Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, March 17, 1915, Page 4

" Toe Evening Telegram Published every afternoon from The Telegram Building, Lakeland, Fla. Entered in the postoffice at Lake- land, Florida, as mail matter of the second class. | ———————————————————— M. F. HETHERINGTON, EDITOR | SUBSCRIPTION RATES | One year ..........eee vee..$5.00 8ix months . 2.50 Three months eeseeees 125 Delivered anywhere within the limits of the City of Lakeland for 10 cents a week. From the same office is issued THE LAKELAND NEWS, A weekly newspaper giving a relume! of local matters, crop condmonc.: county affairs, etc. Sent nnywhere; for $1.00 per year. We all lift our hats to the memory of the good St. Patrick on this day which loyal Irishmen everywhere; love to celebrate. PRSI S We are preserving a rigid, un- bending neutrality that makes us al- most swaybacked in the matter of the European war, as per request of President Wilson, but in the coming combat at Havana between Jess Willard and Jack Johnson, we are rooting wildly for Jess. ‘“May the best man win” is all well enough in theory, but in this instance ‘“‘may the white man win.” There are deep psychological reasons for this attitude not related to the race prejudice. ' PREARSE TR When George Washington was president of the United States, reck - less journalism defamed and dis- paraged him, aspersed his motives most scandalously and presented him in distorted light to his countrymen, just as reckless jour. nalism does now in its relation to the public men of this day who come under its approval. And every pres ident since Washington has met with the same treatment. Senator Fletcher denounces this kind of journalism, and only this kind. SRS Omne of the attractive features of the meeting of the State Press As. sociation in Miami next week will be the presence of Walter Williams, the famous Missouri editor who is through the west as a newspaper man of high ability who has mas tered the practical side of journal- fem as well as its theory and what he says at Miami will be well worth listening to. Efficiency is the big word in the vocabulary of this Mis- souri editor. —_— The effort of the Miami Metrop~ olis to inject religious bigotry and intolerance into the controversy in which that paper, among others, de - neunces Senator Fletcher because he protests against reckless and de- famavory Jjournalism, will neither help that waper uor its cause. The American peope are away beyond the point where they Will stand for such a medieval spirit. The Me. tropolis should be heartily ashamed of the paragraph in which it dis. Miss closed that spirit, for it was not only un-American, but it appealed furtively to one of the worst traits fn human nature universally con. demned by the enlightened intelll gence of modern times. We had not suspected before that the Metropolis could descend to that level. PHESERERE> MUy The dreadnaughts have accom. plished little or nothing in the pres- ent European war, and the differ- ence between their promise and per- formance puts them almost in the class of a solemn and costly joke. The cute little submarines ‘“put it all over them” as effective instru. ments of destruction and don’t cost a tenth part as much. This country Jaunched its greatest dreadnaught, the Penneylvania, yesterday, and the Miami Herald is not wide of the mark when it says of that event: “With the best of usage, with en- tire absence of war, and barring ac- cidents ofw ind and wave, the Penn- sylvania will within ten years be de- clared obsolete and a candidate for the scrap heap. Having accom. plished nothing for the honor or the safety or the aggrandizement of the country she will be discarded for still more costly engines of display or death, unless, indeed, by that time the country has learned the uselessness of piling up the costly playthings and impoverishing the country to provide machines that are merely the menaces of the coun- try's peace.” —e Hon. J. S. Blitch, member-elect to the legislature, says in the Tampa Times that he is down on the buz. zard because it spreads hog cholera and he is down on the dog also. Says