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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-19
Fire Station Destroyed and Other
Fires Break Out at Nineteen
Other Places Within Radius Of
Two MiIes-Flaming Suit Case
Found in a Doorway.
(By Associated Press.)

Worcester, Mass, Jan. 19.-Thc
fire station early today in the
Knowles building was destroyed and
that spread to nineteen other places
within radius of one mile
1t is expected that the loss will be
at least $2,OOO,OOO. The Knowles
building is in the heart of the city a..
II was quickly destroyed. The fire
then spread across Main street. In a
short time other fires were reported
from all quarters of the city, and re-
ports of incendiarism were rife.
One fire was in group of three
story wooden buildings in the lumber
district. This blaze began in the rear
OF one building and in an adjoining
building fremen found a flaming suit
case in Il front doorway.
The loss is finally determined at
upwards of one million dollars. The
police have only the faintest sus-
picion that the fires were incendiary
but the origin of the principal fires
is still undetermined.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-19
BAPTIST YOUNG
PEOPLE OF SOUTH
FLORIDA CONVENE

The Baptist Sunday school and the
Baptist Young Peoples Union of the
South Florida Association held a con
vcnt!"n in Lakeland Tuesday the SEES
sion beginning with Il devotional hour
at ten Il. m. Seventeen organizations
were represented, making over one
hundred in attendance about eighty
five ot whom We're out of town
Visitors Reports were heard in the
morning and an eXtemporaneous ad-
dress was made by Dr. A. NJ Ben
nett OF Plant City, and was much
enjoyed.
Al noon Il delightful luncheon was
served to the delegates the tables be
ing decorated with bignonia vine.
The afternoon meeting began with
a devotional service led by Rev. j.
Harrison Griffin, of Winter Haven.
and this was followed by the business
session.
Excellent and helpful addresses
were then made by Supt. j B. White
of Barlow, Miss Eva Tiff of Lakeland.
II. c. Stevens of Lakeland, and Miss
TheIma Garrard of Barlow. each ad-
dress being followed by an open dis
cussion
The convention adopted as its slo-
gan for the coming year the simple.
hut expressive word. Others and
Mrs. Thomas Cason gave sweet
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-19
DEATH CALLS DR..
J. B. S. HOLMES

Dr.. J. B. S. Holmes died this
morning at 3:45 o'clock at his apart
ments in the Dyches building on Main
street.
Dr. 'Iolmes had been ill for only a
few days, his illness dating from an
attack of acute indigestion. with a
touch of o:omaine poisoning after he
had partaken of some oysters. His
decline has been gradual for the past
three days and his death did not come
wholly unexpected.
The funeral service will be held al
the Gentry-Futch chapel tomorrow
morning at 1890 o'clock, conducted
by DR.. G.. 1. Stacey, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, assisted by
Rev. J. F. Bell of the First Methodist
church. Interment will follow at
Roselawn cemetery
Dr.. Holmes is survived by a wife
and one son, A. A Holmes, of Bala,
Pc, who reached his fathers bed
side yesterday morning, and also an
aged mother, Mrs. Darlington, resid-
Ing at Admission, Ala.
DR.. Holmes was born near Blake
ley, Ga, May 1, 1852, being at the
time of his death sixty-eight years,
eight months and nineteen days. He
came to Lakeland two years and ten
months ago from Rome, Ga. Previous
to that time he had conducted a san
itar,um at Tampa for a period of a
few months.
He was a member of the Lakeland
Lodge of Elks, and Shriner of Egypt
Temple, at Tampa.
| He was a graduate Of the Jeffer-
son Medical College of Philadelphia; /;
The Atlanta College of Medicine; he
also took a New York postgraduate
course in the College of Medicine, and
later received a degree in a Philadel-
phia institution. He was a member
! Of the American Medical Society, and
several of it's auxiliaries.
In the death of DR.. Holmes the
community loses a splendid citizen, a
| gentleman of the highest type.
He was member of the Baptist
church in Georgia, but during his
residence in Lakeland he has been
affiliated with the Presbyterian con-
gregation.
The active pallbearers will be-. DR.
w. r. Grower, DR.. B. H. Maynard
DR.. ]. F. Wilson, DR.. H. w. Watson
DR.. s. F. Smith and DR.. G. w. Live
The alternates are Fred Benford and
s. G.. McCracken.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-19
NOMINATIONS
SENT BY WILSON
TO THE SENATE
Two Thousand New Names Added
To the Already Long Waiting
List-COnfirn@tiOn by Present
Senate Not PrObable--Louis;-
ana Sugar Men Appear to Ask
For Protection,
(By Associated Press.l }

