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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-31

possibilities persisted But what are
the cold facts? The foreign trade of
Argentina alone almost equals that
Of China and Japan put together.
and Furthermore il is increasing at
a greater rate
Put the chief cause of this Ma
tional Protector of China nonsense
is the very mistaken impression gen.
orally prevailing in our country
concerning the open door in China.
arraneed by his clever series of com
muEications sent Sept. &, 1899, to
France. Germany, England, Russia,
ltaIy and Japan, through our diplo-
matte representative IS there making
an identical proposal to each, which
he clinched by reporting to each Of
those Governments March 20, 1900.
that al the others had accepted his
proposal It was a brilliant diplo-
matte stroke and was supposed at
he time not only to have set the
door open in china but to have fixed
it open for all time But what hap
pencd the very first time we started
to use that door? The third clause
of the Hay proposal dealt especially
witt the railroad situation in China
and yet when Mr. Knox as secretary
ternational naturalization of the
Manchurian railways. he found the
open door locked and boltcd 1t is
to be hoped that we shall always
maintain our treaty rights in China
alony with those of other nations,
but those who still believe that we
hav" pn open door there which will
give us special privileges are dream
ins an empty dream
And this brings us TO our one
mos veXcd prOblcm--thc Philippines
and what to do with them We hold
those islands as Ia" chance results of
war. and not because of lust for
territory or any desire for fOOthold
in tho Orient, but what is the view
point Of Japan? How would we feel
if Japan came into possession of
some of the West Indian Islands?
would it not affront the Monroe
Doctrine? Why then should we be
good Pan americans only in the
Sea and not ourselves
practice the same stay-at- home and
mind -your-own business policy in
the Orient? 1t is but natural for the
Japanese to wonder how we can CON
tinue persistently to object to for
nign colonization in the western
hemisphere while we are actually in
possession of large colonies near the
roast of Asia This Philippine prob
lem is not at present being met in a |
way that is satisfactory to any of |
rs. Why cant IL be met SO frankly |
valuable result can be evolved, Just |
a. from the Mexican imbrOgliO there |
emer ed the Pan-Amcrican media |
tion machinery, Of 50 great value al
ready. and certain TO prove more |
valuable as il develops Our posses |
sion If the Philippines does not true !
ND TO the fundamental ideas Of the /
Mon 20 Doctrine But neither does !
the possession by Denmark, Holland, /
Frarcc and England of colonies In /,
this hemisphere Why not set one OF
these discordant facts of against /
the other and trade the Philippine
islands for all European possessions
to ,ne south Of US. and then turn the
Guianas and British Honduras into
free republics return the Falkland
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-31
I|LL|NC TO
| Make ALL
PREPARATION
kNSE SITUATION RELIEVED BY
SATISFACTORY ANSWER RE.
| CEIVED TODAY BY AMERICAN
GOVERNMENT
(By Associated Press.)

|Washing gton, Dec. 81 American
Emands on Austria Hungary re-
riding the Ancona are apparently
Ittlcd in the new note enroute here
|um Vienna. The note saying that
L submarine commander had been
|nished, leaves virtually only one
kase remaining which is indemnity.
rst-ia expresses willingness to
! aE4 reparation and later there may
! exchanges on the submarine war
Ire question 1t is pointed out here
! at in the punishment of the com
|ander for failure to take into ac-
int the panic prevailing aboard
Ancona before torpedoing the
3sscl. Austria in effect disavowed
act and gave assurances that
ere would be no repetition of the
Fident.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-31

Only one case of citrus canker in
fection was reported by Chief Inspec-
tor JOY Heck at the rceular meeting
of the Dade County Fruit Growers
and Truckers Association last night
Mr. lIcck's prcort was received with
murh enthusiasm by the members
presen, who regard the report as
very encouraging Miami Herald
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-31

islands TO Argentine, and take under
our naa the West Indian islands, 50
important To the defense Of the Pan
anna canal Thus al one step would
We eliminate japanese distrust
caused by our holding the Philip
pines, honorably release ms from tho
responsibility for thos" Islands,
complete III" protection from Euro
pcau ontanglemcntS initiated by
Monroe protest 'ainst additional
European colonization. and, finally,
free us from European military
bases near the Panama canal
with all this completed. We
could all tranquily turn our atten-
tion to developing the untouched re-
sources OF this hemisphere. the
worlds next great step forward
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-31
RATES
ON s. f. ROADS
INCREASED
lBy. Associated Press. J

