Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, June 27, 1913, Page 1

e LNDS | FCTORSHIP FLORIDA ENT TODAY NOMI- D WEST FLORI- TO THIS OFFICE g Drawn Out Fight, Horse Appears In Per- Apalachicola Man. Assoclated Press) on, June 27—The Presi- nominated J. F. C. Griggs icola as Customs Collector lorida district, with head: t Jacksonville. Aaron Ba- so named revenue collec orgia. pgoing comes as a complete o the people of Florida, as s had not been mentioned i c herctofore. The status in Washington, until the announced his decision, ght to be as stated in the vhich follows, and which e when the dispatch above ved this afternoon: By Winfield Jones ) gton, D. C., June 27—The candidates for Collector of for the District of Florida rived here, Senators Bryan her made an appointment to see Secretary of the MeAdoo, in accordance Secretary’s wish to see each pdidates personally. who called on McAdoo were le, W. H. Freeker, and J, E. 1 of Tampa: Two other pre- vowed candidates did not ey were J. D. Calhoun and yer, also of Tampa. understood to have etchier and Senator Bryan lie vas assured of their en- t for the position if he made to Washington, and having a reply not altogether to his eclined to make the trip. alhoun has been a candidate position for some time, his backer being Secretary of lliam Jennings Bryan. Bry- alhoun are old friends. Cal- 8 running a newspaper in and practically conducted paizn that elected Bryan to for the first time. It has mored several times that Wilson ha been on the appointing Calhoun on the pent of Secretary Bryan, but artin was finally appointed. ary of the Treasury McAdoo the three candidates togeth- batted with them pleasantly v moments, but did not in- hat selection he would make ed Martin. e candidates who are here ir recommendations and en- hts with the Secretary and ain in Washington to watch ome. It i3 quite probably Y McAdoo, with the aid of Fletcher and Bryan, wiil fecision by Friday of this is Wwas brought here by one Ddidates that J. W, Martiz, Bnt Collector at Jacksonville, ared that he will withdray nation which he filed before ved his appointment. In e it will only be necessary etary of the Treasury Me- dischargg him, as his four Vice is contingent upon the of the Secretary of the or the President, ms almost assurod that a man will get the appoint- 0 Will spend most of his time a', maintaining an oflice hile also maintaining nomi- { fQuarters at Jacksonville. —_— MORMON LEADER'S DZATEH. an, Vt., June 27—The anni-' of the death of Phophet the Mormon church, at the! a Carthage, Mo., mog v::!s: here today by the Mormo: s, | e planned many midsumm in this city, the birthy l on leaders. ; | fom the outside world. | PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN IN TH INTERESTING NEWS OF WASHINGTON. (By Winfield Jones.) Washington, D. C.,, Jume 27— Messrs. Wilson, Walker, Tillman, and Hatton, of Bartow, passed through Wns%tngmg; today on thelr Wway homg; Baltimore where they had been on a business trip. The Joint Congressional Commis- sion to investigate the purchase of| oA R MATHIS DANGEROUS- Amnericah’ tobacco by European gov-| ¢ ernments today resumed its investi- LY g’gl:gg;EgEBng UR gation, a number of Virginia grow- Posse, With Bloodhounds Are ers being summoned as witnesses. The commission will hold session " Now Scouring Woods For * The Brute. ; during the rest of the week. Tampa, Fla, June 27—Deputy Sheriff A. R. Mathis was shot in the reck and dangerously wounded to- day near Tallahassee by Joe James, a negro when Mathis went to James' becuse to arrest him for a minor of- fense. The negro fled and bluiod- hounds have been procured in an ef- fort to trail the negro. The Senate in executive session today confirmed the following Flor- ida postmasters: Dunellon, W. H, Hoffman; Key West, Marcy B. Dar- nell; Marianna, Edward C. Lewis; Melbourne, Alma P. Martin; Winted Garden, Lulu Newton. The Nomination of Cornelius N. I'ord of New Jersey, to the Public Printer was also confirmed thereby —_— ending whatever chance N. J. Lillard | PRINCIPAL OF SARTOW of Pensacola may have had for the place. Senator Fletcher held out for SCIZQ0L DIES IN GEORGIA Lillard till the last and Lillard was running ahead of the field until Ford, News of the death of Prof. J, E. from the President’s own State, got Witherspoon on Monday last come into the race and won. as a great shock to his many friends : in this community, through a tele- gram from his daughter, Miss Rosa- Ifl GH“SS AILAN"G Iind, at LaGrange, Ga., to the editor ct this paper, as follows: “Father IN Mu.