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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-17

ally contain one or more OF the chemi-
calls known as borax, boric acid, or
salicylic acid. Harmful results are
especially likely to follow the use Of
food containing these preservatives by
the very young, the aged or the fee
BILE, and others of weak DIGESTION
u. S. Department of Agriculture.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1919-01-17

Canning Personalities Dangerous.
The use of commercial preserva-
tives" of any kind in canning is not
only necessary but may be dangerous.
The most commonly known preserva-
tives and canning powders" usu-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-10-16
ALLEGED WIRETAPPER
FAILS TO APPEAR IN COURT
At Fl. LAUDERDALE

West Palm Beach, Oct. 16.-Judge
E. B. Donnell and District Attorney
Edgar G. Thompson went to Fort Lau-
derdale yesterday to open the October
term of circuit court for Broward
county. The most important case is
the overlapping case in which a man
named Lloyd is the defendant and a
man named Reuter- is the complaining
witness. Lloyd was captured in Palm
Beach last winter by Reuter-, who had
been on his trail for more than a
year. The capture was made after an
exciting race that created sensation
among the guests of the Royal Poin-
ciana hotel.
According to r. l.. Ray, who was IN
Fort Lauderdale yesterday as wit
ness for the state, the alleged wire.
Taper, who had been released on
$500 bond, failed to appear, and the
bond was estreated.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-10-16
GIN THE DAYS NEWS"

The Rev. r. Bruce Taylor, who is
to be formally installed today as
principal of Queens University.
Kingston, Ont, has long held prom
inent place in church and educational
circles in the Dominion. He is a ma
tive of Cardross, Scotland, and stud
led in English and Scotch UNIVERSE
ties, getting his A. M. from Glasgow.
Entering the ministry of the Free
Church of Scotland after studying at
its theological school or college, he
was sent abroad on a scholarship
that took him to Germany and to the
Holy Land. His ministry began at
st, Johns Wood, London. Since 1911
he has been a resident of Montreal :.
DR.. Taylor is a writer as well as
preacher. and by outstanding gifts
as a thinker and administrator he
has won his new honor.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-10-16

bring back a ransom of $500 for each
member Of the party before they were
released.
While chaotic conditions obtain in
Mexico, Mr.. Chamberlain said, he
was OF the opinion that the situation
was not hopeless. He said he had
possible solution" to the problem
but that It would not "countenance
the backing by the United States Of
any Of the dominant class in Mexico
for that class is universally corrupt.
I hold a brief not for any specia!
interest" he said, mot ever for the
Americans murdered or despoiled in
Mexico, nor for the millions who
starve under perennial oppression but
for the right that lies in every man
to revolt against outrage wherever he
finds It,"
The former Consul General would
not say what his solution" is other
than to say that It embodied the idea
Of the United States sending Mexico
IAN ultimatum without recourse. 10
arms and that in It lay the posi-
bility of establishing once for all
"such conditions as exist In Cuba and
the Philippines. He declared that tn.
Latin "incrustation' had ben the
"damnation of Mexico" that over and
over again the 100000 or 1000, 900
Latins had used the ignorant popu-
lace Of 100000 Indians in a sort
OF game Of leap-frog to vault from
the bent back Of the peon into the
saddle of government.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-10-16
CONDIAIONS IN MEXICO
PORTRAYED IN A NEW
BOOK BY CHAMBERLAIN
(By Associated press.)

New York, Oct. 16.-George Agnew
Chamberlain, novelist and big game
hunter, former United States Consul
General to Mexico, who in cable
message to Washington last Aug. 1
relinquished a career covering IL
years in the consular Service to de-
vote his time to writing was found
by a representative OF the Associated
Press here busily engaged in revis-
ing the final proofs Of his forthcomc-
ing book, mot All the Kings Horses,
which, he said, is resco portraying
actual conditions in the country south
of the Rio Grande.
Mr.. Chamberlain served the Amer
lean government at Bahia, Rio ia
metro, Pernamhuco, Lourenco Mar
ques and at Mexico City, going to the
last named post in May, 1917. His
experiences in the Mexican capital,
covering period Of two years, he
said, and what he regarded as an "in-
dividual moral obligation" to tell the
American people the facts, precipi-
tated his resignation. Since that time
he has been in practical seclusion III
New York. He said he had no polft-
ical or commercial afiriations what.
ever, that he wrote as mere Ameri-
can citizen and that the State Depart
ment was in nowise implicated in his
radical private views
The former Consul General de-
clared that the Mexican problem re-
solves itself into two major divisions
exposition and solution. At present
he was interested In turning the light
upon the shameful years" durine
which his government and fellow
countrynen had been subjected to in.
dignity and outrage. Every American
citizen, Mr.. Chamberlain asserted, Is
vitality concerned in the "intolerable'
conditions which have existed in Mex.
leo the past eight years if he does
not wish to see "the American con.
ception of justice, allegiance and pa.
triotism made laughing-stock to tbs
world"
One other circumstance that caused
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-10-16
ALBANIANS FLYING
BEFORE GREEK INVASION
(By Associated Press.)

