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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-15
CLARA Smith TO
TELL HER STORY
in OPEN COURT
Will Go on Stand and Repeat De-
tails Of Shooting of Jake
L. HamOn
(By Associated press.l

Ardmore. Okla, March 15.-Clara
Hamon today is to 90 on the witness
stand, her counsel announced. to de-
fend herself against The charge OF
u.urder for the shooting of Jake L..
HamoG, Republican national cimmit-
teeman from Oklahoma and an oil and
railroad millionaire. Her counsel an
nounced that after a few other wit
resses had been summoned the defen-
ant would tell her story to the jury
as the summing up OF the case for the
defense.
The defense previously has declared
its case is that the shot wrich killed
the oil man was fired while he was In
a drunken and brutal condition and
while he was making an attack upon
the defendant, probably while he was
brandishing a chair.
Mrs. W. B. Walling,. sister oi
the defendant, was summoned just as
court adjourned yesterday, and the
denfense announced she would be the
first witness called today, to be fol-
lowed by the defendants niece.
Final argument in the trial, it is ex-
pected, will be made Wednesday an6
the case will be given to the jur..'
Thursday afternoon, il was said by
counsel for the state.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-15
DELAY In TRIAL
OF BASEBALL CASE
CAUSED BY STATE
President johnson Says 1t Would
Be a Calamity if Trial Resulted
in a F;asco
C3y Associated Press.)

Chicago, March 15.-Responsibility
for delay in the trial Of the indicted
players and others in the baseball
scandal was thrown upon the state by
President Johnson. of the American
League in statement made public
t5day lie declared there could have
been no controversy, such as caus Il
tie postponement OF the opening hear
ing yesterday until Thursday, if the
cases had not been bunglsd when they
tiyst came up b:fore the grand jury.
II would be a calamity to organ
lied baseball if these cases resulted in
a tiaaco fgr lack OF evidence, Johnson
said. because it would embolden 9TH
err 10 take chances.
1t IS entirely within the limits OF
probability he added that the names
OF several other players who have not
been mentioned. in connection with
the cases Will be uncovered before we
get through with, them
The testimony OF Eddie Cocotfe,
Claude Williams and Joe Jackson.
who confessed before the grand jury.
their share in throwing the 1919
worlds series is lost to the state, it
vas said in court yesterday, as they
would refuse to testify on the ground
they could not be forced to incrimi-
nate themselves.
Henry Berger, representing Abe
Attel and others mentioned in the
indictments, told Judge William r.
Deever. that Charlie Minis, named in
the proceedings yesterday for techni-
cal reasons as man who lost $3.50
ON crooked series" had come to his
Office and Offered to sell out" Rer-
ger added that his associate had
thrown Minis out Of the office.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-15
LABOR BOARD IN
SESSION TODAY TO
CONSIDER WAGES
Executives Of Railway Organic !.
tiOns Prepare to Oppose Reduc-
ton and Open Shop Demand
(By Associated PressD

Chocago, March l5.-The Unit i
S ates hai.roGd Labor Beard went into
executive session today while eXecu-
tiyes CT railroad organizations We're
preparing their case in opposition 10
the railroad executives rsQues. frr
abrogation of shop agreements, pend
ing the response CT railroad exe,u-
tlVes to subpoenas requesting Their
appearance bsfore the board, Fr'da
T. Dewitt Cuyler, chairman of the
association of railway executives ard
Robert S Binkerd, his assistant, were
requested to bring books and record9
OF the association ". " Atterbur.
vice president OF Ihe Pennsylvania
railroad. chairman of the association s
labor committee and who filed with
the board the executives request TO
abrOgate the agreements. was sab
poenaed as was Carl X Gray. of the
Union Pacific.
Thirteen other railroad executives
were notified to appear later.
The action followed avowal by the
unions through their attorney. Frank
L. Walsh. that the railroads could
not present their arguments on shops
crafts until the witnesses were called
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-15
TINCANNERS' JUBILEE
BEGINS TODAY WITH
MANY TOURISTS PRESENT
(By Associated Press.)

