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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-25
AS Others See 1t
SOUTH FLORIDA EDITORS AGAINST 1T
(Kissimmee Valley Gazette.)


One of the things learned at the gathering of
the South Florida Press Assocaton-in addition
to the fact that Lakeland is a mighty fine pro-
ressive city-was the inside plans of the scheme
fathered in Tampa and pledged to extend its
tentacles into this entire district, founded and
foisted by some of the wholesale grocers of
Tampa
The editors visiting the session of the associa-
tion listened to an expose Of the purported plans
of the proposed combination of the wholesale
groccrs of Tampa. The details were told by one
weknown in all business circles in Lakeland
and matters explained so fully that each
editor left the meeting firmly determined to make
public the plans and do his best through the col
umns of his paper to defeat the entire scheme;
or at any rate do the best he could to protect his
own home wholesale grocer
1t seems that seven wholesale grocers in Tam
pa have formulated scheme by which the whole
. sale houses throughout southern Florida may be
wiped out-after which the entire trade would
be handled by the syndicate at the prices which
the syndicate thought the traffic would bear"
The plan as told at the start merely seems to be
that the wholesale grocers of Tampa stand ready
to supply the grocers in all the various towns
and cities from series of warehouses located in
various portions of south Florida
But underlying the entire scheme there appears
to be plan to wipe out the wholesale grocers in
the cities of south Florida. If this Tampa aggre-
cation can succeed in securing the wholesale
houses already established there is no doubt it
will do So if it cannot do that it will establish
upon its initiative duplicaes-and attempt
to freeze out the local house by offering goods at
lower prices, and making practically as quick
deliveries. That is a regular Standard OH trick
That company will sell oil and gasoline in GER
tain community at losing rate until the smaller
company is compelled to close down or dispose
ton may agree to pay.
Then the prices go up-up-up; and the peo-
pie pay.
1t stands every wholesale grocery in south
Florida to enter an alliance-to cooperate il
that word is better-against the innovation and
establishment which is being proposed by the
seven Tampa firms; the sort of Seven Wonder
land Sisters. Once that aggregation shall obtain
a foothold in any city it will mean ultimately
steady increase in the cost of living-and the
killing of the own home enterprise There can be-
no halfway course Every grocer, every retail
grocer should avoid the snare of the propagandst
who may cleverly endeavor to tie up the various
institutions which have been established; other
wise there will be considerable loss of capital
and total humiliation of business progress
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-25
CHANGING OUTLOOK

Two months ago the world looked forward to
the armament conference at Washington with live
ly hope as the possible dawn of a new eral To-
day, thanks TO the public statements of the Presi-
dent the press, of this country at least, is almost
a unit in regarding it as joke.
Disarmament on any scale which will relieve
the people Of the intoerable burden of war ex-
penses is not a possibility so long as the leading
nation is of the frame of mind indicated by the
President. The attitude of France and Japan
was known when the conference was called. I'm
less this country had something in hand with which
to change that attitude, it was useless to call it.
Instead Of combating the French desire to lick the
Germans a little more before sheaibng their
swords, the leading papers of this country or a
large part Of them, actually appear to sympalhizc
with that aspiration
The conference therefore is likely to be an af-
terpiece Of the Versailles meeting 1t will discuss
the same problems. 1t will be actuated by the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-25

Isn't the weather man raising hurricane?
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-25
NORMALLY

In all things normally is fine; extravaganza
in any line will bring its punishment eftsoons
and fill~pur lives with tears and prunes. When
Dormal pleasures pursue there's no remorse
there's naught to rue; we wake up smiling at the
dawn, and put our bright green garments on, and
think of what gorgeous day had before we
hit the lay. But if we seek abnormal fun, and
with the brisk high rollers run, and pour red
poison in the craw, ignoring Mr.. Volstead's law
at dawn we leave tumbled beds, and tie wet
cloths upon our heads and view ourselves with
deadly hate and envy those who travelled straight
picnic party in the glen, with lemonade and
rotted hen: motor trip athwart the lea, by
the shining silver sea; some hours of fishing
in the stream, returning with string of Dream;
a game of quoits behind the barn, relieved by
jest and sprightly yarn; these humble Joys are
better far than tearing Volstead's rules ajar. Let
normally motto be when we would have a
jamboree, and won't figure in the news as
tinhorn sports all stepped in booze, and we'll
live long and have renown rejecting credit on
the town.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-25
Daily Poem
FAITH
(Toronto Starr