Washington, Jan. is Nomination
of approximately two thousand post
masters were sent today to the Sen
ate by President Wilson. This swella
the already enormous list of nom
nations made this session on which
Republican leaders are determined
not to act except where merbencie
exist.
Representatives of the cane belts
of the south APPEARED before the
House ways and means committee
yesterday, criticising the management
of the sugar situation durag the war.
and demanding a duty on imported
sugar. Considerable antaSonism be-
tween growers and refnera was
developed.
While no specific rate was suggest
ed representatives OF Louisiana grow
ers declared that cane sugar. being
an important adjunct of the nation $
sugar supply. was entitled to ample
protection
Frederick J. Bates, chief of the
sugar division of the federal bureau
OF standards, asked for Il revision of
the sugar schedules, so that archaic
methods of assessment might he
avoided.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-19
HARDING READY
TO LEAVE MAR|ON|
F D R Fl D D n
Cabinet Speculation Continues but
President Elect Refrains From
Gratifying Curiosity as to His
Intentions; Two Southern Mem
bers Believed to Be a Proba-
bilily.
(By Associated Press.)

Marion. O, Jan. 10. 9.-President-
elect Harding's 5 engagement calendar
clears today. and his attention is di-
rected TO personal affairs in prepara-
ton for his departure tomorrow for
:iX weeks in Florida. He will leave
.omorrow night for st. Augustine.
where he will be Joined later by Mrs..
Harding He will make st. Augustine
lis headquarters during February.
Cabinet talk still continues, al
hough no intimation of Mr.. Hard
ug's intentions have been given out.s
\ strong effort has been made to se-
ure favorable consideration for at
cast two southern men, whose names
re not diynlged, for places in the
'abinet
Plans for his sojourn in Florida
Iclude cruise ON the Atlantic with
arpon fishing on the side. He will
'e joined at st. Augustine by Sens
tor and Mrs. Freylinghusen on
hose yacht the president-elect will
make a short sea voyage.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-19
YOUTHFUL. BANDITS
MAKE RICH HAUL
(By Associated Press }

Chicago. Jan. is. The crime wav,
which has been inundating Chicag.
for several weeks, received distinc
impetus today when five youthful ban
dts held up a mail truck at the rnio.
Station here early his morning. ns
Gaping in an automobile with twelve
sacks, ten of which contained regis
tered mail.
Police say from the best informa
ton obtainable, the pouches containet
part of the federal reserve ban
money shipment destined for the trai
leaving for st. Paul at 2:3O p. m.
No estimate of the amount secure,
by the bandits was obtainablc. bu
the sum is believed to be immense
constituting the biggest haul pulle,
off in Chicago for long time.
Postal authorities speculating o
the amount of the haul say the shir
ments which usually so to the nortr
west on the 2:3O train average abou
100000.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-19
The WEATHER

The high pressure area which was
antered over the Lake region Tues
ny morning has moved slowly east-
ard oyC" the northeastern states. 1t
as caused very cold weather over the
northeast. Boston reports a tempera-'
ture OF zero this morning, and New
York degrees above zeno. Freezing
temperatures extended scuthward in
TO South Carolina, central Georgia
and northern Alabama Temperatures
are rising over the Lake relion, and
the Ohio and Mississippi valleys.
In the west an area of low pres
sure appears over the Dakotas, and
mas caused much warmer weather
over the plains states and the Rocky
Mountain region. Rain or snow has
fallen over the upper Mississippi val
ley and portions of the upper Lake
region and also over the plateau re-
gion and the Pacific states.
Indications are for partly cloudy to
cloudy weather in the vicinity of
Tampa tonight and Thursday, with
slowly rising temperature.
WALTER ]. BENNETT.
EIorIdo Cto4iou. ft
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-19
TOMORROW LAST
DAY GRACE FOR
AUTOMOBILTSTS

Tomorrow, Jan goth, is the last
day automobilists will be allowed to
run with last years license t&g
TN" city and county traffic officers
ad!e announced thar all persons who
cannot after tomorrow either show a
HeW license tag or a receipt to show
that one is coming. will be arrested
and haled before the courts on a
charge OF violating that section of
he law The traffic officers announce
that lhey will start out Thursday
morning and will make clean
sweep.
MIR. Automoblist, yous better get
fixed up or they will grab you.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-19
CENTRAL STATE
BANK, LAKELAND,
SHOWS PROGRESS

