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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-04
In The World Of Sports
new YORK ALL WORKED UP OVER
WORLDS SERIES STARTING TONlUKKUN

New York, Oct. THE metropolis
is all worked up over the worlds Sc
ries. The novelty of having its own
two major clubs fighting it out for
the premier baseball honors has set
the whole town agog and Father
Knickcrbocker is tightening his
nerves to Withstand a hectic ordeal
so far the battle has been only on
paper-and considerable paper al
ready has been used-but the teams
will get down to business tomorrow
afternoon at the Polo grounds.
Enthusiasts by the thousands are
pouring into the city from the north,
south. east and west-a few with tick
cts and others with hopes of getting
them. Hotels are rapidly filling and
it is predicted that sleeping space will
be at premium before the series
starts.
Both the Giants and the Yanks hold
their final practice today. Light field
and batting workouts were the order
Of the day at the Polo grounds. each
team being slotted different hours for
the last days preparations.
The rival managers, McGraw and
Higgins, are equally confident of ire
outcome of the games The fact that
the rain yesterday spoiled the Giants
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-04
MANY NOTABLE
WOMEN GOLFERS
PLAYING TODAY
Championship Matches At Deal, N
j., Are Attracting Almost
Worldwide Attention

Deal, n. j., Oct. 4.-Three inter
national matches featured today 5
program of first round match play in
the annual tournament for the wo-
mans golf championship of the
United States
Miss Glenna Collect, youthful Pro-
violence player. who is regarded by
some experts as the coming champion
at some later tournament if not
this year-was matched against Miss
Edith Leitch. of London, sister of the
British champion.
Mrs. Ltham Hall, of Midsurrey,
England, was drawn against Mrs. w.
A Gavin former English woman,
who is now champion of the New
York Metropolitan district
Miss Cecil Leitch, British cham
picn, and Miss Alexa Stirling, of At
l&nta, American champion, were gen.
orally conceded to have presump-
lively easy opponents in Mrs. R. NJ.
Hammer of New York, and Miss Har-
diette Shepherd, of Hartford Conn.
respectively.
Sixteen matches in the champion
ship tournament were to be followed
ny consolation handicap event for
non-qualifiers.
One of the most enthusiastic en-
trants for the consolation prize was
ID year old Maureen Circuit, of Ha-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-04
BAVERSTOCK WAS
ABLETO REVEAL
HOW WIFE DIED
Michigan Farmer Had Toes Cut Of
By Robbers Who Drowned
Wife In Cistern
Me-O-my,

Hastings, Mich, Oct 4.-Authori-
ties of Barry county today were in
vestigating story of the Staying last
Saturday of Mrs. John Baverstock;
and attack upon her husband in which
two of his toes were cut off and his
threat slashed before he gave up all
the money he possessed and an at
tempt by robbers to burn the Baver-
stock farm home near Vaudeville. De-
tails of the reported attack were CIV
en- officers by Baverstock yesterday
when he sufficiently recovered at
hospital here to be questioned by Of
ficials. Authorities suspicioned Ba-
verstock of killing his wife and at
tempting to commit suicide while tenn
porarily deranged.
Three men forced entrance to his
home at o'clock Saturday morning,
Baverstock said. They demanded
money and when this was refused,
he said, two of the men held him while
the third cut off two of his toes. At
ter this, he said, he gave them $50.
The trio then seized his wife, Bav-
erstock said, and dragged her to
cistern. where her body was found
later with window curtain drawn
tightly about her neck.
Returning to the house, Baverstock
asserted, the men slashed his throat
and pinned him between bed and a
wall after which they set fire to the
building and departed. He released
himself in short time and ran to
the home of neighbor, where he col
lapsed after telling of the attack.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-04

chance to practice did not worry their
guardian.
My players are in good condition
and the rest will do them just as much
good, if not more. than an hour or
two work on the diamond" McGraw
said.
I'VE are ready and no excuses will
be offered on the score of condition
if the Giants are beaten by the Yam
KEGS
Baseball as it is played in the
American League will be the Yam
KEGS style in the SERIES" declared
Manager Higgins, of the junior circuit
champions.
81 intend to play regular American
League baseball in the series with the
Giants" he said. THE kind of base
ball that won for us in our seasons
campaign | think it will be hard
fought series. Our club is going in
with all the confidence in the world.
We realize the Giants have good
team, but we will go in with the de-
termination to beat them, as good as
they are.
81 believe our pitching and attack
will win the worlds championship for
us"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-04
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR SALE-Five to six pound Rhode
Island Red eating chickens rs cents
per pound 90 L. Lime ST.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-04

are not good match players and vice
versa.
Miss Marion Hollins, at whose sug-
gestion the United States Golf Asso-
citation approved the new form of
draw, says it has already justified it,
self, however, in that it has put Miss
Stirling and Miss Cecil Leitch in diff
ferent halves of the draw. They, of
-~---- '.--- - ----' "c'i~-a~~ =
their abb ity to win their way to the
finals.
Under the theory Of the numerical
draw, Miss Collett would play Miss
Cecil Leitch in one semi-final on Fri
day and Mrs. Hall would meet Mrs.
Thomas Hucknall, of New York, in
the other after defeating Miss Stirling
on Thursday.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-04

