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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-28
THE PRESIDENT AND
CONGRESS MERIT APPLAUSE
FOR ENAcTiNG THE RURAL
CREDITS BILL
Editorial IN the New York American
July 10, 1870

The signature by the President OF
the Rural Credits bill marks the sue
cessful elimination of long fight
led by The American and other
Hearst newspapers for the emanci
patton of the farmers from unjust and
burdensome conditions imposed upon
them by the banking interests and the
banking laws of the nation.
The President very fairly and justly
summed up the conditions from which
the farmers are relieved by this legis.
iation when he said:
The farmers, 1t seems to me, have
occupied hitherto a singular position
of disadvantage They have not had
the same freedom to get credit on
their real estate that others have had
who were in manufacturing and com,
mercial enterprises. and while they
have sustained our life they did not in
the same degree with some others
share in the benefits of that life.
Therefore, this bill along with the
very liberal provisions of the Federal
Reserve Act, puts them upon an equal.
! ity with all others who have genuine
assets and makes the great credit of
the country available to them. One
cannot but feel that this is delayed
justice to them. and cannot but feel
that ii is very gratifying thing to
play part in doing this act of Justice. -
TO Senator Fletcher Of Florida is
due the greater part of the credit for
steering this legislation successfully
through Congress The Senator was
a pioneer in the movement. Repre-.
senting as he does an agricultural
State. he keenly' felt the injustice
which the existing banking laws al
lowed to fall upon that most import.
ant class which farms the land and
produces the fundamentals upon
which all other classes of the COM
munity depend.
After a vigorous agitation of the
evil. the Southern Commercial Con-
grcss under the leadership of Sen,
ator Fletcher, appointed commission
to study European methods of fnan-
cling the farming interest The Con
gress of the United States took like
action. and the commissions, both ap.
pointed by President Wilson, toured
European countries in 1913. making
very careful investigation into the
rural land credit hanks which form
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-28
DO YOU WHISPER OR YELL?
(St. Petersburg Times)

The day is no more when man
must argue the benefits of advertis
ing Among progressive business
men no argument is needed to prove
that advertising pays. And among
those who are not progressive 1t is
useless, for they will not long be
prospects, Failure will get EN- be,
fore an advertising solicitor could
hope to penetrate their ignorance.
But there are among the progress.
sive ones, some who are more pro.
gressive than others. Some who
need no urging to do their full duty
in their own interests, We have
headed this comment with the query :.
DO you whisper or yell?" The ques.
ton was suggested by quotation
from an address made by Arthur
Brisbane, editorial writer of the
Hearst newspapers, who told the Chi
cago Association of Commerce the
why, how and when of advertising
What he said in Chicago Is Just az
good advice right here In st. Peters.
burg. And since he quotes Bacon as
saying; Reading maketh a full man,
We amend his advice with the sugges.
lion that you read what Brisbane said
and get full" Here it Is:
THE rainbow was the first great
advertisement. 1t had position. It
had color II held out a promise of
benefit in effect: I shall not drown
you again IL you behave. And then
1t had the value of repetition. because
1t is repeated in the same position and
color and promise eafter every rain.
THE next big advertiser was Caesar
when he wrote on the walls of Rome
Tor the people to read, just what the
Senators were doing in the Senate
chambers. These advertisements of
old contained the elements necessary
in all great advertising, which are:
Advertising must be seen, It must
be read; 1t must be understood; it
must be believed; 1t must create 4
want
Advertising is difficult because you
must make the man stop thinking as
he thinks and make him think as you
think and interested in the thing you
are interested in. 1t is easy to inter.
est a man in himself. If your adyer-
tising convinces him that 1t is good
for himself, you have him sold.
Suppose man had the privilege
of whispering in this room for 81. or
yelling for $40, and he chose to
whisper He took FIVE whispers for
bis $40 instead of one good yell. What
would you think of him?
Domestic prosperity depends on
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-28
Crew NC-4 Decorated
lBg Associated Press

London, May 2S. The crew Of the
American seaplane NC-4 has been
decorated with the Grand Cross OF the
Order of the Tower and Sword. says
a message to the wireless press from
Lisbon. The decoration was present
ed by the Portuguese foreign minis
ter.
The NC4 reached Lisbon. the first
European stopping point, yesterday
afternoon the actual flying time from
America to Europe being 26 hours
and Al minutes
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-28
GERMANS TO MAKE COUNTER.C| AIM
Of l2,S50,000,000 MARKS AGAINST.
ALLIES FOR BLOCKADE DAMAGE:
INSIST ON WILSON'S A PONTS|
FAKE $40 BILLS

