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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-03
OF YOUNG
MURDERER RESTS
in JURY'S HAND
Eleven Year Old Cecil Burket
ROmps on Court Lawn While
Jury Deliberate on Verdict

Knox. Ind. June 3.-Thc jury de
Gliding the fate OF l1-ycar-old Cerj.
Burkett. charged with first degre"
murder in connection with the death
Of 7-year-old Bennie ..Slavin, at Ora,
Ind, resumed Its attempt to reach =
verdict today. The case was gIvcn
to the jury yesterday afternoon. afte"
Special Prosecutor Manning had mad
the closing statement in which he d.
clared the state was not insisting oil
the death penalty which might be in
tiicted under the Indictment again,
the boy but would be satisfied With a
verdict of manslaughter.
The youngster, who, attorneys saT.
is probably the youngest lad ever
tried in the United States on the
charge of first degree murder sat
calmly through the arguments yes
terday in which his case was dis
cussed and the possibilities Of his
punishment was explained to the jurI.
He waited patiently for the verdi, {
last night and played around tn
courthouse lawn while the jurymo !
argued his case.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-03
MEXICANS HOLD
MEN WANTED BY
CLEVELAND COPS
Arranged oHave Them Deported
to American City Where They
Will Be Arrested

Cleveland, June 3.-Arrancements
have been made through Secretary OF
State Hughes and Gov. Davis. of Ohio.
for the Mexican authorities to depOrt
Domingo Benigno and Carlos Coletti
to an American city where they will
be arrested and eXtradited to this
state County Prosecutor Stanton de-
clared today. This is necessary be
cause of the lack gof. an eXtraditiOn
treaty with Mexfco
Bengino and Coletti were arrested
in the Mexican capital yesterday.
Bengino, under indictment for first
degree murder, is said by the authori-
ties to be the leader of a gang that
murdered Wilfred C. Sly and George
X. Tanner, in a payroll hold up De
cember 81 last year. Although no
charge has been placed against Co
letti, Prosecutor Stanton said the
two would be brought back to Cleve-
land together.
Cleveland detectives are in Mexico
City, said Stanton. and aided Mexican
and American authorities in making
the arrest. Two other members of
the gang are sought, Samuel Purpera
and Frank Motto, are in the Ohio
penitentiary awaiting electrocution
August 80 for their part in the mur-
ders and another, Louis Komer, is
awaiting trial for the first degree
murder.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-03
MOTION PICTURE
RIGHTS In FIGHT
TO Be DIVIDED
Principals and Their Managers Will
Each Have Quarter-Tex
Rickard a Half

Atlantic City, June 3-Jack Kearns,
mbnager of Jack Dempsey, worlds
champion heavyweight, stated today
heA would consider an offer for the
sale of their share in the motion pic
ture rights in the Dempsey Carpen-
tier bout. Dempsey and Kearns will
have a fourth interest in the pic
lures, another fourth will belong to
Descamps and Carpenter, while Tex
Richard, promoter of the contest, re,
serves the rights to the other half.
Kearns announced that beginning
Saturday when Dempsey resumes his
training. all of his sparring partners
and camp attendants must observe all
the rigid rules observed by the cham
pion.
The possibility of another lay off
of three or four days for the cham.
pion was discussed by Kearns who
said that at present he had no in.
tentions to call another halt in train.
ing but the future depended upon the
rapidity with which the champion
reached his fighting form.
Dempsey himself is anxious to re.
sumo training tomorrow The mac
{ tivity of the last three days has made
? him irritable.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-03
STRIKERS Sent
TO PRISON FOR
INCITING RIOT
Courts at Newport News Have
Hands Full Keeping Order
While Seamen's Strike
Goes On

Newport News VA. Iupr . seven
striking iremen charged with ncit
ing a riot, as Il result OF their actil 7.
ties in attempting to prevent work ON
American ships here, last night were
sentenced to three months in Jail.
Fifty seamen charged with va.
grancy as result Of conareeating il
the city parl; il disobodience to pu.
lice orders. were dismissed Strikers
informed the police Justice after thr
hearing that the treatment WAS the
rawest they ever have heard Of Onc
was arrested as Il result and will br
tried on a charge of intimidating jus
tiCe.
Ship in Distress
Newport News. Va, June , THE
shipping board steamer Esquam re
ported in distress fifty miles off the
Virginia capes yesterday is slowly
limping back to this port One OF
the boilers went bad and She Was I'M
able to make repairs at sea.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-03
CLOCK PUNCHING
COSTS RAILROADS
AN IMMENSE sum

