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Imperial Valley press., 1918-07-12

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oPN LETTER FROM WEST PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MACR OF HOT0h POWER COMPANY

industries That Company is also affected directly and
seriously by all the other items Of increased cost above
mentioned and has found it necessary in its behalf
to al peal to tre Railroad Commission for relief.
Under government control the railroads have lately
made an horizontal increase in all freight Of Is per
cent In addition to heavy increases in passenger rates
ne compensation of every class OF by the
Company has also radically increased during the p&st
three years. In the of the electrical workers @
mechanics in shops these advanceshave averaged1
excess of 25 per cent during the pastgyear. ~ ~ ,
Along with the great increases in the cost Of mate
rial and labor with which it is confronteA the
Is further forced to pay radically higher chares
On all moneys it raises through the saleof its securities
"r purposes OF betterments and extensions Whereas
ton Power Company is dependent for its financing was
able to sell its securities approximately per cent
oass today the same company is forced to pay over M
per cent derived from the sale of its securities.
y The experience Of the Hoton Power Company is not
an exceptional one in s regard practically every pub
lie utility in the United States is facing the same sua
ton so that the very and existence Of the public u
ogntion Of the vital part the public utilities including the
power companies play in sustaining the industrial life
of thecountry and tVs helping to win the war; the Pres
ident of the United States as we'll other high Federal
officials have made apersonapea to the regulating
authorities throughout the country to promptly give such
proper relief to the utilities will permit their being
maintained at their maxipytp efficiency
To every reasonable man. it Is Selfevident that the
utilities cannot remain solvent upon basis of present
rates with operating costs radically advanced
those prevailing at the time their rates established
To bring the question home we will ask whether you
Mr. Farmer you, Mr.. Merchant could continue your
business if you while being forced the one hand to
pay the present excessive prices for all classes Of labor
end material were the other hand compelled to sell
your goods products upon the basis Of prices pre-
yailng before the war; This is the situation with which
confronted and to meet which we are asking aid
Of the Commission We feel confident that the sober
thought and fair-mnded judgment of the people of I'm
peria Valley will support in application for relief
Respectfully,
HOLTON POWER COMPANY, ,.~
BY A. B. WEST s-
President and General Manager
Imperial Valley press., 1918-07-12
LETTER FROM PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
TO WM c, M'ADO0 SECRETARY Of THE TREASURY
The White House. Washington
10 February, 1918
NV Dear Mr.. Secret; .ry:

Ny Dear Mr. Secret ry: -: 80 y
= have !ined with the memoranda and l,r
letters which transmitted with letter
the 5t. fully share the views you regarding
the Importance Of tile public service utilities part OF
national equipment especially in wartime. tits "vzs
essential that these utilities should BIZ maintained teif
maximum efficiency and that everything reasonably
sibe should be done with that end in view. hope that
State and local authorities where they have not already
done So will facts properly laid before Them
respond promptly the necessities of the situation.
shall be glad to have you communicate with the
local authorities whenever the Information in pos
session suggests that such is desirable and in
the national interests.
-, Cordially yours, ~
(Signed) Woodrow Wilson. i
Imperial Valley press., 1918-07-12
a.. OFFICE OF
PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER
Riverside, Calf, July Is, 1918.


