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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-05
"a TALE OF 1920"
Tampa Times)

dupd iLlC5J
Tampa, Fla, Feb: 8, 1919
To the Editor of The Times:
ooh where, oh where has my good
wife gone, oh where, oh where can
she be? The house is here, but that's
about all-now where in the devil Is
she? The larder is empty, the fires
out, the household belongings are
scattered about: / net two of the kids
way up the street, begging neigh
Dor for something to eat Aha! ! for.
got: The suffrage meet-she's gone
to the suffrage meet.
CHAPTER TWO
Oh where, oh where has my good
wife gone, oh where, oh where is she
now? The house is empty, the birds
are flown, no kids, no dinner, no frou
Somewhere or other I've got bunch,
that I'll find her leading a HUSKY
bunch Of, petticoats down to the polls
J to vote. All yes, was right, for here
is note-"Tom, go and eat at the
~. M. c. Aim dreadfully busy and
can't get away. I'm down at the
polls-it's election day"
CHAPTER THREE
Oh why, oh why, don't my wife
come home, oh where can she tonight
She hasn't been home since she went
/ down to vote I'll bet that she's
been in fight. The kids are all yell
ing like angry wolves--for hours
they've kept me awake, for the sup
per / fixed was an awful mess, ana
they've got the stomach ache. II Il
keeps up much longer my nervesl
break-Ye gods!-my nerves1l break
CHAPTER FOUR
| At o'clock in the early morn, ;
heavy-eyed man, dali haggard al
worn, drags himself to the phone OF
the wall and YEARLY answers it.
jangling call: "John--John-d-ear,
comes quavering wall, john
won't you please come down to tn,
jail and bring fifty dollars to go m!
bail?-and--oh yes, please bring mt
a veil. got into little trouble las
night and my face doesn't look as i
ought to-quite.
please come" pleas the quaverint
wall. "Aha", said the man, $50 that
where you be. I'm sorry, but reall.
that's nothing ONE. I've got all
can do the kids to tend, to cook ant
sew, to sweep and to mend. Sc
down If you please and quit rockin
my boat! Get your bail from tn
guys who got your vote"
MRS. r. E. J.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-05

The Associated Press dispatches to-
day announce that crooks operating
in Florida are to receive attention
from various agencies of the law. 1t
is estimated that they have cleaned
up two millions of dollars in Florida
this season. And yet we have people
in this city who oppose efforts to
drive out these blood-suckers from
our community.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-05

For hundreds of cities throughout
the country the community building"
will be adopted as the most fitting
form of memorial to the heroes of the
war. That is What those who
have given the matter much thought
have planned as Lakeland's method Of
honoring her soldiers and sailors.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-05

An encouraging sign of the times is
that. three-line advertisement of
baby buggy for sale in these columns
has uncovered score of interested
prospective purchasers.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-05
THE LAKELAND NEWS

A weekly newspaper giving resume
Of local matters, crop conditions. c0un-
ty affairs, etc. Sent anywhere for
$1.50 per year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-05

FOR RENT-Two nice rooms on first
floor, furnished for light housekeep-
ing; Q fireplaces. Apply 1906 South
! Florida avenue. S476
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-05

h London, Feb. 5-With the abolition
,of the lighting restriction, West End
.theaters are opening and closing half
-an hour later than has been the case
during the past year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-05

Florida has 74,Ooo, 100000 feet Of
standing timber-enough to build
homes for 20 million people.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-05

FOR Observation-Disclosures seven-room
modern cottage; garden, barn, close
in. Immediate possession. 610 East
Lime. S475
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-05

Another sign that the war is over
is that we have in our midst once
more the snow-bird faker, including
the chap with an advertising scheme,
Give all such the merry ha, ~! and
advertise only in the mediums Of es-
tablished and recognized merit. Adver-
Using schemes pay nobody except the
schemer. Il.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-05

Some of these days we're not going
to have anything to do, and then
we're going to pass the time keeping
busy people from doing their work.
We've got to even things up some way
for the raids that have been made
on our time.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-05
Do You Need
Information?

