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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-04-16
FUNERAL OF MR.. T.R.
TINDALL POSTPONED UN-
TIL TOMORROW MORNING

Ow0ng to the heavy rain this after
noon, the funeral services over the
remains Of Mr.. T.R. Tindall have
been postponed from this afternoon
until tomorrow morning at 10 O'Clock
Funeral services will then be con-
Quoted at the undertaking parlors OF
Gentry & Co.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-04-16

one OF the heaviest downpours of
ram experienced in this section in
some time, fell between IL and ,
Q CLOCK this afternoon. Downtown pc
oestrlans found they had to wade in
water over their angles atall street
crossings, regular river forming at
the corner of Kentucky avenae and
Main street. or course, the rain is
good on crops, groves, etc. but bad
on pigs, poultry and pedestrians"
10 say nothing Of automobiles
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-04-16

Mr.. and Mrs. Gus Daniels have
returned from Palatka, where they
were called by the sudden illness and
death of Mr.. Daniels brother in-law
Mr.. r. w. Tillman. Mr.. Tillman was
Ill only forty minutes being stricken
with an attack of acute indigestion.
Mrs. Tillman accompanied Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniels home and will be here
for some time. She has the deepest
sympathy of many Lakeland friends
in her great loss.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-04-16

Lakeland. Fla, April IL, 1920.
Adjourned session of the City Com.
missioners with all members present.
On motion the reading OF the minutes
was dispensed with.
On motion IL was ordered that the
officials of the A. G. l.. II. r. Co.
make their request In writing rela.
tive to fire protection desired here.
On motion the matter OF opening
the bids on s75,00000, 6 per cent. I'm.
proyement Bonds was again taken up,
and proposals and bids on same
were opened, and read. These were
taken under Amusement; and the fol-
lowing Resolution was introduced and
duly adopted, all members voting
yes" on roll call
BE IL resolved by the City Commits.
ssioners of Lakeland Florida
Sec. THAT the proposition of
g. B. Sawyers Company for 5000 90,
6 per cent, Improvement Bonds Of the
City of Lakeland at So and they
furnish Bond Attorney fees, accrued
interest, exchange, and furnish the
printed blank bonds, be; and the
same is hereby accepted"
Request from Lakeland Manufac.
turing Company for permit to rebuild
their burned property work on lots
and 2 Of block OF w. Lakeland Ad-
dition. was read On motion it was
ordered that said firm and others who
are contemplating rebuilding within
the Fire Limits be required to sub
NIT architects plans and specifica.
tons OF the proposed buildings, same
to be passed upon by City Commits
sioners, before building permits be
allowed.
On motion the Building Inspector
was instructed to. inspect the Brown
Building on lots ID and "E" block
10 Of Munn's Survey, and to make re-
port in writing to the City Attorney,
who was instructed to take the nee
essary legal steps to have said wood
en- building removed from said lots.
On motion Lakeland Commandery
No q X. T. was granted permit to
decorate the City Hall and the Wei.
come Arch without any expense to
the City for the Grand Conclave X.
T. TO be held here.
On the recommendation of the Com.
missioner of Municipal Activities, it
was on motion ordered, That patrons
Of the Light and Water plant who
within the last IL months have gone
TO the expense of putting extra n.y.
drant for free sprinkling of lawns, as
per former regulations, be credited
upon their accounts with such
amounts upon their filing sworn
statements as to said expense with
the Light and Water Department.
Report from the Street Commission.
er on water and sewer service on
both contracts for. all streets and
avenues in said contracts were sub
mitted On motion said report was
accepted, and ordered that same be
advertised according to law, and that
April "a, 1920 at $1,000 a. M, be set
as the time when complaints, il any,
be made before the Commissioners by
property owners or others interested
in lots abutting said streets and ave-
nues, to show why liens should not be
placed thereon for said water and
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-04-16

DR.. and Mrs. Coe' of Syracuse, N.
y, who have been spending several
weeks in Lakeland, having apartments
at the home of Mrs. F. B. Terrell
returned to their home today. They
are highly pleased with Lakeland and
plan to return again next year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-04-16
NOTICE TO TAX PAYERS

