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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-24
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Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-24
GIRL WOULD BE SOLDIER.
Writes a Letter Asking to Enlist In
the United States Army.

the United States Army.
Muncie. lud.-The following letter
has been received by Sergeant Joseph
X. Finncy Of the local rcrGiiing sta
tlou
Union City. Ind
Captain Finney Army Recruiting Office.
Arncie. Ind:
Dear Sir-l sent In my application t0 the
army recruiting Office several months ago
and ! Was told TO write you about it
wish to Join the United States army.
Whatever way you may see lit To use me
service. My present position Is clcrking
In n grocery store. Nov. II you see any
wa To use me let me know II it is to be
on the firing line | am willing even to go
there. Hoping to hear from you soon, |
am. sincerely yours.
MISS MINNIE HARMON
r r. 2. Union City. Inc
Sergeant FinDey. after an investiga-
ton. said the young woman who sent
the letter is pretty girl who clerks In
country grocery near Union City aud
that she Is in earnest ah0-. desiring
to be Il soldier or to enter the army In
any capacity. Sergeant Finney has
written to her that he has not the au-
thority TO enlist women fer any pur-
pose, but that she might Cad army
work with the Red Cross association.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-24
CITY TREE PLANTING.

conn,issie ner Ward of New York City
Urged Citizens to Provide More Shade.
You will be better man, live a hap
pier life and your property will be
worth more If you plant tree In front
Of your house, according to Park Com
missioner Cabot Ward Of New York
city, who recently issued an appeal to
New Workers to let him be the garden
er for the whole city.
In his guide to would be tree plant
ers Mr.. Ward said that in Manhattan
there are only $4,000 trees and they
arc disappearing five times as fast as
they are being replaced.
THE streets planted with regularly
spaced trees enhance the beauty of the
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-24

TREES.
locality and indirectly of the entire
city," The commissioner said. They
add charm to the finest architecture
and improve untldy and forbidding.
surroundings. Each dwelling, apart
ment house and tenement, derives a
direct advantage not merely IN I'M
proved appearance because of the
touch Of green, but In very real and
increased value from the cooling
shade"
The commissioner recommended
system Of block units by which all the
residents iH block should unite to
plant trees on 1t. The following trees
are recommended for New York
streets! Oriental sycamore, Norway
maple, rcd oak, ginkgo, European lin
den, Scotch elm, pin onk, Carolina pop
lar and lllanlhus.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-24

II wish Fritz would write his figures
palmer. can't possibly tell from his
letter whether ii is 1000 or 10000 kisses
that he sends me-" Fliegende Blaetter.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-03-24

FOrty-One women out of every hun
dred marry between the ages Of twen-
ty and twenty-five.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21

Those calling for same will please
one cent postage.
cry, c. c. Camly. p. J. Clark, NJ Clar
ems. Tho Free Press Publishing Co.
James Freemond. Gordson Garage
Co. Toloble Harris, Rev. p c. Harril
Kader Holiness Prof b. M. Jarowski
Frink Jordon, Frank Jordon, A. X
Jordon, Rev. r. ID. Jackson. e. D.
Jackson, Waller S. Jones, j. J. Keen
Tim King, Lakeland Bulletin Office
J. w, Lightsey Bill Logans, s. w
Mathews, Henry Padrick, George
Fullmoorc. Willie Rease, J. H. Riser
G. H. Smith, F. Smith, J. J. Stevens
Women
Mrs Celia Brinklcy. Miss Thelma
CEatman, Miss Theresa Cooper
Miss Blanche Curry Mrs. Rosalee
Dcrio, Miss Lola Dickinson, Mrs
Carrie Easton, Miss Mamie Gamer
Hattie Hopkins, Lilly May Holmes
Mrs. f, l.. Jenkins. Mrs. J. Jones
Miss Jophine Louch Mrs w. A
Martin, Mrs. Malloy, Miss Gertie
May Phillips, Miss Ancient Pool
Miss Reon Porter, Mrs Reddies
Mrs. Lottie Reynolds, Mrs. Emma
Smith. Mrs. Jamie Tyler. (2l. Miss
Ruby M. Van Hooser. Miss Conelia
Wade, Miss Nettie Williams.
R. o. CRESAP. p. NJ.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21
MAKE FRIENDS

