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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-07

When the waters Of the North are
covered with thick lee, you can 80
ashing and boating In Florida waters
or pick strawberries and flowers In
Florida gardens.
Leaving out rivers, lakes. towns,
cities, Highways, railroads, ETC., Flor
Ida has 1e,eee,s 800 acres Of land avail
able for cultivatien-with less than
s.e0e.ese acres under The Ilsw.
Look At . nap Of The world, and
you Will ind Florida b mere fayer.
ably located, relative to facility II
access to water and world tramc,
than any ether American state.
Florida has many varieties Of
grasses and other forage crops.
Florida mines s1s,soe.eoe worth Of
phosphate per annum, or 80 per cent.
Of the total output Of the United
States.
Hastings, in st. Johns county,
marketed more than 10000 worth
Of white potatoes IN 1917.
No enc need fear coming to Flori'
de- because Of alligators. They are
now Is much Of curiosities to Florid.
ians q they have been to tourists.
Florida is destined to become i'm.
portant, very important, In raising
live stock. There IL no long. cold
winter to test the vitality of animals.
Feed can be grown every month:
Florida has more surface water
Florida ranks first among all states
In the Union in the production OF
turpentine.
There are two million acres Of
land in the Everglades a. rich as any
In the world.
Florida annually produces 16,000,.
900 gallons Of milk. This state is
better adapted to dairying than is any
other state in the union.
From Florida are shipped 100000
crates of celery annually.
Fl0rida's sea coast is 1890 miles
les in Florida, with homegrown
long
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-07
Facts About Florida
THE MOST WONDERFUL STATE IN THE UNION
(comuiled BY the Florida State Marketing Bureau

It is estimated that On acre OF
Florida water can be made to supply
as much food as an acre Of land.
The banner orange tree OF FLORIDA
is 60 feet high and has produced TO-
900 oranges IN q year.
Florida has the largest pecan grove
in the world-72,ooo trees, covering
1900 acres, near Tallahassee.
More than 800 silos have bean built
IN Florida in recent years, this work
having been scarcely started.
The summer warmth Of Florida
never prostrates man or animal the
temperature seldom attaining 100 de-
grees above zero. Sultry nights are
unknown. Trade winds constantly
blow over the state from the Gulf
Of Mexico and the Atlantic ocean.
Florida ships $4,000 car loads OF
fruit and vegetables year, or more
than four solid train loads every day
in the year.
Florida's farm, grove, poultry, and
dairy products in 1917 aggregated
S113. OO0. 600 In value. The value
would be $1,000. 100000 OF all avail
able land were developed and cult
waited.
Florida produces 100000 to 49,
10000 bushels Of corn q year, and
of quality as fine as that OF any
on earth.
n Florida has an average Of 81 inches
of rainfall annually.
There are 100 horticultural nurser-
trees.
There are only 20 states In the un.
on with more daily newspapers than
Florida has, and our state is only
$50 in population.
Florida has more than 200 varieties
Of forest trees-a greater number
than any other state.
Florida farm land increases In val
ue 1855 per cent. each decade. The
state contains 100000 acres,
Florida is not all sand. II has
more than 100000 acres of land
with firm red-clay subsoil.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-07
WATCH AND JEwELRv REPAIRING A SPECIALITY
O'Steen Jewelry Company

Florida has two kinds OF tsC
found elsewhere in the work.
as known to botanists. Thee a
the confer or pine family "
The mild climate Of Foha,F
farming opportunities not Il
elsewhere In the Union. q
There are nineteen navn
ers in Florida. =
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-07

Two years Of upbuilding with leg
umes will make the most ordinary
Florida sand productive.
Jackson county shipped rs cars of
A-grade corn to Kansas City, Mo-, last
year.
Florida reported 50,016 farms In
1910. The state could contain ten
lines as many.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-07

Jim Hawkins props his feet on
the rose festooned porch rail
ing IN an Oregon suburb and
reads the same motor car ad-
vertisement that Cousin Peter
is studying as he rides home
from work in the New York
subway.
In Arizona you can buy the
same tooth paste and tobacco
that are used by the folks in
Maine.
California fruit growers adver.
tise their oranges and lemons
10 the people of the East. New
Hampshire factories make ice
cream freezers for Texas house
holds.
There can be no division. in a
country so bound together by
taste, habit and custom.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-03-07
Reading Advertisements
has helped to make
this a united country

You can meet up with anybody
in the United States and quickly
get on a conversational footing
because you both read the same
advertisements.
Advertising lis the daily guide
to what's good to buy.
Advertisements give you the
latest news from the front line
OF business progress.
Reading advertisements enables Won to
get more tor your money because they
tell you where, what and when to buy.
And It is a well-known fact that adver-
tised goods are more reliable and better
value than the unadvertised kinds.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-10-04
Children Crv
FOR FlETchER'S
9 AS Q RIA
Notice.

