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The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-08-15
NOTICE OF CHANGE OF NAME
AND RESIDENCE OF THE ALA
Fla TRADING COMPANY

Notice is hereby given that on the
18th day of September, A. D., 1913,
the undersigned, by authority OF a
vote of more than three-fourths Of
all the stock of the Alafit Trading
Company, at a meeting held for that
purpose, and called and notified as
provided under section 2675 (215O)
of article 8, of chapter 2, Of the gen.
eral statutes of the State Of Florida,
will apply to his excellency, Park
Trammell, governor of the State of
Florida, for a change in the corpo-
rate name and residence Of the
said Alfalfa Trading Company, so
that the name and residence will be
changed os follows:
THE name of this corporation
shall be "The Ridgewood Trad
ing Company" its principal Of
flee shall be at Lakeland, and its
principal place of business shall be
at Ridgewood, Florida, all in Polk
county. The remaining provisions
of the charter of the said Alfalfa
Trading Company, for which letters
patent were issued on December l,
1906, shall remain as at present
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-08-15
A WHOLE REGIMENT DROWNED

With a view to practical useful
ness in its suggestions the Telegram
has on several occasions recently
urged the Importance of swimming
as an accomplishment that should be
universal; and in this connection
there is no better current reading in
the same amount of space than the
following from the Savannah Press:
Sunday seems to be the principal
drowning day. Hardly one passes
without its toll Of dead claimed by
the water. That is true because more
persons have time for boating and
bathing on Sunday than on week
day. It is an unusual Sabbath in the
summer months that does not fur.
nish a score or more of drownings
the country over. The average sum-
mer's total is very large. A whole
regiment Of men, women and chill
uTcu are ulOW nCu. AHu Juc NHlCI
reason for that large number Of
tragedies is that. not enough atten-
tion is paid to teaching boys and
girls to swim. 1t is always a mat
ter for surprised comment when q
man or woman who is known to be
. swimmc. meets death in the water
but it is not surprising when, as
usual, reports Of such occurrences
are accompanied by the statement
that the person who was drowned
couldn't swim.
Swimming is not an art except
to fancy swimmers. It will come
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-08-15

natural to most persons after les
son or two. It is surprising there
fore that there are such a large
number Of persons who would drown
if they happened to 60 beyond their
depth in water with no assistance
near. A surprisingly large number
of the oathcrs at Tybee are unable
to swim a stroke. The same thing
is very likely true on all beaches
along the Atlantic coast. In the in
terror the percentage of swimmers is
perhaps even less than on the coast.
And yet men and women who can't
swim 60 out in frail boats or go
bathing in rivers where there are
deep holes and risk their lives in
and on the water in other ways
seemingly without remembering the
many drownings that have resulted
from just such carelessness.
"That everybody should learn to
swim has been, said 50 many times
that it may be getting tiresome, but
it should be said continually until
practically everybody learns to take
care of himself or herself in the wa
ter. The swimmers who drown are
exceedingly few. Their is plenty of
shallow water around Savannah
where boys and girls may be taught
to swim. The pool at the Y. NJ. c.
A building already has served as a
swimming school for scores Of boys.
There are few, If any, more health
full exercises than swimming and
none that is likely to be of more
benefit. Parents have not done
their full duty by their children un-
less they see to it that the boys and
girls have acquired ability to stay
afloat in the water.
"If ability to stay af1oat for a few
minutes at least were made re-
quirement in all college courses
there might be an appreciable fall
ing off in the number of drownings
in the run of year. If all high
schools had athletic instructors
whose duties included the teaching
Of swimming Sundays might cease to
be drowning days."
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-08-15

the place. He is a Swedish Amer
ican and made his way to the top in
Minnesota with only one arm to
fight the battle of life with. He
was governor three times in a Re-
publican state with a normal plur-
ality of 50,00O-which is going
some for a Democrat. He has been
one of the regents Of the University
Of Minnesota since his retirement
from politics. He possesses a cool
head and clear judgment, and is abb
solutely honest. When the Mexicans
get to know him they will have con-
fidence In him, and we predict he
will como back with a creditable
reputation.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-08-15
AUGUST Is IN HISTORY

