davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-01
TRAGIC DEATH OF PIONEER
BRINGS SADNESS TO MANY

The sudden accidental death of
George Ware Windham, yesterday af-
ternoon. was a distinct shock to a
large circle of friends and acquaint
ances. Mr. Windham, who resided
near Lakeland, died at the hospital
rooms of DR.. Mcguire. at Plant City,
about two o'clock yesterday afternon,
from" concussion of the brain. caused
by fall from a truck forty-five min
utes before.
Mr.. Windham s body was brought
to this city late yesterday afternoon,
and was prepared for burial, which
will take place tomorrow morning at
eleven o'clock at the Fitzgerald ceme-
terry at Medula, following a funeral
service at the Gentry-Futch parlors
at ten o'clock. The service will be
conducted by the Rev. Steve McClel-
land, a Baptist minister of this
county.
Mr.. Windham was sixty-one years
and eleven months of age, and was
born at Brownsville, S. C. He came
to Polk county in the early seventies
and had since lived in the immediate
vicinity of Lakeland. He has beer
doing extensive truck farming, anG
at the time of his fatal accident h(
was en- route to Plant City with load
of berries, in company with T. F. Pol
lock, of Medulla, and while driving
at moderate rate of speed. in some
way Mr.. Windham was thrown from
the seat, and his head struck the hare
asphalt paving. He never regaineC
consciousness.
Mr.. Windham is survived by the
following children: Claude and Pau
Windham. and Mrs. w. j. Perkins
all of Lakeland; Will Windham o
Plant City, and Albert Windham o
FIT. Lauderdale. Nicholas Windham
of Titusville, brother, survives. al
does sister, Mrs. Mollie Ballard o
Lakeland.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-01
VOLSTEAD ACT
TO Be STRONGER
IS DRY" PURPOSE

Washington, Feb. 1.-ProhibitiOG
leaders in Congress are hoping to
tighten up the Volstead law.
They are planning new Legislation
to provide a fiat Jail sentence for the
first offense of selling liquor, without
giving the courts the optional right OF
imposing fine. Other changes being
discussed among the prohibition lead
ers relate to the search and seizure
clause, so as to reach the home brew
and to make more sweeping the pres
ent law under which a person buying
liquor may be punished equally with
the person selling it.
Confiseation of every drop of liquor
held by citizens, regardless as to
when or how it has acquired, is also
beiig urged This would legaliZe seiz
ure of all stocks held in private eel.
lar, or safety deposit vault. Objection
to that. however has been made by
some dry leaders on the ground that
little such liquor finds its way into
channels of bootleg trade and that it
won't be long before all such liquor
viii be used up.
Unless a pending bill, which would
permit Federal commissioners to try
minor liquor cases. is passed, a pro
posed amendment to the law would
take care of this. Federal court dock
cts are now badly congested with Vol
ST cad violations and government of
ficials have reported change of pro-
cedure necessary.
The big fight for amendment will
start with the opening of the new
session in April. according to dry
leaders. They say they have enough
votes in the House now to put through
any added restrictions they might de-
sire, but that there is not enough time
left.
Meanwhile. Chairman Volstead of
the House judiciary committee, on
whose shoulders will fall the bulk OF
revising and tightening up. is await
ing word from prohibition enforce
ment officers as to suggestions for
making the law bullet proof He
wants the advice of the men charged
with responsibility Of breaking up the
outlaw traffic.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-01
EVERY YEAR LEAP YEAR
AMONG THE BORA WOMEN

New York. Jan. 31.-Every year is
4 leap year among the Baro. women
in Assam, writes missionary to the
American Baptist Foreign Mission
Society.
Among those who have not been
Christianized the bride takes the in.
itiative in marriage he says. She
goes to fetch the bridegroom, and il
is etiquette for him to hide and re-
sist until victorlously carried off
Occasionally a man may get him
V ife by capture, but usually it is
the woman who kidnaps him; that
is to say, her male friends do it fol
her. One may still see such press
gangs bringing home their spoil.
Women of means in early days
were allowed to choose temporary
husband and when tired of him. pat
him off and take another.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-01
BARTOW'S TENT CITY
ACCOMMODATES LARGE
NUMBER OF TOURISTS

