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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-01-10
CROCERS FACE
PROSPECTS Of
GOING TO WALL
President Meyer Of State
Dealers Asks for Unified
Regulation.

Many grooers will be forced out o
business unless an equal basis of regu
lation on certain food prices is es
tab1ished, according 10 President Da
vid Meyer, OF Anderson, of the Indiane
Retailers, Wednesday night, at a meet
ing Of the newly organized Retail ant
Wholesale Grocers Of Wayne County
This whole thing IL hard to handle
because It Is go big and new" saie
the speaker. "The difficulty lies To-
ono thing in the lack Of knowledg,
that the average food administrato
has Of the grocery business and of tn.
many difficulties with which the gro
Ger has 10 deal"
A series of illustrations involvin:
the SPEAKERS experience II meetinl
the present problems which confront
the grocers were given.
"Deaiers Must Live"
TN this time Of war all are more
than willing to meet the situation i'm
posed by war conditions but the deal
er must live and with his narro Z
profits he will be unable to do SO il
some Of the present regulations are
enforced"
Elmer Eggemeyer presided for Pres
ident Mccarthy and led in the dis
cussion which followed.
Eggemeyer said 1t was hard to regu
hate the sale Of sugar and bread with
so many conflicting orders and he
thought the retail grocer should de-
vote all energies to having definite
understanding as to, seselling prices
OF these commodities In order to gel
some sort Of basis OF action.
Several retail grocers from Milton
Cambridge City and Liberty attended
the meeting and took part in the dis
cussion.
Groeers Dissatisfied.
The discussion brought out that
there is much dissatisfaction among
the grocers over the conflicting rul-
ings of food administrators in differ
ent localities.
In some counties sugar sell for nine
cents a pound and in others ten cents
and when a grocer from Rush county
made complaint to State Food Admin
istratOr Barnard he was told he must
abide by the ruling for his county.
John Zwissler said he was not a
grocer but he was baker and could
not speak about the troubles of a
grocer but he knew exactly what their
position was on the bread question.
Zwissler said, despite the fact that
State Administrator Barnard had set
the price of bread in Indiana, the
National Association of Master Bakers
had wired the Indiana association Of
ficials Barnard was "overstepping his
authority in setting the price of bread
in Indiana" g..
Don't Want To Go Broke.
Bakers want to sell bread as cheap
ly as possible said zwissler, "but at
fair price. The government does
not want the dealer to do business
and go broke. How can man con-
tribute to any war funds unless he
makes money"
Ed. Stegman said there was no use
discussing the manner In which the
government was operating for If the
grocer couldn't meet the prices set the
government would compel him to
come to it anyway.
Weidner said he got his instructions
from the state and he had to abide
by them no matter at what price they
fixed bread and sugar or any other
commodity.
"The grocers of Wayne county are
willing to do all they can but they are
anxious that there be one price to
every grocer in the state,'' said Egge-
never
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-01-10
ORRINE SAVED
HIM FROM DRINK

This scientific preparation prompt
ly kills all desire for whisky. beer and
other intoxicants. II can be given In
the home secretly. No sanitarium ex.
pense. No loss Of time,
We are so sure that OFrine will ben
eft that we say to you. II. after trial
you fail to get any benefit from it's use.
your money will be refunded. Costs
only $100 box, Ask us for free
booklet telling all about Orrine. A.
G. Luken & Co., $50 Main.-Adv..
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-01-10
ADDRESSING NOTICE

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.-The post
office department today announced
that parcels addressed to men OF the
American expeditionary forces In
France will not be accepted for mail
ing II addressed I'm care OF the COM
manding general, port Of embarkas
ton"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-01-10
APPROVES TAKING OVER.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 10.--President
Wilson's action in taking over the
railroads was endorsed today by
julius Kruttschnitt of the Southern
Pacific before the senate Interstate
Commerce Committee. The rail-
roads, he said, We're going to be
good soldiers" and continue to work
Loyalty.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-01-10
ARMY OFFICERS TO TALK

NEW YORK, Jan. 10.-The new lib.
erty aircraft motor and United States
war trucks will be discussed from q
professional standpoint by army OIL
GERS and experts at the thirteenth an,
nual meeting Of the Society of Auto.
mobile Engineers. which opened its
two days session here today.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-01-10

