Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, March 2, 1912, Page 4

PAGE FOUR RELATIVE TO THE TUCKER- NOTED LECTURER WILL AD- ' The Evening Telegram| =™ %0 ™= SO |DRESS EASTERN STaR MEMBERS The Chapter Order of the Eastern Star have secured Mrs, Cora Ransier, of Hendersonville, N. C., to deliver Published every afternoon from the Kentucky Building, Lakeland, Fla. [Mr. R. E. Lufsey prepared an an- swer to Mr. Huffaker's letter of yes- Entered in the postoffice at Lake-|terday, but it was received at this lend, Florida, as mail matter of the|office this afternoon too late for pub- second class. lication today. It will appear in L Monday's issue.] 3. F. HBTHERINGTON, EDITOR.| Editor Telegram: It is necessary — e om| for me to defend myself against the A. J. HOLWORTHY lnnack of Mr. R. B. Huffaker in the tusiness and Circulation Manager.| Telegram of Mar. 1st. It seems L] that he wants to rob me of the credit SUBSCRIPTION RATES: that has heretofore been given me One Year ......oeee00..$5.00 for having given my services free of Six months +........... 2.50 [charge to the cause of publie schools. Three months ......... 12§ ]l was City Attorney for Lakeland Delivered anywhere within the [then a8 now, but the city has always limits of the City of Lakeland [paid me and other attorneys an ad- for 10 cents a week, ditional fee for litigated cases in the Courts, in addition to my salary, which is very small, and this is the rale of other cities. \When he has a weekly newspaper giving a re-|practiced law long enongh to have sume of local matters, crop condi-]some experience in legal mat- tions, county affairs, etc. Sent|tcrs he will know this. Mr. Huffaker anywhere for $1.00 per year. may have been serving the schools —— | himself but If he has he has been On the second page of this issue |paid for it, every month he has ever will be found an outline of the|taught. polices favored by J. C. Brown -undidato for representative, 3 read-| “{ N, A, Riggins was the origina- ing of which we commend to our|i,. of this movement to test the leg- readers. The ideas enumerated|atity of the Bond Issue of Lakeland, therein seem to us such as any lover|;, order that as he stated “If the ot good government might favor. Bonds were unconstitutional, we SRR AR might call upon our Legislature at Dear candidates, it Is early yet|ite session of 1911 to submit a Con- and the temperature is not high. Iflgiitutional Amendment legalizing you allow yourselves to get overhet{g.hool Bonds for Special Tax School now, what will you do during the|pjsricts,” and in a conversation lcng warm spring days immediately | with him last evening, he was clear vreceding the primary? Keep cool; | iy pig statement that this very case keep sweet. The voters will appre-lo Brown vs. Lakeland was what ciate it and you'll come nearer Win-|yrought about the amendment to the a lecture at the Masonic Hall next Tuesday evening, and all Masons and the public generally are invited to attend. From one or two of the lcading papers of the South, we take the following in regard to her work, A womanly woman; of broad cul- ture, pleasing personality, strong character, with a largeness of heart and broad outlook on life and human- ity.—St. Louis Evening Post. Charming, interesting and impres- sionistic account.—Columbia State. Mrs. Ransier took a felicitous choice of subjects. Doubtless her will be the inspiration for many simi- lar trips—New Orleans Times-Demo- crat, From the same office is issued THE LAKELAND NEWS Mr. R. L. Williams, an exper: pharmacist of Tampa, will arrive thls' evening to take a position with the| Central Pharmacy. fore coming here has been connected with Hale's Pharmacy at Tampa. Facts of the Case. Mr. and Mrs. W. Harry Gage reached Lakeland on the noon train and have secured rooms at the home o Mrs. Marler on South Virginia avenue, Mrs, Gage is a very charm- ing woman and will make a pleasing addition to church and society cir- cles, while Mr. Gage will make Lake- land a fine citizen. We are glad to note that this estimable couple come here to make this their permanent home, Mr. Gage is Deputy Supreme THE EVENING TELEGRAM LARELAND, FLA., MARCH 2, 1912 experiences so pleasantly described | ADDITIONAL LoCALS |} Mr. Williams be- | § ning out in the end. constitution which is to be voted up- e oo on at the next general election, and Lambright, associate editor|which 1 hope will be adopted. 