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Evening star., 1921-11-02
WATSON T0TAKE UP.
CHARGES ON FLOOR
Will Support Claims on Hang.
ing of Soldiers Before
Entire Senate.

Another statement in the open Senate
| with respect to his charges that Ameri-
+! can soldiers were hanged in France
without courts martial was promised
today by Senator Watson. democrat,
Georgia.
| He declared that before submitting
i evidence in the case to any committee
he would present it to the Senate itself
and to the country in reply to denials
of his charges by Senator WadSworth,
republican. New York, chairman of the
military committee.
Will Reply on Floor
! II propose to answer Senator Wads-
worth on the floor of this Senate before
going before any committee or any
other body" said Senator Watson. Il
to present any evidence to the commit
tee."
| Senator Watson indicated that he
! might finally refuse to go before the
special committee appointed yesterday
or any other committee, and would
confine his case to the Senate.
Senator Wadsworth's charges were
made in the Senate" the Georgia SEN
ator added, land my first reply to them
| shall be made l.: the Senate"
Walsh Succeeds Pomerene.
/ The special committee ordered to
/ investigate the charges was completed
! today. Senator Pomerene. democrat
Ohio, when the Senate convened, re-
signed orally. stating that with other
| committees and senatorial work he
| could not give the time to the Watson
| inquiry Senator Cummins, republi-
can, Iowa, president pro-tempre Of the
Senate, thereupon designated Senator
Walsh, democrat. Montana, to fill the
vacancy.
No program for the inquiry has been
mapped out by Senator Brandegee. re-
| publican, Connecticut, chairman The
committee members, however. indi-
Gated intentions to conf1ne the in
vestigation strictly to Senator Wat
1 sons charges of illegal executions OF
Watson's charges Of alleged cruelty
on the part of officers.
| Attacks Inquiry Order.
Senator Watson today expressed dis.
satisfaction with the Senate inquiry
order. The motion made by Senator
I1enroot,s republican, Wisconsin, and
| adopted unanimously by the Senate,
| was confined to ordering the inquiry
and authorizing the special commit
tee, but did not provide for power to
pay sor subpoena witnesses or docu-
ments.l Senator Watson said he would
bring these matters before the Senate
shortly. :iss,t.'
| Mr.. Watson said he was receiving
! scores Of letters. and telegrams to-
their parents. He said most Of his
witnesses resided in Georgia and he
did not know how soon he could COL
lect his evidence.
Evening star., 1921-11-02
BIGNESS, HONOR, YOUTHFUL SPIRIT
IN u. S. IMPRESS NOTED VISITORS

because they are the United
States of the future. Your for
mer soldiers belonging to the
legion have splendid military
bearing. fine rhythm in their
marching. spirit which enters
with a will into what they do. One
who sees them knows they repre-
sent a fighting spirit backed by
honor, and feels like shouting.
Long live the United States""
Admiral Earl Beatty of Great
Britain had this to say:
"I have been impressed by the
American spirit of manhood and
womanhood. You Americans have
a splendid sense of fairness. and
we, Great Britain. rejoice that you
are bound to us by the same Ian
guage and the same blood ties"
Gen. Jacques of Belgium spoke
as follows:
What can I say? Everything in
the United States is stupendous
You travel with the mythical
seven-league boots, .and yet you
are home-loving people. God-fear-
ing people. Youth will be served.
The American people are full OF
youth"
Evening star., 1921-11-02
DECORATE U. S. GRAVES.

CHERBOURG. France. November 1
COMMITTEES of veterans, headed by
the city authorities. today decorated
the graves of American soldiers bur-
led here. The tombs of the men who
died in the Kearsarge-Alabama bat
tie also We're decorated.
PARIS. November 1-On the occa-
sion of All Saints day. 100000 persons
today visited the Paris cemeteries
and nearly 100000 filed past the tomb
of the unknown soldier at the Arc
de Triunphe. which was covered with
large quantities of flowers.
President Millerand and Nine. Mil
Ierand placed magnificent wreaths
on the tomb.
Evening star., 1921-11-02
WARSH|PS To MEET
body OF UNKNOWN
Destroyers to Proceed Far
Out to Sea as Olympia
Brings Dead Soldier.

