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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-18

beat out the throw. Smith hit high
in the air Just between first and sec.
ond and which was allowed to fall
safe. Gibson hit slow roller toward
Brown and all hands were safe when
Gibson and the ball arrived at the in
itial station at the same time. Kowal-
ski hit to Elliott and Jordan was
forced at the plate. The best Hum
phries could do was a slow roller to
Maltby at third and Smith was forced
out at home Gladu hit TO short and
HUMPHREYS was forced at second for
the final out The Highlanders were
not dangerous contenders for the base
ball game until the eighth inning,
when they came from behind and
chalked il up as a win. Stewart reg
istered his second triple Of the after
noon. another one over Kerlins head
which rolled to the fence. Fry was
called out on strikes and it looked bad
for minute. Jordan, however,
brought breath of hope to the local
clan when his hit to left field lit in
fair territory, Stewart counting. Smith
singled to right field and Jordan
pulled up at third. Just at this stage
of the game is where ellison stepped
in with the achievements needed and
set one down in center field. which
took nasty bound and rolled to the
park gate. ellison making the circuit
and Jordan and Smith checking in at
the pay station ahead fhim. To say
the stands went wild would not half
express it, anyhow the fuss disturbed
the folks up town.
Phil Wells. always fighting for a
ball game, singled off Smythe in the
last frame, and took second when
Kerlin hit to Stewart and right there
Phil stayed for Wolfe. who was sent
in to hit for Whitney was an easy
out to Fry and Maltby ended things
when HARRISON handled his grounder
for the final out, unassisted.
The same teams furnis hthe OppOsi-
ton for today and tomorrow and il
is hoped that the attendance will perk
up some.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-18
CILSON'S HOME RUN
BRINGS VICTORY

A healthy wallop from the bat Of
Howard Gibson. shortfelder of the
Highlanders, united a mighty pretty
ball game Monday afternoon, when
the said swat took a nasty bound over
Hunters head in center and was
counted as a four-ply smash, scoring
Jordan and Smith ahead of Gillie.
Manager HarbissOn started the dean
of the staff, Bert HUMPHREYS. against
Charlie Taylor and these boys staged
a royal battle until the beginning OF
the eighth when HUMPHREYS weakened
and gave way to Smythe, youthful
forkhander, recently acquired from
Columbia of the Sally League. Bert
got along in fine shape the first inn
ing. retiring the side on flies to the
outfield. two in Ery's territory and
one in the general vicinity of center,
Gladu making the putout In the sec
ond frame the odd master" did not
fare so well, an alien enemy denting
the rubber for the Gaps" first coun-
ter of the afternoon. Elliot opened
this session with a high fly to Jordan
in left Walter Hunter, premier hit
ter of the league. according to unof-
fetal figures, waded into one of Bert's
fast ones for a single into center Tay-
lor did the same thing. only he chose
right field as the logical spot in which
to drop his one base blow. Hun
ter journeying around to the third
station, from which hassock he scored
while Stewart was throwing out Wells
at first base. Kerlin ended the inning
when he swung wildly at three of
= HUMPHREYS benders Bert settled down
Pat this stage of the game and held
Orlando runless for the next three
frames, being touched up. however,
for brace of safe blows, a single in
to right by Maltby and a single past
second by Taylor. The sixth was a
profitable inning for the visitors as it
permitted them to count once and tie
the old ball game up, with the count
two all. Burke singled into right field
as a starter for this frame and was
promptly sent down to second by
Brown who sacrificed Smith to Har.
bison. Elliot made it two down when
he flew out to Jordan in left. Hunter
came through with short fly into left
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-18
BIG LEAGUE MANAGERS In
VERY THANKFUL MOOD FOR
MONDAYS BAD WEATHER

New York, April 1S.-Several man
ayers of Eastern teams in the big
leagues were thanking the weather
man today for having interfered yes
terday afternoon with their schedul-
ed games, and making it possible for
them to play off the postponed con
tests later in the season when their
teams will have reached champion
ship form.
Miller Higgins, manager Of the
Yankees, was especially pleased as
his club seemed in for beating at
Boston when a Northwestern broke
over the city and stopped proceed
ings.
The day wos not lost to the Yam
KEGS, however, as they completed ar.
engagements for the purchase OF
Whitley" Witt, of the Athletics, who
was expected today to be assigned to
the right field, this section of the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-18
Florida State League.
South Atlantic Association

field has been weakened by the alb
sence of Bob Muesel, who, with Babe
Ruth, was Suspended until May 20.
Witt hits in the aristocratic 300
class and can play the infield accept.
ably.
The best pitchers battle of the
year occurred yesterday in Cincin-
natl, where the Pirates shut out the
Reds 1 to 0. Morrison of Pittsburg,
held the Reds to 4 hits, Luque being
hit for seven by the Buccaneers.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-18
Slated for Whitney in 9th.

