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voL. 1 JINERS OF OPERTY KICK JSSESNENT i ' | i | i o0 V.PLAIN THAT RATES £, RAISED WITHOUT PROP- ER EQUALIZATION. T wLea itis CSS- Fla., Aug. 6. Di vy owners whose as been increased and ad- sieged the commissioners costerday. Practically thv wis tuken up in hearing None of the complaints that action being orrow. No time was left to complaints to de- upon, owners who com- (ise the assessment on had been increased, bjcctions to the raise ad- e eround generally | been | perty wion had not Fach complaining | 1o point out as an should other | property fuet that Lhorhood just as | I not heen raised ! seeimed to be 2ooWn property v than it ought to hiat it was ssed cl=e’s was pro- e in o session L time final aints will be tak- ne on a number of ntomatters .PORTANT CHANGE IN BARTOW INSURANCE CIRCLES. | FAm | been sold to the Roanoke, Va,, \ug. 6. A change in s just taken pmu Blis Gibson and E { vithin the last few ddul 1 irance ageney of Stan- | cand in the future they tvo harge under the firm’ son & Wirt, This is one fost and strongest insurance (s section of the State. on and Wirt are to be i ! on securing such a iriness - Ellis Gibson is the tor tor Bartow and has been ' ¢ & few insurance com- iection with his omu‘ rtis the cashier of lh(’ Uy National bank Mr. W teactive charge of the BECOMES A JEW. Tors, Aug. 6 | . KAy ! BROOKLYN NEGRO , | | Rufus L. Per- “folawyer of Brooklyn, has formally received faith. It is said first negro to ac- “ish faith in twenty | Tewis Dponted assistant dis- and in 1911 | for candidate preme Court -0LD BoY HAS HAIR OF GRAY. € P i ! over th son of John 'Wick, whos» ! of person ht b rmal, have re all mutes. | gray hair, cat Ot in a de- re been so €astern part . t pres ent, ac- | . "1"“‘1 by thal Be- | e society | an automobils | e an’“FpQWp-; ! hunt the snakes | X ., ral ‘Uburban coun- | "obile is equippeq to fundred snakes, 060 | tof cleaned and packed fruit every | present output, |ing ‘h'm-h;lll forever bhecause o pe— WILL SOON HAVE MODERN PACKERY. Members of the Florida Citrus Ex- chanze met here several days ard among the most important things | they did was to order the enlarging of the packing hou at this place. Workmen are preparing new ground | building, which is to be| 120 feet and as soon as it is| cquipment which is all to be run electricity. The capacity of the new packing house will be 1,000 boxes ago tor 90 by 4 new fiished new stalled, will be in-| by twelve hours, or just double the YESTERDAY WAS By DAY WITH GOLLEGTOR LAKELAND, FLORIDA, DXMAY. AUG. 6, 1912. No, 237. IMPORTANT MANY MATTERS OF INTEREST ¢ COME BEFORE BOARD FOR THEIR ATTENTION. Jartow, Aug. 6. The school boa ! on v Associated Press.) COLONEL GVEN otdolONS OF B6 OVATION SCHOOL BOARD AT GONVENTION (ROWDS CHEERED THE BAND PLAYED AND FLAGS WAVED WHEN HE MOUNTED STAGE. $200,000 IN IMPROVEMENTS FOR ST. PETERSBURG. TEDDY'S TALK Money from the sale of the $200,- oon hond issue will =oon be available n St Petersburg, and the Times says that brick-laying on zome of the ' here most ded will be amor t mprovements started 1 waterfront and yacut BULL MOOSE SCORES BOTH CLD PARTIES AND DECLARES PROGRESSIVES COUNTRY'S ONLY HOPE. A, 6 Theodore done as “rapid Isidered expedieni,” says s will In ‘lh' Times “to make the Sunshin ‘H Y one of extraording 'y beauty and | attraetiveness s well by the time the | tourists begin te winter,” Roose- arive in the early i | Chicao, | thad a busy day yesterday. They wi g nicazo, Ang, 6, There was greg velt delivered his address before the [be in session again today, the pr [Vieering today when Roosevelt en- KANSAS Hfllul"s |‘|'l'l"' Wi GhTivO e ton of important business making a two- | tered the Coliscum and took the | | . i day session necessary. lstond He waved his hand in ac- o e TDUROICh: snts talnihen 8 An action taken by the board of |knowledgement, and the checring | SIAIE PH'MAH'E I“"“""' for his followers and sup- much interest locally was the settle- | continued, the Grand Army fite and ‘l“""\ i the new party. 