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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-18
GRETNA GREEN
MAY FEATURE
LEGION MEET
Provision May Be Made To Enter
tain Cupid At New Orleans
In October

New Orleans, La, Aug. 1S.-NatiOn-
al conventions and honeymOons are
seldom taken together, but the Amer
lean Legion national convention com
mittec is face to face with the prob
lem Of creating a Gretna Green for
a number of Legion men who will at
tend the national gathering here Oct.
1920.
Committee members thought they
had worries enough in arranging for
the entertainment of the 100000 visit
ors expected, when in comes a letter
from Comrade Oscar Nicholson of
Brockett. n. d., asking for information
in regard to provisions being made for
the performance of marriage Cere-
monies during the convention.
Can marriage take place under
the auspices of the American Legion
at the convention in New Orleans this
year or not?' Nicholson queries. IF
so, I'd like to have full details about
everything like dreas to be worn.
where to get license, etc, and also
what time to be there"
Nicholson hopes for a favorable re-
ply.
During the Legion convention in
Kansas City last year twenty couples
were married in convention hall by
the Rev. John w. lnzer. national
chaplain. The Kansas City commit
tee paid for the marriage licenses and
local merchants provided wedding
rings and numerous presents.
1--WE had not considered duplicating
the Kansas City free marriage offer
this year" the convention chairman
declared when Legionnaire Michel
sons request was presented to him
However. the Legion is rather par
tial to the institution of matrim0ny
and our committee will assist those
comrades aspiring to that estate with
all the facilities at our disposal"
1t is probable that committee on
marriages will be added to the con
vention list.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-18
LOVE OF HORSES WAS
THE TIE THAT UNITED
GAMBLERS AND BYFIELDS

Atlanta, Ga, Aug. 1S.-Love for fine
horses which drew them together at
Walter T. Gamblers private race
track on his estate near Atlanta, was
one of the means of developing the
acquaintance between the Gambler and
Byfield families, it was said today by
mutual acquaintances. Two court ac-
tions are pending here as an alleged
attack upon Mrs. Byfeld by Mr.. Can
dler.
Byfield and his wife were frequent
visitors in the Gambler home and in
his business as an automobile dealer
he was a customer of the Central'
Bank and Trust company of which
Mr.. Gambler is president.
Mrs. Byfield claimed in a damage
suit filed yesterday that she was so
injured in an attack by Gambler in
her stateroom enroute to France
some time ago that she was forced
to undergo an operation and is now
confined to her bed at the home OF
her father, city detective.
Mr.. Gambler indicated he might soon
file an answer to her charges. He is
sued a denial that he had even
touched" Mrs. Byfeld or that any
thing of an improper nature occurred
and also asserted that 'if she suffered
any injuries on the trip it was from
the terrific beating her husband gave
her that night"
Mr.. Byfield had admitted that in his
encounter with the banker he also
had struck his wife.
The next step awaited in the case
today was the hearing set for Sept.
2 of Mr.. Gamblers suit to prevent Mr..
Byfleld from realizing on note ex-
changed for the $4,000 check given
him after the affair on shipboard.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-18
''SPURLOS VERSENKT" is
FATE AWAITING FORMER
GERMAN SUBMARINE U-111

Washington. Aug. 1S.-The German
submarine U-111, one of those brought
to the United States after the war,
has been placed in drydock at Nor
folk navy yard preparatory to being
taken to sea and sunk in deep water
in compliance with the agreement un-
der which former German warships
were distributed among the Allied and
associated governments at the close
of the war.
The U-boat was originally intended
to be destroyed in the airplane bomb
ing tests off the Virginia coast last
year, but sank while at anchor in shall
low water near the capes. She re-
Gently was raised and taken to the
Norfolk navy yard for inspection to
make her seaworthy enough to permit
the trip into deep water The exact
method of disposition, it was said to-
day at the department, had not been
finally determined.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-18
ROBERT E, NOT
ROBERT W. DAVIS
HEADS COMMITTEE

jacksonville, Fla, Aug. 1S.--An err
roncous impression that Colonel Rob
crt w Davis, of Gainesville. former
member OF Congress was elected
rcutive committee at the re-organi2a-
tion meeting here yesterday. was cor
rrcted today. Colonel Robert +. la
Wis. of Gainesville, was named. The
official list of members of the com
mittee contained the name of Col. Rob
ert W. Davis, Il typographical error
having been made in the second in
itial. and il was made to appear that
the congressman had been selected
to head the committee.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-18
JULY PRICES HIGHER
TO THE CONSUMER IS
REPORT OF EXPERTS

