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The Lakeland evening telegram., 1916-11-02
LITTLE MORE is ASKED
FOR THE VETERANS
Florida Legislature Will Be Requested
to do Some Better by Them

The next Florida Legislature Will
have presented to it memorial from
the Sons of Confederate Veterans ask
ing that the pensions for federate sol
diers in this state be increased. The
resolutions to this effect as adopted
at the recent annual meeting in
Tampa are as follows:
General Charles H. Spencer,
Acting Commander, Florida Division,
/ U.C.V
| Sir: Your special committe on
pension resolutions reports as follows,
towit:
Whereas, the pension fund of the
state of Florida contains large sur
plus of money and said fund continues
/ to increase since the reduction of mill
age levied for pension purposes; and,
Whereas, the noble Confederate SOL
diers of our great state are rapidly
responding to the last roIl-call and
thereby the pension roll of Florida is
being reduced; and,
Whereas, we fell that under present
conditions of the pension fund of Flor.
ida, more should be done for the no.
blest band of heoes the world ever
saw than is being done under present
laws
Therefore, be it resolved, by the di-
visions of the Sons of Confederate
Veterans in convention assembled at
Tampa, Florida;
l. The pension committee of said
division is hereby instructed to use
it's utmost efforts to induce the Flori-
ida legislature at it's next session, to
increase the amount of pensions for
Confederate soldiers or their widows
ITO thirty dollars per month, or as near
this amount as can be obtained;
! 2. The said pension committee is
further instructed to use it's best ef-
forts to induce the said Florida legis-
lature to reduce the time of residence
of Confederate soldiers and their WI
dows in the state to five (5) years,
said five years residence to entitle
them to the benefits of pensions.
3. That the INDECENT feature OF
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1916-11-02
Roland Flint.

GRADE &c
Vannie Taylor.
David Murrell.
Mabel Burkhalter.
Alge Moss
Annie Grace Brown.
Charles Ward.
Edith Hutchinson.
Katie Kunz.
Dorothy Kethly.
Agnes Moore.
GRADE I'D
AL Lansford.
Edward McIlwain.
Ruth Cox.
Omera Harris.
Herbert Webb.
Roy Upson.
Margaret Tillis.
Grace Lucas.
Irma Sanford.
Julia Wolfe.
GRADE I-E
Alberta Cook.
John Deem.
Jack Darracott.
Mary Broadfield.
James Miller
Martha Crane.
Margaret Stevens.
Mary Louise Johnson
Frances Boring.
Elizabeth Gum.
Please sign report cards and re-
turn them to the school. If the work
of your child has been satisfactory
commend it; if ii has been unsatis
factory and is the fault of your child
reprove. If you feel that it has been
the fault of the school or rather tho
teacher who teaches your child, talk
with the teacher. Perhaps this talk
would bring about a better under
standing and better report next
t'me. The child may be suffering
physically and at the same time is
unknown to the teacher. Keen in
toucn with your child's teacher
through the work it is doing. Do not
wait until the roll is called at the
close of school to find out what has
been done. Many have said Il can
not understand why my child was
not promoted" Do not wait until tl;
last moment for little correction
now may mean promotion in the end
CHAS. M. JONES'.
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"He has achieved success who

'He has achieved success Who n'
lived we'll, laughed often and lN'
much; who has gained the respect
intelligent men and the love OF lil'
children; who has filled his nlc-
and accomplished his task; who o.
left the world better than he foul
it, whether by an improved poppy.
perfect poem or a rescued soul; VI
has never lacked appreciation
earth's beauty or failed to express
who has looked for the best in o1
ers and given the best he had; Whi
life was an inspiration; whse me-
ory is benediction."
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1916-11-02
PIANO PLAYING

Having purchased and subdivided
the Jesse Keen estate Of $50 acres
oue-half mile west OF city limits, we
are now selling in 10 and 20-acre
tracts some of the finest truck and
farm lands in this section at the right
price and terms. For particulars see
G. c. Rogan, Rooms 1 and 2. Deem
& Bryant. Bldg Phone LAG.
10 RHODE ISLAND RED HENS were
stolen from Frank Mckay, 9O2
East Lime ST., Tuesday night. Will
pay reward for information lead
ing to recovery of the hens or
thief. Phone 46i Blue. 1886
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1916-11-02

NON 1azI
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1916-11-02
Almost Foreotten Name.

