Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, May 31, 1915, Page 1

THE LAKELAND EVE feather Unsettled tonight NING TELEGRAM === VOLUME IV PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST PART OF THE BEST STATE LAKELAND, FLORIDA. MONDAY, MAY 31, 1915 BOOST-REMENBER THAT SATAN STAYED IN HEAVEN UNTIL HE BESAN TO KNOC PRESIDENT TO DECIDE TODAY - APPROPRIATION COURSE OF U.S.; IS DISPLEASED 'WITH GERMANY'S REPLY COURT PREACHER DECLARES MEXICAN s'l'le[ '[0 GERMANY MORE RELIGIOUS m& 0R “. s. Heyn, pastor of the Kaiser Wihelm Memorial church in Berlin, a court 'I'AK[ “ANI) preacher, and a member of the Reichstag, writes in the Vossiche Zeitung on the effect which the war has had on the piety of the nation. He says the German nation during the past nine months has developed a profoundity of religious sentiment beyond anything in its former his- tory, and that the struggle through which it is passing has brought it nearer to the Divine Spirit. The German people, says Dr. Heyn. have taken to reading the Psalms and the prophetical books of the Old Testament. “The God who made iron ident today faced two difficult inter-|grow,” adds the writer, “‘has become national problems; one is the crisis|jiving in the German nation, and un- fare. The President prepared a state- do so. ative to the Lusitania disaster and sions of the Southern Memorial As- German reply attempts to obscure row of the twenty-fifth annual con- in the relations between the United | gor Hig ringing step we have re- ment for issuance tomorrow, warn- | ‘ l")lll‘l" There i€ pessimism and high ten-! i other matters. The official text is sociation of the Sons of Confederate and evade the main issues and seeks vention of the United Confederate (By Associated Press) PRESIDENT TODAY FACES TWO GREAT INTERNATIONAL PROB- LEMS; BRITAIN CALLS ATTEN TION TO UNUSUAL ACTIVITY OF ‘SUBMARINES (By Associated Press.) Washington, May 31.—The Pres- States and Germany and the other is i gained the assurance that the An- the administration’s determination |cient One above will hold our house to stop international Mexican war-|gnq protect the true faith.” i ing Mexican factional leaders if they do not stop their incessant strife the United States will find a means to gion regarding the relations with Germany, resulting from the German RIcHMoND reply to the United States’ note rel- (By Assoclated Press.) pefore the President although he al- Richmond, Va., May 31.-—Ses- ready knew its disappointing tone. The United States officials say the Veterans, and the annual Hollywood Memorial Parade were held today, to interpose technical argument on |preliminary to the opening tomor- matters hitherto undisputed in in- ternational law. The President is expected to decide the course of the|Veterans, which extends through United States today and discuss it |Thursday. It is estimated sixty | with the cabinet tomorrow. thousand persons will attend the re- | { union . e !NOEWY PUTS INTO | EFFECT A WAR TAX | I K slx s“lps (By Associated Press) (heistiania, Norway, May 31—At the beginning of the war the finan- IN I“RE DAYs\ros of the Norwegian government ! were in the best condition for many (By Associated Press) vears. but the sudden drop in re- London, May 31.—German suh-; igte from import daties and the marines have been unusually busy |cxtraordinary expense of maintain- while the German foreign office was |ing sufficient army to protect neu- engaged in the preparation of its'treiity soon exhausted available sur- answer to the United States’ note on ! plus and forced the enactment of ! the Lusitania incident. Within a|wi: measures to mee’ a prospeciv space of at least three days six ships | qeficit. Although omes in No® | of considerable size had been sent to |wiy wore already paving a tay of | the bottom and six lives have been about ten per cent annually an in- lost. In addition the Trans-Atlan- tic Line Megantic had a narrow es- cape from an attack by a German |y, ase was made in the rate on in-} Additional | comes over $1,700 rty taxes were also fixed | | at Pensacola, OF $2.000,000 FOR STATE EXPENSES Rotterdam, May 31—The Rev. Dr. |\WAS ADOPTED BY THE SENATE TODAY; NEGRO VOTE IS PRAC TICALLY ELIMINAED; NAVAL STORES BILL PASSES; CENSUS WILL BE THROUGH IN ALL PROBABILITY (By C. K. Johnson.) Tallahassee, Fla,, Hay 31.