Destroyers proceeding far out to
sea will meet the historic cruiser
Olympia bearing Americas unknown
soldier to the homeland
Various branches of the government
were at work today arranging final
details of the honors to be paid by
the nation to the dead American SOL
dier selected to represent those who
paid the supreme sacrifice overseas
The Navy Department was in COM
munication with Capt. H. L. Wyman.
commanding the Olympia. to whom
were transmitted instructions as to
time of his ships arrival and as to
the escort to be furnished. The de-
stroyers to be selected as an escort
will be designated within a few days,
officials at the department said.
Evening star., 1921-11-02
WOULD BAR AsfATIcs.

VICTORIA. B. c., November 2.-Total
restriction Of Asiatic immigration to
British Columbia was asked in q reso-
luton passed by the legislature last
night: The resolution requested that
the dominion government SO amend the
immigration act Of Canada.
It was stated to be the desire Of the
people Of British Colun1bia that this
province be presArya1 fe1 people of -
European race. i. .,s .ss.s.;.s q, 53'
Evening star., 1921-11-02
COLD SNAP ON WAY.
Weather Man Says Mercury May
Drop to SO Degrees Tomorrow.

Colder weather by tomorrow was
predicted for .she District today by
the weather bureau, It being stated
thar. perhaps as low as 3S degrees
would be reached here by tomorrow
vnnyn fnR
The sky Will continue overcast. but
NttIo likelihood Of snow or. rain was
seen. The first snow OF the season was
reported from northern New York. ,
Of the rain here was reported today
as central on the New Jersey COAST
Evening star., 1921-11-02
PRESIDENT HARDING 56.
Deluged With Congratulations on
Birth Anniversary.

President Harding celebrated his
nfty-sixth birthday anniversary today
quietly at the White House, no special
program having been arranged for the
occasion. Scores Of congratulatory let
ters and kilograms were received dur
ing the day from friends throughout the
country and many from abroad.
The President refused to observe the
day as holiday, arriving at the execu-
gagement list for the day was even
longer than usual, containing the names
OF number Of members of Congress.
One OF the first congratulatory mes
sages to be received by the President
was from King George Of England.
Evening star., 1921-11-02
WEATHER.

Cloudy and colder tonight: tomor-
row fair; fresh north and northwest
winds.
Temperature for twenty-four hours
. ended at 2 pm. today-Highest, 6S, at
. pm. yesterday; lowest, 49. at s am.
today.
Evening star., 1921-11-02

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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-15
MOST SECTIONS
OF HOUSE BILL
ARE PASSED UPON
Senate Committee Graphing With
Surtax and Inheritance Tax
Provisions

Washington. Sept. 15.-Only few
of the levy sections Of the house tax
Bill remained to be acted upon when
the senate finance committee resumed
today revision of the measure. The
Inheritance tax provision was the
principal one left but the committee
also was to pass finally on treasury
plan TO effect the one per cent reduc-
ton in the income surtaX brackets up
to The proposed maximum of 30 per
cent SO as to give some relief to in
dividuals having incomes OF $6S,000
or less. The question of imposing the
manufacturers tax on some of the ar
ticles to which the so-called retail
luxury taxes now apply also was
open. In addition there remained a
final decision on a number of execu-
tive features of the house bill.
Having passed the excise levy
feature of the bill yesterday, the COM
mittee expected to wind up its work
tomorrow so as to give the experts
three working days in which to put
the measure i'll shape for presentation
to the senate Wednesday,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-15
DEADLOCK IN
LEAGUE OVER
DEPUTY JUDGE
Council and League Assembly In
Disagreement Over Personnel
of Court

