Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, September 15, 1913, Page 1

ME I NPHIS MAN L5 WIFES E FAMILY ERED HER FATHER MOTH. AND BROTHER TODAY IN COLD BLOOD Committing the Act, Leisurely ked Away and Police Have Not Yet Located Him | I By Associated Press.) pphiis, Tenn., Sept. 15.—Kd- JeBaxter, telephone lineman, | 4 been separated from his tojay shot and killed her fa- | wother and brother. The family is named Smith. The bluded the slayer. After the . DeBaxter reloaded his gun walked away. The po- king him. GUARD OFFICER REFUSES TO PAY FINE | onville, Sept. 15.,—kEx-Lieu- John lLee, of the National i Florida, was arrested Sat- | ora warrant issued from | v leadquarters and held in| y at Sheriff Dowling's oleased on a $100 cash bond | ear at the habeas corpus hear- 26. Major General John | - liis attorney. The arrest result of TLee's re- piay a $100 fine imposed hiring his court martial time ago at Black e was unable to ac- rroperty belonging to the amounting to the sum The position taken by -commissioned officer was not in keeping with the mili- iles and his court martial was | i, resulting in the above fine. | office nt s a pment cash bond would be taken |y up the influence and cner- a¢ before he could secure his getic effiorts of Postmuster J. L 1 Skipper the postoflice department D has agreed to enlarge the territory in this ity served by mail carriers, > D%ATH oF | residents on the following streets AINSVILLE INFANT and avenues to have mail delivery in ; pesville, Sept. 15.—The ten the future ; $ ofd son of Mr. and Mrs. H. | North of Railroad d was found dead Saturday, pc between two upright iron bed. Mr. and Mrs. were busy packing up their fo'd zoods preparatory to mov- ther part of the city, and | 'oon arrived the mother was o dine with a neighbor, the | necting, The father was| Bt the time. The mother left | me after 12:30 o’clock, and | Il was sleeping at the time | llttle hed, the posts of which | "1 upward a foot or more | base of the spring. When | P'or returned at about 1 ° found her son dead, his "Iy dangling from -the foot '°d. During Mrs. Wood's le awoke and fell through F's. his head lodging between The toes of the child were | 0 inches of the floor. i his et ct——— HMASONS IN GREAT CEREMONIAL ——— dielphia, Pa., Sept. 15.»—; L “vent in Masonic circles, for | Piladelphia has been chosen | ‘e of action, is the cen- : lebration of the Supreme | t of m\ormm Grand 1n=pec- ® Thirty-third and Last the Ancient Accepted | ' of Freemasonry of the 1“sonic jurisdiction of the . Which opened in Scot- Il at Broad and Race | The Northern Juris- | in the States north of | "1 Dixon’s line and there V-three active members ' e Council, with 600 mbers. The Scottish in the Northern Juris- ‘mher about 75,000. A | °r of prominent men of | are attending the cele- | men well known to' . ¢ among those upon ~© thirty-second degree will | 3 Among the men who > all Americans who will | ‘"1hermg s the vice! T the United States, Marshall, an active % the Supreme Couucill of n conly in Jacksonvi i to Lake | avenue FLORIDA GIRL, CA FAMOUS BASEBALL pumg The simple annoncemen:, 'ha' Mr Lawrence Doyle, of Hyeeze and Miss Gertrude Lllza Comb, of Sanford, Fla, ly married in New York city on Sept. 3 may appear to the casu newspaper reade place lh \10. y Were qme[. T as just a mmmon wedding announcement, But when it is stated that Mr. Lawrence l)o)lo of Breeze, Ing., I rity in the base ball firmament of the continent, know, from coast to coast as Larry Doyle, the Scrappy MeGraw's New that Miss McComb ier of James Me- the Florida Grow- captain of John J. York Giants, ang is the only Comb, ers' (aug editor of News, and well known in jour- | nalistic circles throushout the State, it will be seen that the simple wedding one of a great deal of 1nterest, not le and Florida, but the entire country, where Doyle is known for his pow ers on the throughout baseball diamond As Miss McComb, the bride is well known in Jacksonville, having re- | sided here for a number of vears | With her parents, where she wttend ed school She is a talented young woman and her many friends will be | interested to h of her marriag which comes lete surprise fnot only to her most intimate Miss fMetor pent the two sumn ) A lover { Nt W fra quent visitor to 1 Polo «r d vhere s Wl Doyl heart _breakis la mis’ 1 Union GITY DELIVERY otAVIGE EXTENDED Territory Served by Carriers Greatly Increased Through Efforts of Postmaster Skipper Maguolia street from Dakota to lowa avenue. Myrtle street from Dakota to fowa avenue. Dakota avenue from Peachtree to Myrtle street Tennessee avenue from | tre to Myrtle street. Tennessee avenue fr ¢ 1 to alyrtle street Massachusett 0 el trec to Myrtle street Jowa frpm railroad t Parker street. South of Railroad Lemon street from South Dakota to Ohio avenus Dakota «renue from Orange to Lemon street ‘ Orange street from Dakota to Vir- zinia avenue Migsouri avenue from Lime to Olive street. . Florida avenue extended to ( resap street. axenue Walnut street from Flori /' : Morton, north to Kentucky to Palmetto street. and south t Massachusetts to Lake Lime from avenue. 