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THC LAKELAND EVENING TELEG PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST PART OF THE BEST STATE (OLUME O LAKELAND, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, OCT. 29, 1913, v BOXES ESIIAATE | GRAPEFRUIT CROP| [ONE LILLION i O 1. JAY DENAND DAL STILL RENAING O .5, HangH Tampu, Oct. 24, -\While t! ¢ grape- Ilru‘n crop ol the State was cstimated t 1,200,000 boxes on Oct 1, or, tabont v per cent of the crop of lnatl year, the dry weather during October u that es- s and Gen : f os of the (‘il-l | ! | is believed to have cut o timate down eral Manager T.. 200,000 10 ) rus exchange is authorit for " statement tiat th ” the ADIIINISTRATION IS NOW PLAN- Ko NILiG COURSE OF ACTION , grapet REGARDING MEXICO s now mated not to exco this year. opinion that every Jend s strouzly of the ) sells his RIS DISPOSAL OR RETENTION HAVE BEEN RECEIVED nan 1t oW et it #ood for the ti however vill L later o Jot o of the Diaz and Companions Are Becomi srapefruit . Anxious Concerning Their Fu- I 20 high Lecanse of the short-| +ure Movements jage of the erop an! hecause of the| S {fact that both Caiiiornia and Porto | By Asscclated Press.) 4 . Sl SO t‘ormal}mm are short of srapefruit as \\0"1 pote v.as <ent to all foreign govern-| ments, Sceretary Bryan said tod askiug them to suspend formulation | of a Mexiran y until the United | States has decided its course of | tion. Inuland, France and Germany | Reques: ol ign Governments to Sus® pend action Until U. 8. Has Decided on Course in the scason thut Liruit tie looks V see (By Assoclate Press.) its advertising in 1! ets aboat Thanksciving day. )l ar, o larger sum than it has ever|porning. The fugitives are anxiou spent hefore in advortising but stillconeerning their ceventual ed that otors will follow the lead of | n:'m'wlr PlES RN e }“"-"l‘”“ the threo iz nations. 4 ‘]ll\u(ll‘ by the Huerta government. S G ‘“'WUHK Smma fi!éx-[ ;MANY WEEK 0N ROAD : ; | tary #ft wards said that he is now | at work on the next step. It is be- At a special meeting of the coun ,yyoynced but it is understood tha ty o joners bod toilay ot Bar-'a g pew names were to the CHANGES EXPECTED = | The secre- (By Associated Press.) AMobile, Oct. Many chanae in the directorate of the Commercial Conaress are hooked likely this morning. The report o a4 n 5 then ti fions Famp: s ng ! o i i Vera Cruz, Oct. 29.-—No instrue- as Florida. The exchange will begin|tions as to what to do with Felix northern mar-|piaz and his companions who are on i It )oard the battleship Louisiana have will have about $20.000 to spend this|)een received from Washington this disposi- No protest against granting an ELECTION IS HELD| Southern as suggested. 8 2l SOAMIDI GOES UPFOR 7YEAS Moee00 boxes | NO INSTRUCTIONS REGARDH\'IG;VV‘A.S BOGUS DENTIST WHO HAS LEEN ENGAGED IN COUN- TERFEITING {Was Oue of the Partners of Schmidt, ! the Slayer of Anna Amul'er (By Assoclated Press.) New York, Oct. 29—Frnest Muret, a bogus dentist, was today sentenced ot serve seven years and six months in the Atlanta penitentiary for hav- ing in his possession an outfit he used in making counterfeit money. Muret was a companion of Rev. {Ilans Schmidt, the slayer of Anna sl refugees has been| Amuller. TURNCOAT FOSS FEELS ‘ SURE OF VICTORY Boston, Oct. 29. Predictions of victory in the State election on Nov. from rival today . g Chairman Riley, of the Democratic ¢/ State committee, issucd a statement ¢ in whieh he said: ¢l “Observers who know every side of the political situation unanimous- 8 i came camps UALUCKIEST MAN IN THE WORLD Jacksonville, Oct. 29.—"1 am the unluckiest man in the world.” With these closing words in a letter to the pr J. M. Fenerstein, better known as Old Joe, the barber, drank carbolic acid some time Monday night, in a tit of. despondency, and was-discov- ercl dead in his room in a local hotel by a maid at 9:15 o'clock next morn- inz. Upon finding the body appar- ently lifelessy Dr. Simmons was no- tified, and passed upon the death. A phial which had contained the deadly druz was found near his bed, and STRKERS BUA HINE OFFICES; OTHER DANAGE AND MINERS PROMPTLY SCATTERED from the position of the deceased in a sleeping posture, the end came without any violent strugule. Tt is learned from those acquainted with the dead man that he had been a con- stant sufferer for years from an af- ! fiction of the stomach, and since his return to this city in August he had been very despondent. lle retired early Monday night, and no evidence of anything wrong was noticed until the discovery next morning. From the fact that he had written several lotters to friends and relatives, it is I known that he had carefully planned 1!