Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, November 29, 1912, Page 1

OLUME IL JUNTY GOUR LL CONVEN BT TUESDA BY PRESENT JUDGE AND PROSECUTING ATTORNEY. The docket is pretty w with both ecriminal a ‘clock. rowded will not hold forth for a very lo top condition for his successor, al lon this account he will try only t Lases that are pressing for trial. The jury drawn for court week B. Godwin, Lewis C. Rob- Prid-es, Robert C. Carl- 1w, P. B. Haynes, larley B. Moore Isaac 8. Coon, A, Bailey, G. 0. Denham, W. Brooks, J. e ¢ B W Bates, J. erts, D, O, and T. E. Mills. SCCIETY GIRLS SELLING (By Associated Press.) Washington, Nov. 29.—Socie girls today took district to sell Red Cross stamps f fthe benefit of the local anti-tuberc! logis campaizn. = PARDON FOR PATRICK, TEXAS Albany, N. Y., Nov. T. Patrick, the Texas lawyer who scrving a life sentence in Sing SIng | y54rq of pardons of the State was 4ST TERM TO BE CONDUCTED Bartow, Nov. 29.—The last term { the County Court, the December erm, to be held by the present cunty judge and prosecuting attor- .oy, will convene next Tuesday at 9 ivil cases, but it is likely that court sion, for it is the purpose of Judge Preston to save as much time as pos- e for his office through Decem- bor so that he may leave it in tip- RED CROSS STAMPS. positions behind counters in the down-town shoppiug LAWYER UNDER LIFE SENTENCE 29.-—Albert [HE LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM Published in the Best Town in the Best Part of the Best State. LAKELAND, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, NOV. 29, 1912. 60,000 BASKETS DISTRIBUTED TO NEW YORK'S POOR. (By Associated Press.) New York, Nov. 29.—Observance of Thanksgiving in this city began early yesterday morning when the Bowery mission bread line formed for the first time this winter; 500 baskets of food were distributed. It is estimated that over 60,000 char- ity dinners were distributed by the various organizations throughout the city. | i f INGITY TRASH (By Associated Press.) BONDS DISAPPEARED ON JUNE § MICHIGAN BARELY ESCAPES WHEN TWO MAIL SACKS WERE WOMEN SUFFRAGE REFORN. STOLEN FROM TRAIN. _| Kansas (‘ft.y. Nov. 29.—Bonds Delrolt, Mic, Nov. 39=-Lhe con with $140,000 face value, which stitutional amendment providing for woeman suffrage in Michigan was de- feated by 549 votes, according to fig- ures compiled in Lansing. The re- sult is officially announced by the State board of canvassers. It s P et said that no definite statement will| HIGH SPRINGS DEPOT BURNED. be made by the advocates of the amendment as to what course of ac-| High Springs, Nov. 29.—The At- tion they will next take up. Plans|lantic Coast Line passenger depot are now being made In many dis-|was destroyed by fire Wednesday tricts, however, to petition the Leg- | morning shortly before daylight, islature to re-submit the question in|and several freight cars narrowly tke spring election. escaped being destroyed by the WAST NARERS LINeL flue leading from Chester's railroad 30,000 Members Will Probably Go dining-room and it had secured such headway when discovered that there Out on a Strike Some Time Next Week. ) disappeared here June 5 when two mail sacks were stolen, were found in the city dump by three laborers. The thousand dollars reward wil! be divided by the finders. ell nd ng nd he was no chance to save it, although the train crews made a hard fight, aided by round-house workmen. The building being of wood,: was burned to the ground. The South- ern Express Co., Ralph Chester's ress taurant and railroad offices were put out of business. Roadmaster Butler, whose oflice wias on the second floor, expects to (By Associateq Press.) New York, Nov. 29,—Prepara- tions for another strike of waist makers here is under way. The de- [™OVe it to Dunnellon shortly. cision of the union, which has 30,-| 't is expected the company will 000 members, mostly women, is ex- build a handsome brick depot to take pected next week. The strike two |the place of the old shack burned years ago was unsuccessful. down. ty or n- INOTHER STREET PREACHER GOES T0 JAL BOARD OF PARDONS ACTS ON TWO POLK COUNTY CASES. Tallahassee, Nov. 29.—The re- I"suh of the November session of the prison for the murder of WHliam|,;nounced by the secretary Wednes- |3+ C- Teeter Repeatedly Defles the Marsh Rice, an aged millionaire,. New York city, on Sept. 23, ciectric chair by the late Gov. Hi gins in December, 1906, has made remarkable fight for freedom. lawyer by profession, he protested the death sentence to life imprisonment, declaring that the governor had no when Gov. Higgins commuted legal right to cancel the origin sentence and impose a punishment o life imprisonment. “There has always been an air of 5 ez | [JED THIS MORNING minority opinion of the court of ap- mystery in this iraportant case, Go ernor Dix said. su peals: ‘The atmosphere that reunded the defendant showed that was impartial trial a fair and C I trust that M cely possible.’ clared innocence. During the pa year 1 have given much considera- tion to this case and am convinced defendant is entitled to that the have a full pardon.” Governor Dix said Superintendent prominent citizens appealed to hi iv Patrick’s behalf. tailed last night to Warden John The pardon was : SN DOMINGD Kennedy of Sing Sing and Patrick will be released upon its receipt. It is said Patrick plans to leave for St. Louis, the home of John F. brother-in-law, but Milliken, his may return late to New York as claimant for the millions left by the aged man with whose murder he was charged. Patrick was sentenced originally April 7, 1902, to die in the week commencing May 5 and was immed- iately taken to the Sing Sing death touse. An appeal was taken and ov June 1, 1905, the conviction was affirmed by the court of appeals. The ccurt later denied an application for 4 rchearing and fixed the week of Aug. 25, 1905, as the time for exe- cution, Eventually the case was taken to Court, which dismissed the appeal for want Patrick contended that the sentence of death had beea ‘Cmmuted against his wishes and as- serted that life imprisonment was barder to endure than the death the United States Supreme o' jurisdiction. Penalty, 1900, has been pardoned by Governor Dix. Patrick, who was saved from the ick will devote his energies to 4 complete vindication of his de- City Ordinance and Breaks Into the Hotel de Tillis. In{ 4ay morning, this showing that a to- tal of eighty-seven cases were passed upon. Only two cases from Polk county| J. C. Teeter, who says he is not 8°| were acted upon. The case of Ben[quite sure where his home is, but A | Henry, who is serving a twenty-|who is known by some of the people A year term for assault to murder, was | here as an itinerant preacher, who passed for further investigation.|travels about the State, visiting tur The application of Octavius Simpson, | pentine and convict camps, attemp:- serving a life term for murder, was [ed to conduct a meeting on the denied. street here last night. He was ai warned by Marshal Tillis that he quested to desist, but he would not cease preaching or make any prom- ise to do so, and the marshal was compelled to place him in jail. Rev | E E. Shellhamer, who knows the P 3 jail is not a pleasant place to abid: (By Associated Press.) in, came to Mr. Teeter's rescue, nwll W HGHUIEE) A0 e 0D WO furnished bond for his umn-,nrun‘. liam Waugh Smith, chancellor of in court today. i dolph-Mac ystem college, and e SR At Mr. Teeter’s request the cix president of Randolph-Macon Wom-| il | , was postponed until 2 o'clock thi | er's college here, died early today , : atternoon, until Judge Parkhill after a lingering illness. He was & . A Tampa, could get here to represc: 67, and had served four years in the Cenfederate army and had been S0 DSEHEMY A, AN Rui0us 1o = A get the best legal talent, wit! wounded twice. view to carrying the litigation tke Supreme Court. Judge Park could not come out today, howe: i | but telephoned that he present tomorrow; and on request of r. St conld 1| Mr. C. M. Trammell, associate coin se! for the defendant, the case v | |a;'uln postponed until tomorrow 2 o’clock. As s00n as he left the court-roon Mr. Teeter felt the irrepressible call tv preach, and he began to shout ard sing and harangue the crowd that began to gather. \When Mr Tillis asked Mr. Shellhamer for a cash bond for Mr. Teeter tomorrow, the latter shouted ““No cash bhond, glory to God!" and expresscd a per- fect willingness to go to jail. As he was openly violating the law, and persisted in doing so, in the shadow of the court room, he was again placed in jail, where he was cooling his religious fervor at the: time of going to press. The court explained to Mr. Tecter that the citizens had petitioned the City Council to modify this ordi- nance, and that if he would defer his trial and obey the law untll Dec. .20, an amicable settlement probably could be made. Mr. Tec- ter was not willing to do this, how- ever. This man is well knowa to sev- (By Associated Press.) Washington, Nov. 29.—Word reached the State department that a|ai' political prisoners at Samn Do- mingo have been released and peace has been restored to the republie. The transport Prairie will probably be withdrawn from the island as soon as it can be replaced by gun- boats. BULGARIANS ARE DRAW- ING LINES TIGHTER (By Associated Press.) Sofia, Nov. 29.