Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, June 4, 1915, Page 1

JRING ABOUT SAT.. JTCOME OF THE JICATE SITUATION USES TO TALK IGE 3 lated Press.) lune 4.—It was Bat Meyer Gerhard, openhagen yester hip United States, ‘agent Ambassador @ing to Berlin to ‘hand the report of conference Wed - ldent Wilson. Ger- he of the German has been in the representative of | Cross. €. # L=l B, to Germany Not Finished ated Press.) une 4.—The United to the recent note jeerning the sinking was considered by and his Cabinet mnmunication, which fthe President, him ly whether Ger be guided in the jne principles em ternational law for ime warfare. grnstorff of Germany ans for sending a fntative to Berlin as grican note is started fitline to the German flals the situation in bes as respects public lGermany. The hope the embassy today Bador’'s plan will re- etory outcome of the that has arisen. fbinet meeting the unusually reticent, isome indications that many had not been of. “We reached no said.one. Secretary lestioned saild: “We ) anything that hap- binet meetings.’ The ‘two hours. IED AT HARVARD fJune 4.—An event of st in the annals of jrica will be the pro- ner's “Siegfried” at of Harvard University . Ten sections of seats d for the immense st stupendous work building of a huge for this open air the- one twenty feet deep Sbefore the staze. The is six and a half feet. inguished artists who ge are Schuman-Henk, Elbert Reiss, Clarence ® Coritz, and Basil production is under ‘of Alfred Hertz, the fthority and leader of fusic at the Metropoli- use, Visitors are pres- r distant as Seattle, nd Panama. No other ival throughout the had a greater array ed artists. HORSE SHOW " June 4.—The annual Tuxedo was opened to- pmises to be the most held. Among the ety persons interested ortimer, Robert Goe- orillard, Jr., William n, Lewis Stuyvesant fge S. Mason, W. Aver- William B. Dinsmore ulliard. MEDICAL COLLEGE , June 4.—Several duates of the Woman's llege of Pennsylvania ity today to attend the commencement exer- institution. Dr. Rich- of Boston, the eminent ority of Harvard will ress of the day. The me from every part of the alumnae meeting them are included many women of the time. ON EN TOUR June 4.->The Federal ission met again today n house. From here it ded to visit other cities her hearings and seek lormation. PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST PART OF THE BEST STATE ORFF'S SPECIAL AGENT S FOR GERMANY T0 INE SITUATIONIN U.5. CAPITAL OF FORD OTOR CO. INCREASED 10 $100,000000 (By Associated Press.) Detroit, June 4.—The Ford Motor Co. announced today that they had increased their authorized capital stock from $2,000,000 to $100,000,. 000 and had declared a stock divi. dend of $48,000,000, payable July 1. NEWBURGH 50 Newburgh, N. Y., June 4.—The fiftieth anniversary of the charter ing of this city is being celebrated here today by pageant appropriate to the occasion. The pageant por- trays the history of the coming of the German Palatine Settlers in 1708 to the present day, and is be- ing held on the ground of Washing- ton's headquarters where the Amer- ican colonists first settled. WHAT IS JAVA COFFEE? Washington, June 4.—A public hearing is being had today by the Bureau of chemistry to determine “what is Java coffee?” Under the pure food law the term Java can be properly applied only to coffee grown on the island of Java. Representa- tives of the trade, however, assert that coffee grown on the island of Sumatra is superior to much of that produced on the island of Java, and that the public looks upon the word “Java” to mean any high grade cof- tee from the East Indles, hence it is perfectly proper to apply the term to the Sumatra product also. ART DEAL-RS ARE PUB. LISHING BOOKS ON THE WAR (By Assoclated Press.) The Hague, Netherlands, June 4. —The war has hit the artists and art dealers of Holland so severely that fine paintings as selling as low as $20. In these days of enforced retrenchment, there is little spare money for the purchase of pictures and the usual inflow of tourists from the United States, England and Ger- many, whose arrival every spring was the signal for the Dutch are dealers to put up their prices, has been checked by war. Several dealers in The Hague and Amster- dam have been forced to seek a live- lihood in other lines. One of the leading dealers of The Hague has closed his shop, while another has gone into the publication of illus- trated books, largely on subjects germain to the war, for which there is still a market. G To make matters worse, the Dutch government has withdrawn its an. nual fixed credit at the disposition of the State Museums for the pur- chase