Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, May 6, 1912, Page 1

StotGTtcc oo oToTterooto o @ |§ Jooking: oy Macon, May 6.~V ey Confederacy, their sons lpj daugh- un. to the number of 10,0&, are al- 3 m‘rhmfamnnunmn- lie. Les.{JaCksonyille - are candidm tor The machine. is pwmd, ..q it {holds more than wagon. {The name of the f ng tomorrow. Eight g ‘!‘h‘ arrived. this mornln&m ; mb_fi ‘are coming, 3 ‘San’ Antonio, Chat and tno m i’ ua[c- ) Mx m.mmng 15,000 n«um Mfll\ relieved the lhcw-numet flu search for bodies of the Ti- e victims arrived today, with fif- bodies, .among which was that : Ghus M. Hayes, nruldcn( of the . GRACE INDICTED RHUSBAND'SINJURY (By Anochm Pl'-l) Iumta, May 6:-—Mrs. Daisy Ofrle # (Grace was indicted today e‘h:rgod conventions. The re- Slmrd-y 8 pflmrtu are still #MWW Wlshlngton. May 6.—Rep. S. M. y ‘states that|Sparkman of the. First Congressional A m reminded |district is expected in Washington hat he next week: For the past three weeks R ihig |6 has been in Florida preliminkry to MV ‘killed. [the First Democratic = primary = of the bullets.and |4pril 30. The race between Repre- ‘flames, rose. tha|sentative Sparkman, chairman of the - vers and harbors -committes, and m withessed their|State - “Attoniey - Herbert 8. Phillips, ud knew gm both of Tampa; attracted much at- enition in 'Wuh‘lnm and the re- Ed o'mmm"umm . When the| mummm_ o 18 mmwmu end of ‘the week before the °r® | rests, as but eighteen of its five witnesses have been heard. (By Amma Prm.) “m"‘"" New York, May 6.-~Taking testi- between 4 mony in & federal suit to dissolve the United States Stesl corporation! mm’wmamm offects, P “once notifled of |may be & which had be-|States, Court at Trenfon, where the(brothér, Mrs, F. Emory Sharp andj was begun here today, and probably will continue two months. Hear{ngn will be helll in other cities also—it last before the United misfortune fallen him and he immediately re- [suit was filed. A with shooting her husband, Bugene H Grace, at their” bome, here in March. Grace is still alive at his mother's home at Newman, Ga., al- though the doctors said he could ot | Iflumme, Ky. The tend between ex-Gov. J. C. W, Beckham, who ‘has espoused the cause of Wood- row Wilson in Kentucky, and Henry Watterson has reached the stage of personalities, Under the heading “A Diseaséd Liar,” and “The Fulmina- tion of a Oom Blackguard and an Diiterate Blatherskite” the Courier- Journal reprints an attack on Watter- son made by Beckham in another pa- per, commenting by way of introduc- tion to what Beckham sald: “The following rigmarole of = dirt, malevolence and lying was yesterday put forth by the most infamous mem- ber of the firm of Haly, Beckham & Company.” Accompanying the utlch was an itortal by Mr.' Watterson in the ‘veln. * 'The attack on Mr. Beckham by ex- [Beckham is no less severe, Ing him, with ‘“deliberste and falsehood,” being devoid of all 01d Common-~|t! ever l“*. enting the |ef d lovely womans want u‘a do something now ifl the years ‘0 come will be & _t source of Aolkht to you e .you think about it, just t busy and make your community & in which to live. Make Keep clean . your streets; ‘Bouse and make it the best earth—for you. all who are il Beed of the samis. Put Just 88 mush of yourse.—your ‘fl lalf--llh your community a8 mflaw—m Banner. MRS, SMITH RETURXS HOME. . Mrs Samuel T, Smith left today for her home in LaFollette, Temm., after & wialt of some time with her family. ‘ot thef Give your |4 Four mogey and your talent NO DEVELOPMENTS IN . RACES FOR STATE omcxs Jacksonville,” May 6.—Conditions in the various State races remain about the same. It will take the offi- cial count of the state executive com- mittee to determine Who will enter the race for. governor against Park 'uamuwll and for Congress State at (By Associated Press.) Large against Claude L’Engle. Washington, May 6.—Seven hun-| ‘The State executive committee dred Chinese are fleeing from the|Meets Thursday at noom, and it will FROM MEXICO PRAYING TO BE PERMITTED T0 ENTER UNITED STATES. disturbed zone in Coahill,-State of |PTobably be late that night of the Mexico, and appealing to the United |"eXt day before they complete their States' government for a temporary labors, In the meantime Milton, Gib- ylum in’this country. Terrified by | PO, Toomer and O'Brien are on the the memory of the Chinese massacre 30X ous seat—neither being able to Bt Torreon during the last revolution, | tke to the fleld as they so much de- the Chinese are pouring into Pledras|®iTe: ; alid Negras, opposite Bagle Pass, Tex.