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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-23
AMERICANS VISIT
PERU TO ASSIST
in CENTENNIAL
Three Battleships Bear Special
Naval Mission to Lima, Where
They Arrived Yesterday

Lima. July 23.-The American
delegation to the centenary cele-
bration of Perus independence, ar
rived in Callao yesterday on, board a
special naval squadron consisting of
the battleships Arizona, Oklahoma
and Nevada. After an exchange of
formalities between the Americans
and Peruvian port authorities aboard
the flagship Arizona. the Americans
were welcomed ashore by Foreign
Minister Salamon.
The mission is headed by Alfred
Douglas. OF Washington, who has
been given the rank of ambassador
extraordinary for the occasion.
Other members are Maj. Gen.
Hunter Liggett, representing the
United States army; Rear Admiral
Hugh Rodman, representing the
navy; VIM. B. Thompson, New York
City; John w. Garrett, of Baltimore;
DR.. William G. Faracee and Stephen
G.. Porter, all having the rank of en-
voy extraordinary. A. Robert Elmore,
of Washington, is secretary. The
mission arrived in Lima in the af
ternoon and was taken Immediately
by automobile to private residences
which the Peruvian government has
placed at its disposal. Later calls
were made on the American ambas-
sador, VIM. E. Gonzales }and }on
Foreign Minister Salamon.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-23
PANAMA SHOW PAID
CASH DIVIDEND TO
ITS PROMOTERS
Big Exposition Furnishes Rare Ex-
ception to Rule That These
Things Don't Pay

San Francisco. July 23.--One of the
few cash dividends ever declared by
a worlds fair was announced here re
Gently by trustees of the Panama In.
ternational Exposition. which attract
ed thousands from all parts of the
world to San Francisco in 1915.
The dividend. the first and last
paid by the exposition comp my, wa
for eight per cent on the stock ap.
proXims ting $5.500,0OO. Checks coy
erng the dividend will be sent to
stockholders August l.
The exposition company also gave
the city of San Francisco the mug,
exposition auditorium here and its or
gan. The last Democratic national
convention was held in the audito
rum.
Another gift to the city resulting
from the exposition is m area Of fou:
blocks along the Marina, Il bay-ir1r
stretch of the exposition grounds no
far inside the Golden Gate 1t c"mc
from stockholders who decline to a
cept their dividend and put the none
into the property to give to the city.
Ii is probable the tract will be CON
verted into marine park and boui,-
ward.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-23
WEEKS MARKET ~.
EXTREMELY DULL
Operators Ignore Tariff Changes
and Maintain Hopeful Feeling
Despite Present Quiet

New York, July 23-Extreme dull
ness characterized the week in thu
stock market. Dealings were i
smallest volume of any like periot
this year and fluctuations were IL
keeping with the listless trading
Another reduction of discounts h
the principal reserve banks and con
c1rrent action by the bank of Eng
land pointed to easier mQney and
credit copditjona, but were without
apparent Influence as market factors
~ Operators also ignored proposed
changes in the Fordney tariff bill. al
thuogh those bore pertinently upon
the, capital issues of, many popular
ton and leather industries. s:
j. Latest, advices from leading center
of trade, and authority, INDICATED 4;
more, hopeful feeling, The steel in
dustry. was a notable. exception, how
ever, more unfavorable statements o
the years second quarter
being issued. III 43.f.
Rails most 1often were dull but
maintained a firm undertone. Al
proval by the railway executives {
the administrations funding plan l.
expected to facilitate legislation foI
their financial relief.
Conclusion of one of several pre-
jected commercial credits to German
interests was the noteworthy feature
of the international financial situa
tion. Exchanges on London and
most continental points were increas
ingly reactionary. however, albeit
actual dealings were nominal.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-23
FIVE STEAMERS
SEIZED FOR NOT
PAYING RENT TO
SHIPPING BOARD
F our Others Awaited To-
day-Include Some of
Finest in u. S. Mercan-
tile Service With An
Aggregate V a lu e of
Twenty-Fi i've Million
Dollars.

