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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-01

FOR SALE-This very desirable
close-in property-7-room house,
modern conveniances, on nice cor
ner lot, asphalt street, and orange
trees in yard. Special quick sale
price, reduced from $4,000 to $4,000.
The lucky purchaser will be pre-
scented with building lot valued at
$500 For terms and inspection
apply to w. Fiske Johnson, agent.
1904
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-01

Florida produces the finest Of pine
apples and has shipped as many as
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-01

HIGHEST PRICE PAID for second
hand furniture. Lewis Furniture Co.
1T W. Main st. Phone 46S.
8186
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-01

FOR SALE at once, Ford touring car
in good condition. $275 cash. Phone
400 Black. 1905
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1919-07-01
FOR SALE
q q E % n N q ~ N u n n q .
FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN

First class 20-acre citrus fruit
truck and dairy farm, 4 miles from
city, on asphalt road. New History
6-room house, two barns and hen
house. Farm implements, tools and
household furniture included. Owner
is alone and must sell. For further
particulars and description apply to
e. J. Kaufman, Evening Telegram
Building. Lakeland, Fla. slT
The sun., 1919-08-05
'INDICT II NEGROES
FOR CHICAGO RIOTS
Jurors Told They Are Dealing
With State of Anarchy.

CHICAGO, Aug. 4.-Seventeen negroes
were charged with rioting and murder
in indictments voted to-day by special
Grand Jury investigating race riots
which for I'VE days last week held the
South Side Of Chicago in a reign Of ter
ror. The indictments will be returned
before Judge Robert Z. Grove in the
Criminal Court tomorrow.
While city, county and State authori-
ties combined in seeking causes that led
to the rioting in an endeavor to fixe re-
sponsibility. 5000 State troops. 5000
policemen and 1000 deputies continued
to patrol the negro quarters.
Tonight officials reported the riot
zone quiet. Every effort was being made
to relieve the suffering OF negroes who
have been marooned In the area unable
to go to their work Soup kitchens were
opened and guards furnished for negroes
who wished TO return to work.
Judge Grove, in charging the jury to-
day. characterized race riot conditions
in Chicago as anarchy and exhorted the
Jury TO deal with it as anarchy. He
promised speedy trials for all persons in
dicted.
The police to-day obtained reports of
threatening anonymous letters received
by negro families living on the edge of
the negro district The negroes were
warned by the letters to move within
two days or their homes would be
burned and bombed.
The sun., 1919-08-05
WOMEN OFFICIALS
IN NEWPORT CASINO


NEWPORT, Aug. t.--F'or the frst time
women have been nominated for the
Newport Casino board of governors.
There were four women nominated at
the annual meeting of the stockholders
to-day, but they cannot formally be
elected until August 20 on account Of a
change In the bylaws and the adoption
Of new constitution.
Lewis Cass Ledyard and Edward J.
Berwind wore reelected to the board.
Edwin d. Morgan and Milton 8. Bsrger
declined denomination and in their
places Mrs. Nathaniel Thayer of Boston
and Miss Ruth v. Twombly OF New
York were nominated. To all the place
made vacant by the death OF George L.
Rives Mrs. Barger wailaoh OF New
York was nominated, and MIRA Vincent
Astor was chosen to take the place Of
Henry A c. Taylor. who has long been
chairman Of the executive committee
ana prominent in the affairs Of the Ca
sine but who declined another term.
Summer oolonists were out IN ferce
to-day for the opening Of the invitation
tennis tournament at the Casino. yrao-
tically all the boxes had been sold and
there were many seat reservations.
Army and navy officers were well rep
resented.
Lieut.. Col and MIRA Theodore Roose-
welt and Representative and Mrs Nioh-
olas Longworth arrived to-day to be the
The sun., 1919-08-05
ACTRESS DIES BY GAS.
Mary Hartley Leaves Note Asking
BODY BE Cremated.

