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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-02
Immature Fruit Bill.

Tallahassee, Fla, May 1.-The
members are hearing from home ON
the citrus fruit bill. Many members
are disturbed over the outcome OF
the effort that is going to be made
to change the present immature fruit
shipping bill.
One of the most interested coun-
ties in Putnam and both the mem
bcrs, Mr.. Middleton and Mr.. Russell,
IRE giving earnest attention to the
calls from home. Mt. Middleton 10
chairman of the committee, and he
is himself citrus grower.
Mr.. Russell li.cs at Crescent City,
which ships d larger tonnage OF
grapefruit than any other sin.lc sta
tion on that line of road. Crescent
City is in fact citrus fruit town.
that being it's sole industry. 1t 10
also thought by some to be the pret-
tiest city in the State. 1t is right
ia the heart of q fertile country es-
pecially adapted to the splendid
growth of citrus fruits, am. all kinds
grow there in plenty and to great
perfection. Mr.. Russell has received
a letter from ore OF his most iniiucn-
tial constituents, who Is grower
OF oranges, tangerincs and grape
fruit, which may be of interest to .
large number Of growers for the
reason that it expresses at this time
a popular view. The letter comes
from b. H. Williams, as follows:
my Dear Russell: have your let
ter of the 26th inst. We ell feel
you will do what is possible to have
the growers wishes carried out.
rather than those CT spectators and
operators who would start large
quantities Of green stuff, doing in
calculable injury to the Florida cit
rus industry if they coald. We do
net want extreme measures, but we
DO want law sufficiently strong to
make those fellows stop that prac-
tice. 1t is fact that those working
for q law so mild it will mean moth.
ing, are the offenders in the past.
They are the spectators. No need
TO mention them by name: you know
them. But among the growers
themselves the need of stopping
green fruit shipments is fully recog-
nized now. Where there was much
fcoling a year ago, on both sides.
the sentiment at Tampa of represen-
tative growers from all parts of the
State was practically unanimous.
Thanking you very much for your
letter and your interest in the mat.
ter. / am sincerely yours,
"E. II. WILLIAMS"
Mr.. Russell Is inclined to stan1
firmly by the action taken by the
growers at Tampa. He thinks that
was thoroughly representative ex-
preston, and he THINKS the growers
know better than any other cA0
Just what they need
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-02
SUFFRACETTES
WILL MAKE BIG
DEMONSTRATION
ROOSEVELT WILL DELIVER AN
ADDRESS TONIGHT TO THE
WOULD-BE VOTERS.
Parade Thirty Thousand Strong Will
Traverse Fifth Avenue
Tomorrow.
LEY Associated Press. J

New York, May "A great DEM
onstration Of woman suffra gettcs be-
gins tonight with pageant at which
Theodore Roosevelt will deliver an
address. Madam Ncldica will take
the part Of "FrceHom." Tomorrow
afternoon tie greatest suffrage pa
rade ever held will move up Fifth
avenue, thirty thousand strong.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-02
WRECK
COAST LINE
HIS MORNING
BATES, OF LAKELAND,
Ed IN ACCIDENT NEAR
FORT MEADE.
hs suire, Also Of This City,
\ Ankle Broken and Sls.
killed Other Injuries,

horninG about 8 O'Clock, the
DI the mine extra, which
lere for the phosphate dis
4 u. m, jumped the track
turned over, about one and
miles beyo..d Fort Meade,
ktes, ilagmaA, was instantly
hid Odell .4a uire, brakeman,
b pa.n.ul, though probably
u, injuries.
raln M&s il charge of En-
\. h. turner and Conductor
{T.Ia pen. These, with MIR.
b., ! brakeman, escaped with
ut bruises. All the crew
AAeland men.
d time OF the accident the en-
III tender were detached from
! OF the train, and were Ecln3
Ito q point down the phos-
Inc to bring some cars up to
L. track. The tender jumped
swan. from the track, tle
howe er, retaining its posi-
Engineer Turner remained in
! and was entirely uninjured,
|also the tiremen.
B aLd Acquire were seated
/ side on the tender. They
ltched hcadlong to the earth
} wreck piled on top OF them.
body was badly crushed, sus-
several injuries, any one of
would have caused quick
Maquire seems to have fall
from the bulk of the debris,
ot only being caught. His
5 broken, and possibly some Of
1es of the foot are fractured.
ysician was hurried from Fort
to which place Mcguire was
and his wounds given atten-
He was brought in on train
arriving here shortly before
which also brought Bates
he latter was taken in charge
Gentry Undertaking Co. Ma
vas conveyed to his home on
Florida avenue, where he was
d by Drs. Love and Wilson.
Bates was aged about %
nd was a member OF the nu-
Bates family of this section,
. brother of Deputy Tax Col
louis w. Bates. He was mar.
little over a year aso to Miss
Lou Franklin, and the young
18th an infant child survives
He was an industrious, hon
young man, who stood high
esteem of all who knew him.
IS been only something NOR,
year that Cleveland Bates,
of the deceased, met his death
milar accident.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-02

