Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, April 8, 1912, Page 1

HE | L 1 ORKING FOR NCHESON'S LIFE 375 BEING MADE TO SAVE \INISTER CONDEMNED T0 DIE IN MAY. Ly By Associated Press.) ';\pril §.—The first move 4o life of Clarémce V. T : the confessed murderer of ‘ sentenced to die in the ic a nI:m- May 9, was made today. At- gev Morse, for the minister, con- j with Executive Secretary glin, at the State house, after jch it was announced that Riche- gs counsel will appear before the etnor April 26 and argue the gion referring 8 petition to ex- ptive Clemency. ATH 01: MR. HENRY BRYAN. {enry Bryant, one of Polk dest citizens, died last ht at his home near Providence ber uu illness of three months of rouble, ¢ was a cousin of Mr. J. ant and other members of 'ml family who reside in keland, He was & good man, re- wd by all his neighbors and ac- imtances, and his passing is deep- pourucd by all who knew him. Tie funeral will be conducted to- row morning at 10 o’clock at So- w Al friends are invited to at- d the funeral, Mr anty's ol W. MAPLES RELEASED UNDER A BOND OF $5,000. Genesville, April 8,—M. W. Ma- s who, it is said, caused the death Robert Ryals at High Springs on ri oo by striking him on the ad with a pistol, and whose pre- pinary tria]l was conducted before| anty Judge Mason on Friday after- on, was granted bail by Judge Ma- p Saturduy. The amount of bond $ fixed ar $5,000, was given and accused returned to High Springs the afternoon traim. The (ase will come before the nd v at the spring term of reuit Court, which will convene e the second Monday in May. A VISITOR'S OBSERVATION. Editor Telegram: Kindly give e i1 your newsy columms to & lines on a subject dear to & par- LS D 3 lam a visitor in your beautiful te ity for the purpose of select- a ome, and, having boys and s to raise and educate, I feel an rest in the boys and girls of your 0. Last Friday afternoon I met a bevy bright faced, happy little girls of ot the grammar school age, in Ze of a lady, evidently a teach. Each little girl carried a doll, 2 lunch basket. I naturally wondered what it all Mt and just as maturally deter- f2ed to find out. In this age by time little girls reach their U5, 4nd before, it Is the boys they nf about instead of anything so ‘ashioned as dolls. Their destination was an oak " rot far from town, so I made "t to pass near enough to hear. It was a beautiful would have dome your 10 see a score or more of making play houses ith their dolls instead 1 little misses making e, fond and loving i encourage your little ¢ dolls, and indulge in amusements instead und the lakes in com- . for a boy is general- vart of most girls' trou- ont do not discusz " ts, write improper ~. 7 ‘o imnure suggestions. the little girls who love ¢ girls the companions that T for my little girls. L ——a—— 4 ments in the old fire sta- ‘P2 are being moved into utral fire station. LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM LAKELAND, FLORIDA, MONDAY, APRIL 8, 1912. {CAPT. NORVELL BUYS HANDSOME PROPERTY.| A deal was closed Saturday \\'lmn--i by Capt. W. €. Norvell purchased the | handsome house on South Florida | avenue belonging to Mr. John Mec- Kee, which is occupied now by Mr. George Watson and family. The lat- ter expect to move into their recent- Iy purchased property across the street about May 1. Mr. Norvell is undecided as to whether he will move in town or remain where he now lives. He ex- pects to offer both places for rent, and the one that rents first will de- termine in which he and his family will live. The boat races at St. Augustine have attracted a great many visitors to the ancient city to witness the fastest little water craft ever seen in the State. SOU. COMMERCIAL CONGRESS CONVENES (By Associated Press.) | Nashville, Tenn., April 8,—The fourth annual session of the South- ern Commercial Congress is in con- |vention here. All problems relating to the further commercial advance- ments of the New South will be dis- cussed by experts from all over the | world. Senator Fletcher, of Florida, pre- 'sided at today's session, David Lubin, 'American delegate to the Interna- tional Institute of Agriculture, made [the principal speech in which he | eriticised Roosevelt's anti-trust poli- | cies, saying “If he ever gets trusts Idissolved by such methods, he will find three growing to every one he | destroys. TRAINMEN'S DECISION GIVEN APRIL 22 (By Associated Press.) ! Cleveland, O., April §.—W. G. Lee, “Grand Master of the Brotherhood of !Railway Trainmen, stated that the result of the referendum vote now | being taken among the southern trainmen, on demands to be submit- ted to railroads south of the Ohio ;md east of the Mississippi will be announced here April 22. 'REHEARING REFUSED | IN PATENT CASE (By Assoclated Press.) | Washington, April 8.—Rehearing in the so-called patent monopoly mimeograph case was refused by the United States Supreme Court. The |court recently held that the patentee, in selling a patented machine, may 'require the purchaser to use only | such supplies for the machine as are ~p\.lrcllued from the owner of the pat- ent. ! Consigned to Southern States, Turned ! Back Because of Floods. i St. Louls, April 8.