Mary Hartley. 40. an actress. was
found dead in bed in a furnished room
on the top floor of 329 West Twenty
ninth street shortly before noon yester-
day with gas tube from a nearby Jet In
her mouth.
A note was found addressed to W. X.
Lewis. ST. John. Canada, box once 4e5.
1t read
''Mr. W. K Lewis II II will not take
too much Of the insurance money,
would like to be cremated. This 10 in
evitable. ! have no debts"
The note was signed 'Maude"
All information regarding the woman
was refused at the roomihg house. The
police say her husband, who is believed
to be a theatrical promoter. lives IN
Canada, and that she has n daughter,
Ethel Lewis, IL years old. now appear
ing on the stage out Of town. A son
also is believed to be living in Canada
According to the police. the woman was
separated from her husband two years
ago. She last appeared on the stage in
this city in Ben Hur" with her daush-
ter.
The sun., 1919-08-05

how he intended 10 cover UP the frauds-
Rosenblum answered, according 20 the
witness, that IL would not be the 1rst
deal of the kind he had put over. The
inspector explained that Il was easy pro-
vided new books were used and were
made % tally with the false return
$500 for "Good Faith"
Pricken said that on the following day
Raohmil asned him for $500 for Rosen-
blum. He said that Rachmii told him he
wanted the money as = sign OF good
faith.
'Afterward, did you discuss with
Rachmil, Samuelson and Rosenblum the
making of a false returnf" asked MT.
De witt.
yes, IN the grill room OF the Hotel
Pennsylvania Rachmil told me II would
cost the company $4,000, which would be
IL per cent OF the money that would be
saved. we spent two hours in the hotel.
Rosenblum got into q wrangle with
Rachmil and Samuelson over the division
OF the money. Rosenblum said he never
worked for less than 20 per cent"
did you say anything"
Eyes. told them that II they were
going 70 fight among themselves would
have nothing to do with them. Rachmil
spoke to Rosenbium and told them that
our company was big concern and that
II the company was treated right he
would make. more money on the next In
come tax return-"
Pricken will be cross-examined to-day
by William J. Falion. counsel for the
defendants.
The sun., 1919-08-05
LIONS AND TIGERS
RAN SHIP IN STORM
Mrs. Scott Hayes Tells of
Panic When Menagerie Was
Turned Loose.

Capt. w. T. Crossley OF the Grace Line
steamship Santa Luisa. in from ports OF
the west coast Of South America by way
OF the Panama Canal, told yesterday OF
the ravages OF the onshore blast that
smote Valparaiso, Chile, on July 1s. In
which about 500 persons perished. He
congratulated himself on his decision to
put out to sea on the second day OF the
storm, as he learned when he got hack
three days later that ten, vessels, in
GLIDING informed German liners, had been
wrecked Some of the sailing craft had
been hurled high and dry inland, hum
dreds of yards from the beach.
Mrs. Maud A. Hayes. wife OF Scott
Hayes, son of Rutherford B. Hayes, who
has been travelling in South America
several months with har husband. Incl
dentally increasing her collection of
tropical birds for her aviary on the
Hudson, arrived by the Santa Louisa
and told about her recent experiences at
sea while her husband was looking after
the family baggage.
They sailed from Balboa last June for
Valparaiso and when two days out
their ship, the Limari. grounded forty
miles north of Eten, northern Peru, In
calm weather. A heavy storm came up
and in response to the ships wireless
calls the Peruvian liner Montaro came
along and rescued all hands, who had
abandoned ship in the lifeboats. ON
GERS had to threaten members OF tho
crew with pistols to make some OF them
give way for the passengers.
The Mantaro had travelling me
ragerie aboard which was much agitated
by still another storm that smashed
cages and let out lions and tigers. not Of
the strenuous Asiatic or African variety.
but mighty fierce looking. and scores OF
monkeys that ran aloft and strung them
selves along. the rigging and screeched
with fear. Some OF the big cats were
killed by their keepers. but most of them
were amenable TO discipline and were
captured. Mrs. Hayes and her husband
went up on the bridge to avoid being
crowded by the animals.
The sun., 1919-08-05
POWDER MAGAZINE
BLOWS UP; 2 HURT
Camp Raritan Arsenal Threat
ened With Destruction Fol-
lowing Explosion.
BLAST FELT MILES AWAY
People in Neighboring Towns
Flee in Panic-Main Build
ing Is Saved.
BLAST FELT MILES AWAY

