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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-22

that she thought 1t had already cone
by. when suddenly the machine in
which she was riding left tho road
and overturned. after crossing the
ditch.
Sam Tombstone driver Of thn sec
end car, testified that he was MT
aware that his car had struck the
other one until his brother looked
hack and saw the machine over
turned nv tho side of the road He
stated that when he examined his
car he found the right rear hub-cap
dented. and that the front left hub.
cap of the Yates automobile was sim
ilarlv dented This was born cut by
his brother. John Tombstone. who
vas in the seat beside him
" u. Gray Of Seffner. who was
nearby in another automobile. said
that he saw the Tombstone automo-
bile pass the Yates machine from the
roar but did not think they had col
Iided until he saw the car driven by
Mr. Yates leave the road
Dr Mcclure. who is attending
Mrs Yates. stated yesterday that her
condition is much better and thai
while she Is injured internally. in at
,dition TO suffering from a broken col
lar hone. that her injuries viii not
n~,ve fatal.-Tampa Tribune
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-22

the prescribed mobilization camp
sites They will also make proyis-
Ion Tor shelter. recruitment and the
formation Of the recruit training
battalions in the eyentuality 0. war.
The maximum strength al whicL
examinations will be accepted will
be the maximum strength authorized
by act Of Congress approved June 3.
ISIS, for like organizations Of the
regulars. Members OF the state adj
illustrative STATS designated in the
letter from the militia bureau OF
Dec. IL, 1916. will be accepted and
Utilized for the purposes Of proper
camp administration q reserve re-
cruit training battalions
Where recognized brlgades or Al
visions exist and all components 81
such organizations are accepted. the
headquarters and stan officer per-
tanning 10 these units. in accordance
with the tables OF organizations
United States army. will be accepted
"on receipt of the presidents cali
the division commander will repor.
for orders by telegraph TO the COM
mander Of the Eastern Department
Enlisted members Of the national
guard reserve will be assigned -
duty by the department commander.
All arms. equipments. transporta-
ton, animals and supplies az every
nature, belonging to the United
States and pertaining to the military
service thereof, will be shipped to
the mobilization point Of the organi.
cation to which IT pertains"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-22
AMERICA TO THE MOTHERS

If the bugles blare on the springtime
air
And the guns start booming heav.
lily;
If the big bombs break and the build.
ings shake
And the tramp, tramp. tramp grows
steadily.
Will you come to me. that my eyes
may see
The patriot fire in the souls you
bear?
VIII you charm my ears with your
loyal cheers
And glad my eyes with the smiles
you wear?
Would might know that each
mothers woe,
Her grief at war, was a bygone
thing,
Would might see in her loyalty
That her haunting sorrow had TAX.
en- wing.
For when warfares wage-when the
steel fires rage
'Tis a woman's heart that must
feed the fiamel
As mother gives, so soldier lives
She may bless with valor or curse
with shame
If the bugles blow. would might
know
That no coward fear | will ever
seel
With your steadfast will my own
veins would thrill
And naught could hinder our vic
tory
Lurana Sheldon in New York Times.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-22
Guards May Soon Be
Modified Again

washington. D. c.. March -
ne Florida National Guardsmar
VINO nave been mustered out CT ,bs
FEDERAL service may not be permitted
70 long enjoy the status Of priya,.
citizens
mat another call for service would
Iot De unexpectet at the War M
par'ment is indicated by Official in
S'ructions that have been sent TO ,be
aolutants general of all the states +,
seiect mobilization camps and other.
wise get In readiness for ano,ba,
mooiiization Of the Guardsmen
The communication of the Va,
department, which has been sent T.
the adjutant general of Florida +.
said by Brigadier General William,
~. Mann. chief of the division =,
ia'li'ia affairs. to have no immediate
significance, but is a move along tbc
llne OF general preparedness Tho
order reads as follows.
There is enclosed for your infor.
nation a list of National Guard or
CARNATIONS pertaining to your State
which are subject to he called by
the president into the service ~ mo
United States in case another call =,
issued.
The mobilization and muster into
the United States service will he mn.
der the direction Of the department
commanders. The later will desig.
nate the points of mobilization of the
troops Of their respective depart
ments. which will not necessarily NJ,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-22

