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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-22
MANY COUNTY
DIVISION FIGHTS
At TALLAHASSEE
DeSoto and Brevard Seek to Split,
and Four Counties Would Be
Carved to Create Santa Te.

Tallahassee. Fla. April "a
Monday morning witnessed an early
atsemblage at the State House: tho
Hobbies and committee rooms were
filed. and there was an obvious pres
cnce Of county divisionists. there be-
ing strong delegations here from De-
Soto county aud several from Bre-
ward and the four counties from
which it is proposed to create the
new county of Santa Fe.
The arguments that are being
urged In favor of Santa Fe are being
given patient hearings by the mem-
bers because the situation in regard
to this matter Of division is some-
what different. Representative Kite.
who lives In the district Of Alachua
county which Is to form the greater
portion Of the county Of Santa Fe,
provided the bill passes, II playing q
lone hand. 40 his colleagues from
other counties are opposing 1t. lie
contends. however, that the people
living In those portions of Putnam.
Clay. Bradford and Alachua which
would be residents Of the new county
are heartily In favor of the division.
The population Of this proposed
county would be upwards of ten
thousand, which Is better than eight
cen counties In the State; the area
would be 576 square miles, greater
than twelve other counties; the as.
sessed valuations would be two mil
lions. better than seven others: II
would have twenty railroad stations:
is traversed north and south by the
main line Of the Seaboard, and east
ond west by the Coast Line; the
Ocala Northern goes through ono
edge and the Georgia Southern
through another: there are four
rural routes going out from Melrose.
whereas there are only five from
Gainesville. Some Of the larger
towns. besides Melrose the proposed
county seat. which are located In
the division territory, are Hawthorn.
Waldo and island Grove; there are
two banks. one at Hawthorn and an
other at Waldo. 1t is proposed to
take twelve miles on of Alachua and
twelve miles from Putnam and small
pieces from Bradford and Clay.
The county division fights are In
tcresting at close range and have
been the cause of more visitors COM
ing to the capital than any other.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-22
OuITON AND MRS.
FUDGE IN JAIL
Pair Who Posed in Lakeland 90 1au
and Wife Taken to Barlow
Last Evening.

G. H. DuttOn and the woman who
has been living with him as his wife
in this city for the past two or three
weeks plead guilty to charges
brought against them In Judge
Thompson's court yesterday after
noon and both were taken to Barlow
last evening and placed In jail.
After Fudge. the husband. had
struck his wife, as stated in yester.
days Telegram,he Immediately has.
tened to the house on West Lime
street. where button and the woman
had been living, and secured his
child. He then eluded arrest for
fighting, and made good his exit
frcm Lakeland. telegram havin;
Teen received here requesting that
the child's clothing be forwarded to
Chesterfield, s. c. All the parties to
the affair seem to have originally
come from the last-named place,
though tho had lived at Orlando
some time before the woman and
Drtton came to Lakeland. According
10 Fudge's story this is the second
time the woman had left him, he
having induced her to return to his
home on the previous occasion. on
account OF the children.
Dutton also has a family. though
Il is claimed he has been divorced.
The loving couple have a good
Glance to enjoy one another's society
under the restraints Of the road
gang.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-22
BASEBALL TO Be
''''lN3 INVESTIGATED NEXT
Representative Gallagher Let's EN-
Go After This Most Audacious
and Autocratic Trust"
(By Associated Press. J

Washington, April 22.-Charac.
terizing organized baseball as the
most audacious and autocratic trust
in the country" Representative Gal.
'agher, Of illinois, today introduced
resolution for an exhaustive In.
curry into the operations Of the ma.
ticnal commission which would also
direct the attorney general to In.
,estigate the baseball contract sys.
tcm, with a view to instituting
prosecutions for violation Of the
Sherman antitrust law. Gallagher
planned to confer with Senator H0ke
Smith In examining Ty Cobb's con.
tract.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-22
To READJUST
FISCAL POLICY
Of THE NATION
AIM OF DEMOCRATS IN SUBMIT.
TING COMPLETED TARIFF
REVISION BILL.
Seek Elimination of Protection Of
Profits, Which d Declared PRO
lection Of Inefdciency."
(By Associated PresA }

Washington. April 22.-Radical
radjustment of the fiscal policy Of
tho nation was recommended today
Ly the Democrats. presenting the
completed tariff revision. bill to the
House. Chairman Underwood said
the revenues from the income tax.
which it is proposed to make the
means Of adjusting funds to expendi-
lures, can be raised or lowered
without business disturbances, and a
budget system can soon be devised.
The Democrats announced policy is
to eliminate the protection Of profits.
and to introduce competitive tariff
basis. The protection Of profits. they
declare, means the protection Of in
efficiency.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-22
LAWS WANTED BY
JAX W0MAN'S CLUB.

