Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, December 22, 1914, Page 1

i LAKELAND EVENING tOl" IN AP- TH Short Term in e, 22.—William ited States sen- , Was found dead Bome here this last night ap- night. iie was ta by Governor His month when was elected to | d term. He arion county Aug. 23, . Mte of Mer- cticed law. Lat_ “planter and mill- mt in politics and 2 “in Florida L\ YEAR IN PEN Dec. 22.—United al C. T. Wat- . by & guard, left ta having in cus- men, and two ne- By Judge Rhydon M. tes district court, of Florida, the thelr respéctive Penitentary in William W. | serve a term in the pen_ convicted la scheme to of ths Dnit- oner, when jtenced as to fMtated that he 8 those from B money and to straight- ng, he said, pig'. Present in . Brooks, on of the sen- her husband i, Mrs. Brooks d sobbing. imended Brooks eourt when it the other ‘& young white ) 'was mayor of and who later While there ments offering sale which it have in his that money e a college d, he offered most reason_ d through the with postof- checks en_ jen " ‘CHICAGO POOR One hundred Steel Co. at_: Saquet Saturday ity the money ampagne. n- 5 a plate at a officials gath- of the works a dollar, and given to the [PIONSHIPS 22.—Entries junior indoor are many en- delphia, Bal_ Pgh, as well as rge colleges. » Wi. Rubein of #ic Union cham- the returns of W the most rep- the history of Alps- ’ of the first Bed in the Unit- Ehibited by the rn railroad. 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. SOLDIER OF FORTUNE SENTENCED TO DEATH Denver, Cec. 22.—Col. James C. Bulger, convicted of murdering Lleyd F. Nicodemus, a hotel propri- etor of this city, ig under sentence to execution this week. Replying to Judge Perry who in sentencing, con- ciuded, *“and may God have mercy upcn your -oul,” said, “And may God have mercy upon you, too, your honor.” Bulger said he was as re_ sponsible for the crime as a man could be “with a fractured skull and A liquor-soaked brain.’ He served in Madero’s army anq had a varied ca- reer as a soldier of fortune in South and Central American revolutions. Official Weather Reporti SOBDGFESDOHOIHFIPPIPPISROS DS ‘Tampa, Dec. 22.—For Tampa t-.fmd vicinity: Partly cloudy tonight and Wiednesday. Cooler tonight. ‘For Florida: Generally fair to- night and Wednesday, cooler in the peninsula tonight. Winds for the East Gulf: erate north. (Winds for the South Atlantic: Moderate north ang northwest. General Weather Conditions The disturbance which was over the lower lake region Monday morn- ing has moved northeastward over ithe St. Lawrence valley. It has caused cloudy weather igenerally over the eastern States, and snow over the north Atlantic States and the lower lake region. Rain has fallen in Alabama and northern Georgia and on the Florida -east coast, and rain or snow over the middle Atlantic States. A ridge of high pressure extxends from the north Pacific coast southeastward to Texas, with centers of high barom- eter over Idaho and over Oklahoma. This has caused generally fair, cool weather over the middle and upper Mississippi valley the central plains, Rocky mountain and plateau regions and over the middle and northern Pacific slope. Snow has fallen over ‘Montana and North Dakota. A ba- !rometric depression appears over southern California, and has caused rain in that section, the rain area extending eastward to Texas and Louisiana. Temperatures have fallen gener- ally east of the Mississippi and are decidedly below normal this morn- ing over the upper lake region and jupper Mississippi valley. Over the ’plfllnp States and the Missouri valley Vit is warmer this morning. Tempera. tures of zero or below occurred in, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Nevada. Indications are for partly cloudy - weather in the vicinity of Tampa m-; night and Wednesday, and cooler to- night. ! Mod. ELK OF 739 POUNDS INITIATED IN JAX LODGE Jacksonville, Dec. 22.—Jack Echart, of Americus, Ga., 18 now an Elk. This announcement would be most commonplace were it not for the fact that Jack is the largest man in the world and he has the zoods to prove it. He only tips the scales at 739 pounds, but he is rather young and has hopes of taking on more flesh as he grows up. Mr. Ech- mart was elected a member of the Americus, Ga.Lodge of Elks, No. 752, but owing to the fact that he is now in this city with the fair which is to be given by te Patriotic Sons of America between Dec. 22 and Jan. 2 he was unable to be handled by the home folks. The Americus lodge asked the local lodze to confer the degrees. Quite a large number of the members were present Saturday ev- ening to watch the work. Mr. Ech- art entered the lodge room as all good candidates should but he re- quired two chairs when he sat down. Before the work began he showed some medals which he had won in fat men’s contests and soon con- vinced the members that he was at the top of the heap when it came to size. Despite his great weight he gets about with comparative ease and seems to enjoy life as well ag the ordinary mortal. MAINE LIVESTOCK BREEDERS Oronto, Me., Dec. 22.