Washington, June 3.-Provisions of
the national agreement placed in eff
feet during government control which
required ''the railroads to allow en-
ployes one hour extra pay a week for
punching the clock regardless of the
number of hours actually worked, cost
the government S3,445,64S during the
first six months of last year, e. r.
Whittier, of Philadelphia, chairman of
the conference committee of railroad
managers told a senate investigating
committee today.
An order issued by the director
general in July, 1918, guaranteeing
to men employed on piece work "the
same minimum hourly rate as those
of hourly workers, caused decrease
ranging from 10 to 80 per cent in the
output of piece work men," added
Mr.. Whittier. This falling off became
uniformly noticeable when it became
known that they would be allowed no
increases but were guaranteed only
the minimum rate"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-03
GERMAN MINISTER
HECKLED BY REDS
in THE REICHSTAC
Walter Rathenau Under Fire From
Several Ultra-Radical Ger
man Parties

Berlin. June 3.-Dr. Walter Rathe-
nau, the new minister of restoration,
was severely heckled by members of
the Nationalist, German Peoples. and
Ultra Radical parties yesterday when
he took the floor in the reichStag dur
ing the debate which followed the ad-
dress of DR.. Wirth, the chancellor.
He told the deputies that nothing
contained in his industrial philosophy
or his public activities would conflict
with the plans he had mapped out in
connection with the reconstruction
program.
He said he purposed to keep his
ministry free from politics and war
profiteers and expressed the belief
that conciliation was needed in the
carrying out of the gigantic task be-
fore all nations.
"The world, ho declared. is not
composed of Chauyinists nor is it
made up of 1,500OOO,000 foes, but it
holds a large body of fair minded in
dividuals whose eyes were turned to-
ward Germany and who were inquir'
ing What will Germany do? Will
her life be devoted to the fulfilment
Of her debt The work of rebuilding
the devastated zone in France is not
a national, but world, problem. 1t is
a running sore on the continent OF
Europe and until healed world peace
is unthinkable."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-03
REV. WICKHAM IS
new PASTOR OF
LUTHERAN CHURCH

Rev. M. Fl. Wickham has arrived IN
Lakeland to take up his duties as pas
tor Of Grace Lutheran Church, and
the citizens Of the community will be
glad to welcome this splendid man
and his delightful family.
Mr. Wickman is a brothey of E. L.
Wickman, treasurer of the A. c. L.
freight office, and will Immediately
inherit share in "Smileys" many
friends. He brings with him a charm
ing wife, a sweet seven-year-ol Id
daughter, Dolores and two adorable
twin boys, Ronald and Donald, in the
chubby stage of being two years old
Mr.. Wickman and his family are at
present guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. l.. Wickman at their pretty
new home, 204 Vistabeula ST., but will
later take up their residence in the
pleasant parsonage of the church.
Mr.. Wickman received calls also to
points in Wisconsin and Missouri, but
preferred to come to Lakeland. He
takes charge here of a splendid group
Of people in an attractive church
building, and will no doubt find his
residence here very pleasant. He has
Just come from Cannon Falls, Mimi.
where he conducted very successful
paStorate.
Regular services at Grace Lutheran
church will be resumed next Sunday
June 5, and it is hoped that a large
congregation will turn out to welcome
Mr.. Wickman and hear his opening
sermon
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-03
AMERICAN IRISH
REPORT IS BARRED
BY AUSTRALIANS

London, June 3.-Efforts on the
part of extremists in the Australian
house of representatives to introduce
the report of the unofficial American
commission of 100 on Ireland into the
official record, were defeated yester-
day, says a Melbourne dispatch to the
London Times.
M. p. Considine read the conclu-
sions of the American commission.
While he was thus engaged Sir Rob
ert W. Best, of Victoria, denounced
them as vile and odious slanders up
on the empire" The motion to in.
clude the report in the official rec
ord was lost by a vote of 36 to g.
the minority being made up of labor
ties. Several representatives of the
labor party declined to participate in
the voting.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-03
LAKELAND WOMEN
PROBABLY EXEMPT
FROM POLL TAX

