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——r o - i 2 i WY PACT PAGE FOUR S - i S o S s 328 The Evening 7Felegram Published every afternoon from the Telegram Building, Lakeland, Fla. Entered in the postoffice at Lake- 1and, Florida, as mail matter of the second class. DS e S O R AP R M. F. HETHERINGTON, EDITOR. e SUBSCRIPTION RATES. T S RO Bix montns . ... 2.50 Three montns ......... ] Delivered anywhere within the {imits of the City of Lakeland for 10 eents a week. From the same ofliceglssued THE LAKELAND NEWS, A weekly newspaper giving a resume | crop conditions, of local matters Sent anywhere eounty affairs, etc. for $1.00 per year. ——————————————————————————— The gooq news comes from South | Carolina that Cole Blease is likel: to be defeated in the primaries in that State for Uniteq States senaor. AT, el Huerta mendoug price for his drunken, pig- headed folly in refusing to salute the American flag after he had insulted it. We have captureq the leading seaport of hig country, hold it in ut ter subjection and are collecting all his customs dues at the rate of a million dollars a month in gold. There is nothing eclse for us to do just now, for we have won every point in the game, and there being no declaration of war on either side, it is Huerta's next move. dslie Detective Burns, whose marvelous powers when properly greased were supposed and uncover any and all mysteries and secrets short of the puzzle of the Universe, geems to have “messeq up” the Leo Frank case anq left that unfortunate iman in worse plight than before. After giving it out that he had con- clusive proof of Frank's innocence and had spotted the guilty party, he wag compelled to admig under search- ing examination by the State solic- itor that he had found no new facts in the case. Hig laborg seem to have accelerated Frank’s march to the gallows. to discover el s Yttt With his usual good Judgment of men President Wilson hag appointed Congressman Clayton of Alabama as federal judge in that State to suc- ceed the late Thomas G. Jones. Mr. Clayton is chairman of the judiciary committee in the House and one of the best lawyers in Congress. He is also one of the best men in Congress anqd in dignity and character is pecu- larly fitteq for a high judicial place PERIRCTIER: RN AN 1t is hard anq heartbreaking work at the pumpg when the ship has gprung a leak and the water is com- ing in faster than the crew can pump it out. That seems to be about the way it is with the gallant and devoteq brethren of the Florida press who are toiling at the pumps of the goog ship J. N. C. Stockton that gprung a leak in mid-ocean and is headeq for Davy Jones' locker as cer tain ag the June primaries arrive. When President Wilson cleared the air of all that “reactionary” mnon- gense about Senator Fletcher and de- clared him a progressive Democrat high in the councils of the party, the seams openeq visibly in the hull has already paid a tre-| T [of the Stockton ship; and when Mr. Stockton himself laid down in the ring and declined public debate with the senator to make his charges | good, all hands were called to the pumps for the seams fairly yawned |and the water that trickleq before was pouring in now. That Stockton iship is waterlogged and the Stock- ilon editors are at the pumps, pumpa |ing without hope, but too game to 1[;«!{0 to the boats. A worthy crew in | a luckless vessel! S There will probably a strong | temptation for some of the candi- | dates to violate the law regulating | campaign expenditure. Not that they are corrupt men or want to | corrupt others, but because since the founding of the government those seeking office have haq a free hand in such matters ang it seems like trenching on the constitutional per- l.wu:ll liherty of the citizen to tell he shan'y use s, short of Lribery, when he be nim that § money as he pleas lis a candidate for office times insidious But we iive in cowplex aad corruption takes so many forms that there wouid fn‘ no such toning as pur- in clections if the unrestrained arg prevailed. The new iaw on tae sabject in Flerida is a necessary safeguard, but it will be | of no value unless it is enforced and {the motive to enforce it can”t bhe made too strong. TTence we are glad to see that Tramimel has ‘i.«un-,] a proclamation offering a re- ;w.'ml of $100 for the arrest and con- viction ¢ an )arty or partieg vio- lating tn w. The candidate of small means should have as fair a chance to appeal for wealthy opponent. ity | freedom of other ; Governor votes as his MGRE DANDRUFF Use Parisian Sage It's entirely needless to have un- sightly, matted, thin or faded hair. A little care is all that ig needed to make it thick, soft, pretty, perfectly healthy anq free from dandruff. Use Parisian Sage--it supplies hair needs and is absolutely harmless. It quickly stops itching head and fall- ing hair, anq is one of the best tonics to invigorate the scalp and make the hair grow long and beautiful. Get a bottle of Parisian Sage to day from Lake Pharmacy or at any drug counter, It costs but 50 cents. Rub it into the scalp—all dandruff disappears—your head feels fine— the hair is pretty and perfectly healthy. ] It is to be hoped that Chris- ttanity is something more than a mysterious feeling that cannot be explained. | l A SR It is only the narrow-minded wan who condemns the world for not seeing things as he does. There is always two sides to a biscuit. LA Saturday, May oth, is as late as you can pay your poll tax and vote in the June election. HEALTHY HAIR--NO, THE EVENING TELEGRAM LAKELAND, FLA GOV. TRAMMELL WARMLY WELCOMED VISITORS AT THE OPENING OF THE REUNION (Continueq from Page 1.) Love and tears for the Blue; Tears and love for the Gray.'” Yet we love the old soldiers who with undaunted courage and with unexcelled patriotism, rallied to the “Stars and Bars” and who so nobly and so courageously defended the Southlanq in that memorable con- flict. We love them for their con- victims, we esteem them for their manhood in fighting for what they