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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-17
ZERO OR BELOW
PREVAILS TODAY
In new ENGLAND

Washington, Feb 1.-THE weather
bureau early today announced that
the center of the coast storm had
moved to the Grand Banks and the
weather is L,w fair and cold through
out the Eastern States. Temperatures
are below zero this morning in New
England and eastern and central New
York and northern Pennsylvania. The
lowest reading was 90 below at Can
ton, New York. A decided rise in
temperature is in progress through
Cut the Mississippi valley There have
been SHOWS On the immediate Allan
tic ana New England coasts and rains
and SHOWS in the norther Rocky
Mountain region.
The out ook is for generally fair
weather tonight and tomorrow in the
States east of the Mississippi river.
The temperature will be slightly
higher tonight and much higher in
the middle Atlantic and New England
States and the weather will be warm
er tonight and Saturday in the South
Atlantic and East Gulf States and
Tennessee.
Geld In Richmond
Richmond, Va, Feb. 17.-With the
official thermometer of the local
United States weather bureau regis
tered at above zero at s a. m. today,
Richmond and vicinity experienced
the coolest weather since January 4,
1918, when the mercury dropped to
one degree below zero.
New York Shiyers
New York, Feb. 17.-Thermome.e .ers
registered an unofficial low record for
the year here this morning. Borne on
the wings of gale out of the north
west, the cold that gripped the city
sent the mercury down to four de-
grees above zero.
Somewhat Chilly in Norfolk
Norfolk, Va, Feb. 17.-Norfolk and
Tidewater Virginia, are in the grip
of the coolest wave since the winter
of 1918. AS a result of the low
the five inches of snow
which fell yesterday has turned to ice.
A raw northwest wind is adding to
the intensity of the cold.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-17
SOLDIER BONUS Bill WITHIN TEN DAYS
SIX MILLION CHINESE
APE FACING STARVATION

Shanghai, China, Jan. 1e.-(cor-
respondence Of the Associated
Press.)--More than 100000 peo.
Pile are facing starvation in the
provinces of kiangsu in which
Shangai Is located, and Checkianu
and Anhwei, according to esti-
mates complied here. Unpreced-
ented floods which wiped out 60
per cent of the rice crops in these
distric'is are blamed for the food
shortage.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-17
WITNESS TELLS WHAT CAN BE
DONE AT MUSSEL SHOALS

Washington, Feb. III. w Worth
ington, representing the Tennessee
River improvement Association, re-
suming his testimony today in the
hearings before the House military
committee into the disposition of the
governments Mussel Shoals. Ala,
power project, estimated that 100000
horse power could be developed in
the upper Tennessee river in addi-
tion to 100000 at Mussell Shoals.
1t was the witnesses opinion that
Henry Ford would undertake vas. wa
ter power developments in the upper
river as well as in the Mussell Shoals
district in event his offer for pur-
chase and lease of the properties was
accepted by congress.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-17
MAY BE MURDER CASE

Camden, N. j., Feb. 1.-THE froz.
en- body of young woman bearing the
imprint of finger on her throat was
found today twenty feet from the
drive way that leads from the Kaighn
avenue bridge over the Cooper creek
to Forest Hill Park, this city. Tracks
Of an automobile and the footprints
OF two men were discernible in the
hard crusted snow leading from the
spot where the body was found to the
drive way.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-17
RUSSIAN WORkMEN DO NOT
WANT LENINE AT GENOA MEET

London, Feb. 17.--It is considered
extremely unlikely that Premier Le-
nine of Soviet Russia will attend the
Genoa conference despite the previous
understanding that he was to head
the Russian delegation, according to
the Russian trade delegation here.
Resolutions from hundreds of work
ers' meetings held throughout Russia
have been pouring into Moscok re-
Gently against his going, the trade
representatives report.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-17
KIDNAPPED ULSTER
MEN RELEASED

Belfast, Feb. 17.-CBy the Associat-
ed Press.J-Forty-two Ulster Union
lists Kidnapped during the recent raids
across the border from the south,
have been released. Michael Collins,
head of the provisional government to-
day telegraphed Colonial Secretary
Churchill that he had succeeded IN
obtaining the liberation of this num-
Der of prisoners.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-17
MINISTER'S COMPANY FAILS

New York. Feb 17.-Fcderal Judge
Loerned Hard today appointed Rob
ert P. Stephenson receiver of R II.
McMnsters & Company, stock brokers,
who were expelled yesterday from
membership in the Consolidated Stock
Exchange for alleged violations OF the
rules. An involuntary petition in
bankruptcy has been filed by EN-
ployes Of the firm. alleging liabilities
OF 100000 and assets Of only $50. .o0o.,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-17
SOMEWHAT BETTER FEELING

