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The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-30
ENGINEER SPEEDS
TRAIN TO DEATH
SIX DEAD; 100 my INJURED. ON
SOUTHERN PACIFIC,

Los Angeles, Oct. 3O.-Six dead and
about 100 injured, some seriously,
is the known casualty list today re
sulting from the wreck of the Southrn
Pacific's San Joaquin Valley Flyer"
late yesterday, near Acton, a few
miles from here.
Officials said the wreck was cousod
by the engineer yho was attempting
to make too much speed on ten de-
gree curve. IS.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-30
STEEL WORKERS
ORDERED TO WORK
FULFILL AGREEMENTS

THOSE UNDER CONTRACTS WILL
Youngstown, Oct. 3O.-The Nation
ii Strike committee at Pittsburg has
endorsed the stand taken by the ANAL
gamated association of iron-steel-tin
plate workers that contracts made
with the steel paints made before the
strike shall be held inviolate.-
All amalgamated men under. such
contracts have been ordered to re-
turn to work, it was announced today
by d. J. Davis, vice-president of the
lmalgamated who is here to see that
the order is carried out.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-30
SUPREME COUNCIL is CONSlD-
~
ERING CASE =
DATE FOR TREATY EFFECT
Still Not Fixed, But May Be
Settled Saturday BY
y Council

: Paris, Oct. 30.-The Supreme Coun-
Gil today discussed the possible dates
for putting the German peace treaty
into effect, but postponed decision in
&
the matter until Saturday.
The Council has discussed the az
mistice conditions which the reports.
of Marshal Foch and others have
shown that Germany has violated.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-30
DR.. F. c. MCCONNELL.
SPEAKS AT VIENNA
NOTED ATLANTA MINISTER
COMES TOMORROW NIGHT


DIR. F. G.. Mcconnell, one Of the lead
ing Baptist ministers of Georgia, will
be in Vienna tomorrow night and will
speak for the Baptists of the church
in hat city. He comes from Atlanta
to make this address.
The pastor Of the Vienna church,
Rev. r. w Tippett and members of
the congregation extend cordial and
hearty invitation to Baptists of Cor
dele and Crisp county to be present
and hear Mcconnell. He is another
of the large calibrc speakers Of the
denomination.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-30
ATTACKS PRESIDENT AS USUR.
PER OF POWER
COMPLETE STRIKE PLANS
Walk out Saturday Has
Every Indication of Fin
Il ished Job

indianapolis, Oct. 30.-A direct at
tack on the Presidents course in the
coal strike situation as the climax
of a long series Of attmpted usurpa-
tions of executive power" was made
today by John l.. Lewis, head of the
United Mine Workers and executive
board.
The attack came in long message
to Secretary Wilson replying to the
message from him delivered to the
conference yesterday.
$4,000 in Tennessee
Knoxville. Oct. 30.-It is estimated
that $4,000 miners in the Tennessee
and Kentucky district will go on strike
Saturday. The federal troops now in
this city on account of the street car
strike and disorders will be available
for service in the coal fields in the
event of trouble.
Final Preparation
indianapolis, Oct. 3G.-Backed by
the sentiment displayed in yester-
DAVIS conference, the executive board
of the United Mine Workers met to-
day to finish preparatory work Incl
dental to the coming strike of the
soft coal miners.
1t was stated that no development
ucold avert the strike.
Birmingham Gets Ready
Birmingham, Oct. 30.-Coal opera
tors today are busy making prepra-
tions to resist the strike and miners
are holding meetings throughout this
district to fuse their strength. No
statement will he had form either
side, other than the reiteration of the
miners statement that practically all
the miners i'm the district will obey
the strike order Saturday morning
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-30

Tittoni for the settlement of the
Fiume question has not been accept
ed by the United States
II is declared that, although the re-
ply Of Secretary Lansing was unfav-
orabIe as n whole, a considerable por-
ton of the Tittoni proposal was ac-
cepted, and that exchanges with the
United States on the subject will be
continued.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-30
ORDER ISSUED FOR COAL IN TRANSIT;
pv t WILSON SIGNS ORDER RESTORING CONTROL PRICES
UNITED STATES NEGOTIATES
WITH ITALY ON FTUME PROBLEM
MANY NEW ARRESTS
FOOD CONTROL LAW

