Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, February 15, 1915, Page 1

THE LAKELAND EVENING - TELEGRAM PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWNIN THE BEST PART OF THE BEST STATE BRITISH, MERCHANTMEN WILL | NOI BE ATTACHED IF BRITA WILL ALLOW FOODSTURFS | 0 BE SENT TO GERMANY ~ILE THIS IS NOT A REPLY TO AMERICA’S NOTE REGARDING 7HE WAR ZONE, IT INDICATES 1 POSSIBLE WAY OUT OF A SE- RI0US SITUATION FOR ALL COUNTRIES (By Associated Press.) washington, Feb. 15.—German mbassador Bernstorft today deliv- red to the state department a note om his government announcing hat Germany will consider a reces- jon from its announced intention of ttacking British merchantmen if reat Britain will withdraw her ef- orts to prevent foodstuffs from caching Germany’s civilian popula. ion. Tt was stated that the note as not a reply to the recent Amer- an communication regardinig the ar zone decree. Allies Obdurate (By Assoclation Press.) London, Feb. 15.—First Lord of he Admiralty Churchill intimated n the House of Commons today that he allies will take further action to brevent the importation of foodstuffs n neutral ships to Germany. ~ Austria Bombards Antivari (By Associated Press.) Cettinje, Montenegro, Feb. he Austrian fleet made a sortie on funday morning from the Gult of attaro and commenced the bom.. pardment of Antivari, a Montenegro port . 15.-— Mrs. Story Candidate for Re-election (By Associated Press.) Whashington, Feb. 15.—Mrs. William C. Story, of New York, president general of the Daughters of the American Revolution, today formally announced her candidacy for re election. ‘ITALY IS SUFFERING FROM SEVERE FLOODS (By Associated Press.) Rome, Feb. 15.—Ttaly is suffer~ ing from serious floods, and heavy rains have everywhere caused the streams to overflow. The Tiber at Rome is more than fifty feet above normal banks. The Vatican sec- tion of the city is flooded although the water has not reached the Pope's palace and St. Peter’s. Boats tra- verse the streets and sordiers are aiding in relief work. People have been driven from their homes or are prisoners in upper floors. The weather this morning shows signs of clearing. Takes Three Years to Put Our Big Gun (By Associated Press.) Rotterdam, Feb. 15.—In answer to an English official statement that English ordnance factories are now turning out a gun which is the equal of the Krupp 42-centimeter field mortars, a statement has been issued in Germany assuring the public that it requires more than three years to complete the construction of one of these weapons. OUISVILLE COLONELS PREPARING FOR THEIR TRIP T0 LAKELAND: WILL REACH HERE MARCH 3RD miles, which, by the way, is some Jjourney, not to say anything of the trip from Louisville to Lakeland. ARE LOOKING FORWARD WITH MUCH INTEREST TO THE TIME WHEN THEY WILL REACE THEIR TRAINING CAMP IN THIS CITY The Louisville Post has the lol~l o prepara- AmMOng the early arrivals. owing to say regal ions now being made e Louis- ille Colonels to come to Lakeland, heir winter training camp: (By Charles A. Reinhart ) With the reporting time of the olonelg only fifteen days off, play- s now on the roster of the Louls - ille baseball cub can be expected o arrive in the city at almost any ay between now and the time the ig special is scheduled to leave for keland, Fla., on the morning of ch 2. However, several of the olonels may not make the trip to ouisville, but will go direct to the lorida training camp from their re- pective homes. The choice has been anted them by Owner O. H. Vathen . The delcsation which leaves ouisville on March 2 will not in he least be small, for besides the all players it will include several ewspoer men and Secretary “Pat’ larke, who will chaperon the crowd | b sunny Florida. Mr. Wathen and is rivalg at Lakeland. Joe Frye, the local colored ground- ceper, wil be the first to enjoy the ospitalities of Lakeland, as he is ooked to leave in a few days to epare for the coming of the Col- nels. Phil Beam, offictal rubber of e team, is scheduled to be aboard e special when it departs. The fine baseball weather of the t few days has caused local ouncsters to upset tne wardrobes nd dig deep down in the old trunks h an endeavor to find paraphernalia 2d get out on the lots, back allers 2d side gtreets and start tossing the 4 horsehide. Several of the “bugs” ra seen out at Eclipse park Fri- P D“mclns around the diamond. eselted In looklng over tE:p;lnyem on the "ent roster it will be