Eleven brother were included In
the crew of a German Zeppelin whicp
recently fell victim TO the Engiish
aircraft guns All persisted in the
disaster
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-22

The nickname "boche" as applied
- Germans by soldiers Of the Allies.
originated from French pni a'e'
~Tete de Bots" meaning wooden
head" or stupid
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
HONORABLE AISLE SEATS"

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
 Beware of the all too literal Jap. Mrs. x had planned a little theatre party for five female friends, and dispatched
 Hashimuro Togo to secure the six seats.
 Aisle seats, now-remember, and be
 sure to get aisle seats"
 He did as requested, but when the
 party arrived at the show each was ush-
 cred into an aisle seat, the six being one behind another. As the house was well filled. there was no hope of any other arrangement, and the guests had to carry on conversation by running the risk of getting stiff necks. "It is very exasperating" said Mrs. x. to Mrs. J., do you think you could get that nice looking man next to you to change seats?' "Tn try. Excuse me, sir, but are you
 alone?"
 The man looked confused and blushed slightly. but said nothing. Excuse me, sir,' she repeated, "but
 are you alone?" Hush, hush," he whispered softly from behind a programme held so as to conceal his conversation, "my wife and daughters are alongside of me- Then somebody else blushed and con tinued blushing for the rest of the even- ing,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
THE UP TO-TO-DATE TRIBAL LTOR''

:, same obligation. The old-time land agent
 has been succeeded by the modern real | tor, who is a business man. A Louisville
 realtor publishes the statement that i've | list no property until we are satisfied it is
 as represented That is the spirit of
 modern realty dealing; the spirit of mod
 ern business.
 | Once upon time there was man who | had farmed the life out of his soil and
 allowed the buildings and fences to be-
 come dilapidated. He inherited money
 He wanted better farm. He put his
 place in the hands of a Hand agent for sale and described the sort of place he desired to buy with his easily gotten for 1 tune. One day he dropped in upon the
 Hand agent and heard him describing | his ideal, to an interested prospective purchaser. Alarmed lest the man to whom the place was being described should snap up the bargain he begged to interrupt saying that he wished a moments private conversation with the agent
 That's the farm I want" he declared.
 T am ready to write check for it. Why
 on earth are you wasting time trying to
 sell it to some one else?"
 l You confounded idiot" replied the agent, 'I was describing your place. almost had it sold, and now you have broken the spell and perhaps lost a cus- l tomer"
 1 Fines have changed, at sacrifice of picturesqueness in the world of trading, but with net gain to all parties con- cerned as a result of conservative repre- l lsentations and square dealing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
WITH ALABAMA EDITORS From the Mobile Register.

For something like 99 men out of 100 breakfast is mad scramble, eaten in haste, with one eye on the clock and the other on the morning newspaper The
 man who nerves himself for sprint to catch suburban train, after gulping
 down his coffee and snatching a few bites of toast, or whatever is placed be-
 fore him, has no time to ponder over a volume of philosophy. He must be up and doing, or lose his job
 Thus The Birmingham Age-Herald, in countering upon a certain publication
 treating of the gentle art of reading at
 breakfast. The point, of course, is we'll
 made. There is. however, another phase Granting that man has time for his i breakfast, ought he to erect a newspaper
 in front of him, to the exclusion of the
 rest of the family, and project a hodge,
 podge of news into his mind while he
 projects a miscellany of food into his
 stomach? Then again, is it worth while
 Tor a man to thus improve his mind at
 the expense of his manners?
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
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THE "PERFECT GENrLEMAN,

@S@S@ From the New York Herald.
 Never trust man who always pays with a hundred-dollar bill!'' cries a woman who is not less wise because of 8 recent bitter experience. It is evident that her education has begun. But in the very next breath her. regretful wall of "But he seemed such perfect gen. tleman' shows that she is still an under- graduate in the university of worldly knowledge.
 By intrusting this perfect gentleman" with bag containing several thousand dollars worth of jewelry this woman has learned a costly but useful lesson--one that others of her credulous kind may well afford to heed. Not every sincere, high minded man has polished manners, but every adventurer. chevalier dindus- trie, confidence man and professional bigamist aims to pose as a perfect gentleman" Tn the eyes of the worldly wise a man with excessively polished manners awakens suspicion rather than confidence. and nothing confirms this suspicion more quickly and surely than that which the predatory classes call flashing roll"
 The barber shop politeness and the hun dred dollar bill are but minor details in the business of creating . false impress sion. which Is one of the chief industries in this country. Women, and men. too, should beware of both.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04