Frequently you may desire conf
Dental aad reliable information as to
q man or firm located in some other
place. BY means of our Correspon-
dent Banks we can at any time furn-
ish our customers with such informa-
ton without charge This is often
one of the most valuable items of
Service it is possible to render Gus
toner. When in doubt as to any one
you do not know personally call On
US.
We can get in immediate
tueoh with upward Of 80
600 Banks NOcated in every
part Of the United States.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-05

We chance to have before us an old
invoice of newsprint paper repre-
senting a purchase made less than
two years ago, amounting to sos. BY
it's side is another invoice just re-
ceived, for the same quantity Of pa
per, but the cost is now $240. That's
an instance Of how newspapers have
been hit by the upward trend Of costs
Yet the subscription price Of this pa
per remains the same, and never even
for a day does it slacken the slight
est in service.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-05

-
There have been a few gloomy
days recently-but compare them
with the weather in the States north
of us, where there are not only leaden
skies, but where cold and mud and
slush add to the discomfort. We are
so spoiled by almost continuous good
weather down here that we are impa-
tent IL every day is not perfect one.
In a week or ten days real Florida
spring will open up, at time when
in less favored sections winter will
hold sway for several weeks longer,
Warning cards are pretty thickly
scattered about the city cautionine
people against the wiles Of the crooks
The latter are as active as ever, and
seem to have gained in numbers tie
past few days. They are having diff
ficulty doing business, owing to thu
publicity they are receiving, but the!
are watching out for newcomers, ant
occasionally bring in a victim frol
another town. All good citizens ough
to stand together in an effort to. ru
them out.
The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-08
$35 600 ASKED OF N. P.
FOR DEATH OF HUSBAND
Director General Walker D. Hines
Also Made Defendant in Suit
Started by Helena Widow

Helena---Myra Maude Whitney has
brought suit in the district court here
against Walker ID. Hines. director gen
eral of government railways. and John
Sigert, Northern Pacific railway en-
gineer, asking $4,000 damages for
the death Of her husband Edwin f..
Whitney, a railway machiniStS helper,
who was killed in the railway yards
last September. when crossing the
tracks on the way home, by All engine
run by Sigert.
Whitney was knocked under the en-
CINE and his head cut off, The com
plant alleges that the defendants We're
negligent and careless in running the
engine, failed to. whistle or ring the
bell, and violated the city ordinance
against fast running in the city limits.
Attorney Wellington d. Rankin repre-.
sentS the plaintiff.
The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-08
NORTHERN PACIFIC is
REPLACING OLD TIES

Missoula.r-The annual tie replace
ment of the Rocky Mountain division
of the Northern Pacific is in full
blast, with section crews all along
the main line of the system and on
the various branch lines removing the
supports that have served their time
and installing new ties underneath the
rails.
Two hundred and fifty thousand new
ties are being placed on the division
this spring, which is an average for
the annual replacement work, as from
100000 to 100000 ties have been used
for this purpose each year in the past
Ties are considerably more eXpen-
sive now than in past years, the in
crease being about 20 cents tie, the
cost of each, including hauling, being
from so 70 80 cents this YEAR This
means the tie replacement work will
cost the railroad several hundred thou
sand dollars, labor included.
The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-08
ARRESTED FOR KILLING
HORSES TO FEED DOGS
Coutts Negro and His White Wife
Are Taken to Lethbridge to
Await Trial

Sweet Grass. - Newton Morgan, a
negro. and his white wife, living u
miles west Of here. We're arraigned
before Justice of the Peace Roberts
at CouttS, given preliminary hear
ing and We're sent to Lethbridge to
await trial.
Morgan is charged with stealing and
killing horses and feeding the flesh to
his dogs, which he has in large num-
bers for hunting purposes.
1t is said he has an average of 20
dogs on his ranch ut all times. Mrs.
Morgan said that Morgan threatened
to send her to the happy hunting
grounds if she revealed the secret to
anyone, and also forced her to assist
in the butchering of the animals.
Mrs. Morgan is Il white woman about
so years of age, we'll educated and it
is said, comes from well-to-do people
in the eastern states, and that she has
held responsible positions with firms
in Minneapolis as stenographer and
bookkeeper.
The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-08
UNSPOiLED BY HIGH HONOR
General Pershinq Qualities That
Compel Their Affection.

