Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, May 7, 1912, Page 1

VOL. 1 MACON THRONGED WITH VETERANS Y THOUSAND VISITORS NOW IN THE GEORGIA CITY TO ATTEND REUNION. (By Associated Press.) Macon, Ga., May 7.—The remnant f that gray-clothed army which a half century ago set the world an pxample of valor and self-sacrifice, muswered the roll call here today in he muster of peace—the annual re- Riciopn of the United Confederate Vet- prans. Strange, too, these old sol- idiers of the Lost Cause were shel- ered for the most part by the flag fthey fought for four long years, for ithey occupied tents lent by the Unit- ed States army. Frequent showers failed to allay the enthusiasm of the ‘“Boys in ray” at the formal opening of the lrcunion in Central City park, or dur- ng the greetings in Camp John B. ordon, the tented city named in Monor of Georgia's famous leader. Underneath the surface of cele- fbration, there could be seen sadness 1 the thinning out of the already thin gray line,” which is more pro- ounced at every reunion, empha- Bized further by the railroad acci- Ment in Mississippi yesterday, when LAKELAND, FLORIDA, 7UESDAY, MAY 7, 1912. }NORMAL SCHOOL CPENED WITH | ENCOURAGING PROSPECTS. The Normal school opened yester- day under the management of Prof. | Chas. M. Jones and his ablé corps of assistants. The prospects are very lencouraging for a well attended and ;successful term. IN MARYLAND ICLARK LEADS HARMON AND | WILSON IN YESTERDAY'S PRES- A number of teachers are taking| IDENTIAL PRIMARY. the Normal course, while there are a number of school pupils making up| Baltimore, May 7. — Presiden: i those studies in which they were con- ditioned. There are about thirty row attending, and this number will be appreciably increased next week, as quite a number wished to get one week's rest before starting back to their studies. MR. UNDERWOOD TAKES IS CANDIDACY SERIOUSLY (By Associated Press.) Washington, May 7.—Oscar Under- wood today declared his presidential candidacy is not in the interest of Gov. Harmon nor any other candi- date than himself. Mr. Underwood's denial was made owing to a statement in a speech by William J. Bryan, at Chillicothe, Ohio, last night that he had under- stood the Underwood delegate: elect- ed in Florida and Georgia were In reality for Harmon. There is no Taft's defeat and Roosevelt's victory in yesterday's Maryland primary seems to have been established by returns received this morning. Roose- velt is accorded 66 delegates to the State convention. This is only on2 more than a majority and there are several points yet to be heard from Nevertheless, it is believed the be- lated returns will not alter the situ- ation. The Democratic returns are incom- plete, but apparently conclusive, and give Clark 72 delegates, Wilson 44, Harmon 4, Gov. Harmon carried but one county, but the Wilson men be- lieve his vote played a big part, as it is believed if this vote had not gone for him it would have gone for Wilson. SCIENTIST CHURCH GETS MRS. EDDY'S MILLIONS, (By Associated Press.) Concord, N. H.,, May 7.—-The gift of Mrs. Eddy, founder of the Chris- everal comrades from Texas were illed. The organizations of the ons and Daughters of the Confed- racy, with other associations, met so. Fifty thousand visitors are al- dy in the city. The meeting was Iled to order by Gen. J. W. Mad- px, of Rome, Ga. Prayer was offered Chaplain General R. Lin Cave, Hth response by Commander-in- fef General C. Irvine Walker, Barleston, S. C. After singing by e choir the session adjourned un- | tonight. . RTHER DETAILS OF tian Science of Rescue, of her estate, valued at about two millions, to the First Church of Christ, Scientist, at Boston, has been sustained by the State Supreme Court. SOUTHERN HAS WRECK NEAR COLUMBIA TODAY (By Associated Press.) ! Columbia, 8. ., May 7.