The evening leader., October 24, 1916, Image 1

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MURDERER Os
0. J. STRICKLAND
CAUGHT IN TAMPA
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FOUND ASLEEP IN AN OLD j
HOUSE IN TAMPA
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Frank Houston, the negro who shot
and killed H. J. Strickland, a white j
man, at a road camp of the Edwards
Construction company near Largo, on
Saturday night, was arrested in Tam
pa soon after noon yesterday. Pinellas
county officers were notified that the
negro was in jail there and that he
had confessed to the killing but that
he stated he fired in self-defense.
There seemed to be a question yes
terday whether the negro would be
kept in jail there for a time or brought
back to this county at once.
The negro was arrested in an old
■ house in Tampa by Detective Lennon
and Joe Robinson, negro officer. When
the officers learned that he was in the
house they entered, one by the back
way and one by the front way. He
was asleep when they found him.
When he was awekened by the detec
tives he reached for his gun, but the
detective was too quick for him and
got the drop on him.
The negro said he went into the
woods after the shooting and came to
wards Tampa. He had had nothing to
eat and remained in the woods until
Sunday night when he started to walk
to Tampa over the Tampa & Gulf
Coast tracks. He arrived at Gary and
proceeded to the house where Detec
tive Lennon and Joe Robinson finally
trailed him, through a description fur
nished by Pinellas county officials.
A late version of the story of the
killing is that Strickland was called
to the scene of his death by a negro
woman to stop a quarrel. This Hous
ton denies, but his statements along
this line were vague and in some re
spects conflicting. St. Petersburg
Times.
600 Pounds of
Dynamite Fired
Perry, Fla., Oct. 24.—Fire at Blue
Creek logging camp, fourteen miles
from here, late last night, exploded
600 pounds of dynamite stored in one
of the commissary buildings and
wrecked the buildings for 600 feet in
all directions. About fifty men were
fighting the fire near the building in
which the dynamite was stored, and
several were injured by flying frag
(Continued on page 2.)
Alfred Evenden’s Home Captured
by Bold Pirates Last Night--No
Word of Warning was Given the
Pastor and no Defense was Made
THE RAIDERS DID LITTLE DAMAGE AND THE POLICE WILL NOT
BE CALLED ON—THE PREACHER’S WEATHER EYE IS OPEN
FOR FUTURE RAIDERS
Alfred Evenden, Pastor of the Bap
tist church, who has his home across
the bayou, phoned to The Leader this
morning protesting vigorously against
a raid which was made on his place
last night. The police will not be
called on this time—but next time
look out, you raiders!
Mr. Evenden was entertaining some
friends last night when all at once,
and without the slightest warning,
the most awful noise was started on
his front veranda. Mr. Evenden
thought the Germans had come up the
Anclote in a submarine and captured
Tarpon Springs. His heart was beat
ing rapidly, though he is no coward,
having been a scrapper for many
years, scrapping with his Satanic
majesty for the souls of men.
Mr. Evenden’s guests did not seem
to be excited and it is strongly sus
picioned that they were in league with
the raiders.
Rushing out on the veranda, to what
appeared certain death, Mr. Evenden
found a whole regiment of his friends
•nd church members all armed with
baskets and bundles. They filed into
the house and took charge without
even saying: ‘‘By your permission.”
| this juncture the reverend gen-
Bl fin cooled down and as the good
THE EVENING LEADER
IE OF BUTTLE
GOES UNO GOMES
IN OLD WORLD
London, Oct. 24.—The Dobrudja re
gion of Rumania aparently is being
overrun by the forces of the Teutonic
allies.
Constanza, Rumania’s chief seaport
and fortress on the Black sea, already
has fallen into the hands of the troops
of the right wing of Field Marshal
von Mackensen’s army, while the left
wing is nearing the town of Tcherna
voda, where the Danube is spanned by
the bridge of the railroad running
from Constanza to Bucharest. Near
the center of their front, which ex
tends across Dobrudja from the sea to
the Danube, the invaders have cut the
railroad near Murfatler, and pushed
their troops “far beyond” the railway
line, according to Berlin.
Before the rapid advance of the Ger
mans, Bulgarians and Turks—rapid
despite heavy rains and soggy ground
—the Russians and Rumanians are in
retreat along the entire front, but ac
cording to Petrograd are offering
stubborn resistance.
British Make Gains on Somme Front
Aside from the operations in Dob
rudja, another British smash at the
German line in the Somme region of
France, which netted them more than
a thousand yards of trenches east of
Gueudecourt and Les Boeufs and car
ried their front a step nearer the
Beaupaume-Peronne road, is the most
notable incident of the fighting on
any of the front. A gain described by
Paris as “appreciable” also is record
ed for the French northeast of Morval
which lies just to the south of the re
gion where the British and Germans
were in contact.
