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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-18
BANK STATEMENTS SHOW TURN
TOWARD MUCH BETTER CONDITIONS

Washington. Feb. is.--viewed in a
statement issued by the white House
as showing the most satisfactory
turn in the financial afrairs Of the
country since the conclusion OF 1918.
an analysts Of the December s1st bank
call issued BY Comptroller OF the Cur
rency Cri6sIngqr records The total r.
sources of the national banks On that
date excInpife q rediatonnfe Al 4Io..
lzQ. .Qoa' 'lI| THIS va 81 I11ro141 ~
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-18
ARREST LETTER WRITER

Chicago, Feb. 1S.-Miss Nellie Fitz-
gcrald, former teacher in the schools
of Grand Rapids. Mich, is being held
there by the police, according to adj
vices received here as the writer OF
the letter received by Mary Garden,
director of the Chicago Opera COM
pany, in which the latter was threat
Cned
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-18
Last Minute Briefs
LEWIS DEFEATS HOwATT

indianapolis, Feb. 18.-ROll call of
absentees in the Kansas case at the
United Mine Workers. convention here
today increased the administration OF.
fetal majority to 106. The total vote
according TO unofficial tabulatlOns be-
Ing 2OSO for the administration OF
President John L. Lewis and 1854 for
Alexander HOwatt. Of Kansas. The
nbsentees voted Ill to 9S In favor OF
the administration.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-18
ITALIAN CABINET REs[eNs

Rome, Feb. 1S.-(By the Associated
Press.)--As result Of yesterdays
adverse vote in the Chamber OF Dep
uties. the cabinet Of Premier Bonimo
decided to present its resignation to
King Victor Emmanuel and the resig-
nation Of the ministers viii be for
mally announced In the chamber to-
day, according 70 a semi-official note
issued this morning.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-18
PROMINENT TAMPA MAN DEAD

Tampa. Fla, Feb. 1S.-James ID.
Stafford, AZ, one Of the leading whole
sale grocers Of Tampa, vice president
and general manager of the Peninsu-
lar Grocery company, died here this
morning, after q sudden illness. He
was an active. church worker and n
charter members Of the Riwanls club.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-18

New Pork. Feb. 1s.The British
steamer. Arealla from New. Orleans
tor London. Nirelesaed today that the
Einepburg fchooner Kathl6en erir.
1'er. had hter etat161t1 A fea q :
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-18
SOUTHERN COLLEGE WILL COMPLETE SPRING TERN
AT TCLEARWA TER DESPITE LOSS OF BOYS DORMITORY
.OcdIa Has
Large Fire

oeala, Fla, Feb. 1e.-Damaqe
estimated at S25o,00o resulted
from fire in the rei:ail business
district here early today. The
flames, which are believed by fire
department officials to have orig
mated from a short circuit electric
wire, destroyed the furniture
store and adjacent warehouse of
George Mackay and Company;
gu ted the dry goods store of
Parker and Guynn and caused
heavy damage In the furniture
store of the Theus Brothers.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-18

Later estimates place the total
loss at approximately $55o,ooo
with a little more than half COW
cred by insurance.
The entire city turned out to
fight the fire, which was on North
Magnolia street Immediately
north of the court house square
and fire apparatus came from
Leesburg, 20 miles away but ar
rived too late to be of any ,assis5,
ance. Apparatus of the Gaines
willie fire department had been
placed aboard a special train to
come here but did not make the
trip as the flames were brought
under control just before it was
scheduled to leave.
Destruction of the Buildings left
a big hole in the business district
but Mckay & Company announced
they would rebuild a. once and
the firm already has opened an
office in another building.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-18
THE WEATHER

