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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-09
ASSASSINATION
OF PROMINENT
MEXICAN LEADER
General Robles Shot Down In
Cold Blood By a Band
of Five Thugs

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,ossio po.,Ias brotbar nr ,ha Maxi,an
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of tho nowsn,uor Damncr,t, v..,
shot ,nd kiIIad l,ct nvaninm nc H..
drove in his outomobile tbrouqb ono
of tho main straetc of the residence
saction of tbi,. ritv rive armed men
toolr mart in tho att.cl, which ended
in tha death of General Rohles FnI.
Loving tha tragedy Cen Incinto IRE
Vino diractor of tho fe,iaral rommis
sion revising army snrvira rncords
nlaced himself at tbe disnosaI of tho
noIica and is said to have haer hold
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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-09
FORMER u. S. MINISTER
CHARLES R. CRANE SAID
TO HAVE REACHED REVAL

Riga, Aug. "a message received
here today by the American Red Cross
from Reval, Esthonia, says that
Charles r. Crane, former United
States minister to China, and four as
sociates arrived at Reval last night
on their way from China to the United
States.
The report received at Reval last
night that six American prisoners
were due to arrive at Camburg, Es-
thonia, today, appears to be a mis-
take as the message reporting Mr.,
Cranes arrival adds that no American
prisoners are expected to come out of
Russia by that route.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-09
NO ACCIDENT
WEEK GETS BAD
ATLANTASTART

Atlanta. Aug. 81. Douglas Edgar,
one of the leading golf professionals
in the United States, was killed. and
six other persons injured in a series
of accidents here yesterday and last
night that marked the first day Of mo
accident week inaugurated by the
junior Chamber of Commerce.
None of the accidents, except THAI
which cost the life of Mr.. Edgar, were
serious except in damage to cars.
Edgar was found unconscious in
front of his home a short time after he
had been dropped off there by l.. L..
Shivers, business man, with whom
he had played golf yesterday after
noon. His hat was 10 feet away and
one shoe had been torn off, besides
severe injuries to the body and head.
He died about the time the ambulance
had got him to the hospital.
Edgar. who formerly held the
Southern and Canadian golf cham
pionships, was a native of Scotland,
and was about 40 years old. He had
been professional at the Druid Hills
club here for several years. His wife
and children were due to join him
here within n week or so, his friends
caid
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-09
SEARCHING FOR
GUN THAT SHOT
JOHN KENNEDY
Police Are Trying Hard To
Unravel Mysterious Los
Angeles Crime

Los Angeles, Aug. 9.-Search for the
shotgun with which John Belton
Kennedy was killed near the summer
cottage in Beverly Glenn Friday
night was pressed vigorously today
by county authorities as the most inn
rortant link still missing in the chain
OF evidence which has so far been
discovered in connection with the
murder.
No plans for the inquest over the
body C Kennedy have been anrounc-
ed while the search for the gun is be-
ing pushed among pawn shops and
stores here and along the railroad
right of way to Las Animas. New,
where Arthur Courtenay BurcI was
arrested and Brought back here for
questioning. Both Burch AMI Mrs.
Madalynne Obenchain, who was with
Kennedy the night he was slain, have
refused to answer any further ques-
tons of authorities. Burch is for
maily booked on suspicion of muir
der while Mrs. Obenchain is detain-
cd as q witness.
Attempts to interrogate each yester-
day with special reference to alleged
contradictory statements made by
them were balked by their refusal to
talk until attorneys had been con-
suited.
County officials assert that the gun
from which were fired the shells
found near the Beverly Glenn cottage
will prove the most important clue in
the case Burch admitted, county Of
ficials declare, that the automobile
parked near the Kennedy summer
house the night of the shooting had
been hired by him. The garage owner
who rented it to him identified Burch
after the car had been traced through
the peculiar tracks of the. tires.
The mysterious man and woman
who followed Mrs. John d. Kennedy
mother of the slain broker, through
the streets to her husbands office last
Friday afternoon, are also factors in
the case on whom officials are con.
centrating their attention. Mrs. Oben
chain has stated that immediately
after the shots were fired, which
killed Kennedy, two persons fled pas
her in the darkness. Descriptions o
the two, given by Mrs. Kennedy dC
not fit anyone so far connected will
the mystery, authorities say.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-09
BRITAIN MAY PROTEST
SEIZURE SHIP OUTSIDE
THE THREE-MILE LIMIT