FOR SALE-5OO0 strawberry plants.
915 North Vermont.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-04

worth, ~ j.. who can drive as far as
Miss Cecil Leitch. but had hard luck
in the heavy rain yesterday Golf seers
say that her name will appear often
in future record books with that of
Miss Collect.
An Innovation was introduced in the
National Championship tournament
the assignment Of players for the first
rourd OF match, according to sys
ten based on their qualifying scores.
The theory is that the best players
rs oXemplified by the quail
fying, scores shall meet toward
the end of the tournament. If this
theory works out Miss Collect and
Mrs. Hall would meet in the sc hole
final round on Saturday.
Some good medal players, however,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-04

Prince Albert Is
cold in toppy rcd
bags, tidy rcd tins,
handsome pound
and hclf pound tin
humidors and in the
pound .csystdl glass
h u III i3or with
sponge nloistener
top.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-04
TRY THIS FOR INDIGESTION

Foley Cathartic Tablets are just the
thing for constipation. Their action
is wholesome and thoroughly cleans
ing, withou+ gripping, nausea or incon-
venence. They Danish headache. bill
iousness, floating, gas. bad breath,
coated tongue and other symptoms of
disCrdered digestion. Mrs. H. J. Mar
chard. SO Lawrence St. Salem, Mass,
writes: Il used Foley Cathartic Tab
lets for constipation with good re-
suits. keep them in the house,
Henley's Drug Store. adv.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-04
PRIZE OF $4,000 AWAITS
SCHOONER MAYFLOWER
IF SHE WINS OCEAN RACE

North Sydney. N. s., Oct. A
prize of $4,000 will be awarded the
Boston schooner Mayflower if she can
win 1000 mile ocean race, with car
go, against the Canadian schooner
Blue Nose, according to Capt. Rodger
Conran, commander of the Lunenburg
fishing schooner Gilbert Walters.
A race under these conditions, ac-
cording to Capt Walters, would test
the schooners under all conditions and
prove beyond doubt their relative
ability and sea-going powers.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-04
GOLF STARS PLAY TODAY

Rye. n. Y, Oct. George Dun
can, former golf champion of Great
Britain, and Abe Mitchell, another
British professional were matched to-
day with Jim Barnes. American open
title holder, and Walter Hagen, pro-
fessional title holder, in Sc hole
contest over the links of the West
chester Biltmore Country Club.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-10-04
QUEST ASKS FOR AID

Lisbon, Oct. 4-The steamer Quest
having on toard Sir Ernest Shackle-
ton and his party on the way to the
Antarctic on a trip of exploration ex-
pected to last four years, has been
placed in a difficult position by a
heavy storm off Cape de Roca west OF
here. She has asked that help be sent
The New York herald., 1921-09-08
FIND $4,000 GEMS
ON PURSER'S CLERK
Customs Guards Seize 4,3l7
Diamonds and Arrest Man
From Liner iceland.

conspiracy to smugele thousands OF
dollars worth OF gems into this country
from the diamond cutting centres of Bol-
land and Belgium was partly uncovered
yesterday and may be dragged further
into the light to-day by customs guards.
The detection of bulge in the pocket of
a pursers clerk who strolled off the liner
iceland Sunday night started the GUS
toms men on the trail. but the end is not
yet In sight
Although the arrest OF this man.
Ernest Potzin. formerly soldier in the
Belgian army. ia important in that his
pockets contained diamonds worth $5o.-
600. the big thing in the arrest Is the
likelihood Of getting the jewel experts
here and abroad who make the clerk
their dupe.
There Is no doubt in my mind that
there are a number OF much more i'm
portant men involved in this. here and
on the other side" John NJ. Ryan. As
sistant Federal District Attorney. said.
IAN investigation Is being made and
other arrests may be made shortly"
Potzin's story is that he carried two
packages. one addressed to stone cut
ter in Fulton street. New York. and an
other addressed to stone cutter in Mon
taulS avenue. Brooklyn. under the impress
sion that they contained bonds and legal
papers Actually one contained 1894
diamonds and the other 2.953 diamonds
He said they were given to him by a
man In Antwerp and that all he got was
$25 for his trouble. He is said to have
made at least one other trip carrying
similar packages.
Although Potzin may save himself
from prosecution by becoming a witness
against the conspirators, he was helo
yesterday in $4,000 bail for examination
September IA on a charge OF smuggling
The New York herald., 1921-09-08
JUDGE SAYS SLAYER MUST
DIE; PALS EVIDENCE VOID
Newly Discovered Facts Should Have Been Used by
McNally When on Trial Instead of After Wit
nesses Get 20 Year Terms Is Contention.

