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The Springdale news., 1915-06-25

Nc Amis, an employe of the auditors
 office until his resignation on Friday. MT. McAmis said that after Auditor Dickinson and Deputy .St0ddard had held q private conference Stoddard ''came to me and said that we had made proposition to Thomas that if he would make the kind of report that we wanted on the auditors of flee during Dr. Dickinson s incum- bency We would get him the money
 on his unpaid vouchers;'' that Stod- dard said that he and Thomas 'fwere coming over there at night and fix tee could not find anything if they came nosing around after the re-
 port was made that Stoddard said
 that Thomas was not going to check
 Dr. Dickinson books, but was going
 to fiddle around and kill time until they got everything fixed up" that Thomas was going to let him Stod- dardl write the report on Diekinson's administration.
 In a statement made yesterday Auditor Dickinson unqualffieldy de hied Mir. McAmts' charge that there was an understanding with Account ant Thomas that a favorable report WIS to b. made as to the Dickinson administration. Deputy Stoddard likewisa denied the statements of Mir McAmis, who was to leave the eaditor's office at the end of the month.
 The affidavit of Mr. McAmis of course means that accountants must now audit the books of Auditor Dick inson and we are glad to see that Dr Dickinson insists that this be done. pr. Dickinson insists that this be done. Dr. Dickinson also says he asked the committee to send its accountants back to his office when he first heard of the rupture be-. tween the committee ard the account ant
 With the friendlest feeling toward Secretary of State Hodges We say We think he should reconsider his de cision not to allow tte leg slative committees accountants to audit his office. Mr. Hodges should tell the committee to do it's worst He shou open his books to the commit ee's accountants and insist on those books being examined by the committee anc not by accountants selected by out si1ers. We cannot believe the con- mittee would distort matters to Mr. Hodges's s injury and if it did, such action would inevitably be followed by reaction injurious to the commit tee. With his office audited by the committees accountants and favor able report made Mr Hodges would get, so to speak, double vindica tion.
 We hope it is not necessary for us to say that the Gazette has no friends or foes in this matter The only thing the Gazette Is concerned for is to see every book at the state
The Springdale news., 1915-06-25

Democrat to the contrary notwith And Act No provides
 publicity for the Acts of the Legis lature; then why hide them in the Democrat?
The Springdale news., 1915-06-25

An advertisement is to a merchant very much what sowing seed is to a farmer. It may take a little time for the results to become apparent, but they are sure to come. The wise farmer is not niggardly with his seed nor the wise merchant with his ad- vertisement,
The Springdale news., 1915-06-25

An exchange has discovered that q poor girl has to be awfully good looking to be pretty, and a rich girl has to be awfully homely to be ugly | might have added that poor man has to be awfully smart to be intelli- gent, and rich man almost a block head to be ignorant.
The Springdale news., 1915-06-25

The Rogers Republican has again changed hands F. NJ. Fowler, an at torney of Rogers. is the new owner, H. E. Brighton, retiring. It is an- nounced that the paper will now be Democratic in politics.
The Springdale news., 1915-06-25

l. is said that if girl has cold feet she has a warmheart and vice versa We know girls who must be troubled with perspiring feet.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-10
A TOAST TO THE HORSE

We don't know who wrote TINS
toast to the horse, but it is good
one and worthy of being placed be-
side Senator Vests famous euloey on
the dog:
Here's to that bundle Of sentlent
nerves. with the heart of woman,
the eye of a gazelle, the cocrage OF
gladiator the docility of slave,
the proud carriage of king and the
Blind obedience of soldier; the
companion of the desert plain, that
turns the moist burrows in the
spring in order that all the world
may have abundant harvest; that
furnishes the sport of kings, that
with blazing eye and distended nos
tril fear1essly leads our greatest gem
erals through carnage and renown,
whose blood forms one of the in
gradients that go to make the ink
in which all history is written, and
who finally in back troppings, pulls
| the proudest and the humblest of us
to the newly sodded threshold of
eternity
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-10

