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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-01
DEPLETED HOSPITALS At HOME
(Memphis Commercial Appeal)

In their first eagerness to be Of
patriotic service to the nation, the
American people manifested desire
to give up everything practicable
that would advance the cause of war
10 France.
The striking liberality Of the Am
erican people has never been so 20.
tently shown before.
In this great desire to help the
cause Of war some have neglected
to give proper assistance to institu-
tons at home sadly In need of sup
sort.
1t is we'll that we should finance all
efforts to establish hospitals at the
war front, but In doing this we
should not forget the hospitals at
home.
Many have been stripped Of their
nurses and doctors. No hospital in
the United States has not been
touched in some way by the demands
of war, Many efficient hospital stats
have hopelessly and for all time been
disrupted. Many valuable nurses,
whose service was regarded as indis-
pensible, have joined the forces at
the front, where they can be of even
greater service, but the many places
vacated have not been refilled.
Most of our large hospitals are
snort handed and many find their
work seriously hampered. In New
York City several such institutions
declared that they must be relieved or
they must close their doors. The diff.
ilculties extend in these instances be-
yond that of obtaining doctors and
nurses to a shortage of labor for the
mere routine work about the build.
ing. One hospital reports having
had to employ highly skilled painters
to scrub floors and polish metal.
At the beginning of the war Eng
land was prodigal of her doctors, and
the results have been unfortunate
In certain quarters of Englal today
there is only one physician to 6 OOC
OF the civilian population, insufficient
10 maintain the standard of public
health at what it should be under
normal conditions.
Our own shortage of doctors ant
nurses should be considered before Il
'-tecomes too late and the situation be
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-01
Increased
Taxation
Necessary

Secretary McAdoo's position rela-
tive to taxation for the coming year
was frankly and positively stated in
his letter to Majority Leader Kitchin
Of the House of Representatives He
wrote in part:
1--WE can not afford to rely upon
81 900, 100000 only for taxation, be-
cause we shall then have to rely on
raising $2O,OOO,OOO,0OO by loans. This
would be surrender to the policy of
high-interest rates and imitation, with
all their evil consequences.
"If we are to preserve the financial
strength Of the nation we must do
sound and safe things, no matter
whether they hurt our pockets or in
volve sacrifices-sacrifices of a rela-
lively insignificant sort compared with
those our soldiers and sailors are
making to save the life of the ma
ton.
"The sound thing to do unquestion-
ably is to increase taxation, and the
increases should be determined upon
promptly and made effective at the
earliest possible moment"
The Secretary's recommendation
briefly are that one-third ESTIMATED
at OO,OOO,OOO) of the cash expen-
ditures to be made during the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1919, be pro-
vided for by taxation, a real war
profits tax at a high rate upon all
war profits, substantial increase in
the amount of normal income tax up
on all so-called unearned incomes, and
heavy taxation upon all luxuries.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-01
THE OLD LADY TALKS
(By Edith Barnard Delano Of The
Vigilantes.)
Without Anesthetic

When big John Graham stood up in
the store and said he would not &C
cept the draft without a mighty big
protest, If he were drafted, and gave
as his reason that he was a conscien-
ti0us objector, nobody doubted he was
telling the truth, and nobody doubted
his courage; he had proved that for
many years, and his people were of
the Society of Friends, although John
went to the white church. The Old
Lady was one of those who heard him
say it, and she suddenly tottered, put
out her hand, swayed-
Somebody get me chair she
gasped; it was big John Graham who
did SO, and eased her into it gently
and tenderly. When she felt better
she looked up at him and smiled her
thanks.
i You're good boy, John, and al
ways were," she said. I'm real glad
you won't get into that awful mess
over there and see the sort of things
II was-was remembering, and that
made me 60 faint like"
Everybody looked at her; John Ora
ham did not seem to find anything to
say So the Old Lady did the talk
ing.
81 haven't been feeling wells usual
since day before yesterday" said she.
II was in to town, and l met that
nice little Miss Conroy from Canada,
the one that nursed Junior through
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-01