Washington, August 1S.-Wholesale
and retail costs of food and other
commodities took an upward jump
during the month of July. retail prices
averaging l per cent increase. while
wholesale prices registered a gain of
about 1-3 per cent as compared with
June prices, the department of labor
announced today. Comparison of
wholesale prices in June with those
of year ago indicated, the depart
ment said, that the general price level
advances about 10 per cent, with fuel
and lighting materials registering an
increase of 3G1a per cent.
The averaging retail price level was
determined, the department stated, by
an analysis of prices charged for 43
food articles by dealers in fifty-one
important cities, and it was explain
ed the quantity of each article con-
sumed, in the average working man $
family, also entered into a determine
tion. The largest increase was noted
in the sale of granulated sugar Z per
cent, strictly fresh eggs per cent,
navy beans 5 per cent, potatoes per
cent, while ! per cent increase was
registered against certain kinds of
meats, cheese, baked beans and
prunes.
Thirteen food stables decreased in
price, onions dropping 13 per cent.
cabbage 10, hens 3, lamb and -four 2,
while canned goods showed but slight
decrease.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-18
FIRE BELIEVED TO BE
OF INCENDIARY ORIGIN

jacksonville. FlaA Aug. 1S-Fire
department officials in their report
on the fire that early destroyed tho
frame residence at Enterprise and
Westbrook streets occupied by Jack
Kelly, working railroad shopman.
expressed the belief the blaze was OF
inccndiary origin. 1t was stated an
investigation disclosed the presence
of kerosene in large quantities.
Kelly reported to the police Sunday
that his home had been fired upon
during the day and obtained warrants
for the arrest of four men whom he
charged participated in the shooting.
The arrests We're made and the de-
PENDANTS We're to be given Il hearing
late today before justice Of the
peace.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-18
EARLY END OF
COAL STRIKE
IS PROMISED
Few Difficulties Still Re-
main To Be Solved and
Members of the Confer
ence Committee Are
Optimistic Over the
Outlook - Wage In
crease D e m and Is
Waived

Philadelphia. Aug Members of
the negotiations committees of tho
anthracite miners and operators. each
with a sincere determination to ef-
fecuatc an adjustment if at all pussi-
bic, to quote the words Of the Joint
statement issued at the conclusion of
yesterdays parleys, were to meet
again today. Both miners and opera
tors today continued to hold the
optimistic attitude adopted after the
first conference, but both declarrdihe
joint statemen was all that could~be
said at present
The main issue involved concerns
wages. In pre-conference announce
mpnt the operators agreed to take
back the miners at the old wage scale
while the miners waived their de-
mand for Il 20 per cent increase. II
was stated. however. that the opera
tors would only extend the old wage
scale agreement until next April
whereas the miners desired long
term contract if they agreed to re
sumo work at the former rate.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-18
WOMAN'S SPHERE
SAME AS MANS
ASSERTS SPEAKER
Female Preacher from Kansas
Addresses Association On
New Idea

