Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, May 18, 1912, Page 1

THE LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM —— Published in the AICHESON LOSES NERVE IS DEATH HOUR WRECK OF THE TITAN STARTS IN TELEGRAM | In today's paper we begin the pub- LAKELAND, FLORIDA, S. STATUS OF DEMOGRATIG GANDIDATES FOR Best Town in the Best Part of the Best State. ATURDAY, MAY 18, 1912. FORMER LAKELAND BOY TAKLES FINE HONORS. TV COBB'S TEAMMATES COMENTON Mrs. M. H. Terry has just received the information that her son, Mr. TRAMMELL'S STATEMENT CONCERNING ABSURD lxt'auon of that great story “The Royal B. Terry, has graduated l'mmi Wreck of the Titan,” which was PHE&I“E“I SIHIKE the Georgia Military Academy with'! EHAHGES 4 written fourteen years ago. It is a fine honors, having been awarded al COMPLETE COLLAPSE OF CON- DEMNED MAN OF HIS SWEET- HEART, AVIS LINNELL. (By Associated Press.) Boston, May 18.—Copjured by powerful opiates, deep sleep came to night collapse smote the man, who is condemned to death for poisoning his sweetheart, pretty Avis Linnell. The end of his fortitude came, and alter- nately he besought his counsel to have him buried at the side of his mother in Virginia and raved against the fancied persecution by the two remarkable coincidence how a writer cculd imagine an occurrence of the kind, and that it should so entirely coincide with the actual details sur- rounding the wreck of the Titanic a few weeks ago. It is thrilling from beginning to end, and we feel sure that our readers wil] appreciate our efforts in giving them literature of this class. FEDERALS PLM 10 CAPTURE JUMREZ D CALSH NSUBREETS CLAIMS OF THE SEVERAL CANDI- DATES AS TO THEIR STRENGTH IN CONVENTION. (By Associated Press.) Washington, May 18.—With more than two-thirds of the delegates to the Democratic Natfonal convention elected, control of the Baltimore gathering remains in doubt. It will consist of 1,024 delegates, and 729 votes are necessary to choice, With about 320 delegates still to be selected, the strength of Clark, Wilson and Underwood, as given by their respective headquarters today, is as follows: as 32 DETROIT AMERICANS REFUSE TO PLAY BECAUSE FINE WAS IM- POSED UPON COBB. cflicer. President Taft details a Unit- ed States army oflicer to act as mili- tary instructor of the college, and as supervision, the young man is all the more to be congratulated. He has many Lakeland friends who will be glad to hear of his splendid military record. (By Associated Press.) Philadelphia, May 15.—Manager Jeunings of the Detroit American team has engaged a team of nine semi-professional players for this alternoon’s game with Philadelphia in order to avoid a forteit and fine ol $5,000, This action resulted from the action of the teammates of Ty Cobb in refusing to play unless Cobb reinstated after suspension ount of assaulting a spectator in a game at New York this week, Pres- PRESEITERINS ENPRESS 1 ENSELVES VIG0ROLSLY ON SABBATH BREAING (By Assoclated Press.) on gold medal for being the best drilled ! the examination was held under his) ! TRO?\IOUNCES AS UNQUALIFIEDLY o s we giIENAMS and " To the Citizens of Florida: Most positively | say that every word, statement and intimation made by Frank Walpole and Cromwell Gibbons or by either of them, sug- gesting, intimating or charging that at any time any trade, combination, deal or political frame-up of any na- ture whatever was made by Mr. Mil- ton or any of his friends with me or any of my friends are without any foundation and are unqualifiediy false and untrue from beginning to guards, who formed his death watch. : (By Associated Press.) Clark claims instructed 323, ident Johnson insists Cobb was in AR i L end. Such ridiculous, unreasonable Richeson learned yesterday fore- El Paso, May 18.—The Mexican|pledged 68. total 341; conceded to|ecrror. His teammates plan a barn- ";"m[m(' k"" May 18.