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The evening world., 1918-05-21
Military Training Has Made
Them Ideal Soldiers, Says
Head of P. S. A. l..
Bv Bruce Copeland.

DOlS-sturdy young specimens OF
ID American manhood-have al
ways figured largely In the
activities OF Gen. George W. Vim
gate because in the glowing flush OF
hoyhood Gen. Wlngatc. himself "a SOL
der OF his flag. could see the GRIM
lnscrutable faces OF fighting men In
The service OF their country.
The twig OF to-day-the tree OF to-
morrow, Gen. Wingate would muse
several years back (perhaps fifteen
or twenty whenever he saw big and
little boys romplng home from school.
playing their games on the commons,
or with bowed heads In church while
they listened to the word OF their
Maker. Pope declared that Just as
the twig Is bent. the tree Is inclined, y
literally taking the very words right
out OF Gen. Wingate's mouth.
When the North and South sought
one another's throat with fratricidal
fury, Gen. WingGte had barely at
tanned his majority, but tivo years
hence his manhood was tempered
with the strength OF character which
only intensive military training can
give. And 1t was during the great
Civil War that Gen. Wingatc, Presl-
dent Of tho Public School Athletic
League, became convinced hat the
athlete makes the best soldier, he
said yesterday at tho annual meeting
OF the league at which all the otii-
GERS were reelected.
The evening world., 1918-05-21
WINGATE pevlsEs PLAN FOR
RchoOlBOY DISCIPLINE.

For years the officers OF the l.. s.. A.
l.. had predicted h II impending war
was inevitable. and urged that the
great mass OF the city's youth should
be made strong, alert, disciplined and
trained to become expert with the
rifle, UGH pleas for preparedness
elected bowls OF protests from tho
SNUG throats OF paciiists. some OF
whom sought to quell the rising senti-
ments as members OF tho Board OF
Education. 4 majority OF the school
principals were in favor Of the plan
for military training, and eventually
II was introduced,
While the Board OF Education was
deadlocked over the question, tho otti e
cials OF the L. s., A.. L., led by Gen.
Wingate. devised Il means OF dlsCi-
pllnlng the sc~hoolboys in the manual
of arms In spite OF the pacihst edu-
Gators. Soon every available armory
was Allied at various times with boys
In uniform. who had come to partici-
pate In the military training with the
consent OF their parents and princi-
pals.
Weeks and months sped quickly by
and little by little these hundreds OF
schoolboys became practical defenders
OF their country should the time ever
come. Finally. with the war cloud In
the offiing, they iocked TO the call to
arms a. thoroughly conditioned young
men, who did not need TO be taught
how TO drill and shoot.
When the i-st consignment OF ria,
tional Army troops embarked ToI
France there we're hundreds OF former
y. 5. A. l.. boys In their midst. Since
then they have been sailing for the
other side from the local cantonmenti
almost every week. Hundreds hav,
been In the nghting trenches foI
weeks; hundreds OF others are eithe,
there or on the way, Many have al
ready distinguished themselves TO
bravery under Are and during othe,
crucial moments when disaster threat
The evening world., 1918-05-21
FiStiC News
and Gossip
BU John Pollock

