Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, April 29, 1915, Page 4

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 .. 8ix months .... Three months 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 resume of local matters, crop conditions, county affairs, etc. Sent anywhere for $1.50 per year. ———————————————————————— .00 With the new county of Broward, Florida now has 51 counties. D. C. Gillett is the smartest man —for a fat man—whom we know . The editor of the Tampa Times and Governor Trammell might at- tend that Peace Convention at Or- lando. Note that Grundahl, a wrestler, who was in Lakeland for a time, is participating in a big wrestling match at Gainesville. Well, we can* say for Grundahl he took a fall out" of us. But so did a 108 3-4-1b. suf- fragette, for that matter. The Winter Haven World counsels its contemporaries to ‘“tell the truth.”” We frequently do—some of it. We might tell the truth oftener and in larger hunks, were it not that we're a firm believer in this “Safety First” proposition. They are trying to form the new county of Bloxham, the idea con- templating cutting off a portion of Marion county. A petition gotten up at Romeo asks that Juliette be included in the new county. Why, certainly—who'd be so cruel as to separate Romeo and Juljette? Not every editor has the nerve to tell the truth about his town, but Editor Holly, of the Sanford Herald, doesn’t go behind the door to make his observations on local conditions. He writes: “In some ways Sanford is one of the best cities in the State, and in other ways it is absolutely dead and laid out.” Looks like there will have to be about ’steen of these Dixie highways to satisfy everybody. All right— let every county see that it has a road running through it that can be used as a link, and whether the road is called the Dixie Highway or not, there will be lots of people come to travel over it, which is the main thing. after all. The proper botanical classification of Allie Anglgeseems to be worrying some of the ethren. The Ocala Star accepts our suggestion that he's more of a sunflower than a “shrink- ing violet,” but the Tampa Times says he reminds it of a “dilberry.” Just let’s say he’s a bird, and let it go at that. W. G. Brorein, manager of the Peninsular Telephone Company, stated Tuesday night that Lakeland ' is the fifth city in Florida in the number of telephones in use. He also Telogram|LST (F — (Continued from Page 3.) M. A. Smith. A. A. Smith. J. C. Swindell. Renton Swindell. M. J. Simon. J. B. Speth. Geo. E. Southard. Edwin Spencer. Dr. R. R. Sullivan. W. H. Streeter. E. W. Thompson. C. E. Todd. J. W. Turnefy W. L. Thompson. Guy W. Toph. Eppes Tucker, Jr. J. R. Talley. 0. 8. VanHuss. John C. Williams. C. 0. Wheeler. B. F. Wilson. Dr. J. Edgar Wilson. 1. Dale Williams. 3y Dr. Sarah Wheele! G. W. Watson. T. 1. Woods. M. G. Willard. J. M. Woods. T. L. Waring. Dr. C. C. Wilson. F. E. Waymer. J. E. Ward. L. W. Yarnell. . H. Youngs, Jr. H. B. Zimmerman. LAKELAND'S NEW- EST ENTERPRISE The People's Electric Shoe Repair Shop has secured a location Bere and will make their opening announce- ment soon. This shop will be man- aged by Mr. J. R. Marshall, the ex- pert shoe repair man who recently severed his connections with the Shoe Fixery that was formerly in the Dutton-Harris Store on Kentucky ANSWERS CAMGE OF GRAND JRY I desire to say a word in reference to the criticism offered by the grand jury as to the conduct of the county judge in binding certain cases over to the grand jury without sufficient evidence and putting the county thereby to unnecessary expense, and (also a word in reference to my ac- tions in binding certain cases over tc the grand jury when they should have been bound to county court, and also the careless manner in which the records of criminal cases are kept inithis office. In the light of the circumstances of these cases which the grand jury could have discovered by only a slight investigation, I consider that these criticisms were very unjusti- fied and unnecessarily harsh. In the first place, there were three IDELEGATES 10 cases, which came before the grand ' Jury