Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, April 24, 1915, Page 4

d every afterncon from The . Building, Lakgland, Fia Entered in the postofiice at Lake- land, Florida, as mail matter of the second Class. M. F. HETHERINGTON, EDITOR SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year . % Bix months .. . 2.50 Three months .. ox B0 Delivered anywhere within the .$5.00 Hmits of the City of Lakeland for 10/ cents a week, From the same office is issued THE LAKELAND NEWS, A weekly newspaper giving a resumé of local matters, crop conditions, county affairs, etc. Sent anywhere for $1.50 per year, Next Monday will be Confederate Memorial Day, and due honor should | be paid to the heroes who sleep in peace, their warfare o'er. The Tampa Tribune refers to some one connected with the Tampa Times as “Old Public Pap.” Has this ref- erence to paternalism, or to an ad- junct of maternalism? Talking about crops, how's this for Lakeland’s best crop: In the first, second and third grades of the Lake- land schools there are 500 children. To look after these little folks, four- teen teachers are employed. Lake- land beats the world for babies, or- anges and strawberries—and can one conceive of more desirable or at- tractive productions than these three? Excellent reports come from Tal- lahassee as to the ability and high character of the Polk county dele- gation. Mr. Hancock, unfortunate- 1y, is in such bad health that his usefulness is to some extent crip- pled. Reed Robson is looked on by his colleagues as one of the most substantial and useful members of the House. Mr. Drane takes a lead- ing place in the Senate, as is natural from his long legislative experience and well-known ability On the whole Polk county has seldom, if ever, had a stronger or more able delegation. ., COMMERCIAL CLUB ACTIVITY 3 The wave of enthusiasm which has come over this community during the past week in connection with the reorganization and rejuvenation of our commercial organization is un- 1like anything which ‘we have hither- to experienced in this line. On pre- vous occasions when an effort has been made to instil new life and ac- tivity into the Board of Trade the work has been left to a few who were expected to perform miracles, * such as raising the dead citizens to life again. A fe wof the busiest and most enterprising men gave their time and energy in an endeav- or to line up every other man, chiefly ‘with the idea of securing his finan- clal support. The scheme of the pres- ent plan of reorganization does not, of course, make light of the need; for financial support, but it empha- sises the greater need of personal service, for it follows, as the night the day, that the man who is work- ing for the accomplishment of some efinite purpose will be generous in his financial contributions as and when the need arises, The three or four score business men who have attended the luncheons during the past few days have learned more of the actual work and needs of a suc- cessful commercial organization, and are therefore in a position as never before to lay hold of the new work with an interest, both hearty and intelligent, realizing that the organ- fzation® js theirs, as well as the work and the results which come from their personal and co-operative ac- tivity. 1t is safe to say that at the close of the meeting in connection with the dinner on Tuesday night, the men of Lakeland, who are keen and allve to see the personal and com- munity benefits to be derived from a whole hearted co-operation in civic, commercial, industrial and agricul- tural development, will be lined up as a solid body going out from now on to achieve anything which can be and ought to be accomplished by an up-to-date, aggressive, efficient and thoroughly equipped commercial organization. i POOR SPELLERS. A report just issued by Dean Briggs of Harvard University, calls attention to the incorrect spelling which is so common at the present time. Dean Briggs notes that many great men have been very poor spelle ers, and he finds that nowhere in American education more defective than in its failure to teach the cor- rect use of the English language, There are of course a great many successful men who are very poor spellers. If a man has execntive ability, the gift of managing others, the fact that he spells “speech” with an “a” does not hurt much in his business. Everyone knows what he means. His underlings dare not disobey his orders, thouzh they may snicker at his written memoranda when safely out of hearing. In social life even the successful man will suffer from poor epelling. _ It will suggest that he belongs to the Showing under “what difficulties the average printing office labors when an accident occurs, the Wau- lchull Advocate reprints the follow- ing paragraph from the Telegram, llollnwln; with its own comment on { the good equipment of this office and Ilhen