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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-25
DOPEY DAN AND LON
The Liberty Sweepstakes.
BY w. H. CLAGETT.

flyers. an accordin' to them in tn know
, are tn ROSTERS De Palma will have to
put under
"Resta is a tricky pilot, knows tn
game backwards. has cleaned up in
Europe an was one of tn big winners
on our sacred soil tn three years he
! raced over here. Chassagne is old
| timer. an a regular papa bear in a race.
! "Th' quartet O. French cars entered
in tn big doin's are tn product Of Bal
lot & Co. one of tn best knowed engine
builders in Europe. an will be drove
by such warriors as Jules Bablot. Rene
] Thomas. Looey Wagner an Albert
| Guyot, every one veteran an as game
as they make 'em.
But even If De Palma does fail with
his Packard. America amt beat until
a mess of others blow UP. TIL Hudson
| enthusiasts have seven 'supersixes'
, under tn name O Hudson an guided by
| such wizards as Eddie Pullen. Ira Vail.
H. c. Simmons. ]. NJ Reynolds an one
| driver yet unnamed. TIL Richards spe-
! Hickey's Stickel special are practically
Hudsons. but can't be entered as such
on account of refixin's.
"There's tn Frontenacs.''
Then there's tn four Frontenacs,
| looked after by tn Chevrolet brothers,
Looey an CASTOR; Joe Boyer an Ralph
Milford. all grand old race drivers an
! never beat til it's over This group
| has peep
AN not to be outdid in represen-
tation. Fred Duesenberg will have
four cars bearin his factory's name.
an, four more in tn race that are
ton, Eddie ODonnell, Wilbur D'Alene
an Dave Lewis will be at tn wheels
OF tn Deusenberg entry, while TIL
four sportin' Deusenberg innards' are
LIE wit h h 10
berg; Looey lie Coco an his Roamer'
Arthur Thurman an his Thurman
Special an Wilmer Monahan's Jay
Unable to keep out of tn game,
| our old friend Harry Stutz has patch
ed up "a couple of his world beat
in Stutzes. an with Earl Cooper in
one and. Eddie Hearne in tn other
is goin hot,foot after portion of tn
IAN with Cliff Durant's Chevrolet
Special, Roscoe Sarles' Oldf1eld Spe
cial, A. e. Cotey's Ogren, lofts Darco
to fall back on. America can't kick for
tn want O. representation"
A Race Worth tn Seem.
$50, all told. you figure it a race
| we'll worth tn seein,' said Lon as he
started to roll an. "anesthetic.'
I'll say it is:" came back from
Dopey Dan. YAH go many mile
! before SEEM tn likes of it again. TIL
| bon-ton O. motordom will be present
| an with Eddie Rickenbacker, our nom
| pareil ace. lookin' after tn refereein
May 81 will be day long to be re-
mebered Don't mortgage tn parlor
furniture, but have few beans on
tn De Palma boy to cop, an blame
| it on mel!
| Note.-Lon says If he was tn Judge
thu ."heliotrope'' what designed tn
present crop O. gents suitins would
! go down for three years, with nary a
day of for no kind O. behavior.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-25

well, boss, how're va dopin' tn
great mile Liberty sweepstakes at
indianapolis next Saturday," asked
Lon of Dopey Dan with a twinkle in
his eye.
It's turrible tough pickin', Lon!'
replied Dopey Dan as he stretched in
his chair. Never in TIL history of
automobile racin' has such classy
bunch of performers gathered in one
| place. TIL cream of tn race drivers
| of two continents is bivouackin' in
! TIL Hoosier town just itchin' to be
off. an with tn wardrobe delega-
ton from Europe goin' ratty with ex-
citement over tn prospect of rakin'
| in tn $4,000 bucks hung up, it
wouldn't surprise me none to see all
records mutilated.
Personally. I never fancy IA
vorites in big events like tn Liberty,
but there amt no six ways about it.
va can't overlook De Palma an his
fast-fiyin Packard. An that De
Palma will be a favorite seems tn
opinion of all.
90 course tn twelve-cylindered
IL, entered) amt tn same craft
with which he win TIL title of worlds
speed king at Daytona Beach. Fla, in
March. but smaller engined con-
trivance he used to gain tn worlds
speedway records from one to six
lads experience, nerve an cool head
in tn pinches.
Figures Cashin' on De Palma.
"On dope, I'd say De Palma an
oh fvH' hut io ic ir1
world we live in today. Everything's
topsy-turvy. an tn records of yes
terday are just about as valuable as
heir to empire. It's a age o fast
thinkin an quick action, Lon. A time
when tn brains an Drawn of all ma
tfonalitfes have opened wide TIL throt-
tie In tn mad rush for world lead
ership. an tn 'grasshopper' who's
mapptn out his existence accordin
to past performances only needs a
few flowers to complete the sad cere-
mony.
There's a cluster o. wild drivers
among tn furreign contingent entered,
an tn 'cherub' that greets TIL lii
checkered flag ahead Of any one of them
Will have to acknowledge that he's been
to tn races.
"In tn big field O. 40 there are eleven
cars from tn other side, five Peugeots,
two Sunbeams an four Ballots. Four of
tn Peugeots are of tn type that mopped
up American speedways in 1916 an 1917.
These speedsters will be handled by
such babies as Lieut.. Art. Klein, Jules
Goux. Ray Howard an one driver yet
unnamed. TIL fifth Peugeot is lii boys
size. one-half liter type, which Andre
Boillot is gonna try to shoe home.
Pins Faith on Sunbeams.
"old Mister John Bull, whose hardest
task today is keepin' tabs on America
is pinnin' his faith to tn two Sunbeams.
said to be TIL fastest cars ever seen
| about Europe. Daredevil Dario Resta
| an Jean Chassagne will pilot these
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-05-25
Pins Faith on Sunbeams.

