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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-28
burgess JOHNSON,
of The Vigilantes.

salt pork, bacon, lard or ham is to
be eaten.
To this is now to be added one
more porkless day and one more
meatless day. The scheme does not
SO radically change the regime which
most families have always follow as
to create hardship. But it does make
for system. And it helps to create
one big family out Of the whole ma
ton. The householder in Portland,
Maine, who serves only corn bread
Wednesday knows that the women
out in Portland, Oregon, are doing the
same thing. 1t is just as If every
Tuesday, wednesday and Saturday,
the whole nation were sitting down at
one big dining-table together, all uni
ted in the single endeavor to help win
the war.
Is your family at that table?-St
Petersburg Independent,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-28
THE LESS" DAYS

So much has been said and written
about the wheatless and meatless
and heatless and other kind OF less"
DAYS that the public has become rath'
er confused and does not know exact
" what is expected. Many persons in
st. Petersburg are trying to do every
thing that is asked of them, but many
Of these never heard of porkless day,
which is Saturday. The Literary d.
gest in it's last issue prints the follow
ing digest of special days for saving:
Every day-one meatless meal.
Every Tuesday-A meatless day
oMeatless" means that no meat H.
e. beef, pork, mutton, veal and lamb
is to be eaten And no preserved
meat e., beef, bacon, ham or lard
Every day-One wheatless meal.
Every Wednesdays wheatlsss
day.
"Wheatless" means that no wheat
nroducts are to be eaten.
Every Saturday. porkless day.
This is in addition to Tuesday. And
"porkless" means that no fresh OF
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-28
raft Classification Is
Explained By Board


n claiming exemption or deferred
iAcation under the new draft reg.
ms have for some reason been
cd when they receive a classic.
1 card bear a letter and a figure,
|Or instance.
! draft office has been beseiged
demands of What does this
p The draft clerks up to this
have patiently explained that it
! classification number which the
! claimed. "The trouble is" the
Of the Office, said yesterday,
the men have allowed the at
rs to fill out their questionnaires
lave not taken the pains to no.
under what classification their
placed them. Then when they
e their classification cards, they
buzzled."
following explanation Of the
asses are published in the hope
registrants will discover from
lust what their numbers mean
ill not interfere with the work
draft board with numerous
Ons
Class !
Single man without dependent
les.
Married man, with or without
b. or father of motherless chill
who has habitually failed to
i his family.
Married man dependent on wife
pport.
Married man, with or without
%, or father of motherless chill
man not usefully engaged, fam
ported by income independent
labor.
Jnskilled farm laborer.
Jnskilled industrial laborer.
Etrant by or in respect Of whom
erred classification is claimed
e.
trant who fails to submit
nnaire and in respect Of whom
erred classification is claimed
..
egistrants not included in any
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-28
CRUSADERS


(By Abbie Farwell Brown of The
Vigilantes
They who have seen the vision
We who have dreamed the dream.
Are comrades of mighty host,
Crusaders of the Clean.
some are to fall in action;
Some wave victorious swords:
some knit the plying web of love;
Some forge the flaming words
Still, shoulder set to shoulder,
We tread the fields Of fate,
Our wills invincible to crush
The serried ranks Of Hate.
And comrade heartens comrade
Through voids of time and space.
Flashing the sign upon his brow.
A light upon his face.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-28