Summary-Left on bases, Lakeland
., Orlando 4; earned runs, Orlando. 4:
Lakeland G.; two base hits, Gladu.
Stewart 2; three-base hits, Stewart;
home runs, Gibson; hits apportioned.
on Taylor II, off HUMPHREYS, z in
20, OFF Taylor 1, off HUMPHREYS @,
on Smythe 1 in 10; sacrifice hits.
HUMPHREYS, Brown 2, Wells l. Time
OF game, 1:45. Umpire, Agur and
Clark.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-18
C"Pipings-From Eggs Shells"0

cPipings-From Eggs Shells")
what looks so funny to us is how
team that looks as good as does
burke's Bulldogs" is high and dry
IN the cellar position. Once they get
going they, are going to be mighty
hard to handle. This is prediction
Watch it work out.
ellison entered the hall of fame
when his nasty smash in the eighth
frame Of yesterdays game took a
nasty bound over Hunters head and
1t was scored as a four-ply smash. 1t
Just naturally ruined a good ball game
as pair of runners counted ahead
of Gillie. 1t brought a ball game from
one run behind to two runs to the
good.
Smythe may be a youngster in his
years but you take it from Egg he is
old in experience and is in there
hustling all the time. That's the dope.
big boy. Keep it up and somebody
VIII be handing you an orange grove
or SO as an inducement to stay with
us Tor the balance of the season.
For the real hard luck guy who is
entitled to the leather medal, we NOM
mate odd Master" HUMPHREYS. who
Just can't seem to turn in a win re-
CARELESS of the fact that he is pitch
ing mighty fine ball. The old how
VIII hit his stride before long and
When he does watch the old ball
games get on the right side of the
Highlanders' ledger.
LOOK at the unofficial averages. re.
leased this afternoon and see how Won
IKE the way the gang is hitting the
old apple. The games include the one
Saturday afternoon.
stewart led the way in hitting for
the Highlanders, kicking off brace of
triples and double in four times nm
Gladu, Jordan and Smith were close
seconds with two out of four. ellison
VINO is leading the regulars only
counted once, but, believe me, Agnes
1t sure was peach.
Taylor had the hoodoo sign on Fry
ana Manager Doug. These usualIv
healthy swatters failed to better their
averages today.
Hunter is showing marked improve
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-18

Summary-Three base hits, Nance;
earned runs, Jacksonville S; sacrifice
hits, Johnson, Cannon, Francis and
Franks; stolen bases, Johnson; double
plays, Shannon to Landy to Niehaus,
McCulioch to Lightfoot; left on bases,
Tampa z, Jacksonville z; first base on
balls, OF Reil A.; on Franks, 4; struck
out, by Reil z, by Franks 10. Time,
las. Umpires. Ferguson and Lohr.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-18

oUIIIIdTy-LtII on DdbeS, ST. Pc
tersburg 8, Daytona Z; three base hits,
Dean, c. Moore, Mum, MCGEE; two
base hits, Dean, Bradley, Resco, Nc
Gee; sacrifice hits, R. Resco, Shan
non; stolen bases, Shannon, Porter;
double plays, Porter to Martin to Res
co; hits off Martin, Is in s, off Fraz-
Ter, in /; bases on balls, Wilson 2,
Frazier l, Cusack a; struck out, by
Wilson l; hit by pitcher, Bradley (by
Cusack). Time, 2:20.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-18

Next to the locals we like Orlando's
inield better than any we have seen
in action. Burke at first, Maltby at
third, Elliott at second. While Son
Brown is not the fiashy fielder Chick
Palmer of last years team is, nor is
he the hitter, he is dependable and
can be counted on. It's the next best
one in the league.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-18

ment in his work this season and will
break up many a ball game before
the curtain is rung down. His stance,
as the golf bugs say. is better and
he does not seem to fear a hook ball
like he did last year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-18
Southern Association.

Little Roock at Chattanooga.
Atlanta at Mobile.
Memphis at Nashville.
Birmingham at New Orleans.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-18
National LEAGUE.

