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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-27
TURKS NOT WHIPPED
FEVzI PASHA TELLS
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY
Says Greeks Paid For All They
Won, and Situation Still in
Critical Condition

Constantinople, July 23 Saturday
The Turkish nationalist prime min
lister, Fevzi Pasha, told the national
assembly last night that although the
Turks had been obliged to yield
ground in the face of the Greek ad-
vance the enemy suffered terrible
losses. The rgion between Kutsla
and Eski-Shehr, recently captured by
the Greeks, was covered with thou
sands of bodies, he declared.
The prime minister warned against
panic, asserting that every precau-
tion had been taken to secure a sue
cessful1 continuation of the struggle,
which, he said, was entering the de-
cisive phase. 49,
A Greek warship today approached
Sansun, on the south shore of the
Black Sea, with the intention of
bombarding the town, but the CON-
mander of a United States destroyer
lying off the coast dissuaded its COM
mander from firing. pointing out that
such action might endanger the Greek
population.
The Greek destroyer Panther op-
ened fire today on Trebizond, on the
Black Sea coast othe east of Sam
sun, but did not cause much damage.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-27
OBREGON GIVEN
POWER TO REVISE
CONSTITUTION
Article Il, Stumbling Block to
Oil Interests, to be Modified
To Suit Their Wishes

Mexico City, July 27.-The cham
Der OF deputies last night voted down
a request by President Obregon that
he be granted extraordinary powers
to adjust article q of the constitu
tion, which nationalizes oil deposits.
The senate almost simultaneously
voted to accede to the request.
The president had requested early
in the present month that he be given
wide latitude in revision of the ar
ticle, when it became apparent that
congress would not be able to give il
adequate consideration before the
special session ends in August.
Article 27 has long been stumb.
ling block in the relations between
Mexico and the United States, the
latter characterizing the section as
confiscatory and against the princi
pies of American rights and interests
obtained in Mexico under proper
laws
After an official statement of Pres.
ident Harding's Mexican policy made
June z. Secretary Hughes said Mex
leo was free to adopt any policy she
pleased with respect to her public.
but added she was not free to de
stroy without compensation valid
titles which have been obtained by
American citizens under Mexican
laws.
The action of the Mexican congress
last night is viewed by political OBJ
servers here as marking a definite
split between President Obregon and
his party. The first indications of
party strife were noted almost
month ago when Augustine Arroyo
was elected president of the chamber
of deputies by liberal constitutional
members.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-27
ALABAMA DRY OFFICERS W.
DISMISSED BY GOVERNOR
FOR INSTRUMENTATION

Montgomery. Ala, July 27.-Con-
rad W. Austin, chief Of the law en-
forcement department of Alabama,
who was last night dismissed for in
subordination by Governor Kilby, be-
cause of his refusal to discharge dep
uties, who raided private. homes in
Mobile, said today that his resigna-
tion was written Monday to be placed
before the executive in the event that
the governor dismissd the three of:
ficrs who conducted the Mobile raids.
This letter was placed before Gov
ernor Kilby today. The communica-
tion has not been made public by the
governor but the chief said this para
graph appeared among others:
81 have been your friend and have
defended you many times throughout
the state, feeling that | was defend
ing a man who. was honest and up
right and fearless in the discharge
of his duties.
Il always felt that had your
backing, but recent occurrences in
the city of Mobilei in which the broth
er In law Of your Campaign manager
IS involved has conyinced me to the
contrary"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-27
No Basis Yet Found

Dublin, July 27.-Eamonn de Va
lera, the Irish republican leader. and
his republican colleagues, have not
yet found basis for the proposed
conference with the British govern
ment on the Irish question in London
but are continuing to search for
common ground on which the con-
tending parties can meet, it was
stated in a well informed quarter
here today.
Legislative NJ. Model ..nEeca
Washington, July 27.-It leaked out
today that President Harding haXd
held another of his unannounced
White House dinners last night at
which a group of influential Repub,
lican senators wee present. Subjects
relating to the Legislative situation
were understood to have been dis
cussed, although White House Off.
cials had nothing to say on the mat
ter.
Senator Watson, of Indiana. a lead.
er in the shaping of tariff and tax
legislation, was among Mr.. Hard
ing's guests.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-27
Warrants Issued

