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The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-28
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FrOm m
The Deep
e.. Gree e n

Well, l just had the last haircut
In going to get this year.
Ice cream is a substantial and nu-
tritious food, but I'D hate to see the
Tampa road paved with Poinsettia
BRICK.
1000 bricklayers will be drafted
for service in France. Probably use
them on the MORTAR guns.
Here's little secret, folks. Charlie
Gano, jolly comedian. with the Co.
bura Minstrels, has taken himself q
wife. and she's no little one either.
Here's luck to you, Charlie, and
plenty of 1t.
Thanks, Brothes Hinman, and the
same to you. If you get frozen in too
bad up there, let Harry Thaw you
out.
Wonder who won the RAFFLES a.
the Casino last night.
Ludie Edwards is advertising sim
gle violets for sale. Get busy, Ludie
and get some married ones.
The mother moth brings its off
spring up to shy when they CEDAR
CHEST.
You can get parrot made easy
but it's hard to make canary SOAR.
Lovely young Lakeland wife was
awakened one night by her husband
who was talking in his sleep. He
nunbled "Oh, what pretty hands to
hold" She woke him up but he had
deuce Of time trying to convince
her he was dreaming about poker
game.
TEN YEARS AGO IN LAKELAND
Billy Chase was just leaving to
play golf.
FIVE YEARS AGO IN LAKELAND
DR.. Smith was arrested for going
out in the street with naked eyes.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-28
Chamber OF COmmerc
:: Notes -

Sometimes bricks, sometimes pou-
uuets-bricks yesterday. Someone
came in and told us that this is
"bum" town, people disobllglng'
prices of everything outrageously
high; no rest room for tourists, while
every other town in Florida had one
and in some progressive communities
even a place where a meal could De
prepared and eaten and to lie down
for a while afterwards. We regretted
our shortcomings so far as the rest
room, free cooking and sleeping ia
'cilities, and perhaps displayed little
interest in this kind Of tourist, but
We denied the allegation and dehed
the alligator" to prove that this
was bum town, that people were
disobliging and the prices OF every
thing outrageously high, not falling
to point out that this was one Of the
best railroad centers in the South
having about thirty trains arrivin.
daily and just about as many leav-
ing.
Bouquets today-Mr. Vollmer, of
Illinois, travelling man for a large
steel industry, looking for an in
vestment, says that this community
is to be congratulated in that he finds
everything here quite reasonable in
Rprice (not referring at all to real
estate.) He says people are alive,
clever, courteous and considerate. He
likes Lakeland and hopes later tc
settle here. He was induced to Sc
lect lakeland out of several other
towns he wrote to for information
because Lakeland's response seemed
to bo different to others and in Wis
iting here he finds, too, that Lake
lard is different.
Several complaints have been mad,
lately, not as to the scarcity of labor
So much as to the Indifference ant
refusal on the part of so many wher
offered work. This applies to the ne
groes, many of whom can be fount
lcafing around the city, able-bodie,
but absolutely refusing to accep
jobs offered them. The representa-
tive of the contractor on the post
Office job was compelled to clos,
down the work the other day becaus,
he could secure no help for the brick
layers, though he was Offering from
- IL to 25 cents an hour. In thes
times, no able-bodied man ought 7.
be allowed to loaf, especially if he I!
ceing supported by the hard labor O
others, most of them women. Som
steps ought to be taken to have thes
men put to work.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-28

The government is not confiscating
the railroads, as some seem to think
nor will there be any noticeable
change in the management or opera
tion, for the present at least. If IS
doesn't get in on the dot, and if 43
is marked up ION time" but doesn't
poke its nose around the curve until
it's an hour overdue, don't take your
complaint to Mr.. Wilson, nor even to
Mr.. McAdoo. Just continue to cuss
railroads in the abstract, and figure
that everybody probably is doing the
best he can. But, In a general way
1t is expected that transportation will
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-28

