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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-09
0. D. DISH0NG PASSES
AWAY AT FORT MEADE

Mrs. e. o. Flood was called to Fit
Meade yesterday afternoon to the
death-bed of her father, II, ID. Dis
hong who passed away al 40 last
night, after q years illness with can
GER,
Mr.. DiahoAg had made his home
at TT Meade for the past thirty-two
years and is well known throughout
this section Of the state. and his
death will be de5ply mourned.
He leaves a wife and seven children
as follows Charlie Dishong and Ed
ward Diahong, of FIT. Meade, Mrs. Jer-
rY H9ncOck, Okeechobee, Mrs. John
Singleton, Ft Meade, Mrs. Harry
Adams OF FIT. Meade, Mrs. BERTHE Ian
ford Zolfo, and Mrs. f. o. Flood, of
Lakeland.
The funeral Services will be held
at the home this afternoon, and will
be in charge of the Masonic Order.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE TENT
JUDICIAL CIRCUIT OF THE STATE OF
FLORIDA. in and for Polk County. III
thaneery. Helen Y, HUDSON VS. StonewaI j.
Hudson. ct als.-B Bill to Quiet Title.
l. is hereby ordered that the defendants,
Marcia NJ. Rollins. Anna ". Rucl,man, Ora
boak. Crandall II. Doak. Riley NJ Thomas
Clark H. Thomas B. Warden Thomas. and
commodore r. Thomas, he aud each of them
: hereby required to re anu appear at the
office Of the clerk Of said court at Barlow.
Florida. on Monday the 4th day Of April,
1921, TO answer The bill Of complaint filed in
said cause
1t is further ordered that this order of pub
location be published in the Lakeland Evening
Telegram, Il newspaper published at Lakeland.
Florida, for fcur consecutive weeks prior 10
the said 18th day Of April, 1921
Witness my hand and seal this the 4th DAY
of March. 1871.
]. y. RAULERSON,
tSEALl Clerk Circuit Court
WILSON & BOSWELL,
Complaipant's Soliclims.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-09

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Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1921-07-08
Carrier RIason,a swift FLIGHT.

A carrier pigeon, the record Of
which has been used for the purpose
of comparison with the performance
of man on the 220-yard course, was
the property Of A. E. Hartman. The
race took place at Washington, where
this sport is very frequently INDUCED
In. The record of this particular flight
is preserved In the records in the Nu-
scum of Natural History, and was TAX
en- from the Washington Star of Sep
tember II, 1901. According to the
best authorities available, the record
made by Mr.. Harman's pigeon has
never been equaled, although 1t was
established almost two decades ago.
On this occasion the race was be-
tween about 20 birds. The pigeon of
Mr.. Harman came in first, and his best
time was 1,7S2 yards for the first min
ute of flight, which means 463-S9l
seconds for 220 yards.
So, Of the four official records It
will be noted that while a runner has
made his 220 yards in 20 4-5 seconds,
the carrier pigeon is almost three
times as fast.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1921-07-08
The Army Of the Disabled.

The international labor bureau at
Geneva has prepared statistics showing
the number Of men disabled during the
great war. France leads the list with
100000 soldiers crippled or other
wise permanently injured; Germany
runs a close second with 100000. AT
lowing for the smaller population Of
France. this means that French indus
try must support heavier burden Of
the incapacitated than German. Great
Britain contributes 1,170000 TO the
army Of disabled; Italy, $4,000; the
United States, 100000; Czecho-Slova-
kia, 175,O00; Jugo-Slavia, 100000; Po-
land, 10000; Canada. 5000; Rou-
mania, $4,000; Belgium, 10000. Ex-
cept for Germany and parts of the old
Austria-Hungary which are now allied
states, the statistics of former enemy
countries are lacking. Russia disabil-
ity statistics are also wanting. But
even without these the army of the
disabled reaches the impressive and
terrible total Of more than 5,500,O00-
From the Independent IN. ".
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1921-07-08
OF ODD DESIGN
Timepieces Of Long Ago Were
Masterpieces Of Art.
Mary Queen Of Scots Had Collection
Of Watches Of Peculiar and
orewsome Shape.