1804-Work begun on the first pub
lie road through Georgia and
Tennessee.
1816-Great fire at Constantinople.
1824-Lafayette on visit to the
United States, lands.
1829-Ordinance passed to expel the
colored population from the
limits of the city of Cincin-
natl.
1854-The fete of Napoleon cele-
brated in Paris, but Napo-
leon III and his court were
not present.
1864-Thc first railway postal car
ever run in the United States
left Chicago for Clinton,
Iowa, over the Chicago and
Northwestern.
1S74--Holland, Belgium and Italy
followed the lead of other
powers in recognizing the
Spanish republic.
Bulgaria sent a memorandum
to the powers detailing out
RACES committed by Turkey
In Macedonia.
1909-United States army and State
militia maneuvers in Massa-
chusetts operated for capture
and defense of Boston.
1910-Sixth International Esperan-
to Congress began at Washington,
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-08-15

The Jasper News still maintains
that it must have Cephas L. Wilson,
Of West Florida, for governor next
time and says that he is handsome,
clever, brainy, social and agreeable,"
With that equipment, Cephas is in
deed rich in natural advantages, but
if he goes into politics he must have
some lucre, also, to develop his re-
sources.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-08-15
SOMETHING ABOUT JOHN LIND

One OF the most-talked-about men
in the country today is John Lind, Of
Minnesota, now in the City Of Mex
leo as the presidents personal rep
resentative in the absence of an am
bassador to that country. But as for
his personality We know little and
the following concerning him will
be interesting:
John Lind, ex-governor of Min
nesota, the new special agent of the
United States to Mexico, replacing
Ambassador Wilson, resigned, is the
best man who could be chosen for
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-08-15
euBsCRIPTION RATH:

=, From tAp sane olDee y iGgae1
THE LAKELAND NEWS.
= Weskly aswsDapsr giviAg rsoaDs
- losAl matters. sroD oeAAlusne.
oeunty aRairs. stA SeAs aayvAsEs
~ 21.eo PER year.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-08-15

constituted.
Lakeland, Florida, August IA, A.
D., 1918.
ALAFIA TRADING COMPANY,
1912 BY J. u. O'Hern, Secretary.
1922 Secretary.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1913-08-15

PAX ULL LOTS FOB
SALE Oh EASY TERNS
All streets clsyeA cement side
walks, electric lights. city wSsaI
shade trees. See G, c aogaA es
u etsphenA 81,
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-08-07

young people must be permitted time
N Wuich 20 play, TO hoI0 Lnelr dances
and entertainments, u sAnlAe atnIeIlc
and gymnastic clubs, give their ouu-
ings in winter and summer, and other
WISE bring the young people together;
butt is also ielt that the education
OF the youth in Socialism must not be
neglected, that there must be schools,
especially. night schools, the young
ton OF literature and the arrangement
must aid the grown-upS i'll the diStribu-
and carrying on OF meetings, especiany
during campaign times, that they must
oe active in support OF the party press,
IN the gathering of subscriptions ana
other Ways, that they must in fact be
the force that must be trained in all
the activities of the party so that they
will be able to take it up Immediately
as it slaid down by those Who have
grown too old Tor the struggle.\A~
The immediate aim OF the Milwaukee
Socialists in organizing the young peo-
pie is to make them a big factor in
the city campaign OF next spring which
is already in the planning. 1t is felt,
that there is task for every willing
nand in the struggle that is now being
outlined and as aresult OF which it is
hoped to win back the city from the
anti-Socialist hosts.
$. We want the young people to feel
ganization," declared Edmund 7.
tnat they are Part of our party or.
Melms, county organizer, president OF
the common council in the ooefallsl
administration. AS a distinct part "a
the organization they will take up the
work of the party with better spirits
rhey must help tighten the burdens
that are now being carried by the older
members of the Socialist movement.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-08-07

j the young people that they be given
representation in the central commit
tee OF, the party organization. This
brought the matter squarely to an
ISSUE
After studying the problem for some
time it has been decided to amend the
constitution of the party organization
SO as to include the activities of those
under 81 years of age as it has here
tofore provided for those above q
years of age.
The amendment provides for the re-
tention OF the welfare commission
which is to be elected by the central
committee and to hold office for two
years. 1t will be assisted in it's work
by one delegate from each of the four
leagues OF the young people, these
leagues to be auxiliary organizations
of the party.
It is also planned to draw up uni
form constitution for the Young PEG
pies Leagues, making it obligatory
among other things to join the regu-
lar party organization upon reaching
Fl years of age.
In this way it Is hoped to bring the
young peoples Socialist movement I'M
lar party organization and to eliminate
der the direct supervision OF the regu-
many of the bad features that already
assert themselves in many of the
cities of the country where loose or
CARNATIONS exist, and the young people
are permitted to shift for themselves
more or less. Il
1t is founo Lnau wnere the young
people get along without party super
vision there is tendency to exagger-
ate social activities at the expense of
party work. 1t is admitted that the
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-08-07
TO THE PUBLIC

