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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-28
j.. Rufus W'aHinrford.

licre IL Grrry" ". Crhan'y ronrep
ton of J E.fgs Hallinytord. financial
,aknr and business ~buccaneer. vino is
the rent!ai figure in mis- popular rom
nGy tUcrcs.. Get Rich Quick Wall
.Egford," hased on the famous Wall
jnet"!d stories ny George Randolph
'hester shirh Sers read by millions
in 'he saturday E"ening Pos. We're
We haze John Webster in the char
a"'er Of The plausible sharper. pleag-
any, "~.hlc. bea ming Nth good ma
tU!e and suave cenislity. ready 70
win the boobs" whom ne has a6roi,-
~ nsifed.
W~a!IinSford is The most inseniu.
crack in modern fiction. He is not
{. RaH;er. who seals diamond neck
iac"a from ~ornen with whom ne
nninsies socially. nor set an Arsene
LUpin. who abstracts jcpnly from
under fhe very nose ri their owner.
Thee are but clever types Of the
p!ckporke,-modern cowsins Of Robin
HOOD and Captain Kidd. J. Rufus
H~all!n2!ord is A modern man of af-
fairs. an e1ploiter II other peoples
monej, win depends for a livelihood
Ivy of human nature. This shrewd
and interruptions man!puiator of
high finance knows his Blackstone
Thoroughly, and generally manage 70
keep within the law. 80 far az Grim
ina! prosecution is concerned. and
works on the assumption that there is
Il sucker" born every minute
There is d J. Rufus W'allingfo.d in
every community. He il a product
of today, the result of promiscuous
stock operations and reckless specuIa-
ton. He appeals TO that genuinely
human desire TO get something for
nothing" He plies his trade in every
mart wher men and women seek for
o than legitimate returns on their
invested capital and IL he is a mar
Of genius and res~ourcefulness he can
usually cloak his dealings with SEEM
ing legitimacy.
George 81. Cohan has made Wall
ingford the chief character in What
has been pronounced the greatest Of
American comedies. Get Rich Quick
WallinEford.' TO be seen at the Metro
poliian next Monday.
Nathan Hale.
The Sock and Buskin society Of the
Cntyeyaity Of North Dakota II hut
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-28

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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-28
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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-28

II o crave newspaper notoriety.
ION select the police reporter a.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-28

AZ 4 rule. a man isn't very busy n
he a time to Join the Socialist nartv.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-03-28
Nathan Hale,

The Sock and Buskin society Of the
University Of North Dakota il but
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-08

II. is never safe to feel safe, says
Senator Gore, and while that may b.
q rule subject to very numerous ex-
ceptions it's truth is beyond dispute
in the matter OF presidential cleo
tons Hence. dear brethren of tn"
Democratic faith. don't feel too con-
fdent OF Wilson's election and don't
lti your confidence cause careless
ness. Don't fail to vote next month.
and remind your neighbOr on the
subject if he needs reminding; and,
meanwhile, cut out that cOck-sure
confidence which begets Boosting.
letting the event speak for itself aft
or the votes are counted II certain
Is looks like Wilson now even the
Republicans reluctantly admit that
but it might possible be Taft. OF
accountable rcyersals OF public scnti
.;ent should occur between now and
election day, SO let us not be SO con-
tiGrnt that We might think il I'M
necessary to vote, and if it comes our
way we will enjoy ii all the better
for some little element of surprise
that may be in the result.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-08