Springfield, ILL.,, July 27.-Warrants
for the arrest of Gov. Len Small, on
charges of embezzlement and con-
spiracy to defraud the state were
placed in the hands of Sheriff Henry
Mester of Sangamon county this
The sheriff Immediately
sent a message to Attorney Albert
Fink, Gov. Small's counsel, in Chicago
him that it will not be
necessary for the governor to submit
to arrest in Chicago today
The message said that arrange
ments for bonds could be made when
the executive returns to the capital.
The message follows:
Replying to your telegram of last
night, will say that it is unnecessary
for Governor Small to go to the in
convenience or trouble of submitting
himself to arrest in Chicago. He can
advise me on his return this week and
process can be served here. Please
wire day Gov. Small will be in Spring
field for this purpose"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-27
WAR SUPPLIES MAY BE
TRANFERRED FROM ONE
DEPARTMENT TO ANOTHER

Washington, July 27.-Permits for
the erection of fee hydro-electric
plants, three of which are to be built
on the Perdido and one each on the
Styx and Blackwater rivers, Alabama,
have been granted by the federal
power commission to Reed Bingham,
it was announced today. Engineer Of
ficers of the commission said it was
estimated that the five projects would
develop a total of $4,000 horsepower
which it was the intention of Mr..
Bingham to sell to the cities of Pen
sacola and Mobile. The permits will
be mailed Immediately to Mr.. Bing-
ham for acceptance. They will be
signed and returned to the commits
sion. s..t
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-27
BISHOP CURLEY HAS NOT
YET RECEIVED OFFICIAL
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT

st. Augustine, Fla, July 27.-Bish-
op Michael J. Curley, of the Catholic
diocese of ST. Augustine, who will
become archbishop if Baltimore in
succession to the late Cardinal Glib
bons, had not received from Rome
early today official confirmation of
his appointment. Bishop Curley,
when elevated to his present Office in
1914 was only "a years old and at
that time was the youngest bishop
in, the country. His elevation as
archbishop comes in his 41st year
and he will be the youngest prelate
in the United States to, hold that po-
sition. u
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-27
VIVIAN SPURGIN
SAYS HER FATHER
TOOK THE MONEY
Admits knowledge of Absorbing
Bank Heads Embezzlement
of Half a Million

Chicago, July 27-Yivian Spurgin,
daughter of Warren C. Spurgin, miss
ing president of the closed Michigan
Avenue Trust company, who, with her
mother, returned to Chicago from
Detroit where they fled after Spur
gins disappearance, has admitted that
she had knowledge that her father had
taken more than $500,O00 of the banks
money before he fled, it was an
nounced today by James e. McShane.
assistant states attorney and Ben
Newmark, chief Investigator for the
states attorneys office, who saw
Miss Spurgin and her mother upon
their arrival here.
Miss Spurgin stated, according to
state authorities, that the information
was given her by her mother, follow
ing a conference with her father. DUR
ing which he bade them good bye and
said he would probably never see
them again. Both Mrs. Spurgin and
her daughter are being detained for
further questioning.
Questioning of the women brought
out the fact that Spurgin and his wife
had been estranged; that he told them
he contemplated flight, and turned
over to them $4,000 worth of insur-
ance papers and gave each $3.50 in
cash when he told them he would
probably never see them again. They
fled to avoid publicity, they asserted.
The search for Spurgin has brought
out two new clues. One leads to
Ouray, Colo, where he is said to have
mining interests, and the other to the
neighborhood of Mobile, Ala, where it
is said he has many friends.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-27
HABEAS CORPUS
TO Be TRIED BY
GOVERNOR SMALL
TO AVOID TRIAL
PLENTY of Fireworks in Next 4S
Hours" Promised by Friends
Of the Governor Who Will Be
Taken in Custody on Embezzle-
ment Charge-Three Days of
Grace May Be Allowed.

