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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-04
GOOD WORK OF THE
ROCKEFELLER COMMISSION
(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
northwest of Warsaw, is described
by resident who escaped the vigil
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 pound. There was no
rye or wheat bread at any price,
while eggs were selling at 10 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 total waste.
By order Of the German authorities
a tax of $4,000 was levied upon the
city and pending its payment Ave
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.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-04
( Official Weather Report !

Tampa, June 4.-For Tampa and
vicinity: Fair tonight and Satur-
day.
For Florida: Fair tonight and Sat
urday.
Winds for the East Gulf: Light
and variable.
Winds for the South Atlantic:
Gentle north to northwest.
General Weather Conditions
Exfficept over Michigan, Ohio and
western Pennsylvania, where there
were light showers, the weather has
been generally fair east of the Mis-.
sissippi during the past "a 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-
lively low pressure appear over New
Mexico 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
Saturday with light and variable
winds.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-04
WHOLE ARMY TO ACT AS
GOD FATHERS TO DAUGHTER
OF THE CROWN PRINCE
(By Associated Press)

Berlin, June 4.-The Crown
Prince Williams infant daughter is
to have the whole of the Crown
Princes army as her godfathers.
to this effect is made
in the Vossische Zeitung, which
says:
1--WE are informed that, in addi
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
what beautiful relationship of
confidence exists between the leader
and his army"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-04
ART DEAI-RS ARE PUB
LISHING BOOKS ON THE WAR
(By Associated 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 $40. 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 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
german to the war. for which there
is still a market.
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 tax
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; buta the
government can. An art book or
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 un-
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
fixed maximum price, generally far
| below what the exhibitors might
normally 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
$40, at which 1870 pictures we.c
sold. The second has just been held;
and $40, at which figures 210 paint
ings were disposed of. The Queen OF
the Netherlands brought $12, the
Prince Consort So and the Queen
Mother also IS. All the purchasers
the prices were fixed between $40
were Dutch.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-04
\ Y S vFRIED AT HARVARD

~ June 4 4.-An event Of
u lGterest in the annals of
Il II Herica will be the pro-
l0 N 1Agner's "Siegfried" at
H1&Alurd Of Harvard University
031H H10 Ten sections of seats
j 6ll 114nted for the immense
Z. most stupendous work
~ building of a huge
4 M 40rd for this open air the
. INV one twenty feet deep
~ 0ll4 before the stage. The
y = I41klon is six and a half feet.
dIstinguished artists who
& dfnnte are Schuman-Henk,
= K Elbert Reiss, Clarence
Z Qtto CoritZ, and Basil
Z Xhe production is under
lnn of Alfred Hertz, the
M outhority and leader of
M 6usic at the Metropoli-
house. Visitors are pres
~ Tar distant as Seattle,
-. and Panama. No other
1ontival throughout the
Gyer had a greater array
ni6hed artists.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-04
ADMIT PROGRESS WAS
MADE BY THE OPPOSITION BUT
CLAIM VICTORY IN ANOTHER
FIELD; GERMANS MAY BEGIN
NEW MOVEMENT IN THE WEST
by Associated Press }

London. June 4.-Having can
tured Przemysl, the Austro German
forces are maintaining their often
sive with unusual speed along the
GalacianI battle front. Troops,
which broke through the Russian
line are pushing northward rapidly.
The Russian war office statement
today admits that the Austro Ger.
mans have made progress over
portion of the front. Petroerad re
ports success in another field, how
ever, claiming the German force
which captured Libau, Russian
Baltic port, have been isolated by a
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-
preached Libau from the north and
south, some British commentators
suggested today that the allies have
begun new offensive in the west to
relieve pressure on the Russians, yet
1t is pointed out that during the
AustrO German rush into Russia no
general offensive has been undertak.
en-. 1t would be no surprise IL 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 Off
cial statements.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-04
NEW LAW RESPECTING
RAILWAY DAMAGE CHARGES

Z Washington, June 4.-The new
law passed by Congress restricting
damages for loss and delay went into
effect today. 1t changes the restric-
tions placed by railroads and other
common carriers on rights to make
claims for damages and removes the
necessity for notice within four
months is not necessary. The ship
per will be obliged to disclose the
nature of goods that are concealed
or hidden.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-04
WHAT IS JAVA COFFEE

