FOR A BETTER
AND A BIGGER
LAKELAND
VOL. X
POLITICIANS IN ST AUGUSTINE
TO PRESENT THEIR CLAIMS FOR
CABINET PLACES TO HARDING
Hughes, Dawes and Davis Among
Those Who Are Scheduled for
Early Conferences Woman
Caller From Georgia Enlightens
President-Elect on League of
Nations and Other Topics
Mrs. Harding Returns From
Shopping Tour in New York.
(By Associated Press.)
St. Augustine, Fell. 12. - Following
Senator Harding's arrival in this city
lie lias been besieged by political as '■
pirants and their friends, while tiisj
engagements for the coming week arc
piling up rapidly. It is understood he
will make his tinal decision with re-!
garil to cabinet appointments while in ]
Florida. Friends of various aspirants;
are making a last minute drive witli 1
the hope of cinching lheir aspirants.
Among tiie eminent politicians with!
whom he will confer in the near fu-j
Hire are former Justice Charles 10.
Ilighes, believed to tie slated for I lie
post of secretary of state. Charles tl.
Dawes, of Illinois, candidate for sec
retary of the treasury, and ,1. J. Davis,
of Pennsylvania, who aspires to head
the department of labor.
Senator Wadsworth and Charles!
it. 11 Hies, of New York, were among j
his callers yesterday. They discussed
New York politics. John Barrett, j
former head of the Pan-American
union, discussed matters relating to|
South America, while Mrs. W. 11. j
Felton, an anti-administration Demo
crat of Georgia, gave the president
elect her views on the league of na-1
lions and kindred topics.
Mrs. Harding, who has been shop- j
ping in New York for tlie last three j
weeks joined her husband here last i
night, and will remain until he leaves
for Marion, February 28.
POPULAR CONTEST
WILL END TONIGHT
PUBLIf I INVITED
iSfW TOahSst, it Tff expected that when
it closes at Seve o’clock this evening,
Quite a large gathering will be pres
en',. Arrangements have been made
by the Telegram for the interested
visitors, and the results are to be
announced at the earliest possible
moment. Not! only has the interest
been great among the various co
- hu their friends have made
it cumulative, hence the general pub
lic is invited to he present, to witness
the award of the $3,500 in prizes.
There is always much attention at
tracted by contests especially where
the prizes wero so genuinely worth
while, and where every detail of the
campaign was conducted on such a
high plane. While the competition
between the contestants has been of
the keenest since the very beginning,
it has been clean throughout, each
candidate striving, each in her hon
orable way, to get the greater number
of votes.
The doors of the Kvening Telegram
will he wide open and you are invited
to 1/e present on this big occasion
this evening.
TWO PERSON KILLED
IN RIOT IN ITALY
(By Associated Press.)
London, Felv. 12.--Two persons
were killed and fifteen wounded yes
terday In a fight between communists
cud extreme nationalists at he naval
shipyard at Monfulcone, Italy, says a
Home dispatch.
FLORIDA LOSES ETTLER
BECAUSE QUARANTINE
HURTS CATTLE BUSINESS
The following letter shows that
Florida is going to be more and more
handicapped and discriminated against
In any. attempt to develop the cattle
and live stock industry until some leg
islation is secured which will take
the State out of the Quarantine under
which she has been placed l)y tlie
states around her. , Louisiana has
been an open port until Quite recently
but since this outlet has just been
closed the people of Florida must now
consume all of their own “ticky" pro
duel because either no one else desires
it or we are unable to get it through
to those whose taste runs to “ticky"
meat.
(The letter above referred to; and
which follows, may be seen in .the
files of the Secretary of the Chamber
of Commerce, to whom it was ad
dressed in response to an inquiry from
a stock farmer looking to possible lo
cation here and had Just read of the
recent quarantine on the part of
Louisiana: ~
Baltnorhea, Texas, Feb. 1, 1921
“Dear Sir: . ~...
“We had settled ill our minds to
ship' in to Pqlk county hut when they
ran a quarantine around Florida I
just had to {tack up. for cattle rais
ing is the most I know. I am just
waiting to see If it ralßed but while
waiting am looking up . conditions in
Alabama. Please accept of my thanks
for your potfered fltndness.
