Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, October 30, 1913, Page 1

THE LAKELAND E PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN IN THE BEST PART OF THE BEST LAKELAND, FLORIDA, THURSDAY, OCT. 30, 1913, (OLUME 0., CIRGUIT GOURI 19 GRINDING U OPENED SESSIONS MONDAY SINCE WHICH TIME SEVERAL CASES DISPOSED OF N BOES § REE; W3 FOU 'The convention of the National Wom- en’s Christian Temperance Union which opened here today, was pre- sided over by Mrs. L. M. N. Stev- ens, national president. Hundreds of delesates from all parts of the coun- try with about three hundred visitors from foreign countries are here at- tending the meeting. Reports will be made of the progress of the temper- {ance cause and plans perfected to | continue the fight in States where temperance reforms are being con- sidered. INJUNGTION AGAST WIITE RIBBONERS IN SESSION | Asbury Park, N. J., Oct. 304»’MH5 URY RETURNED THIS VER- DICT THIS MORNING Judge Compliments Polk as Being a | Very Law Abiding County; Pleased with Conditions I rsons Sat Through the Night l Awmtmg Decision; Mrs, Eaton | Overcome Bartow, Fla., Oct. 30.—The fall term of the circuit court in and for Polk county convened here last Mon-, (By Associated Press.) Plymouth, Mass., Mrs. Jennie May 2 ‘Eaton was early this morning ac-| NOT GUILTY SUPR AFTER BEING OUT ALL NIGHT|SUIT FILED, LOOXING TO THIS day, Judze F. A. Whitney presiding, and all the other officers present. The court was organized for busi- ness by the selection of a grand and petit jury, the grand jury being com- posed of the following named citi- zens: W. T. Denham, T. S. Clifford, J. E. Tyson, Ilugh M. Angle, Isaac | tracks across Florida avenue in Lake- H. Cleaves, Edwin W. Anderson|land. The road was represented by (clerk), P. V. Ryalls, Wm. All-|W. A. Carter of the firm of Spark- bright, W. J. Durrance (foreman),iman & Carter. Because of the prominence of Rear J. H. Burton, Thos. C. Keller, D.| It appearing to the court that nolAdmiral Eaton the trial attracted Elmer Davis W. 0. Fussell, R. A.|private rights of the complainants| country-wide interest. The admiral Peacock, O. P. Branch, J. G. Hen-| would be injured by the contemplated | ook a prominent part in the battle derson, N. ‘E. Thornhill and Chas.}action of the railroad, the applica-!of Santiago. After his retirement he H. Autry. tion for a writ of injunction was re-|settled down at Assinippi on a chick- The following named persons com- | fused, but the court gave until next en farm. pose the petit jury for the first week | Monday for the complainants to ap- ! of the term, namely, T. H. Burton,|ply to the Supreme court for a su- Bartow, Oct. 30.—J. W. Brady, |quitted of the charge of murdering ! representing W. D. McRae and oth- her husbanid, Rear Admiral Joseph G, | ers, on yesterday afternoon, applied | Eaton, after the jury had been out' to the court for a permanent injunc-|a]] night. Although it seemed there tion against the A. C. L. railroad, | was little prospect of a verdict before the act sought to be restrained being|this morning, more than two hundred the contemplated laying of additional [sat through the tedious nizht. Mrs. ally and then burst into tears for the' first time since the trial started. | later accused of poisoning him. M. C. Ayers, R. J. Rvalls, W. A, [persedeas order so that the acts of Hull, John C. Clark, W. L. Finzer, |the defendant will be stayed until J. W. Durance, D. B. Oren, E. E. |the case can be passed upon by the LAUNCH NEW DESTROYER Cline, Gordon M. Keller, S. W. Co-|supreme court. Camden, N. J.,, Oct. 30.—The de- zart and Emory G. Alexander. —_— The docket was sounded and cases | y I |stroxm Downes was hunc{md here were set for trial during the first two UUN I WAN] Tu an today at the yards of the New York weeks of the term, Judge Whitney Shipbuilding Co., her sponser being expressing the hope and expectation Katherine Simons, wife of that an extra week would not be necessary . Tn his charge to the grand jury the judse took occasion to say that he considered this county in good condition now in so far as it being a| law-obeying county. He finds fewer eriminal cases awaitinz trial than usual, and he is generally highly pleased with conditions in our county. The first case taken up was that of State vs. Clifford Brown, Brown be- ing charged with improper relations! Orlando, Oct. 30.