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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-03
OUR EXPLOITATION OF SILVER

The melting down OF the silver dol
liars in the United States Treasury
and the expectation of the bar silver
resulting and other silver bullion pos
lsess great interest to the average
American citizen.
Most of this silver bullion is sent
to India, whose people have a strong
prejudice in favor of metal money
and India is exporting vast amount
,of material used in the war By Eng
land and France, and, in fact all the
Entente Allies, including ourselves.
To pay for these goods in the money
atremendousdrain
desired by the people of India caused
tremendous drain on the supply of
silver of Entente Allies. and to meet
this urgent demand the United States
has taken the great amount of silver
bullion and silver dollars lying idle in
its Treasury and is exporting it to In
dia to be used In paying for war sup
plies. Something like hundred mil
lion silver dollars have been melted
down and exported.
What great assistance 1t was to the
Allies, including the United States, is
shown by the statement of Sir James
Weston, financial member of the Wee
Iroy's Council. who is reported as say
ing:
Probably few people in America
realize how vitality important to In
dia and to midas share in the was
was the legation passed in Washing
ton releasing large quantities of silver
for use in alleviating the currency
situation there, For this action In
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-03
FLOkiDA'S DUTY

II Florida is to do its full duty by
War Savings Stamps as 1t has by
Liberty Bonds. Red Cross and the Y.
M. c. A., 1t will be necessary to sci.
about Sl5,00O,00G worth of War Saw
ings Stamps between now and Dec. /,
Approximately $5,o00,00O of this has
already been pledged and another S5,-
100000 already bought, leaving lit
tie over s10000,000 to be actually
bought in addition to the amount al
ready pledged.
With this situation confronting the
State, there was no other alternative
but to put on another intensive cam
paign period from Sept. 3 to 14-It is
realized that this comes at bad time
of the year, but war is rapidly teach
ing this nation that it cannot arrange
its programs for the accomplishment
of any purpose at the most convent
ent time, or to suit personal wishes.
The Liberty Loan drive will begin
the last two days of September, which
made it impractical to have War
Savings drive any later than Sept ID.
This county is far behind in its quo
ia, both in amount purchased and
amount pledged The county organ
ization is hopeful that the full amount
will be raised. and is leaving nothing
undone to bring War Savings and the
splendid feature of this plan az an
investment, as we'll as the discharge
CT patriotic duty, to the attention
of every man. woman and child in the
county.
There are many people in Florida
who do not yet understand what a
War Savings Stamp is. Many are un-
der the impression that it is a form
of contributing money to the govern
ment, others are under the impress
sion that it is campaign seeking to
interest women and children in saw
ing. War Savings Stamps are de-
signed to convert to the uses Of the
government in this critical time ev-
cry possible ounce of labor and ma
terial by encouraging people to re
frain from the purchase of non essen
tials and place the money so saved at
the disposal of the government, For
this service the government pays 4
per cent annually, compounded quar-
terly, with an additional attractive
feature that the purchaser of these
securities can have his stamps re-
deemed, if he should need the money
by giving ten days notice at any
money order postoffice.
Every man, woman and child in this
county, and every other county in the
State, is urged to be prepared to sign
a pledge that they will save and sac.
rifice, and lend their money 10 the
government.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-03
NATIONAL BANKS AND
THE LIBERTY BONDS

The Comptroller Of the Currency
has made an interesting statement OF
the part the national banks played In
the three Liberty Loans.
He reports that $4,000, 100000, a 1T
tie more than half of the aggregate OF
the loans, passed through national
bank channels. By far the greater
part of this was absorbed by individ-
ual subscribers. On June 20 only
about '$4,OOO,OOO of Liberty bonds, con-
shutting less than 3 per cent OF their
assets, were held by national banks.
AT the same time the national bank
leans on Liberty bonds were only
S457 900, 900, or 2 1-2 per cent of their
assets.
These figures are taken by the
Treasury Department to indicate that
Liberty bonds have been taken largely
BY individual investors and are being
held by them.
The Comptroller of the Currency
has no jurisdiction over and makes no
reference to the banks of the country
other than the national banks, but it
lis believed that an investigation would
show that most of the other banks
were equally active in the loans.
Secretary McAdoo, in speaking Of
the work of the banks for the various
loans, made no distinction between
national and other banks in praising
their efficient assistance and co-opera-
ton. and he has expressed the hope
and belief that in the coming loan
they will continue the policy which
has been of such tremendous service
to the Treasury and the country.
1t is we'll here, however, to quote
further from Secretary McAdoo's
statement regarding the banks.
1.-THE loan must have the support OF
the people Of America. The support
of the banks, great as their supper.
is, and welcome as it Is, and splen-
did as it has been, is not enough alone
to carry the burden. The
only true way. to finance this war is
to sell the Liberty Bonds to the PEG.
pie of the United States. The more
people who buy $50 bonds, 500 bonds
$500 bonds, the better it is for Amer.
lea and the more discouraging it is
for our enemies"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-03
WANTED!