1t lays ment of the question of who shall be drum on the stage joining in the din | ,.ln\\ n the plan of battle to be waged Tax Sale Continued Until Today, But | the principal of Summerlin tnstitute buring the demonstration the doors | Races Between Roose\'oll and Tatt‘ by the National Progressive party. . 5 s for the coming school year. At the lor (he Colise were oW ide . L G Few Bidders are in Evi- e 3 7 [UlLID LOUSGII ware TGV AV i Electors, and Between Stubbs | 11e discusses those principles nnder | July meeting of the county schoo! lopen and the hall filled to its ca- : | i i dence. board, the local school hoard asked | pacity and Curtis, Most Important. | tveive Gsbiivisions, namotyy: ATho st that the nomination of Prof. J. I Roosevelt monnted the stage at e tl"'ll'3'~*>'l<'-~ of the Old Parties; The artow, .-\".m G.—Many ““"k ad- | witherspoon for principal of Sum- | 12007 and w1210 the demonstration A oo ,“Mlv bian ) {Right of the People o Rule; The vantage of the last opportunity o fpyoplin Institnte be confiemed, but was still i progress. Senator Bev- U U UL HATLE I;"“ ourts and the People; Constraetive pay their taxes yesterday and the col-| lector's office was crawded all morn- | with eitizens paying the taxes| cn their So much time was taken up with receiving taxes that | sale about half com- | However, the =ale will he There were very fow | property, lands, the wius only ishod today, cw bidders for most of that which was sold zoing to the State, The people have a tear of tay deed Tand and are slow to hid in land sold for taxes, SHORTSTOP WALSH SOLD TO ST. LOUIS FOR $2.500. | Mobhile Ala., Aug. 6. Manager Finn, of the Mobile last night sold Shortstop Walsh to the St, Louis the purchase price being 0. Cateher Vanee from Great Falls, ricans, secured last | Mont., team. has vear out of of his arm, Las returned to the team in fine con- dition itcher Campbell, reported A l" REAK PIG. C. T. Kruse has on display in the windows of his bicycle establish- ment a freak of the animal kingdom, which was found on the Teat place south of town near the city shell pit. It is a pig which has one head, three ears, two bodies, eight legs and two tails.—DeLand Record. THREATS OF ASSASSNR to the idea of standing sponser to u Columb lean for that sum of money. The mat- | h d] electrocution in this i, 8¢, Aug. 6 The State took ) Mrs lirst engrossed with State-wide primaries the county board, in order that cor i video vapped inovain for order after Ll | : y by o . y s of na-[Conty W the “Trasts; Rights of the tin objections to the professor could [1he demontration had continued for Fie GG o LR DAHUS UL it 3 ; v ; be investigated, referred his nomin:- N JE an hone tional interest ave the straggle besf Wase Worker; The Farmer; The tar- tion back to the local board. 1 Dologniog: o ninn e Statos: swiie | e the divoseveltand=Taft.p i The High Cost of Living; Cur- lo hoard held two meetings, wod onto Bine hoearme hanners, fags and i I“HI‘ IRELOLE h : '“_'”“' Clreney; Conservation; Alaska and In- after investigating the objections to ) hurling hats into the air, One Con I'” i ful s ek termational a\airs I'he two old e prin v|x‘-4..m ided tha M.n N“\‘ federat Lone delezate Trom i arties” he said, “are husks, with not istained by the proot offered, | Boma mom th tase and told the | g ‘ CEEPOON'S MO 1o the connty ot Tor Vi and we wilt | BURNED TO DEATH S UL AL, hourd, The county hoard, on this | K the Soiid - South naton controiled, each a jumble ot in ceond recommendation, contirmed :lh\,:,q:w wis amahle to roston Ovcala, Nas, 6 ews reacied ey pernons clements, and neither xi.