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

The Evening Telegram. Published every afternoon from tb ' Welegram Building, Lakeland, ¥.4. i Entered in the postoffice at Lake- tand, Florida, as maill matter of the, o second class. M. F. HETHERINGTON, EDITOR. ——————————————————————— SUBSCRIPTION RATES. 3ne JeAI ..-ceccee ..$5.00 $ix moacn* . --.. .. 2.60 ‘hree monins .. 1.26 Delivered anywlere within the Himits of the City of Lakeland for 10 eents a week. ——————————— ——————— From the same office is issued THE LAKELAND NEWS, _____—__— e m weekly newspaper giving a resume *¢ local matters crop conditions, rounty affairs, etc. 3Sent anywhere sr $1.00 per year. R A BROAD HINT TO FLORIDA LAND MEN The question of the best way to. get more people to come to Florida; and make their homes here is always | a vital one. \We want to get pro- ! ducers, the virile, energetic, con- structive kind, who make the waste places smile with well-tilled farms and pretty homes, and we care not | where they come from so they an-iOY practically swer these conditions. North, South, i East and West look alike to us, 8o * they furnish us population that willl put brain and muscle and character and persistence into the work of de- veloping Florida and filling it with | good people, loyal to their adomod State, bona fide citizens here to stay ' and not always telling us about “back home” as though they were merely transients with no thouzht of permanent residence here. | California, the only formidable competitor with Florida in the race for development and more people, is drawing heavily upon the sturdy population of the Middle Wiest, where, despite a rich soil and other | advantages, the cilmate leaves much to be desired and where there are thousands of people in good circum- stances, able and eager to seek an- other latitude where there is more sunshine and less snow and ice and quite as much prosperity for man who works to deserve it. The great Pacific commonwealth is get- 'ting these people by the simple pro- -cess of intelligent mnd persistent ad-' vertising—always with printers’ ink and generally through the lead- ing daily papers In the country where the immigration s sought. ‘Here i8 a pointer: Mr. R. J. Straw is a respected citizen of Lake_ land who came here from the Middle West two or three years ago, found the country he desired and is now & permanent and valuable citizen. This .past summer he went back to his old home on a visit and recentlyl Mr. C. C. Collins spent Saturday the Telegram published a letter from him, written from Minnesota, from ; which we reproduce the following suggestive paragraph which needs. no comment: L4 | “In Iowa and Minnesota conditions are much better than in the States farther east. The tarmers have prospered and their lands have more than doubled in value the last few years and many are selling out at forty to a hundred thousand dollars each. They are ready to take life easy and they usually seek a warm- er climate. Large numbers of them have been going to California and 1 presume because they have not heard much about Florida. In Iowa's leading daily paper, covers a very rich territory, my ad- vertisement was the onty one oan Florida, while, on the same page, | Visitor to Bartow Saturday. there were twengy-four California ads and the one from Long Beach) stated that fifty per cent of their people came from Towa. I think it W grease the palm of the hauwghty head waiter when we make our annual | e stop at the Whaldorf-Astoria. |evils are beyond cure and the tip {know anyone we would rather have | ,in charge of it than the | 'Wb all wish for him a speedy re- | which day in Bartow with friends. Veterans Mourn For Dead Comrades —— Some nulsa.nce comes down to us as a part origina] sin too elusive to be At a regular meeting of Lakeland caught and killed. Camp, U. C. V., held at the City T 'Hall Nov. 28, 1914, the following The esteemed Dade City Star “con- "commlttee was appointed to prepare siders Lakeland the best opening in memorial resolutions in regard to South Florida for the successful opP-| .. comrades who have recently eration of a first-class weekly