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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-14
MEMBERS OF STATE ROAD DEPARTMENT
RESIGN AND SUCCESSORS APPOINTED

position. This is a sacrifice that /
do not feel justified in making. I
therefore tender my resignation as
chairman and member of the state
road department, to take effect Jan.
Is, 1921.
please permit me to say in this
connection that l am grateful to you
FOR the many courtesies which you
have extended to me and wish that
your administration may be as sue
cessful as the citizens of Florida, ev
erywhere believe it will be-"
Mr.. Stevenson in his letter of res
ignaticu which bears date of Jan.
z. says: I'm a spirit of sincere CO.
operation with you and your admin
istration, feeling that the work of the
state road department might be fur
ther advanced by the appointment of
another, 1 hereby tender my resigna-
tion as a member of that body to be-
come effective at your pleasure.
Mr.. Tutewiler's resignation has
been in the hands of the governor
since Jan. 5, and was today formally
accepted.
The resignation of Mr.. Johnson
likewise bears date of Jan. 5, and is
simply a formal letter of resignation
without stating any reasons therefor
The formal order of reinstatement
of J. d. Smith, filed in the office Of
the secretary of state. recites the sus-
pension of Mr.. Smith and states that:
; Whereas, it appears that said sus-
pension was unauthorized, in fact, it
is therefor ordered and considered thac
said order of suspension of the said
J. d. Smith, made at time aforesaid,
is hereby revoked. 1t is further or
dered that the said j. d. Smith be
and he is hereby reinstated to mem
bership on said state road depart
ment, effective instantly.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-14

Tallahassee, Jan. IS Announce
ment was made yesterday afternoon
by the governors secretary, M. l..
Dawson, that Gov. Hardee had accept
ell the designations OF four of the
members of the state road depart
ment.
The appointment of an entirely new
board was announced at the same
time, which is as follows:
J. d. Smith of Mariana. recently
removed by Ex-Governor Cats, was
re-instated, thus automatically re-
moving Fl. V. Maund of Tallahassee,
appointed by the former governor to
succeed Mr.. Smith. The other new
members are: w. w. Clark, Wall
Springs; w. J. Hillman, Live Oak;
1. E. Schilling, Miapad; Judge H. B.
Phillips, Jacksonville.
The personnel Of the retiring board
is: Forrest Lake, Sanford, chairman;
c. A. Tutewiler, Jacksonville; A. !.
Johnson, Perry; d. W. Stevenson,
More Haven; II. V. Maund, Talla-
hassee.
Chairman Lakes resignation be-
comes effective Jan. Is. In his letter
Of resignation Mr.. Lake says:
when the position Of chairman
and member of the state road depart
ment was rendered me, I was moved
to accept the honor because 1 real
lied the great Importance to the state
of an aggressive, practical and bust
ness-like administration of the affairs
OF the highway department, and | was
earnestly desirous Of serving the
state in that capacity. Since I have
been connected with the department,
however, the duties of my position
take up SO much more of my time
than / anticipated that will be COM
PEELED to either sever my relations
with the board or give up entirely my
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-14
WIFE OF MISSING MAN
SPENT LAST WINTER
ON MORTON DRIVE

Many residents of Lakeland win
remember Mrs. Harold P Letcher
who spent. last winter at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. C. n. King, on Lake
Morton Drive, and will be sorry to
know that she is at present suffering
much uneasiness over the mysterious
disappearance of her husband, from
Tampa. last Tuesday morning. Ac-
cording to press reports Mr.. Letcher
left their apartments for fishing
trip for the day, and since that time
nothing has been heard from him.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-14
COAST LINE LETS
CONTRACTS FOR
ROLLING STOCK

