Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, February 24, 1915, Page 1

(OLOME IV PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST PART OF THE BEST STATE ONE AMERICAN AND TWO BRITISH SHIPS SUNK IN WAR ZONE INPAST TWENTY FOUR HOURS pIGER T0 AMERICAN SEIPFING 96 )| qRERS F “tavmes oxmar ammzee | GUILTY VIOLATING ANTI TRUST LW OFFICIAL CIRCLES IN WASH. (By Ascociated Press.) INGTON Des Moines, Towa, Feb. 24—Thir- ty six master plumbers changed with violating the Sherman anti. trust law, were convicted in the developments involving ships of Eu. |federal court today and will be sen - opean and American Neutrals. The [tenced later. American steamer Carib has been s ank, and two British steamers tor, pedoed in the last twenty four hours. As a precaution, England has closed the Irish channel en- trance, except a narrow strip near the coast in which navigation is per. mitted in daylight only. Scandinav. fan countries, which have lost ves (By Associated Press.) London, Feb. 24.—The situation jn the waters surrounding Great pritain continues to furnish fresh LUMBER ASSOCIATIONS Chicago, Feb. 24.—Organizations of all lumber associations in country into a national body will be, effected at a conference to be held here today and tomorrow. This sels are trying to reach some solu . tion of the shipping problem with-~ out result. f — 1 Anxiety Felt In Washington (By Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 24.—Official nsiety i increased regarding the safety of American shipping as the result of the destructlon yesterday of the American steamer Carib, cot - ton laden, from Charleston to Bre juen by @ mine or submarine off the erman coast. The Carib’s loss fol . lowed the destruction of the steamer [Evelyn so closely that 1t 1s feared omplications may arise from loss of merican lives through submarine tacks. In the absence of authen- ic information United States offi- ials belleve that the loss of both essels was due to the ship’s possi- ble failure to heed Germany’'s in- tructions regarding the location of nines. Official Notice Received (By Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 24.—The State fepartment today received official hotice of the sinking of the Amerf~ n steamer Carib in the following nessage from Minister Vandyke: he Hague—Carib reported sunk o North Sea. Outside route pre- ribed by German instructions.” pritish Cruiser Sunk; 280 Lives e Lost (By Associated Press.) London, Feb. 24.—The official pformation bureau anrounced this ernoan that the Clan McNaugh- pn, an armed merchant cruiser, is pissing. It was last reported Feb. . The bureau admits that wreck- ge discovered indicates that she has n sunk with a loss of 280 lives. Crew Saved on Cakby (By Associated Press.) London, Feb. 24.—The British amer Cakby was torpedoed by & man submarine off Rye yester- ay. The crew was saved. AUSTRIAN TREETOP OBSERVATORY The tree-top “observatories” of the Austrian army are elaborate affairs, | | movement was decided upon in De.l cember at a conference attended by approximately 100 lumbermen rep ; j resenting various associations in the lumber industry. The meeting was held under the auspices of the Na. tional Lumber Manufacturers’ As-| soclation. The purpose of the pres— ent conference, it was sald, will be‘ to launch a co-operative advertising and publicity campaign in behalf of the industry. ' Professor Maritz INCREASES ARE SUSPENDED Washington, Feb. 24.—Inereases in class freight rates of from 2 centli to 20 cents a hundred pounds, and; in commodity rates of from 1 cent to 40 cents a hundred from New Or. leal and nearby points to mnny’ destinations in southern Texas, were suspended by the Interstate Com - merce Commission until today. The principal commodities affected by the proposd advanceg are agricultur. al implements, bagging jute, glass, packing house products, news print and wrapping paper and twine. NOTED GERMAN LECTURER Houston, Tex., Feb. 24.——Tl|e' Ge:man American Relief committee of Houston through its chlh'mx\n,' Tiling, has ar. ranged for Professor Eugene Kuch- nemann, Ph. His first lecture will be in English at Turner Hall, he»l fore an exclusively American anai.