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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-28

Editor Merchant of the Madison
Enterprise is the latest Florida man
to announce himself as q candidate
for delegate to the national Demo-
cratic convention. We take it that
he is for Woodrow, of course. Champ
Clark may get few delegates from
Missouri and one or two other States,
but Wilson can count on every man
that goes there from Florida.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-28
THE LAKELAND NEWS,
weekly Newspaper giving . resume
u local matters, crop conditions,
county Affairs. etc. Sent anywhere
tor $3.50 per year.

The Pensacola Journal says that
Pensacola is the ideal convention
city of Florida Then there must
be two ideal convention cities in the
State, for it is now we'll established
that Lakeland has the first claim on
that distinction.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-28

If Joe Reese, Of the Orlando Re-
porter-Star, wants to go to the ma
tional Democratic convention as a
delegate from his congressional dis
trict the people ought to send him
by a unanimous vote. We agree with
the St. Augustine Meteor that no
more fitting man could be sent there
to represent the Democracy of that
district.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-28
FOR COUNTY JUDGE

| hereby announce myself a can
didate for the Office of county judge
of Polk county, subject to the action
of the Democratic voters at the pri-
mary to be held in June. 1915, and
respectfully solicit your support.
Respectfully,
HARRY G. TAYLOR.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-28

With all the labor element in Eng
land aggressively opposed to mill
tary compulsion and parliament just
about to pass the measure, that
country confronted with a grave
peril at home that may seriously
weaken her solidarity in war
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-28
FOR REPRESENTATIVE

To the Democratic Voters of Polk
County, Florida:
| hereby announce my candidacy
for the office of representative from
Polk county in the legislature, sub
ject to the Democratic primary.
C. NJ. TRAMMELL.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-28
WERENTIT

If you have room, apartment,
store, cottage, office or anything
else for rent, list them with us and
watch the result.
THE KEY RENTAL AGENCY
We are the key to the situation
Room 8, Elliston Bldg.
P. o. Box COS, Lakeland, Fla.
50O6
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-28
CHAS. M. TRAMMELL
OUT FOR REPRESENTATIVE

Mr.. Chas. NJ. Trammell today
announces in these columns as
candidate for representative from
this county in the Florida legisla-
ture, Mr.. Trammell is Lakeland
boy, who has had a distinguished
career for one so young, having
been elected county judge shortly al
ter he graduated in law. This posi-
ton he has held for the past four
years, and he now asks to be mace
a law-maker, feeling that man who
has been a judge of law ought 10 De
qualified to make 'em. Mr.. Tram
mel is well liked and will get q
goodly shower of votes up this way.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-28
GOOD ROADS
BOOSTERS PLAN
CAMPAIGN

