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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24
MUNICIPAL SUFFRAGE

1t was undoubtedly quite a jolt to
number of staid, conservative, old
citizens when DR.. A. l.. Simmon,
President of the Town Council of
Auburndale, in a recent address to
members Of the Womans Club and
| others announced himself enequivo-
cally in favor of granting the vote
for all city Offices to women. Yet. it
is but sign of the times, a mark of
the trend of progress. We are glad
that Auburndale may take rank with
the more progressive cities of Flor
ida through the possession of such
citizen as DR.. Simmon.
Every fact of logic and common
sense supports the contention that
women should have a voice in the
selection of the men who bring gov
eminent nearest to the home 1t
may or may not be TRUE that women
do not give sufficient study to the
larger questions of national and in
ternational policy which should de-
termine the choice of presidents
We will not attempt to discuss the
question here. But it is true that
they know, often better than men,
the conditions that surround their
homes and their children, and they
have as much and more right to
choose the men who regulate and
often make these conditions.
In this territory it has long been
the stock plea of male professional
politicians that suffrage is a phan-
tasy of the northern cities, and that
southern women are too "ladylike"
to mix in politics. Rut municipal
women suffrage is not a question of
politics and not a question Of north
and south, east or west. II is a
question only of Justice and com
mon sense. The women of Florida
have Just as deep an interest in the
welfare of their homes and children,
Just as keen discernment and just as
sound judgment as the women of
any section
We believe this privilege will be
granted in very few years, The
Leesburg Commercial, the Miami
Metropolis, The Lakeland Evening
Telegram, The Ocala Banner and
other papers of the State have de-
clared for it. The News will en-
deavor to obtain from the candid
ates of this district for the State
Legislature and Senate an express
sion of their attitude towards a bill
granting the right of voting in mu-
nicipal elections to women. Mean
while we hope DR.. Simmon and other
progressive citizens will keep up
their dissemination of clear views on
the subject. We honor ourselves in
UNFOLDING their hands Auburnrale
News
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24
DRANE DIDN'T "STRADDLE"

Congressman Sparkman's refusal
to vote for or against the child labor
bill in the House recently, thorough
ly in keeping with his noncommittal
attitude on vital questions, has Gre
ated considerable comment through
out the district.
1t is interesting to note the marked
difference between the attitude as
sumed by Mr.. Sparkman on this
measure and that of Mr.. Sparkman's
present opponent, Hon. H. j. Drane
of Lakeland, when the same issue
was before the Legislature of Flor
ida.
Mr.. Drane did not "straddle." AL
though he was president of the SEN
ate ard would have had some sort of
excuse for not taking sides on the
question, he disdained the role OF
the dodger. He introduced the child
labor legislation of that session
Nl'ioJ anu lOuSHl utltIllllbulN LOT
it, AGAINST vigorous opposition. made
principally by the telegraph COM
panies. At the request of the Nat
ional Child Labor Society, Senator
Drane finally agreed to substitute
bill, which was entirely satisfactory
to the friends of child labor legisla-
ton; but even that bill strenuously
objected to and fought by the spec
ial interests, and was saved from de-
feat by Mr.. Drane himself, who made
a timely address from the chair
when motion was ade to indefinite
ly postpone it.
The child labor legislation now on
the statute books of Florida was due
to Senator Drane-was, in fact, the
child of his brain and the result of
his vigorous Highland it has proved
generally satisfactory to the advo-
Gates of that class of legislation and
that. too, without working any hard
ship UT 4 conservative business in
terests.- Tampa Tribune.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24
NOTICE

Sealed bids will be received by the
board of bond trustees, Lakeland,
Florida, until 10 a. m. Monday,
March 9th, for separate items as
well as for the entire work required
for the construction of building and
water reservoir for the new water
and electric power station in the
city of lakeland, Florida; also for
steam, water and other piping and
valves for the said station.
Specifications will be issued by the
Scofield Engineering Co., Philadel-
phia, on March LIST, and will be on
file at their Office in Philadelphia
and at the City Hall, Lakeland, Flor
ida.
Extra copies may be obtained from
the Scofield Engineering Company,
Philadelphia, on deposit of $500
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24

