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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24
BRITISH PAPERS
WARMLY GREET
ADMIRAL Sims

London, May 24.-Newspapers We'd
today in extending warm editorial
greetings to Rear Admiral VIM. S.
Sims, commander of the American
naval forces in the war zone during
the last two years of the world S
struggle.
The admiral, who arrived here yes
terday to receive degree of doctor
of laws from Cambridge University
was described by one newspaper as
'the best friend in need that England
found during the wal"
The hearty cooperation that Ad-
miral Sims extended to the British
navy was recalled with enthusiasm
and he was assured that his sagacity
and skill in organization and his
Chivalrous good feeling had won him
the enduring affection and gratitude
of the British people.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24
CALCULATION TO
NAME WINNERS
WILL Be CLOSE
Eight Of iha Balloons In National
Race Seailed Il North Central
Tennessee

Birmingham, Ala. May 2l- The
landing OF eight of Tia" balloons in the
national race which started here Sat
ur'Iay within circle of Il very small
radius in north-Cpntra Tennessee.
will neceSaitatp official calculations
before the holder; Uf second and third
places in the contest ar known
Ralph t.. Gpson, plotting the "Birm,
ingham Semi Centennial" the ninth
balloon in the race, which landed in
virginia, won first place. according to
unofficial announcement, ms bag hav-
ing traverSpd Il distance greater by
approximately 400 miles than eithcr
of the other entries.
The final calculations hy the Birm.
ingham committee indicated. however
that Ii. +. honeywell. flying the st
Louis Chamber OF Commerce" Will
hold second place and that Lieut. Col.
Lahm. pilot of the army entry. will
carry off third honors CLculations OF
the distance will have to be confirmed
by the Aero Club Of America, owing
to the very small difference in dis.
tance travelled by the eight balloon
which landed in tennessee
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24
MASS OF REPORTS
FROM MANY ROADS
BEING DISCUSSED
General Presbyterian Assembly
Settles Down to Routine Busi-
ness at Winona Lake Today

Winona Lake. May 24.-5+Commis
siOners to the 18Th general assembly
of the Presbyterian church of the L.
S. A, continued consideration today
of the mass of reports submitted by
various boards and agencies with the
expectation that at the close of the
day the most important OF these am
nual statements would be disposed Of
and other topics could be given CON
sideration. The assembly which clos
es Friday. has yet to elected Il stated
clerk and to select the next meeting
place. Members of the executive com
mittee expressed satisfaction today
over the plans made for liquidating
the church's debt to the lnterchurch
Word movement and to the PreSby
terian new era movement. The former
debt which amounts to S555, 900 will
be paid from funds derived from the
sale of certificates of Indebtedness
bearing six per cent interest and
which it is expected will be purchased
largely by church boards and agen-
cies.
The Presbyterian new era debt will
be met by inclusion in the next an
nual budget of $150.000 from which
funds will be derived to apply on the
debt
Committee reports ready for con-
sideration today included those of the
Presbyterian Board OF Missions for
Freedmen and the Presbyterian Board
of Education.
DR.. S, J. Fisher, president of the
Board of Missions for Freedmen, de-
cares there has never been so much
interest in the welfare of the negro
of the south as at the present time
and he suggests if possible that the
educational work being done by the
church among these people he eX-
tended.
Numerous appropriations are need
ed to build new structures as schools
already established, DR.. Fisher said.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24
PLANS TO COMBINE
WEST INDIES INTO
A NEW DOMINION
Confederation Of British Posses.
sions In Western Hemisphere
Is Being Considered

Washington, May 24.-Establish-
ment of confederation OF British
America to include Canada and the
British colonies of the Bahamas, Bar
BADGES, Bermuda, jamaica, the Lee
ward Islands, Trinidad, the Windward
Islands, and possibly British Hon
duras and British Guiana, was report
ed here today in official circles, to be
under consideration in British pos
sessions of North. South and Central
America.
The idea of united commonwealth
of British-America was contained in
the report on a further development
of the plans fer confederation of the
four provinces of Canada in 1867.
Reference was had to the confer
ence which was held in Ottawa in
June 1890 and was attended by repre-
sentatives of all the British colonies
of the Americas for the purpose OF
drawing up a trade agreement, since
ratified by majority of the colonie.
concerned.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24
MEXICO MAY HAVE
AMERICAN TERMS
OF RECOGNITION

