Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, March 9, 1915, Page 1

' THE LAKELAN PBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST PART OF THE BEST STATE BIENNIAL SESSION OF FLORIDA_OPENED TODAY WITH OVER | DELEGATES ATTENDING MORNING BLIVERY OF A ENDID AD. BLE AMONG HAT OF GOV. plal session of the Woodmen of the y opened at 10 g, with a pleas. fdresses and other huditorium. train yesterday, morning was la . nd when the gav g there were sev - gates from the va. Circles of the ing and intelli jes and gentlemen. pened with an in Wallace Wear, fed by the address half of the city by B, which is printed, , in this issue. 8 sang a solo very ch Mr. W. R. 1 0ak, responded to jees. Mr. Dorman's gquent one, and the dress in this issue pleasure and in- Drane delivered an me on behalf of 0. 78, which was fted from today’s will appear in to. ‘Hon. L. B. Spark . this address in fable terms. Trammell was the flivering an address ehalf of the State. 1 also-be found in jper. A response by ozer, of Lake City, and eloquently k Adams, a prominent torney, then made a nd witty address, ‘audience in a ripple ghout his remarks. onally soared, but) n to earth so sud |} such an apt remark t his hearers were nt state of amused ticipation. welcome on behalf pas gracefully deliv- Valter Wilson, whose n gave full force to 'ks. Her address will 's issue of the response by Mrs. er was appropriately 11 delivered. Mrs, then spoke briefly on the “Good of the conclusion of her re. I bouquets of flowers to Mrs. Parker and n. H. J. Drane mak. ion in the first in- on. R. T. Boozer to Mills’ “Message from imander Fraser,” was inepiring. At its ® noon hour having nment was had until when a business ses - ld, beginning at two 7:30 there will be a the Auditorium, a m having been ar- occasion. Tomorrow business sessions at 10 forenoon and at two afternoon. tion Tonight n tonight will be par- local talent, readings aking the occasion a il one. Following the teption will be held and served. The following be carried out: Solo—Mrs. - Peter. Miss Vera McRae. rs. Wm. Steitz. Miss Anna Cardwell. loyd Hooks. Violin—Mrs. Peter- . L. B. Jones. rs. G. T. Fleming. —Misses McRae and Violin—Mrs. Peterman TO INSPECT BOOKS OF ALABAMA DRUG CLERK (By Associated Press.) Montgomery, March 9.—Governor Henderson has instructed a special examiner to make inspection of the books and accounts of C. H. Bil. lingsley, former State. pure food drug clerk. Charzes that discrep. ancies exist in Billingsley’s accounts are made before the legislative in vestigating committee by W. S. Seymour, his successor. EVELYN THAW WiLL PROBABLY APPEAR AS WITNESS IN BEHALF OF HER HUSBAND (by Association Press.) New York, March 9.—The dis- trict attorney’soffice announced to day that in all probability Evelyn Nesbit Thaw would appear as a wit- ness in behalf of her husbnd, Harry K. Thaw, placed on trial here yes. terday for conspiracy to escape from Mattewan asylum. She has ap. peared against him in previous pro- ceedings. The State outlined its case today. WISCONSIN FARM INSTITUTE Kenosha, Wis., March 9.—The Farmers’ Institute which has been 80 successful throughout the State was held in sixty five counties this year, and over one hundred of the institutes were -held since the be ginning of the season, December 8 last. Eight special fruit insti. tutes were held in sections especially adapted to fruit growing. Today the grand round up was called in this city. Women'’s schools under the direction of Miss Nellle Maxwell, Neenah, and Miss Laura B. Breeze of Waukesha, in connection with forty institutes reports the greatest success of any of the innovations. Never before has such enthusiasm beendisplayed in the institutes as this year. ANOTHER VICTIM OF BRUNSWICK SHOOTING DIED TODAY (By Associated Press.) Brunswick, Ga., March 9.-—The seventh death as the result of wounds inflicted by Monroe Phillips here last Saturday, when he shot and killed five persons outright and wounded thirty two others, occurred today when Gunner Tolnas, a bank clerk, died. MICHIGAN WANTS GOOD ROADS Grand Rapids, Mich., March 9.— The State Good Roads Association began a four days meet here today. Senator Townsend is expected to at tend the meeting tomorrow. Plans of co.operation for the rapid exten - sion of the good roads throughout the State is planned by all interests and effective policies will be mapped out for each county, and county or ganizations perfected. THE ATLANTIC LEAGUE New. York, March 9.