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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-11

Governor Henderson, of Alabama.
he, too. has caught the convict par
don itch and if he keeps up his pres
ent lick he will have turned loose
more than LOCO convicts by the end
OF his term. If penalties for crime
are to be thus abolished, wouldn t
1t be equally logical to abolish the
courts that impose the penalties and
thus save a large sum of money to
the taxpayers? 1t is imperative phil
anthrony to improve the living con-
dition of the convicts in prison TO
the end that needless cruelty NAV
be abolished and moral reclaimin
Influences brought to bear upon the
inmates; but the idea of Just pen
atty being suffered for a crime com
mitted should always he present in
the mind of the convict-otherw
there can be no reform. Turning
such people loose in big patches
most of them with limited intelli-
sence and little conscience to
give them the mistaken notion that
they have been the victims of an
injustice and are martyrs to be ad-
mired and eondoled with.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-11
NORTHERN PAPER ENDORSES
ATTITUDE FLA. CONGRESSMAN

The usual pork barrel" approp-
riations are likely to be held down
at the coming session of congress in
the interest of plans for national de-
tense.
Representative S. NJ Sparkman,
who will be re-appointed chairman
of the committee on rivers and har-
tors. saws that. in his opinion, the
old-time river and harbor bill, with
its numerous provisions for new pro-
ieets, win not be thought of serious
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-11
THAT OLD HORSE
Yes, he has pulled the heavy loads
T.; -,-;n,ar and cultivated the croD in

Yes. he has pulled the heavy loads
in winter and cultivated the crop in
summer. The family have driven
him to the church every Sunday
morning. The children have piled
4 on his back and ridden around the
fields and enjoyed it very much. He
has been faithful and true tOlyou-a and
your family. To the best of his
ability he has made himself valuable
to you. The money he has made
can not be told, for you have nexer
kept an account of the worth of the
horse; but for twenty years he has
been worth from fifty cents to dol
lar a day. Of course, he has more
than paid you for his feed and
shelter.
Well, what are you expecting TO
do with the old horse now? He is
stiff in the joints and blind in one
eye. He can not pull l6ad, and
the children are grown and gone, SO
they cannot ride him about any
more. Did you say that you were
going to trade him off or sell him
to a peddler? That would mean Il
hard time for the faithful animal
Surely you would not part with the
horse that has helped to pay for
your farm, keep the family and rear
the children. He has earned his
right to a peaceable, quiet old age,
with good feeds of grain and hay
and the same warm stall. He has
not failed you when he was strong,
and you should not fail him when
he is old and useless. Let him come
and get his feed every day, and per.
nit him to lie down to rest on tho
same good bed of straw. And when
be comes at last to the end of the
Journey. bury him beneath tho
friendly soil he has so often titled
or you.-W. D. Neale in Farm
Journal
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-11
CHRISTIAN ENDEAV0R
TN NOVEMBER

We are still lacking c. E. pres
reporter in Lakeland.
Convention time has come at last
Before this is before the eyes OF oul
readers the good times in Tampa
Weirsdale and Kissimmee will have
been over. But the memories Of
these good times and their helpful
influence will, we hope, never pass
away.
The press secretary. having been
invited, expenses paid" to the con-
vention of Southwestern district, to
meet this week in Tampa, full it1n-
erary, with many stops has been ar
ranged along both routes, going and
returning to Interlachen from Tam
pa. The home office probably will
not be reached the later part of No
vember 1t is good to meet the
friends this month of November, Civ
ing a real Thanksgiving sort of feel
ing In the heart of "the little Sec
retary."
State President Curry expects to
attend all the conventions and the
State secretary, Miss Ruth Coffin,
some of them Other State workers
and many of the district leaders will
be in sight and use at the conven-
tions in their own district fields.
May God help us to make this the
best series of conventions ever held
in Florida.
Here is list of some of the so
cieties organized during the past few
weeks. Dorcas, in West Florida, by
its Con eregational pastor, Rev. JOS
Central district; Aston, in Central
field; Sarasota, with Mrs IIobb, sec
rotary, for Presbyterians in South
western district,
There is a new Junior and Inter
mediate reported for St Petersburg
latter in the Congregational church.
md Junior in Zephyrsville. This
last was started by Mrs. S. L. |
Jackson, eX-State Junior superin-
In North Central there Il |
an intermediate at Lake Butler, in |
the Christian church of which Rev.
.'oleman is pastor, They also have a
cice Junior society.
Mr.. Samuel Bowles, of the Spring
1eld. Jacksonville, leadership, and
president of the Jacksonville City ;
Union, is very active Junior work
n locally He thinks that the
Springfield Presbyterians have one
If the best societies for Children
in Florida and probf bly, he
s right.
We have some very fine district
presidents at work. Among them are
1rs. Rev. Geo. Marsh, Mt. Dora.
or Central work. Miss Anna J.
iunn, at Miami, for Southeastern
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-11
The Use of Christmas Cards

