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Millions Made BY Selling
EluopeS s Surplus Arms to
Peoples Who Seek War

Nobody has ever seen the sheik
outside Of the East. He is willy and
clever, and governments deem It best
20 leave him alone. None out there,
where the caravan bells Jingle and
the dark falls like a pail, will speak
the name of FL Muk save in a hur-
ried, frightened whisper. He is El
Muk, the terror Of the Sahara, whose
word Is desert law, who lives in the
far away style Of Haroun Al Ras-
chid-yet whose wealth is so great
that he can afford Lewis guns-hun-
dreds in number, for his gigantic
canal feet.
Ask Of the smugglers in the Per-
sian Gulf, ask Of the fanatical fella-
heen where they procured their lat
est pattern Webley automatics, their
Brownings their Thompson gune,
and the answer is never given. 1t is
Ell Muk, FL Muk Is wealthy. El
NIuk has wfves-hfteen OF them,
each more beautiful than the other.
El Muk has caskets OF gold and OF
silver and great vaults where gilt
ter the green emeralds, the blue OF
sapphiree. He is El Muk, the Lord
OF the Desert.
Many a gunrunner who would
have cheated the wonder sheik has
entered those caravans never to see
the light Of day again. A few who
have dealt straightly with this Calipf
of the East have lived to tell a tale
Of magnincence and Eastern splen.
dour far beyond the dreams OF
hashish smoker.
Not so many weeks ago there
came TO London a bronzed young
ex-officer. THE Rat" as he chris
tened himself. Immediately dressed
sat in the smoking-room armchair
Of one Of London't most respectable
and exclusive clubs last week, while
the club walters brought long fizz.
ing whislies and sodas to the ole
gentlemen seated around discussing
everything from fisking to Princess
Mary's wedding.
The bronzed young man had NJ
fear OF detection. Besides there wal
no law against selling arms to E
Muk-for no government recognize
the personality OF the Caliph OF th'
desert.
END CHAPTER I
Evening journal., 1922-04-24
KTuttschniH Cites
Records Against McAdoo

g4,s47 cars
At the beginning OF Federal con-
troi as per cent. Of home cars were
on home reads, as compared with
21s per cent. at the end of Federal
centred.
During Federal control foreign
lines repaired foreign cars only to
the extent necessary to keep such
cars moving. and as home cars
were distributed all over the United
States, the owners Of such cars were
not In position to determine their
real condition or to repair them untu
the practice In effect prior to Fed
eral control of returning home cars
to home roads was restored.
At the end of January, 1921, how
ever. the per cent. OF bad order oars
was 81. as compared with 6.1 per
cent. at the beginning OF Federal
control. Even these figures do not
disclose the real situation, because
foreign lines continued returning to
home roads home cars requiring eN-
tensive repairs, and It was not until
July. 1921. that the home cars on
home roads reached the maximum
at that time 14.7 per cent. OF such
cars were reported in bad order
The Federal Railroad Adiminstra-
ton did not put into the track any
thing near tho number OF ties and
Iails necessary TO maintain It. Ties
both in quantity and quality, and
rails, were skimpsd.
In two years cross-tie renewals ao-
cordlnR to latest I. G. G. figures
were 32,o2s,38O short-enough to
lay 1880 miles OF track, or about
three and one-half tracks stretch
Ing from New York to San Fran
cisco; and rail renewals (Bureau OF
Railway Economic figures) were cut
440,2sO tons-enough to lay 3,12C
miles, or a track from New York &c
San Francisco.
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coNCRrss AND THE ARMY

From the Boston Herald.
The proposed 115,000 men would
give us just 5000 more than we
had before the war We have add
ed since then an air force, chem
ical service, machine-gun companies
tank companies. a motor division
and a modern artillery organization.
without these the United states will
not have a modern army. Can
modern army as thus organized be
supplied out of that $4,000 men
and 1900 officers? II Congress
will take no advice from the Secre-
tary of War and the general of the
Army, then President Harding may
we'll consider II the time has not
come for him TO intervene to salvage
that wise measure for defense passed
i'm 1915. and amended I'm 1870.
TIME FOR ACTION IN IRELAND.
From the New York Herald.
Generally speaking, a strike is a
Evening journal., 1922-04-24
BY DAVID l.. BLUMENFEnD,
Omitted Press staff Correspondent
CHAPTER 1.

