Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, April 14, 1913, Page 1

Wik [HE LAKELAND EVENING TE'EGRAM Published in the Best Town in the Best Part of the Best State. D, FLORIDA, MONDAY, APRIL 14 1"13 No- 188 D.AR. CONVENTIO‘I NOW IN SESSION. |On work trains the number is five | ' men riESUNION STED B 6ISLATORS gy REGARDING MENTAL AN- ¢154 BILL NOT ACCORDING TO FACTS. u—— e ntcresting Notes of Men and +.s.1e8 as Viewed by Those on the Ground. lative Bureau.) ., April 14.—(Spe- .oy Farris this morning woeping resoiution in the the Times-Union his story in Sun- *.lental Anguish ticndry and Mae- I the advisability on, whereupcn a sen- cusued, Farris made ng the resolution, . pted by a vote of 6J oting no, on stated that the . wus given no chance side of the case, and o reilreaded through, tier of fact further ac- cd until today in + th» telegraph companies > views before the Iie Mental Anguisu 2 measure making tele- s liable for a delayed t've to the death of a ti"n as yet has been .4 this bill. 1's to Be U, 8, Marshal. litive J. C. Brown, of is a candidate for Unit- irshal of the Southera ict, ng s have been active in. ve secured the en- |, " both Senators Fletcher ‘ker Farris of the Iepresentatives, President | o senate and ex-Pres- ' Senate Hudson and 105 a large number of the beth bodies. wn comes from Lakeland. 1essive Democrat and supporter of the present tion in the making. His rcrard his chances for the as being exceptionally t 'rane called a page dur- ssion and, sotto voce, told to Senator Hudson and ask 2 ® and take the chair for ti The page went over to Sen- il President Drane ob- t the senator from the Thir- B I'sten and then hide his face luzhter. Finally he came to the The page had said: *“That ":f\ there says come and tak. & Brown, of Polk county, has In- _"'"_" in the House a bill for the “ton of electric lights on loco- *S 00 passenger and freight ser- the railways of the Stats Er nt law providing for 2,500- lelower ig thought to be un- "'le, and if an attempt is made free it as it nmow stands it ’f Pssibly be declared unconstl- {- from the fact that it is im- i@ any motor that has ever “vented applicable to loco- e preposed bill intro- “ 7 Mr. Brown would remedy (s it reduces the candle- 71700, and 1t is possible to 1 candle-power as specl- Titacure. The bill further “t these lights be kept in ton. This bill will be a {15 the railroad companies d they will gladly com- requirements, and when uly understood by the Il meet with their full LAY Yo, ":: > Prevent Wrecks. \'\ ative Kite has offered a he thinks will go & long Y¥ardg Preventing raflroad " Florida. His measure re- ‘:’ 2ll tralns that are op- " have tun working crews. t:r trains this will mean . 22 five men, ineluding an ' tonduetor, fireman, bag- ""‘ 2nd flagman; on freieh m”n\qnflnm conduetor, formerly a railrcad man himself, and bis argument in favor of the bill is convincing. SUNDRY CIVIL BILL TO BE REINTRODUCED. (By Associated Press.) Washington, April 14.—Providing ttat a certain three hundred thou- sand of its total should not be uses for the Sherman law prosecution of | Farmers' Co-operative organizations l "“”fln and two brakemen. [cn the tarif? bill. {or Labor Unions sundry civil bill will be reintroduced in the House. Taft vetoed the bill because it con- tained a clause on class legislation. Wilson does not oppose it. E . ITRAE MER: DERED 14 COLDBLOOD AT W'RAE, GEDRGIA Was a Former Rcsident of Lakeland and Respceted by Large Circle of Friends. Mr. B, H. JieRae, a former resi- dent of this city and a wrother oi Mg, P, L. liayncs, was shot and Litled &t his Lome in McRae, Ga., Saturday afternoon. It is claimed that he was shot down in celd blocd v P, L. Dyall, of that place; how- ever, further particulars are lacking, tclegranhie dispatches disclosing Puly tris much of the terrible affair. Mr. naynes and Mr, Selseymer, the latter Mr, McRae's gon-in-law, left for Me- Rze Saturday night to attend the fu- Lcral and to see that justice should have full sway. This tragic news will come as a areat shock to the many friends of the dead man, who lived in Lakeland fcr about a year, only returning to :is old home in McRae, Ga., last fall. ¢ here he lost his wife and only 120 his dauchter, Mrs. John Sclgemeyr passed away, her husband having only just returned Friday right from interring her remains in the old home cemctery. As stated above the particulars surrounding the terrible affair are unknown. Some years ago the two nten had had a difficulty but it seems that they had not had any trouble of late. In their time of deep trouble the family and loved ones have the deep- est sympathy of their many Lake- land friends. POPE MAY YET RECOVER DECLARE PHYSICIANS. (By ~ssociated Press.) Rome, April 14.