Boston at New York.
Brooklyn at Philadelphia.
Pittsbur gat Cincinnati.
Chicago at st. Louis.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-18

American League.
Detroit at Chicago.
st. Louis at Cleveland.
Philadelphia at Washington.
New York at Boston.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-18
American Association.

Milwaukee at Toledo.
Kansas City at Columbus.
Minneapolis at Indianapolis.
st. Paul at Louisville.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-18

American Association.
At Toledo 2, Milwaukee 9.
At Columbus z, Kansas City, 9.
At Indianapolis, Minneapolis, rain
At Louisville 6, st. Paul 5.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-18
With The Florida State
land Big Leagues
ToDAY'S DoINGs.

Florida State League.
Tampa at Jacksonville.
Orlando at Lakeland.
Daytona at st. Petersburg.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-18

American League
At Chicago, Detroit, rain.
At Cleveland, St. Louis, rain.
At Washington IL, Philadelphia ..
At Boston, New York, rain,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-18
South Atlantic Association

Columbia at Augusta.
Charleston at Charlottee.
Greenville at Spartanburg.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-18
Southern Association

Southern ASSocIatIon
At Birmingham 4, Atlanta 5.
At Chattanooga 3, Little Rock Z.
At Nashville 1, Memphis 3.
At New Orleans 5, Mobile 6.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-18
South Atlantic Association

At Augusta 0, Columbia 5.
At Charlotte II. Charleston 16.
At Spartanburg 6, Greenville 3.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-18

National League
At New York, Boston, rain.
At Philadelphia, Brooklyn, rain.
At Cincinnati, 0. Pittsburg /.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-04-18
American Association
RESULTS
Florida State LEAGUE,

At Jacksonville 5, Tampa 0.
At Lakeland 6, Orlando a.
At st. Petersburg 5, Daytona 10.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-19

Highest % degrees cat y. M lowest.
degrees cat $50 a. nD average. SIS
degrees aNsrars same date last year ls
'eerees. average same dat for thirty
three years. so degrees.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-19

happen to me if this ice doesn't n,o1+
quickly. haven't thjnf, 't9" to eat 'nslI s,5
no way Of getting anythine.v - "'''
whats that?" Tommv T;t ,oo,..,
surprised and as if he we're in 'JoMtV Jonht
mat he had understood. You sec N"oe be
hho" Chatterer's thrift. 'V
Then Chatterer told him o,,.
thing how some one had .aken all
,he seeds and acorns and nuts in b;s
'aiges' storehouse. and how all h;
otnef storehouses were so covoraI
WIN ice that he couldn't pct ;nto
lhem' and how he couldn't climb ~ +ho
'rees because of the ice. ''i'
~ II starvc to death. That : r,h,.
VII happen to me- concluded chat
=, Dee. dee, dee. nonsenss,y cr;os
ommy Tit. and his voice was nav, ,vu
J., am surprised at you, Ghattercr
indeed am. How came Won ~ 60. f.a
get Farmer Browns Bow Thora ,o aoi
plenty of food for YOU and for ~
one else up in the Old Orchard WY Wy
are no worse off than a Iot oH
others. would starve nvself , o
u great deal more quickly tha,, ,n'' "'u
we're 1T not for Farmer Brown,e i,ou' i,o,''
but he knows what a storm like ~.
Il; means {, 1, TO US and the first thing he
eld q thIs morning was to put out fond
or all VINO need it. 1t is there wait.
'ne ior you now. Come on. Chat
1efer' Dee dee. dee. come oni,
= : ommy started toward the Old
'copsfisat 1872. by r. ". Burgess,
The next story: "rhattcrer Be.
comes Himselr Acaino
New-York tribune., 1922-01-19
High Court Upholds
Convictions I nder
Enemy Trading Act
Action of Federal Tribunal
Here i'll Disnissing Ven
ner Injunction Against
Railroad Also Sustained