Mr. Rlitch, “I say down with both of them.and,when you do that you will Wid in downing the hich cost of living." It seems to us rath er a far ‘¢ry from buzzards and dogs to the great economic problem of the high cost of living, but Mr. Blitch seems to speak with the confidence of a specialist on the subject and we shal] not gainsay him. But this much we know from observation of legislatures in this and other States. The legislator who seeks to monkey by statute with the life, liberty and pursuit of happiness of the canine Ppopulation is treading on dangerous ground. There is an undoubted surplus of dogs, but no man thinks | } a that his particular dog belongs toCompany. {public of Lakeland, now the head of the school of jour- nalism in the Missouri University. Walter Williams is widely known | 1 b > 3% " v that surplus, and armed with the ballot and other things, he will re- sent to the last extremity any legis- lation to exterminate his faithful, four footed friend. We apprehend that if every dog in Florida were summarily executed we would still have the hgh cost of living with us in undiminished exuberance. —————— REPORT DAY IN CONTEST CHANGED; SPECIAL __ OFFERS MADE Hereafter all contestants will pleasé make their report of votes for the week at office, above Auditorium theater on Wednesday. Standing will be announced on Thursday nights at Majestic theater and Fri. days in the Lakeland Evening Tele. gram. Prince of Tonight at Auditorium To the contestant who sclls the greatest number of tickets to the Prince of Tonight we will give 50, 000 extra votes. The one selling the next greatest number of tickets 25,000. : University of Florida Greater Minstrels To the contestant who sells the greatest amount of tickets 50,000 extra votes. The contestant who sells the next greatest number, 25,000 ex - tra votes. The best and highest priced vau.‘ deville act, ever presented to the “AURIEMA.” Don't fail to see this wonderful art. ist, who carries a wardrobe valued at $25,000. Extra Votes All the Week at Majestic Theater Matinee, we will give 200 votes with each admission. Night, we will give 1,000 votés with each admis- sion. This {8 your opportunity to see a wonderful act, as well as to secure a great number of votes. To the contestant who stands first in the Majestic theater contest on April 1st we will give one million extra votes. To the contestant who stands sec~ ond five hundred thousand extra votes. To the contestant who stands third, two hundred and fifty ‘hou- sand extra votes. To the contestantwho stands the fourth one hundred and tyent fourth, one hundred and twenty- five thousand extra votes. To the contestant who stands the fifth, seventy five thousand extra votes. To the contestant who stands the sixth, fifty thousand extra votes. Standing of Contestants Kate Booth .. 5,673,800 Georgia Lanier .... 5,543,950 Laura Southard .... 5,387,650 Chas. Conner ..... 4,964,900 C. Livingston . 4,854,650 W. J. Merrill . 4,667,950 Susie Tucker .. . 4,328,850 Helen Sneed .. 3,865,950 Clara Tomlinson ... 3,743,900 Mary Groover .... 3,435,900 Rose Lee Stenson... 2,984,600 Branch O’Donald... 2,839,800 2,761,750 . 2,431,700 2,369,600 1,997,650 Mrs. Miss Miss Mrs. Mrs. Mrs. Miss Miss Miss Miss Miss Rose Mrs. Nona Turner :- Lurline Pillans .... R. J. Perkins .... W. B. Moon ..... 1,743,600 Genevieve Duggan.. 1,451,800 Virginia Mcllwain. 1,535,860 Maud Hardin ..... 1,469,600 R. E. Skipper . 1,341,600 Walter Bates . . 1,005,600 Miss Emily Wilson ..... 893,600 Miss Caroline Brusie ... 986,550 Mrs. T. C. Watson .... 879,400 Miss Florence Zimmerman 794,650 Mise Beulah Watson ... 764,600 Mies Kathleen Carter .. 678,800 Miss Vera Buchanan .... 643,700 Miss Hazel Williams .... Edith Lundstrom ....... Miss Hazel McMullen .. Miss Maggie Yates ..... 435,600 Mise Nellie Walker .... 