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Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-01-22

Of the nation now totals more than
forty billion dollars. a gain of over
$4,000 100000 IN the year that America
actually had part in the war. Since
June 1914, or through the period
when the whole OF Europe was EN-
broiled, the banking power of this ma
ton has jumped an average of four
billion dollars a Year the report
shows.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-01-22
PLAN BILL TO TURN BACK
WIRES TO PRIVATE HANDS

Washington, Jan. "a resolution
for immediate repeal of government
wire control may be brought into the
house in tie next few days.
Encouraged by their success in
burying in committee the bill to take
over the wireless systems. eponents
OF government ownership today were
considering a measure to return the
wires and cables to private hands at
once
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-01-22
State Council of Defense Is In
formed That He Asks Con-
gress for Hundred Million
Dollars.
TWO DAYS COST OF WAR
Nothing Stands in Way of Pro-
ceeding With Plans Except
Appropriation All of Which
Will Be Returned.

The appropriation of Il sum equal
to but two days cost of the great war
will reclaim and make productive
thousands of farm homes in this eoun
try in many states. including Idaho
for returning soldiers. That is the
plan of Franklin *. Lane, secretary of
the interior, the state council of this
state has been informed The plans to
put this amount of money to work
bringing about the reclamation are
made. Nothing stands in the way ex-
ccpt the pending appropriation, all OF
which will be returned to the govern
ment when the reclaimed lands pay
out
STATEMENT RECEIVED.
The following statement was SUBJ
mitted to the state council by the
Washington authorities;
Secretary Lane is before congress
after 81 90 100000 for land develop
ment for returning soldiers. President
approved in his message to congress.
Roosevelt approved before death in a
big magazine article. Liant wants to
create farms by retaining arid lands
In west, draining swamps in south and
clearing cut-over lands in north. Every
state affected. Present bill equals
only two days cost OF war. It really
should be increased. On Australian
basis for same work proportional
cost to America would be four billions
Canada offers soldiers a possible
total of 800 acres land and $4,000 cash
Lane wants to employ soldiers on the
reclamation work at full wages. have
ihar, b1li1d tho fornac cfa1Iy tba 10
and sell them TO them on 4O-year basis
at per cent, cost to be finally re-
turned To government. The south has
10000, 900 acres alone, the entire coun-
try 250,000,000 acres to be developed.
Roads also needed. Development OF
farms VIII develop manufacturing to
supply implements and buildings No
time to wait for already surplus labor
idle in many states. II action now
land can get much work done during
present year when needed. Delay Will
postpone work into 1920.
Lane appeared before a caucus or
the house and made remarkab BILE speech
quoting from some of the 1000 letters
the soldiers have written him. Women
also writing. With the 500 600 pre-
viously furnished for survey the work
has been carried on and nothing
stands in the way Of going ahead but
the governments loan. not gift OF the
necessary money This should not in
terfere with present farm product
market for increase in city nopula-
tion increasing present heavy demands
ON present farm products. Even be-
fore war We had TO import beef from
Argentine. Present money asked will
only provide some $4,000 farms. Sec
retary requests widest possible pub
lieity and that this also be laid before
Your state, eounty and community
councils.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-01-22
OCEAN RATES REDUCTION
TO AID u. S. EXPORTERS

Washington. Jan. 22-American ex-
poftefs will soon be able 10 compete
successfully with foreign nannfaetnr-
ers MS result of a new shipping board
lolicy IN respect 10 ocean rates. Sec
retary Redfield declared today. Red
flelds announcement followed receipt
of n cable from Chairman Hurley of
the shipping board to the effect that n
further reduction in rates may be ex-
pected.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-01-22
PADEREWSki ASKS RECoGNi-
TON

Warsaw. Jan. 2a-Ignaee Pader-
ewski president Of the new Polish re-
public, having completed formation Of
the cabinet, has sent note TO the
allies requesting recognition Of tile
provisional government Of Poland as
one of the allies
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-01-22
BIG SLIM, MOVIE STAR. DIES.

Los Angeles, Cal, Jan. 22-James
NJ. Fitzgerald, known in the movies as
big Slim" the tallest comedian on
the screen. is dead here today, an
influenza victim. Fitzgerald was feet
inches tall
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-01-22
RUSSIAN WRITER DEAD.

Los Angeles. Cal. Jan. 22-Captain
Peter Demons, Russian writer. who is
said to have contributed much to the
overthrow of the Romanoffs through
his work In allied countries is dead
here today.
lie had been in this country 40
years, having fled Russia to escape
the cars wrath.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-01-22
WORLD S LAND
Continued from Page One.)