—Thd' breaking of a driving wheel on the engine derailed train No. 31 of the Southern Railway, \Washington to| foundation for such a statement, Un- derwood declared. Mr. Underwood added: “I am mak- ing the race for the presidential nom- ination with an honest endeavor to secure it for myself. Georgia, Flor- ida and Alabama declared for me in their primary elections, and this was an expression of the desire of thou- sands of honest voters at the polls tor me, and not for any other man.” SUWANEE NOT VERY HIGH. A Live Oak dispatch says: Re- ports received from Dowling Park and surrounding territory are to the effect that the flood from the Su- VETERAN SPECIAL WRECK. Hattiesburg, Miss, May 7.—All y the work of clearing up the mass @ wreckage from the Confederate ‘terun Special, which was wrecked filr here yesterday, has been under afily. and pow the track is again clear for traflic. "Although several hundred Veter- ans were aboard, none were seriously fnjured. The dead ate: Mrs, Chas. Holmes, Bay Springs, Tex.; Mrs. * fames Cameron, Henderson, Tex.; two unidentified girls, aged 3 and 5; Engineer Billy Wood, Hattiesburg; Fireman C. C. Jones, negro, Merid- fan; James S. Downing, Atlanta, Ga., dent of the Downing Locomotive Appliance Co., who was riding jhe engine. fhe injured are: J. A. Kelley, Dal- Tex.; J. J. Ellis, Terrell, Tex., pus; J. E. Caldwell, Atlanta, Ga.; . Bomar, Pecos, Tex.; John Wal- , Bagby, Tex.; Mrs. Elizabeth Mr, Wills Point, Tex.; John M. Peen, president First National bank, ine, Tex.; Mrs. Green and five s; J. T. Griffin, Queen City, Tex.; ' 8. England, Commerce, Tex.; J. Justice, Paris, Tex.; H. C. Lindsey, amerce, Tex.; W. T. Wood, Evans, x.; J. W. White, Ennis, Tex.; B. F. ith, Queen City, Tex.; F. M. Moss, gro porter; Mrs. A. C. Boidkin, \arthage, Tex.; G. W. Walters, Wills pint, Tex.; W. W. Hunt, Gloster, ; R. F. Harrison, Paris, Tex.; H. . Paulett, Atlanta (Tex. or Ga.); M. oberts, negro train porter, El Paso; rs. B. H. Pearson and daughter, % Dorothy, of Charleston, S. C., bruised “and cut about head, not seriously; Miss Julia Patillo, Dallas, Tex., cut and bruised on head, ankle sprained; 'B. F. Lester, Midland, Tex., bruised fand cut on head, internal injuries, " serious; E. S. Lalleiy, Pecos, Tex., 4 badly cut and bruised, face, head and i% legs cut; J. M. Fletcher, Atlanta, Tex., badly bruised, face and slight cuts; J. J. Evans, Kildare, Tex., bruised and slight cuts; J. P. Hall- ford, Midland, Tex., leg and head ¢ badly injured; Mrs. W. W. Fowler, Paris, Tex.; J. S. Draper, Atlanta, Tex.; M. W. Butler, Houston, Tex.. Rev. B. C. Ansley, Queen City, Tex ;! F. Harrison, Paris, Tex. ‘The Cedar Key public reading room was formally opened a few nights ago with a book shower. Over fifty vol- umes werp contributed. wanee river is not nearly as bad as at first reported. There is no water Jacksonville, three miles north of| Columbia this morning. None was ROOSEVELT WINS IPREPARING FOR No. 160. - CLEAN-UP DAYS !CITY. WOMAN'S CLUB AND CHIL- DREN WILL WORK TOGETHER FOR CLEANER CITY. Friday and Saturday of this week are clean up days, and already mer- {chants are beginning to wash their '\\'ix.nlu\\'s, pick up the accumulations of trash that have found their way into corners; and in the residence sections citizens are picking up pa- | pers, cans and other refuse and burn- ing all they can and getting the rest placed in receptacles for the city trash wagons, which will call Friday for all such refuse. Although the Woman's Club wili will begin on Saturday, as the city expects to get its work done on Fri- day. Saturday morning the ladies will gather in Munn park at 9 o'clock and they desire all the children of the town, whose parents are willing, to meet them there. chairman of the clean up committec, will give them @ short talk on health will then make the city. Al boys and girls who ha\'v“ small express wagons are requested to bring these, and also sharp point- ed sticks, as the Woman's Club does not want them to touch papers on| the streets but rather to pick them up with the sticks. From present indications, Lakeland's cleap up days will be very successful, indeed. GREATZ'SOCIOLOGICAL CONGRESS AT NASHVILLE (By Associated Press.) Nashville, May 7.