Cloudy with moderate temperature
tonight and Sunday.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-31
Paris News Letter
BY Lewis GaIantisre

planttes dams Porb le de leur, sol.,i, .,
answer, evidently, Is Nothing bp, o. ~
ton Is not idle. "Dans nos rSycf,s, s.'t
trues, "dans nos baiser'. dans no, 49, ~
yoyons pI6tot un spport q Ia lo ." ~"
verselle erispation." w.
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= that though I might. Tor an /. - p
hilarious ffequentcr o. the esft, =
Butte. the composer of ihis aeeI. "f
was a Solemn litttmieur" "a, '''.e'
some melancholy that be- is doubles. ~. y,
though ! suppose N whom b. co.,. ~
70 France shall have 10 pink bia. ,. I. -f'A
ar Of the morning Zoo tho Bot a. b. ~
u doesn't matter happily. ..oe. ,..,Nt
Pfns sees these ietteH and s al. . ~.
the real me-. rs no. .moori.neag,,. ..--,
haa done. Ncyerthele.f. If 30 va =,
in my pasiy notes, uil ten "a, 49,
(for it was hel Why Ans'oie Pa,,. 80
stockholm 70 receive The Nobel p.t..
spite his great age. "
You must know. my dear g,,,b d..
President Of the French Republic +, ~.
andre Nillerand Who was one. t, s...',.
ond if nov conservative and an .,.n..,
hi- old party. D. BE- equally im,5r,,,, !, :.
member that Mr France w.s bor,
scrvaiive and BE- therefore rsv ,,.,.,
when he wa named To- receigs he l,.,.s.
prize he s''d 20 biz entourage: 4D,,s.s,.
shall hay" 70 go 70. Stockholm" To s,..t
h'Im " they cried But. cher maitre. ,si,,
81 your age 81 an thinking OF IT," rs,l,s
NJ. France, "snd ON thinking. too. thtt
de'es' travelling and that hate the rom
Wind but it can't BE- helped. n 70 70 S,oet
holm shall receive the prize az the hsad,
Of the King. dislike kings, but IL / rem.s
here Nilefsnd win hand me the priz.
can't endure that follow dong van, hin (,
ny Nesence and, above al I don't van, =,
take anything from h.s hands" 50 h. ven,
New-York tribune., 1922-12-31
FOB, Weimar
By Will Cuppy

way, whatever Il vas, most Of the other COM
mentators agree that Goethe had q little too
much Of L.
In his actual rnodu seriberdi Mr. Ford has
not been able to keep ~ all times to Goethe's
ideal Of classical restraint, his style remind
ing ono more though not much more. Of the
German authors Stpm md DraHg period
Mr. Fords style comes nearer resembling
that Of Cots ron Bcri'chmgcp. or even the
later WohlrereoadiscAejteu than The more
classical iptigcaic opl Tatvls or the AehAisis.
One notes the weakness which Goethe him
sclf detected ia Byron. Che Hoag gun Ua-
bcgrcrsfcr. the rtnining after the unlimited.
And where the note Of simplicity Is struck,
u b. apt, as Professor Brown says Of Her
mann md Dorothea 10 become si0piesse,
and at times even sqiserie.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-31