The Southern Sierras Power Company and the Hol-
ton Power Company have made application to the Kali
road Commission Of California setting forth the afge
increases in operating bsts to which these comp MES
are subjected on account Of the radical advances IN ices
Of labor and materials which have ccurred since the
present rates Of these companies were esabsneo ana
praying for such relief at the hands of the Commission
as, in its Judgment, may seem adequate talr ana oqu
table III
the basis Of the Power Companys application we mere
with show list of typical classes of material used IN the
construction and maintenance Of electrical SYSTEM
showing the percentage increases in cost IN 1913 over the
cost of the same classes Of material IN 1919:
Rubber-covered wire, No. go
Rubber-covered wire, No. 8--- ! los 90 rs 23
Braces 80 S0-.-.-....------------ ------- - lO lOo4o
Insulators, No 253--------~-s-.@sr,;~ l4828 1928
Carriage bolts Observation-Disclosures. l4|oU
Bare wire, No ia. l274O
so-ampere fuses, 25oo7yqllta yqlla 1880 lsa 20
lnSulatOrS, No. 94l7---------.-- lOo41
Six-pin cross arms & IL lOzIO
POLES Ok foot ........--.- 1928
Poles 40-foot = 8728
Poles AL - sa . - - 1888
Lamp cord s. -.- . -....-. 8460
Fuse plugs 15-ampere - - - TITO
Fuse plugs or eo eo
Carbon lamps 80 watts 345O
Tungsten lamps, rs watts $3.50
The foregoing are only few typical cases. table
made up showing seventyfOur classes OF electrical mate
rial used Zy our company SHOWS an average advance ol
9298 per in the three years last past, the minimum
advance in any of the IA articles being 2O per cent
notable instance of increased price of material is the
advance Of fuel OIL which has increased from approxi-
mately 60 cents in the field year ago to $l45 today
The Southern Sierras Power Company, upon which
the Holton Power Company is dependent for power is
compelled to burn at its San BernardnO steam plant
largely increased quantity of fuel oil at these high prices
due partly to present shortage Of water owing to the
light snowfall, but principally to the rapidyincreasng
demand for large quantities of power for important war
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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21
WaveletS
m
The Deep
- Gr o o n
C. Gre e n

"a Tennessee man was shot for a
bear the other day. Maybe he was"
Tampa Tribune. And there maybe
trouble "bruin" about it, too
An inventor claims that in the year
1000, people will be walking around
by electricity. He should think OF
re.MOTOR things than that.
"V" stand for Violet, flower rare,
"P" stands for Pansy, flower fair,
"R" stands for Rose, a flower 80
neat
ID" stands for Daisy, a flower quite
sweet
"P" stands for Pillsbury, the best
-four of them all,
Won't it be grand when the price
of it falls?
The only way l can get up courage
to split cord of wood is to laugh. |
laugh and laugh until ! split.
Teach your pennies to have COM
mon cents.
Napoleon sure had plenty of eggs
when he went to eggs-ile.
Stork News:-Mr. and Mrs. Ink
were presented with twin "inklings"
Mother and children all write.
/ Opportunity knocks but once, that's
why some people are knock need.
A weak man can hold up Pana-
ma hat but the Panama can hold up g
whole block.
1t takes a mighty sleepy man to &c
to bed with measles.
Generals tell the soldiers to b
careful about Exposing" themselves
and yet many Of those cool streams
could tell lot, would they speak.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21
COLORED PUBLIC SCHOOL
AUDITORIUM in MOREHEAD

: On the evening of Friday, March
%, the beautiful drama, kidnapping
a School Girl" that was so ably pre-
scented to the public March 4, will be
at the public school audi
tcrium to help rails funds to extend
the school term. This drama was
staged by members of the Mount
Pleasant A. NJ e. choir, of which
church Rev. s. j. Johnson is pastor,
with other able local talent.
Everybody is invited.
Special arrangements will be made
to accommodate our white friends.
This drama was highly endorsed by
all of our white friends who saw it.
Admission: Adults, Csc; children
15c.
MISS ALMA CAROLINA,
Manager.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21
SECRETARY HOUSTON
SUBMITS ESTIMATE