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THE LAKELAND NEWo

4 weekly newspaper SIvns q resume
q local matters, crop oendltlene,
county affairs, etc. Sent anywhere
for $50 per year.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-28
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n sively entitled 70 the use fer ~ Il
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q 70 Il Or net sthsr,wise ereditsd u
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Now there are number Of news
paper owners who would rejoice if
the government would take over
their journals and relieve them of
the responsibilities and worries of
operating them.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-12-28

b, facilitated. The entire railroad
lines of the country will be treated
as one road. Freight will be sent by
the shortest route, instead Of being
hauled around Robin Hoods barn, to
make business for any particular
line. Instead of working independ-
emily or at cross-purposes, all the
railroad systems will be brought into
harmonious cooperation, and all
their facilities and equipment co-ordi-
mated to the benefit of the public and
to the requirements of the govern
nent. The rights of railroad owners
will be properly taken care of, and
strikes and tie-ups will be prevented.
The working out the problems at
tendant upon this great national
change is going to draw heavily up
on the nations statesmanship; but
their satisfactory adjustment will
come, and will eventually prove of
inestimable benefit to the country.
for we doubt there will ever be re-
turn to the old methods of individual
Cr corporation control of the roads.
The President is 81 years of age
today. He has passed the Osler lim-
it. and the last few years were the
greatest and most useful of his life.
That he may be spared to the nation
he has led so we'll and wisely, for a
long time yet, is the nations prayer.
No one thinks of the President as an
old man, and he is -shouldering a
burden Of work and responsibility the
equal Of which is borne by few men
in all the world-if by any one.
We have established a reputation
as humorist with Editor Jones of
the Arcadia News by limiting that he
is expected to make some money. But
we believe that anybody-even a
newspaper man-can make money in
Arcadia, for the next year or two,
at any rate. And we hope our pre-
diction will not prove joke. and
that Editor Jones will make all the
money his splendid work merits. II
he does he'll have plenty to lend his
friends-one of whom we are which.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-16

folk songs.
We have Ia enrolled in the eight
B and 13 IN the eight-A
We had an interesting lesson in
art on the cosmos Wednesday morn
ing
Bessie 10th entered our room
from New York city
GENERAL NEWS.
The annual flower show was held
at the River Park school Monday,
Sept. 10.
The first prize was won by the
second grade. Miss Hops and Miss
Rensberger, teachers.
Second prize won by the nth
grade. Miss Richmond teacher.
Honorable mention-Sixth grade
Miss Wolfe teacher; one-B. Miss
Shelper. teacher; one-A, Miss Bow
man.
Asters-First prize won by Jessie
Clingenpeel; second prize. Bernice
Brown: third prize. Esther Seiss.
Zinnia-First prize, Ralph Hicks:
second prize. Velma Jolly; third
prize, Nilah Dixon.
old Fashioned Florence
Hoge.
Sunflower-Gladys Kline.
GladioIa-First prize. Anna Merri-
field: second prize Esther Hooton;
third prize. Garnet Bowles.
old Fashioned Pinks-Naomi
Hooton:
Basket Mixed vegetabIes-First
prize. Glen Incl; second prize. vio-
let Straub.
Potatoes-Sadie Hutchins.
Beets-Guy Gibbons
Cabbage-Minnie ThurstOn.
The River Park school won third
prize in the table display contest i'm
the central flower show which was
$3.50.
Bernice Brown won first prize in
the asters.
Miss Bernadine Cameron is the
new drawing teacher. Wednesday
was her first day.
Miss Mills started the sewing
classes Monday of the nth and sixth
grades.
The new teachers of the River
Park school are elem Shearer, sew
enth grade; Miss Esther Kirkpatrick.
four-A: Miss Helen Mawson. three
b: Miss Ruth Pomert. one-B.
Miss Ethel Ingleright has the mu-
sic classes from the four-B 10 the
eight-A grades inclusive.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-16

