Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, April 10, 1915, Page 1

Y \ intment of judge of K. Reeves has been Fil 10.—Wheat and j* to blame. And makers of star- fads How will sub- Bim by his mother. ind cheap lodgings mnant winning In- THE LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM === EN. WEST DECIDES LD ON T0 JOB; AG. PBELL GETS JUDGESHIP 'THIS WILL HELP soME 8 OF BRADEN. AT PENSACOLA Washington, D. C., April 10— That Pensacola is *“‘the most suit- able place in the United States for a naval aeronautic center,” and that Pensacola will get the aeronautic : station, despite rumors that factor- ies will be built elsewhere for the manufacture of air craft, is the as- sertion made by Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels in a Jetter to Senator Bryan, of Florida. The letter said in part: “Thelocation of the aeronautic station at Pensacola was done be- cause it was considered to be the most suitable place in the United States for a naval aeronautic center. The experience gained in the last vear seems to confirm our opinion in this respect. The aeronautic sta- tion is being developed as fast as the funds are available and the circum- stances warrant such development. It is intended to continue this de- velopment and for the present, at least, the development of factories for air craft or the development of air craft centers will not be consid- ered at any other place. “You may rely upon our making Pensacola the aeronautic station.” iril 10.—Attorney reconsidered ac- circuit and will general. A. G. uniak Springs, has hip and is now in the governor and w turn of affairs. 8 STILL ARE MOUNTING ut of this country r quantities than flour shipped last 10,110,252 bush- with only 85,000 . A month or so fous forces were of bread, we were speculators nor had anything to er-exportation of Wheat faster than ever. still closed. Yet MAJOR PENFIELD RESIGNS New York, April 10.—Major Walter G. Penfleld, of Connecticut, who distinguished himself as a Connecticut volunteer in the Span- ish war and who has been given special dutfes in the esdinance de- partment, resigned, taking effect to- day. ROOSEVELT DENOUNCES WOMEN'S PEACE singularly inactive, further than they LERS’ CONVENTION il 10.—At the na- | of the Brother- lation composed * which met ich groups of men may vote upon 800,000 Rwitich (By Assoclated Press.) Chicago, April 10—The publica- tion today of a statement that Theo- dore Roosevelt had written a letter denouncing the women'’s peace prop- aganda caused sharp discussion among the leaders of the movement here today. Pheletter is in posses- sion of Mrs. William I. Thomas, secretary of the woman's peace party, but she refuses to allow its publication. The letter was writ- ten ti Mrs. Geo. Rubles of Washing- ton. One report said that Roose- velt deplored the pacificists as a ‘““menace to the future welfare of the United States.” casual workers d hotels where the work. How is best ionaire hobo. He ealthy St. Louis n usual interest attached to the prominent work- nt . N SEASON Ml 10.—The Fed- open up its 1915 a large number among whom are fonal and college hard to climb to SOCIALIST LEADER TALKS OF ANNEXING NEW TERRITORY six youngsters S5 ing with them at these is John r, who in three a single inning t. Last season he was third among League. equipped itselt 'pltchur in Chief pendable backstop London, April 9—Emile Vander- velde, socialist leader and minister of state for Belgium, displays a view as to annexing new territory to Belgium, if Belgium shall be recon- quered and Germany cvrushed, that fails to please the more ardent Siecle, the Belgian journal now publishing in Havre. Belgians, M. Vandervelde declar- ed, are not ambitious, and the only part they would be likely to annex is the grand duchy of Luxemburg, providing the Luxemburgers them- selves wish it. He added that if it |could be done without injustice and by the consent of the people, some !of the bordering country whose pop- ulation is Belgian rather than Ger- |man might also be taken over. But !u to conquering and annexing any m"c{s true part of Germany, that M. Van- ' m,derwlde could naot think of. B | The Xxe Siecle, answering the socialist minister, comes out for a ed Press.) ! greater Belgium, and advocates the il 10.