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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-17

Something drastic should be
to inculcate in these good, but q
deceived people, that it is highly
mendable, not to say distinctly
ionable, for purchasers to do thelI
by liberating delivery men, boys
teams for much more necessary
ice. Let's make a virtue Of neces,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-17
SAYS THE STATE MARKETING
BUREAU

The U. Department of Agriculture
asks if the fight to control weeds IL
taking up much of your time and pre-
venting you from doing other neces
sary farm work? If so, keep few
sheep or goats-they consider weeds
choice feed. Instead of being men
ace, weeds can be turned into profit
by this method-made to produce
wool, milk and mutton greatly needed
in the nations war program. A
small farm flock requires little but
timely attention, will not interfere
with other branches of stock raising,
will add to the farm income, and be
OF great assistance in keeping the
farm free from weeds.
I'm normal times, the annual con-
tribution of the farms to the financial
strength of the nation has run as high
as thirteen and a half billion dollars"
says Secretary of Agriculture Hous-
ton. "On the basis Of prices existing
in 1917, the output was estimated to
be worth twenty-one billions of dol
lars, a sum equal to the total appro-
priations and authorizations made by
the war session of Congress.
Commissioner of Agriculture Nc
Rae's report for 1915-1916 says
3,651 sheep were killed by dogs in
Florida during that biennial period
The sheep had value, but what about
the dogs? Hundreds of useless dogs
and cats in the State are eating food
that could be put to better use-fed
to poultry or pigs.
The weed fight is one of the stand
ard routine operations on the farm,
and it represents a large proportion
of the labor necessary to produce
crops No other single feature of
farming requires such universal and
unceasiag attention as docs the weeds.
Sheep and goats can help keep down
weeds and put what is otherwise
waste to good use.
Flies are enemies. Are you doing
anything to destroy them? Fly reduc-
tion will reap its reward-the saving
OF human life, that is the goal. 1t is
religion, charity-the greatest aim
which anyone can yearn for, the wei.
fare of others, Flies are born infilth
and disease germs are carried by them
to food, to the babies. The health off,
Ger who save life, deserves more
praise than the general who destroys
1t. But killing men in battle is moro
spectacular than saving lives in the
quiet Of the home.
A cottage cheese luncheon can be
provided for variety with a menu in
Guiding cream of cottage cheese soup,
cottage-cheese sausage with creamed
potatoes, cottage-cheese salad, cot
tage-cheese tarts, whey honey and
whey punch, in addition to minis and
coffee. These dishes, and many 9th
ers having this cheese as a basis, are
described in circular sent free BY
the U. S, Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. c., entitled "Cottag.
Cheese Dishes. "
The Bureau of Plant Industry. Of
the U, S. Department of Agriculture.
has produced a new type of fruit.
which has been named tangelo. a
cross between the tangerine orange
and the grapefruit, or pomelo. The
tangelo has but little acidity, and re-
sembles a tender and well-havored or
Iange more than a grapefruit or tan.
gerine.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-17

The Greek classified music among
the sciences and studied the mathe.
NAUTICAL proportions of sounds.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-17

More than 5000 Canadian lnt
have gone voluntarily to fight the
mans.
Evening journal., 1918-04-16
THE EVENING JOURNALS DAILY PAGE OF SPORTS
IN WILMINGTON
STECHER- -HERACL
READY FOR MATCH

