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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-06-26
MRS LEN SMALL SUCCUMBED
TODAY To STROKE APPOPLEXY
AFTER HUSBANDS ACQU|TTAL

NKankakee. ILL.,, June 26,-Mrs. Len
Shall, wife of Gov. Small of Illinois.
died about 8 o'clock this morning.
Mrs. Small was stricken with apop-
lexy Saturday night during the excite
ment Incident to the celebration of
friends and fellow townsmen of the
governors acquital in the afternoon
at the trial at Waukegan, Ill. At
the time of her death. her children,
Leslie and Bud Small and Mrs. A. E.
Englis were with her and the gov
ernOr
From the moment of Mrs. Smalls
collapse physicians offered no en-
couragement She had suffered for
some time with high blood pressure
and her condition was believed to
h we been aggravated by the strain OF
TIE governors trial.
- Mrs Small was born December IT,
1861, in Livingston county, Ill. She
was married to Governor Small in
1892.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-06-26
Interest In Meeting
Auditorium TO11ig'ht
Is At Highest Pitch

From the comment heard on the
streets down town and in the neigh
borhood Of Lakeland everyone has
made their plans to attend the mass
meeting at the Auditorium tonight.
The merchant is anxious to know
what the $500 daily payroll is because
he realizes that it means an increase
in business for him and that it will
aid materially in taking the slump
out of summer business. The work
ing man knows that If it is construc-
ton work that it will afford him an
opportunity for employment. The
landlord believes that it will mean
greater demand for homes and the
real estate dealer knows that it will
stimulate the sale Of property. The
property owner feels that 1t will tend
to increase the value of his holdings.
The professional man knows. too,
that 1t will help him, for il he be a
lawyer. 1t will mean the examination
OF more abstracts, the drawing of
more deeds.1 the doctor and dentist
knows that II It means the increase of
population It makes for larger ellen
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-06-26
FORMER i. s. OFFICIALS B|ELASN
AND COMPANION CAPTURED BY
MEX. BANDITS; HELD FOR RANSOM

Mexico City, June 26.-CBy the AS
sociated Press. "A. Bruce Bielaski
chief OF the bureau of investigation,
Of the United States department of
Justice during the war, is being held
for ransom by seven bandits who held
up his automobile seven miles west of
CueTnavaca, in the state of Morelos.
yesterday Mr.. Belaski, together with
his wife and Mr. and Mrs Manuel Bar
cena. of MeXicala, was on the way to
view some Aztec ruins near the town.
The motorists were nearing the Ha-
cienda de San Gabriel, when the ban
dts suddenly appeared, and stopped
them at the point of guns. The women
were released, but, after robbing them.
the bandits took Mr.. Bielaski and Mr..
Barcena with them.
When the news reached this Getty
the American charge d'affaires, Geo.
r. Summerlin, Immediately communi-
Gated with the authorities at Cuerna-
yaca, as well as getting in touch with
the federal Government, and Secretary
OF War Serrano ordered the federal
troops in the vicinity to start after
the bandits.
Mr.. Bielaski, who is no longer con-
nected with the American government,
is now vice president of Richmond
Levering & Company, which has ex-
tensive oil holdings near Mexico City
and Tampico. Mr. Barcena is an at
torney connected with racing enter
prises at Tia Juana.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-06-26

tele, and the minister knows that it
will make for a larger congregation
if 1t makes 70 ra larger population.
Everyone seems to know and to
realize that whatever will help Lake
land on its onward progress, that
whatever will materially stimulate its
growth, touches their lives and makes
for greater opportunity for them.
Those who know just what the
proposition is are unhesitatingly de-
claring that it means more for Lake
land than anything that Lakeland has
had an opportunity to acquire in
ten years, and they believe that if
everybody knew just what it was the
community enthusiasm would be so
great that 1t is questionable whether
the Auditorium would be able to seat
all that would attend.
In addition to the business of the
meeting the American Legion band
will give a concert and with cool even
ings we are now having this alone
should draw hun6reds to the theater.
The hour Of 9he meeting is eight
O'Clock. @
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-06-26
REPORT SAYS WHEAT CAN
GROWN IN PHILIPPINES

