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The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-06
EDWARD VAN ORDEN KILLED.
Run Down by Train Mt Devon,
Pa, After Visit to Daughter.

PHrLADELpHfA. Feb. Edward Van
orden, retiring president of the Asphalt
Roofing Company. New York city. and
a former resident Of Montclair. n. j..
was killed by a Pennsylvania Railroad
train last night at Devon, Pa. whore he
had been living a year.
He was on his way home from visit
90 his daughter. the wife OF Charles
Trumbull. editor of the Sunday Schoo,
Times. Mr.. Van Orden was 20 years old
and n member of an old New York
family
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-06
SUFFRAGE STATUE IN CAPITOL.
Unwilling of Memorial TO Take
Place There February H.

4. WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-Thc suffrage
memorial statue of Susan 3. Anthony.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Lucretia
Mott, pioneers In the women's move
ment. reached the Capitol to-day for
unwilling in the rotunda on February
Is. Thirty-six national women's organ
izations gave II as tribute to their
leaders in the long fight for suffrage.
Jane Adams Of Chicago will preside
at the unyeiling ceremony.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-06
NEW ANTI-BLUE Law LEAGUE.
Organization Chartered by New
York Men at Albany.

NATURALIZATION CharteFed Dy new
York Men at Albany.
Special Despatch to THE NEW Yosx HENLp.
New York Herald Bureau,
{ Albany. Feb. 5.
The fourth organization formed to
fight any attempt to make Sunday bluer
than it is was chartered to-day at the
office of the Secretary OF State. 1t is
the Liberty League of America OF New
York, and the directors are George c.
Craft, Adele S. Eberhardt, Louis Ben
nett, Harold Van Ripper and Harold r.
Korey of New York city.
The league will seek to organize citi-
zers throughout the nation to crystalline
public opinion concerning blue laws and
to- fight any legislation deemed unduly
restrictive and an 'invaeion of the
vested rights of the citizens of the
United States" 1t will advocate a lib
eral Sunday law. permitting Legitimate
amusements.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-06
BERGER ELECTED, IS REPORT
Congress- COMMITTEES Favors Social
ist in wisconsin.

WASHINGTON. Feb. chairman Dali
linger OF the House Elections Committee
reported TO the House tonight that
Henry II. Borenstab had not received a
plurality of votes against Victor Berger
in the Fifth Wisconsin district and
therefore was not entitled to seat in
the present Congress.
About the only question involved was
SALARY. Representative Randall filed a
minority report.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1921-02-06

AN Idle or spare room In your home? Many
desirable readers OF The Herald may be
looking for II. Place advertisement IN
the Furnished Room column Tomorrow.
Phone F'itz Roy 6OO0.-Adv.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-24
FROSTPROOF YOUNG MAN
Is ACCIDENTALLY SHOT

James Fraley, the sixteen-year-olI
son of e. F. Fraley Of Frostproof was
brought to the Morrell Hospital Sun
day evening in a serious condition
While hunting with a group of his
relatives, the young man was struck
by an accidental shot from one of the
guns in the party. The shot penetrat-
ed both legs above the knee, severing
an artery. The accident occurred ten
miles from Frostproof. the nearest
point where medical aid could be OBJ
tained, and DR.. r.. r. Sullivan, who
is the Lakeland physician on the case.
states that the loss of blood had been
considerable. The boy is also suf-
fering from the shock. but, while his
condition is critical, it is thought he
will recover.
He is reported as resting we'll this
afternoon.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-24
TROOPS ARRIVE
AFTER LYNCHING
OF TWO NEGROES
Bueit Prevails in WarrentOn
While Troops Patrol Streets
Two Negroes Taken Out Last
Night and Lynched by Mob Fol-
lowing Open Fight In Which
Several Are Wounded.
(By Associated Press.)

