Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, April 4, 1912, Page 1

HE LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM Puplished in the Best Town in the Best Part of the Best State. CIL GRANTS | *emx=mes ) g SITUATION [BLOODY BATTLE | STILL GLOOMY| WITH OUTLAWS| | Other announcements ATe, — REFUGEES RELIEVED, BUT FEAR REPORT THAT ALLEN AND ED- [sociation today went on record favor- No. 131 GOOD ROADS | LAKELAND HIGHLANDS GOOD POLITICAL MEETINGS. (By Associated Press.) Sl ol Washington, D. ., April 1. o TANT ACIIbfi TAKEN LAST in duc time i3 b These meetings ar for county van- .7 15D A ADJOURNED ._s510N TODAY. animous vote i : R ’ 5 g e 'ml‘n at l':v ad- Homeland — April v, 7 poom (By Associated Press.) Richmand, April 1. Swdua Mien [ dons unanimously adopted the l‘n'll!; i ail Meioe “Good i i “‘_:du““-m‘l Lakeland-=April 1o, all day pieni Memphis, April 4. Cairo, 1L, is and Wesley Bdwards, participanis in ovard endorsed the proposal to pro- |, AL neld monuthly 4| . the considerd X 3 | i % 4 Loid \toin otithl) o l“ ordinance Mun | the point of interes in the ood situ- [ e sheotinz up of the carroll county (Mibit future trading and appeated cting yesterday aftocnoon iu the ? =t iy 2 “.‘ R Mulil P ation. The Ohio and Mississippi con- ! cou -t e,oand two d o tecdves, arc to the New York eotton exchange fou i Club { i ‘”"‘V il I"l-" i Hooker's Praivie (1 mile sowth of verge there makag the danger great- (reported hiled in a batile between more frequent revisions of its con Naro vopres- Ciginn b eme R o dley Janction) - Aprit 13 Al er Two levees there broke Jast nizht. la posse and the outlaws near Moun- ract prices. Ll juprovement was ke i i ; % . : & i H : LK Ly pienic and b vour dinner Che town is not in danger, however, [tain City, N. O, according to a tele- | - e G | \i Vonresie ' rowing and thriv- 2 : | 3 : - 3 ¢ # Uy 8 ' | con hish groamd. Nine square |phone message received here this I-Abi R LS i 1} Tdiant of el As sti) § L S{:'Er(,l_ rlii(:-ll(\n wiles adjoining Cairo are nader wa- ! mornin Nearoes are said o have i UG ( i o \ iy { up at the regular h\; [ UlJS 1 Future City, which had a } told 1 rural mail carvier of the S[q zoz ]A\ I_OR‘ g ‘ W n ouncil lust mght, Ap[ POS]POV[D jon of Gou persons, is inundated. [Gaht, bat no conirmation ol the oc- | l ‘ bicat 0 i 5 Llia : i of the promoters 3 | AC b0 place has the situation im- {currence has yet been received i boncala mhes e P e ; . as is- | earty approva ol i Wl Gas Co. was dis : provei greatly, witer belnz 43.4 feet | e e (By Associated P'ress.) S i et Svery set- ; ik Count onini oners $ phases, Every set Bartow, Fla, April 4o The here this morning, The crest of the ; TAMPA WOMAN HEIRESS i April 4. The body of | e | b Tise s . » " " ast Dhmporiant b i rialis- ed franchise Was po g or pablic Insteaction: had or- | Jood is not expected before the mid- | [ S SSTATE, | Senattor Robert b, Taylor, whose ‘100 o i ¢ : ! | 10,000 ES 4| : acted was the appaointnu L otoin- g, and wherever g ig o and advertised elections inldle of next week. During that time {+tories and lectures endeared him o [0 ik L it Ml A Al il el - | & " 5 i Tmittee 't AV e Clarge ¢WOrK the slightestloop= b o g0 special tax school dis- funtold damage could be done. Re-j News wis rec ived yesorday by the hearts of all Southerners, lay in [ " } '»J b ) ! 2 ”v' “l § suich the people’s 0= oo o s county for next Satur- {lier work is zoing on systematically, [Mrs, Francisco Ao Ron, on Zoos Pine State here today in the hall of the L N EIE 20 ml” : "' (f i i i | ' N § i . o County m- dier, an amendment, goe o pgwever, all these clections | - - street, that she is heiress to a tor- | ilouse of Representatives, while thou- | thie putition: oy s "'l:“ b 4 g iss o, 'Phis co ee consists cation was mades AS g pean calld off, owing to the | Relief for Refugees. fane of $ 10,000 Teft by the Lete 1 W, 1sands passed by to give the last tri- fhoaaling il ;IM" bolE o - L » ! N N . © YR ] Hssloner ( _lowever, the PYOPO ¢ (hyt the registration officer is (Ily Associated Press.) Miller, of bubuque, la, a man who bite betore it is placed into its last oL Ih,hl', H.I“‘“_ ; “,‘.