The Federal arsenal at Camp Raritan,
N. j., near New Brounswick. one OF
the largest in the country, was threat
ened with destruction at o'clock yes
terday Afternoon by an explosion In the
powder magazine. Two persons were
injured and the wrecked buildings burst
into flames Energetic work on the part
OF the IRE department prevented the
blaze from spreading to the main struo-
ture, which Is used as a general ord
nance depot for the storage Of high ex-
plosives shells and shrapnel.
The injured are Edward Wagner OF
Silver Lake. N. J.. and Andrew Sez-
tank Of Sayreville. N. j.. both civilians.
They were taken to the camp hospital.
Their condition IL not serious.
The explosion occurred when q crew
unloading q box car dropped q six-inoh
shell in the doorway of the powder
magazine, which Immediately went ur
with q defamation heard eight miles
away. The shock was felt a distance
of four miles. Windows were broken
and many persons knocked down. The
buildings surrounding the magazine
caught IRE AMI the flames spread with
great rapidity. The camp fire depart.
ment deluged them With waite to pre-.
vent their reaching the main building
Later there were three other explosions
the last one about Q o'clock.
Residents of Lindenau. Bonhamptor
and neighboring towns. fed in q panic
and the roads leading into New Bruins.
wick we're damned with refugees. The
fire for time threatened the Nixor
nitrate plant. a few hundred yards
away from the arsenal, and all the EN-.
ployees were ordered out of the build.
ings. The FIRE was checked, however
before It reached there.
Col. II. D. Herring. who commands the
post In the absence Of Col Z. Andrews
is conducting an Investigation. He re.
fused to give out any information
pending the result Of the inquiry. Al
Z o'clock a statement was issued tina,
all danger was over. Sentries were
posted, however. and all persons vert
kept a mile away from the wrecked
buildings. During the evening most Of
the frightened residents Of the vicinity
returned to their homes
The sun., 1919-08-05

culation q document containing a long
list OF legal cases, in which II states he
has appeared, Its purpose being to prove
that he Is eminently qualified by expert
ence to sit on the bench. 1t begins by
saying:
"Mr. Irwin Untermyer appeared in
1909 as associate counsel and. with his
father, took an active part in the de-
Tense OF Augusta Crisahti, an Italian
woman charged with murder in the hrst
degree"
One of the paragraphs said;
"rhe several briefs on behalf OF Mr..
Hearst In the litigation between Mr..
Hearst ana the Associated Press In the
State courts were written by him and
he was largely concerned In preparing
the arguments IN the important contro-
versy on the right Of property In news
in the Federal court In all Of its various
stages. ending In the Supreme Court OF
the United States"
And the next paragraph begins: He
also successfully argued, &C." There is
much more along the same line.
The sun., 1919-08-05
FINDS CHILD AFTER 9 Yr.p,
Divorced wife Seeks Custos, :.
Girl Husband Took.

After searching for her daughter No..
and In Europe for more than az 49,
Mrs. Marion Briggs Diskerson Of ~
York discovered her at ouogue. L 7 -,
Immediately obtained . writ Of nan.
corpus to compel her former hush..s
Louis Swift Tainter, to producs ~.
girl yesterday before Justice IEas. "
Kapper In the Supreme Court ia.
Dickerson asked that she be gwen Ann,
privilege with Tainter In the custosy !.
the child. who In IL years old.
H. c. Smyth. her attorney. tola a.
court that Tainter and his former ~
were divorced in Texas in 1908, ana ~.
custody OF the child given TO the notS.s
But In 1909. the attorney said, Tsir,.s
induced Mrs Diolserson to waive ~
rights on threats OF having the divn,..
set aside as Illegal fainter took N.
girl to London in 1913 and Kent n,
there six years Mira. Dickerxon MAJ.
three trips to Europe In search Of h,
daughter.
Justice Kapper continued the bssr,,.
holding that the welfare Of the gin ~
mitted q judicial inquiry.
The sun., 1919-08-05
NEW JERSEY SEEKS
18TH DIVISION FLAGS
Had z42 More Men in Outfit
Than NeuD York.

