Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, February 28, 1912, Page 4

PAGE FOUR e THE EVENING TELEGRAM LAR FLAND, FLA., FEBRUARY 28, 1912 o The Evening Ielegramj Published every afternoon from the Kentucky Building, Lakeland, Fla. Entered in the postoflice at Lake-i““). ior county candidates at Char- land, Florida, as mail matter of the second class. et i, M. F. HETHERINGTON, EDITOR. A. J. HOLWORTHY Business and Circulation Manager. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One year ... Vidsunaa B0 Six months . 250 Three months 1.25 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 weckly newspaper giving a Te- sume of local matters, crop condi- tons, county affairs, etc. Sent anywhere for $1.00 per year. e Only a few days in which to pay your poll tax, so that you may vote in the primaries. B Knox is having a fine time down in Central America, being wined and feted by the shoulder-shrugging and Tax - payers stand- S0 voluble Senors. ing the expense of the trip, but far we havn't missed the money. plaNe iR S For the information of the voter, will some one please compile a list of the twenty leading candidates for to the Baltimore Conven- delegate tion? il 5 Opposing candidates for county of- fices slept in the same bed at Punta Gorda the other night, We'd as soon thing of tying two cats by the tails and throwing ‘em across a clothes line as putting certain Polk coynty candidates in one bed. The results would be quite similar. e sl M —— A fifteen thousand dollar Chautau- qua Auditorium is one of the items which will make the coming year the greatest dn Lakeland's history. The enterprise is assured, and will prove to be one of the greatest benefits the town has ever secured. Lakeland will be THE Chautauqua town of Florida, as it is THE town in all other respects, -_— The Hillsborough county demo- cratic executive committee, at its last nreting agreed that every effort would be made to prevent soclalists tuking part in the democratic pri- maries, and whenever the inspectors of election were in doubt they should require an affidavit that the party in Guestion has been a regular member of the democratic party. Somebody, in discussing the Ever- tlades report, says that “a half truth is not a lie.” Perhaps not— but we consider it worse. You can fight a husky, able-bodied, straight- forward lie. but a nasty, little, sneak- ing half trauth, can dodge you every time, and you just can’t get in a so- lar plexus. It is very likely, too, that there have been so many half- teuths told about the Everglades that they'd amount to several monu- mental lies. “ “If,” says the Jewell City (Kan- sus) Republican, “‘a preacher turns out to be a scamp, that's news; if a cashier absconds, that’s news; if a woman poisons her hushnnfi. that's news; if a man kills his wife to get rid of her, that's news. Faithful rreachers, honest bankers, helpful, cheerful kind-hearted husbands and wives are too common to mention; no news in that. Keep this in mind when You read the scare-heads in the papers and imagine the country is going to wreck.” ——— Should one want strawberries, Polk county makes the finest grown, and the same is true of all kinds of truck. Cabbage, beans, eggplant, tomatoes, lettuce, celery, cucumbers, telons, and in fact, everything §o tickle the palate and invite the ay- vetite llourishes here. In the way of fruits, our oranges of every \a- riety, as well as grapefruit and lem- ons, are so well known in tae mar- kets of the country that it is unnec- cssary {o mention them, but, in addi- tion to these, peaches, plums. grapes, guavas and a host of other fruits flourish and grow here to perfection. —Florida Grower, < —— — b — | | | SIKANUL BEL-£ELLOWS. make | l 1t is suld that “politics saabge bed-tetlows,” and this eriied by an incident reported from Salurday was a big Culita Gorda. across the bay trom tunue Gorda. 