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

"THE LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST PART OF THE BEST STATE [E IV S, FACES GRAVE CRISIS; PRESIDENT IS PREPARING SECOND NOTE 10 GERMANY LAKELAND BONDS VALIDATED IN THE SENATE Pl § 949 (By C. F. Johnson.) Tallahassee, Fla., June 1.—Two bills were passed in the Senate late 'yeslerday afternoon by Senator 's Second Note Will Drane, one to correct some ambigu- If That Nation Intends ' ous language in the charter of Lake- land relating to the issuing of bonds o Disregard Fundamental SO COMPLETES NOTE' MEXICO DEMANDING | IPROVEMENT OF CON- DITIONS THERE ICH WILL BE MADE PUBLIC TOMORROW' for the extension of water mains, and establishing a hospital, but no | further powers were granted in the {change made. The other bill vali- dated the bond issue referred to, which was voted in October, 114, and which, with these corrections and the validating act, were passed. The sale of the bonds may now be {consumated, permitting the city to proceed with the work. Principles of Interna- tional Law. (By Assoclated Press.) hington, June 1.—The Pres- and Cabinet are today decid- ne of the gravest questions the States ever confronted. Ger- 's reply to the United States’ regarding the Lusitania disas- nd other matters are before the ‘t. As predicted the president rey 'aring to send another brief, and emphatic, stating bsition 0\' the United States on ts. 'T;flhfl;;! ‘the note will be o Germany before Thursday, as sident has grantea mbassador an interv. It is not believed hig .th hange the president’s decision. paration of the second note to ny was begun and a warning d RAILROAD RATES UP Chicago, June 1.—By error of Congress the bill which” went into ,effect today permits railroads to au- Imm*lncnllfl' advance rates ten per cent. Tt aleo fixes a maximum amount which a shipper may recover for loss or damage by freight, leav- ing the common law under which a ' the Ger- ghipper may recover the full amount. ‘ew to- BIG RACE ENTRIES CLOSE San Franeisco, June 1.---Entries ch;e ‘todly for the $20,000 stake for o the factions of Mexico was pacers. The stakes for the summer eted after more than two g g mect ¢STesate $237,000- discussion on the part of the ver been equalled | This sum has ne ent and the Cabinet today. It in harness racing “;cevting in trot- prevailing beliet that the note “ting events, but seldonl, All classes many asks whether that coun-',;q ages o horses will have 20 ©P- tends by her note to disregard portunity to compete. Ome thbn\““d ndamental principles of inter- ' gollars entrance fee has been res hal law. If the reply is not qujred for the horses in the $20,000 flered satistactory the United stake since Jan, 2. probably will sever diplomatic ons. The note of warning to exican leaders that they must pve conditions will be made an) A tomorrow . BOTH HOUSES PASS BILL ABOLISHING STATE GAME WARDENS ' AND GIVING COUNTIES AU- THORITY TO EMPLOY LOCAL WARDENS (By C. F. Johnson) Tallahassee, Fla., Juné 1.—Tak. ing up the Gornto game bill this | DLITICS AND POLITICIANS | | I territory of seven nations that of the German empire. the \]lctorln Crosses given to h soldiers for exceptional acts | or are manufactured from taken from the Russians at opol. f reports come from high Rom- eles to the effect that King Emanuel of Italy will lead oops in person. He is said to strongly the bitter names that and Germany have called until noon, and gave final passage to the measure which abolishes the office of the State Game Warden and {authorizes each board of coumty ries F. Murphy, the leader of commissinoers to appoint local game | any Hall, declares that the re- | wardens to enforce the law. The pf the Barnes-Roosevelt libel only hope for E. Z. Jones, present ill not effect his future car- !Sta!e Game Warden to retain his po- Ithough his name was men- sition, is for the government to veto prominently as a political the bill and it is not believed this " during the trial. will happen. ITALIAN AMBASSADOR AND FAMILY WiNG ; v ' Qount Macchi di Cellere, Italian ambassador to the United States, here gh with his wife and two children, naturally has been anxiously of his country-in relation to the European war. A~ \% Weather F Rain tonight and probably on Wednesday. g SOUTH WOULD RALLY TOTHE CAUSE IF AL T0 ARMS HADE DECLARED SPEAKER AT N. C. V. REUNION, WHO, WHILE PLEADING FOR PEACE, VOICED THE BRAVERY AND PATRIOT- ISM OF THE SONS OF THE SOUTH IF WAR IS DECLARED (By Associated Press.) Richmond, June 1.