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Evening journal., 1921-01-28
+. W. WYATT IN OPERA ROLE.

Frederick W. Wyatt, 1919 Rodney
street. choirmaster OF Westminster
Presbyterian Church. has been cast
FOR the baritone role OF "pozo," in
The opera "El Captain" which Is 10
be produced BY The Philadelphia
Operaiic Society In that city Mr.
Wyatt and John Thoms. pianist. at
tended a rehearsal OF the work In
PHILADELPHIA Wednesday night John
Philip Sousa. the composer Of the
opera. conducted the rehearsal in
person.
Mr. Wyaii's part is largely OF a
comedy nature and he showed him
self Possessed OF hisirionic abilities
OF high order,
The opera Will be sung IN the Acad
envy Of Music, Philadelphia, next We'd
ncsday and Thursday nights.
Evening journal., 1921-01-28
CLAYM0NT TO VOTE
ON SCHOOL LOAN

CLAYMONT. Del, Jan. 2s.-After the
defeat last week Of the voters OF New
Castle county. who killed the million
dollar loan for the improvement Of
the schools Of the county, there is
much interest as TO what action will
be taken by voters OF this special
district tomorrow, when they will
vote on a S25O.0OO loan for The i'm
proVement Of the school buildings.
In view OF the large concerns To-
Gated here. il will be their votes
which will determine the fate OF the
proposed bond issue. IL is expected
that the proposed school for this
place will cost about S5O0OOO and
will be one OF the finest in the State
OF Delaware.
Evening journal., 1921-01-28
LENORA SP PARKES
fine SINGER
Metropolitan so Operatic
Diva Charms Thursday
Recital Audience
TAKES TOP NOTES"
LIKE ENRICO CARUSO

Expressions OF delight were heard
on every side in The gold ballroom
OF the Hotel dupont, Yesterday as
an audience of nearly 100 persons
was departing from the second of this
seasons Thursday afternoon reoitals.
LenofH Sparkes, soprano, Of the Met
ropoliian Grand Opera forces, the so
Evening journal., 1921-01-28
AWARD ROAD CONTRACT

Special TO The Evening Journal.
DOVER, Del, Jan. 2S.-The state
Highway Department has confirmed
the bid and made the award for the
construction OF four and one-half
miles OF State Road from st. Georges
TO Tybout Corner, New Castle county,
to the Walter r. Allen Company, OF
Baltimore. The bid is sec 600
Kent cOunty's new Board Of Assess
Evening journal., 1921-01-28
FIRElIEN COULDN'T FIND FIRE.

An alarm OF fire from box No. ,. at
noon. Ffih and Adams streets. was
a false alarm Reports ln the neigh
borh0od Were that alarm had been sent
in as ihe result OF a slight blaze in
a house on West sixth street. between
ilms and Jackson streets, which
had been exiinguished before the ar
rival 0f The ilrcmen
Evening journal., 1921-01-28

ment is preparing for the assessment
for the present year and will he ready
in a short time with the questiOnnaires
which will be sent TO all owners Of
real estate and personal property.
From an opinion received from the At
torney general, women will not be in
cluded in the assessment.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-11-01
CALLS FOR THANKSGIVING
and RECOUNTS BLESSINGS OF NATION

the task they must discharge. Their
hands will be steadied, their purposes
strengthened, in answer to our pray
cra.
Ours has been favored nation in
the bounty which God has bestowed
upon it. The great trial of humanity,
though indeed we bore our part as
well as We were able, left us compar-
atively little Scared. 1t is for us to
recognize that we have been thus IA
yored, and when we gather at our al
tars to offer up thanks, we will do
we'll to pledge, in humility and all
sincerity, our purpose to prove de-
serving. We have been raised up and
preserved in national power and in
consequence as part of a plan whose
wisdom we cannot question. Thus be-
lievlng, we can do no less than holG
our nation the willing instrument o..
the providence which has so wonder
fully favored us. Opportunity for yer.
great service awaits us II we shal
prove equal to it. Let our prayer
Ee raised, for direction in the right
paths. Under God, our responsible
gty is great; to our own first, to all
men afterward, to all mankind in
GCds own justice.
Nov, therefore, l, Warren G. Hard
i-g, president OF the United States,
hereby designate Thursday, the twen-
.y'-fourth day OF November, to be OBJ
wed by the people as a day of
thanksgiving, devotion and prayer;
urging that at their hearth sides and
Their altars they will give thanks for
all that abs been rendered unto them,
and. will pray for a continuance OF
tho Divine fortune which has been
81 gered so generously upon this
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-11-01
CHALRMANlWE4ITE is STORM CENTER A T MEETING
OF DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEE ST. LOUIS
CLORIES OF AMERICAN ARMS
RECITED In ELOQUENT TERMS
BY COMMANDER FRENCH ARMIES

