Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, October 1, 1913, Page 4

N S O FAGE FOUK i et e SV ST The Evening felegram Fubiished every afternoou from the Keutueky Building, Lakeland, Fla, witered iu tae pustoilice at Lake Rsac. hioiida, as muill matter of the & el thase . i & ¢ UETHLRKINGTION, EDITOR. tENKY BACON., MANAGER SUBZCRIFTIUN RATHS: IR DRSS $6.00 S DO .. s 2.60 Earee months ........ Nigie b 1.25 Delivered anywhere wiitnin the tumits of the City of Lakeland for 10| MPOLTE 4 Wees from the same office 1s issued I'HE LAKELAND NEWS % weekiy newspaper giving & resume ®! local matters, crop conditions, pounty affairs, etc. Sent anywhere for $1.00 per year. ——eeeeeeeeedl | Only a few days now until the Democratic party redeems its first and greatest promise to the Amer- ican people and hands out a new tar- iff law revised downward in the in- terest of consumers—and that in- cludes us all. ST R, The saloon traffic in St. Peters- burg is as hard to compose into the rigidity of death as the tail of a dead snake. A man there has filed another suit to test the validity of the recent election in which St. Pete voted dry. He claims that the election badn’t been legally adver- tised. Another technical pebble to trip the giant of the law. I R The exigencies of modern politics have intréduced a new word into our vocabulary and as we will probably hear much of it next year when we are wrestling with the complexities of the Bryan primary law we might as well master its meaning. The word is ‘“single-shotting,” which means that in a primary where you can vote both your first and second choice you decline to do so and vote only your first choice. This is sup- posed to be an advantage to the lat- ter in the flnal count, although Sen- ator Bryan says not in defending his primary law. G TR R The cold and cultured Boston Transcript commends the position taken by Congressman Clark of this State to the effect that the govern- ment should provide official resi- dences free of cost for the members of the cabinet as is done in France. Of course it should, and for precise- ly the same reason that it provides an official residence for the presi- dent free of charge. The president and his cabinet constitute a family, in a sense, and that family should be housed at the expense of the gov- ernment. We are the richest and most niggardly nation on earth. SNESHTE Out of the convolutions of his large and capable brain Ed Lam- bright of the Tampa Tribune has evolved a iaisy scheme to get a lay-oft every Sunday from the grind of newspaper work for Monday’s is- sue. On that day he gets each of the other members of the staff to contribute an article signed with initials, thus filling the editorial page, giving a pleasing variety to its contents and permitting Edwin him- self to go a-fishing, with no night- mare of ‘“‘copy” to disturb his day- dreams while he watches the cork. Great scheme, and not a thing in the world to be said against it! ————0 Albert Williamson, of the Flori- dian, has scen “our Brown,” the new United States marshal furnished by Lakeland to the national govern- ment for the Southern district of Florida and has a good opimion of him thus expressed: “The Brown we are telling you about is the Hon. J. C. Brown of the bezutiful little City of Lakeland, and one of the representatives from Polk county in the last Legislature. He is our United States marshal. qf he makes as good marshal as he has a legislator, we shall have no fault to find. He is bright, courag- eous and courteous. And although there were many good men as appli- cants for the position, we doubt if a better selection could have been made.” NG URS— The Florida railroad commission {8 now wrestling with the question of requiring the railroads to furnish free of cost individual drinking cups to the patrons of the various lines in this State. The roads protest against being compelled to provide them, and the experience of the At- lantic Coast Line in that respect does not encourage the gratuity. The passengers wantonly destroy the pa- per drinking cups, and while it is inconceivable that any self-respect- ing adult should do such a thing, all passengers are not self-respecting adults, some of them being mere cat- tle without breeding or care for the rights of others, and many of them THE EVENING TELEGRAM, NEVW/ YPPX PRIEST AND WGMAN HE SLEW Hans B. Schmidt, assistant prie - in St. Joseph's church, New York, confessed to the horrible slaying of Miss Ann Aumueller. Schmidt, in his story to the police, told of how he murdered his victim while she slept, dis- membered the body, packed the pieces in bundles and dropped them from the Fort Lee ferry boat. Last February Schmidt obtained a license, per- formed his own marriage ceremony and set up housekeeping in the Bronx, where he murdered the woman September 2. SO R R O irresponsible children in whom the wasteful and destructive instinet is generally well developed. ago on a Coast Line train we saw a Not long | child just out of babyhood jerk all| the paper drinking cups out of their receptical and scatterde themabout the car in great glee. ant Riddle of that system says that in the five months his company has been supplying individual drinking cups they have furnished 2,295,800 of them. Certainly a costly experi- ment in the sanitary watering of'the passengers. O OCTOBER 1 IN HISTORY o 1804-——War declared between sia and Persia. 