Until nlVlv
The Good Roads meeting at Bar
tow on Wednesday last was an en-
thusiastic one and we'll attended.
Reports from each district in the
county were received from the COM
mittees who are canvassing the
views of the voters regarding the
bond issue and a partial report. COM
prising more than so per cent of the
taxpayers who have thus far been
seen, indicates that the issue is
growing in favor every day and some
of the strongest men in the county
who have been antagonistic are now
changing their minds in view of the
satisfactory information they have
obtained and the general sentiment
which seems to prevail. For instance
out of total of 403 registered vot-
ers in the Winter Haven precinct
2S5 were reported as favorable, 10
unknown, 81 not seen, 20 moved
into other parts of the county, Al
moved out of the county, and 10 I'M
favorable.
Chairman j. Walker Pope, of the
finance committee, reported the fol-
lowing subscriptions to the cam
paign fund:
Glen St. Mary's Nurseries, per
H. E. Cornell =. $1,000
M. E. Gillette, for Buckeye
Nurseries ou.VV
Florence Villa Growers Asso-
GldtlOH -. oo'oO
Thomas Advertising Service. 1000
Seven memberships -. ..... 700
Total p o Nv
A good deal of discussion was had
on the subject of reaching the vot-
ers in the sections more remote from
the towns and railroad which finally
resulted in a decision to organize a
special committee for the purpose OF
visiting a number of the school
houses in the county and making ad-
dresses to the voters in those sec
lions, giving them more definite
and accurate information regarding
the proposed bond issue, removing
some wrong impressions they may
possibly have received and giving
them more intelligent idea of what
it would mean to them, as well as
every other taxpayer in Polk county,
to have a countrywide system OF
hard surfaced roads not necessitat-
ing constant upkeep and repair from
the very moment of completion.
The committee appointed for this
purpose is as follows: Messrs. Swim
dell, Agrees, Holworthy, Martin, Oh
linger, Maddox, Goode, Mears, Pope
and Hutchinson; while the following
offered as volunteers: Messrs. Turn
ley. Baltimore, Meek and Mcleod.
An invitation to meet at Fort
Meade on Friday, Feb. Is, at 2 p. M,
was accepted; this, it is expected
being the occasion of the formal op-
ening of Fort Meades splendid brick
contribution to the Dixie Highway
and at which time addresses are te
be made by prominent speakers from
adjoining counties whose names viii
be announced later.
After a delightful dinner gener
ously given to those present by 1
Ia. Goode of Barlow, the schoo
house campaign committee met ant
decided to leave the final arrange
ments for the campaign until tn
Fort Meade meeting; in the mean
time it was decided to arrange 10
public addresses to be made OF
Thursday, Feb. 20, at the FOL
County Fair in Lakeland and tina
lMr. G.. E. Woods, of the Lake Eus
tits Region and DR.. j. H. Ross
Florence Villa, be asked to make &C
dresses on that occasion and tina
Hon. d. C. Gillette and DR.. Biz
l. of Tampa be asked to make az
dresses at the Fort Meade meeting
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-28

The man who writes the BY
stander'' column on the Pensacola
News is a broad, clear thinker and
his stuff is not excelled by that of
any, writer on the State press. He
is too broad for the appreciation of
ignorance and bigotry, but happily
those handicaps of the human race
are diminishing factors in the
worlds life, and some of these days
the descendants of the ignoramuses
and bigots of the present will won
der at the appalling mental darkness
in which their ancestors stumbled
around and yet thought themselves
wise.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-28
!. DOLLAR DAY TOMORROW
Watch the Window
MELTON & BROWN 81
LOST

Bank BOOK containing SCI cash.
Liberal reward for return of same.
Notify Geo. w. Graham, H. E.
Graham. 5110
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-28

TEN-ROOM apartment, unfinished,
kitchen and dining room attached.
Also toilet and bath. $40 per
month until Nov. 1st, 1916. APP
ply to 3OS E. Bay ST., City.
511d
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-28

Speaking about business men who
do things and have initiative, what's
the matter with D. C. Gillett. of
Tampa, who is said to have been the
chief agent in stirring up Congress
to the urgency of an immediate ap-
preparation for fighting the citrus
canker evil in this State? The Clear
water Sun thinks that he is good
enough for any political office in the
State, but we have not heard that
he has aspirations of that kind.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-28

The supreme court of Florida has
decided in libel suit brought
against the Tampa Tribune that
newspapers can't print the proceed
ings of trial, including the testi-
mony, even though taken directly
from the court records and they
must wait until after the cause is
decided before they can print the
news concerning it. If injury results
from newspaper publicity in such
cases, for which compensation can be
had in libel suit, why does in
Jury not also result from court house
publicity and why are not the spec
tators excluded from the court room
during the trial of causes?
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-28
DOLLAR DAY TOMORROW
Watch the Window

Watch the Window
MELTON & BROWN 5i13
apartment, unfur-
nished, suitable for housekeeping
Toilet and bath, SIS per month
until Nov. LIST, 1916. Apply at
30S East Bay St., city. STA
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-01-28

WANTED-White waitress at new
fremont dining room. No expert
fence necessary. Call or write II
J. J. DeVere, phone Blue.
511
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-02
NEW SLOGAN |S SEE ALASKA
 FIRST"

