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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-16
THE NEW HAT
By Walt Mason

1
Man buys himself a new straw
hat; it often leaves him busted fiat
when he has paid the price: and
then, all swollen up with pride. he
goes around with stately stride. and
knows he's looking nice. He's think
ing, when he's thus arrayed, that
every widow, every maid, will say
he's Just too sweet: with vain
imaginings like these he runs
against the busy breeze that scoots
along the street. That zephyr takes
his virgin hat and slams it down and
knocks it fiat, and rolls it on its
bflm, and as he tries to run it down,
most all the idiots in town are idlv
Joshing him. Along the avenues
and pixies, at record breaking GAIT he
hikes, cloud of dust behind: the
window and the winsome mad be-
hold him IS he hits the grade. and
laugh until they're blind. The hat
goes seooting forty miles with scores
of other Grant tiles, before he runs
it down; and then it is a dismal
wreck: the brim is Hopping round
his neck, his hair sticks through the
crown. The lid that made his spirit
proud. that made him scorn the
crowd, is spoiled beyond re-
call; while such disasters come to
osss. we plainly see all flesh is grass.
pride goes before a fall.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-16
FLORIDA AND GOOD ROADS

! Florida is to have a Good Roads
commission. There is nothing that
can so harmonic all our interests
i in good roads, can so connect them
up, can give us the best in material
for roads at the lowest cost and the
greatest mileage of coed roads for
the least expenditure as good
roads commission which will 20 in
TO the matter scientifically and with
a determination to work out all the
, problems of good roads and brinp
harmony and cooperative relations
in every sectin Of the state, says the
Jacksonville Metropolis.
Florida is probably building now
more good roads than any state in
the nnion. We shall have complet-
ed by the end of this year probably
more miles of brick road than any
state in the union will build this
year. And yet, much of that road
building is of local nature in the
various counties and in the vicinity
OF some of the largest towns and CT
les, built without any plan of ex-
tending and connecting with roads
from other sections, which will unite
and give through routes to all parts
OF Florida, making the east and west
and north and south one in point of
road communication.
When our waterways projects are
carried out there will not be Sec
ton of Florida, unless in some re-
mote corner that will not be within |
90 miles of water TRANSFORMATION
BY the building of good roads to |
reach points where there is water |
transportation the producers of Flor |
ia will be practically independent |
Of freight rates. They can move their |
output to markets by water all the
way and need not be placed in a |
position of being at the mercy of any !
Kind of freight rate.
There are a great many reasons
Why the people of the state should
work with one common end in view
n building their roads. By work.
ng after scientific plans, well
bought out and digested by good
Dads commission, Florida ought to
lave the best system of good roads
n America.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-16
FORD TURNED TURTLE
At POLK COUNTY LINE:
SEVERAL INJURED

A serious automobile accident
and one that came near proving ia.
tai TO several of the occupants of the
car, occurred early Saturday morn.
ing, when the Ford touring car he.
longing to w. ]. Hawkins, and driv.
en- by him, turned over, throwing
several of the occupants out and
plnning Others under the car. The
accident occurred on the Lakelan
road Just across the Polk county
line, and according to a statement
made by w. j. Hawkins, was caused
oy trying to straighten the front
wheels too suddenly after rounding a
sharp curve.
The car turned completely over.
plnn1ng Mr.. Hawkins under the car
and also his brother, Tom Hawkins
and 1t was stated that the other oc-
cupants of the car were thrown to
the ground. w. J. Hawkins re-
ceived severe bruises about the head.
and it was at first thought that he
had been fatally injured, but his
physician, DR.. j. C. Knight. stated
today that he was recovering from
his injuries nicely and would per-
haps be out in few days. Tom
suffered a severe injury of
the hip and thigh and is more pain
fully injured than any of the rest
His condition was much improved
today and Dr. Knight entertains
hopes OF a rapid recovery. II. w.
Seig, young men employed in the
office of w. j. Hawkins, who was
also in the car, received severe
bruises about the face and body, but
escaped with only minor injuries
Jesse Boyette also escaped with only
few painful bruises Other occu-
PANTS of the car were carried back
% Lakeland in machine which was |
jailed to the scene of the accident, !
ind escaped with only slight bruises. |
PLANT City Courier.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-16
GOLDEN BEAUTY
SWEET POTATO

