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Evening star., 1919-04-22
TAKOMA PARK CITIZENS
OPPOSE FARE INCREASE
Disapprove Request of w. R. and
E. for Advance in Rates and
Attack Zone System.

The Takome Park Citizens Associa-
tion unanimously went on record last
night against any increase in rates
to the Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company and against the pro-
posed zone system.
The handling of the street railway
and the telephone questions by the
Federation of Citizens Associations
was approved by resolution.
James w. Dyre. reporting for the
special committee of the association
named a few weeks ago to prepare
and present to the Public Utilities
Commission plea for better street
car service to Takoma Park on the
Washington Railway and Electric
Company line, sta ted that following the
circulariZing of the members of the
association requesting members to
make reports of bad service the serv-
ice was noticeably improved. The
committee is still collecting data or
the subject. which will be presented
the close of the investigation.
Samuel J. DantZic was admitted to
membership.
Maj. D. S. Fletcher. president of the
association, appointed the following
victory liberty loan committee to ar
range meeting in Takoma: Samuel
c. Redman. chairman; w. w. War
wick, Congressman Ira G. Hersey, L.
b. Burdett. James l.. Wilmeth, H. L.
Thornton, George c. Sholes, H. G
Gore, D. N. Shoemaker, the Rev
Christian Martin Young and J. Bond
Smith.
Evening star., 1919-04-22
Agitators Are Blamed.

Certain swollen-headed agitators
foreign to this country have sought
their selfish ends, while pretending
to pursue the unification Of the pro-
!etariat. Fellows like Lipp and
Wadsser have been intrusted with
your fate and fortune. Today Munich
is completely cut off from the whole
country and stands alone.
"Bavarians, support the lawful gov
erpment. Order and quiet will bring
Evening star., 1919-04-22
Communists Beg Support.

Communist leaders are making
earnest overtures to the peoples of
s"u:hern Bavaria and are sending
"ts through the country, making
special appeal for the support of
men.
ernest Toller. president Of the
soviet government. has left Munich,
but DR.. Levien. leader of the Bava-
rian Independent socialists; NJ AxeI-
rod, the Russian socialist who assist
ed in the establishment of the soviet
regime, and Herr NisSen, one of the
soy It leaders. remain in the city.
There is much plundering of towns
in Bavaria. according TO reports. and
at places bitter fights have occurred
between the communists and the
bourgeoisie. AT Rosenberg ten hos
tages have been shot and fine of
$4,000 marks has been imposed upon
the city because of it's lapse from
communism. From Augsburg comes
a report that the radical trend there
is again increasing and there is a
probability that the city Will return
to the soviet system.
Evening star., 1919-04-22

WASHINGTONIANS

100000 Americans only
n
has, the lower standing
To Obey; to Pay; to Fight.
is to making
pay
relation to national function to neb in obedi
in
repre.eptation
Of
ND s-beainE .
"Since the 100000 Americans of the District pay ma.
tionaI taxes obey national laws and this nations
defense, they entitled American principles be
resented in the national which Them which
makes all laws for them and which sends them to
Not to Disturb National Control
that
a
and politically Of ths
nation which that Congress repre"ents
he wa.hin .
he -
,n~ s. political innpot.nc, win .rrn him Win era
of un-An at is
Q
consistency and justice national pride and sef.re.
spect the will to eace shameful blot the national
escutceon the spirit of Amercansm righteous
hatred of autocracy in guise; the patriotic impulse
toward full preparedness of the nation champion
democracy and representative everywhere in the
wodall combine to make irresistible this
appeal for the adoption of this amendment"
Evening star., 1919-04-22
REDS ARE BEATEN
BY BAVARIA TROOPS
Hoffman, Government, Now
Controlling Munich, Fever
ishIy Active.
MANY TOWNS PLUNDERED
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. April 22.-The military
situation in Bavaria is improving,
according to announcements made by
the Hoffman, ministry. The Sparti-
cides, who took the town of Dachau.
ten miles northwest of Munich, by
violating the armistice with the gov
ernment troops. have been repu!sed
and the government forces are now
holding the place. Reinforcements
are moving toward Munich from In
golstadt. it is said.
The Hoffman, ministry, which re-
sumed control of the capital on Sun
day following the collapse of the
soviet government on Saturday night,
is feverishly active. according to re-
ports. Delegates to the diet are ar
irving daily and the assembly will
meet soon. Russian prisoners of war
who have been released from camps
in Germany are now doing guard
duty at the railroad station.
Evening star., 1919-04-22
FIRE ENDANGERs FAMILY.
Blaze Damages A. E. Randle's S
Home-Another Loss Reported.