Senator Clarke, of Arkansas, is a
man of force and ability, but as
floor leader for his party in the
Senate he has not been conspicu-
GUS success. He is of the rigid un-
yielding kind and is lacking in adap-
liability and instant readiness to
grasp an advantage for his party.
The proposition now Is to put Sem
ator Fletcher of this State in his
place, as being in full sympathy with
the administration plans and having
those qualities in debate in which the
Arkansas senator is lacking He is
the man for the place. lie would
make good in any position to which
an American statesman could he
called. When we are troubled with
doubts as to the wisdom of VoX Pop
uli we think of the rare and admir-
able jud ment shown by the peopl,
of Florida in electing Duncan y.
Fletcher to the Senate in the face O.
strong opposition, and our doubts ar,
dispelled. Old Vox is not always
right, but he is much oftener righ
than wrong.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-10

And here's another cordial hand
shake in congratulation from our
eood friend Goolsby, of the Wauchu-
ia Advocate, which gives us special
pleasure because Goolsby is one of
the recognized newspaper experts Of
the State and his Advocate among
the very best of Florida weeklies:
"The Lakeland Telegram has
reached its fifth anniversary and it
has many friends throughout the
state who wish Editor iletherington
and his good wife many, many more
years of prosperity. Editor Hether-
ington has made one of the greatest
newspaper successes ever made In
Florida When he went to Lakeland
that city had two papers they could
not really be called newspapers and
he acquired these junk piles and has
built up one of the most magnificent
newspaper properties in the South .
Hetherin gton is entitled to vote of
thanks by the people of Lakeland,
for no one has done more to put that
city on the map"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-10

view of a proposed bond issue for
that county, and here is what the
St. Petersburg Times says as to the
opinion expressed by Mr.. James,
which settles the issue in favor of
brick, so far as his views on the
subject can settle it:
t"Mr. James took plenty of time.
and investigated the whole Pinellas
situation thoroughly. He did not
know he was coming into an election
campaign, and he took no sides; but
he did tell the truth to all who asked
him questions. And in this way the
voters of Pinellas county have as
certained from the chief of the gov
eminent the following facts:
"Pinellas county has no good roads
at all now; only the thin remnants
of some that are not worth maintain
ing. In fact they cannot be main
tanned until they shall have been re-
built.
Such roads as mari, shell and
rock are out of the question. They
deteriorate at the rate of about ST.
COO per mile per year. 1t would cost
from $500 to $500 per mile per year
to keep the surface patched, not re-
placing the grind-up and blow-away
Tart.
"Sand-asphalt roads are not fav-
ored by the government. They are
but an experiment, and an unsatis-
factory one so far.
Brick is the best road for Flor
ida It's duration is as yet unknown,
because no well constructed brick
road has yet worn out, and the cost
of maintenance is very small-be-
ginning at from s25 to $50 per mile.
THE quality of brick called for
by the Pinellas contract is all right
THE contracts, both engineering
and construction, are all right
And Mr.. James said if we do not
get good results from these contracts,
it will be our own fault"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-10
LhKELAND'S SHADE TREES
ARE IN NO DANGER

At Lakeland they are talking
about cutting down the shade trees
because an automobile ran into a
wagon the other day and injured a
young lady. The low hanging limbs
of the shade trees are said to have
been responsible for the accident.
The easiest thing in this world is to
place blame where it does not be-
long, and about the next easiest
thing is TO gull the people with lot
OF rot like this after horrifying ac-
cident. II is a wonder some of them
do not recall the fact that the driver
of the car knew the shade trees were
there and that it was daneerous to
run recklessly under them.
The shade trees at Lakeland are
one of the greatest assets that little
city of great thines possesses. No
one has rested under their friendly
branches while waiting for train
who does not carry away an al
fectionate recollection of Lakeland.
The trees were there first, and they
are the property and the pride of all
the people of that town. They are
enjoyed by the rich and the poor,
the great and the mediocre of the
population, while the automobiles
are for the pleasure of only the more
well-to-do classes.
II would be a great mistake TO de-
stroy the beautiful shade trees be-
cause a reckless, speed-mad fellow
sits at the steering wheel of an au-
tomobile occasionally. 1t is mis-
take to sacrifice the pleasure of the
whole people for the pleasures Of he
few who lust for an encounter with
danger. Better curb the passions of
the culprits.-Gainesvil Sun.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-10
AN EXPERT OPINION THAT
HAS MUCH WEIGHT

