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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-11-17
Annual Figures on Some Crops VIII
Surprise Many People

Few people realize the real posi-
ton occupied by Florida as an agri-
cultural state, and some of the figures
presented by State Comptroller Ern-
est Amos will surprise the average
reader.
The following is from the crop
summary for 1918:
Corn-13, $1,000 bushels.
Sweet PotatoesAv4,054,0 900 bushels.
Oranges and Grapefruit-9,407, $50
boxes.
Sugar Cane Syrup-12O, 900 barrels.
Cabbage-4O2,222 crates.
Tomatoes-4,000,S 800 crates.
Oats-500000 bushels.
Watermelons-6,40 400 cars.
Cucumbers-393, 450 crates.
Cantaloupes-S5,000 crates.
! Cantaloupes-S5,0 900 crates.
Snap Beans-602 900 crates.
Strawberries $4,000 crates.
Pecans-10, 10000 pounds.
Peanuts, 100000 bushels.
Tobacco-Open field culture, 1,125,-
600 pounds.
Tobacco-Grown under shade
2,350,000 pounds.
Velvet Beans ,25O,OOO bushels
Lettuce-f115,000 crates.
Gallery, 551, 200 crates.
Sea Island Cotton-26,0 900 bales.
Short Staple Cotton-34OOO bales
Cow Peas-1311O00 bushels.
Eggs-16 100000 dozen.
Poultry-1,75O,OOO; value $4,000,
900.
Milk-15 900 900 gallons, value S.,
100000.
Butter - 100000 pounds, value
5000, 900.
Our naval stores are generally es
timated at $25, 100000.
Our phosphate is estimated at $40,
100000.
Sponge industry $1,000 900.
Honey, 100000 pounds.
Florida produces more than 90
different farm, garden and grow
products; ships $4,000 cars of frui
and vegetables per annum. Her to
tai crop value is around $115,0O0 900
Florida has 100000 cattle, valu
s21 100000,
Florida has 100000 hogs, value $21
100000.
Horses and mules, value $40
600 900. -Punta Gorda Herald.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-11-17
Florida, a State OF
Varied Resources

every ready willingness carry a glor-
icus cause to the hearts and minds OF
all our people. )"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-11-17

MIS-. 11OWdTu w DCAIci, SHdh Hiuh
of the Woman's Division in the cam
paign for the sale Of the Red Cross
Christmas Seals, who was prominent
and active in all war work and the
activities subsequent thereto makes
an earnest appeal to the womanhood
OF Florida to enthusiastically co-ope-
rate and make the coming drive a
wonderful success because OF the
great good that will result for Flor
ida. Mrs Dexter deeply appreciates
the cooperation that is being given
her by the women Of the state and
in a recent statement which she is
sued she said:
"All of the drives have been meri-
torious. The work Of Florida women
during the war made most enviable
reputation for the state and refiexed
great credit on its womanhood. In
each and every worthy movement
1
they were to the front doing their ful'
duty to country and to home. The
sale of the Red Cross Christmas seals
nrovides the avenue whereby the fight
against tuberculosis can be con-
structiyely and effectively made. II
Is through this sale that the funds are
derived to make relentless warfare
against the menace which has clouded
So many happy homes. earnestly
appeal to the women everywhere IN
FLORIDA to communicate at once with
the chairmen in their respective coun
ties and tender their services in this
cause which means SO much for ou
people.
"Results" continued Mrs. Dexter
"are paramount to everything else Il
drive of this kind, Christian Womel
broad minded women mothers
and all women in fact whose heart
can beat in compassion for afflictio
ran easily lay aside petty jealousie
and factionalism and enlist in
movement which is blessing
mankind This is one drive where
worthy forces can harmonic with
consciousness that the work wi
prove a blessing to general healt
conditions and certainly bring happ
ress and sunshine into many homes
am proud of the women of Florida
rroud of their loyal and self-sacr
fcing spirit during the war. This
one drive by Americans for Amer
cans, and the money derived in Flo
ida through the sale of the Red Gro
Christmas seals will be spent
Florida along constructive line
bringing about better conditions
leviating the suffering Of our oV
people and placing Florida in Il
galaxy of states which glory in the
hygienic conditions. We want I
/ work of the women and from repor
| all over the state they will again
found allied to their duties and wi
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-11-17

