Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, January 25, 1912, Page 1

Published in the Best Town in theml‘Best P;;-t of thevBest S;;té. LAKELAND, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 25, 1912. No. 71 | i cme— E DELVERY oo i 0w lN Slfinl; For the past several days a womas ! {and several children have been g0~ ling around the streets, the former AND SERVICE DOUBTLESS .rurd:x,\. Rev. Jenkins, pastor of the 71 BE INSTALLED. | Methodist church, received a letter| A | from Lishop Morrisen, at Leesburg, viery of mails in the|stativg that the weman had been | ind W iIH be inaugurated there, and as he heard she was bound w60 or 90 days is in-|tor Lakcland, he wished to put the s1end of recent occur-| People here on their guard, as he had wired the minister of the Methodist church at Mount Olive, and had as- certained that the woman was con- sidered a fraud there, and had been in trouble several times | Upon the receipt of Bishop Morri- son’s letter, the authorities here wir- ed the Mayor of Mount Olive, asking for information in regard to the wo- man’s standing there. He stated that she had a private asylum near town which was not incorporated, and that it was generally understood there that she used the money for her personal use. The woman, whose name is Mrs. Kornegan, was arrested, but upon her promise to leave town by the first train, she was released. She left last night for Sanford. . Postal Inspector Kahn 1o vity. looking over the «king a map of those 1 oaro sufficiently improv- + their being included in torritory. While Mr. m of govern- 4 not cive out the na- mmendation made by | Department, there is every ¢ that it is favorable, rvice will be estab- as the necessary pre- be arranged. Mr. will probably be acted department inside of two an examination for car- w.l be ordered, to be held some v days later. There will prob- carrie ved, e ? 1 oo i sadet | WOULD CREATE NIEW COMMISSION Pestina: Skipper advises us that i using every effort to expedite | Bill Ouwnpllm Creation of Body wuguration of this service, to Regulate Prices and Busi- - it will mark another step In ness Methods elard’s onward march to the me- (By Associated Press.) VI ass AN TWINS COMING TOMORROW NIGHT goery are looking forward re to the coming of the u Twins to this city tomorrow eir splendid new produc- « Speculators.” entirely different play } 'Ly have ever put on here it is said (0 be the mos: Loy have yet been seen (v bunch of prettv chorus s and dancers, the be greeted by a ca- already a large num- “ts have beep sold, curtain goes up the mpletely filled RIAGE LICENSES ISSUED | JANUARY 17-JANUARY 24‘ “s t Naney Towunsend. | o Cormen Garcia. i ) Lula Stokes, to Med mith to Ollie May Gil "o Edna Lois lloddl\k | 145 1o Ada Nellie Me- 10 LETS CONTRACT FOR NEW COURT. nonsr.’ The County i of the occupation of the Philip- lo. ! }' Soto county n.rfl[ mday to receive f the new 1ourt- s were submitted, of ~ Recd-Parker Con- I weepted, the con- N0 47 5 "AGAN ERECTING f T#0 HANDSOME HOUSES. , ‘zan has moved th“ Operty at the corner d Florida avenue, nee and is having| Mrs. Edith Marvel, added thereto, 1 house of eight |alleged to be signed by herself, giv- ompletet will be onvenience. Mr. aiso ommanrv at once " another hou:o at [ho rooms. Both of be plastered and! 4, hot and cold wa-| i every mod-| “n completed | to that por-| is already one tions ey i COMMITTEE ADOPTS | 555"l ot have al-|resentative Underwood tida," ete, 3:nn| final reading, and was duly pass- isfy the police. Her husband is held Washington, Jan. 25.—An Inter- state Corporation Commission along the lines of the Commerce (ommis- slon is proposed in a bill introduced by Representative Morgan of Okla- koma. The bill would give the com- mission authority to fix maximum prices and regulate the business meth- cds of corporations engaged in the interstate trade. CITY COUNCIL M n:mno Lakeland, Fla . January 24 Adjourned session of City Council, with all members but Mr. Southard present. On motion, the rules were suspend- ed, and Ordinance No. 133, entitled, “An Ordinance Fixing the Details, Form of Bonds and Coupons of a Bond Issue of the City of Lakeland, Flor- was put upon its second Messrs. Haynes ed. All members present Munn, Pillans, l".nun Pugh, and Scipper voting * 7 On motion, Council adjourned M. G. MUNN, Pres | H. L. SWATTS, City Clerk WANI PHILIPPINE 0CCUI’AIION FIGURES . (By Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 25 The House rnanimously passed the resolution in troduced by Representative Cox oi Ohio requesting that the President ~'1hm1. a complete statement of the “There is a univ 1 4l"m.nnli a detai pines in the country for 1ts for the occupa- [tion of the s, said Cox. | )md fignres anywher appreaching costs P“luntlr“lA nAS I““E‘l":'.'; ll . elopment Co. 1o Feon : \|."l‘li1- (8] ;II A MURDER MYSTERY (By Associated Pres Philadelphi ).