| /. - Meir urgent request for permission |MISS NEWSOME RETURNS Hj:croea the border reached Wuhluz- WITH CHARMING VISITOI m today. g Miss Lucy Newsome will return to- GITHG TODAY FOR= 51 Mflm.mwMY with friends. She. will be accom- MARYEAND panied home by Miss Shelley Souter, (By Associated Press.) A charming girl who has visited : Lakeland frequently. With ~Miss ! { Baltimore, May ~—Maryland yot- |Souter, Miss Newsome will enjoy a ore are holding their first presiden- house party at Bartow tho latter mrt thl primary, with President Taft vs. At i i Rogsevelt and Wilison, Harmon and Clark rival candidates on the Demo- mmrtmms SPECIAL TRAIN m&xc ticket. ol IRAINS AGGRAVATE |~ WRECKED * FLOOD SITUATION! | sy smamre prs ' New-Orleans, May 6.Four train- (By Associated Press.) men ‘and three passengers were _New Orldans, May 6.—The thou- killed, and 'several, rs in- dnds of anxious people in the flood~ flured when the first section, of the menaced districts were disheartened Confederate Veterans' specia], carry- today by heavy rains. The levees lrellnz the veterans from Texas to strainedl almost to the bursting pom:‘rennlon at Macon, was w at Mady places by the swollen Missis-morning near. East Abughle, Miss., ol ,Throughout the m; armies 91 the New Orleans and Northmrn porkmen have worked to urm«.}'lflnv o dykep. ;. | F skiffscand motor boats, 'm L breach reported ocourred -mm ; ' chafalya river, near Elba. The flood ~In the lr-t primary Messrs. 'r F. pouring through the break menaces Holbrook and N. A. Riggins ran a the town of Melville. Several others Pretty close race for éounty commi{s- are threatened with inundation. The Sloner, Mr. Holbrook leading by a situation at Baton Rouge, where a Small plurality. This would have desperate battle 18 being waged to necessitated these two gentlemen en- save the front levee, is more serious tering a second contest, Messrs. Yates still today. “The river there today is and Hennecy being eliminated, had it two and a half feet higher than ’.,,y not been that a satisfactory under previous record. The work of Standing was reached by the leading strengthening the “levees here con- ¢andidates, tinues. | We are informed, however. that a |consultation between Messrs. Rig- SELLING LAND BY gins and Holbrook developed the fact UNIQUE METHODS, that their ideas and plans for the betterment of conditions im the dis- Messrs. Wm. Triplett, B. C. 8. Cobh trict and county are almost identical, and J. L. Weinberg have returned-to and as neither gentleman wants the Lakeland from @& tour of Florida, Job, except as giving an opportunity whire they have been in inter- to get something done for the pub- esth of their land proposition. lic good, Mr. Riggins has decided to They expect to sell Florida lands w!thdpv,_luvlnl Mr, Holbrook the allithrough the west. To accomplish nominee. this end. Wm. Triplett and his en-| This arrangement I8 very satistac- tln .complement of players, tén in tory to all concerned, and we are ber, already widely ;“ popu- | m will bring excellent results dur- xouo‘ IflflCII[R FAVORS PROTECTIVELAWS TO_PREVENT wcnr.ossornn AT SEA AS CAUSED BY SINK- ING OF TITANIC. “WASHINGTON, May 6.— (Special) ~-Senator Fletcher, of Florida, is’ taking a very keen interest im the investigation of the Titanic disaster by the sub-committee of the commit~ tee on commerce, he having been tiamed as one of the senators to eon- iduct this investigation. Questioned as to what he thought the developments from this investiga- tion would point to as the probable action of comgress, he said that al- though the hearings had not beem gempleted, sufficient has been shown up to t.hq present time to indicate the importance of legisiation and in- ternational agreements and regula~ tions covering navigation op the high seas which would insure the follow~ ing things: 1. Life boats and life saving ap- paratus sufficient to take care of ev- ery person, both passengers and crew, in cases of collision, fire, or catas- trophes like the one under consider- ation. 