Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, May 14, 1915, Page 1

OBOO0ROATT Local Temperatu g re Maximum 84 Minimum 69 § OLUME IV PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST PART OF THE BEST STATE ILL EYES TURN TOWARD BERLIN AS NATION AWAITS REPLY T0 ~ ULTIMATUM OF THE PRESIDENT ADING NEWSPAPERS OF THE COUNTRY ENDORSE THE PRESIDENT'S FIRM STAND HE LEADING GERMAN PAPER OF NEW YORK DE- CLARED THAT “THE GERMAN-AMERICANS HAD NEVER FOUGKFT AND WOULD NEVER FIGHT BENEATH BUT ONE FLAG AND THAT FLAG THE STARS AND SRIPES (By Associated Press) Washington, May 14—The gov- nment and the people of tiie United ates today turned expectantly to- ard Berlin, where Ambassador Ger- rd has been instructed to present the German foreiga office the note lling the attention of the imperial vernment to the ‘‘unlawful and humane” destruction of the Lus nia, and other violations of Ameri- In rights on the high seas. Ger- pny asked to disavow the acts of r submarine commanders in tor- doing the British ship Lusitania th the loss of more than one hun- led American lives, and of the nerican steamship “Gulflight,” as ¢ result of which two or more hericans met death. Reparation o far as reparation is posible,” is ed. The United States also de- res that she expects Germany to svent a recurrance of such acts. The White House officials today opted a policy of silence, They t that any discussion of the situa- nat this time would be useless d inopportune inasmuch as the estion is now before the German vernment. President Wilson will leave late ight on the Mayflower for New 'k to review the Atlantic fleet pre next week. During the trip, ich will last nearly a week, he il be ] touch with every develop- nt. [Pre dent Wilson's not to Germany s editorially commented on oughout the United States today h distinct praise and approbation e following are excerpts of some the leading newspapers indexing American thought: Vew York World: “It is courteous with cold, cutting courtesy that TUESDAY, overnor Trammell, in accord with a request made by Mrs. pree M. Wright, of this city, who rman of the ‘Educational De- tment of the Florida Federation Women’s Clubs, has issued a lamation calling on the people Florida to observe next Tuesday, ¥ 18th, as Peace Day. The cor- pondence between Mrs. Wrizht the Governor follows: or Park Trammell, Tallahassee, Fla. T Gov. Trammell: n accordance with a recommenda- b irom the General Federation of ‘s Clubs, the educational de- went of the Florida Federation, ndeavoring to arouse sufficient prest — for the observance of ace Day” in the schools and rches throughout the State. We | ve that the plastic period of th is the time when the deepest | most lasting impressions are [, Therefore, may 1 ask you, frnor Trammell, to issue a proc- ition designating May 18th as = Day in the schools and request the churches observe the follow- Sunday, May 23d as such? banking you in advance, T am, Very cordially, VRS, GEORGE M. WRIGHT, Educational Dept. F. F. C. W. 0 this letter, Governor Trammell ' Mrs Wright today advising that he had issued the following lamation: llahassee, Fla., May 12, 1915. N accordance with a recommen-~ on from the general Federation Women's Clubs the educational de- ment of the Florida Federation Women's Clube {s endeavoring to bse sufficlent interest for the ob- ance of ‘Peace Day’ in Pols and churches throughout this t is believed that the plastic o0 of youth s the time when the t and most lasting impressions made; and it is felt that the 1gives added emphasis to every | word.” New York Herald “Might have been stronger, might be weaker, but | will serve.” Louisville Courier-Journal: *Presi- dent leaves little room for parley.” New York Staats Zeitung While Staats Zeitung makes no editorial comment, it has the following to say in course of an article in English: “Never has there been but one flag under which the German American has ever fought and there never can be but one flag under which they will ever fight and that flag is the stars and stripes.” Chicago Tribune: “The President undoubtedly has voiced the senti- ment of the nation upon the use of submarines.” Paris Papers Pleased (By Associated Press) v 14 -The unofficial ver- resident Wilson' hizhly praised in this jmorning’s Paris The i Figaro says it shows the ‘‘er of ‘: banal protest | Pari | sion of | German note to newspaper. President's Note to German Gov't The full text of the President's note follows: “Depa tment ol State, “Washington, May 13, 1915 “The Secretary of State to the American Ambassador at Berlin: “Please call on the Minister of Foreign Affairs and after reading to 'him leave him with a copy: “In view of recent acts of the Ger- this communication, man in violation of American rights on the whieh culminated in the torpedoing and sinkine of the British steamship Lusitania on May 7. 