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THE LAKELAND EVENING T
Published in the Best Town in the Best Part of the Best State.
No. 10.
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1.AKILAKD. FLORIDA. TUIS2AY. NOV. 12. 1912.
SPAIN'S PREMIER
ASSASSINATED AT
MM TODAY
ASSAILANT ARRESTED, AND LAT
ER CLOSED INCIDENT BY
SUICIDING.
(By Associated Press.)
Madrid. Nov. 12. The Spanish
Vromler, Jose Canalcjas, was assas
sinated today.
(By Associated Press.)
Madrid. Nov. 12. The Spanish
! -rentier, Joseph Canalcjas, was shot
cad today while entering tbo niin
stry of the interior to attend a can
not meeting. His assailant was
ianuel Par ding Serrato Martin,
ged 28, of El Grado Province, Hues-
ra. tie was arresieu ana no tnen
onimltted suicide.
riTY COUNCIL DISPOSED OF
ROUTINE MATTERS LAST NIGHT.
The City Council held a meeting
st night at which time routine
I natters came before them for their
ousideration. The city clerk hav
ing goue to Tampa today we are un
title to publish the minutes, how-
lever, these will appear tomorrow.
Mrs. W. P. Mlzelle and children
k Live Oak, are guests of Mrs. W. W.
garter.
Mr. English and family have re
turned to Lakeland from Illinois
land are living on their property in
Dixieland. It will be remembered
that thb interesting family spent
last winter in Lakeland, having
rooms at the homa of Mrs. George
Lee. Their friends are glad to wel
come them back.
cPTrmrr ta vw ly tut
MARKET, SAYS TEMPLE.
General Manager Temple of tho
V'orlda Citrus Exchange is firmly of
the opinion that there will bo a num
ber of "busted" orange speculators
in the State if the growers will now
adopt the wise course of sitting tight
i'nd holding their fruit until it is
worth something, which happy pe
riod Temple points out is bound to
come when It is fully ripe.
Mr. Temple believes firmly that
the rushing of green fruit to the
northern markets as soon as the
gates were down Oct. 1 was a scheme
on the part of the small speculator?
to break the market. How success
ful it was Is known to all.
Sees Scheme of Speculators.
The market once broken, the small
.peculators flooded the markets with
letters offering fruit at $1.23 to $1.10
box, November and December de
livery. To make good on this they
t!.ust buy the fruit at prices on th
trees not to exceed t0 cents a box.
U this very moment they are scour
ing the back counties of the fruit
belt trying to do this, and Tilling th-;
fir with lies about how the exchange
has broken down the market and in
tends to keep It down for the bal
ance of the season.
Chase points out that the only way
to handle these fellows is to refus;
them fruit at less than a dollar a box
on the trees. He firmly believes the
prices will go up and that there will
be a good market at good prices for
I the good fruit the State will pro
duce. There will be no market for
f.reeo fruit and but little for poor
fruit. Tampa Times.
J. W. PRUITT BUYS INTEREST
IN BAILEY'S CLOTHING STORE.
Mr. J. W. Pruitt. of Orlando, is a
new citizen of Lakeland, that gentle-
dan having today completed arrange
ments whereby he becomes a half
owner of the clothing store of Mr. K.
F. Bailey, and will In the future be
actively engaged in the conduct of
the business with the latter gentle
man.
Mr. Pruitt is a wide-awake, pro
gressive citizen, and, being already
imbued with enthusiasm In regard to
Lakeland's future, will prove a good
booster for the city and for every
orthv cause.
Success cannot turn a man's head
be has a stiff neck.
! NOTE OF WARNING TO
CHRISTMAS GliT SENDEES.
Washington, Nov. 12. In an
nouncing thut S.dCo articles lost in
the mail, aggregating $13,000,
wo' Id be .old at the annual auction
Mile of the dead letter cilice on Dec.
1 j, Postmaster General Hitchcock to
c:;y issued a note of warning against
i -an lei-sues-s to all Chrh-tmas-pifi
senders and prospective panels pot
ju.trons.
