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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1913-04-15

again. Perhaps you had reasons for
your silence then which have been
removed. Jessie, have loved you for
ten years-won't. you marry me
now?"
'Marry-you?" gasped Jessie Min
turn. "Why-Wilfred-you never
asked me before,
''But wrote to youv' he exclaimed.
did you not get my letter?"'
"But you only said you loved me"
she faltered.. 81 thought you despised
me because-because-I let you kiss
me-"
81 thought you understood" he
cried, catching her in his arms. rs
it too late now, Jessie? Will you
marry me? There and now" -
Aunt Jessie" cried Betty at the
door, George Crothers is coming to
have supper with us. We" She
looked from one to the other in
amazement; and then, because she
was really good, her chagrin was
swallowed up in happiness.
Copyright by w. G.. Chapman.)
The daily Alaskan. [volume] (Skagway, Alaska) 1904-1924, 1913-07-02
A
Complete
Stock

Our stock Of Drugs. Patout Medl-
c.no8. Rubber Goods, Toilet Articles,
PERFUMES, Stationery. Candles, etc,
lB complete and w0 arc able 60 sup
PLY our customers With everything
usually found in a draJ class and
ven stocked prescription pharmacy.
Our prescription work 800 subject 10
tho utmost accuracy Mail orders
have our special attention and no
pain ls spared 20 dll them 90 salts
faction.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-30
Unusually Versatile Mine.

Mutations among mines are not I'M
common. Many that began as pro
ducers of one kind of ore have In the
course Of time turned into another
kind. The Highland Boy mine Of
Bingham, Utah, Is q recent and strik
ing example. It began as a gold
mine, in which class 1t was Of nc
great account. Then it became a rich
and profitable copper mine. its per
Torrance as such making It famous
1t is no longer much good as a copper
mine, but lately it has become a first
class lead mine.-Engineering and
Mining Journal.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-30

FOR SALE-A 25-barrel still COM
plete with pump, vat, glue kettle
and steam pump complete. Also
five crops galvanized Mccoy cups,
all for quick sale For further in
formation, apply to Sisal Hemp
and Development Co., St. James
City, Fla, 1884
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-30
NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS

We have men in the North this
winter looking up parties to invest
in Florida. Any one having lands
to sell of any description, either wild
or improved, city lots or houses
come in and list with us. Our motto
is "Quick Sales and a Square Deal"
PICKARD BROS. COMPANY
Phone No. 6
Room 200, Drane Building 232
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-30
ATTENTION, ODD FELLOWS

All members and visiting brothers
are requested to assemble in the
lodge room at 1 o'clock p. M, Jan. 1,
1914, to prepare for the parade.
w. H. BATES,
ct Marshall of the Day.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-30

FOR SALE-Two new bungalows
under construction Will be done
about Jan. l, modern throughout.
In best part of Dixieland. Elec-
trio lights, bath and city water
Improvements all around. Mich
OILS & Waring. 1909
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-30

its last spasmodic
breaths. For the
first time in many
days the air was
clear of snow, but
the dull congested
cloud hanging low
overhead, seemed
only gorging it.
self for a fresh
outburst.
AS Rogers wait
ed, the last thread
Of daylight wav-
cred dimly across
the barren and
spun itself out in
the swiftly en-
croaching dark
ness. At the sig
nal, he turned
abruptly back in
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-30

FOR SALE-Lot close in, u Tx
las, at a bargain; good neishbor-
hood. Terms to suit.
Lot 5OX135 on South Florida ave-
nue., with 13 nice fruit trees Price
reasonable. With terms. For cash
at bargain. Dr.. N. L. Bryan.
1886
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-30
SOME THINGS LAKELAND HAS

SOME THINGS LAKELAND HAS
Live Board Of Trade.
Best Water in florida.
High, Healthful Location.
Progressive, Cosmopolitan Citizen
ship.
Municipal Ownership Of Light ani
Water.
Largest Fireprooi Hote', absolute,
modern.
Solendiu Winter Chautauqua
Delightful Year. Round Climate,
Exceptionally Fertile Back Country
Handsome and Well-Stocked Stores
Center Of Five Railroad Divisions
Big Railroad Pay Roll.
Mammoth Citrus Packing House
Splendid Educational Facilities.
Churches of all Denominations
Numerous Industrial Enterprises
Three Strong Banking Concerns
An Up'to'Date Daily Newspaper
Mics Of Granolithc Sidewalks
Sewerage System.
Vitrified Brick Streets
and
Everything that goes to make ap 4
live, Lovely City-6.500 now
$4,000 in 1915.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-30