New Iberia, La, Oct. 3, 10
To the Voters and Taxpayers
of the sixth ward, Iberia
Parish, Louisiana.
Whereas at meeting Of
the Iberia Parish School
Board held on October Q
1919, the school board passed
a resolution cancelling the
call Of the special election or.
dered to be held on Tuesday
October Z. 1919, in the School
District Number Six, and or
dered the said election to be
held on Tuesday, November
Is, 1919, you are hereby no.
tilted that there will be no
election held on Tuesday, Oc-
tober z, 1919, in the sixth
ward, but that the said cleo
ton will take place instead
on Tuesday, November IS,
1919.
L. R. TILLY, Secretary.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-10-04
DEMAND Of ADMINISTRATION
10th JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT,
State of Louisiana,
Parish OF iberia.
Succession No. 1924
Of
Thomas Derouen, Deceased.

Whereas, Mrs. Marie Boulet. WIDOW
| of Thomas Derouen, a resident of the
Parish of Iberia has applied to the
Honorable 10Th Judicial District
Court of Louisiana holding sessions IN
and for the Parish of Iberia to be APP
pointed administrator of the succession
of Thomas Derouen, deceased,
Notice is therefore hereby given to
all whom it doth or may concern to
show cause, If any they have, within
ten days from the first publication
hereof why the prayer of the said
Mrs. Marie Boulet should not be
granted.
Witness the Honorable James ST.
mon. Judge of our said Court, this
Both day of September, A. D. 1919.
+. G. DECUIR.
Dty elk of Court, Iberia Parish.
l0-1S
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-10-04
Real Estate Transfers.

The most important real estat,
transaction of the week is repre-
sented 10 the purchase by tn,
DAuterive Interests of the proper ty
located on the corner of Main and
Bridge streets, aud the property
next adjoining it, presently occu
pied by the L. J MinvieIle Gro
Gerry business and Furniture store
This deal took place on Thurs
day of this week.
The Minvielle interests will con
time to operate as at present IN
Gil sometime in the spring Of 1920,
when the Danterive Company will
erect their new building on the
two lots, aud the Minviells fnrni
tire business will be transferred to
the Mcmahon building recently
purchased by them.
The New Iberia Hard ware Com
paDy purchased the property ad
joining their present building
now occupied by Lejenne's Garage,
the transfer being made last Sat
nrday. Messrs Weeks and Weeks
received $3.50 for the lot. The
building, property of Mr.. Lejeune,
was not included in the transac.
ton.
Their intentions are to erect a
splendid building in the near fu
ture, inside communication with
their present store being provided
by arches between the new struc
tnre and the present one; the new
building to open into the ware
house in the rear as does the 9th.
ers.
This concern started business I'D
modest way about seven years
ago and have enjoyed . flatterlng
measure of prosperity from the
start.
About two years ago they found
it necessary to increase their floor
space, aud leased the ground floor
of the Wo0dmen's hall, which they
connected with their store.
Enlarged facilities enabled them
to give better service, better serv
ice meant more business, and now
the present increase ia room har
been made necessary by the ever
growing volume Of their business
This, Of course, means another
handsome b0ilding on Main street.
With ~ Glnoo front show Window
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-10-04

Businessmen and others who favoring Parker's
candidacy highly encouraged but realize they have
fight on their hands in the rings domain.
They expect the Dock Board expose to swing heavily
in Parker's avor-and that is only commencement OF
the "housecleaning that is on the apis.
And the $40 600 posted in two amounts OF $4,000 each
that "savs Parker will be the governor is still
cred by any ring "Kaeand the Mayor said to have
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-10-04
nd a decided acquisition to ouI

and a decided acquisition to ouI
city.
When asked to what reasons he
could assign the rapid, steady
growth of The New Iberia Hard
ware E0mpany's business, the
manager, Mr.. Francis VOORHEES,,
unhesitatingly replied, Service,
bis definition of service being
Equality merchandise, fair prices,
square dealings.
The Iberian cannot refrain from
mentioning also that The New
iberia Hardware Com any is q
consistent believer IN advertising
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-10-04