—The Atlan tic Leazue, formerly the New York and New Jersey League, met today in the office of President Cox in the Woolworth building. There is much dissention and the circuit is rather rickety, many towns not being very certain as to whether they care to have the Atlantic League baseball next season. A band of insurgents have also sprung in opposition to President Cox. Middletown, the home of President Cox, is doubtful and the Asbury Park team will be shifted to either Gloversville or Am sterdam. CHICAGO NATIONALS PLAY BALL Tampa, Fla., March 9—The Chi- cago Nationals will play the Baker. Mcinnis combination three succes - sive games beginning here today. They will play the Chicago Nation—~ als at St. Petersburg on the 12th and 18th, and the same clud at Jacksonville the 26th. s D EVENING TELEGRAM LAKELAND, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1915 BOOST-REMEMBER THAT SATAN STAYED IN HEAVEN UNTIL. HE BEGAN TO KNOCK WS HOME TOWN RELIGIOUS FREEDOM IN THE FRENCH ARMY S opyright Bnderwao France has long advocated the principle of religious f*cedem to £l When it came to choose chaplains for tha regiments going to the front the same principle was adhired to and this picture, taken in a small village near the battle front, shows two Roman Catholic priests, a Protes‘ant minister (in the center) and at the right a Jewish rabbi. the insignia of the Red Cross on their arms. ~m———~ WOODMEN ON BEHALF. OF THE STATE OF FLORIDA 1 esteem it as an honor and ereat pleasure to come from a the this city in extending cordial greet. ings and a hearty and friendly wel - come to the State convention of the Woodmen of the World. Lakeland has become quite popular as a con- vention eity, and well merits its fa. vorable reputation as a place admir - ably suited for State gatherings. Here you will find an enterpris - ing and progressive city; a citizen. ship whose ideals, whose aims and ambitions will congenfally blend with the exalted purposes and the worthy motives which will guide you in the dally deliberations of this convention, and when you pass from the labor which has engaged you in the sacred recesses of the forest to the recreation periods, you will then find the pleasures of your visit greatly enhanced by the attractive ness of this city and its surround - ings—her picturesque scenery, placid lakes, her broad well-kept avenues, and her beautiful with its sparkling fountains. Friends, Lakeland has fittingly entertained many honored guests, but I know I voice the sentiments of her park more or whom we rejolced more sin cerely to have with us. About a decade ago it was my cherished privilege to become a charter member of the camp then organized in this city. During the years intervening, there has never been a moment in which T have felt the least recret that T became affil- fated with this fraternity, but to the contrary with the passing of the years and with an increased know). edge of Woodcraft, I have become more and more attached to the or- der, more loyal to the immortal principles upon which it is founded and more devoted to its worthy and ennobling purposes. 1 note from the program that I am to extend a welcome on behalf of the State—our State, the great com - monwealth of which we all should be and are justly proud. And I am sure that the great State of Florida is proud to have within its borders the noble order of the Woodmen of the World and especially to have it rank as one of the strongest frater. nities in the State. T welcome your esteemed sover eigns and friends because of what you represent and for the wonder- State capital to my home town to join with the local camp of Wood- men and the citizens generally of her people in saying that through. out her history none have come within her gates whom we esteem Chaplains to regiments are always considered as m2mbers of the Red Cross and they are seen here wearing I A A A A A A AN AP OVERNOR TRAMMELL'S ADDRESS OF WELCOME TO THE The great poet Shakespeare, in erhood of man, which is the very Tt COORR0G 4 No. 108 GERMANS ARE (BATTLESHIPS WITHDRAWING | WASHINGTON FROM NIEMEN | AND GEORGIA TOWARD THEIR' ORDERED T0 OWNFRONTIER VERA CRUZ BULGARIA FACES AN INTERNA-|CARRANZA DENIES THE EXIST. TIONAL CRISIS; CONSIDERABLE| ENCE OF STARVING IN MEX- FIGHTING CONTINUES ON THE| ICO CITY IN A STATEMENT TO EASTERN BATTLEFRONT CONSUL SILLIMAN (By Associated Press.) Washington, March 9.