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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-13

A-4o acres OF fine orange and grapefruit lona
I'VE mics north of Lakeland on hard surfooad
on terms. T-o'oo per acre
~ acres OF good trucking land tbrea r,i,os
nun AuDufndae on graded road u milo 80 na:,
loau' DARK loamy SOIL good draining COX m ' aar
acre, Terms 'tAins' SzoOO per
NJ acres on asphalt road three milec fror,
upurLuale, good fourroom house and ont LII
MS 10 bearing orange and granefrnit tnnaa
oo sel al acres OF strawberries and cabbapa o.
"o.es unuer renee within quarter of mill ~
Terms ''ois' Frlce $25OO.00.
800, 40 acres on asphalt road 80 miles aast 80
.Laneidhu' IL acres cleared ali fencod "a
P.aneeu 70 sugar Cane, room house harn Wy
aar me trucking land. This nrono ~
Icron p" aue 10 pay for itself from this yaar,s
of 5000, agres on asphalt road four miles nor.,
Icondition. e., olu bearing orange grove in sa;r
This 10 fno t, ,ooln mousse barn, ETC. A mart -
citrus fru;. I'm land and the remainder GOOD
49," LulI iand About 25 acres cIooroa eoou
ready for cultivation In tbe haoS. cleared and
strawberry growing section of FloriSn. 'Ie pest
''ole shipping point Price s35OO m ro 70 mile
l12 acres in Lakeland on Florid oiins'
me asphalt street. planted To bndd ua avenue
nu sIapeIruh trees which are inst cona;r orange
- 90 rllce Sl5OO.O0. Terms inlo
60 ~ acres of cleared and fanoos -,
e. loiiua avenue, one mile from INV. .onu vi
ny 'i'e LOT suburban home ard .. .o"n'
grove Price S5,5000O Terms 'irus lruit
IN, IA lot in Orange Park, the exo,,,,..
section of Lakeland, so ooa soat resi-
Ta ms orange and grapefruit trees proo sen pear
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-13
Information Regarding
Income Tax Returns

paid to employees, so that Uncle Sam
las a complete check, and can round
u1 the tax slackers.
The only point of difference be-
tween the tax on single men and
married men is in the amount of ex-
emption. Single men are taxed ON all
net income over $1,000, while married
men not only have an individual ex-
emption of $4,000, but also are al
lowed 5000 exemption for each de-
pendent child until IS, or over that
age if capable of self-support because
mentally or physically defective. For
example, married man, widow, or
wjdower with two children under Is
and one older half-witted or crippled
child would not have to pay an in
come tax unless the net income ex-
ceeded $4,000.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-13
(By Basil M. Manley.)

Married men and heads of familie:
are not required to make an income
tax return unless the combined net
income of the parents and dependent
children under 1S years of age ex-
ceeds $4,000.
ycu may figure that on account OF
exemptions you arc not liable to pay
cent of tax but if your net income
exceeds $4,000, you must make re-
turn before March l, or be liable to a
fEe of not less than 500
For the average mans purposes, 1t
is sufficiently accurate to say that
net income is the amount that is left
after you deduct from your total re-
ceipts from all sources the sum of
the following items: Business ex-
leIses, interest on Indebtedness (ex-
cept loans made to purchase Liberty
Bonds or other tax exempt securi-
ties), taxes Except federal income
and excess profits taxes), losses in
Cured in business or trade, bad
debts actually charged off, reason
able allowance for exhaustion and
wear and tear of property used in
business or trade, and contributed to
r.X1s oh ;toh ln nJ,
scientific organizations, not exceed
ing Is per cent of net income
You need not include, however, in
your calculation of income the fol-
living items: Proceeds of life in
sErance policies, gifts or requests, in
terest on the obligation of any State,
county or city or on bonds of the
United States Except as provided in
the act authorizing the issue), or sal
aries or wages paid by State, coun-
ty or municipality. The last exemp-
tion lets out public school teachers
policemen and firemen, whose sal
aries are not taxable 1t must be I'M
derstood, however, that any income
derived from the investment of life
Insurance proceeds or from legacies
or gifts is taxable, and must be re-
ported.
1t used to be the case under former
revenue acts, that employers deduct
ed the amount of income tax from the
compensation Of all their taxable EN-
ployes and turned the amount into
the treasury; but under the present
law this Withholding at the source
is not done. The employee himself l.
responsible both for making his re
turn and paying his tax. But the EN-
ployer is required to report amount
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-13
KEEP THE WATCH-FIRES
BURNING
(By Robert Adger Bowen of The
Vigilantes)

