Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, April 23, 1915, Page 1

LUME IV TTRUS GANKER PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST PART oF Tie BEST STATE ALLIES RENEW BLL PASSED | ATTACKS ON SENATE: YOTE| DARDANELLES 57000 37703 |1 PROVIDES FOR FUNDS TO ERADICATE CANKER AND TO SSTABLISH A QUARANTINE GAINST ALL CROP PESTS (Evening Telegram’s Special Service.) allahassee, Fla., April 23.— nator Hudson’s bill providing for Jant board and funds to eradicate us canker was passed today in senate by a vote of 27 to 3. ose who opposed the bill were to, Roddenberry and Willis. is will establish & quarantine reg- tion against all crop pests, and tes a state plant board to en- e and supervise the provisions of law. 7. CONROY SEES RETURN OF GENERAL PROSPERITY FOR THE UNITED STATES backsonville, April 23.—"A re- n of general prosperity seems to approaching. This is true of not hy Jacksonville and the State of brida, but throughout the country perally, and it occurs to me that hing would be more appropriate der these conditions than to pre- e right now to take care of the bsperity that we are all so anxious see whenit does arrive,” said ncis P. Conroy yesterday. ‘What would be more appropriate n to express a hope to the effect t our legislators enact legislation king to a well defined system of ervisiol of our State banks and rance companies?”’ oatinuing, My, Conroy gave some his ideas with reference to the tter of bank methods and banking this State: ‘At.a recent meeting of the State pkers Association in Palatka, I ex- hsed by views, which were to the t that the time had arrived for creation of a separate depart- ot of the State government at lahassee, with a competent man charge, who, with the necessary ps of assistants, would have full | complete charge of every State bk and insurance company in the te of Florida. His power should such as to make it possible to e institutions of this nature con- ted so as to protect small deposi- 5, who do not have the means at ir command to investigate fully standing of the bank in which y put their savings. It is quite e that our State banks have as a ple been successfully conducted. 1 am convinced, however; from pmunications that have reached in various sections of Florida, t the State banks themselves ld welcome anything of this na- e, and I belleve further, that our h home banks should have ample ection and that chains of banks ich come amongst us and estab- branches throughout the entire e, thus taking the profits away other portions of the country, Id be regulated in some manner s not to interfere with our home ple, and, furthermore, if they are wed to continue to do business at their profits should remain here not be sent away to other parts he country . 1 hope that some of our wise and lent legislators will see to it that thing of this kind is done at an ly date,” said he in conclusion. BSIANS NOT HOSTILE TO PRISONERS (By Asociated Press) etrograd, April 23—There is no lence of hostility to prisoners of in Petrograd. Hundreds of oners pass through the capital , on the way to their places of fnement in remote sections Of Empire. novel sight recently was a party 1,500 Austrians from Przemysl, b were allowed to walk around city as tourists, being shown the cipal streets and buildings. r bearing, especially that of the ers, was cheerful. After a day t in sightseeing, conducted bY r guards, they lett for the inter- PORT OF RUBBER FROM GERMANY NOT ALLOWED (By Amsociated Press.) msterdam, April 23—The export Fubber from Germamy is forbid- A Duteh firm which recently 4 two motor cars from Ger- T was surprised to find that the Is were supplied with wooden 13 REPORT BRITISH HOLD oUT SUCCESSFUL- LY AGAINST GERMANS NEAR YPRES; BOTH SIDES ; INFORCED S (By Associated Press.) : NS April 23 . —Advices here in- dicate that the allies’ assault upon the Dardanelles has been renewed. although it is not apparent whether the allies are ready to begin the ex- pected general attack. Four British warships entered the straits yester- day and bombarded the Turkich forts. The results has not heen dig- closed . British Stand to Their Guns (By Associated Press.) London, April 23.—The British forces, despite repeated German rushes, hold their grip on Hill No. 60, near Ypres. Fighting in that locality today shows signs of devel- oping along a wide front with in- creasing intensity, even rivaling the German attempts to break through the British lines last fall. The city of Ypres is the target of heavy shells. 3 According to a British official re- port today there has been a lull in German counter attacks, but the tone of the communication indicates the issue is not finally decided. 