\13 death, and with a detailed biogra- phy of his life he left instruteions for the disposal of his body. FOUR ASPIRANTS " INOUNCE TODY R COVLNEN Hours to Disarm; 1,000 Soldiers on Duty (By Associated Press.) Trinidad, Oct. 29.-—The coal mine strjkers today burned the offices of | the Southwestern mine and attacked camps at other mines. Hundreds of strikers scattered on the arrival of the militia. Miners will he given twenty-four hours to disarm. (By Associated Press.) Denver, Oct. 29, - The first of the State troops ordered into the South- ern Colorado strike zone arrived this. morning. They are at T nidad, the genter of the coal mine region, and othiers are expected before night, Onef thousand soldiers will be on duty coon. Union officials are |n'nluullnlg acainst the presence of troops. 3 (By Associated Press.) Prinidad, Col., Oct. 24%. —Condi- tions in the coal strike zone are quiet today MILITIA REACHED THE SCENE - Strikers Were Given Twenty-four - mine cuards and strikers are 4 (ity Associated Press.) (0] Newspa- ly admit that Lientenant Governor Walsh will ke elected governor by a plurality estimated at _un'nlm,“ 1 d that the United States will de-| 1o elimization of Huerta and | tow, the """“‘if‘i"' obstacles, which 0 aleetion will be held late this af- have teen holdine 1) the starting of ‘ternoon . John Hazlam, a Canadian, i holding of free, fair elec-| The political pot continuos to sim- ize what they L work on the road to the Hillsborough i jqav touched on the statement- of mer and by Saturday, the last day tor candidates to qualify, there will awaiting developments when the troops take actual charge. Six hun. Mey pers ! 295 term Wore \ Four battleships sailed from Roads today to relieve the ference in their flfi':\irs’“m' ami adjusted, aud by th They declare |\ ork Taty in Mexican waters. the ¢ that the peodle | \ionday, accordi are bel . lof the commis: lected by the huilt about | present road Headed by mile west of Brockman, secretary of (. A. national commit- na, a panty of X, M. C. AL ts workers inclnding Georze D, Swan and Mrs wair sailed today for the the hoard a as tl orient Swan who for the last!upon six has been connected with | boys’ wo cions activities and | v the memwbership department of the PREPARING Seattle Y. M. C. A. will :l>.\‘,’ll]|l‘fl|0; position of advisory secretary of Hw: Y. M (. A. at Kobe, Japan. o Hicity campai | tederate Veterans' reunion to be held States. vill comitt o ow to the statement The sioners will be south of the point abont one is reached, at t viaht of way The road on the o track was deemed read se . C. A. WORKERS DEPART ! a mile Seatt 20 city Fletch the Y tee in ('l Oct which p t IeE vill be follo outh side cf and practieabie by most feu le a refore deeided Ao 'OR GREAT U. €. V. CONVENTION Ve Oct. for the coming Con- 29 Jacksonville, BISHOP GRAY REMAINS IN OFFICE UNIL JAN. 6 [in Jacksonville next spring will be started in a short time, and nothir will he left uidone to get before the people of the United States the reas ons why they shouldd attend this, to be the great ) of the '60’s thut has ever heen held. J. G. Rice, who had charge of the publicity derarment of the U, C. and the G. R. reunions in Chat William Crayne (iray ar- the early train this morn- g1 rning from the triennial convention of the Episcopal church, which » csterday closed its gevera]l days in New York city bishon, ~lidmat that convention re- siened “runm diocese of Southern Florida, will continue to the work till the new bishop, the Rt. Rev, Cameron Mann, arrives upon the scene Jan. 6. Although 78 years old, Bishop Gray is yet hale and heairty, and ‘can tire out many of the rounger men in the ministry. Travelinz through the South Florida country for more than twenty years, and encountering all Kinds of “ac- commodations” and sometimes no*ac- commodations” at all, he has become go accustomed to road life that he Savannah, Oct. 29.