is well-known as a lawyer and news
paper publisher. He is director Of the
Osservatore Cattolico. Unione and
Italia. Signor Media has been min
lister of finance and minister of the
treasury He also has served as pres
ident of the provincial council of Mi
Ian. A conservative in politics, he
opposed all socialistic postwar re-
lief measures and urged thrift as the
means of improving Italy's credit.
Early in 1920 he was mentioned as
the possible successor of Premier
Nitt
The personnel of the Italian dele
cation includes some of her most il.
lustrious military and naval leaders
notably General Armando DiaZ. the
hero of the Piave; Vice Admiral Pa
olo Thaon di Revel, chief of the naval
staff during the war; Vice Admiral AL
tredo Acton; General Vaccari. pres
ent chief of staff of the army and the
successor of General Badaglico: Count
Constantini, whose wife was formerly
Mrs. Wimerding of New York: Sig
nor Tovini-Livio. vice president of the
chamber of deputies. and about a
score of legal and diplomatic experts
as well as clerical staff.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-11-01

Effective today, Lakeland becomes
the home of the headquarters of the
Tampa division of the Atlantic Coast
Line, in addition to that of the di-
vision already here, the West Coast
division, under Superintendent j f.
Council.
The new district comprises the
main line from Sanford to Port Tam
pa, including the following branches:
NacoOsee, Bone Valley, Thonotosassa.
lIaines City and Tampa Southern.
Offices are being established on the
upper floor of the Coast Line station
in five rooms vacated by the trans
fer of the roadma ster's offices to the
building on Missouri avenue. The fur
niture has been delayed, but work is
being started with the limited equip
ment.
The establishment of these Offices
brings to Lakeland some very desir-
able citizens, the new officials being
splendid set of alert. busineSs-like
men who are sure to be popular both
in railroad and in social circles.
First on the list is F. b. Langley,
the superintendent, who takes the Of
flee as promotion from trainmaster
at Sanford, where he has been for
several years. He brings with him
his wife and son Frank, and the fam
lily is located at S13 East Orange
street His many friends are congratu-
lating him on his splendid promotion.
W. +. Graham. the new trainmaster.
has been promoted to this office from
several years service as superintend-
ent of construction. his latest work
having been the construction of the
Palmdale EmokOlee branch Mr.. and
Mrs. Graham will be splendid new
citizens of Lakeland.
w. ID. Gillen is chief clerk to the
new superintendent, and comes here
from Sanford where he was for seven
years the chief clerk to the superin-
tendent of the Jacksonville district.
Mr. Gillen brings a fine family con
sisting of Mrs. Gillen and their seven
apartments at 512 East Lime street.
c. ID. Moore, the accountant for the
new office comes to Lakeland from
Jacksonville. Mr.. Moore arrived at
an early hour this morning and will
be Joined later by his wife and child.
j. l.. Hurt, after ten years of SER
vice as train dispatcher in Sanford,
was promoted to the Office of chief
dispatcher of the new district Mr..
Hurts family will join him later.
S. T. Willis, dispatcher, has been
transferred to Lakeland from Sanford,
and he will be joined later by Mrs.
Willis and their fifteen-year-old son.
c. Fl. Piplar was also transferred
from train dispatcher at Sanford to
similar position here. He brings with
him Mrs. Piplar and their son Charles
and they are located with Mrs. Hard
aker on South Kentucky avenue.
Miss Marion Bowling, of Jackson
vile, is a charming newcomer CON
nected with the new Offices. She holds
the position of stenographer and is
located with Mr.. and Mrs Gillen at
512 East Lime street.
Two Lakeland girls are with the
new Offices as stenographers They
are Miss Mollie Weaver, who will be
in Superintendent Langleys office,
and Miss Billie Odum, who will be in
the chief dispatcher's office. Both
young ladies have rendered good SER
vice under Superintendent Council.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-11-01
Mine WORKERS
HARD HIT BY
COURT RULING
Placing of Check-oH
System Under Jvrisdic-
fion Ban Forces Union
To Revise It's Whole
System of Collecting
Dues

