Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, June 9, 1914, Page 4

PAGE FOUR — e Tne Evening felegram fublished e\er) a(Lernoon from the Telegram Building, Lakeland, Fla. Entered in the postoffice at Lake- land, Florida, as mail matter of the second class. . HETHERINGTON, EDITOR. SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Jne year ... $6.00 8ix montns . 2.50 Yhree montns 1.26 Delivered anywhere the [ within limits of the City of Lakeland for 10 eents a week, " From the same office 18 issued THE LAKELAND NEWS, A weekly newspaper giving a resume of local matters crop conditions, eounty affairs, etc. Sent anywhere for $1.00 per year. o ——————————————————— Ah, safe. yes—the Legislatur’ will be Bill Mapoles will be “t'har.” _— Some of the newspapers in the heat of the campalgn made state- ments that doubtless they would be How much better to be moderate, and, champion- ing as strongly as possible the can- didates of one's choice, to refrain from language one may remember glaq to recall. while with regret, Not everyone who can- ot see things just as you do is ‘bought,” or ‘“controlled,” or *‘fool- ishis seittalal SN The people of Lake county over- looked their best bet when they turned down Clarence Woods in the thus failing to secure rep- resentation in the Tegislature that would have covered their county with glory Woods is a game loser as any man is who is worthy to win--and yesterday he stood treat to a dinner, to which al] the defeated candidates in the county were in- vited. It is safe to say they had a high old time, each telling just “‘how it happened” and discussing the unique menu that had been pre- pared . primary, Over in St. Petersburg they have the two best newspapers published in any city of like size in the United States. Yet, some individual--doubt® less with a ‘“‘grievance’—is adver- tising for another newspaper to lo- cate there—one that “will stand up for what is right.” “Right" in this case means, of course, the particular pet scheme or animosity of this in- dividual. Of course, another news- paper in St. Petersburg, though es- tablished to champion the “right” would quickly be left. It would last .nenrly a8 long as the proverbial snowball in Hades. The aggrieved citizen might have the short-lived satisfaction of “getting even” with the papers already there—and the fool publisher, inveigled into the scheme, would have the satisfaction of holding the bag. LY SE— r SOME OF THE BEAUTIES OF BUYING AWAY FROM HOME —— Anent the discussion which been going on recently relative to trading at home, the following story is reprinted, for the reason that, while it is not new, it recalls some phases of the proposition that sometimes forgotten: Some time ago a man went into a store to buy a saw. He saw the king he wanted and asked the price. It was $1.65 the dealer said. “Good gracious,’” said the man; can get the same thing from mail order house for $1.35.” “That's less than it cost me, the deale ut 'l sell it on the | the said same terr the mail order house just the same.” “All right,” said the customer, “You can senq it along and charge it to my account.” “Not on your li plied, “No charge can’t do business with the Fork over the ' the dealer re- You accounts. mail or- der house that way cash.” The customer complied “Now, two cents postage and five cents for a money order.” “What—" “Now, two cents postage angd five cents for a money order, to a mail order house, you know. The customer inwardly raving kept to his agreement ang paid the seven cents. “Now, twenty-five cents cxpress- age.” “Wwell, I'll be said, but he paig it, saying: “Now, i that gaw and I'll take it hor be rid of this foolery “Hang it to you? think you are? You'r I'm in Chica 1 to wait two weeks for t Whereupon the saw on a peg and his cash drawer. “That makes $1.60,”" h has cost you two cents taken you two weeks longer to get more and MR. RIGGINS HAS MORE TO SAY REGARDING L. & W. Editor Evening Telegram: 1 hope there will be no argument of this Ilight and water question except friendly arguments. In the article I wrote some time ago I purposely left off that phase of the question that Mr. Simon calls attention to, as it would have made the article too long ang 1 wanted to see if there was not | an idea abroad that a man could name one'of his pockets Dick and the other John and by paying out! ‘of first one and than the other re-I lieve himself of much of the burden ) that would fal] on him if he put all his' money in one pocket and paid all' his expensés .out’ of that one pocket. 