Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, February 22, 1912, Page 1

——— ORE GOOD | THINGS COMING (E EXCELLENT OFFERINGS OF C4AUTAUQUA PROGRAMS +UR TONIGHT. (e wind blew and lh(‘j weore appreciative au- ! t at all of the sessions 1 yesterday. nuwon br. vory one delights Stanley o 6 his tinest lectures, ™ { which was, “The liid- r. Krebs bandled his at all were cdificd couaining as it did « ! I could be carricd] 3 . .tuver and remembered [ onue of the star Chautau i+, and all are delighter ures again tonight, Lis , o, “Rouncing the Blues.” lecture which whil amuse I ¢ the Rollins College Glee' . presont, and they provcdy alners, v Another Fine Day. t and beautiful, and al- | h air is a little crisp, it s evory one all the more anxious t out in the bright sunshine and tieir way to the Chautauqua where all have been so highly ta . J. Calvin Mead came before | sudience this morning for st time, conducting the Bible at 10 o'clock. Dr. Mead's sub- as. “The Unlversal and Normal AUTO ROBBERIES —— 0! rent from yesterday, today ! f o~ . o ¥ thea | ; HE LAKELANDY EVENING TELEGRAM Published in the Best Tow." i0 the Best Part of the Best State. - COMMON IN N. Y. (By Associated Press.) New York, Feb, 22.—Sharp police sapervision of taxicab chauifeurs is urged by members of the department v a4 means of preventing the number { automcbile roberries being perpe- trated daily by bands of motor car Fizhwaymen, one rotable instance of which was the recent robbery of Lank mefsengers of 25,000 in the leart of the down-town di-trict. It rs who recent ny chauli the Is known that durir in2l records, PROF. STANLEY KREBS, Whose Wit and Wisdomr Will De-| light all at Chautauqua Tent Tonight. and he handled it very in- ¢!y, He is a fine scholar and ud it is with pleasure that atd Chautauquans attended his is afternoon on *Wedding { Grocery Bills,” which 18 < and at the same time "y truths which could! it ¢ «f the hour being lm.-: © s finizhed his lecture TAFT AT GRAVE OF WASHINGTON He and Other Masons Will Lay Wreath Upon Grave of Coun- try's Father. (By Associated Press.) 1001, Miss Hamilton Washi Feb, 22.-—President ive the life of Long- 7o't S uansen and Martin of ternoon she is e Vireinia, ard members of the Alex- vith the i dria Washington Lodec of Masons, mu-h-loved poet. of whith General Washington was *'s Provram. the firsy Muaster, will journey to Mt land-Newhall Con-'Vernon thi r The Pre:i- q is3 Bell d¢ent will lay a wr h upon Washe first appearance I Masonic serve tanquans, T ordocted by Grand Mase y f Virzinia, and Grand izht th ! lo Lers to hear' 1 ins. Their on- W ert, Dr. Krebs TlLe ceremon will be who have expets to rotarn to Washinzton by it, and cach night ! feel sure. | e s ' aad Suloist Depart. | BOY SCOUT ORGANIZER HERE. b Wk Miss Bunnell| unell appeared fer the| Capt. Themas W. Preston, of Lynn % 1o the regret of all. ! Mass., but who is spendinz the wine their afternoon pro-|ter in Winter Haven, is in the citr the Boy Preston ( ucon thday in the interest of Scout Movement. Captain crganizes Boy Scouts over the conn-| : given the Chautau- 4 of the ladies thank- for the appreciation in Lakeland, and, pe that they might' He will not organize a band this :1.d next winter. This| time, but expects to return later forl !l who have been de- this purpose. ir splendid work, and s i OUSTON FIGURING nnual Chautauqua s b, | ON HER INSURANCE “ altractions are on for : & will be seen by glancing ‘To-Tam on page 3 of this (By Associated Press.) Houston, Tex., Feb. 22.