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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-08-15
PART f.-DOLLY LEARNS WHY
SEEDS OBEY

You will be sorry to know that
Dolly had been naughty. Not very
naughty, but enough to make her nm
happy. Mothermine was trying to
make Dolly careful and neat in har
habits. She was taught brush and
braid her hair every morning and 10
brush her teeth and her finger nails
She knew she must put on a fresh
bingham apron, too.
But this morning she had slept late
She was afraid the dewdrops would
ell be gone, so she just tied a BIT
of string around her hair and let Il
stick out behind. She buttoned one
shoe, and has fastened four buttons
Of the other when she dropped the
buttoner. She was in too much q,
a hurry to hunt for 1t, so she let tho
shoe go unbuttoned. She had on yes
terday's apron, with two jam spots o,
1t andI-worst Of all-she did no
brush her fingernails nor her teeth.
She slipped down the back stair
and was just running out Of tn
door when Mothermine came out q
the pantry right in front Of her
Mothermine looked at her. Dolly fe
her loose shoe Tapping against he
ankle. She knew her hair was sticl
She hid her soiled finger nails in til
ing out behil.d like ROSTERS tail
pocket Of her jam-my apron, ar
tried to run past Mothermine.
"Arfen't you going to tell me goc
morning, Dolly" asked Mothermine
"Good morning." said Dolly, We,
fast.
"But Is it really my own Dolly
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-08-15
A STORY WITH A MORAL

before the birth OF the bone dry Dill
had conggaed of the popular
congena spirits quite
uary got each others company One day there u
the BAR put his
foot on loud for drink After he had mbDed
several drinks heavy announced Il can lick
seemed attention TO
after percoated into his system he turned around
again and announced this here county Receiv
attacked the liquid reemnt which by this time
d od the Temperature point that he
through the small end Of funnel the
and proclaimed in loud voice Il
onv
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-08-15

landing stiff his him the
little much territory citizen
o
So the statement nights Telegram recently
peo that he had the battery Lakeland covered
little territory battery
battery
since nineteen hundred years
to know from the business they
MoRALYou can't hang single
storage battery
We specialists
side line; district representatives
the world; biggest storage battery
company In South Florida.
PINCH COMPANY
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-08-15
Stories the Dewdrops Told

has someone else come In by mis-
take? thought my little girl liked to |
pe clean and neat. This little girl
DOESN'T seem to care how she looks.
I'm in a hurry" said Dolly. I'm
afraid the dewdrops will all be gone"
o you think the Fairies will be
glad to see you with soiled clothes
and finger nails, and with your shoes
like that?"
1 don't know" said Dolly, quite
GROSSLY. Il don't see why have to
be so 'fxy. don't believe the Fairies
nave to bother about being clean
am afraid a weed Imp had flown
into Dolly's heart.
You must go back to your room
and make yourself tidy or you can
not go into the garden at all today"
, said Mothermine.
/ don't want to go back-I think
you might let me go this once
mink it's mean"-but Dolly couldn't
quite bring herself to say that, after
/ all.
do just as you please about
3 changing your things" said Mother.
e mine. But remember-you can no
II go into the garden until you do as
tell you
1t Well Dolly went slowly back up
n stairs. She dragged her apron OF
& and put on a clean one Shebrushe,
lie herhair and braided it and put rib
|. bon on it. She scrubbed her teet
Id and her fngernails. She found tn
shoe buttoner and buttoned he
ID shoes. But she did not find her swee
J. temper. When she went into the gal
ry den she scuffed her feet along tn
neat path. Hr head hung down an
or her lips stuck out. She was sui
it was too late for any dewdrops.
- Good morning" said the cheerf
\ voice of the Dewdrop Fairy Queer
4 What is the matter, Dolly?'
! oh cried Dolly. II thought
Z would be too late to see any Fai
+ this morning"
+ Il was waiting for you. But w
I do you look so"-the Fairy was t
: polite to say Gross" SO she said
i unhappy"
!! 81 just don't see why I have
/ mind all the time" Dolly burst OF
: 81 have to keep my room clean a
+ fold up my clothes and brush my HI
!. when I want to beou here listening
( your stories. You don't have to OF
: somebody else all the time-you {
!; do just as you please"
/ "You are very much mistaken,
: that is what you think" said
+ Fairy. We all have to 0bey-and
! very careful about it, too"
Z 81 don't see why"
Z II don't see why"
+ Listen. Suppose, when you pu
I seed into the ground, it should in
I on sticking its root up into the
i and trying to make its leaves go d.
! -wouldn' that be funny?'
( Eyes; but they don't do that
: "They don't do it, because they
! what they are told and grow the
!: they we're meant to grow. Do
/ want to hear about It."
I "Oh, yes" said Dolly, who was
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-08-15