of works of art. The poor artists, therefore, have not even the recourse to state aid in their need, which would be open in ordinary times. Dr. Hofstede de Groot, late director of the print room of the Royal Museum at Amsterdam, and an art expert well known in the United States, regrets this step tak en by the Netherlands government. “Never in my memory,” he told the Associated Press, “has there been such extraordinary opportunities to secure valuable paintings at low prices as now. Individuals cannot afford to do so, perhaps; buts the government can. An art book or a painting worth purchasing for one of the royal museums will probably be bought sooner or later, anyhow. The thing is that most of them can be bought for less money now than later.” The artists themselves have dertaken the relief of the more needy among their fraternity. A number of these organizations have exhibition and sales rooms attached to their club houses, and have ar ranged to have sales exhibitions of paintings of the members, offered at a fixed maximum price, generally far { below what the exhibitors might inormally expect to receive for their work. The Pulchri Studio, for ex- {ample, has had two such sales, the first with the maximum price set at $20, at which 180 pictures we'c isold. The second has just been held; and $40, at which figures 210 paint - ings were disposed of. The Queen of un- Prince Consort $8 and the Queen Mother also $8. All the purchasers the prices were fixed between $20 were Dutch. PR A et RS T o bt bt i o og e S s e SRR il SO I W el Bl e b ot Sl i LB i (Bt SNSRI R Bl MRt D o Bl RSO N S s e L e o -, 250 | THE LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM COCOOOTTOORHN g WEATHER % § Fair tonight and & Saturday. COCHOTOGOO0OC0 DANIELS DECLARES AIRCRAFT WILL SOON BE AS DANGEROUS (By Associated Press) Annapolis, June 4.—Great possi bilities for aircraft in the war were pictured by Secretary Daniels here today in addressing the graduating class of the United States naval academy. He predicted that aircraft in the not distant future will be as fearful engines of destruction as submarines. U. 8. STEEL CASE MAY BE APPEALED (By Associated Press) ‘Washington, June 4.—The full opinion of the federal district court of New Jersey in deciding against the government in a suit to dissoive the United States Steel Corporation was laid before Attorney Genera! Gregory today. While no announce- ment was made, it i{s expected this case will be appealed to the supreme court. WAR HASN'T EFFECTED MOR- ROCCO’S INDUSTRIAL WELFARE (By Associated Press) Rabat, Morocco, June 4. withstanding the war, public and private business is going on as usual in Morocco and there is no excep- tional unemployment. A number of public works are being pushed to completion, including new roads, sewers and street lights. The German prisoners in Morocco number about 15,000. They are al- lowed a considerable degree of free dom, and on Sundays they may be seen in groups of about twenty, sight.seeing under the guardianship of a single French soldler to each group. In some parts of the country they are being given employment at road-making. RUSSIAN EMPEROR FAVORABLE 10 AN INSPECTION (By the Associated Press.) Washington, June 4.-——Emperor Nicholas, of Russia, has responded favorably to President Wilson's per sonal letter conveyinz the request made by Austria that a provision be made inspecting the Siberian camps where Austrian prisoners are held. BUILDING OPERATIONS CONTINUE IN PARIS (By Associated Press) Paris, June 4.—Paris is not like ly, even in war time, to lose its rep utation of being the most continual - 1y uptorn town in Europe. The con- struction of its network of subways and the incidental rearrangement of sewers and other underground work is still going on, simultaneously with repaving and housebuilding. It has taken three years to tear down the old “Theatre des Nouveautes” and reconstruct on its site two new buildings and the new street, the “rue des Italians.” Meantime the Boulevard des Italians has been more or less obstructed at that point and the outlook spoiled by an im . mense palissade used as a bill board. It is now announced that the build ings are finished, the bill boards are coming down and an immense mov - ing picture show is to open on the spot where the ‘“Nouveautes’ stood. All -the projected subway lines will be finished soon, throwing thou- sanddlot laborers out of employment, and other building enterprises will suffer until finances are rearranged. But there will be no lack of work after the war in the opinion of city officials. The formidable ask of levelling the old fortifications has been held in