Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, November 29, 1911, Page 1

THE LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM Publlshed in the Best Town in the Besl Part of the Best State. EVOLUTIONISTS L0SING GROUND pen. TROOPS SUCCEED IN HoOL .\'G NANKING—MORE HTING EXPECTED. \==ociated Press.) China, Nov. 29.—The aops have driven back the creat loss after the lat- ~-.|1|~|l the four gates of l.oyal soldiers retain con- ting is expected to- ags are disappearing places, indicating that moevement is losing me localities. 0w STEEL TRUST DIRECTOR 1D RUN GOVERNMENT \-sociated Press,) n, b, €., Nov. 29.—The oicrol of corporations piblic interests and in- of bus . publicity in affuirs, and less presi- . are urged by Elbert airman of the Board of the United States Steel as remedies for trust Less ounrest, Gary hintarily before the Sen- ittee of the Interstate which is investigating n ot additional trust leg- It advocated an eight- MAKING GOOD IN LAKELAND, T00 iing of the Business Career of Cile. of the Jewelry Firm of G. N. Funk & Co. wing interesting article to the business career of dkeland’s most pl'wgl'us"i\'o‘r tte merchants, is taken nterset(lowa) News: \. Cole brought his from Hamburg, lowa in IS84 he gave the jewelry store. 1t since because the der the firm name of in its own handsome d wirent on the west side, iewelers and opticians. best in these lines can ! store. Cole Jocated when he Winterset we do not but it was on the square « there is about as good t yon “are there with the tCole always has been times and finally his own store. When the rest of builders hemselves by taki Winterp:t limeston: out of it the hand- tront in the ecity In| « a store room for a K oand fixed it to suit i model room, and has| © town, ilt his own store he ew. L. €. Hull, from hias always owned two res —and put him to as ten years ago. lee| CTor him four years and| Cole said he had too tuking care of two stores b had a partner, Hull +iT interest. Since then practical charge of the| e and Cole who sold| tore. is taking care of | stores, dividing him time | w0k a course in optic ’ 3 ned the jewelers bought into the busi- | | now are that the Grand Prize race ANENT THE FIRE ALARM. Perhaps it will be interesting to our readers to kuow that the fire whistle is sounded according to the ward in which the burning house is located; if in w 1. one blow is sounded. in ward 2, two blows, ward 3 three blows; ward 4, four blows. When a fire cccurs in the business district five blasts are scunded. Ward 1 is northeast; Ward 2, northwest; Ward 3. south- west and ward 4, southeast Lake- land. NO PAPER TOMORROW. In accordance with the g custom of newspapers, and in order to give our faithful force a partial heliday, there will be no issue of The Evening Telegram tomorrow, The office will be open for business until noon, hut will he closed atter that hour U.S. TROOPS FOR CHINA ARMY OF BOYS IN BLUE TO PRO- TECT FOREIGNERS FROM INJURY. (By Associated Press.) Washington, D. C., Nov. 2%, The United States has formally offered to China the services of 2,500 Amer- ican troops now in the Philippines to aid in Keeping open the railway from Peking to the sea, and tor the protection of foreigners. The American Minister, Calhoun, at Peking, has been instructed to tell the other diplomats that the of- fer of troops should not be construed as any intervention ip China's af- fairs, but was made simply to keep our pledge to keep railway commun- ication from Peking to the sea, in which other powers were parties, RAINING AT SAVANNAH T00. Savannah, Nov. 28 Indications will be ru nThursday nnder less fav- crable conditions than existed when Ralph Mulford in record time won the Vanderbilt cup race yesterday The ideal elimatic conditions o! vesterday were followed by a light which coutinned intermit- iently today As a result, the coursc is reported soft at several points APPENDICITIS KNOCKS CHAMPION OUT WOLGAST. WHO WAS TO HAVE FOUGHT BRITISHER, GOES TO HOSPITAL INSTEAD (By Associated Pr Los Angeles, Calif., Nov. 2U Add \\n]_.m lightweight champion, was taken seriously ill with appeddicitis land hasz been sent to the hospital He is not expected to live. He w, Ivml\ul to fizht Fred Welch, of tomorrow | Woleast underwent a hurried op- | eration to save his life, after which | physicians announced he had 2 chance owing to his splendid physi- cal condition. The battle with Weleh has been called off The managzement | ized nearly 335,000 from the seat sale to spectators de- siring 1o waitness the figh STEAMER IN DISTRESS. (By Associated Press.) Vancouver, No o Steauer s with pass r$ is Ie ported in dis < mnear Bamfield| able station | od salesman, and ion is to give the| Jewelry store in a| the state. He was born | lorado thirty-one vears exp s to be the ol Winterset's exclu- m for years to come “Publican in politics, takes “st in whatever is doing. in ox. well educated, un- has driven a gzolf ba® the Country Club course er man. © has a store at Kissimmee, 4ud is the company of G. * & Co. at Lakeland, Florida. | | 'POPE RECEIVES B NEW CARDINALS . (By Associated Press) | Reme, Nov. 29.