Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, April 30, 1915, Page 4

" ‘Rullding, Lakeland, Fla. at in the postofiice at Lake- Florlds, as mail matter of the E ., F. 'HETHERINGTON, EDITOR s SUBSCRIPTION RATES . Ome year ..., 0. .$5.00 8ix montth ... . 2.50 ¢ .4 Delivered snywhere within the . Mmits of the City of Mikeland for 10 eents & week. “From the same office is issued THE LAKELAND NEWS, - weekly newspaper giving a resume of local matters, crop conditions, ecounty affairs, etc. Sent anywhere for $1.50 per year. Pull for the Dixie Highway. It must come through Polk county— through Lakeland. The governor has designated May 4 as “Bird Day.” A little late— most of the winter birds have al- ready flown. There is a much cussed individual at Tallahassee who ought to be pop- ular tomorrow, at affy rate. Every- body will want Maypoles then, you know. Boost and- this town boosts with you; knock and you knock alone. For this gay little city has contempt and pity for the knocker and piker and drone. One of the best signs that times are better is the fact that the news~ papers do not find it necessary any longer to reiterate every day that times are getting better. “Short men make best soldiers,” declares a headline. . In-that event ‘we needn’t worry about recruits for our army. Never saw 80 many “short” men as there appear to be in the country today. . —_— Again!we say, that any ‘road pur- porting to show the stranger within the State the best of Florida, must come to Lakeland. To see Florida withput seeing Lakelund wouid ' be to witness the play of Hamlet with the role of our dear friend, Mr. Hamlet, omitted. My—it will not be necessary for you to wake me early—wake me early, mother dear. We're going to let some one eélse be Queen of the May If it requires tg be awakened s0 early in the morning to get the jab. These delightful spring morn- ings are fine to-turn, over and take one more little snooze. A bill bas been introduced at Tal- lahassee to prevent negroes from practicing law in- this State. This measure is not only. wrong in spirit and principle, but is palpably uncon- . stitutional. But what’s the consti- tution, anyway, with the average amateur lawmaker? The first fellow you hear taiking about a “dull summer,” swat him with a dull, sickening thud. There's enough building already in sight to keep things moving satisfactorily for some months, besides some other big projects that are being planned. Brace up and boost! * They’'ve been giving some severe joits to that East Coast editor who sent out notices to the papers that he did not care far exchanges. Our exchanges form one of the things that reconcile us to being an editor. We read them every one, and each of them has for us a certain person- ality, just like the friends we meet every day. From the smallest and most unpromising looking sheets in the State we not Intreqn{en!ly get an idea or an inspiration worth while. We love our exchanges. MICHIGAN MOSQUITOES FIERCE; NOTHING LIKE THIS IN FLA. Had you ever noticed how “thick” the mosquitoes are the past day or two? You had. Waell—here's some “in- side information.” They are not thick at all. They are thin. Ser- iously, they are thin enough to mrawl through the mesh of screens. That’s what a student of nature claims, anyway, in explanation of the detestable abundance of mos- quitoes in all sections of Jackson during the past day or two. Nearly everywhere one goes one hears about mosquitoes. Since Sun- day morning when “it warmed up” they have been thicker than the proverbial -fleas on the back of the neglevted dog. Now this warm weather, so the nature student ar- gues, has brought forth a new and slender generation of mosquitoes. Slender, not tender. If they were tender they nver would “pick on me.” But they do pick. Another philosopher; a proofreeder by pro- fession and a good fellow by nature, pays “the little ones know how to _bite as well as the big ones.” They _Mo. The author of the statement is more than a philosopher. He's a sure-aim truth-hitter. .. Mosquitoes seem {0 be mo respect- er