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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-12-10
FOR SALE

4 room house, small lot, close in,
paved ST., lights, water. $4,000. S350
cash. bal. monthly or quarterly.
5-room plastered house bearing
trees, $2,75O.
broom bungalow, modern, garage,
corner lot $4,000.
Splendid 7-room story, plastered
house, lot 75x135, south side, garage
fruit, $500.
10 acres, 5 in young trees, paved
road. / mile from city limits. $4OOo'
ola acres / mile from city limits
lust off paved road. Attractive 6-room
house, about 2 acres in Seeding trees
oar. in 2 yr. old trees, garage, ETC.
$11,5OO.
7-room, 2 story house, 2 IL blocks
from Main St., excellent neighbor-
hood, $500. IL cash.
New 5-room bungalow, splendid To-
cation. plastered, nice light fixtures
S4.750. 1-3 cash.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-12-10
ANOTHER BIG SLASH In
PRICE OF BUILDING MATERIAL

Framing, rough or dressed. :. :. :. SAC. 90
Siding (novelty) .............. $500
Flooring !. $500
IL So. edge siding ........... 1900
Ceiling TIC .................. 1900
Ceiling 9-16 .................. $500
Ceiling 1916 37.O0
Trim 1x4 to 1x10 .............. 1000
.atH, flne 1890. O.uV
Lain, cypress ................. S'UU
Heart Shingles (cypress) ...... $50
Above prices delivered Lakeland
and are based on No. grade as 1t
comes from the mill in West Florida
and runs above average yard grades
Shipped subject to inspection, quality
guaranteed. Shipment on road to
Lakeland PERRY LUMBER CO.,
Perry. Florida. 1888
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-02
PRESS COMMENTS
TALK AND TAXES.

II was Benjamin Franklin who ssid
that "in this world nothing is certain but
death and taxes. What WAS trle in
| Franklin's day is doubly true now, for
| while medical science can sometimes trick
death and prolong life, taxes are incx-
orable.
During the campaign Senator Harding
and all the Republican orators were pro-
| fuse in their promises of reduced taxation
and of more equitable taxation, but in the
four weeks that have intervened since
election, not single responsible Republl-
can leader has come forward with any
plan, and Senator Lodge has said that
Congress will do nothing with revenue
legislation until after March A.. What It
will do then is on the knees of the gods.
Senator Wadsworth of New York can
think of nothing in WAY OF tax adjust
ment except To increase tho exemptions TO
$4,000 and $4,000. Senator Curtis of
Kansas is confident that 81 900, ,000,OO0 n
year can be raised from n protective tariff,
although no tariff even in the blessed days
of Dingleyism ever brought in more than a
third of that sum. bIlion-dolar tariif
would mean an increase IN the cost OF
living for which no political party would
care To assume the responsibility
To the suggestion that n sales tax be
substituted for the progressive income
and excess-profits tax Prof. Thomas s.
Adams ofYale, who is one Of the taxation
experts of tho Bureau OF Internal Revenue,
informed his audience IN aD address at the
Economic Club Monday night that If the
agitation continued, you are going TO suo-
ceed in passing Soldiers Bonus bill,
and the enormous cost Of that bonus is
going to be paid for by sales tax added
to the taxes of which you now complain
This is dismal prophecy but it is one
that is abundantly sustained by the Who'll
experience Of American politics.
The time 10 have begun the systematic
revision of the war taxes was two years
ago when the Sixty-six th Congress first
met So far as hostilitics were concerned,
the war was ovoE and nothing remained 10
be done in a military way except demobil-
ize. Every consideration Of common sense
and practical government was on the side
of careful inquiry into the whole ques-
tion of war taxation and the readjustmsnt
of its inevitable inequalities.-BNew York
World
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-02
Just Folks
By Edanr A. Guest
THE STORY TELL'N' MAN.