Belfast. Feb. 17-(By the Associat-
ed Press Return to their homes OF
large number of the kidnapped
Unionists has had stimulating effect
on public opinion in Ulster. but the
situation on the border continues to
be one of danger owing to the prox-
unity OF rival forces at some points
News of the arrangement for liasion
commissions on each side of the from.
tier also was received with satisfac-
tion and the hope is widely expressed
that they will become operative as
quickly as possible. Apparently, how
ever, considerable preliminary work is
necessary before the commissions can
begin to function.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-17
RETURNS NOT AL IN

Gua:amala City, Feb. 17.-Returns
from The presiden ,al elections in
Guatemala begun February Is, are a.
yet incomplete, but those so far re-
ceived show a heavy vote for the lib
eral candidate, General Orellana, the
provisional president. Unofficial rep
resentatives on the figures to date give
OrillenG lead Of 10000 votes over his
opponent. General Castillo, the con-
servative nominee
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-17
STANDARD susPENDs WORK

Mexico City, Feb. 17--(By the AS
sociated Press.)-The Standard Oil
Company has definitely suspended all
work at It's refineries near Tampico.
and workmen numbering upwards of
a thousand will be discharged immedi-
ately, according to advices from Tam
pico which say orders to this effect
have been received from New York.
Only the pump workers will be re-,
t5Ined itWse added.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-17
MEETING OF FLORIDA STATE
BASEBALL LEAGUE POSTPONED

Orlando. Fla, Feb. 17-The meet
ing of the Florida State Baseball
League scheduled to be held here to-
day has been postponed until Tuesday,
Feb. 21st. and will be held at he of.
fee Of President Rose at 4 o'clock in
the afternoon.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-17
PERSONAL VICTORY FOR WRIT

Berlin, Feb. 17.-(By the Associat-
ed Press.)-The pro-administration
newspapers take the view that the
vote Of confidence given the govern
ment by the Relschstag is a personal
victory for Chancellor Wirth and hope
that the government now will have
more force at the Genoa conference.
The situation at home, however, is
still considered subject to a crisis,
particularly the working out of the
taxation program.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-17
HUNTER EATS HIS SHOT

Astoria, Ore, Feb. 17.-John H.
Bell. noted locally as hunter of wild
fowl and for a period of years past
has eaten his kills regularly. was re-
ported seriously i'll with his intestines
full OF shot. Physicians removed more
than 200 of the shot, which they said
Bell undoubtedly had swallowed In
eating wild fowl whose carcasses he
had snrinklsd with them.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-17
CAN Buy REAL ESTATE

Washington Feb 1.-THE senate
today passed the House bill paving
the way for the war department to
complete the acquisition Of real es-
tate at q number of army camps and
supply bases which were taken over
during the extension Of facilities dur
ing the war
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-17
eEeeARs' UNION ORGANIZED

Vienna, Feb. ia combination of
beggars-the latest application of the
trade union principle-is reported
from Prague. Busy street corners are
allotted during certain hours to the
members of the union in rotation and
any competition savoring of disloyal-
ty to the comrades is punished by ex-
cluSiOn
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-17
SEIZED IRISH PAPERS

Cork. Feb. 17.-When the mail train
from Dublin arrived here this morn
ing q party Of armed men seized all
the copies of the Irish Independent
ard the Freemans Journal, both Nat
ionalists newspapers and drove off in
autoes. The copies of 'he Unionist
Irish Times and the English newspa-
pors were not touched.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-17
FARMERS OBJECT TO SALES TAX

Chicago, Feb. 1.-THE American
farm bureau federation, in a state
ment issued today declared that re-
ports to it showed that organized ag-
riculture' was opposed to any form
CT sales tax as a means of raising the
go dier bonus.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-17
VALUE OE A TOOTH

New York, Feb. IA tooth is
worth 81. $50 in New York. Judgment
has been entered against the city in
the Staten Island supreme court in
the sum of $500 in favor of Miss Mae
V. Tracy of Brooklyn for the loss of
six teeth last April when she was
struck in the face by the retriever
rope of trolley pole.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-17
Somewhat More Hope
full Turn of Affairs
Seems To Have Taken
Place During the Last
Twenty-four Hours In
Both Belfast and Lon
don