Continued from Page one.)
are considering the possibility of
finding homes elsewhere,
"ltaly's population actually in
creased as result Of the war. Nor
NAL immigration was damned mp
While hundreds of thousands of men
returned home to fight.
LONG FOR HOMELANDS,
The movement OF peoples is not
solely westward, however. Hundreds
of thousands Of Europeans, for one
reason or another, returned from Am
erica to their homes each year The
war stopped this ebb. particularly for
citizens of neutral countries. Multiply
this annual immigration by four and
YOU have vast army waiting i'm
patiently in America for an oppor-
tunity to 30 back to their homelands.
Many of these are dissatisfied with
their position in American society
where they are regarded as menals-
They expect to return home and buy
farms and become important and re
spected citizens. Instances of this at
titnde are not Isolated, but general.
There Is also widespread re-
sentiment among the immigrants from
neutral countries over What they con
slider America s rough shad treatment
of them Ia var time. This provides
the Incentive Tor many 10 return
home There Is 10 doubt that many
European nations are considering leg
isation for restriction Of emmisfa
ton. hoping to keep their people al
home ON the other hand. america
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-01-22
ROE.IQfHsyN1,R
'essasa:ssasssass tt Z fi5F'ssss.zssess
NORTHWEST CASUALTIES
IDAHO.

Killed in action-PriYate Jakob a.
Nibak. Kellogg.
Died Of wounds-Prixate Ray %,
Sherrcr, Payette.
Returned to duty. previously reported
missing Private Marion G. Hampton.
Hsrankln.
WASHINGTON.
Died from wounds Private Thomas
Hughes, Seattle.
Died OF diseaae-P Private Milford r.
Chausseo, Pacific.
Missing Corporal Stephen A. En-
right, Hillyard.
Wounded severcly-sergeant stephen
Z. Hoe, StanNood.
OREGON.
Died of disease-Sergeant Newman
G. Dennis, Dallas; Private Allen G.
White, Kirrky.
The following casualties arc reported
by the commanding general OF the
American pxpadifinparV fnr4aesa
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-01-22

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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-23
ON T WHITE MAN KILLED AND
ONE FATALLY INJURED IN R|0Is
IN WASHINGTON LAST NIGHTS:
FIRING WAS SPORADIC
EXPERIMENT IN COOPERATIVE
WORKING PROVES FAILURE
(By Associated Press \

Parls, July 23.-An experiment in
cooperative contracting by a work.
inenen union in the demolition o.;
the fortifcation of Paris has inst
oeen brought to an end after if had
pushed the cost of removing dirt and
masonry from the average contract
price OF five francs, fifty centimes, TO
twenty-five francs yard.
At the request of socialist members
OF the Municipal Council, section Of
'ne work was reserved for a work.
mems organization. 1t fell &c tbe
Stone Breakers Union of the Seine
Inc work was to be paid for at the
regular wage Scale instead of tby
contract price. Work on other sec.
ions was let at from $3.50 to 81 90
francs per yard, to contractors who
fald their workmen the same wages
When the cost of the work done bv
tire union amounted to 25 francs .
yard, the city authorities called a
halt.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-23
(By Smiley.)