Never since the purchase of Alaska has there been such a movement on foot to secure tourist trade for the north that there is this year Through out the east and particularly the na- tional capital tons of literature is in circulation setting forth the charms of the nOrthland as a paradise for tourists. Practically every leading railroad of the country has united in the movement. with the slogan. See Alaska First. Excellent Inducements are being offered by the transconti- mental railway companies, and it is believed that several thousand people will make the trip north during the summer.
 In addition to the trips across the country. the steamship companies are advertising attractive trips through the Panama canal. with a visit at the San Diego fair, and a railroad Journey from there to Seattle. and thence to Alaska by boat.
 Some of the companies are simply advertising a trip along the southern Hoast of Alaska, but the majority of booklets tell the prospective traveller that to see the north as it is, to see the country that is to be opened uD by the building of the government railroad, it will be necessary to make the trip down the Yukon and up the Panama valley. thence out by way of St. Michael and Nome, and back around via Seward, Valdez and Cor dova.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-02
NAVY DEPARTMENT WILL EN-
 LARGE coRooVA PLANT. N

Secretary of the Navy Joseph Dan. iels has approved contracts with the Federal Telegraph Company of San Francisco, for the construction and equipment of large radio stations at San Diego. California, Cavite and Pearl Harbor.
 Secretary Daniels also announced that the advancement in the wireless department would consist of enlarge ment of the plant at Cordova and other Pacific coast points.
 The secretary stated that the de partment was anxious to have a line of wireless stations in shape to sweep the whole Pacific coast from Nome to the Panama canal.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-02
DIVIDEND OF St.oo
 PER SHARE. ~

The Kennecott Copper Coriporation has just declared it's initial quarterly dividend of $1.OO a share The divi- dend represents a payment from the earnings of the Kennecott Copper pro perties alone, without reference to in come from the Utah Copper Com pany, whose stock is extensively held in the Kennecott treasury. The divi- dend was made payable March 31 to stockholders of record March 10.
 President stephen Birch submitted statement which showed a surplus on hand amounting to $9,705,3S7, fig uring unsoId copper at IS cents a pound. The first dividend will re- quire about $2.S0O,OOO, as the bulk of the company's 3,OO0,OOO shares are outstanding.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-02
Installing Big Plant
 On Placer Mime

$23 per cubic yard. They estimate that the capacity of the Valdez Creek Placer Mines will give 2,400 miners inches every A hours. Alaska prac- tice shows cubic yards per miners inch every 24 hours The working time is computed at 15O days. They will get at least 100 days hydraulck- ing before the cleanup in 1916 Yak ing the gravels at $1 per cubic yard, 24 hours per day. at only 2 12 cubic yards per miners inch, would give a total of $600,0O0 Operating expenses and interest charges for the season of 1916 should not exceed $1O0,000. Therefore, the estimate of a net profit of from $2OO,OO0 to $3OO,O00 for the season of 1916 seems reasonable and conservative.
 The properties will be under the management of NJ. Pierre Bouery, who for fifteen years has been manager of the La Grange Mines at Weaverville. Mining men have long considered the La Grange mines as one of the most successful hydraulic mining properties in the world, and the owners ascribe their success to Mir. Bouery At the L Grange mines MT. Bouery brought his water for hydrauIicing over forty miles. and worked 4-cent gravel at a profit At Valdez creek the source of water supply is within two miles of the hydraulic pit, and the gravels. ac- cording to expert engineers, yield S1 per yard. MT. Bouery had the offer of the Veldez Creek Placer Mines un- der consideration for a month, and gave the matter careful thought His third five-year contract with the La Grange Mining Company expired in October. Before renewing for another five-year period he received the offer of the Veldez Creek Placer Mines, and signed five-year contract with them.
 The properties of the Valdez Creek Placer Mines. consisting of about 5000 acres, are all paid for. as well as the supplies, provisions and also the labor up to date. In the report made in 1911 by Forbes Rickard, min ing engineer of Denver, Colorado, he estimated that by handling 5000 yards per day, there will be at least twenty years work in these high graFels.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-02
ATTY. GENERAL BE ELECTED IN
 ALASKA