Mexico City, May 24.-Reports that
George T. Summerlin, United States
charge d'affairs here, was bringing
back to Mexico from Washington,
terms upon which recognition of the
Abregon government would be. ex-
tended by the United States ha 5
caused considerable speculation by
the newspapers.
The only official comment, however
has been statement from the For
eign office, which declared the matter
of formal protocol never has been
presented to Mexico by the United
States. President Obregon has de-
clared several times recently that
Mexico will not sign such docu-
ment It is said he made these de-
clarations because various American
newspapers had asserted a formal
treaty had been suggested by tht
United States but had been refused.
President Obregon returned yester,
day from a week end visit to Cordoba
state of Vera Cruz.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24
PALM BEACH VISITORS
EXPECTED HERE THIS
EVENING AT SIX O'CLOCK

According to the previously ar
ranged schedule, the motorcade from
West Palm Beach that has been tour
ing this section of Florida, is due to
reach Lakeland about o'clock this
evening from st. Petersburg, where
today was to have been spent in
sightseeing and getting acquainted.
Acceding to the request of Secretary
II. E. Robinson of the West Palm
Beach Chamber Of Commerce, Mayor
Frank Fl. Thompson will extend an
official welcome to the visitors on
behalf of Lakeland and also partici.
pating in the welcome will be the of.
ficers of the Lakeland Chamber of
Commerce and the Lakeland Rotary
Club. These ceremonies will be car
ried out at the Elks' Hotel which will
be headquarters for the West Palm
Beachites, ladies and gentlemen.
Following are the members of the
motorcade who are expected here to.
night: r. E. Daugherty, president
OF the Chamber of Commerce: ::
George F. Bensel, vice president;
Fl. +. Robinson, executive sec.
retary; other directors of the Cham.
ber OF Commerce, are ]. B. Nc.
Donald, w. H. DaCamara and R. D.
Cole, D. II. Conkling, H. H. Curtis and
City Manager Carl A. Riddle; memb-
bers of the Chamber of Commerce and
citizens will include P. ]. Carlberg
j. A. Edwards, F. w. Rane, H. c.
Cummings, j. J. Hutson, Commodore
Mitchell, Ben Potter, A. r. Taylor
George c. Moore and Fred Delavan
There will also be four women to
make the trip: Mrs. B. j. Carlberg
Mrs. Carl A. Riddle, Mrs. j. A.. Ed
wards and Mrs. H. E. Robinson.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24
NAVAL TRAINING
SHIP IS BURNING
AT new YORK CITY

New York, May 24.-After an all
night fight, firemen today had failed
to eXtinguish the flames which con-
tinued to burn briskly in the blistered
and blackened hulk of the U. S. naval
reserve training ship Granite State.
Two fire boats and half dozen land
companies throughout the night
poured water into the famous old
frigate which caught fire late yester-
day Nearly all of the 200 members
OF the naval reserve, who made their
home on board the naval vessel, lost
their personal effects. naval officials
said Capt w. B. Wait, commander
of the ship lost all of his clothing and
several thousand dollars worth of
Liberty bonds.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24
VIRGINIA NEGRO ON
TRIAL TODAY ON
MURDER CHARGE
Spent Twenty Years In State Prison
and Figures In Attempted
Lynching Case in Hal
flax County

South Boston, Va, May 24.-George
Dickerson, negro, who has spent 10
years in the Virginia penitentiary for
various crimes, was arraigned in the
circuit court of Halifax county today
on the charge of numbering William
Hickman, prominent young farmer.
Dickerson was indicted yesterday. 1t
is alleged that Dickerson waylaid
Hickman on a public road, crushed
his skull and in some way broke his
back Dickerson has been in Jail
about six weeks with three other ne
groes including James Coleman. near
whose home the murder occurred and
who narrowly escaped mob violence
when the Halifax county Jail was at
tackled after he had been arrested,
several hundred shots being fired into
the prison.
Dickerson is alleged to have put
on a pair of Coleman's shoes and
used them in walking to the point
where Hickman was assaulted, re-
turning them later. The Shoes led
to Coleman's arrest. Coleman is al
legged to have told the authorities that
Dickerson confessed the crime to him
and offered him money to keep his
mouth shut"
Three nights after the murder a
mob set fire to the buildings on Cole
mans farm and the structures were
destroyed.
John Draper, who was charged with
sharing in the mobs attack upon the
county prison, in an effort to get Cole
man, was convicted ut the last term
of court and sentenced to serve II
months in Jail and pay fine of $500
Jack Price, one of the IL men ac
cused of being members of the mob
will be tried Thursday The other
cases will be tried after Prices trial
is concluded.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24
IRISH COUNTIES
HOLD ELECTIONS
FOR PARLIAMENT
Body Created by the Recent Home
Rule Act Will Contain 81
Members

