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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-10
SIX MEN HELD
IN CONNECTION
HUGHES ATTACK
ARE DISMISSED.
William and Robert
Johnson Establish Alibi
for Night of Mulberry
Outrage and No Evil
dence Is Produced Con-
Meeting Other Four
Men With Case

The case against William Johnson.
Robert johnson. k. NJ. Notes, f. Tay-
lor, Guy Stokes and Sam Smith. the
, six men arrested in connection with
the kidnapping and whipping of l.. b.
Hughes at Mulberry, the night of July
Both, came up for preliminary hearing
III Bal tow this morning and all six
were turned loose
The testimony of Mr.. Hughes was t }
the effect that he was visitor to the
community from Georgia, and knew OF
no reason for the attack other than
ne fact that the wife of one of the
men accused had borrowed suitcase
from him. 1t appears that Mr.. Hughes
and his uncle, William Musgrove were
returning from Mulberry to the
Prairie Pebble phosphate mines.
where the uncle is employed. and that
the attack was made at about 9:30 Oh
the outskirts of Mulberry
A c;u containing six men, accord
ing to the testimony of Hughes and
Musgrove. stopped their car by driv-
ing across the road and the occupants
of the strange car, who were ali
masked, took Mr.. Hughes from the
car and drove away. Mr.. Hughes tes
titled that he was taken from the car,
stripped, tied to a post and beaten
with straps, and hit over the head
with revolver butt. No explanation
was gfve1f-sexeepts q remark advising
him to let other mems wives alone.
Mr.. Musgrove testified that he
recognized 'Bill' Johnson as one of
the party, being very positive in his
statement. He further stated that
the handkerchief fell from the face
Of another of the men whom he recog-
riZed as Robert Johnson.
However, the Johnsons had several
witnesses whose testimony establish
ed Il complete abibi for them both Gov
ering the evening of July 80 from 8 to
II O'Clock
There was no testimony to connect
the other four men with the case, and
all six were dismissed
The JuhnsOns We're represented by
McFarlane and McFarlane of Tampa,
and the other four by Brady and Tay-
,0r of Barlow.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-10
LOOK TO SOUTH
FOR SOLUTION OF
RACE QUESTION

Lake Junalaslta. n. c., Au@. 10.
The next Zig forward step n the so
lution of the race question Til come
from the South, the Rev. w. Nv Alex
ander of Atlanta. aecretaryf of the
Commission on Inter Racial Cooper
alton, predicted here today at the Lay
mems Conference Of the NJ thodist
Episcopal Church South
Il say this with absolutely dae re-
gard for the friendship of the negro
in ether sections and with the fullest
and unstinted gratitude for sall they
have done in philanthropy and educa-
ton, in church and state, dhe Rev.
Mr. Alexander said. "NeyNtheless
the next big step in the infer-raciai
readjustment is ito come from the
fectly apparent.
The South can afford TO do it, and
what is a great deal better, there is a
growing conviction here based upon
4 sense of justice and fair play for all
men. Then. too, the South has social
prestige to do this. The social ques
ton figures largely in the race ques-
ton. So the South can when it will
take the leadership in international
cooperation.
81 believe the South will assume
this leadership, with the same sort of
pride and determination as it led the
nation in the overthrow of the rum
traffic.
1T has been the universal opinion
of those who have come in close touch
with the question that negro leaders
do not desire or seek social equality.
They have asked for police protection,
better housing, better sanitary and
living conditions, better educational
facilities, and a chance to develop
into useful American citizens with
every determination to maintain their
own social life and the purity of the
two racial stocks.
The reasonableness and intelligence
Of negro leaders greatly encourages
the white men who have come in con-
tact with them. The fact that south
ern white men and women have man
ifested their interest in negro welfare
has gone far to allay the unrest and
pessimism which was so rapidly
spreading through great sections of
the negro leadership in America
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-10
l9 STUDENTS AT
WESLEYAN HAVE
BEEN DISMISSED