"lf were asked to give advice to
group of young folks who wanted
to get ahead in business said a
successful old man to me the other
day, 81 would simply say: Make
friends. AS | sat here before the
fire the other night let my mind run
back and it was with surprise that
| learn that many of the things which
in my youth ! credited to my ability
as business man came to me be.
cause | had made influential friends
who did things for me becuase they
liked me. The man who is right has
the right kind of friends, and the
man who is wrong has the wrong
kind of friends who are attracted by
his wrongness. A man gets what he
is"
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21
Additional SOcipt
LIiG IiGiE0lE0ii0 0ii0 0lf1Gf0 0ii0 0i0ia
Miss Biewer Starred
Ir Commencement Recital

Miss Bertha Biewer's manv
land friends will be Interests
the following, taken from a =
issue of the Chicago Examine,
at the same time they will be j,
ested to learn that Miss Biewe,
her parents will reach Lakelar!
latter part of this month:
Thursday night at the A..
ium the Chicago Musical q
held its fifty-first commencg
concert before an audience r
must have reminded Campanir
popular opera nights. Sixty
hers of the Chicago Symptom
chestra, with Karl Keckzeh as
ductor, supported the music coll
star pupils in their offerings, al
which piano pieces had the q
nent and also longest parts.
alberta Biewer, who sang
'Traum,' from Lohengrin, va
star of the evening; with
more experience in contrC
breath and greater dramatic e'
sion she ought to do very well
operate career. Ruth Kuerth.
sang the 'Bailetella' from L Pa
ci, and Lawrence Schauffler
played the Spanish Rap
'Liczt-Busoni), divided first b
with Miss Biewer. Miss May ?
was unfortunate in her select
% Don Fatale,' from Don Ca
In the higher regions her vo!c
all the tone and volume viii,
lacks in the lower key.
John Wiederhern's renderil
a List Fantasia was TECHNICAL!
most finished and ripe perforl
of the evenings playing, bu
would have liked to hear HI
cUracy ="
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21
SUMNER FORAGE CROPS
Gainesville, Fla. June II, 1917.
- Tho roupty and State Fond Com

Gainesville, Fla. June II, 1917.
To the County and State Food Com
mission.
Dear Sirs:
There are four important feed
crops that can be planted now. The
continued drouth is reducing the
corn yield below the early estimates,
so that with an effort much of this
shortage can be overcome by plant
ing suitable crops now These are:
Corn. Mexican June and Cuban.
These varieties produce large
amounts of forage and considerable
grain.
Sorghum This is one of our best
forage crops and will make 10 to Is
tons of silage per acre.
MILLET This is an excellent
crop on average land and can be
planted at any time until October
Peanuts. Owing to the wheat
short and the exceptional demand for
vegetable oils, the South is urged to
icrease the peanut crop. Planting as
late as this, the Spanish varieties
should be used, but if the land is
well drained, fair yield may be ex-
pected
Yours very truly,
P. H. ROLLS, Director
The following dealers offer seed for
sale:
Mexican June-Seminole Seed Co.,
Gainesville, Fla, Steckler Seed Co..
New Orleans. La; E. A. Martin Seed
Co., Jacksonville, Fla.
Cuban Flint-H. H. Chappell San.
ford, Fla; c. NJ Berry Sanford.
Fla.
Peanuts
The John King Peanut Co. Suf-
folk. Va; The Columbia Peanut Co..
Norfolk, Va; Planters Mercantile
Co., Greenville, Ala. N. l.. Willett
Seed Co.. Augusta, Ca; Empire Cot
ton Oil Co., Bainbridge Ca; South
ern Cotton Oil Co.. Fort Gains. Ga.
j, ID. Martin Petersburg, Va; Sem
mole Seed Co., Gainesville Fla u
A. Martin Seed Co.. Jacksonville.
Fla; Cuthbert Oil Co., Fort Valley.
Ga; George Baker, Triton, Ga.
Sorghum
j. Steckler Seed Co., New Orleans.
5, H. Sheriff, Louis, Okla; l.. B.
Josserand, Durant, Okla; ]. w
Weems, Olustee. Okla; E. A. Martin
Seed Co, Jacksonville, Fla; Semi.
mole Seed Co., Gainesville. Fla. xii.
gore Seed Co., Plant City, Fla: N.
L. Wilett Seed Co., Augusta. Ga
Barteedes Seed Co., Lawrence.
kans.; Ross Bros. Seed Co. Wichita.
kans.: c. G. Waggoner, Morlamd
kans.; j. F. Honung, Tribune. Kaps. j:
q. A. Benton. Grainfield Kans. r
A Galbraith, White City, Kans. !:
Louis Peterson. Penokee, Kans. !:
Noble Grain Co. Bronson. Kans :.
salina Produce Co., Salina, Kans. !:
l. A. Jordan, Winona, Kans.: castor
Grain Co., San Angelo, Tex: T. w
Wood & Son, Richmond. Va; Co.
manche Grain Co. Comanche. Okla. !:
Z. +. Irwin, Gage, Okla; Southern
brokerage, Fort Valley, Ca; H G
Hastlngs 4 Co.. Atlanta, Ca; Man
Hodge Seed Co., Palatka, Fla; Ex.
pertinent Station. Gainesville. Gla..
ID. l. Bushnell & Co., st. Louis. Mo:
j. G. Peppard Seed Co., Kansas. Citv
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21

