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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-06-30
AS Others See 1t
A NEW ASSESSMENT LAW NEEDED
(DeFuniak Breeze.)

Reports of the various state officials are gen
orally speaking, very dry reading to the average
person, but for all that contain some very inter
esting and valuable information to the person
who is seeking it, and has the patience to wade
through them to get the kernels out OF the mass
For instance, a great many people wonder why
taxes are so high
The Breeze has for years been harping on the
necessity of a assessment law, and has fire.
quenty cited figures to show the need of it, but
the voters, while unit in kicking about taxes
have never been able to their way clear to
taking any action toward getting relief They
kick all the state just as bad and hard
they do here, but with relief in their hands
if they would exercise their heads cleo
ton day and their tongues less between times.
For instance DeSoto county the home of the
big cattle barons of South Florida, and where
their live stock is assessble has $50 less vaIua.
ton Of all live stock than has Walton. Osceola
county, second largest county in the state the
largest now since DeSoto is divided, has less
than $4,000 more valuation in live stock than
this. Dade county with two herds of pure bred
cattle that 100000 would not buy, has $4,000
worth of all live stock on the tax books Escamba
county falls $4,000 short of having as much value
in live stock as has Walton, and Holmes county
is $4,000 short of our valuation this item
AIachua county is 900 short on live stock
valuation compared with Polk county, third
largest in the state in the number of cattle.
When to personal property assess
ments as whole, we get some more interesting
data. Take Dade county an instance. The
automobiles in that county are assessed at ST.,
102,69O, and all other personal property in that
county is S1,736,950 and this includes banks, the
furnishings of the hundreds of paatal hotels and
homes of Miami, and by the awy the city ass
ment of Miami alone is several times that of the
whole county for state purposes. Eliminating the
assessment of the .Flagler estate assessed to w.
A. Blount as trustee in Escamba county and the
personal property in that county is then million
dollars more than in Dade, which however has
nine million dollars more real estate value than
Escambia
The following figures on real estate valuations
in West Florida interesting for comparison
Escambia $10,03S,560 Santa Rosa, S2,6G6,465;
Okaloosa $1,S2391O; Walton, 81 69532O; Holiness
$1,225975; Washington, $1,291,945; Bay, $2,226-
$40; Calhoun. $1S45, 515; Jackson, $2956,9S5.
There are lots of other interesting items in the
report of Comptroller Amos, from which these
figures taken, and some that show even more
strongly than these the necessity for new assess
ment law if we are to have just, equitable and
lower taxes.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-06-30
IF THE CAP FITS, WEAR 1T

This is no time for kid glove tactics in handling
any situation in which the future welfare of Lake
land is vitality concerned. The generous manner in
which so many residents of Polk county, in Lake
land and outside, have put their shoulders to the
wheel in beth selling and buying stock in the pro-
posed hotel, affords proof of their belief in Lake
land. But in every community there are those
who, though well able to take an active part in a
development of this kind not only stand aloof,
making unjust and unfair comment concerning
those who are striving to do something big for
their community but actually cast reflection on the
motives that actuate those pushing the project i'm
putting personal gain Granting that every ind-
vidusl has the right to form his or her own opinion
regarding any public enterprise wherein all the
community is interested, there is no reason for tax
ing stand that will impede the progress and de-
yelopment Of movement calculated to bring great
gain in every way to all the people. Quoting Bob
Holey in a recent issue of the Sanford Herald
"A few individuals opposing any proposition
that tends toward the advancement Of commun-
ity will obsruct and retard the development of the
locality thus affected, no matter how small the
minority may be. To accomplish the greatest re-
suits in the upbuding of city or county unite
action is necessary and absolutely imperative if the
greatest results are to be obtained.
That is exactly the situation in Lakeland today
and it is only fair to those splendid people who
are trying to do things. to call the hands of those
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-06-30
Member Of The Associated Press.
FAIR WAGES AND THE HOME
MERCHANT