hitch Is to conduct open air boxing
shows this summer. Ia successful IN
getting n license from the New Jersey
Boxing Commission at it's regular
weekly meeting at Trenton, y. j., to-
day, the officials intend to stage its
FIRST show on Monday evening, May
q. The principals In tho main go
viii be frankie Callahan OF Brooklyn
and Jimmy DUFFY, the west side light
weight. they having been signed zip
to-day by the matchmaker. Callahan
is to receive a guarantee of $3.50.
For the second tins IN q month Harry Wills.
tho fast and clever eolored heavyweight. scored .
knockout over Sam Langford. the veteran oolored
fighter OF Boston at Panama on Sunday. Harry
finiahed Sam IN the seventh round OF q twenty
round contest. Furnishing him 40 badly that his
Seconds threw up the sponge TO save him from
a sure knockout. wills is nov considered the
bcs. colored heavy" in the business.
Owins 10 the fact that frankie Young Britt.
the New Bedford lightweight. had sisned articles
Of agreement for a battle on MAY 70. which was
the same date that the officials Of tho Armoy
A. 4. Of Boston had thought Of putting him on
with Johnny Dundee at their show. his go with
Dundee has therefore been postponed unul the
nigAt OF June -
-
Johnny buhuee VIII NAe pATt IN hs nfst bout
since his illness at the olympia A. A. OF Phils-
d,lpb,a on n.., Monday n,vh, LACY u.plon
MATCHMAKER Of the club. ,o.day comnl.,sd ali ar.
. ana fnr s1a baNNta .tryg,. III. a.. -
star bout At . show on that nyh, nnnd.s Win
get into shane for the 40 Al Billv Cn,p,', vm-
n.sium.
-
Not caring IN take any CLEANERS o. inilrns his
hands in his bout with Oscar Andersen, the heavy
weight Cd DetimAEs. at North Adams, Mas, on
Thursday night, which would prevent him from
for the Red Crsn at Madison Square Camden
on Friday night. Bll BrnnAn has called OF
his 90 with Anderson 70 a. 10 30 sure aud be
90 hand Ia boz Moran.
-
Another big boxing show FOR the Red Cro,s
cts on neIt Saturday uisht. There will be
several real battles fought with Frankie Burns,
Jchrnv sol,b.,v a proosi,r y. I'm. o,e, -
l,ntam In m. .,,, ho,, - ,,h, ,o,na. -,
smith Young Rector and many otbsr snod
fishter will nor
-
Lew Tender. the PhilAdelphia e-.ck brhtueigb,
has jus, been matched for another h,ttI, mich
will net him the handsome sum Of S. GO for hr
end. His opponent, will h. Vinrcn, pokoypi IN,
prmudAS Cleveland lightweight. They will c,me
together in the main event ~ ten rounds At an
oman 10 ahnxu q, - .tauaN hV A.VN nt,L -. A.,
The evening world., 1918-05-21

LOS ANGELES. May 2l.-The Sol
dlers and Sailors Camp Athletic Fund
was increased by $4,000 last night by
receipts and voluntary contributions AT
a boxing benefit, at which Benny Leon
ard, lightweight champion and athletic
instructor at Camp Upton, was the prin-
cipal attraction. Leonard won a news
paper writer's decision over Louie Rees
OF this city in n four-round bout.
The evening world., 1918-05-21
William. Defeat. McGoy.rn.

PHILADELPHIA. May 21.-A new
lightweight sensation in the person ~
Frankie Williams was revealed to thu
patrons of the olympia A A. here las
night. when In a slx-round bout William,
scored an cas- victory over Young Tar,
McGovern. also OF this city.
The evening world., 1918-05-21
VIII. stnn. Lnnrfnrd.

PANAMA. May 2l.-Harry Wills. ne
gro pugilist. defeated the veteran Sam
LanGford in seven rounds. the latter
seconds throwing up the sponge to "a VI
the Boston negro from further punish
mcnt.
The evening world., 1918-05-21
Fiqht Result
Bartseid Gives Greb Hard FiEh,

BnrtHcId Gives Orch Hard FiHht.
PITTSBURGH, Pa, May 21.-"Sailor"
Greb to-day carried the marks OF his
hardest ring battle. following his tight
with Soldier" Bartfeld at Forbes Field
last night. After losing the first six
rounds and pulling II to o draw In the
seventh. Bartneld gathered a lot OF pen
and carried Oft all honors in the fast
three. a..
The evening world., 1918-05-21
OIL stars Win Again,

In a spirited game the Richard AIrey
OIL stars defeated the Railway Steel
Springs Company team by a score OF II
to 3 on the Prospect Park ball grounds.
The battery for the Oil Stars was WALSH
and Conway.
The evening world., 1918-05-21