The graduating class of the Gram-
mar school department OF the Lake
land school presented Il splendid ap-
pearance when assembled on the
Stage at the Auditorium last ever
ing. Thirty-four boys and girls had
attained that degree Of perfection
which enabled them to take the all
important step which places them in
the high school department. Ths
girls were all dressed alike in dainty
white dresses with trimmings Of lace
and pink ribbons. and carried in
their arms bouquets frCses. The
boys wore white rose III the lapel OF
their coats. With them on the stage
was their excellent teacher. Mrs. NJ.
ii. Terry, who has by her tireleus
efforts, made them what they are,
and Prof. Chas. M. Jones, principal
OF the school, who introduced the
speakers.
The first on the program was an
essay of "Agriculture as q Profes-
sion by Miss Lottie Bryant, the Sa-
lutatorian, but as Miss Bryant has
Loen i'll for the past ten days, she
was unable to be present, and the
salutatory part Of her address was
delivered by Miss Annie Jones, who
ranked third in the class. Miss
Jones also delivered her own essay
OH Charity" which was splendid
effort, indeed, and was enjoyed by
all present.
. Miss Doris Wells was the next
speaker, her essay being on Home
influence" She emphasized the iu-
portance of making home life SO
pleasant and congenial that tho
child would look there for the great
e.. part of his entertainment, end Of
training the children in the right
and proper manner. and then the
teacher would not have the ,np'"as-
antness that sometimes aris,s be-
cause the home influence is not what
slould be.
A splendidly delivered address was
that delivered by Hobson Strain
who took for his subject, Boys
Make Men" He declared that boy
should so live as to claim the re.
srect and regard of all with whom
he came in contact and should re-
member that he was to manage the
affairs of the country at no distant
d9te and prepare for that all im-
portant time.
"The Girl Question" was ably ham
died by Miss Helen Shaffer, who
really gave all girls some splendid
advice when she said they should
remain girls as long as possible, give
more attention to the duties of home
building and at the same time keep
ing good company and improving
their time along good and usefui
lines rather than frittering the mo-
ments away idly and foolishly.
international Arbitration" Is
rather large subject, but Angelo
Raymondo proved fully capable Of
discussing it intelligently and in a
manner which showed that he had
given much thought to this impor4
tant question.
Miss Alma Bassett was the ne@
speaker, and she told Of how the face
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-02
STEAMER STRIKES BRIDGE;
TWENTY ARE DROWNED.
lBy Associated Press.l

Natchez, May 2.-The steamer
CCncordia, engaged in rescue work
in the flooded sections, struck an
iron railroad bridge at Clayton, La,
this morning and sank. 1t is re
ported that twenty negroes refugees
were were drowned; one white man
is missing.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-02
EER STOCKHOLDERS AFTER
EPENDENT HARVESTER co.
(By Associated Press.)

Fcago, May "A committee
TO represent twenty-sevcn thou
farmers holding stock in the
ANY, today filed suit directed
e Independent Harvester Co., a
hillion dollar corporation. The
tcrs of the company are charged
Misrepresentation in the sale
pck and mismanagement Of the
s of the company
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-02
FIGHT ION CITRUS
.AR|FF ON IN HOUSE
(By Associated Prsso. }

Washington, May 2-The fight
over the proposed reduction in duties
OF citrus fruits, opposed by the CAL
ifornia delegation, opened today's
debate on the tariff bill in the House.
Unless there is an unex3ected pro-
tracted struggle 90; in: t free raw
wool, the schedules relating to bev-
cerages, cotton, wool, silks, paper,
and sundries arc likely to be acted
upon before the close of tonight's
session.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-02
COMMISSION GOVERNMENT.