Washington. Dec. 1.-THE new
classification of freight on south
eastern railroads, effective Jan. l.
allowed by the interstate commerce
commission, increases rates. The
commission says it does not approve
increases and will entertain any
formal complaint against the reas-
onableness of. new charges The
new rate increases railroads reve-
nue. hundreds of thousands yearly
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-31
md RAISING DAY AMONG
SOUTH SEA ISLANDERS

|Suva, Fiji Islands, Dec. 31.-A
barkable display of native South
! pageantry was seen in this town,
! capital of the British crown col
recently on day named for
Eine funds for the South Sea Is
ders wounded in the British
by.
fiiians, Tongans, Samoans, Solo
Islanders, Chinese and Hindus,
pther with whites, were in the
ade. A thousand Fijians were
sed as in the old days of the
pal wars. Each man had his face
rkcned and he carried war
or other native weapon The
nme consisted of a kilt of green
yellow grass intertwined with
the native cloth made from
\, painted and lined lined by the
sr women. Some of the men wore
e bows of tapa about their
Its. The upper portion of their
les, however, was bare, and their
FNrful muscles glistened in the
Pical sun. The Solomon Islanders
garbed more vividly in glarin g
and brilliant blues.
E'ter the parade the natives
ad mat upon the ground and
W upon it their contributions to
fund-coins, yams, cocoanuts
poultry, tapa and other things
proceeds in all amounted to
s. 900 cash
he hundred Fijians danced tC
teating of a wooden drum OF
and barbaric chant. They wenl
nah. warlike pantomime in
b clubs were brandished anC
We're stamped in rapid but com
unison. Then the pantomimC
TO an abrupt end with wild
ac dance of the Solomon Island
vas even more weird The mu
'as produced by reed instru
Is and the musicians wore un
|! disguises, of which long shag
air, like that of the witch doc
vas feature. Each dancer car
seurious swan-like object paint
nth characters like Egyptian
Nslyphics.
Tokelau Islanders gave a spea
Two lines of men facing eacl
challenged each to combat an,
a series of evolutions so sug
e Of their actually thirstini
'lood that Tokelau womel
up to the actors and stoppe'
snce The men then divestei
SslSes of their grass and tap
and, wrapping themselves il
ang a number of native songs
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-31
lER STATUTE UN-
YELLED NEXT SUNDAY

augustine, Dec. 31-.An event
vi moment will be the unveil-
! the statue of Henry NJ. Flag
vi Sunday afternoon at 3
In the park of the Florida
cast Railway station here.
appropriate program has been
~ea for the occasion in which
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-31
$4,000 P|NTS
Of WHISKFY GO
into SEWER At
CHARLESTON, VIVA.
tBy Associated Press. J

Charleston w. Va, Dec 81 -
Twenty five thousand pints of whis-
key. brandy and rum, confiscated by
the State prohibition department,
were emptied into the sewer here
yesterday
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-31
(By Associated Press. J

Washington, Dec. 8 31.-IThe Off
u text of the Ancona note was re-
|ycd early today at the state de-
Etment. The work of translatine
u take several hours; publication
Judgements later.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-31
BRITISH CRUISER
natal SANK
after EXPLOSION
(By Associated Press)

London, Dec 3 THE British
armored cruiser Natal sank after an
says today.
The Natal sunk yesterday after
noon in the harbor from an internal
explosion There are about four
hundred survivors.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-31
IS OR 70 DEAD
AS RESULT OF
EXPLOSION IN
SOUTH CHICAGO
oBy Associated Press }

Chicaeo. Dec. 31-The police re-
port fifteen or twenty men killed by
an explosion which fired the plant
of the American I.inseed Co in
South Chicago. 4 later report said
that number of firemen were
caught in a falling wall
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-12-31
lS,549 British
FELL DURING yall
By Associated Press. }

London, Dec. 3 British casual
ties from all fronts recorded in lists
published during December amount
to 1901 officers and l7,54S men
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-04-13

