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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-15
FUNERAL SENATOR KNOX
TODAY AT THE VALLEY
FORGE MEMORIAL CHAPEL

Philadelphia. Oct. 15.-Pounsyl-
vania today paid tribute to tha meil-
ory of Philander G.. Knox III funeral
services at Valley Forge A"mcfi3l
Chapel. Virtually every Republican
state and county leader, incudine
Senator Penrose and Gov. .iproul.
planned to a:tend ;he services and a
delegation Of fifty members. heqdad
by Vice President Coolidge, was ex-
pected from Washington
The services will be conduc ted by
the Rev. W. Herbert Burk. y squad
of eX-sergice men from the American
Legion Post at Morristown formed
a guard of honor. Interment will be
in the chapel cemetery near the Knox
summer home. The grave is on an
eminence overlooking the Schuylllill
valley short distance from the site
of Sulivan's bridge. over which Gen.
Washington and his continental fore
es passed in occupying Valley Forge
in 177S.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-15
RAILROAD STRIKE HANGS in BALANCE
PROFESSIONAL
TONE TO STOCKS
ISPRONOUNCED

New York, Oct 15.-Dealings in
stocks this week were prepOnderantly
professional, but the market uncer
tain trend indicated further diverg-
Cnce cf Cpinica CT sentiment among
traders. Oil contributed the largest
share to the moderate TRANSACTIONS,
especially low grade domestic issues.
Thee derived their support mainly
from pools whose operations We're
accelerated by the higher prices pro
yailing for crude end refined pro-
Gucts.
F-reign oils were mixed. the Euro
rean group losing ground on selling
attributed to home interests. while
MeXicans continued to be influenced
by conflicting reports respecting con-
ditiOns across the Rio Grande Trans
portati~ns were adversely affected by
the labor situation and failure Of
congress to hasten remedial legisla-
tion. Equipments, motors ard the
numerous specialties dependent on
those industries reacted on less ia
vOrable trade advices
Crop movements at western and
southern centers. together with heavy
local payments diminished the supply
Of funds at this centre, considerable
call money being placed mt as high as
six per cent. Profit taking by specu-
lative interests detracted from the
strength Of liberty issues, but the re-
cent excellent investment demand
was maintained, new underwriting3
finding a ready market.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-15
SENATOR PARK TRAMMELL
ASKS TRANSPORTATION TAX
REMOVED SOON AS POSSIBLE
(By p. II. McGowan.)

Washington, d. c.. Oct 15-While
it is now conceded that the senate
will adopt an amendment to abolish
the tax on freight and passenger rates
effective January l. 1922, Senator
Park Trammell. who as far back as
five months ago began his fight to
have this tax discontinued, Thursday
made an address in the senate advo-
eating the repeal of this tax ten days
after the repeal of the tax measure
now pending. The senator said con
@resS had long been recreant in its
duty in failing to bring about a reduc
ton in the present excessive and eX-
orbitant freight and passenger rates
and that it was as little as congress
could do to discontinue at once the
tax on transportation charges. This
tax, Senator Trammell says, amounts
to a burden of twenty-five million dol
lars a month upon the American peo-
pie. Even if the repeal of the tax
does not take effect until January
1st, this will be quite a victory for
Senator Trammell as it appears that
he was the first member of either
house to introduce a bill and begin
the fight to have the tax on freight
and passenger rates repealed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-15
PRES. LOWELL OF HARVARD
IS AFRAID OF REPORTERS

Cambridge, Mass. Oct 15.-Presi.-
dent A. Lawrence Lowell of Harvard
University, in asking newspaper men
not to report Il recent address by Wis,
count James Bryce at the Harvard
Union, used his own censorship.
JUS before he introduced the dis
tinguished British publicist, DR..
Lowell leaned over to the press tables
and told the reporters it was Lord
Bryces wish that none of his re-
marks be published inasmuch as it
was to be an intimate talk to the un-
dergraduates.
To make doubly sure that the Wis
counts request would bbe respected,
Harvard's president, with a smile
took the notebooks from reporters
and stuffed them into his pocket.
Then, with the reportorial guns
spiked, he introduced the speaker.
After Lord Bryce's address, which
dealt in an informal way with uni
versity life. in England, Germany and
this country, and emphasized the
need for educated men in public af-
fairs, President Lowell, smiling again
returned the books. The newspaper
men did not print the address
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-15
DECISION RAILWAY EXECUTIVES TO
MAKE FURTHER WAGE REDUCTIONS
WILL FORCE ISSUE In FEW HOURS
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS HELD
PARADE IN CELEBRATION
OF ARCADIA VICTORY