—Lines of invest- ment, drawn by the Bulgarians around the beleagured city of Adri- anople, are being gradually tight- ered. The Bulgarian trenches are new within eleven hundred yards of the city itsclf. Foreign consuls have hoisted flags over their offices to pre- vent the Bulgarians from firing shells in. their direction. TR AT 10000 WORTHADDITIONAL OF BONDS FOUND EVIDENGE IN DYNAMITE CAGE GIRLS IDENTIFY MEN .THEY SAW ACTING SUSPICIOUSLY PRIOR TO EXPLOSION. (By Associated Press.) Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 29.—Clea Beard, aged 14, at the dynamite conspiracy trlal today picked out fiom forty-five defendants, two men whom she said she saw shortly be- fore the explosion at North Ran- dolph, Ohio, which wrecked the ore conveyor. She said the men were carrying a box between them. In arswer to the question, she pointed out George Anderson and Peter J. Swith, both of Cleveland. Laura Beard, her sister, aged 18, who was with her at that time, also identified both men. SHE HAD TO SERVE AS A JUROR ALL THE SAME. Eldorado, Kan., Nov. 29.— Women WEo wish to escape jury duty in the district court here wiil - be peinted if they assign duties of the cwchold as a reason. Mrs. Carl Sclig of this city, when summoned Jury, told the court that she wits too busy with her honsework to disap- Croa YUY “You will not be exeused, prowply replied Judze Aiken. “nother prospective juror thea stood up and told the conrt that she Vs opposed to woman's suffrage and that the jury box was no place for W ,.';'(»mam. She was excused. WILLIS MODRE MAY Weather Prophet Recommended to a Cabinet Pesition ag Secretary of Agriculture. (By Associated Press.) Chicago, Nov. 29.-—Local friends of Prof. Willis Moore of the weather bureau, today contirmed the report of a movement recommending hin to a cabinet position as secretary of ef- hun- arriculture. Petitions to that feet have been peceived with dicds of signatures. JACKSONVILLE SETTLED UP LIKE A LITTLE MAN. Tallahassee, Nov 2% - State Treas- urer J C. Luning has received from the Board of Trade of the city of Jacksonville and turped into the general revenue fund of the State treasury the sum of $7,242.40, be- 'Ing paymeut in full of every vent of expense which the State incurred for the special session of the Legislature held Oct 1 to 3, to enact amend- "I ments to the Jacksonville city char- ter which would enable that city to wquire municipal docks and termi- | nals. The Jacksonville Board of Trad. has thus fully and promptly kept its pledge that the special session called at its request should cost the State of Florida nothing It is understood that the expenses ircurred by several of the counties for holding special clections to fill vacancies in the legislature will also be fully refunded to the coun- ties by the Board of Trade L % eral citizens of Lakeland. They say he has been through here time and arain for some years, but that he ncver felt a burning desire to preach on the streets here until he found that it was against the law to do so. The case will be watched with in- terest, and it remains to be seen whether every itinerant preacher that passes through can set at de- fiancé the laws of this city and its municipal government, by appeal- Ing to maudlin sentiment in the name of religion, and setting an ex- ample of lawlessness and disrespect for the authorities which is demor- alizing and especially harmful for the young men of the community. CONFESSED T0 MURDERS COMMITTED YEARS AGO. (By Associated Press.) Buffalo, Nov. 29.—J. Frank Hickey today made a full confession ot the murder of Joseph Josephs. of Lackawanna, a seven-year-old boy, in October, 1911, and Michael Kruck, a New York newsboy, Decem- ber, 1902. He said when he is drunk ke has an irresistible mania for killing boys. TAFT ADMINISTRATION WILL NOT ENTER AGREEMENT (By Associated Press.) Washington, Nov. 29.—The Taft administration made known today that it does not intend to make any agreement to enter modus vivendi to supplant a treaty with Russia which expires Jan. 1. This will be one of the heritages Taft leaves the new regime. SERVIA MOBILIZING AGAINST AUSTRIA HUNGARY. (By Assoclated Press.) Vienna, Nov. 29, Assertions that WHKTBAD AADS ARE COSTING TH PEOPLE OF POL FIGURES SHOWING HOW GOOD ROADS WOULD FACILITATE HANDLING ORANGE CROP. The cost of hauling the orange and grapefruit crop to the shipping point on the railroad is reaching larger proportions each year in Polk county, and if you will take a trip over the county you will readily see that within five years there will be a million boxes of citrus fruits to be hauled 1o the railroad station to be prepared for shipment, Your attention is called to the mattey at (this time that you may stiddy the question while the pres- Scrvia is mobilizing against Austro- [©0¢ (Top is being marketed and you tlungary were made today by the | reichpost transformed into a Servian