Although organized and in opera
ton less than four months, the Cen
tral State Bank of Lakeland has es-
tablished an enviable reputation as
cne of the sound and progressive
banking institutions of Polk county.
At the first annual meeting of the
stockholders held in the handsome
bank building on Main street Tues
day afternoon very large majority
of the stock was represented in per-
son or by proxy. In an eloquent and
inspiring address to the stockholders
on behalf of the officers and board of
directors, Judge William M. Gober
reviewed the brief but successful op-
GRAFTON of the bank and predicted a
brilliant future for the institution not
only as a success in itself but as aid
ing in the welfare and progress of
Lakeland and Polk county He paid
a well deserved tribute to the officers
and directors, introducing the follow
ing resolution that was unanimously
adopted
Whereas the Central State Bank
of Lakeland has now been in opera
tioh only about three months, and
whereas the officers and directors of
said Central State Bank of Lakeland
have accomplished a great deal and
have made showing far in excess of
our hopes and expectations, and,
whereas, in view of the splendid serv-
ice given and RENDERED by those COM
posing the board of directors, the
stockholders of this corporation feel
that we owe it to each of them as
n mark of appreciation, that they be
given a full year as the directors in
active control of this corporation.
In accordance with a resolution
unanimously adopted, authority was
gwen for an amendment to the char
.er providing for an increase in the
number o the board of directors from
eleven to fifteen. The following con-
stituting the original board were then
-c-elected for the ensuing year: A. F.
Pickard, J A. Kinsinger, J. w. La
nier, Chas. l. Dwiggins, E. N. Good,
d. c. Boswell, Reid Robson, VIM. NJ .
Gober, w. G. Norvell. D. B. Dickson,
and Frank Mckay. The following four
additional members were then elected
tc the board of directors, subject to
the amendment of the charter as au-
thorized by the stockholders, namely,
Harry c.. Dwiggins, Clare Henley, c.
F.. Todd and w. H., OFT.
Immediately following the meeting
of the stockholders, the board of di-
| rectors went into session, electing the
following officers:
| Presidential. F. Pickard.
First Vice President-Chas. l.
Dwiggins.
Second Vice President-E. N
Good.
Cashier-Harry c. Dwiggins.
Assistant Cashier-Paul J. Sam.
mon.
Attorney-Wm M. Gober.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-19
EIGHTEEN ACTRESSES HOLD
REIIlM.s aft GOOSE RACE

New York, Jan. 1S-The spectacle
Of eighteen actresses from leading
broadway musical comedies holding
the ribbon reins in a goose race fea-
tured the annual Madison Square
Garden poultry show, opening here
today. The web-footed racers will be
groomed after the derby for the mid
night feast of their drivers.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-19
FIRE AT WORCESTER, MASS.
BELIEVED To Be |NCEND|ARY
CAUSES LOSS OF TWO MILLIONS.
LORD MAYORS COUNSEL
DIRECTED TO TURN OVER
PRISONER TO INSPECTOR
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Jan. 10. Counsel fol
Lord Mayor O'Callaghan was directed
today by Secretary Wilson to deliver
O'Callaghan promptly to the immi-
grafton inspector at Norfolk. The or
der is described as merely a formal
notification to Judge Lawless, in
whose custody O'Callaghan was
placed when he was paroled, of Sec
retary Wilson's decision last week
that O'Callaghan was a seaman and
should reship on a vessel bound
abroad.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-19
COMMITTEE FROM
POLK COUNTY TO
PLAN ITINERARY