Adjt.-Gen. Frederick GiilSyson of New
Jersey has asked the War Department
for the colors OF the various. units Of
the Seventy-eighth or Lightning Divi-
sion of the American Army. Adjt. Gen
Gilleyson holds that New Jersey Is en-
titled to the colors because there were
more New Jersey men in the division
than there were men from New York.
The War Department has ruled that
the State having the greatest number
OF men in any unit is entitled to its
colorH The records Of the Adjutant-
General at washington show that the
New Jersey and 11,064 men from New
York. The remainder Of the troops
were from the middle West and South.
The sun., 1919-08-05
Jersey pulI Sell. for ses. 900.

Record prices for Jersey cattle were
paid yesterday at a sale at Mount Kisco
conducted by Edmund Butler. Forty
eight head brought s15s,5 800. an average
of ;g,30s a head. l. v. Walkeley of
Southington. Conn. paid 900 for the
Jersey bull SYPHILIS Gamboge. Fifteen of
his get brought $44,526. an average OF
$2,96S. Carter Glass, Secretary of the
Treasury. and Frederick D. Underwood.
president Of the Erie Railroad, were at
the sale.
The sun., 1919-08-05
CLAIMS 100000 FARM.
Fulton County Banker Files Suit
in Nebraska Court.
Special Despatch to THE SUN.

Special Despatch 10 THE SUM-
OMAHA Aug. "A million dollar
suit was filed in Federal court in Omaha
to-day by Edward Wells. a banker of
Fulton county. New York, who seeks to
gain possession OF the $500 acre farm
left by the late Chauncey Abbott of
Schuyler, Neb.
Edward Wells says he Is the grand
son OF Abbott and that the property
should have come to him upon his grand
mothers death instead of to the No
braska heirs, who have possession of the
land and other property. The Abbott
farm II worth $500 an acre and Is one
Of tho best known In the State. The
Chauncey Abbott VIII was made sixty
years ago and the grandchildren and
other heirs are seeking TO break the in
strument.
Edward Wells says Chauncey Abbott
married his grandmother, widow, who
lived In Fulton county, New York. The
petition gives long series OF rela-
tionships to the final claim that Ed
ward Wells IL the true claimant to the
property.
The sun., 1919-08-05
SHORT PICKEREL COSTS $50.
Col. b. j. Fulmer and Guide Fined
at Alexandria Bay.

ALEXANDRIA BAY, Aug. Cool b. ].
Fulmer. who has been for the past year
on the United States Army General Stan
In France, arrived at Alexandria Bay
Saturday with Mrs. Fulmer and Mrs.
J. H. Hunter OF Washington. coming by
motor car.
Col Fu!mer went fishing Sunday with
St Lawrence River guide. Elan
Lackey. when along came the game
keepers, George Humphrey of Cape Vim
cent and John Dollinger OF Redwood and
arrested them for having a pickerel
under twenty inches Judge Keller fined
each $40.
The sun., 1919-08-05
M. h. stringham's Home Looted.

Morris b. Stringham returned yes
terday to Hampstead. L. l.. with his
family from a two weeks vacation to
find that robbers had entered his home
and taken $4,000 worth of jewelry, furs,
clothing and silverware. much Of which
secretary Of the K NJ. Miller Company
of 2S0 Fifth avenue. Manhattan. and
occupies a handsome country home on
Roslyn Heights.
The sun., 1919-08-05
Cent a Mile Rate for Veterans.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-President Will
son was urged by Senator Phelan (Cal)
to-day to recommend to the Railroad
Administration rate of l cent a mile
to United Standardization war vet
Grams attending the convention 20 be held
soon in San Francisco. The President,
according to Senator Phelan took the
matter under advisement.
The sun., 1919-08-05

