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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-11

Lakeland at the expiration of his
term. June 10th. but few thought OF
his going prior to that time. and no
doubt this news of his determination
to go probably this month will be a
great surprise to his many Arcadia
friends. who desire to retain him and
his estimable family as long as pos
sible.
ITO the editor of the News ii will
he a source of personal regret to see
Judge Whitney and family leave Ar
cadia. Only those who have known
Judge Whitney in a social way can
fully realize what fine, companion
able fellow he is. lie is at his best
az an entertainer when out on fish
ing party, when his usual dignity is
cast to the four winds of the earth.
and we give him up only On condi'
ton that he keeps us posted rs to
when the lake perch are biting best
In the many beautiful resorts for
this tribe in the vicinity of Lake
land. Then, too. Lakeland is Coca
place from which to he elected gov
crncr. United States senator con
grcss. and "such like" Can that NC
the hidden motive in moving 70
Lakeland. judge"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-11
MOOSE ANNUAL BANQUET

The regular annual banquet OF the
evening at the Kibler hotel.
Delegations from Tampa, Fort
NJ cade, Winter Haven and adjoining
towns will be present.
The state supreme Dictator, Or.
O'Donohue, and other Supreme oil
GERS will attend.
The committee in charge has
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-11
Pretty Party for Mrs. G. p. BRYAN.

The home of Miss Annie Cargil
Mayes was the scene of pretty So
cial function when Miss Mayes and
Miss Georgia Lanier entertained at
cards yesterday afternoon in honor
of a charming bride. Mrs. G. p. Bryan.
The colors scheme of yellow and
green was carried out in the use of
cut flowers, ferns and palms. Five
Hundred made the hours pass quick
ly. and at the conclusion of the games
it was found that Miss Louie Layton
had made the highest score and she
was presented an ivory picture
frame. The honoree was given box
of crepe de chine handkerchiefs. A
salad course in which the yellow and
green was effectively carried out was
served
Those enjoying this pleasant affair
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-11

were Mrs. G. p. Bryan, Mrs. Thos,
Hatcher. Mrs. w. F. Reid, Mrs. Carl
Kern, Mrs Talmage Haynes. Misses
Aliene McRae, Myrtle McRae, Helen
Conibear, Mary Jackson, Genevieve
Morrow, Gladys Wilson, Ruby
Scruggs, Sue and Belle Cloud. Rachel
Clonts, Lola Trammell, Evelyn Cow
derry Nellie Coleman, Louie Layton,
Margaret Bryant, Viola Powell.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-11

Mr.. L. j. Walker is down from
'harlctte, N. c., for the winter, and
; pleasantly located al the Ford
louise. Mr.. Walker is property
wner Of Lakeland and a REGULAR
winter visitor who thinks there is nc
lace like lakeland
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-11

Messrs. A. ]. Holworthy. II. ].
)rane, and w. S. Moore went down to
Tampa this morning to attend a meet.
ng Of the South Florida Retail Mer.
,hants Association They went down
% get pointers on the Merchants Cred.
I Rating System with view of adopt.
ng such . system here.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-11

WANTED-Party of two or three to
make trip to the East coast in au-
TO, cost less than railroad fare, start
Tuesday or Wednesday Address
p. q. Box AL. City. 6151
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-11

Mr.. d. ]. McColl. of Jackson, Mich,
rived this afternoon to spend the win
sr in Lakeland and will be gladly
~ecomed by his numerous friends,
-aving spent several winters here in
lie past.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-11

Mrs. g. I. Bailey has return home
A.. 'er . pleasant visit to her mother,
s. J. A. Hobbs. in Atlanta, where
ar al spent the holidays most pleas
peri tly.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-11

Mrs. L. p. Nicholson leaves tonight
'r Charleston, s. c.. where she is
llled by the serious illness of her
rother.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-11

worked necessarily f-r = week 10
make this the crownin eiiort in
their entertainments
Members will meet at the hall at
s o'clock
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-11

Mrs. Collins, Of Fort Meade, who
been an inmate of Morrell Me-
,rial Hospital for some time. re-
rms home today well and happy.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-11

