Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, May 19, 1914, Page 4

PAGE FOUR THE EVENING TELEGRAM LAKELAND, FLA.,, MAY 19, 1314. ———————————— May We Be YOllf-TaflOl‘s This May The Evening : Telegram Published every afternoon from the Telegram Building, Lakeland, Fla. Entered in the postoffice at Lake- land, Florida, as mail matter of the second class. M. F. HETHERINGTON, EDITOR. ———————— e, SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Jne year Vet s ) BIX MODLDA cavcsvsescsanses .60 Three montns 1.26 Delivered anywhere within the limits of the City of Lakeland for 10 sents a week, — From the same office is issued THE LAKELAND NEWS, A weekly newspaper giving a resume of local matters crop conditions, eounty affairs, etc. Sent anywhere tor $1.00 per year. —— “Orlando as a city and Orange as a county wi_ll denyonstrate faith in Senator Fletcher by giving him a handsome majority in the June pri- mary,” declares the Orange County Citizen. And the same condition exists here, anq in most of the im- portant communities of Florida. Where the Stockton people expect to get their votes from is one of the deep, dark mysteries unsolvable by the average observer. O Claude L’Engle boastingly pub- lishes in the last issue of Dixie a copy of a fake telegram he sent that paper ang which it printed in good faith. On the next page Charley Jones scores ‘‘character assassins who write fake telegrams.” The editors of Dixie ought to get togeth- er. We rather agree with Editor Jones that sending a fake telegram to a newspaper to deceive it about a matter of news is something not to be particularly proud of. It is not very big business for a congress- man to be engaged in. PRSI, ) SRR Two Florida office holders who are doing no worrying about their next term are R. Hudson Burr and New- ton A. Blitch, members of the rail- road commission and candidates for re-election. A no opposition devel- oped prior to the last day for candi- dates to qualify, under the new law they are declared nominated with- out the necessity even for their names to go on the ballot to be vot- ed for in the primary. Burr and Blitch have made good, conscientious officials, anq the fact that no oppo- sition to them marerialized shows they have been holding down their Jjobs in a pretty satisfactory manner. e The Miami Metropolis, in the course of a very temperate and char- itable editorial on the senatorial sit- uation makeg the statement by in- ference that all the newspapers op- posed to Stockton are either bought by the special interests, or their editors are foolish. We would hate to have that estimate of the mem- bers of the profession in which we are engaged. The majority of the pa- pers of the State favor Fletcher's re- election, anq if any disinterested and competent judge will deny that the papers supporting Fletcher are equal to those supporting Stockton in character, or influence or anything else that constitutes a reputable newspaper, we will quit the game. The Met, shoulg confine its discus- sions to such momentous matters as the proper use of the word ‘‘bacca- laureate,” or the abuse of the title “professor.” —0 W. P. Walton who came down to Orlando several months ago to take charge of the Reporter-Star, could not resist the call of Old Kaintuck and has disposed of his interest in the paper to his brother preparatory to going back to his native State. Mr. Walton was for many years one of the most prominent figures in Kentucky journalism, and it is not unlikely that he misses the associa- tions anq environment amid which he worked so long and well, though of the Reporter-Star his energy and ability showed no dimi- nution because of being transplant- ed, he the press of Florida. E. €. Walton, who now owner, in Florida long enough to be firmly rooted in our sand, and he will con- as editor and will be missed by becomes sole has been assured place of tinue to maintain the of the Reporter Star State's best dailies the S one e s ward tc rked improvement i anagement of It xnificant three or four hun- have adopted ab: methods city's 1 fact that of dren cities commission doned it to methods. is a s S0m¢ that plan, none return to has the former ALGOHOL AND THE LABORER The following essay by Linton Pickard won the prize in the recent contest and was requested published by the W. C. T. U.: Jt has been proven beyond a doubt that alcchol is a menace to the