1t is as sumed that both sides are being strongly reinforced. No official explanation is forth- coming of the stoppage of traffic be- tween England and Holland. One theory is that the order {6 aimed at spies, another that the North Sea ig being cleared for naval action. Although Great Britain is silent, Germany is apparently expecting ex- tensive land operations near the Dar- danelles. Berlin, April 23.-—The admiralty today issued a statement saying the German high sea fleets had recently cruised repeatedly in the North Sea, advancing into English waters with- out meeting the sea forces of Great Britain . STATE HARDWARE DEALERS T0 MEET IN'ST. PETERSBURG St. Petersburg, April 2i. -Over a hundred leadin: hardware retailers from all over the State will zather here when the Florida Association of Hardware Dealers assemble for their 'annual meeting May 11, 12 and 13 'The convention will he held in the W, T. J. building Arrangements Being Made Special arrangements are being made by Secretary L. A Whitney, of the Board of Trade and by the committee on entertainment for car- ing for the guests while they are in the city. The program thus far is only tentative, but it is likely that a trip to Pass-a-Grille will be one (_)r the main features, since this is usially considered one of the rarest hich can be extended to vis- of those making the in case the sizhtsee- treats w itors. arrangements believe usual banquet is not siven, ing trips to the Jungle and the var- jous points of interest hereabouts could be substituted, thus i}urodu(‘- ing a more novel and varied pro- am. ‘r'!n a letter to R. M. Hall, president of the St Petersburg Hard- ware Co., G. E. Noblitt, of Tarpon Springs, secretary of the State asso- ciation, outlined some of the plans which are being made for the fr.mr- mal program and sought some ‘:n- formation relative to :hn{ plans t ;ll are being made locally. Some ?r tb: national association officers will 4 here in addition to the I'F‘Zl.lllr stal officials, most of whom wnl‘rlw r;n- the program The sessions wil j‘ofi- sist of talks by experts on the ‘:m ous lines of the b“fl:e:a;?imndv v informal so tha ?l:(‘:'rly“ feel perfectly E:'n::’l’n a‘;dp ree to take part at any tl :’zsneral discusionas. In thuh:::'fl:: is hoped to derive the best e from the meeting. Some vice o0 IRISE__ _ ONLY 20000 TREE - ooy roreD h- from the three sout ' ¢ Treland have uP to h amounted to onl¥ per of recrult ern provinces 0 the end of Marc ITHAW’S SANITY 10 BE DETERMINED BY JURY MAY 17 (By Associated Press.) New York, April 23.—The ques- tion of the sanity of Harry K. Thaw will be determined by jury. Supreme Court Justice Hendrick, in a decision today, grented the application for such trial made by Thaw's attorneys. The decision held, however, that *he erdict of the jury is not necessar- ily binding on the court if it is sat- istied the verdict is not in accord- ance with the evidence and justice The trial is set for May 17. A Noriolk dispatch, published here toduy, said that Louls Weinerop, of that niace, said he had received an offer of cne thousand dollars from 2 detective to go to New York and :id in an elieged plot to take Thaw cut of New York State to Virginia Weineror, the dispatch added, re- fused hecause the man who made the |. offer ;efused to give him fifty dol- lars in advance. WOMEN NOT ALLOWED MOTOR LICENSES IN LONDON (By Associated Press.) London, April 23-——War work for women has its official limitations, since the home secretary refuses to grant licenses to women who have successfully passed the examinations required of drivers of motor vehic- les. The reasor the Home Secretary gave to the applicants was the pub- lic's alleged lack of confidence in women drivers, “Could he not leave the public to decide that?"* asked Miss Phipps, president of the National Federa- tion of Women Teachers, in an ad- dress before that body in London the past week, Miss Phipps aired other grievances against the government in which she had the sympathy of the teachers. The legislation closing the liquog houses to women until 11:40 a. m. and not to the men was based on the lie, she said, that most of the drinking was done by soldiers’ wives. This she considered a deadly insult to the women. Diserimina- tion in the matter of woges existed in the factories furnishing muni- tions of war, she charged, as men re- ceived more pay that the women for equivalent work. Instead of putting children into the harvest fields next summer, Miss Phipps proposed that the stronger and better nourished boys from Eton and Harrow and the other great schools be set at this work. CONGESTION AT LIVERPOOL DOCKS IMPROVING (By Assoclated Press.) Liverpool, April 23.