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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-08

the project success. This does not
mean that the people down here are
expected to put up money, but the
company desires a friendly, helping
spirit from the people. The projected
car line would be big thing for st,
Petersburg, it is believed by the lead
ing business men here. Much inter-
est i'm the new car line is being dis
layed and it is expected to be a feed
er for st. Petersburg. 1t would put
Tampa and St. Petersburg in close
touch and would bring to this city
thousands of persons each year to
spend a day or longer.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-08

Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Combs and
family returned yesterday from an
automobile trip to Lakeland and 9TH
er parts of Polk county where they
have been for the past month. Mr.
Combs says that the roads of Polk
are very poor but the county has
voted a bond issue OF one million
and a half dollars for good roads and
will soon be we'll equipped with
splendid highways. He says that
there is a new road from Geneva to
Minis which will make a great saw
ing to automobiles coming from the
central part of the State. Going up
he went by way of Daytona and the
distance was 319 miles from Miami
to Orlando. The return trip was
made by way of the new road and
the distance from Orlando to Miami
was 256 miles making saving OF
sixty-three miles. Mr.. and Mrs.
Combs were delayed in Orlando for
about two days on account of an in
Jury to their little son who fell and
cut his head. The wound required
the services of physician. The party
made the run from Orlando to Mi
ami in fourteen hours.-Miami Her
aid.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-08

DR.. and Mrs. w. R. Grower will
give a Spanish supper in Tampa to-
night in compliment to Miss Julia
Gibbons of Jacksonville and Miss
Sarah Fraleigh of Madison, the at
tractive house guests of their daugh-
ter, Miss Mary. DR.. and Mrs. Groov-
er and the young ladies motored to
that city this afternoon and after en-
joying one of those famous suppers
will return to Lakeland some time
this evening.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-08

A party of young people will leave
tomorrow for Pass-a-Grille where
they will spend about ten days en-
joying the salt air and surf bathing
at the famous resort. Those who are
members of the party are Misses An
ME Cargill Mayes, Mildred Hampton,
and Mildred Youngs, Messrs. c.
Hicks Fletcher, Forrest Clonts and
Alfred Chiles, and little William
Hampton. The young people will
be chaperoned on this outing by Mr..
and Mrs. w. F. Hampton.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-08

,le u. g. Bates store has changed
Ne, AL, Speigel. of Tampa, being
new owner, the change having
effected last night. Mr.. Spiegel
Led this morning and is now en-
I'd in taking stock, the store be-
rclosed for a few days until this
I; is completed. The many
DIS OF Mr.. and Mrs. Bates will
1t that they have disposed of
interests, but all will be glad
arm that Mr.. Bates will remain
the new firm as salesman. An
'ged stock and various changes
Contemplated by the new man
tent.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-08
BIG BRIDGE ACROSS OLD
TAMPA BAY WILL COST
$1,OOO,OOO AT LEAST

ST. Petersburg, Aug. ESTIMATES
of the cost of putting bridge across
old Tampa bay, on which to carry
cars of the Tampa-St. Petersburg
Railway company, show that it will
take $1,000, 900 to put up the bridge
only. to say nothing of the cost of
laying tracks and providing equip
ment. A letter was received this
lorning from George S. Candy, Sr.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-08
SALE OF BONDS
POSTPONED UNTIL
TOMORROW MORNING;
BIDS EXAMINED
THOROUGHLY TODAY


