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The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-26
The Cats Are Scratchin' In

The Cats Are Scratchln' In
Tampa Times:-Catts has forced
his son upon the military company at
Tallahassee as captain and the boys
are, very naturally, raising a howl.
And the other Cats kitten has been
made a lieutenant in the Lake City
company. In other words, the Cats
are scratching in while the scratch
ing is good. Why not change it to
",~..aiser' Cats?
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-26

John d. Trammell, brother Of
Hon. Park Trammell, and a former
citizen of Lakeland, has given out
o statement that he would be can
didate for railroad commissioner in
next years primaries. Mr.. Trammell
now lives at Blountstown, in Calhoun
county.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-26

; "You'd Better Look OUT
Tampa Tribune:-Lakeland Tele.
gram has two-column poem" on
the war. Aside from trying to make
"babes" rhyme with graves" and
homes" with "tombs." it makes pret-
ty good filler"
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-26
No Fence Law viii Come

Hastings Herald:-The question of
no-fence law is one that has been
agitated for number of years, in
deed. ever since agricultural develop
ment started to any extent in Flori-
da. 1t is a question which is bound
to recur until the reform is accom-.
plished. There is no question at all
about the ultimate passing of such a
law. 1t may be delayed, but it is as
certain as death and taxes.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-26

We hasten to commit ourse]f as
unequivodally and unalterably favor
ing Ed Lambright as official postcard
reader for Tampa; provided, always,
that his duties shall not be allowed
to interfere with his producing that
column of editorialettes which is the
Tribune's chief daily charm.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-26

Editor Frank Harris presents a
magnificent defence of the South, in
relation to it's treatment of the ne
gro. answering screed in the Ro-
chester Evening lines. 1t ought to
be given a very wide circulation
through the North. for the picture it
draws of the condition of the colored
people in this section would be a
revelation to the Northern mind.
Like all prejudice, sectional prejudice
is the direct outgrowth of ignorance,
and our northern friends are sorely
in need of education as to the status
of the negro in the South-such edu-
cation as Editor Harris splendid ar
ticle conveys. We hope to print the
article in full in tomQrow' issue Of
this paper.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-26
N. i. HErHERINeToN, EDITOR

The news from the groves of Polk
is more cheering daily, and instead
OF one-fourth to half crop as orig
,fnaliy estimated, it looks now like
an above-the-average crop. And or
anges will bring money next winter.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-26
THE ART OF AD WRITING

II an ad is to be successful it
must give details enough about the
goods SO that the reader becomes in.
terested in them. This does not nee.
essarily mean the use of alot of flow
cry descriptive language. 1t does
mean simply that the ad writer
should talk about his goods as he
would talk to customer he was try
ing to sell them to.
Mr. Logan, previously quoted as a
former Seigel-Cooper man, gives this
experience as a suggestion of the val.
lue of definiteness. He once adver-
tised as follows:
GREAT REDUCTION SALE OF
WHITE GOODS.
Prices slaughtered.
Everything reduced rs Per Cent.
The results of that ad were not sat.
isfactory. There was a certain indefi-
niteness about it that killed its effect
Then he produced the following:
GREAT REDUCTION SALE OF
WHITE GOODS.
Prices slaughtered.
Sheets marked $500. now $3.50.
Towels marked $20c now Is.
This ad showing what the goods
had cost and what they would cost,
was SO clear and definite that it sold
the goods at once.
Here is good illustration of at
tractive advertising from the hard
ware line, showing how an article
can be clearly described and made to
seem like a very desirable home con-
venience:
GOOD STONES.
y Keep your knives and scissors al.
ways sharp.
Anyone can operate it. May be
attached to any table or bench. Speed
1900 revolutions a minute. Just pull
the strap. No water required. Prices,
Quartz stones. s1.5o. emery stones,
$500.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-26
Experience Worth Repeating

Times es-Union-There may have
been an error in the drawing, but no
patriot can forget the thrilling mo-
ment when he heard his number
called, and several girls insisted on
kissing him for consolation. Let's
try it over several times.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-26

Don McMullen and Doyle Carleton
are hitting old John Barleycorn some
vicious 1abs over in Pinellas, and it
is hoped he'll be 50 dazed thereby
that the voters will be able tn run
him out of the county in the wet and
dry election there tomorrow.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-26