.MrA lsaac Soeki. of Mulberry, was
grated On yesterday at Morrell Me-
a rial Hospital and is reported to
y doing nicely today.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-11

FOR RENT-Large front room, mod
ern conveniences. Apply 81 oou'"
Virginia avenue.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-11

Miss Alfaretta Rice. of Beaver
Ills. Pa. 10 In Lakeland for the win
r and Is the guest of her uncle. Mr..
A. Walker and wife at their home
/ Palmetto street.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-11
z5VU
eaoe Of Ere phone 5000

sdr. n. ~ emailes, who has been
sin 3so1th Ter . long time. is able
be mp and sbout his room, which
friends Win be pleased to learn.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-11

FOR RENT Furnished front room .
Apply 500 S. Kentucky Ave.
6150
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-01-11

err better voices than ever before, and
his show throughout was immensely
pleasing to the audience
The Neshoba Democrat., 1917-05-10
PARDON PETITION.

Neshoba County.
To the Hon. Theo. g. Bilbo. Govern
or and pardoning Board Of the State
Of Mississippi;
On the first day of January, 1917,
upon the recommendation of the par
doning Bard the Governor issued
a Reprieve to Joe Everett, of New
ton County, Mississippi who was
then under sentence for twelve
months to the state penitentiary. for
grand larceny committed in Nesho.
ba County, said sentence being given
by the Circuit Court, of Neshoba
County at the February Term, 1916,
said Reprieve being in force from
the lst. day of January, until the
Goth. day of April 1917, and at the
April meeting of said Pardoning
Board 1917. after hearing evidence
submitted in behalf of the said Joe
Everett, touching the nature of the
charge against him, and giving due
consideration to the same, recon-
mended to the Governor that, he iss-
ne another or extended Reprieve to
said Joe Everett. and the Governor
conforming to this request, issued
the second Reprieve, taking effect
April, 14th. to July Goth 1917 the
Pardoning Board placing this cause
on the "Meritoricus List" for final
consideration at their July 1917 meet
ing.
Your Petitioner Joe Everett. ct al,
would therefore most earnestly and
respectively urge and submit that. he
the said Joe Everett, be given a full
and complete Pardon from said seu-
tence, and would show that this act
ion is sought upon the following
grounds, to wit;
IL. Because there was never any in
tent upon the part of the defendant
to commit any crime.
IL. Because the defendant held
three valid deeds Of trust upon the
property alleged in the Indictment
against him to have been stolen, one
of these being for the purchase mon
ey of said property that were not
satisfied.
I8. Because II the defendant was
gnilty of Larceny at all, it was only
| in technical sense, and he has
been amply and sufficiently punished
for this.
4. Because from the facts developed
It's very doubtful whether the defend
ant is even guilty in a tenchEical
sense.
s. For other grounds to be submitted
upon the final hearing OF this cause.
Respectfully Submitted Joe Ever
EFT ct al.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1917-05-10
NEWS NOTES.

The fire losses in the Uni
ted States in 1916 avera ged
nearly $3 for every inhabit-
ant, according to a report
compiled by the National
Fire Protective Association.
A large percentage OF the
fires were preventable. BY
means of insurance, the cost
of the fires is spread over
the whole population, in the
form of rents, prices, wages,
ETC., so that all bear about
the same proportion of loss.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1917-05-10

One million, three hundred
thousand Germans have
perished in the war, accord
ing to a statement made by
Joseph Friedrich Naunnen,
formerly conservative mem
Der of the Reichstag. Herr
Naunnen, lecturing on the
"Influence of the war on pop
ulation,' said in part; ~
"Until now the war has
caused a loss Of 1,3OO,O 900
dead. This together with
the decrease in birthggiNes IN
reduction of 8, 100000. The
surplus Of females =. has Ina
creased from 100000 to- far
more than 100000. Pie
nation has bled as never
since the thirty years war"
The Neshoba Democrat., 1917-05-10
SUBMARINES PRACTI.
CALLY CONQUERED.