Three opinions sustaining decisions
in the Federal District Court here were
filed Yesterday in the United States
Circuit Court of Appeals. Tho dis
missal Of an injunction and liability
suit brought by Clarence II. Ncnncr
against the Southern Pacific and the
conviction Of Santino Parsi under tho
Harrison law and Of Thomas Elicit
Hodgskin and George Simon under the
enemy trading law were affirmed.
The Southern Pacific case arose out
Of an assessment on the railroad stool X
to furnish capital for the Pacific Oil
over the oil holdings of the carrier cor
porations when the segregation was or
cerod by the courts. The stock in the
new company WAS distributed to the.
railroads shareholders as a stock divi-
dend. but each share was assessed SIS.
Ncnncr sought an injunction to stop
the proceedings or an order making the
directors responsible for resultant loss.
Judge Henry Wade Rogers wrote the
opinion filed yesterday sustaining the
dismissal of the suit Judges Charles
NJ. ilough and Martin 7. Manton con-
CURED.
lIodgskin and Simon were convicted
On May 2S. 1920. Of conspiracy to de
't wy S,VNVi iilitul Ny lilGklnC iuiSC
and misleading reports to the alien
property custodian as to the ownership
OF the Heydcn Chemical Company, with
which they were connected it was
charged that had they succeeded more
than 100000 worth of German property
would have been concealed from the
government. 'lodgskin was sentenced
to a o,year term at Atlanta; Simon
was fined $4,000.
Judge Charles NJ. lIough wrote the
Circuit Court opinion sustaining the
convection. Judge Henry Wade Rogers
conquered and Judge Martin 7. Man
ton dissented.
Parisi was sentenced to three wears
IN Atlanta after his conviction on Au.
gust ., 1921, Of selling forty eight
ounces of narcotics. Judge julius NJ.
Mayer wrote the opinion ruling that
mere mad been no error in the District
Court. Judges Charles NJ. Hourh and
Martin +. Manton concurred.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-19
Hylan Admits His Rule
Best in City's History

Mayor Hylan was the guest Of the
Fifth Avenue Association yesterday at
ITS intcrcity lunch at the Hotel Bilt-
more, which was attended py mavors of
seVcra cities and representatives of
civic organizations Of several cities.
Mayor ilylan said he was doing his
best as Mayor. and that his administra
ton was the best the city ever had had.
me Police Department was the finest
the city had had since the davs of
byrNes, he said. 1t was his hone hc
SAID, that New York newspapers might
come to speak kind words Of their citv
so that false impressions concerning if
might be removed.
Owing TO the death of an amt IN
Kingston, n. Y, Mayor Hylan left the
luncheon carly to get train. Othcr
speakers were Arthur Brisbane and
Robert Grier Cooke. president of tho
Fifth Avenue Association.
Among those present were Mavors
Clarence D. Kerr. Englewood; John !
Treat. Stamford Edwin W. Tiske'
Mount Vernon; Alexander Archibald
Newark: William A. Lord, Orange.
John II. Eiser, president Charles Street
Association. Baltimore; Henry r.
Mitchell, president Market Street AS.
sociation. Philadelphia; Elwood
Chapman. president Chestnut Street
Association. Philadelphia; Edgar s
Gardner, president Walnut Street A.
soclation, Philadelphia, and r. A. G.
Smith. O
New-York tribune., 1922-01-19

Another tale Of adventure in tho
south Sea Islands wss unfoldod ycstcr.
day. this timc in the Supreme Court
Nrookly ~. where Howard s. Keen. Of
lowell. Mass. appeared a. Il witness
IN his suit to recover 100000 from
the South Seas Pacific Company. which
he SAYS. persuaded him to give UP his
commission as lieutenant commander
IN The navy to use his influence on
Samoan royalty and chief'nns to gain
control of the copra trade.
He also veeks an iniunction TO re.
strain 'ho Pacific DEVELOPMENT Com.
pany. Whlch organized the south Sea-
faclnc Company. from engaging III the
corra trade and from utilizing trade
agreements Keep obtained from copra
and other South Sea hings. Keep, who
Was graduated from Annapolis IN io1i
ana stationed IN Samoa in 1913. testified
he had trade agreements with seven
teen chiefs, as we'll as with King Mslic.
toa Tauu Mlin himself.
He was to be Samoan manager TO,
the South Seas Pacific Company =,
$1,000 Year. with an expense accoun.
OF : 600. he aid and the AjaN. a large
and luxurious Yacht pss provided for
the trip TO Samoa. There was lots ot
whisky aboard, be SAID. but not much
nay CATION. although ono. Herbert 1t
White. shipped as navigator.
White. he said, insisted that tho Wa,
to ind Samoa IN yacht was to go I,
bermuda and start from there The
trouble was that in spite of frequent
observations through tall glasses. no
body on board could find Bermuda foi
days and days.
Owe got lost said Keep. "Whitc
New-York tribune., 1922-01-19
Messervy Pleads
Lawyers Got Casl,
OF Timely Service
Ex-Shoe Gutter Moved ONLY
by Desire to Aid Jobless
i'll Organizing Society, He
Declares at His Trial

