Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, November 11, 1911, Page 1

VoL 1 E LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM v At Published in the Best Town in the Best Part of the Best State. AY BE DEAD Officials and Venge- ance-Seeking Mob v City, Nov. 11.—(Special to ¢ Teiegram) -—Plant City presented wild disorder this after- pe tow i o who fatally wounded two here yesterday morning, had 1 at Dade City and was ompanied by al officers, ¢ several hundred men at I here and left for the capture determined to the automobile and wreak y vengeance on the murder- is hardly possible that the here yesterday morning, had 4 before nightfall the negro doubt have paid the penalty is heinous crime. information received here from jade City was to the effect that the paz was captured there shortly af- reoon today by the sheriff. The lat- | r telsphoned Sheriff Jackson, at ampa, who instructed the officers p rush the prisoner with all speed npa, taking care not to go ‘v near Plant City, The diately and a daring race i s begun—whether life 1 will win remains to be seen. rotwo . the man having made good IS escape. A telephone om Zephyrhills, a small station on Seaboard, was recelved here tine o'clock this morning, to putting on a shirt, cap and pair erhall halls «l to Tampa in an auto-| the sheriff; SERIOUS STRIKE IN NEW YORK| TEAMSTERS AND LABORERS ARE, the ] i NEGRO NOW/| .. - |||| Raw 0" Betwwn!heddl(k will have erected on located | and excitement waxed at fever| Austin has the contract at when the news was spread over | stone work and expects to have the that Lee Armistead, the|house completed by February 1st. | sweater. | quarters in Chicago the FINE STONE HOUSE TO BE ERECTED BY W. J. REDDICK being placed on the artificial w. J ground for a handsome stone residence which Mr. recently acquired property on South Missouri avenue between the residence of Mr. V. V. and the Christian church. The house will contain nine large rooms and will be equipped with all modern conveniences, making it an ideal home when completed. W. H. for the Van Huss Mr, Reddick recently sold his prop- erty on West Lemon street, where he now resides, to Mr. G. H. Alfield. IDLE, WHILE GARBAGE AND RUBBISH ACCUMULATE. (By Associated Press.) New York, Nov. 11.—The most dreaded of all labor troubles, a gen-| | eral teamsters’ strike, threatens New York, unless the city speedily settles its differences with several tnouasnd laborers in the street cleaning de- partment. The strike of cartmen who collect the city's garbage and ashes, has been extended to street orit. with a number of officers, | SWeepers today, and tonight the de- partment store drivers and others will meect to consider a sympatheti strike. Meanwhile the city is suf- night the bayhead, two miles| fering from a prodigous accumula- is c¢ity, was heavily guarded|tion of rubbish and garbage, which hundred determined|strike breakers are doing It this morning the hunt was iclieve. little to message | SHAFTON C0'S INTERESTS IN cmon OF R. C. SWINDEL The Shafton Company, of (' himgo. that the negro had passed | dealers in fruits and vegetables, will there last night about mid-|be represented in Lakeland this win- aud while there had changed|ter by R. C. Swindel, of this clty. of { Who has been at the company's head- past six s (o.olver was found on the rail-| months becoming entirely familiariz- K near that place this morn- 1 in his bloody shirt. ty cartridges evidenced the the weapon was the prop- e hunted man, that many having been fired by him in fiead, two at the dogs and officers. From Zephyr- " headed toward Dade City, 4% b was captured by officers on the lookout for him. Tmoon men have been leav- lu\ heavily armed and! 20 were ! 1 Inn at this hour (three 10 word has been received T the hunters or the hunt- distance the officers will * before they get the ¥ is about 60 miles, and “t aimost an equal start is hardly probable be able to reach Tam- 4ey are overtaken. men, Officers Robert ! Albert Garner, are very +ir death is expected " at 0th are still conscious “ounds are such that no ! out for their recovery. L U Associated Press.) +. Fla, Nov., swamp in which the sterday shot and prob- ¥ Wounded Policeman ‘4 Convict Guard Garner, en refuge. The posse entered “MD only to find that the had €scaped. The search is o'tmued today. e ee—— % 1o take the fiend beforel l l 11.