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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-10
DEMANDS NEGRO JURORS

The United States supreme court
is to be asked to pass on the ques-
ton of whether the failure in
southern states to select negroes for
jury duty is denial to negroes &C.
cused of crime of the equal protec-
tion CT the law.
Counsel for Robert Kitchen, a ne
gro sentenced to be hanged in Wash
ingtcn county, Georgia, for the muir
der of Henry Brantley, a white man.
has filed a brief in court urging that
the federal district court in southern
Georgia erred in refusing to release
Kitchen after conviction, on a writ
of habeas corpus. He urged that
the failure to have negroes on the
grand and petit juries which passed
on Kitchens case deprived the trial
court of jurisdiction.
Counsel for the sheriff of Wash
ington county filed a brief in sup
port of the contention. He urged
that the Georgia law. in requiring
the selection for juries of the most
upright and intelligent men," was
absolutely impartial, and further. on
the authority of the Leo NJ. Frank
decision, that habeas corpus was not
Kitchens proper remedy. inasmueh
rs no objection was offered IT the
beginning OF the trial to the Jury
makeup. Failure to make such an
objection cannot justly be raised, it
is ureed, because of alleged fear by
counsel of mob violence if the point
has been raised.-Moultrie CG.) OBJ
server.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-10
SON OF FLORIDA PARENTS
KILLED IN FRANCE

1t is a long cry from the battle
fields of France to St. Cloud, but the
fact that men are being killed by
thousands was brought home to the
hearts of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Stick
ney, who are well known here, hav-
ing a little home on the shores OF
Alligator LakJ. where everything
speaks of peace, the very waters
which leave the shore sing a lullaby
that would soothe the heart of a
babe And yet, war, with it's grim,
gaunt, bony hands, has reached
across the ocean and poured the
poison of hate and strife into the
hearts of these good parents, for
what mother could find love in her
heart for a foe who had killed her
only son, and he not yet 81 years =
age?
John Stickney was working in
Canada when the call for men was
issued and he responded, as did so
many Canadians. and the service Civ
en- by the Canadian troops have been
of the most brilliant nature, depict
ing their ranks by thousands.
The Tribune extends its heartfelt
sympathy to the bereaved parents.
Truly. war is helll-St Cloud Trib-
une.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-10
THE GRIPPE EPIDEMIC
IN THE WEST

The grippe is bad enough, but is
mild disease in comparison with
war Just now the grippe epidemic
is sweeping the country, but the war
epidemic seems to he on the wane
The action of the Chambers of Com
merce of the United States is evil
dence that the war epidemic is
stronger in politics than it is in
business.
Half the people in Pennsylvania
are IL with the grippe. In Chicago
$4,000 children are out of school
with it. In Detroit and Cleveland
100000 persons are suffering from
it. Forty per cent Of the people Of
Kansas City were having it two
weeks ago. The west is full of
grippe victims.
Grippe is not to be trifled with
this year because of it's tendency to
result in pneumonia. Physicians
recommend going to bed immediate
ly rs means of conserving the
body's energy that it may better
combat the disease. Do this if you
feel an attack coming on and drink
water often and copiously.
Harold b. Wood, city health of
ficer of Topeka, Kansas, says that
anyone i'll with the grippe should
stay at home. He should keep away
from every other member of the fam
lily as much as possible. Going out
in public is not simply dangerous
for the patient but menace to
everyone he meets, as the disease is
highly infectious. He has no right
to scatter the disease, nor to run
the risk of contracting pneumonia
himself.-Jackson (Mich.) Patriot
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-10
AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS

