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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-25
"THE BIRTH OF A NATION"
(By Rev. Charles H. Pankhurst, D. d.

(By Rev. Charles H. Pankhurst, D. d.
1t is impossible to witness the film
drama, 1.-THE Birth of Nation" and
not want to say something about 1t.
Everyone who has seen 1t is saying
something about 1t. When one has
been crowded upon, pressed down and
run over, it is against Nature not to
make some kind Of an outcry.
That is the way one feels when
coming out of the theatre. The thing
is vast. It is overwhelming. Moth
ing like it has ever before been put
upon the stage.
The tension of the performance Is
but a single feature Of it-but 1t is
that which one feels most poignantly
after three straight hours. It begins
in an easy way but commences soon
to find it's muscle and goes on to the
end and pounding upon ones senses
with blows that come heavier and
heavier more and more rapid.
1t is not apparent what are the
grounds of the objections urged
against it, nor what is the animus Of
those who are scheming to have the
exhibition prohibited by court proceed
ings.
The National Board Of Censorship
has approved it and when assault was
made convened again and reaffirmed
their approval The popular endorse
ment which the play has since re.
ceived by the thousands who are see
ing it daily will require more than
small prejudices or moral eccentrici'
ties to disturb. In the meantime ef
forts to Suppress it are thus far sue
cessful in nothing so much as in Civ
ing it wider and more remunerative
publicity.
The intimate familiarity which Mr.
David w. Griffith has shown with the
events OF the Reconstruction period
along with the detailed scholarly
study which he has made of the wider
territory of events which the play
covers renders the production one o.
surprising educational value to those
who were either young children still
or even unborn in the stirring year,
of go to 10. A boy can learn more
true history and get more Of the at
mosphere of the period by sitting
down for three hours before the film
which Mr. Griffith has produced witt
such artistic skill, than by weeks
and months Of study in the class
4 room.
This drama is telling illustration
of the possibilities of motion pictures
as an instrument of instruction in his
tory.
The battle scenes which Mr.. Griffith
has depicted are Of surprising power
and realism.
1.-THE Birth of a Nation" has my un
qualified approval.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-25
An Interesting =
Letter From
Mrs. VIM. Steitz
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CONTINUED from Page 81
along recently said the stockade was
the best he had seen in France, Will
says the mud is something awful, and
still it rains. He was learning
French pretty fast at LIE Mans, and
says he regrets that he has no one
to talk to now. At lie Mans, he was
billetted with an old French professor,
but the officers are quartered with
their companies, of course, where they
are now. He likes his company and
the officers of the other companies,
and says his company has a wonder
full cook. Still, he claims to get ter
ribly homesick, and when, he received
blank asking him If he desired to
be considered for commission in the
regular army, he told them no.
I notice that the regiment to which
Capt. Steitz used to belong here, and
in which he could have had com
mission had he not felt that he be-
longed with the Florida regiment, has
been six times cited for bravery. I:
has wonderful colonel-Colonel Mil
ton j. Foreman, of Chicago. Will was
under him for nearly all, If not all,
the twelve active years with this reg
ment. Do you know that in July VIII!
will have completed twenty years in
the service-about fifteen active and
five retired? That's about his share
Z think.
Will complains that he does not get
any mail, his latest from me having
been dated Oct. %.
Mothers condition does not change
much from day to day, but in general
she has not been so well since the
first Of the year. Still we have not
had to live in the daily, almost hour
ly apprehension that was with us for
several weeks after came up.
We have had some cold weather.
fourteen below, and a good deal Of
snow, but for week or so, the wealth
er has been what the natives call
mild" And, when day comes on
which you can almost tell where the
sun Is, some misguided, uniformed
soul asks me If this isn't like Flor
ida"
Well, this is about all have on nv
mind at present, guess. GO to a
lecture once a week. Lieutenant Bru
no Roselli, of Italy, pleased us all
with his spirited recital of Italy's
part in the war, and the part she de-
sires in peace. He gently intimated
that we are partial to France and
asked us to remember that, whatever
Lafayette did for this country, Co.
lumbus discovered it, which was so
cleverly stated that we overlooked his
criticism. am getting all leetured
up on the war and the terms of peace,
and reconstruction and all that, for,
of course, these are the matters that
the lecturers are presenting these
days.
Tell all my Lakeland friends that
my hearts in the Lowlands." or
words to that effect
I've seen Joe Mossman, Of Morton,
who has visited in Lakeland several
times, and Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Har.
rison, who lived in Lakeland while
Mr.. Harrison managed the fremont.
They live here now.
Have had letter recently from Ar
mel Dudley. His address is Head
quarters Battalion, Motor Section, |
Headquarters First Army, and he is
in Bar-sur- Aube, France. He says he
had been sick the first of December,
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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-01-25

