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The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-17
THE MOTORC\nE.

The Lake County MOtorCade
composed Of ten cars containing
prominent Lake county citizens
who recently made the trip from
Lake county, Flori Ia, To Chicago
was an unusually interesting and
eventful trip. Gilbert Leach, ed
itor of the Leesburg Commercial!
was one of the members Of the
party, and he gave Il most inter
esting write up Of the trip in
his paper containing some eigh
or ten thousand words. The in
trnGuctJry remarks of Mr.. Leach
are as follows;
For years to come, Lake cOun
ty will reap benefit from the mo
torcade which left Lccsburg OF
the morning of June 2S and pull
ed into Chicago fifteen minutes
ahead of schedule, after travelling
/ $50 miles. Every one of the
seven cars that finished ran every
foot of the way under its own
power, and there was not an ac.
cident to mar the enjoyment of
the trip. Such record entities
this Lake county mOtorcade to
more than ordinary fame as Il
physical feat.
"As / result of this trip, scores
of northern people will visit Lake
county during the coming winter
and some of them will never re.
turn north to make their homes
again. In the country that was
most attractive TO the Florida Wis.
itOrS most Of these people now re.
side, and many of the FloridHns
can not understand why they
would leave such Il beautiful
country, even to come to Florida.
But the visitors are not aCquain
ted with the rigorS Of Il north In.
diana winter ana early spring.
That country is beautiful at this
season Of the wear, and even more
beautiful in the early autumn
when the shumac leaves turn
blood red and the chestnut burrs
burst asunder. hut those folks
who told the Florida visitors they
expect to get here before snow
falls, know exactly what they are
talking about.
"This motorcade section is pre-
scented 50 that those Lake county.
people who stayed at home can
enjoy some of the pleasures af-
fOrded those who went, and the
from various newSpa..
pers will show how the visitors
were received. The story of the
trip will be written in the frs
person, and will be only the i'm
presSions received by the Com
editor. Every one saw
something from a different angle,
so the readers will have to place
on the Leach angle
for this review of the trip
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-17
PUT THE
BAN ON SEEMING.

Among the number of laws en-
acted by the 1915 legislature that
have actually been a detriment to
the people of this state, the law
permitting the denuding of our
fresh water streams of fish is, in
deed, pernicious.
Fishing has long been one Of
the attractions of this state.
Thousands of tourists visit us
annually to enjoy the piscatOriai
sport; however, they don't come
to sein; they are true spOrtsmen,
and disdain to drag out fish by
the barrel with sein only to let
them rot. In the case Of our
lakes, we are told that the seiners
barrel them up, cover the top
with a few catfish, and ship the
beauties to where they are mar.
keted at % cents per pound, out
of the state, by the barrel.
The legislature was careful
enough to employ "navy" 10
protect the sea fish,, where the
quantity is too great for compar.
ison with that of our fresh water
streams and lakes, but they re.
moved all semblance of protec.
tion from the fresh water fish.
Oh, yes, the fishermen at the
lakes are supposed to sein and
ship only catfish-just as a fel.
low quail hunting is expected TO
shoot only rooster quail, but
when You tell us that he will
throw back all of his - cents per
pound game and ship only the
cheapest kind. You tell us that
humanity is not human.
For the love of Mike, put the
game warden back on the pay
roll, and make it a heavy fine to
scin in any of our streams or
lakes with ANYTHING larger than
n tenfoot minnOw sein.
If something is not done by the
next legislature, one Of the prin-
cipal sports of the state will have
been entirely DESTROYED in two
years more of wantOnncss.
IF Won really believe i'm the
conservation of natural resources.
stop This wantOn destruction Of
our fish.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-17
THE RICE INDUSTRY.

