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The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-10
A CALL TO PRAYER

The commandment concerning
prayer is exceeding broad lie who
spoke as never man spakc said: Men
ought always to pray and not faint, ="
and by word and deed lived what He
taught Many of us do not pray
at all till trouble like gloomy
cloud has gathered thick and thun-
dered loud" But even then men see
the bright light in the cloud when
they turn to God and pray, For He
is the Father of mcrcies ana takes
delight in them that fear Him and
hope in His mercy, and who is there
of mortal man that does not need
mercy?
How fitting now for us to pray for
our bereared and mourning prcsi-
dent. He is only one of us man
but God has put him at the head
of this people Let all pray that
God will not only give him heaven
ly comfort at this time, hut also
wisdom and inspiration from the Al
mighty, and that he will eiyc him
the hearts of the people and the de-
yotion of good men, brave men of
fidelity and truth, who will serve
God and our country in the slmplic-
ity of right That the garlands of
victory fade not from the head of
liberty at thjs time whom 'r,en's
hearts are failing them for fear Of
what shall como upon The earth"
How easily mieht wicket men in
volve our fair land in cruel, horrible
and bloody war? Who alone can
avert and prevent? God alone the
Mighty God, the everlasting Father
and the Prince of Peace" whose arm
is not shortened nor His ear heavy
but he still rules aud governs in the
affairs Of men Brethren. friends.
and comtrymen, let us pray. not
with formal word from lip alone. bur
from our hearts and in the name of
Him Who taught us to pray THY
kingdom come. and Try will be done
in earth rs it is in heaven. Where
cares never come, neither sorrow
nor Gleom, and nothing shall ever
grow cid W. 5. GARDNER.
Pastor F. NJ. Church.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-10
WILLIE HAS APPENDICITIS"

Baltimore Nd, Aug. 10. Ed
ward l.. Palmer, of Roland Park,
whose wife is spending the summer
in Southwest Harbor, Ne, Just
across the bay from Bar Harbor,
has received letter telling of a
visit she made to the Kronprlnzessin
Cecilie
We talked with several people on
board the liner Mrs. Palmer
wrote They told us they were
within two days of Germany when
the steamer turned in response to a
wireless. The words used in the
message, which was in code were:
Willie has appendicitis.
The code message, interpreted,
said that war had been declared be-
tween Germany and Enaland."
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-10
CLOSE CALL FOR
PENSACOLA AVIATORS

Pensacola, Aug 10 Ensign God
frey de Chevalier, of the naval aero
nautical station, made thrilling
dash for life Saturday NIGHT when
the gasoline tank of the Curtis 0vino
boat in which he and his mechani-
clan were making a flight ignited
500 feet in the air. As soon as he
discovered the machine was on fire
Ensign Chovalier made glide
landing the flying boat in the water
near the navy yard The men es-
capped by leaping into the water as
far as possible from the machine.
which was destroyed The descent
of the burning machine attracted
the attention of men at the navy
yard, who went to the rescue of the
men in launch. The mcn were
brought in in about fifteen minutes
after they fell and the airboat, prac-
ticaIly a wreck, was toWed ashore.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-10

The gentlemen in charge of the
program to secure a Florida exhibit
in a Florida building at the San
Francisco exposition announce that
they want to raise $150,000 in cash
from the people of Florida for that
purpose They further say that if
they don't raise the whole of this
sum, so that an exhibit worthy Of
the State may be secured, they will
abandon the plan and return 20 the
subscribers all cash advanced so that
no one will be loser. This looks fair,
hut the prospect for raising that sum
of money is Gloomy and we suspect
that there will be very few cash sub
Scriptions to be returned That
racket in Europe has put crimp in
the exposition that seems likely to
rob it of its worldwide feature, and
consequently of the greater part of
its value.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-10

York, county and State aforesaid, this the
day Of August, A. u. 1914
ANDREW H. MARS.
Notn. Public Kings County, No lll
My commission expires March 80, 1913
CSeaD
STATE OF NEW YORK
COI NTY OF KINGS
Eefore me the undersigned officer, duly au-
lhorized 70 lake acknowledgements in this
state, personally appeared FRED BRENNlSEN,
10 me well known 70 be the Individual de-
NrFlhed N ana VINO executed me foregoing
l'Nd uHtIi Ina VINO NupHrrineu nus name 10
Nlnr, 1la "lo acklo"!SuStu 70 me lhat he
tIroin ,ot wy d 'I "s.J 'D" p"'P'S''
IN WITyESS WiIEREpF h,va hora,nto
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-10

