Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, May 5, 1915, Page 1

PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST PART OF THE BEST STATE N MAY DE CLARE WAR ON HINA WITHOUT WAITING T0 G ISSUE IMMINENT; JAPS ARE CHINA AND A DE- REGARDING FINAL IS EXPECTED WITHIN OURS Assoclated Press.) May 5.—The capital is e face of the critical sit- fhe government has taken to prevent anti-Japan- ‘Japan. rations. ong the educated th The feeling is class e progress of negotia- The cabinet's ivided and the decision 0 jese stroyers have arrived at fig-tao on the Gulf of Liac- gut one hundred and fifty P of Peking, evidently for o of removing from China the Japanese urse rests with Presi- ikai. cruiser and four tor- legation. presentatives of all parts itry announce the depar- | @ Japanese and the concen- lapanese consulates. t f th gard to the non-accept- demands by China with- upon the issuance of an taken by its officers. It antial opinion at Pek- at Japan might take jociated Press.) b5.—Japan’s attentions the Chinese situation believed is filled with bilities. 1t is reported Efdreign office telegraphed tatesmen in China instructing re for possible depart- cision of the cabinet is expected ." ‘prees claims the limit of ition, @ight classes of contest- NAL BOXING CHAMPIONSHIP 2 gisco, May J.-—Interna- championships are be- today at the Panama- for amateurs. 108 175 from to re are entries from all and a few from JON RACING CLOSES acing season will close i The new book of rules satisfactory. ch superfulous matter. | the races were rum, Most of to Churchilt il go elve days, beginning on p May 5. OFFEY T0 BOX —Al Reich will y at the Garden to- fly Gibson, manazer of the best known sport - the country, says that be an important one, in the running or elim- for a match with Wil- Coffey, ‘‘the Dublin is regarded as the real ISSUED 'HOUT LIST OF SHIPS ociated Press.) y 4.—The first official AN ULTIMATUM LAKELAND BANKS STRONCLY SUPPORT CIIC COVERNMENT That the banks of Lakeland are not behind in the matter of public spirit and civic pride, is evidenced by the splendid financial aid they are extending to the city’s newly formed commercial organization. The First National Bank, as an institution, and independent of the individual memberships subscribed by its officers and employes, took five memberships, amounting t $100 year for three years. This is {the largest amount subscribed by any concern, and the management jof the bank is to be congratulated yon the liberal policy which thus { makes it the leader in the support 'given to this great municipal move- ment . The American State Bank, which ;has also shown a most commendable spirit in connection with this :mo\'omonl, subscribed for three | memberships, amounting to $60 a !'year for three yvears, this being in addition to individual memberships When the conservative institu- tions of this city, such as these strong financial concerns, thus put their faith and their money into this movement, it is the strongest evidence of its merit and soundness, and a guarantee that the pext three years will be a period of great growth and improvment along all lines in Lakeland. CHAMBER COMMERGE 0 HAE SHOER T THS Ve Do not forget that the first mem- berships meeting of the Lakeland Chmber of Commerce will be held tonight at 7:30 o'clock at Herror opera house; every member should be there as matters of importance will come up. Don’t let anything keep vou away. The call is for 7:30 o'clock; meeting will begin promptly at 7:45. Come and bring a friend; whether he is a member or not, he will be cordially wel- comed. The meeting is not only for those who have signed as members \of the organization, but for all who are interested in the idea of orga- nized and united effort in behalf of the growth and advancement of this city |POLK’S REPRESENTATIVE DONT WANT SUNDAY PICTURE SHOWS Tallahassee, May Represen- tative Robson, of Polk county, asks that all picture shows and vaude- ville shows be prohibited on Sunday There are but few towns in the state of Florida where these performances are now permitted, and it Is under- stood the bill will meet with strea uous opposition from these cities Delegations from Jacksoniville and Tampa are expected here this week r issued without the to appear before the commitiee om has just appeared. It | miscllaneous considered necessary any om the Germans ight reveal the he