Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, February 6, 1914, Page 1

o SGHMI 0 OIE I The LEGTRIC CHAIR { FOUND GUILTY OF MURDER IN THE FIRST DEGREE; " WOULD NOT APPEAL ared He Was Sane When He §led Anna Aumuller and Now © . Ready to Die (By Associated Press) "W Ybi‘l, Feb. 6—ilans Schmidt 7 refused to aliow counsel to ap- from the verdict of first degree ter, pronounced against him yes- y. ' He declared he was in pos- m of all his faculties when he i1 Anna Aumuller and was per- ¢ comtent to die. He will' be nced to the electric chair next) kudiy. Schmidt ate a hearty »r affer he heard the verdict and goundly. The conclusion of the geemed a happy relief to him. \ ( {IDA WANTS PANANA CANAL DIGGERS 3 it tksonville, Fla., Feb State ger of the Southrrn Settlement Pevelopment Organization, 1. ‘ichardson returned from the ma Canal Zone today, where he to Panama for tie purpose of 18 betéme the number of Ameri- there the attractions of Flor- 8 & residence State. Camp ing in the canal zone has start- 1d many Americans have come gouthern climate. Mr. believes Florida is the | for these men to come interests of furthering e Southern Settlement € 15 ~ ® lzatfon made the trip.. (IVITY IN TRADE UNIONS ' ton, Mass., Feb. 6—President srs and other officers of the A. 2 L, conferred with local offi- i @emeral union matters today aberiof international officers of )u . F. of L. are in the city, and o~ i @are pow under way to reunite @ building trades unions. The 1g for the proposed reorzaniza- if the A. F. of L. Building § Department will be held to- TRANSFERS FURNISHED \ SECURITY, ABSTRACT C 'AND TITLE COMPANY ¢ February 4, 1914 4hu'ri~t;ni Packard to W. S. (4 [{ “‘l(«" M. Close to William “V\ V. Ransone to J. D. omi Root P. M. Moore; in Club to Dr. Florida Roi E. Sternbers Lis others to and M. Lozan to H. i; H. D. Bassett to R. fl.con Prine to da W. and Joe Waring; Preston; John T W Blossom; d Co to D. ann to Geo. F. Wie uller; Chas. P. o L. 0, W. to P. B. flen M. and R. Wilson to W. ¢ anid others to Florida H. Lewis Dixon; Vernon Lakeland Homes Co. Florida and Keller; Weed; oore and others to Mrs. Moore T. Moore; Ira H. K. Collins; J. S. H. . Critchlow to Duira E. C. Cox to Duria E. BOARD OF TRADE MEETING g of the Doard in the Board ven-thirty. vital will come up for held Bu very ness of impor ance tc « member dis asgsion and i that* every can. 1bsolutely essential one A% attend who possibly J. HOLWORTHY, Secretary. v CHARGES MADE AGAINST IN- TERSTATE COMMERCE COM. (By Associated Press) Washington, Feb, 6—Charges that the Interstate Commerce Commission hal curtailed its recent investiga- tion into New Haven railroad affairs because of fear of granting immunity to witnesses, were made in the Sen- ate today by Senator Norris who asked a new investigation. Senator ga Norris read newspaper dis- several patches charging malpractices in New Haven transactions and said thesc were instances of allegations which the commisgion hall not touch- ed upon. PREMIER OF AN ASKED TO RESIGN (By A ted Press) San Francisco, Jeb. 6—Premier Yamamoto, of Japan. was invited to resign today a4 o ittee of citi zong on accont of his alleged connec- tion with a naval construction con by tract scandal. Rear Admiral Fujii was asked by the committee to com- mit harikari for his alleged impli- cation. KANSAS NATIONAL GUAKD AFTER RECRUITS Topcka, Kan., Feb. 6-—The School of 'Instruction for Kansas National (tuard officers, opened here today, for the two days’ work. All field offi- cers of the 1st and 2d infantry, the inspectors of small arms practice and the commanding officers of compan- ies, are requested to get recruits. Tallahassee’s new 5 and 10 cent store will be ready for business in a day or so. The J. G. McCrory Company will open a nice store there in the new First National Bank building. CHIEF LAZY BOY ;5 Maria L. King to John 9 9 8 NO TANGO -4 AT WELLESLEY e —_— ¢ ass., Feb. 6—A ‘“man : ¢ be given tonight by the Chief Lazy Boy 1[’ah_-konsco-ma,—[3t), C ellesley. Officially it is|one of the noted warriors of