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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-18
PAUL GARDNER GIVES
GOOD SUGGESTIONS FOR
HIGHWAY IDENTIFICATION

Writing to the Tampa Tribune,
Mr.. P. A. Gardner of this city has
the following to say relative to
beautifying the highway between
here and Tampa. which is full Of
splendid ideas:
Editor Tribune; Reading an ar
ticle in your columns recently re-
garding the planting Of trees along
the public highway and az the brick
pavement is now completed to Plant
City, let us get busy at once and
start to beautifying-in other words,
let us give 1t more finished ap-
pearance and in order to start this
worthy project along l would like to
make few suggestions.
TN the first place do not favor
the planting Of live oaks. as sug-
gested. as they are Of slow growth
and cause considerable litter. What
we want Is tree or trees of fast
growth, clean, attractive and of a
tropical appearance, and as g sus-
eestion will roughly outline my ideas
of a beautiful highway.
Starting with the camphOr tree,
next cabbage palm, next Australian
oak, next cabbage palm. and SO on,
alternating each with cabbage
palm. On the opposite side of the
street we start with cabbage palm,
next camphor tree and so on; no
one tree to be opposite each other
and each tree to be planted 125 to
$50 feet apart. In space between
can be planted loquat or some shrub
suitable to climatic conditions, and
as the beautifying spirit takes a
frmer hold on mankind, flowers Of
all kinds can be planted. Some may
think the distance too far apart, bu:
this is where the majority of peo-
pie make a big mistake in planting
trees that are in years to come to
attain gigantic growth like the
camphor Again with this space one
has a chance to view the scenery be-
tween
A great many people see no beauty
in the cabbage palm. but as we are
not beautifying for their special
benefit but for the benefit of all. we
should use this much abused palm In
order to give a more tropical ap-
pearance and when once established
will stand all kinds OF abuse.
AS this article is not supposed to
be treatise on transplanting, new
ertheless u win deviate from the
main topic as so many find 1t diff
cult to transplant the cabbage palm
and who will say: you cannot make
half of them live," but most any one
knowing the habits of this palm can
transplant at any time Of the year
by using common sense and a little
Judgment. You cannot expect sue
cess by transplanting from low, wet
ground to high. dry ground without
removing all leaves. cutting of root
let's and using plenty of water
enough to go down to the base. To
get best results as to beauty, etc,
use trunks that caliper $40 or Ii
inches with old leaf stems still re-
naming.
The school children of the State
of Ohio contributed largely to the
building of the Mckinley monument
and why could not the children of
the State OF Florida contribute to-
wards the building OF this grand
monument. they are the ones who
will see the monument completed
in the years to come-let the Sun.
day schools and churches assist.
1.-The trees were Gods first temple,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-18
EXPLOSIVES
CAUSED FIRE ON
SANTA anna
(By Associated Press. }

London, Sept. Is. 8..--Lloyd's agent
at st. Michaeis, in the Azores, has
cables that the captain of the liner
Santa Anna attributes the fire in his
vessel to the work of propagandists
Of the enemy's country. The report
says there were many explosions on
Sept. 13 on the vessel which put in
at the Azores after the fire was ex-
tinguished. Many unexploded fuses
were found.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-18
NC FUENS IN JAX FOR
FLA. NEWSPAPER PEOPLE

Jacksoncille, Sept. 1S-The enter
tainment committee of the Jackson
VILE Chamber of Commerce is plan
ring to make the visit here October
~, is and 16 of members of the
the flve press associations of the
State Who are to convene here on
those dates one of the most profit
able and pleasant they ever had.
General plans for entertainment fea-
lures for the association members
were discussed at meeting of the
committee yesterday afternoon, and
It was announced by Chairman
Frank Cassidey that another session
will be held next Wednesday at 3
,. n.
I'm co-operation with thecommittee
to make this the best convention
ever held by any press association
are local printing and publishing
trades, representatives of the Antie-
tam Paper Company. Rotary Club,
Huilders and Trades Exchange, Con-
vontion and Tourist Bureau, Gen. ]
Ch4ord r. Foster. adjutant general,
a1d Individual business men and
1Tma.
Intertainment Planned
xhe entertainment plans an
nounced include a trip to the State
Camp Grounds to be rendered by the
Rotary Club, Gen. Foster will be the
hosf at . camp lunch and later the
party will return to Jacksonville on
the steamer City of Jacksonville.
which viii include sightseeing
triu along the waterfront. This will
occur the opening day of the con-
ventton, and the next day the
Builders and Trades Exchange will
conduct an automobile tour OF the
city with thevisitors as guests. An
Informal banquet in the auditorium
of it, building will be the feature
of that evening and the convention
win cIose the following day.
4 letter from Charles I. Day, %
We Seminole Hotel, rendered the use
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-18

