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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-29
Judge DeMurO
Is Reported To
Have SuiCided
AT Inverness

Judge George DeMuro, IF Citrus
county, committed suicide at his
lone in Inverness this morning
about S O'Clock by shooting himself
through the head, according to re-
pot given this Office By Conductor
it, II. Re lister, who was apprised Of
the terrible affair as he passed
through that town this morning
With his train Mr.. Register states
that no cause foy his rash act was
lioWn. as his financial and business
aaairs were apparently in good
shape, and no man stands higher in
the estimation of his neighbors and
friends than did Judge GeMuro. Ills
health was good. and all are at a
less TO know why he should have
taken his life. For ten years the de-
ceased was county Judge q citrus
county. having been defeated at the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-29
moRREL HOSPITAL NOTES

Mrs. r. X. Clark who has been III
Of Ia grippe. was admitted to the
Hospital this morning.
Mrs Shanks was able to leave the
hospital today for her home.
Mrs. Prewitt, of Barlow, who was
onerated on recently. has recovered
and left yesterday for her homo.
Miss Flossie Hancock. of soerum
who was operated on about 10 days
ago. was reported to be doing nicely
today
Mrs. 4. r. Dorman who was oper-
s,ed on about a week ago. is doing
well
Mr. Sheets. of Ohio, who has been
suffering with fever is an inmate oil
the Hospital. =.
Mr. Harriet was able to return 10
IS. home in Fort Meade yesterday
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-29

The home Of DR.. c. I. Stacy at Al
South Missouri avenue, was entered
sometime last night, the burglar
making his entrance through the
rear kitchen window, where he pried
of screen. The door leading into
the dining room was locked, prevent
Ing him entering any other part Of
the house. He took nothing. as he
was evidently after edibles, all o.
which were in the dining room. The
cupboard doors in the kitchen were
left open and there were other evil
cences that the prowler had made an
attempt to find some leafs" without
Success. The family knew nothing
OF their unlimited visitor until this
morning.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-29

Mr. Swindell is in Barlow today.
attending a meeting of the Commits
slo'prs. and we were therefore un-
able to get an expression from him
as to the Governors action. 1t Is
Understood. however. that he will
tight the removal through every
channel of recourse. Mr.. Swindell
declares that he has done nothing
unlawful or that could Justify his
removal, and the great majority Of
the people of the county believe this
10 he the fact. An attempt to re-
move him was made last fall. but the
then Governor Of the State. fair
man, and one who did not allow his
prc1udices to govern his actions. re-
fused to crafty the request Of Mr.
SWlndels personal and political enc
rncs. In the face of the charges
which were brought against him at
that time, Mr.. Swindel was given
triumphant vindication by the peo-
ple. being reelected by n LARGE ma
ior;ty. If he were permitted to take
his case before the people again, we
believe he would again receive a
similar vindication. In any event. he
has legal and constitutional rights
which even the Governor cannot
override. and 1t is presumed he will
use every means at his disposal to
enforce them.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-29

Mr.. Louis Wolfson, manager of the
Famous Department Store, has just
returned from his old home, New
York city. where he spent about two
weeks, buying goods for his popular
store. and he says he got some real,
sure enough bargains, which he will
4 ,monstrate to the public soon. MIR.
Wolfson says during his stay in tho
biz city, he took every occasion to
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-29

boost Florida. especially South Flor
IDA, and more especially Lakeland.
WI ieh he now considers his perma-
E'nt home. lie reports very pleas
an and profitable visit, but says he
ts clad to be back in Lakeland, as
the northern weather Is still very
unsettled and cold and there are so
many good things here that cannot
be found anywhere else.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-29

MIR. and Mrs. John Steitz. father
and mother OF Capt. VIM. Steitz, will
reach the city this afternoon from
Peoria, ILL.,, cominq here to make this
their permanent home. Mr.. Steitk
Owns a fine young grove near Lake
Land, and having heard so much OF
tho many advantages of the lake
land section, he has decided tina.
this is the place to live the year
round, and we are glad to welcome
him and his good wife as permanent
residents.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-29
]. C. SWIkDEL IS
REMOVED BY
GOVERNOR