Judge S. H. Pelton, of Canada
was visitor in Savannah the other
day and he said something while
there that ought to be published in
every paper in this country, for it
goes right to the roots of one of the
most dangerous of southern problems
and shows what is the solution-and
the only solution. AS is well known
they don't have any lynchings in
Canada and when a reported asked
Judge Pelton why there was none,
he replied
Because of the implicit faith and
confidence reposed by the people of
our country in the law, the court
and the administration of justice.
! think it is chiefly to that trust we
can attribute the absence of lynch
in s !"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24
RUSSIA'S FIGHT WITH ICE
(Boston Herald)

NbOotOu I1cIdluD
At Petrograd and Riga, at Arch
angel and Vladivostok, the ice is
stronger than the ice-breakers. Not
even the powerful breakers which
Russia procured from America last
year have been able to keep a free
channel to Archangel harbor. No
more in the White sea than in the
Baltic or the Japanese can the grip
of winter be thrust aside. The
breakers have performed a notable
feat by keeping navigation open for
about three months longer than
usual. Could they have added an
other month or six weeks, the lock
of ice on Arehangel's door would
probably not have barred the way
through the Arctic ocean to the At
lantic, as hitherto it has always
done. Somewhere about the middle
of March the double-track railroad
from Petrograd to Ekaterina should
be completed by the American con-
tractors, and then Russia will have
an ice-free Arctic port
The section of the road from the
capital to Soroka has just been
opened for traffic. That would not
by itself relieve the situation, Sor-
Okla being, like Archangel, in the
White sea and equally icebound for
eight or nine months in the year.
The second section of the road
leaves this sea behind, crosses the
wide neck of the great Kola PENN
sula, and terminates at Ekaterina, or
Katharine harbor, in the Arctic,
where the warm stream which starts
from the Gulf of Mexico expends its
remaining strength along the coast
of Lapland. Here Russia's ocen traf-
fic will make a great stride, for the
new harbor, never having more than
an inch or two of ice, is in a deep
bay of the Murcanian shore. only
sixty miles west Of the Norwegian
frontier, and 400 miles nearer than
'rchangel to the Atlantic. Russia
viii thus gain most important out
let to all theo ceans.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24

per copy, to be refunded on return
to them.
All bids are to be in duplicate, adj
dressed to j. r. Boulware, secretary
of board of bond trustees, Lakeland,
Fla, and must be accompanied by a
certified check in the sum of ten per
cent of amount of bid as guaran-
tee if bid is accepted.
The right is reserved to reject any
or all bids.
BOARD OF BOND TRUSTEES,
]. R. Boulware, Secretary.
52OS
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24

Now that the advantages of Flor
ida as a cattle-raising State are at
tracing wide attention and that in
dustry is coming to the front here,
it is well enough to consider where
we suffer by comparison with other
States and ascertain the reason.
Here is a paragraph from the Pen
sacola News that throws some light
on the subject:
The average weight of cattle in
Wisconsin, is 963 pounds, of Florida
cattle 553. The average value of cat
tie in Illinois is $73, in Florida so.
The climate of Florida is superior
to that of Wisconsin and Illinois for
stock raising and the land is better
adapted to the purpose. Only by dip
ping the tick can Florida hope to
increase the weight and value of it's
live stock.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24

Hon. W.. V. Knott, State comp
troller and candidate for governor,
is spending a day or two in Lake
land. Mr.. Knott has made a SPLEEN
did record in public life, and now
asks to be permitted to go up high
err. lie has many friends in this com
munity, as indeed he has in al por-
lions of the State, and is regarded
as one of the strongest candidates
for gUbernatorial honors.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24