The people of California may we'll
mourn with deep and special grief
all their own over the war in Eu
rope. None of the six big nations
in the fight can be expected TO take
part in the exposition next year and
this means that all Europe Will vir-
tually be left out This will take
the heart out of other smaller nations
and there viii be a corresponding
shrinkage in the proportions Of the
exposition from what was originally
intended. 1t looks blue for the big
show over at Frisco, but the Cali
fornlans are a game crowd, and if
the various States will give the
proper backing 1t will be grand eX-
position even with Europe left out
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-10

instrument and who sul>
same, and who ACKNOWLEDGE
executed the same for the g,,,
therein set forth and expressed
IN WITNESS WHEREul. I
set my hand and affixed n, .
Philadelphia, county aud S.lp
the lSt day of August, 4 h
(SeaD
JOHN J WTH.
N
My commission expires
STATE OF MASSACHTS SETS
cot NTY OF SUFFOLK,
Before me the underSi,nwi
thorized to take ackuaal~-.
stare, personally appeared T. W.
TO me well known to rs
described in and who eNteqt
instrument and who Subsr,u
same. and who acknowled-ri
executed the same for the u..,
therein set forth and expressed
IN WITNESS WHEREOF 1 #
set my hand and affixed na "
Boston, county and state a,
lst day of August, A. u, lal4
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My commission expires Nara
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The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-10

Attorney General West has rem
dercd the important opinion that the
State tax commission has no author
ity to change the valuation Of items
of property for the purposes of taxa
tion after the valuation has been
fixed by the board of county commits
sioners at the annual meeting of
such board held to hear complaints
of property owners and take evi-
dence as to valuations for the pur-
pose Of reviewing and eGualizing the
1t is held that after this
and hearing a taxpayer ac-
Quires rights that cannot be ignored.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-10

The consensus of opinion all over
the country now seems to be that we
We're worse scared than hurt by the
shock Of war in Europe and that
with the superabundance of our own
crops and other resources we are due
to make considerable money out of
the scrap and suffer little if any low
ering in the level of our prosperity.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-10

STOLEN OR BORROWEI
afternoon, a KEEN KIT
mower by a negro hoy
years old. Said to NJ
one in a yellow hoUse ,
white. Please phone aa
tion to Mrs. l., Il, I
Black.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-10

The Live Oak Democrat says that
Colonel Cary A. IIardoe, of that
city, already has nearly enough
pledges to elect him speaker of the
House in the next Legislature and
adds further that no man in Flor
ida politics has cleaner record
than Colonel Ilardee. The Demo-
Gratis tribute to Colonel llardec is
we'll deserved. He is a native of
Florida, self-made man and he has
made good job of it. He has in large
measure ability, sagacity ana force
of character, and with a cool clear
head, abundant dignity and fine
training at the bar for quick and
accurate thinking he would make an
admirable speaker. Colonel Hardee
is a very persistent man in his un-
dertakinss and having set out to be
speaker of the next House we sus-
pect that he is going to be speaker.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-10
From the same office is issued
TILE LAKELAND NEWS

A weekly newspaper giving a resume
Of loca! matters, crop conditions,
7ounty affairs, etc. Sent anywhere
for $100 per year.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-10

The Kansas Republicans At their
State primary the other day defeated
United States Senator Bristow for re-
nomination, nominating Former
Senator Curtis in his stead 1t was
a poor piece of work for the Repub-
hcans, for Bristow is the ablest man
Kansas has sent To the Senate since
the days Of John J Ingalls,. and in
some respects he is an ahler man
than ingalls,.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-10

A dispatch from Clearwater in
this State tells us that George Booth
has sold his crop of ORANGES and
grapefruit on the trees to eastern
parties for $4,000. lie had ten
acres of oranges and ten acres OF
grapefruit. That gives George $500
an acre for his fruit crop this year,
and Yet that fellow What 's-his name
up in Washington, the other day
stuck his fool self into print long
enough to tell the public tha, there
was no money in growing oranges
and grapefruit in Florida. give hum
dred dollars an acre for his cron
without the trouble or expense of
plucking, boxing or delivering an
orange Where is there anything
in any State that will beat it? Cit
rus culture has its troubles and
drawbacks like everything else, but
with all the drawbacks it beats cot
ton and corn by 4 good many laps.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-10
The Evening Telegram