—“Nine-!, 4 ahsurd charges can come only ncon that he must go to the death |Federal army leaders hope to deal| Wilson 80, not including South Car-|storming trip until after the affair tenths of those Who enter Prison are | gy 4 wild imagination and couid chair. He bore himself up well but 45 night fell the realization of the within the next three days so crush- ing a blow to the insurrecto move- olina’s 18, where the convention en- dorsed Wilson; conceded to Under- started by Sabbath breaking due iv settled. Cobb received a telegram |, 2 " iargely to Sunday sports.” “*One hun- signed by the Georgia senators and ouly be asserted from a lack of 2 proper sense of fairness and justice fate that awaits him seemed to i |ment in the north, as to disperse the | wood 84, to Harmon 2. Wilson | congressmen expressing their sym- d.m' thousa rmhlu-s‘;}‘n- kept from | o man to man. jressing itself stronger. Then some rebels. It is thus believed that Jua-| claims as instructed 243, as favor- | pathy. Sunday school by golf,” are exXpres-| pravjous to that time and on the .lieve the tortured mind of Clarence v T. Richeson early today. Last «ne told the prisoner that his father rez will fall into the hands of the ing Wilson 30, total 273, conceded sions used in the report of the com- day the votes were canvassed in did not care to have his body re-|constituted government. to Clark 234, Underwood 82, Har-| 1t is estimtacd by the Miami Board m_“"‘“ st ul'wr\':m‘n- fOF | Jeksonville, Mr. Milton, so 1 was in- moved to Virginia, and the blow fell. | The Federals plan to surround the | mon 4. T it o presentation to ”"'_ 124th General | oiniad, asked by letter, wire and in Richeson gave way to ravings that city and destroy the connecting link Underwood claims 90, including 0 TN (B 35,800 UNTIN VERIDH | ety ot "l"‘ Northern Presby- person the views of a large number vere only relieved by the moments ¢f insurgents with the United States. | ¢ from Tennessee. that city during the past season. terian church, The report condemns | o pis sypporters upon the question when he implored his counsel to ob- Chihuahua is likely to be the last Sunday newspapers, and urges all| oo Lonaining in the race, It tzin permission for his body to lic | stand of rebels. employers of labor to give their men soems, however, that Mr. Walpole heside his mother’s. He begged his spiritual adviser, the prison chap- lain, and his lawyer to walk to the THREE NEGROS INDICTED FOR SHERIFF MURDER. ROOSEVELT REPUBLICANS OF FLORIDA POWWOW the rest needed on Sun HER TOE WORTH $4,480 M0 HER. NO DANCING OF " NTRED AMUSEMENTS who hud been one of his supporters, felt, as he expressed it to me and oth- ers, that he “had been ignored ™ He electric chair with him. He threw T Fu“ ‘[“E MH“““‘S‘I‘S V : : said had Milton asked him he wonld : himself on his cot and moaned and Gainesville, Fla., May 18.—The AI JAGKS“"'IU-E Pittsburg, Penn., May 18 A Jury | jave advised him to not run, but he S | in Common Pleas Court today de- This E skricked, and with arms and shoul- ders twitching, his face drawn in grand jury has returned indictments against Cain Perry, Sr., Fortune Per- ry, his son, and Lige Brown, negroes, \ (By Associated Press.) | (By Associated Press.) cided that the loss of Mrs. Katherine Kelly Smith's big toe as an active | Rt e Sl S St A S 2 I gl Bt S e et “did not like to be ignored ™ ¢ course, was of no concern to me. On the Thursday night reterred to Jacksonville, Fla,, May 1». Minneapolis, May 18, The Meth- ke SR e R arrested for the murder of '““"'h“”t faiming that the ll:‘nuhlicam con- Lodist general conference today voted ::" :';::‘ ';"s\f:f(': ‘:'llr' BLECINLICH W& by Mr. Walpole, 1 did not advise him ¥ . " ) Q14 r g » v S N : N VO A T Cai g O 9 . 0ns | watching me, they're watching me!" |- 1. Slaughter and Deputy Sheriff| (o ion ae palatka, which |“,~||-m.m(|‘|u retain in the church discipline the i " . to wait twenty-four hours as he § F. V. White near Archer early on it ® | Exa £ Mrs. Smith brought action against| . before he said anything : ! He was finally put to sleep with|™. V. : s X Gl | the nationa] convention delegates to paragraph prohibiting dancing and (ol dGnos MAchosley HHAL A claims, before he said - anything 3 drugs. The attack follows ut the |Sunday morning and by the recom-| i for president Taft, was irregu- | Kindred amusements. “ 3 sbdga ‘l' ’| b :" i through the Times-Union about the 1 conclusions of the alienists, who re- | mendation of State’s Attorney ALV, ey Tthe antl-Taft man:from all I'ill'l*i : M 'i‘ '“"l'"‘ ‘|'|““' Sl ;("“ Maches-1 g1 he suspected, but when he was : i ' ' L 4 4 s W fourth avenue, 'y : cently examined Richeson, and who | long, six other negroes, including ¢ wiopida met here today in State FARMERS' CLUB MEETING ':")'l'"v - l‘lr““m_', 4 _"j"." O] pad and charging because he felt L declared that, although sane, he was|one woman, were ordered released. | el ion o elect contesting del i ler big toe and foot when she Stum= |y e had been ignored by not be- b : The cases against the three prison- | ! ; DIRALIE . CoiRs bled over w movable elevator, the ;.. alted by Mr. Milton as t i subject to hysterical delirium. He e cases against the three prison- oo pigruetions for - Roosevelt Occurred Today at the Home of Mr. |y, or which opened He puveme JiEgenl IR o L i 3 probably will be executed Tuesday | €S have been set for next Wednes- | wra oxtholed ‘ 1. A P Lake Hol top of which opened on the pavement [ e chould do, 1 told him most H ! r'nrniné e {are expected. ‘ A (’FI‘W onth € i in front of the Machesney building. cmphaticaily when he intimated that 5 . . i = ingsworth. RGeS : Rty aticuily i : The prizoners were arraigned to- _g' £ 1t was shown that the (op of the by jad been teading done, that he KR agony, whenever his eyes fell on the guards, he would scream, “They're A. C. L. ENGINEER LOSES SUIT. day, and old man Perry, who has! [ heen suffering from a wound in the! CHANGES IN FASHIONS. The Farmers' Club met today at Pearce on Lake elevator was broken and projected several inches above the level of the woas absolutely wrong in his imazina- tion and such positively was not the e [ ihigh, inflicted by Acting Deputy | Swells Idle Host of Shop Girls—Uni- :::_I,';::.'"'“:,:.”:.' R e "_“"“‘fl,'i‘ i f‘f""""."v" happened | When e talked ol soing to 6 Wm. M. Whilden, a former "nfl'i‘\h"rm J. AL Manning on the night form Dress Urged. port a fine day, a big dinner, and a ‘\TI; o 'I“m:' 'T 'hf SIith Was o upimes-Union, 1 oadvised hime just s I neer of the Atlantic Coast Line, willlor the murder, had to be brouzh® New York, May 18, That the lTarge and genial crowd ol I‘_”"”' !""L '"‘l P"""'"j'""l "'"'lu.» 1 owonld any othe s mad and angry (A ot collect damages against that line Linto court on a streteher. 1o Was ' i s in fashions, eliminat- Mro Pearee isanewcomer 1o Flor SEaliih heing vory dark _'“_"‘ ‘\""'I'_ wan, that 1 thonght he had better i warded him some time ago as Il-'!u:nu'fllly an objeet of more Curiosity o Ciain garments m;ulv.h\' tained ida, bt he very wisely settled on okl “”""I ."_'"' ‘_h" ”'-"_”""‘. W her s g s, as Mreo Milton had doubt- 'h_ hud expected according to the terms (ran sympathy Cworkers, have evolved an ;"‘nllnln o Lakeland s a place of residence, and h","‘h:"l l.‘:'ll,hl‘\‘ ‘,”_’ llm Ilulml‘ ‘I:l ‘Q" : i net intended to ignore Lim, My f ! ol a decree handed down by Judge L aituation which only 1he adoption of all who had the pleasure of spend ,\'” ;,:l,"‘” PR S0P W E0 onl utdepunion RbbnL L dlond WS Y f! Shielby, of the United States Court of | JypGE PRESTON'S [ unitorm dress by women of fashion ing the day with him and his exeel i \I: ‘] Lo AT O i | Sind s UnLrde s Amerois imigs E," { Appe reversing and remanding BROTHER HERE | iy wilevinne, is the assertion made Tont family are very happy indecd, 1] -'ul 1 .m‘. ;:u.m‘( : I;||- : rx Ililulll'll‘l.. Watinis ot sael, ol ‘g,‘ the decision of the jury that tried | RS, {1 the wiinual Feport of the Wotnen's weleome sucl roli i s o n;l: ln\ n" |“,. |.I«T I,- n.-r 'L;.. ”' On Friday, atter Mro Milton an- 1_ ”f the case in the district court and Judge W, . Preston is in Lakeland |00 Leasae Gommnin ""'I" '”“““"I ."".""'\'"'" f"_'l Wtk cd dionsh the Metropolis his i b{. which jury awarded to Whilden dam- | today and with him is his brother,| i have made petticoats — The ”“:‘mw‘ Bl Ui orsion o ':' :'.:_'":“:::i"' her awkward In movs | pgrawal, Mr ‘.\.|I|ml.‘- and K!r 'Ln; e Aces amounting to $3.000 with costs | ey, . W. Preston, of Nebraska | 1o e oot maintaing, and the annnal cleetion of officers, the S ; $ [Gibhons were tozether oft and on .hu e of the procedure. who is a Congregational minister. ll«-“\“'r“rm,v Uhonands of wirl petticoat following were duly elected Presi ;.