—The Muaine Live Stock Breeders’ Associa- tion met here today to plan mutual | co-operation in the development and extention of the industry in this State. ~ LAKELAND, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, DEC. 22, 1914. g | Desperate Battle Rages In Poland; Russians Reinforce Before Warsaw OUTCOME OF ASSAULT ON THAT CITY IS STILL PROBLEMATICAL; IN EAST PRUSSIA RUSSIANS CLAIM VICTORY Allies Repulsed by Germans in Belgium and Northern France Yesterday; Moscow Gives Em peror Big Welcome (By Associated Press.) Berlin, Dec. 22.—A German offi- kial statement this afternoon says Rhat at Nieuport and the region around Ypreg all was quiet yester- day. The allies’ desperate attacks to recapture their positions lost at St. Hubert and at Albert and Cham_ paign and Souain Perthes were re- pulsed. Quiet in Prussia. In Poland a desperate battle is raging on the Zzura ang Rawka rivers. Russians Reinforce Belore Warsaw (By Associated Press.) London, Dec. 22.—Only at the northern and southern of the eastern battle line marked change noted today. western arena siege warfare tinues. ' The ultimate outcome of the Ger- man advance upon Warsaw remains problematical. The Russians before the city have been reinforced. North of the Vistula, Petrograd claims that the Germans have been whipped and have retreated behind Soldau .n east Prussia. In the south the Aus- trian movement through the Carpa- thian mountains was defeated sim- ultaneously with the defeat of the Przmysl garrison's sortie. The British press says that Gen- eral Joffre's order for a general ad- vance against the Germans in the is any In the con_ REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS (Furnished by the Security Abstract and Title Co., Bartow, Fla.) Dec 18, 1914 Florida Development Co. to . M. Hirschy. Master R. B, Huffaker to L. W. Bates. Lake Wales Land Co. to John J. Sturgeon. Florida Highlands Co. to J. L. Harms. 'Wi. E. Houston to D . son. Thompson & Lawler Hansberger. H. C. Conner to Mary L. Now. X. M. Trammell to W. H. Swan. Dec. 19, 1914 Sessoms Investment Co. to Marie M. Udell et al. Frederick C. Mack. Edith T. Dexter to E Willard H. Davis to \der. Florida Fruit Lands ward F. Starkey. Scally & Bassett Realty Co. Dolia Scally. B. E. Warren to Maggte Carlton. W. L. Broodover to Maggie Carl_ ton. Frank Adams et al to Wallace H. Failing. 'WI. M. Durrance to L. B. Whit- man. Edward A. Keller to W. M. rance. Downing Co. to Orlando L. wil- liams. Tax deed to John A. Brooks. GOLD FISH EXHIBITION J. Simp- to E. S. Todd to E. L. . L. Mack. J. D. Sny. Co. to Ed- to Dur. Brooklyn, Dec. 22.—At the Brooklyn aquarium there was placed on exhibition today the rarest ex- hibition of gold fish ever seen out ' side of Japan. Many of the fish are unobtainable in this country, and are therefore priceless in the matter of competition and of collectors. The prizes are valuanle. The most rare specimens are described as “a large Black Moore telescope veiltail fish, blue black, giving the appear- ance of velvet;” “two large heads with full round body without dorsal back fins, while the entire head is like that of a buffalo, is cov. ered with hood of mossy appear- ance.” FRENCH CABINET TO MEET IN PARIS Paris, Dec. 22.—The French Parliament has been called to meet here in extraordinary session today. It is expected a large war budget will be voted. extremities lion | west coincides with the pressure the allies are exerting al] along the line. French Repulsed (By Associated Press.) Paris, Dec. 22.—A French offi- cia]l statement this afternoon claims that the Germans took the offensive almost all along the line yesterday cin Belgium and northern France. “The allies' progress was retarded by these attacks which were repulsed. | The French progress continues in the ) forest of LaGrure and between the * Argonne and Meuse. Emperor Given Reception (By Associatead Press.) Moscow, Dec. 22.