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

Six Americans Forced To Leave Ranches In Mexico | ° ° (By Associated Press.) Washington, Dec. 7. —Consul Canada, at Vera Cruz, reported tu- day the arrival of six Americans ex- . . ) eduction 3 ° f Seerc pelled from their ranch near Vera — 'Cruz when bandits loted the prop- TRAIN SERVICE |erty. The state department has N CURTAILED not received any confirmation of leadership of Salazar. on As Soon As Same TAFT IN PHILADELPHIA. [Philadelphia, Pa., Dec. 7.—Ex- President Taft will be the guest of the Ohio Society of Philadelphia, of which he and ex-Senator T. E. , Dec. 7.—The Railroad | Burton are the only two honorary | has issued the following |members, at a luncheon today. A series of brilliant entertainments has been planned by this club for the coming season, and a number of jor of letters have been|,,iaphle guests will attend. Gov- m along the line of dif-|ernor-elect Willis, of Ohlo, will be yays in Florida, con-|ithe guest of honor at the annual the Commissioners of [ banquet next month. genger train service, and goticed also, a number of the newspapers, with these reductions in ser. ne lines. ‘We therefore, isable, to make a state- isting conditions, which PR 1 to the Telegram.) egarding the discontin- tain train service. Supreme Court Refuses To Issue Writin Frank Case it necessary for the gpers to authorize a re. rvice in certain ' ik (sy Associated Press.) to the records before Washington, Dec. 7.—The Su- sioners, there has beewn preme Court today refused to issue decl‘e;l’le in paswenyer [& Writ to review Frank's conviction all of the important for the murder of Mary Phagan, an Florida, EXCEPTING |Atlanta factory girl. e Florida East Coast nce the outbreak of the |actually getting from business. In war. The losses in |3DSWer to other criticism, that the enue have been even Commissioners have acted without n that of passenger rev- due regard to the public, we regret ! result of these figures is |10 8aY, that there seems to be a the Railroad Commis- misconception on the part of some, bd themselves compelled, |°f What is intended by a regula- ® of right and justice, to [tive 1aw, regulating Public Service of the legal phase of Corporations, and instead of the , to authorize the cur- Commissionerg acting with discre- ‘aent ‘of expenses, wherever it tion, that they must do whatever [0 omplished without se-|the public says shall be done. In aly affecting the public to be |this connection we wish to say, that d h",‘_ ; the law was intended to place dis- )Omu‘“.“i# in revenue from cretion with the Commissioners, it 4 for the purpose of protecting t #nd passenger business, it }\as ISEE.".’*Med, i due to present |the Deople against the railways, as hich must have affect-[Well as for protection to the rail- many of the people of [Ways against any unreasonable jer States, which condi- |Fntblic demands, and it will be the POT pag' usual ‘smount of tnnage on Cht, asd has caused a e in the number of people wh =), and it is certainly not just it, is our purpose. ; #34* poggonablc for the public to Several communities which are or demand that a MAXIMUM |complaining of a slight decrease in UNT of service be performed passenger service, still have more » mislMum amount of business |trains left today to serve them, abed for, which is exactly the [than they had several years agu, ® of affairs we are con- | When conditions were average and today, in not only normal. Florida ig no exception in ids, but in practically every |the present state of affairs. We were » in the United States. There|8mong the last of all the southern instances where the figures States to authorize any reduction in ~ passenger train mile earnings |service, and miles of railroad and aly 11 to 21 cents per train [population considered, we have not during the period referred to, yet authorized the same curtailment 1 the cost per train mile of the in passenger service, as has beeu ce {8 several times that amount. authorized in other States of the + Commissioners have been con- south. We might add also, that ly wurging railways of the thig condition is not peculiar to the + to give the greatest amount [south alone, but there has been a lm and as is a well known |cutting down of traln service all ng the rates have constantly been jover the United States, becaus. of -intm hd facilities largely in-|conditions apparently due to the ‘ .