-n;-l honrs, apparently |.n -'nlll.t-r- b -fn The decision, which was filed yes- | j: being warmly welcomed by Judge makers are out o work dent, M. Bl Gra vice president, |EHUI BA“L[S“'P '[ms Ssorul s, SIS X ot terday in the United States District|preston’s many friends. In the same manner the shirtwaisi M, No HL Davisg secretary, Mes. N “ll‘il wits oftended at Mro Milton, l.b.-- w Court here, declares in short that the makers have suffercd through the 1. Davis w‘s u““c“[“ In“l‘tuuw he felt that he had been i defendant had failed to show in his advent of the one-picce it and the "he members cach told of their ex e { nored Gibbons was up i the air, bill of particulars that it was really sflm[n" B”“s‘s “EH necktie makers througzh the peculiar- periences in growing various crops, (By Associated Press) ‘:.n d had been saying for several days a case for the United States Court to SI lnms jty of the knitted cravat. It has among those who spoke being Messrs Newport New, May 1. The bat- Lir Milton withdrew trom the race he consider, in that it had failed to "m l“ . been suggested that if women of B. M. Gray, T. E. Taylor, & A, Walk-{ oain Texas '”... greatest super was going to get his name on “i" show that the Atlantic Coast Line, wealth and fashion would come out er and Anderson, nlra.-ulhmuuhl y:-l constructed for lh-:'“"k"' It tho- steunil. JHIREYS S the defending company, was created (By Associated Press.) boldly for a more uniform style of| A magnificent dinner was spread | i Ve ey lm\y. ot from a man who said he Lad "l(-.-«n by a state whereof the complainant | Oklahoma City, May 18—St. Louis| gregs it would help greatly to solva'at noon, which the sixty members|, o lod;ny v . jignored” and was angry and Ill"nm was not a citizen. In the bill of Par- | yaq selected as the meeting place of | yhis problem. A group of such wom- present enjoyed to the fullest extent, e —— another man who had an ax to L;rlllfl- ".'HIEVES m HOME who had 2 design and purpose in ticulars the complainant set forth that he is a resident of Florida and that the Atlantic Coast Line is “a corporation and citizen of the State of Virginia.” It is probable that an effort will be made to have the case re-tried. The original suit was for $40,000. It was alleged by Whilden that while in the employ of the Atlantic Coast Line Company as an engineer operat- ing an engine between Fort Myers and Lakeland that an arch pipe blew out, knocking him down and severe- ly scalding him, and that as a re- sult of these injuries he was perma- the Southern Baptist convention next year, at this morning’s session. FAILED TO GET HERE. A card from Mr. E. F. Ray, of Coldwater, Mich., states that he was scrry not to have gotten down to Lakeland the past winter but that he snd his wife stopped off in Orlando, and, being delightfully situated, nev- er got any farther down. En route Lome they stopped at Pinehurst and Southern Pines, N. C.. and at Wash- ington, Richmond and (leveland, O Mr. and Mrs. Ray have many friends en should start the reform move- ment. NEW OFFICERS FOR HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. Miami, May 18- The tion of officers for the State i Society took place yosterday after- roon and owing to the very efficient way in which the affair- of the so- ciety had been carricd on the past year, the officials were 1-arly all re- elected. -ultural | | The club meets next with Mr. Cline, ‘on South Florida avenue. OF MR. J. D. RICHARDSON. Yesterday while Mr. and Mrs. J. D, Richardson, who live northwest of town, had gone to the Farmers' Union picnic at Lake Gibson, a thief or thieves entered their home and ransacked it from front to back They secured nothing but a pair ol trousers and a pair of suspenders be- longing to Mr. Richardson Mr. Richardson states that he and SUNDAY SCHOOL PICNIC WAS GREAT SUCCESS. Yesterday the members of the First Presbyterian and Cumberland | Presbyterian Sunday schools went to ,Inverness on their annual picnic | leaving here at 8:25 yesterday morn- | ing and returning last night at 7:35. The day was one of great pleasure to ing to get into the second primary the unsup- ported, the absurd, the ridiculous .nd unrcasonable story of an alleged deal. Its ridiculous absurdity