Barlow, Feb. Especially Bar
tow $ Tent City is accommodating a
large number of transents. About
seventy families have registered on
the Tin Can Tourist Clubs register,
and many have pitched camp for \
few days without registering. About
twenty tents or automobile camps are
enjoying the field now, and as several
leave, several come, and the number
continues 10 grow. The field is large
enough that many more families NAV
be comfortably taken care of without
crOwding or close proximity to theit
neighbor campers.
The Tin Can Tourist organization,
effected some three weeks ago, in
sures Barlow a clean adjacent
city one of the rules of the organi-
cation being, that every camping
place be left in as orderly condition
as it is found. A nightly campfire
is held in the middle of the field, and
all campers invited to gather round
for sociable evenings. Business meet
ings Of the T. c. It's are held week
~. and one big program of entertain
ment is arranged of one night each
week.
The company registered there has
included families from Main, Mime.
sofa, New York, New Jersey, New
hampshire, Vermont, Michigan, Wis
consin, Massachusetts, Indiana, Ohio.
Tennessee Missouri, Pennsylvania,
Virginia and others. Some of the fam
lilies have lived here as long as six
weeks. Others. three and four, and
many one or two.
Rev. P. T. Taylor held a regular
service at the city" recently and was
warmly received. Visitors from the
Methodist, Baptist and Presbyterian
churches have been highly appreci-
ated.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-01
MEADOWOAKES FARM
HAS FINEST cow IN
STATE OF FLORIDA

Barlow. Feb l.-tSpeciaD--" The
finest COW that has ever come to Flor
ida, says Milton d. Wilson, arrived
recently ut the Meadow-oaks farm of
Barlow. 1t is Sophie's Clara, the 9Th
highest testing daughter of the cham
pion register of merit sire of the Jer-
sey lFeed!"
Clara Mr.. Wilson says. "made a
record at years, Of 1850 pounds of
milk and 96S.64 pounds of butter.
which made her the champion 4-year
old Jersey of New York state. She
comes from Ogden Mills, N. Y.
Clara is full sister to the world s
champion 4-year-old Sophie's Adora.
Adora recently sold at auction for
$500. Sophie Golden Glow has been
q member of the Meadow-oaks herd
for some time. She is also full sis
ter to the famous Adora and to the
now famous Clara.
One of the cows OF Mr.. Wilson'S
own raising made a record during
December of 1869 pounds of milk, a
most remarkable record for the breed
in this country. and one to be proud
of in any section.
The Meadow-oaks farm had it's an
nual test from the United States
Bureau OF Animal Industry. for tn
berculosis, in December. Everything
was found o. X. and this excellent
herd may be pointed to with pride as
Il herd always and entirely free from
the dread disease. DR.. G. V. Tur-
ner, veterinarian from Tallahassee
conducted the last test.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-01
SMITH AND GIRL WERE
In LAKELAND In FLIGHT

Cecil ]. Smith. a young married man,
of Tampa, is being held on $4,000
bond on a charge of enticing away
from home a fifteen-year-old girl of
Tampa. The girl disappeared from
home last Wednesday while she was
supposed to be on her way to school.
She met Smith, and they left town to-
gether. They came to Lakeland by
auto bus. and then left in a short
time for Barlow. where they remained
over night. Here the girl became sus.
picious of Smiths Intentions, she
says. They then returned to Lake.
land Thursday, and Smith placed the
girl on a train for Jacksonville. He
boarded another train for Tampa,
where he was to obtain more funds
and meet her in Jacksonville. How.
ever, he was arrested In Tampa Sat.
urday while trying to arrange for
money. and the father of theNgirl went
to Jacksonville and brought her home
She. ran out of funds while waiting
there for Smith and notified her
hothNA' ta
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-01
AMERINCANS ABROAD
SHOULD NOT PAY INCOME
TAX, SAYS PETITIONERS
(By Associated Press.)

Manilla, P. J., Jan. IT. = Tnc
board of directors of the American
Chamber of Commerce Of the Philip
pine Islands has adopted resolution
which is to be forwarded to the Unit
ed States congress, protesting against
the application Of the federal income
tax law to Americans residing abroad
and paying taxes in the Philippines or
foreign countries. The resolution rec
ommends to congress that the revenue
act of 1918 be 80 amended as to ex
empt from taxation the income de
rived from sources without the United
States of nonresident citizens.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-01
CHEROKEE INDIANS
HONOR INVENTOR OF
SEQUOYAH'S ALPHABET