G.. P. Brantley, Mrs. A. L. Granting,
Mrs. R. e. Lufsey, DR.. w. A. Stan
ley, l Dale Williams
Group No. 10-J. A. Kinsinger, T.
B. Hillman, Mrs. Fred Hosea, Mrs
Frank Mckay, Mrs. Helen Wright,
Mrs. Georgia Evans, and Mrs. c. o.
Wheeler.
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Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-18
DEATH PENALTY
FACES REDS IN
COMING LAWS
Legislation to Strengthen Hands
OF Federal Government on
Congress Calendar.

Washington, Nov. l7.-Legisla-
tion designed to strengthen the
hands of the federal government
in dealing with radicaiism will be
left to the next regular session OF
congress. Its enactment is expected
to be one of the matters which
President Wilson will touch upon in
his message.
The administrations proposals for
legislation already have been out
lined by Attorney General Palmer.
They were supplemented by a bill
introduced in the senate by Senator
Poindexter, republican. Washington.
and in the house by Representative
Summers of the same state. Senator
Poindexter failed, however, to turn
the senate aside from consideration
of the peace treaty.
The senator's measure forbids, un-
der heavy penalty, either written or
spoken agitation for overthrow Of
the government by violence and
carrits its penalties even to the own
ers of building or grounds where
radical meetings might be permitted
to gather. a
Any person causing the death of
another while violating the provi-
sions of the bill would upon convic-
ton be punished by death.
The measure was referred to the
Judiciary committee with no pros
poets that it or other pending legis-
lation of similar character would be
taken up beore adjournment of the
special session. The department of
justice bill has not yet been intro
duced
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-18
AlegedI. W. W. Refuse
Services Of Lawyer,
But Ask Jury Trials

Centralia, Wash, Nov. IL Of
ficials investigating the killing here
last Tuesday of four members of the
American legion by alleged Industri-
al Workers of the World, have con-
fcrred with the attorney general at
the state capital, regarding prosecu-
ton of the alleged slayers.
The posse searching for the slayer
of John Haney. member of posse
that left here Saturday, has not re-
turred to Centralia.
, 1t was reported Haney was killed
ne1f a cabin supposed to have been
occupied by Industrial Workers who
fled from Centralia after the shoot
ing. Coroner David Livingston and
two deputy sheriffs left for the Han
naford Valley to investigate HaHey's
reported death.
Activities against l. w. w.
were continued in different parts
of Washington and Oregon. In
Tacoma, parties were sent to
nearby logging camps, where it
was reported I. w. w. were arm
irg. Sixty-six alleged /. w. w. were
arraigned in Tacoma for violation Of
state criminal syndicalam law. The
men pleaded not guilty and refused
the services of lawyer, but asked
for jury trials.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-18
NAME RECEIVERS
ORLARGE COAL
MINES IN KANSAS
Custer Proceedings Asked
Against Ohio Companies for
Failure to Operate.

Chicago, Nov. IA new phase
entered the coal strike situation
Monday, when proceedings were
started in Ohio and Kansas i'll an
effort to resume operation of the
mints in those states.
The large mining properties in
Crawford and Cherokee counties,
Kansas, passed into the control OF
the state when the state supreme
court issued orders and named re-
ceivers. The action followed the
filing of quo warranto proceedings
by Attorney General Richard ].
Hopkins to bring about the receiver
ship.
The Ohio supreme court was
asked by George H. Phelps, Find
lay lawyer, to direct Attorney Gen
eral Price Of that state to begin
custer proceedings against Ohio
coal mining companies organized
under the laws of the state for fail
ure to operate and to have receivers
appointed for the mines.
Another angle to the situation de-
VelOptu Ill NOItH Ddhotd, WHei c
Governor Frazer had seized the
mines. Adjt. Gen. Anus Fraser and
Capt. L. B. Baird of the North Da-
kota home guards were ordered by
District Judge w. L. Nuesale to ap-
pear before him November l9, and
Show cause why the court should
not issue a permanent injunction
restraining the home guards from
taking, holding and retaining pos
session" of private coal mines at
Willon.
Governor Frazier, who is in Chi
cago, said that if a decision hand
I'd down favored the operators he
would appeal to the supreme court
of the state.
While reports indicated that there
were evidences of progress in the
wage scale negotiations between
miners and operators in Washing
ton, the coal shortage situation was
growing serious in various parts of
the country.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-18
Peace Conference
Much Interested in
Senate Pact Action