[flfl BUAI died this morning. I thought he would like you to know.” Prof. Witherspoon had been prin- (By Assoclated Press.) cipal of Summerlin Institute for the New Bedford, Mass., June 27—An|Dast two years and had ended his attempt will be made to cross the At-| Sécond term only about six weekes ago. He was in very poor health at that time, and before leaving Bar- tow was attacked by a congestive chill which came near proving fatal, and a rcevr ot which his phy- sicians predicted would prove so. i We presume it was a second attack NOTED MAN HELD FOR MURDER.|that ended his life—Bartow Courier- Informant. lantic in a fourteen-foot motor boat the last of July by Lawrence Erhard and T. Johnson of the revenue cutter scervice, They expect to make the trip in fourteen days. N Coustantinople, June 27—=Some of the most noted statesmen of Turkey bave been rounded up in the efforts of the government to solve the mys- tery of the murder of Shefket Pasha. Somg of those already imprisoned| The following marriage licenses ire Ismal Hakkl Pasha, leader of the, Mave been granted during the past opposition; Eanish Bey, former mis-| ¥eek: MARRIAGE LICENSES. irter of the interior; Hamid, presi-| J. H. Bothea and Miss Blauche dent of the Court of Justice, and| rown. Mustapha, District Mayor of Con-| J. B. Peeples and Miss Bonnie lLee Stuart. stantinople.. One of those now in custody, Topal| Robert Rutherford and Miss Isa- Tewfik, confessed that a plot to as-| lelle Payne, sassinate Shefket was hatched three| J. T. Rowland and Miss Maggie months ago, but that nobody had|lLucas... dared to carry the resolution into ef-| H. O. Hyut and Miss Emma fect. Woods. Oliver Hogan and Miss Edna Whatley. ARTIST TO LIVE AS SAVAGE. Boston, June 27—To prove that the people of the twentieth century need not be slaves to civilized con- vention, Joseph Knowles, a Boston rainter of outdoor life, plans to piunge into the wilderness of North- cre Maine next week, without cloth- irg, food, matches, firearms or ammu, rition, lbemocrats put the Closture rule on He promises to stay there until leng tariff speeches in the caucus to- October 1, to subsist on fish, game,|day. They are determined to com- beriies and wild vegetables, and ta| plefe the consideration of the bill in come out fully clothed. He will live| order to report to the Senate next fifty or sixty miles away from any|week. A countervailing duty on settlement and will accept no belp| wheat and flour was again consider- €d with a general countervailing Knowles will make his own fire Cuty amendment giving the Presi- by friction; will build a log cabin| dent the power to retaliate against from material he finds in the woods, | 211 nationls discriminating against and will make traps out of what hel the Uniaed States on any commodity. discovers in the practically unexplor- _ ed northern part of the Pilne Tree State. WILL DISPENSE WiTh LONG SPEECHES By Associated Press) Washington, June 27—The Senate MISSIONARIES TO DEAF MEET. Minneapolis, Minn., June 27— Lutberan missionaries to the dea? bezan their national conference fa this city today, as guests of Rev. Jolin L. Salvner, who is in charge of the Minneapolis deat congregation ond all deaf missions between Min- nex V. : u(.:tv--T”(‘Sda}-' fo'r the purpose of reapolis and LaCrosse, Address wi!l hecking ]e.fi.Axsmtmn hostitle to the|y, delivered in both sizns and spoken transportation companies and 3! j1aneuaze Aecaling wi ey s 4 _Wilanguaze dealing with the work of Lring about a better understanding! tpo miesi ynaries Letween the railroads and their em- | ployes. RAILROAD SOCIETY TO DISBAND Chicago, June 27—The American Railroad Employees and Investors| \esociation has deceided to dlsband Wasinzton, June 27—The Presi- e s e den and M. T. Dooling for United States Attorney and United States Circuit Judze, respectively for the rorthern California district, Matt I Sullivan will prosecutor for Practically all the packers and wholesale butchers of New York city deliver within a forty-mile radius Ly gasoline power wagons. They have proved their superiority over | money. will be tried before Dooling. INECAD SHOOTS [FLAGS { BEPUTY NEAR |<ANDGRAYTOFLY TALLAHASSEE) ATGETTEY3BURG] l enerals will be in evidence. FBLUE STARS AND BARS WILL DECORATE THE CITY. 50,000 Veterans Are Expected When Great Re-Union Opens Next Week. (By Assoclated Press) Gettysburg, Pa., June 27—That stars and bars as well as the stars ard stripes will appear at the camp ' veterans during the celebration of : anniversary of the Battle of .ettysburg next week was indicated teday by the announcement from the minivesarry commission’s office that (here is nothing to prevent tha wear- crs of the gray from bringing their hattle flags, as both the blue and the ray will be used in decorating the uildings of the city and large pic- tures of both Union and Confederate The camp is ready