issorsiion ,oi slh samuel cra"ihsr Doos''a'N
,,v oF GOETHE By y. Hum- Rrown. wHh
- rr-fsiorS hoic b. viscounl Haidsn- Henry
Hold 4 Co Isse
-OR several years have been casually
rsmarking. at what took to be APP
prioprinte times and places that
n wanted extremely 10 own the late
Professor Home Browns Life Of Goethe"
Every one knew n. but no one seemed 70
care. And then a Kind friend read an essay
b. Mr.. Burton Rnseoe on how 80 give books
for Christmas and remembered my hardly
repressed dcsirc ! am now the proud owner
o. the biography. Faith, hope and persis.
tcncy have their reward.
The essay Of course deserves great part
Of the credit for sowing IN my friends heart
the seeds OF aliruism and sen-iorge;fulness
Nlantinc the sprouts Of these things might
be better figure. in view Of ,he carly har-
vest1 Surely. whatever stimulates the fule-
tide spirit Of giving D.. we'll done know
that / an never - filed with simple kind
liress and such sense Of the true nobility
snd beauty Of life a. Fhen some one gives
me something.
And 80 / thought with real affection a.. .',
,ssayist whose words had given my ffend
the happiness Of spending $40 on me. IL
hardly occurred 20 me, really, 10 wonder why
he hadn't sent me something himself, al
though heaven knows h. could we'll afford
to do so. ooh, we'll" ! reflected, who am
I. anyway when he has 90 many others
such as they are 10 remember? I'm sure
he thought Of il just the same maybe
wa, TO be pleasantly surprised and also
shamcd for my unworthy meditations. ] was
to learn that Mr.. Raseoc's Interpretation OF
the spirit Of Santa Claus was not mere idle
porsiaaee, but had really appealed TO his in
ward SELF. whether before or after writing.
Yesterday received a large parcel from him
with note explaining that he had sent It
early for fear he might forget it in the
Christmas rush What were my feelings q
leave this 10 the readerl when underneath
the festive wrappings appeared My Life
and Wor.s." by Henry Ford. splendid gilt
edged volume in prrfec, condition, except
thta bottle of ink bad been spilled on the
front cover
Tho same mail brought letter from
Anonymous deploring in urgent and almost
heated words the mood Of checriulness that
seems 10 have come over some Of the book
reviewers since the war ! thoroughly agr'e
that there ia FAR too little gloom in certain
quarters My own Christmas gifts so FAR
have brought il home 20 me that no one can
hardly be contcntcd with things as they are.
/ earnestly hope that my correspondent viii
find things more deprcssine during the com
ine year. Perhaps ! can help him and a. the
sane time rcbuke the hippant critics 10 whom
he refers by reviewing my presents together
a. pcssimistically o. possible.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-31

~ MAKING a comparative study Of Goethe
and Mr. Ford for no less than that is my
in,cntionl Il strikes me as strange that the
commentators heretofore have never noticed
their points Of similarity Of which there are
several. although ! must admit that the dif-
forcnces are even more striking The main
roin, O., that both men are household wo'ds
and that their principal aehietements ave
equally famous. The aivyer snd Faust are
known whichever there are bumps n-thc road
or devils by 1as yFYs snd .thats Is. .sosl lng
.murh. lHNfact. q is saying enough. Bere.it
80, for cnc,-.-.erious. intcrc-t-in Goethe
literature in the light Of the newest Fordmna.
The GOETHE. biography alone runs. TO S1l
sizable and closely printed pages. so that
may have 10 leave out few OF the things
that might be said ! shall merely sum-
harize the chief dates pointing out that the
earliest form OF Faust, or the ur-Fsust, as
we call it, was conceived IN 1853, and the
complete vehicle issued from Weimar sixty
nine wears later in 1882. while the first
workable Ford, or the Ur-fiv1er. WAS given
to the world in 1892, and the completed YER
sion. or Model r. in 1908. ! give these dates,
although they were already known. and Il
seems rather like carrying hops 20 Wcimar
a. well skips and jumps 70 Detroit
As for general Judgment on the quality
o. their literary labors, Goethes reputation
az an intellectual poet is now so firmly es
tabished that / am afraid TO compare him
vnfayorably with Mr. Ford. Therefore I feel
hound 10 state that Mr.. Ford's book inn
presses me in spots with a lack Of what my
grandmother used g. al fundamental brain
work. Or was IL M hool teacher who was
always throwing that a me- Perhaps that
wasn't the eKset exprfnion, after all. Any
New-York tribune., 1922-12-31