The controversy as to the relative
rerits of brick and sand-asphalt for
the roads to be built in South Flor
ida still RACES ineonclusively between
tie Clearwater Sun and the Eustis
Lake Region, and is reaching the
personal stage where the editors
call each other names Meanwhile.
the people of Polk county are deeply
interested in the issue as to which
is most desirable, brick or sandals
phalt, for we expect to build two or
three hundred miles of modern road
way in this county soon.
There is one man in this country
who ought to be an expert on the
question and that man is w z.
James, chief of maintenance of the
good roads department of the United
States government he was down IN
Pinellas county the other day, look
Tag into this question, as 1t Is q
vital one there as well as in Polk, in
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-10
MUCH AUTO TOURIST TRAVEL
THROUGH GA. AND FLA.

Brunswick, Ga, NC;. iC--That
travel to Florida this winter by
automobile will be almost as heavy
as that by rail is evidenced by the
large number of parties which are
daily passing through Brunswick,
ccming by what is known as the all
coast route from the North and East,
which was completed a short time
ago when the Altamaha river
bridge was opened The crossing of
this river by ferry, requiring from
one to three hours, had long been
serious drawback to automobile
tourists.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-10

The season OF county fairs is on
in Florida and the State papers are
printing mighty good stuff as to the
Greatly improved quality of the eX-
hibits. and the keen interest felt by
the people generally and the farmer
specially in the various expositions.
The Polk county fair will not open
until next February, but it is going
to be one of the very best, if not the
best of them. We have some hi7h-
class farmers in the county, modern,
scientific and up-to-date, the kind
who put educated brains into their
work and are not welded to the
crude primitive ways of the past.
and these farmers are taking a deep
interest in the Polk county fair.
They can be relied on to see that it
will be a stimulating exhibit that
will make visitors open their eyes as
to the productivity of Polk county
soil and the progressiveness of Polk
county agriculture.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-10

nessee. The next day we crossed
that river by ferry and driving over
excellent valley roads reached the
foot of Cumberland Mountain. Here
we climbed a very heavy grade for
more than a mile. After assisting
two other travellers we reached the
top of the mountain and handed out
toll to two boys who first asked a
dollar and then remembered that the
toll was but fifty cents. The toll
road across the plateau is decidedly
bad So also was the Wonder Cave
toll road going 'down the opposite
side of the mountain. In mile the
descent on the Wonder Cave road is
nine hundred feet; the toll is one
dollar. For some twenty or thirty
miles at the foot of the Cumberland
country is called ''The Barrens. "
The roads through that section are
very bad. For miles the road ran
along gravel stream beds. Near Noah
we lodged for the night at the Way
side Inn, the headquarters of Cen
cral Cheatham and his ante-bellum
home. Going on the following day
we traversed upper Tennessee and
advanced far into Kentucky. The
next day we reached Bardstown go
ing by the way of Mammoth Cave
and the Lincoln Farm. The toll at
Mammoth Cave is from two dollars
up. The lighting is insufficient SO
that no adequate ideas of the cham
hers can be gained, shadows and dim
lights exaggerating distances. In
Larue county we visited the cabin
in which Lincoln was born. The Lin
coin Memorial Association has pur-
chased the Thomas Lincoln farm and
has erected over the little cabin an
imposing stone memorial building.
Near by is the cool, crystal spring
still dropping it's water musically
into it's limestone well as it did in
the days when the great Commoner
played a child with his sister on the
vine clad slopes in the shadow OF
the great trees of Kentucky.
From Bardstown we drove on to
Louisville passing through some of
the most varied scenery in Kentucky.
At Louisville the Ohio river spread
before us, and beyond the distant
shore we saw the fertile hills of In
diana.
Ito Be Continued.)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-10