Unless there IS further Intervention
Edward ]. McNally must die Monday
in Sing Sing Prison for completely in
the murder OF Henry Jaskowski in a
restaurant at Mariners Harbor last
October. Supreme Court Justice Faber
In Brooklyn yesterday denied an ap-
plication made on his behalf for new
trial.
Il am mindful Of the seriousness Of
this matter said Justice Faber, and
have read the record and papers sub
mitted 10 me with care, but can fnd
no justification for reaching any other
verdict"
William C. Casey, Jr, who represents
McNally. asked the new trial on the
ground of newly discovered evidence.
consisting of afiidavits made by Frank
Eccobacci and Anthony Paolucci. The
latter shot Jaskowski while the former
was robbirg the till. They pleaded
guilty to murder in the second degree
and got twenty years apiece.
In his affidavit Paolucci insisted that
there had been no attempt at robbery.
The New York herald., 1921-09-08
BODY OF SOLDIER
JAMMED IN COFFIN
Widow Sends Army Burial
Case Back to Hospital
With Protest.
TOO SMALL FOR CORPSE
Mrs. Albert Burrcn Says She
Will Go to President for Re-
dress, if Necessary.
TOO SMALL FOR CORPSE

An army coffin similar to thousands
OF others in which the Government has
buried its war dead was returned yes
terday to the Fox Hills Military Hospi-
tai on Staten Island with this card:
With my compliments to the United
States Hospital.
Mrs. ALBERT BuRREN
944 Kent avenue, Brooklyn.
Mrs. Burren Is the widow of a MEM
Der of the 105th Field Artillery, Twenty
seventh Division. who was gassed and
wounded overseas, brought back. incur
able, to this country last April and died
at Fox Hills Sunday. The coffin was
returned, Mrs. Burren said. because it
was so small that the body of her hus-
band had to be cramped into 1t, the head
bent over the chest and the knees
hunched up.
Burren. who was 81 years old, was
s feet / inch tall and the casket was
made for much smaller man. That,
however. iS only part of Mrs. Bur-
ren's complaint. She and the boys
mother Mrs. Marie Gerhardt, both of
whom live at 944 Kent avenue, said
last night that they will take the case
up with the highest officials.
The coffin arrived at their home Tues
day and the body, they assert was in
such a condition that it was necessary
to send for another undertaken to re-
embalm 1t. new casket was obtained
and the funeral was held yesterday in
st. Patricks Church. Willoughby and
Kent avenues. The burial was at Holy
Cross Cemetery.
Mrs. Burren said that she was notified
Sunday afternoon of her husbands death
and went Immediately to Fox Hills.
There. according to her story, the off,
cials would not permit her to interfere
in any way or even to find out what
arrangements were being made. She
said she learned from other patients
however, that the boy had died at 3
A. M. Sunday and that his body had
not been embalmed until Monday even
ing between 10 and II o'clock, in spite
of the not weather
Mrs. Burren and Mrs. Gerhardt were
too indignant last night to say what
steps they would take except that II
necessary they will go directly to Pres
ident Harding for redress.
The New York herald., 1921-09-08

SAFE ROBBER GANGS
In MURDER DRAGNET
Police Seek Voglc Slayer
Among Criminals Of
That Class.
RAIDS PLANNED BY BAND
Mysterious Tip Received Fol-
lowing Killing in Columbus
Avenue Cafe.
RAIDS PLANNED BY BAND

