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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-23

GOING ON TO
DECIDE PLAN.
OF OPERATION
How to Make the Ger
mans Pay Up, or En-
force Collections If
They Refuse, Is Topic
o f Discussion B e :
tween BRAND and
Lloyd George oday.

Lympne, April 23. 3.-Exchanges
which have been going on for some
weeks between the British and French
as to what ought to be done re-
garding reparations from Germany
will be continued here late today by
Prime Minister Lloyd George and
Premier BRAND.
The two will meet at the villa OF
Sir Phillip Sassoon, where they have
held conferences in the past.
The French plan is, broadly, pro-
iect for administration and taxing
for the benefit of the allies, the Ruhr
coal basin and some parts of the West
Phalian industrial district of Ger
many.
The two preiniers were understood
today to be in agreement as to the
general plan to be followed but it
was said they wished to have com
plete mutual understanding of what
was to be done early in May, if in
the interval the German government
does not submit acceptable proposals.
A fresh German proposal is expected
to be submitted to the allies which
would include satisfactory guarantees.
Information gathered here today
would indicate that Eermany's last of.
fer to assist in the Reconstruction of
the devastated aneaa OF France and
Belgium probablg would not exert any
influence ON tha Elaboration of the
French and British nremiers. It was
pointed out that :4rmany made
Isinilar sslgg N the London con.
ference early IN March and that ii
was not seriously considered.
1t appears that the present German
government is in weak position. in
foGmation to this effect being received
from allied commissions in Berlin.
French government authorities are
expected to raise the question wheth-
er undertakings entered upon by the
present German cabinet would he
likely to be carried out by one subse--
quently established.
Field Marshal Wilson and Marshal
Foch, heads, respectively, of the Brit
ish and French armies, will not take
part in the conversations between
the two premiers. This is because
the military assurances decided upon
may be solved easier than any other
questions involved. The French mil
itary position is clearly defined but
that government earnestly desires the
national participation of Great Britain
and Belgium. q
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-23
Germans Also Write to
British Offering to do
all in Their Power to
Restore Areas Devas-
tated by War and AS
sist France to Get on
Feet.
Send New Note

London, April 233. Germany has
sent to Washington a reply to the
American note rejecting the role Of
arbitrator of the Reparations Ques
tion between Germany and the al
lies, says a Central News dispatch
from Berlin. The terms of the note
sent to President Harding were not
divulged to party leaders up to the
time it was dispatched at noon today
and its contents will not be known
until later in the day. Leading poll
ticians are said to have become angry
because members of the cabinet did
not consult them before the original
communication was sent to the Amer
lean capital.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-23
ROOSEVELT WITNESSES
ATHLETIC EXERCISES
OF U. S. NAVAL MEN

Guantanamo, Cuba, April 23 More
than 10000 officers and men from the
United tSates Atlantic fleet gathered
at the athletic field here last night o
winess wrestling and boxing bous
which were planned to determine the
champions of the fleet. Theodore
Roosevelt, Jr.. assistant secretary OF
the navy, was a spectator during the
evening.
Mr.. Roosevelt was called upon for
an address and responded in a spirit.
ed speech, in which he declared:
THE navy should be made up OF
men who are not soft nor Little
Lord FauntIeroys. but real men who
desire to be treated as men"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-23
TENNESSEE NEGRO
DRAWS DEATH SENTENCE
FOR KILLING WOMAN

Mays, negro, was convicted of murder
in the first degree and sentenced to
death nthe electric chair in criminal
court here today. Mays is charged
with having killed Mrs. Bertie Lind.
say on the night of August 80, 1919.
Mays denied his guilt. The cast
will be appealed to the state supreme
court. This is the second conviction
for Mays, the ofrmer trial resulting
in the higher court sending the csae
back to the lower court ON reversal.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-23
Note to British

