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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-21

neers and w. S. Carter, president Of
the Brotherhood of Firemen and En-
ginemen who returned with Mr.. Lee,
declined to make any comment furth
er than to say that the situation was
unchanged
L. e. Sheppard, head of the order
Of Railway Conductors, remained in
Chicago last night and is expected to
reach Cleveland tonight. C. T.
Cashin, president Of the Switchmen's
Union of North America, the remain
ing member of the Big Five rail
road transportation chiefs, is expect
ed to arrive here Monday and make
his permanent headquarters in this
city.
Mr.. Lee has called his executive
members in session here next Mon
day. The executive committee of the
firemen are now here.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-21
PLEADS NOT Guilty

Bradentown, Fla, Oct. 2l.-MrS.
Flora Burch, indicted by grand jury
on a charge of assault with intent 10
kill Mrs. Albert Harris, wife of Bra
dentOwn's fire chief, who was ar
raigned before Judge McMullen this
morning, pleaded not guilty. The
criminal dOclCt will be sounded to-
morrow and the trial probably will
he set for early next week. Mrs.
Burch Is charged with shooting Mrs.
Harris on the night of July 16. Mrs.
Harris declared she recognized her
assailant although dressed in boys
clothing.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-21

New York, Oct. 81. Escorted by a
squad of American destroyers which
picked the liner Aquitania up before
dawn off Ambrose Channel Lightship.
Admiral Beatty, Of the British navy.
arrived here today as the guest Of
the American Legion
The batteries of Forts Hamilton
and Wadsworth thundered a salute
of 10 guns as the liner bearing the
commander of the grand feet during
the world war slipped past on her
way to quarantine. Admiral and Lady
Beatty were greeted at quarantine by
American Legion and the state and
municipal governments and taken off
OIL the navy cutter Vigilant.
The visitors were escorted to the
city hall where they received formal
greetings from Gov. Miller and Mayor
Hylan.
Euring their stay in New York. Ad-
miral and Lady Beatty will be the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall
Field. Lady Beatty is a daughter of
the late Marshall Field of Chicago.
After the formal welcome Admiral
Beatty planned to remain incognito
and will not attend any formal func-
tions until he starts for Washington
on Sunday to pay his respects to
President Harding and cabinet mem-
bers
From Washington, Admiral and
Lady Beatty will return to New York
on October &c. They will start for
Chicago October IS. going thence to
Kansas City. for the American Le-
gion convention, which the Admiral
is to address.
After the convention Admiral Beat
ty will go to Washington. where he
is to serve in an advisory capacity to
the British delegation at the arma-
ment conference.
Rear Admiral Hugh Rodman, who
commanded the American squadron
as unit OF Admiral Beatty's grand
fleet during the war. will act as Of
fetal aide to the British sea hero dur
ing his stay here.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-21
Biu Four Cited
(By the Associated Press.)

10y Ine Associated FreSS.D
Chicago, Oct. 81. 2:3o p. m.-The
United States railroad labor board at
1915 this afternoon cited the "Big
Four" brotherhoods, the Switchmen's
union and all railroads named in the
wage reduction order of July 1st to
appear before the board Wednesday,
October rs, at 10 a. m, so the board
can determine whether they have
violated or are violating the wage re-
ducton order.
The boards action virtually means
there will be no strike October 80 un-
less the unions should choose to open
ly defy the government, for it is hard
ly probable a decision will be rem
dered by the board before that date.
The hearing will be open to the press
and public and with more than two
hundred railroads and approximately
thirty unions involved either directly
or indirectly, it probably will last sew
eral days.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-21
JOE WOODARD
INDICTED FOR
ENLIGHTENMENT
Grand Jury Makes Seri-
Gus Charge Against
Former Clerk of Polk
County Board of Public
instruction In Connec-
ton With Alleged Ir-
Irregularities

