Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, January 1, 1915, Page 1

THE LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRA PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST PART OF T HE BEST STATE AM BOOST—REMEMBER THAT SATAN STAYED IN HEAVEN UNTIL HE BEGAN T0O KNOCK OLUME IV lose of Fifth Month of War Finds Germany, Resources Formidable,” trainfeg, But Still Determined KAISER ENCOURAGES FIGHTING MEN (By Associated Press.) Berlin, Jan. 1.—Emperor Wil- liam today sent a New Year's m sage to the army and navy. He asks |them to face the new year untlinch- {ingly and look forward to new deeds and victories for the fatherland. British' Battle Ship, Is Sunk SIANS DEVELOPING GREAT ACTIVITY IN CARPATHIANS SO HOPE WE ALL! (By As:oclated Press.) Rio Janeiro, Jan. 1.—The Bra . |zilian parliament adopted resolu- es’ Fleets Threaten con't‘“h'[tions expressing the hope that peace nople—Germans Claim Advan- | (i pe speedily established in Eu tage in Argonne ! rope. | | GERMAN AEROPLANES BOMBARD DUNKIRK (By Associated Press.) Paris, Jan. 1.—It is reported that !four German aeroplanes again bom-— barded Dunkirk yesterday. (By Associatea Press.) ondon, Jan. 1.—The close of fitth month of the war finds| fmany still occupying virtualiy whole of Belgium and an impor - tract of French territory in the ern theater, with hostiliies over nsiderable part of Russian Po-| and a wing of the eastern bat- ront a thousand miles away for present at least. British com- ators say that recent (‘-erman‘ c utterances that Germany is g a defensive warfare to save erritory from invasion is an in=| admission that battle on two (By Associated Press ) a housand miles apart have| \Washington, Jan. 1.—New Year d an ucanticipated straiu ev-n in the capital was unusually quiet. b creat resources of the empire. The White House reception was not ritish think tbat initiative for held because of continued mourning pment seems to be in the hands for the president’s wife, and the allied commanders. ; diplomatic breakfast by the secre= tary of State was discontinued be cause of the European war. Other WAR’S PROGRESS established customs were ahandfmed (By Associated Prass.) for the same reason. The pr!?sldl-nt trose at 3 o'clock this morning to vy A et 3 AL il press the button opening the San nnncuncen,ent on the pros. Diego exposition at midnicht, Pa- the war, Tssued today, saysi 4. tjme. He spent a quiet day re- ssians have developed gre"“\'elvlng callers, most of the cabinet in the Carpathians, and ying pim. Secretarles Bryan n troops are holding posi- .. paniels have gzone to North Car- n a number of places. In, ., lay’s attack the enemy were R i d with greax losses. Every-| GREETINGS FROM RULERS uiet in the Balkans. In East (By Associated Press.) a the Austrian artllery| g, g,ington, Jan. 1.—Rulers of g mtiesMontencaring rc-.man_\- nations cabled New Year's {greetings to President Wilson. All | contained warm expression of their *friendehip. Ll STANDARD COMMODITIES LAW New Year's At White House Unusually Quiet RIAN VERSION OF SH BATTLESHIP ‘FORMIDABLE” SUNK By Associated Press.) bn, Jan. 1.—The British p Formidable, was sunk in lish channel this morning by | mine or submarine, acord - fiicial information from the pf announcement. The For- was heavily armored and complement of 750 men. launched in 1898. Seventy- ivors have been picked up ibly others rescued. Harrisburg, Pa., Jan. 1.—The vommodities act which goes into ef- fect today requiring that all pack- iages of food bear upon their labels a statement of their welght and quan 1tity went into effect today. The grocers associations are welcoming the act as a measure of protection. |ll is expected that shortly all care= less packers using extra heavy weight containers will be reached by ‘law. It was shown that some of the \ glass containers for ham and beef weighed over twenty five per cent of the bulk. DON'T FEEL LIKE CELEBRATING Iy Associated Press.) Jan. 1.—Berlin showed for the first time since outbreak that life in the t proceeding in normal The customary celebra- lcome the New Year was | irely lacking and there| erry throngs in the street. bly the thoughts of the with their dead on the FIGHTING ARIZONA PROHIBITION Phoenix, Ari Jan. 1.—Many suits have been brought to balk the prohibition law which was voted at !the last election, and which became effective today. Among the leaders !in the action is Father Thomas Con { nolly, pastor of the All Saints Cath= {olic church at Tuscon, who applied for an injunction. Similar attacks will be upon the laws going into ef- fect that proide that 80 per cent of loyes of persons employing American citizens. TINOULE HREATENED BY ALLIES ssociated Press.) an. 1.