la- borer. Mt vnfits him morally, men- tally anq physicaily. It makes him a pauper and destroys his immortal soul. Let us take in the nation at a glance, in all its wide extent. Lis- i tening, we can catch the ring of the axes in the forest, the rumble of the great mills and factories, the Whir of .the busy trafficers, the buzz of the saw mills, and the thrill whistle of the locomotive as it hastens on with . INSOCIETY THE LOST DAY It was a May-sweet day, all Bhwe and gold, That dimmed to moon-drenched tints of silver gray. The little winds that walked the dappled roads \ )~ Breathed sweet through blossomed lilac boughs a-sway; The fireflies starred the open meade 8rass; ‘neath the branches overhead Our roadway loitered, dim and shad- ow-cool. ‘ And pin-arched its tons of iron ore angd coal. We see | the endless procession of laborers surrying to and fro. A picture of perfect harmony! Is it? What is that sound of discord, like a wail and again like a groan of anguish pierc- ing, penetrating, and never ceasing? It sounds like people perishing. Oh! 1 see we have overlooked mad-houses, prisons, orphanages, and saloons that end to end would reach across the continent. city councils passing laws for crimes, thousands of breweries pouring out rivers of yellow swill, and an endless chain of distilleries. Have I exaggerated? not told half. In McKeesport, Pa., where there is a population of forty thousand with sixty-nine saloons, the banks say that the saloons draw sixty thousand dollars to cash pay checks before each semi-monthly pay day. The annual liquor bill is double the national debt, anqg double the paid in capital of all our national banks. No, I have An estimation shows that each sa- loon takeg in annually an average of ten thousand dollars. Tn the Uniteqd States in the year ending June 30, 1912, there were about twenty billion nickles spent for alcohol. The liquor bill for 1912 exceeded the expenditures (respec- tively) for meat, iron, steel, print- ing, publishing, ]umhv;,’ cotton goods, woolen goods, flour, Ishoes, education, furniture, potatoes anq brick. The liquor bill was ap- proximately ten times the expendi- tures of the church. The capital invested in the manu- facture of liquor is $771,516,000. An estimation shows the cost of liquor for 1912 to be twenty-one dollarg per capita and $105 per fam- ily. We readily see the tremendous in road this monster alcohol is making upon the laborer. A famous statistician of Paris states that trades exposing work- men to alcohol are the most danger- ous arong the principal causesl of mortality. The management of the Statc railroads of France will not allow alcohol to be sold to any of the employes. In the majority ot cases of sun- . stroke it is nothing more than a beer stroke. The bubbling cup on the street corner beats the sparkling glasg in the bar room sixteen to one. The morning light is breaking for the laborer, the slave is to be set free. 'The best people are uniting their forces in this mighty struggle against this awful curse. Temper- ance territory is growing. The new constitutional provision limiting the number of saloons to one for every five hundreq inhabit- ants is a great help for Ohio in cleaning out some of the wine rooms, road houses, and so forth. Judge C. A. Pollock of North Da- kota refused the application of a foreigner for citizenship because he admitted that he was in the liquor business. He said he would not ‘rvmaniw\ such an application as be- ing desirable. Manufacturers, railroad officials, mining superintendents, bank presi- dents, and, in all large busi- ness concerns are helping to sound the death knell of King Alcohol. “Safety First” is the present mot- to of the New York Central railroad One anq twenty-six men, e fact, hundred RS Use ink and write plainly P\"(‘ Serve can n\\ celled vouchers Laas receipls. Sign your name the same. Startat extreme leftof dollar line drawing line % through. Keeprecord of each check issued. Police to match and | boots, | d o So hard we strove to keep each sun- ny hour, Each warbler’s note, each thicket- fluting thrush, 'The sunset light against the beech- land hills. The first dim silence, first gray evening hush; But even while—with glowing hoof- beats, stilled, And laggard reins—we hoped to hold it fast, On mist-white feet that skimmed the silvered road Our day had smmeq its greeting, and was past. Oh, many days have sought the self- same road Amid the spring, starred dusk, as ’ even I. The fireflies swing their lanterns on the swale; The lilac breezes scent a moonlit sky . But never, down the summer-show- ereq way, Amid the pine-dark hill or moon- white plain— Its eyes with pypsy witchery alight-- Shall pass our little, long-lost day again. i —Martha Haskett lee's. THE LATEST SPORTING TALK Clerk, in Ains- New York, May 19.