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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-26
SCIENTIFIC PLAN
FOR REAPPORTIONMENT
BEING WORKED OUT

Washington, March 26.-A scientific
plan for reapportionment of represen-
tation in the house is being prepared
by an advisory committee of the CEN
sus bureau, and will be submitted to
congress by the committee chairman
when the extra session of congress
conyenes next month.
Upon failure in the last congress of
the reapportionment bill framed at
the last session, Senator Sutherland
asked the experts to redraft plans. DR..
Huntington Of Harvard University,
heads the advisory body and has ad.
vised Senator Sutherland that the
new pan will be completed soon. II
contemplates, after study of the 1920
census and population distribution, a
scientific plan for equalizing house
membership between the states. The
basis Of representation, however
would be left finally for congress to
determine.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-26
Theory Advanced That They Were
Blown Back to Land or Ma
rooned on Some Key Where
it May be Days Before They
are Relieved-Search Is
Still Going On

Pensacola, March 26.-Upon the
theory advanced by Lieut.. w. F. Reed,
Instructor in mstaorology at the ma
val station here, that the naval bal
loon missing since it left here Tues
day evening with five men aboard
could not have drifted to sea in the
face of southerly winds, prevailing
late Wednesday and Thursday off ST.
Andrews Bay and the Calhoon county
coast where the balloon was last seen,
a naval dirigible balloon with two
days supply Of food and a double
crew aboard, set out from here today
to s:arch the forests of west Florida.
Lieut.. Reed believes that the crew
Of the drifting bag would have cut
away the basket to prevent it's drop
ping into the gulf and would have
have taken refuge in the. rigging. A
carrier pigeon which arrived here
with message from the aeronauts
stated the balloon was 20 miles at sea
off st. Andrews Bay Wednesday night
and that the bag was sinking and
then was about 100 feet above the
water.
If the basket had sunk at sea,
INSSu octlu, IhO Dd6 "OuiO
risen and the prevailing winds would
have blown Finland He thought the
bag might have come in contact with
tree upon descending, causing
injury to the men or that they might
have been brushed from it by the tree
tops.
Meanwhile seaplanes and naval
vessels continue their search of the
coast and in some instances ventur-
ed far to sea in an effort to fh'l a
trace of the balloon or its occupants.
Pensacola, Fla, March 26.-Though
discouraged by the failure of their
two days search to reveal some trace
of the missing craft. naval officers to
day had not given up hope of finding
the missing naval balloon with its five
occupants which has been missing
from the air station here since last
Tuesday.
Airplanes, dirigible balloons, eagle
boats and sub-chasers continued to
Gcour the air and coast in the vicinity
of the place the balloon was last re-
ported.
AS the search progressed the belief
grew that Chief Quartermaster G. X.
| Wilkinson and his four student COM
panions had succeeded in reaching
shore at some isolated place. possibly
an island or reef and might not be
heard from for days.
Washington, March 26.-In their
search for the naval balloon missing
from the navol air station at Pensa-
cola since last Tuesday, airplanes,
dirigibles and naval ships have cov-
cred approximately 5000 square
miles of territory without sighting a
trace of the big gas bag. the navy de-
partment was advised today by the
commandant at Pensacola.
'NoDtrace of free balloon, A5597 to
date, said the message. Thorough
search of gulf shore and swannps COW
ering $500 square miles of water and
2,400 square miles of land has been
conducted by seaplanes. dirigibies
eagle boats and sub chasers.
The search is being continued and
naval department officers have moi
, given up hope that the five men in tbs
balloon will be rescued.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-26
ANOTHER REVOLT
BREAKS OUT In
SOVIET RUSSIA

