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The log cabin Democrat., 1912-03-25
HAMLET MAN HELD
FOR INFANTIC|DE
community Is EXCITED
DISCOVERY OF INFANTS, DEAD
BODY LEADS TO ARREST OF
JAMES FLACK.

The discovery Of the dead body of
a newborn infant concealed in a
smokehouse on the Bruce Shaw place
near Liberty church, six miles east of
Conway, Saturday, led to the arrest
yesterday of James Flack, who is held
under $500 bond and is charged
with being responsible for the death
OF the child. His examining trial will
be held before Justice of the Peace
Henry Carter next Friday.
The body of the babe was found by
Will Robinson and Will Shaw, who
had sought shelter in the smokehouse
during rainstorm. 1t was wrapped
in an old quilt and partially buried in
the ground, being covered with an old
door shutter. Suspicion pointed to
Flack on account of the fact that he
and his wife had only short time
ago moved away from the place.
Acting as coroner, Justice Carter
held an inquest over the body yester-
Gay afternoon. 1t is stated that DR..
George Harrod testified that he had
knowledge of the birth of child
about four weeks ago to Flacks wife,
but Flack is said to have denied at the
inquest any knowledge of the entire
affair. 1t is also stated that Mrs.
tlack, who was unable to attend the
inquest, made deposition to the eff
feet that she had never become the
mother of a child.
The coroner's jury returned a ver-
dict charging Flack with maanslaugh-
ter, and the acting coroner fixed his
bond at $500, which was made. The
entire community is said to be very
much excited over the affair.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-03-25
set for Tuesday at l o'clock p. m.

set for Tuesday at l o'clock D. m.
According to testimony introduced
at the coroner's inquest, the Payne
woman and her sister, Mandy Salter,
together with two white men, were
attacked at the Fairgrounds in this
city by Jones and Banks Saturday
night, March 16 The Salter woman
and one of the men escaped without
injury, but the other man and the
Payne woman are said to have been
severely beaten with clubs. The fact
that Mollie Payne died one week after
the attack led to the belief that the
injuries she received were responsible
for her death
AT the hearing today, however, Dr.
j. S. Westerfield and Dr.. T.. N. Nc
Collum both testified that n their
opinion the cause of the woman's
death was pneumonia. The injuries
she received, they stated, were not Sc
rious enough to result in death
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-03-25
WEATHER FORECAST.

Tonight and Tuesday, generally
fair; warmer.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-03-25
RFCTORINTERPRETS
TAX PENALTY ACT
ATTY GENERALS OPINION
NEW LAW REGARDING DELIN-
QUENTS IS CONSTRUED FOR
ATTY. G. w. CLARK.

In response to an inquiry from Geo.
W. Clark of Conway, prosecuting at
tcrney of the Seventeenth district,
Assistant Attorney General ". H.
Rector has rendered an opinion re-
| lgarding the penalties which should be
extended on delinquent real and per-
scnal property, under the provisions
of the law affecting that matter, pass
ed by the last legislature. Mr.. Rec
tor states that since the passage of
act Ais of the acts of 1911, the attor-
ney generals office abs been at a loss
to know just what the law is, but that
after giving the matter great deal
of attention the following conclusions
have been reached:
"Under section 1000 of Kirby's Di-
gest, it is made the duty of the col
lector to extend penalty of 25 per
cent against all unpaid taxes on per-
sonal property after April / of each
year This section has been amended
by act Ais in this respect, that insofar
as the county levies on personal prop
erty are. concerned, the penalty to be
extended after April 10 is 10 per cent
instead of 25 per cent. So, with ref
erence to personal property, we find
the law to be that all such taxes un-
paid after April 10 are deemed delirs
quent, and it is the duty of the col
lector to extend a penalty of 25 per-
cent Of the county levies. Act AIS
does not entirely repeal section 1909,
but only repeals that part requiring,
the extension of 25 per cent penalty
on the county taxes, and the penalty
of 20 per cent on the state taxes is
left intact. So much for the proper
penalties to be extended against de-
linquent personal property.
Under section 1884, Kirby's Di-
gest, it is made the duty of the coun-
ty clerk to add a penalty Of 25 per
cent upon all taxes on real property
returned delinquent. | do not find
that this section has been changed.
amended or repealed by act AIS. If a
taxpayer desires to pay the taxes up
on his real property at any time be
tween April 10 and the Second Mon
day in May, when the collector is re-
qured 10 return to the clerk he de-
hnquel't lands IN his county, he may
do so, and under act 415 it is the duty
OF the collector to add a penalty OF
10 per cent upon all taxes levied by
the county court. If the taxpayer
however. allows his land to be certi-
fled 70 the clerk as delinquent. the
statute, section 1884 Of Kir5l's Di-
gest, equ'res that he should pay a
penalty of 25 per centum upon all the
taxes assessed against it."
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-03-25
Will CIRCULATE
PROAI PETITIONS