—It was report- 'ed on Milliners’ row this afternoon !that five carloads of Easter hats con- 'signed by express to points in Mis- ‘sluippl. Georgia, Tennessee and Ala- 'bama have been turned back on ac- |count of the floods. Express com- 'panles are only accepting consign- "ments to southern points subject to delay. MIAMI CONSIDERING COMMIS- SION FORM OF GOVERNMENT. I Miami, April 8.—Acting on the| suggestion of Mayor Smith as con- tained in his communication to the Board of Trade at its smoker, held on Monday night, the Board of Trade! iz taking hold of the matter of in- vestigating the practicability of the! ‘r‘ommis,-iun form of government for Miami, with all vigor. RIOTING CHINESE | SLAY FOREIGNERS ! (By Associated Press.) l London, April S.—Anti-foreign riots have broken out in the Chinese !nrovinre of Shen Si. ! medans were massacred. Published in the Best Town in the Best Part of the Best State. No. 137. - — RAGING WATERS_ M. & M. STEAMER STILL THREATEN| ~ ON THE ROCKS REPORTS OF LOSS OF LIVES IN FLOOD, DESTRUCTION AND DESOLATION. (By Associated Press.) Memphis, Tenn., April 8.—All the levees in this district are holding this morning. The river has slightly subsided; however, with the upper levees holding, the strain on those below is increased. More disaster is feared, Men worked all night try- ing to make the embankments hold. The danger at several points is not yet passed. Two hundred men nar- rowly escaped being swept away, when a bank caved in at “Mile Post 24," sixteen miles south of Helena, Ark., yesterday. Three Mississippi steamers reached Memphis this morning carrying hun- dreds of homeless persons from the flood swept lands in the Modoc ter- ritory, Many of these persons tell of loss of life in several small towns which were inundated when the le- vee broke. The refugees who came this morning saved none of their personal belongings and many were almost naked. At noon today an- xiety over the situation centered in the threatened reaches along the Ar- kansas and north Louisiana shores, where the pressure is increasing. UNDERWOOD CLUB ORGANIZED MERE A number of Lakeland citizens have signified their intention of sup- porting Oscar W. Underwood for the presidency, and it is desired that all those Interested in the gentleman's candidacy meet' tomorrow night in Munn park for organization of an Underwood Club. The following pe- tition was passed Saturday among the business men of Lakeland on be- half of Mr. Underwood's candidacy: The undersigned citizens and qual- ified voters of the State of Florida hereby agree to support the Hon. Oscar Underwood, of Alabama, for Democratic nomination for president of the United States at the National pPemocratic convention at Baltimore in June, A. D. 1912, and propose to organize and become members of a political club at Lakeland, Florida, tc be known as the Underwood Demo- cratic club: George Moore, T. B. Osteen, T. H. Monk, Wm. Heist, J. R. Weeks, O. F. Brown, C. F. O'Doniel, W. A. Woods, A. W. McDonald, J. 8. Jewett, C. E. Thompson, F. D. Bryan, Guy Arendenll, S. E. Jones, H. C. Stev- ens, F. A. McDanlel, H. W. Gray, J. D. Grifin, E. L. Payne, R. M. Mec- Kinney, C. A. Owens, J. W. Kim- brough,. L. P. Kimbrough, R. E. Scipper, H. B. Carter, W. H. Tillis, C W. Love, D. M. Marshall, P. E. Chuan, Kelay Blanton, J. P. Getsen, L. M. Tyre, Jr, O. B. Wolfe, D. O. Rogers, 0. Tucker, Charles Thomas, Joseph LeVay, J. W. Scally, H. L. Swatts, U. G. Bates, 1. J. Jennings, Grover Tillis, W. K. Jackson, 8. F. Smith, J. D. O'Hearn, C. M. Clayton, H. E. Chiles, W. P. Pillans, M. G. Waring, L. M. Futch, J. B. Hannah, J. M. McCaskill, A. M. Robison, E. Bryant, J. C. Owens, W. J. Sutton,, L. M. Bennett, S. L. A. Clonts, J. E. Swanson, C. L. Burns, H. D. Bas- sett, B. T. Bardin, W. H. 8. Hum- phreys, H. T. Herron, F. A. McDon- ald, J. A. Wilkinson, D. B. Dickson, P. W. O'Doniel, A. Logan, L. A. Ren- nolds, John O'Donald, W. F. Sneed, F. D. McDonald, W. M. Clough, J. D Allen. REV. ROBERTSON AT FARMVILLE, VA. ‘onmmo, FROM SAVANNAH TO | BALTIMORE, FIGHTING FIRE i AND STORM. (The Associated Press.) Col. E. M. Olliver, who has been lost to his family and and friends, was located in Lakeland Friday night by his brother. He stepped off the Fort Myers train, and his broth- |er at once took him in charge, tak- ing him that night to Kissimmee. He appeared to be out of his mind, and objected to getting off at Kis- simmee, but was finally persuaded to Montauk Point, Long Island, April 4o so. 8.—The steamer Ontario of the Mer- chants and Miners Line, Baltimore to Boston, is on the rocks near here with fire burning in her hold. Fif- teen passengers were taken off by a tug early this morning. The crew of forty is still on board fighting the flames. The tire was discovered at 2 o'clock this morning. The captain ordered the wireless operator to send the *S. 0. 