Do we all realize that no duty con-
fronting us today is more imperative
than to keep the ardor of our right
eous service in the great cause in
which the Nation is enlisted burning
at white heat? Are there among us
any slackers in the ranks of that
great army that must stand heart and
soul behind the armies that we are
sending to the trenches if we are
to see the evil dominion of Germany
curbed of its birthright of freedom
DO we think that when we have
bought Liberty Bonds and contribu
ted to the Red Cross, knitted articles
of our men in the army and navy, and
done our utmost in giving of oul
means that we are free to lie back or
the oars and await results?
A thousand times, No. Valuable
as are all these services they are but
the outward evidences of that intens
err purpose which must know nj
sleeping, no pause, no faltering, if al
the stupendous effort the Government
is making is not to 60 for naught
Would that there might be brought t
the consciousness of the leas
thoughtful among us the realization
of the menace of Germany's powe
and aims-the tragic imminence 0
its accomplishment at our owl
hearthstones!
Never before has the civilize
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-13
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER

I hereby announce my candidacy
for the office Of County Commissioner
from District Number 5, Polk county,
subject to the Democratic primar~.
The citizens and voters Of this dis.
trict and of the county at large know
me and my Yecord of public service,
aid I will appreciate the support Of
any and all persons and promise to
use my best efforts to look after the
interests of my district and the coun-
ty at large, If elected.
Respectfully yours,
E. c. FLANAGAN.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-13
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER

hereby beg to announce my
candidacy for the Office of County
Commissioner from District No. 0,
Polk county. The citizens of this dis
trict and the county generally know
me. and if my past record entities me
to their confidence in my ability and
desire to serve them in capable and
conscientious manner will be CRATE
full for their support at the ensuing
primary.
Respectfully,
REID ROBSON,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-13

world raced a more 0mln0uS peril.
Never before have all the forces OF
might been joined so ruthlessly to the
denial of rightvthe adjuring OF JUS
tice and mercy and the decencies OF
life. The man or woman who does
not recognize this is either morally
inert or Intellectually sterile. NO
one in the wide stretch of the land
need ever ask what he or she can
to do aid the country if this convic-
ton is held with the staunchness of
integrity with which we hold sacred
the cardinal virtues, for out of that
conviction will grow the living, moral
force against which Germany will
hurl herself to ruin.
Here, then, is way-the way-in
which everyone can do his bit and
| it is a way which will of itself open
up other ways to service Out of the
fullness of this conviction each one
will become a power in the over
throw of the greatest enemy mankind
has ever had, an enemy who holds
no means too base or despicable to
serve his ends. to whom the most sol
emn and intimate trust is merely a
measure of his duplicity. We still
hear it asserted by the thoughtless
among us that it would be different
| il we were fighting Germany in our
own land. We are fighting Germany
in our own land, fighting those ad-
vance guards of her cohorts who will
follow as surely as the night the day
If our allies are beaten in Europe and
if the forces of cunning and trickery
and subornation and more or less
subtle propaganda which she untir-
ingly puts out undermine our loyalty
or confuse our reason.
/, Never shall we of America have
made graver, more terrible error if
we imagine that in our fancied secur-
ity we, individually, are outside of
this war of all wars. There is far
too much levity of thought among us,
far too much of feeling that the war
is to be fought out in strange tongues
and in foreign lands to which our sol
diers are sent with rather needless
generosity. Even before we declared
war, the Kaiser, in burst of angry
candor told Ambassador Gerard that
once his hands were free in Europe
he would turn his attention to the
] United States. And that popinjay
Of manhood, the Crown Prince, has
spoken to the same purpose Do
we need more warning even on the
plane of self-preservation?
There remains that other plane OF
moral detestation of what is basest
in human nature. Germany has run
amuck among the peoples of the
world. 1t is no assumption of any
Pharasaical virtue upon our part tC
condemn her, to hate her with g
white flame of righteous hatred until
she be brought to see the error of hel
ways. 1t is bouuden duty And
now that duty is further colored by
the hues of allegiance to the men
who go forth from among us to. bear
the brunt of wars memorable dues
Behind them there must be no lessen
ing of the ardor of our own patriot
ism, no hint of luke-warmness, nc
suspicion of waning interest. Rath
err with each day should we devote
ourselves anew to the sacred cause
of the worlds liberty, to the solemn
duty of keeping the watch-fres burn
ing in the interest of all that makes
mans life of the spirit rather than {
mere pawn in the hands of consci
} enceless and soulless materialism.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-13
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER

Having been asked by numerous
friends to offer as a candidate for
County Commissioner from this dis
trict (No. 81, I hereby announce my
candidacy and will appreciate the
support and votes of the electors
promising to use my best effortst to
look after their interests if eulected'
Very respectfully,
r. L. MAYES.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-13

S. c. SLOAN.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-13
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER

| am in the race for County Com
missioner from the Fourth district,
and will fully appreciate the support
of all. If elected | shall endeavor to
do my full duty for the best interests
of my county. Thank you for your
vote.
g r. SLOAN
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-13
I.ha-rAAr~Anr~s~n~~anr~s

Squib from the Olathe Register:
One of our friends who eats roasting
ears until the hot butter runs down
hl, arms and drips off his elbows, or
dered his favorite dish at Kansas
CITY hotel. The waiter watched him
until he had finished his sixth ear
ant. then said: Boss, you could beat
this about ten a week, if you would
board at a livery stable"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-13

Simplicity is less dependent upon
external things than we imagine. 1t
can live in broadcloth or homespun:
it can eat white bread or black. It
lis not outward, but inward. A certain
orenness of mind to learn the daily
lessons of life; certain willingness
to give and to receive that extra ser-
vice, that gift beyond the strict meas
ure of doubt which makes friendship
POSSIBLE; certain clearness of spir.
lit to perceive the best in things and
people, to love it without fear and
to cleave to it without mistrust; A
reaceable sureness OF affection and
ase; gentle straightforwardness of
action, a kind sincerity of speech
these are the marks of the simple
life, which is within, I have seen ii
in a hut. have seen it in a palace
And wherever it is found it is the
best prize of the school life, the badge
OF scholar well-beloved of the mas
ter Henry Van Dyke.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-13
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS

FOR REPRESENTATIVE
To the Democratic Voters OF Foih
County, Florida:
hereby announce my candidacy
to succeed myself as representative
in the State Legislature of Florida
subject to the action of the Democrat
ic Primary. If elected ! will serve
the people to the best of my ability
! solicit your support,
Respectfully,
A. ]. MORGAN.
Candidate in Group One.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-13
" We OWN THE LAND"

kELOW we submit few of our offerings-eyery one
consider bona fide bargain We will gladly give addition
aoh regarding any of these properties and will welcome f
from you if interested N WIN "'-e0''
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-13

IA number of lots SO 1S5 feS
LELAND at $500 to $4,000 each, \
terms. These lots are high and
located.
J-66 acres on one of the prelaa|
lakes in the Highland Lake Region
ty, 10 acres in bearing grove u
house. The finest winter home
be had in this section. Price SlS'
detailed information IL interested
K-A beautiful location enDIs
portion of which is within the
OF Lakeland. Located on the "
Hunter, beautiful fresh water z
noted for its scenic beauty and
II acres Of this property is in ON
trees, which under average cow
duce a crop worth from S3,OOOW,
nually. Ten acres in young Ouu. Z
grapefruit trees which will COW )
within two years. The remalnuS
subdivision proposition and eau :
tracts to those desiring loCa%
home in an exclusive and resuD 4
This property will be sold as =
100000, or offered separately
ers of this property we are in sT Is,
satisfactory terms to interesIeu Y
-Five.room bungalow with !.
veniences, on large well loca'eu s.
is practically new and is -
S2,5O0.00. Terms can be arrap' %
M-We own several thousa.r
Webster Belt" Of Sumter Vou,
best all around general farmlls
ton of Florida. Sold in tracS
up at $500 to $4,000 per acre. =, s.
acre cash and $1.0O per acre s.
lest. Ask for illustrated liteIe>th1
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-13
Property owner
county are beginnii,
proposition Of votipg
good roads.