Omitted Press staff Correspondent
CHAPTER 1.
LONDON, April "a Omitted Press.)
Sell guns and get rich quick
with half Europe overwhelming
with surplus war stocks, II follows
ti.at there are more than a few per-
sons anxious to sell those stores on
the revolutionary countries and ele-
ments who imagine that they are in
need OF them.
In other words, the gun-runner is
at his trade and trade is flourish
ing.
Like the bootlegger, your gunrun-
ner Is an adept In the art of camou-
flage. When he ships buns to Guate-
malR, say, he doesn't put them up in
the obvious piano cases of fiction.
He crates them up and labers them
DANGEROUS REPTILES" and Of
course the brave Guatemalan GUS
tom officers know better than to at
tempt even the most informal in
spection OF the cases.
Gunruners have recently SNUG
gled arms Of all descriptions, from
the small hip pocket "gat," to the
rafting, Lewis gun into Roumania
Bolshevist Russia, part Of "revolu-
tlonary India" to Bangok, to Cen
tral America. to the smugglers In the
Persian Gulf to Morocco, TO the
Moors who have been battling with
Spain, to the Pinsk marshes, and
last but by no means least to Ire
land, hte gunrunners happy hunting
ground.
Millions OF dollars have changed
hands. The receiver of arms pay
ing for his goods does 80 In dance
saloons on Second avenue; In the
lounges Of Leicester. square Lon
don; in the tabarets Of Paris; even
in the harems OF FL Muk. the mys'
terious sheik whose wonder moving
palace IN the heart OF the Sahara has
never seen the uniforms OF the Brit
ish. French, or any European sol
diers. This is a polance OF tents
rugs and carpets.
only those who sell arms TO the
mystery sheik know his palace cara
van. To investigate It you must sub
NIT yourself to a blindfolded came
ride Of a hundred and more miles
starting some ten miles Inland from
Annes. which is a little outpost towr
smuggling on the sands Of the des
ent. FIVE hundred miles from the Al
lantic on the edge Of Morocco anC
the Sahara.
Evening journal., 1922-04-24
HE WAS BADLY
DISCOURAGED
Now Very Happy Since
Plant Juice Ended His
Rheumatism
DECLARES HE CAN
NOT SAY TOO MUCH

IF anybody wants any informa-
tion about Plant Juice. he can come
to me because this remedy has COM
pletely restored my health" said
Mr.. James Kelly a popular employe
OF a large local corporation, who
lives at SIS Monroe street, and has
many friends here, as he has resid-
ed in this city for a number OF years.
Mr.. Kelly made this statements
during a recent interview with The
Plant Juice Man at the Miller drug
store 404-406 Market street, and
continuing he said:
Il can truthfully say that I got
more benefit from one bottle Of
Plant Juice than from all the other
medicines I took and that is certain-
ly saying something because I tried
dozens OF them.
II suffered from stomach trouble.
My food did not digest right and my
stomach was 80 weakened and dis
ordered that was hardly ever able
to take solid food into my stomach
because Of the distress It would
cause me. I was badly oonstipated.
suffered with my kidneys and
bladder and was up and down all
night because OF this trouble and
got very little sleep as a result. Final
ly, rheumatism came upon me and
then l had terrible pains over my
! body. especially in my right knee
which got so bad at times that I
could hardly hobble around. be-
came depressed and discouraged and
thought I never would be any better.
II heard so much about Plant
Juice that I started taking It and
want to say that II certainly has
put my. entire system in fine shape.
1 am able to eat anything I want
now and never suffer. afterward,
and I do not have any trouble with
my liver, kidneys or bladder. But
the best thing OF all is that I am
completely rid of my rheumatism
and tell you certainly am thank
full. I sleep fine; am gaining in
weight and strength; and can only
speak Of Plant Juice in the very
highest way"
Plant Juice is sold in Wilmington
! at the Miller drug store, 404-4O6
Market street; in New Castle by Z.
Challenger & Son; in Newport by
c. b. White; in Newark by W. p.
Brown.-Adv.
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washington. D. O. April 20.

