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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-16

And now comes Pensacola and
says that ell this talk of a Florida
centennial down here in South Flor
ida is premature, irrelevant and use
less, seeing that the site of the pro-
posed exposition has already been
settled by the Legislature on Pen
sacola and nothing remains now TO
be done but to finance the show and
go ahead with the details. That is
all right. The Legislature did take
some action relating to proposed
centennial exposition at Pensacola
at the request of that city and we
hope the show will go through to a
brilliant success. Pensacola has
more history, legend and tradition
back of her than any other city in
the whole country, with few excep-
TONS, and those five flags under
which she has lived at one time or
another are picturesque feature
of her past, and for these reasons,
among others, she should be able to
put up a good show But a great
modern exposition can't be built on
a basis of legend. traditions and pic
turesque history, and without the
right location in the citrus groves
of South Florida where the winter
climate is semi-tropical and already
well-known TO all the tourist world
of America, the proposed big CEN
tennial would start off with big
mistake Over in California San
Diego has put up a beautiful little
exposition even while the great
main show in San Francisco was in
progress, and it may be the same in
Florida. Pensacola can play
charming San Diego to Tampa's San
Francisco.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-16
A FLORIDA CENTENNIAL
EXPOSITION

The proposition of a Florida Ex-
position 20 celebrate the centennial
of the acquisition of the State from
Spain is now being pretty generally
discussed by the newspapers.
On the twenty-second day of Feb
ruary, 1919, little more than three
years from now, it will have been
exactly 100 years since the passing
of Florida from Spanish to United
States rule. and it is nothing but
proper that Florida should take
steps to properly commemorate the
occasion. The day should be cele-
trated, and it should not be cele-
tcated in a haphazard manner. The
whole State should join together in
making it monster affair. Yes, the
nation should participate! 1t should
he an exposition in every sense of
the word, an exposition that would
command not only the supreme in
terest of the whole State, but the at
tention of the Whole United States
Many States in the Union have
staged celebrations not half so be-
fitting. Many of them have received
federal aid, so why should not Flor
ida, by reason of the great historical
interest in the event, secure the as
sistance and cooperation of the gov
eminent in making it an exposition
worthy of the greatest note? 1t can
lie done if Florida will only busy
herself. If we are to have an expo
sition of such a scope that will be
worthy of the name exposition, Flor
ida has not much time to spare.
After the raising of the proposed
$4,000 fund to advertise the State,
efforts should be pushed forward to
create a sentiment in favor of the
proposed celebration.
There will be but one more meet
ing of the Florida Legislature in
regular session before the centennial
arrives. A fair-sized
q appropriation from the general as
sembly of the State would be neces-
sary before Federal aid could be
fairly expected. 1t might be we'll for
the representatives from the various
counties to go to the Legislature in
structed in favor of the holding of
an exposition. The new Legislature
is elected next June and it meets in
1917. in April and May. If State
aid is given it must be them. and
should go instructed in
favor of ali appropriation if the in
terest manifests itself as it should.
Tampa and Orlando and other
cities and towns are already claim
ing that they should have the expo
sition. There will be continuous agi-
tation that the exposition should be
held here and there. Tampa and
have no more claim on tine
exposition, If it is held, than Jack
sonville. Jacksonville can precent
claims that entitle her to it. But
that is not the question now. The
thing to do is to get started. After
appropriations are assured and the
exposition reality. then we can
leave it to committee of men, pre-
ferably five members of the Legisla-
ture of 1917. two to be appointed by
the Senate and three from the House,
all from different sections of the
State. This commission could have
the power Of designating the site
Jacksonville Metropolis.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-16
EDISON SAYS THERE'LL
BE NO WAR SOON

