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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-22
Telegram Sent By So,
Called President Sim
Fein To Pope Calls
Forth the Bitterest Kind
of Denunciation By the
British Press

London. Oct. % Possible rupture
of the Irish conference, the political
crisis in England and the cancella-
tion of Premier Lloyd Georges visit
to Washington, were featured by Lon
don newspapers this morning. 1t ap-
peared that the telegram sent to Pope
Benedict by Eamonn de Valera, in
which there was adverse criticism of
King Georges recent message to the
pontiff appeared to be considered az
Il phase of the situation which threat
ened continuance of negotia ions
for finding a basis of peace in Ire
land.
With one exception, the action of
Mr.. de Valera was condemned by
newspapers here today. editorials
varying from hot denunciation to sor-
rowful regret.
A view put forward in some quar-
ters that the message to Pope Bene-
dict was merely a piece of tactless-
ness which should not be treated too
seriously was not adopted anywhere
in the LoLndon press. Some COM
ments charged him with insulting
the king, the Pope and his own dele
gates now in conference here" and
said he had "torpedoed the chances
Of peace.
Even where there was disposition
to make the best of the incident, it
was admitted the action of Mr.. de
Valera had created situation which
would need the greatest tact to
smooth over.
The Daily News, one OF Mr. de Va
lera's warmeSt supporters, said:
This miSchievous proclamation is
a characteristic example of the ac-
tivities of the evil genius who ap-
pears usually to preside over Irish
affairs"
1t was regarded certain everywhere
that the incident would threaten the
of the. Lloyd George govern
ment
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-22
BIRTH RATE In PARIS HAS
TAKEN SUBSTANTIAL JUMP

Paris, Oct 22.-Though Paris is yet
dealing with a housing crisis, the res
idents seem determined that the ex-
listing homes shall be we'll filled if
one may judge by the steadily in
creasing birthrate. The records show
many more marriages and births than
before the war and also a reduction
in the infant mortality in the crowd
ed areas of the city.
There were 31,SS5 births in Paris
during the first six months of 1921 as
compared with 24,3O0 in the same
period of 1913 and 27,906 in the first
half of 1920
The number Of marriages in all of
1913 was only 31.9i6 while last year
there We're 53.S29 and there have been
26,2S2 weddings in the first half Of
1921.
Parisians are well pleased with the
prospect for the next census.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-22
President Lee Sets Forth Three Principal
Reasons For the Proposed Railway Strike

Cleveland, Ohio, Oct. 22.-(By the
Associated Press)-The causes for
the strike of the railway workers
set to begin in general at 6
D. M, October 80, are enumerated
byW. G. Lee. president of the Broth
erhood of Railway Trainmen, in a
statement to The Associated Press
today. The statement was issued,
Mr.. Lee explained, because the pub
lie is rather confused as to it's causes,
some believing it is for higher wages.
The three causes we're ascribed by
Mr.. Lee as follows:
"a The wage reduction of, July l.
(2) Proposed further reductions.
(3) Proposed elimination of rules
which would mean still further re-
ductions.
The three local brotherhood chiefs
Mr.. Lee, of the trainmen; Warren
vs.. Stone, of the Brotherhood--o Lo
comotive Engineers, and W. S. Car
ter, of the Brotherhood of Firemen
and Enginemen-while preparing to
obey the citation to appear before the
railroad labor board in Chicago, next
Wednesday, were also going ahead
with plans to carry out the strike.
L. e. Sheppard, president OF the Or
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-22
STRIKE THREAT
AFFECTS WALL
STREET TRADING

New York. Oct. % Business on the
stock exchange this week was in
iluenced almost entirely by the
threatened railroad strike, transpor-
tat!un shares OF the better class los
ing | 10 3 points, but selling relaxed
later 9n news that unions and eXecu
tives were TO come before the railroad
labor board next week
Trading in other stocks was irregu-
lar and preponderantly professional.
That element favored oils and equip
ments and directed fresh pressure
ganst steels. The latter were in
dislavor because of the unsatisfactory
earnings presented for the third
quarter.
The rise in oils, under guidance OF
Me Xican l'ctro. cum, fastened cover
ing OF short contracts through the
foreign group. Domestic oils held OF
enhanced the previous week S gains
on additional advances quoted foi
crude and refined products.
There was slight dim.nu;ion OF
the demand for high grade bonds anG
occasional liquidation of liberty is
sues were attributed to the offerings
of small wage earners at centers OF
Industrial depression.
Money rates stiffened for a time Oh
extensive federal Withdrawals, but
CtScd as funds came from interior re-
sources. Many loans extending into
EeXt year were made at existing rates
and a better demand was noted for
commercial paper.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-22