noticed that ® Louisville club is represented by ‘'een different States. The list in= udes Pennsylvanis, Kansss, Mary- 2. Texas, Missouri, Ohlo, Michi- %, New Jersey, West Virginia, Ar- s, Towa, Tllinois, Indiana, Cal- oTala ang Georgia. The player living the , greatest Mance from Lowlsville is Bert [*0lels, who passes the winter °iths at his home In Brawler, [ This 1little town s located "% the Rocky Mountains, and if Come direct to Louisville he U bave traveled about 'of interest to the loca * where the different Colonels reside: ly will be amcng the early | i The closest Colonels to Louisville are J. B. Middeton, of Argos, Ind., and Al Platte, of Grand Rapids, Mich. These Colonels should be Ag was stated a few days ago, Dave Danforth, who lives at Balti. more,will not make the trip South, but will remain at home and com-— plete his course in centictry at the University of Maryland. Iie will not report to the local club uulil some time in May. Dave will coach the 'varsity team, so that he will be in shape when he does repcrt. Taylor Is Native Son Louisville is represented by one native son in Pitcher \Vylie Taylor, late of the St. Louls Browns. Wrylie was born and reared in Louisville. Of course, very few fans around here realize this, but nevertheless it is true. In order not to confuse the fans, it might Le wel] to state that Taylor's home is at Louisville, Kan., sas, and not Louisville, Ky. The followinz list which may be fans, shows Manager J. F. Hayden, Bryn Mawr, Pa. Wylie Taylor, Louisville, Kan. Dave C. Danforth, Ralti::ore, Md. “‘flliam Burns, San Saba, Texas. Al Buemiller, St. Louis, Mo. W. I. Ingerton, Peninsula, O. Frank Scanlon, Escanaba, Mich. J. J. Stansbury, Phillipsburg, New Jersey. Scott Perry, Dallas, Texas. {Wl. F. Osborn, Svcamore, O. Ezra Midkiff, Huntington, W. Wi E. Ellis, Piggott, Ark. Frank Crossin, Luzerne, Pa. V. J. Clemons, Clemons, Towa. E. J. Weinberg, Battle Creek, Michigan. Dave Calahan, Seneca, IlI. G. H. Northrop, Monroeton, Pa. J. B. Middleton, Argos, Ind. Fred L. Marks, Mendota, Cal. Va. 2,400 land Bert Daniels, Brawley, Cal. Claude Derrick, Clayton, Ga. All Platte, Grand Rapids, Mich. Spendid Trip Arranged Probably the be-t training trip ever provided for a minor league club has been arranged Yor the Col- onels by Owner Wathen. Few big leazue clubs can boast of & better program than the one which has been arranged for the Colonels dur- ing the sojourn down South, and at Eclipse Park. No stone ‘has been left unturned by Mr. Wathen to provide them with the best traming avail~ able. The Colonels will remain at Lake- LAKELAND, FLORIDA, MONDAY, Feb. 15, 1015. AVEZZANO, DEVASTATED BY THE GREAT EARTHQUAKE First photograph from the earthquake-stricken region of Italy, showing what was the main street of Avezzano, the flourishing industrial city which was utterly destroyed. The arrow points to the ruins of a building where forty-eight persons were killed. MOBILE WOMAN HELD FOR MURDER OF HER HUSBAND (By Associated Press.) Mobile, Ala., Feb. 15.—Mrs. Theresa Nelson McBroom was ar— rested today on a warrant charging the murder of her husband in De- cember. She was held without bail, following a preliminary hearing, but was later released under bond as the result of habeas-corpus proceed. ings. ATLANTA 00’1"1‘0!1‘ BROKER ACQUITTED (By Associated Press.) Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 15 James H. Hause, an Atlanta cotton broker charged with misuse of the ‘maile in connection with & promo- tion enterprise, was by United States Commissioner El. more. He was arrested in January. BRITISH STEAMER DAMAGED (By Ascoclated Press.) London, Feb. 15.—The British steamer Wavelet, from Pensacola, Fla., for Leith, Scotland, encoun- tered a mine in the British channel and was badly damaged. Her skip- per succeeded in beaching her near Deal. The first officers and some of the crew left in a small boat, which capsized and they were drowned. Bavarian Troops Send Home $5,500,000 (By Association Press.) Berne, Switzerland, Feb. Bavarian troops serving on the west- ern front sent home $5,500,000 of their pay for deposit in savings banks during the first five months of the war, according to postal sta- tistics published in Munich. 156.