On Saturday afternoon it was
our pleasure to accompany
MesSrs. W. l.. and Edmond
Scott on a visit to their new rice
mill, ana to examine as fine patch
of rice as il has been our good
fortune to see in many moons.
The rice reminded us of our
Louisiana residence.
Judging from the amount oh.
tanned from the part of the crop
now harvested and threshed, Mr..
Scott estimates that the yield
will be not less than forty bushels
per acre, and the expense of rails,
ing the crop has been very small
indeed.
The installation of the mill by
the Messrs. Scott is another
step i'm the encouragement of a di.
versifcation of crops for this
section.
More than a year ago the same
gentlemen installed large cane
grinding and syrup making
plant to not only care for their
own crop of cane, but for the ac.
commodation of their neighbors,
as we'll.
The pioneers who demons trate
that untried crops can be made
profitable, are the folks who HELM
to make two blades of grass grow
where only one greM hefnre y
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-17

The city of Louisville, Ky, re.
Gently instituted a campaign for
a one million dollar fund for the
industrial development Of the
city. This amount was promptly
subscribed for in a nine-day cam.
paign. Tampa, led by the Tampa
Tribune, now has a campaign on
planning to raise the sum of one
fourth million dollars for the
same purpose. The citizens are
taking hold of the matter with an
interest that insures success. AR.
cadia might learn lesson from
these progressive cities. The
money will doubtless be a good
business investment, and will at
the same time help the city to
grow.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-17

oaths moderately" DO you of
ten beat your wife? What, never?
Some booze magnate may accuse
YOU of showing the white feather
If YOU don't knock her down
"in moderation ;" That advertise.
ment clears up for us the puzzle
of why there are so many failures
in the world. They simply don't
booze: that's all the trouble. BE
a hero. Get soused and succeed
Weekly.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-17
GENERAL
LEVY REDUCED.

The fact that the tax levy for
general county purposes has been
reduced > ID mills for the next
year, and that without raising the
assessed valuation, speaks vol
umPs for the business manage.
ment Of the present Board of
County Commissioners.
! When they went into office,
general revenue warrants were a
joke. There were 80 many Of
them outstanding that a list Of
them sent to the comptroller with
the semi-annual report made a
good sized book. They have now
been redeemed until very few are
left. Naturally. one seeks the
reason, for the business of the
county has been carried on in the
regular way. and Notwithstanding
the fact that the new laws have
increased the expense of doing
business. there are fewer warrants
outstanding than for many
Years. and the tax levy has been
reduced.
Several things have cOntrihut.
Cd to this happy state Of affairs.
The commissioners have had the
support of faithful and compe-
tent county officials; they have
declined TO use general revenue
warrants for the construction Of
roads in the several districts, and
have been careful to keep well
within legal limits.
The same board. with the eXcep-
tion Of ono member. Hon. John
Hagan. whose experience and adj
vice will he greatly missed nv the
remainder of the old board, will
serve another term, and the coun-.
~ is thus guaranteed another
two wears of good business admin
istra ton.
The meetings Of the board are
dignified and business-like, and
the members are fully alive to the
interests Of those whom they rep
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-17
IMMUNE.

Ocala Banner notes the fact
that a Georgia newspaper accuses
Florida papers Of crucifying Rev
j. Il. Wray, who went TO the in
sane asylum after the discovery
was made that he had beer send
ing obscene literature over the
country. If the Georgia editor
had read some of Ways pam
phlets his opinion on the subject
of crucifXiOn would be decidedly
rent.-Tampa Times.
With some folks, preachers arc
immune, no matter what rhcv do.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-17

From the viewpoint oftheuA
lie 1t is an intolerable situatn
when any group Of men, wbe,h
er employees or employers. whe,A
er large or small. have The pov.
er to decide that q great sectl,
OF country :. shall und,.
go great loss Of life, unspe,k
able suffering and loss Of proo
erty beyond the power Of descrip
ton, through the stoppage Of +,
necessary public service. Thu
however, is the situation With
confronts us as a nation.-Fron
the Report Of the Eastern End
neers' Arbitration Board cola
signed by Charles r. Van HIsa
Oscar Straus, Frederick N. Jud
son, Albert Shaw, Otto N. Ed.
litz and Daniel Willard.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-17
DOING THINGS.

