Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, May 13, 1915, Page 5

LAKELAND w LACONIC Qs S 70 I~ L f | A WOMAN'S LOVE | In case of fire phone ‘ 5000 NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS City ;axho‘(or 1914 taxes will close May 31st. | 1 The holiest thing that we have in I life, And the only thing that we hare: worth while, ' 1s a woman’s love—in the dust and pay before that date and save | strife H. L. SWATTS, To cheer u ; 3 1s on with its song 5 City Tax Collector. smile, i It is all that men of the tem erame! Mr. Bottenly, who has been spend- | That lives in visions and gwells n; ing the winter here with his nephew, dreams : Mr. S. P. Richolson, returned to his|Can ever have—'tis a blessing sent home in Little Rock, Arkansas, to-|To help them to heights of the gold- day . en gleams, ih What is a poet without it—eh? { Mr. S. P. Richolson and son,|And what is the world in which he Leon, and Mr. Richolson’s uncle, dwells H Mr. Bottenly, spent yesterday in But a barre s { : en desert of dreary Tampa, making the trip in Mr. Rich- day, oy . i o | olson’s car. Without this love, and its wondrous spells? AMrs. W. B. Anderson, who has|The happiest thouzht in a real been quite ill for some weeks, has recovered sufficiently to leave this morning for Wayeross, Ga., where she will be the guest of relatives and friends for some time. man’s heart Is the thought of holds in trust Iis faith and his joy and his wor- shiped art And rings responsive to all a woman who ‘s —_—— things | pr. N. L. Bryan, a leading donAi | tist of the city, is packing up his household goods preparatory to mov- ing to Lake Conway, near Orlando, where he owns a farm and where the family will spend the summer. They expect to leave tomorrow. The st thought in the heart of | man Is the thought of a woman’s that glows In every effort and every plan Of joy love | and love that his whole life | knows, It strengthens the weak and lifts the strong, And fills each moment and power, And bri new breath to the breath —_— Mrs. Herbert Mendenhall spending a few days with her sister, Mrs. C. Balbin. She is going from | here to Jacksonville to join Mr. Men- | denhall, who is in charge of the en- is | with will gineering work of the docks at Com- of song, mander Point.—Tampa Tribune. And fills life’'s way with a fairer . flower. Colonel Blandin, of Wauchula, |1t touches evil, without or in, dropped into Lakeland yesterday, | And the sore is healed, and there is shook hands with his friends here no sin; of | 1t touches sorrow and care and fear, and made an unofficial survey Lakeland’s military company and its new quarters. Colonel Blandin is in | fly, g sale establishment of the Mayes tommand of the Second Reziment, of {And the troubles cease and we dry | 5 ‘ich Co. D. is a party e Grocery Co., in the act of helping AL S A e hm'i R 9 himself to merchandise, which he Mr. J. J. Fields, recently of Par- g nuioneipny,aiunes ins transferring to a suit case. He i in Lak ; abbed and placed in il d agould, Ark., has k_)ca“’dhm Lak " And life is happier, hope is fair— | ;0 :m-rnonn 'ha‘:i Mad |1:‘P|j|"mln‘::-y land, having purchased the Pretty| sy gy when a woman's love s’y g little cottage of Mr. Lester Hall, on Lake Hollingsworth. Mr. Field and his family, which consists of a wife there, ——The Renztown Bard, in Bdltimore (order of the commissioners yester- nurse. shows no improvement, though the ;best of medical attention has been And all the shadows take wings and ! ty ; M@Wms RECENTLY SALESHAN RENOVED 10 HOSPTAL, le L. W. Parker, the shoe salesman, who became mentally unbalanced yesterday, was taken from jail by b t o day and placed in the Morrell Me- morial Hospital, in charge of a His condition this afterhoon a iven him. His mind seems still to be sadly clouded. The firm for which e travels has been notified, and ef- forts have also been made to com- municate with his kinspeople, but up to the time of going to press no t 8! t response had beed received. METHODIST §. S. PICNIC WILL BE HELD TOMORROW AT WINTER HAVEN, hing is in readiness for the »ig picnic to be given by the Metho- dist church Sunday school tomor- 1 row, in accordance v vi power. Big electric fans ing s . ~with previous v r fans going all 'y yinrary