&. E. Owen, r. L. Brawner and
A. M. Ledbetter, the committee in
charge of circulating statewide pro.
hlbition petitions in Faulkner county,
are arranging to have copies OF the
petition at each voting precinct in the
county at Wednesdays primary cleo
ton. Copies of the petition were
mailed out to persons in each town
ship this morning and it is expected
that large number of signatures
will be secured.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-03-25
s. .Conway....Ark.... ......
SERIES OF REVIVAL
MEETINGS IS BEGUN

actor j j. Hurt began se.ic5
70 revival meetings at the Baptist
chur h yesterday, which will cont,nt J
JShout the week, beginning e..e
|n'G1t at 7:45. There will be no :sst,r-
|rona meetings. There will be no i.
rs minister or special music, IL.
IL ~l.urch invites all who will to core
end JON heartily in the services.
: t the meetings yesterday there
~ele six professions of faith, one adj
lition by letter, and two We're bapti--
ca last night. The church made lis
cLnaal offering to foreign missions
Yesterday morning, which was quite
encouraging.
The subject of the sermon tonight
will be, Memories that Bless and
Burn"
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-03-25
HOLD NEGRESS DIED
OF NATURAL CAUSES
ASSAILANTS OF PAYNE WON
AN, HOWEVER, HELD FOR
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT.

The jury impaneled by Acting Cor
oner w b. Wilson to examine the cir
cumstanees of the death of Mollie
Payne, decided this morning that the
negress died Of pneumonia John
Jonea, IT,, and VIII Banks, two ne
gro boys who were arrested soon after
the death Of the girl, on a charge of
having beaten her SO severely one
week previously as TO cause her death,
" II thus freed from the homicide
oh.i ge, but were arrested on charge
of aggravated assault and their trials
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-03-25
Big REAL ESTATE
TRANSFER MADE

A deed conveying 4,2S0 acres of
land in Faulkner, Conway and Pu-
laski counties from j. d. Hammett
and Jim l.. Hammett to the Hammett
Land and Lumber Co. of Huntsville,
Mo-, was filed for record in the office
Of Recorder j. H. Hartje today. The
greater portion of the lands involved
lie in this county The consideration
given in the deed is $4,000.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-03-25
FEAR FRUIT Is INJURED

Fears are entertained by some of
the farmers in the city today that the
hard freeze this morning has injured
fruit. Peach trees, they state, have
budded and are just ready to bloom,
and it is thought the freeze will be
injurious to them. Yesterday and
this morning were unusually cold, a
few tiurries of snow falling yesterday
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-03-25
TRAINS BADLY DELAYED.

Trains out of Kansas City have
been rcnning from four to eight
hours lase since Sunday morning.
The delay is said to be caused by one
of the heaviest falls of snow ever
known in Kansas, nearly two feet
having fallen in Kansas City.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-03-25
MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Evans Richmond, %, and Addie
Hatton, II, Conway.
Dodson Sherrod, 10, and Martha
Hayne, 18, Vilonia.
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-03-25
LECTURE SATURDAY NIGHT.

OFT will be here Saturday, March
30, and deliver his lecture, "The
Haunted House" at the public school
auditorium. Do you remember "Sour
Grapes" last year? He's the same
0tt 1t
The log cabin Democrat., 1912-03-25

Morris Elder, student of the
State Normal, was called home yes
terday by the critical illness of his
sister
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-03
THEY HAVEN'T STRUCK
LAKELAND YET.

Chicago, April 3-An active de-
mand for "incandescent hats" the
first of which was displayed here sew
eral days ago during the convention
of dressmakers, has caused a local
concern to get out number of de-
signs, all operated from small dry
batteries in the crown of the hat.
One new design was completed and
exposed in the windows yesterday. 1t
contains tiny orange bulbs about the
Size and shape of a small tangerine,
and are connected up with green
wires looped with orange and other
blossoms in decorative fashion. The
hat is considerably heavier than the
ordinary lid because of the wiring
and the battery.
The lights are turned on by means
Of a push button that takes the form
Of an imitation hat pin at one side.
New designs to be completed this
week will initiate rosebuds and all
sorts of flowers in which a bulb for
nation can figure. II is also planned
to relieve the weight of the electric
at by carrying the battery in the
rorsage.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-03
EASTERN PAPERS SEEK
NEWS OF SICK GENERAL.