for fifty thousand ieterans, who are expected for the reunion, Gettysburg, Pa, June 27—The Federal Government official spresid- ing over the Gettysburg celebration to begin next week, today began checking up the lists of persons em- ployed to look out for comfort of the veterans who will gather here. Eight hundred thousand meals will be fur- nished the Union and Confederate veterans who will be guests of the United States Government and the State of Pennsylvania on the field of conflict during the celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of the battle of Cettysburg. The checking up today is to sce that everyone will be on hand tomorrow, the date of real em- rloyment, Allowance will be made for 20 meals for each veteran. This will cquire £00 cooks and as many help- pers, and 125 bakers, the baking to b: done in fleld bakeries and the preparing of meals in field kitchens. The feeding of this army of veter- ens will require 40,000 mess kits, comprising cne plate, cup, knife, fork and spoon for cach man. In the camp will be more than 9,500 tents, vhich will be pitched in fields not fap from the scene of Pickett's charge. The camp will be exclusive~ 17 for veterans, Pennsylvania will allot space In the camp by States, the commissioner tor each State being in charge of the space assigned to him. MLED CONAESSHE CRENE ) B STR (By Associated Press.) lobby committee will issue siibpoenas for Lewis Cass Lenyard, and Paul D, vid Lamar, a Wall street man to ap- pear next week In connection with tbe investigation charge that Con- gressmen’s names are being used to sccure influence with financiers. Congressional circles were stirred by the testimony of representative A. Mitchell Palmer, last night that Ledyard had been called up repeat- €Gly by a man representing himself ,l() be Palmer, who claimed he could |ald in the Congress Interests that Ledyard Fepresented. The investi- gators will resumg their hearings|scyeral times before. next week after the Democratic cau- cus finishes the tariff bill. Speakas Clark, Underwood, Henry and other Congressmen, whose names were used by persons in conversations with firanciers are urzing the committee 19 push the inquiry. Washington, June 27—The Scnatn dent today eolected Thomas E. Hay-| Panking Committee will open tha hearing on the currency bill nex: week, All finance committee amendments be special | to agricultural schedule were ap- the ‘Caminett and|proved today by the Democratic caun- the railroads, for they save time and! Western Fuel Company cases, which | cus including the ecountervailing cuty on flour, and wheat. [ LAKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM ———————————————————————— PAINTERS DID NOT GET VISCERA Realtives of the late Edward v. Painter of Jacksonville, Fla.,, for whose viscera the United States Fi- delity and Guaranty Company. have applied for the appointment of a re- ceiver, Jost the first point in_their stand against the receivership when Judge Duffy today overruled their demurrer filed in the Circuit Court yesterduy. At t.c same time Judge Duffy al- lcwed Dr, Charles Glaser, local chem- ist, and others interested as defend- ants in the receivership action until July 11 to fine an answer to the pro- ceedings of the bonding company. The court then set July 15 for the taking of testimony in open court to determine whether the receivers shall be appointed. Meanwhile, the internal organs ot Painter, which are now in the cus- tody of Dr. Glaser, will be removed to a safe in the office of Clerk Wil- liam M. Carson of the Circuit Court ond until July 15, they will be in the rersonal custody of Deputy Clerk James E. Godwin. This action was taken by the court following the tes- timony yesterday of Dr. Glaser to the effectthat the viscera will not be disintegrated proviled proper atten- tion is given.—Baltimore Dispatch to Jacksonville' Metropolis, GOVERNMENT WANTS U DEPORT JOHNSON (By Associgted Press) Washington, June 27—The De- partment of Justice officials are con- e e E BEST PART OF THE BEST STATE - -No, 103 JUTGE S FIED 15 BESLT O \LTEREATION OF MOBILE, FINED $20 TODAY. Had Trouble Yesterday in Court House With Assistant State Solicitor. (By Associated Press) Mobile, Ala., June 27—Samuel B. Browne, judge of the Circuit Court of Mobile county, was fined twenty dcllars or ten days in jail today by the recorder on the charge of dis- crderly conduct preferred by Assist- ant State Solicitor Tourat. The case ia the result of an altercation in the courthouse yesterday, CHANGES IN FLORIDA POSTAL SERVICE- (By Winfield Jones) Washington, D. C., June 27—The following changes in the postal ser- vice in Florida were ordered today by the Postoffice Department: Officers have been ordered