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1MGE FOUB TOE EVENING TELEGRAM. LAKE LAND. FLA.', TUESDAY, MARCH 20, int The Evening Telegram Published tvtry afternoon from The Teleiram Building, Lakeland, Fla. Entered is the poit efflca at Lakeland, Fla., at mail matter j1 thi M. F. HETHERINGTON, EDITOR. One Year .. $5.00 01 Rionins 2.0O Three Months . 1,25 Delivered anywhere within 'the limits of the viij ui -.aneianp ior iu earns a weta TUP 1 akpi lun new. A weekly newspaper living a resume of local waiter., crup conamnns, county attain, ate. om nywnfe ior i..u per year. 3 V rncmo.n ur int ASSOCIATED The Associated Press Is exclusively titled to the use for republication of all news dispatches accredited to it or not other credited In this paper and also the local news published herein. All rights for republication of special dis patches herein are also reserved. The Tampa Times in discussing the daylight savings plan, intimates that the "clocks will be set back an hour. Well, it's pretty hard on the brain to have to finish up your income tax report and figure out thia new time scheme the same week. All good citizens who desire to co operate with the government and we believe all the citizens of Lake land come under this head should make up their minds to set forward t a . . tneir clocks and watches one hour when returning next Saturday night. Then they want to forget all about that hour and proceed to get up and go to church next Sunday morning as they always do by their timepieces and this daylight-saving problem will be solved, and no one will ever know the difference, so far as their personal comfort or convenience are concerned. They will still have the same hours to sleep, and the same hours to work, only they will have more waking hours of daylight than at present. It is all very simple very practical, and will benefit the country as a whole quite materially So let's all help to make -the system unirorm and avoid any more confu sion than necessary. complaint comes to the Evening Telegram from employers of labor in tnis vicinity that while it is ninw impossible to get the help necessary 10 carry on their operations many negro men are lying about the colored suburbs of Lakeland and elsewhere and absolutely refuse to work, though offered reasonable wages. In a time like this, when every resource of the nation is needed in active production no such condition as this should be tolerated, and municipal and county authorities should direct their ener getic attention to the application of sucn remedy as the law nrnvMo. There is a State law covering such cases under the heading of vagrancy, and doubtless the municipal ordi nances also bear on the matter. Every officer of the law in the coun ty, whether employed by the county or city, should busy himself with looking into this matter and able hodied men who are living In idle ness should be handled under the va grancy act. "v5k Wavelets Fr o m The Deep C. Green MR. SIMPKINS PAY8 HIS INCOME TAX then showed (By Robert McBlair) Fortune Beach. tellers thrive at "Palm" Proof positive that a hen's egg is of the fruit variety will be forthcoming -don when there will be a date served on each egg. The grocer who sells sugar at 20c per pound surely sheds no profit- tears. 'The tone in which a young wom an rebukes her little brother for mussing her waist and the one she uses toward her young man friend for the same thing are vastly different." Times-Union. Too true and true. 00, but think of the vast differ.- between the thoughts of the "teaser" and the "squeezer." N I say, old Jappy, when are you sw ing to move on Siberia? A popular piece of Jewelry now is the muster-ring. . Much as we love you. elrlies. and much as we know you are lust rivbic. to Hooverize, we ask you, yes, we beg or you, please do not have any waist - less days. You and I will probably never live to see those unsinkable boats, but why aouDt that they will be an actual thing? What would the hairlin e-iri rin she lost her tweezers? The men that laid out some roads sure belinvoH ,,, UI1 good turn deserves another." They say "when in Rr.m ri VVJ- UO tllC Romans do," but If you are in Italy, roust