—A posse is| ed with the workings of this large commission house. The company could not have made a better selection as Mr. Swindel is popular with the growers, all of whom know they can trust him im- plicitly and that their interests will be well taken care of if intrusted to him. RAILROAD NEWS OF INTEREST. The new A.C. L. schedule goes in- to effect tomorrow, the only change, however, being the arrival of the early morning train from Tampa. which will reach here at 7:47 instead of 8:185. Coast Line No. 83, over the Char- lotte Harbor Division, yesterday morning had the following extra cars: Alberta and Millicent, en route to Fort Myers, Florida, en route to Zolfo, and Tourist car 1143 en route to Arcadia, these cars oc- cupied by homeseekers. KiNGIAND QUEEN ARE OFF FOR INDIA (By Associated Press.) London, Nov. 11.—King George and Queen Mary left London this morning for india, for the Imperial Durbar, which takes place at Delhi next month. At Portsmouth they boarded the vessel, to the accompan- jent of salutes by guns of forts and the warships which will bear them to Calcutta. — LAKELAND, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1911 ROYALISTS STILL CONTRIBUTIONS HOLD NANKING HEADS AT AMOY—LATE NEWS OF REBELLION (By Associated Press.) Nanking, Nov. 11.—The lmperial- ists have regained supremacy in Nanking. This morning troops mak- ing a sortie found the rebel position three miles outside of the south gate, which had been abandoned. The failure of the rebels to receive any sulipllvu and ammunitiion, and fear inspired by the slaughter of the Chinese by Manchus yesterday, are given as reasons for royal success. REBELS CLAIM THEY WILL SOON OCCUPY CHANGHOW Amoy, Nov. 11.-—Attacks by rob- ber bands threw this city into a panic today. A water patrol cap- tured a piratical junk, and its crew o! sixteen await decapitation, Chang- how, northwest of here, reports that { the rebels announce they will occu- I py that city on November 20th. People are tlecing, tearing slaughter, YUAN SHI KAI DECLINES POS‘I' OF PREMIER (By .r’\smn'iult-d Press,) Peking, Nov. 11.—Throne and government alternate between hope and despair. This morning a tele- gram was received from Yuau Shi Kal, stating he is unable to come to Peking, and expressing a pessimistic view of the situation. He said, “The cutlook is decidedly gloomy., 1 do not expect to be able to effect pacifi- cation. Moreover, my health is so feeble, 1 am unable to come to Pe- king to assume the post of Premier.” Gloom settled deeper over the official family when this was received. KAISER GIVES CROWN PRINCE SPANKING—FIGURATIVELY. (By Berlin, Nov. Associated Press.) 11.—A public and istered to Crown Prince Frederick William, through an inspired tele- gram from Berlin, published in the Cologne Gazette today, and which confirms the report that the Kaier had reprimanded his son for having openly demoustrated his approval in the Reichstag of the criticisms of the government's Morrocean policy. FINE SIIOW TONIGHT WILL BE WITNESSED BY LARGE CROWD Bert Leigh and his excellent com- pany arrived in Lakeland on the noon train today and all the after- noon have been making arrange- ents for their splendid production, “The Man on the Box" which they will present tonight at the Herron theater. This company visited Lakeland last year and made many friends the play being catchy and far above the average. Even those who saw the production last season are going again, and that they will be pleased goes without saving. PURCHASES DESIRABLE PROPERTY HERE. Wm. Salmon, of Florence, Ala., purchased through the real estate agency of Smith & Steitz, one half of the Weidenheiller grove better known as the Barhite grove on Lake Hollingsworth. This property consists of