Never in the history the develop social
Cards been SO much used as they today
1he custom h almost universal and is extending each
Gate means share in the total Christmas happiness
places these are not so much in demand specially
Nads Greeting
TASTE as cordial
through
own taste i'll arrangement and artistic =
ar Inc most satisfactory results be obtained by
whitehall ST. Atlanta of
latest se-send today that the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-11

President Wilson will soon have
Congress on his hands again, but as
Re is the best Congress trainer in
our history and has shown that he
knows how to make it eat out Of
his hand he is probably not facing
the prospect with any apprehension
The leading issue will be military
preparedness, and it is reasonably
sure that the presidents program,
with perhaps few minor changes.
will receive the sanction of Con
gross.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-11

One of the truly sad and disap-
pointing features of the big war in
Europe is that no new Napoleon has
risen to dazzle the world with his
genius and the same generals on
Doth sides still pull the strings and
work out results with unexciting
mechanical processes. Big guns.
trenches and barbed wire are chief
~ responsible, and if Napoleon him
self were alive and in the full flower
of his genius at the head of the al
lied armies we doubt if he could do
more than jeffrey is doing right
now. The day of the meteoric gener-
ais has passed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-11

Let's have public debate between
these seeking favors at the hands of
the people Let's return to the good
old-fashioned days. Let the candi-
date face the people and make pub
lie declaration of his policies. -
Ccala Banner.
That looks good, but ii won't
work. II has been tried a number
Of times in recent years in various
States, but the pep. punch and gin
ger have gone out of that way of in
structing the people and ii has
ceased to either inform or amuse,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-11
DO NOT GET SCARED

! The Japanese government, avow-
! lngs its readiness to aid its allies IN
Europe by the use of her arSenals,
her financial resources and her serv-
ices as sentinel in the Far East, adds
TO these assurances an explanation
of the insuperable difficulties that
keep her from sending four hundred
thousand men to the scene of con-
flict. Count Okuma says:
There was talk last November
of Japanese forces fighting for Eu-
rope. To have done that we should
have had to send 100000 men, ex-
pecting to lose 100000 of them and
replace them with 100000 more. We
have not the necessary transports,
for we should have wanted 2,0O0,-
600 tons of shipping and our COM
mercial fleet aggregates only one
million. In the face of these figures
Great Britain and France under
stand the impossibility of the OPP
Grafton"
Let those disturbed Americans who
dream of German army of half
million landing on our coast unan-
nounced and unopposed, consider
this statement Of the Premier of
Japan.
The seas are clear to Japan from
shore to short, England could fur
nish an escort greater than Germany
could possibly provide for her army
of invasion. Yet Japan wisely con-
cludes that the task would be, even
under these circumstances, far be-
yond what any result could possibly
Justify.
Imagine Germany, therefore, pro-
viding transports and an escort for
an army of 100000 men. She must,
befoe assembling this body, have de-
stroyed the American navy, a navy
equal to hers as fighting instru-
ment. 1t is reasonably certain that
tefore the American navy was de,
stroyed good part of the German
navy would be eliminated from the
conflict.
After that battle the fleet of
submarines would be ready to meet
the invading army, and before the
escorted fleet could reach the Ameri-
can shores a very large part of Il
would be destroyed.
Then Germany would stand where
Japan does today, with an open sea:
but whereas the fleet from japan
would go into friendly harbors, the
German army of invasion would
have to force an entrance into har-
hors guarded by torpedo boats,
mines, submarines. and Notifications
such as no navy cares to face.
One OF Lord Nelson's standing
orders was, Never send a ship 10
light a fort +" England ignored this
caution when she sent her ships to
the Dardanelles. Today the best ex-
cuse that Premier Asquith can give
for that blunder is that the Interior
effect, the influence on different
fronts and on different policies was
such as to Justify even blunder.
No such Justification can be made
for Germany's attempt to land IN
America an army of 400 900 men
and no German general would con-
slider landing so feeble force on
these shores.
bet us not be afraid. In our To-
termination to prepare let us pre-
pare for what is considered reasonhh-
possible, and let us discard all ex-
travagant apprehensions: else our
people may be inclined to reject even
i wise and reasonable and sensible
and practical policy of preparation.
Louisville, tKy.) Post.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-11

