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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-15
Union Missionary Meeting

The Womans Foreign Missionary So
cictv of Union Methodist Episcopal
Church viii meet next Thursday afternoon
AT , 80 . clock at the home OF Mrs, Daniel
Jester. SIS Washington street. There
Will hc q Rainy DAY Bag opening. and
ladies are asked to bring bags.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-15

The votes of the women of the country
viii decide the Presidential election oil l9Zo
Keep that in mind, you politicians.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-15

Want nd in st. LOUIS paper reads:
'fWanted-Farm hand, first class; must
milk and drive Ford" Didn't know
Henry had put iiivvcr on the market
that would give milk.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-15

In Chicago man was fined 81, 400 on
100 separate charges of violation of the
child labor law, IN connection with the
employment of five children under 10
wears of age. \ pretty hard lesson, but
not severe enough. Heavier penalties for
this class of ofrenscs would go far toward
breaking up the evil.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-15
A Cedar Chest Is Always Welcome

twenty odd and styles Of these popular
Chests Christmas gift. They Of the
best construction thoroughly seasoned Tennessee red cedar hand
finished the rich color Of the natural cedar Lids are strongly
braced all with substantial lock-
chest makes most acceptable Christmas gthey give thar extra
often wanted and what important these days
they protection from the pesky and costly moth
particular style Of chest made rounded corners and rounded
lid fitted and double braced lid IT made
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-15

The "pin money" allowed society
young woman in these times would have
paid her grandma's expenses for year at
the young ladies' seminary.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-15

~, As and 48-inch lengths and in
various depths. Priced according
to size, $50. 90, $1,000, $500 and
Sal 90.
Another Chest made with square
corners and overlapping lid comes
in SO, ~. IS, 48 and 54-lnch size5,
and is priced $40. 90, SIS 90, $50 90,
$500, $1,000 and s45.00, ac-
cordlng 70 size.
Beautiful Dover Chests, similar
to the one shown, in mahogany
and walnut, are marked s72.00
and $500.
ShirtWaiet Boxes in various sizes.
made Of bass wood and covered
with fine japanese mating,
are marked $3.50, $3.50, $500, So.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-15

been upset before and come through it all
right. II will come through this period
of unrest if well be cheerful and sit steady
in the boat.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-15

>.rc song elEp0nec.
tra Uh.lc s.ngln1 Sna
~a- song ~lNp Nct
org SIN, or & ~ta
~Irc song q -iNpeLc"
Iv.r1 hoiy sing
Wollau buy h-ae- fa
or colin rhs
N u
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-15

IT, ~,,g ~ 81 worI for the
tnt.rleaH .kst.uu committees r. do. IL
IN ,,.--- -. t5e ~o,!r;rl Making Auc-l-
~. rr.ll..., a.c s. som, II The material
!. hand i !. colossal and gigantic under
t.4irg IL, INV have the heart 70 tackle
:, .nd l..-r, hoping thevl succeed
rf r.e oF genuine. ArnerIcauIsm va
meyer NOR, apparent than nov Every
dst "a. =. 4n3 hesr Instances 81 rank
anal ,I.vrril,f... ,il-.t2aitI - thc tiueric;aH
government Nr4e.ira,, people af3 Amer
~. ld.ai- ,tat IL. passed hghtly bl
- mad, lef, ui bv III, puhhc and even
Is tie newspapers
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-15

The man who can - manage hls
AFFAIR." a. 10 iay by something outof his
income j. saving more than the purchas-
inp mower 81 the dollar todas. II he saves
4 dollar now. IN d very few wears that
dslar willbuv one and half u tWo timers
s. u.urti as il viii today, and there will be
tt, interest To add TO its purchasing power
An4Itls not going to bc such nj ,wf0l 'Dug
time until prices VII begin to decline
Tlcv have about reached Their maximum
Evrn Yesterday one OF the biggest hotels
n thr country-the I4aSalle at hicag6
made reduction in It's rates Doubtless
Tin example will be followed by Uthe
bo,els, and the movement will spread
The poet Cowpcr wrote.
"Ne sacrifice 70 dress, till household Joys
And comforts cease. Dress drains our
cellars dry,
And keeps our larders lean: puts out our
hrcs.
And introduces hunger, frost and Voc
u herr peace and hospitality might reign
Evidently the English poet was talking
about the craze for dress among the
women of his time But think what lie
would say If Le lived IN times like these,
and should attend ! modern full dress
affair. or watch tile women folks a
-prIng or isll opening ID women wearing
apparel
lhe country Is bir upset, but il has
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-15

