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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-10
ives, III, Co."

versation. There was nobody but liked
Broad. big, gcnerous-hearted, free
handed
Thrcc-quarters of an hour elapsed
Cunning sat stilly at his desk, writ
ing indefatigably. glancing over finn
sizes and casting copy aside. His face
was blanchcd; the situation seemed
to have affected him as much as aiy
Of us. Once in a while the telelhnHe
would ring, but it was always local
news or report from some OF the
men on assignment. There was 10
word from Broad.
'lf she's among them," began Kemp
and we knew he meant the dead
Broad wont telephone"
20 yes, he WILL" answered coHtt
dontly; and at that moment the t'j"-
lhone rang so sharply that somehoN |
knew it Was Broad calling from CraE-
/ b. Id. Danaing took up the rce r
! ard held it 10 his ear moment 1Ira
| lie called me.
It's Broad" he said. Hes cilljrs
and says he has a good story Don't
| 20 into booth; take it down here.
I've told him to 60 SLOW Aud say"
he aided. don't let him get away
/ without giving you the list of the cas-.
ualties."
took up the receiver and at the
first sound | knew that Miss Phayre
was safe.
"Iiow is She" called. Fine" an
swered Eroad's voice. thought
there was the suspicion OF sob in it.
Are you ready? o. Miss Phayre?
Just trivial injury. thanks, old man.
The Planet story was incorrect Now
then" l began taking down the story.
while Cunning looked over my shout
der
The 1910 train from Washington
to New York was ditched on the far
side Of Crayf1eld at 1902" wrote. "A
broken rail- Is believed to have been
the cause Of the accident The engine
and the first three cars plunged down
an embankment; the remaining cars
left the metals. but did not overturn
The passengers all escala,l with
minor injuries except one unidentified
man who"
Suddenly Cunning pitched over and
fell to the ground. He had tainted
Kemp ran to raise him. and, Temporal
lily diverted from the telephone by the
occurrence. found myself glancing a,
the copy OF the Planet" in Dun
ning's half-opened drawer Of his desk
On the page facing me l read, among
the list Of the dead:
"Ms. George Dunning Of Washing
tom"
tcepyvight ma b. W. q. chapmaa)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-02-10

Paris fashions fastest edict Is an
evening cap Of green taffeta covered
over with heavy lace. which in turn
Is studded with scintilaiing beads. At
the sides, above the ears, lace and
beads are gathered into a rosette from
which are suspended three clusters
OF beads to represent the long droop.
Ing earrings now so much in vogue.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-31
Hare Bribery
..,. Matter.
Partial investigation by
Grand Jury and Left
Open Until Next Term
of Circuit Court.

\ The matter of attempting te
bride Senator John L. Hare, tc
stay away from the extra session
Of the 5Sth General Assembly,
which met in Nashville on the
18th October, was taken up by
I the Henderson county Grand
Jury, at an adjourned session,
oh Thursday Of last week. w
". Barry had earlier appeared
before the grand jury and at the
session on Thursday referred to-
Senator Hare and A. s. Stanford
both gave their evidence. AS, q
nonresident party could mt Dc
located at that time, the matter
was passed oyar until the next
term of the-Circnit court, next
February. What transpired ir
the Grand Jury room can not be
known and the public will have
to await the next terms Of the
court for further developments
in the case.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-31
Patterson's Conversion.

Miss Lille O'Daniel, Presi.
dent Of the Davidson County W.
@. T. o., says in regard to the
change Of heart" of Cover
nor M. r. Patterson:
] am frank to say, that at first
many of us doubted his sincere.
ity, but later developments seem
to prove that he is a changed
man. We believe it is the duty
of all Christian people to give
him the right hand of fellowship,
for we must not forget that many
a great reformer and minister
have come from the very depths
of sin and shame. One Of the
strongest and most beautiful
points in the religion of Jesus
Christ is the fact that it can
take heart Of sin and shame
and selfishness aud make it pure
and clean and righteous.
II Mr.. Patterson will turn his
intelligence aud well-trained in.
tellect into channels Of truth and
purity, he can add power and
glory to the cause Of prohibition.
II he is truly a converted man
he will not seek political honors,
but will be willing to see those
who have borne the heat and
burden of the law enforcement
battles 60 to hs front.
We need the power and infu-
ence of such q man as Mr.. Pat
terson, and we now believe he
will be true.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-31
Fair and
Carnival.
w e a er U hpropitious
and Practically Nobody
in Town First Three
Days Ofsthe Week.