toy Ja or last line of defense, The par I rison entrenched in camp there s being rapidly raised to 120,000 al- | MILLIONAIRE'S DAUGH- .. TER 15 MIS3ING ] Police of New York and Other Citios! Join in Search for Missing Heiress. i (By Associated P'ress.) New York, Nov, 29, The of New York, and neighboring cities ' are today searching for Miss Ma- ri n. Bee, ared 15, a neice of Jacob Dolt, a millionaire piano manufac- turer. Her uncle believes she has heen Kidnappad. GETTING READY FOR CHRISTMAS RUSH. | (By Associated Pross. ! Washington, Nov. 29, ter General Hiteheoek's big organi- zation is getting ready for the Christmas rush. One of the first im- portant holiday orders promulgated today was wheén postmasters were notified that repulations requiring back stamping of mail matter should be suspended to expedite deliveries during the holiday season THIEVES LodT CHIGIGD STORE (By Associated Press.) Chicago, Nov. 29.--For the sec- ond time within a week, thieves to- day hurled a horseshoe wrapped in 4 newspaper through the windows 01 a store on Michigan boulevard and escaped with loot valued at $1,- 300, On a previous raid of what is believed to be the same gang, they ercaped with $2,500 worth of jewels. VERDICT EXPEGTED N HYDE CASE EONIGET (By Associated Press.) New York, Nov. 29.—Today marked the close of the trial of Charles H. Hyde, former city cham- berlain, charged with bribery. Coun- sel for the defense summed up this morning and this afternoon the as- sistant attorney will close for the prosecution. A verdict is expected tonight. NEW BOATS FOR BRISH GOVERNMENT (By Associated Press.) Bombay, Nov. 29.—Three super- dreadnaughts, and nine first-class armored crusiers will shortly b2 presented the British governgent by the independent rulers, princes and ncbles of India, if they can carry out successfully a plan recently drawn to collect funds for that pur- pose among themselves. Postmas- Nis, It is said, will be | { has been . osain idea as to the cost Lauling in dollars and cents and coormots incomvenience account of the comdition of the public roads in sole the county, Polk county mowill be some over a half and the averaze dis- s fruit will have to be wmiles, and thai two Lie citrus erop of | (PTER] 1 irons s live number o loxes hanled by a mool T | ' twenty boxes il doad, and two loads cach day size mules is Tohes twenty mibles per day, which i about the average made by cacl teany, i the cost of that team is 5 per day, which makes the aver- cost ol haaling the citrus fruit crop of Polk connty aver ten cents per box or about $50,000 for Lauling. That is an approximate of the sit- wition at the present and it is in- 18 cach year very rapidly, therefore you can sce what propor- tions it will reach in five years, which is not a very long time when you stop to think a minute. With a system of good roads it proven that a team can hitnl more than twice as much per load and make at least one and a half times the mileage and possibl, double the mileage that it can make on a heavy unkept road, and at the same time be kept in better condi- tion on considerably less expense and will last at least twice as long. While the citrus fruit crop is be- ing marketed it would not be a mis- take for each grower to study this read question and investigate along the lines as mentioned herein and try to form some idea for yourselves a4, 1o the correctness of the state- ment, and at the same time remem- ber that a system of good roads cov- ering three hundred miles can be kept and paid for with the amounts saved in the hauling of the citrus fruit crop alone. This will not work out to the cent but it is getting in the neighborhood of what can be done in the matter, and at the same time you have the roads for the en- tire year. The grower with one * thousani bexes will save approximately $50 per year in hauling his fruit, and his road tax is not over $15, and the grower with one hundred boxes saves $5 dollars and his road tax is not over $2 per yvear, and he has not only gained in dollars and cents but | has saved his team and his patience | While the orange and grapefruit crop is being hauled during the present season, and you meet the Icaded teams on the road with a load of fruit, do some figuring for yourself and determine the question o’ good roads vs. bad roads in hand- ling the citrus fruit crop of Polk county. CHAS. H. WALKER, Bartow, Fla. | HEAVY SNOW STORM IN ATLANTA. (By Associated Press.) Atlanta, Nov. 29.—Residents of this city and section awoke yester- day to face a white Thanksgiving. A heavy snow fell followed by a drop in temperature to 28, cavsing it to rcmain on the ground. It is the first time in the history of the city that snow whitened the ground at this time of '..t] Y o i se 3 X )