new species of sweet potato
grown in and around Lakeland has
been found to be of decided advan.
tage over others heretofore tried
d! 1t is called the Golden Beauty
sweet Potato. called thus because of
its golden yellow meat. This potato
is a cross between the Nancy Hall
and Porto Rico yam, and is the prod
uct of j. R. Davis, of Barlow, who
has had considerable experience in
crossing vegetables for increased
production and quantity.
| 1t has been found that this potato
planted in black, sandy loan, pro-
duced from 300 to 500 bushels per
acre, and owing to its fine texture.
| color and saccharine contents. is
more in demand than any other.
Mr.. c. H. Cornforth, one of our
,, progressive farmers north of the
city, last summer planted this pota-
to on one acre and with less than
500 lbs. of fertilizer made $50 BUSH
els Of salable potatoes, for which he
received $1.00 net cash for every
bushel. and could have sold 1000
bushels at the samep rice had he had
them.
Another feature about this pota-
to seems to be it's immunity from rot
samples of same were placed on ex-
hibition in the windows of the Lake
Region Land Co. last November and
are still there without showing any
evidence of rot at all.
We know of no other sweet pota-
to grown here that will stand being
out of the ground without rotting
for a greater period than two or
three weeks.
further feature and one that !
appeals to the grower even more is
the fact that this potato does not
appear to show any root knot. 9th
ers planted close to this plot showed
decided traces of root knot and this
potato did not show any. !,
II this is continued fact, it
would make an ideal potato for
grove cropping, as all danger or root
Knot in the grove would be eliminat-
ed, this being one of the reasons
sweet potatoes are now barred from
grove culture.
II
1t is true other crops can and are
planted in groves now, but Ike know
of none that would give the returns
hat this particulad crop would with
20 little food necessary to sustain it.
Arcadia Enterprise
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-16
PARADISE. ROUTE
Clearwater Sum-


J Three hundred and fifty refined
Caucasians, all of them of more thai
average intelligence met at Orland,
the other day and named the Ioor
through Central and Southern Flor
IDA to connect with the Dixie High
way, as the Paradise Route" anG
some of them came back and Dragged
about the high-sounding name and
Thought they had turned nifty
trick.
Paradise Route!
Here is what Webster says is the
definition of Paradise" You can
at once see how applicable the word
Paradise" is to an automobile road
way.
The Garden of Eden, in which
Adam and Eve were first placed
| tLook out for snakes. Not an ap-
pie tree on the route).
The abode of sanctified souls after
death. (Hey, there, Chauffeur cut
down your speedy
Either heaven, or, as some hold
an intermediate elysium for the
souls of the righteous during the in
terval between death and final judg-
ment. (Here the word "intermed-
late is used, and We admit it appli
cable as most any motorist would
not want to go to heaven on high
especially as he had not heard his
hnal judgment We will admit that
this scores one point for the name
of Paradise Route."D
A place of bliss; region Of su-
preme felicity or delight-hence
state of happiness. (This is then the
Newly Webs route, and should he
paved with rice. p. S.-No one is
supposed to have a blow out Or a
broken axle or magnetic trouble on
this route.)
A preserve for foreign birds and
well, we can stick few
chickens and Holsters at intervals
along the route.) |
An open space in monastery or |
next to church. THAT is for park /
ing purposes.)
A dwarf variety of apple.
The top gallery of theater.
Paradise of Fools. See Limbo. /
-lmbo-A region supposed by some
II the Scolastic theolog ians to lie on
he edge or confines of hell. OF this
'elief Milton has made use in his
'aradise Lost, see book III, 44O-497.
ience-a place or condition of neg
ect or oblivion. 4,
Gosh, all hemlocks! That Para
Use Route is some name!
Our good friend Straub says in :
esterday's Times:
We do not know who is respon- j.,
sible for the name, Paradise :,
Route and We hope no one who /,
does know will ever tell us. But
the thing now is to find and !.
ADOPT real name. Three months :,
from now the Central Highway z
Association, will meet at Lakeland, 9
and name should and doubtless ;,
VIII then be adopted that will !,
stick. What shall it be? -
Straub suggests Tampa Bay Route. :;
lnshine Route, DeSoto Hiway. =,
Let us add Poinsettia Route. .,
But PARADISE Route = Parasite :,
quite! Heaven forbid.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-16
WORK OF DRAINING
GADES TO Be
PUSHED RAPIDLY

