Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, May 20, 1912, Page 1

THE LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM Published in the Best Town in the Best Part of the Best State. LAKELAND, FLORIDA, MONDAY, MAY 20, 1912. VOL. 1 BEFGE TO REANSTATE G088, WD STRNE 5 STLL ON HOPED, HOWEVER, THAT TROU- BLE WILL BE SETTLED IN TIME FOR TOMORROW'S GAME. (By Associated Press.) Philadelphia, May 20.—After a . onicrence between President Navin, of the Detroit baseball club, and the <riking players, it is announced that Navin told them that President Johnson, of the League, would not reinstate Ty Cobb at this time. The players have been on a strike since Saturday as the result of the indefinite suspension of Cobb for Leating a spectator who had insulted nim. It was reported after this morning's meeting that Cobb advised Lis fellow players to return without him, but the players are quoted as having said they would fight it out. The feeling is general, however, that ilie trouble will be settled in time for the game tomorrow at Washington. PUMPKINVILLE'S ORATOR SOON TO BE HERE. Relative to the Pumpkinville Grad- vation exercises soon to be put on in Lakeland by local talent, we have ‘e following letter from one of the jarticipants, which shows how far matters have progressed: Dear Mr. Hetherington, Esquire, Lear Sir—This is to let you know MOTHER OF REV. HENDRY SERIOUSLY ILL AT FT. GREEN. Arcadia, May 20.—Rev. J. A. Hen- dry, of Jacksonville, was called to- day by telegram from Southern col- | lege at Southerland, where he is at- tending commencement and meeting of the board of trustees, announcing the serious illness of his mother at Fort Green, in this county. She is over 80 years old and fears are en- tertained for her recovery. SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIANG YOTES HALF A MILLION FOR FOREIGN MISSIONS (By Associated Press.) Bristol, May 20.—The Genera] As- sembly of the Southern Presbyterians this morning voted to raise more than half a million next year for for- eign missions. The report of a spe- cial committee urging the taking of steps looking to the umion of the church with the United Presbyterians was made today. The majority report of the commit- tee on marriage and divorce, submit- ted this morning, recommends that the assembly submit to the Presby- teries the question of abolishing from the confession of faith desertion as a cause of divorce. 25,000 TOURISTS AT MIAMI. The secretary of the Miami Board of Trade says since Dec. 1 last, 25,- 000 tourists registered at the various hotels in that city, most of them re- maining during the winter. that 1 am going to be over to Lake- land next week to give the graduat- ing sermon. Both of our preachers are so they can't come. The Meth- odist preacher comes here twice a month and the Baptist onct in four months, but this graduation exercise omes at the wrong time of the wonth to get any one of them, so I am coming over. I think it would maybe stir up some interest in the ciening's celebration it you would put it in the paper that I am going 1o oficiate, My boy. Sylvius, is go- ing to take a part in the program, 100 o put that in. It will may- B make the boy put the best foot foremost a little harder if he knows s been announced in the paper, thoneh he is a boy that does his t at everything he undertakes to Now if you will mention these y things about me and Sylvius in ¥ next paper on the front page, sond yon the money for another -months' subseription, as 1 have vot regretted taking it for the last /AUTOPLUNGED INTO FINE FLOWING WELL. Messrs. Henry and Columbus Bass have a well on their place in the eastern part of Osceola county which was recently driven by W. F. Hamil- ton and which flows thirty feet from the surface. They are naturally proud of this wel] and state that it is as pure water as can be found any- where. BVER, FNE ORONNED (By Associated Press.) Chicago, May 20.—Three men and two women were drowned early to- {day when the auto in which they were riding plunged into the Calu- met river at the Ninety-second street bridge, which had been opened to al- low a boat to pass o months, And oblige, Yours respectfully, OTTO B. WAYBACK, I acon of the First Methodist Church of Pumpkinville, PISTOL DUEL AT WAYCROSS; PREACHER KILLED. Waycross, Ga., May 20.