Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, April 15, 1915, Page 1

=1 THE LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM 4 Dead’ 28 Injured GERMAN SUBMARINE U5 IN STORM RUSSIANS FICHT D[AD Vhen Street Car | And Freight, Went Bmfilflflfl sllliAolz’A’gg“W o GERNANS, PROPERTY 1408) . finim U, 000 LAKELAND, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, APRIL 15, 1915. E BLAME CREW OF STREET | FOOTBALL MANAGERS ¢AB FOR THE ACCIDENT our Injured May Die 10 Sight Greeted the Eye After ollision; Woman’s Body Was Thrown Over Railway Sta- tion; All Dead Were Fear- fully Mangled (By Associated Press.) betroit, April 16.—Fourteen per- ten being women, were killed, "wenty-eight injured, four prob- fatally here last night when a ded street car and a freight n collided. The police blame ent Motorman J. C. Westover, regular Motorman Richard Val- They are detained, charged b, manslaughter. Most of the ims were foreigners. Only seven e heen identified, all being horri- mangled. he student motorman stopped car when it reached the tracks, le the conductor ran ahead. He freight cars approachinz hed by a switcher and motioned motorman to wait. The student inderstood the signal and turned he power. It was too late when saw danger and applied the es to shut off the current. The stopped directly on the tracks the freight car struck it square- nd ran nearly two hundred feet. mangled bodies were strewn g the way. The street was was ntered. A woman's body was bwn over the railway station. A d was found in the top of a ht car forty feet awhy. DPATH CHAUTAUQUA STARTS acksonville, Fla., April 15.-— Redpath Chautauqua began a n days program here today. y will travel north from here fnz In Savannah, Columbia, Bir- gham, Chattanboga, and more p 100 other cities going as far h as the reat Lakes. PANESE DENY ESTABLISHMENT OF NAYAL BASE TURTLE BAY OFF COAST OF MEXICO nese War Ships are There for the Purpose of Salvaging Stranded Cruiser (By Associated Press.) Vashington, April 15.—An offi- statement authorized by the nese embassy today character- as “preposterous” the reports k a naval base had been estab- ed at Turtle bay, betweéen lower ifornia and Mexico. It added Japan had no imtention of es- ishing a naval base on the west L of Mexico. Embassy attaches i that operations of Japanes¢ ships there was solely ' for the Pose of salvaging the stranded iser Asama . Y SOLDIER GETS MUCH MAIL (By Associated Press.) ondon, April 15.—Rifleman A. White, who was described by & timental fellow soldier in a let- to a London paper as the lone- st man in the British army, has me the bane of the British army al scrvice. White was lylng in 0:pital near the front, with no 10 write to him or to sent him 01, But after the pathetic de- Ption appeared, an extra force of | U had to be employed to handle carry his mail. His letters have Pa ) are numbered by the hun- very mail White draws 2 £ than many companies. ger ondon, April 14.—The House of which adjourned March % met today. The note by Secre- Brian on fits will be discussed intormally, It i thought that some official o will be taken. mons ed the 3,000 mark, and his| neutral shipping | INFLUENCE PLAYERS NOT TO GO TO WAR (By Associated Press.) London, April 15. —Qnly 122 fessional football players out of some 1,800 in the league teams have enlisted in the Football Battalion which was organized for the pxpresa; purpose of bringing this class of pro- fessional athletes to the colors and of breaking up a sport which is sup- posed to have a bad effect on the| recruiting campaign . “The laxity of football profession- als and their following has amount- ed to almost a public scandal,” states Colonel C. F. Grantham, command- ing the battalion. "I am aware and have proof that in many cas di- rectors and manazers of clubs have not only given no assistance in get- ting these men to join, but ha\'n-. done their best by their actions to prevent it. 1 will no longer be a party to shielding the want of pa- triotism of these men by allowing the public to think they have joined the Football Battalion." pro- TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY Washington, April 15.