The Local War Savings Committee
wants to hear from the 9th member
of the Thousand Dollar Club.
A few one hundred per cent Amer
lean boys who will each give one
hours time in placing the new War
Savings posters.
A written excuse from the men of
Lakeland who have so far failed to
purchase or pledged to buy War Say
ings Stamps. The Secretary Of the
Treasury desires this.
Ten dollars more of the savings of
seven thousand people of Lakeland
during the remainder n the year in
order to fill out our quota of War Saw
ings Stamps.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-03

Payment of $25000 to the Ameri-
can Red Cross will be accepted by
the Federal Food Administrator,
Braxton Beacham, in lieu of issuance
of an order to B. Wientranb of Key
West, Florida.
This man was recently found in
possession of great quantity of rice,
and because of the scarcity of rice
at the present time he was making
quite success of selling it at a
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-03

the present supply of $4,000 tons OF
plates a week will take care Oh snip
building at q much more rapid rate
than has vet been shown, and prob
ably about 100000 lightweight tons
a month. whereas lauunchings OF
steel bulls in July amounted to 49,
244 tons lightweight, and that was
the high record Steel for shipbulld-
ing is therefore one of the least con-
Germs of the. War Industries Board.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-03

profit of about fifty-seven per cent
4 very fragrant violation of the Food
Administration rulings.
Inspectors from the Office Of Food
Administrator, Braxton Beacham, IN.
covered the case during a recent Wis,
it to Key West, and the County Food
Administrator of Monroe County, Mr.,
Virgil S. Lowe, decided that the ac.
cused should close his place of bus
mess for the duration oft he war, or
in lieu thereof could voluntarily con-
tribute $4,000 to the American Rel
Cross Society.
E. E. McLin, Director Of Enforce
ment at Orlando, reviewed the case
and passed it on to Administrator
Beacham, with a recommendation
that the sentence stand, and Mr.
Beacham has made an official order
to that effect.
For sometime reports have been
, reaching the Orlando Office, relative
to the non-observance of the rules Of
the Food Administration by certain
business men in Key West, but the
Wientranb case is the first in which
a heavy penalty has been approved
Sverhl other cases from Monroe
County are now pending and decisions
in them will be made in short time
from the Orlando Office.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-03

Lakeland people plan to express
their supreme qualification over the
magnificent system of roads that is
now practically completed in Polk
county by making a triumphal motor
cade over these velvet highways. AMI
giving expression Of their good will
and kindly sentiment towards the peo-
pie who live along their course and
the cities and towns located on them.
The idea is a good one and it is
hoped that 1t can be worked out sue
cessfully. We make the broad as
sertion that Polk county has the fin
est roads of any section of country in
the United States, and we base this
statement not from a view from our
office window, but from observation of
roads in practically every State in
the Union We invite the world to
come and see them and experience the
pleasure of riding over them.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-03

Everybody will periodically assist
ing getting complete registration or
September 18th, and have everything
pass off smoothly and tremendously.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-03

If they ask the Americans to take
Ham, they'll sure do it and will press
on in quest of eggs.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-03

WANTED-Room with bath and board
at reasonable prices, by single man
Address B. F. McCollum, City
Phone 20 Black. 1855
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-03

Lenine, it transpires, was shot by d
woman. Women are always doing
good deeds.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-03