—Although the Giants have not been living up to expectations since the beginning of the season, it is sakd that Mc- Graw intends to have his men in good working trip before they start playing against the western clubs in [the near future. Then will be the time to compare the Giants and the Pirates. So far the Giants have been facing what appears to have been stronger teams and suffering more than the Piratesg from the handicap of cold, rainy weather. The golfing theorist will be inter- ested in a machine just invented by Dr. Hele Shaw which registers every movement of the body during the stroke. Experimenting with J. H. Taylor, British open-champion, H. H. Hilton, amateur champion, and George Duncan, the results were rather surprising, for they appear first to show a gradual increase of pressure, then a sudden unleap of weight as the whole body comes down at the moment of impact, and then a quick fall of weight as the head of the club is carried through. The charts of Duncan and Hilton were almost identical. A short time Fred Merkle asked Muggsey McGraw if he could not do something to stop a dog mere little dog aLgo -a from following him around. “T'm afraid I can't,” said MceGraw “I never saw a dog yet that wasn't crazy over a bone.” in accordance with this policy, were summarily dismissed from their em- ployment on the Pittsburg and Lake Erie road, a branch of the system. In each case the charge was drink- ing. Five hundreq more friends of John Barleycorn are reported to b due for the same treatment. Day and night we will pursue this awful curse. We will Alcohol to the ropes him among will ery free.” King And when we last his bags of bloody “All hail to the crow( see his breath gasping gold we laborer, set N\ DER _ BN DEPOSIT WITH & ing- t Weddi Kx;ldgrhgom;d Kh?:gof Lakeland, and Miss Clementine LeCount, of High Springs, Fla., gave their friends a little surprise when they were married last evening. The wedding took place at the home of Mr. H. H. King on West Lemon street, at 8:30 o'clock. Miss LeCount was visiting her sister, Mrs. H. H. King. Mr. King is an employe of the A. (. L., having a position in the shops ' here. Those present were Mr. and Mrs. H W Kine My J. B; Hannah and Mr. and Mrs, R. M. Marler. Rev. W. S. Patterson, of the First Presbyterian church, was the offi- ciating minister After the wedding Mrs. King as- sisted by Mrs, R. M. Marler served a dainty luncheon to the guests. The bride is the only sister of Mrs. King and has made many friends here who will be delighted to know she will make Lakeland her home, as the groom is a popular employe of the A. C. L. shops. The Southeastern Circle of the Baptist church will meet with Miss Anna Lemons on East Lime street tomorrow afternoon at three o'clock. All members are cordially invited to be present. Mrs. G. B. Murrell very pleasant- ly entertained the members of the Methodist Home Missionary Reading Circle yesterday afternoon at her home on North Florida avenue. Mrs. J. Edegar Wilson was the reader for the afternoon. A social hour fol- lowed the short business session. Re- freshments of ice cream and cake were then served by (i b Murrell, the hostess who were present were Mmes Henry, Fleming, Boeswell, Norvell, Mchonald, Hall, Hursey, Peterson, Miss Sarah Polk Mrs. Those Clemence, Valker, Wilson, DR. GEO. E. LYONS Optician and Optometrist. Located over the city post- office, Lak-land Fla., makes you this offer for this week only: Toany one who wish- es to have their eves tested jand a pair of glasses fitted, I {will test their cyes and fit {them in the regular $10.00 ' reyeglasses (frames. You get the best. | : ; (Do not miss this splendid | {splendid opportumty, i |here to stay anc I am , 11 need vour business, but vou will never € et an offer like this again, gers canget them 83 Altera \ youhave wriltenit i€ anewones) Drawa check N N American State Bank “Be an American--One of us” There’s a host of riake good. Summer Fabrics YOUNG WOMAN'S CAMP CONFER- o