Tallahassee, March Governor
Cats Tuesday issued the followin :
executive orders:
j. c. Swindell. OF Lakeland, coun-
ty commissioner from District 5 OF
Polk county. suspended from Office on
The charge OF malfeasance.
l.. S. Crump. OF Capitola. county
CT mmissioner OF District of Leon
county, suspended from Office on the
charge OF malfeasance and misfeas-
anee
W. w. Powers. of Milton, proba-
ton officer of Santa Rosa county.
suspended from office on the charge
OF non-performance OF duty.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Rancel Johnson and
sen and daughter, Mr. Paul Johnson
turned to their home in Clarksburg,
". Va, having spent the winter
here with rooms at the home of
Misses May and Clara Tomlinson.
Mr. Johnson has invested at Lake
land Highlands, and is delighted
with this city and section, and will
return again next season.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-29

MIR j. II. Stanley has been enjoy
ing visit from his son who lives
in South Dakota, and who, accom-
panied by his wife, has been in Lake
land for a week or two. The young
people returned to their western
home today.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-29

Mrs. J. E. Tuten, of Jasper. ar
rived yesterday, being called here by
the illness Of her sister, Mrs. A. II.
Darracott. The latter is much i'm
proved today, we are glad to state.
being able to sit up for while this
morning.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-29

An important meeting of the Ba-
racarhiiathea Union takes place to-
night at the Baptist church at 1880.
Whether members of these societies
or not, all young people of the city
are most cordially invited to attend
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-29

Owing to the possibility of being
called back into service, Company b
will start recruiting up to full war
strength. All young men desiring
to enlist should make application at
once by calling at the Armory be-
tween 8 and | a. m. and 1880 to
y. m.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-29

last election. He Is survived by Il
wife, daughter, Mrs. Dame and two
younger children, son and a
daughter lie was about so years
Of age
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-29

Mr.. o. E. Maple, State Y. NJ. C. A.
organizer with other State Y. NJ. c.
A. officials is in Lakeland, and will
be glad to meet all persons interested
in the establishment of Y. NJ. C. A.
in Lakeland, at the City Hall at 1880
tonight
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-29
LAKELAND
LACONICS
LOCAL EDITOR-PHONE 81

Nr. c. Green went down to For,
Myers today, where tonight he will
ofiiciate in the Elks' Minstrels as one
CT the Premier ends, the minstrel be-
ing put on by Gov. Bowen. With C.
Green and Gov. the show will be a
"humdinger."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-29

A rumor has been circulated about
the streets today that Roosevelt had
been drowned while fishing near
Boca Grande. Needless to say there
was nothing in the report. which it
seems some idler at TT. Myers origi.
mated,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-29

Miss Mamie Lee Turner il now
with the Dixie Highway Garage as
cashier
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-29

ours TeSpeClluliNt
]. A. JOHNSON,
Clerk Board Of County Commits
sioners
STATE OF FLORIDA,
COUNTY OF POLK, SIS
|. ]. A. Johnson, clerk OF the
Board of Commissioners of the coun-
ty of Polk, State of Florida, hereby
certify that the foregoing is a true
statement Of all amounts paid by the
county of Polk during the months
of December, 1916, January and
February. 1917, for hams, butter AMI
.eegs. for use in the convict eamps
]. A. JOHNSON,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-29
THE LARGE QUANTITIES"
Of HAMS, BUTTER
AND EGGS BOUGHT
FOR CO. COhVICTS

Eullor elegram:-lnaSmuch as
Warden c. G. Fletcher and myself
have come in for a good bit of criti
cism by the recent Grand Jury, |
arr asking that you give me space in
your columns to make a brief state
nent. including therein a certified
copy OF a statement made by the
clerk of the Circuit Court and clerk
Of tie County Commissioners, for the
months December, 1916, and Janu-
airy and February. 1917, this being
the period we were investigated by
the Grand Jury. which is self-ex-
p;anatory.
! l will kindly ask that you keep the
same on file in your Office as the
same is on file in the County Com
missioners' office.
cannot understand how the
Grand Jury could make the state
ment they did about expenditures of
money for hams, eggs and butter I'M
less they took hearsay for their find
ings when they should have exam
ined the records.
Yours very truly,
j. c. SWINDEL,
Ccunty Commissioner District No. 5,
J. c Swindell, Esq.
County Commissioner,
Lakeland Florida
Dear Sir
! In compliance with your request
for a statement of the amounts paid
for hams. butter and eggs, bought
for the convict camps of Polk coun-
W, as shown by invoices from mer-
chants which have been paid by
county funds, l give below a state
ment of all such amounts paid by
the county during the months of
DcCcHlDti, lJlV, JdHudls anu rcp
ruary, 1917:
District No. .. ]. c, Durrance.
Commissioner:
December, 1916. butter ....,, $50
January. 1917, butter ....... 2.3o
February 1917, butter ....... 80
eggs ......-... ID
Total ................ 50. i"
District No. 5, ] c. Swindel, Com
missioner:
December, 1916, eggs ......s %
January, 1917. butter $4,000. l.O0
February, 1917, butter ...... A.
Total ........ ......,.,....... SID"
am unable TO find any record CT
any hams having been purchased
l., L., fnI
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-12-07
WAR CAMP COMMUNITY
RECREATION FUND.

