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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-08-12
SEC. KNOX WILL ATTEND
BURIAL OF MIKADO

Washington, Aug. President
Taft has assigned Secretary Knox as
special ambassador to attend the fu-
neral Of Emperor Mutsuhito, Of Ja-
pan, Sept. 12, with the statement
that the mission is given the premier
Of the cabinet as evidence Of Ameri-
can friendship for Japan
It is the first. time in history that
the United States secretary Of State
has been designated as special am
bassador to foreign power After
the funeral it is expected that Sec
retary Knox will discuss the Chinese
republic International loan, neu-
tralization, future railway systems
in Manchuria, development OF Man
churia and Mongolia by outside cap
ital, treatment Of American mission
aries in Korea and use Of the Pana-
ma canal by Japanese ships with Wis
count Uchida, the Japanese foreign
ambassador.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-08-12
ROOSEVELT AND LONGW0RTH
ARE OPPOSED IN CAMPAIGN

Washington, Aug. 12.-Washing-
ton politicians are predicting that
Congressman Longworth will be one
Of the hardest worked men in the
campaign this year, because his situ-
alton is unusually peculiar. Colonel
Roosevelt, who is the father-in-law
OF Representative Longworth intends
to fight his son-in-law, caring moth
ing about the embarrassment Of a
member of the family by Offering
him opposition in his own district.
Mr.. Longworth will remain upon the
ticket for reelection to his district
and make fight against all comers.
It is understood that he was sent
as monster plenipotentiary to the
Colonel asking him to keep out Of the
congressional fight in Ohio, but Col
onel Roosevelt was unmoved by the
plea, declaring that to maintain a
consistent national ticket it would
also be necessary to put local organi-
zations in the field. It is understood
here that Longworth will take the
stump for Taft, speaking not only
in his own district in Ohio, but per-
haps in other States.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-08-12
II. MEADE'S MARSHAL
MAC EnIIlInmn mnIIII nv
WH0 TUUNDwUUILlI |
Was Charged With Running Blind
Tiger; Case Will Go to
Circuit CuOrt.

Barlow, Aug. 12.-Almost all of
Friday and Saturday was taken up
in the county court with the trial OF
the case of State of Florida vs. ].
M, Brown. ]. M. Brown is the for
mer marshall Of Fort Meade, and the
charge upon which he was tried was
that of being liquor dealer. After
hard fought battle the case was
given to tee jury about 4 o'clock
Saturday afternoon, and the jury in
few minutes returned verdict of
guilty. Messrs. Wilson & Boswell,
who represent the defendant, have
served out writ of error to the cir
cult court, and Browns case will
not be finally disposed Of until Judge
Whitney has passed on it.
This case attracted more than the
usual interest. Brown was arrested
in Fort Meade on this charge more
than month ago, and after the ar
rest the mayor and town council
suspended him pending the outcome
Of his trial in the county court. SEN
timent in Fort Meade in regard to
his guilt seems to be divided, some
believing Brown guilty and some
having faith in his innocence. A
good many citizens of Fort Meade
attended the trial. The main EVIL
dence against the defendant was that
of a negro convict, one John Be-
thune, who is serving a sentence on
the country roads for illegal sale of
liquor. Bethune's testimony was
that Brown was in partnership with
him in the sale Of liquor, that they
divided the profits and that Brown
as marshall was to protect him.
There were several other witnesses,
both for the State and for the de-
fendant, but Bethune was the prin-
cipal witness.
Court will last most Of this week,
there being cases yet to be tried.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-08-12
DEBATE RESUMED
POST OFFICE BILL
Commission Will Inquire Into Fed.
eral Aid for Highway Con-
struction.
(By Associated Press. }

Washington, Aug. 12.-The tinan-
cial operations of the Republican
congressional campaign committee
were reviewed by Chairman McKin-
ley today who declared that no do
nation of big business was accepted
in 1908.
The Senate resumed the debate on
the postof1ce appropriation bill, the
good roads section being eliminated
and provision made for the commits
sioner to inquire into federal aid for
highway construction.
Bourne Bristow parcels post plan
was Incorporated as a substitute for
the House provision.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-08-12
TY Ii BB WAS
STABBED IN
BACK TODAY
ATTACKED BY THREE UNKNOWN
MEN WHEN HE BOARDED
TRAIN AT DETROIT.
(By Associated Press. j

Detroit, Aug. 12-Reports reached
here today from Syracuse. N. r.,
where the Detroit Americans are
playing an exhibition game this
afternoon, that when boarding the
train here Ty Cobb was attacked and
stabbed in the back by three un-
known men but that Cobb's injuries
were slight. The local management
of the team says nothing is known
Of the incident and the police have
no information Of the assault. No
details were obtainable at the rail-
road station.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-08-12
BECKER TALKED TOO
mIInu cave cnurDDC
MUUll UhIU UUIlLIIU
The Latter's Arrest in Hot Springs
Will Probably Unravel Case
This Week,
(By Associated Press.)