—Clifford Pennett, a Baptist preacher, Wwas killed, and Carey Bennett, a cousin, was injured in a pistol duel near here Sunday. Two bystanders also were tlightly hurt by stray bullets. Clif- ford Bennett, who is wealthy, has been separated from his wife for some time, and the wife filed suit for divorce yesterday. The shooting is said by friends of the two men to have been due to young Carey's at- tentions to his cousin's wife. The cousin had been notified to keep away from Milwood, the village where Clifford lived, but today got off the train there, in company with 1wo young womeh, for the first time in several months. Clifford was at the station and shot at the intruder. Carey ran back of the two women, but Clifford fired over the shoulder of the women, hitting Carey. Carey then returped the fire, shooting Clif- ford three times. Carey was arrested when he went to a doctor's four miles from the scene. Further trouble was expected because of the prominence of the par- ticipants, but everything was quiet iast night. £100,000 PASSENGER DEPOT AT PENSACOLA. Pensacola is to have a new passen- zer depot built by the L. and N. at’ J‘ f-os.t of $100,006. It is to be of Spanish architecture, the material '#ing of brick and concrete. OCALA FIGURING ON _ NEW SCHOOL BUILDING. | At a meeting of the county board of public instruction Wednesday, the matter of a new high school building for Ocala was carefully considered, and the board made the following proposition: If the citizens of Ocala will raise $10,000 and the Ocala sub- school district will raise an addition- al $5,000 the school board will con- tribute as much—that is, $15,000 to erect a $30,000 up-to-date building for the high school. MELON CROP GOOD. The Ocala Banner says the melon crop in Marion county is a good one this year, and the delicious fruit will begin to move to the morthern mar- kets in a few days. The big gas plant at Kay West is expected to be in operation about the middle of June. WAL INAVGERITED IS LOUSUANS GOVERNR (By Associated Press.) BATON ROUGE, La., May 20.— Luther E. Hall took the oath as gov- ernor of Louisiana today. NEW RAILROAD PLANNED. Plans for a railroad from Anna Maria Beach to Bradentown are now being formulated and have gone to the extent that stock subscriptions are being solicited and there is ev- ery likelihood that a company will be formed soon, as the stock is selling well. | fore him LORINER GKE BEFORE SEANTE FOR A6 TION 100AY MAJORITY VOTE FAVORS LORI- MER, BUT MINORITY HOLDS HIS ELECTION INVALID. (By Associated Press.) Washington, May 20.—The case of Senator Lorimer, whose election is alleged to have been brought about through corruption, was today placed before the Senate for final action. A majority of the special investigation committee reported that all rules of law, judicia] procedure and justice | required that the Senate's former judgment in Lorimer's favor be up- held, while the minority report, signed by Senators Kern, Lea and Kenyon, declared that it has been conclusively established that at least ten votes cast for Lorimer were the ! outcome of corruption, and his elec- tion therefore is invalid. ALLESED POISONER OF NINE BIBES PLAGED ON TRAL (By Associated Press.) New York, May 20.—Charged | No. 171. " RYING TO FEED 175,000, ™ ¥ ko5t nsss | IFERERS FRON |LOOD'S FURY LITTLE MONEY EFT FOR PROVI- SIONS FOR THOSE TO BE CARED FOR UNTIL JUNE 1. Mr. Robert P. Stout, of Pensacola, who is attending the law departmentg of Stetson University at Deland and R. Y. McPherson, a college chum, of Gadsden county, will start out on the 30th of May to make the distance from DelLand to Tallahassee on foot. They plan to reach there by June 11 to appear before the Supreme Court for admission to the bar. ROOSEVELT SNS HE WIL BAODK NG CON: PRONISE CANDIDNTE (By Associated Press.) Cambridge, 0., May 20.-—Roose- velt served notice that he would re- sist any move for 2 compromise at the national convention in regard to the presidential candidates. He said, “There can be no compromise, Some ol our opponents are saying that neither Taft nor I should be nomi- nated. I'll name the compromise can- didate, and he will be me.” (By Associated Press.) New Orleans, May 20.—The gap {in the levee at Hymelia, La., was |nine hundred feet wide last night, according to reports from the scene. | Boats with supplies and labor are ar- riving in order that work to close the break can be rushed after the preliminaries are finished. With little more than $40,000 of the $8:37,000 appropriated by con- gress for the relief of the flood suf- ferers left, Major J. K. Narmoyle of the United States quartermaster's de- partment, will undertake to feed about 175,000 refugees until June 1, by which time it is expected many will have returned home. WNESCOF NOTED DENOERATS ENOY HARNONY BREAKFAST (By Associated Press.) Washington, May 20-—-Mrs. Champ i ST. AUGUSTENE TO MUZZLE ALL DOGS. Mayor Webb, of St. Augustine, has asked the Council to pass an ordi- pance to muzzle all dogs in the city three months in each year, Several people have been bitten recently by with poisoning nine babies by put-| ting acid in their milk, Winifred An-| kers was placed on trial today. The | (hildren died in a Brooklyn hospital | where the woman was employed. The | State holds she was angry at the at- tendants, and poisoned the