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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-11
List of Important Sched-
ules Given That VIII
Likely Have the Ban
Lifted When the Re-
vised Law Goes Into
Effect

Washington, Aug IL Practically
all of the important changes To be
made in the 1918 law have been
agreed upon tentatively by the ma
iority members of the house ways and
means committee. Some minor re-
visions are in contemplation and
when a final agreement is had ON all
the changes the physical rewriting of
the law will be taken UP. When they
assembled today committeeman be-
liCvCd their laburS could be completed
by late Saturday and the bill made
ready for consideration by the Repub-
lican conference next Monday
The net reduction in the yearly tax
total as a result of the committees
work yesterday. was estimated at
$555. 600 with a total internal rev
enue income for the government OF
$3,l10000, 900. Losses in revenue
were roughly estimated as follows
Repeal of the excess profits tax and
higher income SurtaX brackets $6l0,-
900
Elimination of the freight and pas
spnger, and Pullman transportation
taxes $3.50. 900 900
Increase of the exemption allowed
heads of dependents from 5000 to $400
for each dependent $1,000 900.
Removal of the wearing apparel.
fountain and ice cream End stamp lev
les ON toilet preparations and pruprie-
tary medicines. $4S.O00O0O.
Increased revenue figured upon in
cludo 1868 3000.000 from the five per
cent increase in the income taxes of
corporations and $G6.000. 600 from
manufacturers taxes on fountain syr-
ups, toilet articles. proprietary med-
cines. bottled beverages and grape
juice.
Treasury experts had prepared to-
day for presentation to the commit
tee. revised estimates on government
income and expenditures in accord
with those agreed upon at the CON
ference Tuesday night with President
Harding. Secretary Mellon and Re
publican leaders of the senate and
house. These include reductions of
$530.0000 900 in the estimated eXpendi-
lures for this year.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-11
JOFFRE'S CHIEF PRESENTS
INTIMATE PHASE OF LIFE
OF THAT GREAT SOLDIER

Paris, Aug 1.-THE latest war
"reminiscences to be printed are those
of the chef who presided over the
destnies of the French General Staff
during the Battle of the Marine and
who prepared the simple but abundant
menu that Marshal, then General.
Joffre sat down to at very irregular
hours
If the chefs culinary accomplish
ments were not superior to his liter
any talent then one pities poor Gen
eral Joffre and it must have been a
relief to the commanders n-chief to
leave the mess table and return to
the LATHE line.
During the Battle of the Marne. :
says the chef, the general put away
enough food to feed three ordinary
men. Then he adds naively: hope.
Monsieur le Marechal wont mino.
what | say about the general"
One OF the most amusing incidents
related by the chef is that on Septem-
Der II, when it became clear that the
enemy was in full flight northwarG
and that the battle was won, congrat-
ulations were in order and he re-
ceived instructions that the menu for
the dinner should be as much of Ii
banquet as his raw material would
permit.
Just as the meal was about to be
completed a British automobile came
up to headquarters with basket of
champagne as token of congratula-
tion to the French staff. 1t came from
a British unit in laison.' The chef
was just getting ready to serve it
when he noted that the bottles bore
German mark and he informed the
officer o. the fact. That worthy for
babe him to serve the champagne to
the staff and ordered him to throw the
bottles away. We did says the
chef, but only the next morning, and
they were empty
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-11
SAYS MANY GRIMES ARE
COMMITTED BY COWARDLY
In NAME OF KU-KLUX,KLAN

