Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, April 22, 1915, Page 1

THE L PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BT papy OF THE BEST STATE ALY MAY NOT HAVE T0 RESORT 10 ARMS UESTIONS AT ISSUE MAY BE 'AGREEABLY SETTLED “OUT OF (OURT;” TURKS PREPARED T0 DARDANELLES DEFEND (By Associated Press.) London, April 22.—The check in he negotiations between Italy and ustria has been broken, and hopes settlement of the questions at is- ue without resort to arms has been vived at Rome. It is not generally pown just what change has re- eved the apparently hopeless situ- tion. A strong Turkish army is reparing to oppose the land forces ith which the allies expect to at- ck the Dardanelles fortifications om the rear, . An Athens dispatch says the Turks ave entrenched themselves strong- k along the coast of the Gulf of jaros. In this vicinity unofficia] ad- ices say the allies have landed enty thousand troops. The Turk- h encampments along the coast are ing bombarded by the allies’ war- hips . The termination of the German of- nsive at a high cost to the allies shown again in the fighting near pres. Since the British capture of ill No. 60 the Germans have made peated attacks. The British losses e estimated at well over two thou- nd and the Germans at four thou- jnd . In the east floods have impeded erations. Petrograd reports only illery fighting in Poland, near the t Prussian frontier. (By Associated Press.) Paris, April 22.—Eighteen briga- r generals and eleven generals of ision have been retired or placed reserve. They have been replaced younger and more active men. NISYILE 1S NTERESTES IN DIXE HIGHWAY as Anxious to Have Highway Touch It as Are Some Florida Towns ouisville, April 22—The Dixie hway Association, as organized Chattanooza, is to meet in Louis- e tommorrow If the men who ppose it are wise they will make attempt at that time to desig- e the official route. he Federal Department of Roards ertain to comply with the re« st made by the Chattanooga con- nce for three engineers to aid the solution of the engineering ulties that must be overcome re the road is completed. None he representatives named by the roors is a road builder. Cost Fonstruction and maintenance as as the population to be served into the questions to be de- ined. As the States are to sup- the money it is obviously to Ir interest that their onme intelli- course is the emdeavor to ob- the largesy possible rtur on it. endeavor will not be intelli- unless directed by men capable king an intelligent estimate of advantages and disadvantages of different routes proposed from standpoint of the actual work ad building. An estimate of Population served will fall nat- Y within the province of the bissioners named by the gover- ce begun, the Dixie Highway ot be finished in a day. As s the matter of its official bation is left open, there will Realthy rivalry in road building ers one of the contending and that is what the South eed of . “m an advertising standpoint it be an advantage to,every city 'h which the highwty passes. 2 practical standpoint it is nj importance to Kentucky t0 its every section traversed bY Toads than that Louisville or gton should be given ‘a place ¢ Dizie Highway map. meeting tomorrow should the beginning of w great un- ing. If the tommissioners at- Tore, their future work may its purpose: O 1 4 SO tday, April 26 has been desig- 23 Memorial Day and will be *d throughout the etate. DRUGGISTS 10 Tog TE I AUTONOBILES THE ITINERARY INCLUDES LARE. '1’34“ CITY, BARTOW, GUSTINE AND OTHER rong St. Augustine, April 22—Drug. Bists from many citjes will gee St. Augustine when they go to Atlantic Beach in June for the annual meet- inf of the Florida State Pharaceuti- cal Association, The meeting at At- latic Beach will last three days, June 16, 17, and 18. Mention was made in the Evening Record a few days ago of the success of Secretary Kidder of the chamber of commerce in bringing the druggists from South Florida through St. Augus- tine. They will make the trip by automobile and will thus see st. Johns county’s fine new brick road system. Mr. Kidder has received further informatjon. Druggists from Sara- sota, Bradentown, Manatee, Pal- [INSURANCE BILL WOULD SAVE THE LAKELAND, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1915 BOOST-REMENBER THAT SCOURGE OF CHRISTIANS IN PERSIA STATE THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS| WOULD AN INSUR- ANCE DEPT FOR THE STATE'S OWN PROPERTY INSTEAD OF PAYING PREMIUMS AS AT THE PRESENT (By C. F. Johnson.) Tallahassee, Fla., April 22—That the State of ([Florida can save annual 1y several thousand dollars by con. ducting an insurance department for the State's own property, instead of Paying the enormous annual prem. lums as now is the custom, is the opinion of Representative Goldstein, of Nassau county. According to Mr. Goldstein the State can save approximately $50,- 000 annually over the losses that have been paid to the state by fn- surance companies. The state now pays $104,316.89 premiums and the metto, Port Tampa, Tarpon Springs, losses during the period for which y Clearwater, St. Petersburg, Brooks- ville and Dade City will leave Tampa Monday, June 14th, at 9:30 a. a., going via Plant City and Lakeland to Bartow where they will stop for lunch. 