MEET in BUSY
CALL SESSION
Hospital Basement Will Be Fitted
Up and Stockade Built for
City Prisoners

The city commissioners met in a
special session Friday night at the
city hall. and several items of impor
.tance were transacted as well as
some smaller matters.
Stidham and Hughes were given
fifteen days to move their asphalt
p ant ON the corner of West Main
Street and Dakota Avenue, complaint
having been made that it is Il nuis-
ancc.
The mayor was instructed to call
the three forthcoming elections. The
special election for the city officers
will come November Is, and is to
ratify the result of the second pri-
mary in July. Two elections must be
called for the proposed bond issue to
enlarge the hospital on account of a
conflict in state laws, which makes it
uncertain whether such election
should be participated in by the
electors" or by "freeholders" only.
One will be held for the freeholders
and one for the citizens generally.
The proposition of fitting up the
basement OF the hospital so that it
can be used by patients was decided
On and bids will be advertised for
and read November at 8 o'clock.
1t was decided to erect a stockade
near the incinerator for the prisoners
who are at work for the city, instead
Of keeping them confined in the Jail.
The mayor was also instructed to
issue a proclamation for a cleanup
to be participated in by all
the civic organizations.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-22
BUILDING AND
LOAN CHARTER
IS ON THE WAY
Meeting At s O'Clock Tonight In
the City Hall Will Formally
Launch Organization

A telegram received at noon today
by George A. Childers OF the POLL
County Trust Company from ii. Cla;
Crawford, secretary of state at Tai
lahassee, gives official notice that let
ters patent have been issued to the
Lakeland Building aid Loan Asso.
citation and that the charter and othei
legal papers are already in the mai
On Wednesday notice came from Tai
lahassee that the application had
been received and filed and that
charter would be issued in due
course. This action makes it possible
to proceed with tonight's meeting
called for s o'clock in the city hall.
In accordance with instructions
vested in the organization committee
temporary officers and directors hav'
been selected. DR.. C. l. Stacy ha.
been designated as the president; c
e. Todd, vice president. and E. l.
Mack, secretary and treasurer.
The board of directors is composed
of DR.. c. |. Stacy, W. E. Hand, G. w
Mershon, w. l.. King. Frank H
Thompson, J. J. Haldeman, S. J. Ro-
land, c. E. Todd and j. w. Tucker.
A meeting of the Building anG
Loan Association will be held tonight
at the commissioners chamber in the
city hall and everyone interested is
invited to attend At this meeting
the bylaws and constitution will b(
adopted and the plan of operation viii
be definitely formulated. 1t is hoped
that the association will he ready foI
business within the next few weeks
The building and loan idea is tax
ing ho!d in Florida and Winter Havel
has recently organized an association
Lakeland is maintaining its reputa-
tion as a progressive community ant
there is no doubt that the Lakelan
Building and Loan Association viii.
be a factor in local DEVELOPMENT.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-22
Federal Labor Board Will Be Given Every
Opportunity To Bring About Settlement

The attitude of the president, it was
learned, was that which he had ex-
pressed in connection with the strike
repeatedly since the crisis first arose
that the labor board was the agency
constituted by law to handle the af
fair and, moreover, the country being
now at peace" the use of war emer-
gency powers would be impolitic.
Action of the labor board in citing
union leaders and railway executives
to appear before it was interpreted
in, some quarters as the logical step
of that agency to establish its au-
thority on the premises, since orders.
op the board have ~een made the
basis of the controversy. Attorney
General Daugherty has remained ST.
lent on the activity of the legal
branch of the government but was
understood to be supporting the gov
ernment boards stand that it pos
sesses under the transportation act,
not only the powers of an arbitrating,
but a judicial tribunal
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-22
Early Morning Summary of the Situation
Gave Ground For More Hopeful Outlook