their legal advisers and others hav-
ing official or advisory connection
with the bond issue for good roads,
wrestled with the problem of the sale
of the bonds, bids on which were re-
ceived yesterday and opened at nine
O'Clock this morning. No decision
was reached, however, and action on
the matter has been deferred until
tomorrow morning.
There were nine separate bidders,
as follows:
A. B. Leach & Co., New York, cash
bid, s100.179; alternative bid of
101 Is, as follows: 100000 cash,
balance to be left on deposit with
them, and to be paid as may be re-
quired by the work, per cent. in
terest being allowed the county on
the deferred payments.
Elston, Clifford & Company, Chi
cago, ILL.,, $1,4SS,OOO and accrued in
terest.
G.. B. Sawyers & Company, Jack
sonviIle, Fla, bidding jointly with
John Nuveen & Company, of Chi
cago, ILL.,, $1,49O,36O, with $4,000
additional if payable in New York.
C. w. McNear & Company, Chi
cago, H., $1,47S,675 if payable in
Barlow; $1,4S9,950 if payable in
New York or Chicago
Providence Savings Bank & Trust
Company, Cincinnati, o., 81 ,4S6,65O.
Splitter, Rorick & Company, To-
ledo, o., 1892 and accrued interest
(this bid was withdrawn.
Heard National Bank of Jackson
vile, Fla, $1,49O,O75 if payable in
New York; $1,47s,s25 if payable in
Barlow.
Volger, Mosser & whitman, Chi
cago, ILL.,, 1,4S3, 500-$12 1000 less
if payable in Barlow.
Field, Richards & Company, of
Cincinnati, o., and Cunning Prud
den & Company of Toledo, o., ST.
477,95O; $4,000 additional If pay
able in New York.
The bids were thoroughly analysed
and in this work Messrs. E. l.. Writ
and T. w. Gary, cashiers of the
Polk County National and the State
Bank, respectively, rendered the
most efficient assistance, making ac-
curate tabulations, showing exactly
what each bid amounts to in dollars
and cents, SO that they could be COM
pared one with the other, and an in
telligent estimate formed.
Some of the bids were obscure in
their terms, and in order to satisfy
themselves on the points involved,
and to figure with absolute accuracy,
the Commissioners decided to reserve
their decision until tomorrow morn
ing. The striking similarity of the
amounts of the various bids has
caused the suggestion that the bond
buyers had gotten together on this
proposition and had agreed to pre-
vent the bonds from selling at too
high a figure. The Commissioners
have il in their power to throw out
all the bids offered and readvertise
for new bids, but on account of a
desire to begin work, and the fact
that the bond market is not in as
good condition now as it was thirty
days ago, and may not be in as good
condition thirty days hence as it is
now, it is highly probable that one
of the three high bids will be &C
cepted. The three bids which, when
analysed, offer the most advantag-
eous proposition to the county, all
conditions considered, are those of A.
B. Leach & Co, Elston, Clifford &
Co. and G.. b. Sawyers & Co.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-08

The funeral services of Mr.. Luth-
er l.. Bryant will be held at the resi-
dence Wednesday morning, corner of
North Florida avenue and West
Peachtree street, at 10 o'clock. Rev.
L. D. Lowe. pastor of the First
Methodist church, will officiate.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-08
We got under that Lakeland i'm

We got under that Lakeland i'm
perturbability for once, anyhow.
Pretended to believe the Telegram
when it said there really was some
thing that town wasn't after-the
State capital, think it was, but that's
immaterial-and it instantly fell all
over itself trying to establish for
ever the utter absurdity of such a
notion st. Petersburg Times.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-08

r. and Mrs. Joseph LeVay and
lffeur left in Mr.. LeVay's Cadil-
yesterday for New York City,
ing this city at 5 a. m. A. C.
toad Master Rodgers reports that
cen here and Ocala tree got in
way and a bent axle was the
It, none of them being hurt.
z took . camping outfit and will
e the trip by easy stages, and
! many friends trust that they
had their only accident and will
q pleasant trip and a beneficial
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-08

Mrs. A. B. Lowell and daughter,
Miss Gladys, returned home Sunday
after an absence of several weeks,
which they spent at the University
of Florida at Gainesville, where they
took special courses in the summer
session of that institution.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-08

Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Woekel left
today for Washington, D. c., and
Baltimore, Md. They will make their
home in one or the other of those
cities, and their friends wish them
much prosperity in their new home.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-08
NOTICE

l wish to inform my patrons and
the public that while | am i'll with
typhoid fever, have employed a col
ored man to look after my dray bust
ness and will appreciate your pat
ronage. II. e. LOWMAN.
1898
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-08
|LAKELAND.LACONICS|