Tulsa. Okla. August H. Many
crimes have been committed b. the
cowardly in the name OF the Kl-Kluy-
Klan. but the order OF which Ii Is IA
member is composed of law ahinin~
citizens. DIR. Caleb r. Ridgelry, AT
lanta. minister declared in delivering
lecture on the aims and bcii"fS OF
the invisible empire" here la@l Hjrht
The aims OF the Ku-KluX. he Atld is
three fold. to protect the w2a!. th2
mncc'mt and the dclcnseless from
the outrages of the violent. the law
less and the brutal; to protc, the
constitution Of the United StatrS. a!}3
to aid in the administration of all CON
stitutional law. The proviso oT It's
membership, barring negfoesj Jews
and Roman Catholics. has leu many
people to believe, said MIR. Ridgclcy
that the organization is negative and
not protective in its aims.
DR.. Ridgeley said he was not Il paid
orator, but was spending his vacation
between Sundays" in speaking foi
it in order to combat "insidious prop
aganda" which he said has been pro.
mulgated against it.
Most of the large audience at the
convention were men. They renlain
ed quiet and attentive during the
speech. "A white man is a white man.
whether he lives in New Jersey, ind
ana, Oklahoma or Georgia" the speak
er said" and white mans job is t.
see that civilization comes under the
dominion of no inferior race so lon.
as he lives"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-11
INVESTIGATE LEGION

Washington, Aug. 11-A congress
sional investigation of the American
Legion's organization and the alleged
'scandalous and disgraceful conduct
o. small coterie of self-constituted
and self-perpetuating officials" is
asked in petition presented this af-
ternoon to Vice President Coolidge
and Speaker Gillette by Marvin Oates
Sperry national chairman of the Pri-
vate Soldiers and Sailors League. 1t
il charged that small group of men
furnished the financial backing for
the Legion and that the officers have
been working in the interests of those
men and for their own personal bene-
ft, t
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-11
INVESTIGATION
into DEATH OF
BELTON KENNEDY

Los Angeles, Calf Aug. 11.-For-
nlal Investigation Of the mysterious
"iayh% last Friday night Of J. Bel
Tn kenntdy, broker, AT his summer
cotta@c in Beverly Glen, near here, is
yrhcdulCd to be begun by county
Grand jurors here today.
Evidence in the ease involving
Madelynn Obenchain, Kennody's com
paniun on the night of the Staying,
ard Arthur c. Burch her former col
lrgc mate and acquaintance both held
in jail. the latter on suspicion of MUIR
Ger, may not be presented, it was in.
dicatcd Ly officials.
1h mas Lee W0olwine, district at
torney, indicated that among the wit
rc&ses to he called will be Dick Par
sens, garage man who identified
Eurch ~ having rented an automobile
from him the night of the killing The
tires on the machine correSponded,
the police say. to tracks made by
machine parked on that night near
the scene of the shooting.
S"ach for the shotgun used in the
staying. conducted for several days,
had, up to this morning, been unavail-
ing. The event OF yesterdays develop
mcnts was the purported visit to the
district attorneys Office of young
hardware clerk of the city who was
Understood to have sold shotgun
shells to stranger at his store about
iO days ago. 1t was understood an
attempt was made to identify Burch
as the man To whom the clerk sold
shells corresponding to the two dis
charged me found in the bushes near
The scene of the killing.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-11
In Lail In Savannah

Savannah, Ga, Aug. 11.-C. o. Fox
and Jesse Gappins, two of the men
he'd at Augusta for the murder of
William Brazell, the youthful taxi
cab driver, were placed in Jail here
early this morning. They were
brought from Augusta by Sheriff
Plunkett and two, deputies They
made the trip through the country by
automobile, presumably without Incl
dent. They were removed from Au-
gusta because of report that a mob
was going there from Colusnbia to get
them. 800 i43nis4I4
+ The sheriff and his prisoners reach
ed Savannah at six this morning. The
men we're carried touthe Chatham
county Jail. Here the jailer declined
TO accept them, having written orders
from the sheriff toHaocept no more out
of town prisoners because ofn the
crowded condition of the jail.il uwa
The white section OF the Jail is re.
ported to be so crowded that two or
more men are occupying one cell
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-11
FORMAL INVITATIONS

Washington, Aug. 11.-Formal in
vitations will be sent today to Great
Britain, France, Italy, Japan and
China to attend the conference on
disarmament and Far Eastern ques-
tions in Washington, November II.
The text of the invitations will not
be available here before late in the
day, it was announced at the state de-
partment The invitations are under
stood to be identical and brief. They
will be sent directly to the foreign Of
fees and copies handed to the diplo-
matte Representatives of the foreign
powers here.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-11
new REVENUE BILL WILL
PROBABLY BEREADYFOR
CONFERENCE NEXT MONDAY
BLACK ARROW SINKS