«|'< the nomination, Hder (e Satnsday evenme of the harnin 1o speak ot wisely and fearle e Lakeland sub-disivict school | The plattorm ol the National 1 It Mattie Head a : ; . | y ; what shoutd be said on the vital hoard made application to the county | aressive party will probabily In i At altternoon, She ha board to have it borrow for said 4 Hate today shited s adooliol T and i moy= §issties of the iy, ©aAs opposed 1o this hool district the sum of $30.000 | e it from one room to o another it bincongruity and insincerity of action tor school improvement But, since | SOUTH CAROLINA HAS HER poesploded, and the barning alvohol § b wserted that the National o {the income o the Lakeland school FIRST LEGAL ELECTROCUTION | ew all over hier She only Hved o ferecive plattorm will e a contra district is onl WO a vear, e tew hours after the aceident My with the people,” with detinite ant county school poard rather demnurred By Associated Press)) Piead was o recident of Barnesville, [comerete provisions to be carried out danghter, i ratity the contract on Her hody and was visiting her the people Black , at Dunnellon Ga, clection day as exactly and honestly entorceahle ter will come up azain today, and it | Place this morning when William | %5 embadmed and will be shipped to [ ir it were actually i likely that an amount agreeable | Reed, anegro, was put to death aft- | her Georgia home for interment. She freader tie Taw.” to hoth boards will bhe decided upon. ¢ conviction of attempted erimingl [ Wits 64 years old No !lelp From the Old Party assanlt, He confessed. — Machines. Neither the Republican nor the WOMAN 0 SEGOND TEODY'S NOMINATION Miss Jane Adams Will Be First Wom- an in America to Speak as Delegate. (By Associated Press. ) fidence. WILSON MAKES FRST GAMPAIGN DECLARATION - =+ Says Men Will Be Placed in Office in |iy 1o State university, and our boys Whom People Have Con- NEW UNIVERSITY BUILDING. Democratic platforms or managers stow any adequate recognition of the mighty fact “that we are now in lh-- midst ol a great economic evolution.' This irresistible movement for eco: nemic change and improvement must e guided by “both common sens: end the highest ethical standards,” in order to prevent reasonable evolu- tion from bhecoming dangerous revo- Iution. The Democratic party, as is Four fine buildings are being erect el on the campus of the University \\'ill add greatly the institution This tSate has much to bs proud of I Inrul.l, w In- h should be tanght to consider a course there the best aim of their educa- tiofial life. Fort Meade Leader Chivago, Aug, 6.—Miss Jane : (By 1\ssmnlltd {rt'fis) l!l(lll ited by its presen rnoltd in N Trenton, Aug. 6 We want to Congress, lacks the common sense, Adams, the resident head of Hull L 3 - H in 1t natlon take the government out of the and the Republican party, by its rec- 3 " Al onnd > e Tk it hands ot trustees and put it in the ord of stolen delegates at the Chi- of Roosevelt, on behalf of her State THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL I(n‘ m[qmus‘ m[ delegation. She will be the first wom- hands of those we can trust.” This Cigo convention, lacks the ethical i e wius Governor Wilson's first cam- '" m' ms standards. “The men who presided nnSEm l“nn[nms b ih- . rlvlrzgan- T paign declaration, which he ex- over the Chicago and Baltimore con- t:onal"'(;'n“;:m;lf:'. .w”h_ 'Ih'i --x;;x:'- pressed today to a delegation of Deln- 7 ventions, and the great bosses who (By Associated Press.) :u(:::':ntl(o:l bl A i Democrats Uiy Associatod Teoms.) controlled the two conventions -Mr. New York, Aug. 6.