—Dockers are now working overtime freely and strong hopes are entertained that better conditions will soon be real- ized. More than sixty vessels are in yport at this writing awaiting dis- !charging berths and the quay spaces ‘are crowded with goods largely ow- ‘ing to inadequate transport facili- ties. This congestion and delay has had the result of making shippers avoid Liverpool if possible. Egyptian cot- ton for American spinners was form- erly seny from Alexander to Liver- pool and then loaded on the regular liners for New York, but the contin- ual delay has necessitated shipments to be made direct, and according to mail advices the steamer “Tkala” is taking a full cargo of 11,743 bales of Egyptian cotton from Alexandria to Boscon thus avoiding the delay and labor charged at Liverpool AN fiAGGAGE . PORTER IS THE LATEST London, April 23--The woman paggage porter has made her ap- pearance in the Marlebone railway station. For some time, women have been employed cleaning the railway coaches, but now they take their place with the men to carry bags or roll trunks on hand trucks to and from the trains and the taxis.. Their insignia is a metal arm badge, like the men’s. As a rule, the women porters look mainly after women travelers. The only privilege they exact over the men is their afternoon cup of tea. The women are now quite as well up on the time tables as the men, and can pocket tips with equal adeptness. e ————— 20,000 men, and of taese nearly half come from Dublin, Cork and the other large towns. Recruiting has scarcely touched the agricultural districts. The farmers admit frank- ly they are making large profits out 'of the war, and they and ther sons do not enlist. In the cites the re- cruits are drawn mostly from the la- boring class. Tt is said that a spur- 'ious moton of soclsl prestage pre- | vents the shop salesmen from goizg into the ranks. LAKELAND, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1915 TURKS SAVE GASOLINE SUPPLY gasoline to a place of safety. of the valuable fluid. | Photograph taken in Constantinople showing Turks removing stores of It is said Turkey is experiencing a shortage ARMERSELUB CRIMINAL f § IN REGULAR | DOCHET MONTHLY SESSION INTERESTING TALKS, FINE DIN- NER AND PLEASANT INTER- COURSE MADE MEETING A GREAT SUCCESS - The Lakeland Farmers' Club met with Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Clifford on Saturday, the 17th. The day was one of those ideal spring days—full of sunshine, balmy breezes, mocking birds singing in the mulberry trees; the orange trees waved their glossy green branches in the breezes as if to say how proud they were of their wmew spring dresses; the sparkling blue waters of Lake Hollingsworth in the distance seemed to say, ‘“What a beautiful plcture my Maker has prepared for his children."” = This joyous note of nature reflected on the faces of us folks—for with us is the spring time full of sunshine promise—the winter past with frosts and freezes which try hearts of the trucker. The club is supposed to meet at 10 a. m. but so many fail to avail themselves of the pleasure to be gained in the social morning hours. There were very few of the old members present; they are greatly missed in the discussions. After a sumptuous dinner under the orange trees, which fully exem- plified the quotations for the day, “Feed your farm and your farm will feed you." The afternoon business meeting was called to order by the president. Minutes of last meeting were read by the secretary. Mr. and Mrs. Lester Hall were enrolled as members of the club. : The subject, Fertilizers; How Best to Apply and How Much to Use.” Discussion of same was opened by Mr. George, who advised the use of less fertilizer, study the nature of the soil and to fertilize after the plant comes up. Dr. Conibear spoke of the different kind of fertilizers and their suitabil- ity to certain soils. Mr, Lewis gave an interesting talk on soil analysis. A general discus- sion followed. Prof. Spencer was expected to be present and all feit disappointed at his absence. A committee composed of Mrs. Conibear, Mrs. Julian and Mrs. Sage, was appointed to take charge of the program for Ladies’ day, on May 15. Subject, “The Home Beau- tiful.” Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Van- Sickler invited the club to meet with them in May. A rising vote of thanks was extended Mr. and Mrs. | Clifford and Miss Sallie Clifford lor' their hospitality. Club adjourned to meet May 15. F. V. VANSICKLER, Secretary . seemed farmer lovely and of its the. COUNTY ASSESSORS DISCUSS TROUBLES Atlanta, Ga., April .23—The local boards of the county assessors from the different parts of the state met fiere today. They are trying to equalize the tax laws and make it possidle to administer them with less opposition. I these flimsy contrivances HAS BEEN (i) CIVIL CASES WILL OCCUPY AT- TENTION OF COURT NEXT WEEK; EXTRA TERM MAY BE NECESSARY [eo—— Bartow, April 23.