Washington, July 23-Agents of the
shipping board waited today for the
arrival of four big steamers charter
cd to the United States Mail Steam
ship company in order that they
might add them to five seized in a
series Of harbor raids last night.
The steamers seized last night were
among the finest in the United States
merchant marine and former German
liners. They are the George Wash
ington, which President Wilson used
en- his trip to the Versailles peace
conference, the America, Susque~
hanna, President Grant and Agamem,
non. Their aggregate value is said TO
be $25, 900 900.
The seizures resulted, according to
Elmer Schlesnger, counsel for the
shipping board from failure of the
United States Mail Steamship COM
pany to pay rentals aggregating abou;
100000 and for certain other alleged
laxity in carrying out its contract
with the shipping board.
Custodians were placed on board
all of the steamers and in the case OF
the George Washington which is to
sail for Europe soon with large pas
senger list, the shipping board pro-
poses to operate her itself, unless
another company is found in the
meantime to operate her, Mr.. Schles.
niger said.
l.. A. Quarrels, assistant to the gen
eral manager of the mail company
said the seizures would be contested
in court He said the hOardsS action
came without warning and resulted
from the activities of certain forces
foreign in nature to take the ships
away from the company. The com
pany, he said, had ignored reports
this threat because 1T did,
not believe any government official
could be influenced to entertain any
statements made against it,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-23
NAVAL EXPENSES
KEPT DOWN FOR
BUILDING PLANS
Japs Straining Every Nerve to
Complete Some of Their Big
Battle Craft Now Under Way

Toxic. July 23.-The naval estimate
calling for the expenditure of 500 .600,-
000 yen (nominally about $250,00O-
000) for the fiscal year 1929 is
smaller than il would have been if
Admiral Baron Kato, Minister of Ma
rine, had not insisted upon economy
in the cost of maintenance. say The
Nichi Nichi.
This estimate is about equal 10 the
naval appropriations made for the
current year.
1t is hoped. by cutting down the
cost of the navy's ordinary expenses
to leave available about 275,000 900
yen for continuing the program of
constructing eight battleships and
eight cruisers. This would be equal
to the amount spent on construction
this yecr.
The Minister of Marine apparently
is determined that nothing shall inter
fere with the progress of the build.
ing program.
The following principles of economy
have been decided upon, according to
the Nichi Nichi
First there shall be economy
personnel. There are too many high
ranking officers in the Japanese navy
compared with the navies of other
powers. Great Britain has u admir-
ais and % vice-admirals, while Japan
has Is admirals and 26 vice-admirals.
Britain has 10000 men i'll service
ard Japan 10000.
Maintenance costs are to be cut
by reducing the number and size o
the standing squadrons Only one
such squadron viii be left The Third
Squadron will be reduced in size and
placed on special duties. The remain
ing vessels are to be anchored as tn
fourth fleet in reserve. The number of
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-23
GERMAN MURDERER
ON LIFE SENTENCE
PROMISED RELEASE
Karl Hau, Once of Washington, D.
C., Notified Of Release in 1925
By German Authorities

Baden Baden, Germany, July 23.-
Karl fiau. a lawye"' OF Washington,
d. c., who has been serving a life
Sentence here for the murder of his
mother-in-law, the widow. OF DR.. Mill
tor of Baden Baden, will be given his
freedom i'll 1925, he has been notified
by the Baden government. The gov
ernment gave no reason for the par
don or for the unusual fact that it
was announced four yea.'s before it
becomes effective.
Wien thu .mcricap once again
takes up his work in the world he
will have forgotten much of his law,
for he has had little time to READ. but
he will be an expert table maker. at
which task he has been engaged since
his Imprisonment began in 1906.
Hans conviction, one @circumstantial
evidence, attracted wide attention in
Germany. The widow Molitor. reDuted
wealthy and with no heirs except her
two daughters, Olga ard DR.. Hau's
wife, was shot in the back on the
streets CT Baden,Baden in November
1906, as she was answering an al
legged telephone call from a telegraph
office. This telephone call is said to
have been the work of Hau, intended
to lure Mrs. Molitor to the street.
where man with false black beard
shot her Hau' fled to London where
he later was arrestdeA Gt
A barber testified he affixed false
beard on Hau that day. Hau's wife
Lima, whom he had met and married
in Zurich. where they were both stu
dents, committed suicide after her
husbands conviction leaving letter
in which she asked that the names OF
her children be, changed, for she be
lieved Hat had murdered her mother
When convicted Hau was in the
employ Of the, Standard Oil Company
assigned to Constantinople, He was
born in uBernkastel, Germany. 81
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-23
FRANCE PREPARES / RE:! \ A.REES TO DISPATCH
TROOPS TO SIL.ESIA DESPITE
OBJECTION OF LLOYD GEORGE
FRUIT GROWERS DEMAND
ROADS BE TURNED OVER
TO HENRY FORD TO RUN

