Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, November 25, 1912, Page 1

Published OLUME I B WINCRDED 15 NORNINE WASHINETON s DEATH WAS HASTEKED BY HIS ATTEMPT TO ENTER AC- TIVE WORK IN CAMPAIGH. (By Assoclated Press.) washington, Nov. 25.—Senator ador Rayner, of Maryland, one of .e leading Democrats of the coun- ry, and whose name was offered at he Chicago convention by Bryan . a suitable candidate for president, jed early this morning of neuritis. 10 had been in a comatose condi- jon since last Wednesday. His ill- ess covered a period of six weeks. is death was hastened by an at- cmpt to enter active work in the re- cnt campaign. His death creates a acaney in the Senate, which proh- pily will be filled by a Republican. ) rough appointment by Governor toldsborough. Senator Rayner was peed 2. Mo was a member of the B diclary and foreign relations com- rittecs. Control of the Senate after March 4 may hinge on Rayner’s death. His probably Republican successor will hold ofiice until the Maryland Legis- lature meets, in Jan. 1914, The Deémocratic strength in the Senate vrill still be 48 out of a total mem- bership of 96. The Rainer funeral will be hell on Wednesday afternoon. STATE HAS NO MONEY ] TO PAY SOLDIERS. " Jacksouville, Nov. 25.—Mayor Jor- dan has given out the information that the State of Florida has called upon the city of Jacksonville for a lcan to make up a deficit in the funds of the military department, in- curred by bringing the militia to this city, and placing the soldiers on duty. here during the strike. Just wha, amount the State will borrow fiom the city is not definitely known at this time, as President Maurice M. Slager, of the City Council, has not yet received an itemized expense ac- count from Gen. J. Clifford R, Fos- ter, adjutant general o’ the Nation- #! Guard. It is expecied that this will be received at any moment as to the sum that will be expected fiom the city. Ag i8 known by some people, the State had only about $6,000 or $7. 060 on hand for such military pur- pises when the large numbers of goldiers were ordered by Gov. Gil- chirist to this city. It is said that the expenses of the troops amounted eosily to $1,000 per day, while the militia was in this city. Estimating the cost per day and the number ot days the deficit appears to be at least §10,000 or $15,000, when transpor- tution is figured. As has been stat- cd, however, the exact amount of the deficit has not been ascertained from Cen. Foster, as yet, either by Mayor W. S. Jordan, or President Siager. Would Undoubtedly Loan. President Slager stated that he thought the money won!c be un- coubtedly loaned to the &t ‘e from the $25,000 borrowed by th~ Coun- il from the water works fund, and arpropriated as much as nro~cessary, ‘o handle the strike situation. Some of this money will be pzid to th2 members of the Jacksonville police fcree for long and faitbful service rondered during the time of the s'rike. President Slager said this morning that he believed the funds loaned to the State would be prompt- 17 refunded at the next meeting of the Legislature. I PIERPONT MORGAN DO- NATES RARE VOLUME. Washington, Nov. 25.—A rare volume, containing autographs of all the signers of the Declaration of In- dependence, was presented today, through President Taft, to the Con- gressiona] Library by J. Pierpont Morgaa. The gift was brought to the White House and submitted to Prosident Taft by Herbert Putnam, licrarian ot Congress, with the letter from Mr. Morgan. e e ERA OF UNPRECEDENTED PROSPERITY FACES COUNIRY. Cleveland, Ohio., Nov. 25.—Easier money, expanding business and an an era of the greatest prosperity this country has ever seen. Such wero the predictions made last night by a score of investment bankers now on their way to New York to attend the firtst annual convention of the re- cently formed association. Politics, they sald, cannot stop it, and the tarift discussion will not materially delay it. The country is ripe for a fresh ex- tension of commercial activities. Representativo investment bankers of New Orleans, San Francisco, Seat- tle, St. Louis and the Ohio valley ogree that the moment that the crop movement {s over and the millions o? dollars now locked up by this newly created wealth are released, commer- cia] activities will be resumed on a scale hitherto unparallelled. BOARD OF TRADE MEETS TONIGHT Important Ileeting Will Be Held at the Yerron Theater; Full At- tendance Desired. The Lakeland Board of Trade wi'l tonight, at 7:30 o'clock, at the ller-. ron theater, hold the most impor- t:nt meeting of its history, and it is hoped that a large attendance vill be present. Plans affecting the vwhole future of