—Constantinople |the emp ay the Austrian and over 5 shall be bassies there are trans- archives to Asia Minor ction imminent by the against the Dardanelles It is reported that' preparing to leave the nterior. —_ AMERICAN PORK BARRED FROM ITALY Rome, Jan. rule prohibiting the importation of i pork from America, Turkey, Rou- "mania, Cyprus, and Egypt because of Sthe pig plague, went into effect to~ FAIL TO : AKE ST. GEORGE 7 ociated Press.) RUTINIZE APPLICANTS 1.—A German offi. SC FOR CITIZENSHIP this afternoon an- REXSSRE pandonment of the at-| ttawa, Ont., Jan. 1.—A change e the Belgian town of [, ¢y procedure of obtaining natur_ account of high wa- alization went into effect todal jred the Germans had |p . oion0rs who seek British nation- Argonne after heavy ally are required to appear in per- PRV S veonaiy; wote sm;. No belligerents or aliens from belligerent countries will be admit- ted. The applications of many Ger= mans have been helg up. PEROR VISITS FRONT peiated Press.) n. 1.—The Russian the front today and (By Assoclatea Press.) oops and distributed) Atlanta, Jan. 1.—John C. Reece, to the soldiers. He a well-known newspaper man, died ments for gallantry of pneumonia here today, aged 44. ned to the capital. He was born in Rome, this State. OF PROMINENT EATH " NEWSPAPER MAN 1.—The government | HIS HOME T OWN. LAKELAND, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, JAN. 1, 1915. ! AGED CITIZEN LOST; i WORST 1S FEARED Gainesville, Fla., Jan. 1.—Not. withstanding that scores of citizens 'iGood Wor spent several days in the woodlnndllOf The Girls, e e (Canning Club ert Wixon, his whereabouts remain a mystery, and practically all hope! of finding him alive has been aban-, dened. | Mr. Wixon left his residence in' this city Sunday afternoon at three o'clock, and wandered along Pearl street through South Gainesville and thence in a southeastern direc- tion. He was seen walking along a lane east of Evergreen cemetery |about 7:30 o'clock Sunday evening, but no one has been found who ob_ served him after that. Mr. Wixon is 72 years of 2ge, and lis feeble condition for i(he past vear or two leaves room for but slight hope that he is alive unless ke has been taken care of bv some- one who chanced to meet him dur. inlg his wanderings. For some months the gentleman has been af- flicted with loss of memory to such an extent that when even a few biocks from his home h2 won'd lose his way. ACHIEVEMENTS OF YOUNG FLORIDA GIRLS Prize Winners Tell Their Experi- ences to Meeting of Woman's Club The meeting of the Woman's Cluo of Lakeland was held at the Cluv House as announced in special call vesterday afternoon at three o'clock. Roll call showed an attendance ot thirty-four members and visitors. After some matters of business were attended to, the president, Mrs. Geu. Wright, presented Miss Agnes Ellen Harris, chairman of home economics of State Woman's College at Talla- hassee. She spoke evthusiastically of the reception and management of the State meetings of the Woman's Clubs and Teachers’ Association in l.akeland, then told of the girls of . the State in their canning club | work, also the short course in home economics of the college, as it is made possible by the clubs of the State. She introduced her prize= New York, Jan. 1.—The time for | winner girl of three years, Miss Pet . submitting the final essays in the 'ti(’ De Shon, of Hillsborough county. $5,000 peace essay contest close to- Miss DeShon told in her simple way day. The prizes are divided as fol. of her experiences. Her profits from lows: $1,000 for the best mono- graph of 15,000 to 25,000 words on any phase of international peace by any pastor of any church in the Uniteq States; three prizes, one of $500, one of $300, and one of $200 for the three best essays on interna_ tional peace by students of the theo . logical seminaries in the United Btates; $1,000 in ten prizes of $100 pach to church members between 20 and 30 years of age; 20 prizes of $50 each to Sunday school pupils be=| tween 15 and 20 years of age; 60 prizes of $20 each to Sunday school pupils between 10 and 15 years of age. $5,000 PEACE ESSAY first year $20, second year $30, third year $60 and $200 in prizes. With |this money she is now able to hold ally convinced her father that stak .ing and pruning pald in the cultiva tion of tomatoes for, with her one- tenth of an acre and her father's ‘five acres she raised one twentieth of all the tomatoes raised on the place. Faith Robinson then was pre sented and told of her business in marketing her crops after they were iready. She said she put a sign on ! the trdnt of the house and passersby stopped for them. She prepared her tomatoes and took them to the stores 1is now a high school pupil, and she NEW RAILWAY PENSION SYSTEM Wilmington, Del., Jan. 1.