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The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-06-27
COMMITTEE FAILS TO MEET.
No Report is Rendered on
Commission Form Of Government.

The committee appointed by Mayor
Butts some time ago to investigate
the commission form Of government
for Brunswick did not submit its re-
port at the meeting Of council last
night. as had been expected.
Alderman Hopkins, who is chair
man of the committee, has called
two or three meetings for the purpose
of preparing the report, but the 9th
er members have failed to attend the
meetings. and consequently no report
could be prepared.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-06-27
TOOK TWO UNEXPECTED
SURF BATHS AT ISLAND

Visitor Not Satisfied With Falling
Overheard Once Tried it Again.
Ono of the excursionists . st. ST.
mon Sunday took two surf baths with
in a short time and neither # them
was eTpe cted. The visitor was stand.
ing on the pier and was So interest
ed in what was going on hat be
walked overheard.
He was quickly rescued, no, being
injured by the fall, but in very
short time he made another miss en
and again went into the Water lie
was rescued for the second time and
friends then stuck safely by his side
until he reached the city
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-06-27
BASEBALL PLAYERS ARRESTED
They are Charged With Playing Sun.
day Ball in jacksonville.


Jacksonville, Fla, June 26.-War-
rants charging violation Of the state
law prohibiting the playing of a base
ball game on Sunday were made out
in the court of Justice of Peace
Porter this morning against several
Of the players participating in the
exhibition on the Southside ball
ground yesterday afternoon. The
players gave bond for appearance in
the court on Friday morning.
1t is probable that the defense will
waive examination and await trial in
the criminal court Already over
1000 persons who witnessed yester-
days exhibition have offered to ap-
pear as witnesses in behalf of the
contention of the defense that no law
was violated.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-06-27
CONDUCTOR SUICIDES.

Pensacola, Fla, June 26.-Wnliam
l.. Grant, one of the best known pas
senger conductors on the Louisville
and Nashville southern lines, shot
and killed himself at Flomaton Junct-
ion last night, shortly after his train
arrived there. sTiY
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-06-27
BIG BALLON FELL
INTO NORTH SEA
VIOLENT STORM CARRIED THE
MONSTER AIR CRAFT OUT
TO SEA.

Bremen, Germany, June 26. One Of
the four balloons ascending at Paris
Saturday, fell into the North Sea near
the Isle Of Juist.
violent storm prevailed and the
craft was carried rapidly out to sea,
with two persons aboard.
Other balloons made landings on
the Frisian coast.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-06-27
ANOTHER SHIPPING STRIKE
is LAUNCHED IN LONDON.
Union Workers on Liverpool Docks
Obey Order.

London, June 26-Another ship
ping strike was launched today.
Union workers on the Liverpool
docks generally obeyed the order to
strike against forty-six firms in the
shipping federation.
Two thousand dock hands at Am
sterdam struck in sympathy with the
striking seamen.
Work ceased on all work Of the
eight largest firms.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-06-27
KILLED WITH BASEBALL.

Bridgeport, Conn, June 26.-John
H. King, II, as result Of being hit
on the temple by a hall during a
baseball game He dropped uncon-
scious when hit and died without re-
gaining his senses.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-06-27
SCHOOL GRADUATE RECORD
1855 Elementary Pupils viii Pass
on June 80.

on June 30.
New York June 26.-Superinten-
dent of Schools William H. Maxwell
announced today that on June 80, 49,
300 toys and girls would be gradua-
ted from the elementary public
schools, the largest number on rec.
ord.
The total registration in the grad
uating classes is 1852 pupils, and
~ per cent have passed the examina.
tlons successfully. A year ago there
We're 1852 pupils registered, and 80
per cent or 1858 graduated In
Manhattan 7442 viii graduate:
Brooklyn, 1853; Bronx. 2.15O.
Queens, 1,514 ana Richmond. 389.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-06-27
STOCK BROKERS ASSIGN.

