Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, April 4, 1914, Page 4

| 1 | PAGE FOUR APRIL 4, 1914, felegram The Evening “ublished every afternoon from the | Telegram Building, Lakeland, Fla. Entered in the postoffice at Lake- 'and, Florida, as mail matter of the wecond class. S SR R e e 4. F. HETHERINGTON, EDITOR. AR o R SR T e SUBSCRIPTION RATES. ! )ne year ......-.- $5.00 8ix montn* . ...... 2.50 ! 1.251 Three montns Delivered anywhere within the Mmits of the City of Lakeland for 10 eents a week, B e From the same office is issued THE LAKELAND NEWS, A weekly newspaper giving a resume of local matters crop conditions, county affairs, etc. Sent anywhere tor $1.00 per year. — Sales-Manager Burton of the Flor- ida Citrus Exchange has It is said that incompatibility temperament resulted in the divorce and it is believed that friction in the | resigned. of management will now disappear and | a great State enterprige better serve its purpose. 0 The Jacksonville Metropolis says: | “St. Augustine must be rebuilt.” Sure it must and will be without un- necessary delay. he people of that city can be relied on to that end. But St. Augustine was not destroyed. Very much the greater part of the city was not touched by the flames and the burnt hole won't be long in hight . Fires are furtful to prop- erty-owners not insured, but the big- ger the fire the finer the city that rises from the ashes. 0- That veteran campaigner, Colonel Adrian Jordan, of the Punta Gorda Herald, says that General Villa is a, military idiot and proceeds to dem- onstrate it by showing how the Mex- ican leader stupidly blundered in the battle for the possession of Tor- reon. But this demonstration was given just prior to the capture of that city by Villa and total rout of the federal army, we are compelled Jordan and dismiss | as to reverse Bro. his case against our sznl(llv-mlm'ml‘ friend across the Rio Grande, th-l ing succeeds like success. Viva, | Villa! l The Tarpon Springs Leader nounces that it has passed out of the experimental stage and its perma- | nence as a daily paper is assured. We are glad to thear it and are not surprised at it for Editor Byington has certainly made good and gets out a bright, newsy and well-edited lit- tle daily that looks inviting to the | eye and is satisfying to the taste. Doeisissi The Tampa Tribune uses its blue pencil too late on an article by one of the bright young men who write | the signed editorials in the Monday edition of that paper. The harm— or rather, the good-—has been donol | an- and that editorial has gone out to the world to disseminate the true doc- trine on the tolls exemption ques- tion. Sorry for the Tribune, caught napping for once, but congratula- tions to the writer of the editorial in question for his convineing argument |m=mu|‘a(‘mr(‘d cigar. sustaining President Wilson in the tolls controversy. \We are beginning to suspect that the Jacksonville Metropolis does not fwant Claude 1.’Engle to succeed him- SERIES DAL FLORDK FRUT by nature, the alchemist, and turned into the purest gold of the I'lorida orange and grapefruit. \When seen, Mr. Titus was busy with half a big Florida grapefruit, cating it like a schoolboy eats ait | self in Congress, but it hasn't vet|Supt. Northern Pacific Dining|apple, only he had peeled off the| !picked the man to Deat him. The ‘contest in that district, with five candidates in the field, promises more interest than any other in the State. L'Engle seems to be sure of [his own renomination, but with sev- eral aspirants against him there is some room for doubt. As a matter of fact the boys who do the voting haven't yet been properly stirred in any of the districts and it is nearly a dead calm in Florida politics out- side of a very few mildly excited | newspapers. [ —— SUMMER SCHOOL T OPEN ON MAY 4TH On May 4 the Lakeland Summer; !School will open in the high school building and continue until the teachers’ examination in June. Teachers who expect to take the June examination will have an op- portunity to make preparation at this school. (‘onditioned pupils from the Fifth to Twelfth inclusive will also be taken. Terms, $10. ' CHAS. M. JONES, 2780 Principal. PR R BSOS S T LLOST—One hundred dollar bill; can- not give the number, but it was almost new and green in color; leave with C. M. C(layton, FKirst National Bank, and receive § reward. 2 e s FOR 25 CENTS we are serving a Home Your strictly home cooked meal. made soup to every diner. entire family can eat Sunday din- ner with us for less than you can | cook at home. Loyal Hotel Cafe, opposite depot. 