Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, April 7, 1915, Page 1

9 THE LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM l i WAGE FURIOUS BATTLE V 10US ATTACKS ON ' INDEPENDENT 'PHONISTS FRENCH ARE RE- SHOW LIFE HAVE SUSTAINED| Harrisburg, Pa., Ajril 7.—A large assemblage is present at the JES; GROUND COV- |second annual convention of the in- “{dependent telephone association. BODIES. They hail from Pennsylvania, New clated Press) York, Virginia and some western 7—The French are |States: us assault on the| SOme of the biggest men in the B Setwetn the Meuse telephone business in the country are continuing their are present, among them W. 8. Vi- ding to official com- vian of Chicago, secretary of the In- y. A German re- dependent Telephone Association of E Birlin mentions at- America. Officers for the new year k and says they ith very heavy loss will be elected. The report declares aces the ground is d soldiers, A Paris gives few details of ut claims that ground in some {nstances. —— are Reinforcing ociated Press.) il 7.—The military Carpathians is com- prohibition question of the British public. ment of measures for lions on the conlumv-' was expected to fol- pbinet meeting. Total mot expected. Mthian conflict, which portant military ac- ogress, the Russians up heavy reinforce- their attack, the suc- is expected only of numbers. The commanders are also jnuous efforts to forces. the French continue between the Meuse ne frontier. The re- tions of the allies’ he Dardanelles had as general in London h up today no official | concerning activities p made. ] CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS Washington, April 7.—Civil ser- 'vl('e examinations are being held to. idny to secure eligibles for appoint - ment jn the bureau of plant indus. try which is t0 be developed and extended. There will 4180 be exami- nations for appointment of inspect- ing material being made for the navy at Pittsburg mills, and for trained nurses for the Panama Canal service. DELIGHTED WITH THE EVERGLADES Miami, April 7—Judge Alton B, Parker former Democratic nominee for president of the United States is more than pleased with the Florida | Everglades and the future of the fer- tile prairie and cannot find words with which to express himself, ac- cording to J. A. Moore, general man- ager of the Palm Beach & Everglades irailroad, who, with Charles H. Ba- ker, president of the road, accom- panied the judge on a trip into tie ‘Glades and to Lake Okeechobee last week. Mr. Moore was im the city today, leaving on the 10:30 train for West Palm Beach. Judge Park- er left Saturday for New York. “To say that Judge Parker was ,delighted with his trip and that he 8ees a bright future for this section, ig, putting it mildly,” said Mr. Moore. ““He is simply enthusiastic ,over the possibilities of the Ever- i lades, and all those who taked with him are sure that his visit to this section will result in much good.” Reaching” Retreat 4 . ociated Press.) i 7-—German news- ew comments on the note to Great Britain je allies’ plan of stop- ' th Germany, but one ests that the United ng a “‘far reaching re- ' CALLING ON THE THE OLD MAN FOR HELP et Jacksonville, Fla.. April 7—E. W. I\Vnugh. the 21-year-old vouth held iunder $800 bonds on three charges R of alleged forgery, is making an ef- FOUND GUILTY; fort, through his attorney, Judge A. e . '0. Wright, to get his father, who i We‘,l ‘h'A ;‘;:" lives in Huntington, W. Va, to pnt Jofin t d: rei. come here and assist in his defense. :' in the firs i The young man was ordered held to B | the Criminal Court yesterday by St eaactly "‘::: Justice C. D. Abbott. Waugh is charged with _having y-five minutes, been hearing the he names of two prominent forged t! i h:o:::"::::mm‘:rd‘:: 'women to checks on two banks here, _1and with having given a bad check {::;c:n":::.:r:l‘:: |of his own to a local merchant. He -0 . . i f b Baticn was . made tor':l‘::"e' that his case is one of hard 1d- | 2 i‘:;’; 'ul:::tn:o‘:l:[:nd l The case will be tried before Judge hloa:lyl;esflo Tiger, a Peeler some time after April 28. the 29th‘of [')e- ‘Judge Wright declared this morning P 0.5 ithat he wowld enter his pleas at the whether | fiTst_opportunity, which will be at ment the first call on April 20. He de- a clined to state what defense would o be, will be; was the only state: after the verdict ha e seemed cheerful and D¢ used. an abundancy of con- orney E. C. Thomp-, Palm Beach, who con- t trial at that city, | “c::l;u:l?:::'d t:l‘:l member of the Jacksonville in West Palm Beach, 'department vho‘::r's wund 2 renown as a pugilist an P e ayy Jess Willard at EIk City, Okla., in en in the defense here. '1911. This police officer is Frank filed notice for a new L-aznicka, who announces his inten- Mr. Thompson last tion of returning to the ring nn.d after the verdict. will challenge the new world's o ! champion when he passes. through | this eity. BALL PLAYERS ! Laznicka fought under the name April 7.