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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-24
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UNION A1LAsED
Asilsssfs
CHEERFUL PESSIMISM

A good deal of injury was done by the self
styled optimists who refused to accept the fact
of the post war reaction and kept swearing that
prosperity was just as great as ever, or a little more
so if anything. But, fortunately for the ultimate
improvement Of the situation, their day is over.
The man who boasts of bigger business than
ever, who comes back from the north with stories
of marvellous revival since the last reports were
published" or who runs paper devoted exclu-
sively to exercising dull times by persuading
themselves in all seriousness they do not exist are
now looked upon by the public as unsafe guides.
Poor fellows, they can't stop laughing, is the
sorrowful verdict of their friends.
But along with this happy disappearance of an
optimism which was truly idiotc, there is the
auspicuous arrival of what we may call cheer
full pessimism" that is, an acceptance of obvious
facts and an honest effort to penetrate them and
devise means of accommodating the situation to
them. This attitude is naturally the first step to-
ward better things.
This country is fundamentally sound 1t has
vast stores of resources and vast potentalites of
production. 1t has large population with healthy
Tappetites and desires. Only few mal-adjust-
ments keep the wheels from revolving. One of
these. as we have so often pointed out is the shift
ing value of the dollar, held in mid-aid. like Mo-
hammeds coffin, by the federal reserve law Nor
malcy" never can come until every man with
bank check in his hands can at his option draw
out real money as well as promises to pay"
Again, the business man and aborer must accept
the fact of defaton Stocks which cost $4,000
of hfty-cent money can not be converted into
$4,000 of 90 per cent money, and business
must and will halt until the attempt is Abandoned
A large number of business men have written off
their losses" though they are not properly such,
and sold their goods at replacement values Others
must do so themselves or sit by and see the re-
ceiver in bankruptcy do it. So with labor 1t
must consent to a read usment on the new, or
rather the old pre-war basis.
When that is done prosperity will return. The
only nation which has so far accepted the new
condition is Germany. True the German mark
is still hopelessly debated, but thereby hangs an
other and very interesting tale as the world will
discover in due time. But the Germans have
gone to work Unemployment is said to amount
to but few hundred thousand and is constantly
growing less. Production is booming and COM
merce is leapng forward at a most wonderful
rate. This country will simply have to do the
same thing and it will do it. American common
be relied upon. The present cessation
of optimism is merely the siencing of the bar
ker." and sign that business is going back into
safe channels
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-24

Before many moons wax and wane Bradford
county will be able to boast of a system of paved
highways. This hitherto backward county in the
matter Of road construction, will provide link
between State road No. 2 at Gainesville and
State road No. at Baldwin and incidentally
shorten the distance considerably between Jack
sonville and Tampa. 1t is no prediction at all to
say that within ten years the Florida peninsula
will be. vertable network Of paved highways to
such an extent that the average motorist will have
an almost unlimited choice of routes between all
principal points In the meantime. let us hope that
some way will be provided whereby those living
outside Florida will be able to get in and stay
just as long as they want to. Bradford county is
putting up $550,000 the vote being SIX to one in
favor Of this forward STEP
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-24

An Indiana tourist to Florida is said to have
week for party of five adult persons and Ford
And we no longer blame the people
who buys in preference to homes. Nor does
the life of the rolling stone" seem so improvident
the proverb has led us to believe If the worst
comes to worst, will swap our extra belong
ings for first payment on Ford and laugh at the
landlord
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-24
As Others See 1t
OBSERVATIONS
(By Moses Folsom.)