indianapolis. Ind. Nov. With the
check-oT system of collecting union
dues under the ban of an injunction
from the federal court hcre, officers
of the United Mine Workers of Amer
ica today faced the task Cf creating 4
new nationwide collecting agency for
getting the unions revenues from its
half million members. Under the
check-off operators had contracts
with'the union for collecting the dlns
from the miners wages. rcmijtin" the
money to the union.
Various plans fer new system
were understood to be under discus
sion and officers indicated that the
1000 local unions of the miners i'll
ternational organization would be-
come the integral factor in any nov
scheme. The difficulty in creating
the new agency, il was said. was to
provide against shutting off the labor
supply at any union-operated mine.
In this connection, William Green.
secre tary-treasurrr of the uIiOn, us
the CHECK off" had become univcr-
sally accepted in the coal industry
but it obiterated any arrearase Of
members OF union dues. In the early
age of the Union, before the adoption
of the check-off system, it WAS eX-
planned that on certain days corr
mittee from the local union met the
members ut the mine mouth and fail
ure to pay kept men from working
Judge Anderson did not hold the
check-off in itself unlawful but on
joined it on the grounds that its use
was conspiracy of miners and opera
tors to restrain competition from the
nOn-unoin mined coal in West Nir-
ginia. However. the court indicated
that he regarded the system of doubt
full legality. but left the question open
for a later decision. Aside from the
civil case in which the temporary in
junction was issued an attack on the
legality of the "checkoff'' also is
raised by the governments criminal
case. also pending in court here ard
charging more than 100 operators and
miners with the conspiracy to violate
the Sherman antitrust law This case
has been at StandStill for months,
awaiting the outcome of efforts by t.
Ert Slack, special government prose
cutor, to conclude various proce ed
ings of operators in Illinois, Ohio.
and Pennsylvania. who are contest
ing removal to the court here
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-11-01
PEACE PARL L.EYS
Are RESU+ MED AT
PREMlE3R'S HOME
Thuty-6ve Minute S Devoted To
Discussion Witt the Irish
Delegat;on

London, Nov. 1.-Peac nogoti.tions
between representa- ives CT the Brit
iish soverninCht "h'1 representatives
Of the Dali Eireann Moro resumed nj
the official home of Prime Minister
Lloyd George today Michael COL
] ms and Arthur Griffin renresenting
the Dan hlreanil' arrived in Downing
Etreet at IL CLOCK accompanied by
Ersklhe CliiuerS' secretary to the
lrlSh aelegatioh. 1t was said they
kent there in responS a to q message
from Mr. Lloyd Georae
The meeting lasted lfor "a minutes
f1ter winch II was SAL d, another COM
mittee meeting was held Government
lepresehtatlNes were Premier Lloyd
George. Austen Chamberlain and
Lord Birkenhead.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-11-01
BODY OF MAN FOUND
AT MIAMI DOCK TIED
TO HEAVY FLYWHEEL

Miami, Fla, Nov. weighted by
40-pound fly wheel the body of a man
believed to have been murdered, was
found floating near the municipal
dock this morning. The fiywheel was
attached to the mans waist by a
rope, and strap had been tightly
buckled around the throat.
The body was clad only in under
clothing. Crabs had eaten the face
and identification has not as yet been
made. Authorities incline to the be-
lief that the man was murdered by
a fisherman, as a seaman's knot was
used in tying the rope.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-11-01
THE WEATHER
GENERAL WEATHER CONDITIONS

GENERAL WEATHER CONDITIONS
Rain has fallen in the past "a hours
over the greater part of the country
east of the Mississippi, under the in
f1uence of an area of low pressure,
moving slowly northeastward over the
Atlantic states. 1t is somewhat warm
ar over the North Atlantic coast, but
cooler over the southeastern states.
the lake region and the Ohio valley.
The temperature at Tampa this morn
ing was 65 degrees, a fall of s de-
grees since yesterday morning.
In the west, pressure is high over
the middle plains states and the
Rocky Mountain region, and the
weather has been generally fair west
of the Mississippi, except in Wash
ing N, where there was rain. 1t is
cot.sr over the middle plains states
Indications are for fair and slightly
cooler weather in the vicinity of Tam
pa tonight, and fair weather Wednes
day.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-11-01
STEEL FREIGHTERS TO
BE SOLD BY SHIP BOARD