Madrid, Aug. tt.-The United
States Shipping Board steamer
Black Arrow sunk early this morn
ing off Cape Vilano on the west
coast of Spain. The steamer was
on its way from Havana to SAINT
andre. The crew and passengers
were saved. but it was thought
the ship and cargo were 4 total
loss.
The Black Arrow was Il vessel
of 6,300 tons. She left New York
July 12 for Spanish ports by way
of Havana, whence she sailed
July %. She was formerly the
German steamer Haetha.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-11
VALUATION EAST
COAST RAILWAY
NOW $47,646,143

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE tenta-
tive valuation of the Florida East
Coast Railroad was fixed today by the
Interstate Commerce Commission for
rate making purposes at $47 7.646, ,143
ircludiug the Atlantic and East Coast
Terminal company and small subsi-
diaries.
The capital and outstanding obliga-
lions of the East Coast railroad, the
commission said, amounted to $47,-
100000 and the amount invested in
Dad and equipment as shown by the
carriers books was $4S,207 ,S5S. To
reproduce the road new would cost
S43,707,7S5 the commission said
which. less depreciation, would
amount to S,736,375.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-11
SOM e FAMILY

Milton, Aug. 1.-THE Rev. Mr.. w.
N. Taylor and Mrs. Taylor, of this
county, are receiving the congratull-
tions of friends throughout West Flcr-
iGa because of the arrival of the
twenty-second baby in the Taylor
household. girl. Mrs. Taylor who
is. thirty-eight years of age, is not the
mother of all the Taylor children,
however, being the second wife of
Mr.. Taylor. Mr.. Taylor is fifty-four
years old.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-11
LEGISLATURE OF
GEORGIA STRONG
FOR TAX LEVIES

Atlanta, Ga, Aug. II The Geor.
gia legislature adjourned sine die
shortly after 8 o'clock this morning
after having spent the greater part of
the night in reaching an agreement
on the state general tax bill for the
next two years and providing for
the deficiency in the Confederate pen
sion fund.
After a hard fight on the proposal
to place a five per cent tax on amuse-
ment which was waged by motion
picture interests, the body eliminated
the provision save an annual $4,000
tax ON grand opera.
The Atlanta Music Festival Asso-
citation, which promotes the week OF
grand opera" here, declared the tax
would kill grand opera in Atlanta.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-11
CATTLE LOANS

Washington. Aug. 1l.--OEerations
of the New York and Chicago bank
ers' pool for financing cattle loans
have been practically completed. Sec
rotary Mellon declared today, loans
aggregating about $4,000 600 already
having been advanced to livestock
growers Reports indicated, he said.
that the financial relief necessary for
the industry has been affored. When
the pool was formed it was estimated
that about $35,000,00O would be re-
quired for loans. Mr. Mellon said.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-11
whore there should be but one. Be-

where there should be but one. Be-
cause of this, condition Sheriff Dixon
has given orders not to take in pris-
oners from other counties or other
states, The sheriff then carried his
charges to the city, police barracks
which adjoins the jail. Here the mer
were detained until s, o'clock wher
they were carried back to the jail
building and detained in the office Of
the jailer, Just what is to become 'of
them during the. day is not. known,
Sheriff PIunkett told the Savannah
jailor he was very anxious TO deliver
the men to the authorities. in ColIm-
bia, S. c., but the activities of the mob
in Columbia and Augusta had pre-
vented this.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-11
MIAMI'S CITY MANAGER
SERVES NOTICE GRAFT
NOT TO BE TOLERATED

