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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-28
Want More Money For
Betterment of Schools

Irish war activities from the begin
ming of the conflict.
The activities of the committee will
be conferred on an educational cam
paign designed largely to show peo-
pie in Ireland what Americans, par
tlcularly Americans of Irish birth or
ancestry, think about the situation in
ireland.
In an outline of his plans, given to
the Associated Press, Mr. Meredith
says.
Il cannot help feeling that, If the
opinions of other nations were
brought before my countrymen they
would cease from sulking and skulk-
ing, and take their proper place in
the great fight.
Neither the Nationalist leaders nor
their newspapers have told the Irish
people what other nations arae saying
about them. On the contrary, they are
letting them believe that all the ma
tons will consider them the bravest
Of the brave If they stay at home and
keep on shouting Death Before Con-
scription. Not only is the truth
about what other nations think about
them being withheld, but facts are be-
ing distorted and misrepresented
"They are told that the Lord Lieu
tenant, the Chief Secretary, and the
British government are engaged in an
abominable conspiracy to blacken the
fair name of Ireland by accusing
some Irishmen of plotting with Ger
many. AS the Irish are gullible
people, at least in some respects, and
nurtured on hatred of England, they
readily believe it.
German money has been we'll spent
and with its aid many Of the Irish
people have been convinced that Ger
many will win the war. They be-
lieved it at the time Of the Easter re-
bellion Of 1895, and they believe it
now.
but in every Irish heart there is
more than a spark of manhood, and
If the true facts are brought home to
the Irish people, that spark will be-
come blaze Of indignation against
the inhumanity Of the German nation
When once aroused, there will be nc
faltering. But it is not just to blame
the Irish .eople until the facts have
been put before them.
"Our object in forming this com
mittee is to put the facts before them
1t is useless to expect their political
leaders or the newspapers controlled
by those political leaders to tell them
there is too much jealousy between
the different sections. But cannot VIZ
fathers, whose hearts are in the bat.
tie fields where are sons are serving
place in the hands of every Irish
householder extracts from the news.
papers of other nations?"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-28
Meeting Held in Gainesville Attended
by Prominent School Men
of State

Gainesville, June 26-Submitted
by the Legislature of 1917 for ratif-
cation by the voters in the November
election of the ten mill constitution
al amendment the committee in
charge of the campaign at meeting
held here Saturday perfected plans
to canvass the State. County boards
or education were urged to send in
$40 each, subscribed for campaign
purposes, and also agencies looked
to for assistance in this work are to
be communicated with. Those at.
tending the meeting were B. B. Lane
chairman; Dixie M. Holins, d. d.
Corbett, J. E. Knight, G. R. M. Shep.
pard and H. j. Drane (by proxy.
Superintendent Hollins was in
structed to investigate the cost OF
5000 post cards of a cartoon pub
lished in the March 20 School Board
Journal, entitled 1.-THE Dilemma,
and if, in his Judgment, the funds
now at the disposal of the committee
will permit, to purchase the same for
campaign purposes.
Many Teachers Leaving
Members of the committee brought
reports of the resignation of many
teachers in the various sections OF
Florida, to accept positions else
where, because war conditions had
made necessary for them a larger in
crease in salary than Florida coun
ties are able to pay with the present
Income for school purposes, and it is
evident that an increase in income
for school purposes in Florida is
necessary otherwise the term must
be shortened or the state will be
forced to give up a large majority
VI tIC illCl0uJ lOW 0mUlOyGU
In her schools.
The committee urges each and ev
cry county, under the direction Of
the county committee, to organize al
once and begin an active campaign
to inform the public of the eminent
demand for an icrease in school tav
es at this time. 1t is felt by the
committee that no citizen in Florids
wants it's schools to take a step back
ward, and that all that is necessary
to secure the support of the public
Is to show up the actual conditions II
the state, with regard to schoo
finances. 1t was, therefore, decided
to ask each county to be prepared tt
show to the public the actual finan
demands compared with the tbgvets
demands compared with tha abilit,
etc.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-28
Husbands Friend
Gave Best Advice
He Recommended Tanlac - She
Gained % Pounds, and Eighteen
Years of Suffering Is Ended.

