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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-20
SOUTHERN TARIFF ASSOCIATION
WANTS INSTANT RELIEF FROM
EPIDEMIC OF CHEAP IMPORTS
LEGAL PRESUMPTION
OF SURVIVAL IN
GAS POISONING

Martinsbure, w. Va. April 90
The effects Of carbon dioxide upon
a person in close proximity to the
wall Of room as compared with
its effect on one nearer the center
Of the room, is being considered
today by Judge j. M. Woods, of the
circuit court. Upon the courts de-
cision rests the title to an estate.
George Sheig and his wife we're
asphyxiated bv carbon dioxide IRON,
hard COAL. Sheie's body. when
found, was resting near wan
while the woman's body was in the
center of the room. Mrs. Sheig's
BENEFICIARY instituted the court pro
ceedings in an effort to gain title
to the estate, claiming that Sheig
died before his wife. the case
against the unknown heirs" OF
Sheie.
In presenting the argument ior tn
beneficiary, counsel submitted {
written opinion of L. J. Desh, OF
Lexington, Va, chemist, in wh
t was held the carbon dioxide emit
ed from a stove, rises to the eel
ing and in cooling follows thI
walls when dropping by it's natur-
al weight to the floor. The chem
st suggested that person nea
he wall would be affected sooner
than a person in the center Of the
room.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-20
RESTRICTION
IMMIGRATION
RECOMMENDED
State Department Urges Immediate
Action by Congress to Prevent
Coming of Undesirables

Washington, April 20.-Recommen-
dations OF the state department for
rigid restriction of immigration par
+icularly as applying to what were de-
jcribed as undesirable classes from
the Balkan cities, Armenia. Russia
and Georgia, were before the house
today on opening debate on the i'm
migration bill The measure as re-
ported yesterday by the immigration
committee is similar to that given a
pocket veto by President Wilson and
would limit admission of aliens for
Ia months beginning next May 10 to
shree per cent of each nationality
in the United States in 1910.
The committee report urging imme-
diate passage of the bill was drawn
in the light of report to congress
by Secretary Hughes pointing to con-
ditions which it was said were stimu-
lating desire in many European
countries for emigration to America.
Making special reference to "Armen.
ians, Jews, Persians and Russians"
the secretary's report said:
"All of these have been so driven
hither and thither since 1914 that they
cannot be regarded as desirable pop
ulations for any country"
Strong exception to this conclusion
was taken in "a statement by Repre-
sentative Siegel, Republican, New
York, following a minority report on
the bill submitted by himself and two
other members of the committee.
With the house considering the i'm
migration bill. the senate today en-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-20
ATLANTA COURT
TRYING BUNCO
CASE TODAY
Man of Many Aliases Charged With
Fleeing Cullible Strangers
Out of Their Coin

Atlanta, Ga, April 20.-While an
aldermanic council is carrying on in
vestigations of charges made by So
licitor General Boyken and the Fulton
county grand jury that city detectives
were in league with alleged gamblers
and operators of fake pool room and
stock exchanges here, the trial of an
other man charged with being con-
1ected with the ring" was called for
,oday in superior court.
William Fletcher, alias Canadian
Willie" alias THE Giant" whose
rial was set for today, was jointly
indicted with Floyd Woodward Abe
Powers and Jack Knife" O'Brien,
charged with larceny after trust in
connection with the alleged Fleeing
Of $33' 900 out of o. Wynne, a wealthy
Mississippi planter, with headquar
ters in Memphis. Woodward, termed
by the solicitor, the leader of the
band, is a fugitive from justice; Pow
ers escaped last week from the state
farm at Milledgeville, where he was
serving a term on conviction on d
similar case, and O,Brien lis out or
bond. gsM i9ttA 4TG
EugenetcR. Black. counsel for the
citizens committee, who is pushinf
the charges against city detectives
announced nat sgtheofconclusion Of tn,
session late Yesterday that he wouis
complete his case this week.
/ After a one-day-recess. rebuttal evi
dence is to be introduced The latei
part Of the investigation, which Is t
be resumed tonight, is being devoted
TO charges of open gambling here II
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-20
TWO Governors
g. TALK ON ROADS
AT GREENSBORO

