Lakeland Evening Telegram Newspaper, April 21, 1915, Page 4

g Telegram FLORIDA CLIMATE : THAT OF THE NORTH Entered in the postoffice at Lake- Writing from Crooked Lake in land, Florida, as mail matter of the second class. EDITOR | February to his paper, The Jackson Patriot, Mr. E. W. Barber says: |—When thunderstorms come and $5.00 peach trees bloom in Michigan win- 2.50 ter is supposed to be over. Both of 1.25 these evidences of spring are here. Delivered anywhere within the S0on orange blossoms will be per- limits of the City of Lakeland for 10 fuming the sunny air. When the cents a week. breeze is softest and the air light- 3 est especially if wafted over water, From the same office is issued the fragrance of the marriage uow- * THE LAKELAND NEWS, ers can be realized two to three i s e miles from a grove. ‘A weekly newspaper giving a resume : S ocnt Nicer: ‘op. coadiiions; (Th'e w:nther is superb. Mr, Hol- ity afklis dto. Bant aiywhive peter’'s thermometer registered 76 Sod B1.0. per Teat degrees last' Tuesday. The cooelst ¢ spell came in December. Thus far there has been more rainy and cloudy weather in Florida than dur- ing any winter for many years. The water in Crooked Lake is eight to ten inches higher than it was two months ago. The new supply has all come from the clouds, as the lake has no surface inlet, and no current flows down its hillsides, for the soil absorbs every drop as it falls. One realizes the extremes of cli- mate tqQ read in the Patriot a press The Ocala Banner is complaining |4isPatch from Marquette, Michigan, because the United States do not|that at Humb5idt, near there, the produce more nuts. We hadn’t no- [Mmercury sank to 48 degrees below ticed any shortage in the crop here- |Zero, and government thermometers abouts. But there are nuts and |tell the truth; while here the tem- “nuts” and perhaps the Banner |Prature was 50 to 76 above. For wasn't referring to the variety we eduality of climate South Florida is have in mind. without a rival in this country. For about forty years the United States Referring to the failure of the |Weather buréaa has been making legislature to submit the prohibi- daily observations with its self-rege tion amendment, and its probable re- | isterinw thermometers, and during fusal to submit the woman's suffrage | that entire period the hottest mom- amendment, Claude L'Engle observes, (ent of the hottest day at Tampa was “this is not a submissive legisla- |96 degrees; while at Marquette, in ture.” No—but some of its mem- |Northern Michigan, the highest was bers, in case they get obstreperous|108 degrees, out-hotting Tampa by in politics in the future, will “be |12 degrees. promptly clubbed into submission— For the lowest extremes during the voter holding the club. - |the period Marquette shows 27 be- A low, and Tampa 19 above, with a The annual luncheon of the” Asso- |mean temperature at Tampa-for July ciated Press was held last night and |of 80 and for January of 57, and at Woodrow Wilson was on hand to tell [ Marquette for the same months of the boys a few things. The editor |65 and 10. More and * more the of the Telegram acknowledges a cor- [southern climate will inevitably be dial invitation to be present, but!a potent economic factor in its fa- was compelled to send regrets, ex-|vor, and the same is true of the plaining that he had accepted a pre-|longer daylight hours in the winter. vious engagement to play cards at| At this season of the year there the home of Mrs. Smith, of Lake- |5 gver an hour and a half more land, and urging that the luncheon | ¢ime petween sunrise and sunset in be gone right ahead with, just as If |thig portion of Florida than there is he was there. And it was. in Northern Michigan, giving that We do not know the extent of the maoh (1onRIETORTURTY Tof gor o8 tween sunrise and sunset in this provocation, but that strike of car- section. - This, too, is an economic penters in Chicago seems very ill-|ga0i0r fn favor of the South, as well timed. It would seem that under ex: | o 4, saving artificial light and isting conditions a man with a job |p..