British navy. full officers and men on ac- legislation in an ef fort to kill the bill. The contention is put forth that every city has & right to regulate such matters by ordinance and that no new state Is needed. overs eighty pages of ns, while and occupies the Royal the Volunteer 87 pages MUNICIPAL ART SOCIETY ge number of the vol- ists hold Westminster, Loughborough, fame; L. G. Chioz writer on economics; temporary Among them are the d as lieutenant com= e Duke of Manchester, Filson ist; D. C. Calthorp, of New York, May At the Na tional Arts Club in this city there was opened today an exhibition of municipal art woik, under the di- rection of Mayor Mitchel and Bor- ough President Marks, representing the city, and Otto H. Kahn and oth- jers interested beautitul, as patrons. The purpose |is to show what has been accom- everal pages of names plished along these lines. Drawings, g Queen Alexan— designs, models and photographs in making the ecity! LAKELAND, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 5, THE LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM BO0ST-REMEMBER THAT SATAN STAYED IN HEAVEN UNTIL HE BEGAN TO KNOCK HIS HOME TOWN KRONPRINZ WILHELM AT NEWPORT NEWS This 1s the German converted crulser Kronprinz Wilhelm, which slippe 1 into port at Newport News, Va., for repairs and supplies and which probably will intern there like the Prin: Eitel Friedrich Captain Thierfel- der, however, said if he were given three weeks for repairs he would make a dash for sea. NINE TRAWLERS SUNKsBY SUBMARINE: HARD FIGHTING REPORTED IN CARPATHIANS RUSSIANS ADMIT PROGRESS WAS MADE BY GERMANS: NO OFFI- CIAL REPORTS FROM THE DARDANELLES (By Associated Press.) London, May 5.-—-Nine trawlers were suuk by a German submarine Monday, according to reports re- ceived here today. Seven had head- quarters at Hull, and two at Grims- by. So far as known no lives were lost, the crews taking to the boats. Desperate fighting 18 in progress in the Carpathian battlefield in the | Stry region, one hill being said to have changed hands three times In a single battle; 1,200 Austrians were captured by the Russians. The Russian war office admits that the Germans and Austrians succeeded in croesing the Dunajec, in western Galacia, but says they were prevent- ed from making further advance British officials admit that the adjustment of their lines in Mand- ers, with consequent abandonment of several positions east of the Ypres, marks advantages won by Germans in their victory between Ypres and Dixmude There are no late official reports from the Dar- danelles region. re- (By Assoclated Press.) Hull, England, May more British trawlers have added to the list of those sunk the German submarines Monday in the North Sea. The crews of the lolathe, Hero and Northward-ilo have been landed here and brought the report of the sinking of their boats. No lives were lost but it is feared that trawlers are also lost Thr been by other (By Assoclated Berlin, May A German offi cial statement today says the Brit- ish continue their retreat in Fland- It also claims Press.) ers with heavy losses that the French att Pont Amousson was repulsed with heavy loss to them yesterday It claims these are the reasons for re treating in the Carpathian region on northeast SANFORD BUILDING AND LOAN DOING GOOD WORK The Association has loaned cently for seven homes money and Sauford Bullding and Loan e | Belgian th18 | passed through Bruges In charge of W. H. HARRISON GAVE LUNCHEON TODAY 10 THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WORKERS Mr. W. H. Harrison was host at a delightful lundheon at the Tre- mont Hotel today, tendered to those gentlemen who have been actively engaged in membership campaign incident to the establishment of the new Chamber of Commerce. About 30 gentlemen were present and the gathering was marked by good feel- ing and general enjoyment of the good cheer provided. Mr. Holworthy took occasion to thank these workers for their splen- did efforts during the past two weeks, and asked for their continued futerest, in a brief but effective and interesting talk. Dr. Lawton, who recently came here from St. Louis, was introduced, and stated that after looking tne State over he had decided to locate |in this city because it looked better (to him than anything else he his pleasing | seen Ihe concluded little tulk by raising three empty glasses from the table, saying that what had contained, and which tuted the in loeating him- the Lakeland, the best and had been able to find. Rev. Richard Bolton also made a short but interesting talk, in which he declared that he had never known a finer citizenship than that which Lakeland boasts. “It is a cit- izenship that does things,” declared Mr. Bolton He added that the work now being put through in per- fecting the splendid commercial or- ganization would make Lakeland one of Florida's greatest and most prosperous citles. these most effectual argument water of purest he BELGIAN PRISONERS GIVEN OVATION BY PEOPLE OF BRUGES (By Associated Press.) Amsterdam, May 4.