An interesting argument was overheard at the
station platform the other day between two men,
both of them apparently commercial travellers. The
subject under discussion was evidently the threat
ened wage cuts affecting so many hundreds of
thousands of the people of this country, for one of
them was overheard to say that the home merchant
is the first to feel the effects of low wages In times
of deness or of abnormally low income the mer-
chant who has goods to sell, finds his wares going
begging On the other hand, when the working
population of a community are being paid well
for their services, naturally there follows an ex-
pansion of trade. The buying power of the work
er has been increased, industry has been quckened
and business generally started on the upgrade 1t
is commended that the earnings of the railroads are
row concentrated in the hands of the great 6nan-
cal interests of the country instead of being scat
tered among the masses of the people. 1t is in
the power of few stockholders to control the rev.
enues of a railroad for their own benefit; when
this same revenue is distributed to many stockhod-
ers and to the workers. the activity of the dollar is
Immediately expanded. In the present wage stu
alton more than two million workers will be affect
ed and to this number must added the wives and
children of these workers. the number being es-
mated at eight million souls. So we get back to
the same old problem of how best to bring about
the greatest degree of prosperiiy and contentment
to the greatest number Surely that cannot be done
by lowering wage scales so that the workers can
not furnish food for themselves and their families
1 :. L: al i
ton, thereby fitting them to become worthy citizens.
Unless the signs of the times are all wrong. these
principles are now ccming to a showdown. Right
is right. always. and it is he Ter now to find out
what is right than to go g.qeng along in uncer-
tanty to the detriment Of gocd business and to the
slowing down of prosperity that is ours if we will
accept the terms.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-06-30
THE SPECTRE

Ihe ghost OF Uncle Hiram came, night,
and talked with me; from far beyond the starry
frame, from twilight land came he. Now this is
what | longed for most l cried, in my amaze
oh sit you down. you good old ghost and talk
of spectral ways Pray tell me of the silent shores
where shades like you abide, and of the good
sports gone before, the delegates who died" My
Uncle Hiram shook his head, in phantom veil be-
digit; THE weather over there" he said, has
lately been a fright. From out the east there
comes breeze that's fraught with deadly chilli
catch a cold and cough and sneeze and have
to take pill The rain, relentless never stops it's
rained throughout the spring, and much we fear
the early crops won't pay for harvesting" For
get the weather and the wheat, the climate and
the prunes, and tell me of the golden street where
seraphim sing tunes" 81 came long and weary
way" my Uncle Hiram moaned, ito ask about
the field Of hay that once proudly owned" go
hence" l cried "get up and walk! You've spoiled
my evenings mirth! What piffe all you spectres
talk when you come back to earth! You might
some stately message bring to shake men to their
souls, but you can't talk of anything but hay and
tenfoot poles"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-06-30

There is much value in the suggestion made by
the Ocala Star that the name of one of the most
famous brand" of watermelon in the world be
changed from Tom Watson" to something sug-
gestive of excellence With the exception of a
few thousand deluded Georgia voters, this sugges-
ton will meet with general approval.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-06-30

whose chief JOY seems to consist in criticisng and
knocking In the meantime the work of putting.
over this project for Lakeland is being pushed in
determined manner with the goal of success draw
ing ever nearer and nearer.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-06-30

Rot" says the man who thinks advertising
doesn't vitalize business. Dry Rot" says the
receiver at the post mortem
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-21
C0LLETT|M MAY
NOT CONE HERE
Crack FIyWeight May Not
Fight in This City
Again

Unless booked to fight a retu1
30 with Ray Belmont of Philadel-
phia, it is probable that. Joe Col
letti, classy f1yweight who has
created quite a stire in his class,
may never fight in this city again.
This subject was touched on by the
southpaw boxer and his manager,
Ed Mooney" Poulsen following the
fight at the police show on Thurs
day night.
Perth Amboy is a great place for
knocking a winner and ever since
Colletti started to the front with
rapid strides, he has been the OBJ
ject for knocks of local so-called
boosters" If he registered a
knockout his opponent had to be
a dub" and if his opponent stayed
the limit with him, Colletti was a
dub"
Not alone are the knockers per-
sons newly interested in the fstic
game but there are also a great
many who have been following the
boxing game for many years ard
call themselves leading critics in
this city.
Colletti since the start of his box
Ing career has fought in Pough-
keepsie. Philadelphia, New York
City, Brooklyn, Columbus, o., ard
numerous other cities in the East.
On Tuesday of next week he VIII
depart for Cuba to fight the cost
hyweight representing Cuba at the
present time.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-21
ARG0NNEF FIVE
IS ORGANIZED
Bowling Team Ready for All
Opposition Levine Man
ager, Richards Captain