Greensboro, y. c., April 2O.-Ad
dresses by Governor-Elect Thomas
". Hardwick, of Georgia, and ex-GoN
ernor T. w. Bicket, of North Caro-
lima, featured the morning session of
lie ninth annual convention of the
United States Good Roads Associa-
ton here today. G. A. Nelson, of Ala
bama, one of the charter members OF
he organization. outlined the history
If the organization, and recited some
Of its accomplishments.
Addresses were made by r. Provost
Hubbard, of New York; A. G.. Batch
alor, of Washington, and Edward NJ
ornitz. of Pittsburg.
At the afternoon session Senator
Charles E. Townsend, of Michigan.
author of the Townsend bill, will lie
he chief speaker
Social features of this evening will
include a governors reception.
The sessions of the Good Roads AS
sociation will be concluded today and
tomorrow the fifth annual meeting of
the Bankhead Ma ional Highway as
sociatlon will be openeu.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-20
HARDING INVITED
TO VISIT CITIES
In GA. AND ALA.

Washington, April 20.-Two invi.
ations to visit southern cities late in
May were taken under consideration
oday by President Harding.
Senator Underwood, of Alabama
Democratic leader OF the Senate
tsked the president to deliver an adj
lress in Birmingham on May 21 in
connection with a celebration of the
ity's 50th anniversary.
The other invitation was extended
1y Senator Harris. Democrat, Of Geor
ria, and R. B. Troutman, vice pres
dent of the Atlanta Chamber of Com
nerce. who asked that Mr. Harding
speak in the Georgia capital on May
"A at memorial service on the birth
day of Henry w. Grady, the famous
ieorgia journalist. Mr. Troutman sug
;ested that Mr.. Harding deliver a re-
;ponse to Mr.. Gradys celebrated ad
dress on THE New South"
The president indicated that he
would like to accept both invitations
1ut he made no definite promise tc
do so.
The president said he could not
promise to go to the southern cities
out he indicated that he hoped to de
liver addresses in the two cities some
line this fall
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-20
FARMERS MEET
IN CONFERENCE
7 @ CONSIDER
BIG PROBLEMS
Various Matters Of Leg
islative Relief Affect
ing all Lines of Indus
try to Be Discussed by
Prominent NJ en- / N
Three Days Session.

Washington, April 20. Farmer
from various sections Of the countr'
affiliated with the National Farmer
Union gathered today for Il thre,
days conference to discuss problem.
affecting their welfare.
The meeting was called by Charle
5. Barrett. president OF the union
with view to giving the farmers OF
portunitly OF expressing their o"
views on domestic problems and pend
ing or projected legislation.
Speakers on the conference pro
gram include Secretary Wallace, ts
discuss cooperative marketing; Sen
ator Calder. to present reasons VIII
he thinks farmers should get benin,
his coal regulation and housing BILL
and Senators Capper, Lenroot and
others.
In opening the conference. Mr.. Ba.r
rett urged the creation of d Joint con
gresSional committee to inquire into
and suggest remedial measures for
the agricultural situation. Declaring
agriculture in America was going
rapidly toward the habitat of the
halt, the lame and the blind Mr. Bar
rett asserted what agriculture wants
is an opportunity to help itself
Money and credit have been de-
MED farmerrs despite the fact thai
more money was available in 1926
than in any previous year" Mr.. Bar
rett said. adding that 1T is a motor
ious fact also that agricultural organ
izations have not been afforded by thC
transportation systems OF the countr!
the facilities given corporations tt
distribute the products OF the farm.
Mr.. Barrett urged immediate en-
actment of cooperative enabling
laws" in a generous spirit and with
out multiplying reservations.
Charging that some interests {
this country are attempting to MULTI
or destroy the usefulness of the fede
al trade commission by legislation {
in other ways" Mr.. Barrett recoi
mended selection of a farmers cor
mission to investigate the situation
Il have asked congress-" he sal
in conclusion. Ito undertake the tas
Of finding out what Is wrong wi,
agriculture and how wrongs whc
they are discovered. can be righted
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-20

