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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-31

Swindel and others whose good name
had been attacked. Heaven and earth
was then moved to get evidence of
something criminal against Mr.. Swim
del. Every little thing that might by
any possibility be construed as a tech
nical infraction of the law was
brought up The fact that the grand
jury did not indict Mr.. Swindel shows
that he has broken no law. Before
US lies letter from the States At
torney to a citizen of this county in
which the following language ap-
pears: you and the public may rest
assured that if the evidence had
shown Mr.. Swindel to have been
guilty of criminal action he would
have been indicted" Is that not con-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-31
A MANLY STATEMENT

In this issue we print a manly and
straightforward statement from Hon
c. Swindel in regard to the SANDER.
GUS statements that for the most sor.
did and selfish reasons have been pub
lished against him. To those who
know Mr.. Swindel, those who have
been cognizant of his honorable and
upright life and his service to this
county and this community during
twenty years, no word of explanation
from him is necessary. But there
have been many new people come into
the county, and lest some of these
should be misled by the wilful and
malicious distortions of the truth,
whereby trivial matters have been ex-
aggerated into mountains, and the
most absurd charges have been made
without the slightest foundation in
fact, Mr.. Swindels statement is given
to the papers of the county.
In connection with this statement
there also appears a voluntary contri-
button from Mr.. E. c. Angel, who
was secretary of the grand jury, and
whose word no man who knows him
will question This article has been
in our hands for over a week, but we
nave withheld it from publication be-
cause we did not really consider the !
accusations against Mr. Swindel, com
ng from the source they did, as being
worthy of dignifying by notice. 1t will
be noted that all the talk about the
county being put to any expense by
The trip to New York to deliver the
bonds, all the insinuatiOns about some
hing mysterious happening to the "ac-
;rued interest, and all other accusa-
ions involving reputable citizens and n
was pure rot, unsupported by
my sclntilla Of evidence and original /
ng entirely in lie ,!i5ordered recesses
If an evil mind Indeed, it was
proven before the jury that the fell
ow who prated about accrued inter
est did not know what accrued inter.
est was; that he referred to the |
amount sometimes as $1,000 and some |
lines as $4,000, when the correct !
amount was $13,333. showing con
that he knew absolutely
lothing of what he was talking about
The investigation by the grand jury (
was undertaken at the instance Of Mr.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-31

The fact has been dug up and pro-
mulgated with great gusto that the
editor of the Evening Telegram was
defeated in a race for the legislature
some years ago. Now, there isn't
nearly as much to crow over in that
race as those who came here day be-
fore yesterday may imagine In
field of six the editor was one of the
two, high men in the first primary. In
the second primary he lacked only
about GO votes of winning out. He
had not been in the county many
years at that time and was not we'll
known, while the men who ran
against him were residents of many
years standing. But-in the city
of Lakeland, where he was known,
he received as large, if not the larg-
Iest percentage of the vote cast as
was ever given to any candidate.
This political race is one of the
things he is particularly proud of.
He has been repeatedly urged since
then to become candidate for of
flee, but he has no political aspira-
tiOns The religious issue cut very
little figure in the race. There were
a few little narrow souls who raised
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-31
THE CLOWN AT THE
CASINO TONIGHT

The old adage that an elephant
ever forgets was demonstrated
few days ago at the Lasky studio
during the rehearsal of some of the
circus scenes of the production of
THE Clown" thrilling photo
drama Of the sawdust circle in which
Victor Moore is to star and which
will be seen at the Casino theater to-
night in order to have everything
correct, the Lasky Company rented
an entire circus for three days.
Among the animals was "Bill," a
huge and vicious elephant with
reputation as killer" No one was
permitted near him and he was used
for exhibition purposes only.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-31

among strangers. nave found
them very charming and interested
as well as interesting. Their joys
except that of duty well done
few. They have little opportunity
to make acquaintance. They see
nothing but suffering. Will you
please enlist the sisterly interest of
the ladies Of your city who have ma
chimes at their disposal to take them
for ride occasionally? l am sure
that if any Of your generous women
would telephone the nurses DEPART,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-31