Jacksonville. April 22.-That tn
publishing Of the details of homi-
c.ces, suicides and kidnappinss
should be prohibited by the State
laws, is the belief Of the Woman's
club OF jacksonville. The request
that such q prohibitive law b.
passed as we'll as others amending
tie juveni!. court. the establishment
Uf an Industrial and training
department at the Mariana reform,
school, the establishment Of q State
board Of charities. legislation In re-
gard to child labor In industrial
Eiants, making 1t illegal to tack
or paint signs ON trees or Oh
telegraph poles and fences near pub
lie highways, and variety of other
constructive legislative measures
were included In . memorial which
has been dispatched to the Florida
Legislature in Tallahassee by tho
Woman's Club Of Jacksonville. The
purpose Of the club and just what it
stands for at all times % . feature
III the memorial. The names Of the
nearly three hundred members Of the
club are aiixed to the message sent
10 the law makers.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-22
RROWN WOULD
TAKE DRAINAGE
FROM POLITICS
..,v COUNTY REPRESENTATIVE
HAS PLAN TO RECLAIM
THE EVERGLADES.
r,monious Discussion Precipitated
Today by Proposal to Erect .
Monument 70 Flasler.


tBy Legislative Fress bureau.)
Tallahassee Fla. April "a
4, acrimonious debate. the most SEN
s..oual Of the session. took place
..d,y over a motion Of Representa-
t,e Hendry to indefinitely postpone
. bill offered by Representative
r,oyd to erect a monument to Henry
II Flagler. The members took the
position that Hendry's motion was
an insult to the family Of the man
shO row lies seriously Ill. An effort
70 kill the bill was unsuccessful.
The legislative press bureau will
renorialize the Legislature to pay
tie wales claim and remove q blot
Of dishonor from the State.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-22
DRASTIC CHILD
LABOR BILLS ARE
BEING CONSIDERED
Measure % Il Now Stands Would In.
volve Discharge Of Many Little
Newsboys.

Tallahassee, FIa., April ZS.-
There is an unusual amount Of In.
terest at the capital and throughout
the State In the various labor and
child labor bills that are now pend.
ing before the Legislature.
House bill No. 296, by Speaker
Farris, and its companion. intro
Guced by President Drane Of the Sen.
ate. prohibit child labor in the STATE
Q: Florida. They embrace about the
same ideas as did the measures pro-
posed by Farris in 1907 and 1909.
II the bill passes in Its present
shape, the daily newspapers Of the
State will have to discharge all OF
their delivery and sales boys under
the age of ten years. and no girl will
be allowed to indulge In street trades
(the sale or delivery Of newspapers
ind magazines II she Is under six
teen years. This section will prob
ebly be amended because the sale o.
newspapers after school hours and
before breakfast does not In any
wise interfere with the education of
an Industrious youth whose ambi-
tion leads him to make little spend
ing money out of school hours.
The bright telegraph messengers
under twelve must 60, too, accord
ing to this bill which is said to have
tie unanimous endorsement Of the
American Bar Association which
convened last summer. And after Z
o'clock at night no messenger under
the age of eighteen will be allowed
on duty. No boy under twelve years
CT age will be permitted to work In
a store, but those over twelve may
work In stores and telegraph ohices
until 10 o'clock at night provided q
half holiday is given once q week.
The age limit for mills, factories
and other mechanical institutions IL
fourteen and for work about danger
GUS machinery the limit is sixteen.
No male under the age OF twenty
one will be permitted to work In q
saloon or other place where intoxi-
eating liquors are sold or dispensed.
and females of all ages are not to
be allowed in wine rooms either ~
guests or servants, the same applies
To breweries.
Another measure causing more
tran ordinary comment and In which
the child labor advocates are inter-
ested, provides for commission OF
labor and labor board. 1t 10 HOUSE
bill No. 2, and allows the commit
sioner Of labor to examine the books
Of companies, firms and corporations
that may employ labor.
And Senator Cone has bill which
prevents corporations coercing EN-
ployes into joining no unions. In
other words, . company may not dis-
charge a man because 1t Is found
after the employment that the eo'
aloye n Q member Of . union.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-22
bRvln's PLANS FOR
WORLDWIDE PEACE
(By Associated Preeo. 4