The 1919 City Tax Books will close
April 30 after which date they will
be turned over to the City Attorney
J. Hardin Peterson, for collection by
suit. PAY NOW AND AVOID COL
AND COURT COSTS.
II. L. sWATTS.
1924 City Tax Collector,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-04-16

Mr.. w. F. Reds many friends are
pleased to note that he is able to be
on the streets part of each day, and
is steadily regaining his strength,
though it will be some time before he
is able to resume his duties in the
State Bank. For. several weeks he
was critically i'll, but we are pleased
to note that he is now on the road to
complete recovery.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-04-16

Mrs. H. O. Denny, who was oper-
ated upon two weeks ago at the Pied
mont Hospital, was able to be re-
moved to her home yesterday, and is
now we'll on the road to recovery, her
friends will be pleased to know.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-04-16
Couple Re.Wed

Rev. Chas, Trout had the unique
experience last of joining two fond
hearts, who had been joined once be-
tore and whom the courts had sep
arated, the contracting parties being
Mr.. Thomas E. Bennett OF Fort
Meade, and Mrs. Pauline Bennett, OF
Florence Villa. 1t is hoped that their
second matrimonial venture fill be
one long dream of coniugal bliss.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-04-16

BY new invention, 1t is possible
to. speak a message into telephone
receiver and have it recorded on q
monograph record at the other END
Of the line.
Before the war only 345.000 per-
sons held British government securi-
ties; the number now is 100000.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-04-16

Mrs. S. F. Huckabay of Dade Civ
arrived last night to spend several
days here the guest of her daughter
Mrs. W. M. Hetherington, at her
home on Lake Morton Drive.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-04-16

MRS. W. ]. Cotton, of Tampa. Is
mere visiting friends and attending
the Grand Chapter, o. E. S. Mrs Cot.
Ton was a former resident of Lake
land.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-04-16

Mrs. Eta Beebe".is in the city at
tending the Grand Chapter Order of
Eastern Star, from which sessions
she is deriving much pleasure and
profit.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-04-16

MRS j P, Hall has returned to
ner nome in Sanford after pleasant
ViSit IN the city, the guest of her
mother, Mrs. A. J. Starlin
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-04-16
Lakeland Laconic.s

Miss Rosa Lesesne left this morn
ing for Perry. Fla, where she goes
to spend the weekend with her sis
ter Mrs Adams. y
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1920-04-16

mere will be no story hour tomor
row evening at the Parish House. ow
ing to the Chautauqua.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-14
HOLD SNOW ON
SEDITION CHARGE
Charged With Declaring RevO-
luton Would Sweep q. S.
Prisoner Claims To Be Former
Candidate for Governor.
ARRESTED AT EUREKA JAILED
Revolt Before November Elec-
tiOn, He's Quoted as Saying.
Guns Being Collected on Pacific
Coast, He Said.
ARRESTED AT EUREKA JAILED

Eureka. Kan. Oct. 14.-George B.
Snow, who says he is the Snow who
recently was a candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for governor of
Kansas is in Jail here for alleged vi
olation of the anti-syndicalism law.
Z Snow is charged with preaching
Bolshevism. according to Joseph A.
Fuller, prosecutor of Greenwood coun-
ty.
THE same thing that happened in
Russian ought to happen in the Unit
ed States,' Fuller quoted him as
saying.
Snow is alleged to have declared he
was preparing to go to the Pacific
coast where revolutionary forces had
stored great quantity of fire arms and
ammunition and that he intended to
aid in leading a revolt against the
United States.
Shows arrest was caused by c. H.
Weiser, a storekeeper. The prelim-
mary hearing has been set for October
rs. He is held in jail in default of
81 900 bond.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-14
FACING A CRISIS.

In an advertisement of the Palace
Clothing company on page five of this
issue is this statement: TT seems to
US that the papers should try to help
the situation by reducing the price of
advertising and reducing rates to sub
scribers."
While sugar, wheat, corn and many
commodities in food and clothing lines
are declining in price as set forth in
official news announcements and mer-
camille advertisements. labor and ma
terial used in the making of newspa-
pers are advancing enormously.
Newspapers have recently granted the
largest increase in wage scales that
have ever been made.
Newspapers are being compelled to
agree to pay fifty per cent more for
their white paper supply next year
than they have paid this year. This is
strange but true. 1t means the wip-
ing out of all profits and thousands in
deficit besides on the present basis of
income and presents the greatest crisis
newspapers have ever faced.
Publishers are at their wits ends
looking about for greater efficiency,
economies and methods of meeting the
immense increased costs of producing
a daily newspaper. Newspapers every
where are announcing big advances in
advertising rates and subscription
rates. Many papers are going out of
business or consolidating.
The increase now being demanded
for next years contracts in the single
cost of white paper alone means over
a hundred thousand dollars to the To-
peka dailies and to many dailies in the
large cities over a million dollars each.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-14
Governor Allen, In East, Pre-.
diets Big G. o. p. Victory.
Voters Determined ON Change
ignore the League Issue.