ting into better temper.
well listen" said the Fairy, "and
[ will tell YOU"
ITO be Continued.)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-06

dents of the library science, only to
20 elsswAsrs when tfhay have gained
i6zperienca and training to fields OF
batter compensation.
These. faces militaha against Urinary
usefulness and eAfciancy: a horarF
is only as valuable to q community or
"a public service "a its eustudaansi are
efficient, and with pay rata so low
as to Discourage continuity it tails
to meet lin fnll requirements OF to- de-
,vslop it's possibilities Of service. It
represents a waste. Not even the 10y
atty and service spirit Of devoted
workers who remain despite. the. dis
eouraesmsnt of inadequate camRans
sation can bring an establishment so
up to- the mark of full
value to the public.
Thus the library example, set BE-
fore the Reconsideration commission
Yesterday, is a clear illustratiun OF the
urgent need of revision Of the pay
scale, to equalize drties and salaries
in the various government book col
.1ections. even as it has been shown to
BIC, necessary to- bring about equaiI-
cation in other lines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-06

YestendaY the legislRture Of Maine
ratified the federal woman suffrage
amendment The, vote IN the house
was remarkably, close. In most of the
states the, amendment has been IN
;dDrsed by overwhelming maiorities.
The Maine house yesterday, however.
voted in the affirmative on the narrow
margin of ~ to 60. Nevertheless, the
ratification stands. California having
voted Automatically Last; Saturday, nine
teen STATES have now ratified the
amendm emit, including Ohio, the vote
of tina legislature of which has been
challenged and may be subjected to a
referendum. Tia same principle that
obtains in the matter of the prohibi-
ton amendment regarding state refer
endums supplementary to Legislative
vote applies also to the suffrage
amendment. The Supreme Court has
not yet passed upon this question.
wv HOPC VI ouIIf7S1SLS - CIdE Jue
ratification will be- effected with such
a material margin that it will be
unnecessary to wait for determination
Of the issue by the highest court
IL Nevada and Colorado, which are
suffrage states, ratify the amendment
at the special sessions recently called,
the total, including Ohio, will reach
twenty one, on fifteen less than the
three fonrths. Nothing has
yet developed as to the bearing of
the elections Of Tuesday on the suf-
frage question. Maryland apparently
chose a democratic legislature and New
Jersey a republican. The Kentucky
house is republican, and the senate
democratic. Yet these party majori-
ties may not have an influence ON
the vote on suffrage. It is still OBJ
vious that further special sessions this
winter are necessary to enfranchise
the women of the country on a ma
tisnal basis in time fer the next presi.
Dental election.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-06
The Fair Price Commission.