Sometimes there In funp man comes
TO our house klr tea,
An when we've finished supper he just
takes me on his knee
An tells all sorts Of stories about pirates
m their ships.
Or cowboys that go walking with real
pistols on their hips
An the Indians who used 20 scalp their
victims till il seems
All night / am a cowboy KILN Indians
in my dreams.
When I know that he Is comm you bet
] don't go out
To race around the streets an play, but
just wait about
Till he's finished with his supper then
| climb up in his chair
An Ma SAYS I'm nuisance, but he
says he oesn't care,
An he starts another story an afore
he's half way through,
My insides get excited coz IL seems so
real an true.
The story-tellin' man just knows the tales
like the best.
With men and horses in EN- an the
mountains way out west,
An the prairies an the fghtin' an the
sters that shine at night,
With the red skins in the distance fixin'
up to start fight
Once ! asked him where he learned EN- an
he grinned at me on said:
He couldn't tell exactly they Just popped
into his head.
I'm trying 70 remember All the things
he's told TO me
OF the cowboys aD the pirates, COZ
some day 'praps il may be
When I'm grown p just like be is, may
meet some lit le chap
Who will want 20 hear some stories an
will climb into my lap
An tease the way | tease him then III
do the best | can
To be that little fellows happy story
tellin' man
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-02
Who Smashed "Hfndy's" Isne7

Members of the Thirtieth Division
A. T. F., are now up in arms and asserting
that their unit Of our troops first broke
through the Hindenburg line. Senator
Simmon. is plotting the fight for the Ten
nessee. North and South Carolina men,
which. Of course, viii raise a question as 70
the reliability Of the claim. Until these
new aspirants for the honors Of smashing
"Hindy" inaugurated this contest
the credit was given TO New York troops.
The action, however, is to be deplored,
from the certainty that once we start TO
fight the war over again on this side there
will be much bad blood engendered, even
though none is spilled.
This action recalls the excursion Of the
Delaware Legislature TO the Gettysburg
battlefield, 10 locate the monument 20
our troops who fell there, A group OF
veterans from various States met by
chance there at the same time. and when
hearing one of the Delaware men declare
that he was the soldier who carried an i'm
portant dispatch from the commanding
officer across a plane under hot FIRE, there
arose great hubbub. for no less than seven
Of the men present claimed to have been
the identical man who alone was sent on
that fatefuI errand to order the burning Of
a barn TO dislodge nest Of sharpshooters.
BY refghting the battles Of the World
War on this side we are in danger Of even
tually supplanting the present set Of
heroes with another lot, 50 that it
eventually may take hall Of fame as
large as the Capitol at Washington 70 list
the American Division that beat the in
vincible General Hindenburg at Bony or
Bcllicourt
AS Admiral Schley once remarked dur
ing a similar controversy: There's glory
enough for al, and no need Of oonten-
ton"
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-02
Asks Credit for Farmers.

Senator Capper of Kansas declares he
will introduce bill at the coming short
session Of Congress. providing for the
restoration Of the War Finance Corpora
ton for the benefit Of the farmers. II IL
intended that the measure will renew the
plan Of providing credit and also to extend
credits 10 foreign nations The Senate
committee on banking and currency is
arranging 70 take up the consideration
Of credits at an esrly date
Credit or more capital for the farmers
is just now regarded as vital 10 enable
them 70 dispose Of their crops TO the best
advantage. and not for all Of them 70 un-
load at the same time, swamp the market
and pass over their grain TO spectators.
II probably is just as necessary that
Congress does not loan public money that
will enable the farmer to hold his wheat
for three dollar. bushel, or other impos-
sible price
The day for three-dollar wheat has un-
doubtedly passed, and the farmer might
as we'll realize the fact now as later. how
ever hard they may be hit by the big drop
in prices, that have occurred in the last
eight months II wheat roe. much higher
than the present price il viii be because Of
some unforeseen condition. We must have
cheaper -four, and cheaper bread, and
cheaper other staples, and it is highly i'm
probable that Congress will approve any
legislation that will make possible hold
ing up Of cereals for an unwarranted price.
The farmers who voted for q change Of
administration and protective tariff will
find that Europe cannot buy here. for the
REASON that she has nothing to pay with
but manufactured goods. and these would
De barred by excessive duties While the
plight of the farmer is disagreeable he
must look TO the free operation Of the law
Of supply and demand TO relieve his
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-02
NEED FOR ARMY OFFICERS.