8. signal sputtering over the At- lantic. Immediately revenue cutters from New York and Bosto.. rushed to the scene. Life savers, however, took oft the crew before the cutters ar- rived. pilot house and pumped great quan- tities of water into the hold, after the captain, seeing the danger of the situation, ran the boat on the rocks. The « mage to the boat is unestimated. Will Martin and Eugenia Collins are out under bond for $500 each to appear in the Criminal Court of Rec- ord in Dade county, for operating an alleged opium joint, PREPARATIONS FOR CANDIDATES’ PICNIC The Loyal Order of Moose are mak- ing extensive preparations for the big candidates' picnic which they will give in Munn park Wednesday. They have engaged the Citizens' band and have received much encourage- ment from citizens, both in the coun- try and town, who have promised to L¢ing well filled baskets and spread dinner on the grounds. Circulars have been printed and spread broad- cast at Bartow, Mulberry, Kathleen, Grifin, Galloway, Auburndale and other points in Polk county, and the outlook is very bright for a record breaking crowd on that day. Quite a number of candidates have signified their intention of being present. Besides the county candi- dates, all of whom will be on hand, a good many State candidates have notified the chairman, Mr. F. A. Me- Daniel that they would be here. Among those who have announced that they would attend the picnic are Claude I'Engle, candidate for Congressman; Herbert Phillips and S. M. Sparkman, candidates for Con- gress from this district. There will in all probability be quite a number more who will avail themselves of the opportunity of addressing Polk county voters who have not had time to accept the invitation. A big day is looked for and Lakeland people are urged to turn out with well filled dinner baskets and a hearty welcome for the prominent visitors who will be with us on that day. TRIPLETT AND E. C. 8. COBB JOIN FORCES. Mr. Wm. Triplett, of the Tripleit Dramatic Co., was in Lakeland last night, and stated that he has de- cided to give up the theatrical field for the space of a year, during which time he intends to engage in the real estate business. Mr. Triplett stated that he and his partner, Mr. Weinberg, had entered into a partnership with E. C. S. Cobb. Messrs. Cobb and Weinlerg are now ting pictures of cach town they visit, In each town they also close a deal with one client for the sale of land in that vicinity which is controlled by the one party. Mr. Triplett has The crew cut holes in thel Reports from Kissimmee are to the effect that he will be placed in the Orlando hospital, where he will be | treated for an affection of the mind. His wife was overjoyed when he was returned to her at Kissimmee as she teared he had met with foul play. | The Supreme Court now in session at Tallahassee has had a very busy week, handing down its decisions in quite a number of very important cases. LOUISIANA TO SEND TAFT DELEGATION (By Associated Press.) Alexandria, La., April 8.—The Re- publican State convention is meeting here today. It is expected that six delegates to be elected will be in- structed for Taft. A convention rep- resenting another faction of the par- ty will be held May 2. According to a statement which ap- peared recently in the Austrian press, the government has bought the only two radium mines at St. Joachims- thal, that were owned by private in- dividuals. The purchase price is sald to be 3,000,000 crowns ($609,000) for the two mines, Sachsiche Edelleu- testollen and Hergottszeche, BRITISH MINERS (By Associated Press.) tricts of Great Britain Scotland and North a large increase in the numbers of miners descending into the shafts, while in England and South Wales preparations are made for a general resumption of work tomorrow. MINERS AND OWNERS (By Associated Press.) Kansas City, Mo, April 8.—A joint conference of the representa- tives of thirty thousand coal miners and owners of the Southwest in an effort to negotiate a renewal of their two-year contract, which expired April 1, began here today. TENNESSEAN PUR. CHASES PROPERTY. Rev. John Farrow, of Alamo, Ten- nessee, who has been visiting Mr. B. F. Wilson and famlly for several days, left this morning for his home in Tennessee. We are glad to note that Rev. Farrow does not go to stay, as he purchased a good deal of real estate while here and will return to make Lakeland his home, He pur- chased a twenty acre orange grove of Mr. G. P. Quaintance and also a lot on Peachtree street, adjoining that of Mrs. Gannon, where he will have i.\lr. Eads erect him a comfortable 'home, which he and his wife will :mvupy next fall. Rev. Farrow is a | minister of the Christian church, and " visiting various towns in Florida get- | last night preached for that denom- |ination in this city { | e SRS | Maurice MeClellan, of Plant City, | was a visitor to Lakelond thi inz. morn- He was formerly emploved in Rev. Ivanhos Robertson preached |signed up with the company to con-{the mechanical department of thi Venerable and Venerated Brown's church. The mud will soon dry and then the congregations increase in cize and the services in interest All preachers e not afraid of work in God's open places.