recounts the experiences of other less well equipped plants; A small but important part of the Telegram’s newspaper press broke yesterday afternoon, putting it en- tirely out of commission temporari- ly. At that time we had five news- papers due to make their appearance either last evening or early this morning—the Evening Telegram, the Lakeland News, the Davenport Messenger, the Auburndale New Era and the Lakeland Advertiser. Had our equipment been that of the ordinary newspaper office, we would have been hopeleufly up against it, but having duplicate plants, the forms were shifted over to another press, the sheets run through an- other folder, and every paper was gotten out on time. This is merely an incident showing the organization and management that are behind the Telegram and have built up its business.—Lakeland Telegram. 1ts fine and dandy to have a whole basement full of printing presses, but when you have not got such an equipment ingenuity goes a long ways. Here is how the Bronson Times-Democrat got out of a _bad . predicament: “The Times-Democrat was mailed Ol?e day late last week on account of a crippled press. A press is like a gasoline engine or a woman— when it won't, it won't. One of the springs on the end of the gripper rod snapped and put the machine out of commission. We couldn’t find a spring or buy one, and. we tried to make one, but suitable materfal was not available. After several vain at- tempts to construct a spring that would do the work we had to use a human spring. One man fed the press and another used his finger for a spring and the problem was solv- ed. 1f this idea had occurred to us earlier fn the day, we could have' come out on schedule time.” The Times-Democrat also helps out a brother editor as is shown by the following story for its colum'll: An excited man, rushed Into this office last Thursday and introduced himselt as follows: “I am Becker.l A. J, Becker, oditor of the West End, |3t 11 a. m. published at Trenton, but 1 have for- gotten your name. Oh, yes, Robbins. Well Mr. Robbing, I am in a predica- ment. In fact, I'am in a devil of a predicament.” Mr. < Becker .then paused momentarily for breath and we asked him what was wrong. He turriedly informed us that a neces- sary part of his cylinder press had been broken and could not be dupli- cated this side of New England, and there he was on press day without a press and Bronson ‘‘twenty miles away.” Dr. W. J. Willlams came ‘to his rescue with an automobile and the forms and paper were placed in the car and brought to Bronson. We solemnly told him that our press was also out of commission, and then he threw up both hands and would have fainted and fallen back in it if we had not hastened to assure him that our press could be used if one man would be the spring. Dr. Wil- liams promptly volunteered to play spring and the forms were placed upon the press and one side of the paper was printed| without mishap . Then the engine was stopped and the forms changed for the last run. Mr. Becker remarked that the situation looked good to him. Then the gaso- line englne refused to start and Mr. Becker’s levity suddenly deserted him, and after several ineffectual at- tempts had been made to coax the engine into action his spirits droop- ed perceptibly. He said the paper had to be printed because it con- tained an important announcement that must be published at once. The engine was carefully overhauled and adjusted and soon began to make the richt kind of noises. Mr. Becker's courage revived again and he finish- ed the job in short order. The forms were again put in the waiting car and the two gentlemen took their departure at 5:30 o'clock.” ————————————————————————————— new rich class, and that he has had neither time nor inclination for self- culture, and is only a mongrel in everything but the single power of making money. To the young man struggling for a position in life, lack of ability td letter applying for a position that spell is somewhat more serious. A should contaln several unspelled words would be reckoned that of an tgnoramus. t- would convey a sug- gestion of*idolence and inefficlency. The older people look back with regrot to the little red school house, rows of buzzing youngsters use to pore over the blue backed speller by the hour together. Per- haps there were as many poor épell- ers then as now. In those days a great many men had little or no education. Bad spelling may have attracted less attention than now. The old-fashioned school had one astute method of developing the spelling habit, and that was the old time spelling match. Competition !does wake wup the boys and girls ‘M’mdnrfnll}'. They mieht dream for days over the regular spelling lesson where "’“”“"“""*"'”""’ Some of the New Features, of the Re-Organized Chamber of Commerce SOEEIGEPPPIIAPIPPLPIPPIIPE All Saints Episcopal— Holy Eucharist, 7:30 a. m. Morning