Fire in the residence of A. e. Ran
die, Pennsylvania avenue and 2Sth
street. Randle Highlands. drove the
family from their beds shortly after
O'Clock this morning. The fire
originated in the kitchen, and men,
bers of No. 2 chemical company pre-
vented it from spreading to other
rooms. Smoke filled the rooms, but
occupants We're not obliged to leave
the home. Damage to the house and
contents amounted to $500.
Fire yesterday afternoon damaged
the residence of Nathaniel Turner, 335
56th street northeast. to the amount
of $500. The fire was caused by a
defective f1ue.
Evening star., 1919-04-22
NOT IN FAVOR OF MOVEMENT.
Fur Dealers Decline to Aid High
Tariff on Hun Products.

NEW YORK, April 22.-Deolining
to support any movement to induce
allied countries to impose a high
tariff on furs imported from the CEN
trail empires, representatives of the
fur industry of this city today refused
an invitation to attend an allied fur
trade meeting in London May 2.
The representatives declared that
it was their belief" that the question
of preferential tariff in favor of the
allied countries. sis one interwoven
with the various international prob
lens now before the peace confer
ence"
Evening star., 1919-04-22

work and bread. Food trains are
standing outside, ready for Munich.
Protect yourselves against reaction
by supporting the socialist govern
ment."
Communists Defeated.
BERN, April 21.-After a short siege
by Bavarian and Wurttemberg troops,
the communists in Lindau, on Lake
Constance. have been defeated COM
pletely, according to messages re-
ceived here from the Bavarian
frontier. The government, which had
been set up by the communists. has
been overthrown.
Lindau was the most important
Evening star., 1919-04-22
Fine idea.

Dubbins-I didn't know he had to
pay an income tax.
Grubber-Oh, yes; he charged peo-
pie for answering income tax uues-
tions, and he made SO much he had
to pay one hmself
Evening star., 1919-04-22
Battle at Dachau.

BERLIN, April ia clash between
the communist red guard and gov
ernment troops at Dachau. ten miles
northwest of Munich, resulted in the
defeat of the government detach-
ments. because the Spartacans broke
the temporary armistice which had
been arranged for the purpose of al
lowing a limited amount of supplies
through the lines. and fell upon and
overwhelmed the whitet guards and
occupied Dachau.
According to advices received here
the peasants attempted to withstand
the communists with pitchforks, but
were overpowered The communist
leader. however, was shot down ny
of the peasants. Later several of the
peasants were lined up and shot. The
communists then looted the houses.
The communists are said to be arm
ing several thousand Russian war
prisoners, released by order of the
soviet government
Evening star., 1919-04-22

The workmen's and soldiers coun-
ellis will meet today to decide their
attitude toward the old socialist gov
ernment.
Evening star., 1919-04-22
Fakers and Crooks!

The advertising columns OF
The Star are edited as care
fully as the news columns.
Fakers and crooks are barred.
Every advertisement known
to contain an untrue or mis-
leading statement has been re-
3ected.
Every reader is asked to be
on the Vigilance COMMITTEES and
help police the columns.
Evening star., 1919-04-22
Reds Reject Dictators.

LONDON. April 21.-The short
lived soviet government at Munich
collapsed Saturday night, says a
Munich dispatch to the Daily Mail.
The garrison which was to form the
nucleus of the red army rejected the
self-appointed dictators who had been
trying to run the republic. and Sun
day morning the Hoffman, govern
ment resumed judicial coptrol Of the
capital by proclaiming martial law.
The correspondent sends the fol-
lowing proclamation. which was post
ed in Munich early Sunday morning:
ITO the laboring population, work.
men and soldiers:
THE entire garrison of Munich,
in association with those Of their
civilian comrades, who are anxious
to preserve the welfare of all. de-
clare the central soviet abolished.
Evening star., 1919-04-22

with the exception of Munich. The
peasants in the surrounding country,
the messages say, evidence great sat
isfaction over the downfall of the
communists.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-06

