Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, March 8, 1915, Page 4

“Evening Teleg vening lelegram Published every afternoon from The Telegram Fuilding, Lakeland, Fla. Entered in the postoffice at Lake- land, Florida, as mail matter of the second class. M. F. HETHERINGTON, EDITOR e ———————— SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year ....... Six' months .. . 2,50 Three months . eeeveces 126 Delivered anywhere within the 1limits of the City of Lakeland for 10 cents a week. .$5.00 From the same office is issued THE LAKELAND NEWS, A weekly newspaper giving a resume of local matters, crop conditions, county affairs, etc. Sent anywhere for $1.00 per year. The New York World has the sound judgment to agree with the Telegram that two years of Wiood. row Wilson in the White House has been a good thing for the country and that hLig strong personality and clear mental vision undisturbed by partisamy clamor had piloted the na. tion safely through the perils of a period the most menacing since the civil war. The World ends its tri- bute to President Wilson with these notable words: “The enormous good fortune of the people of the United States in the storm and stress of these com-. ing years is that their chief magis- trate is sane—ithe sanest mind to. day that is intrusted with the re- sponsibilities of government any- where in civilization.” ‘There seems to be a concerted campaign organized among some of the papers in Florida to wage war on Senator Fletcher because of his re cent criticism on reckless journal- ism. Apparently the game is to or- ganize an anti Fletcher faction in this State in the interest of some gentleman whose name hasn’t yet been mentioned, but who will be brought to the front in due time. The thing is so obvious and the casus belli so paltry that it is almost amusing. They can’t scare up any - thing of substance against the sen-. ator and they haye eagerly snapped up his remarks on excesses of cer- tain newspapers in their reckless abuse of public men and are pro- ceeding to pile on the agony and put him in the attitude of an enemy to the freedom of the press. Go to it, boys, but the explosion of your pa- per shrapnell shells, while making some noise, draws no blood. SRRy SRR The turkey buzzard controversy is still racing in mild form in the Flor- ida press and the saturnine, unclean bird has very few friends among the editors. most of whom want a law enacted that will permit anybody and everybody to kill him on sight. But e ertheless there are two sides to t1 » anestion and the buzzard with | no friend in court, has found a very ' abie ncate in W. 8. Chapman, of St. Potersburg, who writes at length in *° ‘'ofense in the Times of that city oes deeply into the sub. jec! ‘ng the vast utility of the bur < a scavenger and its hun ess in other ways, and says th is killed off in Florida in a s this State would proh.‘ ah' e a fever swept region dny to remain in over night. e naracraph from Mr. (‘,hap.! mn tor that is well worth the ! coi 3 s cleanliness is the rule aho 1f o seen flying in ever decreas-! ing c'*~les over any portion of the city, it 's a notice to our sanitary officer and the police that somewhere within that circle there is offal or an unsanitary condition that needn‘ inepection. Buzzards are the best "The Mulberrs¥Heraid, which s~ pended last year because the Euro. pean war caused such a shrinkage in the phosphate market, has again re- sumed publication, with Messrs. Feuerlicht and Lancaster as owners. We are glad to welcome our con. temporary back to life and trust there will be no more suspended ani- mation in its case. Its revival is a good sign of improving times. As the Telegram remarked the other day, nobody keeps tab on the times with more accuracy than the people who manage the circuses, and they lay out the routes for their shows accordingly. The Ringling