Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, February 29, 1912, Page 1

THE e ————— a—— oL 1 GATES FINDS GARDEN SPO oy OF GREAT FINANCIER THINX THIS THE BEST SECTION OF FLORIDA. At v+ M. Flagler had gon2 this highland lake coun- | of putting so much money rtising into the East Coast ot of this land would be un- tivation, for this is the nat- coround as well as the gar- . of Florida,” This is the on made by Charles G. i New York, son and able r ot jhe great financier, John pyery it any with and as host to in-law, F. P. Hopwood, of wapolis, vice president of the fotl Lukeland Homes Company, pd Mr. R. P, Hopwood, of Union- bown, Pa, who is also a stockholder . e company, Mr. Gates arrived i, Lakeland yesterday morning in bis private car, “Superb.’ “l'nquestionably this is the choice prt of the State, both for fruit- growing and for winter residence,” énd Mr, Gates after the party had nade a tour of inspection, as guests | ries Wilson LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM Published in the Best Town in the Best Part of the Best State. LAKELAND, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1912. LOUIS FLETCHER THROWN FROM HORSE THIS MORNING — Louis Fletcher, the young son of Mrs. 8. T. Fletcher, was thrown from a horse this morning and for a time was unconscious, but latest reports sre to the effect that he sustained nc serious injuries and will soon be all right. Louis was taking some clothes to the laundress, and was riding his lierse, which stumbled in front of Mr. O. M. Eaton's home and fell, throwing Louis beneath him. When Louis was picked up by Mr. Eaton and others in the vicinity, he was found to be unconscious, but he soon revived, and was taken home and Pr. Groover called. The latter found no serious injuries injuries, stating that the blow on the head caused lim to become unconscious, but oth- er than that he was all right. SACCHARINE PLACED, UNDER THE BAN (By Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 29.—By a vote of two to one, the board of Cabinet officers charged with the enforcement of the Pure Food Laws, entered a final decree against the use of sac- charine in prepared foods. Secreta- and Nagel voted yes, of Barl C. May, sales manager of | McVeagh, no. 2 the company. *“We have seen the IS A ale lake country, where I1(FOUR MURDERED AND bought « block of land from the com- HOUSE SET ON FIRE ravy, adjoining the directors’' grove, aud have swung around the circle via Florence Villa, Winter Haven (By Assoclated Press.) San Francisco, Feb. 29.—The bod- GREAT STRIKE IS NOW ON THREE-QUARTER MILLION ENG- LISH MINERS LAY DOWN THEIR TOOLS TODAY. (By Associated Press.) London, Keb. 29.—More three-quarters of a million miners Lad lain down their tools at two ¢o'clock this afternoon, the number Leing swelled constantly, Govern- ment officials are still working to prevent a general strike. than WORKING WITHOUT HOPE TO AVERT GENERAL STRIKE (By Associated Press.) London, Feb, 29.—There is only the faintest hope of averting the great coal strike, The Premier and other cabinet members, and repre- sentatives of the Board of Trade are making a final attempt to bring the men and the owners together. They are pessimistic of success, however, In the meantime the miners through- out the kingdom are preparing to lay down their tools. In addition to cight hundred thousand coal workers thousands of others would be made idle through the stoppage of the in- dustries. D e e e b - wale JURY DISCHARGED; ™ oUT 112 HOURS CANNIBALISM | AMONG PERSIANS DISTRESSING CONDITIONS VEALED BY LETTER FROM DR. MOODY. (By Associated Press.) Washington, to a letter from Dr. Susan 1. Moody, of Teheran, Persia, startling condi- tions of cannibalism are existing in|of the 1 parts of Persia where famine is rag-| 048 already been located. ing. It is said that fathers are eat- ing their children, and children are|and outfit' have mov cuting each other. Aid is asked. HANDSOME CLUSTER OF LARGE GRAPEFRUIT part of the county. Mr. Phillip Fischer presented this Knox Now 0N office today with a handsome cluster of grapefruit grown on his grove south of town, There were twelve large grapefruit on the one branch, each one a perfect beauty. We have some sweet potatoes on exhibition in our office, which, by the way, have been great advertisements for this section, but we don’t believe our aps petite will allow us to leave ernoon, MEXICAN METHODS OF TREATING MUTINEERS Feb. 29.