London, April Germany has
sent note to the British government
reiterating her complete willingness
to undertake the reconstruction of the
devastated France.
The note, which came from the Ger
man foreign Office, was delivered by
the German embassy to the British
foreign Office this evening 1t follows:
Germany is absolutely persuaded that
it is unavoidably necessary, for the
purpose of restoring economic peace
throughout the world, that the terri
tories devastated throughout the war
should be reconstructed and restored.
Until this is done there will be dan
ger that feelings of hate will continue
to exist among the nations concerned.
Germany, therefore, declares
herself once more to be entirely will
ing to cooperate in this reconstruc-
tion with all the means and strength
at her disposal, and to take into ac-
count in regard thereto, in every in
diyidual case, each wish of the power
concerned as far-as is possible"
The note proceeds to enumerate in
great detail the possibilities of re-
construction: First, Germany to take
over specified localities, either as a
state undertaking or by directing the
work of national colonizing and set
tlement association; second, to under
take the work of clearing, refores.
tation, building and repairing brick
works, and works for the production
of chalk, plaster, cement and other
necessaries and the delivery of the
necessary machinery and the building
materials from Germany; third, to ar
range that all such machinery and
materials shall amanate from Ger
many, and, fourth, to start immedi
ately plans to build at least $4,000
wooden houses in the devastated dis
tricts before the cold season begins
Other clauses of the note specify
the execution of deep and shallow
excavations of all kinds, according
to the plans and under the control
of the French authorities, or other
wise according to the wishes of the
allied governments.
The German government expresses
a willingness to help in any way pos
sible to take over the cost in paper
marks, the amount to be reckoned
against reparations account and gen
orally to cooperate in every possible
manner
The note Is signed by DR. Walter
Simone, the German foreign minister
" requests the allied governments {
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-23
WANTED IN CALIFORNIA

Miami, April 23.-J. A. King, re
arrested after his escape from dep
uty sheriff in Jacksonville and now
held in the Dade county Jail on q
charge of breaking and entering il
believed by San Diego. Cal. authori
ties to he W. A. King. wanted there
for forergy.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-23
CORAL GABLE BECOMES
TOURIST SHOW PLACE

Miami, April 23.-Coral Gables
plantation, a grapefruit grove which
has been a show place for the tour
lists, is to become suburb of Miami
1t is now being cut into lots, streets
and sidewalks are being constructed
and other improvements expected to
cost a quarter million dollars are un-
derWaY.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-23
WANTS MORE FISH

Miami, April Director L. D..
Mowbray. of the Miami aquarium,
hopes to this summer double the num-
her Of specimens. There are now 140
species of fish from these waters in
the aquarium
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-23
Pullman Conductors Win

Washington. April % 3-The 4.n.
terstate Commerce Commission has
given representation to the Order OF
Sleeping Car Conductors on the sub
ordinate officials group of railway en-
ployes which is authorized to submit
nominations to the president for rep
resentation on the railroad labor
board
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-23
GERMANY AGREES NOT
TO EXPORT GOLD FOR
PERIOD OF ONE YEAR

Paris, April 23.-Instead OF
either agreeing or refusing to
transfer the gold reserve OF the
relchSbank TO occupied territory
on the Rhineland aS the allied
reparatiOnS commission had de-
manded, Berlin has offered to
agree not to export or permit the
expectation OF gold from Ger.
many before OcOber next.
Germans note in reply to the
repaTatiOnS commissions, deliV-
cred to the commission today In
which this offer is rendered, says
her prOfiered agreement would
adequately protect the allies, who
had demanded the transfer by the
second paragraph of Article PAS
Of the treaty of Versailles, pro-
hiblting the expectation Of gold.
becomes imperative May l.
The second paragraph OF arti-
Gle 24S OF the peace treaty reads:
"Up to May I, 1921, the Ger.
man government shall not export
or dispose, and shall forbid the
export or disposal Of, gold with
out the express approval of the
allied and associated powers act
ing through the reparatiOnS COM
mission"
This prOviSO was intended TO
prevent Germany, should she feel
inclined to do so from dlSpOSing
OF her geld holdings prior to final
settlement OF the amount and
methods OF her reparatiOnS pay.
mentS.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-23

John Manifold, a prospector, kin
He'd Il fire in his cabin about Is miles
from Chicago, but forgot he had left
two sticks of dynamite in the stove.
Surgeons took about 150 pieces or
stove iron from his body. He will
recover.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-23

While motion picture cameras
clicked on the deck of tug in the
East river at New York. Daniel Car
one, 27, leaped from the center of the
Brooklyn bridge and was picked up
unharmed in the water 1873 feet below.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-23
CONGRESS TAKES DAY OFF