"Why do we swear by PerShing?"
cOunter..I staff officer in Washington
one day in response to Il question.
"Well I guess it's because he's the
real thing--a regular American, if you
know what l mean.
"You can easily figure out the sort
of maH he is by the stories they tell
of him. | was with him when he was
on his way to Washington to receive
his orders for France. On the way,
we passed through the town in which
he lived when he was !; boy. On the
station platform was the same old ne
gro porter perShing had thrown stones
at in his boyhood. The general chatted
with the old man. Afterward l asked
the porter what happened He said
"'IIe done wanted ter know all bout
the folks he ulster know. an when he
was gettin' on the car again he picked
up Il pebble us big as my thumb an
hove it ut me. ieS' like he ulster when
he was an ornery kid
The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-08
TOMMY IN HUMOROUS MOOD
And Possibly There Was a Little Sar-
casm in Remark Credited to
Real Soldier.

Don't ever imagine that the British
haven't some sense of humOr.' said
Robert Chambers. the author. recently,
"A friend Of mine. iu'l back from Lon
don relates an inciden- that shows that
the Tommy, ut least, has Il funnybone
somewhere in his anatomy.
"ThcSe two TommieS. dsheveled.
torn with wounds and altogether I'M
tidy, were on leave in London. AS
they stood in Trafalgar square there
approached Il detachment of the Wind
SCR guard in silver trappingS, waving
p'umeS. red coats, loLg vanished boots
shining like mirrors. and kid gloves.
THE TOmmieS looked on i'm silence
for moment and then one nudged his
mate.
"'Lookn Bill he whispered in an
awed voice. Them's sojers.'"
The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-08
Needless Alarm.

Junior had not been in the best of
health. and. when he seemed well on
the way to recovery. his mother took
extra precautions to guard him against
possibilities of an influenza attack
One evening the anxious mother
WAS startled when she entered Jul
nior'S room to find the little chap in
bed. shifting. with eyes red and wa
terry.
"GoodneSs, gracious" she cried, edo
YOU feel sick. dearir:'
"Na. mamma Junior replied
But you seem to have caught a
dreadful cold
II haven't amy cold"
But your nose and your eyes. :"
From under the covers Junior pro-
duced Il book.
at is 'Uncle Toms Cabin mann
ma" he said "and | have just been
reading about poor little Eva
Youngstown Telegram.
The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-08
EDlBLES MUST CONFORM
TO PURE FOOD RULINGS
Headquarters of Montana Division
Transferred from Bozeman
to Helena

Observation-Disclosures has been
made by DR.. w. T.. CogSwell. secretary
of the state board of health. that H.
&. Shea, in charge of the enforcement
of the food and drug regulations of the
state board, will remove his headQuar
ters from BoZeman to Helena.
DIR. CogSwell also stated that it is
the intention of the board vigilantly
to enforce all food and drug regula~
lions and that laNity that crept in dur
ing war times will no longer be per-
mitted. Dealers niisrepresenting goods
or selling adulternted products or
products below standard, will be
prosecuted.
The biennial report of the board.
Just issued shows all kinds of foreign
matter were found in food products,
ranging from cigar stubs in pies, t.
strychnine in sugar Out of 3G sam
pies of oysters 81 were found to have
been watered. Six of these watered
was found in peanut butter. sand and
plaster in bread, and fools gold in
sugar.
Egg substitutes were found to be
miSbranded and in most instances
consisted of mixture of corn starch
coal tar dye and napthol yellow. The
equivalent in cooking value of Il whole
package was found to be that of about
half an egg.
The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-08
Looked Like 1t.

one or our camps WAS near the his
torical ground over which General
Sherman made his famous march to
the sea. One day the boys in an aero
SQUAD were wori;ing on several planes.
One lad seemed to he having a hard
time completing his task. He sweated
in silence and finally threw down his
tools and remarked: "This must be
the spot where Sherman said what
war is !'--EXchange
The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-08