The victorious football team of the
Lake and High School, led by Frank
Hersey. Fred Ivy and Harry Pitson
paraded the down town streets of
Lakeland last night in celebration of
their victory over the Arcadia team
Friday afternoon, this Icing the first
victory won by Lakeland since 1916
The bCys were in high spirits and
wanted to emphasize the Importance
OF their triumph but without indulg-
ing in rowdyism or depredations.
Their enthusiasm was misinterpreted
by some one who turned in "A call to
the police with the result that the
leaders OF the parade were asked to
report at police court this morning
After the matter was explained to
Chief Williams the boys were permit
ted to go, the practice of holding
parades it being understood would be
permitted to continue so long as there
are no violations of law and order.
The High boys propose to celebrate
several more victories in this manner,
having determined TO win all the
other games on the schedule
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-15
SLUMP GERMAN
MARK HAS BILL
CUTTING COSTS
Ten Members Of His
Staff Were Dismissed
Today, Including His
Chief Gardener, and
Former Kaiser Will Be
Compelled To Discon-
tinue Aid To the Poor

Doorn. Holland. Oct. 15-The
slump in the German mark is begin
ming to affect the former German en-
peror, who is endeavoring to combat
unfavorable financial conditions by
reducing his household and other
radical measures Today ten mem
bers of his staff were dismissed in
cluding the chief gardener. whose
place was taken by William himself.
Gardening now has become hob
by with the former emperor who APP
pears to have tired of saving and
chopping wood. Gen. Won Gontard,
the eX-kaiser's first chamberlain to-
day gave out a statement saying that
Williams financial position no longer
would allow him to give monetary
support to many of the poor of Hol-
land and Germany who continually
apply at Doom castle for aid.
The Prussian government has
seized all the estates and the entire
capital of the HohenZollerns Proceed
ing, the statement adds:
THE kaiser's only means consists
of remittances from Germany and as
tn crate Of German currency is so
low that a hundred marks is little
more than two florins it is evident the
money received is barely sufficient
to provide the kaiser and the crown
prince.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-15
AUTO HIGHWAY THROUGH THE
NIAGARA GORGE POSSIBILITY

Buffalo. Oct. 15.-The roadbed OF
the Niagara Gorbe Railroad over
which thousands of tourists at
Niagara Falls have made the trip
down close to the lower rapids and
the whirlpool may become public
highway for automobiles and other
yehicular and foot travel.
Attorneys for the railway are pre-
pairing to offer the right OF way to the
state in return for certain power
rights The roadbed, the company
repre- sentatives say, can be trans
formed at little expense to the state
into one OF the finest scenic boule-
wards in the world No grading or en-
eineering work will be required be-
tween the Falls and Lewiston.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-15
A PLUCKY SCHOOL TEACHER

Cocoanut Grove. Oct. 15-Earl J.
Henshaw. teacher II the public school
here, has won the admiration of the
students by the nerve he exhibited re-
Gently when in spite of painful inju-
ries received when struck by an auto
mobile he reported for duty and in
sisted upon conducting his classes.
Mr. Hcnshaw was riding his motor
cvcle 10 school when the car knocked
him from it. He was picked up and
rushed to hospital where it was
found necessary to take fourteen
stitches in a severe cut on his back.
His arms and legs also were badly
bruised and nearly one hundred feet
OF bandage was used in binding them.
Mr. Henshaw. after being patched up.
mounted his motorcycle. came to Co
coanut Grove and conducted his class
es the remainder of the day.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-15
JUDGE DISAGREES WITH
JURY In RECOMMENDING
LENIENCY IN BANK CASE

Butler, Ga. Oct. 15.-The jury try
ing the charges of embezzlement
against A. II. Hendricks, growing out
CT the failure, of the Eank of Mauk a
year ago, returned verdict of gully
at II o'clock last night. There was
a recommendation that Hendricks be
punished as for misdemeanor, but
Judge Munroe disagreed with the jury
and sentenced the defendant to serve
from two to four years in the state
penitentiary.
The defense announced that mo-
tion for new trial would be made
and Hendricks at once gave new
bond for $4,000. The amount which
Hendricks is alleged to have embez-
zelled is $22,5S1. J. O. Hen5ricks
liquidating agent for the bank, how
ever, testified that he found several
thousand dollars additional shortage
under the head of impairment MAX
ing the total over 100000.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-15
THE WEATHER
GENERAL WEATHER CONDITIONS