Naples. Oct. 16.-Thousands OF Al
banians are fleeing from their homes
in fear of the occupation OF their
land by the Greeks, according to the
statements of refugees who have
reached this city by way OF Brindisi,
on their way to the United States.
,Tbe territory where the exodus is de-
scribed as taking place is mainly that
cf southeastern Albania, near kort-
cha where the American missionary,
phineas B. Kennedy resides, or kor-
itza. which is at present under French
military control. The movement
however, is said to be extending from
The Greek border as far as Elbassan.
Some weeks ago it was rumored that
rho Greeks were to take possession OF
the country, and tn. resultant terror
Of the Albanians Is ascribed by the
refugees to their vivid memory oil
Greek cruelties during the Balkan
wars.
The inhabitants are moving m tw"
main streams: One towards the Itai-
ian port of Avlona, to the Southwest
and the other northward towards
Durazzo.
The merchants, it is declared, have
closed their shops and factories, and
the richest have Joined the poor in
the panic to escape, the total number
amounting to tens of thousands The
American Red Cross at Avlona has
been appealed to for shelter by many
Of the refugees. many of whom I'M
plore American Intervention in their
land.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-10-16
FAMOUS CHILD POET
LIVES IN EVERGLADES

West Palm Beach, Oct. 16.-The
Florida Everglades got into the met
ropolitan press again this week when
the magazine section of the New
York Times printed a full page story
on Zlata Pushkin, 13-year old girl
member of the Russian colony In the
lower Everglades of Dade county. The
child has attained fame as poet and
the Literary Digest and other national
publications have printed specimens
of her verse.
In the New York Times article two
pictures of the young poet are shown
with field of soy beans as the back
ground in both pictures.
+ In one of the pictures, as she
energies from the field Of soy beans
head and shoulders exposed, thu pic
ture gives reminder Of the picture Of
Tommy" the chief of the Seminoles
whose picture was used in the public
ity of the Palm Beach Seminole Sur
Dance.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-10-16
WAR SAVINGS STAMPS
ARE BEING CONTEMPLATED

Counterfeiters have found new
field of activity. According to re.
Lorts from the Treasury Department
counterfcits have been discovered in
this years issue Of War Savings
Stamps. departments of the Govern.
ment are at work trying to apprehend
the persons responsible for the distri-
button of the fake reproductions Of
the little securities.
VI. b. Weliborn, Governor of the
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, has
notified all banks in the district Of
the discovery. Silas w. Davis, Gov.
eminent Director of the War Loan
Organization, the agency having
charge of the sale of Thrift and War
Savings Stamps in this district has
warned his agents to be on the look
out for the counterfeit stamps. The
Georgia Bankers Association also has
taken the matter up, requesting MEM
ers to guard against taking stamps
that are not genuine. @@@ 80
Banks and stamp agents and post.
masters are requested to hold any
parties presenting the counterfeit
stamps and to communicate at once
with the Chief of the United States
Secret Service at Washington. The
counterfeits are being attached to
genuine certificates. They are pho.
tographic reproduction in good color
blue ink, but the fine lines behind the
portrait in the genuine appear in solid
color in the counterfeit The perfec-
lions Of the genuine stamps appear
photographed on those which are not
genuine.
"Counterfeiters seem to know
good thing when they see it," said
Director Davis or they would not
take the chance of term in the Fed
eral penitentiary by putting out, re-
productions of War Savings People
who are willing to buy Saving Stamps
at less than their actual value may
get 'stung when they enter into a
deal of this kind, because genuine
War Savings Stamps, bought through
banks postoffices and authorized
agents of the Treasury Department
are always worth their full face val
ue, plus accrued interest.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-10-16
n KEEP RADICALS AND =:
~ ulII ulIOIOuI6O IUuO "a3t"~tg1
UNDESIRABLE ALIENS OUT
Of j. s. FOR ANOTHER YEAR

