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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-25
Entering Another Season

however. advise radical changes in
other matters.
II Is the steady, conservative
grower who holds fast to established
principles so far as circumstances
allow, and who gives to his crops
every care in the way of tillage and
spraying that will succeed. We are
Obliged to try the experiment of
using less potash, but let us not
take needless chances. II, for finan-
cial reasons some os us must apply
less fertilizer than usual, we can at
least have what we do apply avail
able and from congenial sources.
We can till the soil to give the foots
greatest freedom and to make the
most OF the stores within, and we
can by intelligent spraying prevent
drain on the trees and plants from
insects and diseases and secure a
high percentage Of "fancies'' from
both grove and garden,
After the crops are made the bat
tie Is hardly half won, for the
marketing can easily turn seeming
success into failure. Florida never
experienced a time when there was
such dire need of cooperation in
placing her products. It is vital that
even distribution be secured, new
markets opened, and a certain stand
ard of quality be maintained.
Only an organization of special
lists can do this, and it is short
sighted, indeed, in any one to try
TO work the matter out single hand
ed. The marketing problem has
grown far beyond the capacity of
the individual grower. Co-opera-
tion is imperative, and the sooner all
recognize it the better will be the
general results.-Florida Grower.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-25
WHY GEORGE ABE PREFERS
FLA. AS A WINTER RESORT

George AIDE, the famous author,
said, during his travels looking for
suitable winter resort, 81 kept
Florida in reserve and am glad !
did it. 1t has certain advantages
over California, West Indies, Homo
lula, Egypt, India, Ceylon, Java and
several so-called winter resorts such
as the Riviera and Italy. Southern
California is delightful sometimes.
After visiting some of the resorts
abroad and seeing frost blanket
over the lovely landscape. resolved
to come back and spend my winter
in Duluth, Mimi, where could get
q steam heated room and be COM
Portable.
"The West Indies and the Ba-
hamas have no special advantages
over Florida, except that at mid
winter the warmth is more tropical
and the influence Of Europe on the
architecture, the customs and va
rious types of negroes are always an
interesting study.
Honolulu is charming, but il
does not offer the variety of enter.
tainment that Is carefully prepared
for the tourist in Florida. Egypt
is reliable so far as weather is con.
cerned, but the evenings are toe
crisp, except away up the Nile ant
unless the traveller can will himself
into spell he will find the UNI
changing panorama of the Nile ;
trifle mOnotonous. India the Straits
Settlement, Ceylon and Java ar,
fascinating. but they are far away
and to do them takes hard work
China and Japan come about as nea
being winter resorts as do st. Loui
and Cincinnati AS for the Medi
terranean-well, ask the traveller
when they get back IL they reall.
found summer weather.
Florida is near at hand. Man,
of the days are June and the ba,
ones are about October. With goo,
hotels, good roads. eolfing, fishing
boating. dress parading. baseball
dancing, even motion pictures. I cal
understand why all the trains com
ing south are crowded. ''-Clearwate
Sun.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-25
The Way Of
Man With
Maid
BY Geoye Elmer Cobb
Copyright. 1915. by W. q. Chapman.)

Copyright. 1915. by W. q. Chapman.)
New neighbors, Ezra" announced
Mrs. Perkins.
That so? Hope We don't lose them
as quick as we did the last ones"
Maybe that was our own fault"
submitted his wife. They sort OF
perked up with their stin city ways
and 1t nettled me. You was down
with that spell of rheumatism most
Of. the time and Walden was away at
school. It's lonesome and dismal to
see the place next door vacant all the
while. Besides, every new family We
win to stay helps the town. Lot W
try and make this new family stay"
who are they?" inquired Mr.. Per
kins.
Their name 10 Purtelle-father,
mother. young lady"
"Just match W. dom they?". sug-
gested Mr.. Perkins. We'll. you're the
moving spirit, Janet. and me and the
boy will follow the leader"
Ned Perkins and his father humbly
took heed to quite . lecture that eve
ming. Mrs. Perkins showed that she
not only had studied out plan as to
the treatment of their prospective
neighbors, but had pursued certain In
quiries that had resulted In the CLEAN
ing of a good deal Of information re-
garding them.
They never lived in a country town
before, l understand" said Mrs. Per-
kins. Mr. Purtelle has just retired
from business and his wife has worn
herself out with her social duties, fuss
ing for company, suppose that means.
The girl is just out of school. She is
in love with flowers, chickens, every
thing that grows and runs. They are
real nice people"
81 don't doubt it, If you say so,
Janet" observed her husband. And
they will be good neighbors."
You said a young lady in the fam
lily, eh?" remarked Ned thoughtfully.
Yes, and you be good to her-them.
Ned" warned his mother.
Il will, to her-them," pledged Ned,
with q broad smile.
Now the city people are slow to
get acquainted with" went on Mrs.
Perkins. Don't intrude yourself. Be
pleasant, but dignified. Show them all
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-25