—Little Rlchard with a young lady of rood family at|Rozers, grandson of (‘ity Clerk ¢, A,!Junior and made many captures with Fort Meade. The trial occupled a|Ioone, encountered a squirrel on the Ner- Captain Downes was in the part of Monday, a!l of Tuesday and|[doorstep of his erand‘ather's house\"”m of the Essex with the frigates | Phoebe and Cherub in the harbor of Simons, of Wash- scendant of Captain Downes. The (By Assoclated Press.) Downes is larger than some of the Washinzton, Oct. 51.-—Plans for yest American naval vessels in the a congresslonal wedding gift to MISS war of 1812 and the war with Tri- Jessie Wilson were denounced in the”,o“' She is named after Captain Iouse today by Representative Gray assachusetts, who John Downes of M of Indiana, a Democrat. at the ace of 17 distinzuished him- self in the boat attacks in the war with Tripolf. Ile was execntive of ORLANDO BOY BITTEN BY flecer on the old Essex under (ap- SQUIRREL—NAYBE ms\taln David Porter in the war of 1812, a part of Wednesday, and resulted in|<hortly after dinner Sunday after- | a verdict of not guilty. The defend-|noon. Young Richard, eight years| VA/DRraiso in 1814, Later he com- ant was represented by W. K. Ze-|of age, was entering Mr. Roone's MAnder the Pacific squadron and de- wadski, of Ocala, and son of Tampa, |tome accompanied by a playmate, *" /! Malay pirates in their attacks and Wilson & Boswell, and State At- 1,|on American merchantmen . torney “ingletary was assisted by L. Philip Frye, fifteen, when a squirre which sat on the top step sprang at | C. Johnson. Richard and sank his long keen The case of Waring & Edwards was | teeth throngh the boy's thumb. Rich- 1EHUBAIU 5 AI" put upon trial yesterday morninz,|ard made a .ick zetaway and ]mtlmH but the plaintiff, after entering into,in the house with a shriek. The! the trial, wanting to amend their|cqyirrel then -ttacked Philip I‘r_w-,.l pleadines, the case was continued to[The animal wus moakinz for Frye's| the next term of court to enable the|face, when that youngster brushed (By Associated Press.) respective parties to attend to their[the rodent off with force onto the Nashville, Tenn., Oct. 30.—Rdu- pleadinzs. In this case Waring &|door mat and rushed in side and cators from throughout the South are Edwards are suing J. W. Scally for|closed the screen door. The squirrel damagcs for allezed fraudulent rep-|sprang at the door and was scratch- resentation by which they were in-[ing at the screen about midway up duced by the defendant to make a|when John Boone came with his contract to buy certath lands 1in|shotgun and shot the animal through Lakelard from him, and plaintiffs{the screen, killing the squirrel and are tryinz to recover the amount paid | ruining a good screen door for Mr. on the contract. Boone. Richard’s wound was band- In the case of C. J. Wilson vs.[a~ed, after havine bled profusely, T. R. Smith a consent judgementjand he is about and complains of no for $640 was entered vesterday after-|pain from the bite. Mr. Boone gent noon. the squirrel by express to Dr. Jos. At the close of court yesterday the! Y. Porter, State health officer, at case of T. R. Smith vs. J. H. Han-|Jackeonville, for examination. If} : e A cock was on trial and will be resumed analysis proves that the sqrirrel had ‘::];T;I(‘n! "\'::,ll;::fl'mg;y \1\‘?”“;,);‘_1{1 this morning. mhbllflsptb: r‘hi"fl “"i” ]]!kel,v be glv'iil’m‘lnr the I't“ poli for mAY he is.f;""i en the Pasteur treatment. omly to residents of Wisconsin. The MEETING OF SCOUTS TONIGHT S Iy Al NASHVILLE of the session tonizht of the Southern Educational Association conference. The meeting will last three Ways. The attendance will be more than one thousand, it is expected. Many prominent educators are on the pro- gram for addresses. WISCONSIN BEGINS BUSINESS OF STATE LIFE INSURANCE Madison, Oct. 20.