Riva's triple to right in the eighth
inning with two men on, spelled de'
feat for Orlando, the Highlanders
winning a close game three 10 Two.
Big boy Ery was on the hrihg iinc
for the Highlanders and as usual
pitched a magnificent game letting
the Caps down with five hits ana
sending nine of the Caps back to the
bench via the strike-out route. Hau
/, not been for two wild throws those
Cans never would have scored ON the
hig fellow, for he showed just VIVA.
he could do if he exerted himsell py
striking out the next three batters
nm after the two runs had Deen
scored
In the first inning the visitors were
set down in one, two, three Iashlon
but the Highlanders broke right IN
the game at the start, getting run
ner over the pan. Riva, first up beas
out bunt and stole second a minute
later Love failed to connect ana
struck out and st. Charles VINO 1ol-
lowed him was called out on strikes
Tbings looked a little better now 1or
the Cans, at least they thought 50, Dut
nm came Ery to bat and | tell you
that how can hit as we'll as pitch, lot
oftar looking over one OF Surrency
delivery he decided to land or the
next one and with a healthy s"lhs
cont II breeZirg for two bases SCOT
ing Riva.
Everything went lovely until the
fifth inning when Ball, first up' SIN
gled to left and Blount followed up
bv beqting out hunt on which baii
took third. In an attempt to cdtch
RIount stealing, Campbell threw 700
bipb for Love to stab it. Ball scoring
On the play, beating the throw TO tne
Mate. Campbell made another pau
pag hack to second in an attempt 10
catch Blount off the bag, the bali
hitting the dust and rolled out IN
center while Blount scored Inls
neeved the big fellow and ne threw
scare into the batters by srlKins
mt the next three men in ORDER
For a while it seemed as though the
damage was done and that in spite
of good pitching the Caps would carry
off the bacon. We had another guess
coming. for McGraw Wicker had the
thing all figured out and the nrst
thing he did when he came to nat IN
the eighth was to single to center +.
Cohen improved Wicker's plan py
heating out bunt; surrency's throw
nnIling Jones off the bag Morris
laid down a perfect bunt' advancing
both runners, going out, Bebbinger 70
Iones. Riva finished the JOB by MT
ting the ball squarely on the nose
sending It to deep right for a triple
scoring Cohen and Wicker. Of, JOY
toys that was some hit! And it came
at the right time for that ended the
scoring, for Riva was out at the plate
on a squeeze play and Love got caugh'
stealing a minute later.
Well. il was a great game, and ev
: erybody enjoyed it immensely and fol
some reason the fans get real treal
when Orlando comes here, for every
came those Caps played here was
very interesting and we'll worth see
ing.
surrency was on the mound fol
Orlando and also twirIed good gam
but was not very effective with mel
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-23
WALKED IN SLEEP
BROKE HIS HIP
Son of Mr.. and Mrs. 5. ). Coachmah
Meets With Accident

Clearwater, July %. - Candler
Coachman. the 14-year-old son OF Mr.
and Mrs. S. s. Coachman' walked
out of a second-story window Of his
home at Coachman, east of C!ear"a"
ter Sunday morning about ! o CLOCK
His leg was broken about four 1nch-
es below the hip. DR.. Adolphus Is III
attendance. and while the young man
has suffered considerably he IS no"
resting more comfortably, ano the
physician thinks that the patieh' wiz
be able to be out and around With'n
six weeks.
Gambler is somewhat of a sorna
bulist as he has been caught WALKING
in his sleep on several occaFiohS
This accident, walking from sec
ond-story window, was remarhau''
escape from a serious injury Inv
parents heard him calling, after mia
night and for a time could not real
ize what had happened and how thelF
son got outdoors. AS soon as the
true condition of things was reaii1e'
the injured boy was brought into th'
house and DR.. Adolphus called Inc
family are all congratulating lhen'
celyes that Gambler escaped Win ~
little injury. Through this ac"uen''
Mrs. Coachman and the rest OF 'ne
family lose their summer vacation n
the mountains of North Carolina anu
Gambler will be lucky to be IN snap,
to re.enter school in Clearwater a.
the bieignnn
the beginning of the fall term
There is a curious coincidence III
connection with this accident ~
house now occupied by the coacn'
mans was the old McMullen resi-
dcnce, built long before the civil war, u,
and one of the McMullen sons IS Saiu
to have walked, in his sleep from '"'
same window, years and years asU.
The only way in which TINS eApiV',
differs from that INDUCED IN " 'Ht
young man Sunday morning 49,
the member of the McMulien ''l'I
threw his mattress out of the VIII
dow first and then jumped out on
1t. escaping injury. Bolivar MeN,u' ,,,o,
len. who told the story saiu 'n"
window was hoodoo.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-23
HIGHEST PRICES EVER
KNOWN ARE BEING PAID
BY LONDON'S NEWLY RICH
(By Associated Press.l

London, July %. -England's new
ly rich, the persons who have accum-
Ilated millions during the war and
since, are buying at any price de-
manded furniture from some Of the
ancient houses of the country, Jew
els from some of the looted palaces
of Russia. and other continental
countries, and paintings from any
where if they bear the mark of time
There is no lack of jewels for
those who have the price and are
willing to pay. Many beautiful pieces
of jewelry, the history Of which is
not given by the dealer but which
experts say could only come from
the wealthiest families of Russia, are
finding their way into the market.
Enormous prices are being asked and
promptly paid, while the cost OF or
binary stones, diamonds for instance,
has risen to unheard of heights.
Many old English families also are
selling off their jewels.
Flowers and food for the elabo-
rate entertainments which are be-
ginning to mark the appearance OF
the newly rich are commanding fancy
prices such as twenty-five dollars for
an orchid and 81 so for a peach.
Automobiles are very scarce and
exnensiye in Britain. Some of them
command as much as $4,000 to SIS
600 and they are models of three
and four years ago, while new ma
chimes are almost unobtainable. The
maker of the most famous English
car turns out only about 800 each
year and it is said he has already
hooked his entire output for this
year and next.
This extravaganza is attracting a
wiaa attention from newspapers and
rublic men. peace has brought an
orqv of spending says one writer
(which high prices do nothing &c
check The higher the price !hH cas-
iar If IS for those wh3 have the money
e,aw the big lines Of demar"atic.
bstween themselves and the crowd. "
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-23
H|GHLANDERS TOOK FAST
GAME BY SCORE Of 3 TO 2

