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Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-12-10
ADMISSION into
CONFERENCE STEP
AHEAD---MAIHEWS

.'willamette has always had a good
reputation in athletics, and it was q
comparatively easy matter to get the
members Of the conference TO accept
our petition" said Coach Mathews, di-
rector OF physical education at Will
lamette university, in speaking of the
admittance of willamette into the con-
ference
''Wh.a I first presented the petition
II was voted down because we asked
for bas efball membership. When I
had presented the matter in another
light ali objections were removed, and
they ovted tor 1t unanimously.
Membership in the conference
raises the standard of eligibility for
members of the team. They must be
high school graduates. must be dong
satisfc Glory work in at least twelve
hours wur>. and must have completed
twelve hours work successfully the
previous semester. Freshmen, how
ever, will not be barred. The CONFER
ence ru Z reads that in institutions
having lesP than 200 male students.
men may rompete for four years. VII
lamette W has ITO, including those
in the law school.
"Will4I cite is the smallest school
in the coz 'erence, but nat need nos
worry us Only eleven mun play on
football team and .nly five on ba3
ketball team. The spirit IS the whore
thing in Ifhletics Men interested in
athletics VIII be attracted t. William
cite by this bigger athletic program,
and it is Up to ;ht Sc who are here
now to see that they come.
Membership in the conference does
not obi rate us to play a full confer
ence season in all major sports, nor to
play only conference teams, but we
VIII, OF course, play some conference
games IL football and baseball as well
as in basketball"
Enthusiasm at he university over
this rieca of good fortune is rurn,us
high II rally tuesday President
Doney EXPRESSED his appreciation and
the app .aciation of all connected with
the univ ersity for the work or Coach
Mathews III obtaining admittancs into
the conference. He said he was con-
A-uDiie 'Adl tHc RESULTS 10 the school
would be entirely beneficial His only
regret was that many Of the men who |
have tsiped to bring about this re,t
ognition of Willamette would be un- |
ahleto participate in the reward, on
account of graduation. /
Paul Waaato, captain of the basket :
hall team. spoke of the obligations
v iict YOU'D rest on the students as a
result Of entering the conference. Ray /
mond Atlebery spoke for the "pigtails,
water-boys and escorts who cannot
get on the teams but who support it in
every way. Rein Jackson. returned
soldier Who played on the basketball
team several years ago, told of Will
lamette's prospects for the present
season.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-12-10
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SPOKANE CITY MARKET
W'TL SELL CHICKEN AT
TWENTY CENTS 4 POUND

S1okene, Wash. Dec. 10
The city municipal market will
place 20 tons of chicken. seized
by federal authorities here
some weeks ago, on sale at 20
cents a pound tomorrow morn
ing.
The birds were held for To-
cal market by Armour & com
panr. 1t is alleged they were
beip boarded.
The sale was ordered by
Federal Judge Rudkin.
Fresh dressed chickens are
being sold at retail markets
here at so and S5 cents a
pound.
The chicken sale follows the
sale of $4,000 pounds of navy
beans by the city at cents a
pound.
X = x X X X * X x X X X X
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-12-10

Because of the inclement weather
the annual banquet and election of
officers for the Commercial club,
scheduled for o'clock tonight, has
been postponed until the same time
next Tuesday.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-12-10

Leaky roof that caused melting
snow TO run ipto the Commercial club
chambers has caused serious damage
and probable loss TO one OF the cost
Hest pianos in the city, much damage
to carpets and walls, and has wrought
general havoc in the club today. II ~
q scene of buckets set out TO catch
he drips. Of disarrangea chairs. ta-
bles and fixtures.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1919-12-10

The public library, State and Win
ter streets. will close tonight at six
o'clock Belief that the snowy wealth
er will keep library goers from COM
ing is the cause for the early clos
ing tonight.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-28
Folk Go. School
Board And News
Paper Sued
For Libel

Two libel suits for damages Of So.
oOO each were filed in United States
court here yesterday by the UnioE
School Furniture Company Of Chica-
60. One Of the suits was against J
e. Gallemore, editor Of the Polk
County Record, Barlow, and the other
was against E. M. Law, J. w. Keen
and G. B. Murrell. The attorneys are
Wilson & Boswell. The libel suit is
the result Of signed statement made
by Messrs. Law. Keen and Murrell,
school trustees, and published in the
Barlow paper on Nov. 8, 1917, in
which it is claimed, statements were
made calculated to injure the com
pany and which, 1t is also claimed
were false. Tampa Tribune.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-28
InS0ciety