New Yorw, Oct. 14.-Goyernor Allen
of Kansas conferring with leaders at
Republican national headquarters here
today declared in a statement that
he found In the west united de-
termination to get rid of Wilson and
the Wilson system of government"
He asserted that this determination
for a change of administration" over
shadowed any league of nations feel
ing of interest in domestic issues
However. he added, it is a common
thing for an orator speaking on the
league of nations to be interrupted by
some farmer who would bawl out
How about the box car situation ?''
Thereupon, the governor said, the
audience would applaud and the ora
tor would have to get away from
Poland and Lithuania and get his
feet on the hard ground of facts"
Governor Allen predicted a Repub-
lican landslide, as great as, if not
greater than. that which swamped
Judge Alton B. Parker a number of
years ago"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-14
THREE DEPUTY SHERIFFS HELD
Texas Officials Indicted by Grand Jury
Probing Crime Wave.

Wichita Falls, Tex. Oct. 14;-Three
deputy sheriffs of Wichita county, re-
Gently stationed in the oil fields. have
been indicted by a special grand jury.
empanelled to investigate the crime
wave in that section, which came to
a climax in the double killing at Kemp
City several days ago.
Deputy Sheriff John Canada -
charged with attempt, at subordina-
ton of perjury and Deputies Abe wills
ley and Tom Crabb are charged with
having accepted a bribe. In addition
to these two indictments have been
returned against DOC" Snow, held in
the Fort Worth jail, he being charged
with the murder of William s. Toney
and Marvin Chaple in a raid on an
alleged gambling hall at Kemp City
about ten days ago.
Following the killing at Kemp City,
Captain Aldrich of the Texas Rangers
with two men. arrived to take charge
of the situation and is now in prac-
tical control in the oil fields.
The special grand jury. now in ses-
sion. is expected to make a thoro in
yestigation and further sensational de-
velopments are expected
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-14
Banks Fear to Lend to Farmerd
While Prices Go Down. i
Federal Reserve Board WMl
Take Some Action Soon. Il
WOULD STOP PRICE SLUMP
Chicago Grain Men Say Real
Demand Is Fixed Price.
Admit Producers Are Losing
Money on Present Market.

Washington. Oct. 14.-Secretary OF
the Treasury Houston today rejected
the demands OF the farmers for re-
vival of the war finance corporation
to finance export of American firm
products.
Houston also reiterated to the farm
ers that the treasury has no money
to lend to persons who may wish to
hold their products for higher prices.
The war finance corporation pro-
posal, Houston said, would amount to
this government loaning money TO
Germany and other nations in Central
Europe with which to buy American
farm products.
Not In Banking Business.
1.-The government is not prepared"
he said, ito go into the banking busi-
ness accepting as collateral the feder-
al, state or municipal bonds of Ger-
many
Farmers of the country must de-
pend on the regular agencies to get
money to handle their crops. trust
erly withdrawal of the situation in
which we now find ourselves"
Visited BY Farmer Officials.
Houston received more than thirty
officials of farm organizations. The
conference at times became stormy.
Senator Smith of South Carolina and
j. S. Wanamaker of the American
Cotton Growers association asked for
the establishment of the finance
corporation under a special clause to
stimulate trade.
Houston said he had worked for
eight years to establish agencies which
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-14
Broken Hoop
Causes Flood
At EdiSor, Plant