302,560 Oher names have not reported to date. Miss Mrs. Mrs. Misg Miss Miss Mrs. Mrs. 701,800 Prince of Tonight Contestants can call at office of Contest Manager and get tickets to sell; 4,000 votes on $1.50 tickets and 3,000 voteson $1.00 tickets. University of Florida Greater Minstrels The society event of the season will be here Friday, March 19. Con. testants are requested to call at the office of contest manager and get tickets. T his trope of high class artists comes from the University of Flor- ida 55 strong, and it is some show. Tickets, reserved seats 75¢, 2,500 votes for each ticket sold by con testants. Call for them Monday. OFFICE HEADQUARTERS ARE ABOVE AUDITORIUM THEATER. Directory of Business Houses Where Coupons Are Issued Cole & Hull Jewelry Store. Silver Palace. Lake Pharmacy . The Hub. The La'Mode. Majestic theater. Lakeland Hardw. & Furn. Co. Smith Bros. Grocery. Smith's Bakery. Cut Price Store. Dutton & Harris Shoe Co. Dutton & Harris Repair Co. Bryant’s Billiard Parlor. Genera] Office Supply Co. W. B. Arendell Bicrcle Shop. Lakeland Evening Telegram. The Flynn Cleaning and Pressing RUBOT OO NOROS AUDI ORIUM THE MOST ELABORATE PRODUCTION EVER PRESENTED & [ IN LAKELAND. CHICAGO ’S GREATEST SUCCESS. THE GORGEOUS MUSICAL SPECTACLE Metropolitan Cast WITH Tom Arnold Pony Ballet of Wonderful Dancers 40 People 40 Features Prices: £ty AMUSEMENTS “The Prince of Tonight” made ! quite a hit in Tampa and the papers spoke highly of the cast as well as the chorus work. The Prince will be | here tomorrow night. The Florida University Boys will cut up a few capers on Friday night and according to the advance seat ! sale a big house is assured. “Auriema” will feature the Dance | of Death at the Majestic tomorrow night. This is one of the most novel dances Lakeland has seen. Elks’ Bulletin No. 4: Still more trouble. “Dusty” Goodyear wants to ! sing the ‘““Call of the Woods,” but Doc Bryant says, “Bring back myl Rexal] to me” would be a more suit- | able song for “Dusty.” At last re- ports the pill mixers were using the acid test. Strange how a woman with a big hat will sit down in a picture house {and keep that same big hat on and make the poor little man keep Vstretching around that same big hat to see what's going on. YOTES T0 BEF GIVEN ON BASEBALL TICKETS SOLD BY CONTESTANTS The guarantors of the Louisville baseball expense fund have joined the co operative voting contest and will issue checks good for contest % coupong. These checks will be ex - changed for the contest coupons, at | the rate of one thousand for a fifty .| cent ticktt, at the drug stores. | in addition, all contestants who sell these tickets will receive | one, thousand votes for every | ticket they may sell, which tickets |« may be procured at the office of the secretary of the Board of Trade now. As a speclal inducement, the con. testant selling the largest number of tickets will receive half a million extra votes and the lady gelling the the next largest number will re celve one-quarter of a million extra votes. All tickets must be ob. tained from and all moneys paid to the secretary of the Board of Trade, who is the treasurer of the Guaran- tors’ Association. 5000 From this date the Evening Tele - gram will give votes in the Majestic i; theater contest on all cash job| printing and advertising, also on all | accounts paid. Votes wil be given on the same basis as all other mer I chants in this contest. | For subscriptions, however, we of - fer unusual Inducements, as every | dollar paid in this way counts as‘ much ag three paid for : else. Thus, a year’s subscription to the Evening Telegram carries \\'ithf it 15,000 votes; a yearly subscrip - tion to the Lakeland News. 4,500 votes; and so on. ! Subscribers who pay weekly can' exchange the receipts they take from the carriers for votes by pre - |’ senting them at this office; 200 votes | will be given for each weekly re. celpt. anything IN_THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENTH CIAL CIRCUIT OF FLORIDA, IN AND FOR POLK COUNTY.—IN CHANCERY.— Charles L. Whidden vs. Nona Dunkiin. It appearing from the afdavit of D. u.l Rogers, oneof the attorneys for the ecom- ; plainant in the ahove enfifled cawes ths the T defendant, Nona Dunklin, Is a reside f the citv of Little Rorck, S mall address beimg in eare ‘Women's Christian Assoclation . and that she ix over the are of twentv-one years, and that there is no person in the & State of Florida the service of a <ubpoena whom would bind sweh defendant : upon It is therefore ordered that the sald the defendant above named, #i) i fesd g [ i witness hand and official seal of the clerk of emt court of Polk county, Florida, this 13th day of February, A. D. 1815, (SEAL) J. A. JORNSON, of Circuit Court, Polk County, Florida. 