The fragile watch of dainty pattern
and design which today is a favorite
among women is In striking contrast
to some Of the watches which were fa-
nous centuries ago.
Many of these were of enormous
size and Of the most ornate design, re-
marks writer in the Dearborn In
dependent.
Mary Queen of Scots was the pos
SCISSOR of deaths head watch which
was Of silver gilt and most elaborate
" ornamented. The forehead Of the
skull bore the symbols of death, the
scythe and hourglass placed between
q palace and cottage to show the i'm
partiality Of the grim destroyer. At
the back OF the skull was Time. de-
stroying all things, and at the top Of
the head, scenes of the Garden Of Eden
and the cruciilxion. The watch was
opened by reversing the skull, plac-
Ing the upper part of It in the hollow
Of the hand and lifting the Jaw by
the hinge, this part being enriched by
engraved representations of the holy
trinity, angels and shepherds with
their fOcks. The works of the watch
formed the brains of the skull and
we're within a silver envelope which
acted as a musically-toned bell. while
the dial plate was in the place Of the
palate. The curious work Of art was
made at Blois and, at her death, was
bequeathed by Mary Queen of Scots
to her maid Of honor Mary Seton, In
1857. 1t afterward came into the
possession of Sir John Dick Lander.
Another skull watch which once be-
longed to Mary Queen of Scots by its
Inscription and date, 1860, shows
that Francis II of France presented
it to his young wife many years be-
fore watches were supposed to have
been brought to England from Ger
many.
Queen Mary was evidently a collect
or Of watches of unique design. She
Is said to have possessed one in a
case Of crystal. shaped like n coffin,
and another made at Rouen. in which
a thread of catgut supplied the place
Of chain.
: Some of the early watches were so
small as to be set In the head Of
walking sticks, the clasp Of bracelets,
or In pendants, and there is record
of a striking watch which was
mounted In ring, In the year 1912.
At the Strawberry Hill sale Queen
Victoria purchased a little clock of
brass-gilt, which had been presented
to Anne Boleyn by Henry VIII, upon
their marriage in 1892 1t is richly
chased and engraved and is still at
Windsor castle.
The clock placed in~one of the tow
ers at the palace at Hampton court
in 1851 is said to be the oldest Eng
lish-made clock extant. When in ac-
ton 1t shows the motions of several
of the planets. The dial and several
OF the wheels attached to the back Of
the dial still remain.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1921-07-08
Probably Fastest Running Animal.


One Of the fastest as well as one Of
the most interesting animals known is
the cheetah, the hunting leopard of In
dia. These animals, on account Of the
great speed which they attain, are
tanned by the Indians and trained to
hunt antelopes. While the hunted an
telope. which can clear 10-foot fence
without apparent effort at a single
leap. is at the height of burst Of
frightened speed the cheetahs are re-
leased. They stretch along the ground,
gaining on the antelopes every second,
and finally bring them down with
well-timed bornd which places the
fangs of the cheetah In the throat of
the quarry. The hunters at once cut
the throat Of the antelope, and the
cheetah drinks the blood. Next the
thigh of the antelope is slit open and
the cheetah tears away a small portion
of the game he has captured. This Is
his reward. His muzzle is replaced,
and he is placed iii his cage until the
next hunt.
While the cheetah is known as a
leopard, he is not true feline. He
has the arching body of a greyhound
and the feet Of dog. while his head
is distinctly that of cat. The animal
is rarely seen in the public geological
collections for the reason that he soon
dies because Of the lack of exercise.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1921-07-08

If our civilization passes, Martlans
of the future who explore the site of
Twentieth century London will won
der at the steel skeleton of frames
and glrders, seven stories high that
rises above Piccadllly.
The structure was started seven
years ago. 1t was intended to be the
Park Lane hotel and would have been
one of the most elegant and best sltu-
ated hotels OF England. But since the
outbreak of the war not stroke of
work has been done on the structure.
Today 1t stands Just as 1t stood when
the last workman left 1t in 1914.
The year 1921, with tight money,
labor troubles and high costs, Is not
a good time to start building expensive
hotels. No buyers are in sight. and
it is improbable that any will appear.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1921-07-08

Many devices have been suggested
for the utilization of old army boot
soIes, the chief being concerned with
fuel production. But periodical, the
Fertilizer, proposes to use them for
stimulating the growth of beans and
peas.
The plan suggested is that Of car
bombing part of the leather into lamp
black and extracting sulphate of am
monia from the residue.
1t sounds rather like putting ones
foot in ones mouth; but even that is a
way pf making both ends meet.--Lon-
don Chronicle.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1921-07-08
TAFT CONFIRMED
As CHIEF JUSTICE
Fight Against Him Led BY
BOrah and Johnson
DEFENDED BY DEMOCRATS
Dearest Wish Grstified-ls First Man
To Fill Highest Executive And
judicial Offices Under
The Republic.

