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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-20
Viciou. Legislation.

II the Thompson Bewley bills extending
the hours of labor in canneries should De
passed this state would be right back where
Il was before the disclosures made by
the Factory Investigating Commission IN
1912. With the memories Of child labor
Of women working fifteen, twenty or more
hours day, with the record OF jennie
Hackeman. who labored l1719 hours in one
week for the princely sum Of Sll.75, still
fresh as a result Of that investigation, 1t
is unthinkable that there should be serious
likelihood Of favorable action by the Leg
islature on these measures. No more re-
dictionary proposal in the field OF labor
could be made.
The Gamers, owing 10 the difficulties OF
their short season and the perishable char
acter of the goods, are now permitted TO
work their employees sixty-six hours a
week-twelve hours more than IN any
other industry. These bills would leave no
restriction whatever on the hours or time
Of labor of any canning factory worker
over sixteen years Of age if male, or
eighteen years of age if female. Days
nights. Sundays, they would be driven
for 10 cents an hour, or perhaps less-as
they were driven before the state, in 1913,
put an end to such inhuman, revolving
conditions of peonage.
All this would be done not to meet the
demands of a majority of the Gamers Vt
of few individuals. In letter printed
in another column Zenas l.. Potter, who
himself has been a cannery hand and di-
rected the 1912 inquiry, shows that 50 per
cent of the Gamers now obey the law and
maintain reasonable hours. 1t is to be as
sumed that they make a decent profit, or
they would not be in business.
The question presents itself, therefore,
squarely to the Legislature and the pub
lie: Are laws to be changed for 20 per cent
of an industry in order to permit indecent
profits at the expense of the workers?
That question was answered in 1913 by the
enactment of the laws which these Gamers
are now endeavorng to have repealed.
The Thompson Bewley bills should be
killed. New York State would be dis
graced if it took this backward step.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-20
The Cost Of Potatoes.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: l have just read your editorial en-
titled, "Potato Week" Do you know that all
q farmer could get to-day for load Of clean,
sorted, merchantable potatoes, delivered on
the cars at this station, is 20 cents bushel ?
At no time since the crop was harvested
have they been able 10 get more than 81
cents bushcl. The price offered to-day is
under the cost Of production.
You say, Most families would be willing
TO buy more If they cost less" There must
be something dead wrong with the process
Of distribution when the farmer cannot sell
his product for what it costs him TO produce
IL. and the consumer cannot buy what he
needs because the price is too high. The cost
Of hauling from this station TO New York is
nine cents a bushel.
Steuben is the second largest potato pro
ducinc county in the United States, and 90
cent potatoes don't look good TO the man
who has to coax them from the soil. The
Tribune and other influential New York pa
pers. with the assistance OF the proper or
could remedy these conditions
by inaugurating a more direct and efficient
method of distribution. TIMES-INDEX.
Cohocton. ". y March Is. 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-20
He Wishes To Be Fair.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: On Monday ! wrote q letter protest
ing against The Tribune's unfair, intentional
Of one OF Mr.. Herman Rid
der's editorials on the sinking Of the William
p. Frye by the German auxiliary cruiser, the
Prince Eitel Friedrich. Ny protest was en-
tirely justifable, but desire to be fair,
so will also commend you for your sensible
editorial in Tuesdays March 16th) Tribune
under the caption, Great Britain's Attack
on Neutral Rights"
1t is rather late awakening to the facts
on your part, but Better late than never
still holds good. Why can you not write all
your editorials on the actions OF the belliger-
ents in this war from this same, fair SEN
sible and really neutral viewpoint?
As an advertising man | admire the stand
The Tribune is taking in regard to honest
advertising and / hope The Tribune will
now set the same high standard in regard
to truthful and fair editorials and news
articles. No daily newspaper in New York
City has ever really made q sincere and con-
tinuous attempt to print entirely truthful
accounts OF the news when such reports
might hurt the interests in which they are
privately concerned This condition is, OF
course. true Of other lines OF business.
Here's hoping The Tribune will be the
pioneer in this worthy effort for modern
journalism. This spring "housecleaning"
work should be started now
WILL W. zIMMER.
New York, March IT. 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-20
Antiseptics Again Abolished.

