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The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-09-23

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS that "le-
Ultimate Russian interests" will be
carefully guarded at the armament and
far eastern conference have been con-
veyed to the Russian people by the
state department.
The assurances we're contained In q
message which was directed to the
authorities of the far eastern repub.
lie at Chita In response to the request
of the republic that its representa-.
tives be admitted to the conference.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1921-09-23
SHIP IN HURRICANE.
Makes Only los Miles In Foty-EIsht
Hours.

San Juan, P. R.-The steamer Porto
Rico. with 125 passengers. arrived here
from New York. "a hours lase. having
been delayed passing through a hurri-
canee. The wind blew at a rate OF from
30 to 100 miles an hour. In As hours
the steamer made progress OF only
los niles.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-03

and, really, we do need its enforce
ment right here in Lakeland, "
Asked about the prospect for new
high school building here, Mr.. Jones
stated that the prospects are splendid
for one. 1.-THE board of education will
within the next thirty or sixty days
ask for the voting of bond issue of
approximately 100000, for the con-
struction of a modern building. We
must have one. The school buildings
at present are badly overcrowded
there being at least three or four hun
dred more pupils than we have room
for, and through the kindness of the
Baptist church their splendid annex
is now housing about 300 of them
1t is the intention of the board to
keep the bond proposition as far re-
moved from politics as possible, and
for that reason the public will be
asked to vote on the bonds before
anything is said about in what part
OF town the structure is to be located
The Lakeland High school is an
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-03


least 225 in new pupils over the term
which closed with the holidays.
The L., H. s. and the two grammar
schools were opened with short ex-
ercises this incoming, and within thir-
ty minutes the pupils had settled
down to the more serious duty of
gaining an education. A large num-
Der of patrons were present at the
various buildings.
The Lakeland school system, with
Superintendent C.. NJ. Jones at it's
head, has bright prospects for this
year, and the fifty-five white teachers
and twelve colored are all trained
for their respective duties.
rs the compulsory attendance law
enforced here?' Mr.. Jones was asked
Il am sorry to say it has not had
much effect since it's passage two
years ago. Since the law is so honey
combed, when brought down to its
final analysis, it should either be
made better, or we should have none,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-03

accredited institution, which means
that pupils graduating from this
school are equipped without further
examination, to. enter any other high
er school Of learning in the United
States. Superintendent Jones has
been at the head of the Lakeland
school system for the past ten years.
He came from Paducah, KY, and his
continuation in his present capacity
is an attest of the confidence the peo-
pie have in his ability.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-03
PLANT CITY NOTES

(From the Plant City Courier.)
DR.. Sarah Wheeler, of Lakeland,
spent yesterday here with friends.
Mrs. Herbert Chiles and daughters
returned home yesterday from Lake
land. where they spent Christmas.
Mr.. Chiles has been on big hunting
trip in Columbia county and expects
to arrive in Plant City today.
R. P. Millsap, of the Millsap
Clothing Company, will leave Sunday
for New York and Baltimore to buy
a large stock of goods. (Mr. and
Mrs. Milsap were formerly residents
OF Lakeland
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-03

The opening day of the national
convention of women voters to be
held in Washington in February will
be in the nature of suffrage jubilee
during which the memory of the great
suffrage pioneers will be honored by
the unwilling in the rotunda of the
national capitol of memorial statue
in heroic size. The statue is now be-
ing completed in the Italian studio
of Mrs. Adelaide Johnson, an Amer
lean sculptress. Miss Jane Adams of
Chicago has been selected to present
the statue in behalf of the women Of
+! America.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-03
BARLOW NOTES

(Fron the Borrow Record.)
T. A. Rodgers, a prominent real
estate dealer of Lokeland was over
on business Wednesday and was a
pleasant caller at the Record office.
Mrs. Harry Davis and baby, of
Lakeland, returned home Wednesday
after a short visit with Mrs. A. A.
Hamilton.
Mrs. W. M. Hetherington and Mrs.
K. T. Haynes of Lakeland were pleas
ant callers at the Record Office yes
terday.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-03

FOR RENT e. To or adults, a very
desirable furnished apartment of a
rooms and screened porch. 1011 S.
Fla, Ave. Phone 3S2 Red. 416S
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-03
SCHOOLS OPEN
SPRING TERM
HERE TODAY
Substantial Increase Shown in
Three Buildings Which Are
OvercrOwded - School Bond
Proposition Soon to be Pre-
sented for Vote.