—According}have any fear of the tae grapefruit here longer than this aft- No, 101 DRAINAGE WILL B CONSIDERED POLK'S PHOSPHATE SUPPLY PRACTICALLY INEXHAUSTIBLE Mr. D. A. Raulerson, of Youmans, was in the city yesterday with his crew of phosphate prospectors, an RE- | ¢ stated that he and his men had|AT MEETING OF NATIONAL just been in various parts of the county prospecting for phosphate, and they had found large quantities of it, “in fact,” said Mr. Raulerson, % “we found 5o much that no one necd| New Orleans, Feb, 29.—The Na- industry being |tional Drainage (Congress, which will crippled for lack of material, as this|assemble in New Orleans April 10 seneration will not see the beginning|for a four-day session, will take up end of the phosphate which the questions of drainage of wet and overflow lands, river regulation and Mr. Raulerson’s prospecting crew [ flood prevention, the development of ed to the section |inland waterway navigation and north of Lakeland, camp being made |channel improvement, the utilization in the Foxtown neighborhood. For|of levees for the construction of a considerable time their operations|good roads, increased food protec- have been conducted in the southern |tion and decreased cost of living, the creation of new farms gnd new mar- kets, "ie New Orleans Board of Control of 'The National Drainage Congres§ WAY Ifl tol_oN has planned to draw 10,000 delegates rET) toc New Orleans for this Congress in b order that sufficlent nation-wide (BY 2.gsoclated Press.) force may be generated to influence Panawe_ (jty, Feb, 29.—Secretary |the federal congress to prompt action KnoX %ot here early this morning|in enacting legislation that will pave for Colon, intending to make a leis-|the way for the prevention of floods “.rely trip, so that he could inspect|and the drainage of the 75,000,000 the canal. When taking leave of the|acres of wet and overflow lands in government officials, he told them he|the country. ¢ was immensely pleased with his wel-| The Call for the Congress is going come. He and party will board the|to 50,000 governors, mayors, civic trufser Washington, which will im-|and commercial organizations, con- niedlately stary for Port Limon, Cos-|gressmen and senators and others. ta Rica, where he will arrive tomor-| At New Orleans the delegates will row and go to San Jjose, the capital. | be given a practical demonstration of The newspapers here continue to ex-|the ease with which modern ma- press friendly sentiments toward the|chinery can dig navigable drainage DRAINAGE CONGRESS, CON- VENING APRIL 11. United States. canals and open up waste but highly ' '@ |ies of four persons were found in a s |house. They had been murdered and 214 Bartow, (By Assoclated Press.) Fort Worth, Feb. 29.—Standing e, Al ] “lu =pite of the thousands of acres and the hundreds of 'ils is, to a great extent, an und «red country. However, it 4 splondid self advertisement, and r or home-seeker who tquainted with the high- «tion is bound to come and bring his friends| mor» ! has nothing an the hilly lake seetion 1y in the developed state s been done in one por-| done in another. 1 have ircctors of the Florida| ivmes Company in the t of the Auburndale lake | vhile the first unit of ! * will be this 400 acres| are now interested in, td to go a great deal| | who is reputed to be | Lere from $30,000,000 to | . Is heavily interested in | nd has also spent con-| ¢ on the East and West | Ilorida, but his declaration | Yida highlands may be . indication of his inten-| nsfer much of his active| 10 this part of the State Mr. F. P. Hopwood and | Hopwood were visiting| ilar part of the State for e "me. “I suppose my case . ' ©f tens of thousands,” said ’ . ‘7 Hopwood. *“I have been! " the East Coast for eleven| "t I never had an idea un-| it Florida could furnlsh! indscape such as we have | I can think right now my friends who would 1 10 live in such a coun- | *. but whose ideas of Flor-| © @'Wars been shaped by ',ha‘e £ten on the East lifornia has nothing finer * O scenery than what we 1 today.” 