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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-25
MuIberry'S Mayor
Says Roads Best
Investment
WILL RETURN PEOPLE
THE HIGHEST DIVIDENDS
Money Spent by Taxpayers Will
Come Back Thousand Fold.
Looks for Unbounded
Development

Mayor A. S. McKillip, of Muller
~, is unqualified in his statement |
that money spent in good roads, I'M
der the bond issue as outlined by
the county commissioners, is one of
the best investments that the people
of Polk county. could make. He is
not only mayor of the Hub of the
Phosphate Industry" but president
of one of its fiourishing banks, and
he speaks not only as public-spirit-
ed official but as a conservative bus
mess man, whose business depends
on the prosperity of the county and
his particular section.
Its a very simple proposition, lie
said. There is nothing confusing
about it. It's like this. Suppose
you were renting a home and paying
out $25 a month in rent. At the end
of the year you would have paid out
$500; in ten years you would have
paid out $4,000, and had nothing to
show for it except scrap of pa
per. +" Now, suppose you could pur-
chase home for $4,000 and on the
same monthly payment that you
were paying out for rent--$25 d.
This money would. cover purchase
price and interest on the money. Al
the end of ten years you would nave
paid out the same sum that you paid
for rent-$3, 000-but you would
own your home! This is the same
proposition with the bond issue ant
good roads. The people are now pay
ing out considerably over 100000
including all monies-$147,6 28-
and getting worse than "a scrap o
, paper nothing. Now
by paying the same amount, approx
a mately, under the proposed bond Is
sue, they will have good, permanen
hard roads, not only at the end Q
6 the time period of the bonds, bu
right now, within year. To any in
telligent man the answer is obvious.
Asked as to the outlook for tn
: bond issue carrying, he replied ths
there was no question of it. "Mu
berry will go for the bonds by
large majority. I believe l am sal
in saying by IS per cent-mayl
more. Many have come to see n
and they tell me that since they ha'
:, had the matter explained that the
! will vote for the bonds. F."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-25
W9QsQIQaUETI5VElElEGIE01Q
THOSE OPPOSED TO BOND
ISSUE GIVE THEIR VIEWS


Galloway, May "a, 1916.
One more letter to my fellow citi-
zens. Since writing before | have
been in the greater part Of our coun-
ty. / find things much better than
thought it would be, judging from
what the good roads people are say
ing. They would have it believed
that the bonds would carry hby a
large majority. Such is not the case,
and if our side of the question had
been boosted half as much as theirs,
| am sure that bonds would never
carry, and if the people would only
think and realize the danger of such
a move at this time, we are still on
the safe side. l shall make several
talks before the election, and in my
humble way will try to show up the
fallacy of some of the good roads
talk. 1t is, as | said in my first
letter, that is, the natives as rule,
are against it, and the only danger
to our side is the new settler that
has only been here four or five years.
He don't really know the ruin and
disaster that would follow a bad
freeze, or how citrus canker may af-
feet the orange industry of our coun-
try, which any one knows has had
more to do with the progress of ouI
country than anything else, and il
anything should occur that would
discourage citrus culture, the up
lands, which comprise a large per
cent of Polk county, would practic
ally go off the market. Then man!
4 of the new corners. would leave tn
country, and if the bonds should car
ry the people left behind would Sc
a hard time paying such an awful
debt.
OF all the points brought out il
my first letter not single one ha
been successfully refuted. They hav
the press at their command. The
have men employed to boost thei
side in every way, both good an
bad. Yet they have failed to an
swer such questions as the follow
ing:
Why should we bond for more tina
Hillsborough county, and why shout
we do it just now when most ever!
thing is in in ian uncertain cond
: ton? The claim they make tn;
spending $1.OOGOOO for the col
struction Of said roads will NAL
) better times, Don't every one kno
5 that there are but very few id
teams of the proper size for sue
work in all this county, and don
: we also know that labor would con
in from other counties and help
the work? As for supplies, as l sa,
: before, the contractors buy by Who'll
sale and that means that TAM
: would get the, trade, So we wou
: simply be going in debt to give Il
other fellow, a, Job
u Again, have the good roads Peep
u pointed out single county with Il
same wealth and population with
% 1000 miles OF, here that has bond
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-25
HOLLINGsW0RTH ITEMS

