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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-25
HEAD OF CLOSED
BANK DISAPPEARS
FROM The SCENE
Investigator Charges that Warren
c. Spurgin Had Previously
Planned His Retreat

Chicago, July 25.-A statement
that the disappearance of Warren c.
Spurgin, president of the Michigan
avenue trust company, which was
closed by bank examiners last week,
was planned in advance and came sim
ultaneously with the disappearance of
Spurgins wife and daughter, Vivian,
was made by Ben Newmark, chief in
'vestigator for the states attorneys
office.
Mr.. Newmark's statement came af-
ter an interview with Herman Byler
university student and fiance of Mrs
Spurgin, according to Mr.. New
marks statement. Byler said Spurgin
confessed to the embezzlement of
sum of money to Mrs. Spurgin some
days previous to the flight and also
confessed to an affair with another
woman. Byler said, Newmark stated,
that he helped Mrs. Spurgin and Miss
Spurgin arrange their household
goods for a long absence and drove
with them in the Spurgin automobile
to Gary, Ind. last Monday. Spurgin
had left previously, he asserted. By
Ter received several letters from Miss
Spurgin, he told Newmark, including
one from Detroit, where the automo-
bile later was found.
In her last letter to Byler, New
mark said, Miss Spurgin spoke of the
nearness of the Canadian line, and
added: You know what that means"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-25
OIL WORKER In
ASBESTOS SUIT
SHUTS OFF FLAME

Mexico City, July 25.-Guarded by
an asbestos shield, a laborer in the
Amatlan oil fields yesterday ap-
preached to within a few yards of a
blazing well known as No. 5, and af
ter spending fifteen minutes in the
terrific heat, with flaming oil falling
nll around him, succeeded by frantic
efforts in nearly closing a valve which
controls the oil supply.
The intense heat is said to have
damaged the piping. system to such
an extent that it was impossible to
close the valve completely, but when
the pipes have become cooler it is
believed the supply can be; cut off en-
tirely by similar procedure and
that the fire which has been burning
for more than week, with loss
estimated at several million dollars
will be extinguished.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-25
FOOD INSPECTION
FOR CURRENT YEAR
is AGGRESSIVE
DR.. Wyman Of St. Petersburg Es
pecially Vigilant in Perform
ance of His Duty.

st. Petersburg, July 25.-Cites and
towns throughout Florida which re-
Gently have been investigating results
ct the work of municipal pure food in
spectors, with the expectation OF
adopting the plan, will be interested
III the report of Dr. W. e.. A. Wyman,
head of the pure food department. OF
st. Petersburg. for the fiscal year end
ing June 80, because of the aggres-
siveness DR.. Wyman has displayed in
performing his duties. The depart
ment made 4,466 official inspections
during the year and food products
from ice to pig tails were examined.
In addition to the usual inspections
of restaurants, hotels, and business
houses handling food products, and
the examination of staple commodi-
ties, the department analyzed 1874
specimens of milk and Sc of cream.
Peddler inspections numbered ia,
scales and measures Is, and dog ex.
aminations 20. Food products con-
demned ranged from strawberries to
eggs and included $50 pounds of pig
tails and 16 gallons of near beer
Railroad depots here were inspected
1877 times during the year while 109
rat surveys were made in various
parts of the scity. Manufactured ice
was examined on four occasions.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-25
SOYIETISM is NOW
UNDER DISCUSSION
BY FRENCH LABOR
Question Of Uniting With the Third
internatiOnale Biggest Thing
Before Annual Meet

Lille, France July Whether to
remain syndicaliat organization or
to identify itself with forces of the
social revolution, as represented by
the Third Moscow lnternationale is
the chief question the French fedora
tion Of labor will be called upon to
decide at its annual convention which
opened here today.
While considerable temporary dis
Sension by one factor or another is
expected on almost every question
scheduled for consideration. the con-
vention is virtually certain to adjourn
in harmony, for the communist mem
bers already have held Il preliminary
meeting and passed resolutions
pled%ing complete unity with French
trade unionism, although, deciding not
to- break away entirely from bolshe-
Visit influence.
The federation of metal workers,
affiliated with the French federation
Of labor. went on record last week.
by a majority of one vote, in favor of
adhesion to the Moscow party, but
later elected syndicalist secretaries
despite strenuous efforts made by the
communists to fill these offices with
their own supporters.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-25
NEGRO STUDENT
In NEW RECORD OF
COLLEGE SPORTS