~ The | police are investigating the death of a trained nurse who was found shot to death. Notes ing the cause of suicide. do not sat- as a witness REDUCED SCII[DIJ[E’ (By Associated Press.) Washington, Jan. 2 Ti t many ted by Rep- he Commit- i les, was Ole on the cor-|tee on Ways and Means adopted the | fordes tto Mr. H. C. Ste-| g hedule by a strict party vote. The to Mr. J. A, Wilk- Republican members may file an ad- verse report. informa- f ;g M, [ Pillans. W. P, J. B and wife, |non, W. W, e Demo- as. dno. L. deed S i A cratic iron anc hedule, reduc-| ing the duti ti- |01 | Mary B, T., deed. LITILE JOE (GOVERNORS GOVERNOR NOW FOR ROOSEVELT _|BROWN INAUGURATED AND BE- {OSBORNE. OF MICHIGAN, AND GAN SECOND TERM AS GOV- | HADLEY, OF MISSOURI, FA- ERNOR TODAY. l VOR TEDDY, By Associated Press.o Atlanta, Jan 25, - Joseph M. Laus : i Governor Brown was inaugurated Governor of f(pas lh!unw L answering a query ieorgia this morning, entering on hishirom 4 New York newspaper, has an- second term. The short term of Ilukv.',,omm.d himselt for Roeosevelt for 3mith, who resigned to hecome Unit- presicont “first, last and all the vd States Senator, inteivened between | (jmo Brown's two terms. The Legisl ture aas adjourned. BAPTISTS AT OCALA Governor Hadley of Missouri preminent governor to it for the former president. com ICONffl)[RAI[ RfllNlflN Ocala, Jan. 25. - Interest is increas- Macon, Ga., Jan. 24. Macon iy ing daily in the fifty-eighth annual|making gerat preparations for the comiig reunion to be held May 7- £-9, 1912, Colonel Walter A. Harris, who is Colonel of the Geergia Militia, has been selected as General Chair- man and is assisted by an able corps of busy, business men, who are untir- ing in their efforts to make this the State Convention of Florida Baptists which is in session here, Senator (. A. Curson, of Kissimmee, was re-elected president; Rev. E. W. Rennolds, of Jacksonville, secretary; and Rev. S. B. Rogers, of Gainesville, FreAsuyer, greatest reunlon ever held in Dixie. Rev. J. T. Cloar, of Gainesville, The Sons of the Confederacy will preached the convention sermon last|paye a very important and prominent night. This morning an able reportinart iy the coming reunion, for with on education was read by Dr. W. D.]Cemmandant J. Marlon Dunwody of Nowlin, of Lakeland. Dr. G. 8. Gard-lype Thomas Hardiman Camp No. 18, ner, of the Southern Theological Sem- (s doing some very active work for inary, of Louisville, followed, and|ine sons in the coming reunion. lifted a thousand-dollar collection for|prs Walter J. Lamar, head of the the student fund for young minis- Georgia U. D. ('8, as Chairmapn of Ve the Woman's Auxillary, Is untiring President Carson, of the conven-{in her efforts for the entertainment tion, read a report on Columbia Col-|of the Daughters and those who know lege, of Lake City, a Baptist State|Mrs. Lamar is a guarantee that Ma- institution, which showed that Insti-|con will do her share in showing hon- tution had paid its indebtedness dur-|ors to the Daughters. The Confeder- ing the past year and the convention|ate Reunion of 1912 wil Ibe the great- was asked for $10,000 this year which|est ever held in aumy city in this will be raised by pledges. Dr. J: D.{Southland. Thgusands and thousands Warren has been employed as finan-|of dollars are pouring into the treas- clal agent to raise a $200,000 endow-|ury of the General Reunion Commit- ment. State missions will occupy the | tes and every citizen of Macon s afternoon and tonight. doing his share to make it a success. "~ DEEDS FILED FOR R[CORI) DURING WEEK and wife, to Lanier, l|r)nm. D. It Lula R, deed. Williams, Eliza J., I, deed. Morris and Finney to Anold, Nez zie, deed Smith, H. W and H. L., deed Bryson, 8. W, deed Root, M. and Noomai, to Paramore, Jessie, deed, Ritler, H. M Jordan, deed Florida Development (o, Kuight, Mrs. ) Florida Development Co. to Rockek Joerzon, deed ., to .