London. Aug. 9.-Great Britain, it
is understood, intends to protest to
the United States if it is decided that
America violated international law in
seizing the liquor laden schooner Hen
ry l.. Marshall outside the three mile
limit off Atlantic City last week. Such
IL protest it is said, would be merely
a formality as Great Britain is not
interested in the case except as it
might establish a precedent for such
seizures.
Should no protest be made, it is
pointed out. it would place Great Brit
ain in the position of sanctioning such
action, which might give rise to diff
ficulties should a British ship be
seized by some other country in in
ternational waters.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-09
MRS. c. @. WALTZ
TELLSSTORY OF
NARROW ESCAPE
Awakened by Smoke In Their
Room, MIR. and Mrs. Waltz
Found Stairway Afre

Mrs. c. o. Waltz, who was injured
Monday morning by jumping from tn,
second story of her home to escape
the flames :hat were consuming the
dwelling, as related in the Telegram
Monday. WAS able to leave the Morrell
Memorial Hospital today and was
taken to S02 North St, where she and
Mr. Waltz now have rooms, near their
store Mrs. Waltz is still suffering a
great deal.
In speaking of her plucky escape
from the fire, Mrs. Waltz says:
Il hardly know how it happenu
When l walked up | was choking and
the smoke kept rolling in on me and
telt dazed"
She made her way to the staircase
aod saw that no exit was possible by
that means. Mr.. Waltz was also
tina. the only way was for him to
jump from the balcony and procure
a ladder by which Mrs. Waltz could
descend. He made the leap, and su.-
fered no inconvenience except the
bruised heels that resulted. When he
had secured the ladder, however, he
found that it was too heavy to swing
against the Balcony.
Meanwhile, the flames were grow.
ing fiercer, and Mrs. Waltz found her.
self obliged to follow her husbands
example and jump for her life.
Without taking time to dress, she,
too, leaped from the balcony and
landed near the burning building,
4. Al, TIT, ,,,.O - bA
kle and back.
Mr. Waltz managed to get her to a
safe distance from the fire before
turning in the fire alarm.
Mrs. Waltz told her story with a
tender little smile that showed her
own courageous spirit and her admir-
alton of her husbands devoted care
of her through the trying experience.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-09
MRS. BURCH SURE
HUSBAND IS NOT
GUILTY MURDER

Ludington. Mich, Aug. 9.-Mrs. A.
lie Quaye Burch. the daughter OF
Bishop VIM. a. Quayle. the estranged
wife of Arthur c. Burch, in a st9Aag
mcnt today said she believed her lf,S-
band innocent of any connection with
The murder of J. Belton Kennedy in
Les Angeles last Friday Burch is
held in connection with the killing Of
Kennedy, who was shot in the pres
Cnce of Mrs. Madalynne Obenchail.,
divorced wife of Ralph Obenchain, ol
Evanston, Ill.
Mrs. Obenchain is also held.
Mrs. Burch is spending the summer
at the summer cottage of her parents
here She said sha felt sure tina.
there had been no lave affair between
Bulch and Mrs Obenchain. Accord
ing to Mrs Burch, she filed suit for
divorce in Lawrence county, kas
against her husband, over year ago
charging him with desertion, extreme
cruelty and neglect. She expects the
decree to be signed soon Burch re-
Gently made overtures toward re
colcilliation, she said.
Mrs. Burch said she did not know
Mr.. and Mrs. Obenchain, or Kennedy
and had never heard Burch mention
them. She was married to Burch in
st. Paul in 1915. she said. Bishor
Quaylc explained the marriage o!
Burch and his daughter had been
ccnsummated from romance il
childhood; that the couple had met a.
children a Ludington, where their par
cnt were wen to spend the summer
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-09
ASTRONOMERS ARE ON
LOOKOUT FOR NEW STAR