TO the Editor of the Lakeland Even.
ing Telegram,
Lakeland, Fla.
Dear Sir:
When the government seeks money
10 enable 1t to carry on the war, it
does not take funds away from the
Navy in order to clothe the Army:
It does not deprive itself of the
strength of one fighting arm in order
to reinforce another,-unless it is in
the direst of straits.
When the government raises funds
by taxation, it must be careful not to
tax out of existence any institution
which is an actual Strengthening force
in time of war. This seems obvious
enough. Its heaviest taxes should
fall upon such commodities as alco-
holic liquor, because the manufacture
and sale of this is not only unessen-
tial to national prosperity, but it may
be an actual injury to the nations
strength.
But what process of reasoning is
But what process of reasoning is fol-
ems to tax out of existence periodical
publications, regardless of their char
acter! They are the strongest
means in existence for holding the
people of this nation together, stimu.
lating their energies, announcing their
common purposes and ideals, encour-
aging them in time of national crisis,
clarifying their vision in time of per-
plexity.
Many people do not realize the exs
tent to which this war is being fought
with the pen. German guns failed to
break down the Russian front and the
Italian front then came the German
pens, which wrought to such effect
that those two powerful front lines
melted away
We must have loyal forceful, in
telligent press at work in this coun-
try. No other force can combat the
insidious propaganda of our various
foes. That press must be strong
enough to retain the shrewdest and
ablest of our writer's, and direct their
efforts, in cooperating with the gov
eminent.
That form of taxation which drives
loyal periodicals out of existence is
foolish legislation. 1t is weakening
one necessary resource Of the govern
ment in order to strengthen another.
Our Legislators have little idea Of
the extent Of the injury wrought by
this particular form of money raising.
1t strikes, in an unexpected quarter,
at the essential official documents
of our colleges and universities; that
lis, their catalogues and courses Of
study, which are issued as second
class matter They cannot be discon-
tinued. The increase Of their cost
drains the slender resources Of our
educational institutions, already hard
hit by the increased costs Of war
time Everyone feels that whatever
else is stopped by war, our education
al machinery must keep running with
unimpaired efficiency.
Tax luxuries as you will, and ex-
cess profits, and tax through the Post
Office our private correspondence,
but do not strike at the loyal press
of the country and do not increase
the costs of maintenance in our Am
rican colleges.
Respectfully,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-28
o'nef division in this schedule.
Class II

other division in this schedule,
Class II
:. married man with children or
iather of motherless children. whero
such wife or children or sucb mothar
iess children are not mainly denen.
aent upon his labor for support for
the reason that there are other reos.
onaoly certain sources Of adeouate
support Excluding earnings or noss,.
Oily earnings from the labor Of tbe
wife, available, and that the remov.
al of the registrant will not denrive
such dependents Of support.
married man, without children
whose wife, although the registrant is
engaged in useful occupation, is NOT
mainly dependent upon his labor 70,
support, for the reason that the wife
is skilled in some special class n
~ork winch she is physically able to
perform and in which she is EN-
pioyed' or in which there is an imme
dlate opening for her under condi
tions that will enable her to supper,
hefself decently and without suffer
ing or hardship
Necessary skilled farm lahore,
IN necessary agricultural enterprise.
Unnecessary skilled industrial lab
orer in necessary industrial enter
prise.
Class III
A-Man with dependent children
mot his own, but toward whom h,
stands in relation Of parent.
B-Man with dependent aged or in
firm parents.
C-Man with dependent helples,
brothers or sisters.
D-County or municipal officer.
E-Highly trained fireman or DO
liceman, at least years in service o
municipality.
Unnecessary customhouse clerk.
Unnecessary employee Of United
States in transmission of the mails.
Unnecessary artificer or workman
in u s. Armory or arsenal.
Necessary assistant, associate
or hired manager of necessary agri
lcultural enterprise.
Unnecessary highly specialize,
technical or mechanical expert Of nee
essary industrial enterprise.
Unnecessary assistant or associat
manager of necessary industrial er
terprise.
CIas w
A-Man whose wife or children ar
mainly dependent on his labor 70
support.
B-Mariner actually employed 4
sea service of citizen or merchant 4
the United States.
| Unnecessary sole managing, cor
trolling, or directing head Of neces
sary agricultural enterprise.
Unnecessary sole managing, cor
trolling, or directing head Of neces
sary industrial enterprise.
Class v
A-Officers Legislative, executive
or judicial of the United States or O
State, Territory, or District Of Colun
bia.
Irregular or duly ordained minis
ter Of religion.
C-Student who on May 10, 1871
was preparing for ministry In recoi
nized school.
D-Persons in military or nave
service in United States.
E-Alien enemy.
PRESIDENT alien mot an enemy
who claims exemption.
G-Person totally and permanent
physically or mentally unfit for mi
itary service.
H-Person morally unfit to be a 30
der of the United States.
Licensed pilot actually employe
| in the pursuit of his vocation.
Members of we'll organized religion
sect or organization, organized an
existing on May 1887, whose the
existing creed or principles forbid II
members to participate in war In an
form, and whose religious conviction
are against war or participation Their
in.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-28

