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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-04-26

ayers OF operative employees. let me
say that the railways are the arteries
of the nations life and that upon
them rest the immense responsibility
of seeing to ii that those arteries suf-
fer no obstruction of any kind. no in
efficiency or slackened power. To
the merchant let me suggest the mot
to. Small profits and quick service"
and to the shipbuilder the thought
that the life of the war depends upon
him. The food and the war supplies
must be carried across the seas no
matter how many ships are sent to
the bottom. The places of those that
go down must be supplied and sup
piled at once. To the miner let me
say that he stands where the farmer
does: the work of the world waits on
him. II he slackens or fails. armies
and statesmen are helpless He also
is enlisted in the great Service Army.
The manufacturer does not need to
be told | hope. that the nation looks
to him to speed and perfect every
process; and | want only to remind
his employees that their service is alb
solutely indispensable and is counted
on by every man who loves the coun.
try and its liberties.
I Let me suggest. also. that every.
one who crates or cultivates a gar.
den helps. and helps greatly. to solve
the problem of the feeding of the
nations; and that every housewife
/ VINO practices strict economy puts
herself in the ranks of those who
serve the nation. This is the time
for America to correct her unpardon-
able fault of wastefulness and extrav-
agance. Let every man and every
woman assume the duty of careful
nrovident use and expenditure as a
public duty, as ad ictate of patriotism
which no one can now expect ever to
be excused or forgiven for ignoring.
In the hope that this statement of
the needs of the nation and OF the
world in this hour of supreme crisis
may stimulate those to whom It
comes and remind all who need re.
minder OF the solemn dutics of a time
such as the world has never seen be.
fore. ! beg that all editors and pub.
fishers everywhere will give as prom
inent publication and as wide circula.
ton as possible to this appeal. ven
ture to suggest, also. to all advertis.
ing agencies that they would perhaps
render very substantial and timely
service to the country IL they would
give 1t widespread repetition. And I
hope that clergymen will not think
the theme of 1t an unworthy or inap-
propriate subject of comment and
homily from their pulpits.
THE SUPREME TEST OF THE
NATION HAS COME. WE MUST
ALL SPEAK, ACT. AND SERVE
TOGETHER!
WOODROW WILSON.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-04-26

OUT railways back OF the lighting
irohts' locomotives and rolling stock
10 take the place OF those every day
going to pieces; mules, horses. cattle
Tor labor and for military service;
everything with which the people OF
England and France and italy and
Russia have usually supplied them
selves but cannot now afford the men.
'he materials. or the machinery to
make.
IL is evident to every thinking man
that our industries. on the farms. in
the shipyards. in the mines, In the
tactores. must be made more prolific
and more efficient than ever and that
they must be more economically man.
aged and better adapted to the par.
ucular requirements Of our task
than they have been; and what |
want to say is that the men and the
women who devote their thought and
their energy to these things will he
serving the country and conducting
the fight for peace and freedom lust
as truly and just as effectively as the
men on the battlefield or in the
trenches. The industrial forces of
the country. men and women alik, @
viii be a great national, a great in.
ternational. Service Army.-a notable
and honred host engaged in the
service of the nation and the world.
the efficient friends and saviors of
Tree men everywhere. Thousands.
! ray, hundreds of thousands. of men
Otherwise liable to military service
viii of right and of necessity be ex,
FUSED from that service and assigned
TO the fundamental. sustaining work
OF the fields and factories and mines
and they will be as much part of the
/ great patriotic forces of the nation
as the men under fire.
! take the liberty, therefore. OF ad
dressing this word to the farmers II
the country and to all who work on
the farm; The supermest need OF oul
own nation and of the nations with
which we are cooperating is al
abundance Of supplies. and especial
ly Of food stuffs. The Importance Of
an adequate fod supply. especially FOL
the present year. is superlative. With
out abundant food. alike for the arm
les and the peoples now at war, tn,
whole great enterprise upon which
we have embarked will break dowI
and fail. The worlds food reserves
are low. Not only during the pres
ent emergency but for some time al
ter peace shall have come both on
own people and large proportion o
the people of Europe must rely upol
the harvests in America. Upon tn
farmers of this country. therefore, II
large measure, rests the fate of tn,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-04-26
Presidents Appeal
10 The Farmers
M Fellow Countrymen