Berlin, touching upon the fighting
against the British and French Sun
day between Le Sars and Rancourt,
says the attack of "the Entente allies
were sanguinarily repulsed. It is.ad
j mitted in the German official commun
! ication that the Germans withdrew
j Sunday night from the north of Chaul
nes, south of the Spmiqe, a pre
pared* position fylng east of the north
ern part of the Chaulnes wood.
I On the Transylvania front stubborn
[fighting still is in progress between
j the Teutonic allies and the Roumani
ans for the mountain passes and the
territory inside Rumania which has
been captured by the Austro-Germans.
■ The Russians having been cleared
from the Narayuvka river region of
Galicia, the Austro-Germans have
hurled a violent attack against other
forces of Emperor Nicholas north of
Brody, near the Volhynia-Galicia bor
der. The attack was repulsed, accord
ing to Petrograd.
things began to be unwrapped he for
got all about his scare and decided it
wasn’t half so bad, after all. But still
he was worried as he did not know
how this conglomeration of happy hu
manity ever managed to get right up
on his veranda without his having the
least suspicion of their coming. On
investigation he learned that they had
turned pirate and captured the launch
and lighter belonging to Mr. Aider
man, had also captured Mr. Alderman
to act as pilot, had anchored the
launch out in the bayou and silently
poled the lighter up to the Evenden
dock and gum-shoed it up to the house.
The guests who were already there
exerted themselves to entertain the
preacher so that his attention would
not be attracted by any outside noise,
which they did successfully.
The occasion for the raid was the
celebration of the first year of Mr.
Evenden’s labors in this field which
ended last Sunday a week ago. We do
not mean that Mr. Evenden has ceas
ed his labor here but that he has done
a year of hard and successful work
and is still on the job.
Games of all kinds were indulged in
and a fine time enjoyed by all. Mr.
Evenden has forgiven the whole
bunch, but he'll try to keep his weath
er eye open for future surprises.
TARPON SPRINGS, FLORIDA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1916.
LOGALRERISTRAR
WANTED IN EACH
IIOTIN6PRECINCT
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The state board of health is now
preparing- to put into operation
throughout the state of Florida the
Vital Statistics law, which requires
the registration of all births and
deaths.
The law provides that a local regis
trar shall be appointed in each muni
cipality and voting precinct. It is the
duty of the local registrar to look aft
er the reporting of the births and
deaths and for this service he shall
receive a fee of 25 cents for each birth
and death reported to the state board
of health.
In many of the voting precincts and
towns no local registrar has yet been
appointed and it may be possible to
secure such appointment by writing
to the state board of health. The rec
ords* of births and deaths procured
under this law will be of great value
for legal purposes to citizens of the
state and indispensable to the state
board of health in keeping touch with
the health conditions of each commun
ity.
Foodstuffs in
Italy Are in
Sharks Hands
«
Rome, Oct. 24.—A government de
cree issued today orders all street
lights and also lights in stores, hotels
and cases dimmed at 10:30 o’clock in
the evening.
This is another measure in the con
tinuation of the energetic movement
to force national economy.
The government also is making a
campaign against speculators in food
stuffs and wearing apparel.
Foodstuffs produced in Italy, of
which the exportation is prohibited,
are in the hands of speculators. Eggs,
have disappeared* from the 'markets.
It is estimated that millions of eggs
have disappeared from the markets.
It is estimated that millions of eggs
are stored in Rome. No eggs have
j been sold in the city during the last
week.
Thanksgiving,
Yes, As Usual
Since 1863 the national Thanksgiv
ing has been observed on the last
Thursday of November. This year
that day ends the month, and enter
prising merchants with an eye to the
holiday trade, which does not start
on its broadest lines until after
Thanksgiving, have urged that the
yearly feast of gratitude and praise
be fixed for this occasion on the third
Thursday of the month. It is announc
ed at Shadow Lawn that the presi
dent’s proclamation will not depart
from the usual practice.
Such is the force of custom. New
England originated Thanksgiving and
for many years upheld it on theologi
cal grounds as a rival of Christmas.
It had frequent occasion to offer
thanks, but the November feast be
came the principal religious holiday
of the year, and in Civil war times
President Lincoln gave it national
sanction. The last Thursday of the
eleventh month is not exactly an an
anniversary, but in spite of the inter
ests of merchants or the preferences
of society, it can no more be changed
than Independence Day can be set
back a month to suit the convenience
of tourists and owners of summer
homes.
We are ruled largely by institution
alism. The holiday trade is a wonder
ful factor in our national life, but he
would be a brave man who undertook
to put Thanksgiving Day aside in its
interest.—New York World.
OLDEST JESUIT IS DEAD
Boston, Oct. 24.—Rev. Alphone
Charlier, ninety-two, believed to have
been the oldest Jesuit in active work
in the United States, died yesterday.