Dr. w. r. Grower has taken unto
himself a new Tin Lizzie and he
says nobody will hurt his feelings by
calling it a handsome car"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-08

The management of Kissingen
Springs appreciates your patronage,
and you will always find welcome
there. 57S8
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-08

Mrs. A. d. Cloud and daughter,
elma. OF 3Os South New York ave-
e, left last night for Atlanta,
ere they will spend a few days.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-08

pr. and Mrs. j. P. Getzen left
=terday In their car for Fort
lite, where they go to visit DR. i.
zen's parents and other relatives.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-08

asst night Mrs. Lowell left for
Penn, and several
ssr points in that State where she
/, be the guest of relatives for a
t visit, returning to this city in
to assume her duties as a men,
OF the high school faculty.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-08

ass Louie Layton returned this
ming from Jacksonville, where
4 spent the past week the attrac-
guest Of her brother, Mr.. Charles
ON. While there, she visited
X Point and witnessed the regi-
tai parade.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-08

Mr.. F. l.. McShane, of the Tampa
n Company, is in the city for
days In the interests of his
=.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-08

Ir. Orm Robb returned yesterday
a Daytona Beach, where he has
a enjoying the surf bathing.
lie there he was a guest at the
lItune,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-08

Mrs. c.. L.. Lee and child, of Live
K, arrived last night and are the
ests OF Mrs. Lees mother, Mrs. G..
st. John.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-08

Miss Lille Sykes, accompanied
s. e. r. seely to Auburndale yes
day and will be her guest for a
}, or two.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-08

Judge Epps Tucker, Sr., recently
Airned from Indian Springs, Ga. 4,
ere he spent two weeks and was
=ch benefited by his stay there.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-08

Mr.. r. r.. Merck of Tampa is the
est Of his sister, Mrs. F. B. Ter
l for few days.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-08

FRS. Uric Huguenin and little
ghter. Sarita, left today for
Its in South Carolina, where she
be the guest of relatives and
'nds for several weeks.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-08

Miss Bartlett, of Tampa, is a
arming visitor to Lakeland, the at
Ictive guest OF Miss Lois Dame.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-08

Rev. Smith Hardin returned to his
me in Palatka today, after looking
er his property interests here.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-08

Judge W. 5. Preston, of Barlow,
in town today shaking hands with
ends.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-08-08
n case of fire phone 5000

Mr.. c. T.. Todd went TO Kissim-
% today ON matters of business.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-10
COMMERCE BETWEEN STATES.

T HAS been said that but for the commerce clause
l there would have been no federal constitution and no
United States Of America. There is a great deal Of
truth in the statement. 1t was the practical impossibiity
Of doing business among the colonies under the confeder-
alton system that drove the people Of the struggling states
together to form the more perfect union" 1t was not
until after the Civil war, however, that the all pervading
powers of Article 3 Of Section s dawned upon the people
and their representatives in Congress.
There is absolutely no limit upon the power over COM
mercc between the states which is guaranteed to the legis-
lative branch Of the government by the fundamental law,
and each year we are becoming more accustomed to The
use of that power to achieve ends that are not strictly
speaking the regulation Of commerce. Not always is this
legislation wise, although there does not seem to be the
slightest doubt about the validity Of it, even when it takes
the form Of police measures or fixes conditions upon which
manufacturing establishments may be conducted.
The time may come when it is found necessary to define
and TO narrow the meaning Of the word commerce as it is
used in the constitution and when that time comes it will
be remembered that it was a Congress controlled by the
political party that is supposed to be unaltcrably opposed
to all theories Of centralized authority that passed the child
labor bill which President Wilson is expected to sign within
a few days.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-10
"Ameriea First and america Efficient"
CHAMPAIGN NOW ON.