The general policy and purposes of
the Railroad Administration as an
nounced by Director General McAdoo
may be briefly summarized as fol
lows:
First, the winning of the war, to
which everything must be subordinat-
ed; second, the service of the public,
which means maintenance and i'm
provement of railroad properties so
be to provide safe and adequate trans
portation facilities at lowest cost;
third, the promotion of sympathy, I'M
Outstanding, and cooperation between
the administration and the 100000
railroad employees and the 100000,OO
patrons, which latter includes every
individual in the nation; fourth, the
application of sound economies, in
Guiding elimination of superfluous ex-
penditures, payment Of ust wages and
just and prompt compensation for in
turtles, economical purchase of mate
rial and equipment, adoption Of stand.
ardized equipment and approved de-
vices for saving life and labor, eco
nomic routing Of freight and passen-
ger traffic, intensive employment Of
all equipment, and careful record and
scientific study to secure the greatest
efficiency.
The Director General states that
while the development of this policy
requires time, CHEAT progress has been
made toward the desired goal. He
commends heartily the intelligence,
public spirit, loyalty, and enthusiasm
Of the members of the Railroad AID
ministration and the officers and en-
ployes Of the railways.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-01

The bureau of fisheries at Wash
ington recommends the introduction
of whale meat as an article Of food.
The meat is devoid Of all fishy taste.
1t bears some resemblance to beef and
the bureau thinks it would not be sur
prising if within short time the meat
of whales in both fresh and preserved
form will be extensively utilized.
Whales are mammals, like cattle and
sheep; they suckle their young and
their flesh is meat and not fish.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-01
Policy OF Government
Railroad Administration

the typhoid two years ago, and we all
got so fond Of. She she was pounds
thinner, and she looked-she looked
haunted. l never did see woman
look worse. l was that shocked! At
first scarcely dared to ask her what's
the matter; but ] just had to- She
told me.
Miss Conroy is the sort O. woman
ought to "a had ten children of her
own. Stead O. that she mothers all
she comes across. The one she moth
cred most was her own nephew, a
young lad about Juniors age-twen-
ty-two, maybe. She used to tell us
how bright and handsome he was; he
wrote her regular. He had enlisted
in Montreal, and he was an aviator
First time | ever come near knowing
an aviator was when his aunt nursed
Junior. We used to talk about his
fying-so young and so handsome.
He was good, too, and he was all but
engaged to a girl Miss Conroy liked
She was with us on his birthday, and
Junior was sitting up then, and we
had birthday cake for Tom Conroy
with nineteen candles on it, and ice
cream-even though he was across
the water at the war,
"Well-Miss Conroy was just back
from Canada, the other day, and she
had seen him-her Tom-her young
birdman. He had been shot down be-
hind the German lines, been taken
prisoner, and he was transferred back
through Switzerland because-be-
cause one arm, his right arm, was
gone. But that wasn't what allied
Miss Conroy. 1t was the story he
had to tell, and the thoughts that
grew out of it. OF course you hear
Ia lot of stories-but this was Miss
Conroy, that nursed our Junior :.
Her boy Tom, when he got to where
there were other prisoners, was made
ito stand up in line with the others,
They were arms length apart, and
they had to hold out their arms full
length and open and shut their hands,
without stopping, until they were told
to or until they couldn't do 1t any
longer. OF course, they hadn't any
crosses back of 'em-but even Ger
mans can't do everything all at once
Well, Hun officer came along the
line asking each boy, while he opened
and shut his hands, who he was and
what regiment he belonged to, and
what not. Presently he come to Tom
Conroy-and twas the day we were
having his birthday cake for him, as
1t happened. The officer asked him
who and what he was, and Tom told
him. When he said he was an avia-
tor, the officers face got red as red
and-he took out his sword and-oh
I'm glad you won't have to see such
things, John Graham!-and that
officer brought his sword down full
strength on that young Tom Conroy's
right arm -.
"The officers sword had cut
through the bone, but there was still
something to be done, so they took
the boy, our Miss Conroy's newphew
Tom, to the hospital. Anesthetics are
pretty scarce over there, they say.
Anyway, they wouldn't waste any on
a mere young Canadian lad. They
used white hot iron to cauterize with
twas just as safe as any other way.
Antiseptics are scarce, too-Why
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-01
q u q u u Il Il q II u q
NEW SUGAR REGULATIONS