Washington. Oct. 30.-Many
new arrests in a number Of
states for violations Of the food
and fuel control law are expect
ed soon by the department of
justice.
The Cordele dispatch. (Cordele, Ga.) 19??-1971, 1919-10-30
NEW YORK COTTON
LOCAL MARKET

GOOD MIDDLTNG CLOSED 81.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-12-29
JURiST RIDDLES IN COURT

New York, Dec. 20. Magistrate
Sweetser, on the bench in Yorkville
vile Court, varied the session b.
cbliging with violin selections He
played Turkey in the Straw" the
Blue Danube and other melodies.
Oscar Davis, colored hall boy and
telephone operator Of No. 234 West
134th street stood accused OF stealing
two violins from the store of Joshua
Nicholson Assistant District Attor-
ney 0Shaughnessy contended they
were antiques and worth $3.50. AZ
Attorney Robert Donough. for Davis,
asserted they were just plain fid-
dies" worth less than $25 each.
Magistrate Sweetser qualified him
self as an expert and ordered Davis
charged with grand larceny on the
$3.50 valuation, and held him in &c..
600 bail for the grand jury.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-12-29


Mayor and Commissioners. at Large.
TDpLtST.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-12-29
ORDINANCE NO. 24s
An OrdinaRce in Regard to the PAVING and
Curling Of Certain Streets Therein
Named

BE it ordained by the City Commissioners of
the city OF Lakeland, Florida that bonds OF
the City Of Lakeland. Florida, to be known and
designated as improvement Bonds be issued
in the aggregate sum OF $l9,749.09; that there
shall be forty Of said bonds, each Of which
shall be In the sum OF five hundred dollars
except the last which shall be In the sum
Of two hundred and forty -nin6 dollars and
nine cents t$240.09) the said bonds TO be
issued against the certificates Of indebtedness
as shown In the resolution passed by the Com
missioners heretofore at this meeting, said GER
tihcates covering property on South Boule-
yard between Mcdonald street and Park street !.
North Iowa avenue, from Oak street to Parker
street, and Phillips avenue, from Palmetto
street to Mcdonald street which said total
amount Is not In excess OF the aggregate
amount Of the certificates Of indebtedness de-
posted with the City Treasurer and RECORDED.
in the Lien book made for that purpose. The
said bonds shall be dated December 20th 1919,
and shall mature IL one, two, three four, Ave,
six, seven, eight, nine and ten years from date
bearing Interest at the rate OF six per cent
per annum, payable semi annually -that Is TO
say, four Of the said five hundred dollar bonds
to mature In one year from date, four Of the
said Ave hundred dollar bonds to mature in
two years from date, four OF the said Ave hun
cred dellar bonds to mature In three year.
from date, four of :he said five hundred dol
lar bonds to mature In four years from dale,
four Of the said Ave hundred dollar bonds to
mature in five years from date, four Of the
said five hundred dollar bonds TO mature in
six years from date, four Of The said 1--WE
hundred dollar bonds to mature in seven years
from date four Of the said five hundred dol
lar bonds to mature in eight years from date,
four Of the said five hundred dollar bonds to
nature in nine years from date, and three of
the said five hundred dollar bonds and one
two hundred and forty -nine dollar and nine
cent bond 10 mature in ten years from date.
Each If said bonds shall have attached thereto
interest coupons each coupon representing the
proper interest Of said bond, and said bonds
shall bear a certificate duly signed by the City
Treasurer, certifying that the amounts Of the
certificates Of indebtedness SO deposited and
against which the said bonds are issued are
at least equal In amount TO the face value Of
the bonds issued. Each Of said bonds shat
be signed by the Mayor and attested by the
Clerk Of the said city, and shall be impressed
with the seal Of the City Of Lakeland. Florida
The coupons shall be signed In fac smile OF
the signatures Of the Mayor and Clerk re-
spectively, and the fac smile signatures are
to be Of the same force and effect as the sig
natures In fact Of the Mayor and Clerk. The
said bonds when issued shall be in substan
TALLY the following form:
rrNIrEn c,n ruc m AaappTrA
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-12-29