washington, ID. o.. April 20.
Speaking on the assurances given
by the Federal Administration that
the Railroads weuld be returned to
the owners at the end Of Federal
control is as coed condition as when
the roads were taken ever In 1918,
Mr.. Julius Kruttschmitt, Chairman
Of the Executive Committee, South
ern Pacific Company, In testimony
given before the Senate Committee
on Interstate Commerce, said in
parts
The President had given assur-
ances to security holders, when he
took over the railroads. that
Investors In railway securities
may rest assured that their rights
and interests will he as scrtipuIously
looked after as they would he by the
directors of the several railway sys-
tcms";
And thereafter, that
| 1.-THE common administration will
be carried on with as little disturb
ancc of tho present operating organi-
zntlon and personnel OF the railways
as possible"
/ These promises. and the guaranty
Of Congress that tho roads should be
maintained in as good repair and IN
as complete equipment as when
taken over. were completely ignored.
The percentage OF operating ex-
penses to earnings were raised from
t7O.4s to eS.47 per cent; renewals
of rails. ties ana ballast was slSimped
to tho danger point and the equip
ment, scattered all over the United
States. had been given soant atten-
tion and was In the worst condition
ever known.
At tho beginning OF Federal con-
troll 12S,7sO freight cars were re-
ported in bad order; and at the
end OF Federal control 1927 cars
were in bad order. an increase OF
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EDITORIAL OPINION

American Navy and that the Navy
ought to be reduced still more.
while the other signatory powers live
up to the limits fixed for them, but
1t would be policy Of inexcusable
folloy. not that there will be any
need Of a Navy or an Army either.
in ten years, but because we need
TO keep alive our knowledge of self
defense. We need, above all else.
trained leadership even though the
officer class be small, as the nucleus
for that future army which is in
cvitable.
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With the Photographers

One Of the curious things about American noli
tics that without single historical exception part-
san is invariably member of the other party-vash-
ingon Post.
The Oldest Protestant church Missouri and also the
oldest west of the Mississippi is Caledonia Wash.
ngton county II established in 1916 or LOG year.
ago. by a denomination Of the Southern Presbyterian
Church, which founded colony there from North
Carolina.-Sansas City Times.
II Mr.. McAdoo is such valuable authority on rail.
roadng, why doesn't railroad company secure b.
services general manager? left the Treasury De
partment "recoup his fortune" used to think
railroads paid their officials much money. There
are lot Of southern railroads owned by Democrats
and IL McAdoo Is such wonder railroad manager
we'd think he'd be called TO a lucrative poston-Con-
necticut Bulletin
Evening journal., 1922-04-24
For Skin TOrtures
Zemo, the Clean. Antiseptic
Liquid, Just What You Need

Don't worry about Eczema or other
skin troubles. You can have a clear.
healthy skin by udng Zemo OBJ
talned at any drug store FOR S5c, or
extra large bottle at S1.00.
zemo generally removes Pimples.
Blackheads, Blotches. Eczema and
Ringworm and makes the skin clear
AMI healthy. Zemo is a clean, pene-
trating. antiseptic liquid. It Is easily
applied and costs a more trihe for
each application. 1t Is always de-
pendable.
Evening journal., 1922-04-24
SCUTTLING FLEET;
AM-STRINGING ARMY

From the Detroit Free Press.
It appears that there are idiotic-
ally inclined personages in Congress
who are stupid enough to suggest
that the United States do that very
thing and It clearly is the duty OF
the President to fight their plans 10
the utmost, for otherwise all the
work OF the Washington conference
will be in danger. and before we
know It we will find ourselves back
agai in a murky atmosphere Of sus-
picion and recrimination, with the
prospect of constructing a monstrous
fleet facing us once more.
Evening journal., 1922-04-24
ENEMIES OF LABOR.