A burst hoop let loose a FLOOD
in the yard of the Edison companys
power plant at Seventh and Van Buren,
streets this morning. Sixty thousand
gallons of water were precipitated into
the yard, doing damage estimated at
between $4,000 and $4,000. according
to A H Purdy, manager of the COM
pany.
The mass of rushing water, weigh
ing 240 tons, left the yard at the plant
looking like a restaurant after New
Years eve in the good old days before
July 1, 1919. Fifteen sulphur car
boys, weighing 500 pounds each, were
thrown thirty feet by the force of the
water. Brick piles in the yard were
knocked down and the. bricks scatter
ed all over
If the flood" had occurred 20 min
utes later. several workmen probably
would have been injured, Purdy said.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-14

he asserted. There are possibly
enough actual transactions to maintain
a stable market. Yet the problem OF
the speculator could probably be met
thru constructive regulation"
Hoover urged credits to Europe to
tinted States. OTHERWISE" he de-
clared, Europe will not return to our
markets until compelled to do so to
huv the last loaf of bread. The net
result is production of glut in
the hands of the American farmers"
American standards of high living
are now on the decline, the food au-
thority told the Kansas farmers. He
compared figures on fats for this
country and Europe. Exports of fats
will show a steady REDUCTION, he said,
and Europe will GRADUALLY meet her
own needs.
Now on Decline.
'There will be no ascent in the
standard of living in the United
States.Y he said in response to ques-
ton. rive are now on the decline in
our economic readjustment."
Complaints against the export or
hulk wheat rather than flour was an
swered by Hoover in a comparison or
handling hazards and costs. If the
shipping board placed rates on an
equality and on the freest competitive
shipping, there would still be this
preferential favorable to bulk grain
shipments"
Many Questions Asked.
For a time it looked as tho Hoover
were to listen to speeches of Kansans.
TCoutinued on Page Two.l
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-14
NIGHT Rider
RAIDS RENEWED
Cotton Growers and Gin Own
ers Being TerrOrized.
Fear to Give Information Under
ReprisaI Threats.
ALL FIRES NOT LEGENDARY
Government Agents Blame
Spontaneous Combustion.
Night Riders Extend Cotton
Campaign to Oklahoma.
(By the United Press,

Burning of southern cotton gins and
warehouses by alleged might riders
to stop production until prices in
crease believed to have abated, sud-
denly broke out anew today with de-
North Wichita Falls. Tex.
This alleged incendiarism. combined
with terrorists' warnings posted on
gins in Muskogee county, Oklahoma,
and other scattered sections of the
southwest, marked spread of the cot
ton price war into new territory. Pre-
viously activities had been confined to
south and central Texas, Arkansas and
other states of the old and new south.
State and federal authorities. re-
doubling their efforts to halt the reign
of terrorism. were as completely baf-
fled as yesterday in their attempt to
run the arsonites to earth. Since the
destruction started only one man has
been arrested-in Georgia, a section
from which the least activity is re-
ported.
Fire Chief Mcclure today said the
| Wichita Falls fire bore every evidence
of incendiarism, as the night watch
man heard sounds in the engine room
and when he went to investigate found
an oil pipe broken and flames fill
owner. doubted the fire was incendi-
ary and said he had received none
of the posted notices.
Mystery surrounding burning of
| gins in Texas was almost uncanny
today. Owners. or officials said gins
fired had simply been found burning
or burned" Tangible clues were
| lacking. High powered automobiles
closely muffled were believed to have
| been used in making a getaway from
| gins fired.
William Holdrich, owner of a gin al
Huffsmith, Tex, burned Monday
| night, did not report his loss of $4,000
until late last night when asked about
, it by authorities who declared Hold
rich feared further reprisals.
! Hoidrich said he knew" night rid.
ers were responsible but didn't pro-
duce any evidence to this effect.
| Warnings that gins would be burned
continued to be posted in connection
with the alleged campaign of terror
ism. however. New warnings were re-
ported from Oklahoma, the first ir
that state. and gins were heavily
guarded.
l Federal authorities. at San Antonio
/ today said they believed the $1,000,0OC
| . fContinued on mage airl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-14
|. NJ. WOOD DEADiTO Be LANDSLIDE
Prominent Kansas Architect
Dies Suddenly Today. T
Was Oldest Charter Member of
MOdOc Club.