H. C. FLANAGAN,
Mayor or Commissioner at Large.
ATTEST:
II l.. SWATTs, City Clerk 1870
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-12-29
The Town GOSSIP


THE ONE with the ragged doll.
800
CAUGHT A glimpse.
!. OF THE big new doll
49, 4
:. AND HER eyes lit up.
AND HER mouth came open.
80
ore. AND SHE watched it.
AS LONG as she could.
AND THEN she kind of signed.
AND LOOKED wistful.
BUT ONLY for second.
AND I saw her look down.
&ss
AT HER own doll.
WITH ITS broken heda.
AND IT'S dirty face.
AID RAGGED clothes
AND SHE bent down.
$50
irl. AND KIsEsD it.
AND HUGGED it.
Il. JUST little tighter.
AND PATTED it.
ON THE broken place.
ON TOP of its head.
AND I'LL bet
THAT SHE makes.
MUCH better mother.
TO HER little doll.
THAN THE other girl.
WITH TEH new big one.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-12-29

acts, conditions and things required by the
Constitution and Laws Of the State Of Florida,
ana the Charter of the said city and amend
ments thereto. and Chapter 1854 Of the Session
Laws Of the State Of Florida for 1915. to
exist, happen and be performed precedent to
and In the issuance OF this bond, exist have
happened, and have been performed, In regi-
lar and due form time and manner as re-
luiped by law. and that the amount Of this
bond, together with all other Indebtedness OF
said city, does not exceed any limitations i'm
posed by the Constitution, the Statutes Of
Florida, or by the Charter Of said City, or
amendments thereto
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. the said City Of
Lakeland has caused this bond 10 BIO signed
by Its Mayor, or Commissioner at-Large, at
tested by the Clerk and its corporate seal TO
be hereunto Affixed, and has caused the inter-
est coupons hereto attached to be executed
with The fac sm!e signature Of the Mayor
and Clerk, respectively. ana this bond to be
dated the day Of ------------. A. d
1919
ATTEST:
City Clerk City Of Lakeland
That the said interest coupons shall be as
follows
Number --
On the---------day of---------, A. ID
L., the City Of Lakeland, in the County
OF Polk State Of Florida. will pay to the bearer
'ho sum VI dollars ~
gold coin OF the United States OF America,
at----------- being the semi annual
interest due on It's Improvement Bond, dated
the -------- day Of ---------, A. d. H.
NUMBER
Z. c FLANAGAN,
Mayor and Commissioner at Large,
City Of Lakeland.
ATTEST:
II. l.. SWATTS,
Clerk Of City of Lakeland.
X. C. FLANAGAN,
. Mayor or Commissioner at Large
ATTEST:
II l.. SwATTs, City Clerk 1870
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-12-29
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE OF FLORIDA
COUNTY OF POLK
CITY OF LAKELANl

