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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-27
EXPENDITURE OF
100000 ANNUALLY
In Drilling Wells For Water, Gas
and Petroleum-Record
Preserved

What lies concealed beneath the
surface of this earth? This question
often asked, is of more concern a
the present time than ever before
Especially are the minerals and fuels
of the earth needed and sought for
So important has this work become
that most of the States now main
tain a State Geological Survey with
from one to several trained PEG
logists.
The Florida State Geological Sur
vey has added very much in recent
years to our knowledge of what lies
beneath the surface in Florida. The
State Goologist, DR.. E. H. Sollards
I says that approximately 100000 are
being used annually by citizens and
communities in Florida in drilling
wells.
The greater part of this drilling is
for water, although some of the wells
are test wells for oil and gas, or for
other minerals. From the wells
drilled in recent years there has
been secured by the State Geological
Survey number of exceptionally
good sets of samples of drillings.
Some of these wells recently drilled
have gone deeper into the earth than
any wells previously drilled in this
State. The State Survey collection
now includes more than a thousand
samples of drillings from deep wells.
One well of which the Survey has a
full set of drillings reached the depth
of 5000 feet, more than a half mile
deep. This is the greatest depth
reached by any we'll in the State.
Another we'll of which samples Of
drillings have been preserved is
over POO feet deep. Several wells
in different parts of the State exceed
1000 feet in depth.
The State Geologist says that he
expects the records from these sam
pies to furnish some very important
new information in regard to the
structure of the formations lying be.
meath the surface in Florida. For
the study Of these samples the Sur.
ivey has secured the services Of Dr.
J. A .Cushman, specialist in this
line of work. The fossils which are
contained in the samples are mostly
small shells Of the class known as
foraminifera or forams for short
They are very characteristic little
fossils and by examining them close
ly and determining just what species
are present, 1t is possible for the
geologist to tell what formations the
drill has passed through.
The results Of this study, DR.. Sci
] lards says, will form part of a re-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-27
SLANG

Where is the slang of yesteryear?
A woman English professor calls at
tention to the fact that "Ischgabib-
ble"-that is the way she spells it,
and maybe she knows-is dead. Its
use no longer raises a smile of an.
preciative approval. Likewise the
piquancy Is gone from that once de.
lightful exclamation, "Oh, you kid"
There is no more colloquial virtue
in such gems as swell" pipe that,
some girl noodle" and nut"
The impressive believe me" has
lost its SAVIOR.
Alas! 1t is the way of the words,
since language is living thing,
parts of it must die. Words are the
cells of which the organism is com.
posed, and some perish as others are
born.
Certain kinds of slang, however,
are destined to survive permanently,
so far as any words may have perma.
nency, says this authority. They
are not the blanket words" like
those just quoted, which have. little
intrinsic meaning or pertinency. and
are used only to save thought. The
survivors are words that are pictur.
esque and expressive, and fill a real
verbal need. Thus "camouflage"
Will last, says the lady professor:
also pep" and strafe" and "oyer
the top" and that admirably expires.
sive phrase, lounge lizard"
So go ahead and use these all YOU
like, whether you happen to be a
purist or slang-slinger They are
destined to be good English" some
day-far better English. no doubt
than the headline that some editor
wrote over the newspaper account
from which these facts are taken
said headline being, Plays Slang as
Thought Vehicle" What do Won
know about that?-Exchange.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-27
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

IN COURT OF THE COUNTY JUDGE. POLK
CoUNTY-STATE OF FLORIDA.-In re Es.
- tate OF Peden Brent Haynes, deceased.
no all creditors, Legatees, Distributes and al
Persons having Claims or Demands Against
Said Estate.
You. and each of you, are hereby notified
ana required to present any claims and de.
mands which you, or either Of YOU, NAV have
against the estate Of Peden Brent HAYNES
deceased, late OF Polk County. Florida, 10 tn,
uIuersigned adminlstratrix Of said estate, with.
In two years from the date hereof.
Dated May %. A. D. 1913
- MRS MAGGIE c. HAYNES:
'"Vo Administrative.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-27
WHEAT CROP OF KANSAS
is 1o2,ooo,ooo BUsHEL,