General satisfaction is expressed
over the enthusiastic support given
the plan to show the beauties. re-
sources and possibilities of Polk
county to the National Editorial AS
sociation when the members of that
important organization make tour Of
Florida next March. AS stated in
Tuesdays Evening Telegram, definite
steps were taken at a luncheon of the
Lakeland Chamber of Commerce held
at the Elks' Hotel to provide an ade =
quate program of entertainment that
shall include almost every important
section Of the county. The decision
was reached to nominate a general
committee which committee is to meet
in Barlow next Tuesday and there
and then decide on all the details.
The nations editors will enter Polk
county from Lake county on Tuesday,
March 18th, making the first stop at
Lakeland. The time of arrival in the
two special Pullman trains is expect
ed to be about 4 o'clock and unless
the committee changes the present
arrangements for the itinerary the
visitors will be shown some of Lake
lands attractiveness and be served
supper, possibly in some grove ad-
joining one OF. the numerous lakes
Some time during the night the trains
will proceed to Bradentowp for a
short stop and then through the Land
Of Manatee. Next day St. Petersburg
will be visited and then comes Tam
pa. The trains are due to reach Pierce
Saturday morning, March 10. What
will be done on Saturday and Sunday
while the visitors are in Polk county,
will be up to the county committee,
tie members of which include:
G.. v. Tillman and J. f. Worth
ington of Lake Wales.
H. S. Norman of Waverley.
j. Walker Pope and Isaac Kinsey OF
Winter Haven.
Earl l.. Writ and Mayor Oliver oil
Barlow.
=, w. s. Moore, C. p. Selden and A
J. Holworthy of Lakeland.
Chester Hewitt of Auburndale.
Judge Hutchinson of Davenport.
Bert Loomis and R. X. Clark OF
Pierce.
F. C. Gardner of Lake Alfred.
Frank l.. Cody and r. W. A. DUN,
can of Frostproof.
G. w. Lawrence and Henry
Schimpf Of Crooked Lake.
Isaac Van Horn and ]. w. Sample
OF Haines City.
M. A. Wilson of Fort Meade.
G. G. Martin of Mulberry.
H. l.. Meade of Brewster.
c. WILDER Brown of Lake Hamil
ton.
J. d. Kueney of Dundee.
F. s. Ruth of Mountain Lake.
J. Wade Tucker Of Loughman.
D.. c. Gillette Of Lucerne Park.
John A. snively of Florence villa
u A. Wilson Of Homeland.
H-eeA
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-19
PALMER'S CONDITION IS
NOT IMPROVED TODAY

The condition of Talmadge Palmer
remains the same today. he having
shown no Improvement in condition
since night before last. 1t is remem-
bered he was operated upon Monday
afternoon, following his gunshot
wounds inflicted by Yancey Carter.
i'll family disturbance on Gibson
lake
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-19

rendition of the song. Others" afte
which the meeting was dismissed b
Rev. Thomas Mcdonald, of Lakeland
The next meeting will be held
Fort Meade, on the Tuesday follow
ing the fourth Sunday in June.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-19
CALL ISSUED FOR
MEXICAN CONGRESS
(By Associated Press.)

Mexico City, Jan. 1S.-The call for
a special session Of the Mexican con-
gress beginning February Z, was is
sued today by President obgegon. Ar
ticle 27 of the Constitution, govern
ing petroleum deposits, will be among
TIE projects considered.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-19
FRENCH ABANDON FIXED
SUM FOR PREPARATION
(By Associated Press. }

Paris, Jan. 19.-The abandonment
OF the plan of fixing total amount
to be paid as reparation by the Ger
mans, and the substitution of an an
nual payment, has been agreed upon
by the French, British and German
delegates, says Berlin dispatch tc
the Journal,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-19
PLUGGING MATCH
NOT CALLED OFF
SAYS JACK KEARNS
(By Associated Press.)

Norfolk, Va. Jan. 19.-Official
)ntirmation was lacking today of the
announcement printed by the New
ork Times that the championship
yht between Dempsey and Carpen-
er had not been called off, but that
9TH fighters and their promoters had
osted forfeits
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-19
WEAKNESS OF FORMER
EMPRESS is INCREASING

Amsterdam, Jan. 19.-The general
Weakness of the former German em-
lress, who is suffering another heart
tack. is increasing. says a Doom
ullet;n Just received here.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-19
WEATHER FORECAST

Lakeland and vicinity:
Cloudy tonight and
Thursday; rising temp.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-12-03

Early this fall the money ex-
change rate again went to a point
at which 1t was possible again to
place these stamps on sale, and
promptly a rush follows to buy them
The reason was the anxiety of col
lectors throughout the world to OBJ
tain sets OF the stamps. 1t was found
that while a complete set of stamps
could be purchased at the American
postoffice in Shanghai for Mex.
$5.74 the same sets being sold by
collectors in New York at a rate of
gold $40 and in London at 3 pounds
The American postoffice in Shang-
hal is the only distributing office
in the world where these stamps
may be obtained and they are
issued from the Shanghai office is
the only distributing office in the
world where these stamps may be
obtained, and they are issued from
the Shanghai office only when the
exchange rate warrants their sale.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-12-03
THE STRAY DOG NUISANCE.