Belfast, May 24.-Six counties of
northern Ireland, Antrip, Armagh,
Own, Farmanagh, Londonderry and
Tyrone, and the Parliamentary bor-
oughs OF Londonderry and Belfast en-
gagged today in an election of members
of the parliament of northern Ire
land. This body, created by the Irish
oct, recently passed by the British
parliament, will contain So members.
Government authorities have taken
elaborate precautions to prevent dis
order in the voting, which began at 8
o'clock this morning. Fighting be-
tween factions, however, was appre-
hended in this city and in many dis :
tricts where the people were called
to the polls. All licensed public
houses were closed and all fairs and
markets arranged for today, were
postponed.
The polls will close in most dis
tricts at o'clock tonight.
Electioneering, which had been en-
thusiastic from the very beginning Of
the campaign, reached eliminating
point yesterday when Sir James
Craig, premier-designate for Ulster,
issued an appeal to members of the
Unionist party to fly the Union
Jack" AS result of his appeal vir-
tually every Unionist house in Bel
fast flew the British flag last night,
even the sidewalks and lamp posts
being brilliant with the British colors.
Nationalists, who adopted as their
slogan the cry of mo PARTITION have
fought hard battle and Joseph Dev-
lin has led his party in addressing
meetings throughout the counties
where voting took place today. Wo-
men took an active part in the cam
paign, holding demonstrations and
canvassing voters.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24
THE WEATHER
GENERAL WEATHER CONDITIONS

Pressure is high on the New Eng
land coast this morning and rela-
lively low on the Carolina coast. Rain
has fallen in the Lake region and the
north Atlantic states, and there were
scattered showers in Florida Else
where in the east the weather has
heen generally fair. 1t is cooler over
the northeastern states, the middle
Atlantic states and the Lake region,
and slightly warmer in the southeast
ern states.
In the west, pressure is generally
low, with centers OF low barometer
over Iowa and over Arizona. Rain has
fallen in the Rocky Mountain and Pla-
teau region, and fair weather has pre-
vailed over the Plains states and the
Pacific states Temperature changes
in the west have been small and ir-
regular.
Indications are for fair to partly
c.oudy weather in the vicinity of
Tampa tonight and Wednesday.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24
Police Ordered to Arrest
Everybody Approch-
ing Ship Which Has
Twice Been S e t on
Fire and Had Narrow
Escape From B e eing
Consumed by Flames.

New Orleans, May 24.-Following
two alleged attempts to sink the Z.
). Shipping Board steamer West To
tan, superintendent of Police Moloney
today issued orders to the police on
strike duty to arrest every man found
lettering about the water front.
There is going to be peace on the
river front and in this harbor,' de-
r'ared Supt. Moloney. Steps have
been taken to insure it"
On the other hand Dan L. Yons.
business manager for the Marine En-
gineers, Oilers and Water Tenders
association declared: Too many OF
cur men have been shaghied. If this
does not stop and il the police don't
step prosecuting us | am going to
take actiCn personally
Rules on contempt for violating
federal injunctions We're filed today
~ William j. O'Hara, assistant dis
trict attorney against 116 district ma
rine workers who are charged with
having removed the crew of the
steamer Hadnot. When the steamer
Mettapan cleared port early today she
sounded a distress whistle and was
towcd back into port An investiga-
ten Of the trouble was started.
Two attempts We're made to sink
the West Tutan by opening the sea-
cocks. one attempt nearly succeeded
and when discovered there was II
inches Of water in the engine room,
the police said.
All available policemen. heavily
armed, today are on duty along the
river front. and constant watch is
beig maintained at points where
trouble may be expected to break out
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24
U. S. MARSHAL
QUITS JOB and TWO
OTHERS WANT TO
St. Augustine Man Mentioned as
Most Probable Successor to
H. N. Boswell Who Re-
signed Last Night