Topeka, Kas., July 27.-The 1915
wheat crop in Kansas probably will
total 102,0OOO0O bushels, according
to statement by the state board Of
agriculture.
The corn crop has shown a decline
of GA per cent. since the June re
port and its condition is now giver
at 75.6 per cent. The oats crop also
las declined, as have the barley and
potato yields, the report says.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-27

Amsterdam, July 26.-The Geneva
Sentinelle reports that former King
Constantine of Greece, his court at
Zurich, his servants and his mother
and her suite are living entirely free
from the restraint of ration cards.
The kings servants consume more in
one day, according to the paper, than
is at the disposal Of twenty citizens
during a month. Fresh white bread
is always abundant at the royal villa.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-27

London, July 27.--A sec sport
which has arisen out Of the war
hunting German submarines by air.
ships described in The Times.
The writer's story concludes with
telling how the crew of the U-boat
apparently preferred death to being
captured.
One of the crew of an airship
spotted a submarine lying on the bed
of the ocean, in fairly shallow
water.
"The wireless spanked" reads the
account in the Times, land soon
away on the horizon there appeared
a little destroyer, followed far astern
by four squat trawlers, all racing
toward the spot above which the air
ship cruised around.
"The destroyer came up fret, of
course, and it was not long before,
guided by wireless Instructions, her
guns were trained in readiness to
greet the unsuspecting U-Boat
should it bob to the surface. It
seemed ages to the impatient crew
before the trawlers arrived, but
things moved rapidly once they were
at the scene of action, for they knew
their job of old.
Working. in pairs they approached
their victim from opposite direc-
tons, steaming toward each other.
Between each pair strong sweep"
was. stretched and allowed to hang
in a huge loop that it might traverse
the seabed. The vessels met and
crossed each others tracks immedi.
ately above the doomed craft. The
sweeps of either pair engaged the
U-boat fore and aft simultaneously
and held her in gigantic cradle.
"Thus far the German boat had
shown no signs of alarm although
those with her must have heard the
churning of the trawlers' screws.
Now she suddenly seemed to awake
to the menace that threatened her"
The article goes on to describe the
fate of the submarine. "She wrig-
gled and squirmed about in a frantic
endeavor to escape but it was use.
less. Not single loophole was
there to be found, and at length, real
1zing the helplessness Of her pligh.
she ceased to struggle. This fact
was duly wirelessod by those on
board the airship to the destroyer
below. Trapped securely, the enc
my vessel could still rise to the sur
face did she so desire and to give
her an opportunity to do so, the
British craft now waited for several
minutes. She preferred to lie still:
and SO, at tagged signal from the
destroyer, the starboard foremost
trawler and the port aft one attached
tin of high explosives to each of
the cradle wires and allowed 1t to
slide downwards until it rested upon
the U-boat's hull. Then those in the
airship tagged signal and upon the
TWO trawlers two firing keys were
pressed.
Followed then the uprising of a
geyser Of water, and when the trou.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-27
OPPOSITE CASINO THEATER PHONE ss4
StandardTire and Vulcanizing Go
PHONE sA

Bankers association, Investmer
Bankers association, United State
Chamber of Commerce, Associate
Advertising Clubs and governmer
departments.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-27

The strength of a modern steel shin
is largely the sum of the strength az
many rivets. For no mater how
strong the framework and the plates
that go to make up the hull may be.
If the rivets are weak the entire
structure will be weak.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-07-27
How A German U-Boat Was Spotted
And Put Out of Business

bled ocean became calm, Of the sub.
marine there was no trace other than
an extensive patch of oil floating up.
on the surface of the gea."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-26

and comment need but a little more emphasis to
have market 1fHe in Berlin
We should stop hunting goats. Declare
closed season In short and must stand
firm and unexcted back of our army. navy,
our government. and our leaders in each branch.
changing these as often as necessary and as lit
tie possible
United we stand, divided and civiliza-
ton fall.
Coming the source it does, hone will be apt
either to question the wisdom of this advice frown
upon it under the that it is prompted by po
litical bias Healthy, well meaning criticism is al
ways wholesome, and is welcomed by broad minded
people. but harping and scolding and nagging, and
fault finding emanatng from envy, hatred and ma
lice, profits and only pleases the enemy.
The duty of all Americans in this hour, is to fol-
low the flag of ex- President William Howard Taft,
and stand by the government by standing by the
president in office
And that is what those who loyal in this coun-
try doing with practical unanmity,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-26
Our Neglected Duty.

