Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, February 4, 1915, Page 1

THE LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM __BO0ST-HENEMBER THAT SHTAN STAVED I HEMTEN UATIL RE BEGAN T0 KNOGK S HOME TOWN PUBLISRED 1N THE BEST TOWN I THE 8EST MR OF THE BEST STATE CLARK HAS N0 PPOSTTION SHALL STRIP | FOR SPEAKER OF BELCIUM OF THE HOLSE [HICH GERMANS HAVE lorrl;mocun OF THE SIXTY- FOURTH CONGRESS WILL CAU- SEVERAL IMPORTANT VIC-| CUS TONIGHT TO RE ORGAN- TORIES; GERMANS FIGHTING IZE THE HOUSE ALONG THE YSER l ' (By Associated Press.) | Washington, Feb. 4.—Democrats of the Sixty fourth Congress who were re-elected members of the next Congress, will caucus tonight to re- organize the House. There is no unt of the fighting in the west. . . iion to the re.election of nofficial Amsterdam reports say the Champ Clark and other House offi. ermans are again attacking along ' .ors Representatfve Kitchin, of he Yser, and it is reported they|norey Carolina, is unopposed for ve been repulsed. In the east the! ;ajrman of the ways and means pruggle is increasingly severe.|.ompitee. He succeeds Under- ustro-German attacks are develob-|y,0q a5 House leader. The real & heavy fighting along the whole g ¢ 4o g5r caucug chairman between ont except in Bukowina. The g,,n36rg of Virginta and Foster of ussians claim important | yyingis. The caucus may consider ictories. Progressive representation and Re- publican committee membership. (By Associated Press.) London, Feb. 4.—The Belgian my is still defending a small strip Belgium which the Germans do ot hold, and are again bearing the several { Turks Say They were Forced Into Arm; (GOVERNMENT AID FOR MERCHANT MARINE (By Anoclnzu Press.) Cairo, Feb. 4.—Surrendering rkish deserters include numerous epresentatives of southern Palestine ibes, who say they were forced (By Associated Press.) nto the army. The Turks were Washington, Feb. 4.—Govern. rodigal with ammunition in yester- |ment aid in.building up an Ameri- Camp of Australian soldiers who sion of the Turks. DEBATING MOTION T0 OVERIDE THE PRESIDENT'S VETO (By Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 4.—{The House began debating the motion to over ride the president’s veto, of the im- migration bill. Five hours and twenty minutes were allowed for the, debate. The measure's friends are hopeful for the necessary two- third’s vote. Oppcnents say they cannot poll this. BERLIN SCHOOLS GO ON UNINTERRUPTED LAKELAND, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, FEB. 4, 1915. have been Y. PRES. MARSHALL WILL CAST DECIDING YOTE IN SHIP BILL (By Assoclated Press.) Washington, Feb. 4.—Reinforce. mentg for both sides in the Senate fight over the ship purchase bill ar- rived today. The situation is un- changed. Division is o close on a motion to recommit the bill that Vice President Marshall will prob, able cast the deciding vote. SUPPRESS FRENCH LANGUAGE { AND SUBSTITUTE GERMAN fay's fighting, firing ineffectively. '¢an merchant marine and federal The canal and rallways were open or traffic all day. (By Associated Press.) ¥ Petrograd, Feb. ¢.—Russian avi- :legislation permitting the main- tainance of resale prices were rec. ommended today in reports of com. mittees to the United States Cham ber of Commerce. ! tors successfully bombarded German { rains and mobilized reserves at 'Rebe]l Leaders Surrender to British 'Rawa and other points ffty nilu‘ (By Assoclated Press.) outhwest of Warsaw, Feb. 2, it was' Pretoria, South Africa, Feb. 4.— lofcially announced this morning. It was officlally announced today lnm. the rebel leader, Beseudenhut, U. 8. Vessels Warned of Mines |the so.called Prophet Vankersburg (By Associated Press.) and Lieutenant Cotonel Kemp have Washington, Feb. 4.—Germn.ny,|urrenderod to the British forces. oday notified the State aeunmont;mGenlburg‘l influence is consid- that United States vessels lhmlld;erad largely responsible for the rev— avold the north and west coasts of olution. Other surrenders are ex- France. $ i pected soon. (By, Association Press. ) (By Associated Press.) Berlin, Feb. 4.—War has made| Berlin, Feb. 4.—fThe German very little change in the aspect of military authorities in Alsace.Lor. the 310 public schools of Berlin, raine have just decided to take steps which continue their educational [for the further suppression of the work without interruption. Of the |French language in business affairs 5,000 men teachers, a large percen.}Id the Reichsland, and the substitu- tage was called to the colors and ot [tion of German in its place. The them over 100 have been killed or [commanders of the four army corps have died of their wounds. Their |Stationed there have issued a decree places in the schools have been tak.