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Milford chronicle., 1919-07-04

per cent the clothing business, 70 per cent; boot
and shoe manufacturers, 27 per cent; leather
tanners, 81 per cent; furniture factories, SO per
cent; glove manufacturers, 33 per cent; cigar
and tobacco trades, 33 per cent; oil refineries,
67 per cent; and sugar refineries, S5 per cent.
One-quarter of the above workers cannot
even read or write their own language 1t is
proposed under the Smith-Bankhead bill to Sc
cure to these and other illiterates Education in
the English language the fundamental principles
of government and citizenship; the elements Of
knowledge pertaining to self-support and home
making and in such other work as will assist in
preparing such illiterates and foreign-born per-
sons for successful living and intelligent Ameri-
can citizenship"
Education under this measure is to fall to
persons 16 years old more. Participating
states must in addition to matching each its
share of the national appropriation, provide for
"the instruction for not less than 200 hours per
annum of all illiterate minors or minors unable
to speak read, or write the English language,
more than 16 years of age, at schools or places
or by other methods of elementary instruction,
until such minors have completed course OF
English generally equivalent to that supplied by
third-grade schools"
Milford chronicle., 1919-07-04

hearing the economic arguments brought forward
by Secretary Lane. The handicap of the unedu-
Gated he had found not only in the forces for
war, but in all lines of public enterprise calling
for masses of men. The venture contemplated by
the bill in hand, he sure, would "save US, by
every national dollar that is invested in this
work, at least $40 that will have to be expended
by various national departments themselves as
they meet with such phases (of economically
inferior laborl -
Milford chronicle., 1919-07-04

THUS strikingly, in a hearing before the COM
mittee education, of the House of Repre-
sentatives, at Washington, Herbert Kauf-
man, special assistant to Secretary Lane of the
department Of the interior, accented one of the
many points in favor of the Smith-Bankhead
bill for the extension of national aid in the edu-
cation of illiterates in America. This bill was
prepared at the suggestion of Secretary Lane.
It was introduced in the Sixty-ffth Congress by
Senator Hoke Smith and Representative Bank
head, perished with the calendar at final ad-
journment and is to furnish one of the impor-
tant issues before the Sixty-sixth Congress-
The Aims of Characterization"
This measure is called in common terms an
Americanization bill. Its provisions are expected
directly to reach something like 100000 of our
population; its Benefits will extend, when once
it shall come into full operation, practically to
our whole great national being affecting society,
industry, all progress and the daily life The lit-
crates whom it will affect are more in number
than the people Of Canada. They exceed the
combined populations of Nevada, Wyoming,
Delaware, Arizona, Idaho, Mississippi, Vermont,
Rhode Island, North Dakota, South Dakota, Ore
gon, Maine, Florida, Connecticut and Washing
ton. 1t is startling indeed to think of such
masses of people living in intimate touch with
the affairs Of the country, doing the countrys
work, helping to degree to ecrtrol its destinies.
and unable to read its simple. laws.
Milford chronicle., 1919-07-04
The Ringing Call in
Secretary Lanes
Amencanization Bill
Which Seeks to Cure
the Craze EUils
Latent in Hteracy.
Amazing ReOcZation
of the Numbers That
LiDe in DARKNESS.
p C1
By Give Marshall

against
ilerate
filled with the pencOu
fyes' He treadn ["
Milford chronicle., 1919-07-04

geant at Camp Meade standing in front of a
squad of men conscripted into the army of the
United States and teaching them the meaning of
the word forward; teaching them the meaning
Of the word halt; and that was the picture that
was presented in every camp in the United
States. That was a most humiliating picture. We
spent millions of dollars in presenting to the
country the reasons why we were at war, and
more than 10 per cent. of the money that was
spent spent fruitessly, because the people
who got the literature, who got the speeches
who got the appeals, could not understand one
word that was written. We have to vocalize
through some foreign paper, SONS paper printed
in foreign language, or through some padrone.
or some man who can interpret for Uncle Sam
to his own people.
Milford chronicle., 1919-07-04