M Fellow Countrymen:
The entrance Of our own beloved
country into the grim and terrible
var for democracy and human rights
,hich has shaken the world creates
40 many problems of national life
md action which calls for immediate
consideration and settlement that I
hone you will permit me to address
10 you a few words of earnest coun-
,el and and appeal with regard to
hem.
We are rapidly putting our navy
upon an effective war footing and are
about to create and equip a great
army. but these are the simplest
p.rts of the great taskt which we
have addressed ourselves. There is
not single selfish element, so far
Sghting for. We are fighting for
what we believe and wish to be the
rights of mankind and for future
peace and security of the world. To
do this great thing worthily and sue.
cessfull wye must devote ourselves
10 the service without regard to prof.
Il or material advantage and with
an energy an intelligence that will
rise 10 the level of the enterprise it.
self We must realize to the full
now great the task is and how many
things. HON many kinds and elements
81 capacity and service an dself-sac
ndce IL involves.
These. then. are the things we
must do, and do well, besides fight
ing-the things without which mere
lighting would be fruitless:
We must supply abundant food for
ourselves and for our armies and our
seamen not only. but also for large
part OF the nations with whom we
have made common cause. in whose
support and by whose sides we shall
be lighting.
We must supply ships by the hun
dreds out of our shipyards to carry
to the other side of the sea. subma
nnes or no submarines. what will
every day be needed there. and
abundant materials out of our fields
aud our mines and our factories with
which not only to clothe and equiv
our own forces on land and sea bu
also to clothe and support our PEG
pie for whom the gallant fellows un
der arms can no longer work. t
help clothe and equip the armies will
which we are cooperating in Europe
and to keep the looms and manufac
tories there in raw material; coal tt
keep the firest going in ships at SET
and in furnaces of hundreds of fac
tories across the sea; steel out o
which to make arms and ammunition
both here and there; rails for worn
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-04-26

war and the fate Of the nations May
the nation not count upon them to
omit no step that will increase the
production of their land or that will
bring about the most effectual coop
Grafton in the sale an distribution Of
their products? The time is short
1t is of the most imperative impor-
lance that everything possible be
done and done Immediately to make
sure of large harvests. call upon
young men and old alike and upon
the able-bodied boys of the land to
accept and act upon this duty,-to
turn in hosts to the farms and make
certain that no pains and no labor is
lacking in this great matter.
| particularly appeal to the farm
ers of the South to plant abundant
food stuffs as well as cotton. They
can show their patriotism in no bet
ter or more convincing way than by
resisting the great temptation of the
present price of cotton and helping.
helping upon a great scale. to feed
the nation and the peoples every
where who are fighting for their lib
critics and for our own. The variety
of their crops will be the visible
measure of their comprehension OF
their national duty.
The Government of the United
States and the governments of the
several States stand ready to coop
crate, They will do everything pos
sible 10 assist farmers in securing an
adequate supply of seed. an adequate
force of laborers when they are most
needed at harvest tim. an tdhe means
of eNpediting shipments of fertilizers
and farm machinery, as well as of the
crops themselves when harvested
The course of trade shall be as un,
hampered as it is possible to make il
and there shall be no unwarranted
manipulation of the nations food
! supply by those who handle it on its
way to the consumer. This is our
opportunity to demonstrate the etiici
ency of great Democracy and we
shall not fall short of it,
+, This let me say to the middlemer
of every sort whether they are hand
ling our food stuffs or our raw ma
terials of manufacture or the pro
ducts OF our mills and factorie:
The eyes Of the country will be es
pecially upon you. This is your op
portunity for signal service. efficien,
and disinterested. The country ex
poets you, as it expects all others. to
forego unusual profits. to organize
and expedite shipments Of supplies o.
every kind, but especially Of food
with an eye to the service you are
rendering and in the spirit Of thos,
who enlist in the ranks. for their PEG
pie. not for themselves. | shall con
, fidently expect you to deserve ant
win the confidence of people of ever.
sort and station.
To the men VINO run the railways
of the country. whether they be man
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-04-26

mato plants. lettuce plants and pep
per plants. If transplanted, with
newspapers. for two or three days.
in order that the sun will not kill
them before they take root.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-01-19
Common Council Proceedings.

