Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, February 3, 1915, Page 1

PUBLISHED 1M THE BEST 10BN I THE BEST RARY OF TAE BEST STATE l wo%umntn ANOTHER FATALLY IN GUN BATTLE _ AT JASPER LAST NIGHT IWATES, A SCHOOL TEACHER, BY IRATE PARENT 0 ATTACKED HIM FOR IPPING HIS CHILD; FATH- OF BOY WILL ALSO PROB- Y DIE ED (By Associated Press.) jper, Fla., Feb. 3.—William a school teacher, was killed aude Holtzendorff was prob- atally wounded in a fight last arising from the whipping of tter's son by the teacher. Of-. say that Holtzendorff, with sons, attacked Yates after 1. It is said that Yates and br Holtzendorff used revolvers. latter was arrested, chargea killing Yates. The elder Holt- rff is under guard. T THE CHILDREN'S HOME ACCOMPLISHED IN 1914 the annual meeting of the en’'s Home Society of Florida in Jacksonville, Jan. 28, Sup. endent Marcus C. Fagg re- d that 959 homeless and needy ren had come under the care ttention of the Society during -year of 1914, this number the largest number of children referred to the society for aid 1 its hfstory. These children refet to the society from section of Florida and repre- all creeds and races except ed. A good family home was d for every orphan and home. child and others were sent to al schools, hospitals, boarding and were provided the care attention most needed. tically $28,000 was spent in ding for these 959 little ones, verage of a little more than $28 child. The soclety closed the free from debt and expects to ven greater work for Florida’s e ones in need In 1915, and ap- s now to the good people of ida to send in money, clothing, , etc., to help in the continu. of the great work—generally eded to the Florida's greatest ity. The work is supported en - y by free.will donations and has ided for thousands of little ones ts twelve years of work. dge W. H. Baker, of Jackson- e, was elected president for 1915, nk G. Johnson, secretary; R. V. ington, treasurer, and Marcus C. g, re.elected as state superin- dent. Forty other prominent of Florida were elected as di. ors for 1915. he state headquarters for the 'k are located at 361 St. James ding, where applications for the dren will be gladly received, and donations of money. The state ving home—in which no child permanently—is located at Riverside avenue, Jacksonville, day between 3 and 5 p. m. Ev- body in Florida is invited to come see what this great organization oing. N SIKHS 10 BE PUT T0 DEATH FOR MUTINY (By Association Press.) alcutta, Feb. 3.—Seven Sikhs, fcted of killing two police here October, have been sentenced to . ‘They are men Who were| prted from Canada and mutinied n the ship reached here. Riot BOARD OF TRADE JECRETARY COMMITS SUICIDE Py 3 ksonville, Feb. .—W. N. oley, secretary of the Jackson- Board of Trade, died at the jers Sanitarium in Riverside y after noon Monday as a re- of a bullet wound in the intes~ . 'The wound was self-inflict- either while he was suffering p a temporary mental aberration ght on by & serious case of in-~ nia, for which he had taken two of medicine, or by accident e he was attempting to repel an finary burglar. Shortly after 3 pck Monday morning Mr. Cono~ left the rooms occupied by him- and Mrs. Conoley in the home . 8. Nicholson, 1515 Oak street, the children can be visited ev~ REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS (Furnished by the Security Abstract and Title Co., Bartow, Fla.) Feb. 1, 1915 W. H. Underhill and wife to T. C. Farless. J. B. Keen and wife to Louisa Johnson. J. J. Boynton and wife to F. B. Burgess and wite. John F. Cox and wife to Undine Harwood . Felder T. Houser and wife to S. E. Riley. Scally & Bassett nings. J. M. Winegar and wife to Carrie Pierce. S. D. Creel and wife to Mrs. M. Hutchinson. Thomas W. Stone and wife to F. H. Berry. €. 8. Twiss and wife to John M. Kilpatrick. ‘W.. A. Stevens and wife to Lena G. Borncamp. John W. Tison and wife to J. A. Garrard. Charles F. Todd to E. L. Mack. Haliburton Fales, Jr., and wife to E. L. Mack. Commissioners of Polk Co. J. Lewis. to I. J. Jen. G. to A. LAKELAND, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 3, 1915, JAPANESE RED CROSS CORPS GOES TO FRONT ight sn BOOST-REMEMBER THAT SATAN STAYED IN HEAEN UNTIL HE BEGAN TO KNOCK HIS HONE TOMN FIERGE FIGHTING ON ROAD 10 WARSAW; GERMANS HAVE MADE BUT LITTLE PROGRESS EXHIBITION OF FRUITS AND VEGETABLES Tampa, Feb. 3.