Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, August 24, 1914, Page 4

PAGE FOUR > T3¢ Cvenng felegram ‘— blished every atternoon from the Qclezram Building, Lakeland, Fla.: witered in the postoffice at Lake- lund, Florida, as mail matter of the sccond class. HETHERINGTON, EDITOR. &.FE, SUBSCRIPTION RATES. B el e e §8 0D MX mou(h® . ..... e BRI ®hree monuns . ...... AP RS R 71 Delivered anywhere within the tmits of the City of Lakeland for 10 cants a week From the same office is issued THE LAKELAND NEWS, A weekly newspaper giving a resume | ot Jocal matters, crop conditions, rounty aifairs, ete. for $1.00 per year. ————————————————————————— , Germany and England can with renewed vigor load of care removed The little negro has declared its Fran now go at it witlima Leavy from their minds. Liberia thus eliminating one of menacing republic of neutrality, the most formidable ond factors from the war problem. e with the world afire on ides of us and the possibility from the skyhigh flames Just now, both of sparks falling upon in our own beloved land, Florida pol- relates to office- hack itics, so far as it secking, might as well take a seat, for it is the least inte of subjects to the newspaper reader, time Happily the war when comes at g we®can all give it our undi- vided attention with no turtle dove notes of the candidate to divert us from the thrilling film of battle pass- ing daily before our eves. e O ———— h female militancy is at last taking a logical turn., Lady ook over there proposes to enlist an army of English women and arm Encli them and drill them for service in the present war in the event of an invasion of that country. If they can ficht the Germans as effectively as they do the London police they will be scrappers worth reckoning with . A German invader suffragette hang Ing and would be considerably embarrassed in the effective ‘invasion, with a militant ing to him, scratch- gouging at every step, prosecution of his o STILL HARPING ON WESSELS, 0LD BOY Referring again to W Clearwater Sun says that “the Tele- gram must have been cognizant that the same publicity directors wrote him cansed to be circulated some press dope that Mr. Wessels was to he the chief passer-around of the hat.*" Very likely, and the Telegram promptly expressed its disapproval of Wesscls in any such fiduciery relation, and we believe the Sun reproduced our remarks on the subject But that same publicity director informed us that Mr. Wes- had gone hack to New York and was no who longer connected with the commission which is secking to give Florida an exhibit at San Francisco That would down and out and make him a dead issue, and vet the Sun says in a con- cluding paragraph addressed to Mr. Wessels himself: true, Mr. BE. I, vols, in spite of Mr larations seem to put Wessels “Is it not Wes- Metealt's dec- that vou are not cf the Florida commission, that you are that $25,000 rake-off from the dear people of Florida?" looking for This puts us up a tree, as the English say If Wessels is down and out and no longer with the connected commission in any way, 5,000 how can he be looking for a $2 rake-off from the people of Florida? It is only possible on the that the telling the truth when he Telegram that Wessels have any business relations with the hypothesis | publicity director s not wrote lhr! had coased to commission; and we have no reason in the world to suppose that such misrepresentation was m e to us. If the Sun has inside information on the subjeet, give it to the public and | | let us all make a finish of Wi sels | without more ado Our imagination is now in the attitude of colleeted Florida as his rake-off. Nor can we | believe that such men as Foster, Mr. Heard, presid ville; Mr. Ross, president of the lorida Citrus Exchan | s either t hich | entitled, o lected from the Sent anywhnere | some combustible spot | els, the There was something fine and fetching in that little reminiscence cf Wallace Stovall's in Sunday’s Tri- bune in which he told of hig early struggles in the primitive journalism of Florida and paid handsome tri- bute to that sturdy trio, A. P. Jor- don, Frank Harry Me- Creary. We know that we have sceh men as these on the Flor- for they