The grand jury at Barlow Thursday
afternoon returned an indictmen
against Joseph d. Woodard, Of Bar
t2w. until recently clerk to the Polk
county board of public instruction
charging him with embezzlement
This is the outcome of the shortage in
the school funds, recently announced
rs traceable to Mr. Woodard. who
for nine years has been the trusted
cmp,oye af the school board He is an
expert accountant and his ability in
this line was known throughout the
state and often commented OH by au
ditOrs and others who were in a po
sition to note his work.
Bat evidence recently turned up
seems to show that for four years. he
h:S carried on Il system of Juggling
with the bank accounts and of other
irregularities that has resulted in /
shortage OF fully $4,000.
Mr. Woodland has served as clerk
:0r nine years; first, during the pre-
vious SUPPLEMENTARY Of Superin;en-
dent Parker, then four years under
Subcrintendents Clifton and Moore.
and WIS serving this year under Mr.
Parkei He was trusted with thu
clerical end @f the school board Of
flee
superintendent c. A. Parker came
upon the first clue in the case when
he discCgered that G.. C. Scanlin Of
bdrtow held time warrants from the
school board of which there was no
record. not even the stubs, in the Of
lent &c promissOry notes. Inyesti~
cation was begun and everything
seemed to point 10 Mr. Woodard as
tho beneficiary of the irregu arities
Mr.. WoOdard resigned his office
when confronted with the informa-
ton but stated at that time he would
be allie to make Il satisfactory eXpla-
nation.
h Besides the issuance Of time war
rants, made without record, warrants
were also secured by Mr.. Woodard
to pay bills, or alleged claims on the
school board funds. 1t appears that
he made a practice of taking these
warrants to the bank on which they
were issued and receiving in ex-
change cashiers check, which he
W Ouiu llGI ldhe W dllOlH0T Ddlh anu
deposit to his personal account. The
stubs of these warrants are also
missing, so that it is not possible to
ascertain whether they were all
made ont for legitimate claims. which
were then left unpaid or paid later
with other warrants, or whether fic-
titious claims were presented to the
board by the clerk What is clear.y
established. according to the authori-
ties, its that Mr. Woodland drew
funds supposedly for school purposes
and secured personal credit for them,
and that he issued time warrants
without the knowledge of the board.
On account of the way in which
he carried on his alleged irregulari-
ties, he has succeeded in getting by
the state auditor and school officials
and with his reports to the state
comptroller
The young man has many friends
and has enjoyed their affection and
esteem.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-21
TROUBLE IN PORTUGAL

Lisbon, Oct. 2l--AntoniO Granjo,
premier ard minister Of the interior
and Jose Carlos Maia, former minis
ter OF Marine and Colonies. were as
siSSinatCd during the military out
break against the government on
Wednesday, which resulted IN the set
ting up OF a new administration.
Newspapers hare Print note tGday
rejecting The national movement
which placed the new government in
power, yehcmentiy protesting against
the assassination OF these two Off
ciaIS and attacks on other Repubii-
cans. II says il must he regarded as
having been initiated by enemies OF
the government which otherwise es-
tabliShed the new regime without
hIOOdShed.
"ph0se responsible should be de-
Iiyered to jus lice" Il is said.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-21
GOV. MORRISON FRUSTRATED

Raleigh. n. C., Oct. 2I.-GoVernOr
Cameron Morrison, who is i'll as the
result of worry over the case Of J.
r. Harris, who was electrocuted at
the state prison here yesterday for
the murder of F. w. Monnish,
wealthy citizen of Tuscaloosa, Ala,
at Ridgecrest, on September 3, 1920,
today was reported as much Inn
proved. The governor is confined to
his room and is under the care of
his physician. 1t was said at the
executive mansion that the governor
would hardly be able to go to his Of
fee today.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-21

whether the railroad labor board
would be called upon to make further
effort toward compromise, or
whether President Harding would
initiate some other plan as yet unsug-
gested.
The statement of Chairman Barton
of the labor board, that the adjourn
ment last night was final was in
terpreted by some officials as indi-
eating only the definite abandonment
of whatever line of endeavor the
board was then embarked upon and
not to withdrawal of that agency
from the fight to prevent the occur
renee of the strike. This view was
based somewhat, it was said. on the
impression given earlier in the week
by administration officials that the
labor board would be given every op.
portunity to prove that it was not "a
futile aPency."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-21
LLOYD GEORGE SETS DATE