| Governor Trammell has issued his
PROCLAMATION designating Thursday,
Nov. 25. as Thanksgiving Day and
giving some excellent reasons why
the people of Florida should give
thanks to God on that day for the
blessings they enjoy. We trust that
this act Of the governor will not be
construed by his enemies and critics
as an effort on his part to work
the press of Florida for publicity in
his own behalf to promote his sena-
torial candidacy.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-11

The Orlando Citizen recognizes
only two men as running for gov
ernor, Hudson and Knott. What's
the matter with Wood. of Pinellas.
and his celebrated swat-the-fee-sys
tenn slogan?
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-11

We used to brag on our civil war
casualty lists as beating all previous
records, but they make us look like a
P1ker in war compared to the stu
pendous totals in the present Euro
pean conflict. Only partial list Of
the German losses to date just pub
lshed shows 2,099,454 dead, wound
ed asd missisg. Such casualties dur
ing our four years of civil war wolld
have made clean sweep of the whole
confederate army multiplied by
three, and would have left but a
small remnant of the vast armies Of
the Union.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-11

attitude OF these chairmen is encour-
aging to the national administration
in its efforts to bring congressional
support to the national defense pro-
gram.-Jackson (Mich.). Patriot.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-11

FOR SALE-Household furniture in
good condition. Phone II Blue, or
call at Mrs. Ch4s. Conner's e.
Orange street 47e1
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-11

The Daytona Journal says that
there IS only one really good road
In Florida the thirty miles of ocean
beach Daytona looks out on. The
Journal is mistaken There are
hundreds of miles of good roads in
Florida, modern, hard-surfaced high
ways, and that mileage is increasing
every day The good roads move
ment in this State has long since
passed the hot air stage and is now
fairly in the construction period
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-11

v A'NTED--An AL insural
tor to solicit insurance
largest accident and he
pany in United States do
dustrial business. Call
and 10 o'clock Friday or
mornings. Room 1875.
Bldg.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-11
NOTICE

PTTMAN, THE TAIIGs
moved from the raymond /,
on Kentucky avenue TO I
building. East Main ST.. acra,
city hall, and is prepared q
brst-class tailoring, clear.,
pressing, etc.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-11

Hon. J G. Brown having re-
signed his office of United States
marshal to enter the race for rail :.
road commissioner to succeed Royal
{. Dunn, we are likely to see soma
spectacular running on that particu
lar track. Mr.. Brown puts his soul
into whatever he undertakes, and
having set out to get the office of
railroad commissioner. he is goinp to
reach for it with some magnificent
marathon sprinting that will arouse
the enthusiasm of the audience.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-11
4. F. HETHERINGToN. EDITOR
THE LAKELAND NEWS.

weekly newspaper giving a resume
- local matters. crop conditions,
rounty affairs, etc. Sent anywhere
for $3.50 per year.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-23
BIC DEAL ON IN
BASEBALL WORLD

