Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, December 23, 1912, Page 1

lriE LAKELAND EVENING TELEG (OLUME 1L Published in the Best Town in the Best Part of the Best State. LAKELAND, FLORIDA, MONDAY, DEC. 23, 1912, INTHENT OF JNSTES FOR HING YEI 5y, 1 C. JENKINS AND PRESID NG ELDER J. B. CASON WERE RETURNED. . . Jenkins, pastor of the ; church, returned to Lake- noon train from Tampa, s been attending the six- \nual conference, and re- fine session and royal enter- . on the part of Tampans. : sointments for the coming .o made this morniug and it . source of gratification to or<on in Lakeland to know jenkins was returned as . and that Rev. J. R. Cason ie the presiding elder of y the in jct were only three changes 4 the presiding elders, Rev. O. ‘wer having been assigned to na district; Rev, F. R. pridecs to the Ocala district, and Dr. \ 1 itilhurn to the Tallahassee dis- i I F. Bell was appointed pas- » Bartow church. . smith Hardin was returned 1 Tampa Heights, in fact, all the Lustors were returned to Tampa with wm of Rev. H. Dutill, who vansferred from First church to pr. W. E. Thompson of <o, was appointed to take his plac spointed to Orlando, Dr. Chapman, Ray, of Macon, Ga., was ved that church last vear be- <ferred to Riverside, Jack- if. (i. Davis, of the North Ala- aa conference, was appointed to \tiami charge; Rev, Atkinson, | i heen stationed there, being | ned to the Lake City church. .. W. Moore, who has been elder of the Tallahassee i, was appointed to Plant City. \. E. Householder, a former land pastor, was sent to Man- I Ley was returned to Ar- Rev. (. F. Scott to Fort My- Rev, J. L. Moon to Fort nission was formed, which as the Lakeland, td and Myrtle street mission, 1. Steinmeyer Dbeing ap- Astor, known aines was assigned to nford pastorate and Rev. J. D. 3 10 Kissimmee, . W, Austin, who served the ¢ fireen church last year, was to Haines City. . Allen was appointed noe evangelist. Rev. W. A, vas returned to Live Oak, Kilgore to Bradentown T. Z. L.. Barr was appoint- Rowling Green charge. dson, who was the pastor at as appointed to the Mul- reh, I'. Sweat was re-appointed ‘e Advocate. This is as o, ag Dr. Sweat has made 1 success of the church or- is unusually well qualified « Methodists of Florida as taper as any State in the and that is what he is of the Advocate. NAYELINIATE NEGRO SOLDIERS N TROPICS (By Associated Press.) '. ashington, Dec. 23.—The propo- ‘ 'o eliminate the negro as an ican soldier in the tropics is i for consideration when the rence of ranking officers of the ‘¥ meets here Jan. 8. It is said "ative Philippines and Hawaiians re- it the appearance of negro troop- ¥ among them. SOCIALOGICAL CONGRESS. _ (By Associated Press.) Nashville, Dec. 23.—At a meeting the executive committee of the ‘taern Sociological Congress here ; 'a¥. it was practically assured that ‘lanta will get next year's confor- ‘e. The date probably will be in \uril or May. e 48 ANOTHER STORY THAT BRYAN WILL BE IN CABINET. Washington, Dec. 23.—Some of the most intimate friends of William J. Bryan in Congress were authority tonight for the statement that the Colonel has informed them that if President-elect Wilson offers him the State portfolio in his cabinet, ac it is expected he will do, he will accept it. The Colcnel is said to tuke the position that inasmuch as he has been fighting for many yeirs fer progressive pclicies and legisla- tion it would be unbecoming to re- fuse to serve in the cabinet of a pro- greesive president and a man whom ue assisted in being nominated and to whom he gave his cordial support diring the campaign. The Colonel aiso holds, it is said, that it is up te him to contribute as muck as he is able, if invited, to the success of the Wilson administration under th circumstances. S BAYAN AND: TRAMMELL HERE FOR GHAUTAUQUA World Famed Orator and Statesman, and Florida's First Citizen, Will B e on Program. C. Rucker Adams, superintendent cf the Lakeland Chautauqua, is very happy over the satisfactory way in which everything is shaping up for the Chautauqua, which will this vear undoubtedly far eclipse its pre- vious splendid successes. This morning he received advices from two distinguished gentlemen insuring their presence and aid in lending interest to the program. Hon. W. J. Bryan wired from New York positive confirmation of the ar- rangement whereby he is to become o feature of this great entertain- ment; and an acceptance was also re- ceived from Hon. Park Trammell of en invitation to be present and de- liver an address, which will be par- ticularly appreciated by his thou- sands of friends and admirers in this section, Many other stellar attrcactions have been arranged for, and the (‘hautauqua, in its own splendid au- ditorium will this year even more than heretofore, prove an institution which Lakeland citizens may well be proud of, and which will be a great asset, both moral and commercial, 1o the city, LYNGHING QUIET BUT THE 0T RESULTS (Py Associated Press.) Baten Rougue, Dec. 23.