Chicago, Oct. 22.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press Hopes for a peaceful
settlement of the national transpor-
tation crisis were>brighter today with
the agreement by the rail executives
and brotherhood leaders to respond to
the summons of the labor board for
an open conference here. next We'd
nesday on the wage and working rules
dispute.
While brotherhood chiefs, in con-
ference at Cleveland stated their
willingness to meet the executives
and the board, it was indicated they
had made no plan for suspending the
strike plans pending negotiations.
Reports from the San Antonio head
quarters of the strike of six hundred
trainmen on the international and
Great Northern, called for noon to-
day, declared it would be "a 100 per
Acent affair"
NS. NJ. FELTON,, president of the Chi
cako Great Western, and chairman
al the meeting of railroad executives
Mere yesterday, declared that the eX-
{cutives would obey, not only the or
her to appear for the conference but
ALSO the boards order that the situa-
ttion remain unchanged pending the
conference and the boards decision
resulting from it.
Measures to combat the strike will
be abandoned, he said until the hear
ing, but advertisements to fill the
places of strikers appeared today in
ST.. Louis newspapers.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-22
FLORIDA'S BABY BIRTH
Is NOTED In ENGLAND

The Burton Observer, published i.
he heart of old England, copies til.
Kilograms notice of the birth of Will
lam Jeffcott, Jr., son of Mr.. and Mr.
Brian o. Jeffcott, of Export, an,
grandson of w. T. Jeffcott of this city
md not having the baby's picture t.
Use, the paper has reproduced an eX
,ellent likeness of the grandfather, TO
whom the baby was named. Speaking
Of Brian o. Jeffcott, the baby's father
the Observer says:
Mr.. Jeffcott is, of course, we
known to almost all Burtonians
reason of his long residence here and
the fact that his father, Mr.. w. T. Je,
colt, was one of the masters at Il
Burton grammar school until he re-
tired and went to Florida to join h.
son."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-22
GREAT FORESTS
UNCUT SPRUCE
ARE IN ALASKA
Kansas Professor Says There l.
Unlimited Supply For All Fu-
ture Newspaper Needs

Lawrence, Kans., Oct. 22-Glohe
trotter in the summer and professor of
history at the University of Kansas in
he winter is the program followed b
Prof. David l.. Patterson, who returnea
he middle of September from a three
months trip to Alaska. Summer be-
ore he circled South America, visiting
a score of the cities along the ives
coast and back the east coast after
trip across the Andes. Two summer
before that, in the early days of th'
world war, he visited the battle front;
)f Europe as war correspondent for
an American newspaper.
On all these trips Professor Patter-
son observed closely the conditions g.
he countries through which he tray.
eled, and from the South American
and the European trips brought bacH
arge numbers of representative new
>apers for his library. His early new
laper training impelled him. on h
Alaskan trip, to note the great forests
)f spruce, as yet practically u
touched.
The greatest of these Alaskan for
asts, said Professor Patterson, are i
he southeastern part. They are coz
rolleed through the United States fo".
est service, and but two permits t.
paper pulp companies have been Is
sued. These forests are extensive, ard
need never be exhausted if properlN
iafeguarded, Professor Patterson said
or they are from second growth
thirty years.
Professor Patterson's Alaska tri
rombined all sorts of transportation
including the Alaskan railroad nov
being constructed by the United State.
government, river steamer and PA
;ific liner, as well as plain "mushing
IS in the gold rush days. His trir
'arried him through the Atlin Lake
ountry of British Columbia. and as
far as Dawson, Yukon Territory.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-22

Vienna. Oct. %. (By the Associat-
ed Press)-Former Emperor Charles
of Austria-lIungary arrived at Ocd-
cnburg. Bergenland. Friday afternoon
in an airpldne from Switzerland, ac-
cording 10 an Oedenburg message re-
ceived here at noon and is reported
to be proceeding toward Budapest cs-
corted by Oedenburg troops. y pro
visional government has been formed
in Bergenland in the eX-emperur's in
terest under Count julius Andrassy,
former Austro-Huugarian FOREIGN
minister.
A message reaching the entente
mission here today informed them
that the eX-Emperor Charles had ar
rived at Oedenburg in an airplanc
This message places the tine of his
arrivel as Thursday afternoon.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-22
TEN DIAMONDS
PROVIDE SPORT
in MEXICO CITY
Texas Baseball Teams On a Recent
Tour Were Amazed To Find
Great Interest Taken