81 s. -
The annual picnic of the Holdings
worth Sunday school was scheduled
to be held in the Saunders hammock
on Saturday, May 18th, but owing
to the inclemency of the weather the
people were invited to come to the
house on the hill, making use of the
wide vine-shaded verandas on which
the tbales were spread and simply
loaded down with good things to
eat There were seventy-two who
partook of the dinner which the la
dies prepared and although it rained
nearly all day every one enjoyed
themselves.
On Wednesday night of last week
quite a number of the young people
met at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Yeager for a fudge party, it also be-
ing a farewell party.
Mr.. and Mrs. Yeager left Thurs
day afternoon of last week in their
car for their old home in North Da-
kota, where they expect to remain
during the summer but will eturn
in the fall. Their car carried Lake
land, Fla, banner. to show folks
along the way where they came
from. From here they went to Win
ter Haven, oughman, Kissimmee,
Orlando, Sanford, DeLand, Daytona,
St. Augustine and Jacksonville, and
fro there on by the best roads to
North Dakota. When last heard
from they were at Hawkinsville,
Ga.
Mrs. s. T. Phillips returned on
Saturday from a fishing trip with
Mr.. and Mrs. Mann and family and
Mrs. Phillips says they had all the
fish they could eat an brought some
home.
There was a very enjoyable moon
light fishing and bathing party at
the school house lake on Saturday
last.
Mrs. Macklin is still confined to
her bed with infamatory rheuma-
tism.
Mr.. Milt Stansbury was operated
on for appendicitis on Sunday, Dr.
Grower having charge of the case.
He was doing as well as could be ex-
pected when last heard from.
Mrs. Lowery's mother and two
sisters from Alabama are visiting at
the Lowery home on South Florida
avenue !
Mr.. Carter and family have moved
into the Winbeg house.
Mrs. Mozart and two children, Of
lCoronet, are visiting at the Lower9
home.
Prof. ]. C. Perry was visiting rel
atives and friends in the neighbor
hood and was present at the SOM
) service at the house on the hill or
Sunday night.
Christian Endeavor Society meet
ing as usual Tuesday night. Subject
The Blessings of Peace and How t.
Get Them. Meeting led by Miss Evil
Phillips.
Mr.. Bill Lowry and wife, of Pun
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-25

by the right hand base. becan.. /
is used most. l think it is avtl
mean to make you boys play /,
hot sun without Chero.eola an,
know you could do better il Won
a good cold, delicious, red dri,t
Chero-Cola once in a while n4,s,
just before you have to strike At
ball, and then at each stopping ii
when you have to run.
1t you can't get them to fix NJ
way, why don't you carry a bottI,
your pocket?
Your True Friend
Gladys,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-25

