The Lakeland evening telegram., December 09, 1912, Image 1

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THE LAKELAND EVEN!
Published in the Best Town in the Rest Pari of the Best Siaie.
I.AIXLA53, FLf'STUA. KCXTAY. DEC. 9. 1312.
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TO ATTEND
JIVEJTIOH
jXARY UNION OPENS TO
'.iiil AND CONVENTION
:o:;orrow morning.
incoming train brings dole
, the Florida baptist conven-
, . h !i convenes in this city to-
., and to the State Missionary
,hU h opens tonight at the
. There are several liun-
; u.iies already in tie city
. Miinln'i' will be greatly iu
hy tomorrow morninii. Ml
.,. nift by tie reception com
i.lio have several autonio-
. their command, in which th
, are taken to their places of
while in the city.
Lakeland welcomes the visi
ihe city, and all hope that
.,i;ly will he pleura ni and prof
i (l tliat they will carry away
I f New York. Dec. The use of
I alcohol anion!; the ollicers of the
! army and navy is declared to he tin
! "most buf liiiiii obstacle to progress,"
in a report hy Col. Mervin Mams.
I hicf surgei n of the Eastern division
i in the army. The report is made pub
1 tic in the journal of the military
.-mice, published by ihe oHiceis at
Governor's island. Dr. Maus recom
mends that 'no one who uses alco
holic beverages should he appointed
to important positions, civil or mili
tary, or to the command of military
oi naval forces, or any other posi
tion of importance and responsibility."
ON THE JOB IN ABOLISHED
WriSHINGTON flAILROAO GARS
WILL HOLD UP APPOINTMENTS
OF JUDGES AND UNITED
STATES ATTORNEYS.
HOUSE ROMMmEE
STILL ST II
II
in
Several New Yorkers Will Be Called
as Witnesses in Next Few
Days.
i iu
rasing memories i
f the
'Hy .U.snd'ited Tress.)
Washington, Dee. The llous"
ivoacy trust invt siigntion conimi'
ti ( 'resumed its work today aft r
n vei.il months reces-. The pragram
rcllVcLW
ill t;
Auditorium.
The
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will he as fol-
a
i t lie iihi'S.
. ........ ... l . 1 . . I
;i hold its daily"" "'' next lew uavs ...dimes u.e
..ill!!;.' (it stvei'al -New I oi'Kers as;
v i'nesscs. ii'i Tidim: .la ! II. hit':', '
' -1 ; i 1 inc-.her of tin- Now nv Mock
' i '.! i 'ba ': la :i l'ujii ie :de ,i 1
te!iieiit rep d ir'ing sl'i' reports ,' i
, v, at p ; r j ' ' 'il in be lif commit- !
i "'s i 1 1 1 -1 Una i'( i .is i oarse of in-1
tPy Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. -Taft's ju
t' .ial appointments were considered
today by the Senate judiciary com
mittee. The Republican members of
the commit tee received definite In
formation that the Democrats prob-
!;hlv would try to hold ui many ap
pointments of judges and Fnited
Slates attorneys In the southern
States, so that they will fall to Wil
son. WORLD'S CHAMPION STEER.
New York. Dec '.i. Maj. John 0.
ictiT. named tin- world's champion
Mi : r. at i he Internal ional Live
j .-'lo.-K Kx posit ion, was sold yesterday
ieago department store for
unn r
I he
i a
sn;.'.. or ".o ecnts a pound, the utii
! i.i'.'l- wei !t being l.t'.'.'l pound..
', ', te, r wi's owned by .1. D. Mc
'...'.i.r, of Dr.iiiiloii, Hum'.
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PR03LEJI OF HOW TO KEEP
CLEAN WHILE TRAVELING
NOT TROUBLING MACVEAGH.
tl!y Associated Tress. I
Washington, Dec. !. The imii
r.on towel was ordered abolished
from railroad cars and other inter
state v ehh les and stations, by Secre
tary ni' the Treasury MaiYcash to
day hi an amendment to the inter-t-i
a t eiiarantiue regulations.
