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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-09-03

William Skipper has returned from
Kansas City, Mo-, where he has held
position the past several months as
mechanic in a service station. He is
glad to be back at home again. and
his friends are pleased to welcome
him. Willard Futch who also went
to Kansas City. il now in Cincinnati
where he is taking course in un-
dertaking' preparatory to assisting
his father in the conduct of the lat
ter's business here.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-09-03
Important Meeting
At Christian Church Tonight

The pastor Of the First Christian
church wishes to urge that every
member Of this congregation be pres
ont at the church this evening
promptly at $3.50. The pastor has
some very important plans and work
to lay before the members. and 1t Is
very important that every member be
present. CHARLES H. TROUT.
b Pastor.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-09-03

Mr.. ]. G. Holcombe, who is con-
nected with the U. S. Shipping Board
at Tampa is Lakeland visitor to-
day. His many friends here are al
ways glad to shake his hand. The for.
mer Mrs. Holcombe is now residing
in Texas with her family. since her
legal separation from Mr.. Holcombe
some time since.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-09-03
Cats WILL SPEAK
At MULBERRY ON
FRIDAY NIGHT

Information reaches this paper that
Governor Cats is coming to this sec
ton the latter part Of the week and
that he will address the miners at
Mulberry on Friday-probably in the
evening. He is scheduled to make an
address at New Port Richey on Sat
urday.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-09-03

Rev. Wallace Wear and family will
reach Lakeland this afternoon from
Cordele. Ca, making the trip in their
car. They will spend two weeks
here the guests of friends. visiting
first at the home of Mrs. Thos. Ca
son on South Ingraham avenue.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-09-03
ANNOUNCEMENT )

The Quick Service Auto Co. 0per.
ated by r. G. and w. G. Baldwin, Is
now open for business and respect
fully sOlicits your patronage. General
auto repairs all work guaranteed to
be as represented. Location, 32t West
Main street. Phone Isl. 96Ss
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-09-03

The friends Of Captain Ralph Duff
fly will be glad to learn that he re-
turned from overseas August 9Th
He was assigned to Camp Dix, N. j..
and is now at Fl. Sam Houston, Tex
Capt. Duffy who, prior to moving tc
Lakeland several years ago, was 9
resident Of Plant City, expects to be
released from army service some time
iris month. PLANT City Courier.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-09-03

Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Tidwell left
today for Hot Springs. where they
will spend some time, going later to
Kansas to visit Mrs. Tidwell's rela.
tives. They plan to be away about a
month.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-09-03

Mrs. Harry Parker, formely Miss
Zeta Clonts. is visitor to the city
from st. Petersburg the guest of her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. s. L. A.
Clonts. She will return to her home
tomorrow.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-09-03

meets Friday afternoon at $3.50 at the
Cumberland Presbyterian church.
The day ofmeeting has been changed
from Thursday to Friday, and will be
held on the latter day hereafter.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-09-03
Miss Gertrude Green
WEEDS Rev. Mckinney

Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Brewer
announce the marriage of their nice,
Miss Gertrude Green
to
Rev. James e. McCluney
on Sunday, the Gath Of August, 1919
Sanford, Florida
Will be at home
After first of September
AT Franklin, Tennessee
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-09-03

The average production per acre Of
potatoes in the United States In 1918,
the year before the war, was ninety
bushels to the acre. This is about
half the average yield of anyone Of
seven European countries in the same
year. Florida is one state where the
yield of potatoes equals that Of any
European country.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-09-03

Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Register are
rejoicing over the birth Of a fine nine
pound son, born last night. Mother
and son are doing fine, and Mr.. Reg
lister is setting his friends up to
cigars.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-09-03
Lakeland LacOnic.s

DR.. R. R. Kline has returned from
a weeks stay at Daytona. Mrs. Kline
is in Waynesville, N. c.. where she is
having a most pleasant summer.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-09-03

Mr.. J. w. Buchanan, Jr.. is the
owner of a handsome National car,
which he purchased today through
the Sammon- Weeks Agency.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-09-03

Mr.. G. e. Southland is down from
Brunswick on few days visit to his
family and is being most cordially
welcomed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-09-03

MT. II. h. Pritchett has today OPP
ened ohces in the Evening Telegram
building, where his friends may find
him in the future.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-09-03

