Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, March 13, 1912, Page 5

wim T s vrmw /\ Mr. and Mrs. F. Bowman left todayiwm A NEGRO WAS SENATOR. for their home in Huntfgton, W. Va., after a stay of several weeks in l.akeland. The cottage on East Orange stree, near Massachusetts avenue, belonging lo Mr. John F. Cox, has been sold by him to Mr, F. B. Terrell. The latter will remodel the house and occupyj: with his family. The first negro who ever sat in the United States Senate as a duly qual- ified member took his seat forty-two years ago tomorrow. He was Hiran R. Revels, elected by the reconstruc- tion Legislature of Mississippi, and he served from February, 1870, to March of the next year. Revels was born in North Carolina of free parents in 1822, and, desir- ing an education, he went to In- diana, where he attended the Quak- er College at Liberty., Later he studied at Knox College in Illinois, and in 1847 he became a preacher in the African Methodist Episcopal church. He went about the coun- try speaking against slavery and at the breaking out of the war he or- ganized negro regiments in Missouri and Maryland. In 1869 he went to Natchez, Miss., where he was elected a member of the City Council. His next office was that of United States Senator. . Preston is up to- 1 L.mov.\ slnklng bhands with Work is in progress on the new business house of Mr. P. B. Jackson which that gentleman is having erect- ed on Pine street, west of the Mc- that he was going up to|Leod building and near Tennessce o ecat strawberries with|avenue. This building will be of We doubt if he found|stone. was no doubt shelling i cram, candidate for the of- p x collector, came up last ront Bartow and stated this lie as he cods in other parts. . Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Brown are hav- ing the pleasure of a visit from their son, Mr. H, Brown, of Rome, N. Y,, who will be here for several days. Mr. Brown has visited here before and is being warmly welcomed by his friends. <« A J. Knight and Lamar man, the latter of the firm of and Sparkman, of Tampa, promitent visitors to Lakeland por Both are very enthu- aver the prospects of the re- 1 of Congressman S. M. Spark- Mr. V. V. VanHuss will soon be- COME AND GO EMPTY HANDED. gin work on a brick business house which he will erect between the Van- Huss hall and the Lakeland Hotel. Mr. VanHuss has not entirely decid- ed upon the plans of the building, but he is now planning to erect a one- story brick building, pgobably adding another story later. Solution of the servant problem in Mobile is more than probable, say housewives of that city, who wrestled with the question for more than two hours yesterday. Relief has heen guaranteed by the Negro Ministers’ Union. of Mobile The formation of a labor bureau by the ministers is the source through which housewives hope to get do- i mestic help that will enable them to breathe sighs of relief after years of trials and tribulations. Most of the housewives want to break up the habit of servants carrying off pro- visions and insist that servants and cooks must agree to come to work empty handed and return home that way. EDISONIA THE LADIES’ AND CHILDRENS’ IIIEAIIIE oo Epps Tucker has returned Tavares in Lake county, where Lidy and Tuesday he was in at court. He had some =8 before the court, yrought to a successful ter- Judge Tucker says it is s o ploasure to him to practice . Bullock, whose stand- legal profession, as il who know him, is very ideed. Judge Tucker was ac- by Mrs, Tucker, which rip one of pleasure as well MAPLEINE A delicious flavoring for granulated sugar syrup, making the syrup cost only 16e¢ per quart. Try Maplene in candies, cake icing, ice cream, ete, Ask your grocer for Mapleine, Wit the BULBS. You can get any Kkind of \id of the Lutheran!bulbs at ave a delicatessen stand| MARSHALL'S 5¢ TO 25¢ STORE. at the Van Huss Hard-|Heaithy condition. Just received. This sale is given for 3-13-1t, ppose of raising funds for the =102 of o memorial window for hindsome new church being I on Tennessee avenue and The great baby show still goes All members are re-|merrily on, the attendance last night d 1o be on hand early Satur-{surpassing that of Monday. Every- orning with the articles they|one seemed satisfied and there were rov several useful as well as amusing! ladies will have home-made [souvenirs given away, The hcstl pies, cakes and other good|prizes are still to be given. There on sale, will be a children's contest this aft- e ——— ernoon for all who attend between and Mrs, €. Green, of New|5 and 6 o'clock. ¢ity, have arrived in Lakeland| Thursday will be “Toronda” nighi re the guests of the former’s{when a $2.50 box of candy will be r. Mrs. M. A. Browere, at her given to the first party to identify ¥ home in the Hollingsworth |the person who is going under that (Drama.) borhoad. Mr. and Mrs. Green,name. Friday night at 7 o'clock, or MIDWINTER TRIP TO 10S AN- armed with Florida and Lake-]|at the end of the second show, the GELES AND VICINITY. in particular, and especially|orphan baby will be given away. (Scenic.) this fine brand of weather we| Don't forget to leave your name| o = = ving now. They will probably|and address if your child's picture| ADMISSION ... .. .........10 cts 1 for some time., has not been taken. CHILDREN under 12 .......56 cts H. C. STEVENS Lakeland, . Florida flower h will | EDXSONIA e street, PROGRAM TONIGHT. GREAT BABY SHOW. (Continued.) A BAD MAN. (Western Comedy.) WHITE FAWN'S ESCAPE. (Indian Drama.) MEASURE OF A MAN. THE JEWELER @ The largest and most com- € A tull line of Jewelery, Silver- B wu & plete line of an ut Watches ever brought to Lake- land now on dis- play. Glass always on hand for you to select from. e ———————— e —————— @ Our Repair Department is the best. Each piece of work done promptly and carefully and ALWAYS GUARANTEED THE EVENING TELEGRAM LAKELAND, FLA., MARCH 13, 1912, MR. SLOAN'S VIEWS ON GAS FRANCHISE. Editor Evening Telegram: It has been suggested that our people ex- press themselves with reference to the proposition to grant a franchise to the company to put in a gas plant in Lakeland. To my mind proposi- tions of this kind are of vastly more importance than the careless man- ner in which they are sometimes handled would indicate. The re- quest for this franchise is one of the