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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-05
DAWES INVITED TO
PROBE CONDUCT OF
u. S. OFFICIALS
Charges That Soldiers Have Been
Neglected are to be Looked
into by a Special Committee

Washington. April 5.-President
Harding today asked his special com
mission, be aided by Charles G.
Dawes. of Chicago, to make "dlligent
inquiry of government department
heads in an effort to find out just
where the government agencies have
been lacking in authority, neglectful
or failing in caring for disabled serv-
ice men. He also asked that investi-
cation be made of the abuses that
have been reported"
The presidents request was in the
form of statement that was read at
the first meeting of the commission
by Mr.. Dawes, who called on the pres
ident today at the White House.
The chairman announced that the
presidents wishes would be carried
out to the letter and that the inquiry
would not he directed into controver-
cial or extended subjects.
Il have asked you to meet and make
an investigation of the administration
of the law in caring for the crippled
and impaired soldiers of the late
world war;" said the presidents state
ment. There have been numerous
complaints that the government is
"
to whom it owes every consideration
and there is further complaint that
there Is tardiness In dealing with
them and their claims which grew out
OF their service. Il should like you
10 make diligent inquiry. Of depart
ment heads or. of those associated
with them in an effort to find out just
where the government agencies are
in any way lacking in authority neg.
lectful and failing to carry out that
which is question in the intent OF
congress in enacting laws and the
making of appropriations. There need
be no inquiry into the intent of the
government because / think 1t Is well
understood that every agency desires
to deal justly and generously with
those of its defenders who were i'm
paired in the nations defense.
81 think it would be well that you
also make inquiry into the abuses
which have developed, and look care
fully into the regulations adopted so
that you may know their probable ef-
feet in the future. 1t is well to real
ize tnat the American people want to
prove the republics gratitude to these
men.
1.-The regulations and policies adopt.
ed at this time are likely to be in ef
feet for full half century to come
In order to deal justly with these men
and carry ont permanent policy it is
exceedingly important to start on a
firm foundation. | have asked Brig
Gen. Sawyer to meet with your com
mittee. .e
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-05
WVIANI TOLD
THAT AMERICA
WILL NOT JOIN
With LEAGUE
Peace Resolution to be
introduced at First of
Session u nit e d
States Stands w i t h
Allies on Reparation
and Gives no Encour-
agement to Germany.

Washington, April Termination
of the state OF war between this coun-
try and Germany by congressional
resolution to be introduced imme-
d.ately upon convening OF congress
WAS expressed today as definitely set
lied policy Of the Harding admins
tration. At the close of a day of i'm
ptrtant administration conferences,
1t lieved to have gone far toward
cryStalizing the administrations pol
icy in treating pending treaty pro-
LIENS, Rene Vivian. French envoy.
Was said to have been frankly in.
formed last night by Republican
members of the senate foreign re,a-
tl"nS committee that the administra-
tlnn purpOsed to effect a separate
pSate with Germany by congressional
resolution
The former French premier, who
discussed the question with the SEN
ators AT 4 dinner given in his honor
at the home Of Senator Mccormack.
OF Illinois. was said by senators pres.
emf also to have been informed that
the administration program did not
contemplate entrance by the United
states into the league of nations and
that il was useless to discuss tire pos.
SioiIlty of it. AT the same time NJ.
Niyiani was said to have been given
renewed assurance that the United
States would take no action that
would BE- helpful" to Germany es-
pcrially in the matter of reparations
and the fulfilling Of other treaty oh.
legations.
France Is Pleased
Paris. April Newspapers of this
clty devoted much space today to the
correspondence between Charles f.
Hughes, American secretary of state
and DR. Walter Simons. German for.
elgn minister, relative to responsible
ItY for the war and reparations. Most
OF them expressed great satisfaction
with the reply OF the American sec
retary. the only writer not taking this
view being "PertinaX." political editor
OF the Echo de Paris who found Sec
retary Hughes remark regarding new
German proposals to the allies not to
he very oppOrtune."
")r. SimonS' memorandum. he con.
timed. simply repeats the old Ger
man tactics. which consist in avoid.
ing the general problem and dwelling
upon methods Of payment
Germany has been given a lesson"
declared the Figaro. which she must
perforce understand"
L'Homme Libre said "America's re.
ply was pereptory and decisive.
America word brings us great con.
ISOLATION in the most difficult hour of
our history"
The reply OF the United States to
Germany has given the greatest sat.
isfaction to French Official circles
where it is regarded as finally closing
the door TO all escape by Germany
from meeting her liabilities under the
treaty OF Versailles
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-05
STATE LAWMAKERS BEGIN WORK TODAY
ANCIENT TEMPLE, LARGE
AS THAT OF JUPITER Is
UNEARTHED IN THESSALY

