Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, April 15, 1912, Page 1

HE ) NEGRO BITES DUST opRER OF C. M. MINTOSH 70DAY FROM SHER- IFF'S BULLET. April 15.—(Special)— . the negro murderer, who 1r Bowling Green yester- L shot be aftern ¥ s the county jail shortly after _. yeero, who worked at Mcln- b har Bowling Green, be- od al & negress yesterday 4 tired at her, intlicting 4. Mr. C. M. Mclntosh, owner of the still, was sent for, e went 10 the scene of the otivg. The negro took exception of his remarks, and whipped .volver ond ot Mr. Mcin- , him instantly. Logau was notified immed:- iy and with his deputies rushed ( «one of the shooting in auto- piies. Blood hounds were set on gan's tail, and he was located bt o o'clock yesterday afternoon g swawp about twenty miles south putow. The sheriff and deputies sunded the swamp, and when the gro ‘ound that there was no es- o 1o wmade a dash for liberty. g Lozan tired on the fleeing ne- the result that he was 1o earth with a bullet pody, (rom the effects of dicd today. il wll light woul EUL 4. murdered man had a brother upa who went at once to the ze of the shooting, as will be seen llowing, taken from this Tribune: ) W. McIntosh, a brother of the réer-d man, was in Tampa yester- - and heard of the tragedy at 5 lock in the afternoon. With three‘ nds be left in an automobile im- ditely, leaving word with a Mr. tman 1o look up an undertaker here darrang: to have a casket shipped Fort Meade this morning. “Mr Pitman was also instructed to 1 sorvices of a detective to negro who did the shoot- ) Mcintosh not knowing at tin that the negro had been Lt vor Mr. Pitman learned Tribune that the nezro d Lo <ot and was*locked up at was too late, however, to Melntosy of this.” } 0 I' OPENED IN TAMPA TODAY. from all sections of © 3 arived in the city yester- ¥ oald owoo arriving this morning It parpose of attending the au| uupment, which opens at ¢ 04 Fellows' hall at 10 o'clock I morning. Besides the morning o1, there will be an’ afternoon slon beginning at 2 o'clock, and evening session beginning at 7 dock, at which latter session will twr the degree work exemplifying ¢ Royal Purple Degree by Unity bampm-nt No. 12, At 10 o'clock tomorrow morning and lodge will be in session, R opening exercises will be held .,‘.h‘ First Methodist church. There Ul be addresses of welcome and re- WIS to them. Tomorrow after- ™2 there will be a grand parade Pt the city in automobiles, At " $ame time the Rebekahs will b2 “‘ ¥S5on. One of the features of ** frand lodge convenmtion will be d“‘““‘f by high officials of othe: hdges ‘.;r:;n‘fl-‘e:r.d. encampnfent and con- g ,l'. the grand lodge bring a ¥ “L -m-w’x: of visitors to the city, k- .}:'111 be warmly welcomed fially entertained. Business ¢ “xpected to decorate their A committee of the Odd Fel- frr,::”day afternoon decorated Ut of the Odd Fellows' build- © Ch%en;:: 5 e 0 Will be held, with flags y ting. Headquarters of the g,’f:a"'iwill be at the Tampa Bay "~~Tampa Tribune. S —n & ?:ir.:—h of land and private con- 225,000 for the Palm Beach Terol “2lades canal project. oon by Sheriff Logan, died | 'public, warning them against mis- i treatment of Americans. Conditions |HON. W. M. TOOMER WILL SPEAK HERE NEXT SATURDAY. Hon. W. M. Toemer, candidate for Congressman from the State ai and will address the voters of this city and section in behalf of his can- didacy. Mr. Toomer is one of Jacksonville's most successful business men, He was in the race for C(ongressman from the Second Congressional dis- trict, but decided not to make the race, coming out later for the office which he now seeks. The exact hour of the speaking will be announced later. Large, will be in Lakeland Saturday | Published in the Best Town in the Best Part of the Best State. LAKELAND, FLORIDA, MONDAY, APRIL 15, 1912. NEW ORLEANS " BANK BREAKS :msnu:x CHARGED WITH STEAL- ING $60,000, AND OTHER OF- FICIALS ARRESTED. (By Associated Press.) New Orleans, La., April 15.—The Teutonic Bank and Trust Co. has examiner. Its president, E. F. Buh- ler, and thé chairman of its finance committee, J. H. Gomila, were ar- The board of trade at Starke is |srowing rapidly in number and good | work. UNCLE SAM WARNS GREASERS “HANDS OFF” | (By Associated Press.) Washington, April 15.—Relations 'between the United States and Mex- ico, it is believed, have been brought (0 a critical point by the State De- partment’s forceful note to the con- tending factions in the southern re- in Mexico seem to be growing worse hourly. DEATH OF MRS. HART. Mrs, B. Hart, of Galloway, died last night after an illness of some weeks, during which time she was given every care and atteation. Mrs. Hart was the sister of Mrs. Dan Johnson, of this city, and had many friends who deeply regret her | demise. The funeral will probably be held at Galloway tomorrow. D. A. R. IN SESSION IN WASHINGTON (By Associated Press.) Washington, April 15.