—A new pension plan was put into ef- fect today on the New York and Philadelphia and Norfolk railway by ‘the Pennsylvania Railway Co. to- day. Employes receiving $60 per month wil] get 40 per cent of their wages and be required to retire at 70. The pension fund is modelled after the one that has been in ex- istence on thePennsylvania lines for ten yearg and paid out in pensions $10,45 .30 to 8,355 men. Any employe of the company in the ser- vice prior to this date will be eligi- ble if less than 60 and they do not leave for three consecutive months. gustine and other cities, and after all places were full in these markets, sold the surplus to adjoining farm- ers for food for hogs and stock. She cleared $30.25 and kumquot preserves. Frankie De- Shon, second prize winner of the !State, had cleared $56.64 on. her 2,368 pounds, raised on her tenth of an acre this year. Mrs. Evers, of Hillsborough coun ty, who ranks No. 1 as leader, gave a very interesting account of first efforts and their present status, proving that practice was necessary for knowledge ere they were thus able to start these many girls right. | Her work has been under her super- | ivision for three years, for the first | jyear she had 3,000 cans put up. | This year 60,000 cans have been ‘used. First year eight canners were LAST NIGHT VERY “WET” New York, Jan. 1.—More than 200 all night licenses were granted by Mayor Mitchell for last night's New Year's revel. Mayor Gaynor's limit was 40. Not in many years has there been such conviviality in the hotels ang cafes. In order to show no favoritism the mayor grant~ ed licenses to all whom the police, passed favorably upon as conducting | orderly places. This will in a meas— instructor in charge. ure make up for the “lean” Christ- |then told of the wonderful work of mas due to the stock exchange |Miss erda Thompson, Polk county's caused by the war and the lack of instructor, who has only been in Christmas cheer. The new year | charge of such work here for a short was started off with the liveliest sort | time and could not be compared with of a boom with a hope for better 'any workers for the vears. Though Christmas purses in 1915. {her progress has been beyong all ex— |tables for home use. The grocers say ithat their sale of cannd zoods has {been reduced 50 per cent but other trade has increased in proportion. But her work has outgrown her time as she is a public school teacher and the coming year is to have a special R, her one-tenth acre of tomatoes was, | ,a fine place in the colleze. She fln-l !sent them to the markets of St. Au.! for her marmalade the | {in use in her county; this year 125. | {This is a supply of fruit and vege .| Miss Harris | sent Boys a musical 1 Melton closed thanks of the Harris for the able afternoon c<he enrclled and the various new oOrig- girls and will be put on the market | teaching cooking among the farmers table use. Much more was said of the proeram. The speakers agreed ! the woman's work ore well marked. pectations and the number of girls .inal deas being used by Miss | Thompson are bringing most grati- |tyinz results, and attention from ‘\\'ashmg(on. C.. headquarters. The guava paste problem has been solved in Florida by canning club next year equal to that imported. Miss Harris connected the canning clubs with college, school and home, and its wonderful helps to all. Miss | Wells of the domestic science depart- iment of the college was then pre- 'cented and told of the work in {throughout the State. Mrs. Wilder, .of St. Petersburg, told of her work with guavas, as vacation work for the s-mmer and 10,000 glasses of jelly as the result, with 17 varieties of guava preparations made for great intorest \and the afternoon passed a'l too thn~kly in one of the most ple nt m‘u-tin_ns that the club has %old. Mrs. Wright read letter of 1'»nks fok Christmas box s'hool at Marianna, and nher by Mrs. W. A. club are due Miss +leasant and profit- gave us. All t the awakening of desire for hizber education had been the most iifying result of al] this work. 1l vce the results of Club adjourned tn meet in regular session next Thn: Jan. 7, 1915, MRS. C. RUCKI'"! ADAMS, Press Reporter of Wiman's Club of | Lakeland. i MACHINT COMPANY FAILS | TYPESETTING | New national York, Jan. 1.