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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-24
RESPECT For LAW

Dry enforcement officers are earnestly preaching
respect for law, and on that general proposition all
good citizens should be in accord Dsrespect for
the law, and for the constituted authorities one
of the greatest evils of the day-one Of the things
which must be remedied before the country can
make any further progress in civilization.
But unfortunately, the prohibition agents are
not in position to do much effective preaching. The
enforcement Of the dry laws has been attended
with lawlessness And when dr." officer talks
about law enforcement, the query instantly arises,
why does he not practice what he advises.
We have constitutional provisions against the
search of private homes without warrant. The
dry" agents have hodden this under foot. We
have the strongest, common law and statutory pro-
lection of human life, except when It's taking IS
done in self-defense or under absolute necessity
to prevent the commission of felony prevent
felon from escaping. These laws have been made
scraps Of paper hundreds of times in the enforce
ment of the Nolstead act, when men have been
shot down merely for trying to escape from officers,
or refusing to halt when commanded. Recently
the New orK courts put d tdIdy Dan OIL uie PldN-
tice of enforcement agents of appearing in restaur-
ants and eating houses and actually tasting the
beverages set before the guests at the tables.
These are only few of the many Hagrant IN
stances in which the men appointed to enforce pro-
hibition have disregarded the rights OF the public,
the guarantees of the constitution, and the laws of
the land
Such a course does not win public esteem for
the VoIstead act nor for the men appointed to
enforce it. If law and law enforcement are to
be respected, they must be made respectable.
The prohibition laws ought to be obcyed; and
obedience to them ought 10 be enforced in the
same way, by the same officers. responsible to the
same appointing power all other laws. The
introduction of the iron-heeI brigade with Prus-
sian conception of official authority and public
subservience, is not making great hit in this
country.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-24
AS Others See 1t
WHY TAMPA PORT BUSINESS is DEAD
(Tampa Tribune)


The Lakeland Telegram of Monday had the
following editorial len and comment: "a may
interest Telegram readers to know the rate on
print paper from New York to Tampa, by water,
Is 46 cents hundred while from Tampa to Lake
land by rail it is Al cents hundred. What the
rail rate to Tampa from New York would be, we
do not know, but not registering in the million
are class we have no experimental means of as
certaining."
The rail rate from the Maine mills to Tampa
is pS cents, and the rate on paper is not unlike
the rate everything else that comes to this
city from New York.
Here is the reason why Tampa port commerce
has never thrived. When Lakeland get paper,
for instance all rail from New York for less than
it can get it by water and rail through Tampa,
Lakeland would be plain fool to buy through
Tampa!
Now let's dissect this freight rate and see what
it means Tampa is about fifteen hundred or two
thousand miles from New York by water. Lake
land is thirtytwo miles by rail from Tampa. Prac-
tjcslly, then, Tampa and Jacksonville get the
same water rate, and the same local" tariff APP
plies whether the trip be continued from Tampa
or Jacksonville Think of laying down a ship
mept after hauling it for more than 1900 miles
within thirty-two miles of it's destination, and
with direct rail connection, too and then having
to pay. within two cents pound for the thirty
two miles of the more than 1,50O-mie haul cost!
Isn't it enough to make man "cuss?"
How long will be put up with it? How long
will we continue to fatten the railroads by paying
them long haul prices for short haul service?
How long will we continue to cry There is no
commerce for the port of Tampa" and go on let
ting the combined water and rail companies bunco
us into believing that the "classifcations' and
"basing points" cannot be changed without kill
ing the railroads?
The Tribune, for one, is tired of all this mealy
mourning, and crying Il have sinned' when we
have not The railroads are playing us for a
set of fools and ninnies. If we would go after
them in business like way would get the
advantage we are entitled to in reduced rates
for freight shipments, whether they come all
water, or water and rail- to south Florida destina
tions.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-24

locations for pulp mills in Alaska They also
estimate that the forests can be made to produce
two million cords of pulp wood annually for all
time, which would supply one-third Of the pulp
now used in the United States. If the first figures
are correct, the second may safely be doubled, as
it does not take over twenty-five years to grow
pulp stock, but in any case, Alaska can supply
solution of the print paper problem, which is per-
fectly practicable and would be open to the world,
at immense profits for all concerned, if the re-
strictions adopted under the influence of the
Pinchot cult could be removed.
This is only one of the advantages which would
result from common sense policy applied to our
most northern possession Floridas interest in this
development may not be great, but the principle
involved applies here just the same as there.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-24
RULE THE AIR

