Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, October 1, 1914, Page 3

»¥"QUR WEEKLY LIMERICK There once was a builder, by the name of St. Clair, Who .was honest, and used the best Builders’ Hardware. He deals at Our Store here we sell it galore, t Where the assortment 1s large and prices are fair. Builders’ Hardware Keeping on hand constantly a full line of the many items needed by _ the professional contractor or the amateur builder, Hard wear is demanded of this class of Hardware, and you can depend on the reliability of the goods we offer. WILSON HARDWARE CO. SRR to be approved by this board, be practice Lower Prices on Ford Cars Efféctive August Ist, 1914 to Augustist, 1915 and guaranteed against any reduction THE EVENING TELEGRAM, LARELAND, FLA., OCT. 1, 1914 |French HaveMethod And Deaths Should | 'Record of Births Be Maintained COMPLETE VITAL STATIS- TICS FOR FLORIDA POSSIBLE The opportunity is now of- fered to every incorporated city and town in Florida to inaugu- rate and maintain a complete and permanent record of the brths and deaths of its inhabi- index of its health conditions. The interest and appreciatign shown by the Florida cities CAf 2,000 population and over to to whom this offer was made last year, as shown by their al- most universal passage of ordi- nances to register births and deaths and their sending of rec- ords to this office for filing and tabulation, warrants the exten- sion of the office to the other municipalities of the state. This is in fulfillment of the program outlined in the August, 1913, issue of Health Notes, when it was said, after stating the conditions of the offer, “All municipalities of Florida having a population of 2,000 or above, shall be qualified to immediately supply vital statistics to the state board of health, and after going into effect, to be admitted to the registration area of the United States; all municipali- ties of Florida of 1,000 to 2,000 ithabitants shall be next includ- ed in this area, and finally the entire state.” The offer is now placed be- fore all incorporated places, not alone those of from 1,000 to 2,- 000 population, upon the condi- tions that— First—They pass ordinances requiring a burial or removal permit in case of every death, and the early and prompt report- ing of every birth, within their limits. limits. Second — That reports be made upon the standard certifi- cates approved and supplied, and in accordance with the forms prescribed, by the state board of health, and that these certifi- cates be sent monthly to the ex- ecutive office of said board. Third—That local registrars, tants and to provide an accurate ' ees sone -|provided to receive these re- ports, issue permits, make cop- ies of certificates for local refer- ence transmit. originals to this office, and see that the ordi- nances are enforced. Fourth—That registrars be un- ders such control of the muni- cipalities they are serving that any dereliction of . their duties can be controlled and that their work may be properly super- vised. Finally—That the practice un- der this plan be under the super-, CHAMBERLAIN DISAPPOINTED WITH For Preserving ENGLAND (By Associated Press) Pine Trees Berlin, Sept. 30.—Houston {Stewart Chamberlain, the well known English author, who One of the mos{ interesting married a daughter of Richar pieces of information that has \Wagner, and who has lived come out of Europe recently did many years in Germany and not deal with wars nor rumorsAustria, is deeply disappointed of wars, nor with the achieve-, with England because of its dec- ments of great armies or navies,llzlrzlti()ll of war upon Germany. It referred to the very peaceful {In a letter which has appeared pursuit of naval stores gathering in the German press he says he and the data was given to The | hold England chiefly responsi- Press by Mr. J. F. Dusenbury, |ble “for the terrible disaster that of Pensacola, vice president of has broken upon Europe,” and the Jennings Naval Stores Com-|he can only explain the action of pany. In the short interview!England by assuming that it has appearing in The Fress a few been smitten with blindness. days ago Mr. Dusenbury gave a| In answer to a correspondent, very clear insight into the meth-; who had suggested that he write ods pursued in caring for the a protest against England’s ipine trees . from which the|course and have it published in il*‘rcnch supply of naval stores is' England, he further wrote: secured. e )“The moment for such a protest The French are careful of has not yet arrived. The Eng- their trees because the pine for-{lish must first bear the conse- ests of that country are not of quences of their disgusting natural origin. They did not'course in the form of heavy !spring voluntarily ~from the blows; after that they can be earth, but were planted under reasoned with. May God pro- (Savannah Press) 'the direction of a government| tect the glorious cause of the- :cngineer. And they are nursed Germans; there is no other hope ‘as carefully as a Georgia