If there is anything in the word pull will now
have chance to find out for the Doe. has had strong
pull for several years locally and if he pull votes like
he pull teeth he should be able to drill in and FILL
the cavity in nice manner. While seat in the State
Legislature is good Gold Crown still crowns
of style since the and the honor attached to O
filling position in the state legislature bridges over the
difficulty.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-10-04
No. 666

This 10 prescription prepared especially
for MALARIA or CHlLLS 4 FEVER.
Five or six doses will break any case, and
If taken then as tonic the Fever will not
return. 1t acts on the liver better than
Cslomei and does not grippe or sicken. Csc
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-10-04
JAMBAL AVA
Facts and Fancies Served Hot Each Week to
Readers of The Iberian

The name of Dr. F. F. Courts is being mentioned very
generally and favoaby probable candidate for repre-
sentative to the State Legislature.
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-10-04

We spent day in New Orleans this week, and natur-
ally absorbed ideas the political situation from
conversation with both ring and antirng
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-10-04

II It's Job Printing, Go To
the IRFRIAN Office
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-10-04
Monster Tanks and
TractOr-Artillery at Dallas

u s. WAR AND NAVY DEPARTMENTS EDUcA
ToNAL EXHIBITS VICTORY
The United States Department will exhibit comprehensive display
of the modern scientific Dallas
hibied before
battfeds while
other things those supplied to American
bombs
carrier
The exhibit
This exhibit to
Tanks Antiai Guns. TractorArlery
The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1919-10-04

The ringsters anxious to impress one that tn
DETECTION of Col John p. Sullivan, and the Dock Boart
expose will not hurt Stubs chances that they tn
matter and leave with the impression that these thing
occupying important positions in their minds.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-09-27


social ideas. They have abandoned
socialization Of the land, Mr.. Hoover
says, because they find the farmer
will not produce for mere altruisic
promises. They have established a
state savings bank to stimulate indl-
vidual thrift. They are Offering enor-
nous salaries for men capable of dl-
recting the agencies of, production.
They are restoring private ownership,
step by step, and depending more and
more on competitive effort and the in
stinct of possession to increase pro-
duction, and thus keep the people
from starvation and restore their nor
NAL life.
1t is lesson which every American
radical should ponder. Through Rus
lsia's sufferings America and other in
telligent nations may be saved from a
generation of retrogression and suf-
ferihg.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-09-27
War Ttitlcs for French Generals.

Paris, Aug. 2S.-Whcr the ncw
French Chamber assemblies aztec tae
coming election it is expected tfaI
fifty per- cent Of the deputies WIZ DC
veterans OF the great war. Everyone
is looking forward to horizon blue
chamber.
Entertainer, a writer who render
ed such eminent services with the
tanks in the last two years of the var
expects to be returned TO the chamber.
He has written that one Of tne first
measures that he will try to haze
passed will DO the rewarding by ii:ies
of the victorious French generals.
Commenting upon the title granted by
the King of England to General Byng,
making him Lord Bying of F;Eny,
Binet-Valmer writes:
II shall ask the new house that the
names Of great battles be added 20 the
names of our great marshals and gen
erals. For a tentative list I propose
the following: Marshd&1 Joffre. Duke
Of the Marne: Marshal FoGh, Prince OF
the User, (the title of Prince has to
be foreign cne) Duke Of Saint-Ciond
and of the AiSre; Marshal Petain
Duke of verdun; General Casteiman
Duke of Nancy; Gen. NlaIls;l1. Duke
of villers- -Cotterets. Gounaua. Dsaile OF
Chalons; Debeney, Duke OF Iontdi.
Gier"
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-09-27
A Brewer Who Favors Restricted
Hours for Saloons.