LADILS WANT YOUR PATRONAGE
I l.alielie, r la . 1 'ce. ..lis. i .ar-
ei.ee Saunders, ac.cd aboui l: year-.
i residing in this town, tomnutteil
ii.iiide shortly after noon .Saturday
by drinking corrosive sublimate.
li appears I hat her husband bad
i-oiie away presumably to secure em
ployment, hut she received a letter
from him today statiiiR that he was
t ot coming hack. She immediately
lushed a ross the street to the store
(I William Tool, where she secured
the poison and drank it, dying willi
i i a half hour.
K. K. (hiodito immediately went
for Dr. Weaver, who rushed to Hie
sicne in his auto as fast as possibl .
but arrived loo late.
(let useful Christmas present
this vear. Lveiything in .lacksou &
Wil. Hi's hi ore is si. met liin needed
in aM 'neiies. percentage of al!
sab ma-le by Ibe ladies of the
Well a s I 'lull I'ICIII Dec '.I Ii) JN, ill
c!l.;ie v,i;i be given to ibe club. A
ii.:e rliin.i maUes a uio'-i a-
NEGRO RAPIST
IS CAPTURED
WALTER LARKIN ARRESTED AT
KISSIMMEE TODAY AND NOW
IN JAIL AT TAMPA.
tot .:
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HHE PROGRAM FOB
Tcv5ir
, v.i.ABIJCS ON iAKH'F
v-'l-' EEGIN JANUARY i
B'S ASSOC II
m to
8 liHut
ROOSEVELT IS WEI
GO ,1lU TO CHICAGO
Iatiouul Progressive Congress Will
Convene in That City
Today.
t My Associated Tress.)
('bbago, Dec. li The Tro;,ies
;ies lure are today weleomin.;
T.oosrvilt and a hundred and I'ui.v
others preniiiieni in t!ie party from
ti e e.ul, pre;'ai..l il'V l.l a r"CepllOil
ail'llli'id l"C live hundred delecates
I 'iiiiii'i'iivv avil Wi-du! day who will
cllilld a NatiiUial Tro 'l'esrdv e i ell
Ii ii'ih e. 'I'odav 's pro; ram incliiih
a llieelilr' ef the eeilllive collliail
I. e, .it'll I 'ie ill", ol the lllill'li.
A message from Tartow to the
Telegram this afternoon brought the
information that Walter l.arkin, the
negro who criminally assaulted a
. bite lady ;.t 1 1. lines City on .Sat
urday, Nov. :'.i', aad for wixun posM-s
Viere searebing all last week, was
laplured at Kiscimmee, and taheu
by Sheriff l.o.an through the ioiiii
try to Tampa, where he i- imv iu
jail. Tliis action was c.keti became
it was considered thai to bring the
i, gro to 'Itanow vvnuld almost cer
tainly result iu a lv lu lling.
Tefnre being l iken to Talll:l the
negro was eonlfuiiiel by bis victim,
v. ho positively idellt ilied him, so
there :n Ii.i quest inn ef his c.iit.
h'eeins in be all a 1! - ii hi u d bad negro,
ba in.... . ul a oioreil s,.!'ran a
it a sciil luce a
lb., I il lle.iig.M
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m. Devotional.
.NiiUifU rs' Assur-
iii liit i odin iory scr
Dolt, Mi; uimtneo.
I : nit- ltnei'mishion.
n i to i
i.i t. J:..'
I
i,Sfv.i li.tiott.
: a id : :;e Kdu al ion and the j
... , r . k, . X,. ,1. Hoover, Tlant j
, ! . II 1.,, i '
,i j(i l.en - ..i i.scei laueoua iei.-.-
i ! j n 1 1 lilliel l.
. ,, 7 : ;;n p. in I lev etioiial.
t.i 7 . i ." Introduction of
st.u-s.