CHICAGO. Nov. ga deal has
been closed by which Johnny Evers.
Hank Gowdy and First Baseman
schmidt OF the Boston Braves, VIII
20 10 the Cincinnati Reds in exchange
for Herzog who managed the Reds
last year, Clark and one other Gin
Cinnau player. according TO infOrma-
ton which reached Chicago today di-
rect from Hank Gowdy himself The
Boston catcher is spending the winter
at his home in Columbus. ..
The deal is 10 be officially announc-
ed. the information stated. as soon as
the third Cincinnati player has been
selected. The Braves also viii re-
ceive some cash in the deal, slthOugh
how much is not known
The trade, according 10 the inform
alton from Columbus. was engineered
by Garry Hermann, president OF the
Cincinnati Reds who recently ac-
quired control of the Cincinnati club.
With the passing OF Evers from the
Braves line up. IL was believed likely
In local sporting circles that Sher-
wood Magee would be chosen 10 cap
ain the 1915
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-23
No Blockade
Is in Force
Against Greece

LONDON. Nov. 23.-No Greek ships
are being seized or held up in the
ports of the united kingdom. no
blockade of Greek ports has been in
stituted or is in force.
These significant statements were
made in an official announcement is
sued by the British foreign office to-
day
The foreign Office announcement
was taken TO mean that the threat
to strike Greece in its vital spot-its
shipping-had served its purpose and
that the Hellenic government had
yielded TO the chief demands OF the
allies.
At the time the pacific blockade"
went into effect it was explained by
British newspapers that its object was
to prevent the importation into
Greece of. supplies for a campaign
while the government was refusing
to give guarantees that il would not
aid the enemies of the entente pow
ers
The declarations that the blockade
was off came just "a hours after Italy
had expressed her willingness TO Join
in the blockade of Greece.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-23
BATTLES IN Mr.
Won BY FRENCH
Two German Crafts Brought
Down in BeIgium-Teu-
tons Put to Flight.

PARIS. Nov. 23.-Thrilling battles
in the air between French and Ger
man aviators in which the French
were victorious are reported in todays
COmmunique from the war office
Two German air craft were brought
down in Belgium. Near Rheims two
German aviators were put TO flight
Five aerial cOmbats in Champagne
and the ArgOnne resulted in three
being forced to land within the Ger
man lines. Another was captured, A
fifth fell TO the ground i'm flames
The text of the communique fol-
lows:
There is nothing to add to the pre-
ceding communique.
In the course Of the day Of Nov
%. our aviators engaged in combat
at different points on the front. These
terminated to our advantage
"In Belgium two German machines
were forced by our aeroplanes to land
In the region Of Rheims two aviators
who were pursued were forced TO flee.
I'm Champagne and on the borders
OF the ArgOnne five aerial combats
were fought, following which three
aeroplanes were forced to land pre-
cipitately within their lines Another
machine which fell was captured. The
last fell on the ground in flames"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-23

LONDON, Nov. %. - Italy's cam
paign on the IsOnzo front is nearing
complete success. Gorizia's fall is
imminent This will open the way to
Trieste. whence the Italians can ad-
vance upon Pola, the great Austrian
naval base.
The greatest triumph won the en-
tente powers is now expected TO come
through the efforts Of the Italians.
DISPATCHES sent from Austrian head
quarters on the Italian front and
asses by the Austrian censors indi-
cate that the forces defending the
Isonzo front are sorely pressed They
state that the Austrians are out-num-
bered three 10 one. the Italians thus
being able 10 use fresh troops in every
assault aga.nst the weary defend
ers ana tnat !. 500 Italian cannon are
keeping up a tremendous lombard
ment.
The official report issued in Vienna
yesterday admitted that the Italians
had crossed the IsOnzo north OF the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-23
FIGURES COST Of
SCHOOL STUDENT
High School Education Taxes
City $67.47 Each Year
For Each Pupil.

Each pupil in the grade schools of
South Bend costs the city $29.S1 and
each high school student represents
an expenditure of S67.47 yearly, ac
cording TO statistics compiled by j.
II. Giles of Richmond, from the rec
ords in the office Of the state board
of education and received by Supt. l..
]. Montgom cry Tuesday. The average
daily wages of high school principals
in South Bend is $40, according to
the report, while the average for ele-
mentary principals is S6.71.
Special teachers and supervisors
receive an average daily wage Of
$5.3S here. High school teachers get
an average Of 4.76 per day. while the
grade teachers average is S3.71. The
figures show that for each pupil in
school here there is $4,000 worth of
taxable property. Lafayette leads all
other cities, having $4,000 for each
student Fort Wayne has $1,000
OF property for each one, while
Evansville has an even $4,000
Students in the South Bend schools
are fairly regular in attendance, says
the report, but this regularity is not
quite equal 10 three other cities In
the state. The ratio of the daily at
tendance to the total enrolment is
S7.6 per cent, while the ratio of the
daily attendance to the total popu-
latiOn of the city is 1872 per cent.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-23
GREECE WILL NOT
INFERNO ALLIES