Organization Of the local far price
commission has been announced, win
three vacancies yet to be filled. Ut
the nine members SO far named, four
are direct representatives of the pub
lie, or consumers. Five are represent
atiyes of various lines of trade. Two
more consumers representatives will
be- added to the commission, one
woman, and one more merchant Will
also be named. These appointments
will bring the commission up to a
membership of twelve, with six di-
reetly representative Of the non mer-
camille interests and sfx standing for
the merchants in various lines. This
commission will determine upon fair
prices. The presumption is that each
member of the commission will under
take to reach Judgment in accord
ance with P conscientious view Of the
public need and interest. Naturally,
those who directly represent mercan-
tile interests will be influenced by
their detailed knowledge of conditions
in their own lines The net result
should be fair average Of price and
profit. A plan has been suggested
that subcommittee shall be named to
deal with the particular commodities
of public necessities, such as groceries,
meat, clothing, shoes and fuel With
representatives. of the consumers on
all of these subcommittees the inter
ests of the peopls who buy will be
safeguarded.
1t is always to be borne in mind
in this connection that the coal mer-
chant is a consumer of all other com
modities as we'll as that IN which he
deals. The grocer buys csal and
clothing, The clothier buys food and
fuel And 50 it goes throughout the
whole range of society. Nobody is ex-
elusively a producer. Thus repre-
sentatives Of the mercantile interests
are themselves at an times represents
tives of the consumers as we'll In
these circumstances an equitable bal
anee should be struck by eammis-
sion SO composed, especially az it in
cIudes such admirable representatives
as those thus far chosen by Mr.. Will
son in his organization of this impor-
tant body.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-06
The New Fares.

Officials of both traction companies
have reported ON the basis of the
first days of increase Of fares reduc-
ton of pay passengers. Mr.. Ham of
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company states loss Of 6.5 per cent
in pay passengers during the first
three days of the new rate OF the
passengers carried 68 per cent ten
dered tickets on Saturday, 70 per cent
on Sunday and "a per cont on Mon
day. Mr.. Ham estimates that while
the traffic has decreased the revenue
has increased II per cent. Mr.. Hanna
of the Capital Traction Company fig
ures a 10 per cent decrease in pas
sengers in two days, with revenue
increase Of about the same percentage.
The falling of in the number Of
passengers on both lines is doubtless
due to unwillingness TO pay higher
fares, even ut the ticket rate Of 81
cents per ride. Naturally, it is to be
expected that those who prefer to
walk use the cars for short rides
normally. The smaller percent.
age of Washington Railway and
Electric loss in traffic is probably due
to the fact that the lines run farther
into the suburbs and their patrons
cannot walk or find other means of
transportation.
In estimating the effect Of the fare
increase the Public Utilities Commits.
sion computed that only about ID PEI
cent of the passengers would pay cash
taking the ratio Of cash to ticket pas
sengers established before the change
to a fat Scent fare. At the present rate
the Washington Railway and Electric
Company will receive about 20 PEI
cent of its fares in cash. or per cont
more than the commission estimated
This makes for slightly larger reve-
nue. than was first reckoned by the
commission.
Further study Of tho effects Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-06

Redistribution of government
duties and salaries involves a wide
detailed research by the congressional
commission, as indicated by the an
nouncement made yesterday Of the
chairman of the subgroups Of Off
Gals who are to conduct the
specific hearings that will bring out
the exact conditions and will per-
NIT systematic recommendations to
the commission. They will afford
cross section views of government
service in each special class Of work.
Yesterdays proceedings before the
commission relative to the library
workers pay and duties afforded a
clear view of the needs of one of the
technical branches of the public serv-
ice. Librarians and their assistants
have become of exceptional impor-
lance in government and municipal
service. The use Of books by officials
and by the public has come to be so
extensive and so intimately a part
of the constructive life and work of
individuals and administrative and
legislative workers that libraries are
now recognized as quite as essential
as Laboratories, n schools, as all off
eial facilities for transacting business.
Yet the pay Of the library workers
Is smaller on the average than the
pay of unskilled laborers. These peo-
pie are. trained in a speciality. They
must be developed by instruction and
experience. They become an expert
force, not readily replaceable. An
institution like the Public Library
with low salary scale, is continually
crippled IN personnel BY the shifting
Of workers, who Join the force as stu
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-06
Taking Sides.