Tahlequah, Okla, Jan. 31.-Early
history of the Cherokee Indians is to
be depicted in pageant given here
the first week in June in commemo-
ration of the invention of Sequoyah's
alphabet. presented to his people 100
years ago. Cherokees and descend
ants of missionaries who worked
among the Indians before and after
the migration to Oklahoma, are 10
take part.
The idea of the pageant has been in
process OF development several years
by Prof. j. w. Scroggs of the EXten-
sion department of the University of
Oklahoma, who came to Oklahoma AZ
years ago as a teacher of the Red
men. Final plans We're worked out in
Oklahoma City at a conference be
tween faculty members of the univer-
sity, descendants of the old Cherokee
/ tribesmen and members of the state
HISTORICAL society.
1t was decided to ask the state leg
islature, now in session, for funds tC
defray expenses of the pageant
Details of the pageant have not
been announced.
Working without knowledge of the
English. language, Sequoyah was ar
old man when, at the end of twenty
years of labor, he gave to his tribes
men an alphabet. In two years the
Cherokees were raised from virtua
illiteracy to a degree of education ant
Sequopahs achievement has been her
aided as one of the greatest forward
steps in the history of the American
| Indian. Hailed as crazy Indian.
Sequoyah perservered and finall.
reached his goal by forming a char
ter representing each of the So sylla
bles of his language. $50.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-01
NEW YORK MAN GETS
MEDAL FOR INVENTING
SUBMARINE DETECTOR

New York, Jan. 31.-Dr. Willis r.
Whitney. of Schenectady, N. Y, in
ventor of a detector for giving warn
ing of the approach of submarines,
has been awarded the Perkin Gold
Medal, one of the highest honors in
science, in recognition of his many
inventions through which he had ap-
piled chemistry to the, service of man
kind.
The medal is given for the highest
achievements in applied science and
is named for Sir William Perkin, a
distinguished chemist and discoverer
Of the first processes for the manu-
facture of aniline dyes from coal tar.
The submarine detector, which was
put into practical application during
the European war at the Nahant sta.
tion of the United. States, is probably
Mr.. Whitney's best known invention
AS member of the Naval Consulting
Board, he also did much for the devel.
opment of radio telephony and radio
telegraphy while the conflict with
Germany was in progress. He is now
director Of the research laboratory OF
the General Electric company at
Schenectady, N. Y.
Dr. Whitney, who was e. born in
jamestown, N. Y, is a director of the
/ American Chemical Society, of which
he was president in 1909.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-01
SHELL FROM DEWEY'S GUNS
EXPLODES AFTER 22 YEARS

Manila. P. !, Jan. 31-A shell from
one of Admiral Dewey's guns after
lying in vacant lot in Manila for
more than % years, exploded today
injuring three Filipino boys. One OF
the lads picked up the shell and after
examining it. hurled it against rock
The shell proved to be effective and
knocked the three boys to the ground
all sustaining painful injuries.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-01
LAKELAND POSTOFFICE
CLOSE TO FIRST CLASS

The Lakeland postotfice, which
failed of getting a rating as first
class last year, is practically as
sured of making this rating dur
ing 1921. Postotfices are cIassed
as first, second, third or fourth ac-
cording to the sale of stamps
made during a year. The offices
selling $4,000 or over ,are consid-
cred first class, and the Lakeland
office lacked $997:oo of selling
this amount. This deficiency is
almost made up for this year by
the sales Of January alone. which
exceed by $9e3.47 the sales for
January 1920. Sales for January,
1920, were $3,o47.ee. and for JAN
uary, 1921, S4,o41:36.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-01
MEDICAL OFFICER
SHOT BY SENTRY AT
HAMPTON ROADS

Washington, Feb. IA naval court
Of inquiry has been ordered to investi-
gate the shooting of Lieut.. John G.
Taylor, Greenville, n. c., medical
officer at the operating base Of Hamp-
ton Roads, Va, by a sentry Sunday.
In the meantime Secretary Daniels
has asked for full report.
The one he received merely stated
that the officer was shot and killed
after he failed to halt when chal
lenged by the sentry.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-01
WRECKlNC TRAIN HIT
BY FREIGHT KILLED

Newark, o., Feb. -Four mem
bers of the Pennsylvania railroad
wrecking crew We're killed today
While returning to Columbus, when
the wrecking train was hit by a
freight train three miles east of New
ark. Several were injured, two Sc
riOuSly. The wrecker Was returning to
its station after picking up freight
wreck last night.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-01
FORDNEY BILL
IS DISGUISED
IN The SENATE
Like a Wooden Ship n BarnacIe
Infested Sea it is About Ready
to Sink-SunfOwer Seed and
Nails Latest Articles to be Put
Under the Generous Mantle of
its Protection.
CBy Associated Press.)

