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The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-12-30
EVENTUALLY, WHY NOT NOW? The
American Balance Six, known as
the Smile car. T. e. Dunbar, s07
e. Morton St., for immediate de-
liveries. 3945
PIANO EXPER T-Sticky piano
actions positively prevented by the
Albert Schawber method. See our
tuning add another page. 1909

Members of the Peninsular Auto
mobile Association are entitled to lib
eral discounts at all Of the Associa-
tions authorized supply stations
throughout the state, Why not be a
member? One Of Lakeland's leading
tire gasoline and accessory companies
will allow you this discount. Investi-
gate this before the first Of the year
and save money. Write Peninsular
Automobile Association, sos Magnolia
Ave-. Tampa Fla. 1878
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-12-30
TRACTS FOR CITRUS GROVES

TRACTS FOR CITRUS GROVES
We have some nne citrus lands in
10. 20 and 40 acre tracts on the new
asphalt road. leading to Lake county,
Which We win now place on the mar.
kst ct reasonable price and terms.
This property 5 and 6 miles north of
lakeland. See G. G. Rogan. Rooms
LII. Deem & Bryant Building. sos
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-12-30

FOR SALD-A splendid homo IN besl
art Of city near Lake Morton. I'll
sonysnisncss. Close IN, Also another
close In: desirable place. Also so0&
sood building lets. Address ''OvnR.'
Box444. .426
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-12-30
PICKARD BROS. co. MOVE
OVER CENTRAL STATE BANK

Pickard Bros. Co. announced that
they have moved their Offices from
the Drane building to the Central
State Bank Building, second floor,
where they may be found by their
customers in the future. 3947
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-12-30

FOR SALE-Fivs room cottage with
sll modern conveniences, with large
front porch. several bearing fruit
trees. on East Morton St. For fur.
ther information apply to P.
Green. owner. s1O q. Orange.
1886
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-12-30
ANOTHER BIG SLASH IN
PRICE OF BUILDING MATERIAL

Above prices delivered Lakeland
and are based on No. 2 grade as II
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. 37SS
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-12-30
FOR SALE

81 inch Carey safe. Will sell right.
1920 Buick touring car, used sinct
August. Run five thousand miles.
80 light Delco plant moored on high
power line.
Address F. l.. c., care Telegram.
40s5
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-12-30
BARGAINS
FOR SALE

Several nice modern bungalows on
some Of best residence streets. Can
get possession on short notice. some
new, just finished, at very reasonable
prices and on easy terms; also wo
have several rooming houses close IN.
Orange groves our specially, potn
large and small, some near city Win
pice homes: also we have combina-
ton places groves and truck iand.
When we say cheap, we mean rear
bargains. Look over our bargains
Of city and country property before
buying.
All locations and prices on inquiry
LUNDY & McCoLLUM,
Room "a, Raymondo Building, over
Coles Jewelry. 2 Phones 20.
S775
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-12-30

like to rent or
lease small unfurnished house by
the year, or would divide larger
house with gentleman and wife.
Have plainly Of furniture. piano,
etc. G. J. Williams. Telegram Of
fee. 5000
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-12-30

Have your family wash rough dried
At the Lakeland Steam Laundry.
S1os
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-12-30
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING

WANTED-Cook for Saturday and
Sunday, Johns lunch room, Pine
street. 41.S
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-12-30

If YOUR PIANO NEEDS TUNING
or the a ction sticks, you should have
not only good tuner but piano me.
chanic. Get MR.. JACOBS. Phone 245.
3ols
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-12-30

WANTED-White waitress, good pay.
light work. Apply at once, Tre-
mont hotel. 412l
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-12-30
MISCELLANEOUS

FEW CHILDRENS AND WOMEN'S
COATS at reduced prices. Beauti.
full line Of evening dresses, also
crepe de chine waists, silk under
wear, stout women's dresses and
suits. Spirella corset demonstra-
tions. MRS. REDGRAvE, sol e.
Peachtree st. 4015
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-12-30
WANTED

vANTED-All Of my friends and
customers to know that on the ac-
co,int of increased business l have
doubled the capacity of my vulcaniz-
ing plant and can now handle any
thing from a sOxS tire to a 4OxS tire.
om carving a full line of factory
seconds tires and tubes and can dup
l;cate any price advertised by the
romra dealers. If have not got what
rou want I can get it for you in "a
sOurs s RED FRONT vULcANIzING
cuop c, A. cook, Prop. The Oldest
SHUT - lakeland. Fla. 1851
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-12-30

UNTIL Jan. Is l will accept pupils
for individual instruction in expert
shorthand at their homes. No 7-day
or S-weeks' nonsense, but short
hand used by practically all highly
paid experts. Formerly connected
with largest shorthand reporting
firm in country. For information
address A. F. WALD, 401 N. Iowa
Ave., Lakeland. 4122
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-12-30
SPECIAL.

