Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, April 2, 1915, Page 1

THE LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM ! PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST PART OF THE BEST STATE HE WAR. (By Assoclated Press.) April 2—The attention e British public stiil was cen- today on the possibility of the n adopting the policy of absti- e from the use of intoxicants, is doubtful if the biggest head- ‘chronicling military activity divert attention from the ques- of prohibition. No doubt ex- ithat some drastic measures are mplated, but opinion is divided b whether prohibition is to be as the sense of personal lib- is so strong in England that it defeat complete abstinence. s believed that the cabinet is in of total prohibition, which, un- jhe Defense of the Realm Act, it he power to emforce without further. legislation. Several on newspapers appeared today full page advertisements pre- pg petitions with a request that prters of prohibition send them jhancellor Lloyd-George. The ons recite that the signers con- that suspension of the manu- re and sale of intoxicants is ative for the quick and suc- pl termination of the war. CUT DOWN PRODUCTION SUGAR BEETS IN BELGIUM (By. Associated Press.) ' : April 2—Every sugar re- and fectory in Belgium has ordered by the military author- to submit exhsustive statisti- gures showing .the number of \last year ‘that;the plants oper- the amount ‘of sugar beets the average amount of sugar ned from the beets, and the ity 'of sugar on hand, and the e amount of sugar secured 100 kilograms of beets in the wo years. Similar information the by-products is asked. The are to be used in connection cutting down the production of beets in Belgium, 8o that food stuffs may be grown. The ty for falsifying the figures is sonment and fine. UENCING ARCHITECTS TO GO TO EAST PRUSSIA (By Associated Press.) lin, April 2—The Association rman Architectural and En- ng Societies is seeking to in- young architects, especially who have not yet achieved a jice which ties them down to ocality, to go to East Prussia d in the rebuilding of the pro- appointment of a number of architects” to supervise chnical and artistic rebuild- ivities s completed. of this kind are now avail- so academically trained pri- chitects are being sought. must five in the districts they es and "expenses will vary ing to districts and the con- in which the war has left They will average about ‘marks ($1,500.) G THE STUDENTS AN OBJECT LESSON. onvill April 2—Betweeu and fifty of the students of cultural and animal hus- departments of the Univer- Florida at Gainesville arrived ksonville this morning at 7 %, with Professors C. L. Wil- by and F. M. Rast. The pur- this trip is to show the stu- various enterprises along the of their studies in and around onville. ricultural Adviser W. L. Wat- jas secured a number of pledges various firms and -individuals city to furnish automobiles e the students from one point other during their stay here. DRNMENT OF NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. y, New York, Aprfl 2—The wsession of the State Legisla- expected to en ‘some talk dut Governor Whitmad'y 4q | of an extra “fully settled yet. i ICH WHICH IS TAKING ON SUP- PLIES FOR 15 DAYS' TRIP. (By Associated Press.) ‘Newport News, April 2—The Ger- man auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich began taking on provis- fons here today under supervision of United States officials. Command- er Thiericens, of the Eitel, is under- stood to have asked permission under the neutrality regulations to take supplies sufficient for fifteen day voyage. Four of the allles war- ships are reported off the Virginia capes today. ——— . Two British Cruisers Leave for Virginia Capes (By Assoclated Press.) New York, April 2—Two British cruisers, which have watched the entrance to New York harbor more than a month steamed away during last night toward the south, accord- ing to incoming pilots today. The pilots thought the warships were geing to sterengthen the allies’ squadron lying in wait for the Ger- man cruiser Prinz Eitel Friedrich oft the Virginia capes. OFFICIALS IN CONVENTION Live Oak, April 2—A majority of the counties of the State are repre- sented at the meeting of the school officials of the Htate of Florida which opened here yesterday, and from all indications the convention will be u marked success. At the beginning of the meeting State Su- perintendent of Public Instruction W. N. Sheats was elected as presi- dent, dand he is presiding over the deliberations of the body. An interesting program will be carried out during the meeting. Matters of vital importance to the educational interests of the State will pome up before the coming ses- sion of the legislature and the State convention is expected to deal with these matters. A representative attendance from all parts of the State attended the opening sessions. RAILROAD NOTES The Port Huron-Detroit Naviga- tion Company opens the season earl- fer than usual this year, the steamer Weauketa making the first trip to- day. STATE SCHOOL Potter, Choate & Prentice have purchased $7,500,000 two year