yVIHEN the convention of the West Virginia Re-
w publicans concludes its labors at Huntington
twill be possible at last to say that the campaign
hasbegm with all the important factors in full play. True
the state convention Of the Socialist party will not be held
until Sunday. but beyond the ticket which they will place
IN the field there is not much about their gathering that
cannot be foretold. Their attitude on the big questions
does not change much from campaign to campaign and it
j. not probable that they will spring any surprises regard
ing the issues peculiar to the state. For one thing they are
not much interested in the squabble over the spois of poll
tics, which is about all there is to the Democratic cam
paign, and they realize that in West Virginia, as in most
other states, national issues will be the dominan influences
his year
What a long time it does take to square away for a
political struggle of first rate importance. The primary
election in this state was held on June E. For weeks before
that the candidates for the various nominations had been
travelling up and down the valleys and climbing the hills,
seeing their old friends and making as many new ones as
they eould. The national conventions began the same
week the primary was held. Hughes was nominated two
months ago almost to a day.
But although the beginning is slow, the finish will be
wit enough to satisfy any one. and the unfortunates upon
whose shoulders will fall the responsibility for organizing
he work will be perfectly willing to agree that The man
who invented the expression time flies knew what he
was talking about. The date of the election is November
y. Just II Tuesdays intervene. Then the country will
give q ~prodigious sigh of relief. the losers will pay their
bets and 1t will be all over for another four years.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-10

i've rate, for overtime. The public as he third parry.
and The one that must always foot the bill, which IN Tie
case If a disup on The transportation lines woald5be enor
nous, had a vague feeling that to bring about a strike
without exhaustinst every possible means Of arriving at a
settlement Of the points at issue in a peaceful manner would
amount to a betrayal Of the public interest. The man in
the street did not know that the brotherhoods. while just
a, anxious to avoid a strike as the railroad managers or
the big shippers, were distrus.ful Of arbitration for the rea-
son that experience had taught them arbitrator who are
not familiar with technical railroad problems are not to be
depended upon to give the men a square deal in their
award. And in the absence Of this knowledge the public
was inclined to be %resentful.
Their agreement to accept the good offices of the United
States Board of Mediation and Cancellation. however, will
go a long way toward restoring the brotherhoods to COM
plete public confidence, and it is reasonable to hope that
this action will remove all danger of a general tie up of
the railroads. The public should be profoundly grateful
to the chiefs of the big trainmen's orders for their decision
to fight it out along these lines when they were sustained
by an almost unanimous vote in favor Of a strike and might
without mourning any censure have ordered the men to
quit work..
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-10
RESTORED TO CONFIDENCE.

Al MONG the labor organizations of the world few
~ equal IN the results of their efforts for the material
advancement Of their members, and the intelligence
OF their management. the railroad brotherhoods Of the
United States. They have been so ably, and wihal con-
s%eryadyeIy. managed that some of the larger and more
important railroad systems have found it better to deal
with their men through the brotherhood committees than
IN any other way.
The public, too. has come to look upon these organiza-
hons with a confidence that few other labor bodies inspire.
Il was with something Of a surprise, therefore. that the
news was read that the brotherhoods had rejected arbira-
bon OF their controversy over an eight hour day and puni-
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-10
ARTILLERY oUTRAcEs.

n 1SPATCHES from Berlin say the French, who
u complained so loudly about the vandalism Of the
German invader in Belgium. have now turned their
guns upon Peronne and destroyed some Of the choicest and
rarest objects Of art that were to be found in Europe.
There will be more Of this. The men who order it done
excuse themselves, no matter which nations uniform they
wear. upon the plea Of military necessity. Just how neces-
sary it is, is not for laymen to say, but it is a safe guess
that there would have been less of it in Belgium if the
German army had not gone into the war imbued with the
idea that it was to be a comparatively short affair, and that
the French would pay the bill at the end, just as they did
forty years earlier.
Now that it is reasonably certain how the war is going
to end and the soldiers of The Allies are calmly discussina
how much the Germans will be able to pay. French and
English artillerymen are going to be less solicitous about
the amount of damage done by their shells. War is highly
scientific, but after all it is an intensely human game.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-10