The monthly social given by the
teachers of the intermediate Depart
ment Of the Baptist Sunday school
will be a delightful feature Of this ev
ening friday, commencing prompt
ly at 1880 with class meetings by the
many classes of this department, fol-
lowed by social time of games and
eharades, with refreshments in clos
ing. These evenings are filled with
fun and frolic of teachers and young
people together, and are looked for
ward to with pleasure by all. Come.
Intermediates, promptly at 1880 to the
Junior Annex of the church and have
a pleasant time until 10 o'clock.
REPORTER.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-28

Mr.. j. H. Whitney, secretary Of
the State Hotel Mems Association
with headquarters in Orlando, was
in Lakeland yesterday stirring up in
terest in the annual convention Of the
Association which will be held IL
Daytona on Wednesday and Thursday
Of next week.
The important question of better
housing facilities and the linking up
Of better roads in order to encourage
more visitors to Florida will fur
nish sort Of double program for the
convention and one in which live
men all over the state are interested
The meeting at Daytona ought tt
be we'll attended.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-28
dollars for the purchase of rea, estate
can be put into the building.

dollars for the purchase of rea, estate
can be put into the building.
(b) The building will be centrally
located here. II not centrally To-
Gated, it will surely fail to serve its
purpose.
(c) Being in the northwest corner
and OF a size within the limits
(10ox100 set forth by Mr.. A. G..
Mum, and being Of colors which har-
monte with the foliage in the Park,
it will be quite an ornament to the
Park. Furthermore, in this location
the building will screen the present
view Of the railroad yards, which 50
often are filled with freight cars.
Permit me to express my hope that
the election on April 1st will decide
upon the Park as the proper site for
such building. 1t Is q regrettable
fact that an unprogressive element
here fights every progressive slap
which Is attempted, and that the
project of a memorial in the Park has
met with opponents. some Of whom
appear to be ever ready to tear dowl
and never ready to build. l accepted
my appointment upon the committee
in the hope that for once In the his
tory of Lakeland we could have har-
mony. Instead, and, as usual. there
is opposition. and some misrepresen-
tations of facts. However, having
accepted my appointment on the com
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-28
Senator @. NJ. Eaton
Urges Citizens
To Vote In Favor
OF Memorial Bldg.
In The Park
To the People of Lakeland:


The erection of a community build
Ing is what | consider a suitable me-
mortal to the boys Of Polk county
who served their country in the great
war-something that will be the
greatest good to the greatest number
OF people. An arch or monument
would seem to represent money in
vested, but serve no practical pur-
pose, A building would serve many
uses and is very much needed
As the donor of the Park provided
for this very emergency, it seems to
me that he should also be honored
by the placing Of some suitable tablet
to his memory somewhere within or
without the building, for it is he who
made it possible to erect such a
building in such location and he
has long been known as the Father
Of Lakeland.
Let us get united on this PROPOSE
ton and push it through to the honor
Of our boys and the welfare of the
community. Let petty prejudice be
laid aside and every man and woman
put his or her shoulder to the wheel
for the boys who sacrificed their bus
mess opportunities and offered their
lives for home and country.
OSCAR M. EATON,
State Senator 7th Senatorial District
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-28

Mr.. C. A. Sylvester, of Rio Janiero,
Is here for a few days on visit to
his father. DR.. S. A. Sylvester. Mr.
Sylvester is connected very prom!-
nently with a great public utilities
corporation, which operates many
large enterprises in South America.
He has been on visit to his old
home in Massachusetts,, and reache
Lakeland last night. He was visit
or to this city about three years ago,
at which time he made an address at
Chamber of Commerce luncheon
and met many of our citizens who
are according him a hearty welcome.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-28
REV. ". B. CURTIS GIVES
fORCEfUl REASONS
WHY MEMORIAL BLDG.
SHOULD Be BUILT
IN THE PARK
Lakeland, Florida. March 81. 1919