:, to Ailjiiurninent- State Mis
i::vil r-'port and general dis
i by Kev. U. li. Meed, chair
, committee.
?.?lort cf Year's Woik.
St iic.it li. lingers, secret ary
M r and :-ci" ritiK'tideiit of the
.., i'apii.-t State T.nard id Mis-Infci-d
his bonks for the bh.al
Sai urdav , Nov . :;o. Tl.-.' ear
d Of hut eievel) liiulittiS, llOW-
e.ving to change in time of
the Sliiie coin ''ii ion from'
; y to i let ember.
v;ary Kogers s-ti-: ! out 0:1
. lttll', without .1 dollar.'" nut 1
; .-iations bad been t..ai! to."!
liture of about s u.e.'O --an i i
to work to get it. ins books
, 1 t .1 . : -
ii 'w tnat ne siiccee.ieu auinii-,
he delicit bcint' only $l."i.j
.:' standing that 1 his has. in
t-.-petts, been iu abnotiniiiv
.r for crops in some m- t
ie lacl that mom y ha- i .
in some (enters owiir: to -t
..hers in sc th that e-i!d
. 1 T.. . 1. I
ti:0 adveihe conditions
'h '.'i'niitintioti to succed.
ad- am e the auf- of the-
. 'he Dapiists letidered sa'en-,
. ; t.rt to Secretary Uoui i s ai:d '
board. The board lias gen-1
' orvisioa over ull benevolent j
ations ot tne uenominaiion
ida ia other words it is
ally a clearing house for the
and approximately $SO,00t)
"n handled during the eleven
:.s ended on Nov. 30. The hcc-
y will make his annual report
' State convention, which will
f at Lakeland on Dec. 10.
Employed 76 Men.
board has given employment
enty-six ministers during the
nd they preached to about
Every item is accounted for,
strved except through the
- y of the mission movement.
"6 ministers organized 12
v lurches, ar.d 27 new Sahhath
"' were added to the Florida
' -tate Hoard of Missions has
''tse of ronstriirtion 87 houses
Vfjrship. Twenty-four church
1
ns were begun during the
""ontinued on Page 5.)
( I'y A -sot iaieil Tress.)
W'asbitictoii, Dec. ;i. - Demoeraii"
in tubers of the ways and means
111 11 1 i 1 1 ee at a conflreine today
a' reed to begin hearings the firs,
week in ,1a unary on Ihe proposed re-
isinn of the tariff.
OFFICIAL POSITION
FOI mm
(My Associated Tress.)
Washington, Dec. !).-- Chairman
Mct'nnibs, of the Democratic nation
a committee, put in a busy day at
Washington, conferring with tic
i'i . .-iili ut's secretary, I lilies; Speak-.-.
t 'lark. I'liderwood, hud other
i't iiiocratiu leaders. The onfer
1 nee with liiiles decides the report
that M "t'omlis i- coming to Wash
,,,. ti.a v. ith Wilson in an ohVial ca
! . i y .
Mo has more ccast line than
atiy ""'ale in the union, and a pas
ht tiger g' ing trom Chicago to Key
West, via Tetiaacola and Jcksonville
iv. ill tra.el more miles in Florida
leail
he lias traveled from Chicago
to Tetiste nla.
eion 1
guy,
inn c n
UUU Mil
E
lira;
(My Associated Pr'-ss.)
W iiinipcg, Di -. '.i. Tw o Urea
inly today aus.ed 'losses aggregat
ing $ 1 'inn. The who'.esahi ware
louse of Mackenzie P.ros. and the
tent factory adjoining were datn-
aped. The building occipteu Dy tue
.Saturday Kvening Tost was destroyed.
