Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, April 16, 1912, Page 1

———— SON'S TRIAL NEXT JUNE ASKS ccnmwufl‘-, AND (1AL TERM WAS CALLED 70 TRY CASE. w. Fla, April 16.—When| mened yesterday mm-nlngI 1 week of court, the case| \i. I'. Johnson was called. it will be remembered, | 1he persons indicted for| r on the charge of hav-| tie death of a Lakeland | Meade last July. The .ndant, W. F. Robertson, | quilty on a similar indict- : a special term of court | 3t and his case has been| aled 1o the Supreme Court of the e. t the Johnson case will not be oed of at this term. The de- dant wus ready and insisted on a | but the State was not ready and kiel on a continuance, which ment by the attorneys for was granted, the trial to plae at a special term begiu- first Monday in June. venire of seventy-five 4s ordered to report at that' and the judge requested that veniremen be taken from parts' be (onnty other than Fort Meade, eland or Bartow, o that it would be so hard to get a jury from the woned '+ work of importance was ken vesterday, on th TRAP AND RABBIT IN FISH, L tor. Georgeiown Ky, News,) uear Turkeyfoot, whose ¢ 1> withheld by request, set a 10 alih u muskrat on the bank e took, near the water, but in- catching a muskrat, as he gut, hie caught a large catfish by tail and took it home and cut it b, und discovered a young rabbit without the chain, The fish was caught le the water had raised over the L trap. i of w steel trap, the fish, £ FLORIDA CITRUS CROP ABOUT 4,000,000 BOXES. irnit movem 1911-12 carly 4,000,000 boxes vd about 250,000 hoxes uil Late move before ent from season o the son confirms made by The Packer, commented on by © Watched the move- efully. At the ¢ Packer's estimate [“ 0o five million boxes, and « drought which caused drop to a certain extent, was placed at four to 1alf million boxes. The IToved the correctness of > e<timate.—New York U the s rop e was Pakop — NOT INTERESTED. ‘ut from the following hnu»n dlspatch that postal sav- k< are not popular in Florida, ¢ offering many other ave- " ivestments which are more Ytie 56 postal savings de- i operation in Florida of over $78,900, accord- tincement made here to- amount was deposited by tors, or an average of ““positor. Since the open- il savings depositories in e have been approximate- ‘ounts opened and more i2posits made, or an aver- IW0 deposits to each de- about 2,000 withdrawals, “ of less than ome to sitor, 2] Wwith numbers of de- { amount on deposit with . Florida ranks 28 in ounts remaining open “1 29 in total amount re-| deposit, showing that as i other States the aver-, 10 the credit of each de- * 1“2 in Florida than is the “mount for the United Ivisit in viewed by spectators as it traversed the main Valencia or- an Crop s |REV. BATEMAN ON FATED SHIP, Jacksonville, \pnl Robert ). Bateman, pastor Central City Mission of this city, was on board the ill-fated seamship Ti- tanie, which struck an iceburg on bunday night while on her maiden voyage from Southampton to New York. Miss Ada Ball, 16.—The Rev. a sister of Mrs. Bateman, was also on the Titanic returning with Dr. Bateman from her home in London, England, for a Jacksonville, Friends in this city are anxiously, vet fearfully, awaiting news from Rev. Bateman, whom it is feared, has met a watery grave. MUCH WEALTH REPRESENTED. Much wealth was represented among the passengers who shipped with the Titanic, and who are in all probability lost. Col. John Jacob Actor, one of the passengers, is re- puted to be worth $150,000,000; Benjamin Guggenheim, a great mine ewner, has a fortune estimated at §75,000,000, while Isador Strauss, the great dry goods merchant, is worth $50,000,000. AIR WOMAN CROSSES ENGLISH CHANNEL (By Associated Press.) Bologue, France, April 16.—Miss tarriet Quimby, the American air woman, crosscd the English channel from Dover this morning. She is the first woman to accomplish this feat alone. The trip took two hours. 0DD FELLOWS' CONVENTION LARGELY ATTENDED. Tampa, April 16.—The citizens oi Tampa urce leaving nothing undone looking to the pleasure ot the sev- ceral hundred representatives of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, who have gathered in this city from all portions of the State to attend the annual convention, This morning's program opened with a monster parade, participated in by all visitors, and which was hundreds of interested thoroughtares of the city. Addresses of welcome were delivered this morn- ing by Mayor McKay and other prominent Tampans at the first ses- sion which was held at the First| Maothodist charch, ‘ This rnoon the Odd Fellows v 1 < went into separat sion, closed in time autorobile trip, which was tendered the visitors by the Tampa Automo- bile Club, The convention will con- it ue throuzh tomorrow WOODROW WILSON 10 VISIT JACKSONVILLE Jacksonville, April 16 speaking, this will be, in some ways, the most