We are still waiting for some one
to give the reason why Sunday JOY
riding is permitted west Of the Missis-
sippi, and prescribed east of it, There
is a perfectly good reason, we are
sure-and if there were none. we
would still be glad to accede to thu
governments request-but we confess
that our curiosity is aroused.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-03

dia as we'll as the British Empire and
the Allies owe debt of gratitude to
the United States which it is hard to
over-state Z"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-03

If anybody believes there is not the
right spirit and one of harmony and
unity among the great body If the
business men of this community, let
them witness one of the gatherings
which take place every Tuesday, when
the representative business men meet
to break bread together. On alter
nate Tuesdays the Rotary Club and
the Chamber of Commerce enjoy these
luncheons, and there are not many
"live ones" in Lakeland, who do not
have membership in one or the 9TH
err The meetings of botht organi-
cations are marked with perfect good
fellowship and both work in absolute
harmony to accomplish the same ends
These gatherings are effectually OBJ
literating the pettiness, prejudice and
jealousies which some have vainly
sought to impose upon the commun.
ity.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-03

Leading citizens of Tampa have pa
triotically taken up the work of
buying stand of colors for the 124th
Infantry, formerly the Second Florida
Regiment. 1t is said that this regi-
ment is the only one at Camp Wheel
err which has not a stand of colors
One thing that may discourage the
work is that nearly all the men CON-
posing the original Second Florida,
which changed to the 124th Infantry
or its arrival at Camp Wheeler last
September, are scattered throughout
the army and their places have been
taken by men from other States. In
Company A, from 0cala, for instance
there are only about dozen men left
cut of the lao or more who left here
The others have gone into other regi-
ments and most of them are in France
--0cala Star.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-03
MEMBER or THE ASSOCIATED
HpECg

The Associated Press Is exclusively
entitled to the use for republication 4
all news dispatches accredited TO 10 or
not otherwise credited in this paper and
also the local news published herein.
All rights for republication Of special
dispatches herein are also reserved
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-03
IHs LAKELAND NEWS

A weekly newspaper giving q resume Of local
matters. crop conditions, county Affairs. etc
Sent anywhere for $3.50 per var.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-03
Folk Counfy's Largest Bank

"e"o"Hess OVER ONE MILLION TWO HUNDRED FIFTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-09-03

Even the Devil had a Nick name.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-28
NO PARTY LINES FOR FORD.

.Deroit, Mich, Sept. 25.--Making his
first purely political utterances since
becoming a candidate for the United
States senate, Henry Ford enlivened
the proceedings Of the Democratic
:5tate convention here. today with q
letter, in which he said that, although
nominally their candidate, he did not
intend to be bound by any party con-
siderations, Democratic or Republi-
can. st hold myself free to support
such measures, whatever their origin,
as commend themselves to my judg-
ment, for the best interests Of all the
people" Mr. Ford wrote. The letter
was an unexpected feature Of the
convention, called to adopt a plat
form for the campaign and nomi-
nate candidates for various State OF
fees below Lieutenant Governor.
Despite Mr.. Ford's statement that
be had accepted the senatorial nonai-
nation without specific obligation Of
any kind, the convention adopted
resolutions pledging complete sup
port to his candidacy.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-28
7HE GRIP EPIDEMIC.
MANY NEW CASES OF SPANISH
| INFLUENZA.
Now Id Twenty-six States and Has
Appeared on Pacific Coast in Cali
e fornia and Washington.