s u q a r
With a view to giving the public cor.
rect understanding Of the sugar situation,
the following FACTS are presented:
Existing conditions world wide in their effect not in
any local. Any consideration Of the question Of
available sugar supply must take into series Of ex.
traordinary factors.
The immediate effect Of the declaration Of the European
cut off from the worlds market the sugar Of the
Central Powers About onehird Of the worlds total pro-
ducon formerly from within the present batenes Of
Europe. The Western battlefront passes through the sugar
producing territory Of France and Of Belgium In
England France and other foreign countries have
competed with the United States for Cubas sugar.
Not only did this advance the price Of raw and
refined sugar. but until competition was checked by the
recent agreement among the Allies resulted in lessein
the supply available to the people Of this country last fall
At the same time an abundance Of hundreds Of
thousands Of tonshas been locked up in faraway Java
owing to the lack Of ships to transport it. II no more
available than unmined gold To provide ships bring this
sugar here-or to Euopewould withdraw them from the
important business Of carrying soldiers and their
supplies overseas, as Mr. Hoover has pointed out
The nation movement to the fruit crop last sea.
greatly increased the Of sugar While the quantity
in the sugar bowl for this and other reasons lesened
this sugar wisely stored food in preserved fruits jams
and ielEes.
Every jar Of fruit preserved adds that much to our
Of victory adds that much hasten the end Of
this conflict"
Because Of the increased demand for sugar. more sugar
has been planted in Cuba, Porto Rico Hawaii and
Louisiana the chief from which the United States
gets sugar
The reports from Cuba and Porto Rico make the situation
favorable than month ago for supply to meet the
sugar needs Of all who dependent this sourcencld
ing this country soldiers abroad and the Allies
We buy sugar in the open market and refine it.
To the extent Of ability. cooperating with the
Government to insure fair distribution Of sugar. to
stabilize the price to the and to boarding
and waste We kept refneres working last fall 50 long
as there was ton Of raw sugar to be had.
IN order to make output Of refined sugar 80 as widely
possible distribute Domino Cane Sugars in convenient
size cartons and small cotton bags These smaze pack.
ages make easy for grocers to limit sales to actual needs
and to prevent boarding They help to prevent waste in
the home. Housewives cooperate with this plan by
asking for these package SUGARS
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-01-28

Cleveland will mobilize school boys
for farm and garden work.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-23
EMPLOYMENT OFFICE
NAMES THREE AGENTS
GEO. L. BUCHNAU, J. E. PIGG AND
JOHN w. ENGLISH APPOINT
MENTS ANNOUNCED.

James NJ. Dedman, local represent
alive of the U. S. employment service
announced this morning the appoint
mont of three special agents or
scouts" to seek skilled and unskilled
labor for government industries. The
men appointed are George l.. Buchnau
and J. E. (Lem) Pigg for Maury coun-
ty and John w. English of Lawrence
county.
The appointment of j. H. Forgey
as special field agent for this office
announced several days ago, was
made by the director general of the
employment service upon the recon-
mendation of Senator John X. Shields.
The DUPONT powder company,
which is constructing the large pow
der mill at Hadley's bend near Nash
vile, will keep a representative at
the local employment office to assist
in securing labor. Mr.. Alexander has
been assigned for this duty and ar
rived today.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-23
LIVE STOCK SALE
AT EWELL FARM
PERCY BROWN ANNOUNCES SALE
OF YORKSHIRE HOGS AND
90 PONIES.

Whenever a sale of live stock on
the well known Ewe1l farm Of Spring
Hill is announced, 1t is known tina,
there will be a distribution of the
highest grade of animals and that
purchasers will receive full value for
the money Consequently the auc-
ton advertised by Percy Brown for
Thursday, August %, will draw a
large crowd of buyers.
Mr.. Brown announces that he will
sell at the Ewell farm next Thursday
80 large English Yorkshire sows, bre
gifts and boars. and about 40 ponies.
All sums of less than SIS will be clsI
and above that amount will be accept
ed in bankable notes. This will nQ a
splendid opportunity for any farmer
to begin a herd of Yorkshire hogs Or
to improve the herd he may already
have.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-23
SWEET POTATO LOSS
CAN Be CHECKED
PROPER HANDLING AND STORING
OF CROP WILL RESULT
IN SUCCESS.

