Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, February 6, 1912, Page 1

e ——— HE LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM Publlshed in the Best Town in the Best Part of the Best State. IVITY OF J4RD OF TRADE .‘:‘EPDAY LARGELY AND MANY given by the rade met at Ve I“\")l‘ E ylock in the alter- lent, i D. Menden- fact that the secre- . resigned at the and the new { tully gotten his e reading of the vious meetings was the next meet- [ 2 been sent out prior imouncing that sev- tal to the welfare of e discussed, and oth- ihers having been ent in the meeting, 1 ndid attendance both < and visitors, <ition of Mr. J. P. Roque- the Souvenir Edition lund News in the hotels s us advertising mat- v was passed to the of the Board of Trade. ter of getting a pamphlet ¢ of Lakeland to send to ning Lakeland and was taken up; it being re- President and Secre- nquiries and requests « were pouring in and was a demand for such a resolution was passed nittee be appointed to a committee formerly ted and to act in conjunction that old committee, if they w1 to get up a folder to be put Ly the Board, This com- } r to act in getting The committee ap- ~ k. E. Lu'sey, chairman; Vo, Steitz, May and Wa- News bill was ordered s Paln was elected a + Board of Trade, ! the secretary be paid tor services fifty per tions and dues, Con- aws, this resolu- ad filed to be passed Ameeting of the Board. ol that a committee be cstizate the price of o be placed at the sta- the city; also, to * location of a site and Committee: W, airman; Messrs, J. B. , Ulonts, Deen, opositions that ab- i iuterest of the Board sent was the proposi- “% 1o establish a gas «icland. This proposition discussion, some mem- 'Z that if it was to m to the city's light ild not be the right ho had talked with builders say that to conflict with = 'tz plant. Finally, a Passed as follows: 1t we. as a Board of L proposition to estab- in Lakeland.” tade and carried that appointed to draft a * pretented to the City motion in conform- “owition and discussion 1or same, ed is: Mr. G. H. 5 Messrs, Palmer + Girower's proposition i of space in readinz * Lakeland for every “ing given by the T other persons from lined for the pres- owing to the fact Teady as much ad- ‘an conveniently 1= and carried that * taken up for fur- a later meeting, rida Grower, was e 4 that a committee be Koy ' Scure funds for the “f the pamphiet to boost Committee: Mr. J. B. Smith, chair- man; Messrs. Hallam, Futch, 8. F. smith, ‘Cox. Jand Pavilion in Park, Mr. George Spear’s proposition for iilustrated lceture and some other matter, went over for discussion as unfinished bus- ard and the iven to the ouzht before the amount of di varions mattess | Board, Upen motic to meet upon call in adjourned ses- sion to finish up the ma in the call ters named lar meeting, DENHALL, President, JOHN 8. EDWARDS, Secretary. or the r . D, MEN By request of the seeretary, we are authorized to say that every person who is interested in the welfare of Lakeland is solicit to become o member of the Boaed of Trade and elp boost Lakelind, The Board of Trade is an organization of the busi- ness men of the city who ing for the welfare of Lakela they are working for your good E well as their own; are yon intérest- ed? Will you help? Don't stay out and knock; come in and boost. Lot your motto be: “Knock the Knock- er; boost the booster.” are work- GREAT MEETING OF S. PRESBYTERIANS Members of That Denomination Gather at Chattanooga in a Movement to Spread Gospel. (By Associated Press.) Chattanooga, Feb, 6.—DBringing the slogan ‘“Evangelize the \World," two thousand laymen of the Southern Presbyterian Church, and leaders of other denominations met here today for the Second General Convention of the Laymen's Missionary move- ment in the history of the Presby- terian Church. The object is to plan for the spreading of the gospel. To- ''s sessions are given over to a re- the Church’s work. view of OLUSTEE MONUMENT TO BE DEDICATED IN OCTOBER Bartow, Feb, 5.—Gen. E. M. Law, chairman of the Olustee Monument Commission, announces that the dedi- cation of the Olustee’ monument, which was to have been dedicated on the 20th of February, has been post- poned until the annual meeting of the United Confederate Veterans at Lake City in October next. This change will doubtless be pleasing to all the old soldiers CAR LEAPS IRACK FIVE MINERS KILLED (By Associated Press.) Pittsburg. Pa., Feb. 6.—Five min- ers were killed when a traction car leaped the track at Coulterville, Pa., and plunged down a 200-foot em- bankment. ESCAPING GAS KILLS FIVE PERSONS (By Associated Press.) Philadelphia, Feb. 6.