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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-13
SECOND HIGHEST SHAFT IN AMERICA WILL
BE ERECTED TO CONFEDERATE PRESIDENT
Davis Monument Now Designed To Be 35l Feet g-Daughe of
COnfedracy Busy Raising the Last 10000 To Complete

minds of some of the veterans the
opinion was expressed that it might
be best to run the monument up as
far as we could, then leave its COM
pletion to those who might take up
the work later on. This idea seemed
to meet with no favor especially
among the Daughters OF the Confed.
eracy, that loving, patriotic band of
noble women of the south, who said
they would undertake to see that the
monument is completed"
Major Leathers points out that the
heaviest part of the expense of the
monument has already been met. In
its purchase of eighteen acres in Fair
view, including the spot where Jeffer-
son Davis was born, in turning the
grounds into park and fencing it
with stone, and on the monument it
self. the home association has spent
between $4,000 and 100000, he
added
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-13
SPANISH OCCUPY
MOROCCAN TOWNS
WITHOUT LOSSES
Offensive Movement Begun Mon
day Going Brilliantly Forward
',Is the Report

Melilla. Morocco, Sept. 13.-Occu-
patton of Suk El Arbaa and the viii
lage of the same name has been ef-
fected brilliantly without Spanish
losses, according to an unofficial
statement issued here relative to Of
fensive movements begun Monday
The guns of the Spanish naval
squadron, the infantry and the cavalry
swept forward and dispersed tht
enemy. The stocks of corn and othei
materials fell into the hands of tbs
Spanish. Nador, town southwest
of here, which was the key to the
Moorish positions around this cits
was abandoned by the Moorish tribes
men, when the offensive began. The
Moroccans retreated in the direction
of Zeluan, fearing the Spanish upon
Nador. Tribesmen were reported t.
have sustained heavy casualties.
Mellila was a hive of enthusiasm
yesterday with the troops leaving fol
the front crying Viva Spain! Viys
King Alfonso!' Gen. Berenguer, the
Spanish high commissioner. placed ,
vessel at the disposal of newspaper
correspondents so that they might bt
able to follow naval maneuvers whic!
were carried out in conjunction witt
the artillery offensive.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-13
HARDING LEAVES
new YORK FOR A
TRIP ON WATER
Will Cruise On Long Island Sound
and Play a Game of Golf at
Piping Rock

New York, Sept. 13. President
Harding left New York today for q
game of golf at Piping Rock and q
yachting trip in Long Island Sound
from which he is not expected to re
turn to the city until tomorrow.
From the navy yard in Brooklyn
he sailed on the presidential yacht
Mayfower for Glen Cove, near the
Piping Rock Club. He was accom-.
panied by Mrs. Harding, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry p. Fletcher, Secretary Weeks
and Senator Frelinghuysen, of New
Jersey.
The president and Mrs. Harding
accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. Fletch-
er, motored from a hotel in Manhat-
tan. where they spent the night at
the navy yard. where the secretary
and the senator joined them. Near
the Mayflower at the navy yard was
berthed the Brazilian battleship Nina
Geras who dressed ship and played
the national anthem as the president
arrived
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-13
ARKANSAS SOLON
PASSES AWAY AT
WASHINGTON, DC
Samuel M. Taylor Yields To Pro.
longed Attack Of PleurO-
Pneumonia

Washington. Sept. 3.-Representa-
tive Samuel NJ. Taylor, of Arkansas,
died at his home here early today af-
ter an illness of several weeks with
pleurisy and pneumonia.
Prior to contracting pneumonia,
Representative Taylor, who was SO
years of age. had been in declining
health for several months and had
not attended sessions of the house
since about July l Elected to the
62nd congress in 1912 to fill the un-
expired term of Joseph T. Robinson,
now senator, upon his election to the
goyernorship, Representative Taylor
represented the sixth Arkansas dis
trict in congress continuously up to
the time of his death. He was rank
ing Democratic member of the rivers
and harbors committee and. devoted
much of his attention to legislation
coming before that committee.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-13
PIPE LINE TO BE
LAID TO MEXICAN
OIL FIELDS SOON
Los Angeles Man Is Granted the
Concession By the Govern
ment of Mexico