For immediate sale only, we are
Offering seven room two story house
overlooking Lake Morton, on adjacent
asphalt street. paving paid. most beau
tiful location. Owner needs money
right now. $3.50 with half cash bal
ance to suit.
LAKE REGION LAND CO.,
Room II, Famous Bldg. (s73S
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-12-30
FOR SALE

FOR SALE Eight-room, ceiled, light
and water, close in. Terms to suit
purchaser. Call SOB North Vermont.
41OS
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-12-30

LICENSED DRIVER wants job driv-
ing truck or touring car. Phone
25S Red or write j. W. White.
Lakeland, Fla. 4OSS
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-12-30
FOR RENT

FOR RENT-New four-r0om bunga-
low, furnished; suitable for two
couples. Located east of Baptist
church. fioo
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-12-30

YOU CAN USE OUR MONEY and also
jewelry at the same time. Why
pay out SO much cash. Thirty, sixty
and ninety days. Yes, indeed. Just
you say charge it. Lakeland Jew
elry Co. 1887
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-07-30

lion dollar total If the war had
lasted, the extra billions would have
been forthcoming from some source
and the country would not have
been wrecked to raise it.
Vast sums of money were obtained
by congress after the armistice to
take care of war contracts This
money was forthcoming-bec it
was needed-without any hue and
cry being raised about it.
The sneering opponent of compen-
sation says it amounts to 'sandbag-
ging the government" Nothing is
said about the 100000 Americans
who were unmarried and went into
shipyards and munitiOn plants and
other necessary war work" Did
they sandbag the government when
they asked and received high wages?
This man is the person who is so
fond of telling you that the Ameri-
can Legion is forsaking it's high
ideals by demanding what is due
Does he say anything about the gov
eminent clerks who banded together
to get $40 month bonus and who
now seek a $40 a month increase?
Next week we believe we can as
sumo it is proved that the former
service man was not paid enough,
and we shall show he should get his
extra compensation now.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-07-30
THAT THE COUNTRY
MAY KNOW THE FACTS
The American Legion Believes 1t Is
Living Up to Its Highest Ideals in
Asking for the Passage of
the Compensation Bill
BY JAMES E. DARST
I'm American Legion Weekly

(This is the first of four articles
setting forth the reasons which de-
termined the American Legion to
lead the fight for an adjustment of
COMPENSATION for ex-service men and
women.)
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-07-30

INSURE WITH McCLASKEY.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-07-30
HOUS ES
FOR SALE

Having recently purchased some raw land in Canada
and desiring to improve and stock it with cattle,
have decided to sell all but one Preserved to live in)
of the following properties which own:
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1920-07-30

New completed
living dining in
with Kitchen breakfast
83
My home North is in
Guiding hot air heat fireplace
berry Two aggregang
sides Price $450000;
twof 1914
will completed
investment. Price $350OOO, with
Sixroom
Hot water heat fireplace and built features This
meantime should $27OO00
on fromR Park
in Is to
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-12-23
TRIBUTE TO BROTHER VAN ORSDEL, THE
MISSIONARY; THE VAN ORSDEL MEMORIAL