old 6 per cent. collateral trust gold notes dated today, from the ontreal Tram- ways & Power Company. The railroads of the South have prepared tariffs for a “general revis- fon of southern freght rates.” There will be a general advance in rates and the tariffs will be issued within a day or two. Railroad men are fighting to have the lowa legislature advance the pas- senger rates from 1 to 2 1-2 cents a mile, and have the signatures of 60,- 000 citizens on a petition to sup- port the case. The Young People’s Christian Union of the United Presbyterian church has chartered a special train from Chieago to Los Angeles to take delegates to the twenty-sixth annual convention of the organization to be held in the California city in July. WOMEN WANT SAY IN RECONSTRUCTION PLANS. Paris, April 2—The section for hygiene of the National Council of Women in France has taken up with the government authorities the ques- tion of consulting women as to the rebuilding the devasted areas, and many suggestions have been made for improving on past arrangements. They are insisting that all debris be banished from the street and fronts of houses to a suitable distance and be properly drained so as to leave the house free from smell. KETCHEL AND FAY TO FIGHT New Britain, Con., April 2—Ed- die Ketchel, the fast Grand Rapids lightweight is booked for a bout with Frank Fay here tonight. Ketchel has not been seen very much ' today in the East and says be is“willing to take on {LAKELAND, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, APRIL 2, 1915, BOOST-RENENBER THAT SATAN STAYED IN HENVEN UNTIL E BESAN T0 KNOGK HIS HONE TOWN | THE FOUNTAIN AT THE PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION THAT SYMBOLIZES THE BUILDING OF THE PANAMA CANAL eatran portals t went into the building of the Panams canal is This herolc sculpture stands in the center lagoon o iy " THE T (By Assoclated ‘Press.) New Castle, Eng., April 2—Thbree Tyne trawlers have peen sunk by the German submarine U-10, Reports from Amsterdam say that eleven men comprising the crew of the Norweigian Bark Nor, which was torpedoed in the North Sea by the German submarine U-20 landed _itoday by steamer Unitaat, at Hook, symbolized in the Fountain of Energy, by A. ? the three lagoons of the South Gardens and ce gates. The waters were firat released on opening day, February 20, of the exhibit palaces and by the same mesns: the electric coincidently with the spark transmitted across the con- lent Woodrow Wilson opened the great exposition at San Francisco by wireless. % DIVERS LEAVE TS (By Associated Press.) Washington, April 2—Five of ‘the navy department’s most expert di- vers, equipped with special appara- tus, left New York today for San Francisco, from where they sail for Honolulu on the cruiser Maryland, to assist in the efforts to raise the sunken submarine F-4. LIFT FOOT AND MOUTH QUARANTINE. Chicago, April 2—The foot -and mouth quarantine is now lifted in cvery county in Illinois. It wae stat- ed at the office of the state veterinar- fan today that the last of the infest- ed herds have been killed. CELEBRATED SINGER TO BE HONORED Petrogad, April 2—The celebrat- ed singer, Mme. Pletitskra, who la serving as a military ccout with the troops at the front, wi¥: o> honor- ed by the Czar, it is stated, on the occasion of her birthday which comes very soon. During the past fortnight an unusually large number of women have asked to be permit- ted to enlist as volunteers in the army. CONDUCTOR WILLIAMS MEETS UNTIMELY DEATH. Mr. Foster 8. Willlams, one of the most popular conductors of the Gainesville district, Atlantic Coast Line, was the victim of an accident Tuesday night while on his run be- tween Trilby and St. Petersburg. Capt. Willlams was directing the shifting of some freight cars, when one foot became fastened between the rails of a switch and before as- sistance was available a car had passed over the limb, stripping it of flesh from the ankle to the thigh. The injured man was carried on a special train to a hospital in St. Petersburg, but died at 1:50 a. m. Wednesday. The remains were sent to his former home, Valdosta, Ga., for interment. Conductor Williams was a brother- in-law of Conductor Crutchfield, who runs between St. Petersburg and Jacksonville via this city. He was a single man.—Gainesville Sun. ONLY ONE QUART EVERY TWO0 WEEKS Raleigh, N. C., April 2—The law ELKS MNSTREL IS | BOOKED T0 START EXACTLY ON T L RC T ! " (ByEarl C. May) For what will probably be the first time in local theatrical history the curtain will rise sharply at 8:15, Friday night, April 9, upon the first part of the Second Annual leolnnd| Elks' Minstrel Show in the Lake- land Auditorium—and no patrons will be admitted or seated in the Auditorium after that -hour. This is the dictum of Director- General Charles H. Barr and goes as it lays clear across the board and both ways at once. .There will be | no late comers at the Lakeland Elks' Minstrel. Or, if there be any late comers, they will not arrive any closer than the outer doors of Clift- on Green’s emporium of theatrical delights. Unless they arrive there by or