Gainesville, Fla, March 15.-The
Tin Can Tourists : Jubilee began
:oday with more than 2000 automobile
campers concentrated at the local
campsite and representing almost
every state in the union.
The jubilee, which will continue for
three days, began with parade under
the direction of the local American
Legion camp and in which the Uni
versity of Florida Military battalion,
Boy Scouts, civic organizations. pri-
yate citizens and tourists participated.
Mayor Adkins. in an address at the
camp grounds welcomed the tourists
tC the.city. The first of series of ex-
Libition games between the Washing
ton Americans and Philadelphia Nat
ionals will feature tomorrow's pro-
gram.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-15
Fugitive From Kronstadt
Denies That Soviet
Forces Have Captured
Fortresses Arou n d.
City as Reported Yes
terday.
(By Associated Press.l

Stockholm, March 15.-Russian.
Bolshevik authorities seem to be los
ing control of the Soviet troops, it is
said in dispa tcheS received here from
Finland and Esthonia. These mes.
SageS, for the most part confused and
unreadable We're pouring into this
rI;y yesterday and last night.
Artillery fire from the fortress of
Kronstadt was directed yesterday
along the southern coast of the Gulf
OF Finland between Oranienbaum and
Petrograd. Bolshevik artillerymen in
Krasnoya Gorka shelled and de-
stroyed the lighthouse at Tollbasben
off kronstadt during the day.
a man who had just arrived from
Kronstadt was interviewed Sunday
night, and he emphatically denied the
Bolsheyiki reports that some of the
tionary leadership was wholly in the
Kronstadt forts had been captured by
the Bolsheviki. He said the revolu-
hands OF laborers and declared the
fight for the fortress would be long
one as the garrison of Kronstadt was
relying on getting food stores from
the American Red Cross station at
Niborg. Finland.
Refugees reaching Stockholm from
Petrograd say the streets of that city
are strongly patrolled by soviet
troops and they declare that the or
dinary Bolsheviki soldiers are no lon
ger to be trusted
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-15
ALLIES CALL
ON GERMANY
TOCARRY OUT
TREATY Terms
Germany Can not Ap~
peal to League of Ma
tons, Is Asserted, Be
cause She Is not a
member, and Pressure
Will Increase u ntiI
Payment Is Made.
(By Associated Press

Paris, March I5.--tiermany WaJ
called upon yesterday by the allied
reparationa commission 10 carry ont
Article 225 Of the Versailles treat
which 8lipulates Germany must pa
before May /, 1921, the eluHalr.u Il
10000 900 900 gold marks. ihc treaty
provides that this payment may be
made in gold, commoditie5. ships Sc
curitle8 or other valuables and that
out of this sum the expenses OF th-
armies CT occupation are the Elat u
be met
The commission also took steps TO
carry out Article 233 OF tie treaty.
which provides that Germany must be
notified before May /. tha total
amount OF war damage imposed upon
her by the treaty.
If Germany persists il geIGslar u
make payment" says the Patit 1agis-
len. in discussing the aCiinh ui the
commission she will force US u M
pose upon her the integral execution
of the treaty. That was The "iguifi-
cance Of yesterdays meeting
In discussing the protest made to
lut League Ol +fdllOuS u Nf-4 lIdliF
against the penalties being eaforred
by the allies on Germany because OF
her refusal to carry out her repara-
tion8 obligations. the Petit par..irr
remaks thai the Germans are lo:ing
time and trouble. -
"GermanX is not sEaNsl lifted to de
mand arbitration from the league as
she is not member Of it," the paper
added
Negotiations between France and
Germany concerning the transfer OF
funds collected to pay disability and
old age insurance to residents Of Al
SAGE and Lorraine have failed. and
France, ii is declared. has prepared TO
ask that Article e OF the Versailles
treaty be enforced
This article provides that the Ger
man government shall undertake to
pay over to the French government
proportion of all reserves accumulated
by the empire by public or by private
bodies dependent upon it for dISabili
ty and old age insurance.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-15

Florida Citrus Exchange will be Wis
lied, to Lucerne Park packing house.
II is here that supper will be served
hut thai is the least of the treat in
store for the editorial party inasmuch
as DR.. j. IL. Ross. president of the
Citrus Exchange has agreed to deliver
an address, responses being made by
prominent members OF the National
Editorial Association. An effort is
being made BY tn Po,k county com
mittee on entertainment to have the
special train brought over from Pierce
to Haines CITY instead of TO Lakeland
so that at the close OF the program at
Luc:rne Park the members of the
party can lie placed aboard their cars
after 4 short run>back 10 tlaines City,
thus doing away with the necessity of
making the long drive back to Lake
land. The special could be brought
in to Lakeland any time during the
night that might suit the convenience
OF the railway officials, the itinerary
providing for another stay i'll Lake
land until , o'clock Friday afternoon
when departure will ha taken for Or
l2ndo.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-15
THE WEATHER