Plant City Courier: The public is
warned to watch closely for fake $40
DIS some party or parties having
raised some S. notes. The average
individual feels the value of a ten
spot too keenly TO declare it even
half-bad, however, and is likely to
keep it going as long as it will trav-
Ell, The raised certificates arc said
to bear portrait of Lincoln, where
as there are no Federal Reserve $40
notes bearing the face of Lincoln.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-28
CENTENNIAL EXPOSITION FOR
FLORIDA IN 1921 ENDORSED
BY THE LEGISLATURE

so great part of the financial sys
tenn of Continental countries.
The immediate result was the
Fletcher bill, which, after vari
Gus changes. both in title and in sub
stance. by later Congresses, furnishes
the essential features of the present
law.
Senator Fletcher may therefore
rightfully claim the honor of being
the author Of this great step forward
and this progressive provision for re
lieving farmers from situation which
was really one of extortion practiced
under the countenance of the law.
II was vital to the country that
some legislation OF this sort should
be provided. During the long and
heated discussion, not merely in Con.
gress, but In, the press, which has at.
tended the slow progress of this bill
to enactment, the American people
have been made familiar with the
grave injustice done to the farming
community b ythe existing systems
of extending credit.
II is not too much to say that no
manufacturer or merchant could pos.
sibly do business successfully today
II the obstacles in the way OF securing
credit and the interest exacted of him
for loans made we're as great as in the
case of the farmer.
is not fair to charge that this
cOhdition of affairs was due wholly
to the greed of the banks. Partly it
proceeded from the lack OF knowledge
among bankers OF proper methods OF
securing farm loans so that they would
not be extra hazardous and for the
protection of the banker bring in ex-
traordinarily large interest.
The fact that there was no provis-
ion in the Federal law for rediscount.
ing notes based upon securities which
farmers had to offer was of course,
the fundamental flaw in the haphaz-
ard system under which we have been
working
All this is corrected in the Fletcher
bill. The system of twelve loan
banks, under control of a Federal
Board to be appointed by the Presi.
dent. puts the business of farm loans
on plane with that of commercial
loans. The farmer is assured of the
same facilities of obtaining credit on
his successful farm as the manufac.
turer is upon his profitable mill. This
is only justice, though belated Justice.
In his remarks on the occasion of
signing the measure, the President
wisely said: q look forward to the
benefit of this bill not with extrava-
giant expectations but with confident
expectations that it will be of very
wide reaching benefits"
It is prudent not to expect that all
the evils to which the farming com
munity has been so long subjected
will be Immediately cured by this
legislation. Indeed, the law is not all
that the more ardent advocates Of
farmers credit desire. 1t does not
go as far as similar measures in oper-
alton in Germany and France today
have gone with complete success.
Nevertheless It Is a great step In ad-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-28

known English chemist, gives the
following interesting narrative o.
Murdock's discovery:
in the old days at Redruth wher
making gas in his back yard and
burning il in his Office 20 the won
derment of the rustics of the neigh
borhood who could not understand
there being the possibility of flame
without wick-they had been
brought up from their childhood t.
the tallow dip and the oil lamp Muir
dock first burned his gas simply as
a fame from the end of the gas pipe
and when he wanted to cut Oft the
gas his method was extremely sim
pie.
Taking a small plug of clay, Muir
dock rammed it into the end OF the
nine. You must remember that he
had ONLY just begun to experiment,
and he was not at all sure whaI would
bapnen if the small holder in the
lack ward were to ground and the
nressure of the weight Of the holder
were TO he taken off the gas. MUIR
dock had some sore of dim fear that
there might be trouble. and at one OF
his exhibitions he suddenly saw his
fame beginning TO grow gradually
email and he realized that his holder
n the yard was getting low.
He looked around for his plug OF
clav to cut off the. light. but unfor-
tunateIv that plug of clay had got
knocked on to the floor and had
rolIed under the table Unable to find
the plug, Murdock hurriedly looked
round for something else and found
his wife's thimble.
"seizing the thimble, Murdock
II over the end of the pipe,
q thoughtless sort of thing brutal
man would do, but. smelling the gas
uurdock applied light and saw that
tho tbimbIe was in the condition that
every good housewives thimble
stould be. It was full of small holes,
drilled by the unsympathetic heads
of needles. and the gas escaping
,brougb these small holes ignited'
and TO his astonishment Murdock saw
that those two or three small Jets OF
Gas gave greater illumination than
before had been given from the great
fare out of the pipe.
working on that idea Murdcck in
reduced the cockspur burner Muir
dock thought that three jets, whlch
IN his mind rather represented the
prince of Wales father, and which
were called the feur-de-lis burner,
would be an improvement. and so he
welded together the end of his gas
min, and drilled out small holes, and
GOT what was known as the coxcomb
burner. a great Improvement +" San
Chronicle.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-28
;By Associated Press.)