Thomas Edison, generally recog-
nized as the greatest of scientists,
has often made predictions that to
the layman seemed utterly impos
slble, and he made good So much
has been done that when he speaks
now great majority of the people
are willing to believe that it can
be done-just because Edison said
it. In recent speech in Denver he
declared: War can be made so
scientific that the very horror of it
will prevent it.
He predicted the day when there
will be no such thing as war and
that science will make it so. He de-
clared that it will not be long be-
fore it will be possible to NOW
down men by the thousands
by the millions. by the almost
pressing of a button He declares
that the slaughter will be so ter
rlnc that not men but machinery
will in time do all the fighting. This
is all interesting. But it is even
more interesting that we are at
least to know that war is certain to
be thing of the past.
Yet Mr. Edison is in favor of
preparedness. evidently for he is
quoted as follows:
I'VE are not ready. Our prepared
ness is at zero Republics never are
prepared.
eve should have right now am
munition factories capable of pro-
0ucing daily twice as much explosive
as the whole of the armies in Eu-
rope are consuming daily. There
should be at least twelve of these
Government munitions factories in
the United States.
81 don't mean that ammunition
should be made now and stored. but
the plants should be kept oiled and
ready so that in less than a week we
could be turning out twice as much
ammunition as the rest of the world
put together. Jacksonville Me-
tropolis.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-16

Peace talk and piffie are merely
Synonymous phrases in the papers
these days. 1t takes no clairvoyant
vision to see that there isn't the
slightest prospect of peace in Europe
and no one in authority in any of
the warning nations is seriously
contemplating such a thing. From
the very nature of the issue that
brought on the war there can be no
compromise and nothing short of a
bloody finish, with one side or the
other completely vanquished.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-16
GOOD ROADS MEETING

From present indications the
Gainesville meeting of the Central
Florida Highway Association, on the
9TH of December. will be one of the
most interesting Of the whole series.
IL Is understood that an effort is be-
Ing made to get an exhibit of the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-16

The special edition of the Brooks
Vile Argus under the auspices of
the Woman's Club of that town was
highly creditable to the ladies. Mrs.
L. S. Coogler, Jr., was managing
editor and Mrs. C. E. Hawkins as
sociate editor and business manager.
If you want to realize how the So
called woman movement is growing
in Florida and how greatly the re-
lations of that sex to the social, in
dustrial and political order have
been chansed, just try to imagine
s"ch an edition of any Florida news
paper a generation ago.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-16
various kinds Of road m-,~

various kinds of road m7---
be at Gainesville on TIA, !.
There will be reports Show.
what progress has been m.d
various counties toward X.
ing OF the Dixie Highwsv d.
many laterals. Also soma
speeches by noted men on 4.
lens of gooG roads buildin,
One of the things being IL.
in Gainesville as a means I.
tanning the visitors is a %, ;.
and get acquainted smoker ii.
before the convention
called together. Those who l.
tended Gainesville's smoker,
they are great.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-16
SWELL CHECK ARTIST CAUGHT
:. UP WITH IN SAVANNAH

