Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, August 26, 1913, Page 1

s ——————— ~ PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST PA YIEACE LOOK 0UT FOR , J THIS “BAD NIGGER” Jacksonville, Aug. 26,~In an attempt to locate Frank Brown, & desperate negro thief, early yester- day morning, Deputy Sheriff J. A. McCloud: and. Constable J. T. MTragey ran into the ungxpected, and ''were kept at a distance with a large JTION OF CON AS BEEN SET \wm for and Hearing 4h ted Press.) 26.—Sentence of | pronounced upon jcted yesterday of Phagan. The pt for Oct. 10, ntence was pro. counsel moved for p ground that sev- onstratiéns preju- Dct. 4 was set for Hfon. Frank’s de- lening to the read- nce wéis as com- jen during the long hen . Judge Roan iwords did he show nervousness. His n he was removed om to the cell. an Appeal ted Préms.) 26.—Leo M. re busy today pre- from the verdict d against the for- printendent yester- his trial for the Phagan, the four- factory employe. aits sentence, be- nsion over his fate, predicts’ that he cleared. It 18 un- appeal embodies motion for mistrial afternoon before ed the jury. Legal he verdict leaves no he death sentence. ted that he would entence until pub- difies. Released ated Press.) 26.—Newt Lee, t watchman who of Mary Phagan, y. He was arrest- principal and was d jury with Frank. e negro sweeper, is P AND ULT BY NEGROES 26.—The little Center was thrown citement yesterday it became known citizens, Mr. WiL een knocked in the of $170. Mr. Hass ving arrived from he ago. He started following the rail- ome distance from ertaken by two ne- Dsed to sell h;m a Dg the examination r. Hass exhibited Y, and while fum- pocketbook, he was t the negroes, the jim over the head rument, knocking id I an uncon- He was then money, which in- d dollar bill, two the remainder in he amount of $170, ined consclousness the village where robbery, giving as D of the assallants A posse wag loon‘ entire melghborhood negroes had made | , coming, it is said morning twe ere’ picked up her: ut for lack of evi- | , ked In a few min_ Py ONSHIP WINNER -y Aug. 26.—May- lin today won the 8 was caliber Winchester rifie in tie hands of the negro, ‘'who made a flying escape when the ammunition of the officers, carrying small arms. had become exhausted. Brown, who is considered one of the worst negroes the local authorities have haa contend with, has been sought for months, and _gave Sheriff Bowden considerable trouble early last fall, when he set out to capture him, The negro has always said that he would never ve taken alive and that he would shoot any officer who at. tempted to take him into custody. Nearby towns have been notified that Brown is at large, and it is thought he will be captured within a short time. He is without money and very shabbily dressed, and can easily be detected. He is a negro ‘of the ginger cake variety, weighs about 200 pounds, and is never without his rifle. NEGRD WHO KILLED WHITE MAN SURRENDERS Slayer of Canup, &t Lake Alfred Vol- untarily Gives Himself Up to Officials Charles- Morgan, the negro who killed 'a white man, Turner Canup, at Lake Alfred, in this county, Sun- day morning, voluntarily surrend- ered to the officers this morning. Morgan saild he had beedr in the swamps almost up to his neck in water ever since the trouble, and had had nothing to eat. He thought whatever might be done to him could not be much worse than he was experiencing, so he gave him- self up. He was placed in jail at Bartow. It is the opinion of those who know the circumstances that Mor. gan killed Canup in self-defense, or in a quarrel that was forced upon, bhim, and that he will not be severe- ly punishéd for the act. COAST LINE PREPARING FOR GREAT WINTER RUSH RS i Jacksonville, Aug. 26.—"“From present indications, the approaching winter season will be the greatest in the history of Florida,” said W, J. Craig, passenger trafiic manager of the Atlantic Coast Line railway, who was a visitor to Jacksonville yesterday. conference with A. W.. Fritot and J. G. Kirkland, division passenger {agents of the Atlantic Coast Line in Jacksonville and Tampa, respective- ly, in reference to plans in connec- tion with handling the winter busi. ness. Mr. Craig stated that his road was preparing to greatly improve its service to Florida this winter, and that these improvements would be made early so as to take care of the big travel expected in November in connection with the big waterways convention, which will be held here in November. ° The Atlantic Coast Line is also at this early date pre- paring to handle the traffic incident to the reunion of the Confederate Veterans in Jacksonville next spring. In reference to the ap- proaching winter’s business, Mr. Craig said that the eyes of the