Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, February 20, 1914, Page 4

“ and none of the bad ones. { The [venmg ' 'l‘lt(Jl‘dlll Puu.isked every afternoon from the Kentucky Building, Lakeland, Fla.| Tt was the rule under the old pri- Pl 'mary law, now superseded by the Entered in the postoffice at Lake- law enacted by the r.egislature last land, Florida, as mail matter of the year, for the county commissioners second class. . (10 be nominated by their respective commissioners’ districts. This rule | was open to very grave practical ob- ——_'jections, for by it each commission- BE ELECTED BY DISTRICTS? M. F. HETHERINGTON, EDITOR.! R R S S R SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Jne year « |er, instead of being chosen by the $5.00| beople of the whole county to help FEERE 2.50‘2uln}iniistnrl their affairs without Bt ouths 1.25 | prejudice in favor of any smaller G 2 i i {constituency, bec s i i Delivered anywhere within the" ns ncy, became in fact the rep l 'SHALL COMMISSIONERS ' \ limits of the City of Lakeland for 10 resentative on the board of a single eents a week. Ncommissioner’s district and he nat- urally felt himself charged to spe- From the same office is issued | cially promote the interests of that district and perhaps at times to sac- THE LAKELAND NEWS, ! Irifice or hurt the interests of the A weekly newsbaper giving a resume | o ‘rest of the ¢ y P of local matters crop conditions, ounty to that end. county aftairs, etc. Sent anywhere§ This was manifestly not the pur- for $1.00 per year. pose of the constitution which wa\sl to provide a hoard of commission elected by the whole people of the g‘l county to the interests of whole. _1-__—_—?—_—’—_’_ | From certain remarks appearin in the last issue of the Plant City oy Courier we suspect that the editor ; Under the ?I(l law it was of that paper is not on terms of possible to defeat this purpose, and brotherly love with the editor of th0|“ often was defeated when the rep- Arcadia Enterprise. f““'lf‘\ll\tib of two or more commis- Bt sioners’ district could combine for The open season for hunting in ‘lfly given purpose against any othnr' Florida closes today and it will bedistrict. unlawful to shoot deer, quail and The best authorities agree that other animals and birds named infunder the new Bryan law this meth- the game law until next fall. From|od of nomination by districts must now on the county game wardens| cease and that eacn candidate for will have an opportunity to do some|commissioner must be voted for by good work in arresting violators of [the whole county. This will make the law, for doubtless there will be|each commissioner, as he ought to plenty of them and they need to bel e the representative of all the dis- taught that the law means just What}y;oiq i55teaq of one and help to it says. work harmoniously for the county as a make it impossible to form any com- bination of interests against any one or more districts. We note that County Judge Phillips ef Duval county takes this position very strongly and he quotes both the let- ter of the constitution and the Bry- an law to sustain him. | If there is the slightest doubt| about the matter Attorney| G(}neml| West should be called on to construe the law, for it is an issue of large importance and the best interests of our various county governments are involved in it. AT IR e That ferocious Mexican journalist who threatens to shoot Mr. O’'Shaughnessy, the American repre- sentative in the City of Mexico, on sight if he doesn’t keep his mouth shut and stay off the streets, ought to take another squint at Mr. 0’Shaughnessy's name and study the genesis of it before he attempts to execute his threat. 0 The verdict for Senator Gore out in Oklahoma in the damage suit against him by a woman who alleged that he had attempted to criminally assault her was not surprising. The MANY INQUIRIES RECEIVED woman was merely the tool of a AT BOARD OF TRADE ROOMS gang of conspirators who were seek- ing to ruin Senator Gore politically One of the busiest places in Lake- and defeat him for re-election and||anq is the Board of Trade rooms. they didn’t make out a case that had| pehruary bids fair to be the banner the slightest plausibillty about it.|month for activity. The advertising| The senator's reputation comes out|ang general publicity work done by | uninjured, but the woman’s is prob-|tye Board during the past ably too ragged to ever be patched|ponths is bearing good fruit. up. few | The | inquiries, both personal and by let- ter, come from all parts of the coun-; try, as well as from abroad, and the ator Bep Tillman would find any|following list from the secretary's good in his enemy, Governor| Colerecords turnish an interesting show- Blease of South Carolina, and before ing of the wide publicity Lakeland 1:, age and ill health had made him|getting, demonstrating as well the! charitable he wouldn’'t. Speaking|yast amount of correspondence and| of the possible election of Blease tofoflice work devolving on the secre- the Senate, Senator Tillman said the tary in replying to each inquiry anu other day in Atlanta that while the|gsending out the desired literature. freak governor would probably be a|ppe following figures are for u,l “small potate” in the Senate, still past nineteep days only of the pres-| he might fool the public and amount| ¢ month: to something. Continuing, he said: “As T told a friend of mine in a 0 One would never suspect that Sen- Personal Inquiries, State. Calls by Letter letter during the last gubernatorial|avizona ............. 