Athens, April 5.---Greek archeolo-
gists have unearthed an imposing
temple at Rcrras, Thessaly. The
structure is in an excellent state of
preservation and is Stated to be as
large as the temple Of Jupiter at
Olympia.
The bronze inscriptions establish
tie date 400 years b. G.. Numerous
tablets also have been found bearing
indications of laws and resolutions Of
ancient civilization. This is the sec
end temple which has been discovered
within a month. the first having ben
found near the city OF Volo The ex-
cavations are continuing
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-05
PUSSYFOOT JOHNSON
WITH HEALTH RESTORED
WILL co TO CANADA

Columbus. Ohio, April e. -Fally re-
covered from the attack of bron
chitis, which compelled him to aban-
don western speaking tour while ~
Iowa VIM. +. tPussyfoou Johnson
internationally known prohibition
worker, will go to Canada soon to fill
several speaking engagements before
gong abroad April l6, he said today
DR.. H. H. Russell, Western il Q. Ohio,
founder OF the anti-salocn eqgue. and
Mr.. Johnson. vii! sa:. ccr Liverpool
April l6. They will tour Europe un-
iii July and then Mr.. Johnson viii
go to India.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-05
THE WEATHER
GENERAL WEATHER CONDITIONS

Pressure continues high over the
Atlantic states, and generally fair
Weather has prevailed over the est
crn half OF the country. 1t Is slight?
warmer this morning over the north
eastern states.
In the west the low pressure area
has moved very slowly eastward. and
It's center Is over Colorado this morn
ing. 1t has caused rain over the
Plain states and Texas. and rain OF
snow over the Rocky Mountain and
Plateau regions and Montana. Light
rain has also fallen in extreme south
ern California 1t is colder this
morning over the Rocky mountain re-
rions, the Plateau regions and the
Missouri valley.
Indications are for fair weather in
the vicinity OF Tampa tonight ana
Wednesday.
WALTER j. BENNETT.
Temperature Elsewhere
The first column indicates highest
temperature yesterday; the second
lowest last night. and the third. pre-
NJ nifatiOO
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-05

them and cncouro gig ITEM in battle.
Their constant i3h. q a!rst suDerio.
numbers ard the fact ha. they have
few reserves tended lis ourage the
Greek divisions on this part Of tn
frfont.
Greeks Checked
Paris. April 5.-Dispatcnes received
in official circles in Paris contain re
ports of the complete check of the
Greek troops in the Busa section OF
Asia Minor. where the entire north
.ern Greek army has been obliged tC
retreat
Mobilization of three additional
contingents of conscripts is reported
from Greece as not yielding the forces
that had been counted upon for Il new
offensive.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-05
ENGLAND TO HAVE RIGHT
TO EXPLOIT RUSS INDUSTRY

iUNlUf- 4ft
.! Paris, April Standardization
of Russian industries to permit eX.
ploitation of various works by for.
eign concessionaries will begin with
the British owned properties. it was
said In Moscow dispatch sent out
today by the official soviet wireless
IN soviet discussions preceding this
decision. speakers declared it would
otherwise be impossible to re-estab
lish the economic situation.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-05

were only 1855 pools Cabout 1886
tons) including lumber to England
and flax to Letvia
There recently has been consid.
erable decrease in the number OF
American tradesmen in Reval.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-05

Miami, Fla, April 5.--The provis-
icnal government of the Bahama Is
lands will this week vote on the is
suance of bonds in the sum OF $780,
900 for deepening the harbor at Mas
lgau. 4F,s'' ~
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-05

would be cleared OF all persons no;
necessary to the trial"
Swearing in of panels from which
he jury is To be selected. then wa..
begun.
Motion for postponement of thu
rial OF J. $. Williams for murder b..
lis counsel on the grounds OF insul
cient time to prepare his defens5
vas overruled by Judge John b.
Iutcheson in Newton county superior
ourt.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-05
READING MESSAGE OF HARDEE
OCCUPIES MOST OF Time IN.
FIRST SITTING OF THE SOLONS.