Warrenton, N. c., Jan. 24.-War-
renton was the scene last night OF
tie lynching of two negroes 1t IS
quiet today. A company of home
guards was ordered out last night
when it was realized that trouble was
brewing, but too late to prevent the
double lynching. 1t is still on duty
and further trouble is not anticipated
The lynching was the elimination
Of several days of i'll feeling between
whites and negroes of Norlina,, four
miles from here, which reached its
climax Sunday in pitched battle in
which five whites and three negroes
were wounded.
Thirteen negroes were arrested and
brought to Jail here. The mob last
night quickly overpowered the jailer
and took Alfred Williams and Blum
mer Bullock, two of the prisoners,
a mile outside the town and riddled
them with bullets.
The spirit of unrest among the ne
groes here today resulted in the ar
rest of five. The police said they
found many with fire arms in their
possession.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-24
SEVERAL MEN MAY Be ARRESTED
IN SENSATIONAL CIGARETTE THEFT
Systematic CBeang Plot Big Scale May Be Uncovered by Off
Growing Out of Stealing and Selling of Nearly Two
thousand Dollars Worth of Cigarettes From
Freight Car Here
SAM cLoNrs SAYS HE is INNOCENT

Sam Clonts, the to
day declared that he
rely innocent of
stated that the man Mason who has
three weeks him a
lot OF Campbell cigarettes
mad bought up the cigarettes
hard up for ready cash. and
cheaper than
Mason declared he
Wson-Saem n c.
M Clons further declares by
oW hat all he had to do sell
Dealers that
Conts further declares h
last Friday and wanted cash check
sam Cons says he did not know there thing
deal
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-24

freight car was broken open on a sid
ing in the railroad yards in west
Lakeland. The broken seal was dis
covered on the morning of the 18th
by seal clerk. 1t was found that
twenty-one cases of cigarettes had
been stolen. The cigarettes were in
transit from WinstonS Salem. North
Carolina, to two Tampa firms. The
cigarettes We're Of the Campbell brand
and were valued at $50 case, MAX
ing the total value S16SO. The local
police were informed of the theft, and
they have been working on the case
for several days. 1t was discovered
that Sam ClontS had been selling
Campbell cigarettes by the case to
various firms here and at other points
in the county. The price he received
is said to have been $55 a case.
Following the arrest of Clonts, he
admitted having sold the cigarettes,
but declared that they were turned
over to him by a man named Mason,
and the officers are now looking for
him.
After the cigarettes had been taken
from the car they were loaded on a
truck, and. according to the police,
We're left at Fussel's store at Carter's
Mill, in this county. Carter Mill is
about five miles northeast of Lake
land The prop ietor of the store de-
clared. according to the police, that
the men appeared at his store sew
eral days ago, and asked that they be
allowed to leave their goods there,
as their truck had broken down. The
cigarettes, it is said were removed
from there as they were sold to var
ious dealers
OF Prominent Family
The connection of Sam Clonts with
the case caused quite a sensation in
Lakeland. he being a member of one
of the oldest and most substantial
families of the town. The fact that
young Clonts was involved also came
as Il surprise, as he has never before
been charged with anything of so SER
ious a nature.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-24
GANG OF WIRETAP PPERS HERE
FOILED IN FIRST ATTEMPT
Suspicious Of Intended Victim
Save Him from Loss and Lead
Police to Investigate-SeveraI
Members of Gang Believed to
Be in Lakeland.

The 'wire-appers, who were sup
posed to have left town following
their "fall-down'' on the job of re-
lieving a Massachusetts victim OF
twenty thousand dollars last Wednes
day it appears are still in our midst.
and are hopeful of landing some 9TH
er wealthy stranger who would like
to win little pile of easy cash.
The last heard of the men was Fri
day, when it is said. they had another
victim in tow 1t is not known wheth-
er they got away with the last deal
or not as no complaint has been
heard from any victim.
Evidence that Lakeland is not be
ing overlooked this season by the
wire-tappers was forthcoming when
two men,. probably members of the
same old gang, reached here last
week. They put up at the Hotel
Thelma and were right on hand to
greet confederate who arrived the
next day, having followed on the trail
of William A. Pike wealthy real
estate dealer Of Quincy, Mass Mr.
Pike and his new found friend regis
tered at the Savoy Hotel and Just
happened" to fall in with the men at
the Hotel Thelma. Mr.. Pike tells an
interesting story. 1t appears that
he allowed them to play their
hand and it was seen that they were
relying on the same oldg anne with
trifling variations. They claimed to
have a secret wire carrying informa-
ticn of horse race, on which Mr.
Pike was permitted ito place a bet.
Instead of making him put up the
money, however, they allowed him to
fill out a Credit flip' for twenty
thousand dollars. In the course of
time, the cashier announced that
Mr.. Pike had won.
Now" said one Of the strangers.
1--WE have been kind enough, Mr.. Pike,
to put up twenty thousand dollars of
our own money for you, but we must
have proof now that you are really
worth twenty thousand dollars
1t was here that Mr.. Pike "called"
them.
why is that, when you have all
that money that 7 won?' he asked.
Seeing that they were not dealing
with sucker the men became
alarmed and are said to have, left
the room.
Mr.. Pike states that one of the
men displayed a travelling bag con-
tanning eighty Thousand dollars in
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-24

