Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, December 6, 1912, Page 5

Subscribers in the northcast part |ot the city, served by carrier No. 2, {are notified that no collections will i bc made tomorrow on account of the ;nckneu of the carrier. Please ho!l i the amount until the following Sat- Bowden has accepted a‘ Mro Jim ,<ition with the Mayes Grocery co. | vr. and Mrs. Howard Denny are | | joiving over the advent of a lovely i u-pound daughter, born yesterday afternoon. e I'r. W. R. Groover returned yes- {rday morning from a mom.h‘sl reeded vacation, which he spent at ! 110t Springs and points in Missouri. | bud 2 fine trip and a beneficial | pounds | one. coming back several Leavier. —— \rs. James Steitz and sister, Mrs Kreiling, who have Dbeen visiting Steitz’s son, Mr. and Mrs. Wil- Jium Steitz, left this morning for | {beir home in Illinois, highly pleased | with Lakeland and her people. Al Members of the Board of Trzuln-' ore reminded that the board meets tonight for the first time in their Peard of Trade rooms at the Audi- torium, and all members are urgel| to attend. Give an hour of your ume to Lakeland's advancement. J. W. and L. P. Kimbrough and daughter Eunice, went up yesterday 10 attend the funeral of their oldes: irother, H. A. Kimbrough, of Cente* Hill. They reccived a telegram late Wednesday afternoon stating the death of their brother, H. A. Kim- brough, which sad event occurred ar | 4 o'clock. ———— W. W. Chase, of the Chate Garage (o., passed through Lakeland today on his way to Arcadia. Mr. Chase is demenstrating the Ovecland car and will be here shortly for the pur- Jose of demonstrating the car to tl ose interested. | 1 Mrs. A. T. Smith, of Kansas City, | has arrived in Lakeland and will | spend the winter with her nephew, Piof. Janowski. If she can dispose of her Kansas City property, Mrs. smith will invest here as she Is al- | ycady very much in love with Lake- land. The Lakeland Citizens' band will | 2. down to Mulberry this evening to] attend a concert given by the Mul- borry band, which organization isi under the leadership of Prof. Jmow-i :ki. The band has twenty-five pieces | 21d now dispenses splendid music. | Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Wynns, of Paris, Tenn., are in the city, the wnests of their friends, Misses Tom- | linson, at their lovely home on Soutn i Fiorida avenue. They will be here | for several days before proceeding t)! Fort Myers for the winter, where they have a winter home. S. M. Stephens was over yesterday from Titusville looking after busi- 1Less interests, especially his hand- s‘me new apartment house on Lake Morton, which will be completed ard ready for occupancy about Jan. ! The building consists of four flats of six rooms each, all eqnipped with rivate bath, running water, elec- tric lights and fire places. Fronting on Lake Morton, they afford a splen- did view and will no doubt be leased before the building is com- Dleted. CEDISONIA. THE OLDEST AND BEST IN THE COUNTY. THE OTHER GIRL. (101 Bison.) THUS MANY SOULS. (Rex—Drama.) ANIMATED WEEKLY NO. 23. Open From 5 to 11. ADMISSION .........cecc00..108 UNDER 1S .......00 SR Ty lcut a license for which we paid $5 ' but heaven.” urday. RUCKER ADAMS TO PROMOTE CHAUTAUQUA AT TAMPA. |ing. He likewiso was singi in his zeal to lift a relp Lalien ! Prof. C. Rucker Adams has becn men he praved .nvd siie a word o | spending the past two days in Tam- | testimony. This was quiiRio iue -1 1a, where he was successful in in-|lreted as “ircah Ly e ener teresting the leading citizens of tha: | marshall, and, ¢f ¢ w20 “or. Jolly city in the holding of a Chautauqua | there in February, following the onal to be managed by Mr. Adams here. | MR. SHELHAMER'S VERSION OF SOME REGENT EPISODES THOSE “STREET PREACHERS” : AND THEIR “TRIAL” | Dear Editor of the Evening Telc- . gram: Inasmuch as we have been' misquoted and severely criticised, Ilease permit me to say a few words ' Ly way of explanation. Since the writer's release from jail the second’! ! time he has not held a single service onh the street, except when we took | per day. Many good people thing this is hard and unreasonable, but we have to do it in order to ‘‘obey the law.” It seems there is no of- fence whatever if one can produce the $5. Money atones for nearly ev- erything. One writer has well said, “Money is that commodity that will pirchase everything but happiness and give a passport to every place But what becomes of a poor itin- erant preacher who is without money sufficient to get the license? let us see. Rev. J. C. Teter, who is not a “hobo from the north,” but who is southern born, has lived at Minneola for eighteen years, has been for more than ten years State chaplain of the prison camps, re- ceiving this appointment from the ! governor-—-he now pasees this way from Tmapa where he preached on asks time to secure counsel. The * genial old muaicipal judge is “ill,” | so the chairman of the City Councii presides. We have always heard | that the judge is supposed to be on | the prisoner’s side until he is proven guilty, but in this case the *high- toned gentleman™ was anything but | gentle. Of all the abuses we ever heard a judge heap upon burglars, | rapers or wife beaters, we never heard anything worse than was| blated forth at this aged minister of | . the Gospel. Different spectators said it was clear to be seen that thei verdict and sentence were passed be- fore the trial began. Had there beea any disposition