Norman McLeon Company, of Phia-
phia, Go to the Wall.
Philadelphia, June 26.-The Nor
man Mcleod Company, stock brok-
ers, today made an assignment. Nc
LeOd Is John Wanamaker's son-in-
lay The company announced the
assignment as due to numerous
Withdrawals by customers.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-06-27
THREg FLREMEN pERIsA

Portland, Ore, June 26.-Three
firemen perished today in a fire des-
troying an oil plant Damage $780,
000.
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1911-06-27

THE GRAND TONIGHT
Puncher's New Love.
Flag Didn't Rise.
Dix Reviewing Troops.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-02
SATISFIED INVESTOR !NFLU-
ENCES OTHERS TO COME HERE

Mr. G.. NJ Baker, OF Prairie Depot
Ohio, writes the Telegram that
y hen down here last August he pur-
chased property in Lakeland, and
expects to get down. this winter to
spend the season.
Mr.. Baker says, After left Lake
land | saw much other land under
cultivation, but as a place for a
home the otherwise good bargains
did not have as much 20 offer as
Lakeland. admire clean. pro-
grcssive town and such ] found your
town. My brother, Jno. NJ. Baker,
of Plattsburg. Mo-. went to Florida
twenty years ago, and is again
thinking OF going down and might
possibly invest at Lakeland II he
secured any descriptive matter Of
the town.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-02
TAMPA BOY MISSING.

Tampa, Fla, Dec. THE police
received this morning the only trace
of Laverne Newton, the ,lcven-year.
old son of Mr. and Mrs. r. ID. New.
ton, that has been received since the
lads disappearance Tuesday from his
hime at DeSoto Park.
The boy started out hunting Tues
day, carrying with him his air rifle
To all appearances he was going Out
to play as usual and nothing was
thought of it when he did not re.
turn that evening for supper at the
usual time. But when he continued
to be delayed and night drew on with
him still absent. his parents grew
worried.
All night long tErv waited for the
return of the little fellow, but day
broke with no trace of him. Nor has
there been anything heard from him
since until this morning when the
police received word that boy an
swering the description of Laverne
had been seen boarding the Tampa
Northern train last night for Brooks
vile. With this to work on an en-
deavor is being made to locate tn,
little fellow there.
II is not thought that the boy has
met with an accident or was injured
while playing with his toy gun. in
view of this fact On the other hand,
his parents are loath to believe that
he deliberately ran away from home
Every effort to locate the missing
boy is being made by his parents and
by the police authorities.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-02
IT WAS A BIG BABY

The Pensacola News heralds tbs
advent Of a new baby under SO.
point heading-an it wasn't the
editors baby. either. Is birth
such an unusual event over In the
capital of Observation-Disclosures
Telegram.
Brother, the news value Of any
event depends directly upon the
prominence of the parties concerned.
II you had known how much ice
the parents of that child "cut" you
would have not remarked on the
size Of that head. A birth is an
important event, anyway. for when
the little one opens its eyes on this
world it begins life which will
never end. This is busy age.
The people have very little time to
hunt for important news and the
Evening News has never been in the
habit of ''burying" important
stories.-Pensacola News.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-02
WHY YOU SHOULD COME.

The tide of immigration is just be-
ginning to turn to Florida. Othe.
portions Of the United States are
sending thousands of people to this
land OF wealth. health and happiness.
to find homes The population of
Florida IS increasing rapidly. The
coming of these people opens up OPP
portunities for new enterprises and
those who grasp these opportunities
will reap a rich reward. Florida is
well supplied with water and rail
transportation facilities and new
lines are constantly entering the va
rious ports OF this State Verify
the man who wishes to make a for
tune should come TO Florida, and
come now.
DO you knox the grapefruit? I'm
less You do. you have failed to make
the acquaintance of the queen Of the
citrus family 1t is produced to per-
lection in the Lakeland section.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-02
20 NOT BE DECEIVED.

Life in Florida is not ali one sweet
song by any means, nor do gold dol
lars ,,rOw on trees. But in no see
ton Of all this great country of ours
will the soil more quickly or surely
respond to the hand of labor Or sue
cess crown the worth of the man who
works with his hand and brain. No
state Offers greater opportunities and
we firmly believe Florida is on the
eve Of the greatest prosperity and de-
relopment in her history.
We want more people to join us to
assist in bringing to pass the bright
promises of the future and to share
in our prosperity. The man who
comes to Florida today will make no
mistake il he will exercise common
sense, make his own investigation
and not be led into get rich quick
schemes or led astray by glittering
misinfOrmation and promise Of
something fer nothing.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-02
FONTS FOR SPEAKERS.

