Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, March 6, 1912, Page 4

PAGE FOUR The Evening Telegram Published every afternoon from the Kentucky Building, Lakeland, Fla. Entered in the postofice at Lake- land, Florida, as mail matter of the second class. T i r— M. F. HETHERINGTON, EDITOR. A. J. HOLWORTHY Business and Circulation Manager. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: ODe YEAr .vcovovssesss $5.00 Six months ......cceees 2.50 Three months ......... 1.23 Delivered anywhere within the limits of the City of Lakeland for 10 cents a week, R Sy SRR RGRIse From the same office is Issued THE LAKELAND NEWS a weekly newspaper giving a Te- sume of local matters, crop condi- tions, county affairs, etc. Sent anywhere for $1.00 per year. e ——————————————————— e ——— There are a great many white peo- ple who could well profit by the ex- ample and the precept of Booker T. Washington. No man or firm that ever adver- tised judiciously and continuously in a newspaper for any length of time will say that the experiment was not successful. Thursday, Friday, Saturday. Just three more days in which to pay your poll tax. Are you a man? And is your manhood worth a dollar? If s0, get your tax receipt, and don't be a nonentity on election day. Frank Clark reflected no credit upon himself or upon his State when he made a vicious attack on the Gov- crnor of Florida on the floor of the House. The people of Florida know Albert W. Gilchrist and they know Frank Clark. Nothing the latter could say would injure the former with the people of this State, The last issue of the Plant City Courier contained a most interesting article by Judge Loomis, of that city, in which the proposition is advanced that the peninsular portion of Flor- ida be cut off and the new State of South Florida be created from this territory. This is not an entirely new idea, and in time a sentiment favorable to it may be created. We donbt, however, that sufficlent in- terest could at this time be awakened in the project to insure its success. Among the mass of humanity in- cluded in the general classification of “candidates for Congressman-at- Large,” this Albert Williamson per- son begins to look pretty good to us. We' may get into a frame of mind where we might support him, if he don’t think it would embarrass him too much. Only trouble is Claude. We could be happy with either of these dear charmers were t'other away. Can't make up our mind un- til we see them together on the stump. In preparing the map of the new State of South Florida, which map was printed in the Plant City Cour- ier, the colossal oversight was made of leaving Lokeland off the map en- tirely. This was giving us with a vengeance the play of Hamlet with Hamlet left out of the cast. The Courier hastened to correct the oversight, however, and very justly observed that in the event of the creation of the new State of South Florida, Lakeland, by reason of its location and general importance, would be a leading candidate for the capital. This salved over the wound somewhat—but don’t ever indicate that Lakeland is not on the map, because she's sure too large a spot to be overlooked. o GOOD ROADS IN FLORIDA. The total mileage of roads in Flor- ida is 15,579, of which there was im- proved in 1904 885.5 and in 1909 1,752.25, and in 1911 approximately 2,500. During the period between 1904 and 1909 the per cent. increase in good roads in Florida was 97 per cent. In 1909 the per cent. increase on new improved roads was 9.93 per cent,. exceeded only by four other states. Oklahoma has made the least improvement, 50 per ceat. THE EVENING TELEGRAM LAKELAND, FLA., MARCH 6, 1912, PROCEEDINGS OF THE OPPORTUNITY OF A LIFE TIMf SCHOOL BOARD To Get A Vehicle At Your Own Price (Continued from page 1.) g Having determined to ~oncentrate my efforts on my Harness Business ang Kindred Lines, I will offer for a limited time in order : To:Close Out at Cost My LineofBuggies, Sur. ries, Phaetons, Wagons and Other Vehicles HOW OTHERS VIEW 'S BAND The Lakeland cornet band, of our reighboring city, was the center of attraction in our town, the tail end of last week, when they furnyhed sweet music for the big lot sales, and morning and evening kept warm the heart-beat of loyalty by many Leau- tiful and patriotic strains, for the edification of the denizens of Zephyr- hills and our many Encampment vis- itors. They are a splendid little band and are worthy of much credit for the music they furuish, their home town can well fe:! proud o their efforts. A band is a proposi- tion hard to keep at the top in any town that is not a salaried affair. for they cost lots of money, pienty of grief and continuous hard work, and the town that possesses a good one, ought to be willing to trea* it liberally. A band in a town is a public necessity, and a gocd one, a public blessing, 't will rziurn a big interest on the investment, in good cheer. Every person cranes their neck when the band begins to p.ay. There is a good asset for a town in a nice band, and the Lakeland boys are a credit to their home town Loth as gentlemen and as musicians, and it is hoped that this wili not be tueir last visit to our town.—Zephyrhills Colonist. warrants were issued this month: Nos. 757 to 773,.inclusive, on cur- rent expenses, amounting to $370.38, and recorded on page 209 of the war- rant book: Nos. 2115 to 2165, inclu- sive, on special tax fund, amounting to $2,532.61 and recorded on pages 216 and 217 of the warrant bgok: Nos. 3497 to 3585 inclusive for sala- ries of teachers, amounting to $5.- 463, and recorded on pages 242-243- 244 of the warrant book—Total for the month, $8,367.99, On motion, the Board adjourned. THOS. B. KIRK, Superintendent. Everything on wheels will go unreservedly, and if you want a vehicle f,; business or pleasure, now 1s your time. Candidates are now button-holing every voter they can see. If you are going to vote against one, tell ot bbbt M CG l_ A S H A N The Buggy and and April 30.