—A vigor- annexing of German territory to in- said today, will'clude Aix-le-Chapelle. United States gov-| Both M. Vandervelde and the ad virtually ac- Xxe Siecle are in turn eriticixed by British order in'the Independence Belge, published d by the German in ondon, for their prematureness. note complaining It says editorially: s’ failure to OD-| “Let us first say that it seems at exporters the least inopportune to mourish pro- uffs to beligerent | jects of conquest at a time when our opulation. The |thoughts ought to be centered on the American re-|the delivery of our country form m begun. |German domination. “Our heroic soldiers fall in the !d‘-{ense of our country and not to |rob the Germans of theirs. Let thesecriminals be put in a position where they can not hurt us, btu let us have no ambition to imitate them. Aix-la-Chapelle has always been a German city. Besides, noth- 11 be better organ- than last and it is up a zood second fix its place firmly p major league. ITION 10—Sixty wom- are patronesses Industrial Exposi- or a week in the today. Al been eliminated rolling pio is said break the equilibrium betwkeen the “the housewife Latin and German elements of our country.” | . PROPACANDA, ing would be more absurd than to! LAKELAND, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1915 BOOST-REMEMBER THAT SKTAN STAYED IN HEMVEN UNTIL HE BESAN 70 KNOCK HIS HOME TOWN THE MIGHTY COURT OF THE UNIVERSE, THE HUB OF THE ARCHITECTURAL SCHEME AT THE PANAMA-PACIFIC INTERNATlONL EXPOSITION east and west portal: All visitors to the Panama-Pacific International expos! the exposition make their pilgrimage through the Court of and is the central radiating unit of the architectural and gre two Homeric groups—the Nations of the East and the Nation: By night the beauty of the court is en T S — SEFEPPPPEPPPPPPEEPIPRODOP, od plans. No at San Francisco at some time during their stay at e Universe. This is the largest court on the grounds ble sculptured groups embellish it, the f the West—surmounting the giant arches at the ced by the flood lighting effects. momm»um&m& Second Annual Elks Minstrel Was Presented Last Night at Auditorium FEPSEPEPPEPEPP TR DD DID IO SDE *WWWWMMQM@M The Second Annual Elks' min- |strel was presented last night, and although sickness among the mem- bers participating in the show mili- tated against the complete success that the performance would have | been under more favorable circum- | stances, the production pleased the audience and the many interesting and unique features made it a big show. ' Previous to the grand opening, Exalted Ruler Holcombe appeared before the footlights and expressed the appreciation of the Lodge for the splendid patronage, the receipts of the show to be placed in the building fund and applied on the handsome new home which the Elks expect to erect on theéir recently ac- quired property on Lake Mirror ad- joining the Auditorium. Those whose silvery voices did the solo work of the evening were Fred Eaton, who sang “That Ragtime RegimentBand;” Dr. W. 8. Irvin, who wanted to know “Who'll Take jCare of the Harem When the Sultan "Goes to War?” C. Green, whose clev- ler song of his own creation, in which many local hits were made, entitled “I'm Cured,” brought down the house; Truby O'Steen, who declared that “Cows May Come and Cows May Go But the Bull Goes on For- ever;"” Jack Chunn who told how “Sister Susie’s Sewing Shirts for Soldiers;” Arthur Crevasse, who did some clever acting in his song, “I'm Goin' To High Ball;” Dale Williams who sang “That Baseball Rag," which was carried out in panto- mime by the circle, making quite a hit; Dusty Goodyear who sang a song the title of which is a well worn phrase of his, “Honey Gal, Be Mine;"” and George Moore, who wanted to know ‘“Where Did You Get That Girl?” The individual numbers were all good, the weak part of the show being the chorus work, which was due to insufficient practice owing to illness, a number of the performers having heen wrest- ST0C MARKT SCEE OF WD " TN (By Associated Press.) New York, April 10—The course of today's feverishly active live stock market seemed to indicate that the appetite of the speculaive public was satisfied for the time. Scenes of wild excitement, however, attended the opening, and gains of one to three points were registered at the outset. United States steel retains its leadership