Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, November 28, 1913, Page 1

118 m—— A iEX-BU\l. ) ACCIDENTo N INCREA GILCHRIST 15 IN THE CITY Hon. Albert W. Gilehrist, ex-gov- ernor and at present candidate for the United States Senate, has been gpending the day in Lakeland shak- ing hands with his many friends ad admirers, and letting people know PERSONS KILLED LAST that he is in the running for Mr. R THAN THE PREVIOUS | Fletcher's job, which he very much YEAR wishes to hold down. —_— The ex-governor is a genial gentle- d 8,000; Defective|man who makes friends by the hun- dred wherever he goes, and they are all glad that another campaign is on in order that they may have the pleasure of seeing him occasionally. From all indications ne will receive a good vote all through South Flor- ida. Increase ipment and Roadway Is the Cause By Associate Press) ngton, Nov. 28.—The in- commerce commission’s ac- ulletin issued today shows quarter period ending June a total increase of 140 in ber of persons killed in rail- idents over the same period r . The number injured in-| §.000 and the increase in of train accidents was 124, e ecquipment and defective caused sixty-nine per’ cent TODAY’S BIRTHDAY HONORS Lindley M. Garrison, secretary of war of the United States, was born jat Camden, N. J., Nov. 28, 1864. Like President Wilson, he is the son A 4 _.of a clergyman, the Rev. Joseph F. e“f”mm“' :he 'gotal tnufm |Garrison. He went to the Exeter 01?5’03‘5 ar;drq‘(:ral ??:a:”z‘;:preparatory school and entered Har- (“";us‘:)“zy scidont was more|VATd, where he spent & year study- 000,000, ing law. Leaving Harvard he en- Jigiliss tered business in Philadelphia, but |continued his studies; was admitted |to the bar at Philadelphia in 1886 and to the New Jersey bar two years later. He was serving as chancelor d orrect an impression | 2 EUnLoscor P of New Jersey when appointed to ecms to have become current ; 2 . | Presilent Wilson’s cabinet. he past few days, the man- of the Elks’ Minstrels,' . S to be given in the Lakeland Woman’s Club Meeting ium the evening of Dec. 2 | The Woman’s Club held their reg- o0 emphatically deny that Ru- ular meeting in the Elks’ room on orenzo Raffo is to appear in Tuesday Nov. 22. The meeting was and costume of “Cupid” in called to order by the president, af- pendous aggregation of stel- ter which roll was called. The min- strel attractions. |utes were then read and approved. hus placing this important Several new names were voted on for before the public in its prop- membership. After business was fin- . Director Charles Hezikiah ished, Mrs. Pillans rendered a piano bsires to have it distinetly un- solo, after which our president gave il that there is no intention her report from the federation. The re upon the part of any report was so ful of good things that oncerned to make light We hope to publish it in full in the pulcritudinous beauties of the near future. After reading report erson aforesaid, nor is it the'from federation, motion was made to any of the guiding spirits of adjourn. PRESS REPORTER. eat local minstrel enterprise| ount the advantages which' accrue should Herr Raffo HEUEF HA]TI.ESHIPS before the footlights thus un- AKELAND HALL OF FAME biography of R. L. Raffo.) i) | plain fact in the case is that] sn’t going to do it, and the pd Lodge of Elks oesn't de- take any money under false! (By Amoclated Fress,) 8% | Washington, Nov. 28.—Secretary Daniels ‘today ordered Rear Admiral Badger, commaniling the American fleet in the Mediterranean to send the battleships Connecticut, Ohio and Kansas to Mexican waters to relieve three of the battleships there. THe fourth division of the Atlantic squadron will sail for Mexico Dec. 1. pIph Lorenze Raffo is going to e show, however and believe L. is some pumpkins in arya- jeatricals. ! ouch of a chubby, longitudi- 1, whose extreme length orth to south is so close to nitisimal as to make him seem subterranean Monsieur Raffo, oice that would drive the big- p!l in Bill Combee's herd into pest part of Chinch bay bel- for mercy, When it comes to Eugene Cowles has A Raffo_as will be trated when Raffo fills his v-eizht lungs, drawn in his rtv-nine fand a half waist into the chorus of the min- 1. M. DEEDS FILED FOR KECORD IN POLK CCUNTY November 26, 1913 bass — (Furnished by Sccurity Abstract & Title Company, Rartow, Fla.) Mary I.. and F. N. Varn to W. F. Hallam & Co. Woods to C. D. on Sijze 2 and R. R. first part. Kime. Rudolph TLorenzo Raffo has \W. 1. Stephens to M. A. Waldo. citizen of Lakeland for nizh J. A. Johnson to Edward L. Iiree years during which he Mack. ciipied the important and un- G. G. Shepard to W. W. Davis. position of superintendent Qallie E. Finlayson to T. L. Wil- lLakeland Water and Electric son. plants. M. M. Loadholtes to G. P. Ste- h - of a stocky, bull-necked sort phens. 