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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-04
SAVING EUROPE
FROM FINANCIAL
DISASTER, TASK
Lloyd George and Premier BRAND
Beginning To Lay Out Pro-
gram for Conference

Cantess, France, Jan. 4.-(By the
Associated Press. To save Europe
from complete economic disinteera-
tion and keep the entente from falling
apart are the big tasks to be under
taken here by Premiers Lloyd George
of Great Britain and Briand OF FIsinc 2.
Opening private converse eop s todak
soon after the arrival from Paris Of
NJ. BRAND and Minister of Liberated
Regions Loucher, the two premiers
began to lay out the program for the
allied supreme council which con
venes here Friday.
Experts regard as an encouraging
sign the progress made by the Brit
ish project for organization of an in
ternational financial corporation to
deal with credits and exchange. and
possibly currency. This is the great
est gain yet made toWard settlement
of Europe's woes. in the opinion OF
financial experts arriving here for the
conference. This question. as well
as that of reparations. will be dis
cussed by Mr., Lloyd George and NJ.
BRAND at their private talks.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-04
CLEVER ROBBERY
NETS BANDITS A
neat LITTLE sum
Tellers Cas.led Forged Checks for
Three Persons Before Discov-
ering the Fraud

Griffin, Ga, Jan "A clever rob
berry by three unidentified men yester-
DAY neued them $3.50 apiece AZ the
expense of three Griffin banks. \
well dressed man paced himself at
the teller's window of the City Bank
with a check for $3.50 signed with the
Lame Of Z. s. Mcdowell. a local real
estate man. and said You know me,
my name is Patrick and live near
Griffin. | want TO deposit $500 of this
and want the balance in cash
The teller complied and the same
procedure was followed by the other
two, one AT the Second National Bank
and the other at the Griffin Banking
Company. Clearing house officials
discovered later in the day that th,.
signatures were not these of No
DoWel, but there WAS no trace of the
men
Three strangers had been found by
a newspaper man in McDowell's Of
flee earlier in the day and when he
called the police the men persuaded
the officers that they were insurance
men from Atlanta who had arrived en-
an early train and were waiting for
to come down. Police be-
liCved the checks were obtained in the
real estate man 5 office
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-04
FACES
MASS OF WORK TO
OCCUPY ITS Time
Arms Conference Debates and Anti
LyncIl;ng Bill Will Be Long
Hard Fights

Washington. Jan. 4.-COngress
faced a mass OF pending and prOspec
tive legislation that may keep il
steadily at work until late in the
summer when it got down to work to-
uay on the 1922 program.
Along with the routine load of ap-
preparation bills to be handled for
the first ime by the house and sena.e
in budget form, there confronted the
senate the probality of more or less
prOtracted debate over the new inter
national agreement resulting from the
Washington arms conference, while
the house also faced important issues
Inc uding the now pending anti-lynch-
ing bill.
Whether further time would b.
given to general debate on that meas
ure today in the house appeared un-
certain in view Of the regular We'd
nesday schedule of calendar business
Tomorrow the house is scheduled to
take up the first OF the money bills
the treasury appropriation under an
agreement laid down by Chairman
Madden of the appropriations commit
tee which would allot one week to
each of the supply measures until all
are turned over to the senate.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-04
WILL HAYS MAY
QUIT CABINET
FOR The MOVIES
Offer of More Than $lSO,OOO q
Year Said To Have Been
Made To Him