of the Woman’s Club. announcement. Special coaches will | the time. O S N | ax o M Visit the Club House any Tuesday | be attached to the 7:35 train to- Epworth League anniversary at ‘m_ Friday from 3 to 5 p. m and ! morrow morning, and tl iz |7 and a great time fi v Jas { N ing, and the, Ui (Z great time for the young | yjieq 1ela Galloway, as chairman of throng of pleasure-seekers doubtless will spend a very pleasant day at Winter Haven, returning on No. 89 tomorrow afternoon. M. C. TINSLEY BOUND OVER 10 CIRCUIT COURT FOR ENTERING MAYES” GROCERY Last night Officer George Rhoades canght M. (. Tinsley in the whole- ,hearing in Judge Thompson's court {on the charge of breaking and en. i tering, and was held over to the cir- and three children, are comfortably Se cuit court. located in their new home, and Mr. |ap Last Thursday nieht the store was Fields contemplates engaging in Miss Lena Scally entered and some goods taken there- business in Lakeland. E“"fi"?‘:':nlf;&‘x- ‘gll“:}:“imd (e | from. and since that time the police e s o ol e e e watoling for tiaiincs Compare the Evening Telegram's friends at her pretty home on North :“r",.zm'l‘he result was his capture last news service with that of the city dailies. It furnishes the cream of the news—all the reader requires— and it gives it to the Lakeland peo ple twelve to twdty-four hours earlier than any other paper that circulates here. The fishing party composed of Mr, and Mrs, Paul O'Doniel, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur O'Doniel, Mr. and Mrs. Sparling of. Galloway, and Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Lufsey and son, Robert, who have been absent since Tuesday on the Withlacoochee river, returned to Lakeland yesterday. The fisher- men all say that they had fine luck, having caught fish in great abund- ance. Florida avenue last evening with a tacky party. As the guests arrived they were welcomed by Miss Scally and conducted to the punch howl, where they were served by Misses Mildred and Vertie May Scally, af- ter which they were invited into the parlor where various interesting con- tests and games were participated in by those present. The prize for the tackiest member of the party went to Miss Eolia Leighton, who demon- strated how tacky a young lady can artistic ability was rewarded with a box of candy. Another amusing fea- ture was a nut contest, which was won by Mr. Seville Kades, and Miss Helen Shaffer who secured the prize, a basket of nuts. The most laugh- able event in the evening's entertain- ment occurred when the boys were asked to make a dress for each of the dolls which the youne ladies had brought. Forrest Clonts surpassed the rest in this novel undertaking and secured a pair of scissors, with the motto, ‘‘As he sews, S0 shall he ——— Mrs. T. J, Caton and daughters, Edith and Mary, left on the noon train today for Cardington, Ohio. They have been spending the past several months here, living on East Orange street, and are so pleased with Lakeland that they will return next winter to live permanently. In the meantime Mr. Caton remains look on certain occasions, and her Tinsley was at one time employed by the Maves Grocery Co. and his familiarity with the premises prob- ably induced him to choose this store as the srene of his overations. After leaving the employ of the firm he acted for a time as secretary of the Merchants' Association. He is a man of good education, and until recently bore a good reputation, but it is said that dope has caused him to fall in the moral scale. About a month ago he married at Plant City and has been living there, and it is said that he has been selling ciga- on Saturday, May 22d. It is expected that Hon. Nathan P. Bryan, Perry G. Wall, and ex-Gov. Gilchrist will this an enjoyable The Tucker Branch picnic is one of section, and is generally the occa- :'l'he Two Orphans, The Rose with a besides a social getting-together of | God’s Good Man, donated by Mrs. A. “MOTHER, HOME AND HEAVEN.” Methodist church next LEOBDD: |the library department will be elad | to show vou the book treasures! therein. I)‘scRIM'NAIIoN |N R, R. | MRS. €, RUCKER Al AMS, \ Press Reporter. INVITED T0 TUCKER BRANCH | PICNIC TO BE HELD MAY 22 The annual Tucker’s Branch pic- ic will