—Houston will collect $3,500,000 in insurance for yesterday's fire. Fifty thousand bales of cotton representing $2,000,- pEta, G 000 cash, Is still smoking today. The “: e, eb. 32—The elec- cotton men say considerable cotton '3° adoption of the commis- R of pov. can be salvaged from the interior of < <1 govern: ment charter ib the bales. ! *f Augusta began Wednesday d;'-k!he Opening of the polls| Look up the advertisement in this &l«l The commission plan|issue of the new story.” The Girl of My Dreams.” \ SSI0N PLAN DEFEATED. | S G A IS R e tr'u thousand dollars in while ay, and came here for this purpose. ! 3 LAKELAND, FLORIDA, DITING INSULTING NOTE TO UNITED STATES. (Dy Associated Press.) Bogota, Colombia, Feb, 22.—-Gen-j ral Podro Nel O:pina, the viun minister to the United States, been recalled by his government, e action was taken because neither the people nor the government up- Lolds the action of the minister in hie Knox incident. The notilication ays that General Ozpina Is “sepa- ated” from his post, and the inci- dent is thus closed. AFTER 62 YEARS' SERVICE POSTAL EMPLOYE RESIGNS (By Assoclated Press,) Chicago, Feb, 22.—John G. Kerr, said to be the oldest postal employe, has resigned after 62 years' service. He is 84 years old. UNIQUE TANGLE IN ESTATE OF HAWLEY Servants Gave Him Their Savings to Invest and No Record of Trans- actions Found. (By Associated Press.) Chicago, Feb. 22.—One of the |tnnglol the administrators of the es- tate of the late Edwin Hawley, the milliona‘re railroad man, will be ask- ec to unravel will concern the life- long savings of servants in the Haw- ley household. All of Hawley's servants entrusted him with their savings for investment, but it is said ro account of these sums has been discovered. Kiami Kobo, the Japan- ese butler in Hawley's employ for nineteen years, claims to have put his care, Mrs. McCale, housekecper, thinks her savings to total to about ten thousand. Other employes claim depegits of smaller amounts. “SUNNY JIM" TO RUN EVERY DAY IN WEEX Sunday, the “Sun- the train which runs Coast Line between innd to O-ala, put on at the tion of Jim” Robinson, of 3m, Yeron yer the ake- “Suny v trips to be included. ng men who live in Tampa ard gome from Orala have petitioned for this Sunday train on several ocea- <lons, and it has finally been decided t> grant their request. The train lraves Lakeland at 5:48 p. m., and|" ™ returns at 11:05 a. m., connecting in the afternocn with the train from OSPINA WAS FIGhING FOR 100 PREVIOUS OKLAYOMA VOTE COLOMBIA RECALLS HIM FOR IN-|cLARX AND WILSON FORCES l a local daily train, | m'msnu. FEBRUARY 22, 1012, No. 95 FIGHTING FOR UNINSTRUCT- ED DELEJATES. (By Associated Fress.) Oklahoma City, Feb, 22.-—Wheth- Colom-|cr Champ Clark or Woodrow Wilsor will have the support of the Okla Loma delegation to the Demoeratic Mational Convention is ‘o be rettled by the State Unin- structed delezates to the state meet- ing are holding the balance of power, 192 county delegates having been instiucted for Clark, 170 for Wilsor, and 192 recelved no directions Each side is claiming the victory. but few delegates were instructed for Harmon. The outcome will be watched with interest all over the country. Judge Thomas H. Doyle, a Clark advocate, was made temporary chairman. CHANGES MADE N [RAIN SCHEDULES Important Changes in Time of Local Trains, Effective Next Sunday, , February 25. No. 27, from Sanford for Port Tam- Arrives 11:05 a. m,, instead 11:28 a. m. C. H. No. 80, from Fort Myers— Arrives 11:05 a. m,, instead 11:26 a m. No. 80, from Port Tampa to Jackson- ville— Arrives 11:28 a. m., leaves 11:38 a m, No. 89, from Jacksonville to Tampa— Arrives 5:45 p. m., leaves Convention, Port 6:00 San- 5:45 p m, No. 28, from Port Tampa to ford— Arrives 5:30 p. m., leaves pom, C. H, No. 89, for Fort Myers— Leaves 5:55 p. m., Instead 5:4: P.m, No. 32, for Ocali— Leaves 5:45 p. m, = - & o instead 5:49 No. 43, from Waycross— Arrives 7:05 po om., instead " m. No, 85, from Jacksonville to Tampa— Arrives 9:25 p. m.,, leaves 9:32 D m, 7o, 82, from Port Tampa to Jack- scnville— Arrives 10:05 p. m., leaves 10:20 m 73 Port e e e e e . et e, e et ————————————————————————————————— Nos, 32 and 35, “Sanny Jim,” Daily Tampa on the main line, and with a | BRAVE ENGINEER FOILS train to Tampa on the return trip. CHAUTAUQUA NOTES. Tomorrow afterncon Lou Beau-| | IOWA TRAIN ROBBERS Cedar Rapids, la., Feb. 21.