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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-01
ESPERANTISTS
DEMAND FREE
irish REPUBLIC

Prague. Aug. demands that Ire
try Instead Of division of Great
Britain was made by Il delegate to the
thirteenth Esperanto congress Which
opened here yesterday Tw ipty five
hundred delegates Representa- 4 y na-
lions are in the city to attend the con
gress and services in esperanto We're
held in the Catholic and Protestant
churches in this city on Sunday
The Swedish representatives pre-
dominated with 1870 delegates while
there are many British, Dutch and
French here to attend the meeting.
The governments Of Holland, !taly,
Saxony. Lithuaria, Spain. Finland and
Uruguay are represented
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-01
MARION |. DAWSON NOTIFIES GOVERNOR
OF ACCEPTANCE OF TAX EQUALIZER JOB

favor, so that the interests of the en-
tire state may be protected and the
ever increasing burden Of taxation
ilnpartially distributed.
know that the opinion is held b..
some political seers that he who does
this will dig for himself political
grave. This view is cynical and false
and totally unworthy of the patriotic
men and women of Florida as | know
them and in whose high ideals and
impartial sense of justice | have an
abiding faith.
But even if the view were correct,
certainly no timid fear of political OBJ
livion can Swerye me from the path
Of plain. duty.
have never been ambitious to hold
public office except for the opportun-
ity it presents to serve the state and
il has not been my practice to hesi-
tate and weigh nicely the effect of the
discharge of the duties which the OPP
rortunity brings on my present or
future personal or political plans.
1t is more consistent with my ideals
of Il citizen $ duty to the state to
and certainly to political graveyard
il some constructive work of lasting
benefit to all the people can be done
along the way, than to selfishly choose
tie easier and more pleasant way Of
expediency and uselessness, way
that never leads to achievement, but
which too often wins to high office.
In saying this | do not mean to i'm
ply that am any more patriotic or
any more unselfsh than the average
citizen | simply mean to say that it
is a part Of my political creed to be-
lieve that the welfare of the state
should always be paramount to the
welfare Of the individual and | try to
make my deeds square with my ideals.
In fact, | am persuaded that those
who lack the moral courage TO do this
are unworthy of any mans confidence
and unfit to hold any office of trust.
Sincerely yours,
MARION l.. DAWSON.
Mr.. l.. Il. Edwards, who succeeds
i Honorable Marion L. Dawson as pri-
vate secretary to the governor, is a
resident Of Live Oak, having lived
here for the last twenty-five years. He
was principal of the Suwannee high
school for twleve years and in 1914
i've was president OF the State Tetchers
Association. He is one of the best
known educators in Florida, is an af-
fable and pleasant gentleman, and
has been close personal friend OF
the governor for, the last twenty
years.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-01
Succeeded as Secretary to Cover
nOr Ly L. B. Edwards of Live
Oak, Prominent Educator and
Long Friend of the Governor S

Tallahassee, Aug Special -
Marion l.. Dawson. secretary to The
governor. who has been appointed tu
the office of state equalizer Of taxes,
has resigned rs secretary of the board
of pardonS and of the board OF com
miSSiOnera, and notified the governor
of his acceptance. In his letter he de-
clarcs he VIII perform the duties Of
equalizer without fear or favor, re.
galdie#3 oi its effect upon his political
futurC. Ills letter follows:
August |, 1921.
Honorable Cary a. llaricc.
Tallahassee, Florida.
Ny dear Governor:
In rendering you herewith my res
ignatiun as your secretary and as see
Ietar5 To HE board Of pardons and the
board of commissioners of state insti-
trtiOnS, of each of which you are
chairman. to accept The office of state
equalizer of taxes, which you have SO
kindly offered me, | end an experience
which | hope has been OF some SER
vice to YOU.
Ii is said that all knowledge is use
full Assuming that to be true, then
indeed the information which have
gained Gy an intimate association with
state affairs during the last seven
months will be of great value to me
especially in connection with my new
activities.
In terminating my present official
relations with you to assume gravel
and more important duties for tho
state in Il wider field of work, | am
pleased to know that these new dL-
ties will in no way interfere with that
cordial relation which has so long eX-
listed between us. and which has af
g6rded me so much qualification ant
pleasure.
| am grateful to you, of course, fol
this new honor which your confidence
that can discharge the complex du
ties OF the new office cOnfers, and
shall try to he worthy of it,
While thinking of the honor, though
| assure you that | am not unmindfu
of the heavy responsibilities whicl
attach to that honor.
l shall accept the office of STATE
equalizer of taxes with but one singl,
aim in view, namely, to discharge tn,
duties of that office without fear o.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-01
SEVEN VICTIMS
OF STORM IN
EAST SATURDAY
AND YESTERDAY
Wind and Electricity On a Ram
page In Eastern States-Hail
Also Reported