lhg Gla- he “senior prom,” and|cier National park Blackfoot tribe of -' which are in good taste Indians, was recently made an hon]ox;; i danced with dignity and nbcr of the \d\l nturers’ clu pe permitted. The me inovation ht of the Pendleton, 8. in college, ved to remain until 1 a. Wellesley. Miss will be in the The ¢ other honor- Ml ary munbnr of the (1 1h is Theodore Roosevelt. Lazy Boy has been in many exciting battles with the Sioux, Crow, Nez Perces and Kootenai tribes O AR ) il BUSI BROUGAT 0 LIGHT TODAY SHOWN THAT LARGE STORES CUT PRICES TO DRIVE SMALL i i | e "W'n mfi,v ;:_Ef , o ; UH 4* RO REPORIEL IN MONTANA WHOLE WEST IN GRIP OF FIRST REAL COLD WEATHER OF DEALERS T0 THE WALL This Was Gist 0t Tesflmony 0f C- H. Nixon of Nat'l Retail Deal" ers Association (By Associated Press.) Washington, Feb. 6—A brand-new baby trust was described to the House commerce committee today dur ing the hearings on the administra- tion trust measures. (. H. Nixon of the National Association of Retail Druzgists declared that drug stores and stores haid cut prices to drive small retailers out of business. Low prices for patent medicines were declared by him to be the strongest card. He charged that the retail drug trade of the “entire United Statcg was to be monopolized. CHANGES IN FOOTBALL RULES New York, Feb. (—The ifitercol- fate foothall rules committees met here today upon call by 1. K. Hall, chairman. Many important changes THE WINTER All Should Come tho Florida Where Ideal Spring Weather Now Prevails (By Associated Press) Denver, Col., Feb.6—The Rockies are in the grip of the first real cold spell of the winter. Temperature as low as forty below zero is reported from northern and eastern Montana. In Denver it is five below zero. East of the Cascades in Washington a temperature from five to ten below is recorded. At Leadville, (‘'olo., a se- vere blizzard is raging, though at most points only a light snowfall has att e the drop in temperature. Strikers and militiamen at Trinidad are suffering in the grip of the worst storm of the winter. (By Associated Press) Dallas, Feb. In the Texas Pan- handle the temperature carly today dropped to zero; in Oklahoma snow accompanied extreme cold. are conte mpl:uml. BANK RESERVE COMmITTEE BUSY Los Angolos. Cal. Feb, 6—The re serve bank organization left here after a two and a half day session, for El Paso, where hearings will be given tomorrow afternoon. CHARITY BALL SOCIAL SUCCESS New York, Feb. Charity Ball, which takes place at the Waldorf Astoria tonight will equal in splendor these society events of former years. Among the patrons are: Mrs. Frank 'S. Witherbee, Mrs. John M. Bowers, Mrs. Warren Thorpe, Mrs. Jozeph Eastman, Mre, T. J. Oakley Rhineclander, Mrs. Robert F. Adams, Mrs. Samuel H. Valentine, Mrs. Charles Boughton Wood, Mrs. Robert E. Adams, Mrs. Wiliam Orr Barclay, Miss Annie Jennings, Thomas F. Ryan and Ed- win J. Berwind. 6—The annual GHAUTAUQUA 15 DRAWING NEAR Have you reserved your Chau- tavqua season ticket for February 12-22? Ip accordance with the an- neuncement of the Telegram the re- served seats for the Lakeland (‘hau- tauqua Assembly went on 4 p.m th afternoon. If you were not in line then you should line up that be place sale at s as goon as possible of the happy during ten cays of the When whether visitor, the program of JLakeland’s Fourth Anrual Chautauqua Assembly they will certainly join the booster’s bri- gade and show their affiliation with this splendid movement that is doing so much good for the mental, moral and physical life of our town. If you are loyal to Lakeland youw will be a Chautaqua booster and help in every way you can. you may will Lakeland's sure very he best you mest year, every one of the town, resident or reads PENSACOLA REGISTRATION OFFICER FOUND GUILTY Pensacola, Feb. 6—Frank Mavura, the azed city registration officer, was found guilty of wilfully and frauwd- ulently falsifying the city registra- tion books, the jury returning their verdict after deliberating for about two hours. City Frank Pou, Deputy