1915, by which authoritics high seas | ) VERNOR TRAMMELL DESIGNATES MAY 18, AS PEACE DAY ——— thousands of our people who are af- |fi“il!l‘11 with the churches in our state will welcome an opportunity to give formal and public expression to the univ al desire prevailing in this country for the restoration of peace among the civilized people of the world. “Being in sympathy with this movement, I, Park Tram- mell, Governor of the State of Flor- ida, deem it proper to endorse the action of the above mentioncd ganization in desiznating Tuesday, May 18, 1915, as ‘Peace Day’' in the schools of this state nd in desig- nating Sunday, Ma 1915, to be ‘Peace Day’ in the State of complete or- observed as churches throughout the Florida; and 1 do earnestly recom- | mend that on said days the schools and churches provide ap- propriate exercises for suitable and respective impressive observance of said days peace, :in the interest of promoting 1good fellowship and humanity. PARK TRAMMELL, J Governor of Florida.” Mrs. Wright's Letter to the Clubs | “Mrs. Wright has also issued the following letter, on the same subject, |and which shesent to each Woman's Club in the State Federation: Madam President and Club bers: As the study of “Peace” is an all absorbing one at this psychologi- cal moment, I am asking all Clubs in the State to prepare special pro- grams for the observance of Peace Day, May 18th. . 1 urge your active co-operation with the teachers of your schools, whosepupils are to be the citizens and statesmen of the next genera- tion, as thfuture depends greatly upon their education at present. Mem- 1, also, ask your co-operation with | thevarious churches of your com- the | munities in the observance of s“n‘}pendltureo? 23, as a'day in the year , Ma o 4 to be de- when special sermons are livered on Peace. The appeal of President Wilson to the people of the United States to “act and speak in the true spirit of over 100 American citizens lost their lives, it is clearly wise and desirable that the government of the URited States and the Imperial German gov - ernment should come to a clear and full understanding of the situation that has resulted. “The sinking of the British pas- senger steamer Falaba, by a German submarine on Mareh 28, through which Leon €. Thresher, an Amer- ican citizen w drowned; the at- on April , on the American vessel (ushing by a German aero- plane; the torpedoing on May 1, of the American vessel Gulflight by a German submarine as a result of which two or more American citi. zens met their death and, fmally, the torpedoing and sinking of the steamship Lusitania, constitute a events which the w2overn- ment of the United States has ob- served with growing dis tress and amazement. Can't Believe Germany Responsible “Recalling the humane and en lightened attitude hitherto assumed by the Imperial German government in matters of international right and particularly with regard to free- dom of the seas; having learned to recognize the German views and the German influence on the field of in- ternational obligation as always en. gazed upon the side of justice and humanity: and having understood the instructions of the 'lmpr‘rlnl series of concern, German government to its naval commanders to be upon the same plane of humane action prescribed by the naval codes of other nations, the government of the United States was loth to believe- it cannot now g itself to believe- that these acts, so absolutely contrary to the rules, the practices, and the spirit of modern warfare, could have the countenance or sanction of that great government It feels it to he its duty therefore, to address the Imperial German con rming them with the utmos: fronk- and in the earnest hope that it mistaken action on the part of the Imperfal German which will the unfortunate impressions which have been created and vindicate the position of that ment with regard to the sacred free- dom of the seas Cannot Permit Such Measures “The government of the United povernment n is not in expecting government correet once more covern States has been apprised that the government con- ves to be obliged by ordinary circumstainces of ent war and the measures ir adversaries in seek- many off from all ', to adopt methods of re taliation which go much beyond the ordinary methods of warfare at sea, in the proclamation of a war zone from which they have warned neu- tral ships to keep away. This gov- ernment has