for $3.50 goo for good roads! VI
coursespot for there is no such
Mace. and l will increase the as
lance to 1000 miles.
They point to Southern California
as a heavily bonded county. Sueh Is
the case, but not for roads alone
The most of their debt is for water
which was absolutely necessary
They have fine soil but not enough
water. So they brought water
through the mountains and across
canyons by tunnels and aqueducts a.
great {ias e expense, and it doesn't follo"
they will ever pay the debt.
In order to show the enormi's Vi
this proposition I will make COM
parison. The bill before Consress
at this time for interstate highways
is only 100000, and there
30 odd States included in the goou
roads movement. Even If TINS sum
was pro-rated equally all around 1t
would only be 100000 to eacn
State. Again, when the federai gov
eminent appropriated large sum u
be put in the banks all over oui
land for the people to USE II was
only sSO,OOO,OOO. So you see "nen
Won say million" it means some
thing. And for small SUBDIVISION
like Polk county is asked to assume
srcb debt as is proposed is simply
very dangerous and unreasonable
found on my trip around, some
fine roads, Notwithstanding tne
good roads people say our roaus
have all gone bad. The roads Ill
the Mulberry section are simply hne
and the material used is pebble phos-
phate rock, or the refuse from such
phosphate, and | am confident that
roads built Of that material Will give
: satisfaction and at far less cost tnat
: the asphalt to be used on the roads
Ilaid out, provided the bonds carry
| am sorry to say the worst roads
saw while making my rounds were
! in our home district of Lakeland
S There are many reasons for this.
e First. our part of the road to Bar
Y tow was not graded properly, in fact
r there is no grade at all in places
The rock that cost so much to lay Is
: lower in places than the sides where
: the ditch should be, and water nat
urally runs to the middle of the roaC
n and, of course, has nearly ruined
d this costly work, and | am reliabl!
: told that the leading road to thu
i Hillsborough line is in the same con
t dition.
l. Second, the auto or motor trucl
e is simply grinding our roads to dust
W In fact, they are doing lots of harm
e to the brick roads of Hillsborougl
h county Such conditions should b.
t looked into by the proper authori
lie ties. 1t isn't fair or right to hav
10 our roads ruined by private partie
d simply for gain.
e Third, any one can see there ha
"a not been any repairs made for ;
d long time. Yet | understand tina
lie the Lakeland district has plenty o
funds in the county treasury.
lie There are many more points t,
lie make, but not wishing to impos
n upon our home papers, will in con
I'd clusion ask one and all to conside
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-25

The supreme court mandate order
ing ]. j. Mendenhall delivered to
the State penal authorities to serve
a sentence of life Imprisonment for
the murder of Miss Elliott has been
issued, and Mendenhall will soon be-
gin his life of servitude. A year ago
he was well-to-do, respected and
Clearwater's leading citizen. Now
the poorest tramp who counts the
railroad ties is a monarch by com
parison with him, for he at least ha'
his liberty, while Mendenhall must
tread the way Of the transgressor.
And the worst of it is that his crime
is SO void OF all redeeming features
that sympathy for his present condi-
ton would be a wanton waste OF
that sentiment.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-25
Gladys Writes
To P. C.'S
R.A.-aa.N
lear Albert Smith:
Prominent citlzensl

Dear Albert Smith:
want to tell you how sweet
think it was for you to spend so much
time last night explaining base ball
TO me. | have never enjoyed ball
games much, but | think | am going
to Just love them this year. love
10 see you play and now that l un-
derstand about it can talk the games
over with you afterwards.
| want to ask you one thing more.
Now, didn't you say that if some one
catches the ball after you hit it that
it puts you out? Well, l got to won
dering why you want to get out. or
course then, you don't have to run
clear around to get back where you
started, but don't you think it~would
look more manly to do so? l saw a
man once who ran all the way around
without stopping and the audience
seemed to appreciate it very much. If
| were big, strong man, l would hit
the ball very hard and send it off in
some unexpected direction and then
would run all the way around just
to show l could do it, and that
didn't care if they never put me out
But l don't want to appear to criti
else, because I really think you play
lovely.
l think it would help though if you
could have some Chero-Cola while
you are playing. l think there ought
to be a Chero-Cola stand by each
base-is that right?-but il there was
only one stand l would like to see il
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-25

We wish all those outside people
who are showering Polk county with
good wishes as to the outcome of the
bond issue were able to vote with
us. We're feeling pretty confident,
anyway, but we'd feel safer if wishes
were votes.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-25

1t isn't going to be so much tIou-
BILE to vote first and second choice,
but the average set of election Off
GERS are going to have hard wrestle
in making the count. They ought to
be educating themselves right now
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-25

Polk county's corn crop will soon
be Of greater Importance than her
orange crop, judging from the mag
nificent fields that meet the eye in
every direction in driving over the
county. The day has gone by when
any section of Florida can be seri-
ously crippled by the failure of any
one crop.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-25

Out of 5S5 voters in the Winter
Haven district a careful canvass dis
closes that $50 are in favor of the
bond proposition, against, Is doubt
full and sc unknown. This is what
we call live community
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-25
Negro Boy Drowned
In Lake Beulah
This Afternoon