Florida Il about 20 enter another
season OF crop production and
marketing. There is never a time
when we do not feel the need Of sue
cess. but after the disadvantages Of
last season. q is especially desirable
that We get good crops and good re-
turns for them
Many are discouraged because Of
limited potash supply. and. strange
to say. are considering ways and
means entirely different from any
thing they ever would have enter
tanned before. and on points that do
not present any difficulties whatever.
IL IL as though there were an i'm
pulse TO tear up all the guy ropes
keeping up the nagpole bearing the
banner Success In the excitement
Of seeing Just one Of them grow
weary. and Il Is despite the express
sion by careful thinkers OF the opin-
ion that the weakened stay has suf-
hcient strength to bear all the strain
coming upon IL.
Why IL this7 n we throw all in
confusion can we expect else than
that our proud banner will topple
TO the ground? And when we see
IL lying In the mire OF failure. what
shall we blame. the circumstance OF
the weakened buy rope. or our own
indiscretion?
Our crops need the same care that
they have needed in the past The
European war Is not influencing
their requirements in the least. The
war prevents our giving them as
much potash as heretofore, but now
that the question has developed all
authorities unite in the assurance
that the grower need not feel no un-
easiness as to this. They do not.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-25
been promulgating for years.

been promulgating for years.
Mr.. Coachman has in connection
with his grove large area planted
to nursery stock. from which he
supplies trees to many who are put
ting out young groves, which adds
to the gross receipts of the grove.
Then in cultivating the grove he
makec practice of alternating
crops of peas, pinders and chufas,
upon which, as they ripen, bunch
of fine hogs are turned loose and
are thus kept fat and healthy all the
time. This then is another source
of revenue to be added to the grove
receipts. Then, for the past two or
three years, he has added a small
area of land to the production of
pineapples, and from his pinery he
has gathered great many crates of
as fine fruit as can be grown any,
where, and though his efforts in this
direction have been more on the ex-
detrimental line and with the view
of supplying his own table with an
excellent home product, has found II
remunerative in that he found a
ready sale for all that he had to
offer the market.
In fact. the by-products from his
grove land, which requires very lit
tie If any extra labor and attention
, that the grove itself demands. go far
toward cutting down the expenses
of the grove and gives him a bigger
profit on his citrus crops and better
and fresher articles of food for home
uses.
On the line of diversified interests
on the grove we are informed that
B. C. Bass OF near Dunedin prac-
tically pays all the expenses Of the
cultivation Of his grove, as well as
supplying the table OF his home
from a few acres OF irrigated truck
land.
other instances OF what diversi
fed industries have done might b
mentioned, but these are enough q
prove that no one should neglect IN,
bi-produets Of a farm or grove I
! they desire success. In other words
to quote an old adage. "the success
, full farmer win not put all OF hi
pgpS in oua haekaf u aroa San
! tinel.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-25

