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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-02
A GOOD PLANK.

If the good people of Manatee
and DeSoto counties honor me with
election, my principle fight will be to
amend Floridas iniquitous libel laws
and give our newspapers an oppor-
tunity of telling plain truths, politi-
!cal and otherwise. The manner in
which they are throttled-they are
not even allowed to publish facts
stated in court records-is an outrage
against the people they serve and
against the honor of free common
wealth."
The above is the sentiment ex-
pressed by Hon. Crawford Parrish, of
Parrish, Manatee county. in announc.
ing himself as candidate for the
State Senate from the district COM
prising the two counties named. He
is aspiring to succeed Senator Frank
Cooper, whose term has just expired
and who is a resident of DeSoto
county.
There appears to be a growing SEN
timent among the men who are can
didates for the House or Senate in
the general assembly that there is
imminent need for a change in the
libel laws of this State. The people
are waking up to the fact that the
papers are muzzled as a result of the
stringent Florida statutes and that ac-
counts for the fact that publications
which are responsible and which have
something at stake cannot afford in
justice to themselves to give the pub
lie even that news it is justly entitled
to. Certain publications which have
not much at stake and which would
not value up enough to satisfy even
a small judgment can afford to open
their mouths to the very limit, but
this is not so with the dailies and
Others having much capital and equip
ment subject to court judgments.
In the past newspapers have been
made to suffer when they were en-
tirely justified in the handling of the
news, or editorial utterance. as the
case might be. No matter how ETH.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-02
THE PROPER THING TO DO

Come on, we can take care of
you"
That's the slogan that's being
adopted by various overcrowded
Florida cities now. Although the
usual accommodations for visitors
are taxed to capacity this year in
most of the tourist towns of the State,
the people are opening their homes
and no matter how crowded the cities
and towns they are finding some way
to take care of the hundreds and
thousands who are daily coming into
the State for rest and recreation and
TO escape the rigors of the northern
climate
Florida never saw such a tourist
year before.
1t is generally conceded to be the
greatest winter in the history of the
State so far as the number of visitors
and the money spent by them is con.
cerned. Every train is still bringing
hundreds and the general thing is that
they are spending longer periods in
the State than ever before.
More than a million tourists have
visited the State this season already
In other words the States usual pop
ulation has been doubled this winter.
And this means that her population
has been increased to a good extent.
FOR many who come merely as tour
lists while here find opportunities
which attract them and they either
remain or lay plans to come back to
permanently reside.
It is gratifying indeed to see the
/ people of the State opening their
homes to the visitors. Many Of the
cities and towns which attract tour.
lists in greater numbers have found
their hotel accommodations INSULT
Gent to properly handle the crowds
and in some of these places the hotel
management have appealed to the
citizens for assistance. They have
responded splendidly and in doing so
they are unconsciously helping Flor.
ida, for to let the visitors experience
great trouble in becoming located
would be giving the State a black
eye = Jacksonville Metropolis.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-02
HOW A GOLF COURSE BRINGS
ON ENTHUSIASM

Fiftyeight golf enthusiasts took
part in the eighteen-hole handicap
golf tournament that was played on
the links of the Miami Beach Golf
Club yesterday, and all pronounced
the course in excellent shape The
tournament was to have been played
last Saturday, but was postponed un.
til yesterday on account Of rain.
So successful was yesterdays
handicap that Secretary Davis an
nounced last night that another tour.
nament will be held next Saturday,
the conditions of which will be eight
teen holes medal play, the entrance
fee for which will be one golf ball
from each contestant The prizes
will be divided as follows; forty per
cent. of the golf balls will go to the
winner of the first prize, thirty per
cent to the second. twenty to the
third and ten to the fourth.
L. G. Stranahan was the winner of
the first prize in yesterdays tourna-
ment, the conditions of which were
handicap match play against Bog
ey. Mr. Shranahan turned in a score
Of all even.
E. w. Arthur, C. l.. France and
r. c. Meeker. each won four down
and tied for second price. while J.
W. Clausen, H. s. Miller and James
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-02
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WEATHER FORECAST
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Tampa, March 2---For Tampa and
vicinity: Partly cloudy tonight and
Friday, probably showers.
For Florida: Partly overcast to-
night and Friday with probably rain
in northern and central portions.
Colder in northwest portion Friday.
Winds for the East Gulf and South
Atlantic: Moderate variable.
General Weather Conditions
The low pressure area which was
over Oklahoma Wednesday morning
has advanced eastward to the Mid
die Atlantic coast, while the low
which was over the North Pacific
States has moved southeastward to
southern Texas. Another area of
low pressure appears this morning
over the North Pacific coast. These
barometric depressions have given
rain or snow over nearly the whole
country during the past "a hours,
except over Florida where relatively
high pressure and generally fair
weather has prevailed, and over
Montana, the Dakotas and Nebraska,
where fair weather has been caused
by an area of high pressure drifting
slowly southwark from Canada.
Generally fa;- weather has prevailed
also in the southwest.
1t is warmer this morning east OF
the Mississippi, and colder generally
west of the Mississippi. Tempera-
lures are below normal this morning
over the northern half of the coun-
try, and also over the central and
southern plains, Rocky Mountain
and Plateau regions. They are above
normal over the South Atlantic and
Gulf States.
Indications are for partly cloudy
weather in the vicinity of Tampa to-
night and Friday, with showers
probable.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-02
PLANT CITY TO HAVE
MILITARY COMPANY