Ebert Nickerson, colored' was
.,rourad in Lake Beulah this'safter-
noon shortly after three O'Clock. 1t
seems that he and another boy went
i swimming and that he got beyond
HE denth and was unable to make
il hack to shore. The other boy who
was not a very good swimmer him.
self was afraid to attempt to rescue
him but ran for help. The delay
proyed to be fatal for when the BODY
was recovered, life was extinct.
Nickerson was nineteen years OLD
and lives in Morehead, near the lake.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-25

Some dog-gone people who are new
or satisfied to let well enough alone
are again agitating some plan of
changing time so we will have an
other working hour each day. Cut it
out, please-we have too many
working hours now.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-25

They have captured about a mil
lion gallons of whiskey up at Girard,
Ala, and they seem to be unable to
decide what to do with 1t. We have
some acquaintance who could help
some in its disposition.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-25

ia Rassa, Fla, are visiting at the
Lowery home.
Mrs. Grover Phillips and children
of Punta Gorda, gFla,, have ibeen
visiting at the home of Mr.. S. T.
Phillips for a week.
SCRIBE.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-25

The worst graft that can be ina
gined is that species which thrives
upon the pickings that may be d.
verted from funds intended for char
ity. This statement is prompted by
the fact that in New York city there
are 1000 professional charity
workers of whom undoubt-
eddy play both ends in favor of the
middle.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-25

By reading the statements of the
candidates appearing in the papers
these days we are finding out who
the men are who have really been
keeping this State and nation from
going to the bow-wows.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-25
NOTICE

All persons or firms doing bush h
without city licenses will be and
ed and prosecuted in the city al
without further notice.
5501 r. c. ELLIS, Chief Police
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-25

Our people are not worrying about
who is going to be elected-not yet
Until after June LIST their interest is
wholly centered in the outcome of
their efforts to secure the magnifi-
cent system of good roads that has
been planned.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-25

Looks like Allie Angle is going to
chauffeur his way into the Comp
troller's office. He is drvng A. S.
Wells Ford over the State, and in
dications are that the chauffeur
may ARRIVE" before the passover.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-25

Progressive movements have ever
been fought by those whom they
would most benefit The people who
are opposing the bond issue today
are those who will reap the most
benefits therefrom. and who will
have the smallest part in paying the
cost.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-25

Hope springs eternal in the can
didate's breast He is a cheerful
optimist in whose bright lexicon
there is no such word as defeat.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-25

Mrs B. F. Forney, of Salma,
Kan, reached Lakeland on Tuesday
evening TO be with her brother, MI.
NJ A. Stansberry, who is ill. On
Sunday Mr.. Stansberry was operated
on by DR.. Duffy and DR.. Grower for
appendicitis and is doing well.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-25

OF course, if there is more money
in circulation than you think IS
needed in this community or county,
vote against the bond issue.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-25
Every Piece Guaranteed to Wear

for twenty years. Each set con.
sists of the following: Quart
Preserving Kettle. two Bread Pans,
two Pie Plates, one Jelly-cake Pan
e pieces) S-quart covered Berlin
Saucepan. Castor Set (salt and
pepper shakers, tootpick holder
and stand) Coffee or Tea Strainer,
Cake Turner, Measuring Cup, SUI
gar Shaker, Combination Funnel
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-25

II you want to save money in b
ing gasoline, oil, parts and mech,
ical work, buy a Maxwell. Ask
owners. 4
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-25
aArtn Of the AAaIar

All doctors do not practice the faith
cure, though most of them heal by
touch. Even doctors have to live
soFcehow Exchange.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-25

70 pieces) and the Combination
outnt' which consists of 10 pieces
and may be used as a steamer :
seit-oasting roasting (see pictursI
double boiler, cereal cooker, not
roaster' egg poacher, custard cool.
er, bean baker, etc. THIS ONn
OUTFIT ALONE will make Won
Ieel sure that this set complete "a
a marvellous value. -
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-25