Jacksonville, May 24-Politicians
are speculating on a successor to II.
~ Boswell, as United States marshal
cf the southern district of Florida,
who last night announced his resig-
nation effective May 81. Two who arc
prominently mentioned for the place
are B. e. Dyson, OF st. Augustine, anl
George Crom, of Marion county, with
the majority expressing the belief that
Dyson will be appointed.
Boswell was resident of Dunnel-
Ion. and was engaged in the railroad
contracting business when he was APP
pointed in 1916 He has not decided
whether to make his home here or re
turn to Dunnellon.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24
GERMANY DECLARES ALL EFFORTS HAVE BEEN MA DE
TO SHUT OFF THE TROUBLE THAT RACES IN SU SESIA
LADIES EYELASHES NOW
HAVE A SELLING VALUE

New York, May 24.-Ladies'
eyelashes have become saleable
articles. The dressing table in
milady's boudoir may now be
adorned, in addition to numerous
other things, that admirers as
sumo to be natural, with artificial
lashes that paste on right over
the regular ones.
This innovation in cominte at
tractiVeness was on display here
today at the American Ladies'
Hair Dressing Association exhibit
ton.
Other nature savers included a
half bobbed wig to cover oId-ash-
ioned long hair, thus relieving the
necessity of cutting it. A parable
in moving picture form was
shown, demonstrating how a wife
who had lost her husbands af-
fection, regained it by rejuvenat-
ing her rose petal cheeks.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24
PROMINENT DELAND
PHYSICIAN DIES ON
WAY TO HOSPITAL

Jacksonville May 24.-Arrange-
ments for the funeral of DR.. John
MasDiarmid. prominent physician and
former mayor Of DeLard. who died on
train here last night. had not been
made this morning, and it is not
known whether the body will be re-
turned to DeLand or sent to his for
mer home in Georgia. He had been
ia resident of DeLand for twenty
years, and was on his way to hos
pital here for treatment, but died just
before the train arrived.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24
WALTER ]. BENNETT,

Leopold Berkowitz, who has just
been brought back to New York from
London. Eng, o face a charge of lar-
ceny of $4,000 from bank brought
with him $4,000 in gold which he
earned in operations directed from 4
London police cell.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24
ORLANDO MAN KILLS
HIMSELF RATHER THAN
FACE COURT CHARGE

Sanford, May 24.-C. e. Holtzclaw.
of Orlando, committed suicide here
today by shooting himself in the head.
He left note for the sheriff saying
he was called to appear in the cir
cult court here today to answer
charges of embezzlement, and his
body would be found on the platform
of the station at Lake Mary, as he
could not face the charge. He leaves
a wife and six children.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24
French May Act


Paris, May 24-Fighting between
Germans and Poles in Silesia, has
created a new crisis over the policy
to be followed by the allied nations
regarding the former province of Ger
many, and it had a distinct influence
on debate in the French chamber OF
deputies when 1t convened today.
The Silesian situation developed
rapidly last night and demands for
the occupation of the Ruhr district OF
Germany. were again heard. There ap-
peared to be an avowed purpose OF
the opposition to force, M. BRAND to
state the purpose of the government
and many. deputies were prepared to
demand immedite occupation Of the
Ruhr district Of Germany, should til
Berlin government refuse to take
steps to withdraw troops from the
plebiscite zone without delay.
Today's session was attended by a
large audience, men and women
standing in line at the Quai d'Orsay
entrance of the Pals Bourbon since
midnight.
Details of the Premier's policy were
more or less of a mystery here this
morning, although there was much
speculation by newspapers. None oi
them, however, was able to give the
slightest inklign of the attitude NJ
Briad would take.
The Journal expressed the opinion
that there was no doubt decisions haG
been reached at the cabinet meetinf
held yesterday. e
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24
HUGE PRESS TO SQUEEZE
JUICE FROM GRAPEFRUIT