Middletown, Conn, Aug. 1O.-Wes-
leyan University has dismissed 10
students. five of them for misconduct
and fourteen for low marks in their
studies last term, it was announced
last night. One of these dismissed
for misconduct was Elliott Newhall,
of Springfield. Mass, captain O next
years football team. and president
of the student body of the college.
He played fullback on the Wesleyan
eleven last fall and was president of
this junior class.
Action for dismissal of the students
was taken after conference of the
Wesleyan officials and the alumni
called by President Williams Arnold
Franklin. Eleven college fraternities
were represented by members.
Reports of heavy drinking by GER
tain greupssof students were discussed
at the meeting.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-10
SIX AMERICANS
ARE FREED BY
/. SOVIET RUSSIA
Others Must Be Released
Or There May Be Long
Delay Before United
States Attempts Relief
Work In F a m i n E.
Stricken Districts

RIGA, Aug. 10.-(Special Bulletin }
Six American prisoners in Russia
have been released by the Soviet au.
thCritie5 and have arrived ut Narva,
!I&,honia, in fair condition. The six
were Emmitt Fitzpatrick, Weston h.
Estes, William Flick, X. . Kalma-
tiano. II. j. La Mare and Russell Dit
finger.
The prisoners, released under the
promise made the Soviet authorities
al III" same time help was offered by
the American authorities for famine
stricken Russia, reached Narva last
night
OF the released men. Capt. Emmltt
Fitzpatrick. of Uniontown. Ala, was
captured while on duty with General
WrangCls forces in South Russia.
William Flick and Dr. Weston B 4.
HStcS. New York. are moving picture
phot0graphers, who went into Russia
and were imprisoned last year.
NcnophOn Elumenthal kalmatiano,
Of Racine, Wis. has been in the Rus
sian prisons for nearly three years
Henry j. I.a Mare is New York
man and Russell PattinGers home is
al Csc West 18th street, San Fran
ciSro.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-10
TARIFF BILL REVISED BY PRESIDENT HARDING
WOULD YIELD TOTAL REVENUE OF $3O75OOOOOO
STATUS OF RAIL
SECURITIES IS
FULLY OUTLINED
DR.. Meyer Tells the Interstate
Commerce Committee Inside
Information

Washington, Aug 10 Not all of
the railroad securities held by the
government will lie accepted and mar
Eeted by the war finance corporation,
DR.. Meyer today told the senate in
ttrstate commerce committee in fur
ther explanation of the administration
bill to fund the carriers debts. Only
the good securities now held by Di-
rector Davis, of the railroad adminis-
tratiCn will be funded Mr.. Meyer said.
The securities which are deemeo
good By the corporation, Mr. Meyer
stated, would have to be marketed
gradually.
of course We cant throw hum
dreds of millions of securities on the
market he said. we would take
them over temporarily and market
them later, for the accounts of the
railroads.
Senator Kellog, Minnesota. Repub-
lican, said there was nothing in the
funding bill regarding the advance
ment of funds to the director and the
railroads.
Director Meyer declared that in al
vancing funds to the director general
of the railroads on the railroad secui
tiles taken by the corporation the di-
rector general then would have funds
for the adjustment of accounts.
About 500 ,000,0 900 of the railroad
equipment notes given for loans by
the government during the war now
are he'd by the government Mr.. Meye.
s:id. Mr.. Meyer explained that sci
tlenient of the railroad accounts be-
tween the government and the car
riers would remain in the hands of
the director of the railroad admins
war finance corporation.
rs this to be a hand out of the
100000, 600 to the railroads." Sena
tor Pomerene, Democrat, Ohio, asked.
-44...Itgis- in no sense a gift" Mr.. -Meye,s
replied "On the contrary we will
handle the railroads securities on di-
rect principles of soundness and mar
reliability.
The bill proposes, Mr.. Meyer added,
to give the director general cash to
adjust accounts with the railroads
under his existing authority.
Senator Smith, Democrat, South
Carolina, declared that first bal
ance should lie struck between what
the railroads owe the government and
what the government owes them and
that this balance only should be
funded.
The exact settlements have not
been agreed upon. Mr.. Meyer replied,
and the bill probably would have had
beneficial effect on railroad credit.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-10
INITIAL STEPS TAKEN TO
ORGANIZE VETERANS BUREAU