Chicago, July 27.-Friends of Gov
crnor Small today promised plenty
OF fireworks in the next forty three
hours" after the governors counsel
lelegraphed Sheriff Meeter, of San
CANON county (SpringfieldD that the
governor would accept service of the
warrant charging him with embez.
element of state funds while state
treasurer.
Governor Small arrived here last
last night and the decision not to re-
sist arrest was made after a confer
ence with his counsel. Attorney Gen
eral Brundags, active in the grand
jury investigation which resulted in
the indictment came on the same
train.
I'VE wish to give the governor
reasonable length of time in which
to comply with the courts onler."
said the attorney general. I'm such
cases three days are usually allowed
to furnish bail and surrender in
court
Plans of Governor Small's counsel,
it was said, are to permit the gov
ernor to remain in custody when the
warrant is served while a writ of
habeas corpus is being sued out.
This would force the attorney to show
cause why the governor should be re-
quired to submit to criminal trial.
Sheriff Meeter replied to the telegram
Of the Governors counsel that he
would not send to Cook county (Chi-
cago) to serve the warrant on the gov
ernor but would await his return to
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-27
OF
SCHOOL HOUSES
IS BEING RUSHED
Force Of Forty-Five Men on the
Job at Lake Wire School and
Twenty at Lake Morton

With a force of forty-five men at
work under the supervision of A. Lo-
gan, the contractor, the work on the
Lake Wire school building is making
rapid strides, and will be completed
in twenty days, according to the con-
tractors estimate,
Material is Icing delivered today at
the Lake Morton school and work will
begin there tomorrow 1t is Mr.. Lo-
gan's intention to use as large force
as possible on this building also, and
both of Lakeland's school buildings
will doubtless be in shape for the re-
ception of the pupils when school be-
gins. ~ 'i'
At the Lake Wire school, partitions
have been torn out and others built in
ready for the plactering; lights have
been put in the chapel and other
changes made converting this room
into a study hall, and the excavating
made necessary by the proposed in
stallation of a heatin plant is about
half done.
At the Lake Morton school, there
are two or three rooms to be finished
in the basement, and two rooms viii
be cut off the auditorium, with rolling
doors to allow for throwing these
rooms back into the auditorium when
necessary. A heating plant will be in
stalled here also.
Those who have had the work in
charge feel that maximum improve
ment and enlargement is being secur-
ed with a minimum expense, and that
the needs of the schools will be we'll
met this year. The erection of
another building, and other plans will
be carried out later. f.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-27
Government Like That of Domin-
ions, Without Right to Raise
Armies or Farley With Foreign
Nations, Believed to be in Con-
templation-No Actual Basis
Yet Discovered.

London, July 27.-The possibility
that four legislatures may be estab-
ilshed in ireland; one each in the
provinces of Ulster Munster. Con-
naught and Leinster-- under Il central
'-ltional parliament, is hintcd at this
morning by the Sketch" which saws.
1T need not be assumed. as is done
IN some quarters, that under uniflca-
tion there would be only two govern.
lng authorities under d federal Irish
parliament 1t has been almost en-.
tirely overlooked that there are f,ur
great proyinces-four great provinces
in Ireland, each with an historical
individuality"
In relation to the "Skctch's" infor-
nation which. incidentally reiterates
some earlier reports the statement is
made, somewhat disConnectedly thai
SUBJECT To a satisfactory solution of
the Irish unification problem, Eanonn
de Valera has in;imated that he will
not renew the campaign for an indie
pendent Irish republic. and, also. that
he Will not seek to raise an army or
navy or the right to enter into rcIa.
tions with foreign powers, except TO
the same extent as these PRIVILEGES
are enjoyed by the self.gruwing do
mnlons of the British empire.
While the Sketch" learns that
great deal of progress is being made
IN the Irish situation, other opinions.
evidently influenced by reports pub
lished in the Irish Bulletin last Mon.
DAY indicate doubts regarding the
discussions in Dublin agreeing TO a
settlement, and suggest that the oues-
ton OF unification is provoking one.
The Daily Mail. however. mentions
reports of closer understanding he.
tween the north and the south"
which, it says, diminished the doubts
respecting the inability of the Irish
leaders to meet and contrive a ground
for common action. This newspaper
adds
1T is understood that some Sim
Fen leaders agree to the govern
ment'S terms and it is anticipated
that an agreement for general accent.
ance will be reached. In anv case
MIR. de Valera is expected to return
to England shortly and in the mean
time he continues in harmonious
touch with all concerned in Ireland"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-27
EXPORT FINANCE
Bill IS KILLED BY
HARDINC'S TALK
ON RAILWY FUNDS.
Special Message Yesterday Be-
lieved to Have Given Death
Blow to Norris Bill-War Fl
nance Corporation to Have its
Powers Enlarged.