: The Everglades golf course at West
Palm Beach is to be the prettiest in
the nited States, If the present plans
are carried out.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-09-03

Mr. Forest Clonts left yesterday for
Wake-Forest' N. c.. where he will
enter college for the coming term.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-09-03

MIR. and Mrs. H. D. Washburn. of
Macon are visitors to the city, guests
of the KILLER.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-09-03

U. D. C. Meets
Friday Afternoon
The Daughters of the Confederacy
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-09-03

blossoms and q long string
matched pearls.
The sun., 1919-04-18
U. S. LIFTS CENSOR
i RULES ON CABLES
Code Messages Can Now Be
Sent Through America.

WASHINGTON, April 17.-Changes in
the cable censorship regulations which
will permit tho transmission without in
reference by the United States censor
ship of messages between the United
States and Central America, South
America and the West Indies, including
Mexico and Cuba. were announced to-
night by acting Secretary Roosevelt OF
the Navy Department. The new regula-
lions. which will become effective to-
morrow, will permit the sending of pri-
vate code between the United States and
those countries.
Censorship OF cablegrams to or from
points within British. French or Italian
territory, irrespective OF their route or
termini, also has been removed by this
Government, as we'll as messages be-
tween all parts OF the world and Central
and South America which pass through
the United States or It's possessions. In
addition. cablegrams to and from the
Far East, excepting only those through,
to or from Vladivostok, no longer are
! subject TO United States censorship.
Attention was called to the fact. how
ever, that British. French and Italian
censorships are still in operation.
The sun., 1919-04-18
MAYOR AS PACIFIER
IN HARBOR STRIKE
Boat Owners Deny They In
vited Him, but He Pre-
sides at Meeting.
BOATMEN OFFER TERMS
Delahunty Insists on Eight
Hour Demand and No
Progress Is Made.

The labor complications that have
this year and threaten another general
tieup of the harbor equipment to-mor-
row took an unexpected turn yesterday.
The general port strike that has been
called for Saturday morning at O'Clock
was ordered b ythe Marine Workers AZ
filiation because II and the Railroad Ad-
mtnistration differ as to Interpretation OF
an agreement entered into early In
March.
Labor leaders yesterday, with James
L. Hughes. Federal Conciliator, as q
vehicle. attempted to divert the fight
into other channels. and instead of ne
gotiating with Regional Director A. H
Smith for a settlement, succeeded once
more In placing their case at the dooI
OF the private boat owners. who employ
80 per cent of the thousands of boat
workers in New York Harbor II g
satisfactory agreement were reached
with these employers. the dispute with
the Government automatically would b,
settled.
Mayor Hylan sat in at the conferenc,
yesterday as a pacifier and to-day tn,
boat owners will meet to consider tn
offer of the labor leaders. but seen
certain to reject 1t. Nothing that hap
pened yesterday is expected to interfere
| In the slightest way with the strik'
that is set for Saturday.
The conference to which the boat own
| ers were invited yesterday afternoon Il
| the Army and Navy Building came abou
under strange circumstances. Mr.. Hughe
was understood by the boat owners a
| saying that William B. Wilson, Score
| tary Of Labor. would come to New Yorl
and discuss the port situation wit
| them. He said nothing about a genera
| conference with the strike leaders.
The sun., 1919-04-18
BURLESON HELPS
PHONE STRIKERS
Postmaster General Places
Wage Demands Before Com
pany's General Manager.
TUMULTY APPEALS AGAIN
Several Thousand Electrical
Workers Join Women in
WalkOut.