1t takes Americans tn "show
the world" how to do things; we
have only been at war a few
weeks, and American brains
have practically conquered the
German submarines already.
Before the war commenced the
Steamship companies of the
world had practically made these
ocean liners into floating palaces
so when Germany submarined q
great ocean lineI, something
like 3 to 8 million dollars went
to the bottom of the ocean. We
are now going to build wooden
ships just as cheaply as they can
be built so as to carry the nee
essary cargoes. Within about
three months the first of these
ships will be launched and after
that they will be completed at
the rate of about three day so
that when Germany sinks one of
these instead of sinking six mil
lion dollars she will sink about
60 to 90 thousand dollars. SO
where our loses would have been
one dollar before, we will not
only loose in proportion one
or two cents. The suggestion OF
this simple solution was made
to The Government some weeks
ago by two different engineers
at practically the same time.
Mr.. F. A, Eustace Of Boston, a
Mining Engineer and Mr.. F. A.
CLARK of New York was the other
party. That suggestion is worth
"a billion dollars to humanity.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1917-05-10
HELP FOR THE FARMERS.
(H. E. BLAKESLEE. }

The serious conditions con-
fronting our nation have caused
a multiplicity of ideas and sug-
gestions as to how we can best
meet the crisis and avert serious
consequences. The principle
thought with our people is how
we are to feed ourselves since
the sta tementis made that we
can not expect to get food and
feed stuffs from the North.
Everybody is more or less inter
.ested in producing more and in
many Of the towns business men
are organizing to work vacant
lots, etc. IT is possible that
some good viii come from this
plan, but there is another phase
of the situation that might be
given serious consideration aud
would, likely produce better re-
suits.
Every man with few dollars
to spare, be he business or pro-
fessional man, can find some
farmer in whom he has conf
dence and who is without the
wherewith to make big crop,
If Mr., business or professional
man will help that fellow a lit
tie by a reasonable advance for
food, feed, seed or, fertilizer, it
is highly probable that the in.
crease ing food production will be
greater than if he devoted an
hour or so each day to cultivat
ing vacant lots or back yards.
The time to do something is
very short and prompt action is
necessary. Onlya few more days
in which to:get. in summer crops
It is also time to begin planning
for the standard fall crops. Help
your neighbor to get into Guilt
walton the land that he has in
good workable condition and in
nine cases out Of ten the invest
ment will be profitable.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1917-05-10
RATIONAL TAXATION.

In nothing psrhaps are popu-
lar sentiment and the conclus-
ions of careful students of the
farther apart than in matters of
taxation. The popular feeling
is that all property should be
taxed at a uniform rate. The
justice of such a provision has
seemed so self-evident that it
has been put into more than
one state constitution. Yet the
men who have studied the ques-
tion thoroughly, however they
may disagree about other prlnci-
Piles. agree that uniform tax
rates on all classes of property
are neither scientific nor just.
The one great underlying prin
ciple of taxation which this coun
try needs to realize is that nat
ural resources and social values
that is, values created by the In
crease of population and the gen.
eral development should be tax
ed at a higher rate than wealth
produced by the labor of individ-
uals. 10 allow corporation to
hold unused vast tracts of miner
al or.timber or agricultural land
while paying only nominal taxes
on them I; to tax vacant lots, as
is commonly done, at fraction
of their value and the value and
the houses built alongside them
at almost their full value; to
make the same increase in the
taxes of the farmer who adds
five hundred dollars to the value
Of his farm by building q barn or
draining a swamp and in the tax
es of the man whose farm is in
creased an equal amount by the
building of new road or the de-
velopment of the land about him
all these are preposterous things.
Some day there will be gener
al recognition of this fact. In
the meantime the tax reform
most urgently needed is probab-
ly the segregation of state taxes
from those of counties. If the
state raised all it's revenues from
judicious income and inheritance
taxes, for example, and from the
taxes levied on railroads, tele-
graph and telephone lines, these
things being freed from local
taxes, and each county was al
lowed to fix its own tax levy and
tax local property for its owr
The Neshoba Democrat., 1917-05-10
PHILADELPHIA, MISS. THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1917

such a way as to eliminate
market manipulation.
|: To compel railroads to
give preference to the move!
.ment of necessities.
To levy such Importation
duties as he finds necessary
to prevent excessive "dump-
ing Of foreign products and
To impose limitations or
prohibitions upon use OF
grain in the manufacture OF
liquor.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1917-05-10