pa-!gi0q. per.” Oh, well, you know, it's hard to tell about these “openings.” For instance, the average person inspect- l ing the Dade City Star might not have thought Dade City a good op- ening; but when a bright, clean, honorable boy went up from Lake- land to that place and gave the peo- ple there a real newspaper his suc- W-: H. Fields cess was so marked and instantan- ‘Was seventy-four years of age; eous that the existence of the open- |was a member of Co. H, Ninth Flor. Walter 8. Ryall Born in Tennessee, Oct. 9, 1841. Enlisted May 1, 1861, Co. D, First Tennessee infantry. Discharged at close of the war. Died April 26, 1914, at Atlanta, Ga. Private. Was a prisoner of war at Camp Chase and Camp Douglas. weekly newspaper In Lakeland as: data concerning this comrade. there is for an ice factory at the J.D. Rlchm:dson !North Pole. The Lakeland News,| Born June 29, 1846, in Alabawa. ! successfully conducted here for a‘F“hs“‘d May 2, 1864, in Co. B, glx' quarter of a century, and admitted | tY" second Alabama Infantry. Dis- iby competent judzes to be one of the tharged at close of the war. Privato best weekly newspapers in Florida,!med Ot oL 19“,' = is not read by many people in Lake- A. D. Williams |Born March 27, 1844, in South land, although it is the local Bible rolina. Enlisted February, 1862, every farmer and i th Polk t p in (‘o E, Ninth Florida Infantry. “‘l"’w"; I aor °d foN ei? { Discharzed April 9, 1865. Wounded A L with a daily ! at Welden R. R., Virginia, Aug. 21, paper, like the Teregram, have "0 1864. Private. Died at Green Pond, earthly use for a weekly paper, Ir- Oct. 31, 1914 . A ' ,cause the latter must deal With — wyour committee are proud to state ,what the daily has already told days that from the army records we learn before—ancient history, in this §nat these comrades were true and rapid age. But since Brer Bowden fajtnful soldiers, fichting to the bit_ has discovered this gold mine, Why ter end for their country’s rights not come down and work it? If we ypder the constitution and within | were to have competition, we do not tho law. Therefore, be it resolved, that while we deplore their loss and shall miss their faces from the walks of men we hlave hopes that they have passed over the river and are with loved ones in the bright beyond. That we tender their berecaved our genial friend Bowden! | S HASKELL NEWS NOTES Mrs, E. L. Krause and little daughter Gertrude spent Friday and families our heartfelt sympathy in P Saturday in Lakeland. this their hour of sadness. That the city press be requested ! Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Jening of to publicsh these resolutions and that Bartow spent Sunday with Mrs. H. ja.copy of the same be sent to their D. Seght. families. s ‘JAMES A. RITCHERSON, Mr. C. U. Garrett and mother, of 0. W. COLLIER, Haines City, were the guests at the J. A. COX, Womble hotel Sunday. Committee. { Mr. and Mrs. T. E. Hill, of Christma, were pleasure visitors to(mnwr FORGET THE STAMP the city Sunday. | | TAX ON LEGAL PAPERS Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Chatman were ! the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Todd | Sunday . | Those who have various doc- uments to be recorded or who Mr. T. E. Williams spent Sun-transact real estate business are day with friends in Bartow. ibeing forcibly reminded these 1days that all such papers must bear the stamps for the federal tax recently imposed by con- gress to meet the deficiency caused in the revenue since the breaking out of the European war. This law went into effect on December 1. Following is a list of items on Rev. Mitchell, of Mulberry, will Which the stamp tax has be- preach here Sunday at 11 o'clock in jCome effective, and which are the morning and at 7 in the even-,likely to be used by business ing. Please remember Sunday school | men. at 10 a. m. every Sunday. Papers Requiring Stamps These include the following: Promissory notes, two cents ‘per $100 value. Bills of lading or express re- ceipt, one cent on each. Deeds to real estate or other in Tampa, going over to see Dr. Col- lins, who is now in the hospital. i covery. Mr. R. R. Hill