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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-28
JACKSONVILLE TO
SEND LARGE NUMBER
lEACUERS TO LAKELAND

The Epworth League of the State
will gather in Lakeland from June
IA to II inclusive, for their annual
conference, and large delegation
is expected to attend from this city.
Plans for the entertainment of the
visitors are being made in Lakeland,
and letters are being sent out urg-
ing the various leaguers to send the
names of their delegates to Miss Ger
trude Overstreet, Lakeland, at once.
1t is the plan of the Jacksonville
delegates to bring the next confer
ence to the Methodist assembly
ground, at Anastasia, near st.
Augustine.
The Lakeland leagues are plan
ming a good time for the visitors and,
aside from the splendid social pro-
gram, a good spiritual and intellec-
tual program has been prepared, in
Guiding a number Of lectures from
some of the best known league
workers in the country. Special
transportation rates have also been
secured and large crowd is expect.
ed. E. A. GallegaI of Tampa, has
charge of the transportation-Jack'
sonville Metropolis.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-28
KISS|MNEE TO
HAVE BIG Fourth
OF JULY CELEBRATION

Kissimmee, May 2S-Several
committees of prominent business
men have been appointed to take
charge of the mammoth Independ-
ence Day program, which is to be
carried out here on Monday July ).
Representative w. ]. Sears. who was
elected chairman of the large COM
mittee last Friday, was instructed
to appoint two committees to look
after the arrangements and finances
of the entertainment. He announced
his selections as follows:
General committee. H. C. Stan
ford, chairman; A. E. Donegan, r..
T. Butler, NJ. Katz, c. A. Carson,
C. w. Damn, w. B. Makinson and
c. w. Griffin.
Finance committee. H. C. STAFF
ford, chairman; John NJ Lee. E. L.
Lesley and j. d. Clark.
The general committee will make
most of the arrangements for the
occasion. Boat and water races,
, other water sports track races and
a baseball game are some of the
things being figured on for the en-
tertainment of the visitors. One of
the big features of the day will be
an old time barbecue, for which this
section of the country is noted. A
gun shoot given by the Kissimmee
Gun club will likely be an interest
ing feature. In connection with
| this and the other sports prizes and
medals will be given.
To show that the city has its
pride up and will make the celebra.
/ tion big day, the finance committee
have been informally instructed to
consider the expenditure of $1,000
minimum sum for the event. In
| the way of transportation, that COM
mittee has gotten in touch aready
with the railroads and Kissimmee
will most probably be favored with
excursion rates. Several neighbor.
ing cities have called off their cele'
brations for the day and the loca
Board of Trade and business men are
expecting the largest crowd to be bt
in attendance that the city has evel
seen.
Senator A. f. Donegan spent Sun
day at his home in this city. On hi
visit the Senator stated that he fel
sure that the ten-mill road tax bill
for this county would be reached
and expected it's passage. This ia,
allows seven mills for the purpos
of bricking roads and will be use'
to construct "a brick highway iron
the Orange to the Polk county lin
and from Kissimmee to st. Cloud
Osceola county people are anxiousl
awaiting it's passage. In connection
with the Seminole land grant bill
Ga result of the agitating for tn
Indians by Minnie Moore-Wilson,
this city, stated that he was not In
formed and did not know whether
, would likely come up for passage c
not.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-28
Official Weather Report


Tampa, May 2S.-For Tampa and
vicinity: Unsettled tonight and on
Saturday, probably thundershowers.
For Florida: Unsettled tonight
and Saturday, probably thunder
showers.
Winds or the East Gulf: Moderate,
variable.
Winds for the South Atlantic:
Moderate east and southeast.
General Weather Conditions
The barometric disturbance which
was over Oklahoma Thursday morn
ing has moved slowly northeastward
and is central this morning over
western Missouri. 1t has caused
widespread precipitation, covering
the Mississippi, Missouri and Ohio
valleys, the Plains and West Gulf
States, and the southeastern States
except the Florida Peninsula. Light
showers occurred at Jacksonville,
Orlando and Barlow, Fla. Over the
northeastern States, and the Lake
region, generally fair weather has
prevailed under the influence of an
area of high pressure central over
the eastern Canadian provinces. An
area of low pressure appears over
western Canada, and has given rain
over the North Pacific States. Over
the Rocky mountain and Plateau re-
gions, and the southwest, fair
weather hasprevailed under the in
uuence of an area Of high pressure
central over the eastern Canadian
| provinces. An area of low pressure
appears over western Canadat and
has given rain over the North Pacific
States. Over the Rocky Mountain
and Plateau regions and southwest
fair weather has prevailed.
| 1t is warmer this morning over the
Northeastern quarter of the country
but temperatures are still below the
seasonal average. 1t is cooler ovel
the southeastern, west gulf and the
southern plains states, and also ovel
the Missouri valley. 1t is warmer
over the Plateau region and cooler
over the Pacific coast states.
Indications are for unsettled
weather in the vicinity of Tampa to
might and Saturday, with thunder
storms probable.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-28
THE ALLIES VIEW
B.. Albert w. Bryce