Fifty enlisted their way back from
France to help convince the American people of the
necessity of buying Liberty bonds!
Think what that Badly as men are needed
at the front. desperate the battle waging is
with each side srainng ever bring prepon-
derating weight Of man power TO bear the line,
fifty trained be drawn from our effective
forces 10 return and remind American citizens OF
their obvious dutyt is whitening rebuke to the
dollar slAckers.
These boys who coming bach. have seen actual
fighting. There is doubt their minds as to
what fighting for how great the effort we
must put forth to win They will bring message
which will the eyes of those who cannot or will
NOT They will TO q sense OF shame those
who have been holding back their support and wait
ing for someone else to shoulder their burden and
the third Liberty loan viii be heavily over-subscrbed
We may be OF that.
We may also be sure that the boys who come back
after them. the ale bodied but the maimed ana
shattered wrecks no longer useful in war, and the
ists of others who viii return will so arouse
the people before another Liberty loan is foaed that
il viii never again be necessary Withdraw efec-
nve men from the fighting line to remind the folks
back home Of their sacred duty
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-26
More Damning Evidence.

The world may be able to confirm its sus-
pcions that German intrigue inspired the crime of
Sarajevo serve pretext for war, but the evil
dence continues to pile up that Germany resolved
to have during 1914 and that it was looking for
to strike
Correspondence published yesterday in which the
name of Captain Papen figures makes it clear
that the kasers representatives in this country had
sized up the Mexican situation with eye to mill
tary eventuaities several months before the in
Europe broke out The Mexican people, it de-
cided, would not be of much tools to perpe-
trate German designs this continent
1t is interesting to watch the development of the
evidence against the kaisers government 1t is being
turned up every hand The there is of it the
militarism will meet its fate and the more
the possibility that it will be permitted
to again rear its ugly head.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-26
Is I. r. Listening?

Under the caption Warns Against Unjust Attach
On Government" the following appears in the news
columns Of the Chicago Tribune.
A plea that criticism Of the governments war
policies be kept al minimum made by Har-
risoa B. Riley, president of the Chicago Title and
Trust company in a speech delivered yesterday
before the Association Of Commerce in the Hotel
IA Sale On major points u policy Mr.
harrison said criticism was commendable, if it
is justified. but the minor points.
As Elihu Root said the other day" declared
NJ Riley 1t is time for US TO shut up and give
lis government . chance Current criticism
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-26
Buy Bonds OUer Here
To Back the Boys
OUer There
Tonight's Demonstration.

This evenings Liberty day parade promises TO
be the biggest patriotic demonstration that ever has
taken place in Rock Island. It will be, if every body
performs his part. Military and other government
organizations, patriotic. civic and fraternal
societies have signifed their Willingness to
aeIp in this boost the citys bond sales to
crediable figure. The last week OF the drive IS al
hand and one more big push should bring us to the
goal, Let's all push together this evening.
The parade will begin early, six-thirty is the
hour set Those taking part must be on hand before
that for the start from Twentyfourt street
Factories business houses and offices will close early
and early suppers will be the rule Everybody is adj
vised to be on the Opportunities to buy Liberty
bonds will be afforded and those who have been
missed by the solicitors will find the time proptous
Tor investment.
Help Rock Island get away the right foot for
the last week of the bond campaign.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-26
CHAPTER VII.
(Continued.)