Il
n Three pounds Of sugar per
q person per month Is the new
II allotment Of sweeting, accord
n ing to ruling telegraphed by
y State Food Administrator Brax-
p ton Beacham to County Food
y Administrator J. Walker Pope.
= The telegram. which will be
q read with the greatest interest
y by every housewife, because of
= its vital connection with the
q business of housekeeping and
= the difficult task Of planning
u three meals a day. is as fol-
q lows:
u Orlando, Fla, June 81, 1918.
q ~. Walker Pope,
" winter Haven, Fla:
q MAKE public Immediately
q following order which super
u sedes all previous orders relat-
y ing to sugar. The allotment Of
y sugar for the State Of Florida
n under this rule is fixed at
y three pounds per person per
e month, and no retail dealer
q shall make sale to an individ-
q ual of quantity greater than
q three pounds per month. Flo
q tells and public eating places
z shall be allowed an allotment
p Of three pounds Of sugar for
q each ninety meals served.
y Home Gamers will be allowed
q but twenty-five pounds for
q home-preserving purposes on
q certificates now in use. Further
Il details of this order will be
y mailed you without delay.
= (Signed) "BEACHAM."
y y y y q 4 u y u y u Y y
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-01

The American Red Cross wants an
extensive list Of women dietitians. En-
'rollment carries with it no obligation
to serve. The qualifications for en-
rollment are two years training in
household economics and subsequent
institutional or teaching experience.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-01

the best of our ability. Our home
institutions must not be allowed to
die of neglect while our duty calls to
the front.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-01
comes more acute.

y y y y y u u y y y u y y
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-13
SALISBURY BOY NO DESERTER

Harry S. Benham of Salisbury, re-
Gently reported to the Addison
county selection board by the author
tiles at Camp Devens as having beer
a deserter from that camp since July
8, is in France with his command and
the cause or the injustice which the
young man has suffered has not yet
been explained. He is not and never
was a deselter. William II. Dyer OF
Salisbury, chairman of the home ser
vice department of the local Red
Cross, has written the following let
ter in an effort to remove the stain
which has been placed on the young
mans name:
"Therc appeared an article stating
that Harry S. Benham of this place
was deserter from Camp Devens
since July 8. This article, however.
is a correcs statement Of the fact az
at Salisbury by the authorities
handed to the authorities of Camp
Devens, the personnel adjutant, but
there has been a very grave error
committed, as this boy is this minute
on the soil Of France as ready as any
other boy to give his life for the
liberty Of the world, and his mother
has in her possession several letters
written by him at Camp Devens since
JulyS3, and also has the official notice
arrived safely overseas" and with
al this proof in my possession I am
making this statement to eXonerate
this young man from any such grave
charge when the facts appear that he
is doing his full duty to his country
and the whole world.
"The local board has notified the
personnel adjutant's office at Camp
Devens of the proofs at hand and
later a statement will be Forthcoming
from them.
II wish to state that no blame is
charged upon the publication or re-
port Of this; article, but the error is
wholly with the authorities at Camp
Devens or possibly with the young
man himself by not reporting prop
erly upon his return from a visit
with his parents Immediately preced-
ing his removal to his port Of en-
bGrka1ion."
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-13
FOR WINTER EGGS
Begin to Plan Now for Increased
Egg Production

Burlington, Sept. 13-The time has
arrived for you to plan for your fresh
winter egg supply. Pullets are going
70 be very high and scarce; and if
you have to purchase any, it should
De done right away.
The next question is the capacity
Of your hen house. 1t does not pay
20 crowd them, it stops egg produc-
lion and disease is more apt to be
prevalent; neither does it pay to have
TOO few birds, especially in this cold
climate. The house should contain
enough birds so that their animal
leat will keep them comfortable at
hight. Heavy breeds should have
four square feet per bird, in flocks
Up to 20 birds; and three and one
lalf square feet for flocks varying
rom 20 to $50; three square feet pei
bird in focks of 200 or more. Fol
he slighter birds, three and one-halt
square feet, three square feet, and
Swo and one-half square feet, respec-
lively, would be fair proportion.
Your county agent or the Exten
sion Service Of the University Of
Vermont and State Agricultural Col
leee can tell you where you can pur
chase the pullets or hens; also abou
how to Gull these birds.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-13
DO NOT FAIL THE FIGHTERS
Italian Women Garry On"