gav) it the earmarks of being the expres- | <ion only of the wildest imagination. Mr. Gibbons knew the people would | not approve of him, the fourth man in the race, trying to get his name ¢n the ticket when such conduct was contrary to the practice of other can- mind - that of try came The officers as they o President, St. Mary; vice presiden v #7and are: and each ume, Glen H. B. Stev- all, participant H. Harold returned happy and delighted with the splen- did treatment accorded them by the his wife found where the intruder | gidates, was in violation of the spirit Lad pried open a window, and when g, the primary law and against the they entered the house n-u»r,\'xhim:?',r‘mmr} regulations which have ex- Clothing Was | jsted since the beginning of the pri- was in confusion. - gy ww o nently disabled. He further alleged . i s ¢ Temple, Wi f Inverness in Lakeland who trust they will get | ens, DeLand; W. . Tomple, inter | good people of Inverness. , - i ¢ e atically folne that the blowing out of the arch piPe | ;. 1, Lakeland next winter. Park: S, B. Skinner Dinedin; sec-| They were met at the train by the | FIrewh 98 the house and the beds| pary system, so he practically Joine | | was caused by the negligence of the| retar;' E. 0. Paint - lacksonville; | Presbyterian Sunday school of Inver- showed that the thief had looked un- | with Mr. Walpole, in getting out the iber- £y 5 bt y i i s conin | der the mattr in the hope of | 345 story of the imaginary deal, :«la‘d':’ D T iak T dehbe; Margaret Richardson, a 90-year-|treasurer, W. S. Hur [1awks Park. ness, and were escorted 1o the pient "l‘;n:lin:‘:’ \;nluah; No trare of the [ ;‘.n: : :::.‘ r-oh\' to gain a little jus- ed hi 5 SN Ehe yhs S '.“;0 old negro woman, and John Walker, | The executive commi = remains the | grounds which overlook a very pret- thiet has yet been found :'.". ; ’: : and '.mmw'-l of his un e ’fm ke 40 years old, were licensed to wed\at ) same also, consistin = P. H. Rolfe, |ty lake. The people of Inverness left el { ety i f the fourth g An appeal was taken with the result Ocala last week Gainesville; E sard, Federal rothing undone looking to the pleas-| | heard-of proposition © ¢ l-- ¥ as detailed. The accident o.r('urred Point; G. L. Taber (:on St. Mary. l\"'a of their guests. They were tak- PE"“S“.'““ uluE“s ].If"m ’f' n‘. fir v';»]rlr‘x:‘\m{ rvryuu: & 1 on Feb. 11, 1909.—Tampa Tribune. | 'f The report of retary this|en for boat rides and w shown .,;-‘mw..' e second l' A‘,,f i } P“,;B n afternoon disclos fact that the |over the country in carriages and ]‘“ “E“IH" ]‘“ mHK Fiftystwo thousand out of si h : fi" SPANISH WAR VETERANS “n‘l‘ F“n “ml membership ha- nted to T.U!G.!(plherwisz- made to have a very pleas- two thousand vo ~‘r~ "“1“";1 “‘v“‘ the & ::r | joty ' sht to get into the second pri 'y ‘M 0 : largest member- « society has|ant day ; % \ i 3R RGANIZE CAMP ARCHIE BUTT S wa gy el i 155 A i) T will of O N ne | SEE i # : : ! { wbarre, Pen Mayv The ghts in the first primary k s = (By Associated Press.) {By Associated Press.) riod of great p: ¢ tor the asso- MOVED TO MULBERRY. Wilkesbarre, ¥ Ink. May 1'~ ; '1 ; ,' ' I: “(I'h i o 3 ; i Augusta, May 18.—“Camp AT"hi"i Bristol, May 1%5.—The Southern|ciation. Thrce - nired and sixty- - e s fipets “... s J.. e .A-,'.-vx-—vAy. w firmed the B Butt” is the name of a new local or- | Presbyterian assembly this morning | six members b regis 4 as pres- Mr. L. E. McClamma and family this afternoon ratified ”.u' m¢ B . f- ~" S T e "h» zanization of Spanish War Veteransjac spted the report of the special|ent at this con tint ) hundred | kave moved to Mulberry, where they made by the sub-committee of min- | ve o e peoy by holdir -,“,[ r P 1 or 1as no right to go into the secd in honor of the Augustinan who was | committee advising against the es-|and thirty-fiv s received | will make their future home, Mr. ers and operators and ~h.. m :“v . “v ht to u % the president’s aide and who went |tablishment of a great Presbyterian|from me T donations ] McClamma having a grocery store | will go back 1o work after an idle- | primary . Ak 47 Cown with the Titanic. University in Atlanta for the carry . n- its work. there ress of seven we A . 341 ¥ o 5