,-J
Uk. . Ifc Art *• J,3< O i *
The Lakeland Evening Telegram
PASSENGER TRAIN IS
ATTACKED IN IRELAND
(By Associated Press.)
Cork. Feb. 12.- One soldier v/as
killed and a number of others Wound
ed today in an attack on a passenger
train outside the Mill s’,red station
here by a hundred armed men. The
attackers fired on ears which con
tained thirty soldiers, from both sides
of the track.
NORTH CAROLINA RATES
ORDERED UP BY I. C. C.
(By Associated Press.)
Washington. Fell. 12. -Passenger
[tares, excess baggage, switching and
other state charges in North Carolina
were ordered today by the intersta'e
commerce commission o be raised to
a level with interstate rates, effective
March 2,
FORMER DRY AGENT
FREED OF CHARGE
OF MURDER IN VA.
(By Associated Press-
Manassas. Va.. Feb. 12. William
Hall, former s'ate prohibition agent,
was freed by the court here today af
ter a third disagreement by the jury
in his case, growing out, of the killing
of Lawrence Hudson, alleged whis
key runner near Winchester two
years ago. The ease went to the jury
yesterday afternoon and t;he jury re
ported this morning that it was un
able to reach a verdict. On motion of
the state Judge Bren;.’ dismissed the |
case against him.
LORD MAYOR MAY YET
BE SENT BACK HOME
(By Associated Press.)
Buffalo, N. Y., Feb. 12.—Lord
Mayor O’Callaghan of Cork left for
New York this morning, his friends
said. The mayor was given until yes
terday by the. department of labor to
Their.' nßWftffrrfßftd -they would a
leave the country, and if not gone by
and deport him.
MRS. MCCOLLUM |
ADDRESSES THE
WOMAN’S CLUB
The Woman’s Club met at an
earlier hour than usual yesterday af
ternoon, because of the many good
things in store.
Mrs. Rutli Atkinson. Field Secre
tary for t.he Red Cross in Florid.t,
introduced Miss Mary Arthur of
Nashville. Tent'., chief dietitian for
the Southern Division of Hie Red
0> oss. who presented valuable ma
terial concerning the health of ttie
child through feeding the body.
This was followed by a beautifu
piano solo by Mrs. May P. Wheeler
and two vocal selections charmingly
rendered by Mrs. Butler.
The event of the afternoon was
■lie address by Mrs. Caroline McCol
lum of Gainesville, president of (lie
Florida Federation of Woman’s Clubs.
In beginning Mrs. McCollum ex
tended a welcome to "Yankee Energy”
and "Western Pep” as brought by
members from other sections of our
cctinlry. hut she said, humorously,
that Americanization, to her. meant
the making of good ''Florida Crack
ers'* cut of every one of them.
Cent inning, she said: "One of the
gnat opportunities for club useful
ness how is to see that our nation
keeps faith with the boys of the serv
ice. Woman’s influence is needed in
this time of unrest that it may truly
be a period of reconstvuclon.
Mrs. Winter has said that the Idea,
for a woman’s club is to be a body of
organized women that can be depend
ed upon to forward any good work
needed in the community.
Yesterday, Mrs. McCollum and her
sister, Mrs. E. J. Bowyer, had hot
lunch at the Lake Morton school and
the speaker expressed her satisfaction
in seeing the working of this success
ful enterprise of the Lakeland Wom
an's club.
'The Florida Federation has obout
twenty-five chairmen of departments
which cover many lines connected
with the welfare and Interests of
women and children. Any question
referred 50 these heads of depart
ments will receive careful considera
tion. There is also a bureau of in
formation.
A former president of the State
Federation, Mrs. W. S. Jennings,
has recently been , appointed to work
in co-operation with the national
home demonstration agencies; and
Lakeland is honored, in the
of Mrs. Geo. M. Wright to extend
this co-operation In our; state.