Stockholm, March 26.-An anti-sov-
let uprising is reported to have oc-
CURED in Kazan, about $50 miles east
of Moscow, on the Volga. according to
dispatches received here today. Some
members of the extraordinary COM
mission in the city are said to have
been killed and the commissions
headquarters burned. Many other
soviet officials have been killed, it is
declared. The isurgents, the advices
state, are masters of the entire city
and vicinity and have ordered gen
eral mobilization in the district.
In western Russia anti-soviet move
ments are reported, Fighting in
White Russia between Soviet troops
and peasants is continuing and Pskof
is said to be in the hands of revolu-
Etionists. White Russian peasants
have been reinforced by deserters
from the Red Guard! the message as
sert
Another disturbed section is said
to be the Minsk region, where con
flictc between soldiers and insurgents
are reported raging, the revolutionary
activities so far having resulted, II
is asserted. in twenty soviets in vari
GUS parts of the region being driven
out
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-26
MILSON ABOUT RECOYERED

Washington. March 26.-Formcr
President Wilson was described today
by his physician, Rear Admiral Carey
T. Gtayson. as d little weak as re-
suit of an attack Of Indigestion yes
terday, but otherwise apparently re-
covered from the attack.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-26
AUGUSTUS A. TRUE DIES

Augustus A. True, age rs, resident
of the Gapway neighborhood, died at
his home early this morning. Funeral
services will be conducted at the First
Baptist church of Lakeland Sunday 4
p. M, and he will be buried in Rose
lawn cemetery. He is survived by his
wife and six children.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-26

Ans wering his wife's dsmand for
temporary alimony Brooklyn, N. ".
man accused her not only of chew
ing cut plug, but of smoking cigars.
She said she would quit both smok-
ing and chewing If he would stop
smoking cigarettes.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-26

Toxic, March 5.--Authorization for
an advance of SO.OOo,OOO yen to the
Japanese silk industry was voted by
the house OF peers today, this action
being taken in the form of the adop-
tion of the concurrent resolution
which already had been passed by the
house Of representatives.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-26

The International Secret Service
Association was organized at Chi
cago by representatives Of several
large detective agencies in the United
States and Canada. Alfred G. Bcake.
Of Toronto, was elected first vice.
president.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-26
THE WEATHER
GENERAL WEATHER CONDITIONS

Pressure is high on the Atlantic
coast. and fair weather has prevailed
over the southeastern states, and the
lorth and smiddle Atlantic states
Rain has fallen, however, over the
Lake region and the middle Mssis-
sippi valley.
In the west, an area of low pres
sure of great intensity appears over
the middle plains states and the
Rocky Mountain region. 1t has caus-
ed snow over Montana, Wyoming.
Utah and North Dakota. and rain over
the Rocky Mountain region and mid
die plains states. There has been
rain also on the Texas coast, and on
the north Pacific coast Pressure Is
high over the extreme northwest.
1t is warmer this morning general
ly over the country east of the Rocky
Mountains. 1t is somewhat coiJler
over the northwest.
Indications are for partly cloudy
weather in the vicinity of Tampa to-
night and Sunday. Southeast winds.
probably increasing.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-26

z A thread will tie an honest man,
better than rope will will rogue.
Scotch Proverb
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-26
Temperatures Elsewhere

The first column indicates highest
temperature yesterday; the second,
lowest last night. and the third, pre-.
cipitation.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-26

Eat the present and break the dish.
ARABIC Proverb.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-26
General Apathy Appears
to Prevail in the Dis
orderly Districts
Some of the Commun-
lists are Armed With
Machine G uns a n d
Bloody Fighting LA
BILE to Occur A n y
Time.

TWENTY RIOTERS KILLED
Berlin, March 26.-Twenty Rioters
we're killed when the police in Elsie.
ben repulsed an attack on the city
last night.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-26
WEATHER FORECAST

Lakeland and vicinity:
Partly cloudy tonight
and Sunday.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-14
Senator Wants L. S.
To Take German
Colonies for Debt
France Would Have Allies
Reduce Indemnity to Is
Billions and Extend 5
Billions Credit to Berlin