the organization will be up for action, and, as the meeting has been well advertised, 1t behooves all members either to be present tonight and make objection, or else to give his hearty approval and support to the work that will be launched. The employment of a paid secre- tery to conduct the affairs of the Board, and the approval of constitn? tion and by-laws already prepared and adopted by the board of goveran- ors, are among the weighty things tc be disposed of at tonight's meet- fug. All who want a part in decid- ing these vital matters should be present, or, failing to do so, should cheerfully acquiesce in what is dons by those who do take enough inter- est to attend, and heartily co-op- erate with the plans that may be adopted. CONGESTION OF GARS BEIG IVESTGHTE (By Associated Press.) Washington, Nov. 25.—The con- gestion of freight cars and the ex- tent to which cars are diverted from the possession of owning lines, as the subject of an inquiry begun to- day by the inter-state commerc: ccmmission. The roads have been cirected to make semi-monthly re- ports on the locations of cars. . PRESIDENT GOMPERS 15 SERIOUSLY L (By Associated Press.) Rochester, Nov. 25.—President Gompers of the American Federa- tion of Labor is seriously. ill at a hotel here Physicians say he is threatened with pneumonia. J. P. Morgan has contributed $100,000 to the cause of church uni- ty. J. P. just simply has to trustify something.—St. Louis Republic. The peace makers seem to be away behind on their orders.—Detroit Free Press. EIGHTEEN INJURED IN COLLISION TODAY (By Associated Press.) Montreal, Nov. 25.—Eighteen persons were injured in the col- liston of two trolly cars here today, caused by a heavy snow storm. Luck won't carry you very far un- loss you mix a little brains with it. in the Best Town in the Best Part of the Best State. LAKELAND, FLORIDA, MONDAY, NOV. 25, 1912. 'HE LAKELAND EVENING TELEG HAD PLANNED TO:SCHRANKGOES TO DESTROY PAUAMATHE ASYLUM CANAL WORKIN SHHCSH, WS. DYNAMITERS LAID PLANS TO QJENISTS RECENTLY ADJUDGED DESTROY ALL UNDERTAKINGS | HIM INSANE; WILL SPEND NOT USING UNION LABOR. REST OF LIFE h ASYLUM. (By Associated Press.) Milwaukee, Wis., Nov. 2i.-—John schrank, who shot Roosevelt, was t: ken to the insane hospital at Osh- (By Assoclated Press.) Indianapolis, Nov. 23.—Plots to Liow up the brick building, in Pitts- burg, and other buildi in eastera Sl i prChulldines incones kosh today, Judge Backus having tities where open shop fron 8nd| . i16q him to that institution steel contractors had offices, and the | i'rigyy, after the alienists had ad- ¢ plosion of a bomb in a sleeping |j.dzed him insane. His disease may car to kill Mary Dye, a stenogra- result in his spending the rest of his pher, were described by Lindsey J. I'fe in the asylum. JL‘.\\'U" in the dynamite conspiracy LEATH OF STATE SENATOR trial today, as had been revealed to JAMES E. BROOME. him by iierbert S. Hockin. Ortie the stand today, and described how J. J. MeNamara sought to get him Jacksonville, Nov. 2 Sonator James B, Broome, aged 67 passed away peacefully at 1 k this morning 2t the home of McManigal was again on —State SHE LOOKS AT IT IN A SENSIBLE WAY. St. Louls, Mo., Nov, 23.—Mrs. Ed- pa G. Reakirt, former wife of Lle- wellyn B. Reakirt, a Cincinnati mul- timillionaire, declared today at the home of her aunt, Mrs. T. G. Thomp- son, 5849 Clemens avenue, St. Louls, that her chief effort in the next few years would be to keep her son, now 5 years old, from learning of the $1,000,000 which he is to receive from his father. *“l want him to be just a boy,” Mrs. Reakirt told a reporter. “It would be very hard to bring him up as a normal child if he constantly had the idea that he was going to[ have a great fortune. If I can pre- vent it, he will never know of the fortune which is to be his until the time comes for him to receive it. At any rate, he is not to be spoiled by it yet awhile. GEORGIA FARMER KILLED BY NEIGHB0R Jarmon Charged Ellison with Im- proper Conduct Toward His CNT BE CON | VTED OF FRST DEGREE HURDER JUDGE QUINN DECLARED INSUF- FICIENT EVIDENCE AGAINST ETTOR AND GIOVANNITTL —_— (By Assoclated Pross.) Salem, Nov. 25.