ers to ship ore to England to be re-
hned, as was necessary some fifteen
years ago, before the Industry was
established In this country. The
heavy tax on the production Of re-
fined copper put into the new reve-
nue. bill result, Mr.. Hearst says, in
the transfer Of this recently estab-
lished industry to Great Britain. In
addition, at n stroke the Free
Trade party has refused to enact the
adequate legislation that would en-
able US to take from Germany the
profitable business Of manufacturing
dyestuffs. The policy of the party is
declared to be destructive OF Ameri-
can Industries. The arraignment
continues:
ut largely neglects not only the
wonderful opportunities that have
existed for the last two years to build
up and firmly establish great Amert-
can industries. but 1t seizes every 90
casion to try to crush out an existing
American industry"
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-10
JUDGE ROBINSON RENomINArEo

CLARKSBURG, ". Va, Aug. TO-
Judge James W. Robinson Of the Har.
rison County Criminal Court was re.
nominated for the ~judgeship Of Dem.
ocrats OF that county in mass conven
tion yesterday afternoon in the Court
House. AS chosen candidate OF the
party leaders and those In control Of
the party organization he ran away
ahead OF his only opponent, Dabney
C. Lee. n Clarksburg lawyer, and OBJ.
tanned the nomination on the first bal.
lot by n vote Of 156 to 10. The con.
yention was presided over by Louis
A. Johnson and ]. G. Shaw acted as
secretary.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-10

An ably managed cooperative store ought to have a
pronounced effect upon the pressing problem of high
food prices. In England these ventures have been sue
cessfully conducted for many years and some Of the
associations have large capital and do a huge business.
Members of the Patrons Of Husbandry, better known
as Changers, have been doing business along cooper.
alive lines at various places in this country. The trou.
bic has been, wherever these ventures have resulted in
failure. in getting managers who knew how to run the
plants.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-10
RUFF STUFF
BY RED.

II you must worry try to settle the
railway employees strike from the
side Of the railroad president.
Babies OF Bayonns, N. j., drink
real beer"
There Amt no such thing.
Taxable property in Falrmont s19,'
100000.
And we have $4,000 people here
which makes US, regardless Of any
argument to the contrary, each and
every n a millionaire.
Secretary Lane and Louis Brandeis
named as two OF q commission OF
three to settlJ the Mexican question.
For a third member We humbly sug.
gest Former Justice Hughes.
Fairmont's schools open September
II.
And we bet these scholars who
walked several hundred miles on va
cation hikes will demand from ma
each morning a nickle to Tide to
school.
frightened Massachusetts guards,
men shoot at cactus liant"
Between a cactus plant and a Mex
lean at close quartz weIl choose
the greaser.
Can't kick these days when the
laundryman fails to bring recognize.
BILE collars.
With Matty out Of the came and
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-10
BITS OF
STATE NEWS

]. H. Gollner, of No. 637 North
Main street, member Of the Wheeling
board of education, Is a happy man.
And he has ample reason to be, for
within the next few days he will start
on the first vacation he has enjoyed
In seventeen years. Mr.. Gollner is
employed at one Of stogie factories
Of Marsh & Con. For seventeen long
years he has worked faithfully and
never thought Of a vacation. This
year, however, he intends to spend
two weeks at the camp of the Allie
gheny Sporting club in Pocahontas
county. He will be accompanied by
his wife and son. Marsh.
Frank H. Tyree. who served as
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-08-10
The Shoe Fashions Are--

McGrav leaving and Brooklyn ready
to win ennant things b~aseballic IN
Gotham must be In bum shape.
Perhaps a cooperative store In
Fairmont will sell SO that our market
figures will not be quoted as the high.
est in &c state.
That West Virginia private who
was on his way to nlming was PROB.
ably sent ahead by JOB to see that
all was -.
AS oon as VIC read that the Bremen
was reported r. Germany as sunk we
figured it was about ready to pick up
a harbor pilot along the Eastern sho',
The child labor bill keeps kids out
of u clean airy factories but has no
affect In the New York sweat shops
and lofts.
Something which will likely go UNI.
noticed:
The Milkman's strike in st. Louis.
Why is 1t when you complain that
your typewriter is working bum the
repairman invariably says that you've
been misusing II?