Pasadena, Sal, Aug. Swatch was
being maintained until dawn today at
the Mount Wilson observatory, near
here, in the hope of detecting an un-
chartered star or meteor which Lick
observatory officials reported yester-
day they saw without the aid of tele-
scoplc instruments Sunday night. Up
to midnight no trace of the light had
been seen, observers reported.
According to advices received here
from Prof. w. w, Campbell, director
of Lick observatory, and from the
Rev. Jerome Rickard, director of the
observatory at the University of San
ia Clara, the star did not make its
appearance last night. They were
keeping a close watch until sunrise
with expectation that the star might
be seen.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-09
TONY MEMS WEAR GIVING
PLACE TO CHEAPER LINES

Chicago. Aug. 9.-The fancy silk
shirts and sox and loul, expensive
cravats of the war prosperity period
are doomed to give way to cotton. lisle
and plain knitted goods because men
are slashing their clothing bills,
haberdashers today told the board Of
review when questioned about their
personal property taxes.
Most of the dealers say the value
of their stocks is decreasing because
the public Is demanding "a cheaper
grade of goods said member of the
yoard.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-09
Republican Administra-
ton Figures That This
Will Effect a Big Saw
ing To Business Inter-
ests of Country

Washington, Aug 9 Having agreed
to the elimination Of the soda foun-
tain, ice cream and so called luxury
taxes on wearing apparel and 80
per cent cut in the levy on sporting
goods, Republican members of the
house ways and means committee re-
turned today to the job of revenue re-
vision. determined to make further re-
ductions in the total tax the American
people will be called on to pay this
fiscal year.
A fifty per cent cut in the transpor.
tatiOn levies, both passenger and
freight was declared to lie practically
a certainty. Those members who
heretofore have urged immediate re-
peal OF all of these taxes were un-
derstood to be prepared to press their
point with the argument that this
could be done readily if repeal of th-
excess profits and higher surtaXes is
delayed until next January as now
proposed.
The total loss Of revenue involved
in cutting off the taxes was estimated
a; $3.50 600 600 or less, il was claimed,
than the loss that would be entailed
this year through making the repeal
of the excess profits and higher in
come surtaxes retroactive to last Jan
uary l. 1t also was argued that the
cutting OFF Of the levies on freight
and passenger traffic would prove of
real help to business through savings
in freight charges and added expenses
of travelling statesmen.
Formal agreement among the ma
jority members as to the total that
will be absolutely necessary to run
the government this fiscal year has
rot yet been reached and ii was said
that further specific tax cuts might
await such an agreement. There also
was t"lk of conference with President
Harding to obtain his advice in the
solution of the major problems before
the committee
Having been excluded from partici-
pating in the framing Of the bill. Dem
ocratic members of the committee are
giving Independent study to the re-
vision question. Rep. Kitchin, the
Democratic leader, who was detained
at his nome in North Carolina by ill
ness, h1s been kept fully informed on
the public hearings ard it is under
in framing any report that the Demo-
crats may decide to make after they
have studied the Republican draft of
the measure.
Rep. Garner, of Texas. the ranking
Democrat on the ways and means
c. c.mmittee, in the absence of Mr.
Kitchin, cane out flatly today for re-
peal of the transportation tax and the
so-called nuisance tax including Inc
10 per cert tax on bottled soft irinks
and against any of the new or IN
creased taxes sought by SaretaI1
MclJCn. The Texas member Is also
Of the opinion that Il much greater re-
turn can be had from back taxes than
the treasury has estimated. He thinks
that instead of the 1924 900 600 given
in Mr.. Mellon $ statement to the C III
mittee, nearly $500, 100000 can be OBJ
tanned from this source this fiscal
year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-09
ANOTHER SHIP is ON NROCKS OFF THE PACIFIC
COAST BUT ASSISTANCE is NOW ON THE WAY
FIFTYPER CENT REDUCTION
In TRANSPORTATION TAX
LEVY ALMOST A CERTAINTY
WHO HAS THE JEWELS?

