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THE LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM ° Published in the Best Town in the Best Part of the Best State. voL. ! MOTHER CHARGED Rfifinstlasxfigltil WITH CHILD MURDER 55 1N CUSTODY BELIEVED TO 3f THOSE WHO HELD UP A. C. L TRAIN \ssociated Press.) v+ Ga.. Dec. 13,—Three men : " being concerned in the tue Atlantic Coast Line Hardeeville, 8. C., yes- rrested here this morn- heing held for investi- . Carried Light Mail. 1o, Dec. 12.—According e at the Jacksonville ¢ 1o the departure of the Atlantic Lailvoad, for New York, k last night, which was ning near Hardee- - e to the effect that nly thirty-six pieces of wail aboard. They con- i twenty-eight pieces of s vatter and eight packages. M that train is usually light, ¢ _ o Postmaster D. T. Gerow, Jably much lighter than over ve been a week or ten v 0o tow, when the Christmas I8! w on. The registere! pail o~ ~izned for by Clerk R. A, sl it in charge when it ft soville. Lee is a negro. Fro 0 circumstances surround- 2 officials here believe v who robbed the train © with the method of P | while in transit. They oint e fact that only a person mir with such matters could v rringly picked out the reg- nuil pouch from among oth- U mail car, tsu believe there is some between last night's rob- which occurred about when an Atlantic 031 train was held up at Co- . | and the car rifled. 1 one D Weeks ago, SING EXERCISES OF GRIFFIN SCHOOL Grit v 15 ~The closing ex- 1 riffin public school i the school auditorium Friday nights, Dec. 4 A wtive program has T r grades, under Miss will have their ex- night at 7 o'clock. wa 't the higher grades " e interesting recita- rvbody invited. I GARDNER, Trustee, iED X U'RDERER m:ans GULTY: GETS LIFE SENTENCE 12.—Roger L ' vears, and one of men in this section, the Superior Court T of his wife, and ‘o serve for the re- T in the State peni- ~hot his wife in the ‘zun, while she lay bed, the crime be- vhile he was under k ! liquor. When the was entered, the Tecting one, as the TINZ attorney, jurors 1 burst into tears. REARY INAUGURATED GOVERNOR OF KENTUCKY Dec. 12 1ng —Next to Governor, sovernor, Augustus ons of honor at the ¥ were occupied by 2 members of the irds. This was a Ny '¥ organized in ‘T during the first b ! Governor McCreary ‘St veterans escorted ; arriage today in led from the Gover- 0 the capitol. TEary. most of whose SPENt in public office, “air he re-occupied to- -, 0 years ago. Now he Years of age. . and the retir-!S (By Associated Press.) Little Rock, Ark., Dec. 13.—Mrs. Alice Vance has been arrested charg- ed with murdering her four-year-old daughter. The girl's body was found on the floor. Bloodhounds trailed to where the mother had been. WEATHER FORECAST Tampa, Fla., Dec. 13.—Fair to- night and Thursday. (Signed) GEO. B. WURTZ, Observer, HAS ARMY IN MEXICO REYES SAID TO BE ENTRENCHED IN MOUNTAINS—MAY MOVE ON MONTEREY (By Associated Press,) San Anntonio, Texas.,, Dec. 1. It is reported from a reliable source that General Bernardo R under indictment at Laredo, Texas, for fomenting revolution against Mexi- co, is entrenched with an army in the mountains near Gallaena, Mexi- co. He is expected in Monterey by Sunday. eyes, WORK COMMENCED ON LUTHERAN CHURCH St. Petersburg, Dec, 12.—Work on Trinity Lutheran church edifice was siarted Monday and work will b rushed to complete it for the new year, if possible. The Lutheran congregation has been increasing in number rapidly and the members have engaged a regular minister, Rev. H. J. Mathias, of Lakeland, to attend to their needs, The struc- ture being erected will be of frame. and will be expected to serve the purpose of a meeting house only a year or two. JEWS PROTEST AGAINST RUSSIA WANT TREATY ABROGATED— HEARING ON PARCELS POST PROPOSITION (By Associated Press.) Washington, D. (., Dec. 13.—A delegation of New York Jews ap- peared before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations and urged the abrogation of a treaty with Russia because of her disregard of Ameri- can passports issued to citizens of the United States of Jewish faith. The Postoffice Committee witnesses on the parcels post propo- sition, but little business was done in the House. LORIMER TAKES STAND IN OWN DEFENCE Washington, D. ¢, Oec. 13.