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

e et i : ; ) ; ] — - FAGE FOUR The Evening Telegram! ' """ Kentucky Buiidiag, Lakeland, Fla. -Emerml in the postoffice at Lake- ‘and, Florida, as mail mattes of the . eecnnd «lass. '_I. F. I!l-iTHEIllNGTON. EDITOR. g A J ‘l|0LWORTHY | ter. w Published every afternoon from the| .y 1o ed did he find more ovi- s8, or conditions Lot en viewed in all their asp from a one-gided oy 1 rtandpoint. The trouble with many peoni: is tiat they have no sense of propor- i They compare the institatior wt o city, which with those.of its ave heen tuilding for decades, their own city, w infancy. The business enterpri 1 is vet Susizess and Circulation Manager. the amusement features, the public Susin SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One year ... Six months Three months Delivered anywhere within the limits of the City of Lakeland for 10 cents a week, PFrom the same office le issued THE LAKELAND NEWS « weekly newspaper giving & re- sume of local matters, crop condl- tons, county affairs, etc. Sent anywhere for $1.00 per year. Sl e e e — DEMOCRATIC TICKET. For President—\Woodrow Wilsou. For Vice President-—Thomas C. Marshall. Presidential Electors—Jefferson B. Browne, J. Fred DeBerry, Charles E. Jones, W. Chipley Jones, Leland J. Henderson, H. C. Sparkman. Congressman, State at Large— Claude L’Engle. Congressman, First District—S, M. Sparkman. Congressman, Second District — Frank Clark. Congressman, Third District—Em- mett Wilson. Governor—Park Trammell. Attorney General—Thos. F. West. Secretary of State—H. C. Craw- ford. Commissioner of Agriculture—W, .\ McRae. Treasurer--J. C. Luning. Comptroller——W. V. Knott. Superintendent of Public Instrue- tion - \W. N. She: ts, State Chemist--R. E. Ros>. Adjutant Generai—J, C, R. Foster. Recently the writer has i veveral larce and up-to-date cities, amony them what may he denom vated, all considered, the greatest ciny things in the world. e re turns to Florida and to Lakeland het ter centent than ever with his own State and community, In no plo | times the population utilities, the are criti- cised because, f equal those of cities of ten to twenty news=papers, sooth, they do not These people are usually very voung, or very foolish, or very igno- rent. In their desire to impress upot { their auditors that they are “some traveled,” they harp on the things they have seen, and in the ceme breath belittle the very credit- ¢ble institutions of their own hom: The amused contempt with whica such talk is invariably received by persons of intellizence may not al- ways be openly expressed, but it is there, nevertheless, and those whe tiink thus to show thelr superiority to their surroundings woefully miss their guess. We saw no State with greater nat- ural advantages than Florida, ang ncne where there was promise of greater or more rapid development. We say no city of the same class as Jacksonville or Tampa which sur- | spelling bee system children passed either of them in any particn- lar, but we did visit cities of greater ropulation which were by no means 80 up-to-date. And nowhere did we see a little city with only a quarter o! a century’s existence, with a bet. ter record behind it, and a better prospect before it, than our own good, lively, thriving Lakeland. No their pupils through a course of quotation from your letter of Aug. town visited of anywhere like equal population had handsomer or better stocked stores, or in any respec ex- celled our own city, and very few of them equalled it, | We throw out these things for th.-l special benefit of those who, having gotten a hundred miles from home for the first time in their lives strive to affect the blase traveled air, and think it helps them make an impres- sion to “throw off" on their com- tnity and its institutions WHAT NEWSPAPERS COST THE EVENING TELEGRAM, LAK a modern daily are \lled overhead cha cable 15 and s The mechani- s only two-fifths of 1 do not know . 1res, 1gle ] i ot constantiy mechanical expenditures cditor knows that it is the news that that prints it. In my wide range of know any capitalist owners nor do ! hnow any successful newspapers that are not owned by themselves, It is net possible for a newspaper to he cuccessful, run in a private inter- ¢st. The newspaper is a public con- cern, and when it ceases to serve the a snecessful jublic it ceases rewspaper.- - Le: expressed school but Surprise is frequently because there £0 many | children who are bad spellers, there is u substantial reason for it ‘ In Kansas very few of a short list of | words were spelled correctly by 112 Now are ¢chool and college students. ! these pupils are not taught the w their fathers and mothers were, say the Boston Globe. Under the old pub- Lees in the schools and the pupils took pride in excelling. Under the be- tween the ages of 8 and 12 can ac- quire quite a large vac practice of spelling words of severa! svllables. The rising generation is full of poor spellers, but it is not|%h <= oOVERNOR GALLS ELEC Lewspaper acquaintance, 1 do not which | am now about to enter. Se lic school system there were spelling | ¢! LLLAND, FLA., SEPT. TION FOR REERESENTATIVE (Continued from Page 1.) l 1 swear (or affirm) that I will sup- Veone -.u_pznn-.r that 1, Lort, protect and defend the comsti- inereasing s newsp o and government of the Unit- Cutlay far faster than it pllc:s up }ts ed States and of the State of Flor- The wise ida: that I am duly qualified to hold oftice under the constitution of the sells the paper and not the press State, and 1 will well and truly per- form the duties of.......... on help