Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, May 1, 1915, Page 1

PUBLISHED [N THE BEJOWN IN THE BEST PART OF THE BEST STATE ARNING GIVEN ) AMERICANS | THAT THEY TRAYL IN FOREIGN ! SHIPS AT JERMAN FOREIGN OFFICE IVES AMERICANS FAIR WARNING MORED THAT LUSITANIA 1§ T0 BE TORPEDO pminent Americans Sent Tele-bir terrors, grams Warning Them To Not Sail on the Ship (By Associated Press.) (Vashington, May 1.—In the notice published by the Germa important cit this given bassy in every United States ericans were ng the Zags of Germany's s at their own risk. Th.o embass, temperature fell ials said the notice is in accor morni IR OWN RISK CLES HANG ON FRUIT TREES IN CALIFORNIA ! (By Associated Press.) an Francisco, May 1.—For the t two days a terrific storm has pt the Pacific Coast region, and perty damace to at least one mil- p dollars has been reported. rsday night the wind reached a city of 100 miles an hour, and eral persons are known to have ished. Hail, snow and sleet aded and record-breaking d weather followed the storm. n Southern California icicles hung m the apple trees. The first W ever known in the Salt River offiklley of Arizona fell at this time. Oregon heavy damage is reported the sheep industry. DIN§ The coldest weather since ¥ o 190» TeneWelag experienced at Los Angeles, the ning that they travel on shi ermometer registring 44. ’n ast- n Washington, Tdaho and Montana 25 degrees in en velve hours. e with general instructions fro| German foreign office. The h interest in official circles as ther it foreshadowed naval activity. any [Lusitania May Be Torpedoe (By Associated Press.) ew York, May 1.-——Severa| among the b sailed for England today o inia received a telegram at signed by names unknow: n and presumably fictitious, pg them not to sail as the p be torpedoed. Alfred G. 1lt is one of those who rec rams. Cunard line official there is no risk whatever. KA WIL T B RENSTATE RSEBALL ¢ (By Associated Press.) cinnati, May 1.-—The ) seball commission refus| ation of Bonn Kau lyn Federal player, for/n- bi New |r pent in organized signed with the nals Thursday . S PROVIDING BE PAD from 8: By Claude F. Johnson hassee, Fla., May 1 ply to become !aws is e attitude hese measures this y propriation ‘tor f a normal school at . It has been e appropriation at excess of tie needs ment and n.aintenan and this year whe pd the joint ~ducati of the legsiature son on an investi ult of tus trip is|bille nding . jy a representative ed the governorpVha your attitude towap tw 18’ Industrial schind ecommended in myssag! blishment of al girls, and if tl jon is in proper pect that it will oval,” said the iso! or i ion to the indu: .and a normal pl 1,310 passen of the govejto- re ARING LIST OF OFFICERS SUSPENDED IN PAST 3 YEARS (Evening Telegram Special Service) Tallahassee, May 1.—Governor Trammell is today preparing copies of all suspension orders issued since the adjournment of the 1913 legis- lature, and will tramsmit them to the Senate early next week. The lists include sheriffs, attorneys, au- ditors, tax assessors and tax collec- tors. The Senate is expected to give time enough next week to the rec- ommendations of the governor to J settle these removals finally. ‘The judiciary committee, having in charge the bill that woult remove Capt. Rose, the State chemist, failed to have a quorum this morning and postponed the hearing of the state- ments of the State chemist. GOV. AND MRS. TRAMMELL 10 GIVE RECEPTION G d 1 1 e k | (Evening Telezram Special Service) Tallahassee, May | The follow- ing invitation has issued by Governor Trammell “Mrs. Trammell and myself give on Thursday evening, May 6th, 30 to 11:30 p. m., a public reception at the governor's home in | honor of the legislators, and their families. All members of the legis- lature, their families and friends, 2land connected with the legislature, the people of Tallahassee, and the public generally, are cordially in- vited. “Very respectfully, “PARK TRAMMELL, “Governor.” been will DETAILS OF THE SIEGE OF PRZEMYSL (By Assoctated Press.) Petrograd, May 1-—Among the relics of Przemysl, there has been discovered a complete file of the " | Kriegs Nachtrichtung, a local paper issued daily during the entire time |of the siege under the supervision of the Austrian commandant, Gen- _|eral Kusmanik. Up to November 14, ¢ |the date when the Russian invest- ment was resumed-—this Przemysl o ent |Paper received its dispatches from Vienna by telegraph; after that it had to rely upon brief wireless mes- o 8ages, bolstered up by military com- n fstrial ment of the Austrian authorities. n| This paper shows how the spirits !m.'ol’ the men were buoyed