Thor t.ave been heard irequcnr and
.o4I criticisms ~ prominent residents
ii he aoamrv. oi tor~cu hlrth OF ezra
tpr Il President Wilson stand q. c,r-
tam international questions Down viii.
Wilson ha- been heard from more than
ont Surh throat IL American citlee since
tn flving poet maJ. fI> coup and took
fr,~>. sslau 81 the disputed city II i-
an nsQlt 10 th. 'u..rcan government
toth, American pcopl,. i : not treason
f,l,ishabl. IA the a-aa Na1
II some cnmmaiu't, ...,.t tave ~omc
,t.r radical wa . handling th!~
Eita 81 people Oa % WaukccGan
f tb. authorities es4-ed b posted
ti5 following notIc.
..Th~ u ths American Hau ! country.
Dori criticl.c our Pr~ia rt our alice
..ir government i sou don like our
rotmtr,. 20 back - 1nur own II you
haven. I: auv country e hcl
Rather straight ;alt ru probably
lad the desired effect pn ID ALIEN pop.llu-
uoL
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-15

\oWada,~ when tito r14~femc' C.r-
.n,, +, store hc ~al- IL 'hc proprietor
If rlcrk What hr wants ha- E wrapped
tIn .,~kS the nrlcc. paws II. and goes his
v..y He doesn't even ASH Il there Is
inviting IN the Same line cheaper. nor
.pc- he walk on, and - somewhere cl~e
to -, L hc can find better priec-
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1919-12-15
Perhaps That Gift Problem Is Solved Here

s425 $1,000. Tie rounded sandwich with handles
Feed Wagons metal
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-18
Mans Trouble
Arrested

"The past 4 years ! have been go
irg down, down, down with catarrk
Of the stomach and had to give up
work year ago because of my weak
ened condition I suffered terribly
from bloating and collie attacks.
Mayr's Wonderful Remedy was rec
commended to me. I took a course OF
it and am now feeling fine.' It. Is a
simple, harmless preparation that re-
moves the catarrhal mucus from the
intestinal tract and allays the in
flammation which causes practically
all stomach, liver and intestinal all
raents, including appendicitis. Ono
dose will convince or money re-
funded.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-18

70 announce as a candidate for Mayor.
If elected, I promise the people a
clean city morally, so far as the
Mayors authority and efforts can
make 1t such, and a progressive yet
economical business administration.
! respectfully ask the support and
votes Of all citizens who will join
with me in working for these
things. o. M. EATON.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-18

Two reasons are given for this
equine superiority. First, there abe
three thousand cab drivers in Rome
according to municipal statictisc'
These exercise considerable influence
in municipal elections and as a con-
.oouence no motor vehicle conces'
sions are granted.
Resides the supply of gasoline Is
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-18
SPECIAL NOTICE

IL you have Kidney Trouble, Liver
Trouble, Indigestion. Weak and Ack.
ing Back, Pains in Stomach, Side Or
Back, or Rheumatism, get . bottle Of
Old Seminole Treatment the Kim
Shaw puts up. at Shaw's Hotel Yea
can tell that It is doing ysu g4ed n
twenty minutes after taking = desc.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-18

Copenhagen blu els an admirable
foil to the white frock. Wolfe foun-
ces. hemmed with device In this
pale yet very effective color, have all
the charm of feminity, with the dis
tinction demanded by the modern
girl. There is nothing insipid about
the damsel Of 1919. When she con.
sents to garb herself in something
adorably girlish, she never permits
her own individuality to be sunk.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-18

Japanese silk crepe underwear is a
charming sort of thing for warm
weather wear. To begin with it
launders perfectly. In the next
place, it is soft and sheer anr charm
ing to look upon as well as to feel.
Then it is made very attractive, be-
ing embroidered with English eyelet
work as fise as that usually found on
handkerchief linen underwear, Al
together it seems likely that it will
hold a high place as summer favor
tie.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-18
NEWS NOTES FROM
NATIONAL CAPITAL
New York Packer.)

