Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, January 8, 1912, Page 4

The -Eveaing Telegram|POSTOFFICE MATTER “PJ! ums P;::t:: Il-‘rhlel:o::/ llvn ‘by th: They Should Take Positive Action [it Will. at the regular meeting dby i B of the City Council of the City of Looking to PMIHII Better |Lakeland, 1o be held on the 7Tth day Post-office Facilities. of February, A. D., 1912, make ap- plication to the said City Couneil to adopt an ordinance amending ordis nance No. 37 of the ordinances of the Town of Lakeland, as follows: “Ordinance No......,... An Or- dinance amending ordinance No. 37 e Published every afterncon from the Keatucky Building, Lakeland, Fla. Entered in the postoffice at Lake- land, Florida, as mail matter of the second class. M. F. HETHERINGTON, EDITOR. In this issue Postmaster Skipper A. J. HOLWORTHY publishes a statement in which he Business and Circulation Manager. | makes plain that he is not holding up the matter of post-office improve- ment, and from what we can judge SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One year ...... s ..$6.00 |4 g of the ordinances of the Tow ppears that it is up to the people e Town Coun- Six months ............ 250 |0 get busy and stir the department cil of the Town of Bakeland, Flor- Three months ..... shie )8l ida, granting certain rights.. and at Washington to action. The editor of The Telegram can vouch for the sincerity of the post- master's statement, having been shown a letter written to the Depart- ment in July, 1910, representing that the present building was not fitted to house the post-office, and asking that a change be made as early as possi- privileges to William G. Brorin end Guy Huffman. “Be it Ordained by the City Coun- cil of the City of Lakeland. Section 1. That section one of ordinance No. 37 of the ordinances of the Town Council of the Town of Lakeland be- ing an ordinance granting certain rights and privileges to William G. Brorein and Guy Huffman, be amend- ed to read as follows: “Section one. That the City of Lakeland hereby grants to the Pen- insular Telephone Company a eor: 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 condie tions, county affairs, etc. Sent ble anywhere for $1.00 per year, Inspectors have visited Lakeland T —————————— and looked over the grounds, but . Pensalcola is kicking because it3}thus far no definite action has been “wew jail has ninety-five tfaulis I }taken, construction. It will have more than| The Evening 1'elegram would sug- R that number in it after it gets in use, | gest that a strong, dignified effort be| Poration ereated and dofiig business ¢ der the laws of the State of Flors, ¥ made at once t6 *"dtuce the Depart-j ™ The | 148 with it8 Drincipal office in the nrtent to relieve the situation. Board of Trade should pass suitable|CltY of Tampa, Hillsborough county, Florida as assignees of Willlam" G. resolutions, requesting co-operate ac- tion on the part of the City Council Brarein and Guy Huftman, partners under the firm name and style of and officials, joined possibly by a O After the meeting of the Demo- cratic State Executive Committee in Jacksonville Tuesday of next week, the campaign will be open in earnest, and the candidates for State offices will go after the dear voter with all their might. RRRECERET SR Yes—Lakeland is growing mighty | oice conditions, and in agitating fer fast—but what are YOU doing tO|them this paper is actuated by mo help its growth? Don't sit back and let the other fellow do all the boost- | together with all animosities should {*"™ ing, hoping to benefit by his work.|pe 1aid aside by everybody, and all|2Ve7ues That's a narrow and selfish spirit, |ghould work for the thing we're after in our|__y good, well-equipped post-office. and should have no place citizenship. I RCRBRE D Sl According to National Chairman Mack, “We have the platform, and we have the men, but, alas, haven't the coin.” From this would appear that #*we'- the Democratic party-- ty bad fix, lacking th successful politics which counts for more than the man or the platform. Can't we scrape up a few bones to save the country? SRy Unique is the proposition of the Sumpter County News, which sug- gests that displays of holiday goods should be forbidden by law, because they tempt people to buy, and em- barrass