—The pope's con- dition was reassuring this morning end his physician expressed the opin- fon that he would recover if it were pussible to induce the patient to take proper care of himself. He passed a tranquil night and his fever is de- creasing. In the middle of the day the pope kad a short sleep, which was almost uninterrupted by coughing. His tem- perature was slightly above 80, pulse 85, respiration 26. The pope’s condition remained sta- tionary during the afternoon. His temperature had not arisen, which makes it certain that there is no trace of pneumonia. The pope’s re- covery is probable unless complica- tions set in. TARIFF BILL WILL NOT mr ANY mr.m BUSINESS. (By Amclated Press.) Washington, April 14.—The presi- dent expressed the opinion in an open talk with newspaper men at the White House today that the tariff bill meets the general approval of the country, and that no healthy busi- nees will be interrupted by its pas- cage. That while in most cases the cost of living will not be immediately reduced the consumer will feel at once the benefit of the reduction on the duty on sugar. Wilson said he did not see any ruinous cuts in the i TNDERWOOD IS ON POINT OF A BREAKDOWN. (By Associated Press.) Washington, April 14.—Chairman Underwood of the House ways and means committee was ordered to bed by phyeicians who sald he s in dan- ger of & breakdown from hard work 1 . Mr. Kite cloims that many of | the wrecks result from not havln;{ fiumen on passenger trains. He was WENTON STRKEBOSES COVERED | I BELGIUM MORGAN'SCOFFIN: VAST POUT!OAL STRIKE WAS PLANNED BY THE SOCIALISTS. The Mining Districts Are the Most Adfected, as All Miners Have Laid Down Their Tools. (By Associated Press.) Brussels, April 14.—The vast po- itical strike planned by the Belgium | Socialiet Trade Union besan at dawn. At least 250,000 men laid down their teols during the morning. There were numerous exceptions to the gen- ¢ral walkout in many districts, how- ever the strike was complete in such rlaces as the mining distticts, The Socialist ommittce estimated that 10,000 men had strack in the capital Ileports from the provinces tell of ¢mnlete or nearly complete stoppage of work at liece, Charleroi, Mons, I'n Louviere and smaller cities. POLX WITY RE COTLECTOR OF PORT OF NEW YORK. (Ny Arsociated Press.) Washington, April 14, —Frank I.. Polk, a New Yerk lawyor, acceptel Wilson's offer to be collector of tha rort of New York. PEOPLE REDGE AT KING'S ESGAPE King Alphonso of Spain Yester, day, But He Escaped Injury- (By Associated Press.) Madrid, April 14.—King Alphons, was warmly galuted by large crowds when he took his ride in the park this morning after escaping the bul- lets of Anarchist Allegro on Sunday. + nervous disorder. ' Allegro, who is a native of Barce- lona, fired four shots at the king yes- terday afternoon as he was taking . .scaped injury. EAND CONCERT WAS GREATLY ENJOYED. The Lakeland Military Band gave a eplendidly rendered concert in Munn park yesterdayafternoon which was much enjoyed by the large crowds that gathered to hear the ex- cellent music. The Lakeland Band is an institution tha should receive the hearty support of every citizen. BANK OF ENGLAND BARELY ESCAPED BEING BLOWN UP. (By Associated Press.) London, April 14.—A milk can flled with gun powder and connect- ca with an electric fuse was found inside the railing surrounding the Lank of England. A. C. L. LAYING 90-POUND RAILS. There are a few people cavorting around on terra firma who take a special delight In knocking every- thing and everybody, and those of that character in this section make the A. C. L. railway thelr special mark, but we believe that even they vl now be forced to doff their hats to that corporation for the work it is doing and the improvements it is making to insure safety and comfor: for its patrons. That company is now laying 90-1b. steel rails from Sanford to Lakeland, hzving a dozen different gangs on the sh alonz the route, and expect to cemplete the work in a few weeks The track from Jacksonville to San- ford and from Lakeland to Tampa is already laid with 90-1b. rafls, and when this present work is completed the entire line will be the eqnal of any in the country.—Kissimmee Ga- zette. Anarchist Attempted to Assassinate | SERVICES WERE HELD OVER HIS REMAINS IN NEW YORK TODAY. (By Associated Press.) Washington, April 14.—The con- vention of Daughters of the Amer- (-an Revolutlon opened with a fight esident General Scott an lddreu for peace and harmony, the report of the credentials com- mittee was adopted after many ob- jections to the chair's rulings. The supporters of Mrs. Willlam C. Story won a victory by forcing a fav- orable vote on the motion providing A Special Train Carried the Funeral that a committce of representatives Party to Hartford Where Inter- ment Was Made. (By Associated Press.) New Yerk, April 14.