Paris, April 20.-British and French
military leaders will confer at Blythe,
England, next Sunday with Premiers
Bliand and Lloyd George. il is said
by newspapers here. Marshal Foch.
Gen. Waygand and Field Marshal Sir
Henry p. Wilson viii be present and
Earl Curzon. British secretary OF
state for foreign affairs will take part
in the conversation which it is declar-
cd will relate to military penalties to
be n,aced on Germany in case she re-
fuses to make reparation payments
due on May l. Premier BRAND, it IS
declared by the Echo de Paris, will
insist that the British flag fly with
the French tri-color over the Ruhr
district. The newspaper says that in
II letter to Prime Minister Lloyd
George the French premier has EN-
phasized the. importance OF unanimity
between the French and British gov
ernment.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-20
Will Balk Again

Berlin, April 20.-While the Ger.
man cabinet has not yet indicated the
nature of its reply to the, reparatiOn
commission S. demand that the Ger
man gold reserve be transferred to
some point in the occupied zone,
President Hayenstein, of the reichs-
bank and the financial writer's sum-
marily reject the proposition.
They take the ground that the gold
is not only the property of a private
bank but that its removal from Ber-
lin under the conditions named would
result in the collapse of German cur
rency at home and abroad. The ex-
perts assert that such a proceeding
would work havoc with German eco
nomic interests and probably result in
an advance Of all commodities to fab
ulous prices.
President Havenstein declares that
serious consideration of the PROPOSE
tion ty the cabinet would be a mere
waste of time and doubts whether any
government could be found in Ger
many which would accede to the En-
tente's demand. ~,
The impossible is impossible That
is all there is to it" said Herr Haven
stein. d.
The Norddeutche Allgemeine lei
tung, owned by Hugo SHINES. ex-
presses suspicion that the French are
the driving force behind the new de-
. mand. 1t says that once the gold re-
serve is outside the confines of thf'
reicnsbank vaults and placed under
Entente control in the occupied zone
it will no longer remain as an active
asset of the bank, as it ultimate seiZ-
ure would then become simple mat
ter. This newspaper estimates the
volume of German currency held
abroad at 20.000,OO0 900 marks and
that foreign demands on Germany of
all kinds total $4,000, 100000 marks
The value of the present gold reserve
of 1 090000,000 marks is computed
as representing Is per cent of Ger
many's currency issue, and it's disap-
pearance from the banks assets, the
ports and imports, especially with re-
suit in the instant vitiation of the
foreign creditors claims but also have
catastrophe effect upon German ex-
ports and imports, especially with re-
gard to the purchase of raw products
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-20
WANT GUARANTEE
AGAINST CHARLES

Vienna, April 90. Guarantees
against a return to the Hungarian
throne of Former Emperor Charles
are being prepared at Belgrade by
Jugo-Slavia, Czecho-Slovakia and Ro'
mania and will be presented to the
Budapest government in a few days.
says the south Slav news agency. 1t
is understood the attitude of the three
governments is that as long as there
is danger of Hapsburg coup they
will be compelled to maintain intol-
erably expensive military establish
ments.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-20
TRUSTEES AWAIT
FURTHER REPORTS
BEFORE DECIDING
Lakeland Delegation Return From
Clearwater With High Hopes
Landing Southern

The Lakeland delegation to the To-
cation committee of Southern College
returned Tuesday evening from Clear
water, confident that the matter o.
bringing the new Southern to Lake
land had been well presented.
G. o. Pinch was chairman of the
delegation. which consisted CT about
thirty representative Lakeland cit-
Zens.
The party was delightfully."- enter
tanned at the college. and enjoyed as
sociating with the student body.
which consists OF over two hundred
splendid young people.
A chapel service was held during
tie forenoon and it Was presided over
by the three ministers in the Lake
land party. DIR. j. Edgar Wilson, DR..
G. l. Stacy and Rev. j. r Bell.
A delightful dinner was served ut
neon to the students and the visitors
A. j. Holworthy was chosen to make
Il short address in behalf OF the dele
cation and this was we'll received bv
the studen. S. who demonstrated their
sentiments by giving rousing cheers
Tor Lakeland.
At three o'clock the delegation np-
peared before the location committee
and presented Lakeland's offer of
little over 1925, 900, including the site
On Lake Hollingsworth. OF this
amount. $4,000 is comprised in the
city's offer of that amount in light
and water. The location referred to
is eighty acres lying between Park
Hill and Lake Hollingsworth, all in
bearing orange grove, making it IN
income-bringing proposition.
c. 0. Pinch made few opening re-
marks and called on several other
speakers, each of whom confined him
self to one phase of the subject. These
speakers were Dr.J. Edgar Wilson. w.
NJ Gober. A. ]. Holworthy, DR.. c. I.
Stacy and o C. Lanphear. The mat
ter was carefully covered, 90 appeal
being neglected. and Il was especially
stressed that Lakeland desires rhe
welfare of Southern College pri-
marily, and. that, in Offering induce
ments for the colleges to locate here.
the city is not actuated primarily by
selfish motives, but by the be'ief that
Lakeland will lie a good thing for
Southern even as Southern will be Il
good thing for Lakeland
The subscription list was formally
placed in the hands of the chairman
cf the location committee. ]. Edgar
Wall. 1t is understood that this com
mittee will report to the trustees of
the college within few days.
The Lakeland delegation. facling
that they had done their best, and had
had careful and appreciative hear
ing left for home. making way Tor The
delegation from Lake Wales.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-20
MILITARY LEADERS BRITISH AND FRENCH TO CONFER
AT BL YTF4E ON PENALTIES BE IMPOSED ON GERMANY
INDUSTRIOUS STRANGER
TURNED OUT TO BE GEN.
LIGGET OF U. S. ARMY