be held on that well known round, one mile north of Kathleen DONATEDTO | ~~~~~ : It is a pleasure to the Woman's | Club of Lakeland to announce the | welcome donation of the following | { new hooks: The Man Higher Up, | and The Choir Invisible, donated by | Mamie Castles; Barabbas, donated ; by Mrs. G. Daniels; The Mississippi Bubble, Christmas Eve on Lonesoms, The Throne of David} The Last of the Mohicans, The White Mice, Ben Hur, donated by Mrs. J. M. Woods, he permanent institutions of thisiand Found Yet Lost, Valley of Baca, e present and make addresses, and here will probably be speeches by ther prominent men. An invitation is extended to all to ttend and bring baskets, making picnic occasion. jon of considerable political oratory, !Thorn. Tempest and Sunshine and L. Orrell. | It you desire something to help 'you enjoy “these summer days and ( forget yourself in the pleasures of The subject of Dr. J. E. Wray's ' olhc‘.rs. there fs nothing so ccndnch’el ‘Mother's Day” sermon at the First to such pleasure as a good story. Stnday. o These books you do not care to p}lr-. Mother, Home and Heaven " ‘rhuso and throw away after reading Captain Norvel, the rmpufiu" A. C. -h“t AT lhn: reading nt‘| them and leave them for another’s he people. . conductor, will sing a soul-stir-| , o 0 changing for another en ring solo, “0, Doubt It DleasireyGXoBAREINR) SOF A0 |& Not, God i vment for yourself by availing f‘yoursul\'vs of the opportunity of- Of |fered by the well-filled shelves of .oves Thee Still.” Come praying for a service ’ thority an increa RATES HAS BEEN REMOVED Chamber of | veto axe on the neck of some large The secretary of the Commerce has received the follow- | appropriation bill. ing letter from the State Railroad \When this session of the Leg Commission, which is a satisfactory | ture convened it was the avowed in- | solution of the v d question of | tention of the members to practic ‘ discrimination in rates to and from | econogy, but gradually the necessity | points within the State: | for various bills has caused this sav- “Dear Sir—I am directed by the |jye streak to fade away. No useless | commissioners to advise you that on!expenditure can be pointed out. in | April 21st, they directed the Atlan-|gpite of the ever increasing uumbnr! tic Coast Line and Seaboard Air|of bills that call for more money. Line railways to apply the long and Wneidentally the number of tax short haul law to their rates be-|jaws now pending are of interest to tween Jacksonville and Tampa, allioyery one in the State. An interest. rates being included in the order ex- |jng rovisw of some of the tax bills cept the present commodity rates on { has been prepared by several assess- plaster, cement and fertilizer mater- i, now at the capital, and Wednes- fals, in carload lots, which rates!|qay the following was placed in the were allowed to remain in foree.” |hands of the members of the Legis- “The carriers have obeyed this|jature: order by advancing the Jacksonville- House bill No. 413, by Mr. Me- Tampa rates to the scale, and mak-|pgnald of Dade, but really a Dbill ing them effective May 1. This will | boohopeq by and for committee on remove the discrimination against|gnance and taxation of the House, intermediate points that has been |, page 69, House calendar of May complained of . 7th. (Bill prepared by and reported “Yours very truly, unanimously favorable by commit- “J. F, FINCH, tees). This bill provides for a State “Rate Expert” Board of Equalization to be com- posed of the tax commission of Flor- ida, the State comptroller, the State [xIRA IAX I_[vv treasurer, and attorney general, and the tax assessors of the various Fla.,, May 13.