en- tire country were turned toward the South by reason of the fact that this gection was developing with such marvelous rapidity. “Of course, we have to keep abreast of this development,” said Mr. Craig, “and consequently the Atlantie Coast Line rallway intends t0 increase the efficiency ‘of its serv- fce' to the' highest possible stand- ‘r“I' 4 < In keeping with the policy of all standard and progressive railroad systems of the country, the Atlantic Cozst Line'is replacing all of its old { 'vooden cars, etc,, with modern steel quipment. - In this connection, we ill only operate all-steel trains be. "~een Jacksonville and New York ring the approaching season. “We are having ‘nine new dining cars built to be placed on*our fast tourist trains. In other words, our tourist tralns from New York to | Florida this coming winter will not be eclipsed by any road in the Unit- ed States. We are also building bde- tween thirty-five and forty new lo- comotives of the Mikado, Atlantic and Pacific type.” Mr. Craig was here in EVENING LAKELAND, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, AUG, 26, 1913, MESSAGE WAITS DAYTO BE READ PRESIDENT POSTPONES PRE. SENTING HIS MEXICAN POL-* ICY UNTIL TOMORROW Postponement Made at Request of Mexican Minister, Seconded by Lind (By Assoclated Press) Washington, Aug. 26.—Presi- dent Wilson today postponed until Wednesday the delivery of his spe- cial message to Congress on the Mex- ican situation. This actlon was taken at the request of Senor Gam- boa, Mexican minister of foreign al- fairs. Private Secretary Tumulty sald that last night after the president’s conference with the for- eign affairs committee had closed, a message came from Mexico City in which Lind united with Gamboa in requesting the postponement. He wished to afford the Mexican au. thorities opportunity for further consideration in view of certain supplementary proposals Lind had made. The-president expects to ad- dress Congress tomorrow afternoon at 1 o’clock, q Huerta Governjnent Stubborn (By Assocated Prems.) Washington, Aug. 26—Hepe that the government of Provisional President Huerta would recede from its refusal to entertain suggestions of the United States for peace in Mexico practically vanished today when President Wilson preparedto appear before the joint session |of both Houses of Congress at 3 p, m. to read his special message defining the government’s pdlicy in the pres- ent situation. For the first time since George Washington, a presi- dent determined to personally ap. bear before Congress on a question of foreign policy. In view of the re- jection of its suggestions by Mex- ico, the United States has not felt compelled to emphasize its idea by arms., It has obtained the moral support of the civilized world and had decided to pursue a policy of absolute non-interference. From the first it realized that there were only two alternatives, friendly med- ation or armed intervention. One failed, and in the opinfon of the ad- ministration officials no existing emergency calls for the other. ——— MISSISSIPPI EMBEZZLER GETS OFF LIGHT Jackson, Miss.,, Aug. 26.—Gov. ernor Brewer ha: issued a parccn to Leigh Watkins, former ‘assistant land commissioner, recently convict- ed of embezzling $320 of the funds of that office and sentenced to one year in the county jail. SpeaRing to the prisoner, Governor Brewer sald: “Mr. Watkins, I have been think-, ing over this matter ever since it occurred, and I have decided to grant you a pardon. I have made up my mind fully and completely that it 1s right to do so. You are one man who seems to have seen the er. ror of his ways and started out to make amends for your wrongs, in- spired by no other motive than your conscience. z BLEASE RECOGNIZES SULZER A5 GOVERNOR OF NEW YORK (By Associated Press.) Columbia, S. C., Aug. 26.— Governor Blease recognized Sulzer as governor of New York in a let- ter to him. MRS. W. J. BRYAN RETURNS TO FLORIDA Jacksonville, Aug. 26.—Mrs. William Jennings Bryan of Wash. ington city, wife of the secretary of State, passed through the city Sunday night, enroute to Miami, where they have recently completed a beautiful home. Mrs. Bryan will remain there a week, and enroute north will spend several days in Jacksonville, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Jennings at their home in Springfleld. GE WATS GOVERNORS *OVER ANOTHER | CONVENTION I Washington, Aug. 26.—Repub- lican Senators and Representatives have gathered at a caucus to elect a new National Republican Congress committee. The new committee will meet soon afterward and choose its officers. Representative Burke, of South Dakota, acting chairman, has served notice that he will not i . ' accept the chairmanship. Represen- ! | e tative Madden of Illinois, and other TWENTY - FIVE EXECUTIVES ; MEET IN ANNUAL COXFERENCE AT COLORADO SPRINGS mentioned as possibilities for the place. The caucus also will consid. er the question of co-operation with Secretary of Interior Franklin Lane ::ethlzeg::};::n ':';:_‘:‘m e and Many Other Notables Are : in Attendance TITLE MEN AT CEDAR POINT, 0HIO Cedar Points, Ohio, Aug. 26.