“”; I \ H'“_ ; 1o does not differ ma- o uy the list of qualificd | Hickman, Ky., April 4 Two thou- | was at one time a very dear friend. | resting plice. A larze crowd met the "'I"l" ”“Il Illl' “Q”“" \‘\] i “".l'”'" ‘ . original, which had votors for each district. The books|sand flood refugees were cheered aft- | Mrs. Ron has not received word as |vasket at the station, and followed in Il'l \”:f f 1 1 'I\l Tavlor : ! ¢ 4 . orme ‘ . . 1 ar s “ H or. Ced casefully and AN g e different clection precinets fer an all night vigil at the levees by [yet What steps are necessary for her | formal procession to the capitol. Busi- Thi s "“'“ N |" Sl v HH 4 E . WSS ARy : T S e is today going over e o rair play on the Part (oo e tourned promptly enough | the announcement that a train bear- 10 take fo secure the fortune but NOSS i many cases was - suspended I m;'m'.lll;' . 1|‘n l“llll Letors 4 A 4 N N »orod IrOSPe Y0 e surs, The financial 0= o bormit of making the proper lists. [ing food and clothing would arrive |i* is probable she will go to lowa. [ during this afternoon. The body was |' “I‘i'l' e “'l'i' rl' "“ L ‘u“ et i i . i .t e el 3 'K is to be beg ot latel H o city in the business, . glections will be re-adyertised this afternoon. The situation had Mr. Ron is proprictor of a small|later taken to Knoxville, where it .“m ;; “‘;I i n: I‘Ilil‘l i . : y N 3 i N H 2 ay D b jed a certain magnitude, g held at a later date, become desperate, as rations had run [cigar factory in Ybor City, but he is Will be buried tomorrow. \ HII: ‘.:}l .: : mmitt reported ! H v Col Htee 'O S early expressed; and the el alarmingly low. All the men except [at present in lowa, convalescing af- u 'u-mm" lluu v had not been abl { i { i alt, L4 ey il e £ the electric light plant those engaged in relief work have|ter an illness of several weeks with MR I.I B (:ARI{R’S et II‘I) :‘I' :'" o i el ‘,‘ i see d » people B st, 4 \wded by binding the gas (,I_ARK AND ““.SON been impressed on the levee work. |pnenmonia. He was cxpected home o Ble U o ”“ .nm Il‘n ‘: h‘l R R il | oy 3 as en subsce od, & i ¢ not to sell gas for illumin- ) this week but it is probable now he | Xt i . sy 'i a specified rate h“) AM“ ]UCK : : : ill remain in lowa and be joined Al good part of which is already paid in, | irposes under a specifie | Situation at Memplm. will remain in lowa and be joined by | It was decided to hold the next H i ¢ e 1,000 cubic feet) for a (By Associated Press.) his wife. Tampa Tribune. - Gitee 'I akeland the first week it 4 dof eight years. (By Associated Press.) Memphis, Tenn., April 4.—More e e Mr. 1l B. Carter, who is contem- |, May St L pav Lo stated that ur‘ltll t‘l:e Milwaukee, Wis., April 4.—Indi- (\:n.un' a thousand persons along the MINERS TO RESUME WORK. | jiating the early erection of a hand-{ During recess, Mrs. Hallam served 3 ¢ i C vt i are ' U e » 5 | MISSISS X Mwee Pl g s e - N woof gas in the CItY yjons are that complete returns [Mississippi river, between Hickmar, i ; some $50,000 hotel on the properiy [light refreshments and escovted the PE o tifieen million cublc feet from Tuesday's presidential primary St w0 e B e Ky oo [ | 3 : N ladies present over the beautiful ! ' - 1o tinancial interest i il not be available until the official [driven from their homes by the ris-( London, April 4.—The o oot B Benln st g Club house. M, 1L J. Drane, can- t ¢ s revenues. That this ..yvass has been made. Woodrow |ing waters or the fear of the levees Federation has decided to advise all [South Kentucky avenue, appeared be- lists fnvr §l'|Au- 'q'_":”'“'r mlnl l;lr o i 4 will not long obtain, how= \vijson’'s managers still claim the breaking. The damage i35 estimated [miners in Great Britain to resume |fore the City Council last night ask- A ‘Ilrnwn l'..m;“dm“ r(;,. "'.'m.;(.