Friday 10 msaAlesa day. Be patri-
otto aad use substitutes fos the
much needed perk. beet and mut
ton. Fish, oyaters. rabbit. and
chickeu mada Into many varieties
Of tenp4ns dishes are the NEST
popular substitutes,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-01-10

trouble
ola, toow mos
he
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-01-10

i, You can help check the kaiser out
by pasting q War-Savings Stamp on
his luggage. ,
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-01-10
DAUGHTER FOUND REMEDY
THAT SAVED HER MOTHER
Suffered Terribly But Did Not Want
70 Submit to an Operation


70 Submit to an Operation
Mrs. Mary X. Peroutka, R. =. d. No.
1, Box II, Milladore, Wise, is a firm
believer in Fruitalo and Traxo. She
writes: Il wish / could tell everybody
how much Fruitola and Traxo has
done for our family. Both my hus.
band and I were cured of gall stones,
and in such a short time and at such
little cost, and Fruitola is so easy to
take. Four years / suffered those
terrible spells and at last the doctor
said I had gall stones and advised an
operation. / said II the doctors were
in the house when 1 had one of those
spells I might let them operate, but
not otherwise. My daughter wrote 20
a lady who had been cured of gall
stones without an operation and who
recommended Fruftola. took only
one hottie of Fr1Iitola and have not
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-01-10

: ner, officers for the year will be elect.
: ed Dinner will be served at $50
!. o'clock. Reservations should be made
!. not later than this evening.
= The Loyal Helpers club will meet
!. with Mrs. Forrest Slick tomorrow af
= ternoon at her home on the Nineteenth
street road. All women Of the neigh,
borhood are invited.
: Miss Olive Ring has returned to her
: home in Louisville. Ky. after a visit
with Mrs. r. L. Conover.
: Mrs. George Sauer will entertain the
Four Corner club tomorrow afternoon
at he home, 900 North II street.
! Mrs. ]. B. Horwitt left today for New
York City, where she will visit rela-
!. .tives for several weeks.
Mrs. d. ]. Minor has returned from
Hattiesburg, Miss, where she has been
visiting her son, Paul Leslie, who is
in training there.
. Miss Vera Albus entertained msm.
bers Of the Okichiopi Camp Fire Girls
at q knitting party yesterday after
noon ct her home. A short business
meeting was held. Refreshments
were served. Miss Katherine Reese is
guardisn OF the camp. Those present
we're Misses Lydia Haseltine. Martha
Jane Heionmb. Sarah Jessup, Janice
4aSo4ith. Marian Harlan. Martha Eg
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-01-10
ES1 S!He 159

gemeyer, Clara MyYicA, Vera Blossom.
Conda Haworth. Marion Hail., Vera Al
bus and Do Merris Helms, The next
meeting win be with Miss Sarah
5essup;
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1918-01-10

Under the direction Of the Morrey
orchestra. Q dance will he given Tues.
day evening IN the I. O. o. +. hall, A
splendid program OF dance music will
be given by the orchestra. Admission
will be charged at the door.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-25
Wavelets
Fro m
The Deep
c. Green

Praying for rain doesn't make the
rain any better.
On Russian race. tracks you will not
see the Trotsky.
Cmpires claim that hens cackle
is fowl bawl. ....s F..
The man who takes ten drinks Of
booze
Sometimes knows not what he dooze;
The perspiration starts to ooze;
His mind and sense he sure does
looze;
He starts upon an awful stooze.
What road to take he cannot chooze,
But, oh, that head, he sadly rooze
In the morning after the jaggy
snooze.
What do you feel like saying when
you bite into an egg sandwich and it
souirts into your eye?
The man that gets caught under a
safe is sure not held by safety pin.
Saw belt Buckle" down to work
this morning without wasting" any
time.
At the Political Boarding House:
Pass the food bill"
Show your valor or your WALLER.
Grace is sweet name. Always
like to hear it because a good meal
usually follows.
Clyde Line will soon reduce fare to
New York to $349S. Don't you love
those auction sails?
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-25
THE BIG THING
(By E. C. Frost of The Vigilantes)
-. .J,o5 xybo+ in nv onin-