News of General Frederick ID.
Grant, commandant of the Governor s
Island post in New York harbor, is
hcing sought by eastern papers. the
Associated Press having called upon
it's correspondents in Florida TO To-
cate the distinguished officer. who is
believed to have come to some point
in this State upon receiving sick
leave from his post.
The report stated that Gen Grant
was at the Mrs. Potter Palmer cot
tage, but such was found not to be
the case. Advices to The Tribune
from Sarasota early yesterday were to
the effect that the officer is not In
that town.
Gen. Grant is the son of the late
President U. s. Grant, and is one Of
the best known officers of the army.
Tribune.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-03
MOTHER GRIEvING
FOR LOST SON

Up in Duval county there is a
mother grieving over the disappear
ance of her boy who left his home
in a fit of rage. So great is the
mothers worry over her son that she
has enlisted the services of Sheriff
Bowden of that county, who has
asked the Tampa police to keep a
watch out for the lad.
The boys name is Maurise a. Don
ohue, who, with his family, resided
in Tampa some time ago There
is absolutely nothing against this
boy, but the mother wants him, and
is anxious to find out where he has
He is but - years old and
is five feet four inches in height. He
left home in knee pants and wore a
dark green cap.-Tampa Tribune.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-03
ANNUAL MEETING FLORIDA
ASSOCIATION POSTMASTERS

The annual meeting Of the Florida
Association of POstmasters, Of which
Postmaster Louis G. Lynch, Of Gaines
Vile, Is president. will be held at
Daytona on April II, 18 and 10.
Every member of the State, wheth-
er a member OF the association or not.
is urged to attend the meeting. The
association is non-political organi-
zation, composed of postmasters and
assistant postmasters of every class,
and its sole purpose Is to aid in the
improvement of the postal service Of
the State through the mutual inter-
change of ideas of its members and
officials of the postofice department.
Sun.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-03
WILSON MAKES STATEMENT
ON EVERGLADES MATTER

Washington. April 8 Secretary
Wilson told the House committee on
Expenditures in his department thar
che original report of the expert
Major Wright, on the Florida Ever
.ladcs, was not given out with his
tWilson consent The report OF
the expert was used for advertising
purposes in florida. Tie declared his
department had not made a complete
Investigation of the Everglades pro-
ject or any features covered in the
reports which are in controversy. The
secretary denied any personal knowl-
edge Of land sharks.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-03
RECEIPTS PROVE
CITY'S GROWTH
POSTAL RECEIPTS FOR PAST FIS.
CAL YEAR SHOW INCREASE
OF II PER CENT.

Pos master skipper announces tha.
the fiscal year ending April shows
!. gain i'll the receipts OF The Lake
land posluiiire OF /, per cent The
preceding year also showed a gain
Of practically the same per cent Ii
this ratio can be maintained com
pounding the gain. as has been done
tuc past two years it would show 4
remarkable growth, indeed.
Taking the population last April
rs 3,1li the number given in the
la10 Federal census, and adding al
increase based on the Increased pos
tai receipts. would give Lakeland a
population of about 200. It should
be remembered. however, that it is
now nearly Two years since the GEN.
sus was taken, though the figures
were not announced until som"
months later When this is cOnsid-
cred. it will be seen that the pOpu-
latiOn may easily be rcckOned as in
the ncighborhOod of 5000.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-03
IN
FLOOD DISTRICTS
THOUSANDS HOMELESS AT MANY
POINTS ALONG RIVER IN KEN
TUCKY AND MISSOURI.

i.oui,Nills. April . The situation
otcr the Hooded district adjacent to
liz ohio and Mis- !sappi rivers grew
worse during lhe night. The damage
and suffering eNtndS far inland
Where the r,iue, had gone. The
sm.iier streams are oui of their
banks and many railroad and hiSh-
way bridges have been washed away.
There were many narrow escapes at
h. iords
Shortage OF food is increasing the
distress III the river towns. Hickman
and Columbus. Ky, are the worst MT
The former has 1000 homel IS per-
sons. SEQ houses were inundated and
some wholly destroyed The danger Is
not yet over. More lcNecs, it is feared.
will break, increasing tn, loss which
already reaches half million. Mem
phis reports conditions but little less
serious in that district. The gas
works are drowned out.
With four Mississippi river towns
seriously affected by the invading wa
tcrs caused by the greatest rise re-
corded in river history, the flood situ-
alton today assumed more serious
aspect in widespread distress, heavy
financial loss. and impairment OF
business. The towns affected are
Hickman. Ky; Memphis. Tenn; New
Madrid. Mo, and Columbus. Ky. The
total damage to date is estimated at
one million dollars. and eight to nine
thousand persons have been driven
from their homes. Two thousand are
being cared for at Hickman. A large
section of Memphis is under water
and the gas plant is closed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-03
LATEST n VS. OF
..... CIRCUIT COURT