—Judge Quinn, charging the jury in the case of Ettor, Glovannitti and Caruso, de- clared that Ettor and Giovannitt: cunnot be convicted of first degres i nurder, holding that the evidence A does not warrant it. Ho sald Ca- d ruso may be found guilty of first de- sree murder, but none of the de- fendants under the form of the in- dictment may be adjudged gullty of wan:laughter. % The jury retired to deliberate at 12:40, COUNTING ALL UNCLE SAM'S to go to Panama to blow up the locks of the canal. This previously Ead been referred to by Distriet At- terney Miller as one of the revela-, tions to be made at the trial. Dr. Wilson hopes that every pre- caution has been taken to secure pri- con, Stockton Broome, of No. 07 Riverside avenue. Iop the past year or more Senator Traome ki failing health vid though he end was youns Confederate heen in was il his t considered near entered the crmy and served with distinetion, As a g he Danghter. CASH ABOUT TO BEGIN, (By Asgociated Press.) : Dallas, Nov, ! Iarly Kl- lison, a farmer, was shot and killed Washington, Nov. 25, —Carmel Thompson, of Ohio, has entered upon his new duties as treasurer of the United States and the biggest job of woney counting ever undertaken in Ga., Iy a neighbor, Luke Jarmon, when (e two met on the public road yes- vacy on his vacation trip; so ten newspaper correspondents are to go \ along.—St. Louis Globe-Democrat. | PO THE WO S VORLD TOACRAON, UMY A Splendid Entertainment Whick | ggygy't Accept Invitation to Sail on Should Be Splendidly Patronized. On Tuesday, Nov. 26 (which is to- niorrow), the ladies of the Woman's (By Associated Press.) Ciub have planned a most unique Hamilton, 25.—\Woodrow entertainment, and it really i8 worii | Wilson today suffered a slight at- ;xnyoncn time and money to take it|, v of paigestion which compelled n. Governor Bullock's Private Yacht. Nov. alleged, it who terday. Jarmon, is cliarged Kllison, iy married, with improper attentions to his daughter. GRGANIZE POTATO AND VEGE- TABLE GROWERS' ASSOCIATION. number of farmers assembled National A o bank and organized Vegetable Growers' electing Mr. D. K. Turner as chair- Saturday at the KFirst a Potato and association by man, and Mr. Fugeno Finn as secre- tary. Mr. B. H. Gray was sclected as a committeeman to perfect further flrra“g(?nle“lfl. The constitution and byJaws will tLis country will begin Monday a3 the new treasurer ust know to a cont just how much money the gov- crnment has in its vaults, for which Le is to be responsible, Twenty-four counters, experienced men and women, who have been long in the government service, will be b !:~~>lu1|<-<l the task. At this counting \nu'y will have the assistance of ccunting machines, making the pro- cess more rapid than it has been in the past. This great wealth of more than $1,250,000,000 will be brought from vaults and heaped in twenty-four counting tables in a closely guarded room. There the ]vounters will work away until the tusk is done. It is estimated that it will take about two weeks. piles upon For the convenience of those who vish to take the Trip Around the World before night arrangements have been made to have convey- ances waiting at “The Station (Miss Browning's residence, No. :1! South Tennessee avenue), at o'clock and from then on till o clock anyone can take in this very pleasant entertainment. Tickets are on sale at Cole & Hull's Jewelry Store or can be purchascid at “the Station” before startin: These are only 50 cents and entitic one to transportation (a ride in au euto) to four homes of the where different countries are ren- regented, and refreshments and cu tertainment are provided at eact home without extra charge. This undoubtedly the most for the mon: cver offered the people of Lakelan! and when it is considered to wh:! vse the funds realized from this cn- lertainment are to be placed, that o: cstablishing a library for the usc o every man, woman and school chilc ir the city, surely the ladies shou'd receive a very liberal patronage MRS. H. J. DRANE. The Inevitable P. §.—The refre:i ments served will be sufficient f o1y one's supper, so no one nced absent because of any conflict wit. the supper hour. city, LOOK OUT FOR COUNTERFEIT BILLS. Washington, Nov. 22.—Three new counterfeit notes have ben unearthed by the United States secret servi - and Chief Wilkie today issued a warning to the public. The counter- feits are a ten-dollar national banx note on the First National bank of Ashley, Pa., a ten-dollar certificat and a twenty-dollar gold certificate. The national bank counterfeit is said not to be unusually deceptive and its portrait of McKinley has a smeared appearance. The ten-dollar certificate counterfeit is a fair pro- duction on good quality paper, al- though the imprint of the seal Is rather faint and ragged and the lathe work is poor, while the twen- ty-dollar counterfeit is a reissue with slight changes of a former spurious note discovered last April. sew e TR N in o him to decline the invitation to sail in the private yacht of Governor Bullock, Mrs. Wilson and daugh- ters accepted. WILSON SETTLLS SOME CAB- Hamilton, Bermuda, Nov, 25.