(TorCnto Starr -~~'--
One morn | felt that l. should FALL =
Beneath aftliction's scouFagingo rod
But suddenly, towering oveft afE SD !"
Returned my trust in 'Godlsso.. ~
And then the fear that had lassiiled
My soul, when in the morn-I- Fese,--~-
Beforem my trusting spirit failed,
Ere 'daylight's close. sSt ,-r..
And oft this Happens; faith grows
dim: =
And care steals on us unaware,
Because we do not talk with Him,
BY means of pray'r. Ike
But when, with fainting heart we
call, -
The One Who sees the sparrow fall.
Us, too, shall save. &
For fear is only in the mind, .a&.
And love, alone, reality, .
And when great Love our hearts shall
'.' find,
Then faithfully,
with fearless zest shall we pursue
The pathway that He hath decreed
And fnd3 that all is fair and true.
Where He shall lead.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-25

same motives Any association of nation"
springng from the Washington meeting will be a
mere rival to the League of Nations
This is dsheartening, but it is the truth. The
conference will be very interesting event. but its
interest will reside in its possible relation to the pol
ihcs of the future particularly domestic politics.
since it will probably result in disclosing the actual
foreign policy of the administration the fate
of the present managers of the government. If
we had one or two real leaders the outlook might
be different but leadership other than the dema-
gogic type seems to have vanished from the earth
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-25
DOING GOOD WORK FOR FLORIDA
(Lake Alfred News.)

The South Florida Press Association at it's
Lakeland meeting endorsed the work being Done
by RUDE Allyn with his Florida Fisherman Tlube
doesn't claim to be making any money In fact
we do not believe he is trying. What he is work
ing for, however, is the preservation of game
and fish. Rube says Florida is an Out-ofDoors
country and that when we destroy fish and game
we are destroying one of our biggest assets He
is right. Fishing and hunting can be made Il
great attraction to our visitors and unless some
one like RUDE takes interest in the matter
it will be only few years until our forests and
waters are depleted. Rube and his magazine are
doing more to attract the attention of people to
Florida as an ideal Outdoor paradise than all
the rest of our publications put together He de-
serves the support of every loyal Floridan
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-25
PUBLIC HIGHWAY SURVEY
(DeLand News.)

The Bureau of Public Roads, u S. Department
OF Agriculture has launched a campaign that
gives promise of exceedingly valuable results. A
survey is to be made of all public highways in
the country, with view of ascertaining the
mileage, the different methods of construction
durability the desirability, cost of constructions
etc. Now that we have reached this point, it is
pertinent to remark that this is just what should
have been done at least fifty years ago. Why
is it that so much time must elapse and get off
the calendar before we get onto the really worth
while jobs? Well better late than never and wd
will hope that the survey will be pushed through
as soon as possible and the results given to
the world to profit wherewithal
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-25
The Tarpon Springs Leader saws:

The Tarpon Springs Leader says:
"The Lakeland Telegram points out clearly and
convincingly that the possession of a great deal
of money often brings out the Saturnalian and
Aphrodisian instincts of the possessor and we
suppose that is why always feel more devilish
on Saturday nights than at other tines
We feel sure we never said anything Of the
kind still, if Brother Shaw has something like
that, it's better out than in.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-25

Some day we are going to give a mathematical
ly inclined friend problem based on the anli-fat
ads Something like: If man lose eight pounds
in thirteen days (by taking Redoocems Com
pound) and his wife loses eleven pounds in nine
teen days, how much will they both lose in year?
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-25

The Indiana woman who dslocated her shout
der swatting a fly must have thought it was of
hard-sheed variety.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-25

We read that it costs 80 per cent more to live
PooS IIqs 'tI6l III PIP u ueP Mou YIo X MsN I'll
many people continue to live there.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-25

There seem to be fewer people killed in auto
and train wrecks right now. but it is probably be-
cause so many get murdered first
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-25