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Count Won Zernstorff may not
have entered a protest, but he did
assume to instruct us in true neu-
trality." If he did not dispute the
right of the American people to ship
or to sell arms, why did he cite our
action in Mexico and suggest an en-
barge?
The trouble is that they ignore
the rights of the United States under
international law, and they do not
have the honesty to admit that the
situation of which they complain is
wholly due to the sea power OF
Great Britain and France. They
ask us to open up the ocean routes
to Germany which her enemies have
closed and kept closed, in spite OF
submarines and mines.
If, as DR.. Dernburg says we have
right to ship and to sell arms,
Count Won Bernstorff had no right
to question it, and if, as both seem
to maintain, Germany's powerful
fleet is net able to protect its traffi<
in foodstuffs, why should they expect
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-28
CLOSING week OF LEGISLATURE
Will SEE many BILLS DISPOSED OF

to SO ship from the State supervising
inspector.
The general appropriations bill is
yet to be passed on in both Houses,
having only last night been sent to
the State printer for preparation for
the members to consider, the joint
finance committees of both houses
agreeing on the amounts as printed.
This will occupy much time when it
comes up, although the principal
changes were equalization of the
salaries of stenographers and chief
clerks in all departments of the
State government.
on the question of providing for
handling the funds of the various
counties, since the Office of treasurer
was abolished at the last general
election. Several bills are pending,
the most favored one being to allow
the county commissioners to select
banks as treasurers when they COM
ply with certain rules, giving bond
and agreeing to pay certain
amount of interest. This question is
| expected to be settled this week,
however.
Senator Arthur E. Donegan has
all this week been receiving letters
and kilograms commencing the in
PRODUCTION of a resolution calling for
exemption of taxes on homesteads,
! and is endeavoring to ascertain what
effect this change would have on the
! finances of the State. A hearing
was held Wednesday, afternoon by
the committee on constitutional
amendments in the Senate, and j.
NJ Bars and w. w. MacWilliams
appeared to argue for the passage of
! the resolution. Under this amend
ment the question of the counties
! and towns also excepting homesteads
will be decided by vote of the peo-
pie in each county as they desire to
act. The State exemption is made
outright.
The capital punishment bill has
not been given final passage, in
which it was sought to change the
method of killing to electrocution
for high crimes. 1t is now doubt
full if the bill will be reached.
When the Senate bill providing
for a State board of veterinary ex.
aminers reached the House this week
it was discovered that the measure
had no enacting clause. Not intend
ing to kill the bill Representative
Goldstein moved that the bill be lef
without an enacting clause, and be
fore he realized what was happening
the speaker had put his motion ant
it passed, killing the bill. All eff
forts to have the vote that killed tn
!, bill reconsidered was unsuccessful
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-28
THE GERMAN VIEW.
BY Hugo Won Kliest.
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Englands Alliance with Russia
is Russianizing the British Press.
Shall it also Russianize the United
States? The allied press Historically
demands that the right of free speech
be denied to DR.. Bernhard Darnburg,
the most eloquent exponent of the
German cause in the United States.
Because they cannot answer his ar
guments they would send him into
exile. Because he has told them the
truth, manfully and forcefully. they
would throw him to the lions. Is
this the United States or is it Rus
STA? Is Jefferson forgotten? Has
"fair play" lost it's meaning?
Cut off, her wires severed, Ger
many was without a spokesman in
the United States. Her able Ambas-
sador, gagged and bound by the red
tape of office, was not in the posi-
ton to break anew from day to day
the web of deceit spun by the Brit
ish spider. DR.. Herman Ridder and
other Americans of German descent
could speak for themselves, they
could speak for twenty million Ger
mans and Americans in the United
States; they could not speak for
Germany DR.. Bernhard Dernburs
was the only man who could present
the case of the German people to the
| American people.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-28
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MAY % IN HISTORY

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S53--French Legislature passed an
act restoring capital punish
ment for attempts on life of
the emperor or to subvert the
imperial government.
blcckaded by Union
squadron.
lS9S-Spanish reserve fleet left Ca
dir for a practice cruise. A
might attack of the torpedo
boat destroyers Pluton and
Furor was made on Commo-
dore Schley's fleet off Santa
go de Cuba and repulsed.
903-The Presbyterian General
Assembly formally enacted
amendments to the Confess
sion of Faith.
9,1-The Tobacco Trust lost its
case in the United States SUI
preme Court. Justice Harlan
again dissenting to broad
Interpretation of the Sher-
man Antitrust law. The
Portuguese Assembly cleo
lions were carried by the Re
publicans overwhelmingly.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-28

a neutral nation to perform that
stupendous service?
Great ill-will has been created
here and in Germany by the failure
of men like Count Won Bernstorff and
DR.. Dernburg to recognize our rights
in this matter. Now that one of
them has done so, perhaps he and
others who may value national
friendship that never before has been
seriously menaced will finally tell
the whole truth, which is that Ger
manys difficulties on the high seas
are not due to our Partially or
greed especially, but to the naval
forces of great Britain.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-28

