Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, November 5, 1912, Page 1

THE LAKELAND EVENING TELEG Published in the Best Town in the Best Part of the Best State. YOLUME IL. LTITUDES OF VOTERS WENT VOTING Lm-‘.LY NEW YORK AND | tmmor rcsiden( or New \'ork MASSACHUSETTS CREATING ROOSEVELT’S ASSAILANT IS NOW WHINING FOR MERCY Milwaukee, Wis.,, November 5.—- Belicving that Theodore Roosevelt not bear malice toward him, John Schrank, would-be slayer of the Colonel, expects to escape with lizht sentence. Schrank confided | does these “Theodore Roosevelt is only hu- wain after all,” Schrank said, aceord- ine to Gottschalk. “He was shot and NEW RECORDS. | has recovered. Now thag it is all York. S “rmv r and he has had time for reflec- ered preside 3 0 \ corn I [tion his better self surely has con- the polls today a multitude Of vot-! 1i40q that 1 should be pitied not ers who took an unprecedented in- condemned. When McKinley was stiog he showed forgiveness, that has been waged with unusual| The entire cuse rests with Roose- ivelt. 1 know if he will come here : {#d gpeak for me, and adopt a broad ery quarter indicated a nation-wide | o o (he matter, 1 will get a light His word will settle the matter. 1 should think he { would come here, when the case is | tried.” COUNGL, POPE, ANI]_I@NI]ENHA[[ | These Three Gentlemen Were Chosen " in Yesterday's Election to Be Councilmen-at-Large. New Uov. 5.—The three- terest in the outcome of a campaign bitterness. Midday reports from ev- record breaking vote. I songence, In addition to the election of alwhole president and vice president and members of Congress, thirty-three, States are voting for governors, and | thirty-six States for legislatures, which will il vicaneies in the Unit- ¢d States Senate. served o York ssichusetts created new rec- General good weather bring out a heavy vote. New and M ords for carly voting, and the politi- cal leaders at the national presiden- tial headquarters in New York an- The ¢lection for three councilmen- of resulted nounced this afternoon that their| advices were that an enormous vote | was being polled in every section ot the United States, especially in the middlp west. at-large for the city Lakeland, held the choice of the majority of the voters D. Mendenhall, J. Pope, and yesterday, in falling on Messrs. H. Pregident Tatt spent the mornlnst‘l_ F. Council and O. Houts e lh‘.. hu'mc Ul. ne ltr.other,‘llws" three gentlemen will therefore (harles Taft, in Cincinnati, nndi : g carly in the afternoon prepared to“rv¢ the city in this capacity. cast his ballot. The president was confident he would be returned to the White ilouse Roosevelt and Wilson both voted at their resident polls about noon. Bstimates differ about the when results will be known. The vote stood as follows: JoK. ([ i B, I . D, IOUI‘H. 5 Council Cresap Dickson Mendenhall Pope Riggins McComb Predicts Victory. expecta- | .uum, to l.crnard H. Gottschalk, wno‘ | . . akout 6 o'clock, a regro, ~u|mmwdly1 | the LAKELAKD, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, NOV. 5, 1912. BARTOW NEGRD |1000 NEW JERSEY " AUSES MUGH 'VOTERS LOSE OUT: EACITEMENT N THIS ELECTION: ENTERS sm:nu. HOUSES AND!|FAILEDTO REGISTER IN OCTOBER | LAST NIGHT KNOCKED DOWN | AND ARE DISFRANCHISED; CRAWLED THROUGH SEWER PIPE TO GET MARRIED Chicago, November 5. Elmer Lewis, an escaped Federal prisoner, who crawled five blocks through a ! fifteen-inch iron scwer pipe to sct (free and be married, was started back to Ft. Leavenworth prison in of detectives last night after| kaving been taken from his from whom he concealed criminal career, Lewis an eight-year sentence blowin:y open the safe wis serving for bride, | s | No. 4. GRAND JURY MAKES REPORT AND ADJOURNS COURT WILL BE IN SESSION THIS WEEK ONLY—CASES in a Washington ¢ () postal sub- station. Me was tormerly 2 pugilist, | having fought os a middleweight un- der the “Kid Meyers.” He shot and Killed a policeman in Balti- mere several years ago. iaowis got of the by | hiding in a cateh basin whils clean- ing an outhouge. He went into the pipe several duys his mode of cape not He varried in Chicago under the name of Gaughan, s bride that he was a conviet. served four years of his sentence, TELEPHONE GIRL. L0SS AFFECTS DEMOCRATS. Nov, An unknown ne- £ro has been creating a little excite- nent in Bartow lately. Last week, weng into the ann and later in Bartow, I (By Assoviated Press.) Newark, Nov. Voters were waiting in line in many towns when the polls opened this morning and all reports indicate a heavy vote. A seneral misconception of the new election law, leading many citizens .,y neglect to register in October, aft- \nnm, in the September pri- neries, resulted in the disfranchise- meny of