The wrestling bout tomorrow night
between John Heracl. Of this city, and
Joseph stecher OF Lincoln, Neb., prom
isos TO be one Of the most sensational
sporting events ever seen In this city.
Heracl has been training hard, and his
good condition together with his great
strength. should give Siccher a warm
evening I'm attempting TO make both OF
Johns shoulders touch
Sicchcr Is one OF the most famous
as well as one OF the most feared men
In the mat game today. He claims TO
be worlds champion, and there are
many thousands OF sport fans all over
the country who uphold him In this
claim. He became famous from his per-
fecled development OF the scissors
hold" and IL wasn't long before Joe
was hard hii 10 get opponents: S0-called
champions" dodge him Ike the small
pox, and today he has as great a rcpu-
| tation as any grapper In the game.
| Everybody IN Wilmington knows cN
about John Heracl lie Is employed
| In the Pennsylvania Railroad shops
and has recently returned from a wres.
thing tour OF the south. All OF John.
friends wish him well tomorrow night
Evening journal., 1918-04-16
MILLER MADE MATCH
QUITE BY ACCIDENT

please. he told me. so .crawlec on a
train and went out to Kansas City.
when / met Mike Collins he up and
asked me right away Tor $4,000 and
there he stuck for a while Finally he
came down to $4,000, and then cut
his demand 20 5000 told him ]
wouldn't bulge an inch and Mike said
no wouldn't. 10 seemed We would have
to call the whole thing OF.
These Demsey fellows were hangin'
around and they wanted me 70 match
Dempsey with Willard. but I told them
! had started out TO match Willard ana
Fulton and n couldn't do that ! would
wash my hands OF the whole business
Mike went and bought himself q tickei
10 Minneapolis. paid his hotel BILL and
started out Of town, and then the
newspaper man came TO the rescue.
offered $4,000 as a last minute conces-
sion, but Collins wouldn't listen TO IL
He started 20 the train when J raised
Il 10 $4,000. The newspaper man sug
gested that n Collins was so derneG
sure Fulton could beat Willard moyh.
we could make a little bet OF soWo
I couldn't do that Of course, but Wi
lard Jumped at the chance, and ih'
articles were signed.
awe got EN- in my pocket and I'm
going 10 stage that fight just as sign
| ed the men-fair and square, ana u
going TO be the bisgest bout the coun
try ever saw
Evening journal., 1918-04-16
TIE BEST SPORTING PAGE IN WILMINGTON.
KEYSTONE BOYS HAVE
FAST WRESTLING BILL

The Keystone Field Club will glve
their weekly wrestling show tonight in
their club rooms, No. 20i East Fourth
street. Four star bouts are on the pro-
gram and an OF them are expected to
be hotly contested.
on the wind-up Soldier Stokes who
claims the Southern middlewclght
championship Will meet Bill Virgins.
OF the Field Club, one OF the toughest
middleweights around this part Of the
country.
I'm the semi-wind-up, John Barclay,
the wellorwelght champion OF Delaware,
viii meet Young Hacketi, Of this city.
This bout was made at the request Of
the.fans.
In the second bout Young Jennings
OF the Field Club viii meet Spike Hay
den. Newports favoriio.
I'm the opener Carl Goode. formerly OF
Virginia, meets Fred Dem, a new conner
from Newport
An extra bout will be put on FOR the
championship OF Newport, the c0ntes-
iants being Herbert King and Lew
Booker.
lsad0re keil will referee an the bouts
which Will start at $50 o'clock. The
/ proceeds will be devoted TO the base.
ball team.
Evening journal., 1918-04-16
Rv IL c. HAMILTON
I'D Press SIAN Correspondent.

UNITED Press stan Correspondent
NEW YORK, April i6.-'lm IN this
thing quite by accident. can assure
you, but don't make any mistake ::
There won't be any accident about The
way we put 10 over.
That's how Col. Joseph c. Miller. the
new Tex RicKard. feels about promot-
ing the worlds heavyweight champion
ship scrap he's going TO pull on next
July l.
Col. Miller Is a counterpart Of Tex
Rickard In straight-forwardness ana
square dealing. He uses the same drawl
Of the plains when he speaks. II would
be easy 10 shut ones eyes and imagine
that Tex himself had caught fast boat
and beat il back TO the United states
from South America in order TO cut
another nick In his record as a pro-
moter OF great bouts.
Il came burned near not putin this
thing across" Col Miller conflded In a
recent talk. "Only the Intervention Of a
sports writer In Kansas City saved the
day. Mike Collins almost gummed II
all up with his old talk about s4O,O0
'Y'sec. twas like this. When ] came
30 an agreemnt with Willard l told
Jess believed Fulton would jump at q
chance TO flght-even for nothing. But
/ wouldn't expect him 10, and told VIII
| lard so. / told Jess I believed We
should give Fulton at least $4,000. Thai
suited Jess. Go ahead and do as you
Evening journal., 1918-04-16
HIGH TRIMS DUPONT;
MAKES TRIPLE PLAY