already taken occasion to warn the Tmperial German gov- ernment that it cannot admit the adoption of such measures or such a warning of danger to operate as in any degree of abbreviation of the rizhts of American ship masters or of American citizens bound on law- ful errands, as passengers on me chant ships of belligerent national- ity; and that it must hold the Tma perial German government to a strict accountability for any fringement of those rights, inten- (Continued on Page 5.) — neutrality’” comes to us each day with greater force, as we realize the breadth of our world-relationship. A hasty review of Peace and War is sufficient to show every person the necessity of teaching Peace. Peace furthers civilization—War reverts it to the barbaric state. Imperial German sidered them the extr the pre adopted by th ing to cut Ge commer in- Peace is accompanied by law-— War by their opposites, order and Justice, Peace is constructive—\War is de- structive During a period of peace, cities are built, desert lands reclaimed, disease and crime decreased, great and useful discoveries and infen- tions made and the health and lives of men preserved. During a like perlod of war, cities are destroyed, fertile fields trampled, crimer umns rife, sorrowing widows and orphans are created and millions LAKELAND, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1915. about to be fired. Lawmakers favor ments voted favorably on the propo- sition to submit a constitutional amendment at the next general elec- tion, providing for state division. The committee met at 2:30 this afternoon and shortly after three de- cided as stated above. ing voted in the affirmative: Robson, W. J. Gay, O. N. Williams, of Pasco, J. W. Davig, of Jackson s The following voted in the negative: J. A. Hanson, Chairman Joe Willlams, A fifths vote is necessary to amendment in the house. Lakeland, in the vote on State di- vision, is mentioned as the most logical site fnr_lne capital of South The follow- Reid and three- submit H. . Parker,, INSURAKE BLLS UP FOR DISCSSI0 {By C. F Tallahassee, May 14 A Dbill that had for its pdrpose the reducing the amount of land that was exempt for Johnson) homestead met a sad fate in the House Thursday when Forest lLake and Amos Lewis put up a against Representatives Martin and Woods that resulted in ‘the bill fail- ing on roll call. Today (Friday), sumem) in suran bills are on the Senate cal endar as a special order apd will consume probably all of the time to- day and Saturday. These bills were introduced by Senator Watson the first week in the session, and have been threshed out thoroughly in the committee on insurance. Regard . less of the committee heayings there | promises to be a warm fight on the floor on some of the bills. The Torrens land bill to provide a ! new system’ of keeping records o deeds and guaranteeing the titles to lands in Florida, was Thursday morning passed to the calendar of second reading bills. This propo - sition has been before the Legisla- ture at several sessions but has been unable to find favor sufficient to be. come a law. Wednesday the Senate consumed all of two sessions considering the salt water fish bill, which had been | killed in the House, but came back in a reconstructed form for Senate action. After amending practically every section, but leaving protection to the industry, the bill finally went to the engrossing committee and will appear on the calendar of third read- ing bills Friday. | The bill to require all naval stores sold and shipped out of the State to| be inspected by a State inspector, which is also provided for in the measure, has reached the calendar of third reading bills and will more than likely pass the Senate this | week. Tallahassee, May 14.—The ever- The Austrians have made excellent use of the Skoda 30.5 centimeter guns in the fighting in the Carpathians. With Lakeland as The Capital | 4 (By Ci F. Johnson) ] Tallahassee, May 14— The llouso‘ Committee on Constitutional Amend- je of our finest specimens of manhood are wounded and crippled | slaughtered. glades drainage project will come up and |for consideration next week in the form of amendments to the present | Therefore, do the gains of wu'drnlnage law to provide a remedy | | compensate for its sacrifices and ex-for defects that have been discov- {ered, which has heretofore interfered | A careful study of the above out-!with the sale of bonds of the ever- line is earnestly requested. | glades district. The bill will meet Very cordially, with no opposition in the Senate and MRS. GESORGE M. WRIGHT, will enable the L. I board to close Chairman Educational Department a deal