Recent. statistics show that auto
mobile accidents have been reduced
the Fast year or two when reckoned
in proportion to the number of cars
in use. While this is true, the large
increase inthe number of automo-
biles in service runs the list of ia
talties higher and higher each year.
1t may be expected that the in
crease will continue for some time.
though the public is being awakened
by the alarming number of accidents
and fatalities and already steps are
being taken to reduce the danger
from automobiles.
When we consider the number of
automobiles that are used, over roads
and streets of all kinds, run by driv-
ers cf all kinds-many inexperienced
and many drunk-and considering
that these cars run on rough country
roads at the same speed that rail-
road trains make on steel tracks and
good road bed, it is not to be won
dered that there are many fatalities.
The wonder is that more deaths do
not result.
Legislation so far, has done very
little to check the speed madness
The law regulating the age of chauf-
feurs is not observed in this section.
! and the light regulations are treated
with contempt. In cities there is a
chance to regulate the speed and
conduct of the automobile, but in
| the country the autoist has a free
hand, usually.
Ii the course of years there will
/ be better understanding of the
DANCER and weaknesses of the auto
mobile. 1t may be expected that in
the course of time this speed mad
ness, which is often nothing more
than disposition of some new
autOist to try out his car, will set
tie down of itself and the danger to
autoists and innocent by-standers
will be reduced.
LEGISLATION will do its part.
Agitation will do its part.
Time will do its part.
And the fearful accidents and
heavy losses of life will do their
part in giving us an automobile
traffic more safe and sane.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-10
DESOTO'S DISGRACE

The dastardly attempt TO assas-
sinatc Rev. ]. E. Trice, superiHtend-
ent Of the Baptist Orphanage in Ar
cadia, last Monday evening as he
sat at the supper table with his fam
lily is a blot on the fair name OF De-
Soto county and every possible effort
should be made to bring the per-
petrator to justice.
Not only the fair name of the
county is at stake, but the peace and
tranquility of the minds of the citi-
zenship of the county are at stake.
OF all the criminal classes, the
cowardly. Sinking, skulking assassin
who sneaks up in the dark and
shoots his victirs in the back is the
most despisable and the most dread
ed.
If a peaceable man and one fol-
lowing the high calling of minister
of the gospel; man whose worst
enemy could not find blot on his
character, is not safe in his own
home. what man is?
DeSoto county cannot afford to
harbor such varmints in its borders
and money should not be spared to
run the criminal down
The Arcadia city council did right
to appropriate a thousand dollars for
reward and the county COMMISSION
ers are to be commended for doing
the same, and the people of Arcadia
should not be satisfied until the re-
ward is at least five thousand dol
lars.
Unfortunately this is the second
case of this kind in the county capt.
tai within the past five years, and no
matter what can be said of the first
victim character, the last victim is
man whose character is without
blemish and who stands high as a
minister of the gospel throughout
the State.
The citizens of DeSoto county can
not afford to leave a stone unturned
thing undone, to fix the guilt upon
the guilty party. A reward is rot
sufficient. A purse should be made
up to employ the best detectives to
come and help ferret out the guilty
one.
There is another unfortunate
point when such crime is commit
ted. The first question in the inds
of the people is to did it? Who were
his enemies? Who would want him
killed? What could have been his
motive for the crime?
Suspicion is everywhere, and un-
less the crime is cleared up suspicion
may cling to an innocent man
throughout his life.
In offering big reward and en-
ploy.ng detectives let it not be simp-
ly to punish some one for the crime,
but fer the purpse of Furnishing the
guilty one and exhonerating the in
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Advocate.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-10

The prospects of success for the al
lies are declared to be so slight that
it would require an expenditure of
men and material twice as great as
has already been made to bring the
British and French any closer to
Constantinople.
Although tens of thousands of the
Turkish infantrymen fought for
some time with rifles of the antique
Snyder type, they have all now been
equipped with modern models, not
ably the rifles taken from the Rus
SLAMS. The great scarcity of ma
chine guns in the Ottoman army is
also a thing of the past. Every
thing that could tend to place the
Turkish army on an equal footing
with the best organization in Eu-
rope las been rushed here since the
opening of traffic on the Danube.
Today it has become question
whether or not it is possible for the
allies to remove the rest of their
troops without losing great part
of them. The transports, if brought
, in short to embark the troops,
would be under a terrible fire by the
new Turkish batteries, even if a
powerful British and French fleet
were assembled to protect the re-
treat.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-10
SOUTH WILL HAVE THE
:. GREATEST MONUMENT
WORLD HAS KNOWN
New York World)

