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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-25

Monroe La. March 25.-Lieuenant Coney fell here
80 this morning and is believed to have been fatally injured His
back believed be broken but he still conscious He is
the farm of Nose Lane Crowv whose premises he
FELL The arpane wrecked in the fall Additional details
not available here at He had made moderate from Jack
sonve this point having started shortly after o'clock
The village doctor said Coneys back broken and that he
had suffered internal injuries As nearly could be asceaned
ne trouble developed and the aviator attempted land when his
machine hit tree falling seventy FIVE feet the ground
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-25
coney Starts at lao A. M.

COney starts AT I'4U -. w.
Jacksonville. Fla, March 25.-Al-
though nothing had been heard from
him early today since he "hopped off,
at 1:40 o'clock this morning from
Pablo Beach in an effort to make a
one-day, one-stop airplane flight from
the Atlantic to the Pacific coast, land
ing at San Diego, Cal. friends of
Lieut. w. d. Coney, army flyer, be-
lieved he was we'll on his way to Dal-
las, Texas, where he planned to make
his only stop before noon. Weather
conditions were reported good, so far
as visibility was concerned. but pre-
dicted strong head winds which were
expected to hold down his speed.
According to the route mappey out.
Lieut.. Coney had before him a journey
of 2,070 miles On his recent flight to
Jacksonville from San Diego, the ac-
tual flying time was % hours and 81
minutes but the distance traversed
was longer than over the return route.
as the fiier lost his way. This fight al,
so had been attempted assa one-stop
'tf1Fhut cafBueft6r fr6uflIe caused him
to descend at Bfonte, Texas, where he
was forced to remain for IL hours be.
fore proceeding to Dallas, Texas.
The machine Lieut.. Coney used in
the flight today. is the same in which
he flew eastward but it has been thor
oughly overhauled and new propel-
ler Installed The fiier is unaccom-
panied He wore electrically heated
flying togs and carried as food choco,
late in cakes and hot coffee.
Several hundred persons, including
his mother and relatives from his
home town, Brunswick. Ga, were on
hand to give Lieut.. Coney a cheering
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-25
SERIOUS DAMAGE TO
STEAMER ELLIJAY BY
FIRE In CABANAS HARBOR

Havana March 25-Fire broke out
on board the steamer Lake Ellijay in
the harbor of Cabanas yesterday af-
ternoon and inflicted serious damage
before it was brought under control.
The steamer was taking on cargo of
sugar and 10000 sacks had been
placed in the hold when the fire was
discovered.
Most of the crew and stevedores
handling the cargo abandoned the YES
sci, but the captain and machinists re
mained on board to open the valves
to empty the tanks of fuel oil to pre-
vent an explosion.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-25
SURPRISE FELT
In WASHINGTON
OVER DEBS VISIT
Daugherty Closeted Several Hours
Yesterday With Socialist Lead
er From Atlanta

Washington, March 25.-Surprise,
more than mild, fingered in the wake
today of the -unheralded visit to
Washington, unattended of ENgene
V. Debs, imprisoned socialist leader,
to discuss his case with Attorney
General Daugherty. Slipping into
Washington early yesterday, Debs
had gone to the department of justice,
held. a three hours conference with
the attorney general and left to re.
turn to the Atlanta penitentiary be-
fore his visit was announced by Mr..
Daugherty to a group of dumbfounded
newspaper men, whom the socialist
leader had successfully evaded
throughout the day.
In announcing the visit of Debs,
whose case Mr.. Daugherty was direct
ed to review by President Harding,
the attorney general said he called
the socialist leader to Washington, af-
ter comforting with the president In
asmuch as Debs had defended him,
self at his trial. Mr.. Daugherty said,
1t was decided that he should come
here to answer such inquiries as the
government desired TO make. s,,,e
The attorney general refused 70
comment on DeDS. apreSentment OF HiS
case or to say what recommendations
he would make in the matter Of clepf!
ency. The socialist leader is serving
a lO-year sentence for violation of the
espionage act.
Warden Won't Talk
Atlanta, March 25.-Warden Fred
Zerbet, of the federal penitentiary
here continued today his fiat refusal
to discuss the visit of Eugene Debs tc
Washington. Debs himself was moi
expected to reach Atlanta this after
noon and whether, he, would be met by
guard of the AepaEtment Of justice
agents or attemnt TO qGonceal his pres
ence could not be, learned.
The socialist. leader was expected
to resume his dutisSfn the prison hos
pital to which he Was. assigned soor
after beginning hi STERN of ten years
for violation Of the espionage laws.
Debs' deDarturH from the fedora
penitentiary Wednesday was carried
out with such secrecy that his loca
attorney, Samuel McCastleton saiG
that even be ala not know 1t.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-25
FORMER PRESIDENT HAS
ATTACK INDIGESTION