A part Of the most important
work on the Tamiami Trail
Tampa to Miami) is being done
here in Punta GOrda. For the
past two weeks six twOmule wag.
ons have been engaged in hauling
mari removed from the streets to
the foot of Nesbit street and
building an cmbankncnt APP.
preach for the bridge which is to
cross the bay at that point. The
Tamami Trail will pass over
this bridge, for the construction
Of which Sl3O,0O0 has been voted
and the war department has
granted permission to build the
bridge. The material being used
in throwing up the embankmcnt
is the mari surfacing placed on
the streets some wears ago. which
is being removed preparatory to
paving with asphalt. Ample
funds for the entire Trail nave
been provided, except FOR a short
link connecting HillSbOrough
with Manatee county. Manatpe,
DeSOtO, Lee and Dadc are cnpr.
gctically at work, actually at
work building their parts of the
Tamlami Trait --.Punta GOrda
ilcrnld.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-17

able to devise a plan whereby our
voters may register their choice
of a public official? Ye men of
the quill, quit criticising the
primary and the convention un-
til you are ready to at least try
to offer something better. Who
will lead off with a suggestion as
to the proper remedy?
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-17

Tampa physician who got nine
years for running away and liv
ing with his wife's 19-year.old
sister has been set free after three
years Personally, we'd rather
see Governor Cats do something
TO the state pardoning board than
to dynamite the state fish com
mlssloner's navy.-St. Peters
burg Times.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-17
WHY SOME MEN
ARE FAILURES.

a whiskey ad. declared: ITO.
tai abstinence is II form Of fear
and fear is the canse OF failure.
Cast out fear" A profound
thought, this. But why connne it
merely to the matter of absti.
nenCe from alcohol? You don't
smoke? Then, of course, you're a
coward. You abstain from pro-
family? BE a hero; indulge in
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-17

resent. carrying out as far as is
in their power, the will of their
people.
DeSoto county is to be con.
graduated upon the high stand.
ard Of her commissioners, and
their business ability.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-17

While medical science has
greatly reduced the death rate
among the soldiers engaged in
European battles, vet there is one
condition that battles their skill
known as war "nerves =" This
trouble arises from long unbrok.
en- days and nights midst the
most fri"htr1l noises of the bot.
tie Thousands upon thousands
OF soldiers have given away un.
der this strain.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-17
HIGHEST WAGES,
LOWEST RATES

American railroads today ~
the highest wages I'm the WI, X,
out OF the lowest rates ~ "a
world. nfter having set down =
capital account the lowest
italization per mile Of an M.
countries OF the world. no - IT,.
err occupation and no otne. .,' M
ployer Of labor In the co
can match this record.-7'an'
Hill
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-17

Unless some one, more ingen.
iouS than has yet made himself
known, can invent some way by
which the Bryan primary law can
be not only simplitied, but
amended, so that no man
can be nominated on n
minority vote, the thing is
worse than the old two.primary
plan. AS We have said before. if
we are to have plurality nOmina-
tons, why burden ourselves with
the second choice vote?
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-17

As result Of the demands for mn
wages which the train service emploJa
Of the railroads have been pressing upu
the transportation lines, the country
face to face with the possibility of d
greatest strike and the most 9nm
Industrial catastrophe in It's hiEou
The engineers. conductors, fremen al
brakemen on practically all The NJ
road lines have voted to place lhsi
entire interests in charge Of a IN
leaders within their organization, al
to give these leaders authority to al
a strike If they wish to do so.
What such a strike would mean b
the American people cannot b n
forth In mere facts and figures. ltm
be dimly imagined by those who rel
lie what an intimate and vital p1i
transportation plays In every industrial
activity OF the country,
Cities Would Face starvatloh
There is scarcely a person In aW
part Of the land who would not BE- IN
medlately affected If the millions Il
busily turning wheels on our neaft
three hundred tho"s1nd miles Of nd
way were to stop Il single day. L
the tie-up continued for a week, ths
blow to the industry Of the county
would be greater than that caused b
any panic Of recent history. 10 thi
big cities Of the country, and paTtifn
larly to the cities Of the eastern ~
board, II would mean a cutting on q
food supplies that would place the p
habitants virtually I'm state Of aeee
In the case of many food produces
these cities do not carry on band
stock sufficient to feed their people r.
more than a week, and In the case q
some, such as milk and fresh IesF
tables, supplies are replenisbed daig
The stoppage of Transportation new
fore, would mean suffering and van
to these city jewellers, and II Continues
for long would threaten many Of IpaA
with actual starvation.
Vast Loss to Farmers
To the farmers of the country 81
eral railroad strike would be eau
only less serious. Cut on no-
his market, the farmer could NOT NOV.
his produce, and the price Of grain ~
other staples would be quickly cu'
two, while the market value Of u''
perishable articles would disappeaf p
tirely. The strike would make II r.
tremely difficult to harvest crops
many sections. It would make Ine "
posal of the crops impossiDle' =
would inAict losses amounting 70 1-
dreds OF millions Of dollars upon ~
farmers of the country.
The great industrial plants 81
country would soon be forced 70 9.
down following the declaration y
strike because they could no. w.
supplies needed for their operatol,
could they ship their finished piVu-
TO market. Their plants wouio ~
be idle, and millions of men ~Oun
thrown out of work. .'.,|
With the income OF plae'<
every class Of citizens eltnei ~
Dusly cut down or suspended en.n.
v MERCHANTS would transact NV
because there woula - -,
In short, the inu. -,..,
activities Of the whole country wi wi
be virtually palsied from the "a
the railroads ceased to operate n
Injury to the railway companies =. ~,
the striking employees wouia ~ ~,
nous, but It would be innI ,n.. IN
with the staggering i ~,
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-17