—Af- ter an hour's discussion in the Sen- ate this morning over the item of calling for appropriations for the tax commission’s salaries and expenses, the measure was adopted carrying a general appropriation for two years of approximately $2,000,000 for State expenses. The reapportionment, resolution by Senator Stringer, continues as a special order in the Senate and is expected to pass Tuesday. The Griffin standard field box bill, the State printery bill, and the amendment bill to the Bryar pri- mary law, were among measures placed on special calendar of the Senate today, and made special order for Tuesday evening. Representative Adkins introduced a resolution in the House this morn- ing that sounded the death knell to hundreds of bills on the House cal- {endar under the resolution that Sen- ate messages was the first order of business, Senate bills second, and House bills on third reading next, and Wednesday morning the general appropriations bill was made a spe- cial order. The program means that no bill can be taken out of its regu- lar order on the calendar. By a vote of 15 to 13 the census bill was made a special order in the Senate for 4 o'clock Wednesday af- ternoon. This vote is believed to indicate the passage of the bill, and the House having passed the meas- ure it is expected to go the governor for his signature Wednesday. By an overwhelming vote the House this morning passed the naval stores inspection bill withowt any amendments and since the measure has already passed the Senate will go to the governor for his approval. The grandfathers’ clause amend- ment eliminating practically all the negro vote, passed the Senate today, and when the House concurs in slight amendments made in the Sen- e it will have the approval of the governor Senator Jones introduced a resolu- tion calling for the appointment of a commission e five by the governor to arrange or a centennial exposition commemorating the cessation by Spain of Florida to the submarine. British observers are! Today the government also putiin=f ooy siqtes drawing attention to these cases par- | to effect a war tax amounting to g ' ticularly in connection with the pre-'rom 15 to 20 per cent of the value o\ oy pyang RACING sentation of the German note. {upon cigars, cigareties and snuff AT MONTREAL The lull along the western battle g, gur no tax has been fixed on A front has been broken by the French | iyoking and chewing tobacco. Such | yfontreal, Que., May 31.—Eight a heavy war tax has been fixed on who claim they have taken a group price will be of German trenches in the Pilkelm | uiohes that their region. They have made progress Government officials esti north of Arras. jmate the ¥ The situation along the River San 'y ..o tax doubled. revenue from the to- gate $400,000, will az in the vicinity of Przemysl appears| cyie jt is expected the income from for the moment unchanged. Except ‘“h,‘ match tax wil! be $250.060 As for news of a moyement of war shiDs | . jpport duty on tobaceo is heavy which appear to be searching for| ..., dealers predict the trade German submarine bases there is lit=| (i po carry the additional burden tle definite information from the i“"'l anticipate a decided decrease in Dardanelles. trade. P ¥0 DISCRIMINATION FRENCH COMPOSER SHOULD BE TOLERATED COMES TO TRAGIC END London, May 31.—“It would be (By Associated Press.) Mlitically wrong, as well as morally Paris, May 31—The fate of Alber- wjust, to intern naturalized British {c Magnard, the composer of “Bere- missing sinee Subjects or in any way to diserimin- .o . .nq “yolande,” Me between them and native citi-) ®ns” declares the London Law Journal in a forcible article on the treatment of aliens. “No support can be given,” de- dlares this journal, “to any of the the battle of the Marne, has just be- come known. He was at his country hom the village of Baron in working on a pew opera when the " the department e near Germans invaded the f)l-‘/‘.l days’ racing was begun here today under the direction of the Canadian Racing Association at the tracks of the Dorval Jockey Club in this city. BELGIAN RELIEF SHIPS New York, May 31—The Cam- bian King will call today for a cargo for the Belgian Relief Fund. Eight other ships are to sail in the service far into the summer. Aid is still needed and probably will be until the close of the war. DE PALMER LED AT END OF FIRST (By Associated Press.) " he threatened steps against those who wTnere are five bullets there lave been naturalized and have be- <aid to friend a few day before ®me British subjects.’ Discrimina- |- . he cnemy, showing an -l‘arnval of the e 4 b s tion between citizens is like an evi «Four for th automatic pistol. vicinity Magnard barri- were in the el es to the park and th caded the gat atrance to his h tired alone with SPECIAL MEMORIAL SERVICES New York, May 31.