| ence, while on tomorrow evening he ! will address the German citizens of | Houston in German at Saengerbund Hall. Prof. Kuechnemann was born in Hanover. Germany, in 1868, being now in the prime of his man-, hood. Gifted with = classical elo. quence and forceful and convineing argumentation, he has lectured be- fore coming to Texas In thirty ~ight of the larger cities in all parcs of, the country before enthusiastic. Amercian audiences. I jjection, howeve, has been raised to | combat the influence of the “Billy” {ian auspices, the = [ODAYWT.THE | “POARCD. TR Ideal weath&y Ifi;flmav‘liled today ! and as a conseqiiéicé the fair grounds have been visited by large crowds Who have taken much inter- est in the exhibits in the various de. partments. Inasmuch as the prizes in many of the departments have been awarded, a visit to the fair is now doubly interesting, as all are anxious to see the exhibits which bear the blue ribbons. The judges are still at work and will not complete their labors before tonight. A list of the prize winners will appear in these columns as soon as it can be compiled. There are many attractive booths and exhibits of firms and industrial enterprises. One of the most promi- nent of these is conducted by the Woman’s Club. where meals and refreshments are being served. Mr. George M. Wright is serving White House coffee at this booth, the ex- cellence of which is demonstrated by its popularity. Dutton.Harris Shoe Co. have a very attractive exhibit, and the National Vault Co. also has interesting display. There are also other booths of an attractive 1 interesting character. The WI. C. T. U. maintain a rest room on the grounds which is popur - lar with the visitors. ‘Tomorrow, Thursday, ig Orlando, Plant City, Kissimmee, Kathleen and Griffin day. and it is expected there will be a large attendance from these cities. The Johnny Jones Shows are en- camped on the fair grounds and are drawing big crowds. A feature to- night will be in the athletic depart- ment, where a wrestler connected with the show will engage any local wrestler, offering $5—a dollar a minute—if he fails to throw the lo- Carter will tackle the wrestler to. night, and his friends are confident Icll man in five minutes. Gibson MAY MASQUERADE, BUT NO STREET DANCING Relative to the matter of mask; ing, street dancing, etc., tonight, the city authorities have no objec tion to masking, wearing of fancy costumes, and any other carnival pastimes that may be desired. Ob. street dancing. and this will not be permitted, nor will any portion of the streets be designated for that purpose. 0. M. EATON, Mayor. OPPOSITION RALLY Philadelphia, Feb. 24.—Unitar. ians of this city are preparing to Sunday campaign, at least so far as it is harmful to their religion. They have arrangzed a series of meetings which will focus attention upon the | Unitarian faith and the things {nrl which it stands. Although these| meetings are not under the Unitar | Unitarians will | rally in goodly numbers at the meet- ings conducted by the National Fed -1 eration of Religious Liberals at he | Friends’ Meeting House, 15th and Race streets, for three days begin. 1nln: oday. Plang are under way for the ¢ h to permit the rapid | merging with the Southern Pacific ‘:&r‘ co:"umm :tfn;dn;;r::‘g: Z::erv-wdel are equipped ¢ many of its subsidiary systems in % telephones connecting with other observatories as well as with the main ..o The purpose is to concen- Y of the army. They are screened in such & mannmer with fir branches trate thelr management and opera~ % is almost impossible to locate them. brévy 14y LAKELAND, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 24, 1815, GERMANS USE SLEIGHS AS AMBULANCES w _. g s oy 3 = the' * The Germans are said to be having a hard time in the snowy lands of the eastern theatep 6t war. They use sleighs and sledges as ambulances to <> {NORERGO-OPERATION convey the wounded to hospitals. MDD N T BOARD OF TRADE e— : Notwithstanding the fact since this forceful word caffié into pur vocabulary men have learned mudh of its practical meaning, it is nevertheless too true that the full meaning Of the word and the great principle which it defines is