VINO has not felt the sensation whssa
~ French call 'deja vu" or "deja en-
tsndu," meaning that he Is doing O
sosins OF hearing something be has e.
peyienced bef0rei
I'm perfectly new situation" writes
4 physician In the Government Hos
pital For the Insane, In the Popular
Science Monthly, "in place which hs
has never before visited, q person Do
ueves that he has been q visitor there
at some previous time. These feelings
Of having already experienced such SIT
uations are frequently due to memory
defects.
ut Is probable that what takes place
d that one or several elements In the
present situation are Ike those which
had been experienced In the past, but
that the dissimilarities In the situation
are not observed. The individual has q
memory defect in that he parallels or
Identifies complex present experience
with similar complex past experience,
although In the present experience the
number of elements which are the
same as those in the past may not be
very great"
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-04-13

and Mrs. george B. Gallup.
Posters ard Printed Matter-George
b. Gallup. chairman; Claude A.
Palmer. j. N. Baker.
Schools and observation-disclosures
lin b. Dyer. chairman; Miss Frances
Curtis, Miss Elsie Virgin.
Retail Stores-Arthur p. FELTON,
chairman: George A. Richardson, II.
II. Sanders.
De:th to Rats-Mrs. Robert 3.
bradley, chairman, with full power
to name her associates.
Local committees along the line OF
the enc just established in Boston
ere being formed in hundreds OF
places thro lghout New England, and
any citizen located In a town where
no local committee has as yet been
established, is invited to start at once
and organize a local committee.
The plan OF organization, as used
by the citizens committee In Boston
last year, is a good one for any local
committee to follow. Briefly stated
this plan is as follows: We quote
from the report made by that COM
mittee:
This committee was organized
March IT. 1914, and consisted OF one
representative from each OF the eleven
sanitary districts into which the city
is divided. Mrs. Thomas Sherwin was
chairman and Mrs. e. A. U. Ernst
secretary. The general plan that they
carried out was as follows:
May 2 to 9 was decided Hcn as
Clean Up week. Each member OF the
central committee was to organize g
local committee In his district. TO act
as its chairman and do the general
supervisory work in his district.
The members OF these sub-conMit-
tees were supposed to first make
thorough inspection OF their dis
trict and note down all specially I'M
tidy or unsanitary places, incl itins
vacant lots that needed special at
tention, inviting the owners to CO.
operate by cleaning up; then they
were to obtain from the central COM
mittee signs, posters and advertis-
ing matter and place same In church
vestries, stores and various places in
their district, where they would be
OF advertising value. To report to
the chairman all bad conditions where
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-04-13
Wisdom Of a Gar.

About hundred years ago the Em.
pcror Alexander I. Of Russia returned
to st. Petersburg after an absence OF
many months. during which time he
had taken an active part IN the war
against Napoleon. Alexander was one
orc Of the wisest and most magnani-
NOUS rulers Of his time. 1t was to q
great extent his firinness and wisdom
that lei to the overthrow Of Napoleon.
md after that event his magnanimity
preserved the city Of Paris from the
fury of the Russian soldiers, liberated
10000 French prisoners Of war con-
fined In ,,';ssia and sought to obtain
for his fallen foe the most liberal terms
compatible With what he deemed the
Gafety Of Europe. One Of the first acts
If the emperor after his return to Rus
vin was to grant al absolute pardon to
all his subjects who had taken part
against him In the late war.-Pitts-
burgh Press.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-04-13