L
serles------ Number
IMPROVEMENT PnND
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS
That the City Of Lakeland, In the County VI
Polk, State of Florida. municipal corporation
duly organized under the Constitution and
Laws Of the State Of Florida for value re-
ceiyed. acknowledges Itself to owe, and prom
ises to pay TO bearer on the --------- day
OF ------------, A. D. H., the prin-
ciDal sum u ----------------..--D DOLLARS,
with interest from the date thereof until paid,
az the rate Of six per centum per annu1n pay
able semi annually on the ---------- day
Gg-----------------.-- and the----------day
of-----0f each and every year, until
he principal hereof shall be fully paid, upon
presentation and surrender II the Interest
coupons hereto attached as they seFerally be
come due. Both principal and interest are
payable in gold coin Of the United States q
America at The -------------------, and Tor
he prompt payment Of the installments u
both principal and interest Of this bond, as
they respectively become due, the full fai't
credit and resources Of said city are herei
irrerocably pledged
This bond is one Of a series Of bonds OF Ike
datc and tenor, except as - maturity, issuef
v the civ 81 Lakeland pursuant e the
charter Of the said City enacted by the Lee
ataIs Of the state of Florida. and pursuant
Chapter fsfi Il The Session LaWS 0f Int
tate " Florida z. l1il, a1 prruan To d
oscillations ard ordinance Of said city dulY
m7sri afur1rsd al olaIed ls required ht
w .t4 NlHsN8nt {H I4 t1 taA rH.1 f
fl a,i tte requirements q the Constitution
n1 Ee aT8 se "
Ia d cts & Laeau e 1megdsi. ~
be purpose 1i p3E.n- ihc costs Jf imprufme
Il further certified aHd rseised that GER
fcae 81 adsbe5H aHant 10
ha De i1ta a7lut 81 tls sfcs ~ PONDS
New-York tribune., 1919-10-07
Il of
W omen Poor
On First Day
Men Far Outn,1mber Them
Throughout City, Especi-
ally in Manhattan, but
a Rally Is Prophesied
Some Ratios Are 80 to 1
Instances of Males Being
Exceeded Prove To Be
Rare; Figures Announced

/ Men far outnumbered the woneY
who took advantage of the first regis.
tration day yesterday to qualify fol
the November election. In Manhattan
districts the ratio Of men to wolner
was anywhere from three to one tc
thirty to one. The ratio was not sc
strongly against the women in Brook
lyn and The Bronx, where there are
more women's political clubs
Women leaders predicted the mem
hers of their own sex would come out
in increased numbers during the next
five days
The registration places, many In
public schools, opened at p m. and
closed at 1920
Thirty men and two women regis
tered in the 14th Election District, Cd
Assembly Districts thirty men and no
women in the 18th Election District
Of the same Assembly District; sixty
men and three women in Public Schoo
$50, Rivington and Suffolk streets.
which houses The boards of the 18th
and 22d Election Districts of the 4th
Assembly District. Fifty-nine men ant
twelve women registered in the Isl
and I'd Election Districts Of the 8tl
Assembly District during the opening
trict of the 18th Assembly District nc
women had appeared All these dis
tricts are on the East Side Of Man
| haitian
An exception to the rule was in the
negro districts OF Harlem, in some OF
which the women outnumbered the Men
Male registration was normal on the
West Side N the 18th Election Dis
trict, 10th Assembly District, on the
lower West Side. however, ninetce!
women registered as against seventeen
men. Four other election districts ii
this Assembly district reported 1853 ner
and "a women. Registration was heavy
in YorkvilIc
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Gait, presiden
Of the National American Woman Sui
fragc Association, and Miss Mary Gar
rett Hay, chairman Of the New Yorl
City League of Women Voters, were
among the first TO register at the booth
at 2ST5 Broadway.
Total registration in scattering As
semby Districts which had reported 81
2 a. m, was as follows:
Manhattan-ist Assembly District
2,0S5; I'd. 1,425; Sd. 2,36l; 4th, 2,464
Sth, 40; 11th. 2,567; 18th, 2,671; 18th
2,1o1; 18th, 2,260; 18th, 1888; 18th
2,024; 18th. 1898.
The Bronx-First Assembly District
I'd, 1887; Sd, 1874; 4th. zoos
9th, 2,l74; 9Th. 1,611.
ooklyn-First Assembly District,
2,200; I'd, 2,099; 4th, 2,199; Sth, 2.G64;
9th, 2.2l2; 14th, t,t72; 18th, 1884
10th. 1899; Goth, 3,456; 22d, 2.937.
chmond-Borough total, 1904
New-York tribune., 1919-10-07
National Guard Gets
Four Tank Battaiions
Major General Carter Expects
N. Y. viii Have One; Aero
Units Expected Soon
NeU York Tribune
HpnshinctoM IS,fa.an1i


