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The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-02

actual experiences their Judgment approves tho
President may fix. not. however. less than three
months.
c) In view Of the farreaching consequences Of the
DECLARATION made by the resident, Accepting the
of labor involved directly in this controversy bat
the public and upon all industry, it plain that
before the existing conditions changed the whole
employees should be Investigated and determined by
. Commission to be appointed by the President Of
such standing to compel attention and respect TO
its findings. The Judgment Of such Commission
would be helpful basis for adjustments with labor
and such legislation intelligent public opinion.
informed, might demand.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-02

A. H. SMITH,
New York Central Lines.
FRANK TRUMBULL,
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway.
DANIEL WILLARD,
Bsltinore snd Ohio Railroad.
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-02

The demands in this controversy have not been
presented in judgment, for the purpose Of fixing
definite daily period Of labor nor reduction In the
existing hours of labor change in methods Of opera
ton, but for the real purpose of accomplishing
increase in wages Of approximately One Hundred
Million Dollars per annuIn or IS per cent for the men
in railroad freight train and yard service represented
by the labor organizations in this matter.
After careful examination Of the facts and patient
and continuous consultation with the Conference
Committee of Managers, and among ourselves,
have reached clear understanding Of the magnitude
of the questions, and of the serious consequences to
the railroads and to the public involved in the decision
of them
The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-09-02

effort is required for the public welfare woaM b
harmful beyond calculation.
The widespread effect upon the industries Of thu
country - q whole is beyond measure q apprase-
met at this time and agree with tho insistent and
widespread public concern over the gravity of the
situation and the consequences of surrender by tho
railroads In this emergency.
In like manner we aro deeply impressed with the
Of our responsibility to maintain and keep open
the arteries of transportation, which carry the life
e oe that vii flow from even temporary
interruption Of service the railroads but the
issues presented have been raised above and beyond
the social and monetary questions involved, and
the responsibility for the consequences that may
arise will rest upon those that provoke it.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14
BELGIAN REFUGEES IN ENG
LAND BEING ASSIMILATED

London, Jan. IA. Most Of the
200. 900 Belgian refugees in England
have now been assimilated into Eng
lish social and industrial life. About
10000 refugees formerly of the
well-to-do class are now maintained
by hospitality, as are also a residue
who are unable to look after them
selves and are consequently main
tanned by the government in camp
on one of the local exposition
grounds. Work has been found for
practically all of the Belgian work
men, who number about $4,000 out
of the $4,000 men refugees. There
are now in England no Belgians who
are fit for military service except
those exempted for war work. Very
few undesirables have been found
among the refugees, and they were
early taken in control.
In the early days of the war, the
proposal was made to establish a
separate Belgian colony. But this
fell through, and Belgians work un-
der the same conditions as English
men. Three-ffths Of the refugees
are women and children, and of
these large numbers are employed in
factories and as servants and nurse
maids.
Belgians now living as England's
jguests are composed partly of unfor-
tunates of the lower class and partly
of persons. particularly women,
whose incomes have been cut of and
Of professional men past military
age whose clients have been scat
tered.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14
THE COLONIES WILL NOT
TRAIN IN FLORIDA

Louisville, Ky, Jan. 1.-THE Col
onels will not do their training for
the 1916 season in Florida. They
will go South, but not so far South
as the land of grapefruit and orange.
In all probability the song of Wath
ems men, when March rolls around,
will be Tennessee, ] hear you call
ing me-"
Sanford, Florida, had been select
ed for the Colonels' training ground
on the strength of the representa-
tions that had been made of its eli
mate and the warm invitation that
had come from Sanford people.
Ten days ago President Wathen
sent Joe Frye, the custodian of
Eclipse Park, to Sanford to see what
preparation the ground needed. Frye
found that preparation was not the
word. The grounds themselves were
practically lacking. The diamond
that Sanford rejoices in was totally
inadequate for a bunch of Associa-
tion stars to frolic over.
On Frye's report Mr.. wathen,
therefore. decided not to have the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14
ANDREW CARNEGIE IN
FLORIDA FOR THE WINTER