The eastern high pressure area is
moving slowly eastward over the
middle Atlantic. while the low pres
sure over extreme southern Florida
has increased in intensity. Rain has
fallen over the greater part of the
Florida peninsular, being quite heavy
on the east coast. Sanford reports
2.O2 rain, Miami 3OS, Titusville 1.12
Elsewhere east of the Mississippi
there has been little precipitation. 1t
is slightly warmer over the eastern
half of the country.
In the west. pressure is low over
Montana and the Dakotas and high
over the Plateau region. Light rain
has fallen in California, Nevada.
Iowa and Missouri. and fair weather
has prevailed elsewhere.
Indications are for unsettled wealth
or in the vicinity of Tampa tonight
and Sunday. probably showers.
WALTER j. BENNETT
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-15
ENGLAND IS PREPARING
TO DO SPECIAL HONOR TO
GEN. PERSHING NEXT WEEK

Paris, Oct. 15.-Gen. John J.
Pershing will leave on a special car
for Havre on Sunday for the purpose
of participating in the ceremony of
presenting the congressional medal
of honor to Great Britain's unknown
warrior. +. He will be accompanied by
only one aide and an orderly. He
will return from England on board
a destroyer, arriving in Havre Tues
day morning and driving by motor
from that city to Paris.
Two important functions in his
honor will be given Wednesday. The
first will be luncheon at the Mari
time League. during which he will
be presented with a gold commemor-
alton medal. During the day a re-
ception will be given at the city hall d.
1t will be attended by President Mil
lerand, members of the cabinet and
many prominent residents of France.
There will be an elaborate program
of entertainment.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-15
AGREEMENT REACHED

Paris. Oct. 15.-The British and
French governments now are in COM
plete agreement on the acceptance OF
recommendation OF the council of the
League OF Nations for settlement OF
the Upper S,lesian problem and on
the procedure necessary to put the
decision OF the council before the
members il was said in official quart
erS today The council OF ambassa-
doris will meet aS soon as possible
perhaps this afternoon to adopt for.
mally the councils recommendation
and TO notify the German and Polish
governments 10 take the measures
necessary 10 apply the decision.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-15
ON WALL STREET

New York Oct 15.-The entire
railway division was under pressure
at the opening of today's stock list.
Latest developments in the transpor-
tation conditions caused by marked
differences between executives and
operatives caused losses averaging
a quarter to a point in all the promi-
nent rails. These included Northern
Pacific, Canadian Pacific, Chicago
and Northwestern, Illinois Central,
Reading and Chesapeake and Ohio,
Steels and Shipments were sympa-
thetically affected. The only excepA
ton was Gulf States Steel which rose
two points. Oils. particularly the
Mexican group were firm. A new
low record for German exchange was
without effect on the remainder of
the foreign exchange market.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-15
EARTHQUAKE RECORDED

Chicago, Oct. 15.-An earth
quake of moderate intensity, but
lasting two and half hours. was
recorded on the seismograph at
the United States government
weather bureau early today. The
center of the disturbance was
2,865 miles southwest of Chicago.
probably in the Pacific ocean, ac-
cording to the bureau.
The first tremor was recorded at
1927 a. M, the maximum strength
at 1884 a. M, and the final tre-
NOR at a. m.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-15
President Harding Has
Assumed Active Lead
ership Of a Determined
Effort To Settle the
Differences Thro u g h
Railway Labor Board
and Interstate Com
merce Commission

Washington, Oct. 15.-President
Harding this morning assumed active
leadership in the governments effort
to settle the differences between the
railroads and their employees and des-
ignated as the best available agencies
to avert serious labor complications,
the public group of the railroad labor
board and the membership of the In
terstate Commerce Commission. Al
ter brief session with the public
group at the White House this morn
ing the conferees went to the Inter
state Commerce Commission where
the public group, the president and
the commissioners conferred. The
president later returned to the White
House leaving the labor board MEM
bers in conference with the commits
sion.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-15
Looks Like Strike