pending for the sale of the F.F.W.C entire bond issue. BOOST-AE BIG SKODA GUN OF THE AUSTRIANS One of these guns is shown here Division of State Florida. The north and ‘western part of the state, comprising twenty- ight counties would be known as Florida, and not West Florida. The New State would be known as South Florida. MUCH POVERTY IN VENICE Distress among the working class- es is widespread. Kven in normal times the poverty in Venice is ex- traordinarily great; some authori- ties, indeed, assert that one fourth of the whole population are paupers. During the past month there have been food riots and thousands of people are close to starving. The municipality has been granting re lief as far as possible, but now it is said that the funds available for this purpose are well nigh ex- hausted. BAPTISTS MAKE APPROPRIATIONS FOR MISSIONS : (By Associated Press.) Houston, Texas, May 14-—The Southern Baptist Convention here today appropriated $441,750 for home missions, and $624,000 for for- eign missions for the coming year. (By Assoclated Press.) Vienna,” May 14--Scissors are oddly in great demand in Vienna. 1t +does not seem to have occurred to the authorities to perforate the coupon parts of the municipal bread tickets, so they have to be cut off with scissors. In consequence thege, instead of being merely a profession- al or household necessity, have sud- denly become indispensable for everybody. As bread can only be had in res- taurants and cafes in exchange for coupons, the waiters must be pro- vided with scissors and it is esti- mated that at least ten thousand pairs have been bought for them alone. The bakers must have them also as disputes frequently arise as to whether it is the duty of the buy- er or seller to detach the coupon, many private persons carry their own scissors round with them. APPELLATE COURT NOT T0 INTERFERE IN THAW CASE (By Associated Press.) New York, May 14—The appel- late division of the State Supreme Court today decided it would not in- terfere with the plan to have Harry K. Thaw's status placed before the jury for determination and dismiss- ed the prohibitory writ asked by .the State. Berlin, May 14.—The senate of the free city of Luebeck has adopted an ordinance aimed against the use of tobacco by children under ' 16 years of age. It' makes parents or guardians liable for violations of the law. This, 8o far as known, is the first law of the kind to be passed In a German municipality. eather ) f=3 THE LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM = IiEIl THAT fim STAVED IN HEAVEN (NTIL HE BEGAN TO KNOCK RIS HOME TOWN FURIOUS FGHTING ON WESTERN FRONT: ALLIES THER OWN “THIRD HOUSE” 10 HOLD FORTH NEXT | WEDNESDAY NIGHT | | Tallahassee, May 14. sion of the members of the “‘third house” is scheduled for Wednesday evening of next week, and the most unique polit contest witnessed at the capital in many ypars will be pulled off at that session. This is the one time that the attaches of the two houses have their inning with the regular members of both branch- es. Some years ago a paze from Lake county, while occupying a senator's chair, called who had The ses . on Governor Gilchrist been clected a page, to bring him a glass of water, which the governor of course complied with, because the penalties of the third house are severe for insubor- dination of their attaches. A caucus is slated for Friday nlght to elect the speaker of the House and a pres- ident of the house session. Senate for the third FIVE DEAD IN ATLANTA; MISTAKE POISON-FOR LIQUOR ! (By Assoclated Press.) Atlanta, Ga.,, May 14-—Three men and two women are dead here foday as a result of drinking poison late Wednesday which the police claim they had mistaken for liquor. The physicians said the liquld was wood alcohol. RIOTS BETWEEN SOLDIERS AND POLICE e (By Associated Press) Panama, May 14—The recent rlots between United States soldiers of the Panama (‘anal forces and the' Panaman police in both Panama #ind Colon, in which several on both sides have killed have made it necessary Brizadier General been for HOLDING No. 161 FRENCH AND BRITISH ARE ALSO ‘GAINING GROUND IN THE DARDANELLES BUT WITH NO DECISIVE RESULT AS YET (By Associated Press.) London, May 14-—The great bat- tle between the allies and Germans in the west is characterized in ad- vices reaching here as oge of un- believable fury. The allfes claim their forces are holding firmly. The French official communication to Paris today declares their forces in addition have oceupied several trenches Yesterday southwest of Souchez. Rain has been falling since yes- terday morning. The Russian re- ports say that the battle In