2 i Orange street fr LA L9 SaNaEl st to middie ke enue t stre heir routes must give their ) the >atrons "HOUSANTS ATTE HO \TI,. CUTLIVAN'S FUNERAL Py Associated Prees.) p 15 housands New ‘ e z . funeral of big \ n of con- 1.3 the fuperal proces- jon. 038 LE. ATTS IX. TERIOR DEPARTMENT aritme /i1l take up law ,rm tice New York. is that celeb- ! apparently | announcement s | 'NEW ORK AND | " GANADA BOTH l - AFTER THAW, N Y AUTHORITIES ASK FOR HIS EXTRADITION; SO DO HIS | CANADIAN LAWYERS In the Meantime Thaw Is Anxiously | Awaiting Notice Demanding His | Presence at Littleton (By Associate Press.) Coneord, N. 11, Bept, 15, Of- ficial request for the extradition of Thaw was filed today by New York State with Governor Felker i Canadian Attorneys After Him (By Associated Press.) Mountreal, Sept. 15.—Thaw's Canadian attorneys are making ef- him brouzht Canada and have asked the court to forts to have hack to | rule on his unceceremonious deporta- tion. ¢ ; | Thaw Awaits Notice | (By Associated Press.) olvbrook 15 Thaw anx- arrival of the that he be lll'()lillt'b'll‘ Littleton { hearing. i notification will place Thaw un- ler the the United , and will be a ruaran- y the ' New Thaw is set at clash Doth on lously awaited the no tice demanding leval court at tomor- 1o tor a habeas corpus protection of States court from kidnapping 1 .:\"an!-.’- 1 the ssion is hearing a likely detectives ot iter 1S posse ides have privite HAS FLORIDA A PLURALITY PRIMARY LAW? [ and Oct. b week by a the It was discovered last fricud of the News that Just Legislature passed Senator Bry- bill it provided for a Section 44 of the hie following sen- when an's primary plurality primary . new law contains tence: “First and choice votes! shall not be cast by a voter for the | same candidate, and in the event this shall be Hone the first choice votes shall be counted.” The principal object of the law ig to abolish the second primary. The bill should have provided that | a bhallot cast for the candidate | or hoth first honld says that the second only new same second choice entirely, but shall he hall an ar- and be thrown out first choice counted and the secomwd choice ¢ thrown out. 1If you are dent Fletcher supporter you will not for Gil- Giilchrist | t vour second choice vou ist because you fear out by vour lone second | Neither will chaiee Stockton Nearly every voter will vote for his candidate his candidate only. That is certain second choice votes count, anid vour candidate may be defeated by second Therefore the high not the candidate votes may wir you vote oice vote our second for for | same reason and for | choice votes. man will win out, receiving the majority of the S0 Florida has a plurality primary. Pensacola News OHICONGRESSHAN DENIES CHARGES Said He Never Receued Money from | Manufacturers, Nor Aid from L Mulhall (By Associate Press.) : Sept 15.—Repre- ntati of Ohlo today demied he cver received any campaign ribution National Associa- from ' d declared \ imony re lobby probers vas a faleehnnd ed that Mulha!ll hel te 1 ted to Co ther ¢ leadlers, a schoo r suffrazi wag opened here to an will be trainec | dredges ONDAY, S.,Pl‘ 15, 1813. e e e A e EHUHEHtflA | PROVE PRIEST | AN INPOSTOR MAN WHO CONFESSED TO MUR- DER OF GIRL WAS SUSPENDED BY BISHOP IN GERIMANY .Had Been Arrested in Munich for Frauds, But Being Weak-mind- ed Was Released { ‘By Associated Press.) New iork, Sept. 15.—Catholic | church authorities today began a sweeping investization of the record | By B ¢ i L 8 & Rab ui BIAL L3ATE TRAMNS Lad Repuriea sauy by Security . SUaLl aba ditle Lo . barow September 13, 1913 J. B. Galloway to J. M. «ay. D. K. Sloan toJ. A. Kihhlll:,Lr. Sittler Thompson to Ella Mackey, No. 266. "4 000 VETS Wahneta IFarms Co. to .