From the New York Tribune.
The most dangerous treachery to
organized labor Is that OF the "out-
law" striker, who respects no con-
tract and keeps no bargain. How
ever conscientious may be some
bricklayers and carpenters in living
up to their agreements with build
ing contractors, they are inevitably
blamed for strikes organized by out
law plasterers.
The collective bargain principle
is now denied by few But col.
lective bargaining is Of no value TO
either side II one side refuses 10
abide by It's agreement.
Any strike in the building trades
just now is not only a menace to the
prosperity Of New York City, but
an attack on union labor. For more
than a year capital and labor, as
we'll as the Legislature. have labored
to bring about the Industrial peace
necessary to the ending OF the build
ing shortage and the reduction Of
rents.
Union labor organizations volun-
tarily modified many rules in order
to bring down building costs. The
| Governor strained a constitutional
point so that capital formerly for
| hidden to engage in building opera
tlons might be permitted to do 80.
The courts. invoked to put an enc
to criminal practices, sent a number
OF offenders TO fail Now comes The
threat OF "outlaw" strikes, which
menaces the excellent work that hai
been done
Organized labor can curb the out
law gangs II It chooses. 1t owes II
TO itself as well as TO the public
TO do this as speedily as possible.
Evening journal., 1922-04-24

FOR $500.
Land at Middietown. by Emory
w. Hukill to Estella Ann Leagen
for $500.
Land on Malone addition TO New
ark. by Ottoblue T. widdoes to Clara
c. Nickerson, for S14O0.
Land in Appoquinimink Hundred,
by Daniel w Corbit TO Samuel
Henry, for $50.
Evening journal., 1922-04-24
ABoIIsHING LEADERSHIP
From the Montgomery, AIa.' AdVer'
tiser

From the Montgomery, Ala, Adver.
tlser.
The temper of Congress is to cut
our Navy, even below the allotment
of the Washington conference; It is
seriously proposed in Congress to re-
duce the personnel of the Navy be
low that of Japan. Our politicians
In Congress. swept off their feet by
the enthusiasm for peace In America
want to out-Herod HerOd. The pro-
posal Is seriously made to retire the
entire class of the Naval Academy
when they graduate next spring.
We have forgotten that the crying
need. a need that could not in sup
piled at the beginning of the World
War. was for officers and leaders.
Mr.. Bryan's million men were
ready to spring TO arms between suns
when we entered the war. But
there we're no guns TO put in theG
hands. and. sorest need OF all. there
were not men enough to train half
OF them. To have marched those
men into battle with a modern
European army would have been
an inexcusabie slaughter We can
with salety Ieuucc Jul amy % v"
have done until It Is smaller than
Belgium's. with It's 10000 men, but
we cannot with safety abolish all
military leadership and drive our Of
ficers out of the profession which
human history has proved Is neces-
sary for the self preservation of any
country. We can say that the
Washington conference was wrong.
that the American delegation was
wrong that the American delegation
was wrong in fixing the size of the
Evening journal., 1922-04-24
RuRA1. PRoPERTY TRANSFERS

RURAL PROPERTY TRANSFERS
The County Board of Assessment
reports the following transfers OF
rural real estate:
Seven acres OF land in New Castle
Hundred, by George W. Macklem to
Frank ]. Kieffer, for $4,000.
Land at New Castle by Joseph c.
Jolls. receiver OF TIE Baldton Land
and Improvement Co., to Bessie I.
Murray, for $685..
Land on Gordon Heights. by Car
roll w Griffith to Mary A. Smith
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-09