——Addresses of welcome and preliminary reports made up the first day's program of the twenty-first annual convention oi the Daughters of the American Revolution which met here today. No president general is to be elected this year. MRS. LUNDY HARRIS RETURNS T0 HER HOME. | \iter \\'in-f | gton- | ATLANTA, April 15 ning fame in New York, Was Paris, London and the wide wvorid | of novel readers, Mrs. Lundy Harris i~ back again today in the little \il-i lage of Colleze Park, to all outward| appfarances the same simple, unaf- | fected, plain-spoken Methodist min- when she ister's wife that she wis left the little town years ago to make | its characters immortal in “The Cir- cuit Rider's Wife.” It is related of Alphonse Daudet that he was never able to return to Tarastcon because the people of that little French city refused to forgive him the faithful picture he drew of rested yesterday, charged with swearing falsely as to the bank's ccndition. Frank J. Braud, former assistant cashier, was arrested, charged with stealing $60,000. It is estimated the bank's loss is from three to four hundred thousand dol- lars. The New Orleans clearing house refused to assist the bank. The po- lice this morning are stationed at its doors to keep back the crowd of small depositors, who gathered when the trouble became known. largo is a pushing place. Among its other distinctions is a poultry and egg exchange. It's going to have a cannery, too. WEEKLY HONOR ROLL 5 OF LAKELAND SCHOOL Those who have made 90 per cent. or above in scholarship and who have peen perfect in attendance and de- portment are entitled to be placed on the following Honor Roll: GRADE XIL Miriam Ross. GRADE XIL Elsie Norton, X. None. IX. None. GRADE VIIL Chester Fleming. Gladys (‘oon. Lurlene Pillans Leon Jackson. GRADE VIT A, Doris Wells. Iris Bryant. Thelma Corquodale, Brunnell Swindel. Francis Skinner. GRADE VII B, James Boulware. Virginia Lufsey. Alma Dassett, Annie Jones, Lucille Clough. GRADE VI A, Redella Gain, Gladys Davis. Nannie Funk. Blanche Simmons. Ballard Bradley. GRADE VI B. Mada Phillips. Mildred Morse. Bettie M. Park. Lawton Ritter. GRADE V A. Roy Mitchell. Mary Weaver. Tartarin. Immediately after the “Circuit Rider's Wife” appeared it 'seemed that Mrs. Harris might have to undergo a similar exile from Col- lege Park for the remainder of her days, for in the pages of her book more than one good dame and pillar of the church recognized his or her own traits. What was worse, many of their neighbors recognized them as well. But the passage of time has 'served to soften any ranmcor in the ‘minds of a few individuals and Col- |lege Park, like the rest of the world, has learned to know that Mrs. Har- 'ris’ caustic wit was never used with {the deliberate intention to wound. WHITEWASH FOR LS. STEEL 0. | ! (By Associated Press.) | New York, April 15.—The United o0 Florida avenue, in which the States Steel corporation was given a, clean bill of health today in the re- port submitted to the committee of stockholders appointed to inves! |the working conditions in the cor- poration’s mills. The report recom- ’mends the elimination as much as possible of the undue length of work- ing hours which emergencies some- | times may demand. [ Louise Roquemore. Mollie Weaver. GRADE V B. D. H. Sloam. Louise Pantley. Maude Adams. GRADE 1V A. Annie Laurie Waring. Henry Scarr. . Mildred Klausmeier. Ellen Watson. Lawrence Fenton. GRADE IV B. Vera Mitchell. Avodell Caswell. GRADE III A. Wood Nowlin. I C. F. Owens. | Veleta Fancher. Knox McRae. Blanch Johnsoa. GRADE III B. No report. CHAS. M. JONES, Principal. I The sponge sales for one day last tigate |week in Key West amounted to seven thcusand dollars. been ordered closed by the State banik | NEGROES FRANTIC IN FLOOD’S PERIL {ANOTHER BREAK IN LEVEE TO- DAY DEVASTATES LARGE l SECTION OF LOUISIANA. ! (The Associated Press.) i Talluh, La., April 15.—Face to face with the worst calamity known !in this section as the result of the dood, the white people are meeting the crisis with determination, while the mnegroes are panic stricken in their efforts to save their few be- longings. : Practically all the north part of jthe town is under four to twelve feet of water, which is still rising. A yellow flood is pouring through a break in the levee, which gave way early this morning. As far as the eye can reach, north, east and west, there is nothing but water. In some places the water is up to the cross- arms of the telegraph poles. The monetary loss cannot be esti- mated now. Thousands of head of stock are drowned and planted fields are inurdated. Nine-tenths of the pcpulation are negroes, who are pov- erty stricken, necessitating quick re- lief work to prevent starvation. LATEST NEWS OF CIRCUIT COURT Bartow, April 15.