him to resign, he said, was Ambas-
sador Fletcher's recent haling before
the senatorial committee which he
characterized as both unfair and alb
surd.' He said it was like putting the
ambassador to Mexico ION a tight
rope with a bucket Of water in each
hand Mr.. Fletcher, he said, came
through the ordeal we'll only because
he is a finished diplomat and because
Of the indulgence of his question
ers." c@
"If the first question had been,"
said Mr.. Chamberlain, "'Can you
name one friendly act on the part Of
the Mexican government toward ours
during your two years In Mexico
City, and had it followed by: Can
You recall five gross breaches of in
ternational courtesy in the same pc
riodg the ross-examination would
have come to a sudden close or every
body would have had a bath"
The former Consul General ex-
planned that by friendly and by un-
friendly acts on the part Of the Mex
lean government he did not mean
casual actions arising from racial
antipathy but systematic policy of
estrangement. He charged that eff
forts were being made by the Carran-
"a administration to capitalize hatred
against the United States and that
this included distortion of friendly
American motives, the suppression OF
facts by news censorship, the expul-
sion of patriotic Americans who had
lived in Mexico as long as 30 years,
end their extraordinary breach of
International courtesy in publishing
an unanswered diplomatic note with
the deliberate intention of counter
1cting President Wilson's friendly
,peech made to visiting Mexican
newspaper men. The present regime,
be said was endeavoring to Counter
act at all costs any symptoms OF
goodwill toward the United States. -
Mr.. Chamberlain insisted that con-
ditions in Mexico were worse than
he news reports indicate" He cited
he case of train Carrying 80 lead
ing citizens Of Mexico being held up
by bandits in the suburbs of PnebIa
he industrial capital of the country
# the coaches being burned and thu
rusted occupants, men, women and
children, driven like cattle for AZ
miles by the robbers and then turned
loose to wander in delirium to their
ZONES. He told of another holdup or
the outskirts of Mexico City where
prominent men with their wives, In
an automobile party, were robbed and
their chauffeurs sent into town tc
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-10-16

France is making systematic plans
to attract the automobile tourist. IN
der a new order all the villages IN
the country are to have their names
shown in S-inch letters on postomce'
police station and the municipal OF
fees. National roads viii have red-
painted milestones, while the Old
fashioned signposts are to be replaced
by large blue enamel plates, with inc
direction of the next town, and its
distance. displayed in big white let
tiers. so as to be easily read from
passing cars.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-10-16
.PETROGRAD
DOOMED TO n !
Be TAKEN
(By Associated Press.)

London, Oct. 16.-Forced back on
four fronts, the armies of the soviet
government in Russia appear to be
facing period pregnant with disas.
ter, Denikine's Cossacks from the
south, Polish forces from the west
Northwestern Russian legions on the
northwest and northern Russian
troops from the north forged ahead
in the last few days and 1t now seems
the Bolshevik armies are between
millstones, one force being within
twenty-five miles of Petrograd and
that city seems doomed to capture.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-10-16
MAYNARD DAYS
FLIGHT AHEAD
OTHER filters
HAD REACHED ST. PAUL, MIME.
sofa AT 1O:47 TODAY
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Oct. 16. - Captain
Lowell Smith, leader of the west
bound return flight trans-continenta,
air race, is definitely out of the con-
test. the air service announced today.
His machine was destroyed by acct
dental fire last night after he had
landed safely at Buffalo. And as the
ruling was that the flight was to test
the reliability Of the planes, primar
lily, Smith could not be permitted to
continue his flight to San Francisco
in another plane. Smiths elimination
gives Maynard big lead for the
round trip honors.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-10-16

The Shah of Persia, who is expected
to visit America next spring, has one
of the most valuable collections of
precious stones and jewelry in exist
ence. He possesses amongst. other
precious stones the lannon's pear
shaped pearl valued at 100000,
which forms part of the Persian
crown jewels.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-10-16
CLAIM FIVE BIG
PACKERS TRYING
TO DOMINATE
GROCERY TRADE
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Oct. 16.-The re.
iteration of the clam that the five
big packers of Chicago bid fair to
dominate the wholesale grocery trade
and already handle more than two
hundred foods unrelated to the meat
packing industry, many Of them d.
rectly competitive as meat substl-
tutes was made in part four OF tbs
Federal Trade Commissions report
on industry, published here today.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-10-16
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Oct. 16.-An over
whelming majority Of the House to-
day passed bill extending for one
year the wartime passport restrictions
SO as to keep radicals and undesirable
aliens out of the country.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-10-16
Refuses to Appear
(By Associated Press.)