Warrington began to hum to
himself. And then he ceased from
humming. Then he SCI the lantern
down and stepped away from it
sidewise until it's light no longer
shone on him He listened, as d
dog does, with intelligence and
skill. Then, suddenly, he sprang
and lit on bulky mass that yielded
-gasped-spluttered-did anything
but yell
so you rode on the luggage
rack behind the carriage, did you.
babuji? he smiled. And curled
under the apron to look like lug
gage when we passed the guard,
eh?"
But. my God. sahib!" said a
plaintiff voice Should l walk
through Delhi naked? You. who
wear pants. you laugh at me, but |
assure you, sahib-"
"Hush," ordered Warrington;
and the babu seemed very glad to
hush.
There was a note in corner of
that cloth of yours
And the sahib found it? Oh,
then l am relieved. | am preserved
from pangs of mutual regret"
why didn't you give that note to
Colonel Kirby sahib when you had
the chance? Eh?' asked Warning
ton, keeping firm hold of him.
"Sahib! Your honori Not being
vet remunerated on account of ring
and verbal message duly delivered,
commercial precedent was all on
my side that | should retain further
article of value pending settlement.
Now | ask YOU"
Where was Ranjoor Singh when
he gave you that ring and mes
sage?" demanded Warrington stern
ly, increasing his grip on the ba-
bus fat arm
''Sahib, when. l have received
payment for first service rendered,
my disposition may be changed. l
am as yet in condition of forma
pauperis.'
Still holding him tight, Warning
ton produced 20 rupees in paper
money.
Can you see those, babuji? See
them? Then earn them"
'Oh, my God, sahib, l have pos
itivelee earned a lakh of rupees this
night already"
Where was Risaldar-MajorR Ran
jOor Singh when he
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-26
cBOIRDS md
ID I Sc O II ID S
THE UNATTAINABLE.

For twenty years I've noted
With keen and eager eye
The face of each fair female peach
As they were passing by.
I've seen some wondrOus creatur IS
" OF every type and style;
Demure and bold and proud and
cold,
They pass in endless file.
All ages | have noted
From dowagers to buds:
And some were dressed in fashions
best,
And some in homely buds.
I've seen brunettes by dozens,
And blondes, and exc olondines,
But I've not met a beauty yet
Like those on magazines.
-KEE MAXWELL.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-26

If the newly appointed executive is the who
put through the aircraft production program
are all with him. John D. Ryan. working for Uncle
Sam need only bring play same qualities that
have been displayed by John D. Ryan, nancier work
Ing for himself to lasting place in history and
the gratitude Of every American citizen
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-26

England is not busy with the war to go ahead
ltb the reorganization the house of lords It is
proposed 20 make the upper body parliament cleo
I've, thus doing away with the last vestige OF nor
asHent class rule in the United Kingdom Great are
Ae changes that this struggle is bringing about
sReR viii the German people wake up?
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-26

A KENTUCKY woman sent 40
pounds CT chicken livers to the
headquarters of the American Red
Cross, thinking they had medicinal
value. She was wrong, and was
so informed, but that didn't help
out that bunch of chickens that
contributed to the 40 pounds much,
did it?
l. WORkUM employees large
force of workers in Cincinnati.
Ohio.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-26
The Winds OF the World

Footsteps were approaching-un-
doubtedly guard on his way to in
vestigate. The babu seemed to
sense Warrington's Impotence.
"Sahib," he said, II am very
meek person. having family of wife
and children all dependent. Is that
rupees 20? l would graciously ac-
| cept same, and positivlee hold my
| tonguei"
The steps came nearer
81 was on my way to D Squadron
quarters, sahib, to narrate story
and pass begging bowl. Total price
of story rupees 20. Or else the sa-
! hib may deliver me to guard, and
guard shall be RECALLED free gratis
with full account of evenings
amusement? Yes?"
The steps came nearer yet. Rec
ogniZing an officer. the men halted
a few PAGES away.
"Sahib, for sum of rupees 20 |
could hold tongue for 90 years. un-
less in meantime deceased. in which
case"
= Take 'em!" ordered Warrington
and the babu's fingers shut tight on
the money.
Guard" ordered Warrington.
Put this babu out into the street,"
Good night, sahib," said the
babu. "kindlee present my serious
respects TO the colonel sahib. Sa-
laam. sahib,"
But Warrington had gone into the
darkness.
CHAPTER VIII.
The Four Winds come, the. Four
Winds go,
Eye wise o the world, oh, listen
yei),
Whispering, whistIing what they
know.
Wise, since wandering made them
so
eye stay-at-homes. oh, listen yeD
Ever they seek and sift and pry-
Listening here. and hurrying by
Restless, ceaseless-know we why ?
tThen, wise o. the world, oh list
en- yeD
The goal of the search of the hur-
rying wind
Is the key to the maze of a wom-
ans mind.
(And there is no key, Oh, listen
yea -Yasmini's Song.
So'in a darkness that grew
blacker every minute, Warrington
swung his lantern md found his
way toward ID Squadron's quar-
ters. He felt rather pleased with
himself. From his point of view he
would have rather enjoyed to have
story anent himself and Yasmini
go the round of barracks with
notifications. of course. and the
kneeling part left out-but he real
ized that it would not do at all TO
have Colonel Kirby's name involved
in anything of thesort. and he rath-
er fiattered himself on his tact in
bribing the babu or being black
mailed by him.
Got to admit that babu's quite Il
huntsman," he told himself. begin
ming to hum. zone day, If the war
doesn't account for me. I'll come
back and take a fall out of that
babu. Hallo-what's that? Who in
thunder-who's waking up the
horses at this unearthly hour? Sick
horse, l suppose. Why don't they
get him out and let the others
Sleep"
-He began to hurry A light lin
stables close to midnight was not
to be accounted for on any other
superstition than an accident OF
serious emergency. and IL there
wefe either il was his affair as ad-
infant IN know All the facts at nnca
What's going on in there" he
shouted in voice of authority
while yet 20 yards away.
But there was no answer. He
could hear horse plunge. but
nothing more.
"Ummm Horse east himself"
he straightway decided.
But there was no cast horse. as
he was aware the moment ne nae
looked down both long lines Of
sleepy brutes that whickered their
protest against interrupted sleep
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-26