The building of club houses is en
gaging the energies of a number of
Florida’s clubs and already we -have
a goodly showing. \
Some “mere man”, remarked that
; the last state convention was ‘‘a very
resolute body.” Statements of legis
lation desired by the Florida Federa-
JP' till U bhtsd upon the
f mm ■ /Xv ]
,11 '
-Mi, >77 \ jsjH 1 .
OLD SALEM. 111., Feb 12 „ ~" v - '
They arc building, this Lincoln's "*v v -•
birthday, a silent village on a 'A*
hilltop here It will not be oc- Jk
cupied by people—only memo
ries One by one the buildings .’
are coming to completion 1
''We're building Salem town."
;aij old Captain W H Weaver,
"so s If Abe Lincoln was to come ' •'"■s -•
back tomorrow, he'd say N —S
“ ’.Well, now! If this don't look
OLD SALEM. 111., Feb 12
They are building, this Lincoln's
btrthday, a silent village on a
hilltop here. It will not be oc
cupied by people—only memo
ries. One by one the buildings
are coming to completion
"We're building Salem town."
said old Captain W H Weaver,
"so's if Abe Lincoln was to come
back tomorrow, he’d say
“ 'Well, now! If this don't look
like home!’ ”
, Of the buildings up, there Is
the Lincoln-Berry store, Where
Lincoln studied law, the Offut
store, partly operated by Lincolu,
the Rutledgelua, where lived
AUTO DEALERS’
CONVENTION TO
BE HERE MONDAY
The Florida State Au'o Dealers' As
sociation will gather in Lakeland at
8 o’clock Monday evening, and C. O.
■Pinob of -tMeoity --be*- -received the
assurance of practically every deal
er in tliis section that he will be on
hand. Dealers are expected fret,.
Polk. Hillsborough, Lee. DeSoto,
Manatee and Pasco. The session
here will he of an educational nature
and the employees of automobile con
cerns as well well as the dealers
themselves are invited to lie in at
tendance.
The Association members with their
visit to Lakeland are beginning a
tour of the state with meetings in
several cities.
Hon. P. E. Chamberlain, a noted
auto dealer of Denver, Col., is in tlie
party and will be the chief speaker.
Mr. Chamberlain has met with won
derful success in his business and is
also a speaker of much force and an
attractive personality. Mr. Cham
berlain is an optimist, and says:
“T have found optimism to he the
biggest asset that 1 possess.”
The mee'.ing here dill be held in
the Elks' Home.
tions to which lie referred. Mrs. T .
G. Kellum, formerly of Lakeland, has
charge of legislative matters a', Tal
lahassee. The Florida Federation is
the largest organized body in the state
and the requests of ten thousand
women voters are not wisely ignored.
Never again can we say "Why don’t
they do something?'’
It has been said that nine-tenths
of t.he Florida laws for the better
ment of conditions affecting women
and children originated in the F. F
W. C. The state labor commission is
asking for a woman assistant. There
l is soon to be made a survey by !
trained social workers, under dlrec
11ion of the National Child Labor Com
mittee. of matters affecting women
and children in this state. Tho
F. F. W. C. will assist financially.
It is expected that this survey will
result In needed legislative sugges
tions.
In concluding, Mrs. McCollum men
tioned that twenty-six years ago there
were but five clubs In our- state. Fif
teen or twenty have been formed this
year and most of those already or
ganized have doubled their member
ship. She said thdt no woman could
be called a good club member un
less, even though her “pet idea” was
killed, she would still work in har
mony with the other members; and
efery club member-was urged to
co-operate with her club president.
Cars were waiting to convey all
who desired, to the beautiful resi
dence of Mrs. C. A. Cole on Lake
Morton Drive, where a delightful in
formal tea was tendered the club’s
guest of honor. Light refreshments
were served. ,
'Those who met Mrs. McCollum
found her a woman of keen mental
ity and charming personality. While
in the city she was the guest of her
sister, Mrs. E. J. Bowyer. leaving
last night, for her home In Gainesville
is spend the week end with her family
before resuming bee tour of the state
The smallest 's’c.re’ws in the world,
used by watchmakers, are so tiny
that they look like dust. An ordinary
thimble could hold about 100,000 of
them. Some of the smallest are only
four one-thousandths of an Inch
across, and can hardly be seen by the
rfHWfr-SMiis iir-TTirier- ••’i-i.rn-gaaei
LAKEI-AND, FLORIDA, SATURDAY. FE BRUARY 12. I^2l
/nn Rutledge, Lincoln's sweet
heart, whose death crushed Lin
coln with grief.