- paying him a reasonable wage should hold on to it. Chicago car- penters were getting 65 cents an hour, and struck for 70 cents. We know many well equipped men who would not strike if they were being pald $4.80 for an eight-hour day's work. M. F. HETHERINGTON, . SUBSCRIPTION RATES One year . Six months . Three months . So far no enthusiast has nominat- ed Miss Sue Barco for governor, but | we're daily expecting it. John Beard, who has been allow- ing the State to emjoy a period of - innocuous desuetude on his part, is airing his views on prohibition and other matters. There {is an odor about some of these views that would iadicate a need of airing. Rainfall is an important feature. The mean annual precipitation of rain and snow at Detroit is a fair criterion for the best agricultural section of Southern Michigan, and this is given by the U. S. weather bureau as 32.2 inches; while at Tampa the official record for the same period gives 53.1 inches, or over 21 inches the most, and here P N— Straight down from Lake City to Lakeland is the natural, direct and scenic route through Florida tm'lu'”e ALY that Dixie highway, and only by' Students of air currents, and of gich a route can the real Florida be the laws that govern the precipita- seen by the visitor to the State. Let,tion of moisture in its relation to every county along this proposed agriculure, tell us that the bulk of line get busy and spread the ,.g.hthe annual rainfall over the great goods down for the autos to over. The thousands who will be at- |naturally one of the finest and most tracted to Florida by the fact of this Producive farming -areas of the road’s existence will do the rest. |Blobe, comes from evaporation of run | central section of the United States, ! R N Those engaged in the movement are doubtless actuated by the most humane and worthy motives, but we doubt they will realize their dreams of provision and protection and civil- {zation for the Seminole. We sus- pect that Lo, the Poor Seminole is appier as he is than in any con- dition his would-be benefactors con- template for him. His care-free ex- {stence is unmarred by such sordid annoyances as butcher bills and bank drafts. Why introduce him to pants, pills, politics and the thou- sands of other disadvantages of civi- lization? ol il In constructing the new hard road between Lakeland and Christina, a magnificent oak tree has been left standing in the center of the road, and an inscription attached to the massive trunk, declaring that it was left standing n honor of one of the the waters of the Gul? of Mexico and the Carribean Sea, and the pre- vailing southerly winds blow this heavily moistened air over the land. Reaching the cool altitudes of the Allegheny mountains the moisture is condensed, and a8 the air cur- rents thus laden with moisture blow over the country and into Michigan, rain in summer and snow in Winter are matural results. As we go north the annual rain-- fall decreases. From 53 inches at Tampa it falls to 49 inches at At- lanta, 38 at at Cincinnati and 32 at Detroit. At Nef Orleans it is 57 in- ches, at St. Louis 37; at Chicago 38, at St. Paul 29 inches. Always the melted snow is included in making up the total. In Florida much the largest precipitation is in the sum- mer months, and mainly the fall is in frequent showers rather than in long downpours. Among the Gulf cities Mobile county commissioners and In appre- leads with 62 inches for a year, and ciation of his work as a member of |it is noticeable that at Birmingham, the Board. That is a recognition of |in the same state, the decrease is to which any man might be proud— |49 1-2 inches, at Indianapolis to 41 and the best of it is, in this instance, inches. The least in the . United the man may enjoy the sight of the |States is at Yuma, Arizona, 3.1 in- splendid monument his friends have |ches vearly. The highest given in erected in his honor. A living monu- California is 25 inches at Red Bluff, ment to a living man—how much |20 at Sacramento, and the least 10 better than to place cold marble or |at San Diego. bronze above his