Manila, p. l., June 26.-Wheat can
be successfully grown in the Philip
pine Islands, and if proper attention
lis given to its cultivation the islands
can produce n sufficient quantity to
fully supply the local demand, ac-
cOrding to a statement just issued by
the bureau of agriculture. The state
ment says one wheat field in the
Province of Cavite, planted in De-
cember and harvested in March, made
"a very satisfactory return.
The Introduction of wheat into the
Philippines dates back to the Spanish
regime in the islands, but when the
revolution broke out in 1898 cultiva-
ton of the cereal was abandoned.
1t is stated that the bureau plans a
comprehensive study of the feasibility
of continuing the cultivation of wheat
as it is known that many localities in
the islands are equally as suitable as
Oavite. particularly the mountain
provinces.
The present annual consumption of
wheat in the islands is approximately
79000,000 pounds. and the bureau
statement says this amount would
probably be largely increased if the
home grown product were in the
market.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-06-26
MORE IMPROVEMENT
IN STATE ROADS

The Polk County Motor Club has
just been advised that through the
field secretary's department of the
American Automobile Association and
the Marion County Motor Club, the
Alachua County Motor Club and the
Columbia County Motor Club the diff
ferent important roads of northwest
Florida have been improved greatly.
The state road No 2 through Ala
chua county is practically completed,
the road from the Georgia state line
via Jasper, White Springs, Lake City
and High Springs is now in first-class
shape and being kept that way by
permanent maintenance crew. The
road directly south of Gainesville
through Micanopy and to the Marion
county line is being rolled and
scraped and will have a permanent
maintenance crew so that this road
which has always been in deplorable
condition, will be in good shape at
all times.
The promises made to the American
Automobile Association by the diff
ferent counties north of Polk to have
their roads in real good shape by
October first, is being realized. This
will connect the wonderful roads of
Polk county up with the roads leading
north, so that the people of Polk
county will get the full benefit of
these roads.
Just at present the American Auto
mobile Association is at work in
Washington on a bill that will tax
the motorist that uses the roads for
the roads. AS the taxation is now,
the weight is the principal feature.
If this bill is put through the auto
will be taxed not on the weight but
upon the amount of gasoline used. In
this way the man that actually used
the roads will pay the taxes. If a
car is stored for weeks or months the
period that the car is not used is
free from tax. This means that the
machines that are run in Florida will
be taxed for the amount of gasoline
used in the state and the money from
these taxes will be used in the state.
The same applies to the motorists
that come in from the north. They
will in a way pay for the roads in our
state as long as they use them n
the gasoline consumption tax. This
plan is in operation in London now
and has been accepted after a trial
of all the other plans of taxation.
The Polk County Motor Club men,
bership is steadily increasing, among
the latest to join being John ].
Swearingen, Barlow; Burdett Loomis,
Jr., Pierce; H. B. Seymour, Winter
Haven; ]. T. Keefe, Winter Haven;
w. S. Rodgers, Lakeland; F. S. Ours
ton, Lakeland; S. M. Stephens, Lake
land; C. V. Holder, Lakeland.
Application for membership may be
obtained at the Office of the club in
the Elks Hotel or at the Official Dixie
Highway Garage, mechanical service
station for the club.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-06-26

New York, June 26.-Jack Britton
welterweight boxing champion, and
Benny Leonard, lightweight title hold
er, will meet tonight in a Is round
decision contest at the New York
Veledrome.
Britton's welterweight titls will be
at stake, but, as Leonard will enter
the ring several pounds over the
lightweight limit his championship
will not be risked.
The lightweight king is ten years
younger than Britton and the latter
has two inches in height, but other
wise there is little difference in phys
ical measurements.
Both boxers pronounced themselves
in fit and confident of the outcome OF
the battle. Brhton's friends were
confident that the ring engagement;
would return him victor on points
while Leonard enthusiasts predicted
the lightweight champion would stop
his rial The pair have met twice be-
fore in two no-declsion contests; once
in New York in 1917 over the 10
round route and the other 6-round
70 at Philadelphia IN 1915
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-06-26
|NTER-ALL|ED VETERANS
TO MEET IN OCTOBER