of persons. Some perfeetly-good ‘business men have been seem clutch-. /ing 8¢ their jtching backs. “Gosh, bt they do bIt&™ 18 the remark ‘with which they accompany their / (Continued from Page 1.) ment and need for an awakening of the civic spirit in Lakeland. om firm is always willing to co-operate for better conditions along any lines. We are with you.” Mayor 0. M. Eaton—"This move- ment fis a most important ratter and should have the unqualified ex- lorsement and support of every business men and woman in Lake- land. Miss Minnie Reynolds—‘‘Needless torsay you have my full and hearty support in carrying on this great work of the Chamber of Commerce.” Dr. Sarah Wheeler—‘Of course I approve of your plans; Lakeland is good enough for me and my home is not for sale. Indeed, I am glad to make an investment in your Cham- ber of Commerce, for it means a bigger and better Lakeland.” Mr. A. B. Kibler—“The plan of the new Chamber of Commerce suits me, and 1 am giving it my support.” America’s' lndusfm As Effected By ; European war (By Associated Press.) Philadelphia, April 30—Simon N, Patten, Ph. D, . in discussing ‘“‘The Menace to America of European War Expenditures” before the American Academy of Political and Social Sclence today estimated that one year of the war will mean the destruction of $30,000,000,000 worth*of property and a mtrl reduc- tion of the value of the world's cap- ital by $60,000,000,000. This means, he sald, a destruction of twenty per cent. of the wealth of the countries involved. ‘If the war continues more than a year, these losses will be enormous- ly increased and the difficulties of readjustment correspondingly great. I do not, however, from this infer that the total value of the world's wealth will be permanently decreas- ed. No matter how destructive the war is, none of the permanent.re- sources of the world will be dis- turbed. The liquidation of the foss- es. will take place, giving a higher total ‘value than' before. Such, at least, has been: the result that has followed all the financial crises in the past, and it is as likely to be trues again. But all securities no matter how safe will be affected by the industrial reorganization that folhzvu the, closing of the war. “For a long time the rate of in- terest has remained practically per- manent, so that the safe securities have not changed much. .in vaue. But, if the American people have to considerable degree stapped gav- ing, a rise in the rate of iInterest must take place. The important people to study are those whose fam- ily incomes range from one to five thousand dollars. This class has practically ceased to save except as it affects life insurance and the edu- cation of their children. They are even ceasing to own houses because they prefer to live In apartments. “I belleve these changes will raise the normal rate of interest from four to six per cent. If this proves to be true, any person who inyests in bonds that have twenty years to run faces the likelihood that he will lose twenty per cent. in value when the final settlement comes. 1 cannot of course say when the change in the rate of interest will take place. Should a financial depression come, for some time at least the rate of interest may re- main low, but an investor thinking of his family's welfare twenty years hence will suffer a serious loss if he buys long term bonds at pres- ent rate§ The change in values that effects stocks will be immediate but temporary ;the changes in val- ye that affect bonds will be slow | but permanent.” sudden and healthy gestures, It is also understood the little fellows at- tended church Sunday in Jackson's best houses of worship. They samp- led the preacher’s life fluid and they tapped the capillaries of the sopra- no soloist and found more food \n the nape of infant’s necks. Surely, they bit one and all alike, Metho~ dist, Presbyterian, Catholié and Episcopalian—all were victims of the annoying pests, who have over- run Jackson since it became warm. But then, there are worse things than mosquito bites—there are’coal bills, Well, life is “just one damn thing after another,” anyway.