Miami, Jan. ;14-Declaring that
peace talk was not yet ripe, but ex-
pressing hearty desire for Florida
sunshine, Andrew Carnegie, the aged
steel magnate and philanthropist, Sc
cludcd himself from public gaze on
board Colonel Robert NJ. Thomp-
sons houseboat Everglades, immed-
lately upon his arrival in this city
shortly before noon Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carnegie, Private
Secretary j. A. Poynton and a
coterie of servants, arrived on the
noon train from the north in Chas.
M. Schwabs private car, Loretto,
which was switched to the terminal
dock of the Florida East Coast Rail-
way, where the party at once board
ed the houseboat Everglades for a
cruise in Florida waters. The
yacht has been chartered by Mr..
Carnegie for a period of at least
three months, and all of this time
will be spent in Biscayne Bay and
adjacent waters, between Miami and
Key West.
Despite his age and recent illness,
Mr.. Carnegie was looking well and
SO expressed himself upon his ar
rival at the depot. He denied him
self to all callers, and, through his
expressed much pleasure
upon being in such delightful eli
mate, which he was sure would re-
store him to his usual robust con-
dition.
Mr.. Carnegie would not talk ex-
cept of the balmy weather and de-
sire to get on the water. His only
response to query about peace was
to the effect that peace talk was not
yet ripe. Secretary Poynton ex-
planned that Mr.. Carnegie did not
want to discuss anything at this
time, his only desire being to get on
board the houseboat which had been
prepared for his reception.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14
PROPOSED RAILROAD ACROSS
STATE SOUTH OF OKEECHOBEE

Tampa, Jan. 14-Hints Of pro-
jected railroad across the State from
Miami to Tampa, starting at the
Tampa end of the line, have been
heard in well posted circles in this
city for several days. 1t was said
that the road would circle the south
end of Lake Okeechobee and thence
across the country in this city.
The following item from the
Manufacturers Record gives some
information about the possibilities of
the road:
"The Miami Traction Company, Of
which ]. H. Tatum, of Miami Fla,
is president, has authorized an issue
of $1,O00,000 of bonds, and $780,
600 are to be sold now, the proceeds
to be used for beginning cOnstruc-
tion of a railway from Miami along
the Miami canal to Lake Okeechobee,
about eighty miles. and finally on to
RAM pa, Ou Tie WcsttTn COdst VI r riOE-
ida, a distance of about $50 miles
more. other plans include a line
to Cape Sable. about seventy-five
miles from Miami Connection will
also be made to Florida City and to
West Palm Beach.
"lt is said that the agricultural
development in the interior will pro-
vide ample traffic for the line"
Just when construction will start
is not certain, but statements ascrib-
ed to Mr.. Tatum arc to the effect
that work may be commenced during
the present winter. Surveys for the
Tampa, Okee and Gulf have been
made across the Glades, but it is not
understood that the proposed road
will use that line.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14
F. &c. RY. WILL
CONTINUE TO-
OPERATE P.'& 0.
STEAMSHIP Co.
(By Associated Press }

Washington. Jan. 14.-The az
plication of the Florida East Coast
and Atlantic Coast Line railroads for
permission to continue operation of
the Peninsular and Occidental
Steamship Co., despite the prohibi-
tion of the Panama Canal act, was
approved by the interstate commerce
commission. Final acticp was de-
ferred and the case held open for
sixty days while the railroads revise
their rates and divisions with the
steamship company. The steamship
company operates three loats be-
tween Miami and the Bahamas, Key
West and Havana aud Pert Tampa
and Havna.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14
SAM GOMPERS DUE IN
TAMPA SOON

Jacksonville, Jan. 14-Samuel F..
Gompers, president of the American
Federation of Labor, is expected in
jacksonville during the latter part
of this month, according to letters
received by State Labor Inspector
J. C. Privett, Mr.. Gompers will ar
rive here at 3:15 o'clock on the
afternoon of Sunday, January %, to
remain over until the following day,
when he will leave for Tampa to
attend the meeting of the State Fed
Grafton of Labor.
Whether Mr.. Gompers will be
heard in a platform address during
his stay in Jacksonville depends
largely upon the outcome OF neso-
tiations which are in progress to-
day.
Mr.. Priyett, who has been state
.abor Inspector since the creation
of that Office by the legislature OF
1915 and who is one of the leadlng
labor men of the State, this morn
ing vas notified by the arrange
ments committee of the Tampa con-
vention that he has been appointed
10 escort Mr.. Gompers from jack
sonyille to Tampa. "The Grand old
Man Of Labor" is scheduled to ad-
dres. the labor convention on Tues
day February /, and he expects to
leave Jacksonville on Monday after
noon.
After addressing the Tampa con-
vention Mr.. Gompers will return 70
Jacksonville to board the steamer
Persian. of the Merchants & Miners
/ Inc for Philadelphia, leaving here
Thursday, February 3.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14
GOTCH REFUSES MATCH