4 Washington, Sept. 25.-Spanish IN
|fuenzashas spread over the country 50
rapidly that officials of the public
Health seTvice, the war and navy de-
4 1partments and the Red Cross con-
tderred today on n1ea sures to help To-
4disease. Calls for assistance already
]haEeR been received from several cities
land IA one instance, Wilmington, N.
isgs flee. the public health service hospita.
was opened for treatment Of persons
suffering with the disease.
A. surgeon General Rupert Blue OF
/ / the public health service said tonight
tifat latest reports showed that the
| nsalady has made its appearance IN
KS States from the Atlantic to the
Pacific. The disease is epidemic in
New England, where it first appear
Fed and officials in that section are
considering the prevention of public
gatherings.
Inauenza has appeared on the Pa
Eeifc Coast, in Washington and Cal
Jifornia. but is not yet epidemic there.
TIT also has been reported in Min
sssnesDta and Iowa, but with few cases.
East Of the Mississippi, however.
t9here are few States where it has not
t.Seenf found.
The disease continued to spread to-
fsslaysin army camps, 1924 new cases
| icing reported up to noon to the Office
Isof the Surgeon general of the army.
NO new camps were added to the list
md it was announced that Is camps
and stations are free from influenza.
The cases reported from the camps
today was the largest in any one day
and bseught the total for all camps
29,0n2 cases. The number Of
pneumonia cases reported among the
Soldiers since the outbreak of the in
sfaenzas epidemic, September 13, is o.
s13 and the number Of deaths since
that date is $50, with 155 reported
today.
For the first time since the out
break, the number of new cases re-
sorted from Camp Devens, Mass, was
Tower than the number reported from
mother camp. The new cases at
lamp Devens numbered 500, making
sshe total us. Hoboken reported
be greatest number, 1,025. This,
however included several camps and
D :epots:
Camp Dix, n. j., reported S03 new
Eases. other camps reporting new
sxhile Camp Lee, Va, had 393 new
ases. Other camps reporting new
Eases were Logan, Texas. 205; Sewer.
scdth Carolina, 10S; Syracuse, N. Y,
b 1885,; Funston, kansas, 135; Gordon.
Georgia, 213; Grant, Illinois, 1885,;
Humphreys, Virginia, 106; Jackson,
South Earolina, z26s; Lewis, Washing
sssin; S24 Meade, Maryland, a2o8;s
PIKE Arkansas, s239; Taylor, Ken
Upton, New York; 0l.s
AM sh esfians6Ilsi-c -cansTrs ssdppeessttss
sss5i 5 Other camps; reported from
{ oEe. to- four lew cases -. a.ss=35az;s.
AtsGamp Devens 342 new cases Of
nneuTno1ia were reported today with
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-28

AtsUanlp 9DeVeISt . HSW $3.50 y. y
pneumonia were reported today With
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-28
GOT TON ITuATI0h.
SEIXNG OF PRICES LEE WIFE
PRESIDENT NILSSON.
Governor Manning Says Presfden
Will Be liberal and FAR to All

IGovernoF Manning Says President
VIII Be Liberal ana FAR to All
C Columbia, Sept pom his re-
turn from VVashingt on yesterdas
Sow Manning said
st was agreed on all sides By the
president; the cotton States advisory
marketing board cennInit tee and the
cotton growers, that regulation, dis
t|.sribution and marketing Of low grade
cotton Is essential The yFar indus;
tries board and committee also
agreed upon this necessity The cot
tod producers and the conarnittee;
however. thought lat price liking is
mot necessary at this time. the;
presidents formal statemen thai
ESTice ixins woIld be made be-
Lame necessary leaves be- matter in
she, president s. hands.
lille ST I'll opiins that price fixing
viii not Sadopte but jud dgingby
che goEernmentss cssiion IN the past
IN fixing the price comnaedz
lies and from the preside dentssS attir
Esude these matters am firIl1ay
EconVinced that If price fling should
Fbe found necessary president
f|swili FIX fair ana even liberal
price
reference TO the scarcity of
borssf took the Of
deping apIlse ton fhg
work or rule incIrding q
number Of industries and dsoccEpations
aoss now included in the list ct nom.
essentials The york or fight rule. as
it operates in the South, does not
furnish much increase OF. labor I am
urging that the scope be broadened
so as to include barber shops, press
ing clubs, automobile drivers, deliy-
cry wagon drivers, nins.rels, ETC., and
the provost marshal general will at
an early date tale up this phase of
the matter with the president for his
consideration.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-28
Neutrality Satisfied.

Amsterdam, Sept. 24.-An Ameri-
can newspaper correspondent here
jEst beat a German colleague by a
head II q race to reach the mother
ly dame who vends newspapers at the
corner of the royal palace here. She
was waving her papers about excited
ly, with the cry: Murder of the Car
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-28
sERBIA.s NEW CAPITAL.
Monastir Or Prelip VIII be Seat OF
Re-established Government.