From the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
 E1HE richest city in the world in
 hoarded treasure probably is
 Constantinople. Hidden away in the imperial treasury, idle and unpro- ductive. are the accumulations of the greed of 2S generations of sultans
 No Turk or Turkish speaking person is allowed so much as a peep at them, lest it leak out that the treasury is not so impoverished as it seems from the general decay apparent every where. Then. too. the treasury might tempt robbers to investigate for them selves.
 few travellers have been admitted to the hall of the throne and the green vaults, but all published accounts are meager, as no one is allowed to take notes, and no photographs, except those showing the formalities of un- locking the door, and the divan in the hall of the throne, have ever been taken. Of the treasury itself it Is in- DOSSlDl6 to OpLdlI piCtulO. IhO ANii- est account in print is that by Curtis in 'The Turk and His Lost Provinces and he was obliged to depend on mem ory for the record of the wonders he beheld.
 The green vaults of Constantinople are within the grounds of the old Seraglio, and are one of ehe detached buildings which compose the palace built by Constantine the Great and his successors. Approached through a court called the Oar es Sa'adet-the Court of Felicity-it is seen to be a rather low-domed edifce. with an in teresting doorways and interior walls enriched with marbles and tiles. The display confronting one is of barbaric splendor, as evinced by the picture of the gem-studded divan and l footstool shown in a separate room the hall of the throne.
 l Perhaps the throne of beaten gold, adorned with great quantities of rubies. pealrs. diamonds and emeralds set in mosaic, is the most dazzling ob- ject in the treasury. How Selim I ever brought it from Persia away back in 1902. when overland travel was per haps more unsafe than now, stretches the imagination. And there is a second
 throne "of ebony and sandalwood. in- crusted with mother of pearl, gold,
 rubies. emeralds and sapphires.''
 Nowhere in the world are there pre-
 cious stones to compare with the two
 great emeralds found here one of
 which weighs two Kilograms and is as
 big as mans hand. and the other Is
 but triflessmaller. And the marvellous
 tankard of gold incrusted with 5000
 diamonds-who wrought that, and for | whom?
 Miss Grace Ellison, in "An English
 woman in a Turkish Harem.'' tells of a luncheon she attended in the harem
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
From the Louisville Courier-Journal.

From the Louisville Courier-Journal If WING like land agent used to be familiar expression. The 0O@ old-time land agent, especially the man who had far-away property to sell had the imagination of Jules Verne and the principles of Captain Kidd. Many, and often amusing, were the tales told of his prowess as a liar and his success as a salesman. Often he sold land on mountainsides, describing the salubrious- ness of the climate, the magnificence of the views, the beauty of the trees, and emitting to menetion to the prospective purchaser that the land he believed to lie horizontally stood up perpendicularlJ, Swamp lands, glowingly described as be- ing "as level as floor" were sold with out reference to the fact that they were under water three-fourths, or four-fourths of the year.
 Those were days when the clever swim dler who traded in horses and mules was glorified for his brilliant scoundrelism; days when the criminality of the trader was obliterated by the juicyness of the jest in the story about the man who sold to a city buyer horse guaranteed to be perfect save in two respects, the defects not to be revealed until the trade was closed and the money paid After having settled for the animal the buyer was told that its two faults were that it was "d-d hard to catch and not worth d-d after being caught"
 Nowadays the man who advertises is expected to deliver the goods. The man who orally guarantees Is under the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
LUKE M,LUKE SAYS