Throughout the territory it is not generally known that at the next ter ritorial election the voters will be called upon to elect an attorney gen eral for Alaska, but such is the fact, the office having been created by the last session of the legislature. At the present time there is no attorney gen. eral. but J. II. Cobb, of Juneau, is act ing as chief counsel for the territory, attending to some of the duties that will be imposed on the attorney gen eral.
 The Republican convention to be held at Seward on April 19 will choose a candidate for this office, and the Democratic convention to be held at Juneau on May A will select a can didate also.
 On the Republican side of the house there has been little talk regarding the office, and in the interior no ones name has been mentioned as a pos sible candidate Whether or not any of the coast Republicans are after the job is not generally known.
 J. H. Cobb, of Juneau, is actively out for the Democratic nomination, it is said, and will probably be the choice of that party.
 At the next November election the people will have an opportunity to vote for a delegate to Congress, a ter ritorial senator. four representatives to the legislature. territorial attor- ney general. At the following regular election. the territorial treasurer will be added to the list
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-02
WORK IN TRAILS REGULATED
 BY FUNDS

Just how much work will be done by the Alaska road commission dur ing the coming season will depend al- together on how much money Con gress appropriates. The usual $150,- GOO. which is carried on the war de- partment appropriation bill is assured, but the extra $4O0,OOO asked by the commission to complete the Fair banks-Valdez road is still pending in the committee room.
 The Chambers of Commerce all over Alaska have petitioned Congress to make this appropriation, and Col. Richardson, who is at present in Washington, is hopeful that the money will be made available. This will per init of gravelling the road the entire distance. and will be invaluable to reducing the time required to make the trip between tidewater and the Panama metropolis.
 The commission is now engaged in transporting the supplies to points along the road to be used in the re- pairz work during the summer, and is under the immediate supervision of ]. H. Ingram, who is now at Chitina. Major Davison is the only member of the commission at present in Valdez. Lieut. Mehaffey being away on a trip of inspection in the interior, and as before stated, Col. Richardson is in Washington.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-02
CONDITIONS \ l ANCHORAGE BE
 INVESTIGATED

WASHINGTON, March 1. - The la bor situation at Anchorage, Alaska, where the government is building railroad, is causing the administration some concern. Secretary Lane has been deluged with telegrams and let ters, protesting against conditions there. and today he called upon Sec retary of Labor Wilson, and requested that he appoint a commission, whose duty it will be to go to Anchorage at once and seek on adjustment of the difficulties between the engineering commission and the men employed Tn the construction of the railway, which differences resulted in labor strike. Secretary Wilson has announced that he will name this commission on Thursday, and arrangements will be made to have it leave Seattle on the first boat for Alaska.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-02
.LATOUCHE MINE
 TQ EMPLOY / \ 5OO MEN

With the price of copper nearly thirty cents, the mining of that metal has been stimulated to such an .eX- tent that all producing properties are now being worked to their capacity This condition is especially noticeable at the Beatson mine of the Kennecott Copper Corporation at Latouche. A few months ago the management '"~ stalled a process of concentrating the metal from the, lower grad ores by the use of crude oil and so successful has this been that the mill is to be dupli- cated, thus allowing for the treatment of double the amount of ore as at pre- sent.
 The comnany has just completed a modern bunk house, which will ac- commodate 15O men, and every con venience has been installed to make the place comfortable. There are, at present 220 men employed at the mine, but this number will be increased to five hundred as soon as the weather conditions will permit of the new buildings that are contemplated being erected.
 The property is owned by the Ken necott Copper Corporation, which re- gently acquired the Kennecott Mines the Braden Mines in South America, 100000 shares in the Utah Consoli- dated, the Copper River & Northwest ern Railway and the Alaska Steamship Company. Stephen Birch, the presi- dent of the company, is well known here, having been connected with the Copper river exploring expedition un- der Captain Abercrombie in 1899.
 The Beatson ores are a chalcopy- rite, averaging about ten per cent cop per- but the ore is especially valuable for it's use as Aux. The mine pur- chased from \. K. Beatson few years ago, has been a steady producer.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-02
ATHLETIC ME- l DES MONIES IN
 APRIL. 2