Two Of kind?-
Ocala Stars-A preacher is excus.
able for leaving Florida now to work
in Georgia. In Florida we have tho
devil to contend against, but in Geor-
gia they have both the devil and Tom
Watson.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-26
A Good Slooan-

A Good Slogan
Courier-Journal:- God help the
Germans! They've done drawed me-
shouted a Louisville hero of the draft
in the street Friday. Isn't that a
good enough slogan for all the heroes
of the draft?
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-26
Wavelets
Fro m
The Deep
c.. Green e n

Well the county is still POLK-ing
along
The man who wastes his time
pitching pennies will never have any
CENTS THROWN into him.
Brother Todd says he is going to
get a good job in a hardware factory.
Asked him what he was going to do
and he said MUFFIN"
The night man at the Puritan Bak-
cry has his arm all raw from carry
ing bread pan. Quite a CHAFING
DISH isn't it?
Gee! amt we glad some Cats
don't have nine lives.
Sorry the band had to disband."
re-MARKS the leader.
Many man fears to take the path
to the RIGHT because of his MAR
ROW TREAD.
= BATHING SUITS Timberlake and
his wife very well.
Man falls a long ways when he
falls into a Sar.CHASM.
The 1000 bakers who started for
the front were all singing, "Merrily
we ROLL along"
Many man with six months old
baby, is we'll fit for night sentinel
duty.
-oq +.+
TEN YEARS AGO IN LAKE
LAND-Doctor Smith treated a loco
motive and operated on the Engin-
FAIRS. -lgltr
FIVE YEARS AGO IN LAKE
LAND-Heavy rain fell after long
dry spell, giving the trees great re-
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-26
ScintiI1fi0nS From
Florida Sancfrs,,1s
Like Discovers Like

Like Discovers Like
Orlando Reporter-Star:- Wherever
Harry Floyd happens to be he dis.
covers genius. That's because Harry's
one himself.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-26

1t is considerably easier for nee
die to go through the eye Of catnel
than for a large percentage of the
men affected to understand the work
ing Of the draft lottery. All who reg.
istered were drawn; this was merely
to show the order in which each viii
be called upon to face the exemption
board.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-26

The Ft. Myers Press must have
missed last Fridays issue Of the
Evening Telegram, which contained
most of the draft numbers drawn up
to the hour of going to press, That's
why we thought we handled the mat
ter we'll, and not because we printed
the information more fully the fol.
lowing day. We made no invidious
comparisonsEa large number OF
Florida papers, including the Fort
Myers Press, handled the matter ad-
mirably.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-26

FIVE YEARS AGO IN LAKE
LAND-Heavy rain fell after long
dry spell. giving the trees great re-
LEAF.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-26

TEN YEARS AGO IN LAKE
LAND-Doctor Smith treated loco
motive and operated on the Engin-
FAIRS. rlgltr -
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-26

Many man with a six months old
baby, is we'll fit for night sentinel
duty.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-07-26

The 1000 bakers who started for
the front were all singing, "Merrily
we ROLL along"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-30
REVOKE CERTIFICATE
OF IOWA COMPANY

Equity Mutual Fire Insurance. Com
pany, Of Sioux City, Found in In
solvent observation-disclosures Re-
serves Impaired.
Des Moines, July o.-Commissioner
Of Insurance Emory H. English today
announced the revocation of the GER
tificate Of authority Of the Equity
Mutual Fire Insurance Company Of
Sioux City. The insolvent condition
Of the association was given as the
cause Tor the action. It Is probable an
application win be made for receiver
for the company.
Examinations have been made Of
the association several times during
the last few months. It was found
that the reinsurance reserves were i'm
paired and the directors Of the COM
pany were ordered to make an assess
ment on the membership to restore the
impairment. An attempt was made to
do this but returns from policy hold
ers were insufficient
The statement Of the company sub
mitted to the insurance department for
six months ending June 80, gave gross
assets at $1S.541.bs, largely consisting
Of agents balances, with total liabili-
ties Of $33.25S.23.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-30
IOWA GUARDSMEN
ORDERED TO DEMING