More difficult than obtaining the 2S0,-
600 men required 10 make up the new
peacetime army authorized by Con-
gress is the problem Of finding the l77l7
officers reeded. says Major General
March in his annual report.
With the educational program offered
to enlisted men, the increased pay and
the somewhat more democratic advan-
tages available to them, the recruiting
problem, particularly under present eli
matte and industrial conditions, Is not
great. But to the officer corresponding
advantages have not been offered, In
consequence the problem Of obtaining the
required thousands OF high-gTade men at
relatively low pay and meager advan-
tages is not easy.
For a skeleton army, which accords
with Americas traditional peacetime
policy, the officers are, of course, OF vital
importance. clearly, therefore, the life,
the pay and general surroundings ofarmy
and navy officers should be adjusted TO
modern conditions and offer an attractive
openiI for ambitious ard intelligent men
Army life should be made more normally
American Only then Will the shortage
of personnel be Chicago News.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-02
To End the Armenian Horror.

To many persons il has been great sur
prise, since the conclusion Of the Peace
Conference at Versailles and the promulga-
tion of the Treaty OF Peace and Covenant
of the League of Nations, TO learn of con-
tinued atrocities perpetrated upon the
long-suffering Armenians by the unspeak-
able Turk. The subject was taken up by
the League of Nations at Geneva, and the
result was a formal request to President
Wilson to accept the mandate for tho
people of Armenia, in the effort to put an
end to the horrible impositions upon its
people. The United States Senate de-
clined TO accept this mandate on behalf OF
our government, but President Wilson
promptly acceded to the request of the
League Assembly that he accept the post.
Air eady he has received from Spain and
Brazil cordial offers of aid in the work.
The agreement Of Mr.. Wilson to thus
take upon himself duty that may prove
not only unpleasing, but decidedly uD-
satisfactory, by reason of not having any
power to enforce action, is most COM
meDdable In his letter of acceptance,
after setting forth his lack of authority in
the absence of specific action by Congress,
he said: 81 am willing, however, 10 use my
good offices and to proffer my personal
mediation through a representative, whom
I may des gnate, TO end the hostilities
now being waged against the Armenian
people, and TO bring peace and concord to
the oontending parties, relying upon the
council of the League of Nations to sug-
gcst 20 me the avenues through which my
proffer should be conveyed and the parties
TO whom it should be addressed"
The sad fate of Armenia has long been
disgrace TO all the rest of the Christian
world, and it is amazing that the ferocity
Of the Turk should be permitted TO con-
tipue to wreak frenried slaughter and dew
astation upon these helpless people.
What may result from Mr., Wilson's
mediation is problematicsl but there Is
no doubt that If il should even be approx
ed and indor.ed by the Congress Of the
United Stste., the ferocity of the savage
and bloodthirsty Turks would quickly
abate at the prospect of the summary re-
taliation that would come upon them.
There would be no occasion for armed in
tervention. The attitude OF our country
would prove a potent warning, IS the
Turk would not fail to realize the oonse-
quences Of persistence in his diaeoiical
perrecutions.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-02
Pertinent Intimation of a Change.

II has not been many months since the
Police Department Of our city was serious
ly crippled by inability to fill vacancies on
the force designations, for the purpose Of
eDgaginO in more remun eratiye employ
ment, depleted the ranks Of patrolmen
and il was impc ssible 70 secure men 70
Gil the vacancies. which at one time
numbered nearly thirty
II is different now. All the vacancies
have been filled, and applications for posi-
tions on the force are becominO quite
numerous Seven were received at this
week meetino Of the Police Commission
ers, all from apparently good men
This incident Of itself shows the extent
Of the radical chance in industrial condI-
tions local as we'll as general, durirg the
past few months No longer are jobs beg
ging for men Far too many men are now
on the anxious lookout for good jobs to tide
them over the winter
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-02
Central Bank at Thlrty-Fiye.

The Central National Bank follows
closely the Security Trust Co. II
celebrating it's 35th anniversary, the two
institutions being born at the Same time,
and began business in the ssmc building
In the list of presidents of the Central are
the names of eight prominent business
men, all of whom have passed on.
II seems but yesterday since John II
Adams came TO inspect the new building
at Fifth and Market streets, but il has,
in fact, been many yesterdays The GUS
tom of having business men head the in
stitution was continued until the death OF
George w Chambers, it's eighth executive
who was followed by Robert p Robinson
the present head, who is trained in tho
banking business and devotes his time tie
it exclusively.
Strong names in local business circl les
were the other presidents of the institu-
tion-Samuel II. McClary, Jr., William
M. Field, Phillip Plunkett, Henry M.
Lodge, Edward II. Brennan-and their
enjoyed among our people is reflected in
the progress and prosperity Of the Central
Bank
Wilmington's public banking record has
been brilliant one, indeed, unblurred by q
failure or losses to depositors. Our banks
have been safely, sanely, conservatively
conducted, the men chosep TO administer
their affairs always vindicating the wis
dom Of their selection.
The growth Of the banking business In
this city, and in the State in the last ten
years, is interesting as on index of the in
dustrial and commercial advancement Of
our city. II is not unlikely, according 10
some local finAnciers that theincrease will
approximate 500 per cent in the city and
as much in other sections of the State.
Through the influences of such well-direct-
ed institutions as the Central Natior al,
Wilmington has taken prominent place
in the financial circles of the East
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-02
HOMICIDES AND PROHIBITION