Gaybridge, Mass, July 25.-Edw.
>. Gourdin, Harvard's negro athlete
who set Il new world broad jump rec
ord of 25 feet three inches last Satur
day, has closed his college athletic
career with an all round record OF
track and field proficiency surpass-
ing that of any man who ever wore
the Crimson ability. The events he
first tried as freshman is shown in
the list of marks he made in actual
competition.
They are:
100 yard DASH Q As seconds; 220
yard dash, % 1-5 seconds; 440 yard
run, So Is seconds; broad jump, 25
feet. 3 inches; high jump. feet, 8
inches; running hop, step and jump,
45 feet. 3 inches; javelin throw, 140
feet; discus throw. 110 feet
Gourdin will be as much decorated
as hero of many wars if he chooses
to pin ON his breast all the medals
he has won in four years.
The Harvard athletic authorities
have been unable to get medals
struck off as often as he has earned
them. Five gold medals of special
die are due him for his successive
college record marks in the broad
jump. eliminating in the broadest
jump known to man last Saturday
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-25
FISH ARE DYING
In ST. JOHNS
SAY FISHERMEN
One Theory Is That the Growth
of Water Hyacinth Has Pois-
oned the Water

DeLand, July 25. .-Multitudes OF
fish are dying in the upper reaches of
the St. Johns, rivermen reporting
them floating down stream by the
thousands. Mullet, catfish, bass.
Dream, google eyes and virtually ev-
cry species known to inhabit the
stream have been identified. Dead
trees along the river are said to be al
most breaking with the weight of
buzzards that find in them perches to
rest upon after their orgies or to
watch for the dead fish to be washed
ashore where they can reach them.
The water in Lake BereSford for
several months has been green and
as soon as this became apparent all
the fish left the lake Now, the green,
murky appearance has spread to the
river itself. Some persons believe
lack of cold weather last winter
which generally destroys the water
hyacinth, permitted them to spread
to an unusual extent this year and
that the growth has poisoned the wa
ter and killed the fish, but many re
fuse to entertain this theory, pointing
out that similar conditions as to hy-
acinth have existed in past years. Va
rious explanations as to the cause of
The slaughter of the fish have been
offered but in each instance argu.
ments are advanced to discount such
theories.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-25
COLLINS ISLAND NESTING
PLACE FOR MARINE BIRD

Miami. July 25.-Collins Island, in
Biscayne Bay, is nesting place for
the tern, small migratory marine
bird which 80 years ago had become
almost extinct because of the demand
for the bird for millinery purposes.
For a number of years the tern was
scarce but upon federal protection
being provided for them they are be-
ginning to be more plentiful.
About 100 pairs of the birds are on
Collins Island while another colony
has settled on some filled land along
the waterfront OF the city.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-25
IRISH PEACE
OFFERS Are
TAKEN UP BY
DE- VALERA A
Countess Markievicz, Just Releas-
ed From Mount Joy, Taking
Part in Council of Republican
Chiefs-Meeting Be gan This
Forenoon.

Dublin, July 25.-The Irish peace
proposals made by Premier Lloyd
George to Eamonn de Valera in Lon
don last week were taken up by the
Republican leader and his cabinet to-
day. The cabinet, which began its
sessions during the forenoon, met at
the Mansion house.
Countess Markievisz. who was re
leased from Mount Joy prison sun
day. ate with the cabinet and took
part in the discussion over the pro
posed peace terms. The. countess,
who was sentenced last December, to
two years Imprisonment at hard Ia
Dor on the charge OF having CON
spired to organize a seditious society,
is an elected member of the South
ern Irish parliament and minister Gf
labor in the republican cabinet.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-25
Valuable Supplies Secured in Bat
tie Of Eski Heir and Vanguish-
ed are Being Pursued by VictOrs
Miles From Scene of Conflict.