—The lInter - Typesetting Muchine Co. wag unable to meet the intersst due | ‘tcdu,\' on .$1,000,000 outstinding honds held by the Guarantee Trust It'o. The default made necessary .‘llw appointment of Erskine Hewitt, i receiver. The company has an up- |ihill fight because of many patent as she went to town to schboi. She suits for infringement and lack "r‘or tomorrow. business in which the European war rlayed an important part. A lange part of their output had been ex ! ported to foreign countries where the United States patent laws did not control, and this was practical- ly cut off. This, together with in ability to extend credits in this {country made it impossible for the "company to meet its maturities. A rumber of creditors brought suits for their claims, and the company did not have sufficient capital to meet its running expenses. The in. debtedness, in addition to the $1,- 060,000 of bonds, is $620,000. Her- man Ridder, the head of the con ccrn, has gone away for a long rest. ! PRESIDENT AWAKES AT 3 A. M. Washington, D. €., Jan. . President Wilson arose at 3 o’clock will start the wheels going in the Panama Exposition, at San Diego, “Cal. Owing to the difference in time this will start the exposition with the beginning of the new year on |the Pacific coast. ARKANSAS CHILD LABOR day. Children of school age will !not be permitted to work excepting by special permission. ENGLISH CITY BOMBARDED BY THE GERMANS View of Scarborough, cn the east coast of n;gl-nd, which, together with Whitby and Hartlepool, was bombarded by the German raiding squadron of cruisers. Miss Clinkenbeard And Harris Downing Winners In State Oratorical_C_ontest DISEASED MEAT TO CUT LIVING COST Washington, Jan. 1.—With the going into effect today of the law providing that sterilized meats of certain diseased beeves may be used and sold at lower prices, the cost of living is expected to be reduced Meat which comes from an animal having localized lesions, but with the regaining portion fit for food may be sold in cans after sterilized cooking, as is done in Germany and Austria, at lower prices. Diseased animals will be condemned prior to slaughter, although post mortem in spection I8 to be continued and ex tended. Raw pork is prohibited in sausage because of danger of tri chinosis. All features for protec tion of consumers are strengthened and drastic penalties for violations lare imposed upon packers. Fifteen of 130] Kentucky [Counties Alone Remain Wet Lexington, Ky., Jan. 1.—Nine {Kentucky counties became dry at midnight last night. Liquor was voted out in September. Only fit= teen out of 120 counties remain wet. GOVERNOR REMOVES ESCAM. i BIA COUNTY TREASURER Pensacola, Jan. 1.—Because of jan alleged shortage said to amount to something in the neigh“orhood of $20,000, Governor Park Trammeli | has caused to be removed from office J. E. Williams, treasurer of Ks. cambia county. The governor de- clareq the office vacant by proclama- tion yesterday, and it is expected that he will name a successor today Two years still re_ {main in the term to which Williams 'was elected, and there are about a ‘dozen applicants for the position. ‘The governor, however, will select o {man of his own designation, and hy | will not ask for a recommendation {of the executive committee as here- {tofore. This was indicated in a let_ i ter to Secretary Levy of the commit- ‘tee. Much of Willlams' shortage is iattributed to the failure of several i !banks in thec ity some months ago. { 'D0G BONES GRAFTED IN CHILD'S LEG IN JAX Jacksonville, Jan. 1.—The graft- ‘ing of dog bones in her legs may |save little Dorothy Williams, an or_ ‘phan six years old, from being a cripple for life. One successful op- \eration has already been performed la! St. Luke's hospital by Dr. R. R. Turk, who removed two inches of dog. It is found necessary to op- !ernte on the right leg now, which is badly bent from the softening of a |decayed bone below the knee. The child’s left leg is practically well now, and with the assurance of a second successful operation she will be able to walk. The incidents sur- rounding the child's life are very lida. When taken into the home her tlegs were in a terrible condition, both being bent outwardly, causing her much suffering. {NEW ORLEANS NAVY YARD OPENED e New Orleans, La., Jan. 1.—Capt. Marbury Johnson was named com- mandant of the Ner Orleans navy yard which opened today. Henry T. Wrright is the industrial manager. Capt. Johnson was born in Georgia Dec. 2, 1860, entered the Naval !Amdomy in 1878, and has seen twenty years and eleven months of 'sea service. Naval Constructor Wright was born in Alabama in !1875. He has been on shore duty for 13 years, having seen sea serv— ice. | CANADIAN LAW ON MARKING PACKAGES Ottawa, Ont., Jan. 1.