prayer with sermon at| 11 a. m. Evening prayer with sermon 7:30 p. m. Sunday school, 10 a. m. Men’s Bible class, Women’s Bible class, Junior and Primary depart- ments. Visitors cordially welcome. / Seats free. Prayer book and hymn book provided. Rev. R. Bolton, 304 Blue. l at rectod, phoen First Methodist— J. E. Wray, pastor. Sunday school 9:30 a. m. Junior Epworth League 3 p. m. Senior Epworth League 6:30 p. m. “The Choir Beautiful,” of 20 young ladies from the Junior Ep- worth League will delight the great | congregations at the First Methodist church next Sunday at both preach- ing services. “The Lost Bridegroom” (A Bible picture) will be Dr. Wray's subject at one hour and-at the other “Un- seen Wonders, Material and Spirit- ual, All About Us Here in Lake- land.” The big electric fans will make the First Methodist church one of the coolest places in town Sunday morning and eveninz. You are mon' coPdially invited. Come. C. E. prayermeeting 6:30 p. m. : Preaching at 7:30 p. m. Subject.l The Unchanging Christ. Song practice Wednesday night at 7 o’clock. Prayer meeting Wednesday night at 7:30. The public l;; invited to all serv- ices, First Presbyterian— South Tennessee avenue, near the park. Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. Regular services at 11 a. m. to 7:30 p. m. Rev. David Lander of Dade City will be with us and con- duct the morning and evening de- votions. All members of the church are urged to be present as we wish to consult them in regard to a supply. Prayer /meeting at 7:30 Wednes- day evening. Please come out and Jjoin us in this important work. " L 8 Catholic— Mass at 10 a. m. Sunday schoo! at 9 o'clock. —_— Christian Church— Bible school at 10 a. m. Communion service and preaching H. L. VEACH, Minster. Myrtle St. Methidist— W. H. Steinmeyer, pastor. Sabbath school at 10 a. m. The Rev. J. M. Sollie will preach at 11 a. m, Prayer service Tuesday night at 7:30 o'clock. Dixieland Methodist— W. H. Steinmeyer, pastor. Sabbath school, 10 a. m. League, 6:30 p. m. Preaching, 7:30 p. m. Prayer service every night at 7:30. Wednesday ' —_— . Grace Lutheran— Corner of Tennessee avenue and Orange street. W. E. Pugh, pastor. Bible schol, 10 a. m. Morning service, 11 a. m. Evening service, 7:30 p. m. The public is cordially invited. i ‘ ‘““He has no enemies you say; My frlend your boast is poor; He who hath mingled in the fray Of duty, that the brave endure Must have made foes. If he none Small is the work that he has done. He has it no traitor on his ship; Has cast no cup from perjured lip; Has never turned the wrongs to right, { He has been a coward in the fight.” —Unknown. -SR-S - I - - - T - - O - - 5 APRIL 25 IN HISTORY E- S - - B - T - B - O - TN - SR - N - -3 has 1764—Judah Monis, an Italian Jew. died at Northborough, Mass., ! aged 82. He was converted and baptised and was the first Hebrew instructor at Harvard College. 1804—Mr. Livingstone, the Ameri- can minister to France, res ] quested that he be recalled. 1914—Austria stopped the emigra- tion of men vader thirty-fonr vears of aee, unless they per- formed full military service. 1914—President Wilson accepted the offers of the diplomatic ren- Tesentatives of Argentina, . 1 When such citizens as Mr. J. L. Skipper, president of the American! State Bank, and the Wilson Hard- ware Company go to the trouble and take the time to write to a hundred or more of Lakeland’s citizens ask- ing them to give their support to thel new Chamber of Commerce it is evi- dent that we will have in Lakeland the best and most efficient orsnnlu-[ tion in this entire country. The let-| ters which have been sent out read: “Our firm has always taken an in- terest n the work of our commercal organization and has tried from time | to time to co-operate with ‘the offi- cers in carrying out their plans for the upbuilding of the town and sur- rounding country. From Wilson Hardware Co. “We have noted with much satis- faction the increased interest which the present Board is arousing among | the membership and in trying to reach those not now identified, and especially in the plans for re-organ- ization, which appeals to us as pro- zressive and business like. Tt is our purpose to cooperate with the Board in every way, even more heartily than in the past, and we heartily recommend the matter to you for your serious consideration, hoping that for the sake of results which will come from a united and co-op- erative effort you will line up in this present plan for a more efficient commercal organization . “If you are not now familiar with the new idea will you not take the trouble to become fully informed so that you can and will lend your hearty co-operation to the further- ance of so many projects desirable and profitable to us at this time as citizens and also to the community I as a whole. Very truly yours, 1 WILSON HARDWARE COMPANY: | . S.