—This ;.fhrnlm.f all the nineteen new cardinals, in cluding Monsignors O'Connell, Far-| ley, and Falconio. ¢ the United| Sr‘atx-s went to the Vatican and were | received by the Pope Each kissed his hand and foot, and received the red beretta as the proof of their dignity. A LAKELAND, FLORIDA, BOND ISSUEF WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 29, 1911 OR SEWERAGE ™= And Other Public Improvements Will Be Submitted to Lakeland Voters On December 30th Ldent Taft with Francois Do Tesin, At an adjourned meeting of the City Council last night, City Engi- neer . F. Brush submitted to that body estimates and specifications in rezard to a proposed system of sew- crage for this ¢ The Council considered and discussed the matter, and finally called an election to de- cide upon the proposition of issuing bends in the sum of 150,000, to be apporticned as - follows: $75,000 tor a sew ¢ system, $60,000 for paving streets and sidewalks, and $15,000 for erecting and improving public buildings. These items will appear on the ballot so that they may be voted upon separately. The clection will be held on December S0th next., The following notice of election, and ordinance Noo 132, give details of the propositions to be submitted: NOTICE OF ELECTION. A Special Election is hereby called inand for the City of Lakeland, Suate of Florida, to be held on the s0th day of December, A, D, 1911, for the purpose of submitting to the evalified voters of the City of Lake- lund the question of issuing Munic- ipal Bonds for the purpose of con- stem of Sewerage, pav- streets and Sidewalks, and = Public Buildings, including Station, Jail and enlarging the City Hall, il Election to be heldd and certified in accordance with the Ordinances of the City of Lake- land providing for' the holding and cortifying of general Elections, ex- cept as provided by Ordinance num- ber calling said Bonding Elecs tion Three Bond Trustees shall be elected at said Election, who shall compose 1 Board of Public Works. JOHN F. COX, Mayor of the City of Lakeland ORDINANCE NUMBER 132 An Ordinance providing for the calling and holding of an Election! | in and for the City of Lakeland, for the purpose of voting on the question | issuinz Municipal Bonds by the City of 1 vd, and for the elec tion of thre rustees for said Bomd : : | Issue, and the disbursement of the tunds derived from the sale said londs BE I'T ORDAINED BY THE COUN ClL OF THE CITY OF LAKE- LAND: Section 1. That an Election i hereby called in and for the City oi Lakeland, in the State of Florida, for the purpose of voting for or against the issue of Municipal Ponds by the City of Lakeland, tor [ the tollowing amounts and purpo-« Seventy-five Thousand Dollar FIRE THIS AFTER DID MUCH DAMAGE Just before going to press a dis- astrous fire broke out in the denee of Mes. Ida Carlton, 307 North Massachusetts avenue, with the re-| sult that the interior and the roof! bhack part the house ar Ay s and the con- total loss sy she is unahle 1) r the fire as she left the _ BANKS. fOR ER PROFESSG'{ AT STATE UNIVERSITY. DEAD Gainesville, Fla,, Nov. 2§, New Lus just been received here o in Banks, at his home in a 1 i wn late last week. I'ro or Barks was for several term jnstructor of economics and kindred studies at the University of Florids and his resignation was atter + public sensational newspaper articles re sulting from the publication in the { Independent of an article by Pro- fessor Banks on the secession ques-|of the State. The first tangible|tion. Hon. John Beard, of Pnn~u~' great | cola, began the agitation against Hn-:od one of the most enthusiastic and |individuals all over the world. It best ever held since the organization | is said that much of it is held by public consistory will be held to-| professor. morrow. Professor Banks was frail physi- |the death of Professor Enoch Mai-| requested | tion of a number of ! j bors of | ing 10 be an interview with Presi- 