Washington, May 2S No word had
reached the navy at noon today
whether the NC-4 had left Lisbon for
Plymouth England. The last mes
sage from Lisbon last night indicated
II would start II. weather conditions
were favorable. Officials said com
munication with Lisbon Is exceeding.
ly slow.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-28
(By Associated Press.l

Tallahassee, May 2S The lower
house OF the Legislature today adopt
ed resolution endorsing a proposed
centennial exposition in 1921-one
commemorating the purchase of Flor,
ida from Spain. The exposition would
open November II and run 3ne year
The measure now goes to the Sen
ate where its approval is regarded as
certain.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-28
EARLY COMPLETION
NAvY'S BUILDING
PROGRAM URGED
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, May 2S--The rapid
completion of the navy's 1916 build
ing program was urged by the gen.
Grad board today in a communication
presented the House naval commit
tee by Secretary Daniels, The board
recommended that only slight chang
es be made in the plans of the capi-
tai ships as originally drawn.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-28

Portable apparatus to take power
from an electric railroad overhead
wire that Californian has invented
makes it contact with plate that
permits a trolley wheel to pass over
1t without removal.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-28
THIMBLE GAVE IDEA
Worlds First Gas Burner Suggesieu
by Mere Accident

1t is said that a needle-punctufsc
thimble gave the world its first gas
burner. The idea was suggested "
William Murdoch. whose little eottaeD
Ia Redruth, Cornwall, England Oe
came famous as the cradle @ gas
lighting" according to the New fOrh
Post. Murdock's first experiments -
generating gas were made in ! TEA
pot. later using a large kettle for dis
t!lling the coal.
Prof. vivian B. Lewes' the wen
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-28

what We can sell to the outsider. Good
advertising creates want and de-
sire abroad, and thus creates employ
ment and happiness at home
Don't take 1t for granted that the
other fellow knows all about what you
have. Few of us every know enough,
and many of us never know anything.
Don't be afraid to keep on telling the
world what you have. You have got
to keep ii up.
Advertising is the heartbeat OF
business. If you stop mans heart,
he dies. II YOU stop advertising, bus
mess dies
Bacon said, reading maketh full
man; writing en- exact man and talk
ing ready man and let me add:
Thinking maketh a real man. One
great trouble with our American life
is that We have invented every device
TO save US the trouble Of thinking.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-28

An inventor has mounted a shaw
ing mirror on four flexible legs which
will grasp almost any upright OBJ
ject or support the mirror on a hori-
zontal surface.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-28
RUTH LAW, WOMAN AVIATOR, PLANS
TO MAKE TRANSATLANTIC FLIGHT
WITHIN NEXT SIX WEEKS; CREW
\. {. 4 DECORATED At LISBON
vance, and the Democratic party and
the President deserve unstinted com
mendation for its passage.

Asia is believed to have the largest
quantity of coal of any continent, the
worlds total supply being estimated
at 1897 ,53S 100000 tons, of which
nearly 1000 ,OOOOOO.OOO are btu
minous.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-28
AUSTRIAN PEACE
TREATY TO Be
PRESENTED FRIDAY
FEACE CONFERENCE NOT YET
COME TO DECISION RELATIVE
TO SOUTHERN BOUNDARIES or
AUSTRIA
(By Associated Press.)