Those who arc interested in this
1--we topic should attend the Board
Of Trade meeting tonight at O'Clock
and hear what Judge Malone has to
say on the subject. This will be one
Of the subjects to be discussed at
this meeting, and the men of the
town will be welcome. whether men,
bers or not. Incidentally, however,
they might ask themselves the Ques-
ton: "If not, WIN not?"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-02
Insurgents Evacuate Emplame.
fRy Associated Press.)

Nogales. May 2.-The insurgent
forces evacuated Empalme today,
after which q Mexican gunboat be-
IAN shelling California gulf town,
preliminary to land movements from
iuaymas.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-02

Belgian capitalists have purchased
fifty thousand acres Of Orange coun-
y land situted right near Orlando,
nd the firm will use 1t for coloniz-
ag a large number OF Belgium peo-
pie.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-02
GuN30AT and AUXILIARY TO
PROTECT AMERICAN INTERESTS
(By Associated Press }

Washington, May I'm answer
to reports from Ambassador Wilson,
Of the precarious conditions on the
west coast of Mexico, a gunboat and
auxiliary ship were ordered to Mazat-
az to protect american interests.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-02
HUERTA LEADER JOINS
GOVERNOR CARANzA
(By Associated Press. }

Eagle Pass, May 2.-Carranza Of
flcials announced from the Constitu-
tionalist headquarters today that
General Trucy Aubert Huerta, leader
in northwest Mexico. had joined
Governor CarranZa.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-02

Work will begin within two weeks
uTon the dredging Of the Florida
coastal canal by Mr.. Ben. Johnson,
says the Mani Metropolis.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-05-02
BRYAN. SITTING
Up WITH THOSE
CAL|FORN|ANS
WILL STAY IN SACRAMENTO UN.
TIL ALIEN LAND LEGISLATION
IS CONCLUDED.
California Senate Today Postponed
Action on the Matter Unit
Next Week.
(By Associated Press.)

10Y AbSUClaleO fEO69.
Washington, May 2.-Secretary
Bryan today telcgraphed that he
would remain in Sacramento until
the alien land legislation is con-
c.uGed.
Sacramento, May 2.-The Senate
postponed action on the land law
until next week.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-23
ONLY JAPANESE BARRED.
CALIFORNIA LAW WILE EXEMPT
EUROPEAN ALIENS.
Proposed Legislation Cannot Fail to
Cause Serious Friction With Ja-
pan and Some Japanese Are Al
ready Demanding that The Gov
ernment Make IL Cause of War.

Sacramento, Cal, April IT,
Amendments to the Bridsall anti
alien land bill, designed to exempt
from the strict prohibitions of the act
all California properties held by Eu-
ropean capital, while still barring the
Japanese. were offered today in the
senate by the author of the measure.
The amendments were drawn up at
conference between Senators Bird
sail and Thompson and representa-
tives Of foreign syndicates having
large interests in this State. If
adopted by the senate the proposed
changes will make the Brdsall bill
more acceptable to Europeans than is
the assembly bill and more restric-
tive upon the Japanese.
The principal amendment is the
insertion of clause permitting cor
porations, the majority stock Of which
is held by aliens eligible to citizenship,
to own lands. This provision was in
the assembly bin but the Birdsall
measure heretofore provided that the
majority stock of such corporations
should be held by citizens of the
United States or persons who had de-
clared their intention to become citi-
zens"
Further concessions to European
capital are contained In the new Sec
tions which protect the loans Of for
eign banks and exempt land used in
mining, oil, shipping and lumber in
dustries where most of the foreign
capital, except that of the japanese,
is invested.
l. The amended Birdsall bill Is more
restrictive upon the Japanese than
the assembly bill, for the reason that
1T limits leases to four years instead
of five. .a., ...
A circular quoting the views Of DR..
David Star Jordon. of Stanford uni
versity, who is opposed to anti-alien
land law, has made it's appearance at
the capital and Is distributed by
Japanese lobbyists, the first that
ever came to Sacramento.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-23

passed with but little opposition. The
committee had fixed the duty of
cents pound. Representative Bart
lett argued that phosphoric acid was
used In the preparation OF fertilizer
and that TO tax II would raise the
This was the second change in the
Dill since the caucus began its con-
sideration week ago. shoe ma
chinery having been the other item.
The caucus will complete the free
list discussion tomorrow and then
take up the income tax. 1t will fin
ish the bill this week and probably
will report il TO the house next Mon
day.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-23