Major V. B. Collins announced this
morning that the period of expectancy
and waiting had at last elapsed rela-
tive to the organization of company
of State militia in Plant City, and
that instructions had been received to
muster in the company at the earliest
possible moment. He has designated
two O'Clock next Sunday afternoon as
the hour for mastering in the COM
pany and every young man interest
ed in securing such an organization
lis urged to present himself at that
hour to be measured for uniforms and
sign the required enlistment blank,
following which Major Collins will
Immediately muster in the company
the same afternoon as a full-fedged
member of the Florida State militia.
The only thing which can now pre-
vent Plant City having a company of
militia, stated Major Collins this
morning, is that the required number
of men fail to- appear for enlistment.
In order that company may be mus
State militia the law requires an mi
tial strength of sixty-five men, and
this number must be present Sunday
afternoon if Plant City is to get a
company. Although the number of
enlistments secured may exceed this
number still the company could not
be organized until the sixty-five men
were on the floor at the same time
Plant City Courier.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-02
ERITAIN'S FOES OWN
MUCH OF HER WEALTH

London, March . Members of
tie cabinet are devising ways by
V hich a more effective coniscation
Of German and Austrian owned prop
erty may be carried out. Statistics
recently complied show that the
value of property in Germany be-
LONGING to British subjects is about
S36e.o00,O0O. while the property in
Great Britain owned by Germans is
put at $515,O00.O0O The public
trustee is registrar of enemy prop
crty in Britain and is custodian of
money due to enemy subjects in div
idends.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-02

we have sold our property in Texas, =
said Mr.. Bryan to The Metropolis be-
fore going to the train last night,
When we first thought of a home
in the south we bought in Texas"
Mr.. eryan's Itinerary.
Mr.. Bryan will spend most of the
week in Florida. reaching Washing
ton on Saturday, March,4 He speaks
in New Smyrna this afternoon and
this evening at Sanford. Tuesday he
speaks at Tallahassee, Wednesday at
Pensacola and Thursday at DeFuniak
Springs leaving that night for Wash
ington where he speaks next Satur-
day evening. Sunday morning he will
.rpeak in Poughkeepsie. New York,
and Sunday evening in Brooklyn. His
itinerary for the next week is as fol-
lows:
March 6, Wilmington. Delaware.
March Z. Columbus. Ohio.
March 5, Ada, Ohio.
March 9, Toledo. Ohio.
March 10. New Bedford. Indiana.
March II, Ann Harbor, Michigan.
March 10, Chicago.
Between March IL and March 20
he will speak in Kansas, Oklahoma
and Texas, reaching Lincoln, Nebras-
ka- his summer home, in time to at
tend birthday dinner in his honor
on the evening of March 2O.-Miami
Metropolis.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-02

cal the handling of the news, the
newspaper as published in this State
is always in danger of libel and it is
gratifying, more than gratifying. to
see the demand of the general public
for laws that will force the scavenger
lawyer into legitimate channels for
his prey-Jacksonvill Metropolis.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-02
BRYAN LEAVES FLORIDA
UNTIL NEXT WINTER