Acting on a mysterious tip that a
gang of safe robbers is about to start
operations In this city. Inspector John
Coughlin. commanding the Detective Bu-
reau, ordered yesterday a general round
up OF men who have records connecting
them with this particular class Of crime.
The tip was received during the investi-
cation of the killing OF Walter vogle
Tuesday afternoon in the saloon at Co.
lumbus avenue and 109th street vogle.
the police said the fingerprint records
revealed. was an old hand at blowing
open safes. And they advanced the
theory that his death and the duel that
resulted in 1t grew out OF a feud Of
yeggmen.
Frank Devlin. %, arrested after a
chase following the saloon battle. was
held without bail on suspicion Of homi-
eide when arraigned before Magistrate
McQuade in West Side Court. 1t de-
veloped that about the time the firing
was going on in the saloon Devlin re-
ceived bullet In the knee.
Deylin is under $4,000 bail awaiting
trial on a charge OF being implicated In
an attempt to open the safe in Kelly
Bros saloon, at SIG Columbus ave-
nue.. last July. Investigation OF vogle's
record. II was said. showed several con-
victions for safe robberies.
general alarm was sent out last
night for the arrest OF man who was
seen running out OF the saloon after the
last shot was nred. This man. accord :
ing to the detectives, Is another OF a
gang Of safe blowers They know he
was wounded by Vogie and that sooner
or later he must apply somewhere for
treatment
Detectives not engaged In the investf-
cation OF the Voglc killing were busy
yesterday running down stickup men.
One of the holdups was staged In the
lobby Of the Cumberland Hotel. 324
Third avenue. the victim being Z. H.
Spence, the night clerk
Spence told the police that one OF the
men who robbed him wore a navy mi
form. He led the others UP to the desk
and asked for a room. AS Spence turned
to reach for a key one OF the men poked
revolver against his side and drove
him into side Office. While one guarded
him the others then searched the place
for money and tried to open the safe.
All they got was few dollars.
a youth who said he was Stanley
Dudzic 49, OF 326 East Eighth street
was locked up in the West Sixty eighth
street station on charges of robbery and
violation OF the Sullivan law after 1t is
The New York herald., 1921-09-08

as was charged by District Attorney
Maloy. The convict said that he killed
Jaskowski by mistake. thinking him to
be chap who had threatened to get
Eccobacci. 1t was conceded. however.
that McNally was present. Eccobacci
denied that either he or McNally had
attempted robbery or that McNally had
anything to do with the killing of Jas
kowsiIi. Justice Faber said:
1T seems clear to me that this So
called newly discovered evidences is
not such and furthermore It was avail
able to this defendant upon the trial
of his indictment, but he seemed willing
to prefer TO take his chances without
offering these witnesses. Moreover, this
evidence coming from these accomplices
would not. in my opinion. change the
result On a new trial.
The prosecution did not contend that
McNal,y killed Jaskowski. but that he
was engaged with others in robbery a
felony. during which murder was COM
mitted. McNally was to have been exc
cuted on September l.. but Gov. Miller
granted an eleventh hour reprieve.
The New York herald., 1921-09-08
WILLIAM ROCKEFELLER
CALLED IN GAS FIGHT
No Subpcnas Will Be Issued
for Books.

William A. Prendergast, chairman OF
the Public Service Commission. an
nounced yesterday that the commission
has acceded to the request OF the city to
subpoena William Rockefeller. director
of the Consolidated Gas Company. and
Lewis B. Gawtry. banker. formerly a di-
rector of the Consolidated, as witnesses
In the hearing before the commission
upon the petition of the New York and
Queens County Gas Company. subs.d-
larry OF the Consolidated. asking an In
crease In rates. Subp9nas will not be
issued until the city is ready to examine
the witnesses.
The commission announced that il
has been found unnecessary to issue
subpnnas requested by the city for ex-
animation of the company's books and
property, the desire of the company to
prevent the examination and the desire
OF the city officials to ''cart away all OF
the books OF the company" having been
amicablt adjudicated.
George b. Cortelyou. president of the
Consolidated, and II. l.. Snyder and
Carleton Macy, officials of the New York
and Queens Company. II was stated, will
present themselves to give testimony
without subpgnas.
The hearings will be resumed ext
Monday.
The New York herald., 1921-09-08
FRANK BURGLAR FINDS
HOUSE TIGHTLY SHUT
Willingly Shows Policemen
Where He Tried Window.