—The fimo;‘h :c Niversary of -the ending of the| = Creton. Cvil waryxg being especially com- l“‘]‘"':;::;‘;;,:: soon after, demol omorated by the G. A. R. veter- | ¥ s iy Van Cortland Park toda¥| Where special exercises are beins 4. A complete tactical division ™ troops will be mobilized. Nearly % hundred thousand persons have ®ovded the district to witness the oeuvres over the hills of the (K. The Spanish War veterans are ing their assistance. ouse. his son-in-law A detachment O ishing the gates, m\'z\-dh i and began to force the doors. ushed to a8 W nard KU rwo Uhlans fell and th Mag two shots. rest fled Later the de returned to the that the occupants 0! well armed, deci tachment of Uhlan park, and Brow and the I ool i Sis by hm':e 1111 ";E 1b°:y pol:utcl;e disease Germans if th \ b: ::km\i’wi s premises—the fifth for myse s i s el The morning when the Uhla R where he had d the grounds indow and fired fearing | ¢ the house WeTe |jherately put "“V” ded to burn the com* 16 and killed himself May 31.—Ralph Indianapolis, the | | mer led at the end of 250 miles | yoot puildings at Albany, Ga.. in the 500 hundred mile automobile ! Seminole, Fla., race at the Indianapolis speedway | here today His average speed dis- tance . 89.77 miles an hour. n third it @ poser ou | Milton, Fla., Tavares, Fla., and .| Doors, gates, blinds, branches :r;,‘_ampa' M. { | trees were piled in the entry, sprink- | E - led with oil and fired | Auto Mechanism Immediate through the Uhlans fell. e tnrown open, the composel . the open window, crying in ‘blinds and two Then the blind in S ringing voice - «yive la France” Then he de pistol to his tem cil has recommended the issuance of $3,150,000 of bonds, of which $1,- was in second place and An- v two more shots came | more | Yazoo City, Miss., was of $2,000,000, to oser appeared | patented automatic mechanism. a “A cotton manufacturing company MINE PLANTING BY Photograph of mine-planting drill loaded with trotol, a French explosive, the shore. GOV. OF OHIO IN MEMORIAL ADDRESS United States army, showing a harbor mine about to be dropped over the side of a ship. These mines weigh about 150 pounds, and in time of war are K HIS HOME TOWN No. 175 AMERICAN ARMY - PLAYED BY ATTORNEYS i !llim" "m,"il iy Mty (T LTS o Jutin ) LETTER FROM IATE JUDGE ROAN, WHO PRESIDED AT FRANK'S TRIAL, URGING EX. ECUTIVE CLEMENCY, WAS TO- DAY PRESENTED TO PRISON COMMISSION (By Associated Press.) Atlanta, Ga., May 31.—A letter written by the late Judge L. S. Roan, who presided at Leo M. Frank's trial, urging executive clemency for Frank, was presented lhvn‘ today to the Georgia prison commission who is hearing Frank’s application that sentence of death pronounced on him for the murder TERTA imprisonment INEWS SER Roan's commmnication ad- dressed to inther Z. Rosser #nd Reuben R. Arnold, Frauk's princi- pal counsel at the trial. Roan died in New York March 23, 1915, In a letter he s that he had considered their letter asking that he recom- mend clemency and that at the prop- er time he would ask the State of- ficials to commute the sentence to life imprisonment. The letter added after many months of continued by the coast defense corps of the and set off by electric current from uncertatnty is largely due to the . URGES PEOPLE TO BACK UP PRESIDENT i scer fm ax anceran o (By Associated Press.) Washington, May 31 .—-uowrnuri Frank B. Willis, of Ohio, paid trib- ute to “the unknown dead” in Me- morial Day exercises at Arlington National cemetery here today, in the ! course of which he urged the nation | to stand by the President of lln‘{ United States in effort ‘“‘to keep us' out of the broils of Europe.” | “This nation must remember,” | said Governor Willis, “‘that there Is a heroism of peace as well as a he- roism of war. In its biggest and best sense, heroism is courageous service of the people’s cause. He who calmly, conscientiously and unceas- ingly does his best to perform his duty to his family, to society and the State, though he may be to for-. tune and fame unknown, is never- theless rendering a high pbllic ser- vice. l “It is a proper function of gov- ernment to encourage its citizens in the solution of their countr, prob- lems by giving every man, without regard to race or color, a fair chance, | and by encouraging our people to so- briety, industry and economy. Our "president. character of the negro Conkley's tes- timony by which the verdict was evi- dently, reached.” The statement from Mrs. Frank, his wife, presented to the commis- sion denied the rumors that her married life was unhappy and also denied that Frank was drunk on the night of April 26, 1913, on which day Mary Phagan was murdered. MANE NENORIAL HONUMENT UNVELED AT ARIINGTON (By Associated Press) Wiashington, May 31.