Savannah, Nov. 16-After pass
ing three alleged worthless checks,
amounting to s45, on the De Soto
Hotel, CDR" Hewitt Radcliffe, of
Cleveland, Ohio, a manager for a
speciality concern and delegate at
large to the Atlantic Deeper Water
Ways Association, together with
Yrs. Radcliffe, was arrested by City
Detective Mccarthy Saturday at
1880 o'clock. He is wanted in Cleve-
land and New York on the same
charge. it is claimed.
DIR. and Mrs. Radcliffe arrived in
Savannah last Monday and stopped
at the De Soto Hotel as a delegate
from the Deeper Hudson" to the
waterway convention. Radcliffe ad-
mitted that he was not in any way
interested in what went on at Chat
liam Hall, but what he was interest
ed in he would not discuss Just at
present.
The De Soto management notified
Chief of Detectives Murphy that a
DR.. Radcliffe, a guest at their hotel,
had passed three checks on them
made payable to the National City
Bank of Cleveland for SIS each.
The hotel authorities wired this
bank and On receiving the following
answer. "Dr. Radcliffe has no ac-
count here" decided to turn the
matter over to the police.
Wife Also Arrested
Detective Mccarthy placed Dr.
Radcliffe under arrest at the hotel
and then it was learned that Mrs.
Radcliffe was also a guest at the
hotel. The detective took his man
to headquarters and tren told CHEZ
of Detectives about Mrs. Radcliffe.
Chief Murphy called upon Mrs. Rat
cliffe and on asking her a number
of questions he decided it would be
best to take her in change.
On Ratcliffes arrival at head
quarters he was taken To the de.ec.
tive's room, where chief Murphy
looked at his picture printed on a
small circular in Chicago on Novem-
Der 4, 1915. The circular was sent
out for the Hermitage Hotel in
Cleveland, wanted there for beating
his board bill and passing alleged
worthless checks. The detectives
stated that they have traced him
from New York, where he arrived on
October 6, to Norfolk and then to
They are waiting on in
Quiries from those two cities.
DR.. Radcliffe said shortly after he
was arrested: ooh, they've got me.
They can do everything but hang
me now. GU see that is what / get
for gettin gdrunk and cutting up
the other night. The only thing
regret and the regrets l have COM
ing is when I dragged my wife into
this affair. She is a good woman
and l love her more than words can
describe. l have made a request
that they put me near her so l can
cheer her UP for she is innocent of
my wrong doings. / admit that
Cleveland is my home and I stopped
at the Hotel Hermitage and l came
to Savannah by the way of New
York and Norfolk. You can say any
thing about me, but 1 want to let
them know that my wife is inno-
cent. -.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-16

The Southern press is practically
unanimous in its expressions of re-
gret at the death of Booker T.
Washington and in highly eulo2 IL
ing his character. Northern papers
Of the Chicago Tribune type should
make a note of this.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-16

The European war has badly dis
turbed party alignments in this
country, and old, time-tried veteran
issues like the tariff, while still
more or less serviceable, have been
relegate Il second place as material
for party orators and ORGANS to
work on The indications now are
tiat military preparedness will be
tie leading issue in the presidential
campaign next year, and with the
Democratic party committed to reas-
enable preparedness, the Republic
ans must either endorse the Bryan
policy of peace without preparation
or go with Representative Gardner,
of Massachusetts for preparedness
on great and costly scale as
though the nation were in imminent
danger of attack Either alternative
would seen to put the Republicans
in a hole, for it is hardly doubtful
that majority of the American
people is opposed to both the Bryan
and the Gardner program.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-16

The new editor of the Daytona
Journal says that since he "tumbled
into the editorial chair" there has
been considerable commemorative
theorizing and fantastical opioniz-
ing as to the future policy of the
paper Truly a Highly acrobatic
and gymnastic state of affairs on
the part of the editor and his read
ers.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-16

The we. or dry campaign up in
Marion county is getting more than
warm, and the Ocala Star is in the
thick of the row as the champion
CT the dry side, landing stiff punch
es right and left in a way that
makes very pretty exhibition of
real fiehting From the tone of the
Star We should say that the vets in
Marion county are near to their
Waterloo.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-16

Avon Park now has fine little
weekly paper, The Press, with P.
A. Ruhl, well known in South Flor
ida newspaper circles, as editor and
proprietor. The Press looks well
and reads well and it has our best
wishes for a prosperous future.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-16

Today the people of Pinellas
county are voting on a proposition
to issue $715,000 in bonds to be
applied to the building of good
roads in that county and the result
will be noted with much interest all
over the State The rivalry be-
tween St. Petersburg and Clearwa-
ter and the determination to try for
new election to settle permanently
the location of the county seat are
questions foreign to the issue, but
more or less entering into the con-
test today, and for that reason the
result is more in doubt than it
would be. Pinellas has high repute
as a progressive county and it will
be a matter of surprise if the cleo
tion today shall show that the pro-
gressives are not in the majority
there.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-16

growing of various kinds Of crops
and the 100000 acres will easily
accommodate 10000 persons.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-16
THE LAKELAND NEWS.

weekly newspaper giving q resume
Vt local matters. crop conditions,
county affairs, etc. Sent anywhere
for $3.50 per year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-16