EDGERTON, WIS, Jan. Is, 1917.
Regular meeting of the common
council, Mayor Conway presiding. AL
dermen present: Arthur, Dickerson,
Jensen, Dallman, Stark.
Minutes of previous meeting read
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-01-19
Tobacco notes

Jos. Cullman Jr., of the New York
firm of Cullman Bros, was in the state
a few days this week looking after
packing operations conducted by his
firm here, Stoughton and Sun Prairie.
J. B. Litchenstein, of the firm of I.
Lewis & Co., cigar manufacturers of
Newark, N. j., is in the state for a
short stay. The Wisconsin business of
his firm is looked after by Fl. r. Greene
of GAINESVILLE.
John Brand & Co. of Elmira, N. Y,
on Friday sold the Brand warehouse in
this city to Paul Pullen, the deal clos
ing the company's business in this
state. The firm has always been held
in high repute and it is with regret
that we chronicle it's definite with
drawal from this city. Robert Brand
Jr. was here Friday on business per-
tanning to the termination of the COM
pany's local business. Evansville Re-
view.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-01-19

F. II. Pease is able to be out again
after 10 days illness.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-01-19
H. B. KNAPP, City Clerk.
Get Raise in Prices.

The farmers in Racine, Kenosha and
Rock counties who have been supplying
the three beet sugar companies operat-
ing in these counties, will be interested
to learn that the raise in price which
they have been holding out for before
signing contracts was granted Friday
by the companies, and hereafter they
will receive 81 ton for their product
instead of Sc, the former price.
The companies granting this increas-
ed fat rate per ton are the Pope Beet
Sugar Co. of Chicago, the Wisconsin
Beet Sugar Co. of Milwaukee and the
Rock County Beet Sugar Co. of James
vile. The concession comes as re-
suit of the protests entered by the
farmers against the low price. -
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-01-19
Fulton

F. H. Pease is able to be out again
after 10 days illness.
J. M. Whitehead of GAINESVILLE was a
business caller here one day last week.
Miss Sophia Ellefson has been con-
fined to her home the past two weeks
by illness.
Invitations will be issued for dance
in the hall by the Y. NJ. c. A. boys in
the near future. Proceeds to go toward
paying for the new floor.
Saturday night, the Goth, there will
be Social Center meeting. Professor
Dexter of Edgerton high school will
deliver an address. Everybody should
attend
On Sunday, Jan. 14th. D. F. Sayre
81. passed his 95th birthday and was in
attendance at both the Sunday school
and church service
On Tuesday morning about nine
o'clock the firebells of Edgerton were
plainly heard. 1t was learned few
minutes later that the fire was in the
residence of l. w. Spike.
The teachers have bought with the
proceeds of the play given last fall by
local talent and the recital given by
Miss Trevette, book case for the up
per room and a cupboard for the do
nestle science department in the lower
room. The two articles were installed
the past week.
Our county board has at last put it
over. We are to have agricultural
agent. At this time we commend our
member for voting against the PROPOSE
ton, but time will tell. We, however,
have nothing to offer against the man
who was appointed, for he is held in
high esteem in this section and over all
Rock county.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-01-19
CORRESPONDENCE
Albion