Wilmington High School opened rs
baseball season yesterday AFTERNOON,
shutting out the dupont High School
al Front and Union streets, fl to o. Al
though the Kennett Pike boys got men
an bases several times, they did not
carry the necessary punch to put runs
across. At the same time, they were
held in check by the clever pitching
of Tonin and Lannln and the speedy
work OF the Wilmington inleld.
The Highlets puller on a tripel play
in the nth inning. IN this half Lam
min relieved Tollln and filled the bases
on two hits and a base on balls. Bar
low. duPont's lead-off man, cracked out
drive that barely skinned the inheld
and looked like sure hit. Underwood,
nj shortstop, picked the ball on his
shoe-top on the fly. relayed ii to Rob
bins at third who bagged his man and
In turn threw 10 Manlove at second.
The man occupying this bag failed to
move and Mahlove threw to Grubb at
0rst before the man occupying mat
bag could get back.
Score by Innings.
dupont ............O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 o. 0
Wilmington II. S. 0033 3 1-it
Evening journal., 1918-04-16
FIVE CLUBS WANT
In NEW CITY LEAGUE

Preliminary plans for the organiza-
tion OF anolhe baseball league were
formulated at a meeting last night.
Representatives OF 1--WE teams were
present.
Those present and the clubs which
they represented follow; Bill Gears
pusey and Jones; Lieutenant Rifenbark,
First Battalion Fifteth Regiment; Dick
Royan. DUPONT Experimental Station
Buck Mccullough, Brownson. and Gal
laghcr, Harlans. Jack McGOwan. Pete
Oliver. Charlie Welsh and several
others we'll known In local sporting
circles also were present. Eden was
unable TO send a representative on ac-
count OF a meeting OF the club.
10 is understood that several other
organizations. including the Gas Com
pany wish TO enter teams, and IN order
20 give everyone on equal chance u
was decided 90 lay over the final or
ganlzation OF the league until Thurs
day night.
Evening journal., 1918-04-16
Amt
Nature
Wonderful
DID YOU KNOW -?

The worlds LATEST title has been won
nv a St. Louis man. He waits for a
street car TO come along TO light
match, by letting the car rub against
the match.
The ex-lazy title holder was the guy
whose watch stopped, and walled Tor
the hour TO come around again so ne
wouldn't have to set it.
For thrift. the inhabitants OF Phmffth'
cant be beat. on rainy days they keep
indoors so as not TO wear out thelr
umbrellas.
Rv moving a lantern during the night,
al the same speed the sun moves you
can get full value out OF a sun-dlal lot
night work.
Wrapping thread around spools ISM
an act by any society, for prevention
M cruelty TO spools. The spool Is sup
Dosed An protect the thread, when It's
reallv the thread protecting the spool,
The spool should be wrapped arouhu
the thread.
A Portland ,Ore) wizard has invented
, Jacobson tic pin which protects SOUP
caters peckwear. The point OF this re-
Tosrtahle pin. Is, the soup drOpplns
from fhe gents chin on the PIN eNapor-
ates while winding down the pm
Evening journal., 1918-04-16
ODDS FAVOR SUN BRIAR
AS KENTUCKY DERBY NEARS