Published every afternoon from the
Telegram Building, Lakeland, Fla.
Entered in the postoffice at Lake
land, Florida, as mail matter of the
second class.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-10
Z. F. HETHERINGToN, EDITOR.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

Jne JeaT ...........,... $500
six montns ................ ESQ
Three montns .......... 1.25
Delivered anywhere within the
limits of the City Of Lakeland for 10
cents a week.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-10
NOTICE OF AN INTENTION TO APPLY FUR
LETTERS PATENT

Notice is hereby given that the under
signed will apply to the Honorable lark
VI Trammcl governor Of the state q Fl"r-
ida. on the 18th day Of September, lHll, i9f
lr tcrs patent Incorporating THE LAhELANp
COMPANY, under the following propoSea
al lrtpr ru-Nit
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-08-10

Il. ". ]. HEAKIl.
FRANK + WAGNER
FRED BRENNISEN.
JOHN W. MN.
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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-07-09
Voters Slow in Enrolling.

July 2S. Just a little more than
two weeks. is the last day for
enrolling for the primary cleo
zion. 1t is hardly expected that
the enrolment this year will be
as large as that of two years ago.
though there is little reason why
the enrolment should not be
practically the same.
Up to Monday 265 of the $50
Fort Mill voters had enrolled
though several have since called
on the secretary and added their
names to the list. The club sec
retary does not think the enroll
ment this year will exceed 400.
Two years ago there were nearly
500 names on the club roll and
442 votes were cast in the pri-
mary.
The enrolment book is kept
open at the store of the Parks
Drug company, with Mr.. S. w.
Parks, the secretary, in charge.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-07-09
Safest Fourth in History.

Statistics compiled late Satur-
day showed that the country en-
joyed the quietest Fourth in its
history.
The figures are:
Dead, 13-by fireworks. 6; by
gunpowder, A; by torpedoes, 2;
by revolver, l.
Injured, 243-by fireworks,
1O5; by gunpowder, 30; by tor
pedoes. 5; by toy pistols. So; by
cannon Al; by runaways, 4.
The accidents last year were
81 dead and l. 131 injured. The
record this year. due to the in
creasing sane Fourth" move
ment, is less than half of the
previous year, and shows but a
small proportion of the accidents
of a few years ago. when the
use of fireworks was unre-
stricted. The figures for Satur-
day, however, may be somewhat
increased by more complete re-
turns.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-07-09
Cheaper School Books.

A new and economical way
out of the State text book
dilemma which is disturbing the
Georgia Legislature at this session
is offered by Dudley M. Hughes,
congressman from Georgia, in a
bill introduced in the national
house. The bill provides that
the State official or board in
charge of public instruction in
any State may send to the public
printer at Washington the manu-
script of any book to be used in
the elementary schools and the
public printer shall print and
bind as many of the books as
are necessary and supply to the
State at cost.
Mr.. Hughes madeinquiries and
found that the government could
publish such books at a figure
far below the cost of regular
firms and that it would be en-
tirely feasible to have the gov
ernment Office do the work.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-07-09
Who Is
w. F. Stevenson =?
Political ADVERTISEMENT

Come to the Congressional
campaign meeting at Yorkville
July %, Fort Mill, July % at
night, and McConnellsville on
July "a at IL o'clock, and he will
tell you.
What other public service has
this Mr.. w. F. Stevenson rem
dered? Well, in Legislative
way ne was impressed once with
the rottenness of the penitentiary
(that was while that place was
largely inhabited) and he in
troduced a resolution to investi-
gate. and the bill passed both
houses. He was chairman of
the committee. The institution
was found to be a political
institution, loosely run.
The result of the investigation
was that the superintendent was
found $1l, 100000, more or less.
short and was convicted and
pardoned. Of that committee,
aside from Mr.. Stevenson, only
one is now in the flesh, Hon.
Thos. +. Mellow. of Yorkville.
Mr.. Stevenson was attorney
for the State Dispensary Com
mission, which by diligent in
vestigation saved nearly a half
million dollars for the public
schools of South Carolina, and
although the commission was
confronted and surrounded with
litigation in all the courts in the
land it never lost a suit. and it
won a sweeping victory in the
Supreme court of the United
States.
He was also author of the
move to investigate conditions
at the State Hospital for the
Insane, and the unanimous re-
port of the committee, in which
the good name of one of York S
girls gifted. talented and pure
as the best was not only vindi-
Gated but enobled, has been
more widely commended than
any other State paper probably
which he ever assisted in draw
ing.
We need a lot of that kind of
work at Washington. Give him
a chance at it. He doesn't ask
for Is years: he is only asking
for two.
tSee this column next week. J
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-07-09
Our Radical Legislature.