When a girl discovers that she can't get mans wages by holding down job, she throws up the job and gets them by marrying the man.
 If it is true that after marriage the husband and wife grow to look like each other, we sure pity some brides we see
 Every time an old-fashioned woman sees a white horse hitched up to a rag wagon she is tempted to get bucket of warm water and scrub brush and re- store the animal to it's proper color.
 Naming boy Percy won't prevent na- ture from giving him red hair, freckles and fighting disposition.
 The reason why woman with three ol four children seldom gets divorce Is because she hasn't time to waste on thinking about the things she shouldn't think about.
 We suppose that when nationwide pro. hibition hits us, show will run for three hours without any intermission. What good will it do to have intermissions be- tween acts when there isn't anything to go out for?
 We are not strong for Christian science. But we will admit that man is usually miserable because he thinks he is.
 AON6@ that he hurts woman's mouth almost as much as the shoes she is wearing hurt her feet.
 This is going to be a tough old world for married man when the women ge, so interested in politics that they begin betting hats on elections.
 A woman gets SO tired of seeing the same old things in the same old roomi that she is eternally changing then around, and keeps moving everything but the ice box and the gas range into differ ent rooms.
 A few men gain success through theil own shrewdness. But most of them gair 1t through the stupidity of other men. Of course, being a man, you hate tt admit 1t. But the fact Is that when tn, wife Is the boss of the family 1t is q pretty good family. It has just about gotten so that vet. erinary surgeon thinks he could have you arrested for islander if you called hin a horse doctor.
 A bee can sting those who interfert with him when he is busy. But bus, man isn't that lucky.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
DiscrediGed Men In
 Public Office

1FHERE are few traitors, but the 0 lines are so strongly drawn at this critical time that most of us are resting easily on the right side. The Congress of the United States is made up mostly of thoroughgoing Americans, but if small percentage of them lean the wrong way it will scarcely count. Yet, every American should be glad to make the sentiment unanimous.
 As for LaFollette! He was a great man in his own estimation year ago; {; proud of his opinion then as he is now. Puffed up witl6 vanity, La- Toilette paraded as a reformer as far back as 1914. He was failure then, just as he is a failure now.
 This is the time for all party men to rise above party lines. And they are doing it splendidly. But the poli- ticians of small calibre are still few.
 Senator Lodge, Representative Mann and scores of other republicans are acting for the nation first. Men like LaFollette represent nothing that spells Americanism. The sena- tor from Wisconsin is now by word and a name to be hissed.
 From now on the test of patriotism should be support of the Wilson ad- ministration. After the "cruel war is over" men may divide on political is- sues as before; but while we are in fighting mood and fighting form we must be all together; think together and act together.
 Some alarmsts say if the Germans broke through our first line of defense" they would capture New York before residents of the middle west knew what was going on. Those people have an exaggerated idea of German efficiency.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
MISS O'CALLAHAN

New York Correspondence Cincinnati
 Times-Star
 Miss Della O'Callahan. formerly of Cin- cinnati, is doing very nicely. thank you, in Canary Cottage" at the new Mo- rosco theatre. She gets most of the ap- plause. keeps in the center of the stage. and draws about IS per cent of the salary list. Most people say that the show doesn't really start until Miss O'Callahan comes on. Just because she is in the habit of doing 1t, she continues to use her stage name, which ia Trixie Friganza.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
DA FIGHTIN' FRESHMAN

Tom Daily. in Philadelphia Eve Ledger.
 lr1shman he mak' me seeck!
 He ees gat excite so queeck,
 An, so queeck for f1ghtin', too,
 An, baysides you nevva know How you gonna please heem. So W'ata deuce you gonna do? Wen work con tranch wan day
 Irish boss he com an gay;
 'Evra man cen deesa tranch,
 no care eef he ees Branch,
 Anglaice. Dago. Dootch or wat.
 Evra one he musta gat
 Leetle pieca green to show For da San Patricio. Dees ees Irish feasta day.
 Go an gat som green!' he say. An eef you no do eet. too. I gon' poncha head on you!" So I gat som green to show For da San Patricio. Bimeby. 'nudder Irishman He ees conn where I am stan. An he growl at me an say: Wat you wearin' dat for. eh? Mebbe so you theenk you be Gooda Irishman like me. Green is jus for Irishman. No fur dumb Eyetaliani Tafr eet oH!' he say. an, myl He ees ponch me cen da eyel Irishlnan he mak me seeck! He ees gat excite so queeck, An. so queeck for ihtin'. too. An, baysides, you nevva know
 How you gonna please feem. So
 W'ata deuce you gonna dor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
Aruaerica Is Worthy
Of Her High EEn1prise