Chicago, Oct 15.-Leaders of the
railroad brotherhoods assembled here
today to consider the challenge of the
railway executives in proposing a fur
ther wage reduction of approximate
ly 10 per cent in the face of the strike
vote Just authorized by the railway
men because of the II per cent re-
duction last July
The railway brotherhood chiefs
indicated that an immediate walkout.
at least on some roads. was under
contemplation as a result of yester-
days conference of the rail mems
leaders with chief executives of the
roads after the latter had stated they
would apply to the railway labor
board for a wage reduction.
"If | were a betting man." said w.
G. Lee, president of the Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen. 81 would bet
there would be a strike"
"The final decision is only a mat
ter of Il few days" said Mr. Lee
What else is there left to do? Since
the men have already voted for q
walkout, | don't see how the roads
can have the nerve to suggest another
cut"
The thirty-day notice of the CON
templated wage reduction which is
technically return to the wage pre-
vailing prior to the increase of .Iulv.
1920 is expected to be announced to-
day or Monday by the railroad execu-
tiyes. Reports were current today
that the railroads would announce
the wage cut effective in thirty days.
without reference to mediation by
the labor board.
The official announcement of the
result of the executives decision on
the wage reduction explained that
the benefit of the proposed cut shall,
with the concurrence of the Inter
state Commerce Commission, be
passed on to the public in the reduc-
tion of existing rates"
President Samuel l.. FELTON,, of the
Chicago Great Western. said the pro-
posed reduction would effect a saw
ing of approximately $300,0OG,O00 an
nually and that approximately 2,000,-
900 men would be affected
Immediately after the conference
with the brotherhood chiefs, when the
executives wage decision was read
to the employees leaders, the execu-
tiveS left for their homes, indicating
their decision was final. The broth
erhood leaders, and many of the gen
eral chairmen of the brotherhoods
were still in conference following tab
ulation of the strike vote two days
ago, and leaders called for the mems
representatives to assemble again
this morning for a final decision.
The shopmen and maintenance of
way men had voted to strike before
the brotherhoods' ballot was com
pleted
Decision Probably Reached
Chicago. Oct. 15.-When the Off
cials of the sixteen leading rail unions
went into conference this morning
Warren Stone, grand chief of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engin-
GERS, and w. G.. Lee, president of the
Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen,
announced they wuold leave tonight
for their headquarters at Cleveland.
The announcement indicated a def
mite decision by the unions today as
to whether the strike should be or
dered.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-15
TWELVE THOUSAND MINERS
In KANSAS UNION IDLE

Pi'tsburg. Kas.. Oct 1j.-The ad-
ministratiOn OF President Alexander
NJ Howat, OF the Kansas Mine Work
ers ended under the order of Presi
dent Lewis. of the international
union, continued in cffice today and
approximately 1000 miners who
quit work when IIowat and Alexan-
der Dorchy. another union official.
were sent to Jail for violating the
criminal section of the industrial
court act, remained idle.
Observers here were Watching
closely what many thought was Il
break in the ranks OF the strikers
who favored continued refusal to
obey the provisional organization set
up under President Lewiss order
and ih2se in the southern end ready
to so back to work.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-15
COTTON MARKET FIRNER

New Orleans. Oct 15.-Covering
was responsible for the frmness in
The cotton market today and the first
half hour OF the session prices wera
sent % to 2G points higher than the
close of yesterday to 1898 for De
cember. The demand for long ac-
count was stimulated by the repor'
that japanese interests had engaged
$4,000 bales Of freight for Japan.
Week end reviews of trade in general
were regarded as highly favorable
and were factor in the buying move
ment.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-15
BY CLOSE VOTE
HOUSE OPPOSES
ANY INCREASE
Proposal To Add To Membership
Is Voted Down By l46 To
l42 After Long Debate