London, Oct. 21.-(By The Asso-
ciated Press .)-Prime Minister Lloyd
George has decided definitely, Il was
stated today, to leave for Washington
November on the liner Aqultania,
arriving in time for the afternoon
session OF the armament conference
on its opening day, November IL.
II is expected A. J. BaifOur, OF the
British delegation, will accompany
the Prime Minister. Mrs. Lloyd
George probably will sail with he,
husband. The premier's plan is nat
urally subject to change II unfOre-
seen circumstances should arise.
Mr. Lloyd George expects to be alb
sent five weeks including the time re-
quired for the journey to and from
America.
The Aquitania is due to arrive at
New York on the morning OF NOyem-
her II and IN these circumstances II
is believed in some quarters here tha,
the opening OF the conference may be
postponed until the afternoon of that
day to admit OF the British delegate.
being present when the sessions be.
gin.
The secretariat OF the delegation
and most OF the other members of The
encourage will leave England mex,
Wednesday.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-21
STOP FRUIT SHIPMENTS

Orlando, Fla, Oct. 21.-AccOrding
10 ). J. Sigh, president of the Or
lando Perishable League most OF the
citrus packing hOnses will be closed
here tomorrow. Mr. Sigh points out
it would he folly to start ears rolling
TO the northern markets only to have
them tied up and the fruit spoiled be.
fore they reached their destination
because of the putting into effect OF
the strike order.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-21
Believes Strike Inevitable

Chicago, Oct. 21-Lack Of any pro-
vision by the unions for suSpending
the railroad strike called for October
80 made il impossible to accept the
plan offered by the United States Rail
road Labor Board yesterday, it was
said today in union circles. The board
it was said, presented three proposals
to the presidents after the big four
brotherhoods and the switchmen's
union. They were:
l. The railroads to make a relu"-
tion in freight rates corresponding to
the wage reduction of July /. less such
reductions as have already been made
r since that date.
2. The roads to refrain from asking
he United States Railroad Labor
| Board for further reduction until the
| asst cut has been translated into rate
| eductions.
s. The unions to suspend or with
lraw their strike order.
| The five union presidents were vii
ling to accept the first two, but de-
Jared they had made no arrange
nents for suspending their strike, ant
my settlement must be made before
| October 80, or the walkout would az
| omatically become effective. The
board, it was reported, could not Civ
he railroads permission for reduc
ton for months. The board is ur
itood to have pointed out that tn
,ases now on the docket would pre-
vent it's taking up the railroad re
quests before next March. and tha'
The bulk of the testimony naturally
expected in case of such importanc@
probably would stave off the decision
for another six months, making
highly improbable that the roads cou'
get an answer before next August
September.
The proposals submitted by
board in advance fulfill predictions =
II what they would offer and the brotl
erhood officials who had already q
clafed the plan impossible, made
effort to conceal their disappointing
that the hoard had nothing to offer.
Yesterdays optimism was noticeably
absent in union circles today and iT
it's place was seeming resignation
to the belief that the strike now is
inevitable unless \, President Harding
assumes the initiative with some
drastic step.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-21
ELECT OFFICERS
SERVE CHAMBER
OF COMMERCE
0. c. Lanphear Is Made
President, w. w. Chase
and c. /. Dwiggins
Vice-Presidents, and T.
J. Appleyard, Jr., Man
ager of the Reorganized
Trade Body of Lake
land

The reorganization of the Lahelaud
Chamber of Commerce was complet~
ed at noon today by the election OF
permanent officers. o. c. Lanphear
was elected president. w. w. Chase
and Chas l. Dwiggins vice presidents.
Miss Gertrude Overstreet treasurer
and Harry Brown secretary by the
recently elected board of directors
who held their initial luncheon meet
ing at the Lakeland Hotel The board
then appointed T. j. Appleyard Jr. tC
the post OF manager OF the Chamber
Of Comerce and authorized Mr.. Apple
yard to secure the services OF a COM
bination secretary and publicity
writer. The board of directors will
hereafter transact all business at
noon luncheons on the first and third
Fridays OF each month.
Arrangements We're made to restore
the city Croquet courts for the pleas
ure of visiting tourists and to procide
tourist headquarters in the building
on South Massachusetts avenue pur-
chased several months ago by the
Chamber of Commerce for a perma-
rent home. In the meantime addi-
tIonal office facilities will be secured
if possible in the present headquart-
ers in the Dyches office building on
Main street
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-21
THE WEATHER
GENERAL WEATHER CONDITIONS