—After a conference today with President Wilson, Secretary Daniels ordered (Ry As:ociated Press.) London, March 9.—Obstinate fighting is in progress along the eastern battle front, with the Ger. mans slowly withdrawing from Nie-|the battleships of the Atlantic fleet men toward their own frontier. At|from Guantanamo, to Vera Cruz, in the same time a new offensive,connection with the Mexican situa- against Warsaw and on Pllioa has tion. Rear Admiral Fletcher, com. evidently not yet developed into the manding the fleet, vnzlll choose the great struggle which was anticipat- | battleships to go to Vera Cruz to re- ed in that locality. llnrnrcc the small craft already there. In the west the only new feature The only specification Secretary lately has been the allies air attack ; Daniels made in the order was that on Ostend. In the Champagne re./one of the ships should be a flag glon, where the French are assum.|ShiD, so that an officer of high rank ing the offensive a snow storm has |Should command the forces. given a forced rest to the troops. In an oral statement to American The first hint of British retalia-(Consul Silliman in Vera Cruz, on the his writings, touched all humanity cornerstone upon which has been [tion against the personnel of the | American representations, Carranza and he portrayed every side and ele - ment of human nature. the deepest tragedy and the most laughable comedy, but. everything he touched he turned into the purest gold of literature. Now what Shakespeare was to literature, your fraternfty is in a large measure to human welfare. fit stands for a brotherhood that is universal, {impartial and unbiased. Our brother need have no claim to wealth, fame or glory, that he may be favored with the love and good will of his fellow.crafteman. And well may you be proud that it is an organization which measures men by their character and real wortn, There can be no other proper stand- ard. In Woodcraft we judge the man by that which endures not for a day or merely a season, but that which endures for ages-——character. And, my friends, when we come standard in every avenue of life, man is to be worth while. The sculptor may with his chisel | upon marble tell the story of deeds well performed but it will perish; we may work upon the slab of bronze but time will efface it; tem. ples may be reared but they will crumble into the dust but that life! character en I structure known as dures forever. How true the words of the poet, that— “Men live in deeds, not in years; in thoughts, not breaths; in feelings, ' not in figures on the dial.” Judge by the Woodmen's concep- tion of manhood, the humblest citi. the drama of Iife wisely review and |minister here has delivered to the zen sitting in his hovel, vine clad, 'gather valuable lessons from a study | Chinese forelgn minister a commun - from which the grapes hang, made of the experience of the nations. As|ication which China interprets as purple by the kiss of the sun as the;onr order has its ideals, so every|implying that unless Japan’s recent day dies out of the sky, though un<,nntlm has its ideal. Anclent Greece |demands are accepted by Mareh 12, shod and clad in homespun, if he is ' had as its greatest aim and ambition | force will be employed. China does honest and pure in life, is as nuehilhe education and culture of its citl-|not consider the notice as an ulti. esteemed as if he were a king, and : zens and its glory was reached in the | matum, but has decided to expedite attained the glorious success of He depict.| Wooderaft was vividly pictured in|veyed in an official statement that ed gods and devils, angels and de-{the poem by Leigh Hunt when he |the officers and ‘crew of the German mons, heroes and cowards. He wrote | said: “Abou Ben Adhem (may his tribe increase!) Awoke one night from a deep dream of peace, And saw within the moonlight of ‘his room, Making it rich and like a lily in ‘bloom, An angel writing in a book of gold. Exceeding peace had made Ben Ad. ‘hem bold, And to the presencé: in the room he sald: “What' writest thou?” raised its head, And, with a look made all of sweet accord, Answered, “The names of those who love the Lord " “And is mine one?” “‘Nay, not so,” The vision asked Abou. ‘R D e »l. Abou spake more to measure men this should be the| slledithe Angel. Alicy (Bu8 is still undetermined. Tow, it But cheerily still; and said: “I pray thee, then, Write me as one that loves his fel. lowmen ."