Tallahassee Fla, May 2S.-sat-
urday starts the last week OF the
1915 session of the Florida Legisla-
ture. and members of both houses
express themselves as pleased that
the end is near Close watch is kept
by members of both houses on the
action of those of the other branch
in the matter of legislation that is
passed in these closing days. and
next week will see a stampede, at
least in the lower house, to give
final passage to some of the most i'm
portant measures that still burden
the calendar. The house still has
the teachers certificate bill pending
which passed the Senate Wednes-
day. and, although the salary bill OF
REPRESENTATIVE Martin, of Hillsboro
was reported unfavorably, he called
the bill on calendar and will make
an effort to push it through. There
appears little hope or success for
such a change as the measure is
fought strongly by all county Off
Gals.
Senator Hines road department
bill is still hanging fire on the
House calendar. The Pennsylvania
LEGISLATURE last week voted over S.
100000 to their State highway de-
partment, which appears to indi-
cate the showing has been satisfac-
tory for that method of road-build-
ing.
Watson's insurance bills, which
consumed a number of days in the
Senate, have now reached the calen-
dar of special order bills in the
House, and may yet succeed of pas
sage.
Senator Hudson's bill to allow the
time to be changed on order OF a
Judge of the circuit court east OF
certain parallel, occupies the posi-
ton of heading the list of bills on
third reading in the house, and has
every chance of becoming a law this
week. This bill seeks to allow
towns on the east coast of Florida
to use eastern standard time instead
of central time as now in effect II
the State, and it developed when thu
bill was up for debate in the Senate
that along the east coast the tim
is actually 40 minutes slow at pres
ent. Under the new arrangement
they will be twenty minutes fast.
Saturday at 10 o'clock Senate
Lindsey's naval stores inspection bill
is scheduled to come up as "a specia
order in the house. having passe
the Senate last week. The bill will
have another amendment added tina
will permit shipment under certain
conditions to other States witrou
inspection, provided that the ship
per has secured special certificat
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-28
CARD OF THANKS

To the friends who SO kindly as
sisted us during the sickness and
death of our beloved mother, we
wish to express our appreciation and
thanks.
We also especially thank Mrs. u.
G.. Bates, Mrs. Norvell, Mr.. Wash
burn, Mr.. Webb, Mr.. Kirk for the
beautiful songs rendered so appro-
pirate to the occasion.
|4212 ROBSON FAMILY.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-28

The Miami Metropolis notes that
somebody has figured out that if
Adam had, on his first arrival on
earth, secured a position which paid
him $3.50 day, worked at it stead
lily all these years, and never pur-
chased Eve any other raiment than
that which was considered proper in
those early days, he would have Just
the same size pile as John D. Rock
efeller is reported to have" Yes.
and if, instead of wasting time in
such senseless figures Somebody
had been at work earning an honest
dollar, he wouldn't have been nearly
so much inclined to hate Rockefeller
and everybody else who has more
than two meals a day. 1t is rot like
this that makes anarchists.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-28

The prospects are that after a
tourist, coming down to Dixie High
way, crosses the Florida line, he'll
get pretty badly mixed up as to
which road to take. In general
way, we would direct him to keep
to the right which will bring him
down through beautiful, tropical
productive, scenic Florida, and final
ly land him at the place he may
have dreamed of but didn't believe
to exist-incomparable and lovely
Lakeland.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-28

Sassety in Clearwater is reaching
a point of dissipation where it seems
a halt should be called. The Clear
water Sun proudly makes editorial
note that Clearwater is to have two
large bridge parties this summer. "
Some swift pace. Must be trying to
keep up in other things with Pow
ellis telegraph service.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-28

Orlando is pluming herself be-
cause she has secured the next meet
ing of the general assembly of the
Presbyterian church. The efforts OF
Dr.. Stagg won the meeting for Or
lando-though this does not mean,
necessarily that it is to be stasg
party.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-28