“: {if & wident from the fact that complete delegation, but the follow- [at one million dollars. Large forecs work. Ing them to relieve him of city taxa- |gative, gave short talks in which both ! ji fins now use thirty-th'e® opg of Clark assert that belated re- :)r Hsh "mt:“ w«:'rk.sn;(;nm'ln:‘l;lm ‘Ihl" Work ;:_ T “"‘““—d on the|ton and also furnish water and |expressed themselves as heartily in 14 o fout: 8 - N —r c die evees north and sou of Memphis i as Le P8 P 4 . ‘ wu fect, and it i8 not ub- typps from the country districts are 8 : my T e g lights to the hotel free of charge|Sympathy with the movement for ' A the business In Lakeland mpidly cclipsing the Wilson lead in [and hope Is expressed today that they paving of the road runiung trom good roads, Mr. John L. McClelland { tiat volume at no dis= (he cities will withstand the river's record-|Plant City east to the Polk county [for a period of five years. e stated ik »m.) shd tiveatil adifes | priod. When the output LSRRIl breaking pressure. line and it will soon be finished that if these concessions were grant praised Mr. Hallam and the other | S.ou0,600 cubic feet, the TAMPA'S NEW STATION R e 2 ed, he would begin work on the nNgptherners in general who have 1 ¢ive 2 cents per thousand NEARLY COMPLETED. lAIESI Ntws 0r lMPORIANI M[tllufi {building at once, if not, he would |lat-ly come here for their attitude i ¢ and this bonus :\'Ill 0:' : i A dgheecd: : —— |give up the project. toward the “Crackers, ying that ! \ I | 1,000 feet, when the ‘nless s » oreseen circum- i Y ) s N wrners a0 .u‘ 1,000,000 feet, he Unless some un 4 g CIRLI"I coun] 0r CIIY coUNcn_ Ihe Council was much impressed they differ from the Northerners who i s itorest will be increased to 3 stance occurs the new Union depot of ; came here in former years in that { k0 1000 on the output be- the Tampa Union Station Co. will be . 5 ——— with the plans of the magnificont they are willing to admit that a “ oeu000 and 35,000,000, tyrned over by the builders and other Bartow, Fla., April 4.—The court] ppe City Council held a very structure, and showed a willingness v cpacker” may know something. Mr. . 1. 25,000,000 mark has been constructors on scheduled time, April }I"‘l“" muyod rm:(m: “"h(f‘lbmsh‘,t::i:i' lengthy and a very important session [y, o everything in their power to[McClelland spoke of the democratic i * . . 1 R ¢ case ol State vs, son Ty g side ) i- . (ity will receive 4 cents |5, and be ready for business. All Sl (-harg:-d Wik rand “"h‘ night. ‘?"‘m' from ‘thio proposi st Mr. Carter. However, they felt [hature of the association, and pro- "L up to 50,000,000 cubic there is left yet to do is to complete b . ; . J i tion to establish a gus plant and an- A6y Wors \RRBID th #AuGL. Hiln W phesied great results from the en- | win the revenues it thus de- the concrete walks under the train "”"‘“}- "o ”“. ta "'" up and aft-|, her matter concerning the erection | < *| husiasm now displayed in the work. L I amount to $2,000 per sheds, some carpenter work in the |t! several witnesses had been exam-[,¢ 4 pandsome hotel, notice of which (fmany concessions as he requested. on Lakeland reaches the building, minor jobs of decorating, ined, it was discovered that the pris-|,,,.ury elsewhere in this issue, the They decided, however, to place his The_ potith oot 4h k : e d t LA el n o pe on relerre 0 Is o ! pint in consumption as at the installation of lights, the raising oner had not been arraigned. On this] i ,wing business came before the|axation at a very low rate, and to e W s g oitains in Ocala, the cit f the tracks to grade and a genera! account the jury was discharged and council, as reported by City Clerk |, . shed below, as showing the scope o ains in Ocala, the Yy of the . 2 the case continued to the next term | ) ! furnish the hotel light and water at |¢he work undertaken by the associa- ‘¢ 3990 per annum from cleaning up of the entire operation. t. L. Swatts: ¢ ’ The case of State vs. Monroe King _ cost for the period specified. They |tion: * plant —three cents per 1,000 These, with the exception of the con- Superintendent Morton Riddle and " 3 . ! v J was next taken . The charge ate 1 that lik -oncessions | To the Honorable Board of County ctete Work, are considered to bo min. [ W8 HEX IRRED WD e B¢| ther A. C. L. officials appeared be- |Stated also tha e concession | Pl 4 . |against King was assault with intent | g s would be granted by