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The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-22
Statement to the Public.

Complaints have reached me from
time to time of overcrowded trains
and unsatisfactory conditions prevail
ing in some sections of the country
in passenger train service. feel
certain that there are grounds for
some of these complaints, but | am
sure the public will be interested to
know that the reasons are twofold !:
First, the great number of troops
now being handled over the various
railroads between the homes and the
cantonements, between the different
cantonments and then to the sea-
board, is making extraordinary de-
mands upon the passenger car and
sleeping car equipment of the coun-
try. This has caused a scarcity Of
day coaches and sleeping cars which
its is impossible to remedy immedi-
ately.
Secondly, the increased demands
upon track and terminal facilities for
the transportation of the tremendous
amounts Of coal, food supplies, raw
materials, and other things required
for military and naval operations, as
well as for the support of the civil
population of the country, force the
largest possible curtailment Of pas
senger train service. The movements
Of troops and war materials are, Of
course, Of paramount Importance and
must be given at all times the right
Of way.
1t was hoped that the increase in
passenger rates recently made would
have the wholesome effect Of reduc
ing unnecessary passenger traffic
throughout the country. The smaller
the number of passengers who travel,
the greater the number of locomo
tives and cars and the larger the
amount of track and terminal facili-
ties that will be freed for essential
troop and war material movements.
Engineers, fremen and other skilled
laborers will also be released for
service on troop and necessary freight
trains.
Among the many patriotic duties
of the American public at this time
is the duty to refrain from travelling
unnecessarily. Every man, woman
and child who can avoid using pas.
esnger trains at this time should do
SO. I earnestly hope that they will
do SO. Not only will they liberate
essential transportation facilities
which are necessary for war pur-
poses, but they will save money
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-22

which they can invest in Liberty
Bonds and thereby help themselves
as well as their country; and the
fewer who travel, the more ample
the passenger train service will be
l may add that consistently with the
paramount demands of the war, every
possible effort is being made by the
Railroad Administration to supply the
largest possible amount of comfort
able and prompt passenger train
service.
w. G. McADOO,
Director General of Railroads.
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-22

| The regimental chaplain had also
! brought aboard another set OF box
! ing gloves, which he turned over to
| the athletic man. 1t was thus pos
sible to keep boxing goinf at each
end of the ship. In the afternoons,
when the crowds were smaller, some
/ of the greenhorns. who would not APP
pear in the squared circle before the
and pick up few pointers.
| Nor is entertainment for the men
aboard a troop ship confined to ath-
| letics, games and supplying reading
matter. On every boat are talented
men, going over in the ranks, or on
special missions The ''Y" man makes
it his business to get up concert
! for the boys every evening, begin
ming after the boxing. Often but
half the boys can get within hear
ing, so the entertainment is repeated
for the other half on the following
evening. Those who ca Mt ak enter
tainingy do so. The story teller is
popular and the singer in great de-
mand.
This company has quartette, that
battalion a chorus Of twelve, this
company boasts a fancy dancer, that
juggler So lectures, musicals,
vaudeville and even blackface min
strel show are evolved. One doesn't
mediate on submarines when there
is plenty happening.
On the ship with Tom and Dick
and Harry was party of Red Cross
nurses, and the ''Y" man was wise
enough to know that they might
prove more attractive to the boys,
on occasion, than himself. So he
turned over to them the talking ma
chine which was a part of his equip
ment and secured their aid and CO.
operation in his work. He made ar
, rangements for them to take it down
among the men at certain hours and
there they would put on concerts
that were immensely popular. The
presence Of jolly, pleasant American
girls was a great stimulus to the men.
"Here come the girls" would come
the cry as the party appeared.
The boys would listen eagerly to
the concert, and break out with
shouts of Don't let them co." at
each indication of an intention to
leave.
''Why, that black haired one is the
second best locker as is"
"Second to what?"
"Why, second to the best as is, who
is going to be all mine when l get
back. She is some girl!''
"No, I'm for that tall one on the
left" was another.
''Her hair makes me think of my
rnissus back home. Wonder how she
is? Guess I'll write another letter
to mail when l get there
When Sunday came the "Y" man
would help the chaplain in conducting
the regular services, and the chaplain
would help him when it came time
for an evening ''Y" meeting. If the
boys wanted a prayer meeting dur
ing the week the ''Y" man bore word
to the chaplain and helped arrange the
details.
And when that Red Triangle work.
er walked down the gang plank he
was cheered and cheered again by the
boys. He had stood among them as
"a representative of the folks back
home, giving to them of his supplies
furnised by the dollars of the folks
back home, trying to stand in place
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-22
E.,,,rept OF The Director
General OF Railroads
To Public And
Employees
..;,c From Unnecessary
|f'.ppling ('.,,,ia A Patriotic Duty
,f1u Il The American Public
' Says McAdoo
..,., Order No. 40.