is vice-president While on this
thip Mr. West landed hard surface
road contracts costing about $780,
900, The roads are to be built in
Taylor county of 100000, in La
fayette county for 100000 and in
one district in Levy county for
800. 900.
Soon after his return to this city
the home ONCE telegraphed Mr.
West its congratulations and init
mated that II was almost vacation
time" for Mr.. west.-St. Petersburg
Times.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-18
M H 1!{F{S EEP{SsIeN u At
" 1" Toledo IS&S Today
(By Associated Press. !

Toledo, Ohio, Sept. 8.-One was
killed and heavy property loss re-
suited from the explosion of two cars
at the gasoline plant of the Hickok
Producing Co., manufacturers Of
gasoline. The shock was felt two
miles.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-18

and by erecting more Of His tenn
plese we will be benefited and by
living more in the atmosphere of the
trees and the flowers. studying more
deeply into their mission, we will
be better enabled to meet what the
future has In store.
Yours for good roads and beau
tiful highway.
PAUL A. GARDNER.
Lakeland.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-18
No FIGHTING ON
BORDER TODAY
(By Associated Frese. J

Brownsville. Texas, Sept. 1S.--A
complete lull in the fighting across
the Rio Grande is reported today
Colonel Blocksom went to Donna to
investigate reports that seventeen
Mexicans were killed yesterday in a
fight with twelve American cavalry
men.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-18
To Prohibit Treating
fRv Associated Press \

London, Sept. 18.-The military
authositiss have decided that pro.
hibIticu q treating in the metropol-
itan police district Of London is es.
Gontial. The board of control is ex-
Dscted to issue such an order next
Tuesday.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-18
GERMANY DECIDES
TO annex PARTS OF
FRANCE and BELGIUM
lBy Associated Press. J

Geneva, Sept. S.-The Lausanne
Gazette says it is learned that the
German government has decided to
issue declaration annexing the &C.
cupied territories in France and Bel
GUM.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-18
GREAT GERMAN
army TO GO
(By Associated Press. }

Berlin, Sept. 1S. The Overseas
agency gives out message from
Constantinople quoting the Turkish
war minister Favor Pasha az say
ing that a great German army was
to 60 to Turkey.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-18
E ENEMY
ilHD 'I Of RAILROAD
lulol hy1 ARE CONTINUING TO
kX 0AINS ON SOUTHERN
If 1ALKAN SITUATION IS
CD1IjGAI
I. (n Associated rress. }

Izon61os eept. S.-The Germans
have invested Wilma on three sides.
uachsnsen,s troops have reached
vflsinka. thirty-seven miles south
eaet Of the city. The fall of Wilma
would give the Germans consider
able portion of the railroad to Petro-
grad On the southern end of the
battle line the Russians continue to
gain Their latest achievement was
the capture of thirteen hundred men
along the Stripa. There is but lit
tie activity along the center. Re-
ports that the Teutonic powers have
decided to initiate a new offensive
are multiplying, but there is little
evidence concerning the direction
Several correspondents cabling
from Rotterdam assert that they
have reason to believe the central
powers have decided to strike heavy
blowB and Gaready have uaGer way
preliminary movements. The objec-
tive Of the new campaign is believed
TO be either Italy or Serbia. APP
parently here has been no great
concentration OF troops along the
Save Or naAube. but considerable ac-
tivity there recently. Nish claims to
hAv4 destroyed the Austrian fortifi-
cations on the river bank.
Y II ID felt here that the Balkan
situation has reached a critical
stage. The Turco-BulgarIan agree
unent, coapled with the announce
ment Of the Bulgarian premier that
public opinion opposes an attack on
Turkay. seeNs to settle the attitude
~ tie Bulgarians, at least while
the Dardanelles holds out.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-18
COMES HOME WITH
5000. 900 ROAD CONTRACTS

R. L. West reached home yesterday
after very successful trip to coun-
ties north Of here in the interests Of
the ] B. Mccrary Co., OF which he
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-18
Turkish Position Destroyed
IN Associated Press.)