Tomorrow will be the fifth birth
day Of the Evening Telegram, and
we trust that all those who think
that our work during these five long
years has been good will make us a
birthday call, and if they are in ar
rears that they will remember that
newspapers were never so weighed
down by heavy expense as at this
time. Many subscriptions started
with the first day we issued, Novem-
Der lst, 1911, and these have been
renewed from year to year at this
time for no one who has ever once
taken the Telegram thinks of doing
without it. These annual subscrip-
lions are due again tomorrow, and
we trust our good friends will re-
member us, and help us to overcome
the awful crimes of poverty and debt
with which we have been publicly
accused, and of which we are forced
to plead guilty. Remember are
FIVE years old tomorrow, and we'd APP
preciate five-spot wonderfully.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-31
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS

Names of candidates are placed on
the official ballot for the general cleo
ton in alphabetical order.
A vote for Wilson and Marshall
can only be registered by marking,
properly, the names of the following
six Democratic presidential electors:
J. Turner Butler.
Martin Caraballo.
]. P. GARRISON.
Frank Harris. /.
Milton H. Mabry, Sr.
Will H. Price.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-31
FIRST NATIONAL Bank. :. :.
W|LLj;0PtN IN ITS
HANDSOME new
QUARTERS NOV. 20

The First National Bank takes a
half mage of the Telegram today TO
tender an invitation to the public TO
call on Thursday and inspect the beau
tifu, building which they expect to be
occupying at that time. No banking
bouse in Florida will be located in
handsomer quarters than will the
First National in its new home.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-31

the question then, just as there are
now; then, as now, however, not the
People who had any religion them
selves, for every minister of this city
was warm and earnest supporter of
the editor in his race, and came QUO
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-31

" Watson Conner is here from
Asheville, n G., where he has po-
sition as private secretary to Mr. G.
G. Memminger. He arrived last night.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-10-31

Thanks to President Wilson, the
men of the United States are at work
instead of at war
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-30

They Looked Tired and Travel Worn
fed the whole brood for nearly a
year."
1t was nearing the festal season
and Rex was brushing the snow from
the woOdpiIe when a farm wagon
drew up and stranger jumped out
He was a brisk, pleasant-lOoking
man. His swift rowing glance took
in the II turkeys strUtting about so
feet distant.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-30
$50 =
ONE GRAND MAN! =
BY Frances Elizabeth Lanyon

BY Frances Elizabeth Lanyon
= = = = =
Finders keepers, you know, Rex"
mot in this instance, father. Those
eleven turkeys are somebody's prop
erty. My moral duty is to locate that
somebody and restore to him his
property"
Reckon you're right, son" OBJ
served old Gabriel Parsons. Queer
where they came from, though, eh?"
Eyes, for I don't know a neighbOr
within 10 miles in any direction who
is raising fowls"
The fowls in question were young,
handsome, with a profusion of cleo
trio sheen coloring that indicated a
rare and valuable brood. Rex Par
sons had awaked one morning to
find the II turkeys roosting on a
flower bed scantling guard. They
looked tired and travel worn, but
when he fed and Watered them and
drove them into lean-to in one cor
ner of a twO-acre fenced-in graz
ing lot they seemed at home and do
mesticated forthwith.
Rex advertised his find, but no re-
suits came. He grew interested in
his acquisition; and proud, too, for
neighbors were attracted by the I'M
usual prettiness of the fowls and ad-
mired them greatly.
They got through the summer IA
mously, despite their limited run
way, and as fall grew on fattened
and promised rare eating by the time
the year was out. Holiday time ap-
preached when Mr.. Parsons ex-
pressed a pertinent sentiment,
Some money in those birds, with |
80 cents a pound quoted, with feath-
ers counted in"
I'm not going to sell them, IA
ther," remarked Rex seriously.
"Ain't?"
mo. In the first place, they are
not mine to sell. Next. thew came
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-12-30

been making up a list of the poor
people in the town. There's ten who
hardly ever have meat. There's over
ten more who never taste turkey. I
wish I had enough of the fowls to
go around, but 1 haven't, so the first
class get the birds"
"And one left for oUrselves? Pre-
pounded Mr.. Parsons anMously.
Sure, that" replied Rex blithely.
Were, entitled, having housed and
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-17
COLONIES GET FLYING START
Louisville Team Noted for Getting
Away Early In Season With Long
Winning Streak.