1841—British forces recaptured the Chinese island of Chusan. ~Close of war in Afghanistan and withdrawal of the Brit- ish troops. 1853—Turkish Divan resolved on the most vigorous measures against Russia and the sul- tan signed the declaration of war. 1884—Outline of plan to connect the Baltic and the Black seas by a canal from the Danube announced. 1904-—Kuroki’s flanking march eastward toward Mukden re- ported checked. 1911—Turkey made an appeal to the powers. Francisco Ma- dero, Jr., elected president of Mexico without opposition. 1912—One licutenant and two sail- ors killed and six sailors in- jured in explosion on the de- stroyer Walke. Rus- 1842- TODAY'S BIRTHDAY HONORS Dean C. Worcester, whose name is now very prominent in the news- papers on account of his revelations regarding the existence of slavery in the Philippines, is 47 years old to day. He bases his facts gained while serving as secre tary of the interior for the Philip pines insular government and has stirred up a hornet’s nest by his re- port. Ten years before Dewey licked the Spanish fleet Mr. | cester went to the Philippines on a 1 scientific expedition. He is a Ver- mont graduate of the University of Michigan. NOTICE OF ELECTION Whereas, a petition signed by a pumber of the qualified electors of the city of Lakeland has been pre- sented to the City Council of the said city asking for the calling of an ting to the qualified voters of the establishing a commission form of government for the city of Lake- land; And, whereas, the City Counei! the city of Lakeland did, thirds vote, pass h\orn Iy u petition, Now, the power mder the chart the said city, BE IT ENOWN th 't an slanst! vill he I m the Sth day of Ortatr, A ) 1913, for the aceertance by a two pon the therefore, in m ed 1n me er and ord of dir the eit f Laveland Superintend- | Wor-igolors with thosc shown else- election for the purpose of submit- | said city of Lakeland the question of | of | ‘Seem()ur Woolens statement on ! | beauty I I's soca B ing of a commission form of govern- ment for the city of Lakeland and tor the election of five (5) commis- sioners; one to be elected from each | rogpective ward and one from at ‘urge, the said commissioner from at | larze shall be known as mayor; said election to be held with the revised ordinances of the 'ity of Lakeland. 0. M. EATON, Mayor A RESOLUTION TO ES- TABLISH A FORM OF COM- MISSION GOVERNMENT Be it resolved by the Council of the city of Lakeland, Florida, that in manner and purport hereof a form of commission government is adopt- od: Section 1—Status of Corporate Povers The adoption of this form of com- mission government shall in no sense be construed to increase or diminish the powers vested in the municipal corporation of Polk county, Florida, known as the city of Lakeland. Section 2—Transposition of Powers All governmental, legislative, ex. ecutive and judicial powers of the said city are vested in the said com- mission, subject to such limitations as officlals or functionaries labored under prior to the adoption of this form. Section 3—Powers of the Commission Powers, duties, or capacities, the exercise, performance, or fulfillment of which, respectively, as designated under laws or ordinances as they now obtain for a named officlal or tunctionary, shall be exercised, per- L\ LRt 4 v (. Gome and "adimre their Gompare! their criginal de- signs, distinctive shades and wher:. Then You'll Buy ¢y toorder!clothes here that you' "l iwon- der why Ed.V POICE b &.C0. werent your tailcrs lEr_gwa 2 0. Start righ today. ST LAK I in accordance | SWTFERE In force and effect on January 1, and exclusiveness.| | H. L. SWATTS, City Clerk. Approved by me this 6th day of | September, A. D. 1913, 0. M. EATON, § Mayor. ! b.n ers, LAND, FLA., OCT. 1, 1913. ‘ormed, or fulfilled under this com- assion form in manner and form aereinafter directed, and such acts or ordinances shall be of effect as though the official or functionary still obtained except that persons di- rected or provided for shall fill the capacity or function. Section 4—Differentiation of Powers Powers of government heretofore vested in the variously named city officials or functionaries shall be in the commission and commissioners In scope following: There shall be five commissioners, the city and one at large. The commissioner-at-large shall be known as “mayor,” shall preside at meetings of the commissioners, shall’ The Fall Days Are Here AND OUR FALL SHOES IN ALL THE LATEST STYLE ARE HERE ALSO Patents, Gun Metals, Tans, Bucks and Sctins. We have them all. vote on all questions, but shall not exercise or have the right of the veto. The commissioners shall, at their @rst meeting, elect a vice president Or mayor pro tempore. The commissioners shall exercise the general governmental powers in them vested in manner deemed wise, baving ever the power to determine upon and employ a municipal man- ' one from each of the four wards of functions of the said municipality. Provided ever that persons not elected by the people shall be re- movable arbitrarity. Section 5—=raections Generally, Qualification of Copmis- sioners Commissjoners shall qualify as Councilmen do under the present form of government. ! Time, Call, and Manner of Holding | Elections shall be held at such times as are required by laws or ordinances enacted or ordained, or to be enacted or ordained; shall be ! called by the commission, except in | cases provided otherwise, whea oc- casfon exists; shall be held in man- ner to be provided, or to be provided by the board of commissioners. | 8Section 6—Initiative, Referendum ! and Recall Initiation or reference of laws or ordinances shall be preceded by a petition signed by twenty.five (25) i' per centum in number of the elec- | tors who voted at the preceding election for commissioner-at.large, [ and shall be determined by a major- ity vote of electors; thereafter law or nullity, respectively. Commissioners shall be subject to recall upon affirmative majority vote of the qualified electors, preceded by petition to the goyernor of the State of Florida, signed by twenty-five (26) per centum in number of those who voted In the preceding elec- tlon for commissioner.at-large. Up- on receipt of such petition the gov- ernor shall call such election with- in thirty days. Upon recall the term unexphed shall be filled in manner provided generally for elections. The first twenty.five signers of petitions of initiation, referendum or recall, shall give, under oath, their residence and vocation. ager, to create such departments up. on their election, as are deemed ex- | pedient, to determine upon and em- | ploy persons for various duties andl Section 7—All Laws and Ordinances of the City Not Inconsistent Retained Laws and ordinances not incon- sistent with the form of commiseion government herein adopted, remain in full force and effect. Secction 8—Term, Qualifications, and Compensation of Commissioners The commissioners shall be elect- ed for two years, shall be qualified voters of the city of Lakeland, and shall receive compensation in the sum of one hundred dollars ($100) per annum, payab'e quarterly. Section 9—Time o’ Inception This form of government shall he 1914, upon acceptance by the peo- | ple. [ MORRIS G. MUNN, President City Council ILLAR Specializes on City property, groves and truck farms, a’ter October 1. Being a headquarters for northern tourists and homeseekers wanting to rent rooms and dwellings, it will pay owners to list them with hin, as well as groves and farms, The finest hotel site here. and res: d"nce lots and homes offered at the GHT PRICES and terms to earlv, He expects to stay here, aad rvarantees FAITHFUL SERVICE and a SQUARE DEAL, M. G. WILLARD LOCAL DEA CASEION SHOP FOR MEN”" LERS 17 Kentucky Bldgz., Phone 102. Lakeland, Fla. We invite y our inspection. We have installed modern machin- ery for shoe frepairing, All work guaranteed and turned out same day received. ’ Phone Avenue Foot-Fitters 358 Blue R I R PR O R S S P X R e YRR S e s _’ “Yes, son, that is a good haircut, I[have my work done there. | will haye mother to take Wary to have her hair bobbed They make a a specialty of cutting children’s hair, %e PHOENIX :BARBER SHOP |; B Clis the largost in{Polk County L E. PEACOCK. MANAGER Mr. Cole has just returned from a two months’ stay in the mar kets. We are receiving new goods for the fall and holiday trade We invite you to call and inspect the quality and styles. Alwaye R “A Pleasure to Show Goods” COLE & HULL sewelers andjOptometrists Phone 173 Lakeland Fis. Everything IN BUILDERS’ Hardware It is most important to select the best hardware for that new home or building. That brings you here, for we make a point of carrying noth- ing but the best builder’s ha: d- were that adds not only to the besuty of a building, but to its sellirg value as well. The sash and door locks, hinges, etc., are a very small part of a building, but will re- pay many times for the cost and trouble of proper selection. We are prepared to pame interesiing ; rices on the com- plete hardware for any style of building from the humble cot- tage to the largest office build- ing. Yes, Sir! We also sell the best building tools--all moder- ately priced. WILSON ;Hardware Company Phone TI Opposite Depot L ) [ f ( e A S L E r i [ { 0 0 T e . e A - e -l - a8