Grenyille Kleiser OF London has
issued a list of "Don'ts" for public
sneakers. These. he thinks, should
be OF suggestive value to everyone
having occasion to speak before an
audience. He says:
Don't apOlOginze.
Don't shout.
Don't hesitate.
Don't speak in high key.
Don't attitudinize.
Don't pace the platform.
Don't distort your words.
Don't exceed your time limit.
Don't indulge in personalities
Don't emphasize everything.
Don't praise yourself.
Don't tell long story.
Don't sway your body
Don't be funny.
Don't fatigue your audience.
Don't speak through closed teeth.
Don't drink while speaking
Don't tumble with your clothes.
Don't BE- sarcastic
Don't stand like statute.
DoD't clear your threat.
pon't dcclaim
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-02
HE WORKED LAKELAND TOO

Plant City has been worked this
week by one of those missionaries
from Hindoostan, Beloochistan. the
Figi Islands or some other far away
Lninteresting place. asking aims for
the orphans of some place or other.
According to the best of our under
standing of his poor English. he gave
ais name as Cross George and his
place OF residence as Babylon: He
vas big, black and bearded. suave.
anctimonious and salivary. He
lad credentials duly signed by men
We didn't know and of whom We
nave never heard. His credentials
may have been good but they had
an equal chance of being bad. At
ter we had. in most kindly man
ner referred him to the fact that we
had orphans nearer home who
needed help and that the churches
of this country had regularly con-
stituted boards with authority. to
collect and distribute funds for mis-
sionary work, orphanages, etc, and
that we would prefer to contribute
our little mite through some such
baord than to give it to a man OF
whom we knew absolutely nothing
and who might take our little con-
tril,uiiun and give it to one OF the
seven Institutions in our city WHOSE
biisiLe IS it is 10 roo the orphans
rather t!lan support them. the
bearded gcatltman retired with a
mlttercd prayer or curic, we could
cit tell ~hi.h. Plant City Courier.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-02
WHAT'S THE ANSWER {

The Inverness Chronicle Is usual
ly quite clear-cut in its pronounce
ments, but we confess to lack OF
ability to decide exactly what it's
driving at in the paragraph below:
1T is announced that W. N.
Sheats will be a candidate for State
Superintendent Of Public lnstruc-
ton. Mr.. Sheats is principal OF
the Lakeland school. and this seems
10 be the basis for his claims for the
suffrages of the people Doubtless
other teachers have been the princi-
pal of the Lakeland school. but that
is 10 proof that they should occupy
the highest chair in Educational
ircles in the State. We hope Mr..
Sheats will run. because we want
10 unload our complaints upon a
iong suffering people.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-02
THE SLAYER OF W. c. SELLARS

The escape Of Jim Kelley from the
convict camp at DeLeon Springs
turns loose another murderer who
will probably have several more lives
to account for before he is captured.
Kelley killed man several years
ago while a member Of the police
force in Jacksonville. but instead of
being hung, as he should have been.
he was sentenced to life imprison-
ment and after serving only few
years of his sentence was pardoned
during the administration OF Cover
nor Jennings. His murder of Sell
lars at High Sprinsg was cold-blood-
ed. but he again escaped the gallows
and was given life sentence. He
is shrewd. sharp man. Is not afraid
of anything. and has refrained from
attempting 10 escape longer than
those who knew him had any idea he
would. The Sun cannot understand
how the jury recommended Kelley to
mercy for the murder Of Sellars. I'M
less it was that he was tried jointly
with ID. NJ. Davidson. and they had
some doubt as TO the guilt of the lat
ter. a doubt which was strengthened
in the minds of many by the state
ment of Kelley that be had nothing
TO say why he should not be SEN
fenced. but that Davidson was inno-
cent of participation in the murder.
Gainesville Sun.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-02

The Courier man heard a woman
at the passenger station Thursday
morning say IN Il most irritabiy
contcmptious way that she didn't
want 10 eve. hear anybody talking
about his being the sunny South
aealn We expected that she was
ilom somc Of he New England
states or from Canada and naturally
W., surprised to hear her say whcn
ashed by another lady present. that
She was raised in Alarhua county
ard had never been ont Of tie
state. Plant City Courier.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-02
ROOM FOR ALL.

