Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, December 23, 1911, Page 1

r WELVE PAGES FNGLAND IS DISSATISFIED 20ESN'T LIKE TAFT'S IDEA OF FREE USE OF CANAL BY AMERICAN SHIPS. v Associated Press.) Dec. 23.—President Taft's Jotion in Thursday's mes- , Congress that American siven free use of the Pana- brings forth a protest 12 against the spirit of Il nations “on terms of en- The Pall all Gaz attention to this fact say oped the British authori- keep vigilant watch over VR interests, S1VAVNAH RIVER ON RAMPAGE Georvia Lowlands Are Flooded Ow- ing to Unprecedented Railfall. By Associated Press.) \isista, Ga.,, Dec. 23.—The Sa- river here is 30 feet this : and is still rising. The it the flood is expected to reach . ity this afterncon. No loss of ite i» reported. The lowlands are foodvd and the river s full of iriftwood. NEW YORK AFTER DEM. CONVENTION (By Associated Press.) & York, Dec, 23.-—A subscrip- * has been opened for a fund with which New York and the Democratic Nat- L] divention, The place of vill be selected January 8 $'DDEN DEATH OF PROMINENT MANUFACTURER Associated Press.) © NUYL Dec, 23--John W. ‘Y. 4 prominent manufacturer, ! dvad while reading a pe- +tore the Public Service Com- vesterday. GEORGIA PLANS TO PLAY SANTA TO HER CONVICTS. Viota, Dee. 22 —Every prison- Georgia conviet camps, the Y4t prison farms and the State re- v will get a little bit of "mas cheer as the result of ar- vrits made this morning by + prison commission and the of the Men and Religion ! Movement ip the State rison commission has auth- ' halrman Davison to pur- ind apples or candy tmates of the prison farms matory. The Men and Re- £ Movement will take care of ' camps through the direc- i prison board and will “oranges and candy to all the PARDON MAKES 30 CONVICTS HAPPY ¢ Associated Press.) s €., Dec. 23.—Gov- N. Blease celebrated by freeing thirty convicts "™ in the penitentiary for '# from larceny to murder. ied eirht, and paroled LEWIS INDICTED AGAIN. Dec. 22— E. G. Lewis.| id promcter of realty and . ©Iprises, was re-indicted * the Federal Grand Jury on T using the mails to de- o S action follows the it °f an indictment return- ¥ and dismissed on a tech- Other proceedings against * 414 other defendants similar- F sty Gry td Jury, Published in the Best Town in 7thew173est l;aixr'rt‘;f the Best Staté. TWELVE PAGES No. 45 DROGOCGOOOO0OOVOIRNGAANO0 FOOVONDOOIIONODHOIODIOOOC IR 000000000000000000000E0000 QOQ00000000IOOCVOOOC000 DHDOODDOOVAQD ¢ 1902 between the | & <rotes and England in which | ] that the canal shall hv!é FOOO00VD0V0OCVVIOVDIVBDITODD SHDS O 000000000000V VTOVISODS ISIOOT FIOGOOOCVOOTTOOOTIVVVOGOIOD ISOOODO DO OIOIOD DV DOOOON FOSOOSOCOFOOCVOOOTOTUOTOOD ASODODDOOA The Telegram’s Santa Claus Wishes all the Paper’s Patrons, Readers, Friends, and all the World, the Peace and Joy of A Perfect Christmas ! P“d have been re-submitted to PAVOVOOVIODOHDICOCOIOIODIOOIOIOCOOCOIGOIPOOD0 QAOOODOOIOOOVDDIFODNIOIOHIOVOOCONSAIOIOCOVO0D0) PO VOCOUONOHODQVOIOVIODIIOUONOOODIOOIODIODDO “Peace on Earth, Good TAIlL to Mden” B Christmas Greeting On the eve of the glad Christmas time this paper would bear a mes- sage of peace and good will to all, with wishes that to each and every one there will come the gift most needed and most craved. Most of all to the children, to whom Christmas means so much. May gladness be the lot of every young heart, and may no shadow of disappointment dim the lustre of the bright eyes now sparkling with an- ticipation. May “Samta” pictured here—the impersonation of the kind- ly Christmas spirit—visit every child, and bring to each of the dear little ones, the pure delight that oniy childhood can know. For the rest, may the peace of the Christmas spirit fall upon every heart and rest thereon as a benedic- tion. May love come to the heart hungry. sympathy to those who mourn; rest for the weary, hope for those who languish by the way. To everyone the gift most suited to his needs: to all, the twice blessed spir- it of “good will to men.” N, it DO OP IS PROGRESS OF PANAMA CANAL EXCAVATION FOR THE GREAT WATERWAY IS NEARING COMPLETION. Q Crred (By Associated Presso Washington, Dec. 230 Four-ifths of the excavation for the Panama Canal will be completed in Decem- ber, according to engineers. The re- maiving fifth will be completed P within the next year The engineers have “broken the back™ of the vast carth slide into the Culebra cut, wideh threatened ¢ sive intinite troulle, by exploding seven handreed ponnds of dynamite at one time, thas vipping off the en- tire crest of the great hank DEATH OR PARDON FOR C. W. MORSE One or the Other Must Soon Come To the Banker in Prison for Violating Banking Laws. s oo SO0 UL OOOTOOOL > OO0 A AL 2202909920001 SOCCOOLOO0 PO (By Associated Press.) Atlanta, Ga.,, Dee 'harles W. Morse, serving fitteen years for violating the national bauk laws, must get his freedom in a short time cr die, according to a report just sent to Washington by physicians at Fort McPherson Ga., Military Hos- pital, where he has heen under treatment. The President early in the week said he would take no ac- tion on the pardon yet. ENGLAND HAS GREAT MINE DISASTER (By Associated Press,) Wigan, Eng., Dee, 283, A mine in which two hundred men were work- ing was flooded today by a sudden rush of water. It is feared many Fatalities will result, D9 MUCH CHRISTMAS MONEY SAVED BY WORKINGMEN. Washington, Dec, 220 Through the thoughtfulness of Mrs. ). M. Speaks, forewoman in the folding l|l'|;1|l'lllll'll' of the printing office, 4 3 more than 250 men and women will § divide a Christmas fund of $%,140.70 :é' b b this year. More than a year ago, Mrs. Sparks urged the employees to begin laying away something of their wiages for Christmas, and each pay day they handed her ten or 25 cents for this purpose. The sums to be divided range from $18 to $120, g TAFT PLAYS SANTA CLAUS. 2 - % (By Associated Press Washington, D, ¢, Dec,. 23, 2 President Taft played Santa Clans to {two score policemen and more than g twenty clerks and secret service men on guard at the exeeative offices, and a dozen other employes at the White House. To each policeman and married man about the place he gave a turkey, each guard got a gold stick pin, and cach clerk got a $5 gold piece 3|LITTLE HOPE FOR PEACE IN CHINA (By Associated Press.) Pekin, Dec. 232, In government cireles here there is little doubt but that the peace conference at Shang- hzi between the rebels and the im- © | perialists will prove a failure. It is believed that the revolutonists are preparng to advance to the north by way of Pekow, which they al- ready hold. % %|ATLANTIC CoAST LINE ; RAILROAD COMPANY. | Lakeland, Fla., Dec. 23, 1911 Notice.—The freight depot of this company will be closed Monday, De- cember 25th, Christmas day, and Monday January Ist, New Year's Day, except for delivery of perish- able freight only between the hours of Y and 10 a. m. C. E. BROWNE, Agt. T = ik -