111, entirely devoid of nerves, (harley Albert to C. W. Adams. Raffo is a glutton for work. J. E. Griffin, et al. to M. G. Mer- hich covering a world of detail ritt. ildering a multitude of de- e T R s life easy and seces no mean- 1t trite and oft used expres- “I should worry."” or Raffo was born and bred electric light and public ser- orporation business. Tn fact fht almost be said that he was vith a magneto on his hand, P is an expert in matters the fical and has been ip that con- for lo! these many years. ore coming to Lakeland he was nently connected with the onville Electric Light Co. for vears and while still in the was wont to ery: “Turn the 1569-Fri Recelver. ton. I want to see the bright! _— | UNVEIL STATUTE TO Raffo will be in the front row PATRICK HENRY % the first part of the Lake-| _— "Iks’ Minstrel show and can be| Springfield, TI., Nov. 28.—A ized by the fact that he 1s|statue was unveiled to the memory meters wide and two meters ot Patrick Henry here today, with Otherwise everything wil be patriotic ~ ceremonies. ght. Dunne made the principml address. e ——— RECEIVER'S NOTICE Notice is hereby given that the un- Jersigned has been appointed receiv- er of the White Furniture Co. and no person is authorized to collect any bills or accounts due said company other than the receiver and all per- cons are warned not to pay any amount to any other person, if so they will have to pay same again and all persons collecting said ac- counts will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. FRANK H. THOMPSON, Governor o TR FAGE R Ad \;’a{m,,&;‘ifi‘& | AKELAND EVENING TELEGRAM PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWNTN THE .. LAKELARD, FLORIDA, FRIDAY, NOV. 28, 1913, BEST PART OF THE BEST STATE No. 22. GOVOTES DEVOUR DEAD BODIES O OLDIFRS ALTHOUGH BURIED, HIGH WIND| LAID BARE THEIR { GRAVES Two Hundred Injured Soldiers Found | On Battlefield Yesterday By Visitors ~ 7 (By Associated l’r.(rs;)m' E1 Paso, Nov. 28.—(Coyotes have attacked the bodies of the Mexican! and federal rebel buried after two days battle and wind has blown the thin layer of sand from| the graves. Americans visiting the| battlefield on Thanksgiving fa \ found two hundred wounded soldiers 'who were sent to the hospitals. The federals have torn up the raiiroad to prevent pursuit, soldiers NEW JEWELRY STORE HAS SPLENDID OPENING The handsome new jewelry store of Conner, O'Steen & thrown open to the public Wednes- day afternoon at 4 o'clock and all during the afternoon and evening hours throngs of admiring visitors called anfd inspected this handsome new store, which would reflect credit on any city in the country. The eye is at once charmed with the handsome fixtures, the show cases and all woordwork in the store| mahogany, which King was being finished in makes a lovely setting for the ele- gant line of jewelry, silver cut glass and countless other articles carried in the extensive stock. Messrs. Conner & O'Steen are jewelers of long experience and in stocking their store have installed a line of goods as fine as can be found anywhere in the South. In caring for their guests Wednes day, Messrs. Conner, o’Steen & King were ably assisted by Mrs. Conner, who served Helicious punch. Cigars were handed out to the gentlemen and everyone was made to feel thor- oughly at home. e L i DR, CRAIG'S TRIAL Shelbyville, Ind., Nov. 28.—The trial of Dr. William B. Craig, under indictment on a charge of murdering Dr. Helene Knab, of Indianapolis, the night of Oct. 25, 1911, is sched- uled to begin here today before Judge Blair. The case was brought here on charge of venue from Indianapolis at the request of Dr. Craig, who felt that sentiment was too much against him for him to receive fair treatment at his trial. A. M. Ragsdale, an Indianapolis undertaker, W ho was in- i cted with Dr. Craig, for the mur der of Miss Knab, will probahly not be tried until after the Craie tri 11 NTLANTA FTE | " HESERVE BN (By Associated Press) Washington, No T 1o cation of the regional reserve banks under the new currency im a matter of pressing day. The insistence of t Gieor senators that Jlanta rritor would not do busine r gional bank if located at h (8] leans may force tl ) er |ference to outline the \n Veite 6p: £} | | tra hank o the nu r to ter Republican set not take up the currel party measure. The said, will confine their floor of the senate. BOARD OF PARDONS 28, —Owing to Tallahassee, Nov. Park Tram- the fact that Governor mell has been called to w on important public will probably be retained there board of pardons can be held without the governor's