H.. H. heu clear out OF the trace.
expresses his disgust in NJ uncer-
tain language and declares hiLsel.
for Woodrow Wilson. \ late Pen
sacola dispatch tells about it as fol :
lows:
philip Beall, private secretary to
Judge W. b. Sheppard. has notified
the proper authorities OF the Pro
gressive party tl;t he will not serve
as a presidential clector OF that par
ty in Florida. At the convention OF
the Pregressives held in Ocala Mr.
Bcall was elected a presidential cleo
tor. but declines to serve because he
voted in the Democratic primaries
lest spring. and will vote for Wood
row Wilson in the general election
Instead of for the Colonel. Beali
SAYS that he is a Democrat, and will
e., true to the pledge he took to sup
mort the Democratic nominee when
ne voted in the Democratic pri-
n.sries.
81 can't stand for Teddy, anyway,
said Mr.. Beall. ION account of his
radical views, and especially his wild
itcas regarding the judiciary.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-08

ed. Again the Court of Criminal
Appeals reversed and remandel the
case. Once more he was tried and
convicted. Once more the higher
court set aside the verdict. 4 fourth
time Burrell Oates was tried and
convicted. A fourth time the Court
of Criminal Appeals reversed and
remanded the case. A fifth time
Oates came before a jury of his peers
and was sentenced to death. When
the case was written up for the lat
est number of the Journal OF Crimi-
nal Law and CriminolOgy a fifth APP
peal was pending-with good pros
poets, in the opinion of able lawyers,
that the higher court would once
more set aside the verdict and re-
Quire sixth trial"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-08
HOW THE LAW RAPES
JUSTICE IN TEXAS.

In this matter OF the reform OF
the court procedure in the various
States of the Union, all of them be-
ilg tarred with the same stick, the
Lrcss can do no better service than
to gather up and publish to the
world specific instances tand they
are numberless) of the rape OF JUS
tice by the tcchnicalities of the law.
This rapinc is going OH regularly
in his country, while courts and
lawyers look on with decorOus
solcmnity and entire approval and
pooh pooh any protest by the pco-
pie who are the chief sufferers. as
the voice OF ignorance which must
not he permitted to interfere with
the proceedings.
Terc is one of these instances
from Texas:
in 1892 one Burrell Oates, a ne
gro, was convicted OF killing another
negro and given Il short term in the
pententiary In 1898 he was con
victed of killing another negro and
given another short term in the
pententiary In November. 1904. a
shOpkeeper in a suburb of Dallas was
held up, robbed and killed. Burrell
Oates and white man named Vann
were arrested for the crime. Vann
was convicted at separate trial,
and hanged. Oates was convicted.
but tho Court of Criminal Appeals
reversed and remanded the ease. He
wa tried again. and again convict
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-08
AN OLD, OLD STORY NEVER
TOLD TOO OFTEN,

The North is just beginning to
understand the potential possibili-
ties OF the South, says a writer in a
late issue Of the Chicago Record
Herald. The same writer goes on TO
say that il development continues at
the present rate. the land values in
the South will have trebled and in
some instances, quadrupled in value.
He shows that the northern homo
seeker can purchase land in the
South at One-fOurth or One-fifth the
cost of the best lands in the middle
West and that these southern lands
under the same careful system OF
farming will produce three times as
much revenue as that obtained FROM
the best of the farms in the north
ern States.
All this and more is true. Album
dance of cheap lands may yet be OBJ
tanned in all the southern States. o!
course these lands are not so low in
price rs they once were. but they arc
cheap in comparison with good lands
in the North and West
This state of affairs applies moro
nearly to Florida. perhaps. than ID
any other southern State Here the
farmer can get three crops in one
year where the northern farmer gets
only one. The hOmeseekers of tn"
North and middle West have too
largely overlooked the advantages
that Florida has to offer. They have
been too frequently looking to the
far West and even to Canada to find
homes in deserts and in the wilder
ness under most adverse climati,
conditions In the meantime some
OF the best lands in Florida are be-
ing gobbled up by spectators. who
are waiting for the increased values
which are sure to come.
A steady influx of new people may
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-08
From the same ONCE IL issued
THE LAKELAND NEWS
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