With a total enrolment of about
1000 white children and $50 colored,
the Lakeland schools opened this
morning for the spring term. While
the attendance reports will not be
tabulated before tomorrow, it is
known that there is an increase of at
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-03

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The Washington times., 1921-01-29
HUMAN.IISMS
William A. Du Puy'

Theodore f. Burton of Ohio, who spent many
years in washington as representative and Sena-
tor Who Voluntarily retired eight years ago. who
was recently reelected a member OF the house:
and who Is beginning over again at tne ny %
sxty-nine is a most remarkable Mathematician
His speciality is mental arithmetic II you
give him two figures OF three NUMBERS eacn
for example, he will multiply them In MS heao
and get the unerringly correct answer ne mas
a system for doing this which makes the feat
easier than it would seem ,
II asked to multiply S76 by 2f3, Tor example;
here is the way he would proceed. First he would
multiply $40 by 200, which is not very hard'
Then he would multiply II by 40 which likewise
is not n great mental feat. Finally he would null
tiply il by three. These numbers ne Is aple 10
remember. Having the three ne adds ana se.s
man could train himself, without much trouble,
to handle a problem of mental arithmetic ike
this.
therefore had more time for mental calsthenics
than most men.
"All my life" said Commissioner Victor Muir
dock, Of the Federal Trade Commission. Il nave
thought that one of the most important things
in the world was a farm with fence around It,
81 have always wondered how the American
farmer came to have II. by what right he heid
II what there was back of his title to IL.
FINALLY 1 have found out who gave 1t 10 MN.
The donors name Sir Edwin Sandys, a man
Amos. y, the ssysnteentb century. Sir Edwin is
the father of the idea of the American farm win
O. fence around it, ,,,,, -
ership OF a farm was largely unknown in the
middle ages In Biblical days. when cities went
TO war with each other, the man, the captain be-
came king. Conquered lands were parceied out
among the lieutenants and their retainers were
settled upon them, but did not own them .
$50 in Elizabeths time there was the iord OF
the manor house, who owned the land STRIPS
of IL were farmed by his followers, who paid
their tithes to the master. Each man titled
strip but had no title to that strip There were
no fences except around the common used Tor
tiIlage by the whole village. The last thing the
lord would have tolerated would have been
private fence. ,
"When the London Co. settled America,
nlanting a colony at Plymouth and another at
Jamestown, they brought the idea OF com
munity ownership with them. Even this Amer
lean land was farmed in common The farm as
we know IL had not yet been born
AT about this time the black death visited
England and times were dire. There was famine
and the lord in his manor became anxious to
seu his land. and many did sell The IDEA OF
the ownership of the land by the individual,
not a lord, got abroad.
.Tn 1919 the third charter to the colonists at
Jamestown was issued and that charter gave
them two fundamental rights-that OF making
their own laws, and that of owning their land.
The individual might own fifty acres. He might
build a fence around t.. 1t was Sandys who had
written Il into the charter. A new idea had been
born into the world"
Copyright. 1921, by Public Ledger co..
The Washington times., 1921-01-29
Fair Dealing With Mexico
And What 1t Means

present Administration will about Mexico nobody
''Wahful waiting" which doing moth
- ing, will prevail, probably. '..1 s
After the Administration about five weeks from
will be definite fair and GENEROUS Mexican policy Gene
ousto BOTH counries-and fair to both.
be recognized responsible nation and
United States MEXICO WILL HAVE TO PROVE THAT SHE
RECOGNIZES THE RIGHTS OF AMERICANS IN AND OUT OF
MEXICO.
government responsible for what its mob revolutions and
controlled bandits do 1t especially responsible for what does of
ITSELF.
Everybody what mobs bandits Mexico kill
United States citizens Selling and destroying their property
Mexican confscaed properties
holds them Some of these properties have become the property
Mexcans
The Mexican Constitution DEGREES based offer fair
that American properties will be confscaed
Mexico will hardly expect recognition and friendship from the United
States until she that she intends dsregardng the rights
Americans intends make Americans their
When Mexcan the United States lands
other property under the their properties SEIZED
THEY not murdered.
1t has recently the Mexican government
srabe to treat the United States little barking dog treats large
placid, inoffensive
After March, Mexico that United
least not DEHORNED that the horns dangerous
before the United States Mexico Mexico
have the rights of the United States and its citizens
The Washington times., 1921-01-29