Nor than 10000 Italian womer
are filling places in industry ano
labor that were formerly held by the
men of that country, according tt
reports in official publications made
by the Italian government That
they are facing the hardest kinds o.
work, and meeting the requirements
with up-to-the-mark results is made
obvious by the following
"Women in factories have left
lighter work to take mems places
and the peasant women have come
to the cities, attracted by high wages
in the munition plants. Women are
being employed in making aeroplanes
and their work is recognized and ap-
preciated, although three years age
this was not considered q. suitable
occupation Lombardy is the larges'
industrial center and Milan the chief
industrial city, but everywhere con.
ditions have changed fundamentally
every effort is made to guard the
health of munition workers. This
is particularly necessary for the peas
ant women who are unaccustomed to
long hours indoors. Physicians are
stationed in each factory to attend
to emergency cases, and there are
rest rooms with baths and showers
Club rooms and places of amusement
also are furnished to guard the mo-
raj welfare Of these simple womer
in their new environment Then
homes are officially inspected and the
landlords are required to keep the
property in frst-rate condition. MI
inequalities control rents, which con
sequently remain reasonable in spite
of the crowding Of the cities.
"The munition plants are situated
travel back and forth on the street
cars. In most cities the fare is two
cents, and during busy hours tickets
may be used that cost even less.
ebay nurseries have been estab
lished in the munition plants and the
women bring their younger children
with them in the mornings. An al
lowance of time is given to nurse the
babies, and as result of this the
number of nursing mothers has in
creased from 27 to so per cent, while
infant mortality has decreased from
SO to per cent.
"a law compels all munition work
ers to register in the national pen
sion fund. Since the war a second
fund, to which employees pay small
sum monthly, has been started to
provide for conditions after the de-
claration of peace, when many of the
munition makers will be compelled
to find other employment"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-13
RECEPTION TO SOLDIER
Sergeant Lord Returns from Over
seas

At the home of Mr. and Mrs. B..
J. Hegen J thursday evening a recep-
ton was given to Sergeant Lord,
who is here visiting his father,
Octave Lord, and his sister, Mrs.
Hagen. Sergeant Lord has been in
the service nine years, being in the
Spanish war, and was in
Mexico with the American troops. He
has just returned from overseas
1uty.
Sergeant Lord has been reported
missing and his many friends are
glad to know that he is well. He
vas gassed and wounded and now
1as been sent back to the United
States as an instructor.
He has many interesting relics to
how, among them a gold cross tax
IN from German officer, a watch
and knife, also trench knife and
FORK. The evening was much enjoy
I'd by the 100 people present, as Ser
geant Lord told of his experiences
while in the trenches and many ques-
lions were answered by him. Re-
freshments were served.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-13
HUMAN LOSSES IN
THE WAR
8,5Oo, 900 Killed and 7,175,o00
Wounded

