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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-11
(Tampa Tribune)

Another angle Of the confidence
game. showing that the con boys who
have found soft pickings in Tampa
as well as the rest Of the state can
vary the ehsaring to relieve the mo-
noteny, was brought out yesterday IN
the story. told by Charles Leibbold OF
No. 2s5 Strong avenue. Detroit, Mich.
~ho sadly shows q check for $4,000
signed with his own name. on bank
he never heard Of before; all he had
to show for .sl7.Aoo trustingly played
on the market" with his friends. This
time It Is q stock market game, the
tips" coming from a stranger, as re-
ward for the reurn Of q pocketbook
with 100000 in ''bonds," which the
stranger had "'lost."
Leibhold voiced his qualifications
for membership in the ,"Synpathy
Association. Just about the time Knoz
I . 30 i q . y v q
Ridley, q Justice Of the peace o.
Smyrna. Tenn. was swearing ont Q
warrant for. four con men who are
now spending $4,000 OF his money
Leibhold's membership cost him $12,'
400. "a i. ~. z - E4' ''
Mr.. Leibhold, once a contractor In
Detroit, seventy-two years old. and
now retired, has kept his story Sc
cret for. the past three weeks since
he dropped the final $4,000 Of his wae
in a clubhouse" across the Hillsbor-
ough river, and has conducted a still
hunt from one end Of the state to the
other. Asked why he didn't tell the
police, he replied "They talk too
much" and all he wanted was to &c.
sight Of one of the gang ami he'd
fix him SO he couldn't run.
Stfll Thinks "Frlend" Victim
Z Mr.. Leibhold trusted too well-and
he still refuses to believe that his
friend" who turned down rea. estate
'gents that accosted them after they
came together with brisk I'VE don't
want any of your sand," was one o.
he gang, when asked what became of
he friend, Arbel Meyer, who said he
was from Marquette, Mich.
"He had plenty of money, and they
took him of, know : He wasn'i
N with them, because I slept with him
md know him and he had plenty Of
money" ~ ~
Mr.. Leibhold's story begins with his
decision to come to Florida to spend
the winter, and secure some property
'or winter home. He brought s6,400
to Florida with him. He put s2.50o
of 1t in a bank In Jacksonville, anal
with the other $4,000 on his person
started to tour south, leaving his wife
end niece in Jacksonville. AT D3'tonn !
he met Meyer early In December. The
was casual, he said, but |
the two became "fast friends" visit
ing about that section, together, occu
pyIng the same room. Meyer, he says. !,
had plenty of money, so much SO that |
he says he demonstrated with him for
carrying It around and urged him to
rut some Of Il in a, bank.
They went to Kiss'mmee together, !
arriving here about Dec. 10. They
bad a room at hotel and while at
the depot on that afternoon they
picked I'D a pocketbook. Meyer told
him to put IL in his pocket until they
rot to the hotel, and they had ro
sooner seated themselves than a trav-
aler who had followed them from the
depot began searching his pockets.
Reward for Favor
"I told Meyer there was the man
who had lost the pocketbook and he
called the stranger over. We asked
him II he had lost something and he
described the pocketbook. l gave It
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-11
CRAWlEY BROTHERS
ARRESTED And
IN JAIL in
KNOXVILLE
(By Associated Press.)

Knoxville. Feb. 11.--George and
Decatur Crawley and Blaine Stewart.
members Of the gang Of alleged army
coserters wanted in Georgia on a
charge OF murder, were. captured in
the Tennessee mountains yesterday by
Special Agent Glenn Young and
brought to Jail here.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-11
All Strikers 4.
To Go Back
To Work
(By Associated Press.)

tBy Associated Press.)
London, Feb. 11.--All strikers in
the Clyde district have been instruct
ed by their leaders to return to work
tomorrow. Instructions were issued
today by a joint committee of strikers.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-11

Florida ships $1,000 car loads OF
trui, and vegetables d year. or more
than four solid train loads every day
IN the year,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-11

There are only 20 states in the IN
on with more daily newspapers than
florida has. and our state is only
SSd In populatioz.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-11