As stated elsewhere in this is
sue, the Injunction seeking to
prevent the holding "a carnival
in connection with, q limited
county fair on the streets Of Lex
ington this week, was dissolved
by Chancellor <. L. Bullock, the
dissolution going into effect at 6
O'Clock Monday morning, but in
spite Of that the word had gotten
out thatsthe- whole thing had
been enjoined and would not be
held. This rumor in connection
with unfavorable weather condi-
tions seemed to have the result
ofkeepingthe people away from
town the first three days Of the
week, tothesextent that there
was nothing doing in the show
line until Tuesday night when
the crowd was mostly Of town
people and still quite slim.
The Whitney Shows seems 40
have an unusually good looking
optfitin the matter Of tents and
have not been here before.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-31
M. R. Patterson.
Former Governor Speaks
to Large Crowd in Nash
vile.

Former Governor M. II. Patter.
son, former defender of the
whisky traffic in Tennessee,
former idol of the regular
element In the Democratic party,
and the tools and followers. of
boozeain all parties and factions
in the, state, addressed an i'm.
mense audience in tho Ryman
= Auditorium in Nashville Tues
day night. The special termed
Patterson's Confession of
Faith" aud the meeting was
presided lover by Hon. Noah w.
Cooper, late law enforcement
candidate for mayor Of Nashville.
Mr.. Patterson took off one by
one his former arguments against
prohibition and, looking from
the viewpoint Of the Christian
church, exposed their fallacy.
The speaker told the story Of his
life, saying II took my first
drink in a Nashville saloon while
attending Vanderbilt and with
God as my helper | took my last
drink here also" At the close
Of the speaking, Mr.. Patterson
held a reception on the stage,
after a resolution offered by
Judge John A. Pitts had been
adopted BY the house, and many
friends and former foes shook
hands with the Memphian and
wished him success ia his fight
for law enforcement in Tonnes
see and nationwide prohibition.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-31
Big Sweet "Taters. 4"

The Memphis Commercial Ap.
peal Of last Sunday told of the
result of notice of a big sweet
potato which had appeared in Q
former Sunday issue that pa.
per.
The first potato mentioned
weighed six and a half pounds.
was one Of three in one hill which
totaled the weight of IA l-2
pounds. and was grown by r. A.
Puryear, Of Mullins, Tenn.
The second tuber came from
Nicola, Mo-, and tipped the Fair
banks-Morse scales at, the s 1.2
pound notch.
The next potato man was j. J.
Aker, who lived near Pine Bluff,
Ark, who sent three potatoes
which grew in one hill and
weighed IA IA pounds. Mr..
z ker's used $500 worth of com.
mercial fertilizer on one acre Of
land and made 1877 bushels Of
potatoes.
Ut is not amiss to state right
here that several years ago Esq.
|. a. Rhodes, living few miles
North of Lexington, made 120
bushels Of sweet potatoes on one
sixth of an acre of landau old
red clay stable lot.)
A letter from Choctaw corn.y,
Mississippi, to the Commercial
Appeal claimed the prize for .
Mrs. Henry Sides of that county,
who had sent to the Office of the
Alderman, Miss. Plaindealer, a.
potato which weighed II 1-2
pounds.
James A. Henry, the champion
truck grower of the Lexington
vicinity, has brought to town one
potato which weighed 8 1-2
pounds--and may have larger
ones.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-31

The Jacksonian, over in the
capitol city Of the county OF
Madison, which used to be the
banner Democratic county of
West Tennessee and which later,
with all the help money and
whiskey could give. mustered
about fifty majority for Bob Tay,
Tor in aNovember election, does
not like to be called a half
breed" The word half breed"
simply means half of one race
and half of another and is often
applied to animals and to ad-
mixtures of inanimate things.
We applied the term to the Jack
sonian because, while a thorough.
bred regular Democrat on the
liquor question, it fell down on
its faction in the matter of pro.
Itectiug and defending the back.
tax grafters-nor did the Jack.
sonian seem to endorse the
"bandwagon" regulars who f.
nally. voted for the law enforce.
ment bills in the Legislature.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-31