Berlin, Oct. 16.-General linden
dorff is reported to have refused to
appear before the parliamentary COM
mission investigating the responsible
ity Of German leaders for the war
which commission will begin its ses-
sions next week.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-10-16
DAMAGE BY RATS
(By Associated Press.)

London, Oct. 16.-Rats do yearly
damage In the United Kingdom OF
100000 or nearly five dollars
per head of the population, according
to generally accepted figures. The
pre-war estimate of this damage was
$4,000, 900. The seriousness of the
situation has resulted in the inaugu-
ration of countrywide campaign
headed by the Board OF Agriculture
for the destruction of the pests.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-10-16

Handmade paper is produced in
Japan principally by farmers as sec
ondary occupation which they can
pursue in seasons when there is moth
Ing to be done in the fields. There are
Ito fewer than $4,000 families en-
gagged in this industry.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-10-16
Maynard Well in Lead
(By Associated Press.)

Chicago, Oct. l6.-Almost half
way across the country, Maynard is
we'll in the lead of the four other
homeward-bound fliers who doubled
back after flying from coast to coast.
Maynard, at Sidney, Nebraska, was
almost days flight ahead of his
nearest pursuer from San Francisco.
>He made record time yesterday, COW
ering 1876 miles in Sc minutes through
snowstorms and then dashed an ad-
ditional ninety-three miles in forty
minutes.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-10-16
AUSTRIAN
ASSEMBLY, !.
CONSIDERING
PEACE TREATY
(By Associated Press. }

Vienna, Oct. 16.-Austria's nation
al assembly met today to consider
the peace treaty framed by the peace
conference at Paris and signed Sept
10. The treaty was referred to spe-
cial committee which probably will
report by the end of the week when
it is expected ratification will take
place..
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-10-16

Ira Cole, ninety years old, and an
employee of the government printing
Office in Washington since 1875, is be-
lieved to be the Oldest active press
man in the United States.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-10-16
FRENCH OFFICER
SERIOUSLY
OUNDED
(By Associated Press.)

(By AsS0Clateu Press'J
Paris, Oct. 16.-During a demon
stration at Kaiserlautern yesterday
French officer commanding de-
tachment was seriously wounded, &C
cording to Zurich advices. The dis
match says French soldiers opened
fire, killing one and wounding several
members of the mob. Kaiserlautern
is in Sarre region.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-10-16
CUBAN CONGRESS
MEETS TO RAT|FY
OR REJECT THE
PEACE TREATY
(By Associated Press.)

Havana, Oct. 16.--The Cuban Con-
gress convened in extraordinary ses-
sion yesterday to consider the ratifi-
cation or rejection Of the peace treaty
with Germany.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-10-16

The Spanish harbor Of Corunna
boasts, 1t is said, Of the oldest light
house in the world, It having been
built by the Romans in the time OF
Trajan, between A. d. SO and 1T.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-10-16
Let's Across DINA
(By Associated Press.

Nby HbbUCIdCcU ITtbH.J
Copenhagen, Oct. 16.-Lettish
forces have fought their way across
the Duna river at Riga and opera
tons there are now developing fav-
orably, according to advices received
by the Lettish Press Bureau here.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-10-16
CAPT. LOWELL SMITH OUT Of
THE CONTEST, HIS MACHINE
DESTROYED BY FIRE;
MAYNARD MAKES GOOD TIME
Debate Resumed
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Oct. 16.-Debate on
the Shantung amendment to the peace
treaty was resumed in the Senate to-
day with leaders hopeful that final
vote will be had before adjournment.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-10-16
LAKELAND, FLA. THURSDAY, OCT. 1e, 1919
URUGUAYAN
HOUSE VOTES
ssS0Se sSsSS
APPROVAL OF
PEACE TREATY
(By Associateu Press.)