purse won by Escoba last season
amounting TO s72i6 was donated to the
Red Cross.
sun Briar Will go TO the post a fav-
orite. Recently he was clicked a mile
in i.47 pulled up, a wonderful showing
for a colt in early training. Early quo
tatlons place sun Briar at 3h to 4.
Other great colts for the race are
G.. W. Lofts papp; Jefferson Living
stones J. /. Day; A. X. McComber's War
God and c. C.. Van Meters Happy
Thought.
Esc0ba is being quoted at 3 to 1 IN
the carly betting; War God at 3 to :
Papp at - TO 1 and J. ]. Day at GO TO 4,
although some Of the wlsest clockers
contend the latter colt should have a
much lower price.
sun Briar was the champion two
vear-old OF 1917. Tie Is owned by Willis
sharpe Knmer Of Binghampton, n. \.
Last season he won Sj93OO and proved
his superiority over every horse he met.
Kentucky will back Escoba' bilule
Grass product, 20 the limit. Escopa dlu
not round into form until late last sea-
son when he won several races IRON
exceptionally fast fields.
Evening journal., 1918-04-16
BY PAUL PURAIAN.

The classlest array OF colts that has
faced the barrier for many years viii
take the word in the classic Kentucky
Derby to be held at Churchill Downs
May Il.
This race, over a distance Of mile
and a half always brings out the great
throe-year-olds, but the field entered
this year rivals that Of any former
year
In training at Churchill Downs and
at Douglas Park. the other Louisville
running track, some Of these colts have
shown early evidence Of great speed.
When Il is considered that these colts
are being pointed for the Derby and
have not yet nearly reached their top
form. some Of the trials have been re-
markable.
The great war is reflected In two OF
the favorite entries OF the race. sun
Brlar represents the allies. lie is an
English bred colt. who foaled In France
and is owned by an American. Escoba
represents the Red Cross and the Amer
ican army, as his owner, A. X. AlcXan-
der. a Kentucklan. is in the aviation SER
vice IN France and because the las'
Evening journal., 1918-04-16
Moose HEAD Shoots
over BELLEVUE TRAPS
Competition for Splendid
Trophy to be Begun on
Next Saturday
RACE TO BE so
TARGETS A MAN

The Wilmington Trapshooting As
sociatlon has just purchased a hand
some mounted moose head to be shot
for in series Of Saturday shoots over
their traps this spring.
The moose head is one Of the finest
specimens that ever came out Of New
Brunswick. and has quite a history. It
was killed two years ago while a
prominent and wealthy New York club
man and sportsman was on hunting
trip with Louis lie Beau. the famous
French-Canadian trapper and guide
The New Yorker had fired four shots
at the charging moose. but could not
hit him. lie was In grave danger when
lie Beau raised his rifle and leid him
low at the frst shot thereby saving
the life OF his companion.
This head will make a splendld
trophy, indeed, and one which every
sportsman will be proud to own. Ih'
shoots will run for seven SATURDAYS
and Will be announced from time tC
time. Three OF these shoots VIII b'
handicap events, i6 TO q yards, th'
handlcapping 10 be done by the clul
handicap committee. composed Of z. N
Ross. chairman; II. r. Carlon and II
6. Lynch. The other four shoots vii
be i6-yard events, and on an adde'
target basis, those IN Class A rcocivini
one added target In each twenty-five
Glass B. two added targets; Class {
| three, and Glass d, four.
No shooter, however, will be per
mitted to register better than perfec
! score.
The first shoot on Saturday VIII b
an added target event.
The race will consist OF nifty target
per man each Saturday and the en-
trance fee will be - cents, this lnclud
ing one cent a piece for the target
and a half a cent per target extra |
cover the moose head entry.
The moose head shoots are expecte
10 create quite a bit Of interest IN IN
club this spring. ard Il Is more ina
likely that there will be large enr
for the FIRST shoot on Saturday.
Evening journal., 1918-04-16
nOsTDAIF aCUAWpS' OTTT-

