Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, December 16, 1914, Page 1

LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM using nxiety SERIOUS TION V] A Which He Con- Visit to the " »efront Press.) —The Journal's /8 reliable news re which shows *s condition is Wy. The doctors ‘ sore throat, fol- Jeontracted during visit . Dec. 16.—The met here in an- . Resolutions cp- reciprocity will be » Ige ' BEL- GIUM BENEFIT i 16.—A large ‘will be held this fillard hotel under in iy “of many women ms, Mary How. pthy Shuey are on e and Miss Nella is in charge of letter was hed the A nse be e |ongy what & er efi For Tampa and weather tonight bably showers. temperature. dy tonight and rains in penin- Rear freezing in Rion tonight. t Gulf and South prtheast. Conditions @pression of moder.- f the West Indies rainy days and haa‘ d weather porn high}pressurezwould be accompanied by Secre! the Ohio vallev, ¢ giate Whlliam ,snother center of Nebaska, Towa , moderate barome- SRR v Kansas, South higan and the St. ) wallay, and rain over the \insul \I Elsewhere fair Mled over the coun- ve risen slightly southern States region and the - Temperatures have the Missouri Mounta minimum at Havre, below prmal over all parts § . At no points in the zero. as frost or freez. | ali | A GENEROUS JUDGE GIVES ‘reported, and 'pold spell seem: to for continuved “weather in the Bpa tonight and DN BADLY NEEDED as he is more is chairman of the eommittee and Clark de in one of the an item of $35,. of the campaign | wihes. from ful i I some I l BOOST—REMEMBER THAT SATAN STAYED IN HEAVEN UNTIL HE BEGAN TO KNOCK HIS HOME TOWN. PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN IN TH E BEST P:RT OF THE BEST STATE TWELVE PAGES LAKELAND, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, DEC. 16, 1914. Germans Attempt Invasion Of England By Bombarding TROUEBLE OVER CHECKING BAGGAGE Now York, Dec. 16.—There was great confusion and indignation aboui the Pennsylvania and Grand Central stations today because of the new rule: which weng into effect last midnight preventing the check- ing of baggage through on eplit tickets, that i part mileage and part regular ticket. The inconvenience is due to the fact that eastern mileage is not good west of the eastern zone and likewise western mileage in the eastern zone. Passengers going through therefore must stop off at Buffalo, Pittsburg, or other connect- ing points and recheck their baggage or buy through tickets at increased rates, hence the indignation and complaint on all sides at both of the large stations today. Plant City Dry; Tampa Remains In Wet Column Tampa, Dec. 16.—As a result of the wet or dry election held in this county yesterday the wets won by a majority of more than 1,500 votes out of a total vote of nearly 6,000. The heavy wet vote in Tampa saved the day for the saloons, as the coun- try districts all gave dry majorities. But in Plant City the prohibitionists won a great victory, all four of the Plant City precincts voting dry by a majority of 358, the vote being 586 against the iiquor traffic and 228 in favor of it. The people of Plant City were profoundly rejoiced over the result and the Courier of that city says: “So enraptured were Plant City citizens over the local victory for the drys that they assembled in large crowds on the street corners and kept the air reverberating with lusty yells. The men gathered as little boys on a Fourth or July cele- bration and gave vent to their feel- ings in a manner well befitting such an epoch in the history of the town.” PRESIDEIFI' WILSON TO SPEND HOLIDAYS IN MIAMI Miami, Dec. 16.—That President Woodrow Wilson, Secretary of the Treasury William McAdoo, Mrs. McAdoo and other close relatives and near connections of the presi- dent, will speng the holidays in Mi- ami in a cottage which has been se- cured and is being made ready for them, now seems assured after ne- weather | o viations which have taken soverall weeks to carry through to a success- termination. Whether tary Jennings Bryan could not be definitely ascertained, for the secretary would not state positively but hinted that there were other pressing enzagements which might prevent his coming to Miami thi: season. However, it was stated positively that the president and members of the presidential family would come to Miam! and remain several weeks if possible, unless unforseen complication of a grave nature cccurred to prevent the vi:zit. A cottage near the corner of Nineteenth street and Brickell ave. nue has been leased, and will be nsed for the president, and e g oresidence lis being snitably fitted out by those who have been instrumental in in_ ducinr him and his family to come to Miami. they | Unfortified Scarborough and Hartlepool HARTLEPOOL FORTRESS DROVE ' PERSONS KILLED; SCARBORO BARDMENT; TWO OF GERMA First Time in History That England Towns Of ATTACKERS AWAY AFTER NINE UGH REPORTS HEAVY BOM. N CRUISERS REPORTED SUNK JHas Been Attacked by Enemy; It Is Believed to Have Been Done ‘or the Mcral Effect; London (By Associated Press.) London, Dec. 16.