who ever visited America; written by
Marcel L'Herbier; directed by Louis
Mercanton.
INFATUATION is a special feature
which will undoubtedly "gc over
big" in view Of the international rep
utation of the star, Gaby Deslys. the
versatile young French actress who
popularized herself in America when
playing the U. B. o. time from
Coast to Coast a couple of years ago
with her dancing partner, Harry
Pilcer, and who was the star OF
STOP, LOOK, LISTEN at the Globe
Theater New York, for an entire sea
son.
Gaby Deslys is as famous in Lon
don and aPris as in New York or
Chicago.
Naturally a star of this magnitude
must have adequate support. and the
principals in the story are enacted By
some of Frances leading artists.
Altogether between two and three
thousand perosns must have taken
part in this production.
The theater scenes were actually
photographed in the magnificent Ca
sino de Paris, the prototype Ct th'
New oYrk Hippodrome here, and th'
entire Casino company is seen--in'
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-06
Warner Hardware Company
snake Warmers Corner Your Corner

Cecil Pillans, writing from Orguay'
France, to the Telegram, says; we
are ready for trip to the Rhine.
Expect to leave here any day Passed
in review before General Pershing
Thursday. He sure is real soldier.
| don't have any idea when VIII
be home" Cecil's address is Co. l.,
63rd Infantry, 9Th Division, A. b. r.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-06

With the combined efforts OF Con
gresham Drane, the tank and the
Lakeland Band, Brooksville yester'
day went over the top in the Victory
lean campaign. The occasion was
one participated in by tremendous
crowd, who enjoyed fish fry, heard
splendid address by Congressman
Drane and enjoyed the excellent mu
sic furnished by the Lakeland Band
With such talent, it is little wonder
that the goal was reached.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-06
Newly Appointed
Teachers For
Lakeland Schools
Coming Year


Principal Lakeland public schools.
E. R. Spence, Department of Latin
First Assistant.
Mrs A. B. Carrier, Lake Morton
school, Second Assistant.
Miss Elsie Padgett, Department Of
History.
Mrs. A. B. Lowell, Department OF
English.
Miss Elfrieda Colwell, Department
OF Science.
B. G. Smith, Overflow Mathematics
and Science.
Miss Allie Patton Department of
Mathematics.
Miss N. D. Griffey, Arithmetic,
Bookkeeping and Shorthand.
Miss Earle Rowe, Department OF
Home Economics.
Grade vIII-Miss Elva Bassett A;
Mrs. Isabelle Glover, B; Miss Daisy
Ayres G.
Grade VII-Miss Ida NJ Schubert
A; Miss Estelle Butler, B; Miss Cor
RE Bell, c.
Grade VI-Miss Carrie B. Eccles
A; Miss Edith Nancy, b. Miss
Blanche Claxon, C; Miss Elsie Bailey
d.
Grade V-Miss Justine Robertson
A: Miss Margaret Harrison, Is; Mis-
Gladys Bradford, C; Miss Margare
NJ. Barton, D.
Grade IV-Mrs. r. r. Gresham
A; Miss Elizabeth Eason, r; Mis-
Isabelle Miller, G; Miss May veach
| ID.
Grade III-Miss Anna A. Kellogs
A; Miss Pearl Patch, b; Miss Bessi
White. C; Miss Lula Lattimer, D.
Grade II-Miss Charlotte E. Brad
ley, A., Miss Mary G. Bradley, B
Miss Mary Berkstresser' c: Mis-
Faith Robinson, d; Miss Eli2abet
Nancy, E.
Grade Miss Pauline Suddatl
Primary Principal; Miss Margar'
Veach, B; Mrs. Carroll Teeguardel
c; Miss Ethel Stalker, d; Miss Edit
Carter, e.
New Teachers and Where They Al
b. G.. Smith, Ashville, N. G..
Miss Allie Patton, Lakeland, Fla
Miss Daisy Ayres Brooksville, FL
Miss N. d. Griffey Franklin, X,
Miss Blanche Bushnell, Fla.
I Miss Elsie Bailey. Nashville, Tenr
Miss Margaret Harrison, Lakelan
Fla.
Miss Margaret NJ. Barton, New Je
sey.
7 Miss Elizabeth Eason, Hclen
Ark.
: Miss May Veach, Carbonate I'll.
7 Miss Gladys Bradford Leoebur
Fla.
Those who teach below the hit
school department must be his
school graduates, those who teach
the high school department must
n college graduates or equivalent.
= Unless teachers have had a. lea
: one year Of eight months previo
experience in a public school, the
applications are not given consider
ton.
Last year it became necessary
accept most any one who would tea
without question but conditions a
u a little better this year. We reali
y that a few pupils have failed becau
Of defective teaching. This has be
remedied a great deal.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-06

