Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, August 16, 1913, Page 6

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‘.A,t 5 il fot EE S BATES' [ Dea srip et —aare ] B DEPARTMENT STORE War Paint is on for Business. Price is the Power. To unload my Summer Stock-— LOW PRICE bas the job. Come in and you will decide the time well spent. - 5 BATES " : - 2 . e -y r i E Eixes i k] WE ARE STILL GIVING AWAY those beautiful ' suits | and pants--also Palm Beach suits--at 'less than; cost, as we want to get ready for our fall line. We want all the room we can|get, as we have bought an enormous stock of Hart Schaffner & Marx cloth- ing=-=also other goods. Our straw hats and other furnishings reduced in price. Now is the time to get bargains by calling around to see us. Outfitter The Hart Schaftner & Marx Clothing I THE HUB JOSEPH LeVAY . s ————— — De REE SIEAM PRESSING CLUB k. Preming aad Altora tion. Ladiss Werk o Sposialty, Work for aad Dallrered. Prampt Sarviee , Gatistastien Guame- J M. WELLES : : : : ttueky Ave, Thone 807 Manager Bewye Baliding Lakeland Pav'ng&ConstructienCo. g Artiticial Stonme, Brick and Concrete Bulldtng Material Estimates Cheerfully Furnished on Faving jand all Kinds of Artificial Stone Work 307 West! Main Street- Phone 348-Black F. 4 BOFFWAN 1S N OWIS . P. NEWBECKER Pres. Sec.& Tres. Supt, & Cen. Man. V. Pres. & Asst Kap IN FOLITIGAL SNARl Jap Partles ‘Formed About Men| Amite City, Rather Than Principles. Conditions Are Well Nigh Inexplicable | ;. o plame for a long train of mis- to Ma any—Result Is Considerable Confusion—Different Periods of Country's Political Progress. Tokyo, Japan. —Japa.nese politics is well nigh inexplicable to many per sons, especially occidentals. The sud- den and. frequent changes of cabinets, in part or in whole, are difficult to un- derstand. And, while we can make no claim to a perfect understanding of the mysteries, we may be able to throw a little light on the subject. In the first place, it should be kept in mind that political parties in Japan are more personal than political. Fac- tions and parties have formed around men rather than measures, around persons more than principles. The his- tory of political parties in New Japan may be divided into five periods, as follows: 1867-1882—Embryonic period. 1882-1890—Oorganizing period, 1890-1898—Developing period. ° 1898-1911—Influential period. 1911—Predominant period. The chief political parties which have been organized in Japan during the past 30 years have all illustrated the point just mentioned. The first party in the field was the jiyuto, or liberal party, which was organized by Count (then Mr.) Itagaki, and which consisted largely of his personal fol- lowing. The next party was the shimpoto, or progressive party, which was started by Mr. (now Count) Okuma and his friends. The chiet dif- ference in these two parties, so far as principles were concerned, was that the liberals were more rndical than the progressives; but the greater dif- ference was the personal one. In more recent days it has been Ito and his proteges who have dominated the seiyukai. Small factions have rallied around smaller men; while personal considerations have largely caused splits in factions and parties. As ex-Mayor Ozaki has pointed out, this feature is a not unnatural surviv- al of the feudal system. And it was Ozaki himself who has just led a bolt from the geiyukal on the ground that sald party was no standing firmly enough for principles, but was compro- mising with the Satsuma clan element in forming the Yamamoto cabinet. The feature mentioned above has naturally evolved another peculiar fea- ture; not only party ties, but party principles, have been too loose. Or the reverse may be partly economic, and these have been so vague and indefinite, party ties have been very loose. The party platforms have too often consisted of glittering general- fties and lacking positively distin- guishing principles. In some cases there have been clearly defined {s- sues as between conservatives and lib- erals, but in general there have been distinctions without differences. For instance, on such an important issue a8 the increase of the land tax the same party has been working, now in support, now in opposition. All par ties and factions having too often been found guilty of opportunism. Another peculiar feature of parties in Japan is the almost complete lack Emperor of Japan. of grouping on economic nlass lines. ! There have been geographical lineups, | which have been partly economic, ané there have been attempts to line up the business men toegther. But, as indicated above, even the land tax is sue has not succeeded in forming any permanent alignment, and the tarift question has not yet affected the po- litical situation. The burning topic of socialism has not made any perceptible impression on the political world of Japan. Sev- eral years ago a socialistic party was organized, but was speedily forbidden and suppressed by the government. Moreover, the anarchist conspiracy ‘| against the emperor only served to increase the severity of the®officials toward socialists of all kind bad or indifferent. Therefore, there is no soclalist party, ———————— Strangled to Death by Collar. Pittsburgh, Pa.—Harry D, Wingert, | & graduate of Western Reserve ool lege, was overcome by the heat while waiting in an office for & friend, and | was strangled to death by a high ool lar he wore. Blows Self to Pleces. Grand Rapids, Mich.—Placing a stick of dynamite on top of his head and lighting the fuse, John Abhe, a farmer, committed suicide here, JINX POSSESSES oL OLOOK Ever Since It Struck Thirteen on Friday Its Owner Has Had Bad Luck. La.—George' Zollenburg returned to his home near this eity after another ineffectual attempt to have the jinx taken out of his grand- father’s clock. The ancient timepiece fortunes that started Friday, June 13,] 1913. The following details have been supplied by Mr. Zollenburg: The clock was brought to this wnb try by Mr. Zollenburg from the father- land, The old time mill had never missed a tick or let a second'silp by uarecorded until noon on that fatal Friday. While waiting for dinner Zol- lenburg was surprised and alarmed te hear the old heirloom strike thir teen times for noon. “You'd better take that to seme clock mender in Hammond,” sald the watch fixer, and he put his hand be hind him as though the old timepiece were hot. Zollenburg took the clock to Ham- mond, not wishing to have it repaired under false pretenses, told the jewel- lers there about its having struck thirteen. Neither of the Hammond cloeksmiths would have touched the hoodoo with a fishing pole, Since then Zollenburg has taken the clock to every expert near here, only to have the job declined. That is not all. Here are a few of the things that have happened since, for which he blames the clock: His rich mother-in-law departed this life back in Germany without leaving him a red pfennig. His valued hen (the one that walks with a limp) deserted her nest after setting patiently for two and a half weeks on thirteen—there it is again— thoroughbred Cochin china eggs. His hired girl eloped with his best stable hand. Twelve kittens fell in a well near his home and were drowned. His brindle cow Bossie gave birth to triplets, all of which were black a8 coal dust and males. An attempt will be made to give the clock to a distant relative in Ger- many whom Zollenburg does not like. Every one in this neighborhood knows the story and would not allow the hoo- doo hour mill to come near his home. 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Come to our store and, let us talk this matteroverfi with you, Let us show-‘: pou the little inexpensite implements that will makcE 1 ' an easier day’s work for your wife, - @ Handsome," du'rables kitchenware of all kinds-| Food Choppers, Toasters' Keen Edged Cutlery, Per. colators, Etc. WILSON. Hardware Co. (! Opposite Phone Depot ¢! 1

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