Of Her High EEnprise
 1FHE entente governments are 4 naturally jubilant over the news the cables carried from America Mon day night. The entry of the United States into the great war will bring to them powerful ally, whose re- sources are practically limitless.
 Exerting the utmost of their strength, the allies are now sorely in need of just the kind of aid America is best able to give them, in the form of money, munitions and supplies. Our splendid navy-for it is a fine aggregation of fighting ships, re- rardless of the unfair criticisms that have been made-will prove potent factor on the seas in protecting the commerce of America and the Euro mean nations with whom we. are going to cast our lot Furthermore, in man power few people realize the strength of the United States. With popula- ton of more than 100, 0,000,000 to draw from. in case of necessity it has been estimated that we could put an army in the field equal to the combined forces now fighting in Europe.
 And well may the entente receive America as an ally with open arms, for we enter, not for the sake of con- uuest, but to uphold the rights of humanity against war-mad autoc- xacy. When peace comes America will not share in the spells of war. To < do that would, under the circum- atances, tarnish our national honor. Y0s shall not fight for revenge, we fhall not fight for booty. In taking
 - arms for humanity we must show
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
Fine Service Given
 By Associated Press

THE efficiency of the Associated Z Press was shown in a striking manner when President Wilson de- livered his epoch-making address to Congress Monday night.
 The President began speaking at 8:45 o'clock, eastern time, and fin ished at 9:10 o'clock. Twenty minutes after the conclusion of his address, and before he had returned to the White House, Associated Press oper- ators in every state in the union had finished taking their report from the wires-three thousand words and hundred-word lead
 In less than half an hour after the President spoke the final word in his eloquent peroration his complete ad- dress had been set up on linotype machines throughout the country, stereotyped, printed and distributed in ssextras" on the streets of all the principal towns and cities.
 An army of efficient and highly trained men made it possible for every person in the United States to learn what rne rresr6src rad said almost as soon as the words left his lips.
 A newspaper is justly proud of it's enterprise in getting out an 'extra" containing a complete report, but much of the credit necessarily belongs to the Associated Press, the greatest news gathering agency in the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
A PRELIMINARY STAGE

"Is Dubwaite having much success with that garden he is always talking aboutY "Oh. yes Dubwaite has drawn an elaborate diagram showing where he will plant his radishes, his onions, his beets and other vegetables"
 But hasn't he planted anything?"
 Heavens, no! He hasn't even bought the seed yet
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
DIPLOMACY

"Old MT. Dawker loves his little joke" True, but he tells the same stories over and over again."
 T wonder if Mrs. Dawker ever laughs at the old gentlemans alleged humor?" Sometimes she does-when there is show in town she particularly wants to sec" PAUL COon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-04
War Time Cabinet
 To Be Increased

l ID RESIDENT WILSON will ask 0 Congress to authorize the crea- tion of two additional departments of
 the government with cabinet secre- taries at the head of each-munitions
 and transportation. According to the
 press dispatches the two men selected for these important positions are Ed ward R. Stettinius of New York for munitions and Daniel Willard, presi- dent of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
 road, for transportation. Both are
 known to be especially we'll equipped for their respective spheres of ac- tivity.
 MT. Stettinius has been associated with J. P. Morgan & Go. ever since that firm became the financial agent
 of the entente allies. He was made
 purchasing agent and within the last two years has handled the contracts for several billion dollars worth of munitions. He is said to be the lead ing expert in this country in both the technical and the economic branches of the manufacture of war material. MT. Willard is we'll known by repu-
 tation to the general public. As ex- ecutive chief of the Baltimore and
 Ohio he has achieved great distinc-
 tion. He has built up a vast property that was much run down and has placed it on firm footing, physically
 and financially. He is a man of
 brains and initiative. As an admin istrative railroad official he ranks second to none. Stettinius and Will
 lard are evidently the two men that
 President Wilson will need in enlarg-
 ing his official family.