-—The Balti. of Frank Lyon and though he lost s” will be banqueted the decision to the present champion pg returned yesterday in tem rounds, it is claimed by his condition from their manager, Ernest R. Keefer, that the rs in Fayettevile. fight was stopped by the authorities ore of the Federal of Elk City and that Lyon would her magnates are ex- have won had the battle been allow- the diners. ed to proceed. | Keeker stated last night that he HE WANTS TO FIGHT JESS WILLARD Jacksonville, April 7—There is a police national FOR WEST VIRGINIA and Laznicka were in earnest in re-, gard to issuing a challenge to Wil- W. Va., April 7.— lard and will issue it in a formal is district planned at manner to Tom Jones, the fighter's show which opened manager, upon his arrival in Jack- days today to co-op - sonville. farmers and others | good roads. As a re-| Guayaquil, Brazil, is inaugurat- on many thou- ing extensive sanitary improvements will be spent on the‘u!ln‘ methods practiced in the Tnit- roads this seasop. 'ed States. fought | The Whale, the first submarine bu was built in 1864 by C. S. Bushnell and Augusts Whale was designed to carry 13 men and was propelled by condemned in 1872 ITALY MAY SOON BE ENGAGED IN THE WAR (By Assoclated Press.) Paris, April 7—A Rome dispatch here says that Italy and Servia are about to conclude an agreement un- der which Italy will not object’ to Servia's acquisition of territory on ‘the Adriatic, provided it is not for- tified. ° If this agreement is conclud- ed as expected, the dispatch says Italy's participation in the war may be considered imminent. | RAILROAD RATES Memphis, Tenn., April 7.—Near . ly four hundred lumbermen mannfacturers of lumber met here today with over thirty representa-' tives of the Southern Rallway sys. tems to discuss amicably the rate disputes. Co-operation between the railroads and lumbermen is the prime object and it is the largest gathering of the kind which has ev- er assembled. The bone of the con-. tention is the recent advances in freight rates on lumber from south- ern and central hardwood lumber districts. Several cases are now be- fore the 'Interstate commerce com . mission, including the advanced rate case from the Mississippi valley to Ohio river crossings. The lumber- men propose to place their books and prove the profits, competitions and that the requirements of their business preclude their continuance of operations on a profitable basis with the increased rates. They will show what rates they can stand and live. They will ask the railroads to be equally frank and tell them the exact cost of moving lumber from southern flelds, and the profits they think shounld accrue to the railroad. BELGIAN FLAG DAY HERE New York, April 7.—Today was declared Belgian flag day in Amer. fea. It is the birthday of King Al- bert who is so dear to the Belgians. Comtesse de Hemptinne is responsi- ble for the movement, she being the widow of a member of the Belgian parliament, and having come here to care for destitute Belgians. She planned that every one wear a tiny Belgian flag on their lapel today. The flag bears a picture of the king. MORE ABOUT THAT GREEN FRUIT DECISION Washington, April 7.—The Unit- ed States supreme court in an opin . fon handed down Monday in the case of S. J. Sligh against James A. Kirkwood, as sheriff of Orange county, decided the validity of the Florida statute prohibiting the ship- ment of immature citrus fruits. Some time ago Sligh, a big ship- per of citrus fruits, was arrested on three warrants by the sheriff of Orange county, charging him with a violation of the Florida laws. He ilost his case and by various steps it found its way to the supreme court of the United Statse. Monday's opnon after dvestng the question of police powers and |other features connected with it, de- clared that the Florida statute was ,not in conflict with other laws, hence should be valid. It was also ,declared that inasmuch as the citrus fruit industry is among the largest {of all the Florida industries, it was only right and proper that suitable laws should be enacted for its pro- tection . This is one of the most important decisions, so far as Florida is con- cerned, which has been handed |down in many vears. The only real jissue involved was whether the _statute in question was valld or whether it was in violation of fed- eral laws and this was decided In favor of the state law. FIRST OF AMERICA’S SUBMARINES | HASN'T HAD NERVE | T0 MOVE YET (By Associated Press.) Newport News, April 7—The Ger- man auxiliary cruiser Prinz Eitel i Frederich remained at her pier to- day with no definite information forthcoming as whether she would put to sea or intern. 