unite a!l the sterling, dependable quall- ties and delightful simplicity of a day thot is dead with the TDest characteristics of modern journal- ism. they endure, with Stovell to complete the bullv quar- (‘Mt“. Harris and love to ida press, | strong, l.ong may s And now Japan jumps in other big and venomous an- ingredient gin the hell-broth stewing in Enrope. Jecause of her long-standing treaty with Great Britain which makes her {:m ally of that country in case o war, she has declared war on Ger- and her army and many navy are |German seaport and province of !Kiao-Chow in China. Mt is doubt- ful if the Germans there are in suf- ficient strength to make successful stance, and all German nossgs- sions in that part of the world are likely to soon change title. With this capture effected the great Japanese navy will probably go after the Ger- man battleships, and, conjunction with the navies of France and Great Britain, not only seck to destroy (:nrmun? as a sea power, but drive all her commerce from the ocean. It is not at all likely that Japanese troops will be sent to the aid of France on working in England and European soil, for the distance is too great and the cost too heavy to land them there in con- erable numbers. ik (e i WEDDING ANNIVERSA- RIES. We¢™are know what anniversary is, always wanting to certam - wedding and are always cutting out lists of them that we happen to find and putting them away so carcefully we can never find them again. Ilere is anoth- cr list we can cut out and resolve [to keep always conveniently at hand: Iirst, cotton. Second, paper. Third, leather. FFourth, fruit and flowers. l“if[l], wooden. Sixth, sugar, Seventh, woolen. Eigth, india rubber. Ninth, willow. Tenth, tin. Eleventh, steel. Twelfth, silk and fine linen, Thirteenth, lace. FFourteenth, ivory. Ififteenth, crystal. Twentieth, china. Twenty-fifth, silver. Thirtieth, pearl. IFourtieth, ruby. Iiiitieth, golden. Seventy-fifth, diamond. ASTHMA AND HAY FEVER: A GUARANTEED TREATMENT “1 have arranged Henley so that Asthma, Hay with Henley & every sufferer from Bronchial Lakeland can try my entirely at my risk,” Dr Fever or Asthma in treatment Rudolph Schiffmann announces. Ie sayvs: “Buy a H0-cent package of my Asthmador or Asthmador i try it, and if it does not afford you immediate relief, or if you do not find it the best rettes, remedy you have back to Hen'ley & Henley's and they will return your used, take it money, cheerfully and without ques- tion \fter grateful relief it has afforded in hun whatever seeiny the dreds of cases, which had heen con- sidered incurable, and which had been given up in despair, 1 know what it will do. I am so sure that it will do the same with others that I am not afraid to enarantee it will The drug- Asthmader will re relieve instantaneously . s handling iboth moving to capture the vainable } ¢ - lear turn your money if yvou say so. You .MH Mrs. Martha Ley Died This Morning Mrs, Martha Smith Ley, the aged mother of Rev. J. B. away av 11 Lev, passed 5 this morning, sur- rounded by her three sons, Rev. J B. ¥, Rev. E. P, Ley of Arca- dia, and Rev. E. L. Lee of Jack- sonville, and other loving relatives. Mrs. Ley was 84 years of as ther and infirmity. Lakeland s, but had drawn about her friends, who with hun- dreds of others throughout the State are deeply pained at the passing of this fine Christian character. She had the blessed privilege of rearing three scns who followed in death was due to She had lived in ouly a few we numerous K the footsteps of their father, heing ‘ministers of the Gospel. It is diffi- ‘cult to estimate the good that this beloved woman has accomplished during her long and useful lite. She ve to the world three consecrated ministers of the Gospel whose influ- ence will live through all the years to come and her own sweet Jire will stand out as a peak upon a plgin having been filled with and noble purposes, and now as the rloved ones are good deeds bowed in sorrow at her passing, we know that there must be rejeicing as this sweet, white sonl enters the portals of heaven. The services are being conducted this afternoon at 4:30 at the parson- age, Rev. J. F. Bell, of Bartow, as- sisted by Rev. Steinmeyer, Ang the