New York, Aug. 12.-Much If not
all of the Rosenthal conspiracy mys-
terry is expected to be nnrayeled this
week with the arrest of Sam Schepps
at Hot Springs, and the possible con-
fession of Jack Sullivan. The dis
trict attorneys Office is prepared to-
day for new and important evidence
corroborating the confession of Rose
that Becker backed the conspiracy
schepps is indicted for and that he
might tell all he knows. He says if
he talks it will reach long ways.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-08-12
.SIKNELOCTROCUTED
AT..SING SING TODAY
Largest Number at One Time Since
Adoption Of Electric
Chair.
(By Associated Press. ]

Ossining, N. ", Aug. Seven
murderers were electrocuted at Sing
Sing this morning. This is the
largest number put to death in one
day since the adoption of the cleo
trio chair. Those eIectrocuted were
six Italians and one negro, Collins,
of Florida The death warden fin
ished his work in one hour and six
teen minutes. All protested their
innocence except Collins who came
in seemingly happy. He prayed and
climbed into the chair Collins killed
a policeman.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-08-12
Will Tell the Whole Truth.
LBY Associated Press. }

Hot Springs, Ark, Aug. 12-"Jack
Rose has told things unnecessary in
his confession to the New York
prosecutor and has tried to get me
in bad, but I'll not stand for 1t when
| return to New York; / mean to tell
District Attorney Whitman the
whole truth. He can't give me the
worst Of it" Thus declared Sam
Schepps today, who was arrested
here as the go-between in the New
York police scandal and Rosenthal
conspiracy. He denied vigorously
that he had made a confession, but
admitted he had talked too much
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-08-12
EARTHQUAKE In ITALY DEALS
DEATH AND DESTRUCTION

Constantinople, Aug. "details
Of an earthquake between Constants
nople and AgTianople are coming in
slowly.
Fugitives from Myrophrito report
three hundred killed there and six
hundred injured, and the town still
burning when they left.
Canes Hora has been wiped out
and eighty killed and thirty injured.
Many other towns are reported de-
stroyed by the quake, fire following.
The region Of the Dardanelles ap-
pears to have been the center OF the
quake.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-08-12
TO BAR CRIMINAL PICTURES.

New Orleans, Aug. IA Officials
OF the Louisiana Federation Of Cath
olic Societies have drafted for intro
duction in the City Council an ordi-
nance to prohibit the depletion in
motion pictures of crimes, criminals,
or any subject having to do with
criminals, their haunts or their prac-
tices.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-08-12
WILL.ARRESTsMANl 1A
WHO SENT EXPLOSIVE
TO YOUNG WOMAN
(By Associated Press. }

Charlotte, N. c., Aug. 12.-The
chief of police at High Point de-
clared he expected to arrest today .
young man suspected Of sending a
package of explosive to a young
woman at High Point, which explod-
ed, injuring two men. The arrest is
expected to be made at Asheville.
The men injured were w. M. Bus
bee, manager of the Southern Ex-
press Co. at High Point, and L. C.
Morton, cashier.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-08-12
LAKELAND FIRM
LANDS BIG CONTRACT.

The Central Construction Co. was
today awadred the contract for
erecting for the Pierce and Palmetto
Phosphate Co.'s twelve employees
houses, and two large dormitories,
the contract amounting to $4,000.
Work viii begin Sept. Is and con-
tinue for four months.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-08-12

The Punta Gorda Land a ndLum-
Der Co., with a capital of one mill
lion dollars, is in process Of incor-
poration at Punta Gorda This COM
Dany owns many thousand acres of
land in Desoto county, and the es-
tablishment Of It's huge mills at this
place means the employment Of two
or three hundred men.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-08-12
TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION
IN SESSION TODAY
CBy Associated Press. J

Cleveland, Aug 1.-THE fifty
eighth annual convention Of the IN
ternational Typographical Union be-
gan today, President James Lynch
presiding Addresses OF welcome, re-
sponses and appointments Of COM
mittees consumed today's business.
NO election Of officers win be held at
this meeting
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-08-12