up by de- with 'ceit and false hopes to the very duyI n of the surrender. There is not in a single issue of *he paper any men- hool | tion made of the failing condition of at 'the garrison or shortage of provis- the boys' indus! school | ions, nor any inference that surrend- re-established atianna. ler was imminent or even possible. jonal commityf both The Austrian soldier was apparently e working hardfhe es- serenely perusing optimistic reports t of all three §s, an diof German and Austrian successes poks as if the bill meet jon the very day the white flag sud- consideration §i is gradually cd to th: educational boasts of morfedite! whose cerjet d in any colle country wi , than any © The | trichtung ses- | denly waa hoisted over staff head- quarters. Early issues of the Kriegs Nach- reproduced telegrams d | trom Cracow which tell of the “final are lcollapse of “he Russian advance in hniver- Galicla. urther commented on the foss of three Eng- | cording to these accounts, dfiven |civilian population of Przemysl. One te in 1ish cruisers, stating “it is not im- to desperation by vack of food and hundred thousand tickets were dis- probable now that ‘the whole Eag- clothing and by the intense cold, tributed and Aa isswe of a later date I ON MAY 6TH | | | GEN. CHAS. PEVTON AT CHARLESTON (By Associated Press.) Charleston, W. Va., May 1.— General Charles S. Perton, aged 73, the only surviving Confederate field officer of the battle of Gettys- burg, is seriously ill at his home at Ronevert, W. Va., as a result of a stroke of paralysis. He is comman- der of the West Virginia division of United Confederate Veterans. CITY OF COLON DESTROYED BY FIRE (By Associated Press.) Colon, May 1.-—A disastrous fire swept the city of Colon yesterday af- ternoon, destroying twenty-two city block, including all banks in the city and a part of the railway sta- tion. r Few persons are known to be dead, and doubtless there are several more, while %Wundreds were injured. Half the population lost all their belong- ings, and between 10,000 and 12,000 persons, mostly negroes, are rendered homeless. The property loss, it is estimated will reach two million dollars. The fire started in the heart of the city, and the buildings, most of wocd, were rapidly consumed. The i lames were finally checked by dyna- mi fire FISH BILLS KILLED BY THE HOUSE (Evening Telegram Special Service) Tallahassee, Fla., Mdy 1-—A bomb was thrown into the camp of the conservaiionists of the Florida leg islature Friday when the House choppec off the head of the fresh water fish bill and killed the salt water fish bill on the vote for final passage. These twe measures were planned to undertake a comprehensive cam- paixn for the fishing industry of the State, and so certain were the ad- vocatesof the salt water fish bill that it wouid pass that they are still wendering how the bill failed to se- cure an aflirmative vote yesterday. tvas planned to put the salt walor fish under the department of the 1 fish commissioner, and the bill included appropriations for salary and cquipment to look after the two thousand miles of sea coast of Flor- ida i»» the proper manner. The shell fish commission had made good showing with the oyster indus- try iz the past two years, and after the bill rassed the second reading and was secure from amendments that might kill its effectiveness, nothing but success could be dreamed of . ("onditions were different with the fresh water proposition because there was a tax to be levied on all fish caught in the thousands of lakes and many rivers of the State and shipped to market. While the tax was an infinitismal amount con- sidered with the large territory that would have been looked after, the bill had its head literally several when the enacting clause was stricken while on second reading. The plans would have materially benefitted the entire State but the ing buildings in the path of the a jflshermpn who have for ages had a free hand at taking the finny tribe for the market, raised a strenuous protest against the fresh water fish bill, with the result that other plans of action will ggv have to be adopted. The killing of these bills does not affect the working of the shell fish commission under the old law. lish fleet will soon be Sunk in the open sea.” A paper of October 3, stated that Russia had withdrawn her offer of autonomy to Poland and conveyed the remarkble intelligence that the Russian war minister had resigned and was to be replaced by General Linevitch, who had died some time before. Papers of the same month announced that Prze- mysl was once for all free and re- ported that the Russians feared rev- olution