George Messcrvy, a former shoe cut
ter of Brooklyn and the head of the
Timely Service Society, which is said
to have collected sS.141, ostensibly for
relief of the unemployed, before it was
forced to suspend operations. was
brought TO trial before Judge Mancuso
in General Sessions yesterday. lie was
arrested last October on charges of OBJ =
tanning money under false protenscs.
Assistant District Attorney Donohuo
submitted testimony to show that Mes
servy gave his collectors So per cent
of what they collected and kept the
bulk OF the rest for himself. The
prosecutor charged that only s55 of
the $S,14l collected was devoted to the
cause of the uncmpioycd
Messervy testified in his own defense
that he organized and ran the Timely
Service Society purely for "thc benefit
Of humanity"
81 was shoe cutter at $50 a week.,
he told the court. Then lost my lob.
| decided to help mankind. | had no
Idea of making anything for myself.
had no selfish motives while organizing
the society. During the time Of organ
ration | lived on $500 had saved. 7
expected the society to be able to build
a shoe factory where we could nut the
unemployed to work. and also con
templated a farm in New Jersey where
unemployed persons could be taken
caro- of.
Much of the money we collected
went to lawyers, and then we did not
get as much as expected We col
lected about ss,14l before we were
obliged to quit"
After his arrest Messervy was held
IN $4,000 bail by Magistrate Simpson.
sic was taken to the Tombs prison on
October p, and has been a prisoner
there Since. He was indicted on De-
cember 13. He said that he was tiftv
tive years old and lived at 105 Joralo-
mon Street, Brooklyn His trial viii
continue to-day.
New-York tribune., 1922-01-19
Women's Earnings S,opncd

Mayor Amos 7. Baker, superintendent
Of the Bedford State Reformato,v tnv
Women. was informed yesterday bv tHo
state Prison Commission that h;s
charges could not hope to earn monor
for themselves making curtains and
doing other sewing "'''
A White Plains manufacturer ;ndncoa
Major Baker to put prisoners at worI
on curtains. The experiment provod
satisfactory and the women were nlan'
nlng to earn steady income with tho;,.
needles. Fhe commission has ruled thai
Sncn employment would violate law
pIon'nltlng inmates Of institutions from
competing with outside labor. '''''
New-York tribune., 1922-01-19
Bedtime Stories
Tommy Tit Brings a Message
by Thornton w. BURGESS
No prlu1legc is quite so dcor
As carrying q acord Of cheer.
Tommy Tit.

Tommy Tit the Chickadcc was fit
ting through the Green Forest to soc
what harm the great ice storm had
done and If all his friends had come
sately through. The ice everywhere
was very beautiful as it glistened in
the sunshine, but Tommy had no
thought for the beauty of it. He could
sec nothing but the torn and broker
:rees. and it filled him with sadnosa
Tor Tommy Tit dearly loves the trees
NO one does more than does This
merry hearted little feathered friend
to care for the trees and keep them
tree from the insects and worms that
would destroy them.
so, as he saw how his friends. he
trees, had suffered in the great ice
storm tommy was filed with great
sadness and he WAS silent as he fit
ted from tree to tree. This was most
unusual for Tommy Tit. for even on
1he ouIlest or coolest day Tommy has
TO tell everybody within hearing of
the gadness in his heart. lie seems w
to think that Old Mother Na.uro
placed him in the Great World to
carry message of cheer and clad
ness, and he always tries to do +.
Presently his sharp little ewes snied
Chatterer the Red Squirrel sitting
on an ice,covered log and looking as 5
if he hadn't a friend in the world
Al once Tommy found his tongue
Dee, dee, dee! I'm slad to see vou.
Chatterer. was afraid you might
have been hurt in that dreadful
Storm said he.
Chatterer looked up, but in his ewes
was only fear and something verv ike
despair. Tommy Tit saw It at once,
What is the matter. Chatterer? Arc
you hurt after all?' he asked anx-
iously
Chatterer shook his head. Tommy
fitted little nearer and looked at
Chatterer sharply with those bright
little eyes of his. Never before had
he seen Chattercr the Red Squirrel
looking like this. There wasn't
particle of spirit in him lie looked =.
well, he looked hopeless. You know
he was hopeless.
u Dee, dee, dee, chickadee." cried
Tommy Tit cheeriy. This is dread
full, but it might have been worse.
You might have been killed by fall
ing tree. Yes, indeed, it might have
Teen much worse"
u might as we'll have been killed."
replied Chatterer. "as TO starve TO
death, and that is What is going TO