|Prohibiting the use of French on en for the most part by temporary |8igns and placards posted on the substitutes, many of them women, |Streets, on the inner or outer walls but in some cases it has been found !of shops or other places of business. hecessary to combine classes. 1 Bills, recelpts, letterheads, and oth. The high schools and the unlver-‘sr business forms must be In the sity have been more severely affect.! German, language; books must be ed, as 1,500 university students were kept exclusively in that language, of military age and mamy high and only in German money. Metz | sent to Egypt to protect that country agalust the threatened inva- ——— VILLA MAXES REPOR . OF HIS -ACTIVITIES | AGAINST GARRANZA (By Association Press.) El Paso, Feb. 4.—General Fran- cisco Villa, yesterday pro- claimed himself Mexico's president and military chief, today tele. graphed a report of his activities jagainst Carranza to the Assoolated Prees. He sald that he has cap- tured more than 300 prisoners and three trains and other equipment :near San Luls Potosi. . | | (By Association Press.) ! Washington, Feb. 4.—Admiral Howard nformed the navy depart. ment today that the Japanese cruis= "er Asama and crew of 500 men was wrecked 350 miles south of Port ! Bartolome. She js breaking up. who (By Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 4.—Germany hag suggested to the United States that the American consul supervise the distribuion of foodstuffs on the steamer Wilhelmina enroute to Hamburg. This insures ‘that the cango goes to civilians only, JUDICIAL BUSINESS IN FVANS, A PHVSICAN SHOTTODEATH BY CITZENS DR. A. P. CULBERSON, WHO WAS KILLED, WAS HUNTED ALL NIGHT BY MOB; WAS CHARGED WITH ASSAULTING YOUNG MARRIED WOMAN (By Assoclated Press.) Augusta, Ga., Feb. 4.—Dr, A. B. Culberson, of Evans, Ga., was shot to death this morning by citi- zens who had hunted him all last night, it is reported here. Culberson was charged with assaulting a young married woman of the promi. nent Martinez family. He was from North Carolina, married and edu~ cated. WISHING FOR TUNNEL UNDER ENGLISH CHANNEL ) (By Assoclated Press.) Paris, Feb. 4.—The Paris press has again taken up the question of the projected tunnel under the Eng. _mh channel, some writers pointing out that had the project been real. ized the co-operation of British and French troops would have been so facilitated as to have had an appre. |the jover the St. Croix river, ~defacing and THO HILLED _ IN EXPLOSION AT KISSIMMEE THS MORNING J. K. TINER AND W. E. KILLED AND TWO OTHERS WERE PROBABLY FATALLY INJURED; EXPLOSION AT | BELL'S MILL (By Association Press.) Kissimmee, Fla., Feb. 4.—J. K, Tiner and W. E. Hall were killed and two otherg probably fatally ine jured by a boiler explosion in Bell's mills near here this morning. GERMAN DYNAMITER ARRESTED ON NEW CHARGE (By Associated Pres Vanceboro, Me., Feb. 4.—Werte er Vanhorn, who tried to dynamite international rallroad bridge was are rested on a warrant issued by a loe cal trial fustice, changing him with injuring Vanceboro buildings. The Injury was caused by the shock of the dynamite exe plosion, 3 CAN'T FORCE OPERATOR TO DIVUIGE Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 4.—A tele= phone girl—or man—may listen on the wire if it’s necessary for the ciable effect on the military opera . oW good of the service but he must not divulge what goes over, and the courts cannot make him do it, was Parls, Feb. 4,—News recelved |, ruling of Judge Bmory Speen from Brussels indicates that the of the ruling of Judge Bmory Spéer (By Assoclation Press.) Germans are coining five franc South Gedre pleces of the efigy of Albert T with of the federal court in Sou! plates that the Belgian mint had falled to remove. A0 0 -, TAX RAILWAYS, ASKS WINNIPEG it Winnipeg, Feb. 4.—An attempt will be made at the session of the Tegislature which opens today, by the city of Winnipeg, to obtain re. lief from the clause of the railway taxation act exempting rallways gia. He handed down the decision’ in the case of Littlejohn vs. Vereen, * from Moultrie. A night telephone operator names Doles was put on the stand to testify to a conversation he had heard. Dolea protested, saying that he had signed a contract with the company not to divulge anything about any message which passed over the wires. Judge Speer held - that he could not be compelled to, testify, ag & telephone conversation RILLIANT GHAUTAUQUA TALENT T0 APPEAR HERE NEXT WEEK IREV. JOHN B. CULPEPPER WILL CONDUCT THE MORNING BIBLE HOUR; SPLENDID TALENT IN mare, Pa., stands as