Washington, April 22.-Secretary
Eryan's preliminary plans for a
worldwide peace movement recon-
mendlng q series OF treaties for the
al bitration Of disputes and the limi.
tation Of armaments. will be submit
ted to the Senate committee on for
eign relations tomorrow. He has
chosen the unusual course to discuss
the measure with the members Of the
committee first, to pave the way In
the Senate for subsequent treaties.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-22
P|ITsBuRe EXCITED
BY SCHOOL STRIKE
(Hc Associated Prees. }

Pittsburg, April 22.-An uniden-
tilted girl was killed today by the
street carr, while marching with
companions in q "strike" protest
against Superintendent Of Schools 8.
L. Heeter, acquitted Of serious
charge preferred BY q domestic In
his family. Scarcely one-fourth OF
the pupils were at their desks today.
The school authorities charge that
the strike was organized and
financed to drive Heeter out
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-22
fBy Associated Preso.)

Washington, April 22.-The sun
dry civil appropriation bill, with a
provision preventing funds Of anti.
trust prosecutions being used against
labor unions and farmerI co-opera-
tive Organizations. Sverwhsiningly
xssoed the Houoo.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-22
POLITICAL STRIKE IN
BRUSSELS At END.
(By Associated Prese.l

Brussels, April 22.-Premier De-
broqueville announced this afternoon
in the chamber Of deputies that the
government accepted the resolution
of the Liberal leader, providing tor
compromise, which means that the
political strike for equal suffrage,
which for ten days has paralyzed
beth trade and commerce, will end
Immediately.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-22
,pILs0N APPEALS TO
CALIFORNIA LAWMAKERS
(Dy Associated Press.)

Washington. April 22.-President
Wilson, after comforting with thu
Democratic delegation from Califor-
MIA today, decided to telegraph Gov
ernor johnson and the legislative
leaders. appealing to them not to
enact anti-alien land laws contravcn.
ing treaty obligations Of the United
States with Japan.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-22
Senate ravors Popular Election Of
Federal Judges.

try Associated Press.)
Tallahassee, Fla. April "a
The Senate passed = resolution ask
ing the Flcrida representatives in
Congress TO support an amendment
for selecting federal judges by popu-
lar vote.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-22

Washington. April 22.-The Sen.
ate Republicans announced In party
conference today that they proposed
to- block the nomination Of William
]. Harris AZ director Of the census.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-22
STORY OF SIMS ASSAULT.
Try Associated Press. J

Washington, April 22.-Represen-
tative Sims today told the Congress
sional committee investigating thu
case of an assault upon him by G. C..
Glover, local banker. Glover sent a
letter to the committee.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-22
(By Associated Preso.)

Tampa, Fla, April 22.-R. w.
Grinton, q real estate dealer. was
caught In the undertow at Sarasota
yesterday and was saved by l2-year-
cid Frank Abbott, of Birmingham,
whom friends will urge for . Carne-
eie medal.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-22
AW. TURN EN- OUT !
WITH Mr.. HORSE.
lBy Associated Press.l

Washington. April 22.-Julian
Hawthorne and DIR. william J. Nor
ton. in the Atlanta penitentiary tpf
tie misuse Of mails. will not b ellgi-
Bile to parole until theyserve actually
one-third Of their sentences In pris-
en-, which will be the latter part Of
July. the department Of Justice de-
cided today.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-22

The Shriners' Association Of g.
Petersburg, formed In February.
1918, 10 planning TO erect q club
house in the Sunshine City for next
season. This Organization has near.
" 400 member.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-22
Browns Plan for Taking 'Glades Out
of politica.