On Jan. 12 or 13 Mr.. Liebhold's
other $4,000 arrived and the same day
Meyer dropped out of sight.
"He Just went away and I didn't
think anything about IT, Mr.. Lieb'
hold said, as tho next day he got q
long distance telephone call from
the agent" who said he was in Tam
pa, and told him to come here that
the money he had won was in Tampa
for him. Mr.. Liebhold came He
got here Jan. Is and got a room at o
hotel. He was In town about two
days, before two men accosted him or
the court house square and told hir:
they represented the company and
that the "agent" had been called ont
of town and had told them to look
him up and pay him of.
They invited him to their place
here. 1--WE went across the river" Mr.
Leibhold said, "and went about a mil,
and turned to the right and crossed
a railroad track before we came to me
white building. When " !,
got there they suggested that wn SELL
some more stocks. l put up my $1,000
and after a little while they .old me
/ had won again. It was dusk ann
the man made out check for me for
$4,000 which I had coming to ne, and
brought me back to my hotel in their
and drove away"
The check was on the North Side
State Savings Bank of Chicago, dated
Jan. 10, 1919, and for the $4,000 all
right, but the name the con man had
signed to the check was Charles
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-11

The value Of Florida's peanut cror
IS estimated ct sS.OOo.0oo.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-11

sideration, as part Of the $72O, ,0OO, ,00C
naval appropriation bill.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-11
Reward for Favor

"I told Meyer there was the man
who had lost the pocketbook and he
called the stranger over. We asked
him II he had lost something and he
described the pocketbook. l gave II
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-11

Constitution Adopted
Associated Press.)
Monday, Feb. 10 THE
fional Assembly adopted a
constitution with the Lit
fnt. r'.,.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-02-11
Another Wire Tapping
Victim Is Uncovered In
Tampa; Lost $I2,4OO

tc him and he was cyerjoyed. He Of
fered us 500 for returning 1t to him,
saying that Il contained $1oo, 900
worth Of bonds and showed Us some
Of the securities. Both Of rs refused
to consider taking the reward and
Il was then that hs asked us to accent
q tip on the market a. an expression
Of his appreciation" ss
" Meyer ut once became interested,
Leibhold says. and soon both Of them
were anxious to play the tip. : They
were told by. the 'agent" that the
New York Stock Company had a
place near the city where they could
play at will and q few days later he
took them to a 'clubhouse," where
they had the regular outfit. There was
the operator, the cashier, the box
filled with money" the blackboards
and all. @
MI. Aibhold doesn't know how hi
bought. He Knows only that he hat
wired insths meantime for the money
in Jacksonville and put up the entire
s6,4oo on the market. !, They must
have $4,000 to get In, some way or
another, and Meyer put up the other
s1s,soo. They told him he had wor at,
but that Meyer had lost. They said
that Meyer bought stocks on the
market but that they had sold" for
Leibhold. Mr.. Leibhold admitte! I!
Meyer didn't seem to take the loss
hard. They left, the men telling him
that as SOON as what he had won
arrived by registry they would pay
his bet. He didn't think about his
$6,400, he says, until later, and to
tide him over he wired his homo bank
to send him the other $4,000 he had.
y In the meantime the man CT the
pocketbook, whom Mr.. Liebhold men,
tons only as the agent" not recall
Ing his name, came and went for
few days, but about Christmas time
he dropped out of sight. Meyer tided
Mr.. Liebhold over, saying that his
money would be coming In pretty
soon. ~.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06

substituting a new idea of herself for
the one she had held so long
She refused any longer to see herself
as awkward in manner and harsh and
icy In speech, She began to be gra-
rious, and by doing so became graceful
She began to look for agreeable, charm
Ing traits in people, and she herself
became agreeable and charming.
And as to the method the older girl
took to bring her out OF her lonely
and Disconnected state of mind, II
couldn't have been improved upon. II
was II very simple one. She saw be-
meath the crust OF bitterness in which
the shy girl had ewaassr herself, real
sweetness Of nature. and she began to
praise that real self 10 the gin knd
ignore her icy, awkward exterior.
That is what people need in this
world more than anything else--praise
and encouragement rather than criti-
eism and ault-fnding. In ten cases
out Of ten the latter course will de-
press and weaken the will, while the
former will spur one on to fresh
ACHES ements.
You sometimes hear r person say: II
Wouldn't praise her for the world. She
Is too ronceited now" But what seems
conceit is very often mere bravado,
cloak for too great humbleness OF
spirit
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
EARlJI!a~.HSl I, y! F n ReOl,,|lBgLEMSI