1t is a common observation that the
war in Europe has tended in SUI
prising degree to re-establish and con-
firm the value Of antiseptics, which,
according to popular belief, had been
largely discredited by the development Of
asepsis. In reality there was never any
sound reason to suppose, as the anti-vlvl-
sectionists and other self-styled champions
of medical freedom constantly allege, that
Listers discoveries were quite out of date;
still less that recent advances in the
technc of surgery had proved him wrong.
Asepsic surgery was in fact merely
logical outcome of Listers work, but the
conditions of warfare have made 1t very
plain that it is not always preferable. The
abolition Of the carbolic spray and other
trivial circumstances upon which the OPP
ponents of modern medicine are so fond
Of dwelling are mere incidents without
any essential bearing on the value of
Listers discoveries. That must be obvious
70 any one possessing the most superficial
understanding of the subject. 1t is true,
however, that faith in the enlightened
methods of the present day had led in
some quarters to an almost superstitious
distrust of older methods; distrust which
has necessarily been modified in the
trenches, the railway hospitals and other
places where the conditions of a modern
operating theatre or surgical ward cannot
readily be duplicated.
Now, II we are to believe a current dis
patch from Paris, Listerism is again SUI
perseded by what is described as 1.-The
greatest surgical discovery since Lister"
1t is clear, however, that we must wait
for a more particular account Of the thing,
which Is only very vaguely described as
new serum, called 'polyvalent.' This in
itself is not enlightening, for polyvalent
is to say, serums drawn from
animals immunized against various strains
of microbes-are nothing new and have
been employed in the treatment Of pneu-
monia and sundry streptococcic and staph-
ylococcic infections-so sometimes, it may
be said without disrespect, in the manner
of the bunderbuss. If a really effective
serum Of this kind has indeed been found,
it's value could hardly be overrated, and
il would be foolish to discrodt it on purely
abstract grounds; but until We have a
fuller report of the matter it would be
imprudent to accept the conclusion of the
Petit Journal" that lit is incomparably
the most precious discovery of curative
surgery" So many of the most precious
discoveries Of the popular press fail to
survive two editions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-20
A Service 10 Humanity.

In ameliorating the condition Of the
prisoners Of war in the hands of the vari-
GUS bellgerents the United States is doing
a notable service to humanity. In that
field an opportunity is presented to restore
the conduct of war to the higher plane 70
which it was supposed TO have been raised
by the Hague treaties of 1907 In military
operations the sririt and letter of these
treaties have been openly disregarded on
the pretext Of military necessity. 1t is I'M
certain at present how far they apply,
owing to the failure Of some of the powers
now at war to ratify them. But through
the negotiation of special agreements at
the instance of the United States the hu-
name treatment which these treaties
sought to guarantee TO prisoners may be
secured without prejudice to the supposed
military interests Of any belligerent.
Through the activity of special agents
Of our State Department arrangements
have been made between Great Britain
and Germany and Great Britain and Aus
tria- Hungary by which representatives of
this country will inspect prison camps and
distribute to prisoners supplies furnished
by their own governments. Statements
from prisoners regarding their condition
and needs are also to be received and
transmitted. Germany and Great Britain
and Germany and France have exchanged
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-20

The labors OF Hercules couldn't have been
more difficult than the question Of deciding
on a standard OF "the moral in art" which
Assemblyman Feinberg proposes TO foist on
some unfortunate commission.
Il is interesting, but not altogether reas-
surfing 20 know that the navy has attained
complete preparedness-in Secretary Dan
iels's launching day speeches.
The President Of the Board Of Education
wants a $4,000 automobile. So do thousands
Of citizens, hut they have no indulgent gov
eminent 20 call on.
In the East Prusslsn situation Won linden
burg may have the punch" but the Cars
forces always have the comeback"
Why doesn't the subway management form
fire department among It's employees? 1t
would be kept busy.
BILLY Sundays present literary style
seems like q bad plagiarism from George
AIDES Fables in Slang
Eomb for Mayor Who Fired Police Force.
Headline.
Poetic justice become practical.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-20

Why doesn't the subway management form
"a fire department among It's employees? 1t
would be kept busy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-20