0ENC NAL WGA TIE n SONOl IONS
Pressure is still low off the New
England coast, and rain has fallen
over New England and New York.
There were also scattered showers
in South Carolina and southern Flor
ida The high pressure area which
was over the plains states yesterday
morning advancing eastward over
the lower Mississippi valley and the
gulf states, has caused generally
fair, cooler weather over the Missis-
sippi and Ohio valleys, and the gulf
and South Atlantic states.
In the west low pressure area ap-
pears over the Dakotas, and has
caused rain over Washington and
Montana. and warmer weather over
the plains states. Rocky Mountain
region and plateau region. Pressure
is high on the North Pacific coast
Indications are for partly cloudy
weather in the vicinity of Tampa to-
night and Saturday.
WALTER j. BENNETT,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-21
WHERE BALTIMORE TRAINS

Baltimore, Oct. 21.-The Baltimore
International League baseball club
will trains next spring at Winston
Salem. ~ c., Manager Jack Dunn an
nounces. The club trained for the
last two seasons at Goldsboro, N. c.
Manager Dunn also said that Pitcher
Harry Frank had signed his contract
for next season.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-21
Last Minute Briefs
ANOTHER STORM BREWING,


Washington, Oct. 21.-The weather
bureau, in IL special advisory storm
warning today said Il disturbance ap-
peared TO be forming over the west.
trn Caribbean sea southwest OF Ja-
maica. The movement OF the storm
area was described as uncertain. but
prababIy EOrthWard.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-21
Union Heads Feel Resentful Over Attitude
Assumed By Members Railway Labor Board

for general walkout beginning Oc-
tober 30 and officials of the carriers
were moving at double time in their
preparations to combat the proposed
strike.
The conferences yesterday between
the railroad labor board and the five
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-21
WASHINGTON SEEMS TO THINK
THATPRESIDENT HARDING WILL
TRYS SOME KIND OF new PLAN
In the Meantime, the Heads of the Railway Unions
Are Proceeding With Arrangements for the
Progressive Strike AS Already Agreed
On, While the Railway Executives
Will Endeavor To Operate Some
Sort of Emergency Service

state Of, Kansas will operate all lines
within the state if necessary, under
the Kansas industrial court law, Gov
ernor. Allen announced today. The
railroad arrangements, however, will
be given an opportunity first to ope-
rate the roads.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-21
WRS CODY DEAD

Cody, Wyoming, Oct. 2L-MrS.
Louisa Frederick Cody, widow OF
Buffalo Bill, died at her home here
last night, aged seyenty-eight. OF
heart disease.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-21
May Invoke War Powers

Washington, Oct. 21.-Whether to
resort to the war powers of the fed
eral government to maiptain railway
transportation in the event of a strike
is understood to have been under CON
sideration today by the admnstra
tion. Provision authorizing such a
step is part of the national defense
act which continues in force until a
formal proclamation of peace. Sew
era cabinet members at cabinet
meeting today advised such course.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-21

Chicago, Oct. 21.-(By the Associ.
'ated Press)-The United States rail-
road labor board having admittedly
failed in it's attempt to prevent a
rail strike through conferences with
heads of the, big Five" rail unions,
labor chiefs today were pushing plans
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-21
RAILROADS AND ENPLO LOYEES WILL FIGHT 1T OUT
UNLESS SOMETHING NOW UNFORESEEN HAPPENS
RESTRICTION OF
IMMIGRATION IS
NOT ON PROGRAM