I doors, with an address from ex-Goy-
ernor Norris. Miss Louise Stork was
the superintendent. The building
was leased from the Montana Wesley
an college and vas found in a most
dilapidated condition. Little by lit
tie, repairs have been made, until to-
day it is n of the best buildings of
its kind in Montana. 1t is now the
property of the Deaconess board.
About nine years ago, the board
of trustees appointed Miss Roxana
Beck as principal in the place of Miss
Stork, who was obliged to resign on
account of i'll health. Rev. John
Chirgwin was also appointed as field
secretary to cover the state of Mon
tana seeking students and gathering
funds.
Today, this institution is crowded
to the doors. About one hundred
children have been turned away dur
ing the last three months, for lack
of room. Here, the children are
given the care of a home, as near as
strangers can possibly do it. There
are four house-mothers, whose duty
it is to care for their flock as a mo-
Their does in a good home. Chill
dren's recreation is under the super
vision of the house-mothers. The
school takes the child through the
eighth grade and prepares it for high
school. About one thousand children
have been cared for here during the
last eleven years. While scarlet
fever and influenza epidemics have
ravaged our state, this institution
has never lost a child by death.
The Van Orsdel Memorial
1t was the request of the late Bro
Their Van hat he be buried within
the enclosure of this institution. He
is buried in Forestvale and as close
possible to this school. His grave
is kept green by the children. His
splendid memorial is being built at
this time and will become a part of
this great work. His name is being
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-12-23
CARTER HAS KID"
COUNTY OFFICIAL
GLENN WESTPHAL, FL, YOUNG
EST PUBLIC OFFICIAL IN THE
STATE, 1T is CLAIMED
BY j. II. Lewis


Carter county claims the youngest
county official in the state of Mon
tana in the person of Glenn West
phal, who in the recent election was
elected to the office of county school
superintendent. The county records
give Westphal's age as 81.
He won out in the primaries over
two experienced and popular school
ma'ams, Mrs. lone Yates, and Miss
Eleanor Washburn. The latter made
a somewhat spectacular campaign,
traversing the county, which is rs
by As miles in extent, on horseback,
and putting up placards reading:
Vote for the Girl on Horseback"
Westphal won by a small margin. He
ran on the republican ticket and had
no opposition in the general cleo
ton, the democrats having no candi-
date.
During the past two years West
phal has been a teacher In the Eka-
laka high school, and is at the pres
ent time principal of the school at
Broadus, in the Powder river county,
a position which he will hold until
the first of January when he will as
sumo his official duties in Carter
county. He is a promising young
man, bright, energetic and full of
pep; an athlete, tall and red-headed
like Thomas Jefferson.
In the list of county superintend-
ents for Montana in 1921, there are
but two masculine names, Glenn
Westphal of Ekalaka and William
Moe of P~lentywood, Sheridan county.
All the rest write either Miss or
Mrs. before their names. The oldest
superintendent is Mrs. Imogene Lee
ira of Richland county, who is past
seventy and in November was cho-
for a third term. When Mrs.
DeLoss Hall, who is now serving her
term as superintendent of
Carter county, first entered high
school at Duluth, Minnesota, Mrs.
was one of the instructors in
that school. She us a very remark
able woman, according to the testi-
mony of those who know her.
Fifty years ago there was not a
county school superintend-
emit in the United States, now there
are but few of the male persuasion
holding this office. The first woman
to hold the office was elected in
iowa some time in the seventies.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-12-23

Miss Dombrow when he went with
Miss Carlson to Great Falls, and got
a parson to tie the knot. He says so.
His memory is so poor that he can't
even recall the names of two New
York girls he is said to have wed be-
fore he met the Chicago young wom-
en-. Details of the metropolitan cere-
monies are wholly lacking. He just
can't recall their names, that's all.
So No. 8 and 4 are earnestly aiding
the Chicago prosecutor in his effort
to locate No. 1 and No. 2. Incident
ally a number of men are curious to
discover the source of that "whiskey''
which caused such a %consoling loss
of memory. Many and many a mar
ried man would like to get some of
that stuff, a wit said, when he read
the ensign's statement, which was:
Welded Twice in Nine Days
II was<drunk in the peculiar seem
ingly sober way that drink affects
me when I married. I can't remem-
Der anything about it. I soon for
got that I was married, although l
do seem to have an indistinct recol-
lection that I married Miss Carlson.
But Miss Dombrow-why, l can't
even tell you just what she looks like.
The whiskey did it,"
There it is. There's the whole
case for the defence if he ever goes
on trial for polygamous doings. He
will say just about that to the twelve
men in the jury box and the judge.
Just about that, maybe. And per-
haps he will continue to slight men
ton of the fact that his memory
might have been affected because of
the long period of time elapsing be-
tween his two Chicago marriages.
They were nine whole days apart.
Wives No. 8 and No. 4 of the en-
sign describe him as a lavish spender
and a handsome cavalier. He seem
ed to possess the qualifications of a
Lothario and the memory that might
better have belonged to one old
enough to be his grand-dad. His
path from Chicago, after spending a
t~wenty-four hour honeymoon with
wife No. 8, to the Montana town of
his alleged fourth marriage, was
featured by large tips and high liv-
He surely must possess a wonder
Jul personal charm. According to
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-12-23