WASHINGTON, Oct e.-Four light
tank battalions, with q personnel of
12e officers and 1924 enlisted men,
we're to-day authorized by the War
Department to be formed in connec-
ton with the National Guard. The
baStalions will be assigned to the Ma
tional Guard corps to be made UP Of
four divisions, each contemplated in
tho reorganization Of the State
militia.
One Of the battalions probably will
be organized in connection with the
New York state troops No definite
decision has been made.
81 think New York will como in So1
one Of these battalions," Major Cen
eral Carter, chief of the militia bur
reau, said. "a number Of states have
sent in reqL ssts for tank companies,
but We must determine what loca,-
ties can offer tho best personnel
Skilled mechanics will be needed TO
make the tank com panies representa-
tive of the service"
Aero units also are expected to be
added TO the National Guard soon
The War Department has set aside
sufficient aviation equipment to fur
nish contemplated aero units for the
State troops
New-York tribune., 1919-10-07
Z el1arlts Win
{ inst Round i'm
Eviction L lights
Hundreds of Hearings Arc
Put Over by Justices;
Defendants Are Favored
in More Critical Gases

The tenant won the first round in the
rent eviction situation yesterday when
the various municiraI court justices
d Greater New York began hearings
II some 10000 cases where landlords
are seeking to dispossess the present
occupants OF their .7ats
IN the oalief that time, diplomacy
and publicity would settle a majority
OF tile situations where the number
of apartment seekers does rot exceed
the number Of available fats, every
effort was made to delay actual evic-
ZION. In some courts only adjourned
cases were heard, so that hundreds
CT disputes scheduled for yesterday
werc put over until to-day. III the
more critical districts, however, where
%>tioN vas Imperative, the court sided
w;th Tie tenant
In some cases police reserves were
crowded the courts and heaped abuse
necessary 10 restrain the tenants, who
New-York tribune., 1919-10-07

think unscrupulous landlords and rent
prohtcering arc largely responsible for
the situation"
Faced with immediate eviction to-
day unless an agreement was reached
102 tenants, many Of them negroes, met
at the library at 10a West 135th Street
last night in an effort to stave off
eviction. Two representatives of the
Mayors Committee on Rent Profteer-
ing were present to act as mcdiators.
Rendered desperate by the influx Of
apartment seekers who are able to out
bid them for the few vacant flats. Har-
lem residents have called a meeting az
the hall OF the Harlan Board Of Com
merce, 270 Lenox Avenue, for " cdnes.
day night to organize q society to erect
barracks in vacant lots and parks
Carrot Hayes, lawyer, with an Office
at 90 Broad Street, is leading the move
ment.
Would Live In Old Cars
Funds will be raised by public sub
scription and the city will be asked to
grant rights for the erection OF bar.
racks like those used at the various army
cantonyncuts to house officers, Mr.. Hayes
said yesterday.
Mount Morris and Jefferson parks
and auy vacant city lots suitable for
the purpose VIII DC sought. Architects
Will bc asked o-aay 20 submit plans
Tor the buildings, which Will be frame
structures, probably two stories IN
height sud protected against fire by
the use Of community Kitchens. Aa-
other suggestion offered by negro
lawyer in Harlorl yesterday was that
old street cars lying idle 10 the yards
Of various railroad conn rpanics be moved
to vacant lots and used for housing pur-
poses.
Headquarters Of the Mayors Com
miJtee On Rent Prohtcering in the
Municipal Building became the centre
of dispute and concliation in scores
Of cases referred there yesterday by
the courts. With a record of 4.3ll
eases already settled, or an average OF
IS per cent, the committee rcdoublcd
its efforts and worked until midnight
tringiag landlord and tenant to agree.
nent. At this rate Of settlement, and
With a months time given for readjus
men. the committee was hopeful last
night that the situation might be
cleared UP within month with the
exception, Of course, Of cases where
the prospective tenants exceed the
number Of available fats.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-07