—Gas which escaped from a broken main killed five persons and overcame three oth- ers. Mrs. Sophie Drascl, her tures children and a boarder, were the victimes. NINE INJURED IN WRECK. Petersburg, Va.,, Feb. 6.—Nine people were injured, two probably fatally, when the eastbound Norfolk and Western passenger train No. 16/ was wrecked near Ford, twenty-five miles west of Petersburg. MANUFACTURERS GIVING $250 A WEEK TO IDLE Cigar manufacturers of Tampa ; havegflta-t.-'d a fund of 8230 a week|chula. Arcadia, Punta Gorda and for ten weeks to relieve the situation Fort Myers, returning through here | Thursday, reaching Lakeland about he cizarmakers who are out of work not being able to care for their families. The first payment will be made this week. The money will be turned over to the Associated Charities for distribu- caused by irge number of | n, the Board adj wrned | [ Meade LAKELAND, FLOKIDA, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6 1912, UPRISING IN MEXICO PROBABLE [IMPERIALISTS ROUTED WITH | | HEAVY LOSSES AT CHUI CHOW YESTERDAY, (By Associated Press. hington, Feb | Wi . Another brising in Mexico is im- aceordis o ofl this= received: here, vast wve doubts upon the 1o, of Gon- Pasqual Orozeo, the new G orn President Ma ro, and intimate that in withdraw- from Juarez with the f that place to Chihuahua, Orozeo = about to begin a new rebeltion and of Chibuahua, to are the pendent, ite of Chilmahaa inde- Preparations to move Unit- od States troops are heing made, Troops Ready at Pensacola, (By Associated Pres Fla,, Feb, 6. For the second time this year the two com- panies of coast artillery at Fort By rancas has been ordered to the Mexi- can border. Four other companies recruited to full war Pensacola, are being strength, Every command of troops in the Department of the Gulf is in readiness to move when the order comes, The artillerymen at Fort Moultrie, Charleston, 8. ('., Fort Mor- gan, Mobile, Fort Screven, Savannah, and Fort Jefferson, New Orleans, are prepared for action. Like orders have been received by rfl:hnums on the Pacific Coast, The entire State of Chihuahua is reported to be in rebellion against Madero, the victor in the recent rev- olution. As Chihuahua borders on Texas, its separation from Mexico would be a mattyr of deep concern to the United States. Officials here are watching the situation closely. Our troops throughout country are ready to move on a moment’'s notice, GENERAL LAW WILL RUN FOR TREASURER Will Advocate Abolition of Fee Sys- tem, and Will Make Race on That Issue. Bartow, Feh, 5, ters in Polk county will be troubled this week, A gentleman of Bartow has been told by his friends that the water is fine and he will come in this week, Mor talk, Gen. E. M. Law, editor of the Cour-| fer-Informant for the past years, will candidacy in all the papers of the county for the office of treasurer. The principal plank in General Law's platform will be the abolishment of the office of treasurer and the estab- lishment of the salary system for county officials. He says that he will take only enough of the income of the office to live on and will use the rest of the pay to pay his expenses in his campaign to have the office of treasurer abolished and the fee sys- tem of the other offices likewise abol- ished. He estimates that if he can accomplish these two objects he will save the county at least $30.000 a vear, and he is confident that thes The political wa- further prominent seven | rison | | property in this week announce his|’ INDICIMENIS EX- PECTED TONIGHT Y CITIES INVOLVED IN I)"\IA\dTING ted P Tniday s lin the 1 wit dynami o\ d 1 be remn before n Vot videnoe 1 Lovernmeni g | | od coneer g the i union culminatod i Los Angelos blowin up of nony brid ses and baildi whics . in Oceober, 1910 MeNamary fand who, besides the {and Ortic 13 MeMani tual work and w expected 1o he report to Juadee practically k ments have ' many been divulued, volve men hitherto not with the dynamite rumors. The names probably will nog be made public until the arrests are made simultancously in a dozen cities @ date yet to be set, v for revealed by the juey's Ando | e | n that thivy indict- 1drawn up, bt how persons they affoct has aot I is said they in- connected MORSE WILL START FOR NEW YORK PRETTY SOON Atlanta, Feb. 5. Charles W oMrse, the New York banker who recently was given his freedom by the Federal authorities aiter serving two years of his fifteen-year sentence in the Federal prison here, is said to be able to travel, and will leave with- in the next two days for New York Mrs. Morse tonight declined to con- firm the report that Morse will be moved at once, merely stating that it had been