Paris, Sept 1S.-The war office
announces the destruction Of a
Turkish S1osition on Gallipoli penin-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-18
xeyonGnt Against Serbit Increases
TT Associated Pfena.l

Mil, Sept. i8.-The new Aus
tftan mpxement against Serbia is
decreasing. An official statement to-
day says that several attempts to in
wade Serbia have been repulsed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-18
(Ry Associated Press. J

Mainz, Germany. Sept. 1S.-A
visit to the officers prison camp in
the wonderful old citadel here. and
a talk with the English, French,
Belgian, Russians we'll as the
German-officers, completely de-
stroys the impression that personal
anita g6nism and hate exists among
the actual fighting men in the war.
The Mainz camp, which is one of
the best war prisons of Germany, at
present has a population of 555 Of
ficers, so of whom are British. The
Of the committee rooms and halls as
headquarters for the convention.
this matter being referred to c. R
Gay. chairman of the hotel and
transportation committee. o. V.
Renner, of the Antietam Paper Com
pany stated that he expected fully
four hundred people from all points
in the State to attend.
The Chamber of Commerce ban
quet will be elaborate, though in
formal. and will have as feature
the use of we'll known and generally
advertised and notwithstanding
products on the menu.
The association which will con-
vene here are the East Coast Press
Association, the South Florida Press
Association, the Lake Region Press
Association, the Middle Florida Press
Association and the West Florida
Press and Printers Association.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-18
WEArpeuD

Partly cloudy to-
night and Sunday.
Probably showers.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-18

BY the Governor. attest:
Secretary Of State.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-24

The decision Of the Rock Island off,
cials to acquiesce in the request of
Keokuk for better train service on the
K. & D. M, was received with pleas
ure. 1t is believed the improved
schedule will accommodate greater
number of people and it is the desire
of the operating officials to so ar
range their schedule as to give serv-
ice to the largest number. Railroads
are no different than other business
organization. 1t Is not always pos
stble to fix train schedules that will
please every community. In fact it
Is impossible to do SO. as impossible
as 1t is to run daily newspaper to
please everybody or run any other
kind OF business. But the Rock Island
Is trying to do good to the most peo-
pie along its line and in such an un-
dertaking. is entitled to support. Keo-
kuk has for many years wanted such
a service as the Rock Island now
proposes to establish and it Is
pleasure to note that after many
years trying, they have finally been
able to accomplish what has been de-
sired. II the Keokuk merchants will
kick a few more loaded freight cars
toward the Rock Island lines it will
surely be a substantial manner of
showing appreciation.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-24
A CHILD DOESN'T
LAUGH AND PLAY
IF CONST|PATEO
IF PEEVISH, FEvERIsH AND SICK,
GIVE "cALlFoRNIA SYRUP
OF FIGS"

Mother! Your child isn't naturally
cross and peevish. See If tongue Is
coated; this Is sure sign its little
stomach, liver and bowels need a
cleansing at once.
When Hstless. pale, feverish, full of
cold, breath bad, throat sore, doesn't
eat, sleep or act naturally, has stom-
ach-ache, diarrhoea, rem ember. a gen.
tie liver and bowel cleansing should
always be the first treatment given.
Nothing equals California Syrup
of Figs" for children's ills; give tea
spoonful, and in few hours all the
foul waste, sour bile and fermenting
food which is clogged in the bowels,
passes out Of the system. and you
have a we'll child again. All children
love this harmless. delicious fruit
laxative" and it never fails to effect
good inside" cleansing. Directions
for babies, children of all ages and
grown-ups are plainly on the bottle.
Keep it handy in your home. A lit
tie given today saves sick child to-
morrow. but get the genuine. Ask
your druggist for a 50-cent bottle OF
"California Syrup of Figs" then look
and see that it Is made by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Company"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-24
MILLIONS IN AUTO LICENSES.