ms drawer to get a pistol In order to
keep the negro I'm the store until the
policeman came, but the negro got
SUSPICIOUS ut once and made break
Tor the door. Mr.. Tisdale called on
him to halt, firing a shot into the
hoor to frighten him. 1t did frighten
MN. but only made him run faster.
Then the chase began.
Mr. Tisdale ran out on the street
pehlnd the negro and again fired his
PISTOL this time in the air to attract
attention from the police. The chase
went down towards Bartlettc Street,
"heh the negro was headed off and
took TO back lots. He was finally
caught on West Bartlette Street by
Policeman Ward, who had jumped
INTO an automobile and set out in that
direction to head the negro off. Po-
iiceman w. ]. McKagen came up n
rev seconds later and the two OF them
brought the alleged thief In.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-23
SHOT no SCARE NEGRO.
William johnson Captured on Charge
OF Stealing Bicycle.

A small sized sensation was created
on South Main Street about five
o'clock Saturday afternoon when Mr..
H. l.. Tisdale, I'm his efforts to cap
ture negro who is alleged 70 have
stolen bicycle. fired his pistol sew
eral times. in order to- attract atten-
tion and get aid In the chase after the
man. Johnson was captured at the
end Of hot chase and lodged I'm the
guard house. where he was given a
preliminary Monday morning and
sent up To the higher court for grand
larceny.
IL seems that several weeks ago a
wheel was stolen from G.. T.. Brown
ing and. as IL had been purchased
from him, Mr.. III. l.. Tisdale was on the
lookout for IL. Saturday the man en-
tered the store with the wheel for the
purpose Of securing bell for it. Mr.
Tisdale at once recognized the wheel,
although parts had been removed
from IL, and sent one of his men out
Tor policeman. Iio then went to
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-23
NEGRO AI1Aks WOMAN.
WIFE OF WE'LL KNOWN FLOR.
ENCE CITIZEN AND HER
son INJURED.
Herman Kelly Is Arrested and Lodged
I'm jail Charged with Crime--Strucl
His Would-be Victim With Wrench.

Florence, April 20.-The wife of a
prominent Florence citizen and her
son, a boy Of about IL years were
murderously assaulted by ne
gro. Herman Kelly, about 1880
o'clock last night. Kelly applied at
the home Of his victim to buy
a pint of milk for a restaurant
accustomed to buy from her. She de-
livered the milk in her own pitcher,
none having been brought In a fw
minutes Kelly returned the pitcher,
paying for the milk, and as the lady
reached for it, he caught her by the
left arm, and swung a long handled
wrench, used by car inspectors strik--
ing her on the head. He forced her
into the room, striking her several
times with the heavy wrench, she
screaming aloud. Her son attempted
to dash from the room for assistance
and Kelly caught him, dealing him
fearful blow on the head with the
"ASHN" Civ Aoio"ihS iIlb W Tic
yard, striking him again. He then
dashed towards the back fence, as the
lady's cries were attracting persons
from all around, for the home is near
the old Jacobi hotel on Front street.
In trying to get over the back fence
his feet sippd and his arms were
skinned, but he got away before the
crowd reached him. He was captured
at the restaurant next door several
hours later, with every evidence Of
being the right negro, even to blood
stains and freshly washed cuffs and
| skinned arms. He is now in Jail
Both the lady and her son are in a
serious condition. The victim is the
wife OF we'll known yard conductor
of the Atlantic Coast Line.
Kelly is the same negro who was
sent to the chaingang for three years
some time ago, being caught under a
bed in a private house in TIE city. He
Is about 22 years of age. He has
worked recently at the industrial
school. He was a good worker when
on the chaingang but the police have
been watching him since he was re-
leased. ....
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-23
Il. p. A. ENJOY OUTING.
Fish Fry at POcalla Friday Evening
Most Delightful Affair.