to show mercy the | ccurt would have given & minimum | inctead of a maximum sentence for the first offence. | But this mock trial was tame lni | comparison to the one that followed, viz.: That of E. 0. Jolly, who is not a preacher, but a cripple, who} cannot work, but canvasses for a liv- must go to jail, the vond for hls“ appearance at court being positively : refused. | The hour of trial arrives and but | cne witness (the marshall) testifies against the defendant. The acting’ judge immediately proceeds to pro- nounce sentence, when he is in- formed that the prisoner wishes to: Le represented by his counsel, in the person of Rev. Shellhamer. That seemed to be the wrong name to in- tioduce at this time, for the judge ordered us to cross-examine the wit- ness “but be short.” “Your honor, please, titme have we?” “Five minutes, and four of those are more than'l want to give you.” “Well, your honor, you know we cannot say all we have to say in that iength of time."” “l am disgusted with this whole affair and you are to blame; you are back of it all,” etc., ete. “Your honor, please, | am not on trial, I am here representing another man.” *1 know ft, but I want to tell you what | think of you. 1 near you have been telling around that this ordinance is unconstitutional,” ete., ete. “Your honor, please, you are not trying me, I am no criminal, I am here for the defense.” i “You sit down; I will stop this, trial now and fine the defendant.” : “Your honor, please, we have ___ some witnesses here we wish to pro- W sent.” ; “I do not care to hear them; they ' will harangue the same thing you ' have. 1 will fine the defendant $20 or thirty days in jail. Court is now | adjourned.” ! This Piano Will Be GIVEN AWAY how much tlie gtreet; he has been to our bean- titul city, Lakeland, hefore and has preached on her streets; he has not come this time with a “burning de- gire’” to preach because there is an ordinance against street preaching, but as it is his custom in every town he enters, he feels the divine com- mission to “preach the Gospel to ev- ery ereature.” It is Thanksgiving day when near- ly everybody feels good if not re- licious, and as Rev. Teter is a sreat singer he steps out and does not preach but sings a few interesting and appropriate tongs. In so doing he oversteps the mark and gives a bit of his experience, inviting others te accept salvation. For this he is arrested and taken to jail. His trial begins though he is not ready and +OOEOE M AJESTI THEATRE XL EE-E-R-R-E-R-K-R-3 THERE IS NONE BET1ER. copooORDGODORGRD Program for Tonight, MAJESTIC ORCHESTRA. Prof. Murphy Leader. OVERTURE—ROSE MAID. THE BOSS OF LUMBER CAMP NO. 4. (Edison—Drama.) TIGER'S CLAWS. (Pathe—Drama.) Ve THE DEAD MAN'S CLAIM. (Essanay—Drama.) OPEN AT 6 P. M. General Admission...10¢ Children, under 12....5¢ “That is what I call a false trial | and give notice of an appeal.” ! Then “as a citizen this acting | judge poured forth a volley of cpi- | thets such as one scarcely everhears:. ' Now, Mr. Editor, this verified our fears from the beginning, viz.: That' i ool Ten Good Reasons Why You Should Own a Lot in Park Hill VAN {ing preached on the streets. Did li¢ not say publicly, “We do not want preaching on our street? If you! want to do that go to Tampa or Plant City.” Was it not this feeling expressed or unexpressed that guve birth to the ordinance; that framed it 80 as to permit parades, political sbecches, etc., free; that will let . | drayman drive and cut up the strects for $5 per year, or a grocerymaun litter and often obstruct the sid:- walk for $15 per year, but wiil ||N ;vhnrge a non-salaried preacher for ' I trying to bless and save men's souls, though he get on a side street, at the rate of $1,825 per year. Now if that is not “class legislation” (th: very thing that our fathers protested against and finally fought, bled and died to give us freedom from) I re- peat,if this is not legislating again:t a certain class, Gospel ministers at that, what under the sun shall we call it? Much has been said about “ohey- ing the law whether it be good or bad.” We answer, this is a sure wav stopping all reform; to do so is 4 (Continued on Page 8.) NEW CARS ARRIVING. In addition to Ford cars, we are now handling the famous Cadillac line, and have on display at our szlesroom, Peacock building, sample lcars of latest (1913) models, both Ford and Cadillac. Can sell you just I | First. Because it is in the Best Town in South Florida. Second. Because it is as HIGH if not HIGHER than any point in Lakeland. Third. Because it has One Mile of Granolithic Side Walks. Fourth. Because it has High Class Building Restrictions. Fifth. Because 4 Beautiful Lakes can be seen from its Summit. Sixth. Because Shade Trees will be planted on all streets this Fall. Seventh. Because all Streets will be Graded. Eighth. Because it is the most attractive Residential Section in Lakeland. Ninth. Because Lotscan be sold on REASONABLE Terms. Tenth. Because if you don’t, you will wish you had, if you do, will always be glad. : —_—_—See= Deen- Bryant G. C. Rogan .- or §. M STEPHENS a: cheaply as you can buy anywhere. Lakeland Automo- 12-4-2t. Call and see us. bile and Supply Co. Woman and Suffrage. It a woman demands votes, offices and political equality with men, a8 among the Shakers an elder and elder ess are of equal power—and among the Quakers—it must not be refused. It is very cheap wit that finds it so drell that woman should vote.—Ralph Waldo Emetson. - PR O