1 have anxiously awaiteq the answer to this protest of the people against the city taking too much out of their pockets and giving too little in return. Now this kind of a proposition comes to Mr. Citizen. The plant will reduce your light and water charges to the same price that you would have to pay to a private corporation if the plant was not owneq by the city. The plant will not require Mr. Citizen to pay the interest on its bonds, provided Mr. Citizen will pay about three times as much as Mr. Citizen has been paying for this item, in another way, to-wit, a high price for water anq light for public use. The plant will relieve Mr. Citizen of one and a half mills taxes if it be alloweq to jenough yet. st, not even very close to cost, but at a reasonable price, provided he will pay’in taxes for the water ang light for public use—not cost, |not anywhere near cost, but some- where between one hundred and five hundred per cent above cost. For this comparatively small amount that it costs him above what it shoulq cost him he may have all the trouble, responsibility and glory of public ownership of the light and water plant. This is nearer right than it has been, but is not near I am in favor of pub- lic ownership of the light and water plant, but not for glory nor for the purpose of making an expensive plant that we may show off with it but. because it is a goodq business proposition for the city. T am also opposed to the city granting a franchise to anybody for gas works, for that, too, is a good business prop- osition for the city when the time comes that we need it. 1 know that the Lakeland Light, ang Water Plant put in the proper condition (and 1 doubt seriously | that it will take as much as $95,000 to put it in that condition) can fur- nish the light and water for public at cost. YES, FREE, as com- pensation for the responsibility, trouble and expenditure of energy necessary to ownership of the plant; can furnish to Mr. Citizen its pro- duct as low as he would get them from a private ownership and pay all the interest on its bonds—every dollar of it-—and retire the honds} use G TELEGRAM LAKELA) ownership, 1 might be willing to ac- cept less than that from the city and vote for bonds. I believe this is the time when Mr. Citizen is going to demand for his vote that business be did in al business like way that every item of the improvements needed be gone into as carefully as possible; that there be no uncertainty about what the plant can do anq will do and that he is not to be paid for his re- sponsibility and trouble in big bills for light and water taxes and glory. 1 am opposed to practically throw- ing away the plant we now have and building a new one; I am open to conviction, but you will have to show me. I am opposed to paying a single dollar in taxes to builg or operate the plant. 1 believe the plant should furnish light and wa- ter free for public use as compensa- for the troubles ang responsi- bility of ownership; I believe the price to Mr. Citizen should be as low as possible after these things are provided for. ' know if the plant is well built and well operated that Mr. Citizen will have no cause to complain at the price of light and tion water, N. A. RIGGINS. OPENS CAMPAIGN Racine, Wis., June 9.—Lieuu. Governor Thomas Morris has today opened his campaign for the Repub- lican nomination for United States senator. The occasion has been Are at the beck anq Call of “The Shop Where Style Roj,, Cleverest designs, its The trained Tailormen. ours to chose from at our will have chosen is yours to see at “The Reigns Supreme.” Bench Made Clothes $18 to $3; i Shirts to Your Measure $2 to §; If You Will Walk Upstairs We Will Say, $3 to $5 of Cost of Your Suit MOORE’S “Little Style Shop Room 7 and 8 Elliston Bldg. The Brains of the Wy of Clothes Makmg Its most wollen and its vast iArmy of efficient and mog ,‘h‘r finest clothes ) brains of the Clothes Making World . E: Expert Selectigy product can concejy ' and pleasure. Hoy |, et Shop Wiere I+ P g s s fiss 'Miss( /nes, ae, d an lrs ) 'bree nds den, Ph 0N el lev. “MAUD MULLER” SIZED UP has | add four mills taxes in the place of it. 1f Mr. Citizen will step up and become sponsor for $95,000 in new bonds, making a total of $162,000, | provideq for. together with all interest, then he If T did not know that it coulq be may have his light and water, not|done —easily done-—under Mfl*m«&www zn«vnv»«suz"suz»suz’ Bl EETE T TR "made a Progressive Republican round-up rally for the southeastern part of Wisconsin. Mr, Morris in speech this evening will discuss themselves as they become due, out of the profits of the plant, after all up-keep of the plant has heen his s| the private ;tiona] and State tariff anq other subjects of na- polities. DG DO PR BB B S BEEIDIIDI DB FrTT LIRS RRE R LT LT S CONDITIONS IN MEXICO $% are not more unsettled than conditions in our quarters at :é present. Like the A. B. C. Mediators, we are working : & +% heart and soul to rush the work of bettering them, but, : ié unlike these estimable gentlemen, there is no uncertainty 2% in the accomplishment of our aims. 3% When the work of remodeling is completed we will : offer to the public s o Banking Rooms With Strictly Modern Equipment and all the comforts and conveniences in the transacting of your business that careful planning can devise. STATE BANK OF LAKELAND s B PP P Ly B Qredl ooy BRI PRePPE PP EPPIIDIOE CFO* | BEEHDPEESSOBODPEEODDDDIDDDIPDEDDDDIPDIBRPDPPBE TEET T LT R EL TR T EEREEREN oo @am@.m@@,«:nmnm,,,‘Dcy,sn,mm L b oo iosde —— . F(_),R_(_:im o ISEHUUL BuNn MUNEY S[;’llfl(;n" selection of the American New York, June 9.