The auto owner in Iowa pays 40
cents per horsepower for his auto tax
or license. Suppose county boards
were given power to double that tax
and bond the revenue, every county
in Iowa could pave 100 miles of its
county road system and pay for it all
out OF auto money. Contrast what
the auto owner gets now for his 40
cents per horsepower with 100 miles
OF paved roads at so cents per horse
power and ask him which he would
rather pay. says the Marshalltown
Times-Re publican.
1t was stated in these columns re-
Gently that the present rate OF 40
cents when applied to the inevitable
increase in cars would pay the fixed
charges for principal, bond interest
and maintenance on paved roads for
one-third the county road system. but
It was accidentally and enormously
stated therein that this one-third
would give to each county an aver
age Of $50 miles Of paved roads. One
third the county road system aver.
ages fifty miles per county. The total
road system amounts to 15.7s7 miles
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-24
Voice of the Peop'e
"Oid Scout" Takes Issue With "Chief
L

To the Editor of The Gate City:
l was more than interested in the
article signed Chief Keokuk" in your
Issue of last Wednesday. regarding
the marvellous and wonderful miracle
which could be performed along the
Des Moines valley, If the Rock Island
raflroad-the old Keokuk and Des
Moines Valley line-would only need
the advice of Chief Keokuk" and sell
out to either the Santa Fe, Wabash,
Keokuk Electric Co.. or Louis Sterne.
Chief Keokuk" lays all the blame
upon the Rock Island for the towns
along the line not prospecting and in
Inmates that change in management
Of the road would make the Des
Moines valley blossom like the rose,"
every village become a city, every
city become metropolis, Keokuk be-
come a second Petrograd and Des
Moines probably become as large as
London and Berlin combined. Possibly
SO, but I am dubious.
1 have lived here in this town alons
the Rock Island for many years and
as far as our town is concerned, what
prosperity or failures we have had.
cannot be laid to the door of the Rock
Island. Our population shows a slight
gain edcH year ana our business In
terests ebb and flow along with the
business Of other communities. have
noticed that the crops in this neigh
borhood pay no attention whatever to
the Rock Island railroad. When
crops are good along the Santa Fe,
the Nickle Plate or the Oshkosh and
Kokomo. line, / find the crops are
good along the Rock Island. When
thew are DOOR in thfa neck ~ tba
woods. they are usually poor along
the B. & o., the G. o. D., the P. D. @.
or the P. & N. The railroad seems to
have nothing to do with it.
I'm not claiming that the Rock Is
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-24

This certainly is the golden age for
the writer of fiction. A few years
ago, magazines depended on such fea-
lures as their undertaking articles to
lure readers, but these days 1t Is the
quality Of fiction offered which de-
termines the circulation. Perhaps
this is because the public is being sa-
tiated with serious news by the war
dispatches in the newspapers: at any
rate, those magazines which are
printing the greatest amount Of ma
terial designed to enable one to for
get sober issues like the war, are
showing the greatest growth. OF the
all-fiction publications, The Red Book
Magazine has established class for
itself. The reason is apparent from
study of the current issue-the No
vember issue There are three serials,
by Rupert Hughes. Meredith Nichol-
son and Gilbert Parker, any one Of
which would have been considered an
unusual headliner short time back,
and twelve short stories. The leading
feature among these is a short story
by J. NJ. Barrie-it's just the sort of
whimsical bit of humor you'd hope
Barrie might write; and in addition,
you find short stories by James Oliver
Curwood, Maude Radford Warren, AL
bert Payson Terhune, Walter Jones,
Ellis Parker Butler. Ray Sprigle, L. j.
Beeston and others equally well
known.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-24