Ii is confidently predicted by those
in a position to know that the popu.
lation of Florida will be doubled in.
side Of five years. Think of VIVA;
that means in the way of develop
ment OF this State. At the presen,
time there are less than one million
people in the entire State of Flor
ida. There is ample room for ter
million people in this State. and
there is an abundance of good land
for all to make a living on.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-02
NOT A 0NE.CRop COUNTRY.

In Florida three and sometimes
four crops can be produced on the
same piece of land In one season
The newly arrived investor or settler
will find that during ten months OF
the year he can plant for his own
use some crop that will mature for
the table inside of sixty days.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-02
HOW GOOD ROADS PAY.

Macon News.
DO good roads pay?' asks the
Charlotte Observer, Before good
roads were built in MecklcnburH
county land within eight miles OF
Charlotte could be bought for IS per
acre The same land is now worth
from $40 to slOo per acre.
Jackson county, Alabama built
1925 miles of good roads in two years
at cost of $3.50, 900. In 1890 the
average value of the land reached
by these roads was $3.50 the acre
Now ready purchasers would be glad
to take them at from SIS to S25 the
acre.
In Hall county, Georgia a farm
containing Co acres was sold for
$500 A maradam road was built
through this farm and the owner was
forthwith offered si,500 for it.
In Ilambln county. Tennessee 4
farm near Morristown was sold TO.
$4,000 before good roads were built
in that county. Since the good roads
were bnilt ii has been sold for $l5.-
600.
I'm Nerth Carolina a farm at Apex
was sold for SEQ before gravel
road was built. After the road was
built 1t was sold for $4,000
"A good roads enthusiastic in
Pennsylvania bought one thousand
inches of advertising in a local pa
per to tell his neighbors why they
should have good roads. As re-
suit the township has become one of
the most notable in the state in the
matter OF road improvement
These very interesting notes, the
Observer says. are taken from the
Southern Good Roads Magazine. and
the Observer adds:
I'VE must say. however. that the
example Of the Pennsylvania. of
whom honorable mention has been
made, appears to BE- one of the most
effective means of imprcSsing the
people with the Importance of better
highways for the pople IL SOME en-
terprising man in every neighborhood
would take a thousand inches in the
local paper to preach the gospel OF
good roads. it woald not be long be-
fore the light would spread and the
country would BE- criss-crossed with
roads that would save the people who
must use them millions Of dollars.
II is 50 simple proposition that We
wonder il should require any preach
ing to impress the benefits of such
Improvement upon any reasonable
mind"
The point in these observations is
applicable to Macon and 10 Bibh
county as TO other localities.
The subject of good roads has been
In the minds of our peo-
pie. but for some reason the recen,
to get the authority of the
TO issue bonds for this
and other county improvements did
not succeed and nothing seems likely
to materialize in this respect in tho
near future.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1911-12-02

I.akeland's recently established
daily newspaper, The Telegram Is
meeting with splendid success in
that progressive town and sur
rounding country Editor llether-
incton is Il hustlrc and the success
VI The Telegram was assured from
the start. Jacksonville Metropolis.
The evening times., 1911-07-26
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The Old Homestead