Washington, July 27.-President
Harding's special message to congress
on railroads and farm financing was
regarded today by many Republican
leaders in the senate as having dealt
final death blow to the Norris bill
to create $100,000,000 farm export
corporation.
The president, in his message, sug-
gested that the powers of the war
finance corporation be extended to
cover all phases of farm credits and
the bill containing such a provision,
introduced yesterday by Senator Kel-
logg, Republican, MINNESOTA was said
to have the approval of the adminis-
tration. 1t was drafted by Secretary
Hoover and DIR. Meyer, of the finance
corporation and will, in the opinion
of many Republican senators as ex-
pressed today, be submitted for the
Norris bill, which Secretary Hoover
condemned and Secretary Wallace
failed to push before the senate COM
mittee.
Opponents said they would not
abate one whit in their fight against
the bill. There will be voted on
today series of amendments de-
signed to eliminate provisions severe
ly criticised during debate. The Kel-
logg measure also will be voted on as
an amendment to the Norris bill.
Just when congress would be able
to take up the second request en-
bodied in the presidents message
the extension of the war finance cor
poration's powers to permit it to re-
fund about five hundred million dol
lars of railroad indebtedness to the
government-still was uncertain to.
day. Leaders said there probably
would be action within a fortnight.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-27

Washington, July 27.-Lord North
cliffe, the British publisher, who has
been on the links practically every
day while he has been in this city on
his way to the Far East, is an ardent
believer in sport news.
Give us a lot of sport news" he
told callers at an all day reception to
fellow newspapermen. 1T should be
plentifully interchanged between ma
tions. 1t helps create good fellowship.
II we receive cheaper cable tolls un-
doubtedly we will have more inter.
national sport, news sent broadcast" |"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-27
SPANISH TROOPS
HOLDING REBELS
BACK In AFRICA
Situation to be Greatly Improved
Censorship is Being
Strictly Maintained

Madrid, July 27.-An official com.
munication issued last night says:
1.-The situation is greatly improved
Reinforcements have arrived by au-
tomobile and train. The valley around
Melilla is dominated.
"rhe third foreign corps still is
holding Nador and. Zelouan. as also
is the column of Navarro. The battle
ship Princess of Asturias is covering
a large number OF troops in the posi-
tion at Sidi-Dris. The king has sent
his congratulations to the army on its
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-27
HUGHES DISPATCHES MESSAGE
TIMED TO ARRIVE AT THE SAME
MOMENT AS NOTE FROM HOOVER
GERMAN MINE SWEEPERS
FIRED ON BY RUSSIANS
WHILE In KOLA BIGHT

Berlin, July 27.-The German mine
sweeping fleet which has been oper-
ating in the Kola Blight on the north
ern Russian coast. is reported in a
pecial dispatch from Vardoe, Nor
way, to have been fired on by Russian
land forts. The German fleet returned
the fire but no damage is reported on
either side.
The German fleet which left Will
helmshaven Il week ago to clear the
White Sea of mines under the pro-
visions of the Versailles treaty, has
retired to Verdoe to await further de-
velopments, the dispatch said.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-27
CURT NOTE SENT TO SOVIET LEADERS DEMANDING
RELEASE OF AMERICAN PRISONERS HELD IN RUSSIA
AN EXPLANATION

The breaking Of cable Of the elevator by which the
forms lowered from the main floor the pressroom Of the
Telegram plant allowed four pages plunge the bottom Of
The shaft at 345 o'clock this afternoon peing the type in
such hopeless that there was alternative but to re-
set many of the advertisements and much OF the news
matter possible with the hope Of getting press late this
evening This will explain the ateness of the paper today
and its abbreviated form but fails describe the prayer
meeting" that the Telegram staff held after the accident oc-
Cured
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-27
FOUR IRISH PARLIAMENTS
MAY SET UP ACCORDING
TO PLAN OFFERED TO ULSTER
SHIPMENT OF SILVER
ON WAY TO GERMANY TO
BE PAID TO THE ALLIES

New York, July 27.-Silver valued
at from $75O,0OO to $SOO,OOO to be
converted into dollar credits to aid
in meeting reparations payments be
fore August 81, arrived here from
Germany yesterday ON tine steamship
Mount Clay. The shipment was con
signed to the Equitable Trust com
pany by the Reichsbank.
Other shipments, aggregating ten
million dollars, are reported to be
under way.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-27
WEALTHY MAN ARRESTED
FOR RUNNING A STILL

Fort Myers. July 27.-James Flint,
q wealthy cattle man, and Lawrence
Flint, This nephew, together with
Harry Carter, were arrested by Sheriff
Tippins and Deputy White today
when, as the officers said, they discovL
cred thefh operating one OF the most
complete rnoonshihe stiils eyer cap
tured in Lee county. the still wasIin'
a swamp ten miles east OF here Their.
preliminary hearing will be tomorrow.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-27
Bols Advised That Closer Rela-
tons With United States Will
Depend Upon Treatment Ac-
corded Citizens Of This Country
Now Detained in Russia.