Washington. Jan. l-CBy the Asso-
ciated PrcsS.D Post Master General
Hayes said today he had not yet dc
cided whether to leave the cabiuc
and accept the new place he has been
offered in tn motion picture industry
and was not likely to make decision
within the next ten days
As matters now stand. it is said h.
some of the postmaster general $
friends that he is not inclined 20 sey
or his connection with the admins
tration. despite the unusual salary
that would be carried by the position
rendered him. He has not yet di'-
Cussed the subject with any length
with President Harding and does no
intend to accept until the wishes OF
his chief are fully understood.
Details OF the offer made by the mo-
tion picture people are to be discuss d
with them by Mr.. Hayes on Jan. ..
and he has told his associates in Of
fetal life here that he intends to hold
an open mind until after that confer
ence He is also said to have assured
the president that he would reach II
decision until they had talked ov
the situation again.
Published figures TO the effect III;
the motion picture producers have
suggested $150000 Il year to hes.l
with are said to be somewhat under
the sum now in prospect. as the hid
has been increased upon the postma s.
ter generals hitherto repeated retu,-
als
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-04
FREIGHT RATES
ON FARM STUFF
CUT BY RAILROADS
Voluntary Reduction Approved
By |. c. c. Commission Be-
comes Effective Saturday

New York, Jan. 4-Freight rate re-
ductions on farm products, made vol
unfairly by the railroads and ordered
by the Interstate Commerce commits
sion will cut down railroad revenues
throughout the country by approXi-
mately $S0,000,000 it is estimated
here. The commissions order calling
for a decrease of freight rates on hay,
grain, grain products and alfalfa for
trans Mississippi territory will go
into effect on Saturday and will add
IL per cent to the 10 per cent vol
untary reduction of rates on various
classes of farm produce made eifec-
tive Jan. l, by all railroads except
those of New England
Arrangements have teen made by
the commission to resume next We'd
nesday the inquiry upon which will
be based that body's action in direc-
ing further rate decreases One week
will be devoted to listening to evil
dence submitted by the carriers, viii c
shippers of coal. coke. building ma
terials, lumber and forest products
will give testimony from January l9
to January 30. The hearings will
continue into February when tariffs
on grain, flour, live stock, packing
house products, fruits. vegetables
canned goods and dairy products will
10 under scrutiny.
The investigation will not be con
cluded much before March 1, and il
is probable the commission will moi
be able to reach any decision before
April l. r
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-04
CORDS ANDBLACK CAPS NOT TAKEN
OFF WHEN SOLDIERS HUNG IN ARMY
ANDLAID OUT WITHOUT NAME TAGS

banged with the rope and black cap
in place" he declared.
jacobson testified that the soldier
at whose execution he assisted was
buried in the cemetery at Bazoilles
where Hubbard previously testified
that three bodies were dug up
Answering Senator Watson. the
witness said the man hanged was i
negro, convicted OF rape and he died
proclaiming his innocence.
Saw Private Shot
Polk Golden, a young farmer of
Newman, Ga. who was living in Ari-
IONA when drafted and sent overseas.
was questioned concerning letter he
recently sent Senator Watson to the
effect that a so dier was shot by or
ders of Il major because he went to !
spring to get canteen of water. The
men, he said. We're ordered to remain
under cover and a soldier disobeyng
started toward the spring and was
shot. He said a battle was raging
nearby and guards, he said, were try
ing to conceal the position of the
squad
How far was the man cut whe
shot?"
Fifty yards. He was tod to halt
and refused. Everybody knew we
were not to approach the spring"
Golden then testified that he saw an
officer shoot a private in the Argcnne
sector The man killed. he SAID. was
an Italian from New York
ANY talk about it in your com
pany or any complaint made?"
81 didn't hear any"
After you saw the man fall dead,
you got out did you?' q
Yes
"Why didn't you make an inquiry to
find why the man was shot the
chairman persisted.
Il didn't think about it."
The officer, the witness added, stat
ed that he had orders to shoot the
man.
Can you read or write?' Senator
Watson asked Golden.
No sir Golden replied
Examined BY Bethel
Examined by Col Walter A. Bethel,
acting judge advocate general of the /
army, Hubbard said several hundred /
bodies We're taken up at the French
cemetery where he found three with .
ropes around their necks.
Three bodies were taken up in diff
ferent parts of the cemetery on the
same day he said.
''The rope WAS about three feet I
long. | took off the ropes."
How many other men saw it,
cl. Bethel asked.
Il don't know" adding that he did
rot report the case.
And first report OF it was made by
you to Senator Watson?"
Yes, sir.
What prompted you to write me-"
asked Senator Watson, taking the wit
ness
My duty as former service man"
he replied.
"If the tag had been there would
you have found it,
Il certainly would
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-04
ARMY INQUIRY In FULL SWING TODAY
DISARMAMENT FIGHT
CARRIED TO GOTHAM