PHILADELPHIA. May 2l.-Joe Leon
ard. the crack Brooklyn bantam. regis
tered a big hit at the Olympia A. A.
here last night by decisively whipplnY
Benny Kaufman in six fast rounds.
The evening world., 1918-05-21
Former Athletes CT SchOOLs
Making Good in Trenches,
Gen. Wingdte Points Out

cncd unless iudOmitahlc manhood
would stem the tide.
Early last year 5000 sChoolboys ac-
lively enrolled I'm tho l.. $. A. l.. were
receiving military training. when
war was declared n vast majority OF
them answered tho Presidents call.
But IN the sections beyond Greater
New York a lack Of military training
turned hundreds back. Practically all
of the l.. 5. A. l.. boys were passed
az physically mt: more than one-third
OF the others were rejected.
While the l.. =. A. l.. has found II
difficult to compile the names Of its
former members who have entered
the service, It is believed that fully
10 per cent. OF those who have en-
listed IN New York since the first call
we're former schoolbov athletes who
had had military training.
In the outlying districts OF Brook
Ign and Queens, tho high schools,
though comparatively small, each
have the namcs OF 10 TO moro than
zoo. while the larger high schools Ut
Manhattan have only been able to
obtain the names of from 300 to $50
each. Public School No. los OF Brook
lyn. although a small school In a resi-
dental district. has 500 former +. S.
A. l.. athletes In the army and navy.
The evening world., 1918-05-21

EDDIE MGooRTY is worried be-
- aus he can't get enough fight
ing in the army, Eddie wanted
. furlong TO fight Phil Harrison and
didn't get II.
Walt a bit. Eddie. There'll be some
ScFapping TO do on the other side,
The evening world., 1918-05-21
p. s. A. L. BOYS WIN HoNoRs
FOR VALoR.

The intermediate schools. where the
boys are all In the upper grades, can
trace much larger numbers. Public
Schools Nos. 1888 and g. CManhattan),
having $50 and Zoo respectively. II
may be interesting To note that Public
School No. g. is located In the middle
east side, and n majority OF its pupils
fully 30 per ccnt.-are either Rus
slams or Polish Hebrews.
Fully 80 per cent. OF tho young men
who have trained at the Long Island
environments are former i. s. A. l..
members. and from time to time sew
cral Of them nave been rewarded for
distinguished valor. Tedford ". Cam,
who won the i. $. A. l.. swimming
title, received IA medal for saving the
4. s. :. May by diving twice through
feet OF water In It's hold and plug
ging "A leak at the bottom. HOBBY
Baker and Tommy Lehman. both for
mCr ~schoolboy stars, have become
distinguished In the Aviation Corps.
The evening world., 1918-05-21

l.s V. diie.s0, pSlo Gi0sSd,. Ada soc,.AaT
The evening world., 1918-05-21

CUNDAY afternoon at the Polo
- Grounds a large number OF the
best athletes in New York will
compete in running, jumping and
weight throwing events The re-
ccipts will go to the athletic funds
Of Camp Dix and Fort Slocum. Jack
{ e. Pat Mcdonald. Dave Poil;zer,
Nike Voekle. Jim Plant and Terry
Ilalpin arc among the contestants.
The evening world., 1918-05-21
Ten Bouts of Ten Rounds
Each Are on Programme
as Now Arranged.
BIZ Alex. Sullir1R.

0uAING is doing itself proud In
< rsllylng around the inspiring
Red Cross in arranging for
The evening world., 1918-05-21

DOlS-sturdy young specimens OF
ID American manhood-have al
ways figured largely In the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-19
AN INTERESTING LETTER
FROM MIR. FADELEY
cantiua. Fla Dec. II, 1918.