Washington, July 27.-Formal de-
mand for the surrender of American
prisoners in Russia has been made on
the Soviet authorities by Secretary
Hughes. The state department was
advised today that the communication
was handed to the Soviet administra-
ton at Reval yesterday by Consul AL
brecht.
The text of the communication has
not been made public. 1t is said, how
ever, to be- a brief insistence that the
American prisoners be released be-
fore there can be any thought of bet
ter relations between the United
States and RUSSIA. 1t was sent in the
name of humanity and because all
other efforts to effect their release by
the Red Cross through DR.. Nansen
had failed.
What action will be taken by the
United States should the Russians re-
fuse the demand or fail to recognize
the request was not stated. The re-
quest was dated July 25.'
The curt demand upon the Soviet
authorities for the release of Ameri-
can prisoners is the first official ac-
tion on the subject although Lenine,
Trotzky and their associates have pre-
viously been advised informally of the
determination of the United States not
to consider closer relations with Rus
sia until this was done.
The despatch of the communication
was timed so it would reach the Rus
slams approximately simultaneously
with dispatch from Secretary
Hoover in reply to the appeal of
Maxim Gorky for assistance but en-
tirely separte from the -Gorky
exchange although it is admitted it
will serve to emphasize the attitude
of Secretary Hoover who made it
clear in his message that any relief
by the United States for the suffer-
ing Russians would depend largely on
the manner in which Americans in
Russia are treated.
More than a score of Americans are
held prisoners in Russia, according to
the latest news received by the state
department in Washington from that
county. Miss Margaret e. Harrison,
of Baltimore, a newspaper correspon-
den; Capt. Emmitt Fitzpatrick, of
Uniontown, Ala, a Red Cross worker;
Royal c. Veeley, an engineer; VIM. F.
Lick, of Brooklyn, N. Y, and DR.. Wes
ton B. Estes, motion picture. photo
grapher, and x. B. Kalamatiano, of
Racine, Wis, are chief among them.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-27
NEGRO, AFTER SHOOTING a
WIFE, RUNS HIS SUNDAY
SCHOOL JUST AS USUAL

Wilmington, N. c., July 27.-Af-
ter shooting his wife to death and
thowing the body into swamp last
Sunday morning, Ed Sneed, negro, of
Northwest township. Brunswick coun-
ty, proceeded to the Sunday school,
of which he is superintendent, and
calmly directed the services. The
body of his wife was discovered while
Sunday school was in progress and
Sneed was arrested by Sheriff Lewis
as he left the church. News of the
killing reached this city today.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-27

excellent morale"
The strict censorship. is being main-,
tanned over the newspaper, dispatches
from Morocco but quiet is indicated
there.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-27

b The end will come dns Russia when
they printers ssehgraysrs atqethe,
mint strike for real wages ---Dallas
News sg
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-27

Riga, Letvia, July 27.-An official
demand by Secretary of State Hughes
for the release of American prisoners
in Russia was handed by Consul AL
brecht to Leonid Stark, the bolshevik
minister here last night.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-27
BANK ROBBERS
In TOURING CAR
MAKE GOOD HAUL
South Jacksonville Bank Attacked
By Seven Bandits Who Re-
move All Cash in Sight

Jacksonville, Fla. July 27.-Six
unmasked bandits robbed the bank of
South Jacksonville. across the st.
Johns river from here, of cash esti.
mated at between $1,000 and $11 900
shortly before 10 o'clock today. The
bandits, whom bank officials said,
apparently were foreigners, drove up
to the bank in a touring car left the
motor running. with man at the
wheel, and five of them entered.
There were no. customers in the bank
at the time and while three of the
men covered the bank employees the
other two removed all the cash in
sight. After the robbery the bandits
enteed the car and reports indicate
they crossed the Highway bridge over
the river and enterd Jacksonville.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-07-27

Our books are so full of number OF
laws,
I'm sure that our lives must be now
without flaws.
Brooklyn Eagle.