This is to certify that conference
was held on August /, 1918, between
Mr.. w. H. Pfarr, representing the
Locke Shoe Company, and commit
tee of the Ohio Valley Trades &
Labor Assembly and at this confer
ence Mr.. Pfarr, in answer to questions,
stated that he is not opposed to the
Retail Clerks Union, will not object to
his clerks Joining the union, and if
they join will not on this account dis.
criminate against them by Withholding
and privileges which they have here
tofore enjoyed
Therefore, we hereby announce to
organized labor, the business interests
and the public generally that the Ohio
Valley Trades & Labor Assembly ac-
cepts this statement of Mr. Pfarr in
God faith, WithdraWs its pickets and
ceases the distribution of circulars
declaring Mr.. Pfarr and the Locke
Shoe Company to be unfair"
(Signed)
w. H. PFARR,
For Locke Shoe Company.
LEO j. LA FLAM, A.
H. B. VESSEL,
CHAS. D. RYAN,
Committee of the Ohio Valley Trades
& Labor Assembly.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-08-07

100 doz. Men sSample
Sox-fne Isle gauze,
silk Isle, pure combed
Maco - values run
from 35c to SOC the
best you ever f0n
saw. .......... IUO
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-08-07
Young People
Organize Now
BY ). L: ENGDAHL.)

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Aug. 5.-Social-
lists OF this city believe they have
solved the problem of bringing and or
ganizing the young people of the work
ing class into the Socialist movement.
This is the new phase of the de-
velopment of Socialism among the
young people. The question of reach
ing the young people seems to have
solved itself. So great was the clamor
the Socialist Party that the National
OF the young people for recognition by
Committee ordered the establishment
OF a department for the propaganda of
Socialism among the nations youth
But this is merely a campaign of
agitation. The problem of organiza-
ton was found to be one too big, too
intricate or too indefinite to be han
died at that time. In the meantime
the young Socialists are challenging
the attention of the local branches of
the Socialist Party.
Here in Milwaukee there are four
branches Of the Young Peoples Social
tst League, the north south, west and
east branches. The problem was to
make them am effective and coherent
This had been solved in part by the
part of the Milwaukee Socialist Party.
appointment of Young Peoples Wei
fare Commission, to supervise the ac-
tivities of the young. but its work was
found to be inadequate.
Then the party organization found
itself confronting the demand made by
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-08-07
NEED DAILY LABOR PAPER.

Neverp was there a. time when a
Labor paper was needed in the Ohio
Valley than at the present. If the
Labor organizations would only set a
little class consciousness into their
blood the Majority would be Just what
it should be a DAILY.
Think how much better the Majority
could handle the different strikes that
are now on in the different trades, for
instance the mill workers, the West
Virginia miners and the Enamel
workers.
Nothing helps the labor movement
more than publicity and that's some
thing that the capitalist papers, do not
give unless it is in favor of the master
class. Such a paper would be a go
from the start as the Ohio Valley, ex-
cept for few trades in strongly
Union and also of very Socialistic
temperament.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-08-07

In Milan, Italy, the strike of the
automobile workers, originally affect
ing only about two thousand men, has
extended to all of the metal workers Of
the city, and embraces 10000.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-08-07

Proprietors OF all the laundries in
Little Rock, Ark, and Argenta, have
agreed to grant all women employees a
minimum scale sof Sc d week, instead
of the present wage OF 81.
Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1913-08-07

A funeral procession of 300 taxicab
drivers each driving his cab, followed
the coffin OF taxicab driver to the
cemetery IN Shutdown road, Liver
pool.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-08
HE MUST ANSWER
FOR SONS FRANKS
T. I. Shaw Summoned to Court
for Allowing Boy to Obstruct
Railroad Tracks.