Captiya, Fla, Dec. IL, 1918.
Dear Mr.. Hetherington:
Please find check enclosed fiye do'-
lars in renewal of my subscription Tor
the Evening Telegram. You Will sec
I am still at Captiva enjoying the nne
Gulf breeze together with fine nsh-
ing. You remember seven years ago
when I first saw Lakeland and liked
IL so much that I thought it was the
right place and bought home there
as I thought-but before had time
to improve it some one came along
and bought me out. Well, Kept 81
buying and selling and this kept me
moving until / had changed places
eight times in very short time. NOV
ing is a job but few like. but since II
paid me so we'll I stuck to the Jop.
In one of your locals lat that time you
had Fadeley moving all the time.
Well, do you know I have gotten PACK
| on the same job at Captiva and while
it's not paying like it did in Lakeland
| am still not losing anything but
holding my own. The war came on
and knocked the bottom out OF real
estate selling and also my moving
You know at that time 1t was easy
to buy property and more so to sell.
] remember Mr.. Edwards took me IN
his buggy to look at my home place on
East Orange street and / never got
out of the buggy. told him ] would
take it; had never seen the house in-
side and hardly saw the outside Stan
ly & Holly sold me grove on Lake
Hollingsworth and several other hous-
es in Lakeland, so did Mr.. Clonts, also
Mr.. Robert Bryant, Smith & Steitz
also, and others that | bought prop
erty from and paid for it. Things were
Just on the boom in Lakeland, and !
am looking forward again to see the
new town again in like condition anc
Z will be there you bet. am glad to
see the street paving moving along
again. That's big asset to any city.
Hope the good work will keep up UNI
til the whole city may have paved
streets. You know people get awful
tired out walking in the sand and
have horses with heavy loads even
more so. Your good paper comes and
tells me all the news and | am al
ways glad to get it. Hope you and
your wife are well and with best
wishes and success for the Evening
Telegram,
Very truly yours,
NJ. M. FADELEY.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-19
w ave letS
From
The Deep
C. Gre e n

Aren't those tonsorial artists bar
berous bunch?
This coolish weather you don't have
to go in a restaurant to see a cold
chicken with very little dressing.
Saw farmer having his shoes
shined this morning and his wife was
urging him to hurry but he went right
on singing "Wait til the Son Shines,
Nellie"
They say there is a lot Of ear trou-
BILE among the Russians. The sound
Of some of those names would make
any drum beat.
A girls seminary is usually man.
shun, common as the structure may
be.
Sam: "Old Hi tickles me-"
Jake: Hi who?"
Sam: "Hilarity."
Mr.. Smith: II can't sleep nights
since the war is on"
Mr.. Jones: "Why"
Smith: "Well, my wife has military
dreams, jumps out Of bed, climbs up
on the door and as she goes through
the transom she yells "Over the top
girls, and give 'em hell"
There was a wreck on the Coast
Line last night but he was somebody's
boy.
There are many silent affairs on a
ship, mute-nies they call them.
Father was a strapping big boy
but now he is strapping little boys
There was young lady from Mango
Who loved to fox trot and tango.
But one night she tripped
And from her mouth slipped
A word that sounded dreadfully
slang go.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-19

Colored soldiers have made an ex-
cellent showing in the war Now, they
are coming home, and we trust none
Of them will mar the good record of
the race by taking an insolent or ar
rogant attitude. A tendency to such
has been noted here and there, and
leaders of the race should advise
against it. The white man is the ne
gro's friend; he approves and admires
the negro's conduct in the war; and
he would indeed deplore anything in
the conduct of the returned negro
soldiers that would lead to forfeit
ture Of that friendship and admira-
ton. --'-'---- -7'.'-'''- =
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-19
PatrOnesses to Farewell Dance
At CarlStrOm Field