spent Tuesday in Bartow on business. Miss Salonia Chatman was the guest of Misses Ruth and Vera Wil- liams Sunday. Prof. P. E. Weimer spent Sun- conveniences, fifty cents for each 00 value or fraction Mrs. G. E. Trask was a business thereof;ss Insurance, one-half of one cent on each $1 of premium. Proxies or voting powers, ten cents. Mr. W. M. Stringer, of Cairo, 'Il., arrived last week to spend the winter with his brother, D. W. would pay our Florids land men to | Btringer. Transfer of stock certific_ates, do some of their advertising in this t\\g s ?er $100 value. s part of the country. Think of| Mrs. F. L. Herman and son Fred| ower of attorney (ordinary) rwhat it would mean to the town it and Mrs. we had a few hundred of these Towa |10 Lakeland on pleasure. men with their money, Lakeland.” locate in —C———— In some parts of the country the tip nuisance has developed into a tip {5104 over to Lakeland Sunday. calamity or horror, and it broods like a nightmare over the conscious- ness of many people, especially trav- elers, who might otherwise be reas- onably happy. A long-suffering pub- lie is rising in rebillion against the ten cents. Power of attorney for convey- ance of real estate, collection of Miss Ophelia Chatman was the {T€Nts, dividends, etc., twenty- guest of Misses Lucy and Ella|fiVe cents. Stringer Sunday. Protest on notes, checks etc., twenty-five cents. Telegraph or telephone sages, when Mr. Winn spent the week end cents. with home folks in Kissimmee. Contracts, ten cents each. Dividends, two cents for each FOR RENT—One house on Stella $100 or portion thereof. street, one on North street, one| Stocks, Frentress spent Tuesday Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Barton mo- mes- one cent on each message charge exceeds tyranny, the press is denouncing it : two cents per $100. lZld even mm: States are letis]afinz BORE Doxih Tlorien sveaus. Rentd Bond\ debentures F:“_ certifi- against it and making it a penal of-| V&Y cheap. Phone 346 Black, or uu\ of indebtedness, five cants fence to either give or receive a| ‘@ Mrs. A. J. Black. Also fur-| per $100. gratuity of this kind. Our best| nished rooms. 342s| Bonds. fifty cents each. wishes are with the suffering vie- S Certificates of profit, two)| tims of this habit, but we have lit- | FOR RENT—Furnished rooms for cents per $100. . tle faith in the efficacy of the efforts rent at 106 North Florida avonnr-l Other certificates, ten cents to break it up. The man who has! the money to spend for special at. tention to his comfort cannot be de- prived of his right to do so, and, while denouncing the tip nuisance with all our soul, we nevertheless intend to tip the porter the next time we board a Pullman and to for light housekeeping, or fcr sin- each. gle parties. Phone 305 H All instruments recorded with wtlu county recorder must bear ,the stamp taxes, but Z. T. Mer- rit says that in his opinion the re corder is not held responsible for these. The person record-l ing the papers must guarantee “The attorney general of West Vir- ginia is preparing a dacisica on the ' question of the State’s purchasing ' the Wheeling and Lake Erie rail- road. 2 THE EVENING TALEGRAM, LAKELAND, FLA., DEC. 9 1914. Weather Reportl Tampa, Dec. 9.—For Tampa and vicinity: Fair tonight and Thurs- day. Colder tonight. For Florida: Fair tonight and on Thursday. Colder in Peninsula to- night. Probably frost in north por. tion. Winds for the east gulf: rate variable winds. Winds for the South Atlantic: Moderate, variable, becoming north_ west . General Weather Conditions fThe storm center which was off Long Island Tuesday morning seems to have moved eastward over the At- lantic, but the low pressure area which was off the west Florida coast has crossed Florida, and now ap- pears off the South Atlantic coast. Rain has fallen during the past Mode- ing was appatent to everybody— ‘ida Infantry, Surrendered at Ap- twenty-four hours over Florida and hinc lachrymae! Of course, anybody |pomatox. Private. Died Junme 35, <outh:rn Georgia. Rain or snow who has ever gotten as far as the 1914. has also fallen over the Missouri, primer class in journalism