Y West Palm Beach, May 24-The
Royal Palm Manufacturing Company
has installed "a S0-toh press to be
used in the extraction of juice from
grapefruit.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24
FRENCH RECEIVES note TODAY
FROM CHANCELLO OR WIRTH TELLING
WHATHEHASDONEFOR HARMONY
TENNESSEE TOWN WIPED
OUT BY FIRE IS REPORTED

Nashville, May pa telephone
message from Huddleston, Tenn,
says the business district of Theze-
want in Carroll county was almost
wiped out by fire last night The
property loss is estimated at over
100000 and included the two banks
and post office.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24
DRASTIC STEPS TAKEN TO PREVENT
BURNING OF SHIPPING BOARD VESSEL
THEW ORLEANS SBYRIOTINC SEAMEN
MICHIGAN SOLONS MEET
TO DISTRIBUTE BONUSES

Lansing, Mich, May ~ The Mich
igan legislature meets toda? in spa.
cial session TO enact laws to govern
distribution OF the state "oldicr-'
bonus for which bond issue ol $50.
O00000 was voted at the Ahjl rlo..
tion
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24
Considerable Sentiment
In France In F avor of
Invading Ruhr' Valley
mo Abatement Of the
Polish Trouble Which
Is Becoming a Real
War.

Paris, May 24.-Germany replied
today to the French communication of
yesterday on the Silesian situation,
the reply declaring in effect that Ger
many had taken the most rigorous
measures towards closing it's frontier
with Upper Silesia.
The German answer was brought
to the French foreign Office by Am
bassador Mayer at IL o'clock this
morning.
Dr. Mayer informed Premier Bri-
and that the German government had
decided to close the Silesian frontier
and oblige the volunteer corps to
disband. After his call, French Of
flcial circles were optimistic regard
ing the Upper Silesian situation.
DR.. Mayors communication, while
not officially so stated, was assumed
to be reply to the note Premier
BRAND handed him last evening, and
the promptness of the reply was con-
sidered good augury OF tile disposi-
tion of the Berlin government to avoid
trouble. The appointment of DR..
Friedrich Posen, the German minister
to Holland, as foreign minister in
the German cabinet, on the contrary,
produced most unfavorable impress
sion. The French foreign Office re-
CARDS pr. Rosen as an inveterate en-
emy OF France, owing to his attitude
both before and since the Tangier
incident. in which he played an i'm
portant role.
Fears were expressed in official cir
cles that the presence in the Wilhelm
strasse of a diplomat so closely con-
nected with the old regime would
prove an obstacle to the better rela-
tions between France and Germany
which had promised well from the
attitude of the government of Chan
cellor Wirth.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24

London, May 24-James Rolston
Lonsdale, member of parliament for
mid-Armagh, died yesterday. He was
high sheriff for county Armaugh in
1917 and was elected to parliament
in January 1918, as Unionist.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24
Quiet Last Niuht

Alexandria, Egypt, May 24.-Quiet
prevailed here last night after the Sc.
rious rioting of Sunday night and
Monday morning, the curfew order
being well observed.
The casualties in the rioting were
officially reported today as II Euro
peans and SO natives killed and 191
persons wounded.
The banks, the bourse and the mer-
chants shops were reopened today
but the street cars are not yet run
ming. During the disorders yester.
day, bands of the lower strata of the
city's population robbed a fdmber OF
foreigners.
1t is considered by officials here
that the native movement was more
anti Greek than one against Euro
peans generally.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24
QUIET RESTORED
in ALEXANDRIA
AFTER RIOTINC

Alexandria, May 24.-The casual
ties in the rioting here Sunday night
and Monday morning are officially an
nCunced today as twelve Europeans
and thirty-siX natives killed and 1gl
persons wounded Il is considered by
officials that the native movement
was more anti-Greek than against
Europeans generally.
Carlo, Egypt, May 24-Quiet has
been restored here after the serious
rloting of Saturday and Sunday night
A number of persons have been ar
rested and several who engaged in the
riots, which resulted in the death of
about 30 persons, have been flogged
at police headquarters.
Warnings have Leen issued that
peaceable inhabitants of the city
must in future go to their homes at
the first sign of demonstration. They
are told that unless they heed this
warning they must take the conse-
quence, as the police intend to take
very energetic measures" against
people who engage in disorders.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-05-24
LAKELAND AND VICINITY

Partly cloudy tonight and
Wednesday.