odd Mister John Bull, whose hardest
task today Is keepin' tabs on America,
is pinnin' his faith to tn two Sunbeams,
said to be tn fastest cars ever seen
about Europe. Daredevil Dario Resta
an Jean Chassagne will pilot these
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-05
SCORES VISIT RUINED
CITY OF vERDUN

Verdun, France, Feb. 5.-Scores of
American tourists have visited Yer.
dun recently, most of them spending
part of day look over the ruins of
the "city that was" and passing on
to some other nearby town for the
night. Many of these sightseerers
have been individuals and delegations
who came over In some connection
with resident Wilson's trip.
Several thousand French soldiers
and handful Of American troops are
quartered in the shell-shattered city.
No civilians have come back as the
tremendous task Of rehabilitation has
not begun. Every Sunday morning
the bells Of the cathedral are rung
but no services have yet been held
within its bare walls. The bell tower
is one of the few parts of the church
which have not, been shot away by
German shells.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-05
GRAND PRE- WAS AS
LARGE AS LAKELAND;
NOT A HOUSE LEFT

The Wauchula Advocate prints a
letter by q. G. Thornhill Of that
place from Fabian e. Watson, a ser.
geant in the 327th Labor Battalion In
France, in which he says:
you talk about people being proud
about something, but the French peo
pie are proud that the war is over
and IL l can see straight there are
some Americans here that are proud
too, me for one, for I know that il
will not be near so long before | can
go home.
"This is the most disagreeable coun
try was ever in. It rains nearly all
the time and the soil here is all clay
and, believe me, 1t sure is a mess
And not only is the country mess,
but the people in 1t are mess, moral
ly and otherwise. would like to go
into full details on this subject and
tell all about the people here, but you
must remember that there is law
prohibiting tho sending of obscene
language through the mails and for
that reason I cannot fully explain the
character OF these people.
. I'VE. have the only real country In
the universe and there are no laws or
constitution that will beat those of the
U. 8. In fact, we have the best OF
everything that there is to be had.
II have had some different duties
put on me lately and have travelling
Job which enables me to see quite a
bit of France. l have had the pleasure
of visiting several fronts and don't
regret the trips. l made one trip to
place named Grand Pre-. This town
was just about as large as Lakeland,
Fla, and there was not whole house
left standing in the place. There was
a nice little park with very large
trees, but few of these trees were left
standing, and those that were left had
the limbs all broken of. The railroad
and bridges were blown up and every
thing destroyed except the earth. and
it was all torn to pieces by shells.
On the same trip 1 visited small
town and the only thing left standing
was a small piece OF wall upon which
was nailed sign board
II saw lots Of dead horses along tn,
road side and / don't know how mani
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-05
A -CLOSE UP' VIEW
OF THEDA BARA
j. G., Henne and His Daughter Break
Into the Movies and Learn That the
Celebrated Emotional Actress Is
Really a LOvabIe Young Woman