in Warsaw and Lodz. From the 14th of November, de- pending solely upon wireless news, the dispatches became more meagre, but still more optimistic. The De- cember papers were prineipally oc- cupied with the miserable condi- tions of Russian investing troops, | tured. LAKELAND, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, MAY 1, 1915. IlflflSI—HE BEH leI sum STAVED IN HEAVEN UNTIL HE BEGAY TO KMDuK HIS HOME! TOWN PULLING TEETH IN THE TRENCHES This photograph of a dentist pulling a tooth from the mouth of a Ger- taan soldier in a trench illustrates vividly the thoroughness with which the physical welfare of the kaiser's fighters is looked after DECISIONS HANDED DOWN BY THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA ening Telegram Special Serviee) allahassee, Fla., May 1.-—The supreme court has issued the fol- lowing decrees up to today, during tho week: James V. Davidson, et al. appel- lant, vs. John R. Jeffords as mayor, appellees, Pinellaas county. Re- hearing denied. Per curiam. James N. Coons, etc., plaintiff in error. vs. Robert B. Pritchard, de- fendant in error. Petition for re- hearing denied. Opinion by Eilis. Carrie Robinson, plaintiff in er- ror, vs. the State of Florida, defend- ant in error, Columbia county. Judgment of the court below is af- firmed. The planitiff in error was found guilty of the murder of her infant child. H. P. Blocker, et al., appellants, vs. J. J. Seay, et al, appellees, Hernando county. Order reversing lower court. Arthur O. Steenburg et al. appel- lants, vs. William B. Phifer, appe!- lee, Alachua county. Order affirming decree of the circuit court, and that apyellee do have and recover his costs fror: appellant. Dissenting opinion by Cockrell. Concurred in by Shacklefcd. R. L. Baker, plainti¥ in eror. vs R. F. Bellamy, defendant in erro. Writ of error to a judgment of cir- cuit court of Citrus county, per enriam. Juarment of lower court af'rmed anc¢ defendant in error to pay costs. The Bay Piscayne Co., appellant, J. C. Baile, et al. appeal from order court of Dade county, V8. an of per cirewit curi This case having been submitted to tirely'a local bill the court at a former day of this ing on State wide affairs. “a precedent that | ter ment of counsel for parties, the respective and the record having been seen and inspected, and the court now being advised of its judgment given in thepremises, it seems to the court that there no error in said order. Order aflirming the order of circuit court and that ap- pellees do have and recover of and from the appellant their costs by them expended in their behalf, all of which is ordered to be certified by the court below: New Charters Issued This Week The Sunrise Publishing Co., Tam- pa, capital $5,000. J. Fred DeBer- ry, president and treasurer; Joe D. Hanna, vice president; N. H. Har- rison, secretary. This company published the Weekly Sunrise. The “El National Cigar C of Tampa, has changed its corporate name to “San Luis Cigar Co." Fellsmere Charter Bill Passed House Although the Felismere charter bill passed unanimously in the Sen- ate, when that bill was up for dis- cussion in the house last night there were many questions asked con- cerning its possible effect in setting would put the House on record as favoring woman suffrage. When the bill passed the Senate the claim was made by friends of the equal suffrage move- ment that its pe to be ge showed a sen- timent for the woman's vote being granted. This position several mem- bers of the Iouse did not want to appellees; an !vndur:«: not reallzing that the char- bill for Fellsmere, although granting woman's suffrage, was en- and had no bear- The bill term upon a transcript of the rot--‘pnssnd by a vote of 26 to 16 in the ord of the order aforesaid and argu- House. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 10 HOLD SMOKER NEXT WEDNESDAY NIGHT Meeting Will Be Held at Herron Theater; Membership Council Will be Formed and Ot her Matters Discussed At a special meeting of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Com- merce held at their room last even- ing it was unanimously decided that ! a general membership meeting business and a smoker be Wednesday evening, May 7:30 o'clock in the evening at Her- ron theater, to complete the organi- zation insofar as it will be possible to do, viz, planning for the new membership council, ratifying the by-laws, and discussing some other important matters which will come before the general meeting. It is hoped and it was the belief of the Board that a large number of the members will attend. Of course, all are invited. Let us make this a held on many plating suicide. ment