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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-04
81 IN AS STREET CLEANER,
WORKS WONDERS IN Cll I

b, Tba Western Union and the Postal
| Telegraph Company wires were repoi'
cd Yesterday as being in much better
condition than Monday. The officials OF
the companies say all their wires VII
be operating normally I'm short time.
Nearly two thousand poles have heen
Blown down or broken by the vino,
and the wires covering distance ot
nearly SIX hundred miles have Dcen
snapped and DESTROYED.
The Western Union lines I'm New Jer-
soy have been put completely out OK
service, and there is no communication
with Philadelphia except through ne
use of the wires of the American Tele-
phone Company. The wires OF the
same company are being used for COM
munication with Washington.
Eastern Pennsylvania as far 7s
Scranton is almost entirely out Of tele-
craphic reach of New York. and me
lines along the New York Central Rail
road as far as Albany are in badly
crippled condition.
Communication between New YORK
and Chicago through the Western
Union has been established after much
difficulty The route is very circuitous
from New York TO Buffalo, but west OF
Buffalo the egular route is in service.
Heavy Damage 10 Wires.
Comparing the present damage with
that done by the storm Of 1855, New
comb Carlton, president Of he
Western Inion. said that there has not
been a great deal of difference IN er-
:ont. but that the storm Of the lattcr
wear had not the opportunity 20 work
the havoc the present storm had ac-
complished.
Nine underground taking circuits arc
working between New York and WASH
ington. eight between here and Balti-
mere and forty-six 20 Philadelphia.
The underground circuits also CON
tain teicgraphic circuits that have been
used IN obtaining news Of the outside
v orld since the storm.
Since trains began TO arrive regularly
all possibilities Of a food or milk fam
inc Of any seriousness have disap-
poared. Despite the fact that milk
trains were delayed there vas no ap-
preciable lack OF supply. To-day trains
will arrive with thousands Of gallons
that have piled up since the storm.
Deliveries 10 houses, which were
somewhat curtaied by the heavy SHOWS.
are expected 10 be better to-day.
Butter and Eqq Shortage.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-04
March Down Broadway.

yep" came the answer. Come on
along. We're going to church.
They came along Twelve men. by
actual count hung back and stuck To
the bread line. To Broadway tramped
the encourage. and down TO Nesey
street, in the door of the chapel house,
and thence up three flights TO the cor
,er Of Sandwich street and Speech ave-
nuc.
After MIR. Geer had made the crowd
welcome. Tannebaum took the stand
and reiterated that the men were Will
ing to work: that they were not seek
ing charity. but merely accepting "hat
thev were entitled 10.
.If I felt that were accepting chsr-
itv" he declared, II would not be here.
came because I am hungry, just as
all of YOU have done.
That's right" cried some Of the
crowd. NO charity We don't want
charity"
suit,ng the action to the word. Inc
men helped themselves TO three more
sandwiches apiece and rang for more
coffee.
"yye have come 10 demand the bread
We deserve" continued Tannenpaufn'
"and that rightfully belongs to US. we
demand work, but we viii not WORK
unless we get our price. Mean"hie
,,o .re breaking no laws If We pick up
= living wherever we can find it.
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Equality" the Wstchword.

"This is a movement of the !. w. W.
iii Frank Hamilton. and the men
cbecred we are neither derellcts nor
delinouents. but human beings ana we
demand the right to be treated az such.
We are neither better nor worse than
fobr II Rockefeller or the vicar Of 81.
Paul's
..N.w York will not pay any atten-
,ion 10 its unemployed unless we or
g,nize and compel il 10 do so. That
r.,,,nu.a nm secopd page, fourth column.
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TEMPERATURES YESTERDAYS
High. 80; Low. 26.
Full report Page Ii.
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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-17
LAST CHANCE FOR
WOMEN TO REGISTER

Chicago, March 17.-This is the
last registration day before the AL
dermanic election, to be held early
In April, and suffragists have made
strong efforts to interest women and
make them see the necessity for reg
istering. At the close of the first
registration day, more women than
men had recorded. In Peoria the
Equal Suffrage league has given
women instruction in voting during
the past two weeks, showing the ex-
act replica of a polling place. Many
young women from the Young
Women's Christian Association have
been very active throughout the
wards of Chicago, and the returns
of their work are eagerly looked for
today. Miss Harriet e. Vittum is
candidate for election to the city
council.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-17
WELLESLEY
COLLEGE FIRE
SWEPT TODAY
COLLEGE HALL, 5'ST0RY STRUC.
TURE, REDUCED TO ASHES
AT EARLY HOUR
The Loss Is Estimated at Over One
Million and a Half
Dollars
(BY Associated Press. J