Winona Lake, Ind, August 1S.-(By
the Associated Press)-The age old
idea that men and women have differ
ent spheres of interest and activity
mutually exclusive, is rapidly passing,
according to Rev. NJ Madeline South
ard of Winfield, Kansas, president OF
1.-THE International Association OF
Women Preachers, speaking at the
annual meeting of the organization
here last night.
"a vast amount of sanitary and So
cial betterment has come since wom-
an has taken an active interest IN
public affairs" she said. Women in
Legislative and judicial positions nave
taught us that women, married or un-
married, carry the mother view INTO
these fields and that this is most de-
sirable.
"In the past the home, considered
woman's exclusive sphere, too otten
was turned over to her. Men shlrked
responsibility beyond the pay-check
Sometimes women denied it to them
This is always a distinct loss. Many
homes are over-feminized. Chlldren
need the masculine touch upon their
growing spirits as we'll as the femi-
| nine. Men need intimacy with little
children, women need the nerve rest
that a man who takes responsibility
in the home gives to them.
"Also, in the past, men have quite
cheerfully turned the realm of moral
i life over to women. They have con-
| "a A. Of ah T. ns
up or play down to the standards OF
the woman with whom they found
themselves, insisting that it was up
to her.
at easily followed that men in
this country often turned religion
lover to women, speaking as though 1t
were a kind of feminine attribute.
Without doubt we have a larger pro-
portion of men today taking moral
responsibility squarely upon them
selves than in centuries gone by, and
there is still plenty of room for i'm
provement.
"While the mass OF men may
have considered morality and
religion to be peculiarly fem
mime qualities, ecclesiastical and
theological matters always have
been kept carefully under masculine
control. There is much unwritten
history in the various denominations
of the effort of women to administer
funds raised wholly by women and for
the women of the world. The Wo-
mans Missionary Societies have all
grown up out of the complete failure
of the Church to invite her women
to bring their point of view into the
general counsels of the Church. They
were bitterly opposed by many IN
the beginning, but have compelled
men to recognize women's executive
ability, and have led to the place
where a number of churches are plac'
ing women on their regular Church
Boards. OF course that is as 1t should
be- Both men and women are needed
to get the full understanding.
"Men have written all creeds, done
all the interesting of scripture
greatly to the detriment Of the Church
and the world. Until rather recently
most theological schools have been
closed to women. Oxford, a little
more than year ago. opened to wo
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-18
TIRED oE CIVILIZATION

North Bay, Ontario. Aug. 49,
Claiming that she is tired of civiliza-
tion. Mrs. Alexandria Mckenzie, wife
of Thomas Mckenzie, a former ranger
of Northern Ontario, has departed for
her former home. Moose Factory on
Hudson's Bay shore. Mrs Mckenzie
is the daughter of Hudson's Bay Co.
official. and spent all the early part
of her life in the far northern re-
gions. She has lived in North Bay
for the past four years, and states
that she Cannot make friends" She
is accompanied by her five children
and will Journey almost half the en-
tire distance of some 500 miles. by
canoe and with Indian guides.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-18
ASKS FOR LEGISLATION TO
INCREASE POWERS OF LABOR
BOARD and COMPEL OBEDIENCE

mained at work, and that the new
men taken on during the strike be
given a seniority ranking below the
other two groups and be retained in
employment by the railroads wherever
possible.
White House officials notified Senate
and House leaders that the president
had arranged to address Congress
shortly after noon.
Senator Watson later had another
conversation with a railway execu-
tives representative after the confer
ence began and was informed that
prospects for settlement were not so
bright as they appeared prior to the
conference.
Southern Makes Headway
Washington, Aug. 1S.-President
Harrison, of the Southern Railway,
announced today that his road was
making headway in the recruiting of
skilled mechanical help for its shops,
outside its own territory. "We now
have at work in our shops and round
houses a number of imported skilled
mechanics and are still receiving
others in a steady stream" said Mr.
Harrison in response to an inquiry.
"It is apparent that there are many
men in the North and East who want
to work for us and give every evi-
dence of large experience in railroad
shops"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-18
FORTUNE TELLER FAILED
TO FORECAST DECISION

Peoria, Ill.,, Aug. 1s.-Mme.
Frankie octavius de Vinnese Ha-
da, was arralened yesterday be-
fore Magistrate Frank Hall on a
charge of maintaining nuisance
at her home where she tells for
tunes.
"lf you are fortune teller, tell
me what am going to do with
your case," the magistrate asked
her.
"Why, the dear judge is going
to dismiss my case," the soothsay-
er professed.
"The dear judge Is not" replied
the Justice Dispenser. 1.-THE dear
Judge is going to fine you s3o.5o."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-18
BANS GLAND HOSPITALS