before 8:15 on the night of the Elks’ Minstrel they had best not come at all; for, like the lllll‘dlln' at the gate, fat old C. Clifton Green will drop the flag on late comers and they will have to be content with cooling their heels nndl theirtummies at the nearest soda fountain whilst they wait to hear what the neighbors say of the show. ““There is a reason” for this official proclamation as to the early closing hour at the Auditorium on minstrel show night. Under ordinary con- ditions no objection might be made to the late arrival of the tired busi- ness man or to the incoming of the proverbial man and the maid who bave been sparking in the park without the aid of electric current, bue this minstrel show is going to start on time-with a clear fleld be- cause certain things are going to happen when the curtain rises which require plenty of room both in the aisles and on the stage. Surprises will follow in quick succession during the Elks’ Minstrel Show. There will be surprises in scenery, surprises in specialties, sur- prises in costumes, surprises in singing and dancing and surprises ia vocal demonstraton—but the great- est surprise will smite those who come late to the ceremonies, for they ! won’'t get in. The gong rings at 8:15 and all patrons must be in {their seats then. l The seat sale has opened at the Red Cross Pharmacy and there are many indications that last season’s record-breaking house will be dis- tanced. | T et | KING’S COOK GETS SALARY CUT RIS AND TURKY ==HLLDHALE 10 PEACE OVERTRES (By Associated Press.) Rome, April 2—Both the Russian and Turkish ambassadors to Italy, in- a statement to the press, emphatical- ly asserted that there was no foun- dation for the report that the Djavid! Pasha, Turkish minister of finance, who is now in Geneva, had been en- trusted with the task of negotiat- ing a separate Russo-Turkish peace treaty. Both ambassadors said their nations would remain faithful to their alies. CHANCE FOR A JOB AT GOOD PAY Jacksonville, April 2—The State Board of Health of Florida will hold an examination at the offices of the board in Jacksonville Tuesday, May 4, 1915, for the purpose of selecting four additional educators in its pre- liminary campaign of tuberculosis eradication in Florida. Other quali- fications being equal, those who have especial training in this direction will be given the preference, it is anounced, but general education, en- gaging personality, pleasing ad- dress, initiative ability, tact, diplo- macy and a thorough appreciation of the work in hand, will receive the first consideration. The salary is $100 per month, with actual travel- ing expenses when employed, and applicants for examination should address Dr. Joseph Y. Porter, State Health Officer, Jacksonville, Fla. GERMANS FAILED TO PRO- TECT FOREIGN POSSESSIONS Rotterdam, April 2—German newspapers expresse regret that Germany did not more adequately protect her foreign possessions so that they could have become strong coaling stations and centers for na- val operations. The Tageszeitung, commenting of the loss of the Dres- den, says: “The final results have proved that it is imposible to have power on the ocean without strong points of support on land. That our cruis- crs were able to remain on the oceans 80 long as they did was simp- ly due to individual qualities. The oury real success would have- been it the sea trade of the enemy had becn so damaged as to cut off his eupplies. We ought to have known these things beforehand, but our recently passed by the North Caro-' London, April 2—King George's foreign stations were very slack.” lina Legislature limiting the quanti- French chef at Buckingham Palace, ty of liquor that may be delivered [began work this morning at a re-| GARDNER HILQUIT DEBATES to any one person to one quart every two weeks and five gallons of beer {cut of $10,000 a year because of v.he! New York, duced salary. He has accepted a' April 2—Representa- ‘|in the arts of polite soclety. Holland, After all members of the traw- lers’ crews were safely in small boats the Germans blew up the trawlers and then towed the fisher- men toward Tyne until they met the fishing craft which brought the men shore. U. S. REACHES 100,000,000 MARK. Washington, April 2—At four o'clock this afternoon_ the popula- tion of the United Statés reaches and passed the 100,000,000 mark. Please do rot go around seeking promis- cuous faformation. Seek geographer C. D. Bloane of the census Dureau and he will tell you all about it. There s a little difference between his figures and those of J. 8. McCoy, actuary of the ‘rreasury Depart- ment, who says that we have gone 16,000 over the hundréd mmifon mark, but the disagreement arises from the different systems of com- putation employed by the two statls- ticans. For information regarding methods, kindly address above- named gentlemen, Washington, D. C. BLUE GRASS BELLE FARMING IN FLORIDA Manatee, April 2—Ner Braden- town is the farm of a beautitul girl from the Blue Grass region of Ken- tucky. The young woman in ques- tion is' Miss* Florence Barlow and she comes from Lexington. She is cultured in