The champion Rosedale baseball team
has elected the following officers: John
T. Ayers, president and manager; Chas.
II. Morgan, secretary and treasurer,
Elmo Evans, captain. The season will
open on Saturday, April "a. Players
who has signed contracts with tho team
are: j. Smallwood, p; p. Flamer, p;
Elmo Evans. C. j. Johnson, 8b A. Moore,
CT; w. Boulden. n; II. Scott, II: H..
Brown. "a NJ. Fisher, @.
Elwood Gaines being a corporal IN tho
3i9th Federal Army win not play with
the team this year.
n. Richardson formerly Of Annapolis
High School, has signed with the team.
All players are requested TO meet at
the residence Of John Ayers on Thurs
day evening.
Evening journal., 1918-04-16
JUNIORS WIN FRIENDS
SCHOOL CLASS MEET

The Juniors won the annual indoor
inter-class meet Of the Wilmington
Friends school held last week, over the
Seniors. 32 to 81. Comfy, a Junior, was
high Individual point scorer with 10
while Maull' and Taylor were tied for
second with "A. only one point behind.
The summaries:
High school Events.
High iump-Conly nrst Taylor. sec-
ond: Maul, third. Heighth, II. Il IN.
Giant Stride -Maull, FIRST; Tayio.
second, Norton. third. Distance, @ n.
Relay race-Iunl0rs, Norton, Lackey,
Comfy, Richards. first; Upper Mlddlcsi
Bancroft. Cooch. Meade. Speakman, Sec
ond. Other classes did not compete
Broad Jump Maull, first; Comfy. Sec
ond Taylor. third. Distance. n. 10 in.
Shot put-Taylor, FIRST; Speakman,
second; Norton, third. Distance, 30
n. A in.
Ginning contest-Richardson, 26,
nrst; Comfy. 20; second. Norton. 70,
third.
Fence vault-Conly, first; Maui. sec
ond; Taylor. third Height ft. 10 in.
Grammar School Events.
Rope Climb - Richardson. flrsti
Ilaiisch, second; Spruance, third. Time
| A. 2-l sec.
Ginning oontest-Conly. 90 1rst'
/ Hill, iS, second; Wardonhurg, A., third
Basketball rece-A Glass. FIRST; c
Glass. second; 3 Glass. third.
Obstacle race-B Glass. flrst; Class
second A Glass. third.
Evening journal., 1918-04-16
EorITAnLE WINS suIT.
y the United Press.

by TIN IUTTNU TTEHsl
WASHINGTON. April i6.-ludgmenis
for more than s3SO0O,000, IN favor NJ
the Equitable Trust Company, New
York against the Denver and Rio
Grande Railroad, were In effect sus-
talned yesterday by the Supreme Court,
when 70 refused 90 review the case.
The judgments were obtained as the
result OF a complicated exchange Of
railroad bond issues
Evening journal., 1918-04-16
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Evening journal., 1918-04-16
HARLAN DROPS OUT
OF ALLY WILMINGTON
Last Minute Resignation
May Prevent Opening Of
Season Next Saturday
BREAK COMES OVER
PUSEY'S APPLICATION

The Harlan team today withdraw
from membership in the All-Wilmington
League. This leaves the league with
only 1--WE teams to start the season,
scheduled 10 open on next Saturday
The action also doprives the league OF
an enclosed playing field. \ special
meeting OF the league has been called
for tonight, Tuesday to consider tle
new question confronting the organiza-
ton. Managers are urged to be present
tonight without further notice. IT may
be that the league Will not be able TO
make It's start on Saturday.
At the first meeting Of the league IN
February five Of the old teams came
back. Applications were received from
two other teams, but at that time the
old team managers decided that SIX
team organization would satisfy them
this year. Harlan's however, Favored
an eight-team organization and when
pressure toward this end was brought
upon the league, by an application
from The Pusey q Jones Company
team another meeting was called last
week TO consider the subject. AT the
same time Eden and a dupont Conf
many team also asked for membership
q in the league. Several members OF the
league including the Harlan manage
ment. in urging that the Pusey team
be given berth I'm the league pointed
out the great interest that would b.
manifested In the Harlan-Pusey's series
The majority members Of the league
however continued 20 hold out agains
the Pusey & Jones Co team, believing
that Industrial teams had an advantae
over the other teams In being able u
give players positions In their shops.
Immediately following that meeting
the resignation Of the Harlan team iron
the All-Wilmington Leagne was pre-
dlcted. Whether the team will join IN.
proposed Industrial League which VII
include the pusey team was not state
officially today, although the team wa
represented at a meeting Of Independent
team managers last night at when
new league was proposed.
Without Harlan the All-Wilmingto
will have only two inclosed playing helt
This year. the Pennsylvania Railroa
and the Front and Union street
plots, Wildel having obtained a ten
porary lease on the former plos.
AT this time the league has no ide
of what teams will compose the OF
ranization. four teams that nave bee
refused membership showing no 10
clination to again ask for admission.
Evening journal., 1918-04-16
TTNNIe CUAupTONsU1p,