\liuuip Mcklveen Owen Burns to W. I, H.xlmm & Co. Emma Watson to Randolph Wine- sord. I’lorence E. Inman to trustees of M. . church, Florence Villa, A. D. Alderman to Southern Land Security Co. Arthur Keen and wife to Noah Keen . Joseph Leach to A. R. Leach. W. L. Baker to Reuben R. Hei- | ron. Henley & Drane to J. H. Gentry. of Rev. Hans Schmidt, the alleged | Ipvine and J. H. Murphy to J. self-confessed slayer of Anna Au-| |, Gentry. muller, the victim of the lludsuu; Futch & Rogers to llenley & river murder mystery. They hope to | Drane. prove the priest an imposter :llld: Zarah Mobley to L. M. Knowles. prove his credentials forged. The Mary Butterworth to Jessic Rob- pricst this morning had little to add | opys. to lis allezed confession of last | Mary Jane Roberts to Jessie Rob- night, in which he is said to Iun‘e’m«(s‘ told the police that he cut up the! pPlorida Development Co. to Jul- body after the murder and threw the | jug Holmberg. parts into the river. Little is J. Walker Pope to W. T. Lut- fnown ol Schmidt's antecedents. Was Suspended from Church (By Associate Press.) Mainz, Germany, Sept. 15, Schmidt s declared here by the newspapers to have been long under suspension by the bishop and is said to have disappeared from here to | Munich and was there arrested for | frands and released hecause of weak | windedness, after which he left for \merica. e e e t WORK ENDS IN CULEBRA cUT Panama, Sept [ Al steam shovel operations in Culebra Cut proper end today, and between now water will be admitted, all and metal including thirty-six miles of track, must be out of the nine-mile chan- when the iron other nel, between Gamboa Dike and the Pedro Miguel Locks. On Aug. 1, tthere still remained to be removed Y95, 800cubic yards inside the the. oretical canal prism, and the steam shovel operations between that date and Sept. 15, It is estimated have reduced the amount to 650,000 yards which will later be removed by the Water will be admitted C'ut under this ar- ranegment on Oct. 5, five days in advance of the date set for the de- struction of dike. The blast on Oct. 10 is expeeted to cause i small the barrier which will gradually inerease in size into the eut and completes the work of filling {t. 70 LIST LEGISLATORS’ to the Culebra Gamboa opening in LABOR STANDING | Boston, Mass., Sept. 15 Final | decision as to the list of legislators viio were “fair to trade union measures” during the the Legislature will be rendered at the meeting of the State A, F. of .., which began its annual conven- tion here today. Over 300 delegates are in attendance. Hearings will be given all affiliated unions with crievanceg to present. last session of NOTYAN MACK 15 2 UP D COMG Files Suit Against Hennessy for Al- leged Libel in Connection With His Appropriation of Campaign Funds (By Aseociaiad Press.) Albany, Sept. 15 Mack, formerly chairman national State es today filed a $5,000 ainst John A. for rnor me Tenneesy had published hat Mack had Norman E. of the commit- libel sult special Sulzer. )yemocratic Hennessy (love appronriated SCN RECEIVES rOTIICI" DELEGATES | on, Sept. 15.—President | delezate * received the countries who 1r«‘ to attend {rizeratior to Chicaro Seeretary of ! f | in~ with the l.ond. more. Trustees of Internal Tmprovement I'nnd to Welbert Cumbie. Mrs. TI. W. Brown to Mrs. So- phronio Colbert . Mrs. Isadore Smith to R. . Col bert. Nancy M. Reynolds to Leola Cochran., Wee =81 brough. Preston to J. W. Kim- MUGH DMIAGE BY RAIN IN ALAGAMA Iicavy Downpour of Saturday Does Great Injury; 11 Inches of Rain Fell (By Assocfated Press.) Mobile, Sept . 1h, Damage amounting to many thousands of dollars was done by a terrific down- pour of rain that began Saturday morning, eleven Inches have fallen. THROUGH TRAINS T0 CUBA SOON TO BE REALITY Jacksonville, Sept, 1b.- ization of the late llenry M. Flag- ler's hopes, for a sea ferry service be. tween Key West and Havana, so that tourists might embark in a Pullman car in Canada or the West, and nev- er leave it until they have reached Cuba, is to bhe realized—a few months after his death. I'rom Philadelphia comes the news that the Florida Bast Coast railroard will let the contract this week for the construction of two steel ferry boats, at a cost of $2,000,000, for service between the Florida city and the capital of Cuba. ment is made through . M. representative of the Furst- enau, Florida ISagt Coast railroad. first open sea ferry in the world, and the distance between fits two termin} is 105 miles. Contracts for the two ferry boats will shipbuilders this week. These hoats will be constructed of steel, will be 111 feet long, 58 feet heam and 24 feet depth of hold. It is claimed that the ferry boats will he the larzest of the kind in the world, ecach having capacity for carrying 36 »f the largest passenger cars. They \'1ll be driven by engines of 2,000 horgsepower, and will