—The criminal docket has been cleared and next week will be devoted to civil cases, which are so many that a speclal term of court in June may be held to clear the decks. Ryalls, who was found guilty of manslaughter, was given 16 years but was allowed 90 days in which to prepare and file bill of exceptions. In the case of the State va. Stone on chargre of rape, continued. Lige Jordan, assault with intent to murder, given 10 years in pen. Napoleon Brown, murder, plead guilty, given 20 years. Ethel McGraw, cutting fence, found guilty and recommended to mercy of the court. R. Adams and Cordery Snead, at- tempt at arson. Adams found gullty and given ten years. Snead not guilty. Sam Hunter, forgery, guilty, two years. Will Edwards, breaking and enter- ing, 6 months in jail. Will Galewood, forgery, mistrial. George Ballard, grand larceny, guilty, 12 months. Thos. L. Wilson vs. tong; A. F. Bass, C. H. Brenson, and W. C. Bass, assumsit damages of $3,000 verdict for plaintiff in sum of $1,035.86 and costs. ~John Curry assault with intent to commit manslaughter. Ft. Meade National Bank vs. Geo. M. Sloat, verdict $4,1562,67 in fav- or of bank with $406.48 for attor- ney's fees. E. W. Brisket was arrested a few days ago on charge of committing a felony and held for the sheriff from Albion, Ind., who arrived and took Mr. Bricket to that place the first of the week to answer to said charge. Court will probably adjourn to- day. J. S. Shal- SAND BAGS MUST BE STOUT AND DURABLE (By Assoclated Press.) London, April 23.—Bags of light cotton cloth roughly stitched to- gether with fine thread have been received in great numbers by rellef committees from women who think will an- swer the purpose of sand-bag protec- ton for the soldiers at the fromt. Mss M. L. Tyler, head of a com- mittee collecting these sacks, has disclosed the extent of this wasted effort In a warning to women that the sand bags the soldiers need must be made of jute or some heary ma- terial and tht the sewing must be done by string instead of thread. Sandbags are not only the best bullet stoppers, but the easiest and quickest way of making protection. An urgent call for them as life sav- lers has been made by officers at the is fast taking the place of muffler front. The result is, sack making and sock kaitting among patriotie women. ! politicians, DIXIE. HIGHWAY COMMISSIONERS AT LOUISVILLE (By Assoclated Press.) Louisville, Ka., April 23.—Dixie bighway commissioners from seven States to be traversed by the pro- posed roadway from Chicago to Mi- ami, Fla., met here today to organ- ize and discuss routes. Governors Slaton of Georgia, Ralston of Indi- ana and McCrary of Kentucky are also present. (By Associated Press.) Sydney, Australia, April 23—A plant for treating molybdenite ores has been established here, and a first shipment of 100 tons of metal is to be sent to England in June. The principal supplies of molybde- num have heretofore come from German sources, and the cutting off of these supplies has caused consid- erable embarrassment in England. The metal is used in the manufac- ture of special steels, having the quality @f increasing greatly the tensile srength of steel when added to it. FLOUR CHEAPER IN TUR- KEY THAN ANY OTHER PLACE (By Associated Press.) Athens, April 23 —Flour in Tur- key is at present much cheaper than In any of the other countries of Europe. This is due mainly to the large stores of grain wisely accum- ulated in the government stores. Turkey's last harvest was estimated a8 worth $250,000,000, of which the government is said to have obtained four-fifths, It is reported that there are heavy losses to the Government supples from rotting, but there appears to be no reason to expect that the stock op hand wlil not last until the mext harvest. * ) - The next harvest, however, will be & small one, owing to scantly sow- ings, and may experts prophecy that the result will certainly be a general famine in Tyrkey next autumn. TESTIMONY N ROOSEVELT GASE STILL GOES ON (By Associated Press.) Syracuse, N. Y., April 23.—Dur- ing the second day of his cross ex- amination in the supreme court here today, Theodore Roosevelt sald he had regarded William Barnes, who is suing him for fifty thousand dollars for alleged libel, as a *sort of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, who, like other had good sides and bad sides.” Roosevelt admitted he had complied with many suggestions made to him by Barnes in regard to the filling of offices while he was governor. icial Weather Reporti Tampa, Fla., April 23.