Announcement has been made Oh
the organization of the Argonns
bowling team, the first bowling OUT
fit to be organized in this city for the
1929 season. Harry Levine Is
manager and Howard Richards Is
captain of the team.
The Argonne bowlers are ready to
arrange matches with all OF the
leading bowling combinations in this
city, Middlesex county and the State
for any night in the week except
Thursday and matches can be play
ed on the Argonne alleys on Hobart
street in this city or on opponents
alleys.
The lineup of the Argonne team
follows: Ben Jorgenson, lead-of
man; Meyer Larsen, second: FL.
Slmonsen, third; Jenkins. fourth
| and Captain Richards, anchor an.
This is of the strongest bowl
ing teams eve orgsnized in this city
and followers of this sport can ex
pect some real results when this
outfit swings into action.
Captain Richards has called a
practice session for the Argonne al
leys on Monday night and the mem-
bers of the team are ordered to at
tend. Richards, n of the leading
bowlers in this section, injured a les
during the summer but this member
is rapidly rounding into shape.
Challenges for the Argonne team
should be addressed to Manager
Levine, Hobart street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-21
FIRST Y. M. C. A. V0LLEY BALL
PRACTICE OF SEASON HELD

The initial volley ball practice of
members of the Y. M. c. A. who will
try for the varsity team this year
was held in the gym last night, five
games being played between teams
headed by Francis Oliver and ELL
wood johnson. The former combl-
nation won three and the latter two.
Playing with divers team were
Sharp, Peakes, Schrimpe, John Met
ko, Chizmadia and Sam Miller,
while the other team lined up with
Frantic, Mathew Melko, Walter
Oliver, Parker, Hornsby and john
son. 1t is likely another series of
games will be played next Friday
night.
There will be two representative
teams in the local "Y" this year ow-
ing to the large amount of good ma
terial to choose from and the small
number of players on a team. AL
though six men a play on a team
there are enough players of the
same calibre in the "Y" to make at
least two evenly divided teams. In
addition to the varsity this year, con-
sisting of the younger and faster
players there will be a business
mems representative team. As soon
as these two have been organized
a series of practice games Will be ar
ranged so hat each might improve
prior to opening up the schedule
with out-of-town teams.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-21
STATE CHAMPIONS VS..
SPEEDWAY QUINTET
AT ST. STEPHENS

The Harrison Big Five. champions
of the New Jersey State Basketball
League last season, is the opposition
booked for the Perth Amboy Speed
way basketball quintet on st.
Stephens court in State street to-
night. This is the third game for
the Speedways on the State street
court.
Although no announcement has
been made regarding the pivot man
for the Speedways in tonight's en-
counter, rumors have been heard
that Hickey, of Jersey City, one of
the fastest and best shooting EN-
tiers in this state or Moeltner of the
National Turner's of Newark, will
take care of the pivot position for
the home club in this game, it Is un-
derstood that Manager Ed Poulsen
has decided to secure the services of
a good man to take care of this
berth in all contests for the remain
der of the season
Whether there will be any other
changes in the Speedway lineup to-
night O in future games. has not
been decided on. Manager Poulsen,
however, will do everything in his
power to enable the Speedways to re-
tain the three titles they hold at the
present time, city. county and third
congressional district championships.
In booking the Harrisons. a tough
opponent has been booked, but it is
the general opinion that the Speed
ways look the best when they are
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-21
WIN
EXTRA PERIOD
Defeat Woodside Americans
at Sayreville-- Score
17-15

1t required an extra five minute
session to decide the basketball con-
test between the Woodside American
Club of Newark and the Knights OF.
Columbus quintet of Sayreville on
the Victorian hall court in S~ayreville
last night. The Caseys won out
17-15.
The Newarkers outscored the
Caseys from the field in this game
six to three but the home players
showed better class from the fifteen
foot line.
In the opening period the Caseys
scored two field and two foul goals
as against three field and two foul
goals for the visitors and the half
ended So in favor of the Woodside
Americans. In the last twenty min
utes of play the Caseys scored one
field goal and four foul goals while
the Newarkers made two field goals.
The score was tied 1912 at the end
of forty minutes of play.
Five fouls we're. made by the
Caseys in the extra five minutes and
the Newarkers tailed a field and a
foul goal. Ray Handerhan and
Freddy Glochau of this city made
the winning pointers for the Caseys.
Rev. Father McCloskey was the
eleventh nan on the floor in this
contest.
The score:
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-21
island ELEVEN
IN THIRD CAME
BeauvaiS Post Team Hopes to
Break Streak at Expense
of ManreSas