—The German fleet dashed into the North Sea to- day and shelled Scarborough and Hartlepool, unfortified English coast towns, ang engaged certain units of the British fleet. Four cruisers bombarded Scarborough and dropped shells into the city without difficul- i The British admiralty an- nounced the naval raid, which threw the city into great excitement. The preliminary statement did not men. tion the damage. Scarborough i% two hundred mileg from London. The admiralty described the situation as developing. Later reports current are that two German cruisers were sunk. The official information bureau this afternoon announced that the German warships had been driven off by the West Hartlepool fortress. Scarborough fugitives described the bombardment as heavy, and a Hull dispatch says nine persons are re- ported killed at Hartlepool. The Germans also bombarded Whitby, England. First Attack Ever Made on England (By Associated Press.) London, Dec. 16.—London ex- pecteq the German attack on Eng_ land made today for the first time in the history of the United King- dom. Hostile war-hips bombarded the English towns of Scarborouch and Hartlepool, and Whithy was shelled by German warships. The extent of the damage Inflicted was not revealed in early reports. It seemed probable that Germany sent a few swift cruisers for the raig largely for moral effect, without at_ tempting action with the main fleet of for the invasion of England. The attaclk* has overshadowed other war developments. France claimg that the allies have made further progress in Belgium (and said the German attacks were 'repulsed. It i< declared that the British warships have again bom- barded German positions on the Bel- | gian coast. (By Associated Press.) Scarborough, Dec. 16.-—Before daylight a German vessel of the cruiser type approached Scarborough and for half an hour shelled the town, doing considerable damage . killed and her husband wounded ia ithe shop ruins. Fifty shells were thrown, the town hall being slightly damaged. Many streets are filled with wreckage. The finully disappeared in a haze. STOLE HAM BUT WAS HABITUAL CRIMINAL ALSO vessel Dec . the Gov. of Lansing, Mich., 1 Ferris has ordered 15. parole e o e —o——— ‘Excited ... Two German Cruisers Sunk ... | (By Associated Press.) ! London, Dec., 16.—The Yorkshire Mvening News reports that two Ger- iman cruisers were sunk in today's engagement and says the British flo_ :tilln was damaged. | | Three German Cruisers Participated \ (By Associated Press.) London, Dec. 16.—The Newcastle iChroniclp says three German cruis- ,ers participated in the Hartlepool {attack and says British destroyers immediately attacked the cruisers. The paper states that several rows of houses were destroyed. Shells Made Great Craters (By Associated Prass.) {Lbondon, Dec. 16.—A Hartlepool dispatch say: some German shells exploded in Hartlepool Stroth, mak- ing great craters. No Austrians on Servian Soil (By Associated Press.) London, Dec. 16.—King l.’eter, Crown Prince Alexander and Prince George entered Belgrade at the head of the victorious Servian army, ac- cording to a Reuter dispatch from {Nish. It declares that no Austrians ! remain on Servian soil. Albania Declares War on Servia (By Associated Press.) Amsterdam, Dec. 16.—A (onstan- tinople dispatch says the northern Albania tribes have declared war on Servia. Italy Maintains Watchful Neutrality (By Associated Press) Rome, Dec. 16.—A vote of con- fidence in the covernment and its policies was adopted almost unani. mously yesterday by the chamber ot deputies. On a previous vote Premier Salandra spoke, reafirming his statement that Italy's position was watchful neutrality and declared that nothing had happened to chang, her attitude. The premie refured to make any predictions abont the war. Servians Wipe Out Austrians (By Associated Press.) Rome, Dec. 16.--Nish reports Teceived here state that the Servians inflicted enormous iosses on the Aus- trian army. More corpg are than two army aid to have been lost. A woman behind a shop counter was Still Pursuing the Dresden (By Associated Press.) Washington, Dec. 16. Briti-h warships are pursuing the German cruiser Dresden which left Punta_Arenas Sunday, according to an offic telegram from the Amer. unju-tly I was Michigan, and, in paraded all i fact, ail over the country as the judge wno sentenced to life for stealing ;Suvh was not the cas over |a man a ham and any per- SALARY TO ORPHA.NS|-\“"M’<3"'S most widely known pri ".k‘tm who knew anything about the Jacksonville, Dec. 16.