Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, March 30, 1912, Page 1

—————— ADEGY AT fiGH SPRINGS yAPLES KILLS ROBERT| gyALs BY BEATING HIM ON HEAD WITH GUN. Fla., March :;u.—-{‘ laples, a liveryman | Line painter, ai ay afternoon. ; ples and Ryals had | «ords atout a bill Ryals | . and they met in the | saurant ot High Springs | ning about 2:30 p. m. the quarrel, Maples | over the head with 1] lite was extinet. All A citate Ryals failed by j Gaodner and Tyre, who both ., be on the scene, ani -,.:'nnmnn'od dead in less minutes after the row Ryals was considered a a while Maples is quit2 ored and desperate when iyt 4 man pleasant and patured in business deai- | Ma M. A. Bexley was soon and empanelled a coro- 0% the following gentle- n : I. Markey Foreman, H. 1 (rady (secretary or clerk), and J Osteen, Geo. T. Taylor, M. S. F. Heidt, and after tak-| dsock, G. e testimony of H. H. Register Lakland who was one of the eye-, the coroner's jury adl-| od until 9 a. m. today. Plujios was arrested by mediately after the crime I in jail. It is not thought s intended to murder Ry- 0+ st let his temper get the im in the fight. Maples v rom Georgia and ha { three small children. Ry-| L+ 1 wife and four children, are nearly grown. MES WEAKNESS OF EAICAN GOVERNMENT \ssociated Press.) v2ion, March 30.—Mexican r Crespo received instruc- is todiy from his government to| by all reports that the Mexican perimont is in danger of disinte- fesses, | { | | AT THE CHURCHES. Thee will be services tomorrow ; and evening at the Meth- Baptist, Christian and Epis- turches, A cordial invita- s «xtended to the public to at- IRISTIAN SCIENTIST FINED IN N. Y. Ty Associated Press.) March 30.—Wills Christian Scientist, lundred dollars here! "roon after being convicted < medicine without A » | C M. SPARKMAN DEAD. | Sparsman, who has been| the <aloon business in tor several years, died at South Drane street yes- "ruoon after an illness of = The immediate cause ' was stomach disorders. Us were sent this morn- rke, Fla., the former home cased, and were accom- immediatte family.— produces 60 per cent. of “bhate rock used in the | | | Eressman {the House rivers and harbors ~-om-| | Washington, |and probably STATUS OF TAFT Lhon-n, including ten from Indiana, Courier. I Published in the Best Town in the Best Part of the Best State. SPARKMAN IS COMING HOME TO HUNT VOTES. Washington, March ;:0.——L‘on-l Sparkman, chairman of | mittee. left \Washington for hisi tiome in Florida last nizht, where! he will get in the race for re-elec- tion to Congress Before leaving | Mr Sparkman ox-| plained that he would have gone home some time ago but for the se-) illed Robert R)alb"nnus and long continued illness of [dotermination and caution, inspired Mrs, Sparkman, She is still quite| It sick, but Mr. Sperkman found it al-|death to some of their number, De- most necessary to return home for a short time. While in Florida he will 20 over| as much ot { his district as possible will make campaign speeches soveriy AND TEDDY DELEGATES (By Acssociated Press.) Washington, March statement issued today Senator Dix- on, head of the Roosevelt campaign, announced contests as to one hun-| dren and twelve delegates thus hrt 1 S0.—In wenty delegates —elected last week in Mississippi—are claimed outright by both Taft and Roosevelt man- agers. The Taft managers claim 274 delegates chosen for him, and the Roosevelt managers 62 for the lat- ter. AT THE CUMBERLAND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH There will be services tomorrow morning and evening at the Cumber- land Presbyterian church, Rev, G, B, Russell, of West Point, Miss, in charge. A cordial invitation is ex- | tended the public to attend SEN. BOB TAYLOR'S CONDITION CRITICAL (By Associated Press.) Washington, March 30, -Senator Robert E. Taylor, of Tennessee, is in a critical condition as the result of an operation two days ago for gall stones. Complications have set in and grave fears for his recovery are entertained. MEXICAN SUPPRESSION OF NEWSPAPERS (By Associated Prees.) Washington, March 30.—Ambas- sador Wilson will confer this after- noon with Mexican Foreign Minis- ter Calero with reference to the Mex- fcan Herald publication which was stopped by the government yester- day. The ambassador will ask Ca- lero to explain the policy of his government in the suppression of newspapers. z OPERATORS 10 HOLD CONFERENCE APRIL 10 (By Associated Press.) Philadeiphia. Pa. March Georze F. Baer, representing the op- erators, and John P. White and oth- er officials of the Mine Workers' union, agzreed today to hold a con- ference April 10 to dise u.