—When slieriff Parker went to the court Lcuse at West Baton Rouge, this norning, he found the body of a pegro swinging from a nearby tele- graph pole. The negro had been convicted of killing a plantation manager three weeks ago. No de- tails of the lynching are known. NEARLY HALF MILLION FOR RED CROSS CHRISTMAS SEALS. New York, Dec. 23.—The sale of Red Cross Christmas ccals through- cut the United States this season will bring between $400,000 and $500,- 000 to aid in the fight against tu- berculosis, according to reports re- ceived here today from all over the United States by the Natioual As- sociation for the study and preven- tion of tuberculosis. More than 100,- 000,000 seals have been distributed for the campaign among 100,000 agents. This year's sales, it is ex- pected, will surpass those of last year by from 88,000,000 to 15,000,- 000 seals. The Lakeland Hardware and Fur- niture Co. will loan the furniture for the Christmas potpourri. Smith’s bakery will furnich the Christmas pie and Christmas pud- ding for the Christmas potpourri. SNOW AND SLEET IN TENNESSEE (By Associated Press.) Nashville, Dec. 23.—Snow and sleet is general over middle Tennes- see today. . RAM HGH OFFGALS 22 WERE L0ST WERE INDICTED| N THE GULE B AND U RECENT STOR HEADS OF SEVERAL BIG RAIL- ROADS FOUND GUILTY OF VIO- LATING SHERMAN LAW. (By Associated Press.) New York, Dec. 23.—Charles Mel- ien, president of New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad; E. J. Chamberlain, president of the Grand Trunk, of Canada, and Alfred W. Smithers, chairman of the Grand Trunk directors, were indicted by the federal grand jury this afternoom, charged with violating the Sherman law, in an alleged monopoly agree- ment between the two roads. FAMOUS BATTERY HIKES FROM NEW ORLEANS T0 WASHINGTON New Orleans, Dec. 23.—To be present at the inauguration of Wood- rov: Wilson as president, Battery C of the Washingten artillery of New Orleans will marei all the way from Lere to Washington, D. . The com- pany, one of the oldest military or- sanizations in the South, will make the gtart on Jan. 6, and is expected te spend most of the fifty-seven days intervening between then and March 1 on the *‘hike.” INAUGURATION TAKES PLACE IAPENSIDNBLOS, (By Assoclated Press.) Washington, Dee. 23.—Politics is te have small place in the personnei of the committee to have charge of the arrangements for the inaugura tion of Woodrow Wilson. The chair- rnen of twenty-six committees will 1 e named today by Chairman Eustis. At the meeting yesterday it was de- cided to ask Congress for permission 10 use the pension building and also tor permission to quarter visiting troops in the halls of the public Luildings. UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA . COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE | Gainesville, Dec. 23.—The o) successful Four- weeks Short Course which began November 25th, closd on the 20th of December. Four of the students enrolled for the short course gre boys who won arships for growing big of corn. The course covers the {0l lowing subjects: Agricultural Iin- sineering, Soil Physics, Field ('ro Crop Judging, Fertilizers, Farn Chemistry, Farm Bacteriology, Plunt scehol yields Propagation, Citrus Culture, Ciftris Diseases and Insects, Trucking, (= tle, Horses, Feeds and Feeding, and Dairying. All the men enrolled very enthusiastic and are taking - vantage of the splendid course .- fered. The Florida Live Stock Con:.ci tion is holding its first session at 1" College of Agriculture this weck kaving just been organized. Much interest is being stimulated in the Live Stock Industry and plans ar? being formulated for the eradica- tion of the Texas-Fever Tick in this State. The National Corn Association will establish an Exposition School for prize winners to begin on Mon- Cay, January 27th, 1913, the open- ing day of the National Corn Expo- sition in Columbia, 8. C. The Fxpo- sition will continue through the Sth of February. The two boys in each county Corn Growing Club winning first and sec- ond places will be eligible. There- fore it will be a great honor for any boy to represent his county. The faculty of the Corn School will con- sist of Agricultural experts from all parts of the country who wil! be at the Exposition in chargs of +he ex- hibits. Over one thousand (1000) boys are expected from all over the South. Fvery provision for their care and comfort is being made, including the best medical attention. Professor J. J. Vernon will be there. VESSELS HAVE BEEN MISSING SINCE MIDDLE OF NOVEMBER; LOST NEAR JAMACIA. (By Associateq Press.) Mobile, Dec. 23.