Fort Pierce news., 1911-05-26
STATE NEWS

Contest held at Bristol, Tenn, las
F,liay'night. Frank Widemap. OF De
Land, won first honors over representa-
tivss from eight states and will repre-
sent the Intercollegiate Association II
the national debate next year.
An article in the Jacksonville Ne
tropolis states that the Southern Ex
press Company is prospering in Jack
son'ille and might put up building
some time and have property OF theiI
own, The many warm frierds of the
express company in Florida will be
tickled to deatn TO learn that the pub
lie spirit of this benevolent organiza'
tion is being manifested After such a
hard struggle against the cruel world,
making a measly dividend of only l47
, per cent. they are now to have some
real property to be taxed Sanford
Herald.
The exclusive publication in the Pro.
duce News last week about the F. &C.
railway intending TO pay claims on to-
matoes which it could not move TO the
market has created much interest
among Shippers. Many growers who
suffered from car shortage and other
AK methods Of the road are preparing
to file their claims. 1t is learned on
the best authority that the road will
adjust all legitimate claims which can
be traced 10 improper service This
does not mean that they agree 10 pay
the full price of stock. but the claims
will be carefully considered and then an
offer of settlement will be made.-Ti-
tusville Star.
The state now has about 1850 con.
victs, of which about 100 are under
lease, and the others-250 women and
invalids ARE idle. The state receives S
on an average of $4,000 annually for
its convicts, aud the tssees are required
to maintain The women and invalids.
The total cost for maintaining all the
convicts is about 500, 900. 50 in giving
up the lease system the state appropri-
ates the equivalent of s27O, 900, 10 be-
come effective January l. 1913. Add TO
this the cost OF road material. machin-
cry and implements and the annual to-
tai will reach about $1,000 900 PER an
mum. [, was like pulling tooth for
the legislature TO give this up.
With the new Shrine Temple full to
overlooking with the Baptist hosts of
the South the Southern Baptist Coz
vention was called to order in the 56th
session at 3 o'clock last Thursday after
room, with President Joshua Levering.
of Maryland. presiding. Mr.. lowering,
who has ser-ed as pre- ident for three
years, was succeeded by DR.. L. c. Dar-
gan, OF Macon, Ga, and following what
IS now time honored custom DR.. Lam
sing Burrows, OF Georgia, and DR.. o. F.
Gregory. of Virginia, were reelected
secretaries. Hon. C. A. Carson, of
Florida, Hon. H. S. D. Mallory. of Ala.
bama, John D. Nell, of Georgia. and
w. NJ. Wilmington, OF Mississippi we're
elected vice presidents The first ball
lot showed eleven hundred and eighty
two delegates voting, There were fully
], 800 delegates and as many visitors.
The next convention will be held in
Oklahoma City.
disappearing as law officers, a dozen
men appeared before the county Jail 10
Lake City at two o'clock last Sunday
morning and lpresented bogus tele-
gram TO the l6 year old son Of the sher-
itf ordering the release Of Mack Norris.
Jerry Gusio and four other negroes who
had been heA for safe keeping on the
Charge OF numbering B. B. Smith. a
slwmill man at Wadesborough, Leon
county, and wounding another white
man by the name OF Register, on May
II. The men, who had come from Tal-
lahassee TO Lake City, l06 miles, 10 au-
tomobiles, carried the negroes abonr a
mile outside Of Lake City, compelled
them to stand abreast, and about ten
men commenced firing with Winches-
ters and pistols until every one OF the
SIX had been riddled with bullets. The /
men then left in their autos and the |
citizens Of Lake City knew nothing Of /
the affair until next morning. The
sheriff Of Columbia county was out of
The city and had left The jail ID charge !
7i his BOY.