&: the de- mands of the anthracite workers for higher wages. ! the law has re- Mr. Kelsey Blanton, of firm of Rogers & Blanton, cently returned from a business trip te Washington, D. ., on legal business Owing to labor disputes in the United Kingdom durinz the last T« than 2,000,000 tons of < been mined in that State Florida produces 57 per " all the Fuller's earth used, ver cent. of the world’s sup- turpentine amnd rosin al- i 1910 Florida pine forests . One and one-halt billion % Umber. b3 T——————— e Miss Leposava Jivanovitch, A Went and drowned herself Danube because she couldn’t the German verbs. 2ed 12 th farn sear, workmen lost time amounting in all to 9,722,800 days i ily a question of hours. [ 1. Dudley, J. A. Daniel, M. A Dos- LAKELAND, FLORIDA, SATURDAY, MARCH 30, 1912. 2 DESPERADOES FLOODS OVER GREAT AREA THOUSANDS OF MILES IN CEN-| STILL AT LARGE ONE OF ALLEN GANG CAPTURED YESTERDAY, BUT TWO MOST | TRAL AND WESTERN STATES DESPERATE STILL FREE. | INUNDATED. (By Associated Press.) Louisville, Ky., March 30, Thou-! Hillsville, March 30.—-With grim|sands of squarc miles of ter- ritory, inundated by streams which by the belief that success llh‘:lh.\'i‘nlnu]'i])' drain them, are serving as {rescrvoirs wiiich probably will sus- tective Felts and his men early to-|rain several days’ flood pouring into day resumed the search for Sidna | the Mississippi valley. With Hick- Allen and Westry Edwards, the last[man and Columbus, Kentucky, the free members of the gang that shot|most serious!ly threatened of the up the Carroll court house. The de- tectives believe they have the fugi- surrounded, Their arrest is points along the great river, many otler towns are une becaus ¥l tically ail the tributaries of the Mi sissippi are at or over the danger Friel Allen, the youngest member|mark. The Platte river at Spring- of the band, was captured late yes-jfield, Neb.; the Des Moines river, at terday, giving himself up to the of-|Boone, la.; the Kankakee river, in ficers when dound in his father's car- [Indiana, and the Sheboygan river, in riage house eight miles from here. Wisconsin, are out of their banks and tlooding the adjacent country with great damage to property. tves UNDERWOOD HASTENS VOTE ON WOLL TARIFF. o e PROFESSOR TELLS OF ORE (By Associated Press.) IN BIRMINGHOM DISTRICT. Washington, March 30.—When the wool tariff revision bill was (By Associated Press.) called in the House today, Majogity Washington, March 30.—Prof. f.eader Underwood reiterated that|Grasty, of the University of Virginia, the measure must be considered [today gave the House Steel Trust In- without unnecessary delay. The ma-|vestigating Committee a minute de- jority's program is to bring the bill|scription ot ore bodies in the Birm- tc a vote Monday. ingham, Ala., district. CIRCUIT COURT |OXFORD-CAMBRIDGE CONVENES MONDAY ROWING CONTEST (By Associated Press.) Monday., There is a heavy docket The Putney, England, March 30. and the term will probably last annual rowing contest between the semething like a month. eight oared crews representing Ox- The first week of the sessfon wil f& and Cambridge, which started be occupied in civil business to al- this morning at Putney bridge, was low State’s Attorney Singletary to declared no race by the umpires, be- confer with the grand jury. On the cause both shells became water- civil docket there are about. fifty-two | l0gged and sank. The race will be cases for disposal. The eriminal rowed again Monday. docket is also heavy, including eight murder cases, five assauly cases with intent to murder, four grand lar-| ceny, one embezzlement, one break-| ing and entering. MR. FANNIN SELLS HIS HOME TO MR. W. D. HARVIE. Mr. W, F. Fannin has sold his fhome place on East Orange street to Mr. W. D. Harvie, who has been spending the winter in Lakeland, The consideration was $3,500., The capital cases for trial at this term will probably attract more than passing interest from the fact that several of the cases have - t Mr. Fannin will at once commence aroused the interest of the people the ‘efection of & nlte Aomb moross ¢ erectio e hime H N throughout the county who will the street, which he and his family await with interest the verdict of will occupy as soon as completed. the jury. There are other cases on the dock- MUST QUALIFY WITH et whose trial will be attended with considerable interest. One is the __ET_AE_CO i case of a young man who Was ar-| narjanpa, Fla, March 30.