on bases.
Campbell will be out of the game
for about week as a foul tip tore
the nail off finger. Hard luck. st.
Charles took Campbell's place behind
the bat after the injury and finished
the game in very satisfactory man
ner.
What would you say il those High
landers took two from Barlow oday
Let's go and watch them.
First Inning
Orlando-Glunt out, Cohen to Nor
ris Stevens flied to center; Jones
out, Surrency to Jones. No hits, no
runs.
Lakeland-Riva beat out an infield
hit and steals second minute later;
Love struck out; St. Charles called
out on strikes; Fry doubled to center
scoring Riva; Campbell lined to
Glunt. hits, l run.
Second Inning
Orlando Hunter hit by pitched
ball; Ball popped to Ery; Glunt
struck out; Joyner to Wicker No
hits; no runs.
Lakeland-Turner struck out;
Wicker flied to Joyner; Cohen out
Surrency to Jones. No hits, no runs.
Third Inning
Orlando Bebbinger struck out
Surrency out, Cohen to Morris; Glunt
out, Love to Morris. No hits. no runs.
akeland-Morris famed; Riva
out, Stephens to Jones; Love flied to
Blount. No hits, no runs.
Fourth Inning
Orlando Stephens out, Love to
Morris, Jones famed. Hunter popped
to Eo-r'3. " hits; no runs.
Lakeland-St. Charles lifted to
Joyner; Ery fouled to Bebbinger;
Campbell flied to Blount. No hits;
no runs.
Fifth Inning
Orlando-Ball singled to left:
Blount beat out bunt, Ball going to
third; Blount steals second Ball
scoring on Campbell's high peg to
second, beating the ball to the plate.
Campbell again .pegged to second In
an attempt to catch Blount off the
bag but threw low the ball, getting
by Love. Blount scoring; Joyner
struck out; Bebbinger also struck
out, Surrency via the same route, 3
hits, runs. Campbell's finger is
hurt by tip foul
Lakeland-Turner out, Jones TO
Surrency who covered the bag; Wick
er walks but is out stealing. Beb-
binger to Stephens; Cohen goes all
the way to second on wild peg over
first by Blunt; Morris struck cut.
(St. Charles now catching for Lake
land, Turner going to third and Mills
to right
Sixth Inning
Orlando-Glunt flied to Wicker:
S'ephens struck out; Jones fouled to
Turner. No hits no runs.
Lakeland-Riva out, Stephens to
Jones; Love lined to Stephens; St
Charles out, Surrency to Jones. No
hits, no runs.
Seventh Inning
! Orlando-Hurter safe on Turner's
/ tumble; Ball flied to Riva; Blount
struck out: Joyner fouled to Turner
hits; no runs.
L7koland-Ery lifted a high foul
TO Jones: Mills out, Ball to Jones
Turner beat out a bunt, but is out
stealing, Bebbinger to Stephens. No
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-23
REGIMENTS Of
MARRIED MEN
COMING OVER
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, July 23.-Special reg
lments, composed largely if not en-
tirely of married men, probably will
result from the war department pol
icy announced today regarding the
disposition of regulars who arc re-
turning to this country with French
wives. Orders have been sent com.
manding officers of debarkation ports
to transfer such men and their wives
to either Fort Orglethorpe, Ga, Fort
Ethan Allen, VT. or Fort Myer, Va.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-23
PROHIBITION
OFFICER Of v.
Va. SEIZED By
M00NSH|NERS;
CHARGED WITH
BOOTLECC|NG
WAS RESCUED BY AAOTHER OF.
FICER AFTER HAVING BEEN
FOUND GUILTY BY 2X4 JUSTICE
OF THE PEACE
(By Associated Press.)