guests Of Gov. and Mrs. Bescsm.. !
Lands End. Col. Roosevelt spohs !.
evening before tho Young Mems Rsc,x
lican Club at a dinner at Ns.r
Beach at which he was the Tu.st !,
honor.
Mra Robert X. Cassatt was A Air..
hostess tonight and Mru. o. ne
Brooke gave q dinner for thirty v,,..m
The sun., 1919-08-05
CHINESE RAIL MEN QUIT.
They Refuse to Accept Deprecated
Omsk Currency.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE Chinese
Eastern Railway has been closed since
July rs by a strike OF its employees.
Dispatches received to-day at the state
Department said the men had quit work
because they asserted the value OF the
currency in circulation at Omsk had so
little purchasing power that 1t was i'm
possible for them to live on existing
wages.
The sun., 1919-08-05
big Production of Dyo. planned

REDWOOD CITY, Cal. Aug. 4.-The An
glo-CaliforniR Aniline Corporations
plant which was recently organized
here. will be capable OF producing $780,
900 worth of dyestuns weekly when pro-
duction is we'll under way. The plant
las six acres OF land, two and half of
which are under roof.
The sun., 1919-08-05
BAND LEADS HIM TO JAIL.
Memphis Editor, Sentenced for
Contempt, Escorted by Friends.

MEMPHIS, Aug. 4.-Preceded by a
band and accompanied by scores OF
prominent business men who paraded
the principal streets OF the city Edward
T. Leech. editor of the Memphis Prsss,
an afternoon newspaper. entered the
Shelby county Jail to-day to begin serv-
ing a sentence Of ten days Imprisonment
imTosed for contempt of Chancellor
Israel Peres's court.
The contempt charges grew out Of an
editorial written by Leech during a Local
political campaign last year. Friends
Of Leech--who organized the parade to.
day and accompanied him 10 Jail, are
planning mass meeting. next weel
when the editor is released.
The sun., 1919-08-05
Ansen iii. Inquiry Adjourns.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4.-Because Of the
illness OF Samuel T, Ansen. former
Colonel of the army who
acted as Judge Advocate General during
the war, the Senate Military Sub-Com-
mittee to-day postponed for two weeks
hearings on the Chamberlain bill propos-
Ing modification OF tho army eourt-Inar~
hal Auzuhaun
The sun., 1919-08-05

PARIS, Aug. Five persons were
killed in Basic, Switzerland, during the
recent strike riots there. according TO
official reports on the disorders. Fifteen
persons were wounded.
The sun., 1919-08-05
$4,000 PRICE TO
CUT TAX $4,000
Warehouse Head Tells Of In
come Return Deal With
Sterling Audit Co.
TWO SETS OF BOOKS USED
Witness Entered Plot at Be-
hest Of Government to Bare
Conspiracy.

Morris Rachmil and A. Lincoln Sam
uelson, partners, who did business a.
the Sterling Accounting and Audit Com
pany, zee Fifth avenue. and Bernard
Joffe, an employee. were placed on trial
yesterday in the Federal District Court
before Judge Rufus u Foster and a
jury. They are charged with conspiring
to defraad the Government through the
fling OF fraudulent income tax return
for the Coastwise Warehouses, Inc. The
warehouse company Is said to have nego-
tiated with the accountants under In
structions from Government officials.
Before trial Morris Rosenblum. q for
ner inspector of the internal revenue
bureau, pleaded guilty as one OF the
defendants named in the indictment He
was accused of having accepted brides
approve returns submitted by the &C
counting company. He will be witness
for the Government.
Adolph Pricken, vice-president Of the
Warehouse company and the owner OF
IS per cent OF its stock. testified that
he first met Rachmil and Samuelson
In February, 1918. He said that they
had been employed to audit the books of
his company In the interest of COM
pany which had made a loan TO Il. AS
a result of this transaction he employed
the accounting company to audit his
companys books regularly for $3.50 a
month.
The sun., 1919-08-05
Suggested Chance to Save.