1t was planned to have the meet
ing of the Polk County Good Roads
Association at the fair grounds to-
day, and DR.. Ross, of Winter Haven,
and Editor Clarence E. Woods, of
Eustis, had been invited to deliver
addresses on good roads matters. On
account of the confusion incident to
the blowing down of the tents, and
the high winds, which made outdoor
speaking very difficult, it was decid-
ed to postpone the meeting until
March 4th, when it will convene at
Eagle Lake, and on this occasion a
fine fish fry will be enjoyed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24

RUDE Allyn, of the Sarasota Sun,
announces his candidacy for legis-
lature from Manatee county and just
above the announcements prints the
picture of some venerable, benevo-
lent featured preacher as though it
were his own. If RUDE gets there he
will put Manatee county on the map
as it never was before and contribute
to the legislative program some
startling and original stunts that
will make him the joy of the press
gang and the terror of the states
men who take their jobs solemnly
and believe in Dignity with a cap D.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24

The resignation of United States
Marshal Brown hangs up another
fine, luscious plum to drop into the
mouth of some noble Democrat will
ing to serve his country, and Pres
ident Wilson will be at no trouble
to find a capable successor to Mr.
Brown. 1t used to be said during
those sad days when it seemed that
the Republican party had an eternal
cinch on the national pie counter
that few Republicans die and none
resign" but this is no longer true
since the advent of militant Demo-
cracy. Democratic office holders do
resign every now and then, but not
with alarming frequency. Mr.. Brown
has made an excellent marshal and
has fully measured up to the duties
of his office, and we wish him abun-
dant success in whatever enterprise
he may engage in.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24
Selecting Ones Work.

Don't choose a business because
other people are making a lot OF
money in it. and don't. reject the pro-
fessions merely because you have
known some doctors and lawyers VINO
can't pay their bills What you must
look for is the kind of work you can
do best. In that you will be the han
piest ard most successful. even
though you never become wealthy
J. F. Johnson. Dean of the New York
School OF Commerce.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24

1t fell to the lot of a girl to carry
away the prize for the best vege-
table display at the Polk County
Fair Miss Nellie Barrett, the 16-
year-old daughter of Mr.. F. A.
Barrett having won that honor and
distinction. This young lady is also
a canning club girl, and is being
warmly congratulated on her sue
cess
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24
WHY NOT OIL IN FLORIDA?

The Manufacturers Record, the
leading publication on Southern in
dustries and the general development
of this section, says that a number
Of leases have recently been reported
as having been made of large tracts
OF land in Florida by oil operators
from ether States who are planning
to bore test wells to find out whcth-
err oil in paying quantities can be
found in this state 1t is said that
many indications give promise of oil
in quantities. 1t would be something
immense for Florida if oil in paying
quantities should be developed here,
for It would bring a stream of men
and money into the State. which,
taken with our present advantage of
soil and climate and the large immi-
grafton already coming in, would
easily put Florida in the lead as the
most rapidly developing and prosper
Gus State in the Union.
We have no patience with the
theory that there is no oil under the
surface of Florida. They could have
said as much, and did with equal
basis about Texas and Oklahoma,
and California, and Louisiana,
where immense discoveries were
made by men who had the faith and
capital to stick and were laughed at
as cranks who were throwing their
time and money away in futile
quest.
There is a homely old saying out
in the mining regions of the far
West that gold is where you find
it, no matter what the biologists
say, and the same is true of oil
Some so-called crank is just as like
ly, from our present knowledge, to
discover it in Florida as old Captain
Lucas was in Beaumont, Texas, be-
fore he tapped the stupendous oil
reservoirs deep down under the soil
of Srindle-Top and made the country
gasp with the immensely of the dis
covery.
We are told that there is no min
eral wealth in Florida outside the
phosphates and that we must rely
on our agriculture and fruits and
vegetables and timber and cattle and
winter climate for our riches. A
good, strong basis, indeed, but there
is no warrant for the assumption
that we have no oil beyond the fact
that none has thus far been discov-
cred. In that connection the follow
ing from the Manufacturers Record
is to the psint:
1T may be interesting to mention
that just before the discovery of oil
in Louisiana some years ago the
Manufacturers Record received a
letter from one of the best posted
business men in the State, in which,
referring to the future of Louisiana,
he said: You know there are no
minerals in Louisiana" and he in
uiSateu Ills pelltl III the lcCl lndI
Louisiana would have to depend
upon its agricultural and timber re-
sources for its future development
Since then, Louisiana has become
one OF the great oil producing and
refining States of the Union, a cen
ter of great natural-gas activities,
producer of about one-half of the
worlds output of sulphur, and is
now recognized as probably the best
place, natural advantages being con-
sidered, known to scientists in this
or any other country for the manu-
facture of chemicals on a very large
scale.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24