"Billy' Sundays present literary style
seems like bad plagiarism from George
AIDES Fables in Slang
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-20

The spell of Harold Bell Wright is
everywhere. Into my room at the Z. $.
Grant Hotel shines the electric sign Of The
hotel across the palm-hlled square. Il is
the Barbara Worth.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-20

Mrs. Foster should read Up on the l0''
talent, especially when it amounts
genius. Take the poem, san Diego, y
f. Hollingsworth and copyrighted Oy AZ !,
Trolleyman." I had to find it by myssa .
on a souvenir postcard. Mr.. Hollings"0'"
says in part:
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-15
N. F. HETHERINGToN, EDITOR
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
THE LAKELAND NEWS,

4 weekly newspaper giving a resume
y local matters, crop conditions,
county affairs, etc. Sent anywhere
for $3.50 per year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-15

thing it is there in black and white
and no way to get around it. If the
editor advocates improvements, the
mossbacks go after him and some
times stop their paper. If he OPP
poses improvements, the progressive
sort get on his frame and call him
back number If he boosts the
churches the liberal elements call
him crazy and il he does not the
church people say he is going to the
devil. If he pushes local news, some
say it is nonsense, and if he doesn't
he gets it in the neck from those who
look for short items. If he pushes
politics the opposition gets into his
hair and if he doesn't he's charged
with being afraid to stand out for
his opinion. If he condemns mail Or
der houses, there are some people
who ask him to attend to his own
business as they have a right to
trade where they please. If he pub
fishes mail order ads the home mer-
chants go after his gore. But this
should not be discourse cling. The
newspaper that undertakes to please
everybody will please nobody and if
it is honest and sincere and thought
full the public will respect it."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-15
HIGH PRICES PREVAIL ,S
FOR FLORIDA LINES

The fact that Florida lines are
bringing several dollars more in the
omen market than the imported
fruit is a clear indication of its SUI
neriority and the growers on the
Florida keys are anticipating some
demand when the shipping reaches
its height within few weeks.
On account of the extreme hgnt
receipts of the fruit the dealers PAID
the growers from s11 to $12 per
barrel f. o. b. Miami which is con-
sidered an excellent value as the
foreign fruit was selling IN Ne"
York as low as s. per barrel mostly
from Sc to 81 per barrel and the
fact that the Florida growers are
receiyino on an average of s. to 50
more on their fruit. puts them In
excellent humor in spite of the light
business.- Miami Herald.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-15
Rules For Florida Growers
In Fighting Citrus Canker

review shall deposit a certified
check for one hundred and fifty dol
lars (-150) with chairman of the
board or, in case the destruction OF
property is involved, with the Flor
ida plant act of 1915 in the locality
in which the property affected is To-
Gated. Said sum of $50 is to be APP
plitd towards defraying the ex-
penses of a special meeting of the
board, providing the chairman con-
siders the exigencies of the case re-
quire action before the next regular
meeting.
In case SUCH special meeting is
called the secretary of the board
shall present an account of the eX-
penses incurred for holding said
meeting and if these expenses are
less than $3.50 the balance shall be
returned to the person requesting
the review.
On such review all facts and rep-
reservations offered on behalf of the
applicant or on behalf OF the board
may bep resented to the board in
the form of afFidavits.
The operation or enforcement Of
any regulations made or notice Civ
en- by the board is rot to be h Id
in allegiance pending review there
of but is to remain in full force and
effect until modified, suspended or
withdrawn by action of the board
Providing that where the enforce
ment of a rue requires thet destruc-
tion of the PROPERTY of the party
making the appeal to the board in
the manner aforesaid and the said
sum of $50 to cover costs having
been deposited with an agent of the
suspended until the party shall have
had the opportunity of being heard
on his appeal; provided that the
party thus appealing complies with
the instructions of the agent of the
board to the end that no especially
injurious insect pest or disease shall
be disseminated.
Rule No. s. The planting, cul-
tivating or harvesting of any truck
of field crop in a grove or nursery.
which is. abs been, or shall become
infected with citrus canker, is
hereby prohibited until such time
as the plant commissioner may
deem such procedure unlikely to
spread citrus canker.
Rule No. 8. Hereafter work in
properties infected with citrus
canker shall be carried on by the
owner or his employee under the gem
eral supervision of agents of the
plant board, appointed especially
for this purpose. Such agents shall
have authority that in case the
work in infected properties is being
carried on in such manner as to
make unlikely the spread or disseb-
ination of the disease whether with
in the affected property, or the other
properties, they may so restrict the
manner of carrying on such work as
to far as possible prevent the spread
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-15
(Bv Associated Press. J