Mexico City. Sept. 13.-Clay T.
VERIFY, of Los Angeles, Cal. has been
granted a concession to construct an
oil pipe line from Puerto. Mexico, on
the gulf coast, to Salina Cruz, on the
shore of the Pacific Announcement
that this concession had been granted
was made here last night by j. Y.
Flynn, representative in Mexico City
of Mr. Yerby. 1t was said the pipe
line would follow the Tehuantepec
railroad and that the concession gave
Mr.. Yerby the right to use federal
lands, terminals and port facilities.
Mr.. Flynn said that more than one
pipe line would be laid. but that work
on the first a ten inch line, would
begin at once. and would be completed
within 26 months. The concession will
run eighteen years after the work
of laying the line is completed.
1t is estimated that the cost of the
work will be $6,000,O00 gold and it is
pointed out by means of the pipe line
the time of transporting oil from the
east to the west coast of Mexico will
be cut down by eleven days and the
distance covered will be 1900 miles
less than through the Panama canal .
Some months ago it was said the
United States shipping board had
made a futile attempt to obtain sim
liar concession so that it might pro-
vide a supply of fuel oil for the Pa
cific fleet.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-13
BOY SHOOTS SELF
AFTER ROW WITH
SOME NEGRO LADS
Drives Them Away From His
Swimming Hole and Then Ac-
cidentally Wounds Self

Jacksonville. Fla, Sept. 13.-Ne-
gro boys here yesterday took possess
sion of the swimming hole which Bur-
dette Brown, IL years old, and his
playmates regarded as thei rown, and
as an indirect result Burdette is in a
hospital with bullet wound through
the head and is in serious condi-
ton. The lad shot himself accident
ally with a pistol after he had used
the weapon as an argument that the
hole belonged to the white boys.
Burdette said this morning that he
discovered the negro lads in the swim
ming hole while alone. He went home
obtained a pistol belonging to his
mother, returned to the swimming
ing hole and ordered the negroes
away His appearance was the signal
for a scramble and he was left in
sole possession of the place. The lad
sat upon the bank and, playing with
the pistol, placed the muzzle against
his throat and pulled the trigger. He
had failed to remove one cartridge
and the bullet ranged upward ant
emerged from his left ear. A passer.
by found the boy unconscious just be
fore dark and he was taken to the
hospital where it was not until this
morning that he regained conscious
ness and told what had happened.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-13

Louisville, KY, Sept. 13.--Plans to
complete and dedicate the Jefferson
Davis monument next June have been
abandoned in favor of running the
shaft to 351 feet. This. which was
the original height projected. will
make it second only to the Washing
ton monument.
Dedication of this memorial to the
president OF the Confederacy at his
home at Fairview. Ky. has accord
ingly been set forward to an indefi-
mite date in the future The monument
is now close to the 1S6 feet ut which
it was proposed to halt il next Spring.
The Daughters of the Confederacy
have undertaken to raise the sum nee
essary to finish the work. They are
planning to raise $4,000 with the sale
of souvenir certificates at one dollar
each
1T is true" says John II. Leathers
of this city, treasurer of the jefferson
Davis Home Association, that in the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-13
CITY TURNS BACK THE
LAKE WIRE SCHOOL LOT
TO THE ORIGINAL DONORS

At the regular weekly meeting of
the city commissioners Of the city of
Lakeland this afternoon the proper
city authorities were authorized and
instructed to execute a deed to Nc
Rae and Bryant as per agreement with
and instructions from G. B. Muir
rell, chairman of the county board of
public instruction of Polk county. for
the Lake Wire school property. This
property was originally decided by
Messrs. McRae and Bryant to the city
of Lakeland for school purposes but
is now to be turned over to the coun.
ty in compliance with an understand
ing reached some time ago by the in
terested partiess 1t is understood that
with the return of the property to the
donors, they In turn intend to deed il
to the Polk county school board.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-13
PERJURY CHARGES in ARBUCKLE CASE
WITNESS WHO TESTIFIED TO LAST
STATEMENT OF DEAD GIRL CHANGES
TESTIMONY BEFORE GRAND JURY

nection with the death of Miss Nir-
ginia Rape.
Investigation will be resumed at a
date convenient to Mathew Brady,
district attorney it was announced.
Arbuckle was brought before the
grand jury at l o'clock this morning
but remained only three minutes when
he was led back to his cell.
Sister Arrives at Frisco
San Francisco, Sept. 13.-Fatty Ar
buckles only sister Mrs. Nora Ar
buckle st. John, mother of AL St
John, also motion picture actor, told
the grand jury that Arbuckle had
taken care of himself ever since he
was IA years old and never asked help
of his relatives, but since he had made
his fortune he had always been gen.
erous to his own people"
He has done many kind things for
me and my family" she said And
for our brother at Fresno.
81 know my brother too we'll to
believe he would do anything unkind
or ungentlemanly to a woman. He
has the kindest. tenderest heart in
the world
She said Arbuckle was born fat
having weighed 16 pounds at birth.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-13
COMPERS STARTS
SOUTH TO CHECK
WAGE CUTTING
War Declared On Southern Mil
Owners Who Refuse To Treat
With the Unions