— Jackson Patriot. The regiment for battle I.gndon. April 30. whichholds the record honors in the entire British army ‘l, the-King's Royal Rifle Corps, which Hud' the Mgt to attach forty regi- mental decoratious to its tap badres. The regiment was originally raised in 1775 in.the American colonies, inow the United States, and was first known as the Royal Anmterican Regi- ment-of Foot. The Prmm nothe s adopted in 1880 ? It .is said to have been the first British regiment to.be armed with the rifie, which was introduced int the British army w 1793, The res? ment to be armed | with . the rifle, which was_introdiedd Iutd the Brit, ish army’ in 1794. ‘The Tegiment's motton, “Celer et Audax” (Swift and Daring) - was confented upon it for gallant conduet by General Wolfe at Quebec. ‘| The state press is at present way, -and then ~ South “Here lies a poor woman who al- {Continued from Page 1.) demanded sweeping investigation. The chair appointed a committee to investigate the charges and make To where there’s no tooking, their recommendations, the follow- She lived in a house where the help Her last words on earth were: ‘Dear AN EPITAPH (Contributed) ftanding of Contestants Monday, ways was tired. May 3, at Majestic Theater was not hired. The standing of the contestants in the Majestic contest will be an- nounced Monday, May 3, instead of Saturday, May 1. friends, I am going no washing or sewing; ing members: Goldstein, of Nassau; But everything there is exact to my Cade, 9{ Volusia; Turnbull, of Jet- | ferson . A rumor was current that Wm. Mapoles, of Walton had a brother on ’ I'll. be where loud anthem will al- the committee clerk pay roll under an assumed name. Mapoles said he But having no voice I'll get out of | had Adkins appointed, and IIIII brother assisted Adkins. probably come on the floor of <he!®” House this afternoon. Mapoles says m going to do nothing forever and he will prove one representative has a girl stenographer on the pay roll PP TS S S SRS T that is a relative, if any question arises as to his rights. Expulsion of the members is talked around the: capitol . For where they don’t eat there’s no This will Don’t mourn for me now. wishes, SPECIAL VOTE OFFER washing of dishes. Three thousand vote eoupons will be given with every admission to the Majestic theater Saturday, May Ofe thousand vote coupons with each admission to matinees all next Don’t | week . ways be ringing, the' singing. mourn for me never; R o POSTOFFICE CASE DISMISSED The case of W. C. G. Kilgore, for- with |its superior advantages and | mer mayor of Wildwood, and his two resources, will share equally with sons, who were arrested some time the: east coast in the benefits to ago, charged with robbery of the be derived from building the United States mail, was nol prossed ‘lgreat highway from the Windy at a recent term of the United FLORIDA AND. CALIFORNI ORANGES CONPARED BY . EAPERIENCED DEALRR | (Continued from Page 3.) K the ‘Glenwood hotel, as~ during the writer's many visits to Riv- erside, he has yet to see a first- chas orange or grapefruit at the Glenwood, and he has had the same exverience all through California. Why not try to work up a home trade for good fruit? If a grower is unfortunate enough to raise coarse fruit, he cannot expect the Eastern con- sumer to give him money for it, especially during these hard times. The writer’ remembers years ago, when Magnolia ave-| nue was the show orange district of California. What is it today? That street proves to the writer that it is impossible to market fruit not in good quality and get away with it forever. In our estimation the Californ- ia orange business is simply go-; ing to be a survival of the fittest, and a grower who does not raise good fruit and a packer who! does not take pains to pick and; pack cdrefully and handle in' first class shape are going out of | the business. As long as Flori-| da has the quality of fruit that ‘they have today, a grower and shipper in California has got to get on the job and stay there. 