j. Hardin Peterson, city attorney, re-
ceived telegram Thursday evening
from Representative John Keen stat
ing that the amendment to the Lake
land charter giving women the right
to vote and hold Office, had passed the
House and would pass the Senate.
Some discussion has arised as to
whether the women, having otherwise
the right to vote. are required to pay
poll tax for 1919 and 1920.
The indications are that the wom-
en- of Lakeland will be exempt from
this tax.
The law in regard to male voters is
that a young man just coming of age
is not, of course, required to follow
the rule that poll taxes must be paid
for two years previous. The follow
ing year, he will be required to show
that he has paid for one year, and
after that, he is required to show re-
ceiptS for two years previous.
Mr.. Peterson states that the attor-
rey-general has ruled that the federal
has the effect only of
striking out the word male, so that
the poll tax as assessed in Florida
ard several other states would be re-
quired of women as of men of SIM
liar age.
~, However, Mr.. Peterson is of the
opinion that the women on whom the
right OF franchise has been newly
conferred are of the same status as
young men just reaching a voting age.
Another angle to the matter arises
from the fact that bill was brought
up before the Legislature exempting
women from paying this tax. 1t has
not been learned whether this bill has
passed. However, Mr.. Peterson had
the foresight to write to Senator Ea-
ton that in case this bill failed to pass
a clause should be added to the
amendment to the chapter, exempting
the Lakeland women from paying the
tax.
So, everything considered, it is
probable that the poll tax will not be
required of Lakeland's new voters.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-03
FORMER RUSSIAN
STATES MAY FORM
SEPARATE ENTENTE

Helsingfors, Finland, June 3.-Po-
land will shortly invite representa-
tives of Finland, Letvia. Esthonil
and Lithuania to conference IN
Warsaw to discuss an intente of all
states formerly belonging to the Rus
sian empire, according to information
obtained here today. Preparations
for the conference already have been
made, it is said. The Polish envoy at
Reval. advices from that city state.
has left Warsaw to confer with his
government on the subject
1t was stated in Paris dispatch of
May 30 that the conference OF foreign
ministers of Lithuania, Letvia and
Esthonia would be held in June. it WAS
understood for the organization of a
League of Baltic states.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-03
LAKELAND BONDS
ARE VALIDATED
BY LEGISLATURE
Senator Eaton Makes Quick Job Of
Getting School Bond Act
Through Both Houses

A telegram received this morning
from Tallahassee from State Senator
Oscar NJ. Eaton is to the effect that
the validating act covering the issue
of 100000 of school bonds for Lake.
land school district No. /, was re-
ceived by him at 5 O'Clock, Thursday
afternoon, and was passed by both
the House of Representatives and
the Senate in the midst Of a jam and
rush of other business This was ac-
complished within three hours after
receipt of certification so that by .
o'clock Thursday night the bill was
on the way to Governor Hardec for
his signature which will probably be
affixed today inasmuch as Senator
Eaton and Representatives Keen and
Morgan have made personal urgent
request that the bill be signed at once.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-03
INCOME AND PROFIT TAXES
FALL OFF DURING MAY

Washington, June 3.-Collections of
income and profits taxes during May
fell off by $24,OO0,0O0 compared with
May of last year, and by nearly $780,
100000 during the eleven months of
the present fiscal year, as compared
with the same period last year, ac-
cording to figures made public today
by the treasury. Income and profits
taxes collected by the government
during May aggregate $52,362, 200
against $76,50S,O00 in May a year
ago, while for the eleven months OF
the fiscal year the total was $2,641,.
100000 against $3,2O0,OO0.0OO in the
corresponding months of last year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-03
LIST OF DEAD
SHORTER THAN
INDICATED BY
FIRST REPORTS
Only Thirty Known to
Have Been Killed But
OF h ers In Hospital
May Die-Fire Losses
Estimated at Million
and a Half Dollars.