Above are shown the old Lin
coln and Berry grocery with C.
E. Dawson posing on Hya cellar
THE LAST DAY I
What Does This Day Mean to You? Will You Win or Are You Going to Let
Some One Else Ride Away in the Car That You Could Have for
Yourself? Campaign Officially Closes at 7 o'clock Sharp.
The day* of all days is here! When
lie hands of the clock point out tile
hour -o# tonight, tnert wtll have eml
ed the greatest, and most liberal, and
the hardest fought newspaper cam
paign in :'he history of Folk county
mil vicinity. Promptly cm tho sU’uk,
if the hour the official judges will an
nounce the campaign closed and from
that time on ii will be impossible to
place another envelope in ihe ballot
box for then the campaign is closed
for all time.
Every subscription that lias been
collected by any candidate after last
Wednesday must lie in the box be
fore this time, for after the judges
close the campaign no more subscrip
tions will he accepted. No one knows
bow many votes the ballot box will
hold hut each candidate herself will
know what she lias turned in. fp to
the present time each club member
lias a record of all subscriptions nile
has turned in and the only tiling that
is necessary for the judges to do is
to countt them and then add to them
the ones hat are in the final ballot
box and then award the prizes.
The Official Judges
JUDGE W. M. GOBER
Chairman
CHAS. I. DWIGGINS
Cashier, Central State Bank
W. B. SEWELL.
Cashier, First National Bank
With these well known and highly
respected citizens of Lakeland in
charge of the close of the campaign
and the tabulations done by these men
who are acquainted with numbers,
every candidate is assured of a fair and
equal deal. The tabulations will be
done by these men. The count will
take place immediately after the close
of the drive and should take not over
a half an hour, as soon as it is over the
judges will announce the winners, and
every one can go on their way rejoic
ing.
doors where Lincoln often stu
died law; Parthenia Jane Shipp,
whom Lincoln named; and
Edith Esto Clary, a Rutledge
five generations removed, hold
ing the Ann Rutledge Bible. w
Tiie Telegram takes this measure
to thunk each and every lady that in
> any way had anything to do with the
progressing of the campaign, for the
'diligent work that they have don,.,
and wishes to state that through the
'efforts of these industrious ladies lie
Telegram has reached a circulation
period reaching far above the expect
ed height.
It is certain that this campaign
will lie more than a dose one for even
those that have really given up hope,
are still oul trying their best for addl
;,ional subscriptions and the finish
promises to be the closest one in tht
history of circulation campaign in
thin territory.
All candidates and their friends are
cordially invited to be present when
tiie judges muke their tinal announce
ment.—the winners.
Remember the closing rules and
•make your report in accordance with
! these. For after the judges have
i losed Uie campaign no mistakes of
ii.iv kimj will be corrected.
.lI’DGE BOX.
PROPAGANDA
BY BRITISH
i IS ALLEGED
Ii
- 1
Borah Says Agitation tor Disarma
men! is Carried on by British
Agents and That Navy Depart
ment Has the Evidence—De
dares That Congress Should be
Furnished With the Same Infor
■nation —Says Navies Growing
Obsolete.
(By Associated IT.;; I
Washington. Feb. 12 In general
i.debate in the senate yesterday Borah
Staled Dial lie hud received Mllgg.es
> lions liial Great Britain was "i irculai
ing propaganda'' in ibis euiiiuiy in <t.
lei- American naval building. He , aid
tie iindtTSluod lie- lads Were in pos
session of the navy ilepai I mein 11,
said Dial il such informal mti vva.-. in
• lie hands ol ilie nuvai dcparl no-ni
tio- emigres,, should also have it. "We
i are informed that in tio- archive;. ~,
the nav.v deputt ment there i proof ~f
Ho- propaganda conducted h.\ Great!
itrliain lie said "A! (lie same iim •
we are I,,hi I Hat tile British am has a
; dor is on bis way here to suggest a
disarmament conference
llorali also declared that pre ,-ni
.naval units were becoming obsrlcie.