We will say, in the first
place, that the Jacksonian was
not started as a Patterson y
newspaper; it was started as a
Democratic newspaper, to sup.
port Democratic policies and
Democratic candidates and nomi.
nees. As a matter Of fact, some
Of the largest stockholders in the
paper are men who were never
personally for Patterson. but
supported him only 80 long as he
appeared to advocate what they
considered Democratic princi'
pies. --Jacksonian.
We are awful glad Sam that
you did not use the word ''prin.
ciples." Your policies" your
"nominees'' and your ''candi
dates" are all consistent-.but
you would have had trouble in
sustaining the application Of
principles" for tits known Of
all men that what has been dub
bing itself regular democracy
in Tennessee has neither princi.
pie or principles. It has the
policies" all right and in the
way Of nominees and candidates
sent some sweet-scented samples
to Washington, to Peru and tc
the Tennessee Legislature--bu'
PRINCIPLES, gosh, nit. "Aau
matter of fact in many ways
the stockholders and the poll
cies" Of the Jacksonian are the
two most, congenial and consis
tent items in the existence Of
that paper.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-31

Jordan Puryear, Of Franklin,
for several years well known in
Nashville, as q newspaper man,
died last Sunday morning at Los
Angeles, GAL, where he went
several months ago id search Of
health. His remains were car.
ried to his old home at franklin,
Tenn, for interment. Mr.. Pur.
year was at. one time business
manager Of the Nashville Amer.
lean before the consolidation OF
that paper and Che Tennessean.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-31

Governor Hooper has called a
conference Of all the state ofiici'
ais located in Nash Vile, for the
purpose Of devising means by
which the State may be able to
cut down expenses, which it will
be forced to 40 on account Of the
excessive appropriations made
by the recent Legislature. We
are printing this week the call
Of the Governor and the names
of the officials who are asked to
participate in the conference.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-31

j. Adelphus Busch, the multi
millionaire Beer Baron, was
buried In a st. Louis cemetery
last Saturday. Twenty-Five truck
loads Of flowers were sent to the
Busch residence, and many men
Of worldwide note were present
at the funeral. If Busch $ fune-
raj procession could have been
made up of the drunken and lost
victims of his excellent beer, it
would have been the longest
procession ever witnessed in St.
Louis or any other city.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-31

!
{ 1t is stated that Ex-Governor
Patterson will soon speak IN
Jackson on Matt, n wide Prohi,
bition." The date has not yet
been announced. The "Rev.
Ham," asthose who now jeer at
the possibility of his conversion
call him, will sure have some
tough material to tackle in Jack.
son. Let's 60 down and hear
him-.and join in the prayer and
hope that he may stick to the
truths he is now preaching.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-31

r.
Trouble continues to brew
down in old Mexico. The. cleo
ton Of last Sunday was farce
and Huerta, the provisional presi.
dent and assassin Of Madero,
continues to imprison whemso.
ever he may please to charge
with otfense against the govern.
ment. Gen'l Felix Diaz claims
that his life is in peril and has
sought and .beengiven refuge on
U. s. gunboat.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-31
Bad on Tennessee.

Michigan beat Vanderbilt b.
a score Of 83 to 2 on Dudley foot
ball field in Nashville last Satur
day, and on the same date Sc,
vance lost to Texas to the tune
of 10 to Z. The Longhorns had
to fight for their victory over
Tennessee, but at no time were
the Miehiganders in danger Of
defeat.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-31

John A. Hennessey, who was
appointed Auditor Of New York
by William Sulzer the recently
.impeached Governor, is after
Tammany-with a sharp..stick and
,dares Murphy and his followers
to deny their stealings. Go to
it Hen" and may you clip the
tigers claws, extract his teeth
and tie a knot in his tail.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-31

President Woodrow Wilson
passed through Dixie Land last
Sunday enroute for Mobile,
where he addressed the Southern
Commercial Congress on last
Monday. Many thousands Of
Southern people greeted the
Presidents special train as it
sped through Dixie.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-31