'JAX. HAS SENSATIONAL KIDNAPPING CASE Jacksonville, April 7-—Sensational developments are expected in the case of the disappearance on March 11 of Claudia Morris, the year-old white woman who is stopping at a local hotel, who has engaged coun- Ilel to get back her daughter. who | was kidnapped by James C. Lanier, probation officer for Duval county. Mr. Lanier admits the kidnapping and says it was done on legal advice, being the culmination of a year's ef- fort to find a dignified way of free- ing the child from deplorable and terrible conditions. The probation offcer says he found the child in front of a certain house in the western part of the city and he picked her up in his arms, (carrying her to a home where he knew she would be safe and receive the best care and attention, first tak- ing her to a physician for an exami- nation, which visit resulted in the {finding out of many strange facts. “The whole thing in a nutshell,” said Mr. Lanier, “is that I could not | take the child by law a year ago, so I took it a year later without aid from the law and I believe the moth- er will have a hard time getting the child from me. My motive was that of trying to save the life of the help- less little girl."” The probation officer says he ex- pects the case to reach a crisis with- in the next day or two. BHPEPOPBDPEDPOOPPRD IS D P B iOfficiaI Weather Reporti SPPPPEPIIDIPISIICLISHLIHPS For Tampa and vicinity: Fair to- lnlsht and Thursday. < | For Florida: Generally fair to- night and Thursday. Winds for the @Hast Gulf and South Atlantic: Light variable. Genera] Weather Conditions Pressure continues relatively low jover the north Atlantic coast, and rain has fallen over New England and eastern New York. RElsewhere east of the Mississippi, and over the Southern States, fair weather has prevailed under the influence of an area of high pressure central over the upper lake region, and with a southward extension over the east Gulf States. A small barometric depression central over New Mexico this morning has caused rain over the Plain States, and lower Missouri valley, and snow over Colorado. Over the Plateau region, fair weath- er has prevailed. A low pressure area over western Canada has {caused rain over the north Pacific states. Temperatures have risen slightly over the southeastern states, and are very near the seasonal aver- age this morning over all parts of | the country. 5 Indications are for continued fair weather and moderate temperatures |1n the vicinity of Tampa tonizht and Thursday. W. J. BENNETT, Local Forecaster. Conscription obtains in Russia but men who join the army as volun. teers and find their own uniforms, are excused part of their service — as are students who excel in their school or university examinations. A son who is the only support of his mother is excused from military ser- vice. i ,"18 now on exh about twenty-uine feet long and nine feet deep. The It cost $60,000, ot ition in !heBrooklyn navy yard. It and was given a trial and COVERNORS OF SOUTH ITED To i. . 1. REDNION (By Assoclated Press.) Richmond, Va., April 7.—Invi- tations are on their way today to the governors of the various South- ern States and their staffs, from i{Governor Stuart, of Virginia, asking them to attend the reunion of Con- federate Veterans here beginning on June 1. Governor Stuart says that in all human probability it will be the last reunion ever held in Rich- mond, which was the capital of the Confederacy. Features of the gath- ering will {nclude the dedication of |the Confederates’ Memorial Insti- ‘tute, and laying the cornerstone of a "'"'chlld of Mrs. J. C. Moris, a young!Mmonument to General “‘Stonewall” | Jackson . PRESIDENT AT M. P. CONFERENCE Washington, April 7.