Washington. Oct l5.-The second
failure o. the house within year Il,
eXlcud II. membership Leyond 435
virtually means there VIII be no ad-
ditiCn according to the view expressed
Today b. the leaders OF the fight to
keep the number at its present total
Having rejected overwhelmingly IA
rrcr sal to jump the total to 4S3, the
hcuse last nigh, refused to make it
400. sending the bill back to commit
tee with the certainty tha: it could
not be reported again this session.
The AGO measure it was explained
could not have reached the house ex-
cer- tor the acticn OF two members
Of the census committee in voting to
report it so as to get in in the floor.
These two committee members at the
same time filed minority reports
.agains the increase.
Members of the committee oppos-
ing the increase. declared there was
no foundation for the assertions that
the senate was demanding larger
house. The senate, they said, felt
that the house was big enough ana
that the demand fer an increase came
from senator's whose states were in
danger of losing representation
through lack OF population gain "a
shown by the last census.
Vote Was Close
Washington. Oct. 15.-Opposition to
Acreasing its membership was ex-
pressed by the house last night in re-
committing to the census committee,
b. = vote of 146 to 142 the Siegel bill
ta ii"iease its size from 1875 to 460
members. The action was taken after
nine hours of debate and wIangling
upol motion of Rep. Fairfield, of In
diana, Il Republican member of the
census committee who opposed Chair
man Siegel cn the floor Opponents
OF the bill contended that the house
already was unwieldly and that an in
crease in the membership would noe
contribute to its efficiency.
Il was the second time the house
lad taken such action within a year.
bill To incerse the house to 4S3
members having been defeated at the
last session.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-15

master. Mr.. Brown was nobly as
sisted by Benjamin GetzoM, Of the e.
tertainment committee. in carrying
out several jokes. such as the presen-
tGtiOn of road signs to Editor Thorn
dyke of the Kissimmee Valley Gazette
who claimed once to have been lost
near Lakeland; an attractive looking
box to Miss Binkley, the president,
who found it empty; the production
of a grass rug for Gilbert Leachs
opinion as to whether it was saw
grass, bringing forth volunteer
opinions from several others. and the
staging of fish story contest be-
tween Col Jordan, Willis Powell and
Rube Allyn. Every man present was
drawn into the verbal scrimmage
sooner or later on some pretext or
another.
Three serious matters claimed the
attention of the assemblage for a
while. these having cropped up acci.
dentally. One was the project Of
FLORIDA Money for Florida Develop
ment," or the buying of development
bonds of Florida communities insteau
of the stocks of outside and usually
worthless concerns. This was brought
out by Ben Getzoff of the Polk County
Trust company, whose name called
forth more puns than any other six
cognomens put together The matter
of boosting for the state first and the
town second was brought up by Edi-
tor Thorndyhe of Kissimmee, and the
protection of our game fish nd the
establishment of fish hatcheries was
championed by Rule Allyn, seconded
by Willis Powell.
G. w. Fromcke and his brother
Maynard of the Lake Alfred News, F..
II. Adams of the Highlands County
Messenger and John Lochner of the
South Lake Press. were introduced
as new editors of the county.
Among those who put in an appear
ance too late for the list published
yesterday are:
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Powell, Of
Tavares.
Rube Allyn. of Ruskin
C. G. Mullen, Tampa Times,
Tampa.
Miss Charlotte Warn. Polk County
Record.
Mrs. All. Trueblood. Miss Margaret
Gallemore, of Barlow.
M. M. Lee, Florida Chief, Winter
Haven.
Allen Meek and R. o. Cleveland,
of the Fort Meade Leader.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-15
RUSSIAN WINS CHESS TOURNEY

New York, Oct is. The Russian
expert Elechine won the recent in
ternational chess tourney at Budapest
with 5 IL points. according to adj
vices received here today. Second
place was taken by Gruennfeld, of
Vienna, new master, with points
the Serbian champion, Kostich and
DR.. Tartakower, of Vienna tied for
third and fourth places with 71-2
points each. Bella of Budapest, with
six points, was fifth, and the Am
sterdam youth Euwe, sixth,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-15
HALF MILLION FIRE LOSS

Paris, Texas, Oct. 15.-Fire, which
ragged five hours in the business sec
ton here last night and spread into
two residential quarters was brought
under control in the business district
early today, but still was burning else
where. The loss was estimated in ex-
cess Of a half million dollars
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-15
CUBAN LOAN APPROVED

Washington Oct. 1a.-The United
States government stands ready to
approve the 500. GOO 900 loan by New
York bankers to Cuba, il was stated
today by high government officials.
The part to he taI'n by the govern
ment in the matter OF the loan will
he limited. however. to the approval,
:! was said, officials adding that the
government would not place itself in
the position oi standing responsible
Tor the loan.