those who are unable to buy, but who might be asked to do so by their chiMren, Carrying out shis proposition to its logical conclusions, merchants should be prohibited by law from advertising their goods in the Sumpter County News, because a display ad in a pewspaper and a display in a window have exactly the same purpose in view—to tempt the public to buy goods. Editor Williams must pray every night “Lead not the | ya¢ gay and time. If the old farmer) ™® other fellow into temptation..” SR A R “Some of those Southern roadbeds are pretty rough,” the commercial traveler remarked. I remember on one occasion ordering some fried eggs for breakfast in the dining car. After 1 had waited a while the col- ored waiter returned and said: “‘Sor- ry 'bout dem fried aigs, boss. De cook says de road's so rough dat abery time he tries, to try aigs dey scrambles.”—Boston Transcript. ‘Rah for Lakeland. With a vote we | though it be small, if a man is ready jt|and willing to get down to steady, —meaning | hard work-—not the hard work that are in a pret- | requires muscles like a horse. at element of |like an old farmer who before the mass meeting of the citizens, and all should be forwarded to the depart- ment at Washington. What we are after are better post~ personal considerations, and ibese, A living can be made on a farm, Not war got hold of several hundred acres of land when land was cheap as dirt. Well, he had just got married and had nobody but his wife to help him, s0 he worked early and late, clearing the ground and making his crops, trying to get rich too quick. Edison and some others may be able to labor all day and half the night without ruining their health; but by the time this hard working farmer had four or five growing boys to take up the work he was played out, having changed from a fine, handsome youny han to a hump-backed invalid with his hands and fingers all drawn out of shape. The industrious father had not a lazy bone in his body, and he plodded along doing the odd jobs un- til his death at sixty, leaving a for- tune of fifty or seventy-five thousand dollars, which was some fortune at had only taken things a little easier he might have lived to near 100, and left twice or three times as much money.—New York Press. JUDGE PARKHILL WILL LOCATE AT TAMPA. Tampa. Jan. 7.—The resignation of Judge Charles B. Parkhill from the bench of the supreme court of Florida, which was accepted by Gov- ernor Albert \V. Gilchrist, was not made, as was generally believed, in order that Judge Parkhill might en- Brorein & Huffman, and its succes- sors and assigns, the rights, privil- eges, concessions and franchises ol ectablishing, installing and operating a telephone system throughout the City of Lakeland, to set poles, string wires and lay conduits along, over d under all its streets, alleys and with the privilege of charg- ing toll, rent and hire, for the use of its telephones and lines or other instruments; provided that, except distributing poles and wires, and poles and wires required for the operation of toll lines, the said Com- pany shall, on or before January 1, 1943, Install its wires and cables underground along Main street, be- tween Massachusetts avenue and Da- kota avenue, and along Kentucky avenue, hetween Main street and Pine street, and along Florida ave- nue, hetween Main street and Lime street, “Section That scetion two of the said ordinance No, 37 be and the same is hereby repealed. “Section 3. That section three of said ordinance be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: «sSection 3. That the rates to be charged by the said Peninsular Tele- phone (‘fompany for the use, rent and hire of telephones operated by it in connection with its said telephone system, and within the limits of the City of Lakeland shall be subject to the regulation of the railroad com- mission or other lawful authority hereafter prescribed by law. “Section 4. That section 4 of said ordinance No. 37 be and the same hereby amended to read as follows: «‘Section 4. That the rights and privileges hereby granted to the said Peninsular Telephone Company shall be in force and effect for the term and period of thirty (30) years from the twelfth (12th) day of June, A. D; 1901, and provided further that a ny sale or attempted sale of the rights and privileges hereby granted to a competitor of the said telephone system shall work a forfeiture of all the franchises hereby granted.’ “Section 5. That section 5 of said ordinance No. 37 be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: «Section 5. That at the expira- -~ ERRON THEATR —— ONE NIGHT ONLY —— THURSDAY DIRECT FR SUCCESSFTUL R PRICES: 50, 75¢c, SEATS ON SALE CURTAIN RAISES AT 8:15 SHARP The production per tree of oranges FLORIDA ORANGE PRAISED. | is light as the grove is very young. Cal.,| All of this fruit was sold through the Florida Citrus Echange: n.eupituhfion.‘ A gentleman from Tustin, writes: ‘1 have packed oranges in Florida, Mexico and California, but the Flarida orange has 30 to 40 per cent. more juice above all others.” A gentleman from Bunker Hill, I11., writes: “And the.oranges are like all Florida fruit—cannot be beat. 1 think there is nothing like the Flor- Rebate .. 349.98 6,160 trees; 11,205% boxes oranges ..$1.18 1,114 trees, 4,151 box- es tangerines ...$1.96 1,654 trees, 9,1381% 13,181.73 8,151.16 ida orange. The California orangz| boxes G. F...... $1.22 12,108.54 is not in the same class. e — S e ———— Total i ih iy issaen $33,791.41 According to the Florida Grower,|Oranges—6,160 trees; averaged 1.8 accurate figures are not to be had. box per tree, but roughly speaking, 55 per cent,|Tangerines 1,114 trees; averaged ot this season's crop of citrus fruit 3.7 box per tree, has been moved, and, placing the|Grapefrait- 1,654 trees; crop at 3,500,000 boxes for this 5.0 boxos per tree, year, leaves in the State to be mov- EX]RHSFS. ed approximately 1,500,000 boxes. | Fertilizer. . g AU B RS | 1,U88.5 It is the I Sprayine .. Cultivation Irrigaticn, | Taxes and Whitefly Adm. Ex eneral consensus of opin- jon among those who have been around over the State that those no! affiliated with the Exchange have moved 75 per cent, of their holdings, while the Exchange has moved about 20 per ‘cent. I these figures are correct, a little over 60 per cent. 1aTat Qe T L B AR Lo Av. cost per box.$.450 $1Lien ! of about three to one the citizens of |ter the race for Congress from the tion of this franchise the City of v v Third Digrict of Florida, but in or- that progressive town have bonded . of Fheres & Lakeland shall have the right to pur- themselves for $150,000 for munici-|der that the distinguished Jjurist| 4 pal improvements and with a fine|might take up the practice of law i L ‘ed'“"":‘“" g '“‘:“'“ enthusiasm they will accomplish a|in Tampa. This announcement will and operated under this grant, as “City Beautiful” in every sense of |come as a surprise to the entire state, palln “': pm|')ertlleds “T’"hby it the word.—Miami Metropolis. as it was confidently believed that|the operation of sa teiepine SN ot el Judge Parkhill would return to his tem within the limits of the City of home at Pensacola and become a Lakeland, as well as all other prop- We agree with the Lakeland Tele-| . qi4.40 from that district. erty under or in connection Wwith gram that it is not exactly the proper| ;. 4 . parkhill will practice his such franchises or rights, or such thing to solicit political advertising. profession in Tampa, having as his part of such property as the City of and weakens the influence of anyf, . jate William H. Jackson, one of Lakeland may desire to purchase, at newspaper at least in the opinion of the leading attorneys of the local bar. a valution of such property desireld the candidate.—Lake City Index. At the time of the death of furmv.-;‘" be purchased, which valuation Judge Joseph B. Wall, Mr. Jackson shall be fixed by nrl.lilr:ninn, as may was a law partner with him, and the be provided by law. 5 connection with the family con- “Section 6. That section & of said | inasmuch as Judge Parkhill ordinance No. 37 be and the same is 1 son-in-law of the late judge. As the time for the next Demo- cratic National Convention draws near it is well to print an anecdote that was told in a speech before the Jast convention by Champ Clark. “purinz thie Russian-Japanese war one day there was published a tele- gram. ‘General Kuropatkin in statu quo.’ " The boys around the (By Associated Press.) village did not know what it meant. Washington, D. (.. Jan. 8.