New York, Jan. 14-Efforts to
bring Frank Gotch and Joe Stecher
together in bout for the wrestling
championship has now reached the
stage where the title holder has con-
sented to be interviewed ON te propo-
sition. Gotch has explained that
Stecher is undoubtedly a conner but
that to date he has done nothing re-
markable and that so far as Gotch
can see there is no public demand
for him to meet the Nebraska grap-
pier On the mat. He explains that he
has no desise to return to the game
and that he doubts IL any promoter
would offer any such sum as he
would demand for a match with
Stecher.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14
AMERICAN TROOPS Will NIT n
btlSENT TO MEX A1PRESFNT::
| CARRAlA WILL bE1DFPFNDf6|
ION TO PUNISH BANDITS
SOME HEALTHY POLK
COUNTY FIGURES

barlow, Jan. l4-During the wear
1915, 6,903 instruments affecting
real estate were filed for record in
the office of the clerk of the circuit
court of Polk county, large ma
Jorlty of them being warranty
ueeds, the remainder being mort
sa3es, tax and quit-claim deeds.
Ihis indicates the movement in real
estate in thR county, pnd lin a
measure explains the rapid growth
IN population and development in
TINS county. The recent States CEN
sus showed an increase in popula-
ton Of more than 1900 since 1910.
gain of 55.5 per cent In the last
few years many thousand acres of
land in this county have been plant
ed IN citrus fruits for non resident
owners, who do not expect to make
the county their residence until the
trees come into bearing; probably
greater acreage has been pur-
chased by people from other States
who have not yet begun develop
ment, waiting for good roads in Polk
county AS it is almost certainty
that before 1910 Polk county will
have spent more than a million dol
lars in building system of more
than 200 miles of hard-surfaced
roads, it is believed that the coun-
tvs population that year will be
about $4,000.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14
Specializing on Italy's Attitude
(By Associated Press.)

London, Jan. IA. 1t is authori-
tatively stated that the reported
Teutonic offensive against Saloniki
did not occur. Rumors that an at
tack had begun were apparently
caused by the French destroying the
bridges over which the attackers
would normally travel.
RumOrs of an Austro- Montenegrin
armistice to discuss ending the war
may be based on the slowness of the
Austrian advance into Montenegro.
Many military critics believe that
Montenegro is in position now
where some agreement with Austria
is imperative.
There Is much speculation over
ltaly's attitude to the Austrian in
vasion of Montenegro, as it affects
Italian interests gravely. The fact
that superior Italian fleet did not
prevent an Austrian squadron from
e'o'S''hS thC iOuuStioh vi ViouhI
Lovcin, which dominates Cataro
harbor, is being commented on. Ex-
perts admit, though, that there is
insufficient basis of information to
draw deductions. They suggest that
ltaly's action in the present situa-
tion should be awaited before judg-
ment is passed.
Both sides are unusually reticent
regarding the situation in Galicia
and Bessirabia. News developments
from there are awaited. The Aus
trian report today merely reviews
the Russian offensive generally and
states that the results of that often
sive have been the pushing back Of
one battalion a few hundred yards.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14
[0VEMENT IN ENGLAND FOR
=. GROWING OF TIMBER