--Holding that finds himmself out of place, s¢ tolto marry for mondy is not fraud, or speak, when riding in a Pu]lm{‘u or{a zround for m-mw?. Judge Charlton parlor car. His has been a gervice in the uplift of his/ellow- men . -Orlando Reporter-smr.; ’ Bisticn rived on reunion of the boys supervise licity with the zovernors of the of Confederate Veterans. Mr. Rice came to Jacksonville at the request of William Foor, of the board of governors. A BOOST FOR MER: CENARY MARRIAGES — + missed a suit for divorce brought by James Coggin. In dismissing the cage Judge Charlton said that if mar- rring for money were constituted a TRACK MUST BE STRETCHING Heretofore only seventeen miles! would be a sreat deal laruer than have been pulled from mileage for a it is. ticket to Kissimmee, but hezinning ! — yesterday Agent White was instruct-| T0 PROBE JUDGE SPEER'S CASE ed to pull eizhteen. Is Kissimmee gettingz further south or Orlando fur- ther north?—Orlando Reporter-Star 26.-—The sub- Tudiciary Oct the Vashington, of honse committee ommittee, consisting of tive Webb of North Carolina; Floyd Representa- 800.000 ACRES OPENED | TO SETTLERS of Arks P Ay sota to in North Platte, Neb., Oct. 29 __iconduct of Federal Judze Emory Drawings to determine the selections Speer of Georgia will bezin taking in the rezistrations which were hedl testimon: here next Saturday and in at the opening of the 260,000 acres|Georg of the Nebraska national forest re- gerve were held here today. also of Broken Bow and Valentine vestizate the allezed mis- y out Nov. 10 MINNESOTA TO AUCTION LAND Paul, Mitn., Oct. 29 | \uditor Tverson begins the | of 304,000 acres of State lands —State auction St OPSERVE MITCHEL DAY The pub v.! fe of|in the Superior Court yesterday dis- | l1ce, and for the interchange of ideas WOMAN on school government and along oth- Majority Leader Underwood maid thereon neXtiyapday, in which he advocated frec in the Pan-, [tolls for Ameriean sh ama canal. Haslam said he hope the United States wounld treat all na (tiens alike 'SPORT. BOOZE AND HARD LUCK Oct eray-haired an Waoreester, 29 Charles W G0, who a few yes Jinent fieure dn bus and snortin of New Encland, was 1 to the State farm by Judg in Worcester police court ime¢ Adams was proprietor of manuvfacturing compan havine two plants in Providence. Hi Jwealth was estimated . at $200,00 [when he was at the top of his ea lrecr TRACHERS, MFETING Ness Lciveles tene | Utley jone t !machine 29,1t was resolve Partow, Oct by the Board of Public lnstruction ¢ lof Public Instruction to attend th | | teachers who possibly can to atten |said institute. The following is th | notice of the tri-county institute a sent out by De Soto county . | Soto county are desirous of bringin method of teaching and trainin their pupils in the textbooks now i er educational lines, and M. ators; ]‘i pector, {ieor, or eminent ed therefore e lie Instriuction that hold ' institute at Arcadia on Fr P we | teuchers ’du_‘, ane 1tirday, Nov encing at 9 o'clock a. m it further resolved that a com | tenchers of DeSoto county are ¢ and Volstead of Minne- | guired to attend both daws, failing to an’'s <o, their salary for Friday will be fourmt on the floor of the two houses do deducted. “Te it further resolved that we ex- This bill will be a boon to more than v tend a cordial invitation to th teachers of Polk and Lee counties t \attend the institute and enjoy the wo he from sivt intellectual and social features of t | occasion “Pe it furher resolved that we ex the meals and « tend a cordial invitation to here| teachers of Polk and Lee counties to out night work 120 Wils a prom sen- A\t IOVEHBER 2823 to:ether teachers of the county for convict he the purpose of discussing the best clusive. Ile declared the woman was | “Whereas we have the opportunity ronnd for divorce the divorce dorket|of having with us the rural school nut Lynch and n!lvll]u‘ it resolved by the Board of day 28 and 29, their re Governor Foss, who is running for independent, an- o Lireclection as an nonneed: d 1) wore confident of vietory in my life. 1 am always de- featod ten days before the election, (hut 1 oalw land on my feet when the votes are counted.” never was i BODY OF McDANIEL FOUND Blanton, RFly., Oect. 29.