Miami, Feb. 81. G.. Henne, ol
Columbus, Ohio, one of the fou.
Henne brothers, who control the
Mansfield, o.; the Jersey City Car
Springs Tire Co. Of Jersey City, N.
j., and the Columbiana Tire & Rub.
ber Co. of Columbiana, O., has brok-
en- into the movies.
Mr.. Henne, and his brother, G..
W. Henne, are spending the winter
in Miami with their families, and one
of the diversions has been watching
the making of motion picture features
in the tropical jungles near the "Ma-
gic City"
The William Fox Company has been
the most prominent worker down
here during the past season, all Of It's
big stars being sent here to make
pictures. Mr.. Henne, whose company
owns the Piqua Amusement Company
and controls a chain of seven thea.
ters, was an interested spectator sew
eral days ago, when Theda Bara was
making scenes for a South Sea Island
picture. Mr.. Henne, with his daugh-
ter, Henel, was introduced to Miss
Bara, and the iatter's manager lmme-
diately pressed Mr.. Henne and his
daughter into service as actors. A
special motion picture was made
with Mr. Henne, Miss Bara and Miss
Helen as the principal characters.
The famous emotional star stopped
her own work for the better part OF
an hour to chat with Mr. Henne, and
exhibited great personal satisfaction
when he told her that she was one Oi
the most popular stars of his com.
panys theaters.
Mr.. Henne found Miss Dara in real
life the antithesis of what she is on
the screen. She is a very charming
young woman, splendid French schol-
al and very gracious in meeting out
siders. She told Mr.. Henne that the
very nature of her work compelled
her to live q more or less secluded
life, but that there was nothing she
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-05
COUNTY AGENTS. REPORTS

Marion C0unty-Many farmers
have agreed to plant a greater acre
age of foodstuff and feed. They are
also planning to invest more in live
stock, such as hogs and cattle. The
outlook is very good along that line
A number of registered Duroc sows
have been received in the county, hay
ing been purchased at auction sales
in Georgia. Outlook for a prosperous
year in club work is very good.
Lake County-Gorn acreage will be
greatly increased in this county.
Putnam County--As a result of the
steady growth of staple crops, mod.
ern machinery has been installed for
crushing and grinding corn, velvet
beans, ETC. The new plant, which is
to be known as the st. John Milling
Company, is equipped d. throughout
with the latest improved machinery,
and Is said to be one of the most
complete mills Of the kind in the
South. The capacity of the mill Is
1000 pounds Of grits or meal and
$500 pounds Of stock feed per hour.
Alachua County-Live stock is TAX.
ing the attention Of the farmers, hogs
bidding fair to become king of the
industry. Much interest in club work
Gadsden County-Much fertilizer
will be bought comparatively by the
farmers. By going in together and
buying in carload lots they will be
able to cut down their fertilizer bills.
Santa Rosa County-Through the
efforts of the county agent, a carload
of hogs was recently shipped out of
the county. These hogs weighed 16o
pounds and up.
Taylor County-A great lot of
stumping is being done this winter.
Land is being plowed broadcast with
two-horse plows, soothing that is un.
usual for this county. The sugarcane
acreage will be increased 100 per cent
Less cotton than ever will be planted
Liberty County-Farmers generally,
taking more interest In thorough prep
aration of the land. A farmers or
ganization was recently organized.
Some fifteen new boys have been add
ed to the list Of club members, and
seven more pure-bred pigs placed
with the boys. Three exceptionally
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-05

enjoyed better than to meet people.
During he making of her scenes
here she has been the target of hun
dreds of kodaks but, instead of in.
dicating that cameras are offensive to
her, she has posed and smiled for
the amateur photographers as long as
any Of them we're able to snap her.
Mr.. Henne's daughter took a number
of pictures of Miss Bara, in costume,
and the famous star made the condi
tion that Miss Henne could take as
many pictures as she wanted, provid-
ed she sent her copy Of each for
Miss Bara's experience book. ("
Mr.. Henne and his daughter tried
to make Miss Bara's stay here ac
pleasant as possible, but she was 50
sought after by local society, she was
unable to accept much in the way Of
entertainment. Miss Bara viii leave
for New York this week, but Mr..
Henne and his family are doing to
remain here until the end OF the
season.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-05