pany explained the situation and III.
men said they understood. Accordin~
to John {. Quinn, one of the officers
OF the company they tried all dav
TO get these workers. but failed.
"Boilermakers will not do any car
penters' or machinists' work" ev.
planned Mr.. Quinn "Yet it is essen.
tial that scaffolds be erec.ad sna
frames built before the ironworkers
can do their work. We had been
limping along on tire work left ovar
since the waikout, but we were soo,
faced with a knotty problem. We han
to get help to build up the scaffolG-
ing Tor the boilermakers or we had N
shut down. There was no alternative y
He said he thought other yards af-
fected by the strike would have 70
suspend before long.
Union leaders pointed yesterday IN
the shut down of the Downey plan,
as a sign of their gaining strength
They explained that their first esti-
mate of 100000 strikers was based on
their belief that the boilermakers ana
iron shipbuilders were going out win
them. But these organizations did NOR
receive the sanction of their interna-
tlonals and therefore could not strike
According to the unions latest reports
more than 10000 men are out. Tho
shlpyard owners insist that the num-
Der of strikers is less than 5000.
From a trip around the wards ~
Brooklyn and Staten Island 1t seemsd
Yesterday that every plant had been
visibly affected by the strike. While
there was little picketing, many of tho
strikers were hanging around near the
yards watching the approach of any
strangers. Inside the yards very LITTLE
work seemed to be under way About
Ito yards Of the Port cf Nev York
are affected by the strike.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-07
Bi g Downey Plant
Closed by Strike
OF Shipyard Men
Cessation Forced by Lack
of Carpenters to Build
Scaffolding; Other Sus-
pensions Are Predicted

The Downey shipbuilding Corpora
tion yesterday closed its Staten Is
land yard, one Of the largest on the
Atlantic coast, On account of the ship
yard workers strike. 1t had been
operating with a depleted force since
the general walk-out last Wednesday.
When the boilermakers, who had not
joined the strike, reported for work
yesterday morning they were told they
would have to get at least ten car
penters, five machinists and FIVE cleo
tricians before they could continue
their work. The officials of the COM
New-York tribune., 1919-10-07

erably during the last few weeks, ard
Mr.. Williams is determined to learn
whether or not the price increases arc
justified. He said he wanted man
held as high in the publc's esteem as
Louis Marshall, who settled the Jewish
bread price controversy, and Oscar
Straus, who is now investigating The
high meat prices.
Sugar Sold Too High
Auctioneers will be advised by Mr.
Williams to-day that they are not to
charge more than the governments
price for sugar, no matter how spirited
the bidding. Complaint was made yes
terday by a group of dealers that 5000
pounds of sugar had been sold for
~ y cents a pound at an auction held
on East Houston Street.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-07
Mexicans Free american:
Bandits Are Paid $1,000

WASHINGTON. Oct. e.--Lindley
Harper Spillard, an American kid
mapped from his ranch at Alvarado,
Mex, and held for ransom, has
been released, according to advices
to-day to the State Department.
Spiilard was freed by his captors
upon appearance Of substitute
hostage, who was held until $4,000
ransom has been paid.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-07
To Keep Broadway Clear
Meetings Between 42d and
5Oth Streets Barred

Captain Samuel Bolton, Of tho West
Forty-second Street station. received
instructions last night from Fourth
Deputy Police Commissioner Wallis to
keep Broadway clear from Forty-secoud
to Fiftieth street Of all street corner
meetings. recruiting speakers and
other gatherings. Captain Bolton said
the meetings obstructed traffic. A
meeting to get recruits for the list
Regiment was the first one told to
move on.
New-York tribune., 1919-10-07
New Wage Scale Refused:
1000 Coal Miner. ~,r;k.

JOHNSTOWN. Pa, Oct. 6.-Two
thousand union miners, employed in
twenty-six independent coal mines of
this district. went on strike TO-DAY
The strike is said TO have peer called
because the majority of the mine oyer
ators refused to sign the UNION scale.