The former German colonies in Africa
and the German cables should be ceded
to the United States in part payment
Of the Allies debt to this country,
United States Senator Joseph /. France,
of Maryland, declared yesterday in an
address before the Ethical Culture So
ciety, at Sixtyfourth Street and Cen
tral Park West.
Senator France also advocated reduc
ton of the German indemnity to $15,
000,000,000 and the extension Of S5,
000,000,000 credit to Germany. The
topic Of his talk was "The Future Pol
icles of the United States" He said, in
part:
"To think of cancellation of the AL
lied debt makes me shudder. Europe
is bankrupt, and in order for world
commerce to revive Germany must re-
ocver. To make this possible. Ger
many's reparation must be fixed at a
reasonable sum, about Sl5,000,0 100000,
and Germany must be given $4,000
100000 credit for her cables and Afri-
can colonies.
Further, the Allies and associated
powers should turn over the German
African colonies and cables to the
ChiIeu otdteS anu get Creult accord
ingly.
"This plan I offer as a solution for
the credit situation of the world. The
United States can develop the African
colonies, which are third as large
as the territory of the United States
itself, and also give the United States
a responsibility in the advancement Of
the backward people of Africa
1.-The United States has an inalen-
able right in Africa because of the fact
that Stanley planted the banner of the
United States in many of the previous
ly unexplored parts of that continent,
which gives US, according to interna-
tional laws, sovereign right there
THE first step that must be taken by
the people of this country and the
government is to revive true American
ism in this land, which was abandoned
during the war. We must have 100 per
cent Americanism.
Until the nations of the world &C
cept the great underlying principles Of
this Republic we must stand alone. We
cannot conscript our young manhood to
ally themselves on the field of battle
with the mercenary soldiers of empires
that stand for oppression and exploita-
tion. I favor the calling of an inter
national conference of the nations of
the world for concerted action in dis
lntegrating empires and arranging a
program for the intellectual advance
ment of the people, instead of guaran-
teeing by force Of arms the status quo
of the world"
New-York tribune., 1921-03-14
Boycott on Allied Goods
Urged in Wurtten,burg
Preparations Enuoy asserts That
BRAND Was Responsible for
Breaking Up Conference

BERLIN. March ia German news
agency dispatch from Stuttgart says
the chamber of commerce Throughout
Wurtcmburg, in a joint appeal to
trade, commerce and industry and the
population in general, urge a boycott
against English, French and Belgian
goods until the Entente rcvokes what
are termed the coercivc penalties
against the Germans along the Rhine.
Major General Won Seecht, one Of the
German reparations delegation. in Civ
ing his impressions of the London con
ference to officials Of the Ministry Of
Defense, expressed the opinion that had
Premier Lloyd George of Great Britain
contemplated a break down in the nego-
tlations lie would not have held the
conference in London, but would have
selected some place with the necessary
atmosphere" like Paris or Brussels.
General Won Seccht said that at Spa
and Versailles the French and Bel
gians had treated the German dele
gates like Kaffirs, but that in London
the English attitude toward them had
been in every way correct and polite;
that King George even had inquired
whether the delegation was being prop
ery accommodated
The breaking up of the conference
was attributed by General Won Seecht
entirely to Premier BRAND and M.
Loucheur Of the French delegation.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-14
Vaudeville by Radio
Heard i'm Seven States
Performance Given at High
Bridge, n. y, for Audiences
as&Far Away as Colorado

OSSlNlNG, n. Y, March ia wire
less vaudeville performance was given
last evening at the home of Robert F.
Gowen, chief engineer of the De Fores
Radio Telephone and Telegraph Com
panys.. which has d station at II High-
bridge, N Y.
Dr.. Lee De Forest. the inventor. and
a party of guests listened to the per
1ormance at the Highbridge station.
Audiences in seven 5tates-New York,
New ~ ersey, Connecticut, Ohio. Illinois,
Arkans sas and Colorado heard the songs
sungs R. H. G. Matthews. chief en-
sineer Of the Chicago Radio Labora-
tory, listened in at the Chicago station
Another party heard the music at
Princeton University. 1t was the first
vaudeville performance ever sent by
radio.
Roset ia and Vivian Duncan of the
cast zpf Fred Stones "Tip Top" were
the Aendliners in song review of
thelr- own composition. Charles D.
Wagncr's orchestra played several
numbers. and Frank Sangster gave a
monologue. Mr.. Gowen directed the
performance and |. Lounsbcrry han
died :. the radio telephone apparatus
Otner listeners were the Rev. j
A. Manning in Salem. Ohio; Charles
Candier at st. Mary's. Ohio; the Nava'
Research Laboratories at Washington
Iohllf Clayton at Little Rock, Ark.
William Il. Seiglc at Mamaroneck, anc
L. Gockaday at 2674 Bailey Avenue
Newly ork
New-York tribune., 1921-03-14
Mediation i'm Panama
By U. S. Pleases League
Fitted TO Settle Disputes
Between Members. Sir Eric
DrlrmmOnd Writes