Savings banks were invented by a
clergyman.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-11-17
Luncheon Special
fastest SANDWICHES IN TOWN

CHEESE, PlMENTo. HAM, CHICKEN. AND HOT FRAN
FuRyER SANDWICHES AT ALL TIMES
The Brunswick news., 1919-08-08
PUBLIC SALE

By virtue of an order of the Court
of Ordinary of Glynn county, Georgia,
granted upon the application of the
undersigned Leslie F. Wilder as guar,
dian OF the person and estate of A.
Wilder, person non compos men
is, at public outcry, between the legal
hours of sale on the first Tuesday
in September 1919, to the highest bid
der for cash, as the property Of said
ward, the following described > real
property i'll the city of Brunswick
Glynn county, Georgia, and in that
portion of said city of Brunswick
known as the Old Town thereof. to-
wit All of that certain tract, lot or
parcel of land which is known, num-
bered and designated according to
Brunswick as the northern five-sixths
of Old Town lot number one hundred
and nine, being in shape a parailello-
gram, ninety feet by two hundred and
twenty-five feet in dimensions, and
bounded as follows: On the north by
London street, on the east by New
castle street, on the south by the re
naming one-sixth of said old Town
Let number one hundred and nine, and
on the west by Grant street.
This 7th day of September. 1918.
LESLIE F. WILDER, as Guardian as
Aforesaid.
S-S-15-22-29
The Brunswick news., 1919-08-08
WOULDSPEND
MY LAT DOLLAR
FOR ~ SHE SAYS
al Know hy Experience that preco
Will do What is Claimed for IT,"

Eyes, itB the truth, this meHicire e
has done wonders for me, and | don /
know what would have become OF me
if it had not been for Dreco | don't
see how "a woman could have been
| worse off than / was and live. | suf-
fered tortures from constipation and
Indigestion, and Itried everything
heard of 10 get relief, but nothing did
me Bit of good. / had to eat such
light diet that / had no strength
and even that light food disagreed
with me and caused terrible suffer
ing. Sometimes l would turn blind
and get nauseated, and could hardly
stand upl was constantly belching
and finally my stomach got so weak
that | was as nervous as could be
] became to weak | could hardly keep
up with my work.
Finally decide to try Drecc, az
ter hearing 50 much about the relief
it was bringing to suffering people,
and in a short time | began to see
Improvement My stomach eased up
so | could eat once more, and then
when | started on good substantial
food, | began to regain my health ard
improved right, along. All my troubles
have now disappeared and | fell like
new woman. My nerves are as
steady as a clock and | sleep like Il
baby. Dreco has put new life and
| strength into my system, and II is
one medicine that will do all that is
claimed for it. If | were to get down
sick like | was before | would spend
NV last dollar to get some of this
| grand medicine. These are the words
of praise from Mrs Mary Webb, 21lS
Amherst ST., Brunswick, Ga.
Dreco. the great root and herb med
ic4ne is sold by all good druggists ard
is especially recommended in Bruins
wick by c. V. Collier Drug store
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-01
Hoo Islands Failure

No one denies that valuable shipbudng
plant has been created at Hog Island, though
the enormous cost can be justified only by the
need for haste. But the testimony of Mr.. Piez
before the senate commerce committee is an
admission of the failure of the corporation to
carry out its ambitious plans. The 50 ships that
were to be completed by the first of January
have been reduced to three or four. The famous
Quistconck, launched last August in the pres
ence of the president, took the water when only
Is per cent riveted, and was not completed for
l20 days after that, about twice the average time
in American yards. 1t also appears that the cost
per ton at Hog Island has been greatly in excess
of the average. The Public Ledger called atten-
ton to the illusory nature Of the promises made
by the corporation when the enterprise was in
its infancy, and was severely criticized for
doing so. Yet the admitted facts now justify
everything that was then printed in its columns.
Where the major part of the blame lies we do
not pretend to say. 1t has been obvious from
the first. however, that too little attention has
been paid to the opinions Of practical shipping
men. The wooden ship iasco is convincing
proof Of that. and now Hog Island emphasizes
the futty Of the government policy in another
spect-Philadelph Ledger.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-01
Missouri Mules Make Good