their intention to go Kast within the next two weeks, Since his rele from Fort Me- Pherson hospital, it is said, Morse's condition has been slowly but gradu- ally improving, POLK COUNTY ONE OF LEADERS Ranks Among Counties Showing the Greatest Increase in Assessed Valuations, Tallahassee, Febs 5. The troller has just finished the compila tion of the s valuation o Florida for 1911, Tae following information is obtained for the report: The total assessed valua- tion of all property returned for tax- ation in the State has reached the total of $196,805,442, bheing e increase over last over 000,000, In round millions thi iz distributed as follows: Real estate, 128 million; personal property, 36 million; railroads, 31 million; tele- graph lines, half-mllion; and Pull- man Company, one-q ter million Forty-five of the forty-seven coun- Comp- grand year of | ARRESTS LOOAED FOR OF MEN il | S unearti- | the destruction of the| POLITICAL GOSSIP OF TALI.AH.ASSEE Talinhasseo, Feb. 50 M. ¢, Meln- , of Alachua, who was a few 'l Superintendeat o ullice of Publi it now ho'lding a cle 2o chief ¢l int e ollive Iulx o, has resizned his latter po: tion to enter the race for cour 2 of Alachua county, win has always retained his citi W. Goud nointed vip. in. ol Guaiues to take Mot who will leg order that he may S phice, hita Gt onee in ive his fall time and attention to in that conunty, The State Board of Eduetion | sdvertised tor sale certain 8 {=chool fands in Lake | I8 sonth, e 25 county, 16, township o cast, SIN aeres. Bids will be opened Pebruary 27, JooStuart Lewis iy ono longer em- ployed in the oflice of Commi 3 of Agriculture, He has ve is now devoting his his campaizn for adjutant Mr. Lewis has just retwined from a trip down the St that he is indeed surprised at the encour- agement given him, He marves the statement that he will carry 47 coun- ties in the State, TRUST MUST NOT DESIROY EVIDENCE Injunction Against U. S. Steel to Re- strain Them From Destroying Books and Papers. whole seneral, aad sa (By Associated Press,) Washington, Feb, 6.--Judge Gray, in the Federal Court, has issued an injunction restraining the defendants in the government's anti-trust suit against the United States Steel Cor- poration from destroying books and papers desired by the government One portion of the government's pe- tition seems susceptible of interpre- tation that eriminal indictments and prosecutons of certain ofl of the steel corporation and its subsidiaries are under consideration, MR. YATES' FINE HOME. Mr, B0 Yates is erecting a hand- some home at the New York avenue and Main street, which i now about to receive the finishing corner of tonehes, The house contains twelve rooms, is splendidly finished throughout, he- mg equipped with ranning water, lights, and all modern con- venences, As soon as completed, it will be ocenpied by Mr. and Mrs. Yates, DICKENS IS 100 VEARS OLD TODAY (By Associated Press.) New York, Feb, 6. The one hun- dredth anniversary of the birth oi clectre ties show an increase over last year, enly two having reporte and the decrease in thos were but slight, The counties shiow- ing the greatest gains with the amount of the increase in round fig- a decrea instances ares are as follows: Dade county, $1,220,000; Duval county. 2 009; Escambia, $619,000; Manatee, 3.000; ach, Sl,, Orange, Palm L0005 I':,]l,\ $1,213.000; 30005 reforms can be brought about in two years, | | | A. . L INPROVEMENT TRAIN f AT FORT MEADE TODAY | Fort Meade, Feb, 6. —The A, . L. improvement train reached Fort today shortly a’ter noon, re- maining here until three o'clock. Th weather was so unfavorable tha' there was not a large crowd present, | However, those who went through the cars were more than repaid, a]l: being interested in the various ex-| hibits. The train leaves here for Wau- 4:30 that afternoon. . WEATHER FORECAST. [ boi. 1ast week the first white j remarkable districts in modern | buildings and a canning factory. It Santa Rosa, $1,201,000. With the influx of population pouring .into Florida and its large incre: in} property value, our State can well boast of its prosperity FIRST TOWN STARTED _ IN THE EVERGLADES Zona is the It has wis child many the most his- Ft. Lauderdale Herald: first down of the Evers vow a U. 8. post-office. _In it ades. of a new land which before ars will figure as one o tory and industry. At Zona, is being crected two store now has several residences and an excellent packing house and dock. Adjoining the new town or rather within it, is the experimental farm of the Everglades Land Sales (o, and nearby is the seven hundred acrs Tampa. Feb. 6.