One Company From Each Unit to De-
part "ImmediateIy" For Border Camp
Remaining State Troops to Leave
Aug. 10.
Des Moines, July 30.-One company
from each unit Of the Iowa National
Guard will depart Immediately" for
the training camp at Deming.. N. NJ.
under orders received today from the
war department. The remaining state
troops will leave about Aug. 10.
: The Iowa contingent that will leave
at once will consist Of three companies
Of infantry-one from each regiment
one company Of engineers. one battery
Of deld artillery one troop Of cavalry
and one ambulance company.
Today's instructions were tranSmit-
ted directly to the commanders Of the
various units as virtually the entire
guard is in federal service. 4
state troops from Minnesota, the
Dakotas and Nebraska will train with
the iowa guards at Deming, in prep
aration for possible service abroad.
Information as to the specific COM
panies that would comprise the first
contingent to leave Iowa for Deming
was not obtainable here early this at
ternoon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-30
Settlement With Managers
Reached and Employees
Return to Jobs.
SERIOUS EMBARGO
: OF FREIGHT AVOIDED
Men Agree to Drop Demands For
"CIosed Shop" and other Questions
In Dispute to Be Submitted to com-
mittees For SettIensnt-Traffio on
Nineteen Roads Moving Unhindsred
and Serious Congestion 10 Avsrtsd..

Chicao. July s0.-The strike OF
switchmen. members Of the Brotherhood
OF Railway Trainmen, employed on
nineteen roads entering Chicago, ef-
fective since last Saturday morning,
was settled at $3.50 this morning and
all strikers were ordered to return to
work.
The settlement followed an all-night
conference between representatives Of
the switchmen and the railways.
According to . joint statement Of the
conference the closed shop" said 20
have been q primary cause for the
calling Of the strike, ceases to, be an
issue. 1t being stated that matters at
Issue are to be settled without the
adoption of closed shop rule or Of
any rule that might be fairly consid-
cred as equivalent to SUCH"
The meal period question II to be
settled by q commission Of eight meet
Ing in New York.
Appointment Of yardnlasters, REIN
statements and employment OF new
men Is to be settled by board repre-
6enting the men and railways
AZ tho result of the agreement tref-
tic on nineteen railroads sntsrlne Chi
cago moved unhfndercd today ana
what threatened to be sesious con-
gestion Of transportation has been
averted.
Violence on Sunday.
Violence, including at least one at
tempt to wreck trains, occurred in con-
nection with the second day Of the
switchmen's strike.
The first case Of such tactics on the
part Of strikers. or strike sympathizers.
occurred in the morning in the Glen
yards Of the Chicago and Alton rail-
road at Summit when seven heavily
loaded coal cars were derailed after
an attempt had been made to move
them from the yards.
This tied up traffic in large portion
Of the yards for about six hours. Ac-
road Official investigation OF the de-
railment showed beyond doubt that a
switch had been thrown while the train
OF cars was passing over 1t.
A short while afterward the engine
of train OF empty coaches on the
same railroad was derailed within If
teen feet Of the river at Ashland and
Archer avenues. Whether this was
due to a defective switch or a delib-
crate attempt to throw the tradn into
| the river was made the subject OF an
inquiry last night
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-30
NEGRO Soldier. Blot.

) Waco, Tex, July 30.- Negro soldiers
OF the Twenty-fourth United States in
fantry, who took part in last nights
clashes with the local authorities, have
been accounted for. Six were arrested
not long after the disturbances took
place. Fourteen others who escaped
to the envtrons Of the city reported at
thedr camps this morning and were
placed under guard. There has been
no repetition or the shooting.
Will Jones, negro soldier OF the
Twenty-fourth United States infantry,
which arrived here yesterday for tenn
porary guard duty at government prop
erty At Camp McArthur was shot IN
the head late last night and several
white persons we're injured as the re-.
suit Of clashes between members OF
the coiored tFooS: and citizens OF this
city.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-30
Story Pioneers Dead.

Special to Times -Repupllcah'
Nevada, July S0-Two OF the real
pioneers Of Howard township died last
night at their homes in Roland. Mrs.
Paul Thompson. age 90 years, passed
away during the night, following her
husband. who died last spring. The fun
eral service will be held on Wednesday
afternoon at o'clock.
Mike J. Michaelson, age 9 years, died
during the night also. Mr.. Michaelson
is son OF ono Of the pioneer families
Of the northwest part Of the county and
is the father Of several children him.
SELF
Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson were among
the very early settlers In the county,
settling In Howard township In the
early fifties. as did the parents of MT
and Mrs John Michaelson. They were
all among the founders Of the church
and school Of that part Of the country,
were active in the religious, social and
political interests of the neighborhood
and among the very best people Of the
community in which they resided for
over half century.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-30
As sion OF WEAKNESS
British Press Does Not Take Psaes
Talk Seriously.