This is not the first sensational win
ming streak that COlO:.els of recent
years have engaged in. In 1913 Jack
Haydens pennant contenders. easily
the best club In the circuit at the
time. captured II successive battles
mainly on keen pitching by Northrop,
Toney and Lowdermilk. They were
halted ON July Is by Ralph Cutting.
In that run OF IL games the remark.
able feature was the pitching. The
three beavers held the opposition to
an average Of 1.5 runs per game. An.
other unusual feature was that only
one Of the games In that squirt was
won at homo. The jump put the
Colonies in the race, and they re.
NAMED in the hunt for the flag until
the Brewers nosed them out at the sea-
sons close. In 1914 the Colonies won
seven games on stretch upon two &C.
casi0ns. but last year they were lucky
to put four wins alongside of each
other. Somebody was always breaking
q leg or finger or head.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-17

Charley DOOM veteran catcher Of the New York Giants firmly the
opinion that Chief Bender Will pitcher
sympathy with folks believe the Indian
hesitate
Doom for last
tw Gotham
through with Indian players Doom did offer Bender found
that the philies had beaten him to It.
figures relative Benders earnings baseball compiled
In
ending the chief collected $4,000
addition to $1754 for world series extra cash
$4,000 received from the Feds for
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-17

and the salesman began to ext6l the
various advantages Of the car.
"That's all right. I'll take her." said
Snyder shortly. "Trot her out and
shC " me how she runs"
Snyder learned the points Of his ma.
chine and ran It for Q week or two.
One day he appeared at the Cardinal
ball park via street car.
Il. where's the automobile, Frankf .
fellow player inquired.
Shipped her home to Texas. Cant
lead the National league In hitting and
catch good ball II I run that thing
around" was the answer.
Nobody had noticed that snyder's
work had been affected by his auto.
mobile driving. but the attitude taken
by the young catcher shows his seri.
BUSINESS Of purpose. It's the something
In Snyder that wins while other play.
ers fail and complain and seek alibis.
They say Frank Snyder never smiled
but once. and he seldom talks. That
smile came to his lips when Mike Don.
lin tried to get his goat one day by
calling him q name no Texan takes.
Il was Q smile terrible to behold. That
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-17
GET AFTER POP FLIES
Manager Jones Wants His Men
to Catch Texas Leaguers.
Shows outfIelder Marsans How Trick
Can Be Done and Cuban star Grows
Wise-Fiy chasers Must Dc
Ready 20 Rush In.

There will be no loafing on the part
Of Brownie outfelders on pop flies or
Texas leaguers in back of the infield,
as long as Fielder Jones IL directing
the plays Of the Sportsman's park
team. Tho fly chasers should and
must be ready at all times to rush in
to get short pops that frequently elude
pursuing infielder who is running
with his back to the diamond in an
effort to make the catch. Jones has
instructed his men to this effect.
During practice session the other
day q pop fly was hit into the air by
ono Of the rockies, which dropped Just
behind the infeld. Lavan tried des.
perately to make the catch. but could
not Judge the ball. and missed II by
q few inches. Marsans, who was play.
ing center. started in at the crack of
the bat, but suddenly stopped when
he discovered Lavan dashing wildly
out into the field to make the catch.
When the side had been retired and
Marsans was heading toward the
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-17

sterling pitching endure time Only
campaigns
pitching around
$50 for the entire period
At the 1915 Mahewson record showed that
did
$685.
probability that
must accomplish to beat the record Of Young
Mathewson
like again umnaeand
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-17

SERIOUS BALL PLAYER
Frank Snyder Of Cardinals 70
Greatest Catcher In Game.
Discarded New Automobile eseauss 70
Intsrfsrsd with eattIne-smlisd
Once When Doniln Tried
20 Get HE Goat.

Frank Snyder Of the Cardinals IL the
greatest catcher in baseball today, bar
none. John McGraw says 30, and
there are few fans who have seen Sny.
der play who will deny what Mc0raw
says in this case.
A little incident previous to the de.
parture Of TIE Cardinals on their last
trip east Lar. fall indicates why Sny.
der II q great ball player and why
he means to stay one. says Sporting
News. Several st. Louis bail players
had bought automobiles. Snyder hadn't
given the buzz wagons much attention,
but he finally got to thinking about II.
% one day he took q walk along au.
tomobile row in st. Louis. He hadn't
any particular intention of buying, but
Just thought he would give them the
once over.
Passing Q show window, he saw an
automobile that struck his fancy. He
may not have known carburetcr from
. friction drive, but the machine had
class that even Snyder could fathom.
In he stalkcd, and pulling his six feet
and two inches and his A chest up to
the approaching salesman. said short.
~: "How much for that automobile In
the Window"
THAT will cost you two thousand
dollars, complete, with all the latest
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-17
PICKING RUNNERS OFF BASES
Nick Aitroek Established WORLDS Rec.
ord for Performing This Partleu.
lar Little Stunt.