brothers, who own the biggest cir. cus in America, are optimists on the times and anticipate & prosperous season as their agents inform them that business is everywhere improv- ing. And now comes Peter Sun, of Sun Bros. circus, which travéls all' over the country every season and tells the Savannah Press that he has answers to more than 300 letters of inquiry as to the state of the times in all parts of the country, and the reply in nearly every instonce is that times are steadily getting bet. ter and evidently the worst is oyer. We very much prefer this kind of testimon} to that of the politicians who hold the Democratic adminis- tration responsible for the state of . trade and are anxious to lce\lmulns] testimony that the times are hl.rd! and getting harder. Oh, the hum. l buggery of politics! , ———O———— The proposition of compulsory edfication makes Brother Byingtonm, of the Tarpon Springs Leader, see red. It seems to touch his sensitive sense of personal liberty, and, an- swering the opinion in the Telegram that the ‘“general principle is sound,” he says: “The only cound about it is the sound of the voices of those who want to manage the affairs of other people.” ‘Back in the days of the cave man each individual was a law unto him . self, but during all the centuries since man has been progressing up- ward from that lowly estate it has been found necessary to part with some of our superabundant personal, natural rights for the benefit of the whole body of society. There could be no government and no progress without the recognition of this prin. ciple. Compulsory education {8 but one of the links in that chain and we stil] insist that the principle is essentially sound. The man who refuses to educate his children should be made to do so. AMUSEMENTS CHHPEIEPE000 400000000 00000 Lots of pretty girls, handsome gowns, gorgeous scenery, and jingly musie, will be at the Auditorium on Thursday, March 18, when Tom Ar- nold, supported by a company of some fifty people will appear in “The Prince of Tonight,” a musical fan. tasy in three acts. The piece comes stamped with the approval of 260 times in Chicago. R people all Theatrical over the | country were saddened by the death of George ‘“Honey Boy” Evans, the great minstrel man. Mr. Evans had many friends in South Florida. It is ome no buzzard will annoy. | will fill out their bookings or not. drawing-room and detectives of wrongdoers in the world, for they never make & mis. take and never fail to detect the of- fender. Possibly this is the reason why <ome people are 80 unreason- able s to wish the bird extermin- ated.” P - Wtatever concerns grapefruit touches us nearly and the literature of that vital subject has more inter- talk, est ¢ 's than war .zone ever ‘% shameful shortcomings of Proet’ -+t Wilson in not sending ha'f illion soldiers into Mexico to avense the outrage on some An ranchman there whose @ been killed rizht before his oy to feed the warring poonu and Mimself thrust into Jail for malic n row about it. We of South Flovi? vant to expand the grape- frait morket all over the United States and to do that we must teach the envle how to eat it. Here is gomethinrg to the point from the far North which we find in the Elmira (N. V.) Advertiser: “a taste for grapefruit must be cultivated much as one cultivates a taste for olives. Now, however, that it hag heen demonstrated that not only is grapefruit delicious once one becomes accustomed to it, but !hn! it actvally possesses fine medicinal | qualities, the demand for same is sure to increase rapidly. One grocer says: “The more we can make the consumine public believe that citrus juice is the stored medicine of na. ture pwt up In dust proof packages and 'warg pure, the better.” The medic‘~al qualities of oranges and grar it are now generally recog- nize” “hemistry proves the health. givin “roperties of both oranges and rapefruit. People are getting awav from the notion that oranges an® »apefruit are luxuries to be in- dvlc=? only by the idle rich, and are learrine that they are nature’s pre. !