knows| The committee regrets ihat they |y, . oo ang Ohio valleys, over that there is as much demand for a are uniable to secure any .further the lower lake rezion and over the North Atlantic States. The high pressure which was over western Canada Tuesday morning, has ad- | vanced eastward and its center is‘ BB E DT D43 g L Rl L N,uprm :v{rni.q«xust@dmfl"&%%m QR o 23 Edison Fountain Pens This Pen gives satisfaction. Guaranteed for twelve months. One hundred and forty-four Pers to select from. : Value, from $2.50 to $10.00 A Christmas Holly Bux ~ with each Pen The name is sufficient. Let us show you F Phone 136 General Office Supply Company i i gl D AR AR A AR over Manitoba this morning. It ha: W@um@m@»@www A caused colder weather genorally‘ PRQBEPIITE PRFESPIRPTEREBBBIABES over the interior of the country 5 S ; The line of zero temperature appears'tmn 29, acts of 1913, laws of auahcii::::ez";fi ;g":’) N : again on this morning’s map run- | Hun(la. agents of insurance e l! ning down into northern \Wyoming. U.mpames in this state are for- it bearifig sl Freezing temperatures occurred into jiqden pay ing this tax. The B central Texas. __ | payment of this tax by insur- ne Temperatures are below the sea ance agents in this state would The directorate of e S onal average this morning over (ln constitute a rebate, forbidden by|City, Mexico and Orient Ruiiy, 38 Gulf States, over the Missouri val- lhe Seohion of law above rcfcr- been increased from ele: ley, the plains, RO(kI mountain and | gan e would >ub]eCt them [ty members. The roan M e e Thien O tu thc penalities prescribed by |many new improvemenrs i k fre ahoiynttngl business conditions. en Indications are for fair and colder lweflthnr in the vicinity of Tampa to_ night, and fair, continued fifteen, weather Thursday. 2 A P the correctness of the tax paid. J. C. Luning, state treasurer, has sent out the following notice concerning the federal tax re- quired from the insurance com- anies : “The federal tax of one-half of one per cent on stock fire insurance premiums, enacted by the federal government to take effect December 1st, 1914, requires these tax stamps to be affixed to all fire insurance pol- icies to make such policies or contracts of insurance a instrument. board of insurance commission- ers of the state of Florida is that | ¥#RERHIIE the companies issuing these pol- icies should pay this tax. “Unnder the provisions of sec- Our Store is Too Small For us to keep all our Christmas Stock properly displayed at one time Just now we are giving Special Attention to our beautiful Line of Christmas Decorations Booklets Cards Tags, Seals, etc. It isfbest to make your -selection while the Stock is Fresh and Complete The Book Store law.” e s s e T4 valid | CHEC0P0I The ruling df the| ___ : s €00l G gIpOIB SN RS DS ENSAIDUP S BB EOIOOBOBIBNE 06 O 504 Office Phone 348 B.ack Res. Phone 133 By '? Beautify' vour Lawn, Let us tell you how, Little it will cost. . Lakeland Paving and Construction (:omnany 207 to 216 Main St. LAKELAND, FLA The Lakeland Steam Laundry S [Samitary) i mmma No disease germs can live in Clothing that are sent ty us, and we are Careful in the Laundrying, not to Damag. the Garment. ' If you send your Clothing to US, it will not only Loo Clean and Pure, but IT WILL BE SO. [ Our wagons cover the entire City. If you have ¢ package you are anxious to get to the Laundry before tit wagon comes around, Phone us, and let us show you hov soon the Boy will he there for it. PHONE 130 ! L A skt Knock Out The High Cost of Living By Trading with us, and getting 1he Bes! and Purest Groceries at Prices like thes 15 pounds Sugar ..... $1-00 24 Pounds-FIOUr ......cvvn sussovennanias snsonses BOS 24 pounds Pillsbury Flour ...... .. : TOpONNGE STDEaRd Ll i i e ’1'10 4Fpotnds SID LAt L, it s iaeies 10-pounds COOIN® ..:ccivivv tuvninin sonunn .--‘1'35 4 pounds Cottolene......... ...... ....... .e.... 600 2-pound can Tomatoes, 2 fOr ............ soceeees. 19¢ 2-pound can Victory Corn «.....evuunnnn vouees on. 10¢ Good Ground Coffee, per pound ....... .. e 200 7 Eamily SiREGRNN O i i e DU Bacon, per pound ...... ..... 15¢ L. B. WEEKS Phone 119