Lakeland, Florida. March 81. 1919.
DR.. R. R. Kline, Chairman, Execu
tive Committee Of Soldiers and
Sailors Memorial, Lakeland. Fla.
Dear DR.. Kline: Having been re-
quested to express my ideas relative
to a memorial In Lakeland for those
in the service Of the nation and par
ticularly for those who gave their
lives address my communication to
yourself as chairman Of the executive
committee and give you permission IT,
use it in any way you may desire.
l. BY all means a memorial should
be erected in Lakeland. because the
people of Lakeland should give some
fitting expression of their gratitude
for services rendered for them.
2. The memorial should be paid for
by those who feel grateful to our
young men for their service; and.
therefore, being a immortal, it
should be erected by voluntary Of
ferings and not by an imposition OF
taxes.
8. AS to the form the memorial!
should take, I understand that sew
eral suggestions were considered.
which were an arch. a monument, a
park and community building.
(a) A memorial arch substituted for
the present arch which is much out
of date, would be an improvement,
but such memorial would be purely
ornamental, not useful; and the idea
Of an arch does not make strong
anneal to myself.
The suggestion OF a painted arch.
which was printed in a comMun'ca-
ton in the Evening Telegram would
not in my opinion be an ornament:
and during tho nayt winter season
such a decoration might send strang-
ers into the City Hall looking for a
shave or hair-ert
(b) A beautiful monument would
express In degree our sentiment,
but the day of dull, cold, marble
has passed and the day Of useful me-
MORALS has dawned.
(c) A park would be a fitting me
mortal, provided a desirable, central
lv located plot could be secured. The
shores OF the once beautiful Lake
Mirror offer such site. but the Au-
dltorium blocks the way and other
buildings are making Lake Mirror a
back yard lake" instead OF a "frort
yard lake." I would favor improve
ments around this lake. but at this
time I do not believe such plar
could be carried out successfully.
(d) A community building, such as
tGlitdtlNtly DlUIJubSu, WUUtu o'jl 'S ~
express our sentiments Of gratitude
and such building would not only
be ornamental but would I'll lonF
felt need Of the city Of Lakeland. II
> appears that Mr. A. G. MUM, the
donor of the Park, may have fore
seen the need OF Just such building
as his deed to the city carried q pro
vision designating a portion If thu
Park as site for a state, county
:. citv, or public building. l have heeT
a told by visitors here that such
I building wonld he worth thousands
r. OF dollars 10 the city.
a. TIE 'ocoion Of the building.
- Should the memorial take the form
Of a community building, thu onl'
T. 'oeical place for II Is In the north
west corner of the Park. This loca
@ ton has several advantages.
(a) The saving OF several t.icusan
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-28
MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION
MEETS TONIGHT

The Lakeland Retail Merchants AS
sociation will have a special meeting
tonight at in the City Hall TO dis
cuss and arrive at some agreement n
regard to the time they will adopt
April /. All the merchants of Lake
land and others interested are invit-
ed to attend this meeting. AS the tina
schedule to be adopted will particu
larly affect every Lakeland merchant.
they should be present so as 10 ex-
press their desires in this matter.
RETAIL MERCHANTS ASSN,
G. o. Pinch, Chairman,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-28

Supt. Chas. M. Jones announces
that under the new time, the pupils
will be released from to 2 o'clock
for lunch. AS announced before,
school will commence at a. n. and
will close in the afternoon a. 3:45.
The noon hour from l to 2 O'Clock Is
that which all business houses will
probably adopt, as the day lie thus
more evenly divided.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-28
JUST LITTLE BOATS

C. Hicks Fletcher, who has served
for over a year in the war zone
ABOARD sub chaser, sends US The toll
lowing poem:
You have heard about the dread
thoughts and cruisers, destcoyers'
too,
But have you heard of those little
boats that are to the navy new.
That measure only one hundred and
ten with crew OF twenty-five?
Bout q year ago they left the States,
one dreary winters day
And no one knew or seemed to care
whether they went away;
Left in no haze of glory, no bands no
people cheered;
Just sailed away that dark cold cay
from a land to them endeared.
They crossed the mighty ocean
those little boats OF gray
And began a-making histor?-nve
thousand miles away.
Built to ride through any sea nc mat
ter what the weather be;
patrolling ever: resting never; Loaded
down with 7. N. t.;
Rolling, pitching, tossing; fearing not
the storms wild roar;
Looking, listening hunting suos' COZ
voying transports safe to Shore
| These are the boats that submarines
fear, for many ones been sent
to hell
BY these little terrors' win crews
of steel and charges which worn
so well.
| sub.cbasers, we call them-iust little
boats,
With crews of real men, from 'nei'
shoes to pea-coats;
who have never fear and never d
thought
But to sink submarines-that s "n='
they are taught.
BOYS from your town and boys iion'
mine, fine clean fellows gritty
and true
who left their mothers, sweetheart'
and homes to come over here and
| fight for you,
put when the war is over and peae'
reigns once again;
when the subs are all on the bot'on
then all the chaser men
will be ready to return to that lan'
across the sea;
The greatest nation in the "Oriu-
the home of liberty
l"oh, say, can you see by the dawn
| early light"
The little sub-chasers a'steamlns III
| to sight? :.
lover the horizon they sail one D.
one, -.
rAov are coming home now-'ne"
work Ii all DONE
Bringing boys back to their 'c""'''
so dear, -.
Bringing mem home to their i0'e'
ones, now near, N,
pr,nv,ng them back no more WI
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-28

