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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-11
BANKERS TO FINANCE PIG CLUBS

Considerable interest, has been
shown in the plan of Hillsborou Oh
county bankers to finance pig clubs.
According to c. X. McQuarrie, state
agent for the University of Florida
Extension Division, at least twelve
counties are considering the plan
The bankers propose to lend money
to pis club members with which to
buy pure bred pigs. The money is to
be repaid from the profits gained
from the pigs. If other pigs are
raised from the one originally pur-
chased, the member agrees to give
two OF the first litter to the county
agent which shall constitute pay
menI of the debt to the bankers
These two pigs are to be turned over
to other members.
The contract adopted by the Hills
boro county bankers and which has
been approved by the Extension Di-
vision follows:
Witnesseth: Whereas, Chester
White has this day Joined the Pig
Club in Hillsborough county and has
agreed to follow the advice and in
struetions of the County Demonstra-
tion Agent with respect to care of
one certain pig which has been pur-
chased by Duroc Jersey, as Trustee
for certain banks in Tampa, and has
been given into the care and custody
of said Chester White.
Now therefore, in consideration
of TIE confidence of the said banks
of Tampa in me and in consideration
for said pig, | hereby agree that
when this It's IS matured and sold
- = - p~y - go D--s Jersey,
Trustee, - with interest at
five per cent from date, or If keep
said pig and therefrom raise other
pigs. to deliver to the County
Demonstration Agent two of the first
litter of pigs, which are to be turned
over by him to other members in the
Pig Club of this county, at a reason
able price in full liquidation of this
obligation. and by them TO be paid
for TO Duroe Jersey. Trustee, in the
sane manner in which l pay ;or the |
pig entrusted to me. !
The member furnishes a note sign
ed By himself and some responsible !
person or persons. When the fore
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-11

When the candidates start out on
that itinerary to be prescribed by
the State committee, if they throw
the proper spirit into their work, we
ought to have such political awak-
enins in this State as we haven't
known for many years. Candidates
should now be out in the woods with
pebbles in their mouths, taking the
Demosthenian treatment for effective
oralory. Most of them need it, for
real orators are always in demand
and there are precious few on the
market
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-11
CLUB WORK GROWING
IN PASCO COUNTY

That interest in boys and girls
club work is growing is shown by
progress in Pasco county. C. X.
McQuarre, State agent for the Uni
versIty of Florida Extension Di-
vision, has received I report from Dr.
R. Thomas Weaver. county agent,
that ffty-three boys and girls were
enrolled for club work in one day.
These youngsters will be organized
into corn, poultry and pig clubs. Dr..
Weaver started work in Pasco coun-
~ the first of December.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-11
FOR STATE AND COUNTY -.
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
ocratie primary If elected l prom
Use 4 faithful performance Of the du-
ties required by this most important
position l 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,
1898 J. ]. BOYNTON.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-11

going contract has been signed and
certified to by the county assent it
constitutes a valid order on the trus-
tee. whom the banks have appointed
to handle the funds, for the amount
specified in the contract. The agent
selects the pig which shall be
bought . If the pig is a gilt she is to
be bred TO boar Of the same breed.
II is probable that all the pigs with
in given community will be of the
same breed to promote uniformity
for marketing purposes Girls and
boys will be admitted to the clubs in
Hillsboro county.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-11
HILLSBOR0 BOY WINS
STATE PRIZE

Fred Evers of Alfalfa, Hillsboro
county. is the champion boy corn
grower in Florida. His yield was not
quite the highest. William Fulton,
of Brooksville, fernando county,
made l00.57 bushels, but Fred Evers
made the highest percentage, 80. "a.
His yield was 80. SO bushels, at
cost of 10 cents a bushel
Ee received the State prizes of $50
offered by the Federated Woman's
Clubs and enough pecan trees to
plant two acres. William Fulton won
the highest yield.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-11
FOR TAX COLLECTOR