New York, Sept. 13 Samuel Com
pers. president of the American Fed.
Grafton of Labor planned to leave
New York today for Atlanta. Ga.
where he will aid in the inauguration
of a campaign on Thursday to check
wage cuts in Georgia, Tennessee
North Carolina, South Carolina and
Alabama. Plans for the campaign
were announced by Mr.. Gompers last
night in an address at the twenty first
convention of the United Textile
Workers of America.
1--WE aim to accomplish our results
day by day; not by cataclysm OF
revolution. but by orderly processes,
Mr.. Gompers said I'VE wish to &c
in peace but if there is to be talk
of battle we will not turn away from
the battle imposed upon us.
1.-The management of the textile in
dustry will have fight on their hands
unless they treat with this organiza-
tion, recognizing the right of the men
and women who labor to speak
through representatives of their own
hoosing-collective bargaining.
Mr.. Gompers said that since textile
workers had accepted 221a per cent
wage cut year ago employers had
tried it "again and again until they
have driven the manhood and woman
hood of the textile industry to des-
peration.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-13
.BRADENTOWN
MOTORCYCLE Be
HERE TOMORROW
Beard of Trade Delega-
ton Is Coming To See
the Beauties of Lake
land and To Get Ac-
quainted With the Re-
sources and Attractions
of Polk County

Somewhere around II o'clock to-
morrow morning Lakeland will be in
vaded ly a delegation of business men
from Bradentown. members of the
Bradentown Board Of Trade who have
organized motorcade for the purpose
of seeing for themselves what other
sections of the State Gf Florida have
to offer permanent settlers and to
winter tourists The visitors will
proceed to the Elks Hotel on arrival.
there to be greeted by a delegation
from the Lakeland Chamber of Com
merce. Because of the big drive con
nccted with the reorganization OF the
Chamber of Commerce, the old board
kindly undertook the pleasant task of
looking after the Bradentown visitors
under direction of President G. O
Pinch. Automobiles will be in wait
ing to show the visitors around town
after which dinner will be served in
the Elks Grill at 12:3O. The motor
cade will get under way again at =
O'Clock for other points in Polk.
President Pinch has named the fol-
lowing committee to act tomorrow:
President j. $. Jewet', Lakeland Ro
tary Club.
Mayor Frank Thompson Public
Utilities.
Harry Brown. Chamber of Com
merce.
r. b. Childs. Polk County Develop
ment.
l.. w. Bloom. Southern College.
w. w. Chase. Lakeland Industries.
r. n. Gcode, Commercial Growth of
Lakeland.
W. B. Sewell, Building and Con
Struction Activities.
President C. Il. Todd. Lakeland
Country Club
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-13
TWO CONFESSIONS
CLEAR MYSTERY
OF AUTO MURDER
Church and Parks En-
ticed M e n Into Base
m ent, Handcufed
Them, Beat Out Their
Brains and Tried To
Hide the Bcdies-Mo-
tive Declared To Be
Theft of Auto

Chicago. Sent. 13-TWo confessions
obtained last night and TODAY were he
lieved bv officers TO clear nm the mvs
terry surrounding the murders Of p
j. Daugherty and Carl A. Ausmus, au.
tomobile statesmen.
Harvey w. Church. at whose home
the men are alleged to have been
killed after Church led them there to
receive payment for an automobile he
pretended he wished to purchase. late
last night confessed he was aided in
the act by two accomplices and i'm
plicated Leon Parks. emploved in Il
garage where he formerly worked and
Clarence Wilder. another friend as
accomplices.
porlks who had haar t,I,an into o,,.
todv eavorol d.y, ,oo ,,-han aa,,sroT,t
od with church confessad acnordi,,a
to the police. telling the parts the
three had played in the two murders
Wilder is in the custody of the DO.
lice today and is being questioned to
verify essential details as told by his
alleged confederates. Parks confes.
sion for the first time bears the real
motive for the murders. The only
reason given by Church in his original
confession was that he wished to OBJ
tain possession of the S.. 400 automo
bile he was dealing for.
Parks ossertad tho tbraa bod
MANNED to ete.l tho ,ar fron, non,r1,
nrtv and Ausn,us coil - ond MI
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-13
JOHN POPE Is INDICTED
IN HICKMAN MURDER CASE