In the time when prohibition was only a
subject for agitation and propaganda, one
Of the principal arguments Of its advocates
was the assertion that early all crimes were
traceable TO Incorporate indulgence IN
alcoholic beverages The public was asked
to believe thar when orce prohibition had
been put IN force crime would be mini
mized and penal institutions would be
come and remain depopulated.
AL newspaper readers know that mur-
ders and robberies and other crimes have
been numerous since prohibition went
into effect Now DIR Frederick ]. Hoffman
of New York, says, in published article,
that study of criminal statIsties from
thirty-One cities has shown him an in
crease in murders and suicides in the year
1919 The figures showing the increase
appeared in the news printed in the
EVeniI g Journal, The writer says: "Iiu-
man life was rever so insecure III the
United States as today, and practically
nothing is being done IN the direction of
reducing the risk Of homicidal frequer cy"
But it was promised that prohibition
would do all that was to be done. Al
bany Journal
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-02
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

question by writing Every Evening Jnfor-
nation Bureau, Frederic : Hassln. Dire Dire.
Tor Warrington. -. Q. .rl This oifsr appl,s;. pns.
give advice on irgai. medical and financial
matters. IL does not attempt to sctue do
mestie troubles. not % undert.ss 81 hsns-
question plainly and briefly. Give fun narns
.na ..ps os return .na r.ps.
sent direct 70 the inquirer.
Q. With the mighty forests that we
have why is there so much talk Of lumber
scarcity /. NJ. 9.
A. The Department Of Agriculture
says that the cruz Of timber depletion
is the exhaustion, 1T partial exhaustion.
Of the forests that are most available 10 the
bulk Of the population Of the country.
One-half Of the lumber remaining in
continental United States is in three
st ates bord ering on the Pacific Ocean.
q. How many Presidents have been
married twice, and how many married
while Presidents2 X. q.
A. Five Of our Presidents have married
twioe-President Tyler, Fillmore, Ben
iamin Harrison, Roosevelt, and Wilson. Two
Presidents married during their terms Of
office, these being Grover Cleveland and
Woodrow Wilson.
O You say that q. g. Army reglI-
lation prohibits American soldiers wear
ing the Sam Brown belt. Yet / note that
all pictures Of General Pefshing show him
wearing this belt Please explain. NJ A. Y.
A. The War Department says the
official regulation 70 which you refer does
not affect II s.. Army officers with the rank
of General" i" Such officers are allowed the
right 10 prescribe their own uniforms
and those Of the members Of their i'm
mediate staffs.
O. What Is the meaning Of Sephar-
dim2 w. T. T.
A. Jews who are descendants Of the
former Jews Of Spain and Portugal are
classed as 5ephardim. They are darker IN
complexion than those native 70 northern
countries, and usually have more delicate
features.
q; Do battleshiPs carry supply of
drinking water, or do they use sea water
A. J. A.
A. The Navy Department gays that
usually battleships use sea water, the water
being distilled for drinking.
@ When was the Carnegie Hero Fund
created? II. r. s.
A. The Carnegie Hero Fund, the amour
being FIVE million dollars, was created BY
Andrew Carnegie in April, 1914, for the
benefit Of thoe losing their lives in herolct
efforts To save their fellow-rnen, or for
the heroes themselves, if injured only
Q. How did Kansas get It's name2
X. D.
A. The name was taken from that ~
an Indian trib., who called themselves
Kane, a word said to refer to the wind
@. Has a person more than one jugu-
lar vein? I. VI. J..
A. There are two juguIar veins on
each side Of the neck The external por-
tions Of the head and neck to the heart,
while the Internal lugIlar veins carry the
blood from the laternal sinus 20 the
heart.
O. "a an inheritance tar 3 modern
form Of taxation? w. 0. Q.
A. Such taxes were imposed in Rome
more than 2O00 years ago, and have been
a source Of revenue IN several countries
of Europe, almost since their organlzs-
ton "a Independent governments Glad
stone called such taxes death duties,
and this name has come into common
usage in England
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-02
REWARDS oFLITERATURE.