Washington. Oct. 21.-s-The Ameri
can delegation to the conference OF
limitation or armament-Secretarl
Hughes, Elihu Root and Senator,
Lodge and Underwood planned tC
hold another conference today in pre-
paration of the international gather
ing. Confidential data from al
branches of the government was
ready for their study and it was stat
ed that thus equipped, they woulC
make substantial progress in thei,
joint discussion.
American officials. it was learned
in connection with the announcement
of todays meeting, do not expect the
question of immigration restriction tC
play any par: in the deliberations OF
the ornament conference, There is
no place for its discussion, it was
pointed out under the agenda which
is understood to have been accepted
as tentatively submitted by the
American government. by All the in
vited powers without reservation.
depended upon the handling OF this
crisis. while members Of the board
frankly admitted. it was said, that the
future of the board also may he at
stake
With what was considered by many
as the governments first effort to
prevent the strike. a failure. ;tten-
ton today again turned to the eleven
standard" unions which still are
astridc the fence with no definite in
dication as to which way they VIII
jump.
These organizations, holding the
balance OF manpowcr. through having
more than four-ffths OF the country's
rail employees in their membership,
have voted for strike in protest of
the recent II per cent wage cut, but
deferred final action as to ordering
ii walkout pendirg the labor board
conferences.
Their final meetings began tcday
and it was expected that few days
would find definite decision from
them While many leaders of these
groups said at the time of announce
ment of the big five" strike call that
their unions were certain to join the
others in a walkout considerable mis-
sionary work against strike has
Dtcu CdlI leu OH Dl DOIlG vi lIt tlil'l-
tains and virtually all of them said
today they could not forecast the
final decision
Executives of the shop crafts-six
unions with 10000 members-today
met with B. NJ. Jewell. headsof their
organization, urging the men not to
strike. but he said he might not be
able to prevent walkout.
The telegraphers and signalmen
were other groups holding confer
ence today, but virtually the only in
formation that could be obtained
about their probable course of pro-
ceedure was that they were some
what divided with some of the chiefs
counselling a strike and others op-
posing one. Local railroad presi-
dents expressed great surprise when
informed OF the labor board confer
ence to bring any definite results SO
far as a settlement was concerned.
several of them doubling the report
at first.
Many said they had anti-strike
plans previous to the conference
which were incomplete but they
would lose no time now perfecting
them to meet a strike.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-21
ADMIRAL BEATTY REACHES new
YORK TO Be The SPECIAL GUEST
OF HONOR OF AMERICAN LEGION

British Sea Hero Was
Given a Cordial We'll
come By Governor Mil
ler and Mayor Hylan-
Will Attend Kansas
City Convention and
Later Goes To Wash
ington to Disarmament
Conference
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-21
Kansas viii Operate Roads

Topeka, kan., Oct. 21-In the event
of a strike, effective Nov. 1st, the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-21
LAKELAND AND vlcINlT,

Partly cloudy tonight
and Saturday.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-08-25
SPECIAL MEET
OF COMMISSION
Award Contracts For Ma
terial to be Used in Re
pair of Bridges.

A contract for 1000 feet Of nre
hose for the city and contracts for tho
fixing Of the east and west approaches
Of the DeMers avenue bridge were let
and authorization of calls for bids for
steel and iron and for labor and con-
struction for repairs on the DeMers
avenue bridge was made at a speciaf
meeting OF the city commission held
at IL O'Clock this morning.
The contract for 1000 feet of nre
hose for the city was let to the
Eureka Fire Hose company Of Min
neapolis. /. Contract fer the lumber
for the fixing Of the approaches to
the DeMers avenue bridge was lot to
the ireland Lumber company and
for the piling to be used in the work
to the Robertson Lumber company.
Contract for the %creosote blocks for
the repair work was let to the Repub-
lie Creosoting company Of Minnesota.
A.calll for bids for steel and iron to
be nsed in the repair work Of the
bridge IA ordered issued. bids to be
in by 10 o'cSck Wednesday. Angus.
81. A call for bids for labor and
construction in connection with the
repair was also ordered sent out. bids
to be in by September Z!
Contracts for the construction OF
two sewers and q Waterman were let
at a meeting of the commission Wed
nesday. Contract for construction OF
the sewers vas awarded to c.. C.
jackson and for the installing Of q
water main to j.. M. Carroll.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-08-25
M. G. OLSON CO..
HAS ELECTION
Sandy M'Donald is Elected
President-A. E. Hallen
Secretary.

At a meeting Wednesday night Of
the NC. Olson company, the follow
ing officers were elected: Sandy Nc
Donald. president; E. C. Olson Of
Sioux Falls, S. D., vice, president; A.
e. Hallen, secretary.
Mr.. Mcdonald, the newly W. elected
president and general. director OF the
company; said today that he would
follow the same excellent policy
which made the late M. c. Olson so
successful in his stores. He will fea-
ture the Kuppenheimer clothing. In
addition to the excellent clothing de-
partment. he will operate a. more ex-
~tensive boys clothing department.
Mr.. Mcdonald has been in the
clothing business for twenty years and
his long experience has fitted him for
giving patrons the best Of service.
He began twenty years g with M.
~Stanchfleld and worked there for ten
years. He was connected. with the J.
H. Ruettell Clothing company for ten
years. during the latter years Of
which he vas manager.
Mr. Hallen. the secretary, is an old
member OF the M. G.FOlson company.
He will have charge of the clothing
department H&S .