Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, April 3, 1912, Page 1

George W, State cuit \\‘IH\L!‘ Altorney Third Judicial Cir- | Vote tor oue, to be voted for only in the counties e mposing Third Judicial circuit; Stafiord Caldwell Jim B Hod \IE ENTRIES | IV PRIMARIES e 0 (ADIDATES FOR STATE Jo W, MeKi n FFICES W 1:0SE NAMES WILL |Stte Attorney Ko Judicial ir- G0 0N BALLOT. cuit - Vgte for . 10 be voted for i ouly in the countivs composing the vl 3.——The oflicial cial eir co qualified in the A, Haidlowes, Jrt Pbe held April 3o S ey Seventh Judicial Civ- Ly the state chair- 5\, R R rice, on his re- only in the vountles Ny I'hore is pract Bavotith: dadictal tlesuid he list from that! .00 ¢ janes Cary D. Landis, lollows: Por Delezat to National Conven- ¢ United States—, tion Stato at 1, Vote for six J. K. Alexander, rwood, A T Angle h n, (Conutinued on Pam Llectors—Vote for E: FUNERAL OF TAYLOR owne, o DELAVED BY WAECK dcrson, : oo y By Associated Press.) E ¥ Nushville, April 5. -Owing to Wi y Jones. A i wreck in Virginia which held the A ; Strain bearing the body of Senator n b (Robert L. Taylor, the cercmonics scheduled to be held here today will tuke place tomorrow instead. reral at Knoxville will be held Fri- ¢ National Democratic ittee—Vote for i b day instead of Thursday. . Crawford. T | Hocker, NEW TEN STORY BUILD- 2 Mathews, ING FOR TAMPA. onerss, State of Florida ut T, e\ .‘M.‘ :mc' . Contractor M cken has started [ fim ' work on the ten-story Mugge build- M-'v : ing, at least he has broken ground o " \1\'min tor the foundation, the first spade full of earth being turned on yesterday morning. The material for the foun- dation is being placed on the ground and as soon as the work of excava- tion is completed, work will be start- ed on the foundation.—Tampa Tri- bune. 1 0 Brien, Toomer, M. Williamson. v of State of Florida— ] Gihbons, Wi Milton, ! Somple, I”“ ‘ A party of wealthy New Yorkers k. ‘. o have chartered a yacht at Tampa for y : a cruise to extend over thirty days, Supreme Court— Ariha il which will be spent in Florida wa- J i ters. Most of the time will be spent fishing. nery fl—-\‘ote for one: e -vou toroe: MURDERS OUTCOME U swevoe e OF 100DOO PRACTICES rawford., Treasurer—Vote for one: | (By Associated Press.) LaFayette, La., April 3.—Clemen- tine Barnabet, a negress, aged 19, |reiterated in jail today her remark- able story of crime, involving the murder of thirty-five negroes in |southwest Louisiana and Texas, but (refuses to reveal the mames of her ilton Jones, Superintendent of Public tion—Vote for one: 1 M. Holloway. MO Russell, | N Sheats, gang. Comy Issioner of Agriculture— 0 for one: R Dorman, AN Iho Nearly two hundred cars of veg- 'etables were shipped out from San- ‘(ord last week. Railroud " STEAMER WRECKED; 130 PERISH (By Associated Press.) Perth, West Australia, April 3.— Wreckage picked up off the coast ap- pears to seal the fate of fifty pas- sengers and eighty men of the crew of the British steamer Koombana, Auditor—Vote fieneral Vote for Foster Lewis, State J missing since the typhoon last \\'w'k.; asked which in our judg- in: We are ment do women look the pretties A spring costume, summer costume, r winter costume? Wel First Congressional “d to me.) k. ond Congressionzl fall costume o % '« for one, to be voted 2re in doubt. They look so bewitch- Second Congres- ingly pretty in any Kkind t kinds of a costume that we A Burr, (enough of a connoisseur to tell wi 3 g is the most becoming costume. will | some one help us out?—Ocala Ban- all | not | u' and are . . ird ('ongresslonal her. i ‘71 for one, to be voted The St. Petersburg Board of Trade * Third Congressional iy beld a biz banquet at Pass-a-Grille *lonrnoy, a few nights ago B I. Mays, E “Hson, MEXICAN REBELS VICTOH IES CONFIRMED, ; First Judicial Cir- T one, to be voted 101' - * Judicial circuit: 90 Jones, %“':""“‘5» (By Associated Press.) oye_y Y, Second Judietal| Washington, April 3. —Mexican i onre . Ot° TOF One, to be voted rebels are . 