The Manresa football team rep
resenting the Dongan Hills. Graut
City and New Dorp section of Staten
Island, will give battle to the Beau
vais Post American Legion eleven
on the Tottenville field tomorrow
afternoon. This is the second home
game of the present season for the
Beauvais Post pigskin repr esenta-
tives.
The pigskin chasers of Coach Will
burn nave been defeated IN their
first two contests, one by the Indians
at Sisco field and the second by
the Aqueducts on the Tottenville
gridiron last Sunday afternoon. A
big improvement was shown in the
work Of the team last Sunday over
their exhibition of the previous
week.
Several changes in the lineup of
h team may be made again tomor-
row and these changes if made IN
preparation for tomorrow's con-
test will remain for the season. If
the Manresas are beaten tomor-
row there is every indication that
T~ottenville's representatives = will
again be in the running for the is
land football championship.
The quarterback position is one
giving the coach considerable worry
and every effort is being made to
secure the right man for this berth.
The officiating tomorrow will be the
same as last Sunday and the game
and field will be managed in the
ca me aDab1e manner as last week
end.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-21
WOODBRIDGE
FIVE To PLAY
Against TottenviIIe Team at
Pleasant Plains Tonight
Second Home Game

Two more Middlesex county bas-
ketball teams will be played by tle
Beauvais Post, American Legion,
basketball team of Tottenville, over
this Weekend. Tonight the Wood
bridge Big Five will oppose Man
ager Walters forces on the Pleas
ant Plains court and tomorrow
mig HI the Roosevelt Separates at
Roosevelt.
In the opening game on the Tot
tenville schedule the Speedways of
this city were played on St. Steph-
Ems court on State street and last
week the Jamaica Reds OF Long
Island, were played on the Staten
ISL nd court. Walters forces nave
gained an even break in the con-
tests played to date.
Woodbridge will line up tonight
with the Martin brothers. Meslck.
Hughes and Risley. with Torch and
Hoagland on hand for utility pur-
poses. The home club will line up
for the Woodbridge game w4.h
Preacher, Covell. Burdsoil, ia
Force, Price and Hoehn.
Games with Middlesex county
teams are the most imr ortant on
the schedule of the Tottenviile rep
team each season. One
OF the most important is the Rocse-
velt-Tottenville meeting and a hig
crowd of Tottenville rooters will &C.
company the team to the borough
night. Last season Roose-
welt and Tottenville engaged in an
interesting game on Coughlin's
court in Roosevelt
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-21
BIC GAMES
At So. RIVER
SterIings and Dry Docks
Also Light Senior PreIim-
mary Game

The basketball curtain will be
raised in South River on Tuesday
night with a game between the
Sterlings representing the borough
and the Perth Amboy Dry Dock
five. This contest will be played on
the South River high school court,
the home court of the Sterlings
again this year.
South River will be represented
by practically the same men as last
year. Priddy of New Brunswick is
the only new man, while Eppinger
and Cathcart are the members of
last seasons lineup who will not
perform this year Maleski, Fftz-
patrick, Prince and Meury will team
up with Priddy.
Wesley Wilson of the Dry Dock
team has not announced his lineup
for this game. also the opening con-
test on his schedule but promises to
bring a combination capable of re-
turning with the bacon.
In a preliminary contest the
South River Spinning Mill Recrea-
ton quintet will meet a suitable op-
ponent. Manager John j. Halter of
the Recreations would like to hear
from any light senior team desiring
to play this Tuesday night or any
Tuesday date for the remainder of
the season. The Recreations will
also play travelling games on other
nights in the week. Address chal-
lenges to Manager Halter, care
South River Spinning Company.
South River telephone 224.
There will be dancing in connec-
ton with the double-header.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-21