presidents cabinet" said Uncle
Harry. but in reality they are as
sistant managers TO the president.
who, in turn. is the general manager
Of the whole government"
You mean the men like Sec'y Of
War Baker?" said Helen.
He's one Of them, and perhaps
the most important right now" said
Uncle Harry The department of
war. OF which Mr. Baker is the head.
has full and complete charge OF the
entire military force Of the United
States-Gen. Pershings army i'm
france. the regular army. the ma
tional guards that are being turned
into the national service. the new
draft army. all the training camps.
the coast artillery; in fact. every
thing connected with the land or
military forces of the country"
But how does Sec'y Baker IN ~
age all that any more than the pres
ident could" asked Jimmy.
The answer is that he doesn't. -"
said Uncle Harry. Let me explain
further lust as Sec'y Baker, and
each Of the other cabinet members
reports To Mr. Wilson. so each sec
rotary confers with and receives re-
ports from his assistants-the heads
Of the various divisions in each de
partment The war department.
like all the other departments Is di-
vided into many divisions and bu-
reaUs. each of which is i'm charge Of
a manager. Suppose put it this
way. Picture Pres't Wilson reach
ing out and touching Secy Baker,
and the latter reaching out and
touching the men in charge of all
the divisions in the war department.
and these in turn reaching out and
touching other assistants. Carry
this far enough and you'H see just
how orders are issued. and troops
and supplies are put on trains and
carried TO sea ports and loaded on
ships and carried across the ocean:
and on the other side you'U see the
troops and supplies landed, carried
10 training camps and right up TO
the trenches. And there's Gen. Per
shing with his staff OF assistants.
and heads Of various divisions: and
finally the soldiers who do the fight
ing"
It's like a great chain-link aft
er link said Helen.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-16
Uncle Hdrru's
Current Event
Talks For the
7 youngsters.
EXPLAINS HOW GOVERNMENT
Is MANAGED N WAR TIME


Maybe you'n lauea when ask
YOU this question. but wren you an
s7ver it I'm going 20 ask YOU a lot
more. announced Joe as Uncle
Harry arrived for his evening talk.
Then 1 guess Td better laugh
right away instead Of waiting" an
swered Uncle Harry. good-natured-
D.. But what are all these ques-
tions?"
Well continued Joe. a bit hesit-
ant. "Pres't Wilson is at the head
o. the government and all the things
our country is doing. isn't he2"
That's Mr.. Wilson's job" admit
ted Uncle Harry. and it's about the
biggest job any one man has ever
had since the world began"
All right. bat how does he man
ge ito added joe You told us
not long ago how busy the president
was and how ne spent his days. but
YOU didn't tell us how the govern
ment is managed"
Running the government has al
ways been "A big job. but / guess.
it's bigger since the war started than
ever, isn't it," asked Jimmy
II should say IL u.s." said Uncle
Harry. But / think ] can explain
his whole interesting subject 70 YOU
and III try 20 make il so clear that
you will have no difficulty in under
standing it. First, let me ask you
a question Does the manager Of a
baseball team play the whole
game 90
NO indeed, he doesn't. and i'm the
big leagues he generally doesn't
play on the team at all" answered
Joe promptly "He manages the
team"
That's the point exactly" said
Uncle Harry. The manager is the
director Of the players. and presi-
dent Wilson is the director Of the
United States government"
But the president has a good
many assistant directors helping
him, hasn't he?" asked Helen
Now were getting into the
game" said Uncle Harry
Tell us about the presidents as
sistants" said Joe.
They are called secretaries of
departments and are members Of the
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-16

We are making a lighthouse scene
on our sand table.
ROOM NINE.
Kate Nyikos is the nurse of our
grade. Karl Kish is the doctor
Girls have sewing on Friday
afternoon. We are making domes-
tic science aprons.
The boys have drawing on Fri
day afternoon.
the industrial school SO now we
have II i'm our class.
We had a holiday Tuesday in
order TO see the fair.
Miss Brown is the teacher in 5B.
There are IS in the class.
Miss Long has charge Of the con-
struction work.
Miss I. ]. O'Brien of Dowagiac,
Mich. visited the fifth graed Mon
day.
ROOM TEN.
our enrolment is 60.
Julia Kish has entered our grade
from the Hungarian school.
Thelma Editron, Hildur Bloom
and Ella Vargo have entered the
Washington school
GENERAL NEWS.
Miss Cameron has charge OF the
art work this year. She has taken
Miss Bostwick's place Miss Bost-
wick viii be married soon.
Room three will be a fresh air
room Muslin curtains viii be used
i'm place OF windows.
Miss Irma Collmer visited on
Wednesday
Miss Shirk will have charge Of
the music i'm the first and second
grades. She viii be i'm our build
ing every Thursday morning.
AIR Koenig was here Wednesday
afternoon.
The annual flower show was held
on Monday.
We received the fourth prize on
flowers AT the Interstate fair.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-16