$500 ak oOFJOUUIy
London, July 30.-statsments by Dr..
Nfichaelis, German imperial chancellor,
and Count Czernin, the Austro-Hun-
garian foreign minister, regarded here
a. obviously made In collusion, DOM
,nate the news columns Of the morning
papers. They are generally treated
editor4ally % 4 sign Of weakness, while
the abssnco Of reference to the future
of Belgium and Serbia is considered
q exclude all credence in the desire
Tor peace by an understanding.
Auetro- German peace talk, unless
accompanied by an undertaking to
svacuate and restore conquered terri
tory y declared merely to be aimed at
delaying Americas preparation for
Ear.
Herr Michaelig accusations against
France are dismissed by some COM
mentators rs best left for refutation by
French allies but are discussed by 9TH
ers, one OF which says the story is too
thin even for the Germans to believe.
However, the Daily News maintains
that altho the chancellor's statements
an valueless as evidence, they can not
- left unanswered and insists that a
statement OF war aims to be formu-
slated at the coming conference Of al
lSes must constitute an explicit dis
av0wal Of all thought Of conquest for
goonouests sake. The paper denounces
tie ignorance or the folly Of Sir Ed
Ward Carson's threat to drive Germany
behind the Rhine which, 1t says has
Siven Herr -Michaelis a-weapon a which
sho W1s swift to use, adding: 1T Is In
sshespower Of the allies to render the
sNeaSon innocuous. even turning It
I aeainst hinself, but the Reputation Of
s. chasss must come quickly and In :
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-30
LENINE HAS DISAPPEARED.
storie. Of Arrest Of Agitator, Published
In America, Untrue.

In America, Untrue.
Petrograd. July 3O.-Nikolal Lenine.
peace agitator and alleged German
spy, has disappeared from his usual
haunts in Petrograd and his where
abouts Is not known.
The stories published In the United
States that Lenine had been seized by
the police at Ozark Finland, on July
"a, and that later he had escaped dur
ing battle between government agents
and anarchists at Tornea, Finland ara
said by the officials to be untrue.
A vague story was current IN Petro-
grad July 2s that the suspected Teu-
ton agent had fed from the capital to
Kronstadt, that he had been smugglsd
thru Finland to Stockholm and already
had reached Germany. No official con-
firmation Of this report could be oo-
tanned Another rumor current yes
terday was that Lenine was operating
in Stockholm.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-30
form leaving no loophole for misinter.
probation"
nnnosed <n Onnression.


The Chronicle proclaiins its belief
that 1t would be unwise for the allies
to deprive Germany Of genuine Ger
man soil. 1t points out that while the
chancellor talks Of vast territorial mod
ifications he mentions only the Saar
valley and it suggests that France may
be aiming to restore the old German
frontier of Lorraine. which would in
volve "a little strip on the German
side OF fifteen miles"
If France desired this for strategic
reasons, the Chronicle would not say
she necessarily had the right but 1T
would be an exceedingly small affair
not comparable for an instant to Ger
many's seizure of two large provinces
in 1871. 1t must be remembered~too that
after losing some millions in killed and
wounded in a war forced upon her, and
wherein she has borne the brunt Of
battle for liberty thruout Europe.
France has the right to make excep-
tional claims for her future security,
such as Germany had not given in 1871
and no other state. unless Belgium.
would have today"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-30
German. ereak Russjan Resistance.

Germans Break Russian Resistance.
Berlin July s0.-Despite the resist
ance Of the Russians between the
Dniester and Pruth rivers. the German
statement says that the Teuton forces
pressed back the Russians TO . point
southwest Of Zalashchyki.
German troops are advancing thru
the Suchawa valley, In the Austrian
province Of Bukowina, toward the town
OF Seletyn. 1t was announced ofncially
today by the German general star.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-30

where the manufacture Of such malt
or vinous liquor is prohibited"
War Tax Bill Near Completion.
Methods Of increasing war taxes to
at least $1.94s, 100000 from their pres
ent total Of $1,s7o,S7o,ooo were consid-
cred today by the senate finance COM
mittee. Chairman Simmons hoped to
report the revised bill to the senate by
Thursday or Friday. Tentative plans
call for raising the additional amount
largely from higher taxes on incomes.
except possibly on war profits and to-
baccO tss tA& ~.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-30
GEN. HARRISON GREY
OTIS PASSES AWAY
President and General Manager Of Los
Angeles Times Dies at Chandler
Home Served ia Civil and Spanish
American Wars.

