Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, December 23, 1913, Page 4

~ Kentucky Building, Lakeland, Fla. Ing q_eninu ‘ielem_'_am b, G Published every afternoon from the| The other day in Evansville, Ind., a drummer committed suicide and had no better reason for his rash act thanthat given in a note he left on the table, in which he curtly stated that he was “tired of the game.” He was a bachelor in good circumstances and good health, and his accounts e e e e e e Entered in the postoffice at Lake- land, Florida, as mail matter of the second class. —— M. F. HETHERINGTON, EDITOR. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. with his house were all right. The ONe Year sy eeoees o0 $5.00| cjoveland Press does some sound 8ix months ............ e+ 250 poralizing on the case of this bach- Three months .............. L2600 sujcide and from it we take the Delivered anywhere within the s 1owing: limits of the City of Lakeland for 10i. Tired of the game? Why he cents a week. .wasn’t in the game at all! Living " From the same office is issued for oneself, enjoying oneself, wan- ) dering. about by oneself aren't the THE LAKELAND NEWS, A weekly newspaper giving a ,esume'game. Forty-five years old, and of local matters crop conditions, only himself to work for, do for, live county affairs, etc. Sent anywhere for! No wonder he was tired, but for $1.00 per year. that is no more being in the game; than buying a bag of peanuts at the tent entrance is seeing the circus. The game is doing things for others,i not caring for self only. The game is having a home, not a chair in . We publish a communication to- ; b # some clubroom. The game is hav- day from our friend Tax Commission- .~ it d children in one’s heart er John S. Edwards with reference | '"® WiLS aneie on 0 oae : i < i ing sati f vel and to the recent order of the commission nf)t it ey e atylety 0 tra‘ { : f I high living in one’s heart. The poor directing tax assessors in this State : A § 4 devil was simply looking at the game, to assess property at its true cash | : He was merely peeping over the Yau9. l.t i interestln'g and instruc-, . 1ders of players at the chess tive readinz on a very important sub- board of life, without knowing what ject vitally affecting the pocket nerve |- d o ) g MUST WAIT TO SEE HOW IT WORKS of every taxpayer, and as Mr. Ed- el G i I wards speaks with very full knowl- edge of the matter his views will re- ceive careful consideration. The Telegram recently had a brie paragraph referring to the order of the commission, and Mr. Edwards has erroneously construed that para- graph as a definite expression of opinion on our part that the order ‘was not founded in good policy or igood judgment. We merely said in 'substance that it would be difficult to enforce it, as taxpayers, nearly always kickers and quibblers in the assessment of their property, had been so long accustomed to a low rate of valuation that their attitude would make it difficult to carry out the new ruling for a true cash as- sessment, Mr. Edwards will doubt- less concede that this is, true, and that was as far as we went. We feel sure that the commission- ers have performed their difficult task guided by their best judgment and conscience and that they have tried faithfully to remedy certain no- torious defects in our assessment sys- tem and to equalize as far as possi- ble the burden of taxation. We give them full credit in this direction and we trust that their work will be found to have provided the needed remedy. But until that remedy has been actually tried we will not know if it is a success, and we can only wait to find out. » SRR Many of our Florida weekly ex- changes are coming to us now in beautiful, highly colored Christmas coverings, but to the initiated this i no evidence whatever that the edi- tors themselves aice strolling around in edition de-Inx cvercoats. ST A S Padding expeuse accounts with purely imaginary mileage never oc- curs under the fee system Some of the deputies of Sherifi Ellis over in Escambia county have apparently hurt the reputation of that officer very-soriously because of their pad- ding propensitics. iy The esteemed Miami Metropolis comes along with a 40-page Christ- mas edition which is all to the good. The