Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, February 17, 1912, Page 7

Job Printing WING to the enlargement of our newspaper and publishing} business, IO O O I D I D I I D t has been necessary to move . The News Job Office & :I up-stairs where it will be found in Rooms g 11and 12, Kentucky Building, in the com. £ petent charge of Mr. G.JJ. Williams. For ] anything that can be printed, [if§you want : the best work at thej right prices, call on > Mr. Williams, The News Job Office §§ mm m to wik w i e, | buying THE EVENING TELEGRAM LAKELAND, FLA., FEBRUARY 17, 1912 Some of the newspapers, among 2| them the Punta Gorda Herald and the Tampa Tribune, have published a 2| wrong report about the negro postal clerk, W. T. Young. Now that the time allowed by law for filing a “bill of exceptions” has passed, we deem it a duty to correct our esteemed con- temporaries. The chief of the gang, W. T. Young, confessed to us, privately, time and ng:]iu. that he had been teachers’ certificates from some county superintendents for six vears. He would sell the same to negro teachers, who did not care (?) to pass the examinations, These cer- tificates, having the signature of the county superintendent and the seal of the school board, would never be qu\'sliun;-nl, He placed his teachers away from the county, where the guilty superintendest lived. They were not allowed to teach in adjoin- ing counties, as a general ‘hing. In Ulm way no suspicion had ever arisen } as to their not being all right, In six years, Young had “made over $2,000 for one superin- tendent” (now out). In one year he had made for himselt $2,000, but of with the asserted, he got eight certificates from one super- Rooms 11 and 12 (upst-irs) Kentucky Building. |intendent. Another year he had | placed seven of his teachers in one | county. --“MWOW“WWM All this was proven in court, not OOGO0000000000Q b o @A 0M0I0I0I0 $0EDIOMOIQIOIOIOIOIOIOIOIQ JUST RECEIVED Full Line Reach’s Base Ball Goods Our 50 cents Book Sale Is Still On Stationery in All Shapes .. .. Post Cards 1 cent Each .. .. 1:' & I OFOTOE LAKELAND BOOK STORE 10 10 QIGHOFOIOPIPOINIR QL0 OFOIOPTIOITELO SO0 LAKELAND MARBLE AND GRANITE WORKS, tated on East Lake Morton, John Edmuads, Prop. i Solicts the orders of all requiricg a nything in this line. ouly by the sworn testimony of the superintendent — of - DeSoto, McCleland, who hear- county f but also by that of I, B, a member of the county hoard, was secreted on one oceasion, ing the statements, I the money of the put in an Cegro, ton outside, were placed in evidence, I Young never did admit this | court He made the statement { the county superintendent, Le had unfolded his plan of operation. names of the county superintendents with whom he had been in league. The DeSoto board and tendent have done all they towards the detection, arrest conviction of the negroes. ployed extra counsel to assist State's attorney. from Young has all been placed in the hands of the State superintendent. He will doubtless do everything pos- | ABOUT THOSE NEGROES CON- VICTED OF ATIEMPTED BRIBERY | The letters anditen” cuvelope with his initials and amount [ Will ever be obtained, in|superintendents, to| Young, a superintendent, acting with to whom [ him {All said in private was as argument | titicate book would always corres- | to induce the officer to grant the cer-|pond with the certificate issued. As superin- | stopped him from wearing the badge could|of a “U. 8. Postal Clerk.” We have and|put the matter of the guilty county We em-|superintendents up to the Statg su- the | perintendent and the State Board of The data obtained | Education. PAGE SEVEN Rich Men’s Clothes at Poor Men’s Prices sible to find out where those certi- ficates have been in circulation and the names of the guilty officials, We may add that we were not al- lowed to testify that we, as county superintendent, were acting under the advice or with the approval of the County Board and the State Superintendent. Such are the rules of practice,” that prevent a gplain man from telling his tale in his own way. W The other negro—Rodgers—hav- ing confessed the crime, is dismissed with the remark that he was in bad company and was fortunate to plead guilty. s \iree other negroes, a preacher COME, AND COM[ ouch! from Lakeland, and two women from FOR A FEW WEEKS ONLY Values are big enough to make them go fast zo step lively if you want to save money. You’ll buy if you see the goods . 