At CarlstrOm Field
Guests from every section of Flor
ida will be present at the dance and
carnival to be given by the officers OF
the Carlstrom Flying Field on the eve
ming of December 20.
Invitations, to the festivities which
are expected to surpass any social
junction ever held at either field have
been sent to the mayors and citizens
of practical every city and town in
the state.
Included among the patronesses Sc
lected for the dance are Mrs. OBrien
of Moore Haven, Mrs. Geo. M. Wright
of Lakeland, Mrs. T. V. Mccall OF
Atlanta, Ga. Mrs. H. M. Hickam.
wife of Major Hickan, commanding
officer of Carlstrom and Dorr Fields;
Mrs. j. Rudolph, wife Of Major Ru-
dolph; Mrs. Schilling, wife Of Major
Schilling; Mrs. Garfield King of Ar
cadia. Mrs. J. Houghton, wife Of
Major Houghton; Mrs. Green, OF
Tampa; the Misses Hill of Fort My
ers; Mrs. Shaw of Arcadia; Mrs. A.
H. Blanding, of Barlow, wife OF Brig
adler General Banding of Florida,
will be one of the patronesses. Mrs.
Banding has taken a great deal OF
interest in the soldiers of the aviation
fields and has assisted to consid-
cradle extent in making the life OF
the soldiers in Florida more enjoy
able. She has entertained consider
ably.
Lieut.. T. Ross Gaily, chairman OF
the House committee of the Car,strom
Field officers Club, is supervising the
decorations and providing some UNI
usual entertainment for the guests.
| The dance will be held in one of the
spacious hangers where the airplanes
are kept but the Hostess House OF the
Y. w. G. A. will also be open for
the carnival
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-19
CITRUS FRUIT SHIPMENTS
OVER DOUBLE LAST YEAR
United States Bureau Of Markets
Makes Report on Grapefruit and
Oranges

Jacksonville, Dec. 1S.-Total car
lot shipments Of grapefruit from Flor
ida this season amounts to 2,471, as
compared with 1,151 for the same Pc
Rod last year, according to the official
statement given out yesterday at the
United States Bureau of Markets.
Yesterday in the Jacksonville mar
ket the receipts were light and SUP
plies moderate; demand and move
ment slow with prices slightly higher.
Sales to retailers, Florida Indian river
district, quality and condition good.
Fancy brights, medium sizes, SO. so to
81 so; central and west coast district,
quality and condition good. Fancy
brights, medium size, So to 81; poor,
50. so to So.
Summary Was Issued
The last bulletin summary was is
sued by the bureau Saturday, which
states that in the central district
brights were nearly steady at 81 so, +.
o. b., Florida shipping points but
showed strongy tone in leading auc-
ton markets where desirable sizes
reached general range of $50 to
81. Shipments were about the recent
average.
Shipping point information in Or
lando state demand and movement Is
dgoo; market strong. Carloads I. o. b.
usual terms Central district Srights
and goldens, medium size, quality and
condition good, $3.50. West coast dis
trict, brights and goldens, medium
size, quality and condition fair $2.25;
quality and condition good, SITS to
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-19

Clearwater Sun complains of the
complications and difficulties in ne
gotiating with colored gent for his
services in getting some wood cut.
We have solved this problem by pur-
chasing an axe, and have started in
10 learn the highly technical art of
wood-chopping, thus rendering our
self independent of the colored ex-
perts. Wood chopping is a great
game, and, given one of philosophical
inclinations, is equal to golf as a re-
creation for the tired business man.
You lay slender limb or stick across
the chopping block, and as you whack
1t in twain at each stroke you imagine
that these are the difficulties of the
day, which have only to be attacked
thus vigorously to succumb. If you
get real mad at somebody, tackle a
particularly hard and knotty log and
lambast it for five minutes, and you
will find your anger has in large
measure disappeared. When you make
a good stroke and the chips fly, or,
happily, the log comes in two, you
have as much pride and self-satisfac-
ton as, the golfer who has made the
most approved drive. We have shaken
the yoke Of the proud and naughty
colored man, and that temperamental
person, so far as cutting wood Is con-
cerned, may go to the place some say
is hot and Ingersoll says is not,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-19
InSociety