(By AsBOclated PreBs.1
Montevideo, Oct. 16.-The Uru-
guayan House Of Representatives
yesterday voted approval Of the peace
treaty between the allies and Ger
many.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-10-16
PRESIDENT
HAS NOW BEEN
RELIEVED Of
GLANDULAR
SWELLING
is IMPROVED TODAY HAVING
HAD GOOD NIGHTS REST
(By Associated Press

Washington, Oct. 16.-The Presi-
dent has been relieved from CLAN
dular swelling flom which he had
suffered the past two days and had
a good nights rest, said the bulletin
by his physicians today.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-10-16
ONE YEAR AGO
TODAY IN THE WAR

British crossed the Lys, between
Armentieres and Menin.
Allied forces repulsed BolsneVlK
attacks on banks of the Dvina.
British cavalry occupied Trlpoh'
SO miles north of Beirut.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-10-16

The earliest English Bible printed
in the United States was prouuoeu
in 1882.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-10-16
Russians Pursue BOls
(By Associated Press.)

London, Oct. 16.-Official COM
munication from Archangel claims
the Russians are pursuing Bolsheviki
in the direction Of Omega.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-10-16
Maynard at North Platte
(By Associated Press.)

North Platte, Oct. 16.-Maynard
arrived here at nine o'clock central
time.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-10-16
Left at 7:15

(By Associated Press.)
Sidney, Neb., Oct. 16.-Maynard
left here at 7:15, mountain time
Snow was falling when he started.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-10-16
Reaches St. Paul
(By Associated Press J

st. Paul, Mimi, Oct. 16.-Maynard
left North Platte at 9:43 and arrived
here at 10:47.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-17
Mclaughlin to
TryGame Again

New York. May 11-1Iaurice Nc
Loughlin. tennis player extraordinary.
after a fling at playing his old game
on the Pacific coast. has decided 10
reenter tournament competition. Nc
Loughlin, who served in the war as
an ensign in the navy played in the
recent tournament OF the Coronado
Country club and appeared 10 be in
capital form- He won the singles
section. defeating Mervin Griffin, the
California state champion, in four
sets
Paired up with his old partner. Tom
Bundy. Mclaughlin won the doubles
in rather handy fashion They met
the California state champions.
Browne and Whine. in the finals. and
performed so wen that right on the
spot Mclaughlin and Bundy decided
to stick
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-17
MitcheIl's Answer
To the Call for Better Cars

years ago Mitchell decided to lead In this
Six revolution This new model shows the
result.
It has taken two fun years. L has re-
CURED the best effort Of scores Of engineers.
specialists and experts It has cost S250,o0o
for new machinery and equipment Its max
ing requires rs inspectors, to anzlyze the
steels, watch every detail and make the
countless tests.
But the result IS by far the greatest car
ever shown in this type and class
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-17
Some Startling Facts

There is not room here to describe the car.
You must come and inspect 1t. But note
these facts.
Over 100 parts have been bettered The
average added strength IS so per cent The
added endurance by actual tests-S IS
per cent
Despite added weight the fuel and Oh cost
is cut IS per cent A great deal Of extra cost
goes into the body, into the finish, the up
holstery, the top.
Yet, with all these Improvements, the
price IS below any comparable Six That IS
due to the factory efficiency, for which the
Mitchell plant is famous. The entire car
motor, chassis and body-is built In that
plant under scientific cost-reducing methods
Come now and see the hundred ways IN
which this new-day car excels.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-17
BrittOn to Meet
Champ Gibbons

Jack Britton. the weltarweieht
champion, has agreed TO meet Nike
Gibbons, the St Paul middlewefehf.
II the latter viii make 156 pounds al
o'clock the day Of the match. the
contest 10 be held az ST Paul the lat
ter part Of this month. Brittou fs
taking on a pretty big job fn agree
ing TO give away weight 20 a man
like Gibbons. Jack has fought lots
Of middleweights. but not Of the Gale
Der Of Gibbons. He has made If2
pounds for Benny Leonard and. ac-
cordlng TO all reports, he is az his
best around IA pounds. That would
be giving away II pounds 20 one OF
the cleverest middieweirhts in the
world. Not only is the phantom
clever, but when occasion demands.
he can hit, as he has demonstrated
Few times. Brirton is clever. and no
about it. but he IS az that
age n0w-near 35-where he can not
afford to take too many chances.