not ap. preciated by the great majority of mankind. Here and there we have concrete illustrations 6f what is ac- complished by co-operation, but countless opportunities are lost eacn day, untold failures registered and dreams which might have come true have been unrealized simply for the lack of co.operation. These terse statements may be said to be sim- ply truisms, yet nevertheless they are facts and right today we people of Lakeland are missing golden op- portunities, are losing money in large sums, failing to acquire what is within our reach, because we lack the real spirit of co-operation. It is true that much has been accom=- plished. most of which has had tu be fought for and often in the bit- terness of strife, much of that which all now agree to have been very much worth while, but had the true spirit of co-operation united the en- ergies of our people we can hardly imagine the result which might have been brought: about in this community. Lakeland has a Board of Trade, in actual paying member . ship larger than that of Tampa at the present time. It has accom- plished much during the past few years but not so much by co opera- tion as in spite of a lack of co. operation. Many who are and have been greatly benefitted by the work of the Board and who in their se. cret soul would greatly regret to see it go out of existence not only de- cline to support it but are often guilty of carping eriticism and sneering indifference. And, the point is, that it is so with, more or less, every organization of men. Petty jealousies, the desire to profit by others’ endeavor, and other un- worthy reasons, keep back the prog - ress which might be made if these otherwise good and useful men would put their shoulder to the wheel and aid in the advance. Why have we only one railroad operating in this favored section of the State? Why does it cost $37.25 more to ship a carload of certain merchan. dise to Lakeland than to Plant City, ten miles further west? Why, with eight lovely lakes in our corporate limits, is there not a single one improved and made a beauty spot to attract our northern visitors? Why do we not have a rest room for the use of our people from the country who come here to do their shopping? Why do we not have an exhibit of our products in some place where visitors could see them and thus know what can be raised in this sec~ tion? Why does so much of our trade o to Tampa, Chicago and a score of other places, taking thousands and thousands of dollars annuall* out of our circulation? Why is so much fault found with those who are at the head of af- fairs in every department of civie activity? These and many other questions of a like nature can be answered in | three wo! Lack of co operation. There are at the present time nearly two hundred paying members | of the Board of Trade. At no time since its organization, more than two years ago, has there been pres ent at any meeting ten per cent of e8] THE LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM 400ST-RENENBER THAT SATAN STAYED IN HEAVEN UNTIL HE BESAN TO KNOEK HIS HOME TOWN RUSSIANS ~ INEGRO LYNCHED ON CERMANS WHITE WOMAN NEGRO WAS TAKEN FROM JAIL BY MOB AND AFTER BEING IDENTIFIED BY HIS VICTIM, WAS STRUNG UP IS CLAIM MADE IN AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT; NOT LESS THAN 50,000 MEN LOST BY GERMANS IN ATTACK ON RUSSIANS (By Associated Press.) Kissimmee, Fla., Feb. 24.—A negro. name unknown, charged with attacking a white woman, was tak- en from jail here today by a mob and carried in the direction of Sanford. The woman identified him, after which the mob lynched him. (By Associated Press.) Petrograd, Feb. 24—The desper- ate fight of the Twentieth army eorps the Tenth Russian army against the German advance in East Prussia is described In an official statement here, based on reports of those of the Twentieth corps who tescaped. The Russians c'alm that the corps inflicted heavy. losses on the Germams, although entirely sur- rounded and attacked on four sides. VOCATIONAL TRAINING Cincinnati, Feb. 24.