VIEWS OF LAKELAND
AND SURROUNDINGS
TAKEN FROM PLANE

Lakeland had its picture taken to-
day, with most of the population, how
ever unaware of the proceeding.
Through the personal efforts of Con-
gresham Crane. an airpane from
CarlstrOm Field, equipped with high
speed camera. was obtained to take
aerial views of Lakeland. the Lake
land Highlands and Lake Parker, with
the Country Club ground
The weather was perfect for the
operation, and Lieutenant .Johls and
Lieutenant Winston, who were in
charge Of the plane. feel that they
have secured some wonderful views.
These, when finished. will be en-
larged and used for publication. Per-
IONS desiring the views may obtain
them from the chamber OF commerce
Office.
Those who have seen Lakeland and
the surrounding country from the air
are enthusiastic over the beautiful
wide-spreading picture Of cleaning
lakes, trim, dark-green groves and
ihadowy woodlands. and il is matter
for rejoicing that the proper equip
ment was made available for trans
ferring large part Of this beauty to
paper
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-09
DINA MITE" IS
TONICHT'S PLAY
AT AUDITORIUM

Miss Dina Mite and her family ana
Friends will be ut The Auditorium to-
light 10 entertain what is hoped will
be- capacity house for the benefit q!
he building fund of the. Woman's
club and playground equipment TO-
the Lakeland schools Many of the
most p"omirent people Of Lakeland
are in the cas-, or will take part il.
he spetialtiCs. Rehearsals have beer
IL progress for the past two weeks
and now all is in readiness for the biz
event tonight. Active cooperation has
Sc,n given by the teachers and stu
tents OF the city schools in disposins
tickets and in arOusing interest il.
he play so that gOodly sum ma! he
ieuliZed for the two objects sought to
T. helped Al noon today the advance
-cat sale was very encouraging ant
.. aspects were good fer big au
Giencn whcH the curtain rises at $3.50
this evening.
The cast of characters is as fol
Cws:
Jack Jenkins, who likes excitement
Billie NOrvcll
Robinson Dodd. called Robin. for
short. Herbert Mendenhal
Abraham Mite who has Il hobby, II.
+. Lufsey.
McGinty, a man servant, T. NJ
Phillips.
Jabez Vacant, real estate dealer.
Frank Jersey.
Dina Mite, liable TO explode at any
minute. Miss Grace Murrell.
Violet Waters, just as sweet as hel
name, Miss Jane Law.
Sarah, 4 little slow but always
comm, Mrs. Bertha II. SteitZ.
! There are three acts in which ample
( opportunity is afforded the players t.
demonstrate their ability and those
! who have been privileged to see tho
( rehearsals promise all who attend the
/ performance tonight a genuine treat
! II will be worth the small price of ad
/ mission alone to see Judge John S
/ Edwards and his beautiful sweet
hearts and also the beach beauties
imported direct from Palm Beach and
/ Miami. The bathing costumes to b.
worn tonight will set the syle for the
summer season at all Lakeland beach
escorts.
! The play is under the direction of
/ Irs. A. b. Lowell and the specialties
/ re the work of Mrs Lowell and Miss
Margaret Law.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-09
< Scene From 0oIdwH~+. "THEOPORN
TWO PRISONERS IN HIELDS
CASE BROUGHT FACE TO FACE