Secretary Houston has submittea
the following estimate to enable the
danartment to continue and cxtenu'
i--;nc the fiscal year 1919, the war
emergency activities inaugurated un-
dor the provisions of the food produc-
t;or act of August 10, 1917. He mas
asked Congress for an appropriation
of s1s, 7sO,Sss In submitting an esu-
mate for this amount, Secretary
Houston explains that, while the pro-
visions of the food production act Will
continue in effect during the existence
~ state of war with Germany, the
appropriations made by section 8 OF
the act are limited to the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1918. when the reg
MAR estimates of the department.
the Secretary says, were under con-
sideration last fall, it was decided to
make no provision in them for the
continuation of the emergency activ1-
ties under the food production act. II
was thought best to defer considera-
ton of this matter until the needs of
the next fiscal year could be more ac-
curately determined"
Of the total estimate submitted, it
is proposed to use $S,O0O,00O for the
purchase and sale of seed to farmers
for cash at cost; $5,1OO,O0O for the de-
veiopment of the cooperative agri-
cultural extension work in co-opera-
ton with the State Agriculture col
leges; $1,269,659 for combating ami
ma! diseases, stimulating the produc-
ton of live stock, and encouraging
the conservation and utilization Of
meat, poultry, dairy, and other ami
maj products; $911,3O0 for the pre-.
vention, control and eradication of
, insects and plant diseases and the
conservation and utilization of plant
products; $2,36S,95S for extending and
. enlarging the market news service of
e the bureau of markets, preventing
= waste of food in storage in transit,
0 or held for sale, giving advice con
corning the market movement or dis.
tribution of perishable products, max.
!. ing inspections and Qualifications re-
+ garding the condition of perishable
agricultural products, and gathering
d information in connection with the
j demand for, and the production, SUP.
# ply distribution, and utilization Of
It food; and $1,OSo9sO for dealing with
Il the farm labor problem, enlargine
1t the international work of the depart.
ii ment, printing and distributing emer.
e gency leaflets, posters, and other pub
= locations, and extending the work Of
y the bureau of chemistry, the bureau
II OF entomology, and the bureau of BIZ
lc illogical survey in certain directions
ID Thls appropriation, IL granted. will
'e supplement the funds included in tn,
regular agricultural appropriation
Dill which is now pending in the sen
Y ate.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21

It's going to take much argument to
convince some folks that they are not
going to be defrauded out of an hours
sleep by this plan Of setting the clocks
up an hour, which will 60 into effect
the last Sunday in this month. People
who have travelled at all have had the
experience of changing time as they
progressed from east to west or vice
versa, and they didn't lose any sleep
thereby The plan is designed to
save daylight and doubtless it will
work out to the great benefit of the
people as whole. People who want
to maintain their old hours of sleep
and waking may do so, of course, only
they'll be little ashamed to look the
clock in the face on retiring and on
arising.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21

BOARD OF TRADE OF THE cJTv
o" LAKELAND ENDORSES THE
ADOPTION OF EACH AND EVERY
AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER
OF THE CITY OF LAKELAND tn
BE VOTED ON TUESDAY, MARCH
rs, 1918.
These amendments are all for the
best interest of the city and eyery
qualified voter should see that he is
present and vote on that date for
these amendments. 5ooo
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21
The Ethics OF Life

4,e animal organism, hence lie 10
oeua,lv dependent upon the spiritual
clements as upon physical nourlsh'
ment.
Whether we shall rive as Spirits
no, spiritual things, seeking the sat
issaction of the spiritual desire for
love, truth, friendship, justice, liberty
goodness, charity and good will to al
Imankind) or whether we shall i've
like animals (for food and drink pos
session and power, seeking to satisfy
vanity, hate, jealousy and pre'uoice'
| is the question Of life.
Are we animals? or are we spirits
Shall we follow the spiritual direction
or the materialistic direction of life!
Which is the more important part OF
life, the spiritual or the material! we
find the right answer when we COM
pare the position they occupy. Or the
two, the material is seen at once to
hold the inferior position. We do not
need to advance any arguments or to
produce any evidence to prove that
lit is universally established as certain
that we consider the spiritual part f
our being as the higher and nobler
When a soldier risks his life for lib
erty, we love him; we call him a
hero. In this he risked the lower for
a higher value. If the soldier Is
killed we honor his memory, because
he risked the physical for the spir.
itual. When one risks his life fol
material gain or power-for instance
If one breaks into your house in ques1
for material possessions-and i;
killed, we would execrate his mem
DRY. In this case the higher value wal
surrendered for the base, the ignoble
The despised in society are the.
! who have surrendered love, truth
liberty or justice for possessions o
power. Those who live solely for tn
, qualification of physical appetites ar
, held in general contempt. On the 9th
er hand, loud praises are given t
those who live according to the d
: rection of the spirit.
, Ethics laburs to establish rule fo
human conduct that the physical pal
OF Our being should be made the sci
want of the spiritual All are agree
thar the preservation of the physic;
body is duty imposed by the laws {
nature. The physical body we mu,
keep pure, clean and healthy in a
: its natural appointments, but not
i the expense of the spiritual part
our being. The rule of ethics for II
Q right way of living, which can be a
: qulred through habit by constant
e Keeping in mind that the physic
i part of our being is the clothes of Il
p spiritual. and it would be considert
II foolish to attach greater important
the clothes than to the BODY
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT. TENTH ID
CIRCUIT. POLK COUNTY, TN
IN CHANCERy.-E. TUCKER, SRI
PLAlNANT, VS.. MAMIE EMILY 4
ct AL.-F0RECLOsURE OF M0r|