Geneva, Sept. 15.-ETorts to
break the deadlock between the coun~
Gil of the League of Nations and the
assembly of the league. over the elec
tion of the fourth deputy Judge of the
international court of Justice, were
begun at the opening of today's ses-
sion of the assembly. A conference
committee was named to meet a sim
ilar body from the council, and it was
expected that the one remaining dep
uty judge to be chosen will be de-
cided upon.
The system adopted for the elec-
tion of judges required that eleven
judges and four deputies should be
chosen separately and simultaneously
by the assembly and council. Those
chosen by both were to be declared
elected, but provision was made that
when there was a difference between
the lists of the assembly and the
council there must be further ballot
ing. This is a situation which the
conferees were charged to meet.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-15
PROBE OF FIRE
AT OIL REFINERY
HAS BEEN BEGUN

Philadelphia, Sept. 15.-Investi-
cation of the explosion and fire yes
terday at the Point Breeze plant of
the Atlantic Refining company.
which resulted in the death of elev-
en- workmen and the injury of a
score of others, was ordered today
by DR.. Cortelyou of the department
of public safety. Several of the in
jured are in serious condition and
additional deaths are expected mo-
mentarily by hospital physicians. 1t
was the second serious fire at the
plant within a month. In the first
blaze five persons lost their lives
and damage to property was estimat-
ed at $1,500,000. The financial loss
yesterday was comparatively small,
Yesterdays fire was believed by
officials of the company to have been
caused by loose connection in one
of the tubes leading from a naptha
still to a nearby vat. The hot oil
pouring from this leak, it was said.
came in contact with the flames
from the furnaces beneath the vats
and resulted in the explosion.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-15
MURDER CHARGES
AGAINST TWO FOR
MURDER OF REED
Grand Jury at Fitzgerald, Ga, Ex'
pected to Connect Men With
Noted Case

Fitzgerald, Ca, Sept. 15.-Indict-
ment for murder was sought by coun-
ty authorities today against ALI Smith,
former flagman on the Atlanta, Bir-
mingham and Atlantic railroad, and
Gerald c. Myrick, former yard clerk.
on reconvening of the grand jury to
investigate their alleged connection
with the fatal shooting of engineer
W.. T. Reed here in the cab of his To-
comotive on July 5. Arrest of the two
men on the murder charge, while
waiting in the witness room to testify
for the defense formed the ovel
shadowing development yesterday in
connection with the trial here of o.
C. Fairfield, former A. B & A. flagman
and one of the 26 persons indicted on
charge of interfering with en-
ployes' of the road. 1t was under
stood today that four other names
would be presented to the grand jury.
OF the 1900 witnesses summoned for
the defense, 80 were heard yesterday.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-15
300 COMMUNITY DINNER SEATS SOLD
GREAT LOCAL INTEREST SHOWN
NPLAN TOORCANIZE CITY FOR
ACREATPROCRESSIVE CAMP PAICN
WOMEN PREACHERS NEEDED
TO BRING MEN TO CHURCH

Chicago. Sept. 1j.-Ii there
were more women preachers in
the pulpits there would be more
men in the churches, Miss NADIA
line SOutflard, international As
SOciatiOn OF Women Preachers.
told members of that organization
at their convention here. Miss
SOuthard accused men OF "ieminiz-
ing the church" and asserted that
ii there were more women
preachers more men would be-
come interested in church work
Quoting Francis Willard she
said "men have been preaching
for , 600 years and the large ma
iorlty OF their converts have been
women. Suppose women should
share the preaching power. would
not the majority OF their converts
be men?"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-15
MEETINGS NEXT
WEEK TO DECIDE
ON RAIL STRIKE
P ossibility of General Tie-up Fore
shadowed by Recent Ballot
Among Union

Chicago. Sept. 15.-Decision as to
whether the nation will face 4 gen
cral railroad strike will result from
two important meetings to be held
here next week On Sunday the rep
resentatiyes of 100000 railroad shop
men will meet here to determine
what action will be taken in regard
to the wage cut and changes in the
working rules, effective January .
y countrywide ballot, taken some
time ago, is said to have resulted
Overwhelmingly in favor of strike.
The result of the vote will be made
known at the meeting over which B.
NJ. Jewell, president of the railway
employees department of the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor will pre-
side.
On Sept. 90 the heads of Brother
hood Engineers, the Order of Rail
way Conductors, Brotherhood of Lo-
comotive Enginemen and Firemen.
Switchmen's Union of North Amer.
ica and the Brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen will meet here to take up
the result of ballot now being tax
en- in these organizations.
reports from some OF these organ
izations indicate that the ballot by
4 large majority favor a strike.
The men are interested not so vi
tally in the wage reduction but are
prepared to wage bitter battle
against changes in rules reducing
their pay for overtime work.
Heads of some of the organizations
recently cautioned members to con
serve their resources in preparation
for "ShOWdOWn -
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-15
CHURCH ALONE
KILLED AUSMUS
THINK POLICE
Returns To His First
Confession and De-
clares He Slew the Two
Auto Dealers = Parks
Confession Is Varied
A g ain Mother of
Church Visits Her Son