381 Clerk 1 ROGERS & SPENCER. Solicitors for Complalnant. GRAND ILLU MINATION—"cene from tthe FAMOUS COLLEGE OCTETTE—Scene at WHIRLWIND AND SOCIET?Y DANCERS—Banquet A BRILLIANT SPECTACLE OF FLOWERS AND 50c, 75c., $1.00 and $1.50 GHT, March 18] Song Hits 2 and Stunning Girls 2 A'Singing, Dancing : Musical Whi } 260 times i Chicago | Company and Production § Intact % [Fairies. . Moon, Dancing = 3 - E‘%}I‘i Olfirte};tkeersl” l;nlcl. Palm Beach. The Water Fete. p 0) scene on tthe Lawn at “The Breakers”. LIGHTS—ALL THE GIRLS ARE DREAMS. Seats Selling at Red Cross Pharm e Ball Tomorrow | Louisville Colonels b Cuban Stars Of Havana, Cuba. No Better Game Than This in the Series!” Admission 50 Ce ts In Large and Small Tracts SUITABLE FOR Fruit, Truck and garden. 20 ACRE FARM—Close in all cleared and ifenced; 100 bearing orange trees. payment requ 23,000 ACKRES—In Polk County at $6.00 per acre. worth more than half the price. 40 ACRE FARM~—35 in bearing Orange Grove, 8-room house, packing house and barn, large lake front. Irrigation plant, good heavy soil and good road. Grand Stand, Free Florida Lands Samples BARGAIN—4 acres, inside city limits, with 6-room house, 2 acres in bearing trees and two in highly cultivated ired. miles from Lakeland. FOR NON-RESIDE) in ten, twenty and forty acre tracts; Co-operative Devel opment Plan. NEW BRICK STORE BUILDING—In the city of Lake- land; Leasgxl for five years at $2,600.00 per annam. $30,- Will trade for Orange Grove as part payment. 9-ROOM HOUSE and three vacant Lots. Morton $4,200.00. $1,200 down and terms, 000.00. TWO HOUSES In Dixieland (5-rooms), rented. $3,000.00. Terms. TWO GOOD SUBDIVISION Propositions. and desirably located. 34 ACRES OF RICH HIGH .HAMMOCK 'and near Cen- Close to school post office and ter Hill acres clear. 2R ACRE FARM—wih lake front. 6 acres in voung grove: new cottage and good harn. . ' on hard road. A good combimation farm. 750.00. Cash $1,250.00, Balance deferred at 8 nterest. For Further Information See J. Nielsen-Lange Lakeland,” Florida Phone 354 Green. Price Valuable Opinion To The Public:— One of our foremost financiers upon being asked what had been the first decisive influence in the building of his great success, replied, “My first Bank Account.” WHY? Because”, as he explained, “the having of a bank account and the use of checks eliminated the prodigal desregard of | small bils or small coins.” \\'nh money in the Bank,” he said, “it could not burn a hole in my pocket.” This is only one of the many viewpoints of successitl people on the advantages of a Bank Account. Yours very truly, @. ‘% W Cashier. FIRSTNATIONALBANK | THIS BANK IS A MEMBER OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM. PP EPPRPO 3 i deeiop P o v P The .Financial Crisis Over We are now in shape to give you the benefit of our Low Kxpenses. Let us wire your House and save you money, Lower Insur- ance, Cleanliness and Convenience are the results. T. L. CARDWELL § With Lakeland S ShPFTEREIRIE c about Price $3000.00. Large cash Timber Phone 397 heet Metal Works HEPELPEEESDBOCSEES b ot PH New Six Price $30,000.00. [ I'S—Good Fruit Lands, well located i J.B. STREATER CONTRACTOR AND BUILDE Having had twenty-one years' experience in builditf and contracting in Lakeland and vicinity, 1 feel compete® to render the best services in this line. If comtemplat building, will be pleased to furnish estimates and all info" mation. All work guaranteed. Phone 169. Close to Lake Both close in PPPPPPP PP PV POEPPELPET store 2ve §550.00 R e bt $BEEBPSIIESOSPEIIESS4S 085 S505500560000000080 8844442 B b b bbb bbdi bibd wd A i See the 1915 Buick Models Buick Automobiles Salesroom located W. Main St. at Motor Shop Grady Deen. Local Agent : ¢~wo¢¢¢4"~'vwfl 2-1-2 miles from Lakelund Price $4,- per cent. Office Evening Telegram Bldg.