1t appearing by the affidavit Of
ST., in the above stated cause that D |
Coll, one of the defendants named D
Of complaint, is a NONRESIDENT Of th
Florida whose place Of residence IN
Of the affiant is in the town Of lacpi|
Of Michigan.
That there is no person within th
Florida, the service of subpoena W
would bind said defendant and that i
defendant Is over the age Of twentyIn
it is therefore ordered that said no
defendant be and he is hereby NJ
appear to the bill Of complaint 10 Y
on or before Monday, the END Day
A D. 1918, otherwise the allegation
bill will be taken as confessed N
PENDANT. Il
It Is further ordered that this Oi@
lished once week for four conseua]
in the Lakeland Evening Telegram,
per published in said county and y
This 21st day Of March, 1918.
OFFICIAL SEAL) J. A. lOha1
Clerk Circuit
PETERSON & PETTEWAY, ii
Solicitor for Complainant
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21

l(Address delivered by M. Agrees be-
fore the Lakeland High School
yesterday
The ethics of life that govern hu-
rian conduct, aside from their cate
gorical divisions, are mainly divided
into two distinct divisions. The moral
and the physical laws. All other
branches and divisions of law of any
kind and nature are at once con-
cerned with and directly related to
these two divisions of the ethics OF
life.
Our lives depend on the observa-
ton of these ethics-the closer these
ethics are observed by the individual
the nearer he will approximate human
perfection and he will merit the re-
ward and compensation of life
happiness.
We have reasonably clear under
standing Of the physical laws. No
body disputes that the observance of
the physical laws are absolutely nee
essary to life and it's existence. We
seem to be in a doubtful position
whether life depends equally on the
strict observance of the moral laws
to firmly establish and to clarity the
position of the human being az re-
CARDS the moral laws is the business
of ethics.
Physiology is the science which es-
tablishes the laws for the body
marks its organs, powers ana nour.
ishments. Ethics is the science which
discovers the laws of the spirit
marks its modes, humors ana nour.
ishments. The body hungers for food
air and water. The spirit hungcrs fol-
love, friendship, truth and liberty
The body finds it's nourishment il
natural elements; the spirit finds it
nourishments in spiritual nourish
ments.
Pure and poisonous are the basi
words of physiology; right and wron,
are the basic words of ethics. Tha
food is pure which nourishes, main
tairs and conserves the physical or
gans; that food is poisonous whic,
impairs or destroys the physical or
ganjsm. That is right which strength
ems the spirit in it's powers to kno,
and to seek the truth, to love, to b
just and upright; that is wrong whic
weakens the spirit and promote
falsehood, hate and jealousy.
Air, food and water are indispensi
BILE to the existence of the arima
body; love, liberty, truth and iustic
are the fundamental elements of tn
Spirit. A total absence of Justice, liz
erty truth, and love would have tn
same destructive effect on the socis
conditions and personal RELATIONSHIP
OF humanity as a total absence {
food, water and air would have uno
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21

TIE TIME--TUESDAY MAR. 26, 1918
THE PLACE-CITy HALL, LAKE.
LAND, FLORIDA.
All voters should be sure to cast
their ballots for the adoption of the
proposed amendments to the City
Charter, and the issuance Of bonds to
take up the floating Indebtedness of
the City of Lakeland 5000
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21

Well, the Rotary Club pulled over
pretty good stunt for it's first meeting
by reaching out and drawing in a
number of national characters who
otherwise would not even have
passed through Lakeland. That's
not bad for a beginning.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21