nearly| six acres and is a very desirable| place. The consideration was $4,000. Mr. Salmon left at once for Florence and will return here in about three weeks to make Lakeland his permanent home. vesterday semi-official rebuke has been admin-|* T0 BAND FUND nis| SIXTEEN CHINKS WILL BE MINUS | BAND HAKING FINE PROGRESS AND WILL GIVE CON- CERTS SOON. The Lakeland Band, which recent- ly made a canvas among the citizens, makes a report of all money collect- ed by them. The band is preparing te purchase uniforms and with other expenses, will need all contributions that can be secured. Those who have donated to this cause are: AL i ol ) e R $15.00 Eppes Tucker 10.00 Tremont Hotel ... ........ 10.00 B A BIRIB L v Ty s 5.00 Rogers & Blanton ... ..... MG MuUnn e Red Cross Pharmacy ...... 5.00 | D8 I*‘ Baxter 5.00 T. . Monk ...... 5.00 .lmksuu & \\llmn ..... 5.00 Barhite Bros. ...... 5.00 Henley & Henley .......... 5.00 Lakeland Fur, & Hdw. Co. .. 5.00 Murrell & Sharp ... ....... LR R VT SRR i B BlOvans oo o v DO BloDdis 5 v h v e s Ot W alleen v = Lo M Futeh oo v i H. J. Drane ... ... .ov0, Memminger ... J. B Smith ... . (. Brooks ... 3 M. F. Hetherington ... . Will McRae G. N. Funk Lakeland lce Rfg. J. C.Owens ... T. 1. Woods Central Pharmacy Lake Pharmacy 4 Lakeland Hdw. & Plumb. Co. . Jos. LeV vas H. 0. Denny ... 4D, Griffin J. W. Chiles & Sons Perry-Tharp-Berry Co. Lakeland Steam Laundry Clough Shoe Co, J.D. O'Hern D. Lovell ... W. J. Sutton C. 1, Inman S. L. A, Clonts Geo. Holder Alex. Holly W. 8. Irvin ... 0'Doniel & Sons E. C. Brown Geo. T. Sp B. T. Bar B W.love ... .o. vos Geo. M. Wright ... ... ..... G. L. Palmer .. ox Marcium & Hic kxnn . Telephone Co. ... Co. | owasso, air and everyone smiles and feels good Citizens' Band expects to ap- pear In the Munn Park and give con- certs to the public weekly and there will be a program that will please. The critic will have to acknowledge that Lakeland boys don't fail in public spirited undertakings. The band is progressing rapidly under the iustructions of an old and expérienced band teacher, and it is, the intention to give their first concert some time in this month. There is always some people who think an organization of this kind iis of no material use or good to a town and is managed and run just for the entertainment of its mem- bers. But in reality the public gets the benefit of a good band and the members have to spend many weary hours and most of them sacrifice much needed time to learn to handle (Continued on page 8.) U.D. C’s NEW PRESIDENT MRS. ALEXANDER B. WHITE, OF PARIS, TENN, CHOSEN THIS AFTERNOON (By Associated Press.) Richmond, Va., Nov. 11.—Mrs, | Alexander B. White, of Paris, Tenn,, was elected President of the Unltl-dl | Daughters of the Confederacy on the second ballot at this afternoon's session, : 7 CONVENTION CLOSES WITH RECEPTION THIS AFTERNOON (By Associated Press. Richmond, Va., Nov. 11.--The Na- tional Convention of the United Daughters of the Confederacy will close this afternoon, with the elec- tion of officers and a reception by the Daughters of the American Revolu- tion. The early hours of the morn- ing session were marked by spirited campaigning for candidates for President Gen NEWCOMERS ARRIVE LAST NIGHT Mrs. A, K. Hartshorn Lakeland fast night from Mit wid were accom- panied to 1he ity by twelve of their neighbors, who will purchase prop- erty here and make this city their Mr. reached and permanent tome. Mr. and Mrs. Hartshorn have been coming to Lakeland ‘or several winters, and upon their irn last spring they carried back such glowing accounts of conditions here that these new- Dick Corneilson ... ....... 501 comers were induced to pay a visit to L. W. Cowdery ... ... ..... LOY| e Land of Flowers, and we feel H. L. Swatts, ... ... ..... 100 cure that they will find conditions W. J. Waring ... ........ 1.00 as represented and become as enam- Imer Zotten ..... 1004 jred of Lakeland and surrounding C. M. Weeks ... ... ...... 1004 suntry as those, who by experience, Mrs. Dan Marshall ... ..... 