1t is expected that the drug- gists from Fort Myers, Arcadia, Bowling Green, Wauchula an¢ Fort Meade will join the others at Bar- tow from which point they will pro- ceed to Winter Haven, Haines City, Loughman and Kissimmee, arriving at Orlando about 7 o'clock, spending the night there. Leaving Orlando will go via Sanford and DeLand to Daytona where they will be joined by a party from the East Coast and will come to St. Augustine over the new brick road. From here they will go to Jacksonville where they will be joined by the west Florida contingent, all then proceeding to Atlantic Beach for the convention. DAUGHTER OF VICTOR HUGO DIED YESTERDAY (By Associated Press.) Paris, April 22. —Adele Hugo, a daughter of Victor Hugo, died at her home near here yesterday, aged 85. She was kidnapped as a girl by a British officer and was found de- mented, wandering on New York streets months later. She was sent home. She never discussed her past of disclosed the mystery. She had no friends and lived as a recluse. FRANK ASKS THAT SEN- TENCE BE COMMUTED TO LIFE IMPRISONMENT (By Associated Press.) Atlanta, April 22.-Attorneys of Leo Frank todav filed a petition with Governor Slaton and the Georgia prison commission askinz that the sentence of death imposed on Frank for the murder of Mary Phagan be commuted to life Impriuonm?nl. In the petition Frank maintains his in- nocence. ADVANCED FERTILIZER RATES Advance vashington, April 1 i from New in freight on fertilizer Orleans was suspended by the |lll(-‘I.‘- Commission until Commerce 2 et o raise the is ed today It is proposec rate from 45 to 95 cents a ton from New Orleans and points taking the same rate e FOREIGN WAR VETERANS Chicago, April -The xn'(-ox:lr'l of a series of lectures by pmm“y,,, i vefficiency” authorities on "€ 3 i delivered at John ||npkms<ln|\f'r sity today by Harrington Emerson, clfi’c(ency expert of New York AN A e I MEN ELECTRICMEN @ op pLANT 59 will 99 . - Jowa, April Elec- P all parts of the om trical experts from o middle west are here today to re \“,,( the workings of the great dsvnl]“( the Mississippi and the un:"rr P R The delegates are the -fi‘-,. Power Company \:0\11 . are here delegates are o It is planned 10 he great radius of make meeting s many new uses of t plant and to extend the its operations c— LD GUARD 89 April 22 89th 3 York, April 22.—The 89 - e f the Old Guard is bein . 5 i % 3, N N"hdlr);'"“ celebrated in _nui C“ii :N’lr:hpt Former Mayor Klin on! . e d commander of the guar! these premiums were paid was $64,- 477.55, leaving a surplus to the in- surance companies of $34,389.34. He has prepared a bill for intro- duction, which is as follows: “A bill to be entitled an act creat- ing a state insurance fund, autlor- izing the board of state institutien commissioners to insure all the prop- erty of the state in such fund, and authorizing the comptroller to draw 4 warrant out of any funds not other- wise appropriated in the state treas- ury for carrying out the provisions of the act. “Section 1-—For the purpose of insuring the pruperty‘ owned by the State of Florida, there yis hereby created a fund to be known as the ‘State Insurance Fund' of One Hun- dred Thousand Dollars, fifty thous- and dollars of which is hereby ap- propriated out of any funds in the State Treasury not otherwise ap- propriated . ' “Section 2—When any policy of insurance now in force on property owned by the state shall expige, sald insurance shall be carried by the state at a three-fourths value rate, and the state treasurer shall notify the comptroller, who shall draw his warrant for a sum covering the premium for the number of years to be agreed upon; and this course shall be purchased until all state owned property shall have been covered by such state insurance, at the expiration of any policies now in existence on state property. Section three of the bill provides how losses shall be paid by the state insurance fund. Mr. Goldstein has struck upon a popular idea and the measure will have the support of many promin- ent members of both houses in his efforts to have the measure enacted at an early date. Several states already have such a plan in successful operation, in fact some states also furnish insurance for firms or individuals at a far re- duced rate over those charged by regular corporations. — NRS, STORY WAS REELEETD RS O TEDAKS (By Assoclated Press.) Washington, April 22.