San Francisco, April 2o.--A white
haired, elderly man, dressed in
blue overatIs, yesterday entered a
building here which is being con-
Verted into club house for the
American Legion, looked around
curiousIy and then accosted the
man in charge of the volunteer
workers:
"f heard you were trying to fix
up things for your opening party,
April 27," he said. "can I heIp?"
,"Sure, pitch in," was the answer.
The lderIy man pitched i'm with
hammer, saw and broom. For sew
eral hours he worked in silence
among the volunteers, until he was
Interrupted by the hail:
"Why, General. how long have
you been here?"
Former soldiers. sailors and ma
rines looked wonderingly at the
man in oVeralls. Then they recog
nized Maj. Gen. Hunter Liggett
former field commander of the first
American army overseas and until
his retirement several weeks ago,
commander Of the Ninth army
corps here.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-20
FORMER JACKEY
CLUB HEAD UNDER
PRISON SENTENCE

Havana. April 20.-H. D. (Curley)
Brown, former president of the Cuban
American Jockey Club and manager
of Oriental Park. Hippodrome. at Ma
rianao, suburb OF Havana, was last
night sentenced to one year and eight
months in prison on the charg eof
having last year made an assault with
intent to kill on Alberto Piedra.
Brown now is in the United States
under bond. The sentence Is sus-
ceptible of appeal to the icrcuit and
supreme courts.
Brown shot and seriously wounded
Piedra while in the club house at
Oriental Park. The real cause of the
shooting never has been reported.
Piedra is the son-in-law of Juan
Montelvo. former Cuban secretary of
the interior.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-20
COAL MINERS
OF ALABAMA
ARE FACING
STARVATION
| wenty Six Thousand
Declared to be in Urg-
ent Need of Relief
S a alton Army
Sends Out Appeal for
Help = Recent Strike
Is Cause of Prevailing
Poverty. '*s

Birmingham, April 20.-Twenty-SiX
thousand persons are at the point Of
starvation in the coal fields of north
ern Alabama. Governor Thomas F
kilby was told today in an appeal b,
the Salvation Army, southeastern di
vision, with headquarters here. The
organization stated to the governor
that it was helping to the limit Of its
resources but that additional aid must
come from other sources.
Clubs and civic bodies of Birming
ham made appeals for help on behalf
of the miners and their families many
of whom are described as starving
and almost naked.
Birmingham newspapers also ap-
pealed for funds ito aid the thou
sands of men, women and children
who are in want"
Pratt City local, United Mine Work
'ers OF America, made formal de
nand upon Gov. Kilby either for re
employment in the mines or for tinan
cial relief The statement to the
Governor says: "3.400 souls of our 10.
cal alone are in dire circumstances,
and adds; We have applied for re
Employment but have been flatly
turned down
Continuing the Pratt City loca.
says: I'VE make this appeal to yor
because the settlement OF the strike
was placed in your hands,
The local union at Marvel also ap
pealed to the governor for help ''fol
634 destitute men, women and chill
dren."
This local says in a statement to
Governor kilbey that our local has
received circular letters from the op
orators that they will not re-employ
any member of the union"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-20
THE WEATHER