suspense, partly to ab. sorb the labor that would be released from the subway work. This pro who work with pick and shovel) for years to come. With the disappearance of the for 'hld out on the site of the miltary zone, a great building boom is an- ticipated that will keep all building trades busy for years. the AS SUBMARINES 10 SUPREME COURT days’ hard work at have one representative, more than three to a county. apportionment Stringer, of Brooksville, has accom- plished what the newspapers of the State have years. constitution was due reapportionqd in 1897, legislature evaded action change until measure passed both houses, carried approximately dollars for the running expenses of the State for the next two years, and the special appropriations will prob- | ably run the total expenditures up another half million in that time. ing each value of the State has been increas- ing so rapidly that it is believed the | tax rate will be lowered again this year. duced Wednesday, being one of the last measures that is passed at ev- ery session of the Legislature. It pro- ture it is not very likely assemblies will be LAKELAND, FLORIDA. FRIDAY, JUNE 4, 1915 Tallahassee, June 4.4-The legis- lature closes its 1915 ses#ion tonight with members fatigued from sixty remaking the statutes of the State. There has been the largest number of bills intro- duced this session of any previous session and it Is predicted that fewer general bills will have been passed and approved by the governor. No radical measures of any character have been passed, the most drastic according to the liquor people being the Davis sealed package bill. Pro- viding for the taking of the census this year and for submitting the re- apportionment amendment to the vote of the people, means that two years hence a change will be made in the representation from various counties giving the 1919 session of the Legislature approximately one hundred and thirty-five members. One senator from each county and one representative to every ten thou- sand population, every county and to not In securing the passage of the re- resolution Senator been demanding for The State, according to the to have been but every on the Wednesday ‘when the The general appropriations bills two million While the expenses have been grow- two years, the The tax levy bill was mtro. vides two mills for general revenue, with the usual provision that the governor may reduce this sum if he finds it possible when all the appro- priations are totaled. — After this dession of the Legisla- that the burdened with local charter change bill in such a great volume as has been evident at every session for years. sage of the home rule bill, permit- ting cities to change their own char- The pas- ters by a vote of the people will eliminate their burden on the mem - way clear for the consideration of general laws. The anti-trust bill, passed in the House early in the session, Wednes- isuch over day, consumed practically all of the ' personally together with his bonds- lanernoon session in the Senate, in men for such excess expenses. i SWEET PEA SOCIETY annual convention of the American ject, alone, will be sufficient to give | Sweet Pea Society to be heid 4n the _ work to all the “terrassiers” (menlwen is one of the lntereltimlu;,dnmazns for loss and delay went into | tures of the Panama-Pacific e tion today. A sweet pea show is be- ing held in the Palace of Horticul .jcommon carriers on rizhts to make tifications and the opening of new |ture and a number of valuable cups, | claims for damages and removes the the Netherlands brought $12, lhe|heuleurds skirting the parks to be ! medals and cash prizes will of sweet peas grown in California alone for seed. taxable | { endar. | NEW LAW RESPECTING RECRUITING IN ENGLISH VILLAGES Recruiting officer of the Devon regiment swearing in two new men in a Devonshire village through which the regiment was passing. LEGISLATURE CLOSES TODAY RESUME OF PAST FEW DAYS' LEGISLATION bers of the Legislature and leave the | will likely exceed the tax San Francisco, June 4.—The first | be | necessity for awarded for the best showing. It is | months is not necessary. The ship- said there are more than 3,000 acres per will be obliged to disclose the BOOST-REMEMBER THAT SATAN STAYED IN HEAVEN UNTIL HE BEGAN TO KNOCK HIS HOME TOWN AUSTRO CERMANS EXCOURAGED FCAPTURE OF PRIEMSHL RUSH RAPDLY FORWARD BECKE R T0 PREVENT TEST OF THAN SESaATY Associated Press.) Albany, N. Y. June 4.—Deputy Atty, Becker today asked the court of appeals for a writ of pro hibition to prevent empanelling a jury to test the sanity of Harry K. Thaw . No. 179 RUSSIANS ADMIT PROGRESS WAS MADE BY THE OPPOSITION BUT CLAIM VICTORY IN ANOTHER FIELD; GERMANS MAY BEGIN NEW MOVEMENT IN THE WEST (By Gen. en (By Assoclated Press.) London, June 4.