The good women Of the Methodist
church who have been assisting with
the Victory Loan soliciting have
about completed their canvass. II any
OF the members have been overlooked
il has then Internationally and thew
are requested to telephone Mrs. 7. W.
Turner who will gratefully receive
their subscriptions.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-06

Reports from the bedside of Mr.. E.
NJ Smailes, who is in the A. c. l..
hospital at Waycros, are to the effect
that he is improving and is now able
TO sneak and expects soon to sit up.
Mrs. Smailes will go up again with
in day or two to visit him. Mr.
smailes recently sustained severe
stroke of paralysis, and his many
Lakeland friends will be pleased to
learn Of his improvement.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-06

Mr.. A. x. Erickson left last night
for Greeley, Colorado, his former
home, where he will visit a short
time, and then expects to go on to
Wyoming. where he has a business
proposition which. will engage him for
two or three months. Mr.. Erickson
still considers Lakeland his home, and
expects to return here as soon as he
can arrange his affairs to that end
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-06

The Lakeland Citrus ub-Exchange
held its annual meeting today and
elected the following officers: nresi-
dent 7. J. Fraley; vice president, ].
x. Futch; board of directors: The
president and vice president, y. 81
Clifford ]. L. Skipper and ". d,
Hart. The matter of selecting a
manager for the ensuing year was
postponed until meeting to be held
next Saturday.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-06

FOR SALE--Lots 10, II, IA and 10,
Block "a" T. H. Johnson Addi-
ton; lot 10. block &C. 7. h.
Johnson's Addition; lot II and east
half Of lot 10 (150 feet fronting on
Lemon street) block 2, Lake Beuiah
Addition. Apply to owner at once.
w. T. Johns, 316-S17 Dan Wagon
or Bldg, Fort Worth, Texas Sass
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-06
New Road Building
Plan; Construction
Several Important
Roads Is Sought

A bodybuilding program of some.
what larger proportions than the one
recently considered was adopted at
Barlow yesterday, when the County
Commissioners agreed to ask the Leg.
islature for authority to borrow
100000 to construct the following
roads of county wide importance:
The completion of the Auburndale-
Lake county road This road was
begun through the issuance Of special
district bonds, but the issue was in
sufficient, and about $4,000 is need
ed to complete the road which will
be asphalted.
A connecting link from Foxtown to
the intersection of the above road,
thus giving Lakeland direct, hard
surfaced road all the way to the Lake
county line.
A road from Socrum to the Pasco
county line. A good clay road IS con
templated at this time. but the idea
is to asphalt it later.
A road from Frostproof to Avon
Park.
A road from Auburndale 10 Win
ter Haven.
Representative men from nearly al
sections of the county agreed upo'
this program, which was the result
of practically an all-day discussion
The act which goes to the Legislature
will bear a referendum clause, where
by the matter will be submitted =
the people for their ratification |
was the general opinion however
that the voters would approve thl
program, in view of the fact mat
would not be necessary to increas
the present millage; the millage use
This wear for the outstanding indebt
edness fund being not required mex
wear, and the same millage, therefore
can be applied to caring for the re
payment of this road constrictio
loan. Time warrants are to be issue
for the loan, covering a period
ten years.
The roads in the Lakeland specli
road district are not involved II I'M
rroposition, that being a matter owe
which the people of the district nav
entire jurisdiction. The roads vote
, fer in this district are TO be bull
, at the estimated cost of $2oe,oo
, though it may be necessary to mol
another election to clear up some i
regularities in the election recent
held.
The action yesterday was the r
Gulf Of efforts of the Lakeland Chan
her of Commerce to clear up situ
t ton which threatened to make al
r road improvement at this line 'mpo
t s,ble The cooperation and tr'en
0 " feeling of the rest of the coun
s has been secured and the roads desi
r mated are of great benefit to the e
n tire county and should be built
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-06

Guiding the famous HUMAN FLAGS,
exactly as reproduced at this years
show at the New York Hippodrome
/. e., hundreds OF chorus girls who
climb ladders, and with their dresses
form OLD GLORY and the "Tri-
color Of France alternately.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-06

n, A. c. Hooks leaves tonight for
,.,,mbus, Ohio, where he goes as
,,osate to the convention OF Brother
,,od Of Railway Trainmen. He ex-
.otc to be away about three weeks
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-06
R. P. Kinlaw BIameS
Western Union
For Suicide of
His Wife