* The angel wrote and vanished. The next night ,It came again, with a great awak ening light, showed the names whom love of God had blest; And lo! Ben Adhem’s name led all ‘the rest!" With a membership that has be- come nation wide; with purposes and objects that affect all mankind, our organization may as it continues to go forth to fulfill its mission in And has the respect and appreciation of ' classic city of Athens. the order as much as lived in wealth and splendor. In its precepts, in its teachings, in its supreme purpose, the order In whose service you are here today, endeavors to exalt manhood, to pro- tect the home, to extend sympathy to the bereaved and to give the helping hand and words of encour. agement to the poor and needy. Then surely its mission cannot be in vain. From the day of the good Samar- itan to this present moment, such ful achievements of the fraternity |jove of humanity as found in the of which you are members. You are the chosen delegates and worthy teachings of Woodcraft and prac- ticed by every loyal Woodman, has representatives of a great order, and | been one of the most highly prized fortunate is that city whose honor it is to entertain you. Inspired by noble motives; insti. tuted upon righteous principles and maintained upon a solid foundation, the splendid order which you repre - {our country. virtues to be possessed by mankind. Turn to Robert E. Lee and Stone. wall Jackson. They were gallant, {brave men and wrote their names in blazoned letters upon the history of We delight to honor sent is wielding a significant and an | them for their patriotism and love important influence upon the jindi- vidual citizen, the community life, the affairs of State and the destiny of the nation. Its triumphant ban. {ner today waves from the moun- tains of the North to the isles of the South and it has followed the sun in its eourse from the Atlantic seaboard across the continent to the Pacific slope, snd to those who have felt the warm touch of its love, 1t possesses the charm of “an apple of gold in pictures of silver.” of country, but it is their high standard of character, their unfal tering love of humanity, and their religious comsistency which appeal to us most. Gladstone was a prince amon?2 statesmen and stood high in the councils of his nation, but the ree- ord of his tireless and unrelenting advocacy of the rights of the down- trodden millions of Great Britain 18 his most enduring monument. This love of humaaity aad broth- though he'! Rome longed to triumph in fits system of government and in its trained soldiers, as well as to be the greatest empire. Our own America from the days when the early ploneers first landed upon its shores, has had as its ideal, freedom and human liberty and the maintenance of a government where all men should enjoy equal rights and as one noted citizen has said, the building of an ideal republic, where every woman shall be an un - crowned queen and every man shall be a sovereign but no man shall care to wear a crown. Nations have prospered and de- veloped upon the integrity, the man. hood, the industry and patriotism of their citizenship or they have failed for the want of such upon which to build. The historian tells us that during the early life of Greece there was universal love of mankind, the nation and so long as this was the ruling policy of the Greefan government, that country prospered and her citi zens were happy and content. But just when the nation was nearing the zenith of its glory, there began to creep into the life of the nation selfishness and greed and there arose from strong (Continued on Page 5.) foundatlon | cyrities involving no fixed interest zealously | maturing in the next eight years. guarded the welfare of its citizens | increase of rates, reduction of fixed from the humblest to the highest, | { The committee in charge of Denver |and Rio Grande and Western Pa- |sions by Western Pacific bondhold- this selfishness and greed a| German submarine raiders was con-|denied generally the existence of conditions in Mexico City which the United States asked him to improve. Carranza's oral statement was re- garded as favorable in administra - tion quarters and as an indication that he no longer approved incom= venience to foreigners. Washington and to Go (By Assoclation Press.) Washington, March 9.