Mectropo'is is an excellent paper, edited with conspicuous ability and to Florida is a credit to ils city «nd journalism. Can you beat it? We m glorions and® timely ra night and the golden sunsh's his morn- ing breakirg thro the clenls and ing breaking thooush the cieads and i ran that and gladness into the heart of every an established business to be sold at man, woman and child fuely enoughionce, to live in Sovth Ilorida. Py l a “castle” to a “knight,” without having a cent or a heart throb of his own at stake. Tired Of course he was tired. He was tired because he was out of the game. He whose sole care is selt must be a .loser, finally. It is the law of the game of life. “It is not well that' man should live alone.” For man to live alone, for himself, within himself, is fatal. Such a one has had no mission worth while. Such a one is dead before he uses the pistol. Such a one has not got into the. game. 0 The Telegram has good reading to- day in the new currency law, the greatest legislation of years. ’ : | Perey S. Hayes, managing editor of the Pensacola Journal, who is a, server of men and things, says in a Christmas snecial article in the Jour- nal: “If you want to learn who a man is, what he is and why he is ex- ing, just drop your present pursuits and enter the newspaner field as a reporter.” Richt, Percy! The actor boasts that he holds the mirror up to nature, but the reporter has an X-ray and he looks right through to the marrow of the bone. No wonder he is so often a eynic. —_—— General Oruzco threatens to go over to the rebels if he doesn’t get 3,000 pesos a week for himself and his ragamuffin soldiers. And that’s the cause of the trouble in Mexico today; there doesn’t seem to he one veteran renorter, and a shrewd oh THE EVENING TELEGRAM, LAK ELAND, FLA., DEC. 23, 1913. ¢ v cago and St. Louis, to make direct loans on five-year farm mortgages, . up to 25 per cent of their capital and surplus, or up to one time deposits. the law permits national banks hav- of the deposits it has received, be-ing a capital of $1,000,000 or more, PRESIOENT 1O SIGN CUFRENCY BILL TONIGHT (Continued from Page 3.) sides, the 40 per cent gold reserve|to open foreign branches. Similar | § authority is given to the regional|% ate | 4 behind the treasury notes it lssues.l If the gold reserve behind the notes, hanks, the purpose being to facilit: falls below 40 per cent, @ heavy tax the development of American trade is imposed on the bank, which inlghroad. turn adds the tax to the ratio itj charges member banks for redis- counts. This was designed to stop an over-expansion of curremcy. In times of sudden stress, the federal reserve board can suspend these re- PR Wallace Riggins returned Mr. home for the holidays. KIBLER HOTEL CHRISTMAS 1913 Lakeland, Florida Christmas Dinner 3 $1.00 '4 . Oyster Cocktail Consomme Colbert Gumbo de Volaille Queen Olives Chilled Celery Buds Stuffed Mangoes Tenderloin of Trout, Tartar Sauce Pomines Saute Boiled Philadelphia Capon, aux Huitres Cream Fritters, Sauce Sabayon -third of their Another provision in|g from Gainesville, where he has been % attending the School of Engineering . at the University, and will be au @ o P | # Men's Bath RODES «vvevnveonssonse ..$3.50t0$7.50 & }\[ilitarysets................................$2,50t0$s.00 | Traveling Sets ..... pvvirreens e $5.00 to Siog Roast Young Tennessee Turkey, Cranberry Sauce Prime Ribs of Beef, au Jus Mashed Potatoes French Peas Spinach with Eggs Candied Yams Lettuce and Tomatoes, Mayonnaise English Plum Pudding, Brandy Sauce Frozen Fruit Punch Mince Pie Fancy Assorted Cake Mixed Nuts Edam Cheese Raisins Epic Wafers Figs Roquefort Cheese Crystalized Ginger Cafe Noir AN b serve provisions, in order to furnish fufddudgudddidd quick relief to any community. & ,One regional bank cannot again pay out the notes of another, except un- der a heavy tax. These notes are expected to return to the regional banks and be withdrawn from cir- culation when the need for their] use passes. None of the existing forms of pa- per currency will be disturbed by the new law. Provision is made, how- ever, that the government two per cent bonds, upon which national banks now secure the issue of their “bank notes,” may be purchased by the government at par, through the regional banks. This provision is expected to result in the gradual re- tirement of most of the national bank currency. The federal reserve board will ex- B R B e B DEBEBERBI DD SRR BB 1 b Appropriate GIFT Suggestions For Men Buy his present from an exclusive men’s shoy One filled with Merchandise bought expressly for Discriminating Men. The following timely Lints should interest you: Men’s Collar Bags ... “eeeeerianaa. 