1991 jave found this to be the best town J. Jennings ... 190 .0 all Florida, i. Alexander ... ... ...... 1.00 W. P. Pillans .. ...... 1.00 D. B. Dickson . 1.00 The National Woman's Chris- H, T. Hetron ... «.. vousss 1.00 | tian Temperance Union in its cor W. H. Kolb. 1.0y | vention in Milwaukee, Wis,, last THE LAKELAND CITIZENS' BAND. I wish to say a few words about this organization if our good editor will spare the space, to further get the idea and purpose of the mem- bers of the band before our citizens. before our citizens, The first purpose is to serve and entertain the public, and there are very few people who have any ear for music who will not stop on the corner and enjoy a well rendered march or quick-step, and when Dixiz is started some times hats go in the week, adopted resolutions endorsing woman suffraze. TAFT WILL SUNDAY AT WASHINGTON (By Associated Press ) Knoxville, Tenn., Nov. 11 ident Taft arrived here at 8:25 this Pree- morning for a stay of :~i‘x hours. He leaves this afternoon for upper east Tennessee towns. He expects to reach Washington Sunday morn- ing. AUBURNDALE'S INCORPORATION Is Being l)lscussed In Court Today--Other Court Matters Evening Telegram DBurcau, Bartow, Fla., Nov. 10. The evidence in the case of Omo- hundro vs. Webster was finished at twelve o'clock today, and Judge Whitney seeing that the defendant had not made out sufficient defense to the action, instructed the jury to bring in a verdict for the plaintiff. The plaintiff recovered judgment on a $4,500 note, together with costs interest and attorney's fees. Negro Released. Two negroes whom the grand Jury failed to indict and who were still in jail, namely, John Williams and m Watkins, were this morning re- leased upon habeaus corpus petition, The first has been held for murder and the latter for forgery. Judge Boswell and R, B. Huffaker repre- sented the petitioners. New Trial in Mann Case. W. A, Carter and J. W. Brady to- day argued a motion for a new trial in the Mann case. During the first week of court Mann recovered a ver- dict of $1,000 against the A, C. L. R. R. for wrongfully expelling him from a train on Christmas Day sev- cral years ago. On the motion for a new trial, the Judge made an or- der that unless the plaintift would remit $500 of the verdict he would grant the motion, and the defendant agreed to the terms of the order. Tomorrow, Judge Whitney will hear and dispose of the quo warranto proceedings in regard to the legality of the incorporation of Auburndale. The city is being represented by Eppes Tucker, Jr., and the other parties by 1, K. Oliphant. Most of the afternoon was spent in hearing evidence in the case of W. A. Varn vs. Whidden, This case grew out of the disolution of the Southern Home Insurance Compauny, and the plaintiff is trying to recover on some stock upon which he alleges he is entitled to receive more than Mr. Whidden as assignee thinks is due him. By agreement this case has been refered to Judge Whitney to be decided by him without the in- terposition of a jury. HONOR ROLL MONDAY . OF LAKELAND HIGH SCHOOL The Honor Roll for the past quar- ter will be published in these col- umns Monday. The names of the five pupils who have made the high- est grade in their classes will ap- pear. NOTED HUMORIST HERE. Rube Allyn, a noted entertainer and humorist, is in Lakeland today and while here will make arrange- ments to give a performance in this an early date. city at SPARKS' CIRCUS COMING. Johin 11, Sparks” world famous cir- cus will appear in Lakeland on Nov- cmber 29th, on which date they will give a parade and an afternoon and night performance. This aggregation contains a large number of trained animals, lions, tigers, elephants and camels being in the collection, and from now until circus day the children and grown- ups will gaze on the bill boards and await the show with impatience. | | i By HEL & 4 | :i 4 ¥ { i il of & i i XY W L5 i ] § i & b ' t H g i M .y i it i i I8 | i !l - N H I i { '€|‘ ! i £ ' 1 R | Al “ { | { b ) i ! 1] | i i e & i O A | ] !'.. 1! L& 3 I ¢ i ] [ | 3 i { g i { I i | gl