—As a spe_ cia] Christmas gift for little home- boys and girls, Judge H. B. Phillips. county judge, gave his en- tire December’s salary of $50 to the Children’s Home Society of Florida. The money was received by Superin- tendent Fage yesterday morning, who stated that such gifts made him and the directors of the society feel that a very deep interest in the work was taken by many people. Two years ago Judge Phillips gave the society $417, representing six months’ salary as judze, which is a more substantial way of showing in- terest in the home than by well One man down the State less canker. Fitzgerald | wrote Supt. Fagg that he intended f on the treasury lid |sending the money he has planned 0 T Clank wilg a hard time try- ;to spend on presents for nls friends to the society. Such demonstrations, Supt. Fagg feels, should be men. ve a playground |tioned to the public that it mizht | teachers to teach |see the deep interest taken by the A IEFY 05 people of Florida in the home. ) : joner, Lewis Oliver, a “lifer” in Mar- quette, known as the man who was sentended for life for stealing a ham Oliver wag sent to Marquette by Judge Howard Wiest, of the Ingram county cirenit, under the habitual crime act. It was Oliver’s third con- vietion for burglary. Tn 1891 Oliver was ‘ent to Jackson for three for burzlary. In less than three years he was back. The second time the judge sentenced him to ten yearg in Jackson, ang warned hins that if he came back a third time he would get a life term, under the law. The second sentence began March 23, 1894, and on March 1904, Oliver broke into a meat store and stole two ham: and what cash in the drawer, $2.50. He wanted to plead guilty, but Judge Wiest vears 98 re- was | i {case knew better, hut many people did not know ang hold the against me until this day sentence i ITALY READY TO FIGHT Rome, Dec. 16.--Italy, which has | been preparing all along, has now ".complntl:d the preliminary work and !is now ready to as-ume a firmer pol_ icy. Wiseacres predict a sharp note 'on the Italian policy may be issued {at any time and claim that this haa | heen delayed because of the unpre- | paredness of the army and navy. { Many horses have heen imported !from North and South Am rica 'COLLEGE DRAMA FOR RED CROSS fused the plea. Oliver was convicted ! and smileq at the sentence when it! was delivered. Commenting on the matter Judze Wiest said: “The Oliver case was the one case in my life in which I was treated Hartford, Conn., Dec. 16.—Trin. ity College Dramatic Association will produce a play in Parsons’ The- ater here tonight for the benefit of the American Red Cross in Europe. x ,\ 3ACK FROM TEXAS WITH ESCAPED CONVICTS Pensacola, Dec. 16.—Sheriff A. Cary Ellis has returned from Beau. mont, Texas, with John Barnes and William Bailey, two of the five con_ w~icts who escaped at Bluff Springs several weeks ago. While the men would nct admit to the sheriff that phey hag anything to do with the delivery of the five convicts, John Barnes, since he has been in jail has told Deputy Hoffman that he held \Kelly, the guard, enabling himself and Bailey to make the dash for lib_ erty. Both Barnes and Bailey claim that they do not know anything of the whereabouts of the Fortenberry boys, one of whom killed Mayo, the trusty. They assert that they were Lthe first one: to run and were nearly a mile away from the place when they heard the report of the gun when Mayo was killed. Brig. Gen. Scott Ordered To Naco To Stop Hostilities (By Associated Press.) /Washington, Dec. department today ordered Brigadier (ieneral Scott, chief of the army staff, to go to Naco to use his per_ sonal influence with Mexican leaders | have suggested that he to cease hostilities. LABOR NEWS ND NOTES The United States in 1911 pro- duced 220,449,391 barrels of petro. leum. it is estimated that the annual catch of lobsters in the world is 125,000,000. New Orleans is to have a school of salesmanship for the benefit of clerks. ¥ The park commission of Danver has decided that non-union men will be the first to laid off. Minnesota's compensation law has reduced the number of per:zonal in- jury suits nearly forty-five per cent. Tn New Jersey the highest aver- age yearly earnings are in the in- dustries in which few women and children are employed. New York’s postoffice reports that four a day. an agitation for sanitary mills. The workers assert that conditions are i menace to health. The Federal Bureau of Labor Sta_ tistics now has in the hands of the printer bulleting conecerning wages and hours of labor in the following industries: Cotton, woolen shoes, and hoots, zoods. furniture and knit Two | 1,000 WOODMEN INITIATIVE Mich celebration in thi 1,000 candidates Three Detroit bands sisted by others from Mount Clemens and Pot Huron Sovercign Commander Wm. A. Fra_ zer, of Omaha, will conduet the cere. mony L Dhee. 16 Durir city this will be Detroit, the bi eveninz, initiated as_ will participate WANT U- S. GAME LAWS REPEALED Evansville, Ind., Dec. 16.