Jacksonville, Jan. 14.-Contracts
for new rolling stock costing 1920
Geo have recently been let by the At
lantic Coast Line railroad, according
to an announcement made by JohA
Il. Kenly, president of the road.
The new equipment includes TWEEN.
tytive huge, Pacific type locomotives.
five six-wheel switching engines, 400
modern steel coal cars, 500 modern
box cars, 200 phosphate cars, and 25
ell-steel passenger coaches.
This is one of the largest contracts
ever let for equipment by The At
lantic Coast Line and, although It
is an acknowledged fact that the
Atlantic Coast Line, like all other
railroad systems, is doing a greatly
reduced freight business at the pres
cnt time, the tremendous investment
i'll new rolling stock speaks highly
of their faith in the future.
President Kenly states that the
purchase of this equipment does not
mean that the Atlantic Coast Line
is contemplating any large extern
sions at this time. or that the COM
pany is spreading out. He declared
it was primarily for the replacement
of worn equipment.
Recently the Atlantic Coast Line
said, through the firm of j. P. Nor
gan and Company, $4,5O0OO0 of 6 1-2
per cent. one to fifteen-year. equip
ment trust certificates, the proceeds
of which will partly pay for the
standard new railway equipment. ThC
Atlantic Coast Line will pay cash
$1,720,000 for the new rolling stock
This financing was approved by the
interstate commerce commission last
week.
The thirty new locomotives will
be built by the Baldwin Locomotive
Works. The twenty-five Pacific type
engines will be for freight service
and similar to the larger class Of
engines now used by the road. The
five switch engines will also be sim.
liar to the present class of larger
locomotives in this service by the
Atlantic Coast Line.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-14

The opening week of the Telegram
Huge Saesmanshiu Club Campaign
finds many young ladies striving hard
for the lead Although none have
have gotten Il world of business, still
some have gotten started and have
let their friends know that they are
in the campaign to- win and are ask
iIg everyone for eheir support.
Some of the out-of-town ladies are
Going their best to be leading when
the first count of votes is made. and
VIC expect that some few of them will
make a good showing for their COM
munity. All have realized the impor
tance of the extra votes that is given
OIL each and every SIS turned in be-
fore Jan. 26th and are doing their
best to secure enough subscriptions
before that time to give them a good
quota of these extra counters.
This is a campaign for live wires
and the slow workers will soon be
out-distanced if they don't watch out,
so wake up Miss Candidate and see
that you are not one of the ones that
are left behind. Although the nomi-
nations have been coming in thick
and fast in the last few days there is
still room for more ambitious ladies.
Anyone that has enough pep and get
UP about them to look into the future
has a chance to make that future in
this campaign. Be that one.
Most every one that has seen either
OF the two cars and the other prizes
has expressed his astonishment
at the beauty of each, and when the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-14
LARGE GATHERING OF
FRIENDS ATTEND THE
FUNERAL OF MR.. ELLIOTT

'The chapel room was filled to OVER
flowing with friends and acqnaintL
ances of d. d. Elliott, at the funeral
service over his remains yesterday
afternoon at four o'clock, at the Gen
try-Futch parlors.
A large number of railway en-
ployes was present to pay their :
spects to their friend and brother, as
well as quite a large representation
from the Woodman Lodge, of which
lie was q member.
The pail bearers, all railroad men,
were w. w. Wilson, d. p. Rent2
]. A. Bronson, C. f. Walker, II. A.
Padrick, and T. n Turner.
The floral tributes were numerous
and beautiful.
The procession following the body
to the grave in Oaklawn was lengthy.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-14
THE WEATHER

Many reports are missing this
morning. Pressure is relatively high
on the north Atlantic coast, and an
pears to be low over the Mississippi
and Ohio valleys aud the Lake re-
gion. Rain, sleet or snow has fallen
over the north and middle Atlantic
states and over Georgia and Alabama
Eain has fallen over the west Gulf
states and in scattered localities in
Florida.
1t is warmer over the Atlantic
states, but colder over the west Gulf
states.
Indications are for rain in the "
cinity of Tampa this afternoon, fol
lowed by fair and colder weather to-
night and Saturday.
WALTER j. BENNETT.
Tampa Weather Bureau.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-14

GREETED BY
FRIENDS ON
THEIR RETURN
Four Naval Officers, Fresh From
the Wilds Of Northern Canada
Cheerfully Line Up to Have
Their Photos Taken-NOne the
Worse for the Trip.

New York, Jan. 14.-Kloor, Far
rell and Hinton, naval balloonists
who were lost in the Canadian wilds
and made an almost miraculous es-
cape. arrived here this morning eX-
actly one month after they landel
near Moose Factory, after their bal
loon flight from ROckaway.
A crowd of relatives and naval OF
ficers greeted the officers. They de-
clared they were none the worse for
Iheir adventure. and cheerfully lined
up 10 have their photographs taken,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-14
TROOPS LEAVING
STRIKE REGION OF
WEST VIRGINIA
(By Associated Press. )