Boston, April 1.-THE decision of
Postmaster General Burleson to placs
before William r. Driver, General Man
ager of the New England Telephone and
Telegraph Company. the wage demands
OF the striking telephone operators who
have tied UP wire communication
throughout New England. was made
known to the strikers In a letter from
Mr.. Driver tonight. The letter asked
the strikers representatives to meet Mr.
Driver Eat an early hour for a prelim-
mary discussion, which he said Should
terminate the present depiorable situa-
ton"
Mr. Driver sent this letter to Miss
Mary r. June, Miss May Mahoney and
Miss Birdie Powers. of the Boston
Operators Committee, and Miss Helen
Moran of Lowell, Mass, representing the
organized operators outside the Boston
district. The letter follows:
81 have just received from the Assis-
tant Postmaster General a telegram con-
| tanning a statement given out this after
| noon In Washington by tho Postmaster
General, a copy Of which Ii inclosed. As
shown by that statement, I am to notify
all employees Of the Postmaster Generals
statement, and this can do only through
you as their representative at this
moment. I assume that they will re.
| ceive advice as to the contents Of the
statement through the press. In order
that a preliminary discussion may be
held which should terminate with
| promptness this the present deplorablt
situation, I hope that you will meet me
at an early hour. shall be glad to see
you at my Office If you so prefer"
A second appeal to the New England
strikers to return to work was tele
graphed to-day by Joseph p. Tumulty
| secretary to President Wilson, to Mis-
Julia OConnor, president of the opera
tors union. with q request that tn,
statement issued by the Postmaster
General be read very carefully. and Civ
ing his personal assurance that unde
Mr.. Burleson's plan grievances would b.
considered Immediately and a decision
reached without delay. He suggests
that under these circumstances II woul,
be fair If Miss O'Connor would advis
all the striking operators to return t
work at once. and voices the belief tina
the Postmaster-Ge General offers a plan o
adjustment which is practical and jus
| in every way, "one that your committe
in fairness should accept"
The strike assumed q new phase 10
day with the entry into the fight OF sew
ereal thousands Of men. members O
! unions affiliated with the telephone op
orators in the general organization o
electrical workers. The strikers com
The sun., 1919-04-18
NATIONAL TIEUP BEING VOTED
July 4 Set Tor walkoat in All Tel
ephone Compani

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. April III. p.
Noonan, acting president OF the Interna
tional Brotherhood OF Electrical Work.
ers. whose headquarters are located
here. announced tonight that locals of
that union are voting overwhelming ma
jorities in favor of q nationwide strike
July 1. The official canvass OF the
voting will not have been completed be-
fore May II, but Mr.. Noonan said that
from present indications the opinion for
the strike appears almost unanimous.
The International Brotherhood has
10000 members They kRlude line
men. troublemen, splicers, installers and
telephone and telegraph operators
Dispatches from Fort Wayne. Ind. to-
night said that the telephone operators
there had voted in favor OF the strike
and in Cleveland the 1900 workers en-
ployed by the two telephone companies
have cast similar votes
The sun., 1919-04-18

prejudice. The old scale of wages
meaning the scale in effect with the pri-
vate boat owners previous to the strike
Of March 4, 1919. Hours and wages OF
the final decision to be retroactive from
the time the men return to work"
Boat owners say they will under no
circum stances accept the clause of the
labor offer that "all men on strike are
to be returned to their former positions"
There are 100 boats privately owned OPP
Grating in New York harbor. These
boats are manned by men who were
hired when the crews struck more than
a month ago. The boat owners Will not
replace these employees with the strik-
ers 1t is consequently highly improb-
| able mat the proposition submitted by
the labor leaders will be accepted by the
| boat owners when they meet this morn
| ing, and a report of this position will be
sent to the Mayor this afternoon.
When Mr.. Delahunty walked out OF
| the meeting he said the eight hour ques-
| zion was paramount He said:
| Labor is once more solidly behind an
| effort to bring this dispute to an AMIGA
4 BILE adjustment We are making these
| temporary concessions to get settle
ment. II we can eliminate lawyers we
can reach a settlement" BY lawyers Mr..
| Delahunty meant Paul A. Bonynge, coun-
| Bel lot tne DOat OWncrs, WIZ 10 spoheS-
| man for the employers Of 80 per cent.
OF the harbor workers.
Mayor Hylan will meet the labor lead
ers in his office at 80 o'clock this
afternoon. He will have for them re-
| port of the boat owners on their vote
on the offer Of the workers.
with the publication yesterday OF a
letter from Acting Secretary of War
Crowell on the port situation It became
known that the Merchants Association
OF New York had written to the Govern
ment censuring the War and Navy De-
partnents, the Shipping Board and the
Railroad Administration for the danger
Gus precedent that had been established
in the settlement of the Governments
part in the harbor strike last March.
Mr.. Crowell wrote William Fellowet
} Morgan, president of the Merchants AS
ISOLATION. that the strike last March wal
caused because tho workers had beer
led to understand that the men on tn,
railroad boats would get the eight hou'
day, and this naturally led to similar de
mands upon tho private owners. TIL,
Railroad Administration, II appears, hat
, promised the men the eight hour da,
, some time before the strike was actual,
declared, and when the Macy award o
J the National War labor Board was re
jected by the worlrsfs the Railroad Ad
!. ministration kept its promise and per
mitted the men 20 reteurn to work un
| der the eight hour schedule. The Wa
l Department agreed to the terms. Mr.
} Crowell wrote. upon the recommends
ton of the Department Of Labor. whic
= also made similar recommendations t
t the Navy Department
The sun., 1919-04-18