—A protest has been forwarded from this city inst the federal game laws and voring an open duck and goo-e cason into January and February by the hunters and fishers’ protec- tive as-ociations of this State urged that the law be repealed. 22 CHURCHES DISCUSS THE WAR Zeeland, Mich., Dec. 16.— Repre- entatives of 22 churches attended a meeting today at the second re- formed church in this city for the purpose of analyzing the European particularly with reference it means to the mission field war, what and at Home." No. 38 France Not To Interfere With Cotton Shipments THIS ASSURANCE WAS GIVEN TODAY Shipments May Go to Belligerent or Neutral Countries and Not Be Molested (By Associated Press.) Washington, Dec. 16. ! French government in a note State department today gave .assur. ances that France would not intex~ | fore with American cotton shipments Eln belligerent or neutral countries. —The to the {ANOTHER FLORIDA CONGRESS. MAN COMES HOME SICK Washington, tative Emmett Dec. 16.- Wiilson Represen- was granteg¢ 16.—The war 'an indefinite leave of ab:ence by the House on account of sickness, For some time he has been suffering ter_ ribly from rheumatism. His friends return to Pensacola to recuperate. FINE CONTRIBUTION FOR SAVE-A-BABY CLUB Jacksonville, Dee, 16.—Nearly three hundred dollars has been re- ceived by the Children’'s Home So- ciety of Florida on the past several days from the Save-a-Baby Club or. ganized at Lake City. The organ- izers at this little progressive town of Florida have been hard at work during the past wecks and have turned in a surprising sum consider- ing the population of the town. Three seperate lists of names con- taining the dorors are in the hands of Superintendent Fagg, which show that all contributions were for $1 each, with the exception of a few smaller amounts. |STATE SHORTHAND | | and silk, | iron and steel, lumber, millwork :nnnl] ho-iery I jtion to led CONVENTION IN JAX Jacksonville, Dec. 16.-—Arrange- mentg were made ye:terday by Prof. W. F. Haddock of Lake City with of 80,000 parcel post packages re- |the Jacksonville Board of Trade for ceived a day it has complaints or {the use of the auditorium of the { damaged condition. averaging onlyg building on Dec. 28, 29 and 30, at i which time the Florida State Short_ | hand Association will meet here, the Textile workers in the vicinity n{'('(m\'(-mi()n. it is felt, will be largely Fall River, Mass., are maintaining, attended by the men and women en- teaged in this profession. Besides the 1 | regular convention there will likely ;h'- a number of extensive trade ex- Jhibits, such showing the latest in [writing machines well as in teaching methods. The Lake City that every effort will be made to have a large attendance present as visitor stated CARLOAD GRAPEFRUIT TO HELP WAR SUFFERERS 16 - Home- of bhoxes Dee. the Home-tead, Fla., Through the efforts of stead rrapefruait, carload 200 Woman's Ciub, congisting of tor faney, selected rruit, has heen do_ nated by growers of this distriet for the the smerican Red Cross Society, and with tran:por by the railroad lines is way New ork city be solg and the pro- henefit of ziven now on its to where it will coeds used by the assoiation for the benefit of the Buropean war suffer- This, it i- believed, is one of the most remarkable zifts et made to the Red Cross, and it was through the efforts of Mrs. William J. Krome, chairman of the Red Cross donation committee of the club, that it has been made pos-ible ers. TENNIS AT PINEHURST Pinehurst, Dec. 16.—The out_ door sports which began here terday with the tennis tournament promised to exceed any of the prev- They will include equestrian events, rifle, trap and target shootinz. All of the prominent tennis players of all parts of the country are here and interest. in continued for five Ves- ious seasons baseball, today’s games which will be days In this “Wihat it Ought to Mean to Us|month, six days in February and the same in March.