west- ern Galicia is becoming less intense but Berlin, Vienna continue the claim that their forces are sweeping eastward. Advices from the Dard- anelles say the French and British forces continue to gain but with no decisive result yet. Italy's decision is still in the bal- ance. The king as yet has taken no action as to the resiznation of his cabinet, e g Clarence R. Edwards, U. S. A, com- manding the Panama Troops, to es- tablish large permanent provost guards in both cities. Yn Panama the guard is composed of Company E, Tenth Infantry, Capt. F. W. Cole- man, while at Colon the various Coast Artillery Company stationed at Toro Point are assigned to that duty in turn An arrangement has been made with the Panama Goyernment whereby the soldier-guards are fur- nished with the regulation Panaman police club. In addition they wear their service revolvers. It is their duty to patrol all places which the soldiers are likely to frequent, especially the Tenderloin district. Soldiers ate no longer arrested by the native police. All such cases are handled by the soldier guard. At Panama the patrol company has its own camp on the side of Ancon Hill only a short distance from the new Administration Build- ing and within easy marching dis- tance from the main part of Panama City. T GOLONY OF 63 AMERIGANS ' FIGRTING OFF YAQUI INDIANS INTEREST IN JAPAN IN THE WOMAN QUESTION (By Assoclated Press.) Tokio, May 14—The growing in- terest in Japan in the woman ques- tlon, which was enhanced by the participiation of women as canvass- ers for their husbards in the recent election campaign, has been further manifested in a call for proverbs issued by a Tokio daily, the Yorodzu, The newspaper asked for epigrams on the topic: “What a man would wish of his wife,” believing this one of the burning questions of the day when 80 much is said in Japan about the sphere of woman. The journal concludes from lhn‘ character of the many thousiands of replies that the position of Japanese women is still that of “good wives and wise mothers” and of retiring, thrifty careers in home and kitchen. “Jn the other hand it expresses the opinion that as men desire women to remain in that sphere their own state must be inactive and narrow, making them unworthy, as undesir- ous, of a different kind of woman- folk. Hence the next contest will be: “Men as seen by women.” The prizes for proverbs on ideals for womanhood were as follows: First prize: A good wife lays the foundation of a bronze statue. Second prize: To buy gold rings is to hasten the wliineg of iran pans Third prize: Even Queen Vie- toria was a wife before her husband. Soft cotton makes gunpowder. The (By Assoclated Pri ) Nogales, Sonora, May 14-—A col- ony of sixty-five Americans includ- ing women and children near Esper- anza, are striving today to fight off Yaqui Indians, who are attacking their homes. Two Americans have been killed. Fivé hundred Mexican soldiers and armed Americns are attempting to relieve the beleagured Americans. BRIDGE COMPLETED ACROSS EUPHRATES (By Associated Press.) Rotterdam, May 14-—A Constanti- nople telegram announces that the German engineers have completed the great bridge across the Euphra- tes, near the railway station of Djerabulus on the Bagdad railway., The bridge is now open for traffic.” It is understood that trains can now run through from Konia, the termi- nus of the Anatolian railway, to the Euphrates. Djerabulus is on the Euphrates, northeast of Aleppo, on the border of the Mesopotamian desert. The terminus of the railway has been for several years at Bulgurlu, in Asia Minor, and the German engineérs who have been constructing this sec- tion of the line had the tremendous task of piercing the Taurus Moun- tains with tunnels cut through the ‘ solid rock. great by-profit to increase the net income. The home with an insin- cere wife is more precarigus than a wife that compla.ns of poverty is|flying machine with an injured proe the maker of povex\\-, Nature plant-|peller. One end of vanity passes in- ed a beard on man and engraved|to person. The heaviest load of the dimples on woman. husband is the wife’'s vanity. A Fourth prize: No wife is too good | cheery face is the best toilet. Lux- for her husband. When the wife is|ury i a bomb that destroys the gentle indoors, the husband can be home. Wife out, creditors in. Be rm out-of-doors. Jealouysy is like |the mother of a great man rather an injection needle—if it goes t0o |than the wife of a Prime Minister. far, harm ensues, while too littledTo talk happiness with an untrue of it does no good. wife is like admiring the moon with Fifth prize: Your ecomomy is ala blind man.