0 3¢ Second Judielal cir- [State dep ke w Henderson, |tle past week. the! | i The fu- | credited in the official | Brooksville the other day that he artment reports today with|witnessed the Grace shooting at At- all successes around Jiminez during lanta, is doorkeeper for the William LAKELAND, FLORIDA, WEDKESDAY APB.IL 3 1912 HE LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM Published in the Best Town in the Best Part of the Best State. No. 130. PRIMARY RESULTS RECEIPTS PROVE IN WISCONSW! LAFOLLETTE LEADS TAFT, WHILE POSTAL RECEIPTS FOR PAST FIS. DEMOCRATS PREFER WILSON CAL YEAR SHOW INCREASE |PLANS DRAWN FOR CITY’S GROWTH which DESTRUCTION IN 'FLOOD DISTRICTS THOUSANDS HOMELESS AT MANY POINTS ALONG RIVER IN KEN. FOUR STORY HOTEL. Mr. W, B Talley, of Jacksonville, = in the city with plans of the hotel Mr. i B, tuild on his property, contly purchased from J. Carter proposes to which he re- J. Elliston (] ‘.nllll Kentucky avenue. TO CLARK. | OF 17 PER CENT. It hotel s erected it will b TUCKY AND MISSOURL i g | 5 a fine kX structure four stories " - Posimasier SKipper announces that iy heieht, with all modern conveni- ted b ) ) COM e fecnd year ending April 1 shows ind will be a eredit and an The situation b I < fio gl K8 3 v Stiict w 1 A L the receipts of the Laki ! ity . Ca ? prinay show Loliette b : . : s titat it cortain concessions ope ! ppi rivers grew r 1 v he pe ana postoliice o . Wwrooen Iy Wover Talt en the Repab-{lane i ! ! cranted him by the eity, work wiil | worse duvieg th e damage et and Woodrow W “.nu» .xiln\u g year also showed o gain henee ot oite T osler that tira nud W ¢ " | inland over Caamp Clark on thejer praciically the same per cont. W asqolry ho roady for Dost sof=1 W the refn vl The é SO Milwankoes S his ritio can be maintained com- son’s husiness, madicr stroams are o ol their | 1 is swamped by g ; N | e ‘, ; T :[l‘ Hiin ponnd , a3 has been done s and many railcoad and higi L) VDR, Jo s IL MCIGOT R : Plans have been dreavwn and the bridues hive hoen washed intist incumbent. 180 d ated by Uae Bast two years it would show « ERN ! nent, s deleile M conteacts let for the erection of twe T Wele ANy warfow cseapes at G. A, Dadine, bi 1 crowth, indeed. g s i ; AT g | : S 5 sy tew buildings in Tampa, the totai e fords late for mavor | the population last April | | i . Fag g the number siven in the ”,‘ M» which will probably oxeeed | Shortage of food s increasing tie it BRI Pdistress tn the viver towns, Hickman 1010 Federal coensus, and adding an | . WILSON HU\ES STATEMENT 1 ) : Saebil: 61l tho An sy ! pos- | - Land Columbus, Ky, are the worst hit, | inere t neEed |} L " i - ON EVERGLADES MATTER. v P o o 900D ol esss fons [tal recoipts, would give 1, dulnul a| ) | p sons, He0 houses were inuidated and (By Associated Pross.) popttlation of ahout 5,200, It ~l|nuH g 4 | some wholly destroyed, The danger 1s .\‘u:vrvl:n'_\';)"‘ remembered, however, that it E.«' Inow nearly fwo years since the cen- taken, though the figures were not announced until - some months later. When this is consid- it will be seen that the ponn- be reckoned as in | i !; Washington, | Wilsen told the House committee on cxpenditures in his department that report of the expert on the Florida Ever- ades, given out with his e Wilson's) The report of the expert was used for advertising purposes in Forida, He declared his department had not made a complete investication of the Everglades pro- ject or any features covered in the reports which are in controversy, The socretary denied any personal knowl- “land sharks." April o, SUS Wik orizinal Wright, wias not | che | Major jered, lation may casily the neighborhood of 6,000, consent, Dan Mayo shot and killed Bud tum at the home of Lon Messers abou: scventeen miles south of Marianna sunday afternoon. Mayo was work- ing for Messers and living at home. WONT Wo K 1L MINIMUM WAGE FIXED (By Associated Press.) fondon, April 3.—A majority of the miners of North England cdge of LATEST N WS OF . CIRCUIT COURT -The case of Bartow, Fla,, April 3 John D. Moore vs. A, C. L. R, R, Co. was quickly disposed of. All the evi- dence was in before noon yesterday, and in the afternoon followed the argument of the attorneys, Thomas Palmer for the plaintifft and W. A. Carter for the defendant, the charge of the court and the verdict. The {Jury found for the plaintift and as- sessed his damages at $9,000, In the afternoon the case of the State vs. Amos Waters was taken up and finished after supper. Waters fighting lead of the miners of Lan- rushin-, and declared against the re- sumption of work until a minimum has been definitely rate of wages fixed. STANLEY CLAIMS THAT STRIKE IS NEAR END. (By Associated Press.) was charged with assault with in- London, April 3. Albert