Charleston, w Va, Jan. IA Fed
efal troops on duty in the Mingos
county coal strike region will begln
to move out tomorrow, and will re~
turn to Camp Sherman, Ohio The
movement will be gradual and 1t va
be seme time before the tSgopsa afe
withdrawns4 This. anEnn1lad hi
made todqm@y Governor cornweli Its
has beg Several weeks since there
vas any serious disturbance in the
strike zone, and the impression pre-
,als that the fighting which has
made this scene of disorder for q
long time, will not be resumed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-14
SCOTS, TAKE NOTICE

Mass meeting tonight at BaptiS
Sunday school annex. S o'clock. Be
Oh time at your regular troop meet
ing and transact your business
promptly after which your scoutmas-
ter will bring you over in a body. Ar
iinncrtant phase of the Scout program
will be taken up, one which has not
been emphasized as much as it should
before. and it is to the best interest
Of every Scout in Lakeland to he
present This meeting will be es
recially adapted to the older boys
alt of whom are urged to he present
Bring along another fellow.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-14
Washington Warned

Washington,s Jan. Warning, OF
the threatened demonstration Of
bombing activity in New York were
received by the government from rep-~
utable private detectives, department..
OF justice officials said today. An in-s
vestigation is being made, but federal
gents are unable to find evidence
that the demonstrations are to occur.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-14
HARDING CONFERS
ON WIDE VARIETY
OF PUBLIC ISSUES
(By Associated Press.)

Marion, Jan. -Rresidentrelect
Harding's conferences again covered
4 wide variety of public questions to-
day, with the problems of legislation
at the present session of Congress
predominating. Three memb0rs Of
the House were among his callers
He also had an appointment with Co
onel Theodore Roosevelt, and with
former Governor Forbes and Judge
johnson Of the Philippine Islands.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-14
LUDENDORF DENIES
GERMANS WANT TO
HELP LICK THE BOLS
(By Associated Press.)

Munich, Jan. 14.-General Luden-
dorf denied that he had presented .
memorial to the allies proposing !;
jcint. offensive against Russia by Eng
land. France and Germany. He ais,
denied that he had any connection
with General Hoffman who said tina
Pershing or Foch should lead the
world army against the Bolshevili.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-14
CLEARFIELD, Pa,
VISITED TODAY
BY COSTLY FIRE
(By Associated Press.)

Clearfield, Pa, Jan. 14.-Fires be-
lieved to be incendiary, broke out at
MADEIRA, near here today. At $50 thir-
teen buildings were destroyed by fire
with an estimated loss Of $100. goo,
and the fire is still burning. MADEIRA
is thriving town in the bituminOus
districts.
The fire was brought under control
only after the buildings in the path
OF the flames were dynamited. Fiji
teen buildings were destroyed with
a loss of quarter of million dol
lars.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-14
W. P. MCDONALD COMPANY
BUYS DISTRICT No 4 BONDS
AND SECURES CONTRACT

The county commissioners held an
adjourned session of Mondays meet
irg yesterday AT Barlow and the sal
of the Special district No. bond;
vas completed, the W, P. Mcdonald
Construction Company buyi6H- them a
95 The bonds are for 100000 ami
bear six per cent interest.
The contract for the Davenport
Loughman road, which is the I'M
provement covered by the bonds, was
let to the w. p. Mcdonald Constru&-
ton Company. This road is ab0us
twenty-five miles long and swings in
| loop north from DaT9tport around
to Loughman. The road will be grad
clayed < sss
At the meeting of the commission
ers next Monday, the sale of bonds Of
Special District No. 3-the Lakeland
listrict-will be taken up. These arr
the bonds recently voted to cover tn
paving of the road north of Lake
land, called the FoXtown road.
The work on the Davcnport-LougE
man road will lie begun as soon as
the bond attorney has passed on tn.
bond and other prelminaries are out
OF the way.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-14

having left the gates down more than
five minutes, which is in violation Of
the ordinance. However the negro
explained that he had just gone on
tie job three weeks ago, and had put
on his cork limb only two weeks ago
ard he could not possibly lower the
bars and climb down and place the
lights and climb back up again in
five minutes. The court sympathized
with his condition and let. him off with
a fine of one dollar, and with prem
Use that the blockade would not be
repeated.
Francis Pipkin, speeding, S.; X.
Enslin, speeding, IS; +. l.. Dicker-
sen, running a Ford with no lights,
dismissed, on his plea that he had a
short circuit and was on the way to
a garage; Edgar Blakeley, speeding.
$40; Mary Lewis. disorderly conduct.
$685. Alvin Jordan, rockies driving,
SO.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-14

a suitable street letter box to be in
stalled at the curb edge of the side
walk iE front of the building should
be submitted to the post Office depart
ment.
Please acknowledge the receipt of
this communication promptly, ad-
yising the department as to the action
taken by-you in connection Herewith.
Respectfully,
J, H. MOYLE,
Assistant Secretary.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-14
POSTMASTER INSPECTS
ONE OF RURAL ROUTES