by ascending the high level of fifty-eight on trans- dred thousand shares in a two hour session. ' The trading was on the largest scale of any like period in the preésent history of the exchange. The market closing strong. ANNE MORGAN RINGMASTER New York, April 10 jcircus will be given at the home of Miss Anne Morgan today for the benefit of the vacation committee. Marie Dresler, Mrs. Stuart Barnes, Florence Nash and Zelda Sears have given their services Miss Morgan will be director and perhaps ring- master of the circus. Society has in- dicated its intentions of being out in foree. actions which approached two hun- | —A Dprivate | ling with the chief of entertainers, Lord Lagrippe for some days past, some members of the circle getting up out of their sick beds to be pres- ent. i Interlocutor O. M. Eaton filled his i difficult position splendidly, and in- troduced the singers with dignity and imperessiveness. In the second partof the show, Producer Chas. H. Barr, who has an excellent tenor voice sang “A Little Hit of Love" (Laoislesa) and ‘“Macushla” (Mac- murrough) to the delight of all lovers of high-class music. One of the big features of the show was the skating act of I. Dale Williams, who is a professional in this line, and who dejighted all who had seen him perforp before and amazed those who saw his act for the first time on this occasion, He all but skated on his head, and in his last act he about‘did that very stunt. A loop-the-loop, affair had been built for him, and i its erect- fon the carpenters made it a trifle too steep and whén he went down it 'was with too much force and he was unable to land on his feet. He fell on his back and received several bruises which were not serious, we are glad to state. Dale Wiliams is a wonder on skates and his act was roundly applauded. A show by himself all through the performance, C. Green, Master Monologist of Elkdom, heaped new {laurels on his head whem he ap- peared before the footlights and ex- | pounded the “Whereas of the Where- fore,” getting off some good local hits and eiving a dissertation on the war in Burope, closing with a de- tailed account of the Willard-John- son fight, all of which was one of the best stunts ever pulled off in Lakeland. Mr. Green is a profes- sional actor and is a great asset to any show so fortunate as to have him billed. Mrs. F. W. Eaton, who gave un- stintedly of her time and talents to make the show a pleasing one, was HUERTA DUE I Y. TONGHT VALK PROTESTS (By Associated Preds.) New York, April 10—General Victorana Huerta, deposed president of Mexico, is expected to arrive here late this afternoon or tomight on steamship Antonio Lopez, Spain. Tn a wireless dispatch Gen- eral Huerta said he was on a pleas- ure trip and had no plans. (By Assoclated Press.) Washington, April 10—It was said unofficially today at General | Villa’s agency here that a protest | would be made to the United States government against the admission |of former President Huerta of Mex- |ico to the United States. | SCHOOL FOR UMPIRES Fort Wayne, Ind., April 10.—Bil- ly Evans today opened the School for Umpires for the Central League. The school will continue three days and Professor Evans will deliver a course of lectures as to what to do in handling ball games. One day's study will be given to the interpre- tation of the rules. from | the accompanist of the evening, and her brilliant piano work and that of the Auditorium orchestra, which is one of the best organizations of its kind in the country, added much to the production. The Lakeland Mili- tary Band also played its part in its usual splendid manner, giving numbers in front of the theatre and also as the troupe made their grand entrance to the building. A unique feature was the grave- yard dance pulled off by Messrs. Raffo,Bowden and frvin. The scenery for this performance was de- signed by H. Bierce of Auburndale, and the getting, representing an outdoor garden, with trellises cov- ered with roses and a flowing foun- tain in the center, was very beauti- ful, indeed. Producer Barr worked hard to make the show a success, and although hampered by illness, he pulled off a big production, and one enjoyed by all present. It was to be regretted that one of the main performers, Fred Benford, who did a song and dance act, was confined to his bed