He came to the United States in 1846
and later served as vice president of
Georgetown university and as rector
of Trinity church, Washington. He
came to Boston college in 1867, where
he has since been spiritual director of
the St. Vincent de Paul society.
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GENERAL PERSHING.
Gen. Pershing, who is in command
of the American troops in Mexico, is
“still on the job,” and is likely to re
main at the front until it has been de
cided beyond question that the Mexi
can people are able to preserve the
peace on the border. Just when that
time will come is a question that the
wisest of us cannot answer at present.
As a Mexican would express it if ask
ed—“Quien sabe.’" 1
FLORIDA ORPHANS
The proceeds of the candy and re
freshment sale of the Philathea class
of the Baptist Sunday school to be
held this evening in the Beckett
building on Tarpon avenue, are to be
given to the Florida orphans.
Tins is a worthy charity and should
, be largely attended and freely patron
ized.
BIG PROFITS 111
TRUCK FARMING
LAND ffMANATEE
“Immense crops such as are raised
here are not understood by people liv
ing elsewhere,” says the Palmetto
News, talking of the strawberry and
vegetable crops. “In sections where
a carload is a big amount to send out
in a week or two, it is not easy to be
lieve the daily reports that go from
Palmetto during the season. The local
ice plant at Palmetto, which has a
daily capacity of eighty tons, is mak
ing ready to assist in handling the
biggest crop ever raised in that sec
tion. The News quotes the *hnanager
of the ice plant as estimating that the
part of the crop he will be arranging
to ice will be 2,800 cars. In order to
have no delays the ice man at Pal
metto stores up thousands of tons of
ice ahead of the shipping season and
then keeps his plant going right along.
Just as a suggestion as to the profits
of truck farming in the Palmetto sec
tion the News says that while some
farmers make a thousand dollars an
acre, clear profit, an average, with
good weather and fair markets should
be about half that amount—which is
not a figure to laughed over or lightly
considered when you come to think
of it.
She Took the
Cash All Right
New York.—Miss Edith Kitching
has recovered from her attack of scru
ples over accepting the $40,000 be
quest from her uncle, an old recluse
and money lender. She said first the
money was tainted and no one could
drag it to her or her to it.
Later she said she’d think it over.
Now she’s settled the moral issues in
volved and yesterday compromised
when an additional $79,860.44 started
coming her way from the same source.
A supplemental report filed in
Brooklyn in the transfer of proceed
ings on the estate of Francis F. Rip
ley, testator, showed there would be
a total of $119,860.44 for Miss Kitch
ing when all the clainls had been paid.
The heiress strongly disapproved of
her uncle and his methods. He died
on November 11, 1915, in a cheap fur
bished room in Brooklyn.
TARPON SPRINGS X
WILL CELEBRATE
ON HALLOWEEN
Valuable Prizes to be Given by Merchants-
Big Parade in the Evening, and Sports
at the Park-Masquerade Proces
sion on Tarpon avenue
If you have not already started to
make big preparations for a great
Hallowe’en celebration, this is a very
appropriate time to look about you
and take notice of what is in store for
you. Tarpon Springs is looking for
ward to the greatest celebration in
her history, and if the young do not
have a happy time equal to all their
fondest hopes, and if the old will not
have a feeling of having discovered
the fountain of youth, it will not be
because the business men of the town
did not do their part. Not only has the
city council generously opened its cof
fers to boost the town, by giving fi
nancial aid to supply the three hun
dred pupils of the public schools with
lanterns, flags, and other necessary
paraphernalia, but to supply a band
fr6m abroad in addition to the local
band. The business men as well have i
offered the finest list of prizes to the |
public which shows their boosting
spirit and their faith in a good town, j
They are giving excellent opportuni
ties for you to capture a real prize, i
To be convinced you need only to j
glance over the following list which is
as yet not complete. The other prizes
will be assigned as soon as the list is j
complete: j
Best decorated automobile: First
prize, $lO in gold, given by United
Divers Supply Co.; second prize, $5
worth meat coupons, given by City
Meat market; third prize, Perfection
oil stove, given by Tarpon {springs-
Hardware Co.
Best young lady’s costume: $5.00
cash, Tarpon Springs Grocery Co.;
second best yohng lady’s Cdsfume: Im
pound box Lowney’s chocolates, Fas
sol and Saclarides Ice Cream parlor.
Best dressed boy: 1 pair Walton
shoes, New York Bargain store; sec
ond best dressed boy: 3 pairs Black
Cat hosiery, Vinson.
Best dressed girl: 1 pair Walton
shoes, New York Bargain store; sec
ond best dressed girl: 3 pairs Black
Cat hosiery, Vinson.