— ing away from Lakeland just two days, March 19-20, when they are scheduled to make a trip to Orlando, Fla., where they are booked to play two games with Birmingham, of the Southern League. They will leave Lakeland on the night of March 25, playing at Tampa, Jacksonville and Atanta. Mr. Wathen has several open dates which he expects to have filled by the time the team departs for Florida. The Colonels will return home on April 3 and start playing exhibition zames at Ecipse Park. They are scheduled to meet the Detroit Tig- ers, Boston Red Sox and Pittsburgh at Eclipse Park. Taking every- thing into consideration, the Colon— els should be in the pink of condi- tion when the American Assoclation season starts. The revised list of exhibition games to be played by the Colonels follows: March 15 and 16, Athletics at Lakeland. March 17 and 18, Havana Reds at Lakeland. March 19 and 20, Colonels vs. Birmingham, at Orlando. March 21, open. March 22 and 23, Birmingham at Lakeland. March 24 and 25, Lakeland. March 26 and 27, Colonels Chicago Cubs at Tampa. March 28, 29, 30, open. March 31, Colonels <&t = Jackson- ville. April 1 and 2, Colonels at Atanta. April 3, 4, Colens vs. Detroit Ti- gers, at Eclipse Park. April 6, 7 and 8, Colonels vs. Boston Red Sox, at Eclipse Park. April 9, 10 and 11, Colonels vs. Philadelphia Chicago Cubs at from March 3 to March 25, be. Pittsburgh Pirates, at Eclipse Park. . INCREASED BREAD PRCES ARE BEIG VESTIHTE (By Associated Press.) New York, Feb. 15.—Deputy At. torney General Alfred Becker today began investigating the causes for increased bread prices. Commission men, wheat and flour dealers, and wholesale and retail bakers gre sum= moned as witnesses, ) Official Weather Reponi Tampa, Feb. 15—For Tampa and !vicinity: Cloudy tonight and on eaday . For Florida: Probably showers today acquitted tonight and Tuesday. Winds for the East Gulf and South Atlantic: Moderate, variable. General Weather Conditions ‘The low pressure area which was over Missourl Saturday morning has moved slowly notheastward, and is| central north of Lake Huron this morning. It has given rain or snow during the past twenty.four hours over the upper Mississippl valley, the Lake region amd'the northeast- ern states. The rain area has ex- tended southward over eastern Ten-. nessee, Gorgia and Alabama, northern Florida. An area of high pressure covers the plains States with its center over Kansas this morning. It has caused generally fair weather during the past twenty- four hours over the western half of the country. Temperatures are above normal this morning over the northeastern States, and below normal over the Missouri valley and the northwest. Temperatures of zero or below oc- curred this morning over North Da- kota and Wyoming. Indications ae for cloudy weather in the vicinity of Tampa tonight and Tuesday . JOHNSON_WILLARD BOUT Chicago, Feb. 15. —Representa~ tives of Jack Johnson and Jess Wil- lard will meet today and decide the location for their fight next month. 1t is expected that a fight in Mexico or Juarez will be selected. BRICK MANUFACTURERS MEET Detroit, Feb. 15.—The National Association of Brick Manufacturers met here today for the first time in twenty years. Tmproved machinery and new methods, processes as well as systems of credit will be dis~ cussed . NEW HARVESTER NOTES Chicago, Feb. 15.—The Interna- tional Harvester Co. today issued $20,000,000 5 per cent noteg matur- ing Feb. 15, 1918, retiring loans of $5,000,000 and $15,000,000, three year 5 per cent notes due today. The proposition that Japanese troops be brought to Europe to cam- paign either on the western or the eastern war frontier, pehaps on both, has not received the encour- agement of any of the allied govern- ments. il It is rumored that General French, head of Britain's forces in France, is a convert to woman suffrage. His views have undergone a complete change as a result of witnessing the and | THAT SATAN STAYED IN HEAVEN UNTIL HE BEGAN TO KNOCK HIS HOME TOWN GREAT BRITAIN CAN FINANCE THE WAR FOR FIVE LITTLE NEWS REGEIVED R 0 GREAT STRUGGLE N POLAND MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR MAINE'S DEAD (By Associated Press.) ‘Washington, Feb. 15.—Memorial services for the dead of the battle~ ship Maine were held at Arlington | cemetery today, in which patriotic organizations and United States troops, marines and sailors, partici- pated. Cuban Minister Cezepedes and Representative Kahn, of Cali- fornia, spcke. The presidents of Cuba and the United States sent flowers, and New York, Pittsburgh and other cities held exercises. FEDERAL CONSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON TO BE AMENDED (By Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 15.