— With a view ef obtaining a definite and final statement from President- clect Wilson regarding the numerous reports concerning prospective ap- pointments in the new cabinet, ani with especial reference to the report current in the United States that W. J. Bryan is to be secretory of State and the chief cabinet maker in the new administration, a reporte- today sought out Governor Wilson and placed the various rumors before him. The governor smiled for a mo- ment and then said: *“Al] statements about my cabinet may be disrcgarded until I make an announcement myself.” The governor was then asked if he had offered a cabinet position to any- body, and his emphatic reply was that he had not. Furthermore, he said he does not expect a visit from Mr. Bryan. This last was in answer that a rumor that the Nebragkan, who is now in Flor- da, was to make the trip over to Bermuda while the president elect iz here. BIG PENNSYLVANIA BULL MOOSE QUITS COLD. Pittsburg, Pa., Nov. 25.-—After spending approximately $250,000 to carry Pennsylvania for Roosevelt and incidentally to establish himself as boss to succeed Senator Boies Penrose, William Flinn has deserted the Bull Moose and will go back into the Republican party. This notwithstanding the declar- atlon from Oyster Bay that ‘‘the prarty must live”—the Progressive party of Roosevelt—and that the cause must go forward. Flinn has decided to devote his ef- forts to retaining control of the Re- publican organization that he won away from Penrose. 5 Both Mr. Thompson and Mr. Mc- Ciung will be represented by proxy during the counting. Neither of them can be personally in attend- ance under the law. As soon as tho count is completed and verified Mr. Thompson, g0 informed by his proxy, be modeled after those of the Florida Citrus Exchange. A second meeting for the purpose ot finally perfecting the organiza- tion, will be held at the First Na- tional bank at 10 o’clock next Satur- day morning. MG ADDAMS MAY HEAD SUFFRAGETES (By Associated Press.) Philadelphia, Nov. 25.—Witk threo sessions tonight the National woman's Suffrage association con- vention practically ended. The prin- cipal busginess will be the election of officers, with Miss Jane Addams as a possible successor to Dr. Anna Shaw as president. amount and turn it over to Mr. Mc- Clung. Thereafter the newcomer will be responsible. During the money counting armed guards will be detailed over the counting rooms and the passageway from the vaults. Counters will be “checked” going to and coming from the task. They will be “fed” by tho regular vault attendants, which will bring in gold, silver, currency and bonds and remove that what has been counted. The bonds will be to- taled on an adding machine. TURBULENT HOT SPRINGS NEEDS UNCLE SAM FOR BOSS Little Rock, Ark., Nov. 25.—That the city government of Hot Springs as well as that of Garland county is rctten; that he will advocate Feder- a: control of the entire city, where now nly a United States reservation exists, was the burden of a state- ment just given out by Governor George W. Donaghey. The occagion for the statement by the Arkansas Governor was his at- tempt to stop the automobile races av the Springs Sunday and the at- tendant criticism of his action fol- lowing the visit. He w successful in preventing the Sunday racing with paid admissions, but the State Fair management, under whose aus- pices the races were given, went zhead and held the meat without charging admission, losing paid ad- missions of about $7,000 thereby Governor Donaghey has been threatened with personal violence, he stated tonight, but despite that h» says he will fight against the wide- cpen policy at the resort, said to be ebout inaugurated by the accession of Sheriff Willlams, under whose re- gime the sporting fraternity has 8o prospered in times past. Two epitaphs will read: *“He stood pat,” and “He stood at Armageddon.” Another will read, ‘“‘He stood for Murphy.”—Knickerbocker Press. 873,000 THEFT BEING. INVESTIGATED (By Associated Press.) Chicago, Nov. 25.—The govern- nment attorneys today went into the stock market dealings of Geo. W. Fitzgerald, on trial charged with the theft of $173,000 from the sub- treasury here. K. Z. Wallerstein, agent, testified to making a num- rer of stock purchasers for Fitzger- ald both before and after the money was migsed at the subtreasury. NEGOTIATIONS FOR ARMISTICE UNDERWAY (By Associated Press.) London, Nov. 25.—The plenipo- tentiaries, Turkey and the alllel Balkan States, held their first meet- ing this afternoon to discuss prelim-| Joaquin Miller ecredits honeyed inaries for negotiations for an armi-|bominy with bringing him back to tios. 8 : heaith.—Chicago Post. 3 \ ) will make out a receipt for the full * o0 ®