Washington. Former President
William Howard Taft was nominated
as Chief Justice Of the United States
by President Harding and confirmed
by the Senate. He will succeed the.
late Edward Douglass White. whom
he appointed to the office in 1910
The nomination was confirmed by
the Senate, but not without opposi-
tion, roll call being demanded. The
final vote was 50 to 4. An agreement
was reached not to make public the
roll call.
The Senate's doors were closed for
discussion Of the nomination after
suggestions THAI Mr.. Taft be con
firmed in open executive" session
because he was former President"
had been rejected by his opponents.
The appointment of Mr. Taft as
Chief Justice is unique in the history
Of the country in that for the first
time the same person has been called
to iin the two most important and H.
lustrous Offices In the United States,
that of President and presiding officer
of the nations highest tribunal.
Judge Tafts appointment does not
come as a surprise. At the time Of
Chief Justice Whites death it was
taken for granted on every hand that
the former President would be called
az.e mare. late. Z. 4 e ...S. @ G Sc
ernment Other names were suggest
ed, of course. including Secretary OF
State Hughes. Associate Justice Van
Deventer Day and Pitney and former
Senator Sutherland But in all unofii-
eial discussions the qualifications Of
Mr.. Taft stood out and his appoint
ment seemed foregone conclusion.
Mr. Taft's appointment to the Chief
Justiceship was dictated not wholly
by reason of his recognized ability as
a iurist, it was explained by the Pres
ident. but because of his wide and
intimate knowledge of the administra.
tive phases of the Government as
well
This practical knowledge, coupled
with the fine Judgment OF the former
President, it was added. will be of In
estimable value to the Department OF
Justice and to the Judiciary Commit
tees Of the House and Senate in the
court reorganization which II is real
lied must be undertaken at once.
Commenting directly upon the avail
ability of Mr. Taft and his fitness for
high judicial honors. the President
stated that the former President is an
outstanding figure in American life;
that long before he was elected Pres
ident he had proved himself an able
judge and that since he retired from
the bench he has been one of the
foremost administrators of the nation.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1921-07-08
LA PLATA, MARYLAND, JULY S, 1921.
CHARM IN OLD GRAVEYARDs
Pleasant Spots Where One May
Mediate on the Fleeing Pro-
cession Of Life.

There Is a charm about old grave
yards. They are to US, says the Spring
field Republican, what mellow autumn
afternoons cannot express. They are
deserted old houses, haunted by former
owners. In them is the reminder of
other days that malSes up the atmos-
phere OF old theaters where many fa-
nous Hamlets and Lady Teazles have
trod the boards. There one can follow
"the hoary chronicle Of the ages" back
to the beginning Of time.
There are little graveyards by the
sea with waving grasses and wild Gin
namon pinks where sea captains are
laid TO rest. There are others shut of
from the business section Of large
cities by gates that close at sundown,
where the founders Of the city find
pence after their labors. Into these
secluded spots pert Twentleth-century
stenographers go to eat their MONDAY
lunch and discuss their new hats and
new beaux, with only an occasional
one more imaginative than her friends
to give a thought to the long dead and
ponder on the fleetlng procession Of
life. There are still other grayeyards
with clipped hedges and formal garden
plots, reminiscent of the clipped and
patterned lives that have been care
fully laid away there to rest Hedged
In by convention all their lives and
shadOwed bv cypress-hedgps and cy-
press are their lot after death.
However gravev~ Is differ, they are
all friend4 lace for the idle
wanderer orr vagabond poet. A
pleasant picture that of young Walter
Pater going to the graveyard and sing
Ing Greek songs to the birds there.
Pleasant. too. the picture of Thomas
Gray writing his elegy in country
churchyard. "a
Beware, however, the modern grave
yard. Where granite stands up glisten-
ing In the sun, where flowers are fresh
on new-made graves, and funeral pro-
cessions may be met. is not the place
TO wander in, There grief Is too near
and too new. Choose Gods acre
hnre tl.a sa. + L 6 :. IL
weeping willows and grimaclng cher
ubs decorate the stones. and where the
last line of the epitaph is sunk into
the ground. Every graveyard has at
least it old part. mellowed by the
passing of time.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1921-07-08