WHO HAS THE JEWELS?
Chicago, Aug. "a police in
Vestigation was under way today
in connection with the disappear
ance of 100000 worth Of Jewels,
while the Twentieth Century Linn
tied, on the New York Central
railroad, was speeding toward
Chicago yesterday. Max Levy,
Chicago wholesale jeweler, re-
ported on his arrival here that
brief case containing t,e jewels,
was taken from under his pillow
in the Pullman car. He says one
Of the pillows had also been re-
moved from under his hean while
he slept.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-09
SWEET BILL SIGNED

Washington, Aug. 9.-The Sweet
bill, reorganizing the government SER
vice to veterans of the world war, was
signed by President Harding this at
ternoon. Charles Forbes of Washing
ton. state, now director of the bureau
of war risk insurance. has been
named by the president to be director
of the veterans's bureau, created by
the bill
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-09
Compromise Partition

Premier BRAND of France and
Lloyd George, prime minister of
England, have decided at a pri-
vate meeting. upon a compromise
partition of Upper SiIesia, it was
declared here today on good
authority.
A compromise SiIesian bound
ary line is understood to have
been drawn as follows:
Beginning west of Pless, on the
Vistula river and running west of
Gleiwitz, west of Tost and Gross
Strehlitz north to between Rosen-
berg and kreuzbcre, and thence
to the frontier of.northern Upper
Slesia, all asperity between the
French and British delegations
over the Silesan boundary appar-
emily had disappeared. Both sides
are agreed; it seems that the
unity of the allied powers cannot
be wrecked over a matter SO rel
atiVely unimportant.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-09

To-Day on charge of shooting AMI
killing Ellis G. Kinkead, former cor
Hcration counsel of Cincinnati, in
Brooklyn last Friday.
Her counsel intimated that her de-
tense probably would be temporary
insanity.
"She did not realize what she was
doing that night. the lawyer said. and
did not realize what she had done for
two days afterwards. 1t seems like a
moving picture reel to her She now
realizes the seriousness of her pre-
dicament. She continually means and
weeps in her cell and seems to be all
broken up
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-09
WILL TRUST TO ART TO
OFFSET IMPROPER DANCING

New York, Aug. 9.-The Interna-
tional Dancing Masters Association,
opening its annual convention today.
was told by Philadelphia police
woman, Miss Marguerite Walz, that
'block parties" with thousands fox
trotting on the street had improved
their reputation in her city Two steps
were introduced in the convention
the Tango Trot and the Porto Povish
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-09
BODY OF MURDERED
TAXI DRIVER
FOUND in FIELD

Columbia, c. c., Aug.-The body of
Young William Braze!l, 10 year old
taxi driver. who was killed near Lees
Vile, Monday, was found early this
morning ut Crosson. Hill, three miles
from Lcesyi.le. Sheriff Heis,. OF
Columbia. and Sheriff Ruff, OF Lcxing-
ton, found the body in a field near the
road, where it had been rudely
thrown by the men who killed him.
Three men. held in the Augusta Jail
in connection with the crime. c. j.
kirb$. +. o. Fax and Jesse kirbins.
are all residents of Columbia, having
lived in one of the mill villages on the
edge of the city. A thorough investi-
cation of the case is being made by
the officers of Richland and Lcxing-
ton counties in this state and Rich
moId County, Ga.
Augusta, Ga. Aug 9.-Wm. Bra
zell, 10 year old college student. was
killed by G. G.. Fox and Jesse Gap
pins, according to an alleged cOnfes-
sion made here last night by +. j
Kirby, who, with Fox and SSappins,
hired taxi driven by Bra2cl to take
them to Augusta.
Kirby, Fox and Gappins were ar
rested between Augusta and Wayncs-
borO yesterday after the automobile
they are alleged to have taken from
BraZell broke down.
According to Kirby's confession to
Sheriff Plunkett. Fox stabbed Brazcll
in the breast with knife and twisted
it around in the boys body BraZell
was begging for mercy all the while
Kirby said, in his confession. After
Fox and Gappins killed Brazell, Kirby
said they robbed the young driver OF
his money and threw the body into
the bushes near the road. and drove
on towards Augusta.
The three men are held in the
county Jail here. Both Fox and Gap.
pins have implicated themselves. ac.
cording to the sheriff but they have
not been informed of kirby's confcs-
sion.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-09
Last Minute Briefs
NEGOTIATIONS END

London. Aug. Negotiations be
tween representatives. of United States
and British shipping interests on the
cdestjCn of freight rates for Egyptian
cotton have been broken off according
to a dispatch from the Central News
Agency from Alexandria today. quot
ing an official source.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-09
HERE'S A RECORD