New Cork. Aug. AT least seven
persons were killed and many injured
il, severe electrical and wind storms
that swept various sections of the
country yesterday and Saturday night.
-Four of the deaths were attributed to
lightning.
Loss To buildings struck bv light
ming and damage to crops. pariicu-
larry in New England. was said to
amount to thousands of dollars.
In West Mortified, Mass, Harry
Field. Jr.. l3, was killed when light
ming struck a barn in which he had
taken refuge. G. \. Gottchalk, of
New York. met death at Rhinebeck,
y. Y. when lightning strucl; tree
under which he was standing. AS she
was leaving the golf links near Lew
istown. Maine. Mrs Harry A. Ley was
killed by lightning Walter Whit
worth. of Worcester, Mass, was killed
BY lightning while seated under Il tree
at Marlboro Mass. Andrew Little. Il,
was killed when tree fell on his au-
tomobile during q storm at Banton.
ILL.,. and Mrs William Belford and
her II year cd grandson crushed to
death near Golconda. ILL.,, by the fall
OF Il wall of her home during wind
storm AT Traverse Island, N. Y.
members of the New York Athletic
Club had narrow escapes from serious
injury. all of them being knocked
down by bolt of lightning.
Hail accompanied the rain In sew
eral eastern states. One hailstone
PICKED up after storm in Passaic
county, New Jersey, was reported to
have weighed II ounces.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-01
Regatta Beginning Today VIII Ri
val Pre-War Events-Interest
ing Program Beginning With
Royal Yact Club Race
Great Britain Won

tGWeS, Isle Oi wight. Aug. -t'rrat
Britain today won the second yacht
race for the cup over the six metre
course by 20 points TO IL.
This, with the first race last Friday
al Rydf. put the British racers ahead
of he Americans. T. points TO %.
Cowles. Isle of Wight. Aug l Ire
2atta week began here today under
auspices which promised that the FIVE
days Of racing which will close on
Friday, will rival in briliancy those
OF the years which preceded the great
war. King George, Queen Mary, the
Duke Of York, the Duke of Connaught
and other members of the royal fam
lily. reached here yesterday and the
harbor WAS crowded with pleasure
c;lft which were here to Witness the
opening of the Watching festival The
British battloShlp Resolution and the
American dreadnaught Utah served to
give the regatta an official dignity.
Today's opening event was the Roy
al Yacht Club race, hut rivJlling this
number on the week; program Wts
the second. third and fourth rounds
between British and American SIX
metre boats which began their series
of rae at Ryda on July %. The
Americans lost the first round, al
though the Grebo. one Of the Ameri-
can fleet, crossed the finish line ahead
of its competitors One of the Amer
lean yachts, however, was virtually
dismasted and another did not start
because il was feared her rigging
would not withstand the winds that
blew at Ryde.
Work of repairing the Shiela. the
American boat which suffered from
the rough weather at Ryde. was eX-
pected to be completed in time for
today's racing.
The third and fourth rounds will be
sailed on Wednesday and. Friday.
The kings cup race will be sailed
tomorrow, there being eight entries
in the event
The American and British yachting
enthusiasts. who were here for the
week were looking forward To the
/ handicap class event TO be sailed Ia
ter in the week, because one Of the
competitors will be King Georges
famous racing yacht the Brittana.
The rqoyal yatch squadron will give
special prize to the first American
six metre yacht to finish in the first
British-American cup race and the
town of Cowles will give cup for the
first American yacht in the second
! cup race.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-01
T0DAY'S GAME