- Senator William Lorimer, of Il- linois, will be placed on the stand in his own defense in the Senate in- vestigation of alleged graft in his election according to Judge EI- bridge Honey, his counsel. He will be heard next week. heard FIFTY- FWE BEGIS‘I‘EBED PACKAGES MAIL Atlanta. |Ga., Dec. 12.—George Sutton, postoffice inspector in charge of this district, said that 55 register- ed packages were stolen by the rob- bers who held up the Atlantic Coast Line passenger train at Hardeeville, (., this morning. The government has a standing reward of $1,000 for the capture of anyone who robs a mail car. TORRENTS OF RAIN FLOOD LOUISIANA (By Associated Press.) Baton Rouge, La., Dec. 13.—Six inches of rain has fallen over the dis- Lake Charles and Alexander tricts since Saturday. The streams are swollen and basements in towns are flooded. LAKELAND, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY DEC. 13, mu SOME STiLL ALIVE IN MINE POUNDINGS HEARD ON WALLS LEADS TO HOPE OF FURTHER RESCUES. Associated Press.) Tenn., Dec. 13.—A tel- cphone message from inside the mine (By Briceville, where Saturday’s explosion entombed more than a hundred miners, said the Federal poundings on the walls, that rescue crew had heard which leads to the belief more miners are still alive. The search is being vig- orously prosecuted. To date five miners have been rescued alive and forty-one hodies have been recovered, A carload of coflins reachgd here the President Monday, provided by of the mining company, and it is not an uncommon gight to see three and Is being conducted at the the tour funeri same time, Of vices are very briet, PATHETIC LETTERS OF DOOMED MEN Messages Found Written by Impris- oned Men To Loved Ones They May Never See. necessity ser- The owner of the mine has had carloads of provisions rushed here for the miners' families, and these have been distributed by a band of work- ers organized for the purpose. Two letters by miners who have not yet bLeen ros‘:m-d. were found chalked on a board, which show they were thinking of the welfare of their loved ones although suffering the tortures of death. The letters are as follows: Milton Henderson wrote thus to his child wife: “Dear Little Wite: a good little wife, but il 1 don't get to see you any more on this earth, | have told you where I want to be buried, at Pleasant Hill. Now, sweet- heart, do as | tell you. Byebye,” This was written at 9:02 o'clock Tuesday morning. Young Hender- son then wrote: “We have to fan with our coats to live. You know halt the cow is yours. If I don’t get out of here, get your papa to help you get my pay from the mine. If 1 don’t happen to lay my eyes on you again on thi: earth, | hope to sce you in heaven. I am sure we will meet in heaven. | want you to tell mama that papa and 1 are all right so far. 1f they don’t send nothing worse on us, 1 hope we can get out. If we don’t get out, ! hope to meet you in heaven, (Signed) “Milton Henderson.” Similar to the feelings entertained Henderson were those re- Erwin Smith in the not: only blacker that possible 15 You have been by young flected by Le left his wife, his hopes, WwWelre were wrote: “Dear Wife and Children 1 don™ think we can get out. Me and Dore (Irish) is burned bad. Let the hous g2 back (he had just bought a home.) The company owes me $50. Take care of the children. You can make the company pay for my life. Arthur end Duff started through entry No 15. 1 don't know whether they can get out or not. Goodbye to all (Signed) E. SMITH.” PORT RICHEY NOBTHEBN NEARING COMPLETION Tampa, Dec. 12.—Bisecting one of the most fertile territories of the west central coast of Florida and skirting the Gulf of Mexico, the new Port Richey Northern railway now under construction promises to do much for the opening of that terri- tory and bringing the outside world into closer communication to the numbers of settlers now scattered all through that region. Connecting the Tampa Northern railway just north of Tarpon Springs the new road extends due north a distance of ten miles, terminating at present at the new city of Port Richey. Actual work having been started April 1 on this road, it is now near- ing completion and already freight trains are being operated from Tar- pon Springs as far north as Elfers. TAFT STARTED INVESTIGATION INITIATED GOVERNMENT'S IN. QUIRY INTO ALLEGED DY- NAMITING