The aim of the committee Is not
to benefit any one branch OF trade,
but to add 10 the prosperity and hap
piness of the whole community.
The title Clean Up and Paint Up''
is the one under which the movement
started in st. Louis in 1912, and 1t
was thought best to cooperate with
the national bureau and use this
title, as it tells the property owners
plainly Just what Is wanted in each
community.
1.-THE beauty Of New England cities
and towns Is proverblaI. This Sec
ton has high reputation throughout
the country for cleanliness and thrift,
and we should all endeavor to main.
tain that reputation.
"Here 10 an opportunity for every
citizen Of New England Imam, WON.
an or ehlId) not only to show his per.
sonaI pride, but also his civic pride.
No city or town is attractive If It Is
dirty, Uttered up or implanted.
Everyone should be willing to CO.
operate In cleaning up and painting
up, not only his own premises, but In
helping arouse others to the import
anee Of this work and assisting when
necessary. Let us all work together
TO make New England not only clean
but beautiful, and then do our best
10 keep Il that way throughout the
entire year." says the New England
committee.
The New England committee is es-
pecially pleased at the great inter-
est that the womens clubs have taken
In this effort for homes and towns
beautiful.
Last year, in nearly every local
campaign, the women's clubs took a
prominent part. and 1t was largely
due to the cooperation Of the wom-
ems clubs that the different cam
paigns achieved the measure Of sue
cess that they did.
At a meeting held in city hall, Bos-
ton, March 25, for the purpose Of or
ganizing the Boston Clean Up COM
mittee, there was very large at
tendance of city officials and citizens,
including many women from the DIFF
ferent women's clubs In metropolitan
Boston, and after a thorough discus
sion OF ways and means of carrying
on the Boston Clean Up week cam
paign, the meeting organized itself
into committee OF the whole and
elected Mrs. Frank L. Young chair
man.
Mrs. Young is the president OF the
Boston City federation. She Is
very public spirited woman who has
always taken a great interest in every
EFFORT for civic betterment, and no
better selection could be made FOL
chairman OF. the Boston Clean UP
committee.
In taking the chair Mrs. Young
said this movement must not move
like the old-time freight train, the
cars no faster than the locomotive.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-04-13
House Chimnsys.

Chimneys were scarcely known In
England In the year 1900. One onlS
was allowed In a religious house, ono
In n manor house and one in a grent
hall Of q castle or a lords house, but
In other houses the smoke found Its
way out rs it could. The writers OF
The fourteenth century seemed to have
considered them as the newest inven-
tion Of luxury. In Henry Wis reign
the University of oxford had no fire
allowed, for 1t is mentioned after the
students had supped, having no fire in
winter, they were obliged to take q
good run to get heat In their feet be-
fore they retired for the night. Holm.
shed in the reign Of Elizabeth de-
scribes the rudeness Of the preceding
generation In the arts OF life.
There were," says he. "very few
ehimneys. Even in the capital towns
the fire was laid to the wall, and the
smoke issued out Of the door, roof OF
window"
In the year of 1880 tax Of 2 shil,
lings was laid on chimneys.-London
Strand Magazine.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-04-13

m insrcnants Of the usy gave ne
nsvspspers OF Boston . double spread
OF pages OF advertising clean up ar
ticles. These were run with large
headings across the top Clean Up
and Paint Up This Week."
Retail stores dressed their show
windows with Clean Up articles and
appropriate signs during the week.
Many letters we're sent to owners
OF vacant lots. asking them to clean
same up and stating that II they could
not conveniently attend to same, II
they would send 50 to the commit
tee they would employ man to
clean the lot up and put It in good or
der. Some out OF town owners OF
city vacant lots sent the money in
this way.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-04-13
David Garrlck.

Feb. 20, 11l6, was born David Gar
rick, the greatest actor who ever ap-
pearcd Oh the English stage, for he
was equally great in comedy and trag-
edy. Every one who saw him came un-
der his spell. The actress, Mrs. Give,
who averred she hated him, stood In
the wings one night watching Garrick
and alternately crying and scolding.
At last, disgusted with her exhibition
Of emotion. she stalked away. exclaim-
Ing, HING him, lie could act grid
from But m even greater compliment
WAS paid by Rousseau, In whose honor
Garrick gave special performance.
The first part Of the bill was n tragedy.
the second part comedy, both In Eng
llsh. At the end Of the evening Rous-
seau said to Garrick, Il have cried all
through your tragedy and laughed all
through your comedy, without know
Ing Il single word Of your language
London Chronicle.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-04-13

the owners did not Clean up, and the
central committee were to write let
tiers to these property owners, asking
them to clean up their places, and in
case this did not bring the desired re-
suits, the conditions were to be re-
ported to the city officials or the
board OF health, to see II some pres
sure could net be brought to bear.
The general plan OF publicity, to
arouse the citizens to cooperate dur
ing Clean UP week. was as follows:
A proclamation by His Honor,
Mayor CurIey.
Notices read in churches and post
ed in church vestries.
House to house circulars, same be-
ing distributed by the employees OF
the public works department when
making their removal Of ashes the
week before Clean Up week; some
49,, 900 OF these circulars, many in
foreign languages. were distributed
in this way.
Dasher signs on all Of the street
cars in Boston.
Team signs on all the city wagons
and other trucking teams.
A letter from the school commit
tee was sent to the principal Of every
public school, to be read to the pu-
pills. asking them to do their part in
Clean UP work.
A set OF fifteen lantern slides was
placed at all the large moving pic
ture shows in the city.
A parade OF school children In the
West End, headed by the school boys
band. contributed much publicity in
that section.
One hundred thousand business
mems circulars were distributed in
the wholesale section OF the city by
members of the Under Forty division
OF tina boston Chamber af Commsrce
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-04-13