A vigorous attack on John Barton
Payne, secretary of the interior, char
ges of commercialism in the conduct
of Yellowstone park and alleged mis-
representation of facts on the part
of nationally circulated magazines,
and national park officials, was made
a few days ago by Jerome G. Locke
of Livingston, at Salt Lake City.
Locke is a director of the North
western Reclamation league and exc
cutive secretary of the Yellowstone
Irrigation association. The attack
and charges were made by Locke in
an address before the executive COM
mittee of the Western States Recla-
nation association in session at Salt
Lake.
Mr.. Locke was discussing the Vel
lowstone irrigation project, under
which the waters of the Yellowstone
river would be damned at the outlet
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-12-23
.BICAMIST WE'D ONE
WIFE IN MONTANA
NAVAL ENSIGN GOT ON MARRY
ING JAG; FORGOT HE HAD A
FEW HELPMEETS ALREADY
Now He Finds Himself In Jail in
Portland ON Charge of Passing
Worthless Checks, With Other and
More Serious Accusations Standing
Against Him.

O. Henry wrote a story, entitled
"The Romance of a Busy Broker
1t had to do with an overworked
business man, a pretty stenographer
different from the usual" and-a
poor memory. Some called it one of
the short story writer's best life pic
lures. Others declared it seemingly
incredible. 1t could never have hap
pened, the latter asserted. So re-
NAMED this mooted question of o.
Henry's fidelity to human traits, I'm
til Ensign Glenn T. Aldrich, u. S. N,
settled the thing definitely a few
days ago by proving the truth of o.
Henry's fiction. He made a four
ply testimonial to the writer's genius
for truthful imagination also. Only,
the ensign's memory being four times
as poor as the fiction characters, he
now is in Jail. Charge, passing
worthless checks; place of confine-
ment, Portland, Ore.
One of Aldrich's marriages took
place in Montana at Great Falls, and
he spent some time in this state be-
fore leaving for pastures new on the
Pacific coast, where he finally was
arrested.
The story of o. Henry, referred to
above, told of a business man who
got married one day during a parti-
cularly trying break in the stock
market, w%here.all his interests lay.
The following day he had complete
ly forgotten that he had married his
stenographer, and again asked her to
become his wife. She realized that
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-12-23

latest reports none of his wives will
prosecute him. Two of them held
a 'get-together" council of war in
Chicago recently. They compared
notes. They matched his good quail
ties against his bad qualities, and,
being women, had a perfect right to
arrive at the reported conclusion that
they would not press a charge OF
bigamy against their handsome and
common husband"
But Mrs. Dombrow Aldrich takes
exception to the ensign's explanation
of how he came to take two wives
unto himself in nine days. She
says:
eff he insists on that absurd story
that he was intoxicated I shall sure
ly have him prosecuted for bigamy.
Mere annulment won't satisfy me. I
really don't want to appear against
him because of his lovely parents.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-12-23

young woman she had ever known.
Previous to her death, she was a
student at Northwestern University,
preparing herself to be the help-mate
of Brother Van.
Home for Children
Eleven years ago, Brother Van,
Miss Louise Stork, a deaconess; Mrs.
Jacob Mills, j. Henry Longmaid,
Rev. Edward L. Mills, Rev. c. d.
Crouch and Rev. G. l.. Bovard and
others conceived the idea of an in
stitution for Montana, that would
care for little children, who, for
some or other needed the COM
forts of a home and an education.
This idea gave birth to what is today
the Montana Deaconess school in the
valley e Helena.
In 1909, this institution opened its
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-12-23