Robert F. Clark, of Satisfaction Farms"
near Green Cove Springs, in Clay county has
written a most interesting and important let
ter under the title of Protect the Birds He
says among other things, that ION the basis
of present costs of insecticides, poisonous
preparations and labor for applying them, a flock
of quail is worth $50 per year to any farm in de-
stroying injurious insects and worms" l am of
the opinion that Mr.. Clark has made very mod
est estimate
Mr.. Clark suggests that hunters use a camera
instead of gun. A picture will long give pleas
ure, and the delight of taking ought to be
much greater than that of killing these winged
friends of mankind Without birds and their
flights and songs the woods and fields would be
dreary places. Many varieties of birds have al
ready disappeared from the forests of Florida.
AT one time the green winged parquet, a very
pretty bird, common, but it was ruthlessly
shot by thoughtless boys and others as a matter
of sport, being easy mark. The prairie chick
en- or grouse of the west has practically gone
The passenger pigeon, once very numerous has
entirely disappeared. By killing the birds "a bal
ance of nature to control insects is being upset.
The expense of fighting insect pests is increasing
Insects are carriers of disease germs. Their
cost to the country in illness and destruction of
food crops and vegetation is enormous Some
day the world will suffer intensely from insects
The struggle to possess the earth will not be
between man and man. but between man and
insects Killing the birds will help to bring this
about. Persons interested in this subject will
find Leland o. Towards THE Insect Book" just
what they need
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-24

The front page of Saturdays Orlando Re-
porter-Star is adorned by an excellent picture
made from architects drawing of the hand
some hotel that is to mark new era in Orlando S
progress. Judging from the photograph this hotel,
a name for which has not yet been selected. will
eclipse anything of the kind between Jacksonville
and tampa
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-24

The trustees of the Wild Onion
school held a business session yester-
day afternoon on the big stump on
the school grounds. and decided to re-
quest the teacher not to dismiss
school any more every time n
stranger is seen coming along the
road.
Slim Pickens fell out of tree
while gathering possum grapes Tues
day morning, and when picked up he
did not know anything. His condition
however was not considered serious
as he never did know very much.
Salem Barlow is in receipt of a
matrimonial paper called the Lovers
Home Journal, and has about made
up his mind to marry rich and ugly.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-24

Several hundred valuable books were wilIed to
the Lakeland Public Library by the late Mrs
Shafner whose love for Lakeland grew with ad-
vancing years. There are many friends here who
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-24

The ship Renown sailing from England to In
dia, is carrying eleven black cats as mascots
Should the mascot idea fail to work, there will be
many lives lost
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-24

Another advantage the orange has over the ap
pie, it's safe to eat it in the dark.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-01-31
BERGER WINS
CASE IN j. s,
SUPREME COURT
Divided Opinion Gives Decision
to Socialists in Espionage
coso
JUDGE Lands REVERSED
Majority Holds Chicago Federal
Judge Should Not Have
Heard Case
JUDGE lands REVERSED

Washington. Jan. 31.-Conviction of
Victor l.. Berger and four other men,
bers of the Socialist party for VIOLA
tion of the espionage act was reversed
today by the supreme court OH the
ground that Judge Lands should not
have heard the suit after his eligibil-
ity had been attacked.
Those convicted with Berger in the
federal court were Adolph Germer,
national secretary of the party; Will
lam +. Kruz, editor Of the Young So
cialists magazine; j. l.. Endahl and Ir-
win St. John Tucker. "
Berger and the other four men
,wera, convicted under the section pro-
hibiting attempts to cause i1lsubOrdi-
nation and disloyalty in the naval
and military forces, and sentences
ranging from ten to twenty years i'm
prisonment were imposed.
The court divided six to three.
The appeal was brought to the su
preme court on the grounds that
Judge Landis had shown personal bias
against the defendants because OF
their nationality.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-01-31
EDUCATIONAL ] 7
LOBBY" IS HIT
). IN II THE HOUSE Z
Opposition Develops Into De.
mand for Appearance of
4 Educators
RES OLUTION is UP
Proposition to Hear Speakers
Wednesday and Then Put
Down Bars -,