New York, Jan. 4.-PoIice au-
thorities of this city were today
considering measures looking to
the disarmament of Gotham. They
had before them newspaper clip
ping police reports and hospital
records covering the new year
reVel. during which the use OF
pistols was remarkable for a city
supposed to be law abiding.
1t was assorted that thousands
of men were carrying fire arms,
and that an alarming proportion
cf them were at least potential
criminals. Merchants were al
legged to have sold weapons with
out regard for the Sullivan law
and New York eunmen and band
its we're said to have no trouble
in crossing to New Jersey and
stocking up on munitions of war.
1t seemed probable that some
means would be found to break
New York OF the habit of carry
ing pistols, but the exact nature
Of the steps 70 he taken had not
been revealed.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-04
HOUSE COMMITTEE CUTS BUDGET
BILL 9PER CENT DESPITE ORDERS
Three Quarters of Million Sliced From Dry Enforcement ApprOpa
t;On-TOtaI Cut Amounts To Over Twelve Million Dollars

Washington, Jan. 4.-Despite infor-
NAL requests from the administration
urging close following by congress OF
the estimates submitted by the new
budget bureau treasury department
appropriation bill reported today by
the house appropriation committee
disclc sed a cut of approximately nine
per cent. The measure is the first Of
the regular supply hills to be COM
pleted by the committee under the
rev system provided in the budget
account.
The bill as reported carries total
OF S11S,610.959 for expenses of the
treasury during the fiscal year begin
ming next July 1. This is $12.696,
S27.3S less than the amount requested
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-04
Identified By Cross

Hubbard insisted that the bodies of
the three soldiers hanged" We're
identified by the cross on each grave.
and he presumed they went to the
right parents. ..
Are you prepared to swear there
were no tags in any of the three cof-
fins?" Senator Watson asked.
"I am"
Hubbard said he protested to Major
Gunner against allowing the bodies
in question to lie on the ground over
night in the rain.
"How did you get the moose OFF,
Senator Watson on.
at was slipped off over the head
"If you took off the ropes why did
YOU not remove the black cap?''
Chairman Brandgee asked.
II was not ordered to take off the
cap. / was ordered to remove the
rope"
"why were you not ordered to take
off the cap?"
81 don't know" la.
Jacobson TeStlfies
Don l.. Jacobson, formerly of New
Haven, Conn, but now living al
Guthrie, Okla, was called next. He
testified he knew nothing of alleged
illegal hangings, and then told how
he had put the peose around the uecl
of a negro soldier hanged after
court martial conviction. After thu
3 hsnging the body was cut down ant
. short stretch ck rope left arount
the neck, he said
"It was customary to bury mar
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-04

in the budget and $1777O.591 less
than The total for the current fiscal
year The measure probably will be
taken on the floor tomorrow.
For enforcement of prohibition So
250.000 is recommended-S750,000 less
thar requested but S1,750.000 more
than was available this year. Prohibi-
ton CCmmissione Haynes told the
committee while the prohibition unit
had 1919 field agents and clerks, an
additional force of $50 field agents
and 153 field clerks was needed. The
appropriation Chairman Madden said.
would provide for approximately 75
less persons than the number re-
Iquested.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-04
U. S. BATTLESHIP
IN COLLISION
WITH SCHOONER
Hits British Vessel OFF Cape Cod
and Both Ships Have To Re-
port for Repairs