—The United Confederate Veterans began their twenty-fifth annual convention here this morning. Governor Stuart ex- tended the welcome for Virginia and Mayor Ainslee for the City. The ceremonies reach their climax on Thursday, with ‘the laying of the corner stone of a monument to Gen- eral Stonewall Jackson. Addresses were delivered today by General J. T. Brown, commanding the Virginia division and Judge D. G. Tyler. The convention was then turned over to General G. P. Har- rison of Alabama, designated to pre- side for Commander-in-chief Bennett H. Young, who was prevented from attending on account of illness, Judge G. L. Christian of Richmond read General Young's address, which the veterans heartily cheered. Chaplain J. W. Bachman, of Chat- tanooga, in delivering the invoca - tion, asked guidance and direction for the President and “all those in authority during these perilous times” Clarence J. Owens, of Washing- ton, speaking to the reunion of the Sons of Confederate Veterans who are meeting with the Veterans, pleaded that America might remain at peace, but added that if a call to arms came, the South would rally to the support of the president and “none more promptly than the sons u' the men who fifty years ago took up ane® in the South’s cause.” Richmond, Va.~ 7 er number of veters. ticipated ‘are here for . ate reunion, including the gv. of many States and their staffd.: A 1 feature of the meeting will '"c‘“deid"" syenographers being granted, but 'tor, mayor of Tampa, and Governor ' the dedication of the Confederate 'y, ... who advocated increasing the | Trammell, it is hardly possible that' i stenographer-clerks 'the McKay organization, will over-' the corner stone of 'a monument 0 'yo ng themselves confronted with |look such an Memorial Institute and the laying of Gen. T. J. (Stonewall) Jackson. | President Wilson has been invited to speak on one of the three days, but has not as yet accepted. By many this is looked upon as the final lgathering of the old warriors. ! LORGEST RAILWAY TUNNEL une 1.—A larg- 8 than was an- “e confeder- “vernors ' LAKELAND, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, JUNE 1, 1915 BOOST-REMEMBER THAT SATAN STAYED IN HEAVEN UNTIL HE BEGAN T0 KNOCK HIS HOME TOWN Owing to a rumeor that the German embassy at 1435 Massachusetts avenue, Washington, of which this is a photo, would be blown up in re- taliation for the sinking of the Cunarder Lusitania, a cordon of plainclothes men is on guard around it. ambassador. The insert is Count von Bernstorff, the German WHAT. THE LEGISLATORS ARE DOING DIRING CLOSHG DAYS OF THE SESSoN (By C. F. Jolinson.) Tallahassee, June 1.—The first fight precipitated on the general ap- propriations bill Saturday came when the salary of two clerks and one stenographer in the governor's office was reached. Representative Sam Griffin, serving as a member of some passing, others down, being Of the good ones that | surance associations the best. voted has become a law the one authorizing the organization of mutual fire in- stands among “Uncle” Steve Sparkman will soon | announce that he will be a candid- | Senate concurred today in the House ' ONDON RADED B TEPRE ——— MARY PHEG'S FRIENDS PROTEST AGAINST COMMUTATION OF FRANK'S SENTENCE (By the Associated Press.) Atlanta, June 1.—A delegation appointed at a mass meeting at Ma- rietta, Ga., the home of Mary Pha- gan, today protested to ehe State. prison commission against commuta- tion to life imprisonment of the sen- tence of Leo Frank. IR A d Although reports have been to the contrady, Government off state that citizens of the United States need no transports before en- tering the Dominion of Canada either as Pusiness travelers or tour- OKALOOSA COUNTY CREATED FROM WALTON AND SANTA ROSA sued IS CREATED, THIS WILL MAKE FOUR NEW CQUN- TIES BORN DURING PRESENT SESSION e Coedliy (By C. F. Johnson.) Tallahassee, Fla., June 1.—The the joint committee on appropria- “ ate to succeed himself is a foregone bill creating Okaloosa county out of tions has asked that the salaries of all clerks and stenographers in the capital be put on equal basis, The pay of stenographers was set at $90 per month, while those filling-a po- sition and styled clerk were given $100 per month. In the governor's office it was_learned that the. two, | stenographers were also clerks, and it was asked that their pay be based on the rate paid to clerks. |One employe of the secretary of | State’s office was also effected this way. It was not believed the jeconomics advocated by members of the committee would prevent a plea (pay of thrée strenuous effort (0 prevent irhangos in the committee report, ,and the items remaing anchanged in | the bill. | | | s | Unless some strenuous effort is made during the next few days to; get the four senate bills relating to | conclusion among prominent Tampa parts of Walton and Santa Rosa. visitors at the capital the past week. With the Spencer case settled, and’this session of the Legislature, and {no removal order lssued, It Is pre-'wlth the Charlotte county bill passed ;dlcmd that all of Spencer’'s friends in the Senate, it is predicted it will ;wlll get behind Sparkman and send pass the House, making four new 1 An official announcement from Nish, him back to Congress from the First counties this session. This