The high cost of living was appre
(iated by the man who after pur
chasing 50 cents worth or meat at
the market, instructed the delivery
man that if his wife was not at home
v;hen he got there, to just poke the
package of meat through the keyhole.
j f ist of Attractions Includes live De
j pavtniental Programs, Embrac
ing' as Many Subjects
Siarke, Dec. !i.- Chairman It. II
I. ant; of the executive ( ouiniii lee o1'
tilt? Florida Kdiicational Association,
i. overjoyed by the acceptance ol
1..0 slroiig men of two lectures be :
u re that body when it meets in ()i a
h., December 111 to .1 titulary 2. Thes
are Dr. Herman Ilarrcll llorne, ol
l.ie I'niversity of New York, an I
Trot'. D. C. Coffinan, of the Fniversi
t.. of Illinois. Dr. llorne is a South i
tin man who understands Southern
educational problems, w 1 1 i h h
Heals with power and eloiiuetn.
I 1 of. ('off man comes to Florida re
t ititnended by Dr. W. C Maglcy, ai
thor d" many texts on education la
mil iar to Florida educators. Tin i.
iuldresses will be filled with iii.sj.ii 1
lion for both teachers and parem
The -association is singularly I'm
t urate iu securing these Rentleinei
for the reason that one of the;,
t imes at a greater sa rifice and both
of them are broad-minded in Ignor
ing the fact that the invitations t
tlieni were possible only after
number of speakers decided upon h
the executive committee in sessio ,
had been given an opportunity t
decline. Trof. Coffmati's subjeci
v ill be "The Home Training,'' ant
"Conservation and Liberalism in I' i
tn ai imi," while those of Dr. Ilort.
will be "Our Educational Fail!,
i i d "Ideals of the omplete .'ebon!
I: sir.itioti and pri' t b a! .eih.
- well as hard 1 oinmou seme !;.'
r.:t. tues mean all of this uiitl inon- '
every man and every woman 1
v.iil attend (be sessions at. Oca la.
The ether parts of the ? eiiercl 1 :
ki am pnstiit sevei-al very ii ij.oit..
t pics for consideration, of inter- '
to business men, mothers a id a :
m hool workers. Opportunities ha .
bf,en given for general liscus.-ioa
and in those all in attendance are in
vited to join. The schools and tin
publir must come closer together if
Cob. : :.(.cs to Kc Itclil ai New Yet
Looking lo Tlii.i
End.
(My V
New 'olk,
miImi ion n
LABOR CONFERENCE
OPENS IN ATLANTA
(By Associated Press.)
Atlanta, Dec. 9. With delegate
from the principal cities present,
the Southern Labor forference Ib
scheduled to begin this afternoon
for a two days' session.
oci. tied Tress.)
iee, ;i "nans for the
ihe I llioli A .Soiilheril
I'.. 1 iiic ill conne lion vv il h tt'.e receM !
. cl'ee (,f the I'liiled el. lit S Si! prellf i
1 ni.rl will lile-ly be mad'1, it in slat- j
. i, at colifereln ( e to be held bel'.'
..IS Week.
iIIANGES IN FLORIDA LAKE
LAND HOMES COMPANY.
Arrangciin tils have be 11 made by
he I'loriiia Lakeland Homes Ctun
.uiy ihroiigb its sales manager,
. all C. May, under which Dr. .1. II.
Venilier, well known iu Slate drug
ifl cii'ib s as a nut t esf I'ul salesman
ml in State poultry circles as a
t il equipped bird fancier, will ren-
sent ill company as district sales
ai: nager for Lakeland. Dr. Weiiilb-r
as made Lakeland his licaliiiar-
rs for a nniubi r of years and is
ovv the owner of an extensive poul
iy farm and grove properly here
ml Is one of Lak land's popular it-
:-U8.
Sales Manai'er F.arl C. May haj
icned ofHc!S in Auhiirndale in or
iel to take (barge or the sales and
i't velopmeiit work on the Auburn-
r.le side of the Lakcland-Auburn-dale
tract. .wne by th- Florida
akeland Homes Company.