Miss Nell Brown
Welded to Lieut. II. II. Rowe
Miss Nell Brown, of Tampa, who
frequently visits Miss Evangeline
Sammon and others in Lakeland, has
many friends here who will be inter-
ested to learn Of her marriage, which
occurred yesterday in Tampa. OF the
ceremony, yesterdays Tampa Times
says:
The marriage of Miss Nell Brown
and Lieut.. H. H. Rowe, was solemn
ICED today at ii o'clock at the Rectory
OF st. Andrews Episcopal church,
Rev. c. e. Patillo, rector, performing
the impressive ceremony in the pres
ence of>only the family and number
of close friends.
The bride wore a becoming coat
suit of dark blue, with gray acces-
series, and her flowers were cor
sage bouquet Of white bride roses and
pink sweet peas. Her only attendant
Mrs. A. G.. Warren, wore stunning
suit of gray cloth, and her flowers
were corsage bouquet Of pink Rus
sell roses.
The young people left on the noon
train for Perry, South Dakota, the
home of Lieut.. Rowe, where they will
spend a few weeks before going to
South America, where he will act az
instructor in aviation. They will stor
in Chicago for few days visit er
route to South Dakota.
The bride, who is one Of Tampa's
loveliest young girls, is daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. c. H. Brown, Of
this city. She is very popular in So
cial circles here, and possesses be-
sides unusual personal beauty, &
charming personality, which has made
her general favorite with large
circle of friends. She was chosen al
one of the maids at the Gasparills
ball, in 1916.
Lieut.. Rowe has been stationed a
Carlstrom Field, Arcadia, for severa
months, as instructor, and it was up
on one of his frequent trips to Tampa
that he and Miss Brown became &C
auainted. He is member OF a prom
inent family in South Dakota, and II
highly esteemed among his FRIENDS
and fellow, officers.
The happy couple will have tn
best wishes Of their host OF friends
for much future happiness.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-19

1t is regrettable fact that the
charity of many people is selfish
charity, but this is demonstrated by
the attitude of many toward the pres
ent Red Cross membership drive. Now
that peace has removed their personal
interest, they seem to be without en-
thusiasm for the work of this great
organ Of mercy-else they could not
turn down the appeal for the pitiable
sum of dollar!
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-19
Program Of Song Festival
Lake Morten School,
D-aI- N n

Program OF song FesuVH
Lake M0rten School,
Friday / P. M. soE AaN7,
Joy to the world-School.
Devotional exercises.
Once a Little Baby Lay--Grade II !,
A Christmas Song-Grade I.
Playa Visit to Santa Claus, by
Grade &c. sea
Santa Claus.
Christmas Time-Grade III.
1t Came Upon the Midnight Clear
School.
Silent Night.
An Unsung Song-Grade III.
Christmas Bells-Grade. w.
AS With Gladness Men OF Old
Grade v.
Little Town of Bethlehem-School.
Sing. O sing-Choir.
Mighty God and Prince Of Peace
Lillian Foulkes, Frances Gum, &C.
leste Prater, Leota Giddings.
America, the Beautiful-School.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-19
Modern Banking Methods

There are all kinds of modern banking meth
ods Some of them have been proven, good
some have turned out bad-others are in course
of being tested.
This Bank is ALWAYS in the front with any
modern banking method that is PROVEN good
If there is any service that 1t does not afford its
customers it is because it has proven bad or has
not been proven good. We take no chances, on
new experiments
oldfashion, conservative. safe. This Bank
will appeal to depositors who prefer these
methods.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-12-19
NOTICE

Annual meeting of the stockholders
of the State Bank Of Lakeland, Lake
land, Florida, will be held at Its Office
in the State Bank, Main street, on
Tuesday, January 14th, 1919, for the
purpose of electing officers for the
year Of 1919 and transacting such 9th
er business as may come before the
meeting, W. W. CHASE,
1926 Cashier.