children in order to get revenge. The defense says she has been made the vietim of the one who did the poisoning. | | | | FATHER OF 25 CHILDREN. The father of Macon's largest fam- | ily will soon celebrate his 72nd pirthday. He is William 1. Hunni- cutt, the father of twenty-five chil- dren, four-fifths of whom are living. Mr. Hunnicutt is a farmer in the Rutland district and operates the cume farm that his father tilled be- However, he spends much of his time in Macon, and is frequent 1y seen around the courthouse, says Lthe Macon News ‘: Mr. Haunicutt has been marvied ]n\-iu- v his frst marriage he be- came the father of twelve children, ' By his second marria and six brought Lim. Of the twen- eight boys and four girls soven boy girls were ty-five, four boys and one wir] are dead. GEN. COX RECEIVES LETTER OF APPRECIATION. Gen. J. A. Cox is in receipt of the following appreciative leiter from Gen. Bennett H. Younz, which shows what a prominent par! Gen. Cox played in the election of this | distinguished gentleman: Dear General—I want azin and again to thank you for your great | kindness and helpfulness to me in; electing me commander in il There are no words that [ possess that can convey to you my 74 itude of regard. As | looked at you and !+ speak, realizing that you arc an old man, and listened to the + mel- ody of your voice, it made think that you were the greatest a1t most honorable of them all. 1 am coming to Florid: one of the greatest pleasur to hear your voice and s again. May God preserve yo' you as an inspiration to rades and friends. I s Very truly yours, BENNETT !/ rl you won and will be «d keep - com- vOUNG WORK COMMENCED ON PINELLAS COURT Work on the new ! court house at (lears commenced, and ‘L’ completed about Jul: WILL MEET AT HOUSE. ounty 15 been z will b2 DELAND. The mext annual Florida State Hor will be held in DeLan? syral Society yar face | dogs supposed to have rabies. The young lad taken to the Flagler hos- pital Thursday of last week died dur- ing the night. e was bitten by a mad dog three months ago. Clark, Mrs. William J. Bryan, Mrs. Judson Harmon and wives of other well known Democratic leaders, par- ticipated today in a “‘harmony break- fact”" on the hundred and fortieth an- riversary of Dolly Madison's birth- NEW POSTOFFICE FOR ST. CLOUD. RTVIVAL WILL NOT BEGIN UNTIL TOMORROW NIGHT. The new postoflice in St. Cloud is now open to the public. It is fitted with 588 combination keyless b and 100 regular boxes. The citize are very proud of it The Methodists had made all ar- rangements to begin a revival in Dixicland tonight, but owing to the fact that it has rained all day, the opening meeting has been postponed until tomorrow night. The revival will be held in the Batow district tent. Rev, W. 1L McLeod, the Conference Evangelist, vill do the preaching, 1t is the idea the Methodists to hold a revival in Bixieland the ailroad | NORTHERNPRESBITERIANS EETNENT N LA (By Associated Press.) Louisville, May 20, - Atlanta selected this morning as the meetine | | wits of and another across : ¢ ]]»I:u.- for the Northern Preshytervian! General Assembly next year. Roches Atlantic City drawn from the contest, ter and were with- | IAKE BUTLER MAY GET NEW PASSENGER DEPOT. | RRAN | ST. PETERSBURG GRANTS FRAN- CHISE TO GAS PLANT. Tallahasses, Ma) Thursday the railroad commissioners issued no- tice to the Atlantic Coast Railroad and the Georgia Southern and Florida railway, for a hearing at Lake Butler, on June 11, at 10 a. m.. for the purpose of considering wheth- or or not they could require said com- panies to erect 2 joint passenger sta- tion at Lake Butler. This notice and hearing i< pursuant to petition of the citizens of Lake Butler, 20, At the meeting last night the City Conneil granted a franchise for fuel and illuminating gas plant Roscoe Nettles ‘lates, to be known as the Pinellas Mr Nettles at once accepted the fran- chise and he and the councilmen signed it Mr. Nettles is manager of the Tam- pa Gas Co., and is an experienced gas man and good business man.—St. Pe- tershurg Independent. l Co. a to ws Co. WHAT DOES FORT PIERCE USE? CANDLES? The Florida East Coast Railroad |Co. 1 sinstalling a private electric |light plant in their yards. Machin- {ery has arrived, and as fast as the | packing cases are opened the machin- ery is placed. The lighting plant is located at the west side of the round house, and the contractors are at | work in the final work of installing. { The lights are expected to be turned |on in about three weeks on the de- pot platform and other parts of the railway property.