Work now being done by officers
may uncover sensational and sys-
teratic series of thefts on a big
scale, according to one of the Offices.
who is at work on the case in which
$3.50 worth of cigarettes were stolen
tlom car standing on the side track
ir west Lakeland on the night of the
tenth Of January. 1t is believed thar
tie same men, whoever they are, WHO
broke into this car, have also been
guilty of many other robberies which
have occurred with some frequency
and system along the A. C. & l.. rail
road.
The case of Sam Clonts was set for
hearing at Tampa this morning, but
was continued until tomorrow morn
ing.
Sam Clonts, a well-known young
man of this city, who was arrested
Saturday on a charge of breaking in
to an Interstate shipment of
freight and stealing cigarets valued
at Sl,6S0. was released at Tampa Sat
urday night on a bond of 81 500 fur
nished by his father, S. l.. A. CIoLts
and John Boyer.
The arrest was made here Saturday
morning by Chief OF Police Allen. and
the news was current on the street,
but the story was not released for
publication until six o'clock Saturd ~
evening
Young Clonts was arrested at his
home here late Friday night, a ID
placed in the city Jail. The warrant
was issued through the federal
authorities at Tampa. Saturday after
noon Deputy United States. Marshal
Cox, of Tampa, arrived here. and aft er
short stay here, left for OrlanGo,
where he picked up NJ. Goodpastor.
charged with violation of the Ma IN
act. He returned to Lakeland late in
the evening, and took young Clorts
to Tampa, where his bond was fixed,
and he was released.
Others Connected With Case
On the night of January TO- a
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-24
LOCAL MASONS TAKING
SCOTTISH RITE DEGREE
AT TAMPA THIS WEEK

Lakeland Masons who are in Tam
pa to take the Ancient and Accepted
Scottish Rite, are L. p. Broadfield,
J. E Johnson, j. p Walker, S. M.
kellum, Eugene Edwards, H. Grady
Zellner, and Fred Eaton. They
left for Tampa this morning and will
return home Thursday evening. They
will receive degrees from the fourth
to the thirty-second.
Frank H. Thompson and wife also
went to Tampa this morning He will
be in attendance at the reunion OF
the four bodies of the Tampa Con-
sistory, being an officer and one of
the class directors. Mrs. Thompson
will assist the Tampa Scottish Rite
ladies in serving meals to the Masons
at the reunion
A class of sixty-five or seventy will
receive the degrees.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-24
(By Associated Press.)

Memphis, Tenn, Jan. 24.-Possi
bly, score of persons were killed
and fifty or more injured here today
as the result of an explosion of u
tank car OF gasoline which set fire to
rows Of small dwellings occupied
mostly by negroes, number of whom
are missing and are supposed to have
been burned to death.
Early police estimates placed the
number of dead as high as twenty
five, while hospital reports indicated
that at least as many as fifty were
given treatment for broken limbs and
other injuries.
The cause of the explosion is not
determined but fire department Off
Gals believe it was due to IL flying
spark from the chisel of workman
caulking a car.
The scene of the explosion at Main
street and Hill avenue is the center
of a densely populated part of the
city, and short distance from the
gas plant which was endangered by
the fire which spread rapidly. Twen-
ty frame houses were literally splin-
tered by the force of the explosion
and set on fire, while windows within
radius of fifteen blocks were
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Two of the three negro workmen
who were caulking the car were killed
While the third escaped without in
jury.
Every ambulance in the city rushed
to the scene, and volunteer rescue
parties were formed to aid the police
in removing the dead and. injured.
The fire was brought under control
before it spread beyong the dwellings
in the immediate vicinity of the blast
Mutiliated Bodies Moved
Ten bodies, mutiliated beyond rec
ognition. were removed a few minutes
after the explosion. While the lat
est police estimates place the dead at
25, it is believed that the list will
be much longer when complete
check is made.
The first bodies found were those
of four negro Women and one negro
baby. Other bodies were found scat
tered over the block.
Many of the fifty injured are Sc
riously hurt. One of the injured is
negro boy unidentified, who after be-
ing BLOWN into the air, fell into a
nearby creek with both legs broken.
Early estimates of property dam
ages indicated that it would not ex-
ceed $15O,COO.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-24
FLAMES DO MUCH
DAMAGE TO WEST
MAIN ST. BLOCK
Heron Building, With Three
Places of Business, Visited by
Disastrous Fire Early Sunday
Night = Damage Estimated at
About Fifteen Thousand Dol
lars-Origin Not Known.