—New They thought that perhaps statu quo Mexico's first Congressman, George was a town into which Kuropatkin|Curry, Republican and H. B. Fergu- had retreated. They went to the vil-|son, Democrat, were sworn in as mem- lage solon for information and he did | bers of the House amid applause. not know either, but he did not pur- T Y pose they should find out that he di1|McMANIGAL NOW IN not know. He said, “Boys ‘in statu JAIL AT INDIANAPOLIS. quo’ means ‘in a hell of a fix,’ " and tinnes, hereby repealed. “Section 7. That section 7 of sail lordinance No. 37 be and the same is hereby amended to read as follows: «+Section 7. That this ordinance shall be subject to amendments of the City Council of the City of Lake- land in any particular or at any time, save and except as herein otherwise provided.’ “passed by the City Council Lakeland this.... day of A. D, 1912. | NEW MEXICO'S TWO CONGRESSMEN SWORN IN. is of that is precisely where the Republi- (By Associated Press.) Attest: can party is now. (Applause). They| Indianapolis, Ind., Jan. 8.—Ortie| ~“°**"**"""""" A bty s will be crucified for what they did|McManigal, principal witness in the City Clerk. do and what they did not do.” |Federal grand jury investigation of|° Approved this.. dayof.......... (Laughter.) What Champ Clark had [the alleged dynamiting plot, arrived A. D, 1912, tc say then contains evenmore truth | from Los Angelés and has been lodged| ~ c..o.ieecieeieecnn Mayor.” now than when it was uttered. in jail. of the fruit remaining in the Statey Net profits . ... 28 .k?.?.:v‘ll try.”” Mr. Klumker is in the associations. § [ Star all this week e $33,791.41 | something new, PROFIT IN A CITRUS GROVE. |Av. cost per acre to grow.§ 116.84 i Av. net profit per acre. .. 20881 The Florence Villa Fruit Company, of Florence Villa, Fla., have sent the Florida Grower figures showing the profit made this season on their 95 ‘acre citrus fruit grove. The $349.98 rebate is from a former packing charge, and is added to the earnings of the grove, though possibly it might not properly belong there St. Augustine, Fla, Jan. 7, 1912 1. T. Herron, Mgr. Herron Theater lLakeland, Fla, The Thief Company last night. played here slder it one of the best shows in the South and deserves good attendance DAVIS. rav -~ P THE WOLF AT JACKSONVILLE. ment of the theme were appreciated. It is a story of the Canadian frontier and introduces a number of charac- ters unfamiliar (o the majority of those who atteud the theaters, but formances of Eugene Walter's great|they are mad: reasonable and possi- play, ‘The Wolf,’ at the Duval Thea-|ble in the argument of the author ter yesterday, and * * * the dramat- and playwright, and the sympathy ic incidents and interesting develop- | of all is enlisted early for the young In speaking of the play’s presenta- tion at the Duval in Jacksonville, The Times-Union says: “Two audiences witnessed per- TR YRR . <A HOLD YOUR HUSBAND'S LOVE - THE QUESTION WILL BE ARSWERED AT THIS PERFORMANCE O ———— S e, WEDNESDAY JANUARY 10th. averaged | night. ' himself, My patrons and | con- E WOULD YOU STEAL To OM A TWO YEARS UN IN NEW YORK $1.00, $1.50 EARL LOGAN AT THE STAR Earl Logan the singer at t.. 3Sta; Theater certainly brought dow: tt bouse,with his songs Saturday righ: He sang both ballad and ragtim. and was applauded and was comp~lled ¢ sing encores, “He is beyond u dout the best singer that ever appear: Lakeland,” was the remark this morning by one of the prominent business men of th .- He will appear the entire w. this popular photo-play change songs every night. Mr. Klumker certainly mad 'people sit up and take noti Eho made his appearance He had them lauzhi ‘start to finish; his jokes w. latest and his Mosquito-ii "withont a doubt is the fur that has ever been seen o After the show som. house a i) W on he does i1 wi Mr. Klumker »osaid 1 don't know, but | , teen months practicing been doing the danc s0 1 don't think I ¢ ¢ how Tampa, Fla., JTn Manager Opera House. Lakeland, Fla. The Wolf played here mar night to packed houses, | the best play of the season, i* company. Tell your peopl: sure and see the Wolf. G. P. ORTAGTS Mgr. Greeson Th a7 i girl who has been bLrou the forests and kept ir norance of the world T always appeal to @ account of its strong argument, but amount of bright, clea: troduced, to lighten otherwise be a tragic tale.” there »!