| Miami, June 16-Evergiade recla-
nation work will be pushed rapidly.
inis is the promise members of the
| BOARD OF trustees of the Internal I'm
provement fund made to State Sem
aor ]. H. Fogarty of Key West, and
the senator believes the trustees
will do as they said. IF thev don't
| will know the reason WHY" said
Dr. Fogarty, and he intimated that
ne is in a position to force the trus-
tees to live up to their agreement
and to order an early resumption of
the work on the drainage canals.
Senator Fogarty was in the city
yesterday. stopping off for the day
Tor the purpose of consulting with
business men interested in the
drainage work. He was accompan-
led by Mrs. Fogarty and they went
on to Key West last night. He went
over the situation thoroughly and is
conhdent that or': - the 'Clades
VIII be resumed at an early date and
that once begun there will be no
cessation of activities. This section
VII not be sighted, he said.
New Bill Good One
Inc new drainage law, known as
the Trustees Bill" is a good one.
in the opinion of the Monroe county
senator, who was chairman of the
judiciary committee which acted on
the measure before its presentation
to the legislature as a whole. He
says II is much better than the old
Dill, passed by the 1913 legislature.
He studied the bill thoroughly, but
before he would recommend it he
SAID ne made the members of the
BOARD promise that they would push
the work in the Everglades and that
they would not slight the lower |
'Glades.
me business men of Miami and |
Fort Lauderdale endorsed the VALET !
te bill which would have take the !
irainage work out of the hands of
the trustees and placed it in the
hands of commission living in the
1rainage district and having no
iutles other than the looking after
drainage operations. The Vallette
dill failed of passage.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-16
lAkELAND'S BEST CLOTHES sHoc
PHONE rvs DRRkE RING
al. ITI0NAL CLASSIFIED
i JR SALE OR RENT

Two story, plastered dwelling q,
ten rooms, having all modern 90,
veniences, being No. 500 North
Kentucky avenue, four blocks from,
depot. Terms of rent or sale reason
able, If parties phoning my office
June 10Th relative to above described
property during my absence will fur
nish me with their address. or phone
number, | will be glad to call and
see them relative to same. w. Fiske
Johnson, owner. Office room H.
Kentucky bldg. Phones 1O2 and 15o
1859
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-16
NEWSPAPER ADVERTISING

| ST. Petersburg Independent: Ii
spite of the testimony of successful
men who have tried every form o.
advertising, and who know that the
newspaper space gives the best re-
suits for the money expended, there
are still some persons in st. Peters
burg who cling to handbills and
other forms of advertising, such as
souvenirs. The man who refuses to
recognize the value of newspapers as
advertising mediums is blind to his
own interests The following, from
the news columns of the Tampa Tri-
bune, adds its bit of weight to the
support of newspaper advertising:
The best method of advertising
is in personal contact, but next to
that is printers ink, declared How
ard Curry, at luncheon of the
Real Estate Board recently. Mr..
Curry used text as the basis for his
speech, quoting freely from an ar
ticle in the National Real Estate
Journal.
He advised that real estate deal
ers should tell in their ads what
they would tell customers in their
offices. Advertisements that make
the quickest sales are those that tell
good stories in good detail. If you
have ten pieces of property to sell,
advertise one day in full detail,
making definite appeal, but add as
foot note that you have also nine
other desirable offerings.
Major Douglas Conoley, who
supplemented the remarks of Mr..
Curry, compared advertising to fuel
that feeds a camp fire Advertising
keeps interest aglow, and is a fine
stimulant when times are dull. He,
100, believes in newspaper advertis-
ing.
The newspaper ad reaches the |
largest number of readers of any
other class of publicity, and is worth |
most. To man who protested, in |
this city, recently, that the people !
did not read the ads in the papers |
the advertising solicitor made this
point:
Let me run a reader of only a
ew lines rejecting on your estab-
ishment and see how much harm it
will do YOU"
An item in the paper would hurt
ne, admit" replied the man.
Then" said the solicitor, eff the
eople read derogatory article in
he paper why will they not also
cad a boost article? If knock will
g seen a boost certainly will be
Gen."
The truth is that the advertise
rents are read by the majority of
ersons who read the paper if there
something that appeals in the ad.
1t must be good advertisement
get the effect desired, but the
lme thing is true of handful
cal estate dealers in st. Petersburg Ii
~ that their business is dull Just 0
Nv. and they have stopped advertis- 5
g.. They used to use big ads and o
enty OF them, and business was V
'ely. 1t is not reasonable to say
at the lack of advertising accounts o
the lack Of trade. Perhaps o.
lsiness stopped because advertising a
opped.-St. Petersburg Times. VI
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-16

