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Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-21
TOBACCO FUND LEAPS
TOWARDS $500 MARK
of Day Carry Total
Above S5OO-Sunf OF $50
Is Received.
ALL WANT TO HELP BOYS
However, Donations Which Come to
4 The TYmes-Dispatch Are Made
With Varied Sentiments = All
Amounts Are Welcome.

y Contributions to "Our Boys in Franco
STobacco Fund" received through The
yesterday. we'll passed
syythe $500 mark. and took goodly leap
howard $780,. the total being S525.S6.
Swith $50 for the day.
81 1t is interesting to note with what
Svaried sentiment OF the many contriOu-
istions, large and small. are made. one
sskeynotc that is struck in every con-
Ntribution which has thus far passed
sSinto the fund is the sincere wish tina;
sssome passing moment may be made
Fighter and easier TO bear for one of
:sSAmerica'S lighting men. But while the
Fdesire to cheer goes with every penny
sSthat is given, still there is often cN-
Iprcssed satisfaction which the givcr
..sfeels at having done his or her duty
tihere. Some of the Eivcrs have found
sgreat joy in feeling that what they
shave done Will help make the big fight
seon the other side easier 10 win. Little
Slgirls have brought nickels and dimes.
@thoughtful OF their brothers; mothers
,sand fathers have brought their con-
stributions: sweethcar;s, too, in no small
number, have shyly laid down their
i3contributions for the boys in France.
5and. more generally speaking. from
8that Sreaty generous hearted. patriotic
sclass who. oan. SEQ beyond to-day and
Sto morrow into the shell-torn trenches
Hof Europe. there are the ones who
care daily putting their vision into ac.
ftion and sending cheer to those men
;Swho are truly lighting a battle for
gthem.
$40
i BRINGS TOTAL TO S525
Tho Times Dispatch yesterday re-
5ceived the following contributions:
~. II. Sanford. Beach, Va. ......S 90
6Edward r TnrnbnlJ Ir
renceviile, Va. 90
Miss c. NJ. Green. East Grace
4 street ................ 90
Mrs. w. W. Crenshaw. 1904
4 Grove Avenue. 90
sThomas r. .Pully, r. f. D., No.
Z 1. Richmond ........... 90
ri. l. Bailey, ITO East Main
street -. 90
ben p. Alsop, Jr., 1892 Monu-
q ment Avenue. observation-disclosures. 90
g. L. Page, Leader Building. 90
Miss Helen L. Chappen, los
South, Laurel Street. .. 90
Miss Ruby Stokes, Belona.
& Powhatan. Na.. 90
sW C. Mann. los East BROAD
street Observation-Disclosures. 90
Miss Blanche L. Taylor iii
East Clay Street. 90
AIRS I. 7. Nanny. South Hill. Va 90
Miss Bessie Lipscomb. 40 West
u Clay Street. an
Miss Blanche Lipscomb, 40
4 West Clay Street IN
"a. j. Daughtrcy, Emporia. Va. M
saliss Poulson. Onancock, Va. M
slMrs. c., c. Taylor. GIG Monroe
Avenue, Cape Charles. Va. m
Nv. B. Pastorfeld. Box AT, Rich
mona Observation-Disclosures. I M
VA NJ Jefferson, Amelia Court
lEr HOusc, d. ma
Mrs. w. W. 1iardwick, 1911 Han
81 over Avenue. M
samuel T. Rosendorf 2oos West
S Grace Street. m
81. j. Stallings, 1o3 East Broad
" street Observation-Disclosures. m
Jacob Cans. Cans Rady Co... m
4 Appiedore' Observation-Disclosures. 90
Y Total received yesterday On az
\ Previously acknowledged .:4s5 3s
n S5c5 36
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-21
Schmitlt-IiobinSOn.