'0The war was most ~
Iy fought for this nv
class of people. W
Theirs is the larger share W
of victory; their share is W
greatest in the guarantee W
of a secure democracy INV
because they have the Nv
farthest to go to realize Y
it, and if we are to prorate
their share of the victory
and prOrate its cost, we have
expended over one billion
and a half dollars to keep the !
door of opportunity safe for
them and to keep the road
leading to it clear, and this
is merely bill to give them
a key with which to open the door
to greater opportunity"
Herbert Kaufman before
the Committee of the House.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-29
STINGS OF YELLOW
JACKETS KILL OCALA BOY

Ocala, July 29.--Little Clarence
Wallace, aged ten years, had very
tragic death at his home in this city
at midnight last night. At 5 o'clock
yesterday afternoon he and several
companions were playing around a
pit in the Fourth ward from which
material is taken for the roads. The
boy was making gestures, explaining
to the others dive he had made in
Silver Springs. The sand under him
caved in and he fell into the pit and
ir doing So disturbed yellow jack
cts nest. Several of the yellow jack
cts stung him and the boy died just
seven hours later in great agony
from the stings. The attending ply
sicians stated that he was, not at all
injured by the fall but that his death
was due to the stings Of the insects.
The boys mother, who was nearby at
the time, saw her son fall and Jumped
into the pit after him. She was also
stung by the yellow jackets but not
seriously.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-29
.SHOPCRAFTS MEN
TO HANDLE
MINE TRAINS

Shopcrafts men employed at the
Seaboard Air Line shops here, the At
lantic Coast Line shops at Port Tam
pa, and the Coast Line shops at Lake
land, are again working on cars and
other stock used to convey men or
materials into and from the phosphate
mining regions where the miners
have been on strike for several weeks.
Also the two roads are again running
trains into the mining section, service
to which was suspended about tel
Gays ago when the shopworkers de-
clared they would no longer work on
rolling stock which was giving COM
fort to the mine operators whit re-
fuse to recognize the miners union
and to grant shorter hours and more
nay.
The order to resume work on this
rolling stock came from b. F. Jew
ell, acting president of the American
Federation Of Labor, at Washington,
Mr.. Jewell ruling that the men did
not have the right to refuse to work
on railroad cars in ordinary public
service because they were conveying
materials or men into the regoin
where there is strike. Tampa Tri-
bune.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-29
CHAMBER or COMMERCE
WILL GET GOVERNMENT
FOODSTUFFS At COST
FOR LAKELAND PEOPLE

At the luncheon Of the Lakeland
Chamber of Commerce today the
proposition of the government to fur
nish surplus food supplies to the peo-
pie Of this city at cost was discussed.
and a recommendation was made to
the directors that the organization
handle the proposition on behalf of
the people if the municipal autbori-
tiM desire it to do &C..
A great saving in food-stuffs can be
effected by the governments offer,
and though usually it is the policy of
the Chamber of Commerce to discour-
age anything that might seem to con-
fl:ct with the interests of the home
dealer, the circumstances are 50 un-
usual and the saving so considerable.
that it is presumed that there would
be no opposition to the plan on the
part of the local dealers. The idea
is for those who desire any of these
supplies, which consist of -four. can
red meats, peas, tomatoes. and other
vegetables, to give in their orders to
the Chamber of Commerce, until one
or more carloads are made up. when
the order will be placed. Flour is
quoted at 3-4 cents, peace at $1.2O
per dozen Gas against $3.50 to So 90
in the retail markets) and other CON-
modities are proportionately low. OF
course, the freight would have to be
added to these costs.
When the committee has arranged
the details, price lists and other in
formation will be published, and dates
announced on which orders for the
food supplies will be received. The
whole transaction will be handled or
an actual cost basis, not a peDny's
profit going to anyone, It being simply
the desire of the Chamber of Com
merce to serve the people of the com
munity.
Other matters of interest were alst
discussed over the excellent luncheon
by those present who were Messrs
O. W. Drane, J. G. Williams, C.. o
Pinch, A. J. Holworthy, Fred Ben
ford. M. F. Hetherington, R. R
Kline, W. N. Marley, E. M. Patter
son, U. W. Iversen, J. F. Picksr'
and guest, H. L. Swatts, and son G
E. Google, W. M. Simon, W. B. Cur
tbs.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-29
CIGARMAKERS VOTE TO
DEMAND Is PER CENT. RAISE