—Among the fea. tures of the Gasparilla Carnival, the dates of which are February 12 to 16, inclusive, that will prove most pleasing to visitors from Winter- ‘bound States are the Garden of Eden exhibition of semi-tropical fruits, flowers and vegetables on the court house square, and masked balls in Tampa's famous American and for- eign clubs, including the Spanish, ‘Cuban, Italian and German clubs. ‘Visitors will be invited to attend these functfons at the request of the officers of the Gasparilla Carnival Association. Every section of South Florida will be represented in the beautifully illuminated and decorat. ed product exhibit. Many magnifi- cent floats, showing the varied re- sources of South Florida, will also be entered in the various parades of the five day period of festivity. GENERAL VON SCHJERNING The Japanese Red Cross contingent, bound on a mission of meercy that carries it half way around the globe, photographed in New York before it sailed for England. It is headed by Dr. Jiro Suzuki (at right in first row) and the nurses are the pick of the medical corps of the Japanese army, every one having been decorated for effi- clency and bravery. FRONTISPIECE OF STULTITIA MomcoM[Rv BANK[R ’Gflfl’s AN“-]RI]ST iDANGm flmM fl_o(ms “Stultitia,” or folly, is the name of the play that has been printed in book form and circulated in Wuhlnmn.' causing quite a sensation. The play denounces the foreign policy of the ad- ministration and the alleged military unpreparedness of the nation. This picture, which appears as a frontis- |k plece in the volume, is of an ancient plaster bas relief which shows a fat man, out of training, totally unfit for any fight, yet who loudly asserts his claims in such a way as sooner or later to get him into trouble. NINE KILLED, SIX INJURED IN EXPLOSION AT HAYBURG, PA. (By Assoclation Press.) Kane, Pa., Feb. 3.—Nine men were killed and six injured seriously in an explosion which destroyed a boarding house at Hayburg this morning. The inJured are being brought here. ————————————————————————— — and went downstairs. It was short. after this that a revolver shot was heard. Following this Mr. Conoley returned to his room with a wound in the region of his stomach. He was still conscioug and made a ram- bling statement about having been shot by a burglar. He was rushed to the Rogers Sanitarium and since that time made no more definite statement about the shooting. Mr. Conoley returned Sunday morning from a business trip to Valdosta, where he went on Friday night. He complained of illness upon his ar- rival and went to bed immediately. A physician was called and gave him @ prescription. He took some of the medicine ordered by the physic but suffered from imsomnia, with which he had been affiicted for some time, he later took some powderg in the hope of inducing sleep. TURNS UP- SAYS HE WILL PAY INDEBTEDNESS (By Assoclated Press.) Montgomery, Ala., Feb. J. C. Lynn, a private banker of Glen- wood, returned this morning after several weeks' absence, ana an. nounced that he would settle his indebtedness, said to be about $40,- 000. When Lynn disappeared he left a note in his safe saying he would do right some day by all. MUST MAKE INCOME TAX RETURNS BY MARCH 1 Jacksonville, Feb. 3.—Failure on khe part of men and women in Flor. lida whose income amounts io $3.000 or more per annum to make returns ton blanks provided for the purpose, to the collector of internal revenue in Jacksonville by the proper time will mean a stiff penalty for those 80 neglecting to comply with the law: Failure to make these returns by March 1 next makes the citizen so offending subject to a fine of from $20 to $1,000 in the discretion of the United States court. Internal Revenue Collector Lewis calls at- tention to the following instructions issued by the United Svates govern— ment, which if read carefully will eep one from going wrong in the making out of the returns and keep- ing them withth the raw. The law provides, first: " “An unmarried individual or mar- ried individual not living with hus- band or wife shall be allowed an exemption of $3,000. When hus. band and wife live together thes shall be allowed jointly a total exe emption of only $4,000 on their sg= gregate income. Either husband or wife who may make, sign and verity a return of their joint Income. Where husband and wife have sepa. rate incomes they make a joint re.! turn of such separate income, bot! subscribing to the return, or they may make separate returns of thelr respective incomes, but in no case shal] they claim or be allowed more than $4,000 exemption on their ag- gregate incomes. “This return shall be made by ev- SUITS AGAINST STEAM SHIP LINES DISMISSED (By Associated Press.) New York, Feb. 3.—The govern- ment's anti trust suits against the Prince line, the ican line, the Lamport and Holt line and others, charging restraint of trade in connection with the freight and passengen steamship business between American ports and Brazil, and against the Amer-I ican Asiatic Steamship Co. and oth. ers, plying between New York and Wsiatic ports, were dismissed today. PROVISION ABOLISHING - PLUCKING BOARD ADOPTEDBY HOLSE (By Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 3.—The House today resumed consideration of the naval appropriation bill's ship building program after finishing other features of the measure. It remained in session last night. It adopted the provision abolishing the Jblucking board and authorized the president to restore the plucked of- ficers to duty. HORSE SENSE FROM COM. MISSIONER McRAE Jacksonville, Feb. 3.