Orlando is figuring
100000 municipal lid
plant. The city is d
by a private corpOri,
New Britain herald., 1918-12-11
RUMELY PROTESTS
HIS PATRIOTISM
Indicted Editor Of New York Mail
Slandered, He Declares

New York, Dec. 11.-"The indict-
ment found against me in New York
last July rested on the charge that
my report to the alien property GUS
todian was false" says DR.. Edward A.
Rumely, indicted editor of the New
York Evening Mail. Continuing, he
said: The present Indictment in
Washington is based in effect upon the
charge that / made no report at all.
| stated last July, and 1 repeat it now,
that at my trial it will be found that
my report disclosed all the facts and
is truthful. Apparently the purpose
late date is simply to transfer the
place Of my trial from New York to
Washington.
my case was taken to the bar of
public opinion by partisan and SLAM
derous statements rushed out before
I had a chance to speak in court. I
have been subjected to miSrepresenta
tons and abuse, such as few men have
suffered. [ have made no answer In
all this time, except one brief but ur
equivocal declaration of my innocence.
A case like this, involving interna-
tional relationships in 1915, compli-
Gated legal papers and financial trans
actions, could not be fairly presented
In the public press after the distorted
statements that had been put forth.
I was willing to wait because I
counted upon the opportunity that
trial here would give to me to bring
out the facts in this, my home COM
munity. But now, that an effort is be
ing made to take this opportunity
from me, I must protest
"By the publicity campaign launch
ed against me on the day of my arrest
last July, my properties were de-
stroyed over night. The newspaper [
owned, the oil engine developm ent
which [ had diverted from CONNER
cial ends to cooperate with the air
craft board of the United States gov
ernment--have been sacrificed. MY
school, in which I had invested dur
ing the last ten years, not merely my
earnings-over $500 000--but my best
energies and the hope of my youth,
was maliciously attacked.
Now the government proposes to
increase my handicap still further by
! transferring my case to Washington.
At best my position has been unequal
and one of great disadvantage. Single
handed I have had to face the entire
resources Of the legal departments OF
the federal government and the State
Of New York. Friends and others in
possession Of the facts were intirni-
dated by arrest, and the threat of in
| clusion in an outrageous campaign OF
! publicity that took my case from the
| courts to the political arena, Books
| and papers have been seized. Oh.
New Britain herald., 1918-12-11

stacles have been raised barring me
pers. Although my whole desire is to
bring out the facts, I can get copies
of certain evidence necessary to my
defense only with difficulty, or not at
all; while the government enjoys un-
disturbed access to it.
Before the indictment last July, the
Government had been conducting it's
Investigations with my add for
many months. When the indictment
was handed down all the records were
in the Governments hands. Why did
1T wait five months with this new in
dictment? If I was to be tried in
Washington, why was I mislead into
preparing my defense in the New
York courts? Because of my indict-
ment here, t selected New York at
tronies. Their office, staff and expe-
rience are in New York. The volunli-
nous mass of books, files, records, and
data that 7 must introduce in evid-
dence are all here, some of them part
of working organizations that cannot
be moved fom city to city. My banks
and other records are here. This Is
my home. Here is where my activi-
ties complained of occurred. Most of
the witnesses are here. The Mall
was published here This is where the
publicity campaign for my destruction
was launched. This is where / should
have the opportunity to clear myself
But now suddenly the Government
tries to move me to strange surround
ings to a court with different rules of
procedure, hundreds of miles away
from witnesses and evidence. To
needlessly increase and duplicate the
cost of my defense, is an unfair bur-
den; to handicap me in bringing out
the facts is wrong.
IT challenge any man to read the
back files of the Mall for the past
three years, and then to question it's
sincerity asd patriotism. The men
and women whom I had assembled
as staff on the Evening Mail, stood
second to none In their Annericanism
and patriotic service. They furthered
with zeal and enthusiasm the social
and economic policies that the Mail
led in formulating, the sole purpose
of which was to increase the influence
and power of the United States 1t
Is not mine to speak of their spirit
that expressed itself In splendid per-
sonal war service. AS members of
the Evening Mail staff, however, they
did, under my guidance, some pieces
OF work for their paper and syndicate
that were among the most valuable
and helpful to our country, in recent
journalism.
"All that 7 ask is a chance to face
my accusers here In my home COM
munity. At trial T shall not merely
disprove the specific charges that have
been made, but show that I am
American bred, and that all my feel
| ings, convictions and activities have
| been American to the core"
New Britain herald., 1918-12-11
Hopes Women Will
Adopt This Habit
As Well As Men
Glass of hot water each morn
ing helps us look and feel
clean, sweet, fresh.