—Twenty-two per- sons were lost when the schooners Georgiana and Cartagena floundered in the gulf between Cayman island and Jamacia, during the recent \West Indian storm, according to definite advices received this morning. The vessels have been missing since the middle of November. UNIONTOWN T00 TOUGH FOR THAT COP. Pittsburg, Pa., Dec. 23..—Rather than remain on the police force at Uniontown, Pa,, Patrolman Harry Woods, 28 years old, today shot and lilled himself at his home. His fa- ther, 75 years old, was talking with Woods at the time. For more than a month Woods has sought to get other work, declaring he disliked his du- ties as a guardian of the law. His cfforts had proved fruitless and he snid last night thag if he did not get position he had applied for he would commit suicide. Today he ascertained the job had teen filled. He went home and, aft- ci talking with his father for sev- eral minutes, shot himself. SENATOR OVERMAN 15 INPROVING (By Assoclated Press.) Washington, Dee, 21.-—The condi- tion of Senator Overman, of North (‘arolina, who was operated on Sat- urday for appendicitis, is reported very good today. Physicians exneet hig complete recovery. PARDON TO CAPTAIN OF STEAMER GENERAL SLOCUM Washingten, Dee, 23, The presi- dent has granted a pardon to Capt. William 1. Van Schaick, who com- nanded the steamboat General Slo- com, which burned in 1904 in East River, off New York, resulting in the loss of 1,030 lives, mostly women and The pardon becomes effec- children tive Christmas day. CHRISTMAS EXERCISES AT LUTHERAN CHURCH. The Chrlstmas exercises of the Sunday school of the Grace Evengel- jcal Lutheran church will be held ot the church on Tuesday evening, Irec. 24, at 7 o'clock. The following program hag been arranged for the children and a splendid tree will of course be the main feature. Miss Al- field has been drilling the children and a well rendered program is as- sured: Song—A Song the World is Singing. Ilymn—O0 Little Town, by Sunday School. Song—Nazareth. SAFETY DEVICE FOR TRAINS THAT LOOKS GOOD. Toronto, Can., Dec. device invented by Superirtendent J. Coleman, of the car department at Point St. Charles, Montreal, for pre- venting the telescoping of passenger cars. It consists of a centrifugal luck in the center plate of the car to make the body of the car and the truck on which it rides a solid unit as far as practical. As the body of the car at present merely rests upon the trucks, unconnected except by a two-inch center pin, when the mo- ticn of the car is suddenly arrested the car readily leaves the trucks and strikes the car ahead. It is claimed tiat by making a rigid connection tetween the car body and the truck the brake force will act equally on both. EXPEAT LECTURED 10 FARMERS GLUB Frof. Watson, of State Experiment Station, Gave Most Instructive Talks to Growers. The Lakeland Farmers' club met ay the home of F. 1. Julian last Sat- urday, about seventy-five persons be- ing present, Prof. J. R. Watson, of Gainesville, crme according to announcement and delivere” two very instructive lectures. .bjecy was “Insects and Insecticides,” divided under two licads—*Vegetable Inscets,” which was the theme for the morning talk, and “Citrus Fruit Insects,” which were discussed in the afternoon. These talks were highly interest- ing and instructive, and it is a great pity that any onc who had the op- rortunity of hearing them should have negleeted to do so. The infor- mation and suggestions which came from the speaker were of great prac- tical value, and were highly appre- ciated by the farmers and growers present, As usual, a splendid dinner was spread, to which all did full justice. A short business session was held for the purpose of reading and approv- ing the minutes of the November meeting, appointing some standing committees, and accepting the invi- tation of Col. W. il. Clifford to meet og his home Jan. 18, 1912, This next adies’ day, franght with meeting is set apart as end will therefore he nnusual interest. OVER200 JAPANESE fILLED BY EXPLOSION (By Associated Press.) Tokio, Dec, 23.—More than 200 Jupanese coal miners are entombed and probably killed by an cxplosion of the Ubari colliery at Sapporo, Is- land Hokkaido today. Only three vere brought to the surface alive, RAUDE WAS POISONED. (By Associated Press.) Chicago, Deec. 23.—Mrs. Mary Raude feinted today at the coroner’s inquest over her husband aftcr a physician testified that a large quan- tity of poison was found in the vic- 23.