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NEGROES SET FIRE TO JAIL
Prisoners ,n Prince George I.nr,,- n
Atcnipt Escape by IGnItinS
nlIfldine

ETEESBCRC;. VA. ;7rtrUar" Ia.
Negro prisoners attempted 10 escape
from Prince George Jail between = ana
O'clock yesterday morning by set
ting fire TO the building. The fire wa.
Eindled in ii cell IN which four negroes
were confined, and tho leader in the
act WAS William Foster. who IS so,.v-
'nf sentence 70: larceny. He Ended
hre against tho wooden wal! OF tn.
1"t w!th the view OF burning. n hoIn
Su'"cicniiy large 10 permit the ecress
% we men. But The lrc got beyond
.ohtro, ana frii:atcncI md almost euf
located I% the smoke. t!iN sour !r,u
!"ia"d IN Yelling for nsei-'anua-
Ihe!7 cries were heard by Sheriff.
bo!Ssc"r. whose homo IS il short DIS
t,n"" from the jill and who rushed
promptly to III" prison. He was gladly
welcomed by tho negroes who willing
~ submitted 10 being transferred To
another cell. The sheriff. with the as.
Instance or noighbors who had been
aroused by the cries OF the negroes.
'h"n cNtingu!shcd the tirc:,> Foster. and
nrooah!: tho other negroes. will he
prosecuted for arson and attempt TO
breai: jail.
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OUTLINES NEW ORGANIZATION
OF u. S. WAR DEPAR MENT
Full Powers VIII Is. Given Ia Assist
RntS mt Head OF Five d.
visions.
Try A.snc:a,.i Pros. |

WASHINGTON. February !".--h gen.
croi order outlining the ne woCsant-
cation of the War department. and Civ
ING full powers III their respective fields
20 The assistants TO the Chict of STAFF
AZ tho head OF tho five divisions into
which The stair has been formed. was
made public tonight by Secretary
Baker.
Chiefs o. al bureaus. CORPS and other
agencies OF The military arc 10 COM
munca;c directly with The heads OF tho
staff divisions upon matters as To
which The latter have controlled. and
division heads and division heads
are autoh!izeA Cor The Secretary OF War
ana chief OF stan in such matters
The order emphasizes the authority
% the chief OF staff. who, with The war
council, IS the immediate adviser % tho
secretary in al! questions relating -
Che military establishment
The planning OF thc army program
IN It's entirety" says the order. '';ho
constant development thereof in its
larger aspects and the relation Of THIS
program 20 the genera! staff and the
entire army VIII be tho duty Of the
genera! STAFF and the war counci,
TIE duties OF tho general stan vii.
1t taken over soon by Major-Gcneral
Pcyton g. March. ordered home from,
France 30 succeed Ma jor-t; eneral Ed
die assistant; chief OF staff who hae
been acting chief Of stan in the nb-
s"0ce otf"ncral Bliss. For the present,
scnce Of General Bliss. For present Cen
e.ai Bliss VII continue 20 hold the
title OF chief Of stan while representing
,hc United states in the supreme war
council abroad. and Genera! March will
b. designated acting chief.
There are reports in army circles tina /.
Edward Il. Stcttinius. recent? made
:urvc?or-S encral o: supplies. under the
purchase and supply division of tho
general STAFF. soon may be made . gem
cral oiIicer and chief u; tina; Division
Tho ohlcr now Is hc!;! by Er!fadter-
General Pierce
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-11