—Rear Ad. miral Fletcher notified the navy de - partment this afternoon that he had selected the armored cruiser Wash- ington, now in Haitien waters,.and the battleship Georgis, now at Guantanamo, to go to Vera Crus. The vesdels starting today, would arrive at Vera Cruz Thursday night. . C. LEGUSLATIRE ADIOURNS TONIGAT: MPORTANT LS FAVE BEEN PASSED (By Assoclated Press.) Raleigh, March 9.—The North Coralina legislature today prepared to adjourn before night after a ees. sion lasting sixty two days. Tmpor- tant legislation was enacted, includ- ing a measure limiting the receipt * of intoxicating liquors by any one person in the State to one quart of whiskey and five gallons of beer ev- ery two weeks; a State wide primary law; and semi-monthly pay law. submarine U 8, which fell a prey to a torpedo boat destroyer, will be de. nied the usual privileges of prisoners of war. Bulgaria Faces Crisis (By Assoclated Press.) London, March 9.—Bulgaria, considered the least likely of any Balkan nation at peace to join the allies, is confronting an interna- tional crisls over the question of peace or war. Reports reaching Paris say that Premier Radeslavoft, who desired immediate action against Turkey, has been over- thrown by the influence of King Ferdinand. The plan of the pre. mier and his followers is sald to have been to occupy Adrainople, provided Greece joined the allies. The course to be followed by Greece (By Associated Press.) Berlin, March 9.—Press comment endorses the Turkish opinion that the Dardanelles is impregnable. JAPAN GIVES CHINA UNTIL MARCH 12 10 COMPLY WITH HER DEMANDS (By Associated Press.) Pekin, March 9.—The Japanese | LEAD GUILTY IN TEN BURGLARY CASES Jacksonville, March raigned Saturday afternoon in the criminal court of record before Judge James M. Peeler, Harry Arm~ strong, the young white man who wag arrested on the charge of hav. ing committed many house bur~ glaries recently, pleaded gullty to the charges as made in ten different bills of information filled againet him and read by County Solicitor L. D. Howell. Young Armstrong was not sentenced by Judge Peeler, as the county solicitor requested the court to suspend sentence until the trial of Samuel Fakas is held, as the county solicitor desires to use Arm- strong as a witness in the prosecu-— tion of Fakas, who it is understood is to be placed on trial on charges of receiving stolen goods. The re. quest of the county solicitor was granted and Armstrong was re- manded to the county jail to awalt the trial of FaRas. It was only af- ter the zeneral business of the court had been finished yesterday after. noon that the charges against Arm- strong were read by County Solici- tor Howell. Armstrong leaned against the railing of the pen as each bill of information was read. He had a faraway look in his eyes and there was but the slightest pause before he answered guilty to each and every charge in the ten cases, his voice being very low. There were only seven spectators in the courtroom and a fw of the offi. cerg of the court. 9.—Ar- the discussion of demands. MISSOURI PACIFIC RE_ESTABLISHES CREDIT New York, March 9.—The Mis- souri Pacific plans consequent upon the retirement of Gould control will be voted upon at the annual meeting today. As a first step to re.establish the road’s credit, important changes will be made in the Board of Di- rectors. The opinion i8 expressed that President Bush should be con- tinued in ofice. One place on the board may be reserved for a Gould as a compliment One measure pro- posed in the extension for at least one year of the $25,000,000 of 6 per cent notes maturing June 1. To provide capital an issue of se. charge is suggested with a revision of mortgaces to permit extensions of underlying bonds for $52,000,000 charges and measures for meeting obligations and future capital re quirements are in the new plans. cific relations will call for conces- Special attention will be given by the American Federation of Labor to organization of unskilled and migra=~ ers. Another report that the pro tective committee will ask Judge Adams in St. Louis for instruction tendency to the centraliza- regarding interest payments on Wa~ bash obligations in default. tory workers this year, accordiag to a decision at Washington, D. C,