London. Feb. 17.-(By the Associate
ed Press THE bill establishing the
Irish Free State passed it's second
reading in the House of Commons to-
day after the amendment of Sir Chas.
Craig, leader of the Ulster Unionist,
providing for altering the boundary
commission provisions of the Anglo-
Irish treaty had been defeated by q
vote of 202 to 60.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-17
POLICE WITHOUT PAY

Chicago, Feb. 17.-With hundreds of
policemen minus their pay because of
the lack Of funds in the city purse
yesterday, the city council will have
up for consideration today a measure
providing for a loan of $4,000, 900 to
meet payrolls.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-17
PROVISION MARKET

Chicago, Feb 17-Butter unchang-
ed; eggs lower, firsts 34@24 1-2; or
binary firsts 31@32; miscellaneous
33@33 1-2; poultry alive lower; fowls
23 1-2 springs "a; ROSTERS is.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-17
VICTIM OF AUTO

Orlando, Fla. Feb. 17-Dr. L. C..
Morgan, formerly of Wilmore. KY.
was painfully injured in an automo-
bile accident last night. 1t is thought,
however, he will recover from his
injuries.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-17
ADJOURN oeEUvHAIN TRIAL

Los Angeles, Cal. Feb. 17.-No ses-
sion of the trial Of Mrs. Madalynne
Obenchain for the murder of j. Bel
ton Kennedy was held today, adjourn
ment until Monday having been ta ken
yesterday because of illness of wit
nesSes.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-17
THE WEATHER

Generally cloudy and warmer
night and Saturday.
The Washington times., 1922-11-19

and 1901 Torments which had be-
como By-Products Of q so-called
Civilization.
He wanted to wear a Breech-
Clout and sit under a Mango Tree
all day listening TO the Parokeets.
II anyone approached to talk
Business or Politics, he would
shoot poisoned Arrows at the Tres.
passer.
When he got hungry, he could
pick a Banana, and IL he felt
thirsty, he could tap a cocoanut.
Just before he fluttered to the
Beyond, he whispered to Luella his
Desire for a Quiet Service with nut
Flowers and interment at so ne
sylvan Nook.
The widow conferred with h.3
Business Associates, the Officers
Of Various Clubs 70 which he paid
Dues, and the Committees from
the Fraternal Ofganizations, and
they decided that Chester had been
so much Of Public Character
that he was entitled to a regular
Barnum & Bailey Funeral. so
they took him to the Church and
had honorary Pall-Bearers and
Mountains of Hothouse Bloom and
a special Choir with Voices trained
In Italy.
He was buried on a Hilltop. and
his Resting Place is marked by a
Memorial shaft resembling q
smokestack that has been white.
washed.
Luella has no way of knowing,
but she surmlses that, inasmuch
as he always wanted q Harp, he is
now playing a Pipe Organ.
MORAL, Every man Is the
Architect ~ his own Fortunes,
but the Neiehbors supcrintrnd the
Construction.
cspyrlshl iSIs. sy o.srrs 40.
The Washington times., 1922-11-19
CORN RUSKINGS.

w. II. E.. a Virginia contrib,
reminds US that corn huskings are
in style and that young people
are greatly enjoying the gather.
ings. the refreshments. and the
kissing which tradition permits
upon the discovery OF certain
kinds of ears OF corn.
Some wise old New England
farmers have always planted
goodly quantities OF red seed corn
so as to assure the young people
at the huskings the rewards TO
which they are entitled for their
industry.
Many years ago Joel Barlow
wrote this about husking parties;
Tho lay. of hu.kinr every wight can
And 's.i %.i,, no laws he ever keeps 50
For each red car 3 general kiss h.
with each smut ear he smuts tn.
luckless swain;
has when to some sweet maid . prize
Red q. ..I.s. ssr lips and taper .. her
She walks the round and cuIIs enc
favored beau.
Who leaps. the luscious tribute 10 be-
The Washington times., 1922-11-19