Vienna, July 15-Although Aus
harvest. and anlthough conditions
even now are improving to such an
extent that the notably bad bread is
being rapidly bettered, plans are al
ready being considered for the con-
fiscating the 1918 harvest of wheat
of various kinds to avoid high
prices superinduced by speculation.
1t is proposed to create, from the
present war flour control commits
sion, "a state organization, into
whose hands the entire confiscated
crop would be delivered, and whose
members would divide the flour
evenly and equally. The farmers
are not at all averse to the conffsca-
tion of the crop and the establish
ment of a uniform price for their
product, but they oppose the GEN.
trail obligation plan, and prefer that
the flour pass into the control of
the district commissions. 1t is only
the members of the produce asso-
Citations and bourses who oppose the
confiscation and uniform price
ideas.
Even though maximum prices
were established by the government
this year. they have been disregard
ed by the spectators, who have paid
60 kronen for -four that was sup
posed to sell for 1880. How the
speculation has worked out is shown
in the case of lentials and beans
which had no maximum price. and
which today cost 10 heller as
against 2S to 40 heller after the
last harvest.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-15

There are plenty of people in
Florida who don't know that our
State has hills and valleys and roll
ing country, but think of it, especial
ly the peninsular proper, as a great
fiat region with a low skyline never
broken by any elevation that could
be called hill even by courtesy.
And there are more than a plenty of
such people outside the state that
think the same way. To at least
one of these we have carried the
light of knowledge by an article re-
Gently appearing in the Telegram
telling of an automobile trip through
several counties in central Florida.
The Farmville (Va), Herald says:
AN editor of one of the Florida
papers burst out with this tribute
to his state:
She is great and rich and beau
tiful in her varied charm Of field
and forest and silver streams, her
romantic rolling landscapes of hill
and dale, her wide cultivated areas
teeming with diversified products of
her soil, her pleasant, inviting coun-
try homes and fine men and women,
and when YOU have seen these things
as the writer did, you perhaps will
have revealed to you the hiding
place of the jewel of contentment
you have heretofore missed during
all your years in Florida
1--WE had thought of Florida as the
land of fruits and flowers, lakes and
level lands, but never one of roman
tic rolling landscapes of hill and
dale. Glad to know more of our lit
tie Southern sister,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-15
HoLLINGsWORTH ITEMS

There was. tea parry on Ihu
day of, last xe9k at'the house on the
hill in honor OF Miss Tena LocKet''
of Caloosa. Fla. Those who "ele
nresent were Miss Lockett, MIS- u
W. Pearce, Misses Nellie Daiie'.'
Myrtle Barrett. Ruby Pearce, Robert
Pearce. Aunt Lizzie and Uncle VIII
Miss Tena Lockett was the sues'
Of Mrs. G. W. Pearce, of DiXieiahu'
on Friday last.
q " Pearce was a caller at the
house on the hill on FRIDAY.
Eight couples of the Hollih7
worth young folks went on S'ra"
ride on Friday night. During Inv
refreshing rain they took refuge a.
Haskell station. While they were
Jplaying games the rats ana iii'e
were so thick and bold that tiie!
came near enoueh to the crowd anu
got away with three boxes OF luhch'
Their teeth were so long and sharp
from continued fasting they az
boxes. dishes. and paper napkins.
Mrs. Fl inc has sold her nome
place to . comaan, Of m"n he af'
Going 10 conduct a club house on
the premises,
i TIA party was eitru On TUESDAY
al the home OF Mfs Barrett. ThoSe
present were Misses Tina Lockell'
Lizzie Paarao, Eric Phillips. Marina
Bennett: Masters Edward and I-odl9
+ nnoit Mrs narrctt. Miss Meme
ana Myrtle Barrett
Mr.. " 2. crazy left for his ola
home in Tennessee ID the noon tram
Saturday. owing to the sickness oil
Mrs. Crazy.
Mr.. Cardwcll has moved into T.
Sylyesters place and is going TO
work for the doctor
Miss Jessie Johnson is visltIn-
relatives and at present is at the
home OF Mr.. Tom Clifford,
Mrs. 5. 7 Phillips and daughter
left on Thursday to visit Mrs. Phll-
lips mother in North carolina.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-15
FLORIDA'S DISTINGUISHED
GOVERNOR