Versailles, May 2S The German
peace delegation here it was learned
today, will present counter claim of
twelve billion eight hundred and fifty
million marks for damage from the
Allied blockade as an Offset to repair
alton demands of the Allied powers
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-28

From mixture of sugar cane re-
fuse and bamboo fiber Trinidad
planter has succeeded in making \
paper equal in quality to the best
wood pulp product.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-28

A drinking device patented by u
Rhode Island inventor consists Of
cup to be placed under faucet and
a telescoping tube through which its
contents can be drawn into the
mouth.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-28
POLES FEAR AN
ATTACK WILL Be
MADE BY GERMANS
(By Associated Press.)

Paris, May %. Fears of German
attack on Poland were expressed to-
day by Premier Paderewski, Of Po.
land who arrived at Paris from War
saw last night.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-28
RUSSIANS DENY
THAT EXPLOSIONS
OCCURRED IN
PETROCRAD
(By Associated Press.)

London May 2S-A Russian wire.
less message today denies the report
that explosions occurred in Petrograd
due to its approaching evacuation
The dispatch declares there is no in
tention of abandoning the city and
reinforcements already sent to the
Gathcincia front south of Petrograd
are driving back the enemy.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-28
(By Associated Press.)

Paris, May 2S.-The Austrian peace
treaty. newspapers say, will INCLUDE
clauses on the League of Nations SIM
liar to those in the German terms
The treaty will be presented Friday
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-28
McCANTS OF TAMPA MAY
SUCCEED ADJ. GEN. CHRISTIAN
(By j. r.. Worthington.) J

Tallahassee May 2S.--The early
removal Of Adjutant General Chris.
tian by Governor Cats, and the ap-
pointment of Major James McCants,
Oh Tampa is indicated today in Cats
calling McCants to Tallahassee The
Governor has asked McCants If he
would accept the appointment.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-28

English surgeons have invented
device to measure in degrees regis
tered on a scale the movement of
knee elbow and other joints.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-28

Two French physicians have in.
vented apparatus to massage the
lenses of the eyes to improve or en-.
tirely remedy near r-sightedness
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-28
Protest Against Offensive
(Ry Associated .Press.l

IBy Ass0cIateu lPTessJ
London. May 2S.--The American
and British ministers at Warsaw have
protested against the Polish offensive
IN east Galicia, according to an E&
change Telegraph dispatch from W.
emma.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-28
Hawker and Grieve Decorated by
King George
(By Associated Press.)

London, May 2S. -Hawker and
Grieve were received by King George
at Buckingham Palace this morning
and both were decorated with insig
MIA or air force cross. They are the
first actual recipients Of this order.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-28

A recently patented container for
cigarette tobacco and papers is wa
terproof and contains a card for its
owners name and address
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-28
RUTH LAW WILL USE
LAND PLANE NOW
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
NC-i REACHED LISBON YESTER-
DAY AFTERNOON; TOTAL TIME
AIKEN TO SPAN ATLANTIC WAS
a6 HOURS AND Al MINUTES
(By Associated press.)

Chicago. May 2S Ruth Law. avia-
tor, announced today that she plans
to attempt a transatlantic fight
within six weeks. She will use new
land biplane now being built for her
and will be accompanied by me-
chanican.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-28

An artificial rubber of Dutch in.
vention is said to use freshly caught
sea fish as the chief ingredient
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-28
KING ALBERT OF
BELGIUM To VISIT
j. S. IN OCTOBER
(By Associated Press)

Paris May 2S. king Albert, OF
Belgium, is expected to visit Wash
ington to attend the initial meeting of
the League of Notions next October.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-28
Those Mentioned
(By Associated Press.)

Paris, May 2S.-The Duke o. De
vonshire and General Janchrlstiah
SHUTS are among those now men
toned as possible appointees as Brit
ish ambassador at Washington.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-28

An Ohio town plans to lower the
street car steps as help to helpless
wearers of tight skirts. but probably
by the time the change is accom-
plished full skirts will be back.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-28

known English chemist gives the
following interesting narrative Of
Murdock's discovery:
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-10-02
OPERA SUCCEEDS BULL FIGHT
Famous Arena In Mexico City Will Nc
Longer Be Scene Of Brutal
Slaughter.