Citing naval experts lie added. t
would slake my life lluo in a few
years a surface navy alone ,-an ;
nowhere inn lo Ibe helium."
lie Ul'gllell | lull tile t'niled Stale
.could never tie successfully attacked
hy any comhinntion of powers acres
ill” seas. But lie intimated tlial prer
ent competirion in naval building
might lead to war rather than to
peace.
Discussing the general proposition
Senator Poindexter said lie womb-re I
"whether Great Britain would reduce
tier fleet to the present strength of ih •
American navy, and if Japan won I I
actually stop naval consltiction "
NEGRO WOMEN DEMAND
AN INVESTIGATION OF
ELECTION IN SOUT 3
IBy Associated Pr. ss i
Washington. Feb. 12 Negro wom
en from twenty slates are meeting!
here today. They have presetted >
j the National Woman’s --arty a re-i
I quest that it urge congress to invest i- !
[gate the alleged disfranchisement of
j negro women in the south at the last
general election.
MYRICfS STORE
OPENED TODAY
Myrick s of Lakeland quietly op
ened its doors in the I)een-Bryatit
building this morning to the shopping
public of Lakeland and vicinity. W.
P. Myrick. tlie proprietor, says that
his entire stock has not arrived and
he is therefore having no formal op
ening .
The stock already on display is ,
charmingly varied and up-'o-tht-min
ute. There are alluring gowns show- ;
ing the newest shades and style ef- [
fects, practical Jersey suits, dainty j
blouses and lingerie, hose and other j
dress accessories. There is also a good !
display of piece goods in new shad s ,
and designs and an assortment ot j
ribbons and other trimmings.
Mr. Myrick conies to Lake.and from I
MUledgeviUe. Hu., where lie was ci.-j
gaged in the same line of l/usines; . j
The sales force is made up of \ve,l- j
known salespeople of Lakeland and !
several Imsiiiess-like representatives I
of Mr. Myrick‘s sales force in Mil- j
tedgcville. Those now oil duty wiI h |
the new firm are Mrs. W. A. Gilles
pie, Miss Florrie Hawkins. Newman 1
Moran ami Harry Mullen of'Milledge
ville, and Miss Florence l,ee, Miss |
Fannie Ferranti and Mrs. R. E. I
Bridges, all of whom are popular wi ll
the shopping public of Lakeland. Miss
Gay, of Milledgevillo will join tlie
force later.
Mrs. Calloway is still operating the :
beauty parlor on the second floor, and i
on the third floor Miss S. Letters has j
an attractive display of spring hats in [
a bright, spacious show room. Miss;
Letters is well known in Lakeland and i
her friends will be pleased to find her
In such pleasant surroundings.
This attractive store iu connection
with the tlier excellent stores here
will not only render service to Lake
land, but will undoubtedly extend this
city’s shopping radius.
TWO NAVAL OFFICERS
KILLED BY AIRPLANE
(By Associated Press )
Washington, Feb.' 12.—Lieutenants
John Menken and John Wolfer, of the
, navy, were killed near Guantanamo,
j Cuba. Thursday, by wrecking their
| airplane, a navy dispatch reports. No
details are given. Menken is from
[ Kansas and Wolfer from Pijnnsyl i
vania.