mon and is considered pleasant oddly.
AS for face powder-any kind that
does not contain rice powder. A
cleansing cream Is tho only kind TO use
Your shoe size should be large, small
feet are going out Of the fashion be-
cause girls of the present times walk
more than they formerly did. ex-
pect four-a should be about right for
your age. Shoe clerks say this to be
average for l6. Wash your dress In
warm, plain, soapy water and wrap in
bath towel over nght--provided you
wash it at bedtime. Press on wrong
side with half-heated iron, DRY clean
ing Is always best-this has to be doae
by professionals, however, to be sue
cessfui)
To the girl in love.--Tm sure / can't
say whether the boy loves you or not,
but / VIC uld quit worrying about him
and finL other interests Then II he
comes back 1t will be all right; II not
well in the language of the slangy YOU
should worry
Dear Mrs Thompson--some very ugly
tales are being circulated about me
calling because Of them What must
co? like the man, and the tales are
worrying me. r.
Investigate the source Of the stot es
and have them stopped II possible You
probably have not realized that tales
sometimes actually ruin girls repu-
tation. The talk must be stopped See
10 that and then consider the boy. II
he deserts you in face Of disaster. is he
worth while? think not
Dear Mrs. Thonpson--Not meaning
TO, | have fallen in love with mar
ried man He works at the place | am
EMPLOYED What shall ! do?
WORRIED.
Leave and find another place It's
the brave man that runs sometimes
Cheer up; it's only infatuation. Cant
you realize that IL you broke UP q home
and made one for yourself another
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
Mrs. Wilson WOOdrOW's Article
BY MRS. WILSON WOODROW,
The WcrId'famous writer on vital subI ecta.

She oVercanre her natural shyness.
and she tells just how she did il, She
has written me a long letter dcserib-
ing the method she followed.
hear SO frequently from girls and
boys who are suffering from an exag~
scrafeu ditildenCe, and VINO feel lonely
and shut off from the world because
of this handicap, that it seems we'll
worth while to pass on this suggestion
Of relief To the victims Of this affiC-
ton, II Is AS II they were surrounded
by q hedge which Trey cannot break
down. They realize that they are la
boring under great disadvantage; for
they are unable TO show their real
selves to others, and they often seem
rude and harsh when they are only
Datheticaliy shy
My correspondent affrms that no
one in this plight need feel hopeless,
She saya.
II was as shy as 1t Is possible to be
until | was about 22 years old School
was agony TO noe, and business was
even worse. ] simply dreaded going to
the office in the morning, and shrank
from meeting people, This continued
until about tWn wears ago. Thm |
met girl who showed me how to over
ccme my bashfuloess | don't know
why she lited me, bnt somehow she
understood that my apparent GOODNESS
was just shyuyss. and in spite OF al
my uueerr ess she cling TO me and tried
to make n'e feel more NJ ease,
"she to1 me that the best way to
overcome nlv seeming rudeness was to
express every peasant and affeetionate
thought had 10 tell people thought
NC Of them II did to smile at ey-
eryono ard TO be as pleased with ey.
erything as ! possibly could be-
'0f course It was hard Ut first. and
ann stu a little ShV with strarpefs
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
MAGAZINE FEATURES
UNCLE WIGGILYI IsI ~
BEDTNlE' STORY
UNCLE WIGGILY AND BECKIE's CHING
CHANG.
Copyright 1919, by Mcclure Newspaper with
sSndlcdte) Ching

with for while. / am taking my doll
Ching Chang to school"
Why, dolls shouldn't go to school
| especially this doli,' spoke Uncle Wig
gily. You might accidentally punch
him in the middle Of his belt, and he'd
| c ap his hands together, the cymbals
would make a loud noise and the lady
mouse teacher wouldn't like it in
school"
oh, but the lady mouse told me to
bring my doll" explained Beckie II
am going to speak a little piece, about
soldiers marching to war and shooting
guns and all like that, and, when get
through, I hold up Ching Chang, push
him in the middle of his belt and he
ciaps the cling-clang tin things to-
gether and makes a noise just like a
battle"
"0h. that's different, of course" said
Uncle WiggiIy, Il didn't know that
guess III go to school with you and
hear YOU recite, and hear Ching Chang
bang the Cymbals"
So Uncle Wiggiiy and the little girl
bear went along through the woods to-
hollow stump school, when, all Of
sudden, out from behind a tree popped
the bad old Skeezicks.
oh, no! and oh, ha," howled the
Skee. Once again have I caught you,
Uncle Wiggily, and this time you have
no rocking horse to kick me, as you
had one to kick my friend, the Pipsise-
wah Indeed you haven't Z shall get
souse off your ears, and off Becltie,
too"
The little girl bear stood behind Uncle
Wiggily, wondering how she could save
the bunny And when the Skeezicks
talked so unpleasantly about taking
Beckie's souse, the little sister OF Ned
die shook so that her paws jiggled up
and down on the belt of Ching Chang.
OF course this made the wooden clown
dolls hands come together with a bang.
Cling Clang!" went the golden, tin
cymbais. making a noise like battle
and war and cannon and guns and
so on.
oh, MY" cried the Skeezicks, giving
a sudden jump as he heard the clang-
ing sound, 20, my l didn't know the
soldiers were coming! / guess I'd bet
ter run or they might catch me. I'll
get your souse later!"
Then, thinking Beckie's doll Ching
Chang was company of soldiers com
ing to catch him, away ran the Skee,
and he didn't hurt the bunny nor the
little girl bear at all. Then Mr.. Long
ears went on to school with Beckie, and
she recited her piece beautifully and
Ching Chang did his part wonderfully
we'll And II the pillow case doesn't go
out and sleep in the pansy bed and
catch cold in its feathers, I'll tell you
next about Uncle Wiggily and the
leaves.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
HOROSCOPE
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER ? 1918.
Copyright, 1919, by the Mcclure News
paper Syndicate.l