The Davis law, like most reforma-
tory measures digging at the roots of
great evil of long standing, is
cruel and ruthless in some of its ef-
fects A st. Petersburg saloon
keeper the other day sold for ten
dollars the gorgeous saloon fixtures
for which he paid $4,000. With no
customers to drape themselves over
the fine mahogany bar and contem-
plate their features in the vast, mag
nifificent mirror while they gabbily
settled all the problems of nation
state and city between drinks. the
fixtures had the melancholy mockery
ct banquet hall deserted, and they
went to the junk heap.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-10
BY AUTO TO THE PA
CIFIC COAST.
(By r. NJ. Dorsey

Leaving Tallahassee it required
scarcely more than an hour to reach
the boundary of Georgia. The roads
were excellent, the scenery beautiful.
Reaching Cairo, Ca, that evening
we remained the night there and
part of the next day, visiting the
Cairo high school and observing the
work in that excellent institution.
The following afternoon we went on
ward and in a driving rain reached
Albany, where we passed the night.
1t rained all night, but nothing
deferred, with chains on the rear
wheels to reduce skidding, we drove
out toward Macon which after toll
some day, we reached. At Macon
we visited Mercer University, and
later Wesleyan College. After driv-
ing over Macons beautiful streets
and up some of her exceedingly steep
hills, we went onward to Boiling
broke where we passed the night.
The next day we visited in Forsyth,
going over the grounds of Bessie
Tiff College and then we went on
ward to Atlanta. The roads through
that part of Georgia are excellent,
and each hill climbed gives COM
handing view of lengths of wood
land, the long windings of the val
ley road, and the splendid prospect
ahead.
At Atlanta we visited for two DAYS
taking in the sights and waiting for
the rainy weather to let UP. Besides
the parks and other places of great
attraction we visited Stone Mountain
which the Atlanta people claim IS
the largest single rock in the world.
1t is great, gray granite block
which affords a magnificent view
from its summit To the southwest
spread out verdant valleys, breadths
of woodland, tiny fields and terraced
plantations. The smoke of Atlanta
floats against the horizon some six
teen miles away. Over the panorama
of fields spread below trains passed
like so many toys.
From Atlanta we went onward
through Marietta, now famous for
recent tragic happenings near it
past Kenesaw Mountain over which
the morning clouds were trailing
The country from Atlanta to Chat
tanooga is full of profound historic
! interest, for upon nearly every SLOPE
| the impassioned years brought bat
tie and in many glade and vale!
the white markers speak with over
whelming pathos of the days gon
by. National cemeteries occur IL
many places beside the roads mark
ing the eternal resting places of tn
blue and the gray. Most of these ar
well kept parks and mark with mon
uments the points of desperate en-
counters in the battles fought owe
those historic fields.
Reaching Chattanooga in raj
storm we found that somewhat hill
city quite unattractive. Driving on
the Lookout Mountain road towar
Rankin's Ferry we had a magnificen
view of Moccasin Bend in the Ten
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-10
BACK NUMBERS
nv r. E.. iLufsey in the Roller
Monthly.D

(By r. E. iLufsey in the Roller
MonthlyD
I say. ole boss, amt goin' ter blame
yer
It amt yer fault if yer can't keep
pace
With these gasolene wagins what's
come here ter shame yer.
An show yer amt in it when u
comes ter er race.
Time wuz, ole boss, when yer never
would slow down.
iNuthin' there wuz could put dust
in yer eyes;
But. now ole boss, when it comes
ter err show down,
All yer can win is er "has-been
prize.
Still yer es good es yer wuz in yer
prime, though,
Yer, jest amt speeded up any
that's how
The new things are passin yer by
all the time, though
An yer known as, only, er back
number, now
Yer amt by yer self in the way yer
have acted,
There'r lots ov good men what's
done jest the same;
It's jest er disease that many've con-
tracted,
An that's why it is ! amt placin'
no blame.
These men, long ergo were consid-
cred es winners,
But they haven't kept up with tn
times. an, like you,
They've fallen behind: an we laugh
at the sinners
An give our applause ter the on22
what can do.
There are doctors. an lawyers. an
]! merchants, an preachers,
Still tryin' ter do what thei ia
! theirs have done.
There's room in the erandstands, yet
! some on the bleechers
Are sweatin' erwav in the heat o
the sun.
So bark ter my words. an be out, an
pursuin'
The eit-up-an'-git of "I cam
not 81 could;
It's not what yer've done, but wha
yer are doin'-
Yer've got ter, forever, keep OF
maxim good.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-10