The Teatro Ell TorO in Mexico City,
once one of the most pretentiOus Of
bull fight arenas, is now the home Of
grand opera as result Of President
CarranZa's decree that bull fights
should cease. Interspersing grand
opera. dancers and concert artists
have appeared in the arena, and 1t is
stated that these various forms of
amusement will be offered until some
definite action Is taken as to the fu-
ture of bull fighting.
u was In this arena that what Is
said to be one of the most remarkable
spectacles in the history Of the sport
was staged. A bull, Ell Bonito, known
as one of the fieroest fighters. on being
brought into the arena charged and
killed three horses and injured as
many men without being touched by
the estoque Of any matador.
AS the bull stood believing def
ance and with no one apparently will.
ing to attack him. Miguel Bailo, 9
picadOr who was a spectator in one
Of the boxes, leaped unarmed into the
Enclosure. In his outstretched hand hi
carried two Jumps Of sugar, which hi
nonchalantly offered to the bull. The
animal suddenly ceased its believing
and in a few moments docilely licked
the sugar from Ballo's hand. The
latter returned unframed to his boz
amid the plaudits 81 the spectators.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-10-02
ARBELA

Miss Frances Secular spent Sunday
with Ethel Welch.
Frank Miller and wife spent Sun
day with relatives in Clio.
Oliver Ayliffe and wife were bust
ness callers in Clio, Monday.
Miss Betsy Miller, of Clio, is visit
ing relatives in this vicinity.
Clarence and Floyd Hunt were
business callers in Flint, Wednesday.
William Ayliffe and family spent
Sunday with George Webster and
wife.
John Nelson and wife and Dell
Boots spent Sunday with S. Nelson
and wife.
Frank Secular and family spent
Sunday with Alvin Long and family
in Thetford.
George Nash and Milo VanWert
and wife, of Pontiac, spent Sunday
with Oscar Horning and wife.
Fred Currier and wife and Frank
Caryl and family spent Sunday with
Mr.. CaryPs parents near Dawson.
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-10-02

STATE OF MICHIGAN-County of Genesee IS.
At session of the PROBATE Court for said Coun-
ty of Genesee. held atxehe Probate Office In the
City of Flint. on ths(5t day Of September in the
ear one thousand h{ne hundred and nineteen.
Present: Hon.,JohhC Graves. Judge Of Probate.
dee &c s T1 '''-s u n'e Jones'
Charle@ ggsh yAdpdnistrator. having filed his
final acc Butt &dueSts the allowance Of the same
and his d1charge from said trust.
1t is ordkred that the 22nd day Of October. next
at nine 1eIock in the forenoon. at said Probate
Office be 3bpointed for the allowance of said ac-
And jPis further ordered that a copy of this
orderB published three successive weeks prev
ious to said day of hearing in The Clio Messenger
a newspaper printed and circulating In the Coun-
ty of Genesee.
JOHN C. GRAVES,
true copy Judge of Probate
Fred A. Wertman.
Register. 38
The Clio messenger. (Clio, Mich.) 1907-current, 1919-10-02
ALAS! FOR HUMAN FRAILTY
City Editor Was First Victim Of His
Own Stern Warning Against
the Booze"

Speaking of booze: A few years ago,
when Colorado was as wet as the great
Sahara is not, the city editor of a
Denver daily was having no inconsid.
cradle trouble in getting out a news
paper the day following each pay
night. Finally, in desperation, he is
sued the following mimeographed let
ter for distribution to members OF
the staff:
"Any member of this staff who IL
found under the influence Of liquor, or
with any indication Of having been
drinking during working hours, will
be: Fined for the first misdemeanor ;
suspended for the second; fired un-
conditiOnally for the third"
These mimeOgraphed letters were
placed on the copy boys desk with in
structions to distribute them as soon
as the staff appeared for work the
next afternoon.
On the following afternoon there
was heard snort from the Office of
the society editor, and usually meek
little red-haired beauty came dashing
out Of her room, waving piece of
paper In her hand. where's the city
editor?" she demanded "l'll see why
l have to be insulted Ike this"
The assistant city editor tried to
calm her. But nothing would do but
that she see the city editor himself.
SWELL" said the A. G. b., lit can't
be done. He was stewed and we had
to send him home"
Needless to say, there was a new
city editor the next afternoon, and the
staff glOatingly drank its way TO, the
days of prohibtion.--Lorry A. Jacobs,
the Dallas Dispatch. in Pep"