important week since the campaign officially opened and big guns will be fired by all political as- pirants. First and most important of all the events scheduled to take place during the week will be the lecture by Gov. Woodrow Wilson, of New Jersey, who is to appear at the ¥Duul theater Thursday evening for ,the only speech he will make in Flor- 'ida. A packed house is already as- sured and there is no doubt that 'standing room will be at a premium. The visit of Gov. Wilson will be o equal interest to the ladies of Jack- senville, as Mrs. Wilson is accom- 'panying her husband, and will be ten-; 'dered a ' Club on East Duval street, from 8 to reception at the Woman's 9 o'clock Thursday evening. The la- dies of the club have planned a de- lightful reception which will un- doubtfully be well attended. Mrs. | Wilson is a native of Georgia, and is receiving great ovations at every stop she makes. GROWS IN FAVOR. The Pensacola News thinks Mr. Beacham is going to prove a factor, There is no Beacham's race. Mr. in the “at large doubt of that fact. for an ol Politically | I.AKELAND FLORIDA, TUESDAY APB.IL 16 1912 FAME—HOPE OF FURTHER Contrary to previous reports that «ll passengers had been rescued, the world's largest ship, the Titanic, went to the bottom at 2 a. m. yesterday, carrylng with her over 1,300 pas- scugers 0 a watery grave, and today there is mourning throughout the civilized world. The following dis- patches received this afternoon from the Associated Press give the latest news of the terrible disaster: (The Associated Press.) New York, April 16.—The appal- ling magnitude of the wreck of the giang liner Titanic has been but little mitigated by the fragmentary infor- TWO CONTINENTS MOURN of the! ~ THE TITANIC TRAGEDY Mighty Ship Sinks, Carrving 1,350 Pas- sengers to Unfathomed Depths STEAMER CARPATHIA PICKS UP 668 SURVIVORS | AMONG THOSE LOST WERE IANY PERSONS OF INTERNATIONAL lot the passengers had retired. HE LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM Published in the Best Town in the Best Part of the Best State. ANXOUS CROWDS WAIT FOR TIDINGS. New York, April 16.—All dayi thousands of sorrow stricken pwplu] lined the streets in the neighbor huud‘ oi the White Star Line offices await- | ing any fragment of news from the! the ill fated \l‘.\snl.} hope that relatives | | passengers on hoping against or friends would be reported saved. | Rich and poor have mingled their tears of anguish together as they be- sciged the officials for news of loved ones. In many instances it was nec- RESCUES GROWING FAINT. Crash Came at Niullt W) assullaled 1 u. New ork, aApril lu.mluu crasa that sent the Titanic to the bottow came 1 the dead ot night whiie many The shock scut many to the decks partly uressed. Tae passcngers were or- dered 1nto the lite boais, the women aud children tirst. Many were witi insuflicient clothing. Huge quant.- Lies of ice covered the sea and in the uarkness the boatmen had the g,run est ditliculty to keep from bein crushed by the giant floes. The bu.ns vecame separated and were washed taation which has tiltered into the As- sociated Press from the occan high- wuys today. The rescuing steamer Carpathia has 668 survivors aboard, according to news at noon. This in- the will of the waves until the Car- pathia came at daylight, and gathered {them up. The air was biting cold and there was much suffering. At 2 oclock the Titanic dipped her nose creases the list of the saved by about {two hundred from the number llrsl reported. Except for this, favorable details are insigniticant compared to the tremendous reckoning that the Titanic is at the bottom ot the Atlan- tie, and the wreck of the world's | greatest steamer took with her about thirteen hundred and fifty victims to their death. Hope clung desperately this morn- ing to the belief that the steamers Virginia and Parisian, of the Allan line, may have picked up the surviv- ors, but this was practically dispelled at 11 o'clock when the wireless re- perts stated there were no survivors on board these The Carpa- thin has on board the only survivors that have been accounted for, and is coming slowly to New York. All hope for details of the disaster is centered on this ship. She will be in wireless communication with Sable Island to- night and will reach New York on night. vessels, | | | | | Thursday The News in Europe Loudon, Varis and New York are stricken and overs helmed by ! sof the divaster, Tearfal crowa latives and 1ricads of the Titani: thronged the ~In,| Oflices inall three cities waiting houd atter hour for news, Of the survivol Carpathia by far th women and chil- pas:en- ol dels on b e board the lurger number are dren. Many men ol great prominenc jon two continents are among the miss- §m;: including Col. and Mrs. John | Jacob Astor, Mr. and Mrs. Isador chant and philanthropist; Major Archibald Butt, military aide to Pres- ‘ident Taft; C. M. Hayes, president Grand Trunk line; W. T. Stead, the dean of journalism; Millet, the artist; Jnr:quus Futrelle, the short story writ- ,nr, and many other persons of inter- national prominence. About 800 Survivors (By Associated Press.) New York, April 16.