Taking Sides.
Every question has two sides;
So runs . good old song.
In every difference abides
A right side and a wrong.
But still more sides, we find, begin
Our judgment to confuse.
There Is . side that's going to win,
And one that's going to lose.
And presently more sides are seen
To bother US anew,
As custom makes a choice between
The old side and the new,
By subtle influence we're drawn
Into still further doubt.
Man wants to know if he is on
The inside or the out.
And thus from side to side things &c
Throughout this life 50 vexed.
And very few Of US may know
What side will turn up next.
The simplest, safest way, we'll find,
As mortals jog along,
Is keeping just two sides In mind;
The right side and the wrong.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-06

new fare rate in necessary before con-
lelusinna cam be- Drawn The pnhlm
hope is that this new rate will prove
sufficient to- yislR the necessary revee
nue. for the maintenance Of tho Wash
ington Railway and Electric Company
and the payment Of reasonable divi7
jdends so that further increases will
net be sought by that company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-06
Announcement
By the
United States
Grain Corporation

The United States Grain
Corporation is prepared to
sell and deliver on track to
Wholesalers and Jobbers
Soft or Hard Winter Straight
Wheat Flour in 140-pound jute
sacks-gross weight-at $10.25
per barrel in carload lots.
Jobbers and Wholesalers
purchasing -four from the
Grain Corporation must guar
antee not to sell at more than
IS cents per barrel additional,
and the Jobber or Wholesaler
must require that the Re-
taller buying from them will
not sell at more than $1.25 per
barrel additional to Whole
saler's price to them in origin
al packages, or at price not
higher than 7 cents per pound
for broken packages of any
size.
For particulars apply to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-06

Censafarsti by and Large, there Is
much in Tuesdays result at the polls
to hcarten the republicans, and it will
have that effect The drift is their
way.
They would have won in Massachu-
sets as matters were moving when the
issue ef lam and order arose and gave
to the campaign a non partisan twist.
Indeed. the desperation of the local
democracy WIS confessed by the ac-
ton of its candidate for governor.
Without hope Of success as the lines
were drxwH he took gamblers
chance with the police question. and
not only lost, but was cleaned out.
In New York the democratic lead
ers Numbered most signally. The
Tanmanyites and the Hearstites felt
foul of each other, and so lost the
metropolis to the republicans. And
upstate the republicans scored all
along the line.
The democrats. won in New Jersey,
but On an issue forced into the cam
paieu by the drink traffic. Party sue
cesE on that basis will not contribute
to democratic hope. OF strength in any
of the other stxtes.
H the democratic candidate for gov.
sfEaH wins in Maryland in the final
count it will be- by an eyelash. The
prestige Of the state contest is with
the republicans.
In Pennayfyania the republican or
ganisation szve the usual healthy ac-
count Of .itseIE
In Illinois republican control is as
sured of the constitutional convention
thst has been ordered.
In Kentucky there was a revolution.
The republicans swept everything into
their sack. Their candidate for gov
ernnE has a maturity of thirty thou
sand: and 'tks fgare may go higher.
Il u record IN the state in the way
Of N earthquake, -
= And yet, heartening a. all this is,
tho republican leaders must, and. prob
ably will, watch, the corners closely.
Thess are times of sErprisea New
thiaes appear and old things disap-
pear very unexpectedly. Witness the
Massachusetts, episode. The state
ca1paign was running along insa IA
milisr groove, when, in Q moment. as
it were, new line was opened and a
nsw, direction. taken. An issue ap-
peaTed of seemingly only parochial
monent, but which soon reached state
wi1s proportions, and is now of ma
tisaaf eo.ss4ze.eeL The strike of the
Boatsa pafiee fszxs eoatained the germ
of . Countrywide issue If 20 Compel
ing a. valuesthat all sections today are
discussing it. .,s,,
:, What may not the coming six or
twelve months pzoduces Who may
say but that, while the 'nezt presi.
dental campaign is in full swing, some
striking thing may. happea over.
shadowing all the issues then IN con-
troversy, and force new alignmentsi
There is 50 much in fux and % much
discussion in, progress, everybody is
'on. edge snd sRprehensive- The. only
certain thing now is that nothing is
certain.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-06
Drapery Department
VeLpet

Notwithstanding the scarcity and con-
sequent high cost of velvets, we are
offering a wide range of velvet for
drapery and upholstery purposes at ex-
tremely moderate prices.
5O-in Plain Velvet at $s7s, $3.50 and
$500 yard.
5o-in Two-tone Narrow Stripe Vel
vet, $375 yard.
50-in. Two-tone Fine Stripe Velvet,
$500 and $3.50 yard.
These are much below. today's mar
ket price.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-06