paper Syndcate.l
Friendly stars rule the early hours of
today, according to astrologv, for
Saturn, the sun and Jupiter arc all in
benefic aspect, Neptune and Venus are
adverse in the evening.
There Is a sign making for great COM
mercial initiative. International enter
prises in which women cooperate are
foretod.
The sun is in place ready to presage
appointments to high office and it is
again prophesied that the president of
the United States will be called upon
to fill important positions for which
there will be spirited competition
Real estate continues subject TO the
hest possible conditions. Values will
continue to rise and the spring will
bi1ng gain to land owners.
Jupiter continues to presage large
projects that advance American bust
ness interests.
EDUCATION today is subject 10 the
most fortunate direction, and reforms
will be advocated In college courses.
A new bureau in Washington. long
prognosticated, seems to promise an
addition to the presidents cabinet
Neptune today Is SO posted that the
evil power of the planet is seriously
menacing to the human mind which Is
likely to be peculiarly sensitive to sin
lister impressions.
Theaters may not be very lucky
wiz this sgav continues. but they
will have fairly prosperous time for
several weeks
Increase in the number of hotels, clubs
and other places of gregarious living
is predicted.
Persons whose birthdate it is have
the augury of travel and change Bust
ness and money will probably increase
Children born on this day have kindly
stars to guide them, These subjects
of Scorpio are usually inventive and
talented. In nature they are generous
and affectionate.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06

woman would soon come along and
break up yours? No; II you must fall
in love you've got to do 1t with a sin
gle man--no other way viii do. Please
don't hesitate, but run while the run
ming Is good You will be so glad that
you did 1t In years to come. Please. II
YOU only could see the many, many
women | have seen in police and Grim =
inal courts who failed to go when they
might have then you would hurry.
Dear Mrs. Thompson a. ! am a
young girl l6 years OF age. Everyone
who speaks to me and knows how old
! am says | am very small, | dislike
10 hear this all the time, What can
do 10 grow?
C2) How old should girl be before
ceive letters from him without having
her mother read her letters?
(Sl Is my writing good enough for
clerical position? KIDD,
% Take gymnasium work, Stretch
ing exercises viii help you more than
anything else.
(2) K girl should not write letters
which she would not be willing to have
her mother read, no matter what her
age
CS) Your writing is very good and
would enable you to do clerical work,
Dear Mrs. Thompson Is olive oil
harmful II used on the eyelashes?
o. O.
Olive oil would not he harmful to the
lashes. but care should be taken not
TO get oil on the eNeball
Dear Mrs Thompson: What color ef
a feather or some kind or "A stickup
would look hest on dark geeu turban
but1 Or would Won SUGGEST one of the
same shade Of the hat?
UNDECIDED
Brown would be good--a cunning 1t
Tie brown oui l-stuek iauntily across.
or brown little bunch Of stiff feathers
stuck straight Up, or brown fuz2}
pune wound around Brown and green
mix wel--you find it in the outdoors
and nothing Is ptettier than an autumn
forest when the two mingle Trim
mlngs OF the same shade could be used,
but very dark green needs little
enlivenrnenL
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06