During the past week the stray dogs around town have
been making more of a nuisance OF themselves than usual,
residents Of various parts of town are beginning to feel
that it is up to the authorities to get busy on the question
Of disposing Of them. Recently a young Llewelen setter
belonging to Frank McWilliams, a well trained and valu-
able doc. was killed by a drove Of stray dogs. They run
in packs and chase stock in pastures on the edge Of town,
they clutter up the streets and in other ways boone a bur-
den to the town. At Star in the Boise valley there has
been a mad dog scare and the town is quarantined against
dogs. If the number keeps increasing some day we will
have a similar mad dog excitement here, with a lot OF
worry and expense to those people who are unfortunate
enough to get bitten.
The proper move is for the village board to start the en-
forcement Of the dog license ordinance and to employ a
man to kill all the unlicensed dogs. Owners OF dogs OF
value will pay the tax ~cheerfuly, and those who will not
will lose their dogs along with those dozens OF dogs who
apparently have no owners and live on garbage cans.
Many of these dogs have been brought to town with stock
and when the stock was shipped the dogs were abandoned.
Some few of them belong to %sheepmen who winter in
town, but there are dozens of stray dogs that have been in
town for the entire summer, in some cases for several
years, and those are the dogs that should be gotten rid OF.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-12-03
IDAHO FALLS CLUB

One of the most beautiful year
books which it has been my PRIV
lege to see, came to my desk recent
ly and is the 1929 program Of n
"Round Table club" OF Idaho FAILS
This club, which is very exclusive
limiting it's membership to twenty
Is a study club and has for It's op-
iect. Mutual and public improve
ment and socialibility." Their
plans for this year include the
study of music; art; travel; history
and poetry as we'll as child welfafe'
home economics and women voters,
Inc of the bylaws governing this
club struck me very foricibly. "A
fine of $500 is assessed against
every member who is absent from
any meeting without a reasonable
excuse approved by the president OF
vice president. This might 'sug7
gests one way of filing the coffers
of the federation treasury.
RATHDUM CLUB
One off the latest clubs to join the
State Federation is the twentieth
Century Reading Circle of Rathdum'
This club has been organized for ~
years and quoting from the Idaho
State Bulletin. It's present mem
bers are very live, energetic women
who are doing excellent civic work
in the community, besides carrying
out a systematic study program"
HALEY CIVIC CLUB
The HALEY Civic club held a
largely attended meeting on Nov. IL
at which time the faculty of the city
schools met with the club, in a get
acquainted gathering. This club
stresses cooperation between club
and school.
During the winter months the
club will help to maintain a skating
rink within the town limits where
the young people may have the pleas
ure of this outdoor sport. Clut
rooms for the boys will also be titteG
UP and equipped where, under pro.
per supervision, the boys and young
men can indulge in the non athletic
games and sports.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-12-03
American Postoffice Cut Prices in
Stamps.

The United States postal agency
at Shanghai is probably the only
American postoffice that ever held
what may be called a bargain sale
In stamps by a fluctuation in the
rate of exchange.
About a year ago, as a measure
OF convenience for the public, the
American postoffice placed on sale
stamps that could be purchased in
the currency Of the country, based
in value upon the Mexican dollar.
These new stamps, called surcharge
merely were the ordinary 2-cent and
other stamps, but they bore in black
certters, THE words, Shanghai 4c
China" soon after these stamps
9 issued, by reason OF a fluctu-
alton in the rate Of money ex-
change, the sale Of the surcharge
stamps had to be stopped.
Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1921-12-03
Serial 019766.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.

Department off the Interior, U. S.
Land Office at Boise, Idaho, Novem-
Der 3, 1921.
NOTICE is hereby given that
Lynn G. Brooks. of Thurman, Idaho,
who, on October Gath, 1916, made
Homestead Entry, No. 019766, for
ShNWA Sec. 20, and Ell NEA,
Section 80, Township / South,
Range Z East, Boise Meridian, has
filed notice of intention to make 3
year Proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before d. A.
Utter, United States Commissioner
at his office, at Mountainous, Ida
no, on the 10th day Of December,
1921.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Phelps Whitney, Monroe Brooks
George Smith, and Van Smith, all Of
Mt. Home, Idaho.
FRANK S. HEER, Register.
Nov. 5.-Dec. g..