A blaze of unknown origin early
Sunday night badly damaged the Her
ron building on West Main street, and
caused considerable losses to three
business houses-Herron's $ jewelry
store, the w. j. Waring grocery and
meat market; and the plant of the
Lakeland Morning Star. The total
loss will reach probably $4,000. The
fire presumably originated in the rear
Of the room occupied by Mr.. Waring,
who suffered the heavy end of the
loss. His big stock of groceries, as
his fixtures, are badly damaged by
fire. smoke and water. The Heron
store is badly damaged by smoke,
water and heat. He carried
$4,000 insurance. The millinery de-
partment of Miss Heron is almost Il
total loss. There was no insurance on
her stock, but she had one thousand
dollars on the fixtures, which were
not so badly damaged. Mr.. Herron's
loss is covered by insurance. he hav-
iIg $4,000 on his stock. The damage
done to the plant of the Morning Star
is considerable. and the loss is hard
to estimate. 1t probably will reach
$4,000 with about half that amount Of
insurance.
The fire alarm was sounded at II: 25
p. M, and the fremen did not have
the blaze entirely under control un-
til after a. m.
The Heron building Il two-story,
cement structure with The three bus
mess homes on he ground floor The
entire upper floor has been vacant for
many months past, since the closing
OF the old Heron theater
The stage and curtains were still in
tact, and the slanting floor had not
been removed.
Miss Heron stated today that the
entire building had been insured.
ever since it was erected. for $4,000.
1t is not known whether this will
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-24

The Chamber of Commerce OF
Homestead, Pa, has amended its by
laws so as to admit women to full
membership.
Miss Sarah Agnes Hayes, of Madi-
sonville, is the official messenger who
will carry the report of Kentucky s
vote in the November presidential
election to the Electoral College at
Washington.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-24
PRESBYTERIAN MINISTER
ARRESTED In IRELAND

Belfast, Ireland, Jan. 24.-Rev. J.
A. Irwin, the Presbyterian minister
who spoke in the United States with
Eamonn de Valera during the lat
ter's tour, has been arrested.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-24
THE WEATHER

Pressure is relatively low this
morning over the north Atlantic
coast and also over extreme southern
Florida. An area of high pressure
covers the upper Lake region and the
upper Mississippi valley and has
caused generally fair weather over
the Mississippi valley and eastward,
except in upper Michigan where there
was light snow and in southern Flor
ida where there was light rain.
In the west, an area of low pres
sure appears over western Kansas
and Oklahoma, and rain or snow has
fallen over the middle and southern
Plains states, the lower Missouri val
ley, and the Rocky Mountain and
Plateau regions. Pressure is rela-
lively high over Arizona. and low on
the north Pacific coast. Rain has
fallen on the Pacific coast.
Temperatures have not changed
much since Saturday, and are above
normal over the greater part of the
country.
Indications are for partly cloudy
weather in the vicinity of Tampa to-
night and Tuesday, with little change
in temperature
WALTER J. BENNETT,
:. Tampa Weather Bureau.
Temperatures Elsewhere
The first column indicates highest
temperature yesterday; the second,
lowest last night, and the third, pre-
cipitation.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-24
BANDITS HOLD UP TRAIN
GET ONLY NINE DOLLARS

louisiana Mo-, Jan. 24.-Four
bandits who held up a Chicago and
Alton passenger train today got only
nine dollars which they took from a
fireman. The trainmen locked the
doors of the cars and the bandits
were unable to enter
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-24
CALIFORNIA MEMBER QUITS
NEW SHIPPING BOARD
(By Associated Press.)