Kennedy gave the Pullman conductor
$1O and told him to turn in the money
to pay for the cost Of removing the
pipes to recover the pin. A few days
afterward Mr.. Kennedy received a let
ter from the division superintendent
Of the Pullman company. In the letter
was the pin and the $40. The super
intendent said the loss of the pin had
been reported to him, he had ordered
the pipes removed and the pin was
found. But, he said, he did not think
1t was fair to make a charge for re-
covering the pin. Mr.. Kennedy thinks
this is fine illustration of square
dealing on the part Of the Pullman
company st. Petersburg Independ-
ent.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-05

good farmers meetings were held
last week. Farmers are cooperating
in the purchase of guanos and seeds
Of various kinds.
Lee C0unty-Farmers in more pros
porous condition than for several
years. Some good yields Of syrup
have been made, and the farmers are
getting $140 per gallon at the mill
as fast as 1t Is made. Some of the
farmers have all the corn, sweet DO
tatoes and meat that they will need.
Palm Beach oCunty-This county
will 60 over the top as far as In.
creased production of staple crops Is
concerned. The acreage to food, feed
and forage crops will be increased
from rs to so per cent. The corn
acreage will be increased even more
than that. The Conners Plantation
will plant 500 acres or more In corn,
and many others will increase their
crops from a few acres to so and 100.
Hamilton County-A car of sweet
potatoes was shipped to Jacksonville
last week. Quite number of cotton
farmers buying short cotton seed,
while some will continue with long.
Am having many calls for pigs for
club boys.
Washington County-Farmer' very
much interested in food production
and increased acreage production.
One farmer will stump twenty-five
acres of land before planting this
spring. In this way he figures to get
his increased production. The flu
prevented very large attendance at
the S-F meeting held at Grant school
but plans are under way for q big
all-day meeting to be held February
20, the object being to establish .
permanent organization among the
farmers Of that section.
Osceola County-Severai cars of
citrus fruits shipped this week. Five
thousand head OF cattle and 2,50G
head Of sheep sold and transferred to-
pastures south Of this section.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-05
NO MILITARY
INTERVENTION
IN RUSSIA
IS PLANNED
SAYSb bALF0UR
A MOST DISQUIETING SITUATION
EXISTS THERE, BUT .iUTHORI-
TIES DOING ALL THEY CAN TO
DEAL WITH THE SITUATION
(By Associated Press.)

Paris, Feb. 5.-Military interven-
tion in Russia on a large scale is not
to be thought of declared British For.
eign Secretary Balfour in an inter-
view with newspaper correspondents
last night. He said the great powers
are doing everything they considered
could be done in dealing with what IL
characterized as the most disquieting
situation. He declared alliances be-
tween the various nations will not be
affected by the existence of a Society
Of Nations now in process of forma-
tion.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-05
|[NCE men HAVE
over 100000
Of FLORIDA IN THE
HIST Two YEARS; GOVT
10 Make INVESTIGATION
Virus OF French
Fever And Flu
Have Been
Identified
By Associated Press.)

London, Feb. 5.-The virus OF
trench fever and that Of influenza and
some forms Of nephritis have been
isolated and identified, according to
a report to the director general Of the
army medical service in France, by a
number Of army medical officers. The
investigations will result, it Is he
lieved, in the isolation Of the germs
Of mumps, measles and typhus, the
causes of which have been obscure
and the baoilli of which have never
been isolated before.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-05
ACCOMMODATION OF
PULLMAN COMPANY

Frank R. Kennedy recently lost a
diamond scarf pin while. he was on a
Pullman car coming to st. Peters
burg. He laid the pin on the win
dowsill and when he reached for 1t,
knocked it off the window. He looked
for It but failed to find 1t. The
porter also looked for 1t and finally
decided that the pin had fallen behind
the steam pipes on the side of the
car. When he left the coach, M.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-05

st. Augustine, Fla, Feb. s.-Be-
cause only four voters in newly
formed Flagler. county paid their
1918 poll tax, Governor Cats of Flor
ida has postponed until March a
special election in that county to
name a member of the Lower House
of the Legislature. The governor in
his proclamation does not refer to
the dearth of qualified baters but
says several citizens of said county
desire TO have said election post
poned."
Under recent decision of the Uni
ted States Supreme Court, which held
that the legal quorum shall vote AMI
be all sufficient, it is declared the
four voters could have elected the
representative had the election beer
held on the date originally set.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-05
Army Strength Of U. S.
On November llth
Was 3,7O3,273 Men


graves where dead soldiers had been
buried. I went through a small por.
ticn Of the Argonne forest where there
was lots of hard fighting. Before the
war this place was nothing but dense
mass Of trees, brush and vines, but
after the battle one could see through
1t very clearly and 1t looked as though
some one had been taking in new
ground.
IT am anxious to get home, but
have not the slightest idea when that
will be. There is a lot of work to
do here before everybody goes home,
and somebody will have to do IT,"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-05
(By Associated Press. }