—The counties of Florida, and their suc- cessors in office. The duties of this board will be to meet once annually at the State capitol in Tallahassee, continuing in session not longer Tallahassee, than six days, securing from the rettes and other articles that he ob- tained dishonestly. Persons who knew him are shocked that he has gotten into this trouble, as he has been generally regarded as honest and deserving. LATER—Tinsley waived prelim- inary hearing and will be taken to Bartow jail. Tle stated that he had no defense; that he was out of em- ployment, in need, and took the goods for these reasons. ——————————————————————— question of whether the State tax levy will of necessity have to be raised this year is a topic of dis- cussion at the capital this week, and is a matter for serious consideration throughout the State. The usual ex- cess appropriations each session s approximately $100,000, but up to the present time bills that have passed in one house or another pro- vtde for approximately $250,000 ad- ditional appropriations over the reg- ular amounts needed for Stat> iu- l rip,”” attached. Tnstrumental selections by Miss Jessie Mae Williams, Messrs. Forrest Clonts and Paul Phillips were im- mensely enjoyed by the guests. Re- freshments consisting of cake and ice cream were served at a late hour by the young hostess. Those who enjoyed this occasion were Misses Alma Bassett, Virginia Lufsey, Folia Leighton, Annie Jones, Nina Chiles, Mary Sue McRae, Iris Bryant, Catherine Kaufman, Helen Schaffer, Jessie Mae Williams, Gladys Turner, Messrs Henry Coni- bear, George Haldeman, David Stroh- aker, James Boulware, Malcolm Me- Mullen, Forrest Clon Thos. Bul- here to look into the matter of buy- ing a farm or grove, where the fam- ily may live upon their return. e D. H. Gilbert, of Monticello, the “watermelon king,” has arrived in Lakeland for the shipping season, and has opened offices in the Even- ing Telegram building. Mr. Gilbert says the season is unusually late and that it will be nearly the first of June before considerable ship- ments go forward. He handles crops not only in the vicinity of Lakeland, but all through South Florida, mak- ing this city his headquarters be- cause of its accessibility railroad facilities. and fine lard, Sevilla Eades, Curtis Peterson, George Owen, Paul Phillips and Frank Farrow. stitutions. Salary raises have added another $50,000 to this amount. The financial statement for the two- year period ending Jan. 1 showed ap- proximately $500,000 balance in the general revenues of the State, and it may be the intention of the members of the Legislature to use up this surplus and stop appropriations. On the other hand, it is pointed out that there is a likelihood of an ex- tra one or two mill tax being levied - A Flood of Wine. The Argentinians are a wine-drink- ing nation. The natives are ot Span ish descent and are accustomed to having wine with their meals. The im- migrants, who have come in by the millions and who form perhaps one- nalt of the population, are mostly ftalans and Spaniards, all of whom drink wine every day. All of the small to take care of the extra permanent Itallan farmers have their own wine |aPPropriations that are provided for, The surplus would probably supply and every one who can afford it lays in a number of casks for his |take care of the first year's expen- ditures, but it is stated on good au- own use. i el e c TODAY'S PROGRAM NO ATTRACTION TONIGHT Friday, May 28— Five Big Feature Reels MOOSE msfllEL Keystone Comedy 40 Singers, Comedians, Specialty Artists HIS LUCKLESS LOVE Funny One BIG SPECIAL FIRST PART SPE- A Fu . CIAL SETTING . THE CHEESE OF POLICE He is one, Don’t miss it 4 Big Vaudeville Specialties SINGING QUARTETTE 2 reel feature MUSICAL QUARTETTE THE SLAVE GIRL NOVELTY ACT A beautiful and exciting drama BLACK FACE COMEDY ACT Grand finale with one of the biggest rovelties ever seen in Lakeland. Seats Now on Sale. Better Get Them Barly. THE RECTOR'S STORY A melodrama with a heart throb THE BRACARDS THAT AUDITORIUM ORCHESTRA TONIGHT Williams plays the clarionet, “Nuf BUNNY'’S Last Picture sed " Continuous Show 2:30 to 11 Matinee 5c and 10c. Night 10¢, 15¢ Friday— RUNAWAY JUNE Saturday— A Broadway star comedy in three acts featuring Cissy Fitz-Gerald, John Bunny and all the Vitagraph stars. Prices 5 and 10 Cents Special big three reel feature THE FIREMAN AND THE GIRL Don’'t fail to see this one & State tax commission such informa- tion as they may have compiled as to the over assessed or under as. gessed value of each and every coun- ty of Florida, and such other infor- mation as the tax commission can supply. Securing from the State of- ficers named the method and mode and ratio of full total value of as sessing the railroad, stelegraph and Pullman Co., and the information from the