Jennings Elected Speak
er of House and Mac
Williams President of
Senate = Message of
Governor Covers
Many Important State
Issues = Full Text is
Given.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-05
CHARLES CAN'T PASS
SWITZERLAND UNLESS
HE COMES IN TWO DAYS

Berne, witz, April 5.-Notice ha;
heen sent the Hungarian cabinet h,-
he Swiss government that Swift
arland will permit the provisory re
entry of former Emperor Charles into
his country on condition that he,
comes during the next two days.
Warning has been given that if his
return is delayed this permission vii!
be withdrawn.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-05
WEATHER FORECAST

Lakeland and vicinity:
Fair tonight and We'd
nesday.
The Glenwood post., 1921-10-29
CHAPTER XVII.
Bill Dale laughs

Bill Dale sat thinking Of what ne
had done there in the Big Pine csun-
try. From the stene-and-clay Chin
neys of the cabins Of the Littleiords on
the other side of the river the bowling
wind snatched sprays Of blue wood
smoke The Moreiands had gone to
farms lying around Cartersville In the
IowhDd, on each Of which n fair-sized
frsi payment had been made. the Dor
rOwed capital was to remain borrowed
for another year. The Moreiands were
already losing their outlniNiishness
ind growing into universal respect.
David Morelanis dream was at last
being realized.
Then Dale frowncd heavily. II only
he could do MS much for Babes peo-
Pile! But he couldn't. The men of the
Littlefords still worked the cOnl mine.
They received almost twice the custom
airy wages. but even that wouldn't buy
them farms and educate their children.
Under his eyes lay two unanswered
The Glenwood post., 1921-10-29
Bill Dale only smiled. Il eanr IN
agine, By" he said. s..I.

Bill Dale only smiled. Il can't IN
agine, By" he said.
II CANT Imagine, neither" grinned
Heck. But anyhow, I'm olive today.
Well, now that ye're in 4 good humor
one time more, I'll tell ye some news.
hated to ruff1e We up like yaller
goose a-hyin' back'ards whilst ye was
SO cussed, DANCED blue. Bill, old boy.
1t amt but five days ontel Christmas.
A lot O. them Nawth Ca'liner Turner's
from Turner's Laurel is a-visltin' their
kinfOlks, the Balls. and they'll every
dadslatted one of EN- git drunk on
white Iightnin' Kicker To- Christmas,
and-they'll shore think O Black
Adam. The Morelands amt with We
no more, Bill, rickollect; only the Lit
tlefords is here now"
Bill Dale rose and stood there star
ing at BY Heck with eyes so bright
that they sparkled.
"If they came down on us looking for
trouble, I'd be sort of clan chief,
wouldn't II" he asked. Without wait
ing for an answer: II wouldn't mind
that, y'knOw. I've got letter here,
By, that want you TO put aboard the
next southbound train that passes the
Halfway switch. You've got about an
hour; can you make it?"
"Ef the world was made in six days,
by God, 1t shorely looks Ike BY Heck
could make six miles in hour, don't
it?"
The tall hillman left the Moreland
Coal company's Office with the letter in
one hand, his rifle in the other. and
tears of joy in his eyes.
For Bill Dale had laughed, actually
laughed.
BY Heck put the letter on the train.
The train carried it to Bill Dale's home
city, and the postman carried 1t to the
stately mansion of Old Coal King John
X. Dale, and black Isham, the servant,
carried it to Miss Elizabeth Littleford.
Miss Elizabeth Littleford was sitting
alone on an iron settee among bushes
Of lilac and cape jessamine the wealth.
er had made another of its remarkably
sudden changes, and the day was SUM
ny and pleasant. She was about to
tear open the envelope when the tall,
straight figure Of Jimmy Fayne APP
peared before her. He had on riding
clothes, and there was a rawhide quirt
In his hand.
"You scared me. JIMMY" laughed
Miss Elizabeth, q trifie nervously. "L
The Glenwood post., 1921-10-29
CHAPTER XVI.
Confession.