--Jesse ‘Mebhaniel, who ran away in his nizht clothes last week after going insane, and for whom searching parties have & looking ever met his v‘(!nmh in O'Berry Lake. Mr. J. ’Rl()'lh-rr_\' found his body there yester- 0 day. Sincere sorrow is felt for his widow and ehildren. They expect to move away next week. EATON CAGE 1S NOW (:] heen since, (By Associated Press.) " Plymouth, Oct. 29." The closing T arcument in behalf of Mrs. Jennie d tanooga, is il 'Ms]«-n\ for HH[? l'""'" Polk county that it aceept the invi- zay Eaton, charged with the murder | poReiof taking U ENEHIBLIE O B8 tation of the DeSoto County Board of her husband, Rear Admiral Katon, e was made today by William A. upsd-af Take s thie Colt (A teachers institute to be held in Ar- Morse. His aim was to convince the cadia-on Friday and Saturday, Nov. jury that' evidence 28 and 29, and hereby instructs all miral himself admintstered the pois- showed the ad- d on that caused death. It is expected that the case will go to the jury late this afternoon. Attorney Morse told the jurors that e | “Whereas, the school board of De- cven though they believed Mrs. Bat- g on guilty they had not the rizht to r unless the case was con- g the victim of circumstances. n 'S LABOR BILL EFFECTIVE NOV. 1 Philadelphia, Oct. 29.—The Wal- Woman's Labor bill passed by last Legislature, after a stormy conflict, goes into effect next Satur- The bill was one of the pro- which the centered a pressive upon i- Washington party member. in the L lature. with the child labor bill, Penrose-MeNichol domina- State the was * supported measures sunport Aong 11 killed by tion of the measure wom and nate, throughout the five month’s session. 50,000 workine women in the State t will shorten the hours of labor by men from twelve to ten a day and tn Cfty-four a week 1t e ol imben e the will to! re «omen proper time for <t period and will cut 1t will make obli- WITH THE JURY sanitation of fac-, he quite a peart little bunch of as- pirants out for the various offices. ay's Telegram there appears the announcement of four gentle- men who are willing to serve the city in the capacity of councilman. Dr. LWL 8. Irvin announces from Ward 1, and his friends in that ward are oine to seo that a big vote is piled up for him on next Wednesday. Dr. Irvin has served on the Couneil and is splendidly qualified for the posi- tion, his past record being most sal isfactory. Mr.J. M. man who has had experience on the Council, has been induced to offer as a candidate from Ward Mr. Keen is thoroughly conversant with the city's affairs, in which he takes an active interest, and his friends are anxious to see him represented on the Council again. Mr. E. €. Flandgan, elected as commissioner from Ward announces as a candidate for councilman from that ward. In case the courts hold the commisgion form tlar, Mr. Flana Keen, another gentle- 9 who was jof government ir them on the coverning board of the city, and thercfore he announces for the office of councilman, the duties of which he would no doubt dispatch in a most satisfactory manner. From Ward 4 Mr. J. W. Hicks makes the announcement that he would like to serve the city in the capacity of councilman and that if elected he would always be on the job. Mr. Hicks promises to dispatch the duties of the office to the best of his ability and his friends will see to it that he receives a good vote on the day of election. ADDITIONAL LOCALS Gen. J. A. spond to the request t remember the Telegra t everybody hirt! day, gan’s friends wish him to represent | Cox was the first to re»l dred militiamen arrived ear'y. Mars tia] law has been enforced in alt the camps NO FLAG NECESSARY AT LAKELAND, BROTHER It was reported that the new fast passenger, the Tampa Special, which will be put on between Jacksonville and Tampa Moniday, would not stop at Orlando except on flag. Such is true, but that is the case with every station between the two big Florida What boots it if it does only stop on flag? All you've got to do to have it flagged is to buy a ticket to * Jacksonyille or Tampa and Ticket | cities. for those passengers who buy tickets for Sanford or any other of the four places the, time for the arrival and: departure of the trains is given in the time card which appears clse- where in this issue.