(8y E. C. Frost of The Vigilantes.)
| have been asked what, in my opln-
ion, is "the Big Thing that Americans
should concentrate upon at THIS
time" 1t is a question of deep import
But my answer must be simple, al
most commonplace. 1t is: Their duty
to the world.
Just what that duty is, each must
discover for himself. Some Will ma
it readily. Others must search for it.
What it is not, is perhaps easiest to
decide. Certainly it is not prating
about "Old Glory" nor declaiming
about the greatness and invincibility
of Gods Country" Let US forget for
a space-say, for the duration OF the
war-that our country is great, even
that our flag is beautiful. (Some 9TH
err countries are great. Some other
Tags are beautifully Then let us get
to work, and do something. Aid let
us not leave that something to the
French or to the British or to George
or TO any one else to do. but let US
do it ourselves. Some of us can
fight: some can mine coal; some can
knit. Some can buy Liberty Bonds;
nearly all can buy thrift stamps. All
.-even the little children--can OBJ
serve nleatless Tuesday, wheatless
Wednesday and porkless Saturday
Most of us could do more than we are
doing.
To buy a Liberty Bond is not
enough: to buy a thousand of them
is not enough. When we have done
the obvious thing. then we must
search out the less obvious, and do
that as we'll. And let us do it cheer
fully. There is no martyrdom about
it We are doing it for our own good.
THAT is the selfish way of looking
at it. The better way, however, the
way that makes the doing of it joy,
is to think that we are acting not
merely for ourselves, not merely for
our country, not merely for our allies,
but for the whole world Then we see
that. though perhaps seeming little
thing, it is really if it be our all, a
Pig Thing, because it is we'll
wrought link in the great and un-
breakable chain that owes its
strength to the strength of its several
links.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-25
Man Bitten.By
Diamond Back
Rather Saved
By Two Girls

The Miami Herald of Thursday con-
tains the following incident Of how
Irev. B. W. Soper was bitten by a
diamond back RATHER and saved by
the presence of mind of two Miami
women.
Cocoanut Grove residents are plan
ming to call the attention Of the trus-
tees of the Carnegie fund that awards
medals for heroic action to two Mi
EN-. young women, Miss Mary Rob-
ertson and Miss Frances Holstein,
who on Tuesday probably saved the
life of Rev. B. W. Soper, rector of
st. Stephens Episcopal Church of Co.
coanut Grove, when he was bitten on
the leg by a diamond rattlesnake.
The two young women, at the dan
ger of absorbing the rattler's poison
into their own bodies, sucked all Of
the poison from the bite, after Rev.
Mr.. Soper had made cut around the
wound. AS the result of their prompt
action, he is recovering from the
bite, and is suffering scarcely any
pain
Rev. Mr.. Soper, accompanied by
Bishop Cameron Mann, was asked by
the two women to a certain flower
tree, and as they were about to begin
getting the flowers they heard the
rsttler, and Immediately afterwards
the serpent struck at the Cocoanut
Grove rector.
A party went to the scene Of the
accident yesterday morning to search
for the snake. A five-foot diamond
back RATHER was found within a short
distance from where Rev. Mr.. Soper
was bitten, and was promptly dis
patched.
w. J. Matheson, Bishop Mann and
others are planning to call the atten-
ton Of the Carnegie fund trustees to
the girls bravery.
From Bishop Mann
Bishop Mann sent the following to
the Herald regarding the incident:
To the Herald, Miami
brave deeds across the ocean fur
nish a large part of our present-day
news. They thrill our hearts and
command our applause. But there are
also brave deeds in our own vicinity
which equally deserve to be known
ard which must arouse similar ad-
m;ration.
witnessed one such last Tuesday
afternoon.
I was with the Rev. Mr.. Soper
when he was struck by the fangs Of
a large diamond rattlesnake.
Two young women from Miami. Miss
Mary Robertson and Miss Frances
Holstein, the latter trained nurse,
also happened to be present.
We applied tourniquet to Mr..
Soper's leg just above the bitten
place and cut deep into the flesh at
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-25

room than a square mile, and the
landing place may be made and prove
valuable to Lakeland. It is not like >.
ly, however, that IL the aviators need
square mile to land in, that their
visits would help Lakeland much. Lit
tie as we know Of Lakeland, we are
sure that such vacancy as suggest
ed could not be had NEAR the post
otTice" or in close proximity to the
banks or theaters-and the aviators,
resting their wings a mile away
would not likely want to walk to the
drug store for a soft drink. We
wouldn't say that they wouldn't: but
only make a guess like than"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-25