.,;roton. Aug. IS, 1918.
N', y rnnlovees in the Railroad
a. ss-rjes Is Of the United States:
.,s;Ots have reached me from
''s' y fine that employees are not
.+inr the public with as much con con-
'...,;,n 80 and courtesy under Gov
a.asat as,,,'tl control Of the railroads as
~. \. rrivate control. ! do not know
!. much courtesy was accorded 1 ans s"1 :
4. urder private control, and |
- ]. - basis, therefore, for accurate
.r;.on. I hope, however, that
|, \. ,,ports Of discourtesy under GOV
ansnt administration of the ran.
!. .re Incorrect, or that they are
n. -, confined to relatively few
y. whatever may be the merits
these complaints, they draw atten-
!, d ! question which is Of the
sn,s Importance in the manage
mt Of the railroads.
\, many wears it was popularity be-
.r,d that 'the public be damned"
!pGty was the policy Of the railroads
,ds private control. Such a policy
iDdefensible either under private
.,,,ol Or Government control. 1t
MID be particularly indefensible
,lr public control when railroad
usoyees are the direct servants Of
public. "The public be damned"
uky will in no circumstances be
lxsted on the railroads under Gov
snent control. Every employee OF
n railroad should take pride in serv.
\ he public courteously and eff
dntly. Courtesy costs nothing and
in Il Is dispensed, it makes friends
l he public and adds to the self
4ect Of the employee.
| n attention has also been called
hAe fact that employees have some
lines offered as an excuse for their
M shortcoming, or as a justification
h delayed trains or other Difficult.
A the statement that "Uncle Sam
J unning the railroads now" or
1Aese are McAdoo's ORDERS" etc.
sAting could be more reprehensible
an statements Of this character,
VI nothing could be more hurtful to
y success Of the Railroad Admins
sahon Or to the welfare of railroad
aployees themselves. No doubt,
aase who have made them have done
Y thoughtlessly in most instances,
g the harm is just as great if a
aag Of this sort is done thoughtless-
y Il It is done deliberately.
lhere are many people who for
sfsan Or selfish purposes wish Gov
ansnt operation Of the railroads
= : failure. Every employee who
aseoartsous to the public or makes
ases o. statements of the kind l
e dsscribed, is helping these parti-
b g selfish interests to discredit
nent control Of railroads.
htly the wages Of railroad en-
s Sere largely increased, in
- addition to railroad oper-
The Morgan City daily review. (Morgan City, La.) 1916-1920, 1918-08-22

Continued on last page.)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-06
GENERAL RAISE
FOR EMPLOYERS IN THE
MAIL SERVICE

Washington, D. G., Feb. 5.-Gener-
al increases for all postoffice employ
es have been determined upon by the
postotfice committee of the House Of
Representatives and will be incorpor-
ated in the bill to be submitted to
the House in short time, 1t was
learned today This will benefcially
affect many employees of the Florida
postoffices.
Greatest increases were given the
clerks and carriers the Madden plan
having been adopted by the commit
tee by a vote of ten to eight. This
plan increases the minimum salary at
entrance from $500 to $1,000 a year
and the maximum salary from $1,000
to $500, the increase thus amounting
to Is per cent.
The recommendation of sub-com-
mittee in regard to increases of other
employees was allowed to stand. EN-.
ployes now receiving less than $1,000
year to get ten per cent increases
and employees getting between 81 500
and $1,000 year to get five per cent
increases.
increases for Waterman, messen.
gers, laborers and several other minor
Kinds OF employees were made retro.
active to date from July 1. The bill
was framed so that there could he
no doubt that all postoffice EMPLOYEES
were included in the salary increases
slight increases also were granted
rural route carriers and to fourth. class
postmasters, with provision to he
made later for star route carriers.
Rural route carriers receiving less
IMAM $1,000 year kept 10 per cent
increase with the further provision
that they shall receive $24 per wear
Tor every mile in length over "a that
their routes run.
Fourth-class postmasters who now
receive all stamp sales up to $50 and
a commission thereafter will be given
all stamp sales up to SIS with the
same commission.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-06
London, Feb. &C. N. Barnes, lab