New York, Aug. 9.-The feat of
hitting two home runs in one day
was accomplished by three major
league players yesterday. Rogers
Hornsby was the real star with
two in one game. Babe Ruth, of
the New York Americans, and
William Wambsganse, of the
Cleveland Worlds Champions, hit
one in each half of double
header. Ruth now has 81 homers,
with 50 games to be played.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-09
PLEA OF TEMPORARY
INSANITY IS PROBABLE
in OLIVIA STONE CASE

New York, Aug. 9.--The case of
Miss Olivia M. p Stone, the Cincin-
natl nurse. was postponed until
Thursday, when she was arraigned
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-09
San JOSE, WITH 33PASSENCERS
and CREW OF 66, is ON REEF
$50 MILES SOUTH San DIEGO
Allied Supreme
Council Decides
Against Mere Troops

Paris, Aug. 9.-The allied su.
preme council decided today not
to send endorsements for the al
lied troops in Upper SiIesia.
When the question came up as
to the sending of additional
French troops as reinforcements,
the British delegation voted
against such action.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-09

Hysterical from weakness because
of starvation, James Bishop was
found on New Orleans street chew
ing his own flesh.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-09

both heralded as aesthetic and ele-
waiting.
The convention planned country
wide effort to Offset with artistic steps
the poison generated during the last
few years by improper dancing"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-09

Steamship Mauretania is expected
to resume her sailings in October.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-09
DISCuSS TAG REVISION

Washington, Aug. 9.-Chairman
Fordney. and the other Republican
n embers of the House ways and
means committee will confer
with President Harding late this af-
ternoon on the general subject of tax
revision. 1t is understood the discus
sion will center particularly upon
what present estimated extraordinary
expenses can lie provided for through
other means than that of direct tax
alton.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-09
Radio Messages Say the
Vessel Is Resting Easily
and That There Is No
Panic Aboard Among
the Passengers
PASSENGERS SAFE

San Diego, Cal, Aug. 9.-AH
the Passengers aboard the Pacific
Mail steamship San Jose have
been landed and an effort is being
made TO get the vessel Off the San
Pablo reef by her own engines
according TO q wireless report re-
ceiyed here mt / o'clock this af-
ternOOn.
San Francisco, Cal, Aug. 9.-Wire-
less messages early touay from the
steamer San Jose. whicn struck on
San Pablo reef. about $50 miles
south of San Diego. last night, in
dicated the ship was resting easily.
There were 33 passengers and &C
members of the crew on board. One
message from Capt b. castro said:
Holding out o. K, guess.
Previous radio messages had stated
the ship was taking big list" and
was in immediate danger.
The vessel left Salina Cruz, Aug. l,
and was due in San Francisco Aug. IS,
after stops at San Diego and Los An
geles.
A radio message picked up from
the steamer Griffdu at 2:15 o'clock
said she was rushing to the assist
ance of the San Jose The Griffdu
gave her position as about 800 miles
away from the stranded ship.
"There is no panic aboard" said one
of the San Joses messages. my pas
sengers are treating the accident as
an adventure.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-09
LAKELAND AND VICINITY

Partly cloudy tonight and
Wednesday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-25
.r, Correspondence Of The Tribune

l.ONHON ScptCHiNet L.
-pf,N the outset there was strong
IL criticism Of the scheme to make
Is~N Palestine national home"
Ill for the nearly $1,000, 900 Jews
..,-sa over the earth, but its Eng
.nnonents have found in the re-
as Sir Herbert Samuel. the High
.;ss;oner and commander in chief.
..~;sl which viii give more force to
:. campaign From July, 1920. to
1921. the British garrison in Pal
80 eost this country sl2,5o0. 900. or
..-.x;mstely $500 for each soldier.
~. Parliament reassembles sharp
...s.s against this expenditure will
nsde.
8, those interested in the Zionist
lament and unprejudiced by the
! n British management, Sir Her
y. repor. is full of valuable infor-
son. Contrary to expectation, the
|sssui''
tx have not rushed TO Palestine. In
-. during the year just closed fewer
-, 10000 have entered Palestine, of
,.om s.oS4 were sent by Zionist or
citations. The total population of
s,I,stine to-day is less than 100000. a
..ussion infinitely smaller than that
!, Cslilee in the time Of Christ. Ac-
sraing to Sir Herbert, the Jewish ele-
.,,t numbers only $4,000.