OTHER STRUCTURE. upon The artistic lem
y, psrapssht Z. might Z ao,r.hase bsen so wei-
come We speas Of creative artists in
music. ,patnting and the other arts" says
Mr. Ford. adding moment later, I'VE have
limited the creative faculty too much and
have used il for too trivial ends We want
men who can create the working design for
all that is RICH, and good and desirable in
our life" Can he mean the Model To
Goethe, on his part. with the intuition Of
genius seems TO have foreseen certain de-
velopments in the automobile trade. His
we'll known epigram. "Ohnc Hast. ohne
Ras,.r clearly points toward an activity
which shall comprehend and utilize the
ever-moving resources Of ourselves and our
environment yet without unseemly 50 I'd,
phenomenon which we OF this age have
been privileged 20 witness
/ have saved my most vital contribution
TO the subject until now. At Gottingen in
1891 Goethe was moved to reflect that the
sight OF horse and rider is almost the
only instance in nature OF "purposeful re-
straint in action. the exclusion Of anything
arbitrary, indeed even Of the element OF
chance" Now. as Dr. Smith Ely JelliHe
would admit a Ford is only a horse with
negative sign attached, 80 that here we have
Gc-thc's final and matured opinion Of m.
hivver.
New-York tribune., 1922-12-31

$3.50 w
/ CONFESS that began my study with a
slight prejudice against the author Of
MY Life and Works ] am subject to the
autobiographieal blues, and as feared would
be the case ar acute attack was brought on
when / read Mr. Ford's remarks on repelityo
labor in his factories I'VE have now two
general principles in al ore,ations," he de-
elares. that man shall never have to take
more than one step, n possibly il can be
avoided. and that no man need ever stoop
over" The lsborcr docs as nearly as possi-
bic only one thing with only one movement"
When Mr. Ford discovered that twenty-cight
men were making only l75 piston rod assem-
blies day, he got seven men to turn out
1900 in eight hours by having them stop
shifting their feet.
found ii difficult after reading this 10
concentrate upon my task Of oxegcsis felt
so free and untrammelcd because | was not
making piston rod assemblies for Mr.. Ford
that I devoted myself entirely to stopping
over anliInE my AttA Hhu hahlns "e'i'H'
movements Of all kinds. pited the poor
workmcu. too. until Mr.. Ford informed me
they now prefer not to shift their feet.
You'd think Il would make them shiftless,
but II doesn't On the contrary. Besides.
I'VE shift men whenever they ask 10 be
shifted" and. Of course. that includes the
feet. too.
Both authors have only the highest and
noblcst OF advice TO offer in all fields. Both
say that We can be happy If We will only be
industrious and good. % is no secret that
Goethe declared
"He only gains his life and freedom,
Who daily has 10 conquer them anew
Mr Ford doubtless means something Of
the same sort when ne remarks: Business
Is never 50 healthy a. when, like a chicken,
IL must do certain amount Of scratching
FOR what il gets
1t is not impossible that Goethe and Mr..
Ford might have been Of great mutua. as.
distance had chronological conditions mado
Il possible. For instance the author OF
"Fausi" might not have taken siHty-nine
years to the task II Mr. Ford could have told
him face 10 face as he does us'- There is
a-tendency to keep monkeyng with styles
and 10 spoil a coed thing by changing it,"
OTHER 'strieiure. upon The artistic len-
-, perapssht might ao,r.h4se been so wci-
come, We speas Of creative artists in
music. 1painting and the other arts" says
New-York tribune., 1922-12-31

ny LIFE AND WORK. By Herr fesa f,s,.s " ssy s,,.
Psge a Go. 1879 -
i.IFE or GOETHE. ~ Y Hum srown' Nm IN
r-ef.fary nsft by Nifrounf Halhsn- h'Nl
Hold Co 1889
New-York tribune., 1922-12-31

- RANCE Is the land that produces the
naughty books which wicked women,
~ lying on tiger skins, always read IN
u sLt. ,,o,..,ls ~ Ieiqufa n Ia rather
Evening star., 1922-03-14
ADJUSTMENTS
Sousa and His Band.

