Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, January 20, 1915, Page 1

;.\OOODO L1y 2 % . L ’ 4 ’ Local temper- % PCoco QGO SO‘T“ pggll;’ %i 2 & Weather Fore- %t ghours:, . Maxi- & Qcast: Thurs-%f gmum e -1 Cday fair and & gimum 48 & war armer >3 jo 0 0 RS ER-R-R-N-N- N ¥ PUBLISHED IN THE BEST Tfl“ IN THE BEST PAHT OF NE B ST STITE vm.n ME IV LAKELAND, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, JAN. 20. 1915. BflllST—RElEIBEH THAT SMAN SlfiYEB II P[H[H M'l LE E[BnH Ifl KNIIBK HIS HOME TOWN German Aircraft] Drop Bombs | __. On English Towns Within l 100 Mlles Gf London} Giv Killed And NS smavoson A Like Number N Severely Injured S LASTED FROM 8 TO 11 LAST : INVADING CRAFT SUC. DED IN ESCAPING OUT To RAID £COND EARTHQUAKE IN FRANCE A IN THE DARKNESS UN- B e ‘ INJURED ; ' : By Association Press.) & q il lon, Jan. 20.—Raid PROECERN e aireraft occurred last nisht MARY PHAGAN'S Yusmouth, Cromer, Sherinzham. MOTHER SUES PENCIL ton, Heacham L O. FOR & S ; Cco R $1 Kings Lynn. They began short o eight and lasted till abour (1 SSOM 1 Press yelock. Two were killed at \tla Tan . 9¢ o b nonth, a man and woman, a . was filed today |'1iu‘\¥ r's widow was killed at K ational Pencil Co. by Mr J. A Police at Hunstanton s; ‘. Coleman, Mary Phagan's mother. report that the raiding Zeppelin The zir] was working in the Pencil | as brought down there is untrue. (s factory when killed in April t was last seen over the sea 2oing 14912, The petition charges leo M S0 far as known today five or siy ere killed and the same number in- the German air raid last It is not known if the craft Zeppeling or aeroplanes, King eorze left Sandringham just beforc I German visit. The raiders killfully piloted their craft through ' arkness and dropped bombs accur James Conley, a negro serving sen . tenee, as ass ssory ured by The petition claims that the com- pany should have kept the premis safe and protected the girl. The mother was dependent on the girl. pight . BRYAN SAYS SITUATION tely within a hundred miles of | IN MEXICO CITY IS ondon . MIXED s pmsgg (By As»:vau;t-;l Press.) VACUATION OF ! Washinaton, Jan. 20, Secretary CRACOW ORDERED 1.y waid hie was uninformed of (By Associated Press.) Jan. 20.—Budapest dis that Cracow's governor a- ordered a partial evacuation of he city and its environs by women, hildren and men unfit for military rvice The banks have wsferred to Vienna Pro what was happening in Mexico City ieneva, neya ind called the situation mixed atches say PERKINS DECLARES HE DOESN'T REMEMBER KILLING HINMAN been isions re The Austrian war of (r \‘."' jated Press ( has issued an order calling ou Columbia 8. ( Jan. 20.-—Goes Il the Landstrum, sixty years olg, P. Perking be ried here for the i under. The order applies Wurder of I. W. R. Hinman, of ronchout the empire. Jacksor at sea, t ul that he Ai1 not remember th 1 e PUTCH PATROL BOAT deseribed his hallucination SUNK BY MINE g e (By Association Press.) Washinzton reports say that hoth Hague, Jan. 20.—A Dutch the Wilson and Clark presidential aval patrol boat today hunting hooms are developing for 1916 pines off Nieuw Sluis, struck a After the close of the war, it i pine and sank. One officer and four stated on high authority, that King pen perished. All coast points re - Albert of Belzium will - visit the ort many fresh floating mines. United States . dtate Highway Department To Be Urged Before Next Florida Legislature “The direct and definite purpose . pviee of the counties for informa-| the Florida State Good Roads tion and ad s to methods and . said F. 0. Miller, pres il cun he used to the the Association, in reply to| advantage and the zreat. L Inquiry made by a representative | .o cconomy in an en locality.” this paper, “is to secure action by Tl tizens and good roads ad ning legislature which will ., of Lakeland are quested at¢ a State Highway Department . oo ot an ea date and form a ! place the construction and, G Ak o d p= dintenance of main roads under ..., ffi o supervision . {vials i \ ymmitt Stveral counties in Florida have i 1 t " onds and built a considerabl ‘ ot the Flo ize of good roads. In manuy | i 3 \ the lack of connecti A ¥ 4 h counties not so pre RyELGR s 's the fullest use and | mproved roads to the com which built and paid roads will mak layzround of Amer Tl ' cause a multi o mi vegetable an production. Thes ishment of great ci ving establishment <imption of suip! v will onen to cul of acres of land nc Is of farmers « 'y winter att ments of r They are pl , the so0il and ti igricultural prod look for roads; ad laws, and go back per cent of them. ® built, or provided for I r ‘e state laws, they will co: \ v 2, buy land, and become Dro-; 7 inties it ing the main roads under |which suth il H )ns as ipervigion will in no wise les-|the FH0 T o All reports [ 'ie demand for county roads. It < " 1. p. Clark- | make their necessity more ap-|shomd Good "t. At the same time the (n-‘;" [““ring services of the State|R y fhvay department will be at the |of Trade ads g Jacksonville, Fla. Frank with murdering the girl, al o} to the murder. | Board , S GOVERNOR WHITMAN OF NEW YORK INAUGURATED i Thirtv-@ve thousand persons witnessed the inavzurated chief executive of New York state. Farmers Club Held U.S. Asks England ! ' Monthly Meeting with [5i%2§Why Steamer | Mr John Freerx Was Detained, [ The Lakeland Farmers' Club 1.4-1(1 gty mociated Hrem ) ‘ @ delightful meeting Saturday, Jan, | \Vshinston, Jan. 20.—The State and “Mrs, |department hag asked the British ! Freer’s extensive | |embassy why the United States: i Steamer Greenbrier, New Orleans to ‘Ihmm-n. with cotton under a certi-| ficate of the New Orleans British consul, was stopped by a British {16, at the home of Mr. John Freer. Mr. grove of fifty five acres is situated jon the rolling ridge of land that ex— {tends northwest of our city, |nnd‘ hat seven years ago was covered | [t s S ’ [vitit thelilatty ‘pine fireeh/ Now tiuls (T1iseriand isentpunder the Beltish King of the forest lies low and a new |flag to a British hpon and detained , {King reigus ~the verdant orange | VO days before being permitted to ‘||u.- feontinue her voyage to Bremen. | with his golden crown of fruit. 'A larze number of members and vis- $ were present to enjoy the grae ."WA RAND OTHER NOTES it ions ho-pitality extended by our! OF INTERESTS host and hostess, | | The dinner wag served on the SN~: The United States Bureau of Iudu. | cious verand the table groaniny ®¢!ion has been compiling statistics nnder its weight of good Florida, ©' illiteracy among both adults ululI cookery. children in the country, teding te ; - lward the coclusion that illiteracy is | The afternoon business session ; 5 & 3 fast disappearing and that at the was full of interesting discussions on % Tnte b DrOcrcaR the il | : present rate of progress the hlic | the subject for the day - Marketing ! s of various kinds will wipe it r'c Need of Business Methods, hools-a AL ! n jotation was that thrifty ultl""” in this country in anothey gens Seoteh proverh, “Many a Mickis Oration. makes a Muckle,” hoTie e | I War was not such a costly under . The club members were all glad |y, e forty yours ato us it 1s to-| MmO L B A . The Franco Prussian war, president,” Do, - Uonibe who 1"' hich Jasted 190 days, co-t Germany ened the discussions on Marketi $450,000,000 for an average fighting Crop He was followed by Me The Boer English army averagea T foree of 1,250,000, war, Swindell, Wilcox, Lewellyn, Griffin, | in which the great military parade in Albany the other day when Part of the throng in front of the capital phoand the inset shows Mr. Whitman shaking hands with Mr. Glynn, the retiring gove m {The temporary organ No. 66 ,Texas Employers’ | Liability Act Held ‘ Unconstitutional | (By Association T Austin, Texas, Jan. 0.—The Texas empioyers liability act was to. fday held unconstitutional by the | court of civil appeals, {GOT HIS THRIE MEALS a day by parcel post Las been the odd Powell Ern. ville, the overed when uid economical plan of | est past of Gu It o was finally Vandiver, for week. was d enliste an active seaman in the United States navy. | = BY PARCEL POSA \tlanta, Ga Ail.