—The first poli- cies in a State life insurance fund in Scout Master Kelsey Blanton an- v was enacted after the idea had ?WANTS GREA]I rR!TMN %),, rked ont by Commicsioner of nounces that there will be a meeting| Tfl HFBUNS!DEH mvvmit'vr‘ A etudy had heen made of the Boy Sconts at his office toni "ht, ‘“f similar laws in Germany, Great oo oo i | (By A!‘ON‘“E“ Press. |1r-- is i'»sn"d for more than $1.000. i Loundon, Oct. 30.—An inflnential the number of poliey-holders SIH]KE SIT”ATIUN |u?.‘, the DBritish government to recon-| < ed will be for $2,000 and when the : ider its decision in rezard to partici- ‘numbcr reaches 2,000 the maximum {pation in the Panama Pacific expo- ; {sition. The movement is backed BY{ .o amount authorized. : P h o and | | heads of steamship, commercial an ; T0 MAXE mmE DMCUIT Triridad, Col., Oct. 30.—The coal | mittee points that’ clrf‘umslances! Washington, Uct st =ituation in Southern Colorado have changed since the United States|made too simple and therefore is be- than .ince the trouble started.|facturers are anxious to take advan-feast with which deadly poisons may Troops were scattered throughout the | tage of the new rates of exhibit at|be obtained in the opinion of Dr. W. nce Ekern and a le-islative at 7 o'clock. Scouts are requested tm ,,,,, “Kbaly and Basid. No-pol- ‘('rm‘mmv‘ was formed here today to] reaches 1,000 the maximam policy is- { policy will be for %3,000, the high- «By Associata Press. i manufacturing companies. The com- jet. 30.—Suicide {s 100 o4 more serious this mcrnlng:tarifl walls were lowered, and manu-|{coming too prevalent because of the camps to preserve order. Strikers are the fair {C. Woodard, health official of the Eaton thanked the jurymen individu-' _vitizens, " Mrs p S, UP FUH MlSS WILSUN”M"" Manley H. S 3 E ington. Mrs. Simons is a lineal de- ° ULLER CASE EUM [lH LOUF END BY NEW YORK WORLD EMPLOYE Plaintiff Asks That Sulzer Be Re- stored to the Office of Governor (By Associated Press.) New York, Oct. 30.-—A suit to bring the impeaciment of Sulzer be- fore the United Stuates Supreme Court | was started here today by Willlam H, Moore, an employe of the New York World. The complainant sets forth that the United States constitution is beinz violated because the govern- ment of New York State is not now. under an executive chosen by the The defendants named ln-' ‘clude Governor Glynn and all execu- tive officers of the State. The plain- tiff aske that Sulzer be restored to office. TO STOP COTTON WATERING Oct. 30.- London, ~Lord Crewe' 8 He died last March, and gyagestion that legislation should be [top-notch prices, is prolific, his wife was arrested about a week pagsed to prohibit the watering of well and bears early. Klondyke ber- _cotton in India is the subject of some ! interesting communications now | passing between the India office and | the Indian government. Up to the‘ present the Indian government has| steadily declined on various grounds!| to undertake lezislation amln‘it adulteration in general, but the mut- tice of watering cotton after ginning' to increase its weight has assumcid such proportions that the gover ment now feels that some nltomm. mugt be made to ston it by executive | action. Although Indian cotton con-! tains as a rule less water than Amer- ican, Eeyptian or Chinese, yet it is well known that in the cotton dis- triets in India pumps and hose ap- pliances are used, without any at to saturate the cot- | which is not always the idea being to | tempt at secreey, ton with water, of the cleanest, for cotton at so much a pound. An-! other form of adulteration is mi\ln,’:.' The ryot scems unable to resist the temptation to mix his KMamaged ()r‘ dis olored bolls with his sonnd ones, | but even if he does the result is viti-| ated by the action of the mirhllmn.m,f who promptly mixes inferior cotton | with the zood. ! MZTOBERT | ON . Y. LINER 7 Washington, Oct. 30. -—Actlnu[ Secretary of the Navy Rcosevelt to- ty be put on a ‘New York-Cuba liner. WHERE ARE THOSE SIX GIRLS SENT FROM JAX? What has become of six girls who enrolled through an employment | agency in this city, and were given employment at $7 per week in a fae- tory for the manufacture of cloth,! down in a small| ribbon and cord, town in Lee county, and were to be ;flmlh of Spencey :rm eived yesterday by | tendine 18’ PIG CLUES FOR THE SOUTH Washington, Oct. 30.