assessor of the necessary mode and ratio of value of assessing the aggregate tax value of the real and personal property of each county of Florida, and with this information before the said Board of Equalization to proceed to fix the aggregate value that must appear on each tax book of every county of Florida (allowing for a five per cent deviatiion (thus en- abling the taxing powers of the State of Florida to determine a just and uniform aggregate value of all the property in Florida for the cur- rent year, this follows the budget system as adopted by all well reg- ulated businesses, and would enable the governor to at once definitely determine and fix the State millage to be levied against the ageregate value of each county of Florida, ex - ercising the judgment so vested in the governor by the general revenue stitutional levies now prescribed in the constitution of Florida. This does not take away from, add to or exchange the powers now vest- ed in tax commission of Florida as to the matters of going into any in- dividual assessment in any and ev- ery county of Florida, or of any property in the State of Florida, in fact the tax commissioner will be of assistance to the State Board of Equalization by supplying any and all information which it may obtain of the assessments of the real and personal property of the State of Florida. Mr. iicDonald’s Position on the Bill Matters of taxation are of vital interest to all the people «f the State. All are willing to p‘, taxes, | but no one wants to bear more than his proportion of the public burden. Up to this time it has been thought that burdens of taxation have mnot been uniform between different sec- tions of the State and between dif- ferent classes of property. The creation of & State Board of county tax assessors, State officers and the Equalization, consisting of act of each Legislature, and the con-, Send your Palm Beach We are prepared to handle them in the proper way, and our price is 50 cents a Suit The Lakeland Steam Laundy PHOME 130 R. W. WTAVER, Propt Be “THE WOMAN BEAUTIFUL.”” You can have luxuriant glossy hair; pearly teeth, smooth hands, and a soft, clear healthy skin if you will use our hair tonics and beautifiers. They are free from harmful ingredients. Remember, itis easier to keep your hair than to restore it when it falls; itis easier to keep your beauty and complexion than to overcome sallowness and wrinkles. Begin today. Use OUR Beautifiers. WO00DS’ DRU'G STORE PHONE 408 WE TAKE CARE tax commissioners is an effort to ac- complish this end. Relating to the State Board of Equalization (By S. E. Sparkman, of Hillsborough | ‘| County.) v The object of having the assess- ors members of the State Board of [iqualization is for the purpose of securing a more uniform rate of tax- ation, and have each assessor of the various counties compare the rate of their county with the rate of the county adjoining, which will give each of them a general idea of the values assessed on the different classes of property in the counties USED BY THE World’s Ckampions EXCLUSIVELY The Season Is On We have in Stock Full Line of Reach Base Ball Gloves Mitts Masks Bats general adjoining and adjacent thereto, and | g~ further to secure the eco-operation u!’;‘ the various assessors in making a|g uniform adjustment of the tax val-: nes of the State. With the assessors as members of | the State Board of Equalization, as | now composed of the State treas- | urer, attorney and w-mp-l troller, they would be able to more | eitastiially maie s Juxt and et able tax rate for the railroads and their property in the various coun- ties, a rate that would be uniform and just, for as it now stands every county assessment is on a different basis of valuation and varies in many ways. The assessors would be able to render valuable assistance to the board in securing a uniform rate along these lines. Geat Is Regimenta) Pet. The everyday goat is responsible for the nickname of the Royal Welsh fu- | silesrs—the “Nanny Goats.” A goat is the regimental mascot and is led at the bead of the column. On St Da- vid's day, in the officers’ mess, the goat, esrortea by drumr and fife, is marched around the table. THOS. S. 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