Paris, Nov. 1.-THE news of the
adoption by the United States sem
ate OF 10 reservations to the Ger.
man peace treaty was received with
great interest in peace conference
circles. The point apparently be-
ing most discussed by the delegates
i'll general is as to whether the sen.
ate will ultimately insist upon the
reservations being formally ap.
proved by, the other governments
as now specified in the preamble. In
French circles the indications are
that the French government is not
prepared to give its formal approval.
There likewise is much specula-
tio.. as to how far the American res,
ervations might possibly affect the
reservations some of the minor
powers, such as China, Roumania
and Jugo- -Slavia. desire TO make.
China has never signed the Ger
man peace treaty. The Chinese
delegates offered to sign it subject
to reservation on the question Of
Shantung, but were not permitted to
do so. Roumania and Jugo-S -Sfavia
did not sign the Austrian peace
treaty, taking exception to the
clause regarding the protection q
racial minoritieS
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-18
PATIENCE WORTH
FAILS IN KEEPING
AN APPOINTMENT
Earthly Medium of Spiritual
Writer Breakfasting When
Scientist Calls.

New York, Nov. l7.-"Patience
Worth" failed to keep an appoint
ment with DR., James w. Hyslop,
head of the Society for Physical
Research for another wireless con-
versation between New York and
the spirit world When the famous
psychologist called at the Hotel
Netherland at the hour named by
Mrs. John H. Curran, earthly agent
of Patience Worth he was informed
that Mrs. Curran was at breakfast,
He did not wait, having concluded
that she did not wish to see him.
Pm done with Hyslop. He has
denied calling me fake and there
is nothing more to be said,' Mrs.
Curran said later in the day. Il am
amused at scientists. The psychol-
ogists who have had sittings with
me are strangely silent about Pa
tience WORTH Anyway | don't
care what scientists say about me.
You can't ridicule literature and
that's what Patience is giving
through me-"
Mrs. Curran and her husband are
to remain here for another week.
but no further sittings are to be
given. In the ten days on which
these sessions were held Patience
delivered some $4,000 words
through the medium of Mrs. Cur
ran, discussing all amazingly wide
range of topics and displaying sur
prising information on the subjects
discussed.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-18
Ioint Conference Of
Brotherhood Chiefs
Called for Monday

Cleveland, Nov. IA telegraph
call for joint conference of the 500
general chairmen of the four great
railroad brotherhoods to consider
Director General Hines offer of slow
freight service overtime, was issued
after an all day conference of the
brotherhood chiefs.
The meeting, which will be held
next Monday in Cleveland. is to OBJ
tain an expression from the member
ship Of the prposed scheme of over
time payment. They probably will
also consider demands for general
wage increases, which have already
been made by two of the brother
hoods, according to w. G. Lee, presi-
dent of the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen. who said, however, such
is not the purpose of the conference.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-18
BRITISH PREMIER
CHARGES BULLITT
BETRAYED WI RD
Lloyd George DWe|Is Upon
Completely of Rus
sian Question in.
House of Commons.

London, Nov. 17.-Premier Lloyd
George, speaking in the House of
Commons today during the course
of the debate on Russia, dwelt upon
the complexity of the Russian prob
lem.
I'm whichever direction we 60"
he said, eve are marching into a
fog"
The premier was asked by the
senate committee of foreign rela-
tons regarding William E. Built,
recently attached to the American
peace, commission, and replied:
Il never heard of Bullitt until he
returned from Russia. I never knew
of his existence until one day Presi-
dent Wilson said to me, "There is
young fellow returned from Rus
sia who might be able to give you
interesting views about Russia But
he added that I was not to attach
too much Importance to him.
Merely Saw Bullitt.
"I saw him, and that was all l
have to say about him.
Regarding the statements | des-
cribed as tissue of lies, I read them
in Paris in the Daily Mail. They
were that | gave written statements
on Russia and that I was prepared
to send Lord Robert Cecil to Rus
sia. Both untrue. A third state
ment was that I would have sent
Lsnsdowne to Russia had I not been
afraid OF the Daily Mail. l leave
that to the house"
After declaring that Bullitt had
betrayed the confidence" of Mr..
Lloyd Georges secretary, Sir Philip
Kerr, and stating that his secretary
saw hundreds of people for him, in
Continued on Page Two, Column Five.)
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-18
u. S. Victorious in Fight
To Gain LARGE Oil Field