- i Living iu | Atlanta and zetting s three n S Rivers And ' Harbors Bill | Went to The ; Senate Today VOTE OF 164 TO 116; CARRIES APPROPRIATION OF $234,000.000 | (Ry Associated Press.) Washington, Ja 20, The riv= Vandiver eame about a week 230 10 arg and harbors bill went to the Seme {enlist, but there was a delay in his a0 (oday Tter - passed soon papers, and he had to vemain 0 aprer midnieht lact o bt by the {town while they were adjusted from yyous 1t will now bhe ref 'l'l"ml to Washington. The recruiting offi= thy Senate commeree committee for cor happened to ask yesterday where roport {Vandiver lunched, and the HulI, Lively coniest is cted when county boy explained that he ob.lyje sepate begins the measure's con= rnor Whit [lained a packase of fried chicken, jsideration. The bill passed the seen in the |country 1t from lll-\"llnn\w by a vote of 161 to 116 prac- mother's kitchen on every morning tically in the form it was reported mail. e found plenty of water at fhy the pivers and harbors commit - . the city hall hydrant, and ate his|to The House was in continuous AbS()lute Oulflt At meals on the steps. 1f the hoarding |scssion for twelve hours and at- . [} by mail becomes popular the long ! temipts were made to amend practic= Some POI"ts |O“ suffering railroads will lose stilt|ally every item. Only a few minor BattIeLlne {esterday more money this year through the :Ip]b|'nxll'i:l'!n|l.~l were l-.lh.nnva(L It parcels post route. They have been |earcied thirty four million dollars’ o carrying the extremely heavy parcel |appropriation for existine projects. (By Asaocla(lon Press.) post business for two years now |There were no new undertakings. Jan. 20. - Official reports |without a cent of extra pay, and ——— that it was absolutely |they probably would go into volun-|COUNTY COLLECTOR SHORT tary bankruptey rather than under- take to transport warm meals by the thousand. quiet some points on the battle ,line yesterday witn artillery engage - ments elsewhere, and some spirited infantry encounters, but no impor. tant battles. BAR THE BOOKS THAT LITTLE DOING ON EAST OR WEST FRONTS (By Associated Press.; Berlin, . 20 An {statement ayy that little of impor- lum-l' happened yesterd either on [ the Atlanta, Jan. 2 Sales of Dead- wood Dick and Nick Carter books official | i1y fanl off considerably in the town of LaGrange, Ga., it is believed, now that the city council has estab. lished a board of censorship over the - {literary offerinzs of the local hook BIG STATE FAIR MOVEMENT stores . The council was wise IS FAIRLY LAUNCHED c¢nough not to consttute the town Imarshal a judge of literature and morality, but left this in the hands of a hoard of ladies, composed [Mrs. Clifford Smith, Mrs. Albert cast or west fronts. Jan. 20, The Flor- ir movement is now in the hands of a temporary 2z 5 . tion and a committee has been ap. Punson and Miss Lulu Ward. to formulate a constitution (P¢ their duty to superyse the book. |stores and prohibt bad literature. ‘\\'hvlhn.— the reading of all volumes Jacksonville, ida State I or peanted and by lawg for the permanent or- ganization as a result of the meeting the Board of Trade last night. jon is head. od by Charles 11, Mann, president of the Jacksonville Board of Trade, as temporary chairman, John L. |is still a debated point, The lack of present stage ttles at the attributed by the stirring 1 is anaG MAKE BAD BOYS' of ! T will | undep consideration will be required ’ AND DISAPPEARS Key West, Jan. 20. —Accounts of Tax Collector T. A. Swecting were found $22,000 short, according to a statement made to the prosecuting attorney here by Assistant State Au— ditor Giray, who has been going over the books following Sweeting's dis« appearance ten days ago. {CAME FROM CUBA TO GET HIS CHILDREN Jacksonville, Jan. 20.—TFour pretty chldren, with their dark eyed Cuban mother, are supposed to be in hiding somewhere here in Jackson . ville, while their anxious father, (Who has come all the way from Ha- ,vana for the purpose, is using every means at his command to locate his missing family. He is seeking the custody of the children only, and to thig end has secured from Judge ,Simmons, of the circuit court a writ of habeas corpus, which the sheriff's office is now sccking to serve, During the past week rumors have been received to the effect that Sec. George and anSickler. These gen-|. 