Archdeacon Hudson Stuck,
head Of the Episcopal mission
field in Alaska, and who is credit
ed with having gone to the top
Of Mt. Mckinley in the frozen
north, will lecture at Sewanee
early in November. and at Nash
vile November s. The Arch.
deacon is q former Sewanee boy.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-31

F. M
The most surprising thing
about these little fair occasions
and carnival shows, is the impu.
dence with which they run
gambling devices ia the face Of
the law which forbids them.
There is an attempt to disguise
some Of them, but all Of them
are gambling and all who play
at themi lay themselves liable to
prosecution. fRh Willing may
come in time to be Of value to
somebody.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-31

Weather prophet John Jones
Smith, Of Madison county, says
the month Of November will be
wet, cold and stormy, that cy.
clones will hit the South and
that unusually heavy SHOWS will
block the railroads and other
traffic in the North. !. Farmers
should work hard to save crops
on the bright, sunshiny days
thhat precede all storms.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-31

Ex-Governor M. r. Patterson
is going to speak in Memphis
sometime next week along the
same lines covered by Governor
Hooper when he recently adj
dressed ten thousand people in
that city. Somebody ought to
have, a maidstone Or Pastenr
treatment ready for Crump. !
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-31

The Nashville Democrat wants
the Jackson Jacksonian to live
for a purpose which the Demo
crat has never for q moment had
in, view-"To battle for the real
interests of the people"--unless
it means the liquor people.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-31

Marion NJ. Ward, aged 10, ar
rested in Cincinnati last Sunday,
has married 1--WE different women
in the past three years-the last
being Sarah Daniels, of Knox
vile, Tenn. ~
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-31

Il was impeaehed, not because
Of offenses with which I was
charged, but because ! refused
to do Charley F. Murphy's bid.
ding, tand because, as the records
show, / have relentlessly pursued
Mr.. Murphy's corrupt henchmen
in Office. William Splzer.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-31

Dude" Cham bers, of Carroll
county, tried in Federal court at
jackson this week, goes to prison
a year and q day for shooting at
w. "a. Craft, rural mail carrier,
last January.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-31
Cummins In Prison
Pending Appeal

New York, Oct. 27.--W. j.
Oummins, the Nashville finan-
cier, charged with populations in
connection with the Carnegie
Trust ca. .hse surrendered and
goes to the l5mbs pending the
appearhe has taken to the United
States Supreme Court.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-31

Jan. II, 1914 has been set by
State R. R. Commission for hear.
ing case in regard to q cents
fare on Tennessee railroads. The
railroads have been given ten
days time to answer on n centa
rate.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-31

The use Of whisky will be right
whenever you find . fond parent
introducing with pride . drunk.
en- son to prospective employ
er or selecting an artistic slush-
or for a son-in-law and not until
hen.-Johnson City Comet.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-31

" Salvation is so broad, so free,
s6'possible to all men, that there
is nvens- hope for the merchant
who, does not advertise, the man
who aids most successfully in
numbering the trade Of his own
town. Z. u. |. ~ ".
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-31

Hon. j. X. P. Blackburn,
writes from Lynnville, Giles
county, that on about the Goth
Of October. 1882, soldiers at
Chattanooga awakened at dawn
and found about three inches of
snow. fer w. ~
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-31

When Patterson was pursuing
the paths Of infamy, certain
followers defended him. Now
that Ham is claiming a change
of heart, some Of. those same
followers are deriding him. Bad,
they are for Ham-good they are
"agin" him.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-31

Federal Judge Sanford, Of
East Tennessee, came to jackson
yesterday to hear several cases
in Federal court in which Judge
John K. McHall is incompetent
on account Of kinship to litigants
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-31

A thousand drunkards such as
Ham Patterson was reputed to
be, will be converted. sincerely
before the saving grace Of AL.
mighty God viii even touch a
dram drinker, who never gets
drunk.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-31