Washington, Feb. 5.-The total
strength Of the United States army
Nov II when the armistice was signed
was 3,703,273 officers and men, in
cluding marine corps on duty with
the army in France. The War De-
partment figures today show. It is in
dicated that the Allies on July / for
the first time exceeded the Germans
in rife strength and that on Nov.
the Allied rife strength Of LASS, 900
represented odds Of upwards of two
to one.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-05
President Told Swift He Had No
Grounds for Complaint
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Feb. 5.-Letterc read
today at the Senate Agricultural COM
mittee hearing on most of the indus
trial legislation disclosed that last
February the President made a per-
sonal investigation of protests against
the Federal Trade Commissions con-
duct OF the packers industry and In
formed Louis Swift he was convinced
that "there can be no warrant for his
interfering with the Judgment and ac-
ton of the commission.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-05
Mrs. Roosevelt
i Sailed Today
n. s'3. For France
(By Associated Press.)

New York, Feb. Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt was among the passengers
on the French liner Lorraine, which
sailed today. She will visit the grave
Of her son, Quentin, aud spend sew
eral weeks with her sister, Miss Emily
Carow, who is doing war work in
Italy. While In France she will also
see her sons, Lieut., Col. Theodore
Roosevelt, and Capt. Kermit Roose.
welt. 31 tG .1s
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-05
Prohibition
OF immigration
For Five Years
Being Agitated
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Feb. 5.-Urging the
House rules committee today to give
the right Of way for the passage of
legislation prohibiting immigration
for four, years, Frank Morrison, sec
retary Of the American Federation Of
Labor, said that half million men
in the United States are now without
employment.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-05
B Associated Press.)

''s FEB. "a funeral service
So Dec. n on board the United
n'miser BROOKLYN in Yokohama
re- memory Of the ten men who
ah "a TO burns suffered in an ex-
while coaling the ship, on
Tho dead were all firemen.
70 ice Nas led by Bishop Har-
d & Nsthodist Mission and the
np 3 Strong, chaplain of the
ies Aazch ID Yokohama. Present
a1zIrai Rogers, Commander
, 4 e ne United States Asiatlc
we're ne American Ambas-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-05
LAKELAND, FLORIDA, WEDNESDAY, FEB. 5, 1918
JEFF JENKINS
DECLARED
NOT GUILTY
Of MURDER
(By Associated Press.)

Auscumbia, Ala, Feb. 5.--The jury
in the case Of JEFF Jenkins, the sec,
ond OF the alleged defendants charged
with murder in connection with the
lynching of two negroes last Novem-
Der, today returned a verdict Of not
guilty. The Judge announced he
would not prosecute the other sixteen
cases on which arrests Shave been
made.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-05
No IMPROVEMENT
IN STRIKE
SITUATION
N LONDON
(By Associated Press.)

London, Feb. s:-There was no
Improvement today IN the strike sit
uation in London. All tubes Of under
ground lines except one are still tied
up and thousands have been forced to
tramp to work through the slush.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-05
,Ap FARES 60 UP 60
pxH CENT IN GERMAN Y


4 Neb, 6.-Railroad fares, al.
Ioaxing to unprecedented
4 oyer Germany despite On
u1precedented poverty Of SER
going up again, and this
M . jump to take away the
- breath. Prussia, attemp-
make up a deficit of a billion
iarter marks, is going to put
for passengers 60 per cent.
le present high rate. Bavaria
rest Of Germany are expected
'ewise and to be effected by a
increase.
dent with this unwelcome an
lent comes word that all pas
rirafIic IL to be reduced by at
per cent, all military and
rains by the the same proper
1e delivery of hundreds and
Is Of Iocomotives and cars to
snte powers under the armis-
na Is given as the main rea-
lzer frafiic is to be even
u aI'stricted than today, and no
Qiz i TO be allowed to travel
n anIess Ne can prove to the
- of tie authorities that
: 5 urgently necessary.
~ began on about Dec. 20
sr to the Entente armistice
ioners 10 Iocomoties and
, q : day for ten days, then
motives and $40 cars a day for
Iavs 50 es not to be liable to
lty included in the armistice
i of parting with another
motives Cor failure to deliver
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-05
TWO REGIMENTS
OF NEGROES WILL
REACH ]. s.
next WEEK
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Feb. 5.-Approximate-
iy 1880 troops are due to arrive next
week which will include full regi-
ment and two battalions of tho 93rd
division (negro), the War Department
announced.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-05

sador Roland S. Morris and Mrs.
Morris, Consul-General G. H. Scid-
more, the commander of the French
cruiser Karsaint, and leading citi-
zens Of the American community in
Yokohama.