/ The march king returned to Wash
ington yesterday to play his world
! famous compositions to an audience
! Of friends. who would not allow him
| and his players to cease until nearly
| o'clock. SO numerous were the en-
| cores.
/ Lieut.. Commanf John Philip Sousa
| Is psychologist 80 well as a COM
/ poser. BY placing only one of his
| marches upon the program he makes
his auditors desirous of more. AT a
Sousa concert the best part of the
J program Is not on the printed musical
! bill! of fare.
| This was true yesterday. What the
+; peope wanted to hear was the Sousa
! marches and that was just what
/ Sousa gave them between the stated
numbers of the program. The only
Step With the Unlon." his latest,
! dedicated to Mrs. Warren G. Hard
ing. but others were given through
, out the afternoon. THE Stars and
! Stripes Forever" now In its twenty
ffth year of undiminished popularity.
up across the front of the stage.
aroused the audience to tremendous
enthusiasm.
UNITED states Field Artillery" with
its pistol shots. seemed to please the
players as much as the audience.
tan" were other typical Sousa
marches which were played with the
dashing rhythm that distinguishes
the bands led by the march king,
Each was given with verve. and that
splendid tempo that spells "sonsa
the world over. Other bands can play
marches wonderfully well. but no
band can plav Sousa march as well
as SOusa's Band.
The program was opened with
Goltmark's overture, in Spring
time" a pleasing number employing
the full strength of the Instruments.
"Tu" was given as an encore, fol-
lowed by eel Captain" A cornet
solo. Carnival of Venice" BY John
Dolan brought such applause that
he was forced to reply with Waits v;,ita
Camera Studies" given the last
time he was here. pleased again,
especially the rollicking "Chisuren's
Ball"
Miss Mary Baker. soprano. sang
"The Wren tBenedicD WIKI feeling
and ability. responding to inslstent
applause with "By the Waters OF
Minnetonka." TO which the harptst
of the band furnished the ripping
background which Is such feature
of the composition.
The band then played the famous
finale from Tschaikowsky's FouEth
symphony" demonstrating anew that
a concert band cannot take the place
of a symphony orchestra, however
fine band II may be. A new Sonsa
! melange. "The Fancy OF the Town.
gave airs popular in the last decade:
4 humoresque on THE Love Nest"
Mendelssohn's "Rondo Capriccioso"
was given by George Carey on the
xvlophone, followed by Somewhere
in Sanles'" Mr.. Carey's work was
not helped by his seeming desire to
be sure that the audience did not
miss his particularly dextrous
strokes. Miss Florence Hardeman.
violin!st, gave the rondo from Vieua-
gram ended with Turkey In the
Straw" and Julia Rogers washing
ton. D. c., March," a swinging COM
position.
Evening star., 1922-03-14

headed by Nat 'Chtck'; .Haines and
company. IN lauGhable farce, with
music and pretty girls. which finds It's
plot in the SHORTCOMINGS Of a husband
who ought to know better. involving Il
deserving prospective son-tn-law. Its
purpose is innocent amusement and
laughter, and the audiences seem to
like 1t pretty well. Archer and Belford
furnish another laughmakeT. THE
New Janitor." pantomimic farce. and
Thomas Potter Dunn, although appar-
emily suffering from a heavy cold.
amuses with mouologue. Introducing
various dialects and songs.
Van and Emerson, athletes. open the
bill with extraordinary feats of
strength. smoothly and gracefully per-
formed: the Gutter Kids win applause
with dainty songs and dancing special
ties. and Adelaide and Dwyer present
one of the best acts Of the bill, intro
ducing talented little actress and toe
dancer. whose specialities are inter-
polated with songs and chatter with
her partner.
The added matinee attraction, a first
run Universal production, pictures Her.
bert Rawlinson, a screen star of hypo-
motto personality, in a pretty little all
Irish romance that has fist fight be-
Evening star., 1922-03-14
p. F. ,XEITH'S-"A Royal Rem
devious