The Tribune noting that Hotel
Commissioner Messer refuses to be
removed by Governor Cats, adds
that Political parasites hold on to
public pap with bulldog tenacity
that is amazing" That is very un-
fair and misleading comment Mr..
Messer's term of Office does not eX-
pire until 1919; there has. never been
any definite charge against him;
Cats simply fires him to make room
for one of his political friends in ac-
cordance with his principles as a
spokesman. We would like to know
if under similar circumstances the
editor of the Tribune would meeEly
hang his head and sneak out at the
behest of Cats, or If he would put
up a fight for his rights?
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21

Last nights meeting shows what
Lakeland men can do when they get
together in spirit of harmony and
cooperation. But where were the 100
others who ought to have been pres
ent, but failed to show up-particu-
larly those whose position in the COM
munity ought to make them leaders
in good movements?
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21
Mo-; Pittman & Harrison r,

Mo-; Pittman & Harrison q
man. Texas; John NJ. Gholsc
Ranger, Texas Howe Grain {
Co., Howe, Texas; LIE Tulle
Co.. Bay City, Texas: Sch
Grain Co.,; Waco, Texas;
Grain Co., Bay City, Texas
Texas Grain Co.. Sweetwater
Douglass w. King, Ft. Worth
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21

After vetoing the hog cholera Sc
rum measure how could Brer Cats
60 out into his back yard and look
into the faces of the two friends he
maintains there?
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21

They elected woman as school
trustee over at Barlow the other
day, and we congratulate them on
this proper and progressive step !.
Still, it is nevertheless a fact that
while they elected a woman, they
voted for a Mann.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21

We have been asked to urge the
sending of kilograms to our repre-
sentatives in Congress encouraging
them to use their influence in pass
ing the food control bill. While this
idea may be good, We do not con-
sider such action necessary, as our
congressman is heartily in accord
with such legislation, and, indeed,
we believe the entire Florida dele
gatiCn favors it,
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21

Good evening-did you have Bar
tow clay for breakfast5 Well, we're
not going to give it to you for sup
per. It's pretty tiresome as steady
diet.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21

The American people are very
much interested in learning why
flour should sell for $500 barrel in
England and for $3.50 in the Uni
ted States. That's convincing ar
gument for food control.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21

Cephus L. wilson is the early bird
Of the next campaign, having an
nOunced at picnic at Blountstown
the other day that he is candidate
for Governor in 1920. The state
rent has stirred up no violent ex-
element
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21

Some newspaper editors when at a
loss for paragraph. dash off some
thing about a newspaper controver-
sy" in Lakeland. The Evening Tel
egram has not been party to any
newspaper controversy. When it
shall engage in one the boys will
know it. It's been a good many
years since we've been in real
believe we've forgotten how to han
die one, if folks are absolutely bound
to have it.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21

The President has called for volun-
teers. Now is the opportunity for
the gents who did not think conscrip-
tion necessary.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21
THE LAKELAND NEWS

One thing, at least, that we can
all agree upon-the wOrthiness of the
Red Cross cause.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21

FIVE YEARS AGO IN LAKE
LAND:-Lytton said he could sing in
any apartment if he had the right
key.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21
WaVeletS
FrOm m
The Deep
c.. Gre e n