Gesire to take this method oil
announcing my candidacy for the
office OF tax collector of Polk coun-
ty subject to the action of the Dem
ocratlc primary.
Ii nonored 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.
49l4 j. C. OWENS.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-11
TO THE DEMOCRATIC VOTERS
OF POLK COUNTY,

hereby announce my candidacy
for the Office of tax collector of Polk
county, subject to the action of the
democratic primary of June 6.
Should be favored with the nomi-
nation pledge a con tinuation of
the business method and system that
l have already installed in this Of
nee. ]. P. MURDAUGH.
1899
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-11
Political Announcements
FOR SHERIFF

] hereby announce myself a candi-
date for sheriff OF Polk county, sub
ject 10 the action of the Democratic
primary election, June 9Th. lf-my
conduct of the office has been salts
factory. i will appreciate the votes
and support of the citizens, promis-
ing them that if reelected, / 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, 1916-01-11
NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS!

The usual per cent discount will
be allowed on 1915 city taxes that
are paid before February 1st, 1916;
and the % per cent penalty on un-
paid taxes will be RENTED on all
such as are paid before February 1st,
1916. H. l.. sWATTS,
1923. City Tax Collector.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-11
Easily Dicested.

According to careful laboratory ex-
periments. white -four is more easily
digested. but whole wheat and graham
four have a greater amount OF pro-
tein. White flour yields 1850 calories
a pound and whole wheat only LAO
caIories. The best bread -four is that
which takes the greatest amount OF
moisture and the best pastry -four
that which taxes the least.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-11
fHs FIGHTING AIR MONSTER
WILL SOON BE IN PENSACOLA

Well. Uncle Sam, you won't need
to b. sc disgruntled now when you
read Of fleet of raiding Zeppelins,
or note that a squadron of French
armored battleplanes has attacked
in force. And you, friend prepared
ness fan. jot this down: We've got
a real airship of our very own at
last. 1t is dirigible No. /, the first
flying fighter ever constructed in the
United States.
The navy is to have this brand
new Zep-type aircraft. 1t is prac-
tically completed now and will be
! deliv cred just as soon as the float
ing hanger at Pensacola, Fla, is
ready for it.
| The Connecticut Aircraft Company
Of New Haven has turned out the
big fellow. 1t will be assembled
shortly in one of the big sheds at
the Portsmouth, N H., Navy Yard.
There the nayy's aeronautical ex-
perts will go over No. l and say
whether or not it comes up to speci-
fications. Then twill be knocked
down. packed and shipped to the
Pensacola Aeronautical Station,
where the final tests and trials are
soon TO be held.
Strangely enough, though dirig-
ible was first worked practically in
this country, as was the aeroplane,
Europe has far outdistanced the
United States in the development of
both for war purposes Tor any
othcr). Our own home-bred type of
bygone days is so different from the
powerful machines that raid the air
nowadays in Europe that there is
nothing in common between them
save the fact that they are support
ed Ivy balloons and are lighter than
the enveloping atmosphere.
Dirigible No. ! is IT'S feet long
and So feet high. Its gas capacity
is III, 900 cubic feet. A 140-horse-
power engine drives twin propellers
of the swivel type at 80 miles an
hour This much we know. All be-
yond that are closely guarded navy
secrets, vouchsafing mere hints that
Uncle Sans aeronautic officers have
wathed well the war in the air as
Europe wages it and added some idas
of their own to boot.
Speed is to be feature, for No. |
will be a scout as well as a training |
machine for work in the air 1t has |
an unusually extended sailing radius |
and a lifting capacity powerful !
enough to permit the carrying of |
sufficient armament to reply convin-
cing'y to rife and machine gun fire.
What particular guns No. l itself |
will carry. or how many, is not
stated as yet.
However. lest any patriotic Ameri-
can should get gay at the thought
of real dirigible at last, it may
be mentioned that No. is nothing
wonderful as compared to the big
fellows that France and England,
as well as Gerrany-home of the
night raiding Zep-have' put in the
air. No! 1t is only about half as
sizeable and hardly represents the
maximum ideas of our navy for big
ness or speed or carrying capacity.
When our officers are better train
ed lie aeronautics they will be more
in position to know precisely what
is wanted for this war business in
the empyhean. AS starter, plans
have been drawn already for a dir
igible twice as large as No. /, with
increased speed and proportionately
greater lifting power and sailing
radius. But she isn't on the ways
as yet.--New York World.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-11