FOR SALE by owner, 2 lots and barn,
also Groom bungalow with doors,
window, porch screened; plastered;
blocks from depot On Magnolia
between Kentucky and Tennessee
AYES. Phice $500. Phone Is Red
or p. o. Box 362 1924
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-30

LOANS ON HOME PROPERTIES
Can arrange loan on your home in
Lakeland on easiest and safest
method. Repay by the month over
a period of three or five years.
You will incur no obligation by
asking for further information
Tampa Bay Land Company, Citi-
zens Bank Bldg, Tampa, Florida.
1888
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-30

FARM AND GROVE for sule or trade
for city property. R. l, Box 80.
1918
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-30
!; THE LAST GREAT ENEMY
BY NELLIE GILMORE.

Rogers stood in the door Of his
hut, watching the day take
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-30

R SALE-Small plastereu house,
with lot 2O0x2O0. Price $l,l00.
John F. Cox Realty Co. 1874
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-30

FOR SALE-House two blocks from
depot on paved streets; modern
throughout; six rooms, nice and
high location. Nichols & Waring,
owners. 1909
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-30

FOR SALE BY OWNER-Two cor
ner lots near site Of new school
building; also rental property on
North Florida avenue paying over
500 per month. All at a bargain.
E. R. Trammell. 1921
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-30

WANTED RESIDENCE LOT-Must
be close in and cheap. Address H
Evening Telegram.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-30
FOOD LUG
. OR BAD LUCK? NtI Her

These are far less matters Of chance than
of choice and action. Looking for the main
chance" and laying hold of opportunities, Of
fered to one or all, chiefly constitute what is
called good luck" Failure to look and see
and to do, on the other hand, easily bring
the proyerbial bad luck"
Hes lucky dog!' said a fellow workman
for as soon he cot home, prices went up,
and he made $1,000 by advance in values Just
as easy as falling off log" No luck about
1t. He saw good opportunity passing. and
grasped it before beyond his reach Then he
saved and planned, saved and worked. took
some chances Of Losing, with ever keen inter
est in life, and glad heart as he strove
for and gained home for himself and his
loved ones God helps those that help them
selves: :" yet this man earned his home, with
the added $1,000, while his fellow workman
waiting for luck got nothing and never
will while he thus waits, nor ever get beyond
paying rent for another's house
800 men in Lakeland today renting houses
may do as well as he If they WILL and get
lots Of fun and comfort out Of the struggle,
and in five years or sooner own ''homes Of their
own" If they don't know this man OF OPP
portunity or his dongs, we will tell them all
about how to see and catch these opporiun.
tiles, and get your homes and will make no
charge for 1t.
We may not have on our lists what will
bring them to you, but we shall be happy II
you only go about getting them In good earn
est. Yet just now we can offer those want
ing a good thing their choice Of 10, 20 or 40
acres OF finest strawberry, truck and fruit
land out Of 100 choice acres in a good farm
ing community, near postof1ce and only three
miles from live railway station, within ten
miles Of Lakeland
Many Of these Opportunities" can be seen
in our future every -other- day-ads-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-30

FURNISHED ROOMS for light house
keeping. SOC South Florida Ave.
Phone 312 Black. 1928
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-30

On and after Jan. milk will be
Is cents per quart, cream COO, at
all the diaries of the city.
DAIRYMEN OF LAKELAND.
1714
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-30

FOR RENT-Furnished room with
fireplace and all modern conven
fences. 1911 South Florida. Phone
43 Red. 1867
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-30
Miscellaneous.

WANTED--A farm mule, or horse.
Address A. H. Maxwell, Lakeland,
Fla. 1920
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-30