305 | MeWhorter, of the Flor'éa Times-|Dritish commentators largely to the | retary of State Bryan wants to re- 300,000 and which lasted thirty | ’ det inati £ the all 9 tlemen very ably discussed the best Gthis cout: #1 000,000 The | Union, is acting ag temporary secre-|dctermination of he allied com-{tire from the cabinet to fit himself [ methods of shipping. All were un ":f" v">"'"" & r' Il '(A o Jaiar |ty The organization committae)Manders to content themselves with |for his presidential boom two years inlifious in the- bpinlon:. that the war in the Fa 0 i apan ". headed by George Mason. It wae | holding thelr present positions until | hence. Regardless of reports to the |2 $800,000,000 and Russia $770,000,<:8 1 i th ted ring Florida Vegetable Marketing ””'innu fiot. cotintl 1oat-shilbe [ nphasized throughout the meetin,!the projected ring of armies ig con. contrary, friends of Mr. Bryan de~ rean wonld solve the problem for [ " MOt cOURting o {that the association is to be a State |Sldered sufficiently strong to strike a|clare that he will not cancel his rean ild 1 & t i [the tracker as the Citrus Exchange aEAlEE to retary of War | AMair, und that every section of the blow which they hope will prove de-|Chautauqua engagements for the Iy..‘ solved problems for the citrus ikt ';" United ‘imi)«n i I;I |state ana every county should be'cisive. coming spring and summer. lerower. Mrs. Shurman spoke of | ‘arrisom. th iy " asked to cooperate and take a hand G ; vested $160,000,000 in coast de- Y o the wse of the grapefruit and orange | ! i toward making the fair a reality. In | Naornifi Coll Of fin the North and of the many to :'" o I‘T::‘ “rr'":'"""'l'."’:l'o]:""":f":" rursnance of this policy a resoiution, ag s‘cent sollection he ] Ac [ e J , N o e [ \whom the Florida orangze and zry I g s M | oered by Telfair Stockton. was Silve C F Th I fruit is a stranger. That it was pOnEres 'V.”“ h:.m:;k,’:] '"’c".‘,":: "”: unanimously adopted, to the effect r ups or € g appropriation s ent to carry out = : < i . best fruit in the world and should ; ; clent to Carry Oub |y, .¢ cach board of county commis. P lk C ty F o all over the world. Mr. Shur- :"" plang ";M“" Secretary Garrison | .= o in the State and each Cham— (o) oun air i has in mind. N e £ Trade or 5 4 # man spoke in the interest of the ber of Commerce, Board of Tra beautift g A E e 8 Polk County Fair, to be held in Feb.| S other similar orcanization in Flor- \"""";.f"“_". ”1 silver cups have the Mediterranean class; the largest ruary, and urged all members to he SCWINE machines have replaced |y, o ynyited to appoint a repre. MeVer been “'l 1 In this vieinity than |anq hest display in the Asfatic class; ,\41‘ h‘!“’_ SHE 6 GGt tne- TR typewriters in anti suffrage h»ml.lw“'a”\," on the organization (_m"_.nm (:-u h,mf.\nm‘n loving cups now ypq largest and best display in the M Verda Thompson was present duarters in several f it is offi-{, iitee ;'"AI'“";!IM;I s l,.“‘ Wwindow of the | American class and the largest and o e 4 o eially announced Volunteers are falley Clothing Company. | best display the Eng A AISEED . SOME « INRITURD S busy under the direction of the Red ' DESPONDENT WOMAN TOURIST The cups are grand special prizes Tt ‘l‘:sll::w:»)ndhlh'x‘; l’?‘\?\hlllllhnl"e“:;s-!’olk tins on poultry ks y L B | eai B ) T " n“\ :I new members were (7088 in turning out bandages and FINDS DEATH IN BAY |for the Polk County Fair, to be held county will recoznize the value of G ollowing ne¢ me TS 2 —_—— i P a)a ey o W 99 b . T : i Hrolmes Robinson. | Other materials for use on the bat . | : 3 Poe hedy r“" Lakeland beginning Fob. 22 nd|such a fair to the county and co- nrolled: Mr Tiolmes dblitsony | Kot o i ¢ - Miami, Jan. 20 The body ofleontinning one week. They were operate with the association t k Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Cohner, Mr. | 5 Mrs. Herbert Osborn, a tourist, for| oo ooy ¢ sal. jewe ¢ T e 4 =5 | purchased through our local je \vtl.{ it ONE BIG FAIR Mr. and Mrs. W. A which search was made from early lors Cole & Hull, and Connor & Mrs. R. W. Hardy, BEGIN STATE MOVEMENT A L ) i A -~ nd ) t ardy, FOR BIRTH REGISTRY"" the morning, was found shortly o'Steen, and give unmistakable evi- fettie Hardy, “r. AL "'“”'I'»' Jacksonville, Jan. 20.