Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, November 11, 1911, Page 4

PAGE FOUR. THE EVENING “The Evening Telegram afternoon from the Published ey er, Kentucky Building, Lakeland, Fla. ' % meq (rient o tuesseil of Brooksviile goes betore Application Pending for Admission ine . ”"X_'”“'““'"d”“_‘ el as mail matter of the second-class, State S on the issue ol fre: - scheol b he will find his pet} M. F. HETHERINGTON, EDITOR! A. J. HOLWORTHY Business and Circulation Manager. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: Ope year Six months Three months ......... Delivered anywhere within the limits of the City of Lakeland for 10 cents a week, From the same office is issued THE LAKELAND NEWS a weekly newspaper giving a re- sume of local matters, crop condi- tions, county affairs, etc., Sent] anywhere for $1.00 per year. ——————————— How thoroughly the Assoclaled] Press covers all matters of interest) throughout the world, is shown by | FREE BOOK SYSTEM AND ? NEGRO QUESTION. having only one or two negro schools, but in counties like Alachua it would be a damnable outrage on the white tax-payers to require them tc buy school books for negro child- ren, and we would not vote for our father upon such a platform. ! —Gainesville Sun. The above clipping of the Gaines- ville Sun does an injustice to Mr. Russell and the free book system, which he advocates, unintentionally, no doubt, but an injustice neverthe- less, Mr. Russell has been and is as true and loyal to his race and color as any other Southern man can be. No man is more insitent upon the domi- man is more insistent upon the domi- the white race from all others than he. The inference that he would the brief dispatch which appears in this issue, in regard to the terrible affair at Plant City yesterday. While, through our own eiforts a complete anud detailed report of the situation is furnished, the great news agency, in a few words, gives the situation as! it exists today, and tlashes it to eve- the hav- Iy newspaper in country ing its service, is the most per- fect news-gathering organization in its ramifications ex- the world, with tending to cvery corner of the globe; led and mf"ff".m'd to the m-urn‘ Ordinance No. 131, entitled An Or- and from b5 beadquarters in New schools. This is no hardship to the' .00 016 jmpose a license upon liv- York, throuzh its various distribut-'n Al account of their h:lhlt.-"”_).‘ feed or sale stables, etc., Wwas ing stations 1 covers a comparative- and environment. Thus in counties put upon its sccond and final read- Iy v, oriant huppeaing in Flori- \\‘h"-l" the two populations "'”“'l;in;s. and on motion was passed, all} da, avd sends the news of it from each other, lh.‘ books used by ne- members present voting, “Yes. Main tiloncia, . ws are practically of no cost lo\ On motion the Democratic nomi- R ARy taxpayer because it has been ul-]‘ neos' names were ordered placed on LOW IT WOULD WORK. The Jack ville Metropolis has been Guite wcstent in regard to the candicaic: 1 ate offices, who are now liolding state pozitions, resign- irg botore cntering upon the cam- paign 1o otier oflices which they seek, Tue tollowing is a character- igtic paragraph trom the Metropolis, which has received the “me, too” of e X Y T | o~ $5ibn HLHoY tnlors: l‘h«-‘ Star is informed that a vast; Monthly wortsof Treasurer, | CASHMERE DRESS. e : L& majority of negro children never get Marshal and Collector, and Collector “Resizn ; in 1<‘»|'.» running. The yovond tie third grade or third read-{of Light and Water rents were read, SR Si0ioa an thle ““W”'Im ~uhj:‘<-l n\ul‘\.- grades course nine grades ex- Lakeland M7z o i R E : ¥ 8 poru 4 “CL clusively the white children, to be| Lufsey, $1u7 News { Wi H shall the: uttorney general, the| yanefitted by free books. The cost| Tillis, $120.15; | MeGlashan, chairman of the railroud commission | ¢ yyo jndividual sets of books in the| $4.75; Builders’ L. Co., $10 and the State's attorney of the S ying grades is several times greater| H. L. Swatts, $70.85; Dan Johns Judicial diztrict attempt to - climb gy hose in the first three grades.| §3.75; W. K. McRac. $5.23; Guy higher '._x the expense o the taxpay= Therefore in two ways the white| Arendell, Sect. $%.00; Knight & '%.l“ liln.n»ul‘.n, and h_\: the use oL children have decidedly the advan-| Wall, $24.90; D. ¢ Wilson, $3.50; their ofticial influence?” tage. Will the Sun contend that! F. B, Terrell, $5.15; Mayes Gro. Co., This contentioy is ably answered it is a “damnable outrage” to give|$11.05; R. E. Scipper, $13.00; H. N. in the Bartow Courier-luformant, free books to all the white children| Hebb, $50.00; Neil MclLeod, $20.00; which, referring to the paragraph,of the county, because the n J. L. Sims, $7.50. just quoted, makes this comment: | children get free books in the firs Bill of Lakeland Mfg. Co.. for “The above has been the ‘burdrn;"""" grades, where the entire set!