--Recogniz. ITHREE SUSPECTS that ¢ !men, any decent man will agree, are I OLVER MRORR | WSTERY RELEASED | S (By Associatéd Press.) ~~ | Leesburg, Ga., Feb. 24 _('. Webb, Rox Jones, Roy Black, [ié1d as | |8uspects in connection with the fe- 'eent killing of Banker A. D. Oliver, | were teleased today on request of 'the State solicitor who declared that ' no evidencz had been found against | them. The trial of others. held on the same charge has begun. HANS WAGNER BANQUET {Pittsburg. Feb. 24.—Elaborate preparations have been made by the members of the Stove League for the banquet to be tendered in honor of Honus Wagner this evening. This is Honus' forty first birthday, and the members of the league want o make the occasion a most memorable one for him. Chairman Garry Herr~ mann of the National Commission, who had been invited, has written i that he will be unable to attend. Tt ;(n expected that President John K. Tener and Scretary John B. Hey- dler of the National League, how. -'over, will both be here, ag will Sec- ‘retary John B. Foster of the New York Giants. New York street railway men are talking srikes. One of the big railroads of the country declares that it has made over 25,000 reports on various sub- jects under the new laws. can wield for the welfare and bet. terment of business conditions? Too many seem to have the littie boy's idea of a Board of Trade as scme- thing coming from a wcod yard, an inanimate, insensate thing. A real Board of Trade is a co-operation or linking together of every unit human activity in town and such an organization ig irresistible. Too many Boards of Trade. like Laka- land’s, are composed, so far as the working force is concerned, of a very few of the most active men of the town who are trying to do their own task and that of a big bunch of fellows who are indifferently looking on, many of them iguorant of the whole business. Why doesn’t the Board of Trade do this or that is a question that is often asked, but such questions only come from those whose interest is not to help but simply to criticise. The Lakeland Board of Trade is one of the envied organizations of the State; it has a name all over the State; it has a governing Board of good, active, business men who. in taking charge recently, pledged themselves to make this a record year in active work for the con. tinued upbuilding of Lakeland and her surrounding country, These engaged in a worthy enterprise, one | which while it benefits them will benefit everyone else in the com- munity. They are entitled to the fullest measure of moral and finan- cil support which can and should be cheerfully given them by every citi- zen of Lakeland, and with a little more instead of sand, the wheels of pros perity will bo smoothly along on the | highway leading toward Lakeland | some of us can see in the distance and can reach sooner by a big-) hearted. manly and patriotic CO- OPERATION or|and vicinity: Thursday; Tllinols has moved over the Lake region. rain generally east of the Mississip. pl, and snow over Minnesota and Towa. The following heavy rainfalls p. . Senn. in the past 24 hours are reported: Key West, Knoxville, pressure extends from Montana to Texas, and has caused generally fair weather over the plains states, Rocky glon. Pacific coast, and rain has over northern California. The corps was compellad to force its way more than thirty miles to Au- gustowe forest and fought unti} completely exhausted, The stae~ ment says the German oiensive along the Bobr and Hare rivers in the Przasynsz district has been re- ‘*~d. Fighting in the Carpa. Pisve ik thiang continnes. ; .:'“::i‘. Servians Invade Austria By Association Press.) iéneva, Feb. 24.—The Servians invaded Austi o0 Feb. 20 at Bjo- ;mnetrnung from lina Nitrouitaa, ey nd the fron= one to four miles HEy It is|Men’s Clubs. a will - STIART WANTS STATE tier, says a news dispates " thought the Servian offerslw’ force the Austrians to recall par- the troops now fighting the Russlans in the west. N Germans Lost 50,000 Men * (By Assoclated Press.) ‘Paris, Feb. 24.—The Germang Tost not less than 50.000 men in their attack on the Russians {n the Rawka river region or Borjimon and Gumbinmen, according to the Jour- nal’s correspondent, who witnessed the eperations. Romania Probably Enter War In April (By Associated Press.) Paris, Feb. 24.