London, Feb. &C. N. Barnes, lab
or member of the War Cabinet, in a
message to his fellow workers in the
cause of Labor" begs' them to con.
tinue their steady support in the
prosecution of the war for democracy.
Democracy" he says, lis at one
and the same time on its trial and in
the crucible. If this war is lost by
the Allies the cause of democracy is
under eclipse for generations to come,
and we leave to our children a heri.
tage of trouble.
Might | ask Labor throughout the
country to be steady for the final
phases of the war? ask y not to be
confused by lying statements. It was
said for instance that here had been
meetings of financiers abroad while
the government were refusing to al
low labor to confer with enemy sub.
jects workmen. The statement was
absolutely false. Another equally
false statement was that We had re-
fused to define our aims with our AL.
lies and particularly with the revolu-
tionary government of Russia"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-06
OLD SONGS AND MEMORIES

! The riches of old age are memories
beautiful memories. The pauper in
the poorhouse, with his mind stored
with treasured visions of noble past
lis richer than the Croesus in his man
sion, haunted with the ogres of mean
ness, oppression, unfair advantage,
trickery and penury Happy indeed
is the man who has both beautiful
memories and plenty of the worlds
goods.
Perhaps you nave wondered why
old people demand old songs. It is
not that they have a means of dis
elimination whereby they feel that
the songs of long ago are better than
the same type of song made today
Fifty years from now people may cast
the same halo over the songs of to-
day that the old folks of today cast
over alice Where Art Thou" Qua.
|nita" and ben Bolt.
What is it then that makes the oil,
song hallowed? 1t is its wonderful
power of conjuring up memories-th
beautiful memories of the dear, deal
past. When grandma takes off he,
glasses and quietly asks you to sing
one of her old favorities, hunt it up
at once and let her have it over and
over again, 1t is the magic talisman
which will open the riches of her
memory to her. As you sing
Nellie was a lady,
Last night she died,
a tall youthful figure with epaulettes
and bright garnet military sash, a.
1gure nome on a furlough after An
tietam, will come into the room and
stand at grandma's side. You will
not see him, but she will-she will
hear the strong full voice, silent for
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-06

A restaurant exclusively for wom-
en-, sumptiously planned and equip
ped at cost of $4,000 and SO locat-
ed that part of 1t can be convert.
ed into a roof garden hundreds of
feet above City Hall Park, has been
opened on the twenty-sixth floor of
the Municipal Building in New York
city. The restaurants is for the 800
or more women employed In the va.
rious offices of the city government.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-06
COLD WEATHER EXPLAINED

You may have wondered why this
winter has been so much colder than
any in recent years. Here is the an
swer: 1t is because of extremely
ooid weather on the planet Mars
while it has been situated opposite
tire earth. The northern snowcap
OF Mars extending farther south nv
one hundred and eighty-five miles
during the 1918 opposition than pre-
V'ously Teacher, ask us something
hard.-Plant City Courier.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-06
FOR REPRESENTATIVE

10 the Democratic Voters of Polk
County, Florida:
| hereby announce my candidacy
to succeed myself as representative
IN the State Legislature of Florida.
subject to the action of the Democrat.
ic Primary If elected / will serve
the people to the best of my ability
| solicit your support.
Respectfully,
A. ]. MORGAN.
Candidate In Group One.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-06

The Graves committee, with haed-
quarters in London, undertakes to
furnish the relatives of British SOL
dicrs killed in acIion with informa-
tior as to the burial place of the
departed hero and a photograph of
the grave, whenever obtainable.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-06