—Delegates to the Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution resumed business sessions today, after re- electing Mrs. William C. Story of New York, president general for two s. Her entire ticket received a substantial majority. Mrs. Story received 965 votes, Mrs. George T. Guernsey, of Kansas, 461. The Con- eress cheered the victor. The State regents committees presented their reports today Election Was Clean Sweep for Story Faction Ticket Throughout Washington, April 22—Mrs. Wm. (Cummings Storey, of New York, last night was re-elected president gen- eral of the Daughters of the Amer- jcan Revolution over Mrs. George Thatcher Guernsey, of Kansas, by a vote of 965 to 461. The election result was announced well after midnight after a day of | excited balloting and it showed a | weep for the Storey faction |clean 8 | ticket for all of the national offices he society . !‘lr:. Mary S. Lockwood, of Wash- |ington, was re-elected chaplain gen- |eral, witbout opposition. All the other Storey candidates were elect- ed by majorities ranging from 100 | to 250. Those elected were: wm. C. Boyle, Ohio, re-elected. Correspon One of the Kurdish horsemen Who have been massacring Christians in |sulted in these statements. Persid near the Turkish border. ROOSEVELT FAILED T0 COMPLY WITH LAW WHEN RUNNING FOR GOY. OF NEW YORK (By Associated Press.) Syracuse, N. Y., April 22.—Dur- ing cross examination of Theodore Roosevelt in the supreme court here today by William Ivins, counsel for William Barnes in the latter's suit for $50,000 against Roosevelt for alleged libel, 'Ivins brought from Roosevelt the statement that he knew the New York constitution provides that no man is eligible to become governor unless he has been {8 resident of the State five years previous to the election. The former || president admitted then that he had ql@e an affidavit the year previous [to his election for governor that he was and for some time had been a resident of Washington. No objec- "{tion was made by Roosevelt's counsel A A LAKELAND IS GOING FORWARD N ALL LINES; MANY NEW ... ENTERBRISES NOW ON Foor $165,000 Bonds Have Been Sold; Gas By July; Telephone Co. Making $40,000 Worth of Improvements; ing Projected and Many If there is a pessimist, a knocker or a grouch in Lakeland today, he is strangely out of harmony with con- ditions by which he is surrounded. One of our citizens, looking over the local situation the other day for his own information and also for the in- formation of an inquiring visitor, found much more development going on all around him than he was aware of. Some of the items show- ing progress and material develop- ment when many towns are content to mark time and not take a hack- ward turn are as follows: Bonds to the amount of $165,000—— $135,000 of which is for extension of light and water plants, $20,000 for additional fire-fighting equip- ment and $15,000 for a hospital-— have recently been sold and work will soon be begun on these improve- ments. Lakeland has a good light and wa- ter plant now, as may be seen by the city's splendid White Way, and, when this new equipment shall have | been installed, she will be second to none among the cities of the same size in the South. As soon as the new fire-fighting equipment shall have been put in the underwriters will be asked to lower the present high rate of insurance. Lakeland has long needed a hospital, if only to take care of emergency cases at this important railroad division point, while it will also be a com- fort and relief to many who would otherwise be compelled to leave town and go among strangers at a time when they most need the de- voted administrations of friends at home. The making fine progress with the new Mrs. Julia C. re-elected . Burrows, Michigan, Organizing secretary general, Mrs. Wm. C. Smoot, Virginia. Treasurer general, Mrs. Joseph E. Ransdell, Louisiana, re-elected. Historian general, Mrs. Willard 8. Augsburg, New York. Librarian, Mrs. George M. Stern- berg, Washington, D. C. Curator general memorial muse- um, Miss Katherine B. Barlow, of Pennsylvania. Bditor of D. A. R. Magazine, Miss Natallie S. Lincoln, Kansas. Vice presidents general, Miss Rhett Good, Alabama; Mrs. Ed- mund P. Moody, Delaware; William H. Smith, West Virginia; Mrs. Charles S. Thomas, Colorado; Mrs. Wiliam H. Thompson, Ken- tucky; Mrs. John F. Swift, Califor- nia; Mrs. John Lee Dinwiddie, In- diana; Mrs. Kent Hamilton, Ohio; Mrs. Samuel McKnight Green, Mis- souri, and' Mrs. Sheppard W. Fos- ter, Georgia. INDOOR HORSE SHOW Philadelphia, April 22.