probably 7,000 residents of Hudson county alone. The loss af- fects the Democrats more than the Republicans, because comparatively few of the latter participzted in the prina - mie ol b | ! l { late in the night, he oy prison home of George ) the same night the Ne negro or his pal went intg the house of R. M. Oglesby robbery, but he failed to secure any valuables, and was chased by the county blood hounds but withouy success. On a later night he tried to enter the Louse of Mr. Minnis. Last night, sewer andc for bent on or 4 ¢ wis dizcovered. was fainted when she learned Lewis has WILSON GLAD THAT henged here today for the murder of [ Campaign Was Hard Physical Strain his wife at Alix, Ark., last August. and Plans to Retire Early Glaublitz's trial came to a sensa- Y tional close when he suddenly took T‘""g_hf case out of the hands of his ai- and, addressing the jury, pleaded with them to give him the Boston, Nov, Taft carried | maximum sentence, saying that he Acushnet, the first town in the|!elicved in the law of “an eye for an United States heard from today. The ! cye and a tooth for u tooth.” vete was Taft, 104; Roosevelt, 50; In Kkilling his wife Glaublitz used a knife, a pistol and an axe, s, sHmMe neznc ), entered the home of Tom Page near the Tillis hotel, While rambling around in one the rooms of the house, a |vlvphon~ girl who boards at the Page home came into the room, and the negro knocked her down, rendering her un- conscious for a while, and then made his escape. Several good marksmen and householders are wishing that they could get a crack at this negro. |wr E MURDERER PLEADS TO BE HANGED They quhed Early in This Town. (By Associuted Yress.) (By Associated P'ress.) Princeton, Nov, The governor today made no secret of the facy that he intended to vote the straight Democratice ticket, 1 feel like a boy out of school,” he said this morninyg with a sigh of relief, for he admit- ted the campaign had been a hard oo physical strain. I haven't had mucn time with my wife and daughters, ov to get much t." He planned to GENERAL PRESENTMENT OF g e POLK COUNTY GRAND JURY [t A i ety of retuives and intimate friends will be at the Wil- son residence to hear the returns to- night. The Governor planned to re- s | tire early, but the students of We, the grand jurors, duly em-|pood condition. We Princeton university have other o To the Hon' F. A. Whitney, Judge of the Circuig Court: \\|- have examined the jail and find the same neatly kept, and in fairly would recom- (By Associateq Press.) ~ew York, Nov. ~Reports to | national political headquarters from | (oufidential agents of the three prin- cipal parties bear press accounts ol' beavy voting throughout the nurlh central and western States, THE ELECTION IN POLK. R A quiet election is in progress in Polk county today, though much in- terest being manifested and a tairly vote is being polled. ALout had been cast at Motomb aw no Jhe District No. I‘n pul_l.n:; pl.’w;, an’l : 1 District No, 27 o'clock predie- f this afternoon. These vies : 1t probably is heavy 300 votes and Chairman said he : at ), at o reason to change his earlier that Wilson I I'he only cel two Lakeland would he the tion ! i GO0 votes ] the: ire~ both the and tral Stat Michigan, and believed chance to secnr { as doub Wi . fiave been made by committeeman had ven Dixon still : national Democrat Chairman shows, K 1 motion picture s will sit the hope of get- Unless there s is possibl: the results tomor- great people up at lute I ting niany ur tonight in there laims the election of Re velt reurns h Iefinit landslide, Marshall Took Hisn Straight. (By Associated Press.) tndianapolis, Nov. 3 Marshall when asked if he straight ticket this morning ! sure did.” 1o pos<ible hefore Governor o | TOW Vot W. J. BRYAN AT ARLINGTON CONFEDERATE CONVENTION. All Quiet at Oyster Bay. (By Associateq Press.) Bay, Nov. b.—7T election day at Sag presence of a lineman into the rooms of the ' ccond story the Roosevelt dence. The Colonel spent the “s any other. He tcok up his corre- spondence early, and then went + walk. He voted about noon. No 5 William telearaphed Mrs. Arling sociation, make Jaying Washington, wn has of the 108 Bry Oyster ton Con- ac- | the | o5 9 » Butler, sialls ol 1 Hill was the rinbing a wire neng ivitation or ut oi for the Confederate Arlington v . . a8 National 12, in con- for N : al convention iters of the TRAGEDY OGGURS AT BARTOW Con-| TEXAS BILL McDONALD AS WILSON'S BODYGUARD. W 1! 0N Princeton, N. J.,, Nov. uutqmobilo with Governor when his head bumped in the Sunday accident, w ‘g 1 Me- i DUonald, the most famous Iis [ex : 5 ranger, why has accom] i A sad tragedy | Clovernor t 1a terday The son ‘mpaign. 