Washington, June "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-
fee from the East Indies, hence 1t Is
perfectly proper to apply the term to
the Sumatra product also.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-04

spite of the limited time left for
passing the many bills on the cal
endar. The Senate passed the anti
trust bill by vote of "a to 4. The
measure is said to be a redraft of
the Texas antitrust 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 Is
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 ad-
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 organization of mu-
tual fire insurance companies.
Grifiin's standard field box bill be-
came law Wednesday when it re-
ceived the approval of the governor.
Representative Wilder, of Plant
City, has introduced memorial ask
ing Congress to fix 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.
Senate Igou 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,
passed this week, and will eliminate
! dissatisfaction on the part of car
owners with the regulations now
prescribed.
Three new counties have been
provided at this session of the Legis
lature, Blexham, Broward and Okla
loosa, with Charlotte county still
pending with strong opposition to
| it's becoming 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 We'd
! nesday that they, did not have time
to call persons beore them and &c
| into the merits of the case before the
| close of the session. This ends the
' intended investigation at this time
No board of county commissioners
will likely exceed the tax levy in
| their expenditures since the bill has
| passed making it misdemeanor
holding the members who vote fol
such over expenditure responsible
personally together with his bonds
men for such excess expenses.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-04
WAR HASN'T EFFECTED NOR
R0CCO'S INDUSTRIAL WELFARE
(By Associated Press)

Rabat, Morocco, June Mot
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 $4,000. They are al
lowed considerable degree of free
dom, and on Sundays they may be
seen in groups of about twenty,
sight seeing under the guardianship
of single French soldier to each
group. In some parts of the country
they are being given employment at
road making.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-04
LEGISLATURE CLOSES TODAY; RESUME
OF PAST few DAYS. LEGISLATION

Tallahassee, June 4.-The legis-
lature closes it's 1915 session tonight
with members fatigued from sixty
days hard work at 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 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 to
have one representative, and not
more than three to a county.
In securing the passage of the re-
apportionment resolution Senator
Stringer, of Brooksville, has accom-
plished what the newspapers of the
State have been demanding for
years. The State, according to the
constitution was due to have been
reapportioned in 1897, but every
legislature evaded action on the
change until Wednesday when the
measure passed both houses.
The general appropriations bills
carried approximately two million
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.
While the expenses have been grow
ing each two years, the, taxable
value of the State has been increas-
ing so rapidly that it is believed the
tax rate will be lowered again this
year The tax levy bill was INTRO :
duced Wednesday, being one of the
last measures that is passed at ev-
cry session of the Legislature. 1t pro-
with the usual provision that the
governor may reduce this sum if he
finds it possible when all the appre-
priations are totaled.
After this session of the Legisla-
ture 1t is not very likely that the
assemblies will be burdened with
local charter change bill in such a
great volume as has been evident at
every session for years. The pas
sage of the home rule bill, permit
ting cities to change their own char
ters by a vote Of the people will
eliminate their burden on the mem
bers of the Legislature and leave the
way clear for the consideration of
general laws.
The antitrust bill, passed in the
House early in the session, Wednes-
day, consumed practically all Of the
afternoon session in the Senate, in
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-04
DIARY OF LUSITANIA
VICTIM FOUND
(By Associated Press, J

Queenstown, June 4.-Water :
soaked and partly illegible, the un
finished and unsigned letter-diary of
a girl passenger on the Lusitania
was picked up few days ago near
the scene of the disaster, and is
awaiting 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 mel !.
lie Casson," "Will Hobson, Ethel
Kiass," and willie and Bee."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-04
SWEET PEA SOCIETY

San Francisco, June 4.-The first
annual convention of the American
Sweet Pea Society to be held tn the
west is one of the interesting fea-
lures of the Panama-Pacific e&posi-
tion today. A sweet pea show is be-
ing held in the Palace of Horticul .
ture and a number of valuable cups,
medals and cash prizes will be
awarded for the best showing 1t is
said there are more than 5000 acres
Of sweet peas grown in California
alone for seed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-04
NEwBURGH so

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
1908 to the present day, and is be-
ing held on the ground of Washing
tons headquarters where the Amer
lean colonists first settled.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-04
lsIio6n Uote. to Germany Not
XHf Finished


afEY An1ociated Press.)
ashfnGl1n Tune 4 4.-The United
y 1e}oI469r to the recent note
ofmnny &oncerning the sinking
- IlnoltAniA was considered by
ldeat Wilson and his Cabinet
IhA communication, which
1fofte ~ the President, him
y 4eonitely whether Ger
&en6S 10 be guided in the
~ ~ huIlane principles EN-
v tns the International law for
n oiltime warfare.
= ~ Dernstorff of Germany
M plans for sending a
4 t10entative to Berlin as
4 nerican note is started
~ 0Qtline to the German
n = 1cials the situation in
"a 8tes as respects public
~ 04t4 Germany. The hope
= &t the embassy today
nsador's plan will re
u Actory outcome of the
I 8 Ion that has arisen.
Eabinet meeting the
~ unusually reticent,
r. some indications that
l. 5ermany had not been
1 o1 Of. "We reached no
W said. one. Secretary
e \ tuestioned said: "We
q - anything that hap
nbinet meetings" The
.l 6l61 two hours.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-04
7 MEDICAL COLLEGE