Pressure is relatively low on the
middle Atlantic coast, and relatively
high on the Florida east coast. Rain
has occurred over the northeastern
states, the middle Atlantic states, and
over Georgia and northwest Florida
An area OF low pressure which was
over Missouri yesterday morning has
moved northward, and apparently
united with another low pressure area
moving eastward from Idaho, forming
barometric depression over the up
per Mississippi valley. Temperatures
have risen over the greater part OF
the country east of the Rocky Noun
tains. Temperatures were unusually
high for the season yesterday in the
southeast. Barlow, EuStis, Orlando
and Sanford report maxima of 80 de-
grees. The maximum at Tampa was
S6.7, the highest on record so early in
the spring.
In the west, the pressure is high
over Montana and Wyoming. and over
southern California, and low over Me-
vada. Snow has fallen in Montana
and North Dakota. and rain in Wash
ington and in extreme southern Cali
fornia. Low temperatures continue In
Montana, Harvre reporting four de-
grees below zero this morning.
Indications are for fair, continued
warm weather in the vicinity Of Tam
pa tonight and Wednesday.
Temperatures Elsewhere
The first column indicates highest
temperature yesterday; the second.
lowest last night, and the third, pre-
lcipitation. W
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-15
EDITORS TO ARRIVE THIS AFTERNOON
AMERICAN DELEGATE
MADE OFFICER OF
LEGION OF HONOR

Vienna, March 15.-C. B. Smith,
head Of the American delegation
on the allied reparations commits.
sion in this city, was made an Of
ficer OF the French legion of honor
on the occasion of the official fare
we'll to the Americans here yester.
day. Announcement that MIR.
Smith would be thus honored was
made some time ago but formal
presentation OF the insignia was
not made until yesterday,
There have been many official
expressions Of regret that the
Americans have resolved to quit
Vienna. Although without official
status, their allied colleagues have
given expression to appreciation
of their work in formal commun-
ication sent to Washington.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-15
BOLSHEVIC AUTHORITIES
LOSE CONTROL OF TROOPS
AND FIGHTING CONTINUES
GERMANY PLANS TO
AVOID FRENCH ORES
tBy Associated Press

Berlin, March 15.-Plan5 fer m1l
ing Germany independent oil French
iron ores have be,n perfected it is
stated here by person explaining the
assumption of control by Hugo
SHINES, the German industrial mag
nate, cf the Siemen5 SchucEert com
pany, of Berlin, and the trars-Alpine
corporation. ain Austrian companr
Th4 trans-Alpine concern has atr3pi-
lal of 80 ,0G0,600 marks and the int e9-
ests of German corporations in the
properties taken over By Herr Stinnps
are estimated al five times that
amOnnl.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-15
JACKSONVILLE CITIZENS
TRY TO ENJOlN PAYMENT
or PAINT CONTRACT
CBy Associated Press.O

Jacksonville, March 15.-Duvll
cOunty's commissioners We're named
as defendants in complaint filed i'll
circuit court by S. j. Me.son, of this
city, as a citizen and tax payer, sex
ing to enjoin the commissioners frCm
paying an Atlanta firm $4,000 in cen
Eection with the paint contract awar l.
ed March l. The complainant ALLEGES
that the commissioners did not accept
the lowest bid for the contract und II
the statutes of 1909.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-15
crime WAVE HITS RICHMOND AND
]. MANY ROBBERRIES REPORTED DAILY
Squad of Fifty Special Police Officers Unable tc
Cope With Situation--Liberal Rewards Of
fered for Arrest of the Miscreants
Minor home and escaped.

Minor home and escaped.
Contributions from all sections of
the city have poured In to be added
to the reward offered for the capture
and conviction of the two negro burg
lars who broke into the home of a
citizen last Saturday morning and at.
tackled his wife while he lay. Ill in
bed The burglars had pistols and
flashlights and threatened the man
and woman with death If they made
an outcry, Three additional suspects
were reported under arrest this morn
ing. ,o, ,.s.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-15
(By Associated Press. J

Richmond, Va, March 15.-Despite
the fact that so special police officers
were sworn in last night to check the
crime wave in Richmond. number
of robberies were reported this morn.
ing, the east end of the city having
been terrorized almost every night
during the last two weeks.
Percy G. Minor, blind, former po
liceman, fired several shots at bur
glar this morning. The burglar was
attempting to rob house near the
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-15
GERMAN OFFICER
SHOT WHILE RIDING
WITH FRENCH OFFICERS