authority on questions pertaining to psychology. His research and investigation along these lines have opened wonderful facts to his knowledge and thus he ALL DEPARTMENTS TO mlspuh with that welght of author- HEARD ,ity that leads each Mstener to want to know for himself. His work Opening Sunday afternoon at 3 abroad being interrupted by the war o'clock at the Auditorium will be We are thus enabled to have him Lakeland’s fifth annual Chautauqua With us. 1n past years he has been us. Among the talent to be heard the most popular man in his line of $ next week will be Rogers’ work and his popularity has not hen Band and Orchestra. lessened. When you hear him you o Chautauque assembly could |wlll know why. Much you will un- ‘have & better opening number in the jderstand, though a child, and much, imusical line than Roger's Goshen |though & man, you will .have to nd and Orchestra under the|study out for yourself. Therein is leadership of Mr. Geo. V. Roscoe his interest. Goshen, Ind. Having done Chau.| Helen Clarke Legg has sung on uque service for many years they the edge of the Sahara desert, at now the desires of the Chautauqua | Biekra, made famous through Robert udiences and are quick to respond | Hitchen’s book, “The Garden of Al. o them. With a large repertoire|lah.” She presents some of these nd much music with them, they are |oriental numbers in costume, and is ble to play for audiences almost | & star in her protrayal of the weird- hing requested. Each musician |ncss of the desert, with a voice just a soloist on hig special instrument suited to these oriental selections, nd thus able to render the best|the timber of her voice being per- and classical selections as fectly adapted to her splendid ren- el] as the popular selections of the dition of classical selections. She has me. A Florida Chautauque As-|3 contralto voice of unusual beauty ymbly would not be complete with- and warmth, tra‘ned by the masters put them. Men of culture and re. of this country and abroad. Mcr re- pnement, & joy to the Chautauqua |c¢ital with Mrs. Hilda Peterman as nagement and a pleasure to the |accompanist, and piano soloist, with Go school boys enlisted as volunteers. The total number of students en. tered at the university for the cur- rent winter term was 8,035 instead of over 10,000 as in times of peace. Women students number 900, about the same figure as usuwal. NEGRO PILOT PROBABLY KILLED THEM Palatka, Feb. 4.—The where- abouts of the Gardner brothers is still as profound a mystery as it ever was, and the officers who are endeavoring to locate the missing men, or obtain some clew as to what has become of them, seem to be as far from a solution of the problem now as they were at first. Spots along the Ocklawaha river have been found by searching parties that indicated that some omne had camped at them, but nothing tangi. ble has been revealed connecting them with the missing Gardners. Officers and members of crews on boats, plying the Ocklawaha, have; kept a lookout for the men, dead or alive, as well as assisting in the ef. fort to locate camping places alons’ the banks of the water way. The opinion generally prevails that the and several towns in upper Alsace are exempted from the decree. FRANCE AT STANDSTILL DON'T K188 BABIES (By Assoclated Press.) Paris, Feb. 4.—Legal procedure Atlanta, Ga., Feb. 4.—Quite a in France has been disorganized by 'bunch of bables in Atlanta’s smart |the war. Lawyers and witnesses in set—for the upper crust here hasn’t many civil suits are at the front; abandoned babies for poodles yet—|many of them have fallen in battle are wearing neat little gold and |and no one can now anticipate the enamel buttons inscribed, “Don’t extent to which cases may be con= from the payment of local improve~|was in the nature of a private lete ment taxes. vt ===« [FW|¥Jter and should be held confidertial. PENINSULAR TELEPHONE CO. 3 GRANTED NEW FRANCHISE (WILL BEGIN WORK OF LAYING STATE FAIR PROJECT Kisg Me.” They came from New York—the buttons, not the bables—- —and are supposed to be a practical method of guardng the youngsters from the unhygienic, germ laden and generally objectionable kissing which so many misguided persons inflict upon-a helpless child. But the club set had quite a laugh at one of its young men the other night, just after a girl had made a pretext of adjusting his scarfpin. He was totally unconscious that he was wearing a “Don't Kiss Me" button just under his chin. 'HORSE SENSE FROM COM- MISSIONER McRAE Jacksonville, Feb. 4.