New Orleans, June 26.-A new chap
ter in the history OF efforts toward
bringing about world peace will be
written when representatives of The
World War fighters from eight prin-
cipal allied powers meet in New Or
leans October II, ~, and 13 at the
annual convention of the lntcr-allied
Veterans Federation.
The convention. which will be held
few days before the fourth annual
national convention of the American
LEGION here, will be attended by
IS accredited delegates from the fol-
lowing eX-service organizations: Am
erican Legion. United States; Fedora
tion Rationale des Combattants. Bel
GUM; British Legion; Union Nation
al des Combattants ct Mutiles ltali-
ems. Italy; Uniunea Nationala a Fos
tilor Lupatatori, Rumania; UdruZen-
ia Rexervnitch Oficiara Obevennika.
Serbia; Druzina, Czecho-SlOvakia.
In addition France will send repre-
sentatives from the Union Rationale
des Combattants, Union Nationale des
Mutiles ct Reformes. lie Poilu de
Francaise. Ligue des Chefs de Sec
ton Camarades de Combat. and from
society Of former French interpret
Crs who were assigned to the Amerl-
can and British armies during the
war, known as the Sphinx. Five del
egates will represent each country.
One Of the chief aims of the inter
national fighters organization is to
promote world peace. and the New
Orleans gathering will be known as
the convention of peace Tu further
this ideal the convention will decide
upon means of obtaining representa-
ton for veterans at interallied and
international congress. Internation-
al exchange rates will also be a topic
for discussion.
Headquarters of the Federation is
no wat work on the preparation of
data on comparative Legislation af-
fecting ex-service men.
The delegates. who will consider
themselves guests of the American
Legion. will meet in Paris and sail
from lie Havre on the same ship.
Landing at New York The distin-
guished visitors will proceed to Wash
ington, where appropriate ceremonies
will be held at the tomb of the un-
known soldier in Arlington GENE.
terry.
Respects will be paid to the I'M
tied States government and to vari-
GUS diplomatic representatives OF the
Ecountries participating IN the confer
enoes although there b 4 doIinllo na.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-06-26

derstanding that the convention of
veterants in its deliberations will not
be influenced by any considerations
of present day politics.
Among the questions to be consid-
cred at the conference are:
l. Laws allowing disabled veter.
ans living in an allied country to oh.
tain in that country, in the same way
as the native eX-service men of that
country, reduction in railroad fares.
q The eventual disqualification of
disabled or other impecunious veter-
ans living in allied countries on the
same basis as his comrades who serv-
ed in the armed forces of the country
in which the foreigner lives.
3. Unemployment in allied coun-
tries: Arrangements to be made by
which an allied government having
need of foreign labor. will give pre-
ference to unemployed veterans of
other allied countries. This policy
has already resulted in the formation
of plans for employment Of $4,000 job.
less British veterans in the French
devastated regions.
Despite the fact that English was
the language employed in the Wash
ington disarmament conference. dele
gates to the New Orleans meeting
will hold deliberations IN French The
general public viii - Invited n a.
1,..,.1 a1..s .......I1..|..'
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-06-26
BIG SOCIAL EVENT
FOR LEGION

If you can believe all that some ol
these LegionnarIes tell you, tomorrow
evening VIII produce Il sure enough
enjoyable parry iOr members OF tue
Lakeland fost and their ladies. ricK
cts nave been selling merrly and the
committee has been working faitn
Iully, and Dame Rumor reports thai
The Auxiliary is preparing some lunch
Anyway to get down to brass tack3
the foregoing is relative to the picnic
and dance tnat Lakeland Post No. 1
American Legion, is giving tomorrow
evening at Frances Beach.
Commencing at 6:3O p. m, the ac
tivities at Frances Beach from that
time until s p. H., will first consist
of swim in Mr.. Frances lake. From
s until 8 p. NJ. eats. And some eats!
rhe Auxiliary of the Legion is tax.
ing charge of this feature. From .
until midnight, Lynch & Mcintyre 5
Merry Melody Men will make joyful
noises so that those terpsicholiy in
clined might trip the light fantastic"
or in the parlance of the present,
shake a wicked foot"
In addition to these features, there
will be a program rendered during the
course of the evening and every mem
ber who is at all interested in his
post is urged to make a special ef-
fort to be present.
Tomorrow evenings program has
been arranged with view to reach
ing all the interested members of the
Legion and Auxiliary and securing
their cooperation in some work that
the Lakeland Post is interested in
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-06-26
LEWIS coNFERRING
WITH HARDING
ON COAL STRIKE