Nick Altrock, in the opinion Of
Fielder Jones. manager OF the st.
Louis Browns. was about the best
pitcher he ever had in picking men OF
the bases.
Il Is o certainty that in Pills open.
ing game this year. Grover Cleveland
Alexander. pitching premier Of the
National league. averted defeat for
himself by catching three Of the
Giants of their bases. This stunt does
not compare at all with what Jones
says Altrock did when he was pitch.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-17

Joy Is the emotion you feel when
the home team wins
Great things are expected Of Harry
McQuillan. the Bridgeport pitcher.
Somewhere the sun 10 shining and
baseball pennant hopes are at high
tide.
Warning nations, like baseball
teams. require Q plentiful supply OF
pinch hitters.
Manager Burkett has been success
full In landing Lavigne Of Lowell for
the catching department.
Most boys would prefer to be Ty
Cobb first, and president after they
have become too old for baseball.
Those Phillies are dangerous ct all
times. Every man ON the team Is
able to deliver Q winning wallop.
Louis PEPPER. manager Of the Lynn
team, announces that he has signed
Bobby" Conley. the Dorchester boy.
49,
II Marty O'Toole continues in his
present stride, he ought to eat at least
one meal In every league In the coun'
try.
McGraw says the squeeze 10 suck.
or play. Right! It makes suckers OF
the Giants whenever their opponents
try It.
Hughey Jennings will have to get
some pitching help this season or he
will not pull up in the race a. he ex'
poets to do.
Some folks call the Braves cultured.
but Hank Gowdy still contends that
coffee il the best drink ever poured
In the saucer.
Larry Mclean was detected the
other day catching for the Columbia
university nine. Larry always had
q fraternal feeling.
Jimmy" Sheckard, formerly of the
Dodgers, Cubs and Reds, Is now man.
aging the Lancaster club In the Penn.
sylvania State league.
One of the leading reasons for the
Giants great squirt ia the manner In
which Bill McKechnie has succeeded
In plugging up the hole at third.
Max Flack is the best bunter on
the Cub team. The little fellow sci.
dom fails to lay one down and push
his man along. when he 10 ordered to
do 30.
Casey Stengel continues to pound
the ball to all corners Of the lot. The
blond outhelder has played pr0mi-
nent part in the uplift Of the Robins
this season.
The Cardinals young pitchers are
not living up to expectations. Very
much was expected from Hi Jasper
and sea Lion" Hall, but neither of
these has shown anything to date.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-17
ONE PITCHED BALL WON GAME
Il Resulted In Triple Play and substI.
tute Pitcher Achieved Most
Unique Worlds Record.

One man In baseball history placed
himself In the hall OF fame by deliver.
ing Just one ball-calling for probably
only few seconds actual participa-
ton In the game.
He was Manager Childs of the Ports.
mouth CO., team.
In game with Marion June 20.
1910, Childs went into the box and
pitched one ball. It resulted In triple
play, and Childs got credit. of course.
for pitching an entire inning with one
heave, the only time It has ever been
accomplished.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-17

bench. Jones mntioned Armando to his
side and queried why he had stopped
on the pop fly.
"Why. I thought Lavan would make
the CATCH" answered Marsans.
"You outfelders will have to take
more chances on short flies than you
d." returned Jones.
"You would have made an easy catch
OF that ball II you continued to come
in." said the Browns manager.
"Fewer Texas leaguers will drop
behind the infeld II you fellows take
more chances and attempt to make .
CATCH" continued Fielder.
"Well. II I continued running
might have collided with Lavan and
either or both OF us might have been
injured" answered Marsans.
Nothing Of the sort" said Jones.
I'VE have Q field captain who 10 ap.
pointed for no other purpose than call.
Ing to the men on such plays.
1T 10 much easier for an outhelder
to come in at breakneck speed on .
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-17
C0vELEsKl HOPE OF DETROIT
Tigers Chances for Pennant Depend
Largely On Consistency o. the
Veteran eouthpaW.