GENEVA, March 13 (By The AS
sociated Press. The League of Ma
tions to-day published dispatches ex-
changed between Panama and Costa
Rca and Sir Eric Drummond, general
secretary of the League of Nations, in
which the two republics notified Sir
Eric that they had accepted mediation
by the United States in their frontier
dispute and that hostiltics have
ceased.
Sir Eric, in replying. expressed the
pleasure Of the Council of the League
of Nations at the mediation of the
United States, which he said seemed
good way for bringing about a settle
ment of difficulties of two members
OF the League of Nations.
Panama and Costa Rica each holds
the other entirely responsible for the
difficulty along the border between the
two republics. Panama reiterates her
refusal to recognize the decision Of
Chief Justice White of the United
States Supreme Court in delimiting
the frontier and reserves the right to
demand an indemnity for the expenses
of defensive expeditions. Emphasis is
laid on the fact that Costa Rican pris-
oners and wounded are being well
treated by the Paltamanians in con-
formity with international agreement
"and as is proper in a chivalrous
country"
Costa Rica in reporting its accept
ance Of American mediation says "the
conflict has virtually terminated"
SAN JOSE. Costa Rica. March 49,
The Costa Rican government has dis
mantled the telegraph line on the
Panamanian border, the legality of
which had been disputed by the Pana-
manlan governments
New-York tribune., 1921-03-14
Germans Flock to
Silesia to Vote in
Coming Plebiscite
Berlin Is Optimistic Over
Situation; Expects Major
ity of 95 Per Cent in
Principal Cities March ~

BERLIN, March 13 BY The Associ-
atcd Press) s).-Specal dispatches from
the Upper Silcsian plebscitc zones
continue to reflect optimism with re
spect to the outcome of the baloting
which will take c.ace a week hence.
Party politics and partisan differences
have been submerged temporarily in
common determination by the Ger
mans to endeavor to save the wealthy
industrial sector to Germany.
A pilgrimage of eligible voters from
all corners in Germany to Upper
Silcsia now is in full motion. Special
trains are being run everywhere.
The advance speculation on the out
come Of the balIoting predicts a GER
tam German victory in all the i'm
portant cities and towns. Oppeln,
Rosenburg, according to the specula-
ties of at least 95 per cent in favor of
the Germans. Gleiwitz, Kattowitz.
Kosel, koenigshuett, Beuthen, Tarno-
witz, Lublinitz, Cuttentag and Gross
Strehltz also are considered safe for
the German column by overwhelming
majorities.
The German enthusiasts, however.
are not quite so sure about Hindenburg
and Myselowitz, where Polish agitation
has been most active.
The public officials who will be on
duty March 20 were allowed to cast
their votes to-day. This includes the
railway, postal and telegraph workers.
Each voter is to receive two ballots,
one printed in German and the other
in Polish. The ballot person rejects
must be torn up and deposited with
the valid one in the ballot box
Eight naturalized Americans who
were born in Upper Silesia and are
entitled to vote in the plcbiscite passed
through Berlin ycste day. Among
them was an old couple from Mil
waukee, the man cighty-four years old
and the woman in her seventies. The
other Americans, who came from Cali
fornia, included widower sixty four
years old, who, in addition to casting
his ballot is to marry a German war
widow, the daughter Of an old time
friend. The widow has several chill
dren.
81 have no children Of my own and
no heirs" said the man, $50 I decided
to come back to my old home and vote
and incidentally marry the daughter
Of an old schoolmate whose husband
was killed in the war"
New-York tribune., 1921-03-14
Former Ministers in
New Spanish Cabinet
Premier Salazar Effects Organi-
zaiion OH the Basis of Con-
seryatiyc Coalition