A heavy hail storm occurred this
morning about eight o'clock, some
The hail stones were not very large,
but it is seldom that they come down
more thickly. This unusual weather
phase was succeeded by bright,
pleasant, though blustery, day.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24
THE NEW CONFIRMATION
OF BRANDEIS CERTAIN

The New York Worlds Washing
ton correspondent, in reviewing the
Braadeis case, says:
the President was announced on a
night when two of the Justices of the
court were guests, with the Presi-
dent and Mr. Daniels, at a dinner.
The President, gratified by the ac-
ceptance by Mr.. Brandeis of the
nominal lion made a few hours before
presented him to his fellow guests.
From a gentleman who was at the
dinner the information is obtained
that the welcome extended to Mr.
Brandeis by his expected associates
left much to be desired in the way of
cordially. One of the Justices, in
acknowledging the presentation of
Mr.. Brandeis by the President, said
in an even, colorless tone:
ooh yes, have long known Mr..
Brandeis, both personally and pro-
fessionally."
Then" said the President. you
know, Mr.. Justice, what a splendid
lawyer Mr.. Brandeis is"
The incident is valuable as show
ing the atmospheric conditions
created by the President in propos-
ing Mr.. Brandeis for the Supreme
Court bench. That this atmos-
phere has penetrated the Senate is
not surprising. But it can be said
that the Supreme Court view has
been confined almost to the Repub-
lican members of that body.
Confirmation Seems Assured
A scrutiny of the Democratic rep
resentation indicates the dissent of
not more than half dozen members
of the Presidents party The only
two Democrats who, up to the pres
ent, have persisted in their criticism
of the nomination are Senators Hard
wick, of Georgia, and Bankhead of
Alabama.
OF the ninety-siX members of the
Senate fifty-six are Democrats and
forty Republican. 1t requires forty
nine votes to confirm the nomina-
ton. Hence, there is an excess of
seven Dmocratic votes over the num-
br necessary to give Mr.. Brandeis a
seat on the Supreme Court bench
His Senatorial supporters are conf
dent he will receive a number of
Republican votes, particularly of
those Senator's of Progressive tenden-
cies, and that he will have at least
sixty-two votes, or thirteen more
than necessary.
The influences that come under the
third category enumerated above
the only one finding open expression
before the subcommittee of the SEN
ate, do not dispute the mental ca
pacity or legal expression of Mr.
Brandeis. The protest filed by Presi-
dent Lowell, of Harvard, and that of
the Boston lawyers, which gives a
fair idea of the opposition publicly
expressed to Mr.. Brandeis, says:
1--WE do not believe that Mr.. Bran
deis has the judicial temperament
and capacity which should be requir-
ed in Judge of the Supreme Court.
His reputation as lawyer is such
that he has not the confidence Of the
people"
This remonstrance of President
Lowell is not Endorsed by all the in
fluential officials of his university
The Harvard Law School favors the
of Mr.. Brandeis, and
so far, the university officials have
not presented to the subcommittee
any evidence to substantiate the dec
aration of Mr.. Lowell
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24