John s Robinson. OF 100 Decatur
street, announces the marriage Of his
daughter. Helen Page. to Ernest a.
Schmidt. son of MIR. and Mrs c. a.
Schmidt. of this city. The marriaS &C
took place Has. Monday in Admission.
Ala. where the groom is stationed with
the lIowitzcrs' Supply Company. First
Virginia Field Artillery
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-21
Addresses Men nj Y NJ r.

Rev. w. T. Clark. pastor Of the Full
ton baptist church, Will speak to men
only TINS afternoon. AT $3.50 o'clock at
the Central Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION. Ills SUBJECT will be '"rhc
Supreme Revelations" All men arc
cordially invited TO attend.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-21
Organizing Now Comp,n,.

The organization of Company r as
unit in the new Virginia National
Guard regiment is expected TO be COM
)lctcd at a meeting called for Tues
Gay night at the First Regiment Ar
mory, Seventh and Marshall streets
rhe meeting will start promptly at
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-21

BY leaps and bounds the rn,ryo,o,s
o'' "'I'" powers OF ironi1cd Paw-Payv,
'ne great Nux-iron Paw Paw combina
,'''' - hc"tlhE with tho greatest sue
cess. Letters are coming in by The hmm
dr"ds all praising this rcn.rlahi.
compound put UP on the old IA shiorad
INES oil The Eeci Iron and Wine Tonics
ir"nizrd Pnw-Faw has had the puhlIc
confidence for the past 90 years. and
no" WIN the addition Of Iron and
Nu1' Is positively the irnder of Ali
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-21

sl5 o'clock. The organization Of tho
lew committee Is in charge of n spe
iai committee composed of A. u. Cou-
ms. Morgan II. Mills and John uirsch-
D crg.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-21

meet Tuesday afternoon with Miss
Lucy Denny. 1919 Park Avenue. All
members are urged to be present.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-21
SunrnrIsts to Elect Delegates.

Equal Suffrage League OF Richmond
to the seventh annual convention OF
flo Stntn lnNnuc will be elected at tho
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-21

The Booth TOMORROW will be in
charge Of THE CAPITAL CITY DIVISION,
NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR WOMAN'S
SERVICE, Mrs. Frank D. Williams, chair
man.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-21
TUESDAY

THE JAMES RIVER. GARDEN CLUB will
be in charge, Mrs. Melvin c. Patterson,
chairman.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-21
WEDNESDAY

THE ASSOCIATION OPPOSED TO WO-
MANS SUFFRAGE will have charge Mrs.
Frank D. Williams chairman.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-21
Aiumnne Meets Iuc.duy.

The Aumnac Association of RAN
doiph Macon Woman's College win
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-21
THURSDAY

have charge Of booth, Mrs. Sarah Robinson
chairman.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-21

r how In the name Of reason can YOU
! spcct TO retain beauty with Z stomach
3ali or sour bile. blood poisoned hy
5oured food and complexion fed hy
\ pch 1000? women are proverbial stom-
u TO use Siuacts Dyspepsia Tablets
ave no such trouble. they are happy
~ mind and body. with a skin unrough-
fhe0 by me red rash OF dyspepsia. Try
tiese wonderful tablets after meals
3Hey VIII preserve your complexion
Vet 5oscent' box at any drug store
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-21
FRIDAY

THE VIRGINIA SUFFRAGE LEAGUE win
have charge Of booth, Mrs. B. B. Valentine,
chairman.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-21

and we will show you how easy it is to help
make the Second Liberty Loan
success.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-21
SATURDAY

The Booth will be in charge of the OLD DO
MINION CHAPTER, DAUGHTERS OF
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION Mrs. Sid
ney Dudley, chairman.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-30
LAKELAND DELEGATES HAD
FINE TIME AT ORLANDO

The delegates to the Woodmen's
convention at Orlando returned last
nteht and are loud in their praises
Of the hospitality and attractiveness
of Orlando and report a very pleas
ant meeting indeed. About 800 dele
Gates and Head Camp officers were
in attendance. Lakeland was we'll
represented by the following dele
gates from the local Camp T. J.
Ffaley, R. l.. Brwn, w. B. Marcum
and l., G. Yarley. In addition to
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-30