Tulsa, Okla. June 3.-Definite
plans for building homes for the
thousands Of negroes rendered des-
titute by the burning OF the negro
quarter here in the race war of Tues
day night and Wednesday were being
worked out today by the civilian com
mittee OF relief. Businessmen of the
city have agreed to erect as many
houses as needed in the shortest time
possible and only the details remain
to be worked out. One plan was to
clear away the debris from the area
levelled by fire and erect permanent
. dwellings costing $500 to $1,000 each.
Another scheme under consideration
was to form Il corporation to buy up
land in the northern part of the city
and build Il negro colony. The number
sof known dead remained at 80 today
no additional bodies having been
found. The list was expected to be
increased slightly by deaths of some
of the several hundred wounded.
A real estate committee set to work
this morning to determine the extent
of property damage which has been
set unoicially at $1,500,000.
Martial law. greatly reduced, was
still in effect today, but 800 troops
had little to do except to aid in re-
lief work among the negroes.
1t was believed they might entrain
tomorrow although Adiutant General
Barrett said the military would re
main in. control until he was assured
the civil officers were fully prepared
to handle the situation and prevent
any possible recurrence of the dis
orders.
Hundreds of negroes wearing
badges inscribed "Police Protection"
were on the streets and down town
Tulsa took on a normal appearance.
More than 1000 negroes, including
those who have not been released
from guard, slept last night at the
fair grounds. The Red Cross dis
tributed food and clothing.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-03
anti BOLS ROUTED
BY SOVIET FORCE
In VLADIVOSTOK

Stockholm, June 3.-Anti Bolshevik
forces at Vladivostock have been an
initiated by soviet troops, it is as
serted in dispatch sent out by the
Russian official telegraph agency.
The dispatch asserts the anti bolshe-
wiki were aided by the Japanese gov
ernment.
General Buddeny, the bolsheviki
cavalry leader, who played a promi
rent part in the campaigns against
the Poles and against Gen. Wrangel,
has reported that Ukrainian troops,
which were threatening to attack the
bolsheviki in southern Russia, have
heen scattered.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-03
DEFINITE PLANS WORKED OUT FOR REBUILDING
HOUSES BURNED DURING THE RIOT AT TULSA
HOUSE ADJOURNS TODAY
In RUSH OF BUSINESS

Tallahassee, June 3.-The BIZ
enniaI session of the legislature
adjourned today with the closing
hours crowded in an attempt to
dispose of unfinished business.
The House concurred in the
Senate amendment to the appro-
priation bill raising the mainten-
ance for boys at Mariana from
$15 to $40 per capita per month.
The appropriation of $15o,ooo
for the feeble minded and epilep-
tic colony at Gainesville was cut
to 100000. The Senate passed
the road bill allowing one mill
tax levy.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-03
ORDER OF TEMPLE TONIGHT

The Order of the Temple will be
conferred on a class of six candidates
at the regular June conclave of Lake
land Commandery No. 21, Knights
Templar, scheduled for 1880 o'clock
this evening in the asylum in the Ma
sonic Hall. Geo. j. Tolson as emf
nent commander will be master of
ceremonies and will be assisted by
the officers and past commanders of
Lakeland Commandery.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-03
ITALIAN CABINET DECIDES
ON STRIKE REPRESSION PLAN

Rome, June 3.-Civil servants who
strike or resort to obstructionists
methods will be dismissed and mem
bers of the permanent government
staff guilty of such actions will be
suspended from their duties, the
Italian cabinet has decided.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-03
POLICE PATROL
AMBUSHED, FIVE
PERSONS KILLED

Cork, ireland, June 3.-District In
spector Stevenson, police sergeant
and four constables were killed and
four officers were seriously wounded
when a police patrol was ambushed
by 100 men at CarTowkennedy, near
here last night. Arms and ammuni-
tion carried by TIE police were taken
and three mofoFcars IN which the Of
ilcera were riding were burned.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-03
RUINS OF ANCIENT
CAVE VILLAGE FOUND
in MESA VERDE PARK

Durango, Colo, June 3.-Discov-
cry of prehistoric ruins. of what is be-
lieyed to have been a different race
of cliff dwellers, from those who in
habited the ruins in the Mesa Verde
National Park, was reported by Chas.
Hayes Of Mancoscoto, who returned
today from an exploration trip. The
discovery, he said, was made in an
allllQs llaccaaHible region to the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-03
CLERK SUPREME COURT
DIES OF STOMACH TROUBLE

Washington, June 9.-James D. Ma
her. clerk of the United States su-
preme court since 1914, died at
Georgetown hospital today. He was
operated on several days ago for
stomach trouble. Mr. Maher had
been connected with the court con-
tinuously since 1866 when he was
taken on at the age Of II, as a page.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-03
DEPUTY SHERIFF SWIMS
RIVER TO GET PRISONERS