Washington, Nov. 1.-THE gov
ernment, by an opinion today in the
supreme court, won its fight to have
cancelled patents for 5000 acres Of
California oil land valued at $l0,-
100000. alleged to have been OBJ.
tanned through fraud by the South
ern Pacific Railway company. In
disposing of the case the supreme
court reversed federal court DEGREES
dismissing proceedings instituted
by the government to have the land
which is located within naval oil
reserve No |. returned to the gov
ernment.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-18

Alter AL afternoon spent in what
Attorney w. ]. Connell character
lied as fishing excursion after evi-
dence' County Attorney Shotwell
ended the first days hearing Of the
contempt case against The Bee, Edi-
tor Rosewater and Reporter J. Harry
Moore. without being able to dis
close the writer of the particular ar
ticle named i'll the information.
The Bee was represented by At
torney w. J. Connell, and the law
firm Of Rosewater, Cotner End Peas
niger, and the prosecution Coun-
ty Attorney Shotwell. Ju se Red
ick explained that the information
of contempt had been field by Attor-
ney Shotwell by order and at the
direction of the courts. The case
grew out of publication in The Bee
of story revealing the activities of
the police and Police Captain Haze
in securing V1e indictment of Re-
porter Moore on testimony that two
witnesses later said had been gained
from them by Captain Haze by
promises of immunity for them
selves.
1t was publication of their affidav-
its that Captain Haze had urged
their perjured testimony that the
information says constitutes all at
tempt 10 obstruct Justice"
Call Newspaper Men.
The court room was we'll filled
with spectators at both the morning
and evening sessions.
The major portion of the staff OF
reporters, copy readers and editors
OF the paper were on the witness
stand, the more important testimony
Being given by Managing Editor
Taylor kennerly, from whom it was
brought out that he had sole author
ity over the news department of the
paper. Editor Rosewater having en-
trusted that department. to him and
holding him solely responsible.
The chief attempt Of the prosecu-
tion was to show some connection
of Reporter Moore with the writing
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-18
Curiosity Lures Eight
ToDeath When Tanks
Hurled Into Crowd

Hays City, Kan, Nov. 17.-Curi-
osity, prompted by a desire to be
near a spectacular blaze of four oil
tanks, lured 8 persons to their
deaths and resulted in the serious
injury of 26 persons, 3 of whom
may die, and the less serious injury
of scores of others.
A crowd of several hundred per-
sons gathered about the fire when
three of the huge tanks exploded.
One tank. containing flaming mass
of oil. was hurled directly into
group OF 81 persons and burning oil
was scattered in all directions, in
ilicting severe burns on scores of
spectators. The persons who lost
their lives were directly in the path
of the tank.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-18
H. c. OF GRAND OPERA
PROVES NO DETERRENT.

New York, Nov. T.-New York's
musical and social seasons had brill
liant inaugurals with the opening of
the Metropolitan Opera and the
horse show-twin events that for
years have marked the advent of the
winters activities of the -four hum
dred" and the followers of art. The
Metropolitan offering was Puccini's
Tosca with Geraldine Farrar in the
title role. 'Caruso, fresh from tri-
umphs scored in opera staged in a
Mexico City bull ring, shared with
Miss Farrar in the honors and ap-
plause.
High cost of living also played a
role. With the orchestra chairs
raised in price to 81, golden stream
was poured into the box office cof-
fers by one of the largest throngs
that ever filled the Metropolitan.
Subscriptions for the opera season
have reached record breaking to-
tai of $l,000,000
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-18