Athens, July 25.-The Greeks in
| Asia Minor have been following up
cnergetically the advantage they
gained over the Turkish nationalists
in the fight brought on by the attempt
of the Kemalites to recapture the key
point of Eski Ehebr on the Bagdad
railway, according to official advices
from the fighting front received here.
The Greeks captured 40 guns and took
great number of prisoners. the an
pounccment states. Within a short
time after the close of the battle and
the definite repulse of the Turkish eff
fort. the Greeks had advanced more
than % miles to the east of Eski
Shehr. and were continuing their pur-
suit Of the enemy towards the in
terror
The official statement issued by the
staff in Asia Minor on July %, giving
the result of the battle for Eski
Shehr. says:
The great battle for Eski Shehr
ended in Il Greek victory and the pur-
suit of the fleeing enemy is continu-
ing more than 45 kilometers east OF
that town. Secret orders found upon
captured Turkish officers seemed to
indicate that the enemy had concen-
trated his entire forces to recapture
Eski Shehr.
The remainder of the Turkish
troops were forced to retreat towards
SivriHissar. Forty guns We're cap
tured and numerous prisoners made
The quick advance of the Greek forces
makes the exact demarkation of the
battle line impossible.
General Papoulas, Greek command
ed in chief on the Smyrna front. in
a message to the Greek governor at
Smyrna announced that the Turks
were beaten and were retreating, with
tile Greek troops in hot pursuit.
dispatch to the Embroe from
Constantinople declares the Turkish
council of ministers has decided to
ask mediation for the opening Of
peace negotiations.
In the southern sector of the bat
tie area the Greek troops are holding
Afiun- -Karahissar firmly and have ad-
vanced their line toward Konieh
The Greek line of communications
in the Eski-Shehr region is officially
declared to be firmly established
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-25
Rinninu a praa Net

Washington, July 25.-Prohibition
forces are rigging drag net to gath
er in the rum runners operating along
the North Atlantic coast, Commission
er Haines declared today. Details
could not be discussed now without
acquainting the smugglers of the de-
partment's purposes, he added. Here
tofore chasing liquor smugglers has
been more properly a customs matter
as the prohibition forces had neither
the ships nor money to conduct op.
erations at sea, the commissioner
said. He indicated, however, that the
pfohibition unit was increasing its
activity on the water. Discussing pos
sible navy cooperation, Mr.. Haynes
said he would consider very seriously
any offer which the navy department
might make for the use of submarines
or other naval craft in the chase.
IL would be necessary, he said, fol
the navy to maintain its own ships
s however, as funds available for thu
prohibition forces were not sufficien
to pay the bill.
The whispers of an internationa
ring of whiskey smugglers. Mr.
fIaines said, had come to his ear
\ ana the agents Of the department
were ferreting out all clues whicl
might lead to arrest Of the leaders q
coasf guard oficiais said today the,
were standing by 70 ~ Qp8rate Kifl
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-25
NOVEL ADVERTISING PLAN
"a FOR SELLING GASOLINE

Sanford, July 25. This city boasts
Of business concern which probably
induces one hundred per cent of the
automobile owners of Sanford and vi
cinity to read its advertisement in the
local newspaper each day. The firm
handles automobile supplies and gives
away daily five gallons of gasoline
An automobile license number is
picked out at random on the streets,
published in the firms advertisement
in the afternoon paper and the owner
of the car bearing the published mum,
ber, II he appears before noon the
next day, is given the gasoline. =.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-25
TILDEN TO DEFEND HIS
TENNIS TITLE In ENGLAND

New York, July 25.-Wlliam r.
Tilden, Jr., will return to Wimbledon.
England, next June to defend his title
as British singles tennis champion,
it was announced today. Meanwhile
he will resume his partnerhips in
doubles with Vinconet Richard. of
Yonkers, who defeated The champion
for the Rhode Hand singles champion
ship last week. They will make an
effort overseas to regain the doubles
championship relinquished this year
by R. Norris Williams, second. and
c. S. Garland. The Tilden Richards
combination will first get into action
again at Seabright. NJ J T., next month,
to compete with trophy on which
they now hold two legs.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-25
GERMAN ACCEPTS INVITATION
TO ATTEND CEREMOY HONOR
OF DEAD FRENCH SOCIALIST

Paris, July 25.-Arthur Crispien,
German socialist soldier and member
of the reichstag, has been rendered a
special invitation to attend a cere
mony organized by the Seine section
of the French Socialist party to be
held next Saturday in Paris to CON-
memorate the death of Jean Leon
Jaures, the noted French socialist
leader, who was assassinated in July
1914.
Crispien has signified that he will
accept the invitation, according to
Paul Faure. secretary-general of the
Seine federation.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-25
SOUTH ATLANTIC BASEBALL
LEAGUE MAY SPLIT SEASON