1f we had our way about it, we would instruct the chief of police of Riverside to put a padlock on every packing house door the first- day of November and not allow it to be opened before the first day of March. Then when Riverside navels came;back east they would naturally_work up a; trade for themselves. In our es-! timation it is not the fault of the way the California business ' in the East is handled that is pre-' ducing present prices. It is the fault of the growers and shippers of coarse oranges, and the big Florida crop, and the hard times. We have been through such; slumps as this everal times, and old sunny California generally | comes back, and we aré hoping to 'see bhetter times next year. | The proposed plan of the Riv-| erside exchangewould add2s pgrl cent to the present cheap cost of marketing as compared with the prevailing charges, without pro- ducing an aporeciable benefit in higher net returns, There is no business in thd world handled as cheap and in as up-to-date manner as the California busi- ness is at_present in New York. ARTHUS S. WESTFALL. POLK AND THE GOOD ROADS PROPAGANDA. ¢Following the example set by their brothers of Hillshorough, the progressive citizens of Polk county, represented by ‘'the Polk County Good Roads association, are preparing to have the county bonded for a million dollars, to be used in paving highways. With that end in view, an edu- cational campaign has been con- ducted for some time, and it is predicted that a large majority will be recerded for bonds when the election is held. splaying a degree of com- men sense, the good‘roads en- thusiasts are moving carefully before making large expendi- tures. They are thoroughly testing rpaving materials of dif- ferent kinds, and last week mem- bers of the good roads associa- tion loaned the ‘county commis- sioners $2,500 ‘with ‘which to {pave five guarter miiles stretchés with a sand and asphalt combi- nation. Tests of various kinds will he made -hefore the million dollar bond election is held, and (the best results will be secenred |*when the great work is finally launched. devoting considerable attention to the proposed Chicago-Miami highway and the demand 1s gen eral that South Florida “get in line” with this' movement. The |§ best possible way for so doingf . is for each country to do /ts! | uty in building up a highway | |8 system that wi nect ‘:i;r e tanch tional. b _‘ : - i City—Tampa Times. States Court held at Ocala. P e et d You can save enough to take g “a VYacation by buying vour Groceries from LANIER The Cut Price Man Below WE SHOW YOU Sugar 16 pounds St Bacon, Sides per pound 12 1-2¢ Cuts Swift’s Premium tlams, per pound Picnic Hams, per pound Swift’s Country Sausage, per pourid ... Swiit's Sliced Bacon, per pound ..... ... Meal and Grits 10 pounds for .... Flour, 24 pounds Plain Flour, 12 pounds Plain . Flour, 24 pounds Self-Rising . Flour, 12 pounds Seli-Rising .. Compound Lard, per pound . Snowdrift Lard, large can... Snowdrift Lard,medium can Crisco ,large size can ... ...... Crisco, medium size can ........... . Wesson Oil, Small Size, 23¢, large Cozmlepe,‘l.nrge Size Cottolene;, Medium Size Butter, Clover Hill, per pound . Oleomargarine, per pound ...... ... .... . Octagon Soap, 13 bars for 50¢, 27 bars for ..... ...$1.00 Coffee, White House per pound 35c or three pounds $1.00 Coffee, Arbuckle, per pound ...... ..oovvn cvvvnen. 22 Coffee, green, per pound .. o Coffee, Bylk Ground 20¢, 2 pounds for . Condensed Milk, 10¢, 3 cans for Pet Cream, tall, 3 cans for N Everyday Cream, baby size 7 for .... Pet Cream, baby, 6 cans for ..... . Corn, Good Grade, 10¢, 3 cans for . 25¢ Tomatoes, 2 pound cans 2 for 15¢, 3 pound cans 3 for 25¢ Peas, good grade, per can ...... ..ot cunes vuen...10¢ Campbell’s Pork and Beans 10¢', 3 cans for .___ Lemon Cling Peaches, per can ............ Lye Hominy, 3 pound cans, 10c, 3 for ... Evaporated Apples, per package Evaporated Peaches, per package ... Kellogg’s Corn Flakes, 3 pagkages .. Mother’s Oats, 8¢, 3 for Ketchup, Blue Label, Small 12¢, Large Ketchup, Bert Olfiey, Small 12¢, Large . Rice, Fancy Blue Rose, 17 pounds ... Trish Potatoes, per peck of 15 pounds . Coal Oil, per gallon 13¢, 5 gallons We Sell for Cash We Cut the Price J. W, LANIER, Lakeland, Fla. North Side, Corner Pine.and Tenn. Ave. PHONE 12 Prompt Attention to Mail Orders. FRESH MEATS wCURED MEATS Groceries Produce FRUITS _ Vegetables Fresh a_m_q Salt FISH WOOD and COAL ¥ 1J. D. MCLEOD'S GROCERY AND MEAT MARKET Phone 273 Red 214 West Main Sireet PROMPT Delivery. !next Tuesday. 'real feature and as these two big ledy. AMUSEMENTS CHEPPPEE 000200500 00000000 The Giants-White Sox World's Tour will be shown at the Majestic This is a great six ; " Consider Dis- tinction in - Tailoring teams took a comedian along on the trip the picture is ful) of witty com- ' Jess Willard, the most talked of man in the world right now, will bé seen in pictures:at the Majestic nert Wednesday. He is featured in the “Heart Punch,” a dandy special picture. neat appearance. Miss Caroline Davis is making a |- secure this extra excel great hit at the Majestic receiving encores at every performance. She will sing “Runaway June,” a brand, new song tonight. and the style is easy. The Majestic theater will give 3,000 votes Saturday and Monday with every paid admission. Con- test announcement Monday night instead of Saturday. by and with it, all the ad- vantages of permanent Ed.'V. Price & Co. There’s but oneway to lence, get the woolens and the worku‘la&hs'hip, 1~ other words—tailored ‘PRICES, LOW } — School exercises will be-held at the Auditorium Sunday, Monday and Tuesday night. —_— One of the prettiest bits of scen- ery Lakeland has seen in a long time, will be disclosed when the curtain rises at the opening of the Moose Minstrel May 28. The closing number will also be a novelty treat. Seats go on sale Monday. Prices 50c and Tic. PLAIN SEWING done by day or piece. Reasonable prices. Mrs. Oscar King, R. R. No. 1, Box 34. Let us show you! Exclusive Local Deale' s MOORE'S _ Little Style Shop PHONE 243 DRANE BLDG. The regular monthly business meeting of the B. Y. P. U. will be held in the Annex of the Baptist church this evening, at 7:30 o'clock, to be followed by a social. All mem- bers urged to be present. RO ORONOSON 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 lettér 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 patroqs. Yours very truly, -, &, V%4 ("t X~ Cashier. FIRST NATIONALBANK THIS BANK IS A MEMBER OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM. Florida Lands In Large and Small Trécts\ SUITABLE FOR : Fruit, Truck and Improved and Unimproved worth more than half the 40 ACRE FARM—35 house, miles from Lakeland. Price FOR NON-RESIDENTS—Gi General Farming Unimproved Improved Samples 23,000 ACRES—In Polk County _at $6.00 per acre. Timber price. ] in bearing Orange Grove, 8-room use, packing house and barn, large lake front. Irrigation plant, good heavy 4 New soil and good road. Six $30,000.00, ood Fruit Lands, well located in ten, twenty and forty acre tracts; Co-operative Devel- opment Plan. BARGAIN—_4 acres, inside city limits, 2 acres in bearing trees and two garden. 20 ACRE FARM 100 bearing payment required. 9-ROOM HOUSE and three Morton $4.200.00. = $1,200 , with 6-room house, in highly cultivated —Close in' all cleared and fenced; about orange trees. Price $3000.00. Large cash vacant Lots. Close to Lake down and terms. TWO GOOD SUBDIVISION Propositions. Both close in and desirably located. 34 ACRES OF RICH HIGH ter Hill. acres clear. Close to school Price $550.00 -HAMMOCK Jland near Cen- post office and store. Five 40 ACRE FARM—Near-Griffin, Fla., close to- hard - road. All fenced; bearing. about half cleared and some citrus trees in This is a fine combination farm; both fruit nd truck land par excellence. Hou ; muls &d equipment and half interest in cm:o:r::kw"fifi aec. Price $5000.00. 24 ACRE FARM—One quarter mile Combination fruit andh truck, tly d: house and barn Cheap if seld pv:(:n‘ bl terms. south of city limits small will give good UNFINISHED HOUSE—In Dixieland. $900.00 For Further Information See