Wellesley, Mass, March IT,
Three hundred young women stu
dents of Wellesley College escaped
scantily clad from the college hall
early this morning when fire de-
stroyed the five-story structure.
| They were asleep on the upper floors
when the flames started in the
chemical laboratory. They marched
out in order and none were injured
lit was one of the Oldest and largest
halls of the college.
The hall contained many valuable
|paintingsg. Loss estimated at ST.
|5OO 900.
1t was announced that classes
would be suspended until April 10,
and students were put On special
trains and taken home, Miss Char
lotte Donnell, of Maine, and Miss
Virginia Woffat, of New jersey
were the heroines of the fire. their
room being near the laboratory
where they were awakened by the
glare of the flames. They started the
fire gong and went through the
smoke filled halls pounding on every
door.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-17
WONDERFUL OLD
y FLORIDIAN DIES

Pensacola, March II 7.-lIsaac Coo
ley, a veteran of the Seminole In
dian war and who followed Gen.
Andrew Jackson in his attacks on
the tribes in Florida, was buried at
Beulah Sunday. He died the day
previous at the age of ia years,
pneumonia causing his death after
an illness of ten days or two weeks.
Born in South Carolina in 1900 this
remarkable old man came to Florida
with his parents when a boy and
when eighteen years of age enlisted
in the fight against the Seminole In
dians and served under Gen. Jack
son for several years. The hardships
he underwent in this war seemed
only to harden him for his future
life and but for the attack of pneu-
would likely have lived to an
even older age. Mr.. Cooley always
his good health to cor
rect living and often deprecated the
fact that the younger generations
took absolutely no care of them
selves, but drank coffee and stronger
drinks, smoked to excess and kept
irregular hours. When a young man,
following In the steps of his ances-
tors, he retired shortly after dark
and arose at the break of day and
he kept this up throughout his long
life. Hard work and a life in the
open built up constitution that
left him strong and vigorous after
he had passed the century mark. He
hardly knew day Of illness and un-
til few weeks ago had the appear
ance of a man of fifty or sixty years
Of age.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-17
ST. PETE GETS HER FIRST
THROUGH TRAIN

St. Petersburg, March 1.-THE
Pinellas Special, the first through
train ever given st. Petersburg and
Pinellas county by the Atlantic
Coast Line railroad, will begin SER
vice today, leaving this morning at
IL o'clock for Jacksonville and
points beyond. This train will be
composed of three chair cars, two
first class day coaches and one COM
bination baggage and colored pas
senger car. The Pinellas Special
will run between St. Petersburg and
Jacksonville on an eight-hour sched-
ule, making stops to take on passen-
gers only at the largest stations and
at small stations only by special or
der. The train will run on Tues
days, Thursdays and Saturday and
will dead-head back here on the al
ternate days. Capt. E. w. Will
liams, of this city, will have charge
of the train as conductor, and Geo.
Esterbrook will be the engineer in
charge.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-17
ANTITRUST BILLS HEARINGS

Washington, March lit is
expected that the House judiciary
committee will today conclude the
hearings on administration anti
trust bills. The trade commission
bill is completed, and as drawn pro-
vides for a trade commission of
three at $4,000 a year salary each,
with all the powers of the present
bureau Of corporations, which is
transferred to it bodily. Unlike the
original Clayton interstate trade
commission bill, it makes no specific
reference to the commissioner of
corporations as a member Of the
trade commission. The bill applies
to all corporations, joint stock CON-
panies and corporate combinations
having a capital of s5,000,OOO, or
belong ging to such classes of such
concerns as the commission may de-
termine. 1t defines capitalization as
property of corporations, without
referring to stocks and bonds.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-17
BOOKS BY PARCEL POST