—The case ot | vaisy Garduer came before the Cir- cuit Court Friday afternoon. She was found guilty of grand larceny ol $409. This is a Lakeland negro. The case of Mattie Tusner also colored, took up all of the time of the court on Saturday. She was krllurgfll with the murder of 2 negro man at Mulberry. After all the evi- dence was heard, the jury returned a verdict of “not guilty.” Court reconvenes at 11 o'clock to- day. The case of Dr. M. F. Johnson is scheduled to come up this after- [noon. It is thought that it may be |continued. 1t will be remembered that Dr. Johnson has been held as {an alleged accomplice in the death of a Lakeland girl last July, in which W. C. Robertson, of Fort Meado als) tigured. ‘ FINE GROVE SOLD. 'Mr. T. F. Holbrook Sells Handsome | Illinois Man. Holbrook has disposed {6l his lovely “Mag- nolia,” to br. Conibear, of Morton, {111, the consideration, it is suid, be- ling in the neighborhood of $16,000. Mr. Holbrook converted this prop- erty from a picce of woodland six years ago, into one of the most beau- tiful places in South Florida. He planted and brought to maturity a splendid orango grove, all of which iz under the Skinner irrigation sys- tem. He erected a large, fine home, which he equipped with all modern conveniences, including hot and cold water, and acetlyne gas lights. He has every year had a large acreage in cucumbers, which have netted him splendid sums. It was with regret that Mr. Holbrook sold his fine prop- erty, which, however, was made nec- essary by his continued ill health, which prevented him from giving the place the necessary attention. Dr. Conibear has indeed purchased an ideal piece of property, one of which he.should be proud. He re- turned Saturday to his Illinois home, stating that he would return in about three months with his family to make this city his permanent home. Mr. T. . country home, ST. JOHN'S PRESBYTERY MEETS IN LAKELAND NEXT. Rev. Chalmers has returned from St. Petersburg, where he attended the St. John's Presbytery, which em- braces all the Presbyterian churches of South Florida. He brought back the pleasing information that Lake- land Presbyterians would have the pleasure of entertaining the Presby- tery at its next semi-annual session, which takes place in October. e e ettt ettt e ettt e, e e . The world’'s largest steam turbine, and fungi, which are raised for pur-fa 23,750-horsepower giant, will be ‘ A garden devoted solely to molds poses of study, is maintained by a|built at Pittsburg for a New York |French school of pharmacy. street railway powerhouse. | BOND SALE WILL | BE MADE WEDNESDAY. Today was the time set for om-n-? ing bids for the sale of the bonds re-| cently voted for municipal imprm-.--; wents, and the bond trustees held a! meeting this afternoon at 2 o'clock. No definite action was taken, huw-' ever, for the reason that some of the bids were not suticiently specitic as to certain minor details, and the ooard adjourned until \\'cllnosday: worning in order that the bidders| might be communicated with by wire and the bids gotten into exact shape so as to preclude any possible niisunderstanding. It may be stated that some of the bids were very satisfactory and there is no possibility but that a very fa- vorable disposition of the bonds may be made. ARMING AMERICAN CITIZENS IN MEXICO, (By Associated Press.) Washington, April 15.—Respond- ing to an appeal from the American consul at Gaudalajara, Mexico, Presi- dent Taft has authorized the expor- ti.tion of one hundred and fifty rifles and fifty thousand rounds of ammu- nition for arming the citizens in that district. WOULD TEACH GIRLS TO DEFEND THMESELVES, New York, April 15.—Miss Anne Morgan, daughter of J. P. Morgan, has made arrangements to employ a stafl of Japanese jiu-jitsu experts to give instructions to New York work- g girls in self-protection against street rowdies. The work will be given under the auspices of the Working Girls' Vacation Club, of which Miss Morgan is a leading pa- tron. CINCINNATI BANK ALSO HAS TROUBLES (By Associated Press.) Washington, April 15.