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Newspaper
Sarasota Times
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1917
Page
6
Major General Wood says the Star Spangled Banner should not be played at a motion picture performance citing propriety and orderly conduct. The remark frames a debate on decorum in public entertainment.
Opportunities abound for young men today in the merchant marine service. Both engineering staff and officer tracks present promising careers, with training and advancement potential highlighted.
An American socialist is credited with saying socialists are neutral in this war. The day when Americans can be neutral is past.
Major General Wood spent days investigating possible locations for a training camp near Jacksonville. The Red Cross fund has been oversubscribed by several million. When a just cause is at stake America pledges wealth and life.
The government plans to pick the first 500000 men from the registered pool by numbers on June 5th. This method uses a lottery style system to determine call up for military service.
Congress moves on a food control bill aimed to pass by July 1. Reports indicate investigators found speculators earning large profits on foodstuffs. The measure would grant federal authority to regulate distribution of food feed and fuel during the war.
The article notes Florida beef production loss from cattle ticks and the legislature funding county efforts to eradicate the pest using vats. It argues eradication fails without a no fence law, emphasizing coordinated state county action and fence regulation as key.
The 1917 18 orange crop is estimated at 3 000 000 bushels, about 40 percent of last season’s crop. After the 1894 95 freeze shipments fell to 147 000 boxes and took ten years to recover to pre freeze levels, which were itself smaller than the coming season’s estimate.
South and Central Florida will see fewer trains as the A C L and S A L discuss cuts with the Railroad Commission in Tallahassee. Officials seek which passenger trains can be discontinued yet maintain reasonable public service during troop and supply movements.
Corresponding Secretary Leach says the State Press meeting in Jacksonville will be a strictly business session with no entertainments. Many matters of importance will require member attention during the daytime sessions.
Delegates from the American Newspapers Publishers Association gathered in Washington last week to denounce a discriminatory war tax on newspaper business. They pledged willingness to pay the same rate of taxes as other industries.
The text states calls to pool all paper mills under the Federal Trade Commission as a wartime action to distribute paper at a fair price, arguing this would regulate production and supply amid broader wartime measures.
At a meeting of the American Newspaper Publishers Association in business, publishers declared willingness to pay the same tax rate as Congress imposes on other legitimate businesses and urged that paper mill output be pooled as a war measure and distributed by the Federal Trade Commission at a fair price.
Admiral Sims assumes command of allied naval forces in Irish waters with full powers to act. He coordinates sea lanes and commercial movements, reporting seas free of enemies before ships may depart. British and French offensives in Belgium and France proceed amid heavy submarine tolls. Russia signals willingness to finish the war with the allies. Villages liberated from German control begin land restoration as air battles continue.
E W Pickett arrived Sunday from New York City after a three year absence and praised Sarasota progress and growth. He plans a rest at the town's salubrious summer resort and notes improvements and future prospects. Pickett has acted as private secretary to Ossip Gabrilowitsch and represented Mason and Hamlin piano makers.
Messrs. E. S. Williams, Wm. M. Tuttle, Chas. A French and Chas. Sorenso caught a deep sea bass off Little Sarasota Pass Wednesday morning. The fish was over six feet long and weighed about 450 pounds. It sure was some bass.
Mr. Owen Burns has secured a $17 000 dredging contract at Clearwater. The project will keep two of Burns dredges busy for some time and will be carried out in a satisfactory manner. One dredge operates under Capt Ollie Rudd of this city.
The Clearwater Press notes residents are acting on vacant lots to hinder Kaiser Bill, claiming Clearwater is doing her part while Sarasota lags behind.
Boxes painted in national colors appear in stores to collect funds for the Sarasota Chapter of the Navy League of the United States. The drive supports naval base hospital inmates in Washington named after Admiral Dewey. Mrs. Dewey presides over the chapter's Woman's section greeting new members. Dr. F W Schultz to teach the complete first aid course at no cost to members starting next Tuesday. Captain Jack Halton to speak Friday at 3 PM at the Woman's Club.
Sarasota stores will close all day Wednesday July 4. Patrons are urged to place edible orders on Tuesday to avoid disappointment and ensure prompt service.
The Sarasota Patriotic Girls will perform an exhibition drill Friday evening at 7 at the foot of the new flag pole in Five Points. The program includes United States Army and Navy signal work and starts on the hour with Commander Henry Grinton supervising.
Editor G W Adam of the Manatee Banner argues the County Bureau of Emigration could greatly help attract new settlers to the county. The Braden town Herald also comments on the subject, presenting a similar stance in its issue.
The Manatee Banner argues to boost homeseeker inflow by forming a County Board of Immigration and using newspaper subscriptions to reach prospective settlers. It cites 832,920 assessable acres, a 1 cent tax plan, and the Osceola and Bradenton press network as engines for regional growth through reliable local journalism.
A Florida town advocates a County Bureau of Emigration to attract settlers with pioneer spirit and modern methods. Proponents argue cooperation and better marketing can reduce crop waste and raise prices, noting success in other counties and urging action in Manatee.
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