Postmaster Cresap spent Thursday
in going over Route A on a tour of
inspection He makes an inspection
once each year, and later will go over
Route b
Each of the routes is about sixty
miles in length, and they serve
large number of patrons.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-14
WARNING OF
BOMB ACTIVITY
STIRS new YORK
TO VIGILANCE
Heavy Guards Protect Public
Buildings, Churches, Public Util-
i.y Plants and Some Of the
WeaIthiest Citizens of Gotham
Following Warnings from Wash
ing of Intended Anarchist OUT
break Today.
az Associated Press.l \

New York, Jan. 14-Public build
ings, churches, public utility plants
and some of the wealthy citizens
throughout the city are under heavy
guard today as a precautionary meas
ure against possible radical demons
strations.
The police officials are extremely
reticent concerning the order given
verbally by federal authority.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-14
SMALL CONGREGATION
GREETED POLICE JUDGE
in COURT THIS MORNING

Andrew Williams, crippled negro
who operates the tower and the gate
at the Florida avenue crossing was in
court this morning on charge of
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-14
GREEKS AGAIN
DRIVE BACK
TURK ARMIES
(By Assoclatea Prees.l

London, Jan. 14.-,Fhc Greeks have
made another important advance III
their offensive against Turkish M
tionalists on the Brussa front in Asia
Minor, according to the Greek lcga-
ton here.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-14
Willis Succeeds Harding
(By Associated Press.)

Washington, Jan. II. Former
Governor Willis, of Ohio, took his
seat in the Senate today as the sue
cessor Of Senator Harding, who has
resigned from the remainder of his
term expiring March 4.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-14

The British navy first saluted the
Stars and Stripes May 2, 17S1
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-12-23
BEEF CATTLE BENEFIT FARM
Possible for Farmer to Make Greater
Use OF Dry Roughages-Need
Little Attention.

The use Of beef cattle In connection
with general farming throughout the
corn belt, says the United States De-
partment of Agriculture, offers the fol-
lowing advantages:
1t Is possible to make greater use Of
dry roughages produced on the farm,
as beef cattle consume larger quanti-
ties Of these feeds than any other class
Of live stock.
Beef cattle can be used probably
on rough land unsuitable for crop
production; also on low, wet land I'M
suitable for either crops or for other
classes Of stock.
Beef cattle use the total production
Of grain and roughages on the average
farm, without the purchase Of other
feeds, more efficiently than any other
class Of live stock.
Beef cattle on the farm favor a WELL
balanced distribution of labor through
out the year. They require very little
attention during the summer and fall.
when crops need attention, and dur
ing winter and early spring, when there
is little field work to be done, farmers
can utilize their time to advantage
by caring for the breeding herd, winter.
ing the stockers and feeders, or fatten-
ing some steers.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-12-23
TRAP NESTS HELP BREEDERS
Some Facts Have Recently Been
Learned as Result Of Device in
Improving Flock.

Trap nesting hens to find the most
profitable layers does not appeal TO the
average farmer and backyard poultry
man as being practical, Besides the
original cost of making the nests, there
is the extra labor required In looking
after the layers However. some facts
that were learned as a result of using
the trap nest may be applied In the
improvement Of the flock, say poultry
men Of the United States Department
OF Agriculture. For instance. the
trap nest has shown that the late
moulter is the most profitable bird In
the flock. Now, without the use Of
the trap nest, a man may select the
late moulters and be sure that he Is
picking the cream Of the flock. And Il
seems reasonable to believe that this
characteristic breeds on from genera
ton to generation.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-12-23
FARM WOMAN is AN EXPLORER