ficer Wallace Ken and George Andrews: all acquit Mr. Maura, who is 70 years and a Civil War veteran, Commissioner Registration of- John Rupert were ted. of age was fourd guilty upon all fourteen counts in the indictment. not passed t Sentence was hefore court aljovrned. The new depot in Bushnell is rap- zoin It will probably completed in another month. idly up. be committee |g (By Associated Press.) Ieb. 6-—The weather bureau tciday predicted that a cold wave would move castward to the Kast Gulf States and the Middle Mis sippi Valley in the next twenty- four hours. ‘It will reach the At- lantic Coast from Florida to Maine} Sunday morning. Washington, ««(By Associated Press. ) Kansas City, Feb. 6—The temper- ature reached zero in many parts of Kangas and Missouri today and con- tinues to fall. In northwestern Kansas ten below is registered. CUBS TRAINING Chicago, Feb. 6—Manager John Evers of the Cubs went south to the training camp today, taking with him the youngsters anid those of the (C'ub pitchers who appear to be in jarticular need of seasoning. The regulars will follow on the 20th. PARTY OF SHRINERS HERE YESTERDAY M. B. Gillespie, Weo 5Ms llml\\u Craig, D. Y. Milan, W. F. Winchester, five Nobhle Shrine, .lr., R.J. of Jacksonville, the v mple, arrive Grands of Mcrroco Te in be- they go partici- the city last night in a machine, ing enroute to Tampa where to make mzements for pating in the Gasparilla celebration, While in the eity they were royally entertained by resident members of the Mystic Shrine, at lHotel Kibler and were algo taken to Viw theater, The inner man was Campbell's milk the well looked after, tap, lateh string waos strictly on the being on and outside, Speaking of their trip down, they declared they had been treated most ly at every place. They came via St. Augustine, Sanford. Kissim- mee and Bartow and of all the pretty country anid good road they saw, they saii the stretch between Lakeland and Bartow was the best of all. What they said before they got to Plant City this morning is not re- corded here; however, they will find this road in splendid shape when they visit this section the next time, paratory to being fine shape. placed in FTARED LYNCHING— SPEEPILY HANGED Atlanta, roes, George Robert Pasc t Fel and W Three Hart hanzed Mrs. county, ) neg- Ga., i am here e today Irby weeks the crim fearede held only for murder of Seth of Jefferson Fe several ago. eling near the scene of author- trial s0 strong the The last month. iti lynching. \ n t-—Rioti I m in Cap H hat Captain Dost- wick G | A ille lanil ed eighty men and instructed them to protect all foreigners alike. Ae cording to Captain Bostwick's.report | this highway now being graded pre-! and | BROKEN OUT FRES N HAYTI Senator Theodore, vwho declared him self provisional president, fontrol the troops. United States and German bluejackets still patrol Port aw Prince. losing is over NOTABLES AT Y- M- C- A. CONVENTION Vancouver, B. (., Feb. 6—A three day session for the annual cenvention of delegates of the Pacific Ceast Y. M. (. A. opened here this carly four hundred dele” present from Oregon, Washington and Idaho. Among the gpeakers are Fred B. Smith, of New York City, o famous speaker to men; Iiugh A. Moran, general secretary of the Y. M. C. A. at Hankow, China, and R. (. Goodwin, general seere- tary at San Francisco. 326,000,000 WANTED FOR GOOD ROADS (By Associated Press) Washinzton, Feb, Under spee- ial rule the House will work tonight cn the Shackelford good roads bill to appropriate $25,000,000 to aid the States in improving the roads uscid by rural mail carriers. [ LECTURES ON FIRE DANGERS Columbus, 0., Feb. 6 - The sec retary of the National Fire Protec tion Asociation of Boston, Mass., de livered an address at the (Chamber of (Commerce today. Mr, Wentworth is a recognized authority on fire pro- tection, and is carrying on a cam- paign of education with the view of lessening fire hazard, and if possible, reducing fire insurance over the city. Fulletin No. 1 of a series regarding fire protection bore the following vords: ‘Do you or your employees know the location of the fire alarm box nearest your business?”’ Addi- tional bulletins calling attentien to arrangements in busines houses with reference to danger from fire will be issued from time to time. Sub-com- mittees are studying the recommen- autions of the National Board of Fire Underwriters, contained in its report on the city. MRS. HENRY C. STUART %"" ms’. O LIEE I} LAKE MICHIGAN WENT DOWN T0 THEIR DEATH WHILE HUNDREDS LOOKED ON HELPLESS TO AID L‘ kit i Authorities Puzzled That They Un* de'took To Reach Shore In Such a Small Boat (By Associated Press) Chicago, 111., Feb. 6—Hundreds of people lined the shores of Lake Michigan last night and for an hour helples: watched three men make a futile II ht for life against the ice floes. They were the keeper of the intake water crib and two com- panions. Their boat had been ground to picees by ice. The author- ities are puzzled today over the ef- forts of the men to reach the shore in the fragile craft they were using. It wi aid they were on a trip for previsions. HEAVEN PITY THE POOR SUCKERS Oklahoma City, Okla., Chief Alfral Sam, movement I'eb., 6 the head of a to colonize Oklahoma ne- 2ros on the of Africa, with one hundred and tweny mem- bers of the proposed colony., has left Weleetka, Okla. There they plan to make final arrangments for the voy- The remainder of five hundred in camp at Weleetka and will follow siwortly, it is d. The party leaving there drow $68,000 from the Weleetka banks. at gold coast MUCH WANTED NEGRO - MURDERER CAPTURED Jacksonville, Feb. 6—Will Moore, the negro desperado who has con- fessed to the murder of Deputy Sheriff W. T. Andrews, of Bradford ccunty, on last Sunday morning, and tc having attempted to kill Deptuy Sheriffs Lucius Haddock and James Crawford when about te be placed sunder arrest Monday evening near the corner of Morcrief avenue and Thirteenth street, 1s today confined in the Duval County Jall awaiting his return to Raiford by Sheriff F. B. Denmark. Owing to the fact that cnraged citizens of Bradford county are congregating in preparation for Iynching the negro it he is brought back there by Sheriff Denmark, the trip has been postponed indefinitely by the sheriff. In a message receiv- ed from Raiford it is learned that the negro murderer has little chance to cgcape death at the hanis of the citi- zens, who are intent upon avenging the death of Deputy Moore was arrested about Andrews. 8 o'clock Monday night at Yulee by a special agent of the Seaboard Aire Line Railway and taken to Fernandina, charseil with carrying concealed weapons. e was sentenced to six {months in jail by the andina for carrying judge of Fern- Deputy James Crawford and De- teetive William B, Cahoon went to Fernandina and intentified the negro @8 Moore. e to this ity last nizht in the county jail. conversation the negro desperado talked freely of his series of escapoides in the past few days and admitted killing Deputy fiy ms. Sergeant was brought and placed In Mrs. Hepry C. S will become | the first lady of Vir on Febru- 2, wi her hisband will be in- urated gevern ¢ that state. Be fe her riage Mrs. Stuart was Miss Margaret Carter of the famous Virginia family o#Carters, A A A AAAAA AN N | Sheriff Andrews in Raiford, stating that the deputy had interrupted a crap game. In an attempt on the part of two other negroes to inter- fere he shot both of them, one of whom may die from his wounds. TODAY'S BIRTHDAY HONORS Congressman ¢f Portland, Asher Crosby Hinds, 51; he was born at Penton, Me., aduated from Colby College, 188 began newspaper work in Portland in 1884; served as speaker's clerk, United States House of Representatives, 1800-91; clerk table, United States Representaticvs, 1895~ elected to the 1 7 is at speaker's House of 1911, Congres third Sixty-second lecteid to the Sixty- Congress. A dental office is to be installed in the St. Augustine public school and D, A. M. Sellerz of Gilberstown, Ala., who will assume charge of this, has arrived in the Ancient City.