—Despite |21ter 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon. ldence of the husiness capacity of | POLICE DIDN'T FALL The next club mecting will be el il e O [1ving face down in the mud at the [hoth of these reliablo firms. Satnrday il i the house | “12¢ of the bay near ihc tnited | Since the object of this fair Is FOR LITTLE GAME 2 of ird Saturday on a f city 5 i » |State. experiment station where it {wholly edueational and to encourage YK 3 fair to honse canvass in the birth r ey 4 4 | . A : [had been washed by the waves. The those features which will make for| Jacksonyville, Jan. 20.-—Never has 1 1) club to tration test which is bheing mg | . ¥ 3 i " % 2 s 2 i it 1 fact that the bodv was clothed in a us a greater county and “'l” been known in pol r that i e LU DUTDONS ellkc sizht. tobe hahits vorn by !zeneral, cups have been placed |“eon™ m N . y securin cenrate statisties r pie X AFg morare ERENION - (OF | ou. Osborn, whils a\ ber neek Wher believed they will give ; lahor hruar 14 for Florida r. Elle f i 2 P 1 for Florid ' Ellen Lowell} o o ‘chain upon which was sus. added ineentive for competition and | beer shed away in the fa EEARAIE ® Steveng of Jacksonville CHEIEIAR OF | nded & dlamand wondiid of eoe 11 be substantial monuments toiA. . ‘lilton and n ? 1 and health department of the Florida | oo & C 0 % ¢ v Gkt {rhem’ olfutia fatike Sk T of Women’s Clubs, has, . yhices. 1od %1 PRI B h the generesity of the, that t 1 Ste. el nted by the federal ok tRat B Bas X La Medical s » of the ! places | I it the lity the q hurean zton to su- e Osls } st of the'e cups s to be ' pritor 3 r ot da and as.: £ ik o v =iven for the larzest and best col-!the « ra VANSICKLER + n the work are members of . N Ricibtes aie lective exhibit of farm products pro- ' said e Seerat ferated clubs in the State. In' 0 ) ro duced on ong farm. Are thic work the women have th it &l adic The other cups, offered by wheh ~r"NTT TTOPIDA PRESS hearty cooperation of the and e it 98 e Polk County Fair Association, ha s ninety d they can- ASS0CIATION ORGANIZED Siate health officers. who are lend.|york eity. came he th her hus | Peen placed as follows: t to free - inz al possible ald to make the test 1.4 ton days azo. on their yacht,| FOT the city th the two & o ~The Miadle . L coon Tackeonville has been dl= 16 3k tRiIE et vintt to Ll r\h\ln.' farm products: for tv1m 1 t 1 n agrie Press e ;’"“"" ’"r";"l“ vided Into between eighty and ninety | althoush fonr sears azo they visited | MAKINE f:n-‘fiwm:l est ¢ f ' appears to be plain 1 with h son, edi.. Z ar 1 S, a 0 e tc b r who figure the b e fac THUORES districts, volunteers from the seven | paim Reach. Mrs. Lysell and oth.| o o Products, and for ti e iy e Herald, president; H. L. A |sioner’s district making from the farm would be easy should or eizht federated clubs of the city crg on the boat say that they believe | ;. 1 14 editor Citizen-Reporter, see. b i Gt & ok ‘- ; display of farm products. they be allowed the prvileze. In= aking certai s. Os : tare. and B. J. Weaver and F. E. |12 “‘ A o 0N frs. Osborn became despondent 04| The poultry department, being of |stead of beinz allowed to do hard Mayo Free Press; Joha A, |¥Yhiriwind caavams w eiig Mg moment of mental aberration |gpacia) interest to o has { Tabor they a nfucl to the closed ard, editor Lake City Index; J.! esterday and Is '~|;|y;pn.u:.l to close | plunged into the water, ending her received suitable recosnition. {cells and carefully watched. 2 . here a i S - : E. Pound, editor Suwannee Citizen; |b¥ Wednesday nle here are life and so put an end to her suf A Splendid Sweepsteke Cup | —_— Burr L. Bixler, editor Present Truth 'about eighty women in the work, |fering from ill health. The condi-|Is offered for the largest and best| Russia is still s nding enormous Me:senger; F. R. McCormack, R. L. |among the number being several col. | ;\v, egzer and W. C. Vanhoy, Suwan.)ored women, who are canvassing the nee Democrat, members. colored settlements around the city. tion of her cabin, papers, etc., led them to belleve the act was not pre. meditated. display in any and all Others are offered for: The largest and vest display inline. masses of men to wit v n easy reach of various points of her long fighting