—The funeral ices over the bedy of J. Pierpont n were held at 10 o'clock this winirg at St. Goorge's Episcopal cLurch. Afterwards a special train 1 party to Hart- Morg. onveyed the fune hie final wh Adpusolenm, covering of five thousand red roses, the cofiin was removed from the li- raiy to the ¢hurch fifteen hundied people had asscmbled for the The services were conduct- Karl Reiland and by Morgan where Laneral, w! by Lector Rev, ihree Dbishops seiected Gimsell. Twelve honorary pall calers were selected from among s intimates, The emperor or . rench republie, British and lNalian governments sent flowers. PflESENIMtNIS OF . " ilc. GRAND JURY Declare That One of the County’s Greatest Necds Is a New Jail, IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA, IN AND ¥OR POLK COUNTY. T¢ the Hon, I, A. Whitney, Judge of the Circuit Court: We, the grand jury, duly empan- ciled at the spring term of the Cir- Allegro continues in a surly mood, | cuit Court of the Tenth judicial cir- 1 and is believed to be suffering 1rom|(-nil of Polk county, Florida, desire to make this our gencral present- ment, We have endcavored to discharge cur duties with justice, impartiality und as rapidly as possible, with fair- ride along the Calle De Alcala. All|uess to ourselves, and by giving due the bullets went wild and the king { ccnsideration In each case presented " ! to us, We have made a thorough ex- amination into every case presented tc us and following your honor's in- structions we have found an indict- «ent in each case where the evidence instified and we felt that the law had been broken. We find that justices of the peacn fail to bind over their witnesses in a large number of cases and have fziled to send the papers in each case tefcre the grand jury, and in a great many cases falled to give the names of the witnesses, and this has caused 2 lot of trouble, worry, and expense and unnecessary delay. We find that there has been a de- crease in homicides in our county in the past twelve months. We, as a body have examined very carefully the county jail. We find it. so far as sanitary conditions are concerned, as well kept as we believ. it could be done under existing eir- cumstances. We find the jail en- tirely inadequate to accommodate the rrisoners who are now there. The izil is entirely wrong in construction and in ovr opinion Is equal to a Rus- sian dungeon. We recommend that the county commissioners at once nroceed to nerotiate with the proper suthorities for the construction of 2 new, modern and comfortable jail, nrovided with separate quarters for white and enlored, male and femals, costine not less than an amount suf- felent to construet a modern and up- tc-date fafl.” We especially request that the connty commissioners take tnis matter wp at once and proceed n any manner necessary to procure the constrnetion of this jail. We pave examined the eourt tonee and find the sanitary condi- tisn of tha tnilats commonly used to be In very had condition, almost un- fit for nee. Wa find from the min- ntes of the crand Jury of the fall torm of 1712 that a recommendation was made tn tha ermnty eommission- ers that the namer room In the sonth- west corner of the court house be put Licady cousumed, | of each three candidates for president general should act with the creden- tials committee in passing on con- tested delegates. JURY RETUAHED INflIEIMENTS AGQ'NSI The Case Agnihst Willigm Decs, of the Cumbee Scttlement, Was Dismissed. barwow, April 14.--Ciicujt Court THO FLORIDIANS - FAVOR CITRUS FRUIT TARIEF SPARKMAN AND CLARK WORK- ING AGAINST PROPOSED REDUCTION. Wilson and L'Engle Haven't 3ade Up Their Minds, and Senators Also Are Non.Committal. (By Winfield Jones.) Washington, April 14.—(Special} —Senator Bryan returned to Wash- ington Friday and was in conference with several members c¢f the Florida ul(- ation with a view to acquaint- 'ix o himeelf with what liad been go and ths Senate ||ng: on carlier in the week, actitude of the Mouse and with resard to the tariff bill as sub- mitted by Chairman Underwocd of the House ways and means commit- tee. Senator Bryan kas £cveral Lills and 5 in session dgain this “'“““"‘:!luolnlrms in contemplation which sud will pr Wil L sessiuil for two wecks besides the week al- fobably e ‘The coliua doee- CUWAS Lencll up RIS wovaings. The grand jury returned ticir finai mdictnents aud made their general sentments saturday and were dis- rised. ae fifween or twenty m tiue b.ll, v.eie returned. The indictment of most interest 18 the one against J. R, Davis and Ilar- c.d Davis, the former Leing charsed as principal and the latter as acces- cry for murdering in the second de- gree. Their victim was Tom L;:\v,, an aged negio, They killed him at his Liome in West Bartow one nighe i Junuary, Mr, Davis and his soa Iiarold claim justification for their ¢, This case has not yet been set jor trial. The case will be a very hard fought one, The case againgt Willlam Dees was quickly disposed of on Saturday. It appeared that J. P. Thompson, the justice of the peace who held the inquest over