Missouri is signally honored. Her mules
made good" on the western front They were
an indispensable help in winning the war, in
making the world safe for democracy.
The chief witness in behalf of the Missouri
mule is the British army. The witness is I'M
biased by any considerations of neighborliness.
He never was in Missouri. Without intimida-
ton or coercion, of his own free will, he signs
the certificate of character.
Cambria would never be what it is going to
be in history if the Missouri mule had not been
behind the gun. He kept the heavy artillery
right up to the front with the attacking infantry.
He went without his oats and waded through
mud and over filled-in shell holes to show that
he was game on the side of peace with victory
and justice.
The Missouri mule took his share of the gas
and she'll shock TIE slept out O nights in the
rain and cold. He kept his "hee haw" muffled
at critical moments. He pulled and pulled
my, how he pulled when put to it!
Who shall say that the mule veterans, having
proved their stuff by their deeds. are not en-
titled to roam rich pastures in the good old
summer time and to hibernate in warm box
stalls the rest of their natural lives? 1t is back
to the land, back to the oats and hay for them.
They will tell no tales of their prowess, but on
many of them always will be the marks OF their
stewardship in the struggle of titanic forces for
good and ill.-Minneapolis Tribune.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-01
THE NEW YEAR AND THE OLD.

Most of US will say goodbye to 1918 with
mingled emotions, just as we look forward to
the days OF the coming year with high hope.
The last year was one of the most momentous in
human history. 1t began with dark cloud of
war over all the world; it closes with peace as
sured and opportunity for all such as never was
presented. It's early months were marked by
anxiety and peril for free peoples; its later days
brought the triumphant victory of right over
wrong, of justice prevailing against might, In
all OF this is occasion for rejoicing.
Industrial and commercial life was subjected
to disruption quite as great as that which came
to our social life through the war How ex-
tensive was this disturbance scarcely yet can
be appreciated. The days of readustment will
afford better measure of its effect, but just as
the problems of war were taken up in spirit of
determined cooperation, so will thetask Of re-
Mobilization be faced with optimistic confidence.
Omaha's progress for 1918 is exhibited in
The Bee in tables of figures and otherwise, and
makes most gratifying showing. Some of the
compilations are not as impressive as in years
past, fact justly ascribable to the war; but
others make an even more noteworthy display
of the Importance of the city's life. While no
great war industry had its headquarters here,
Omaha's contributions to the food and other
supplies drawn on by the government for the
support of its armed forces were notable.
The fact that local industries were not es-
pecially dislocated by the abnormal conditions
of the year will make resumption of business
that much easier. Programs Of the coming
twelve months already outlined, hold the pros
pect of intense activity in all lines of CONNER
cial and industrial endeavor Naturally with
this will go equal growth in the cultural ele-
ments of community life. Omaha is awake to
its opportunities and another New Years day
merely means resolve to greater effort
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-01
No Party Lines in Nepotism.

In season and out, The Bee has crusaded
against the evil of nepotsm in public Office.
In the legislature Of 1913, The Bee spoke out
with its usual frankness and courage in be-
half of a bill introduced by Representative Ed
A. Smith, forbidding any public officer from
appointing relative Of the first degree to
place on the public payroll The 1918 Omaha
"home rule" charter modelled by Victor Rose
water in person after the wish of his own
heart and the dictates of his own brain, con-
tanned similar provision as to Omaha city
commissioners. Unfortunately, The Bees
campaign for legal prohibition of nepotism,
like so many other of its campaigns, was not
successful -World- Herald.
Yes, and successful or unsuccessful, The Bee
will continue its outspoken opposition to nepo-
tism by public officers no matter what party
banner they may fly.
Nepotsm is remnant OF the idea that public
Office is family snap. 1t recognizes no party
lines. 1t is just as odious when practiced by a
republican as by democrat.
Nepotsm knows no geographical location.
1t is just as inexcusabe in the state house as
it is in the city hall, in the capitol at Washing
ton, as it is in the court house here at home
But whoever heard of this democratic organ
denouncing the nepotism of democratic office
holders? Its insincerity is self-exposed by the
fact that its censure for abuses Of official power
are deserved only for republicans and never d.
rected at democrats except when personal
object is to be subserved by attacking them, as
for example, right now the vicious attacks which
Senator Hitchcock is making upon President
Wilson and his administration.
Nepotsm can be stopped but only by con-
certed action regardless of party. We are
ready to welcome every honest. and well-mean-
ing recruit to The Bees anti-nepotism crusade.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-01
WHITFIELD TO A POINT