—A Bucharest news dispatch says that Nicholas Misu, the Roumanian minister to London will soon return to England with a note assuring the British government that the Roumanian army will take the field in April. Obstacles Arise (By Assoclated Press.) Berlin, Feb. 24.—Reports are heard in influential circles that fur. ther obstacleg have arisen to prevent the invasion of Russia. icial Weather Report Feb. 24.—For Tampa Partly clowdy and cooler tonight. Thursday falr. For Florida: Falr tonight and on cooler in Peninsula to- ‘Tampa, night. Winds for the east gulf and South Atlantic: Moderate west and north- west. Genera] Weather Conditions The storm center which was over northeastward 1t has caused 1.04; 1.24. Atlanta, 1.70; | A ridge of hl[zh' Missourl valley, west Gulf States, | Mountains and plateau re - Pressure Is low on the north ; fallen and | Washington, Oregon armer this morn States and | It is slightly ng over the -Atlantic slightly cooler over the Mississippi and Ohio valleys, the middle and the east Gulf States and the Lake re- gion. perature changes have been 'and irregular. ' Over the western States tem- | small | Indicatlons are for partly cloudy | A viaduct to cost in the neighbor~ hood of $315 will be built by the | Missouri Pacific Railroad Co. at the | etables from San | Chouteau avenue crossing In | Touts. St. | 1t will span the railroad | ing the impportance of the problems of vocational educatton in the small ‘,-igy, the United States Commission-~ er of Eduecation has callad a eonfer anca of superintendents of publig schools to be held here in connec~ tion with the annual convention of the Department of Superintendecnce of the National Education Assocla- tion now in sesslon here. Superin. tendents of public schools in cities having a population of 10,000 to 25,000, and representatives of the educational press are here. The conference {8 being held in the rooms of the Cincinnati Business AD i UNING DOWN ROBBERS (By Assoctated Press.) Stuart, Fla., Feb. 24.—Citizens today telegraphed Governor Tram. mell asking State ald in apprehend- ing the bank robbers recently op- crating in Palm Beach county. Tt is belleved that this band robbed the bank of Stuart yesterday. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS (Furnished by the Security Abstract and Title Co.. Bartow, Fla.) Feb, 20, 1916 Sessoms Investment Co. to J. H. Crow, I J. T. Croom and wife to J. B. O'Rear, et al. Eula E. Land and husband to Frank Adams, et al. Hannoh C. Dill to Frank Adams yet al. Mrs. G. E. Trask (guard) to W. F. Hallam & Co. Jennie Trask (guard) to W. F. Hallam & Co. ‘W. S. Wilkes and wife to L. P. Kimbrough. Y. L. Bracken and wife to Willls Brannon. Edward B. Hall and wife to Edna Wilson. Inland Realty Co. Bandy. George L. Bidwell and wife to Frank J. Senn. Stone & Mann to Madealen R. to H. M. Stone & Mann to Frank J. Sean. Rosa Schwesland and husband to J. L. Yoeman and wife to L. E. Mobley. Florida Highlands Co. Yoeman . S. L. Collins and wife to J. D. Rogells. M. L. and A. E. Robinson to B. J. Williams. John D. Rogells and wife to J. T. Crutchfield. Florida vin Platt. Charles Somers and wife to Sam- Charles G. Somers and wife to J. W. Sample Mrs. G. E. Trask et al. to W. F. Hallam & Co. E. E. Skipper to M. Root. Scally and Bassett Realty Co. to J. B. Kimbrough. M. L. and A. E. Robinson to G. to J. L. Fruitlands Co. to Mar= grease thrown on the track, | and cooler weather tonight and for | W, Johnson. fair weather Thursday. i Elijah Sanford and wife to Ros- coe V. Branes. Railroads handling fruits and veg~ Francisco, San Jose, Sacremento and other Califor. nia poins, as well as Great Falls, the merchants who belong to it. and yet does any Intelligent merchant question for one moment th2 im. mense power such an organization T heartily endorse this article of tracks on Chouteau avenue between Mont., via Portland, Ore., have been our secretary. Grand and Vandeventer avenues,authorized by the Interstate Com- G. E. SOUTHARD now considered one of the most dan-merce Commission to establish President Lakeland Board of Trade. gerous surface crossings in St. Louls. freight rates. el o e e o bt o .