In a sweeping bill intro
duced with administration
approval by Chairman Lew
er OF the House agriculture
committee, it is proposed to
empower the President to
take these measures when
ever in his opinion the nat
ional emergency shall re-
quire:
To fix maximum and min
imum prices for food, cloth
ing, fuel and other necessi-
ties and the articles required
for the production OF these
commodities and if necessary
to requisition the producing
factories, mines or other
establishments.
Compel holders OF neces-
stiles to release them in
amounJs insuring equitable
distribution.
To regulate exchanges il
The Neshoba Democrat., 1917-05-10


Combat the high cost OF
meat by raising and eating
rabbits" This advice is
given in a bulletin issued by
the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture. Rab-
bits, are wholesome and can
be easily raised in great
numbers. Quite as easily
they may become a pest, as
they did in Australia.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1917-05-10

A.St. Louis firm offered a
prize OF $4,000 to the cap
tain and crew OF the first
American armed merchant
ship to destroy a German
submarine. Secretary Dan
iels refused to approve this.
"Money rewards for such
bravery" he said care not
in keeping with the epirit OF
our day"
The Neshoba Democrat., 1917-05-10

Should the United States
fix the high and low limits
of food prices? This is rec
commended by the Secre'
tary OF Agriculture, Mr..
Houston. He would have
Congress give the power to
the Council of National De-
tense, and let the Govern,
ment do the buying and
selling if necessary.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1917-05-10

An appeal has been made
to the German people not to
give in on account OF short
age of food but to hold out
just a little longer.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1917-05-10

Owing to the lack Of building STONE
and almost total lack Of wood OF any
kind In one Of the interior districts oa
Turkey, all houses IN both town and
country are built OF mud bricks cAilsd
'kerpitch,s which b mixture of mud
and straw. The houses are not largo
and part Of them Ia always used Tor
the stable, one or two rooms only b.
ing reserved for use Of the family.
which lives In the simplest and most
primitive manner. Everyone sleeps
rolled mn In o biankst ON the earth
door.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1917-05-10

More than 90 thousand
physicians and surgeons are
now wanted for the army
and if enough do not volun
teer the Government will
resort to conscription.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1917-05-10

A wireless station is being
built at the Philadelphia
navy yard that will be able
to send messages nearly
around the world.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1917-05-10
An increase OF $15 per
month has been made OF all
the navy during the war.

Postmasters and federal
officials all over the country
have been asked by the
government to report all
agitators against the war.
Preachers who are disloyal
are specially asked to- be re-
ported.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1917-05-10

There is some profit in
raising wheat at three dol
lars per bushel, the price it
has been selling recently.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1917-05-10

There is no such thing as
pacifism now, said W. j.
BRYAN in a recent address.
Up until the entry OF this
country into the war Mr..
Bryan was our greatest
paciist.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1917-05-10

Chile is another South
American country that has
broken relations with Ger
many.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1917-05-10

Metal is so scarce in Ger
many until the Germans
are using glass bullets on
the Russian front.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1917-05-10

One negro shot another
in Clarke county q few days
ago for cursing the, Presi-
dent aud saying he hoped
Germany would win.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1917-05-10

Bills have been introduced
in Congress appropriating
ten million dollars for buy
ing nitrates to be sold to
the farmers at cost.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1917-05-10

Modern Methods In Philippines. I
The practice Of planting cowpean
On sugar lands between crops to in
crease the soil fertility is being sucs
cessfuily introduced In the Philip
Bane&. N
The Neshoba Democrat., 1917-05-10

The penitentiary trustees
have purchased a flour mill
for the state farm. The
Sprospects are now the farm
will produce 5000 barrels
Pof flour.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1917-05-10
OAIH:OF: ENLISTMENT.