If America rules the air it matters little what
country rules the waves. This, at least, is the
conclusion suggesed by the air craft tests at Hamp-
ton Roads.
A German submarine was used as target.
Nine shells were dropped, all of them coming
painfully close, if there had been anybody aboard
to be shocked, and one of them hitting it squarely
and sinking it almost Instantly.
These bombs would have sunk the biggest bat
tleship aAcat just as quickly, and the chances OF
scoring an early hit would be better because the
ship presents bigger target. What chance would
fleet have to effect landing coast guarded
by airplanes provided with bombsp To hit one
of these aerial fighters would require an almost
vertical shot at target moving hundred miles
an hour. The chances would be all in favor of
the birdman in such contest.
Besides, the cost of arships being almost negi-
bic as compared with that of battle ships, the nu-
mericaI odds could be made as great as the de-
Tenders desired These planes could hover over
the approaching navy, darling here and there like
bees, and raining down their fatal shower of
bombs upon the enemy with the chance of max
ing fatal hits increased by the number of the
invaders Such contest would be as unequal as
one between modern vessels and the war galleys
of the ancients 1t means revolution In war
methods.
Why, then, tie up hundreds of millions Of dol
lars in old fashioned ships3 If we must be pre-
pared to defy the world, let us spend our money
for the most approved weapons1 The worlds big
gest navy would be easy picking for the world
greatest airneet.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-24
TIME TO OPEN ALASKA

Alaska is immensely rich in natural resources.
1t would support large population and its miner
ais and timber products would constitute valuable
addition to the wealth of the nation.
Why not open it up? For years we have kept
Alaska cofined, cnbbed and confined by con-
servation but conservation buffers no parsnips
1t is. the policy of the miser who skmps for his
mgrateful posterity. Waste, of course, is always
Objectionable; but boarding. whether of gold in
stockings, or timber in reserves, is net good econ
omy and, if the captalisc principles Of develop
mentis right there is no excuse for keeping Alaska
locked up The policy of conservation, applied
to that territory can be defended only on the
theory that we expect socialistic regime tc be in
augMated seine time in the future, and are saving
up raw material for it.
For one thing Alaska could relieve the pulp
shortage in the United States. Experts have esti-
mated that there are available one hundred million
cords of pulp weed within easy reach of suitable
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-24
COULD BUT DON'T
(Ocala Starr

ut may interest Telegram readers to know that
the rate on print paper from New York to Tampa,
by water, is 46 cents hundred, while from
Tampa to Lakeland by rail it is A cents hun
dred."-Lakeand Telegram.
If your town had nice little river like the
Oklawaha in five miles of it, Harry, and you and
your brother business men had the mental acu-
men to give your freight hauling to some smart
steamboat captain who would bring the goods up
to the nearest landing. and you would keep three
or four trucks busy hauling, you might and prob
ably would have your paper unloaded at your
door for about rs cents hundred or less. That
is what Ocala could do but she won't
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-24

Florida's white population increased 43.6 per
cent in the last decade and its negro population
only 81 per cent, while negroes now constitute
but "a per cent of the population. These figures
are very encouraging and ought to be given wide
publicity. They show that the race problem is
fast disappearing in this state. Negroes constitute
but 10 per cent. approximately, of the nation S
population. Florida has little over three times
her quota but if the present increase keeps up by
1880 it will have only twice as many as the aver
age for the country, and will compare favorably
with Indiana and Illinois,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-24
GETTING ALONG WELL

Women are as great sufferers from
kidney and bladder ailments as men.
Foley Kidney Pills help rid the blood
stream of impurities that cause rheu-
matte pains, backache, swollen, ach-
ing joints and stiff, painful muscles.
Mrs. Carey, Box 81, r. F. D. No. 2,
Middletown, ~ Y, writes: Il had
kidney troble ever since l was lit
tie girl, but l am getting along good
since I have taken Foley Kidney
Pills They act Immediately and help
restore the kidneys to healthful ac-
tivity. Henley's Drug Store.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-24
CANADIAN VILLAGE BURNED