The house this afternoon was to
have before it a proposal to curb
what some members term the "edu-
cational lObby,' and which they de-
clare is more powerful than any
other lobby. ...
The house late Saturday agreed on
the spur of the moment to hear Dr.
Ladd, head Of the agricultural col
lege; DIR. Kane, head of the univer
sity, and DR.. Allen, head of the Val
ley City normal, Wednesday Afternoon
at 4 o'clock.
Their proposed subject is the mill
tax for state educational institutions
and discussion OF appropriations.
Since the announcement Of the
houses action was made, many other
Institutional representatives are said
to have wired to Bismarck to get per-
mission to address the house.
THE proper place for these men to
appear. If they are discussing appro.
priations, is before the appropria-
tions committee said one member
1--WE are glad to pay tribute to any
leading citizens of the state, but. this
house has a duty to perform in making
appropriations and it ought to be, able
% make them without interference
sof an organized lobby. These men ap-
peared before the budget board, they
can appear before the appropriations
committee, and that is the proper
place for them to appear. They should
not 20 over the heads Of our regu-
larly constituted agencies and try to
force something upon the legislature.
To Ask Robinson.
The sponsors Of the resolution
which was expected to be up in the
house we're to ask that Chief Justice
Robinson be invited to appear before
the house "Wednesday afternoon with
the other three men and that there
after the bars be drawn tight against
any member of the state administra-
ton speaking on legislative subjects
before the body as a whole.
REPRESENTATIVE Shipley made mo-
ton in the house, that the house on
Wednesday afternoon invite Chlef
Justice Robinson to speak before fhat
body with DR. ssadd, DIR. Kane aTl
DR.. Allen. ,@s. ...
And that thereaftex there be no
more adjournments for the purpose OF
hearings Of heads Of institution or
state departments, on appropriations
or departmental affairs which prop
erly should be handled by commit
tees.
On request the motion was divided.
The house voted to invite Judge Rob-
insOn to address the body on We'd
nesday afternoon. On the resolution,
a. roll call was demanded and the
motion carried 81 to 48, with three
absent.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-01-31

There's no doubt about Pat beng
filibuster. He admitted after
speaking two weeks against the emer-
gency tariff bill that he hadn't said
a thing.
Much More to Say.
Il have much more to say than
have said thus far" he said as he
drew his second breath. However
Pm a good soldier and will do what
is for the best interest of the coun-
try"
Pats only 80, the baby of the SELL
ate.
He doesn't seem a bit awed by the
age and experience arrayed against
him. He's young at heart. Had the
time of his life tripping up his pond
erous opponents.
Golf? Horseback? Not for Pat
"They're old mems games" he says
Baseball and hunting for mine"
Pat studied law while he taught
a country school in Mississippi. He
was admitted to the bar in 1902.
Married in 1905. Has three children.
Elected district attorney in 1905.
Went to congress in 1910.
Defeats VardamAn.
Battled Vardaman for senatorial
nomination in 1913. Pat wore his hair
short-clipped and had a good war rec
ord. Vardaman had long hair and
his war record wasn't 50 good. De-
cision to Pat. Elected BY 95 percent
of states votes.
Held the whip hand in the scrap
for Cox's nomination at San Francis
co convention.
His term as senator doesn't expire
until 1925. He will probably be re-
elected. Many times.
He signs his name Pat. But he was
christened Byron Patton Harrison.
You'd never know it if you didn't
look him up in Who's Who. '-
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-01-31
POOL II
HALL AND II. S.
INSPECTORS PAY

County officials OF the state are
flooding the legislature with pc.
titions for increased pa.
One Of tlw reasons is that un'
der the 1921 rule the officials in
MANY counties, particularly those
west OF the Missouri river Will
receive less pay than they have
received.
The state. affairs committee is
to lump all salary increase bills
for consideration. One bill pro.
yiding minimum salary for
county superintendent OF $l,'m
will not ~ to this committees
however, although an effort was
made to send il there.
Rep. Kitchen, in talking on
salaries In the house, waxed sar-
castle over objections raised to
one section Of a bill he had to In.
crease salaries Of high school
inspectors from $1,000 TO '$2,st0.
"The senate has passed Il bill
providing three pool halt inspect.
Ors at $500 a year. 1t seems to
be high school inspectors, trained
educators, ought to get at least
us much" he said.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-01-31
RULE AGAINST :.
STATES CHECKS
BRINGS PROTEST
New York Clearing House Ac-
cepts North Dakota Checks
for Collection Only
NOTICE ELS SENT OUT