them to any| Commissioners of Polk County: ¢ ompany guarantes to put up or operations and easily of accom- fore the City Council requesting We dersigned citize ¢ ot first-class in ev. ticu- plishment within the remaining elev- t; commit murder. It will be remem- thom to reconsider the recently other hotel of like size which would e, the undersigned citizens ol L S P use a similar amount of light and |Polk county, hereby petition your w modern appliances, and apacity of 150,000 cubic feet e plant is to be com- n twelve months, and a ture bond of $1,000 is rantee. The site has 1 selected, but it is ex- * 1t will be purchased in ' time, and that actual "struction and installa- and they ar e all expected o April 6, T p. w en days. The new Union depot is going to present a fine appearance. Enough of the work is complete to give an excellent idea as to how it will look. There are three umbrella train sheds under which passengers can walk without being exposed to weather conditions. be better than the newer sheds known These are considered to; THAT WATERS HAVE NOT YET DONE WORST. bered that King is the negro who shot his wife at his home in Lakeland last summer. The defendant was rep- resented by Wilson & Boswell, J. B. Singletary for the State. At this writ- Ing the jury is still deliberating. Late In the afternoon the case of State vs. Jas. J. Dampler was called and a jury picked. The defendant is being tried on a charge of perjury. He is a white man from the Fort ' WARDS ARE KILLED AND TWO | DETECTIVES ALSO SLAIN. | | | | 1 passed ordinance which required the Atlantic Coast Line to erect gates at Kentucky and Florida avenues. Mr. Riddle pointed out that this would impose quite a hardship on the company at this time, and that in order to insure absolute safety the company would agree to have a guard precede ecvery incoming and outgoing train, which plan has been 1 ! jing a reduction on all schedules 1!! 1 ROADS ASSOCIATION GET- TING FINE RESULTS the cotton taritt shown by the torift board to be excessive. In the resolu- honorable board to open up and de- velop the following roads as described and shown on the blue print hereto attached, marked Exhibit “A" and water. As the concessions allowed by the Council were very reasonable and liberal, Mr. Carter may decide to accept them. The hotel would be four stories in|"B." height. would contain sixty-three We furthermore beg to advise you sleeping rooms, besides lobby, offices [that we have formed the Lakeland and dining room, all of them to be|Hizhlands Good Roads Association, be handsomely finished. The build-|the object of which is to co-operate ing without furnishings to be|with the honorable commissioners in W “un probably in sixty as the “butterily sheds, fl"ho'““_h "“‘|M,n,,,, nelghborhood, and I8 belng -“““5“’““'""' .r"”"‘"':d '"' oy "Uvrnrlwl at a cost of $30,000. The|every possible way in their promotion S as 0”'3“"""‘“' in depign. I; ""' ar‘;rl‘prvsvnll'(l by H. R. Oliphant. ”,'" i o The “m",fll dc-‘pluns were drawn by Architect W, |and development of good roads in the ik Seaman, who will gued that \\-.nh the butterfly .\u»dslho:, cided to rdf('onsuh-r Hu‘e Ol'llllllllli'fl.‘“ Talley and all who saw them |lerritory known as the TROANGLE rze of the business rain can blow in between the rur.\l 4 3 = _mml the ordinance committee was re-| - St s o AR P e bt SE R 3 shed, while with the umbrella Bartow, Fla, April 4.—The jury lquested to draw anothe: ordinance VO BCh W Wik ot e | JINE MRV TARSIROR, | RWineN ic over the out. and the S : o lin the case of State vs. Monroe King | i piticence of the proposed building. iuml Bartow . business stand- sheds this is impossible, the eaves of !“'“”“ml o UEAIO Tast Hiehi of e ;;-H'orlhll}; to the new plan : | s I We have had three mectines and the result of the the shed coming well belo the "W, . o0\ iputy and dattory. Tho judge| 1% Veede, who fs comblilts ® gy AND RELIGION MOVE. [ronsiderablc interst s hoen shown he his taking up of the cars. To pre Ay Fvllll”""-v‘ |sontunced Klne 1o u. terts of six [county directory, was given §100 MENT STARTED AT SANFORD, | ¥ the property owners who have Lakeland, with ters have .l”,m placed .;xnl .lln‘l.lL m,‘v_'nmlniw b AR Tout. - RREE T e ok worth of advertising of Lakeland for: =% 7077777 '11,.