Il Is hard to rlG people OF the idea
1Gaj the institutions or advantages
# their own town are inferior ~
those of larger town. Many peo-
pie will 90 TO a larger city TO trade
when they can get exactly the same
goods at the same price from their
home merchant. Many people in
Lakeland buy city paper and read
exactly the same news that has al
rcady been printed in the Evening
peculiar phase of human nature by
an incident that occurred recently.
A gentleman was spending the day
iii Tampa, when a news happening
OF national Importance occurred. He
secured a Tampa paper containing
the matter just as he left that city
and drove straight to the Telegram
cifice to share his knowledge with
US. He could scarcely believe his
eyes when we handed him that al
ternoon's Telegram, printed at the
same hour as the Tampa paper, with
the identical story word for word.
The Evening TELEGRAM has a news
service that puts 1t in class with
the dailies of the big cities. 1t IS
never scooped; in fact. usually 1t
gives the news of the world some
twelve hours earlier than any other
paper that circulates in Lakeland
news of the European war.
owing to the difference in time,
which gives the afternoon paper all
the advantage
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-30
CAUSE OF HIGH PRICES

Society being divided, SO far as the
Eecessaries of life are concerned, in
t. two classes, producers and con-
sumers, one class wanting to get all
they can for their products, and the
other wanting a..y IS cheap as
possible, large majority do not
like present high prices.
There are two great reasons for
the high prices now prevailing, and
which are likely to prevail for some
ply of most commodities has dimin-
ished while the demand has in
creased and the other is that selfish
interests, taking advantage of the
needs of the people, have combined
TO boost prices even higher and fas-
ter than they would have risen If
eft to the openation OF the natural
law of supply and demand.
The workings of the first cause are
easily shown In the case of wheat.
The whole worlds wheat supply was
lessened last year by at least 25 per
cent. AS there is never much surplus
the world being within a year OF
starvation should production cease
the inevitable result was higher
prices.
In meats, too, there has been for
years a steady decline In the ratio OF
meat animals to meat eaters. OBJ
viously such conditions were bound
to result in higher prices. That has
been the history of every great war.
We recall hearing Dwight Merriman
say that on forty acres of the farm
taat is now part of the Ella Sharp
rark he grew 3S bushels per acre and
sold 1t for $40 bushel, and that
was Immediately after our civil war.
Great wars always increase prices.
OF course. when there is a short
supply and a big demand, a golden
opportunity occurs for the speculat-
or and dealer to withhold foodstuffs
from the market in order to boost
prices. and so LONG as the rule OF
human action is for men to live on
eact other instead of for each other.
this is regarded. hard as II may
much consumers. as legitimate ae-
tien
Rut do we want old-time low
rrices? Ancient records show that
in ENGLAND, when the Archbishop of
Canterbury made n visit TO bis Tar
ringt estate in Sussex. about 1877.
his tenants supplied him with pro-
visions at prices which now seem alb
surd.
4 bushel of wheat cost five cents.
2 yearling hog fifteen cents. end a
carcess OF beef thirty-two cents.
Good hens were bought a. half
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-30
IF SHOULD DIE TONIGHT

If / should die tonight
And you should come to my cold
corpse and say,
Weeping and heartsick DER my life
less clay
If / should die tonight
And you should come in deepest grief
and woe
And say. Heres that ten dollars
that 1 owe
! might arise in my large white
cravat
And say. whats that?"
II l should die tonight
And you should come to my cold
corpse and kneel.
Clasping my bier to show the grief
you feel
] say. II should die tonight
And You should come to me and
there and then
Just even hint bout payin' me that
] might rise the while,
But I'd drop dead again.
Ben King.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-30
! apiece. and five score eggs for

penny apiece. and five score eggs for
a penny.
IS for liquid refreshments, at =
time when nobody drank water, We
read that Ills Grace had all the beer
he required At four gallons for a
peany
Few persons realize. in discussing
enenomie questions, the fact that the
amount of money obtained is of
Slight importance in comparison
with the quantity OF goods purchas-
able with a given amount of money.
jackson (Mich) Patriot.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-30
PLAY BALL
[ From The Maize. }