-—Beventy prisoners who recently makes about twelve new homes lo:- guard of German cavalry, re. be built in the next few months. I wish to commend the good work ac- complished by the bullding associa- for without it the many new homes that have been bulit here during the past pever have been constructed. This assoclation has done much for the city and | want right now to inform some of the monled men of this city that the bullding association is the place to invest your money instead of foreign fakes that have taken so much of Sanford's money and given nothing in return. The amount of Sanford money that has been in- vested out of the State is appalling and most of It was placed in gold brick schemes. Some people never think about investing in a home en- terprise, although they make their money in Sanford, Nevertheless the building assoclation continues to prosper and @row and is safe and sound and in capable hands.—San- ford Herald. tion On a premise that a needle in a haystack is easy to find, the Canad- Naval Nursing Serv. showing the work accomplished and |jan Pacific has instituted a system of sick quarters in all | under way for the betterment of of searching out from 100,000 em- ited Kingdom covers | plers, bridges, streets, parks, etc., ployes the men who are the likeliest are receiving much attention. for promotion. The searching is , German municipal five ykars would | ceived a resounding welcome from the Belgian inhabitants of the town, notwithstanding the orders of the authorities that no. demonstratinos were to take place. The prisoners, who included in- fantrymen and engineers, were cap- tured near Driegrachten. As they passed down the streets of Bruges, the people of the town gathered along the sidewalks. Hats and handkerchiefs were waved in the air and there were shouts of “Vive la Belgigue,” “Leve Belgie,” and “Leve de Koning™ The prisoner smiled and answered back “Courage, com - rades."” Meanwhile the crowd showered them with gifts of fruit, chocolate, sandwiches and cheese. While the enthusiasm was at its height some of the German horse- men charged the crowd. It is said that the mumicipal authorities will assess a fine against the populace for the unauthorized demonstration. through a dozen scouts who make it their business to travel up and down the line looking for the bright men, the tidy station agent, the courteous tralnman, cool men ip emergency, the inventive mechsnie, and the had | he had Jjust emptied, consti-: PNELLAS WANTS 10 BOND FOR $250.000 FORROADS Fla., May 5. Pinel- las county promises to come to the front the matter of good roads. Representative Woods has intro- duced a bill in the House to author- ize Pinellas to issue bonds to the extent of $250,000 for the construc- tion of good roads and bridges. With a new judicial circuit taking in only Pinellas and Pasco, and sev- eral new towns chartered at this session for Pinellas, this bond issue will permit an extensive develop- ment of one of Florida's baby coun- ties. The bill as introduced has a clause requiring an afirmative vote of the people to settle the question of the bond Issue. It has been ru- mored at the capital this week that Pinellas county people believe they will divert a branch of the Dixie Highway along the west coast of Florida to St. Petersburg. This bond issue for roads adds strength to this movement to secure a part of the highway. Tallahassee, METHOD FOUND TO SAVE JUICE OF GRAPEFRUIT i Washington, May 5.