—Farmville (Va. honor to the who Rev. Robertson was some years ago church in this city. will b At these ments at which Florida views i Florida lands they have listed will be !sold, and in this way they expect to attract thousands of rl‘anith during the [Ar. Triplett is vers lvh(« project, which he feels sure will be a paying proposition both for tha shows the homeseckers to coming ummer. enth ic over Many Moham- ' pastor of the First Presbyterian promoters and those who go into the ! proposition. [his first sermon in the Cumberland | duct in various towns of Kansas and | office, hut for the past vear has been {field on last Sunday bezinning at|other western states, froe entertain- shown the | with the Bradentown Journal MANY TROOPS FOR MEXICAN BORDER ' (The Antonio, Associated Press.) Sar Half ofth Mobils been ordered | of Texas April 8 RETURN T0 WORK London, April 8.—General activity prevails in all the coal mining dis- today. In Wales there is IN SOUTHWEST CONFER | deal with the army of the United States has g » the Department i oo ouuiver tocatsn sk, | IMPROVED WATER TRANSPORTATION NATIONAL WATERWAYS COMMIS- CION MAKES MANY IMPOR- TANT RECOMMENDATIONS. Washington, April 8.—Further legislation to protect waterways against railway competition; to es- tablish amicable relations between the two and to promote federal co- operation with local interests in con- struction of canals are urged in the first report of the National Water- ways (ommission made public to- day. The report declares that the fed- eral government within the com- paratively near future must inevit- ably assume control of some features of water power regulation, The com- mission reccommends that army en- gineers be assigned to supervise the proposed canal to connect the Ohio river near Pittsburg with Lake Erie when $10,000,000 cash and $5,000,- 000 in bonds are made available by the communities interested. The sec- retary of war however may demand that these amounts be increased, The commission recommends that when work on the canal is begun that Con- gress appropriate for an adequate harbor in Indiana creek on the Lake Eric end and to improve the Ohio river in the Pittsburg district. These impfovements are to be completed when operation of the canal begins but the government is not to be re- quired to buy any land and is not bound to assume any financlal re- sponsibilities whatever, A survey for a canal from Lake Erie to the southern end of Lake Michigan is recommended and the commission concluded from its pres- ent information that the most feasi- ble route would be through the Maumee river by way of Fort Wayne and that fourteen feet would be a practical depth. It recommends increased power for the Interstate Commerce (‘ommission to govern joint rates and through routes between rail and water lines, to compel physical connection be- tween them and to compel rallways to charge less than local rates to all lake and river ports on through traf- fic exchanged with domestic boat lines, Other recommendations are for legislation to control public termi- nals; federal participation with lo- calities in flood control; prevention of deforestation on non-agricultural lands and reforestation of denuded tracts; amendments of laws control- ing water power on navigable streams and within the public do- main. The commission points to the traf- fic possibilities of the Lake Erie and Ohio canal and says substantial re- ductions of railroad rates may be ex- pected to follow. its operation. The Lake Erle-Michigan canal would ob- viate the detour around the Michi- gan peninsula and give a more direct water route from Chicago to New York. ’ Legislation is necessary to prev- vent the elimination of water com- petition and to prevent the ralsing of water rates under railway control, in the opinion of the commission. It believes the interstate commerce laws are now insufficient to preserve water transportation and foster its growth. It urges that every water carrier in interstate commerce be under control of the Interstate Com- merce Commission to enable the com- mission to establish through routes, joint rates and through bills of lad- ing, without which, the commission believes, the rehabilitation of watee traflic will not be complete, The the inade- quacy of water terminals and urges that further harbor im- provements be without of proper terminals on com- condemnation of for public termin- report arraigns river and woided as- smurance pleti n. Federal © property als i not recommended except where v docality est 1S its inability to terminal problem. recommended that ral government It is fed- and re- of Congress noeded to supply water in the dry season to and proposed locks Allezhany, Monon- vla and Ohio rivers and the investiz next session CECTVoirs port to the whether r erate present dams in the the exe- (Continued on Page 8.) T Y - T AP CATUGS s G A mfAG — AP