In natural beauty there is no city
In Florida that can equal Lakeland.
There are places that have had more
money spent upon them, and that
are therefore beautiful in an arti-
hcial way; but no city has a more
beautiful natural scenic setting. We
nave the opportunity to make here
the loveliest city in all the country
at Infinitely less cost than has been
expended on some Florida commune
ties.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-16
y INK THIS LOOKS
GOOD TO THE TAXPAYERS
OF POLK COUNTY"
u. C. SWINDEL

Editor Telegram: | take this
method to thank our mutual friend
iMr. S. NJ. Stephens, for his COM
pliment to myself and thoroughly
fair statement in re, the assessment
of his John Keen land.
Mr.. stephens premises in the main
are true, and I am grateful that SO
ready and capable a taxpayer thus
publicly takes occasion to publish
my devotion to the interest OF my
district, our county. our State, and
my official duties.
When We began building the hard
road from Lakeland to the county
line west, we were forced by location
of available material to ship from
Barlow by rail the material to sur
face the road at freight charge of
about one thousand dollars per mile.
Talking with ex-Commissioner
Keen, he said: In a low hammock,
near my slaughter pen, is deposit
of con lomerate clay suitable for
road building. If it is in my land
go and get, all you want, gratis to
tn" county,
Investigation proved the deposit to
be on the land of Stephens & Co.
saw Mr.. Stephens; he k2ew | must
haze the material for road surfac-
in q. and, Notwithstanding the fact
that the road fronted 800 feet of
his land. built with the metal
from one-half acre of the three, he
forced me to pay six hundred dol
lars that | might be able 10 get the
metal on one-half acre to build the
road abutting and doubling tile
value of forty acres of his own
lands.
The best interest of the county
and State justifies me in raising the
assessment, and the law certainly
makes it at least my duty so to do.
Mr.. Stephens and associates ask
one hundred dollars per acre for
their lands. He sold John Keen |
forty acres, between the three acres
for which he forced me to pay two |
hundred dollars per acre for the T
county because of the exigencies of /
1eed
He said, eve charged Mr.. Keen
wo thousand dollars for a choice
'orty." ! used only one-half acre
or road metal. +
How much per acre is his selling
rice for his forty acres AUDITING the
lard road, built by the county, at
'ublic cost of metal he sold the
ounty at willful holdup price?
Who is the philosophical citi-
on? Is it John Keen who offered the
fetal to us gratuitously, or is it the
wo hundred dollar the acre man?
|, myself, paid in county war
ant, good as cold, six hundred dol
IRIS to Mr.. Stephens for three acres
land, to get half-acre for road
lrface on the line of Mr. Stephens
wn land, thereby doubling it's
alue. Z
I am, by the terms of my oath of
lice, working for the best interest
my constituents. Mr.. Stephens is
nply able to pay his taxes; I pro- u
ded him with the cash So to do. 7
lrpose recovering a part at least
that six hundred dollars hold-un
oney for the county.
commodore Vanderbilt, in similar :,
cldent, said, The public he -
mned. "
i cannot commit myielf to the =
mmodore's policies. Iii
Again, l thank Mr.. Stephens for as
generous land most flattering to
1self) calling attention of the pub.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-16