Douglas L. Dunavan, an attorney.
at-law, wishes to announce that he
has opened offices in the Bryant block
over the Red Cross Drug Store for the
practice Of his profession. 734s
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21

NICELY FURNISHED lighthouse
keeping rooms; all conveniences.
311 South Virginia avenue. Phone
Tired.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21

Colored private who was offered q
promotion is still trying to figure
"hat ne wants. He says he doesn't
know enough to be a sergeant and
TOO darned much to be second lien
tenant.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21

Baltimore tourist pinched in Wash
ington had hollow tooth filled with
liquor. New style in District of Co.
lumbia dentistry.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21

Latest war news from Europe in
forms us that material is so scarco
that the Crown Prince is wearing a
thlmble for a helmet. But If comos
down over his ears.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21

Smallest apartment in the world is
in New York City. Man started to put
his overcoat in hurry and put on
two rooms with it.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21

Lakeland Rotarians are suffering
with eye-strain today, due to their
conscientious efforts not to miss one
of the movements of Madam Scovell
last night.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21

FOR RENT-Beautiful Groom bun.
galow, furnished, and all con
fences. Lake Morton Drive. AID.
ply 1904 South Success ave. 1853
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21

The coming to Lakeland of dis
tinguished soldier of France, who
has been in command of troops in
action on the Western front, and who
told his story of the wrongs Of his
people, and of their faith and hope
in this country, has done more to
bring the war home to those who
heard him than all the oratory they
have heard or all the newspaper read
ing they have done. Lieutenant Peri
CORD told his story in plain and sim
pie language, and yet we have never
heard anything nearer genuine elo-
quence. He set the hearts of his
hearers afire with patriotism, with
sympathy for the nations that have
been so cruelty wronged, and with in
dignation-not directed at the Ger
man people as a whole, but at the
false and deceptive ideas with which
their minds have been poisoned, and
against the autocratic promulgators
of these policies. Would that every
American citizen could listen to a
Lieutenant Perigord.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21

German laundries are forbidden to
starch clothes. Government needs it
all for the Kaiser's mustache.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21

Mr.. Bryan's war sentiments are
like Beevo. The spirit is
there, but it is very weak.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21

On and after April l the store
room at I'll, w. Main St., occupied
by Markey-Ashby Co., will be for
rent. For particulars apply to Mrs.
John Patterson, PIG s. Missouri ave.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21

LaFollette was great man at one
time, but this period seems to be
plucking time for feathers in the hat.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21

southland" Grapefruit Cocktail
serve 1t at your parties The finest
drink you can imagine. Ask Collins
1880
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21

Pretty tough is Berlin Tis
even got a substitute Tor ola
rine. And they pinched q Oh
was counterfeiting the holes y
cheese.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21
MEMBER or THE ASSOCIATED

The Associated Press Is exclusively
eitied to the use for republication Vt all
news dispatches accredited to II or not
other credited In this paper and also
the local news published herein. All
rights for republication Of special dis.
patches herein are also reserved.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21

Yes-we suppose Mr.. Bryan has de-
cided that Canadian city is not a good
place Toronto. On the contrary.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21

1t is stated that when J. Pierpons
Morgan's daughter said to Wilbur
Wright, the noted aviator, ut must
be terrible to look down and see the
earth sinking beneath you" she re-
ce:ved the following reply: 81 always
look up Oh, If we could all carry
our Mr.. Wright's motto and ever look
up. The only way we can find any
comfort in this great war where we
feel so Insignificant in what we are
and what we can accomplish, is to do
oil in our power, help the govern
ment in every possible way, and then
lock up into our Fathers face with a
smile and say, Lord, the work is too
great for us. We don't even under
stand the why of all this suffering
and death, but, Lord, we are doing
what we can and leave the results
with you" We should not be nearly
SO fearful of the results as we should
he of the fact whether or not we have
done our whole duty, and in the true
spirit of love for God and humanity.
Arcadia News.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-03-21

Generals tell the soldiers to be
careful about exposing" themselves
and yet many of those cool streams
could tell lot, would they speak.