morrow TOR Siantay-Luoto. taking pro-
: visions and money furnished by Minis
ter Norris for the American consul at
Helsinsfors.
Scandinavian refugees. brought to
Stockholm by the FIRST Swedish relief
expedition. tell narrowing stories OF
wholesale murder by the Red Guards
In HeisinSfo:s and Tsmmerfors. In the
Iattcr city, according to reports some
OF them bring. seventy youths were
stood against a wall and NOV cd down
with machine gun FIRE while they wept
and pleaded for mercy. Their bodic.
were then stripped and mut;lated. Tho
Rcd Guards arc reported hunting down
students remorsclessiy. and the total
murders In ITeisinEstors. II is estimated,
Will reach into the hundreds.
Tho situation has gotten entirely ont
of the hands OF the Socialist leaders OF
the type OF Senator Manner and former
Premier Tokoi. the accounts indicate.
Persons familiar with Finland de-
clare they have no doub, the ma jority
Of the coun;ry's Socialists are lighting
en- the governments side. They point
out TIA: the district where the White
Guards strength ras chiefly recruited
IL q StEcNS uOiU. lnC
revolt. they contend. could be quickly
suppressed I! x were not for The Rus.
SIAN soldiers and sailors who are fight
iac on the siir Of tic Reds on orders
fsor, the Sinoiny Institute. in retrograd
That IAa'nc, Trotzky and their asso-
GATES IL Russia regard tie Finnish
s;rusSle as first step In spreading
the Bo!shevik revolution westward is
indicated by an interview with Lcninc
published IN tho local Rnlshevik organ.
Inc Fcltiken. In this Ieniac declared:
we shall soon dispose oc the small
states'
Upon the interview tie roli,i!en
comments thus:
VIA, Is going or In Finland now Is
only rehearsal! for the European
drama Of which the curtain shortly il
going up
Selma Laaeriof, The authorizes. and
Other prominent Swedish women. have
joined i'll petition to the government
70 permit tho shipment OF arms for the
forces o. General Manncrheim. the
White Guard leader.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-11
CHARGED WITH BlGAMY
HaE7a"nd Ir~an. Nineteen Year. o,J
"ronGht Back to Richmond for
TrinF

raymond Levar. nineteen years OLD
VINO vas arrested in Norfolk on Satur-
Gay az the request OF the Richmond no.
"r", was brought bach: 10 this city las,
~ Eht and held pending a hearing i'm Tho.
'oiiee Court this morning on a b,eamv
.n"rSc The local police investigated
,"e a"oscd charge after a letter writ
zen TO Richmond pastor had hrs,
turned over 10 them
decorating - the police Leyan
brought Dorothy Nsrtenstcin % Rich
hoAd last week from her home IN Nor.
ris'own, Ia. and married her here.
n" frst IL uhr"r.d minister WHOM 10
Sought 10 marry them was not at home.
hdt Inc girls father wrote to the pas
'"'' saying mat the man was previous
~ married, according to tho po,ice
The girls father came 20 R;chmo,d
yesterday. tho police said and Will take
hcr back 20 Norris:own.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-11
Here and There
In the: Legislature

With thirty pages OF bills on the
House calendar left over from 'n;ur-
dag. ana with the Senate calendar
equally cluttered W. thr General As
sembly opens another wcck this morn
Ing With plenty OF work before it,
There is little prospect. however, that
iha states OF the Two houses Will con
tain any less next Monday than they
do to-day. Tomorrow tho General As
"cNhIT VIII DO no work. most OF the
mc'nncrS having decided 20 join the
Pennsylvania SOLD !crs at Camp Tee in
celebrating l!n@d:n'S birthday. Wed =
n"sGay the Baker dog law will como
I'D for discussion. and every ind icn ion
is that Tho discussion viii hn one o.
great length and heat. The Richmond
"nhricr bill. the worI;rn.n's c0npensa-
ton measure and further Discussion on
the Code rcvi3al viii also consume
much time. Md In the meantime addi-
iona! measures will continue TO pour
in
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-11

tS7ec!ai - Tho Tiio"s- DisnatchI
81 i y =. Y A., February 10 -
Charles l.. rsndiston. confed.ratn vet
cram, aged eiGn'y-two years. dic5 sun.
day alter an illness Of but two hours
nc ie"F"S widow and ,wo daurh-
,sr". Hra. Henry Garter ANA Mrs. lame.
OK o. Ash'ano, and ono eon, MADISON
iehdirton. OF Eorcwcll He was born
IN Louisa, being ,tc son Of Or N.di.
son ard Elizabeth Pend!cton. fIe SERVED
in C"mprny =. Fourth Virginia Cav
airy which was recruited ut wi>khan,
Funeral services vii! De held Monday
al $40 O'clock.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-11
NEGRO SHOT BY MOB
SEEKING ALLEGED SLAYER
nv As.nc.a,.s n-s. =,