is the third county created at | IF CHARLOTTE COUNTY [ district. Spencer, on the other hand | | avows that he is a friend of the gov- ernor, in spite of all the charges any ) after the governor's scalp Iby Governor Trammell, to in opportunity 80 the congressional race. The Senate Saturday evening made a strenuous effort to get the calendar clear of local bills, holding a late session and passing 44 bills. Among the unique measures that passed was ON AMERICAN CONTINENT ipqurance off the calendar of orders a bill prohibiing the driving of met- morning, using a House bill as a sub- | der the Selkirk Range, now under ‘r|‘uire person, stitute, the Senate discussed the va- | construction on the Canadian Pacific ‘ions or corporations, which pldce | than five miles per hour. rious provisions of the proposed law | route, will be the longest railway !Lhelr .mnnel on the American Continent, the longest at present being the 4 3-4-mile Hoosac tunnel on the New York Central. The $10,000,000 Rogers Pass tunnel will shorten the route 4 miles and materially reduce the grade. Since the completion of the Canadian Pacific in 1886, the first transcontinental railway built across continent in Canada, the com- pany has spent millions of dollars in protecting and renewing its tracks on extra locomotives used to haul trains up heavy grades, and on cop- ing with snowfalls and other phy- sical handicaps which keep a large force of men and a large amount of expensive equipment busy practical- ly all the year. At Rogers Pass, close to the summit of the Silkirks, fthe comp‘ln& now maintains large engine sheds, shops, snowplows, and outfits ready for service on both sides of the range. ENORMOUS COST OF WAR Captain Edmond Thery, widely known as an economist, estimates that the total military expenditures, for the first year of the war will be 1$10,000,00¢,000 for the allies, and | $7,400,000,000 for Germany, Aus- tria and Turkey. This makes an av- | erage of $1,440,000,000 for a month, 1$48,400,000 a day, hour. He believes the economic powers | of Great Britain, France and Russia | can support the strain much nmore | easily than their opponents. INTER-STATE TRAP SHOOTERS Magquoketa, lowa, June 1.—The annual registered shoot of the Inter- state Trapshooters Association is be- ‘ing held here today. A number of professionals are participating in the matches for trophies. and money. §2,000,000 an companies, associa- | insurance in unauthorized companies, to pay a tax of five per | cent of the premiums to the state treasurer for adjusting any loss, will | |die at the head of the list, while the act intended to prohibit fixing or establishing excessive or unrens-i onable rates for insurance, under | penalty of- exclusion from doing | | business in the state, will die on the | first page of the calendar in the| senate. Senator Watson made a, !strenuous fight for the long list of | insurance regulation measures, but | ' when they reached the house quick | work was made of the whole bunch, ' TENNESSEE CLUBS DRY Nashville, Tenn,, June 1—The Tennessee bill prohibiting clubs from storing or dispensing intoxicants went into effect today. YOUNG WOMAN BY AIR'N. Y. TO FRISCO New York, June 1—Miss Kather- |ine Stinson, 19, the youngest of the “bird women' expects to start from this city to San Francisco on an air {trip today. \ ACTORS’' EQUITY ASSOCIATION —— New York, June 1.—The Actors’ BEquity Association met here today. Francis Wilson has been renominat-| ed for president. Bruce McRae is slated for vice president to succeed Henry Miller who has been absent ‘from the city. A woman represen- tative will be selected to visit the Panama Pacific Expogition to be se-| lected from among Blanche Bates, Ethel Barrymore, Fola LaFollette, Louis Closser Hale and Agnes Keene Arden. Lillian Russell has indicated that she will visit the exposition and assist the officfal delezates. The Rogers Pa—ss 5-mile tunnel un- of the day, the bill that would re-‘el tired vehicles over the roads or O ar county at 1 great r spaed Since it is kuown that there are a nu i:he o race horse owners living in Orange county it is presumed someone has been violating the rules of the fra- ternity and speeding on the public highway instead of running the heats on the regular race track. Few regular hay burner carriages ever exceed the proposed five mile limit. Representative Griffin says this bill was sent to him by the county attorney of Orange county, endorsed by Mr. N. G. Overstreet, chairman of the board of county commissioners. The bill will be- (Continued on Page 2.) RATE INCREASE OBJECTION Austin, Texas, June 1.—J_ 8. Culkiman ,capitalist and oil mag- nate. objects to the proposed fo- creased rates by railware today pointing out that the Stata railroad commission should have power ! consider the elimination of cortrcl of the disturbing facors above men- tioned and look to actual experi- enced operating officials rather ‘han to attorney’s advice, and to sec that the increased revenues are properiy applied, particularly to the upbuild- ing of the properties. CLOTHIERS' CONVENTION Rochester, N_ . June 1.