was derived from the letter of an Augtrian deserter who wrote that the general opinion was that Przem- ysl had been ‘“erected by the devil and could only be taken by the dev- iL” A continual literary diet of this sort persuaded the Austrian sold- fers that all was going well for the Austrian forces in general and that Przemysl itself never could be cap- In one of the last issues be- and reproduced personal letters from ;fore the surrender there awas an soldiers obtained through the cap- |accourt of a charity lottery and con- ture of a Russian mall train. Ac- cert conducted for the relief of the 1,688 prizes were Hth, at were everal most representative meeting, show our good faith by attending and it is the earnest desire that each mem- ber of the organization express him- self and offer suggestions that may for be considered and acted upon from time to time in the future. There new membrships re- ceived this morning; one citizen telephoned that he had decided since the committee called upon him that he could not afford to stay out of the Chamber of Commerce, and that he was ready to sign up now, which he did. Another asked to be taken in and his membership was also signed up. This shows that the spirit of enterprise and progression is moving among all of us and each is eager for doing his part. Russian soldiers were contem- awarded which had been ccntributed Further encourage- DYy members of the garrison. |AMERICAN SHIP CUSHING DAMAGED BY ‘BOMBS; NO LIVES LOST (By Assoclated Pregs.) Washington, May 1.—American Minister Van Dyke, at The Hague, reported to the State department to- day that the American steamship Cushing from Philadelphia for Rot- terdam was damaged by bombs that were dropped on her from German afrcraft in the North Sea, but that no lives were lost. Press advices yes- terday said the Cushing was not damaged. BRITISH AVIKTORS ATTACK - GERMAN BATTERIER WhicH AR ATTACKING DONKIRK TANZER WOMAN AGAIN CHANGES HER TESTIMONY (By ociated Press.) New York, May 1.-—Rae Tanzer, the young milliner who sued James W. Osborne for fifty thousand dol- lars for alleged breach of promise to marry and later withdrew her suit saying Osborne was not the man who wooed her under the name of Oliver Osborne, changed her testimony again today Under oath she iden- tified James W. Osborne as her ad- mirer, Oliver Osborne Miss Tanzers renewed the identi- fication made during her cross ex- amination at the trial of Frank D. Safford, former clerk of a hotel at Plainfield, N. J., for perjury in con- nection with breach of suit a promise VILLA AND CARRANZA FORCES SOON TO CLASH IN BATTLE (By Washington, Assoc ed Press) May 1. -Oflicial re- ports to the state department indi- cate that a battle is impending near Aguas Calionte: General Villa's army of 000 and General Abragon’s and Carranza's forces. The diplomatic official circles are much interested today as they be- lieve a clash may decide the contest between rival Mexican leaders. between OBIECTIONS FLED T0 ADMINISTRATION OF RELIEF FUND (By Associated Prems.) London, May 1-——Widespread crit- icism is heard in England over the administration of the Prince of | Wale's National Relief Fund, which now amounts to $25,000,000. About a third of this has been expended thus far, The criticism comes from two sides. The Workers' National Com- mittee complains that $7,000,000 has been spent in relieving depend- ants of soldiers and sailors, and only $1,000,000 for the relief of eivil distress, which the Committee de- clares was the principal object of the fund. On the other hand, families of soldiers and sallors complain that there are unteasonable delays in making allowances and payments, and that the administrators of the fund have taken no notice of many cases of genuine distress. The Workers' National Committee which is understood to have the backing of the Trades Unions, has jasked fhe Executive Committee o the fund for ““a full statement of re- ceipts and expenditures, together ! with an explanation of the policy which has been pursued in the ad- ministration of the fund In Glasgow, a serious situation has arisen through a notice circulated a few days ago by the local branch of the Relief Fund Executive Com- mittee, stating that the fund would not continue to pay the weekly rent of 9,000 dependants. The Glasgow secretary at the same time stated that this action was taken against the wish of the local committee, which had in good faith made prom- ises to the soldiers’ relatives which it was not unable to fuiilll. The defense of the General Exe- cutive Committee is thus given in the Times: “The committee admits that the local administrative ma- chinery