—Five men made an unsucessful attempt to hold up passenger train No. 9, west- champ comes for another fine lecture, | bound, on the Chicago and North- which will be heard by a large audl-' ence, Miss Nell Bunnell will come back and =ing next Sunday, which will be rleasing rews to that lady’s many friends and Miss Bunnell is now in Orlando. charming | mail and carries no passengers. admirers. | vas forced to slow down western Railroad at 3 o'clock this morning near Bertram, nine miles cast of here. The train is known as the fast It to four miles an hour on account of construc- Cool nights the stoves at the tent|tion work being done on the outskirts 2re put in action, and ome can be as comfortable there as in their own heme. Dr. Mead, who appeared today for the first time, made a fine impres- sion both this morning and this aft- ernoon, and all are glad he is to lec- ture again before the Chautauqua closes, Tomorrow night the Parland-New- tall Concert Company and Swiss Bell Ringers will give a fall concert, which will be very eatertaining. of the village, and it was at this point that the men signalled the en- gineer to stop. Suspicion of the irregular method used In signalling the engineer, he did not bring his train to a stop. When the train falled to stop, one of the bandits opened fire on the engi- t.eer, bitting him on the arm. Throw- irg on all steam the engineer brought his train to this city, where a posse was formed and started in pursuit of the bandits. ’GRANI’S SISTER 80 YEARS OLD (By Associated Press.) HOUSTON’S BIG FIRE YESTERDAY Orange, N. J., ¥ab. 22.—Surround-|TEN MILLION DOLLARS' WORTH 4 by a few cld friends, Mrs. Virginia irant Corbin, sister of Genwral U. S. irant, is celebrating her efghtieth \irthday here today. Mrs. Corbin is till bright and active, 70 OESERVANCE OF WASAINGTON'S BIRTHDAY Today is \Washington’s birthday No observance was made of the day, xeept that the banks remained clos- d. It has been the custom to close lie scheols, but this was not done ti.is year. PITTSBURG HAS BIG BLAZE, T00 (By Associated Press,) Pittsburg, Pa., Feb, 22.—An en- tire block in the center of the city was threatened with fire, when the building of the Forest Wolf Com- pany, junk dealers, was destroyed. Loss, $75,000. The plants of the Diamond Forging and Manufacturing Company and the Pittsburg Steel Manufacturing Company were dam- aged to the extent of $100,000 last night. Several changes have been mada in the arival and departure of paa- senger tralns, the new schedule, w bich is given below, to go into ef- fect next Sunday, February 25: MANY INDICTMENTS FOR BIG BUSINESS Violators of Anti-Trust Law, Adams Express Co. and Rebate Scek- ers Called to Time, Cincinnati, 0., Feb, 22.—Thirty officials and employes of the National Cash Register Company, of Dayton, 0., have been indicted on charges of riminal violation of the. Sherman \nti-Trusy law, by a special grand fary here. The Adams Express Com- any has been indicied on en o.ants, on the Yither than the jeven Cincinnati firms are or attemptineg to se Jran these established by the Inter- tate Commerce Commission, el charge of colleeting establiched rates indicted ure lower rates I R. STARKE SUCCUNES TO INJURIES TO FEET Bowling Green, Feb, 21.