o. k0utlcS.
Tallahassee, Fla, April 22.-Rep.
msentatiye Brown Of Polk county is
going to try and work out before the
session is too far advanced q plan
which will place the drainage Of the
Everglades safely beyond the pale
Of politics.
The impression prevails with a
good many members that unless &C.
tion is taken during the present ses-
sion to eliminate the Everglades
natter from political fights Of the
future that the success of the pro.
Yet will be greatly damaged: they
cite the fact that the constant stir.
ring up Of the question has already
Injured not only the project but the
eHtire State as well-not because
there is lack Of merit but because
there is so much misunderstanding
&n.
Nr. Brown is in favor of borrow
ns money in sufficient quantity at
che time from the general govern
Eent, even il that amount be placed
a such figure as forty million dol.
Efs, more or less, which has been
stated by some opponents of the
eFalnage as being the amount re-
cured to complete the work. The
Hprfsentative from Polk has not
"lly prepared his plan. but he is
aOw Investigating and the idea In
Tue rough which he ID considering Is
% hFst get all the Information pos.
"0le concerning the scheme which
vas used for the construction OF the
'sa'ous Roosevelt dam. The interior
separtment maintains q fund for the
'u'tnerance Of irrigation and drain
sse operations and Mr.. Brown be-
"s'es that the fund may become
"dilaoie for the Everglades drain.
'se Ii the required legislation 10 en-
tcted.
am informed that some Of tho
everglades land companies are ex-
ending large sums, one Of them 4
.''ilon dollars. to put their lands
:. eultivable condition, irrespective
" snat the State does. It strikes me
s1' there should bs thoroughly
sseaole working system. and 1,
Alnly should not bs any dimcul,
ss''ef for the trustees Of the i'm.
NV ~v'ement fund, acting for the Stats
Aa the credit Of the State behind
en- to finance this proposition and
e the drainage success The Of.
80 s OF this would be that the conn.
49, would be restored and the
k.. credit would be protected BY
lug the ability to save the lands
nold them In reserve ana beins
s.lled to sell them OF in small
~. s at sacrifice prices simply iu
~ 10 Keep the drainage going.
g.. srown b seeking the confer
o. other nemb>e, ana Il looks
~ .aere would b some nore feast.
t,..a p'an evolved fiom thh ssttinl
as,.s ,s' than ~ yst sssa sas'
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-22
Italian Convicted
In Courtship Feud
TO Be Given Parole

The order which will make Aristide
t'ranzoni a free man with the usual
restrictions provided under the parole
law was issued from the office of the
State Prison Commission Wednesday
morning following action Of Governor
Slaton late Tuesday
Franzoni, a marble worker was
convicted of manslaughter in the fall
Of 1911 and sentenced to ten years.
He was assigned TO the changing in
Cherokee County.
In connection with the paroling of
Franzoni pathetic story has come
to light. He has a pretty daughter,
Laura. He opposed the attentions Of
a man named Crochetti and decided
to send the girl back to Italy 1t was
on the morning that the girl was
scheduled to leave that the trouble
hich put F'ranzoni in the peniten-
tiary occurred. Crochetti started a
fight in which a man was killed. AL
though the evidence was not clear
Fianzoni was convicted of the crime
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-22
Corn Show Plans
Up for Approval

The premium list for the Georgia
Corn Show, which will be held in
the corridors of the State Capitol dur
ing the first week of December, will
be officially approved by the corn
show committee of the Chamber of
Commerce Thursday afternoon. The
list will then be made public and
copies will be mailed to members Of
the boys corn clubs and of the girls
canning clubs all over the State.
The committee will also determine
on the attractions that will be staged
to enliven the show. 1t is proposed
to have a military parade of the corn
club boys, the Boy Scouts and the
State Militia one afternoon during the
show, and a night military perform
ance probably will be given at the
Auditorium.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-22
Cars Diverted for
Whitehall Grading,
Starting Thursday