Washington, Feb. 1.-The Furdney
emergency tariff bill has begun to re-
semble a wooden ship adrift in IA bar
nacle- infested sea. With every day
seeing new encumbrances added to il
by its opponents and friends, the lat
ter today began to see visions of its
sinking.
The latest acquisitions to the bill
appeared today in the proposals to
place import duties on sunflOwer seed
and nails. 1t faced debate in the Sen
ate today.
Senate Republican leaders yester-
day asked unanimous consent for \
vote on the Fordney bill February 5
and upon objection filed petition for
cloture, or limitation OF debate SEN
ator Pomerene objected and made a
speech against the bilE The clotur2
petition will be voted on tomorrow.
The passage of the bill in some
form by the Senate is apparently as
sured, but it will be so altered that
Nhe House will not recognize it,
The naval appropriation bill was
whitfield down yesterday by the House
committee to approximately $395. 900,
900, reduction of S3S.00O,O0O from
the amount appropriated year ago,
and $240000. 900 less than the esti-
mates.
This. it is said. would necessitat4
a reduction of the enlisted personnel
of the navy to maximum of 100000.
but would permit a continuation OF
the building program. No cut III the
number OF naval officers is proposed
The chairman Of the committee said
navy of 100000 men would be suf-
ficient to man all first class fighting
vessels.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-01
AUTO COLLISION

At about eight o'clock Sunday ev-
ening, Paul Paul. of this city, while
returning from Tampa by auto, col
lided with a Ford, which was running
without lights. Mr.. Paul had just
tlimmed his lights and turned out tc
pass another car ten miles this side oi
Tampa, when the accident occurred
His car was badly damaged and wa:
taken to Tampa for repairs Mr.. Pau
was accompanied by Miss KittyMcRaC
and Miss Viola Pratt and both young
ladies were severely bruised ant
shaken up, while Mr. Paul lost sew
eral teeth.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-01
GERMANY TO REFUSE
LBY Associated PreSs.l

Berlin, Feb. 1.-German Foreign
Minister Simons will tell the Reich
stag today, newspaper says, that
Germany cannot subscribe to the al
lied reparation demands on the
ground that they are impossible to
fulfill
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-01
STEEL COMPANIES
RESUME AFTER
LONG IDLENESS
(By Associated Press.)

Pittsburg, Feb. MANY independ-
cnt steel companies of the Pittsburg
district today increased operations OF
what was said to be cautiously con
servatiye basis, afeer six weeks il
which operations have been suspend
ed or greatly curtailed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-01
FINE GRANULATED SUGAR
REACHES NEW LOW MARK
(By Associated Press

New York, Feb. 1-Fine granulat
ed sugar is quoted at seven and one
fourth cents Il pound by large refin-
cries in the local market today. This
is the lowest price quote d in two
years.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-01
GOVERNOR OF MAINE
PASSES AWAY TODAY

Augusta, Me, Feb. 1.-Governol
oankhurst of Maine died Monday He
allied to recover from the effects OF
l diphteritic infection of the tongue
which attacked him three weeks ago
lie was apparently improving last
night. but took a chill and became un
conscious, remaining so until his
death.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-01
THIRTY FAMILIES SENT
INTO STREET BY FIRE

Chicago. Feb. 1.-Fire after an ex-.
plosion in a four-story fat building
on the South side today. sent thirty
families into the street early today.
Noi Ody was injured. The building
agent said he believed the fire result
ed from a bomb thrown on the roof.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-01
MISSING CALIFORNIA GIRL
KEPT PRISONER ON RANCH

Los Angeles, Feb. Mrs. Gladys
Witherell, who disappeared from her
home Tuesday, was found today
prisoner in a house on a ranch sev,
4nty miles freIn here. Two men have
been arrested.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-01
BODY OF LIEUTENANT
TAYLOR RETURNED TO N. c.
LBy Associated Press. }

Norfolk, Feb. 1.-The body of Lieut..
John c. Taylor, killed by a sentry
last night, has been shipped home to
Greensville. n. c. The naval board
of inquiry is expected to complete its
investigation today.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-01
Reporters eesiege Mrs. Harding