DeLand, Fla, March 9.-State At
torney DeCottes last night brought
face to face Mrs. Alice +. Shields,
charged with the murder of her hus-
band, William A. Shields. 60, who was
shot and killed on highway near
here on the night of February 3, ana
Peter Smith, negro suspect, who has
heen under arrest since the killing.
MI. DeCottes came here from San
ford to examine the two prisoners
and questioned each in the presence
CT the other. Mrs. Shields again
charged Smith with the killing while
the negro stoutly denied any knowl-
edge of the crime. The authorities
are marking time in their investiga-
ton pending receipt of copies of tele-
grams and letters from Shields which
Mrs. Nettie Lawrence. of Wichita,
Kansas, telegraphed yesterday she
was forwarding here. II developed t.
day that Mrs. Lawrence, whom the
authorities yesterday We're unable to
identify, was a sister CT Shields.
Mrs. Shields was arrested several
days ago on information given assis'
tant district attorney by the Com
mittee of Investigation X. K. X"
which furnished a guide and arranged
to meet Mr. Mott in hotel in Or
lando and escort him to st. Cloud
where Mrs. Shields has been residing
since the death of her husband.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-09
HIGHER FARES
TO BLAME FOR
TRAFFIC SLUMP

Washington, March 9.-Increased
passenger fares have lost to the rail
roads 90 per cent of the passenger
business they had in 1920 and also the
good will of the public, Fred w. Put
nam of the Minnesota railroad COM
mission. declared today in the final
arguments in the interstate commerce
commissions inquiry into general rate
levels
The railroads eighteen months ago
had the good will of the public and
today they have lost it," Mr.. Putnam
asserted: "It is the relationship of
the railroad users through the ticket
windows and on the passenger trains
that forms public opinion. not through
the freight department"
Asked by the commission what rate
of return he considered railroads
ought to earn. Mr.. Putnam said that
that if the commission held per cent
to be reasonable. it should expect the
railroads to earn more than that in
good times and less than that in peri
DDS of depression.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-09
new BOOKLETS
SHOW LAKELAND
THE BEAUTIFUL

The Chamber Of Commerce is put
ting out an issue of 10000 booklets,
entitled, Lakeland, the Beautiful" de-
signed to set forth the charms of the
city to all inquiring friends.
The booklet is work of art in ev-
cry particular. >On the front cover,
richly tinted grapes and oranges form
frame work for an alluring view of
lake and q decidedly urban skyline.
On e'baCk cover are the contrasting
pictures of sunlight and moonlight in
Florida.
On the inside cover pages are maps
showing Lakeland's central location
in the state and Polk county's wonder
full road system.
The book proper is packed full of
carefully collected facts, with plenti-
full Illustrations showing public build
ings. charming homes, industrial build
ings, and pretty scenes of the farms,
groves, and trucks gardens of Lake
land Facts about Polk county in gen
eral are included.
The city has never had a more at
tractive representative than these
booklets. which are already flying out
across the country in all directions to
tell Of this communty's beauty,
healthfulness. prosperity and promise.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-09
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Helms
Are Pleasantly Surprised

Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Helms. of 5O7
east Mcdonald street, We're delight
'ully surprised Wednesday evening b,
he members of the First Baptist
'hurch choir.
When Nh and Mrs. Helms returned
from prayermeeting, the turning OF
he electric light switch showed the
DOM filled with guests to the number
thirty. who had planned their own
entertainment and brought the re-
'reshments.
The complete surprise of Mr. ana
Nrs. Helms added to the pleasure OF
he occasion, and the evening was de-
lightfully spent in music. readings
and conversation.
Delicious ice-cream and cake were
served as refreshments.
The Quests were Dr. and Mrs. w. I.
Ennis, MIR and Mrs. H. c. Stevens.
Or, and Mrs. w. ]. Bolin, Mr.. and
Mrs. f. n. Good, Mrs. G. w. Child
ress, Mrs. w. i. Fannin, Miss Ruth
Fannin, Mr. and Mrs. J. p. Moncrief.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Haldeman, Mrs. f.
D. Cason, Isabelle Cason, Mrs c. a.
Owens, Mrs. A. E. Sloan. Miss Evelyr
Johnson. Mrs. Alma Clonts, Mr.. and
Mrs. Mabie. Mrs. o. T. Cason, Thur
man Cason. Laurine Cason. Mr.. and
Mrs. b. H. Harnly, Mrs w. r. Gar
is, Mr.. and Mrs. H O. Right, and
'ieneral and Mrs. J. d. Allen.