services. conduct- The body will he 1shipped tonizht to Micanopy, where interment will be made, the family accompanying the remains. In their great bereavement, the Jloved ones have the deepest sympathy of their many Lakeland friends as well as those in other parts of the State. P. 0. S. OF A. CONVENE —— York, Pa., Aug. sand 24, —Ten thou- members of the Patriotic Or- der of Sons of America is a conser- vative estimate of the attendance at the annual convention of the Penn- sylvania camp in this today . Large delegations have come from l’ull parts of the State and will re ‘main here during the three meeting. Visitors from Reading are making strong efforts to have that city the next the order, city days convention point for WOODMEN OF THE WORLD MEETING Columbus, Ga., Aug. 24. great encampment of the of the World began here today, and will last throughout the week. Two days of the encampment will be known as Merchants' days, and on them special attention wiil be given to such merchants and buyers as ‘have come to the city, that they may combine a business trip with their pleasure trip HUERTA SINGS SMALL IN LONDON N London, Aug. 24 Victoriano Huerta erstwhile dictator of Mexico, was asked today what he thought of '‘the European war He called for Men and paper and wrote: “On the present war in Europ: speak All that can be what 1 already said in the book of a lady, which is as foliows “God is always with the stroncest I shouid no. said is have that is to say, the strongest is al hvays in the this grace of God. It is for that one is the X strougest When asked to speaking recarding the Mexican situation, General Huerta closed his lips 1tivy and 'made the sign of the Cross as putting the seal on. He said i1 “Excuse me; not Few peoffle at the respec unostentatious the middle class provineial mer- chants where Huerta is pect that the littls the Spanish-looking staying sus dark m family for was the sole ma republi e, L R0 L D 'fi Wednesday Morning, Augustu H. C. Stevens Store — ————— - —— AT S Wishing to close out some lines preyj to stock taking, I will offer a'l stock ol + L - The | Woodmen | lenormous den | & n goods in South America at vresent, | , the agents of the company say at 1‘,, ) f they can secure uninterrupted sail- | 2 ings, a good trade looked forward | & J I i .;;‘ ewelers —_—_— | & N 8 5 the rglades can produce just g 0 os (‘ fing fruit as California California :g figs and erapes are now beino grown -5’ there in abundance; also a fine r‘;w;m - Bargain Prices and some at COST and Below To close out the old items P —— SIS ——— o 4 Wednesday Friday Days; Thursday Saturday The Prices will surprise you. Don’t mis - H. G. STEVENS JEWELER B BB B O LOST turned to the Teleor: n Reward if v Cameo p m offi } Yes Kinds of Jewelry Conscien Work atf Prices Our Mol New port & York, Aug. 24.—The Lam Holt Line, a discontinuance of sailings to South which announced American ports because of the Furo pean war, expect to resume brsines today. The steamship Van Dyek expected to elear today Ther d for America B8 of sugar cane. Watch us for Timely = Suggestions in = the Newest Ornaments Gall and Seel Displis ang A Gur i B o Our Line of CRETONNES EYES ExaMiNeD GLASSES Fir are to be the sole judze and ’ml"“ this positive auarant absolutely | no risk is run in buxing Asthma ELKS HOLD STATE MEETING dor — Persons living elsewhere will he Hazleton Pa. Aug. 24 r supplied nder the same g *r.mh‘vli 1ks ¢ Penns ia are he o a by their local drugeist or direct by |state convention in this city Dr. R. Schiffmann, St. Paul, Minn. ! mencing today and continuine fo 3060 [ three days. Many h j'r‘. rs are here today \al DISSOLUTION NOTICE j oper ( Mr. Geo. H. Alfield has sold out his interest in the Lakeland Paving and Construction Co. to B. H. Be- isario, Mr. Belisario will carry the business on in the old name. All bills due in the city of Lakeland are las s ) ' ’ 1 to Mr. Alfield and all lods \uto ) -1 work done after this®date will be ing collieries 1 3 aal payable to the Lakeland Pav g c giver ' Construction Co. i ' HE SCRIMS PORTIERRES TAPESTRIES. Et Is Worth Seeing Ihe Brighten-Up Agents Sherwin-Williams Paint PhoneiNo. 354 213 Sou. M — ' e s s 22 R LR SR S T S T AR TN NI |