st. Johns Presbyterial Auxiliary
will convene in the First Pres5yter-
ian church of Orlando on Tuesday
April LIST, at a. m. Mrs. J. r.
Boulware and Mrs. Edwin Schurman
will attend as delegates from the
Lakeland Auxiliary.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-28

Mr.. and Mrs. N. R. O'Steen and
daughter. Mrs. Herbert Seaton, have
returned to their home in Fort Meade
after pleasant visit in Lakeland, the
guests of Mrs. A. Z. Miller ami fam
lily.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-28

Mr.. and Mrs. H. 7. Williams, Of
this city, have moved to Gardner.
where they will make their future
home. Mr.. Williams has been con
nected with the Ellis Grocery on
North Florida avenue.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-28

M definite information has as yet
,.on reoelyed Gs to the proposed
H., ol Evangelist Sunday Il was
.ta,4d in the Tribune this morning
= nav come out here week from
e,,,.ay Instead OF one day next week,
a was at irst expected. AS soon as
.he uale is settled announcement will!
ha ,aaue in this paper.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-28

mr. w. r. Grower received a. wire
.bis morning apprising him OF the
aoatn OF MS sister, Mrs Chas. Pearce,
a. her nome in Lake City. in his be-
roavemeal Dr.. Grower has the SYM
patny OF many friends.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-28

Mr.. G. W. Tromater, of Little
Rock. Ark. an artist Of ability, has
been engaged by the Miller Studio to
handle the large amount OF work tina.
establishment is turning out.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-28
Grocerteria To Make
Special low Price
On Sugar And
Tomatoes
Tomorrow

Tomorrow Saturday The Grocer
terra will havev special prices on
standard graduated sugar. Rcmem-
Der we are headquarters for tomatoes
at special prices. Come tomorrow and
save money. S737
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-28

Mr.. B. H. Harnly and family, Rev.
J. w. Harnly and wife and Miss Ada
Shaver left for points on the East
Coast this morning. They will return
on Monday.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-28

mittee' am willing to continue to
serve.
Very truly yours,
VIM. B. CURTIS
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-28
Mite Box Opening

Mite Box Opening
Mrs. George Brantley announces
that a Mite Box opening will lie held
at the Methodist church at 4 o'clock
tomorrow afternoon. All members OF
the Junior Missionary Society are
asked to be on hand with their
boxes.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-28
lakeland
L1cOnicS
NJ. Bonfoey. of Bonfoey 6 Elliott.
.,tects, of Tampa, was in Lakeland
'.aav transacting business.

Mrs W. B. Smith will leave to-
,o,row for a pleasant visit with rel
..;,es and friends at Trilby and Lees
burg.
, 1919-08-25
A TOAST TO LAUGHTER.

A Southern country editor-the presi-
ding genius Of the "Intelligencer" of An
derson. South Carolina has written a
toast to laughter:
Here's to laughter, the sunshine of the
soul, the happiness of the heart, the leav-
en- of youth, the privilege Of purity. the
echo ,of innocence, the treasure of the
humble, the heakh of the poor, the bead
on the cup of pleasure; it dispels dejec-
tion, banishes blues and mangies melan-
cboly, for it's the foe of woe and the de
sttover Of depression, the enemy of grief;
it is what makes kings envy the Innocent;
it's the sheen on the silver of smiles; the
ripple on the waters of delight; the CLINT
or the gold of ~gladness; without it hu-
mo- would be dumb, wit would wither,
dinples would disappear and smiles
would shrivel, fol- its the glow of a clean
conscience, the voice Of a pure soul, he
birth cry OF mirth, the swan song of sad
ness. Ibid.
, 1919-08-25