—Unveiling and dedication of the Maine memor- ial monument, erected by the gov- crnment to the dead of the battle- ship destroyed seventcen years ago in Havana harbor, was th principal feature of Memorial Day ceremonies in Arlington National cemetery. President Wilson, Secretary Bry- an, Secretary Daniels and Governor own people must be kept busy, our working men must be employed at good wages, our industries must prosper, legitimate enterprise should be encouraged. And this prosperity must depend upon forces within our country and not those without. A ghasty prosperity, fed upon dead men, cannot long endure. “The president of the United States is making a successful effort to keep us out of the broils of Eu- rope. Now is the time to keep cool, think carefully, and stand by the He and his cabinet know vastly more of our delicate relations with European belligerents than the rest of us can possibly know; let us hold up his hands in the patriotic effort he is making in this crisis. “Our flag must mean the same to all the world as it means to us; it must stand for calm courage, stead- | fast devotion and lofty purposes in | all our dealings with foreign na-| tions. Righteousness is the strength | of our cause America is for the preservation of the rights of Ame icans br equity and justice and peace with honor.” MANY SCHOOLS REING ERECTED THROUGHOUT SOUTH Columbus, Ga., May 31—The In- dustrial Index says in its issue of last week: “An impressive feature of struction in the Southeast for this summer will be the unusually large number of handsome, modern and well equipped schools buidings that will be erected. In the city of Tam- pa, Fla., practically every recog- nized architect is now busy prepar- ing plans for school buildings to be constructed in that city and vicin- ity. Jacksonville, Fla.,, is to ex- pend $1,000,000 in erecting school buildings this year, and the archi- tects who are to design these struc- | tures will soon be designated by the board of education. The bond com- | mittee of the Atlanta, Ga., city coun- con- 000,000 will be used in erecting and improving school buildings. Plans are now being prepared and contract will soon be let for the erection of Mims, Fla, New Smyrna, Fla.,, Windser, Ga,, Bacon- ton, Ga., Greenwood, S. C., and St. | Petersburg, Fla. Contracts have just been awarded for the erection of school buildings at Atlanta, Ga., Charleston, S. C., “A company is being organized at with capital stock manufacture a at Dalton, Ga., is to erect a new mill - with 15,000 spindles and will build Frank B. Willis, of Ohio, were on i 1lh<- program more thoroughly na- D[I.EGAT[S .[0 {tional in its scope than ever, since Gen, John A, Logan established serv- ices of the kind FINANCIAL CONGRESS '--. \ The monument dedicated to the | Maine dead is the mainmast and 0ff oN Io“nl fighting top of the battleship which l1ong lay imbedded with other wreck- age in the bottom of Havana harbor. Restored and rigged as it was on the deck of the Maine, it now arises from a granite and marble base chis- elled in the form of a gun turret with names of the Maine's 264 vic- tims carved on its curved exterior. In the presence o veterans of the Civil and Spanish-American wars, the President, Cabinet, justices of the supreme court, diplomats of for- eign nations and heads of patriotic organizations of the United States, the fitting memorial was today un- veiled. Fifty white-uniformed ma- rines manned the {improvised rig- ging designed after the old rat-lines forty-seven years (By Associated Press) Washington, May 31.-—Delegates to the Pan American financial con- erence left this morning for Annap- olis. The next stop is Baltimore, on a tour of eastern and western cities, to study American business methods. The tour ends at New York June 13. ———— e Florida is a $200,000 cattle company at Kissimmee. “Municipal enterprise continues very much in evidence. Northport, Ala., voted issuance of $15,000 of bonds for constructing sewer and waterworks systems. Alma, Ga., and New Smyrna, Fla., awarded con-|of the destroyed ship as the veil fell. tracts for construction of water-|This exercise followed an invocation works systems. Greenwood, S. C.,|by Rev. Father Chidwick, chaplain will pave its streets and will issue $100,000 of bonds for that purpose. |gtruction. Dadeville, Ala., is inviting proposals At part of the ceremony, Frank for the construction of a waterworks | Bagley Daniels and Jonathan Worth system. Daniels, sons of the Secretary of the “McDuffie county, Georgia, award- | navy and nephews of Ensign Worth ed contract for erection of jail. Tus- | Bageley, the first American officer calocsa county, Alabama, awarded killed in the war with Spain, raised road construction contracts aggres-|an ensign to the top of the mast and ating $18,000, the successful bidder |hoisted signal flags flaring to the being a Tuscaloosa company . breeze the words “‘Maine, 1915.” “pinellas Park Drainage Distri=t |The youths, clad in sailor suits, were t Pinellas county, Wicrida, awarded |attended by Mrs. Adelaide Worth