When Joseph II. Moran, president Of
the New York Tow Boat Exchange; Jo-
seph J. Glatzmayer. president OF the
New York Boat owners Association.
and II. NJ Lee, president Of the New
York Lighterage Association. with their
counsel, Paul Bonynge, reached the
Army Transport ONCE they found Mayor
Hylan in place of Secretary Wilson.
The Mayor assured them that he was
present because Mr.. Hughes had stated
that the boat owners requested him to
mediate" Joseph II. Moran emphat-
ically declared that the boat owners had
made no such request. that the meeting
surely was the result OF a misconception
all around. Thomas L. Delahunty, Will
lam A Maher, Paul Vaccarelli and the
other labor leaders. with whom the boat
owners had expressly said they would
not confer, were in the room. and with
them Major-Gen. Shanks. Col. II. j. ker-
rick, William r. Bettison, representing
the War Department; F. I. Howe. repre-.
senting the navy. ana representatives oil
the Railroad Administration.
The Mayor presided, and tho labor
men Immediately declared that no settle
ment would be acceptable other than one
fixing satisfa Glory hours. Mr., Bonynge
said the eight hour day was out OF the
question, and Mayor Hylan suggested
nine hour day. The boat owners would
have nothing to do with this proposition
either. In the argument Mr.. Hylan ap-
parently misunderstood what one Of the
boat owners said about the eight houi
question, and suddenly found an indig
nant index finger shaking In his face
while the position Of the boat owneri
was clarified in the mind OF the Mayo.
Mayor Hylan called for q drink. A
colonel, a navy captain, two neutenants
three strikers and another conferee triet
to outdlnstance each other down tho cor
ridor to get him a cup Of water.
After three hours of wrangllng the Ia
Dor leaders drew up this proposition ant
submitted II to the boat owners:
| THE labor men offered to the privas
boat owners and agreed for the men {,
go back to work Immediately at the oil
rate OF pay and working conditions, tn
| Mayor to designate the hours constitut
ing a days work that the men are I
work until the question 10 finally de
cided by the committee.
| "A committee Of nine is to be up
| pointed, four selected by each side. an
this committee to select the ninth ma
| to determine the permanent daily hour
of labor and the increase in wages. ]
the eight members Of this committee ia
to agree upon or select the ninth ma
they consent and agree to leave the 81
lection OF the ninth man to the Mayo
and the decision of the committee wi
he final and binding upon both side
This decision Is to be determined With
thirty days and be ANAL and bindin
upon both sides.
"All men now on strike are to be r,
turned TO their former positions withor
The sun., 1919-04-18