Tie worlds a diamond, with the
bases laid.
And on it Lifes great game Of ball
is played.
The teams are Human Beings versus
Fate,
And Times the umpire, watching by
the plate.
We're at the bat. Our purpose DER
and DER
T. WELD Ambitions club and try to
score,
To fy to solve the curves the pitcher
throws,
And lam the sphere where not a
fielder goes.
Some Of us seem to bat with skill
immense,
Knocking long homers DER the deep
field fence
Others bunt infeld hits. but wildly
race,
And beat the ball down to the primal
base.
Still others, though they strive their
best. no doubt,
Fan wildly at the air, and then
strike out;
Z hen seek the bench, downcast, with
visage drawn,
Crestfallen, shamefaced, blue, ambi-
gone,
Or rag the umpire, growing like q
bear:
you robber. That decision wasn't
That's not the game BE not a crouch
or gutter.
What though you're not a straight
300-hitter?
You've got another chance. Stand
to the plate,
oiup tlSht soui pdt, get DTdCeu anu
calmly wait
Wait for a good one. Let the others
rip,
And when it comes-now-lam 4.
hard and zip
It's got to go And so must you, old
like for the base Keep going--yes,
you can
Steal second-good-n easy-not
too gay.
There-get lead-a hit-now
you're away,
Keep on-don't stop-don't lose that
dandy stride.
You've got to beat the throw-in-
slide now--slide,
IIurrah-you did it-score? OF
course you scored.
See-there's your tally marked up on
the board.
And now you'll win the game-no
doubt at all;
You Just can't lose, old man. II you'll
Play Ball.
Anon
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-30

This paper cannot be intimidated
by threats from defending the right
or criticising the wrong The Grand
Jurys report. on which j. c. Swim
del was removed from office. without
being given chance to make the
slightest defense. stated positively
that Large quantities of butter, ham
and eggs" had been purchased for the
use of the convicts. The official rec
crds of the county show that during
the three months covered by the re.
port no hams whatever were pur-
chased. and only 40 cents worth of
eggs. Truth is truth, and nothing Is
simpler. Either large quantities" of
ham and eggs were purchased as the
grand jury report states. or there were,
no hams purchased and only 40 cents
worth of eggs. as the county records
show. We do not undertake to say
where there is error-but there is
error, We will cheerfully publish
any explanation that any one can
make of this discrepancy.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-30

The same charges for which Com
mission Swindel was removed from
office by Gov. Cats was presented to
Gov. Trammell last fall. Mr.. Tram
nell knew conditions in Polk county
and he knew Mr.. Swindel. The re.
suit was that he declined to be a
party to political persecution &C.
tuated in large part by personal spite.
Mr.. Trammell was too big to be used
as tool for such purposes.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-30

Information reaches us that cur
good friend Oscar Conkling, late
manager of the Miami Herald. has
gone West to let the country grow
ZIP with him. This leaves the Flor
Ida Press Association an orphan, Mr..
Conkling having been elected presi
dent Of the body at its last meeting
However, Brer Appleyard, who has
been wet nurse for the Association
for quarter Of a century or more,
will doubtless look after the waif UNI
til 1t finds another parent next year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-30
WHICH WILL YOU
HAVE, YOUNG LIAM