a contract for drainage work that {naghley and Mrs. Josephus Daniels, wil cost $100,000 | mother and sister of Ensign Bagley. “Greenville county, Secretary lina, sold $100,000 of bonds at premium to a local citizen. Several excellent bond sales at which hand- some premiums were commanded are reported.” of the Maine at the time of her de- South Caro- were Maj Charles F. MORAN-EDWARDS BOUT London, May 31—Owen Moran and Lew Edwards will box twenty rounds nounced the benediction and “taps’ - 100 dwellings for operatives. “Among the new enterprises in today for the Lonsdale beit. Both were sounded . fighters are in good trim. of Mary Phagan be commuted to life | Daniels was on the pro- a {gram for the dedicatory address. On | tyshurg address, the program at this ceremony also Cramer, commander-in-chief, United Spanish | Corps. War Veterans; Gen. H. Oden Lake, national commander Army and Navy Union, and Major Robert Lee Long- street, U. S. A.; Monsignor W. T. Russell, a Spanish-War veteran, pro- STRONG CARD_|BRITISH SHIP SAVANNAH T0 WALES GOES CF FRANK. 0 BOTTOM WAS TORPEDOED LAST SATUR- DAY; WAS LOADED WITH COT. TON AND STEEL BILLETS; CREW WERE SAVED (By Associated Press.) London, May 31.—The British steamship Dixiana was torpedoed and sunk off Ushant last Saturday while on its way from Savannah, Ga., to Swansea, Wales. The Cap- tain and crew have been landed at Swansea. It had a cargo of cotton and steel billets FRENCH ORGANIZE PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION London, May 2 ~That the Brit- ish government recently refused an American offer to supply five million shells at lower prices than are now being paid, was admitted by the war office in the house of commons this week. “The offer was refused for reasons unconnected with the price,"” said the war office representative, adding “it would not be in the public lic interest to disclose the reasons.” BRITAIN REFUSED TO BUY AMERICAN SHELLS Paris, May 31.—Inhabitants of each of the invaded departments of France have organized associations for the protection of the interests of those whose property has been taken, damaged or de- stroyed. These associations have formed a federation whose president, Louis Nicolls of the department of the Nord, has issued an address to the commission appointed by the government to assess war damages. The associations propose that the basis of the estimates be the sums required to fully restore to its orig- inal condition all property damaged or destroyed. ENGLISH WOMEN BE- COMING MORE SOCIABLE London, May 31.—War has led to a noticeable increase in social com- radeship among English women and has broken down the former preju- dice against what are popularly and contemptuously known as “hen par- ties.” Numerous clubs have sprung up, such as the Lady Workers' Club for lonely women earning moderate salaries. This club keeps open from 4 to 9 p. m. on work days and from 2 to % p. m. on Saturdays and Sun- days Its objects are purely the cul- tivation of friendship, without bridge or any kind of propaganda. — e mast in Havana harbor by the Ha- vana Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, which was removed when the government re- moved the mast to Washington, was re-affixed to the shaft. Memorial ceremonies of the day were in four sections beginning with exercises at the graves of the un- known dead whose memory was eu- logized by Governor Willis, of Ohio. The rough pile of granite marking the huge grave of 2,1000 Union sol- diers whose rank and names are not known, was covered with flowers. Following those ceremonies was the memorial tribute to victims of the Spanish war unler aispices of the District of Columbia Spanish War Veterans. Secretary Bryan was on the program as orator of the day, following an opening address by De- partment Commander H. C. Wilson. Elaborate ceremonies character- ized the memorial to the Civil war dead under the auspices of officers of the Grand Army of the Republic and Woman's Relief Corps. They were held in the historic, vine-cov- ered emphitheater on the crest of the Arlington grounds overlooking the natiinal capital. John McElroy, acting department commander G. A. R., was master of ceremonies, to in- troduce President Wilson and other speakers including Past Department Commander A. P. Tasker, Past De- partment Commander George H. Slaybaugh, who read Lincoln's Get- and Mrs, Isabel Worrell Ball, past national senior vice president Woman’s Reliet The program included a salute of twenty-one guns, at the srrival of the president. After the general ceremonies and decoration of the graves of 23,000 soldiers in Arling- ' ton, came the dedication of the Maine memorial which closed the A memorial tablet placed upon the gay's events. § ‘ 3 L Al