We like the optimism of the
tramp who when told CHATS a
mighty short stump you are smo.
Slne'' replied: yep; | like 'em
dat way. Yer don't have ter draw
der smoke so far"
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-17

The paper famine has become
so alarming that in some sections
parents are asking school officials
10 again permit the use OF slate
instead of tablets.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-17

A contract will soon be let by
the DeLand Commercial Clnb for
ihe erection of a handsome clnb
mouse use building. The building will
De - feet by IL 1-2 feet. two sto.
RES high, brick foundations With
Stucco walls. This splendid edi.
nee is modern in all its appoint.
ments, and contains an auditori.
UNI that will seat 300 narsons
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-17
GREAT R, R. STRRI'
IS THREATENDI
Transportation TIs.up Vm
Paralyz0 Business,
FARMERS TO FACE DlNGEl

Could Not Market crops end L..
Would Run Into HUNDRED. >, M
lions - With Factories Un,b, /.
Operate Wass.earners Would A.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-17

Mrs Woodrow Wilson is pre-.
pairing to write a memoir of the
Gays she has occupied the "white
mouse, The public must not ex.
pect this book on the market un.
til after March 4, 1921.
The De Soto County news. [volume] (Arcadia, Fla.) 1898-1924, 1916-08-17
CONSENT OF THE GOVERN.
ED.

One of the basic principles of
our republic is that government
The Washington herald., 1916-08-27
FIVE GAMES BOOKED
FOR VIGLANT team
Champion Gridironers Will Battle Best
Professional Elevens in
the West.

The Yigilant Athletic Club football
eleven will this season play the hardest
schedule ever arranged for the local cham
pion gridironers Joe Oliyeri, the hust-
ling manager Of the big VS." returned
here late last night from trip through
the West and he has booked the Vigilants
to meet some OF the strongest profess
sional teams in the country.
Because of the Sunday law against
S%arging admission to athletic events in
sse District, Oliyeri was compelled to go
,St Of town to find competition and has
already arranged FIVE games, which will
keep the big W. players pretty busy this
NJ
Two trips have been arranged. the first
starting on the last Sunday In October
when the locals will hike to Cleveland,
Ohio, to play Peggy" Parrots Cleve-
land collegians. while the following Sun
day the Vigilants will stack up against
Billy Clang's crack Detroit Heralds, at
Detroit The team will return to this
city after this contest and will take
another trip later, which will pit them
against the Canton Bulldogs" OF Can
ton, Ohio, on November Is, while on
Thanksgiving Day they will do battle
with the Patricians Of Youngstown, Ohio.
On the following Sunday, December 3,
the Visilants will wind up their schedule
IN a game against Fred 1verson's Olym-
pics, at McKeesport, Pa.
Oltveri will leave here on another trip
this week, which will take in Norfolk,
Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York,
in an effort to arrange other games for
the open dates on his schedule. Should
these games be arranged in each OF these
cities there will be but little chance Of
the local gridiron fans watching the Vigil
lants in action on their home lot this sea-
son
The Washington herald., 1916-08-27
MATT HINKEL HANDS
OUT COLD THOUSAND
Cleveland Promoter and Referee Com
PEELED to Defend Himself in
Labor Day Decision.