London, Jan. "A movement
r the home growing of timber has
ben initiated here by Lord Sell
Purr, who hopes to take advantage
temporary revival due to the war
fd put the industry on permanent
loting.
Forestry, he declared in an ad-
Tess before the English Forestry
esociation this week, has never re-
fived proper attention in England
hglish woods should be organized,
w trees properly guarded and de-
FUGITIVE animals, such as rabbits,
Terminated. The speaker con-
uded with an appeal to coal men to
axe their pit prop contracts with
flt!sh landowners.
An immense amount of timber has
Zen imported here since the out
edh Oh war, particularly lot the
obstruction of temporary barracks
the army training camps. Yet the
felght rates have been so heavy
Pat the resulting higher price OF
hported timber has given the Brit
an unexpected opportunity. The
elgnt cost has had the effect OF a
phus for home products. Owing 10
shortage of props from Norway
hslish props have been consider
ply used in the mines this year
hsllsh timber of the rougher sort
scantling and rough work mas
pppiemented the usual Canadian
lpply as well.
The Forestry Association passed
solutions asking the government 10
F'ain at home experienced timber
en- Offering themselves as Dero!
Feruits, and also to recall them
OH the army.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14

smugglers. however, are undismayed
and constantly devise new tricks 10
oircpmvent the cline of death.
In a field near Baarie-Nassau'
close TO the frontier, a whole set oil
contrivances has been discovered
which enable a man to cross the line
nnbarmed The principal object was
a fiat oblong piece of wood, provided
With \ rubber-coated groove length
wisa down the center. Then oy
means of hinged and jointed slde-
sunnorts the wire is pushed upwards
ond tmnel-like opening appears
,b-ougb which an ordinary-sized
Ian living on his back, may sateiy
wrirple without coming into con-
tart with the fatal wire, The official
ronort saws: THE owner has not
presented himself to claim the re-
,urn of his property.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14

upright. They are simply leaned
against the whitewashed wall A
nickled candlestick stands near the
squalid tomb; at the other side is a
tall, cylindrical sheet-iron stove,
sole means of heating the chapel.
No guard rail separates the tomb
from the place occupied by the wor-
shippers.
The mean tomb in the little chapel
recalls the regicide that stirred all
the world-with the exception, ac-
cording to the contemporary reports,
of Serbia itself-il JUNE, 1902
Trouble had been accumulat,ng foi
years at the Serbian court. AIexan-
der had alienated his father Milan
and. offended various European
courts by marrying Draga Maschin.
widow of an engineer and a former
lady in waiting of Queen Natalie
Nepotism and genera favoritism
still further embitterej the OLD
court party at Belg.ade Particularly
was there wide disafc"tion amons
the army officers.
What gave greater impetus to the
growing conspiracy agains, King
Alexander was his aet in suspendin
the constitution on April Z. 1903, d,
claring void the maadates CT the sci
ators and councillors of state, di
solving the Skupsht;na ana settir
aside various laws, including Il
press law and the election law.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14
AUSTRIA TO NEGOTIATE
SEPARATE PEACE With
MONTENEGRO IS RUM0R
BRITISH TAXPAYERS
PAY $4,000, 900 ANNUALLY FOR
GOVERNMENT PRINTING
(By Associated Press. }

London, Jan. 14.-Complaint has
been made in many quarters regard
ing the useless expenditure in gov
ernment printing, which now costs
the British taxpayers $6.OOO,OOO an
nually. 1t is pointed out, that a great
saving can be made by doing away
with certain unnecessary and unin-
formative bluebooks and reports.
The material in these reports
likely to be of interest to a certain
class could be easily printed in form
of summaries, it is suggested There
are now tons upon tons of blue
books, for which there is no call
whatever, stored in the House of
Commons.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14
Dixie BURSTS;
NORTH HOLLAND
ENDANGERED
(By Associated Press. }

Amsterdam, Jan. 1.-THE Zeui-
der Zee dixie at Katwoude has
burst, the Telegraaf reports. Zuid
holder Is inundated and Edam partly
flooded. The dixie protecting Polere-
zesvans is endangered and If it
breaks the greater part of North
Holland will be flooded. Volendam
and Minnixedam are flooded; the is
land of Marken is under water and
the inhabitants are fleeing.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14
Order Restored at Ell Paso
(By Associated Press

Fl Paso, Texas, Jan. l4.-Vigor-
Us action by the police, aided by
nited States soldiers, had restored
tder here this morning. For three
hys the city had been in turmoil
rowing out of the massacre Of
|ghteen foreigners, mostly Amer
Jams, by bandits in western Chih.a-
ua last Monday. Sentries were
at all street corners today.
here were numerous fights between
|exicans and Americans last night,
|lt none was seriously hurt. There
|ere $50 arrests. A number oi SOL
iers were in the fights.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14