—The an- nual conference of the Methodist Protestant began here today. Re- ,cently Congressman Adamson in- troduced some of the délegates to ‘the president and he promised to 'attend the conference, his plan for visiting the San Francisco Exhibi. tion permitting. The question of a ,8hortage of ministers s likely to be 'one of the most important issues at the conference. The matter of union with the United Brethren is now dormant until the next session of the General Conference, which meets next year. RAILROAD NOTES There are 6,000 miles of railway in China. The “safety first” idea, which has recently come into general practice on most American roads is an old one in Germany and other European countries, having been used from the introduction of railway systems. Proposed increased rates on grain and grain products from points on the Minneapolis and St. Louis rail. road in lowa and Minnesota to sas, Oklahoma and other southwest. ern states, have been authorized by ithe Interstate Commerce commis- sion . It is reported on the best of au- [completed to take care of the $19,- notes falling due May 1. It was :'(-nrnd at one time that poor busi- ness conditions would make this im- vents the bill from being given tunl! | possible. ALABAMA SUNDAY | SCHOOL CONVENTION Dothan, Ala., April 7.-—At the State Sunday school convention to- day 1,644 delegates are registered here. Prof. A. W. Roper, of Wi. nona Lake isin the song work to- day. This will constitute an im- portant part of the convention work. PINELLAS SPECIAL TO BE DISCONTINUED. Jacksonville, April 7—The At- lantic Coast Line railroad announces that the Pinellas Special from Jack- sonville to St. Petersburg, via New- berry, Dunnellon, | nverness and Trilby, will be discontinued this month. The last train southbound will be No. 95, leaving Jacksonville April 14, and the last northbonnd (train will leave St. Petersburg April 15, this being train No. 96 Carpenters’ Union No. 11 of Cleve- land intend to campaign for the vote of the people in November on the proposal to amend the city char- ter to provide for a minimum wage of $2.50 for city employes and the {payment of the prevailing rate of wages on public works | thority-that arrangements have been i LAKELAND, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 1015 BOOST--REMEMBER THAT SATAN STAYED IN HEAVEN UNTIL HE BEGAN TO KNOCK HIS HOME TOWN ~ DECISIVE [PRIZE FIGHT | BATTLE NOW BEING WAGED IN MEXICO IF BATTLE NOT IN PROGRESS IT IS IMPENDING; 40,000 TROOPS WILL BE ENGAGED, IN THE CONFLICT. (By Associated Press.) Washington, April 7—A battle with 40,000 troops engaged, which may be the decisive action in the war between the factions of Car- ranza and Villa in Mexico, is in prog- |ress or impending near Trapato, in the State of Guanajuanto. State department advices today dated April fifth, said the fight would take place soon. Obregon and Villa are lexpected to be opposing command- IQTB. - I - DETECTIVE OBJECTS TO ATLANTA ORDINANCE (By Assoclated Press.) Washington, April 7—Dan B. Le- ihon, private detective, today appeal- viction for violating the Atlanta, Georgia, ordinance requiring priv- ate detectives to be licensed. He contended that the ordinance as enforced, not only deprived him of his constitutional rights, but abridg- ed the constitutional rights of Leo. M. Frank, by whose friends he was employed. Lehon was arrested while investigating the conviction of Frank for the murder of Mary Phagan. LABOR NEWS AND NOTES Before the war 342 beet sugar factories were in operation in Ger- many. More than two-thirds of the gold now in use in the world was discov- ered during the last fifty years. The jitney bus bill, requiring the drivers to give a surity bond in the 'sum of $2,500 to indemnify the pub - Ilic against damages, has been passed by the Washington legislature over Governor Lister's veto. San Francisco Laundry Workers' union has decided to donate $20 a week for the relief of the unem. ployed laundry workers of Stockton. Owing to the difficulty of produc - ing butter locally, virtually all the butter consumed in Trinidad is im- ported, the greater part from the European countries. TO LIMIT POWERS OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS Tallahassee, April 7—Drastic leg- islation affecting the county com- missioners of Florida, is proposed for this session; ad from the talk when the board of commissioners shall have charge of the levy and collection of taxes and the expendi- ture of the county moneys without any oversight or supervision from others is nearing its close, Senators admitted last night that this I8 the subject of a bill that is their body, the provisions of which not being entirely decided on, pre- | publicity. The statement was made by one senator in the presence of others that practically a majority of the coun- ties of the state are in a deplorable condition financally, not because of !grnn