Barlow, Fla, April 3.-The case Jf
John ID. Moore VS.. a. C. l.. Il. X. Co.
was quickly disposed Of. All the evi-
dence was in before noon yesterday,
and in the afternoon followed the
argument of the attorneys. Thomas
Palmer for the plaintiff and W. A..
Carter for the defendant, the charge
of the court and the verdict. The
Jury found for the plaintiff and as
scssed his damages at $4,000.
In the afternoon the case OF the
State VS.. Amos Waters was taken up
and finished after supper. Waters
vas charged with assault with in
tent to commit murder upon one
claude Page, both being white boys.
rhe jury returned a verdict of not
suilty. State Attorney Singletary
was assisted by II. X. Oliphant and
the defendant was represented by r.
Percy Jones, Of Fort Myers.
The court is engaged today in the
trial of Gibson Carter for grand lar
ceny. The indictment, found at the
fall term OF court. charges that Car
ter stole a fish net and boat on Nov.
|, 1910, the property Of Hubert and
Arthur Lane. l.. G. Johnson repre-
sents the defendant.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-03
ALL INSURANCE COMPANIES
REPORT TO STATE TREASURER

Tallahassee, April 3.-Thc laws of
Florida require all insurance cOmpa-
hics that operate in this State to b.
licensed by the State treasurer and to
make reports to him of their financial
condition and their transactions In
the state once each year. The ma
iirc of the report now required of in
surancc companies is such that they
have to take some time after the first
of January to get up the data for
the previous year, but the companies
have all reported and the State Treas
urer has issued his report containing
the most essential data required to
be filed
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-03
George VI, Walker.

state Attorney Third Judicial Cir
cull-tote Tor che, to be voted for
only IN the counties composing the
Third Judicial circuit:
Stafford Caldwell
Jim u. Hodges.
j. W. Mckinnun.
State Attorney Fourth Judicial Cir
cult Vote ior enc, to be voted for
only III the counties composing the
Fourth Judicial circuit;
william \. iIailOwes, ,jr
state Attorney seventh Judicial Ci.-
cult No;c Tor one. 10 he voted fa.'
only in tAc counties composing the
Seventh judicial tircni;:
John c. Jones.
Cary u. l.anlis.
For Delegates To National Goulcn-
ton state at Large Vote for six.
]. L. AlcXander.
\. ]. Angle.
Ucontinued on Page -
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-03
TUBE s. RTS CRIPPLE
COTTON INDUSTRY
(By Associated Press. }

Washington. April 3. Every wom-
an who followed fashions edict by
wearing tube skirts. which requires
few underearments, has decreased
the demand for cotton goods twclve
yards on every costume she pur-
chased. according to sta cment be
fore the Cotton Manufacturers As
sociation here today, by George W
Neville, president of the New York
Cotton Exchange.
Discussing the government cotton
standards, the speaker said they
should b. made from upland or At
lantic States cotton, which is the
basis of all cotton traded in for fu-
ture delivery on all exchanges, and
is the quality quoted in all markets
the world over, and because stand
ards are not SO made the New York
Exchange had refused to adopt them
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-03
SPLENDID CONDITION
OF METHODIST CHURCHES.

The secretary of the District Con-
i.r, nee of the NJ. T.. church gives the
following account of some important
matters transacted at Barlow last
week:
"RepOrts made by the pastors in-
diratcs very healthy condition Of
the work in the district. In ma
tcrial way the work is advancing In
ii satisfactory way. A number Of new
church and parsonage enterprises arc
under way. The Fort Meade cOngrc-
cation will be wOrshipping In hand
some new brick church in few
weeks; kissimmec is beginning on q
new plant; Orlando is in the list for
a $500 church; Punta GOrda Is
moving in the matter Of new church
to cost about $500; a new church
is about completed at BOca Grande
on the Fort Ogden Circuit. and Fort
Ogden is considering the matter Of q
new parsonage. Lakeland is prepar-
ing to extend the work: IIaines City
IL building a parsonage; new
church is we'll under way at Frost
proof; bowling Green people are just
m a splendid new church, and new
building is to go up at Fort Green.
I'VE recommend the division Of
Fort Myers Mission and the fOrma-
tiOn of I.aIIelle Circuit; the division
of the AnkOna Mission and the forma
Of Kissimmec Mission and Apop-
ka Circuit; also the formation IF
Lakeland Mission"
Among other recommendation Of
f. red by the committee on resolutions
was the following:
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-03
PLANS DRAWN FOR
FOUR STORY HOTEL.