ATHENS. Nov. 23-''The govern
ment is disposed 20 give effective
guarantees Of the safety and freedom
Of movement OF the allied troops"
says a serni-oficial statement publish
ed by the Athens newspapers today.
II Is the first definite word that has
come from government quarters that
the entente powers are gaining ground
III their representations
The statement is taken TO mean that
Greek troops viii not interfere with
the French and British forces II they
are driven over the Serbian frontier
into Greece. This assurance viii be
OF vast help 20 the allies in formulate
ing their campaign plans.
II Is now understood that in their
conferences with King Constantine
and Premier Skouloudis neither Lord
Kitchener nor Denys Cochin. repre-
sentative of the French government
demanded that Greece participate in
the war. but sought only assurances
that the allied troops should not be
interncd if driven into Greece.
The Greek government asked more
time in which 10 consider this request
and IL has been discussed an five cab
met meetings. The decision 10 grant
the request is said 10 have been reach
ed last night and the expectation is
that il viii be conveyed 10 NJ. Cochin
on Wednesday.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-11-23
President to Place Responsible
ity of Accepting or Defeat
ing Preparedness Measures
Up to Legislatures.
SWISS ARMY SYSTEM
FOR BOYS Is FAVORED
Rep. Warren w. Bailey of
Pennsylvania Wants Cost of
Larger Army and Navy
Paid by Direct Tax.

WASHINGTON, Nov. %. - Evil
dences that democratic leaders are
very fearful that the administrations
preparedness program" will find hard
Shedding when congress meets in
fortnight continued to accumulate to-
day. Dyed-in-the-Wool organization
men of the Tammany type openly de-
clared that the president made a tao
teal error when he invited the repub-
lican leaders to discuss his plan with
him in the white house.
Sen Chamberlain, chairman OF the
senate committee on military affairs,
and the man who will handle the ad
ministration measure in the upper
house, announced that he will also
introduce a bill calling for the adop-
ton of the Swiss system of training
the school boys as a measure in re-
serve.
Rep Warren w. Bailey of Penn
sylvania, stated that if we are to have
a. greatly increased army and navy,
he wants il paid for by direct tax so
that the people will know what they
are spending their own money for,
and that he will father legislation to
that effect.
Statement is Issued.
Meanwhile the attitude of the white
house developed today in the follow
ing statement from one Oh pres
iGent's closest advisers:
THE president believes that the
people want the country prepared for
national defense He VIII so tell con-
gress. And he will put the reSpon-
sibility for accepting or defeating such
preparation squarely up to the ma
tional legislatures. He will not sug-
gest plans for raising the money for
this work That is essentially the duty
- fe-lr
shall decide to overturn the program
the president will, from time to time,
IN public utterances, define his own
position so that the responsibility
easily can be placed"
Sen. Chamberlain said today that he
plans to try the Swiss system ito open
the subject to discussion and throw
light in this country upon the military
idea which has proven so successful in
Switzerland, Austria and New Zeal
and. He says that this will in no
way interfere with the general de-
Tense program.
Has Bills Prepared.
The senator also faVOrS including
the entire defense plans in one omni-
bus measure which would have the
effect Of drawing the line sharply be-
tween the advocates and opponents of
the plan. The senator stated that the
pIO5 am HOW was III SuCh SHAPE mat
the introduction Of the bill-Or bills
is assured within a week of the assem-
bling of congress.
In connection with his plan for
direct tax Rep. Bailey said today:
THE people now pay the military
bills without knowing it because Of
the indirect tax system. I have pre-
pared a bill which will provide for
direct tax for military purposes on
land values. The land values OF our
big cities far exceed those Of the rural
districts so that the money for pre-
paredness will come from those who
are most Vehemently supporting the
lingo program"