Up at West swanzey, six miles be.
low Keene, New Hampshire. is the
original "Old Homestead" but made
over and modernized into an ideal
country home, by the late Denman
Thompson. The village itself is 8
cluster of churches, a school house
a blacksmith shop and grist mill
the latter turned by the waters OF
the brook. The Thompson family
all live in West Swanzey, Mrs. Xii
patrick and Mrs. MacFarland, havina
each handsome places in the grove
near the lake, while Franklin, the
late Denman Thompson's son and bus.
mess manager, lives in q very at
tractlve house on the borders of the
lake. Millions Of people have seen
Swanzey. the village portrayed on the
stage, for it is the scene of "The Old
Homestead which has been played
almost as many times as Uncle
Toms Cabin, or Rip Van Winkle
They know Joshua Whitcomb and are
personally acquainted with the other
characters. some Of which are taken
bodily from the streets and farms OF
Old Swanzey, yet to the general mind
Swanzey Is place having no exist.
ence save behind the footlights
though the characters have tread Its
mimic streets are reminiscent, the
average theatregoer is certain that
they survive in actual life no more
Joshua Whitcomb, however, is ar
actual reproduction of two person.
ages in Swanzey known as Captain
Otis Whitcomb and Joshua Holbrook
Captain Otis furnished the comedy ant
Joshua the more serious elements Of
tie combination. The original OF
Aunt Matilda was a sister of Joshu:
Holbrook and known to all the people
OF Swanzey as Aunt Rhody"-a ten
der, honest, faithful respectful olt
lady who transmitted the joys ant
sorrows of her life and home int,
pure gold. "Cy" Prime was a fel
low toNnsman who had the reputa
ton of being the biggest liar in Ches
hire county. and Seth Perkins wa
a composite of several characters
such as can be found in every New
England village. Henry Hopkins, tn,
city man, was an old New Hampshir,
plsyfellow Of Denman Thompson
who used to sit in the same bencl
with him in the little red school
house. He went to New York an,
got rich. The other characters /,
the play were more or less take,
from life. "The Old Homestea,
comes to the Metropolitan for th
last three days Of this week.
The evening times., 1911-07-26

the New York oflcial In charge a,
the quarantine station, but that is al.
ways a feature Of any plague scare
He is an ofiicial of long experience
and his past services give a better
index of what he is doing than news.
paper protests. Surgeon General
Wyman also is the right man for the
emergency, and can be expected to
employ the resources of the govern
ment in the most effectual way.
New York is the chief point in dan
ger, as being the principal place OF
influx especially in the case of Ital-
ians, but general alarm has been
sounded. and until the danger is past
all ports on the Atlantic and Pacific
are to be safeguarded Nearly every
vessel arriving from the south of
Europe has been found to be a center
of contagion, with one or more cases
in the steerage and many suspects,
but thus far only few cases of the
disease being communicated to a
resident of this country have been
reported. Even should the cholera
break through tine Gordon and gain
a foothold on land, the authorities
are confident that the plague spot
would be quickly stamped out.
The declaration of a ten days
quarantine of all immigrant vessels
and other extraordinary precautions
not only minimizes the immediate
peril. but must act as deterrent on
immigration at all. 1t would seem
that the cooperation of foreign gov
ernments could be secured to guard
against the transportation of fever
stricken aliens, and promises to that
end are most profuse, but either the
loopholes are numerous or the temp
tation to get rid of this class of un-
desirables is too strong to be resist
ed. The steamship companies also
throw down the bars, and altogether
the practice of "winking" at fleeing
cholera victims renders the counter
efforts of American officials of no
avail
The immigration commission has
pointed out the duty of congress in
the matter, but that body has taken
no steps to remedy the growing
evil. -...
The evening times., 1911-07-26
DISCONTINUE OF THE PEERS

The British constitutional crisis is
practically lost and won. The peers
are gradually accommodating their pol
icy to the inevitable. That the in
evitaDle can have no permauency,
however, is the consoling though! OF
the hour. Immediately the conserva-
tive party is voted back into power
theveto law under which they wriggle
is to be repealed and the house Of
lords restored to its historical i'm
portance.
Nothing in this view of the matter
is repungant to probability. The
pendulum of public sentiment is GER
tain to swing back, and terminate
the liberal party's lease Of power,
but the reversal Of the ins and outs
at Westminster may be delayed be-
yond the early day anticipated by
the humbled lords. Assuredly, if re-
peal of the veto is to be made the is
sue in any appeal to the country in
the near future, but little doubt at
taches to the nature of the result.
The wisest among them see that the
people are minded to give the new
arrangement fair trial, and that
meantime their only reliance is to
slip into power through blunder by
their opponents.
The peers stood out as long as a
hope remained that the commons was
bluffing or that King George would
refuse to create the five hundred new
peers Of liberal tendencies whose
votes would turn the complexion Of
the house and put them permanently
in the minority. The peers attribute
their downfall, in large measure, to
the circumstance that the British
constitution is unwritten. And per-
haps there is something in their con-
tention. At least the process of
bringing about a parliamentary rev.
olution under written constitution
like ours must have proved much
more tedious than the struggle now
going on. How long would it take
the house of representatives, even
granting that the constitution clothed
it with the initiative, to throw the
senate down and sit on it?