p esident Codrington, Of the State
Press Association, offers TO furnish
in behalf of the association the ser
vices OF a lawyer To help bring to
punishment the fellow who recently
made a brutal and unwarTanted as
sault on Editor Emerson, of the
Fort Pierce News, and by reason of
greatly superior strength badly hurt
him. This is a new departure from
the traditional functions of press as
sociations and the good sense in it
will strongly commend il to Florida
editors in general.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-11
FOR COUNTY ASSESSOR

| hereby announce myself a candi-
date for the Office of Assessor for
Polh county, subject to the action of
the Democratic party. / earnestly
solicil the support and votes of the
electors, promising the best service
of which i am capable should they
honor me with this position.
Respectfully,
j. HARRIS LANCASTER
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-11

If osceola, the Seminole, waits
for { monument until he gets one
from that $4,000 appropriate an
which Congressman Clark asks for.
he will go unmonumented for good
long time There is lime Tor all
things, and 0sceola's time to tax the
American people $4,000 bucks to
keep his memory green has not yet
arrived.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-11

Granada was at one tina -
Roman province of Roet;s
the Arab invasion it becans
pendent Moorish kingdom !
last possession of the lao-s
who tearfully gave U IL,
to their conquerors, Ferj,,
Isabella of Spain, in 1902
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-11
FOR COUNTY TAX COLLECTOR

am a 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
pred by election.
Respectfully,
WERNER G. JONES.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-11
FOR SUPT. PUBLIC INSTRUCTION

10 the CITIZENS Of Polk County:
Subject to the action of the Demo-
cratic primary of 1916, this is to
announce my candidacy for the Office
OF superintendent of public instruc-
ton in and for the county of Polk,
state of Florida. Your support is
most respectfully solicited.
w. L. CLIFTON
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-11

The qualifications laid down by
the State committee for those who
can vote in the Democratic primary
next June seem to be giving general
satisfaction, with here and there an
exception among people who have
vasuc or mistaken ideas of Demo-
cratic principles and are unwillin2
10 meet the Democratic test pre-
scribed by the committee
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-11
Thackeray's see-,

Trackeray defied all
wonderful eye saw ererr,.
everybody. He lived ari
life with an absolute,y mir
childlike zest, ard his bran
tender spirit endured IN
Where other men are c9pna
fine fiayors end deliaq.s
Thackeray was . ccrr7ise.
broadcast and biggest talags
pathos. its absurdity, its 60
loyalty.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-11
NOTICE.!

By order of the City Commission
ers, all delinquent customers of the
Electric Light and Water Plants will
be cut off on the 25th day of each
month and a charge of $1.00 will be
made for renewal of service
E. c. FLANAGAN.
Commissioner of Municipal Activities
1922
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-11

The national convention of what
is left of the Progressive party will
meet in Chicago on the same week
that the national Republican con-
vention meets there. That party
has only one available candidate for
president, Roosevelt, who probably
wouldn't have the nomination, as it
has too many Of the elements of a
solemn unconscious joke in it; but
with the Republicans shy also on big
timber and regarding Teddy with a
help-us-Cassius look, fusion of the
two parties seems very likely at Chi
cago, with Roosevelt to head the
ticket. He is just about the last
man that the American people want
in the present critical stage of our
foreign relations, and they will
prove it to him by figures that can't
lie if he gets the nomination.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-11
Daily rhouuht

Inc motto marked upon our fore
neads, written upon our doornos,s
enanneied in the earth and waited nm.
on Tie waves is and must be; ia
Dor is honorable and idleness sis
honorable.T-T. CARLYLE.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-11