The following is the oath ad-
ministered to every one enter
ing the army service of the
United States:
IL born in In ...........
the State of ...,........ aged .--
years and land by occupation
q. do hereby acknowledge
to have voluntarily enlisted this
day OF. 191 as
a soldier offthe National Guard
of the ,Uniied States and State
of of.........,,.,.....for the period of three
years in service and three years
IN the reserve, under the con.
ditions prescribed by law, unless
sooner discharged by proper
authority. And ! do csolemnly
swear'that wlllsbear true. faith
and allegiance to-. the United
States ef,4Anferica and to the
State af ....!............ and that / will
servethen honestly and faith
fully sgainstc all their enemies
whomsover, and that / will obey
the orders'of the President Of
the. United States and of the
goyemoroftthe Stste Of ...-..,...-...-....
and of the officers appointed
over me according to law and the
rules and articles of war. y
The Neshoba Democrat., 1917-05-10

Nebraska is the latest
state to enter the dry col
umn.
The Neshoba Democrat., 1917-05-10

support, the state, the counties
and the taxpayers all would be
better off.-Southern Agricul-
turist.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-03-07
COPPER QUEENS PLANT
 SHARE PURCHASED
(From Wednesdays Daily.)

News of the purchase of the Copper Queen Gold Mining Company's share in the joint reduction works, by the Arizona Binghhamton Copper Com pany, was brought to Prescott yester- day Rumors that the purchase had included the mining claims of the Copper Queen were denied.
 One of the considerations in the transaction is that the orc of the Copper Queen is to be treated as here tofore, at the reduction works, for a period of one year, at the end of which time, a new and larger plant is to be erected by the Copper Queen.
 The Binghamton property was un- til recently known as the Stoddard Mines Company, and was owned and operated by the estate of I. T. Stod- dard of Phoenix. The holdings are located north of Mayer in the Agua Fria district
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-03-07
WIFE BEATING BUT
 NOT CRIMINAL SORT
(From Thursdays D5ilv.D

The differences of Mir. and Mrs. E. Heed were quickly settled in Justice McLanc's court last evening, when, after having had her husband arrested for beating her up, Mrs Heed moved to have the complaint dismissed.
 From what can be- learned of the story, Mir. Heed did beat Mrs. Heed mp.
 Ii was late in the forenoon, when a frantic telephone call came to the sheriffs office, informing the officials that a man was murdering his wife. Two deputies made a dash for the neighborhood Of the old ball grounds, and there found Mrs. Heed, attired in a night dress, at the home of a neighbor. and MT Heed at home, cat ing his breakfast. From these cir cumstances, it is deduced that Mir Heed beat his wife mp by at least long enough to have prepared for the matutinal meal, while she had not even been up long enough to have robed herself for the day.
Weekly journal-miner., 1917-03-07
TWO WAYS OUT OF
 MIDDLE ON BUDGET

PHOENIX, March With the ap- propriation bill beyond the aid of the pulmotor, and the legislators distinctly worried over the ghastly mess they have made of the session, two courses seem open to them, to save, partly, their good name and an extra session
 One course IS to scrapc mp a new appropriation bill in the few days left, without an emergency clause at tached. and the other is to resolve to serve beyond the session limit with out pay, that they may hash up an other budget bill, with the emergency clause.
 In commenting on the bill recently introduced for the construction of a school for feeble minded, and which seemed to lack all the essentials of a successful bill, including enough votes to pass it, Floor Leader Sutter spread amazement throughout the senate by strongly advocating the measure.
 Explaining the sudden and remark able change of front, Senator Sutter said: We had not had the subject of feeble mindedness brought directly or concretely to our attention. We knew or had heard that here and there was feeble minded person or a moron But we had no idea of the extent of the feeble mindedness in this State until day after day we wit messed the peculiar actions of the appropriation bill. Gradually it was forced upon us that we ought to act in the interest of economy. This sub ject had plainly been too long nc- glccted If there had been a school for feeble minded established say 2 or 30 years ago such scenes as have been enacted in the house would have been avcrted and much time would bill is enacted into law the beneficial effect of it will be observed in future legislatures.
 The redlight abatement bill had bN1h p"9SNu bS thS HShatS ny ohS vote, after an irritating discussion, when suddenly Roberts of Cochise decided that the matter ought to be yanked back and sent 10 the com mittee on enrolled and engrossed bills, so the referendum might be at tachcd. He intimated that the durn bill had been bobbing up and causing trouble long enough, and this time, it would be proper to turn it over to the people for their decision.
 As a result, the electors of the State will have the matter for decision at the election two years hence