for someone to send down there. They
were offered by the Peruvian govern
ment an enormous land concession on
condition that they would COLOMBO and
cultivate it. They picked Mrs. Wills
for that job.
She went to Peru several months
ago and has just returned after seeing
whole lot more than Peru. She had
raced over the Andean peaks In a little
American car. finished her work In
Peru and then had motored. ridden on
steamboats,. In trains and canoes and
swan little way in a journey all
around the continent. and all alone.
Mrs. Wills told a reporter all about
II at the Hotel Pennsylvania. She Is a
widow, young. with large. bright, sharp
eyes. She looks as II she could make
the old ladies' perfectly comfortable at
tea, teach the young ones some new
steps. give all a luncheon they would
simply COO over and then take the
local pet college youth out on the ten.
mis- court and trim him to q fareyou-
well
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-12-23
MANY ACCIDENTS
HAPPEN ON FARM
'aIIS and Refractory Animals
Cause Of Hurts That Could
Be Avoided.
DIVERS MISAAPS DELAY WORK
Careless Use Of Unprotected Ma
chinery Takes Toll Of Limbs That
Would Be Prevented With Uss
of Safety Devices.

prepared BY the United States Department
Of AGricultu9s)
Farmer Brown was driving the doc
tor Back to town, gfter he had set
neighbor William Johnson's fractured
leg and dressed three caved-ln ribs.
Johnson seemed 20 be In bad luck con-
stantly, and the neighbors were cir
culating a subscription paper for him
and arranging a bee" to do up his
unfinished work.
Earlier In the season hold-back
broke on hill. The horse ran away,
throwing Johnson to the ground and
combining him to bed several days in
a busy period.
A little later one Of his little boys
stepped on a garden rake which had
been left back down on the ground,
and ran tine through his foot. The
child was taken to the doctor to have
the wound dressed, but not until lnfec-
ton had set In, and he would always
be a trihe lame.
Delays Farm Work.
A hired man stepped through loose
board of a barn loft, and farm and
household work was delayed while he
recovered.
This latest misfortune was the worst
Of the season. johnson had been
shingling the barn, using a common
prop scaftoldng, made by placing
wooden brackets against the side Of
the building and supporting them with
two-by-four scantling, set at an angle
Of 45 degrees and anchored at the foot
with stakes and stones. He had un-
dertaken to carry bunch Of shingles
to the roof. An upper rung, previous
ly broken from the ladder, had been
replaced with a two-inch shingle band,
nailed on with elght-penny nails, The
wood In the side Of the ladder was
dozy and the nails gave way under
Johnson's weight. The jolt as he
struck the next rung upset the ladder,
and down tumbled Johnson, ladder,
scaffoldlng and shingles, all In a heap
on the ground.
"Pretty tough on Johnson" observed
Brown. "They talk about farming be-
ing safe and healthful pursuit; but
Til bet he didn't think so when that
bunch Of shingles pursued him and
smashed his ribs"
farming is healthful," said the old
doctor, providing people would take
reasonable care of themselves. II ought
to be safe as any ordinary occupation {;
but the observations Of the United
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-12-23
WINTER is SPLENDID
TIME FOR REPAIRING
Note Defects on Flashing Ma
chine When Storing.
Implement Should Be Put In Thorough
Working Order Before Start Of
Working Season--Make Ad.
Justments Later.
prepared by the United States Department
Of Agricultural

prepared by the United States Department
Of Agriculture)
0verhauling the thrashing machine
during the winter means dollars in
time and grain saved next year. Prop
er repairs should be made and the
whole machine put into thorough
working order before the beginning
Of the working season. While certain
adjustments must be made during OPP
GRAFTON, 1t is possible by putting up
the machine properly at the close OF
the season TO have all parts in such
condition that the necessary operat
ing adjustments can be made readily,
accurately and with little delay.
Many times defective parts are over
looked or neglected, In the hope that
they will last through the season,
when they should be replaced during
the season Of diSuse. When they fail
In the midst OF the working season
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-12-23
Has an Exciting Time in South
America.
Practical Farmer Of California Is Sent
10 Peru by Capitalists to lnvestl-
gate Concession Offered by
the Government

New York.-Mrs. Estelle Wills Is a
practical farmer Of oakdale. near
Stockton. Cal She does not pretend
10 be an irrigation expert, but she has
driven and climbed over every dam In
the Sierras.
When the farmers OF her county
wanted q report on big New England
irrigation and hydraulic power enter
prise they sent Mrs. wills east to find
out all about II and tell them what
they wanted to learn. She took 20
California turkeys with her to sell TO
the Boston Yankees
Then some men with money who
Nad Investments In Peru began to look