—The three American cardinals are today participating in the twenty-fifth anniversary of the (‘atholie Univer- sity of America. Cardinal Farley of New York celebrated the pontifical mass; Cardinal Gibbons of Balti- more, chancellor of the University, preached a sermon and Cardinal 0'Connell of Boston delivering the opening address at the academy ex- ercises. Apostolic Delegate Arch- bishop Bonzano also took part. President (. Stanley Hall of Clark University, \Worcester, Mass. rep- resented the Association of Ameri-! can Uaversities and President ‘v anagh of Notre Dame will speak tor Catholic on leaviiuy University instituticns GIRLS' DEMONSTRATION WORK The girls of today will be the wives and mothers of tomorrow, and all that can be done to ma%e them better fitted for the dutie life should be fostered. lach generation should be further along up the scale than the one just before it, because of added oppoertunities. One of the greatest opportunities of this day is the Girls' Demonstration Work which is being accomplished through canning clubs and all that. 1t is only just the other day that a lady was | telling in The Sun oftice of how proud an old Alachua county mother, whose opportunities had been limit- ed in her early life, was of the fact that her daughter had been a mem- ber of a canning club and had learned how to can fruit in a simple and successful manner, and that she, at the age of more than G0 years, had learned to do the work from her daughter The following facts and will prove interestinz in this conection, and we would only add that what has been aecom- | plished during the past the starter of figures | very reading couple of | years As the | :\'m\rs pass on this work will t!j:\.l»l-v and treble, and the good it will ac-| plish for the next generation in 1 Southland will be is only com |our beautifn told | The ‘Iu-s:m with the 1910, when four un- Demonstration clubs Girls cannir in coutr work | vesséls. SUBMARINE F-4 LOCATED; IS 288_@ DOWN ITS SUPERSTRUCTURES ARE SMASHED AND BOAT FILLED WITH WATER Lines Are Being Cast and Another Effort Will Be Made to Raise the Boat (By Associated Press.) Honlulu, April 15.—A diver has located submarine F-4 288 feet down. He reported the super- structures smashed and the wreck filled with water. No other holes were found. Lines are being at- tached to the wreck. HIGHER MEAT FREIGHT RATES Washington, April 15.—Much interest attaches to the decision to be handed down today by the Inter- state Commerce Commission on the proposed increased freight rates on meat. It is estimated that the in- crease demanded, from 28 to 33 a hundred between New York and Chicago would amount to about $10,000,000 per year. Vigorous protests have been made to the ad- vance. The market of the in- creased charges for ‘‘spotting cars” will also be taken up. BRITISH STEAMER SUNK IN NORTH SEA BY SUBMARINE ELEVEN OF CiEW OF TWENTY SAVED Ptarmigan Was Ship of 475 Tons; Was Torpedoed by German Submarine (By Associated Press.) London, April 15.——British steam- {ship Ptarmigan, 475 tons, has been torpedoed and sunk in the North Sea by a German submarine. Eleven of the crew of twenty were saved. GEN. W00DS TO TEACH WAR princeton, N. J., April 15.— Major General Leonard Wood, com- mander of the East, today gave the lfirst of his military lectures in the new optional course at Princeton I'niversity. His topic was the mili- history of the United States, with special reference to the war of 1812 and the Mexican, civil and panish-American wars. One hour a week will be devoted to it, and the will be combined with prae- tical field and road work. Several army officers of high rank have been detailed by the war department to {speak hefore the undergraduates tary course PR (By Associated Press.) (;lasgow, Scotland, April It hd States W organized organization of under the | mors an to 40,000 of nearly sults of 1913 ning clubs of girls i | 100 woms show ! th who !the 4,202 canned 522,147 total value of have dev tent special fruits and V¢ followed gardenin Itry ¢© been A ans of loped | have | |and 2,090 pou {clubs have { mentally in 3 | home improvemen! | done. This fall ing carried on ex!® members. In all of U the women Ot help few | club ities the given active ha lle Sun \Women street car conductors are be- tried in (lasgow. The uniform ludes a neat blue skirt and coat, d with gold braid If the trial d of women conductors proves efficient, a considerable number will w employed at once. For the pres- women fare-collectors will four hours a day, run- |ning between the University and { pumbreck. They will be paid the wages as men—$6.25 to $9 a | ing inc ed ent, the work only | sam week MARYLAND BENCH SHOW ore, April 15.—The Mary- nnel Club is holding a bench in this city for three days be- ng today. The number of en- tries has been large and it is the in; » | tention to make the exhibit an an- nual one The German submarine U-G is ane of the vessels that has been active in. the destruction of British merchant ARMED BANDITS ROB TRAIN OF $50,000 WORTH OF SILK AND MAKE CET-AWAY 139,347 MEN LOST BY BRITAIN SINCE WAR BEG (By Associated Press.) London, April 15.-—Total British casualties of the war from the be-’ ginning to April 11 were 139,347 men, said Under-Secretary of War Tennant in the House of Commons today . GERMAN CIVIL LAWS HAVE BEEN CODED (By Associated Press,) ‘The Hague, April 16.