Il heard" says the Holy Name Jour
nal, the other cay of a young fellow
who discovered quite Unexpectedly that
swearing does not pay says a writer in
an exchange. He was engaged to a
young lady, to whom he was much at
tached. All was going m@errily IS a mar
riage bell, when one day, the girl heard
her lover swearing. at an old servant in
her fathers house. From that day she
took an aversion to. him aEd broke off the
engagement. I am truly sorry, she said
to him, hut my husband must be a gen.
tleman, and gentlemen don't swear
Here was a knock on the knuckIes COM
ing from : most unexpected quarter.
Truly, swearing, produces more kicks
THAI nalf-pence. What does the devil
pay you Iol swearipg?' said a gentleman
to re whom he heard using prolane Ian
gdage. He does npC pay me anything
Was tle reply. Wei yon work cheaply,
to lay aside the character of a gentleman
to infict SO mach pain on your friends
and civil people, aud to risk losing your
soul, and all for nothing ! You certainly
do your work cheaply-very cheaply in
deed. ''-{b1d
, 1919-08-25
A SAFETY VALVE.

An officer had disobeyed or failed to
comprehend an order.
Il believe I'll sit down." said Secre-
tary Stanton, and give that man a piece
of my mind"
DO So" said Lincoln, write him
now, while you have it on your mind.
Make it sharp. Cut him all up"
Stanton did not need a second invita-
ton. 1t was a bone crusher that he read
to the President,
That's right" said Lincoln. That's
a good one.
7'Whom can I send it by ?" mused the
Secretary.
, 1919-08-25
Advertise

BIDS are requested for the following
II supplies which are needed in the adj
ministrAtion Of the Municipal %[nstitu-
tons at Richmond ~Sick-houses and I.eper
Asylum for the month of Sept. 1919.
Delivery is to De made by the mer-
chant.
Bids should be addressed to Inspector,
Richmond Sick-houses.
fiour IS lbs, Cornmeal 500 lbs; Rice
400 lbs, Oa-s 800 lbs, Sage $50 lbs;
Sugar 1, 200 lbs, Beef 480 lbs, Pork 100
lbs, Fish (salt) 224 lbs, Beans 200 lbs,
Peas 200 lbs, Potatoes 200 lbs, Lard rs
lbs, Cooking butter 100 lbs, Table butter
ITO lbs, Onions so lbs, Tea 20 lbs.
All bids should be received by August
9th, 1919.
Christiansted, St. Croix, V. l. of u. S.
A., August 22nd 1919.
II. t. HANSEN,
Inspector
Richmond SlckhouSes Dc
Leper Asylum.
, 1919-08-25

Send it !" replied Lincoln; send it !
Why, don't send it at all. Tear it up.
You have freed your mind on the subject
and that is all that is necessary. Tear it
up. You never want to send such letters.
| never do. "-Ibjd4
, 1919-08-25
IN THE FACE OF DANGER.

An old proverb runs thus: Before go
ing to war say 2 prayer; before going to
sea say .wo pray IS; before marrying say
three prayers.--I'be Monthly Messenger.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1919-09-03

The cousin painted 1t well and illu-
minated it with elaborate initials and
an allegorical figure Of a young lady
in Cubist negligee. 1t had the tradi-
tional charm of a tavern board. In
fact, their shop was to be tavern for
women in search Of sartorial refresh
ment.
Troubles mustered about them as
weeds shove up in garden faster
than they can be plucked out. Ex-
penses undreamed Of materialized in
swarms. Everything was delayed ex-
cept the demands for their money.
The petty-cash box, like sort Of per-
verified fairy purse, emptied itself as
fast as 1t was filled.
The petty cash was the least Of
their dismay. The grand cash was the
main problem. They had stitched
their fingers full Of holes and piled up
reams Of fabrics, but the total was
pathetically tiny.
One thing was instantly demon
strated. They must give up their plan
or 60 into debt. Indeed, they already
were in debt.
"We've got to take the plunge" said
Daphne. "rd rather die than go on
paying years rent for an empty
shop"
II know" Mrs. Chivvis fretted,
gnawing her thin lips, "but it's risk.
You'd better ask your brother"
"NoW Daphne stormed. "Pm going
to win out on my own. Poor Bayard
is too busy to be bothered with my
troubles. He doesn't know have any.
And Leila is so busy with her social
business that she never asks me what
I'm up to.
"But what are we to dor Mrs.
Chivvis walled. 1--WE can't go on with
our stock, and you have no money
left, and l hadn't any to start with"