MADRID, March Several former
ministers have been chosen for places
in the new Spanish Cabinet, which has
been formed on the basis of a conseva-
tive coalition. The personnel of the
ministry follows:
Premier. Manuel Allende Salazar:
Foreign Minister, Marquis de Lena:
Interior, Count de Bugallal; War, Wis
count d'Eza; Marine, Fernandez Prida;
Finance, Manuel Arguellas; Public
Works. Juan de la Cierva y Penafel;
Public instruction, Sehor Aparicio; La
Dor. Senior EHzarraga; Justice, Yin
ccnte Pines.
Fhe new ministers. who will take the
oath before King Alfonso tomorrow
and will enter Immediately upon their
duties, were chosen after many consul
tations between the various Conserva-
tive groups. The Cabinet resulting
from these consultations is from the
followers Of Juan de la Cierva, former
Premier Maura and Eduardo Dato. the
late Premier
New-York tribune., 1921-03-14
Fleet Merger to Unite
More Thar, 800 Vessels
Proposed Force Will Include
Most Of First Line Graft I'm
der S ngIe Commander

The sending of the United States
Atlantic squadron to the Pacific to
Join the American feet there and op-
crate with it hereafter AS a unit will
throw together the bulk Of this coun-
try's naval lighting forces and put
under a single commander more than
300 vessels of all types.
This united Pacific feet will com
prise most OF the -rst-line fighting
craft of the United States Navy, and
to the less powerful and less important
of the total of $40 ships under the
Stars and Stripes will fall the burden
Of patrols that are maintained in other
parts of the world.
The Atlantic and Pacific fleets re-
Gently carried out successful Joint
maneuvers off the coast of South
America. in what up to that time was
the greatest concentration of sea power
n the history of the American navy.
Not all the ships of the two fleets
particip pated. for q considerable num-
her. were held in reserve by the Navy
police duty in Cuban, Mexican and
other foreign waters and many auXil-
iary craft were left behind, but the
msneuvers represented the first real
mobilization of the navy since before
the war, when the number Of ships was
less than g third of what it is to-day
The United States navy has a peace
strength of Is dreadnoughts, 13 pre-
dreadnouchts. s armored cruisers and
II light cruisers. Eleven more dread
noughts and l6 more cruisers are
under construction. OF destroyers
there are 200 in service and II more
authorized, although the construction
of these has not yet begun. OF sub
marines there are SO, with 46 more
authorized.
twenty seven capital ships battle
ships ana battle -cruisers), mounting
guns OF 13i2 2incn calber or more,
with an aggregate tonnage of 9s3,00o
New-York tribune., 1921-03-14
ment with the whole British feet at

ment with the whole British feet at
once.
There is serious question as to the
facilities for docking, repairing and
generally maintaining the feet on the
Pacific Coast. The facilities are ad-
mittedly rather inadequate. But it is
conceded beyond question that any plan
for remedying this situation would re-
Quire years. The question has, there
fore, arisen. If the feet cannot main
tain itself in time of peace on the Pa
cifc. Coast, certainly it could not main
tain itself in time of war; Further. it
is stated that the time to find out about
this is right now, and not little later
in a period during which no one can
tell what will happen.
So the officers of the feet arc to be
putsupon their mettle to maintain that
fleet on the Pacific Coast with the pres
cnt resources. And the Navy Depart
ment expects them to do it.
In this connection several old officers
have pointed out rather grimly that the
fleet will find it virtually necessary. to
keep at sea most of the time, and that
will lead inevitably to maneuvers. the
result of which cannot help but be
beneficial.
New-York tribune., 1921-03-14
u. 5. Woman Safe in 1'urke,

BEND, Ore, March l3.--Mrs. p. G..
Burt. wife of Deutsche County
rancher, captured earlier in the winter
by Turkish Nationaists and held for
ransom, is safe in Constantinoplc with
her sister, Miss A. &. Anthony, accord
ing to word received by her husband
here yesterday. Mrs. Burt and Miss
Anthony are relief workers.
Details of the capture are lacking
here. Burt said Mrs. Burt and Miss An
thony arc expected to leave for the
United States in April