PUBLIC STENoGRAPHER-work
done neatly and promptly. Room
200, Drane Bldg. Phone 6 1867
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-12-30
FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Three or five rooms,
furnished or unfinished, reason
able. I'll West Lemon. 1864
The evening world., 1913-09-22

they cannot be opened from the inside
by a simple twis; OF the knob. then The
law Is being violated. The door that
meets the requirements Of tho law must
have no continuance such as lock, catch.
chain or bar that prevents its bcns
opened In o second. and this by the
turn OF the knob only. The door may
be 90 constructed that 1t may not he
opened from tho outside. but In case VI
emergency any person within the place
should be able to make his exit without
any hindrance such as a chain or cross
piece or a lock that opened only BY a
key that Is In the boss's pocket.
"some factory foremen lock the doors
during working hours and place the Keys
in little boxes at the side which bear The
inscription: In case OF emergency break
the glass and take out key
"Ail these evasions Of the law are be-
ing stamped out. and We are gradually
educating the factory owners In the Fire
Prevention laws md are advising thcm
OF the best means Of living up to our re-
quirements.
our most recent important complain,
was received las. Saturday week. Some
The evening world., 1913-09-22
Had Serious Lung
TrOuble-N0W Well

II II surprising that there exists much
skept.clsm as to the possibility OF a per.
son recovering from sc ere Long Trouble
when there are so many reports OF com.
pleie recoveries brought about through the
use OF Eckman's Alternative. This Ia a
remedy for the throat and lungs. which
should be inveetisatcd by every sufferer
Read Of this case:
1919 Susquehanna Ave. Phila. Pa.
"My near Sir: For two years ] was NJ
flicted With hemorrhuvcs OF the lungs
and In February OF 1909 | WAS taken
with a severe attack Of Pneumonia. when
! recovered sufficiently to walk about tho
house ! was left with n frlghtful hackin 2
cough. which no medicine | had taken
c.'ild alleviate. II was at this time.
March, 1909. that ] started taking Eek T..
mans Alternative. In ahort time my
cough ws~ gone and l was pronounced
wei. Since that time | have had two
slight attacks Of pneumonia. and | have
reGortod to no other medicine to affect a
recovery: I cannot speak TOO highly for
tsienedi HOWARD l.. KLOTZ.
tAbove abbreviated: more on reoucst.D
Ecknan's Alternative has been proven bv
maay "ears tesi to lie most effIcacious
IN eases OF severe Throat and Lung AZ.
stubborn Colds and In upbuilding the
sons or ha bit forming drugs. For sale by
leading drupgi.;s. Write the EcKma,
l.a horatory, Philadelphia. Pa. FOR booale,
tciiiig of rec9Series and additional evil
denCs.
The evening world., 1913-09-22

Prevention bureaus legal department.
to talk OF his duties with an Evening
World reporter. Dugnn IL not only
thoroughly familiar with the nrc pre-
vcntlon laws hut understands how to
push h!s complaints through tho Magis-
.,es' Courts &c the Courts 81 srccls
Sessions, and assist N prosecuting them.
The locked-door' ordinance IL vio-
lated In many ways" explained Dugan
gate frequently we fud Immense pad
locks that are shut tight and from
which the keys hav. been removed.
iron crossh,rs are occasionally found,
az are chains with but short slack to
them and ordinary latch.locks with no
keys In them. We Invariably send for n
draughtsman to make drawings to he
Offered as evidence
Il do not wear a uniform because as
soon M I entered n building the elevator
man would have a chance to sound the
warning on all the floors that violations
might he removed before my arrival.
"But In my daily trips I find that the
lockci-door evil and smoking In fac
tories are being steadily minirlzcd. I
attribute this both to the activity Of
our inspec tors and the imposition OF so
many fines.
The evening world., 1913-09-22

now almost completely stamped out the
sractice. Of smoking In factories AMI
locking the doors during working hours.
gagged In this line Of duty has been
based upon her efforts.
GOOD WORK PERFORMED ~ A
WOMAN.
within the las. few weeks" Chief
Guerln said. $50 Iocked.door' COM
plants have been prosecuted In the
Court Of Special Sessions and q con-
victlon obtained In every instance. One
man was released under suspended SEN
tence. but all the others were given
fines ranging from SIS to SIS. The total
Of these nnes has reached over $500
and the hnes imposed upon men smok-
ing In factories have aggregated 5000.
when the new force of fire preven-
ton inspectors was appointed last
May" he continued. Mrs Christopher
was engaged as a private Inspector by
the White Goods Association, a COM
blnation OF manufacturers operating
many factories. Her constant espionage
on these plants has made the foremcn
and employees so careful. that not 4
single complaint Of violation of the
Fire Prevention laws has been made
against any OF the members Of the
organization which employs her. and 1t
has several hundred members.
section 50 c OF the Labor law plainly
states that NO person shall smoke in
any factory Our inspectors have en-
tered these buildings TO discover employ
ers and foremcn smoking cigars or
cigarettes or pipes at their desks amid
surroundings In which spark might
start a terrible calamity. Or they have
been found nonchalantly sauntering
The evening world., 1913-09-22
HEAVY FINES END
DANGER Of LOCKED
FACTORY DOORS
Deputy Fire Chief Guerin
Says Woman Inspector and
Courts Protect Workers.
SMOKING is REDUCED.
Better Chance Now for Escape
of Men and Women in Case
of Serious Fire.
SMOKING is REDUCED