—The National Clothiers’ convention op- ened here for a two days’ session to- day. They will be addressed by made in the order of removal lvsyed But with the close relations existing betwedft ¢ | Masor McKay, of Tampa, and Sher-' 1% Spencer, and the animosity creat- ed between the Tampa Times' Edi- =1y BAILROAD NOTES Oral argunibni® 6ii thé Western |frelght rate advance case have been set for June 22 by the Interstate Commerce Commission. The mission also authorizes the filing of open briefs by all parties concerned not later than June 10 and reply briefs not later than June 20. [ | —_— Present class rates of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul and other ‘railroads between Freeport and Rockford, 111., and points east of the ‘linois-Indiana state line, have ! been found unduly discriminatory by the Interstate Commerce Commis- sion, compared with the rates from tother cities in the same territory, | such as Chicago and Peoria, 0G CHOLERA BILL KILLED IN THE HOUSE €By C. F. Johnson) Tallahassee, June 1.-—The House this morning killed the measure that provided for the establishment of a hog cholera serum plant. The new hotel regulation bill passed the House this morning, and now goes to the governor for his ap- proval. At noon the Senate had under con- sideratjon the bill to establish a de- tention home and school for delin- quent girls. It is very likely to pass. The appropriations bills, for the support of the Marianna Reform school, passed the House late yester - day, carrying $60,000 for rebuilding the dormitories, and $80,000 for two years maintenance, with $8,300 for paying the deficit now outstanding. This bill is in keeping with the rec- ommendations of the investigation ;(-omminm‘ report . 'INTERNAL REVENUE MEN MEET John Barrett, director-general of the | Pan-American Union, Wim. Hemlin Childs of the American Coal Prod- ucts Co., and Marcus M. Marks, president of the Borough of Man- hattan_ Styles will be set for the coming season—winter. Poor busi- ness has been reported for this spring and summer, but good busi- ness is expected for the fall and win- ter. Washington, June 1—A confer- ence will be held here today of the Internal Revenue Collectors of the East. The principal object is to push income tax collections. The best method of procedure will be de- cided wpon. It is desired to devise the best uniform plan suitable to all districts. = LAST NIGHT LINS: ONLY FOUR FATALITES REPORTED 'INHABITANTS OF THE CITY, UNAWARE OF THE ENEMY FLYING OVER THE CITY, SLEPT PEACEFULLY AND UNDISTURBED | i (By Associated Press.) London, June 1.—Ninety bombs were dropped in a raid on London last night by Zeppelins as a result of which four persons were killed and a few were injured. No public buildings were damaged. This in- formation was officially announced today. ! | | Inhabitants Knew Nothing of Raid (By Associated Press.) London, June 1.—Zeppelin air- ships, long expected, reached London last night, but the several million inhabitants of the city slent peace- fully through the raid. All they know today are the brief facts con- tained in the admiralty’s announce- ment which reports that the raiders Iflew over certain outlying sections of i the city. The official announcement ‘also makes mention of numerous fires which may not have been con- nected with the raid. Further de- tails are held back by the British censors. ~ el g i The Austrian city Rovereto, whose i@qfene’ca were relled on to check the r'flkllnns trom pushing up the Adfg¥ Jriver, when besieging Trent, is now threatened by the invaders. Rover- eto lies thirteen miles south of Trent, the capture of which is one of Italy’s great objectives. Other im- portant Italian moves have been hin- dered by swollen rivers. Servia has apparently begun a new campaign. says an Austrian battalion was dis- 'paned by Servian artillery at the Albanfan frontier. _.esi .y’ =™ T PGP THE HAGUE PEACE p . CONFBRENGE DATE | The Hague, JUn9 1.—July 2nd last a peace conference wad call s 1 . Com-*for this date, including all of the warring factions of Europe. conference has been, almost sarily, deferred. — BRITISH SUBMARINES DISTURB OPERATIONS OF THE TURKS (By Associated Press.) London, June 1.—An ‘Athens dis. patch says the transportation of the Turkish troops to the Dardanelle: has been interrupted by . operatio of British submarines before Col stantinople. The neces- 1% The newest war hospital for wound- ed in England is one especially for soldiers who have been blinded ir the fighting. Queen Alexandra partici- pated in the opening of the hospital. Au inmate who was blinded at Ypres is seen being led about the grounds by one of the London society women Wwho helped establish the hospital.