Washington, March Is.
Former President W 0 drow
Wilson suffered an acute attack
Of indigestion today resulting in
4 hurry call for medical assist
ance. His physicians said he
recovered an hour later.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-25
CAMPBELL BROTHERS LET
OUT OF INDIAN KILLING

Fort Pierce, Fla, March 25.-Tom
and George Campbell, brothers,
charged with assault with intent to
murder in connection with an attack
on two Seminole Indians at Bluefields
in the western part of the county
three weeks ago, have been released,
Judge ohnson, who conducted the
preliminary hearing holding that the
Campbells had acted in self-defense.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-25
gulf thoroughly comhed.

Naval officers expressed surprise
that both pigeons released by Wikin
soH~ were so long in covering th dis
tance to the home station. st. Andrewa
Bay is approximately 90 miles from
Pensacola and the balloon was report
ed 20 miles ut sea when tn, first bird
was released at 9 o'clock Wednesday
morning. The pigeon settled ON the
home roost at $50 O'Clock Thursday
morning, almost 81 hours later The
second pigeon was released at 2:30
o'clock Thursday afternoon. Both
Tuesday and Wednesday nights were
clear with brilliant moonlight and Of
ticers were unable to understand how
Wilkinson permitted the balloon to
drift over the gulf. lie is known as a
careful and conservative pilot and the
only possible explanation is that he
drifted above Il fog bank near the
shore and mistook it for a cloud layer
over the land.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-25
Texns Man is Commnnder

Washington, March 25.-George K.
Wilkinson. of Houston, Texas. is in
command OF the naval balloon wsEich
has been missing frcm the air station
at Pensacola, Fla., since Tuesday. it
was announced teday at bhe navy de-
partment. Dispatches. to, the depar
mcnt from Pensacola today added
nothing to- information previously
given in press reports sF
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-25
send off when he took the air.
San DIEGO Is Ready

San Diego, Cal, March 25.-Prepar-
ations were made here today to re-
ceive Lieutenant Coney If it is dark
before the arrival Of Coney at Rock
well field, it will be flooded with il
Elimination from powerful arc lights
to assist him in landing.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-25
WALTER ].
Temperatures Elsewhere

The first column indicates highest
temperature yesterday; the second,
lowest last night, and the third, pre-.
cipitation.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-25

lent its support to the revo oolutionary
movement aLd, although there have
hem few threatened disorders in
Berlin the authorities have been too
yigi'ant to permit anything approach
ing an organized strike to develop.
Communists, who occupied thc
Blchn and Ncss ship and deck yard.
at Hamburg. have Leu elected
Says Riots Spurious
Paris. March 25 Official circle
here regard the communist upris lu"
in Germany as spurious basin
their Judgment on dispatches r~ceh
cd in the citY.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-25
GOVERNOR AND CABINET
CHASING THE FINNY TRIBE

Tallahassee, Fla, March 25.-Gov.
Hardee and his cabinet today, put
aside cabinet affairs and set out in
pursuit of members of the finny tribe,
intending to spend the entire day
along streams of Waukulla county.
Secretary of State Crawford, who is
said to know every fishing hole in ev-
cry stream in the county was in
charge of the party. The officials left
here in automobiles and expected to
make the first stop at the Wakulla
river.
He Il rich, who does not desire
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-25
ROBERT LANSING REVEALS
SECRETS OF PEACE PARLEY

Remarkable Book Pub
lished Today Purports
to Contain Inner His
tory of Versailles Con-
ference and Exposes
Differences of Opin-
ion Among American
Delegates.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-25
C0NEY FATALLY INJURED IN FALL TODAY
SEARCHING SEAS FOR
TRACES OF LOST BALL OONIST

Carrier Pigeons Bring
News Of Desperate
Plight Of B a IL O on !,
Which Was Drifting
Close to Water, With
all Ballast Exhausted.
Has Been NJ i S sin g
Since Tuesday Night.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-25