= ILL SPRINGS, TENN. Ecbrua-,.
"a mob III pursuit OF jim, Ncllh1r.
ION me negro who - alleged 10 have
.'ied Pierce Rodgers ana Jesse Tjc-
cert and fatally wounded Frank Tin-
'ert mere FRIDAY. tails afternoon sho.
ira Killed g. II. Lynch. rcgr,
preacher. The mos after McIlhe,roa
'erro settlement twelve miles cas-, ~
err, learned TIA: the negro they were
seeking had spen: the night at tho
c'tiement and told tina. Lynch aided
hiAl 10 escape. An attemp; war MADE
20 arrest Lynch when he fred upon
~ white men With a revolver and in
't'N Was $h"; Gown with a shotgun.
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S:nolensk. capita!

S:nolensk. capita! OF the Russian
province OF that name, and with 4
population before The war or slightly
less than $4,000, Is eituatcc about os5
miles southwcs; OF MOSCOW. Ii the
report Of its capture Is correct. the re-
voting Poles have already pushed some
distance from Mohilev, tho Russia
Headquarters. which they were declared
III advances from Berlin to have oc-
cupicd, arres:inc the chief Of the KY
lenko Bolsheriki force and his stan.
Snolensh In ssycnt?-'ve miles north
east OF Moh:iev. The Eolshevik au-
tnoritics are reported to have arrested
- number OF prominent Poles at Pc
tTosrad.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-11

WASHINGTON. February Iu.--Iiours
and wages for all workers engaged on
government ship contracts in the vic
Unity Of philadelphia are To be n,cd
ihiS week by decision Of the Gnipbu;ld-
Ing labor adjustment. board Of the
United StNtns Shining ronrd
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-11
BERLIN PICKED LEMON
IN GARDEN OF PEACE
Such Is Conclusion OF American
Officials on Hoaring Of
Agreement.
GRAIN STOCKS ARE NOT THERE
Rations in Berlin Arc Being Cut TO
Four and Half Pounds of Bread
Per Week and About Eight Ounces
OF Meat.

WASHINGTON, February l0.-Bcrlin
picked lemon in the garden Of peace
The grain stocks of Ukraine do not ex-
:st
As result; administration officials
predict tonight that tho separate
peace which Berlin reports with Uk-
rainc Will he boomerang. They sag t,
viii tend further 10 increase tho dis
trust Of the r>rman people for their
masters.
\ high official commenting. quoted
this pas3nEe from Count C'strniri's
speech 10 the Austrian reicNarath:
81. l'"icrshurG can export us only
riot and ANARCHY which we decline TO
receive. From Ukraine VIC will! got
rich stores OF food. / can promise YOU
that the negotiations with Ukraine are
r!pcning"
In the fac" OF this. figures on the
Ckraininn food resources were u1ade
public here. They we're cornrlcd by j.
Ralph Picket. Il CHICAGO grain expert
who made II four-months' study OF Tho
Russian food situation. EcronYky
wanted TO mako Him food DICTATOR o.
ali The russians. His figures hava been
submitted to Herbert Hoover. They
show:
!. That Ukraine produced In 1915.
1t.ooo, 900 bushels OF wheat. or This
Russia go, abou; lo.o1c.ooQ bushels.
.. In 1915 the production fen - a.
100000 bushels. There was 10 surplus
for Russia.
$. IN lslI the production was only
100000 bushels. Ukrainia herself
was scarce OF grain.
GRAIN WASTED BECAUSE
OF INTERNAL DISPUTES
There was a time. according 20 Mr.
Picket. when the surplus could have
been moved 10 Moscow and the rest to
Russia. kcren:ky. however. REFUSED &c
move il. The grain ,ySs wasted or rot
led AVA.
Figures compile. from ;hc food rc.u-
!"tions printed ia the German press,
however. show that meat and IA. rather
than cereals arc principally laIEin.: in
German" and Austria |. Will take
years. = Is stated 10 develop q FOOD
animal industry in Ukraine.
In Berlin the bread ration Is four
GEu ono-ouavtcr pounds per week per
person: ;ht meat ration IS but e!sh;
and three-Cua'tt- ounces. an egg l
though some Of the provinces in The
south and the city of Dresden allow
as much as an egg a week. Tho potato
ration is abou: seven pounds ten ounces
u week. sugar six 10 eight ounces; Jam
three 10 1--WE ounces: in Berlin fresh
milk Is allowed a litrc a day for chill
drcr under six years old only. chill
d-cn between seven and fourteen arc
allowed small quantity OF condensed
milk.
II IN admitted that the German peo-
ihei: condition will be so miserable
that further trouble Is sure to fol!,w
the failure q; The promised Ckra.nidn
relief
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-11
Important News
Quickly Told
Epcnts From Various Sources
Reduced to Minimum
Space.