Washington, June 26.-(By the AS.
sociated Press)-John l.. Lewis, pres
ident of the United Mine Workers of
America, who arrived in Washington
70 confer with government officials,
will see Secretary of Labor Davis at
IL o'clock today and afterwards Mr.
Davis will go to the White House to
discuss coal strike matters with Mr.
Harding.
The union leader and Secretary Da
Wis will be the presidents guests al
luncheon and 1t was said at the de-
partment of labor that statement
probably would be issued after the
conferences.
Secretary Davis, prior to meeting
Mr.. Lewis, indicated that the entire
coal question would be discussed and
analyzed at the meeting at the White
House. The secretary said the Goa
operators still were holding out fol-
the district settlement plan while the
miners insist upon general confer
ence embracing all the areas involved
In the strike situation.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-06-26
MORE TROUBLE AT FAIRMoNr

Fairmont, w. Va, June 26-The en-
tire Fairmont police force and all of
the Marion County deputy sheriffs
were mobilized at 1I:30 O'Clock here
this morning to stop a reported march
of striking miners and sympathizers
from Monongha, a mining town ten
hiles to the south. The authorities
said they had learned that an attack
was to be made to liberate a num-
ber of prisoners from the county Jail.
These men were arrested Friday after
march of the miners though the
city.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-06-26
ST. PETERSBURG TO
ERRECT MONUMENT
(St. Petersburg independently

AS lasting tribute to the bravery
of Miss Mary Buhner, the local Elks
lodge will erect, on the Mole, hand
some bronze monument, with a sun
dial, so that all visitors to the water
front here may know of the deed
performed by Miss Buhner a week
ago today. The Elks decided, at the
meeting last night, to erect this mon
ument instead of giving her mon
ey, and no other organization will
have a part in the testimonial. The
Elks will pay the entire cost of the
bronze testimonial.
The lodge last night adopted reso-
lutions which will he engrossed on
vellum so that they can be presented
to Miss Buhner. The resolutions are
as follows:
San Appreciation
Whereas, Mary Buhner and Doro-
thy McClatchie, of st. Petersburg
Fla, on June II, 1922, while swim
ming in Tampa bay mile from shore
| in rough water, were attacked by a
barracuda or other denison of the
deep, resulting fatally to Miss Nc
Claiche, and
Whereas, Mary Buhner succeeded
in keeping her dying companion on
top of the water for over thirty min
utes, and in bringing her, in hlpless
lcondition, half way to shore before
succor arrived; now, therefore,
Be it resolved by st. Petersburg
Lodge No. 1924, B. p. o. E., of St
Petersburg, Fla, that said lodge rec
ognizes the extreme valor, heroism
and devotion of Mary Buhner, and ex-
tends to her the appreciation of the
lodge for her splendid efforts to save
her companion under frightful con-
ditions.
"ELKS LODGE No. 1924,
"By F. ]. Mack, Exalted Ruler.
"V. N. Ridgely, Secretary.
Designs for the monument will bt
submitted later, but 1t is the plan o.
the Elks to have 1t four sided. On one
side would be a sketch Of Miss Nc
resolutions, in bronze. On another
side would be a slctch Of Miss Nc
C'atchie, and there may be a relie
likeness, in bronze,of Miss Buhner OF
another side. These details will b.
worked out later. The monument II
to cost 5000 or $4OO and Is to b
erected as soon as Il can be made
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-06-26
THAT LABOR
WANTS LIQUOR IS
UAFOUNDED

Kansas City, Mo, June 2G.-The as
Sertlon that labor demands beer and
light wines was declared to be I'm
founded" by Wayne b. Wheeler. gen
erHl counsel and Legislative superin-
tendent Of the Anti-Saloon League of
Amerlcae, in an address before the
convention of the International Sun
day School Association here today.
"On May 1G, said Mr.. Wheeler e,
test was made in the thirty-third dis
trlct Of Pennsylvania, now the grpat-
est industrial district in the United
States, with its steel mills. factories
ana mines. Seventy-iive thousand
was expended by the beer and vine
champions to defeat Congressman
Kelly, who is an outstanding advo-
cate Of prohibition. lie was renom-
mated for congress on the Repub-
llcan ticket by majority of 1900.
Dy vote of three to Cne on the
Democratic ticket, and unanimously
on the Prohibition party ticket
"Seventy-eight United States sena-
tors and Il majority o. congressman
come from states where the state it.
self has prohibited even one per cent
beer. A senator or congressman who
voted against the standard maintained
by his own state for law enforcement
does not deserve the support of law
abiding citizens. Senators like the
senior senator from Missouri, who
have fought law enforcement meas
ures and spent their time in abusing
and misrepresenting those measures
enacted for the public good, have for
feited all claim on good citizens.
Thus far we have established two
facts: Prohibition enforced is a sue
cess, and even when only partially
enforced it is better than the license
system The following results prove
it: Drunkenness has decreased more
than onehalf. Those opposed to
prohibition admitted, after a survey
made recently, that consumption of
beverage liquor has fallen off 20 per
cent, and that the number of drink
ers is reduced over 17,000,0 600. Crime
related to liquor has fallen off ma
terially, and all existing crime in
duced by drink proves our contention
that alcohol provOkes crime and
should be eliminated Nineteen hun
dred and twenty-one was the healthi-
est year in the United States. Liquor
as contributing factor in poverty
now is negligible. Over $2,500,000
wasted for drink has been turned in
to useful channels. Bank deposits
and savings have increased, and the
net increased wealth of the country
last year was $S,O0O,OOO, 900.
"The attempt of the liquor interests
to nullify this law is a challenge to
red-blooded Americans. The higher
the individual in social or business
life, the greater the responsibility
that should be attached when he de-
fies the law of the land.
"The eighteenth amendment was
adopted by twenty-three twenty
fourths OF the states, a greater pro-
portion than ever voted for the rati
fication of any other amendment. 1t
is therefore entitled to proportionate-
ly greater respect
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-06-26