London, Aug. 20.-An important
brewer who advocates restrictions up
on the consumption Of his product has
been found in the person Of Sir Ar
chibald Salvidge of Liverpool, lnanaS-
ing director Of a brewery company
which owns three hundred OF what
are called saloons in the United
States, who proposes that the war
time restrictions upol: drinking hours
shall be continued.
Under the old regulations public
houses in London closed at midnight,
and might open at any hour in the
morning they pleased. Most Of them
opened at six, but in some working
districts they were open at five. and
one of the evils Of that system was
the custom among many workmen OF
drinking beer before breakfast.
The present hours for opening are
from twelve-thirty to three in the af-
ternoon, and from six to ten at night.
(the closing hour until recently being
nine), with shorter hours on Sunday.
Sir Archibald Salvidge said to re-
porter: "The old conditions when
hours ranged from six in the morning
till eleven at night, I trust, will never
return
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-09-27
NEW YORK UoTruN MAI.KET.
Open High Low c'e.e Clos.
NEW ORLEANS.
Royal Patronage.

London, Aug. 25.-EverSbody
knows that King George is one Of
the most. abstemious Of men with re-
spect to alcoholic beverages. Yet a
list Of royal warrant holders publish
ed in the London Gazette, the official
organ Of the government, shows that
eleven distillers of whiskey are entiLl-
ed to call themselves purveyors by
appointment to the King. Nineteen
brewers, or dealers in beer. may
claim the same distinction. In respect
Of wines the kings official record Is
in most striking contrast to his vel
nerited reputation for abstemious-
ness. Something like fifty wine pro:
ducers and wine merchants can boast
of receiving his patronage.
1t may be taken for granted that
King George never even samples mos
of the brands Of strong drink whicr
his name is used to advertise. There
is much that is mere ''Inake believe
in the acts that are ascribed to king.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-09-27
PROHIBITION ENFORCEMENT.

With the enactment Of the law te
make federal prohibition effective
one of the hardest tasks Of law en-
forcement that ever fell TO the lei
| OF a public official devolves upon Dan
| iel C. Roper, commissioner Of int
nal revenue.
1t seems odd that. congress should
have given the job TO this particular
department, which has heretofore
been purely a revenue-coliect;ng
agency, and whose relations to the Ii
quor traffic might be supposed tn
have terminated with the ending of
that traffic. Mr.. Roper protested Wig
orously, but, without effect. He has
therefore announced that, if he must
enforce that law, he is going to do i;
thoroughly.
To this end he asks for the cooper
atior; of all federal, State, municipal
and other public officials, down to the
smallest town constable, and for the
moral support Of the public. without
which there can be no hope of, Sue
cess. He has started to build up 6
strong force of agents to report vio-
lations and collect evidence. The
work will be carried. on IN conjunc-
ton with the Department Of justice.
"A joint appropriation of Ss.500.e0o
has been proaaed Tor that purpose.
The chief burden. however, is assuni-
ed By the Internal Revenue Depart
ment.
Thus far there has been little at
tempt at enforcement. The law has
operated chiefly through the acquies-
ence Of liquor manufacturers and
dealers, and the natural law-abiding
tendency OF the American public.
There has been. of late, however, q
growing tendency. to disregard tks
law. Laxity cannot be tolerated i:
is necessary, for the nations self-re-
spect if for no deeper reason. to car.
nv out its provisions, in spirit and let
ter. This the government will try
to do, and all good citizens should help
a.s best they can.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-09-27
Birthday Party.

Master Reginald Hicks entertained
abou, twenty OF his little friends last
Friday afternoon from five 70 seven,
celebrating MS tenth birthday. after
enjoying games on the lawn they
were ushe.od into the dining room
which vas decorated ii white and
yellow and served ice cream. cake and
candy. Those present were Misses
Margaret Evelyn, Bleaka and Julia
Cher1,,, Virginia Dixon, Fioride ana
Helen Watts Edna Berg, Doris Bass,
Virginia Minis, Messrs. Leon Bar
wick, John aud Joe Campbell, Sam
Harris, Philip Finn. Jim Cherry, Hyatt
Cherry, 6. c. Cooper, Glenn Cooper
and John Pate.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-09-27
FOOD FROM CACTUS.

The cactus has enjoyed a long life
of ease and quiet in the desert lands
Of our great southwest. From now
on it must show its right to existence
by producing large variety of mar.
ketable commodities.
In the first place it is 20 yield q
highly nutritious cattle food. y large
cactus food products plant is under
process of construction and is expect
ed to commence operations within co
days.
Besides this cattle feed the cactus
is to be made to yield Il table syrup
of good quality and pleasing flavor.
Other products will be glucose, g'iu-
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-09-27
: LOYAL pf,DLrc SERVANTS.