—T. R Stark, a member of the school board f DeSoto county, and a prominent ‘itizen of this community, died here it 7 p. m, as a result of an accident in which a portion of one foot was ut off and the other badly crushed in attempting to board a moving train at this place on February 19. Mr. Stark was one of the most widely known men in South Florida, 1 prominent merchant and holdinz extensive interests in cattle and “Iove properties, MCNAUGHTON BATTLING FOR A NEW TRIAL (By Associated Press.) Savannah, Ga., Feb. 22.—Dr. J. W. McNaughton, of Emanuel county, vnder sentence of death for the mur- der of Fred Flanders, who is to be resentenced within a few weeks at Swainsboro, has prepared an extra- ordinary motion for a new trial with affidavits of Flanders’ widow and J. E Thompson, that Flanders took pol- son of his own accord while Me- Naughton attended him. ~. OF PROPERTY CONSUMED BY FLAMES. (Delayed yesterday on account of crippled wire service.) Itouston, Tex., Feb, 21.—Driven before one of the coldest Texas “northers”™ o the winter, fire ecarly vesterday burned a hugy irregular trip through the eastern residential 1:d manufacturing section of Hous- ton, It swept over million-dollar plants and flimsy frame siructures with equal ease, unti? from $6,000,- 000 to $10,000,000 damage had been done. Although no lives were lost, more than a score of persons were injured, while thousands were driven from their homes and suffered the sting of the freezing temperature, The Principal Losers in Houston Fire Cleveland compress and warehouse, McFadden compress and warehouse, fifty thousand bales of cotton stored, Dew Bros.' syrup factory, Hudson pencil factory, St. Patrick's Catholic Church and Academy, thirty-six load- ed cars cotton Southern Paclfic tracks not included in above, Houston Lig- gett Lumber Company's yard, Rog- ers Paint Company, E. H. Harrell lumber yard, Co-operative Manufac- turing Company, Southwestern Rice Mill, Industrial Rice Milling Com- pany's plant, Houston Lumber Com- pany, Mcllhenny Cotton Pickery, Hoosler Vinegar oCmpany, Tegzas Tin- uers’ Supply oCmpany, ten miles rall- way switches and tracks damaged, about 250 homes and stores, large and small, homeless people, one thousand—Total losses, not less than $6,000,000, and possibly well along toward $10,000,000. Buffalo Bayou, & narrow coffee- colored stream, was the scene of the hattle royal against the flames. Here, after the fire had swept on with scarcely a semblance of control for hours, the firemen made a desperate tand, and although the fire leaped the bayou at places, the conflagra- ton was checked. LOW RATLS TO MACCN. both The following low rates to tae Re- vion at Macon have just been made, Lo fare for the round trip ty be: trom Jacksonville, $5 from Fempn, §0.955 from St. Petersburg, 5955 from Fort Myers, $11.55; rom Arcadia, $10.50; from Dartow. .55 from Plant City, $9.20; from ide City, $8.50; frem keland, ) 305 from Kiszimmee, $8.79; from Y.lando, $ from Sanford, $8; ‘rom Palatka, $6; from Green Cove Srrings, $6; ‘rom Ocala, $7.70; from Mitmi, $12.80; from Fort Plerce, £10.25; from New Smyrna, $%; from Daytona, $7.70; from DelLand, $7.70; from Eustls, $8.35; from Lecsburg, $5.20; frem St. Augustine, §7. Other Low Rates. Afhd equally as low rates from oth- er points, with tickets on sale May 5,6, 7, and 8, return limit May 15, but can be extended to June 15 by denositing ticket and paying 60 cents, WILL BUILD FINE RESIDENCE. Another fine residence soon to be erected In this city is that of Mr. E. G Tweedell, which will ornament the fine Jot at the corner of South Ten- nessee avenue and Walnut street, which Mr. Tweedell purchased some time ago. This lot lies just of Mr. Sneed’s home, and Is one of the most valuable pieces of property in the city, overlooking Lake Mor- ton, as it does, and possessing other Gesirable advantages. Mr. Tweedell’s home will contala eight ooms, all modernly finished and equipped with all conveniences. The exterior will be very handsome and the surroundings will also be tm- proved and beautified. south