‘" > \'.IM ‘disease.” or | Limited, fastest and finest train to Northwest; oaly through one leaving Jacksonville in ferencon for Chicago and St. Louis. Montgomery Route Ex- press to St. Louis gives choice of routes. Dixie i* - | Salesroom located W. Main St. at Motor Shop §3/ [fil PO-X COUNTY GRO. co. Dry Goods and Clothing LAKELAND BOOK STORE | Grady Deen. Local Agent A | Confgctioneries 3“(1}1;»31%? — . POLK COUNTY LUMBER aes: 4 2eoee 2rerrrtyte | | V. 0. DENNY . EESEER. Basacy LAKELAND STEAM LAUY, PUEBERRES: SRR RTRR |‘; : Furniture New RACKET STORE R B. CFILDS, PRINTER !.' B s T R E A T E R 8&3}25‘1’; ‘:sg?& S. L. A. CLONTS. T.YRIC THEATRE. CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER F. E ARCRER - Milliners - MACHINERY co.. Having had twenty-one and contracting in Lakeland mation. Phone 169. | = 'TIMYMIESTAIITS not yet known whether the minstrelg | that Mrs. SOUTH ATLANTIC LIMITED Solid, through electric-lighted train. Coaches, cars. Dining cars serve all m en loute. lnclud| / L. B. WEEKS HENLEY DRU Tr B B Beatiac . e Billiard Parlors PRI IDI DB DD B PPN W. B. MARCUM. B . A C. L. I sedeas | [ M. R SANDERS akeries HOTEL KIBLER s C R. RICE PURITAN BAKERY R See the 1915 Buick Models H. J. MATHIAS YAUN'S BAKERY Buick Automobiles to render the best services in this line. bmldmg, will be pleased to furnish estimates and all infor- All work guaranteed. mmm S400400000000000000000005 'y Professional Basebal Under the Auspices of the Tampa Baseball Training Association Match Game between the two greatest Teams i the American and National Leagues: Chicago Cubs Y Philadelphia Athletics g ARE WAY UP IN THE RUNNING HEAVY CAST OF VOTES THIS WEEK IN THE MAJESTIC THE. ATER'S GREAT AUTOMOBILE CONTEST.—MRS. J. W. CONNER LEADS THE CONTESTANTS [E———— The week of the third announce- ment of the standing of contestants shows a very heavy cast of votes, which indicates that interest in the Majestic theater contest is increas. ing every day. Special Notice to Everybody The contest department has ar. ranged with the Carolina Develop- ment Co. to give one thousand votes on each dollar paid in cash, at auc. tion sale of two hundred lots, which takeg place Monday, March S8th. This is a beautiful property, and the sale will doubtless create great in- terest. Below we give the standing of the contestants to date: Mrs. Chas. Conner Georgia Lanfer .... Laura Southard ... ceaes .3.101.700 .2,820,300 42,331,800 Mrs, Kate Booth . 01,994,650 'E¢ Miss Helen Sneed ......1991450 |5 Mrs. W. J. Merrill .....1987,890 Rose Branch O'Donald ...1,984.750 At Tampa MarCh 9" 1 O"l 1 Mrs. B. K. Young ......1,983,650 Rose Lee Stenson ... .1,750,800 Mrs. C. Livingston .1,568,400 |& Some of the greatest players in American baseball will be seen in action in games: Bush, Strang, Lajoie, Berry and Mclnais of the Athletics,and Cheney, Sch, Saire and Archer of the Chicago Cubs. Both teams are world champions, having contested at one time in the world se‘h You will miss the treat of your life if you do not see these games. On the 12th, 13th and 15th of March the Cuban Reds, Champions of Cubs, play the Cubs in Tampa. As there is antagonism between the Cuban and Ameri players, this promises to be a hotly contested and interestirg series. Miss Susie Tucker .. Virginia Mcllwain Mona Turner Clara Tomlinson ... Mrs. R. J. Perkins Mrs. R. E. Skipper. Mrs, W. B. Moon . Lurline Pillans ....: Genevieve Duggan Mrs. Walter Bates Mary Groover Emily Wilson Mrs. T. C. Wiatson Hazel McMullen .. . Caroline Brusie ......... Florence Zimmerman .... Beulah Watson Vera Buchanan .. Kathleen Carter .. Hazel Willjams . Maggie Yates . Edna Aylor .... 