Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, April 17, 1912, Page 7

THE EVENING TELEGRAM LAKELAND, FLA., APRIL 17, 1912. | WILSON'S RECORD BettyTries a AS GOVERNR Real LoveTest e tas stom corsge and " Practical Common Sense. 1't believe you really care for nonnced Betiy, | " | We were sitting on the top of a Vir- ‘gim:x rail fence which \\n;ln\l down PBBM'SES Tu PE“PLE K{P[E ! md farm land. DBehind | R newvly planted, a streteh of waria, brown earth smooth- Every Pledge Enacted Into Laws b s ed l»,\' the harrow, and prickled here | Along With Many Other Reforms. < f‘:“'] there along the rows by clean, | wilson as Governor a Fair Samgle of | 0 I green shoots, Before us was a bit of} What He Will Do as President. i.l s ot with new g FO020I0P0IQIVEVICIOIOPOLOIOIOTOI0OH0T NOTICE! (. On and after April 1st, all Goods Cash. B =2 O TODO = OIOPQ 2 Lakeland Book Store a DIOIOIGIATE G O IOIOIDIN TN IN AT HIDION0I0IOEOTOP b 3 30 e meadow larks winged heavily | 8y JUDGE THOMAS H. OWEN, e : above it, or s he rails of ! B Id C t h'm-(:. umlm\\hiljl':-vlli] “;rulnlr:l; 1‘1)1 :::Z Niskoges OK's. UI Ing 0“ rac or ; fies ]H!‘I;ll'l:'wl 'fll!;'i‘lhl\" inl the | The Democratic te platform in the sun: and at a little distance, fn | eV Jersey campaizn of 1910 prowised Twenty years” experience, first-class v brown thrasher perched five particular reforms, each of them bough of a small oak, and | radical and each of them apparently | i & bubbled, and sputtered, and cheered, | academic. They w A new election | : 0 TN g = BlEC N your NKIIRE, I8TED OF e yvou don’t,” repeated Betty. | law to take the control of nou == mall A nostal will receive prompt i sweet spring, is the | tlous out of the hands of the bosse: 3 - 3 3 3 f0UR CARELESSNESS is th: only reason why you have not yet M |vear's pleasant king " 1 quoted cheer- | gy, ‘.,:,l,,',‘.‘.,,- ,,.:,.”‘m.l,‘m.' J‘:lt";, 3 8 { fully, “and how you can harbor such | el Sl 2 s 4 e r private safety deposit boxes, valu. e BRI e rmploye rmployee; a cor- ek rented one of our | y deposit boxes. and put your valu. il kit o ety both employer and employee; a cor- | — l!fi ! Lock Box 415, or Phone No. 4, ales and papers—will and dceds and contracts in our fire and Jito me. my dear.” 1‘:",” !""f“‘”v" ", 10,8100 e WIODR | 2 S Lakeland, Fla. 1 “Tha just it,* said Betty. “The | ul or excessive use of money in elec- work., Your interests are mine. Let attention i proof vaults, " &!conson of ‘spring. sweet spring, de- | tious; a public utilities commission. The rent ofa private box. for a whole vear costs only $5 and mands a great deal.” . with actnal and not merely theoretical I moved my hand along the rail un- | Power, and a law regulating the cold m | til my fingers touched the soft white | stornge of food. These ftive things : ey 2 of Betty’s wrist just above her glove, | were promised in the Democratie plat- TODAY, bring in your ¢ aluables and rent a private box. “I've tried to give a great deal,” said fi,rm_l ! I, looking at her steadily. p * New Jersey bad been a machine f\ .,]mk‘ .Smlh danced suddenly ruled state for yeurs, and nobody took across Detty's face, and then was off platform promises seriously. Nobody again: b e at shade atfu omises seriously. ndy Wil Wi for Junb thinthiade of & expected them to be redeemed. A po- P“lAIo[s B[ANS All S[[ns second her eyes hi che . Then sm_' s‘l‘;(::k hh“dr ltn‘(‘\:::lh:}flv:::lr:(\"‘ litical party platform was like a street LAKELAND “But you don't write verses to mv;" car platform—something to get in ou. L o e LA Under Control of U, §. Government she declared, as she produced a bit of What They Said Would Happen. e % paper from the pocket of her jacket. When the election was over New Don't send away for such. I have as good as *1 shonld hope not,” said 1. Jersey found that it had a Democratic % “I think it's a very fine compliment | governor, a senate Republican by 12 money and experience can command. N. Y. and i R * [for a man to pay a woman,” said Bet- | to 9 and a lower house Democratic by dng y . S soctions ¥ 2 * ) . nmne ) ) P se on WW ty loftily, glancing at the paper. 42 to 18 Of course the Republicans, Lnbu'r“ grown DG fn LR (htr ctions “What's that?" 1 demanded. controlling the senate, could block any Wht‘l‘C\'L‘!’ thc best grow., “That,” said she, carefully keeping | legislation they desired. They deter- the writing out of range of my eyes, | mined at once to stop all the bills of “is a-—poem.” the governor's program, and, what is Good heavens!™ [ ejaculated; and T | more, the old time Dewmocratic ma- fRESH, pUR[; IRUE’ R[I—'ABI-[ Cal‘ had some difliculty in maintaining my | ¢hite leaders decided not to let the SANITARY PLUMB[NG position on the fence. “Do you mean | bills pass the lower house. That was Of Pure Mainc BliSS Pota'ocs to sav that some other man has been | the situation when the legislature met writing verses to you?" | in January. l N S T l T U T l O N “It came by post last night,” gaid | \When it adjourned in April every Betty calmly one of the tive promises made in the —————————————— “Do you know who sent it?" Democratic platform were laws on the ALSO FERT'L'ZERS “But of course, since it was signed.” | Ktatute books of New J v, and “Who? nlong with them were several other Plumbing, Low Pressure Steam and Hot Water A e A M sy 2 Heating, All Kinds of Pipe Fittings and Sewer- 'h";"" tell you," detiy is not above | Credit Due to Wilson. D B DleSO” : : i see it said . That the redemption of those plat- age Work Furnished and Iustalled by Practical 4111 rend. It Lo you,? she anawered, | formn Aromilacs penligrip e P @ [ l‘lwcrienced Mechanics. All johhing‘ appre- evading my fingers. courage and practical common sense hey \¢ P S‘ d Guars SR i i of Governor Woodrow Wilson 1s ad- i T ciatede Neat and Prompt Service and Guaran- S I mitted by everybody in New Jersey, | ———————— teed. Phone 298 Lest, having that or this, tepublican or Democrat, friend or foe, MAPS B LU E PR'NTS 1 might grow proud the while; These are some of the laws that [ ] "';’,‘r no, the utmost share were passed by that legistature: An s my desire shall be - ——————————————————————— ofrrice and Show Rooms With the Florida Only to kiss the air | election law that provided for all nom That - lntuy Kistenothiee Inations from president down to con- |y, o0 any description compiled on short notice, Special attention E’eCtflc & MdCMfler}' CO.. Dfflne B""‘""E { stable to be made In direct primaries -l"(::l, Iml!",s‘um":, [r-onro::lirn’g"asmfle. held by the state authorities, that [given to compiling city, display and advertising maps. County and State Bihe Wing-n InRY QUArLes s eliminates the power of bosses by L] “What's the matter?” asked "(‘uy-‘nlmllshlng the ('»Id party m:u-hlnnn:\ maps kept on hand. Chemically preparcd, non-fading blue irints at res- ® s ;"“"“:' you like i'?". . [that provides for all clections to be [ gonable rates. Special rates for prints in large quantities. “His own composition, T suppose,” I [ held by oflicers who have passed n 3 pl“mbef and Sanital’y Engifleer ; advanced warily clvil service examination to show thelr Prompt attention given mail orders, “I should hope he hadn't hired | fitness and that requires voters to Lakeland, - - Florida $gmuurw v iormie v e e\ Soyth Florida Map and Blueprint Co. “‘Call for the robin redbreast and | gery. Wfimmm [ the wren,' ™ said I “The wan needs to | An employers' lability law that | Room 213-215 Drane Building LAKELAND, FLA. !hv buried.” does away with damage suits, When | i I “You don’t like it?" lan employee 18 injured the law says ¢ | “Who sent #t?" 1 demanded. | Just how mueh damages he I8 entitled " . DOUBLY DAINTY He ver was disereet | to for that particular injury, and 1t 18 ROSED E Petty smiled tantalizingly. “It's not | pald. The employees are benefited be- i ey, \ | is the sight of a pretty girl buylng A I necessary to tell allone knows,” said | eause they do not have to walt for ([ £ } % ! . she, years to get justice: the employers, be o | a box of our confectionery. The girl = “All right.” ecause it enables them to know what G Ry and the candy match each other pee “Why do you want to know?’ ques- | they have to pay and relleves them of 4 a2 o« A8 | tioned the lady heavy legal expenses. T g . “I thought it would be interesting to | Some of the Laws Passed. \ : Sneh a scene may often be seen here Lakeland's only exclusive know who was palming off another| A