Stanley, tent to commit murder upon one|secretary of the Midland Miners' Claude Page, both being white boys. | Federation and a member of the House of Commons, practically an- I'he jury returned a verdict of not nounced the end of the national coal suilty. State Attorney Singletary ras assisted by H. K. Oliphant and the defendant was represented by R. Percy Jones, of Fort Myers. The court is engaged today in the trial of Gibson Carter for grand lar- ceny. The indictment, found at the fall term of court, charges that Car- ler stole a fish net and boat on Nov. , 1910, the property of Hubert and Arthur Lane. L. C. Johnson repre- sents the detendnnt afternoon, ANNUAL MEETING FLORIDA ASSOCIATION POSTMASTERS. The annual meeting of the Florida Assoclation of Postmasters, of which Postmaster Louis . Lynch, of Gaines- ville, is president, will be held at Daytona on April 17, 18 and 19. Every member of the State, wheth- er a member of the association or not, is urged to attend the meeting. The association is a non-political organi- zation, composed of postmasters and assistant postmasters of every class, and its sole purpose is to aid in the improvement of the postal service of the State through the mutual inter- change of ideas of its members and officials of the postoffice department. Gainesville Sun. THEY HAVEN'T STRUCK YET. Chicago, April 3.—An active de- mand for “incandescent hats,” the first of which was displayed here sev- l-~ml days ago during the convention |of dressmakers, has caused a local [concern to get out a number of de- Isigns, all operated from small dry batteries in the crown of the hat. One new design was completed and | exposed in the windows yesterday. It ‘MOTIER GRIEVING 'wnm.mm tiny orange bulbs about the FOR LOST SON. size and shape of a small tangerine, Up in Duval mother grieving there is a disappear- and are connected up with green | county wires looped with orange and other | blossoms in decorative fashion. The|30¢¢ Of her boy who left his home | P hat is considerably heavier than the | in a '!t of r So great {ordinary “lid” because of the wiring mother’s worry over her son that she | has enlisted the services of and the battery. # | The lights are turned on by means Bowden of that county, who Iaskwd the Tampa police {0t a push button that takes the form lof an imitation hat pin at one side. watch out for the lad | New designs to be completed this The boy's name is Maurise A. iweek will imitate roscbuds and all |ohue, who, with his family, resided !:or[s of flowers in which a bulb for-|in Tampa some time ago. There mation can figure. It is also planned |is absolutely nothinz against this to relieve the weight of the electric | boy, but the mother wants him, and bat by carrying the battery in the is anxious to find out where he has corsage. located. IS five feet four inches in height. He left home in knee pants and wore a dark green cap.—Tampa Tribune. over the has |ls IT AN ADVERTISING scm:x}:r; 1t now develops that Abe Stein- —_ berg, who made an affidavit at| Capitalists are considering th? | | Pwill break, inereasinz the loss which | ! i | better civie | Ta- | g | the South begs his | and | many in Scotland, have followed the | strike in the United Kingdom this; | sociation here today, is the| Sherifi | to keep a| Don- | |Exchange had refused to adopt them | | He is but 15 years old and | Zeerunge McRee, building of an electric line from Day- tona to DeLand. that the outlook for the project is Triplett Co. very bright. It is understood |kere last September, mistrial. SOUTHERN [DIJ(IMION More levees, it is teared, [not yet over As (By ated Press.) Nashville, April 3. Aiming bring educational advantages withia Visationi -t tliat " didteict. range of the children of thc“““,,ks bW out [South, and to instill a sentiment for | conditions among their ! clders, a conference for education in ts annual meeting. Scores of public oflicials, editors, teachers and social workers are on Mem- phis reports conditions but little less lalready reaches half a million. to ! The gas closer With four Mississippi river towns seriously affected by the invading wa- ters cansed by the greatest rise re- corded in river history, the flood situ- ation today assumed a more serious pect in widespread distress, heavy the program for. nguresdcs, financial loss, and impairment of # business, The towns affected are ALL INSURANCE