—The children Nuw 0" nEPus” WIIH {State bank as the depository for these funds is {of the standin AMEHW_SIME BANK‘ a merited recognition of New York are on.the war path against dirt. [ € and splendid growth jof this institution, which is admir- ably manazed, and has A new campaign aimed to do away with the sale of impure the confi- public, anq is regard- ed as one of the most substantial and successful banking establishments in The proceeds of the sale of bhonds issued by Lakeland school district purpose of building and im or unclean candy is under way and |dence of the the children are organizing to carry | for the forward the fight for wholesome |Proving the schools of this city are South Florid app sweetmeats. Some of the things that [now available, being on deposit with ,‘ Eaniiey £9e3 the youngsters are pledged not to do |the American State Bank, which | s S i are the following: was chosen as the depository for | Drink soda out of dirty glasses. |these funds by the county schoor) FOR RENT—Six-room house. Com- Buy candy exposed to dust ang to board pletely furnished; all modern con- flies. The bonds were voted some months veniences; cheap. 510 East Lime Buy highly colored candies. ago for the purpose of building a street 2667 Buy in dirty stores. new school house in South Lakeland The children are being educated | ™14 to make a substantial addi SR T regarding the dangers of lamp black |'© the present school building FOR SALE—At a great bargair in licorice and chocolat(, glue m|“mm“” was $50.000 anq a satista some f .., Pl gum drops and soapsuds in soft | (OFY Sale was made to Weil, Roth & | large ta : drinks. Very soon they are planning Co., of Cinci The improve and a flat- to investigate conditions in their NS forwh he bond money was rificed as the owner js own neighborhoods and report what voted are both well under way, and | s not wish to move they find at association meetings ;“~va make our school equipment and |y Call Tel faciliti nong the best in th It take“'CRlT to deny yourself of ce pleasures and lu STARTING. *Youcant graspthe scheme of growlh - that Successbegins as abud and that the ripened fruit of fortune will never be yours if you kill the blossom of chance bythe ear ly frost of neglect” NERBLERT KAUF AN rl.nn Xuries but you put off CEPGSIT WITH it than if you had paid my price in the first place.” . Amerlcan State Bank \@.? 7 BE AN AMERICAN—ONE OF US. A teacher in one of the suburbs of Boston reag to her pupils ‘““Maud Muller,” and then she asked the boys ang girls to express in writing their opinion of the poem. Here are three of the youthful criticismg ex- actly as they were written: “It is silly and unnatural like most poetry. It rimes all right and makes a fairly good enough piece to speak in school but it is soft and the judge and the Muller girl would both have wished they hadn't if they had marrieq each other. So this is my opinion of the poem.” “The poem haq some good points. It shows that the judge had good manners for he said Thanks when Maud handeq him the water anq so teaches politeness. The poem goes on and shows that many things might of been that ain’t in this world, but it don’t prove that folks would of been any better off if things had turned out the other way. All things considereq it is a fairly good poem ang it does credit to Mr. Whittaker. I ain't much stuck on any king of poetry.” Tt is hardly necessary to say that these criticisms were by boys. One by a girl was as follows: “I think the poem real sweet and nice. But it would suit me better if Maud haq marrieq the judge if they were in love with each other. I think it dreadful to marry for any- thing but love ang I think the poem teaches us to always marry for love if we woulg be on the safe side, I like the way the poem rimes, but I think Maud appears prettier bare- footed in the poem than she would in real life. I don't think women show to advantage barefooted, and it does not seem nice to me.”’—Path- finder. = - Why Suffer with - Headaches when yvou \ul“\\ ? Optical parlors. = E S R PP e T E T R TR R ETw TS can be relieved with Dr. Lugh C. Hull Examination and consult COLE & HULL "'3 JEWELERS & OFTOMETRISTS, W”“Mmfim. s 11 his MANY GLAD TO QUIT: lin. T I, Thousands Avoid Taking - Nel LW and Use Dodson's L'\L. ) Its Place to Their (@ & and Delight Tille iy 1 || Dodson’s Liver Tone i , otte] reliable vegetable liqu to take the place r (. 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