— Uniformity in the making, filing and recording of titles to real estate will be the keynote of the annual convention of the American Associa- tion of Title Men which began here today. Delegates from several States are attending 'the sessions. BANERS 10 BE HEARD TOESDA | Senate Committee Will Give Bankers Opportunity to Suggest Currency Changes ey (By Assoclated Press) Washington, Aug. 26.-—The Sen- ate committee will grant a hearing Tuesday to bankers who participat- ed in the Chicago conference last week when many changes in the ad- ministration currency bill were rec- ommended. Chairman Owens said today that all the changes proposed by bankers were duly considered when the bill was being construct- (By Associated Press.) Colorado Springs, Co., Aug. 26— Former and present executives of twenty-five States met here today in the annual 'governors’ conference. Secretary of the Interior Franklin Lane is in attendance. Governor O’Neal, of Alabama, is expected to present the report of the commit- tee on co-operation this afternoon. GOVERNORS MEET IN COLORADO Colorado Springs, Col., Aug. 26. Governors of several States are here attending the sixth annual Gover- nors’ Conference which began today and will continue for five days. The | organization consists of governors, former governors and governors. elect from all States in the Union who meet yearly for an exchange of ! views on subjects of general impor- tance, promotion of greater uniform- ity In State legislation and the at- tainment of greater efficiency in the State administration. The subjects for discussion this year are:. “A State Department of Efficlency and Economy,” by Governor Lister of Washington; “Distrust of State Ie~- odl " Wa Wil give, the barikers & :,?aét::'nozeo%l:;eo:max :; :“’d \ full hearing, hov:r.ever. outl of abund. Hodges of Kansas; “The Growth m,f:mce O GAUKION) - AW a1 Administrative Commissions,” Dby Governors Dunne of Illinois and CONFERENCE ON Hanna of North Dakota; “State As- sumption of Nomination and Elec- tion Expenses,” by Governors Bald. win of Connecticut and Carey of Wyoming. At the Richmond (Va.) conference last year the governors UNIFORM LAWS Montreal, Quebec, Aug. 26.—The twenty-third annual conference of the commissioners on uniform State laws, which began here today, has brought some of the most noted law- appointed a committee of three to prepare and flle briefs in the Unit- ed States Supreme Court on Minne- sota rate cases. It is thought that| their briefs had some influenge in | bringing about the recent decision of the Supreme Court. Governor | Harmon of Ohio, Hadley of Missouri and Aldrich of Nebraska constituted this commiittee. Another commit- yers in Canada and the United States to this city, The fact that the ma. jority of the commissioners ate members of the American Bar Asso- ciation, prompted the executive committee in New York to decide on Montreal. Representatives from forty-eight States of the United States, the District of Columbia, Alaska, Hawaii, Porto Rico and the tee investigated the establishment ; : : of rural credit banks, land mortgage | Fuilingiey. -ty il .‘l‘t"end' gocieties and co-operative buying Among the questiong to be discussed and selling associations to meet the mrLe “ur‘:“f::::"‘lr::ln’zo:;::::;g?tltx neads of the grioultural folk of the :ful' '[))artnorshin l:;\v The officers K:I]“:lglrgmte:'th:lpogve:zz::va:h:; of the conference are: President, f ; L ‘L submlfted ¢ tl;e L(‘g_,Chnrles Thaddeus Terry, New York; l;;at::f:sw:; thal Bavaral oStates 'by vice president, John Hinckley, Bal- {timore, Md.; treasurer, Talcott H. ;l;:e:;:;t:s %’:e:;?:o:;(:t:::r;el: Russell, New Haven, Conn.; secre- ; { > e N. b tuck- Governors 0'Neal of Alabama, Mann | ::ryl,‘ (}larencc N fooloysbavil of Virginja, Harmon of Ohio, Hadley | 'On(.-) ;)r b et =\ titarme 1awe solrn N#:::u‘:“l,ul\::;:;z:u:l C‘Z::(;og;;dmned by the commissicners, the Wy'omlng, Gilchrist of Fl‘orlda and negotmblet in:trur;ler:lsflvw:t,sml::: Plaisted of Maine. This year’s con- sz: :';::k:d theoru:: ;Iorem e vellmon, l(l:)con:lngl tot Secdretm;{'house receipts act has been adopted Riley, wiil be the largest Rn ITO i by twenty-six States and Alaska. oompbehanyoi themgoven;o:: a:'le Delaware, Wisconsin and New Jer- wrie bas, ~~Th°, S ctelrs o e’::toeo- | sey have adopted a uniform divorce ferencs angy): Execu vte (‘::';nm sinfl {act and several States have adopted Gl:)av; l;::;s %&({}:;er:f ?Maban:;onan d the uniform laws on stock transfers c y O y s & ana bills of lading. Many of the Amfnons o Aaamdie; treasurer, X" | commissioners have made a careful tGO‘ er;?;e:'?