1 re- Riggins and Mr. Organizer of the Royal Order of E. D o' the Tampa Tribune, and the best|tcr you to Mr. editorial writer in the South (ex|Brown. aequo with Uncle Joe Dixon) wants place he asks carrying with it emoluments. no|very first article intended to be com-| | The voters may send|plimentary to me, and even rush in- the full faith that he will do the| He has intentionally tried to mis- A right thing and carry out their in-|lead the public in stating that Judge | cAN FuRNSH structions as indicated in the pri- mary. —_— We must respectfully, but firmly, again call attention to the fact that matter in the interest of any candi- date must be treated as advertising, pure and simple. Were we to at- tempt to give space to a tenth of the political communications which are offered us, we would have ‘room for nothing else, whatever, and the paper would be deprived of those sue. EPPES TUCKER, JR. Editor Lakeland Telegram: I notice a piece from Mr. Huffaker, attacking Mr. Eppes Tucker, Jr., ahout the suit he represented the city in. Mr. Tucker did not charge any fee, and I think he rendered a valuable service to the cause of the public . |schools and the betterment of the features which make it popular, We state at larse. 1 deem It a credit to trust that candidates and thelr|yi, "y of which Mr. Huffaker friends will be rv.asonablo. and not can not rob him by such mud-sling- expect to monopolize our columns ing. The newspapers were full of with matter intended to advance comments on this case and it cer- 14 75 ¢ = about the Constitutional amendment for as is the display advertisement for school bonds, of the dry goods merchant or grocer who advertises his wares. —————— THE RELATION OF THE R. L. BROWN. THE RANGE, 1) MADE IN Rles o Lakeland, March 1, 1912, NEWSPAPER TO CANDIDATES Editor Telegram: The communica- tion of Mr. R. B. Huffaker in the The New York World offers this|Evening Telegram today contains an lesson to editors during a campaign [crror which.T will correct, as it re- vear which we think is excellent|fers to mc, personally. and especially suited to this latitude| Speaking of the suit of Brown vs. where we are all of one political | l-akeland, Mr. Huffaker says: “I am faith and the editor is not called on |reliably informed that what work to prove his party loyalty by espous-| Was done on the other side of the ing the cause of any particular can-|suit was done by Mr. Eppes Tucker, didate: Sr.” This information is not true. “The World has always found it|Mr. Eppes Tucker, Jr., prepared his hetter to have no personal relations|answer and argued the case before «xcept in a news gathering way with [the Circuit Court. I rendered him candidates whom it is supporting for |0 assistance whatcver. He won office. It prefers to have no edito-|the case in the Circuit Court and iial acquaintance with them, how- Colonel Olliphant appealed it to the ever charming they may be. It nev-|Subreme Court. I read Mr. Tucker’s ' cares whether they are satisfied|trief on the appeal and that was or dissatisfied with the policy of the|the extent of what I did in the case. vaper toward them. They are at lib- Respectfully, *rty to praise it or repudiate it, as E. TUCKER, SR. they please, and we go our way un- vexed. The World has always been| Mr. Aken, whose family went to cdited for the benefit of the public,|Lakeland last week on a visit, re- rot for the benefit of a candidate,|ceived a telegram Monday to the »nd we find it works excellently well. |effect that his little daughter, who Furthermore, it has been our expe-|recently broke her right leg by fall- rignce that candidates whom we|ing from the roof of a fowl-housa supported often embarrassed as|while playing, broke an arm while much more than we could possibly |in Lakeland. Particulars were mnot ~mbarrass them. This is our little[given in the telegram, but Mr. Aken ‘esson to editors. They are free to|made arrangements to at once go to take it for what it is worth.” that city.—~Inverness Chronicle. ETRROTER AT LAKELAND THE GREGT AND GRAND [ 1 S o — + /) REPUTATION I gy T - O 2 ANRD STVYLES. 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