Dixie has for the front page fea-
ture of its last number portrait
and sketch of "F'lorida's Disting-
uished Governor. and the sketch is
so brief and at the same time COM
nlctc that il is well worth reproduce
ton
"A noble son of noble Confed-
crate soldier is Florida's disting-
uished and faithful governor, Park
Trammell, whose remarkable sue
cess in public life is well known to
Floridians generally.
Park Trammell. as a poor boy
had to meet many hardships, but his
ambition and clean personal life
commanded attention, and at an
early ace it was evident that he was
to prove a factor in Florida's his
tory He was elected Clerk of the
Town Council of Lakeland and so
well did he perform his duties that
he was called to the office of mayor
of that thriving city.
I'm 1908 he represented Polk
county in the Florida House of Rep
resentatives, where he at once took
hi?h rank as a lawmaker. In 1906
1907 he was elected to the state
senate and was president of that
distinguished body of lawmakers
From 1908 to 1912 he was Attorney
General of Florida and gave again
loyal and faithful service to the
state.
I'm 1912, after remarkable cam
'paign, he was chosen governor of
Florida position which he now
holds, and no man has proved more
capable in this capacity. He has
performed his duties with great
ability and with the sole desire of
accomplishing good for his fellow
citizens.
Park Trammell is thoroughly
democratic-the honors that have
been heaped upon him have never
turned his head. He still loves hui
mainly and is as courteous and con-
siderate to the humblest citizen as
he is to those who live in lordly
mansions.
In no issue has Park NJ Tram
nell ever forsaken the cause of the
people. His consistency in this re-
gard is largely responsible for his
popularity and his success. He is
no demagogue-he acts as his con-
science dictates. Never has he fail
ed to discharge public duty.
AS governor he has had many
difficult problems to solve-he has
had great amount of work to do
but with tireless energy he has met
his responsible duties, and his work
has brought him commentator
from the people.
He has given evidence of wis
dom in his appointments-he has
been so fortunate in this regard
that some say he has played poll
tics" because most of his appoint.
ments meet with such general ap.
prevail on the part of the people.
Governor Trammell is one oil
Florida's most favored and favorite
| sons
and he deserves the honors
which his fellow citizens have Civ.
en- him."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-15

The Orlando Sentinel thinks that
the man who made the phenomenal
sprint from the Lakeland depot the
other day to catch train he had
missed Of which the Telegram told
at the time, is a professional runner
keeping himself in training by such
spectacular performances. That pa
per says:
THE Lakeland TELEGRAM in its
last issue tells of an exciting race
between a passenger and a train,
Wen bet dollars to doughnuts that's
the same individual that electrified
Orlando with his spriIting powers.
We saw him pull il off in Palatka;
but the Sanford endurance run was
too much for him. He undertook to
catch the train when he was about
half way between the city and the
station He is a professional runner
and that is the way he has of keep
ing in training"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-15
SOME OF HIS LITTLE TRIALS.

From a bright little contempcrary
up in Alabama. the Dothan Daily
News, whose editor evidently nows
how it is himself. we take thr fol-
lowing which relates without exae-
geration some u To ciFculti. $
which confront newspaper:
Almost any other citizen besides
a newspaper man can take a posi-
i've stand without injuring his bust
ness because he is not upon record
Wien hewsps per publishes any,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-07-15
AIRSHIPS FOR HOLLAND

Los Angeles. July 1.-Two hydro
apronlanes were delivered today to
Holland for the Dutch East Indian
service Holland is developingthere
al armv Of 900 men in her colon
ial possessions and a militia of 45,-
nn0 mon