Best character representation—lady
—first prize, one Brownie camera, Old
Reliable Drug store; second prize, one
pair Keen Kutter shears, Noblit Hard
ware Co.; third prize, $1 Primble em
broidery scissors, Gourley-Logan Co.:
gentlemen—first prize, one box clear
Havana cigars, Sponge Exchange Ci
gar Co.; second prize, $1 Primb'e
$10,000,000 BRITISH GOLD
DEPOSITED BY MORGAN
New York.—Another $5,000,000 con
signment of British gold, via Canada,
was deposited at the assay office to
day, by J. P. Morgan & Co., making
$10,000,000 this week.
According to unofficial estimates,
the amount of foreign gold, chiefly
British, received in this country so far
i this year, approximates $400,000,000.
Against this inflow there have been
gold exports to date of $93,000,000,
much of this going to Cuba.
PENDLETON IN TAMPA
YESTERDAY; STILL WITH
ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE
Kent Pendleton, “The man who
wouldn’t be fired,” is in the city today
on business for the Anti-Saloon
league. Mr. Pendleton, who has been
making headquarters at Jacksonville
since he accepted the position with the
league before the June primaries, is
looking well and says that like Mark
Twain, “reports of my death are
greatly exaggerated.”
“I am still with the league and ex
pect to be for some time,” is all Mr.
Pendleton would say about the row be- j
tween him and Don McMullen, brought j
about by McMullen’s efforts to have
Pendleton fired because of a prognos
tication the latter put out before the
primaries in which he stated that Mr.
Knott would be the probable winner.
Mr. Pendleton is still with Knott and
hopes to see him elected the next gov
ernor of Florida. However, he would
not discuss the political campaign at
this time.—Tampa Times.
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TEN CENTS Al% X. NO. 243.
safety razor, Gourley-Logan; third
prize, W. R. Case and Sons Cutlery
Co. pocket knife, Noblit Hardware Co.
Most comical man: first prize, $2.50
Young’s hat, Johnson Clothing Co.;
second prize, $1.50 shirt, G. W. Fer
nald’s Son.
Best historical costume: One year’s
subscription to Leader, Leader Pub
lishing Co.
West Drug Co.
New York restaurant.
The Sanitary Cigar factory will
give as an additional prize, a box of
cigars to the best decorated automo
bile in the parade. This factory is
manufacturing two boxes of cigars,
the test that can be made, from the
choicest of tobacco, one of which will
be given to President Wilson and the
other to the winner of the automobile
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prize.
j As stated above, this list is not com
plete so watch the columns of the
i Leader for more good things which
j are to come, and prepare for the
grand parade which will assemble on
Eagle street, near the high school
l building, at 6:30 Tuesday evening.
| Two bands, the crack basket ball
squad, the boy, scouts and campfire
girls, and three hundred pupils from
the pubjie schools will be with you in
addition to an array of finely decorat
ed automobiles. The parade will start
; promptly at 7:30 so as to give the
(younger pupils of the public schools
) an opportunity to be in the parade
; and finish early and to give the older
s fun makers the pleasure of longer en
- joying the festivities of the evening
ion the public square where music will
i be furnished till twelve o’clock ft
■ night and where booths will be erect
: j ed by the Parent-Teachers association
| to supply necessary provisions for tho
hungry, merrymakers, etc. The fore
going, however, will be only a small
part of the program at the public
square, as the association will have
some surprises in store as well. Are
you ready for a night of fun ?
Rifle Club Medal
Is A Fine One
The medal given by the U. S. gov
ernment and won by J. C. Beekman
at the annual rifle club match last
Thursday, has been received by A. E.
Allemand, executive officer of the club,
and is now on display in the window
of the Tarpon Springs jewelry store.
The next event of the rifle club will
be held in the next few days, and will
be a qualification match for marks
men, sharpshooter and expert rifle
man. All members who qualify will
be presented with medals in accord
ance with their qualifications.
All members who desire to practice
on the range can do so at any time
before the match takes place.
It is absolutely necessary for every
member to practice and familiarize
himself with the guns and acquire the
knowledge of sighting at the different
ranges in order to make the average
scores required to qualify. Any cit
izen over the age of 16 years is eligi
ble to join the rifle club, the cost of
which is very moderate—s3.oo to en
ter and $2 per year annual dues, in
advance.
Guns and ammunition are furnished
free by the club. Put in your applica
tion with A. E. Allemand, or with any
member of the club.
| HOTEL ARRIVALS
The Madole—
Alfred McDonell, Cincinnati; J. R.
Fielding, Tampa; Geo. Heffeman, Chi
cago.
The Ferns—
S. E. Coffin, marblehead, Mass.,
John Widuwilt, Philadelphia; J. N.
Copeland, Atlanta; W. H. Martin,
Tampa; J. D. Chapman, Plant City;
C. J. Wilson, Plant City; J. E. Will
iams, Dunedin, H. L. McMullen, Dun
edin.