‘rt}(‘)flge:\; .\I;:zz;m::cre- study of automobile legislation, and ary, 3. s . some interesting reports on & sub- ject which is of such vital interest B“.l wum-n MAKE to many thousand of citizens will be { presented to the conference., In ad- vmunn"s UF SHEHMAN 'ditiou to discussing the automobile legal questions, the State commis. ] uw FE[UN'ES fsionors at Montreal will also discuss g methods of securing greater uni- formity in laws affecting pure foods, (By Aseoclated Press.) | workmen’s compensation, marriage Washington, Aug. 26.—ReDre-|.n4 givorce, child labor. medical sentative Barclay, of Kentucky, to"pra\ctive, corporations and business day introduced a bill making Vio"punnershlps. : lations of the Sherman law felonies The meeting of the American Bar instead of misdemeanors, also a bill Association, which follows the con- preventing interlocking directorates.rereme ou uniform State laws, will in national banks and lnterstatelhe attended by Lord Haldane, lord corporations. : high chancellor of England, ex- President Taft and Chief Justice Reports from Fort Myers indicate | white of the United States. that there will be a fine potato crop it in that section. probably the largest The new pack'rg house of the Cit- yet known. Eustis is nearly completed .The building 18 equipped with the latest machinery for ~leaning, sorting and packing oranges and grapefruit. Escambia ' farmers are already planting very large crops of beans for an early harvest. REPUBLICANS CAUCUS ’ “ % RT OF THE BEST STATE No. 249. 6000 PROGRAM PREPARED FOR CELEBRATON veterans in - Congress have been | LABOR DAY COMMITTEE AN- NOUNCES PLEASING AND - VARIED ATTRACTIONS [ — Good Speaking, Excellent Music, and Amusements of Various Kinds for Big Basket Picnic Preparations for the big Labor Day celebration, next Monday, Sept. 1, are going forward vigorously, and a great success is assured. The celebration will take the form of a basket picnic on the shores of Lake Morton, and some idea of the na- ture of the occasion may be gleaned from the following program: Music by band. Invocation—I. C. Jenkins. Opening Address—Mayor O, M, Eaton. Music by band. Address on Woodcraft—F. L., Rosenthall, head counsel of Georgia. Address—Epps Tucker, Jr. Address (Labor)—Geo. C. Fidler. Musi¢ by band. Recitation—Lloyd Hooks. Address—R. L. Brown, Races for boyy from 12 to 16 years of age. \ Sack Race—TFirst prize, pair of shoes; second prize, souvenir spoon, oot Race—First prize, jackknife; second prize, —— Boat Race—First second prize, —— Swimming Race—First prize, bathing suit; second prize, artificlal minnow, Free for all race. Potato Race—First prize, box of hose; second prize, water cooler., Fat Men’s Race—First prize, meerschaum; second prize, box of cigars. B Lean Men’s Race—Pirst prize, ——; second prize, — Throwing Contest for Ladies— First prize, silk kimona; second prize, silk hose. Lady Having the Best Decorated Automobile — First prize, gold brooch; second prize, box fine sta- tionery. For men: J Best Decorated Automobile—First prize, silk umbrella; second prize, Knox hat. Best Float—First prize, $4 palr of shoes; second prize, fine dress shirt, » Merchants who donated prizes: H. 0. Denny, box of candy; Cut Price Store, lady’s silk kimona; 0’'Doniel & Co., fiber water cooler; Lake Pharmacy, meerschaum pipe; Lakeland Furniture and Hardware Co., highest grade pocket knife; Bailey Clothing Co., Knox hat; Red Cross Pharmacy, box clgars; Joe LeVay, man's silk umbrella; Clough Shoe Co., Lady's silk hose; Cole & Hull, souvenir spoon; U, G. Bates, bathing suit; Wilson Hardware Co., artificial minnow; Central Phar- macy, men’s toilet set brushes; Henley & Henley, box of flne sta- tionery; J. C. Owens, boys' flne necktie; S. L. A. Clonts, men's dress shirt; H, C. Stevens, gold brooch; Dutton Harris Co., $4 pale men's sghoes. prize, ——; REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS (Reported Daily by Becurity Abe stract and Title Co . Bartow August 25, 1913. Emma B. Gifford to W, D. Nydeg- ger. C. F. Kennedy and wife to B. F,; Wilson. Pearl P, Neal and husband to B. Eslick, T, W. Griffis to E. BE. Eslick. Benson Patterson to E. E. Eslick. L. N. Crigler to Hugh W. Wear. J. H. Ko-rrer to Hugh W. Wear. Harry V' - r and wife to Hugh w. Wear. Johr Wear. Srad! Wilson Pike Moore. Pike Adair and wife to Tsalah Moore. Robert E. ‘illiams to Hugh W. ilson to Milton D. ud wife to Lugenil H. Ramsey to Empire rus Fruit Growers' Assoclation In|p. . co. Samuel H. Gavin to Empire Land Co. Helrs of Streaty Parker to B. BE. Skipper. o e A 5 B I T