--At the re- quest of the Palmetto, Fla., Board of Trade, the Department of Agricul- | ture has found a simple method of bottling the juice of grapefruit, making it possible to use the fruit now wasted. All that is necessary, according to the government's frait juice speclal= ists, is to bring the craefruit juice to the boiling point in a porcelain lined or enameled kettle, pour it while still hot into bottles, which then are hermetically sealed. WAR BONUS REFUSED POSTAL EMPLOYEES (By Assoclated Press.) lLondon, May 4. The British postmaster general has definitely re. fused to erant the request of the postal employes for a war bonus of a dollar a week to meet the in- creased cost of living caused by the war. The bonus asked for to be paid only to workers iving less than $20 a week. The postmaster general stated that the rise in the cost of living is not by itself a sufficient reason at the present time, for Increasing wages. Ile regards this rise as a burden which must be shared in common by all classes in the coun- try. Moreover, he explains, com- pliance with this request from the postoffice workers would necessi- tate corresponding grants to all gov- ernment employes of a similar status and would therefore impose a very heavy burden on the treasury. The postal employes are arrange ing for protest meetings with the object of urging the cabinet to re= consider its decision. rec SNUFF BOX SOCIETY RECENTLY ORGANIZED (By Associated Press.) London, May 5.-—A society whose sole object is to act as custodian for a snuff box, has just been incorpo- rated and registered at Somerset House. The Past Overseers’ Society of St Margaret and St. John Westminster, although not incorporated until this ;late date, was founded just two cen- turies and two years ago. The orig. inal snuff box now rests in a series of boxes, one fitting into the other, which have been added at various clerk who can run the office when the boss is-out. These scouts are in- structed to look for merit only, and 'SUPREME COURT ISSUES MANDATE IN CASE OF (LEO ERANK (By Assoclated Press.) Washington, May 5.—Upon the request of the counsel for Leo M. Frank, the supreme court today is- sued its mandate, by which the de. cision of the Georgia federal court, denying Frank’'s writ of habeas cor- pus, was affirmed. Ordinarily the mandate would not have been issued until May 19. It was reported that the action of Frank's counsel was to facilitate his application before the prison commission of Georgla, for a commutation of the death sentence imposed upon him for the murder of Mary Phagan. CONGRESSIONAL UNION “SUFFS.” Baltimor, ) The * Con- gressional Union of Women Suffra - gists met here today for a two days’ session of planning to extend their work favoring a federal amendment granting equal suffrage rights. (on- ventions will be arranged from Maine to California and everything possible done to stir up general in- terest fm securing the federal amendment. Many persons of na- tional repute are preseat, including wives and daughters of congressmen. A pageant will be presented today. INETHODIST BISHOPS N SESSION AT SAINT LOuS (By Associated Press.) Ay 5 fing, signed 'DAVIS LIUOR | BILL SIGNED ' BY GOVERNOR { THIS MORNING BILL GOES INTO EFFECT SEPT. 30; BILL ALLOWING WOMEN TO VOTE ON EDUCATIONAL MATTERS PASSES SENATE (Evening Telegram Special Service) Tallahassee, Fla., May 5.—Gov- ernor Trammell, at 1( this morn- the Da regulation liquor bill, in the presence of the following persons: Semfators Blitch, Davis, Roland, McGeathern, Miss Minnie Neal, Don (. MecMullen, Rev. C. W. Crooke, Tolbert, Whit- field, and Representatives Bryan and Pinney. The Bill goes into effect at mid- night, Sept. 30, when all licenses expire. The Senate today passed the bill introduced by Senator Jones, pro- viding that women shall be allowed to vote on all matters pertaining to educational institutions and to hold such offices by election or appoint- ment . The afternoon session of the Sen- ate will consider local bills. (By Ascoclated Press.) Tallahassee, May 5.-—Governor Trammell today signed the bill passed by the Florida legislature making it illegal after Oct. 1 this St. lLouis, May 5.-—The Board of Bishops of the Methodist church, South, met here todsy to plan con- ference assignments for the enpuing twelve months and tpke part {p the meeting of the Board of (Churgch Ex- tension. The latter meets tomor- row and will make appropriations of about one million dollars for the work of the church. CORNELL VS, PA. ATHLETES Philadelphia, May 5.-=Cornell’s crack athletes will clash with Penn- sylvania in a dual meet here today. POND SUCCEEDS DOYLE Seattle, Wash., May §.