Washington, Aug. 10.-Initial steps
in the organization of the newly Great
ed Veterans Bureau were talked over
at long conference today between
President Harding and Charles r
Forbes who were confirmed yesterday
as director of the bureau. 1t was in
dicated that Col. Forbes probably
would make public statement within
a day or two relating to the purposes
of the new agency.
Meantime work was begun toward
the assembling of the various minor
branches of government service
which are to be grouped under the
veterans bureau. The vocational
educational board and other agencies
affected by the new law are to be
moved into the building which has
been occupied by the war risk bureau
and which will be given over entirely
to the new veterans bureau. d
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-10
MAY
NOT HAVE MUCH
OF A VACATION

Washington, Aug 10.-Although it
was said at the White House today
that no definite plans were made it is
understood that congress will adjourn
late this month and that the President
and Mrs. Harding may leave Washing
ten for an extended vacation. The
president has hoped that he might
make, a trip into the Pacific north
west this fall but il is not now con-
sidered likely that he will get thar
far away from Washington. If he does
find opportunity for a vacation it is
probable he will select some place
within a few hours ride of the capital
Mr.. Harding's next speaking en-
gagement is in Birmingham. Ala, late
in October and II is probable that dur
ing that trip he may stop also at At
lanta. Ga, and one or two other
southern cities. 1t is possible that on
the way home he may come by way of
Marion. Ohio. and spend a night in
his home town to receive a long post
poned Masonic degree.
The address at Birmingham, which
will be a part of the city's semi-an-
nual celebration, will be delivered
about October 2. On Armistice Day.
November IL, the president will speak
at Arlington Cemetery here at a SER
vice for the unknown dead. and on
TIE SAME dayiis expected to attend the
disarmament 8confer-
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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-10
TWO KILLED; ONE WOUNDED

Memphis. Tenn, Aug. 10.-Two
men, one policeman. were killed
and another seriously wounded here
today. in pistol battle with four
masked men who attempted to rob an
employe of the Ford Motor Company
of bag containing $500 as he was
entering the plant of the company at
10 o'clock this morning.
A telephone message from Golfers
vile, a suburb of Memphis, shortly
after noon today, stated that one Mem
phis policeman was killed and three
others were wounded by a posse of
deputy sheriffs which fired on them
in mistake for bandits who earlier in
the day shot and killed two police
officers and wounded another after an
unsuccessful attempt to rob an en-
ploye of the Ford Motor Company
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-10
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET
slsi slsi r. ! SHOWS LISTLESS SPIRIT

New York, Aug. 10.-The stock
market started in the same spiritless
fashion that, has distinguished 1t of
late with the trend lower. Oils were
affected by the cut in prices, of the
product iiAtlantic. . Gulf ,,by its poor
annual statement and RAILROADS on. the
large indicated eishrinkagef in crop
iyields9 StudebakeEe Chandler Motors,
Atlantail.G aiMexicanpn M Petroleum.,
Houston Oil, General . Asphalt and
Baldwin Locomotive fell to " with
Reading, Northern Pacific, American
Sumatra Tobacco and American Car
losing one-half point.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-10
RIOT In AN AUSTRIAN r.
PRISON RESULTS in THE
DEATH FOUR PRISONERS

Vienna, Aug. 10.-Four men were
killed and many more injured in dis
orders at the Great Austrian peniten-
tiary at Stein Monday night. In
mates of the penitentiary mutined
after sending an ultimatum to the
government demanding their SEN
tences be reduced. Mattresses stored
in the prison walls were set on fire
while cell fittings were smashed by
the prisoners. The prison staff, un-
able to control the situation, sum-
moned soldiers. but there was serious
fighting before order was restored.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-10
Who They Are