Cigarmakers here voted by an over
whelming majority Yesterday, at a
referendum conducted at all the ma
jor factories, in favor of a demand for
q fiat rs per cent. ncreGse-increase
in the prices on all shapes on the
present scale. The proposition was
laid before the strikers by the joint
advisory board, along with the prop
ositions submitted by the cigarmakers
ofG the Berriman factory and one
from those of the Ca!jxo Lopez fac
tory.
The demands, according to Louis
Muniz, secretary of the equalization
committee, which randled the refer
ondum, will be drawn up today and
will probably be presented to the
manufacturers Wednesday. No def
rite action has been taken by the
committee on the allowance Of time
for reply, but 1t is widely consid-
e-ed tina the manufacturers will be
given until the first of next week to
announce a decision.
The three propositions submitted
fer ballot were:
A raise of so per cent over all pres
ent prices and a declaration of sym
pathy with the cigarmakers strike in
New York, submitted by the Berriman
factory workers.
An increase Of so per cent, an eifht
hour day, with so per cent extra for
over time, and requirement that nc
| cigarmaker be laid off after he has
worked two weeks in o factory: the
remedy for dull times to be distrl-
button of work among all workers in
the factory and no new cigarmskera
to be taken on until the limit is re-
moved; submitted by Calixto Lopez
f, workers.
| A straight raise of Is per cent over
the present prices and binders for
hand work; submitted by the joint
advisory board.
The vote wasl9S1 fOrithe first prop
osition, 594 rforTthe second, 4,342 for
the third with q vote Of 800 against
making any demands q vote OF 81
acquiescing In the decision of the ma
jcrity and 405 being blank.
A total Of practically 1000 cigar
makers voted, which is close to 100
per cent vote, according to figures
available. II Is said that several
thousand of the workers are spending
their regular summer vacation in
Havana, taking advantage of the mid
summer slackening in work here,
cutting the total men now working
rere almost in half rs compared to
tie high mark of the rush season. -
Tampa Tribune.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-29
Lakeland, Fla.

AT the special meeting Of the county
commissioners Saturday, the county
engineer was instructed to buy ten
barrels of Tarvia, to be placed on the
Indian Rocks road. More will doubt
less be needed, but the law does not
permit the purchase Of greater
amount at one time without advertis-
Using for bids. This road has needed
repairs for months, and the news that
work is about to start on this impor-
tant highway will be accepted as glad
tidings by the hundreds of cottage
owners and beach visitors from Tam
pa and central Florida, who use this
road daily.-Clearwater Sun.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-29

The Fire Department was called
last night between 1880 and IL
o'clock to the corner Of Parker street
and Massachusetts avenue, where a
recently finished three-room house
was in flames. The house was de-
stroyed, the fire having secured such
Roadway before the alarm was turned
in. The house was built by Mr.. W.
Y. Warren and was one Of six Mr.
Warren planned to build all Of which
were to be rented to negroes. The
house was unoccupied and the origin
of the fire is unknown. The loss was
covered by insurance.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-29
Hillsborough is showing the rest Of

Hillsborough is showing the rest of
the state how to build road. When
the new West Coast road out of Tam
pa into Pinellas county is completed it
will be one of the finest stretches of
road in the United States. Signs and
sign posts have been moved back and
the roadway widened to sixty feet.
The paved portion will be wide
enough to accommodate three cars
at once. 1t is already beginning to
look like a real road, though paving
has not yea commenced. Clearwater
Sun.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-29

For sale at bargain prices, beautiful
building lots in Sloan Park, Rosedale.
Dixieland. and East Lakeland, many
of them on paved streets, and some
beautiful lake fronts Z To encourage
home baihipg and help, hose who
may not be able to buy lot and build.
also will sell lots at lowest cash
rrices. very small cash payment, bal
at very low rate inst. installments to
begin after your building is up. I
have also several cottages for sale on
easy installments. also some fine Or
ange grove and farm property,
sss4 D. H. SLOAN, Owner.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-29