L. NJ. Wood. "a years old, architect
in the state of Kansas for more than
forty years. the architect of the senate
chamber in the state capitol building.
and architect in charge of the building
of the Federal building, died suddenly
at his home. 1920 Mulvane street, this
morning. Mr.. Wood for the past sew
eral years has been suffering greatly
with rheumatism and lumbago. and
had undergone an unusually severe at
tack of the latter recently.
He lived alone at his home, except
for his housekeeper. This morning he
dressed himself, shaved. and descend
ed to the breakfast table as usual, but
complained that he did not feel we'll.
After eating breakfast he lay down on
lounge and was dead before medical
assistance could reach him.
Born in Pennsylvania.
L. M. Wood was born at Browns
vile. Pa, in 1S46. He attended the
public schools there, and learned the
trade of a carpenter, under his father
He graduated from the architectural
course at Cornell university and went
to Chicago shortly after the great Chi
tContinued on Page Sixl
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-14
TO RESTORE NORMAL PRICES.
Hoover Urges Removal of Immigra-
ton Restrictions.

Removal of numerous immigration
restrictions will relieve industrial con-
ditions and tend to restore normal
prices, according to Herbert Hoover.
In an interview today he urged
changes in federal laws permitting
greater freedom in admittance of for
eign born to American shores.
Hoover said that at the present time
there is a desire among millions of
Europeans to come to this country.
While toe liberal immigration privi-
leges might occasion strikes and in
dustrial troubles in certain sections,
he believed that the bringing of new
labor to this country would aid ma
terally in restoring pre-war conditions.
There are 21,00O,00 unemployed
in Germany who are living on govern
ment rations.'' Hoover said. MANY
thousands of these would become good
American citizens"
Asked il German immigrants might
become a source of unrest in this
country. Hoover replied: NO. They
realize three times a day that they
are whipped"
An invasion of New York state
should be made by Senator Harding.
Hoover believes. such a trip would
give assurances to voters in that state
to his position on the league" said
Hoover. Just now believe New
York is doubtful state. altho Senator
Harding should carry Ohio and has a
good chance to win in Indiana
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-14
Poverty No1O Threatens
Worlds Famous MIDGET
Count Magri Who Married Widow of Gen. Tom Thumb,
Realizes But Little at Sale of Tiny House
hold Effects.

Middlesboro, Mass, Oct. IA big
auctioneer and a tiny gray haired man.
with the light of hope fading from his
eyes, played the leading role in one of
life's tragedies of old age and poverty
today when the personal effects of the
late Countess Magri. who was the
widow of General Tom Thumb, were
sold to the highest bidder.
Count Magri. no larger than 6-year
old child, sat in a diminutive chair,
silent, pathetic figure. while the treas
ures of his wife and their home were
auctioned off. The count, who for
years Travelled with his wife in circuses
and upon the stage. is poor and in i'll
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-14
Snow, the Politician.

George B. Snow of Oakland was un-
known in politics until last summer,
when he suddenly announced his can
for governor. Investigation showed
ne had been paroled from the state
hospital for the insane and preceding
his campaign had worked in the har-
vest fields as a laborer. He ran against
Governor Allen on platform in keep
ing with provisions of the State Fed
Grafton of Labor declaration of prin-
ciples.
In the August primaries Snow
polled more than $4,000 votes. He Sc
cured a little more than fourth of
all the votes in the party primaries.
The majority of his votes came from
enemies of the industrial court law,
while it is probable that several thou
sand votes were registered by men
and women who were unaware that
the candidate had been in an asylum
at one time. His votes were generally
accepted as the strongest indictment
ever rendered against the primary
election law in the state.
No sooner had Snow been convinced
that he was defeated than he an
nounced himself as an independent
candidate. In order to secure q posi-
ton on the state ticket, however. it
was necessary for Snow to secure $500
signatures to his petitions. This the
Oakland man failed to do.
Many InfIammatory Statements.
Many inflammatory statements have
been credited to Snow. There were
also numerous demands that he be re-
committed to the state hospital under
charges of parole violations. No ac-
ton was taken, tho, to bring him be-
fore the probate court in Shawnee
county. His campaign was made
without publicity, organization or
funds. The only prominence to his
running was ridicule.
Since his failure to file as an in
dependent candidate. Snow dropped
from public prominence. There is a
feeling that his outburst in Eureka
may have been merely an effort to re-
turn to the limelight.
Dispatches do not state whether the
arrest was under charge of violation
of state or federal enactments.