Uncle Sam is doing everything he
can to protect his fighting men, but
this protection does not go beyond
certain bounds. Congress has made
% aHrropriation for wholesome re-
creation conditions in the communi-
tics rear the camps. One can not
stay in the camp all theh time. Our
soldiers must get away from it. He
needs a change or he will grow stale
and not be a good fighting man.
So the President. the War Depart
ment and the Navy Department have
assigned the rccreatio1al activities in
side the camp to the Y. NJ. c. y.
The social and recreat;onal activities
in the communities adjacent to the
camp to the Playground and Recrea-
ton Association of America, so they
have been asked to raise q fund for
this purpose. Three dollars for each
soldier and sailor in the Federal ser
vice is called for. How many 20 you
wish to provide for by your subscrip-
ton? Our City quota is $4,000 or
more if we can rai.e it. | an sure
our patriotism will not fall behind
that of any other town in the coun-
try. OF all he appeal this far made
10 the American people ! believe
there is non which comes more close
~ home to those who have sons in
our training camps, than this fund.
which has for its object the safe
guarding Of the soldiers in the COM
munities where they spend their leis-
ure hours. To protect the men by
wholesome environment against those
"sinister Influences which have pro-
auced the appalling unwritten casual
~ lists Of so many other armies.
means to increase the fighting cfici-
enoy of our army. It means a short
er war. and fever men sacrificed.
President Wilson in commenting upon
this work said: THE spirit with
which our soldiers leave America, and
their efficiency on the buttle-fronts
of Europe will be vitality effected by
the character of the environment sur
rounding our military training
camps" VIII you contribute TO thi,
truly great cause?
MRS. IDA II. PHILAN.
Chairman
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-12-07
stop, LOOK AND
LISTEN" LAST FRIDAY

"Stop. Look and Listen" Irving
Berlin'S Musical sucocer which held
wav at the Grenade O0era House
on last Friday evenirq wae TIE best
musical comedy that has heretofore
been to Grenada.
Zella Rambesu. as Mary Singer. a
comic opera star. possessed a good
voice and a pretty face and figure.
Oracle O'Malley. as Violet the poor
but deserving chorus girl. had an
equally good voice and was a clever
little comed'are as well. They were
both good dancers.
Billy Durham as the press agent
was a scream, he owns a good voice
and was encored frequently. Jay
Raymond Freeman, Al Shaw, Sam Lee
and Stan Stanley were all good com
edians and received their share of APP
plause. Sam Lee and AL Shaw put
on an exceedingly popular buck and
wing speciality.
The chorus. while not particularly
pretty. all possessed the prime requitc
Of a chorus girl, good figures anc
their voices blended we'll with the
principals.
The music was exceptionally pref
ty and if Mr.. Stein will continue tc
bring shows of this class 20 Grenad;
he a rest assured of good houses.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-12-07
CEMETERY ASSOCIATION.

Having been requested by members
Of your noble organization to express
through the columns of The Sentinel
my opinion as to the ACCESSIBILITY of
employing Virgil Eggleston as Sex
ton of the Cemetery.
He lived on my plantation, having
full authority to look after same in
detail for more than twenty years.
and | found him careful. reliable,
obedient, and trustworthy and at all
times careful of my interests.
Therefore from my experience with
him. | believe under the guidance and
direction of your worthy President
he will make you a good and faithful
man, and do not think you will make
any mistake by giving him a trial.
Very respectfully.
i. s. BELL.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-12-07
NONRESIDENT NOTICE.

State of Mississippi.
Grenada County.
In Chancery Court April Term.
1918.
Van. w. Williams
VS.. No. 327S
J. ID. Gibbs.
State of Mississippi.
To j. d. Gibbs, defendant, whose
postofiice is Berkeley, State of Cali
fornia:
You are commanded to appear be-
fore the Chancery Court of Grenada
County. in said State on the third
Monday of April, A. d. 1919 to de-
fend the suit in said Court in the
above styled cause, wherein you Are
a defendtn.
This the 10Th day of November,
1917.
Nj. f. POWELL.
s. A. Morrison. Chancery Clerk,
'745 Solicitor for Complainant.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-12-07
RED CROSS GIRLS
JUNIOR AUXILIARY
Chairman.