trip the submarine chaser los was
provided the presidential yacht hc-
m% forced to anchor in the outer har-
bor because of the tortuoua channel
that leads within
At the new state dock. Goveroar
Cox, OF Massachusetts. headed wei
coming committee which included
governors Of several New England
states. There awaited lhc president
AT the dock also. 4 group of New Bed.
ford school children. winners of the
New Bedford Evening standard 5
trophy for mastery of English by chill
dren of foreign parents to whose hon
orS were added those OF receiving
their medals from the presidents
hands.
From the dock the presidents pro
gram look him to the point at which
the pIrad' was formed, two miles
oute'dr the town. under guard of It
troop Of clvalry His WAS the first
OF five divisions. Regular and state
military companies were aSsiGnad as
escort for the guests which included
Vice Prcsden! Coolidge the governor,
several United States senator's. VIM.
II. Drbcaufort, charge d'affaires of
the Dutch embassy. and Capt. Sid
ney II. Bailey. vice naval attache of
the British embassy.
The fourth division, one of floats
from each of the towns anu many of
the villages of Plymouth and Barn
stable cuunties-the old colony dis
trict-hrought the parade to bril-
liant climax.
Plymouth's float reproduced the
landing of the pilgrims. That of
DuAbury portrayed the treaty be-
tween the first settlers and the In
dians. The Brid2ewaters were rep
resented by a float on which ap-
feared Miss Priscilla Alden lineal
descendant of John Alden. Princess
KootonekanSulle, known nowadays as
Miss Charlotte Mitcneu, Il direct des.
cendant Of the Indian ciIieftain Mas-
aas#oit. was Il figure on 1liddlehoro's S
FIRST lloat depicting he meeting of
aov. WinSlow ana the cLief
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-01
POSTAL SERVICE
NOW PROVIDED
WITH STEAMSHIP

New York, Aug. The steamship
President, assigned by the govern
ment to the post office department.
went into commission today as a
speeder-up of the delivery of ocean
mails
Bearing Postmaster General Hays
and members Of the Senate and House
PestOftice Committee. the President
put out today for quarantine to mee;
the first incoming mail steamer and
rush its mail pouches ashore
Inauguration OF the service. which
is to be operated on Il II hour basis
by the New York Central railroad, is
expected to speed up ocean ma de
liveries by "a hours or more.
Anti-Saloon Leagues kick is that
the nation is taking to prohibition
with too much cellaritq Norfolk Wv
rinian-PilOt
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-01
SPANISH TROOPS
WIN VICTORY
OVER MOR0CCANS

London. Aug Spanish troops
fighting their way southwark from
Nclilla. Morocco, through the rank-
OF tribesmen, who have hemmed in
Gen. Navarro, near Montarruit. have
won an important victory. says Il Tan
.ier dispatch to the Daily Mail!
The Spanish who are under COM
mand cf Gen. Cavalcanti. successor to
the late Cen. Silvestre. who committed
suicide following the defeat of the
Spanish last week. have retaken Alta
!&yoG 'idi IIamid, El Hadj, Nador
and Gorout, it is stated in the dis
patch.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-01
SOMETHING DOING
in PEACE PARLEY
ISNOW BELIEVED
Developments of Next Few Days
Likely to Include Something Of
Interest In Ireland

London. Aug. development in
the peace negotiations between Pre-
mier Lloyd-George and leaders of the
Irish Republicans are imminent, it
was reported here today but nothing
official was given out.
1t was reported in London yester-
day that Art O'Brien had been select
ed to represent the Gaelic league, but
they could not be verified. One report
had il that O'Brien had been selected
as the messenger who would take the
Sim Fein reply to Premier Lloyd
George. while another report had il
that Eamonn de Valera would himself
return to London during the week and
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-01
KING AND QUEEN OF ENGLAND TO
GRACE YACHT RACES WITH PRESE'INVlC &,
COTTON HIGHER