There is just one peril in the path
way of Woodrow Wilson's return to
the White House on the fourth of
March next year. If the Republicans
nominate Justice Hughes, of the U.
S. supreme court, as his opponent,
the full-flowing, luxuriant and i'm
presEive whiskers of that gentle
man may carry subtle but power
try, yearning for the simepslyda
full cali to the masses of this coun-
try, yearning for the simple days
when whiskered presidents were the
rule. that will give Woodrow such
a run for his money as no other in
fiuence could. The danger is not i'm
minent. but We would feel safer if
our president would give carte
blanche. so 10 speak, TO his facial
capillary potentialities until the
eyes CT the hirsute Hughes would
gogslc with establishment and cha
grin at the noble spread of beard.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-11

WANTED-Nice couple to room and
board in suburban home on one
OF our beautiful lakes. Address
Bx 500, city. 1891
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-11

R"he Allyn's long season of hilar-
ious leisure in Florida journalism
has probably reached period. He
has acquired linotype for his Sar-
asotc Sun, and we can tell him as
one who knows, that nothing ever
devised by the wit of man will keep
him on the jump hustling for copy
10 teed a cruel and Unsuitable nav
like one of these machines 1t seeks
quantity. not quality. and it gives
no time for the able editor TO put
the finishing polish upon the effu-
sions he was wont to linger over so
pridefully and lovingly. trimming.
pairing amending and Gliding until
u was a perfect work of art, in the
good old days of hand composition.
kube is about TO wake up to some
cruel realism in modern Journalism
that viii dispel the illusions OF a
lifetime
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-11

FOR SALE-Pure Tom Watson wa
termelon seed, at the right price.
J. E. Swanson, Lakeland. 4944
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-11

The Punta Gorda Herald has an
almost unique standing in Florida
journalism, to say nothing of its
universal popularity, because of the
indy duality Of its editor. Adrian p.
Jordan, and the sound thinking,
originality, frankness and kindli-
ness he puts into its columns. Hence
we rote with pleasure that the Her.
aid las just entered upon the TWEEN
ty-fourth year of its existence. six
teen of them under the management
of Editor Jordan For. both editor
and paper we wish continued pros
perity and the same wise and help
full outlook on life
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-11

Colonel Thomas j. Appleyard.
the State printer and. from time
whereof the memory of man run
meth not to the contrary, secretary
of the Florida Press Association, has
announced himself as candidate for
delecate to the national Democratic
convention in st. Louis next June.
OF course he ought to be elected and
1t is reasonably sure that he will be.
Also is is worth mentioning that he
is enthusiastically and unanimously
in favor of the denomination of
Woodrow Wilson, which shows that
he is perfectly sound in his Democ-
racy and knows the right man to
vote for. Let US elect him by all
means. for he is sturdy old party
wheel horse who we'll deserves the
honor.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-11
THE LAKELAND NEWS.

weekly newspaper giving . resume
- local matters. crop conditions.
county AFFAIRS, etc. Sent anywhere
sor $3.50 per year.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-28
MISS ANNIE DIAL IS
 HURT IN ACCIDENT Others Also Injured When Automobile Backs Down
 An Embankment

Miss Annie Dial 6421 Hillman avenue, was seriously injured when the auto mobile which she was driving backed off an eight-foot embankment near Green Springs yesterday and had not regained consciousness at late hour last night, according to information given out at the South Highland infirm- ary, where she was taken imm ediately after the accident Miss Dial suffered a broken iawbone and was otherwise seriously injured. although it was stat ed at the infirmarv last night that there was a good chance for her recov cry.
 Others who were in the car at the time of the accident were Mrs. J. A Stodgill 230 Louis street; Miss Gladys Barton, 113 Edmonds street; the Rev G. L. Barnwell POP SiXty-siXth street; Jim Lawley and J. R. Latimer. Mrs. Stodgill sustained a. sprained ankle ano was bruised about the body, but was carried home from the inflrmary aft CT her injuries had received attention Miss Barton was not injured but the Rev. MT Barnwell was painfully hurt All of the members of the party, with the exception of Miss Dial. were able to go home after having their injuries dressed.
 Miss Dial is said to have been driv ing the machine up small hill when the engine went dead. and the brakes refused to work. She was unable 10 guide the car and it backed over an eight-foot embankment. The car, which was owkned by A. T. Dial of Woodlawn, was completely demolished The mem bers of the party were en route to the Sunday school picnic of the Sixty sixth Street Baptist church at the time.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-28
THE BOYS OFF FOR DUTY
By MRS. J. B. REID.