Miami, Aug 1.-THE giving of pres
ents or commissions to city employees
or department heads as a means of
obtaining business by firms dealing in
supplies used by the city will not be
countenanced by Col. C. S. Coo,
Miami's new city manager. This de-
claration resulted from two things
tFat came personally to the notice OF
Mr.. Coe during the last few days. One
was an obvious attempt to influence
him, he said. by subtly offering some
furnishings for his office in connec-
ton with an order for a certain COM
modify. The other was an effort by
local firm to employ relative of
Mr. Coe as agent for company sell
ing equipment used by the city and
to advance him a commission OF $500
81 am serving notice right now on
all sellers of supplies that three
things only will enter into the pur-
chase of supplies hereafter by the
city of Miami said Col. Coe. Those
three things are quality, price and
time of delivery.
Il do not care anything about what
rast procedure may have been. | am
determined that supplies for the city
shall be purchased on the points |
have named and it is going to do no
good for anyone to try to get by on
any other basis.
In discussing the offer on furnish
ings Mr.. Coe said that during the con-
sideration of a certain commodity of
which the city uses a large quantity,
the agent of a company handling the
material remarked that you will
want some furnishings in your new
office and we would he glad to fur
nish certain things toward equipping
it"
Il asked the man his prices said
Col. Coe. "ard on going into local
market found that nearly every ar
ticle listed can be bought right here
in Miami for at least twenty per cent
less than the figures quoted to me by
the agent
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-11
AUGUSTA SHERIFF 0UTWITTED MOB
DE vALERA's REPLY RECEIVED

London. August 1.-THE reply
of Eamonn de Valera, the Irish re-
publican, to the British govern
ments Irish peace proposals, was
handed to Austen Chamberlain, the
government leader in the house OF
commons at noon today.
The tenor of the reply was with
'heh. The official explanation was
that it would be first subjected TO
conference of the cabinet and that
it was unlikely that it would be di-
vulged for some days.
Robert c. Barton, member of the
Dial Eireann, gave the reply to
Mr.. Chamberlain in the absence of
Premier Llyod George in France.
Mr.. Chamberlain announced in
the house of commons this aftea
noon the receipts of the reply
which was Immediately forwarded
to Premier Lloyd George in Paris.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-11
col. MARTIN
FUNERAL TOMORROW

Ocala. Aug. 1.-THE funeral ser
vice for the late Col. John NJ. Martin,
the last living member of the Confed-
crate states congress who died AT his
home here last night, will be held in
the Episcopal church here tomorrow
afternoon at o'clock The burial
will be in the Ocala cemetery.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-11
NEW ORLEANS COTTON

New Orleans, Aug. 11.-Cotton
opened steady, October 1867; Decem-
ber 1916; January 1918; March
1927; May 1885. Poor cables and
liquidation of accounts caused a poor
market during the first hour of bus
mess today. October fell to 1865;
the market was steadied at the de-
cline by continued reports Of crop de-
terioration in Texas, as result of
hot and dry weather.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-11
COLLECT BACK TAXES

Washington, Aug. 11.-Collection of
back taxes are to be speeded up III
line with the cutting down of new
taxes, Secretary Mellon said today 1t
is impossible to estimate the amount
which would be obtained from back
taxes, he said. although the sum. was
very large and collections would aid
in providing revenue lost through any
downward revision of taxes.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-11
BEEKEEPERs TO MEET

Mount Dora, Aug. 11.-All beekeep
ers in Central Florida have been in.
vited to attend meeting ere August
Is for the purpose of organizing tho
Central Florida Bee-keepers' Associa
ton, j. w. Barney. of Bradentown,
president of the State Bee-keepers'
Association, and officials of the state
department of agriculture, will be
speakers at the meeting.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-11
HOLY WAR PROCLAIMED

Angora. Anatolia. Aug. IA holy
war has been proclaimed by the king
o: Hedjaz as a means for assisting the
Turkish Nationalists in the fight
gainst the Greeks in Asia Minor.
This announcement was made here
this morning. The monarch, in his
call, appeals for the saving of Islam.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-11
Last Minute BriefS
GEN. WOOD CHOSEN

Leonard Wood was authortatively
stated to have been selected by Pres
iGent Harding for governor general
of the Philippines.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-11

Bandits broke into the Colonial
Club at San Francisco lined the
guests against the wall, took their
money and escaped. They got $40, 900.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-08-11
LAKELAND and VlClNlTl

Partly cloudy tonight
Friday probably showers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-04
$500, GOO BRIDGE MAY
 SPAN CO0SA AT GADSDEN