peach for the future of the human ‘grower cares for the tender trees race.” lin his orchard. There is no' German professors and men of reckless cutting into the body of science have made a strong pro- 'a pine to insure a more rapid;test against England’s -course by flow of rosin or spirits and there renouncing all the honorary de-! lare made no deep, wide cuts to grees, titles, and other marks of “secure a greater amount of the distinction conferred upon them 'product at the expense of the by English Uhniversities, acade- tree’s life. mies, and other bodies of Eng- This careful method of pro- lish scholars. They have pub- duction is pursued because the lished a declaration on the sub- 'tree is more valuable than the ject, as follows: land. This is one of the expla-| “England has declared war nations given, but no matter upon us under a hollow pretext what the predominating reason!which is least of all justified in Ifor the method pursued is itlview of English history, and the would appear that the plan true character of which is laid 'which preserves and does not de-jbare by numerous documents. stroy a pine when robbed of its Although England is related to gum and its spirits would be a us by blood and race it has out of good one to emulate and follow.|n contemtible envy of Ger- Thete is no question that in many’ economic success, incited the Southern naval stores belt other peoples against us for :\\'c have been too profligate in years; and, in particular, it has the use of the spirit-bearing |allied itself with France and pines. We have hacked into Russia to crush us as a world- ) their bleeding sides and dug into power and endanger our cultural ‘their vitals with a recklessness achievements. 'that has caused producers ini “It was only because they others countries to marvel at were able to reckon upon Eng- our wastefulness. And if this land’s co-operation that Russia, is not stopped our|France, Belgium and Japan (Iriends in foreign countries will{down to us the gauntlet of war. be producing naval stpres and)England bears, foremost of all, getting high prices for it many the moral responsibility for this 'years after our forests haveconflagation of the nations, ibeen denuded. \ which will result in frightful The French operator, accord-suffering for millions of men and ing to Mr. Dusenbury, never|will demand unheard of sacri- cuts a very wide streak down the|fices of blood and treasute. side of a tree to make the run run more prolific than it might be from a narrow cutting and he does things with the idea solely to the preservation of the source of supply. | It might be a good idea for the T A —————— N —— England’s brutal national self- {ishness has placed an indelible iblot upon its name. | “We are well aware that very {emjnent English scholars, with whom German men of science have for years been in fsiendly {and fruitful relations, were op- iposed to this war, so wantonly ibegun, and spoke against it. “Nevertheless, those of us who have received marks of dis- tinction from English universi- ties, Academies, and societies of scholars do renounce, as a mat- ter of national feeling, all such honors and the rights attached to them.” This declaration was publish- ed with some thirty signatures, and other signatures are coming in daily. Among the signers |are men with world-wide repu- itation. They include such med- ical men as von Behring of Mar- burg, Paul Ehrlich of Frankfort, Czerny of Heidelberg, August Bier of Berlin, and Otto von Schjerning of the General Staff of the Army; philosophers like Rudolf Eucken of Jena and Wil- jhelm Wundt, of Liepsig; Zoolo- |gists like Haeckel, of Jena and "Weissmann, of Freiburg; law professors like Paul Laband, of Strassburg, Josef Kbhler and Franz von List, of Berlin; the political economist Adolf Wag- ner, of Berln, and Jacob Riesser the specialist in the science of banking; the composer Humper- dink and the painters von Wer- ner and Liebermann. | \ (By Associated Press.) London, Sept. 19.—Figures showing the perqentage of re- cruits enlisted n England, Scot- land, Ireland and Wales, as ob- tained from' the Director of Re- cruiting and published in the Liverpool Courier, make Scot- land appear as the most gener- ous contributor of men. The approximate total number of men raised from August 4 to September 15 was 501,580, the percentage of recruits to the total male population being given as follows: Recruits 396,731 64,444 20,419 19,966 Percent England Scotland Ireland Wales (By Associated Press.) London, Sept. 30—Special legislation called for on account of the war has run up to a total of forty Emergency Acts of lT’nrliamcnt passed since hostil- ties began on August 4. T ——— — Great Exposition of New Styles from vision of the state health officer producers in the South to pay a as registrars of vital statistics, little more attention to the meth_- who shall have supervisory pow- ods employed by their competi- during that time. All cars fully equipped f 0. b. Detroit. Runabout Touring