Mexico City, Oct. 22.-Teams Of
baseball players which came here
from Texas for series OF exhibition
games in connection with the Centen-
nial celebration found the real Amer
lean game was played here, even
though with a Mexican accent. Some
of the players expected to find city
unaccustomed to baseball and a pub
lie attending the games merely out of
curiosity to see the sport that sets all
the United States on its ears for 50
many months each year.
Instead they found a city with at
least ten first-class diamonds, two
full-fledged leagues and number of
independent clubs-all of them Mex
ican or Spanish. They met critical
rooters who were not loath to tell the
umpire that his eyesight was lost or
to pan a runner for making a poor
slide to third.
Baseball is popular sport in
Mexico and has been for many years.
introduced by Americans it was read
lily taken up by the MeXicans and for
some time a city league has been
maintained here which each year
meets the champions of league COM
prised of outlying cities such as Vera
Cruz, Puebla and Montery.
Newspaper sport pages each Mon
day give the standing of the various
clubs and American lovers of the
game may be found every Sunday at
the parks watching a nine-inning bat
tie.
President Obregon, several months
ago, offered a silver cup to the winner
of the city series and the Ell Deporte
nine won it. This entitled it to play
the winner of the San Antonio-Dallas
series which was staged here by the
clubs which represented those cities
IN the Texas League.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-22

The strike decision of the eleven
other railroad unions, comprising
three-fourths of the railroad en-
ployes, also was expected today. Lead
ers of the stationary tiremen and
maintenance of way employees voted
yesterday to call a strike, but set
no date, announcing that their action
depended upon the shopmen, whose
executive committee meets today to
vote upon a walkout b. M. Jewell,
president of the railway employees
department of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, and head of the unions
which have not reached their decision,
declared he would do all in his power
to avert a walkout.
The labor boards conference order
yesterday placed the brotherhood au-
thorities in the position of violating
the boards order if the strike set for
October 80 is enforced. Technically
the strike is in opposition to the
boards wage reduction of approx
mately II per cent effective last July,
although the strike order was not is
sued until the Association of Railway
Executives, meeting here last Friday,
announced plans for proposing fur
ther wage cut of 10 per cent, to the
labor board.
While the transportation act Gre
ating the labor board gave it no pow
er to enforce decisions, the boards
summons for next Wednesdays con
ference, it was announced, was with
the full backing of the administration
at Washington
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-22
USE REVOLVER FOR BIG GAME

Shanghai, Oct. 22.-Commander E.
4. Cope of the U. S. Navy, who has
held the post of paymaster at Shan
yrai for che past several years, is
;arrying out a wholly novel purpose
n connection with big game hunt
hat is to precede his return to Amer
ca for a new assignment, as he has
]een transferred. Having sailed from
Shanghai in August he is going after
big game in Indo China and he in
tends, he said before he sailed, to
shoot tiger with revolver. Com
mander Cope has long been known
as one of the best. if not the best, re-
volver shots in the United States
Navy. He has captured virtually all
the trophies for revolver shooting in
the Far East.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-22

received in what is known as the
eastern territory. other wages were
in proportion to the wages of the
freight brakemen.
with the reduction in wages of
July 1, 1921, the present wage of this
employe is $134.40 for 80 days in the
month and he is fortunate, indeed, ii
he is able to make every day in the
month. The hazards of the service,
exposure to the weather and very
many other reasons all contribute
their share toward making him an
intermittent as well as q piece work
er. Transportation employees are not
paid by the month, but by the day, or
trip. If business requires, they work;
if not, they lose the time. There are
comparatively few men now making
full time. There are thousands OF
those men out of work, many of
whom have as high as Is years serv-
ices, because there is no need for
them, while others try to live on
few days a month, which is all the
railway service requires from them.
Let it be known that no transporta-
tion wages are paid unless the time
is made.
1T is true that the railway COM
panies show wages earned in much
higher amounts than those quoted.
but they do not tell that the higher
monthly rates do not represent full
time and overtime. At present every
one who is forced to work extra time
expects to be paid for it.
THE railroad companies. have not
been fair in their propaganda against
the employees and it is to be hoped
that before the trouble is over that
prejudiced opinion based on railway
publicity mistatements will under
stand the exact wage that may be
earned through the normal days
work."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-22