Il only weighted ninety pounds
and had suffered for eighteen years
when | started taking Tanlac, and
here I am we'll again and weighing
one hundred and twelve pounds
said Mrs. J. w. Binkley, residing at
5104 Illinois avenue, Nashville Ten
nessee, some time ago. .".
1T would be mighty hard to de-
scribe my sufferings for the last eigh
teen years" she continued. 81 had
to live on the very lightest foods
Even milk would sour on my stom
ach and form gas that would keeI
me in misery for hours. | had nc
strength left hardly, and, although
tried the best treatments | could find
! kept going down hill until ] was
finally told | would have to be oper
ated on, and even then there wasn't
much hope.
"A good friend Of my husband per
suaded him to get bottle for me
and it was the very best advice, and
I've taken eight bottles so far.
Well, it not only saved me from the
operating table, but went up from
ninety pounds to hundred ant
twelve, and I can eat country han
and onions or anything else | wan
without any trouble afterward, and
am feeling just fine"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-28
Beeman Wants
Eating Houses
To Cooperate

State Hotel Representative Of the
United States Food Administration,
Harry L. Beeman, of Orlando, is very
anxious that the public eating places
of Florida should show a more siren
uous effort than ever in cooperating
with the government in conservation
, of food products, and especially those
things which are involved in the
most recent restrictions suggested by
the authorities at Washington.
Mr.. Beeman has issued very COM
prehensive and pertinent suggestions
along these lines. He says:
Now that we are brought face TO
face with re-adoption of a program
for the conservation of beef it will
require greater effort on the part
Of all proprietors of restaurants and
hotels to make this plan conform to
their business without incuring n
monetary loss. The rule as made for
the use of beef in public eating places
! is an absolute rule, and, therefore, as
there is no chance to evade the order.
we must use our best endeavtIors to
obey it. AS matter of fact the best
plan for us to adopt is to follow our
thought of conservation with an eff
fort toward that end. My suggestion
would be to every public eating place
observing la carte service that they
Immediately have printed their menu
cards, showing in prominence the
meals at which beef can be served
and also the form in which it can be
served at those meals on the days
specified. That will eliminate the ne
!, cessity and expense of separate menu
cards to govern each days business,
and on the back of the menu card
the beef conservation ruling could be
printed so that the walters would
merely have to turn the card ever to
show the guests what was required Of
them. OF course the greatest re-
adjustment will have to come in those
places where a la carte service is
rendered.
AS to the conservation of sugar and
with the restriction on the use Of
sugar in public eating places, it would
be much better for the public eating
places to serve sugar in portions.
These portions could be placed ia
small envelopes, as is done in great
many places where the loose sugar is
used in preference to loaf sugar.
| A practical and successful way to
serve sugar for iced-tea, which as q
rule is always wasteful, inasmuch
as the sugar will not dissolve in the
glasses, is to convert the sugar into a
plain sugar syrup, and serve the por-
lions in small pitchers or containers.
BY adopting this method you will new
err see a deposit of sugar at the bot
tom Of the glass
| These are merely suggstioens, but
they are worth consideration Of all OF
the proprietors of the public eating
places in Florida, for it is our duty
to assist in the conservation of the
food products not only for our own
interest, but for the interest we have
In winning the war. Our patriotism
will be measured by our effort and
I hope that there will be no lack Of
effort on the part of hotel men and
restaurant men in doing their part in
this new program"
| HARRY l.. BEE,MAN,
Hotel Representative, State of Florida.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-28

Dublin, June 27,-To persuade the
people of Ireland to lay aside their in
ternational affairs, and go into the
war as America has gone in, is the
aim of the Irish Publication commit
tee, just formed in Dublin under the
Craftsmanship of Frederick W. Mere
dith, prominent Dublic business man
whose sons are all in the army and
who has himself been prominent in
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-28