eorrupt practices act that regn- | " . i jod vioww 7] ‘ man's verses as his own.” Iates the expenditure of campaign i . for our candies appeal to those sub-division 1s now on, the “What do you mean?” funds, requires publication to be made I ST dainty taste, It's surprising that market, Wide Streets, Shade “Of course you know it isn't orig-!of all contributions and expenditures o : i : < 2 ipd inal; it was really copied from an old | and makes the penalty of violation the ; =4 you have not yet tried them, Tr Fertile Soil, Building poet.” . forfeiture of the office. A candidate €es, Fert i - d .;’ “Really?" said Betty, and the little | for governor may spend $2.500 under Restnctmns- Inside the v:lt_\' | smile danced back into her eyes. this law and no more. Candidates for “Read your Herrick,” said L congress may spend $1,500, candidates one block from Lake Morton “Why didn’t you say so at first?” | fop county offices $500, and so on down | “It's not necessary to tell all one | ¢he list. The law goes further and | knows.” : prohibits intimidation — it prohibits “Iut you said it was tommy-rot.” | peinting political sentiments on pay . h & St ot “ “Just to find what you'd say in re-|envelopes; It prohibits the posting of t | turn.” And again I offered my hand. litical handbills in factorle 1 all " ]l Bo Sml el Z | political handbills in factories and a ‘ / a Xes ’ She tilted her chin like the haughty | other means that employers may take fectly in daintiness and sweetness. | young lady in the play. to Influence their employees in poll- lnd G. C. Rogan 1 went just a step nearer, :md!unke(: tics. up Into her eyes. “There's one A public utllities commission was I ti Kot 4 for teli o 1 said quietly, 5 : hose living on streets specified for free deliver Rooms 19-23 Raymofldo Bldg | haven't quoted,” I said quietly, “but 1t | ereated with complete power to regu- All those living I y iu‘lls my heart better than all the oth- | jhe0 railways, strect car lines, tele- . i f : jers. It goes: phone companies and all other public canjhave mail boxes by calling at Nt tahe ) ~.» orth! utllities in the interest of the public, a A T e power backed up with the machinery Knowing 1 love you as sun the sod When you take a walk or O e ol sid of the great round | to make it effective, 1 K E P H A M 1 C Y . h Rosedal "‘"'f‘ ' o ot God A law was passed prohihiting the ride, go througl osedaie Thax turns in the amile of Gox eold storage of food for longer than ten the newest part of Lakeland Betty rested her hand very lightly | months and providing for the sale at Phone 42 Quick Delivery public anction of all food stored in vio on my shoulder as I leaned against the fence. “I was just fooling,” said | lation of the law. R TR she softly. Performances Not Limited to Promises. % : p SOOODTOODOCOOOVEOIOOVOOOHHOV Fooling? These were the things promised ki o “It wasn't sent to me." These were the things performed Timber, Turpentine, Cut-over “But you could use It a8 & Whip O¥r | Byt the performances were not limited FOR SA LE st f G Ol A -y he‘_d' I chided. by the scope of the promises. That g A0S, A "0‘ o = . “Youre not usually afrald of|game jegisiature under the firm guid- Tracts at Low Prices, Florida Homes and Groves on High e e ing hand of that same governor pasced Rolling Land, Situated on Beautiful Lakes, Paying Straw- c DER “You said you got it by post.” Wi ONTRACTOR AND BUI - “I said it came by post. But :“ll:,‘;fg:fimuio;o:z;fl:mx;’:;: ¢ beary and Trucking Farms. Weguarantee all property jost il furnish plans and specifications or will follow any plans and §|not to me. That wasn't a fib.” tnitiative, referendum and vecall of ad- |$ as represented by us, For reliable information see " ished CENTLADE ROL" BEIC 1 ministrative officers; a law abolishing specifications furnished. Billy Lyle sent it to Etbel ROg-|oonyfet labor in the state prison; a law i a ¥ & providing for adequate protection of BUNGALOWS A SPECIALTY. Ab, ba," sald L factorles from fire; a law allowing the n:‘::: l'th:o ':: :: d’:‘;;‘d .:hl:'_ 8he | state attorney general to participate in Let 4 eriminal prosecutions in countles, and me show yon some Lakeland homes I have built. . mmn%mnm‘"u‘*‘“” e Lo