—As a state fair booster, W. A. McRae, commissioner of agriculture for the State,.-takes rank with the leaders of the van. Mr. McRae was a guest at the Mason Hotel today and ' 'ln a conversation with George Ma. ison, expressed himself as believing that the State fair idea was the |greatest thing ever pulled off in ;l-'loridl for the good of the State jand everybody in it. The commis~ sioner of agriculture also stated that 'Flond- can grow more corn to the acre than any State in the west. The banner crop in the west last |year, he said, was 140 bushels to |the acre, while Florida had pro- Hamburg-Amer., | IN PENNSYLVANIA | NOW PASSED (By Assoclated Press.) Pittsburgy Feb. 3.-—Floods which inundated sections along the Ohio and Alleghaney rivers began reced . ing this morning and United States weather officials say the danger has passed. The flood's crest was reached at midnight. RECOMMENDATION OF GOV. TRAMMELL TO LEGISLATURE One of the hardest worked men In all Europe is Von Schjerning, general staff surgeon of the German army. He is held responsible for all that is done by the surgical division of the army along all the lines of action. Tallahassee, Fla., Feb. 3.—Gov, ll’urk Trammell two years ago adopt~ ed a plan of sending out from time 'to time for publication before the meeting of the legislature, certain lof the recommendations which he i proposed to make to that body upon ! its convening. ' In order that the members of the ‘Jegislature and the public may be +informed and have opportunity for |consideration of the measures which |tha governor proposes to recom-— mend, it is his purpose to follow a similar course from now until the convening of the legislature in April. One of ‘the recommendations which Governor Trammell made to the last legislature, and which will be renewed at the approaching ses- sion will be the following: “COUNTY AGRICULTURAL AND HORTICULTURAL AGENTS.” “The demonstration work which has been carried on by the State | University agd - the federal govern. ment has made spparent the value to our farmers and fruit growers of ‘uflcultuul, horticultural and stock |breeding demonstrations. There is ,room for enlargement of this very ibeneficlll work. The fact that the {work of the.agricultural experiment 'station is more or less limited by lack of funds and the large territory to cover suggests the value of a demonstrator in the counties who would be skilled in proper methods ,of farming and fruit growing, selec- ition of seed and plants, breeding of GOVERNOR SECURES $3,500 WITH WHICH TO FIGHT THE CITRUS CANKER ‘Tallahassee, Fla., Feb. 3.—Gov- ernor Park Trammell has kept in close touch and been fully informed regarding all steps in the campalgn which has for some time past been prosecuted in this State to check the spread of citrus canker, and to stamp out that pest from the State. Governor Trammel has lent all the resources and influence of his office to assist in the work of erad- icating the ¢itrus canker, and re. cently, in co-operatfon with the Board of Control, took the matter up direct with the secretary of agricul-. ture of the United States, assuring Secretary. Houston that it has been for some time, and is now, his in~ tention to recommend and urge the GERMAN DYNAMi" oY CLAIMS HIS ACT ONE OF WAR (By Associated Press.) Vanceboro, Me., Feb. 3. —Wern- er Vanhorn, arrested here after at- ! Fighting continues THIS REPORT COMES FROM LON- DON; FIGHTING CONTINUES BETWEEN THE BRITISH AND TURKS IN ARABIA; BRITISH CONFUSED, FIRE AT EACH OTHER (By Associated Press.) London, Feb. 3.—The Germans new drive at Warsaw has apparent. ly accomplished little more than winning a few Russian positions so far. Official reports do not indi= cate marked changes, although the fighting is flercer, the German com- manders making the assault in the same section where the former vain attempt to reach Warsaw was made. Both sides are strongly entrenched. between the British and Turks in Arabia, but nothing important there. British Fire at Each Other (By Ascoclated Press.) Berlin, Feb. 3.—Fighting con=- tinues between the British and i’l‘urks at Kurna. A Bagdad dis- patch says that two British battal- ions on opposite sides of the town became confused and fired into each other for hours. British gunboat fire drove the Turks back at daye light. : Russian Successes (By Assoclated Press.) Petrograd, Feb. 3.—An official statement today recounts Russian successes in the Warsaw reglon, also in the Carpathians, and con- firms the report that German troops have been sent to ajd the Austrians in the Carpathians, . SENATORS TO LENE BOLTERS OUT OF THER RECKONING (By Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 3.—The Sen= !ate Democrats’ plan to save the ship purchage bill developed today as leaving the bolters out of reckoning and making the bill to suit Progres< sive Republicans, 3 (By Assoclated Press.) Washington, Feb. 2.