Due to the break down at the gas
plant this afternoon, the Telegram
linotype machines were out of com
mission from noon until p. m. Heat
is an essential. and very necessary
one. in the successful operation of
linotype machines, so the Telegram
will be late in reaching you. Due to
this break down items of national and
local interest were omitted, but this
is really happening that was un-
avoidable.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-06-26
CONNOLLY AND o'eRIEN

London, June 26.-(By the Associat-
ed Press "A verdict of wilful murder
against James Connolly and James
O'Brien was returned this afternoon
hy the coroner's jury, in the inquest
into the killing of Field Marshal Sir
Henry Hughes Wilson, assassinated
last Thursday. The accused men, who
we're arrested Immediately after the
SI|Ine. did not attend today's hearing
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-06-26
WI TING FANG'S
BODY cREMATED

London, June 26-The body of WI
to Washington and former foreign
Ting Fang. former Chinese minister
minister in Sun Vat Sens South Chi
ma cabinet, was cremated today, says
a Central News dispatch from Hong
Kong. DR.. WI died at Canton last
Friday
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-06-26

ting of Nellie Pullings. was dismiss
ed, the judge holding that she acted
in self defense, and the case was re-
manded to the City of Lakeland. All
parties to the affair were reprimand-
ed by the judge. The defense was
represented by ]. C.. Rogers and the
state by H. C. Petteway.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-06-26
ENJOYED REUNION.

General ]. D. Allen reached Lake
land Saturday night from the Unit.
ed Confederate Veterans. General
Allen comments on the large number
Of the younger generation seen at
the reunion, on the parade, four miles
long, on the grand ball. where many
of the ladies wore the costumes of '61
and on the fine addresses, the pleas
ant associations and the city's hos
pitalitY that went to makeup a
reunion that was highly successful
from every Point of view.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-06-26

H. II. Dingus delivered his lecture
on Millions Now Living viii Never
Die" to an interested audience yester-
day afternoon. He said in part:
LAS death came by the first Adam,
so life comes by Christ, the second
Adam. Everything that mankind lost
through being in the first Adam is to
be restored to those who believe in
the second Adam. When awakened,
with the advantage of experience with
evil, which Adam lacked, those who
thankfully accept the redemption as
Gods gift may continue to live ever
lastingly on the original condition of
obedience. Perfect obedience win be
required. and perfect ability to obey
will be given. under the righteous
reign of the Prince of Peace" 1st
Cor. 15:22-26; John 5:25, %, 29)
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-06-26
COUNTY DlSMISSES
CASE RUBY JEFFERSON

After preliminary hearing Friday
before Judge Holland of Barlow, Ru-
by Jefferson, colored held for the cut.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-06-26
ST. PETERSBURG MANS
TRAGIC DEATH

st. Petersburg, Fla, June 26.-E. G.
McCool, elderly chicken raiser, living
three miles from town on the Pinerlas
Pork road. went out to look after his
chickens before daylight yesterday
morning carrying a lantern. He had Il
fit and fell, breaking the lantern. The
oil spilled was ignited from the wick
and the blaze spread to the woodpile
on which he lay. He was burned to
death before he could be rescued by
the tenant who occupied the place.