Hart, Mich. July % A petition to
President Harding asking that the
railroads OF the country be turned
over to Henry Ford. the automobile
manufacturer, for operation, signed
by 400 fruit growers of Oceona coun-
~, was mailed to Washington today
The fruit growers, who allege in
the petition that present fruit rates
are taking most OF the profits on their
crops. pointed out that Mr.. Ford re-
Gently reduced freight rates on his
railroad. the Detroit. Toledo and iron
ton.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-23
NEW LINER MANNED
BY EX-SERVICE MEN
ON HER FIRST VOYAGE

New York, July % The new ship.
ping board passenger liner American
Legion, manned by Il crew almost ex-
clusively composed of former service
men, sailed for Rio de Janeiro and
Buenos Aires, ON her maiden voyage
in the South American service
Frank &. Munson, her managing
operator. estimated she would reach
Rio within ten days, two days under
the present sailing record.
The American Legion, originally
built for army transport service, but
altered at the close of the war into
a first class passenger liner. is one
of the largest ships sailing under the
American flag. She is 535 feet long
and has tonnage of $4,000.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-23
SPANISH FORCES LOSE HEAVILY IN BATTLE WITH
REBEL TRIBESMEN OF MOROCCO AND FIGHT GOES ON
DISPATCH FROM MADRID SAYS
HUNDREDS WERE KILLED WHEN
i, NATIVES MADE VICIOUS ATTACK
NEGRO AT ORLANDO TAKEN
FROM POLICE AND WHIPPED

Orlando, Fla, July % George
Betsey, negro, who, it is said, was
one of those implicated in the race
rioting at Ocoee. near here. last No
vember, while in the custody of po-
lice officers last night, was taken by
Il mob of about fifteen armed men,
placed in an automobile, taken out
and whipped. Later. however, he was
recovered by the police and is now
lodged in the Orange county Jail.
He had been in custody on a charge
of violating prohibition laws.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-23
The WEATHER

Pressure is high on the middle At
lantic coast, but scattered showers
have occurred over The southeastern
states Over the northeastern states
the weather has been generally fair.
Temperatures have changed but little.
In the west, pressure is low over
North Dakota and Arizona, and high
on the north Pacific coast Rain has
fallen in Nebraska. Iowa and Arizona.
Temperatures are not far from the
seasonal average.
Indications are for partly cloudy
weather in the vicinity of Tampa to.
night. with thundershower probable
Sunday.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-23
SHUTS AGAIN VISITS IRELAND
TO CONCILIATE FACTIONS THAT
STAND In Way OF SETTLEMENT
LORD NORTHCLIFFE LANDS
AT NEW YORK ON WAY WEST

New. York. July % Viscount
Northcliffe, British publisher and po-
litical power arrived today ON the
steamer Aquitania ON the first ley
Of an extensive tour the prime pur-
pose OF which is to study information
al problems in the Pacific. After Wis
iting the United States Lord North.
cliife will 20 to Canada. Honolulu.
Fiji Islands. Australia, New Zealand
the Philippines, Japan. Chica Korea,
the Straits Settlement Burma and In
lia
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-23
COMMISSION TO PROBE
CUBAN FARM LABOR TROUBLE

Kingstown, jamaica, July % "A
special commissioner will leave fol
Cuba in few days to investigate, or
behalf of the Jamaican government
the labor troubles on the Cuban sugar
plantations, which have. involved
hardships to Jamaican laborers. Tho
British foreign office is to be asked
to use it's good offices to get Cubar
banks and planters to pay wages due
Jamaican laborers
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-23
SAILING VESSEL REPORTED
SUNK OFF YUCATAN COAST

Mexico City, July 23.-The lLeOra
NJ Thurlow, a small Amerioan.owned
sailing vessel loaded with fruit. is
reported to have sunk off the coast
of Yucatan on July 12. when she
struck a reef near the island of Co
sumel. Dispatches received here say
that the crew of seven were saved
through the efforts of Mexican sail
or, who took the men off in a launch.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-23
REBEL ESCAPES

Madrid, iJnlvo23 .rtuA, dispatch from
4Ela Araish, Spanish Morocco reports
THAT ther rebel chief rRasali has es'
capped to Te2arut He lis taking ref
age In subterranean- shelter, fearing
his whereabouts. will be learned by
means of airplanes.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-23
OLD PAPER MAGNATE
DIES IN PORTLAND, NE.