Home members-Alford. Oliver:
Anderson. Juanita; Boone. Mary Wat
'on: Burrow. Margaret; Branch. En-
ma; Brewer, jamie; Brister. Eva:
Barnes, Mabel; Brown, Mary; Car
penter, Annie; Galloway. Carmen;
Cooper. Matte Ruth; Graves. Lillian.
Greene. LeWare; Greene. Polite;
Martin. Lucille; Mcpherson. Mary
Katherine; Mcpherson. Willie Sue;
McCloud. Louis; Moody. Thelma;
Richey, Mary; Ray. Rita Mae; San
ders. Annie; Shipman. Sarah Belle;
Smith, Helen; Stone. lone: Sullivan,
Amarillo Thompson, Helen; Tucker.
Irene; Terry, Marguerite; Webb. Ma
bel; Weisinger. Willie; Watson. Be,-
sic; West, Mary Beth; Wheeler. MI
bred. ,
Tupelo-Adam>, jamie; Birming-
ham. Matte Lee.
Ackerman-Bright. Annie; Beyers.
Leila.
Holly Springs - Cooper. Ru;h;
Crawford, Mary; Copper. Sudie; Dick
erson. Nelma; Edwards, Mareie. Ed
wards. Mary: Evans. Gladys; Earn
est. Dovie; French. Mary; Gates,
Ruth; Cant. Kate.
Shaw-Graham. Eugcnia; Topper.
Willard; Fearn. Helen; Jones. Olivia;
Jones, Matte Lou; Kea. Elsie.
Members of Faculty Miss Boykin.
Miss Cooper, Mrs. Hamcr. Miss Ian
ey. Miss McCordrMiss Mcdaniel. Miss
Simmons, Miss Turner.
Mrs. K. H. Stokes. member Of Red
Cross.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-12-07

FOR SALE-One $500 filing
cabinet, first check for $3.50 gets
it. This cabinet is in good shape and
will serve the purpose just as we'll
as a new one We sell the Globe
Wernicke new filing appliances, too.
The Grenada Sentinel. II
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-12-07

State of Mississippi,
County of Grenada.
Sworn to and subscribed before me by
l.. b. Cprtis. cashier. this 30th day of No
vember. 1917.
! Nv commission expires January l.. 1920.
The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1917-12-07

All kinds of Office supplies at The
Sentinel ofiice-Phone 26.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-12-06
NOTIFY YOUR LOCAL BOARD

Local and District Boards; and All
Newspapers
Please give broadest and most ex-
tensive and continuous possible pub
licity to all reeistrants who may have
changed the. places of abode and
ost Office address, to communicate
Immediately with their local boards
where they are registered and furnish
their present addresses 80 that Ques-
tionnaires which will begin to be
mailed December 18th will reach all
such registrants without delay.
Registrants are bound by law to
Keep themselves advised of all pro
ceedings in respect of them, and fall
rrs to do SO may result In their los
ing right to claim exemption or dis
, large.
Newspapers are requested to give
this warning broad and continuous
T ublication from this time until the
,.-ocess of ailing QuestiOnnaires
has been accomplished.
a. TON c. RYE, Governor.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-12-06
~ = Is SEy

Mt. View Lodge No. 179. l. o. o F,
net at the usual hour. p. M, Dec
'st, 1917. H. '. Carr. N. G. pro TEN,
tresiding. The order of business was
called, considered and disposed of .
Bro. A. A. Reagan was reported as
still growing weaker. Bro. j. H.York
writes that he is growing worse and
that his wife is bad off, in the hospit-
fel- Bro. F. H, Billingsley was report
ei to have been very sick during the
week but is 'luch better now.
The election Of officers resulted as
follows:
T. J. Kuykei. dali, Noble Grand.
b. C. West. Vice Grand.
L. r. McCla.n. Secretary.
W. III. Barr, Treasurer.
The secretary reported that the
cues account show six brothers
stand to be suspended at the end of
this term Their attention will again
be called to this matter and it is hop
cd they will respond, thereby saving
the lodge the disagreeable and humil-
isting action of suspending for non
payment of dues.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-12-06
WAR SAVING STAMPS