One. of the daintiest sketches pre-
sented in vaudeville is Edgar Sci
wyn's "A Royal Rendezvous a!
Keith's this week, with Florence Reed
in the star role. Costume plays sell
don are on vaudeville programs on
account of the cost of the costumes
and scenery and also because they
demand the best of acting. Patrons
of Keith's. therefore. may be con-
graduated upon having the oppor-
tunity of seeing such a dainty bit
as Mr.. Selwyn's latest effort Miss
Reed comes in front of the curtain
before the play opens, and in a rich
voice gives an outline OF what may
be expected. The lines are running
blend of comedy and pathos. ana IN
acting is easily discernible. Miss
Reed wears a gorgeous creation OF
color and richness. and with the
paint, powder and patches carries the
imaginative back to the other days
when they were the vogue. MISS
artistry is especially noticeable In the
loye-making with King Louis ~. or
the lover, Raoal Vernet Reginald
Goode and Lionel Glenister give the
star excellent support. The story IS
one of the many romances OF Louis
secured the pardon OF her lover. who
cared little for propriety or law. At
the conclusion, Miss Reed was re-
peatedly called~before the curtain:
other entertaining numbers include
an exhibition of magic by Leon and
company, the speed of production
and execution adding much to the
offering; the Arnaut brothers, who
Thistle their way into the good
graces of the audience; Thelma and
Marjorie White, newcomers, in songs
and dances; Margaret Young, in in
terpretative songs that won many
recalls; Rice and Werner, in rough
blackface sketch; Cats brothers, In
songs and dances; a sensational cast
ing exhibition by the Four American
Aces, and the usual picture novelties.
COSMOS-"Yes, My Dear!'
The Cosmos Theaters bill this week
turns to the lighter comedy realm,
Evening star., 1922-03-14
GAYETY-"Bowery Burlesquers.

Yesterday the Gayety Theater
management inaugurated the new
policy OF 'three-in-one shows, that
Is, three shows for the price of one
admission, which Is not raised cent
to meet the new condition. The
program begins with short reels
comedy picture and news events. and
runs about an hour. Then a feature
picture. followed by few vaudeville
acts, and then the regular burlesQue
show as the finale.
The burlesque, of course, is the
main attraction. and with funny little
Billy Foster as the comedian there
is mirth in abundance during the
entertainment Foster, who formerly
was co-star with Frank HarcOurt, Is
Evening star., 1922-03-14

tween its. hero and big Swede as one
of Its thrilling moments. Its chief
charm. however, is the delightful work
of the hero and heroine. Monte Banks.
In BE Careful" one of those amusing
picture farces that, make you grip the
arm of your chair to, keep the hero
from falling Off ten-story building;
the International News and q Cartoon
Comic complete the bill.
Evening star., 1922-03-14

a versatile and. accomplished fun
maker, with lots of new material.
Some. of course, Is a little old, but 1T
Is put across with a skill that makes
1t Seem new.
Margaret White and Justine Gray
are two lively little entertainers who
combine youth and vivacity with all
Evening star., 1922-03-14

ability to dance and sing much above
the ordinary. They installed them
selves as instant favorites. Dolly
Sweet contributes in no small
measure to the success Of the show
with her singing and beautiful COS
tunes. Others in the cast are Marty
SenIon. Russell Hill, Allen Mack and
Evening star., 1922-03-14

Billy Finan.
The feature picture is story of a
yOungster born in an unhappy en-
vironment and his struggle against
adversely which is ultimately
crowned with success. Its title is
"A Wide Open Town." and Conway
Tearle, supported by Faire Binney,
Evening star., 1922-03-14

are in the cast. The comedy picture
Is an old one but enjoyable. 1t
features Charlie Chaplin in THE
Rink" The vaudeville acts comprise
a head balancing turn, a juggler and
dancing duo The scenery Is
original and the chorus large and
active though not strong vocally.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1922-03-03
LAND RANCH NEWS

Mrs. A. S. Elquist entertained al
dinner Sunday evening in honor OF
Mr.. and Mrs. pat Price, whc
leave soon for Shelley, Idaho. Those
present were Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Clark, Mr.. and Mrs. Sol Clark.
II. e. Bidgood of Boulder was a
business caller here Sunday.
Joe Tracy and John S. Martin of
the Little Basin and VIII Tolman of
Maroin were speakers atthe Branch
Sunday.
Saul Clark was speaker at Mar
on church services Sunday.
Ray Dahlquist of Oakley was
here Saturday, helping Clark Bros.
dehorn calves.
l.. j. Robinson, Sr., was Burley
caller last week.