—No- rested in Lakeland and is charged]y;., o candidates for representative with having offered premiums in|gpq for the State Senate: connection with the sale of s0apt,| gection 4.rules amd regulations but it is claimed the premiums were adopted by the campalgn commit- never delivered. The defence of-{y.o requires that all candidates for fered iu this case at the time Was|, ,ropentative and for the state sen- that some delay had been caused|,,. gha)) file their applications with in the shipment and that delivery|, o a9 chairman of the State com- would be made as soon as the goods mittee, accompanied by a receipt for arrived. Some of the purchasers.| \po aggessment paid, by April 1. however, grew impatient, and had Very few have complied with this a warrant issued. provision and you are ecarnestly The jurors summoned to serve at|,rgug 1o give it your immediate at- this term of court are as follows: |y pntion. WILL H. PRICE, Robert N. Austin, Harmon Carroll, Chairman. John Tillman, J. 8. Bevill, C. A, Til- E. S. Gill, Harry M. Adams, A. Zipprer, Irvin Keck A. C. L. BRAKEMAN AWARDED 7,500 BY JURY IN U. S. COURT. lis, J. Pope, W. €, Simon Peter Thomas, Elbert Good- man, James Carlton, A. J. /\lhrlt-ik Jacksonville, March 30.—Judge ton, H. M. Albritton, J. R. Yeomans.| \jock Boarman, in United States E. G. Gardner, W. M. Turner, 4. Ed- ward Bryant, W. B, McMullen, T. E. Meeks, Curtis Langford, W. L. Fin-| ger, E. E. Cline, A. M. Rowell, E.| court today, refused to grant a new trial in the case of Charles J. Rol- railroad. Rollins was awarded a verdict of G. C. Deason.|¢7 500 for injuries sustained by be- H. Black, W. sey. ‘here he went Y . . wh { Frank Judy, W. P. King, J. M. Col.!| ;0 thrown from a freight car near| lins, C. €. Clark, J. M. Collier, Ru- peresford, Fla. As a result of his fus Raulerson,—Bartow Courier In-|injuries, Rollins has been rendered SirenkihD {lame and is oblized to walk with a cane. In his suit he contended that the to the fact that ATLANTA WANTS RIGHT TO TAX.| jaccident was due BRYAN WILL SPEAK © AGAINST HARMON (By Associated Press.) Chicago, March 30.—W. J. Bryan is to make a speech-making tour of Ohio against Judson Harmon, who I seeking to get the support of the State delegation to the national con- vention at Baltimore. .. |the runninz board on the car was Atlanta, Ga., March 30.—The city| " A {loose and that the accident, was government of Atlanta has decided| : | therefore, due to negligence on the [:o ask the Georgia Legislature at its| o ':-oming session to grant Atlanta the‘pan o Fh“_ el il specific right to levy a license tax | il o L '\A”': on lotker clubs, | Rollins in the suit, and Atlanta thought she alrcm‘ this right, but found when clubs protested that it was rather difficult represented Attorney for the defendant railroad company. asked to remove all doubt. - dispelled lins against the Atlantic Coast Line 'John L. Doggett conducted the case | A Missouri girl is now figuring in to prove and the legislation will M;the courts. She wants $20,000 for question of three kisses. Butter and eggs are pot the oniy things that come high. No. 127. HAD HAND GROUND OFF IN PRINTING PRESS. BONIFAY MAN KILLS HIS SON Charles B. iludson, Sr., foreman in the Fort Myers Press composin: room, was seriously injured about HOLMES COUNTY CITIZENS ARE w:30 last night while endeavoring 1o locate some trouble under the DEEPLY STIRRED OVER AW-. '|-r<-~.~. tis left hand was caught FUL TRAGEDY THERE. the air chamber jusi {ey the plunger ol completely se (By Associated Press.) March Su, and was red Holmes above the knuekle, tonitay, Fla., Mr. lindson, who came liere re-{eounty is so stirred over the killing cently from Kissimmee to takelol 0 youth named Spigner, near (harge of the composing room ! | Noma yesterday, that Bretd Spigner, Uhe Press, had become thoroughly {father of the boy and the alleged linlvnliliwl with the work and proved jrurderer, who was arrested at Ge- for | neva, Ala., yesterday, will be held the Geneva jail a few days for sude keeping, A negro turpentine hiud claims that after [breaking the boy's neck because the latter him, buried the body in an attempt to hide the erime. ARRESTS AT ROCK ISLAND. !:mns-‘ll be a valuable man the place and the unfortunate [currence of last night cansed a shock to oc-|1m that has cast gloom over the entire Spigner, force that will not soon be Fort Myers Press, Press