—Have you signed up for the “Home Products Dinner” and big speaking next Tuesday evening? Do not miss this treat.” From J. L. Skipper “The Board of Trade has known to me the plans proposed for creating greater activity and inter- est locally, as well as Polk county, in commercial organization work and in city building’ wth ts mani- fold phases. made any time | for any n { ith Mr. was customary with Mr. } jerson each morning at five | Mr. o'clock but Wednesday morning Mr. ing that he (Continued from Page 2.) when he went into And Mills failed to call him and young man wok to look for Mr. Mills. him in his room the most in fron 'ered the e up and proc 1\ he went out srove about the house an “Few men of us in Lakeland seem ' = ... by a rope. W to @ to have recognized the pressing need for a ecreater interest in the work of our Board of Trade by the pub- lic in the various projects that come before our civic body from iime to time. Daily there are projects ari inz, some of which have been under- way for many months which could be readily disposed of if all of us would give close attention and ac- tive co-operation to our civic body. “With the plans outlined for a greater Chamber of Commerce, it will prove of great value to Lake- land and every other citizen. It is already demonstrated in many other cities. T am giving it my personal interest and backing and I want to call upon you as a co-worker to do the same. “Thanking you in advance and as- suring you of my best co-operation in the interest of this movement, I remain Very truly yours, .. SKIPPER P. S.-—Don’t forget the big meet- ing—the Lakeland and Polk county “Home Products Dinner” next Tues- day evening at the Hotel Kibler. It will be worth while.” J. 5 e e e —— TO HAVE GOOD ROADS THEY SHOULD BE KEPT UP With a majority of the counties in Florida busy repairing, rebuilding and making new roads and using all kinds of material, from sand to vit- rified -brick, it is interesting to see that general interest is being shown | in road bulldln,g all over the cnuntry{ Naturally enough many states of the ' Union have improved their roads ' long ago, and in some, where there is solid rock from base, and some- times near enough to be used as the | road bed, the problem {is very differ- ent from that In Florida, where sand is found a few feet down in almost every section of the state. But in the older states and where better natural conditions prevail for the making of good roads there is no less of enthusiasm, and the newspapers the country over talk of good roads and® unze not 6nly the making of tme, but the maintenance of good | roads after having secured them. The Chicago Herald last Sunday told of the desltnutlon by the governor of lllinois of a road day, upon which date al] the people in the state were expected to give their attention to| making or repairing roads. The Herald lays stress upon the latter part of the suggestion in this way: “Getting good roads is easy en- owzh. It means in the main just a willingness to Spend the money re- quired. Keeping good roads is more difficult, and requires a change in certain habits of the public mind which have been so prevalent that some social philosophers have refer- red to them as a peculiar weakness of the American character. When we Americans want to reform or change something we are too prone to pass a law about it, and then for- get it, also forgetting that the best laws are useless unless consistently enforced. So in our past efforts for better roads we have been prone to put in a pavement and then forget about keeping it in repair. The Herald farther declares that millions of dollars have been spent unnecessarily on rebuilding and re- construction that need not have been paid out. Not that the con- tractors were dishonest, or the roads i been badly made, but pecause when need- ing some little attention it was not @iven, and the rut became a washout and the work of weeks, and for which good money was paid out, was obliterated by the action of the ele- ments. That is requires inspection and daily work to keep any kind of a road in good condition is now being realized. And so it is right and prop- er that in building fine roads prov- ision should be made for this upkeep that is necessary for the highway, whether it be dirt, sand-oil, asphalt, brick or steel.