but because of unbusinesslike expenditures, misuse of public mon- leys and general lack of business management. Because this condi- jtion is almost general, and because it is getting worse every year, the Laenllmont over the state is rapidly |crystalizing for a radical change, one that will emsure the proper ! oversight of all money, the knowing “of the place where it will be spent, and assurance that the counties will get value received for evrey dollar that is collected and paid out every county. DOCTORS AND DRUGGISTS REGISTERING RAPIDLY. Jacksonville, April 7—"Far great- er than we expected has been the registration of physicians, druggists and the like,” is the information coming from the office of the internal revenue collector in regard to the requirements in the new Federal statute embracing the Harrison anti- narcotic law. More than 1,970 have registered in Florida to date. Two thousand registrations are expected. ed to supreme court from his con-; in | No. 131 PITURES ARE NOT_T0 BE EMHBITED IMPORTATION OF SUCH FILMS FROM A FOREIGN COUNTRY. (By Associated Press.) Washington, April 7.—Persons who had hoped to see the Willard- Johnson prize fight pictures will be jdisappointed. It was recalled here today that the federal law forbids /not only interstate transportation of fight films, but the importation of such fllms from foreign countries, Congress passed the law shortly af- ter the Jeffries-Johnson fignt ai R~ no, Nevada, in 1910. 'It resulted .from the fears of many members of Congress, especially in the South, that race riots would follow at- tempts to show the pictures. . Willard Sails For U. S. (By Assoclated Press.) Havana, April 7—Jess Willard, the new heavyweight pugulist cham- plon of the world, sailed today for (the United States by way of Key West. BIG CATHOLIC CONVENTION Baltimore, April 6—The conven- tion of the Society of St. Gregory was called together here this morn- ing by solemn high mass at the cath- |edral by the Very Rev. E. D. Dyer, | President of St. Marys Seminary ,and president of the soclety. Arch- bishop Keane of Dubuque preached the sermon and Cardinal Gibbons was present in the sanctuary. The ,burpose of the Gregorian Society is to further the use of Gregorian mu- sic in the Catholic churches, in ac- (cordance with the expressed wishes of the late Pope Plus X. A concert will be given in Peabody Institute. . At the business sessions public lec- tures will be given by prominent ,c¢hurch authorities pertaining to church music. The business sessions are being held in the theologians prayer hall. HOWLERS TO CHEW ON Jacksonville, April 6—The re- ceipts from internal revenue collec- tions for March, 1915, according to the officials at the office of Collector Hayes H. Lewis, totalled the sum of $128,242.10, as against a total col- lection for" March, 1914, of $112,- 482.62, making a net increase for this year of $15,760. This is an especially gratitying showing the officials clalm, in view of the general business depression {throughout the United States, which points on the Rock Island in Kan-|especially among senators, the time paq of course, affected internal re- venue collections as seriously as it (has the other departments of the tederal government, lnmv T0 WELCOME Vi @. A. R. ENCAMPMENT Jacksonville, April 7-—Plans and {000,000 Missourl, Kansas and Texad being framed by certain members of | popyrations have heen quietly made for the entertainment of members of the Grand Army of the Republic, who will be the guests of the local post, 0. M. Mitchell Post, No. 4, G. A. R, while in attendance at the thirty-second annual encampment in the state April 8 and 9, the visitors beginniug to arrive tonignt and to- mo:row morning. The department headquarters to be established at the Windsor hotel. Department Commander Lyman Leighton, of St. Petersburg, is ex- pected early as also the state presi- dents of the Woman's Relief Corps and of the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic, these two organiza- tions to also hold their annual ses- sion. BE CAREFUL IN WORD- ING CHECKS I Atlanta, Ga., April 7—If one of your debtors tenders you a check in- scribed “in full” you had better be sure that it meets your full demand or hand it back. The state court of appeals has rendered a decision in the case of Ryan vs. the Progressive Retailer Company holding that when a check is accepted “‘in full of account” that ends the debt, no mat- ter whether the amount is in dis- pute or not. Railroads entering St. Paul will put on between 13,000 and 18,000 men during the next two months.