Five hundred college-trained young
women, graduates of the classes OF
the last 10 years, enrolled for train
ing at Vassar College, June "a, in the
emergency course for nurses, known
az the college Woman's Plattsburg,'
according to the statement Of the
Vassar Recruiting committee.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-28

used in the coming campaign to ad-
vertise the attractions of Pinellas
county. At meeting of the county
commissioners in Clearwater recently
It was decided to make provision for
funds for printing the booklets in the
budget for 1918.
In the month Of April, 1918, the
English Ministry Of Food Instituted
more than 1000 prosecutions for food
proflteering. In $500 of these con
victions were secured and the profit
GERS fined.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-28

A number of farmers in Jackson
county will plant wheat this fall. This
is an effort to conserve the wheat sup
ply of the country by producing
enough for their own consumption.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-28

In certain of tse hural sections of
England it Is a belief that a bride
at the altar, to insure a happy we'd
ded life, should on no account allow
anyone to speak to her husband be-
fore she has addressed him by name.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-28
IN THE ORATOR

The Germans were Smelling a sec
ton held by the American troops no
long ago. and one American said t
"This sure is hell" ant
his bunkie looked at him and said:
Are you married"
NO"
well, you got lot to learn"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-06-28

Two huge guide maps, in addition
to 100000 illustrated booklets, will be
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1918-05-13
Is there wheat
for all?

There is wheat for all, only
if everyone of us does his and
her part to save.
The Food Administration
asks every woman and man to
help conserve the nations
wheat supply.
The bakers of America are
under regulation of the Food
New-York tribune., 1918-10-19
" Ar Smith Will
Open Campaign, in
This City Tomorrow

Alfred +. Smith, Democratic candi
rate for Governor, will open his cam
paign tomorrow night under the aus
pices of the Open Forum of the Church
OF the Ascension. Fifth Avenue and
Tenth Street. DR.. Percy Stickney Grant.
rector Of the church, will preside. Mr..
Smiths final speech on behalf of the
fourth Liberty Loan drive will be made
tonight in Elmhurst.
Robert L. Bowling, who has frequent
y been under consideration for the
Iammany nomination for Mayor, has
been elected chairman of "The League
of Real Estate Organizations Favorable
to Alfred E. smith The new organi-
zation has established headquarters in
the Flatiron Building. Charles 2.
Noyes is vice president
Five vice-chairmen were also elected.
one for each borough, to look after the
work of mpressing real estate men
into the fight on behalf of Mr.. Smith.
They are: p. Cappell Manhattan ::
Thomas Krekeler, Brooklyn: Max Just,
The Bronx; John j. Halloran, Queens
and James NJ. Hughes, Richmond,
New-York tribune., 1918-10-19
Jury Convicts Gouled
Of Raincoat Graft
Podell, Tried on Same Indict-
ment With Contingent Fee
Operator, Is Acquitted

Felix Gouled contingent fee
operator of / Madison Avenue, who
was involved in the army raincoat
scandal and charged by the govern
mcnt with being the leader in a con-
sPiracy to dcfraud the United States,
was found guilty last night by a jury
IN the Federal District Court. David
Pedell. lawyer, Of 42 Broadway, tried
with Goulea on the same Indictment,
was acquitted. The court continued
the bail of 100000 and directed Gouled
to appear Tuesday for sentence The
maximum penalty is twelve years in
prison and $4,000 fine.
Gouled was taken in custody carly
IN July whom, after months of invosti-
cation. Huston Thompson. assistant to
Attorney General Gregory, directed q
city-wide raid by the Department of
Justice on raincoat manufacturers
working on government contracts
Eighteen manufacturers and 81 number
OF government inspectors were appre-
hended and are now awaiting trial.
Some time after the raid indictments
were returned against Gouled and Pc.
dell, charging conspiracy to defraud the
united States. Captain Aubrey ".
Vaughan, OF the Quartermaster's De
partment, IN Washington. was also
named as defendant III these instru-
rnents. The Officer pleaded guilty and
was used as witness by the govern,
ment III the prosecution OF the others.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-19
Bank Clerk Shoots
Wife and Daughter
Brooklyn Man Is Angered Be-
cause His Family Enter
tanned Sailors