land is the finest railroad in the
world, but it appears to be good
enough for the territory through
which It runs and for the life of me,
cannot conceive how forty trains a
day each way over the line, would
build up our towns any. AS the
towns are built up by their own ener-
gies, the road will take care Of the
business. Who would expect Tween
tieth Century Limited stopping at
Keosauqua seven times an hour?
Every town along the Rock Island
has been paralyzed by the road,
claims Chief Keokuk" For this
statement, l thank him. have Of
ten wondered what caused the paraly-
sis and his information greatly re-
lieves my hitherto muddled mind.
I disagree with the statement that
all of the towns along our only rail-
road are now wrecks OF their former
selves because OF the road In the
first place, our little towns are not
wrecks. They are prosperous, lively
little towns and getting. along very
well, thank you. Just SO soon as my
town and the other towns along the
line become big cities, just 80 soon
will the Rock Island put on Chief
Keokuk's" all steel equipment, twen-
ty fast trains an hour, lady conduc-
tors and all of the latest railroad In
novations yet undreamed Of But for
the present. as q rotten" road, the
Rock Island seems to be giving fair.
ly good service. all things considered.
Considering that have qualified as
an advisor of railroads by the above,
with just as much right as Chief
Keokuk" to tell the roads what to do,
make this suggestion: Why don't
the Rock Island extend its line to the
North Pole. Just think OF tho enorm-
Gus freight business 1t could do in
the summer. bringing down fresh ice.
"OLD SCOUT"
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-24
It's UP TO VOL.

The Industrial association has is-
sued an appeal for Keokuk to Keo-
kukians. Can we expect help else
where? To whom could the appeal
be made but to Keokukians? And will
the Keokukians respond in the usual
keokuk way? The appeal is issued
| from the offices Of the association by
! President Kiedaisch and is for funds
with which to continue the organiza-
ton. We couldn't ask people Of
| other cities for funds for this purpose;
could we? We might ask but we
would not receive nor would we ba
entitled to such assistance. This is
la Kekuk proposition. A Keokuk or
lganization and Keokuk necessity.
We must support this organization
just as much as we support other
organizations for the public good, for
what is called public good" indirect
ly finds its way back to your door
and to mine. The time has arrive
when we can point with pride to SUBJ
stantial results. The building Of fac
tories Is an actually. We hGve quit
dreaming. We are now seeing tho
real thing We will see more of these
real things" If liberal support is
given to the Industrial association.
1t took a lot Of time and money to
clear the ground. Everything is now
in readiness for the constructive work
the actual building.
So the appeal made by the Indus.
trial association for funds with which
to carry on the work of the organiza-
ton is not for the personal welfare of
any individual-but for the welfare
of all. And that you have contribut-
ed and what you will continue to con-
tribute will become the most valuable
investment you ever made, because 1t
will go to make Keokuk greater
! city and when the city grows you
grow with it-perhaps unconsciously.
but you grow. The appeal puts the
! issue up to you all the more strongly
because the personal solicitation is
! eliminated and 1t is left to your own
conscience as to what you should do
in the premises. This organization
cannot continue its work without
funds and it cannot secure funds
only from the people OF Keokuk.
| It's up to you.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-24
keokuk, Iowa ...... October "a, 1915
THE CALLING.

HE CAIIlN1.
Leaf, leaf,
Your mother is calling you!
The old earth mother,
The old brown earth mother,
Is calling, calling you!
Little green leaves in spring.
Opening, whispering,
Sap high, bough free,
Every branch Of every tree
Was hammered CALAMITY.
Singing birds built nests,
Little winds drifted through.
Leaf, leaf, don't you hear?
Your mother is calling you!
Scarlet leaf of the maple tree.
The dogwood and the barberry,
yellow of poplar, stiff and tall,
Fall! FALL
She will take you into her heart
again,
Crucible of the wind and rain.
Out of her heart she will renew
Green leaves when spring comes call
ing you!
Leaf, leaf.
Your mother is calling you!
The old earth mother,
The brown earth mother,
Is calling, calling you! 49,.
Louise Driscoll in New York Times.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1915-10-24
A Mothers Peuce.

If every expectant mother would
get Mothers Friend from her drug
gist and would apply this wonderful
external remedy and valuable help as
directed. she would soon experience
comfort and peace Of mind. For many
years this time-tried remedy has been
used and strongly endorsed by expert
enced mothers, for it is the one safe,
dependable remedy that penetrates to
relieve all strain on nerves, cords, lig-
aments and all parts involved. It
makes the muscles expand naturally
and stops pain.