Social problem affectink women
throughout the world will be studied
by women physicians at a six weeks
international conference to be opened
in New York city the middle of Sep
TENDER. The conference will be held
under the auspices of the social moral
committee, war work council, Of the
national board of the Young Women's
: Christian Association.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-29
FURNITURE
FOR SALE

10 piece dining room set; fumed
oak, William Mary period; mahogany
player roll cabinet; mahogany sheet
music cabinet; 2 oak upholstered
rockers; 6 Austrian bent wood bed
room chairs; small oak hall table;
mahogany Assertion Gum sectional
bookcase. Phone 1T. Res. 1011 So.
Orange Park Ave. Wylie Irwin.
9416
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-29

Repairs have been made on the
Jacksonville road where rains have
caused depressions in the brick pave
ment. One bad place at Twelve Mile
Swamp has been filled and leveled,
and another place between Onglville
and Twelve Mile Swamp has also been
thoroughly repaired. The roads are
now receiving close attention and re-
pairs are made quickly, preventing
tiisintegrating that would later cause
heavy expense,-St. Augustine Rec
ord.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-29

Gus Nelson killed RATHER four feet
and some inches in length, ard Of
considerable girth, on Mr.. J. F.
Councils farm near Griffin this morn
ing He had it down on the street
this morning and it was viewed with
much curiosity, showing that con-
trary to the impression that exists
outside the State, snakes are not very
plentiful in Florida. This particular
RATHER had eight rattles and a but
ton.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-29
7. E. l.. Class
Pleasantly Entertained

The T. e. l.. Glass enjoyed bust
ress and social meeting yesterday af.
ternoon at the home of Mrs. H. M.
Webb on East Orange street, when
Mrs. Webb, assisted by Mrs. Keath-
ley and Mrs. PARCEL, were the host
esses.
On account of the rain, there was
only a small attendance, only about
twenty members being present. All
committees-Sick, Charity, Hospital,
Flowers and Cradle Roll-made ex-
-eellent reports. A social hour fol.
lowed, during which time the host
esses served cream and cake.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-29

Mr.. William Cardwell, who is at
tached to the medical corps Of the
ravy, stationed at Portsmouth, N, H.,
is in the city, having come to at
tend the wedding of Miss Ann Card
well to Mr.. R. W. Horne, which
takes place Wednesday evening, Aug.
6. at $3.50 o'clock, at All Saints Epis-
copal church. Mr.. Cardwell will be
the best man. All friends Of the cou-
PIE are invited to the wedding no for
NAL invitations being issued.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-29

We note from the Tampa Tribune
that Acknowledgement Van Swearin-
gen will speak in Lakeland on Satur-
Cay night. Mr.. Swear'ngen seems to
be sincere in his wish to be helpful
in bringing about an Improvement in
the strike situation, and in his efforts
along this line he has the approval
of all good citizens.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-29

Miss Elsie Padgett, one of the most
popular teachers in the Lakeland
High school, was down from Crescent
City the weekend guest of Miss Ger
trude Overstreet, returning to her
home yesterday. Miss Padgett has a
wide circle of friends here, who are
pleased that she will again be a
teacher in the schools the coming
term.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-29

Mr.. T. W. Perry and family re-
turned yesterday afternoon in their
car from Fort Payne. Alabama, and
points in Georgia, where they have
enjoyed a pleasant months vacation
visiting relatives and friends. Their
opinion Of the roads from Georgia to
the Polk county line is hardly print
able, however, they succeeded in get
ting through.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-29

Miss Mabel Talbot, who has been
elected president of the National
Amalgamated Union Of Shop Assist
ants, Warehousemen, and Clerks,
the first women to become the execu-
tive head of any Of the great British
trades union.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-29
Lakeland LacOnic.s

The condition of Burns Terrell
continues very serious, with indica-
tons each day that he is growing
weaker, which is a matter of deep
regret to the many friends Of the
family.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-29

Prof. Chas. M. Jones writes from
Grand River, KY, to change his pa
per from that place to his residence,
915 South Kentucky avenue, which
would indicate that he and his fam
lily are now enroute to Lakeland.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-29
Clyde Barton, son Of Mrs. a. M.
Barton, has reached Camp Gordon
from France and expects to receive
his discharge and return home with
In the next few days.