1L was tue occasion o1 a great gathering of the politica: ¢:ans of the county, there being pres- ent (wenty-three who were desirous ¢f serving tne people in an official cupacity. The entire crowd had a word at Charlotte Harbor, it being agreed that each man was to speak just five minutes. It is stated, how- ever, that there was a little fudging in the matter of time. At an rate, when the politicians reached Punta Gorda it was near the midnight hour, and beds were at a premium, It is stated that a certain candidate wa» wate larbor 'n-uch distressed by the prospect of being lett out in the cold, every room being engaged, when his opponent came to his relief and offered to share his bed with him. ‘Politics make very strange bed-fellows,” and it may be that these two candidates are so much impressed with the good points in the other that one or tle other may retire from the race; 1ather than antagonize his friend.— Arcadia Cor. Tampa Tribune, H 1 EXCUSE FOR JOHNNY, This was the note which was handed to one of the grade teachers the other day: “Dear Mum-—Please ixcuse John- ny today. He will not be at school, He is acting as timekeeper for his tather. Last night you gave him this iximple, if a field is 4 miles square how long will it take a man walking 3 miles an hour to walk 2% t:mes around it Johnny ain't no man, so we had to send his daddy. They left early this morning, and my husband said they ought to be back late tonight, tho it would be hard going. Dear Mum, please nake the nixt problem about lddies, as my husband can’t afford to lose the day's work. [ don't have no time to loaf, but | can spare a day oft occasionally better than my hus- band can. Respy yrs. Mrs, Joues."” LAKELAND TO HAVE A BABY SHOW. Manager C. E, Browne of the Edi- sonia has just closed arrangements with the Dixie Amusement Company to put on the big aBby Show here in Lakeland in connection with his moving picture show, Expert photographers will canvass the entire city and photograph all the children free of charge. Not a child will be missed; all the pictures will be thrown on the big curtain at the theater by a new process. Besides the regular pictures, the kodak man will catch the pictures cf many of the grown-up people on the streets at times when they leas: expect it and if the person is in the audience when their snapshot shown they will be given a present. Many special attractions will be added every night and the managers promise the best show ever given in Lakeland for the money. The com- pany carry a special singer with them who will sing each night. The Dixie Amusement here well is Company recommended high class entertainers and we wish them success here, comes as R. B. HUFFAKER CANDIDATE I-‘OBI PROSECUTING ATTORNEY. Steve Sparkman, Herbert S. lips, Woodrow Wilson and Phil- Champ Clark used to teach school. R. B. Huffaker taught school for ten years. He would make a clean, honorable public officer. ! SERVICES TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS RENDERED BY EPPES TUCKER It may not be generally known‘i that Mr. Eppes Tucker, Jr., the can-l didate for prosecuting attorney, hnsl rendered a great service to the cause of public schools, but it is true that the people of Polk county are indebt- ed to him, as also are the people of the entire state, In 1910 sever2l municipal corpor- ations in Florida voted an issue of bonds for the parpose of building school houss which were needed padly; but th: bopds could not be; s0ld because it wag not certain that they were consti*utionar Their le- gality had to be tested by proper pro- ceedings in the Supreme Court. It was then that Mr. Tucker, with the deep interest in our public schools that he has a'ways shows, volunteer- ed his serveces free of charge to do the work. The Supreme Court decided that such bonds were not legal according to our constitution. This, however, was the point that all parties con- cerned wished to settle in order thai the constitution might be amended. The case resulted in bringing about an act of the Legislature submitting a constitutional amendment to be voted upon this year providing that municipalities may issue bonds for school purposes. The city of Lakeland had voted an issue of $25,000 bonds for the purpose of building a school house, and Mr. Tucker was trying to sus- tuin this bond issue, Mr. Tucker was raised in Polk county and at all times had had the interest of the people and the welfare cf its institutions at heart. R. E. LUFSEY. | f DANCING ACADEMY. Regular class social dance Wednes- day evening, 8 p. m. Gents, admis- sion, 60 cents; ladies free. A St. Pat- rick's dance will be given on March 18 and a Grand Easter Ball on Eas- ter Monday evening, April 8. Pri- vate lessons daily; hall to rent. 