Washington, March 17--After to-
day books may be sent by parcel
post rs fourth-class matter and at "a
much cheaper rate than at present
This will be of great help to the
publishers who at present have to
send books by express owing to the
high rate charged If they are mail
ed. The rate now is one cent for
each two ounces regardless of how
many books are mailed The new
rate will be one cent for each two
ounces This means a big saving
and the regular zone rates for par
Gel post packages for all over eight
ounces. This means a bigg saving
when books are shipped in numbers
as a package of books weighing
fifty pounds can be sent after to-
day at the same rate as any other
fourth class matter.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-17
CHINESE TO DEMAND VOTE

Chicago, March 1.-THE Chinese
American Club, newly incorporat-
ed association, has planned to 60 to
the polls here today and demand
that they be listed as electors. The
association is composed of Chinese
who were born in America, of domi-
ciled parents. Their attorney,
Charles F.. Hill, asserts: If the
Chinese are challenged the courts
will be appealed to. We will cite
a decision Of the supreme court Of
the Unittd States in which it is de-
clared that Chinese is entitled to
citizenship when he is born of dom
iciled parents. !" The club also will
send member to Canada and the
demand of the Canadian govern
ment for the $500 head tax will be
refused on the ground that the Chi
nese is an American citizen. "The
argument that will follow will have
to be settled by the secretary of
State" said Mr.. Hill. ave are to
make this a test case. The club
will seek an amendment of the Chi
nese exclusion laws, declaring that
hardships are imposed on Chinese
who leave the United States for
China and then wish to return.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-17
FOR GOOD ROADS

Chapel Hill, N. c., March II.
Under the auspices of the Highway
department of the University OF
North Carolina and the North Car.
olina Geological and Economic
Survey a Good Roads Institute Op-
ened here today, and will continue
for three days. A series Of lectures
will be given by men well trained
in their lines covering various sub
jects relating to road construction .
Today's topics will be the proper To-
cation of roads; methods of making
road surveys; the design of roads
(including width, curve and depth
of ditch) and an illustrated lecture
on asphalt, from it's source to the
pavement.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-17
A. O. H. PLAN BIG DAY

New York, March 1.-THE An
cient Order of lIibernians have
planned an appropriate celebration
of st. Patrick's Day, including the
usual big parade. Believing that
Home Rule in Ireland will become
fact before another year passes
many prominent members are of the
opinion this parade will mark the
end of the annual march on Fifth
avenue, and it is therefore likely tc
be the largest and most gorgeous st
Patrick ever was accorded. with
Home Rule in force, many members
of the order feel that there will be
little necessity for holding the pa
rade, which has been an event IN
this city for fifty years,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-17
PR0HIBITIONIST. BREWER
JOINT DEBATE

New York, March II. William
|H Anderson, superintendent of the
|Anti-Saloon League of New York
|City, has challenged by letter, Col.
|Jacob Rupert, Jr., president of the
|State Brewers Association to meet
|hm in an open debate in Albany,
Some time this month. 80 now pro :
pose to show that the rights and lib
|erties of the people are the last
thing on earth wanted by you and
|the rest of the brewers writes Mr.,
anderson to Mr.. Rupert. "As ! do
|not desire to take advantage OF the
pact that you may not be accus-
|tomed to public debate | propose to
|meet your lawyer, either your reg
0llar counsel or some special attor-
ney If you fear to have the Leg
|lslature see the mask stripped from
your professions and the sophistory
|of your argument riddled and de-
|clde to play safe and foreclose your
|Doasted mortgages On the Legisla-
PURE, You still cannot escape the Is
sue, for | hereby extend the chal-
lange to cover five meetings. on
ian any day except Sunday on the
same general terms, some week in
May June. September or October, to
|De held at New York City, Albany,
syracuse, Rochester and Buffalo
Mr.. Rupert said he would an
sWer Mr.. Anderson's letter.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-17
IS LABOR LEADERS
ASK FOR PARDON
(By Associated Press. }

Washington, March 17-Applica
ton for the pardon of eighteen la
Dor leaders convicted of the "dyna
mite conspiracy" were filed with the
department of justice today. The
petition alleged that the men were
innocent and Judge A. b. Ander-
son, the presiding judge, didn't ac-
cord them fair trials. Counsel for
the men announced that twenty
members of the House and several
senators would appear before the
on behalf of the prison
ers.. In a supplemental letter to
President Wilson, counsel declared
that a special train to take the men
to the penitentiary had been ordered
forty days before they were con-
victed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-17
WILL JAX LAY DOWN
ON THE REUNION