Eave YOU ever heard of the sta'
kenawha? No, it is not an IndiaI
cipality but the name applied II
ogiri"al ordinance of separate
rtsi now West Virginia the
aayin% heen tecidec on
"5 ,tt c5aE-Lt.0n wnicI t9s.ls
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1916-11-02

Secondhand autos for sale. We
have a number of good used cars we
are offering cheap We have Buick
Roadster for $3.50; truck for 5000;
a $1,700 touring car for $500; a
Ford Touring body with new top for
$40, and top and body for roadster
for S25. We rebuild, recover, repair,
repaint. buy and sell used cars.
PERRY GARAGE CO.,
Phone 225.
1919
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1916-11-02
Classified
Advertising
For Sale

FOR QUICK SALE-Small farm,
close in, with horse, vehicles,
farming implements, etc. A real
sacrifice Call owner" 373
Green $500
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1916-11-02

FOR SALE-Furniture, and lease
thirty-room hotel, second floor
brick building; good location; or
would lease place furnished. See
or write D. H. Sloan. 5731
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1916-11-02

FOR SALE-My gray pony known to
all Lakeland people, perfectly gen.
tie for lady or children. See me.
G p. Webb. 1868
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Ih.s question r.ey hr booked upon A. unvv'r
ranisd and y,' iher, .s q reason for o. There r
a genera tendency upon the pari Of human h~'0"'
70 add color 20 practically every narrative r,,our.
ed a story Of war af dcyeIopm-n, Of accident
seem, ncompIrtr Is 81. ne truth unalIoyed with
ht''uoas color s 'a.d Tie people have dcvc'
oped ,rsying .ar hgh.y ,oioted sensational
news. and no,h.ng els, seems to meet the demand
OF the public. THIS tendency is responsible iof
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charged the office of Lord High .Ad-
miral.
This. In other words. was an ahso-
lu,ely despotic body with full control
over every individual in the navy and
subject to parliamentary control only
as to the amount of money spent.
THE chairman Of this board. known
as the First Lord of the Admiralty. al
ways was a member of the Cabinet
and in peace times always was a
civilian. But his naval colleagues.
numbering four TO three professionals
and being chosen from tho navy and
appointed TO the board by the Prime
Minister and not by the First Lord OF
the Admiralty. represented "A perfectly
Independent expert element which was
able to insure and did insure the OPP
Grafton OF every branch of the navy
upon lines c%onsonant with professional
knowledge and professional feeling.
But in 1869 an order in council was
issued which altered this Arrangement.
The First Lord OF the Admiralty be-
came solely responsible FOR the navy
TO Parliament. lie himself chose and
appointed his naval colleagues. and
though the forms OF a board We're still
preserved. the responsibility OF each
professional member was limited to
hat for his department and he an
swered not to Parliament but 10 his
civil chief.
Thus the whole Admiralty ard 4d-
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guns the extreme range of n%my yards "@u"~~su"
European Experts Theories of Cunfre Built on Peace Practice Entirely
Upset When Fighting Ships Went Into Action-Civiian Control of
Navy Might Be Fatal in Crisis, Says A. H. Pollen

ministidtion of the navy fell more and
more under the domination Of civilian
ideas. Thoughtful people saw what
extreme peril might bc created by tn,
observance of this tradition, this at
mosphere ami this authority in case
OF the outbreak of war.
when Edmund Burke heard tina;
tie Revolutionary Assembly had de-
priycd the French King Of the sole
control of the army and abolished all
local control he saw in a flash that
there existed then To obstacle between
the successful general and "A Dictator
ship In France. lie p%roph.sicd the
advent OF Napoleon with almost exact
accuracy cisht or nine years before
Napoleon was heard of.
similarly thoughtful people IN Eng
land may he said to have pruphesicd
the advent Of Winston Churchill. They
saw that the organization Of she navy
was such that If war broke II
when IN energetic. impatient. fearless
civilian was in charge 81 the navy Ne
would have the power. surprising that
lie had the viii, to dominate II.
ut IS To the fun realizat.uO Of this
unfortunate possibility. due To- a falsc
scllciuc OF ORGANIZATION and control.
that Great Britain AT the present mo-
ment must charge the greatest failure
perhaps IN the history of the British
navy. rcfer now 20 the attempt to
~, b~ardius'ics nv ships alone.
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France or other nations. Since she
has set herself up in the form OF a
dc~putlc empire her list Of spiritual and
moral contributions Of value to nom
G.rmHu peoples has been short indeed.
An ccot.stIyll nation like ,;eiinauN
might at Least shine IN the realms OF
thought ana art Now. since the reign
of the present Emperor. who are her
poets, painters. sculptors. musicians,
who have .hone 10y their genius or even
talent? since Germany has given her
self over 10 physical We'll being she has
become Incapable of producing other
t;oethcs, Rants, Bcctyovens, WaSners.
It seems that as regards beauty her
mind has become hard and sterile.
l. IL certain that VT French have
been wrOn- in neglecting military
preparation, in making too few can
mons, In not armlng ourselves to the
very teeth, in having too much conf
dcucc IN tn" loyalty and In the pacific
intentions of the Germans. In Suppose
ing their minds less submerged in the
harharic night Of the middle ages. But
tlls lack Of prudence showed that our
mind %Vve more turned toward tNo fu-
~ '''''' ''"'' ~ lh'N' ~ N'F Wv
contrary OF Il sign of decadenCc. Who
IN the whole world can reproach us for
having preferred the arts of peace to
those OF war, for having thought more
about the organizing of a democracy
than about the raising and equipping
of armies7 Surely the Americans
could not call us deGenerates because
We have not prepared well for war.
To rr'urn To my comparison be-
tween "A nation which follows SOLELY an
IDEAL vi physical we'll being and those
| which follow IA spiritual and moral
ideal ! need only repeat what the Ger
man philosopher Kant said at that dis
J tant time when Germany was uobly
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.ded!ist!c-that one must Judge ma
lions by the same principles that one
Judges Individuals.
Well, can n judge of the condition
% progress or d~ccadenco of an indi-
homie strength" l. 1t only the sic
Cesstul manufacturer, business man.
farmer, who merits being considered
vigorous? Is lie the unique type or
representative Of the genius of II ma
ton? Do not poets. artists, musicians.
learned men represent this genius Just
as well: can II not say. even, that
they represent it better, since they
express It's highest and nohlcst elc-
mcuts;
If ono Of these artists does not
know how to get rich can one say
therefore that he has fallen into do
cadence?
What II canno say of Individuals
one should not say OF nations given
owe to liberty, social and moral prog
ress. TO science, TO TIE arts, even IL
they neglect to make themselves rich
or to protect themselves against the
nations OF prey. II these nations con-
tinue to realize the ideals that they
have chosen, and above all, If these
Ideals are useful TO other nations, as il
true In the case of Frances ideal,
they are not decadent.
There IL a very important and very
significant fact which I have left out
Of consideration because Il Is obvious
to ever the most superficial observers,
that is the military awakeninr ~ tho
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]FRANCE STRONG IN CULTURE. EVEN If DEFICIENT IN KULTIR