and unable to be present, The show will be presented in Tam- pa Monday night and at Bartow Wednesday night. In the production of the minstrel Producer Barr introduced several big show features which had not been previously pulled off in Lake- land. The performers entered® the theater and made their entrance to the stage over the fogtlights, and in the grand finale the stage was brok- en, and had the audiepce understood the act, the performers would have been able to have marched down the aisles unhampered, as they did on their entrance, but on reaching the floor of the theater the crowd had blocked the aisles, probably think- ing that the show had gone to pieces. Tt is probable that when the show is taken to Tampa and Bartow the grand finale will be changed and the curtain will fall at the con- clusion of the chorus. SOUTHERN 10 ™ INGRERSE RATES FIVE PER CENT (By Asocfated Press) Washington, April 10—Lincoln Green, freight traffic manager of the Southern Railway, today announced before the interstate commerce com- mission that his road proposes to in- crease rates five per cent. where it considered that its risks were in- creased through the change of lia- bilities by the Cummins amendment to the rate law, effective June 3. | The increase to be proposed becomes effective October first. The com- a uniform bill of lading allowing limited liabilities for one rate; full liability at ten per cent. hgher rate, The Cummins amendment makes it compulsory that all railroads shall ,not limit their liabilities. | WOMEN INTERESTED IN JUDGES ‘ East St. Louis, 111., April 10.— The women of this district have evinced an unusual interest in the selection of three circuit judges by the Democratic judiciary committee todar. The women have come out with a determination of a free and untrammelled judiclary, and are making their influence felt. mission several years ago approved | | AUSTRIA LOST No. 134 26,000 MEN N CARPATHIANS: “SEND TROOPS T0 ITALIAN FRONTIER CLUB WOMEN AT FRISCO San Francisco, April 10—The 9th annual convention of the Theta.Chi fraternity was opened for two days here yesterday. The fraternity was founded at the Norwich College, Norwich, Vt., April 10, 1856. For about forty-five years the fraternity was opposed to becoming a national one but in 1902 a charter was grant- ed to the assachusetts College of Technology. Since then twelve other charters have been granted, and at this convention action is expected on several others. The fraternity is one of the most exclusive in the country. Among the prominent members are honor- able Spaulding, chief justice, N. D. Hon. E. W, Gibson, Brattleboro, Vt., state leader of the Progressive party; Colonel E. A. Shutteworth, U. S.; Dewitt Clinton We b, mechanical engineer, U. 8. A.; and Major H. W. Hearsay, U. 8, Weather Bureau. ENDING OF THE CIVIL WAR ‘Washington, April 10—The G. A. R. and patriotic societies in all sec- tions of the country, including the south, are today celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of the surrender of Lee to Grant ending the Clvil war. In this city the G A, R, is having a dinner, with appropriate addresses. Throughout all of the depart- ments there is solemn rejoicing over the peace brought about by the end- ing of the carnage. It is thought par- ticularly seriously today because of the war and great . bloodshed in Europe. (By Associated Press.) Letreport, France, April 10.—The French three masted ship Chatau- briand, from London for New York with a cargo of chalk, was sunk by a German submarine off the Isle of Wight Thursday. The crew, which was given opportunity to take to two small boats, landed here yesterday after much suffering from cold. The Chataubriand displaced two thou- sand tons and had a érew of twenty- five, including the captain. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS (Furnished by the Security Abstract and Title Co.,, Bartow, Fla.) April 8, 1915 R. M. Marler and wife to Ful- ton Futch. Fulton Futch to R. M. Marler. R. M. Marler and wife to Ful- ton Futch. E. F. Boewe andwite to Wesley Gaden . J. G. McCall et al to Julia J. Al- vey. O. V. Haynes and wife to G. U, Conant. J. L. Haynes. John F. Cox Realty Co. to G. V. Conant. T. B. Gowlus and wife to A, A. Sullivan and wife. Carter-Deen Realty Co. to Meri- dith Waring. Celeste Lane Frence. Alec V. French and wife to Ce- leste Lane. Mary L. Mow and husband to D. Banks Bashore. C. H. Way and wife to Edgar F. Turner. Florida and Georgia Land Co. P. J. Karns. N. L. Bryan andwife to W. Nowlin. Lizzie O. Harris et al to Porter Lewis. Florida Development Co. to Fred Schott. Florida National Vault Co. to A. L. R. R. Co. Sessoms Investment Co. to H. S. Wasson and wife Sessoms Investment Co. M. Teegarden. Wells and wife to 0. V. to Katherine K. to D. Lizzie C. to Geo. FLEET GETS TOGETHER Pensacola, Fla., April 10.