—Dr. C. H. Huberich, former acting dean of the law school of Leland Stanford, Jr., University and now 'pncucln. in the various prize courts of Europe, has coded the German civil laws enacted for the government of the occupied provinces of Belgium. The new code is published in Dutch, German, French and English. The work of codification was rendered extremely bhard by the difficulty of obtaining the necessary daty, but through his Berlin conmections Dr. Huberich managed to secure the official texts of the new laws. The ordinary or- dinances of Belgium regulating the behavior of the people have not heen materially changed, but the commer- cial laws have been amended radical- ly 8o that the foreign and domestic commerce of the country can be su- pervised strictly by the German au- thorities. ! CROP PEST BILL NOW BEFORE LEGISLATURE FOR HEARING i ! Tampa, April 15.-——Conceited ef- iforts to secure the passage of the crop pest bill now before the legis- lature were urged by Prof. H. Har- old Hume, president of the Florida Horticultural Society, at last night's session of the society in the Tampa Bay Casino. The professor has just ieft Tallahassee where he and two other influential citizens are bring- ing every influence to bear on the members of the House and Senate. Prof. Hume made a very brief \speech, confining himsell to the eradication of citrus canker which, he declared, has brought about very serious agricultural crisis. Though the progress of the bill has been satisfactory so far, he vrged members of the society to send tele. grams to their representatives urg- ing them to vote for the appropria- tion. The agricultural committee {has been unanimous in favor of it. The professor will return to the eap ital Monday to make further efforts to sceure its passage. The initial stages of the bill's progress were described by M. E 3illett, chairman of the legislative | committee of Ahe Horticultural So- ciety . Lloyd 8 Tenny Reports {to the Plorida Growers' and Ship- pers’ League with President L. B. Skinner acting as chairman. ager Lioyd S. Tenny made his ar - ’nunl report, detailing the work ac- | | complished during the past year, pecial'y in the traffic department . Mr. Tenny prefaced his report by caying that few people understand the work of the League, and viewed the manner in which league { re- the PEACE ORATION PRIZES Concord, N. H., April 15.—Gold prizes have been offered to students 1for peace orations in different parts of the 3tate. The purpose is to in- terest the students in the interna- tional peace movements which has been encouraged by the present war. Ottawa, Ont., April 15.—All of the special war taxes not already in operation come into force today, in- cluding war stamps on letters. Most of the evening was devoted Man- | I HOLD UP OCCURRED WITHIN FIF- TEEN MILES OF BUFFALO Bandits Loaded Loot on Four 5-Ton | Auto Trucks and Left Scene, Going in Direction of 1 Buffalo (By Associated Press.) Buffalo, N. Y., April 15.—Ten or more men held up a New York {Central fast freight at Sanborn fif- teen miles from here, early today and robbed several cars of bolted silk valued at fifty thousand dollars. The robbers escaped after loading the silk on four five-ton automobile trucks. The robbers were armed with re- peating rifles and automatic pistols. Several shots were fired at the train crew, but no one was injured. When last seen the robbers were headed towards Buffalo. A posse is search- ! ing for them. The robbers forced the engine crew to uncouple the locomotive and run it a short distance. They then lined up the enginemen and train crew by a box car under guard of one bandit. Engineer Goss escaped the guard, and under a fusillade of shots, ran and reached his engine, and made a record run to a suspension bridge, eight miles away, where he gave the alarm. PARCEL POST BISIESS 8 CAECAED UP SYSTEM WILL BE IMPROVED l THROUGH REFORMS |AND VA- { RIOUS READJUSTMENTS Washington, April 15.—In many cities throughout the country a pro- cess of checking up the parcel post has been concluded today, after a fortnight close attention. Among the things on which statistics are being gathered are the fractional weights, number of packages for the different zones and the number of C. 0. D. packazes, estimated cost of clerk hire, fees collected on total weight of all parcels in pounds, in- sured packages, etc. These may in- dicate many reforms and readjust- ments towards the perfection of the system . S A REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS (Furnished by the:Security Abstract and Title Co., Bartow, Fla.) April 12, 1915 1. J. Jennings and wife to beth Jennings. Thomas 8ims to Sallie Hill Sessoms Investment Co. to H. Hunter et al. E. H. Surrency rency . Sessoms Investment Co. | Cullum. Ozias D. Bryant Crawford . F. D. Robinson to N. W. | son. Ji ¥, . McLeod Eliza- et al. Harry to M. E. Sur- to C. 8. and wife to J. 