PLOTS. (By Associated Press.) Angeles, Calif,, Dec. 13, President Taft initiated the govern- ment’s investigation both here at Indianapolis into the dynamiting plots in which the MeNamara broth- ers figured, The President when he Anzeles on October 16, was by Oscar Lawler, district attorney, and erichs, of the been built up hy the MeNamaras, President Tatt MeNamaras were not sons implicated, and gave orders for 2n investigation two days later af- ter he left here. He directed the in- regardless of any possi- organized Los isited Los apprised then apn assistant John D, Fred- strone case that had the latter against was told that the the only per- vestigation, ble political labor, HONOR ROLL OF LAKELAND SCHOOL Pupils Who Have Made Best Averages Week Ending December Eighth, action by Pupils perfect in attendance and deportment and making an average of %0 or more for the week ending December N, 1911, GRADE X. Lloyd Hooks. GRADE IX. Tunnoe Bryant, GRADE V1L Gladys Coon, Chester Fleming, Leon Jackson, GRADE VII-i. Annie Jon Lucile Cloug Virginia Lufse) Lottie Bryant, J. ¢ Mehendon, GRADE Gladys Davis. Nannie Funk. Blanche Simmons, Grace Murrell Hermay Mathias. GRADE VI-IL Mada Phillips. Addie Bailey Geo. Tibbals. Mildred Mouse. Evalyn Adams GRADE V-A. Mary Weaver. Mabel Mathjas Don Voris. Roy Mitchell, Joe Holbrook. GRADE V-B. D. H. Sloan. Esther 1 Max Phillips. . Louise Pantley Beatrice Heath GRADE IV-A Annie-Laurie Waring Chrisolene Wright, Florrie Sloan. Essie Gordon Laurance Fenton, GRADE IV-B. Lounise Rogers Vera Mitchell. Elmer Damon. Frieda Rogers. GRADE 111-A. Naomi Warren. Helen Holbrook Miller Pope Irene Milton Frankie McKay. GRADE 111-B. Myrtle Moutz. Bessie Richard=on Clark Perry Sarah Funk. Willie Birt VI-A, Anderson. Chicago's land show closed Satur- day night in a blaze of glory. Three hundred and thirty thousand men and women saw the big exposition during the three weeks it was open, and of these it is safe to say that 99 per cent. had at least a good look at Florida's Cotton Log Cabin in charge of Col. H. P. Porter and his associ- ates, who have been diligently ad- vertising Alachua and Bradford counties, . and | | NO. 36. ROBBERS KILL MAN AND WIFE IN N. C. (By Associated Press.) Charlotte, N .C., Dec. John Dixon and wife were Killed by two tobbers on their farm near Shelby, N. ¢. The men were after money Dixen was thought to have received for cotton, An automobile belonging to Fred \. Hardee, of Tallahassee caught fire on the road about two miles out from Tallahassee Menday afternoon and was burned up before the driver could extinguish the tlames, DEMOCRATS WIN IN ARIZONA CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. ELIMINATING RECALL OF JUDGES, ALSO PASSED (By Associated Press.) Phoenix, Aviz., Dee. 13- The first state election resulted in a sweeping Democeratic victory. Republican leaders admitted that the constitu- tional amendment eliminating ithe recall of judges, which recall Pres- ident Taft objected to, has passed al- almost unanimously. OFFER LARGE REWARD FOR BLACK MURDERER Cireulars have heen received by South Florida Sheriffs, offering $8o0 reward for the arrest of Lee Collins, a negro, charged with the murder of Deputy Sheriff D, 8. Hansford, and his return to Sherift Alexander, of Blountstown, Calhoun county. The description of the negro is as follows: Light ginger cake color; weight, 150 to 175; forty or forty- five years old; mustache, thin in the middle, but thick on the corners if not shaved off; has large brown eyes with cireles around them; supposed to be wounded in one arm, also two places in back. CONTROL OF CORPORATIONS BUREAU TO REGULATE “BIG BUSINESS" ADVOCATED BY PERKINS. (By Associated Press Washington, D. ¢, Deec. 13, George W. Perkins, a director of the United Steel Corporation, told the Senate Committee on Interstate Com- merce that the only practical way to give the country’s big business any relief from the existing uncertainty and depression wonld be to ereate in the Department of Commerce and Labor a business court or commission to license and control corporations, LINEMAN KILLED BY LIVE WIRE (By Associated Press.) Charleston, 8. C., Dec. 13, - Cateh- ing hold of a guy wire, which by ac- cident was heavily charged with el- ectricity, Andrew J. O'Brien, a fore- man, was electrocuted here this