Mrs. Jenkins Mrs. Smith, We
shall be neighbors now. / have
bought house next you, with a wa.
ter frontage.
Mrs. Smith-So glad. hope you
will drop in sometime. Everybody's
Magazine.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-08-12
ONE AMERICAN DEAD;
one MEXICAN INJURED
IN LAST NIGHTS FIGHT
(By Associated Press. }

Ell Paso, Aug. 12.-In fight last
night between United States soldiers
and Mexicans, near the boundary
line below Columbus, New Mexico. A
soldier was shot through the body
and a Mexican smuggler wounded.
The shooting was caused by an at
tempt to smuggle ammunition across
the line.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-08-12

The Miami Metropolis says: The
bond issue is being decided at Fort
Lauderdale today. If successful
$4,000 will be. spent in making
streets and building sewers.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-08-12
FORMER RsVICE- PRESIDENT
IS OUT FOR WILSON
CBy Associated Press. }

New York, Aug. 12-Former Vice
President Stevenson, in Ephraim,
Wis, sent telegram today announc-
ing he would take the stump for
Wilson. Sept.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-08-12

Work has started on erecting the
brick foundation for the new brick
depot in Miami The concrete base
is completed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-08-12
PROGRESSTvES OPEN HEAD
QUARTERS IN JACKSONVILLE
(By Assoeiated Press. }

Jacksonville, Aug. 12.-state
headquarters of the Progressive par
ty were opened here today by H. L.
Anderson, committeeman
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-08-12

A business league has recently
been formed in DeLand. The mem
bers are planning many improve
menta 70 their city
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-08-12

Mr. C. w. Carlton was elected
mayor OF Fort Myers TUESDAY Dy :
handsome majority
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-08-12
TINE FOR ALL GOOD MEN
TO AID THE PARTY

jacksonville, Aug. 12.--From now
until the close of the presidential
campaign, there will be a strenuous
appeal to Florida Democrats for con-
tributions to the campaign fund ac-
cording to National Democratic Com
mitteeman J. T. G. Crawford, who
has already taken up the work. Mr..
Crawford states that, although lie
only recently sent out letters to the
various counties of the State, he has
gratifying assurances that the fund
will increase rapidly during the lat
ter part Of this month.
Dollars Count Now.
"A dollar now is worth more than
dollar will be later on" said Mr..
Crawford, this morning, "and the
Democrats Of Florida should act
quickly if they desire to be of the
most benefit to the cause. We an
ticipate opening a dollar campaign
in every county Of the State, at an
early date, to permit the men Of les
ser means to contribute. | am pleased
to say that some of the leading busi-
ness men of the State are making
contributions, and all express with
their remittances the greatest hopes
and best wishes for Governors Will
sons success in November.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-03
TEXAS ''U' TEAM
HAS SCHEDULE
Probabilities Are that the
Baseball Club VIII Be
Fast.

Austin. Tex. Feb swim the most
pretentiOus schedule OF years muc1
interest now centers in the Daseba-ll
team Of the university Of Texas. The
team viii make a tour or the south
for games with some OF the larger uni
versities. including Auburn OF Al
bana university OF Georgia Louisiana
state university, Tulane and others
me hest institutions Of the state viii
also be PLAYED in Austin More men
nave reported for duty than was ever
known before on a Texas baseball field
ana +be outlook could not be brighter.
The team managers expect 10 win
the championship OF Texas and put M
q stiff fight for the championship OF
the south The team viii leave on its
forr April 20 and viii play Auburn
college at Auburn, Ala. April p, the
university OF Georgia at Athens Ca.
ADril % and "a These two games
viii probably be the hardest the Long
horns VIII have during the entire Sea
son. Last year the GeOrgians were ali
the scrambled eggs and cleaned up
everything they played. including Van
derbiIt university. April 20 and p
rhe Texans play Tulane university at
New Orleans The first game to be
played after their Homecoming VIII be
the OzlahOmians, May and g. The
season viii wind up with the two
games with Texas Christian university
at Austin May IS and a.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-03