THREATENED RACE WAR AT BLACKSBURG (By Associated Press.) BLACKSBURG, S, C., March 30. The threatened race trouble, due to Iynching two negroes by the whites yesterday, failed to develop Iusl} night. Armed posses throughout the | night awaited an attack by four {hundred negroes, who announced they would burn Blacksburg in re- venge. The negroes congregated at a church near town, but d!spo'rsmll he bre daylight, 20— Rock Island, 111, March Monday night's rioting that result- led in deaths among a mob was fol- lowed by registering of charges to- day against thirty individuals, in- i‘rlmllng several politicians. These will be taken up by a special grand jury to be convened tomorrow. The militiamen continue making arrests today. Several personai clashes occurred and Sherift Bruner directed several arrests after inves- tigating possibilities of a dynamite plot. MR. J. C. OWENS ANNOUNCES FOR MEMBER SCHOOL BOARD. Rev. Chalmers will preach tomor-| 11 today’s issue of the Telegram row morning and evening at the Abpears the announcement of) Mr. J. Preshyterian chureh, taking for his . Owens for member of the County subject in the morning “The ldeal School Board from this district, Mr. Life,” and in the evening “The (‘r’,,._:n\\'vnx is capable of handling the af- tal Spring.” The public are cordial- fairs of the oftice in a thoroughly Iy invited. stctory manner. e is much in- ¢ AN ed in school affairs, and if eclected will give the office his most ir:m-ful attention, SUGAR TRUST CASE i s ™™ Cox the present incumbent, hasing (By Associuted Press.) doclined to acceept the oflice for an- New York, March 30, -The fate other term. SITUATION BRIGHTER 1. Frazier, on trial for conspiracy in the manipulation of the American! Sugar Refining Co., in violation of ECISTE (By Associated Press.) Cleveland, March 30, Practically the anti-trust laws, is expected to go to the jury today. the entire coal situation- disturbed by the anthracite and bituminous all differences can be settled with iunly a suspension of work. After (By Associated Press.) | the announcement of the confer- Washington, D. ., March 30.— ence between the anthracite miners The Madero government {s prepar-gaml operators in Philadelphia, Aprii ing for a formidable campaign|10, a conference of the bituminous against the rebels in Mexico, uocord-jn'lmers and operators here announced ing to a message received today firom that the essential details of the Juan Azcona, Madero's private sec- agreement for their districts had retary. The message says that new been agreed upon. TO DETENTION HOME (By Associated Press.) Atlanta, March 30.—A 14-year-old Loy is accused of setting fire to the Juvenile Detention Home here early Four today, endangering the lives of persons are missing and the plant of twelve little prisoners. A watch- the Central Torpedo Co. was wrecked ™ vigred the flames in time to us the result of an explosion of nitro- ' “°Ue the children glyeerine Those " {missing bits of BOY HERO WILL GET whose clothing can ouly be found, REWARD FOR HIS ACT and two boys, who were fishing in a nearby stream. AT THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH FOUR KILLED IN DYNAMITE EXPLOSION (Ry Associated Press.) Tulza, Okla, March an dise near heee today. are workmen, twn Dothan, Ala, .;l;m h 30 As a re- BEANS WILL GO FOR- WARD NEXT WEEK. ward tor his bravery in rescuing | little Benjamin Grant from a deep i well, Henry Mathews, 11 years old, will be given an education and an . | There is a fine lot of fresh vez- opportunity to go through college etables on the local markets now ¥ G.J Grant, | father of the res- By the first of next week shipments O v ) o lof beans will be forward the northern markets MEXICAN REBELS " CAPTURE TORREN izen of cued boy, and a wealthy going 1o this community. Mathews aiso re- coived other rewards, aggregating $100, and an «ffort is being made to secure him a Carnegie medal Young Grant fell into the well and lodged twenty feet below the sarface. While other persons stood (By Associated Press.) by afraid to attempt a rescue, Math- Washington, March 30.—Torreon, Mexico, was surrendered by the fed- ews volunteered and saved Grant erals withovt resistance, according after two attempts. A rope was tied to an unconfirmed press report re- around his body, and he was lowered ceived today from the American em-|into the well, extricating Gramt bassy at Mexico City. from the mud below. HE LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM e i o ——— g e« " -