% June 80 al the Wilmington COun-
try Club. the Delaware state tennis
championship for women viii take
place, according 90 the seasons sohed-
the United states Lawn Tennis Asso-
ciation
The Delaware State championship
for men is scheduled to be played at the
Country Club, on June 2i. on Septem-
Der 2 the Peninsula championship will
be played at the Talbot Country Club.
ai Easlnn. Nd
Evening journal., 1918-04-16

States for some time to come will build
a large proportion Of the shipping Of
the world even after the war is over.
This means. according TO a member Of
the faculty, that the science and art OF
shipbuildng viii continue to be an I'M
portant part OF the progress OF tho
country.
Evening journal., 1918-04-16

SCHEDULE FOR TODAY
National League
Boston at Philadelphia.
Brooklyn at New York.
pittsburgh at Cincinnati.
Chicago at St. Louis.
American League.
Athletics at Boston.
New York at Washington.
Detroit at Cleveland.
st. Louis at Chicago.
Evening journal., 1918-04-16
BY THE WAY

We used to write
This stuff by
Hand. and one
Day the boss
Got us a vest
Pocket edition
Typewriter TO
Write it with.
II would be so
Much easier and
Quicker.
Now we write
The junk in
Pencil first. so
We'll know what
We're going to
Write about, then
copy SIT on
THE darnEd- mAchisne
likeE& that. and
Then JERK the
Copy out. do Il
over again like
Above for a
Couple OF times
And shoot II to
The composing room.
And II comes flying
Back TO US with
Certain words from
The composing guy
And we write 1t
Over again In
pencil. The typewriter
May be a time
saver. but how
About the time
Lost in learning
70 chauffeur the
ring
Evening journal., 1918-04-16
coLLEGE To TEACH sHIPBUILDING.

LOLLEGE TO IEAIH oHIFbNILDINV'
Special 10 THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEWARK, Del, April i6.-At a meet
ing OF the faculty OF Delaware College
yesterday afternoon It was decided to
Institute next fall a course In marine
transportation. This action was taken
in view OF the prospects that the United
Evening journal., 1918-04-16
"COME ON! AMERICA"

Come on American
Allied the voices call
For by your aid no longer stayed
The world may stand or fall
Come America"
Your friends are standing guard
The gallant French die in the trench
The British line holds hard.
Come on Americar
Your northern pals are here,
The bold Canuck has proved his pluck
Forever and yearl
Come on American
From far anpodes
The Anzac hosts have left their coasts
And eaped the worldwide seas.
Come on America
The Italian cry is strong
The land OF art the land Of heart,
Shall welcome you with song.
Come on America
Behold the Portuguese,
Whose little land has made its stand
To shed its blood with these
Come on America
Your guns shall cast their vote
Aeanst the horde which lays the sword
Upon the Belgian throat
Come on American
No longer halt watt
The black beasts breath Of blight and death
''-''1e EDMUND VANCE COOKE.
Copyright 1915 2. A.