BCENOS AIRES. February io.--Tho
crisis with Germany over the recent
sinking of the Ministro Iriondo. flying
the Argentine Gag continues. The Ar
gentinc government. however. II was
authoritiatively stated to-day, will not
act until IL Is indisputably established
that tho vessel was sunk by u torpedo.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-11
Funeral OF Tnxesel, D,,ti,.

The body Of TazcweN l.: I3as.in-
asea twenty-five years. formerly Of
Richmond. who died in Norfolk on
saturday. Viii bs brought to this CITY
'c-day on the Norfolk and Western
Nain which arrives here a; 1870 A. "
iuneral services vii! bc conducted
this AFTERNOON. and !nterment VIII he
mad" IN MI Calvary Cemetery. AR
'.asiine IS survived by his parents. Mr
and Mrs. @ L. Esstine: three broth .r>
and one a.stc". Mrs. L. r. People, Of
40 NcDonoueh street.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-11
Bolshcviki Efforts Fail
Try hssncistcI rr-ss.1

NEW YORK. February l0.-Efrorts
81 me H"isheviki failed to-day to
hrcak un the Ail-HusSian convention,
here. Noisy demonstrations by ,he
radicals d;d not shake the determine
ton "f the conservatives. who have
met here from all parts of the coun-
try TO adopt resolutions expressing
their opinions OF the present rule in
Russia.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-11

EoRRIsToWN. IN. February 10
iatrick McGrory. u watchman was
murdered to-day when three boys. In
mates OF the Philadelphia Protectory
az Fatland. attempted TO escape. The
boys were captured later hidden among
clothes in closet and were b,ought
here and !odScl in jail
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-11
POLISH REBEL FORCES
CtP1'I;RI. SM0JrTSE

LONDON, February lo.--Pol!sh forces
which recently rcvoltcd from the Rus
sian army undo. the leadership OF Gen
era! Dovbor MoUsnitsky. have captured
Smolensk from the Eolsheviki. accord
in: 10 pfviccs from Vienna forwarded
by the Exchange Telegraph corrcspon-
dent al Copenhagen.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-11
STAY CHICAGO BANKER
bandits XIII OrytHc VI. Trav,. Will.
Hnndred- Are Sear nj
u 2 M

CHICAGO, February 10. - Eant.,s
Saturday shot TO death Orvi!,c Fl.
Travis. president o! the Fidelity Por.
trait Company. in his ONCE rh!ic hun.
dredH OF persona were in surrounding
rooms and building.
Tho bandits attempted 10 hold I'm
Travis and rob him OF the pay roll with
which he was soout 10 pay his en-.
pioyees.
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German. I.cn,c Mcx,c,r

II. PASiO. TEN. February. 10 trhn
Carran:i, government has leased a,SGo
acres OF oil lands bordering on the, All
coast In the Tampico district to a r.
man syndicate, according 10 ;nrorma.
tfon from Tampico.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-11

All bills except those Of = purely To-
"a! or iinanc!a! nature viii have to he
presented TO tho General Assembly be
'"rc neHt Saturday. Tho time limit
expires Fcbr;Irr.. 10 After ,i,o, d,tc
in" assembly Will proceed TO cu; down
some OF the huli; o. its calendars.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-11
Nelus Flashes
From Europe
---=----- ----- ---- -
american Held in Copenhagen
as Chief Conspira-
Tor.