Pensacola, Fla. March 25.-The
opinion was expressed that the only
hope for the safety of the Quarter
master Geo. X. Wilkinson. missing
frcm the naval air station here Since
he took the air in a free ballon Tues
day night is that some vessel in tho
Gulf of Mexico may have rescued him
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-25
MILITARY ALLOTMENTS
UNDER WAR RISK ACT
WILL EXPIRE JULY 81

Washington. March 25.-Military
alcttmentsand allowances under the
war risk act will expire automatical
on July 81, Comptroller Warwick, OF
the treasury, holds in Il ruling made
public today.
The ruling was based on the res
olution adopted by the last congress
repeating most of the war time
legislation. The war risk bureau
was asked today to give accurate
figures concerning the number 'of
soldier, sailor and marine al.otments
which would beaffected but they said
thousands of men still in the service
10th a: hime and in the army of thu
Rhine had been affected
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-25
DROPS TO GROUND EARLY
This MORNING AND BREAKS
BACK; MACHINE Is WRECKED

Still Conscious at Noon-Pa Particulars of Fall not
Available Started at Early Hour From Jack
tions FOR the Journey to San Diego and Full Of
Hope.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-25

Cleveland reports the opening of the
Lake Erie fishing season finds the
union fishermen and tugmen on strike
in protest against wage reductions of
10 to 20 per cent.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-25

Bloodhounds are to be added to the
San Francisco police department to
aid in hunting criminals
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-25

Takeiteasy and Livelong are broth
ers--German Proverb
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-25

He Is rich who does not desire
more. Italian Proverb
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-25
WEATHER FORECAST

Lakeland and vicinity:
Partly, cloudy tonight
and Saturday.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-29
SZEKELY WILL
TURN OUT MORE
GREGORY CARS
Especial Moline serriceN

Five more front-drive automo-
biles VIII be built by the o. E.
Szekely company of Moline for the
Gregory Front Drive Motor com
pany Of Kansas City. Mr.. SzekcIy
has just returned from Kansas City,
where he has been demonstrating
the car which his company design
ed and built for Ben Gregory, in
ventor OF the present front-driye
principle and president of the new
motor company
The Gregory car is to be sold
for $3.50. A number of orders
for the new machines have been
received.
1t has been rumored that fac
tory for the production Of the front
drive cars will be established in
Moline, but no one connected with
the manufacture of the cars is will
ing to make any statement on the
subject.
Mr.. Gregory first conceived the
idea of the front-drive in 1909. In
1913 he built his first car. which
was not successful. Returning
from serving in the motor trans
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-29
ITALIAN BANK
CLOSES DOORS
Banca di Italiana ScOnto in Rome
Quits Following Moratorium
Announcement.

Rome, Dec. 29.-CBy the Asso-
ciated Press. THE Banca Italiana
di Sconto closed its doors this
morning following the announce
ment by the government of a modi-
fed moratorium permitting the
suspension of payments of the OBJ
legations of certain corporations
through court decree the bank.
profting by the announcement,
suspended payments pending court
proceedings.
The branches of the bank have
been closed throughout Italy. It's
premises here were under police
protection today, with numbers of
its customers gathered outside.
New York, Dec. 29.-(By the As
ISOLATED Press. THE Italian Dis
count & Trust company, New York
correspondent of the Banca ItaI-
lana di Sconto, of Rome. which has
been closed, also closed its doors
today following a run.
The local institution is capital
lied At $1,000 600, has surplus and
profits Of S75O,O00 and deposits of
about s13.000,O00.
Company officials said that paw
ment had been suspended for the
day and that a statement womb
be made later.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-29
GLEASON MUST
GO TO PRISON
Swfndier Is Denied Trial BY Judge
I. n. Green-TO Serve From
One to Ten Years.

Cornelius J. Gleason, alias ]. B.
Rose convicted on a charge of
swindling $4,000 from Henry F.
Kath of Muscatine, will have to
serve from one to ten years in a
federal penitentiary. Gleason's plea
for a new trial was denied by Judge
7. n. Green OF, the principal court
of Peoria. Gleason was held in
Rock Island at one time on a sim
lar charge.
The request for a new trial was
based on the arguments that more
evidence had been gathered prov
ing that Gleason was the wrong
man, and that another in Newton,
Iowa, had been identified as the
person who swindled Kath.
When the judge rendered his yer
dict denying Gleason a trial, the
prisoner declayed he would die if
compelled to spend any more time
in jail. My health is failing rap
idly. I'll die if I'm not released
soon," he told the Judge
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-29