ONE-B
sixty pupils are enrolled in the
one-B. The class is divided into
two divisions.
ONE-A.
Twenty eight pupils are enrolled
i'm our room.
TWO-B AND TWO-A.
Minnie Dungey is "a new pupil in
the two-B. transferred from the
Linden school
THREE-B AND THREE-A.
Sixty pupils are enrolled in the
three-B and rhree-A The first
week of school the attendance OF the
three-A was perfect
FOUR-A
W5yue Porter was transferred
from the Lafayette school
IINE-B MD FINE-A.
T4s eueuilmeut OF the u,e-E and
aNe-A is % pupils There are three
new pupils. Vera and Floyd McKin-
zie and Gertrude Dryer.
Sinh AND SIN-A.
There are 49, pupils i'm our room.
Irene Miller and Harold Enoblock
are ul
EIGHT-B NND EIGHT-A.
The eichth grade viii continue
Keeping music note books We are
.LsXtnG sRaGis4 stress sRatrlotS azR2
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-16
GASrRONONuCAIL

DO YOU want oysters. Louise 90
asked the man. as he glanced over
the bill of fare
Yes" George" answered the
woman. "and ] want a hassock. too. "
George nodded. and as he handed
the waiter his written order. he
said.
Bring "a hassock for the lady"
Yes. sir" answered the waiter.
zone hassock
moment later the waiter, app
parenuy puzzled. approached the
man. and leaning over him. said
Excuse me. sir. but / have oniy
been here two days and do not want
TO make any mistakes. VIII the lady
have the hasSock hroiled or fried %
MAEazlElA
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-16
PERLEY SCHOOL

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also rlad TO @el back and enjoy our
play srOun0s. which are now beins
completed with the follows z
articles Swings. teeter-totters and
raypoles and also a slice
The method of teaching is diff
fcrcnt from last year We have
different teachers for almost every
..ubiect and like II very much. A
ID is not really settled. we hope ga
start i'm with our real work. as We
are now having a review OF Things
We have already had.
We have new teacher for
music, whom we think we will like
very much Thursday moraing we
had a visit from our scEoo, nurse.
Miss Kruetzer ard she stayed q
hear our reading lesson on the
biography Of Sir Walter Scot.
which was very interesting.
MONDAY we had a flower show.
and sold crackerjacks. which sold
very quickly. Many beautiful bCu-
quets of flowers were sent to the
fair where we Ecpe they viii win q
prize Many mothers came to SEQ
me beautiful display of flowers
which pleased Us very much.
We are going 10 start Swing
PAPER as we did lest year. although
Ia has gone down considerable We
viii try 10 save enough this year
10 buy a new Victrola. Last year
we made SOS, including three dol
lars from the fair.
The seyen-B tested water at do
mtstic science and the seven-A
canned peaches and pears.
SMITH GRADE.
Ne have just started German in
cur room and are interested In it.
There are 10 who are taking it,
We are interested i'm the way the
ue,v program * made. Miss Har-
mon. The music superior. had a
music class in cur room this morn
Ing.
FIFTH GRADE.
We won second prize En- the
flower show and wish 10 get a
pencil shaITener. SO we sold crack b.
eriack and cot ore.
EOCR-A
Several Ct the children attended
the fair Tuesday.
Elsie Solorig won second prize ON
her bouquet a+ ;he flower show.
our memory gem for this week
is.
Kind hearts are the gardens
kind thoughts are the words
Kind words are the blossoms
Kind deeds are their fruit
TDIR-B.
Mary Peters Eot INST p:ize Tor
the best boUeu@t OF flowers ON the
upper floor. rhe prize as ere
dollar with which We bought "a pen
Gil sharpener for our room
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-16

deed facts. and they are wonderful
enough In themselves The laws.
the life customs. and work Of the
niVe. are shown IN "a fresh. sincere
way. and some uncommon iIuStra
tiOns by Clement y. Davis add a
reality ami, strangely enough, some
fun as wei
Little Happy tells Of his awaken
ins 10 lie. his biting through his
cell. MS hrst TASTE OF honey. and re
delight Of his fist fight. An older
bee. Grip, explains TO him the cI.s-
toms OF the hive and warns hirs
hoV 10 escape danger Happy
gathers honey and makes frienos
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-16
DOUBLE CARE.