--The pnrlmv 1t of agriculture has its Uo;,s Corn c¢lub and its Girls' Cax\nln" club, and now comes the Boys’ Pig club, being organized in the South for the purpose of increasing the sup- ply of pork amd encouraging good breeding of 1 Already clubs have been orzanized in Alabama and Louisiana, and a club organization has been started in Georgia. Ut is the purpose of the officinls of the de- partment to orzanize clubs in every southern State. STRAWBERRY CROP WILL BE A HEMMER “The outlook for a fine crop of strawberries was never better,” de- clared C. W. Jacobs, leading straw- berry buyer, this morning in conver- sation with a Telegram representa- tive. Continuing Mr. Jacobs said: “I have been all over the strawberry growing section, including Lake- land, Galloway, Griffin, Kathleen and Plant City, and find at all of these points conditions most gratifying. The acreage is large and the yield promises to be exceptionally good. Prospects are indeeid fine for a splen- (] |did season.' The variety planted mostly this year is the Missionary, which brings carries ries also have been plantel but not ton such a larze scale as the Mission- aries. The first ripe berries come in just before Thanksgiving, hut the |season is not in progress much before | Ithe middle or latter part of Decem- ber and first of lnmmu 5 MEN ARRESTED FOR GAINESVILLE MURDER (By Assocl M(‘ Yress.) de-, G TFLFGRAM STATE No. 300 AUVENTISTS it FAOM A PARTS OF STATE ENCAMPMENT OPENS THIS EVEN- ING WITH SERMON BY PRES- IDENT HECXMAN Every Train Brings Delegates Who Are Yinding Accommodation in Tented City South of Town The annual encampment bf Seventh Day Adventists opens a ten-day ses~ sion tonight. on the Patterson prop- erty on South Florida avenue, where about thirty tents have been erect- ed for the accommodation of the dele- gates. Every train has brought large tumbers of delegates from all parts of the State, and all day the “tented city” has been a bee-hive of indus- try, where the visitors were getting comfortably located for their ten- day stay. The first session opens tonizht at which time Elder W. H. Heckman, of Philadelphia, president of the Florida conference of Seventh Day Adventists, will preach the opening sermon. his gubject being, “Blasting at the Rock of Ages, or Will the Old Book Stand?” Among the prominent visitors are Elder W. 1. Williams, of Atlanta, secretary and treasurer of the South- eastern Union; Elder B. 0. Cole, of Atlanta, missionary field secretary of the Southeastern Union; Elder O. Montgomery, of Washineton, presi- dent of the Southeastern Union; Elder C. S. Longacre, Relizious Lib- erty - secretary of the North American diviston conference, also of Wash- ington. Tomorrow evening Elder J. L. Shuler, of Jacksonville, will preach, hig subject being “A Resnonsive His- tory to the Voice of Prophecy.” There will be services at varfous Gainesville, Fla., Oct. 30.—Six men are held here today on the (charae of being implicated in the Martin, and Bud! ustice, whose hodles were found in| Suwanee river Sunday. It is said! [there had been trouble between the| Later he was captain of the Jssex cheat the buyer by selling him w.ltor men who were arrested and the iead men over floating togs down the! river. ' {KEEP A LOOKOUT FOR 1’ LOST CHILD Jacksonville, Oct. 30.—Word was the United States digtrict attorney, from the de- partment of justice at \Washinoton, asking him to use every effort in as- certaining the whereabouts of little 14-year-old Nellie Reever, of Phila- delphia, who disapepared from that city Oct. 17. The girl, who is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Romnr, of 2716 North Sixteenth str(-r-t of Philadelphia, 1is either arriving here today for the opening day ordercd that the Felix Diuz par-iyyoyont to have run away or was in- 1 duced to leave through an azent of some white slave institution. It is thought further that Mlssl Reever was bhound for the Sonth and| might poesibly come to this city. Or-! ders have been igsued to carefully watech every incoming train and hnzlt‘ to intercept the girl and place the person in charge of her welfare un- der arrest. the Willlam Penn M'rhi