try where the population increases lit
tie, where political struggles are bit
ter, and where the street cleaning is
badly done, may nevertheless have a
sense OF proportion. honor and Justice
which will make of this country in a
time Of great crisis a vital element
of equilibrium and salvation
You ask why France is not one of
the countries which have employee
al. of their activity. all of their genius,
all of their soul, toward the ameliora-
ton of physical well being, toward
material results. II is because France
has not wished to do So; 1t is because
she has preferred another ideal.
Without for "A mn despising
industry, commerce. and all that is
physical in the life of "a nation, France
has always had and has still and To
the same degree the preference for
devoting her genius and her activity
to the spiritual side of national life.
She has given herself the political and
social task, since 1870 above all, of
~liberatlhg man from all his servitudes,
Of setting up liberty. not only in
France but everywhere in the world
OF constituting "A free and fratcrnal
democracy. not for the exclusive benefit
Of the French people, but in order that
it may serve as IN example to cdify
other peoples,
In love with peace. France has
striven to possess the glory of the
championship Of the ideas Of liberty,
equality and fraternity before the
world. She has developed her soul
M" than her body, She has been
more preoccupied with her spiritual
than with her physical well being. She
has given more honor to her learned
men, her poets, nor artists. her spir-
itual and moral benefactors of hui
manity. than 70 her material beuefac-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-09
BY ALPHONSE AULARD.
Professor of the History Of the
French Revolution at the
University of Paris.