Tea years from Eow-or possibly
in only five years-the South will
have for all time the most wonderful
and enduring monument the world
has ever seen to commemorate the
military endeavors land the sacri-
| ficesl of a people. 1t is the memoir
ial to the soldiers of the Confeder-
ate States. The $4,000 women who
make up the United Daughters of
the Coniederacy have taken a whole
mountain of sculptor's stone for
permanently honoring their great
Beside it the pyramids will dwindle;
and even the Achropolis of Athens
will seem a thing of dwarf proper
tion3.
Stone Mountain, sixteen miles
northeast from Atlanta, Ca, is the
spot selected. 1t rises bald and
alone from out a natural park of
grand primeval trees. 1t is about
two miles long and 700 feet high.
Here the work has already begun
Gutzon Borgium, sculptor in the
mastodonic, is in charge, and the
preliminary drawings have been
made in his New York studio. His
is a gigantic task; decade of years
and $2,000,000 in money will be re-
quired for it's completion.
The work is to reconstruct the
grea- warrior figures of half a CEN
fury ago in the everlasting stone,
and in colossal proportions carve
them in high and full relief, some
2,00e strong, marching across the
face OF the mountain in sublime
pageantry for all the world to see
in future ages.
Lee. Stonewall Jackson and "Jeb'
Stewart will ride at the head; and
both Johnstons, and many Others
who have carved For themselves a
place in history, even as the sculp-
tor will carve them in the stone
that is the very color of the uni
forms they fore. Their figures will
be in proportion to the mountain
size, each horse and rider will be
forty-fve or fifty feet high in a col.
umn 1000 feet long.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-10
WHO CAN VOTE IN THE
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY

1t is very imp rtant to know Just
who can vote in the Democratic pri-
mary next June in order that that
election may register the will of the
State Democracy without any alloy
from anti-Democratic sources
Doubtless there are good many per-
sons in Florida who call themselves
orthodox Democrats and who fully
intend to vote in the primary, but
who. nevertheless. fall short of the
requirements fixed by the State com
mittee, whose jurisdiction over that
matter is absolute and not to be dis
putod. Here is the resolution passed
by the committee at the Jackson
vile meeting, and it is party law
that must be obeyed in the election:
Resolved, That a legal elector
shall be declared, taken and held as
a member of the Democratic party
upon the following terms and condi-
tons in addition to those required
by the general primary election
law:
First That he he white man.
Second. That he believe in the
principles of the Democratic party
Third. That he intends in good
faith to support and vote on the next
general election for all candidates,
national, State and county, nominal
ed by the Democratic party.
Fourth. That he will not be in
fluenced in voting for or against
any candidate by any religious test
or on account of religious belief, de-
nomination or sect with which the
candidate is affiliated.
Fifth. That he is not a member
of any secret organization which at
tempts in any way to influence po-
litieal action or results; or the obli-
cations and purposes of which or
ganization will justify him in refus-
ing to support any nominee of the
party"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-10

the farms is doing more to retard
prosperity than all other causes
combined. Any man of common
sense and a reasonable degree of
energy can make a mighty fine liv-
ing on the farm and be reasonably
independent while so doing, while
fully one-half of the population to-
day is underfed because they are
stagnating in cities where there are
ten applicants for every job. Strikes.
loekouts and other labor wars do
not greatly affect the man on the
farm, for crops grow on just the
same and appetites do not decrease.
The real greatness of this country
will come when the land is more
fully under cultivation and worked
to better advantage on scientific
lines.--Lake City Reporter.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-10

If the argument is sound that the
lon 7er man CT fair ability and good
character stays in Congress the
more useful he is to his constituents
and consequently the more need
there is for keeping him there, then
his Reelection as long as he lives
and wants the job is merely mat
ter cf form and it is useless for any
oth@I citizen to seek the office. He
has life cinch on it and in his case
our elective system serves merely
to renew his title every two years,
and all trespassers are warned off
his premises. But American polit-
zeal history is sprinkled with in
stances nnumerable to show that
when congressman got to think
ing that way about it, old VoX
Populi, jealous of his rights, put the
toe or his heavy hob-nailed boots
RICH: under that congressman S coat
tail and catapulted him back into
private life. And something of that
kind is very likely to happen in the
First Congressional district of Flor
ida along about next June. No con-
gresham was ever Yet so useful that
he was indispensable, and when he
gets tic thinking that he is, the psy-
Geological moment 10 retire him has
arrived
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-10
WITHDRAWAL OF THE ALLIED
TROOPS GIVES TURKS HOPE
Believed Now That There Will Be
No Trouble in Clearing Peninsula
of Invaders
(By Associated Press