morning. WOULD NO‘I THROW OUT CLEARWATER VOTE Tallahassee, Dec. 12, At the hear- ing of the the Clear- water vote yesterday morning, Gov- ernor Gilehrist listened patiently to all the parties, but at the promptly decided to stand by original certified to the Pinellas Democrtaic Executive Committee at the mecting to canvass the the Clearwater NO JURYVETIN PACKERS’ CASES (By Associated Press.) Chicago, 1ls, Dec. 13, The trial of the tey meat packers charged with violation /of the Sherman Anti- Trust Law was consumed in eforts to select a jury. An additional pan- el of fifty mem were required this morning. contest over close the report him by vote. He declined to throw out vote CONFERENCE IS IN SESSION CONVENED AT GAINESVILLE THIS MORNING—BISHOP HOSS PRESIDING. Gainesville, Dee., 13— Promptly at 9 o'clock this morning the Annual Conference of the Methodist Episco- pal charch South was called to order by Bishop E. K. There were in attendance at the opening session Hoss, about 300 ministers and delegates and all seemed to join into the ses- sion with carnestness and interest, At the morning session today there wis only business of minor import- ance transacted. Rev. Fred Pasco, the beloved Seervetary, was at his post, and as he has fitled this office tor so many years, he is lcoked on as one of the mainstays of the Con- ference, The opening sermon was delivered last night by Rev. ). B Mitehell, one o fthe best orators in the Florida Conference. Rev. Mitehell served the Tallabassee church last year, but is well known in South Florida having scrved four years at Orlan- do and also having served the Metho- dist church at Bartow. The people of Gainesville have thrown their homes upon wide to the ministers and hospitality is be- ing lavished on the visitors in royal style. All are enthusiastic over the beauties of the University city, The committees are busy today ex- amining the young preachers who are coming into the conference, Some are to be admitted on trial, others are in the classes of the fiest, second, third and fourth years, The course required of all young minis- ters coming into the conference re- quires four years of systematic study. Rev. I, Pixton is chairman of the committee on admission, Rev. J. K. Mickler of the committee for admis- sion on trial, Rev. M. T. Bell s chairman of the committee of the first year, W, J. Everton, of the sec- ond; i B, Swoeat of the third and G. I, Blackburn of the fourth, Rev. W. ). Carpenter s man of the board of missions; J. B, Mitchell of the hoard of church ex- tension; G. 8. Roberts of the Sunday school board; W. K. Piner of the board of education; ¢, ¥, Blackburn, of the Epworth League board, chair- THREATENED STORM FAILED TO SHOW UP Tampa, Dec. 1 Continued ad- vance of the disturbance ip the West Indies at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon resulted in an order from the headquarters of the Weather Bu- Washington for northeast hoisted at all poin ong the east and southern coast of Florida between Jacksonville and Punta Rs Special observa- tions were ord d from all Florida stations yesterday at 1 p.om, reau in storm warnings to he Yesterday the storm center, it was stated, was apparently near the const of Cuba and moving north- westward, <o that inereasing north- winds were indicated for the and sonthern coasts of Flor- vast eastern ida last night and today. PICKPOCKET ARRESTED ON A. C. L. TRAIN Dee, 120 T, €. Carson, a northbound train, yesterday after- noon on complaint of 1. €. McRae, of Trilby, who alleges that Carson placed his fingers in his (McRae's) pockets evidently for the”purpose of robbery. The was made by Policeman Siford and Carson was ar- raigned Judze Stringfellow and held for the action of the crim- and being unable to give the $200 bonud required, was sent to it is alleged, had noth- on his person and re- his place of residence. «d man weighing 19 years Sanford, passenger was arrested on the here arrest before imal court, Jail. Carson ing of value fused 1o give He is a well dres 179 pounds and is about of age. The fruit cake that President Taft and his family will finish their 1911 Christmas dinner with, is be- ing baked by a Texas woman. Miss Hattie Brandenburger, San Antonio, where she has a local reputation as a constructor of rare and marvelous- ly toothsome sweetmeats.