Greenville, S. c., July 25.-The
1921 season of the South Atlantic
Baseball League is expected to be
divided at a meeting of membeN,
called today, to be held at Charles
ton at noon. The Greenvilie club
notified President Walsh today that
Secretary Barksdale, of the Spartan.
burg club will represent this club by
proxy and will vote in favor of the
bifurcated schedule. This vote will
give the necessary two-thirds major
ity to split the season. Augusta. Char
lotte, Spartansburg, and Greenville
favor the split season while Colum-
bia and Charleston are opposed to II.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-25
800 POUND BLACK BEAR 1JAs
KILLED NEAR SAN MATEO

Palatka, July 25.-A black bear
weighing 800 pounds was killed on
Bear Bay in Long Swamp near San
Mateo last week by John E. Brooks,
of San Mateog The animaidwas maxi
ing her way across a swamp from a
corn field where she had Just fed two
|cubs and herself when Brooks dis
covered the trio The cubs fled at
the fifst shot Bears have caused, con-
siderable damage to corn, fields in the
vicinity Of Long Swamp and residents
have been on the watch for the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-25
STOCKS FIRM AT
OPENING MARKET

New York, July 25.-Stocks were
firm at the opening of today's ses-
sion, last Saturdays rally making
further progress. American Locomo-
tive, Baldwin Locomotive, Crucible
and U. S. Steels, Utah Copper, Gen.
eral Asphalt,s Sumatra Tobacco. Unit
ed States Rubber and Kelley Spring
field Tire were active at gains run
ming from large fractions to almost
two points.
Royal Dutch lost one point and
Mexican Petroleum eased slightly
with Cuba Cane Sugar. Rails showed
no material changes, but shippings
were steady Foreign exchange de-
veloped more reactionary trend, the
British demand rate falling to $3.57R
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-25
SMUGGLING ON MAMMOTH SCALE GOING ON ALONG
EASTERN COAST ALARMS VOLSTEAD LAW OFFICERS
u S. NAVY INVITED TO ASSIST
INROUNDING UP BOOZE LADEN
4 CRAFT LOOKING FOR LANDINGS

in readiness. officials said, for service
whenever a rum expedition is re-
ported but the various duties of the
coast guard, such as life saving and
sweeping the seas of derelicts do not
permit the service to devote all its
energies to enforcement of the pro-
hibition laws. In this connection
officials added, additional coast guard
vessels from the Pacific coast might
be dispatched to smuggler-infested
parts of the Atlantic. Whether any
other parts of the coast was being
used besides the Atlantic could not
be said at this time.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-25
COAST LINE PROPERTY
MADE MORE ATTRACTIVE

Sanford, July 25.-The Atlantic
Coast Line railroad has made good its
promise to make its property on Rail
road Way here more attractive in ap-
pcarance, having razed several un-
slightly frame structures whose use
fulness passed years ago. The build
ings had been the subject of much
discussion by the city commission and
the chamber Of commerce. Where the
frame buildings formerly stood the
railroad has erected a high fence to
keep trespassers from its property
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-25
JAX HAS BILL OF SALE
FOR SUBMARINE CHASER

Jacksonville, July 25.-The city OF
Jacksonville now is owner of Sub
marine Chaser No. 145, the bill of sale
having been received from the Navy
Department. The vessel was pur-
chased for one hundred dollars and
will be converted into = fire boat for
,erv;,e along the river front here at
a ttst of between sixty and seventy
Thousand dollars.
Placing the vessel in service will
result in decrease of twenty-five
cents per SI0,' on fire insurance rates
on Waterfront property and on prop
erty within 500 ieet of the river.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-25
COMMUNISTS AMBUSH
ITALIAN NATIONALISTS

Rome, July 25.-Fifty Facisti, or
extreme Nationalists, were ambushed
at Grosseto, forty miles southwest of
Siena, Tuscany, Sunday. One of the
Nationalists was killed. The remain
der pursued the communists and it
Is reported other deaths occurred.
The homes of some of the commun-
lists are said to have been burned.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-25
DANUBE RIVER BECOMES
ITERNATIONAL STREAM

Paris, July rs. 5.-Internationaliz
tion of the Danube river finally be-
came a realty yesterday when repre-
sentatives of interested allied pow
ers held their final meeting here and
signed convention to that effect, The
international Danube commission i'm
mediately was notified that hereafter
lit would be in. complete control of
all matters pertaining to the river,
as provided in the treaty of }. Yer
sailles.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-25
NAVAL STORES CONCERN
TO RESUME OPERATIONS