For Preeident-W0odrow Wilson.
For Vice Presidcnt-Th0mas c.
Marshall.
Presidential Electors-Jeferson B.
Browne, J. Fred DeBerFy. Charles E.
Jones, w. Chipley Jones. Leland J.
Henderson, II. C. Sparkmaa.
Congressman. State at Large
Claude L'Engle.
Congressman. First Districts.
N. Sparkman.
Congressman, Second District -
Frank Clark.
Congressman, Third Distr.ct-Em-
nett Wilson.
Coyernor-Park Trammell.
Attorney General-Thos. F. West.
Secretary of State-H. G. Craw-
ford.
Commissioner of Agriculture-W.
Il McRae.
Treasurer. G. Luning.
OMptrOller-W. v. Knott.
Superintendent of Public ILstruc.
tion-sW. N. SHEETS.
State Chemist-R. +. Rose.
Adiutant General. c. R. Foster.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-08
A DISGUSTED ROOSEVELT
ELECTOR IN FLORIDA

The slump in the Roosevelt move
mcnt is becoming pereptiblc in all
parts Of the country. TcdCy's ora
torical charges foam themselves
away" and leave no rcsiduum of con-
vcrts. lie is talking too much for
the good of his boom and the more
iC talks the more ii slumps There
is trouble for him now in Florida.
and one of his presidential electors
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-08
be expected into Flor.
quent rise in land VAL
The northern farm
told OF these golden o..
Pensacola Journa,
II New
Tailor SHOP

Mr.. Pittman, tho new =.
oesun work in tie Rayno..t =,
Ing room 2. He comes W., -a.o-
mended. He has the bs..
woolens. latest styles. Wo-t
ship guaranteed. ..lso lad.
coat suits. jackets. skirts-n,s :. :.
your own individual mrosa,er.,.
Also pressing and e!eao.ng. so.,
mems and ladies' goods NJ D..
man 's one Of the very bes. cu.,o.,
and itters in the State TRY B,y
Room 2, Raymordo building =,
phone 800.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-08
If the people of Florida don't got

If the people of Florida don't get
the opportunity to vote on the pro-
POSED initiative and referendum
amendment to tho constitution next
month, II will not be the fault of
Attorney General Trammel lie has
refused 10 encourage in any way the.
friendly suit" which Governor Gil.
christ has instituted to kill the
amendment and has made it very
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-08

Dixie calls loudly to Senators
Fletcher and Bryan to get busy and
spend most of the month of October
among the people working for the
party which has h0nored them"
And why not include the distin-
guished editor Of Dixie in the call?
He. too. has been honored by the
people and is bound by the same
obligation to 'nOrrate il from the
stump" that rests upon the other
two. His constituents confidently cx-
pect him to do some tall talking on
the floor Of the House in Congress,
and he could be practicing on them
now to good advantage both to him
self and to them. Make your dates,
Claude. and take the stump.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-08

M,il never 70 ont OF fashion, bat also
IKE oratory. only the best will be
tolerated in these eAacting times.
and Il Srca, poem must come as the
spontaneous outflow of genius, not
a. the bidding of 4 $500 check.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-08

We are making a -,
POPULAR COPYRIGHT x0yl
The above illustration shags
the most POPULAR NOVEL, .
has been published ii III.
for years, and since they
peared in fifty cent y..t..
buyers in the north has
this book in five ana 4,
lots. You will always ..l.4
est NOVELS in our Stes
now have a list of se,era
OF these books that W. Al
at fifty cents copy. tn
postage. Realizing that
in the smaller towns a. III,
stock of these books We III, a3,
a special bid for til 4sA
throughout South Flor II. aid s
mail you any of those P0rei
NOVELS for c. cents pos'a., !:
paid.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-08

Don't forget that Wednesday, Oct
Ii, is the date when the Democratic
campaign speakers. including some
Of the most eminent men in the
Stale. will be in this city and ad-
dress the people OF Lakeland and
surrounding country on the issues Of
the campaign. Plenty of good stuff
in those issues which plenty of pao-
pie haven't troubled themselves to
read up on, and these speakers will
be loaded for the occasion and put
the matter in attractive form with
standard ora tOrical finish.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-08

n. ID IN his published letter. ,-at III
,.c.tly desires to have an express aa
inc Torular will on thai Issue il
~, approach ing election.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-08