Happy, bright, alert--vigorous and
vivacious-a good clear skin; nat
ural, rosy complexion and freedom
from illness are assured only by
clean, healthy blood. If only every
woman and likewise every man could
realize the wonders of the morning
inside bath, what a gratifying change
would take place.
Instead of the thousand of sickly,
nnaemic-looking men, women and
girls with pasty. or muddy complex
ions; instead of the multitudes Of
nerve wrecks" "rundowns'', brain
fags'' and pcssimists we should see a
vtrile, optimistic throng of rosy
checked people everywhere.
An inside bath is had by drinking
each morning before breakfast, a.
GLASS of real hot water with a tea
spoonful of limestone phosphate in it
10 wash from the stomach liver, kid
neys and ten yards of bowels the pre-
vious days indigestible waste, sour
Concentrations and poisons, thus
cleansing, sweetening and fresh ening
the entire alimentary canal before
putting more food into the stomach.
Those subject to sick headache, bill
iousness, nasty breath, rheumatisrn,
colds; and particularly those who haN ,
palIid sallow complexion and who
are constipated very often, are
urged to obtain a quarter pound of
limestone phosphate at the drug store
which will cost but a trife but Is
sufficient to demonstrate the quick
and remarkable change in both health
and appearance awaiting those who
practice internal sanitation. We must
remember that inside cleanliness is
more important than outside, be-
cause the skin does not absorb impur-
tiles to contaminate the blood, while
the pores in the thirty feet of bowels
do
New Britain herald., 1918-12-11
NJ. D. SAKE DELEGATE
TO JEWISH Meeting
Will Attend National Convention
in Philadelphia December 10

Attorney M. D. SAKE of this city is
ican-Jewish Congress which will meet
December Is in Philadelphia. -Four
hundred representatives have been
elected by the 100000 Jews of this
country to work toward securing full
rights for Jews all over the world.
This gathering represents the largest
body of Jews organized in modern
times and promises a new phase of
history for the race.
The frightful conditions under
which Jews exist in many countries
will be the special study of the Con
gress and in preparation for this sew
eral committees have been working
for long time. Reports of the first
comprehensive survey ever made will
show the exact conditions among
Jews in Russia, Poland, Roumania,
Galicia and the Balkan states as we'll
as in Palestine and Turkey. Resolu-
tons looking toward the relief of this
situation will be adopted, representing
officially the opinion of the large
BODY Of Jews of this country who
nave DSGn Tree IEO1D SUCH IOEOIS j uo
Congress has also the cooperation
Of Jewish organizations of European
countries so that it will have every
opportunity to act authoritatively.
The opening of the Peace Confer
ence is the immediate occasion for
the calling of this Congress as the
position of the Jews Is of great i'm
portance among international prob
lens Two members of the Execu
| tive Committee of the Congress are
already in Europe Rabbi Stephen s..
Wise and Mrs. Joseph S. Fels, who
sailed December 5 in the interests
! particularly of the Zionist Organiza-
ton. They will however study the
whole Jewish problem and Cooperate
to the fullest extent with a special
commission OF prominent men that
the Am erican- Jewish Congress will
send to Paris.
Justice Louis D. Brandeis was one
! OF the leaders In the movem ent for
calling this Congress, plans for which
were begun In 1914, The delegates
have been elected by the most demo-
| cratic methods of universal suffrage