Patrolman Joseph Larkin OF the Pop
lar street station noticed man In the
vicinity of Hicks and State streets early
yesterday morning.
What are you doing here?" queried
the policeman.
There's house near here want to
open up was the reply.
DO you live there?"
mo. ! want to bust it. but it's hard
job
The man. Edward Madden. 81, no
home. took the policeman to 259 Henry
street. near by. which was closed for the
summer. There were marks on the
woodwork near one of the windows re-
vealing efforts to open it,
At the station house big screwdriver
was found on Madden. He was charged
with attempted burglary. Investigation
revealed that he has spent five terms
In Camden. Trenton and Philadelphia
jails for burglary
The New York herald., 1921-09-08

alleged he smashed the skylight OF the
apartment house at III West Eighty
third street and tried to enter the home
of Mrs. Elsie Huebncr. Detective Thomas
Foley, who was sent to the house. said
he found Dudzic at work on window
on the second floor.
A considerate highwayman held up
Claude Wanser OF 14S Henry street
Hampstead, l. L., and young woman
companion late Tuesday night on a road
leading toward the east end OF the island.
The automobile III which Wanecr was
riding was overtaken by two armed
masked men. They demanded money
and jewelry and were about to rip a
costly wrist watch from the young wom-
ans arm when they noticed she was
crying.
What's the matter, lady?" one OF The
robbers asked.
The young woman--her name was ! OF
made known--told them the watch wac
the gift OF soldier who was killed in
France. Immediately they gave up the
idea of taking II and took instead $50,
a stick pin. gold watch. diamond ring
and lavalliere.
The New York herald., 1921-09-08
BREITUNG IN COURT
AT HEARING ON RAID
Examination Of Women Taken
in Apartment Is Adjourned
Until Tomorrow.

A crowd of curious persons filled the
Women's Court yesterday when Magis-
trate Jean Norris continued the exam
ination of three women arrested July 8
in an apartment on Madison avenue.
near Fifty-ninth street, on charges of
disordcrly conduct. Among the specta-
tors was Edward n. Breitung. banker,
16 East Seventy-sixth street. whom de-
tectives say they found in the apart
ment.
Mrs. Nellie Kift. tenant of the apart
ment. was called as witness in defence
oe herself and two younger women. who
gave their names as Jean Whitney and
Edna Clark of Chicago. Mrs. kift tes-
titled that Breitung had visited her in
connection with a business matter. The
women, she said, had come to have lunch.
She stated that they were all fully
dressed when the detectives entered ex-
cept Breitung, who had taken off his
collar on account of the heat
She met Breitung in Chicago several
years ago. she said. and tried to sell
him a mine. He offered her 100000.
but the deal fell through because of the
war and the Mexican situation. When
the detectives raided her apartment,
Mrs. Kift testified. Breitung had come
there to discuss business relating to the
mine.
The witness denied that she had Of
fered to give any hush money to the
detectives not to make arrests. Brei-
tung. she said, asked If he was wanted
at the police station, but one of the
officers said. I'VE don't need you any
more"
Mrs. Kift said she had often beer
to Breitung's office at Hanover street
to discuss business. She also stated
that she knew the names whitney
and CLARK" given by the other women
were flcticious, but would not tel
their real names ION account of theii
mothers"
The case was adjourned until to-mor.
row and bail of $500 for each defendant
was continued.
The New York herald., 1921-09-08

BAT Eighth Evcnue.
4 $50 West 12cth Street.
BROOKLYN
<5524 Fifth Avenue.
4 I06 Broadway, near Thornton st.
1857 Broadway, cor. Gates Ave.
4 Alb Fifth Ave-, cor. fth st.
4 650 Manhattan Ave. t6rssnpciaD
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The New York herald., 1921-09-08
$1,000 FOR MOTOR HURTS.
Cloakroom Girl Sues Yonkers
Woman for @1O,O75.

Sheriffs jury awarded $1,000 yes
terday to Miss Ruby Mclean. an en-
ployee of the cloakroom in the Hotel
Imperial. in her suit against Mrs. Eliza
beth Knudsen OF Yonkers. Miss Nc
Lean. who was injured by Mrs. Knud-
sens automobile last December at Third
avenue and Thirty-first street. sued for
$4,000 damages and for SIS to cover
the loss of a fur coat. which was ruined
In the accident.
Or. Frederick Schmidt testified the
girl had received serious injuries.
The New York herald., 1921-09-08
MAY SELL AIRCRAFT PATENTS.

Judge Julius NJ. Mayer OF the United
States District Court announced yes
terday the appointment OF William
Parker as special master to take testi-
mony and report upon the jurisdiction
of the court to seize and sell the United
States patents of Handley Page. Ltd,
and the Aircraft Disposal Company.
Ltd, British corporations. to satisfy a
Judgment granted last May to the law
firm, OF Dunn, Goodlett. Massie & Scott
for s26.0S5.
Arizona republican., 1921-09-11

James r. Ralston, Stockman in Northern Arizona, writes:
 In 19 months have gone over 1000 miles of worst roads in Arizona between Apache Maid ranch and Flag staff and this summer was especially bad. Have spent $500 for repairs. changed breaker points The car runs as smooth as new.