Balance due for February. 39S SIS
Advance Payments:
j. W, Scally, March, April. Nav.
June. $3.50 each.
Frank McCollum March. April. Csc
each.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-06
thirty years joining with her light
soprano, singing
Toll the bell for lovely Nell,

My sweet Virginia bride.
Oh wonderful, wonderful music that
can transport us over the years to
scenes long gone and make us live
again with loved ones long at rest!
Bless the old songs. They are the
golden gates to the Paradise of yes
terday.
Songs and singing were never more
needed than now. Food for the soul
as we'll as the body is the call Of the
hour. Moreover, there need be no
saving of music-From the Etude.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-06

Other cigars have gone up, but the
A. II. T. remains the same price-6ve
cents, and better than ever. 6S33
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-06
WANTED--Man and vi,
Place and work crop
Call phone 1896 Red,

Try a box Of A. H. N
you will never buy anvil
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-06

Ask for A. H. T., the cigar that is
sold at the same old price-five cents.
I 1888
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-06

Balance due for December. 21S 25
~.
Balance due for January .$970.25
Payments made since those
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-06

| IA number of lots so x 1876 feet in Ne1
leland at $500 to $4,000 each, on ver !
terms. These lots are high and dry anA
located.
90 acres on one of the prettiest fresh
iakes In the Highland Lake Region of Polk
w. lo acres in bearing grove, good Sit
house me finest winter home propositts
We nau IN this section. Price $16,O000O AZ.
detailed information if interested
K-A beautiful location embracing 50
portion OF which is within the corporate
lol Lakeland. Located on the shores Of
nunler, beautiful fresh water lake Ety
noted Tor its scenic beauty and splendid ii,
acres OF this property is in old bearing n
Trees which under average conditions will
uuce crop worth from 100000 to $4,000
nually. Ten acres in young budded orang'l
grapefruit trees which will come into bi
wltnln TWO years. The remainder is an exc.
subdivision proposition and can he sold hi
idctS 10 those desiring a location for Z
nonie IN an exclusive and restricted comma
~ nmS property will be sold as a whole fofI
OUVVo' or onered separately. AS we are the
gig vi tnls property we are in position to /
satisfactory terms to interested parties
L-Five-room bungalow with all moderr
Yenlences' on large well located lot This /
Go lpidcoically new and is a splendid hII
%|''Vo,oO' Terms can be arranged.
,,, M-We own several Thousand acres irI
WEBSTER Belt" of Sumter County. This Il
pest all around general farming and truckin!
tloh OF Florida Sold in tracts of from 10 \
up at $500 to $4,000 per acre. Terms s1aI
aeIe cash and $1.O0 per acre monthly. No
est, est ASK for illustrated literature.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-06

Balance due for February. .$43O 81
Payments made since those
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-06
We OWN THE LAND"

khLOW we submit few Of offerings-every one of which
consider bona de bargain We will gladly give additional
On egadng any of these properties and will welcome further
hom you II interested. d
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-06

Balance due for November. 1925
Payments made since those
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-06

A-4O acres of fine orange and pranafr,;. ,ora
ave miles north of Lakeland on hard snrfaooa
ROAD NO palmetto, easy clearing $500 ner acre
on terms S-'oV per acre
b-4o acres of good trucking land three ,,;los
'lon' Aupurhdale on graded road II mile of roll
oau' Dark loamy soil, good draining S25 90 nor
acre Terms PNo'VV per
~ ucres on asphalt road three miles from,
nuoui naale good four-room house and ont huild
| a' 10 nearing orange and grapefruit trees
ae1cidl acres OF Strawberries and cabbage %
| - uuoer renee, within quarter of mila ~
Terms. iiiee sLoooOo
- acres on asphalt road 80 miles east ~
Lakeland. II acres cleared, all fenced ao W.
piaHted TO Sugar Cane. room house harm ~
exceptionally fine tracking land This nronortv
can De made to pay for itself from tbis yoar,s
crop. Price $4,000. '' year
E-oo acres on asphalt road four miles nor.b
VI Lakeland Old bearing orange grove in fair
eonuitlon, nVe room house. barn, etc. noort 80
Inis is me trucking land and the remander 90 "
cl.rus irult land About 25 acres cleared ond
leauy Ior cultivation. In the heart of the best
fsaa D o1' growing section of Florida u mile
Hoin snlpping point Price s35OOOO Terms
rlte acres In Lakeland on Florida avenue
"o "Spud!t street. planted to budded orange
'hu grapefruit trees which are Just coming mo |
Fearing Price s15OO.OO. Terms D''is iueO
Go acres of cleared and fenced ,o,a
south Florida avenue, one mile from to onu y.
me site for suburban home and citms ,ruit
srove. Price s5,5OOOO. Terms. u''
H-A lot in Orange Park the exclusivo NO.; |
renee section of Lakeland so 2O4 feet bear.
Terms i'i'e SOVo.Vo'
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-06