:. Washington, Nov. 1.-The emer-
gency fleet corporation is preparing
to offer for sale. eight to twelve steel
freighters of 10000 to 10000 tonsa
Most of the ships are in commission
it was said today. An appraisal wiz
shortly be made by the American BIZ
reau of Shipping after which bids will
be called for in private competitiNe
sale. Ships in service, which are sol
will be replaced with Others, 1t VS.
explained. III
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-11-01

washington, N0V. l.~-IIeS!UenI
Harding issued a proclamation last
night, designating Thursday, Nov "a,
as a day of Thanksgiving, devo ion
and prayer and urging the people to
give thanks for all that has been
rendered unto them and to pray for
a continuance of the divine fortun~
which has Eeen showeIed SO gener-
ously upon this nation
The proclamation follows: THAT
season has come, when, alike in pur-
suance of a devout peoples time-hon-
ored custom in grateful recognition
of favoring national fortunes, it is
proper that the president should sum-
mon the nation to a day of devotion,
CT thanksgiving for blessings be-
slowed ard of prayer for guidance in
modes of lite that may deserve con-
tinuance of divine favor.
Foremost among our blessings is
the return of peace, and the approach
to normal ways again. The year has
brought us again into relations of
amity with all nations, after long
period of struggle and turbulence. In
thankfulness, therefore, we may well
unite in the hope that providence will
vouchsafe approval to the things we
have done, tho aims which have
guided US. tRg aspirations which have
inspired us. We shall be prospered
as we shall deserve prosperity, seek
ling not alone for the material things
but for those Of the spirit as we |;
eaiflestiy trying, to help others; ask
liM before all else. the privilege OF
Iervice. AS we render thanks anew
IS or the exaltation which came to us
1--WE may fittingly petition that moder-
tion and wisdom shall be granted 70
rest upon all who are in authority ln
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-11-01
DELEGATES TO
CONFERENCE ARE
ARRIVING TODAY
Italian. British and Chi
nese Members of Disar-
mamert Meeting Reach
New York, Early This
Morning = Sketch of
Italian Delegation

New York. Nov. 1.-Delegates to
the Washington conference on limita-
tion of armament from Italy. Great
Britain and China arrived in Ameri
can waters today on the steamship
Olympic. from Southampton and We're
expected to land shortly after noon.
Carlo Schanzer
Senator Sc years old has been min
lister of finance several times and is
Il keen student of international law.
He is 4 follower of former Premier
Nitti, one of Italy's representatives
in the League of Nations. He has
written several books. including
Laws Governing Wars and Treaties
for which the University of Rome
gave him an honorary degree. Schan-
Eer who is president of the third ses-
'ion of the council of state, started as
an assistant librarian in the senate,
going thence to the civil administra.
ti0n Of the ministry of the interior
lie was then elected four times from
the Aversa and Spoleta districts to
the chamber OF deputies and before
going to the senate was minister of
posts and telegraphs ard minister of
the treasury in the third Nitti cabl-
net.
Senator Luigi Albertini
Editor of the Milan Corriere Della
Sera, for more than % years has
helped to mould the public opinion
of Italy. In his early years he was
associated with former Premier Luz
Zati whose ministry was notable for
the organization of peoplh's banks
nm a mn nf n,.l1
industry He is so years old law
yer and Il serious student of social
and economic problems. Senator AL
bertini is a personal friend of Ga
briele d'AnnunziO. the Italian poet
warrior, but dsapproyed of the Fiume
expedition. He was one of the earl
lest advocates of Italy's entry into
the world war on the side of the al
lies.
Vittorio Roland-Ricci
Ambassador to the United States,
aside from being Il member of the
italian senate and noted us debator
and orator, is a professor in the Uni
yersity of Genoa. He is an authority
on maritime and mercantile law He
won enduring fame by his work
among the cholera-stricken people OF
Naples in 1910. Ambassador Ricci
is 62 years old and since early in
October has been in Rome compiling
data for the delegation to Washing
ton. Shortly after taking up his Of
ficial post in this country the ambas-
sador declared that Italy was prepar-
ing to pay her debt to the United
States"
FiIippo Media
Head of the Catholic group of par
Lament, has represented the Milan
and Rome districts in the chamber OF
deputies three successive terms and
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-11-01
Advisory Committee Announced

Washington. Nov. 1.-The advisory
committee of the America ndelegatior
to the armament conference was an
nounced today at the White House
1t consists Of p members, four OF
whom are women. One cabinet mem
ber, Herbert Hoover. will be a mem
Der. Others included are General
Pershing, Under Secretary of State
Fletcher Admiral w. H. Rodgers
Samuel Gompers and Stephen G. Por-
ter, chairman of the house foreign af-
fairs committee.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-11-01
CHARGE THAT SOLDIERS
WERE HANGED WITHOUT
TRIAL TO BE PROBED