Now that the State has gone bone
dry many a dog will not hear his
MASTERS VOICE through a funnel.
Some railroad men are timid, but
you never saw passenger conductor
A-FREIGHT.
Heard a married man tell another
that he tried to make his wife take
ginger. The other said, JAMAICA"
Whatmakers are now drinking Ell
GIN.
Speaking about the Bible. what
is HOLIER than a Swiss cheese?
Women are the best mathematic
ians You never saw one yet that
wasn't studying the figure.
When Greek meets Greek then the
peanut talk starts.
Saw man last night who was sure
on his UPPERS. Had two berths in
the Jacksonville train.
Fred Benford is getting good all
of sudden. Saw him doing PEN
NANTS this morning.
Note where the Prince of Bloom
shire has been compelled to act as q
fcOtman Kind of FOOTPRINTS
isn't he?
TEN YEARS AGO IN LAKE
LAND--Lakeland Ice Company sole
car of ice for $500 Kind Of {
SACRIFICE. yes?
FIVE YEARS AGO IN LAKE
LAND:-Lytton said he could sing il
any apartment if he had the righ
kew
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21

TEN YEARS AGO IN LAKE
LAND-Lakeland Ice Company sold
car of ice for $500. Kind of a
SACRIFICE. yes?
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21

md Mr
n nFridI
II stay
es- TO |
Is just
partnl
Red I
Mr.. Ed
nd thi1
I.s,61n
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21

Now that the State has gone bone
dry many a dog will not hear his
MASTERS VOICE through a funnel.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-06-21
LIST OF UNCLAIMED LETTERS
Remaining on Hand in the Post
Office at Lakeland, Polk County,
Florida, for the Week Ending
June 20, 1917.

Those calling for same will please
mention date of advertising and pay
one cent postage.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-23
CITY PASSES
(centInued From Page one.1

mond has been unique in that the so
licttation was made wholly from In
dividuals, no corporations or business
offices having been asked to contri
butte. Everyone has home, and the
solicitors went to the homes
I'VE felt that this was matter that
appealed to the heart and sympathy
Of individuals, and we're grateful fol-
the response given to this appeal. 9th
er cities have gotten their largest sub
scriptions from business houses, and
our contributions might have been
larger, had we followed this plan: but
We believe that the conduct of the
campaign was fine thing for the city
IN an educational way. 1t gave all a
chance to contribute, no matter how
small the amount, and the contribu-
ton il two cents was received and
credited with as much care and pleas
ure as that Of two hundred dollars.
The committee wishes to say, how
ever, that II any corporation, society,
or lodge wishes to contribute we will
be very glad to receive their contribu.
ton
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-23
TY COBB DRAWS
AWAY FROM iris
IN BATTING RACE
Georgia Peach" Leads by rs
Points-Roush, of Reds,
Second in National.

CHICAGO, June 23.-Ty Cobb IL
drawing away from iris Speaker In
the race for batting honors in the
American league. Unofficial averages
released today show the Detroiter lead
ing with .S68-twenty-five points
ahead Of Speaker. A week ago three
points separated them The averages
include games of last Wednesday.
Cobb drove out nine hits in his last
five contests, bringing his total up to
seventy for So games. Two Of his
nine blows were doubles. and one a
triple George Sisler, the St. Louis
first baseman, after being in an ap.
parent slump, is again up in the race
with an average of $40. Earl Hamil
ton, st. Louis pitcher, is batting 400
and Babe" Ruth, Boston twirler Is
hitting $50.
Weaver of Chicago, has scored more
runs than any player in either major
league, having crossed the plate forty
times. Roth of Cleveland, maintained
his position as leading base stealer
with nineteen, and Chapman, his team
mate, kept his pace In sacrifice hita
ting with thirty-one. Pipp of New
York, is leading the home run hitters
with five. Chicago, which is leading
the league. nosed out Boston for team
batting with .242.
Leading batters who have played In
half of their clubs games: Cobb, De.
troit, 1868; Speaker, Cleveland, 343;
McInnis, Philadelphia, 315; Chapman,
Cleveland, 80; Sisler, st. Louis, 80;
Wambsganss, Cleveland, 800; Rice,
Washington, 297; Jacobson, st. Louis,
297; Veach, Detroit, 290; Walker, Bos-
ton, 2S3; Jackson, Chicago, 2S7; Wal.
ters, New York, 286.
Rouse Nosed Out.
Cruise of st. Louis, shot into the
lead among the National league bat.
tiers with an average of $50, according
to figures including games of Wednes.
day. He Is nine points ahead Of Roush
Of Cincinnati. Cruise made eleven hits
in his last seven games
There was general shake-up among
leaders in other departments of the
game, Robertson of New York, depos.
ing Zeider of Chicago, as the leading
base stealer with seventeen Stengel
Of Brooklyn took the lead in sacrifice
ting with fourteen and Hornsby OF
st. Louis, tied Cravath of Philadelphia,
for home run honors, each having six
Heinie Groh of Cincinnati, dethroned
Burns Of New York. as the leader In
runs scored with thirty-eight Phila.
delphia maintained the lead in team
batting with .26S.
Leading batters playing in half of
their clubs games: Cruise, St. Louis,
$50: Roush, Cincinnati, BAL; Jack
Smith, st. Louis, 338; Fischer, Pitts
burgh. 1927; Burns, New York, 326;
Griffith, Cincinnati, 1872: Hornshy; st.
Louis, 314; Zimmerman, New York,
313; Whitfield, Philadelphia, 306; Kauff,
New York, 304; Groh, Cincinnati. 3O2;
Wheat, Brooklyn, 3O1; Rawlings, Bos.
ton, 300.
PALLADIUM WANT ADS PAY
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-23
~ RAMSEY pouNpsToNE