J3rnsoo,IIll, .rarch l.. Al
though the campaign committee OF
which Frank Chase is chairman,
spont all of last week in an earnest
andeayor TO swell the Confederate
reunion fund, less than one thou
sand dollars were secured in sub
scrintions for the big May event.
Chairman Chase stated that he was
cnrnrised bv the slowness of the pub
lie TO respond to the call for FUNDS
Tho members of the committee,
however. state that they are not dls-
couraged and that they will put
forth more vigorous efforts this
uoek chairman Chase has ap-
nointed number of sub-committees'
comnrised of prominent employees OF
the principal business houses OF the
citv These subcommittees VIII
for subscriptions among
their fellow employees, and it is De-
lieved in this way many people Will
who would otherwise not
he reached by the campaign solicit
;no committee. 1t was stated today
., reunion headquarters that the
Baseball Association
with characteristic enterpriss. s..
give a benefit performance Dy y,
the biz league teams at the ball
mark about Thursday Arrange
ments for this benefit will probably
10 perfected today or tomorrow II
sos been suggested that the busl'
ness concerns grant their employees
. half holiday in order that the lat,
FOR NAV attend the beneht game'
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-17
FARMERS INSTITUTES CLOSE

Ellsworth, Wisconsin, March II
The last of the farmers institutes
which have been held throughout
Wisconsin during the past winter
will take place in this city today. In
all there were 109 of these meet
ings, and they covered practically
the entire State. All subjects per-
tanning to agriculture, farming,
truck gardening and dairying have
been well explained and lectured
upon, and the promoters have been
heartily thanked by the farmers.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-17
STEAMER WENT
ON ROCKS At
HALIFAX TO-DAY
HAS A CREW OF 40 AND 13 PAS
SENGERS ON
BOARD
Ship Is in Dangerous Position; Sew
eral Boats Have Gone to
Her Rescue
(By Associated Press. J

Halifax, March 17.-The steamer
City of Sidney, from New York tt
st. Johns, with thirteen passen.
gers, a crew of forty and heavy car.
CO. Is on the rocks near here. She
struck in fog and Is reported tC
be in dangerous position. Sew.
eral vessels have gone to her aid.
The tug Rosemary today succeed
ed in taking off eleven of the steam
er's thirteen passengers and part of
the crew. 1t Is reported by wire
less the vessel is likely to be to-
tai loss.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-17
STATE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR
IN GAINESVILLE

Gainesville, Fla, March H.
Pilgrim Commandery, No. Z
Knights Templar, is making prepar
ations for the entertainment of dele.
gates to attend the twentieth annual
conclave of the Grand Commandery
of knights Templar of Florida
which opens here Wednesday morn
ing. More than a hundred dele.
gates and their wives are expected
to be in attendance. and indications
are that the coming conclave will be
one of the most successful ever held
in the State.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-17
VICE PRESIDENT WRITES
THAT HE WILL COME

Jacksonville, March 17.-secre-
tary Conoley, Of the Board Of Trade.
has received a letter from Thomas
R. Marshall, vice president of the
United States. in which he accepts
the invitation to visit Jacksonville
On April 22. The vice president
says he and Mrs. Marshall will ar
rive here on April % at 1:05 p.
m. and leave for Fort Myers where
Mr.. Marshall will address to State
Press Association, at $3.50 the same
evening. He asks that T. j. APP
pleyard be advised of the arrange
ments.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-17
.GETTE WANTED 70
WHIP OFFICIALS
(By Associated Press. }

London, March 17.-Cathrine
Wilson, arrested last night on sus-
picion, today told the police magis-
trate that she was on her way to
give Premier Asquith and Home
Secretary McKenna good thrash
ing. The suffragette was sentenced
to six weeks hard labor. "Of
course, | won't serve the sentence" F."
she told the court. She was arrest
ed in the lobby of the house of com
mons. A dog whip was found con-
cealed in her clothing.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-17