A rabbit passed through Columbus
Allsop's yard this morning while all
the dogs We're setting around, as the
hunting season is not yet open.
-
Jefferson Potlocks says he has
never yet been able to get his finances
adjusted just right, as, when he gets
hold OF some money he has holes in
his pockets, and by the time he gets
the holes patched up he is flat broke
again.
=
The Mail Carrier probably has car
ried more sacks of unwe,come kittens
down the road than anybody, but has
decided that he can't miss any of
Them. as they merely go to some
bodyeise S house, and somebody
e!se's go to the house that had sent
the others away.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-11-09

too dark. What I'm afraid of is that
it's new island and that it might
not stick up far enough!
You see," went on the fairman,
every once in while we get a new
island, and do you know, we have
an awful time finding it. Worse n
finding a needle in a ten ton hay
stack.
And do they make a noise, -
asked Nick.
"Do they? Yes, indeed. You see,
there are volcanoes under the sea as
well as on land, and when they ex-
plode and a lot of rocks n things
come bursting out, they pile up on
each other clear to the top of the
water and that's an island. If ii
doesn't get up to the top, but stays
just under the water, it is dangerous
So, Nickie, we must find that island
and learn if it's a safe one. If il
isn't, Wen have to build light
house or put bell-buoy on it,
Ito be continuedl
.-,., {GopyEight. 1921 l..-.......
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EXCELLENCE.
By DR.. Vim. Z. Barton.

rs a democracy more, perhaps, than
in some other countries, are We
faced with the peril Of leveling our
effort down 20 the average. The eds-
,or must not astempt 70 write his
best. nor the teacher 10 teach all he
knows. nor the learned preacher TO
put much Of MS erudition into MS
sermon, because ne viii be shooting
over the heads Of his audience. This
tends 70 a dreary Snd ieadening med
iocrjcy
Bur this may not be the worst ef-
fecc Of the adjustment of the ideal
10 the average. The danger Of 1t Is
that il viii Kill within the man 10
whom larger things are possible the
ambition 10 grew his own possible
ljmit.
Whether 3 student should De eOm-
menGe5 for keeping up with his class
depends upon the student and upon
,he class, II may be the very ut
most that San reasonably De eN-
pec-ed If him, 1t may De that he IS
doing remarkably well 70 attain that
/ degree II excellence
il may be on the other hand that
this Is 50 far below what he could de
e be lid his best, Shst he deserves
sierra cenSurs.
No man IS justified in accepting
+ the average Of excellence fer himself
Un5l he has assured himself ra&t he
{ Is not able to attain anything higher,
The average nlza does well %
reach and nsaiutSn the averge,
The stupid man does we'll II he ap-
PvoximateS the average bat fails be-
l0w. s.
But S0uts n3~n aave Ill theEa that
wsSgA S tasy rseognize il. and naake
$3.50 $50 - 1890 sssa - : eve 80 j
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ABOUT AN ISLAND.

INICK." said Cap'n Pennywingle
~ when the Twins had returned
from an important errand. "some-
thing happened last night and l don't
know where ii was,
YES, sir answered the little boy
politely,
1t happened in the ocean, but the
ocean is big place, so that doesn't
mean much. Also it made terrific
noise, Ii woke me up and il woke
Curly up, but il wasn't thunder. Ii
was louder than thunder Moreover,
this morning | found some of the
Wigglefin people dead. A loud sound
in the water kills fishes, because it
breaks the floaters they carry inside
Of them TO balance with"
1T might have been a torpedo
boat cut praeticing,' said thoughtful
Nick,
"Mebbe." agreed the Cap'n.
"or it might have been a bombing
plane" the little boy suggested.
AN very good" said Cap'n Penny
win5ie, "but / don't think So. It was
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-11-09
TEN YEARS AGO TO-DAY.
from the Times-Reeorder Novem-
Der 9. 1910