—As a State fair booster, W. A. McRae, com. mesioner of agriculture for the fused by the disappearance of par- tieg as well as witnesses and attor- neys. Maitre Chenu, the eloquent at= torney for the Calmette family in the Calllaux case, and former chief jof the order of Avocats of the Parl. sian bar, says that death certificates are such an essential element in all legal procedure concerming inherit- ances, and there have been already, and will be so many more, unknown dead, that the number of probable tangled estates is Incalculable. “For the moment,” Maitre Chenn adde, “judieial life in France is al. most entirely interrupted and will continue to languish until the end of hostilities. We don’t regret it. Legal quarrels would seem to us to be an attack upon the sacred pact union that the war hes sealed negro pilot murdered the white men State, takes rank with the leaders ,between all the citizens of France.” while they slept, robbery being the motive, and that their bodies were weighted and thrown overboard to ‘toncea] the crime. FIFTEEN BANDS TO FURNISH MUSIC FOR CARNIVAL Tampa, Feb. 4.—Fifteen bands will furnish music for the Gupnll-l of the van. Mr. McRae was a guest at the Mason hotel today and, in & conversation with George Ma. son, expressed himself as believing that the State fair idea was the greatest thing ever pulled off in Florida for the good of the State and everybody in it. The commissioner of agriculture also stated that Florida can grow more corn to the pommunity. They will present the | numbers suited 7o the general plan f the concert, will be a pleasure to all who love the cpectacular and en- Jjoy good music. Hon. Lou J. Beauchamp, of Ham- ppening concert and thus lay the loundation for rare musical treats hat are to follow in Lakeland’s la Carnival, which opens on Friday acre than any State in the west. The of next week and closes the follow..|banner crop in the west last vear, ing Tuesday, and strenuous efforts he said, was 140 bushels to the acre, are being made to add the world-|while Florida had produced 190 per oming Chautauqua Assembly of ary, 1915. Rev. Jno. B. Culpepper, who has een so successful in evangelistic ork in the various churches of Georgia and Florida as well as else~ here, is especially fitted to conduct the Bible hours of a Chautauqua, nce his acquaintance with the lBook of Books ig so intimate. He has fbeen persuaded to take up a few of this great work as the hautauqua movement is founded on Bible study amd therein lies its suc- . As an expounder and teacher God's word Rev. Culpepper s thout a peer and his addresses are of truth and power. Do not ise these morning hours with this ilton, Ohio, has been called the “Re. turn Date Man,” and ag such is well named for he is recalled wherever he is heard. The honorary president of the I. L. A. of international fame, a visit to Florida some years ago so delighted him that he has been glad to return, thus each as- sembly of any number of year's standing will have the pleasure of thig noted man. From laughter to tears, and back to smiles and laugh- ter again he carries his audience through word picture after picture, 80 entranced that the time is passed all too quickly and the lessons are taught without study, so well are they impressed. Hear this lecture! You may never have such another chance. Dr. Stanley L. Krebs, of Swarth. famous Havana Municipal Band to this number. “Home industry” wm‘ certainly predominate in a musical | way, and bands will be brought| from various sections of the State. Among those engaged so far are the following: Alabama Polytechnic Institute Band, Auburn, Ala.; Fort Dade Military Band, Tampa Muni. cipal Band, Sear’s Band, Gourlie’s Band, Gasparilla Fife and Drum| Corps, Palmetto Band, Bradentown Band, St. Petersburz Band, Wau- chula Band, Winter Haven Band, two bands from Lakeland, Tarpon Springs Band, band and Arab patrol of Morocco Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, Jacksonville. All of which indicates that there will be “some tooting of our own horns” throughout the festive period. acre. Yet, he pointed out, over 200,000 barrels of grits are import- ed from other States into Florida for consumption here every year. An-. other point that Mr. McRae brought out in his conversation with Mr. Mason was that of Florida‘’s great possibilities as a cattle growing State. He called attention to the useless expense of $2,000,000 speg each year in this State for conde milk, when all that is needed is the factory to condense the milk and a few more live cattle raisers to take advantages of the natural facilities offered. In this connection, he also pointed out that thousands of head of cattle are being raised and fat. tened in this State every year to be shipped to Chicago to be sold as western beef. The business of crvil courts is al- most entirely confined to the seques- tration of the property of German and Austrian subjects and the Iist, already long, grows every day, show— ing that the number established In business in France was far underes- timated. Tnstead of the 20,000 se- questrations anticipated the number may reach nearer 50,000, ‘The practical suspension of court proceedings gives Maijtre Chenu lefsare to use his pen and in the Parisian press he is sparing no ef- fort to defend the justice of the French cause. WOULD PUNISH DOPE USERS Lansing, Mich., Feb. 3.