‘.* today, the Commission- existence of the war in Europe, \re comfronted with one of two[which hag upset normal business 1 conditions and prevented the move. r to maintain the |ment and interchange of commerce. nt of service which [Our phosphate mines are nearly all been rendered under ;shut down, our naval stores cannot to authorizc|be sold and exported to any extent, and the lumber business is practic- ~4, To preserve a reasonable|ally at a standstil. These three BEsint of pervice and reasonable |commodities together with the in_ “, oy allowing a curtailment iu bound merchandise shipments used the ce, whiech will help the Rail-[in their production constitutes an Il'b * Compaaies recoup some of the |enormous tonnage of the railroads. orde’y whieh they are sustaining. |We feel under the circumstances, 3 pote some criticism are, that|that if we can maintain the presen- Commissloners have allowed a [status, until there is a change for rds he [AM orgtotore ]l conditions ’r rates. rk 1 e tlon im train service, without |[the better, we will indeed be fort- ;ric'é“ the public an opportunty to [unate. wrd. ‘All we have to say, with| We believe that the public will gal spee to that, is that if all the |agree that they have no right to e had been heard, it would|demand a service of the railways, e 37 1ave resulted in changing a.|which they are not supporting, and d\’ _o before us or brought |neither this nor any other Commis- - B arriets a cent more revenue.|sion can successfully maintain that e St goct that a community may|a service must be rendered, which ia protest, to the Commis- |results in large losses. If we were - s i which the rallroad is'public weuld have to pay for it by ns Will Be Put Back In |the reported new uprising under the | ented their supplying |Purpose of this Commission, so long} in |@s we remain in office, to discharge : de- |every public duty tn this munner.i o | Justice, as near as we can arrive at | ! not in any way affect |to take the other position, them the. e A e HE 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 KNOCK HIS HOME TOWN. LAKELAND, FLORIDA, MONDAY, DEC. 7. 1914 Lodz Captured Ostend Is IN EXISXTENCE 1,00 YEARS; In C (By Associated Press.) \London, Dec. 7.—A comparison of Berlin and Petrograd reports indi- cates that the Germans again occu. py Lodz. Berlin announces posi- tively that the Germans have taken Lodz, while Petrograd admits the situation there is desperate. Claim- ing that they are strong enough to hold the Germans in Northern Po- land, Russians are concentrating their main efforts on Cracow's re. duction and Hungary’s invasion. Hungary, Petrograd claims, is the weak point in the Teutonic allies’ armor. The latest French communication says there is nothing to report on the western front. A special dis- patch here says that Ostend 18 burning. Latest reports from Mon_ tenegro and Servia indicate they President Gives His Views On a Delicate Subject (By Associated Press.) ‘Washington, Dec. 7.—President Wilson announced today that he was opposed to representative Gard. ner’s plan for the investigation by a commission of the preparedness of the United States for national unwise way of handling a question which might create very able international impressions. doesn’t oppose investigation by congressional committee. He a TO INSPECT COLLIER Annapolis, Md., Dec. 7.—Secre- tary Daniels, Admiral Griffin, engi- neer in chief of the navy, and other naval officers will come t this city today to inspect the big naval collier Jupiter, which recent- ly arrived on the Atlantic from San Francisco by way of the Panama Canal. This vessel is elec- trically driven, and Secretary Dan- iels has expressed great interest ln"ms been held it. The mechanism is declared w‘States (.ounl have passed the experimental stage and to have shown its perfect adap- tability for use in large battle- ships on account of the instan- taneous maneuvering power. Though designed to 14 knots, the Jupite. | has maintained 15 knots for 4» hours, and 12 knots, with 20,000 tons displacement, has consumed only 60 tons of coal