Spurred to activity by the announce
ment that another obstruction. in the
shape of a steel spike. had been found
on the tracks of the Richmond, Fred
ericksburg and Potomac Railroad, at
Belvidere and Canal Streets. and be-
lieved to have been put there by four
year-old Bernard Shaw. the summons
for the child's father. T. j. Shaw. of
I1s South Linden Street, was executed
Yesterday. and he will probably be
given a hearing to-day in Police Court
The case has greatly puzzled the po-
lice.
The boy cannot be prosecuted for his
mania to place things upon the tracks
With the hope of breaking him his
father this week moved from Belvi-
dere Street to Linden. but this ap-
parently has done no good. for he Is
understood to have walked the greater
distance to repeat his former tricks
Fearing a serious accident may result
from the pranks. the railroad has sta
toned private detectives 1T the point
where the BOY has been carrying on his
operations.
When ~ was reported yesterday that
a detective saw the little fellow put a
spike on the rails Thursday afternoon.
Chief OF Police Werner Immediately
took steps 20 have the summons for
Shaw executed so as to bring the mat
ter at once to the attention Of Justice
Crutchdeid. shaw IL charged with
allowing his son 20 place distractions
on the tracks. endangering lives and
property. Just what method of pro-
cedure will be adopted in the case re-
mains to be seen.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-08
MAY MOVE BIG
INDUSTRY HERE
North Carolina Anti-Cigarette
Bill May Give Richmond
New Factory.

should an anticigarette manufactur-
ing bill now before the North Caro-
lima General Assembly become law
the r. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
OF Winston Salem. VIII open large
cigarette factory in Richmond The
company has its principal office and
plant in winston Salem. IL has TWO
large storage houses for leaf tobacco
here having erected last year one OF
the best fireproof warehouse buiidinS s
in Richmond. T. ]. Noble Is the res
ident manager.
II the pending bill does not take
effect the r. ]. Reynolds Company.
which has heretofore manufactured
smoking tobacco, will within the next
three months begin the manufacture
of cigarettes at Winston Salem Pres
ident REYNOLDS announced yesterday
that II the anticigarette manufacturing
bill passes the Legislature OF NoTth
Carolina his company would AT once
transfer the new enterprise 10 hich
mond and It's new storage warehouse
be transformed into cigarette ilS
tory. Mr. Reynolds stated that MS
company had bought the speclai M
chinerv and a large stock OF oris''.
leaf tobacco for making cigarettes, anu
on account of the large expenditure
already made in preparing for ms
nov branch. would now be compe!ieu
10 go forward and put the clRafeltee
on the market either from Hihsso"-
salem or Richmond.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-08
DOGS TRAIL, MAN
TO HIDING PLACE
Find Negro Who Is Charged
With Burglarizing Home
of w. II. Kelly.
PUT PISTOL IN BOYS FACE
In Haste to Get Away, Thieves
Failed to Steal $500 i'll
House at Time.

Less than thirty minutes after
placed on the trail. Grover Jones, col
ored. thirty years old. was taken into
custody yesterday morning as a sus-
pected burglar. He is charged with
being one Of two men, who, early
yesterday morning. entered the home
of w H. Kelly. on the Hermitage
Road. near the Fair Grounds. and at
the point of a pistol robbed the place.
The robbery was boldly conceived
and executed. The entrance was made
through a window over the front porch.
While ransacking one of the rooms in
which Wythe Kelly, fourteen years old,
was sleeping. the men were discov-
cred. A pistol placed against the
youths head with a whispered injunc-
ton TO keep quiet if he valued his life
caused him 10 make no effort to give
the alarm. However, at the first OPP
portunity. he slipped into the room of
his sister, Miss Lille May Kelly, and
with her aid escaped from the house
He ran through the Fair Grounds TO
the home of County Officer George
Walton. whom he awakened Before
they got back TO the Kelly home the
burglars had gone.
Overlooked $500 In Cash.
A request was sent to the State Farm
for the bloodhounds. The pack reached
the city at $50 O'Clock. and were I'm
rnediately taken 10 the scene. After
a few minutes a trail was struck. and
the dogs picked their way across the
Richmond. Fredericksburg and Poto-
mac Railroad freight yards TO the farm
Of a Mr. Cottrell, .-Aere the scent
ended. About this time Officer r. A.
Tiller. who was doing some private
investigating. discovered man hiding
in a clump of bushes. and quickly cor
nered him. The man was Jones. lie
denied any knowledge of the crime
When searched none of the booty was
found on his person. At the Henrico
County Jail he was later identified by
young Kelly as one of the burglars
The thieves. with all their boldness.
failed to make a large haul About
Sl5 in cash and a small amount or
iewelry is missing. a roll OF money
amounting to $500 escaped their hands.
The Henrico police are confident that
they have the second burglar spotted,
but after an all-day search he could
not be located. The search was aban-
doned about s o'clock last night, but
will be resumed this morning.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-08
WANT MATRON FOR
PICTURE THEATRES
Juvenile Protective Association
Urges Many Reforms to
Help Children.