Greater care should be given TO
handling and storing the sweet pota-
to crop for winter markets. according
to G. L. Brehm, marketing specialist
of the division of agricultural extern
sion. University of Tennessee. An
nually large percentaserof the crop
is lost due to rough handling and i'm
proper storage.
Sweet potatoes should be thoroiy
ripe before digging. The grower can
determine if his potatoes are ripe by
cutting one in half and exposing the
cut surfaces to the air for few NM
utes. If the cut surfaces dry readily,
the potato is mature and is ready 10
dig. In case of danger from frost M
Jury. dig at once, regardless OF the
stage of maturity.
After digging the potatoes should
be sorted into eating stock, seed, ana
strings. each handled separately
Careful handling is essential FOR stos-
ing with minimum loss. BrulslaS
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-23
LITIGATION IS ALSO
@sss'ss~U ~ U@S~ Is
HARD HIT BY MARS
FEWER BILLS FILED IN CHAM
Gerry COURT THAN EVER BE- i
FORE IN SAME TIME. /,

Like everything else the war has
previously affected litigation. Suits
are rarer than day in June in the
office of Clerk and Master Mora B.
Fariss. Mr.. Fariss estimates, after
careful inspection Of the docket for
several years, that litigation since the
war in his court is thirty three and
third percent less than during any
previous period of the same duration.
During the past week five bills, all
of rather a minor nature, were filed
in Mr. .Fariss' court and he actually
gasped for breath.
1t was so unusual. Mr.. Fariss
couldn't account for it. There had
been weary days of waiting when
nary bill was even mentioned. He
does not think that it means a perma-
nent revival and would not be SUR
prised now IL no others were filed for
some time. n
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-23
Deputy Trustee to
Aid Nation GrOU
Crops for Allies

Trustee Jno. w. Addison who will
on Monday September 2, return to pri.
yate life, is not fully decided as to
how he will avoid the work or fight
order. In other words the popular of
ficial has not selected his business.
Before he was elected trustee he was
a merchant and stock trader He
has also owned a few farms. but gen
orally sells them before he gets a
chance to prove his ability as an &C.
tual producer of food stuffs.
Deputy Trustee James D. Cathey
is farmer; has been one for many
years, although he has held office fire.
quently. 1t is probable that he will go
to his farm when he leaves the office
and add largely to Americas contri-
button TO the food supplies of her he
roic allies, although he has as yet
come to no definite conclusion on that
point.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-23
CONGRESSMAN PADCETT WRITES
OF HOSPITALITY OF ENGLISH

How the members of the naval COM
mittee of the House of Representa-
tives now in Europe to inspect war
activities of the navy department are
being received and entertained by the
British government and officials is
told by Hon. L. P. Padgett of Column
bia, chairman of the committee, TO
his wife, who is spending the summer
at their home here.
The letter was written on August
/ from the Savon Hotel, London, and.
indicative of the alertness of the cen
sors, it was duly marked as censored
and O. K just as il it had been writ
ten by a private citizen.
Besides words of a personal nature,
Mr.. Padgett's letter was as follows:
I'VE are all well and having a
splendid time. We have been ever
since we arrived guests of the English
government and they are showing us
every courtesy and consideration pos
sibleT Last night we dined with our
own Admiral Sims. Today we lunch
with the American Ambassador. This
afternoon we are to be received by
the king Tonight the House of Com
mons (Parliament will give us an
official dinner, which Is said to be
very EXCEPTIONAL the speaker pre-,
sides, which is exceedingly rare, and
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-23
EIGHTEEN yEAR-OLDS
TO GO INTO SERVICE
BOYS WILL PROBABLY BE IN
QUOTED INTO THE ARMY
EARLY NEXT SPRING.
(By United Press.)