New York, Feb. Am army of
newspaper reporters, augmented by
representatives of Fashion" and 9th
er magazines. today resumed their as
sault at the hotel in the hopes of OBJ
tanning an interview with Mrs. Hard
ing, who is here to purchase part of
her whitehouse wardrobe.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-01
PERSHING WANTS BODY
OF UNKNOWN SOLDIER
BURIED AT ARLINGTON
lBy Associated Press.l }

Washington, Feb. 1.-The return
from France of the body of an un-
known soldier for burial in Arlington
cemetery as fitting national tribute
to the men who fell in the world war.
was advocated by Pershing before the
House military committee which is
considering a bill for that purpose
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-01
KINGDOM GOULD
FACES BREACH
OF PROMISE SUIT
(By Associated Press.) J

New York, Feb. 1.-The existence
Of Il 100000 suit in which Kingdom
Gould, son of George Jay Gould, j.
charged with breach of promise to
marry Mrs Richard Blum. of Arkville'
n. Y, was disclosed today in the su-
preme court. Gould denied employing
detectives to help Mrs. Blum obtain
a divorce. Gould has since married
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-01
IRISH INSPECTOR SHOT
NEAR MALLOW LAST NIGHT

Belfast, ireland. Feb. 1,-Captain
King, district inspector, was seriously
wounded and his wife was shot to-
death near Mallow, Cork county, last
.ninKas I.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-01
lRv Associated Press.l

Berlin, Feb. l. Germany regards
the reparalion terms as fantastic and
impUsSiHls # execution, and it is the
general opinion that the government
cannot agree to them. The cabinet
was in executive session until late
last night Madness is the term the
Reichstag is using in discussing the
conditions.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-01

In London middle-aged women of
suitable appearance are engaged to
act as escorts for society girls. They
call at the houses where dances are
being held, and convoy their charges
home.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-01
Minister simons May Resian

Hamburg Feb. lit is not improb-
able that Foreign Minister Simons
will reply to the reparation demands
by resigning from the German govern
ment. says Il Berlin dispatch
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-01

A food scientist states that one pint
and half of milk with half a pound
Of pea -four would supply all the
essential ingredients for a whole
day's food.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-01

New administration will have a
lot Of office furniture to sell, undam-
aged except for the spur marks on
the desks.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-01

A single wolf has been known to
kill in six months 100 head of cattle
valued at s5,0OOi
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-01
HARDING REQUESTS PRESIDENT
TO CALL SPECIAL SESSION OF
SENATE TO MEET MARCH 4

Message Is Conveyed Through
Lodge, Underwood and Tumul-
ty-Duties Of Senate Would be
to Confirm Appointments of
Cabinet and Other Officers Sub
mitted by the Incoming Execu-
tive When He Takes His Seat.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-01

Anger is like fire--a good servant
and terrible master.-Lyman Alb
bott.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-01
GERMANY GREATLY DISPLEASED
WITH PLAN OF PREPARATION AS
LAIDDOWNBY SUPREME COUNCIL

Foreign Minister SimOns May Show
His Contempt for Them by Re-
signing = Reichstag Refers to
the Proposal as Madness" and
Intimates That German Govern
ment Will Refuse to Assent to
Ii.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-01
The WEATHER

The high pressure area which was
over the Lake region Monday morn
ing has moved eastward over the
North Atlantic coast. and has caused
generally fair weather over the north
eastern states, and lower tempera-
ture over the Atlantic coast states. &
Pressure is relatively low over the
Gulf Of Mexico, and rain has. fallen
over the middle and west Gulf states.
In the west, pressure is high over
the North Pacific. states and there Is,
another high over Kansas and Ok
lahoma. Pressure is relatively low
over Montana and over Arizona. Snow
has fallen in the upper Mississippi
valley and in North Dakota, and rain
has fallen over Washington. Else
where in the west, the weather has
been generally fair. 1t is somewhat
colder in the Dakotas this morning..
but no zero temperatures are res
ported.
Indications are for partly cloudy.
weather in the vicinity of Tampa to&.
night and Wednesday, not much
change in Temperatures.
WALTER j. BENNETT, "
= Tampa Weather Bureau.
Temperatures Elsewhere
The first column indicates highest.
temperature yesterday; the second,
owest last night, and the third, pres
3ipitation.