for payment of allotments and allowances is not yet working smoothly. But this work was un- dertaken only to relieve the unpre- cedented strain which the war had imposed upon the army Pay Depart- ment, and the Committee hopes that before long the fund will be entirely relieve@ of this charg upon it. “At the beginning of the war, the army pay office had on its books only 1,500 soldiers’ wives. The number entitled to separation al- lowances is now close to 1,000,000, and they are pald weekly. The number of households granted re- lief by the fund has been over 500,- 000. So far as practicable the mon- ey thus expended is being recover- ed from the War Office. “Substantial sums have been grant- ed for the temporary relief of wounded soldiers and sallors, and for the provision of employment and training for the partlally disabled. “Grants from the fund for the re- lief of the civil population are made DROPPED BOMBS BUT WITH WHAT RESULT IS UNKNOWN. In Assaulting Dunkirk Germans Hope to Occupy French Coast Nearest England. Associated Press.) May 1.—Developments at the northern extremeties of the two battle fronts, the shelling of Dunkirk in France and the new Ger- man offensive aimed at the Baltic provinces, take precedence in the war news today. British aviators have discovered and attacked the German batteries, which from a dis- tance estimated at 16 to 28 miles, hurled great shells on Dunkirk, but it remains to be seen whether the bombs dropped will put the guns out of action. The newspapers say the bombardment of Dunkirk means that the Germans still cling to their cherished idea of occupying the French coast nearest England. Pet- rograd dispatches disagree to whether it is the p se of the Germans to thrust at the extreme Russian right. Some indicate that the offensive is aimed at the Baltic provinces, while others believe the advance has Liabu Riga as its ob- jeetive. The latest official reports from the Dardanelles indicate that while the British army is fairly well established in landing operations, much fighting is necessary before a firm grip is established. MARTIAL LAW PREVENTS SALE OF LIQUORS IN EGYPT (By Assoclatvd Press) Cairo, May 1--Martial law has made it a dangerous matter for the peddlers of adulterated liquor to at- tempt business near the British en- campments to Egypt. By proclama- tion, Lieut. General Sir J. Maxwell has empowered special officers to enter and inspect any establish- ments suspected of selling bad liquor within a radius of five miles of any place where British troops are sta- tioned. Any person found selling adulterated or iInferior alcoholic drinks {s liable to imprisonment, fine and loss of license, Egypt is in normal times fillled with imitation liquors, wines and beers of such a poisonous nature that the drinkers go insane. Both the health and discipline of the troops was affected by this menace, now removed, in the early days of the war, (By London, as ——— “He has achieved success who has Hlived well, laughed often, and loved ‘much; who has gained the respect jof intelligent men and the love of |little children; who has filled his niche and accomplished his task; who left the world better than he found it, whether by an improved poppy, a perfect poem, or a rescued soul; who has never lacked appre- ciation of earth’s beauty or failed to express it; who has always look- ed for the best in others, and given the best he had; whose life was an inspiration; whose memory a bene- diction.” American education in general today is flabby and lacking in thoroughness. Here comes in the paradox of education. We are all here, faculty and trustees, for the sake of your education and yet every mother's son of you must educate himself. Walking through and sitting down in the university, will not give you an education. No matter what your problems are, put forth every effort as if your prob- lems were the whole thing in God's universe. Otherwise you merely assimilate; you are the puppet for whom other people pull the string.” —President Schurman. ———————— e solely on the recommendation of the Government Committee on the pre- vention and Relief of Distress, of which the president is Herbert Sam- uel, president of the Local Govern- ment Board. “Unemployment, as everyone knows, is much less serious than was anticipated, and it has not been necessary to make any very heavy demands on the fund for the as- sistance of cases of distress among the civil population. So long as the Government’s demand for labor on government work remains unsatis- fied, it would be impossible to re- gard without grave anxiety the con- tinued reliance of men and women on rellet funds.