estab- lished at Millman, Liberty county, and Brasswell, Santa Rosa county. Grover C. Perdue has been named as postmaster at Brasswell. Washington, June 27—The Senatel Cravath, New York lawyers and Da:| I.’ormcd Wednesday evening, Jasper N. Willis has been ap~ poinaed postmaster at Williston, Special mail service has been or- dered established at Rose, Leon county, from Cody, commencing July, 1st. Special mail service to Garden- ville, Hillsboro county, from Tampa has been ordered discontinued July 1st. Star service has been ordered es- tablished from Gardenville to River- view, three times a week. Emory A. Hall of Gardenville has been award- ed a three-year contract at $180 a year, sidering measures to have Canada deport Jack Johnson who {8 under 1 year's sentence for white slavery. Johnson was in Montreal last night and said he intended sailing Tues- cCay for St. Petersburg for the prize fights. Oflicials later learned that Johnson 1s traveling on a tourist ticket, and be- lieve that Canada cannot deport him us the Canadian immigration law does not exclude the transit of an alien. WILSON'S START THEIR OUTING. Washington, June 27-—President Wilson leaves Washington today for Cornish, N, H., taking his family with him. Mr. Wilson intends to speak a week assisting Mrs. Wilson ond the Misses Wilson to get settled ior the summer, returning to Wash- ington, on July 7. Presilent Wil- son does not expect to be able to epend more than the week-end with lis family until Congress closes, REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS, The following real estate transfers tiave been made during the .past week: P. B, Jackson and wife to Mag- sle Ferrand; J. D, Porter to Winteg Haven; City of Winter Haven to Winter Haven Citrus association; Jack Wilson to Ft. Meade Land Co.; Commercial Bank to Ft, Meade Land WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE ENDS | Cei C. C, Crawford and wife to B, P. Palmer; M. L. Robinson and hus® Madison, June 27—The State Leg-| band to L. Colson; J, W. Tucker islature today takes a recess unmtil|end wife to Mattie Kieth; Pike January 1, 1914. During the recess, | Adair and wife to W. M. Ballon, however, a candidate will investigate| (2); Agnes B. Veatch to Gate City rne Water power question, mothers'| Investment Co.; A. F. and W, M. tension and the direct marketing,|Fickard to E. C. Eler; Malloy and and report their findings at the meet«; Miller to R, J. Whittier; Malloy ing of the legislature. and Miller to H, P, Weitkamp, (2); | . Edw. L. Mack and wife to S. M. Wil= MR. WEAVER REGRETS eon; Jas. Jones and wife to L. Vige OCCURRENCE, | ourouz; M, Goldsmith and wife %o T, L. Lockhart M. GGoldsmith and’ Editor Evening Telegram: wife to C. G. Lockhart; Olive Mon-~ Kindly allow me spaco to add a{roe to Edna Hayman; Henrietta Le- little explanation to the article{Vay and husband to F. C. Willey; which appeared in yesterday’s Tele-|J. M. Barrington and wife to J, C. gram, Durrance Mary A. Low , I think there was no one more sur-|L. Rowell; AG:HI 0. P::ltla: tt";' rrised than mysclf, upon reading | Putnam; Malloy and Miller to A H' that water from my laundry was|Black; Florida Develo s flowing into Lake Wire I was {n-| Mar sl X n- garet Dickinson; Sessoms Invst- that the! ment Co. to Herbert Graf; John F.! for the sewer, [ ‘ox Realty Co. to Bevens Bros.; J. Pipe on Main|{A. Bass and wife to A M. Mec ikoughi noiking of that as they have broken and repaired it.l e e e e e “~ men who are ditching had broken my sewer wiicet, but I g, Payne and DeVane to J. A. Bass; M. E. Church trustees to R. O. Meek; J. W Cravey anq wife to I have spared no pains or money|J. A. Cravey; Florida and Georgla’ ‘b plaeing the sanitary condition of |Lard Co. to T, H. Monk; Annie L, + laundry beyond criticism, ang 1| Friges to J. M. i : . Andrews; J. L, r‘.zmt very much that this should|Townsend and wife to J M. Anpe have oceurred. Very traly, drews; Florida Development Co. to R. W. WEAVER. H. G McPherson; W, H. Hallam A and Co. to Lueia M. Howey, (2) WILLARD TO MEET MILLER. — M. D. Newman ang wife to Georgia A. Bush; Florida Develo H pment Co, San Francisco, June 27—Jess Wil-| © Frank Cameron; C. C. Taft and lard, the mountainous “White [ Wife to C. A, Wil : Hope,” boxes four rounds with Char- | Eoothby to N.“Rl.l l\:\l'!il;?l’a:ll:'m(;mg hE lic Miiler, a San Francisco heavy-| cr and wife to N. R, \Vll'liat;l -‘B. weight tonight. Miller wag hammer- | (I and W w, Shere'tz to K" L cd into submission by Jim Flynn, the “ch::n"an;. E. L. Mackey and' : Pueblo fireman, sometime ago, | tv C. I". Kenney; E. C. Stu - Flynn's body punches breaking two | wife t I, b A T;ylo'r' ‘Herba:t(}n‘ c¢f his ribs; ‘to Southera Land Secu.rltlu (;, pr e —— - I - B