to the facts concerning the corpora
ton, ownership and general direc-
ton of the paper.
Attorney Conncl objected to this
as a waste of time" pointing out
to the county attorney that the
answers of the defendants "ad-
mitted" the publication Of the ar
ticle complained Of.
Judge Redick read the answers
again, and said:
II believe the point is well taken,
Mr.. Shotwell.' he said, and the OBJ
lection will be sustained"
stop, Look, Listen" Editorial.
Attorney Skotwell then sought to
fix the responsibility for the stop,
Look, Listen" editorial. i'll The Bee,
of a date subsequent to the pub
lication of the story named i'll the
information, and Judge Redick al
lowed examination on that point on
the ground that continued publica-
ton of the police stories, or editor
ial reference thereto, might tend to
show the sympathy with which the
editorial department received the
police Crusade" as conducted in the
news columns.
A lengthy examination into the
workings of the news editorial
room of The Bee was conducted
with Managing Editor Kennerly on
the stand, the principal point
brought out being that as manag-
ing editor he had the authority to
suppress stories, "but generally
didn't do it."
II was placed in charge of the
news department, of The Bee" said
Mr.. Kennerly, "and given authority
to conduct it,
What instructions do you receive
from Mr.. Rosewater| he was
asked.
"None at ALL" replied the wit
ness, Except to get out a news
paper"
You have authority to- keep a
Continued on Page Two. Column Two.)
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-18

and publication of the various
stories, relating to police activity.
that appeared following the article
OF November 9, but this was rot
successful as the testimony revealed
that more than one man had written
and handled the stories and that
in some cases the story had been
pieced together from the writings
of two or three men, it being inn
possible for the men at the desk
to recall who had written particular
parts of stories or the whole OF
them, in the vast amount of copy
turned into the copy reading desk.
Foreman Towle in Case.
The most important feature of the
examination was the bringing into
the record of reference to what Al
torney Connell called the "confes-
SION of Foreman Towle that money
had been given to the grandmother
of the convicted boy, Thorp, in his,
Towle's presence at the grand
mothers home.
Judge Redick ruled out the CON
fession" as Mr.. C,nnell referred to it,
when the lawyer attempted to get
a printed copy of it into the record.
However, he secured the admis-
sion in the record, that the "con-
fession" of the payment of the
money had been printed in a regular
copy of The Bee, verbatim as writ
ten by Mr.. Towle, and that it also
had been published in the World
Herald, verbatim as written.
On the introduction of the paper
containing the article objection was
raised by County Attorney Shotwell,
and the Judge sustained it, for the
time, Attorney Connell noting an
exception, and proffering the "con-
fession" as printed as Exhibit No. 3.
Business Manager Fell, secretary
treasurer of The Bee Publishing
company, was the first witness
called and identified various news
papers as being copies of regular
editions of The Bee, testifying also
Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-18
TRAIL BANDITS
and CAPTURE )
JAIL BREAKERS
Alleged Bank Robbers Who
Escaped After Killing Sher-
iff's Son at Lemars
Taken Without Fight.

| The five jailbreakers, held for
bank robbery in the county Jail at
lie Mars, Ia, who made their escape
Friday night after inhicting fatal
wounds on William Maxwell, son of
Sheriff Maxwell, and also shooting
the sheriff and beating his wife into
| unconsciousness, were captured
shortly after noon yesterday between
LeMars and Sioux City, Ia, accord
in, to word received in Council
Bluffs yesterday afternoon from
Sheriff Groneweg, who has been
engaged in the manhunt since early
Saturday morning.
/ His announcement carried the
meager facts that the men had been
captured by a sheriff's posse near a
farm house. without the firing of a
shot or without any injury, either to
the jailbreakers or the posse. The
men are being taken to Sioux City
for safe keeping, according to the
word from Sheriff Groheweg.
William Maxwell, SON of the
sheriff, who was shot in the head
by the men while they were making
their escape from the Plymouth
county Jail at LeMars. died Sunday.
Sheriff Maxwell, who also was shot
by the men, is still in a serious con-
dition but will recover.
The robbery of deaf and dumb
couple near lie Mars led to the cap
ture of the men. Hearing of the
robbery, bloodhounds engaged in
the pursuit were placed upon the
trail of the robbers.
The men captured are Lee Ben
nington, Harry Smith, w. Cu!lon,
James O'Keefe and William Con-
vey. The first four were in the lie
Mars Jail following their capture by
Sioux City police after they had
robbed the bank at Westfield, Ia.
when they shot the sheriff and es-
capped.