Mr. Hitchcock pointed out that
I'uriug the year over 4,000 articles
hs.d escaped from tho wrappers in
the mail, about 500 of them being
pieces of more or less valuable jew
elry. He advised the public to conform
to the parcels post requirements that
iill parcels post packages must bear
the distinctive postage stamps, whic
will be ready Jan. 1 next, and must
have attached tho return card of the
renders. The parcels post systew
purs into effect on Jan. 1.
(l!y Associated Press.)
Jacksonville, Nov. 12. Several
hundred physicians attended the op
ening of the annual convention of
the Southern Medical association
lure today. Addresses of welcome
tt'id responses and papers were read.
An address was delivered by Dr.
James M. Jackson, of Miami. Fla.
BHD iWEN'f
UUP TODAY
Validity of Lakeland's Last Bond Is
sue Scheduled for Disposition
in Supreme Court.
Kppcs Tucker, Jr., as attorney for
the bond trustees of the city of Lake
land, left last night for Tallahassee
'"here this afternoon the matter of
the validity of the recent bond issue
e scheduled to come up before th-
Supreme Court.
There are several technical points
involved, chief among them being thi
(irestion of the legality of the adver
Using in connection with the bonds
This advertising was done In one la
sue of a daily paper each week dic
ing the prescribed time, Instead of
being published in a weekly paper.
There is some uncertainty as to
whether this constituted a valid ad
vertisement. If the court should
rule otherwise, however, it would
have the effect of setting aside in
numerably court decrees, and plunge
the affairs of the courts into inex
tricable confusion. For instance,
countless divorce cases have been ad
vertised in this way in the dally pa
pfrs of the State, and a decision de
claring the decrees invalid on ac
count of improper advertising would
produce emharassing situations, to
pay the least.
A decision is expected in a day or
two, and it is greatly to bo hoped
that it will establish the regularity
of the bonds, and make It possible to
bein work on the city improve
ments at once.
(By Associated Press.)
Rochester. Nov. 12. After the
disposition of reports the delegates
to the American Federation of Labor
today settled down to discussions and
business that may make the conven
tion a notable one. The general sen
timent is that the annual question
o" PocialiFm may obtrude, as manv
Socialists are here. Gompers Bald the
ever-present question of an eight
hour day and the abolition of child
labor undoubtedly will be dhvussed
(By Associated Press.)
Baltimore, Nov. 12. The Ward
ens' association was in charge of the
morning session of the annual con
gress of the American Prison associa
tion today. Capt. R. L. Russell, and
Mrs. arlotte Jones Dunn delivered
addr . v .
TRIAL OF GUNMEN
IS
(By Associated Press.)
New York, Nov. 12. The trial of
the gunmen charged with the killing
of Rosenthal moved swiftly today.
Soon after court opened Assistant
District Attorney Moss had finished
bis address to the Jury and four wit
nesses were put on the stand.
WILSON GIVES SIX IN KILLED
NO SIGN AS TO
HIS KIND NOT MADE UP YET, BUT
HE'S LISTENING TO PRO AND
CON SUGGESTIONS.
(By Associated Press.
Trenton, Nov. 12. President
elect Wilson has not "breathed to a
soul" whether he will call an extra
sttsion of Congress to revise the tar
iff. The Governor declared todar
that he has not expressed an opinion
rn this topic to anybody, nor had ha
allowed himself to form one. He !j
bearing nil sides, he said, and he
stated further that he had trained
himself during his term us governor
not to anticipate nis opinions, bui
h'.i friends, of course, had the right
to express their opinions. He added,
however, they did not have the right
to say what his opinion was in fact,
he "had no opinion."
SGHRAriK ENTERS PLEA
OFJT GUILTY
Wotild-be Assassin of Theodore
Roosevelt Will Be Examined as
to His Sanity.
(Ity Associated Press.)
Milwaukee, Nov. 12. Schrank
pleaded guilty of shooting Roosevelt.
The court decided to appoint a com
mission to investigate his sanity.
'By Associated Press.)