Jacksonville, Sept. 13.-John
Pope. local attorney, was jointly
indicted with Rawlings by the Du-
val grand jury this afternoon for
murder in the first degree as re-
suit of the shooting to death of
George Hickman a week ago SUM-
day night by Rawlings, during an
attempt to steal the Sunday box
receipts of the theater of which
Hickman was manager.
Irwin Novitsky, arrested near
Fort Myers as an accessory be-
fore the fact, was exonerated by
the grand jury, but will probably
be held as a material witness.
Rawlings had been previously
indicted but the joint indictment
necessitates new arraiqnment.
1t is understood Pope and Rewl-
ings will be arraigned tomorrow
morning.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-13
RETROACTIVE APPEAL
OF TAX NOT AGREED TO

Washington, Sept. 13.-The provis-
ion OF the house tax bill making the
repeal of the excess profits tax eff
fective next January 1, instead of las
January 4, as recommended by Secre-
tary Mellon, was approved today by
the senate finance committee. The
secretary's recommendation for the
repeal of the capital stock tax effec-
tive as of 1922, was accepted and the
committee voted to increase the cor
poration income tax from 10 to Is per
cent January /.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-13
KIRBY TELLS STORY
OF KILLING BRAZELI

Columbia, S. c.. Sept. 13.-Under
cross examination by Solicitor r. G.
Pallison. S. J Kirby, this morning
in court at Lexington. resumed his
dramatic story of the circumstances
surrounding the killing August s of
VIM. c. Brazell. 10 year old Colum-
bia taxi driver near Leesville, for
which he went on trial in the Lex
ington court yesterday. C. o. Fox,
of Stanley Creek, N. Y, and Jesse
Gappins, of Columbia, will jointly face
jury today on the same charge.
1t is expected that the fate of all
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-13
NEGRO FOUND In DITCH
WITH BULLET In BACK

Petersburg, Va, Sept. 13.-Eliiah
Coving, negro, was found this morn
ing in ditch alongside the Atlantic
Coast Line railway near Garysburg,
N. c., suffering from bullet wound
in his back. It is believed the wound
was inflicted by a member of crew
of freight train upon which he was
stealing a ride.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-13
MIAMI COLLECTORS
SPEED TAX PAYMENTS

Miami. Sept. 13.-In an effort to
speed the collection of personal taxes
from citizens of Miami, c. B. Selden,
director of finance, has placed two
collectors on the streets to remind
persons of their obligations and bring
to his office as much money as possi-
BILE. Mr.. Selden declared thousands
of dollars is past due.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-13

three of the defendants will be known
by tonight.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-13

San Francisco, Sept. 13.-The
San Francisco county grand jury ad-
journed at 1:10 o'clock this morning
without considering the evidence on
which the district attorney is seeking
an indictment Of Roscoe (Fatty) Ar
buckle, motion picture star. in CON
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-13
LAKELAND AND VICINITY

Partly cloudy tonight and
tomorrow.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-15
WOMAN FROM INDIANA
LOSES HER MEMORY
DOES NOT KNOW HUBBY

Chicago, Feb. l5.-The Woman
without a name whose startling loss
of memory puzzled police and physi-
clans at the south side hospital, was
identified as Mrs. Estelle Foetisch, Of
Hammond. Ind. Identification was
made by Carl Foetisch, her husband.
Although Foetisch held out his
arms and pleaded with his wife
to recognize him she declared she
had never seen him before.
81 W saw you" she said. my
mind is gone-a blank"
Foetisch said his wife left Ham
mond Yesterday to see her child by
a former husband, who was given
into the fathers custody when they
were divorced. She was taken to a
hospital when she entered a drug
store on the south side and asked a
clerk where she was.
Physicians believe her to be a vic
tim of temporary loss of memory.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-15

