Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, January 26, 1915, Page 4

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The Evening Telegram #uuiisued every afternoon from the Welegram Building, Lakeland, F4. | Kntered in the postoffice at Lake- land, Floride, as mail matter'of the M. F. HETHERINGTON, EDITOR. Oone jear .$5.00 Bix moatn* .. . 2.60 hree momus .. Delivered anywhere within the Hmits of the City of Lakeland for 10 pents & week. From the same office is issued THE LAKELAND NEWS, a weekly newspaper giving a resume W local matters, crop conditions, sounty affairs, etc. Sent anywhere w $1.00 per year. ——————————————————————— Even in the matter of fish, a very gmportant iteh, too, Florida can put 4t over California. A tourist .who knows St. Petersburg well and who is now in California, writes to the St. Petersburg . Times and says: “There are more fish under . the ‘docks at St. Petersburg and Passe— o -Grille than there are along the whole coast of California. in the winter.” —————— The Jacksonville Metropolis will have to do something . with that plant-a hen slogan with which it sought to stimulate the poultry in< terest in Florida. Good old Rube Allyn, of the Sarasota Sun, credu= lous and confiding in all things, fell for the Metropolis slogan, got him a then and planted it, full of bright hopes for a flourishing crop, and now sadly informs his readers that “jt stayed planted.” — That steamer Dacia under the American flag, now ploughing the waves between Galveston and Bre- men, is loaded with something be. gldes cotton for the German fac- tories. It is freighted also with high explosiveg in the form of a grave question of the right of this country to ship cotton, which is not con traband, in one of its own vessels to a German port without seizure by A British warship. The essence of the issue is whether the Dacia is really an American ship or a Ger- man transferred to American regis- try to save it from capture. —_———m Billy Sunday, the athletic ex= baseball player, is stirring the sin- ners in the big cities as they were mever stirred before, in the monster religious revivals he is now con- ducting. Here ig the kind of hot stuff ‘he is shooting at them, taken from, & recent sermon in Philadel- phia: “['see a lot of young bucks, with their hats on one side of their head, going into booze joints, and in a i1 Wl FREE HOSE To First 10 Men b A ¥ e ——— L —— 'lew years they will be stagger- ing, muttering, bleary-eyed, foul- 'mouthed, vermin-covered down. jand -outers, ready to take the count and plunge into hell. “] see many a young girl walk. ing the streets flirting with Tom, Dick and Harry, and it will be but a few years until she Is 1n some red- ilight district, merchandising her womanhood for gain, because ‘' she insisted on going with those God- less, sneering little degenerate buck-warts that mock at religion and sneer at God.” e Qs tyranny under which there have been for many years heavy and un- just exactions from our merchants !and other shippers. | dispatch tell of the order and clearly explains its effect by a very forci~ ble illustration ,of & freight ship- jment from Lakeland to Tallahassee, as follows: “A good many complaints have been received by the Commissioners |from time to time as a result of the ment a round-about route when it could have been delivered by a much shorter and cheaper route. For ex— Hugh Sparkman apparent]y in- tands %o “ftay put’*'in 1;“‘0“ He ample, a shipment is received at v z Lakeland by the Atlantic Coast Line hag bo : as bought a mew lynotype for his., . delivery at Tallahassee. The Morning Journal and it worked so well on a trial trip that the proud Odast Line hauls the shipment ‘o editor gave it a handsome write-up in hig best style. Lynotypes are getting in the newspaper .offices of Florida so rapidly that the news printer of the next generation who “kngws the boxes” will be almost a “rara avis.” | Georgia, Florida and Alabama Rail- way. This route is much longer and carries a much higher rate for the transportation than would have re- sulted had the Atlantic Coast Line delivered the shipment to the Sea- board Air Line at Live Oak. “The rule now put into effect