Ger the federal aid road act we had
for roads within or partly within the
forests, ST 100000 a year. available UNI
til expended. Owing to the war. which
practically halted the work. we have
an accumulated balance of S2,oOO,Om
uncypended and another Sl.0OO.OO0
which will become available July I.
"Ths legislation will not only make
out costly expenditures to fight bad
fires in inaccessible localities, but will
also help enormously the many small
communities and scattered settlers in
and near the forests who now suffer
for lack of roads. 1t will also en-
able the construction of important
trunk-line roads crossing the noun
tains, with suitable provision of sub
Sidiary roads. One result nnquestiOn-
ably Will be marked development OF
recreational use of these great national
Fairgrounds with their wealth OF too
little known attractions. Altogether.
the opening up of the forests to more
complete and varied use by the pub
lie. which is the fundamental object OF
their administration, will be tremen-
dOllSly advanced"
Under the law preference is given to
the employment of honorably dis
for the required labor.
The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-08
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ROADS IN NATIONAL FORESTS
New Law Makes Available for Expend.
iture 100000 for Roads
and Trails.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment of Agriculture.
The development of the national for
est road systems is given great impe-
tu> by the terms Of the post Office APP
Preparations act which the president
has signed Besides increasing by
S2OO,OOO,OOO the total fund available
Under the federal aid road act, the
new law makes available for eXpendi-
ture by the secretary of agriculture
$9.OOO,OOO for roads and trails.
The law also authorizes the secre-
tary of war to transfer to the Secre-
tary of agriculture. material. equip
ment and supplies suitable for high
way Improvement and not needed by
the war department.. While most of
this will be distributed among the high
way commissions of the states for use
Oh federal aid road projects, not to
exceed 10 per cent may be reserved by
the secretary of agriculture for use in
iuilding natural forest roads or other
reads constructed under his direct sl-
perviSion.
The $9,OOO,OOO fund may be used for
maintenance as well as survey and
construction. The new legislation, like
the federal aid road act. authorizes the
building of roads and trails necessary
for the use and development of ma
tiOnal forest resources or desirable for
the proper administration, protection.
and improvement of such forest, or
cooperative local contributions can he
obtained, but in addition it contains a
new feature of much importance.
This new feature permits the Secre-
Of agriculture without the cooperation
Of local officials to build and maintain
"any road or trail within a national
forest which he finds necessary for
the proper administration, protection
and Improvement. of such forest. or
which in his opinion is of national
importance" In the view of forestry
officials this law is the most important
S,ep ever taken for rapid development
will he of inestimable benefit to the
local public.
The measure gives us much broader
scope for IL fully developed program
than we have had before" says Henry
S. Graves. chief OF the forest service
in commenting on the new law. "Un
The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-08
Bullet Meets 81 Ilet.

SO many bullets flew through the
air in both directions in large battles
of the great war that some of them
were bound to bump into each other
A pair of fighting bullets We're picked
up by an English soldier one day after
he and his comrades had pushed the
Germans back several hundred Yards
In their pcriious journey over No
Mans land they struck barbed-wire en-
tanglements with varied results
The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-08
Demanded Fare of Con.

Butte-The first test of the order
of Manager j. r. Wharton of the
Butte Electric Railway company pro-
in uniform, fare free, on Butte street
cars, occurred when Lieutenant Mike
Dwyer of the police department placed
Conductor D. r. Mcmillan under arrest
on a charge of refusing to carry an
officer while in the performance of
his duty unless the regular cash fare
was paid Mcmillan was found guilty
in police court and fined $40, which
tine was suspended.
The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-08
Out of Order.

The village was all ngog. F'lOSsie
Flalfeet was marrying William Giles.
The church was crowded. FlOSSie,
looking as pale as her somewhat high
ly colored countenance would allow,
bore up until the plain band ring was
safely on her finger. and then, over
come, burst into tears.
The villagers were touched. but not
anxious. All girls cry at weddings.
Then suddenly William Giles screwed
up his face and broke into howls.
Tears poured down his face and
dripppd off his whiSkerS
"Whal's up? Hush, man." those
nearest him urged. But Giles cOntin-
ued to howl, and at last burst out:
Let me be. | feel wuss AN 'er
about it.-L0ndon Tit-BitS.
The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-08
Crop Conditions avorabIe.