—Three days beginning today will be given over to an indoor horse show for charity. The beneficiaries will be Recording secretary gemeral, Mre. |the different hospitals and clinics of the city. Prominent society matrons ding secretary general, are leaders in the event. Lakeland Gas Company lrel , re-elected. i | | Mrm} Street Railway and Golf Links Be- Nice Homes Going Up, plant and promise gas to consumers by July 4. A franchise for an electric street railway for Lakeland and to connect with several surrounding towns will be asked of the city at the next meeting of the commissoners. Parties here have made all the nec- essary arrangements'for the opera- ton of a jitney bus line at an early date. Mr. C. A. Cole, of the firm of Cole & Hull, operating here and in other Florida towns, a chain of jewelry stores is just about complciing one of the flnest and most attractive homes on the shore of Lake Morton. The Peninsular Telephone Co. Is ,n present making improvements ag- gregating about $40,000—installing ]all wires underground and putting !in a common battery system. I Attorney Blanton is building a { beautful modern bungalow overlook- ing Lake Morton, which will soon be ready for occupancy. In addition to the above a large number of modern houses are being erected all over the city, which goes to show that any igeneral depression existing by virture of disturbances caused by the European war is not | materially felt in this section. A reorganization of the Board of Trade is going on and which, when effected, will give Lakeland one of the best and most effective commer- cial organizations in the State. A big “Polk County Products” dinner will be given on Tuesday, the 27th Instant, at the Kibler hotel, which will tax to its utmost capacity that fme modern hostelry. Definite arrangements will soon be completed for the financing of a fine golf links which will be a splendid attraction to an ever-increasing number of high-clase winter visitors. JESSE WILLARD RECEIED 13,000 FOR VINNDNG THE CHAMPIONSHIP t (By Associated Press.) | Chicago, April 22.-—Jess Willard told friends today that he got thir- teen thousand dollars for winning the champlonship from Jack John- !son at Havana. CONNECTICUT MOTHERS MEET ‘East Haven, Conmn., April 22.— The annual meeting of the Connec- ticut Congress of Mothers was op- ened in the Congregational church here today. This society is one of the most important in the State, and leads other similar organizations in different parts of the country. They have done very much good. GRAIN RATE RAISE Washington, April to the line of questioning which re- DRAMA LEAGUE OF AMERICA I Detroit, Mich., April 22.—The 'secnnd day of the annual convention of ‘he Drama Leasue of Amerlea nt the fi..¢ {(~tler was more largely atten 1 {lan o many dele- gates arr' i late. Drama League Unifon* m is the impertant subject today. (o c>:ration is the keynote. WintLiop '*-es, Percy Mackay and others will purticivate in a discus- slon on the subject tonright. BILL 70 REGULATE TRADE INTRODUCED BY SENATOR WELLS WOULD PROHIBIT UNFAIR DIs- CRIMINATIONS BETWEEN SEC- TIONS OF THE STATE, COM- MUNITIES OR TOWNS i —_— (By 'C". F. Johnson.) ‘T 1lahasse Fla, April 22— What promises to create some inter- est at the present session of the leg- islature {s a bill that has been pre- pared by Senator Wells, of Leon county, and has for its title the high sounding name “A bill to regulate trade.” Senator Wells says the bill will prohibit unfair commercial discrim- AKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM === STAYED IN HEAVEN UNTIL HE BEGAN TO KNOCK HIS HOME TOWN DEATH LIST AT BIRMINGHAM MAY PROBABLY REACH ELEVEN STORES OF HANN SHOE C0. AND PACIFIC TEA CO. DEMOLISHED YESTERDAY BY THE FALLING WALLS OF BURNED BUILDING (By Associated Press.) Birmingham, Apri] 22.—Search- ers who continued their work today among the ruins of the stores of the Hann Shoe Co., and the Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co., which were demol- ished late yesterday by the falling walls of the burned Steel Smith Dry Goods Co.’s building, believed the fdeath list will reach eleven. Two more bodies were removed to- day In addition to the four recov- ered last night. They were those of Miss Ruth Johnson and Miss Amelia Ebinger, shoe store employes, in ad, dition to five other persons, belleved to have been in the store when the crash came, and who are still miss- ing. ¢ ©Of a score or more persobs injured, five are reported today to beé i & jeerio s condition. Miss “nger's |ncad had been sev «d Iro: her body in tle crash and a!most inashed to ta g, Whila tie cily employes l\wro puliing down omne of the old. ybuined wallg tcday the ratr wall of | the Sommers Tailoriiy Co wvas