MANY Of those poor devils of authors
whom Pope he's so numerically and 90
unnecessarily castigated In the Dun
clad spent their time skulking IN the
mint in order to evade the ever-watchful
baliff. and they emerged from their
retreat with intpunitv only on Sunday,
because on that day the kings writ for
debt did not nun. When they became
bemused with drink or otherwise incau-
tious and were arrested, they often died IN
prison for lack Of means 10 satisfy the
claims of their angry creditors. Could
thev now revisit the glimpses of the moon
and ply their trade, how their spirits
would rejoice at the change IN the for
tunes Of the wielders of the penl
Here we have An editor of three period
icals unbosomlng himself 10 the world
AZ large and describing himself as a pur-
chasing agent for finished wares md a
contractor for other goods to be pro-
duced. accordiI & 10 specification, for future
delivery. Among his plairts IT Is re-
corded that on one ver-to-be-forgotten
occasion he had urgent need of three serial
stories, and he was held up for s25, 900
for each. and in addition WIS Obliged 70
make advance payments OF SlO,OOO be-
fore line was put on paper. How these
figures would have made the teeth OF
Pope's victims water, Some of them
were bv no nears dull dogs, and in this our
modern day would probably have qualified
with ease for the $500 which IS now con-
sidered as not beirg excessive for short
story by a writer Of any note. The
Titars Of the magazine world apparently
get fabulous prices. for when challenged
on the subject they sit back aod smile
ard say they really are not at liberty 10
Washington Post
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-02
THE NON-PARTlsAN CAUSE.

The publicity department of the Nom
partisan League organization is deter
mined to extract medicum of Joy from
the election results. In a recent discussion
of the election returns II suggests that the
new pary's progress IS evident The
publicity director claims that more than
100000 votes were cast IN nine States
for the league candidates, and that is more
than three times the vote of two years ago,
and is a remal kablc gain in Republican
landslide year
Far from extending its power into States
other than the parent State of North
Dakota, the league seems to have lost
much ground at home. From having pos
session of North Dakota offices almost
in their entirety the league slipped several
nptches In the last election. 4 League
governor has been reelected in North
Dakota, but the Legislature has passed
out OF Non-partlsan control
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-02
The mayor Of Warren, Ohio, has banned

The mayor Of Warren, Ohio, has banned
public kissing The practice became so com
mon, he says, that young couples dancing
together rested their feet moment while
they INDUCED in real bunny hug" The
mayor, ia an annoyed tone, has issued an
edict declaring there was not the least at
tempt to conceal those osculatory diver
sions on the dancing floor or other public
places Evidently kissing is merely habit
ID Ohio A publicly imprinted kiss is as
stale as a watermelon boughtin the market
compared with one purloined from the
field
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-02

Initiatjvs laws approved at the last
election will Interfere materially with
league political activity In running tho
State for tho benefit Of the party. All told,
tho election from North Dakota was not
Of kisd to bring joy To the heart Of Mr..
Townle, the father of the cult.
Minnesota, too, was great disappoint-
ment TO the Townlcyitns. Some gains
had been made in tho 1918 election, and
there was even hope Of carrying tho State.
Republican voters practically covered up
the leaguers on November 2, and tho Non
partisan candidates for State officers were
uniformly unsuccessful. In scvcn other
states the results were tho same c.-Seattle
Post Intelligencer.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-12-02
Fifteen arrests in Wilmin gton last week

Fifteen arrests in Wilmington, last week,
make a considerable total in these piping
times Of no whisky or beer on open sale,
Eleven Of the number, however, were for
violations Of traffic regulations, which
indicates a somewhat surprising disregard
Of good Law by persons who should be
among the first 10 be observant and cir
cumspect -Four Of the arrests were for
drunkenness, five for disorderly conduct
and six for assault and battery, which
intimates that John Barleycorn must be
still engaged in some Of bis old-time busI-
ness activities.