New YORK PacKer.)
Washington, June 1S.-An agree
ment has been made between the
Danish butter export committee and
the Swedish authorities for export Of
Danish butter to Sweden for the next
four months, according to d report
received here from Commercial At
tache Ewin w. Thompson at Copen-
hagen. The prices have been fixed so
that they will be lowest during the
summer months. The Swedes are to
pay IA crowns per kilo (95hc a
pound. Heretofore the export price
has been 9 crowns per kilo CLIO g.
pound.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-18

There Is no better place In Florida
to stop than Shaw's Hotel, Lakeland,
Fla. Open Day and Night to Ladies
and Gentlemen. This Hotel Is Kept In
order by a man Of experience and the
rooms are as neat and clean % q pin.
Located on Florida avenue, oppOsit.
City Hall.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-18
(By Associated Press.)

Berlin, June 1.-THE locksmith ap-
prentice Grothe, who attempted to
blackmail DR.. Bethmann-Eollweg,
the former Chancellor, by represent
ing that he was the object Of con-
spiracy. was sentenced at Kiel to four
months Imprisonment for forgery.
Grothe was arrested while trying to
collect more money from the ore-time
chancellor.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-18
FOR CITY ASSESSOR

I beg to announce my candidacy for
City Assessor, and I respectfully ask
the votes and support of the citizens
ON the ground Of my experience,
knowledge of property values, and
general fitness for the position, If
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-18

The Department of State has re-
ceived cablegram from the Ameri-
can Consul General at Londcn 10 the
import Restrictions had announced
effect that the British Controller of
have beene expended until September
July 1 on the following commodities,
have been extended until September
/: Almonds, apples bananas, cocoa;
fruit, canned, bottled and preserved;
i.uts used az fruits; onions, pimento.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-18
NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS

The first installment of pavements
on LAKE avenue, LIME street. IN
GRAHAM avenue and PALMETTO
street and CONNECTIONS TO BAR
TOW road will be PAST DUE on June
IS; after which date costs will be
added. How about attending to 1t to-
day, and getting it out the way?
e. G. FLANAGAN, Mayor.
H. l.. SWATTS,
Clerk and Collector. 90S0
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-18

The New York, Philadelphia and
Norfolk railroad, which petitioned the
Interstate Commerce Commission for
permission to increase the refrigera
tion charges, has been given that au-
hority. The increased charges are on
account of non-Federal controlled
carriers.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-18
NURSES STILL IN USE ON
THE STREETS OF ROME

Rome, June f7.-The horse here
vas not vacated his position to make
'OOn for the automobile. There are
sui thousands Of horse-drawn cabs
Vperating in Rome while there Ia
GOT single taxicab.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-18

not large and to insure enough for
military needs. it was found absolute
lynece ssary to discourage as much
private motor vehicular traffic as pos
sible.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-18

honored by your vote. I will ov
utmost to give a fair and equitable
assessment, in order that the tax
burdens may be equally distributed.
Respectfully, W. p. PILLANS.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-18

II is estimated that the Northwest
ern fruit crop this year will require
at least 100000 boxes, according to
report received here from Seattle,
Wash. Orders for shocks to make
about 100000 fruit boxes for this
season have been placed among IL
mills in the North west. Box maving,
it is stated, is we'll under way at most
Of the mills in Central Washington,
the big plants working on large or
ders to capacity. or rapidly installing
equipment To this end.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-18

PLL BE THERE, U. C. T. dance
Friday night. 9141
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-18
The Town GOSSIP


PERHAPS YOU'VE noticed. +
THAT THERE are days.
WHEN YOU'LL find.
A LOT of mistakes.
IN THE paper.
AND WORDS mispelled.
AND SOMETIMES.
A COUPLE Of lines turned around.
AND THIS is due to the fact.
THAT THERE are days.
WHEN THE proofreader.
ISN'T ON the job.
OR HAS been up late.
THE NIGHT before.
$50
AND IT'S one Of those things.
THAT CAUSES editors.
TO LOSE their hair.
AND THEIR disposition.
BEFORE OTHER folks.
AND EVERY day.
I'M ALWAYS scared.
THAT SOME error.
WILL CREEP into the paper.
AND I'LL get blamed.
LIKE THE time.
WE CARRIED the article.
ABOUT THE Board Of Aldermen.
THINKING SERIOUSLY.
ABOUT MORE street paving.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-18


| AND 1T appeared in print:
1.-THE BOARD stinks seriously"
AND 1T took me three days.
TO GET through explaining.
BUT THE worst thing.
THAT EVER happened.
WAS DURING the early days.
OF MY career.
ON A newspaper.
AND WE had minister.
WHO was a fine fellow.
AND DEVOTED a lot Of time.
TO HUNTING and fishing.
AND HE was fine shot.
J AND ONE day took part.
IN A trapshooting contest.
AND WON first prize.
AND went to the office.
AND WROTE up an article.
ABOUT THE event.
AND THE next day.
THE PAPER came out.
AND THE biggest headline.
IN THE paper.
READ LIKE this:
LOCAL MINISTER.
prize CRAPsHOOTER.'
I THANK you.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-18