The.Tampa Tribune need give it g not prohibit the Coast Line self o worry over the question of from hauling the shipment around its loyalty to the citrus industry of through Georgia and then deliver- South Florida because of some re-|y,. to another road for its return to cent _expressions of opinion as to di-}my)ianagsee, but it would not allow versification in a recent “Monday |ipo road to make higher charges for editorial” in that paper. No one g g the shipment this longer doubts that loyalty, of course, for | oyte than would be made had the' we all know that the Tribune stands shipment been handled ging devotion every day in the year | oir Line Railway.” for South Florida and her develop- o ment. But editorials are written to | yow THE GERMANS be criticized. as .well as approved, and a constant play of differing HATE THE ENGLISH opinions is necessary for the evolu- ;“:l:g‘::n:m::‘: d“s:::lle::z::c“t.o 1;:; received a letter from a friend who about the Tribune’s views on the lives in Cologne, Germany. It shows the German ideag in this war so citrug industry and that paper re- plied to it, although, with doubtful plainly that we make a few extracts courtesy, ignoring the Telegram in from ft: the reply; but it was, of course, not “It 18 a very hard and also a grand our purpose to seek to convey the time we live now here in Germany, idea that our Tampa contemporary |Put, never mind, the old God will was underrating the great citrus help us against €0 many enemys. wealth of South Florida. It was|We are all here in Germany, every merely & difference of opinion as to relative values and we fully under- stood and stated that it wag a Mon. down, way down, so very down that day opinion of the Tribune wrich |they should beg for peace.” did not bind the paper and when| ‘‘You cannot mention what is go- that page is an open forum for free ing on here in Europe, it is the ter- lance writing. riblest times that ever was in the world. We are friends (in some way) of the French people, but nev- er will be friends of the English people. Russian people are most vandalog in every way, but do .not believe what the papers say about only helps to vindicate it against|our dear most good soldiers. 1t the charge of its critics that it is a |you would be so happy to live here branch of the State government ‘nnd see our soldiers, who all are like A gentleman of this city has just CLIPPING THE CLAWS OF THE LONG HAUL DESPOTISM An order made by our State rail !way commission the other day not 'wltho\lt value to the public, but it |children, most pleasant, and very, ‘clips the claws of the long haul | very good, you cannot believe that A Tallahassee | railroad companies in taking a ship.’ through | Leopold will come to the landstrum, )Ty in overshadowing bulk and unflag=|yive Oak and then over the Seaboard and Tilly Castenholz is sister by the o EIL H] Al RD! WmARE co. woman, man, all children, are enjoy | this war, but only to get the English ' THE EVENING TELEGRAM LAKELAND, FLA., JAN. 26, 1915> "these children ever could do such' What do you know about this! things as the Reuter telegram cable great achievement ° Are you inter. over to your dear country. ,ested in a thing which means so “We like the American people very much to yourself and to your state? much, but do not understand that The History, Development and this great people let themself be Completion of the Panama Canal reignet by that English, nor why so Will s6on’be distributed in our com- many great American firms send war Munity without charge by a pro- materials to our enemys—only for gressive financial institution and making dollars! The graiten part will be interesting as well as profit- of your people will be neutral, Such 2ble reading. 