'Phone 330-Red. [Political announcements will be accepted and inserted in this column for one month or less for $5.00, or will be carried daily until date of election for $10.00. This fee MUST be paid in advance.] FOR STATE SENATOR. To the Democratic Voters of Polk County: I beg to announce my candidacy for the office of State Senator from this district, subject to the action of the Democratic primaries, the date of which will be announced later. Respectfully, H. J. DRANE, FOR STATE SENATOR. To the Voters of Polk County: I hereby announce myself a candi- date for State Senator from Polk county. Having the will to serve the people's best interests, 1 will use such ability as I possess in the ef- fort to do so, should they entrust me with this commission. 1 respectfully solicit the support of all the voters. JOHN F. COX. FOR PROSECUTING ATTORNEY. I am a candidate for the office of Prosecuting Attorney for Polk county, and respectfully solicit the vote and support of the reader ana every democratic voter at the pri- mary election, April 30. I promise that it elected, I will devote my time and energy to the duties of the of- fice in prosecutions for the State. *Respectfully, EPPES TUCKER, JR. FOR TAX COLLECTOR. I hereby announce myself a candi- date for the office of Tax Collector of Polk county, subject to the Demo- cratic Primaries. If elected I prom- ise to discharge all duties of the office fzithfully and to the best of my ability. 5 HENRY J. LEWIS. e e, Still %o Be Meard From. Many women bhave attempted to scold affection into the hearts of men, but we have never heard of one who succeeded.—Chicago Record-Herald. THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFE TIME To Get A Vehicle At Your Own Price Having determined to ~oncentrate my efforts on my Harness Busines. and Kindred Lines, I will offer for a limited time in order To:Close Out at Cost My Line of Buggies, Sur. ries, Phaetons, Wagons and Other Vehicles e —— Everything on wheels will_ go unre_servedly. and if you want a vehicle bt business or pleasure, now 1s your time. McGLASHAN, The Buggy and Harness Man Peacock Building. Oppesite Jail ~ STATEMENT —of the— CONDITION OF STATE BANK OF LAKELAND Condensed from the report to the State Comptroller, February 20, 1912 Resources. Lonng. wv v iuiseiaay .$124,555.41 Overdrafts. . ‘ 802,37 Furniture and fixtures.. 3,745.09 2,855.32 76,468.64 20,394.72 Real estate .. Due from Banks C‘ash .. $228,821.46 Liabilities. viee v...$ 30,000.00 5,600.00 3,207.98 154.00 .o 406176 ... 185,897.72 Capital .. .. Surplus .. T Undivided profits .. .. Dividends unpaid Cashiers’ checks .. Deposits .. $228,821.46 Correct attest: W. T. OVERSTREET, P. B. HAYNES, C. G. MEMMINGER, Directors. Certified: E. 0. FLOOD, Cashier. Q@ A full line of Jewelery, Silver- ware and Cut Glass always on hand for you to select from. (. Our Repair Department is the best. Misquotation. It is very surprising to find in the Charlotte Observer this misquotation of an old phrase, “Everything was lovely and the goose was hanging high.” formed commonality have come to write it, but in the Tar Heel coun- try they know better. The right ren- dering is “the goose honks high,” as the wild goose does when the weath- er is fine, or, in other words, when | we take your sult . “everything s Banner, lovely.”—Nashville OO OO OOTHORORROROROMCHOOHOHOI CHORRORICH This is the way the unin- | Cleaning and dying is the J.B.DeREE E.v.cu NOTICE we do, We do it so wer ¢y ments scem . Biled with sta':, And return it to you a ne again, MW So remember one thing und b Summer or Winter Weather Is all the same at the roller rink; best ventilated and coziest hall in town, come, spend an afternoon or night. We take especially good care of the children. Open to ladies and gentle- men. Admission free. Skates to la- dies, 15¢c; skates to gentlemen, 25c. We also give instruction. You are always welcome. Lakeland Skating Rink in mind That in cleaning and dyine excel in this line, We will call for your clothes and liver them, too, Without any worry or trouble you. DeREE & CARRYI PHONE No. 25 -— Woman's Age. Women are never old as losg they retain their curfosity and fnquisitiveness. When a woman lost her interest {n gossip and scaod Florida @ The largest and most com* plete line of Watches ever brought to Lake* land now on dis* play. — Each piece of work done prombtly and carefully and ALWAYS GUARANTEED