—The names of 317 survivors have been received. According to the latest report from Capt. Rostron, of the Carpathia, there are about eight hundred sur- vivors on board, which show that 483 persons are saved whose mames have not been sent by wireless. London Receives News (By Associated Press.) loss of the Titanic overwhelmed i London today. enacted when the tidings came this |the great ship. A list of the res- {cued began trickling into the pews- | paper offices during the morning, iwhich was cabled from New York The list brought both joy and dis- | may. The loss of the Titanic, with car- : | Straus, the former a millionaire mer-| Pitiful scemes wers | morning that disaster had overtaken into the ocean and went down. Survwors on Carnamla By Associated Pr 'lh' New York, April 16.—Eight hun- dred and sixty-six survivors of the ’Hno.r Titanic, which went down with (welve hundred souls, one thousand miles east of here, yesterday morning, alter hitting an iceberg, are now on the steamer Carpathia, and are ex- pected to reach here Friday. Specific tidlugs that the Titanic had sunk, after repeated reports that all pas- sengers had been taken off, came in Iwin-less dispatches to Cape Race, Newfoundland, soon after 7 o'clock last night, from the liner Olympic, a sister ship of the one lost. | Most Lost Were Men (By Associated Press.) St. Johns, N. F., April 16, Mes- sages received from Cape Race indi- v that a large majority of the men fon the Titanic went down with the Wircless reports from Carpa- say all the crew of the Titanic have been ac counted for. They were Iv with women ;nnl children - Cold Added § Suffering By Associated Pross.) | Malifax, April 16, The I’. risian reports by wireless : had reached the scene of the tanic disaster steamed |hmugh considerable ice looking for passen- gers from the ill fated ship. No life refts or bodies were sighted among the floating wreckage which covered a large area. The Parisian reports that the weather was cold and even if some had been on the wreckage ithey would probably have perished from exposure, storm Destroys Hope (By Associated Press.) Montreal, April 16.—Weather signal services report a violent atorm last night off Nova Scotia and travelling eastward. It was said such conditions left little hope for the rescue of any of the Titanic sur- vivors that might still be adrift. GREAT BRITAIN'S PUBLIC EXPRESSION OF SYMPATHY. (By Associated Press.) london, April 16.—Premier As- quith in the House of Commons this !afternoon gave public expression to {ship. boats launched by steamship that :fll v she tanic disaster. CONGRESS PASSES RESOLUTION OF SYMPATHY. | *(The As:zociated Press.) Washington, April 16. — The House of Representatives unanimous- ly adopted a resolution extending sympathy to the relatives of those ‘who met death in the Titanic dis- aster. Chaplains of both houses men- candidacy grows in favor wherever | go, would represent value of about tiomed the tragedy in their invoca- he goes —Tampa Tribune. twelve and a half millions | Honn Iy filled Tarae | essary to use the police in dispersing the crowds, especially in tho neigh- borhood of newpaper offices, where bulletins were displayed every few minutes. Titanic's Mighty Dimensions. The Titanic was 882 feet long— as long as four city blocks., She had eleven decks, which a few years ago was considered a skyscraper. The vessel had a capacity for 4,000 peo- ple. Two regal suites on the Titanic cost $4,350 each for the trip, which gives some idea of the boat's mag- nificence. | APPREHENSION OVER MEXICAN SITUATION (By Associated Press.) Washington, April 16. — Much apprehension in official circles over the Mexican situation was indicated today by a conference at the White House in which Taft, his cabinet and Gen, Wood, chief of staff of ‘the army, participated. OFFICERS ELECTED BYLO.0.F Tampa, April 16, —The following ofticers were elected last night by the Independent Order of Odd Fel- lows, who are in annual session here* Grand Patriarch—W, A, Hols- houser, St. Petersburg. Grand High Priest—IL. . Tampa. Grand Senior Dale, Orlando. rand Junior Jacksonville, Lester, Warden—John T. Warden—John 11, 151k, Grand Seribe -A. M. Cushman, lacksonville, Grand Treasurer—'. D, Rhine- hart, Jacksonville. HON. CROMWELL GIBBONS WILL No. 143. DISTRESS AT TALLULAH, A. FEOPLE ARE WITHOUT SHELTER AND FOOD, AND FOOD SITUA- TION IS UNIMPROVED. (By Associated Press.) Tallulah, La., April 16.