1 electibn, Blease is emmently quali-|Aykansas .... ..... 2 1 fied mentally, but he seems to be e 3 " lacking in moral fiber. Tn the Sen-|canada ........... 2 3! ate he might develop into a bigger.| )ojaware ......... 1 o broader man."” ‘Florida 4 14 i b Georgia ... sl 2 Our sincere thanks to the| Plant||,gjana ... 1 65 City Courier for this handsome rec-|jowa .............. 1 12 ognition: THHRBL &b oo v vacvs 1 39/ “We extend our belated congratu-|Ketucky .... ...... 1 :[ lation to the Lakeland News and|Kansas ........... 1 9 Telegram and the other numerous|Michigan .... .6 14 and meritorious publications turned|Mississippi ........ 1 2 cut in the up-to-date printing plant|Massachusetts .. ... 1 2 in our sister city of Lakeland, on|Maryland ..... .... 2 1 their havinz moved into a new home, |Maine ............ 2 2 which is one of the handsomest|Missouri .......... 4 23| buildings of the kind in the country,|Minnesota ........... 12 large cities not excepted. The Heth-[New York .... -4 21 eringtons and the city of Lakeland|NeV Jersey -2 1 have both been very good indeed to North Carolina ..... 4 : each other and Th: Courier hopes Ohio . ... e AR 1:2 zxf that the affiliation may grow l’l'lvll.ls)'!\'fllllu ...... 3 16 ¥ Philippine 'Islands. . ... 1 stronger and stronger with age. £ 2% i R South Carolina ..... 2 5 \ T 3 South Dakota ...... 2 2 A man cap be great without being Exas .. 2 5 brilliant; useful in very high de- M bosioe - L el 14 gree without being spectacular, and RERRBRE. v 1 o even though he be a plodder and VINRIIR oo eiaies 9 ) given to prolixity of speech he can|\v.chineton 9 serve his country better and deserve! \visconsip ... 1 9 a wider fame if only he have the|\v.s vVirginia ....... 11 courage and conscience of a true man, than others who dazzle with their oratory and by all the devices of the self-seeking egotist keep their names constantly before the public The more one ccntemplates the ca reer of the late Senator Bacon the|.. more impreszive it for he| - becomes, ( n]]n 0 lur See secretary ras just the kind of man we need in WA Jlt AT 2 it Board of Trade. 2124 our public life to perform the fune- tion of thf-.lmlanca wheel in the com-| <A rioN WANTED—By white plex machinery of government and Z . i . g lady for housework for small to regulate the sneed of legislation s RS sk He had Iy it 1 th 3 family, or waitress in dining . “:; n:‘” s :Ol .‘1 o U:m room. Arddress )’ care Tele- qualities of an American senator Skt 2125 Sale Opens Sat. Morning Feb. 2Ist. Williamson-Moore Co. “Fashion Shop for Men” Marks a MONEY SAVING EVENT without a Precedent in Lakeland Hats, Shoes, Shirts and many other meritorious Articles will go considerably UNDER COST OF PRODUCTION The First Season-End SALE of Seasonable Read the following List. 51 Pairs of Hanan Shoes, Sea- son End Price.......... ... This lot consists of Oxfords and Shoes in Patent Leather Most all sizes. and Gun Metal: $3.50, $4 and $5 Soft Hats, Season End Price_....._._. 137 Hats in this lot; consisting of well-known advertised $3.19 -$1.59 makes. Shapes are not new but are sure to sell at the fore- going price. All sizes. Look 'em over. 75¢ Underwear, Seasen-End Price per garment.... .. This lot consists of cotton ribbed, long sleeve Shirts and Also a few sizes in Scrivens, No sleeve Shirts long, drawers. and knee length Drawers. 50c znd 25c End Price........... Neckwear, 25¢ Tie a: d Collar to Match, Sea- son-tnd Price................ 44¢ 25 per Cent. DISCOUNT on Men’s BATH ROBES and FANCY VESIS NO GOODS will be CHARGED at SALE PRICE Come Early---The BEST alwayS goes FIRST Williamson-Moore Co. Sale Opeus Sat. Morning Feb. 2Ist. i “Fashion Shop for Men” Phone 298 Sale Will Close Wed., Feb. 25th The Prices are Convincing $4.00 and $4.50 Oxfords, Sea- son-End Price......___ $I-89 .This lot consists of Patent Leather, Vici and Tan. All sizes. Get here before your size is sold. SHIRTS $1.50 Stiff Bosom Shirts, Season- End Price $1 and 50c Shirts, Season-End $3.50 Sweaters, Season- End Price.._. Colors—White, Gray and Gray with marocn trimmings. 15¢ Linen Collars, slightly sciled, 25(' Season-End Pnce glor...... ‘ e e————————— h---——-—-.—--—— 50c Suspenders ... ... ... 38¢ 25¢ Suspenders s =SS Sale Will (lose Wet.. Feb, 2510 Drane Bulding s s