Beginning Thursday morning cars
on the Whitehall and Peachtree line,
going north, will leave Whitehall
street at the Forsyth and Whitehall
junction, go along Forsyth to the
Peachtree and Forsyth junction and
then as usual out Peachtree.
Cars going south on this line
will leave Peachtree at the junction
of Forsyth aid Peachtree and pro-
ceeding along Forsyth to the Forsyth
and Whitehall junction will turn out
Whitehall as usual.
The changes are made with the dis
missal of the temporary injunction
which held up the grading work on
Whitehall street.
The Mcdaniel street cars will turn
west on Mitchell instead of east. on
the Cooper street line the southbound
cars will turn into Whitehall at the
corner of Cooper and go down White
hall to the Forsyth and Whitehall
junction and then out Forsyth to
Mitchell on Mitchell to Broad and
then to Marietta and the usual route.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-22
Jews Flee Russia
AS Trial Nears End

Special Gable to The Atlanta Georgian.
KIEFF, RUSSIA, Oct. 22.-As the
ritual mu- Ier trial of Mendel Beiliss
draws to close, the exodus of Jew
ish residents becomes heavier. Many
are emgrating to the United States,
which is here pictured as a land of
golden promise.
The attacks of the lawyers for the
defense have been centered upon Vera
Tcheberiak, one of the mainstays of
the prosecution, who is pictured va
riously as a woman of mystery and
Government spy employed in the
anti-Semite campaigns. Jewish mer-
chants have appealed to the Govern
ment for a detachment of the Russian
Guard.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-22
Money Bill to Have
No Segregation Rule

WASHINGTON. oct. 22.-The com
plete elimination of that provision of
the pending currency bill which
would require the segregation of saw
ings accounts by banks entering the
proposed system will be proposed by
members of the Senate Banking and
Currency Committee.
1t is the present purpose of the
committee to wait until next week to
begin consideration of the bill in
executive session. The remainder of
this week will be spent in hearings
which will be closed October rs, ac-
cording to the committee agreement.
Night sessions may be held during
the balance of this week.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-22
ATLANTA SEEKING
ROAD CONVENTION

ASHEVILLE, n. c.. Oct. 22.-With
delegates present from seven South
ern States. the Southern Appalachian
Good Roads Association convened
here to-day for it's fifth annual meet
ing. Atlanta entertained the conven
ton last year, and its delegation is
making bid for the 1914 meeting.
Governor Locke Craig and Mayor
Rankin welcomed the visitors, and
there were responses from all seven
States in the association.
W. T. Winn, of Atlanta, spoke on
Georgia highways this afternoon,
Governor Ben w. Hooper, of Tennes-
see, presided at the afternoon session
President w. w. Finley, of the South
ern Railway, spoke this morning on
State aid in road building. William
F. Eve, of Augusta, president of the
Georgia Federation of Road Authorl-
ties. is on the program.
About 400 delegates are present
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-10-22
MRS. SULZER To
7 AXE ST UMP
FOR HUSBAND
Wife of Impeached Governor viii
Become Regular "SpeIIbinder"
During His Campaign,

NEW YORK, Oct 22-Mrs. Will
liam Sulzer, wife of the impeached
Governor of New York State. is going
to take the stump for her husband.
She will be a regular Sulzer spell
binder throughout the campaign in
the Sixth Assembly District. where
Mr. SulZer has been nominated for
the lower branch of the Legislature
by the Progressives.
The wifely loyalty which prompted
MRS. Sulzer to stand at her husband S
side during the long, bitter political
struggle waged against him by Tam
many Hall after his election as Gov
ernor impelled her to stand up for
nm in the new fight which is just
beginning.
Mr.. and Mrs Sulzer who made a
triumphal entry into New York from
Albany last night. were at the Broad
way Central Hotel to-day. where
scores of friends of the former Gov
ernor called to pay their respects
and congratulate the Governor on the
fight he made in Albany.
i am glad to be among my friends
once more said Mr.. Sulzer with evil
dent traces of emotion. my loyal
Wife whom | have TO thank for so
much, is going to help me and I am
confident that we shall win. When
things looked black at Albany her ad =
wee to me was Fight! Fight That
is still her advice.
rms was the first day of real cam
raigning for the deposed Governor
He conferred with leaders of the
Sixth Assembly District and mapped
out vigorous campaign