make the run | from Florida to Cuba in a few hours. It is proposed that when a passen- ger hoards a train at ew York he I 'will be landed by the railroad and | its ferry service at Tlavana withont having to leave the car or be dis- turbed in any way by being com- pelled to change cars. It is claimed by Mr. Furstenau, whose offices are at No. 208 Walnut street, that thr new service will be the first oper sea ferry in the world, an¢ hat the new boats will be con structed to stand the stormies* veather without the elizhtest dis to the passeners who ma in the cars. Quarterg wi' he huilt on the ferry boats for thos who desire to make a chanze for ti n from Key Wrst to Havana. T} ferryboats will leave Havana ar West simnitaneonely, nev Florida East Coast rai’ service comfort remain -The real- This announce- It will be the | be awarded to Delaware river - GATHER FOR b.A.R.REUNIDN FIRST TIME IN HISTORY THAT NORTHERN SOLDIERS HAVE GATHERED IN SOUTH Other Allied Organizations Have Large Delegations in Attend- ance; Fine Time Auticipated (By Associated Press.) Chattanooga, Sept. 15.—More than fourteen thousand Union vet- erans are here for the annual G. A. R. reunion, the first time ever held in the south. Several thousand rep- resentatives ol allied oranizations are also here, IHundreds today braved the rain and visited the fam- ous Lookout mouatain battletield. G. A. R. MEETS IN THE SOUTH Chattanooga, Tenn., Sept. 15, — The forty_seventh annual encamp- ment of the Grand Army of the Re- public met here today, and it is the first time in ity history that the en- campment has been held so far South The meeting closes on the fifticth annive of the bloody battle of Chicamauga, Sept, 20, ISGS. One ot the features of the encampment will be a sham battle to he foucht between siments of the regular army on Chickamauga battletield, concluding at historie Snodgrass Hill, This event has been arranged the entertainment of the old soldiers, primarily, but it will he of interest to all visitors. The spectacular feature of the will he the “Battle Above the Clonds”™ which will be in This spectacle, of course, will be one of the greatest fireworks spectacles ever the United States. Signal fires will be lighted every evening on Signal Point north of the city, reproducing those that burned during the Chattanooga cam- paign in 1862, These bonfires will be visible from the city of Chatta. nooga, as, they were during the war, One of the oldest buildings in the Chattanooga vicinity is a mission house at Byrd's Mill, a few miles cast of the crest of Missionary Ridge where the great battle was fought. The building around which greater interest after the occupa- tion of Chattanooga by the Union troops perhaps than all others is the old Crutehfield hotel, now the Read modern brick hotel build- erected on the site of the After the bat- the Crutchfield an army hospital, It was also headquarte a time for Union commanders. In turn it sheltered all the military oflicials of the Confederacy that were assizned to this territory, including Presj- dent Jefferson and members of his cabinet. Later leaders of the Union including General U, 8. Grant, General George . Thom. as, Generad Gordon Granger, General Brannan, General Rosecrans and many others came there. The annual reunion of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland will be held here Sept. 15-17, inclusive, during the encampment of the Grand Army. The annual oration will ba delivered before the society Sept. for most meeting fireworks. seen in centered Houge, a ing since Crutehfield tle of House wag House . Chickamanga used as s for, Davis, cause, | 1T by Brigadier General Anson Mills of the United States army Amendments to the rules and reg- ulations are proposed by Illinols, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Penn- sylvania. One of these proposes to admit Sons of Veterans eligible to G. A. R. membership to member- ship in local posts. TO ARBITRATE RAILROAD STRIKE New York, Sept. 15.—The six arbitrators—two named by the trainmen, two to be named by the railroads the first and two to be chosen by four will settle the zrievances of the conductors and the trainmen are here today. The chief demand of the employes is for a 20 ner The acreement today between the forty_two roads ard their 100,- practically am strike. The named Lu- senfor vice-presi. ~who cent inerease in waces. reached 109 employes means talk of trainmen this afternoon *fus I£. Sheppard, 'ent of the Order of Railwvay Con- and Daniel L. Cease, editor official organ of the train- nd to any luctors, f the nen. e