New Orleans, Aug. l. Interpretations
Of Eullish figures on the growing cror
and reports of much shedding from
Texas put the cotton market higher
on the opening today and in the frs,
hour of trading gained to Q points.
October advanced to 1175.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-01
To the Baseball Fans of Lakeland:

So much has been said pro and relative TO what
should and should not be done with the players The ball
team to insure full success that the directors have to
the following conclusion:
Fnst-The directors have stood good for and
about $4,000 trying to please the FANS and have now
decided it impossible.
Second Every fan that presents himself armed with
kick and certified check for ST. 900 will have his sug
gestion carried out
Thld-Artcle may Be carried out by club Of ten
fans provided that each put up said check of 000
thus secure absolute control of the and enjoy the
privilege of hiring and firing.
i Fomh-For the remaining $5 900 the directors .
out they will four players to be disposed of Il
see fit. d -.@.
We hope that this will meet with the approval Of
the fans Lakeland. gives every chance to max
whatever change they fit, provided they carry OUT the
terms named DIRECTORS COMMITTEE.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-01
RIG ROAD EARNINGS

New York, Aug. Earning of $7.2S
a share on the capital stock of the
Great Northern Railway company in
1920, were shown in the annual report
CT the road, made public today Net
corporate income was reported at
$19,3O4, ,097. A sum of $1,S15 ,496 was
transferred to profit and loss
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-01

that Sir James Craig, the Ulster pre-
mier, also was coming to this city.
1t also was reported that the Irish re-
publican parliament which is expected
to meet during the coming week. have
prepared to release the dozen mem
hers OF the Republican parliament I'M
meiately after being appraised of the
date upon which parliament would
meet.
1t was admitted in Sim Fein quar-
ters that there is probable differ
ence of opinion among, members Q
the Irish parliament regarding the
concessions to be demanded from
England.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-01

P.rtly cloudy tonisht and
tuesday
Arizona republican., 1921-10-24
The Other Unions

It is not quite surprising that the shop crafts railway should hesitate to join the Broth erhoods in nationwide strike. Whatever may be the grievances of the unions outside the Brotherhood they the same those of the Brotherhoods They have their shop rules too. which they do not to risk in the cataclysm of strike.
 It is recalled also that the shop men and other railway workers outside the Brotherhoods comps aimed that when from 1916 on through the federal admin istraton of the roads. wages of the Brotherhoods were skyrocketing, their own pay was not propor- tionatey advanced They not getting their share of wages.
 More surprising than their apathetic attitude toward the strike that of the railway telegraphers who have announced their intention to with the Brotherhoods. It is the more surprising that they should take this step in view of the unbroken record failures of telegraphers strikes, railway and com mercial, and the penalties which usually i'm posed upon telegraph operators who quit the service in this summary way.
 Though the position of the telegraph operator is which requires than average intelligence, comparatively long training and the development of skill and though, considering all these requirements, the salaries not remunerative, the vocation has strong attraction for bright young women and that there is always large reserve upon which to draw in the event of emergency.
 A telegraph strike, however elaborately planned has resulted in paralysis of the service and has seldom caused than few days incon- venience.
 There two clements among telegraph work which do not heed the strike call-the is the youthful which have mentioned and the other is the older operator who has been through strike and has been readmitted to the service.
 There are, of course, many exceptions as to the conduct of the latter element There parativly few operators ready take part in new strike, or else against their forebodings they yield to their organizations which are made up mostly of blood. inexperienced in such revolts.
 But the majority of older operators whatever their sympathies may be, disposed to hold them selves aloof.
Arizona republican., 1921-10-24

in the great war. Japan had acquired them at the price of blood and treasure
 Japan hardly less frankly points out that the contention of relative to shantung is contrary to the Versailles treaty, whose clause that sub ect Japan forced into the treaty in consideration of it's support of the League of Nations. The un- righteousness of that clause has been dwet upon by American British and French statesmen, and it was so repugnant to Americans that it became of the ralying points the opposition in this country to the Versailles treaty. We have also been in formed that MT Wilson accepted it with distaste, under threat of Japanese opposition to the covenant
 The Japanese note also holds the Chinese con- tention to be contrary to the Chno-Japanese treat ies That is quite but the world knows that those treaties were forced upon China which finally gave  way under pressure
Arizona republican., 1921-10-24
LAIIs FOR THE SICK