Philadelphia Ledger: With the
Krupps works passing a dividend,
Germany may yet be convinced that
the war didn't pay.
St Louis Globe-Democrat: The
country has learned that it cannot
accept every statement Of Mr.. Burle-
son at face value. He is the fox
lest member of the cabinet,
Washington Post The food ad-
ministration, having lifted the food
ban" could now perform valuable
service by putting the ban on the
word ban" and holding it there.
Brooklyn Eagle: Clemenceau's
English is said to be perfect, "hav-
ing learned it while schoolmaster
in the United States" Any serious
student of languages who unravels
English as she is spoken in our pub
lie schools for five years is bound to
achieve distinction as a grammarian.
Baltimore American: The premier
of Bavaria threw quite light upon
German diplomacy when he told a
correspondent that he did not want
to be statesman; he wanted to tell
the truth. To lie, to cheat, to be-
tray, to use treachery in every way,
seems, from recent revelations, to
have been the foundation of Hun
statecraft
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-01
Co.Operative Thrift.

In round numbers two million dollars was
earned and disbursed among the $4,000 non
borrowing members of nine saving and loan
associations of Omaha during 1918 Viewed in
the light of bygone war conditions the record
is notable one and attests the strength and
pulling power of cooperative thrift among
the people of the city.
For the greater part of the time our coun-
try was in the war, the business of associations
remained at a standstil Normal increases in
assets were diverted to Liberty bonds and War
Savings stamps and the sale of both federal
saving securities encouraged in every possible
way. In spite of this drain on all sources of
saving. the associations as whole advanced
materially beyond the peace-time record and
now represent in the aggregate "a per cent of
the total resources of the cooperative associa-
tions OF Nebraska.
The Importance of the growth of co-opera-
tive thrift is not limited to the profits and dis
bursements. 1t reaches deeper than the pocket
into the we'll being of the people. 1t grips the
promptings of the human heart, links the hope
of home with the reality and adds to the i'm
mortal song or faine the dignity anu lHuepenp-
ence of ownership. The gospel of association
work has its roots in home ownership. Savings
members and home getters cooperate for their
respective aims One is essential to the other.
Together they accomplish good for themselves
and do good for the city as whole. No other
instrumentality approaches the record of saw
ings and loan associations in making Omaha a
city of homeowners.
Never before has the savings habit been so
thoroughly exploited and its value brought
home to all the people. Hitherto the voice OF
saving was heard in spots only almost sub
merged in a wilderness of spenders. Uncle
Sans calls for money changed all this and
drove home the necessity as we'll as the duty
of saving. Millions of people needed and prac-
ticed habits of sef-denia never thought of be-
fore. Herein lies the most attractive oppor-
tunity that ever knocked at the gates of saw
ings institutions. The field is nationwide,
plowed deep and ready for the seeding. The
harvest is for those who buckle down to work
nteligently and energetically, ever mindful of
safety.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-01
Back to Face the Music

OF all the survivors of the war lord and
junker period the man who is in the most help
less, undignhed and embarrassing situation is
Heinrich Won Eckhardt. He has been holding
on by the skin of his teeth to his place as Ger
man envoy at Mexico City. The new govern
ment at Berlin has been calling for his return
with growing insistence, and so, after long de-
lay, his pnchbeck excellency, with deep regret
and growing apprehension, has decided to make
the best of bad business and start for home
at an early date.
AS he is persona non grata in Mexico that
country will probably let him go begging to the
United States or Great Britain for passage
and for safe conduct.
1t was Won Eckhardt who tried to bring
about an understanding between Mexico and
Japan. with view to frightening America into
continued neutrality. His activities we're merely
ludcrous, as far as this country was concerned
but were real insult to our far eastern ally
and deeply resented by her as such.
The ENJOYS position is very like that OF GER
tain generals who were ordered back to Paris
by the committee of public safety in the early
period of the great French revolution, for the
very good and sufficient reason that they had
committed blunders which could not be forgiven
or condoned Some refused to 60, while others
obeyed with results fatal to themselves.
But how will Won Eckhardt get there? 1t
looks as if there would be nothing for him to
do but turn up his coat collar and proceed to
the fatherland under an assumed name. Then
let his enemies and former friends do their
worst.-New York Herald.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-01
State Press Comment