But if he keeps on telling that weird
tale I'll feel duty bound to do So"
But it seems that the ensign is in
a pretty bad situation aside from his
alleged bigamous marriages. 1t is
charged by the police that he palmed
off checks aggregating $4,000 on in
dividuals and concerns from Chicago
to Portland. Up to the time of the
money-marriage jag on which he en-
barked, he enjoyed a spotless reputa-
ton and, coming as he does from an
excellent family, with a good record
in the war, it was a great shock to
those who knew him.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-12-23

perpetuated in a magnificent build
ing which will afford shelter for
about a hundred more children. The
structure will cost at least $100 900.
The campaign for the raising of
funds for this memorial is in charge
of Rev. Chirgwin, 833 Broadway,
Helena, Mont. About $4,000 is sub
scribed and there should be no diff
Guilty in the raising of the amount
needed, for the friends of Brother
Van and the children of Montana are
legion. This Christmas season that
is almost upon us again is a most
suitable time for Montana citizens to
see that sufficient funds are sub
scribed to complete the memorial. 1t
is the hope of the board of trustees
to complete this building some time
next year..
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-12-23

When Brother Van" landed at
Fort Benton, he found a typical from
tier town. Senator T. G. Powers of
Helena met Brother Van at that time
and heard him preach his first SER
mon in a log cabin with a dirt roof.
His audience was made up of freight
ers, traders, p~rospectors, miners and
Indians. Brother Van loved them
all. There was no caste in this mans
religion. He loved all people, no
matter what their color or language
might be. l might say here that
Judge Tattan of Fort Benton assist
ed Brother Van to find a place for
religious service on his first Sunday
in Montana.
During his life of 46 years in Mon
tana, he was an apostle, an evangel-
list, a pioneer, a master-builder, an
advance agent of the best there is in
civilization. He was a bachelor and
a w%anderer, and he spent his life
among us preaching the gospel of
hope and good cheer, a gospel of
love; building churches and schools,
hospitals, ~parsonages and ~deaconess
homes, until it did not matter where
he went, he was welcome. He start
ed his work among us as a young
man, and finished it as a white hair
ed and reverend father of the whole
church, and a power in the religious
life of the commonwealth. He roll
ed up a record of devotion to human
ity, to the uplift of society, to the
foundation of religious and charit-
able organizations, and to the cause
of religion seldom matched In the
west.
Brother Vans Romance
On August 81, 1918, the Metho-
dist conference met at Dillon. Bro
ther Van, of course, vas present. On
Friday afternoon, August %, Van
invited me to take a ride with him.
1t was arranged that we should meet
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Boone
where Van was being entertained.
In the party was the venerable pion-
eer, his host and hostess, their little
child, and myself. l noticed that
Van carried a bouquet of flowers, !
while Mrs. Boone carried a jar with
water in it. We rode out about two
miles from Dillon to the cemetery of
by-gone days. AS we alighted from
the car I saw Van take the lead
through the cemetery, until he came
to the beautiful white tombstone,
with the inscription, "To the men,
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-12-23

DRY of Jennie Johnson, died October
16, 1881, aged 20 years and seven
months" He then took the jar, put
the flowers into it and placed it on
the grave. He then raised his hands
toward heaven and uttered a prayer,
asking God to keep him al pure and
to help him to be as faithful as the
one whose mortal remains slept there
until the resurrection morn. That
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-12-23
BY Rev. John Chirgwin

In June, 1874, a young man of "a
landed in Fort Benton with a carpet
bag, which contained his wardrobe
and his library. His library consist
ed of a Bible. This was not all he
brought with him. He had a great
heart which was in touch with the
Man of Galilee. This young man
was the late Rev. w. w. Van Orsdel.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-12-23

was a scene l shall never forget. He
visited the graves of three or four
other pioneers and at each he made
a prayer. 1 then made it my duty
to visit a lady who was a bosom
friend of the deceased lady in the
early days. She told me that Miss
Johnson was the most s~weet-spirited
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-12-23

he wed Miss Esther Carlson of the
same city. He was perfectly guile
less in the whole matter. He will
tell you so. You see, it was all done
under the spell of a marrying jag.
And his excuse is quite ingenious.
In fact, it is simplicity itself. He
merely forgot he was married to
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1920-12-23

the lapse was due to business worries
SO she forgave him and all ended
happily.
The case of Ensign Aldrich was
different and has not ended so hap
PLY. He married Miss Lillian Dom
brow of Oak Park Chicago. Then