Many bankers in North Dakota are
aroused over rule said 70 have been
adopted by the New York clearing
hou be, refusing to clear North Dakota
checks through the regular channels.
Immediate action is expected to re-
suit in an effort to have the rule re-
moved.
Many business firms have been no.
titled that their checks for goods pur.
chased in New York are accepted for
collection only. One of these letters
to merchant, informing him of the
situation, said:
''We entered the above remittance
for collection and have charged your
account accordingly until payment
therefor has been made by your bank.
Hereafter. however, please remit for
all bills by money order. These ar
rangements to remain in effect until
such time as checks through the
banks in North Dakota are accepted
for clearance through the regular
channels"
One local banker said today that
for some time merchants have been
informed that their checks are ac-
cepted for collection only.
Whether this is due to the action
of the Bank of North Dakota in de-
clining to cash checks issued by coun.
ty treasurers and others, in their dis
cretion, has created faulty impress
sion which has reacted against the
entire state is not known.
The action is held by many to be
an injustice to the state as whole.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-01-31
n, DAKOTA SIXTH
IN AUTO NUMBER
FIGURES REVEAL

North Dakota ranks sixth
among the states IN the United
States in the number Of aut0no'
bile cars proportionatc to pop
ulation.
These figures were received ny
The Tribune from the first com.
pilatiOn of automobile statistics,
made by automobile industries
based on the registration for
{ 1920, completed in the country.
North Dakota ranks 10Th among
the As states in the total number
OF ears and 35th among the
states in gain in ears during
1920. Minnesota. Montana, Flor
ida, and Rhode Island are among
the states below her In the per.
centagc OF increase in 1920.
South Dakota leads the nation
in the number Of ears in proper.
tion TO her population, that state
having one car for every 5.24 per-
sons. Iowa is second. Nebraska
third, California fourth, Kansas
fifth and No. Dakota sixth with
one car for every 7.14 persons
in thcjstate. Such states as New
York and Illinois are below
North Dakota.
There are S,SS7,572 ears and
trucks registered in the country
in 1920. North Dakota registered
M,S4O automobiles and mOtOrcy.
cleS.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-01-31
ROADS MUST
REDUCE COSTS
SAYS WITNESS
Railroad Official Says Reduced
Expenses Imperative to
Prevent Failure
RULES MAKE WASTE
Requests Restoring of Condi-
tions Existing Before War
.,t g. Was Declared

Chicago, Jan. 31-4Bankruptcy threat
ems the railroads of the United States
unless they are assured, immediate re
ductlon OF operating expenses, the
! railroad labor board was told today
by the president of the Association
of Railway Executives.
The railway executive assured the
federal officials that il there was an
immediate change granted in the
wartime working rules and conditions
that they would not make any reduc
ton of basic wages for at least three
! months, saying the interval would be
used to test out the> efficiency o.
economy which might be instituted
free from, the eliminations OF the
present agreement.
Ultimately, however, there would be
need for a reduction in basic wages
if the cost Of operatio is to be cut
to point where rates may be re-
duced. E-- l.,Ir Y
Causes Syaste.
"The national agreement regarding
rules and working conditions forced
on the railroads as war measures
cause much waste and inefficlency'
he continued.
II estimate that the elimination OF
this waste would reduce the railroad
operating expenses at least $30o,OOO
per annum. 1t would be far better to
save this amount by restoring condi'
tions as existed prior to the war than
to reduce the wages.
. TO Come Down Last.
1--WE believe that as the wages OF
railroad employees were the last to go
up, they should be the last to come
down but we do insist that in return
for this wage there shall be given al
honest days work.
"The public has right to insist
that this must be obtained. The pub
lie also has the right to expect that
the railways with the cooperation OF
the regulatory bodies, will as rapidly
as possible reduce the cost of rail-
road operation so as to eventually Sc
cure a reduction of the rates. ~.
ultimately readjustmept OF the
basic wages will be required.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-01-31
WANTS PEOPLE
TO KNOW NOW
ABOUT TREATY
Senator Johnson Wants State.
ment Regarding Pact With
Japan

Washington, Jan. 31.-'People arc
entitled to know and to know Low
what disposition Of the Japanese
question is made in the proposed
treaty between Japan and the United
States,' declared Senator johnson
(Republican), of California, in for
NAL statement.
= He reiterated his statement that
the treaty would in effect repeal the
California antialien land act and as
serted that the people would no:
stand for that.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-01-31
FIND GLADYS
WITHERELL
SHEEP RANCH
Police Arrested Couple Charged
With kidnapping Los An
u geles Woman