Portland, Maine, July 23.-Alonzo
y. Burbank. II, one of the founders
oi the International Paper company
and formerly its president, is dead at
his home here. He was treasurer os
the corporation for many years.
Burial will be at Comersorth, y. II.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-23

cally reduced. Fuel consumption will
be cut to the lowest figure.
The system of allowing men in
service to return home before their
time of service has expired will he
greatly extended. In this way con
siderable amount of food and cloth
ing can be saved.
i Obsolete vessels will be disposed
of. -.f.. .D .rfaf
BY exercising economy along these
lines, the navy expects to cut down
the ordinary expenditures to 100000,
900 yen This would leave a margin
for special expenses.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-23
FIRE in OIL FIELDS
NOW CONFINED TO WELLS

Mexico City, July 23 Fire in the
Amatian oil fields, which broke out
Wednesday and caused property dam
age estimated at several million dol
lars, has been reduced to two wells
which still are burning fiercely. Re
ports from Tampico say the conta-
grafton is unlikely to spread further
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-23

IiHohh ne Naltfa, lhe Republican
lcader. will work out in settlement
oi terms. aS The proceedings are still
held in the NtricteSt confidence.
London. July %. Gen. Jan. G.
Smuts. the South African premier, is
expected to- leave London for Ireland
early next week, probably Monday. to
place his services at the disposal of
both Eamonn de Valera, the rrpub-
lican leader. and Sir James Craig. the
Ulster premier, during their critical
consideration OF the Irish peace pro-
posals made by Premier Lloyd
George
This statement was made today in
q quarter close to the South African
Statesman.
In circles which are closely ob-
serving the developments in the stu.
alton much satisfaction is expressed
ut the prospect of Gen. Smuts re-
entry in the manner named. This is
particularly the ease in view of the
persistence OF reports that the Brit
iSh prime minister's offer, submitted
20 MI de Valera Thursday includes
Il plan for dominion home rule for
Ireland on the lines OF the South
African constitution
Concerning the workings of this
form of government, General SHUTS.
ii is pointed out, will he able to give
information of the greatest value.
Peace Terms
London. July % The outstanding
(aatwe of the governments Irish
peace proposals to Eamonn de Valera
is a concession of fiscal autonomy. il
was stated on high authority here TO-
day The position of Ulster is amply
secured
Perhaps even more important, in
the view of many students of the sit
nation, is Gen. Smuts' reputed influ-
cnce as a mediator due to his former
noSition as one OF the anti English
leaders in the South African war.
rhis, it is held by these observers.
has established Il common bond he
tween the southern Irish leaders and
General SHUTS, which renders his adj
vice more acceptable to them than
that of almost any other outsider.
Before Premier SHUTS projected
rip to Dublin, it is said Mr. de Val
.ra will have submitted the British
prime minister's proposals to the
irish republican parliament. or at
least have canyassed the situation
with the Sim Fein leaders.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-23
WiLL stEEP NM pTENT

Washington July 23. President
Harding left here by automobile to.
day to Join the camping party of
Harvey S.. Firestone, Henry Ford and
Thomas "a: Edison on licking giereek,
ned Packville,9 va, twenty-five naiies
from Hagerstow1. He expected to
spend the night under canvass and
return to Washington late tomorrow.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-23
TEAR GAS PROVES
GOOD RIOT STOPPER

New York, July 23-"Tear gas"
bombs broke up riot at Fort Tot
ten yesterday, staged by two COM
panies of the New York police de-
paftment's riot battalion, in demon
stration to prove the ease with which
a mob may be dispersed without re-
volvers or night sticks
After Is bombs had been thrown
policemen. with tears rolling down
their cheeks and gasping for breath,
beat hasty retreat.
The test was witnessed by army and
police officials, who agreed this pro
posed method of quelling disorder
would be q success.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-23
Battleships Sail Fro m
San Sebastian Presum-
ably to Convey Rein
forcements to the War
Zone-King g Alfonso
Hurries to c a pit a |
When He Hears News.

