist season will be poor this season, but, judging from what | T have personally seen, T do not hes- will ke one of seasong in the hy t itate to say that this the tourist history of Florida."” greatest The extent of the tomato crop in and around Detroit is given as 800 acres. rumor persists | As a matter | TURKISH TORPEDO BOATS CAPTURED (By Associated Prese.) London, Nov. 12.—The Turkish torpedo boat which escaped from the Dardanclles has been captured off Tenedos on the Asia Minor coast, according to an Athens dispatch to the Exchange Telegraph Co. FRENCH STEAMER FOUNDED; 11 LIVE§S LOST (By Associated Press.) London, Nov. 12.—A Havre dis- patch to Lloyds says the French steamer=Duchesse DeGuiche foun- | dered in the Havre Roadstead dur- 'ing a gale and eleven persons lost their lives. SHELL PENETRATES HULL OF CRUISER (By Assoclated Press.) Petrograd, Nov. 12.—A dispatch from Constantinople says a shell from the allied fleet bombarding the Dardanelles penetrated the hull of the cruiser Gobeot at the water line, 'infli(-ung serious damage. ON LEFT WING FIGHTING IS FIERCE (By Associated Press.) Paris, Nov. 12.—An official statement this afternoon says fight- ing on the left wing continues with violence. The battle front shows little change since Nov. 10. (By Associnted Press.) London, Nov. 12.—It ig reported in the House of Commons’ lobbies this afternoon that three German cruisers were sunk in the Pacific. The report ig unconfirmed. (By Assoclated Press) 12.—(Wireless—A the Berlin, Nov. Turkish official statement says Russians have been completely feated on the Caucasian frontier af- ter two days' fighting. 3 NOT SURE HE IS THE MURDERER Jacksonville, Nov. 12.—Local of- ficers are still uncertain in the case of the negro who is held in the city jail, suspected of being the man who murdered the aged farmer, Baldwin Mar, near this city, nearly ten years ago. The police expeet to hear soon from people in North (‘arolina whom the nezro elaims ean give informa- tion that will clear him of all sus- picion in the case The nezro, who says hig name is Will Jackson, was arrested last Sunday aftermoon by Police Officer S. H. Hurlbert, on the jdocks of the Clyde line, when Mrs. Ernest Billinger, daughter of the murdered man, <aid she recognized | the negro as Will Mason, the alleged 'mnrrl»-rnr. | 1 STATE TEACHERS' MEETING St. Mo., Nov. A large number of visitors is in this city now to attend the annual meet- ing of the Missouri State Teachers' Association, which will be opened l!rd'l\ Among other subjectg which will Le placed before the zessions is 1that of the educational ccunty unit plan, the adoption of which would require an amendment to the State constitution. The rural schools are not now unified and the ccunty su- perintendent is a sort of advisor. Each district is independent of any ,other district. Arrangzements have been made for the special discussion of high schools, mathematics, musie, azriculture and other topics by sec- tional meetings, apart from the prin- cipal sessions of the State meeting. Joseph, 12. de- | INVESTMENT BANK- ERS MEETING Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 12, ——Th« annual convention of the lu\'osum‘nt Bankers' Association is being held in this city o pening today and con- tinuing through ‘tomorrow. More than six hundred delegates are pres- ent. A program of subjects of in- terest to investment bankers has been prepared, one of the subjects being the railroad rate case. An- other topic of general interest will be the English Moratorium, which will be spoken of by Sir George Paish, of London. John J. Arnold,- of Chi- cago, will treat the internal trade and foreign exchange situation; William H. Cloverdale of New York will talk on railroad maintenance and depreciation, and Andrew J. Frame of Wisconsin, will speak on Equality Solution of Our Public Utility Problem.” The Federal Re. serve Bank and its effect on invest- ment securitleg will be discussed by Secretary H, Parker Willis. Wreck On Florida Southern Due To Turned Switch (By Assoclated Press.) Washington, Nov. 12.—The turning of a switch by an unknown person caused the wreck of an Ala- bama Great Southern railroad train near Livingston, Ala., Sept. 18, ac- cording to the report to the inter- state commerce commission by the chief of the safety division, H. W. Belnap. Ten persong were killed and forty injured in the wreck. CALICO BALL FOR CHARITY New York, Nov. 12.—Men and women prominent in public life, in the fashionable world and in theat. rical circles have taken great in- terest in Joan Sawyer's social ball, which will be given this ovening at Miss Sawyer's Persian Garden. Those attending have becn asked to wear costumes or dominoeg of calico, and the more striking the costums the gayer the Persian Garden will look. The ball is given for the bena- fit of the committee of mercy, the receipts to be used in caring ' for women and children made destitute by the war. Senator Elihu Root in president of the committee and Dr. Katherine Davis, Dr. Charles W'. Eliot, Mrs. Norman Hapgonod, Mis. J. Borden Harriman and Mayor Mitchel are vice presidents. A great many tickets have bheen sold and the affair promises to be onc of zreat pleasure and a financial sue. CeS8 . Cruiser Tennessee " Reports Cruiser N. Carolina Safe (By Associated Press.) Washington, Nov. 12.