Among the sweeping reforms urged
last night at the annual meeting OF
the Juvenile Protective Association In
the Jefferson Hotel. perhaps the most
important was a plea FOR compulsory
education as Means OF pfoNioiHs
something for idle hands to do. In ad-
dition TO advocating some system o..
enforced schooling for children OF
Richmond the association urged the
following reforms:
Police matrons for moving picture
shows 1t was pointed out that MANI.
stories told by girls 10 officers OF V1e
association have their origin in Bro.
street moving picture houses and en-
tertainment places. The matrons are
to provide protection for girls in tn
picture houses and on the street from
Washers"
A paid secretary 10 care for children
after they are discharged from the
Juvenile Court At present. me as
ISOLATION cannot properly follow It's
uplifting work after delinquent child
rem are freed from the jurisdiction OF
the court. The secretary would sea
that a home or employment is pro-
vjded for each child upon leaving
court.
The rigid enforce ment OF child wei
fare laws The association plans 4
wage a campaign IN the next CEN
eral Assembly for more stringent laws
governing child labor and protection
The enactment of a law whereby tht
family OF a prisoner viii receive HI
earnings while in state prisons. AT
present. the large per cent of what Is
earned by prisoners goes TO TIE state.
The association believes such Ia"
would prevent a convict's family from
becoming public burden.
The extension of Juvenile protectio'
work in all sections of the Stse>
While the association is nominally
State institution. its work has main!
been confined to Richmond In the past
Other cities are asking that the as
ISOLATION turn its attention 70 con-
ditions prevailing there.
plans were laid for the systematizing
of the associations work in the fu
ture so that the work begun in the
Juvenile Court may be carried 10 II
logical conclusion. The reports rem
dered last night were received with en-
thusiasm by the large gathering OF
men and women.
Tho following officers were elected
for the coming year: The Rev y
c. Maclachlan. D. D.. president; Mrs Roy
X Flanagan, secretary. w K. Wal
ters. treasurer: Rev. James Buchanan.
first vice president: Rev. ]. 3. O'Reilly
second vice president: Mrs II. E. Bas-
kerville. third ice-pres!dent.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-08
WAS NOT PRETTY;
COULDN'T GET BY
Negro Woman Hampered Before
Jury by Looks, but Secures
Pardon.

Because Emma Taylor. when on trial
for assault on Bertha Lightfoot. was
not at all good looking. the jury gave
her a greater punishment than she was
entitled TO. So read the petition for
pardon for the woman. which was
granted yesterday by Governor Mann,
conditioned on good behavior.
The petition sets forth that all man
ner of perjury was practlced by Wit
nesses for the Commonwealth during
the trial. in the Circuit Court of War
wick County. The LightfoOt woman,
ffty-five years old. and a grandmother.
is small and frail looking, and was
carried TO and from the courthouse
during the trial II is said this made
an impression on the jury as TO the ex-
tent Of her injuries. while she was not
hurt at all according 10 the petition
Added to this is tfe fact that the de-
fendsnt is admitted to be not at all
prepossessing in appearance
II seems that Emmas calf had wan
dered into Bertha's onion patch, said
patch being located in the suburbs or
Newport News. Emma sought TO re-
move the wandering animal, ana "hlle
doing so an alteration ensued between
the owner Of the onions. her children
and grandchildren on the one hand,
and Emma on the other. Being sore
beset. and threatened. il was said. with
an axe. Emma picked up brick and
used II with considerable effect on The
head Of the aforesaid Bertha Where
fore. Errma got two years in the penl-
Tertiary.
The Governor thought the punish
mant excessive. considering facts sub
sequently brought to light