presence and pnrtixi: pation_ it has been ordered that the next régular meeting of the hoard of; pardons be postponed one week, that, is to say, from Dec. 2 until Dec. 9,| 1913. T A TR {HIS COUNSEL ARE TRYING TO MEETS ON DEC. 9. | homes 1O eral days, and that no meeting of the i | | DPRSOH INEN YR It QUASH THE WARRANT ON WHICH HE IS HELD It Is Understood He will Be Released If His Offense Is a Political One (By Associated Press.) New York, Nov. 28, Gen., ~Counsel for Jose Santos Ze , formerly dictator of Nicaraugua, today planned to obtain a writ of habeas The writ will take prece- dence over the examination before the United States commissioner set for Monday. The State department at Washington is awaiting additional ! information the crime with which Zelaya is charged. Ap- plication for the writ will be argued before the United States juklge. corpus. concerning (By Assoeiated Press.) Washington, Nov. 28.-—Counsel for Zelaya today continued their ef- forts to induce the State department to quash the warrant on which the tormer Nicaraguan dictator is held in New York. Counscl for the gov ernment said the warrant would be withdrawp if it could be established that Zelaya's offense was a purely po- litical one. A NEW WAY TO KILL 'EM Accord gar liver Atlanta, Ga. Nov. 28. ing to a report made by I hart, of the Atlanta Collese of Physi- cians and Surgeons, to Dr. W. M. Girtman, of Hazlehurst, Ga. stryeh- nine in suflicient quantities to kill a dozen people was founil in the chemi- cal analysis of a sample of flour, said to be a part of that which caused the illness of Jesse (1. Ross, a wealthy farmer, and other members of the family . Patrick Ursery the son in‘law of Ross, is reported to be in jail, sus- pected of having placed the poison in the flour. The members of the Ross family have not recovered from the offects of an illness which has been declared to be the result of polson- ng. WENT BY CARBOLIC ACID ROUTE MacClenney, Fla., Nov. 28, — With a four-ounece hottle containing 1 small amount of carbolie acid by his side, (. F. Foy was found dead in his cell in the Baker county jail here vesterday morning by Sheriff | Dval. Foy was held in jail on a charge of attempting to kill his wife ITow he seeurcd the on Sunday last. poison is a mystery to the jail an- thorities. TRIAL OF DR. CRAIG SO0N T BEGIN ANOFHER WHITE SLAVE ("ha enticing two girls, one of ‘1‘ the other 16 year » in im-| to Pensacola to e : | pavmg their trans- their comf( moral practicing, sortation from Red Level, Ala. Flomaton, thence to Beulah Burke, alias Chas it of 128 and Pensacola West tnbhles, an occup Zarragossa street, was arre sted night by the federal authorities and is hnM'In jail. Held as a material witness is Blanche Pierce, one of the alleged victims, whose name in the CASE IN PENSACOLA|“ last | FNLEY'S FUNERAL iy o MRGGIG (By Associated Press.) Washington, Nov. 28 ["uneral services for the late W. W. Finley president of the Southern Railway system, were held here today and at- tended by many government oflicials and associates in the transportation world. DATO WILL RESIGN IF NOT SUPPORTED Madridl, Nov. The political campaign for the next parliamentary clections to be held next February, has begun and promises to be the most important ever held in Spain. The fact that both 4t the old larger parties have split into factions makes the outcome very uncertain. There will be at least six different parties in the field. Senor Dato states that the government will maintain the strictest neutrality and that he will resign unless his administration re- ceives an endorsement by the coun- try at the polls. Mrs Walker Entertained | Mrs. T. L. Walker entertainetd the young men of her Sunday school and a number of young ladies at her home on South Tennessee yesterday evening. The house was cleverly decorated in Thanksgiving effects and @ number of appropriate games and contests were ingdulzed in after which the hostess, ter, Mrs. licious salarl course. Those present were Misses Esther Heath, Annie Cargle Mayes, (ieorgia IMannin, slorrow, Mary (iroover, Lillian Gaines, Marion Ful ler, Gladys Wilson, Genevieve Mor- row Pauline Snddath; Messrs. Burns Terrell, Ned Skipper, Sam lHagan, Dan Sweat, Lucian Coleman Watson Connor, Ed 1olbrook, John Melton, Arthur Fuller, Sharw. ssisted by her sis Myrtie Burns, served a de Genevieve VCTORA CIPTLAED ON HOVENBER 19 (By Associate Press.) Mexico City, Nov. 28 . -—News from the battle of Victoria says that city was captured Nov. 19 by the rebels after the federals had evacu- ated the city. The rebels, it is said, pillaged houses and murdered eiti zens, including the Spanish consul. It is declared that rebel troops are moving on Tampico. CHECK