—Repre- IT0 INVESTIGATE CHARGES RELATIVE 10 SHIP BILL (By Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 15,—~The Sen< ate today ordered an investigation of the charges that influences were at work for and against the ship purchase bill. Democrats and fili- bustering Republicans unanimously supported the investigating resolu= tion. -»| MAYOR lchY SURRENDERS CITY TO GASPARILLA (By Associated Press.) Tampa, Feb. 15.—Today is the big day in the Gasparilla Carnival. | This afternoon the pirate ship Gas- [ parilla comes up thebay, and Mayor |McKay will surrender the city; ) then the parade througn the princi= | pal streets. e aiioad FURTHER RECOMMENDA- TIONS OF GOV. TRAMMELL Tallahassee, Fla., Feb. 15.— Following up his announced inten- 'tion to make public from time to time a number of the recommenda- | tions which he proposes to submit to the legislature, which convenes in April, Governor Park Trammell states that he will make recommen- dations upon the following subjects: Libraries for Public Schools “That the school youth of the State have easy access to good books and proper reading matter is deemed highly important. With a carefully selected library in the public schools suitable for the respective grades, the boys and girls would be inclined to cultivate a taste for reading the right kind of literature and their attention diverted from trashy read. ing to which they are often attract ed when the better class of books is not available. “I would therefore recommend a law making it the duty of the coun= ty board of public instruction in each county to provide for circulat- ing school libraries to contain not lesg than fifty volumes each, the number of libraries to be not less than one to every ten schools and to provide for the care of the libraries and the details of the circulation of the same, and the system and rules for use thereof might very properly be made the duty of tne county su~ perintendent of public Instruction. “These libraries would cost each county but very little. The initial and maintenance expense would be but a trifle compared with the great good which they would accomplish. Inheritance Tax Law “A very large majority of the States have enacted laws providing for a reasonable tax upon inheri- tance. This scems to be one of the most equitable ways by which to raise revenue. I rcommnd the passage of a graduated inheritance tax law, which will apply to all es. tates of more than a certaln amount, [to ve fixed by 1aw. Require Officers to Pay Over Public Funds Promptly ““All money belonging to the State or a county when pald to an officer should be promptly paid over to the public treasury. No officer should be allowed to hold the public funds for an indefinite perfod. T would suggest the enactment of & law re- | quiring that all officers collecting 'publie funds shal pay the same to the proper officer within ten days after the first day of the month next succeeding the month of recelving same, with the penaty of removal devotion and bravery of women at|for a failure to comply with the the front. ) law” sentative Bryan of Washington was today Instructed by resolution from his State to amend the federal con. stitution so that a majority, instead of two~thirds of both Houses of Con- 'gress may propose constitutional amendments, and two-thirds instead | of three-fourths of the States shall be sufficient to ratify the amend- ments. The resolution wag drafted by the committee on the federal constitution, composed of many prominent legislators. (By Associatea rress.) Cairo, Feb. 5.—The Turkish au- thorities have issued orders for the commandeering of several hundred cats in Syria. They are needed to protect the vast stores of grain and | provisions in the military depots’ from the Incursions of mice and rats. DAVID LLOYD GEORGE DE. CLARES THAT THE WAR WILL COST THE ALLIES TEN Bll« LIONS FOR THE CURRENT CEAR ' (By Associated Press.) London, Feb. 15.—David Lloyd George, British chancellor of the ex- chequer in the House of Commons today estimated the war will cost the allies ten billion dollars for the current year. He declared that Great Britain could finance the war for five yearg out of her investments abroad. Little News from the Front (By Associated Press.) London, Feb. 15.