00.60) for the purpose of | £ in, constructing and operat- | system of Sewerage in the City of Lakeland. Sixty Thousand Dollars ($60,- 000,000 for the purpose of paving Streets and Sidewalks in the City | of Lakeland 1 Fitteen Thousand Dollars 4&13.'1 00000y for the purpese of erecting| Public Buildings, including Fire Station and Jail, and enlarging City Hall, tor the use of the City of Lake-| land | resident Electors, e qualificd to vote| in the General Lakelind, who own real estate with in the City of Lakeland, and who! etion of the City o] have paid taxes thereon tor the lasi rear tor which taxes were due, shall be qualitied to vote in said Election | 5 4. Notice of said Electior given by the Mayor for thirty (30) days, next pre ||in_::} 1 Election, by publishing the same inoanew ‘v published in| the City of Lakeland, according to| liow. Sce. 4. The Ballots to be used at said BElection shall be drawn so iha eiach voter can vote for or against each Bond issue proposed Sees Ao There shall be elected at seid Election three Bond who shall compose the Board of I’\lll 1'c Works, and who shall negotia an article in Paris Martin purport- tache, in which the | | [quoted on such questions WITHOUT HIS AUTHORITY (By Associated Pres Nov. 29 The cable dispatches carry exizacts from Washington, D, ¢ a cousin of the French military at- President ix inter- vention in Turkish-ltalian war, the American attitnde iy regard to Chi- na, the situadion in Mexico and ar- White President oxpressed sur- bitration treaties. At the louse the prise at the alleged interview, de- taring that (he writer was one of a arge number of persons received by [ lim. avd while he might have talked jor those subjects, no interview had heen anthorized, (CASE RESTS WITH JURY XRS. PATTERSON, ON TRIAL FOR MURDER OF HUSBAND, WILL SOON KNOW HATE. Denver, Colo., Nov. B ) R 1) o'clock this alternoon the jury in the case of Mrs. Gertrude Gibson Patterson, on trial for the murder of her hushand, had not re- ported. 1t is rumored that a verdict had been reached but the report is not verified, The prisoner is worn cut by her long vigil. e sale of said Bonds, according to| GETTING CHURCH READY the Charter of the City of Lakeland, and receive the funds derived from caid sale, and who shall have power ty contract for the construction of fue Linprovements for which said bonds were issued, and disburse the funds derived from sale of same Each of said Bond Trustees so selected shall give bond in a sum to ¢ fixed and approved by the ity Council, payable to the City of Lake- land, conditioned for the faithful Iln riormance of their doty Sce. 6o Said Election shall - be yealled and held, and the retorn | thereot cortified in the same manner as other Elections See. 7. AL Ordizances or parts of Ordipances in conflict with the Ordinanee b wml| provisions of this ‘!u same are hereby repealed S This Ordinance shall take 1 offect immediately upon its p ge | and approval by the Mayor | I Werchy certify that the ing Ordinance, numb Laury passed by the Lakeland, on the 28th day ol No- {vember A Do 1911 oL SWa City Clerk Approved by me this 20th day of| November A Do 1911 | JOHN F.COX Mayor NOON | foreso v Conneil of | | | | | | (honse only half ay howr before be- | | ing careful to extinguish a little fire burning in the fireplace of on | of the front room | Part of the Mrs. Peacock, who also suffers a honise rented 1o 1 From the fact that the in [ tensity of the fire was located i | the back part of the honse it wonld| seem that it broke out ther 1"::l]])' for the life, never weighin 1s much hundred pounds after he came 1o Florida. [Itis healti ed after he left the state unive | sity Professor Banks was a mem vapidly declin |ber of the Alpha Taw Omega Gr letter college fraternity TELEPHONE ASSOCIATION MEETS IN SANFORD Sanford, Nov. 29 The Florida Telephone Association held its an-| nual meeting in Sanford today B ons being attended by fifty deleg telephone systems ir | held in the Sanford House and prov- | Fast Main street i | werk interfercs materially with the | yuence that they a STOCKHOLDERS OF the [ @nd brokers have about | from the United States Stecl ( representing opera- | porat all parts|order 1o show tha convention was| concentrated igethe hands of the so- called “interests,” but is held by FOR CONFERENCE Nov. 28, So far as the interior ig concerned, the work of remodeling this new. building of the First Methodist church is near- ing completion, and it is expected to be in readin for use dur the session of