Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, August 15, 1913, Page 4

i The Evening Telegram Published every afterncon from the ‘Kentucky Building, Lakeland, Fla & - Natered (n the postofiice at Lake- and, Florida, as mall matter of the weeond elass. M. P. HETHERINUTON, HENRY BACON, MANAGER. e e e et SUBSCRIPTION RATES: EDITOR. AT e S ) $5.00 SIX momtAs .. ............s .59 TAree months ........ R B | } "Deliverod anywbers withia the taits of the City of Lakeland for 10 “aate & week. ot e —— . From te same ofiee o losued THR LAKELAND NEWS, A weskly aewspaper giving a resume of losal matters, erep eoaditiens, ounty affairs, ota. Senl aaywhere e §1.00 per yoar. -——-———-——‘—-—-—-—d A WHOLE REGIMENT DROWNED With a view to practical useful- ness in its suggestions the Telegram has on several occasions recently urged the importance of swimming a8 an accomplishment that should be universal; and in this connection there is no better current reading in, the same amount of space than the following from the Savannah Press: “Sunday seems to be the principal drowning day. Hardly one passes without its toll of dead claimed by the water. That is true because more persons have time for boating and bathing on Sunday than on a week day. It is an unusual Sabbath in the summer months that does not fur. nish a sccre or more of drownings the country over. The average sum- mer’s total is very large. A whole regiment of men, women and chil- dren are drowned. And the chief reason for that large number of tragedies is that not enough atten- tion is paid to teaching boys and girls to swim. It is always a mat- ter for surprised comment when a man or woman who is known to be a swimmec: meets death in the water but it is not surprising when, as usual, reports of such occurrences are accompanied by the statement that the person who was drowned couldn’t swim, “Swimming is not an ‘art,’ except to fancy swimmers. It will ‘come leathcrs. ‘Reduced to of-date goods. MONEY CAN BUY. Our usual guarantee back of every pair we sell. “Your money’s worth or your mor: back.” We need the room and must have it for large INCOMING FALL ST()OE Clapp Shoes and Oxfords Including all styles and all Former price $6.50 to $7.00. natural’ to most persons after a les- gon or two. It is surprising there- fore that there are such a large number of persons who would drown if they happened to g0 beyond their depth in water with no assistance near. A surprisingly large number of the bathers at Tybee are unable to swim a stroke. The same thing is very likely true on all beaches along the Atlantic coast. In the in- terior the percentage of swimmers is perhaps even less than on the coast. And yet men and women who can’t swim go out in frail boats or go bathing in rivers where there are deep holes and risk their lives in and on the water in other ways seemingly without remembering the many drownings that have resulted from just such carelessness. ; “That everybedy should learn,to swim has been said so many times that it may be getting tiresome, but it should be said continually until practically everybody learns to take care of himself or herself in the wa- ter. The swimmers who drown are exceedingly few. Ther is plenty of shallow water around Savannah where boys and girls may be taught to swim. The pool at the Y. M. C. A building already has served as a swimming school for scores of boys. There are few, if any, more health- ful exercises than swimming and none that is likely to be of more benefit. Parcnts have not done their full duty by their children un- less they see to it that the boys and girls have acquired ability to stay afloat in the water. “If ability to stay afloat for a few minutes at least were made a re- quirement in all' college courses there might be an appreciable fall- ing off in the number of drownings in the run of a year. If all high schools had athletic instructors whose duties included the teaching of swimming Sundays might cease to be drowning days.” _—_ SOMETHING ABOUT JOHN LIND One of the most-talked-about men in the country today is John Lind, of Minnesota, now in the City of Mex- ico as the president’s personal rep- resentative in the absence of an am- bassador to that country. But as for his personality we know little and the following concerning him will be interesting: “John Lind, ex-governor of Min- nesota, the new special agent of the United States to Mexico, replacing Ambassador Wilson, resigned, is the best man who could be chosen for $4.98 the place. ican and made his way to the top in Minnesota with only one arm to| fight the battle of life with. He was governor three times in a Re- publican state with a normal plur- ality of 50,000—which is going some for a Democrat. He has been of Minnesota since his retirement from politics. He possesses a cool head and clear judgment, and is ab- solutely honest. When the Mexicans get to know him they will have con- fidence in him, and we predict he will come back with a creditable reputation. _—'——o—/— The Jasper News still maintains that it must have Cephas L. Wilson, of West Florida, for governor next time and says that he is ‘“handsome, clever, brainy, social and agreeable,” ! With that équipment, Cephas is in- . deed rich in natural advantages, but if he goes into politics he must have "some lucre, also, to develop his re- . sources. —_— DR EIONEKICKRIONNS RN IO L] 0 : AUGUST 15 IN HISTORY 1804—Work begun on the first pub- lic road through Georgia and Tennessee. 