Detroit's chances for q pennant this
season depend largely on the form and
consistency shown by Harry Coveles.
XII, the veteran left.hander. Coveleski
at present IL in wonderful form.
When Coveleski IL right there 10
not o better pitcher in the game. He
has all the speed. control and knack
Of crossing the batter that 10 pos
sessed by the best hurlers in the coun.
try today. But he has always been
cratic because Of his varying physi.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-17
Cause for cusslna.

With Witt already on his team.
Connie Mack 10 now trying to get q
collegian named Watt. Detroit has
Witt. When all this gets in one box
score there will be some cussing by
printers and pr0ofreaders. BY the
way, there is Witter playing with New.
ark. He might add to the confusion
II Connie needs an outtielder.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-17

cal condition. Apparently his arm
never troubles him, but at times he
gets in such bad shape that he cannot
stand the pace.
As long as Veach. Cobb and Craw.
ford keep up their safe volleying. Jen.
nings need not fear Of losing many
close games. But he must have good
pitching to win. just as any other club
must, and to have this during the
present campaign It is essential that
Coveleski keep in condition to take
his turn In the box.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-17

pop fly than for an infielder to be
dashing wildly with his back to the
diamond trying to make Q CATCH" con.
tinued Jones.
About this time Marsans had been
convinced that he had used poor judg.
ment, and continued on to the bench.
In the next inning or two that fol.
lowed similar fly was sent up into
the air. Layan again started back.
ward and Marsans was dashing In to
make the catch, and Lavan stopped.
Marsans made the catch easily.
This proved that Jones' baseball
knowledge was correct.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-17

ing out on the Pacific coast. "In one
game" says Fielder Allison, mick per.
mitted Is men to nick him for safe
ties and he caught ~ OF the Is OF
base"
This Is undoubtedly O worlds rec
ord.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-17

Fielder Jones In Uniform.
Fielder Jones is still wearing q uni.
form and coaching from thu lines.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1916-06-17

NSN>>e>S>~S>S>eS>sS> >>s>>S<>>eS>>SS~S~~
E s&{E%;3ly
DIAMOND
Cy Williams Of Chicago 10 . real
sensation this year
Ty Cobb IL not hitting the ball at
his usual rate by any means.
Courses" Jack Dalton is not doing
much villainous work in tho American
league.
Joe Berger is playing great ball for
the Oakland team Of the Pacific Coast
league this year.
The rumor that Walter Johnson Is
to be traded to Cleveland has been de.
MED by Manager Griffith.
Ward Miller Is playing in the out.
field for the Browns right along now
and Tobin IL ON tho bench.
Il 10 q good thing for the American
league to have change OF leaders,
O. It 10 having this year.
Al Wickland Is going back. He's
going further back each day. Moth.
ing but the fence ever stops him.
Fans In st. Louis suggest that Field.
or Jones call his Browns the Blues.
That's how the said fans feel these
days.
The grand old dope says Lajoie 10
forty.one years Of age. but you couldn't
make American league pitchers be.
lieve II.
Joe Tinker. manager Of the Cubs.
has announced his absolute retirement
az player. and this time Joe says he
means It.
With Hagerman gone Fohl is now
paying more attention to Paul Des
Jardien. who gets q daily workout In
the bull pen.
Now that Chief Meyers has beat out
an infield hit, it's up to Oscar Stanage
to make good by TRIPPING to left and
reaching first.
Roger Bresnahan's scheme for
speeding up ball games should also
help to keep a fellow from getting In
bad with the cook.
What's the difference between q
pennant race and wrestling match?
Answer: You can't figure out the
pennant race In advance.
McHenry, the big pitcher recently
released by the Cincinnati club to
Richmond. has been winning consist.
emily since he went to the minors.
"Now Some Bodies Have Leather
Tops-Others, Ivory Tops" This eight
column streamer ON q page devoted
to automobile news does not refer to
Ping B0die.
Grand Rapids has two former Ameri.
can association players in First
Baseman Weinburg and Second Base.
man Shevlin. Both are going at ma.
jor league clip.
While Bill Killifer was getting q
shave in Pittsburgh the other day
man eighty years of age stole his over
coat. A younger fellow might have
made of with Bilrs shoes.