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19.-Eighteen
year old boys will not be drafted un-
til necessary declared Secretary Baker
today to the house military committee
which opened hearings on the new
draft bill. Baker and March told the
committee, however, that even though
men of eighteen were taken last they
expected to begin inducing them into
the army by next spring General
Crowder is preparing regulations on
two classifications. Baker said, one to
include men from nineteen to thirty
six to be first called. The other in
cludes men above thirty six and the
eighteen year olds which will be clas-
sified separately.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-23
MELON CROP AT
CULLEOKA BEST
IN ITS HISTORY
RETURNS PER ACRE WILL NOT
BE VERY FAR FROM TWO HUN.
DRIED FIFTY DOLLARS.
LAST OF CROP IS SHIPPED
Money Receip pit on About Half of Last
Years Acreage Almost Equal TO
Those of 1917; Quality of Fruit Un-
usually Good.

Thirty cars of canteloupes were
shipped this season from Culleoka,
The cars were larger than ever before
shipped and contained as many mel
ons as thirty five cars last year would
have contained. During the season of
1917 about forty five cars We're ship
ped, or ten more than this year, had
the same number of crates been pack
ed in the cars.
Although the number of melons this
year was less than last the money re-
turns were the equal and probably
slightly in excess of the returns from
any previous crop. In proportion to
acreage the crop this season was by
long odds the most profitable in the
history of the melon industry at Gull
leoka There were only eighty two
acres this year while last season there
were $50 acres in the lucious fruit.
The crop averaged about sixty cents
a crate net and the thirty ears brought
the growers approximately $4,000
which is the amount for which the
crop of last year sold and it covered
almost double the acreage. The re-
turns were close to $3.50 an acre this
year, while last yea rthey were only
about half of that amount.
The crop was not only large and
the prices good but the quality of the
melons exceptionally fine. Practical
ly all shipments closed Saturday when
the last car load went to marke..
There will be a few more local ex-
press shipments but the volume of the
returns will not be materially in
creased.
The largest grower was the Cul-
leoka Produce company that had
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1918-08-23
CHAIRMAN HILL TO
TENDER RESIGNATION
FROMcOUNTYc COUNCIL
IN THOROUGH SYMPATHY WITH
WORK BUT RESIDENCE IN
COUNTRY Is HANDICAP.
WANTS TURNER AS CHAIRMAN
Matters Before Council at Special
Meeting--J. r. Brownlow Appointed
Chairman of Committee on Public
Honor Roll.

Feeling that his residence nine
miles from the city and his duty to
make his two large farms produce all
the foodstuffs possible prevents him
from performing his duties as chair
man of the council of national defense
for Maury county, H. II. Hill an
nounced Saturday afternoon at spe-
cial meeting of the council that he
would tender his resignation to Gov
ernor Rye and ask that Judge w. B.
Turner be appointed as chairman of
the council in this county.
Mr.. Hills announcement was heard
with regret by the members of the
council present, all of whom personal
ly desired that Mr.. Hill continue as
chairman, but upon his presentation
OF the matter IN very forceful man
ner they saw it from his viewpoint.
He promised that if his resignation is
accepted he will not lose interest in
the great work that is to be done, but
will render whatever assistance he
may be called upon to give in any ca
pacity within his power. He said that
he felt that some man residing in the
city should be at the head of the work
so that he could respond promptly to
any matter that arises without being
compelled to take a half day from his
work as is necessary in his own case
when he is called from his farm
There is seldom a day but that some
thing arises that should be attended
to by the chairman OF the council Mr.. |
Hill explained, and he said that he
found it impossible for him to get
away from his work every day, and
that consequently he was conscious of
the fact that he had not given it the /
full attention that it should have.
Several other important matters
including the military registrations,
roll of honor committees, and the en-
ployment of secretary were dis
cussed. Upon nomination of the Lo-
cal Board through Dr. H. A. Cant, ]. |
f. BroWnlow was appointed chairman
of the committee on public honor roll
His duties will be to preserve a roll
Of honor of all Maury countans who
die or are wounded in the war, of all
acts of heroism and of all honors be-
slowed upon Maury county soldiers
and sailors. /