—Inverness Chronicle. o 9 Harness!Man Bemidji, Minn., has elected a So- S p“cock Bllildillfl. OPDOSHO:J&“ cialist mayor. William J. Bryan is announced as the principal speaker at a conference of leading democrats of the morthe No. 5, and being desirous of se- OUNCEMENTS curing a continuance of his val- Personally we o 1t like the sy i o uable services in that capacity, an-| of distress, but we (hink we ol 4 L nounce him as a candidate for re-| rather enjoy seeing wh ald b election, and urge all citizens in- terested in good roads and a proper administration of county affairs to | PIPe.—Galveston Now.:, give him their votes. The Deadly Pipe, N. D., March 7, RAIL SPLITTING. at would by [Political lnnouncemen;’ wl}l be - Wwould ) N im accepted and inserted in this column e i S for one month or less for $5.00, or “Abrabam Lincoln as the cham- will be carried daily until date of pion rail splitter would have had lit- election for $10.00, This fee MUST Ackled the tle chance to day,” said the up-to- be paid in advance.] e Makinta. Siore Wiretost 8 date farmer, meditatively, “because FOR STATE SENATOR. TS i Ml "‘ "es!w there are few rails to split. The Extenuating Circumstances. board vessels stationed wegr o old stake-and-rider fence, Wwhich To the Democratic Voters of Polk| The judge told the lawyer to stand | Otway (at the soutl tir formed an important part in the de- County: up. “While your contempt of court | tralia) that .t wa was clearly expressed,” he sald, “I | municate with vessc thate hl "?flf to ":';‘:“:‘ces?n’;:::‘:_:‘:y‘:fl: am going to give you the benefit of ex: | port of Melbourne, 7! the office of State tenuating circumstances, In all my ; attributed to the fuct thu -t district, subject to the action of the|omeial connection with you I have ['taln which forms the upe Democratic primaries, the date Of|never heard you use the expression |large quantities of mo: which will be announced later. ‘lota of proof.’ Discharged.” which absorb electric w: Respectfully, H. J. DRANE. FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER. ing primary for nomination for county commissioner, and it elected, 1 shall endeavor to meet and dis- charge every duty faithfully and honestly involved upon me, so I take this method of soliciting the votes | of District No. 5 of Polk county. ‘ velopment of this country in the way | = of hard work, is now a thing of the past. “The time was when splitting rails was a profession, The scarcity of timber changed this. Then came the wire fence, with occasional wooden posts, and digging postholes was a real art. Now the wooden posts are disappearing, because of the expense and the progressive farmers are us- ing wire fences with concrete posts, and the pouring of concrete is now one of the fine arts, “Edison has killed two professions that of rail splitting, with the backaches accompanying it, and dig- and all other kind of delicious drinks Our flavors and syrups ging postholes, which every one E. J. YATES. knows is a healthful exerciee.” Announces ‘ And the progressive tarmer jump-|8r€ made from the fin- FOR TAX COLLECTOR. : ed into his automobile—he calls it his motor car—and left me standing by the roadside. 1 hereby announce myself a candi- date for the office of Tax Collector ot est crushed fruit and Polk county, subject to the Demo- cratic Primaries. If elected I prom- pure sugar, They are . «. |isa to discharge all duties of the office therefore not only exquisite|faithtully and to the best ot my in taste but healthy and sat.|**""*" isfying, On a sweltering hot A CITY’S MOST DEADLY PARASITE In Saturday’s Evening Record was ! FIRST SPRING MI LLIN‘E‘BX published a communication disclos- ing a most undesirable state of af- fairs in regard to the selling of real estate. Full proof was given that there are some people in the Ancient City—a very few, the Evening Rec- ord hopes—who do all possible to discourage investors and desirable | citizens. HENRY J. LEWIS. FOR REPRESENTATIVE. The friends of J. C. Brown hereby announce his candidacy for member of the State Legislature from Polk county. They know Mr. Brown's worth and efficiency, and recommend | him to all the voters of the county, assuring them that they will make ro mistake in casting their vote for (X) J. C. BROWN. day you will appreciate one of our special thirst qnench- | OPENING | ers—seem as if it came from the North Pole itself. Try Nearly every real estate man in the city has passed through the ex- one T"d‘y' perience—practically closed a deal, and then lost it because the would- be purchaser has been told that the Of Ready-to-Wear, Semi and Tailored . property wasn't worth anything and QUICK DELIVERY FOR STATE SENATOR. that the town is going to the ever- lasting bow-wows next week or 'rolt::r::;te::::“::l::;lll:f candi H“s - .nd aher sometime. 3 date for State Senator f Polk . The few people to blame for this county. Having thcovlllmt: serve are the most deadly parasites tha: the people’s best interests, I will use any city can have. Even as a para- e ros such ability as I M'In the ef- site saps the life of a valuable fruit tree so does a person of this charac- :r:lt:h‘ll: :;:x::nmelyr:::::“:; ter sap the life of a city, stunting A MARCH and killing if permitted to go un- T o THURSDAY’ checked. 4 The man who knocks hs home city to the would-be new-comer is the same one who howls against paying his taxes, who is always “agin’ the government,” State, county or na- tional, who might as well live at the north pole for all the good they do & community.—St. Augustine Rec- ord. JOHN F. COX. Pharmacy PHONE 89 1am & candidate for the oftee of || . 7th’ 1912 Attorney for Polk ocounty, and respectfully solicit the vote and support of the reader and 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- MANNA FROM HEAVEN. oo 1n prosecutions tor the Sute. || Bajoony of Chiles’ Department Store A lady going north on 42 Friday threw from the car window a dollar to pay for the Chronicle a year, but we are unable to recall her name. Will our readers please assist us in finding out the lady’s name, for we do not want her to miss an issue.— Inverness Chronicle. The friends of Mr. T. F. Holbrook, L ; . feeling that he hes faithfully and - . ater elcteatly performed the duties of (Announcémentjof Easter Opening Coutty m from District’_