Mr.. Edward Eichler, of Oakland,
California, but for the past three
years engaged in government work
OF Washington, D. c., as a designer
of airplanes, Is visitor to Lakeland,
the guest Of his uncle, Mr.. e. ].
Kaufman and family. Mr.. Eichler
will probably be here for several
weeks.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-29
DAVIS AUTO EXCHANGE
Automobile Painting
North Tennessee Ave.

We have for sale.
1 Hudson Super Six.
/ Model 80 Overland.
/ Republic, one-tin truck, equipped
with Royal Cord Tires
| Model SO Overland.
We furnish seat covers and tops for
all makes of cars.
s422
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-29

Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Cardwell are
expected the latter part of the week
from Pennsylvania, coming down to
attend the wedding Of their sister,
Miss Ann Cardwell.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-29

Miss Jessie Alderman, we'll
known American writer, is believed
to hold the worlds record IS wom-
an traveller. Miss Alderman has
Travelled 100000 miles end visited
thirty countries.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-29
SUMNER SCHOOL

Summer school for all grades from
18th to 9Th inclusive will begin Aug.
G, 1919. We will teach twenty days.
Tuition is fifteen dollars, payable in
advance.
9414 CHAS. NJ JONES, Supt.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-29

Lakeland was represented in the
city yesterday morning by IT. G.
Dickinson, who made his headquar-
tcrs at the Hillsboro. Tampa Tri-
bune.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-29

Mrs. Louis Entzminger of Lakeland
was among the well-known Polk
county women shopping in Tampa
yesterday Tampa Tribune.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-29

Pins were first used in England in
1913, before which time. the women
used "gwekcrs
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-29

Mrs. R. Day, manager Of . florist
establishment in Spokane, has been
konored with the presidency Of the
Pacific Coast Association Of Nursery
men.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-29
STORMS
(By r. A. Ward.)

The waves of Galilee dashed high,
Dark clouds obscured the frowning
sky;
A fishing crew was filled with fear
Because there was no helper near.
Upon the waves a form appears.
Which fills their minds with gravest
fears,
Until they hear the words He said,
See 1T is I, be not afraid"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-29

Wells were originally worn by Jew
!sh women with the idea of covering
UT their hair.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-29

Again a storm sweeps DER the sea,
From which they cannot hope to fee;
The Master is lying fast asleep,
And yet His power will safely keep.
The storm obeys the incarnate word.
The sea acknowledges her Lord,
Submitting to His sovereign will!
When He commands them, peace, be
STILL
We are sailing DER life's troubled sea
Storms try the faith Of you and me;
We should heed the words the Master
saith,
why didst thou doubt, o, thou OF
little faith?"
And when inclined to murmur at His
will,
Should heed the Masters warning
peace, be STILL"
And when life's stormy scenes are
Ger.
Well rest with Him on yondel
shore.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-29

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Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1919-06-03
.----
DOES SNOW HANDICAP
MOTOR FIRE COMPANY?

Whether snow and mud handicap the
use of motor fire apparatus in Wiscon-
sin cities has just been reported on,
by request, by the Municipal Reference
bureau of the University of Wisconsin.
In response to frequent requests
from cities contemplating the pur-
chase of motor apparatus, the bureau
sent a letter to the fire chiefs in Wis
consin cities which have such appara-
tu,s asking whether snow or mud
caused trouble in answering alarms,
whether motor apparatus ever failed
to reach a fire, and whether it is
necessary to keep horses.
Most of the fire chiefs, while reply
ing that so far the motor apparatus
mad always been able to respond, ad-
vocated hiring teams for special
emergencies.
The cities that reported were Apple
ton. Chippewa Falls, Kenosha, Eau
Claire, Lacrosse, Manitowoc, Milwau-
kee, Racine, Superior, Wausau and
West Allis.