—The arrival yesterday of the Russian emperor and empress wag marked by an en- thusiastic reception. The Lord mayor delivered a speech of wel- come. He declared the people loyal and thanked the emperor for bene- fits arising from the abolition of the sovernment monopoly on vodka. b France Names Her Terms (By Associated Press.) Paris, Dec. 22.—Premier Vivians in addressing parliament today said that France would not sheath her sworq until Prussian militarism was crushed and Belgium restored. RAILROAD NOTES The Petroleum Iron Works and |l'l-||||syl\'a|\la Tank Car plants at Sharon, Pa., have gone on double turn. The latter plant will turn out six complete cars daily instead of three. Through the enlargement of its shops at Nashville and the addition of several new machines, the Nash- t ville, railway contemplates giving employ- ment to between 400 and 500 addi- tional men in the work of building its own freight cars. It is estimat- ed that 1,000 cars will be built by ithe company . l Upon the best of authority it is declared that the yard facilities of the Lake Shore in Ashtabula Har_ bor, O., are to be greatly increased after the completion of the disman- tling of two ore docks. The ore load_ ing machinery is to be scrapped, it is said, and the space occupied will be uged for yards. Hundreds of thousands of dollars in war tax stamps will be collected through the railroads of the coun- try. Officials of all the systems have prepared circulars of mstruction to agents to be used as gutdes in at- taching and cancelling stamps. DID THEY GET IT Davenport, Towa, Dec. 22.—Auto- mobiles, scholarships, furniture, merchandise, jewelry and cash make up $10,000 in prizes given away to_ day by the Democrat and Leader of this city in a *30,000” circulation campaign. In order that no one should be left and as a sort of a {“booby” prize to encourage “tail- enders,” 20 per cent of the subserip_ tions were given to the unsuccessful workers. I CHESEBROUGH MTFG. CO0. EXTRA DIVIDEND | New York, Dec. 22.—An extra dividend of 4 per cent was paid by . the Chesbrough Manufacturing Co. 'in addition to the 6 per cent quar- ‘terly dividend paid today. This | makes a total dividend disbursement for the year of 40 per cent by this Icompany. | HUDSON RIVER OPEN l Albany, N. Y., Dec. 22.—The Hudson Navigation Co. has made a ,round trip rate of $1.50 either way , Yetween this city and New York ,from today until the 27th. Chattanooga and St. Louis | G TELEGRAM HARSH MEASURES FOR VAGS IN JAX Jacksonville, Dec. 22.—The sher_ iff's office and the police department have started vigorous campaizns azainst vagrants, who are said to be more numerous here now than ever before. At the first the au- thorities were disposed to deal tol- erantly with this class on account of stringent financtal conditions. However, city and county officers, when discussing the matter yester- day, decided that harsh measures were necessary. It was said that there was no reason why hundreds of hoboes and vagrants should im- pose upon the citizeng of Jackson_ ville and many arrests will no doubt follow this decision. | Freight Rates In Ala. Raised By R.R. Commi=sion (By Associated Press.) Montgomery, Ala., Dec. 22—The Alabama railroad commission yes- terday issued an order permitting railroads to make a ten per cent in trastate freight increase on thirty- three common commodities. The commission stipulated that its order was to meet present conditions only and will not be effective after June 30th next. It also gave several roads the right to discontinue some local passenger trains. POLITICS AND POLITICIANS Columbus, Ga., now owns its wa- ter supply system at a cost of $325,- 000. New York city owts $82,000,000 to foreign money lenders. The winner among twenty-nifle 'ntries in a contest for military aeroplane engines that will last sev, eral months will receive $25,000 from the British government. In Louisville, Ky., the men can vote for all officers and the women only for school officers, yet this year the men's registration fell off 20 per cent while the women’s in- creased 13 per cent. The Uniteq States and Great Brit- ain and her colonies are the only countries among the large nations that do not hold elections on Sun- days. The practice may be aban_ doned in France after the war. The extent of wireless activity may be judged from tht report that the government at Washington has clogsed down 1,400 since the begin- ning of the European war to pre- serve neutrality. Most all of them were private. John 1. Martin of Missouri, who was recently made a federal revenue agent at a salary of $1,300 a year, has been a familiar figure at the Democratic national conventions for years, officiating as sergeant at arms, He has held various offices under different Democratic Congresses. WORTHLESS CHECK - FIEND CAUGHT Jacksonville, Dec. 22.