Yielding to the repeated solicita.
lions Of many friends. have decided
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-18

Z D q q q q o q o q u n q u <
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-06-18
, POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS c
FOR MAYOR.

q o q q q o D d D d u q q q e
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-21
New Wars and New Maps

20 for the peace of war;" said professional military
man to an American correspondent at Paris. He doesn't
like the business of fixing up a peace
And of course. the fact is that nobody ever mad any
fun making the map of the world Alexander caesar
Hannibal NORTHUMBERLAND they all take hand at II!
And didn't they all so fooey with Nemesis chasing them
with big broom?
Is there any harder job in the world than trying to
nail and fasten stiff national boundaries that INSIST
being fluid and changing the drifts OF population
and the drives of economic development?
II this very thing that is taken care OF IN the Dig
outlines of the league of nations PLAN is indefinite at
many points because group of men can by any
possibility fix the lines of the future developments OF the
nations small and large.
In former peace meets they drew the map they wanted
and signed up the peace treaties and went home to tax
about the map just tho the map was Tor keeps
and all time. Such maps have always had to be drawn
all again after
"A and map has been the slogan OF
the predatory autocras of the world thru past centuries
The theory of Woodrow Wilson Jan Shuts and the demo-
cratic proponents of league of nations might be sumar
lied: INSTEAD of always wars to make new maps
why try way for the peoples of the world to
change the maps when they want to and doing 1t by
methods of peace?'
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-21
On the issue Of
Americanism There Can
Be No Compromise


Matching eggs, young grass, leaping lamb
and all things newborn, Answer me, o
eternal hope Of immortality that thru gen
erations Of dying men has refused 10 leaw
the human breasts Answer me, 0 bird 81
bright belief, that each year builds il
nest in the ruins of life
Is il because ! am prepared for some n
incarnation wherein my richness Of ex.
perience will not be wasted? Have / an
other youth before me, in some kindlier
sphere. where ] can love and do and live.
not like blind fool, stumbling forward
only in passionate mistakes, but lobly.
serenely rounding out the magnificent in
stincts Of my soul?
below the surface stream. shallow and light
or what we say feei-bsiow the stream,
As light OF what think feei-thers nopp
with noiseiess current strong. obscure and deep
The central stream Of what we feel indeed
can hear that noiseless current Of truth
now. sense the actual. ! see. know.
| understand.
But at what price!
And, | wonder. what for?
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-21

STEADY. THERE. STEADY.
A Jingle IN MIR EDDY

The wife and I In town On Seattle OF rcnown.
Just rubber nrnkng around this big city the sound.
that OH quite amazing seems 10 hicks more
used 70 trans than troiieys. The town is dry.
policeman. don't wink your eye1 but 'ware' fntox-
eating l. the very air. Iiff bling. long breath
maybe two one draws. and anything 10 do seems
dead easy Seattle just puts his ncttjc. viii
let you settle down and JOG along For
peace and aule, another seek. csusr here sta
The autos wbixz and Equswk IN way that IL die.
tracing 20 wife and ! the street HE.
The street rumble. and cang With slam and
n bang everything. 80. ginger up. Old man.
by taking sup Of Seattle spirit rare" said wife
Have care said yours truly. It's risky for
things peaceful stu before this Seattle
air quite corrupts a rural pair" The question is.
Am wiser Tho matter Ia simple Prize ye most
the s,ress md the strain OF eager strife would
20 gain calm and content with ones and leave
to dream 'noath the trees FRANK r. EDDY.
Holland Hotel
sir am an old civil war veteran over 80
years OF age l fought the Sioux and not afraid
but am afraid to come to Seattle. 1 have met the
grizzly and her cubs. she died suddenly In her
charge a, 20 PAGES. and afraid but I am
'1eefy" going seattle | faced tho ,errors Of
the chikoot pass. I ran the dangerolx rapids Of
mighty Yukon In 1905. but prefer IL 20 around
Seattle I met the wounded buffalo bin An Ga
he died close by; that sport: but foyai yport
Tho streets OF Seattle is too many one
eye IN the glare Of the North SHOWS do not want
TO have the other knocked By an auto In Seattle
''But the dangers self IL lure alone"
SO II you will get Jocf Warren 10 give a pernt
10 bring a doubled shotgun loaded with buckshot
will over. and kin the first crazy. careless
gaioot that at with his car. Here's howl
CAPT. II. g. BACK.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-21
Diversity of Opinion