The ferris wheel of Bagdad is
built OF long poles attached to a
heavy long crosspiece; on the ends of
the poles rude wooden chairs are
placed, IN which the lovers of excite
ment are strapped. while by man pow
er the revolution is made, the rider
getting a tabloid thrill of the real
Ferris wheel.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1921-07-08
AGRICULTURE BUREAUS MERGED

Washington Consolidation of the
Bureau of Markets and the Bureau OF
Crop Estimates, was announced by the
Department of Agriculture. Leon NJ.
Estabrook, former chief Of the latter
bureau and now assistant chief of the
market section, will supervise the
work of both until a successor is ap-
pointed to fill the vacancy created by
the resignation of George Livingston.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1921-07-08
chIokena sInaed Mlth AoetxIene.

One of the most recent uses for
acetylene is for smuggling chickens. 1t
is said that the acetylene flame. prop
erly used, performs this operation in a
small fraction of the time usually re-
quired, that It removes the last ves-
tige of feathers from the fowl, and
that the burning Off is accomplished
without scorchlng the skin or heating
the delicate flesh.
This Is no more remarkable than the
use of acetylene in removing paint
from canvas, which is done without
even the slightest injury to the fab
rle.-Popular Science Monthly.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1921-07-08
BLAME SIGNS pRY

Madison. visa prohibition en-
fcreement bill, sponsored by Governor
Blaine and amended by the State AS
sembly, to prohibit the manufacture
of home brew, was signed immediate,
ly by the Governor Governor Blaine
recently vetoed another enforcement
bill because of its homelbrew section
and introduced measure OF his own
as a substitute.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1921-07-08
DIVER CAUGHT IN PIPE.


jersey City. N. Frank Pojedi
neck, diver was caugitin 22-inch
pipe under the Hackensack river,
while removing an obstruction Along
came a motorcycle policeman. Jack
Mahoney, who put on a diving suit,
descended and dislodged Poiedineck
The divers leg had been broken and
his air apparatus fouled He was taken
to a hospital in serious condition.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1921-07-08
MICHIGAN HoNoRs egppEs.
confers LID. Degree o.
British Envoy.

Ann Arbor. Micb.-Twelve honor
ary degrees were conferred at the
University of Michigan CONNIE ace
ment here. The degree Of doctor Of
laws was conferred. among others
upon Sir Auckland Geddes. British
Ambassador to the United States
vilhjalmur stefansson. explorer. and
Or. Harry Burns Hutchins, president
emeritus of the University
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1921-07-08

He was a bachelor in the forties and
she was a sweet young thing of twen-
ty, but he loved her and he was court
ing her vigorously In all the ways an
old bachelor knows how TO WOO a
young maid. Then one night he de
cided he would sing TO her. Going to
the plano he picked up some loose
sheets of music and began to play the
airs of several. Finally he came to
one which pleased him and he began
to sing
Grow old along with me-
The best Of"
But the sweet young thing had In
terrupted him very forcibly. Il won't
do it." she tossed back impudently,
aat least not for twenty-five years"
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1921-07-08
BANDITS SEIZE JEWELS.

Compel Clerks And Customers To
kneel In Store.
So Leuis.-Three bandits held W
the jewelry store of Joseph l.
Freund in the business section and
escaped with iewelry valued at s15,.
00O A large crowd witnessed the
holdup. Two epployees and two Gus
toners were Cd pelled to kneel in
the rear of the store while the rob
bers rided the show cases.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1921-07-08

Child III bus Ito stranger)-Daddy,
daddy
Mother-Hush, darling. that isn't
daddy, That's a gentleman.-London
Tit-Bits.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1921-07-08

began with violent explosion. which
was heard far from the island. and
the people are abandoning their homes
and fleeing to Sicily.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1921-07-08

Thrift and miserliness are by no
means the same thing. Thrift means
planning ahead, intelligent thinking,
careful spending, Systematic saving.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1921-07-08
opposEs INCREASING HOUSE.


NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. to any in
crease in tae size of the House when
representation is reapportioned under
the 1920 census was expressed by the
House Census Committee by Repre-
sentative Burton, Republican. Ohio,
who declared 2 large House would be
a "veritable mob" and permit domina-
ton by a few members. A member
ship of 800 would function most ef-
fectiveiy, he contended.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-18
Kin Seek Riches of Man
Who Died as a Pauper
Contest Begun Over Wealth
Concealed in the Threadbare
Clothes of Ex-Miner

Thomas F. Smith, Public Admins
TRAITOR, has received request from the
Mercantile Trust COMPANY of San Fran
cisco, asking him to turn over to the
company as administrator the property
of Peter Nidovich, VINO died in Bellevue
Hospital on September ?, 1920, after
being taken off the Overland Limited
of the New York Central Railroad.
Vidovich, at the time ne was taken
to the hospital, had all the appearance
of being destitute. His clothing was
threadbare and the physicians said he
was poorly nourishec.
After his death the hospital authori
ties found in his clothing $4,000 in
Liberty bonds. receipts from three
banks representing deposits of s26,5O0
and deeds to property in Alaska, where,
it was learned, Vidovich had been a
gold miner He also carried jeweIry
Vidovich left a will which has been
offered for probate in San Francisco.
In the document he provided literally
for relatives in JugoSlavia, of which
he was a native.
John NJ Vidovich, nephew, is con-
testing the will and in that proceed
ing the Mercantile Trust Company of
San Francisco has been appointed ad-
ministrator. AS soon as the necessary
legal formalities are fulfilled Public
Administrator Smith will transfer the
property OF Vidovich to the trust
company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-18
Roads Head Gives
His Opinion of Erie
Shoplnen's Action
+. D. Underwood Explains
Repair Plants Are Local
ed at Gallon, Ohio, and
Marion Is Transfer Point

f. d. Underwood, president Of the
Erie Railroad, declared yesterday that
the company's railroad repair shops as
a whole will not be operated under
private management. He was comment
ing on the organization of the Railway
Service Company at Marion. Ohio to
take over the operation of the shops
~. is a misnomer,' said the head
Of the Erie, 80 call the plant at Marion
shop in the sense in which that word
is commonly used. The actual shop is
at Gallon, twenty miles cas-: of Marion
Marion is purely transfer point, with
round house force which in normal
times numbers moro than COO men and
which now has a reduced force of about
400 men.
AT Marion an association Of business
men voluntarily offered to undertake
the work at that point and its assist
ance was gladly accepted by the Erie
Railroad. The Erie Railroad is lot act
ing in connection with any one as to
the carrying out of its local affairs.
"Under the stress Of war and durin G
the period Of Federal administration
men were taken on without physical
eAdiulHHlluH ana without examination
as to capacity. With the return TO
normal conditions the Erie Railroad
reinstated rules requiring certain
classes Of its employees, including shop
crafts, to take physical examination
and when necessary to work Sundays
and holidays without pcnalzcd over
time.
"Some shopmen objected to the con-
ditions and declined to take physical
examinations or report for Sunday
we're given time to reconsider. When
the time given elapsed their places
were filled. Men at Marion failed to
respond when called or for Sunday
duty, for three Sundays last past
Manifestly, so long as the interests of
the public require the moving Of Sun
day passenger trains and continuous
service for perishable fire snts, It will
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-08-18
Grand Central Palace
Receivership Held Up
Judge Manton Orders Further
Affidavits Be Filed in
Next 48 Hours

Judge Martin T. Manton yesterday
postponed the appointment of a re-
ceiver to operate the Grand Central
Palace. Thomas B. Fielder. counsel for
George +. Hurt. plaintiff in an equity
suit brought against Robert Martin
Cats, president of the Cats Realty
Corporation Of Delaware. and the
Merchants and Manufacturers Elk
change. which conducts exhibitions in
the palace, suggested the proceed
inrs be held in allegiance.
Colonel Fielder explained that he
had been approached b. counsel for
the defendants with the view Of
reaching settlement of the con-
troversy with his client.
Acting on Colonel Folders sugges
ton. Judge Mnnton held up the re-
ceivershin matter for fortyeight
hours. He directed the LAWYERS to
file with him additional afidavits COW
ering the iurisdictioral point which
had been raised by the defendant.
Hurt brought the receivership suit
as a minority stakeholder. The com
plant alleged that Grand Central
Palace is losing money at ire
mendous rate and that the losses Of
the two corporations now exceed
$2000,0O0. The complaint further al
legged that Cats has failed to collect
large sums due the corporations.