The case of Mr Harris who be- came sick on the street and was thrown into jail and left to die is about as sad a bit of business as the city has heard in a twelve month. Once more we have occasion to be- wall the existence of such a jail as that in our civilized society.
 We believe it is true that the of ficers who incarcerated him made mistake. Who was to blame for this and how much to blame. let the court decide. But we want to remind the public that Mir. Harris is not the first sick man who has been thrown into that Jail and left without prop CT treatment
 Modern medical science recognizes that many drunken men are genuine ly sick. Mir. Harris was not drunk. but was rather a lifelong enemy of alcohol; but we insist that not even drunken man should be thrown in jail and neglected. The jail. espe- cially our imported relic of darkest Russia in the basement of the city hall, is not a fit place even for the sobering up process. The writer dis covered a drunken man on the street one night and was puzzled to know what to do with him. Why shouldn't the city provide a place to be used as an emergency hospital, or ar range with some hospital to be re- sponsible for such cases?
 We throw all sorts of people into 1 jail We have the habit. All trans gressors, young, old. timid. violent stealers of pins and murderers of parents. all must be herded together and hurried into that foul jail. MT | Harris pitiful case is symbolic The | jail makes no distinctions and ap- plies no remedies. If the prisoner | turns out to be not guilty, the jail | makes no apology. If the prisoner gets worse rather than better. while | living in that hell hole his mother may weep, if he has a mother. but | who else cares. The city is not of | ficered nor organized nor equipped
 nor educated for the business of han ] ding derelict men and women, though
 it must deal with hundreds of then | every month.
 Our jail fellow Christians, is z
 dark and stupid denial of every fin, Christian sentiment that was preach ed from our pulpits yesterday. No ray of Christian love breaks through tht
Arizona republican., 1921-10-24
Of the Greatest Moment

The first of a series of hearings of the greatest importance before the interstate commerce commits sion will begin at Chicago November Il. The hearings will what Is known the Countss' Fourth Section Application, Number 1s. which will probably prove to be the most important that has ever been before the interstate commerce mission. that is. the most important far 1t con- cerns the inter mountain country of which Arizona is part
 The transcontinental railroads have asked of the interstate commerce commission permission to make wholesale violations of the long and short haul clause of the interstate commerce act. The roads to return old. discriminatory practices that formerly employed by them in the inter-mountan territory which then compelled to pay higher freight rates on commodities than paid the Pacific terminals This battle was fought out and won by mountain region several years ago. The fight was nominal against the Pacific terminals but it really against the railroads themselves Now at their instance, when they are generally opposing reductions of freight the struggling strangling industry, they are proposing a reduction transcontnental rates that would result in the strangng by dscrimina- of vast inter mountain territory, whose in dustry would be throtted and whose development would be retarded.
 To oppose this threatened blow, the Intermediate Rate association has been organized throughout the inter mountain territory with membership of 250 organizations in which Arizona represented by the state corporation commission and other bodies. It proposes contest this unrighteous appn- cation through commission, through the supreme court, if necessary, and if further necessary to go to congress for relief Nothing necessary to go to congress for relief Nothing has ever come before any or tribunal that means so much to the development of the interior west this
 Beside the hearing at Chicago there will be others at the following places and dates Denver November 21; Helena, November 2S; Boise, Novem- Der 2S; Spokane December l; Portland December 5; San Francisco, December S. Reno. December F; Phoenix. December IT; Atlanta, January g. and New 1 Orleans, January il.