2074 — FOR COUNTY TREASURER I announce myself a candidate for county treasurer of Polk county sub- ject to the action of the Democratic primary election June 2, 1914, WERNER G. JONES, Auburndale, Fla. WORDS OF WISDOM FOR TELEGRAM READERS Atlanta spirit built Atlanta. Lakeland spirit will build Lake- land. Spend your money at home. Help build up your home town Factories build towns. build factories. How? By fostering home trading. For instance, if you smoke, why not smoke a good smoke, a ‘home- made smoké, a Lakeland smoke. Ivery time you do this you have increased the output of one of Lake- land's factories and so helped to build up your home town. Get in the building business. Smoke A. H. T. cigars, made in various shapes. Inquire for our new 10¢ Lakeland Club. Made of clear and is the only union made 10¢ cigar in the State. No town is just as good or better than Lakeland and don't let the dealer persuade you that any other cigar is just as good or better than a Lakeland A. H. T 2369 Towns can Havana tobacco, Car Talks Interestingly of Our Fruit “l never serve anything but a' Florida orange and a Floridal grapefruit in the dining cars of ny lines,” said Hazen J. Titus,| superintendent dining car de-| partment, Northern Pactific rail- way, “L could buy Calfornia grape- fruit for half what the Florida fruit costs me, but the Northern Pacific considers that the finest is what its patrons are entitled to, and it gives them the finest. “Florida grapefruit is as far superior to the California raised 2s real butter ;s to the imitation, and we would as soon use thcimi-! tation butter as the imitation grapefruit.” I Mr. Titus said that he is down in Ilorida now making contracts for grapefruit and oranges for the Northern Pacific dining car ser-; vice, and that he finds the fruit, s usual, of the finest flavor and texture. He says that Florida is the only original land of the or-] ange and the grapefruit, and that all others are imitators. That there is something in the soil and the sunshine here which it caught TAX COLLECTOR i I announce myself a candidate for Tax Colector of Polk county, sub- ject to the action of the Democratic primary election June 2. | F. M. LANIER, ! FOR COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD The friends of Mr. J. (. Owens, recognizing his valuable services as a member of the county Board of for reelection to this position from the Third distriet, and urge the vot ers to support him. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS Bids wanted for Annex to l\'ihlor‘ hotel, Lakeland, Fla. Bids to be op-| ened at 2:30 p. m., April 11, 1914, Plans and specifications can be had| pa, Fla. Owners reserve the right to reject any and all bids. | {2317 A. B. FOR COUNTY TREASURER | KIBLER 1 announce my candidagy for the office of county treasurer, subject to the action of the Democritic pri- mary. Having been bookkeeper in that office for five years, I am thor- oughly familiar with the work, and refer to any county commissioner or member of the school board concern- ing my efficiency. Being thus emi- nently qualified for the position, 1 respectfully solicit the suppert of the voters, and promise, if elected, to give the same conscentious and pains-taking care to the service ”[i the county in the future as T have dene In the past. YOUNG. Public Instruction, present his name , from McGucken & Hyers' office, 'l‘:ml-‘- i EDWARD J s ellow part and was throwing out| the seeds. He used no sugar,| and he asked for no water after- ward to take the acid out of his mouth “That is as fine as I ever taster,” he said, “and I am some judge of grapefruit.” Mr. Titus stated that thej Northern Pacific uses thousands of boxes of Florida oranges and grapefruit every year, and makes its contracts for them early so as to be sure of an adequate sup- ¢ly He stated that the California crowers have given his road up a- a market for their fruit, al- though they repeatedly send him what they regard as fine samples of fruit. “Tt is fine to look up- ——— ————————————————————————————————————" TION. EVENING TELEGRAM, LAKELAND, Fla | e M - WHILE THE BEAUTIFUL LINE OF PALM BEACH; SUITS IS FRESH COME IN AND MAKE YOUR SELEC. 0 STRAW HATS, LATEST DESIGNS. MADRAS. CRAPE AND SILK SHIRTS. WASH TIES. POPULAR STYLES. - REMEMBER NOW [S THE TIME TO ORDER YOUR o SPRING SUIT. WE REPRESENT THE BEST TAILORs IN THE COUNTRY. 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