—Nearly one taousand delegates and speakers as- sembled here today for the first | Southern Sociological Congress, called by ex-Gov. Hooper. The congress will continue through Friday. Char- at Dowling Park proper, nor is wa- ter over the bridge there. There is pienty of high water and since dam- age has been done, but the river is now settling down to its normal con- dition, LEVEEIBREACH WIDENS; killed but several are reported riously injured. Two sleepers the dining car turned over, STATE MEDICAL EXAMINERS' MEETING IN JACKSONVILLE. Jucksonville, May 7. Eighty-two L an ARE rl_“ontn uspiring medicos, or as they have | been called, “saw-hones,” and “pi'! (By Associated Press.) rollers,” are rezistered for the semi | New Orleans, May 7.—The Torras|annual examinations which are tak crevasse is reported to have widened last night to more than two thou- sand feet, turning loose a constantly increasing amount of flood waters of the Mississippi upon the lowlands south of that point. It is expected this will relieve the situation at points south of Torras, but for points above there the danger of the levees breaking is regarded as more immi- nent today. ing place undey the direction of the Florida State Board of Examiners ai | the Board of Trade rooms. The ex 1‘ continue until tonlght and at the closg of the grind the examiners will know whether the applicants for ex- amination know anything about the practice of medicine or not. The physicians in charge of the ex- amination are Dr. J. D. Fernandez, of this city; Dr. J. H. Picrpont, of Pensacola; Dr. W. 8. Gramling, of Miami; Dr. W. 8. Stringer, of Tampa; Dr. Glover, of Monticello; Dr. E. W. Warren, of Palatka, and Dr. A. L. Izlar, of Ocala. EAST COAST GROWERS WANT FASTER TRAINS. The east coast pineapple growers are stirred over the arrangement of the East Coast railway by which Cu- ban steamers make connection three times a week at Key West with the fastest fruit train ever run in the South, and which makes the rum to Chicago in seventy-two hours, or eighteen hours shorter time than now made for the Florida pineapple and tomato growers. The Florida growers are protest- ing against this discrimination, and will ask that the East Coast give HON. JOHN S. BEARD IS COMING BACK TO THE STATE. Hon. John S. Beard, formerly of Pensacola, but now of Staunton, Va., who for years was so prominent in politics in this State befor he left four years ago, will soon b~ back to his old home again, much 1o the grat- them as fast a train as it has put on |ification of his numerou- friends for the Cuban growers. throughout Florida. The Pensacola The east Coast pineapple crop i8{News said of the distinzuished gen- quite promising, and the fruit is be-|tleman and family as follows: ginning to move to the markets. The| <My and Mrs. John 5 leard, who crop will be about the same as last Sraunton, Va., season.—Jacksonville Metropolis. 'SHRINERS MEETING | AT 10S ANGELES are now living in where they have a beautiful colonial kome, will return to Pensacola early in October, and are to oCCupy the‘ | bayshore residence of Mr and Mrs. C, W. Lamar, the latt:r move to the city 1 “Mr. and Mrs. Bon cxpecting to | (By Ascociated Press.) {the social and I l.os Angeles, May 7.—The first|Staunton, and have ! meeting of the Imperial Council injamong a coterie of !ronnev»riqn with the thirty-eighth an-|women, but have fel \nual conclave of the Order of the|ida, and will return 0 their ..\Iys:iw. Shrine opened here today. ihome." ome favorites gitted men and all of Flor- old ity, prisons, child welfare, child Ia- bor, sanitatioy and other problems of interest to the South will be dis- cussed, YOUNG ASTOR TURNS TO MOTHER IN HIS SORROW. New York, May 7. arief over his father’s death and his Worn out with efforts to cheer his youthful step- mother, young Vincent Astor, now head of the family in America, has turned to his “real mother,” Mrs. Ava Willing Astor, for solace, After the funeral of John Jacob aminations began yesterday and will| Astor Suturday, Vincent took Mrs. MR. M'KENNEY HAS Madeline Force Astor home, then he hurried off to meet his mother. Thers was another meeting yesterday, and mother and son were together again today. Young Astor's sister, Alice Muriel, was at the family meetings. At no time during the funeral services of her father was she permitted to come in contact with her youthful step- mother. i DR. BATEMAN'S BODY ‘ EN ROUTE FROM HALIFAX. Jacksouville, May 7.