The greatest and most nreparable
loss entailed by the war is, of course.
the loss of human life. 1t is the
greatest because life is priceless
thing, and no value can be set upon it.
Still in economics, as in all Other
sciences, in treating of man, emotion
al considerations are set aside, and
a purely economic value, in terms OF
money, has been placed upon the in
dividual, based upon his potential
productive power. Thus M. Barriol
the celebrated actuary, gives the fol
lowing figures as the capital value
of man; in the United States, $4,100s
in Great Britain, $4,140; in Germany
$3.50; in France, $4,000; in Russia
$4,000; in Austria-Hungary, $1,000
or an average capital value for the
five foreign nations of 1892.
The number of men already lost Is
8,509, 600 killed, and 7,175,000 per
manently wounded, or a total O.
15,684,0OO. Thus society has beer
impoverished through the death an6
permanent disability of a part of It's
productive man-power to the extent
of $45,000,000,000.
The loss of men, measured IN terms
Of the capital value of the worker
withdrawn from industry, is offset IL
some degree by the enhancement o
the capital value of the remaining
producers. A reduction in labor sup
ply relative to a fixed or increased
demand adds to the value of the sup
ply per unit-an application of ths
familiar principle of scarcity value
This has reference solely to the val
ues which may be expressed in dol
lars. 1t should not obscure the in
| evitable reduction in the productive
labor force OF the belligerent nations.
| Conceivably four men may have 9
combined capital value after the wal
greater than the pre-war value Of
| five similar men, but this will no
enable them to do the work of five
men. The real man-power cost @.
the war is not the loss of the capita
value represented by those who die
prcmaturely, but rather the loss O
/ their contribution to society's income
stream of goods and services.
This loss of man-power is alse
partly offset by the large. contingent;
of women drawn into industries. Ir
| England, out of a female population
OF 23,000,000, about 100000 were
engaged before the outbreak of tho
war in gainful occupations. Since tho
war broke out, no less than 100000
women have been added to the rank
of wage earners, an increase of full.
rs per cent. Moreover, about 400,00(
women have shifted from non-essen.
tial occupations to mems work. Il
the United States, approximately l.
$4,000 women are now engaged il
industrial work, either directly or in.
directly necessary to carry on thu
war.-Guaranty News.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-13
Prices: Evening Csc, :35c, SOC
Matinee l5c, Csc, 35c
Protect Your Chickens

and sure enough it does. A rat will
leave all other food to get RAT
SNAP and it's the last he eats. RAT
SNAP chemically cremates the car
cass. Doesn't have to be mixed with
other food. Won't blow away, dry
up, soil or decay. Surest, quickest,
cleanest, safest to kill rats, mice and
reaches. -Four sizes, 25c, soc, $1.00
and $780,. Sold by Charles A. Scar
les & Co., and Arthur E. Smith, ST.
Johnsbury, VT, J. H. Goodrich, Bar
net, Vt.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-13
MASONIC NOTICES

Passumpsic Lodge, No. 81, F. & A.
M.
Called communication, Thursday,
Sept IL to work the Master Mason
degree, at the Masonic Temple at
7.30 p. m.
Regular communication Thursday,
the 10Th of September, at 7.30 p. m.
Masonic Temple. Visiting brethren
welcome.
Orville N. Pinney, w. M.
Fred Fl. Dolloff, Secretary
Haswel1 Royal Arch Chapter, No. ii
Called convocation Friday evening,
Sept. 13, at 7.30 p. M, for the pur-
pose of working the M. M. and Past
Master degree.
Stated Convocation Friday even
ing, Sept. 20, at 7.30.
Birney L. Hall, e. Fl. P.
F. G. Moore, Secretary
Palestine Commandery, No. 5, K. T.
Stated Conclave, Tuesday evening,
Sept. II.
2. S. Waterman, E. c..
Earl D. Evans, Recorder
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-13
SIEGE NAVAL BASE
Old German Docks to be Used by
United States

Washington, Sept. PA potential
German naval base in the Virgin Is
lands has been seized by the alien
property custodian and will be used
for the needs of the American navy
and customs department. The base
consists of land, buildings, docks,
warehouses, large water tanks and
cisterns, lighters, loading parapher-
MALTA and coaling facilities, formerly
owned by the Hamburg American
line.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-13
Friendship.

Friendship is the TRANSPORTATION of
service; the creation of new mo-
tive; redeeming life from its drudgery
and sending the pulse-beat of joy into
the most trivial task.-Donald Sage
Mackay.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-09-13
COUNTY FAIR
Chittenden County Planning for a
Big Show

Burlington, Sept. 12-Accommoda-
tons for many thousands are being
made at the Chittenden county fair
grounds, the three days event open
ing early next week. Men from all
over the county have been put on
committees, as it is the intention to
make the fair, which was a little
thing four or five years ago, real
county fair this time.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-14

MILDLY Blouscs in the new and
much favored smock style that
are decidedly out Of the ordinary.
They are made OF unusually fine
grade jean cloth with large col
lars or the new scarf collars, en-
broidered fronts and pockcts--all
sizes in the lot.