Washington, Nov. 1.-Investiga-
tion by special committee into
charges made by Senator Watson
of Georgia that American soldiers
in France were hanged without
court martial or other trial, was
ordered today by the unanimous
vote of the senate. Senators
Brandegee, Ernst, Willis, over
man and Pomerene were named
as the committee.
Watson's charges in the senate
this morning produced heated
debate. He produced a photo
graph of the alleged hanging,
and insisted his charges were
true. Senator Borah said he had
examined the photograph and had
been told by two former service
men that the charues were true.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-11-01
StnrfS in Tennessee

Washington. NJ IA storm ol
marked intensity centered this morn
ing over east Tennessee, is moving
slowly northeastward and as it will
increase in intensity the weather bu
reau announced today, storm warn
ings were displayed on the Atlanti'
coast at and north of Cape Hattera.
The storm has been attended by gen.
eral rains east of the Mississippi
river.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-11-01
GIRLS WARNED OF
PITFALLSI ABOIJT
CITY CABARETS
Pittsburg, Pa, May Fry Out Novel
Method of Saving the Young
PeopleI

Glttspurg' fa'' NV ITEMS
Wolf, magistrate in moi.als com
announced today that he won
pear before Mayor f. Nv Rabc
city council and ask THAT 100 ,
be appointed special Police offic
visit restaurants, hotela cabare
like places and warn Ivounp p
the pitfalls OF the city's night
magistrate ue won declared
women officers should, he s,
from the personnel of lcharitab
social organizations aid that
they would not have thu mower
rest, they would lie OF Idered +,
the cabarets and similar nlac
night, warn the girls Iho gath
such places, and if nlcessarv
the parents of such girE to task
girls and their mothera would
to appear in morals tourt tn
day. wheit accordingi lto Mag
de Wolf they would he "ws
Their next offense, I'D said
bring drastic action.
Laxity of home rulf| and lie
OF mothers win their Raughter
the main contributors to the
quency of young girls in PIT
Magistrate de Won said.
stronger warnings and a
more rod on tne partl of the |
ana there wouia De -1etter gir
declared.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-11-01
CARTER GLASS OF VIRGINIA Us
LEADING FIGHT TO HAVEPRESENT
HEADOFPARTY RETIRED I'd RANKS
UNEMPLOYED WORKMAN
RECEIVE IS BIG LEGACY

Youngstown. Ohid No, White
working in one CT the narks hero as
iiiellGer Oh lne Unemployed, John
I.re'us received iet ter from Canada
lhat nc lau peei nl1de he possessor
OF his fathers estate A will leaving
ms fortune IN FISK University, Ten
hessee' was louilu pht as it had not
peeI "itneSseo 1t wax regarded as in
valid under Canadian law
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-11-01
Investigation Started

Washington, Nov. 1.-Investigation
has been instituted by the department
of justice into threats being made by
radicals in connection with the cases
cf Sacco and Vanzetti. Italians, con
victed in Massachusetts Of the MUIR
der of a mill paymaster.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-11-01
STORM WARNINGS
SENT OUT ALONG
ATLANTIC COAST
East Tennessee Generates Disturb
ance Which Is Moving To-
ward the East

Washington. Nov Advisors
storm warnings are displayed on tn
coast at and north of Cape
Hatteras and storm of marked in
tensity was reported over eastern
Tennessee. moving northeast. by the
weather bureau today.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-11-01
Last Minuf E Briefs
TRY TO FLOAT TANKER

NEWPORT NEWS va, Nov. 1.-The
wrecking steamer |, u Merritt is due
to ieaVe HamPto\ hoaps this morning
tor the Sanamas' wnYre she will at
tempt 10 noat tne otahdard Oil tank
er r. =. .Ascne' Wnich is ashore on
stranger ney' W'rkless messages
received al Hanpton 7oads state that
the tanker is iiapie 10 lbe total loss.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-11-01
TYPHUs RUMoR qNEoI,NnEn

Newport News, Va, Nov. 1.-Ouar.
anime oHiciais say that the master
OF the Norwegian steamer Snarl is
NOT ~ win typnus, as 1t first feared.
ne is sunerine WIN severe intes-
tlnal trouble ana IS SUI held at the
craney Island quarantine station. The
Snarl is now in Bostonl
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-11-01
STEEL SHIPS in oobn suAp

Newport News, Va,
United States Shipping
commission which recei
steA ships anchored In
at imp Eustis, reports
bel welI taken care
tr lass condition.