The Pensacola Journal, the big
morning daily of West Florida. il
now published every day in the
week, thus giving this excellent pa
per the last touch needed to make
it metropolitan in all things. 1t is
4 good thing for Pensacola and West
Florida and for the Journal itself,
hut whether it makes for the hap
piness and hilarity Of the toilers who
produce the Journal and other sew
cn-days-a-week publications is SUBJ
ject upon which we must take fur
tkcr testimony before We give a de-
cisiOn
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-10-08

Mr.. Roosevelt. Mr.. Wilson and the
CHER spellbinders can now cease
their vocifcratiOn about such little
n alters as merely electing presi
dent and saving the country. and
take a brief rest. The American peo-
Elc have neither time nor taste for
such side shows when the band is
crashing and the grand entry is on
in the big top up in New York. The
Giants and the Red SOX are strug~
Cling for supremacy there in tho
orld series and Time itself stands
! still until that titanic issue is do
;ticd.
our southern poets of today are
either too far away from the civil
war to catch the inspiration of that
theme or are too saturated with the
! matcrialistic spirit of thcagct to write
good poetry ON any subject. Any
way the civil war epic poem con-
test launched last year by the Uni
versity of the South in which there
were twenty entries for the prizes,
representing every southern state.
resulted in the withdrawal the other
day of the prizes Of $500 and $3.50
by the Judges as none of the poems
was held to be Of sufficient merit to
take the purse. Poetry, like Oratory,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-01
ATHLETIC CLUB WILL GIVE ITS
 ANNUAL MAY DAY TOURNAMENT

The Birmingham Athletic club will prob- ably give it's annual May day meet on May ii at the fair grounds. Every college and club in the south will be invited to enter a team in the tournament, provided the colleges or clubs register the en- trants under the A. A. U. Forty-eight trophies will be awarded. There will be b different events, while gold, silver and bronze medal will be given to the three men to finish first second and third, re- spectively. in each event.
 The 15 events wil be: 100 yard dash, 20 yard dash, 40 yard run, ss0 yard run, one mile run, 120 yard hurdle race. 20 yard hurdle race. five mile run, pole vault for height, running high jump, running broad jump, IS pound hammer throw, 16 pound shot put discus throw and one mile relay event for four men.
 For the contestant to finish first gold medal, emblematic of the championship of the association, will be given. The con testant ending second will be awarded a silver medal, while the entrant finishing third win receive a bronze medal
 Besides the individual medal there will be three loving cups to be won by the teams. The college making the largest number of points in the meet will be given a handsome loving cup. While the re- lay team winning the one mile relay race will also be awarded a large silver cup The Clemson university will defend
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-01
MONTHS STORIES OF MANAGERS OF THE BIG BRUSH

a silver cup, which 1t won at the last meet. and the team scoring the highest number of points will hold it for one year At the present time Vanderbilt, Texas and Clemson have each won the trophy once and should either of the above colleges score the highest number of points in the meet the cup will permanently belong to that team. In order to secure a cup it Is necessary that it be won twice by the same team.
 This will be the fourth May day meet that the Athletic club has given. At the previous meets many colleges have en- tered teams, and it is expected that near ly every university and college in the south will enter in this one.
 The meet will be held under the auspices and rules of the A. A. U An entrance fee of 50 cents will be charged of each candidate The contestant finish ing first will be given five points, wniie the second and third place will be scored three and one points. respectively.
 Vanderbilt won the first meet, Texas scored the highest number of points in the second. while Clemson finished first at the last meet It is expected that the above will have full teams again this year. Alabama and Auburn will probably enter a full team, and it is believed that they will make strenuous effort to win the meet.
 The amateur championship meet will he held in New Orleans in May and if that date should conflict with that of the Bif- mingham Athletic club then another day will be set for the tournament.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-01
JENNINGS, COBB AND OTHER
 STARS AMONG THE BENGALS