—The new law wich goes into effect today reg- ulating the markisg of the contents on packages is receiveq by the people with hearty approval. It requires that the weight of the contents of any bag, sack or package of any ce= real products must be stated there- on, and that uniform weights per bushel or bag, for vegetables throughout the whole of Canada will be definitely established. Educational Ass’n Comes Tgi'\ Close WAS A SERIES OF INTELLECTUAL TREATS Teachers Enjoyed Stay in Lakeland and All Went Away Boosters for the City The Florida Educational Associa- tion came to a close last night after a three days' intellectual feast, com bined with which were a number of pleasant social features which made it a most delightful and successful meeting. ! Last night's session was devoted to the State oratorical contest, par- ticipated in by ten of the State's brizhtest young people. The ad- dresses were all splendidly delivered and it was difficult for the judges to determine which of the contestants were entitleq to the prizes, but the decision was finally made in favor of Miss Clinkenbeard, of Miami, whose subject was The Chariot Race, Ben Hur, and Mr. Harris Downing, of Kissimmee, whose subject was “Ole Mistus.”" The prizes were gold medals, offered by the Association and purchased of H. C. Stevens’ Jjewelry establishment. The medals were presented by Dr. J. L. Me= Brien, of Washington. The judges who awarded the med= al to Harris Downing were Mrs. A. B. Lovell, Miss Mamie Castles and Dr. J. L. McBrien. Following the declamation con= test, 'Dr. Redway, author of Red= way's Geography, made a short talk on geography, which was listened to with deep interest. Never has the Association been given an opportunity to hear such noted educators as were present at this convention, Dr. Redway and Dr. McBrien being among the ae= knowledged leaders of learning in the United States. Their discourses ag was that of Dr. Cox, of the State University, anq several other lead. ing educators, greatly enjoyed, and all felt that they had been richly repaid for coming had there been no other numbers on the program. Lakeland hospitality was enjoyed to the fullest by the teachers, all of whom went away singing the praises of the city and its hospitable peo- .ple. Yesterday afternoon the visit< ors enjoyed an automobile ride around the city and into the sur- rounding country, a long line of au- tomobiles being furnished by the citizens who saw to it that no .this morning to touch the "“"0"=decuyed bone from the «child’s left |teacher went away from Lakeland that connects with the wires that ja; and replaced it with that of a [Without seeing a good ‘portion of its httractive surrounding country. GOV. WHITMAN TAKES OFFICE Albany, N. Y., Jan. 1.—Charles S. Whitman took the oath of office as governor today. He easily as- sumes the role of the most conspicu= | “ltle Rock, Ark., Jan. 1.—The ' pitiful, as both her parents are dead, | ;o poljtical figure In the State, and child labor law restricting child la-{and she is now being cared for by according to most people is paving |bor in this State goes into effect to.|the Children’s Home Society of Flor_ o way for a look-in at the White House. 'Hig record as judge and district attorney and as a national figure easily place him in the van. So far as his appointments go they seem to have been made with the object in view of nationalizing him- gelf, and they measure up well. Ap- parently he is endeavoring to avold the pitfalls of the snares laid by the politicians for the offices with large patronage by appointing men above suspicion of small politics, whose appointments will be regard- ed as solely merit and for the wel- fare of the public. The State’s bud= get is said to be in a deplorable con- dition and the new governor has the advice of the best generalship to aild in bringing the State upon & more sound financial basis. The Whit= 'man administration will also have to | meet an expenditure of $385,000 for horses and cattle killed by the agrl= cultural department because of dis- ease. The State has withheld pay- ment from the owners of these anie mals for the last three years. PRESIDENT MAY VOTE IMMIGRATION BILL (By Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 1.—Some ad- ministration . leaders expect the president will veto the immigration bill it it reaches him containing the literacy test which the Senate yes- terday refuseg to eliminate. . e 4 st 2