retrieves the ball, throws accurately
to first and retires the side. That
game is safe.
Suppose he had been minute
late!
Business just now is about in the
state of tension of that ball game.
If it is to win, there must be good
team play. 1t is not a time in which
anybody can afford to loiter.
A story is told of the late Samuel
Spencer. The. trains Of his railroad
were frequently late. He resolved to
correct the service. AS the train to
which his special car was attached
one day drew into it's terminal he
looked at his watch. 1t registered
exactly noon-the time of sched-
uled arrival.
He sent for the engineer.
"My friend" the great railway
executive said, beaming, edo you
know what you have done! You
have broken the record; you have
arrived on time. My congratula-
tons; also, here is $40"
The engineer reached for the
money, fumbled it, then sadly
handed it back. 81 am sorry to have
to tell you, Mr.. Spencer, he said,
"but 1 cannot take your present, for
the truth is this is yesterdays
train"
Today cannot ride on yesterdays
train. Today has to be on time. Zone
minute late" is just one minute too
late to keep a man abreast of the
procession.
The Washington times., 1921-01-29

says. cit recalls
the S t a t e m e n t
made by Homer
Cummings at the
San Francisco
Presidential con-
vention of the
Democratic party
that 'the only ma
tons that will not
affiliate with the
League of Nations
The Washington times., 1921-01-29
/ Weasel Word in
!. Railroad Bill
THE Clayton act and the pending
Frelinghuysen bill, which deals

Frelinghuysen bill, which deals
4 with transactions between rail-
roads and outside concerns in which
railroad officials have a substantial
interest, are defective in one impor-
tant respect. They do not prohibit
transactions between railroads and
outside concerns where the same
outside interest has control both
of the railroad and Of the outside
concern, or is interested in one and
has an influence with the other.
1t may often be, and probably
often is, the fact that the objection
able transaction between the rail-
road and the outside concern is
brought about by still another out
side concern or banking house. This
influence is tangible and provable
and is exerted not in the public in
terest but for selfish interests.
When the prohibition of the Clay
ton act goes into effect and the rail
roads are no longer allowed to trade
with outside concerns in which their
own officials have "a substantial
interest,"" in all likelihood they will
Immediately begin the practice of
dealing with outside concerns
through the agency of a third con-
Germ mutually interested. That
weasel word tangible" ought also
to be stricken out of the bill. While
Congress has the matter before it
It ought to do a real workmanlike
Job and make all the doors closing
out railroad graft fit tightly.
The Washington times., 1921-01-29
LEAGUE OF NATIONS PROPOSAL.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE TINES:

May l suggest to your readers a single reser-
walton, by means of. which America might rattfy
the peace treaty, enter the League of Nations,
and take its rightful place in the world amply
protected from any invasion of its sovereign
rights any infringement upon the highest
principles OF true Amercanism. This single re-
servation might be worded somewhat as follows:
"If at any time the League of Nations through
it's council otherwise, shall adopt any meas
ures which the Congress OF the United States
shall deem inadvisable, or shall refuse TO adopt
any measure which the Congress shall consider
necessary, the United states reserves the right
to withdraw from the league with the under
standing that neither the specified action Tor in
action) against which the Congress OF the United
States shall have protested, nor any subsequent
action of the league, shall be binding upon the
United States during the two-year- notice period.
and, Furthermore. in case of its withdrawal from
the league, the United States reserves the right
to decide for itself, through its Congress, wheth-
er or not IL shall have fulfilled all its obligations
under the league covenant
W. LATHROP MEAKER.
The Washington times., 1921-01-29
ANSWERS FOR LEGION POST.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES:
Answering a letter that appeared in a recent
issue Of The Times. signed by John w. Dyer,
relative to the burial OF a former member of the
national guard who died in the A. f. F.. and was
buried in Mt Olivet Cemetery without mill
tary escort or a detail from the American Legion.
Acting in the absence of the American I egicn
quartermaster; this is the nrst information
brought to the American Legion's attention, Of
the arrival Of this body and am absolutely
sure that IL the War Department was requested
for A military escort the same would have been
gladly furnished. Relatives of several overseas
dead do not want military escorts even de-
tail from legion posts. Any time escorts are
needed the American Legion is always ready to
meet the occasion.
Answering, further, a statement made in Mr..
Overs letter that IL was an editorial appearing
in The Times that prompted the Legion TO turn
out escorts for burials in Arlington Cemetery.
IL has always been tho policy OF the American
Legion to have escorts at Arlington; is having
them now and will continue to do so.
However, the nrst shipment OF overseas bodies
were buried In the National Cemetery without
the Legion having any information OF the hour
OF burial Consequently the Legion should not
be criticised In the case.
Washington city being very cosmopolitan, and
very little if any community spirit manifested,
on occa sions like those toward bodies OF
comrades arriving from their temporary graves
overseas The Legion finds difficulty In form
ing details for funeral escorts.
Business houses hesitate TO excuse their en-
ployes and the Government departments will not
excuse their eX-service men without prejudice
to their annual leave.
The American Legion. through It's twenty-four
posts in the District OF Columbia, are prepared
10 turn out an escort when called upon to do so,
even with the handicaps encountered In our Cap
I,ai city WILLIAM r. FRANKLIN.
Commander Vincent Costello Post
The Washington times., 1921-01-29
FROM THE PUBLIC
TO THE
EDITOR
WOMEN WHO FAST.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES:

To THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES
venture to refer to what you have published
recently concerning certain women who have
been fasting for the conversion of their hus-
bands. 1t seems to me that some one should be
kind enough to enlighten them on the subject
They should remember the teaching OF Christ
and be governed accordingly, instead of follow
ing a course that indicates plainly their lack
of knowledge. II they really believe that God
would have them fast, why not observe the in
structions given by the Great Teacher himself
in Matt. 6:16-1s? What pity that people pro-
Tossing to follow the meek and lowly Savior
should bring reproach on His name by giving
place to the promptings of a fanatical delusion!
The promise Of Gods blessing is made only to
those who fast in secret. and not to those who
simply appear unto men to fast
w NJ LYON.
The Washington times., 1921-01-29
A FULL EXPLANATION.

Picking her way daintily through
the locomotive boiler shop. the sweet
young thing was astounded at the
operations.
whats that big thing over thereT'
she asked.
That's a locomotive boiler" she
was told.
She puckered her brows.
What do they boil locomotives
for?"
ITO make the locomotive tender"
"Why make it tender?"s
so II can catch COAL easily"
THREE WEEKS.
The Washington times., 1921-01-29
Votes For Washington

81 read with disgust the state
ment in a prominent American mag
azine that the only non-voters under
the flag of this country are 'crimi-
mails, idiots, the insane, and inhab-
itants of the District of Columbia, -"
Judge Felix Cordova Davila, resi-
dent commissioner from Porto Rico,
The Washington times., 1921-01-29

are the contemplate Russians, the
unspeakable Turks, the Mexicans,
and the United States of America
"In my opinion it will be impos-
sible for the people of the District
of Columbia to get what is termed
national representation But l am
an ardent advocate Of suffrage in
some form for the residents at the
Nations Capital"
The Washington times., 1921-01-29
zone Minute
Late -
INEQUALITY is an old-fash-
toned virtue, but life would be
~ ,,,o,o nth ont ~


mess without it.
A worker in a plant with time
clock complains that when he is one
minute late he is locked an hour.
"This is unjust" he says.
Look at the other side.
Two thousand men work in that
plant. If many of them got into the
habit of being late, the work of all
the others would suffer, to say moth
ing of the loss to the management.
For the good of all, there simply
MUST be insistence on punctuality.
Take lesson from baseball. The
home team is in the field, the score
IS tie, two men are on bases, with
two out, and the man at bat knocks
\ swift grounder toward second.
The shortstop is playing deep, but
ID starts at the crack Of the bat. He
The Washington times., 1921-01-29
Pagoda a Place of Worship.

A pagoda In Hindu place OF worship, contstn-
ing no idol. 1t consists of three portions--an
apartment surmounted by dome. resting on
columns and accessible to ALL chamber into
which only Brsnmins are allowed to enter, and.
lastly, cell containing the statue OF the deity.
closed by massive Eates.
The Washington times., 1921-01-29
TONSORIAL.

Jess willard got a shave in Chi
cago barber shop. gave the cashier q
quarter and walked out. Look here
barber" said the shop boy, de union
am liable to take your card away
De price list says IS fer Shawn
dead 'un." j. bach.
The Washington times., 1921-01-29
WAR TAXES,
You can keep just as warm on
a Washington street car as you
can in Moscow or Labrador.
AL. B.