COPENHAGEN. February 1o.--FeliS
Bell. said TO be an american, has been
arrested, charged with being the chief
conSpirstor in i plot TO GmugSle rub
Der and ether prohibited products from
Denmark TO Sweden.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-11

Many Of III" Legislators 3pent ycster-
dhN IN their HON" towns getting a line
on tho feeling Of their constituents AZ
70 doa laws ard other things. When
lh'' return to-day Some idea Of v.ha;
'he 'ate Of some important measures
nov r"r6Inr viii be car he gotten
Concerning the log law, most Of the
inth'hcra say thai personally tl,:v are
roy II Th"y refuse 10 state how they.
VIZ VOC. however. until they can learr.
what the people want them 10 do
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-11

CHICAGO. February l0.--Board of
Trade and food administration Official is
have asked Spectators In the various
grain pits to use caution in making
new commitments on :; largo scale
Speculation in oats has ut times been
entirely ont OF order with tho condi-
lions surrounding shat market.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-11
Niscount 4nto In Tokyo.

cEfo. February Io--AGrniral. the
N!scount .iinaro Sato. recalled JApa.
rese ambassador TO the United States.
arrived hero to-day from wash!nrton.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-11

STOCKHOLM. February lo.--Constan
Diamandy. the Eoumarian minister to
RUSSIA. who was dismissed by the Boi.
SheViki' reached Stockholm, on Satur-
DAY night lie was nccompa MED by
his staff and mcmbcrs OF tho Rou
mrnian colony in PetroSrad
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-11

ROCHESTER,, y. y. February 10
More ;hun l:5 expensive automobiles
owned by Rochcster's wcaithicst fami-
Hes. were either totally destroyed or so
badly damaged that they ar. almost
worthless in Il fire. which Ut
through the Park Avenue garage in tho
most fashionable section early o-tay.
The loss Is placed at quarter OF n
million dollars. The origin Of the nrc
is unknown
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-11

Wc#tn o""'and Davis has hann GOV
c'hor "t NtrGiHia roy ten d,ys. our
ing mat time he mas devoted h!s ii,>, =
wholly TO ihe lcGinlat;ve program he
pfonli'ed the people hc would try TO
""' trough Not word has been
"''rh from him =" to the arpointm.nt.
nc Is I" make Whrnev.r asked nl,ou,
'h"s". he has invariably stated that
They can wait--;ho Legislative program,
cannot. 80
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-11
plI1I.ADII.PHIA

PHILADELPHIA. PA. February 20
IN a raid 10 clean up" Phsladeiphia
within the Gve-mile zone Of League
Island navy-yard. Federal officers and
municipal detectives to-day arrested
;hirty-siX persons. twcnty-orc OF ,hc!e
women. The raid was made Dn pcv-
cral south Philadelphia resorts
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-11

BOSTON. February l0--John l.. Suiii-
vans Tavoriic horse and dog are dead
The former died to-day, and the latter
was sho; b. tarin hand after II had
Killed COW. Some OF John LIS tro-
ph!es az the ring have hec, brought 10
light within tho pas: few days the
collection being valued 1T about $4,000.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-11

PARIS, February lot IS unno1rcah
ihai Genera! C'adorna. former com
n1anoer-in chief OF the Italian army
mas been replaced as Italian delegate
10 the supreme war council bureau
oy General Gastsno Gi.rdino. ass;s.snt
ch,ct Of staff to General D.aa. the pres.
ent Italian commander in chief.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-11

CINCINNATI. ONO. February 10
With tho Ohio River ~ the stage OF
j2.6 feet and rising at tho rate OF two
inche: an hour. the weather bureau
announced Tonight that !. is inpossi-
bic TO nix the crest stage II thc present
rate OF the risc should continue. Hope
is held. however. tor the breaking up
OF the ice Eorgcs.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-11