: Washington, April 233. 3.-Congress
was not in session today. the senate
having adjourned Thursday and the
house yesterday until Monday
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-23
Cabinet Crisis Imminent

Berlin. April % "A cabinet crisis
appears imminent here as a result of
the discomfort aroused by the govern
ments failure to consult the Reich
stag before asking President Harding,
of the United States, to mediate be-
tween Germany and the allies rela-
tive to reparations. The position of
Dr.. Walter Simons, foreign minister
is particularly imperiled.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-23
RAILROAD COMP PANIES GIVE
RATES TO GROCERS' MEETING

Jacksonville, April 23.-Headquarters
of the Southern Wholesale Grocers
association here announces that the
railroads have authorized reduced
fares on the certificate plan, full fare
going and half fare returning, for the
associations annual convention at
Cincinnati, May 1913.
Among the speakers who will ad-
dress the. convention are: Governor
Davis of Ohio, Chairman Clark of the
Interstate Commerce Commission,
and Chairman Thompson of the Fed
eral Trade Commission.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-23

Feminine jeaIpusies have disrupted
the women's squad of the. Kalama-
ZOO. Mich, police department.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-23

Shop lifters cost stores in New
York City more than million dollars
a year for goods stolen.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-23

Fair tonight and Sunday.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-06
PREEMPTION
Especial Correspondence.

Especial Correspondence.)
Presumption, May 6.-Miss Jessie
Wilson of Sherrard was in Preemp-
ton Tuesday afternoon on business.
Helen Johnson, youngest daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jerome john
son is attending school in Viola this
week. She is staying at the home
of her sister, Mrs. John De Black,
northeast of Viola
Mrs. J. ]. Upton and Mrs. Roland
Ash were tri-city shoppers Wednes-
day.
c. G. Samuelson was a business
caller in Matherville Wednesday
evening.
Mrs. John Lowe, southwest OF
Presumption, was in the tri-cities
Wednesday where she spent the day
shopping.
Paul Steinhauer returned home
Wednesday evening from Chicago,
where he has been for several days
on business.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-06
ALEDO MEN END
AUTO TRIP TO
GILLETTE, WYO.
Especial to The Argus. }

Aledo. May 6.--Word received
yesterday from the last auto load
OF ex-service men who left Aledo
last Thursday noon enroute for Gil
lette, Wyo., where they have filed
claims, stated that they expected
to reach Gillette yesterday. The
trip of about fifteen hundred miles
was made by auto in one week.
On Tuesday the men were at Mitch
ell, S. d. They wrote that the roads
were fine thus far, but that they
had some muddy roads to travel
before they reached Gillette, near
where their claims are located. The
men making the trip were lie Pc
trie, Mayer and Herbert Giebrich.
The first Ford load. composed Of
Fred Jobusch, Frank NJ, Brown,
Hays Hall and Cathron Stead are
reported to have reached Gillette
just one day ahead of the second
bunch. The former left Aledo on
Monday morning. three days before
the second contingent departed, but
the storm encountered on Monday
night handicapped them great
deal. A number OF other Aledo
men, who have homesteads in Wy
oming, expect to leave soon for
the west. The time of residence re-
CURED on the land will be complet-
ID this summer.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-06
ALEDO'S TRACK
TEAM IN MEET
AT KNOXVILLE
Especial to Tia Arxusl

Aledo, May 6.-More than 100 Of
the Aledo high school students ac-
companied the high school track
team to Knoxville today where they
were to compete in the annual mil
itary meet to be held there.
Fifteen high schools are entered
in the meet. They are Aledo, Alex
is, Biggsville, Bushnell, Elmwood,
Pennington, Knoxville, Lewistown,
Macomb. Normal Academy. Rose
vile, Richville, Stronghurst, Yates
City and Arlington.
Members of the track team who
entered the events are: Leslie Bald
win, who expected to compete in
the 220-yard hurdles, the 40 broad
jump and the 50-yard dash; John
ME Vance, scheduled to enter the
pole vault, standing broad jump
and the javalin; Vaughn Sewer, en-
tered for the shot put and the go
yard dash; Harry Cook, who was
to compete in the 100-yard dash,
the discus throw and the 50-yard
dash, and Bob Moorhead, who was
scheduled for the half-mile track
event and the high jump. Coach
Roberts went to Arlington last night
and the team left this morning fol-
Knoxville.
In the literary contests, which
were scheduled to take place this
morning Miss Jean McClurkin was
Aledo's contestant. She was to give
an original Grafton. In the declam.
alton contest Forrest Anderson
represented Aledo.
Coach Roberts will take the track
team to Galesburg where they will
compete in the Lombard college
field meet to be held there tomor.
row.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-06
ALedo and Mercer County
Aledo Personal