Constantinople, Jan. 1O-The
withdrawal of large portion of the
allied troops on the Gallipoli PENN
sula has been almost coincident
with the arrival at the Turkish front
OF heavy German and Austrian bat
teries, which are so formidable that
the people of Constantinople believe
there is no longer the slightest
doubt as to the ability of the Otto
man army to clear the Peninsula of
the invaders. Large shipments of
ammunition for the Turkish artil-
lery also recently reached the Dard
annelles coast batteries and the
held guns, and according to indica
tons in the Turkish official report.
the Ottoman troops are constantly
increasing their effectiveness in ar
tillery fire.
During the last interview which
the Associated Press correspondent
had with Field Marshal Liman Won
Sanders Pasha, the latter pointed
out that with sufficient artillery at
his disposal the allied troops would
find it difficult to remain on the
PENINSULA, especially if their artil-
lery was able to keep the British and
french men of war from coming too
close to the coast.
AS pointed out in previous dis
/ patches, the lack of sufficient artil-
j lery end ammunition proved ar
times sore problem for the Turkish
troops. The Turkish artillery fire
was always weak, and the allied
warships were able to take the
turkish positions under the most
CALLING fire without running the
slightest risk. except that occasion
ed by the presence of German sinh
marines. 1t was only occasionally
that enc of the allied ships. ventur-
ing IN too closely, was hit. The fire
Oh the British monitors, also. by rea-
son OF being high curve" made cer-
tain exposed trenches of the Turks
next to untenable. But the Turkish
infantry stood its ground so brayely
that Ii has become a popular saving
IN Constantinople that they defend
60 Gallfpoli with their naked
breasts
The installment of the heavy
/ German and Austrian guns will
make it necessary for the British
monitors, torpedo boats and cruisers
to keep at a respectful distance
after this. With the allied trenches
also exposed to the fire of heavy
mortars. it is declared that the fate
OF the British and French troops on
the Gallipoli Peninsula is sealed In
fact, say the Turkish authorities 70
take them away while there is vet
a chance would be an act of mercy
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-10
FOR STATE AND COUNTY i.
TAX ASSESSOR

To the Voters of Polk County:
Gentlemen hereby announce my
candidacy for reelection to the Of
fee of State and County Tax Assess
or, subject to the action of the Dem
ocratic primary. If elected | prom
Use faithful performance of the du-
ties required by this most important
position | stand for equal taxes for
all classes and | earnestly solicit
your votes. Thanking you for your
hearty support in the past, remain
Yours very respectfully,
1883 j. j.. BOYNTON.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-10

The action of the State committee
in requiring candidates for circuit
judgE to go into the primaries may
not conduce to the great end of
failing the courts out of politics, >
but that is of really less Importance
than taking the courts out of tech
nicalities. There is the jungle full of
misleading trails in which the blind
goddess so often takes the wrong
road.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-10
FOR COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR

am candidate for the office of
tax collector for Polk county, sub
ject to the action of the Democratic
party, and l would appreciate the
support of all the voters, promising
faithful and efficient service il hon
orcd by election.
Respectfully,
WERNER G. JONES.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-10
as THE EDITOR SEES 1T

If we want the right kind of last.
ing prosperity in this country we
must get lot of people away from
the centers of population and onto
the farms. where opportunity awaits
them. This business of rushing of
to the great cities and depopulating
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-10