There were about fifty men gather
ed at Pocalla Friday evening to enjoy
the fish fry given at that place by
Post G, T. p. A. The affair proved a
most delightful one in a social as we'll
as grastronomical way.
The committee in charge Of ar
rangements consisted Of Messrs. w.
B. Boyle, Chairman; c. 3. Yeadon, W.
Percy Smith, w. r. Phillips, L. l.
Parrott, NJ. III. Beck and E. L. With
erspoon and each Of these gentlemen
had done his full share to make the
occasion as successful as the annual
picnics have always been in the past
Perhaps the greatest amount Of work,
Jwever, devolved upon Mr. Boyle, the
chairman, who looked after matters
generally. and Mr.. l.. /. PARROT, upon
whom devolved the duty Of preparing
the fish stew and fry and Of cooking
the corn bread from meal manufac-
tured at the Parrott Milling Com
pany.
The crowd gathered at the post
office shortly after six o'clock and was
taken out to POcalla Springs in auto
mobiles. there being plenty Of auto
mobiles on hand for this purpose.
Gathered at Pocalla drinks were open
ed up and the thirst OF those pres
ent quenched. After q wait Of some
time. which served to quicken the ap-
petites the bountiful and delightful
fish fry supper was served. There
was plenty OF delicious fish stew,
fried fish in abundance, fried corn
fritters. pickles, bread, coffee and
other foods to tempt and delight the
palate. The partakers Of the supper
all found that Mr.. l.. l. Parrott had
In no way lost the art Of making q
good fish stew and corn bread and
VIII always testify hereafter to his be-
ing the best OF cooks.
Beer and soft drinks again went
around after the supper, and the
crowd gradually dispersed, after hav-
ing spent n most enjoyable evening.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-23
COUNCIL sUsTAINs MAYOR.

Charleston, April 17.-At a four
hour session Of city council tonight an
acrimonius discussion arose, led by
Mayor Grace and Alderman Pinckney,
regarding the charges OF the former
that the latter's action as chairman of
the ways and means committee was
questionable in the matter OF the sale
Of the Battery boulevard lots.
City council sat as a committee OF
the whole and after full threshing
out of the matter, by a vote OF Is to
l. the council sustained the action of
the mayor in employing the Columbia
firm to promote the sale and otherwise
effect the arrangements.
Following this action an ATTEMPT
was made to pass another resolution
approving of Alderman Pinckney's
action as an alderman and not as
real estate dealer and president of the
real estate exchange, which was de-
feated by vote of to 4, with 4 al
dermen declining to vote. After the
vote had been declared one Of the al
dermen asked that his vote be changed
from the negative to the affirmative
which if recorded in time, would have
made the vote 8 to 3.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-23
DIPLOMATIC SERVICE CHANGES
POLICY OF ADMINISTRATION TO
WARD LATIN-AMERICA WILL
BE DIFFERENT.

Changes are Said to be of Rules and
PersOnnel-Henry James Recalled
from Ecuador, Where He Had
Been Sent by Former President as
Arbitrator.
Washington, April illumination
Of far reaching changes in the diplo-
matte service, particularly in Latin
America, came today from the White
House, when it was announced that
Henry James had been recalled from
the mission given him by the Taft ad-
ministratiOn to act as arbitrator be-
tween the goernment of Ecuador and
the Guayaquil & Quito Railway COM
pany, an American corporation, in a
claim dispute.
1t was said that while there was
nothing in the recall Of Mr.. James to
reflect upon him personally, the pol
icy of the administration would be
not to have the American government
directly involved in the settlement Of
private business disputes 1t was in
timated at the same time that persons
in the diplomatic service who might
have large property or financial inter-
ests in the countries in which they are
resident probably will not be retained
in those places.
A sweeping investigation is under
way in the state department in line
with the statement about Latin Amer
lean affairs issued recently by Presi-
dent Wilson, asserting that any pre-
riOus influence that might have been
exerted by the American government
for the promotion of loans Of private
enterprises would not be renewed.
In this connection Secretary Bryan
took under consideration today the
status of proposed treaties between
the United States and Nicaragua, Hon
duras and Guatemala. The impression
exists that these conventions, which
were never ratified by the senate but
which had the sanction of the Taft
administration, would be dropped.
GENERALLY these treaties looked to
a more or less direct American super
vision over the customs collected in
the countries concerned as a guar
antee Of American investments. One
of the Nicaraguan treaties also pro-
vided for the payment Of $4,000, 900
to Nicaragua in turn for an exclusive
franchise to construct an inter-
oceanic canal in that country, a pro-
vision intended to head off possible
competition with the Panama canal.
Much interest was manifested today
in the action Of Secretary Bryan in
beginning consideration Of these
treaties and a further definition of
policy toward Latin-American repub-
lies. which have been seeking the sup
port Of the United States in improving
their financial standing is expected
shortly.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1913-04-23

Judge Memminger has a way Of
pointing out for the information Of
the people certain very annoying fea-
lures Of their court procedure. The
Spartanburg Herald says: THE diff
Guilty of securing reforms of this
character lies in the fact that the
great majority Of the people do not
understand the lawyers who are
not particularly interested in putting
wings on the feet of justice. The OBJ
ject of the defendants counsel is to
put eff the evil day."-August Chron-
icle.