mittees claimed to-day that the greater
number of 10000 cable splcers, test
room men and other associates had
Joined them, and that they had received
many offers Of aid from other unions.
The Cooks and Walters Union, It was
reported, had pledged its members not
to wait on strike breakers, and also had
pledged its treasury Of $4,000 to the
support Of the strikers. Similar action
has been taken In other cities OF New
England by various unions. In Worces-
ter 152 electrical workers Joined the
strike.
Several appeals have been cabled to
President Wilson to take a hand In the
settlement Of the strike. One OF them
was sent to-day by Francis J. Finneran.
president Of the Democratic Club Of
Massachusetts,, and eleven members Of
the Legislature. 1t said:
"Burleson wrecking the party. Re-
move him and settle this strike"
The first violence In connection with
the strike occurred tonight when a
number of students at the Massachu-
sets Institute Of Technology who had
worked during the day at the main ex-
change Of the telephone company were
roughly handled by strike sympathizers.
The committee of the telephone oper-
eral educational institutions In the
metropolitan district had reported that
they had been urged to act as strike
breakers.
Mayor Andrew U. Peters left tonight
for Washington, where he will try to
obtain an interview with Postmaster.
General Burleson concerning the strike
Before leaving he held a conference
with leaders Of the operators and otlsei
wei kers who are on strike and re-
| ceived n statement Of their demands
He announced that he would present
this to Mr.. Burleson.
Special Despdtch to THE SUI.
WASHINGTON, April 17.-Postmaster.
General Burleson. admitting the striking
| telephone employees of New England
have not applied for q readjustment OF
| the wage scale, announced to-day he
had made the application for them tC
General Manager Driver of the New
| England companies.
| 1T is preposterous that the telephone
| service In New England should be tieC
Up as 1t is and unthinkable that tn,
great business interests OF that section
should be strangled by continuance Of
this condition." said Mr.. Burleson 18th,
telephone operators. for reasons which
are inexplicable TO me, have refused t.
take steps to put the machinery In mo
ton through which this situation NAL
be relieved. The general manager Of tn,
New England companies. Mr.. Driver
cannot act without something in the wa.
OF an application for a readjustment o
the wage scale before him. Thus mat
tiers are brought to a deadlock"
The sun., 1919-04-18
ola Arguments Repeated.

William Collins then moved the ques-
ton and Mr.. O'Brien spoke for its adop-
ton. His was apparently the deciding
speech at the meeting. After he had
finished a few more clamored for the
floor. but in the main they repeated the
same argument.
Judge Mayer has laid plans to settle
the trouble. which the committee ap-
proves and believes should be adopted
You are all secure In your Jobs and you
need not be afraid to postpone this strike
matter, because II worst comes to worst
we always have that to fall back on. We
realize that there have been several
postponements. but there is an old say
ing that the longest way round Is the
shortest way home.
The committee believes that we are
taking the right course, and We ought to
vote that way. But don't want any
one to believe that in postponing the
strike we are weakening. That we are
not doing. - 8 -
The meeting LASTED barely ten min
utes after Mr. o'Brien had finished.
whsu tho vote call was put the chairman
The sun., 1919-04-18
strike Voted at Bridgeport.

BRIDoEPoRr, Conn.,, April 17-At a
meeting of union telephone operators Of
the Bridgeport exchange tonight a
strike vote was taken and seventy-eight
of the eighty-five girls present voted to
walk out unless their demands are
granted.
The sun., 1919-04-18
Members to No Protected.

Every member of the Amalgam ated
Association is safe in his job" he said.
He has the right in a proper way to
ask others to join the union Judge
Mayer has approached the whole matter
N a fair. Just and sympathetic way.
He has no wish to interfere with any
mans Job.
III any officers of the road attempt
10 interfere with any OF you men or
women all you have to do is to call the
attention OF your officers to 1t and they
will go to Judge Mayer"
At the conclusion of Mr.. Valleys re-
marks the executive committee made Its
report against the strike, George Tracy.
Hugh Fleming. Mathew Leonard and
others explaining their stand
Leonard said that the cases OF four
men discharged would be heard this
friday morning by Receiver Garrison
and their cases would be considered
carefully. He asked all men discharged
20 leave their names and addresses In
order that the complaints might be
checked up.
The entire committee recommended
that the strike be postponed" he said.
ut Is at the request OF Gov. Smith and
Judge Mayer in order to give discharged
men the right to be reinstated and to
ask for an opportunity TO become a 100
per cent. organization"
He announced that the members OF the
union would be informed OF the full de-
velopments of the conferences now to
be held by circulars posted in the sta
tons throughout the system.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-23
Record Number of 1 Packages Mailed

|! More Christmas packages were hailed at the postoffice yesterday han on any day of this season, Ind probably more were mailed han on any previous pre-Christ- has day, according to Postmaster schn D. Wilbourne. All day bng, until the closing hour at i'clock, people thronged the post lffice corridor, waiting in line pr their turn at the parcels post Rindow, and one or two cases of prging ahead of the other fellow, lut of turn, were reported.
 I Despite the rush yesterday, here is no congestion, and none kill result in making deliveries of 3ackages coming to Pine Bluff, as
 wo more substitute carriers were hut on yesterday and deliveries of
 presents is being made promptly, hy officials.