COMPANIES Hickman, Ky.; Memphis, Tenn.; New REPORT TO STATE TREASURER. Madrid, Mo, and Columbus, Ky. The total damage to date is estimated at one million dollars, and eight to nine thousand persons have been driven from their homes, Two thousand are being cared for at Hickman. A large section of Memphis is under water and the gas plant is closed, Tallnhassee, April 3. —~The laws of Florida require all insurance compa- nies that operate in this State to be licensed by the State treasurer and to make reports to him of their financial condition and their transactions in [the state once each year. The na-3 ture of the report now required of in- surance companies is such that they have to take some time after the first January to get up the data for the previous year, but the companics have all reported and the State Treas- urer has issued his report containing the most essential data required to be filed SPLENDID CONDITION OF METHODIST CHURCHES. of The secretary of the District Con- 15, church gives the important last twlcace of the M, account of some transacted at Bartow tollowing matiers week: T “Reports made by the pastors in- dicates @ \m‘y lwullh) condition of courtssmn DOUBTED e b b a saddsfactory way. A number of new church and parsonage enterprises are under way. The Fort Meade congre- . |gation will be worshipping in a hand- some new brick church in a few wecks; Kissimmee is beginning on & new plant; Orlando is in the list for a $3,500 church; Punta Gorda is moving in the matter of a new church to cost about $7,500; a new church is about completed at Boca Grande on the Fort Ogden Circult, and Fort Ogden is considering the matter of a new parsonage. Lakeland is prepar- ing to extend the work; Haines City is building a parsonage; a mew church is well under way at Frost- proof; Bowling Green people are just i a splendid new church, and a new building is to go up at Fort Green, “We recommend the division of Fort Myers Mission and the forma- tion of LaBelle Cirenit; the division ot the Ankona Mission and the forma tion of Kissimmee Mission and Apop- (By Associated Press.) Boston, Mass.,, April 3.—The po- lice are confident that Seth Nichols declaration that he murdered Dr. Helen Knabe in Indianapolis for §1,- 500, is untrue. They think the re- cent death of his bride has unbal- anced his mind. Seth Nichols was on board the (nited States Cruiser *“Dixie” the day Dr. Knabe was murdered, accord- ing to Witness Snoring, from the “Dixie."” TUBE §' IRTS CRIPPLE COTTON INDUSTRY (By Associated Press.) Washington, April 3. - Every wom- an who followed fashion's edict by wearing tube skirts, which requires few underzarments, has decreased the demand for cotton goods twely . |ka Circuit; also the formation of vards on every costume she pur-| Lakeland Mission.™ chased, according to a sta ement be- Among other recommendations of- fore the Cotton Manufacturers’ A '1‘ red by the committee on resolntions was the following: by l.-‘nr::z- W New York | S {EASTERN PAPERS SEEK goternment cotion | NEWS OF SICK GENERAL Neville, president of the Cotton Exchange Discussing the standards, the speaker said they shonld be made from upland or At-| News of General Frederick D, lantic States cotton, which is the Grant, commandant of the Governor's bhasis of all cotton traded in for fip‘l\l;nul post in New York harbor, is ture delivery on all exchanges, and | being sought by castern papers, the is the quality quoted in all m:urk--v:i Associated Press having called upon the world over, and because stand- | its correspondents in Florida to lo- ards are not so made the New York |cate the distinguished officer, who is {helieved to have come to some point PRI LA RS Rt |in this State upon * recciving sick MRS M RE[ NOI Heave from his post. i 0 c ‘he report stated that Gen. Grant fiun_‘[v 0': Munn[R w it the Mrs. Potter Palmer cot- Itage, but such was found not to ba lnm case. Advices to The Tribune (By Associated Press.) !x‘rnm S4 ota carly yesterday were to La., April 3. —Mrs [the effect that the officer is not ia charged with kill-[that town. ing young Allen Garland in her home Gen. Grant is the son of the late was acquitted [ President U. 8. Grant, and is one of The first trial resulted in a|the best known officers of the army. —Tampa Tribune. Opelousas, today. e —— TS e . s 3 T gl ptiteees e g — e g = = = e e ———— . i e ——— —————— R~ A ———— —