1
GOVERNOR LOWDEN
IDESTEPS CABINET
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, Feb. 12—Former Gov
ernor Lowden of Illinois has been of
fered, and has declined, the post of
secretary of navy under Haring, it
has been announced . by Lowflen’u
I fttMMMNi ' WL ~ ■
/Teather read
T.alteland and viol
Fair continued col
night and Sundafl
VIATOR LOST■
IN FLIGHT FROH
EL FASO, TEH
Licutciiaiil Y catroil Ofi His HHh
I Li ough the An to JaiksoHH£
FVIy sterously Vanishes
o' Texas Kept Warm in HH
to Locate Him Expect|||||
Begin Trans-Continental 9H|
on Lincoln l)ay, Trying to
Record
<l; > \ * tuftl I'r- S; ) Bagßra
Army
mu mi l i*vas, BagMa
\!*■ x i .11.t| \ii/tii.t l*Ti Fort MfflßM
maul
in* sin'h
Wiiv|**‘.s and
- C' tu all p^^B
i• 111 *■ n.- , \%**-n Kl
••i*h fin r- 1 miles
1 i.tiled ),• tiring any i^^^B
• I!.' 1 !' II :i 1 1 >ln * li**!' t-abonf r,. BBg|
•>n * \pei**d to lan^^B
tie waf^^^B
ill*-. L'l a., ns
• > i rans-ronti^^^|
'a! flight in Sail 1 M ego oil
toll lid. ill eflol't VO bBH
:*f"il i' i-lird !'r.m teas to
; !Vi: HUNDRED LOAFERS Omß
CHICAGO POLICE FOiBI
i AsMicinted Pr-ss.)
fo. Fill. 12. The
city were
appear !Od:i> before
••f |i"iii ••. l- i /morris, to
Him • hev must dlsct^^H
live tl U 1 11 1! ei| loafers in^^H
depart whom, the C^BH
will ill nils-. j^BH
VIENNA PARTY WANTS B
UNION WITH GERMaB
Associated Press.!
Vienna. Fell. 12. The
providing for a
elative lit ion between the
repnhlie and (lertnany is tHB
tinilly ileituitided of the
e !>> Hie Cross Delltselt- party. BM
I
BOMB EXPLODES I
AT POLITICAL HAll
-^BUI
Illy Associated Press.)
Chicago. Feh. 12.—A bomb explH
sum at Nineteenth Ward DemocfajH|
h-adtlttarters hi I night seriously
j tired six men. it is attributed H
polios today by Anthony I>.
candidate lot city council from
want lie hail a narrow escape
self Police sa> the bomb was
from the root to the place where
exploded.
Fifteen years ago it was
to get a cheap ticket for a round thH
world trip for tile sum of $2:17. H
[ THE WEATHER I
Tite low pressure urea which wsH
ver the North Atlantic coast FridaH
■ ward movement up the coast'. It
i morning lias continued its
given snow during the past 24 bourH
j over tite lower lake regions and thH
j North Atlantic coast, l.ight rain haH
| fallen in Ihe Ohio and middle MlssiaH
sippi valley and in extreme southerH
| Florida. Klsewhere east of the Rockfl
| .Mountain.-, the weather has been genfl
j tally lair. It is colder this morninfl
i over the Lake region and the Atlanttfl
• states.
in the west, pressure is low alonfl
Hie Canadian boundary, whole an arofl
if high pressure covers Texas. Nttfl
.Mexico, Colorado and Vtah. Haln hgH
i fallen In Washington, hut elsewhfßj
iin the west thf weather has bf
j fair. It is warmer this morning o
Montana. Wwuning and North Dak
land temperatures in the west /
much above the seasonal aver
Havre. Mont . reported a max)
ti literature yesterday of 64. Che
est ott record for that station if - Hi
ruary. / H §
Intilcuions are for fair wea'
the \ Mini", of Tampa tonight
Sunday, continued cool.
WALTKR J. 88NN8.4-VI
Tampa Weather Bur'
Temperatures Use where
The first column indicates hi
temperature yesterday; the sec
lowest last night, and the third, i V
cipitation. \ ■
Atlunta 4* 26 ..V
Bos'.oh 36 2S .3)
Buffalo 30 ,IS .2*
Chicago 36 32
Denver 32 36 .....
| Los Angeles f>o ....
Louisville 34 .02
| Memphis 30 44 ....
New Orleans 62 52
New YoVk .. 42 28 .16
St. Louis 38 34 .06
St. Paul 22 ....
San Diego * 46 ....
San Francisco 48 ....
Washington ...... 48 32 —A
Florida Stations ,
Jacksonville.' 64 46
Key West 80 62
SiS < M