the kindness you can. Above all, do
everything in your power to set them
in love with the country life. Now,
Ned. do spare enough time from your
athletics and fishing to pay some at
tention to these good people"
Mother. mine," responded Ned with
sunshiny alacrity, III do just that
thing, and as to the fishing-why, I'll
have this Miss-Miss-"
Miss Edna Purtelle."
Yes, Edna a member Of the An
glers' club inside Of week."
Don't be too forward, Ned" warned
his mother.
That evening two big vans loaded
with furniture arrived, and nearly all
night long their drivers were putting
! up shades, laying down rugs and get
ting the house generally in order.
II was not until after dusk the next
evening that two members of the Pur-
telle family. mother and daughter. ar
rived Ned was away fishing at the
time, but his mother informed him OF
the circumstances upon his return.
The father must be detained in
| town on business" surmised Mrs. Per.
| kins, for he did not come with
/ them
, Ned was up bright and early. He
i paced around the garden, and then
hearing a swish beyond the fence, man
high. that separated the two rest
dences, moved towards l.. AS he tip
toed to look over, an eager, curious
faced girl likewise tiptoed, with tiny
feet resting on tho inside stringer
She lifted to him a rosebud vision Of
beauty.
You was peeping, was peeping-
oh, dear" exclaimed the little maiden
breathlessly, jumping down in confu
sion.
Then we must be interested in one
another" suggested Ned.
"Oh, know!" fiuttered Edna, the,
, told me boy lived next door"
"Boy!" began Ned resentfully. and
then audaciously: Il am the boy mex,
door, little girl"
Edna pouted charmingly. She was
plucking at a rambler rose vine thai
covered the fence. reached over 1t AM
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-25
CASE TO
HAVE RIGHT OF WAY

The first investigation which the
grand jury will make when it goes
into session on September IA, will be
the murder of Mrs. C. w. Eliot and
her daughter Susan, of Tampa on
the night of July End. John j..
Mendenhall, one of the most promi-
nent men of Pinellas county was ar
rested charged with the crime and
only once has he broken his silence
That was when he issued state
ment for publication declaring that
he was innocent of the crime
The grand jury will give its atten
ton to this case first, Another case
which will be investigated, and
which is said to be second on the
list is that of Jud Kennedy, charged
with completely in the murder OF
William J. Boone in this city a
year and half ago.
When the circuit court opens the
Mendenhall case is to be the first
one scheduled on the docket and II
will be tried in Pinelles county. Mr.
Mendenhall and his attorneys Johr
u. Bird and Thomas Palmer of Tam
pa feeling that as fair and impartia
a trial may be had here as in an!
other county.
Thus 1t will be seen that the Men
denhall case will have the right o
way both in the Grand jury investi
cation and in the circuit court Al
we'll. Attorney Bird has held fire.
quent conferences with the accuse,
and while the line of defense is be
ing jealousy and zealously guarde,
from the public yet it is known tina
a mighty legal battle will be waged
The attorneys if they have not al
ready outlined the defense will d.
so in very short time in prepare
ton for the fight that is to come. -
st. Petersburg Times.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-25
DIVERSITY ON THE
GROVE FARM

The editor of the Sentinel had the
pleasure recently of visiting the
home of his old friend and school
mate of boyhood days, Smith 5.
Coachman, east of Clearwater. Mr.
Coachman has one of the finest cit
rus groves in Pinellas county, but as
there are quite a number of others
equally as fine it was not the grove
we were most interested in.
1t is of the diversified methods
employed by Mr.. Coachman that in
tefested the Sentinel editor most,
because it was in line with the doc
tr:aes, as newspaper man, he had
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-25
Distinctly Personal.

In a certain town in the south of
Scotland there dwelt a policeman with
unusually large feet.
One night, after he had retired to
rest, he was disturbed by Q noise at
the back of his house, and on going
out to ascertain the cause of it he
found that his garden was overrun by
q number of boys.
Robert angrily demanded what they
wanted, and received the following
reply from one Of the urchins as he
disappeared over the garden WALL
"Oh, we're lukin' for ane o. your
auld butes to max rabbit-hoose VII"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-25
The rundown.

One Of the latest fads is for q young
woman to wear the name of her fiance
embroidered on the ankle Of her stock.
ing. And l suppose If they ever fall
out she simply turns the hose on him.
youngstown Telegram.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-25
American Hoaplt.l In china.