Camden, Ala, Aug. .-Emmitt
Fitzpatrick, who was born in this city
80 years ago, fell into the hands of
the Soviet army during the fighting in
the Crimes in the fall of 1920 while
a member of the Red Cross unit
which was looking after the civilians
in the rear of General Wrangers
army. His capture was effected by
troops of General Buddeny, the Red
cavalry leader, who defeated Wran-
gels white" forces and forced them
from the Crimes.
Fitzpatrick enlisted in the United
States army when America declared
war against Germany in 1917, attend
ed the first officers training camp at
Fort Mcpherson, Georgia, receiving
the rank of first lieutenant in the
field artillery. He saw eight months
activities on the fighting front in
France. :a.t...t
Following the armistice Fitzpatrick
was appointed a translator for the
peace commission and later promoted
o be chief of the supply department
to the commission.
When the peace commission was
dissolved Fitzpatrick resigned from
the American army and entered the
services of the Lithuanian army with
the rank of captain, serving with that
army during the fall and winter OF
1919-1920. He went on a diplomatic
mission for the new republic to Paris
which was said to have been attended
with success.
In May, 1920, Fitzpatrick resigned
from the Lithuanian army and en-
tered the service of the American Red
Cross and was assigned to the Crimea
He had risen to be second in com
mand of the Red Cross there when
captured 80 miles behind the lines
of the white" army.
Capt. Geo. G.. Fitzpatrick, of Mo-
bile Ala, and r. II. Fitzpatrick, OF
Hattiesburg. Miss. are brothers Of
the Red Cross officer. d5s
The statement of the capture oi
Capt. Fitzpatrick at the time, was
written by Irene Kniegevetch, his
stenographer and secretary a daugh
ter Of Prince Kniegevitch, head of the
Russian Red Cross, and a cousin o.
the late czar. Miss Kniegevitch wai
with Fitzpatrick when captured, bu
was subsequently released and car
ried to Constantinople on board al
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-10
CITY OFFICIALS
DECIDE TO HOLD
CLEANUP WEEK
Various City Improvement Organ
izations Will Be Asked To
Cooperate

At the request of the Health Officer,
DR.. j. d. Griffin, the city commission
ers at their meeting Tuesday after
loon decided to hold a Cleanup
Week and appointed Commissioners
O'Steen and Roland to represent the
city in this movement The civic de-
partment of the Woman's Club, the
Lake Morton Improvement AssOcia-
tion, the Lake Wire Improvement AS
sCciation and any other organizations
working along the lines of city sani
tation and city Identification will be
asked to cooperate with the city Of
hcials. The object of the campaign is
to get the weeds cut, vacant lots
cleaned off, alleys cleaned and in
short to accomplish whatever is neces-
sary to give the city a sanitary and
tidy appearance.
Cleanup weeks have been held in
years past by the Woman's Club,
backed by the city officials, and it has
been demonstrated that effective work
can be accomplished in such cam
paigns. This movement fits into the
present activity of the city officials
against the unsightliness of several
pieces of property in the business
section of the city.
The lots across from the fire sta
ton are now being cleared and the
expect TO continue the work
as long as they find plenty of mateial
to work on.
The street shed on the Hergon
building has been condemned and win
be repaired temporarily until the re-
of the building, which will
take place this fall.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-10
Canada Is Ready With Great a5 ses +,
Welcome for Her New Governor -aes
General, War Hero, Lord Byne

Quebec. Aug. 10.-Quebec was in
holiday attire today for Canada's new
governor general, Baron Byng, Of
Vimy, due to, arrive, this evening on
the steamer Empress Of France.
Lord Byng then Gen. Sir Julian
Byng-,eaped into fame, during 1917
when he led the Canadians In the
storming and capture OF the sup
posedly impregnable German position
on vimy ridge. A short time later he
was made commander Of the British
third army Again later the world
rSse3nAfa 4'IIh lhe name "a nyne Qi
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-10
LAST SURVIVING MEMBER
OF CONFEDERATE STATES
CONGRESS SERIOUSLY ILL