Cheyenne. Wyo., June 3.-Trapped
upon wooded island in the North
Platte river near Bridgeport, Neb. ,
Abraham Saulsito and Felipe Blanco,
wanted here on murder charge, yes
terday surrendered to a deputy sher-
iff who swan to the island with a
pistol in his teeth
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-03
SPAIN INTENDS TO
CARRY OUT PROGRAM
OF NEW LEGISLATION

Madrid, June 3.-Announcement
that the government was determined
to carry out the legislative program
which includes bills relative to trans
portation and public work; the re-
form of the penal code and a measure
for cheaper housing, was made by
the premier in parliament yesterday.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-03
BEEKEEPERS NOTICE

All beekeepers, or those interested
in honey bees, are urged to attend the
meeting of the Polk County Beekeep-
ers' Association, Monday. June 6. The
meeting will be held in Mr.. Pope's
woods on Lake Hollingsworth. Bring
your lunches and spend the day with
Us. We will meet about IL o'clock a.
m. MRS. ALBERT A. COBB,
Vice prhAidenf
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-03
NEGRO is HANGED

Savannah, Ga, June Shorty
Ford, negro, convicted of criminal
assault in Brooks county, tried here
under a change Of venue, was hanged
in jail today He protested his in
nocence on the gnllows,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-03
OLYMPIC GAMES TO PARIS

Geneva, June 3.--The international
Olmpic committee today awarded the
1924 olympic games to Paris. Amster-
dam was awarded the 1928 games.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-06-03
OLD SOL GETS
NEW FORCEBY
RECENT SPURT
OF MAGNETISM

Sir Oliver Lodge Thinks
un b c a m s Are
Strengthened and I'M
portant Changes on
Earth VIII r c suit
From Upheaval on
Sun Causing World
Wide Electro Magnet
ic Displays.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-09-08
!. c. FUEL SAVING STARTS

Firemen on the Illinois Central
railroad are counting the scoops Of
coal they shovel into the fireboxes
Of locomotives this month. There is
great rivalry among the men to see
who can take train over the divis-
ion with the least consumption of
fuel in proportion to tonnage hauled,
for September is "fuel economy
month" on the Illinois Central
An educational campaign has been
under way for several months. The
company hopes to save S500,O0O on
fuel bill this year. Every de-
partment has been schooled as to
how it can help, even though it does
not directly come in contact with the
1se of fuel. Repairmen have been
advised that for every time a train
Aas to stop to cool and pack a hot
box, from 1000 to 1900 pounds of
coal is wasted; or for every leak in
the airbrake line the wastage of coal
NAV reach ton to the trip.
The fuel conservation campaign
will continue throughout the year
Memphis Scimitor.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-09-08
is YOUR HEALTH
GRADUALLY SLIPPING?
Interesting Experience Of Texas Lady Who Declares That Nor
Women Knew About Cardui They Would Be Spared
Much Sickness and Worry.

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II heard Of Cardui and after reading
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Gina very short while after began the
Cardui Home Treatment saw an im-
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slater took a bottle OF Cardui as
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The enthusiastic praise Of thousands d
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The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-09-08
NONRESIDENT NOTICE

In the Chancery Court Of Upton
County, Tennessee-The Wagner
Grocery Company VS.. P. A. Ay-
cock ct al.
In this cause, it appearing from
the bill. which is sworn to, that the
jefferson Standard Life Insurance
Company and Julian Price. Trustee
two Of the defendants, are non-resi-
dents Of the State Of Tennessee, they
are therefore hereby required to APP
pear on or before the first Monday
n October, next, before the Clerk
and Master of said Court at his Of
flee in Covingt6n, Tennessee, and
make defense to the bill filed against
them in said Court by the Wagner
Grocery Company, or otherwise the
bill will be taken for confessed.
1t is further ordered that this
notice be published for four conseeu-
tive weeks in the Covington Leader.
This August 80, 1921.
J. L. JOHNSON,
Clerk and Master.
Sherrod Smith, Solicitor for Com
plainant. 1sep4w
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1921-09-08
NOTICE

BERTHE Steward having left my en-
ployment without cause and is under
contract with me for the year 1921,
all parties are hereby warned that /
will hold them responsible for his in
debtedness to me if he is given en-
ployment by them
(1sep2w*) w. W. G00DE.
Mrs. w. C. Howard visited rela-
tives in Atoka Wednesday.