many evidences of the prosper- ity, and progress of our city, and, while we want to progress and en- courage every proper agency which will contribute to this end, yet we do not want to lose sight of the fact that in granting franchises, which will necessarily carry with them privileges which continue for at least a very long period of time, that the interests of not only the city, but also of individual citizens should be carefully considered, and scrupu- lously safeguarded, especially when granting a franchise of this kind which virtually carries with it a monopoly, as it will be a great many years at least, before there will be room in Lakeland for more than one sas plant, 1 do not know the parties seeking this franchise, but feel sure tha. they are business men and not only responsible financially, but men ot integrity, otherwise our very etli- cient City Council would not, 1 am sure, be negotiating with them, City governments, apparently, very often consider franchises of small cities of little value, and, in the effort o encourage enterprises of various kinds, freuently not only give them away but throw in a little extra in way of special privileges. Lakeland has passed the time when we must pay any one to accept what fran- chises we control, and, while 1 do not mean by this that the proposi- tion under discusion is not one which the city can well afford to ageept, yet 1 do know that as a gen- eral proposition the time to look well to the people's interests is while a franchise is being sought, and not atter it i8 granted. \We want a gas plant and we may be assured this company wants this franchise, so we need not fear to suggest an arrange- ment, that will at least be to the in- terest of our people. A provision in the city charter which requires published notice before granting franchises was placed there at the instance of the writer to safeguard the interests of our people. Many very valuable franchises have been given away competition by giving published no- lice, would have resulted in a much better arrangement. municipalities in considering mat- looking to the establishing of cer- tain enterprises. time, especially when considering volved. . A few years ago when the voted $35,000 of bonds for public improvements, mented W. B. Bonacker, W, Rae and the writer as bhond trus- tees, several of the offers for bonds were at prices below par, but by taking a little more (ime we sold them at a premium, and by taking a few days’' time when winding up the deal we saved the city quite a little of interest, which had accumu- lated between the time of issuing bonds and receiving of money by the city. When we had gotten the money, instead of turning over to the first bank which indicated a will- ingness to take care of it while im- provements were being made, we, by taking a little time, placed it where it earned the city more than $500, making in all more than one thou- sand dollars saved the city, simply by not hastening too much in our|¥ work, and by working for the in-|$ terests of the taxpayers without re- gard to whether our action favored some particular friend or not. are safe in the hands of the able men who have the interests of our people in their hands, and am not writing this to in any sense dictate |$ te them, but, knowing that those in responsible public positions can rep- resent the people more satisfactorily | when the people indicate to them (not by our city) when taking a little time to consider and inviting 1 really believe that it would be a wise thing for ters of this nature to invite compe- tition by giving published notice, that they would consider propositions It pays to take matters where a great deal is in- city electing the late la- D. Mec- I feel sure that the city’s interests | PAJE FIVB their views and wishes, and, feeling -_ a great personal as well as having a financial interest in our rapidly growing little city, I am giving my views, not as a knock at this or any other worthy enterprise, but simply to suggest caution in matters especi- ally where so much is involved. Respectfully, D. H. SLOAN. NOT HER QUARREL. The fact that corporal punishment is discouraged in the public schools of Chicago is what led Bobby's teach- er to address this note to the boy's mother: “Dear Madam: 1 regret very much to have to tell you that your son Robert idles away his time, is dis- obedient, quarrelsome, and disturbs the pupils who are trying to study their lessons, He needs a good whip- ping, and I strongly recommend that you give him one. Yours truly, “Miss Blank.” To this Bobby's mother responded as follows: this drug 'store. She “Dear Miss Blank: Lick him your- | Will find here courteous self. I ain't mad at him, Yours truly, Mrs, Dash.” a“ention and the most delightful drinks 1n We cater especially to the splendid Portable Church In England. An altar, duly consecrated by ec- cleslastics, has been installed upon an automobile, the object being to pro- mote misslon work in the rural dis- tricts of England. It is a portable church. soglas and frappes were long ago voted just too delicious for anything by the prettiest women in towa. Ask HER —bring her in today—she town, to the ladies—our sundaes, Separation Sometimes Good. Being sometimes asunder heightens friendship. The great cause of the frequent quarrels between relations is their being so much losethcr. WHOVHOSICOV0CITOoTOToRsa | Wants to come anyway. RODOOODOOHOVOODOGOOOCOOHOO A cool half hour spent S"““"Nfi SIARS at this fountainis a very pleasant way of whiling While the Star Theater has slm!'away that time. into their new field, you can find plenty of stars shooting around in our QUICK DELIVERY Red Cross Govd whole- Don’t forget the grand to skat free at night, some fun. masquerade in the near future. Lakeland Skating Rink Pharmacy PHONE 89 Over Star Theater, Yer_!_\‘logvt_ Emphatically Protest gainst being known as a “cieap” store. The word has come to pply so much to quality as well as price that we do not wish to be sociated with it. But You Will Find Prices For Dry Goods t this store compare favorably with any, even if we do claim and rove that our qualities are of the very finest. Come and compare. CHILES MEET ME AT {Central Pharmacy § When the New Depot Opens Thursday. We exoell in Ice Cream and Soda Water PHONE 25 soda fountainat i . . B>t