1t will be remembered that several
months ago Mr.. and Mrs. Il. p Kin
law, who lived on West Lemon
street, left with the body of their
child for Georgia where the funeral
was to occur, and while In the sta
ton in the Georgia town Mrs. Kin
law killed her other child and com
United suicide.
Mr.. Kinlaw now claims tho rash
act of Mrs. Kinlaw was due 10 the
non-delivery by the Western Union
Telegraph Co. of a message and is
suing that company for $4,000 dam
ages due to mental anguish. or the
suit yesterdays Tampa Times says:
Blaming the Western Union Tele-
graph Co. for having caused his wife
to go insane and kill herself ard her
child, R. P. Kinlaw of Lakeland, has
brought suit in federal court to re-
cover $4,000 damages for "the mental
anguish" occasioned him by the tragic
train of events which he alleges fol-
lowed the failure of the telegraph
company to deliver message last
October.
young child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Kinlaw had passed away and in his
declaration the father alleges that he
filed a telegram addressed to Georgia
relatives, telling them oftthe death and
asking them to meet himself and
wife at the train at Ochlocknee, Ga .
This message, alleges the father, was
never delivered, with the result that
when he and his already distraught
wife reached the Georgia town, they
found only strangers at the railroad
station.
Kinlaw charges that he was com
PEELED to leave the dead body of his
child in the mothers care while hi
went in search of an undertaken ant
!, the relatives who had not been ap
prised OF the situation. The Kinlaw
had brought another little child witt
:. them, This child remained with tn
mother who was keeping her Wig ! ov
:, err the body Of the dead one.
In his declaration the father say
n that while he was looking for an TN
dertaker his wife's reason totteret
her condition being made the NOR
hysterical by the disappointment Q
not finding relatives at the train {
meet her. The woman temporaril
lost her reason, says the declaration
and while in that condition she Kille
her remaining child and then commit
ted suicide.
The telegraph company, in It's de
murrer filed today with Miss Pear
King, deputy. clerk of the fedora
court, asserts that Kinlaw's doclara
ton fails to show his right unde
Florida law to recover DAMAGE 70
mental anguish" and that he ais
fails to show that there were con
:, tractural relations between plainti
and defendant naming price for tn
!, handling Of the message. Othe
points also are cited as sustaining tn
contention that there exists no caus
for acton.
The case comes before the feder,
court on transfer from Polk count
on transcript of records
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-06

Mr. Joe Wilder reports number
- sales of the popular Chevrolet re
emily Among them are cars to
walter Detwiler, Paul Windham Paul
Turner. n. II. English, G. S. Park
or of Lakeland; J. D. Marshall, of
partow and j. F. Mozier and ed
Tanner, of Wauchula. He has orders
mr. several other deliveries to Wau'
chula.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-06

Mr.. j o. Webb state secretary OF
the Florida Sunday School Aseocia
ton spent today in the city as the
guest of Rev. G. I. Stacy, meeting
the Sunday school workers Of the
city and assisting DR.. Stacy, presi-
dent of the County Association, in
working up the county convention
TO meet in Winter Haven May 1G, and
II.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-06
lakeland
LacOniCS

,.s !. M. McCaskill and mother
-, Harrison, left last night for
.,.,+a Ca, and Dallas. Texas
.,.,e they will spend the summer
most pleasantly.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-06
Dance Mt Elks' Club Tonight

Following the show at the Auditor
ing tonight, there will be a dance a.
NE Elks' Club, music being furnished
nv the Marine orchestra. Everybody
is invited to the dance.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-06

Mr. Harry Edmondson left yester'
,,r for a two weeks vacation which
- will spend with his mother in
Memphis, Tenn.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-05-06

There will be a Centenary luncheon
at the fremont Hotel Thursday eve
ming at $50 for all Methodist wom-
en-. Price so cents.
The Cordova daily times., 1919-04-02

upon the fleecing of Americans Of their Liberty Bonds as decidedly unfair"
 If you own a Liberty Bond you'll doubtless have an early call from one of the pleasant representative of the sharper outfit. When you do, just drop a postal to the federal trade com- mission at Washington and tell them about that visit and send them the attractive literature that is handed you, together with the name and home address of the salesman" Or, send it in to this paper and we will forward it to Uncle Sam's men.
 It would be interesting to know how much of the $5OO,OOO,OOO year filters out of Cordova to the detriment of our banks, our merchants and our legitimate business development. Al so, how many of us are on the Sucker List
 Let's keep our loose change at home!