Berlin, March 15.-capt. Lusch-
in, of the German plebiscite po-
lice in Upper Silesia, was shot
while riding with French and
British officers, said a dispatch to
the Vossische Zeltung today from
koenigschutte, Silesia. At Mich
alkowitz a clash was reported be-
tween plebiscite police and Poles,
in which several Poles and two
piebiscite officers were killed and
six plebiscite officers severely
wounded.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-15

ment agencies to formulate a nation
wide program Of AmericanizatioD
work. The conference was arranged
by the national committee for .eo,ordi.
nation OF patriotic and civic work
named at preliminary conference
held In New York last December. -
Principal speakers on the prograni
included Cot F.. WI Galhraith. nation
al commander OF the American Les
sioil md s4nli&l CON p6r bTesiaent
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-15
WANT JOB FOR MANN

Washington, March Senators
Sutherland and Elkins, and several
members of the House of Representa-
tives from Virginia today asked Pres
ident Harding to appoint Isaac T.
Mann, of that state as ambassador TO
one of the European countries.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-15
NATIONS FUNDS
INCREASED BY
. HALF A BILLION
Income Tax Returns Swamp Treas
ury Observation-Disclosures Above
Figures First indicated

Washington, March: 15.-rThe Amer
lean npeople today had otheir annual.
day Of reckoning Their laborlously
lrecixoned incUmesn and business prof
lta cor the yaarI0f 1910 were present
- ~ ll1k form * ) "a N "a 3xtesn
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-15
TRADE TRIP TO MEXICO

New Orleans. March 15.-Acting on
a formal invitation from President
Obregon, so New Orleans business
men today left for Brownville. Texas
where they will cross into Mexico for
trade extension trip of II days.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-15
SEARCHLIGHT TO AID
CONEY TO BE SET UP
AT PABLO BEACH
(By Associated Press.)

Jacksonville. Fla, March ID
Mayor Oliffof Pablo Beach, near here,
has been given authority to erect pow
erful searchlights to aid Lieut.. W. D.
Coney, trans-continental fiier, in the
hop off of his planned return flight to
San Diego. California.
Lieut.. Coney has announced he will
attempt the return flight about Marc.
%
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-15
JUMPS FROM BRIDGE

New York, March 15.-A man. ap-
parently so years old. today jumped
off the Brooklyn bridge and was killed
on striking the water. His body was
recovered.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-15

profit tax returns to collectors Of in.
ternal revenue throughout the coun-
try,st1s.,, r,f.. .,, ..t
/ The United States government. as
result, will be richer tonight by ap.
proximately $500,00O,000, according to
estimates by Secretary CT the Treas
ury Mellon. The riches will not be for
long, for the receipts are needed at
once for short term borrowings or
certificates OF indebtedness issued to
the government amounting to $500
000, 600. M
Some fiscal experts AZ the treasury
expect today'e income ena excess
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-15
DELEGATES CONSIDER
PLANS FOR IMPROVING
NATIONAL SPIRIT

Washington March 15.-Delegates
from more than 80 civic welfare and
educational ass0ciatiohh were here to-
daV 10 oai&aE iA epdfeFSnce with fen2
1saen'H| |'<@s IS ~ Interested foHI
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-15

profits receipts to approximate $780,
100000 If such is the case. the ex-
ira funds viii iind q ready use in ap-
plication to the public debt and re.
demption of war savings securities.
Payments TO the railroads under the
guaranty provision of the transports
tion act may absorb a portion of the
receipts over the half billion total.
Receipts year ago today were
$500, 100000 but the general depres-
sion experienced during the last hall
OF. 1920 was counted on to decrease
I thee total incomes and profits re-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-15
WORLD WIDE WAR ON JUDAISM PROPOSED
INRESOLUTION AT AUSTRIAN CONFERENCE
Congress on Ant-Semitism Called for Next Au
tumn to Meet at Buda-Pe Pet-Demonstration
Against the Jews Will be Made

Vienna, March 15.-World-wide war
on Judaism was contemplated in reso-
lutions adopted at the closing session
of the Austrian anti-Semitic congress
yesterday. A world anti-Semitic con-
gress was called to meet in Budapest
next autumn and a central bureau
was created to get in touch with anti
semitic centers throughout the world.
Provision was made in the resolu-
tions for anti-Jewish demonstrations
similar to the one here Sunday in ev-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-15

cry provincial capital of Russia once
each month.
The resolutions call on the govern
ment to expell all alien Jews by April
l or accept responsibility for grave
consequences and also to impose ex-
ceptionally severe penalties on all
alien Jew offenders. A demand that
Jews be permitted to attend second
airy night schools only in proportion
to the permanent Jewish population
is contained in the resolutions.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-15
PLANS ALL COMPLETE FOR
THEIR ENTERTAINMENT AND
JOURNEYTHROUCH COUNTY