which should have come before the county court. The error came about as follows: These cases came before this court and the bond was set binding them to county court, when the deputy sheriff who made the arrest through an error made the bond returnable to the circuit court instead of the county court, which I do not consider that T am personally responsible for. In the second place, there were one or two cases in which the warrants were issued charging persons with erime, which developed in the grand jury investigation, that there was not sufficient evidence to bind over; under the law of this State a county judge or committing magistrate is required to issue a warrant “when a complaint shall be made upon affi- davit” that an offence has been com- mitted. Under the law a conimitting magistrate is not authorized to sum- mons witnesses before hi mto deter- Ave. Mr. Marshall enjoys the rep-|mine the sufficiency of the evidence | utation of being the best shoe repair man in the State of Florida and the PEOPLE'S ELECTRIC SHOE RE- PAIR SHQP will thrive and prosper under his management. Lakeland is very fortunate in having this firm open their shop here and its citizens will extend @ hearty welcome to them and assist, Mr. Marshall by giving him their patronage. 4117 REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS (Furnished by the Security Abstract and Title Co., Bartow, Fla.) April 27, 1915 Lizzie O. Harris et al. to H. H. Brower et al. Katherine L. Eagan et al. to Phil- 1ip Schoen. Lizzie O. Harris et al. to W. D, Wheeler. J. M. Sollie and wite to A. E. Berry. 2 Master Solon G. Wilson to Peter E. Palen. \Lizzie K. Bonacker to Job Col- bert. State of Florida to Leon Prine. State of Florida to R. Borden Wil- son. bfore jssuing a warrant as a grand jury or a prosecuting attorney has, and, therefore in many cases war- rants are issued for persons, which on investigation of witnesses under oath, prove to be not well founded, and also a person who is arrested for any offense has the right to waive a preliminary hearing, and in this event the magistrate has no way under the laws of this State to de- termine whether or not the evidence against the person would be suffi- vient to warrant an investization by a jury. 1 was not asked br the grand jury for an explanation of these matters, yet they saw fit to criticize me very severely for them. Mistakes will oc- cur in-any office. I do not deny that T have made mistakes and do make them, but I dislike to be criti- cized for mistakes of others, and also criticized for the faults of the stat- utes governing such matters. C. M. TRAMMELL, Polk County Judge. ceeding ninety days; or both fine and im- prisonmient.” THE RE-ANON AT RCHOND ELECT Lakeland Camp, U. C. U., No. 1543, met in the City Hall at 10 o'clock a. m., J. A. Ritcherson commander in the chair. The meet- ing was called to order and opened with prayer by Comrade O. W. Col- ler. The.roll was called and the following were present: J. D. Al- len, A. B. Brassell, J. W. Bryant, J. A. Chapman, 0. W. Collier, T A. Hutchingson, H. A. Mathews, J L. Morgan, W. T. McClellion, J. B. Odium, J. A. Ritcherson, C. L. Wil- loughby. The minutes' of last meeting were read and adopted. Miss Buelah Hooks being present by invitation of the camp, the commander, with a few appropriate remarks on behalf of the Camp presented her with a copy of a book of songs and story of the Southern Confederacy, to which Miss Hooks responded with response in well chosen language, expressing those noble sentiments that govern the conduct of all true Southern women . A circular letter from Major Gen- eral John A. Rosborough, in regard to train service from Jacksonville to Richmond placed on file. On motion the committee on resolutions on the death of Mrs. Stonewall Jackson was given further time to formulate their report. Carried, moved and sec- onded that the delegates of this Camp be instructed to vote for Gen- eral B. H. Young for commander in chief as long as he is a candidate for the position. This being the tirge to elect delegates to the re- union at Richmond, Va., the follow- ing comrades were put in nomina- tion: J. D. Allen, J. W. Bryant, J. A. Chapman, John L. Morgan, W. T. McClellion, J. A. Ritcherson. On ballot being taken, Mr. J. F. Cox, a member of the S. of V., was ap- pointed to collect and call the bal- lots. The result of the election was: J. D. Morgan, 12; J. D. Allen, 11; J. A. Chapman, 8; J. W. Bryant, 3; J. A. Ritcherson, 2; W. T. Mc- Clellion, 0. The commander de- clared that J. L. Morgan, J. D. Al- len and J. A. Chapman, having re- ceived the majority vote of the Camp, to be the duly elected dele- gates to the Richmond reumion. On motion the following comrades were appointed alternates to the re- union: Clellion, J. A. Ritcherson. On motion an order was drawn on the treasurer for $1.45 to pay for postage and delegate buttons. Mr. W. C. Norvell, a son of a Veteran, being present;, on motion his name was placed on the list of honorary member of this Camp. On motion the Camp then ad- Journed and was closed with prayer by the chaplin, the Camp to meet on the last Saturday in May at 10 o'clock . m. Dues paid: - 1 hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance | A. H. Mathers No. 186 was duly passed sion of the at a regular ses- Board of Commissioners of {he John Harris . ., J. D. Porter and wife to J. A. |City of Lakeland, Florida, on the 27th day of J. W. Bryant . Garrard. M. E. James and wife to A. J. Lewis. Samuel F. Smith and wife to John B. Speth. Emily O. Wood and husband to Georgia A. Arnold. Florida Development Co. to C. L. Messner. Florida Fruitlands Co. to Paul W. Froimke. Peninsula Highlands Co. to W. 1. Thomas. Florida Highlands Co. to Max H. Bates. Bert Ogden and wife to Eli M. said that the number of telephones|Rugg. had increased 1,700 per cent in the fourteen years the exchange has been in operation here. These are remarkable and significant facts, stated by one who knows. They indicate that Lakeland has ‘“‘ar- rived.” \ i Pinellas, which has always been noted for politics, pugilism, and pungent paragraphers, now adds poetry to its products. Witness a half-column eruption from a Clear- water bard, a sample section of which reads thusly: “Give up all hopes of county seat— You hypocritical St. Pete.” We submit this ought to settle the court house contention. When they begin to shoot stuff like that at an opponent, unconditional surren- der or an appeal to the humane tri- ‘bunal of the nations are the only al- ternatives. —ee It strikes us as a very silly con- tention some people give currency to in claiming that protection of cranes, herons and other fish-eating birds, is responsible for the diminu- tion of the fish supply. Man is ever prone to lay the odium for his faults upon others; and an effort to shift tle blame from his own shoulders on to the defenceless birds, is in keeping with his nature. But the faets are against him. When there’ were ten times as many birds as there are now, there were ten times as many fish in the waters. Now that Florida Highiands Co. to Petef Ludwig. = Plant City, April 29—The Board of Public Works met Saturday morning, and in pursuance with the instructions issued by the city coun- cil at its meeting last Tuesday morning, decided to advertise im- mediately for bids for the improve- ments called for by the council. The improvements will include the laying of additional water mains and hydrants, completing the pro- posed waterworks extension pipe line, and will call for an outlay of 'something like $11,000 in piping and hydrants. Bids will be request- ed for the furnishing of the neces- sary material to do this work. The Board will also request bids for the construction of a deep well, with a capacity of not less than 1,000 gallons of water a minute, and, under separate contracts, will ask for ~bids for the erection of a new water works system according to two separate plans and specifica- tions which the council decided to adopt a téntative plans, the plai‘to be followed:.ta be determined upon after bids are received and the dif- ference in the cost of each compar- ed ORDINANCE NO. 186, An_ Ordinance Amending Section Criminal Code of the City of 8 of Lakeland, Florida. > there are ten times as many men as |Be it