—Having cap - tured Przemysl, the Austro-German forces are maintaining their offen- sive with unusual speed along the R T Galacians battle front. Troops, GOOD WORK OF THE which broke through the Russian ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION line are pushing northward rapidly. The Russian war office statement today admits that the Austro Ger.. mans have made progress over a portion of the front. Petrosrad re. ports success in another field, how - (By Associated Press.) Warsaw, June 4.—The work of the Rockefeller Commission in the relief of Plock, capital of the gov. ernment of that name, fifty miles q b 4 ever, claiming the German force northwest of Warsaw, is described which captured Libau, a Russian by a resident who escaped the vigil | pajgic pori, have been isolated by a ance of German patrols and escaped to this city. He said that until the arrival of the Rockefeller represen tatives, there was no organization for the relief of the poor, the local committee being entirely without funds. The bakeries were turning out only army bread made almost entirely of potatoes and selling at 12 cents a pound. There was no rye or wheat bread at any price, while eggs were selling at 15 cents apiece. All the copper money has been collected and. shipped to Ger- many. All milk products were ap- propriated by the German staff for its own use and for the thirty hos. pitals in the city. The country for twenty miles around he described as a total waste. By order of the German authorities a tax of $25,000 was levied upop the city and pending its payment five prominent Poles and five Jews were being imprisoned. The Rockefeller representatives have established two free lunch places, one for the Polish population and one for the Jews. VETERANS BROKE CAMP TODAY AT RICHMOND (By Assoclated Press.) Richmond, June 4.—Veterans of the armies of Confederacy, whose annual reunion ended here last night, broke camp today. Thousands have departed for their homes, but many remained to visit the battle fields about Richmond. Russian force which is said to have cut off the Germans from their base at Memel in East Prussia. While other Russian forces have ap- proached Libau from the north and south, some British commentators suggested today that the allies have begun a new offensive in the west to relieve pressure on the Russians, yet it is pointed out that during the Austro-German rush into Russia no general offensive has been undertak « en. It would be no surprise if the Germans themselves began a serious offensive in the west. Few details are available of the development of Italian campaigns. Conditions are virtually stationary along the western front, according to today’s French and German offi- cial statements. spite of the limited time left for passing the many bills on the cal- The Senate pased the anti- trust bill by a vote of 24 to 4. The measure is said to be a redraft of the Texas anti-trust law. N. H. (Monk) Harrison, the well known claim agent of the Tam- pa Northern Railway, visiting the capital this week, states that the Legislature just coming to a close has been one of the most conserva- tive from every standpoint in the history of the State. Mr. Harrison is understood to know what he is talk- ing about as he has watched several sessions in action during the past 15 years. The passage at this session of an insurance bill providing that when a company fails, the assets of such company may be turned over to the State treasurer for winding up the affairs, will probably be taken aa- vantage of in the case of the failure of the Florida Life Insurance Com- pany, which failed at Jacksonville this week. All of the insurance measure passed at this session have been signed by the governor. Among the good insurance bills was the one providing for the organizaton of mu- tua] fire insurance, companies. DIARY OF LUSITANIA VICTIM FOUND (By Associated Press.) Queenstown, June 4.—Water- soaked and partly illegible, the un- finished and unsigned letter-diary of a girl passenger on the Lusitanja was picked up a few days ago near the scene of the disaster, and s awaiting a claimant here. There is no clue to the identity of the writer except for the mention of the first names of several relatives. The let - ter is addressed to “My dear Ruth,” and the other names mentioned in - clude ‘““Prue,” “Aunt Ruth,” “Nel. lie (‘nsson,'; ““Will Hobson,” “Ethel Kiass,”” and “Willie and Bee.” Griffin’s standard field box bill be- came a law Wednesday when it re- ceived the approval of the governor. Representative Wilder, of Plant City, has introduced g memorial ask- ing Congress to fix a standard size shipping box for oranges, believing that citrus growers are entitled to the same protection as the apple growers and others for whom stand- ard boxes are stipulated. IHEPHBPPEFSSPPIEIISPEPITR § Official Weather Report§ SHBDHHEEPIIDIDIIDIPISIIPP PROTEST MADE AGAINST HIGH PRICE OF MEAT Tampa, June 4.