Balance due for January
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-06

Balance due for November II. 25
Balance due for December. .$252.75
Payments made since those
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-06

Balance due for October. /. :.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-12-11
BOY
Sou s
IT.
Conducted by National Council of the
Boy Scouts of America)
SCOUTS HELP POLICE CITY

When the patrolmen of Cincinnati
went on strike the city was left in a
very serious situation.
The city officials called upon q num-
Der of civic organizations for assist
ance, including the Boy Scouts OF
America. The following editorial from
local paper indicates how well they
did their work and how much it was
appreciated:
Saturday morning boy scouts were
on duty as traffic officers at street in
tersections in downtown Cincinnati.
"The boys went at the work with the
energy and enthusiasm which were to
be expected of them. AS these lines
are written, one of the youngsters is
bossing the traffic at the corner of
Sixth and Walnut in a way that brings
smiles of approval and encouragement
from passerS-by.
Regulation of traffic is a necessity
in Cincinnati. Law-abiding people will
obey the orders of the boy scouts on
traffic duty and try to help them in
tbeir work. If there are any small
enough in mind to impose upon the
boys. it is more than probable that
tney will find the undertaking both un-
successful and costly"
Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-12-11
SCOUTS GROWING RAPIDLY.

In spite of the fact that of the
scoutmaSters and other scout officials
a large percentage volunteered for ac-
tive service Immediately following the
declaration of the war, and another
large percentage was called to the
colors by the first draft law, the rec
ords show that today the Boy Scouts
of America has 43 per cent more scout
officials than it had on the day war
was declared and 66 per cent more
scouts than it had on the day war was
declared.
For every man who will go, each
community will have at least five or
more men who have the same quail
ties Of leadership for carrying on the
work. 1t is not necessary for them
to know scouting from the technical
point of view in order to efficiently
serve as scoutmasters. They can Sc
cure experience by following The same
course as their predecessors rIEh 9 . a
has proven not only in England, but
here in America, that between so and
60 there are scoutmasters even bet
ter than younger men.
Today there are 440,S90 men and
boys as compared with 272,031 on
April 6, 1917. What will the records
be in one year? There will be at
least 714O0O men and boys if this
percentage of increase Is maintained.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-12-11
THE READY BOY SCOUT.

A hail to the lad who always does his
bit!
When there is work, he hustles into it
With the zest of a batter who is swing
ing for a hit
The ready and the steady and the hcady
Boy Scout.
He's often small, and he's never very
big;
He's always square, and he cannot be a
prig;
And when there is digging you ought to
see him dig
The ready and the steady and the heady
Boy Scout.
The woodland lore is bit of what he
knows;
He loves the flag and follows where it
goes;
He's man in the making, the very best
that grows
The ready and the steady and the heady
Boy Scout
John Clair Minot in Youths Companion.
Judsonia weekly advance., 1918-12-11
BOY SCOUTS RUN A CITY.

On Saturday the mayor, the city Off
Gals and all members of the Sioux
City commission turned over the city
government to eight boy scouts for one
half hour.
The boy scouts held regular ses-
sion of council and discussed an ordi-
nance for creating city planning COM
mission for Sioux City. At the end
cf the half-hour session the boys pass
cd the ordinance creating such COM
mission, and then surrendered the
reins OF government to the city commits
sioners.