with Money can do as they, please
revealed itself as q grim Delu.
sion.
The Laws Of the Medes ana
Persians were pliable a. Spa
ghetti compared with the unyield.
ing Ultimate Of the moon.faced
Matrons.
Chester heard the Call of the
Woods every summer.
Sitting at his Desk, he day
dreamed Of cool Lakes that never
had been ffshed.
To wear Corduroys and q Elan.
mel Shirt, to get out In q Row.
boat with a Guide who never
heard Of Galsworthy. to taunt the
tricky Bass and induce them to
strike, and stand to land on some
Island enveloped in solemn Still.
ness and. build Fire and have a
Fry-that was the kind Of an
Outing for which he yearned, and
yearned to no Effect.
Luella was dead willing to 70
back to Nature with him.
Collecting Leaves and Flowers
hunting up Botanical Names, ana
then Pressing the Specimens in
an Unabridged Dictionary would
have satisfied her utmost craving
for Dissipation.
Very often they took imaginary
Camping Trips. sleeping under the
Stars, miles ana miles from q
Tea-Urn or q Macaroon.
Nevertheless. notwithsta nding
and In spite Of all these modest
and sane Proclivities. every June
saw them doing the Lock Step
out to q Summer Colony that was
just ~ restful a. the Firing Line.
II Mrs. Beexum pulled q Nov.
ins-Picturs SHOW. then Mrs.
Gasconts rave q Vaudeville un-
der . Tent. whereupcn Mrs.
Piszinsky would arouse herself
The Washington times., 1922-11-19
A GRIEVOUS PLANT.

The sounds Of early morning are the
When we're wakened from the sweet
Perhaps IL is the baby who cri0s
Justify for milk.
Or the dairy man upon his route. and
others Of that tlk.
Invariably. the street cars ut that
hour have fIsttened wheels.
rs he homeward steals;
The pestiferous chug g-chuxEing Of
some ones unruly car,
While gasoline pervades the atmOs-
phere both near and far.
But the sound above all others which
really takes the cake
Is the enterprising newsboy who the
We ssnSes snSrsc,aa a1th tSs tSSw".s; .s,,v ,.w. and
could not do without.
But why. oh! why. at .. m. docs he
SO loudly shout
And yell at his c0-worker. half way
down the block.
While his little cart creaks merrily.
laden with his stock?
We admire his CHEEKY whistle and hisN
energetic spirit.
But 80 early-we. cannot say We really
like to hear Il.
All well! II Is the penalty of our in
.creasing years.
While age peeps DER our shoulder,
with sour sard0nfc leers
And we wish we, too, were young
again-and had no nerves to rack,
As We vainly close our eyes and to the
window turn our back.
A. AMSDEN.
The Washington times., 1922-11-19

Pop no Beau Brummel But then Uncle Nat WASH t
the Sheik's playmate, either.
Uncle Nat had big mustache that made his like
it bending the hande-bars of a high bicycle His
Adams Apple and down his neck like it trying
to and his looked like they hosted
catch any favoring breeze
Pop had little eyes that looked like couple of
looking for their jelly His had elbow in it and
face full of ngrown hairs he had his shaving
soap tooth brush they entered beauty
test it would explode contact
When go the movies and the pomp East
pagodas the glimmer of scmars and throbbng of
Valentino love for the Oriental Princess your jumps
like stick But when yor looked at Pop and Uncle
Gnat nothing jumped but the family cat
love the movies because it that when ships
60 down and and struggling for desk room
broken oar human hearts at their worst.
The Washington times., 1922-11-19
RAISING PUMPKINS

U.ei. ..id !. BmI end u "Thsrs 10 .
piece sf Ereand.
Plant u down In pumpkins and when
,u Shrsssmss comes ground -.
return the eein 20 yeu.
ssivss chris;ssss sift or isS."
We meaSsred. Oft the plot Of Erosnd.
Ana saes 49, 81 .. ,:s I've. s ss,f' and h.s
snfk We made u laugh.
neck Nf youthful pumpkin vines
Iespended to car totl.
And the finest bunch Of Esrden weeds
nm arose :; fs break sssr e d.S. a.: ssii. si re-
A.d tackled tie.s ambitious weeds
with mattoek and with spade.
" tSesS tss% ~. ss% a. - hsd ne :ssSsesa .nS
Bst the deck weeds kept ON coming
end the pumpkins died ut last.
] never was Intended 20 manipulate
or srspsssts the pumpkin vine o.
teach Il hsw to Grcw.
And 90 ] 1slumbersd through tho night
and slept NJ early. dawn.
And left those enerEetic weeds and
.sys. Ss%Pa.: i.s:rt.ssS .ss; ss;S slsSs them and
I prsduced the largest pumpkins that
were grown In all the State.
likewise DEMONSTRATED that as far
The longer you remain In bed the
larger they Will grow.
MORAL,
In sssis,o: e e "a, = ''"0hin 1t will never
with the kesdGesr Of woman or the
cell end Of . mule.
WILL r. wHALEN.
The Washington times., 1922-11-19