Which is the most popular
among girls, tall or short men?
I like the six-footers. being tall
myself, but every fellow I meet
Is runt. MARCELLE.
(This question was up in III and 8
once before. The girls had their
preferences. but frankly admitted
that rather than do without alto-
gether. they'd take 'em as they found
emf
During the police strike in Bos-
ton, this sign was pasted on a police
station: Those who wish to be arr
rested kindly call early"
A. GRAND.
The Washington times., 1921-01-29
GOAT-GETTER.

The girl who runs your friends IN
the ground" but is sweet on clod-
hopper with whom other girls would
not wish to associate. MARY.
The Washington times., 1921-01-29

IL the girls at Western III
would lengthen their skirts a
wear wells for the next ttsy
weeks. the fellows of George
town University would grsasl,
appreciate It, as this is tho pc
Rod of college examinations.
DIGGU1f.
The Washington times., 1921-01-29

Those girls who deluge thu
selves with perfectly good psrfr
don't know that the boys who !
up North get dollar an ounce
II. MILO y
WORDS FROM "wAsHINGT0N
Some of the fans are still work
on the number of words to be dsfiv
from the letters in "washin1t
Here are the results: ]. BActJv
HEIMER-1O1 words in 26 minui
"SKIPPER"-130 words; ALES-t.|
IL. u. TAYLoR-so: A. McK.-ft'
KANSAS CITY-251; UNSIGNED--e,
LEoNA Nc. $50.
A Rialto Orchestra musician hi
composed fox-trot naming
"CAKIE," and defeating II to ther
IL is to be used as an overture O
core, MATILDA A
The Washington times., 1921-01-29
It's TRUE.

The fearful man who nowadays
Would hide behind a womans skirt;
Is such an excellent target that
He heads the list among those hurt
HAROLD =. STODDARD.
The Washington times., 1921-01-29
DEMONSTRATION.

You register with the room
clerk at a hotel Is a guest" He
turns you over to the bellboy.
After that you become "a prince
a cheap guy or stiff"
FRED VETTER.
The Washington times., 1921-01-29
DEDICATED TO THE ED.

Stacks of letters in his mail each day.
Something with which he has to play;
Picking the wheat from amongst the chan,
Anording to all z diurnal laugh.
Nav his cuttings prove right Away,
Let's all read II. and s., be whom he may.
H. SMITH.
The Washington times., 1921-01-29
ONCE ENOUGH.

How often does your road XIII
mann" the travelling salesman as,
the conductor. 4
Just once" the conductor snap
j. "
The Washington times., 1921-01-29
Mr.. B. Baer
LUNA PARK.

The Smithsonian Institute
will toss one OF Paine's
ringtailed spasms at the
moon Just as soon as the
weather gets balmy enough
to permit an astronomer to
think without getting pal
pitation OF the encyclopedia
The Washington times., 1921-01-29
FAIR BUT WARMER.

In the good old summer time.
when we have the hottest weather:
It's better for two TO sleep apart.
Than for one to sleep together:
The Washington times., 1921-01-29
VERY LATE DOPE.

At the telephone-Instead of "hel-
To-" say start the conversation"
When asked. "How do you set that
way?" answer, 1T took a great deal
Of practice" SWEET Y. T.
The Washington times., 1921-01-29
KEEP SMILING.

II the man from Texas state,
(who desires to be greaO
Hits 500 on the pate,
KEEP SMILING,
You may answer, In reply,
"BLANTON spilled the pie
For I am $40 shy
KEEP ON SMILING.
NORTH POLE.
The Washington times., 1921-01-29
LITTLE PITCHERS, ETC.

willie--Is your husband little
man, Mrs. Jones.
Mrs. J.--No. indeed, Willie.
willic--Thats funny. l heard ma
tell dad that you kept him under
your thumb! JULES BACK
The Washington times., 1921-01-29
HE'S ONE BAD EGG.

Here's TO the heights of heaven.
Here's TO the depths dwell.
Dern a boy who'll kiss q girl
And then run around and tell
The Washington times., 1921-01-29
The Omnipresent Telephone

Tho census disclosed that nearly 100000
telephones were In use In this country at the
end Of 1917. Dallas had the distinction OF hav-
ing the greatest number pro rata, more than
twonty- -four to every 100 of population.
The Washington times., 1921-01-29
SHE Is q KNOW.

He tore up her scented ''bilIy doc"
He cuased and then turned pale;
For the female of the species
Is most deadly In the mail.
OHIO.