Che-Foo has an American hospital
which is stated to rank with the best
In the larger cities Of China. 1t stands
In four acres of ground on Temple
hill. overlooking the city and harbor
of Che-Foo, and cost $4,000 gold.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-25
LAST NATIONAL BANK
WITHDRAWALS

Washington. Ang. 25-The final
Withdrawals of government money
from national banks win be made
today Thetotal withdrawal aggre-
gates ss.0s7.5oo.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-25
SEEKS TO HAVE SPECIAL
LEGISLATIVE SESSION IN APRIL

III there is any town or village
that can be reached by automobile
that representative +. A. Wood does
not intend to visit on his tour
through thestate advocating legisla-
tion that he believes to be essential
to the welfare OF the tax payers, it
is because II was not printed on the
map.
Mr. Wood gave out his itinerary
yesterday. and states that he expects
TO finish the trip by the first of the
year, allowing himself a few visits
to his home in the meantime. He
expects TO leave here on his mis-
sionary campaign of distributing pc
titions for the calling of special
session of thelegislature to pass a
new bill putting county officials on
a salary basis, on Monday, Sep
TENDER 5.
Brooksville First Stop.
Brooksville will probably be the
first scheduled stop, although 1t is
Mr.. Woods intention to stop many
times and give to the various voters
that he meets post cards that will
bear the voters signature and an
nounce his being favorable to the
calling OF a special session, which
would last only a short time, and
cost approximately $4,000, in an
effort to save the state about $780,
900 a year, according to Mr.. Woods
figures.
Many Towns on List.
other towns that appear on Mr..
Woods itinerary are: Inverness,
Floral City, Dunnellon, Ocala,
Micanopy, Gainesville, High Springs,
Lake city. Live Oak, Madison, Perry,
Mayo, Monticello, Tallahassee, Ma
rianna, Graceville, Pensacola. Boni-
fay, Jasper. Jennings, Jacksonville,
Fernandina, st. Augustine, Daytona,
Titusville, FIT. Lauderdale, FIT.
Pierce, Palatka, DeLand, Sanford,
Orlando. Kissimmee. Haines City,
Barlow, Lakeland. Plant City, Tam
pa, Bradentown. Palmetto Sarasota
Arcadia, Wauchula, Fort Myers and
way points.
To Sign Petition.
The petitions to be signed request
that Governor Trammell call a spec.
ial session for the last week In
April so that the question may be
settled some time before the state
primaries are held in June. 1t Is
not Mr.. Woods intention to make
the first trip a speaking tour. Thi:
may be done If advisable, after al
OF the candidates for the Office o.
governor have announced their can
didacy and have filed petitions Il
have their names included on the of
fetal ballots to be distributed for thu
primaries.
Because of the length of the tril
which Mr.. Wood will start on soon
he has decided to purchase a new
automobile, and il is not expected
that he will begin to find room TO
all of his friends that have eN
pressed wish to accompany hin
and lend any possible aid to hi
cause. AS has been announced, Nj
Wood will also mention two othe
overwhelmingly, those of provid
ing a farm loan bank, and an al
rangement to give state aid in build
ing roads-in the communities tina
he will visit on his first trip.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-25

zone trouble out our way" said
Uncle Eben. lis dat 1t takes an intire-
" diffunt kind o. smartness to git
political Job FUN what 1t takes to
all de ONCE creditably."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-25
Mostly cue.s,vor,.

Pop how do the people in the
weather bureau find out what kind Of
weather we're going to have?" They
DON'T. son-"-Philadelphia Public Led
Ger.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-25

The phonograpb is great inven-
don, but as q musical instrument the
stock ticker has the sweeter voice.
Boston Transcript.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-08-25
Too True.