3633 is the way to do. ' TSee what gave us to hate that ter- This means that there will be English, who want to kill us, our ® general relinquishment for the dear Germany. And then that Eng- 563800 Of most of the usual formal 'lish—why did they call that yellow entertainment. ;nee to help? Why? { * “But, never mind, Germany for, ever. Deutcher ueber allis. To the ' front! Germany will conquer lnd; Bainbridge, Ga., delivers it there to wjll be hand in hand with the Amer. icans!” The extent to which German fam. ilies are involved is shown by his’ reply to questions as to the where~ abouts of the boys of the family, as follows: -, “In my serving time, 1901, by the i DAVIS’ CARRIAGE PAINTS Infantric Regiment No. 40, the (are colors ground in tough, elastic regiment of Count of Hohenzollern, 'Coach Varnish and one coat will had a sunstroke, and afterward a 'make your faded automobile or car- accident on the electric road, €0 I riage look like new. They are easy am out of the fighters. Bad enough! to apply and dry with a strong, But the rest are there. Bruno Storp i8 in the army. Rudolph Knepper gerves somewhere in France, Edward Made for wear and tear. For Sale By Red Cross by her father.” § AGRICULTURAL nnvzmgnmrxl 'Fresh Apalachicold 25 Oysters 50c qt; ptisUc Try our Home made Pearut Britile and : Chgcolate Fudg H. O. DENNY Elliston Building. As we glance over the world to- day and note the progress along| agricultural lines, we are impressed with the great advancement that is being made in not only the raising | ot productg but in the marketing of‘ them as well. ] By a sclentific study of conditions a farmer succeeds in raising twice as much on his farm this year as last at the game cost, thus doubling | ¢ PHONE 226. Prompt Del. his apparent profit. HOWeVEr, U .| Go0000000060008808044454- less he knows how to market his KINBROUGH SUPPLY (O, crop his labor has been in vain, for the packing, grading, etc., are as Has tha largest rnd most compiete Undertakin - De- {mportant as the producing if he would obtain the highest prices, and partment. in the County, and are the most ressonable the railroad facilities also must be considered. Many a crop of peaches or melons has gone to decay through in prices. Licensed Embalmer in . attendance at all times failure to anticipate conditions and DAY PHONE 386 plan ahead. Soon the MARKETS OF THE NIGHT PHONE 242 Calls answered at all hours WORLD will be open to Southern planters through the opening of the Panama canal, but it is generally conceded that of all the States in the Union, Florida will be the most benefitted by this vast enterprise. ; P ~~hm—— The annual meeting of the stock- high gloss clinching Enamel finish. | holders of the Bank of Mulberry, Mulberry, Fla., will ‘be held at the bank on the fourth Wednesday January, 1915, same being the 27th . 48 in. 6 in. Stay Hog Fence, per rod . e ———— KOEHLER ONE TON TRUCK 3750 T mrF Mo X ( (DEHLER ¢75 SEND FOR. CATALOGUE A. C. McKay 218 South Kentucky Avenue Polk Connty Agency day, for the purpose of electing board of directors, and to attend 4 such other business as may be pr W. P. READ, Cachier. If You are Going to l or Fence, See Us PRICES FOR CASH. NOTI sented. in| 3663 20D Wire Nails Per Keg 12D Wire Nails Per Keg .......... 8D Wire Nails Per Keg .. 3D Wire Nails Per Keg ..... ... 24 in. 6 in. Stay Hog Fence, per rod 30 in. 6 in. Stay Hog Fence, per rod .. 36 in. 6 in. Stay Hog Fence, per rod .........co000es 42 in. 6 in. Stay Hog Fence, perrod ........co0uevens .$2.25 PRRRe 1 .. $2.70 28¢ 31¢ 3¢ ... Z2¢ No. 2 Shingles, per thousand ........ ce00 cevvn....$3.60 WE HANDLE EVERYTHING IN HARDWARE AND BUILDING MATERIAL Lakeland Furniture & Hdware Co. BSOS SLHE CEORO SHOE SALE in the House $1.50, 2.00 2.50 Values $98c gasent Any Shoe In the Store | 0 0 than PRy X A e e DU S M $3.50 to 5.00 Values $2. SHEIPPPPOPPRPPPPPPRPPE FOPDI Even Cut Lower Saaaaad il Ll L e R Ll Ll el L i Any Children's § Listen! Ladies! § ENTIRE STOCK i Men’s Oxfords i "Shoe § 300 Pair Gun § Mea's High Grade | Contmue‘{ 00 P Will B L L And Boots Work Shoes Shoes $4.50 and 5.00 Values $3.89 BED e 69 i PR DPIPPD $2.49 LU & 300 Pair Boyden’s $6.00, 6.50, 7.00 Values $3.49 FYER TS S PP PPIOL Given Away L4 Ev &P $3.50, 4.00, 5.00 Val Closed All Day Wed.--Open Thurs., Jan. 28th, 9 A.M. TTON-HARRIS The Last Great i Onslaught l Thurs., Jan. 28th If you will need Shoes ‘.For (he next six Months it will pay you to Buy them now. You can get them LESS than wholesale price. Note the Prices. Eaa i ot L2 12 ST S PPPPees1 FREE HOSE To First . 10 Ladies WWW WW’@W}{M_ SEIPIEDY

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