gchool, Philadelnhia She {8 de | taken to Tampa for a week waiting| the and to be kept at th the arrival of ceneral manazer of the fartory, J most expensive uotel in Tampa, and who laft Jacksonville, d of this week, having (h'-ir‘ paid to a point they did not y @ man who met them at the ind took charge of them? The drifted up from Tampa today know denot ¢ story that come six girls from the Work- 1 mn md secmingly without employment, and a representative of the Metrop- looked whove stated on East buval street, the gaid that two of her girls had gone on guch an offer, and that she had heard nothing from them since they left. One young lady in the home Ft'l!'d that she went with them to the de- pot and gaw them off in company Girls' Tome in this city are there, | nup and found the farts! At the home| matron ! ¢eribed as beinz a very pretty r-hl"rlf ahont five feet in height and weighs ‘m nut 80 pounds | e - REGIONIL BINK MOF UNDER FIRE TOZAY . (By Aecrvln(nd Press.) Vashington, Oct. 30 The ques- {tlon of how many rezional banks will currency |be created under the new | | was talen up today by the ommittee. The ad-| gtem ite bank! ministrati ters oppose vigor- ously anr: wietion from the | ltwelve | the llguse bill. | ‘Rr-puh‘i' ) ittee backed gome Th favor a sweep-| ing reduction. The committee had| 'fnlnd to agree on a central b:mk1 | plan The president has conceded | The young girl at the‘(l time of her disappearance wag at-; | hours tomorrow . {WARSEIPS IN MFXICAN WATERS WERE RELIEVED Washington, Oct. 29.—The fourth {division of the Atlantic fleet, which has been i Mexican waters for some time, was relieved today by the third divicion, comprising the New Jersey, Nebraska, Rhode Island and Virzinia. Admiral Fleteher, former- ly commanidins the fourth division, agsnmes command of the third di- vigion, Mexico, while Admiral Bush, who took down the third division, and will change his command to the fourth division and brinz those ves- sels back to the United States. The chance s in accordance with the practice of the department rnot to keep any set of warships continuous- ly on duty in the tropics for lang periods. /BOARD OF TRADE GOVERNORS' MEETING The regular monthly meeting of the Governors of the Lakeland Board of Trade will be held on Friday (to- morrow) evening at 7:20. Business of much importance to he transact- A. J. HOLWORTHY, Secretary . WHERE POTLITICS CEASES Washinston, Oet. 29, 1 political faiths, tion of Republican d.ea —Conoress. at the sug- Mann, [mon of (will unite on a wedding precent for Mies Jeecte Wilson, the president’s lan~hter. At a meeting of 100 mem- I.r rs of the Touee, Speaker Clark was ited to name a committee to | earry out the plan | 0. 5. AWATTING RESULT OF ELECTION (By Assoclated Press., Washington, Oct. 30.—Secretary Bryan tcday declared there was no change in the Mexican situation. That the next step in the shaping of U. S. policy was not worked out was In an vgly humor. District of Columbia. In a published appeal he urged action by Congress to rezul:te the traffic in deadly drugs and especially endorsed a bill now in course of preparation by Representa- tive Mann, of Illinois, governing its trafic between the Btate. Six bundred members of mllma (By Associated Press.) rested in camps today awaiting or- | St. Louis, Oct. 30.—The college ders from the adjutant general. In- of bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Structions to disarm all strikers nre' church South, opened in semi-annual expected. Serious disturbances oc-|sesslon here today The business sessions will be executive. tured last night. with the elderly fat man, and !hat that the committee mizht make a re- ||ndi(arod today at the White House. she had been one of. the girls en- duction in the number of ’"‘°:““Tno United States is sald to be await- gaged to go, but that she did not|banks without destroying the funda ‘ln: the oitonint of £he-elbstions & » b! The adminis-| like the way thines looked and let|mentals of the bil ' Huerta is expected to make day are Inclined | Mexico another girl have her place.-—Jack-|tration supporters to sonville Metropolis. ito eight ag a minimum an announcement within a few days