While Edmund B. Egan, declared by
Assistant District Attorney Houck to
be a clerk in the employ of J. P. Nor
gan & Co., is under arrest, charged
with felonious assault, and lodged in
the Atlantic Avenue station, Brooklyn,
his wife and his daughter. Esther nine
teen years old, are in ST. Mary's Hos
pital, the daughter in dying condition
and Mrs. Egan seriously injured.
Both were shot by Egan, who re
turned to his home at 1888 st. Marks
Avenue yesterday afternoon and, pull
ing a revolver from his pocket shot
his wife and then attacked his daugh-
ter. The latter fed through the hall of
the house but fell as one of the shots
struck her in the back.
Egan ran from the front door and
across the street, where he entered
the rear door of the home of Mrs.
at 1928, where he was
found by detectives hiding under a
bed. He put up fight, but was sub
dued and placed under arrest.
District Attorney Houck says that
Egan made a statement in which he
told Of his wife and daughter having
entertained several sailors at the home,
Egan's anger when they re-
fused to end the practice Egan is
forty eight years old, and his wife is
seven years younger.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-19
Four Children Slain
By Grandparents
Act of Camden Woman Is
Closely Initiated by Aged
Elizabeth Resident

-Four children were the victims in
two crimes committed in New jersey
yesterday. Two victims were claimed
IN each case, and grandparents are held
responsible for the deaths.
At Camden, N. j., Mrs. Mary Gaskcl,
sixty years old, took her two grand
children, Royden and Arnold Muff, and
threw them into the lake at Atco. Then
she divcd in herself after them. Farm
ers rescued her, but the children, who
had been wrapped in blankets, were
drowned. The children's mother died a
week ago from influenza, and il is be-
lieved Mrs. Gaskel's mind was affected
by it.
The police Of Elizabeth, ". j., we're
summoned to the home of Frank Z. Bo-
gart. 21o Catherine Street, early yes
terday morning to investigate the death
Of Mr.. Rogart and his two granddAugh-
ters Dorothy and Blondy Wycof, aged
fourteen and sixteen, respectively. The
three had been found dead By the
mother OF the girls. All the gas lets
in the house had been turned on.
The police believe the tragedy TO
have been a double murder and suicide.
Mr.. Rogart was sixty-hve years old He
had been in failing health for more
than a wear.
New-York tribune., 1918-10-19
Join ~. S." Club
To Fight Easy Peace
New York Organization Favorng Unconditional Surrender
Grows in Strength Daily Public Opinion Develops
Opposition to All but Strict Punishment for Germans

Gathering fresh impetus from the
opening of it's New York Office, the Un-
conditional Surrender Club, of this city,
rolled up an imposing total of names
for its lists yesterday, and when the
doors were closed at 10 West Forty
fourth street for the day almost $1,000
persons had joined.
From different parts Of the country
there came letters inclosing demands
tor buttons, and people of all classes
came in person to sign the list of those
who want no peace with Germany ex-
cept on the basis of complete military
surrender. Many mothers and rela-
tives of boys in service added their
names to the roll and said that thew
spoke not only for themselves, but for
their soldiers overseas in asking the
unconditional surrender.
Captain Arthur Crosby, president Of
the club received notices that almost
10000 persons in neighboring states
wanted to join. Frank B. Girlev. of
Stamford, Conn.,, who was a sergeant in
Captain Crosby's company during the
Spanish american War, 'phoncd in that
he had 5000 members in Stamford
Charles Gennell, New Brunswick
n. j., notified Captain Crosby thai
through the Welfare League, of New
brunswick. 5000 members had been
collected. f. Wallace White. lis Broad.
way informed the New York Club that
New-York tribune., 1918-10-19
Girl Under Car
Directs Rescuers
Child Calmly Gives Name and
Address While damned
Beneath a Truck