-—Admiral Pond, formerly on duty at San Fran- cosco, today succeeded Admiral Doyle, retired for age. Admiral Pond will command Pacific reserve fleet, with headquarters in Puget Sound . TITLE MEN IN SESSION AT GAINESVILLE Gainesville, May 5.—The Fourth Annual convention of the Florida Association of Title Men convened 1in Gainesville Monday, and held sesslons yesterday and today. B. E. | Jarrett, of Palatka, president of the association, is presiding. Monday afternoon a number of the visitors were tendered an auto- mobile ride to points of interest in and near the city, but as many who are to attend the business sessions had not arrived at the hour set for the courtesy, it was declded to ex- tend this favor to the title men yes- terday afternoon at 4 o’'clock, when all participated. Monday evening the assoclation held the first session in the Masonic Temple. The visitors were wel- comed on behalf of the ecity by Christopher Matheson and on behalf of local abstractors by Barney R Colson, president of the Alachha County Abstract Company Mr Colson is a past president of the title men's assoclation. To the words of creeting and hospitality ythe responses were equally as pleas- ine ' The program for nour.ced as follows Morning Session 9:60—Call to order Address—"Reform and How to Obtain Judson, president Title Guaranty| , Jacksonville. (A discussion of this subject will follow the address and shall deal with matters under consideration by the present legis- lature.) Address—"Printers’ Ink in the Aletract Business.” Mr. Barpey R IConn, president Alachua County Abstract Co., Galnesville Discusion—""How to Advertise today Is an- Legislation It,” Mr. ( D year to sell liquor in less than half pint quantities, and providing that it be sold in sealed packages only. The measure also removes all screens protecting doors from sa- loons, and has provisions designed to prevent the serving of drinks in hotels, restaurants and clubs. LATE FRENCH GENERAL CRITICISED HIS MEN (By Associaled Press.) Paris, May 4.-—General Tremeau, who recently died from injuries sus- tained in an automobile aceident, was virtually the commander in. chief of the army during the period of his service as vice president of the higher war council. He is well remembered by all the officers who served under him for his vigor, quickness of decision and plain way of speaking. After the annual army manoeuvres in 1910 in the Cham- pagne province, he addressed the general officers as 1s usual under such circumstances. He started out in the usual honeyed tone and fin- ished as follows: “Gentlemen,” he said, “if the great emperor had been able to come back among us and witness the manoeuvres that we have just ac. complished upon the scene of his glorious exploits, he would find that we have borne ourselves in a par. ticularly pitiable manner.” The severity of his criticims made him a great many political enemes and it ws this more than anything else that brought about his resigna- tion in 1911, times. Some of these cases are beautifully engraved, and one bears a silver plate sald to have been en< graved by Hogarth, representing the Duke of Cumberland’s victory at Culloden in 1746. The society consists members, among them Craik, M. P —_— Their Business;” led by Mr. Geo. S. Nash, Jacksonville. (This feature will include *a display of advertise- ' ments, newspaper clippings and form letters in use by abstractors over the States to advertise their business). Address—"Land Surveys,” Mr. A. S. Miller, president Columbia Land and Title Co., Lake City. Informal talks by abstractors on matters pertaining to local or gen- eral problems. Reports of special committees. Adjournment for luncheon. Afternoon Session 1:30—Call to order. Report of resolutons committee. Address—“The Education of an Abstractor,” Mr. H. C. Conkling, manager Indlan River Abstract Co., Titusville. Unfinished business. Report of committee on nomina- tions and election of officers. Selection of 1916 conventon city. Adjournment. The present officers of the assacia- tion are as follows: B. E. Jarrett, president, Palatka; BE. L. Mack, first vice president, Bartow; E. A. Nash, second vice president, Miami; Geo. S. Nash, secretary, of thirty Sir Henry it is not a part of their business to an Abstract Business and How Flor- |Jacksonville; P. D. Cassidey, treas- report faults. o ida Abstractors Are Advertising urer, Jacksonville.