Paris, Wednesday. Sept. 25.-Mon
astir or Prilep will become the seat
of the Serbian government as soon as
allied line north Of those cities has
been definitely fixed. according to q
statement made today by DR.. Yes
nich, Serbian minister to France.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-28

"a detachn1ent of eoIored craftsmen
Ieft Wednesday for Camp Jackson
mere were fifty-tWo in the squad.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-28
bert oan Meeting
SIS. o eiitiizesls off ! cunt and City
of Sumter

Of business
instant o'clock until sac
and
opporfunty big
coored THIS dss
Of the
Ter County
the result
ss IS
Iaeu. ae Iiebeker9e viii with
:1aIltary
attractive
request
I'll. aFI4AURJN,s
s1s
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-28

72 deaths. Camp Dix reported Al
new cases Of pneumonia and Camp
Lee SO. Pneumonia cases also We're
reported by 23 other camps.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-28

Stl4& ~ S)kkSS1s1S
said That just 80 long as tIf1ss
ss5asses do nft know the truth asa dis:
SpVeIed led BY science. ana
ors o aIl. Just as long tsIae peo:
epntnde to believe old and wore
hecries that malaria IS caused by
sEs aiT and impure drinking water,
SHothfng can prevent serious or minor
o the ma aIafial fever.
He Enated States governraent and
ne State Board of Health are vers
osls and and ready at all times
4 "a put on comfy health surveys, ans
3aelye month campaigns of education,
nductsd BY sanitary engineers. en-
Sc1pe9ogist baeteri5legists health
and Others. and to the mex
sessary work at every home 10 the
eOunty, and 10 yisir every school,
and sored for Illustrated
Sea1fh lectures ss
But people Of the county
RON cooperate by Put ting up some
ssFaf nnoney while the government
PAYS two-thirds OF the cost and does
ef the work, why Il is useless TO
Ssmd sanitary experts here TO advise
pe0pse who on Z do what the goV
esnmen tells them to do. He gave
some instructions of sirrle nature,
sslt SAID that ottfaing but education
~ The people about the manner in
nies and s osquitoes spread
disease, IN order that they viii under
sand and appreciate what the gov
sfnment wishes to do vii avail any
Cling al people ignorant OF the
anscs Of disease which can be pre-
vented will always remain victims OF
laese causes, unless thaught better
sIs0W to protect themselves. There are
certain number OF people in every
ccrnmunity and county who know
f11ese things, put these intelligent peo-
sRle will not take the lead, in fact Of
ten block by their influence any eff
fort to remedy conditions which bring
about unnecessary and absolutely
syoidabae diseases and premature
Deaths. he advocated education OF
HE masses. and then practical appli-
cation cot modern methods OF santa
tfon the latter Of which must first
besunderstood In order to be bene-
Z AetztS LLaS sOfSG1i,i.euts VIII p0I U?
I've thousand dollars If this county
provide two thousand and fva
hundred dollars for a complete house
tosouse sanitary survey, and course
ssof instruction, ard twelve months
s4horough campaign of edueation
9fhroughout this entire. county begin
ning January 1919 This offer had
been made before, is now renewed
and good until October 18th but viii
not be made again. DR.. Zeigier prom
issd Messrs. Williams and Reardon
that the government win hold opeT
this offer until then, hut said that toe
many other counties in this countrs
nrc anxious to grab The Offer for the
xoVernnent, national or State to de-
ay Icnger than that time waiting on
Sssmfer county
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-09-28
REPORTS.

aIIaENBY TAKES MANY PRISON,
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-06-21
POLICE KILL DOG;
ELKHART MAY FACE
SUIT FOR DAMAGES
News-Times Special Service:

News-Times Special Service:
ELKHART. June 21-The city OF
Elkhart will probably be made de-
PENDANT in a damage suit, as the
result OF the killing Of a valuable
bull dog by two policemen last Mon
day.
Or. G. r. Bassler Of the Bassler-
Crosnickle hospital. who owns the
dog knew nothing of the death Of
his pet until he returned from a
vacation yesterday. He declared
the dog 20 be worth $50. and said
he would take steps to collect the
damages
The officers who killed the dog
say that nurses at the hospital tele-
phoned 10 the police. asking them to
kill the dog because il was disturb
ing patients. but DR.. Bassler dis
putes this story. The hospital has
been closed for two weeks" he de-
Clsred.