me, God."” Had vou made a ‘‘permanent change of residence,” I was satisfied that vou would not take the oath ui I am satisfied that not oaly office you. but that no other momber.i would take such an oath know:ng that by operation of tie coastitution his =vat had become vacant and tha* he was not “‘duly qualified to hold | offi-e under the constitution.” I | have just received a nunwruusl;l ¢igned petition, the heading of which reads as tollows: “\Whereas, Hon. A. J. Angle, rep- rosentative in the Legislature, has permanently removed from this, Polk connty, and thereby the office of rep- resentative from Polk county is va- t, the undersigned citizens of Polk county, Florida, respectfully pe- tition your excellency to call a spe- I-inl election for representative of Polk county for the coming special abulary by the | stssion of the Legislature.” I have just received a letter from « prominent citizen of Bartow in| ich he states: *“‘We won't have a ! their fault, for little attention is|Hillsborough county man, when w2 paid to that accomplishment. would be well for all teachers to put spelling every few days, and also to teach them to read aloud. Reading, writing and spelling should go hand in hand. Those lacking these ac- complishments are not far removed trom the illiterate For: Lauderdale Herald. POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT. class. For Representative— I hereby announce myselt o can- didate for representative tfrom Polk county in the Florida Legislature, at the special term of said 1, lature 2, convening Oct, |, subject 10 the action of the voters in the sp 1t is the cost of the news sorvies and not the cost of the plant that | clal clection to be held Sepr. 24, rihes ctarting o nowspaper difli-] 1912 Respecttally cult Thee-titths of the cost o op BROWN RANGE it]eon get one from Polk.” I am mindful of the followinga 26 to my secretary: “In reply beg to state that | have ! no communication to address to the tovernor in regard to my seat in the Fouse of Represeutatives.” However, I consider it my duty to this letter. | also take the liberty of sending a copy of the ame to the press. The correspondence shows tha: this matter was not initiated in this It was initiated by vour for- your constituents, upen “permanent chanze of presidence.” | write ofiice ter, or present dependent your is for others to decide as to wirether the governor and throuzh Eime the people of Polk county entitled t a fuller communication mois embraeed in the followin: (rection Florida and Western Meats e e o 1 ) Butter, Vegetables, Eggs, and Cheese of all Kinds The Most Sanitary Market in Florida = Phone 279 quotation from yours of Aug. 27: “I have no communication to ad- dress to the governor in regard to my seat in the House of Representa- made a “permunien: dence.” I have this day qr epecial election b tives."” ty on the fourth With best wishes, very truly|tember, to fil]l the . yours, your “permanecnt ALBERT W. GILCHRIST, dence.” Governor. With best wishes yours, Tallahassee, Fla., Sept. 5, 1812, ALBERT W. Gl i1 Hon. A. J. Angle, Tampa, Fla.: My Dear Sir: Since mailing you my letter of this date, Sept. §, I have received in reply the following tele- | Miss Sarah 1 gram from the supervisor of registra- | mons college, l‘,,, tion of Hillsborough county: | C. Mellyn, sup “Allie J. Angle is registered in ,of the public s i District 31, Hillshorough county.” , been elected men The following is a quotation from | direetors for the 1. 178, general statutes of the! :(:IT :'r l”“_s"”' Stute of Florida: eIt e i (of the childre "1 do swear or aflivin | The Jatter ins that 1 will protect und defend the | Income of $1 constitution of the United States and | tion made by ¢ ate of Florida; that 1 am | Institnte mus and bave been a | INE 0 borany te of Florida for zoology, history arranged for — A solemnly of the St d1 vears of ag resident of the St twelve months and is (o - ; A ) month - d ol this count children in the for six month will mak It is quite apparent that you have wireless Directors Children's Muge.n oy, - ’ RSN B, By All Odds the Choicest Property Eber Put on the Market Right on the shore of Lakeland’s favorite Lake, Morton, which in a short time will be encircled by a lovely boulevard. The BON TON RESIDENCE SECTION of Lakeland To see it will be to buy one or more of the splendid lots in this addition. Each lot has now grow= ing on it, an average of six large, heavily laden orange or grape fruit trees, some of which trees will av- erage 25 to 40 boxes of fruit this year, and worth from $100 to $125 cach. The fruit this year is reserved but next year it will belong to the purchasc:. Each lot is within easy reach of a present sewerage system, city water, electric lights, and within ten minutes walk of postoffic. Now is the time to buy, while you have the whole addition to select from. PARK All lots have an casy slope to the lake securing excellent drainage. For a limited time these lots will be placed on the market at from $650 to $1,250, according to size and frontage. These lots will be sold on terms, viz: one fourth cash, balance, 6, 12, and 18 months, 8 per cent interest, 5 per cent discount for cash. To ensure this edition being select, the owners have incorporated in their deed a building restriction, by which the purchaser will be required to build a house to cost not less than $1500. will soon be snapped up and the price of the remaining lots advanced. The choice locations i \ FOR FURTHER PARTICULARS INQUIRE OF Munn Building The FLORIDA & GEORGIA *AND C¢ Phone 72. Lakeland, Florida. IS A SR — AN . —————— . T—— 5. A 7 7 A .. ———————— ————