Still see some occasional reference
to a gang" in Tampa. Thought
that was all Slough.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-25

well this bond question before you
cast your vote the first of June.
...... G. ]. LEWEL4IN. i.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-25

Might send Villa note asking
where he is "at."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-05-25

Sollie's' Hat Sale.
Evening journal., 1916-02-19
No FURTHER NOTE
FROM GERMANY in
LUSITANIA Case
New Sea Order Involves
Her and Her Allies Only,
Officials Say
Think UNITED STATES
HAS WON ENOUGH
By CARL w. ACKERMAN.
inited Press Stan Correspondent

lUtltN ilNNn 'Ntth W. 'i''
BERLIN. Via Amsterdam, Feb. 19.--
Germany has said her last word on
the Lusitania matter and will not pre-
pare another note dealing with that
question. It was strongly Indicated in
official circles today.
officials are not commenting freely
upon the latest reports from Washing
ton that Secretary Lansing will not
recognize Germany's rights TO torpedo
armed merchantmen. But the official
attitude. as nearly as it can be stated,
is this;
Germany does not believe the
United States should interrogate her
too closely upon the manner in which
the new policy is to be enforced.
Should the foreign office. for instance,
inform Washington just how German
submarine commanders will interpret
the term armed merchantmen" in
executing these orders. officials be-
lieve Germany would be imparting
important naval secrets. Germany be-
lieves that this is purely military
matter concerning only herself and
her allies.
Exactly what attitude the foreign
office will take in view Of the latest re-
ports from Washington its not de-
fnitely known. 10 was only stated
today that Ambassador Bernstorff al
ready has been fully instructed rela-
tive to the Lusitania settlement. These
instructions permit him to make the
changes suggested in his recent con-
.ferences with Secretary Lansing. Off
cials consider that the Lusitania case
Continued on Page Two.
Evening journal., 1916-02-19
SENATOR GALLTNGER FLAYS
DEMOCRATS FOR IGNORING
CIVIL SERVICE PRINCIPLE
Makes Earnest, But FruitleSS Plea in Behalf Of Men
and Women Who Are on Classified Lists and Made
the Victims Of Democratic Office-Hunger Senator
du POnt Among Those Who Support Him in His Fight

creating a great force of clerks. stem
ographers and special agents ignores
the civil service law, and the appoint
ments are made on purely political
grounds"
And those six persons alluded to
would have been under the civil SER
vice had Il not been for the Presi-
dents order?' Senator Norris in
quired.
Mr.. GALLINGER. Precisely: or
they would not have got into the ser
vice at all. The presumption is that
they could not have passed the civil
service examination. do not know
how that is but ! will say that
would very much like to see a better
observance of the civil-service law
than we are having at the present
time.
Il feel that We are making mis-
take in passing bills that provide for
great force Of experts. stenogra-
piers. and clerks without providing
that they shall be appointed from the
civil-service register We passed three
or four such bills al the last session
among them the Federal Trade Com
mission bill and the Clayton bill-al-
lowing these employees to be selected
without any reference to the civil
service | do not know but the sug-
/ gestion of the Senator from Nevada
may be a wise one. II / had any as
surance that the appointments would
be made in good faith. and that some
positions could not be filed from the
civil-service lists. the suggestion Of
the Senator from Nevada would be
entitled to serious consideration; but
/ have an impression that all such
employees can be obtained from the
civil-service register.
Mr. President. one OF the greatest
hardships that is being committed
upon the young men and women OF
this country ar the present time is
that they are called from their homes
to go TO the capitals OF the different
States and to other places TO take
civil-service examinations. 1t costs
them individually $40 or SIS to dc
that. They take the examination; they
are notified that they passed; theii
names are sent 10 the Civil Service
Commission; they go on the register
but they are seldom ever certified
and ignoring them. we go on appoint
ing hundreds and hundreds OF people
who have never taken the civil-ser
vice examination to positions which
these young men and women coul,
fill and to which they are fairly as
titled. II is a cruel hardship. an6
Continued Ol Page Twelve.