Washington, Oct. 27.--Charles
7. Oates, Jr., former Attorney.
General Of Tennessee, has reach
ed this city In the interests Of
w. j. Cummins, the former
Nashville capitalist and pro.
moter, who is under an indeter.
inmate sentence IN New York Of
from four years and eight months
for alleged fraudulent transact
tions in connection with affairs
Of the defunct Carnegie Trust
Company, Of which he was an
official. He will probably ask
the United States Supreme Court
now in session for . writ Of super
sedeas and certorari to review
the recent findings Of the Appel
late Court Of New York, by
which tribunal Cummins was
last week finally adjudged guilty.
he is spending the day examin.
ing the various phases Of the
case. Nashville Banner.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-31

Y William Cook, at Murfreesbo-
70, has been indicted by grand
jury and will stand trial for the
murder of his wife and niece.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-31

The powers Of Europe have
ACTED in concert to give Uncle
Sam a free hand in Mexico,
France taking the lead in that
, act Of friendship.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-31

Mexican rebels dynamited
troop train last Monday, near
San Salvador in the state Of FAC
aticas and killed 175 federal SOL
diers. s e
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-31

Over in Madison James a..
Perry's final majority over
Squire @. F. Boone, ia the run
off for the nomination for sheriff
was 40l,
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-31
Every Economy
To be Practiced
Governor Calls Conference
And Stresses Extrava-
CANT Printing Bills.

Governor Hooper. regardful of
the welfare of the state, has call
ed a conference of the heads of
department with q view to keep
ing expenditures within bounds.
The Chief Executive finds this
necessary in view of the exces-
siye appropriations made by the
Fifty-eighth General Assembly
over his protest. he cautions
the strictest economy. The Gov
ernor especially stresses the item
of public printing, which he
terms excessive.
The call for this economy con-
ference is as follows:
ION account of the excessive
appropriations made by the Legs.
lature over the protest OF the
Governor and contrary to the adj
vice of the states financial off.
GERS, it is going to be necessary
for every. department Of the state
government to practice every
possible economy that will not
interfere with the efficiency of
the public service.
II have discussed this matter
with several heads Of depart
ments, and it has been agreed
that q conference Of state officials
might resultin the institution OF
several administration reforms
and economies that would prove
beneficial to the state now and
hereafter. Especially is this
true Of the item Of public print
ing. My observation has led me
to the conclusion that the ire.
mendous cost of public printing
is excessive and extravagant,
and | very much doubt whether
the state is. getting any real com.
petition in this particular. In
the absence Of legislation some
method of cooperation among
the departments might materi.
ally diminish the printing ex.
pense. of the state and effect q
saving of thousands Of dollars
per annum.
81 mention this as only one Of
several subjects that might be
profitably discussed at the pro.
posed conference.
II feel sure that such confer
ence of the heads of state depart.
ments would prove mutually
helpful to all participants, and ]
have therefore invited the fol.
lowing officials to meet at the
Governors mansion next Thurs
day evening at 6 o'clock.
Geo. P. Wooden, Comptroller
Of the Treasury.
Nv. p. Hickerson, Treasurer.
"R. Il. Sneed, Secretary Of
State.
1T. F. Peck, Commissioners Of
Agriculture.
IS. H. Thompson, Superinten.
dent of Public instruction.
"JtS. Beasley, Chairman Pris-
on Commission.
"R. Q. Llllard, Secretary
Board Of Health.
"Licius r. Brown, Pure Food
and Drug Inspector.
"B. A. Enloe, Chairman Rail.
road Commission.
Geo M. CLARK, State Auditor.
". Will Taylor, Insurance
Commissioner.
John P. Hick man.. Secretary
Pension Board.
Geo, W. Sylvester, Chief In.
spector Of Mines, .
"A. H. Purdue, State Geolo.
gist.
Nv. L. Mitchell, Shop and
Factory Inspector.
miss Mary Skeffington, State
Librarian.
Frank Maloney, Adjutant.
General.n
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-31
Ye cannot serve both God and
red Ticker
Nickles to the amount Of $685..
600, 900 were spent last year.

sYe cannot serve both good
citizenship and the liquor in
terest.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-31

There is no room in a Christian
heart for compromise with whis-
key.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-10-31

I've made substitution Of the
word Occidental for "Orien-
tall" making it read, THE Occi-
dental Order OF, Hill Billies."