—Shipped from Halitax yesterday the body of the late beloved Dr. R. J. Bateman is expected to arrive here next Thurs- | day, according to a telegram received by Mrs. Bateman at the Central City Missiop this morning. As stated, the body will be received by Marcus Co- pant and prepared for burial here, with Masonic ceremonies. The delay in the shipment of the body of Dr. Bateman has placed an additional weight upon the strain which is be- ing borne by his widow. The matter of delay has been made the more unbearable by conflicting telegrams which have beep sent to Halifax without authority from Mrs. Bateman. Without her sanction, Baltimore, in which city Dr. Bate- man is greatly beloved and which is the old home of the family, tele- graphed Halifax that the body should be shipped there immediately. Mrs. Bateman at the time the telegram was sent did not know that the body of her husband had been found. be busy Friday, their real activities| Mrs. Ohlinger, | and hygiene, and with the ladies they rounds of the! 'one of two orchards there, and has RELIEF FUNDS WILL BE THANKFUFLLY RECEIVED. GiN. WALKER for g ance of the sufferers in Ih--f .'-AI-KS ]-0 vt]-s Mi ppi valley growing more in-| PR Isistent, George R. DeSaussure, .“.‘";-_ZDECLARES CONFEDERATES WERE urer of the Florida Board of the American Red (ross Society, is ~-m.'.vr-: NOT REBELS BUT PATB'IOTSV ly awaiting contributions from the! NOT TRAITORS BUT MARTYRS. people of Jacksonville and Florida. {The donations of the past two \\uksi (By Associated Press.) | st | | dacksonville, May T.-With caliz] | 1 {have been liberal, but the increasing ! Macon, Ga., May 7.—Gen. . Ir- ravages of the flood make more| . i i 2 5 % vine Walker, of Charleston, S, money necessary to give relief to the 4 AR e commander-in-chiet of the United stricken people along the Mississippi river. Mr. DeSaussure states that all contributions will be thankfully re- ceived, and he is anxious to have a large sum to forward to the Red Cross officers this week. OROZCO WON'T RECOG- IZE GOVERNMENT | \F GOMEZ (By Associated Press.) Escalon, Mexico, May 7.—Gen. r]‘:lfl('llfl] Orozco, the rebel commander, ‘has refused to recognize the pro- [visional government established by [Emilio Vazquez Gomez at Juarez Sat- urday. Orozco telegraphed Gomez today, threatening him and his ase sociates unless they left Mexico. Confederate Veterans, on behalf of the organization, delivered the sponse to the addresses of welcome atc the opening of the annual reunion of the veterans here today. In begin- ning his address Gen. Walker paid a tribute to Gen. George W. Gordon, who died soon after his election as commander-in-chief of the Confeder- ate Veterans at the last reunion, and lof whom the speaker said: | “A wise Providence has, since we |last met, gathered him to Himself. My comrades, Gordon loved you; he treasured ever the sacred memories ot a hallowed past; he was proud of the glories which cluster around this federation. May the memory of his life and work incite us to higher ef- fort for the good of the United Con- federate Veterans he so truly loved and falthfully served.” Asking the question “What is it that brings to this meeting the ‘boys' from the distant corners of our far-spreading land?” The speak- er said: re- HOPE CONGRESS WILL ADJOURN IN TIME FOR CONVENTION. Most members of the house of rep- resentatives as well as nearly all the| «phe principles for which we United States senators are hoping|fought were buried under the shat- that congress will adjourn in time to tered ruins of the Confederacy. So permit them to attend the national [their maintenance cannot be the reas- conventions. The Republicans are to 'on for this great gathering. Our be- have their first session in Chicago on {lgved Confederate banner is but a June 18, while the Democrats will be |¢herished memory, but, Oh how deep- ot Baltimore on June 25, Those who ly