Huntington, w. Va, July 23.--
Seized by a gang of alleged moon
sinners and brought before the
Greenbrier county justice Of the peace
and found guilty on a charge Of boot
fegging, was the experience Of II. r..
Ratliff Hinton, W. Va, state pro-
hihition officer, who returned late
yesterday from an investigation tour
into the hills He was rescued by Q
brother officer.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-23
BONDING FOR BEST ROADS
Is EASIEST THING To DO

State Highway Commissioner w. r.
Cooke says that he has travelled near
ly every road or trial in the state.
and has found some places so rough
that when you get bump in front
you get two bumps behind.
Now that the legislature has placed
so much power in the state road de-
partment the motorists of the stats
will expect that these bumps" Of
Mr.. Cookies discovery will be elm
mated. South Florida has many
paved highways, it sees the national
reed for them and bonding for the
best roads is getting to be the easiest
thing to do. Communities are judged
by their roads. Travellers tell it when
they find good paved or hard surfaced
roads in section. They tell it too.
when they find these bumps" or
stretches of bad roads.-St. Lucie
Tribune.
What world of good sense there
IA In the above paragraph.
The South Florida counties have
proved the value of real roads-per-
nanent roads that go somewhere
that connect up community with
community and make one BIG COM
munity. They proved all this by hav-
ing nerve. Nerve enough to bond for
big amounts to build permanent
roads. They werc not content to let
their commissioners plow two ruts az
the side and turn the dirt in ths
middle and then sprinkle she'll over
the dirt. They know that commits
Sioners would DO forced to do that
to satisfy so-called ''publc senti-
mont so they canned the "so-called"
and called big bond elections and
proved that the real public sentiment
was for permanent roads.
The counties that can squelch their
"big taxpayers" who are so narrow
minded that they can't see few mills
for roads, then make road program
covering the really needed roads, find
out their cost beforehand and then
bond for that cost are going to get
the cream of the tourist business and
the cream of the Florida travel and
the cream of just about everything
good tha. comes to Florida
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-23

INCREASE NUMBER
TO FIGHT SERIOUS
FOREST FIRES
(By Associated press.)

Spokane, July 23.-2,5OO forestry
service men will soon be increased
to 5000 as the men in the employ OF
Timber Protective Associations have
failed to hold in check the serious
forest fires which are raging in
northern Idaho and western and cen
tral Montana. Serious blazes are
spreading over approximately 2500O
acres in the Madison National Forest,
threatening this property.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-23
10 Shot in Berlin
(By Associated Press.)

Berlin, Tuesday, July 22.-Oe-
laved)-Ten persons were shot dur
ing disorders which attended the
breaking up of majority socialist
meeting by communists and Sparta
cans here yesterday. Those attending
a meeting which was held in the
Trades Union building attempted to
Lynch the man who fired the shots
hut he was saved by hospital helpers
who were in the building.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-23
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, July 23.-Congress
was asked by Secretary Lane for a
special appropriation of $5O0.00O to
fight the forest fires in the north
west. The fires cannot be extin-
guished except by rain of which there
is no immediate prospect, said the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-23
(By Associated Press.)

London, July 23.-It Is learned that
Irme Kiralfy, organizer of pageants
and spectacular plays, who died at
Brighton, April 2S left fortune of
$2,000,000 1t is stated that he real
lied total return of $22,75O,000 from
the colossal pagoants he produced
mostly in America and abroad. One
pageant shown at the Worlds fair at
Chicago, brought in about 100000.
statement issued here says this Is
the largest total of receipts in the
history of the opera, drama, spectacle
ard pageantry.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-23
SCORES INJURED
IN FISTS FIGHTS
NONE OF THESE CASES, HOW"
EVER, WILL RESULT FATALLY,
TT is BELIEVED
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, July 23.-Although
there was sporadic firing of firearms
in some of the negro districts until
early this morning, the major casu-
alties of last nights clash between
whites and negroes consisted of only
cne white man killed and another
probably fatally wounded. There
were scores of injured in varying de-
grees as result Of blows from fists,
clubs and stones and welding lof
knivee, but in none of these cases
were wounds expected to be fatal.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-23
GOVT MAY REMIT
PART Of TAXES
TO ELECTRIC RYS
(By Associated Press.)

Washington July 23.-The remis.
sion of at least part of the federal
state and municipal taxes on street
railways as one means of relieving
their financial difficulties was sug-
gested to the Federal Electric Rail
way Commission by Professor Charles
j. Bullock, of Harvard University, He
was former president of the National
Tax Association.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-23

Summary: Two base hits, Ery,
Jones. Three base hit, Riva Stolen
bases, Riva, Hunter. Sacrifice hits.
Cohen, Morris Blount. Base on balls
Surrency. Left on bases, Orlando 4;
Lakeland 5. Hit by pitcher ball by
Ery; by Hunter. Struck out by Ery
3; by Surrency 5. Passed balls, st.
Charles. Wild pitches, Ery L. Sur
rency 2. Time of game 1876. Umpire,
Baird. Attendance 22S.