$4.80 was not allowed. Bill of L. A of the song’ of the Metropolis and|©f books of any one of the three| Reynolds for $69.75 was referred to a few other papers, for several| COsts less than one dollar? And G. E. Southard. weeks past. But why single out |'p|'.§ where almost if not quite all the| On motion, council adjourned tain individuals to whom the prim-i-q‘ books are transterred after use from H. L. SWATTS, ple is to apply? 1T the principle 1¢| the wihite schools? | City Clerk. ‘worth shucks” it should apply all| W. would ask the Sun to be cone| R P ! along the line and no man who holds | sistent. at| The Lakeland Daily Telegram is an office should run for re-election to| that office or for another, campaign. running for a higker office doesn’ alter th in actal practice: Every state officer, except who is debarred by the governor law i a candidate tor office which h now holds or some other; aslo every kept up at Tallahassee on account The Lakeland Daily Telegram is representative in congress from the of them the name of a new paper on our state, is a candidate for re-electi . i i i ' ] ‘(I .n l»] « 'um: Frankls we belleve the Sun has change list. Bro. Hetherington r 1 before running one of the best editors in Flo principle, ciery one of these officers would have become vacant and the ‘confusion worse counfounded’ in fill- ing them would have been some- thing fearful. In the case of the representatives in CONZEress, new elections would have to be held to fill the vacancies, or the state re- main unrepresented during the short session which begins in December next, as the governor has no power to fill such vacancies, “To put the principle announced by The Metropolis in force, under | PETMits its application in a way to| would be simply present conditions ‘chaos come again.’ principle in (he least. Now hassce et us see how the thing would work would have o demand that the beau- tiful Florida State college for wom- the ¢n and t make the negro a greater burden to the white man than he is already, is therefore an injustice to him. The negro problem in regard to free books was satistactorily solved many years ago by the people of Hernando working in conjunction with him. | sale prices school few new books going to the negro schools, When the Looks become ob- the white children they are discard- pendytovore Dy olv: tise I sty official ballot for General Election to | be held Nov. 20, 1911, and Messrs. On account of the preponderancel Keen, Bassett and Pugh were schools, of necro children in its county the Sun declares above that free boo wouid be a damnable outrage in .»\l-: achua county. The question arise would it be to the advantage of the| | Adjourned s ] heme not at all popular in counties| having a large negro population, It! may work satistactorily in counties| | proved. The school board buys at whole-| OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS 0F CITY COUNCIL 1011, Lakeland, Fla., Nov. 10, sion of Council met :tt, Mayes with Messrs, Eaton, Bas Keen and Pugh present. Minutes of Oct. 18 and 20th read and ap- On motion, City Engineer Brush's recommendations for walk grades on Tennessee avenue, were adopted and he was instructed to establish same for Express Company and A. {624 1) Ry. On motion Messrs. Irvin, Pugh and Keen were appointed as special advisory sewerage committee to in- struct city engineer relative to pro- posed sewerage. On recommendation of street com- was accepted. to have location cial committee and recommend of run southward street, Petition of Lakeland Mfg. the right to tap same Wwith te city. | extended wost to Lincoln avenue. Petition of L. K. McClamma et al. noxious to the more refined taste ul" was referred to Mayor and Marshal tor execution. ap pointed id cofficial ballot. | for building permit was denied, Petition «f Citizens' Band for fin white tax payers of Alachua county aneial aid was laid over. te have tree books regardiess of this preponderance? The women’s collegh t oof State negro school at To be consistent the Su Gainesvil cause a State n sity at o school has to 1 » magnificent State Univer- le be abolished be- Roddick for build ted, Petition ¢f W jing permit v | Tallahassee and the University at!one of the best dailies published i:‘| Sk without | Gainesville, the just pride and glory{”‘“ interior of the state. Great care resigning !u:lon- eutering upon the o the State, are made poss:ble ac-|is taken in the preparation of read-| The fact that he may be cording to laws by the maintenance | ing matter, Talla-‘ work is far above the ordinary. Any and the | u|improvement conld not even 1 | paper. Bro. Hetherington desery a libral support. and is receivinz '—Inverness Chronicle, TELEGRAM LAKEI mittee the tile walk of E. Tucker Sr., H. D. Bassett was appointed spe- surveyed pro- posed new street and water main to from E. Orange Co., was allowed, provided they use four inch cast iron mains, pay for mate- rial and labor used and give the city cost \ 4 On recommendation of Light and Bl ; """l‘h for the ! \vi1er Committee, the four inch main white schools of the county, very! . \wiq Lemon street was ordered ecial committee to prepare Petition of Union News Company mechanical | | suggested. so perfect do we deem the it NOV. 11, 1911 Herron Theatre ‘\Saturflday,_ N(_)v. Il’i BER kEIGW I | MAN THE | THE BOX Prices: 25-50-75-$1.00-$1.50 The Merchants’ Grocery Company of Jacksonville, a wholesale estah-l lishment, has opened a branch house in Saniord. i ! Artificlal Fiowers, | Artificial flowers are still strictly en rigeur. Before condemning the cus- } tom of plagiarizing nature consider | the satisfaction of knowing the flower | necessary to the harmonious whole of | the gown is certain to remain fresh i think of the security offered by :ue fact that it cannot crush and ruin one's favorite gown, or droop and finally scatted its faded leaves over the floor, a mute suggestion of the years flag- ging animation. Then, too, the art of copying flowers has reached such a stage of perfection that only the acute and appraising eye can detect the pretty deception, which is it own ex- cuse. NOVELTIES OF THE SEASON Jewelers Have Been Busy Devising Pretty Things for the Embellish- ment of Milady. A novelty in the way of jewelry that 1 -s found its place among the smart things for winter's wear is a black velvet band studded with beautiful || traceries of diamonds or intricate patterns of precious stones. This i8 founc. to be far more becoming than | the ordiaary necklace or La Valliere and 18 an appropriate touch to the h.gh waist and soft lines of the pres- ent mode, .| For some time it has been the vogne to wear the clumsy metal or ungainly | leather wrist band in which watches | are inserted. Much daintier and far | more beautiful are the tiny watches, | gold-faced and bejeweled, which are | - | either round or square and which are | | fastened upon narrow velvet bands ; and worn on the wrlst. v | s S ——— 5 &Y . PR | (RN 101 OO PO I ST YO8 jumped to a conclusion too quickly that thoughtedly recommend to the State or any coun- ;il'.rinn.n- that Mr. Russell would | ¥ 'ty thero! a system that would bene- fit the neg tax-payers | recognized as such by editors i and it wonid not Florida, and it is almost needless to| that his daily will meet 1with, ThIS is a vers pretty dress carried | success, for Lakeland needs a daily :.:: :‘ur;‘:?th_‘:fil.:::d“?‘lh-en' | ijnst like the Telegram. and no better| g¢ gides over b?uk and white :t;:: % :man could be secured to run it than| gjjk cut on the cross; pointed tabs | Brother Hetherington.— Inverness of the material with black buttons in { Chronicle. | the points extend from edge of fromt | over the silk and just lie over the .| edge of sides. N/ The bodice has & vest of sllk vears.! crogeed by longer tabs, which are fizxed by buttons to left side; the sleeves are finished with silk cuffs. i negro school population in the coun-! Materials required: 43 yards 46 'ty exceeds the white — Brooksville| Inches wide, 1% yard sik 30 Inches 1o at the expense of white We wish to assure the Sua and the entire people of Florida that the !free book system advocated by Mr. e Russell will not work a hardship SOML. Syt Sus Seem Spenion te the white tax-payers of any noun-i"""‘ndo.m“my et ] tv. as the flexibility of the s_\‘stvmm"d for sixteen years under the di-’ | rection of Mr. Russell, and that the |mw( conditions. Please note that the free school Star. ' = . - o g™ It all the business men 2nd farmers in this community, BANK their money right here at home instead of ho 2 it away it would help every other man i this con It is merely SELF-PROT!: us to keep out mency bt sendin ty and therefoie help himself. ' T for and LF DuVELOPMEN and Lelp OURSELVES. We will gludly give our counsel to anyone W nees advice —especially if we ) steer you awa B vestments which might cause yoi a loss. BE CARE Let OUR Bank be YOUR Bank. We Pay 4 Per Cent. on Savings Accounts. First National of Lakeland iy ccontra! of U, 8, LITTLE GIRL IN LAKELAND Under 14 Years of Age WE'VE A MOST INTERESTING PUZZLE TO SOLVE. AND TO THE LITTLE GIRL WHO SOLVES IT (SOLVES NEATLY) AND BRINGS US WITH IT THE LARGEST LIST | PEOPLE WHO WILL NEED A NEW STOVE OR RANGE ° GIVE FREE THE HANDSOME LITTLE “BUCKS® JOO RANGE NOW ON EXHIBITION IN OUR FRONT WINDOY THIS INTERESTING CONTEST CLOSES DECEMBER & = COME NOW GIRLS. GET BUSY. Who’s Going to Get That Range? J.W. 0’Doniel & Sons (0. LEADING FURNITURE DEALERS. Yoy |