DIES MONIES, Feb. 29. - Arrange ments have all been completed for a big meet of track athletes from all parts of the country to be held in the Drake University Stadium, on April P. All the universities in the coun- try, from coast to coast, have been invited to send their premier cinder artists. and replies have already been received from sufficient athletic boards to guarantee the largest col lection of amateur athletes ever gath cred together at one time in this country.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-02
FOOTBALL RULES WILL REMAIN
 UNCHANGED

NEW YORK. Feb. 29. - The foot ball rules committee. which held it's annual session in this city last Satur- day. has announced the results of it's deliberations, The committee is an Intercollegiate one, representing the big universities of the east and middle west, and they decided to leave the rules practically the same as they were the past fall, no radical changes having been made.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-02
LUMBER ARRIVES FOR cANNERY sa @ PLANT.

The freighter Cordova arrived at the local dock yesterday afternoon with an unusually large cargo for this place. It consisted of 100000 feet of lumber for the Carlisle Packing Com pany, which is erecting a new cannery here; 200 tons of coal for Cordova; five box cars. twenty tons of dynamite, 120,000 feet of lumber and 400 tons of coal for the Copper River & North western railway.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-02
GERMANY SINKS TWO MERCHANT
 VESSELS

LONDON, March l. - Germany's submarine program of sinking armed merchant ships opened al midnight, and the steamships Thornsby and Malvina were the first ones sunk. The crew of the former vessel were lost. but it is not known what became of the crew of the Malvina. Whether or not these ships were armed is also unknown. There are now twelve big liners near the war zone.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-02
.Rle SHIPMENT OF MAIL.

An extra shipment of 5000 pounds of mail will leave on this mornings train for Fairbanks. It consists prin- clpally of parcel post packages. and is in addition to the regular dispatch of 1,600 pounds. which is sent to the Interior three times a week.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-02
ARMY SE B VICE
 FOR COLLEGE STUDENTS

WASHINGTON, Feb. 29. The Senate committee on military affairs has agreed on a provision in the army bill, providing for summer military encampments of college students. The matter of selecting the, times and places of holding the encampment has been left to the President.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-02
WOMAN |S JAILED FOR OPPOSING
 SERVICE LAW

LONDON, Feb. 29, - Mrs. Nellie West was tried in the London police court today and sentenced to serve six months in jail for circulating lit erature opposing conscription, and en- couraging the British public to refuse to obey the compulsory service law passed by parliament.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-02

WASHINGTON, March 1. - Presi- dent Wilson has decided that he can not proceed with the German subma- rine negotiations while dissension is rampant in Congress, and he asks for an early vote on the question of warn ing Americans from travelling on armed merchant ships Wilson Is anxious to show the Kaiser that his position has the endorsement of the people Of the United States.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-02
VICTORIA COMING TO coRoovA.

\ The steamship Victoria, which is now at Unalaska with a cargo of sup plies for canneries to the westward, will return to Seattle via Cordova, where she will load 2,000 tons of cop per ore. The Victoria is due here about March or 6.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-02

w. F Ford, general auditor for the Alaska Syndicate, was scheduled to leave Seattle last night for Cordova, on his annual tour of inspection of the business of that corporation in this section.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-02
NO PREs5 DISPATCHES RECEIVED
 YESTERDAY.

The wireless failed us last night, and as result the Daily Times did not receive it's Associated Press news dispatches for today's paper. The req son given for being unable to handle this business is the fact that the night letter service has grown to such an extent that with the commercial mesz sages the newspapers were almost entirely overlooked, as only a few brief messages came through late last night.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-02

Grover Frame is now operating an automobile on the trail from Chitina to Fairbanks, and expects to operate three cars this summer.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-02

. Henry Maillard has accepted a po-
 sition with the Blum, O'Neill Com
 pany being in charge of one of the
 delivery wagons.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-02

J. V. Carter is now filling the posi- tion of guard at the federal jail.
The Cordova daily times., 1916-03-02

You can rely on the news being cor rect when you see it in the Times.