port corps during the World war,
he began to develop more ideas on
the subject. He secured local back
ing and the car Just finished by tie
Szekely company and the FIVE addi-
tional orders are the result.
1.-THE application of the propel-
ling power at the front end of 4
vehicle has long been recognized
as logical says Mr.. Gregory. las
the car travels over an uneven sur
face, it climbs out OF Expressions
instead OF pushing the front wheels
farther in- Front wheel power
gives greater leverage, making
more power available in bad
places. for hill climbing and for
acceleration in starting. A front
drive car will not skid at corners
and will not slip on muddy roads,
because the power is being
The Gregory company is capital
lied at 100000. but is planning to
increase its capitalization soor.
Mr.. Szkeley Is chief and consult
ing engineer OF the company.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-29
to TAKE STAND
/ FOR LIMITATION
Delegates From Farm Bureau 10
Champion County Representa-
tati0n at State Meet.

Delegates from the Rock Island
county farm bureau TO the seventh
annual meeting of the Illinois Ag-
ricultural association in Spring
field, Jan. IL and II will do all in
their power to promote the limita-
ton of Cook county's representa-
ton in the Illinois assembly
through the county representation
plan proposed by the league of
that name, p. r. Edgertpn. county
farm advisor, announced today.
In addition to Mr.. Edgerton.
George Schriver of Reynolds and
John WOODBURY. of Hillsdale will
attend the convention, the alter
mates being George Harris of Tay-
Tor Ridge and Edgar Walther.
A round table discussion by del
egates from So farm bureaus of
the problems of organized agricuI-
ture in 1922, will be one of the fea-
lures of the meet.
This discussion will occupy the
entire first afternoon, and will be
followed in the evening by the cleo
ton OF officers and the report of
the committee on recommendations
An address by Dean Davenport of
the University of Illinois is sched-
uled for the second days meeting.
Mrs. Frank Harris, fremont, ILL
nois delegate to the woman's farm
bureau conference in Atlanta, will
report.
Other addresses by national and
state Officials will be delivered.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-29
Personal Points

Miss Elizabeth SHARPE. 1911
Twenty-hrst street. left today FOR
Ottawa. where she viii visit Miss
Dorothy Bassest. formerly of this
city. She will return Saturday.
Emil Seidel OF ia Eighth street
left yesterday for an extended visit
through the south. He will stop
for q brief stay with his niece. Mrs
Erwin g. Thrasher at St. Peters
burg. fla
Miss Grace F. Day has returned
to Rock Island after spending
Christmas with her brother, C. NJ.
Day in Peoria.
Charles c. Carter, 2016 Sixteenth
street, who is a senior at Cornell
university, is visiting friends in
Rock Island today. He will return
to Chicago this evening, from where
he will leave Saturday to resume
his studies.
Miss Margaret SearIe has gone
to Washington, ID. C., where she
will attend a house party before
returning to New York City to re-
sumo her studies at Columbia uni
Versity. Miss Searle spent Christ
mas with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. ]. Searle, OF 934 Twentieth !
street
Miss Edith Louden, formerly of
his city and now OF st. Louis, viii (
arrive tomorrow morning to spend /
he weekend here. She will be
he houseguest of Miss Alice Journy
II 1872 Eighth avenue,
Miss Gertrude Carlson of Will
mantle, Conn, left for her home to-
ay after a six weeks visit with
Hiss Gertrude Wagner, 6IO Elev-
nth street. The two girls were
urses in the naval service 4
uring the world war Miss Wag- /,
er accompanied Miss Carlson as
ar as Chicago on her homeward
)urney.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-29
ASK BIDS FOR
PARKER STORE
IN DAVENPORT
Plan to begin Construction Of q
C00y0c0 Block Early Next
Year.

Bids for the construction Of =,
100000 NJ. L. Parker departms,,
store in Davenport were asked IA
day by the Putnam estate n.
building will be on the nortbva,,
corner Of Second and Brady stree !,
and work will be started between
April 1 and Nov. 1, 1922.
The store will be seven f,oo-.
high, but each story will be OF sIe5
height that the entire building VII
correspond with the present eighf.
story Putnam building. The siors
will run back $50 feet on Bradv
street, and will extend west on See.
ond street to the present Parker
The structure on the corner vii
be the first unit to be erected ar
upon its completion the NJ. l. par
er company will take possession
while the present Parker store wfl5
be torn down and a new one con-
structed in its place. II is plaane5
10 have a theatre in this csn,ar
building, which will extend fTnr
he Putnam building to the new
Parker store.
The center building will be 4
.hree-story structure and will prob
IDLY have Offices above the theatre
Fhe architects plan of the Parker
'tore has been completed and an
proved.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-29
ALPHA