—H. G. Manry, giving his address as 31 West Duval street, was placed under arrest about 1:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon, following an alleged at_ iom]sl to pass a worthless check in the amount of $18.90 at the People's Bank, corner Mam and Adams streets. Maury presented the check, which was endorsed P. M. Hopkins, and after inspecting it wag believed to be a forgery. When questioned by F. L. Knight, cashier, Maury broke nd ran into the street. He wae chaseq for three blocks by the cash- ier, who overtook him and held him until Detective William J. Tipton arrived and placed him under arrest. The Britsh are having their trou. bleg feeding the East Indian soldiers. The Mohammedans, Sikhs and Gurk- has have to have mutton killed ac- cording to their peculiar religious rites. The Indian troops mutinied because the British government re_ quireg thtm to grease their bullets with animal fat, whtch is forbidden by their religious precepts. The British substituted vaseline and ev- erything became serene. No. 42 Congress Is | Considering Prohibition Ameziiment EIGHT HOUR DEBATE ON QUES. TION IN PROGRESS Over 60 Congressmen to Speak; Vote on the Amendment Is Ex. pected Tonight (By Associated Press.) Washington, Dee. 22.—A special rule for considering gthe Hobson National prohibition amendment to the constitution was adopted by the House today without division and eight hours of general debate on the amendment immediately began. When the special rule was called up Speaker Clark gave warningg that order must be preserved. Mr. Henry explained the rule and said he would vote for it in order not to evade a vote on the main question. It is ex- ppected that a vote on the amend- ment will be reached tonight. More than sixty congressmen have signi_ fled their intention of speaking. Charts before the speakers desk bore prohibition slogans and draped along the gallery were strips of pa- per upon which were pasted and printed thousands of names of sign- ers to the prohibition petition urg- ing the amendment’'s adoption. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Dec. 22.—An at- tempt led by administration senators to rescind the ratification of the London Safety at Sea convention, because of reservations which it was contended would nullify the treaty, was defeated today on a parliamen- tary technicality. SECRETARY DANIELS IN PENNSYLVANIA Scranton, Pa., Secretary of the U. S. navy, Josephus Dantels, is ex- pected to speak at the dinner of the New England Society of Northern Pennsylvania at the Hotel Casey to- night. PHOSPHATE EXPORTS FROM TAMPA INCREASING Tampa, Dec. 22.—S8ix vessels carrying phosphate cleared from Tampa during the past week. These vessels have carried 13,901 tons of phosphate, which is 1,634 tons more than wag exported through the port of Tampa during the same period last year. The prospects for the coming week are exceedingly bright with six vesgels either in port or within a few miles of port, which will take an agsregate of 17,600 'tons. NEGRO CONFESSED ROBBERY Pensacola, Dec. 22.—According to a story which reached here today most of the $600, of which C. F. Russ of Millville was robbed two weeks ago, was recovered Saturday through the assistance of the cashier of the bank at Panama City. A ne- gro elving the name of John Hill walked into the bank early Satur- day morning and asked change for a $50 gold certificfiate. The cashier, knowing of the robbery of Mr. Russ, became suspicious and told the ne- gro to go into an office. Then he searched the man and found almost $400, and the negro confessed to the robbery, but claimed others had stolen the money from Mr. Russ and had given him the money to have changed. Two other .arrests were made, but it is not believed either of the other men is implicated in the theft. [ MERE PIKERS TO JOHN D Wiashington, Dec. 22.—The re- port of the commissioner of internal revenue, just off the press, shows that there are two citizens of Flor- ida each of whom has an annual in- come of from $75,000 to $100,000. The internal revenue bureau will not divulge their names. Yn fact, the official or employe who would do so would certaily lose his official scalp if his identity became known.