Mrs. r. e. Woods Of Hammond,
Ind, who has been spending few
days visiting in Aledo with her
sister, Mrs. Hope Mckinney, has
returned to her home.
w. J. Sharer and William Hunter
OF Burgess wero business visitors
In Aledo yesterday.
Superintendent Houston Of Hen
ry county was a caller yesterday at
the Office OF County Superintend-
ent of Schools G. E. Plat. He also
visited the consolidated school at
Joy.
George Wilson Of Cedar Rapids,
iowa, was a business visitor in
Aledo yesterday.
Miss Ida Huber Of Quincy, NJ,
is visiting in Aledo with her Sis
ter, Mrs. Homer Job.
Walter Bauer of Marengo, Iowa,
arrived yesterday for a short visit
with his mother, Mrs. Frederick
Bauer.
Mrs. Cora Brehmer Of Davenport
was guest yesterday at the home
Of DR.. and Mrs. w. w. Warnock.
Miss Vera Nesbitt left last night
for the Brownsville school, east Of
Aledo, which is taught by her sis
ter, Mrs. Nell Bjorkman. Miss
Nesbitt attended the program Civ
en- there last night and the peanut
hunt which was given this after.
noon to celebrate the closing Of
school for this year.
Mrs. E. z. Emrick left this morn.
ing for Urbana. where she will be
a guest over Sunday of her sor
John, who is a student at the uni.
versity. A special program has
been arranged for Sunday. Moth.
ers' day.
Miss Vesta Duvall of Aledo II
spending the weekend at the Uni
versity Of Illinois.
Mrs. Glen Brier Of Alexis spen
today in Aledo.
Carl Borklund attended the Mil
itary Tract meet which has hell
today at Knoxville.
Emil Biorkman returned toda,
from a business trip to Chicago.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-06
FREE MOVIE AT
BUREAU OFFICE
HELD TOMORROW

Aledo. May k.-Free moving pic
lures will be shown tomorrow aft
ernoon and evening in Aledo by
the farm bureau. In tho afternoon
tho film will be shown at the high
school auditorium and in the eve
ming tho show will be held at the
farm bureau Office. Seven reels
Of pictures. including two or three
different films, will be shown.
Among the films is one showing tho
visit OF the winners of the boys
and flirls' club. to the International
show at Chicago. Many familiar
places in the Chicago loop and
parks are shown in the picture.
This afternoon the show was CIV
en- ct Keithsburg and tonight it
will be given at New Boston. The
movie tomorrow evening concludes
the weeks program throughout
Mercer county. The films are edu-
cational and entertaining and are
sent out by the state and shown
with the farm bureau movie ma
\ chine. It is expected that other
films will be shown from time tc
time.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-06
b1LLAWS ANNUAL MAY FAIR
IS MOST SUCCESSFUL EVER
GIVEN; TO REPEAT PROGRAM