Enid. okla-He robbed while they
chatied.
And stockings are no longer q safe
place TO hide money.
Tho boldost robber IN Enid "lefl
his card" at the homo Of Mrs. Ethel
Gigoux. 1916 West Maple, Friday
night, the card being a hole IN the
screen door. according 10 q report to
the police. Lifting the latch, the rob
Der presumably a nan rnmmaged
two rooms while Mrs. Glgoux and
Mrs. Pearl Simmons. a roomcr, sat In
the dining room nearby and chatted.
lie did not enter another room occu.
pied by Mrs. Marie Cannon, who had
retired. Mrs. Cannon lives with Mrs.
Gigoux. taking care Of the latter's
children.
The robbery was discovered 10y
Mrs. Simmons, Mrs. Cannon said,
when she prepared to retire. Mrs,
Simmons when she reached homo
tnat evening changed a pair OF stock.
ings. leaving SIS in money In tho
pair she took off Tho robber took
the stockings. Hc also took two rings
belonging TO Mrs. Gigoux, hui drop.
ped one In his flight, which was
found. The one taken was valued q,
about SIS.
None OF the occupants Of tho
house heard the robber, waffle at
work. A pocketbook. containing pa.
pers but no money. the property OF
Mrs. Gigoux. was found In tho yard
where the robber had discarded H.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-15
KEY ANNOUNCES
FOR CHIEF HERE

i. G. Key announced this morning
that he is a candidate for chief of
police of Chickasha, subject to the
action of the democratic primary
Merch Is.
In making his announcement Mr..
Key said: my platform is equal
rights to all and special privileg IS
to m who violate the laws of this
city, state and nation"
IF elected, | will stand for the
appointment of men on THE force
who will protect the interests of the
property owners, day and night and
| personally, will be on the job at
all times for the interests of Chick
asha and the protection of its citi-
zens.
II came to this county in Decem-
Der 1919 as an employee of the state.
| was a guard with the convict road
gang that worked the roads Of this
county for several months.
Last November, | was accused by
a negro of being connected with two
negroes in the manufacture of liquor.
Matt Sankey, sheriff of Grady county
took me before the negroes connect
ed with the case, and they told him
that was not the man. Later they
a sworn statement that they
did not know me and had never been
connected with me in any way.
Il make this statement that every
voter in Chickasha may know who
am and may be acquainted with
my record before casting his vote
in my favor.
Il stand for a better, a bigger and
more moral Chickasha."
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-15
WINDER IN FAVOR or SCHEDULE
CALLING FOR I54 BATTLES FOR
WESTERN ASSOCIATION SEASON

A schedule of i5i games instead
OF 40 games is in prospect for the
1921 Western association, according
to a letter received from Ray Win.
der. chief OF the Chicks.
Winder made II known that he
was in favor of the longer schedule
and stated In his letter that Charlie
Schmidt favors frightening the play.
ing season. Schmidt Is making a
schedule and another has already
been drafted. calling for 40 games.
These matters will be taken up at
the meeting of the league directors.
which according to adyices here will
be held IN Tulsa on March Il.
Winder, however, is advocating the
holding of this meeting at an earlier
date in order to get the affair per-
tanning to the schedule wound up.
He points out that this will relieve
uie minds Of the moguls and may aid
them In booking preseason dates
and making other arrangements.
Mr.. Windor is winding up his af-
fairs in Little Rock as rapidly as
possible and indicated that he will
be in Chiekasha soon to take up the
proposition from this end of the line.
lie will spend only a few days here,
however, as he will be in Little
Rock to have charge of the Chick
asha squad during the training
season.
The new Chickasha pilot expressed
uneaslness at the apparent delay
hore in starting the new ball park. IF
we don't get started on that park
soon, we won't have any
he wrote.
Winder Is still out after the
promising youngsters and states
he has signed a couple
more for service with the Chicks.
As to who they are, he passes out
40 information, apparently waiting to
make definite announcements until
me personnel Of the team is practi-
ally complete.
I'VE are going to have a real ball
and the boys around the circuit
Will know we are in the flag chase
says Winder.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1921-02-15
BURGESS ENTERS
RACE FOR CLERK

Ben Burgess announces today that
he is a candidate for city clerk OF
Chickasha, subject to the action OF
Ule democratic primary March is.
In announcing his candidacy, Mr..
Burgess said 81 have been a resident
of Chickasha since 1901, therefore
my past record is before you.
Il was born in middle Tennessee
and received my education at South.
western Baptist university at Jack
son, Tenn. To those who do not
know me personally, would say.
Ask your merchant or banker who
| am and what | stand for as a citi.
zen.'
81 have been a taxpayer in Chick.
asha since 1904. If elected | pledge
myself to give the office my person
al attention"