Lake Wales, July 25.-The Consoli
dated Naval Stores Company expects
Immediately to resume operations at
Nalaca, near the end of the Seaboard
Aid Line extension about twenty
miles east of here in the Kissimmee
river county, according to reports
received here. The concerns own
much timber and the equipment at
one of its camps in that direction is
said to be the finest in the state.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-25
The WEATHER
GENERAL WEATHER CONDITIONS


Pressure is high on the Atlantic
coast this morning. and generally
fair weather has prevailed over the
Atlantic states except Florida and
Georgia, where there were local show
ers. There were showers also in the
upper Lake region, the Ohio valley
and the middle and west gulf states.
In the west, pressure is low over
the plateau region and Rocky noun
tain region, and high on the North
Pacific coast. Rain has fallen in
Kansas, but elsewhere the weather
has been generally fair.
Temperatures have changed but lit
tie since Saturday and are not far
from normal.
Indications are for partly cloudy
weather tonight and Tuesday in the
vicinity of Tampa, with probably oc-
casional showers.
Waited ]. BENNETT.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-25
LAKE CITY SELLS ITS
100000 BOND ISSUE

Lake City, July 25.-One hundred
thousand dollars worth of good roads
bonds were sold to the First National
Bank of this city Tuesday by the Co
lumbia county board of commission
ers, the bid of the local institution
having been $4,000 higher than any
others received
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-25
EMYRNA CITY THROWS
OFF YOKE OF TURKS

London, July 25.-Dispatches from
Athens to the Exchange Telegraph
company say that Sunday newspapers
there published reports from Smyrna
telling of a revolution in the city Of
konish, railway center about $50
miles south of Angora. The reports de.
clare Turkish nationalist government
authorities have been oyerthrown by
the population of Konish.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-25
SCHOONER ABANDONED

Gloucester, Mass, July 25.-The
schooner Esperanto, winner of the
races for the international fishing
vessel championship in Nova Scotian
waters last fall. has. been abandoned
as a, hopeless wreck I'M the rips off
Sable Island, N. s., where she foun-
Itiered recently. ap X <fa
Word that the speedy, Gloucester.
man. four times fioated only, to sink
again. was breaking up, caused aban-
dohment today of project to hoat
her, which was being undertaken
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-25
SANFORD KEEPING
UP In BUILDING

Sanford, July 25.-Sanford is keep
ing pace with other cities of Florida
boasting of building booms and the
local building and loan association
has demands for $SS,500 more than it
has to lend for construction of new
homes. ''14
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-25
TENTATIVE VALUATION

washington, July 25.-The Inter-
state Commerce Commission an
nounced today the following tentative
valuation of railroads:
Gulf Terminal company (AlabamO
$565, ,15S; the Kentwood, Greensburg
and Southwestern (Georgia) $13S,S34
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-25
corroN GOES LOWER

New Orleans, July 25.-Poor cables,
reports that a government bureau was
but with an estimate ON the carry
bver of 10000 bales and private bu.
|feau report on condition OF $751;, in
dicating a crop of S.600000 < bales,
caused heavy selling in the cotton
market today and In the first hour
Of trading prices lost ~ to 35spoints
October dropped to 11.S5.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-25
TELEPHONE COMPANY
REDUCES SUBSCRIBERS
BILL ON OWN HOOK

St. Petersburg, July 25.-If the tele-
phone of a local subscriber is out OF
order and remains useless several
days, the subscriber will not have to
pay for the time it was idle under a
new rule adopted by the West Coast
Telephone Company. M. p Miller. To-
cal business man, was the first to
benefit, and incidentally the first to
learn of the rule. Mr.. Miller attempt
cd TO pay the monthly bill for his
residence telephone, which normally
~ S1.50. He was charged rs cents, be-
ing informed that his telephone had
been idle two weeks during the month
because of line trouble. su 4
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-25
JAx REVIEWS WAR on + 8i1s' So.
ITS ARMY OF VAGRANTS

Jacksonville, July ,25. The war
against vvagrants was renewed here
this week by order Ok Chief 0f Police
AZ J Roberts ana activities Of the
police. the nfst day resulted IL the
roondinf I e vl' ef r iofty ro's alleEsd loaf W
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-25

The young man with money and lit
tie else will find in the aeroplane a
welcome means of rising In the pub
Iio notice.