Albertus Voet pays high tribute
to Editor Frank Harris of the Ocala
Banner and warmly commends him
as candidate for governor. Mr..
Harris is deeply and permanently
fixed in the high esteem of the press
and people of Florida and we all
know that he would make a good
governor if called to that office.
But what's the use: He doesn't want
the place, we feel sure, and he is
quite willing, like the philosopher
that he is to stand aside in calm
composure and see others work and
worry for the baubles of office, out
of which even when successful, they
generally get more trouble than
comfort We prefer to keep the fine
old veteran of the Banner right
where he is, and we don't doubt that
he prefers to stay there.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-16

blind man a kick out of a burning
hufaafnr
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-16

It an heiress when sne De
Lilo of President Cleye-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-16

opirioa of other people dat aey can't
| hurl ms feelfrss /"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-11-16

VI. F. HETHERINGToN, EDITOR
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-03-24
DON'T WAIT.
Take Advantage of II WaIIaIla Citi-
ZCn'S Experience.

When the back begins to ache.
Don't wait until backache becomes
chronic;
Till kidney troubles develop:
TIL urinary troubles destroy
nights rest.
Profit by Walhalla citizens expe-
rience.
Mrs. r. ID. Oelkers, w. Main street,
Walhalla, says: 81 had been feeling
quite miserable for months. | had a.
dull ache through my head and sore
ness across the small of my back.
Sometimes was very weak and
nervous and had no appetite. The
kidney secretiOns showed that my
kidneys were affected. sent to
Bells drug store for Doan's Kidney
Pills and they gave me great benefit"
statement given February 21st,
190S.)
Over Six Years Later, Mrs. Oelkers
said: 81 haven't noticed the least bit
OF kidney trouble since giving my for
mer endorsement. | can now do as
hard days work as | ever could and
am in good health. have advised
scores of people to try Doan's Kidney
Pills"
Price soc. at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Oelkers had. Foster-Milburn
Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y.-Adv.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-03-24
National Forest Activities.

Selling some billion and a half
board feet of timber and supervising
the cutting on several Thousand diff
ferent areas, overseeing the grazing
Of more than 100000 cattle ana
100000 sheep and building more
thaH 500 miles Of road, 1000 miles
of trail, 5000 miles of telephone line
and 700 miles Of fire line are some of
the things which the government for
est service did last year, as disclosed
in the report by the chief forester for
1914. These activities were all on
the national forests, which at present
total about 1875, 100000 acres. Re-
ceipts from all sources we're $2,437,-
71O.21.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-03-24
Rev. Whitten's Appointments.

Following is a schedule Of Rev. Fl,
A. Whitten's appointments:
First Sunday Whitmire church
II o'clock, Salem church $50 D. m.
Second Sunday-Zion church II
o'clock, Ebenezer church 4 D. NJ.
Walhalla Mills 730 p. II.
Third Sunday-Bethel Presbyte-
ran church IL o'clock, Old Pickens
4 p. m.
Fourth Sunday-Double Springs
church IL O'Clock, Laurel Springs 4
p. m.
These will be the appointments and
houS OF services OF the WalhaIla
Circuit until further notice.
II. a. Whitten,
Pastor in Charge.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-03-24
Proof Positive.

Little Ada came in to her mother
from her play, and asked:
Have gooseberries any legs, mo-
ther?"
'Why, no, dear" replied the mo-
ther, "of course not. Why do you
ask?"
Ada looked solemn as she raised
her face to her mothers.
'Why, then, mother" she said,
I've been eatin' caterpillars!
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-03-24
After Four Years of Discouraging
Conditions, Mrs. Bullock Gave
Upin Despair. Husband
Came to Rescue.