The Florida grove-owner with
grapefruit to sell this fall and winter
Will have no complaint to make of
low prices. The crop is undoubted-
~ short, very short, fifty per cent
short in many places, and with dou
BILE the price of last season already
prevailing, the increased money will
more than make up for the short
crop.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-10

1t is stated that j. X Vardaman,
senator from Mississippi, will be the
right bower of w. ]. Bryan in the
Eight the latter will make against
President Wilson's program of mill
tary preparedness which he will sub.
nit to Congress. AS Vardaman is
probably the weakest man in the
Senate in the quality of his states
manship and has little or no influ-
clice over the thought of that body
or the country generally, 1t is emil
nently fit and proper that Bryan
should make such an alliance to help
him out in his quixotic program
Surely w. ] B. is on the toboegan
when he must rely on j. X. V. as
his first lieutenant.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-10

The l.. A. C. orchestra showed
70 fair house last evening. The
ladies give very fine, well balanced
program. These ladies are all artists
and deserve lots of credit for their
work.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-10

FOR SALE CHEAP-New Singer
sewing machine, mission library
suit, perfection oil heater, electric
iron, hand painted china, chairs,
etc. Room 3, RaymondO Bldg
over Hub Clothing Store. 4723
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-10

Ocala Is at last to get her union
passenger station. The site has been
selected and the railroad companies
have secured an option on the land
The local newspapers have fought a
good fight and the most conspicuous
defect in the "toot~ ensemble" Of
their charming little city will soon
he remedied.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-10

The comedy at the Alrdome To-
night is Billie's Heiress. This is one
of Billy Reeves farces and is
scream.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-10
q q q q q q q q q q q Q o q
ADJUSTMENTS
. O o O O q o o o o Q O g {

On account of number OF people
who did not get a chance to see
Madam Du Barry list night at the
Airdome. we have decided to hold II
over for another night. II you were
NOT in the crowd to see it last night
oct in line tonight, as this Is your
last chance to see this wonderful
feature.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-10

Villa is on his last legs and, like
the ma ?nificent wild beast that he is,
he is dying hard and royalty. If It
were possible to civilize him he
would be a great man
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-10

The Daytona Daily journal shows
no falling off in merit since Spark
man sold out to the Glenns 1t is an
excellent paper and the new editors
W no are. we believe, new to Florida.
rnow their business thoroughly.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-10

THE LAKELAND NEWS,
:, weekly newspaper giving a resume
4 local matters. crop conditions.
county affairs, etc. Sent anywhere
Tor $3.50 per year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-10
FOR RENT-TwO nicely f
rooms for light housekcep
East Orange street

FOR SALE-Cheap, detachat
tor boat engine. 537 +.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-10

(To Be Continued.)
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1915-09-24
w. c. L. g. Reception.

The Mechanicsville w. c. r. U. held
a reception at the Methodist EpiscO-
pal parsonage on August 18th. Ow-
ing to the very bad weather there
was only a few present. The mem
bers of the Finksburg Union, for
whom the reception was given, were
unable to attend. After short bust
ness session, very good program
was rendered, including piano solo
BY Miss Grace Pardue, recitations by
Russell Benson, Ruth Benson, and
Miss Pardue; duet, by Mrs. George
Benson and Mrs. Lester Patterson.
Mrs. j. C Wales, superintendent Of
Peace and Arbitration, read very
good paper, but she advocated war,
instead of peace. War against the
greatest enemy in existence. The
next regular meeting Of the union
will be held at Providence church the
second Thursday in October. There
will lie an ice cream festival and en-
tertainment given at the hall for the
benefit of the Union about the 25th Of
September. Everybody welcome. No
charge for admission.