—For Tampa and vicinity: Partly cloudy tonight and Saturday. For Florida: - Generally fair to- night and Saturday. Winds for the east gulf: Fresh to strong east and southeast. Winds for the South Atlantic: Fresh easterly. General Weather Conditions High pressure prevails over the Atlantic States, the crest of the high belng over North Carolina. The weather has been generally fair over the southeastern States during the past 24 hours, but over the north- eastern states and the Ohio valley showers have fallen. West of the Mississippi low pressure prevails, and a barometric disturbance appears this morning over western Nebraska and wetern Kansas. Rain has been general from the Mississippl valley westward to the Rocky mountains, and over the central Rocky mountain and Plateau regions and the south- west. Oklahoma reports 1.72 rain In the past 24 hours, Denver 1,54, North Platte, 1.10, Abilene 1.08 inches. Temperature changes east of the Mississippi have been small and Ir- regular. It is slightly cooler this morning over the Plains States, and central and southern Rocky moun- tains and Plateau regions. Temper- atures are above normal over the Great Central valleys, elsewhere de- partures are small. Tndications are for partly cloudy weather in the vicinity of Tampa to- night and Saturday, with fresh to strong easterly winds. THE LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM = BOOST-REMEMBER THAT SATAN STAYED IN HEAVEN UNTIL HE BEGAN TO KNOCK HIS HONE TOWN No. 143 :TWENIY DEAD IN TEXAS AS RESULT OF RAIN STORM DEATH LIST AT AUSTIN WILL REACH FIFTEEN; PROPERTY DAMAGE WILL RUN UP TO ONE MILLION DOLLARS (By Associated Press.) Dallas, Texas, April 23.—Twenty persons, perhaps more, are dead today as the result of a rain and electrical storm, which was general over prac- tically all of Texas and the eastern portion of Oklahoma yesterday and last night. Thousands of dollars worth of property was destroyed. Wire and rail communication are de- ranged. Six of the number dead are negroes. In Oklahoma, near Chick- asha ten passenger trains are ma- rooned as a result of the Canadian river cutting a new channel two miles from the old one. In Texas oil tanks were set on fire in places by lightning. Rescue squads worked all night at Austin Texas, removing per- sons from the low grounds, hecause (of iooding by Waller crec's. | The death list i Austin is expeet- jed to reach fifteen. Other deaths are scattered over variovs parts of the State. The total projorty dam- aged is estimated at one n:illion dol- lars, Austin sustaining five hundred thousand alone. ENGLISH BUY GERMAN WAR LOAN BONDS ’\ (By Assoclated Press) ‘' | Amsterdam, April 23-——A number of prominent Englishmen including 8ir Edward Goschen, former British Ambassador to Berlin, have unwit- tingly become purchasers of some of the latest German war loan bonds. The men in question were mem- bers of the Berlin Golt Club, which Jjust before the war raised by sub- scriptions among its members a cash fund of about $65,000, for construct- ing and equipping a splendid new course near Potsdam. Pending the beginning of operations, the fund wad on deposit with the Dresdener Bank of Berlin when was was declar- ed. The money was sequestrated and now has been invested by order of its trustees in German War Loan Securities. Sir Edward Goschen was honorary President of the club. Many of its English members are now in the civilian internment camp at Ruhlen- ben, SIBERIAN MARCHING SONG (By. Assoclated Press.) Nish, April 23—Thbe Siberian sold- lers’ marching song are composed by the men of the ranks on the Homeric rather than the modern variety hall plan. A Siberian offi- cer has rendered into English one of the most popular songs, a song of exultation over victory, as follows: “The Swabos came right to Ralya But no further, tra, la la la, Hey, how was that! Yoy, why was that! Rashko Pol they won't forget, For the Serbians they met. Hey, how was that! Yoy, why was that? Now they know, the Swabo bruders, How the Serb recelves intruders! Hey, this is why, Yoy, this is how!" BULGARIA OFFERED MANY INDUCEMENTS (By Associated Press) Sofia, April 23—General Sir Are thur Paget's reception here by King Ferdinand has started a number of rumors among the coffee houses re- lating to concessions offered to Bul- garia by the allies. These rumors variously have it that the British and French have offered King Fer- dinand the position of commander- in-chief of the allled forces advanc- ing on Constantinople, that Bulgar- fan army should enter Constantie nople and remain in it pending the settlement of peace, that one of the daughters of Emperor Nicholas of Russia should marry Crown Prince Boris of Bulgaria, and that the Ruse sian Czat wouid personally visit Sofia to take part in the ceremony of consecrating the new cathedral here. 400,000 WAR REFUGEES NOW IN GREECE (By Associated Press.) Athens, April 23—The number of war refugees now lu Greece is esti mated at 400,000,