Los Angeles. Cal, Jan. 31.--Mrs
Gladys Witherell, who disappeared
from her home here last Tuesday
was found early this morning a pris
oner in small house on a sheer
ranch in Riverside county, about 7(
miles southeast Of Los Angeles, &C
cording to telephone messages.
She was unharmed. Two men, Xhc
gave their names as Carr, were ar
rested. The officers said the Cars
confessed that they had ill-feeling to-
ward the womans father-in-law be
cause of a contract involving boat
and that they kidnapped Mrs. Wilther
ell both to obtain revenge and ransom
money.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-01-31
21 DAYS SPENT
'a ON OCEAN TRIP
FROM EUROPE

Dan Bougas, who has returned to
Bismarck with his bride after severa!
months in Greece, declares that peo-
ple here know little about what high
prices really are, ,
Greece, he said, is prosperous with
plenty of work and fairly high wages
but flour and other necessities of life
are very high in price. Very little is
heard of conditions outside Greece
he said.
Mr.. Bougas and his bride were on
the ocean twenty-One days on their
return trip. They will reside on
Fourth street.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-01-31
HEBRON CASE TO
BE HEARD FEB. II

The petition of fifty-seven residents
of Hebron to the state board of rail-
road commissioners for an order re-
quiring the Northern Pacific railroad
to stop train No. 2 at Hebron to take
on and discharge passengers will be
heard in Hebron on Feb. II at l p. nl
The application of the ABBY Light
and Power company of New England
for authority to increase electric
rates, will be heard at New England
on Feb. 16 at d. M
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-01-31
BEACH CITIZENS
FOR OLSEN IDEA

Beach, N. D. Jan. 31.-The proposal
of Representative c. B. Olsen that the
state of North Dakota create a pub
lie park of about 10000 acres in the
Bad Lands north of Medora, to be
known as Roosevelt park, is being en-
couraged by citizens of western North
Dakota. In the area, which once was
traversed by Theodore Roosevelt,
there is a petrified forest, some of the
stumps of which measure 20 feet
across.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-01-31

DR.. Sawyer is a mere mite of a
nan-five feet three or four and
weighing about 10. but he possess IS
o wonderful intellect and unlimited
common sense.
Harding has appointed him White
House physician and he'll move to
Washington about inauguration time
The president-elect has great con.
fidence in the littleN doctors judg-
ments. y ~.
1t has just been found out that
Sawyer was told by Washington
hotel that it would cost him $1O0 a
day for seven days to stay through
the Inauguration.
Very soon thereafter the inaugural
festivities were called off by Hard
ing.
Nobody accuses the little doctor of
having a hand in it.
But Harding does obey his 5-foot-3-
boss.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-01-31
APPEAL FOR AID
TO KEEP SCHOOLS
OPEN FOR YEAR

Van Hook, N. D. Jan. 31.-An ap-
peal to citizens for financial aid to
keep the schools of the Ft. Berthold
reservation open for the remaining
four months Of the term is being
made by the Van Hook Community
club.
School treasures are empty bank
ers are said to have gone the limit
in carrying warrants said to be il
legal and the legislature will be ask.
ed to legalize these.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-01-31
MAY RENEW RUSS
POLISH ATTACK

Constantinople, Jan. 31.-Seventy
two Bolshevik divisions are reported
distributed along the Polish and Ru-
manian fronts and secret Instructions
are said to have been given by
Trotsky for new offensive.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-01-31

columbus IS LII
c. +. Sawyer Of
Marion.
Daugherty, oc-
casionally, h a s
been known to
cool his heels
waiting on Hard
ing to see him.
but Sawyer
never!
Daugherty is
only the presi-
dent elects po-
litical advisor.
Sawyer is his
family physician.
DOC" as the
president elect
e fife t ionately
calls his physi-
clan, has beer
m j n S t er i ng
unto the &Hard-
ing family for
more than 80
years.
The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-01-31
ENDORSE NEW
PEACE MOVE

London, Jan. 31-ConservativeE Eng.
lish newspapers endorse the Paris de.
cision on German reparations.
The Herald, labor paper, says the
plan is clear lunacy.