r IS natural. perhaps, that after
young prize fighter has climbed
to the top of the mess in mis- diFi-
sion that his effervescing spirits should
manifest themselves in a life that is
popularity termed giddy. Deprived OF
everything that he naturally wanted
since kid. that money could buy. sud
denly he finds himself possessed Of con-
siderable coin Of the realm, his repu-
tation made and publicized to an ex-
crutiating degree Of adulation by met
ropOlitan press Like young Corbett,
Stanley Ketchel. Terry AIcGovern and
scores Of others. therefore. he goes
wrong"
1t is all the more pleasure, then, to
record the achievements of a young
ster who passes through this stage
safely and maintains his equilibrium.
Such a boy is AID WOlgast WOlgast
won the lightweight championship aft
er he had hOed the hardest kind OF
row. He beat the incompatible Bat
ting Nelson It was enough TO turn
the average youngsters head. It didn't
Wolgast's. He hurried home to his
farm at Cadillac, Mich, just as he has
always hurried home to that farm, and
his first official act with his money
was to make his family independent
for life.
Wolgast has aeumen enough to know
that some day somebody is going to
bounce one off Of his Jaw which will
mark the end Of championships and easy
money. He IS preparing for that day
and when it comes il will find the
young glove expert with property IN
Michigan aud California and comfort
ably fixed for life.
And Wolgast isn't near" either
Some time ago he received word that
his old matchmaker. Charlie Godfrey.
who gave Wolgast his first chance to
show, was up against It." It was
while Wolgast was lying IN out in Los
Angeles. He called a messenger boy
ana in the twinkIing OF an eye had
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-03
MAY MAKE IT An
ALL TEXAS LEAGUE
Chance that Oklahoma City
Ball Franchise VIII Be
Transferred.
By Horace H. Shelton

San Antonio, Tex, Feb. She form-
al transfer OF the Galveston franchise
to Beaumont, making again q Texas
league Of eight teams, has not ealmed
the stormy waters Of the league to any
appreciable extent The Oklahoma
City franchise is now on the market
IN an effort to create an ali Texas
league. Abner Davis. owner Of the
Oklahoma City franchise, is willing TO
sell. His health IS bad and he wants
to get rid Of as many worries as pos
sible. He has the franchise and %
promising players to dispose Of He
is not willing to sacrifice them and
says that Oklahoma City will remain
IN the league unless II is worth his
while TO transfer the team TO some
other league.
Corsicana is the most likely pur-
chaser for the Oklahoma City fran
chise. That city tried to get In when
Galveston went out but Beaumont beat
the city to the Franchise There is
also a possibility that Galveston may
come back IN, taking the Oklahoma
City franchise. The Texas league
hated very much TO lose that city.
Determine Course ut Meeting. =
All these matters VIII be threshed
out at a meeting of the Texas league
magnates to be held in Houston sun
DAY. With Beaumont and Corsicans
several thousands under the population
OF either Galveston or Oklahoma City
the outlook for a good financial sea
son for the league is not at all bright
II the two larger cities could not make
financial success out of baseball
there are number Of the magnates
who are Of the opinion there is little
hope the Two smaller cities viii be
able 10 DO So
At Beaumont. however. there is
great enthusiasm manifested The
CHM has been formally organized with
F. Fl. Dever formerly Of GALVESTON and
owner OF the Galveston franchise, as
president; Ed Stedman as vice presi-
dent: Lin Gilbert secretary and J. J.
Frav treasurer The club viii have
:. capital stock Of SIS, 600. Transferred
with the franchise were the following
players. Pitchers Helm, Peterson, An
derson, Mauoy, Kuhn Leclair, Hend-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-03

richsen, Holiday, Bennett and Rlce'
catchers Adams, Wallace, Nichols, En-
win and Stringer; lnfieloers MheeleI'
(who viii manage the team). Redmond,
Collee, Korftagen. Hooper, Kerr. Eden
and Ramsey; outfielders Wlliianls,
Nicholson, Maloney, Jordan. Speee and
Starks-
The announcement that Wilson Mat
thews for many years an umpire IN
the Texas league, has been promoted
to be an umpire in the Internatione1
league. formerly the Eastern league IS
particularly pleasing to his friends IN
Texas Matthews is the only man who
was able to stay with the Texas league
season after season He has the re-
spect and confidence OF the owners
fans and players and was acknoW4-
edged to be an umpire possessed or
remarkable ability. Previous to nan
in the Texas league and the cotton
States league. During the winter ne
works on various newspapers as SPORT
ing editor and is writer Of ability
He was given his release from the
Texas league when it was decided col
1ege coaches could be employed as UNI
pires more cheaply than professionals.
Get Players from St Louis.
Two more players OF the ST Louis
Trolley league VIII come TO Texas 10
play during the coming season. Man
ager Ellis Hardy OF the Waco team
announces he has signed sullivan sn9
10 him BY Otto McIver, formerly with
the Texas league.
Lyman Drake jr son Of Lyman
Drake for years a diamond star in
the National league, has been signed
by Houston. He is a left handed pitch
ct. Drake has been playing ball on
the Panama canal with the team man
aged by Wade Morre, who once won
the pennant in the Texas league while
managing Houston. He won q and
lost only five games last season
brakes father played ball IN Louis
vile when that team was in the Ma
uonal league and later was with Cleve-
land and Pittsburg- There were days
When young Drake mascoted over the
pig league circuits, picked up bats
and acquired a wonderful lot of ex-
PeFlence. He has a brother in the
Canadian league.N
Matter shontz star finger for the
Da5-as 7lanls during the season of 1910
sno returned 70 Dallas after a try
our with the New York Nationals. has
oeen SOLO outright by manager Gard
L. sI 20 Aoblle Of the Southern league.
CCltcner gerheyen has been sold TO
ear FaAs Mont Verheyen's home
= N Suite, Mont, and he desires TO
remain nearer home The hot weather
oI The south was a serious handicap
20 Nerheyn when he was here last sea-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-03