you speak in Italics? A foolish boy is full of idiotlcks. FOR RENT For the summer, beau- iirui bungalow, elegantly furnished; close in, commencing April 1st. G. B. Clark, 707 East Orange street Phone 155 Blue. Mr. Simpkins gazed at the portrait on the wall till his eyes filled with tears. It was a portrait of his father, Colonel Simpkins, who had four times been promoted for valor during, the Civil War and had died bravely on the field of action. Mr. Simpkins' throat ached now for two reasons: First, he reverenced and adored the memory of his father, secondly, his age and his eyes and his game leg wouldn't let him go to war himself. And as he observed the martial bear ing and uncompromising gaze of Col onel Simpkins he saw, in imagination, the khaki-clad lads of the new genera tion marchiner forth and prnsaine three thousand miles of sea to fight, maybe die, for liberty. Mr. Simpkins peered around to make sure that neither Bess nor John (who were at the teasing ages of sixteen and seventeen) were where they could see him, then he straight ened and threw his right arm up for a salute. But his gouty shoulder twinged, and the groaned. He could- not even salute. "Damn!" said Mr. Simpkins. and I with his other hand fiercely twirled his white mustachios. He turned and limped into the li brary and sat down creakily before th emahogany desk on which were lying the blanks for his income tax statement, blanks which he had rath er grumpily got from the Internal Revenue officer only that day after luncheon on his way home from the club. Mr. Simpkins income for 1917 had amounted to just about $15,000, and he had been rather snappy on the sub ject of taxes ever since he had dis covered that the more income a man has the greater the percentage of it he pays in taxes. He could think of several men who, like himself, were married Und had two children, and yet, although 'their incomes were nearly half of his, they would pay on ly a small fraction of the amount he paid. He gloomily drew the blank nearer and began filling in the infor mation that it asked for. As Mr. Simpkins' income was $15, 000 he had to figure out the amounts payable on each of the successive smaller classes of incomes in order to arrive at the total due from him self. He passed over the first class who must pay taxes, that is, single men making over 1,000. His calcu lation for married men up as follows: First, they pay 2 per cent, (under the 1916 law) on all income over $4,000, deducting $200 for each of their children under eighteen years. In Mr. Simpkins case this was $212 which he put down in the "payable" column. u-, novt that, under the 1917 iXK OS " 7 law, married men pay an additional 2 per cent, on all over $2,000-with the same allowance for children. This added $252 to his "payable" column. He then observed that for every $2,500 jump in his income over ?d,uuu he had to nav a Surtax, the percen tage growing larger with each jump. This was $250 more added to nis our den. And on top of all this came an "Excess Profits" tax of 8 per cent, on all "occupation" income over $6,000, making $720 more. The total, then, he must nay was fourteen hundred and thirty-four dol lars. "Whew!" exclaimed Mr. Simpkins angrily. "There's young Henry Wil kins, who married Jake . Johnson's girl he makes $2,000 and he doesn't pay a cent of taxes. I guess this is his war as well as mine!" Thinking of young Henry Wilkins, i he remembered that Mrs. Wilkins went every afternoon to make band ages for the Red Cross and that Hen ry, who was a lawyer, was aiding the Local Draft Board with its question- ares. "Well," he admitted to "that makes a difference." himself, by whose income was about $3,000. "He only pays $20," commented Mr. oimnMna not quite so angrily this time- and then a thought struck him J t.e cat 11 n rieidily in his chair turn d - ---.- Judge Willoughby's son had been Hmwned on the Tuscania wuen was submarined with the loss of two hundred soldiers. "Judge Willoughby gave his son to America," muttered Mr. Simpkins. leaned forward suddenly and put his face in his hands. For a long time Mr. Bimpwus eai . 