"A peace is of the nature of a conquest For then both parties nobly are subdued And neither party loser"
 The whole world is flooded with tears, and voices are raised in prayer for peace.
 Today there hovers over the country a great distress, an anxious watch. Ma tions are holding their breath, and the motherhood of man is shaking with grief
 These are trying sacrifices for tam ing the savage, or awakening righteous ness in your neighbor, and our President has stood by his charge with courage and conscience. His people acknowledge the true spirit of manhood of which he is possessed. He values his human charge greater than office, wealth or praise-and he hesitates wisely in a declaration of war-which means the crushing of hearts, destruction of homes and a waste of life.
 The trains loaded with the sterling young manhood of the state moved windows were waved good byyes' to weeping crowds.
 call to battle against the outrages of an interfering, turbulous ally. Is it worth while to spill the blood of one
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-28

purpose toward Mexico. The messages are in answer to communications from South American countries offering their services to mediate between the United States and Mexico.
 The messages say that after the incl dent at Matamoras, the United States be- gan to gather it's armed forces along the international border with the intention of aggression against Mexico. It is as- serted that Mexico is not seeking war, but that if it is forced to fight it will go to the last extreme at the cost of the blood of it's sons and the destruction of it's wealth.
 The messages conclude by stating that the perfidy" of the American govern ment not only affects Mexico, but all Latin American countries on this con- tinent. It is added that Eliseo Arro- dondo, the Mexican minister at Washing ton, has been instructed to get in touch with his Latin-American colleagues who have offered to mediate and do every thing in his power to prevent war.
 ''The people and government of Mexi- CO., the message concludes, "are lovers of peace and will maintain peace at any cost on the understanding that the dig nifty and sovereignty of the republic is not attacked.'
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-28

requested to meet Friday morning at IL
 o'clock at the home of Mrs. T. J. Hosey.
 1504 Fourth avenue, where they will prac-
 tice.
 Mrs. Prude Vines is quite i'll at the home of her parents, MT. and Mrs. w. F.. Bumgardner, at Jonesboro. Miss Carrie Belle Smithson, who under went an operation for appendicitis at the Elizabeth Duncan hospital several days ago. has been removed to the home of her parents, MT. and Mrs. J. N. Smith son, at Jonesboro.
 Mrs Lacey Edmundson will leave Wednesday for Montgomery, where she
 will join Captain Edmundson, who left Monday morning with Company D.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry Morton have re- turned from Cooks Springs, where they have been visiting relatives for the past 10 days.
 Stanley Cochrane of Dadesville, Fla, has accepted a position with the Jacobs undertaking establishment. Mrs. Fred Best, Sr., has been removed , from the Elizabeth Duncan hospital, where she underwent an operation, to her home Miss Doris Lewis is able to be out after
 recent illness at the home of her
 mother, Mrs T. D. Lewis Miss Teresa Fromhold Is the guest of
 her sister, Mrs. J. J. Fromhold, at Sloss. Miss Lois Head of Wylam is the guest of Lucy Belle and India Belle Dandridge at Sloss.
 Mrs. s. H. Price has returned from a visit to relatives in Oklahoma City. 4 Mrs T. c. Donald and daughter, Clara Eugenia, are the guests of relatives in Pineapple, Ala. H. C. Porter is quite ill at the home of his daughter, Mrs. George Martin, at Morgan.
 R. Guy Echols has returned from a visit to relatives in Kentucky and h. diana.
 Miss Louise Taller of South Pittsburg,
 Tenn, is the house guest of Mrs c. A. Otte, at Woodward. Mrs. Robert T. Smith and little daugh- ter, Claudia May, are spending the week with Mrs. Abernethy in Birmingham.