The fact that only IS out of 20 members of the
board of aldermen in Chicago have bought Liberty
bonds is not surprising Politics is a business with
your average big city alderman. He is not in the
habit of putting up for public undertakings Every
thing coming in and nothing going OUT is his slogan
in matters relating to the general welfare.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-26
Trepe Hanger! We Thought We
Got Away With Ii.

Dear o. ID. X: We noticed the
other evening that you were con-
sidering turning the column over
to somebody else as a result Of
the bomb being found in the door
way of Life" the humorous mag
aZine, You said, to be exact, IF
that's the way they are going to
deal with humorists, here's where
we turn this column over to some
body else or fill it up with ads"
All l wish to ask is what is the
connection? You should worry If
its humorists~ they're after.
o. r. II
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-26

William Martin. one of the most
distinguished of giving Frenchmen.
Is called the Colonel House of
France. 1t is said that President
P0incare holds him In exactly the
same regard that President Wilson
does Colonel House.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-26

the babu brought this evening ~
asked still being very careful v ae
to look into the sergeant's ewes ny
spoke as comrade 10 comrade 1hA
want of the salt 10 servant ol 'D
salt" ,,l
(which. babu. Sahlbt
Arjan Singh. unhiiuking .o
Now, in all probability hiS m or
since he had been asleep IN
nothing ABOUT the message 10 So arba
Bagh. TO have answered.
babu who spoke about the ana
err. might have been serieus 'D
take.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-26
WHY the Editor Left Town.

morse, Ont, News;
We made an awful middle in our
last issue in announcing the ar
rival in town of Mrs. c. l.. Whitby
and her sister, Miss Robb, getting
Mrs. Whitby's name in as Mrs. Miles
and Miss Robb's as Miss Ross. We
apologize for the error and leave
our readers to form their own con-
illusions as to what was wrong with
us.
GEORGE E. Keyes of Springfield
has announced he will enter. the
race for state treasurer next fall.
E. Z. B. allows that he'd probably
be better fitted for being warden OF
the state lookup.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-26
UNHEARD OF.

I've seen a lot of funny sights,
But none so rare as this:
A final scene upon the screen
Where lovers fail to kiss.
Akron Times.
OF all the funny things we lamp
None is so rare, we bet.
As on the screen TO see a scamp
Who lights no Cigaret.
Youngstown Telegram.
And l have seen some scenes for
sOoth,
That were the purest trash,
But | would glimpse the movie
sleuth,
Who wears no black mustache.
Peoria Journal.
I've seen a few bright scenes my
self
But none We must admit,
That put the hero on the shelf
And made the villain TT"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-04-26
Coin. Coin, Gone!

Worth County. Mo, Times).
The name of Arthur Coin was
returned by the district board the
first Of the week an reclassified
The board placed him IN Glass IA.
LIQUOR men gel another day"
reads d headline in the paper that
has a. t. n. d. [. t. Which reminds
us.
EVERY dog has his day