II the impulsive, fighting BIZ Dale
ing mites the converse ton that teok
place In his old home the next evening.
he would probably have followed Ben
Iittleford's daughter by the ne1t train
II he had had to hold II up at the point
Of an honest blue gun in order to get
aboard Il.
John K Dale and his wife had gone
into the library with Elizabeth at her
request. The three sat down facing
each other. The younger woman was
i'll at ease she was glad that the lights
we're subdued and soft. When the
silence had become heavy, she straight
ened in her chair and blurted out fai-
teringly:
"Bili asked me to m-narry him, and
! wouldn't do it. IL thought maybe
II sugh, to tell you"
The Daes exchanged Glances; then
they looked bnck ~ Elizabeth Little
ford. Dale smiled fatherly smile.
Mrs. Dale's eyes narrowed. The old
stiffness rose within her and began to
make stubborn war against her more
recently acquired common sense.
"Have you quarreledi" she asked.
mo"
Well" old Dale said bluntly. whats
wrong"
at isn't his fault" Elizabeth told
them. Tim savage" she went on
desperately-"and he isn't my kind"
John X. Dale retired very early that
night. When the sound Of his foot
steps had died away, his wife bent to-
ward Elizabeth and said curiOusly:
"Why did you call yourself saw
age7"
Elizabeth told of her early life In
the hills, of the feud between her pe0-
pie and the Morelnnds and OF how she
had hated the bloodshed. She told Of
the coming of Major Brndley. of her
burning thirst for education. of the old
traipnmn who had thrown her news
paper each day. and of the coming OF
Bill Dale.
IL was lonesome" she continued
and nobody ever seemed to under
stand how | felt. That is, until Bi'
Dale came. After l met him, l couldn
The Glenwood post., 1921-10-29

l could clear your son If Major Brad
ley couldn't. You see, Mrs. Dale,
happened to know who did kill Adam
Ball, and meant to tell If it was nee
essary.
"On the mornin' Of the KILN Bill
had started up the river by himself. 1t
was dangerous for him to go of like
that, on account O. them Balls and Tor
reys. Back in the Big Pine country
there is a tall, thin man named Sam
Heck. He's big eater, an awful liar,
and 4 worshiper Of Bill Dale. Sam
heard my father say 1t was dangerous.
and he whispered: TIL Jest sneak
through the laurels and gyard Bill
from ahind him. heard him say it,
Mrs. Dale.
$50 he went sneakin' along the foot
O. the north end O. David Moreland's
mountain. with his rifle In his hand, to
guard your son. Bill didn't know he
was bein' followed, because Heck is as
crafty as cat. l got nervous about
Bill, SO l went into the laurels and fol-
lowed Sam Heck. When l overlook
him, he was standin' behind a clump
O. sheep laurel and lookin' toward the
river.
II whispered, Where's Bill?
''He said, BE still, Babel And then
lie thumbed his rifles hammer back
without sound.
Il looked toward the river and saw
Bill Dale a-walkin' up the nearest
bank, and I saw Black Adam slip be-
hind a tree not far away. Bill saw
Adam, and he slipped behind a tree,
too. Adam shot at Bits hat, and
leased Bill. Bill shot at Adams hat
and then Adam Ball jumped up groan-
In like he was done for, and fell. all g.
twistin', to the ground. But he wasn't
hit. He put his gun out by the tree to
kill Bill as soon as he showed himself
1t was one O his old tricks
Elizabeth Littleford raised her head
slowly and went on in a voice that was
much shaken:
II had always talked against KILN,
and yet ! stood there and begged Sam
Heck to finish him. The rest happened
In no time. Ball was already a-lookin'
along his sights. Bill Dale was nearly
out in the open. l." she faltered, and
then came 4 rush Of words: II wouldn't
marry him without tellln' him, because
1t wouldn't be fair to him; and II
told him, he-he wouldn't have me.
The woman he marries mustn't be a.
a s-savage."
She stopped and stared at Mrs. Dale
The Glenwood post., 1921-10-29