West Dennis. Mass. Aug. 1S-By L
vote of 79 to this town has decided
to ban so-called gland hospitals
within its borders. The petition of
DIR. ]. Hanson to the Selectmen that
his "gland farm" be allowed to con-
tinue in operation here. was denied.
Attention was attracted to this hos
pital a few days ago when a patient
in whose body glands of a bull had
been grated died. Residents of the
town protested vigorously against the
institution. which, it was said, had
been safkished without the consent
of the ID n authorities.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-18
BETHLEHEM STEEL
CORPORATION TO BE
GREATLY SIMPLIFIED

New York. Aug. differentiation
and simplification of the Bethlehem
Steel corporation is provided for in
a plan submitted to stock holders to-
day by President W. G. Grace, in con-
nection with a request for their ap-
proval of the corporations purchase
of the Lackawanna Steel Company.
The stock holders will meet in New
ark. N. j.. September IS.
Under the proposed plan the Beth
lehem corporation will have only two
classes of stocks, all with voting
power. instead of four, two of which
are not enfranchised.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-18
FORTUNE FOUND IN RAGS

Fulton, N. Y, Aug. 1S.-Charles Ste
venson. of the Department of Gus
toms, has taken charge of the exami-
nation of bales of rags at the plant
of the Arrowhead Mills, Inc. on Battle
Island, three miles north of this city,
which has resulted in the seizure of
more than $4,000 worth of narcotics,
and which may lead to the roundup of
Il band of international dope SNUG
gler3.
The 120 boxes of morphine found a
week ago at the Arrowhead plant were
added to yesterday when officials, up
on opening additional bales of rags,
came across 300 boxes Of cocaine, 300
boxes of morphine, and 400 tubes of
heroin.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-18
CHINKS ON WAY FROM
FLORIDA HALTED IN VA.

Petersburg, Va, Aug. 1S.-ITalting
an enclosed truck last night at the
Nottoway river. 27 miles from Peters
burg on the Florida-New York high
way, United States prohibition agents
looking for liquor captured is China
men, apparently being smugged from
Florida to New York.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-18
HARDING TELLS CONGRESS HE WILL USE POWERS
OF THE GOVERNMENT TO END RAILROAD STRIKE
Summary Of The
Strike Situation

Developments the strike situation today included
Harding deliver his to Congress
today the strike.
Running mediation committee resumed conference with
executives in New Leaders appeared optimistic
n the strike included:
operators in Phil
adephia.
Illinois with Frank Fangton state
settling Illinois, bu! proposals.
diametricaIy opposed
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-18
HINTON EXPECTS TO
REACH MIAMI TODAY

Elizabeth City. N. c., Aug 1S.-De-
spite mfavorable weather conditions,
Lieutenant Walter Hinton. flying from
New York to Rio de Ianeiro. Brazil, in
left ManteO this morning for the sec
ond ley of his long trip. lie expects to
reach Miami, from which place he will
fly TO Nassau before night.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-18
ELECTRIC CURLING
IRON CAUSED DEATH

Long Beach, N. Y, Aug. 1S.-Her
hair set afire by the short circuiting
of wires in an electric curling iron.
Mrs. Izetta McGill, youthful wife of
the ground keeper at Lido Golf Club
suffered burns that caused her death
early today.
Attracted by the screams of the
young woman, her husband smothered
the flames with blankets. She died
soon after being taken to a hospital
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-18
CASES OF LIBERTY
MOTORS" HELD BOOZE

Jacksonville. Fla. Aug. 1S.-Four
large shipments of liquor in huge
cases labelled Liberty Motors, Eight
Hour Tests" enroute from West Palm
Beach to eastern points. have been in
tercepted here recently. A. b. Stroup
divisional federal prohibition chief
disclosed today.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-18
BIG CROP EARLY
GRAPEFRUIT SEEN

Miami, Aug. 1S.-A phenomenal
crop of early grapefruit is reported by
John Frohock, former sheriff of Dade
county. who will, on Monday, begin
picking and shipping fruit from his
grove near Miami. The trees bloomed
in November and the fruit is now thor
oughly mature, six weeks earlier than
is usually the case.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-18
TOMATO KING INCENSED
AT DUTY REMOVAL THREAT