The following is taken from
the Spartanburg Herald of
Thursday:
The Herald has received from
Senator B. R. Tillman a COPY of
photograph showing the radical
members of the South Carolina
legislature of 1868. OF 63 mem
bers of this body, so were
negroes or mulattoes, IL were
unable to read or write and IA
paid no taxes.
Senator Tillman writes that he
found the picture in Greenville
and had it enlarged and framed
In order to have one sent to each
county. so that the people of
South Carolina can see it for
themselves.
Under the picture. which it is
expected will be hung in every
courthouse in the State, appears
this inscription:
Presented by Senator Till
man to the clerks office in each
county of South Carolina as a
warning to his fellow citizens of
the necessity for white unity.
Lord God of hosts! be with
US yet Lest we forget Lest we
forgetp"
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-07-09
Engineer EaSterby Killed.

Passenger train No. 113, due
to pass Fort Mill going north at
11:35 a. M. had a head-on collis-
sion with a shifting engine going
in the opposite direction at 6:13
O'Clock Friday morning at Roys-
.ers, two miles of Columbia, in
which Engineer J. M. Easterby.
of the passenger train was caught
between the engines and crushed
to death. Mr.. Easterby's home
was at Blacksburg and he was
said to be one of the Southern's s
best engineers. o. b. Collins, of
Rock Hill, fagman on the train,
sustained painful cuts on the
head. The train, fortunately,
was running very slow at the
time of the collision and there
were only a few passengers
aboard. none of whom were in
lured.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-07-09

About z o'clock Saturday after
noon Fort Mill and vicinity was
visited by a good, slow rain
which was a more welcomed
celebration of the Glorious
Fourth than any fireworks
scheme that could have been
devised. 1t was the first good
rain that had fallen here since
early in April. There have been
some fairly good Dcal rains in
most sections of the county and
field crops generally have not
suffered very materially, but
right here in Fort Mill and inn
mediate vicinity there have been
only two half inch rains and a
few light sprinkies in over two
months.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-07-09

Wednesday and Thursday. Oc-
tober 21 and %, are the dates Sc
lected for the Chester county
fair this fall. The management
is already actively at work, and
the outlook for the exhibition is
particularly encouraging.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-07-09
Sign Your Full Name.

In a recent ruling, Governor
John Gary Evans, chairman of
the State Democratic committee.
as to the matter of signing the
club roll, said, Il have no hest
fancy as a lawyer, in saying that
a man, who enrolls his name by
his initials, does not comply with
the rule of the party nor the
decisions of the highest courts
in the land" The chairman
adds, Il do say that if man
enrolls his full Christian name
and his surname and if he has
two Christian names and enrolls
both Christian names and his
surname, there is no power on
earth that can prevent that man
from voting. He has complied
absolutely with the law and no.
body can gainsay it. Any other
construction would leave the
matter open to protest and prob
ably the loss of a vote and there
fore | urge our citizens to enroll
their full names and take no
chances.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-07-09
CHARLOTTE WON RACE:
FORT MILL WAS SECOND