ordained by the formerly, there are one-tenth as many birds and one-tenth as many fish. We may as well admit that our | 0 : own greed and wastefulness and lack i of conservation methods are respon- sible for the disapperance of the ! figh, and-not further add to our erimes by warring upon the innocent, birds. ! Board of Commissioners of the City of Lakeland - Section 1. That section im- inal Code of the City of Lakeland, be, and the same is hereby amended to read as fol- s 2 Section) 88. “Whoever sells or causes to be sold any spirituous, vinous, malt or other in- toxicating liquors, wifes or beer, within the corporate limits of said munieipality of Lake- land as prohibited in Section 67, shall, upon conviction be “pumished in a sam not exceed- ing Two Hundred Dollars, or by imprison- ment and labor on the streets or other pub- lic works of the sald municipality, not ex- April, A, D. M. EATON, Attest : H. L.- SWATTS, City Clerk —_— 1915 0. Chalrman . 4118 Highest Tribute. A woman's idea of a noble epitaph for a good man would be, “He always used the right fork when visiting.”"— Kalamazoo Gazetta. . E. Griffin Total ... CMFWYP . J. A. RITCHERSON, Commander. C. L. WILLOUGHBY, Adjutant. 3 J. W. Bryant, W. T. Mec-. | | | (Continued from Jage 1.) or below the side walk immediately in front or such room or in the ab- Isence of such sidewalk, the floor of inuch room shall not be more than | three feet above or below the : ground. | Sec. 12. In this act, unless thf context otherwise requires, ‘“‘person includes a body of persons whether incorporated or not. See. 13. That any person violat- ing any of the foregoing provisions "|of this act, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon convie- tion thereof his license shall be for- feited and he shall be fined not more {than one thousand dollars 181_,000) !or imprisoned in the county jail not !exceedlng twelve (12) months. Sec. 14. That this act is not ll:l- tended to repeal any existing law in reference to the sale of Intoxicating Ilhxum's. wines or. beer, unless in conflict herewith, but Chapter 6516 of the laws of 1913 and all other laws in conflict herewith are here- by repealed. Sec. 15. effect at midnight of the September 30, A. D. 1915. RS, That this act shall take night of (By Associated Press.) General Headquarters, British Army, France, April 29—One of the huge German 42-centimeter shells opened a grave in the little cemetry in the village of Riche Boug St. | Vaaste recently and, exploding, lift- ed a coffin and the skeleton therein fifty feet in the air where bones and splintered wood caught and hung on the side of the church tower. Wind 'and rain have come, but part of the skeleton still depends from the tow- er, rattling and swaying in the |breeze. A correspondent to the As- |gociated Press, motoring along the | British lines, saw the strange sight, perhaps the oddest freak of shell fire of the war. Parts of the skele- "ton, whose, nobody knows (for the villagers have fled) has dropped to the church yard below, but enough of the bones remain in midair to be identified as those of a human be- ing. NOTICE ] Notice is hereby given that the undersigned trustee in bankrupte, ofthe estate of C. F. O'Doniel, doing business as the Sangully Mercantile Company, will offer for sale 4o the highest and best bidder for cash the {stock of merchandse, fixtures and accounts receivable at the place of business of the Sangully Mercantile Company, at Sangully, Florida, on the 29th day of Aprl, 1915, at 9 o’'clock a. m. Inventory of stock, $1,662.00; in- ventory of fixtures, $642.00, and in- ventory of accounts receivable, $161.00. Dated at Tampa, Florida, 23rd day of April, 1915. S. H. ROGERS, JR,, Trustee in Bankruptey of the Estate of C. F. O'Doniel. 