Miami, Fla, Aug. 1S.-Thomas J.
Peters, known as the tomato king, and
other large growers and shippers OF
tomatoes, are up in arms over the
United States Senate proposal of late
yesterday to take the duty off toma-
toes during the winter season. flood
of kilograms was today sent to Sen
ators Fletcher and Trammeu in
Washington.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-18

men all her schools except theology,
That is still too sacred for her to
enter Could the mother heart and
brain of the race have had its right
full place in creed and counsel, some
sorry chapters of Church history
might have been written differently
1t was never meant that either half
of the human race should rule alone
in any realm of life
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-18
N. Y. CONFERENCE
HAS PLAN TO END
RAILROAD STRIKE
In Session Today Graphing With
Seniority Issue-PIan Not
Revealed

New York, Aug. 1S.-(By the Asso-
ciated Press Railway executives
and brotherhood chiefs went into Sos
sion 'at 1920 o'clock this morning in
another effort to end the nationwide
shOpmen's strike.
Ringing in their ears was the state
ment of Warren S. Stone, head of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
made this morning at an earlier con
ference with labor leaders. that the
strike must be settled al the sessions
with executives that began yesterday
In conference between Mr. Jewell
and the mediation committee which
preceded the session with executives,
it was said a more definite Iproposal
for a settlement had been worked out
but nothing concerning its nature
could be learned from official sources.
New York, Aug. 1S.-The strike OF
railroad shopcraft unions will be set
tied here, Warren s. Stone. head OF
the Brotherhood of Railway En%i-
neers. said today, as the committee of
five international brothprhOods fin
ished several informal conferences be
fore meeting the rail executives to
continue their work Of mediation
THE strike must be Settlcd.'' he
continued. "and it must be settled
right here at these meetings.. COnIi-
tions over the country demand that
Il settlement must be made at one"
and We are optimistic that it can be
done soon. The five railway brother
hoods are ready to do anything pos
sible to bring the present situation to
an end"
After having attended the conven-
ton for two hours, Mr. Stone LEFT for
the uptown hotel where shopcraft
leaders are quartrred, for a confer
ence. He said he did not expect to
return before , o'clock.
Mr.. Stone explained that he did not
believe there could be a settlement
today because whatever plan was of
fered would be referred by each side
to their constituents.
Plan Not Revealed
Strike leaders would not say what
proposition regarding seniority had
been placed before the executives, but
at labor headquarters it was said un-
officially the the program outlined by
the Indiana senator represented the
wishes of the strikers.
The other four railroad leaders serv-
ing on the mediation committee OF tie
brotherhoods followed Mr.. Stone out
of the meeting and hurried to the ho-
tel. 1t was not announced at that time
when the committees would resume
their parley.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-18
IRISH NATIONALS WIN

Belfast. Aug. 18.-(By the Associ-
ated Press)-Reports we're received
in Belfast this morning that CARING
ford and Omeath, County Louth, had
been cleared of Republican insurgents
by National army forces.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-18
FAMOUS ACTRESS DEAD

London, Aug. 1S.-(By the Associ-
ated Press) Ward. famous
American tragedienne died Of heart
failure today at her home in Hamp-
stead.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-07
Extra Large Heavy
Beacon Indian Blankets
$3.50 ca.
jacquard Comfortables
$3.50 ca.

jacquard Comfortables for that extra
bed cover. They add SO much to the ap-
pearance of the bedroom with their dainty
colors, pink, blue, lavender, rose, and yell
low, and q wonderful assortment Of dainty
designs, size 70x84. This Sale $3.50 each.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-08-07
STORM AFFECTS
BALLOON RACE


Geneva, Aug. Thy The Asso-
GATED Press.)-The first Of the bal
looms competing in the James Cor
don Bennett race to come to earth
was the Spanish entry, Jesus Fer
nando Duro.' pil0ted Wy z. Mag
dalena, which was damaged and
forced to land in Grand SacconneA,
near here, after one hours fight.
The leading balloons caught q
strong upper current on ascending
ye1terday afternoon, and rushed
with express train speed toward
Berne.
Violent thunder storms with
heavy rains were experienced last
night in many parts Of Switzerland