Hon. William Jennings Bryan. Mi
ann 5 foremost citizen, left last
night for the north, expecting to be
gone until after the November cleo
lions when he will return to his win.
ter home villa Serena" in Miami.
Mrs. Bryan and their grandson. John.
vill remain for another month. or
possibly longer if the weather re-
mains cold in the north. Mrs. Grace
Hargraves. their younger daughter.
who spent several weeks in Miami.
left Friday for Washington.
You might state as another proof
that We intend to make this our win
ter home, were proof necessary. that
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-02

Senator Bryan speaks tonight at
Mum Park in this city on the issues
of the campaign and all voters who
want to be informed on the subject
from his viewpoint should go out to
hear him
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-02

Fair young Pinellas still maintains
its proud pre-eminenee as the lead
ing political storm center of the
State. They've got politics Of one
kind or another down there every
work day in the year, and the re-
tirement of Willis Powell from the
Journalism of that county doesn't
seem TO have affected the supply. Nor
is it an undesirable condition, for /
means an alert public sentiment and
a debating state of mind on issues
of local, county and State interest
as opposed to the mental stagnation
content to let things drift.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-02

The Ocala Banner, referring to the
absence of oratory in Europe, either
in bringing on the war or in its con-
duct, as contrasted with the fire-eat
ers and rabble-rousers in our coun-
try just previous to the civil war
and who were conspicuous by their
absence from the firing line, says the
Fighters are not orators and orators
arc not fighters /" If this is true, it
may explain the attitude of Mr.. Bry-
an in the matter of getting this
country ready for a big scrap. But
the dictum of the Banner, while it
may be the rule, is subject to many
exceptions. Nevertheless, it is true
that the quiet men of few words are
generally the most dependable fight
ers both in private life and on the
battle field.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-02

We sometimes meet with astonish-
ing instances Of ignorance in high
places. The Brooklyn Eagle. whose
editor is supposed to be a highbrow
of superior knowledge and culture,
has just discovered that that glor-
ious poem, THE Bivouac of the
Dead" verses from which, set in
bronze, are over the gates of every
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-02

national cemetery in America, was
written by Theodore O'Hara, a Ken
tuckian by birth and a Confederate
soldier. 1t is one of the best known
poems in American literature and its
well-known authorship has never
been questioned. The Brooklyn
Eagle should also be informed that
Poe wrote THE Raven" and Long
fellow The Psalm of Life -
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-02
Mems List

Akron Co., j S Adams, James Ba-
con, II A Benjamin, l. B Barnes, A
b Bradley, j T Brown CD, J l.
Brown, Tom Commings, Mr. and Mrs
Thos. Clifton, Jesse Clark, w Dodd,
Dallas Dawsey, Rev E G Gamble,
John Gadson, P B Goodyear, W A
Guthrie, Master Tots Hunt, Frank
Hardin, Jail w Johnson, Henry
James, Jem Kimbles, E E Knox, Rev
W McIntoh, Murray May, Henry
Mitchels, Peter Mesley, T Mooner,
f w Taylor, Jack Tanla, Nirgle Tur-
ner, Usinos Shoe Store, F Warren,
V G Walters, A Wagner, w 5 Will
liams, Henry Williams p, W Yal-
lady
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-02
UNCLAIMED LETTERS

List of unclaimed letters remain
ing on hand in the Lakeland, Fla,
postoffice for the week ending March
L 1916.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-02

If it is true that that opera bouffe
revolutionist, Felix Diaz, has gone to
Mexico to start another row, we hope
that Carranza's men will catch him
and the old man himself will see to
it that Felix gets long term at hard
labor for the good of his health. 1t
might be better to shoot him, but
as there is nothing formidab BILE about
him except the Diaz part of his
name, strong dose of hard work
would probably fill his patriot soul
with more horror and despair than
firing squad and ultimately make a
good citizen OF him and a useful
actor in a moving picture scenario.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-02

There Is nothing 'senile or decrepit
about the muse of good old James
W-hitcomb Riley. the Hoosier poet,
now wintering in Miami. His friend,
Frank Stanton, the poet of the At
lanta Constitution, well-beloved of
all true Georgians, for whom he has
been writing simple and cheering
little Cialect poems for forty years
East, celebrated a birthday anniver-
cary the other day, and Riley wrote
poem about it which is one of the
best pieces of work he ever turned
out Here is the opening verse:
"He sings; and his song is heard,
Pure as joyous prayer,
Because he sings OF the simple
things
The fields, and the open air,
The orchard though and the mock
ing bird,
And the blossoms everywhere
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-02
Women's List