When the sculptors at the Panama
Pacific international Exposition began
their work they had as an inspiration
a task which has appealed to the
imagination of the world for centuries,
the cutting of the barrier between the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans in the
Panama canal, and SO they have re-
produced in the sculpture figures Of
the early explorers, pirates, the adven-
turers of the seas, the pioneers, path
finders. The picture above shows The
Pirate by Allan Newman, the bril-
liant American sculptor
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-17
FRENCH CABINET
STILL STANDS
| n N { X | c D
RESIGNATION OF MINISTER OF
FINANCE TO HAVE NO
EFFECT
Paris Startled by Girl Who Assault
ed Vice President of the Cham
ber Of Deputies
(By Associated Press }

Paris, March II The French
cabinet today decided to stand de-
spite the resignation of Joseph Gail.
lauX, minister of finance, who re-
signed because his wife assassinated
Cation Calmette yesterday. Paris
was startled again today when a
young woman singer assaulted Vic
tor Augagneur vice president of the
chamber of deputies, as he was
about to open parliament, but he
was not seriously injured. No cause
is known for the assault.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-17
STATUE OF ROBERT E. LEE
FOR FORT MYERS

Fort Myers, March 17.-Plans
are now being made by the Laetitia
|Ashmore Mutt chapter, United
daughters of the Confederacy, 10
place a statue Of General Robert E.
Lee on the court house grounds. A
meeting of the chapter is to be heid
next Tuesday afternoon at the nome
Vi Mrs. o. l.. Johnson, at wnlcn d
|committee will be appointed to make
arrangements for the raising OF d
suitable fund to carry out the under-
taking. 1t is planned that since
Lee county was named after the
famous Southern leader, the entire
county should participate in the en-
|'erprise. The statue commlteee
VIII endeavor in its work to give e'-
ery section of the county an oppoi
unity to assist in the raising OF the
fund.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-17
TRIAL OF MURDERER

rr.rsriIle. Ind, March 17.-The
oontinned case of John Hill, charged
with murder of Miss Pearl 49," co.
W. +bo serious wounding OF capt.
an an II Brown. towboat man. VIII
he heard today before Judge Ru, u
,,o,nb Hill. a bridge carpenter Q,
Tenn, was not "i'0" ~
m give bail.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-17
VILLA MARCHING
ON T0RREON
IS REPORT TODAY
WHAT THE OUTCOME WILL BE
REMAINS AN UNFATHOMED
MYSTERY
Officials Refuse to Talk with News.
paper Men and Details Not
Known
(By Associated Press }

Juarez, March 7.-Authoritativ
announcement was made here this
afternoon that General Villa left
Chihuahua before dawn TODAY NOV
ing toward Torreon, but few details
OF the movement could be learned.
officials generally refusing to talk
with newspaper men,. The censor
ship on news from the south has be-
come suddenly prohibitive.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-17
SPOTTING CAR RATES

Pittsburg, Pa, March 1.-THE
final hearings upon the Interstate
Commerce Commissions proposal
that the carriers shall impose uni
form charge upon shippers for spot
ngs cars on private switches will
be given today and tomorrow.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-17

The schools of Chillicothe, Kan.
are giving credits to boys who do
not smoke, and attend Sunday
school, and to girls who prepare one
meal at home every day and sleep in
the open air or with their windows
open.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-17
SENATOR JAMES AID.
DRESSES FRIENDLY SONS

East Orange, N. j., March H.
United States Senator Ollie James
will tonight address the Friendly
Sons of st. Patrick at their annual
banquet here. Representative Eu-
gene F. Kinkead, of Hudson county,
will also speak.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-17
SHOES CAUSED MURDER

Dublin, Ca, March l7.-Shed
Hill, a negro who killed anCsher ne
gro, Flanders White, will be hanged
today. The two men quaryeled over
a pair of shoes.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-17

Senator LaFollette is plannig Ia
give very close attention to the Wis
consin situation from now until the
end of the campaign.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-17

General Villa says drunkenness is
the curse of Mexicans, so he has is
sued an order prohibiting the manu-
facture and sale of liquors in Mex
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-17

OF the three Pacific coast States.
Oregon and Washington far outstrip
California in the work done by pri-
vate owners for forest protection.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-17

Colonel Roosevelt in all proDaoii-
NY will make an extensive stump
ing of Southern States in the inter-
eSt Of the Progressive party.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-03-17

Mrs. Pankhurst will enliven the
Easter season by attempting to in
terview King George.