from the Times Recorder. Novem-
Der 9. 1910
FARMERS in Americas yesterday
were decidedly blue over the con-
litions as regards the large portion
Of the cotton crop yet ungathered in
the fields, and which is sustaining
great injury from the continued bad
weather Thousands of bales yet re
main to Dc picked and marketed,~ but
It seems impossible to get it out Of
the fields,
Americas ministers are in receipt
Of a communication from the Geor-
gia Anti-Saloon League, urging that
they devote their sermon next Sun
day morning TO an appeal for the sup
nort Of the prohibition law in the ap-
preaching gubernatorial primary and
TO acQuSiut the people with the Sc
robustness Of the situation.
Mrs 4. T. Oliver was awarded the
handsome angel cake given away
Yesterday by Mrs. Adelaide William
son, who Is demonstrating White
Crest flour AT Warlie6 Bros. Il Co,
store.
Work mas been advancing so rapid
IS on the new reservoir that is being
constructed at the pumping station
shat the floor Of the reservoir has
practically been completed, while the
steel reinforcing framework for the
sides Of yhe huge tank have already
been placed in position.
Mrs H. C. Tarver and Mrs James
L, Williams left yesterday for Tulsa.
Oklahoma, where they viii SPEND
some time with relatives in that city.
A We'll known Carolinian in Amer
Gus today IS n, c, King, banker
and prominent citizen Of Townsville
S c. He is here looking after his
large farming interests near Ameri-
Gus, with which be Is highly pleased
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-11-09
OLD DAYS IN AMERICUS
TWENTY YEARS AGO TO-DAY

WEN l TEARS ANsO iODAf. .
(From The Times Recorder, Novem-
Der 9. 1901.l
Several Americas people are going
to Montezuma next week TO attend
the carnival which is in progress
there.
A series of revival services will
begin in the First Baptist church next
week, and will continue for two
weeks or longer,
A. G. Duncan went to Buena Vista
yesterday on visit &c his former
home.
William Harold, of Boston, is here
on visit to his parents.
Miss Florence Page has gone to
Buena Vista to spend few days
with relatives and friends.
As rule, taxes are paid when cot
ton is sold. but this season the old
rule seems subject to revision. Taxes
are coming in at Snail'S pace, and
all the tax money received yesterday
could have been counted in % sec
onds.
The tedious work of rebuilding tbs
wrecked bridge on McGarrah street,
connecting Americas and Brooklyn
Heights. continues slowly. and it will
be several weeks before vehicles can
pass there.
As previously announced Rev. f.
z. Neighbor. pastor Of the First Bap-
fist church. will begin tomorrow night
proracted meeting extending ever
period Of two or three weeks. He
Will be assisted by DR., W. A. Nelson
of Jackson, Ga, who comes here Mon.
day afternoon.
The presentation Of the Gay Mr..
Goldstein" at the theater last night
was one of the best comedies witness
ed by an Americas audience this sea
son.
THIRTY YEARS AGO TODAY.
Monday morning. No paper.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-11-09

man has figured that snail make in fourteen days
ARM LOANs@s III Of the race
and Good Terms
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- anehos days havs the seddes Of the year and
49, gs aasns hsRH know has - wear,
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COMES SIONS
OF. AEMOVlE
STAR
CHAPTER XXI
/ CHAFE AT BEING
CHAPERONED.

WhhE II NOT LOT muse ho'i'ii'o"'
" I'd miss most of the gossip about
the company After the strangely
unpleasant affair of the dinner in her
apartment, Mrs. Mandy was always
with me at the studios.
Motherdear takes care of my cor
respondence. My fan mail arrives
by the bushel. 1t takes up hours of
each day to answer letters from adj
mirers. And so Mrs. Mandy became
my chaperone while l was doing
Love in Leash"
I am the only chaperoned girl in
the company and l can't see why |
must be watched over by a married
woman all of the time. Whenever
speak to Motherdear about it, she
says she can't see why a young girl
doesn't need chaperon in studio
as much as at dance.
Moreover, Mandy, the publicity
man, insists on the chaperon. 1t
looks weIl-he says "swell"-for the
company to take such good care of
the youngest of its members.
Often I've wondered what's going
to happen when Dick Barnes meets
Motherdear. 1t seems to me that
Dick is taking great care that they
shall not meet. Motherdear has in
vited him to tea with the rest of
the crowd a dozen times. Of course
she hasn't the least idea that she
ever met him. As I've said before
if Jimmy Alcott doesn't wish to rise
from the dead its not my place to
resurrect him.
Whether I need her OF not, Mrs.
Mandy continues to substitute for
Motherdear. And she doesn't ap-
prove of Rose at all. But, of course,
as the wife of the publicity man,
she has to be perfectly nice to every
| body She can't discriminate
against anybody. She can't keep
Rose out of my dressing room if
Rose chooses to come in. Neither
can |, even if Rose does take up
space and use up oxygen in hot
weather.
( And as far as can see, Rose al
ways has been very very good to
me. Never can l forget how kind
she was in my first awful bump in
the movies. Nobody ever yet ar
rived at stardom without shedding
some tears. she'd a good many
after my first appearance on a set.
My first makeup was all wrong.
1t cost the director several hundred
feet of celluloid. 1t meant retakes
I for the cast and a lot of extras.
I was then an extra myself,
brought in to play a dear little long
/ lost daughter found at last by her
F equally dear long lost mother.
Therefore l was in the middle of
the picture close to the star most
Of the scene.
Now the girls of the company had
been horud to NE. Jealous cats,
Rose called them. Rose can say
what she chooses because as an ac-
tress she is in a class by herself
and indispensable. She is sure fire
for anything from grande dame to a
SQuaw.
As I have said, the girls told me
I how to make up and they combined
70 play a serious joke on me.
A movie makeup isn't like that of
a show girl. Rouge photographs
black. My instructors and tormentors
advised me 10 put on quantities of
color. / was much too pale, they
said, As usual I did my work
we'll | rubbed in so much red that
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DR.. BARTON'S DAILY LETTER