Whatever name or names may be
given to them, there are a number
OF fine highways going to traverse
various sections of this State, and
they will be the outcome of the
Dixie Highway agitation. And the
agitation for the Dixie Highway
and for all these other sue-
'eested routes or loops, was start
ed and is being carried on by
the press. The newspapers of Flor
ida are the real road builders of the
State, as they are first on all other
works of progress and public i'm
provement.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-16

The delegates to the Epworth
League convention are a fine looking
set of people, and carry in their APP
pearance indications of intelligence
and high moral character. They are
the kind of guests that it gives Lake.
land pleasure to entertain, and it is
hoped they have enjoyed their stay
here as much as the residents of the
city have enjoyed having them as
visitors.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-16

Those folks who agitate division
OF Florida into two States may have
impressed upon them by the expert
ence of West Virginia the fact that
after division comes more division.
The supreme court has just decided
that West Virginia must pay the
mother State over a million dollars
as its share of the Virginia debt at
the time of division.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-16

One of the best pieces of advertis-
ing for Billy Sunday we have seen
is the statement that in some town
where he held revival the people
paid up their old bills. If Billy
starts this on himself, he'll be torn
to pieces by communities eager to Sc
cure his services.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-16

These are long days, but we have
not heard that one Mr.. Frank is
complaining that time is hanging
heavy on his hands.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-16

FoH RENT--4-room bun galow, over.
looking Lake Morton. $40 month
Phone 354 Black or 331 Blue.
4257
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-16

Bryan was on the front page last
your time now, Teddy, Make a
plunge for the lime-light!
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-16

Well, Jagow. old scout, let us hear
what you think about it-or rather.
what your boss thinks.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-16

FUR SALE-One-half interest in
largest cactus farm in State.
Phone 100 Black for particulars
Ut see Z. Z. Redgrave. 425S
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-16

morn, Powell and Trammell all
accused of plagiarism. Where shall
we look for originality?
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-16

rOh RENT-Modern six-room house
! IL blocks north of high school.
Kent SIS month. Inquire GOA N.
Florida avenue or G. D. Stoner.
1920
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-16

New York City has $4,000 fac
tories employing nearly 100000,
who earn over $350,oO0,OOo a year
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-16

st. Augustine has adopted the
commission form of government
Eventually all towns and municipal-
tiles will come to it
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-16

fOh RENI@Two furnished bed
rooms in new house. Terms s12
Gentlemen preferred. Phone o.
nue. 4l9S
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-16

Tic to my official devotion to my duty
as county commissioner.
Most faithfully,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-16

Not quite so much stir about a
safe and sane Fourth this year as
usual
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-16

.WANTED--A small second hand cleo
!, tric fan. Address giving price, P.
o. Box 1852. 4961
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-16

Florida watermelons are now get
ting at their best, and we wouldn't
change places with king--this king
JOB not being so much just now, any
way.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-16

Rather than sign, Mr.. Bryan
chose to resign. He may also be re-
signed. To any big public job he
will nevermore be assigned.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-16


The Hillsborough county commits
sioners conclude that working con-
victs on the roads is failure. Per-
haps they are mistaken, and that it
IS the commissioners who are the
failure. Working convicts on the
roads in Polk county is a success. 1t
is the only proper and available out
let Tor convict labor, and the con-
'ie' matter was never satisfactorily
handled until this plan was adopted.
ohoer proper management road
ouliaing by convicts may be success
fully carried on, and it furnishes
Tue pest and most satisfactory meth
Oh OF disposing of their labor.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-16

The author of the name. Paradise
Route" for the proposed loop in the
Dixie Highway, is being treated to
a good deal of ridicule by some of
the papers published in the Para
disc" which the route would ira
verse. Lakeland representative
at Orlando, amused at the term, went
it one better by clubbing a proposed
route through Lakeland as the Gee
lestial Route Well have to get
down to earth before we travel over
any of these routes with much COM
fort.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-16

FUN SALE-Votes in cooperation
contest. Apply Box 34I, City.
4249
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-06-16
THE LAKELAND NEWS.

weekly newspaper giving q resume
OF local matters, crop conditions,
county affairs. etc. Sent anywhere
for $3.50 per year.