—Sccretary Bryan addressed the United States Chamber of Commerce convention here today and pled for support of the ship purchase bill and the rati< fication of the Colombian treaty. Florida legislature, convening In April, to enact a thorqugh crop pest law, and to make sufficlent appro. priation to effectively continue the work of eradicating the citrus can= ker from this State. The governor recently took up with the secretary of agriculture of the United States the matter of making immediately available the $35,000 appropriated by Congress and he i3 in receipt of advice that the secretary of agriculture will make the fund avallable for early use. Governor Trammell urged the 'legislature of 1913 to enact an ef- fectlve crop pest law and make an appropriation for eradication of pest affecting horticultural and agricule tural crops. That legislature falled to take such action but Governor Trammell will renew In very strong terms this recommendation to the legislature to convene next April. FLORIDA MARKETING BUREAU ery citizen of the United States, duced 190 per acre. Yet, he pointed ', whether residing at home or abroad, |out, over 200,000 barrels of bl i e ot and by every person residing in the are imported from other States into| United States, though not a citizen Florida for consumption here every| thereof, having a net income of $3,- vear. Another point that Mr. Mc. 000, or over, for the taxable year. Rae brought out in his conversation “This return shall be made by With Mr. Mason was that of Flor. every non resident alien deriving|ida’s great possibilities as a cattle any net income from pmperly"f"“&"“ s:"e' ) o EE850.000 owned and business, trade, or pro.| 0 the useless expense of 32,900, 2 fesson at:rried o In the ‘.nl:mdnpent each year in this State for ;':"’ir';"::'::":n‘; :}:lr:ddel::nzo:‘;- States by him. No specific dxemp condensed milk, when all that Iu;\fl' b1 . = ? Ineeded is the factory to condense |Visable, to authorize suth agent to tion is allowed non-resident aliens. |\ vin ang g few more live cattle |omploy assistants. “When an individual by reason of| . ... 10 take advantage of the nat- | Strator could render valuable serv- minority, llldkne-f. or oltl;:r d:;a‘h:; ural facilities offered. ice by giving practical lessons in ,ity, or absence from e n agriculture in the public schools, jStates, is unable to make his own |collector for the district in which |thereby making more efficient this return, it may be made for him by |his principal business is carricd on |branch of the public school work; }inia duly authorized represeuniative. in the United States. also in co-operating with the corn “This return should be filed with l of fertilizers, treatment of soils and the diseases of trees and plants. “T recommend that a law be passed authorizing the board of {county commissioners of each coun. “This return, properly filled out, (clubs and tomato elubs, stimulating the collector of internal revenue for {must be made under oath or af-|and extending this the district in which the Individual Afidavits may be made | work. resides. Tn case the person resides in a foreign country, then wi'h the [to administer oaths.” commendable firmation. such demonstrator if desired.” 8TI8 |5, aging the value and proportions He called ntentloni'y to employ such agricultural ‘“dithe orticultural demonstrator when in|not extraditable. tempting to dynamite the Canadian end of a rallroad bridge tetween here and St. Croix yesterday, was carefully guarded in the immigra- tion office here throughout last night. There is no formal charge against Vanhorn. He claims to be ‘a German officer and says exploding dynamite was an act of war, It was thought here that the next step will be at Washington, where It {8 expected that application for extradition will partment. (By Associated Press.) Vanceboro, Me., Feb., 3.—Wer. ner Van Horn, who yesterday tried to dynamite a railroad bridge here, today appealed to the German am- The law should allow two bassador at Waskington. He sald he |supporting before any officer authorized by law |or more counties to jointly employ had not been on Canaaian soil aud|the front. asked protection from extradition. DOING GREAT WORK Jacksonville, Feb. 3.—Orders for Florida vegetables are pouring into the office of the Florida Marketing Bureau, 437 St. James buildng, from all parts of the country, T. J. Eppes, sales agent for the ore ganization, urges that full informa=- tion be given the headquarters office here as to the amount of produce ob= tainable, the time it will me ready Such demon-|pe presented today to the State de.|' T ShiPment, and other information which will aid in the prompt filling of all orders. The co-operation of every member of the bureau is eom= sidered absolutely necessary to the success of the project by the officers. Many German towns are lssulng special loans for the purpose of families of soldiers at Dresden has issued one for $750,000.