—For Tampa and vicinity: Fair tonight and Satur- day . For Florida: Fair tonight and Sat . urday . (By Associated Press) Petrograd, June 4.-—As protest against the excessive and arbitrary raising of meat prices in Petrograd, a charitable committee headed by Senate Igow auto tax bill, chang- ing the method of license tax to the seating capacity of a car instead of the horse power of the engine, Winds for the East Gulf: Light passed this week, and will eliminate Mme. M. L. Muklokufl,hwlfz 0: th:;' and variable. dissatisfaction on the part of car ministes of the Iterior, “tl oY ""i Winds for the South Atlantic: owners with the regulations now |0 accept any further ‘;0'“‘ ons 0| ;ontle north to northwest. prescribed. OURELLY, by tHie TAKE exORALKS; ar AN General Weather Conditions sociation of butchers, and to return Exflicept over Michigan, Ohio and Three new counties have been g el to them $1,800 donated last fall for the establishment of twenty five beds in the hospital of the ministry. western Pennsylvania, where there were light showers, the weather has been generally fair east of the Mis. sissippi during the past 24 hours, under the influence of an extensive area of high pressure whose crest overlies the Lake region. West of the Mississippi weather conditions are more unsettled Areas of rela- tively low pressure appear over New Nexico and ovr South Dakota, and areas of high pressure over Colorado and the North Pacific coast. Rain has fallen over the Missouri valley and the northern and middle plains and Rocky Mountain regions. The weather has been fair over the Pa- cific States and over the West Gulf States. Temperature changes have been small and irregular. Temperatures are ,slightly below normal over the Rocky Mountain, Plateau and North Pacific States. Elsewhere seasonal temperatures prevail. Indications are for fair weather in the vicinity of Tampa tonight and provided at this session of the Legis - lature, Blexham, Broward and Oka- loosa, with Charlotte county still pending with strong opposition to its becoming a county. After all the statements made on the floor of the House that an in vestigation would be had of the af- fairs of the State Board of Health, the joint committee reproted Wed- nesday that they did not have time to call persons beore them and go into the merits of the case before the close of the session. This ends the intended investigation: at this time. No board of county commssioners levy in their expenditures since the bill has passed making it a misdemeanor, holding the members who vote for expenditure responsible CHARGE ADMISSION TO SEE MODEL TRENCHES AT BERLIN (By Associated Press) Berlin, June 4.—One of the pop ular exhibition attractions now open to the public in Berlin is a series of model trenches, which have been been constructed on the edge of the Grunewald forest, in the outskirts of the city. They extend over a front of 800 feet, and are an exact repro- duction in every detail of trenches on the western front. A small ad- mission fee is charged and the pro- ceeds devoted to war charities. WHOLE ARMY T0 ACT AS GOD FATHERS T0O DAUGHTER OF THE CROWN PRINCE (By Associated Press) Berlin, June 4.—The Prince William’s infant daughter is Crown RAILWAY DAMAGE CHARGES it o b L et e S e B e el e e | Saturday wth light and variable to have the whole of the Crown winds. Prince’s army as her godfathers. ‘ Washington, June 4.—The new | Announcement to this effect is made "!ew passed by Congress restricting|in the Vossische Zeitung, which “THE TONGUE” 14 says: - osx-;emcz today. It changes the rcstric-‘g e are informed that, in addi 1s titte 0x Or. Wray's sermon, to tion to other personages, the Crown Prince and Princess have chosen as godparents the whole of the Fifth Army, of which the Crown Prince is the head. The choice shows afresh 'thos and ‘“conscience shocks,” what a beautiful relationship of | which Dr. Wray has often delivered confidence exists between the leader | during revivals and on special oc- and his army.” casions. tions placed by railroads and other be delivered at the First Methodist Church next Sunday night. This is a Gospel sermon, full of humor, pa- within a Gospel sermon, ful lof humor, pa- notice four nature of goods that are concealed or hidden.