Quebeck, June 24.-The village of
Vile Ray, Lotbiniers county, was a
smouldering ruin today. Everyone of
it's houses was demolished by for
est fire that swept down upon it yes
terday All the inhabitants escaped
by fleeing to the village of Lotvin-
iers.
About seven miles of the Canadian
National roadbed was destroyed and
train will be run over the tracks OF
the Grand Trunk railway until re-
pairs can be made.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-24

The Republican campaign committee is said to
be confronted with deficit of million and a
quarter in the mammoth campaign fund which
put Harding acrsss, and they are sitting up nights
worrying ever ways and means. Looks pretty
blue, but these valiant 6nanciers need not utterly
despair Party finances may begin to look up
when the big tariff bill is introduced.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-24

The prompt solution of the North Atlantic ship
disappearance mystery by the New York police
shows that all the Imagination of the country is not
yet cornred by popular fiction and scenario writers
and members of protective tariff leagues.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-24

my vanity hangs with me to the
end, and 1 don't want it said com.
mitted suicide in a temporary state of
insanity" read a note addressed to
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-24

Uncle Sam will clean up nearly half million
from the Dempsey Carpenter fight, practically all
the transactions connected herewith being heavily
taxed. A prize fight thus becomes national bene-
faction in time of need
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-24
WAREHOUSE BURNED

Dundee, Scotland, June PA large
warehouse was burned here last night
the damage being estimated at about
100000.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-24
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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-24

Pirates in the North Atlantic, is the latest specu-
ation. Well you could hardly expect the pirates
to do all their work on land when nearly three
four,hs Ct the earth is covered with water
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-24

the public" found by the side OF Miss
Trotter, who took carbOlic acid on q
park bench, near the White House in
Washington.
Oxford Democrat., 1921-07-05
Oxford County Notes.

The body OF Lyman <. Swasey, who
died 10 France, arrived in Dlxfield
Thursday. A detail OF the Lyman (.
Swssey Post, American Legion, named
for him, was at the station when the
remains arrived. They were taken to
the chapel by undertaken Harry Marsh,
where military funeral was held Fri
day. Corporal Swassy enlisted rs q
private in 1917, aud was promoted TO the
rifle guard Co. e, 10Sd Regiment, 10th
Division. He died In q hospital In
France In 1918. he was the son Of DR..
Benjamin and the late Florrls Harmon
Swasey Of Canton, aud was 20 years old
at the time of his death.
John z. Hall, founder of the Atlantic
City Evening News, passed away at the
home Of his nephew, Amos d. Hall, 10
Atlantic City on June IA. His death
was the result of shock sustained two
weeks ago. Mr.. Hall was born In the
town Of Peru, and graduated from West
brook Seminary. For time be Taught
school, and Was for two years q member
Of Bowdoin College 1878, receiving the
degree Of A. n. He held many respon-
able school positions, and was principal
of Atlantic City High School for two
years, following which be purchased the
Atlantic Times and Atlantic Democrat,
publishing them under the title of
Times Democrat, and later also acquir-
Ing the Star. Gazette. Mr.. Hall was
forceful writer, and bis editorials always
aroused interest. He contributed to
magazines and periodicals., and assisted
In the publication Of history Of his
native town, Peru. In politics he Was q
Democrat, and took an active interest in
the councils Of his party.
Oxford Democrat., 1921-07-05
Albany.

Thursday morning little moro rain
Quite little came Tuesday morning
and 1t has been cloudy and damp evel
since, so what came has not dried ont.
8. G.. and Estells Bean and Sewell Pin
gree, Mr.. and Mrs. q. T. Sswin and son
Glyndon, Mr.. and Mrs. Copeland, Mr..
and Mrs. George Hapgood and family,
Mrs. Bessie Sloan from Bethel, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lauren L. Lord from South Paris,
spent Sunday at Locke's Mills at Irwin
KimbalPs cottage, Outside Inn. twenty
10 oil. A fine time and q very pretty
place. All wished the day had been
longer.
A meat man, q fish man and grocery
man now 60 through town.
John Sylvester bought COW Of Clif
Eastman.
s. G. Bean has let Herman Cotton and
family into his house. He is going to
peel pulp for him.
s. G. Bear, Sewell Pingree, Wallace
Cummings and r. G.. Sloan were at South
Paris Thursday.
Mrs. Laura Pinkham 10 1T home.
The Songo-sohool has finished. The
CLARK school and the Town House school
close this week.
Mrs. Betsy Cross has been visiting her
Mrs. Lincoln Cummings, and
4rs. Fred Shaw ct Bethel.
Oxford Democrat., 1921-07-05
Capture OF Wood.