New York, Jan. 24.-Chester Pow
ell, of California, has resigned as a
member of the shipping board, eff
fectiye Immediately, it was announced
today at the White House. He leaves
that body in order to become a
member ,of the California railroad
commission.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-24

A church in Kalamazoo, Mich, has
opened day nursery, where women
visitors from the country may Ave
their children while they do their
shopping.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-24

One thousand women are employed
in the banks of Boston, many of them
in positions of great responsibility.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-24

One of the first women elected to
county office in Alabama is Mrs. Lii
lian G. Davidson, who was tn success
full candidate for county auditor Of
Walker county in the November cleo
tion.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-24

cold cash, indicating that success has
been attending their efforts in other
parts of the state.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-24
FIFTEEN HOUSES BLOWN TO
SPUNTERS BY EXPLOSION Of
HEAVY GASOLINE TANK CAR

Blast Believed to Have Be e n
Caused by Chisel Of WOrkmen
.Caulkmg Car-Thickly Set
tied Community Surrounding
Place of Accident-Fire Adds
to Effects of Disaster and Many
Negroes Believed to be Burned
to Death.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-24
cover the loss to the structure.
Firemen Do Good Work

Fire Chief Guy Arendell and his
corps of fire-fghters did splendid
work on this job.
When they were called to the scene
about a half hour before midnight,
the three rooms and the upstairs were
filled with a sitting smoke, which
would not permit the blaze being i'm
mediately located. The flames had
eaten through the ceiling in the rear
of the Waring store, and We're eating
their way into the woodwork between
the original floor and the slanting
floor erected for the Heron
theater. Finally the firemen, locating
the source of the smoke, fought the
fire by throwing water on the inside
walls of the upper floor, and allow
ing it to run down and food the sur
face underneath the theater floor.
Contents Soaked, ScOrched and
Smoked
The contents of the three ground
floor rooms today are in great con-
fusion. They are soaked with water,
scorched and smoked to a consider
able extent. The presses, other ma
chinery and the linotype machine in
the Star Office are all more or less
damaged. and the typecases. and va
rious smaller articles are in many
instances damaged beyond furthtr
use.
The Star announces that it will is
sue an edition tomorrow morning, in
reduced form.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-01-24
WEATHER FORECAST

Lakeland and vicinity:
Partly cloudy tonight
and Tuesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-05
Many Signs Better
Times Seen by Big
Men at N. Y. Meeting

New York. Feb. 44-Confidence that
business will soon settle down on sound
, fundamentals was expressed by leading
financial houses and practical econo-
mists tonight at dinner of the asso-
citation of stock exchange firms.
James S. Alexander, president of the
National Bank of Commerce in New
York, cautioned against idle waiting for
the public to resume active buying and
urged business men to stimulate pur-
chasing by reduced prices based on
keener efficiency in production and the
acceptance Of reasonable margins of
profits
"In this connection" he said 1.-THE
growing tendency of labor to become
more efficient and it's willingness to ac-
cept some liquidation of inflated wages
is encouraging. The readjustment is
favorable to the individual worker.
"Completion for work means stimula-
ton of efficiency and staunch individ-
ualism is opposed to radicalism. An
abundance of labor permits employers
to choose workmen intelligently and CO.
ordinate wages to their proper part in
production COSTS facilitating the es.
Enlistment of price levels best for all.
"But employers must play fair and
not attempt to lower wages unduly or
to enforce greater curtailment than cir
cumstances warrant. They must recog-
nize that in any country worth living in
the standard Of living tends ever up
ward
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-02-05
Portland Can't
Entertain C. A. r.
Rate Cut Denied

Portland, Me-. Feb. 4.-Portland will
be unable to entertain the national en-
campment of the Grand Army of the
Republic this year.
The selection of this city was made
contingent upon the granting of re-
duced rates on the railroads to the ex-
IRENE northeastern section of the
country. Local organizations were no.
titled today by the New England Pas
senger Association that their requests
forexcursion rates could not be grant
ed. A rate of one cent mile and been
requested.
Chairman N. w. Hawkes. wrote that
'the carriers are met by their we'll
known serious financial condition
which has led them to eliminate all
forms of reductions in fares''
A more centrally located city prob
ably will be chosen.