Hayes has been cleaning up the com
ever since and is now fairly estaoilsneo
for a life Of comparative ease CURING
the rest Of his days. But ne can NOT
represent his country at Stochnoin
during the coming summer lie IS
fun nedged pro.
OF course the same can be said Of
Dorando too, the only difference be
ing that he has garnered Just ABOUT
twice as many simuleons as has hayes,
DOrandO is now back in sunny II ana
viii have TO stay there while less pro
ficient marathoners try TO carry the
colors Of his fatherlaId TO glory at
Stockholm.
The men who finished first and third
in the hundred metres dash at London
are also ineligible fOrthe next Olympiad
BY virture of their becoming protes-
SIGNALS II. Z. Walker, the doughty
South African who beat the Nlrg1niau
Jimmy Rector to the tape is now back
on the black continent with black
mark against his name so far as
amateurism is concerned, but ne
doesn't care who wins the hundred this
wear because he has several thousand
cold ones in the bank. Nat Cartmen,
formerly of the University Of Pennsyl-
vania, who was right on Rectors heels
in the London sprint, is pro" by the
same token He has. like the others
amassed g bunch Of cash beating
foreign professionals. including the
great Jack Donaldson. Of Australia and
England
Others Who Have Turned pro"
The latest Americans TO forsake the
ranks Of the amateurs are Hans Helmer
and Billy Queal. who made such re-
markable pair in the ten-mile and Ma
rathon team races. Queal has been
doing top notch work in this country
since he become a professional beat
ing such stars as Percy SmailwOod.
the Welshman, Henri St. Yves OF
France; Jim Stanley, of san Francisco
and Alfred Shrubb of England. The
last named was about the first great
amateur athlete TO become a profess
sional and he is probably still the best
runner in the world at his distances,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-02-03

trimmed Al Kaufman via the knockout
route, and meeting between them
would have drawn big money and
placed the winner in an enviable pO-
sit!on in pugilism-
Palzer will probably be matched with
Carl Morris. the original hope from
Oklahoma, for a 10-round go in New
York The only hitch is the selection
OF a club. Naturally O'Rourke, who
manages big Al. wants the National
Sporting club, for It is in that arena
Palzer does all his training.
MOrriss advisers argue this would
be Of great advantage to the opposition
and there the matter rests for the
present. The handlers OF the men are
hurting nobody but themselves by de-
laying the Inevitable. The sports are
anxious to see the giants clash and
the gate" viii be well up in the thou
sands, no matter where the affair Is
pulled off. The desire to annex the
simoleOns viii bring the interested par
ties TO satisfactory arrangement be-
fore long.
Billy Gibson, OF the Fairmont club,
tells Us he proposes to settle the mid
dleweight championship in his arena
before the winter has passed away
Among the candidates he Is dickering
with for the elimination" series are
McGoorty, Papks lWhO proposes TO try
TO come back. Dillon and Klaus. Pret-
ty near the cream of the bunch.
Statistics given out BY Secretary
Charley Harvey, OF the New York ath
letic commission, are interesting to
fight followers in that they indicate
the great hold the sport has on the az
fections Of the public, During the first
five months Of the commissions rule
So clubs have been licensed 627 box
ing shows given, and employment fur
nished more than 2, 900 boxers and 1900
club attaches and officials. There
ought 10 be sufficient evidence in
these figures to convince The most
skeptical that New Workers approve
OF boxing as conducted under the
I--a az L.