—Jacksonville—Times Union, THE BARNES AND ROOSEVELT FIGHT. (Jackson, Mich., Patriot.) If the presiding judge in the suit brought by Wm. Barnes, Jr., against Theodore Roosevelt for libel is com- plaisant and gives those men full latitude in introducing testimony in ! the present trial there will be some 'startling revelations about the polit- ical methods of New York state. .Kach is a fighter, and there has first, strong rivalry between them for political control in New York state, and second, a hatred so intense that the joy in defeating the other overshadows any grief at the victory of any other party through their dissension. Roosevelt accused Barnes of being in actual partnership with Murphy, the Democratic state boss—that the state was run by Dbi-partisan boss rule, and that a vote for one was an equivalent to a vote for the contin- uance for the evil conditions then ex- isting in the state of New York. This statement at once caused the commencement of the libel suit hy Barues. The disclosures at the trial are likely to have an effect upon the political situation in that state, and from it upon the entire nation. It is not possible to enumerate the in- stances where it would seem as if there had been a collusion between the two leaders of the two dormi- nant parties, especially in the legis- lature, but it was evident in the im- peachment of Sulzer, and in the dis- position of the primary legislation in that state : Saryand [ and LACES Sat».. 24th Moa., 26th Brazil and-Chile at Washigg- ! ton to bring about a settle- ment of the trouble between the United States and !ex-{ ico. i i Wwithout acquiring anything. But there was no -perfunctory study when they were enn-!nl. for the the Friday!atterooon Afe11ihz mateh. ~—Gainesville Sun. > Special Sale Days Monday of Each W eek mbroideries i | unfortur alled Mrs, the In his excitement Mr. And ate young man, and & nt that met Mrs. meantime i hovse. [to to | region hav ! man. | - | ous hard woods, strongest known age tensile strength of 24,000 pounds 1ro Ineh, and a reaximum as | high as | and wrought iron. The entire town and the phosphate e extended their sympathy the bereaved family at the timely death of so bright a Young Mulberry Herald. i Strongest Timber. The yate. one of Australia’s numer~ eems to be the mber, with an the 35.000—about equal to eed that it would cover. It Mills to call Not finding t of the door he discov- body of Mr. Mills hanging Mills, the mother of the Mills she overcome by nervous prostration. In Justice of the Peace Whidden had been called and the ‘lmdy removed from the tree into the Suit " To-Measure $10.0 In this line you wij] natural Palm Be::g Colors — Stripes, Plain Blue and Black, These Fuits are maq. r to fit you and are gyy;. anteed in every detaj), — o couid use the same at town the eeded \ S0c Will buy a Smart 4-in-Hand or New By, Our stock is small, by very select Come in and ey py show you some of the gogq things embodied in our lipe, into d al- erson t the was i Local Agents for Holeproof Hose for Men dnd Women REMEMBER Ouar policy is to satisfy every customer — Give us a tria: MOORE’S Little Style Shop PHONE 243 DRANE BLDG. an- aver- cast « Responsible Meth To The Public:— od Our conception of Ideal Service is a Service that offers to patrons every accommodation consistent with Security and Strength. very transaction is subjected to careful consideration and is guided in spirit as well as in letter by the laws and ! ideals of Responsible Banking Methods. Long experience with the commercial and financial needs of Lakeland has en nabled our Officers to guide this In- tensive Service for the best interests of ALL patrons. Yours very truly, . 70 Wk_// Cashier. FIRSTNATIONALBANK § THIS BANK IS A MEMBER OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM. Florida Lands In Large and Small Tracts SUITABLE FOR Fruit, Truck and Improved and Unimproved ——— General Farming Unimproved _and Improved Samples 23,000 ACRES— worth more 40 ACRE FARM—3;5 hogse. packing hou . Irrigation plant, miles from Lakeland. FOR NON-RESIDEN in ten, twenty and opment Plan. BARGAIN—y 2 acres in bear garden. 20 ACRE FARM—(}, 100 bearing orange Payment required. 9-ROOM HOUS Morton $4, TWO GOO S ing t D SUBD1V and desirably located. CH HIGH .HAMMOCK land near Cer € to school post office and store. Five 34 ACRES OF RI ter Hill. Clos acres clear. Price 40 ACRE FARM—Near Grif All fenced; gl bearing, and truck 1a and equipme: plaec. Price § 24 ACRE FARM-__0O Combination fryi honse and barn __terms, UNFINISHED is is a nd par nt and ne t a Ch gOOd. heavy soil and good road. Price $30,000.00. TS—Good Fruit Lands, well located forty acre tracts; Co-operative Devel acres, insi ose in all cleared and fenced; In Polk County at $6.00 per acre. Timber than half the price. in bearing Orange Grove, 8-room New e and barn, large lake front. €\ SIX de city limits, with 6-room house. rees and two in highly cultivated about trees. Price $3000.00. Large cash E and three vacant Lots. Close to Lake 200.00. $1,200 down and terms. ISION Propositions. Both close in $550.00 fin, Fla,, close to hard road: bout - half. cleared and some citrus trees in fine combination farm; both fruit excellence. House and barn: mul* half interest in- crops goes with the 5000.00. quarter mile south of city lm® nd truck, partly cleared: =m eap if sold soom? will give g hod HOUSE—In Dixieland. $900.00 For Further Information See J. 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