New York, Aug a.-It cost Matt Hinkle
just 81 900 to be selected at referee for
the Johnny Kilbane-George CLANCY fight
on Labor Day, in Cedar Point Ohio.
Hinkle. a Clevelander, is promoting the
affair. He guaranteed Kilbane $4,000
fat and CLANCY 5000 and an additional
500 for expenses. CLANCY wanted more,
so Hinkle made this proposition:
your share, making 1t $500 altogether.
II you win, you get only $500"
Clancy accepted.
And then came the deed that cost
Iiinkle 1900. Johnny Kilbane insisted
that Hinkel referee the match-and
CLANCY did likewise. After Hinkel had
assured himself that both men really
wanted him-and no one else-he accepted.
Then 1t occurred to him that the $1,000
clause in the CLANCY contract was some
what dangerous. The fight will be Is
rounds, to a decision, with the world S
championship at stake. With that con-
dtional bonus in the CLANCY contract,
it made II possible for folks after the
fight to declare lin case CLANCY wins on
decision), that Hinkel gave the fight to
Clancy to save him from turning over
TO CLANCY the extra $1,000 as balm for
a Clancy defeat.
So Hinkel got in touch with Chaney's
manager at once. killed out that proviso
and boosted Chaney's actual guarantee
with expenses) from $500 to $500 win,
lose or draw.
Yes, Oscar. 5000 is a healthy flock OF
dough to part with merely for the honor
of being a referee.
The Washington herald., 1916-08-27
CUBS MAKING COIN.

New York. Aug. 26.-The jeans of at
least six American League magnates are
bulging with currency and coin. The all
season closeness of the 1916 race means
one of the most prosperous years in the
history Of the Johnsonian circuit.
The Indians, regarded as almost certain
losers in a financial way when play be-
gan, have smashed all Cleveland records.
They will make more money for their
owners than any Sixth City club in his
tory. Their net profit for the season
may go close to s175,oOO
The Yankee owners figured when the
season began that If they could draw a
daily crowd of 1900 at nome and on the
road they would break even. Their av-
erage to date is about 1000. which means
velvet" of between $4,000 and 500 900
for the Yanks. The Red Sox home crowds
have been fairly large all year. The team
has drawn we'll on the road and even
If they do not win the pennant the Sox
will conclude the year far ahead in a
lucre way.
The Tigers always have been a great
card on the road The home crowds have
been very good and the Tigers surely
will make close to $4,000 for Navin ct al
The Washington herald., 1916-08-27
JIMMY and Jimmy JR.
TO RACE EYE SEE BEE
American Automobile Racing Associa,
ton to Hold Event for Nonstock
Car at Bennings Labor Day.

Washingtons sport FLOWING public will be
treated to some real automobile racing
at the Bennings' track on Labor Day
The entry list to date includes some OF
the fastest cars in this section Of the
country and the prizes hung up are suf-
tiCient to make every driver push his
car to the limit Also the track is faster
now than it has ever been before. Since
the fire which burned the stables last
spring there has been but little horse
training on the course and the surface
has had ample chance to pack. In ad-
dltion the American Automobile Racing
Association. under whose auspices the
meet is to be held are spending con-
siderable money in making some neces-
sary repairs
Besides the racing cars which have
been entered for the various events there
is to be nonstock race to which pleas
Urc cars are eligible. This race in IT.
self should be well worth the price OF
admission for there has for some time
been more or less rivalry among various
dealers as to the respective speed merits
of their machines. This event will give
them chance to back up with action
what they have been talking of for SO
long 1t will be a case of now or never
Irving Barber. whose Eye See Bee has
been in the habit of coming under the
"He HiSNthoush ne mas soiu tne ma
chine to VIM. Weightman. of Philadel-
phia. he will drive it in some Of the
events-is in for a trimming so the wise
ones say. Jimmy and Jimmy, jr the
two machines that have been entered by
Jimmy Kline. of Richmond, are after
Barber, and Judging by what these ma
chimes have done on other tracks this
summer they are very apt to hang his
scalp to their belts.
WeiGhtman and his Stutz come here
from Philadelphia with the reputation OF
some hard battles with old Father Time.
Harry Myers and his Marquette Buick
are fast enough to keep from taking
the dust of any Of the contestants
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