the Florida Annua! Conference, which meets here De- ber 1 1N he work on the ontside of the building and on the grounds will be suspendod when the new entranee on tinished until after conforerce.” Mot ol this out- side work, indeed, will probably not cuntil after the use of - the building by the primary department of the public school ceases, as it is realized by the trastees that this school work COUNTRY IN GRIP OF WINTER COLD WEATHER IN EVERY SEC- TION, BUT EXPECTED SOON TO MODERATE. By Associated Prese Mlanta, Ga, No 2. Cold weather prevails over practically all ! Freezing temp- he entire conntry extend from Teyx 1o Crature northern Florvida, Snow s falling in northern Alabama and ar | Ronge Clear, and iy some pli Thanksgiving, warmer weather for i expected (From Tampa Weather Station) Tampa, Nov 2% Noon weather will prevail in the State to Colder n t with frogt in northern part u!‘ Florida, with probable temperaturs of 21 for Tampa and vicinity WILLIZ L. MOORE. Observer Some men are of sach little conse- asked | not cver to sizn petitior STEEL CORPORATION iated Press Bankers | received a reque New ) Nov 29 ion for lists of shareholders, in the stock is not [ prople a ehanee 1o see a il.d'v!:nu‘ "8 can turn out just BUTTER AND EGGS HIGH AND GOVERNMENT DEMANDS REASCN OF RAISE AT THIS TIME. (By Associated Presso Chicago, Nov. 29 What practi- cally amounts to ap investigation of 1 hology of Thanksgiving cheer, was begun today in the government's inquiry into the action of the Chi- cago butter and egg hoard, in r 2 oprices. The government is go- ing to ask ir the advance is due to the nearness of the holidays when produce men think the Ame housewife expects to buy good thines and imbued with the holiday spirit, will overlook prices. The govern- ment aims to dissolve the board SHAKER TRIAL DELAYED Grand Jury Has Not Tak-n Up Case Yet. Kissimmee, Nov, 29 The cuse of the State Gillette, charged with the murder of Sister Sadie Marchant, of the Shaker col- cny, at St Clond, was not taken up by the grand jury here today when Cirenit Court convened It is expected that the be the ated by the grand Jury tomorrow. 8.1 Triplett was chosen foreman of the grand jury SPARKS CICUS HERE TODAY Big Crowd Attending the Exhibition Despite Unfavorable Weather Conditions. against ot case will Stinvest The John 1 Sparks’ world — (a- wous show paid Lakeland another visit today and although the ,ele- ments endeavored to dampen the rdor of the cireus-goer, and made aimost impossible for the show to nsport its heavy wigons acr the straw lot, the big fimally evected and long before noon tents were everything was in readiness for the afternoon Cperformance Despite the rain there was the wnal crowd of interested sight- seers on hand and Yust the first tent was raised it formed Paven for them and proved abso- Ietely waterproofl IFrom this point of vantage the crowd watehed th as S00n 4 wen taboring in the rain and didn envy them their job at that Owing to the unfavorable weath- er and rather than allow the heavy wagons to damage the Manager Sparks decided to omit the s bt a band coneert was given ahout one o'clock. The foresight of Mr. Sparks was the subject ol much commendation The Sparks Show this Lrowinl so cxtensively as ta be hard- Iy recocnizable, and all those who alternoon perform- plendid exhi- streets vere at thi ance pronoanced ivoa hition Fhiere wen everal aets ordinary and stowd out boldly as Teature The elephants hibition and above the ave o remarkable ex wetnally played at bowlinz. There was a startling performance by 4 sroup of lions in large steel cage and a troupe of Japancse perform- ors furnished plenty of thrills by their clever work Altogether the ring was not condacive for mueh riding the barchack work was decid- edly good, and there was plenty of high class aerial act Funny clowns did much to amuse and a plendid band tu hed mnsic Al that 1} w to make it a great big success was up to- onld be packed. dr Lakeland ald show the crowd and if the rain let ht the tent sl he rain dont Tto sive he same and Sace the clements for the big tent was absolately wi proof and the seats were theatre The as dry as those of a Sparks Show is just a it is a good deal better good as it was be- is saying some Pass-a-grille a presperous tourist resort on the island, near St. Peters- burg, is without a barber, the last of the association, six years ago brokers for owners cne having left a few since for Pradentown. It is saif 2 good posi- tion a‘am snmo toflrial artist. season has R o T TR