1 ontractor and | When the physician cxamin:d ., not appear for his snr’-, pt. McDonald to see if he 1 upon search being| internally, he was astounded s dead body was| 4t the number of holes in .\lxDo..-‘: 1 clay pit southwest of | ald’s body. Capt. Bill has beea|town. It scems thap this boy and d as a hody m was in- Jtred 'u ver to the pinelled at ‘h'; fall "“'lr"; odli lih‘l : ™ mend that some arrangeent be | ideas the subject. They have suit b Of Llid I”l,“ . mad, 50 that the prisoiers who are | bianned a noisy parade if the trend cuit of Polk county, Florida, desireto G of returns points towards Demo- make this our general presentment taken ‘m"k' taken cratic success, care of, and ivoked after, and proper We have endeavored to discharge onr dnties with justice and impar MONUMENT TO CONFEDERATE WOMEN IN JACKSONVILLE tinlity and as rapidly as possibl fairness to ourselves, and —_— t per- 1 Southern States, which by the Florida diy ison of United Confederate Volteran wed foet, and location wers approved by on can Le properly medioal attention given to them. + would recommend that te coun- the entire Jail newly whitewashed, and the and cleansed, with ty commissioners have in- monumier | The handso anps in th tg us cells renovated ‘i‘ to he er cnted, and court house l‘i“ this city, is an ¢ also lind that the ave in f e hiave vrounds are kept in fairly good il We would 58 be placed in the doors ase recommend |V the anindictment in cach ¢ the that recent State ro- Octoher contract. bas the trustee work orderel divizion at the urion held at Lake City, and The approved and s the started at once, oasly continued every det very ferty feet square, he fifty-three feet {greund level, The entire vill be of North Copolina oi bhronz. evidenee and we the o have Justified, 31 witness rooms, and that the had been broken, .| 24 20, heen room on the southwest cornes i . tent by noy pned by | ol monument snd and it will be vizor until It is to be memorial 1 HOSSES, by exclusively a at- completed a lirge H in ail. and bi *omontment clegant with to the tructure In above maost the civing due consideration in eaeh ase | g presentod We have made Cland all the thoroush examination into evers | uilding Yo Wi onors structions, we foun [ wher L eondition Tel thay th bt et the been delayed to a la the -attendance of be fixcd up and put in neat condition caused the room for ladies who are called to ting magistrates of the county have performed their duties in be placed on the doors so that ladies which they have bound the pi room, and the toilet and wash room a large all, they have failed to bind We find a great many prisoners in | 5 witnesses over to appear jeil awaiting trial, both in the BIMILLE OX- cuit and County Court. i ll ' ' ) | which wi'l Itowill heas an have 1o {cepy two groups ornament the rionument, the inscription: “Florida’s 7 e to the the Confedereccey.” The contractors before the grand jury, and preat they ha names of the wit- side of the pres tollowing nd law upper W carcless W' fand used as retiving shipghod way in which the commi tend court, and that a suitable sign will feel at perfect liberty to use this over to awaig the action of this jur number of cases; in fatl connected therewith, failed send the papers i each case After due consideration, we wisn W in a many cases conspicic the and this has caused a log of to recommend to our legislators, the | establishment of a Criminal Court of | Record in this "uhnly, We believe that it would be a great saving to| the taxpayers of the county, and algo | in bringing criminals to a spud_.n trial, and in this way relieve thn Cireuit Court of the most of theeri inal busines with few t5 the civil business has grown to such failed to give Womea « ? the MeNee! Marble Company, of Mariotta, Ga. Mr. MeNeel is himself i5 an enthu- gallant Confelerate Times-Union, MUNIANA SOCALSTS | trouble, worry and expense, and un- ary delay. that your honor wonld clerk to notify the justic » throughout the county llow the law, and bind over the under table to each criminal e next grand jury Wea wish * the pen s ic son of a | coldier 5 £0 that the entire ter, nesses recosli- exceptions, could be Our givea | 1 Zai« boun ! county ! to ap- a large | | Bra Nov. Yesterday was day at the court the regular the day for the lartow, an extremely busy house, This being monthly rule day, commissioners and the court being in session, court officials, meeting of the the school board and circuit litigants, attorneys and nearly ev- erybody elge were Kept almost on the run, The board commissioners and the school attended routine matters only. The commissioners will meet again on Wednesday wood Mriday, on the latter which days the vote of the the county will be Since there is so much before the vireit Whitney