ENCE HELD AT ENTERPRISE Enterprise, May Inn, in the quiet little town of En- terprise, situateq on the north bank of Lake Monroe, a beautiful and en- larged portion of the picturesque St. John's river, will soon be over-flow- young on ing with the many girls and women who will gather there June 24 for the Girls’ Camp Confer- ence. famous as the old Brock Iouse, the war was a Jeading resort of the State to which es of this and annually. General Grant passed winters, Thunting and | fishing in the streams around Enterprise. There, too, came Epworth ‘inn, before many of the dignita countri there {other resorted It was that his woods and noted visitors before the advent of the great East Coast hotels. The Inn has changed hands a num- ber of times in the jast half century, and for a time was served as a girl's erty of the Florida (hristian Assem- bly Association, and a movement has been starteq to make Enterprise a great winter Chautauqua. This Association was formed sev- eral years ago, chiefly through the efforts of Miss Emma Tucker, who “foresaw the possibilities of the beautiful grounds surrounding the hotel property and the Benson utfit for £500; with cither|: rimless or full|® Springs at Enterprise, and who in- (teresteq the big hearted Christian ‘philanthropist, Mr. James N. Gam- ‘ble of Cincinnati i ] jec 8 ‘~\\‘|nr»-1' ( ’1'1\1('\!1‘1111‘:‘ ‘[llxll‘ pr‘('uut i : hautd a and Bible Con- ference. The Association purchased the hotel property, the famous Ben- son Springs, and twelve hundred of land adjacent, including lots and residences.” Exten- sive improvements were made, and at that time the name of the old Brock House was changed to Ep- acres town Alonzo Logan |4 ) rel your building, SEE - TELEPHONE g Oftice Sidew BL‘S( prCSSCd 107 to 315 Main Street 19 . —BEpworth | Sherman from the north, and other } boarding school. It is now the prop- | LOGAN & TOWNSEND - BUILDING CONTRACTORS - We Furnish Surcty Bonds On Al Contracts o .y‘;)" want a careful, consistent. and 1able estimate on the construction of Let us tailor you, all you young mep and men who like to look young! Let g measure you and suggest the styles apq fabrics that will bring out your individus|. ity and personality to the highest degree, over 500 woolens... crisp, modish and classy, every one of 'en, ---and a style for every taste. Our tailoring bears our personal guarantee, Should the finished clothes be unsatisfac- téry in any way, bring em back. We will Now on Display Williamson-Moore Company FASHION SHOP FOR MEN \ worth Inn. The officers anqg directors of thig Association are as follows: Presi. dent, Mr. James N. Gamble; iy vice president, Miss Emma Tucker: second vice president, Dr, R, Aj Carnine; third vice president, My, B. A. Thrasher; sec retary, Mp, Forrest Lake; and Rev, J, A i,lm' Rev. Thomas Grifiith, My, R, J" Holly and Dr. J. Edgar \\ lson As a winter tourist resop iy Inn was closeq on the first of May but through the influcnc of A\I;’ {Gamble, who ig deeply interestcq 1 girls, 1t will be opened agai ;:1“1 few weeks for the first Camp (o ‘1'(‘|'oncc under the auspices v“: 1Young Woman’s Christian \ i tion, to which yaung women are e pected to come from all oyer (i State. o The Inn is an old fashion. d, ram bling hotel, with large porches o three sides, roomy parlors and lobby, ete., and cool, airy bedrooms, a':l screened in, a decided improvement jon the usual method of camp life fn Florida, where the mosquitoes and insect life destroy much of the please ure. As it is on the lake, and mt far from the ocean, a delighttl breeze can be had at all times. | The rate for the two weeks wil ibe only ten dollars, and this ofterss rare opportunity for the girls and young women of the State to havea delightful vacation trip at slight er- pense, aside from the inspirationl i features of the Conference. A registration fee of one dollar i r.equired of each guest, and applict- tions are now being received at tht Young- Woman’s Christian Associ tion, 42 West Adams street, Jackso ville, Fla. Jimmy Duffy is wanted in Los At geles, where Tom McCarey has him enticing offers and him continued engagements so lon as he keeps on winning. R J. F. Townsend N US IMMEDIATELY. Phone Jlack Home Phone alks Are the Best: » Lake Weir Sand Kock and Lghigh Cement. Brick $11.00 Delivered . Lakeland Paving & Construction (o ement, Sand ang Rock F or Sale Lakeland Fla e e o O SRR