AND THE gentleman tells you.
AND you &C. to the place.
AND YOU find counter.
WITH CLERT1s behind it.
AND THEY'RE all very busy.
AND THAT'S all right.
AND you pick out one.
WHO SEEMS about through.
WITH THE customer he has.
AND YOU lean against the counter.
AND LOOK around.
AND JUST about the time.
THE CLERK you've chosen.
is READY for you.
A TELEPHONE rings.
AND THEY call him to it,
AND FOR five or ten minutes.
YOU LISTEN to him,
TRYING TO tell someone.
WHATEVER IT is.
THAT HE'S trying to tell him.
AND THEN he's through.
AND COMES back again,
AND AFTER a while.
HE WAITS on you.
AND SO far as ! know.
THAT'S THE only trouble.
1 EVER have had.
AT A serwee station.
WHICH IN my opinion.
SHOULD BE a place,
WHERE Yo1- get good service.
IN A pleasant way,
l THANK you.
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06

Dear Mrs. Thompson: ! am girl
with boy the same age, but recently
he left town. He seems to care a lot
for me, but I can not like him as
have a friend in Ohio that | really
love. He is u years old and I've never
been In the habit of going with boys
under u. The boy II has told me sew
eral times he will kill himself II
marry another, but ] do not love him
and my friend from Ohio is coming
Christmas. like the 17-year old boy
and have let him understand | intend
to marry the man from Ohio. Please
tell me some way to cause the young
boy to forget. WORRIED.
knew a man in the army who used
to write girl acquaintance of mine
that he was going to die and that all
would soon be over and that she might
as well send him a farewell message.
At last the thing got on her nerves
and she wrote and said. For heavens
sake die and be done with it," Well,
he didn't, he's alive and quite well at
the present Just tell the boy in words,
written or spoken that he is absurd,
but that If he wants to act an idiot
the meaner you can talk the better,
because he must he made to get over
the idea--go ahead and shoot himself.
Don't worry, he won't.
Dear Mrs Thompson: am bru-
nette, having dark hair and gray eyes.
What color would become me? Please
tell me a harmless face powder and d
good cold cream What In the shoe slzs
for the average 16-year- old girl TN
afraid my feet are too big for my
size Is there any way TO wash a silk
taffeta that is soiled with Precipitation
under the arms P q
You should wear odd colors--sea ue,
shell pink. salmon color battlesnp
gray, midnight blue and everything you
possess should be fashioned uueerly,
rather Quakerish, with dainty collar and
cuff sets and odd bits OF drapery or
rulliing. Your type Ia rather uncoms
The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-11-06
BY HOWARD r. oARls.

Where are you going, Uncle Wig
81 asked Nurse Jane Fuzzy Wuzzy.
rs she saw the bunny rabbit gentleman
EeSing ready to hop away from MS
S~sioW stump bungalow one morning.
oh, just over 10 the big log where
Neddie Stubtail the boy bear, lives, -
answered the bunny. Il want to see
II ne is going to give away any more
or his old toys, as he gave away the
rocking horse yesterday"
well. be careful the Pipsisewah
ooesn try to get you as he did yes
teT9ay' warned the muskrat lady.
Uncle Wiggily said he would be care
tul. and then he hoped over the fields
ana through the woods. 1t was cold,
out the bunny had on his fur oYercoat
SO ne was nice and warm
is Neddie at home?" asked Mr.
Longears, as he tapped on the tree
mouse of the Stubtail bear family.
No, he has gone to school" answered
Beekie, who was Needless sister He
said he wanted to have a game of foot
pail with Johnnie and Billie Bushytail
the squirrels, before school began, But
I'm going, Uncle Wiggily. and l wish
you'd walk with me-"
=, Will" spoke the rabbit gentleman.
And see you have a play toy in your
paws, Beckie, only 1t isn't so large as
Needless old rocking hose that kicked
the Pepsisewah,"
yes, this is Ching Chang" said
Beckie, as she held up something for
Uncle Wiggily to see, Beckie had
sort of clown doll, made of woed and
dressed in red, white and blue clothes,
just as Uncle Wiggily's rheumatism
crutch was striped like barber pole.
And in each hand Beckie's play toy
held a round, shiny disk Of tin, the
color Of gold.
What is your clown doGls name, and
what are the things he holds in his
hands?" asked Uncle Wiggily.
His name is Ching Chang, and he
has cymbals in his hands, answered
Beckie. You know-cymbals are the
things that go ching chang! when the
drum goes boom boom'
And does your clown doll make the
pieces of golden tin go ching
change" asked Uncle Wiggily.
He does when | punch him on the
middle Of his belt" answered Beckie.
He claps his hands together the
cymbals go ching chang" and that's
how my clown doll got his name"
'And very good name it Is, too, -"
. said the bunny. but are you taking
your doll to Baby Bunty?'
no" answered Beckie, Needless
rocking horse, which he gave her yes
terday, is all Baby Bunty wants to play