Miss Nosie Alexander, Mrs Saline
Bishop, Mrs Bell Brown, Miss Bertha
Cook. Mrs Katie Carter, Daisy Col
lier, Mrs Anie Collins, Mrs j W Dill
Ion. Mrs Jessie Davis, Mrs Mary
Evainey. Mrs Laura Fowler, Mamie
Haynes, Mrs Hillard, Mrs Dowce
Haws, Mrs Mamie Hall, Mrs w
Ham, Mrs Virginia Jinkin, Brs A
mos Johnson, Miss Albirtha Jackson,
Mrs. Gertrude Jackson, Mrs Julia
Jones, Mrs Sarah Jones, Mrs Bessie
Logan, Mrs Annie l. Logan, Jessie
Mann, Chas L Willard, Mrs Susan
nah Morris, Mrs E w Mortine, Mrs
Bertha Miller, Mrs A E helms, Miss
Guertey May Phillips, Miss Molly
Prime, Mrs Minnie Porter, Miss Ka-
tie Riley, Mrs Alice Ralenson, Mrs
Viola Rose, Mrs A, L. Shiles, Mrs
James H Shaw, Miss Matte Swim
dies, Mrs A y Schoch, Miss Emma
Tanna, Mrs Sallie Tonear, Mrs Sarah
Turner, Mrs Lizzie Vinson, Mrs J S
Wilson
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1916-03-02

H. Snowden tied for third prize, eacf
being five down.
Under the conditions governing
yesterdays match, all of the ties
must be played off and the three
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-25
Wanted: A Closed Primary.
{ Rutland Herald

The Bellows Falls Times jumps into
the wide-open - direct primary amid
hips when it says:
q" The Vermont primary law does not
safeguard government by party to the
extent II should. In the nomination of
representative to the general assembly
Tor example each voter is handed n
Lallot carrying the names of candidates
If all parties and nothing save his own
sense of propriety will keep him from
voting for the candidate of a party not
his own if he desires. The primary
ought to safeguard government by par
tv and each voter ought to be obliged
to declare his party before he is given
. ballot, and then given only the bal
lot of his party.
The Herald does not happen to
know of any cases where the Demo
Gratis interfered materially with Re
publican primaries, and the small Dem
ocratic vote of 3,Sl6 on the selatorship
might be merely due to a lack of con
tests for Democratic nominations, but
an unexpectedly large Republican vote
vote always suggest a little adventur-
ing outside party lines for one purpose
or another
A newspaper from outside the state.
IN commenting on the wide open
feature of Vermont's primary law
said that there were not enough Demo
Gratis to make difference one way on
he other, but, if the contest had been
closer between Page and his opponents
the throwing of 10000 Democratic
votes into the Republican hopper would
| have made lot of difference.
The principle is wrong, fundamental
| ly, and if the advocates of the direct
| system of nomination are siacerely de
voted to it, regardless of possible per
$ pnal advantage and within accepted
party definitions, they would do vel
! to set in train an amendment with {
| registration feature that would kee,
voters within their own party lines
Let US see if the gentleman from St
Johnsbury will advocate such al
! amendment.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-25

Page who won and Fletcher who
didn t set pace in expenditures in the
recent campaign for the Republican sen
atorial nomination in Vermont that is
not likely to be followed by future as
pirants. The winner admits that the
campaign cost him $2l ,455.4S, and the
gentleman from Cavendish in his sworn
statement says that his experience in
bucking the calfskin king depleted his
leans to the amount of $22 ,425 80
Gov. Gates, who had everybody guess.
ing, even if the returns showed that he
was in third place, has reason to smile
in view of the fact that the total ex-
penditures Of his campaign were less
than $500. Wonder what the shades
of Collamer, Foote, Morrill, and others
think if they are looking over the ram
parts of some celestial city upon mum
dane affairs.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-25