1816—CGreat fire at Constantinople. 1824—Lafayette on a visit to the United States, lands. 1829—0Ordinance passed to expel the colored population from the limits of the city of Cincin- nati. 1854—The fete of Napoleon cele- brated in Paris, but Napo- leon III and his court were not present. 1864—Tho first railway postal car ever run in the United States left Chicago for Clinton, Iowa, over the Chicago and Northwestern. . 1874—Holland, Beigium and Italy followed the lead of other powers in recognizing the Spanish republic. 1903—Bulgaria sent a memorandum to the powers detailing out- rages committed by Turkey in Macedonia. 1909—United States army and State militia maneuvers in Massa- ~ chusetts operated for capture and defense of Boston. 1910——Sixth International Esperan- to Congress began at Washington, ) He is a Swedish Amer- | =] ed States Senator Burrows for the . PLA., AUG. 15, 1913 D. C. 1911—Wind storm at Charleston, 8. C., destroyed a million dollars in property. aie uwmww: ] ' % TODAY'S BIRTHDAY HONORS 3 / one of the regents of the University | @ mwmm United States Senator Charles Elroy Townsend, of Michigan, was born in Concoré, Jackson county, Michigan, Aug. 15, 1856, €0 he is 57 years old today. He attended the common schoois in Concord and Jackson and in 1887 entered the literary department of the Michigan university, where he remained one year. H was admitted to the Jack- son bar to practice law in 1895, and has practiced his profession in Jack- | son since. He is married. Mr. Townsend has always been a Repub- lican in politics. Before he went (o the Senate he served in the lower branch_of Congress during the Fif-|: Sixtieth, | ty-eighth, Fifty-ninth, Sixty-first end partly during the Sixty-second Congress. In Septem- ber, 1910, he was elected over Unit- Senate at the primaries. His elec- tion by the Legislature followed n 1911. His term txpires in 1917. NOTICE OF CHANGE OF NAME AND RESIDENCE OF THE ALA- FIA TRADING COMPANY Notice is hereby given that on the 13th day of September, A. D., 1913, the undersigned, by authority of a vote of more than three-fourths of all the stock of the Alafit Trading Company, at a meeting held for that purpose, and callcd and notified as provided under section 2675 (2150) of article 9, of chapter 2, of the gen-| eral statutes of the State of Florida, will apply to his excellency, Park Trammell, governor of the State of Florida, for a change in the corpo- rate name and residence of the said Alafia Trading Company, so that the name and residence will be changed o8 follows: “The name of this corporation shall be “The Ridgewood Trad- ing Company;' its principal of- fice shall be at Lakeland, and its principal place of business shall be at Ridgewood, Florida, all in Polk county. The remaining provisions of the charter of the said Alafia Trading Company, for which letters patent were issued on December 1, 1906, shall remain as at present | I The famous “Just Wr'ght” Shoes and Oxfordsreduced from $4 and $4.50 to $5 Quality reduced to $3.48 AT HA ‘Terms Cash. No goods charged to any one AT RED 'Good time now to buy your Boys’ School Shoes as th 'early while selections are good. $2.98 —— e SR AR s 23 IR P % Corn Soup, per dozen . Extra Good Corn, per dozen Medium Snow Drift Large Cottolene . Phone 93 - constituted. Lakeland, Florida, August 14, A. D, 1913. ALAFIA TRADING COMPANY, 1072 By J. D. O'Hern, Secretary. 1072 Secretary . PARK HILL LOTS FOR SALE ON EASY TERM: All streets clayod, cement side waiks, electric lighw, e¢ity waler shade trees. See G C Rogan er & M. Btephens LIE o . . No. Six-Sixty-Six This is a prescription prepared ciall dor MALARIA or CH‘I,L{S ‘e:‘:Vlfly. Five or six doses will break any case, and if taken then as a tonic the Fever will not return. It acts on the liver better then Calomel and does not grie or sicken. 25¢ BOYS’ SCOL OXFORDS LF PRIC: Remobal Sal| We will move our stock to the HAp for a short time, we will offer to the p,fls | afew good prices-—For Cash ( Fancy Caalifornia C Peaches, per can ...........,, Roman Gold C Peaches, per can .. i Roman Gold ADricots ..., eceececccve cuns Pratlow Peaches, Der Cal .,ccccce .. .' Liggett Premjum Catsup, per bottle ...........,, . Liggett Premium Catsup, per pint bottle ........ ., ] Fancy Flag Brand Corn, -per dozen ..... Leggett’s Bridle Corn, per dozen.. «.cco0 cennnnn,,, 2-pound Best can Tomatoes, per dozen .........., Irish Potatoes, PP PACK ...cvevee cosssnce oo Gold Dust, 7 fOP ..coesvencesccs svovesnns aauy,, Celulold Starch, 6 fOF .o.veooenee covuviennan wuny, Fairy 808D, 6 fOF «ooooveveonass consesonnen vunr, @ Large Snow Drift ...cccceevvcees sessescssescsee Medium 5120 .cccceve o esssrnee Granulated Sugar, 18 pounds for . W. 2. PILLANS 6 G L - sesse sove o4, ecsssvece ey, , '»' sescsane o vuy ,, eeee veo000e 4y, e000s o0 cse \ SAVE TIME GMON - OROER YNYR ,w 6, PALFFONES - NEDPIES, “StomiLpe. A R HIVEIT TS ;::‘ " ROIPTMAILC S TES 1 Wenting PRO! action will q P to see ‘:‘ M. G. WiLLe i 17 Kentucky b , LAKELANu.nr Orie-Half Off Ont Straw Hat Beginning Friday Morning we will sell any Straw Hat in stock for 1-2 price BIG REDUCTIONS ON SHO All the latest Styles and Toes, and all this season’s goods. You know the character of merchandise this s a) a ul L ——————} () ES AND OXFORD; No old shop-worn or tore sells--The Best Ths [} 1l 1 e 220" & - UCED PRICES, ey are Greatly Reduced. CO“' DEEN & BRYANT BUILDING - [ A ——— e w— BAILEY CLOTHING C II"S'S’;!QI