50€ to $2.00 Men'’s Ties, Hose and Handkerchief Sets...... $1.00 to $200 Men's Scarf Pins and Cuff Buttons ........... $1.00 to $250 Men’s Silk Hose ..... veveseeesenaeen 50C 0 $3.00 per by Men's Shirts ...... L0h b s asiasis b snisie i o o 50O 1D 85 00 Men's Fancy Vests ..oooooeeeeeennns coeeeee $200 to §500 ALL CHRISTMAS GOODS BOXED INDIVIDUALLy COME IN EARLY. w i fETTPRPRPREREERRLLL L L L L LT ool el et e P T lliamson-Moore (o, “Fashion Shop For Men”’ G Selden Cypress Door Co. Palatka" Fla. Manufacturers of millwork, cypress doors, sash, blinds, mouldings ay door and window frames. Special work solicited. Red Gum and (s Veneered Doors. Cypress Screens for Doors, Windows and Porchesses 3 specialty. Write for our plan for screening porches. If unable to secure Selden goods from dealer, send direct to us and b benefited. High grade material and workmanship. To Our . Christmas Customers AR We can fill your orders for the best Chesapeake Oysters. Have your orders in carly. tercise final control over the entire operation of the system. It ean com- | pel one regional bank to loan to an- other in time of need; can authorize banks to use the treasury notes or even national banks notes as part of their legal reserves; can suspend all | restrictions surrounding the reserves which regional banks must hold; and: can remove directors of regional re-| serve banks whenever it is believed unselfish patriot among her generals and leaders; they are all “on the make” and their patriotism is meas- ured by either money or power. Poor murdered Madero was the hest of the whole lot. S e e o e BB B BB 0 President Wilson has selected a pretty and picturesque village look- ing out on the Gulf of Mexico and with ‘a backeground of inviting pine groves in which to spend his Christ- D€CeSsary. mas holidays; but we are so partial| While the banks retain control of {the boards of the regional reserve to South Florida, and especially to! Lakeland, that we can’t 11ndorsfnnd|1“mks’ their connection with the fed- ;%; how any man who has only a brief | €Tal reserve board is only through an | mid-winter vacation could seleet | advisory council, made up of onc rep-| Pass Christian, Miss., as the place to reséntative from ecach federal re- pass it when he could jnst as easily, Serve - distriet. This council will come down here. But if he “'anfn;l imeet in Washington, to confer with seclusion far from the maddening|the federal reserve board “on gen- A S crowd he probably went to the right |€ral business conditions,” and to } Ll make recommendations and sugges- e s 0 R : ¥ ns g ates e QUICK SALE OPPORTUNITY tions concerning disc m1.m rates, note (@ Gl issues and reserve conditions. 5 4 ié« An important chanze in national bakig methods, embraced in the | new law, will permit all national |3 , banks except those in New York, Chi- §450 is all cash necessary to buy Fr B P. 0. Box, 171 City. 1713 Fre R Zrfrde oo OB 2 I am fine, either live or dressed. See Old Waring, now at th: White Star Markets, for he has plenty of us on sale for Christ- mas, or phone 279. Catch a vision of a nice Duck, done to a Golden Brown, or a nice fat Hen stuffed with a Savory Dressing, like your Mother used to make, We will now call the attention of the public to our reg Pork, Mutton and Lamb. Our counter is always full of the best eatables to be had, and prices are in line with others, Wishing you a Merry Christmas, and hopin Yours for KL et ielististisbdututilt tut Sattut Sut ut Tl 2 Tl ular meats, such as Beef, § 2 serve you before that time, we are, business, W OOPIPIIEBHFGEY SODSPIPILDIEEEEE VDRI DG DOLEIYIODNGER N COATS - AND - COATSUITS GOING AT ABSOLUTE COST E R e R B BB T R B B0 B B BB B B o B o B B D T A8 O ATH AT 0 o B B B B B B B B B < B B BB B B B B> B o o e e e oo ool oo 4B 5 58 T 43 B S8 STH B IS $5 A TR S SR B W S Tk 342