In view of the recent policemen's
strike in. Boston and threats Of SIM
liar strikes in other American cities,
the acton OF the New FORK firenen
deserves special commcndation. In
order TO set forth their position an:.
reassure the public, the Uniformed
oficers Association of the depart
ment adopted resolutions declaring:
Being public officials, serving as
force OF public safety. we believe that
any organized effort on the part OF
such force to engage in a strike un-
der any circumstances would be mu-
tiny and desertion Of posts in time OF
danger, which would result not only
in undue menace to the lives and
property Of the citizens of the city. but
would also be an unlawful proceed
ing and crime against civilization
and government" Wherefore the as
sociation resolved:
THAT we hereby pledge to the Off
cials of the city and to our employ
ers, the people Of the city, that we
shall stand faithful 10 the trust. 1mpos-
ed in us and to our cath OF Office, I'M
swerved in our devotion to duty rs
members OF the uniformed force OF
the fire department to protect and
preserve our city and government,
our department and the lives and
property Of the community"
AS for whatever grievances or
claims the firemen may have against
the city, they express their confidence
that the people they serve will deal
with them fairly and justly.
This particular attitude IS recon-
mended to city firemen and police
men everywhere who may not have
comprehended clearly the loyalty they
owe their community and the essen
tial difference between their employ
ment and that Of industrial labor ull-
;onc
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-09-27
Desa1ers Put in From: Battle Line.

Mexico City. Aug. 25.-since the
coup that resulted in Zapata' death,
rebel leaders are not taking chances
with deserters from the govcrnmcii;
ranks; if story published by Excel
sior is we'll founded Some time ago
The paper says, about 500 members of
the 18th infantry, stationed ut Es-
peranza, Veracruz, joined the forces
of Celso Zepeda, operating in the
State of Puebla. Zepeda has placed
his recruits in the front line whenever
there was necessity for fighting. Fed
cral forces have been pushing an ac-
tive campaign against Zepcda and, OF
the 500 deserters, there now are
about 100 LETT.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-09-27
BIBLE READERS.

The country is full of Bibles. The
world is full Of Bibles. At least, one
gets that impression from the figures
ofthe American Bible Society, show
iaE the millions of volumes distribut-
ed by it, not to mention the copies
possessed as family he;rlooms or pur-
chased right along by active church
people or biblical students. The mar
Eets for Bibles is always good, as
a.sy bookseller can testify.
And yet, how many Americans
read the Rible-realiy read it?
The question is suggested by the es-
tiEaate, of high British church Of
fetal, that there are in Great Brit
ain altogether. with its 45.0oo,o0o
people. less than 1900 who may prop
eriy be said to read the Scriptures.
This British authority, it must be
admitted. applies a pretty severe set
az tests. He first rules out 10000
ae0e who do not have the Bible read
to them on Sunday. and, therefore
may be presumed not to be interested
ia it. OF the 5,ooo,0oo who have it
read to them, not more than one IN
ten, he says, pays any serious atten-
ton to it That brings the number
down to 100000. Assuming that
these read for themselves. he figures
that only one-tenth of them read
biblical books II in the, consecutive
manner necessary iaE%they are going
20 get anything out Of it. That makes
5o,s6o. BY other tests, applied to
desermine intelligent. reading. he
brings the number down to a mere
1850. =.
Now, if there are only 1850 people
in the British Isles who read the
Bible with enough application, in
terest and intelligence to get a. good
understanding OF. it. how many are
There in the United States? Applying
the same ratio to population. we
should have about S.9e0.
Can it be true that.in a nation Of
10o, zoe, 600 supposedly Christian peo-
pie. there are no more than s,ooo
genuine readers of the book which.
by the universal consent of Cnristen-
DOM. Is considered. the greatest Of I'll
books. whether as religion or liter
atnrs -
&c 50, 1t would be an interesting;
though highly unpopular, task to COM
PIE a list of the faithful and intelli-
gent sseee. s.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1919-09-27
Cotton Reccips5.

The public cotton weighers were
busy on wednesday when total 3of
3S4 bales Of cotton were brought to
the platform for weighing.
TIC, Weighing today may even SUE r-
pass that Of Wednesday. wagons and
trucks containing from cne to FIVE
bales are iired-up today Tor a full
half mile from the platform waiting
their turn.
Nearly ali the cotton being Weigh.
cd and. sold is the property of negro
farmers
completed and the cotton for ship 4
ment is now being placed on 1T.