\ndmmm, W P to Moves, G A, to Williams, O and wife to Rockea, Bass, Rull, to Pfann and Single- tary, deed. to M Bass, Oscar, to Plfann and Single , deed tary, deed, Strickland Lumber Co., 1o Florida Good Homes Co., deed. | Durrance, W. 0., deed, ., deed Smith, Willis K., and wife to Hock Florida Good Homes Co. to Starling, [«nsmith, Mrs. M. L., Whidden, J. €. and wife to Pipkin, to Hayes, T k|1 H., deed Whidden, J. ¢ N., deed Morida Good Homes Co. to Harre! son, ). L., deed Florida Good Homes Co to Bristow, H. W deed F. L. deed Loodholes, M. M., and M. E., satisfaction Parish, O C. and wife to DeVane, | L3 1., deed Flagin, M. O dohnson and Keen's Sub-Division, ! Lake, deed plat Neil, Raymond F | to Fuller, ¢ R Pank of Mulberry to Bussard, Mrs | Culpepper, W H., and wife to 1., deed: "Langford, G. R Jones, N M. and wife Andrus, William, 1o Smith | Ohlinger, . W, Region Game and Fish Pee- T W, deed | Blackburn, and E. R, 1o T. A, Inman and wife, and 8 T Ella A to Stoné, to Rizer,| deed and wife Lake serve to Jones, N. M., Trammell, Sallie R deed Pranu, H. M. and wife to Bass, ¢ H. Stollman Mary . to Blackburn Florenc to Thomp=on, Fred Pt Campheil e Frank. deed Nelms, W. and Moute F Albritton, Jno. L., to Huck, Fran- ois, A deed | Morrison, (. I. Hurst, W. T., and wife, to Sloan, lard Oil Co, deed s { Hayes, L. M., to Gaskin, M. W ®utlino, P. F.. to Bohannon, W.| Gaskins, W, U and wife, W, decd (L. A Mitchell, B. B., and wite to Bohan-| McAulay, deed | Nancy J. Surrency, H. W, to Costine, DeForrest, to Feagin, and wife, Robert A, to Townsby, AW Anna M., et al to Beals, Aced la. ©. Childers, E. R., to Anderson, M : Gibbons, Lillian M. to Ware, Mar- i shall. | to Bailey. €| Greeley, J. (", to Hesselton, Robert | . deed | { Malloy and Miller to Perkins, Ino : Hendrick, €. B, «t al, to Robison, | W, deed {John L. | Howard, W. T Florida Highlands (0. to Wainmar and wife, to Thom- Henry E, and wife and Clayton, Bertha P, Florida Highlands (o Anna K. Pearce, 11 deed art, deedj Jurkett, G Reid, Mrs deed. Trer, M. T., and wife to Lanier, J.| Liliie B, G L, McRea and Bryant to Sherrad, G. § ! Taylor, Walter W. and wife, to| Branch, O. P. to Simmons, Istx-rouxclg“%s:fi OHIO SKEPTIC AEQUIR[M[NI OF CANAL ZONE CONGRESSMAN CLAIMS AMERI- CAN INTERESTS RESPONSI- BLE FOR REVOLUTION. It took just four six-pound by Ohio skeptic into a st-class boosier for “Florida wate - Lake Hollings- worth, y | WK lain, of East Pales- | I tine, Ohio, who with his family, 1! cecupying the Ho Do Mendenhall home [ on Oran avenue this winter, cam (By from the “Buckeye State” very much | ; inelined to scoff at the big ||~h storics that eiie around Lak borrowed minutes and al to convert an Associated Press.) Washin ton, Jan. 25, - American interests, with the co-operation ot the State Department fomented the S0 vesterday |I~' revolution of 1903, which resulted in a boat belonging to A F. | he independence of Panama and our Pickard of the Sheltering Oaks grove acquirement of the canal zone, accord- on Lake Hollingsworth, and pushed ing to Representative Henry T. Rai- off the Pickard dock into the waters| pey of Hlinois, be‘ore the House For- of Lake Hollingsworth. It required | oign Committee, which began its Just time enough to bait his hook aad | pearings on his resolution of inquiry drop it into the lake to convert hita|into the taking of the Panama strip into a royal applauder for this section | by the United States. of the State; for the minute he drop-| | propose to show that the declar- ped his line into the water, Yo telt | tjon of independence of Panama was a tug at the line, such as Bast Pal-|prepared in New York, in the oftice estine, Ohio, had never dreamed of.|of William Nelson, and that Novem- What he landed was a six-pound bass | her 31, 1903, was the date set for the that measured two feet in length and [ beginning of the revolt.” Rainey furnished a testimonial that there|called our part in the affair a “stain were others just as good that have|on history,” and asks that we make never been caught in the fresh water | financial reparation to Columbla for lakes of Lakeland. the loss of Panama. PRINCE ARTHUR AI WAs"lNfilou Mr. Ovnr M. Faton went down to Governor General of Canada Distin.