The Times Union gently pokes fun
at our suggestion that a landing
place for aviators be provided in or
near Lakeland. 1t seems to think
our specifications of "a piece of
cleared land a mile square" are too
generous, evidently not knowing that
we expect birdmen to come in fiocks
and coveys, and are contemplating
such aerial traffic regulations as will
prevent the city from being shut of
entirely from the suns rays by the
croWding consequent on the eager.
ness of the air rustlers to view our
pretty girls and other attractions.
AS for the occasional lone birds, that
seem to be all the T.-U.'s sluggish
imagination can visualize, we expect
to put up a section of rail fence in
front of the Telegram building for
them to perch upon. But we insist
on our mile-square landing place
with the stumps left standing thick
and hope to invite the T.-U. man to
come down some time and see ma
chine perched on every stump. But
list to what he says:
THE Lakeland Telegram wants the
people of that city to prepare a land
ing place for aviators, the fact that
many will be flying around in that
vicinity soon being certain, coming
from the aviation camps at Arcadia,
a piece of cleared land a mile square
is required" says the Telegram. and
Editor Hetherington thinks that this
should be easy to secure in the vicin-
ity of Lakeland. We had thought that
cleared lands in the vicinity of Lake
land were worth more than to be held
for an occasional perching place of a
human bird. Possibly the estimate is
TOO large, for surely the airmen fire.
quently come to earth with less elbow
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-25
Isazz' Ssas' -.fsy an.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

'The following real estate transfers
have been made during the past
week.
Hattie Grant and husband to Mrs
Clara Irene Wurster; Nina A Sim
mons and husband to W NJ Lyle; Cit
izens Bank and Trust Co to l. u
Niles; Lakeland Hardware and Fur
piture Co to- E H Youngs Jr., J. Il.
Martin and wife to Henry Tandy;
Mountain Lake Corporation to Geo L
Babcock; H W Smell and wife to
Board Of County Commissioners; I.
L., Wilson and wife to W ] and Henry
] Griffin; W J Griffin and wife to
Harry Werner; George L Smith and
wife to ] Hardin Peterson; j Henry
DeCumbe and wife to Edward A Will
son: Seasons Investment Co to
Ralph M. Gresham; F W Ohlinger
and wife to Orren H Ohlinger; Orren
H Ohlinger and wife to Amelia G
Wooten: A T Horton and wife to Fla.
Highlands Co. T A Goode and wife to
" A Warn; L Fischer Gaskins to John
n Clark. A C BrOderick to Leon
Prime: G L Frederick and wife to
Leon Prime; R S Edwards and wife
to A H Lane; Crooked Lake Improve
ments Co to Philo c Green; Mary
Sewall and husband to James I Mil
Ter; Matte Brown and husband to
] T Miller; Mamie Radcliffe ct ais
to Jas T Miller; Marion c Morris and
wife to w H Lewis; George B Jahn-
ston and wife to J F Maves; F
Nayes and wife to Ellen M Johnston.
RMS Maggie Clark to Harmon Head;
liz W Smell and wife to r G Bailey;
] G Holbrook and wife to H G Pheif-
fe.; Herbert e Fairchild ct al to
Elizabeth Gage; Mrs. M J Lord ct al
to Coates Plumbing Co; 2 M Bowden
to Mrs. M Lord; D l. Palmer and
wife to Mrs M I Carlton; Mabel and
f r Shane to Isaac M Altaffer; E T
Rollingsworth to W W Chase ct ais;
Fla. Highlands Co to W Howey
Land Co; John NJ Minneci to Gaetana
Minneci; D G Sleggel and wife to
i K and Oliver Sleggel J B Pylant
to J T Groom; B O'Rear and wife
to J B Pylant Jr; G R Whitfield and
wife to W E Hedrick; Citrus EX-
change Bank to State Bank Of Bar
tow; Mamie Emily Tucker to z Tuck
err Jr; Mrs. Minnie I Staten to State
Pank of Lakeland; John Bennett and
wife to Mrs. Mary 7 Hoffman; Shell
don N Adams to Franklin W Spauld-
irg Lester Hall and wife to VIM H.
Tarkhurst; Consolidated Land Co TO
Kissimmee River Ry Co; Consolidat-
ed Land Co to G F Thompsonfi Tia
A Hill and husband to E c Burgner;
Violet M Burgner to E G Burgner; G
|. Burgner and wife to E G Burgner;
Ollie M Mercer and husband to E e
Enrgner; Sheriff's deed to w p
Crutchfield; L 5 Nichols and wife 20
Fred W Blanchard; D G Parker anG
wife to F G Watson; Haynes Realty
Co to T M Hamilton; Columbus Tay-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-25

that place Miss Holstein then said:
eve must suck the poison out" And
those two girls knelt down, and in
turns, with their lips, drew forth the
enyenomed blood, until satisfied that
all which could be thus removed was
gone.
they knew the danger to them-
selves and they reckoned not of it.
They were intent only upon doing the
best possible to save a human life.
I have never seen the needed thing
more promptly done I have never
seen the perilous thing more calmly
and bravely done.
I deem it my duty and my privilege
to tell, an inspiration for others to
hear, what I saw.
CAMERON MANN.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-25