r r one wishes to make cOnjectures
in regard to the result OF the
present war II is natural that
one should seek to measure the
degree of physical and moral vigor OF
each ~belligerent as shown by his pre-
vious activity. Now among neutrals
there are many people, even OF Franco
phile tendencies, who are struck by
the inferiority of France to Germany
in economic. commercial, industrial,
military and in general all practical
development.
These people seek an explanation Of
such infariority of the French Repub-
lie to the German Empire. They ask
themselves IL there II not some con-
ncction between the economic strength
and the form of government OF these
two nations. Does Germany " her
great achievements in the practical
ORDER VI things 70 her d"spofic mon
archy? Are Frances institutions or
democracy and liberty responsible for
her practical inferiority" But the cx-
annie of the United States, freest and
most democratic Of nations, with her
extraordinary economic development,
destroys this theory. which IL 30 dear
TO the hearts OF the reactionaries.
One may employ. likewise. the exam
pies OF the three great republics OF
south America and OF liberal mon
arches which are half democratic. like
England and Italy.
Is The true reason rather that
France Is in a condition of decsdence?
| am a Frenchman myself. sc ] lack
authority to reply to q question which
concerns me a. Judge and ~ interested
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party at the same time. But those
who say that France is decadent say
the same thing of the other Latin
nations, and with an even greater
show Of reasonableness as regards the
latter. One may reply that one of
these Latin nations. Italy, has during
the past twenty-five years shown Il
marvellous degree OF practical Will and
productive force; her recent economic
development has excited the admira-
ton Of all serious observers.
What we must ask ourselves IS
whether the economic achievement
of "A nation offers the only or even the
best basis for judging its merit, its
degree of vigor, its genius. its rolo in
the world. In n recent remarkable
article the Italian historian Ferrero
has justly criticised this current CON
ception, which measures progress
merely In terms of increase of wealth
and OF all that serves to produce
wealth. men and tools. He wrote in
the Paris Temps of March S, 1916;
"a nation and a civilization are not
only quantities which may DO cX
pressed by figures: they are also an
ensemble of qualities-vices and vir-
tues-which escape numerical value
ton. which must he appreciated by use
Of measures OF u mor delicate and
less certain character, hard to apply,
measures whose readings are ex-
tremely difficult to foresee.
1.-THE apparent order which the po-
lice know how to maintain in the
streets, the cleanliness Of railway sta
tions, and the coolest and most scri-
ons statistics about population and
commerce may all hide the most cX-
traordinary condition of delirlum In q
whole people, q people infatuated with
cupidity and pride. Likewise. Q couu-
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your navy "A civilian Secretary with
idcas of his W as to what the navy
is for, how II should be run, how IT
should he employed in war-that day
the whole of your investment and the
whole of your magnificent material in
officers II men may behind YOU, [
do no. say will be-robbed of its en-
tire lighting value.
During the past seven 81 eight
years it has been my good fortune to
make the intimate acquaintance Of
mans Of your American naval officers.
! hope they will consider it a COM
pliment when | say that | have found
them very, very like British naval
officers.
In my humble opinion. in all ma
tious naval officers almost invariably
are greatly sliuerior to tn" general run
~ their fellow citizens. IL It's way the
sea character l. more remarkahi, in
IT. distincciveness than that 81 either
holy orders or med!cine-the two cali
mas which are credited with mos, defi-
uitcly cutting men out of the crowd.
Naval service almost completely
cuts men off from association with
tLlt4I C4Nl4EtI DTtlIlTtn, anu tIld' lldN
he why | md " easier to recognize
tho sailor than the American in the
American naval officer. They are
more professional than national and
they are OF tho highest type of the
professional.
with a body of men of such pro-
fessiordl accomplishments and of the
highest morale. II seems to ine Ia be
folly for the United States not to leave
The whole care, provision and conduct
uI It's navy IN their hands"
Does that amount" | asked, "to Il
condemnation Of the Naval Consult.ns
Board Of Civilians, recently appointed
by Secretary Daniels and having
Thomas y Edison "a chairman
by no means. l have read with
great interest OF the appointment oi
that body, and | am strongly Of opiu-
ion that II your navy be under strictly
professional control you will ,ind that
the naval officers VIII prove Very eager
to avail themselves Of tho expert
knowledge and marked inventive skill
Of trained ciNil.aNs.'
II YOU agrc. with those who think
that this Naval Consulting Board OF
civilians should have at its disposal (;
very cump,ct" experimental lahora.
tory" | asked.
Most emphatically,' said Mr.. Fol
len. "a long a onc principle Is oh.
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trained in times OF peace anil ell
gently commanded in war time. i
must drcii" with confidence that
rr;'h"r tie Preparation ncr the leader
hip can lt aGv possibility be right
Hi less yuu' 'ati1n makes sure that n
',g" t- well ~ IL war uIVa. knowl-
'IEs controls the naval maShiuc.
"f"J mast lind some way Icy means
90 which. while Your navy s,i'l may
remain absolutely subject 70 the Will
81 Congress and. the civil government,
u shall he governed by a technicu. aud
JroivSsin nal body. nevertheless, ana
shall be trained and educated accord
ms 90 Is own professional ideas.
During the last fourteen years I
have had tho good fortune 20 I've per
zap tie only layman who has lived
for lou- Spells on rava ships, work
.'- almost t- the colleague II tn
t-ivt' ,ht..f- upou .o'ua az the most
.r'uHit. aui iechu.,ul OF thoir p,u-
t.~.rs problems.
This '.ns experience hae given me
~ NO understandings of certain of thc'r
activities. ard y is nay so!emnly e>-
pressed opinion that no ore whose lie
mot entire y devoted TO seafaring eX-
I@er.cu,, CAR understand the Difficult
t"- which surround naval admlni>tra-
t.pl. management and operation With
20 Clarity sufficient 70 mako his utter
ur.i.ce with them safe"
"Nou then believe that We should
upset our whsle scheme of naval gov
ornment9" I inquired.
Il am NOS wiling 10 say that | he
HCNs CNtCtiy that. because am not