The witness said that in October Sam
uelson suggested that he was in posi-
ton TO save the Coastwise company
large sums OF money by cheating the
Government on its income tax returns.
Did he tell you how he could do it?"
asked Benjamin p. De Witt, Assistant
United States Attorney.
Yes, by using new set OF books on
January 1, 1919. and destroying the old
ones"
did they tell you they had a man IN
the Internal Revenue Bureau who would
o. X. false returns and did they tell
you his Manner
Yes. His name was Morris Rosen-
blum. They told me he would call to see
me. He did so three days after. re-
qulred him to identify himself. He
showed me his badge and a card with his
name and position printed on it,"
Pricken said that he asked Rosenblum
The sun., 1919-08-05
The Housing Problem

The housing situation is really IN the hands
Of the public itself.
II II win support the mortgage market, the
Title Guarantee s. Trust Company can be the
agency Of Transmitting that support Immediately
into the construction Of houses.
We sell the MORTGAGES with payment Of priu-
cipal and interest guaranteed BY the Bond
Mortgage Guarantee Company, q 100000
euarantor, and on sales Of such MORTGAGES
amounting to 100000, 900 no investor has
ever lost dollar.
We offer our services to the investing public
and the owner and builder, We can DO az far az
housing crisis can Be taken care Of Il we act
together. Neither one alone can do It.
TITLE GUARANTEE AND TRUST c
The sun., 1919-08-05
Judge smith to Enter Lists.

William f. Schneider. County Clerk
and head OF the Cleveland Democracy.
said last night that Judge Richard H.
Smith. a member of his organization.
who was also turned down by Tam
many. would run in the Democratic
primaries.
Before the end of tho week Mr.. Sohnei-
der will confer with the Representatives
Of tho Democratic insurgents in the
other boroughs, the plan to consider
putting a straight anh-Tammany ticket
In the field DR.. Arthur e. Heating will
represent Queens county. Former AS
semblyman William ]. Ellis Of The
Bronx probably will represent that Dor
ough and Charles HARDWOOD, president OF
the Brooklyn Democratic Club is looked
; upon as the logical leader of the move
ment in Brooklyn. Some of the insur-
gents are advising that they indorss
Representative r. II. Ia Guardla, the
Republican candidate for President OF
the Board of Aldermen, In order 10
make the defeat of Tammany all the
more bittsr.
=. - -.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1919-07-18

Misses Elsie Bailey and Lena Trie
Der of Meriden, Conn, have been the
guests of Mrs, Charles Hebert
Roy E. Bullock and daughter,
Gladys, of Rutland spent Sunday with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs, Charles
Bullock,
Abbey M. Hartman and DR., EN-
ma A. Bellows spent few days of last
week with Miss Harriman's parents,
Prof and Mrs A. s. Hartman of High
street.
Leslie G. Gordon, who has served
in the national army for thirteen
months in Co. B, l6lth Infantry, has
arrived from overseas, and is visiting
his mother Mrs, Fred Gordon on
Franklin street
Arthur Yeaw was given birthday
party at the home of his mother, Mrs.
Bernice Yeaw Thursday afternoon in
honor of his 18th birthday. About 20
of his young friends were present.
Miss Agnes F. Murdoch of South
Pasadena, Calf, who is a guest of
Miss Minnie Burditt of Pittsford, spent
Wednesday with friends in the village.
Miss Murdoch graduated from Middle
bury in the Class of 1907.
Joel Blaise, who drives a big truck
for the Coon Ice Cream Company of
Burlington, fractured his right arm
Just above the wrist Sunday evening
at Stokes garage, when the engine of
the car, which he was trying to start,
back fired. He was taken at once to
DR.. Eddy's office where the fracture
was reset.
The Rev. and Mrs. G.. M. Moody
and daughter, Florence, left by auto
Yesterday morning for Mechanicville,
IN. Y, where they will visit Mrs.
Moody's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. M.
Fort. The Methodist pulpit during Mr.
Moody's absence will be supplied by
DR.. Martin E. Cady of Chicago, Ill.
Prof Myron R. Sanford, of the
College Latin Department, received a
card this week from Richard H. Buffum,
Middlebury IS, and former editor of
The Campus, on which he said that he
had arrived in America from France.
Buffum graduated a year ago from the
college and almost Immediately entered
the army. Since the armistice he has
been attending one of the universities
in France.