art, musio, etc., refined Miss Barlow is a graduate of one of the leading female colleges in Kentucky. Miss Barlow has leased four acres of desirable land of T. L. Shirley, immediately south of Bradentown. She arrived in Bradentown to enter upon the execution of her ambitious planson the 12th of March and now has more than an acre of the fleld planted and the remainder of the ground in condition for planting. During recent days when March winds blew with an intensity which just about broke up the prayer- meeting services of the city the en- thusiastic farmer srom the Blue Grass was on the ground early and late, from sun to sun, looking afetr thewelfare of tender plants and with her own hands engaging In the bat- tle against Bermuda grass and cut- worms and fungi and the thousand pests that came with the primal curse. HOSPITAL INMATES COMPLAIN OF WAR BREAD (By Associated Press.) Berlin, April 2—If the introduct- fon and universal use of “war bread” in place of fresh white bread, has no other results it will at least, in the opinion of prominent medical men, teach men to masticate their food properly. Inmate of hospitals especially have com ned of the new bread. At a recen thering of hospital physicians, physiologists and bacter- fologists, such complaining persons were termed neurasthenics with weak stomachs, and it was declared that the war bread would actually serve to help their condition by m: ing them masticate more thoroughly. It was urged that their ‘“idiocy- ncracles” and their dislike of the war bread be overcome by appeals to their patriotism, by psychology, by teaching them to chew properly, and, lastly, by preparing the new kind of bread stuffs appetizingly. GERMANY NOT NEGLECT- ING ART. Berlin, April 2—The Prussian budget for the coming year shows that Germany is not neglecting art and science, if engrossed in war, Among the provisions are 387,320 marks for the support of artists, savants and literaly workers; 342,.- 990 marks for the purchasa of paint- ing and works of séulpture for the in the same period went into effect |war. Just at present M. Cedrad has tive A. P. Gardnmer, of Massachusetts | National gallery in Berlin; 55,000 very little to do, as the menus at the and Morris Hilquit, the noted So-!rarks for science research in esopo- yesterday. As a result the express companies degan all packages all comers at his welght. midnight yesterday. . palace are of the simplest character. cialist will debate the necessity of |tamia; 53,712 marks for the returning shippers entertainmerits and increasing the stréngth of the United 'vancement of music mfl*m to none is likely to be given while the States Army at: Carnegie Hall this marks for scientific research in Sa- There are no ‘war lasts. evening. ad- and 20,000 CONSIDERABLE PROPERTY DE- STROYED AT MULHEIM; RUS- SIANS ' PUSHING THROUGH SNOW IN CARPATHIANS WHERE BITTER FIGHTING IN PROGRESS. (By Assoclated Press.) London, April 2.—Raids by two aviators of the allies in the German province of Baden inflicted damage on the cities of ‘Mullheim and Neun- berg. Advices here say the destrue- tion of property at Mullheim was considerabie, hough only slight damage was one at Neunberg, Fighting in ‘the Carpathians f{s described in Berlin dispatches as un- usually bittér; the Russians pushing throughdedp snow persist in their efforts to djslodge the Austrians from thepasses and heights. Aus- trian-German reports say that the Russians have..accomplished little, but Russian reports say that sub- stantial resulté“Were achieved. In the camp#ign in northern Po- land the Russians claim an impor- tant victory over the Germans, who fare said to have retreated hastly from onesec om: of the front west of the Niemen river. Heavy fighting has been resumed in eastern France near the German border. A German official report says the French wera defeated in battle near Le Petre forest and forced to give up ground they had won, Elsewhere along the western front activity is confined for the most part to heavy artillery engagements, HiGH COST OF LFATHER - MAY NECESSITATE WOODEN SHOES (By Associated Press.) Cologne, April 2—Under the title of “Back.to Wooden Shoes,” a for- ester from the Eifel district uries that the constantly increasing cost of leather footwear be offset by ‘ho manufacture once more of ‘' shoes either partly or entirely of wood. He declares that even new soles on old shoes have become a luxury for the average man, and insists that the practicabllity of ‘wooden shoes is not appreciated. pecially are they avallable for house use, while shoes made of a combination of wood and leather are hardly to be told from all-leather boots, he says. Estimating that Germany is feed- ing and clothing about onme milifon \Prisoners of war, he declares that these men at the very least should be fitted out with wooden shoes so that the German soldiers may not have to suffer. . Ay an aditional ad- vantage of his plan he says that a new and profitable industry will be created, and the forests of Germany will be put to a concrete use. BRITISH MILITARY CROSS The military cross is a new decoration which can be won ftary forcea. S Ak W3 T