Among the candidates for the title of
meaneSt cuss is the man who EFFORTS
usury from the poor person who is hard
pressed and is obliged to have cold cash
Immediately. A pawnbroker in Nashua,
N H., has been fined 500 for charging
$13.15 interest for 20 weeks to a man
who borrowed 500 and gave watch
as security. The pawnbroker was also
fined $50 for not recording the trans
action. About the right kind of pun
ishment to fit the crime in a case like
this would be to put the man out of
business entirely. The country dis
triets of Vermont, so far as we can
learn, are free from the usurer at the
present time, but there are many per-
sons who can remember certain charac-
tiers who loaned money and took what
they called ''stub shot Their prac-
tise was to loan a small amount, make
Il cash deduction from it, and then
charge the borrower with the full amount
before the deduction was figured.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-25

the nlgnt anu now they GIc'IOve taelr
home in the cool, dark Cave!
Put every morning just at dawn,
they all began to Cry, and no one
knew the reason why. They all
seemed to be we'll and certainly the
Children couldn't have been worry
They We're as plump and healthy as
any little Birds could hope to be- In
fact they We're really fatter than their
Parents for they hadn't cried SO many
mornings.
"'Good afternoon. Daddy Guacharo.'
said Fairy Fleet-of-Wing when she ar
rived at the Cave You seem to be in
good spirits. Are you all wellT
Eyes, thank you said Daddy
Guacharo, we are all in fine spirits
and good health and we're looking
forward to night time
THAT'S good said Fairy Fleet-of-
Wing, and as she didn't want to ask
any more questions, off she went.
"She spent the night very near the
Cave Home of the Guacharo Family,
and just at dawn she was awakened
by their long. mournful Cries I
must go and find out why they are I'M
happy, she said.
'She went to the Cave and there
saw Daddy and Mother Guacharo and
all the little Guacharos crying for all
they were worth. One would give q
long wailing cry and then all the 9TH
ers would following suit.
81 hope you don't think this is d
Concert. do your asked Fairy Fleet
of-Wing. From the way you are all
joining in the Crying Chorus"
might think So
"'Ah, no. moaned Daddy Guacha-
70, we Cry because we are so sad
but. why are you sadT asked
Fairy Fleetof-Wing. I can see your
nice breakfast of soft fruits there
waiting for you, and you have had q
| nice nights rest and have heard, OF
told, pleasant stories. Why then are
you sad?'
"'Oh, Fairy Fleet-of-Wing.' said
Daddy Guacharo, I know we have al
you say. Our breakfast will be ready
when we are through Crying-but we
won't be through for some time yet,
and Daddy Guacharo looked very sad
You See he continued, we are SC
| fond of the night that we cannot beal
to see the day arrive. That's why
+, we Cry. And even though we know
| our beloved nighttime win come soon
| we Cry because we miss 1t so anC
hate to see the dawn. And now ydl
are the only one who knows why we
| Cry"
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-25
DDDSHENING
EEAlR TALES
b. MARY GRAHAM BONNER
MORNING CRYING TIME.

Ear away said Daddy, there
lived a Family of Guacharos."
"What?' shouted both the Children
at once.
Are they Bird, Fish, Flesh, Flow
ers or what?" asked Nick
Such ii name." said Nancy.
well, / told you" said Daddy,
that they live far away from here
and SO that is why their name is not
familiar to u.s.
Not familiar, Daddy" said Nancy,
"why it's the funniest, strangest
name I've ever heard of in all my
life. l should say it was not ia
miliar," and Nancy laughed hard.
'These Birds" continued Daddy.
$50 they're Birds, are they?" asked
Nick. you didn't tell US that"
You hardly gave me a chance"
smiled Daddy.
That's So" said Nancy, "and we're
wasting all Daddy's time from the
Story. Now We'll keep quiet and
listen!" And the Children didn't say
another word.
THE Guacharos are Birds and they
are like Barn Owls though they Wear
Whiskers of which they are very
proud. They are supposed to be use
full for the oil that they give and Sor
that reason, in the Country where
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1916-09-25
A Vermont Need.
(St. Johnsbury Caledonian. J


The people of Vermont feel that they
are w-abiding body of people and
that they need as little official restraint
as any people in the country But we
oubt if there can be found elsewhere
il this country $685. 1853 people who
have more prosecuting attorneys, more
] Idges of courts, more collectors of
taxes, more managers of state institu-
I ons, more lawmakers, more heads of
departments for the real labor to be
erfOrmed than this same little state
Of Vermont. We believe the govern
rent of the state is oq-heavv and
therefore unnecessarily expensive and
that there is an opportunity for some
constructive men to outline practi-
cal system of retrenchment without
sacrificing efficient government. 1t
Will be well for the state if its officers
and candidates for pubic office set
themselves seriously to work to bring
about reorganization of the state
government along these lines.