An alleged baseball game was play.
ed yesterday at Central League park
and the only good thing that can be
said about It was that the gate re-
ceipts. amounting to SGT, went to the
Richmond Chapter Of the Red Cross.
The sum realized wasn't half
enough because each one Of the play
ers should have been assessed not
less than $25 for the privilege of get
ting into the park. 1t was the only
game ever played in this country
where the umpires showed up the play
ers.
Adolph Blickwedel and John Zwissl-
er, who did the umpiring, showed real
class and they should have arrested
the fellows who kicked against their
decisions on a charge of making a
farce out of the national game.
There Ain't No Score"
Only one sporting editor was pres
ent and he must have climbed the
fence because it's against the rules
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-23

Richmond is scheduled to close it's
present road trip with three games at
South Bend, Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, next week, but there is a
possibility that the Benders will be
outcosts from their home burg by that
time. and that the games will be trans
ferred to Richmond.
The protracted street car strike at
South Bend, combined with the dis
lance of the ball park from the city
end the failure of the season ticket
sale has made baseball a financial
failure in South Bend and the transfer
of the club to some live town Will not
be surprising.
On the other hand, Ed Smith, own
er of the Benders, has given out
statement in Springfield that he has
no intention of taking his team away
from South Bend. South Bend Is
the best town in the league, but / do
need a boosters day." quoth Eddy.
Richmond fans are trying not to act
chesty, but some of the most rabid
fans can't help staggering little.
Cincy Reds win another. taking the
second game from st. Louis. to e.
Roush led the attack with four
singles. Schneider. pitching for the
Reds, was very effective. Jumps By
ron was escorted to the gabe by TWEEN
ty cops.
It was Hans Wagner Day at Pitts
burg yesterday and $4,000 fans cele-
brated the Dutchman's return to the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-23
Alleged Ball Game Played, But
Ramsey Didn't Haze to Watch 1t

of the Sport Writers Union to attend
such q game. Bill Young volunteered
to keep score, but he must have left
his lead pencil home because there
amt no score.
Some fellows said last night that
the Doctors beat the Nurses. This
fellow was in bar room at the time,
and he didn't have any documents to
prove it. Nobody really cared who
beat, so there was no argument.
II the game hadn't been for the Red
Cross promoters Sam Vigran, Jim
Quigley and old Doc Duffin would
probably have been pinched for OBJ.
tanning money under false pretenses.
The names Of the players were print.
ed once, and once is enough, because
We have got no hard feelings against
them, for we didn't have to watch the
game. We slipped one over on the
city editor and went to a picnic and
ate fried chicken. Harry Needham
took US out in his new car, but we
had to pay for the ham.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-06-23

About three weeks ago several
scouts for major league clubs were
rushed into the Central league to look
over Ray Brubaker, shortstop for the
Muskegon team and former star play
er Of the Earlham college team. 1t
had been reported that Brubaker was
sensation. Today ne is still on the
market but there are no bidders.
What's the trouble?
The scouts sent to look him over
are blamed for the wonderful revers-
al Of form displayed by Brubaker in