‘ noseen. We hope 1o make this as- \“:-mil’;f':“(‘d flnd. = ::‘1\1‘.\1* ‘:)1.“.‘:"”;""”’::t:l”;:;'i':.I.‘lrnl “v‘ treme penalty that could Le given on Be dlre‘f:t'ury iy Sanford, April 4. —Over twenty|soviation abegluning of zood roads Ui A i et tolv the cement this verdict. King is the Lakelana A petition was presented ”“‘”’"“"”“ i, representatives of the five Pro-2 movement, which shall soon include rs, president of the sheds > oy ‘H; ;‘)" ”,' ; j!:'-!m who last sumnier seriously Cil asking that Ingrabam avenue bepogant churches, met lIast night at @nd secure the co-operation of the ted from Minneap- Valks | 'Ah“ i o ik V . |wounded his wife by shooting her |0Pened for traflic. This was reported yhe Methodist charch and organized |Citizens of Bartow, Lakelind, Mul- me. He also is de- In the main wai f“_: room there l\"..ilh s shot gun {to the street commiitee for fnvesti- the central con mittee of the Men ! berry, Medulla and Haskell Rk -'%viand, and probably 1 ornam ol w”“m} " Jas. J. Dampier was tried last fgation. {and Religion Forward Movement hn" We desire to develop the interior : me here, or, at least Part to be used for white people and Inight on the charge of perjury. Ile It was ordered that Main street Suyford. The call was for five lay- toads which shall connect with the % a man of large =ntiations before the lducted by Mr. Sea- * Eppes Tucker, at- == tompany. E;,T:'\TE WOWAN.S YEAR'S BUSINESS. An unusual record % has been made by Ster the past sea- {3 1otal well up toward | ‘F..ark, which goes to *S10rs and speculators. that for nezroes partition is the ticket office and at the other the news and book stand.— Tampa Tribune GEORGI\ FAMILY PERISH IN FIRE (By Associated Press.) Columbus, Ga., April 4 —Mrs. Amanda Dunn, aged 50; Cleveland Dunn, 23, and his son aged 4, are shipped from Plant City Thursday, {streets and outside the fire limits their home near Salem last night. At one end of :h=~'| as cleared. | The court today is cngaged in the | trial of the civil suit of Mrs. W. " | Morgan vs. A. . L. R. R. Co. Mrs. | Morgan is suing for the death of her | hushand who was run over and killed ‘ | | )y a train near Plant City several | !)r~ars ago Damages alleged art:' Wilson & Boswell for the plaintiff and Sparkman & Carter for | the defendant. $20,000; | lon the property for payment. | m '“‘"""5""1 he churches have all selected their jmen and nearly all of these men were nue be clayed and put condition. The street committec was anthor-{on hand 1o organize the committee CHINA ASSASSINATED erty owners have failed to put them (By Associated Press.) down. This work will now be done | London, April 4. A dispatch from by the city, the latter taking a IiAn; | The fish and lunch wazons at lht-i corner of Tennessee avenue and the | {from Florida avenne to Missouri ave- !,,,.‘,, and the pastor from cach church [ roads now in existence between Bar- [tow, Lakeland and Mulberry We realize the property bhenefits by |kaving this system of gzood roads lwhich shall conneet the above towns |and all other poimis of ithe TRIANGLE tem of roads which we wish to help vou develop are of direet interest and benefit to all property owners within |this radtus, and that this system of {roads will be of value to at least one- interest in We believe the sys- Twenty-five crates of beans were railroad were ordered taken off vheiTif-n Tsin to the Exchange Tele- | half of Polk county and will encour- “ami and Dade county ' dead and Mrs. Minnie Dunn is dying, |for which the grower received $2.50 tatoes will soon commence. graph Co, says the reported assassi- A great improvement which the|nration of Gen. Li Yuen Heng, vice S being eagerly sought;as the result of a fire which destroyed |per crate. The shipping of early po-|Council now has under consideration | president of the republic, 1s con- it (Continued on Page 8.) firmed. age other sections of the county to do likewise. We wish to inform you that near (Continued on Page 5.)