Mrs Casey. Ne sister writes me
that every bottle in that box We sent
her was broken. Are ye sure yez
printed This side up with care on
it
Casey. "a am. An for fear they
shouldn't see it IN tho top Oh print-
81 IL on the bottom as well
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-16

A good illustration" said Uncle
Harry. And the same system is
followed by Sec'y Daniels in manag-
ing the navy department and by
Sec'y Lansing in managing the state
department, and by all the other
cabinet officers. And how with the
war and all its problems. Pres't
wilson has still other assistant man
agers-Mr. Hoover. the man who
saved millions Of starving Belgians.
and Is now the food administrator
and the membe of the Council of
National Defense: Mr.. Dawson. the
banker. who is what YOU might call
the war director of the Red Cross.
AS fast as the government starts
new activities, such as the regula-
ton of coal and wheat supplies and
prices Pres't Wilson appoints men
10 direct or manage these new acti-
vities, and through them he keeps in
touch with what each new division
or commission is doing.
And folks. practically the same
thing is going on in every nation in
the world today, especially the coun-
tries that are at war. Each has its
government consisting of depart
ments and divisions. with managers.
directors and assistants In fact.
this is the way all big jobs are done
in these times. The government of
the United States has always been
a big organization, even in the days
Of the 13 colonies and the Revolu-
tiOnary war, but there is as much
difference between the government
i'm Pres't Washington's time and in
Pres't Wilson's time as there is be-
tween the old prairie schOOners-
wagons that used 10 carry emigrants
over the plains To the Pacific coast,
and the big railways of today
Joe, I'm glad you brought up
this subject because our talk Will
help us to understand much better
all the news that is being printed
these days about our government,
what it is doing and how it is work
ing
Editors Note-Uncle Harry Will
be glad To answer inquiries, either in
this column or by mail. provided let
tiers arc signed with the full name
and address of the persons writing.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-16

with the flowers; ne is nearly
drowned in a storm. he helps tlu
worms that threaten his fellows. bee
takes part in the svarmiug from
the hive. and Natchc- the f9undirs
of q new colony
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-16
HAPPY: THE LIFE OF \ BEE

As a child. Walter +. McCaleb
loved bees. Hc felt some OF their
contrarieties. their Joyous facing of
life, although he could not nave eN
pressed il as he does now. havirs
grown 20 manhood and studied
them during an enforced Danish
ment en- the Rio Grarde country
lie has answered this love and Won
der Of the child by a book, Happy:
The Life of a Bee just published
10y the Harpers.
This book is a story &c charm ard
interest Young readers The sci
enLlhc facts ~ the bottom are in
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-16
ST. PATRlCK,S SCHOOL
Harold Miller and Serge Rivard.
Editors.
EIGHTH GRADE.

ElNtt i IL NEh-ADf.
The boys in time for mass this
week were Edward Beach. John
StoeCkley. Paul Benz, John Harm
ger. James Kivlan. Daniel Kelly. Ed
ward lIpetska and Joseph Bognar
The appointed servers for the
week were Richard Koegan and
Frederick Gantert.
Raymond Sousley returned 10
school Monday morning He is
certainly the last rose of summer.
We have another new hoy in our
grade. John smith. Welcome 10 our
ranks. John,
For our arithmetic this week We
are reviewing percentage
Richard koegan is unusually busy
thess lAls tTS1n6 % AeeR bus RsE
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-16
ROOM ONI

ROOM ONE
MiS- Ire of the south Bend Trails
ing school is cadet in The kinder
garteu.
ROOM TWO.
tur room has au, enrolment of
- n literature ve are learning
.iLAssia Box 5RlRsa
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-16
OLIVER SCHOOL

Juiius Van IIuencke and uanu~ Nargo.
Editors.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-16
Come Prepared to Buy a Rug

For when you see this wonderful showing of beauti-
full rugs you will surely want The best known
the country are herethe colorings-the finest
High priced rugs and low priced rugs but ALWAYS THE
HIGHEST QUALITY FOR THE PRICE
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-16
Prepared orNot, ComeAnyhow

Even though you are not prepared to buy, come any
how See what extraordinary ReS Values represented
tell your friends and neighbo And if you rug Ike
we will hold it for you without charge very small
deposit until you ready for ii.
But remember this: Hundreds of people are going
to take advantage of this sale, do delay and let
else get YOUR rug Come while the selection is at its best
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-16

Editors Note-Uncle Harry Will
be glad To answer inquiries. either in
this column or by mail. provided let
tiers are signed with the full name
and address of the persons writing.
The correspondents names will not
appear i'm the articles.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-16
RIVER PARK SCHOOL

Garnet BOwles and Zella smith.
Editors.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-09-16

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