'R. wil- Hamm and wife to W. M. | April 13, 1913 | C. E. Roberts to Norah L. ten. Francis M. Granger D Nettie E. tens w. man . Lindus Codu et al. to trustees First Presbyterian church. E. F. Carter and wife to G Coleman Etta Hall Brantley and husband to R. W. Zimmerman et al. Bernard L. Hinkle to Morgan iKitlla. M Whit- Durrance Roberts. Nelson to F. et al. to i Leav F to G. C Holloway C'ole- of C. L. and A. Michie Sumpter. E. Robinson to BERLIN REPORTS THEY HAVE BEEN REPULSED While Not Admitting Reverses, Rus- sians State That Slight Prog- reufluleezu‘luh (By. Associated Press.) London, April 15.—The failure of the Russian attempt to invade Hun- gary was reiterated today by the German war office in a statement at declaring that the effort of the Russian army from Przesmyl to force the Lupnow East Dukla passes | Little Colorado river broke. was unsuccessful . Although official reports at Petro- grad concede no such reverse, they indicate the Russian advance has beer brought virtually to a halt. The Russian war office says “‘Slight pro- gress” made near Useack Pass. Op- erations along the western front are once more nearly at a standstill, Russians Lost Heavily (By Assoclated Press,) Be: 'a, Apyi). 16.-—The German report of the Carpathian fighting says all R.ssian attacks have heen repulsed, a»d have failed. The Rus- sians lost heavily in their offensive and their strength has been lessened. RUSSIAN POTATO CROP IH NOW MAIN FOOD (By Associated Press.) London, April 15.——*The prohi- bition of the use of vodka in Rus- sia saved the people of Poland from starvation by releasing for their use the enormous potato crops planted for the distilleries,” in the opinion of ‘Ernest P. Bicknell, who has just returned from Poland where he went on a tour of investigation for the Rockefeller Foundation War Re- lief committee. The greater part of the Russian potato crop was planted by the dis- tillers for making vodka, and when the ukase of the Russian govern- ment put an end to this it was pre- dicted that the phenomenal potato output of his year would be a dead loss to the growers. The best po- tato land in Russia is in Poland and the crop was being gathered when von Hindenburz began his rush on Warsaw, in the course of which the country was laid waste for miles. Fortunately for the Poles, the rav- ages of war did little harm to the great stores of potatoes 'safely stowed away in underground caches. This store now provides practically the staple food for the Poles, and those parts of Poland which raise no potatoes are being supplied by an eftective system of distribution ar- ranged by the Germans. " GERMANS PUBLISH {night when the Lyman |to the citrus | state, |of it BY FLOOD NEAR HOLEBROOK, ARIZONA, LAST NIGHT Lyman Reservoir, Which Held Back Little Colorado River, Broke, Leaving Destruction in Its Wake (By Assaciated Press.) Holebrook, Ariz., April 15.—Eight persons whose homes were in valley below were drowned at midnight last reservoir, which impounds the waters of the Prop- erty damage amounts to four hun- dred thousand dollars. A GOOD DECISION The decision of the United States supreme court upholding the Wlorida statute making it unlawful to sell or ship immature citrus frujt in Flor- ida will no doubt mean a groat deal fruil growers of that as well as to the consumers Persons who buy imm~ture or- anges from Florida under the im- pression that they are ripe, not only are deceived and fail to get their money's worth, but also they run the risk of sickness if they eat them and naturally have a very poor oninion of Florida oranges afterwards. It wouldn’t be’ surprising if persons, after once having been ‘“‘sold” by buying immature oranges from Flor- ida always refused* afterwards to buy fruit grown in that state. The law which the supreme court, has upheld will tend, therefore, to protect the deservedly high reputa- tion of Florida citrus fruit, prevent some sickness, and also some rather sharp practice on the part of those who have shipped fmmature fruit in, order to get their product te the markets in advance of thg ripened fruit. The decision opens the way for similar laws relating to other products, and designed to protect both the public and the more scrupu- lously honest growers. CANADIAN NORTHERN RAILWAY COMPLETE Vancouver, B. C., April 15.— The Canadian Northern raiffoad has been completed and the ballasting concluded today. “The tracks will now be tested and it is thought to be put into operation by the first of May, when the golden spike will be driven. The road runs from Lake Superior to the Pacific coast. 1t may be mid-summer before a regu- lar through service is begun. The new road has the ecasiest grades of any trans-continental line, the heaviest being four-tenths of one per cent. PAPERS IN_POLAND For the convenience of the inhabitants of Poland the German army pub- lishes newspapers and displays them on the trees. These papers contain news of all the world, sent on from Berlin.