wages paid in other classes of serv-
ice.
"The rate of a freight brakeman
between Chicago and New York was
So. 81 a day, which was referred to
by the railways in their publicity
campaigns as a princely wage and
the public naturally supposing that
business representing so much as
the railway business would tell the
truth, accepted the railway statement
without question. 1t does not take
long to determine how much could
be earned in month of 80 days at
rate of $2.67 per day. Until January
/, 1918, $S0.10 was the princely wage
some fifty odd thougand railroad men
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-22
FREIGHT RATES REDUCED

Washington, Oct. 22.-Freleht
rates on wheat and hay through
out the Middle West and West
were ordered reduced by the In
terstate Commerce Commission
today, the reduction amounting to
one-haIf of the increase given the
railroads in 1920. The commission
also found the present rates on
coarse grain, including oats, rye.
corn and miIlet, to be unjust and
unreasonable and ordered them
to be fixed generally at ten per-
cent less than the tariffs pre-
scribed for wheat.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-22
DEVALERA OWSMONKEY WRENCH MACHINERY
FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF PEACE WITH IRELAND
TELEGRAPHERS
WILL STRIKE

(By The Associated Pressl
Chicago, Oct. 22.-The
Order of Railroad Telegraph
ers this afternoon voted to
strike with the trainmen.
The federated shop crafts,
which include car repairers,
electricians, machinists. boil
er makers and other unions,
announced at 3 p. m. they
would not strike but would
remain al work.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-22
Berne Makes L Known

Berne, Switzerland. Oct. 22.-For-
mer Emperor Charles, of Austria, has
arrived at Oedenburg, Bergenland in
an airplane from Switzerland, says
a Vienna dispatch received here The
former emperor, since his attempt 20
carry out Il coup d'etat in Hungary
last March, has been at Herenstein
near Lucerne.
1t is stated that Immediately after
the arrival of Charles the 0estenburg
forces fiocked under his banner and
he was proclaimed king.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-22
AMERICANS WITHDRAWING

Washington, Oct 22.-The gradual
withdrawal of American forces from
Germany is expected to start within
two weeks. 1t will involve the reduc-s
tion of the American forces there to
about one-half the present strength
of thirteen thousand five hundred Of
ficers and men. The reduction will be
accomplished by the middle Of March.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-22
NO IMMEDIATE ACTION

Chicago, Oct 22.-The United
States Railroad Labor Board prOba-
hly will take no immediate action Ii
the trainmen on the International and
Great Northern carry out their an
nOunced intention of striking at noon
today, members Of the board stated
this morning. ~.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-22
THIS TACTLESS ACT TOGETHER
WITH POLITICAL CRISIS WILL
KEEPLLOYD GEORGE In ENGLAND
POWER WILL BE OFF

users of electric current in
Lakeland are notified by Super
intendent JOS. E. Johnson that
power will be turned off Sunday
afternoon for two hours. from
2 to 4 o'clock. for the purpose
Of inspecting the new machin-
cry and making needed adjust
mentS.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-22
HUNGARY viii Fiuht

Paris. Oct. 22.-The Hungarian gov
ernment will act as it did on the pre-
to resume the throne in Hungary, &C
and will take measures to eXpel the
former monarch from Hungary.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-22
PACKERS STORE MEAT

Chicago, Oct. 22.-Chicago packers
today began storing fresh meat for
emergency in the event of a strike
which may tie up the railroads Pre-
parations were made, it was said at
noon. to stock stragetic distributing
centers so that quick distribution can
be made to all parts of the country
by motor trucks.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-22
TROPICAL STORM COMING

washington, Oct 22.-Normal tenn
perature with rains the first of the
week and fair thereafter, is the fore
east for Florida for the week begin
1ing Sunday. The tropical storm cen
raj over the western Caribbean is
moving north-northwestward and will
be felt the first part of the week.