intellectual plane. All he had ever
heard Of the so-calIed unfathomable
mystery of womankind he now be-
lieved. and more. All this, of course,
was unworthy But Bill Dale was in
tensely human, and to be human is
to be unworthy.
1t turned cold that night. little
before noon of the next day, BY Heck
stepped into the Moreland Coal com
pany's office.
Dale looked YEARLY up from his lit
tered desk.
II am very much obliged to you for
shooting Adam Ball, By"
ITS HI. Pill, amt tit"
"What?'
Heck leaned over and rested his
knOtty hands on the muZzle of the In
evitable rife.
Whatever it is you're a-grievin'
about. O. course. Babe Littleford she
went back to yore home town this
mornin Bill. Sort o Quare thought,
at you never went with her over to
the switch. Sort o. quare, too, AT
she never rid over on the little lngyne
instid o. waIkin'. But mebbe she was
afeard O. gittin' her fine city co'es all
smutted up. Say, Bill, old boy, /
wisht I may drap dead in my tracks
eff you don't look like id corpSt,
igod. 1t hat to be hi, or yon
wouldn't grieve about It, 'Snptrert
Babe?"
70 In, D,,I
I'm going to have the truth BY ;
now get that. Did you, or did you not
kill Adam Ball to save me?'
By Heck realized that he would have
to be very cunning IL he evaded the
question now. Bill Dale, his god,
would not be put Off longer.
So BY Heck answered: 81 wlsht |
may drap dead this minute and turn
into cross-eyed mink with a green
tail and pink eyes; visit the devil
may take me and spend ten Thousand
etarnities a-sticking' red-hot, pepper.
coated pitchforks in me and not let
me have any tobacker; l wisht may
be struck blind and deef and dumb
and paralyzed and ha' my tongue cut
out and my ears and toe-nails tore
off-ef killed Adam Ball to save you
or anybody else"
And then, having answered, he fav-
ored Dale with an odd look, took up
his rife and strobe out of the office
humming:
when die. don't bury me deep
Put no tombstone At my head and feet
Put bears Jawbone in my right
hand"
But he's the biggest liar in the
state" muttered Dale. turning back
to his desk.
He closed his desk, and he didn't
work any more that day. Babe Little
ford had gone without even bothering
to tell him goodbye!
The Glenwood post., 1921-10-29

In order that Fayne might not Sc. ac-
Jimmy" she finally said, *rd like
to have q little more time to think
about It. Things like this oashtn't to
b. decided in hurry"
you've already had monthsI Or
were they years-or ages? Why do
you keep putting me of like this, Eliz-
sbsthr'
las | told you, Jimmy, don't
He Interrupted almost sharply: 4
know you don't love me. But youu
learn to-after you've seen how much
l shall adore you" .s-sa n
He made a move ~ though to take
her into his arms, and she shrank
from him; he had done that same
thing and she had done that same
thing, dozens of times before. ..
With unseeing eyes Elizabeth watched
Mrs. Dale step from her motor at the
porte-cochere and go into the house.
Jimmy Fayne, too saw Mrs. Dale.
but he was wholly unaffected by the
sight of her; Mrs. Dale, somehow, did
not object to his seeing the girl quite
as much as she had once objected.
Jimmy" after a long silence had
passed between them, "l-Im afraid l
amt the right woman for you.
If you knew, for sure, that l once took
4 rifle gun and killed a man with 1t,
would you-would you still want mel?
Fayne laughed as though at good
joke.
"You kill a mann Why, l couldn't
believe it. But if you had killed man,
or dozen men, tit could hardly
make any difference to me. II you did
do it, you did it because there was
nothing else to do; I'm sure of that.
We won't mention 1t again, If you're
willing. l neither criticize nor attempt
to understand your hill codes. Marry
me, won't you, Elizabeth"
"If ! did," asked Ben Littleford's
daughter. would you help my people
back in the hills?"
Educate EN-? Yes! Every blessed
one of EN-"
"Freely?"
"Yesv'
Once more Elizabeth Littleford tried
to decide. Fayne's eyes grew more and
more hopeful as he watched her lips.
He became impatient.
Tell me-" he begged.
The girl took up the letter she had
Just received from Bill Dale.
LAS soon as l read this" she muir
INJURED. "I'l tell you, Jimmy. II you
don't mind, please look the other way
for q minute" Y
She tore OF one end of the envelope,
drew out the single sheet and unfolded
it. Her eyes narrowed; her face
flushed, and then became just q little
pale. Her underllp quivered as she
folded the sheet and put 1t back into
the envelope.
II can't marry you, Jimmy" she told
him.
Without another word she arose and
left him. She FASTENED to the house.
FASTENED upstairs, and went to her
room.
Half an hour later Mrs Dale found
her lying face downward on her bed,
and beside her lay crumpled sheet
Of paper Mrs. Dale picked up the
sheet, Strengthened it out, and read
this, In the bold handwriting of her
son:
Relieve me, l am very appreciative
of your invitation. But | am having
Christmas with your mother, here in
my own country"
The Glenwood post., 1921-10-29
ITO be eontfnued)
Abstract,

In Its most common use Is that which
embraces or embodies the essential
parts or features Of some larger OBJ
1ect or whole; summary or epitome.
as Of book or document. The term
Of law, an abstract Of title. means .
document containing a brief and or
DERBY statement of the original grant
and subsequent conveyances and en-
cumbrances relating to the title and
ownership Of real estate.