1 oof il = Ompany s just getting “O%n here,” said Mr. F. P. ol We chose wisely when e Oterested in this section y JFleve this has the greatest °f the entire pensula.” The ‘ates party returned north * night fine | the house set afire. WILEY HAS NO IDEA OF RESIGNING (By Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 29.—Dr. Harvey W. Wiley, chief chemist of the De- partment of Agriculture, denies that Le had any intention of resigning. Ile characterized as ‘‘preposterous, pure fiction” the rumors to the ef- fcey that he was considering such He laid the rumors to his action, enemies, TROUBLE AMONG - TROOPS AT PEKING (By Associated Press.) Peking, Feb. 29.—Some of Yuan Shi Kai's troops revolted, looted the shops, and shot up a portion of the town. The number of disaffected soldiers is about 2,000. Resldents of the legation quarter were called in. SHERMAN T0 BE TAFT’S RUNNING MATE (By Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 29.—Last night's reports that Vice President Sherman had practically been decid- ea upon as Mr. Taft’s running mate, is denied by party leaders. NOTES OF THE CAPITAL. Tallahassee, Feb. 28.—Attorney- General Trammell returned home Sunday from a trip to South Florida, where he has been looking after his campaign. He is engaged today in some important cases before the su- preme court, representing the state. Miss Clem aHmpton, chief clerk in the state superintendent’s office, is attending an educational associa- tion meeting in St. Louis this week. “ Commissioner of Agriculture W. J{A. McRae is expected here this aft- ernoon but will not likely take charge of the commrissioner of agri- culture's office before March I. . vanmy seven for acquittal, and five for con- viction, the jury in the case of John I* Sneed, who killed A. G. Boyce, father of the man who cloped with Sneed's wite, was discharged. It had been out 112 hours. BOOKER WASHINGTON'S ITINERARY OF FLORIDA Tuskegee Institute, Alabama, Feb, 28.--Booker T. Washington, the col- ored head of the Tuskegoe Normal and Industrial Institute, will begin his speaking tour of Florida at Pen- sucola, Friday, March 1. During the course of his six days' journey across the state he will ¢peak in eight dif- ferent cities, concluding at Jackson- fville Wednesday, March 6. Between Pensacola and Jacksonville, Princi- pal Washington will speak on Sat- urday, March 2, at Tadlahassee; Sun- day, March 3, at Lake City. Mon- day he will be in Ocala and Tampa, and will proceed to Lakeland that same night. Dr. Washington will speak in Orlando and Palatka Tues- day. He will reach Daytona early Wednesday and conclude the trip in Jacksonville Wednesday night. Dr. Washington states that his sole purpose In making this trip is to observe for himself the progress which the members of his own race are making in different parts of the state, and to say a word, if possible, that will stimulate their efforts in lother directions of progress and at the same time promote good rela- tions between the races. In explaining further the purpose {of these tours, Dr. Washington says that he is interested particularly in sceing work in the schools which he visits and that he hopes by his visits to create a wider interest amony both colored and white people in ne- gro education, particularly in the public schools. NOW, FOR THE LIMERICKS. Tomorrow is the first day of March and also the first day of spring. We are already beginning to have spring weather, and spring poetry will be- gin to bob up when those brililant Paul Gilmore limericks pour into the Telegrqm- office. (By Assoclated Press.) Monterey, Mexico, Feb., 29.— Twenty-five ring leaders in the re- cent prison mutiny were shot to death. Six were Killed at the time of the rfot. (00D ROADS MEE . ING fertile lands to the plow and the home-secker. New Orleans f{tself has been reclaimed by ditches, drain- age canals and electric pumps, and modern sky-scrapers now stand BAR ASS'N SEEKS 70 OUST NEGR (By ASSO(‘I&’I‘% Press.) held forth. On the outskirts of New Washington, Feb. 29.