Ma, June 4.-Several
4aduates of the Woman's
I kllege of Pennsylvania
city today to attend the
commencement exer-
ID institution. DR.. Rich
!, of Boston, the eminent
thority of Harvard will
1dress of the day. The
Dme from every part of
pr the alumnae meeting
Them are included many
Hest women of the time.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-04
U. s. STEEL CASE
MAY Be APPEALED
TO SUPREME COURT
(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 dissolve
the United States Steel Corporation
was laid before Attorney General
Gregory today. While no announce :
ment was made, it is expected this
case will be appealed to the supreme
court.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-04
IDld1nssI0N EN- TOUR

June 4 4.AThe Federal
Aission met again today
om house. From here it
Scided to visit other cities
ther hearings and seek
Information.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-04
EMPEROR
FAVORABLE TO
AN INSPECTION
{ By the Associated Press. J

Washington, June Emperor
Nicholas, of Russia, has responded
favorably to President Wilson's per
sonal letter conveying the request
made by Austria that provision be
made inspecting the Siberian camps
where Austrian prisoners are held.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-04
DANIELS DECLARES
AIRCRAFT WILL soon
Be AS DANGEROUS
AS SUBMARINES
(By Associated Press)

Annapolis, June 4.-Great posi-
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
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-04
"THE TONGUE.

Is tirIr o. Or. Wray's sermon, to
be delivered at the First Methodist
Church next Sunday night. This is
a Gospel sermon, full of humor, pa
a Gospel sermon, full lof humor. pa
thos and conscience shocks"
which DR.. Wray has often delivered
during revivals and on special oc-
casions.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-04
PROTEST MADE AGAINST
HIGH PRICE OF MEAT
(By Associated Pressl

Petrograd, June As protest
against the excessive and arbitrary
raising of meat prices in Petrograd,
a charitable committee headed by
Nine. M. l.. Maklekoff, wife of the
minister of the interior, has declined
to accept any further donations to
charity by the meat exchange, or as
sociation of butchers, and to return
to them $500 donated last fall for
the establishment of twenty five
beds in the hospital of the ministry
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-04
CHARGE ADMISSION TO SEE
MODEL TRENCHES AT BERLIN
(By Associated Pressl

Berlin, June 4.-One of the pop
ular exhibition attractions now open
to the public in Berlin is 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 front
of 500 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.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-04
10 HORSE SHOW

6t. June 4.-The annual
y 1t Tuxedo was opened to-
/ DRomises to be the most
6ver held. Among the
Gcciety persons interested
INA Mortimer, Robert Goe-
Lorillard, Jr., William
man, Lewis Stuyvesant
orge S. Mason, w. Aver
William B. Dinsmore
Julliard.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-04
VETERANS BROKE
CAMP TODAY AT
RICHMOND
(By Associated Press }

VDy RSSOCTdtGU ITVSS.
Richmond, June 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
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-04
CAPITAL OF FORD
MOTOR CO. INCREASED
TO $lO0,000,000
(By Associated Press. }

Detroit, June 4.-The Ford Motor
Co. announced today that they had
increased their authorized capital
stock from 100000 to 100000
900 and had declared a stock divi =.
dend of 100000, payable July l.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-04
HORFF'S SPECIAL AGENT
FOR GERMANY TO
6U7LINE SITUATION IN us.
{ = - DRING ABOUT SAT-
n oUTCoME OF THE
- MITIGATE SITUATION
RUSES TO TALK
: 1EnBAGE
orociated Press. }

= IN June At was
i IN ~ that Meyer Gerhard,
lor Copenhagen yester
= ~ Gt99mship United States,
; eo01al agent Ambassador
1e1(] - oending to Berlin to
N ~ mt hand the report of
= oor's conference Wed
u VA president Wilson. Ger
m aftache of the German
= - and has been in the
14 Gto&eo as representative of
5&r11Gn R6d Cross.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-04
AUSTR0-CERNANS, ENCOURAGED
BYsCAPTURE Of PRzEMSW.
RUSHsRAP|DLY FORWARD
BECKER !RYIK2,
TO PREVENT TEST
OF THAW'SiSAN|TY
(By Associated Press }

Albany, n. Y, June 4.-Deputy
Atty. Gen. Becker today asked the
court of appeals for writ of pro
hibition to prevent empanelling a
jury to test the sanity of Harry X.
Thaw.
The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1915-05-18
PEOPLE PROSPEROUS IN
CASTONIA MILL VILLAGE
Gardens Are Growing and Tables Are Spread With
Food Which S~urpasses That of More
PretentiOus Families

III 2 cotton mill town in New Eng
land Concerning conditions there. |
am not personally familiar. but my
own opinion Is hat is very much
oNerdrawn. My experience with work
ing people who do not care for social
aspirations is that they would do
without things which some one who
considered appearances one Of the
greatest things in life in order To buy
Inc things they want To eat and drink.
they do this To = fault almost as they
would spend their last dollar for eats
today n give no thought for tornor-
row. hey may eat on an oil cloth
and With steel table ware. but the
table Will be loaded. They spend their
money for food instead of linen. fancy
china and ~silverware, and the chances
are that a boarder would get a larger
quantity of something to eat than in
some of the homes where there was
an effort to make appearances.