Harry Wood, who disappeared Tues
day from the State Reformatory for Men
at South Windham, mention of which is
made on another page of the Democrat,
Is back ut the institution apparently rec
onciled to serving out his term Of I'm
prisonment for the crime OF forgery
Love for wife and child was what occa.
stoned . miscarriage Of Woods plans to
depart for parts unknown out OF the
state. His getaway had been carefully
planned.
He met friends q short distance from
the reformatory with . limousine. Not
wishing to depart from the stste with
out communicating with his wife, the
fugitive passed the night In . Portland
hotsl.
Wednesday afternoon he called up bis
wife over the telephone and wanted her
to arrange to accompany him. It hap
pened that Superintendent Harold K.
Donnsll of the reformatory was at the
time talking with Mrs. Wood, and that
official took the phone and coon had
Wood In frame Of mind to agree to re-
turn to the institution. The escaped
prisoner waited for Superintendent DON
nell n he agreed to do over the phone
and was soon again doing time at South
Windham.
Oxford Democrat., 1921-07-05
AndOVer.

Misses Marjorie and Louise Akeri
from Portland are visiting relatives In
town.
Montgomery Poor from West Virgins
Ii the guest of bis father, G. T. Poor.
Irene Bartlett 10 working at Orr'a
Island for few weeks.
Mrs. Evils Talbot of Portland is the
guest of Mrs. Abbie Poor.
Rev. Warren Campbell is boarding
with Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Smith.
Mrs. Lawrence Parsons IL doing table
work at the Homestead. /.
Mrs. George Learned has returned
from Faruington, whore she has been
working.
The Rumford Driving Association held
. celebration at Andover on the fair
grounds July 4th.
Helen Bartlett has gone to Poland
Spring to do table work.
Ellen Akers has completed her work
In the post Office and has gone to Kezar
Lake, Lowell.
Oxford Democrat., 1921-07-05
L0cke's Mills.

Mrs. Mary Kendall and Mr.. and Mrs
Bert Kendall and children of Lowell were
recent callers at Abbie Trask's.
The Y. NJ. G. A. boys OF Berlin, N. e.,
returned to their homes Saturday, after
spending two weeks In camp here.
The party at scamp Echo" consists Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Rose of Darby,
Penn, Mr.. and Mrs. DeRoba, and Master
Claude Barr OF Philadelphia, and Mr..
and Mrs. James Howell and son of Ber-
lin, N. q.
Clifton Bean, who recently hurt his
knee while playing base ball, is at homo
on an enforced vacation.
Miss Charlotte Cummings was the
guest.of Miss Marion Bass Wednesday.
Mrs. Charlie Day spent q few days last
week with Mrs. Ernest Day.
Oxford Democrat., 1921-07-05
: WONDERS :
OF AMERICA
q, western Newspaper Union.
OUR LARGEST MUNICIPAL
PIER

PlEN
CHICAGo'S municipal pier, one OF
~ the largest and most useful
public structures, Is likewise one OF
the stupehdous engineering feats OF
the times. 1t not only provides $500
feet of dockage space and more than
100000 square feet of freight storage
space, but is also a magnet Of enor-
nous proportions for rscreational pur-
poses.
This great structure juts out into
Lake Michigan for 5000 feet and Is
292 feet wide. In its construction
there were used 10000 piling, 1.5O.-
600 cubic yards Of sand and clay and
$4,000 cubic feet of reinforced con-
crete; 80 cars of steel sash and doors
and $4,000 window panes. Although
sub-divided into a headhouse (the
shore end). a freight-and-passenger
section, a terminal building and rec
reatiOnal section, 1t Is all under one
roof.
Street cars ascend an incline to
the second floor and Eun out to the
terminal building. Foot traffic is
accommodated by 16-foot-wide board
walks. 2,340 feet long, reaching Out
to the recreation end Of the building
In addition to spacious waiting and
rest rooms, there is hospital, restau
rant, art room, auditorium-used 10:
dancing, concerts and banQuets,-and
a roof garden,
Oxford Democrat., 1921-07-05
Bryant's Pond.