EASEL. SWITZERLAND, February
lo.-Gernnan newspapers arriving hers
say that Field Marshal Won Macl;ers,n
sen; m ulttnatra> TO tho Rouma MAN
government February s. dcnnnt:inr
mat peace negotiations be begun with.
IN TOUR days. The Houmanian Cabino,
thsrcupon resigned.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-11

BERN. SWITzEELAEp r.h,,,- "a
The international committee or ~
'sed cross has issued an appeal 10 nj,
TIC !i'SrreHi arm les 10 abandon .he uss
or asphySiatins gas by common a.rco.
incnt. as &C.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-02-11
PLAN TO SEND 100000
MEN TO FRANCE IN 1918

tCoNtinucd From Firat Page.)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-17
WOMEN AT WORK In
TRENCHES-FA TRENCHES

Reports from the front-line trench
es of New York, New Jersey, Ohio
Iowa, Illinois and points east and
west, confirm rumors Of tremendous
victory for the farmerettes, with the
opposing forces of General Food
Shortage in full retreat and enormous
casualties among the potato bugs bril-
gades and the weed reserves.
The Woman's Land Army of Ameri'
ca is harvesting much Of the 1918
American food crop, and along with
| it is reaping reward and recognition
of the value of woman's labor on
farms. George T. Powell, Of Client,
New York, has used women's farm Ia
Dor for ten years-still does 1t and
says women are better adapted to
fruit farming than men.
Woman farm labor is becoming so
general that you can hear something
like this on almost any New York
or Chicago street car:
Hello, Mary where's Alice this
summer"
"Oh, she's farming down in Iowa
and likes it fine. And you know Grace
is down at Mt. Kisco, New York, this
year with a farm unit. She says it's
just like getting wages for going on
camping trip"
| What is a woman's farm unit?
Briefly, it's squad of women. from
four to seventy in number, under di-
rection of a trained supervisor from
! the Woman's Land Army headquar-
tiers, organized to do farm work OF
oil sorts at wages paid by the day or
by the piece. The units live in their
own camps, near the farm or farm
groups where they are employed, have
their own housekeeper and chaperone,
and furnish their own food from their
wages. All members OF unit have
passed a physical examination and
are fitted for manual labor. They arc
best adapted to lighter farm work, but
up to date have successfully engaged
in blowing, narrowing, cultivating,
wedding. hoeing fruit picking. sort
ing and packing, moving, with botht
scythe and machine, hay rak!ng ard
pitching. reaping shocking grain,
fence building and milking. The Mt
Kisco farm unit broke the time rec
ord last summer in silo-filling.
The general testimony of farmers
EMPLOYING woman labor is that exper.
Hence proves that what women lack
lin physical strength they more than
make up in their superior conscien'
t;ousness and quickness.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1918-08-17
NEWEST RULING ON
WELLS LAW CAUSES
MUCH SPECULATION

Jacksonville, Aug. 6.-Consider.
able speculation was in evidence in
Jacksonville yesterday and last night
regarding what effect, if any, the in
Iterpretation just put on the Wells
quart-a-month law by the State SUI
preme court, will have locally.
Whether Sheriff w. H. bowling had
received instructions from the gov
ernor concerning local enforcement.
following the court ruling, it was i'm.
possible to learn, efforts to communi-
cate with the sheriff last night having
failed.
Governor Cats, however, is expect
ed in the city this morning to attend
the meeting of the state council OF
defense and it is probable that he
will issue orders dealing with the
handling of the liquor situation To-
'cally.
The Supreme courts ruling, con
Cured in by Chief Justice Brown and
Justices Taylor and Ellis, holds the
Wells law unconstitutional, in that it
|dscriminates between individuals
and, if the general Interpretation of
the sense of the ruling holds. this
Opinion lets down the bars for unlim-
tied shipments of wet" goods into
dry territory.
The Wells law allows an individual
to bring into prohibition TERRITORY
certain specified quantities of liquo"
for each monthly cycle. One quart of
whiskey or sixteen bottles of beer is
the individual limit fixed by this sta.
Itute.
The most popular and general in
terpretation of the courts newest ruiz
ing is that the only limit which is
now placed on the amount of liquor
IAN individual may bring into dry ter
|ritory is that fixed by his pocketbook
Ior appetite.