FORGER IS CAUGHT UP WITH Mo Noy 25 i was omitted from the ) i m irkine the grave of hig wife, 1 Pickett sued the wife's children for $10,000. He lost the case in the DeKalb county cirenit court here, but has appealed to the supreme court PRESIDENT WILSON OFF TO FOOTBALL GAME iE N LAKELA SERVICES IN THE CHURCHES STARTED THE DAY OFF IN PROPER WAY Fanily Reunions, Auto Rides, Hunt ing Parties, Etc., Made the Day Pass Pleasantly Yesterday was an ideal Florida Thanksgiving day, fine weather pre- vailing, and with all business houses closed, every one was given an op- portunity to spened the day in a man- ner most suited to their tastas and desires. here were three churches in the city—First Method- ist, First Baptist ana Lutheran—at which large congregations gathered to give thanks for the many bless- ines of the past year. At the noon hour there were many services at j sumptuous spreads, and around many boards family reunions were ln'ld‘ while others shared their hospital- ity with friends, which added enjoy- ment to the day for all concerned, Many of the business men spent the day in the woods hunting, and quail on toast was the most impor- tant part of the menu In many homes this morning. Quail are plentiful this year and the hunters yesterday enjoyed some rare sport. Automobiling was a favorite pas- time _\'vstvl'll;l)- afternoon, and many into, the surrounding country and nearhy towns were tak- en. Large crowds gathered in the park in the afternoon to listen to the band, and enjoy this lovely spot. Many northern visitors enjoyed the novel experience, to them of assem- bling in the open air on Thanks- giving day, attired in summer garb with roses on every side in full bloom, lovely grass underfoot and widespreading green-leafed trees ov- erhead. A Thanksgiving in Lake- land is a day never to be forgotten and with the general prosperity which the town has enjoyed for the past year, it is little wonder that every one felt that they had much for which to be thankful. 1If a per- son had nothing else to be thankful for, the very fact that Lakeland is their home, ig suficient excuse for a whole day to be taken off in which to offer up thanks. exeursions CANAL GOOD FOR AUSTRALIA Sydney, New South Wales, Nov. 28.—50 satisfaction \usgtralian business men over * it is the among ¥or the better luropean and American Pongacoln, Nove 98.—Willjamjmail service, due to the granting of Hubert Campbell, the young white a new mail contract by the United man who was arrested Friday when | States postal withorities, that azents ho tricd to cash o for il -ohaak “”’.}‘U re for the larger British commer- £199 at the Citizen and People’s Na cinl houges are already unecasy lest tional bank has been turned over by | New York manufacturer and whole- T Yo rounty-mithotit and | salers secure more of the \ustralian hold in the county jail e has|trade than ever hefore It is conced- mfossed that he forged the signa od on all sides that the opening of ture of AL M. MeMillan to the check lv\w Panama canal will be of vast el Lot Arer A thel|bene fit to Australia but at the same county anthorities that he wanted toftime it is feared that trade with Kng- plead uilty o the charge of for Jand will greatly diminish and that erv. but when preparations were vmerican coods will flood the Aus- made to carry him before Judge [tralian and New Zealand markets, Kirke Monroe, in the eonrt ol record, | T R 11 Nt I mir 1 decided iR INCREASED CAR FARES ! phell, hef plead-| leveland, Noy 28 Street car to tl har wi :““.“‘”‘mfi:] ( eland are mueh opposed A ] t inerea n fares a s the ! leity proposed as a resunlt of the re- i 1 k of Milt | e ent. blizzard There loss of 7 b I Vky - WCE 1,000 to the compa charging ind on him. nt fares when street traffic % R wag tied up for several days by the HARD UP FOR DAMAGE SUIT |ciorm. 1t is expected that after Jan. 1, 1914, car riders will be charged a cent for the transfer privilege. Heretofore passengers conld cross the ents . city for 3 BIG MENHADEN CATCH & Washington, Nov. 28. —Accord- ing to reports collected by the Bu- reau of Fisheries, more than one bil- lion menhaden were caught off the coasts of the New Jersey, New York, Washinzton, Nov. 28.—President Wilson and party left at noon today for New York to attend the army and navy football gamé there tomor- row. Francis Bowes Sayre and wife distriet in which she has resided 18 Ella Edsor. PR o ¥ sail from New York tomorrow for | produced. Europe. Delaware, Virginia and North Caro- lina in 1912. Oil from the fish, ac- cording to the bureau’s figures to- talled more than 6,500,000 gallons, while 90,000 tons of fertWizer were Forty-eight factories and 150 vessels engpged in the business.; g et Pt P g )