Dr. Wendler has op'tn'd ollices in
!, Decn-Dryant building, where, as
.akt latid (lim i t sab s m;u a;;,r for
; .. Florida Lakeland Homes Com-
:iiv be will be ai-h-tcd ill the liell
erk by II. D. Wil. ni-, formerly 'f
1 rankforT, Ind; O. C Catterlin, for
:'erly of Frankfort, led.; T, C. Sher
aan, formerly of ''hi a;o, and Al
b rt Male, formerly of '.niton. Ill,
:nd all owners of property in or
near lakeland.
The Florida Lakeland Homes
! company will make specific an-
1 ,
ii"l ' liwcl'd l'e:
tired a"d liliv
icto ihe ocea
' i he luosl pi.
I
; 1 I' civ 1
! 1 he vvoi
e's ' it W'hii It tin. '.
a UK e of lice Illl!'
.lih'S alld t I ell ejlt ie.
11 il parallels, is one e
. I .tresi.i.e '. t I'l' ini.. i a
1 I,- (if the feV in
il ban ;i I'nrihwaid
11
j il being ;..id thai tlinv are b n :
llhr.
FluIOiF FELT
X !.
1 this wm
! I
Washington, Dee. ;
iiui.ke slunk lasting twenty-Hire"
niiniites, apparetiily I.mio miles dis
tant, in a 1101 1 hwesSeiiily 1! irei t ion,
v. a.; recorded by ihe seisnio".rn!ih al
(', orgelown university early od i .
'Ihe tremor. i were of t oils ii era hie se
m riiy.
GROWING ORANGES AWAY UP
IN COLUMBIA COUNTY.
Columbia county grown oranges
are finding ready sale in the local
market at $l.."n per hundred. There
are a number of bearing trees in the
southern end of the county and the
fruit is of a very line flavor. Trior
t the big freeze thousands of or
anges were shiped from this section.
.lie I.. 1 1 . 1 1 1 1 . I
I lii 1 he . i.C'il! c
I .1 lave, ie 1 1 a1 ,
!. Ill lei l ie,; al:d
.-dale fel'.ef, .T.y i't
(if I he SI I 'c'l'i ! i ,. ,
M 1 I n II, W.IS I II
1 i . ', by -i'i! 1 ' i : ' 1
i " Mi l' llih at ill
! .if; .1. !': ,1 1 iell I 'o
j 1. ,. 1 1 ii. di'
I lv ill d I in I l'e I
):.. !.!v '.)tl el'
,1 I i 1,,; 1" p tin t here
: . ::i . -, : I'H". ;l
i Idlhii:.; to ni'elei I 1
n earth- t be chilly wind i w ! e
i , the
it lib', l.l
. ...I Wei'.- 1
i;.ie ..1 Ihe
;!y ienoralii.
, aia in i .ii-
!,' made to-
t T e'i. hit. Mi
ll 1 I : lii 1 Co. I: t
ni,, in Ti 1 k H
I. . 'ell.i re fill -
.ii !:. 11 i. i and is
I; , W II u I ',! i llll-
inl'iy.
, and Without
In lie - Ins f rot, l
!i tiovv a ml I hen
I itel:
I sw eep (low n from Ihe holih'ltid, the
J p ople of (hi ; sect 'u ti are indeed ill
I 1 (Ichb'i'abie sia'e and I let I here
i 1 a e no! ,idv he. i lll.t ' . lleatllH
!' ! ...; ne. ! '!:
TAFT WILL GO TO
mm
I IIM'Ij 'I'
(ii m. 1
; i!:.e .,r 1 !v to the
1, H I that the locality has thus la r ex-
( l ielic 1! Utile cold Weather.
eordiii', lo Captain Tick, who
iias just returned from the di.Mriii,
the famine has been c lined by the
fa ilu I'" id the 101I011, cult!, .'.vet po
taln and peanut crops, the main sta-
'"s of ibis section. The failure of
the i Tups was tlue to the heavy rains
during the past summer and as ;i
inaUer of fact the greater portion of
the land in and around i'ayet tev ilb?
i. now under water.