per day, an economy of 25 per cent. compared with reciprocating engines. The navy department hag been contem- plating the installation of this form of electric drive in the great dreadnaught, which is about to be built in the New York navy yard b SO an increase in rates, because the Railway Companies under the laws of this country, have a right to a reasonable return upon the proper- ty devoted to public use. It is with regret we find it nec- essary to make this statement. We feel Florida is in better shape zen- erally than any other southern State, and we make this explana. tion in the hope that it will appeal to the fair-mindedness of the peo- ple of thig State, believing they are fair, when once they know the facts. In conclusion we wish to add that we have an understanding with the officers of all the railways, whom we have allowed to reduce their train service, that the same will be resumed just as soon as the traffic will warrant it, and without contest. R. Hudson Burr, Newton A. Bliteh, Royal C. Dumn, 55 . Rallroad Commissioners- O ———— ——————— | | I (By Assoclated Press.) |t.o be a billion dollar session. After jroutine business was transacted both {houses adjourned. / rmal ifi defense, because he thought it an ‘-go“ WasRCoRm L yEHotiied - 3 AL |session to hear the President's ad- |before the Supreme Court 9 place s to coast | oma {With - By Gémans; In Flames; Russian Losses Heavy GERMANS DESTROY MONASTERY NEAR L0ODZ, WHICH HAD BEEN OBJECTED TO THE ANGE. LUS DECLARING IT WAS USED AS A SIGNAL Balkan States to Join the Allies Against Germany; Petrograd Admits Situation at Lodz Is Serious; Servians Hold Austrians "heck are holding the Austrian invaders in check. The Balkan states are said to be nearing a rapprochment which will enable them to make common cause against Germany with the allies. (By Associated Press.) Berlin, Dec. 7.—A Berlin official statement this afternoon says l.odz has been captured and the Russian armies defeated. The Russian loss- eg were great. (By Associated Press.) Paris, Dec. 7.—A Petrograd dis- pach says the Germans destroyed the Monastery of Lenozyca, near Lodz, which-had been in existence one thousand years. The Germans claimed that ringing of the Angelus was a signal to the Russian. ©One priest and two monks were killed. Billion Dollar ‘ Session of Congress Convened Today ‘Washington, Dec. 7.—Congress convened today for what promises ‘President Wil- congres wag in session, and 12:30 tomorrow wag fixed as the time for the joint dres. THE THAW CASE. Wiashington, Dec. 7.—Argument on the ‘case of Harry K. Thaw, will take today. The decision of this will determine whether Thaw go back to New York and be- subject to the laws of that under which he is charged A conspiracy or go free. Since his escape from Mattewan, Thaw sane by a United A sane man cannot be charged with conspiracy for making his escape from an insane asylum, and if sane, he cannot be legally returned to this asylum. If iinsane when he escaped, he cannot court ptate, 'be charged with conspiracy, for an 'incane man cannot be legally guilty of any crime. ‘Thaw cannot be held |for murder because he was acquit- .ted on that charge on the ground 'of insanity. There is but little doubt that the sentiment of the country is in favor of Thaw, but that is not a legal aspect of the case. \ The Supreme Court will also hear the case of the Danbury Hat- ters, concerning the liability of in. dividual members of the Hatters |Union for $250,000 damages award- ed to Dietrich E. Lowe for a boy- cott of his goods during a strike. The suit involving the right of |the Interstate Commerce Commis. &ion to examine all the correspon- dence of the Louisville and Nash- ville Railroad Company, in further- ance of an investigation directed by the Senate, is also docketed for hearing today. Other cases which have been ad- vanced today for hearing before this body are the Ohio National Guard case, involving the power of ‘the president to order the national guard of the states to foreign ter- gtory without first having mus- tered them in as volunteers of the United States Army; the New York Tribune case, involving the right of the Government to compel a newspaper editor or reporter to divulge the source of his informa- tion; and the ..Oregon minimum wage cases. : \ Those who have made 90 per cent Ga. amgressman Wants N. Y. Cotton Exchange Investigated (By Associated Press.) \Washington, Dec. 7.