Mr. W. b. Tallry. OF Jacksonville. /.
- in the city with plans OF the hotel
which Mr.. II. B. Carter proposes 10
luild on his property. which he re-
e,ntly purchased from J. j. Elliston
"a South Kentucky avenue.
Il the hotel is erected il will b.
a fine brick structure -four storic :
iii hci@ht. With all modern convent
enecs, and will be Il credit and an
ornament to the city. Mr. Carter
states lnat if certain concessions ar
ranted him by the citF. work viii
commence al once in order that the
hostrlry may he ready for next sea-
sons business.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-03
IC.' 0 : UNBALANCED:
CONFESSION DOUBTED
(By Associated Press.)

Boston. Mass. April 3.-The pO-
lice are confident that Seth Nichols
declaration that he murdered DR..
Helen Knabe in indianapolis for ST.
500, is untrue. They think the re-
cent death OF his bride has unbal-
anced his mind.
Seth Nichols was on board the
United States Cruiser Dixie" the
day Dr. Knabe was murdered, accord
ing to Witness Snoring, from the
Dixie"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-03
TO CONFER ON
SOUTHERN EDUCATION
(By Associated Press.

Nashville. April ;. Aiming to
bring educational advantages within
closer range of the children Of the
South. and to instill sentiment for
better civic conditions among their
elders, a conference for education In
The South began its annual meeting.
Scores of public officials, editors.
teachers and social workers are on
the program for addresses
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-03
PRIMARY RESULTS
IN WISCONSIN |
LAFOLLETTE LEADS TAFT. WHILE
DEMOCRATS PREFER WILSON
TO CLARK.

milwaukee. Ms, APRIL Com
plele returns from Wis,onsins presi-
d,Htial primary show l.al GILLETTE has
i biz ltad o,rr Taft On the Repub-
licaH ticket. and WOODROW Wilson Il
winner over Clamp Clark on the
nymocraur ticket. llilwaukee's So
lAlist administration j, swampod by
Bipartisan votes. Emil Seidel, tn"
otialist incumbent, is defeated bv
br. 4. T. Badin@. bipartisan eand:-
hate for mayor
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-03
NEW TEN.STORY BUILD.
ING FOR TAMPA

Contractor McGucken has started
work on the ten-st0ry Mugge build
ing, at least he has broken ground
tor the foundation. the first spade full
of earth being turned on yesterday
morning. The material for the fOun-
daton is being placed on the ground
and as soon as the work of eXcava-
ton is completed, work will be start
ed on the foundatiOn.-Tampa Tri-
bune.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-03
WON'T. WI K I'll
Minimum WAGE FIXED
(By Associated Press.)

ondon, April 3.-A majority Of
the miners of North England and
many in Scotland, have followed the
lighting lead of the miners OF Lam
rashirc, and declared against the re-
of work until "A minimum
rate of wages has been definitely
fixed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-03
MRS. MCRff NOT
GUILTY OF MURDER
(By Associated Press. }

Opelousas, La, April 3.-Mrs.
Zeerunge McRee, charged with kill
ing young Allen Garland in her home
here last September, was acquitted
today. The first trial resulted in a
mistrial.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-03
FUNERAL OF TAYLOR
DELAYED BY WRECK
tBy Associated Press J

Nashville. April >. Owing to II
wreck in Nirsina which held the
train bearing the body of Senator
Robert l.. Taylor, the ceremonies
scheduled to be held here today will
take place tomorrow instead. The flu
neral at Knoxville will be held Fri
day instead of Thursday.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-03

We are asked which in our Judg-
ment do women look the prettiest in:
spring costume, summer costumr,
fall costume or winter costume we
are i'm doubt. They look so bewitch-
ingly pretty in any kind and all
kinds of a costume that we are not
enough of a connoisseur to tell what
is the most becoming costume. Will
some one help US out?-Ocala Ban
ner
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-03
IS IT AN ADVERTISING SCHEME

1t now develops that Abe Stein
berg, who made an affidavit at
Brooksville the other day that he
witnessed the Grace shooting at At
lanta, is doorkeeper for the William
Triplett Co.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-04-03
STANLEY CLAIMS THAT
STRIKE IS NEAR END,
(Dy Associated Press. }

London, April 3-Albert Stanley,
secretary OF the Midland Miners
FL deratiOn and a member of tn"
House of Commons, practically an
nounced the end of the national coal
strike in the United Kingdom this
afternoon.