he locking Of factory doors and
smoking IN factories during working
Aeuss will soon bs Q thing Of the past.
according to Deputy Fire Chief william
0usrin. head Of tho Fire Prevention
Bureau.
"our inspectors who are assigned sole
~ 20 the task Of putting stop to
these dangerous practices have secured
many convictions In the courts recent.
~" said Chief Guerin to-day. and be.
sides this they are constantly ordering
factory owners. forcmen and employees
all over the greater city to obey the
Law and are offering practical SUCCESS
lions which will enable them to do
away entirely with the locking OF tho
workroom doors.
When the Tri,ngle Shirtwaist plant
in the Asch Building was destroyed by
fire In March, 1911. and Jag men and
women lost their lives. locked doors
we're held accountable for many OF the
fatalities.
AT this time such a violation Of the
law was usually prosecuted at the in.
stance of the State Labor Department
-,,or the Building Bureau, and through
the Corporation Counsel a small penalty
was recovered. Later. however. Com.
missioner johnson took advantage O,
the opportunity to bring criminal &C.
tons as provided in the statute. and
when the Fire Prevention Bureau was
established in April. 1912. Mrs. S. W. II.
Christopher Appointed as temporary
inspector. took up this particular limo
OF work.
She lnausurated the crusade that has
The evening world., 1913-09-22
ALARM BELLS FOR THE Extra
DOORS.

The general excuse given In court
when a defendant Is arraigned ON u
locked.door charge Is that where there
is more than one entrance or exit to
factory Il encourages employees 10
steal In the belief that they can escape
unmolestcd. We then aiNise them to
leave the extra doors unlocked ON the
inside but with alarm bells on them
so that any person opening the door
may be discovered. The foreman or
person In charge may then decide
whether any one using these doors Is
doing so properly.
These suggestions have been adopted
quite generally and IN n great many
eases are accepted readily"
chief Guerin summoned one OF h's
ablcs; inspectors. Fireman Walter j.
Dugan. who has been taken from regu-
lar fire duty and assigned 20 the Fire
The evening world., 1913-09-22

about the workrooms among the EN-
ployees puffing on cigars or pipes. evil
IDENTIFY oblivlous OF the danger to which
they were exposing every one In the
premises.
wearing no uniforms for fear Of
detection. the inspectors have entered
factories by means OF stairways. hre C.
capes and elevators ana have immediate
ly served summonses upon any offenders
they might discover. In many cases
their action would bring forth TRADES
Of abuse and violent requests for q dis
play Of authority. and Mrs. Christopher
particularly was made Q target for tEs
epithets OF the disgruntled men she or
dered to appear In court
BLUFFS AND THREATS HAIL the
INSPECTORS.
'srhe inspector who suddenly enters .
factory unheralded In an effort to dis
cover any violation Is often hailed as q
trespasser and threatened with evic-
ton. but have yet to hear OF the flrst
case OF actual physical opposition on the
part OF the factory owner or his men.
'rhc inspector must get into the fac
tory to discover any locked doors, for II
The evening world., 1913-09-22

Workmen telephured that they had been
locked IN n lof, building ~ careless
employees departing for the day. and AZ
ter an hour were compelled TO smash n
Gilpin observer., 1913-12-04
SPORT.

Preliminary details for the 1914
yacht race for the Americas cup arc
rapidly being completed on both sides
of the Atlantic.
The Army football team defeated
the Navy at the Polo Grounds in New
York in their annual game by a score
of % to 0.
The Omaha delegation took high
honors in the two-men events and
Chicago in the individual events Of
the Middle West bowling tournament
at st. Louis.
Joseph ]. Lannin, who is negotiating
for half interest in the Boston Amer
lean league baseball club, is to be
president of the club if the pending
transaction is completed.
The vanquished Navy football team
was given a loyal welcome by the bri-
gade of midshipmen, the naval contin-
gent and the townspeople when it re-
turned to Annapolis, Md.
The hunting season which ended
Dec. 1st cost 1876 lives, in twenty-one
states, according to tabulation made
at Chicago. In addition lao persons
were injured, several Of them fatally.
Gilpin observer., 1913-12-04
THE LATEST IMPORTANT DIS
PATCHES PUT INTO SHORT,
CRISP PARAGRAPHS.
STORY OF The WEEK
SHOWING THE PROGRESS OF
EVENTS IN OUR OWN AND
FOREIGN LANDS.
Western Newspaper Union News Service.
WESTERN.