—There is lit= tle information today regarding the great struggle in Poland, Galacia and Bukowina. A decisive battle in northern Poland is expected when the retreating Russians reach posi= tions on which to make a stand. An= other important contest at Bukoe wina is in progress. The long strug- igle In the Carpathians 1s without signs of approaching end. Both the Austrian and Russian war offices claim victories along the front. A Rome newspaper states that Germany will soon make proposals for Italy’s intervention in the war on Germany's side in return for ter- ritorial concessions. LAKELAND'S GOVERNMENT BLDC. 10 BE LOCATED CORNER OF TENN. AVE. ANDLEMON ST, T J (By Assoclation Press.) b The Hague, Feb. 16—The follow- ing letter was written shortly be. fore Christmas by General Leman,' the hero of Liege, to a brother offi-| cer who 18 interned in Holland: “Better than anyone, my dear! X ,» T can understand the cha- grin you feel at being interned in a foreign land. But you are surely well cared for in Holland. T am equally fortunate here, thanks to an excellent physiclan and a man of heart, Dr. Freyse, of this Madge- bourg garrison. “I have had to submit to the am- putation of a gangrenous toe, and the strain of Loncin mas ruined m: health. I was, a® you know, veryl well and strong when war came, but ; at 63 years of age the tissues are not 8o elastic as they once were to stand !such a strain. “Consequently, quite aside from' the fact that my wounded toe has not yet healed, I suffer from diaoetic and cardiac troubles. “Everybody can understand that, the thought of dying tn captivity horrifies me, but I hope my end Is not yet at hand. My heart was with you and all other Belgians on the king’s birthday, as you must know. “G. G. LEMAN. “P. 8.—I write witn pencil as all prisoners of war must do.” HARVARD BASEBALL STARTS TODAY Boston, Feb. 15.—The battery candidates and men trying for other positions on the Harvard baseball team reported to Coach Frank Sex- ton today in the baseball cage on Soldiers’ Field. There will be no preliminary work. “Minnie” Frye and Eddie Mahan wil probably di- vide the pitching responsibilities thig spring with Johnny Waterman, the peppery catcher, and Dick Harte, the 1917 backstop, being the better of the catching candidates. FREE ROADMAKING COURSE Ann Arbor, Mich., Feb. 15.—The University of Michigan will today begin a free course on roadmaking for highway engineers for all high- way engineers in this and neighbor- ing States. Practical Instruction will be given aimed to obtain uni- form up<to-date practice and the construction of roads and bridges of a higher degree of utility and per- manence at a reasonable cost. | THE TRAMMELL AND PART O THE WAGGONER LOT SELECT- ED BY THE GOVENNMERT ON WHICH T0 ERECT THE BUILD, ING Mr. N. A. Riggins, agent for the Interested parties, hag received from the postoffice department at Wash ington official notification that the site offered for the public building by Mrs. Z. B. Trammell and Mrs. . Waggoner has been accepted, and if all details of title, etc., are satis. factorily concluded, the transfer to the government will be effected within sixty days, and the site of the postofiice location thus definitely settled. The location is at the cornmer of Tennessee avenue and Lemon street, taking in Mrs. Trammell’s property and a portion of Mrs. Waggoners. There is a frontage of 140 feet on Tennessee avenue and 122 feet on Lemon street. The location is cen~ tral, convenient to all parts of the city, and will doubtless come as near suiting everybody as any site that was avallable. The property was offered the gov- ernment at a moderate price, but it Is understood that subscriptions from others who considered they would be benefited by locating the bullding on this site brought the consideration up to a price that en= ables the owners to receive @ fair valuation. The purchase of the site dou not necelnrlly mean that a building will be erected at an early date. In deed, it Is the general opinion, based on the usual methods of the govern ment, that it may be some years be. fore the new postoffice will be ready for business, especially in view of the fact that the postal business is at present in satisfactory quarters with a long lease thereon. It 1s hoped that by the time building op- erations actually begin an additional appropriation will have been secured in order that a structure may be erected commensurate with the city’s growth and importance. 3,000 MORE MEN GO TO WORK Pittsburgh, Feb. 15.—The bar mill of the Crucible Steel Co., at Midland started today with 500 men. This makes three thousand that have gone to work this month.