Chicago, Sept. Harvey W.
Church. confessed slayer Of Barney
Daugherty and Carl Ausmus this
morning was brought fact to face
with his mother for The first time
since his arrest and in her presence
in the state attorneys office he repeat
ed the details OF the two crimes He
reverted largely to the first of his
many confessions and indicated. Off
cials said, that he planned and exc
cuted the murders without assistance.
Neither Clarence Wilder nor Mil
ton Walker. named by Church as az
complccs. officials said they we're
convinced, had any part whatever in
the crimes and they also expressed
doubt whether Leon Parks assisted
Church despite his detailed confes-
sion.
Officials pointed out that Parks
Stoutly maintained his innocence un-
til confronted by Church. who then
Supplied most of the answers to ques-
tions put to Parks by investigators
Mrs. Church sat apparently un-
moved today throughout her sons re-
cital OF the details Of the murders.
N the close of his story she said: Il
cannot understand why Harvey buried
the man (Carl AusmuSl in the garage.
Thor" is a vacant lot next door where
all the dead cats and DOGS in the
neighborhood are buried Why didn't
h" bury him there? Then they never
would have found him
Church. in his first confession, said
he alone lured Daugherty and Ausmus
to his home. killed them and dis.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-15
ORGANIZATION FORMED COMBAT XII KLUX
KHAN, FORMER ILL. GOVERNOR AT HEAD
TROPICAL STORMS DO
GREAT DAMAGE in PORTO
RICO CITIES SUNDAY

San Juan, p. R.. Sept. 15-The trop-
ical storm which reached its greatest
height Sunday at San Pedro Macris,
Santo Domingo, caused % deaths and
great material damage there, accord
ing to Capt Tremdack of steamer
which arrived here from Santo Do
mingo today. A great deal OF shipping
in the harbor was wrecked, he said.
According to advices received today
from all over Porto Rico, the storm
that struck this island caused three
deaths ana considerable damage to
shipping. 1t also caused a heavy loss
in the coffee crop.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-15
Will Be Known As National Unity
Council and Will Aim To Pro-
mote Harmony and Good Feel
ing Among Different Classes and
Churches

Chicago, Sept 15.-An organization
to promote harmony and good feeling
between all classes, races and reli-
gions in America was announced in
the process of formation here today
with Edward f. Dunno. former gov
ernor of Illinois. at its head The So
ciety will be known as the National
Unity council and its organizers in
tend ultimately to spread it to every
section of the country, according to
Mr.. Dunno.
One of the prime motives behind
the organization, its sponsors said,
was to combat the Ku Klux Klan; an
organization Of councils will be
pushed particularly where Klans have
a foothold
In view of the fact that the Klan
has adopted the weapon of mass ac.
tion, il was our desire to organize Il
society which shall develop harmony
and good feeling between the differ
ent classes, rather than enmity," Mr..
Dunno said today. Invitations were
sent out last week to many prominent
church, political, business and we'll
fare men and the replies are coming
in now. We will hold a meeting in "a
few days to complete plans"
Offices of the council have already
been opened on La Sale street in the
financial section of the city.
The Ku Klux Klan which maintains
an office here under the name of the
Southern Publicity Bureau, was called
tD Nj IA
by former Gov Dunno, I'm their adop-
tion of the equipment of burglar
masks and weapons"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-15
White Girl Shot and Seriously In
iured = Older Persons. Take
Part and IS Negroes Flee the
Community = All Reported
Quiet Today