The high pressure area which was
over the lower Mississippi valley on
Tuesday morning has moved to north
ern and central Florida with decreased
energy and is responsible for warmer
weather this morning over all sec
tions east of the Rockies. the rise in
temperature being quite marked over
the western plains states, east Gulf
and South Atlantic states. There was
practically no rain in the last twenty
four hours east of the Mississippi
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-20
SINN FEINER SHOT
BY ACONSTABLE

Cork. April 20.-Timothy Sullivan
a prominent Sim Feiner, was shot
and instantly killed by the consta-
bulary last evening. He was called
on to halt but ran into a house In
Douglas street. and was shot as h,
was endeavoring to escape through
the back of the house.
Sullivan was a jurorlat the inquest
held over the body of the late Lid
Mayor MacCurtain who rendered a
verdict of wi'ful murder against Pre-
mier Lloyd George, Viscount French
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland; lar
MACPHERSON, former chief secretary
for Ireland, and others.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-20
PANAMA CONTINUES HER =
PREPARATIONS FOR WAR

San Jose. G. R. April 2O.-Panama
continues to make warlike prepara-
tions along the Costa Rican frontier,
1t is reported here. The Costa Rican
government, It ,is asserted, Is. ready
to enter, into negotiations with PAN
anna for the, purpose Of reaching a
satisfactory solution OF the boundary
dispute between the two countries.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-20

river
Pressure is low this morning over
all sections between the Rockies aiiti
the Mississippi river. causing acca.
sional rains throughout that country.
Rain occurred also over southern Cal.
ifornia. No material tempsratufe
changes are noted this morning over
the Rockies and Pacific states.
The indications are for fair and
somewhat warmer weather In the VI
cinity Of Tampa tonight and Thpr6.
day.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-20

tered upon its last session. of debate
on the Colombian treaty. BY previous
agreement debate was to close at 4
D. m, with vote ON amendments pre-
ceding final action. Proponents of rat
ification predicted margin of at least
6 votes for approval of the treaty
and the defeat of all amendments, the
first of which were offered yesterday
by Senator Ransdell., Democrat,
Louisiana.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-20
FIRE IN MONTREAL

Montreal. P. O.. April 20.-Fire of
nknown origin destroyed the church
( the Nativity here during tho night
The loss was estimated at 100000
he church, one OF the largest in the
ity. was a reproduction of the Cathe-
lral in Florence. Italy. Its spire rose
o a height OF about 200 feet.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-20
Potato Prieee

Potato Pricec
Chicago. April 20.-Potatoes weak !;
receipts. 4S cars; northern white
bulk, 95c@$1,05 cwt.; New Florida No.
/, $7.25@7.5O barrel; No. 2. $5,00@5.25
barrel.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-20
GERMANS WILL REFUSE TOPUT
GOLD IN BANKS IN OCCUPIED
ZONE IS OPINION AT BERLIN

Expert Say Such a Prop
osition Would Result
In Advance of Com
modities to Fabulous
Prices and Give the
Nation an Unexam-
pied S e t B a c k =
French Blamed f or
New Demand.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-20

the last two years, names of many OF
the alleged swindlers and confidence
men, being connected with tn egam.
bling, e
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-20
FARMERS RELIEF PLANS
ARE TAKING SHAPE

Washington, April 19,-The farm
organizations. comforting here on ex-
ecutive matters to come before con.
gress" were augmented today by the
national hoard of Farm Organizations
which Begin a'tA9ee day session. The
National FarmeasNTnioif will gather
here tomorrow TOR a mass meeting
end at the same time delegates from
farm loan associations will meet to
organize a national association.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-04-20
WEATHER TODAY

Fair and warmer tonight and
Thursday
Evening star., 1921-02-27

Guaranteed for Six Months
For the information of those who hesitate about buy
ing now we make this statement after careful
investigation of the conditions existing in the fur
nitrre markets today.
Prices are down now They will probably be no lower
for some time-n fact-there is every indication
that they may be higher-slightly fur
IT ther decline. "A
For this reasor-and to stimulate confidence in those
who repose their confidence in this institution
we guarantee prices for six months. That is
If prices are then lower, we will refund the
difference.