honestly and reasonably believed were their rights. ‘We delight in paying them homage and tribute and cherish their deeds which are im mortal and can never die. Every nation boasts of its soldiers and their deeds, but no nation has a egreater right to feel proud of its soldiers and their deeds than the American republic; and, friends, it ig the rich heritage of the young manhood and the young womanhood of the Soutfand that the bravest deedg of American history were per- formed by you veterans and your comradeg of the Confederacy. The phalanxes of Alexander, the legions of Caesar, the Olg Guarq of Napoleon, were all brave anq gallant men, but the soldiers of the South on a hundreq battle fields demon- strateq to the worlg that they were and more daring than the men who made the history of Greece, Rome anq France what it is. Where in all the history of the world will you finq such carnage as at Chicamouga, Cold Harbor, Gettys- burg and the Wilderness, and then remember that the men who endured that awful inferno of battle without braver Figured Voiles and Crepes 25¢ Quality 17¢ These materials are suitable for Shirtwaist or mid- summer dresses. We are showing a good range of sea- sonable patterns. Come in early and secure the choice of the lot. J. W. CHILES & SONS wavering or yielding until erushed by superior numbers, were those matchless armies led by those peer- lesg leaders of our Southland. Truly, no nation has been want- ing in its patriotism. History tells us that deeds of bravery have been performed by the soldiers of every land. Ancient Greece had her im- mortal three hundred who died in the rocky pass of Thermopylae; Rome had her invincible legions whose proud boast was that they never turned their back upon a foe; France had her 0lq Guard who died at Waterloo rather than surrender; but when the North and the South met in the early sixties with war clouds hovering over them, it marked the dawn of a new record of | courage, bravery and fidelity to {record of all nations ang all ages. four long yearg batheq the soil of our country in the blood of her sons, | the South, no less than other lands, has as ite heritage, her soldiers who "are today recorded among the world’s | greatest heroes. And not only in that period but the men of the South have proven their valor and their bravery. Only a few years ago when we went forth to war with a foreign foe, with a patriotism deserv- ing of the deepest admiration, the old Confederate soldiers and the gons worthy of these sireg rallied to Old Glory, and once more the world wes sed with what a dangerous foe since impre America is when the North and South, as a rcunited people under one flag, shoulder to shoulder, fight the battles of the republic. FFrom the days when the cavaliers landed on the rich beautiful coast of Virginia, up to this present the men of the Southland have been men of marked ability, of unquestioneq patriotism of unfalter ing bravery and courage. No page that markg the history of our great country, from the days of the early settlers, but what tellg the story of his wisdom and greatness in counsel, and of his heroism upon the battle flelds. and moment, faraway southwest, the fire of pa- triotism is burning at white heat within the breast of our southern people, and at a moment's call our men would gladly rally to the flag and again undaunted, face death upon the battle field. We honor you veterans;, we pay you homage, not only because you Pwent forth in defense of our land, but as well for your loyalty, your Use ink and write plainly. PrcS“l'Vc cans celled vouchers &i as receipls. Sign your name the same. Start at extreme leftof dollar line drawin through. Keep record 7 ; of each check 1Issued. line At the | ivountry, which was to surpass lhni tAs a result of this conflict which for | Today ag war is impending in the | " WE GUARANTEE OUR_SHOES courage ang energy, in once again reviving and bringing back to life, prosperity and influence our beloved | Southland. Can any deeds of heroism upon the battle fieldg be greater than those 3])er1‘urmml by the Contederate soldier | when he returned to his ruined hom and desolated fields to commence life anew with nothing left save honor and a glorious name. Behind him lay a brilliant record of four years of warfare, a record which he had written with the pen point of the bayonet. As General Lee said in his last order to hig soldiers, they could return to their homes with a con- sciousness of duty well anq faithful- ly performed. Yet what a prospect was that which the Southern soldier faced. The hills and the valleys of the Southlang were ridged with the NOT ONLY DO THE MAKERS STAND BEHIND EVERY PAIR OF SHOES AND HOSE WE SELL, BUT WE STAND BERIND THEM TOO AND MAKE GOCOD ON EVERY PAIR WE SELL. LET US SELL YOU SHOES AND HOSE FOR JUST ONE SEASON AND AFTER THAT YOU’LL NEVER GO ANYWHERE ELSE FOR THEM. | Williamson-Moore Company “FASHION SHOP FOR MEN.” 7, graves of his comrades, ap;r::— there was no star of hope to ¢] and encourage him, and what thetic picture did he present in (| closing hourg of the war. S there at Appomattox—he wus ged, half starveq anq heavy hear enfeebled by want and wounds, | ing fought to exhaustion, he renderg his gun, wrings the hang comrade in silence and for thi time he lifts his tear stained and lid face to the graves that dot old Virginia hills, anq then pulls grey cap down over his brow and gins the slow and painful jouj homeward. The mighty war wl was heralded at Sumter wag 1 ended at Appomattox. Peace spreag her wings over continent and the South for the f time founqd its hope and dream ¢ separate nationality and the righ secession gone forever. = LEPOSIT WITH American State Bank ““Be an American--One of us” OF MID-SUMMER SALE LaMODE l Dresses and Trimmed Hats Entire Stock of Trimmed Hats in Two Lots at $2.95 and $4.95 All Dresses up to $15.00 to go at $9.75 e T T T . Two Days--Friday and Saturday, May 8 and 9 Use leadpencil. Endorsea check untilyou cashit. Leave blank make anewone! Drawacheck x 1