Milwaukee, Nov. 12 John Shrank,
who attempted to kill Theodore
Roosevelt, refused up to the time .
going to court today for trial to in
dicate whether he would plead guilty
or declare himself innocent. The
State's attorney is prepared to make
a short shrift of the case.
MORE CABINET CONSTRUCTION
FOR THE NEW PRESIDENT
Washington. Nov. 12. Hugh C.
Wallace, of the State of Washington,
son-in-law of the late Chief Justice
Melville E. Fuller, of tho Supreme
Court of the United Slates, is ambi
tious to become postmaster general
in the Wilson cabinet. He was a Wil
son worker in th ante-convention
end pre-election campaign, and use!
to be a Democratic national commit
teeman of his State.
Representative Ralph W. Moss, of
Indiana, chairman of the House com
mittee on expenditures in the depart
ment of agriculture, will be backed
by the Indiana congressional delega
tion and other Hooslcr leaders for
the position of secretary of agricul
ture In the new cabinet.
RESOLUTIONS OF BARACA CLASS
AS TO STREET PREACHING
Whereas, our present city ordi
nance contains a section which pro
hibits street preaching, and, where
ps. our City Council has allowed this
ordinance to remain in force, we, the
Paracca Class, of the First Baptist
church of Lakeland, do request the
Cjty Council to amend the said ordi
nance, giving our mayor the power
to ptrant or permit street preaching.
We believe that this is a violation of
constitutional rights to prohibit any
Minister of the Gospel from preach
ing the word of God upon our
streets, as we know that much good
has been done and is being done dally
throughout our country through such
system, and we believe that this
warrants us to request the said City
Council to take immediate action
upon this ordinance.
We further resolve that a copy of
these resolutions be mailed to the
City Council, to our pastor, and a
ccpy be given to the Lakeland Tele
gram for publication. This resolu
tion is unanimously adopted by ev
ery member of the Baracca Class of
the First Baptist church. Lakeland,
Fla.
WM. EMERSON, President.
A. C. WRIGHT, Vice President
B. P. DR1SCOLL Secretary.
W. F. McTEER, Asst. Secy.
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BY EXPLOSION
F
A'.'CIDENT OCCURRED AT THE
AETNA POWDER CO.S PLANT
NEAR GARY. IND.
(Ity Associated Press.
liary, Ind.. Nov. 12. Six workmen
iv killed by the explosion of 2.000
poands of dynamite in one of thi;
packing houses of the Aetna Powder
Co.'s plant near here this morning.
The men who lost their lives were
n pairing one of the packing ma
chines when the explosion occurred.
The dynamite was loose in 100
poutid lots on the packing trays, and
but for this the damage would have
hi en more severe.
Thi. richest father failed to d0 liiB
duty to his family by not being
richer.
STREET PREACHERS
FINED III COURT
A;i cal Taken The Smith and Tillia
Cases Postponed Until Tomor
row Morning;.
Tim Municipal Court room was
pi!' lud ill is morning by a crowd of
ciii'iois spectators when the cases ol
(he city against E. H. Shellliainer and
S. Gardner for preaching on th)
si- .cla without a license, were called.
I oth admitted the charge, and Jud,",e
i ox fined Mr. Shellliainer $10 and
iosts. It being Mr. Gardner's first
offense, he was assessed tho minimum
line of $' and costs.
Mr. Shellhamer announced that lie
ould not pay his due-that it was
contrary to li is conseienco to do so.
Mr. Gardner acquiesced in this de-
ision.
A( this time J. it. Smith gave no
tice thai he would appeal to the
higher courts in behalf of Messrs.
Sbcllhanier and Gardner. This re
lieved the situation, ho far as the
I ayment of the lines was concerned,
the making of an appeal bond ob
viated the necessity for the imme
diate collection of the fines. Inci
dentally, Col. Edwards, for the city,
Muted that a case almost identical,
' i ealed from Massachusetts to the
l ulled States Supreme Court, had
been decided by that highest tribunal
atainst the defendant and in favor
of an ordinance similar to the one
i: question.
The ease of the city against J. II.
.v'raith, charged with disorderly con
'net in interfering with an officer
in the discharge of his duty was ar
Kiicd by Judge Tucker on behalf ot
the defendant and Col. Edwards on
i half of the city, on the question of
the jurisdiction of Municipal Court.