cherished We can never hope to do not think congress will adjourn |ynfur] it. We can gain nothing of hefore the conventions meet, are hob- [material benefit from these reunions ing that an adjournment will be tak- mpen what powerful impulse of our en during the convention period. nature draws us here? It is surely some deep, vivid, imperishable senti- ment. Is it not a proof of how much these old ‘boys' loved that Confed- eracy which STOP TO JOY RIDING. — A stop will b put to the joy riding in California if a recently enacted statute is upheld. It provides that any driver of an automobile who while intoxicated shall be a party to an accident shall be guilty of felony and shall bhe subject to the severs penalties provided therefor, wl we hope to accomplish, 1t us, tacing death, and who served their beloved country withh unex- ampled devotion, unexcelled courage and grievous sufterings., Confederate teomradeship is the strongest bond ilu-tww-n man and man. It is a great happiness to dwell lovingly upon the pathetic and the amusing inci- dents of our war experiences, It is a happiness to meet these fair daugh- ters, who gather around us and hon- or us and our cause. “Now, what good can we expect? “ ‘Rose so white and fair, Aund fell so pure of crimes and of how they must have impressed that devotion upon their descendants? strong sentiment is partly the S we anticipate and partly (By Associated Press.) Washington, May 7.-- Ninth Illlnl‘-; national Red Cross conference met here today, Senator Root, in Pres dent Taft's absence, presiding and welcoming the foreign delegates, A S S SOLD HIS HOME. Mr. A. S. J. McKenney has sold his home on North Kentucky avenue to; et Fleming & Willey. With Mrs. M- In considering this do not forget Kenney he expects to leave the Ia'-]""m' whntuer “‘.'. Were €KL, “ bt ter part of May for various points in {will forever ('lm‘m,‘ur woOus: 9% s Georgla, where he will handle sev- enemies assert, it is all now purely eral large peach crops, going later an academic question, one which can- to North Carolina, where he will sell not in the slightest degree affect our ority or happiness. The apples. Mr. McKenn rchased |PTescnt prosper i NSO s greatest good to be obtained by these reunions is our vindication, a justi- fication of the righteousness of the cause for which we fought. This, not selfishly for ourselves, but for our descendants. Then let us be sure that our children and their children months ago and purchased a pla(-»lm the remotest generation, know west of town, was married last Sun-ithm their fathers were not rebels day to Sallie D. Patridge, of Ala- /but patriots, not traitors but mar- bama. Mr. Pope met his bride injtyrs. They should know that we Lakeland and took her to his home|fought not for conquest, but for de- wheres Mr. H. M. Alexander united fence, not to maintain slavery, but them in marriage —Wauchula Advo- to preserve the precious rights won cate. {by and handed down to us by our {forefathers. We fought for our free- idom, our firesides, our women and ‘our God. “We accepted with loyalty our pa- |roles at the close of the war. We returned to our homes to devote our- iselves to the maintenance of peace, ‘karmony and concord. We took our 'new duties, we faced every trouble, and with a mighty effort trinmphant- Iy rose above thousands of difficul- ties which The war had brought us ruin, desolation, de- contracted for others. et e— MET BRIDE HERE. Mr. T. M. Pope, who came here from Montgomery, Ala., about six What a lot of disloyal friends were at the polls yesterday. If every man had voted as he promised to do, every candidate would have been clected Jacksonville Metropolis. TWO ON BALLOT IN MISSISSIPPI (By Associated Press.) Jackson, May 7.—A Democrati preference primary is being held in feat, but its hard-earned lessons, self Mississippi today. Only the names reliance, patience, persistency and of Underwood and Wilson appear on - the ballot. J (Continued on Page 5.) confronted us. THE LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM | Published in the Best Town in the Best Part of the Best State.