demolished. No one wa# hurt. The city officials announced that the catastrophe will be rigidly investi- gated. ek L |20 NAVAL VESSELS NOW ANCHORED IN PENSACOLA BAY Pensacola, April 22—Twenty na- val vessels are anchored in Pensa- cola bay, and by the last of the week from three to five others should be here. The tender Fulton, conveyliu submarines G-1 and G-2 should be here this afternoon, whilo the de- stroyers Preston and Smith, which have been down at San Juan, Porto Rico, should be here a few davs later. Excursionists who patronized the several pleasure crafts which were operated yesterday, had a pleasant ination between different sections of the state, communities or towns, or unfair commercial competition be- tween any sections of the state, and provides penalties therefor. The bill provides that any person who shall “intentionally” diserim- inate for the purpose‘of destroying the trade of another shall be liable to the penalties provided in the act. Of course, any persons who have read the bill, it will easy to go into! court dnd prove intentional discrim- fnation in any case that may arise. Senator Wells came into promin- ence before the convening of the present session of the legislature through the publicity given to his anti-buzzard bill, and naturally he commands a hearing to any measure that he presents. 3 At first sight the proposed bill leads one to belleve that it Js a form- idable measure in keeping with some of the various anti-trust meas- ures that have been enacted by late sions of congress. On closer ex- ¢« 'ation, however, the measure doe t inspire much sérious con- fidence In the possibilities of its re- lieving the state of unfair competi- tion. Except for the prominence of th-l author the bill would be lost in the shuffle of handling some six hundred bills aiready introduced. The Tampa commission charter Bl will not likely become a law a: this session of the legislature, be- cause of the opposition of Repre- sentative Wilder, of Plant City, and Senator Himes of Tampa. Although ! Representative Martin, of Tampa, | has made a strong fight, the oppo- sition of the other ‘member of the Hillsborough delegation and and Pinellas county, will overcome all that Mr. Martin may do. The only chance that the bill has of be- ing enacted at thifSession is to have & referendum clduse added, and this Mr. Martin wiss not agree. The |slon, thereby making it the !for the governor to appoint a suc- senator that represents Hlll.bormh. surprise coming to them, especially those who had not in ths past had the pleasure of seelng a naval ves- sel, when they noted from the deck of their vessel the score of naval ships in Pnsacola bay. Those vessels which are here to- day are the following: Mine planter San ,F‘rlnelnco. of the auxiliary division. Submarine K-1, K-2, K-3 and K-4 of the fourth division, submarine flo- tilla. Tender onopah, and submarines E-1 and E-2 of the second division, submarine flotilla, Transport Prairie, flagship of the submarine flotilla commander, and destroyers McDonough and Worden, tenders to flotilla. Destroyers Terry (flagboat), Mon- aghan, Perkins, Roe, Sterett and Walke, of the second divisjon, tor- pedo flotilla. Destroyer Lamson, of firat divis- ion. Tender Panther, of reserve pedo flotilla. The tender Fulton sailed April 11 from Norfolk, Va., for Charleston, 8. C., conveying the submarine G-1 and G-2, en route to Pensacola. ——————————————————— ure would now be carried by a vote of the people. The latest development in the question whether the senate bill will confirm the suspension by the gov- ernor of the sheriff of Hillsboro and Palm Beach counties, came Tuesday when the senste appointed a com- mittee of five to investigate the powers and duties of the senate on the question. It is generally beljev- ed here that the senate will take no action until the last day of the sec- necessary tor- cessor to Mr. Spencer and Mr. Ba- ker on May 11th, only to have to suspend or reinstate the officers when the senate finally adjourns in June. H i i ‘Benator Donogan's bill to provide 22.—The |charter in question is the same ulror separate acknowledgements for proposed increase on rates on grain | Was voted down by a charter élee- ' married women, eliminating certain of two cents per hundred pounds tion held in Tampa some time ago. objectionable phrases necessary now which was suspended by the Inter- Mr. Martin will not agree. The state Commerce Commission until jvolers were responsible for the de- today, will be given out finally to-' day by the committee. feat of this measure, and that senti- ment has so changed that the meas- "to transfer property of a married woman, was killed Friday in “the senate. The twin bill in the house is still on the calendar.