Catron, Ky.-ln an interesting letter
from this place, Mrs. Bette Bullock
writes as follows: 81 suffered for four
years, with womanly troubles, and during
this time, | could only sit up for little
while, and could not walk anywhere at
all. At times, would have severe pains
in my left side.
The doctor was called In, and his treat
ment relieved me for a while, but was
coon confined to my bed again. After
that, nothing seemed to do me any good.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-03-24

Willie, aged six, and just from the
country, had been taken to a large
city church where, for the first time,
he saw and heard vested choir. He
was greatly interested, and when
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-03-24

later questioned as to what he had
most liked about the services, replied
eagerly; ooh, Auntie, 1t was just
lovely to watch the preacher come
out with all his wives!' .,..
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-03-24

Prof. E. w. Leonard, Of the De-
partment Of Economics OF the Uni
versity of Texas, gave the commits
sion figures from his Investigations,
tending to explain how the credit sys-
tenn in vogue made it impossible for
tenants to get out of debt on many
farms. He testified THAT many land
owners cooperate with their tenants
with the purposes Of building up good
estates, and that on such farms ten
ants usually are prosperous. But he
said there Is q class OF landowners
who practically compel their tenants
to keep moving TO other farms by
driving hard bargains, and another
class who, Through the general specu-
lative rise in land values in the
southwest and their need or desire
for an ordinary rate OF interest on
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-03-24

The receipts from the sale of ferti-
liZer tags to date (ror this year)
amount to $4,000 as against $201-
600 for the corresponding date last
year. Proceeds from this tax go to
the support Of Clemson College.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-03-24
Prominent EpiScOpaIian Dead.

Nashville, Tenn, March 17.-Rev.
John b. Cannon, chaplain Of the Uni
ve'stty of the South, Sewannee, and a
prominent figure in the Diocese Of the
Tennessee Episcopal church, died
here to-day.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-03-24

capital represented in such lands, ex-
act ruinous rents. Tenants on these
two classes of farms, he said, seldom
get enough money ahead to pay cash,
but mortgage their next years crop
for living expenses.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-03-24

lnvigoratlng to the Pale and Slckly
The Old Standard general strengthening tonic.
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Halaria cnrches the blood end builds up the avs.
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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-03-24
HUSBAND RESCUED
DESPAIRING WIFE

| had gotten so weak ! could not stand.
and | gave up in despair.
At last, my husband got me bottle OF
Cardui, the woman's tonic, and COM
menced taking ii. From the very first
dose, | could tell 1t was helping me. I
can now walk two miles without It's
firing me, and am doing all my work."
If you are all run down from womanly
troubles, don't give up In despair. Try
Cardui, the woman's tonic. It has helped
more than million women, In lis 80
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surely help you, too. Your druggist has
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Write TO-: Chattsnoo1a Medicine Co., Ladies'
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Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1915-03-24

The lulnine Thsf Does Not Affect Tho Heed
because OF It's tonic and laxative effect LAxA-
TIVE BRoMo QUININE la better than ordinarv
2uinine and does not cause nervousness nor
ringing IN head. Remember the full name and
look for the signature of T.. w, GROVE 2Sc.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-30

In an early morning sprint started
by Piggy Moran four teams were
Tapped and one spill gave the crowd
a thrill. There were no injuries Of
consequence.
This Johnny. ErtIe, the midget pride
of St. Paul, is making long strides
along the road to fame. In Milwau-
kee last night the referee was forced
to put an end to his bout with K. o.
Krause in the sixth round to save the
latter further punishment. Ertle was
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-30

on top and all around the Milwaukee
man from the start and fought him
off his feet in every round.
Ertle has flashed above the other
boys in the last two months and his
present rate of progress win bring
him recognition and a chance at the
big purses Of the east and south.
Ernie johnson, a Chicago boy, at
one time with the Sox as a relief
shortstop, has deserted the Los AM
geles Coast league team for the Fed
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-01-30

a Wisconsin state tournament, is
composed of Louis Sonntag, secre-
taTy of the Wisconsin Plumbers
assn, and his four sons, Max, Louis
F., Joseph and Fabian.
Despite the jests of the column
conductors, the six-day bicycle race
has provided some excellent enter
tainment in it's early hours and
spirits have been numerous enough
to keep a -good-sized crowd keyed up
70 a proper pitch Of enthusiasm,