1 ThAM very still in tnai posmuu. was no sound in the library except v,a tiniHnir of the tall clock and an occasional trill of laughter from the children skylarking upstairs. iav square of light on the carpet gradual i Tith(irew itself through the win ,J "-.. w - . dow, and first twilight and then dark ness settled in about the quiet, white haired, sometimes irascible old man. Mr. Simpkins was thinking things which he would never afterward speak of, he was thinking things that were too sacred ever to be put into words. But some inkling of his thoughts may be found In his rejoind er to Mrs. Simpkins when that lady came in and turned on the lights, and asked him whether he was ready for dinner. "Judge Willoughby's only son was worth as much as fourteen hundred and thirty four dollars, wasn't he?" Mr. Slnpkins demanded of her. As his wife, who was not unused to his superficial irritations, watched him in mild astonishment, Mr. Simp Ma old felt hat m cane frnm iu. tUU flgj himself out Into th. , H he tapped his wav JH ner, and milled hi. 1.. H ment and check wtn, ,., to .... ma - 1 "WOW, God be tw,. Simpkins as the lid ,u2. . . wan tf Erf .1 ms missive, "I can do th "1 my country, anvhn,.. UN time this spring renova es, feathers, and m-, sH have made nr.na... 8 We renovate all kinds , includine- felt, n.r win cauea ror and information address r l slice. Phone SR9 t .' H 1 uqhii an, l?l vnmnm 1-.---.. -v.i,i -.iSK.-FAN Must hA oha t,. . -r "ox .6 1 r v uivvu mi u 11 va vaa v tiiui 111 -Laaaau nt-1 vvmuu-uvu vi nrLUr He thought next of Judge Willough- kins limped out to the hall and took Art Embroidjrvjl r.no .nens are very 1 prices are Qrowlno h.Bh. Jl have some splendid Center J Towels, and Lunch Cloths J v.u rr.ee, wnicn many will te elate, m A variety of Children', oo.n stamped and Embroidery uitis ot an torts. MRS. G. L. ALLISON 306 8. Tenn. Ave. Phone 176 gJ The St. Petersburg Independent is after the "four-flushers" who had themselves advertised in the papers as donating to the Red Cross but who have failed to pay their pledge. We have a few of the same sort in Lake landsome who have never paid a cent of the amount they pledged themselves to pay, and who. it seems, never had any intention of paying. We regard a pledge to the Red Cross as a debt of honor a sacred obliga tionand we think it ought to be Paid, even if much sacrifice is In volved. Of course, there are cases where pledges were made In good faith, and where it has been impossi sible for the makers to redeem them; but there are other cases where it1 seems the pledges were made only for show, and the people who claim they ' can't pay these obligations appear to have money for many other things they could better dispense with. I Full Line of Easter GreetingCards,EParty Favors and Easter Novelties Send Your Easter Greetings on stationery or cards of our upplylng. That will Insure a daintiness and appropriate ness beyond criticism. Bet ter make your selections of,v cards as soon as you can. They are so pretty that peo pie who never sent cards be fore are doing so now. Ear ly choosers naturally get the best Your Letter Yci:r Ambassador It goes to your friends and business associates In your place. Select paper and en velopes that properly repre sent your Ideals. Buy the standard. We have It at small cost You will need a box for Easter correspon-dence Lakeland Book Store PHONE 280 FRED T. BENFORD, Mgr. Casino 9 Thursday March 28th "Sirens of the Sea" 1 As lone as man 1 aHiiht u ; YV"ieu, so long win im SS, ravishing eye-feast of the It's th. f ' ; ,Y"LwarernymPhs thrill and delight. wwu5 u sPicy ee-cocktail. Also a Pathe War New Heel Admission: Matinee 10 and 20c. Night 10-25c -i - "There is nothing so demoralizing in this world as sentiment that finds no outcome in action. " Have you started that savings account ? Have you bought any War Saving Stamps? Are you saving to invest in the next Liberty Loan? , iRpr Polk County's Largest Bank RESOURCES OVER ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS ' THE FIRS C. M. CLAYTON, President T NATIOWA i J. W. BRYANT, Vic President L BANK morris Q. MUNN, j. R. WEEKS, Vlea President- Cashier OF LA E- N. GOOD KELAHD Asltta "t Cashier T. 8AMMON, Awlstant Cashier