James Noble. has been i'll the pas
week.
Rena Oleson spent Saturday with
Gladys Drake.
The town orchestra was reorganizeC
Sunday evening.
Miss Nellie Babcock spent Saturday
with Mrs. John Slagg.
Mr.. C. c.. Atwood was a Milton
Junction visitor Thursday.
Mrs. Leon Dates went to Edgerton
Saturday to spend few weeks.
Mr.. Gust Carlson and family took
dinner with George Babcock Sunday.
The Willing Workers society met
with Miss Phoebe Sheldon Wednesday
afternoon.
K. D. Whitford has been hauling a
car load of coal for the creamery the
past week.
Mrs. L. j. Green and sons Lowell
and Lyle visited at the j. M. Dates
home Wednesday.
Della Reuterskiold of Milwaukee is
visiting her father. G. G. Reuterskoild
this week.
Mrs. M. j. Babcock, Mr.. and Mrs.
H. A. Head and Master Earl Kruger
are on the sick list.
The Stark's farm was sold last We'd
nesday to Horatio Marsden of Albion
Prairie, and possession will be given
February 1st.
The Albion M. w. A. are growing
continually. They initiated five new
members at their last meeting and
more expect to join.
The Academy students were enter
tanned at the home of the Misses Svea
and Sigve Adolphson at Stebbinsville
Saturday night. A good time was re-
ported by all present.
The Campus club met Thursday with
Mrs. r. G. Green. Mrs. Babcock ap-
pointed the program committee for the
next year as follows: Miss Martin,
Mrs. Atwood, Mrs. M. j. Babcock.
Mrs. w. M. Green was leader for the
afternoon, the subject being ''The
American Negro" Music followed,
'Old Folks at Home" by the club.
Mrs. Bliven then read selections from
book dealing with Americas greatest
problem-the negro. Mrs. M. J. Bah
cock gave history of the great negro
poet, Paul Lawrence Dunbar, and read
his best poem, "When Melinda Sings. I"
Mrs. Glenn Williams read a magazine
article. cup From Slavery" by Book
er T. Washington. Mrs. H. H. Bah
cock read of some of Mr.. Washington S
experiences in teaching in negro
schools. Mrs. Sayre told us of the orr
gin of slave hymns, singing Nobody
Knows the Trouble I've Seem in the
manner of the dorkies.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-01-19
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET
Continued From Page T..

into the realm of untold wealth and
that so far as the more fortunate grow
ers are concerned the price of asoline
is merely of passing interest. With
these premises as a basis of reasoning
it has been assumed that 1917 will wit
ness a record increase in the New Eng
land tobacco acreage. At the outset
two facts may be stated unequivocally.
First, there will be an increase in the
Shaded tobacco acreage, but probably
not as large as many have expected;
and, second, the increase in Sun-groWn
area is not likely to be abnormal.
The one great temptation to increase
the sun-grown acreage is the obvious
scarcity of all grades of New England
tobacco and the certainty of ready
market at prices equaling the best paid
in recent years. Shaded tobacco con-
ditions need no exploitation. Connecti-
cut Shaded is no longer an experiment,
and it's growing popularity insures
demand which can be met only by in
creased production.
Financing the tobacco crop has be-
come increasingly difficult as costs of
production have risen, and the higher
costs have in turn caused growers to
hesitate in the mstter of increased
acreages. AS matters now stand, in
case of uninsured hail damage, frost,
drought, too much rain or other condi-
tions which practically put crop out
of the running, the grower faces a
much heavier loss than formerly was
the case. Prices which were once re-
munerative do not cover the present
cost of production, growers assert.
The heavy rain of last Friday pro-
vided another damp. There have been
few seasons in which rain has appeared
more OPPORTUNITY than it has since the
1916 crop was harvested.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-01-19
Stock Judging Contest.

OnlFriday of this week contest of
much interest will be held between
teamsIrepresenting the high schools of
Milton, Milton Junction, GAINESVILLE and
Edgerton. The teams will be stock
Judging teams composed of three boys.
in each case, who are in the agricul-
tural departments of their respective
schools
The local contest is one of the num-
Der of district contests which are to be
held throughout the state, the winning
team in each district entering the final
state contest which is to be held at
Madison in February.
The Edgerton contest will be arrang-
'edNas follows: Judging of horses and
hogs will occur at the farm of James
Hepburn, Of Jersey cattle at the Lloyd
Simpson farm and of Holstein cattle at
the McGinnitya farm. Prof. West of
GAINESVILLE; Hurley, Milton; Gahagan,
Milton Junction; and Dexter, Edgerton,
will have the contesN in charge.
The judges who areto determine the
winners are Prof. Tigeof the Slough
ton high school; Sidney Emery, and
Prof. Crandall, former professor of
animal husbandry at the University of
Illinois.
Edgerton will be represented by
Kitchell Sayre, Harold Halla Russell
Schoenfeld, Gordon Page.
The high school authorities d,sire to
announce that all who may be interest
ed are invited to attend the judging.
1t is planned to start at the Hepburn
farm at $3.50, spending about one md
one-half hours there, finishing at Sinp-
sons by noon and judging at the M
Ginnity farm in the afternoon.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-01-19
East Porter