Ocala, Aug. 10.--Col. John M.
Martin, the last surviving members of
the states Confederate congress and
one of OcaIa' s oldest citizens. who is
seriously i'll at his home here. rested
we'll last night butIiwas very weak
today, his physicians said Little hope
was held for his recovery. because of
his advanced age, Col. Martin having
observed his eighty-ninth birthday
last March. His wife. two daughters
and three sons are at the bedside.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-10
OPEN NEGOTIATIONS

Riga. Letvia, Aug. 10.-Prelimin-
airy negotiations between Dr. Brown
and NJ. Litvinoff were opened this
afternoon. not withstanding the earlier
indications that the two men would
not meet the American representative
asking NJ. Litvinoff what the Soviet
governments intentions were regard
ing the freeing of the other Americans
in Russia. The conferees were ~
troduced to the Letvian premier.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-10
STRONG PROBABILITY OF
ELIMINATION OF EXCESS
PROFITS AND OTHER TAXES
Women Failed To Be
Elected Members
Va. Legislature

Richmond, Va, Aug. 1o.-De-
spite the fact that several women
were candidates for the Virginia
legislature subject to the votes in
the Democratic state primary last
week, not one of them will be a
member Of the next state assem-
bly,, according to the list of nom-
nees given out today by Col. John
w. Williams, clerk Of the house
of delegates. Forty-six members
of the house were renominated
and all women candidates to the
legislature were defeated.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-10
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER DROWN

Mount Dora, Aug. 10.-The bodies
of Mrs. w. r. Thorpe and three
year-old daughter were found in Lake
Gertrude in front of the handsome
Thorpe home here today. Mrs.
Thorpe and daughter had been miss
ing since noon yesterday The coro-
ner's jury returned verdict of ac-
cidental drowning. First reports feared
they had met with foul play but later
Investigations revealed that death had
come through drowning.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-10

Cambrai," hero of the "battle tof 'the
tanks.H In this engament Byng's
troops. led by squads of battle tanks,
drove deep into the German Lines be-
fore Cambraiuo taking thousands Of
prisoners and, threatening the entire
Germon positiQps, h France The
Germans this time struck back eher-
geticaliy a few days later and were
enabled to regain nearly all the
ground Byng had taken. For this ex-
plot he was promoted to the rank OF
full general. Lord Byng served
throughout the entire war. !.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-10
AN INDEPENDENT INCOME

Assured you if you will trade your
five or six room bungalow for a sixty
one acre farm on the hard road two
miles from Ocala. This farm has n
five room house, all farming imple-
ments and stock For further in for
nation see w. e. Thompson at pol
West Main ST., corner Missouri Ave.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-10
HOW HoRRID!

Chicago, Aug. 10.-Orders were
posted by Marshal Field and Conn.,
pany, one of Chicago's largest de-
partment stores, today, that girl
clerks with bobbed hair must
wear hair nets until their tresses
grow again. One clerk, was dis
missed for refusing to obey the
rule. m.,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-10
Last Minute Briefs
WILL UNDERGO OPERATION

New York. Aug. 10.-Henry p. Da-
vison, member of J. p. Morgan and
Company, will undergo an operation
for ear trouble later in the week, it
was announced today. The hearing
in one of his ears has been impaired
for some time and the auditory nerve
became affected
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-10
LeNINE GOING TO SCOTLAND.

Copenhagen, August 6.-Nikolai Le-
nine, Russian bolshevik premier,
plans, subject TO British permission,
to leave soon for Scotland for a holi-
day. says a special dispatch from
Reyal
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-10
THE COTTON MARKET

New York, Ang. 1O.-Cotton futures
opened steady. October. 1899; De-
cember, 1888; January, 1885; March,
14.10; May, 14.15.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-10
u. S. STEEL REPORT

New York. Aug. 1O.-The monthly
tonnage report of the United States
Steel Corporation made public today
showed 4,432.324 tons of untitled or
ders on hand July 81. This is de-
crease from untitled orders on June
80, which were 5,11 1868 tons.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-10
NEW ORLEANS COTTON

New Orleans, Aug. 10.-Cotton
opened steady, October 1898; Decem-
Der, 1880; January, 1898; May,
1858; June, 1871.