unknowing dust| These natural conditions have when he is gone! *|much to do with the cost of pro- —_— 1duction: and the economy of living. We can all tell the other fellow Soil «#éffihine apd-rain are the es- how his job should be done. Witness | sential : factors. Without water the the Winter Haven editor who gives the minister this tip: *“If we were a preacher and doing our level best to keep our congregation straight 'and decent and they persisted in let- ting us starve to death while they stuffed their hides with dainties, we'd sure give them a broadside shot some beautiful Sabbath morning that would make them call out the firé departmént.” But we'll bet a jitney the editor would do nothing of the kind. He'd submit to minis- terial starvation just as meekly as he does to the delinquent subserip- tion evil and the free advertising ® two former-are of little valne. Hhere {all three exist in fair proportions. |One result is that the cultivated acres in Florida produce yearly a great deal more in money value |than do the cultivated acres of any |other state. Stretching southward nearly five hundred miles it pre- sents svgreat variety of soil and pro- ducts, including those of the tem- perate and tropical zomes. The an- nual rainfall varies in different parts of the state from 53 to 60 in- ches, and the hottest summer weath- er from 96 at Pampa and Juniper to 104 at Jacksonville, .two hundred miles further north. (By Associated Press) Paris, April 21—"“Many of us, soldiers-and officers,” says an officer who had been at the front since the beginning of the war, *‘have faith in] a mysterious power analogous to antique fatality which disposes of our sort. Those that it favors we say are ‘in luck. The greatest im- prudence doesn’t accept their invul- nerability. Others seem fated to sacrifice; if they escape from 4 pitched battle, a spent ball or a fragment of shell will get them the following day, miles behind the teenches, while they are in appar- ent security. “This instinctive belief brings a to’ certain tranquility, not only those who think that they are ‘in luck’ but to those also who are in doubt whether they possess a lucky star. ‘No one escapes his fate,’ they say. ‘If one is slated for death, what's the goo of taking precau- tions; the bullet that’s intended for me will find me.’ ‘“Certain cases seem to bear out this superstition. One of them was related by an officer of the general staff, tall, .cool, almost as phleg- matic as an Englishman behind ihs eye-glasses, and so careful to exag- gerate nothing that he sems to con- template the most tragic events with the wrong end of of his spy-glass. “I ought to have been killed hundred times, he told me. At the moment of the general mobiliza- tion 1 was in the staff of the gen- eral of division, to whom I was per- sonally attached after years of very close collaboration; he treated me somewhat as his personal aid-de- camp. I went everywhere with him. A few days after the declaration of war he was infomed of the death of his wife, whom I knew he adored. He concealed his pain but 1 under- stood at once that the blow had morally crushed him and thgt he had made up his mind to get himself killed. He took me with him where the bullets were thickest. The di- vision was on the eastern frontier, and alongside the storms of shrapnel that burst above our heads the Ger- man bombardment of today are small incidents. Every other day we went to the first line, and while the men lying round us fired at the Germans, we remained erect to en- courage them. “‘One afternoon we had passed four hours under the enemy's shells, From time to time I said to myself, ‘In ten minutes or even in five min. utes perhaps it'll be my turn.’ But we were neither of us touched. An- other day, after a very violent en- gagement in which we had ben ob- liged to give way, one of our bat- teries remained stuck between the two armies. I proposed to recon- noitre the position to see if it was possible to briiig it back. I intended to go along and to come back quick- ly. But the general declared he would go along. It was vain to re- mark that it was not his place, he replied with soma feeling that he had no“orders to receive from me. ,Orange—A. B. 2 Palm Beach. Majestic The Big six-Cylinder Car Has Arrived ; (Continued from Page 2.) | Leon—Edgar E. Strickland, Micco- sukie. | Levy—John C. Weimer, Bronson. ‘leerty——L. F. Forehand, Bristol. Madison—F. M. Henderson, Pinetta. Madison—R. L. Millinor, Madison. Manatee—A. M. Wilson, Miakki Marion—W. J. Crosby, Citra. arion—W. T. Henderson, Lynee. Monroe—Arthur Gomez, Key West. Monroe—Clarence E. Roberts, Key 1 West. Nassau—Hrry Goldstein, | dina. Nassau—H. A. Jones, Callahan. Newton, Winter Orange—S. S. Griffin, Orlando. Garden. Osceola—N. C. Bryan, Kissimmee. Palm Beach—H. L. Bussey, West Fernan- Pasco—O0. N. Williams, Dade City. Pinellas—F. A. Wood, St. Peters- burg. Polk—R. W. Hancock, Fort Meade. Polk—W. Reid Robson, Kathleen. Putnam—H. S. McKenzie, Platka. Putnam—W . G. Tilghman, Paltaka. Santa Rosa—W. M. Davidson, New- ell. Santa Rosa—W. A. McLeod, Milton. Seminole—Forrest Lake, Sanford. St. Johns—John W. Davis, Augustine. St. Johns—E. Augustine. St. Lucie—A. D. Penny, Ft. Pierce. Sumter—H. G. Collier, Oxford. Suwannee—Cary A. Hardee, Oak. Suwannee—Geo. E. Hawkins, Well- born. Taylor—W. T. Cash, Perry. Volusia—Jas. E. Cade, Seville. Volusia—H. G. Putnam, Oak Hill. Wakulla—W. C. Rouse, Sopchoppy. Walton—W. H. Mapoles, Laurel = Hill. Washington—L. A. Brock, Chipley. St. April 19, 1915 New M. w. Lowery, trustee. A. Wilson, Chestnut. Williae B. to A. T. Mann James Lee and wife Howey Land (o. Live to C. M. Hendricks. Hart and wife to (Chas. W. Adams. T. L. Fussell Jumeau . E. C. Davis and wife to Wilkes. Elizabeth Lamb. and wife Fresno county, California, produc- es 94,000,000 pounds, or about 60 per cent of the California raisin crop, and nearly twice the quantity produced by Spain. Lamb H. Bringham. Payner & DeVane to M. A. Mary L. Codington et al. T. Overstreet and wife to T. Claxton and husband w. J. King. B. (6% to Dr. to George M. James E. Bowen and wife to B. “ 3 Everything went well and We'Sceno from Tillle's Punctured Rom ance, the big 6-reel Keystone featuro which will play a return enga gement Saturday, matinee and night reached the position of the battery without any trouble. There remaln-' ed only two men, a major and .l private soldier, guarding the bat- tery, firing with all their energy to make the enemy believe that the position was still occupied in force. We succeeded in getting the pieces into shape and dragging them out of danger, but instead of following the direct route toward our lines, the general proposed that we make a little detous, ‘In “order,’ he said, ‘that the men may not have the tm- pression that wé are retreatins.’ We followed a route on the side of a hill, which during several hundred yards passed over a space of ab- solutely uncovered ground between the two firing lines. 1If T had been alone I should have covered that space at double quick. The general, though, declared that this precipi- tation would have produced a bad effect updh the troops, so it was at a walk that we crossed this expos- ed ground offering ourselves as tar- gets to the German infantry. ““The balls whistled around us incessantly—so quickly that the leaves on the trees along the route fell as in an autumn storm. Neither of us received a scratch, neither were our porses touched. 1 asked the general if he did not think it marvelous that we shoula have passed unmscratched through the storm of the bullets. He shook his head sadly and said: ‘The bullets don’t seem to want me.’ As for me, since that trial there is nothing that surprises me, I sincerely believe I'm ‘in luck’ and am quite sure that the Germans will never get me.’ ‘ (& young med. MRk neanjPinta Gorda, whose. mother died while he ws an infant, was brought to town a few days lyt;’ for the first time. He had.never seey a railrjad, a town or a-.woman. - One of the first si~hts that greeted his vision was a Punta | Gorda specimen of femininity. “Father.” he said, “That, my son, is a woman,” replied the father. “Well, father, I want one of them things.” was the im- mediate rejoinder.