w. r. Tracy, Sr.. has returned
from Mayo Bros hospital at Roch-
ester, Mimi. His health is still very
poor.
Miss Irene Mclaughlin OF La
fiace' ILL.,, is spending her Christ
mas vacation with home folks. as is
also Miss Frances CaIkins of Wv
anet.
Mr. and Mrs. William Hauber and
TWO children went to Canton We'd
nesday for a visit with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Frenell of
GalesDurg are visiting at the home
OF Peter Frenell.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Maxwell are
visiting at the Joe Maxwell home
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clark Sexton OF Me-
dlapolis, Iowa, came Tuesday eve
nlng and will spend the remainder
OF the week with Alpha relatives.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-29
80 GO ON SNOW .
HIKE" TO DENSE
FOREST REGION

Thirty members and friends of
the Black Hawk Prairie club en-
joyed an interesting hike yesterday
afternoon to the dense forest, near
Milan. The party started from the
Y. w. c. A and went to Milan by
street car. The remainder OF the
distance, about three miles, was
made on foot to Kickapoo creek.
After exploring the forest, with
its great trees and heavy under
brush, the mixers crossed the creek
and came back along the lower end
of Big Island.
Coffee and sandwiches were serv-
ed around a bonfire and the return
trip was made at o'clock. The
mixers were enthusiastic about the
snow hike" and another of this
same variety will be scheduled
soon.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-29
POUND ELECTED
EXCHANGE HEAD
New Officers Chosen at Semi-An-
Nual Meeting-Hear Address
by Edward i. Eagle.

James T. Pound was chosen
president Of the Exchange club, to
serve for the ensuing six months,
at the Semi-annual election held
by the organization at the Rock Is
land club today.
Other officers elected are as
follows:
First vice William
SchroCer
Second vice president-Joseph j.
Burgess.
Third vice president-Dr. ]. W.
Lane
Treasurer-N. B. Gosline.
ecretary-Leroy Dehler.
Board of William Harms,
Ralph Lamont and B. D. Farrar.
Edward L. Eagle, assistant
states attorney. addressed the
club on THE Administration CT
Criminal Law.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-29
To SELL CHURCH
FOR SALVATION
ARMY PURPOSES
Swedish Baptist Property To Be
Transferred Permanently To NIL
itant Organization.

II an agreement reached between
the trustees Of the Swedish Baptist
church and the advisory board Of
the Salvation army at conference
held at the Rock Island club today.
is approved by district officials of
the Salvation army organization in
Chicago. the property owned by the
Swedish Baptist church. Fifth ave-
nue. and Twenty-first street, and
occupied. by the Salvation Army
several years, will be decided to that
organization.
The building was formerly the
home of the Swedish Baptist con-
gregation. The lot has a frontage
on Fifth avenue of SO feet, and
depth of $50 feet
The consideration is not an
nounced, but ii is understood that
funds belonging to the Salvation
army OF Rock Island, held in trust
by the Chicago district officials,
will be applied, with accumulated
toward the initial payment
on the property.
The editice, as soon as the pur-
chase is consummated, will be
known as the citadel" and will be
devoted to the same purposes as at
present.
The Swedish congregation ceas-
ed to exist as such, when it voted !
TO become a part of the First Bap-
list church, and since the dissolu- !
ion, the building has been rented
20 the Salvation army.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-29
BUCKLEY PLACE
SCENE OF RAID
BY U. S. AGENTS
Albert Curry and Two Deputies Take
Quantity OF Liquor at 119
Eighteenth Street.

Albert Curry In charge OF the
southern prohibition district of the
northern division of Illinois, and
two deputies, raided George Buck
sley's place. II9 Eighteenth street,
at 2 O'Clock this afternoon, and
iconfiscated a large quantity of
Jiquor
I Buckley was not in his establish
ment at the time, but announcement
was made by the federal agents
that a warrant would be issued i'm
mediately for his arrest.
United States Commissioner
Thomas p. Sinnett will hear the
preifmfnaries Of the case, it was
said Federal Agent Curry has been
stationed at Peoria since last Sep
tember, when he took over the work
OF Lee Kidder.
The Buckley place yielded 20
pints of beer, three pints of whisky,
one quart of gin and IL gallons of
wine, the agents said.