Misses Lucy and Fannie Cloyd,
Mrs. r. M. Patterson and James A..
Oley, formed congenial party mo
'ortng over from Lakeland Wcdnes-
day afternoon, looking over the city
and also visiting at Kissengen
Springs. They were delighted with
our beautiful city and remarked at
the tidy condition in which every
thing is kept. The entire party is
from Virginia but are spending the
winter at Lakeland Barlow Record.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-25
ATTENTION, COMPANY B,
POLK COUNTY HOME GUARDS

A meeting of the company will be
held at the Armory on Monday night
Feb. Is, and it is important that every
member of the company be present
Time of meeting, 7:30 p. m. sharp.
G. R. MAIZE,
B. F. WILSON,
G. WHITE,
Committee
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-25

The most faithful observers of
these Tess days are some hotel and
restaurant proprietors who cheerful
ly let the patron have the "less,'
while prices remain the same, or are
boosted higher.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-25

Fellow committed suicide the other
day leaving note saying he expected
to find better conditions in hell. AT
that he was hanged sight better
than the crouch who is eternally find
ing fault with everything, but won't
move on
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-25

The circulation of the Evening Tel>
egram grows just as fast as the popu-
lation of its territory grows. Prac-
tically everybody living in that terri
tory who can read is a subscriber.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-25

Tried about all the proposed sub
stitutes for flour except sawdust,
which looks like it might have posi-
bilities. Why not have a regulation
that wooden-legged folks use bread
made from that material?
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-25

Springtime is here in all it's glory,
but snow, ice and slush will be the
order of things for many days in the
States to the North of us. larry,
tourist, or you'll rue it.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-25

The comments on the splendid
roads of Polk, made by every disin-
terested and observant traveller who
passes through the county, form one
grand paean Of praise.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-25

Over in st. Lucie County the Home
Guards drill on Sunday afternoons.
Patriotism and religion are pretty
closely allied these times, and we
doubt not the Lord will look with
tolerance on this use of HIS day.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-25

FL cry A. H. T. CIGAR means a sat
isfying smoke to the discriminating
(smoker) consumer. 6S:t
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-25
BOOKS

When will the war end? It's out
come and reconstruction period fol-
lowing, fully answered in the Fin
ished Mystery" posthumous work of
Pastor Chas. T. Russell. Price Coz
postpaid. Bible Study Club, Box
6N4 F, Tampa. Send SC for sample
study. 7245
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-25

Something very choice a.,
chic.
You'll have to come her. !.
see the cream Of the surj,,
showing in shirts.
Nothing has escaped US III,
is new, novel and in GOOD
taste, and never have we h,t
such an attractive satherip,
Of all the fashionable shin
family.
The most practical, duran.
shirt a man can wear i Il.
woven madras. So in M.
class you'll find big seIsc,
ton. But for luxury dom,
miss our satin stripe tub silk
shirts.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-25

lor to ] H Hodge; Lacy Gaskin,
s y Creel; Harvard L Wood and
to H B Langston.-Bartow Record
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
DIRECTORS MEEI|
Members of the Board of Direc
of the Chamber of Commerce are
quested to meet at the Board I'd
tomorrow morning at 10 sharp
urgent business.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-02-25
Uniform, Treatment

10 the individual the merchant
ing affairs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-16
AUTOLESS SUNDAY
IS WELL OBSERVED
Violations Here Very Few.
Order May Be Extended
Throughout Nation.

Washington again responded in a
patriotic and practically unanimous
manner to the appeal for a gasolineless
Sunday. 1t is reported that few local
autoists violated the request, and that
most Of the machines which appeared
on the streets yesterday, were ION BUSH
ness BENT and therefore not looked
upon as slackers.
According to police reports yesterday
the third autoless Sunday-was OBJ
served more closely than either Of the
former Sundays. The population is be-
coming accustomed to the deserted ap-
pearance OF the main thoroushfares on
Sundays.
Livery stables did a fiourishing BUSH
ness. Morning and afternoon the parks
were alive with pedestrians and horse
men and horse drawn vehicles. 1t
was evident that many were determined
that their patriotism should not cause
them to miss their Sunday outing.
The police did not guard the street cor
ners and stop automobiles to ask the
occupants whether they were familiar
with the fuel administrators request
and whether the use Of the machine was
essential.
There is some intimation that the
autoless Sunday plan may be extended
such success in the territory east OF the
Mississippi river. and has resulted in
such great saving in gasoline, officials
Of the administration are considering a
nation-w wide observance as still great
er means Of conservation.