and come across with q Water
Fete. and then the Jinks- -Brewst-
ers and the Hooper-Fergusons and
the Watts-Plummers would burst
forth into . perfect frenzy of
Luncheons and Moonlight Dances
and Tableux vivants, calculated
to outdo and show up the un.
hyphenated Second. .Raters.
MERELY HOUSE GUESTS,
Any time Chester looked out of
the Window and saw . lot of sus.
picious Characters in the sunken
Garden. he didn't know whether
they were intruding sightseers
from the Village or merely House
Guests.
So far as he could make out. the
only difference between his Coun.
try Place and a Roadhouse was
that the Roadhouse closed some
times.
Why did Luella 60 about with
her Hair freaked up into funny
Knobs and Ocean wates? Be.
cause II she had insisted on doing
It up her own Way, the French
Maid would have walked out and
left her Fiat.
Why were they afraid to send an
humble Request to the Kitchen for
Fried Steak or Picked Beets7 Be.
cause they could not afford to low
er themselves In the Eyes Of the
24-carat Chef.
Both were SHOW Fans. They did
not hone for Operas with 2o-min-
ute recitative Solos, or Problem
Plays that smelled like the sursi.
cal Ward or gabby Society Come
dies tihctured with pale Blue.
They liked Ragtime and Soft
Shoe Work and Local Gags and Q
Chorus.
Luella's favcrits Actor was Fred
Stone and Chester was always try.
Ing to lind someone who could
The Washington times., 1922-11-19
LON GING !

"a song. suggested by PAUL
WHITES blank verse In these
columnsJ
Use an Ionsin' jss' to see NAH dear old
Down II aDiilslana," down 4. Ala
De plsssSlnnl.. .pl.yia' all round d.
cabin shack.
Sets NAH heart ~ schin' an ! wish
dat 4 was back.
] knows dat I'D be welcome. an happy
as could be.
Jes' away back homo. on nah
mammy's knee.
Ise aEoin' back to "Dixie.s 20 nah
home In Aia-bamy,
Cause ! wants to be wifi nah deah
ole NANNY.
rs an lonsln' for her hugs. her love.
Hut nah NANNY knows. ders's some-
thin missing.
30 Use Goin' back TO see her-to NAH
home In Aia-bamy
An I'll neber leave mah deah Gle
Banjos.. deS'l be strummln'. III sing
Of Home. Sweet Home"
I'll neber from her wander. neber
from her roam. =
Pso ah goin' hack to "Dixie." to nah
homo In Ah-bamy,
Good-by, Ill say, I'm ON nah way, 70
:PANsY BUSH"
The Washington times., 1922-11-19

Corporation Line, Lueila and
Chester were always among the
Angoras who had to put on their
Fifth Avenue Feathers and 60 and
eat Soup with the Celebrity.
And. Gosh. how they dreaded II!
Sometimes they subsisted for
Weeks at q time on Caviar and
Sweetbreads and Artichol<es and
Bosom. Of Partridge.
Often they wondered II they
would ges off by themselves to re-
new acquaintance with Pigs
Knuckles and Spring Onions and
Griddle Cakes.
Every Girl who has earned the
title Of Patroness u q Pinkerton
when It comes to spotting q Bad
Break or detecting . tumble.
d. Among the talcum-powder
Tararas 1t is permissible to play
Tag with any one Of the Com.
mandments, but the Dear Friend
who pulls q Fau1 Pas gets the
quivering harpoon.
So that Luella and Chester,
after coaching themselves for each
Appearance in the giittsrins
Arena, always came home to lie
awake and try to remember II
they had gummed up their Aver.
ages.
They knew that even the most
favored members Of the Holy Inner
Circle Of Hot Babies drew an oc-
casionai Fricasses for stubaing
the Toe.
So they had reasonable Hunch
that they were getting Theirs on
the OF.
Consequently they read more
Magazines and kept their Fingers
crossed all the time they were en-
cased In Evening raimsst.
The suppositios that People
The Washington times., 1922-11-19

But Pop and Uncle Gnat din have any romance them
and their smiles pair of tens were being tor
tured by three aces.
They awful gamblers and Justice of the Peace Van
wouldn't let them work his farm all Mr. Van said they
were born gamblers
He told mom You can't trust those fellows with money
They've terrible gamblers You could put them in field
by themselves to pitch the hay. And by those
fellows will trade jack knives times"
That didn't look like SUCH terrible gambling me- because
matter how many times they traded jack Knives they
would each wind with knife apiece Although, Pops
didn't have any blades and Uncle Mats didn't have any
handle and between the two of em you might get jack
knife But probably in your ribs
Pop had terrible temper and he and Uncle Nat would
fight the Presidents message to Congress and
smaller tres than that Pop Republican right before
anybody handed him two dollars. Uncle Nat was Demo