—The cap- ital stock and surplus of the Second National bank, Cincinnati, amount- ing to about two millions, has been wiped out by losses, according to re- ports to the comptroller of the cur- rency today, The clearing hous: took charge of the institutions, guar- antecing the deposits and avoiding suspension., MRS. C. W. WAGGONER SUSTAINS SLIGHT PARALYTIC STROKE. The many trviends of Mrs, €, W. Waggoner will learn with decp re-| gret that yesterday she sustained a slight stroke of tacial paralysis, and is today confined to her bed, unable o see further than a few feet, Friday Mrs. Waggoner suffered with a severe headache, and Satur- day her eyes became affected, it be- ing with difficulty that’she distin- guished objects. Yesterdey she went to church, but in going home she lost her way, not being able to see, and was near the Tremont hotel before she was located by relatives and guided safely back to her home. Sev- eral physicians were immediately called, since which time she has been given the best of surgical and med- ical attention. It is thought that sho sustained a slight hemorrhage of the brain yesterday, although it will take a few days to determine exactly where the trouble lies. In the mean- time the many friends of this esti- mable woman are hoping and pray- ing she may soon be restored to per- fect health. A cargo of 6,000 tons of coal left Pensacola a few days ago for Panam- buco and Para. THINGS LIVELY WITH ICHICAGO DEMOCRATS (The Associated Press.) \ Chicago, April 15.—The battle for | the control of the Democratic county convention began at noon, when the police, under an order from Judgo,l Owens, battered down the doors of | the Armory, permitting the Hearst- Harrison delegations to take their seats. This faction engaged in a LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM No. 142. MAIDEN VoYAUE NOT FORTUNATE TITANIC, THE WORLD'S BIGGEST STEAMSHIP, STRIKES ICEBERG ON FIRST TRIP. (By Associated Press.) Wireless dispatches received up to noon showed that passengers on the White Star liner Titanic, which struck an iceberg off the Newfound land coast last night, are’being trans- ferred aboard the steamer Carpathi: from New York for Naples. Alread: twenty boat loads, or about onc thousand passengers have been transferred. Five other liners have reached the scene, or are rushing to give aid if needed. While badly demaged, the Titanic is still afloa: and is making her way under her own steam toward Halifax., The Ti- tanic is the largest steamer ever built, having forty-six thousand tons dispjlacement and was on her maiden voyage. Many wealthy and promi- nent persons were included in the passenger list, New York, April 15.—No word additional as to the reported disaste: to the liner Titanic was received up to 8 o'clock. The first advices ar to the effect that she struck an ice berg and was sinking, after many ot her 1,470 passengers had been taken off. Passengers are being transferred to the steamships Carpathia and Par- isian, which have reached the scenc and are standing by the disabled ves- sel, according to wireless message: received here this morning by H, A, 8 Franklin, vice president of the White Star Line, from the captaii of the steamship Olympic. All Passengers Safe. (By Associated Press.) Montreal, April 15.—Wireless re- celved here says that all passenger: are safe and the Titanic has been taken in tow by the Virginian. WELL KNOWN MUSICAL WRITER PASSES AWAY News has been conveyed to friend in Tampa by personal letter trow the tamily of the passing away o Prof. W. 8. 15, Mathews, on April ! at Denver, Colo., one of the greates musical directors and writers in Am erica and his fame Las extended ove all the world. He was past sevent N yId, and was remarkably youn n tor his years, retaining all his w derful mental powers until the las Prof. Mathews and his wife spen the past winter in Tampa, and new of death will be reccived with dee regret here as well as in all part of the musical world, A iew weeks ago he finished criti cising and editing a three year: ceurse in music, which is considere. the most complete and thorough eve: offered by a musical institution, Thi: work was done for the Columbiar Conservatory of Music of which h hes been editor-in-chief for severa years. He had been engaged on thi- particular work ever since leavin: Tampa. He leaves a wife, Mrs. Blanch: Dingley Mathews, as she is known in her professional musical career, an’ three sons by a former marriage.— Tampa Tribune. PATRONS MUST SUPPLY MAIL BOXES Editor Telegram Will you kindl> allow me space in your paper to urg: upon the people, in the districts t be covered by the city delivery sers- ice, to supply themselves with ma‘’ boxes, as the delivery service will b extended to only those who suppl hemselves with receptacles at al residences and places of business? No patron will be served unless h provides some means for disposing ¢ the mail by the carrier, The carriers will rot deliver ma at the side or rear doors of residence to separate suites of rooms in apart ment houses, or above the second focr of office buildings not provide ! with elevators. Respectfully, struggle with Roger Sullivan for con- trol of the convention. J. L. SKIPPER, Postmaster. o