Hastings Tribune: Since Nebras-
ka has taken on prohibition mince
pies are not as popular In this state
as they were.
kearney Hub: Reports OF the
| Nebraska State Board of Agriculture
Just made public show that there has
been a pra ttical gain OF 1000 600
acres in the cultivated area of the
state since the world war began. The
hay crop Is not included.
Fremont Tribune: Nebraska is
credited with three representatives
at the worlds peace conference not
withstanding its secretary of state
quit his job before the United States
got into the war. 1t is an interesting
aftermath Of Nebraskas one-time
strong peace sentiment
st. Paul Republican: REPORTS
from every section of Nebraska are
to the effect that the recent heavy
rainfall and the light snow In many
sections of the state have put the
ground in the best condition for
present and future crop prospects
that it has been in for years AL
though the hard freeze that followed
this wave of moisture has put the
roads in far worse condition than
they have been for years.
Harvard Courier: The three
Cherry county men who successfully
discouraged the ardor of a sutton for
the hand of sister of one of the
men by hanging him. have all been
pardoned from the pententiary.
Governor Morehead pardoned one
of them soon after he was sentenced
and Governor Neville will release
the other two this week. They were
all sentenced for life. Seems like
life term prisoners don't have much
to fear nowadays.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-01
[IQDNY-
Right in the Spotlight.

Though only 40 years old today,
William Fox has the distinction of
having been one OF the pioneers in
the motion picture industry in Amer
lea and a prominent factor in the
development OF this popular form OF
entertainment to its present colossal
proportions. Mr.. Fox is product
of New York City. The cloth ex-
aiming and shrinking business first
engaged his attention. With small
capital thus acquired he opened the
first picture house IN Brooklyn, and
was successful from the start. In a
surprisingly short time he had es-
tablished a chain of motion picture
theaters and had become one Of the
magnates in the business. Then he
branched out as producer on his
own account, forming corporation
of worldwide dimensions. At the
age of 40, Mr.. Fox is credited with
the possession of fortune of sew
eral million dollars, all of which has
been made in the magical motion
picture industry.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-01
Adieu to the Old.

We part, oh comrade. reluctantly:
Long have we trod the winding way,
Troublous, clouded, graysome-
Aye the Swallowed way.
Adieu! We part, oh comrade. Adieu!
Upon thy way l see thee going,
Bonded low meath thy burden
Weighted, bowling, tired plodding
Heavy footed out upon thy newsome path
What hand shall welcome thee?
Adieu, oh comrade! We part
Thou upon thy way and I upon mine.
| have seen thy brothers slain,
I have watched thine eyes streaming;
I have seen thee stop upon thy way
TO stanch some bleeding thing
Smiling, wisely. bending tenderly,
But thou art weary now
Bent and weary. Thy steps
Are stepped most falteringly.
Adieu with thee upon thy path,
Oh. wilt thou take the memory
OF my hands clasp--the touch
OF one brother upon the others flesh?
Oh, wilt thou then turn
And smile me back one smile Of fellow
ship?
T see thy aged form sink low,
l would burden thee not, save Of my love
Nor would l hang upon thy brow
garland Of glistening green
That flasheth scarlet bud.
Nay, 'twould be as a skull
Wreathed Of victor's laurel
folly crown upon thy most venerab lt
brow.
Adieu, oh comrade! Upon thy path
The years that come are reckoning me;
But I shall recall thy burdens,
Thy SORROWS, thy tendernesses.
Aye, and oh, wilt thou turn upon tn,
path
And smile a smile of fellowship,
Oh, parting year?
PATIENCE WORTH.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-01-01
What of the Year?

with low bent head and silent tread
The Old Year went in sorrow
Unto Its tomb with all the gloom
In shadow Ger the morrow.
But as 1t passed there came blast
To break its silence fleeing,
And with a blare Of trumpets' flare
The New Year sprang to being.
The 10y bells rang, their mighty clang
Mixed with thousand voices,
While whistles shrill blew with will.
As when a world rejoices:
with dance and song the lively throne
In happy tumult meeting
With one accord glad wishes poured
To give the New Year greeting
A youngster bright dropped in Times
flight.
The New Year stands before US.
All merry smiles, all lively wies,
And laughing at our chorus;
But stilled the laugh, and hushed the
chaff,
As dread thought comes to sting US
What more world woe, what trials to
show,
The New Year comes to bring US?
Baltimore American.