i Unlike many other men who have ac- eomplished, Jennings has not aroused the jealousy of others to the extent that he Is unpopular There are few men in the pubic eye today more generally favored With popular approval than he.
 Jennings is famous for many things, but chiefly on account of his eccentric coaching. He has promised to put on some of his most popular stunts this aft ernoon.
 One afternoon in Detroit a lady, thrilled by the style of work that Jennings de- lights in attempting on the sidelines, asked him following the game how he managed to send signals between his in- numerable and mirth provoking antics.
 Very easily, madam" replied the gen. tie Hugh. II look the man at bat stead lastly in the eye. If l want him to hit a single. l slyly hold up one finger If double. two fingers, and if triple, three fingers"
 But, MT. Jennings" persisted the lady, how does the batter know when to hit home run?'
 That's very simple, also If l think home run is necessary--well, we will sey that the bases are full and we need eX- actly four runs to win. You see, now, that it is imperative that the home run forthcomes. Well, in this emergency, the DdtSI1dH, ndluIdilY tLOuSH5 awaits AhS signal before smashing the ball over the fence Therefore, it is easy to hand it to him. The signal is so simple. l hold up four fingers
 It is said that the lady went away de- lighted in the belief that she alone of all- Detroits population had been given the key to the wonderful signal code of Jen- nings' Tigers.
 Jennings and Cobb are important fac- tors in the success of the Detroit club But there are other members who are as well known and as popular There are Crawford, the two Jones Tom and Dave, owen Bush, the dimnu- tive shortstop, Moriarity, Delehanty Stanage. Willett, Mullen, Wild Bill Donovan. Summers and number Of others.
 One of the eatchers is Casey, the little Irishman who was developed by Mique Finn when that good fellow was at the helm of the now defunct Little Rock asso- citation,
 All of which remind that when society editors use such term as material rose buds" the sporting editors are not alone possessed of the prerogative to employ slang for emphasis and euphony.
 H. W. R.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-01

CuIlman, March 31.-(Special )-The different county offices was brought to a close yesterday. The entire of last week was fraught with many eNctt- ing incidents in the political arena Of Cullman county, the candidates for the nominations spending one of the most strenuous weeks since the campaign was first begun. This was probably be- cause of the fair weather of last week and because of the fact that this was the last week in which they would have to press their claims upon the unsuspecting voter. With. the excep- tion of yesterday the aspirants to of flee spent the entire week laborinS among the country people.
 Everything is now in readiness for the opening of the polls in every beat in the county Monday morning, and so far as can be seen now there will not be a single hitch in the election. Chairman Griffin of the democratic ex- ecutive committee has been possibly the busiest man in the county for the past few days making all the neces- sary arrangements for the primary. The county ballots have been printed and a sufficient number sent into ev- cry beat in the county The ballot boxes have also been sent to the beats, and so far as is apparent the cleo tion will be held without single hitch.
 Never in the history of the county has a campaign been carried on In this county with so little interest man. ifested as has been in this case. With the exception of the last week of the campaign practically no interest was taken outside of the candidates them selves. During the last week the peo- pie began to be more active in the interest of their choice of candidates than at any time during the cam paign.
 The following are names of the men who will be voted for tomorrow and the offices to which they aspire out side of state offices For tax collector. John J. Fowler. T. M Howell, D. c. McKoy and E. B. Humphries. For tax assessor, c. c. Copeland. For county treasurer, J. D. Searey, W. D. Dukes, A. J. Casy and Dr. F. B, Burnum.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-01
AND THE
 ATHLETICS TIE

Newark, N. J.. March s1,-Pre-season games of professional baseball in this vi- cinity began today with IA inning fight to 3-3 tie between the Philadelphia Americans and the Newark team of the International league. The world cham pions had their regular lineup with the exception of the pitchers-Salmon and Bonner. Murphy made home run for the Athletics in the second inning, but "Home Run" Baker failed to get a hit in six times at bat The game was called on account of darkness.