Madrid, July 23.-Rumors of a
startling nature relative to the situa-
tion in the Spanish zone of Morocco
where Spain is engaged i'll a campaign
afiainst rebelious tribesmen, have
been in circulation since late last
evening. but no confirmation was pos
sible up to shortly before noon to-
day.
King Alfonso, said San Sebastian
message received here, left there sud
denly last night for Madrid His
presence in the capital, it was said,
was necessary, owing to the serious
ness of events in Morocco.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-23
Hundreds Killed

Paris. July 23.-A serious setback
has been suffered by the Spaniards
in fighting with the rebellious Mo-
roccan tribesmen, says the Madrid
correspondent of the journal. today,
who quotes dispatch from Melilla on
the northern Mogoccan coast.
A division of tribesmen attacked
The advanced posts OF the Spaniards
near Melilla and desperate hand-to-
hand fighting ensued in which hum
'lreds were killed or wounded, the
correspondent declares. General Sill
vestre, commander of the Spanish
forces. is said to have been wounded.
The fighting is continuing.
Information from other sources con-
sidered reliable. tends. to minimize
somewhat the gravity of the situa
ton. The Spanish battleship Alfonso
XIII and several gunboats. have
sailed from San Sebastian for an un-
known destination.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-23
Notifies Germany to Pro-
vide Safe Passage for
Armies Through That
Nation and Sends Note
Of Defiance to the Brit
ish Premier French
Ministers S t a d by
BRAND.

Paris, July %. Premier BRAND has
dispatched telegram to Berlin re
luesting that the German government
AXE all net essiry steps to insure safe
conduct through Germany Of a new
!:vision of French troops. which it is
said in official circles. viii be ordered
Silesia within Il few hours.
This mornings newspapers give
considerable prominence To the meet
ng of the council of ministers yes
erday, which was the second to be
leld at Rambouiilet since the election
If President Mllcrand |. is under
stood the Silesian question WAS the
ehief subject under discussion and al
hough the official communique fails
say so the newspapers declare un-
qualified approval was given to the
)remiers position after he had eX
claimed it in great length Ministers
are reported to feel that France
should not retreat an Inch frt III the
determination to send reiniorcementS
to Upper Si!esia, despite opposition tn
such a move by David Lloyd George,
the British prime minister.
Instructions were sent late last
night to the French ambassador at
London for him to tell the British
government that France considers it
useless for the allies to settle ON a
5ilesian boundary without providing
sufficient troops to enforce the pro-
visions and adding tPt France pro
poses to advance another division
without waiting for the action of other
allies.
Premier BRAND is said in some
quarters to hold the view that Eng
land will consent to postponement
of the Supreme Council meeting until
the middle of August, when the
French .reinforcements will have ar
rived and the experts have completed
a detailed report of conditions in the
Silesian Industrial thus allowing the
council to reach Il satisfactory COM
promise probably based on sugges-
tions from Count Sfcrza, former Ital-
ian minister of foreign affairs.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-23
Britih Hear Renorts

London, July 23.-Private advices
received here from Madrid today indi-
Gated that Il critical situation obtains
on the Barbary coast owing to what is
nnoflicially characterized as IA Span
ish disaster in battle with the at
tacking Mekilla, cf Morocco. Officials
in Madrid, the advices said, declined
sny information. BY way of Paris,
however, come reports that the Span
ish lost heavily in desperate en-
gagement and that Spanish reinforce
ments are being sent to the scene
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-23
Terms of Peace Believed
to Give Irish Au:ono-
my So Far AS Fiscal
Matters Are Concerned
Obstetrics Now the
Only Obstacle.

Dublin, July %. The impression is
growing here that the first peace oi.
fer made by David Lloyd George TO
Eamohn de Valera, the Republican
leader. will work out in Il settlement
of terms. aS The proceedings are still
held in the StricteSt confidence.
Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1919-1980, 1921-04-19
Boys Shackled
In Train Berth
Escape, Report

Portland, Or, April 19.-James
Milnor and Harry Hoffee, Seat
tie boys 16 years of age escaped
from a train between Dunsmufr
and Siskiyou, Cal, after having
been put to bed handcuffed and
leg ironed, according to a mes
sage today to United States Mar
shall George F. Alexander from
Deputy Marshal V. S. Bassett OF
Los Angeles, who was bringing
the boys to Portland from Los
Angeles, where they were arrest
ed March "a.
The boys escaped with two 9TH
ers from the juvenile ward of the
Jail here March by kicking
through the plaster Of a thin wall
and making their way over the
roof of the building. They had
ben arrested here on the charge
Of bringing stolen automobile
from Seattle. The next heard from
them was news of their arrest at
Los Angeles where they were re-
ported caught in an atteQpted
burglary.