—Elev- en torpedo hoats today joined the naval craft in the harbor. They form the reserve torpedo flotilla, and come from Charleston and Key West. They will remain until May 1 when they will leave for the northern yards. Commodore Harris is in command of the flotilla. HAVE ABANDONED CAMPAIGN AGAINST SERVIA; VIENNA WANTS TO TALK PEACE WITH RUSSIA 1S THE REPORT CON- TINUALLY CURRENT. ' (By Associated Press.) London, April 10.—Austria is re- ported in dispatches from Switzer- land to have abandoned her cam- paign against Servia for the sake of sending additional troops to the Italian frontier. It is reported from the same source that Vienna has de- cided to sound Russia on peace terms. The official organ of the Vat- ican denies the report that Austria has requested the Pope's assistance in peace negotiations. Popular agitation in Italy con- cerning the country’s attitude has increased to a point which necessi- tates energetic action to prevent dis- orders. = Factions for and against war have arranged mass meetings tomorrow, which the leaders say will be held in spite of police prohibi- tion. A The French, with the capture of Les Spargas, have obtained the one main object of their advance south- eastward from Verdun. The posi- tion dominates the plains of Wevere. Progress from Verdun means heav- fer pressure on the northern flank of the Germans holding St. Michiel. What is reported as information from the Austrian general staff says that in the battle along the Dukla front in the Carpathians the Aus- triane lost twenty-six thousand men. Official French and German re- ports totday indicate that fighting in France between the Mecuse and Mosselle rivers has developed into a deaperate struggle along a consider- able portion of the western front. - WILSON FREES PRISONER Washington, April 10—By pres- idental decree Elwyn A. Barron who was sentenced to three years in the Atlanta penitentiary for his con- nection with the Sterling Debenture Corporation man frauds was re- leased today. It was argued that he was dealt with more severely than his associates who recelved briet sentences. Federal agents asserted that the corporation had realized $10,000,000 from commissions on the sale of stock in their enterprises. They had the most expensive sta. tionary ever put out, together with the most alluring advertising mat- ter referring to a purported new method of producing flax and flax products . AUSTRIAN BREAD TICKETS | Vienna, April 10.—The use of bread tickets in Vienna and lower Austria was commenced today. KILLED HIS WIFE AND HIMSELF Jacksonville, April 10—After shooting and killing Maggie West, a pretty young woman 21 years of age, in a cottage at 2715 Woodward avenue at 1:15 o'clock Thursday afternoon, George A. Kempures, 25 years old, placed the muzzle of the sameweapon against his own temple and pulled the trigger. He died at St. Luke’s’ hospital at 5 o'clock that afternoon, According toKempure's relatives, he was married to the woman. Jeal- ousy is said to have been the motive. A note found in Kempure's pocket indicated that the act was premed- itated, WASTED GENIUS ON SAFE-BLOWING , Atlanta, Ga., April 10—Joseph | Kelley, safe-blower, just out of the 'Allnntn prison, claims that he has invented a hydro-acroplane that will be valuable in coast defense during war and will also make the dread- naught a back number in naval war- fare. He has a letter from Secree 'tnry Danlels, of the navy, saying that his ideas will be given careful consideration. In the meantime he | has been rearrested and will be sent back to Maine on another safe-blow- ing charge. According to a rumor from Jack- sonville & $500,000 packing house is to be erected at an early date in that city by Armour and Company. Such a plant would be a great boon to the cattle industry of Florida.