Paris newspaper of reaction is quoted saying that
the way handle the Hungarian soviet government Is
"drown it in blood"
famous bandmaster in one of our large cities says
we need more music because 1.-The music the less
Bolshevism"
The most persistently advised for Bolshevism is
food.
The Bolsheviks themselves feeding Russia with
propaganda and it is saying there that books are the
cheapest thing in Russia
Out OF the many wilderness voices that cry at US how
10 the world. be learning somethingwe the
average American citizen.
Guizot, the great French writer who produced His
tory of Civilization. laid his central emphasis the point
that the distinguishing characteristic of civilization and
progress is diversity of opinion"
We remember young man in peg top pants who lay
ION spring and nearly thought his head
IL trying get exactly what Guizot meant by diversity
opinion because it seemed to be the most important in
dent necessary for lasting and genuine human progress
Now understand. In big and real way there
~ rapid rate of human progress just than
90 time in all historyf it is true that diversity OF
ion is the distinguishing characteristic of civilization
ticl
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-21
Tomorrow

IN April 49, In 1859 the cornerstone OF the Bas,ie
" laid IN Paris by Hugues d'Aubrot founder
Of the Huxucnots. The fortress completed
until Is years later. Originally the Bastile had "a
military purpose OF the principal points in the
ancient Notifications OF Paris. but the old fortifi.
cations superseded. the castle OF ST. Antoine,
az the Bastle was then called became more az a
prison than a fortress and ultimately was used
entirely state prisoners For four centuries until
its destruction the hands OF the popuace on July
H. 1882 the Bastiie housed the noted political
prisoners OF the French empire. Among them were
the Man in the Iron Mask, Rchelieu, voalre. and
Cardinal de Rohan.
On April 20. In 1889 the United States government
opened settlers the central section OF what was
then known Indian Territory. Many thousands
of pioneers gathered the border awaiting
the signal OF the army buglers. when the bugle
sounded the people rushed by the thousands across
the boundary lines and staked out their claims. In
a single day the public lands which formed the
territory OF oklahoma entirely saked out and
occupied.
In 1898, April 22. the first shot OF the Spanish
American fired by the United States steam.
ship Nashville In action against Spanish merchant.
mantle Buena Vista.
on April 20, 1914, Vera Cruz Mexico was captured
by n untted States naval force under Rear Admiral
Fletcher. The not "A formal declaration OF
Hnera, who had conytitued himself dictator OF Mex
leo. The Americans held Vera Cruz until December 1
1914
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-21
Snobbery

Snobbery stands in the way of democracy. So
d. And there's lot to it.
=, Snobs and democrats (smal d) get along One
~ to show Off The other lives to work and be real
hey look at life two different ways.
Democracy should pay for his living by
spng sort of work that produces wealth helps
sord get thru the day better off, The first and high
eoign by which know the snob when him coming
Js that he always tries to look tho he works.
neng born gentleman who knows all about the eclars
had eclat of the elite.
8Y In Ameficanizing America make the i'm
portant question about What he do?" what
has he done? rather than the question How much has
he got?" Where did he FROM"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-04-21
Approaching Things

Tool<e specialist about to the bandages from
o,,st.s eyes who had been blind since birth.
What do you want most to see?" the great doctor
flowers and home" replied the expectant
he patient led into a garden and his eyes barred
light Of day As the flowers and their colorngs
photographed in his brain. he stood tho turned
srbe.
Oh" he bseathed lit is wonderful. beautiful.
dreamed such marvels existed" and tears of Joy
n down his face and onto the grass at his feet.
/xEe then led to another part of town, IL
<ing dark. Placing him before window, the doctor
removed the bandage and allowed him to gaze into
\OME He leaned eagerly forward for better look,
Strengthened up. and turning to his friend said Take
back. / stand How EVER become
STONED the joys and wonders of this world ??