—Bald Jack J S @ | Governor Wilson today expects a| Jacksonville, Aug. 6. Portions of | oot and Mr. Parker, Mr. Barnes and Hos«', Bridgie Webber and Harry S 4 cell from Governor O'Neal, ot Florida are CXITICHING ”"'} hl'fll“"'jl Mr. Murphy, Mr. Penrose and Mr. Vallon, involved in the Rosenthal | EROKEN RAIL PROBLEM bama. Wilson returns to Sea Girt [rainfall inyears. No reliel is in| Tagpart, Mr. Guggenhelm and Mr. murder case, fear death if they are ABOUT SOLVED. | tonizht 1o meet Governor Marshall,{sisht. The precipitation ‘fnr the | Sullivan - differ from one another, of carried through the streets to the e the vice presidential candidate the first six months of the ¥ear | cgurse, on certain points, but these court. Death threats have repeated-| Julius Kruttschhitt, dircoro of the was 666 in exces of previous rec-lape the diffterences which one cor- iy been t to them. Fifty thou-{Harriman lines, thinks he i olved MRS. OPIE GRACE TRAVELS ords poration lawyer has with another {sand dollars is saic o been | the problem of broken rails !lis en- ¢ cerporation lawyer when acting for e 1>»]4! II:-.]‘:,:-Iij-'- .::1‘141‘::) f:::‘"]”.b([.vri gineers have found that 1 ase of UNDER—{‘#UMED — ! SMALL SHIPPERS TO BE BENE- difterent corporations. They come to- fense of Becker. {2 regular 90-pound rail tend o be- (By Associated Press) FITED BY EXPRESS CHANGES. [:otiior at once s asmainst a4 common — ke ks dindied {come bowl-shaped in ol :nmr.' Savanual Da Lonems when the dominion of both is and the pounding of wheel . ' : pper rather than the fyhreatencd by the premacy of the EMBALMS OWN FATHER; ek oy o T | ‘ il anlis e ooyt WOMAN IS UNDERTAKER. | 1.inc the base of 1o s - et o : [ e A Pers ing it heavier, the br e re=| mute to ; n P o ) ) Lo \ 0- Stratton, Col, Auz. 6. T. J. Web- | ¢nced to a minimun ments | dcinhi | ol pon " Hew er. who lived southwest of Strat-|roved that the rail v wiei ‘.1,1-‘ a ‘ ' ‘ ! o it mid non - ton, died ut his farm home after &/ Lace gave only two b 1o the | yecompn ] A e As-0 v 1 it i the sh illness His daughter, Mrs | 100 miles in nt 1 Philadelpt ' : ! eXpr ‘LH)‘,U' national of nd 1 Rogers, of Sclden, Kan., was sum-|compared with 23 [ new basic i State leader I1 be in zenuine ac- moned. and she embalmed the bodv | regular rail, the dur- | UNITED STATES LAYS Y O reater part foged, a par \ s the and sent it to Selden, Kan. 2z the summer mon: hat, sol DOWN LAW TO MENA ! expn 1 L part) Her friends were horrified at lh‘:':ur as the Hnrrnm.u. con- | - omp 1 ttion and the position she took in the matter. She | cerned. the rail pr ed ! ( soiated Press) Y alike 1 e cause, replied, “That was the last thing 1 — Mania ragia, An i far u rizhts and of | ce uld do for poor papa.” Mrs. Roz- | WORK wn_L BEGIN NOV 1 ON t Americar kets and marin [ lers is a licensed embalmer | SANFORD'S BRICK ROADS.'MW o General Mona, form 'i SRSORLioN ¢ t s minister now rebel .ui 1rin ' ) 1t i Work on Sanfio roads l. r, to nmediately " ples and for ! OARROW CASE 15 [t giert Ahuat Nov. 1.* 7S 186 llakn stmers varhed - OROZCO_AND SIUZtH - ople. I ll»rd]']_ as thers portant lerated 4 J" 1 Y 1 to hopeless M“ actual layine czins. | nized oni ment of P it P ssive movement will thrill (By Associated Press.) t proper zr tained, id' nt Diaz \ ted Press.) I liv irom end to end Los Angeles, Aug. 6.—Two more |lines straigl "“‘""’: Orozeo, 1} The Right 01 the Peoph to Rule. days it is expected will end the tak- | made for draini: f rick-lag MARINES TO PANAMA o 1 1arez | tions of the ( aco con- ing of evidence in the bribery trial|ing will be s Herald | _— d rebels to join | a l to an only less of Clarence Darrow. The formal end- | continues tha: made | (By Associated Pres:) notified the resi-| Baltimor nvent ing of the defense in the case is ex- | foundations for \\'vwh,'lgunL Ang. 6. -\ collier [dents ¢ ' join him ! vnoin striki rast pected today, when Lincoln Steffens, | arainage the roads ought has been ordered to Panama to take (ro=s to El I he would not |t wople do rule under onr present tke magazine writer, will be called | years and in that time Wi cn 350 marines to supplant the de-|be responsible for the protection of lronditions.™ In order to assure this to the stand. »s over. | tachment now in Nicaragua. lxhe city (Continued on Page 2.) SRy . Y S S e T D P T