Little Ralph Jensen has been quite
sicks
Jean Flarity spent Saturday and
Sunday at at Alex Jenson's.
VIM. Gardiner attended the auto
show in Milwaukee last Wednesday.
Carl Nelson and Louis Jensen spent
Sunday and Monday with Carl Lein of
Albion Prairie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Christian were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Greatsing-
er in Evansville Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Jensen and fam
lily of South Fulton visited at the Ed
ward and Alex Jensen homes one day
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed. Heggested, Mrs.
Gertrude Heggested and Mrs. Chris.
Roberts spent Monday p. m. with Mr..
and Mrs. Oscar Kjernes.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-01-19

contemplated Improvement and work
hereinbefore mentioned to be prepared
and filed in the office of the City
| Clerk.
(b) To determine the entire cost
of such contemplated work or i'm
provement.
(c) To consider and determine
what lands, or parcels of land, will be
affected and benefited or damaged by
the said contemplated work or i'm
lprovement.
(d) To determine the amounts. of
benefits or damages that will accrue
to each parcel of real estate affected
by such work or improvement.
(e) To determine the amount that
should be assessed under the provi-
sions of subchapter Is of Chapter
40a of the Revised Statutes of Wis
consin, Said Chapter entitled "Of
the Organization and Government of
Cities Under Genera; Law" and the
acts amendatory thereof, to each par
eel of such real estate as benefits ac-
cruing thereto by such contemplated
work or improvement.
{f) To make and file in their Of
flee report showing their determine
alton on the questions required to be
considered in and by this resolution
and Section 925-17S of said Subchap-
ter 18-to see that notices are given,
meetings held, objections and evil
dence heard, their report modified, re-
viewed and corrected, as they deem
just, and their complete and final re-
port filed with the City Clerk, as re-
quired by said subchapter 49,, and
that all provisions of law in such be-
half are complied with.
Adopted the 18th day of January, 1917.
Approved the 18th day of January,
1917.
J. M. CONWAY, Mayor,
Attest:
H. B. KNAPP, City Clerk.
Roll call on Revolutionary es 5.
AID Arthur moved that the city en-
gineer be instructed to prepare plans
Main street from Lawton street to
bridge over Saunders creek.
Motion carried.
On motion council adjourned.
II. B. KNAPP, City Clerk.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-01-19
MELVILLE
Hazel Husen is on the sick list.

Hazel Husen is on the sick list.
John Day of GAINESVILLE called on
friends here one day last week.
The farmers are filling the ice house
at the creamery this week.
Misses Affeldt and Klinger were Wis
itors at the home of VIM. Stricken on
Monday.
Lee Alder has returned from James,
vile, where he spent the past week
with his uncle.
The attendance at the social Friday
night goes to prove there are no an
Gent people in this neighborhood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richardson and Mr..
and Mrs. F. c. Sherman attended Mrs.
Days funeral in GAINESVILLE last week.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-01-19
Sumner

Mrs. FL. Reuterskiold and daughter
Emily were GAINESVILLE callers Monday.
1t was very cold in this part of the
country. 1t was 19 below zero last
Sunday night.
+. G. Punzel was at Jefferson Sun
day to attend the meeting of the Ger
man Kreiger Verien.
Mrs. Will Messmer and children re-
turned home last Friday from Grand
Marsh, Wis, where she visited her Sis
ter the past week.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-01-19
Sacrifice Sale of Two Dane County
Farms.

I have two farms which must be sold
in order to clean up receivership pro-
ceed;ngs. One farm of 120 acres in the
town of Blooming Grove at $40 per
acre. One farm of 240 acres one mile
south of Deerfeld- at $110 per acre.
Both are first class tobacco, stock and
general farming propositions and the
prices quoted are way below value and
cannot be lowered No trades consid-
cred. They will prove money makers
to the buyer. If interested write or
call on S. T. Walker, Fl West Main
Street, Madison, Wis. 7w3
Let us clean and press your clothes.
We also do all kinds of altering and
repairing. We make a speciality of
cleaning and pressing ladies' clothes,
hats, gloves, etc. -Roeber & Robinson,
above First National Bank. TIFF
Two new office rooms to rent, SIS
per month including steam heat. Prin-
gle Bros. new building. Off
For SALE CHEAP-One electric wash
ing machine in first class condition.
Inquire of w. Fl. Morrissey.
Implement warehouse recently oc-
cupied by Jay Shaw on Fulton street,
best location in town, for rent after
March 1st. Apply to S. w. Wileman.