Colonels train at Sanford. AS it is
too late to arrange for any place in
Florida it is probable that some
place in Tennessee will be secured.
Spring breaks early enough in Ten
nessee to afford good training wealth
er, and the Florida climate has not
been found as wonderful as painted.
anyway.
Some place near Nashville will be
sought, as games with Nashville
would give the Colonels beneficial
work.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14
NEGLECTED GRAVES OF
KING AND QUEEN

Belgrade, Jan. l4.-The last or
the house of Obrenovitch, the muir
dered Alexander, lies in little
chapel in the Belgrade cemetery, for
gotten by conqueror and conquered
alike. Beside him rests Queen Dra-
ga, the woman for whose sake he
broke off relations with his father
and whose influence upon him un-
doubtedly led to the sordid tragedy
that extinglished this royal line.
The chapel stands in the center of
a neglected graveyard. 1t is a primi-
tive building, larger sample of the
typical Serbian peasants cottage,
without ornamentation of any kind.
1t is OF brick, rudely plastered on the
outside. Only cross carved into
tablet giving the date of erection
shows that it is not an ordinary
house or even a substantial barn.
Bullets have bored neat holes
through two of the plain-glass win
dows, and have made blisters In
a half dozen places on the plain
sheet-iron doors. The street fighting
was a half mile away, but the mod
ern infantry rifle has a long range,
and the chapel stands on ground
elevated somewhat above the scene
of the street battles.
A few Hungarian soldiers are
quartered in a building hundred
yards away from the chapel. None Of
them had any idea where the key to
the chapel was to be found. The AS
sociated Press representative finally
crawled through a small hole in the
wall. which appeared to have been
made by shell which failed to ex-
plode, Scattered bricks and mortar
lay on the floor inside.
The scene was depressing. In the
middle of the floor lay box con-
tanning books, dust-covered and in
disarray.. The high altar had been
showed back into q small ante-room
The sacred vestments. some of them
torn and muddied, were strewn
about the floor and on the altar. A
picture of saint, its protecting
glass splintered, lay face down. A
bullet had found its way into one OF
the crude mural paintings. Mortar
dust lay deep over everything.
The correspondent had been in
formed that the murdered king and
queen were buried in this chapel,
/ but there was nothing in sight even
remotely resembling a royal tomb.
Near one corner was plain lettered
slab, fanked by two wooden crosses.
In Cyrillian letters on the slab were
the names of two of the older mem
bers of the obrenovitch family.
Right and left stood a crude Roman
cross of wood On the cross bar of
the cross at the right was rudely
lettered Alexander Obrenovitch i"
The corresponding bar on the cross
at the left bore the name "Draga
Obrenovitch." There was not anoth-
er letter on either cross, no date OF
birth nor death, no word to indicate
that the persons buried here had
once been king and queen of the
country.
In the more than thirteen years
that have elapsed since the murder
the crosses have not even been Sc
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14
NATIONAL BASEBALL COMMIS-
SION WILL NOT BE DISSOLVED

New York, Jan. 14.-Reports that
the National Baseball Commission
will be dissolved are denied vehem-
emily by the magnates. The denial
was hardly necessary since the need
of a general governing body in base
ball was never greater than at the
present
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14
SAILING VESSEL 1873 YEARS OLD
(By Associated Press }

London, Jan. IA A Danish sail
ing vessel that is 1923 years old but
is still in sound condition, put into
West Hartlepool this week to dis
charge cargo. The vessel, named De
Tvende Brodre ("The Two Broth
ers") was built at Merstal in 1886.
Owing to the demand for ships of
all classes, the De Tvende Brodre
is doing brisk business.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14
LINE OF DEATH"

tilburg, Netherlands, Jan. IL
continuous wire fence, charged
'Hh electricity at high tension
iarks the border line between BEL
'um and Holland. To touch the
INe means instant death, and 1t Is
emingly impossible for even cat
crawl through unscathed. As a
Patter of fact, electrocuted dogs,
Fats and chickens are often found
imeshed in the wires. Resolute
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-14
Americans at Madeira Are Safe

VDy ASSUCIdIeU IItSS.I
Washington, Jan. 14.-Official
late department messages say that
j Americans at Madeira are safe.
hey specifically deny that ten
mericans and two English women
ere killed. The bandits attacked
be colony and were routed.