5 Orlando, were also under Dbond, charged with the same offense. As their money had been returned or re- fused by the county superintendent, the State’s attorney let them off without an indictment. § \We feel that the conviction of W. T. Young, a postal clerk, a man of education and standing, will have a good effect, He was, according to his own statements, swindling and corrupting his own race. He was loading the public schools, taueht by negroes, with teachers whose cer- tificates were born of bribery and corruption, He had been at this for #Ix_years, Such a man was not fit to handle our registered mail, regardless of his being on the civil service list, We had no ill-will against Young or any of his colleagues in crime. Our only regret is, however, we conld not get the whole bunch of “eight or that he wrote he had, 1t is doubtful that any Joseph LeVay, In The Prompt Procurance of “husiness’ Fire Insurance Lies The Securance of The Endurance Of The Home For If Destroyed The Means Employed Means It's Reconstruction evidenee sufficient for guilty county According to the conviction of the would always -have his oflice in regular shape; the stub in the cer- We Make a Specialty of Fidelity Bonds tificates-—as there would be no risk|to the graduation sheets, showing r of detection, judging by the past.|those who had stood the examina- rom "t t0 M! The negro refused to disclose the|tion, these could be lost. The DeSoto superintendent and board have convicted the chief, and THE R, H. JOHNSON FIRE INSURANCE AGENCY P. E. CHUNN, Manager % Lakeland, Fla. We can do no-more. W. B. HARE, County Superintendent of Public In- struction, DeSoto County. | BUSINESS LAW IN DAILY USE. ) . The following compilation of busi- ness law contains the essence of a Hlarge amount of legal verbiage: | 1T a note is lost or stolen, it does {not release the maker; he must pay it if the consideration for which it | was given and the amount can be I proven. Notes bear interest only so stated Each individaul in a partnershin is responsible for the whole amount debts of the firm, except in partnership. Ignorance of law excuses no one The law compels no one to do im- possibilities, “ An agreement without ion is void, A note made on Sunday is void |of the ases of special considera- be enforced. POTATOES BEANS AL SEEDS Don't send away for such. I have as good as money and experience can command. N.Y. and Eastern grown. Some from [other sections wherever the best grow. FRESH, PURE, TRUE, RELIABLE Car of Pure Maine Bliss Potatoes ALSO FERTILIZERS D. B. Dickson A note by a minor is void. A contract made by a minor void. . i A contract made with a lunatic isjand scalds. void. A note obtained by fraud, or from a person in a state of intoxication, cannot be collacted. A receipt for money is not always conclusive, Signatures made with a lead pencil are good in law. The acts of one partner bind all the rest. The maker of an “accommeodation” bill or note (one for which he has received no consideration, lent his name or credit for the ac- commodation of the holder) is not bound to the person accommodated, but is bound to all other parties, precisely as if there was a good con- sideration. It is a fraud to conceal a fraud. us if made payable to bearer, Contracts made on Sunday can not: having| Correspondents, the average persod IRONING SHIRTS It you wish your shirts and collars No consideration is sufficient in law if it be illegal in its nature. Checks or drafts must be pre- sented for payment without unreason- able delay. ] If the drawee of a check or draft has changed his residence, the holder must use due or reasonable diligence to find him. It one who holds a check as payec | or otherwise, transfers it to another, he has a right to insist that ||I"! check is presented that day, or at Ih«' farthest, on the day following. (the "' to look just right, you will not be disappointed if you send them to us for we make a specialty of high-class laundry work, A note endorsed in blank name of the indorser only written) | is transferable by delivery, the same Our purpose is to please you ¢ FINE REXEDIES FOR BURNS AND SCALDS. Every family should have a prep- aration of flaxseed oil, chalk and vin- THE LAKELAND STEAM LAUNDRY P. W. WEAVER, PROP. *Phone 130 ia'egar about the consistency of thick paint constantly on hand for burns The best application in cases of burns and scalds is a mixture of one part of carbolic acid to eight parts ntl | olive oil. Lint or linen rags are to be sat- urated in the lotion and spread smoothly over the burned part, whici skould then be covered with oil silk or gutta-percha tissue. PROOF OF THE BAKING is in the eating. Taste our bread, rolls, cake or pastry and you wil} know why sensible women no longer bother iwth home baking. Wy should they when they can get swch delicious things to eat here? Try our rolls for breakfast as a starter. They beat any home-made biscuits Price of Health. To judge by letters received from @Goes not really want to be cured. He ouly wants relief, which is quite a Qif- ferent thing. Or, at least, it he does Bm e > i . -y p————