Although thee has been much print.
ed IN regard to the war saving stamps
there are many persons who do not
fully understand the matter AS a
fureher explanation below will he
found brief statement which should
make clear the plan:
The stamps are in two denomina-
tons, 25 cents and S. A thrift card
is furnished which has spaces for is
stamps, and when these spaces are
filed the caro- may be exchanged.
with the payment of odd cents, for a
s. stamp.
| The IS stamps are to be attached to
folder, known as War Savings
Certificate, which has blank spaces
for 20 stamps If these are all filled
between Dec. /, 1917. and jan. 81,
1918, the cost to the purchaser will
be $82.40, and on Jan. 1, 1928, the gov
ernment will pay the owner Of the
certificate $10G-a net profit to the
DUlutT vi FIfOV. uiS rs UdoCu Oil df
interest of per cent compounded
quarterly. rhe amount of war saw
ings stamps sold to any one person
at any one time shall not exceed 500
and no person may hold such stamps
to an aggregate amount exceeding
81 600 The stamps are redeemab1e
at post Offices at any time at lower
rate Of interest. The campaign TO-
sell $4,000, 100000 of these stamps is
already in operation. Any further In
formation in regard to the plan can
be obtained at your post oflice.
As we have said before. this stamp
sale makes it possible for every citi-
zen of the United States to take part
II raising funds to finance the war.
Study the scheme and you will see
that while yoy are lending your aid 70
the government you are at the same
tine saving money to yourself Ten
Iessean.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-12-06
LEeA. ADVISORY eoARps

Legal dvisory boards have been
named for the state and each county
to assist and advise the exemption
boards AMI the registered men in an
swering he questionable which is
to be mailed 10 all registered men on
Dec. Is. The state board is P. D.
Naddin, z F. Jackson, Nashville, and
Frank M. Thompson, Chattanooga.
Putnam county: o. X Holladav
A. Algooi W. Bryant.
Overton county: L. c. Knight, j
Il. Hogue, J. A. HargTove.
Jackson county: p. j Anderson
ID. B. johnson, G. G. Halle.
The frst named in each case is the
chairman. They are requested to vol
unteer their services and make no
{ barge to the drafted men.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-12-06
MU NcAL REVIEW CLUB

The Musical Review Club was Or
ganized Nov. 90, 1917. The following g
officers were elected for the first
month: Rozelle Pendergrass. pres'';;
Helen Laasden, vice pres; Amy Ship
ley, sec. The purpose Of the club is
to help tie members to keep their
l3usic in GOOD review and so always
be ready and willing to play when
asked, and to live up to the chosen
motto: We will make the world
happier and better through our mu-
sic" Each member is to give pro-
gram, the date decided by drawing
Rozelle Pendergrass gave beautiful
program of FIVE numbers at our meet
ing last Tuesday. She was assisted
by Hazel Stafford and Amy Shipley
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-12-06
KNITTING REPORT

Sixty-seven pounds of yarn bought
amounting to 1920. Needles bought
$12. Yarn furnished different people
to knit II pair socks and eight swea.
ers now finished, 13 others being knit
Wristlets' finished, three pair. Outfits
furnished William Ragland and Char
lie Dyer, who are now in France. II
complete outfits sold for Putnam coup
ty; also 19 sweaters aid "a pair of
socks. On last tag day $34 was col
lected. Sewing circle donated $12.
From Buffalo Valley comes a good
report. Mrs. Henry Mckinley sent in
$3.50 to pay for yarn knit UP in her
neighborheed. Over at the Boiling
Springs the people are awake to the
needs of the boys and have collected
$40 to buy yarn with. Baxter has
done her share Of Knitting with Mrs.
John Oliver as chairman. There will
Re plenty Of yarn in Cookeville afte
this week.
All who have sent any knit articles
to Putnam county boys personally
kindly send in the name and number
OF articles at once that there may be
no boy getting two outfits while somr
other gets none.
MRS. FRED WHITE,
Chairman Kni.teTs Putnam Co.
Putnam County herald. (Cookeville, Tenn.) 1903-1922, 1917-12-06

We, the Democrats of Putnam
county, in mass meeting assembled,
do hereby commend to the Democra-
cy of Tennessee, the candidacy of
Judge Albert Fl Roberts, of Overton
county, for the Democratic nomina-
tion for Governor, and we heartily
pledge him our supper. We believe
that in him the Democratic party
would have a standard bearer whose
ability and fitness would guarantee
his overwhelming election in Novem-
Der, and that he would give to the
state sricn business-like administra
ton as few Governors have given.
Il. II. BOYD.
v. E. BOCKNAN,
B. G. ADCOCK,
W. BRYANT.
o. K. HOLLADAY.