The Woodstock Chamber Of Commerce
will hold their meetings for the present
In the V. I. s. hall. The June number
of the Chamber Of Commerce Journal is
being circulated this week.
Thomas q. Tracy Of Brighton, Mass,
and recent graduate at Hebron Acsde.
my, 10 staying at the home Of Mark G.
Allen.
The Chester Comedy Co. with Marie
Rostelle 80 the leading lady will enter.
tain at the opera house on the evening
of July 7th.
The Bemis farm located In tho old
Perham neighborhood has recently been
purchased by A. N. Felt, whose home
stead joins the property.
Frank P. Cole of the Dearborn Spool
Go. is In New York this week on bust.
ness connected with the firm.
Clarence Ring has purchased the Pau
Stephens farm at East Sumner of Bepja
min r. Billings.
Summer guests are coming in. A
number have already arrived at Birch
Villa Camp, opened this year by G. M
Wisks OF New Jersey.
Edwin NJ. Rowe has recently made
substantial improvements on the Little
field place at the head Of the lake and
will rent 1t as q summer resort.
Oxford Democrat., 1921-07-05
CASTORIA FaIntans and Children
Tha Kind You Have AIWaVs Bought
Maine News Notes.

Six,y.two girls and one poor, lonesome
boy graduated from Pennington Normal
School last week.
Donald B. MacMillan's schooner, the
Bowdoin, went to Boston recently to fl'
out for arctic voyage. Among other
things In the cargo are large number OF
brilliantly dressed dolls for distribution
among Eskimo children.
Mrs. Ellen v. Hamlin of Bangor, wild
ow OF Hannibal Hamlin, is confined to
her bed by Q fracture of the hip, the re-
suit OF fall In her room. Although 81
years old, Mrs. Hamlin has borne up
remarkably following her injury and is
resting comfortably. No attempt was
made to set the broken bones.
The skeleton of man uncovered 10
feet above high water mark at Fort Mo
Kinley, Great Diamond Island, last
week, had been buried more than 100
years In the opinion OF Major John Lee
Halcome, commanding officer Of the fort.
High cheek bones were easily traceable,
causing him to believe the man was an
Indian. There was no evidence OF cloth.
ing, personal belongings or q coffin.
The body was four feet beneath the sur
face OF knoll through whicha cut Was
being made for laying railroad.
Oxford Democrat., 1921-07-05
Wilsou's MIlls.

Mrs. +. P. Flint and daughters are at
Bosebuok Lodge.
Mrs. Arthur Dante Of Groveton has
been . guest Of her sister, Mrs. Earl
Hoyt.
Lewis Olson and wife have been hsv-
ing vacation, going up the line to the
lake region.
Mrs. B. N. Storey spent the past week
with her mother, s. 8. Bennett.
Miss Hazel Cummins 10 now on visit
to her sister, Mrs. Grace Hoyt.
There was quite fire Sunday between
Thomas Tracey's and Claude Linnell's,
supposed to have been set BY some mall
cIous person, but IL was soon under CON.
troll.
Oxford Democrat., 1921-07-05
East Bethel.

Othis Reed has gone to Portland,
where he has work.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Kimball of Grafton
were recent guests of relatives here.
Lawrence Kimball 10 this weeks guest
of his sister, Mrs. ]. b. Howe, and fam!
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Swan and family
and Mr.. and Mrs. WILDER Swan and fam
lily were recent guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
81. Swan.
Mrs. C. N. Kimball and Mrs. G.. N.
Sanborn were last weeks guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. r. G. Clark, Auburn, and at
tended the graduation Of Hugh and Wen
dell Clark from Edward Little High
School, returning with Mr.. and Mrs.
Ceylon Kimbsll and son, who motored
to Auburn for the day, also called on
relatives at South Paris.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. A. Trssk motored to
Pennington for the past week.
Oxford Democrat., 1921-07-05
West Buckfleld.

Carl Churchill had green peas for din
ner from his garden June 20. Mr.. and
Mrs. Asaph Churchill took dinner with
them.
Green peas at q. q. Bucks June u,
at 81. W. Phillips the 2Sth.
Mrs. E. F. Bcknell of Norway and
daughter, Mrs. Edward Eisen winter, and
son Charles of Waterbury, Conn, are
guests at Fred Benefits.
Miss Florence Bennett Ia with the Girl
Scouts camping at Worthley Pond.
Miss Dorothy Buck is in Hartford at
W. F. Bucks.
Miss Mary Garland has gone to Tam.
worth, N. q.
Miss Doris Buck is In Canton at Pine.
wood camp, guest Of Mrs. b. F. Richard
son.