Los Angeles Cal, July 30.-Gen.
Harrison Grey Otis, president and gen.
eral manager Of the Los Angeles
Times, died today at the home here of
his SON. law, Harry Chandler
The death of General Otis occurred
while he was at the breakfast table
and heart failure was said to have
been the cause. General OTIS who was
more than 80 years old, had been at his
desk in the Times office nearly every
day within the last few weeks. About a
year ago he suffered an attack of pneu-.
monia, but recovered after long ILL
ness.
With the outbreak Of the Spanish
American war, in 1898, Major Otis, at
the age OF Ga, volunteered his services
to President Mckinley and was made
q brigadler general Of volunteers. He
was assigned to duty, first at Camp
Merit, Cai,s and then to the Philip
pines. where at different times, he
commanded various divisions Of the
Eighth army corps In the campaign for
pacifications of the native revolt. He
led brigade in person in the assault
on Caloocan and participated In the
capture of the Filipinoscapftal. He re-
signed hi command in April 1899, re-
turning to thar United States. Upon
his dischargosho was brevetted major
general for t"meritorious conduct in
action"
Following the civil war, Otis re-
turned to the trade OF printer, for
which he had abandoned school at an
early age, acquiring, finally in 1882,
fourth interest in the Los Angeles
Times. Previously he had served for
four years as foreman Of the govern
ment printing Office at Washington.
Quite early in his career as editor
and publisher OF the Times, for he
speedily secured full control, Otis came
into conflict with organized labor and
thereafter until the day Of his death
he waged an unrelenting warfare for
what he termed industrial freedom.
On Oct. 10, 1910, his building and print
ling plant were dynamited and twenty
Of his workmen killed. The arrests and
trials which followed were matters Of
nationwide interest.
General Otis acquired large for
tune, his interests aside from publish
ing being extensive. In politics, his
paper sever reflected the attitude of its
editor - aggressive, uncompromising
republican, Otis connection with thai
party dating back to 1860. when he was
sent from Kentucky as q delegate to
the convention at Chicago which nomi-
mated Lincoln for the presidency
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-30

names of his companions are withheld
by the police. Grossman. said to be
former member of the staff Of the
German legation in Washington, is de-
clared by the police to have been or
dered by President Wilson to leave the
country several weeks ago.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-30
British Cruiser Ariadno Sunk.

BritIOh CFult6r Nf1aoHo Se"N'
London, July 30-The British cruiser
Ariadne, 1000 tons, has ben torpedoed
and sunk, according to official state
ment issued today by the British ad-
miralty.
Thirty-eight members. Of the Aria
dnes crew were killed by the explo-
sion. All the other sailors were saved.
1.-THE Ariadne was an old British
cruiser, having been built in 1898. She
was $50 feet long, 60 feet beap, and
had maximum draft Of 27h feet Her
complement consisted Of 6s7 officers
and men.1
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-30
German Mission R.pudIasss M.mbsrs

Berlin, July SHERMAN members OF
the continuation committee Of the
Edinburgh world mission conference
announced publicly that they no longer
con s,dered DR.. John r. Mott, Of New
York and DR.. Francis g hs7.iTSiiss5o hsss77..i,TSiiss, o
Edinburgh. Scotland. representatives.
or the coIIrrrI iEssIurr as a result VI tneass .a
breach of neutrality" and because tneys
are alleged to have urged the ciosinS
OF German missions In British colonaes.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-07-30
AIIeoed Kidnapers cIoseIy Guarded.

Alleged kidnapers closely 0uardso'
Springfield, Mo, July 30.-Seven
persons held on kidnapping conspiracy
,charges were secretly brought here
early today and closely guarded in the
county jail while awaiting the hearing
In criminal court today on their ap-
,a,.natinr, enr CHANGE ~ veni.e. - 9
The case Of seven persons charged
with KIDNAPPING conspiracies anu
brought from st. Louis to Stockton.
No. has been set for trial on, the Sec
ond Monday In September in the Web
ster county court ct Marshheld, MO.
The prisoners were brought here Tor 2
hearing on their request Tor = change
os venue, which was granted M