—Cloudy tonight, tion along with the donation of the|Wednesday fair; continued low tem- city and the regular contributors to| perature. the fund.—Tampa Tribune. WURTZ. farm o fthe Zona Glade Co. Across the canal to the north is the big po- tato fields of H. G. Ralston and John Bryan. Charies Dickens will be celebrated tonight and tomorrow, with a ban- quet and literary exercises, THANKFUL FOR ROYAL PERSONAGES’ RETURN (By Associated | ) London, Feb, 6. Thanksgiving ‘e return of the services for the s King and Queen were held in St Panl's cathedral, There was a great popular demorstration of greeting when they drove through the stre LAKELAND AN NAMED FOR RESCUE MISSION The Southern Resene Mission, in- corporated under the laws of Geor- gia, with headquarters in Atlanta, met in exceutive session February in Atlanta, coufirming its ments of a board of managers for the State of Florida, one of which is Dr. B. K. Maynard, of Lakeland. It is anthoritatively stated that a| meeting of this body of men will be | appoint- called as early as arrangements he made, for the purpose of dise ing the sc 1 evil, with a view of ar- riving at a “best plan™ to pursue in the matter of protecting young girls, as well as young boys from social ol the comp- | HEE] Vo for Ain- | No. 81 REBELS WIN IN - BLOODY BATTLE [UNITED STATES ORDERED T0 BORDER AND SITUATION IS REGARDED CRITICAL. ociated Pross.) vo, Fel G, 1N teen soldiers were Kill- 1 tive hundred battle at Chui a v san andrad impe Ped and wounded were captured in oa Chow yes wday, according 1o stam to a loeal Chines Eleven thons rebels winning oonewspa- and troops were AL the 4 coms- plete victory DR. PINER TO LECTURE HERE MONDAY NIGHT Dro Wo K. Piner will deliver a lee- tare at the Hervon Theater next Monday evening, taking as his sub- Ject The Preacher and His Fan,” the proceedis of the evening to he for ate Monu- the henetit of the Conweder ment fund, The price of tdmission will be 50 cents for reserved seats and 25 cents general admission, Dr. Piner is too well known to the people of Lakeland to need any in- troduction. However, we give below what the Daily Oklahon to say of his ability as a lecturer: Mr. Piner holds and fascinates his hearers by the charm of his natural- No tric inizing; no cheap, short cuts, uncons ventional; yet holding 4 clear in- sight into the profoundest of the human heart and grasping those see cret things dear to all men, with eyes and face and hands and body, ho played on his audience lke a harp. His voica, in uastrained mod- ulations and the most delicate and subtle changes was the vehicle of emotions and impulses which many did not khow they had hefore, He is an artist, hLess, FLORIDA REPUBLICANS WILL ENDORSE TAFT Palatka, Feb, 6. The State Con- vention opened at noon today, but the Republican State Central Com- mittee met at 10 o'clock to dispose of rontine husiness, Temediately after the close of the Staie Convention, the Congressional conventions will he held. The First District Convention will he ealled, and the Second and Third District Conventions will follow. State tick- ets will probably be put in the field, but this will be of form Six dele Natio be chosen and si of the congr will choose two de merely as o matter ites to the Republican 1l Convention in Chicago will alternat Kach onal conventions ates and two al- ternates, “President. William Howard Taft will reecive the unanimous endorse- ment of the Republican State Con- vention, and g nstructed delegation will be sent to the Republican Na- tional Convention next June,” clared W, I, Lueas, collector of cus- toms of Jacksonville, today. Incidentally, Florida will be the fLrst State to declare its preference tor Taft as the candidate of the G. o.r. GIHIHRIST SAYS HE FAVORS HARMON Tallahassee, Feb, 5 Gov, W. Gilchrist today issned the of Flor- Democratic Presis Alhert follow= ing statement to the to the dential nomination: “I am people ida relative for de Democratic zate-ate National Democratie lled for voters as to a canddate lnrge to the Convention. The Executive an expression of the their choice for President, of election, T will choice at the State Committee has c In case represent such convention, The question is, who, if nominated, can secure suflicient votes to be elected? Eizht to sixteen of the elec- toral votes of the South may be in doubt. However, if we can carry New York and Ohio, a Democratic President will be elected. Who can do it? 1 favor the nomination of the most available candidate. For the present Lit looks to me as if his nama is spelled Harmon. Conditions may change. such as will warrant the pelling of it, Wilson, l'né ood or Clark. “The tariff should spell the plate form.”