-—Orlando Re- porter Star. 4 PARENTS AND TWELVE XIDS { New York, Oct. When th 4 Denty family digembarked from the steamship Stephano of the Red Cross line, in today from St. John's, New~ foundland, there was quite a crowd® on the pier. The Denty family con« ¢ists of father, mother, twelve chil- dren, grandehild and private teacher., y . For the past twenty-eight years Mr. Wilson Denty has been a fisher- man on Placentia bay, Newfound- land, which is a long way from town and the convenience of civilization . He Hevoted himself entirely to catch- ing fish and raising a family, and during considerable part of the winter it i too cold to fish in Pla-t centia bay. All the Dentys and their private school teacher are going to Hamflton, Fla., where Wilson Denty has bought 9 one this zallant old soldier this! morning npaid his subseript for | |coming year, declaring ti he was| tglad to place him 1 good smn'd~: ine even hefore the lelegram’s birth- | day The who'll next? be water's fine, The fire alarm gounded this :lfh‘r~1 noon and for a time evervhody was wondering whose houge in Ward 2 was zoinz up,in ashes, and the joke, ' for that was what it proved to hs-_‘ 48 even on the fire department who'! had forcotten that the light plant Lad given out the information that they would try noon and for that reason would have to gonnd the fire alarm 1LOW TEMPERATURES OVER THE ENTIRE SOUTH | an orange grove. [le says he wants to r nd out his days in a climate free trom fro Later on he will be joined by | on-in-law, Wiléon Senior. Mr. Denty says that in the ubrious but enervating climate of Florida he does not believe his son- in-law will equal his own record as a father. DYNAMITERS ASK ¢ FOR NEW TRIALS (1ty Associated Press.) Chicazo, Oct. 29.-—Another chap ter in the nation-wide dypamite pl ont a valve this after-\that enlminated after the fatal exsy plosion in Los Angeles in 1910, is to be written today when the case is called before the United States clre * |euit court of appeals. Thirty of the thirty-three men convicted ask new COMING TO FLORIDA,| . Agent White thinks it will stop even .4’;7 {trials. The government demands !that the men be sent back to Leaven- ~Tempera- | worth prison to serve out their te: he institute and enjoy he in- zatory npon manufacturers the en- g antil Nov. 20.|mllr-(-mal and social features of the forcement of certain sanitary regu-, (By Auoeluudol'rml 15 | occasion . Jations, and will lessen the dnnzer; Washington, Oct. 29 { i “Be it further resolved that we of occupational diseases. The strain’ tures as low as ever before reported}sfin!enro of seven years, the helfl“} these resolutions to from overwork will be removed and|in October were recorded today in |of all hangs over Frank M. R: ee the general health of the worklng)mzu.y gouthern cities and still Ioweriwho wes president of the Struet women of the State will be improved , temperature Thursday in the Sonth | Iron Workers. Other sentences by the law Atlantic States is forecasted. from six to one year. Oct. 29.—hrough-|today. There will be twenty-threejattend ¢ Hazelton, Pa., ction sales lastin out the Lehigh coal flelds workers | au are today celebrating Mitchall Day, Purch [ the anniversary of the end of the! percent of the purcha® price on the! great strike of 1900. Work is gns-| day of sale but have forty years ln]send a copy of pended for the day and speeches, pa- | which to pay the remainder with in-|the superintendents of Polk and T | terest at 4 per cent. No one may buy | counties and also to the county pa- rades and games figure in the cole-| - bration. more than.320 acres. i pers of sald counties. asers are required to pay

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