They Will Spend Tomor-
row in Manatee Coun-
ty Returning Early in
the Forenoon Thurs
day When They Will
be Provided Wit h
Cars for Trip
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-03-15
WEATHER FORECAST

Lakeland and yicinIfy
Fair, and continued
warm tonight and to-
morrow.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-25
BOWLING YEAR FOR
LEAGUES FINISHED
Oliver, Orpheum and Trio
Leagues Three Final Or
CARNATIONS to End.
CBy JEHosAPHAT sPAREl

League bowling for the 192O-21
season came % a close in South
Bend when the oliver, Orpheum
Trio and the Standard OIL Co. lea
CUES played the last of their series
OF scheduled games during the past
week Except for the fight IT, sec
ond and third place there was little
TO brill the members OF the latter
organization during their last en-
counter.
But not so in the other two or
ganizaions. In the Oliver. league the
scrap was warm between the Plan
ming. Accounting and cut & Punch
teams. as each of them had a chance
90 land the bunting in the fnal Sc
ries. The Planning team came
away with the plum. leaving the lat
ter two teams tied for second and
third place
Tn the Orpheum Trio league the
going was rough until the final bell
as any one Of our first four teams
had chance az the bunting. But
the Orpheum carried the day while
the Humphreys copied second and
third and fourth places was divided
between the Fixtures and Roofers.
The duaI standings of these three
leagues are MS follows.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-25
SrCinming Compulsory at
Northwestern L. for Al

CHICAGO, April 24.-NO coed or
male student who cannot swim Will
be granted a diploma from North
western University if DIR. Dana NJ.
Evans, director of athletics, succeeds
in establishing such a rule.
Or. Evans is considering an order
requiring every man and woman
student TO learn how 20 swim.
cot course in cases where the
family physician advises against it
we would not require students 10
swim, he said.
Every pupil who has been placed
under the direction Of Coach Tom
Robinson during the last decade has
learned how 20 swim.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-25
americans to Meet SuzzGHe
LengIen on Foreign Courts

BY Associated Press:
PARIS, April 24.-Mlle. Suzanne
Lenglen, the tennis player an
nounces that she has no desire 10
meet either William l. Tilden. the
American champion, or William P.
LAURENT. holder of the French title
in matches, but says she will par
ticipate in the French champion
ships 10 be held next month, and
also in the Saint cloud tournament.
in which TIden and hIrs. Franklin
I. Mallory (Molla BjurstedD will
compete. Mile. Lenglen viii also de
fend her titles at wimbledon.
It is reported here that Mile.
Lenglen has declined an offer Of
nearly 100000 francs TO play "a
number Of exhibition matches in the
United States, owing 70 her desire
to remain an amateur. Mile Lang
len today refused to discuss the re-
port
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-25
Dodgers Slam Ball Hard
And Overcome BraUe Lead
By Associated Press

Dg AeSocldLeu 1EeSS.
BROOKLYN. y. Y, April "a
The Brooklyn champions overcame
Boston's early lead Sunday and won.
IL 10 6. The Superbas batted Fill
lingim and Pierrotti out Of the box.
while Eayrs was wild. Galore
lasted only one inning against the
Braves and his successor, Mamaux,
held them in check except in the
second, when Fillingim made a
home run and in the eighth, when
Cruise knocked the ball over the
fence with one man on base.
Score: r. II. +.
Boston 800. $40 600 O20- s 10 2
Brooklyn e.. 1O2 61O 2Ox-12 Il .
Fnlingim, Pierrotti and O'Neil.
Gibson; Galore, MamaUX, Miljus
and Miller.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-25
Columbus " ms When Pinch
Hitter Delivers in Ninth
By Associated Press :

By Associated Press.
COLUMBUS o.. April 24.-Hart-
ley. pinch hitting for Burrus. got c
ninth inning hit Sunday which
drove Taggert in with the winning
run and Columbus defeated Louis
Vile. TO 5. Martin and Wright.
who started the game. were both
hit hard. Rush, 81. Louis Ameri-
can recruit pitched we'll for Colum-
bus. while Long. who succeeded
Wright. was wild and ineffective
The largest crowd which has at
tended a game here in four years
saw the contest. Score:
Louisville ...O3O O2O OOO-5 ?
Columbus ...010 30 002-6 Il .
Wright. Long and Kocher; Mar
tin Rush and Wilson.