Chattanooga, Tenn, Sept. 15.-
Quiet reigns at Mont Lake, the min
ing town on Walden's ridge, 20 miles
east of Chattanooga, the scene of a
near race riot this afternoon. No
further trouble is expected as all Of
the negroes have left the village.
The negro miners, between so and
IS, fled as soon as the trouble be-
tween the races broke out and they
declared they will never return. Many
left their possessions in the cabins.
When the posse of deputy sheriffs
from Chattanooga arrived they found
all the negro cabins empty save that
of Henry Clipper. This family was
barricaded in the cabin, which was
surrounded by $50 miners armed with
shot guns, rifles and pistols, threaten
ing to lynch Clipper and his family.
The officers arrested the Clipper fam
lily and brought them here to jail and
they are being held for further in
yestigation. The officers returned to
Mont Lake today and probably will
arrest a number of white men known
to be involved in the trouble.
The trouble broke out when Jewell
Cllpper, year olu neSIO SHl' Shol
and seriously wounded Edna Barnett,
12 year old white girl. 1t arose over
the disputed rights of spring near
the village. 1t is charged that Henry
Clipper bought the shotgun used by
his daughter and instructed her to
shoot anyone who came about the
spring.
Several shots were fired, but nc
one was injured except the Barnett
girl and two of her sisters, who were
slightly wounded. The little victim is
peppered with buckshot and when
brought to hospital here was found
to be in serious condition. but heI
physicians report today that she is
resting easily and with good chance
to recover.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-09-15
LIGHTER CASE
TOBEP PRESSED
IN The COURT
District Attorney E x
pected To Try "Fatty"
Arbuckle for Man
slaughter, Altho ii g h
Murder Case Is Still
Pending = Coroner's
Jury Finds Him Guilty
of Lesser Degree of
Homicide

San Francisco, Sept. 15.-Derision
to try Roscoe +. tFatty) Arbuckle,
film comedian. on Il charge Of murder
or manslaughter, in connection with
the death of Miss Virginia Rappc. film
actress. is expected to be made by
District Attorney Matthew Brady to-
day. Arbuckle has two separate
charges pending against him. In one,
Il complaint sworn cut in pole" court
by Mrs. T.. Nj. Belmont. a friend of
Miss Rappe, Arbuckie is charged Wlth
murder. Following this charge ON
last Tuesday might, the grand jury
indicted him for manslaughter and th"
true bill is to he returned befOr" Su
perior judge T.. p. Shortall soma tirc
today.
District Attorney Brady announcrd
that he would confer with his assist
ants to determine on which of he
two chargeS he womld bring Arhuck,4
to trial. 1t was pointed cut tfBy Grady
that should il be decided TO try the
film star on the CHARGE of mans slaueh.
ter and the murder charge h" dis.
missed. Arhucklc would be admitted
to bail. Under the California law
person charged with murder cannot
obtain bail.
The coroner's inquest into the death
of Miss Rappe was the most impur-
tant feature of the Arbuclile case to-
day. The coroner's jury returned
charge of manGlaughter.
kilograms were received by Dis
trict Attorney Brady yesterday ask
ing him to prosecute the case viaor-
ousy. Arbuckle, too, received trlc
grams. the contents of which was not
made public.
To Be Tried Under Volstead aw
San Francisco, Sept. 15.&Tostoe
f.. (Fatty) Arbuckle will be prose
cuted as violator OF the NolstcId
prohibition enforcement act If evi-
dence now being gathered shows that
he transported as much as "one drop
of intoxicating liquor" from Los An
geles to San Francisco for his party
on Labor Day. Robert H. McCOr-
mack. special assistant to the United
States Attorney General announced
here today. Mccormack an
nounced that he had sent Prohib-
tion Director +. Forrest Mitchell
to Los Angeles to investigate.
Federal authorities are conduct
ing an investigation into the source
of the liquor supply alleged TO have
been used at Arbuckle's suite Two
empty whiskey bottles are alleged by
authorities to have been recovered
from waste basket in the Arbuckle
rooms