4091 this ‘When There 1s No Shoe Polish. Lemon juice makes as excellent substitute. A few drops sprinkled on dlack or tan shoes and rubbed briskly ‘will impart a brilliant shine. Il FIRST ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE Lakeland Gas Company » We expect to have our plant and system of mains practically completed by July 1st. On July the Fourth, we expect to turn the first gas into the mains of the City of Lakeland » In order to facilitate the work of laying out our Main system it is necessary that we have,an; approximate idea of the business to be w “y Within the next few days a representative will call on you at your residence or business house to explain the many ECONOMICAL and CONVENIENT uses of Gas appliances. - We respectfully ask thatyou grant him an interview and an idea of your probable future requirements Yours for economy The Lakeland Gas Comggmy AMUSEMENTS ”WWW The Primary Play will be present- ed at the Auditoriumetonight and no doubt a large crowd will be in n-' tendance. The Majestic has on a very attrac-! tive program tonight of six reels and vaudeville, including two Keystone comedies. : “Runaway June,” the new song written from the serial picture, which is shown at the Mjestic every, Friday, will be sung by Miss Carso- line Davis after the picture is shown each time tomorrow. | The. Tour of the Giants White Sox Baseball team will be shown at the Majestic next Tuesday. This is a very interesting six reel feature. Jess Willard, the world’s cham- pion, will be seen at the Majestic next Wednesday in the “Heart Punch,” a thrilling feature in which an eight-round bout is a great fea- ture. In addition to a good quartette among the specialties in the Moose Minstrel, there will also be a mu- sical trio,-a novelty act and a mono- logue. The date is set for May 28 and the seats will be on sale next Monday. Not Always Their Own Idea. “De only reason some folks says dey appreciate flowers an’ sunshine,” said Uncle Eben, “is dat dey read in a book dat it's de proper thing to do.” Consider Dis. tinction in Tailoring and with it, all the aqd- vantages of permanent neat appearance. There’s but one way to secure this_extra excel lence, get the woolens and the workmanship, and the style is easy. In other words—tailored by Ed. V. Price & Co. Let us show you! Exclusive Local Deale:s MOORE’S Little Style Shop PHONE 243 DRANE BLDG. Bathed in Tears. Little Mother of the Slums—I wish ye'd quit yer cryin’, Violet. Yer face {s gettin’ all muddy.—Life. Responsible Methods To The Public:— Our conception of Ideal Service is a Service that offers to patrons every accommodation consistent with Security and Strength. Every 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 enabled our Officers to guide this In- tensive Service for the best interests of ALL patrons, Yours very truly, . 7z W ©X_~> Cashier. | FIRSYNATIONALBANK § In Large and SUITAB Small Tracts LE FOR Fruit, Truck and Improved and Unimproved _General Farming Unimproved and Improved Samples 23,000 ACRES—In Polk County worth more than half the price. 40 ACRE FARM—3;5 house, Irrigati miles from packing house and in ten, tweg -4 acres, inside city limits, with 6-room house, E FARM—Clo, 00 bearing orange trees. Payment required. ROMOM HOUSE TWO GOOD SUBDIVISIO and desirably located. 34 ACRES OF RICH H ter Hill. Close to school acres clear. 490 ACRE FARM—N All fenced; about half and truck land par plaec. Price $5000.00, 24 ACRE FARM—One Combination fruit house and barn __terms, UNFINISHED PR 22 Cheap if For Further Information See J. Nielsen Lakeland, Mm(}m | in bearing Orange Grove, 8-room on plant, good heavy soil and good road. Lakeland. Price $30,000.00. FOR NON-RES DENTS—Good Fruit Lands, well located and forty acre tracts; Co-operative Devel- se in all cleared and fenced; about and three vacant Lots. Close to Lake orton $4,200.00. $1,200 down and terms. N Propositions. IGH . Price $550.00 ear Griffin, Fla, close to hard road. f abo [cleared andsome citrus trees in ring. This is a fine combination farm; both fruit d excellence. and equipment and half interest quarter mile south of city and truck, partly HOUSE—In Dixieland. $900.00 Office Bvening Telegram Blds. at $6.00 per acre. Timber New Six barn, large lake front. in highly cultivated Price $300000. Large cash Both close in HAMMOCK land near Cen- post office -and " store. Five House and barn; mules in crops goes with the limits cleared; small sold soon; will give good -Lange Florida P T e e R R R S L e e e L e e L s Y R S S R T e