Teople have been forced to leave
their homes and the millions of mos
iiiiinies make life almost, unbearable
for 1 ln-iii , as they live in the open.
l i ver developing and in their piti
! : coinliiioa ii is feared a tei rit ie
e;.i h-ade is iuevilab'e. The in-npl-
: ureal I v in net d of mot'i-v, ;'nl
be. II
! el ,!
'nlhlllj
litlb-
and thus far li
hoed gi-en Hn'r
TV IT
COTTON REPORT FOR YEAR.
t.ouncement of its new development
1
the child is lr, ro,f.v that a ilue "v"'
him.
Five departmental programs will
appear in the list of attractions, kin- j (By Associated Presa.)
dergarten, primary, internn-diat ! Washington, Dec 9. Cotton
and grammar, high school ar.d lass-j ginned to Dec. 1 was 11,844.432
1 a! association. These appear un-1 bales, the census bureau announced
v.saally attractive and hold mt tic; today. Round bales included 4 2.127;
(Hy Associated Tress.)
Washington, Dec. ;i. Tai't
for a trip to Panama today t
n point where Dec C was s' leeted
as the date for starting. It is under-
s:oo,l that his inleiiticn lo visit th-lve just been closed, whereby
isthmus before 1- b-aves oll'n-e was
influenced largely by Woodrow Wil
son's decision not to go.
i'1'1" j 1'IKS PURCHASE VALUABLE
o h -d , cTTr rrTJ vrv.
Fort Myers, Dec. i.
hope of more than even the good pro
grams of last year.
The Temple Theatre in Ocala will
Sea island, 51,275.
Hy States: Alabama. l.lfirt.fiS";
Arkansas, f.60.174; Florida, 48,593;
lo used for the general sessions and j Ceorgia, 1 ,563,4 43 ; Louisiana. 343,-
tbe announcement of its seating ca
pacity, Son, should insure all tlvt
plenty of room will be offered those
wishing to attend the meeting.
Ti e program will go to the printer
viihin two or three days and will b
misled out as early thereafter a
possible.
2:t6; 'Mississippi. 818,862; North
Carolina, 754,249; Oklahoma, 867,
4S8; South Carolina. 1.041.222;
Tennessee, 208.721; TexaB. 4.308.
760; other States. 69.048.
Sea island: Florida. 17.826;
C-corgla, 29,756; South Carollaa,
3,693.
Florida watermelon on the vine
ib December is an unusual sight, yet
L S. Chadwick of Jacksonville, has
as fine a patch of the fruit growing
on his farm two miles from the city
cn the Orange Park mad as one
would want to see. The seeds were
planted the latter part of August.
CUNNING INDUSTRY TO
BE INVESTIGATED
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Dec. 9. Representa
tive Allen introduced a resolution
In the House today proposing a gen
eral Investigation of the canning in
dustry of the United States.
Ne-etiat inn
Ii . 1 i 1 ,.'.,,,...,!., .,.i
Ucal lodge of Klks, Fort Myers, No.
1288, has acquired the Hart man
property on First street, oppose.
the Royal Palm hotel, upon which
they intend to erect a handsome.
Elks home and clubhouse.
The plans call for a large ttmv
Btory pressed brick building, cost
ing between $13.ouo and $20,o"
with commodious dub rooms and li
brary on the first tloor. billiard
j room, gymnasium, baths and dress
ing rooms on the second floor, and
entire third tloor to be devoted to
the lodge room, with .1 roof garden
above. The building will be hand
somely furnished, modern through
out, and one that w ill be a credit t
the city.
While tho local lodge was organ
ized something less than two months
ago, nevertheless Its membership,
r.umbtring at present about sixty, U
made up of some of the best and
most prominent men In the city.