—Attorney |Orleans there is now an 8,000-acre T AFTERNOON| oneral Wickersham is seeking to|reclaimed tract which is being plant- N ' 1 A good roads moting is being he, d this afternoon at the new ¢lub house of the Hallam Land Company. Quite a mumber of Lakeland citizens went out to attend, among the number be< ing Mr, 1. J. Drane, Mr. €. W, Deen, Mr. W. D. McRae, Mr. T. ¥. Hol- brook, Mr. A, J. F. Hallam and Mrs. L. L. Knudsen. Those interested in the good roads movement are those people living in the vicinity of the club house, and they are organizing in such a man- ner as will insure great improve- rent in the public highways of that section, MRS. REEVES AWARDED $10,000 BY. FEDERAL JURY Ten thousand dollars were award- ed Mrs. Fannie C. Reeves by a jury in Federal Court yesterday afternoon for the death of her husband, F. C. Reeves, a switchman of the Atlantiz Coast Line, who was killed while on duty in the yards of that company at Lakeland, May 27, 1910, Mre Reeves brought suit as administra- trix of the estate of F. . Reeves and asked for $40,000. The allegation was made that the defendant com- pany had failed to equip its cars with the kind of couplers required by law, The jury which tried the case consitsed of W. (. Stanley, J. B.| Williams, J. D. Johnston, J. W. Ste- phens, I. S. Craft, J. L. Coarsey, 3. M. Endicott, T. J. Caruthers, E. H.| Baker, A, P. Beckett, W. C. Davis| and Frank Norton. The case was disposed of with dispatch and at 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon both Holworthy, Mr. W.| | ready been put en notice that mamyI prevent the American Bar Associa-|e¢d in a variety of crops to serve as tion from ousting W, H, Lewis, his[ap illustration of what the farmer W Cgro «assistant, from membership, | can do with artificially drained allu- Lowts Was elected to the asvociation | viel lard®, The delegates to the Na- a year agw, DUt the organfzation's|tional Drainage Congress will spend executive comimite’e on January 41haif a day on these lands. recommended the resclnai?g of his| eicctiof, COMMITTEE T0 MANAGE TEDDY'S CAMPAIGN . (By Associated Press.) Washington, Feb, 29.—A general Roosevelt committee, including Me- ¢ HOLLINGSWORTH NEWS. The storm dla Juite a bit of dam- age to the large house f Mr. 8. T. Phillips, setting it clear off the foun- dacdion but luckily the family escap= ol any injury. Mr. and Mrs. F. . Willcox left Thursday noon for their home in Gaiesburg, 11l. They will take the dill McCormick, editor of the Chica-}News and keep in touch with our gc Tribune, Gifford and Amos Pin-|climate and look forward to their chot, Senator Dixon, of Montana, and [ next visit to Florida some time the probably James S. Garfield, will be!latter part of the year, organized here next wek to mnnagvl Quite a number of lfxe young peo- kis campaign. ple of this vicinity went to Medulla TENNEGROS LOST |50 v e o, o school. IN STEAMBOAT FiR — Mrs. M. A, Brewer entertained a Lurned today at Point Pleasant, La.|months at their bungalow in the The I-I-.vuing Telegram’s limerick {of their many friends they have | Mrs. Duke, of Dixieland, spent Tuesday at the home of Mrs. George (By Associated Press.) party of friends Thursday evening in New Orleans, Feb. 29.—It is re-|honor of Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Willcox, Ten negroes lost their lives in the|Flatwoods and will leave soon for fire. their home at Galesburg, 111, and contest in connection with Paul Gil-/ r:ade since coming here, more's présentation of “The Mummy! Mr. E. ¢. Elder spent Wednesday Phillips. ported that a river steamer was|who have spent the last three Burlington, lowa, much to the regret and the Humming Bird” is aurant-}a!‘u-rnwn very pleasantly at the {ing much interest, and we have al-|home of N. H. Davis, Davis & Wilcox spent Monday af- |ternoon at Paul Gardner's, on Ba- inana lake. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mercer and daughter took dinner at F. C. Will- cox’s Sunday. verses will be submitted. All our readers are invited to try their hands at writing a verse, and some one who never attempted such a thing before may be the very one to win a sides rested their testimony. Argu- ment of Attorneys H. S. Hampton, for the plaintiff, and W. A. Carter, for the defendant company, was very brief and a verdict was soon arrived at.—Tampa Tribune. prize. There are several tickets to be given out and you may get one or more of them. And if you get rothing, you will be out nothing ex- cept a little brain exercise—which, perhaps, you meed, anyway. Mr. Will Pearce and sister and | Miss Olive and Ruby Pearce spent | Monday evening at the Willcox home. Mise Petticord 1is visiting at the home of Mrs. M. A. Brown. where alligators and crawfish once’ ’ T ‘ s a0, B e o