—The cruiser Tennessee in the Mediter- ranean reported early today that she had been in wireless communi- cation with the eruiser North Caro- line yesterday and that safe in Beirut harbor. ship was GIFFORD PINCHOT SEEKS REST IN FLORIDA Jacksonville, Nov. 12 A two week's fishing trip in Sou'i Florida will be enjoyed by Gifford Pinchot, prominent in national pol ties, was in the city with his wife yes- terday, leaving last night for Fort Myers. It is believed that the pur- pose of his visit to Florida is pri. marily to recuperate after the stren- uous Pennsylvania ecampaign for the United States Senate, Mr. Pinchot running on the Progressive ticket. It was pointed out, in connection with the matter of the party putting up a candidate at the next presiden- tial election, that the Progressive leaders will hold a big conference in Chicago Dec. 2 to outline the fu- ture work. Mr. Pinchot is one of the organizers of the national body for the conservation of forests. He is also one of the strongest support- ers of Colonel Roosevelt. Mr. and Mrs. Pinchot will return by way of Key West and up the East Coast, as they will have to hurry to thelr home in Milford, Pa., preparatory to the Chicago conference. who War In Mex, Villa’s Army farchingOn Carranza’s THE AGUAS CALIENTES CONVENTION HAS ORDERED THE MOVEMENT President Has Not Yet Fully Determined When U. 8. Troops Will Be With- drawn From Vera Cruz (By Associated Press.) Washington, Nov. 12.—Villa is heading an army marching suut‘ll to attack taro. Carranza's forces at Queho- Official advices today said the Aguas Calientes convention had or. dered the movement, Gutticrez has taken the oath as provisional presi- dent and the Aguas Calicutes con- vention has declared Carranza, the . deposed chief, in rebellion. PRESIDENT)! AWAITS NEWS (By Associated Press.) Washington, Nov. —President Wilson today nwaltnd further news concerning Mexican conditions be- fore determining the date of the evacuation of Vera Cruz. Since all Mexican factions have agreed to American guarantee demands, it is believed that the troops will soon start home. 12 NATIONAL SUFFRAGE CONVENTION Nashville, Tenn., Nov. 12,—O0t the i gsues w hich will come before the annual convention of the Na- tional American Woman Suffrage Association, which opens nere today, two promise to b ecome bones of contention. The first is the question of the federal amendment vs. State’s rights, while the second I that of the suffrage measureg which were placed before the Sixty-third Con- gresses Another guarantee of ex- citement is the fact that there are several places on the national ex- ecutive board to be filled. The free- dom of the State will today be ex- tended to the women of the conven- tion by Governor W. B. Hooper, Mayor Hillary Howse of Nashville, Mrs. Crozier-French, president of the Nashville Suffrage A:zoclation. The predictiong have been that the meeting would hr.s a spirited one, with the fight commencing this, the first day, when Mrs. Medill McCor- mick will read her report as chair- man of the congressional committee. The National Association stands foe the Shafroth amendment, which pro- vides for the submitting of the ques- tion of woman suffrage to the voters in each State by initiative petition, while the Congressionai Union, which the national calls its “preco- cious and rebellious offspring,” backs the Bristow-Mondell amend- ment. With Mrs. MeCormick’s re- port the convention, the ad- vocates for the different measures will be able to “jump richt into the lrmu " Thig is the first year the !vmntmmn been held in the south, which is consider2d as a tri- umph for Southern conservatism and the i dea that the South is Anti-suf- frage Among the prominent wom- en present are Mrs. Rosika Schwim- mer, of Hungary; Miss Jane Ad- dams, Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, Mrs. Crrus Field, Miss Zona Gale, Dr. Anna Howard Shaw, Mrs. Ern- est Thompson-Seton and many oth- ers whose names are well known in suffrage circles throughout the coun- try, and it ig said only Montana and Nevada conceding suffrage, the ‘women are rallying and preparing ‘active campaizns to be carrled on in other States particularly in New | York. The convention will last un- ‘!il Nov. 17, when the closing even- before has ing will be devoted to suffrage en- tertainment. The program will con- sist of an unpublished friendship village story presented by the au- thor, Zona Gale and a new seven reel suffrage moving picture play, produced for the national associa- tion through the iniative of Mrs. Medill McCormick.