to do it. For him there is no real
success short of that.
What are you striving for-the
average standard of SUGGEST Are
you sure that is the best you can do?
Suppose you Try TO rise above
average to excellence.
There is where real success may
lie for you.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-11-09

1 looked like a little Indian when
the picture was projected.
The star-my play-mother - was
furious. She hated retakes with a
crowd She said the director ought
to have noticed me and washed my
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1921-11-09

DR.. E. Z. Parsons. Office Hours
from 5 A. u. to ) ?. N. Upstairs.
Commercial Warehouse Building
VIII give you good service. Painless
Extracting or No Charge.
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BY Condo

face for me! He didn't happen to,
excellent director though he was.
The wasted film represented hours
of labor by many people. | was con-
WINGED that my chance in the movies
was lost forever. --~-~,-,-,.-.a
Evening star., 1921-03-06
OG!LVIE CHILD REMOVED
FROM MOTHERS CUSTODY
Committed to Board of Children 5
Guardians During
Minority.

Three -year-old Robert Finland
Ogiivie. who. his mother claims, is
Lord Banff. heir to a 100000. 900 es-
tate in Scotland. was ordered COM
mitted to the board of children s
guardians during minority by Judge
kathryn Sellers in Juvenile Court
yesterday. In the decision Judge
Sellers stated that the child was
destitute of a civil home. Counsel
for the defense noted an appeal
The case first attracted attention
when it came up in Juvenile Court.
January %. following the taking of
the child from the home of Mrs. Ogil-
vi" at 24l3 Pennsylvania avenue the
previous day on warrant from
Judge Sellers. The warrant was is
sued after the fling of afIidavits
charging that Mrs. Ogilvie's home
was not a proper place for the child
Mrs Sarah l.. Bucher of the board
of children's guardians had charge of
The investigation of the case. When
it was first called in court Mrs
Bucher testified that. in company with
policemen, she went to the Ogilvie
home January % and found the child
strapped in bed.
Evening star., 1921-03-06
representative BAER
SCORES ADULTERATION
Denounces Manufacturers of Food
stuffs Who Deceive the
Public.

Manufacturers of foodstuTs who
deceive the public by adulterating
their products with foreign and
poisonous matters were charac-
teriZed as the type of men who are
the l. W. VS.. anarchists and reds
by Representative John NJ. Baer of
North Dakota at a meeting Of the
farmer-iabor party last hight in the
Public Library.
REPRESENTATIVE Baer said that a
prominent scientist connected with
he Department of Agriculture proved
in a recent analysis OF a breakfast
food that the basic part of the prod
uct contained the chaff and foreign
matters of wheat, commonly known
as dockagc. This same scientist, he
said. in analyzinS certain brand
of raspberry jam discovered that it
was made UP of gelatin taken from
tho hoofs of horses and cows, the
cores and skins of various fruits.
with "a little raspberry fiavoring.'
Men manufacturing these products"
he declared, ARE destroying Ameri-
canism and the very foundation of
the country.
The gamble in wheat in North Da-
kota was described by Representa-
tive Raer He pointed out that the
farmers there receive S1.19 bushel
for wheat and the public pays S2.1S
for the same amount. He charged
that a loaf of bread sold for Is cents
contains only cents worth of
wheat