—The heavy rains during the past two days havc intensitied the already terrible con- dition of the flood sufferers, many of whom are without shelter and food isince the waters from the Salem break invaded this town. Freight cars, attics, upper stories, ledge rooms and even the jail is be- ing occupiced by the unfortunates. The fight to keep tho water from the southern part of the town is lost. The temporary levees have been swept away. The city was in total darkness last night, owing to the flooding of the light plant. More than two thou- sand negroes, who had been without food for twenty-four hours, were res- cued from the levecs south of here. Three hundred persons are marooned at Sondheim, CITRUS GROWERS TO MEET IN TAMPA THURSDAY. Tampa, Fla., April 16.—Great in- terest is being shown in the conven- tion of ¢itrus fruit growers to be held here Thurgday and Friday. The con- vention, called by the Florida Citrus Exchange, is to determine the future of that body. Through its Entertan- ment committee, the Board of Trade is planning a series of entertain- ments, On the first night there wil! be a smoker and informal gatherine at the Tampa Bay Hotel. Other fea- tures of entertainment are being planned. Some of the leading business men and growers of the State will attend Among the speakers will be Congress- man A, O. Stanley, of Kentucky, chairman of the Stanley lnvestigat- ing committee, which conducted the steel trust investigation, Mr, Tem- ple was a witness before the commit- tee, and a speaker of national promi- nenee who has been booked is Gov. Harmon of Ohio. Braxton Beacham of Orlando, former mayor of that city and a large grower, will also speak SPEAK HERE FRIDAY NIGHT. | : | sreceived here | A telephone n |hont 2 Hon, from viell Gibhons, candidate for o'cloe l\ Crom- | fovernor, | the information that h in Lakeland Friday and a thet evening wonld address lh--‘ Lakeland and l The spoaking wil) ocenr at the corner of and Kentueky avenue, | hrenehit wonld be i [7:0 [\-l'-h of . mniry ahly Main | sirect KNOX BACK FROM SOUTHERN TRIP (By Associated Press.) Norfolk, April 16.—Secretary ol State Knox arrived today on thg cruiser Washington after his Carri- bean sea trlp ISSUED NOTE FOR ONE CENT. Once a Bank of Ianglund note for one penny was issued by mistake, It got into circulation, and was a source ol great annoyance to many persons when making up accounts. Search was made by the bank, and at length it discovered the holder of the note, who returned it to them for a fancy price. This is the smallest amount for which an English note has ever been issued, for, of course, netes under five pounds are never drawn up un- less by mistake. On no account are notes issued twice from the bank, and they are London, April 16.—News of the Great Britain's sympathy in the Ti-|always canceled even if exchanged for cash immediately on their issue. About 50,000 notes are presented for payment every day and in one de- surroundingg | proh-! Mr. Beacham is a eandidate for of- fico, Non, Fred Fee, from Fort Pierce, whose pilfn-:lpph- hill was knocked out by the courts, is another sneakor. Mr. Fee got mixed up in the first indictments for shippin: Lrecn oranges, |WORK ON NEW RAIL- ROAD UNDER WAY Mesas Wade, Clower & Wade, contiactors, who have the contract tor Ui construction o e Atlantic Coust Line's connecting links betweer Dunnclon and Thomasville via Ot ter Creck, Old Town, Perry and Mon have begun work on an ex- tensive scale, having a working fore of over four hundred men employed, which augurs well that the road wili be completed by the time they cal- culate, Jan, 1, 1913, if not before, a: everything possihle that tends to the end of rapidity is being spared no expense. The roadbed is being con- structed for a double track, whick means that this will be the trunk lind of the (‘oast Line between Montgom- ery and South Florida. This will giv. people living along the west coas' many advantages over present condi tions in railroad transportation. The new passenger service will bring many more people to Florida than heretofore, quickening the time be- tween Middle and South Florida and western cities by several hours.— Dunnellon Advocate. ticello, ATTORNEY UP FOR ASSAULT. Col. Sam T. Fletcher, a prominen* Tampa attorney, was summoned to the Polk County Court on a warran! charging him with assault. Bond wa- given and preliminary hearin waived. The warrant was sworn ou! partment a large staff of clerks is employed entirely to count and sort |lh'~ notes that have been paid in on the previous day. The canceled notes are burned five yvears after the year of presentation More than 90,000,600 of old notes are stored away in the bank, and about every fortnight a larg: quan- tity of old notes is destroyed. by J. L. Thompson, his young son be- ing alieged to be the assault victim The trouble arose out of a quarre over which had given the most roa’ to the other as they passed in autos —Tampa Tribune. The Hotel Halvcon at Miami ha closed for the summer months afte- a most prosperous season. Hww s