—Fort Pierce Tri- { bune. GO TO HOT SPRINGS. Mr. P. B. Haynes and son, Tal- madge, left Saturday for Hot Springs, Ark., where Mr. Haynes goes for the benefit of his health, which has not been at all satisfactory. He believes that the baths will prove of great benefit to his health, and his many friends trust this will prove to be the case. They will be away about a month. OR. NONLIN ORATOR ON NOTED OCCASION | | | NEW TELEPHONE SYSTEM. | A new telephone system has been established between Kissimmee and { Orlando. Nowlin, of Lakeland, will deliver the baccalaureate sermon for the Wom- an's college next Sunday morning in this city, and that evening wil] de- A quarter million dollars have been 5 0p the annual sermon before the | paid for a big tract of land in Baker | y .o Woman's Christian Associa- county, which will be used for colon- ization purposes. ; tion. | TO EXTERMINATE M ] | 0SQUITOES. BANK EARNINGS GROWING. At a meeting at New Smyrna the The earnings of the new bank at other day a society was organized, ;Dania are growing and bank officials | the object of which is to exterminate wsion of the and directors are highly gratified 211 mosquitoes. A number of towns whils other sections over the splendid business that the along the east coast were new bank is securing. sented. repre- where he will graduate this month, ! twintes, | | | Tallahassee, May 20.—Dr. Wm. D. | O0TSIOERS KNOW LITLE " OF CONDTONS N LORDA ;EDITOR OF JACKSON (MICH.) PA- | TRIOT WRITES INTERESTINGLY OF STATE'S PECULIARITIES. | The lack of accurate information on the part of a great many north- crners concerning Florida, its cli- mate, topography, natural resources and products is probably greater than in regard to any other State of the Union, Its climate is peculiar, The gen- eral impression is that the farther south one goes the higher is the temperature, especially in the sum- r:er. Forty years and over of weath- er observations by the government show that the mercury in South KFlor- ida has not registered as high a de- gree of heat as in North or West Florida, nor as in every other State of the Union, There is, of course, a reason for this. Lying considerably the south of the other States, and bor- aered by the waters of the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic South Florida has a climate which is peculiarly its own, and which is not comparable with that of any other State. The summer season is long and under the direct rays of the al- rost vertical noonday sun the heat is strong, while in the shade it is not. oppressive or debilitating. The air that is wafted from the gulf or the ocean daily over the narrow peninsula is lite-giving rather than cnervating, especially if one is lo- cated on the high lands of the in- terior, to ocean, By reason of this peculiar situa- tion, and its range of ncarly five Lundred miles north and south, Flor- ida, although a tropical State in lat- itude, po: a wondertully amia- ble but diversitied elimate, adapted 1o i great variety of products, from cverything grown in northern States to the tender trees and plants which thrive only in the tropics, nearly our < atmosphere is of remurkable There is some rain in the the principal precipita- the will come up quickly, ol but Hion during months, I i summer Showers water will fall plenteously for a e, the clowds will pa short S away HUTTI ] un will shine e of the elearest and bluest of s e htly ou found there If there is any tault to be it is because Fortunately e people who like less sun- of heat and with the climat in oo much sunshine there 5 shine, greater extremes cold, and hence all portions of the Learth are inhabited; buat, it is a no- ticeable fact, civilization commenced in the milder climates of the earth, and under summer skies the world always has been and always will be the most densely populated, With its temperature and variety of soils there is, probably, a greater diversity of crops produced in Flor- ida than in any other State, and ths cnltivated acres produce a great deal more in value every year than do the same number of acres in any other ate ——the ratio for Florida being about seven times as much as that ot any other section of the United States, In another respect the State is very peculiar. Each section, while it may and does grow a variety of products, has some particular pro- duct for which it is noted, though many of these same products may be and are grown over a wide range of territory. A good deal seems to de- pend upon what particular product the settlers of a specified locality be- gan raising for the winter supplies and for the northern mar- {of northern tourists ecarly-in-the season kets, For example, after the freeze of 1895, which killed all of its orange groves, Sanford, in Lake county, be- came the center of the celery indus- try: county, Sp | | Hastings, in St. Johns s on growing Irish potatoes for the April and May markets in the northern cities; Lakeland, in Polk connty, more than any other local- ity, is famous for its strawberries; ¢ noted for ! (Continued on Page 2.)