"Be up to date and let the move
ment be an automobile one, a SELF
starting movement, each working
with vigor, ard II necessary, drag
along the chairman.
On her suggestion Miss Mabel Frost
OF the Womens Municipal league was
elected secretary.
At this point Mayor Curley entered
and was given q rousing reception.
Mrs. Young called on him at once for
words of encouragement. The mayor
said the city was deeply appreciative
OF the assistance given by this clean
up movement and so far as city Of
ficials we're concerned he could prom
Use hearty cooperation.
Mrs. Young appointed the follow
ing executive committee: Mrs. F. l..
Young, Miss Frost, Commissioner OF
Public Works Louis K. Rourke, Fire
Prevention Commissioner John A.
U'keefe, DR.. Francis X. Mahoney,
chairman OF the health board; Chief
Health Inspector Thomas Jordan,
John j. Walsh Of the city planning
board, Fire Commissioner John
Grady, and the following to repre-
sent the several sanitary districts Of
Boston: j. Carlton Nichols, South
Boston; Miss Jean E. Morrison
East Boston; p. j. Kyle, Charles
town; Karl Kilburn, Faneuil; Mrs.
q. A. y. Ernst, Jamaica Plain; Mrs.
2. e. Bolster, Dorchester; V. N.
Heath, Roybury; Miss Mabel Frost,
Back Bay; H. s. Upham, South
End: Howard Whitmore, West End;
George W. Owen, Hyde Park.
The following committees were ap-
pointed:
Einance--George e. Morton, b.
II. Balm. g. e. Osgood.
Press Mrs. Myra B. Lord, chair
man: Mrs. Robert Lincoln O'Brien
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-04-13

&. Curtis, Maine; Governor Charles
W. Gates, Vermont; Lieutenant Gov
ernor Grafton d. Cushing, Massa.
chusetts; ex-Governors John l..
Bates and Curtis Guild, Massachu-
sets; George w. Anderson, United
States attorney, who are honorary
members OF the New England COM
mittee.
The method employed by the New
England committee to interest the
different cities and towns In this
campaign idea has been to distribute
broadcast through New England, BY
having wholesale merchants seno
same out with their mail, a little
folder containing invitation to mer.
chants, tradesmen, ETC.. to inter.
est themselves in the idea and form
local Clean Up and Paint UP COM
mittees; letters OF invitation have also
been sent to business mems associa.
items, women's clubs, selectmen and
others, inviting them to join in this
good work.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-04-13
Hints.

A little alcohol put on brush or ap.
piled directly to tangle will rob hair
combing Of Its dread to sick people aud
little girls With tender heads.
As usual thing opportunities do not
loiter. 1t 10 best TO grasp them prompt
~.
After meat has been ground In the
food chopper, run . piece OF bread
through, and It will clean much easier.
II some Of the cooking ge,s scorched
In boiling, set Immediately In . pan OF
cold water, then empty into clean dish.
Who 10 to blame for the most Of my
failures?
In separating eggs, II some Of the yolk
gets In the white It may be easily and On.
tirely removed BY touching It with .
piece Of cloth that has been, dipped In
warm water and squessed dry.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1915-04-13
Burns Cottage.

The Burns cottage Mt Ayr Is under
the charge Of trustees, who purchased
1t in 1881 from the Ayr Shoemakers'
Incorporation for the sum Of $4,000.
The birthplace Of the poet had up till
that time been In use as public house.
The trustees abandoned the license and
after time removed the hall and other
cxtraneous buildings which had been
added to the premises and restored the
cottage buildings us nearly as possible
to the state they may have been In In
Burns time. 4 new museum was built
Mt the northeast. corner Of the grounds.
Most Of the relies were removed to the
museum. which now contains q price
less cOllection-a first or Kilmarnock
edition of the poets works, for which
$1,000 was paid, and Burns family
Bible, acquired ut cost Of f1,7OO.-
London Answers.