—The Grand Trunk railway has adopted a VIGERDY OF INDIA WOUNDED AT DELHI TODAY | WAS INJURED BY A BOMB WHICH WAS THROWN DURING GREAT ELEPHANT PROCESSION. (By Associated Press.) Delhi, India, Dec. 23.—Lord Har- dinge, viceroy of India, was wound- ed, one attendant was killed and an- other seriously injured by a bomb hurled from the house top as the party entered the new capital at Del- li, in state, today. The entry wu. the Iust of the ceremonies in connec- ticn with the transfer of the capital from Calcutta. A large gathering of troops, officials and Punjab chiefs, were present to welcome the party. The bomb was thrown as the splen- did elephant procession was passing through the street to Durbar camp. An examination showed that Lord Hardinge had only a slightly in- Jured shoulder. Lady Hardinge, who wag With him, escaped unharmed. The ceremonies were interrupted only a short time, Sir Guy Fleetwood Wilson, financial member, taking the viceroy's place. The bomb thrower has not yet been arvested. A reward of approxi- mately $3,300 has been offered for his capture. BOYS' CORN CLUB SCHOOL. A Boys' Corn Club School will be Leld at Columbia, 8. (., at the time of the meeting of the National Corn Show, January 27th, to February Sth, 1913, Two bhoys from every county in the Southern States are cligible to attend. More than 1,000 Loys are expected. Arrangements have been made for carving for the boys in every way, even to the best wedical attention. The hoys will be pssembled in groups of 20 and placed directly under a man charged with their care. Reduced rates have been secured: Jacksonville to Columbia and re- turn, $9.65. Lake Butler to Columbia and turn, $11.20, re- lake City to Columbia and re- turn, $9.90, Madison to Columbia and re- turn, $10.05, Pensacola to Columbia and re- tirn, $15.85, " River Junction to Columbia and return, $12.20, Trilby to Columbia and $14.60. The expenses after arriving in Columbia will not exceed $12.00 for everything. It would be an easy matter to raise the small amount necessary to send one or two boys from each county. Almost every cits izen would contribute. The school will be conducted un- Ger the auspices of the exposition and the United States Agricultural Department authorities. The school will be one of instruction and pleas- ure. The State Agent of the Boys’ and Girls' Clubs will be there and luok after the Florida boys. Every county in Florida having a return, Recitation—A Christmas Carol, by |t:m’s viscera. Raude was found dead | Boys’ Corn Club should be represent- Sadie Kleusmeyer. in bed several days ago shortly aft- ed at this great gathering of boys Solo—Holy Night, by Maude Alfield. | er he made a will bequeathing his | from all over the South. Fxercises—The Stars, by five little | property to his wife. girls. Carol—Luther's Sunday School. Recitation—('hristmas, by Otto Cars- tens. Song—Where Is He Born. Cradle Hymn, by|NAT GOODWIN AT HIS OLD TRICKS. Los Angeles, Cal., Dec. 23.—The complaint in the suit of Charles M. Recitation—The Wondrous Night, by | Doughty, San Diego real estate man, Anna Carsten. Song—Just a Song at Midnight. Address against Nat . Goodwin, for $25,000 damages for alleged alienation of the affections of Mrs. Doughty, an ac- PEACE NEGOTIATIONS STILL UNOERWAY (By Associated Press.) London, Dec. 23.—The peace con- ference resumed this afternoon, aft- et further relaxation of the interna- tional tension, by Austro-Hungary Songs—Silent Night and Holy Night, , tress, known on the stage as Miss | informing the powers she considered Page 66 in the Sunday school book. | Moreland, was filed today with the |the Balkan difficulties approaching a Sung—The Lord’s Prayer. Benediction. 13 DEAD AND 50 INJURED RESULT OF (By Associated Press.) Meni, Belgium, Dec. 23.—Thirteen are dead and fifty injured as the re- sult of a fire last night, which de- stroyed a moving picture house at Barraques. All the victims died as|son sat with the board of pardons to- | Saturday the result of hemorrhages caused by | day and heard seventy applications |delegates did not insist pressure in trying to escape. county clerk here. The case probably | satisfactory conclusion. will be set next Monday for trial. ruxe. | WILSON CONSIDERS LONG PARDON LIST (By Associated Press.) This, she says, is the result of Servia's apolo- gizing for her treatment of their consul at Prisisrend; also, her ac- ceptance of the proposed arrange- ments for port facilities on the Adriatic, without territorial posses- sion. Envoys adjourncd after a meeting Trenton, Dec. 23.—Governor Wil-|of little over an hour, to meet again cut of a total of one hundred. Turkish on The today morning. revictualling Adrianople.