Colonel Ion j Farris, OF Jackson
vile, must also be listed as a candi-
date for governor. A pleasant
faced, smiling gentleman, according
to his picture, but if our recollec-
tion serves, he has been at some time
or other in the "also-ran" class for
the same office he now seeks.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-10
FOR TAX COLLECTOR

| desire to take this method OF
announcing my candidacy for the
office OF tax collector of Polk coun-
ty subject to the action of the Dem
ocrstic primary.
Ii honoreG with this office, it will
be my most earnest desire to render
at all times effective, efficient and
faithful service.
Your vote and influence solicited.
Respectfully yours.
491+ j. c.. OWENS.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-10
FOR COUNTY ASSESSOR

| hereby announce myself candi-
date for the office of Assessor for
Polk county, subject to the action of
the Democratic party. l earnestly
solicit the support and votes of the
electors, promising the best service
of which l am capable should they
honor me with this position.
Respectfully,
j. HARRIS LANCASTER
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-10
Political Announcements
FOR SHERIFF

| hereby announce myself a candl-
date for sheriff of Polk county, sub
iect to the action of the Democratic
primary election, June 9Th. If my
conduct of the Office has been salts
factory, / will appreciate the votes
and support of the citizens, promls-
ing them that if reelected, l will
redouble efforts to discharge the
duties of sheriff to the satisfaction
of the people. Respectfully,
JOHN LOGAN
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-10

Commenting on the fact that Polk
is "hondless county and some 4
the alleged advantages and obvious
disadvantages resulting "therefrom,
the st. Petersburg Times suggestive
ly remarks:
But is Polk really what it ught
to Demonstrating its soil and re-
sources? 1t has an area of practical
ly 1000 square miles, vast regions
Of which are practically untouched
by highways and other county i'm
provements, and are therefore I'M
settled. 1t has a population of 3D.
422, or about 10 for each square
mile. Pinellas county, for instance,
has a population of 60 for each
square mile. If Polk was as well de-
veloped as Pinellas, it would have a
population of 10000.
is it not just possible that il
Polk had bonded judiciously to i'm
prove and develop its great territory
1t might now have a population near
enough towards that 10000 tC
have made the investment mighty
good cne?"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-10

That fatal illness of the kaser,
like the five or six consecutive deaths
of the crown prince. is probably as
greatly exaggerated as Mark Twain
said Of the report of his own death
1t viii hardly do to rely on as an as
set for the allies.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-10

Tho people of Arcadia should new
er lee their purpose relax TO arrest
and unish the criminal who recent
ly attempted to assassinate Rev. ] .
f. Trice of that city. The presence
of one such creature at laree in a
community is a menace to every
home there. and the best detective
skill to be had should be employed
on the case
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-10

The Brooksville Argus receives our
sincere thanks for a handsome COM
pliment to the editorial page of the
Telegram, which the Argus puts in
the "cracker-jack" class. Such ap-
precautions are mighty helpful, es-
pecially on Monday morning to
tighten up the gloom supposed to
prevail in all newspaper offices at
that time of week
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-10

The Times-Jfnion doubtless claims,
and with some show of right, the
whole wide universe as its field from
which to draw material for it's dis
cussinn: but, nevertheless, it would
be in excellent taste on the part of
that paper to keep out of the bond
issue controversy in this county and
let the people of Polk settle it for
themselves as it concerns them alone
viewed as practical business ques-
ton. The T.-U. has not yet fully
exhausted the subject of military
preparedness; let it stick to that,
and not butt in on the exclusive af-
fairs Of the people of Polk county.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-10
BRYAN GOING b

Miami, Fla Jan
Jennings Bryan is en-
here tomorrow from
where he has been
Pan American Confer
dicted that he will i
statements to make
coming presidential +
ly after his arrival
home.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-10

Quoting some recent remarks by
the Telegram concerning, Mr.. Hud-
son and his gubernatorial candidacy,
the Daytona Journal says:
THE Lakeland kilograms esti-
mate of Senator F. NJ. Hudson, of
Miami, candidate for governor, is
not only highly complimentary, but
is true to the letter. In all Florida
therp is no man better fitted for this
high office than the quiet, dignified
and ehle east coast candidate.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-10
NOTICE TO TAXI

The usual 3 per can,
be allowed on 1915 &
are paid before Febrei
and the rs per cent !
paid taxes will be II.
such as are paid befor.
1916. H. !.
1929. City Ia