The Charlotte Y. M. C. A.
team won the inter-city bicycle
race Monday, with Fort Mill a
close second and Rock Hill some
four minutes behind. When the
riders passed through Fort Mill,
Charlotte was four minutes
ahead of Fort Mill and Rock Hill
probably 30 seconds behind Fort
Mill. Charlotte's lead over Fort
Mill was, however, reduced three
minutes between this city and
Rock Hill, and it was the belief
of some that Fort Mill would
have won the race except for the
fact that the rider for this citv
was blocked by an automobile
near the Catawba bridge.
The teams left Charlotte at 10
O'Clock, each bearing a message
from the mayor of Charlotte to
President Roddey, of the Rock
Hill Chamber of Commerce.
The race was won by Char
lotte, the time being one hour,
fifty-three minutes and 81 sec
onds. Fort Mill came in a
minute and 7 seconds later.
Rock Hill was last, being 2 min
utes and 45 seconds behind Fort
Mill. Sam Templeton finished
Tor Charlotte, Heath Belk for
Fort Mill and Lawrence Burrage
tor Rock Hill. The judges were
York Wilson of Rock Hill; Dick
Fulp of Fort Mill, and A. L..
Fowler, of Charlotte. Nothing
happened enroute to the bows.
except one of the Charlotte
riders rode two miles with a
spike in his wheel, and the Fort
Mill rider was, as stated, blocked
by an automobile.
The Fort Mill boys in the race,
and the order in which the rode.
were: 1st, Clarence Link: End,
James Castor; 3rd, Malcolm
Link; 4th, Ernest Patterson; 5th.
Alfred Jones; 9th, Heath Haf-
ner; 7th, Chas. Bennett; Sth,
Halle Ferguson; 9th, Odell Kim
brell; 10th, Heath Belk.
The letter to President Roddey
follows.
Dear Sir: AS Mayor of the
city OF Charlotte and in behalf
OF her citizens | send greetings
to you and the people of Rock
Hill. Second to my interest in
the upbuilding of this city is my
interest in the growth and de-
velopment of the nearby cities
and towns. | appreciate the
fact that they contribute largely
to our development.
This will be handed you by
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-07-09
STATE NEWS ARRANGED.
FOR QUICK READING.

The plant of the Camden Brick
company, at Camden, was de-
stroyed by fire at 2 o'clock on
Thursday, the loss being 500, 600.
The fire was thought to have
been started by switch engine
which had been there a short
time before.
Receipts from corporations and
individuals under the income tax
law for the fiscal year ending
June 80, as made public by Com
missioner Osborn, show that
$1O2, 1876 32 was collected in this
State for corporation excise and
tax and $25, ,916.0S from individ-
ual incomes.
While picking beans from her
garden Saturday, Mrs. j. Il.
Hance, a Lancaster county lady,
was bitten on the thumb by a
large coppeerhead snake. Her
hand and arm turned perfectly
black from the poison, but with
medical attention she soon be-
gan to improve and at last re-
perts it was thought she would
recover.
Crop prospects in Cherokee
county are said to be excellent
at this time. The corn crop in
most sections of the county is
practically made, and one or two
more rains will be sufficient to
insure a good crop throughout
the entire county.
Baird WitherSpoon, LancaS-
ter county negro who was shot
several weeks ago by negro
named Foster, died Saturday
from his wounds. Foster had
been out of Jail for some time
on bond but was rearrested.
Congressman Jos. #. Johnson
was given an ovation Friday at
Spartanburg in the meeting of
the r. f. ID. Carriers. Next
years annual meeting of the as
sociation will be held III Flor
ence.
John G.. Richards was given
stormy reception by the Rich
land county audience Saturday
when he declared his intention
to vote for Governor Blease for
the United States Senate. His
declaration brought forth Kisses,
cat-calls. whistling. stamping of
feet. and some cheers from the
audience.
Wednesday and Thursday. Oc-
tober 2l and %, are the dates Sc
lected for the Chester county
fair this fall. The management
is already actively y at work, and
the outlook for the exhibition is
particularly encouraging.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-07-09
First New Bale of Cotton.

The first bale of 1914 cotton
marketed in the United States,
weighing 392 pounds, was sold
on the Houston, Texas, cotton
exchange Saturday for $500, or
$l.N l-2 pound. 1t classed as
strict low middling spotted. 1t
came from L.yford, Texas,
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-07-09

one of the participants in the
Interstate Relay Bicycle race
Charlotte to Rock Hill.
With kindest personal re-
CARDS and best wishes. | remain.
Yours very truly,
NChas. A. Bland, Mayor
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-07-09
a PRoCEAMAf1oN
BY THE MAYOR OF FORT MILL. S c.
To Whom This May Come, GREETING:

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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-07-09
Rock Hills Enrolment.

About 900 names had, up to
Saturday, been enrolled on the
books of the two Democratic
clubs in Rock Hill. Two years
ago the enrolment reached
1900. and about 1,500 votes
were polled in the primary. The
secretaries of the clubs are of
the opinion that the enrolment
in the two clubs this year will
not be more than 1,200, which
doubtless means that about 900
or 1000 votes will be cast in the
primary, or probably 500 less
than were cast two years ago.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1914-07-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Yongue
and child, of Piedmont. are
guests at the home of Mrs, r, A.
YongVe ia this city.