GSeD1~ November -(Spectal.)- M. Jones, secretary of the cham Der of commerce, has been putting in some hard work on the proposition Of building new bridge across Coosa river at this place. At present the county is using the Louisville and Nashville bridge for foot pas sage, and the number of trains pass ing each way daily has increased in such proportions that it is not safe for use by wagons and pedestrians. Yesterday Secretary Jones had J. H. Mayer. district state engineer, and l. c. Smith. state bridge engineer, here making surveys and estimates for a proposed new bridge.
 The two engineers selected the Broad street east end for the loca- tion of the new bridge, and estimated that it could be erected for $500. .00O. l is thought that the Louisville and Nashville people would be glad to pay a reasonable sum for the county to release them of the free right of way the county now has on their hfese mich could be applied to the new one. It is thought that the state highway commission will order the bridge erected on the showing made bv the engineers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-04
Report of TwelUe
 Federal Banks
By Associated Press

ht shHrNNAuhtu
 Washington, November S.-Com- bined resources and liabilities of the twelve federal reserve banks at the close of business November 2 were reported tonight by the federal re- serve in thousands of dollars as fol- lows:
 Resources Gold and gold certif- cates, $45s,46S, GOO; gold settlement fund federal reserve board. S5O2,e47.- 900; total gold held by banks, ss5l,- 1lb'OOOi gold with fedora reserve agents, Sl.770s, 670 900: gold redemp- tion fund S1sO.472.O00; total gold re- serves, s2.S00, 257 ,00O; legal tender notes, silver, etc. sl45.414.oOO; total reserves, S2,s45.67l, Bills discounted; :; By United States government obli- cations, $433. .501 .000: all other, sS06 92s,0OO; bills bought in open market SSI50l.00O; total bills on hand, sl,- $A79Sl.000; United States bonds and notes, $S6,S31, 900, United States cer- tificates of indebtedness: One-year certificates (Pitman acD, s144.S75.- 900; all other, s1s,S22 GOO; total earn ing assets, $l,549,459,0oo bank prem ises, $Sl,S45,000; per cent redemp- tion fund against federal reserve reserve banks $S,03S.OOO; uncolleeted items $55S,326. 900; all other resources. s1S.6SAo00; total resources, S5,1ll,- 523000.
 Liabilities; Capital paid in s10S,- 02O0o0; surplus, $213.S24. 900; reserved for government franchise tax, $54,- 0260OO. Deposits; Government S59,- slIOOo; member bank reserve ae- count s1,650,7460 00O; all other s3l,- 675,00o; total deposits, s1,742.3Ss,o00; iederal reserve notes in circulation, S2,4oT11o,o0o; federal reserve bank notes in circulation. net liability SS4,- 9SSO0o; deferred availability items, S4Sl,62S,0O0; all other liabilities. $2s,- 9S5,o00; total liabilities. $5.111.52s,- VOO Ratio of total reserve to de- posit and federal reserve note iiabii- tles combined, II per cent Ratio of gold reserves to federal reserve notes In circulation after setting aside s5 per cent against deposit liabilities, g7 per cent, IA
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-11-04
LOWE PREDICTS
 HIGHER COTTON
By Associated Press

Boston, November S.--As result of the present condition of the cotton crop. seriously diminished by the de- predatfons of the boil weevil. buyer and consumer must not be surprised if cotton prices are higher. Russel B. Lowe of Fitchburg. president of the National Association of Cotton Manufacturers. told the semi annual convention of that body here tonight. Speaking at a banquet that marked the conclusion of two day session. Lowe asserted that the weevil had destroyed more than $2O0,000,9 900 worth of the crop and that the ques- ton of the raw cotton crop had be- come serious.
 Looking into the future" he said. the general opinion is that the cot ton industry is headed for prosperity with shortage of production when demands becomes normal.
 .sThe whole textile industry faces too much uncertainty in regard to the purchase of cotton. The price fluetuates to such extent that the manufacturer cannot plan his work nor can the garment manufacturer find any price on which to base his product"
 Repeal of the Adamson law and modification of the Esch -Cummins act. to permit abolition of the rail- road labor board or the transfer of it's functions to the interstate com merce commission were suggested by James A. Campbell of Youngstown. O., as the first steps necessary to re- store normal conditions on the rail- roads,