| Show florida Is shocked by peonage system it appears that there Is a different florida besides the one of glorious sun and blue skies sides and of willae surf beating lazily on tile the beaches of miami or palm beach of fruit and flowers and contentment which tile whole world g thinks of when it honra hears tile tho name thoro there la Is also a florida of tile tho poon age camps martin tabei L a north dakota farm boy was arrested in leon coun Is ty fla dec 15 1021 for or stealing a 11 ride on n ii train iio was filled 28 25 and wired homo for 50 to pay tile tho fine and lite hla fare fara home on dec 21 his A brother sent him hill a draft for 75 in caro care x of Slier sheriff tir J 11 jones jonca on dec 20 the letter was W as received but it was waa forthwith returned lle turned to writer unclaimed from Tallahasse et fla 11 and super scribed ascribed bed lud by pequo boquest s t of short sheriff ff party gone eone martin wits was gone to the convict camp of the putnam lumber company at clara there ho he died on feb 1 three days after ho had bad boen been beaten with a seven and ono one half pound strap north dakota tools took up the case and florida Is now much worked up over the leasing of county prisoners to private corporations governor Co vernor portrait herewith says that tho the abuse will be corrected |