Reports on crop conditions from 20
counties of the state. prepared by Chas.
u. Greenfield. commissioners of agri-
culture and publicity, for the week end
ing April 26. show generally favorable
weather conditions for spring work,
nut somewhat unfavorable conditions
for crop growth throughout the state.
High, dry winds have caused some
little anxiety is being felt because of
the lack of rainfall. Showers have
been reported in several of the west
prn counties. A shortage of labor con-
fnueS in most of the counties, While
IL report it very scarce. Winter wheat
is in fairly good condition.
The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-08
ALIENS FOOT=EASE DOES

When your shoes pinch or your corns and
bunions ache get Aliens Foot Ease the
antiseptic powder to be shaken into shoes
and sprnkled in the foot bath 1t will
take the sting out of corns and bunions
and give instant relief to Tired Aching,
Swollen, Tender feet Sold everywhere
D0nt accept aMU sMbstitnte-Adv.
The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-08
KEYSTONERs VOTE FOR ROADS
Out of 504,O2e Votes Recently Cast
384,7s0 Were in Favor OF $50,0OO,-
600 Bond Issue.

Out of 504,O29 votes cast in the re.
cent Pennsylvania election on the
$5OOO0,OOO bond issue for good roads,
1854, $50 We're in favor of the bond is,
sue. Pennsylvania is over two to one
for proper, permanent highways. and
is willing to pay for them.
The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-08
UNSIGNED Contract Holds Good.

Holding that where a contract is
signed by one of the parties only, but
is accepted or acted upon by the other
party, it is just as binding as if acted
upon by both parties, the supreme
court has affirmed the judgment of
the district court of MiSSOula in favor
of George l.. Steinbrenner against the
MinOt Automobile company.
Steinbrenner sued for damages for
breach of contract and was awarded .
verdict and judgment.
The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-08
Small MiIlers Object.

Though the Montana Millers' asso-
Etion has asked the Montana trade
t'5l. Emission to fix the toll at 30 cents a
buShel for grinding hard wheat into
flour and mill feed for wheat owners,
individual millers representing smaller
mills, objected to the proposed sched-
lle and insisted they could not give
This service for less than 45 cents a
bushel
When the hearing concluded, the
commission stated it would not be
considered definitely closed. but would
he kept open, and the request would
be made that the Millers' association
appoint a committee of five members
that the commission will call upon for
more and detailed information should
the need arise after the commission
has studied the testimony already in
PRODUCED.
The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-08
Take First Place, Freddy,

Teacher-What is the capital of CAL
ifornia?
Freddy Fangle-Its glorious eli
mate!
The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-08

XIII the Flies Now and Prevent
disease. A DAISY FLY KILLER will do it.
Kills thousands. Lasts all season. All dealers,
or Eve sent express paid for 81 .25. Fl. 80 MERS,
l5O De Kalb Ave-, Brooklyn, N Y. Adv.
The Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1918-1919, 1919-05-08
Testing Tax Law.

The supreme court has been asked
to take jurisdiction of Il case framed
ny the old state tax commission that
drew the new law providing for the
assessment of property on II claSsifica-
ton basis. The action is designed to
test the validity of the classification
act so that assessors and county
treasurerS will know what's what in
taxation lines. The court took the
matter under adviSement.
Charles II. Leonard of Butte. chair
man of the former state tax commits
sion Rudolph Won TObel of Lewistown
and Charles n. Pray of Great Falls
appear as attorneys for David Hilger.
plaintiff in the suit and also Il former
member of the state tax commission.
w. A. Moore. county treasurer of
Lewis and Clark county. is the defen-
dant. and an injunction * asked for
to prevent him from demanding as the
tax on a motor boat in that county
owned by Mr.. Hilger. more than the
tax would be under the now classifi-
cation law.