Miners who claim they were strik-
ing for more days work per week will
have to wait a little while for the
public to sense what seems to be an
altogether newell proposition.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-06
Grass & Fiber RUGS

We offer at $50 from the usual
price large assortment of both of
these qualities in designs and col-
orings that we will not duplicate
for the coming season. An excel
lent opportunity to buy these mod
crate priced rugs at Il less than
last summers prices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-06

New York and Conaeeticut are try
ing to suppress automobile racing to
the Yale foot ball game. Foot ball
has quite enough dangers of its own.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-06
Red Cross
Week.
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The Linen Shop

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12x16 Embroidered Pillowcases
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5000.
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Madeira Oval Tray Covers, 6x12
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-06

The main consideration at the pres
ent juncture of serious controversy
is the fact that the pahlic absolutely
needs the coal and is honestly entitled
to it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-06

Again Richard Croker may be in
dulged IN a mild. reGretfnl inqRiry IN
to whether ranamany is what it was
in "them days."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-06

The days are far past when it was
safe to count on every Kentuckian to
speak up for the democratic party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-06

New York commits itself to the idea
that Tammany cannot be relied on as
a good Judge of judges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-06

One little good thing the bolshevists
have dens is to keep Trotsky too busy
to write any more books.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-06
Irish Point Curtains

Irish Point Curtains, IA yards long,
in a wide range of neat edge border
designs; ivory color. At $3.50 up to
$1z50 pair.
Irish Point Curtains, 3 yards long;
edge or inside border designs. At $3.50
up to $1,000 pair.
We can also offer a good assortment
of 3A and yard Curtains at very mod
crate prices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-06

The janitor. once an aatoerat. 10 now
having his own worries about the
prospects. for heating the building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-06

It is long time since the work be-
gan in Paris ON what seemed a per
feetly simple piece Of treaty making.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-06

John Barieyeorn still has slight
political kick. but II is growing con-
fstantly more feeble.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-06

Whatever. her perplexities. Great
Britain has at least gotten rid of the
militant suffragettes-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-06

Z Attention = divided between the
coal strike reports ard the weather
bulletins, $3.50. VS.. ....
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-06

Solieitude as to possible candidates.
for 1920 are needless. There are al
ways candidates.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-06

Our assortment of rugs embraces prac-
and many unusual designs and colorings.
Wiltons from 221zx36 inches to 11.3xl5
feet.
Administers from 27x54 inches to 12x15
feet.
Velvets from 27x54 inches to ox12 feet.
Smyrna from 1886 inches to 12xf8 it,
An excellent variety of plain color rugs
In qualities that will meet every re-
quirement to price.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-06
Higher and HIGHER.

Higher and Higher.
Bub Ainkin's father is making him
study higher mathematics so that he
will be able to write the price tags
when he gets old enough to 60 to
work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-06
SHOOTING STARS.
BY PHILANDER JOHNSON.

A Hopeless Undertaking.
There's NO use arguing with Big
gins" said the opinionated man.
"Can't you make him understand"
"He doesn't want to. He simply
paws the air and shouts. The only
way to get him to listen to anything
would be to chloroform him and then
he'd miss all the intellectual benefit"
Retrospect.
"Why 80 pensivei"
IT was thinking" said the man who
sat before the dark fireplace; "think-
ing about the good old days when
people had the nerve to organize
DON'T Worry clubs"
An Incidental Responsibility.
The old Demon Rum men have man
aged to kill.
Prohibitions domain will grow
wider
As the rural reformers proceed with
a will
To demolish tho Demon Hard Cider.
Mr.. Groweher opines that the aver
ago anarchist wears whiskers because
he'd be ashamed to look himself in
the face while he shaved.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-06
Poor tired feet :

DOUNDING nail-studded leather heels on
hard pavements all day robs you of energy
L you need. Every step is shock not only to
your feet but also to your entire system Every
shock consumes your energy and produces
fatigue It adds just that much more to the strain
of your daily life.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-11-06

Walnut