Just a word Of warning TO alto
sether too many youns men Of Mi
ann who are inclined TO trea, tho
call IF the president for enlistment
in the navy as a joke.
An illustration of a spirit, deplor-
able yet altogether too widespread,
is given in the remark of young
Miami man who, being approached
with a request TO join the naval re-
serye, answered with an expletive,
"Nothin' doin.' II the Germans come
here | will be in the middle Of the
Everglades
The remark might have been made
! in fun. but it was altogether out o.
place, and indicates that too many
young men are taking the present
crisis altogether too lightly, for long
before the Germans get here or any
where else there will be something
doing" for this young man and every
other physically able young man in
the country.
1t can be said to him. and Others
OF like light-mindedness, that war Is
something different from anything
he has yet experienced. When ma
tional necessity arises, he will find
that he will have no voice in the
matter whatever. He will find that il
Uncle Sam wants his services. if they
are not given voluntarily. he will
take them anyhow, and his consent
will not be asked Not even the Ev-
erslades will shield him from the
l., ng arm of the military power, if
he is needed.
1t ought to be stated so plainly
that every intelligent young man.
and no other is interested. ought to
know one thing and that is that the
government CT this country has the
right and power to call on every
able bodied man in case of necessity.
If enlistments to the army and navy
voluntary enlistments, are not suf-
fioient to provide the power that the
government deems necessary to carry
out its war purpose, the government
can, by conscription, command the
services of every such man.
In other words, II the young men
of this city do not voluntarily enlist,
the time may come when they will
be compelled to serve, whether they
want to or not, all depending on the
needs of the government.
Consumption is not pleasant
word to the ears OF an American, but
II young men, generally, evince the
disposition of some who have ex-
pressed themselves in Miami, con-
scription will certainly come to them
all. 1t is now a question of honor
able. voluntary enlistment or forced
entry into the service. Which will
you have, young man?
There are three opportunities for
men to serve their country in the
navy, that being all the call that
has, as yet. been made Young men
may enlist directly in the navy. They
may enlist in the first reserves, who
will, in all probability, be called out
II the country actually enters war;
they may enlist in the naval re-
serves. whose duty will probably be
confined to coast guard duty, and
who will not be called into actual
service unless war becomes general. !
There is the choice, the alternative
being probable CONSUMPTION. Miami
Herald
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-30

IF war comes" says Mr. Bryan.
Il expect to live up to an American
citizens duties" And there is little
doubt in the minds of those who
know Mr.. Bryan that he would do
this as bravely as any of those who
are clamoring for war.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-30

The Legislatures first duty is to
inaueurate a fight on ignorance,
which has proven the greatest curse
OF Florida Free textbooks, compul-
sorry education anything that will
down ignorance,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-30

The tourists are turning homeward.
but most of them are kind enough to
say that they fell in love with Lake
land during their stay and plan to
come back early next season.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-30

IL Is hard to forecast what the Leg.
islature will debut it is safe to
predict that two things stand a good
chance to be swatted-John Barley
corn and the Bryan Primary Law. No
substitute is needed for the former;
but we wonder what Wen get in ex.
change for the B. p. L.?
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-30

What an interesting paper we could
publish IL we printed all the stories of
war, and accidents. and troops being
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-30

Three hundred and fifty thousand
women are now working in the gcy.
|ernment controlled munitions fac.
tories in France.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-30

Hope Teddy can be prevailed upon
TO stop off in Lakeland long enough
to tell us why in the devil is devil
fish
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-30

charge the air every day, Not a day
passes but that We are asked over
me phone as TO the trutn of some
wonuerIai story. winch We sadly al
mt that We cannot verify.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-30
THE LAKELAND NEWS

A weekly newspaper giving a resume
OF local matters, crop conditions,
county affairs, etc. Sent anywhere
for S1.50 per year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-30
CURRENT EVENT

see me every week. all the latest
news in pictures, on our windows
TIE FAMOUS DEPARTMENT
STORE
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-30

ttese, DR.. w. s. Irwin and c. Fl
Dame attended as Head Camp Off
GERS. The Woodmen's Circle was
represented by Mesdames Inman.
Hebb and Pamphlin.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-30

Mrs. NJ. r. Gracy is visiting Mr..
a. c. Gracey and family of Gaines
Vile this week.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-30

Mrs. 4. X. Anderson and daugh-
ter, Miss Eugenia. of Auburndale.
are in the city today on a shopping
trip
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1917-03-30

M. r. HETHERINGT ON, EDITOR