.I.idgc Cox ruled that his court had
jurisdiction in the premises, and or
dered the case to trial. Owing to the
i bsence of Mr. Smith's witnesses,
however, the case was postponed un-V-
tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock.
The complaint of J. B. Smith
cnarging Marshal Tillis and his son.
fi rover Tillis, with disorderly con
duct, was likewise postponed until
tomorrow morning.
A deal has just been completed
rhereby E. Z. Jones Realty Co. has
taken over 7,000 acres in Hernando
eunty. This is line agricultural and
citrus fruit land and the company
proposes to develop It in a high class
manner. Lying between Trilby and
Brooksvllle, it has excellent Bhlpping
facilities and as soon as titles are
approved work will begin on plat
ting and building roads through the
tract. The property will be placed
on sale the first of the year and will
he sold only to people who have suf
fi'lent capital to develop the land
8".d make the necessary Improve
ments. Florida Real Estate Bulle
tin. 4
Most of our so-called good inten
tions are base imitations.
Don't brag about yourself; jolly
others Into doing It for you.
DYNAMITE
NEVER EE ANOTHER EIG
EUROPEAN WAR.
Kansas City, Nov. 12. "Whatever
the noise and Muster, and appareti'
1-rovocation. tlier. will never be an-
j ether great war in Europe the name
I is played out." deil.ired Presiden.
David Starr Jordan, of Lelaiid Stan
i'i rd riiivcrsity, adurersli.g the Knife
:md Fork tlub here tonight on !'!'
C;'M Against War."
President Jordan pointed out thai
war is world sickness wm.n ma i
'X'lvail from otio part to all others.'
1! spoke of Cie degeneration of t:a
ti ns throush the lo.'a of their boft
liiieiis the young and virile in
war, and traced through history the
wrecking of empires and the "sowing
of the fields with skulls."
He said the civil war had blocked
the growth of the race in the United
States md that "the men who died
tn the war time had better stuff in
them than the father of the average
man today." The war debt, nut actual
warfare, is the cloud hanging over
undent nations, he declared. "It is
an invisible empire, the foundation
of which was laid a century and a
half ago by the pawnbroker called
Rothschild. From the battle of Wa
terloo until his death Nathan Roth
schild was the actual ruler of Eu
rope. "By means of the war debt the cost
H (drifted to generations yet unborn
We are no longer living beyond our
i:'cans, but beyond the means of th.
fourth gej:..p;Hlon "
OF
Attending to His Job of Governor,
and Forgetting Th.it Ho Is
Prcsident-tOrBe.
(By Associated Press.)
Princeton, Nov. 12. President
elect Woodrow Wilson planned to be
governor today and abandoned M
role of future national executive, lie
bad many appointments with eom
misr.ions and State olhVers and ua.-:
to dedicato the new huildinga for
girls In the State capital. Going to
Trenton this morning he cautioned
his chauffeur, as he had not forgot
ten a bump he got when his machine
struck a mound in the road a feu
days ago.
HER FAD WAS CANCELED
POSTAGE STAMPS.
New York, Nov. 12. A collection
ol 10,000,000 cameled postag!
stamps, domestic and foreign, done
ur In 100,000 neat packages, is on
exhibition today at the office of a
New York dealer.
They wero sold to him by Mrs.
Charles II. Parkhurst, wife of the
pastor of tho Madison Square Pres
byterian church. Mrs. Parkhurst had
been patiently collecting them for
thirty years and sold them bee-ails';
the Parkhursts recently moved to a
rmaller houtic, where there was no
room for the stamps.
BRILLIANT DISPLAY OF PLANETS
EVERY EVENING NOW.
Many of our people are noticing
just after the clear sunsets these
evenings two gloriously beautiful
stars of unusual sie glittering in
the southwestern heavens. They am
the two celebrated planets, Venus
aiid Jupiter, and, while they seem
close together, they are in fact mil
lions of miles apart.