Especial Correspondence


Milan, ILL., May 6.%Following
the festivities Of the afternoon.
which were wen attended. the
crowd which greeted the evening
program of the annual May Fair
last night probably made the affair
the most successful and enjoyable
event of the kind ever held in
Milan. The hall was soon crowd
ed to capacity for the evening pro-
gram and scores Of people were IN
able to get in.
As q result of the unusual sue
cess of the fair, and because of the
large number of people that were
turned away. the ladies in charge
have consented to the many re-
quests to have the program re-
peated. 1t will be given again Sat
urday night.
From the start to the finish the
fair was a remarkable success
The gayly decorated booths attract
ed many, as did the exceptionally
good chicken supper, which was
served at 5 O'Clock. Probably the
greatest feature of the whole fail
was the playlet in the evening
when Polly Was Made Queen OF
May" which was presented by Al
little children, and was mos,
beautiful spectacle. In this con-
nection it should be stated that
much credit is due Mrs. William
Heath of Davenport, Mrs. Harry
Leingang and Mrs. Bartol ROLLS
for their untiring efforts in drilling
the children, and making possible
the presentation of such a splen
did program. Too much praise Car
not be given the children, individu
ally and collectively, for the man
ner in which they carried out theil
parts in the evenings program.
The program follows:
Vocal solo-Miss Lucy Ranbar
ger.
Readirg-"A Similar Case" -
Miss Gladys Smith.
Playlet-"When Polly Was Mad
Queen of Mays children of tn,
Sunday school.
Flag Motion Song-10 member
of the Primary class.
Farewell song by the entir'
class.
Besides the large crowd that at
tended the fair from Milan and sur
rounding community, there wer'
many out-of-town people present a
the afternoon and evening festivi
ties. A total of $275 was taken ii
The money taken in tomorrow nigh
when the fair program will be re
peated, will be applied on tn
church debt, it is announced.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-06
COAL VALLEY
Especial Correspondence


Coal Valley, ILL.,, May 6.-Mothers'
day will be observed Sunday, May 8,
at the Presbyterian church, when
special services will be given for
the mothers and the Sunday follow
ing Fathers day will be observed at
the same church.
School closed Tuesday at the
Crockett school. three miles west of
town, and Wednesday a picnic was
held at the school, to which the
general public was invited. Miss
Ethel Baraks has been the teacher
during the past school year.
Mrs. Lila Davis, who has been
spending few weeks with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Carlson, left
Wednesday for her home in Kansas
City.
Mrs. Irwin Hamor and Mrs. Tena
Peters called on Mrs. Ben Fude at
the Lutheran hospital in Moline
Wednesday, where the latter re-
Gently underwent an operation.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-06
ALEDO MEN ENJOY
OUTING AT BOSTON
Especial to The Argus.)

Aledo, May Estates Attorney
Paul J. Graham, Sheriff J. P. Flem-
ing, joe Cabeen and an unknown
individual enjoyed an outing at the
bay yesterday. The trip was sup
posed to have been for fish, as all
three of the men were seen hunting
bait early in the morning. No def
mite report as to the size, number
or kind Of fish captured has yet
been given.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-06
'BE AMERICANS OR
GET OUT" Is VETS
PLAN FOR ALIENS
Especial Correspondence

Sterling, ILL.,. May 6.-Bert E.
Brown post of Veterans OF Foreign
Wars here has adopted resolution
that calls upon all persons Of for
eign birth in the United States to
become American citizens or pre-
pare to go back to the country from
which they came, and furthermore,
THAT all aliens who have been re-
fused citizenship papers be deport-
ed to the country from which they
came. The resolutions favor the
elimination OF the hyphen in Or
CARNATIONS composed OF residents
or citizens Of the United States: to
have but the English language
spoken and printed. and finally
THAT all become Americans or- xet
OUT.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-06
ANDALUSIA
Especial Correspondence.)

NopeCldI COTTeSpOnuenCe.)
Andalusia, Ill.,, May 6.-Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Wood welcomed a
baby boy at their home May L
This is their second child.
The Eastern Star lodge had an
all-day meeting here Tuesday.
Mrs. Margaret Dunlap returned
home the first Of the week after an
extended visit in Rock Island and
Moline.
Miss Lola Huntley Of Rock Is
land came home Monday for a two
weeks vacation.
E. Patterson and son Ray of Tay-
lor Ridge were in Andalusia
Tuesday.
Mrs. Susan Roseman, who has
been visiting friends at Illinois City
| the last week, has returned home.
Mike Simmons of Rock Island is
visiting at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Simmons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wenks re-
turned home Wednesday from Des
Moines, where they spent a week
visiting their daughter, Mrs. Rus
sci Carlson.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-05-06
Geneseo Personals

Geneseo, ILL.,, May 6.-The ladies
OF the First Swedish Lutheran
church will hold a bake sale at the
Tracy corporation sales rooms to-
morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Geneseo, ILL.,, May 6.-Miss Helen
Spath has returned from Cedar
RAPIDS, Iowa, where she visited
several days with friends. The trip
from Geneseo and return was made
by automobile.