Florida has good child labor law
which protects otherwise helpless
children against heartless indus
trial tyranny that would break them
down with toll in factories and use
them without mercy as money-mak-
ers for others, and the people are in
debted to Senator Drane more than
to any other one man for that hui
name statute. 1t is conceded that
without his persistent efforts the
bill might have failed of passage
through the legislature; but quite in
contrast with his record on this vital
issue is that of Representative Spark
man when a similar measure was up
before Congress for enactment into
national legislation The Tampa
Tribune puts it in a nutshell when it
says:
"The record of Senator Drane in
bringi about State child labor leg
islation should be compared by the
intelligent voters of this district
with that of the present Congress
man, who, when the great issue came
directly before the House of Repre-
sentatives, sat supinely in his seat
and was recorded as mot voting
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24

Mr.. Bert White, representative of
the National Benevolent Association
of the Christian church, will speak
at the Christian church tonight at
1880. The public is cordially in
voted
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24

Mr.. l.. w. Yarnall has pur-
chased the Rivers Livery Stable,
which he will conduct in the future
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24
Sarcasm.

She-"Whats his penchant?" He
Antiques" She (glaring through
lorgnette) Is that one of them with
him Fudge.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24

High Prices for Cashmere shawls.
Weavers OF cashmere shawls take
two or three years to finish a pair
Of the very finest. These shswls
fetch upward of $500 each in London
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24
Character Told bv the Hands.

According to palmists. short hands
denote impu'sive Judgment without
analysis. while long hands denote ca
pac!ty for detail
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24
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Editor j. G.. Gallemore, of the
Barlow Record, was mingling with
the crowds at the Polk County Fair
today.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24
The Crowded Patch.

There is always a good deal of
travel along the line of least resist
ance.-Atchison Globe.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24

The announcement of Cole Please
that he will be a candidate in the
South Carolina primaries this sum
mer for governor of the State. to-
gether with the fact that he may
possibly be nominated, is further
cumulative testimony to the support
Of the general belief that this will
be one Of the most horrible years in
human history.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24

Optimistic Thought.
The harmony of men is a stronger
License than walls of stone.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24
Optimistic Thouuht

When 1t is dark the coward is very
valiant
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-02-24
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The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1916-10-10
VAN WYCK NEWS
DURING PAST WEEK
Continued from Page u

lotte, y. c. Her friends are glad to
have her back at Van Wyci as she
adds so much socially and religiously
To our community
Miss Ethel Vaughan is taking an
extended visit to Charlotte and Gas
tonia. She will be gone several
months.
Mr.. Webb Thompson and family
paid his brothers. r. X. and S. l..
Thompson a visit Saturday and Sun
day. He is one of Lancaster's eff
cent rural mail carriers.
Miss Jordon, teacher of Ferguson
school spent Sunday with friends in
Van Wyck community. She took
charge of her school Monday morn
ing.
Mr.. G. l.. Vaughan was chosen re-
preventative elder from Van Wyck
Presbyterian church to the Synod
which meets in Greenwood this week.
number of Van Wyck citizens
made business trips to Lancaster this
week. Some of these met with the
Registration board to get certificates.
so they can vote for Woodrow Will
son and Gov. Manning in the APP
preaching election.
The many friends of DIR. J. Floyd
Miller, who was located for couple
of years at Van Wyck. but now at
Ashboro, \. c., are glad TO learn of
his success III his practice and hos
pital. which he recently opened in the
town of Ashboro. We learn that he
has about all the patients he can
we'll take care of with his present
equipment.
DR.. Taylor Nisbet and family and
Mr.. Edwin Niven and family of Wax
haw visited the formers brother. Mr.
j. f. Nsbet last Sunday. DR.. Nisbet
has recently located at Albemarle, II.
c., and his Van Wyck friends wish
him success. j. NJ. YODER.