Car Town Car... Buyers to Share in Profits All retail buyers of new Ford cars from August 1st, 1914 to August Ist, 1915 will share in the profits of the company to the extent of $40 to $60 per car, on each car they buy, FROVIDED: we sell and de- liver 300,000 new Ford cars during that pe- riod. Ask us for particulars er over local egistrars and two shall make all needed regula- tions to carry it into effect. To assist each municipality to inaugurate this plan the state | board of health will pay local| registrars who fulfill their (]ulics: 25 cents for each certificate of] birth and death properly filled out and promptly transmitted to this office, provided reports of tors in the forests of France. OVERCOATS OF for Men an BLANKETS ARE SUGGESTED (By Associated Press.) London, Sept. 30.—The report that some 200,000 men of the British forces lack overcoats has prompted a retired navy officer to suggest an American idea. Hart Schaffner & Marx d Young Men (@, Here’s the best we've ever done for the men of this city; the most comprehensive display of FINE CLOTHES ever brought deaths are 9o per cent accurate. “Duyring the Civil War in Amer- A model <ordinance, covering jca”, he writes in a letter to the the points above outlined, Times, “the Confederate soldiers has been prepared and will lm:ulc good overcoats out of state, and cach prepared and will | Ljankets. A slit was cut in the be furnished each municipality center just large enough to put in the state, with all necessary the head through. The slit was blanks, instructions and litera-'then hemstitched to prevent its! ture explaining the needs and getting larger. A flat button uses of vital statistics. lwas then sewn on one side at the It is greatly desired and hoped center of the slit, and a tab with that the response to this offer 5 huttonhole on the other side so will be prompt and general, and 25 to close the hole when not in that in the near future every use. Spme of th¢ Southerndrs Florida municipality will be col- added a small slit or a piece of lecting and transmitting to this tape in which they carried a office complete and accurate re-|toothbrush instead of a flower.” ports of births and deaths, which —_— can be safely preserved and ISLE OF MAN TO properly tabulated and publish- DONATE $50,000 ed statistics of Florida’s health- TOWARD WAR fulness.—Times-Union. EXPENSES (By Associated Precs) London, Sept. 30.—From the “SAWED OFF” SHOT GUN |Isle of Man there comes this GETS RESULTS news: “The Manx Legislative Coun- (By Associated Press) cil and House of Keys met to-g London, Sept. 30.—A corres-|gether in Tynwald yesterday, pondent writes ‘the London and unanimously decided to ask Field suggesting that British the Imperial Government to ac- sentries “against German spies!cept $350,000 as a contribution within the United Kingdom” be|irom the Isle of Man toward ex- tarmed with the American penses of war. Members sup- i“sawed off” shotgun, charged|porting the resolution said that with buckshot. He urges that the gift was only an earnest of such a weapon would be more the readiness of the fifty thous- gfl‘icicnt fo; sentries at railway|and people of the island to sac- ‘bridges and other places where rifice all their resources in sup- J- B. STREATER. guards are maintained than the port of Great Brittain at this 200000000000 0000000000000scrvice rifle. especially at night. juncture.” FORD MOTOR COMPANY Lakeland Auto and Supply Co. POLK COUNTY AGENTS. o7 - —— together; better fabrics, better colorings, better patterns; and more interesting styles and new models than ever. * % % = YOU ARE INVITED Our effort has been to bring together a lot of fine clothes for the use and benefit of the men and young men who dress well. In one sense, you may say that we're done this for the benefit we.shall get from it; from selling the goods for a profit. Abstract and Title Co. Bartow, Florida R. B. HUFFAKER, Pres. L. J CLYATT, Secretary IFRANK H. THOMPsON, Vice-Pres. H. W. SmiTH, Treasurer ecurity ABSTRACTS OF TITLES Prompt Service But in another sense—there is another and better sense—we’ve done it for the benefit you'll get out of it. We expect to sell at a profit to us; but we expect you to buy at a profit to you. That's really the true basis for bus- iness success; it's the way we look at our business; we'd like to have you look at it that way. New and up-to-date Plaat. Iakeland business left with our Vice President at Dickson Building will receive prompt and efficient attention. J. B. STREATER CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER Having had twenty-one years’ experience in building nd contracting in Lakeland and vicinity, I feel competent to render the best services in this line. If comtemplating X/ building, will be pleased to furnish estimates and all infor- i | It’s your show as well as ours; we're helping you to have the best clothes made; come and see. JOS. The Hub = The home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes mation. All work guaranteed. Phone 169.