did not adjourn the election but is with the wrial ol cases, / Judge Whitney' in this connty this term is limited because Ie has been transferred by Governos Gilehrist to Alachua county for the full term there, and he has to be in Gainesville by the first of next week. Judge Wills will exchange terms with our judge and will go to De- Soto county during Judge Whitney': absence from the circuit. The grand jury finished its labors yesterday and made its final report and presentments. Twenty-six in- dictments were returned. The indict- ments were for various offenses, but ouly ong for murder. A negro, Tom smith, wos indicted for murder, and his will be tried Wednesday. The names of the indictments can rot be given because a number of those indicted have not yer been ap- prehendod. The general present- ments aj ear elsewhere, to also on 0 seneral election for canyassed, Judge for today court, court procecding s time case COURT iiD NOT ADJOURN FOR ELECTION TODAY. Nov. wlay for the ul with the wig tricd ved 1 Court did eleetion, not but A par- rovs, J. W tid the defendant, T Barto o adjourn went ah ripe ¢ tie procedure, i today, the g dy | conrt to erimg. this = nooappoin by present the Ol ram capital erime in and the it will likely mean a hange- time is a i defendant s convicied 1"y Frome 0on Only it of fondant 1eing with the one case was tried yes! Ollig @ young man charged y. The jury ilty with rec- merey of the coury into con- the the defend- ant and his young wife, sentenced him to three months in the county which means that he will spend the terday., Hate vs Keen, the de- erime ol forg vverdict of the returned ommend: I he ious to conrt taking sideration youth of jail, three months building roads for county. The jury tor this week is made up ol the following named men: . A, Purker, C. H. Harris, W. F. Prine, Ben Bradley, Leo Kemp, D. W, Mar- tin, O. D. Taylor, John Lightsey, R. I.. Barker, J. I.. Durrance, J. H. Par- rish, N. K. L« . W. Rollinson, M. Turner, M Jones and T.. AL nes, & l\'\. S VOTING LIVELY. pear at such term to give their 1« timony. We would Legislature justices of and the civil business until it be done of has multlphwl ! ssary thaty something the Circuit Court, 1 businesg ATTAGK DEMOGRATS (By Associated Press.) Jutte, Mont., Nov. 5.—An auto- mobile carrying Governor Norris, 1. We wish to thank yo J Walsh, candidate for the Kkindness and extended | Senator, Stewart, ty us, and also we wish to extend our | cratic thanks to States Attorncy Singletary | for his great assistance, is nece to reli as much crimin sible, recommend that requiri the peace to appe fore the jury at with their docket, together list of all cases tried, their dispo: tion, and the names of the witnesses, and that they be present at the first day of the term. In this way the “ pass a law, as pos- so that it can 1ake care of thel term | eivil business with grand cach X for Democratic v for ionor courtesy S. and Demo- candidute iled by a crowd listening tg a So- and also for | cialist, orator here last night. The governor, was Jartow, Nov. 5.—The polls opened (Iurn‘ at 8 o'clock this morning, and II]N'U' was quite a rush for the polls. The vot began to vote as rapidly L s a prin and it is thought that a large will b polled at this precinet Ty, vote DCING THINGS IS 2 ) TYPICAL OF LAKELAND. wounded so many times in his thrill- | his companious had dug a cave in ajgrand jury would be saved a lot of |the many favors and Kkindnesses | glass shield of the car was smashed, T ing days of service with the Texas rangers, that Wm. Hughes, Demo- cratic candidate for United States Schator from New Jersey, believes that Capt. Bill dare not go in swim- ming “because he is so full of lead te would sink.” IGlbe. Jr., and he was 12 years old. cide of the clay pit to play in. From | the position of the body when foundz about 7 o'clock, it seems that he hadl sat down in the cave and then it hnd' caved in on him crushing out hisl lite. The boy's name was Fred | remarkable degree. trouble and worry, and also the State's attorney could get a better insight into the case. shown to us. Respectfully submitted. HUGH W. WEAR, ‘\\'fllsh's face cut and fists were raised against Norris and Stewart. The chauffeur turned on the power On the first day of the campaign for the Lakeland Board of Trade membership contest, two hundred We find that there has been a de- crease in the homicides in our coun- ty during the past twelve months to Foreman. |suddenly and tore the car from the crowd’s grasp. The sheriff arrested ong man in the act of hurling a mis- sile at the automobile. Attest: B M. BARROW, Clerk. new names were enrolled. Such work however is typical of Lakeland. They bullg a church over there in ono day.