We all love the sport of batting
the LEGISLATURE, but many intelll-
gent persons who have looked 1t
over. declare the present gathering
IN he the best body of lawmakers
ever assembled at Tallahassee.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-28
T0DAY's BIRTHDAY H0NORS
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George R. Smith (Republican) of
Minneapolis, was born in ST. Cloud,
stearns county, Mimi. May %. 1864;
graduate of the University of Mimi
esota, class of 1898; admitted to the
bar the same year and entered upon
practice of law in Minneapolis; in
the session of 1903 he served in the
Minnesota State Legislature from the
thirty-eighth district: in 1906 was
elected judge of the probate court,
Hennepin county. Mimi, and was re-
elected twice without opposition |;
was married January 9, 1895, to
Margaret A. Koran, and has two
daughters; was elected to the Sixty
third Congress.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-28
CANDY SALE

On Saturday afternoon the girls
of Miss Leila Galloway's Sabbath
school class will sell homemade
candy. Your patronage will be very
much appreciated.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-28

1t is reported that through a re-
cent invention of Marconi one can
look through a brick wall. If this
invention comes into use, it won't
be worth while to pull dow the
blinds.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-28

Harry Floyd says: 1--WE look sober,
but slowly the intoxication of nine
teen hundred and fifteen flushes our
face" If you feel that way now,
Harry, we should think you could
achieve a royal flush before Sept
80, after which everybody is sup
posed to keep real good and sober.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-28
ANNOUNCEMENT

hereby announce myself as a
candidate for commissioner in the
Fourth ward, to fill the unexpired
term of Mr.. H. D. Mendenhall, re-
signed. election to be held June 8,
1915.
If elected, I will serve to the best
of nv knowledge and ability the in
terests of the entire city.
Respectfully,
419l GEO. w. MERSHON.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-28

The press of the country is urging
everybody to learn to swim, the ad-
vice being called forth by the fact
that many lives were needlessly sac
rificed in the Lusitania disaster on
account of ignorance of this impor-
tant accomplishment. There is the
best of reasons why every boy and
girl should be taught how to swim,
and parents who neglect this are not
doing their full duty toward their
children
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-28

The Miami Metropolis suggests a
highway across the State from that
city to Tampa. Not bad PROPOSE
ton, and one which would have the
hearty support of this section. The
East Coast and the West ought to be
linked together by such highway.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-28

WANTED-Ticket to Chicago or
other northern points. Address
Ticket" care Telegram. 5000
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-28

WANTED-To trade five-passenger
automobile, good and new, for de-
sirable lot. Grady Deem. 42OS
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-28

FOR RENT-Modern 10-room house,
s25 per month. Apply at Tele-
gram office. Avs
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-28
THE LAKELAND NEWS,

A weekly newspaper giving resume
of local matters, crop conditions,
county affairs, etc. Sent anywhere
for $3.50 per year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-28

Sometimes a man thinks another
hates him. because he feels that he
has given that other cause to hate.
Or, rather, he feels that if the stu
atoms were reversed, he would hate
the other man whom he suspects of
hating him. And perhaps, after all,
the other man is not hating him, and
is giving little thought to him, one
way or the other.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-28

The St. Petersburg Times has a
reminiscent article, relating how Mr..
fernando DeSoto landed in Florida
somewhere near Tampa, just 376
years ago last Tuesday. We take
1t from the minute details that the
account is that of an eye witness,
although we didn't think Straub is
quite that old.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-28
''A''''' '''''V CONTESTANTS

The following is the standing OF
contestants in the Majestic contest
as announced at the theater last
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-28
Forget Yourself.

He who does not think too much
Of himself is much more esteemed
than he imagines.-Goethe.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-05-28
SUBSCRIPTION RATES

Ono wear $500
Six months -. 2.5V
Three months l.2o
Delivered anywhere within the
limits of the City Of Lakeland for 10
cents a week.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1915-04-08
INJUNCTION is DISSOLVED.
Old Officials May Resume Charge q
Water Department To-day

A hearing was held before Judge Slack
Yesterday afternoon at the close of the
days session of Chttenden county court
on the application to have the injunction
dissolved against Water Commissioners
A. II. Rutter. Jules Simays and G. H.
Jones, also Supt. j. Frank kidder. At
torney Max l.. Powell, who appeared for
the orators, sent word to the court that
he would make no objection and an
order will be issued by the court dis
solving the injunction. 1t is probable that
the commissioners and superintendent
will take charge Of the affairs OF the
water department to-day. The Injunction
has been in force since last summer,
having been granted by Judge Frank L..
Fish after the officials mentioned had
been deposed by majority of the city
council. The deposed officials on advice
of counsel refused to relinquish the
affairs of the department until re-
strainng order was issued by the court
OF chancery.
"A hearing was also held yesterday
afternoon on the petition of the Manning
company, publishers of the Burlington
city directory, for an injunction to re-
strain w. Harold Waite from publishing
and distributing IA city directory which,
defendant. The hearing was not COM
pleted and will be taken up again this
afternoon.