356,000 Alpine Richardson 345,600 [Reported today; other names have not been dropped. .1,545.900 1,635,890 .1,456,890 .1,345,650 .1,340.750 .1,279,600 .1,165,000 701,800 689,550 654,300 651,000 643,700 605,000 543.980 435,600 All Games called at 2:30 P. M. sharp. For Seat reservation wire or phone L. D. REAGIN, Secretary, Tam i3 OF LOCAL INTEREST ' Some People We Know, and We Will | & Profit by Eufin‘ About Them This is a purely local event. It took place in Lakeland. Not in some faraway place. You are asked to investigate it. Asked to believe a citizen’s word; To confirm = citizen's statement. Any article that is endorsed at home 1s more worthy of confidence That one you know nothing about, Endorsed by unknown people. Mrs. P. Ottinger, 507 E. Bay St,, Lakeland. says: “We have used Doan's Kidney Pills in our home and wouldn't be without them. When- ever 1 feel that my kidneys are not acting right or I have suffered from slight inflammation of the bladder, I take a few doses of this remedy and am benefited. I advise my neigh. bors to use Doan’s Kidney Pills, as they live up to the claims made for them."” Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't simply ask for a kidney remedy— get Doan’'s Kidney Pills—the same ttinger had. Foster Props., Buffalo, N. Y. NOW IS THE TIME TO PURCHASE A FORD want one any time soon, better come | mail; Hood and Snyder of Jewel, We have just recerved a car load ID 8nd place your order and get In /oy, aex that a t of Ford cars, two of which were de- line for prompt delivery. Following| o gnippeq ag oy l-nn l:::l:(lel'or livered this afternoon, and others to 18 @ €ODY of a letter just received | popass Auto. Co. of Waterloo, Tows, aay, it & 1 d . ) . be‘d:hllvered just ag soon as we can °': ;‘“ Motor Co. want @ train load of Fords at once; ;oz 000 :.:m;fll,d:::;o:r get them set up, getting them as "I orning’s Mail at the Ford |Tne Brownell Auto Co. of Birming-|g well established cert: ‘\’:i: lIln cuh lots, knocked down.; Fach succeeding morning mail 18 ham, Ala., want a train load o!hpo:’d a: .Fol:i ;{m:egr " e we have seven car loads or- breaking records these d > g ng ays in thoxrmnbwu. The Herring Motor Co. ! ing ot Ford cars, or any i /88 fast as we need them, 80 If You here is & portion of one morning’s \f W ¢an have them;" Auto Co. of Grand Raj * asks for a modest 700 cx ds ately.” the, With such mail as thif§ dered, most of'which are past due, as sales department of the Ford Motor [of Des Moines, , lowa, insf h spring is opening, and with it in. Company. Amazing figures even for|1,000 Fords be -hlpp::i ln:m'::ln:;t NN B wh creased demand all over the country, the Ford, are becoming positively | william Warnock & Co. of smu; it is going to be difficult to get cars incredible figures. For example, | City, Iowa. write for 1,600 “or more Merchants Co- Opelatlve Contes = Association Tre Standing oF*‘ifié‘Contestants.g‘%vill be announced at Lyric Theatre this evening and published in th Lakeland Evening Telegram tomorrow evening | Milburn Col, observation sl br o $:15p.m., arrives Cincin- nati and Louisville mext evening. 'l\rouglnll-ukel These Firms give Votes Ask for Votes with every Purchase Groceries Druggists Jewelers J. W. LANIER J. M. WOODS H. C. STEVEN EDMONSON GROCERY CO. ONI ; RED CROSS PHARMACY CENTRAL PHARMACY T ELDWISCH GROCERY Barber Shops PHOENIX BARBER SHOP | W. A. MELTON BARBER Garages CITY GARAGE MELTON GARAGE MOTOR SHOP MAYES GROCERY CO. JOHN L. DEESON, EYNOLDS & CRAWFORD . W. PHILLIPS CO. W. McCORQUODALE. . FULGHUM 1 J. D. McLEOD. G. B. MURRELL E. P. HICKSON Hardware WILSON HARDWARE CO. LAKELAND HARDWARE & PLUMBING CO. MODEL HARDWARE CO. BRIGHTEN-UP FOLKS ———————————————— KIMBROUGH SUPPLY CO. McKAY FURNITURE CO. MISS MINNIE REYNOLDS McLEAN MU MRS. E. M. HOLDER SIC CoO. BRANNINS DAIRY nce in building and vicinity, 1 feel competent If comtemplating | Merchants Co-Operative Contest Associatio J. B. STREATER.