Deecs’ victims, could not testify positively that he warned Dees and advised him of his constitutional right not to give testimony against h:mself before he gave an implicat. ing statement at the coroner’s in- uest, and therefore Judge Whitney ruled that this admission could be civen as testimony. Since this was vractically the whole of the State’s! case, tho State attorney was unable to proceed and the case was dismissed Willim Dees lives east of Lakeland. The charge against him was man- slaughter, growing out of the death of his stepson, Mr. Bolander, whose death, it is said, resulted from a blow on the head with some hard sub- stance delivered by Dees. T ————— T —————— in neat condition and used as a re. tiring room for ladies who are called to attend court. It seems from our Investigations that there is no placs provided in the court house for la- dies when they wish privacy. We eurnestly ask that the county com- missioners see that this room is prop- erly prepared with chairs, tollet and everything suitable to accommodat~ ludies who are waiting on the court. We found in our examination of the jail prisoners awaiting trial who did not come under the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court. One prisoner bas been in jail two months and one week. The grand jury knew noth- ng of this case and it was evidently a case that should come before the County Court. We feel as citizens of Polk county that it Is unneces- sary to put the county to the ex- pense of feeding and caring for such prisoners when there is a County Court existing in the county with proper authority to act. We wish to thank your honor for ycur kindness and the able manner in which you have instructed us in matters which have come before us. We wish also to state our thanks to Hon. J. B. Sincletary for his abla aesistance in guiding us as to law. Being throurh with our delibera- tions wve ask your honor to be dfs- charged. Respectfully submitted, JAMES W. CROSBY, Foreman. Attest: CHARLES V. CASE, Clerk. e intends introducing as goen as the lS('n:-. e vets down to business, Representutives Sparkman and Clark are oppesed to the tariff sched- vles on citrus fruits, as proposed by the Underwood bill. They have agreed to make concerted onnrsition to the s'chcdu!cs which provide for a material reduction in the duty on those articles. Representative Spark- man declared today that if the efforts ol himself and his colleague should | fail they would use their influcnee {o have the original schedule restored to the bill after it reached the Sen- ate, Representatives Wilson and L'En- pel said they had not sufliciently studied the provisions of the biil to determine whether or not it would {vork any real hardship upon the producers of the State, Within ths rext few days they will decide what course they will pursue with rezard te lining up with the Spirkman. Clark forees, or abiding by the pledge cf the Baltimore convention with re- ¢ard to reducing tariffs all along the line. It scems doubtful now whether Representatives Sparkman and Clark will receive any help from the Senate elde of the capitol in their efforts to testore the original provisions to the tariff bill. One of the Florida sen- ators, who did not wish to be quoted, sald that unless it was conclusively proven to him that the proposed tar- it would work a great Injustice to the Florida fruit growers he was in favor of passing the fruit schedule as proposed by the Underwood bill, be- cause the Democratic party was rledged to a universal reduction, and also because it was his opinfon that the tariff on citrus fruits was really for tariff only, and was not needed a8 a protection to the Florida' pro- Cucers. He 18 of the opinion that the Florida growers need have no fear of harmful competition from foreign countries as the cost of production ebroad is fully as great as it is in Florida. He also belleves that the freight charges from foreign coume tries to the Atlantic seaboard are fule ly as high as the rail-and-water freights from Florida to New York, Philadelphia and other larze dis- tributing points. That the office of public prlntq' 1» going to be the center of one of the hottest patronage fi~hts the Wil- son administration will have to deal with was indicated today when prace tically the entire Tennessee delegsa- tion of Congressmen called upon the President to endorse the candidacy of W. V. Turley. of Chattanooga, for the job. Mr. Turley is a comparatively late candidate in the ficld, but scores of endorsements of his candidacy have flooded the White House within the past four days, and it is belleved he has a good chance to securs the berth. ; His most formidable antagonists are M. 1. Lillard, of Jackeonville, and A L. Spatz of Pennsylvania. The peostoffice at Narrows, St. Lu- cie eounty, has been ordered discone tinned May 15. Mafl will be sent to Quay. py s b g S r———— e e b g i 2