Venus Is the brightest star in the
vis-ible universe. Jupiter our larg
est planet is XS.000 miles wide white
little Venus is only 7,700 miles in
diameter.
Jupiter is nearly 600,000,000 from
tho earth while Venus is only 26,
000,000 miles away. Venus out
shines Jupiter and the other planets
and all the fixed stars because it is
nearer us than they are. Venus is so
bright that It caBts a sheen on still
water on a dark night.
RUSSIA PROTECTING AMER
ICAN INTERESTS IN TURKEY
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Nov. 12. Russia of
ficially Informed the United States
today that It would look out for
American interests in Turkish wa
ters and for United Staten citizens In
Turkey.
THIS
IS
0
s
OS
DEATH LIST OF
AIM
WRECK
S VERUARGE
' LIGHTEIN PERSONS ALREADY
DEAD AND OTHERS ARE IN
CRITICAL CONDITION.
(By Associated Press.)
New Orleans. Nov. 12. The total
list of the dead in yesterday's col
lision on the Yazoo and Mississippi
Valley railroad was placed today at
e.tiiteen. and seven of the ninety
passengers injured are in a critical-
ci iulition. Several bodies were tak
en from the debris.
Mark Cunningham, the brakeman.
who is blamed by the company, de
clared today he would not be thi
goat, as when he was instructed to
no back and flag the freight the time
was insulllclent to prevent a colli
sion. MEXICAN REVOLT IS BROKEN.
Washington. Nov, is.--Notwithstanding
rcp'Tia of rebel uprisings
iii Mexico, the Mexican aulle'Vitles
continue to announce that Iwirlreds
of rebels are surrendering, and that
the backbon,. of the revolution is at
mi end. The rebels in Vera Cruz
:md Oaxica have surrendered, and
those states now are peaceful.
BIG GEM NOT IIRST WATER.
Johannesburg, Nov. 12. - - The
great diamond, the largest in the
world, which has just been discov
ered in the Premier mine, may not
prove to bo so valuable us at first
thought. It is now officially stated
that the diamond, which weighs
1,649 carats, is of inferior quality.
ENDORSES TELEGRAM'S POSI
TION AS TO LAW ENFORCEMENT.
Editor Evening Telegram: It ap
pears to mo that every unprejudiced
person must be in accord with your
comments on the Shellliainer inci
dent in last nights paper. Mr. Shell
hamer may have considered the or-'
dl nance unjust, and possibly it waa
broader than was intended but so
long as it Is on the city's statute
books, every citien is under moral
us well as legal obligation to abidj
by it.
' As is well known, the ordlnanre
was intended to abate a public nui
Bpnc(j of ignoramuses occupying tho
public streets to rail at the churches,
ai d then take up collections for this
display of their folly. Under tho cir
cumstances, the mayor and marshal
only did their duty by enforcing the
law, as it is, without passing judg
ment upon the justice or Injustice of
it. If Mr. Shellhamer takes excep
tion to the ordinance, he can take
steps to have it repealed or modified,
but so long as it stands, he is gain
ing unenviable notoriety by Ignoring
the law and inciting others to law
hssnetis by his example. He may con
sdentiously feel that the law is un
just. Another man, with a still
r.tore elastic conscience, may claim
that the ordinance against the public
sale of liquor is unjust, because U
interferes with the "personal liberty"
of individuals and hence he may vio
late it with impunity.
Of course there is no comparison
to be drawn between the action of
those, two individuals, only as to tha
fact that both arc a violation of the
law, and one is under as binding ob
ligation to keep it as the other.
R. A. WARD.
MET THE FATE HE DESERVED.
Columbus, Ohio. V'ov. 12. Only a
few hours after ! ' broken into
half a dozen Columbus homes Walter
Johnson, alias George Johnson, alia
Walter Thomas, alias Walter Colllni.
negro, accidentally shot and killed
himself with the revolver owned by
Turnkey George Taylor, of the New
ark (Ohio) Jail, from which he es
caped Oct. 5 after beating the turn
key nearly to death with hla own.
gun. The negro touched off the re
volver as he was cleaning it.
All
men want to eet mm
mighty few want to earn It.