—Z6lfo Truth. -~ Bulearia plans to convert much of the territory acquired from Turkey |into a vast tobaceo field, producing some of the finest and highest p.icrd tobacco in the world. at the Auditorium. See Our Line of Tailor Made and Fancy gls?;‘:k Stuff i “what is that?” For Disinfecting Purposes Specially recommended for the general use of Farmers Cat- tlemen and Dairymen for the treatment of ticks lice, mange and general skin disease, For Ticks, Lice, etc,, Dilute 1 part to 50 parts of and wash the animal well with a sponge once daily For Mange in dogs and.other animals, use t| same strength as for fleas, etc., or in severe ca if necessary. . For Sinks, Toilets, Stable, Sewers, lars, 1 part to 10 of water and sprinkle thoroughly. se the solution ses I to 25 parts Cesspools and Cel- Prices: 1-2 Pint asc. Pint soc. Quart 75c 1-2 Gallon $1.50 $1.75 LAKE PHARMACY This Beautiful T S Majestic Theatre, and wil Popularity Contest. . Sl Car is on display at Melton’s Garage, and all are invited to inspect same. for 81730. persons is being charged in Brus- (Furnished by the Security Abstract g .. and i mitlafCo SBaTiow, /1o the ministers of Spain and in the !United States, who distribute bread land soup daily in hundreds to poor F. A. Perkins and wife to W. R.!amilies. They charge the halfpenny 1 k H heatre Coatest FIRST PRIZE suick Car has been pl!l‘clmieq l)_\: The | be awarded as first prize in the It is 1915 Model, Fully Equipped, and sells REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS A halfpenny for a meal for five in order to avoid the appearanes pauperism . — Chicago is to have jce cold mj permigsion to install an ice yoy ha] ing been requested by the Dosty ter to help the “farm tg consyy movement . This is a tactful little act by DO Responsble Mtods To The Public:— Our conception of Ideal Service is a Service that offers § to patrons every accommodation consistent with Security § and Strength. i Every transaction is subjected to careful v:onsirlcmtion nd is guided in spirit as well as in letter by the laws and ideals of Responsible Banking Methods. Long experience with the commiercial and financial needs of Lakeland has enabled our Officers to guide this In- tensive Service for the best interests of ALL patrons, Yours very truly, > (77 % Cashier FIRSTNATIONALBANK THIS BANK IS A MEMBER OF THE FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM. Florida Land In Large and Small Tracts SUITABLE FOR Fruit, Truck and gt General Unimproved Fal’ming Improved Unimproved and Improved ’ Samples ; 23,000 ACRES—In Polk County at $6.00 per acre. Timbet worth more than half the price. i b AhCRE FARM—35 in bearing Orange Grove, $ro0% I:’r‘:;vt_packllng house and barn, large lake front. New : ion plant, good heavy soil an Sl _miles from Lakeland. Price $3{>,ooo.o; ol FOR NON-RE IDENTS—Good Fruit Lands, well |0cn¢‘d in ten, twenty and forty ~ ve Dever acre tracts; Co-operative opment Plan. s s B:\RZG;\CIN—-J acres, inside city limits, with 6-room houst gardf;s. in bearing trees and two in highly cultivat 20 ACRE FARM—Close in all cleared and fenced; abo% 100 bearing oran, : ge trees. Price $3000.00, Large @ Payment required. $3 QRO!\(I);]‘ HOUSE and three vacant Lots. Close to L it on $4,20000. $1,200 down and terms. } GOOD SUBDIVISION Propositions. Both clos and desirably located. 34 ACRES OF RICH HIGH .HAMMOCK fand near & T Hill. Close to school post office and store. 7™ acres clear. Price $550.00 40 ACuleE FARM—Near Griffin, Fla, close to hard % bem:nced; about half cleared and some citrus tree % o 8. This is a fine combinatiop. farm; both f n¢ truck land par excellence. Houwse and barn: ™ and equipm, s " Z the Plaenq ‘;itzngigg.ol:)a,lf Interest in crops goes ™ ith 24 ACRE F 4 RE T ARM—One quarter mile south of cifV Cobinit s hr-u‘: ‘Mation fruit and truck, partly cleared: ¢ and barn Cheap if sold soon; will give terms, HOUSE—In Dixieland. $900.00 RS UNFINISHED For Further Information See J. Nielsen-Lange Lakeland, Florida Phone 354 Green, Office Evening Telegra® Bl edas posssperdi il