Many a small boy whose mother
tells him he may some day be presi-
dent, discovers few years later that
ne is better qualified for the position
OF tanitor in livery stable.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-08

On the whole, think the people of
Chicago were much wiser than their
editorial advisers and that they
served their own interests best when
they defeated~the loop and the boss
es and elected Thompson mayor.
Considering all the powerful inter-
ests that tried to put SWeitzer over,
with unlimited funds with which to
do it, the result of the election was
a splendid tribute to the intelligence
and independence of the people of
Chicago; and hope Thompson is big
enough to see that his opportunity
lies in faithfully serving all of the peo-
pie and making good.
If he doesn't make good as a serv-
ant of the people it will be his own
fault. The people have done their
part in giving him the opportunity,
and by putting him in Office free from
obligation to anybody but the peo-
pie themselves.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-08

the union men. The contractors
always pull off the same statement
after we have gone out. The "lock-
out" means nothing, for Thursday
every union painter who had worked
for the Building Contractors En-
poyesl association had laid down
the brush. These totaled 1000.
eve have 5000 men securely fix
ed with $50 firms where they have
union conditions and the separate
agreement" declared L. P Lindelof,
business agent.
Eve are awaiting April Is when
the agreements of the other unions
run out and they have formally an
nounced their stand Then we shall
swing into action along with the
rest.
Our course will be affected by
the stand of the carpenters and they
will agree only to a separate con-
tract with employing firm.
Meanwhile we are signing up the
$50 independent firms in the city
and with four out of five men at
work are ready for anything"
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-08
BOSSES AND UNIONS PLAN FOR
BIG SCRAP APRIL IS

April Is will be the big day in the
scrap between union labor and the
bosses in Chicago. Silently both
sides are preparing for a bitter
struggle which must come unless
the employers associations accept
the separate agreement.
The carpenters, with all men at
work, are busy signing up, Con-
tractors not members of the Car
penters' and Builders Assn have
separate agreements.
They are trying something new,
according to Daniel Calvin, sec
rotary of the Carpenters District
Council. The owners themselves
are being signed where there is a
doubt about the contractor on the
job. Twenty-Five business agents
are busy getting signatures on the
contracts before war is declared on
the builders association April Is.
With a big whoop the contractors
association announced yesterday
that all union painters Directing to
the uniform agreement had been
locked out.
Z "old stuff was the comment Of
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-11
AMERICAN HUMOR

TIME Philosopher of ArChey Road is asked
l. to move over little and share a place
in the shade with the critics of Wasser-
bauer's Restaurant Fortunately Mr. Douley
is used to it, Since his early days he has
shared places with many men of many minds
and few of them have been more amusing,
more critical and delightful than Messrs.
Brsky and Zapp, concerning whom much is
printed on another page Of the EVENING
LEDGER today.
1t is almost sin to be serious in the pres
ence Of these humorists: but there is little
something to be said about them which Is
not so apparent, although it is as pleasant,
as their humor. AS surely Hosea Big
low. Mr.. Dooley is American. AS surely as
Petroleum V, Nasby, Messrs, Birsly and
Zapp are Americans And the good thing to
note is that under their accents and &C.
centrcitics, they are interested in precisely
the things which interest Americans, with
out foreign preoccupations, without the OBJ
session of their own strangeness.
Surely, in the midst Of internal peris and
dissensions, these American humorists reas-
sure us a bit. Some of the metal in the pot
is unyieldinE but it melts, II mets!
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-12-11
LAWS TO PROTECT OUR NEUTRALITY

TNHE Attorney General is most restrained
i when he says in his discussion of needed
changes in the neutrality laws that "in two
or three respects immediate action seems
necessary"
There is at present no adequate law under
which the Government may seize and retain
munitions being exported in disregard of
such an embargo proclamation as the Presi-
dent made against the shipment of arms and
ammunition to Mexico. And there is no law
under which the Government may seize
weapons collected for an armed invasion of
another country from our territory.
There is no national law. either, making II
a crime to place bombs or other explosives
on a ship sailing from United States ports
with the intent to destroy the vessel at sea,
and the Government has no express author
ity to arrest and punish a person who es-
capes from an interned ship of a belgerent
nation
When Congress acts upon the recommended
ton OF Mr.. Gregory it will be possible TO
punish in the United States courts the plot
ters agains the safety of our commerce. and
1t will be easier also to prevent complica-
tions arising out of the attempted participa-
ton Of Americans in instructions in the
small countries bordering on the Gulf OF
Mexico The need OF laws covering these
points is so evident that no argument should
be required TO persuade Congress of its duty,