—Representa- tive Tribble, of Georgia, proposed in the house today the investigation of the New York . Cotton Exchange and its methods of dealing with the present cotton situation. He said the exchange had hammered down the price of cotton, costing south- ern planters millions of dollars. ADVICE FOR WHITMAN ‘New York, Dec. T7.—Governor elect Whitman will receive the delegation from the Women’'s Poli- tical Union today or tomorrow. Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch asked for a conference, and the Governor- elect granted the appointment. When the conference arrives Mr. Whitman will receive motherly ad* vice from Mrs. Blatch as to wha. he had better say about woman suffragce in his message to the Leg. islature, and if he is moved to con- fide his intentions, he will have a most interested audience. Weekly Honor Roll For Week Ending Dec. 4, 1914 or above in scholarship have been wperfect in deportment, punctuality, and attendance, are entitled to have their names placed on the following honor roll: GRADE XM |Littleton Groom. Mary Groover. Kathryn White. GRADE XI Frances Straw. (Glenn McRae. Genevieve Duggan. ‘Nellie Fiddler. Bessie Templeton. ' GRADE X-A James Boulware. Annie Jones. Lucille Clough. Helen Schaffer. GRADE X-B Lottio Bryant. Ear] Peterson. Bessie Bryant. Hobson Strain. Lela Brown. GRADE IX-A and who None. GRADE IX-B IBurns Terrell. Gladys Kerr. GRADE VIII-A Roy Mitchell. James Thomas. Thelma Mann. John Franklin. GRADE VIII-B Mary Weaver. D. H. Sloan. Mollie Weaver. Harry Amidon. GRADE VII-A Nora Kanode. Myrtle Wear. Alma Bronson. Robert Boulware. Gladys Teed. GRADE VII-B Norris Upson. Ellen Watson. Johnnie Haynes. Elmer Hinckley. GRADE VII-C Mary McKaskil. T.ouise Rogers. John Shannon. Marion Peterson. Tda Smith. GRADE VI-A Annie Seixas MecGlashan. Tyler " Jackson. Helen Morse. Gladys Balley. Myrtle Moutz. GRADE VI-B 'Willie Birt Anderson. Charles Jackson. Opal Lee Bullock. Tma Pugh. pay Fletcher. GRADE VI-C Nettie Wheeler. Paul Coiton. Enetta May Howard. P | | | No. 30 s P — War Ship In Distress Off Coast of Maryland OVER ROAR OF TERRIFIC GALE CRY OF HELP HEARD Laiest Report Is to the Effect That It May Have Freed Itself (By Associated Press.) Baltimore, Dec. 7.—According to an Ocean City, Maryland, dispatch this morning the stranded steamer there is supposed to be a foreign She is still hard agrouna and continuously blowing her whis- tle for help. High seas and fog have prevented help being rendered either from shore or sea. warship. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Dec. 7.—Navy De- partment officials here believe that the unknown warship reported ashore off the Delaware coast is a foreigner as all American warships in that vicinity have been accounted for. The grounded vessel doesn't answer the description of any ship in the American navy. The storm which has been sweeping the coast for the last forty hours increased in intensity and is general from Hatteras to Maine. (By Associated Press,) Ocean City, Dec. 7. —The strana- ed steamer near here, supposed to be a foreign warship, 1s reported by lifesavers to be nowhere visible, Tt is believed she freed hergelf and proceded to sea, ! ——— Carrie Cumbie GRADE V-A None. GRADE V-B Willie Lou McCorquodale. | Alyng Berry. = Charley Brower. Louise Farrow. Ella Cameron. | GRADE V-C Mortimore Haynes. Walter Davis. ‘Winston Smith. LaVergn Webster, Carry Weaver, ! GRADE V-D 'Catherine Rogers. Mary Louise Boulware. Edith Caton. John Cannon. IGRADE 1V-A l Louise Stokes ‘Arthur Glover, Geraldine Jordan. Bain Kibler. ‘Margaret Lester. l GRADE 1V-B \ Charlotte Redgrave. ¥ Mildred Colbert. Sarah Duncan. Melchert Hinman. Nan Melton. GRADE 1V-C, Bertha Mae Sutton. ‘William Robertzon. Ellig Logan. T Bertha Cammeron. GRADE IIT-A Donnie Miller. GRADE III-B Tsabelle Todd. Ula Shepherd. Elizabeth TLove. Agnes Burkhalter, Zelma Legget., GRADE ITI-C Virginia Hudgins. Winnie Frank Fields. Winnifred Detwiler. Ethel Carter. Hansard Pooser. ] GRADE III-D Sallie Bryant. William McLendon. i Ruby Wear. Newton Wheeler. J Clemie Colton. R St 8