Disorders resulted from the strike of
teamsters and chauffeurs in Indian
apolis.
In drunken brawl at coal camp
south of Bevier, Mo-, three men were
killed and several injured severely.
Deadwood was selected by the South
Dakota Educational Association in
convention at Sioux Falls for the 1914
convention.
Honey bees drove two would-be rob-
bers from the lonely hut of Ralph
Dawson, fifteen miles northwest of
Palisade, Neb.
Michigan is sixth among the states
of the Union in the value of it's min
eral production. 1t owes its promi-
nence to it's great wealth in two
metals, copper and iron.
An armed bandit entered a subur-
gan Southern railroad at Chicago,
bound and gagged F. o. Robbins, the
agent, and escaped with $500.
w. Walraven, whose loss Of
memory has proven a problem for ply
sicians and psychologists at Ogden,
formerly was a resident of Denver. in
the belief of Prof Henry Peterson.
Lester Fisher, fireman of switch
engine in the Illinois Central yards,
was killed and Engineer Ratliff badly
injured when their engine collided
with a freight train at Council Bluffs,
10.
The suit of the federal government
charging the Chicago butter and egg
board with violation Of the antitrust
law, will be brought to trial by James
H. Wilkersop, United States district
attorney.
Word was received at Springfield.
ILL.,, of the death at Jacksonville, Fla,
of Judge Charles E. Jennings Of Sa-
lem, ILL.,, a member of the board Of
pardons and a cousin of William Jen
nings Bryan. ~
Many records have been broken dur
ing 1918, but it was left to Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Kostruck of Stevens
Point, Wis, to break the record for
babies when their twenty-ninth Off.
spring put in its appearance. All are
living.
Gilpin observer., 1913-12-04
FOREIGN.

The Dominion government has sug
gested that Canada and the United
States cooperate to eradicate the po-
tato "powdery scab."
The Curucacha slide at Panama de-
veloped fresh movement downward,
nearly closing the channel which has
been maintained through the slide for
the last six weeks.
The power schooner Mary Sachs,
one of the boats of vilhjalmur Stef-
fansson's Canadian Arctic exploration
expedition, has been wrecked in the
ice off the Arctic coast of Alaska.
Thirty Chinese were drowned in the
harbor at Hong Kong when launch
in which they were being conveyed
from the wharf to steamer was run
down and sunk by the Japanese
steamship Sashu.
Five East Indians were killed in an
affray between the strikers and the
police, which occurred on the Black
burn sugar estate in the Mount Ed.
grcm district, fourteen miles to the
north of Durham. South Africa.
The United States naval supply ship
Celtic and the fuel ship Cyclops left
Naples for the south. The command
ers of the battleships Florida and Ar
kansas exchanged visits with the
commander of a Russian cruiser.
General Francisco Villas advance
army Of $500 rebels, which is moving
to attack Chihuahua City, 225 miles
south of Juarez, reached a point sixty
three miles from the border. They
were forced to detrain there because
Of the destruction of the railroad.
Preparations were made at once to
march overland to the state capital
Northern Mexico, embracing the
states of Sonora, Chihuahua. Coahuila.
Nuevo Leon and Tamaulipas and in
cluding the territory from the border
to line 500 miles southwark, will be
wholly under the authority of the
rebel forces within two weeks. The
forces which are fighting Huerta will
then jain at Guadalajara with view
of marching ON to Mexico city.
The American and Norwegian mis-.
sionaries who last month were pris.
oners in the hands of white Wolf
and his band of 1000 brigands in
Northern Hupen, China, suffered
great privation and often were exposed
to extreme danger. For days they
were separated from their families,
with no knowledge Of the safety OF
their wives and children, and suffer
ing the pangs of hunger and thirst,
two men missionaries lay in hiding
within few feet of a group of bandits
and heard their death planned in case
they were found.