2. Radio-communications such as will make certain always on duty a eonpotent pperator who will be com~ pelled to give and receive warnings and distress signals in preference to all other matter, and obliging ‘passenger vessels to be equipped! wireless apparatus and two or more ‘competent operators. “When it is borne in mind that - thie life boats on: tha Titanic were loaded from the decks about 70 feet ter, it {8:seen why there ngers,' It may be that im- ement in losding and handling devices will be accomplished. “Whether search um- would be ah is 'only fourteen life § capacity of sixty or sixty-five people but not practicable to load that num- ber and lower them seventy feet) and four collapsible boats, each with a capacity of thirty or thirty-five and two surf boats with somewhat less capaclcy, fo take care of $2,600 peo- ple in an emergency, is absurd. ““The tr; of the ship across the North Atlantie should be altered and precautions &hould be specified in reg ulatlons with penalities, so as to' minimize the possibilities of such aw- ful occurrences in future. “We may just as well make up our minds that the unsinkable ship, fit resistible iceberg is a reality. “We can help to avoid disaster and wé can increase the chances of ré- lef. “The committee will have recom~ & mendations to make which the in- vestigation will show as most impor- tant.” r established mm; the 'ing Mr. Holbrook’s second term, He couiitry as a clean theatrical m.m-4 ‘been greatly handicapped during { of exceptional merlt, have been tNe current term, having very little for one year. The q.mnf\m‘t to work wifh, but will in the _tour throughout the 'gg,jhmmbounpomlonmm a lum, under & m-m tanvas |much better showing. As a matter r, with ® ...m‘ capacity of of fact, all things considered, Mr. 3t ‘two thousand people and |Holbrook's work as commisisoner has pped with m‘qn convenlences, tbeon excoedluly creditable. with nightly change of pro- one or two weeks—longer it m"'l cm‘ ELECTING DELEGATES each town visited, (By Associated Press.) Columbia, 8. 'C., May 6.-—Demo- cratic conventions were feld in every county in the State today to elect screen, illustrating the dis-|delegates to the .State Democratic )¢ of an able lecturer, wko has|convention, which meets here May & special study of Florida for|15. b past three years, In addition to N I R A foregoing, a corps of widely ex-‘um ROAD COM- PLETED TO LINE! d real estate salesmer. men “past success and proven ability, Under the diraction of J. M, Smith the Lakeland road has been DI86ed en tour throughout the wess Ht éntire energles from early morn | & Co., wim! late at night selling land, completed to the Polk county line ¥ about ene mile beyond Youmans, The ch night, prior to commenc- regular dramatie program and the acts of same, views made actual photographs of scenes in and of the Iands ‘sold, are ted by stereopticon upon a gi- /THe present M. .B. church building | 45,0 be moved to the rear and a fine new house of worship Gothic in style Of @behitecturp erected In its stead # cost of $38,000, including fur n re and organ.—Orlando Sentinel. Polk coutty authorities should take 'steps to comvlete their part of the road to Lakelard, thus making a creditable highwev all the way be- tween these two jwmportant places. -~Plant City Courier CENTRAL CONFERENCE OF A M. E CHURCE, (By Associated Press.) Kansas City, Mo., May 6.—The twenty-fourth quadrennial session of the Central conference of the African ' e for business, is a dream, m - Methodist Episcopal church met here * today, with delegates present from | ,|all parts of the United Stafes many foreign countries. The vonfer~ ence is to elect four bishops. BOARD OF TRADE MEETING, The Board of Trade met this after- noon but the members evidently thought that the soda water counfer ‘was more inviting, and they ads journed to drink to the health of all those attending—Messrs, H. D. Men- ' denhall, John S. Edwards and W. D. BEdwards. The meeting was a howl- ing success as far as it went, but it didn’t go far enough. WILL HELP BAND BOYS. The St. Petersburg Commercial Club will pay one-third of the ex- pense that was incurred by having free band concerts during the past) winter in the park in the Sunshing” City. 'The city will pay the remain-| fder.