A nine-year-old girl darted out OF
the path Of an automobile in Broadway
at l20th Street yesterday and ran d.
vectly in front of northbound sur
face car When David Ingman. the
motorman. had slammed on his brakes
and leaped to the ground he found the
bcdy wedged under the forward truck.
please send for my mother at once y
said Il voice quietly II am Barbara
blanke, OF 49 Claremont Avenue. Tell
her | am all right, but want her"
lngman leaped for phone and sum-
moned Hook and Ladder Truck 40. Be-
fore it arrived, however, Patrolman
Iobin had crawled under the car. He
found the child's body wedged in
tightly. While he attempted 4 o loosen
1t the little girl talked with I'm calmly
and offered suggestions as to how she
could be soonest released.
BY the time Tobin had dragged her
out, Mrs. Blanke had arrived. Barbara
went went home with her, refusing medical
New-York tribune., 1918-10-19
Food Board Swells
Red Cross's Purse
By Filming Butchers
Profiteers Must Pay $5,825
and Refund Overcharges
to Customers
58 Admit Their Guilt
Two Hundred Called to Ac-
count for Trying to Make
Fortunes Quickly

The Federal Food Board dealt So
we're blow yesterday to profiteering
butchers, when fifty-eight of them we're
ordered to contribute total Of $3.50
to the American Red Cross, to refund
Ill overcharges recorded in their books
and to post sign to this effect in
their stores. In addition each butcher
signed a pledge, admitting violations
of the boards regulations and promis-
inc strict adherence to them in the
future.
More than two hundred butchers, &C
cuscd by the Food Boards invcstiga-
tors, were in the Offices of the board, e
West Fifty-seventh Street, at 10 A. M,
when John Mitchell, chairman of the
Federal Food Board, and Arthur Will
iams, Food Administrator for New York
City, opened the first hearing.
Mr.. Mitchell announced that protiteer-
ing. under the food control act, is pun
ishable by $4,000 fine or two years I'M
prsonment, or both, if the defendants
were tried in court and convicted. tie
added that the board itself had the
power to cut off their meat supply tor
two weeks by forbidding wholesalers to
do business with them.
When only thirty cases had been dis
posed of by the board up to one p. m,
Mr.. Mitchell announced that he would
permit all who we're willing to ac-
knowledge their guilt Co contribute
SlO0 to the Red Cross, promise to make
the refund and sign the pledge.
Twenty-eight dealers accepted this
offer.
In deciding whether butchers had
been guilty of profiteering the Board
took the following as "a fair basis OF
profit on lamb: Lon chops, Is cents
over cost; rib chops, IL cents; legs, Z
parts of lamb were to be sold with
reduction from the cost price of the
cents; haset, 12 cents; kidney, cent;
waste, II cents; sticks, 25 cents.
at developed that some of the
butchers who had been paying from
q to % cents pound for lamb during
the first week in October" according
to the statement given out hy the
Board. 'werc charging prices TO con
sumers which showed q profit in some
cases of more than IS cents pound.
In practically every case the butchers
admitted that the margins of profit al
lowed by the Board were fair
Branding prohteers as unpatriotic in
taking advantage of war conditions to
enrich themselves, Mr.. Mitchell reject
ed the suggestion of one of the defend
ants that they merely make refunds.
The first cases taken up were those
which the complaint bureau of the
board called the "most aggravated"
W. Stein, of 634 Third Avenue, was the
first to be heard. Inspector William
Jones testified that on October s Stein
was quoting loin chops at IS cents a
pound, shoulder chops at A5 cents, rib
chops at as cents, and stew meat at SO
cents. Mr.. Williams pointed out that
these prices were from to II cents in
excess of the boards figures.
Stein was permitted" to make con-
tribution of $125 to the Red Cross and
ordered to refund overcharges recorded
on his books.
Six dealers failed to put in their ap-
pearance, and subpenas will be issued
for them.