The strong Englewood Club bas-
ketball team Of Brooklyn, with six
victories under it's belt will furnish
the opposition for the newly organ
lied Perth Amboy Five on the New
Auditorium court tonight. The
Brooklyn quintet opened its season
by defeating the Bay View Wheel
men of Newark on the Wheelmen's
court and since that game has an
nexed five more without once being
checked by its opponents.
The Amboy Five has only one
game behind it but expects to give
the Englewoods the battle of their
lives tonight and with this purpose
IN view have held several strenuous
practice sessions during the past
week.
Captain Thomas and Manager
Allen are leaving nothing to chance
and have had the members of their
combination working hard for to-
nights fray. Hanson. Sher and
Allen, who have the guarding as
signments, realize that they have a
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-21

in the rear. This was shown last
Saturday night in the Bayview
Wheelman-Speedway game.
Against the S~peedways tonight in
one of the guarding positions will
James "Jiggs" Donahue, formerly of
st. Benedict's prep school of New
ark. Donahue played first base for
the Perth Amboy baseball nine ear
ly in the present eason and is a
member of the Roosevelt Separate
basketball team this year. Donahue
has made a hit in the borough with
his excellent work.
Teamed up with Donahue will be
"Porky'' Flynn and Buck" Brady.
who featured in the victory of the
Newark Centers yer the Speedways
at Newark on Tuesday night of this
week. Rachow, pivot man of the
Bayview Wheelman combination,
will play this position for the Harri-
son outfit tonight and Joe Flynn will
be the fifth man, with Stumpf on
hand as a substitute.
Harrison is out for state honors
again this year. and home games are
played every Monday. Included on
the schedule of the Harrison team
is the Englewoods of Brooklyn,
Bayviews and teams of that class.
The game tonight will be started
promptly at $3.50 o'clock and there
will be dancing as usual.
Chuck" Solador, the popular
Newark referee. will be the eleventh
man on the floor.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-21
70 BIG BASKETBALL HERE THIS EVENING
Landings to Cross Bats
With Perth Vine
i'm Post Season Contest

A post season baseball game VIII
be played on the Raritan Copper
Works field in this city tomorrow
afternoon. The. contestants in this
encounter will be the Landings of
New Brunswick and the Perth AM
boy Athletic Association nine a1d
Mid6lesex county diamond honors
ara at stake in this meeting.
Although weather conditions at
the time of the booking of this
game were adverse to the playing of
baseball, there is every indication
that the weather tomorrow will be
favorable for the playing of this
contest in which there is a great
deal of interest. A bigger crowd
than was in attendance for the first
meeting is expected out tomorrow
afternoon.
Nc announcement has been made
by Manager James Aefferman of
the Landings regarding the lineup
of his combination for tomorrow
afternoon, but inasmuch as the New
Brunswick representatives see an
easy chance to tie the Perth Am
boys for the county championship
race. their lineup will be consider
ably strengthened.
Rogers of South Amboy Will
probably be given the pitching as
signment for the visitors in the
game here tomorrow with Stuart
Oh hand ready for relief duty. There
are rumors to the effect that Par
kinson of the Philadelphia Nation
ais and one or two of his team
mates may line up with the Land
ings here tomorrow afternoon.
South Amboy will turn out strong
Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-10-21

er to see Rogers in action in this
game than they did for the lat
game which was played in New
Brunswick.
Amboy will take the field tomor-
row afternoon in the same
as q week ago with the exception
that Jim Romer and Charley Loessr
may be available for duty in the
outheld. Mike 500 and Al Lorenzo
Will take care of the battery work
Tor the locals in this contest
In the first game of this series.
Amboy won on the local field and
the second contest was played on
Buccleuch Park grounds in New
Brunswick. The latter game was
tied after nine innings had been
played and it was necessary to cali
same on account of rain and dark
ness. A homer by Ed Spille tied the
score after two were down.
An effort was made to get the
two teams together last Sunday but
an agreement could not be reached
even though four neutral fields
were mentioned. Early this week
representatives of the two teams
again got together and after a long
discussion Amboy won the toss Of
a coin and it was decided to play
Sundays game on the local field.
Burns of Elizabeth, a neutral
man will be in charge of the garne
tomorrow. Harkins and Brownmil-
Ter did the umpiring in the previ-
games.
The contest tomorrow will be
started promptly at 2:30 o'clock so
as to- incure completion befoxe
dark.