|handsome new Cadillac macblae, guished Guest at Nation's Cap- | Which he purchased some weeks ago, itol Today. but which has just arrived from the e factory. 0. M. EATON BUYS HANDSOME NEW CADILLAC The car ls ooe of the latest 1912 (By Associated Press.) to Pipkin, |« to Eagle | to Stand- | to Wolff, | Washington, Jan. 25.- rank permits, cavalrymen. Later he will be the guest of the British Ambassador at He returns to New York to-| BIG POLITICAL RALLY dinner night COLORED CONFERENCE THIS MORNING The Conference of the Colored Methodist Chureh opened this morn- ing for a ‘our days' session, Bishop Henry W, Warren, Senior Bishop of the Northern Methodist Church, pre- siding The Conference will continue through oMnday, and is attended by delecates tro mall portions of the State BISHOP WARREN Bichop Henry W inver a lecture this Warren will de- evening at the Herron theater, his subject being the ‘orces of a Sunbeam.” The pro- coeds of the lecture will be devoted to the Colored Mission Conference, over which Bishop Warrey came here to preside The admission will be 254 cents and s in front of the ertrance will crved for wiite people, while the colored people can find seats in the rear portion of the theater HARAHAN LAID TO REST AT MEMPHIS| (By AssoMizied Press Memphis, Jan Jdawes T Har ahan, former president of the Nlinois Central, who was killed Monday in a {wreek near Centraiia, 11 l 1 in which three other prominent railroad men met death, was buried this afternoon The pall-bearers included the best- known Chicago railroad and business men, ENGINEERS STRIKE FOR HIGHER WAGES' New York, Jar 25 ociated Press ) {engineers on all read 15 to 25 & MANY VISITORS HERE. | The hotels and boarding houses aq filled with tourists and home-zeek-rs, and all are delizhted with Lakeland. —-Prince Ar- thur, of Connaught, uncle of King George, and Governor General of Can- ada, is a guest at \Washington this afternoon. The program arranged for his reception is as simple as his high He will call on Pres- Ident Taft, escorted by United States LECTURES TONIGHT| models, and carries five pamsengers. It is one of the handsomest brought to the city, being cream-colored and equipped with the latest and most modern devices. The machine will be a source of great pleasure to Mr. Katon and his family, who are al- ready deriving much enjoyment from its use. nmmwwnvm Key West, Jan, 24. - With a mone ster political rally today the Island City turned her attention to the af- fairs of State after festivitles inci- dent to the celebration of the comple- tion of the over-seas railway of the Florida East Coast Company. The following State candidates ad- dressod the people on their claims tor political honors: Park Trammell, attorney general at present, and can- dida'e for Governor; J. W. Watson, of Mivmi, candidate for Governor; . M. Semple, city attorney of Key West, and candidate for Governor; A. ', Croom, Stiate comptroller and can didate for re wtion; Chief Justice B Whithield, candidate for re-elec tion; J. Ed O'Brien, candidate for Congzressman at large; Claude L'En #le, candidate for Congressman at farge: ') Land Brown, candidate tor Congressmap at large; Albert candidate for Congress- man at i H Martin, can- didate for Congressman at large; A M. Russell, candidate for State | uprerintendent of public instruction; W. N Sheats, candidate for superin- tendent of public instruction; T ) Applevard, printer and candi date for (e 1te at large, Democratio wational convention. Col. Appleyard Lalso presented the claims of W. M | Holloway, superintendent of public | Linstruction, and who is o candidaty Willizamsan, orge . State | for re-election gSATURATES CLOTHING i AND SETS FIRE TO IT Huntsville, Ala fan 24 Mrs Julia mother of eight children, was fatally burned today when she saturated her clothing with kerosene and after applying a match Jumped into a well » Massa, the ' & | BANQUET A GRAND SUCCESS. F. Smith representative of the Lakeland Board of Trade to the Board of Trade banquet to the Rivers [and Harbors Committes held last Luight at the Tampa Bay hotel, re turned this morning and states that OUet Was a4 suceeess in every 0 Dr. Smith states that with only of the Rivers and Harbors Committes wore present, and in their addresses they paid many high tributes to the work of Congressman Sparkman as Chairman of the Committee, “prions, every member ——— e B e et et e e~ mrm