—Rep-. resentative Marshal Oakley of Bay City has drafted a radical measure to regulate the sale of habit-form- ing drugs, which he will introduce in the House early next week. Un. der the provisions of Oakley’s bill, complaint may be made against a person using “dope” without the or- ders of a physiclan, and if the mag- istrate who hears the complaint is satisfled that it is well grounded he may commit the person to an insti. tution licensed under the state lun- acy commission. LOOKS HIGHLY FAVORABLE Jacksonville, Feb. 4.—The draft of the charter for the proposed Florida State Fair Assoclation, with a capital stock of $500,000, is ex- pected to be completed within a few days and a meeting of the full or. ganization committee will probable be called for some time this week to discuss the matter and make what- ever changes are considered neces- sary. The subscriptions are coming in at a most gratifying rate, accord- ing to George Mason, and it is be- lieved that, with the co-operation of the Hotel Men's Association as. sured, the project will be carried through with rapidity as soon as the charter is In shape. It is now be-. ing planned to have Duval county’s exhibit at the fair composed prin- cipally of a model farm, comprising about forty acres, buildings, equip.; ments, crops and everything that would go to show the vast resources of this section of the country In thelr true relation. Every conven- fence of farm life will be incorpor- ated. Tt is pointed out that this feature of the fair will have a great educational value by showing just what can be accomplished in Flor. improvements will . LINES UNDERGROUND AND IN~ STALLING COMMON BATTERY SYSTEM AT ONCE; WORK TO BE FINISHED IN SIX MONTHS ‘At the meeting of the City Com- missioners last night the matter of granting a new franchise to the Peninsular Telephone Co. was dis« tussed at length and after weighing all the considerations involved very carefully, the commissioners granted a franchise for twentyive years. The main provision asked by the Telephone Co., ig permission to {ne crease the charge for service on prie vate lines 50 cents per month. On party lines there will be no increase in charge. This increase is condie tioned upon the installation by the company of the “common battery” system, which wil] give a greatly improved service, and the new rate will not be effective until this ime proved system is in operation. Mr. Brorein, secretary and geners al manager of the company, states that work on the installation of the improvements will be pushed with all possible rapidity and that thess be completed ida, not only to the visitors of the |within six months, bond to that ef< State, but to the people of Florida|fect having been executed. as well. As to the individual coun~| The Peninsular Telephone Co. has ty building at the State Fair for the ecounty doing the most with the ex— ception of Duval county to make the organization a certainty, the rival- ry and entbusiasm among the coun. ties continues to grow. Several of the counties have expressed them- selves ag confident of victory. DRIVING CLUB PLANS BIG MEET Utica, N. Y., Feb. 4.—Some of the fastest horses in Central New York will be entered in the grand meet to be held by the Gentlemen’s Riding Club of th Parkway this af- ternoon. Horsemen generally have shown a keen interest in the pros- pect of this event. The big meet starts at 1 p. m., and will continue all afternoon. grown up with this city, and it is gratifying to note that it has the disposition as well as the means to keep pace with the growth and dee velopment of Lakeland by giving the city a service on a par with that en< Joyed by the lanzer cities of the country. ENGLISH COMEDIAN KILLED AT THE FRONT (By Associated Press) London, Feb. 4.—Lionel Mackin- der, a well-known English comedian who was one of the first of a group of London actors who volunteered for service at the peginning of the war, has been killed at the front. Mackinder made his first London Success in 1895 in “The Shop Girl.” 7