Boston. Jan. 4.-The battleship
North Dakota reported by wireless to-
day that she had been in collision
with the British schooner T. X. Bent
ley off Cape Cod last night. The bat
ileship turned back to the navy yard
here for repairs.
The schooner was said to be in
need of immediate assistance and the
naval tug Mohave was sent out from
here. No one was injured.
The battlcship's shutters and ele-
vator were damaged. Captain Trench
reported the North Dakota was max
ing four knots on her return to the
navy yard which she had left yester-
day FOR winter maneuvers off .Guna-
:anamo.
The schooner's damage was report.
cd as largely loss Of head gear. The
r. X Bentley. Captain Berry in com
mand, was last reported at st. George
N. b., bound for Norwalk. Conn. She
registers about 500 tons.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-04
DRY OFFICER INDICTED

New York, Jan. 4.-HaroId L. Hart,
former federal prohibition director Of
New York, was among d score of &C.
PENDANTS named in the secret indict-
ment recently returned by tie federal
grand jury investigating enforcement
Of the Volstead act here.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-04
Several Witnesses Tell
of Gruesorne Practices
Saw Officers Shoot
Privates But Unable To
Swear To Any Illegal
Hangings

Washington, Jan. 4.-Rufus p. Hub
bard, of New York, employed by the
American Graves Registration Serv-
ice in preparing bodies OF American
soldiers for shipment from France,
told senate committee today that
on three bodies disinterred he found
Il rope around the neck of each and
IA black cap over each face.
~ Called as the first witness at the
resumption of the hearing of the COM
mittee investigating charges by Sen
ator Watson, Democrat, Georgia, that
American soldiers were hanged with
out trial in France. Hubbard declared
there was nothing in the collins by
which the bodies could be identified.
THE bodies were identified by the
cross on the outside of the coffin, and
the black caps were not removed be-
fore the bodies we're shipped to the
United States for burial" Hubbard
testified.
Major Ope on Hand
Major Hierame Opie. of Staunton,
Va, commander of the Third bat
talon, 10th infantry, accused by
Henry L. Scott. of Kenmore, Ohio, of
having shot and killed two soldiers in
France, was on hand with counsel to
enter formal denial of the charges.
Because some of the witnesses were
anxious to testify and return home
there was no early reference of the
Opie case.
Describing his work in the field as
an assistant embalmer. Hubbard went
into great detail while Chairman
Brandgee was attempting to find out
what he knew about charges of il
legal hangings.
You've written long letter; now
tell us in your own way what you
know about the hanging charges?"
Chairman Bandgee insisted.
Caps Not Removed
while at cemetery in France,
helping to get the bodies ready for
shipment home" the witness said,
81 saw three bdoies brought up with
the rope and Black cap just as they
were when the men were hanged.
think two were negroes and one u
white man. | think it was disgrace
to the army that the bodies went to
the parents without the black caps
being removed"
DO you know if those three men
eral persons who were present at the
cemetry with him.
There was too much hurry in the
registration service" he continued.
and many sad mistakes in identified
tion were made.
There were no tags on the bodies
of the three soldiers?" Senator Over
man, Democrat, North Carolina.
asked.
81 did not see one" Hubbard re-
piled. S...
Were bodies that were not prop
erly identified shipped home as iden-
tified," Senator Brandgee asked.
"They were," Hubbard replied.
Many women in the crowded COM
mittee room who lost sons overseas,
leaned forward and listened closely
TO Hubbard's long recital of careless
ness" with tears in their eyes.
"Dou you know if those three mon
were executed in accordance with the
law" the chairman asked.
81 do not"
Have you any evidence that men
were hanged without trial" ..
NO, sir"
Know anything of your own knowl
edeo of cruelty?"
! "Yes," he said.
N 1t developed that what he wanted
tell was hearsay
Strike it out then" said the chair
man.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-04
STOP CHILDREN DRYING

Jacksonville, Jan. 4.--An ordinance
prohibiting children under sixteen
from driving autos on the streets OF
Jacksonville was introduced last
night In the city council. The pen
atty for violation would be fine Of
500 assessed against the owner Of
any car driven by one under the age
limit,
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-04
WAR PROBE STARTS

Paris, Jan. 4.-(By the Associated
Press.)-The inter-allied commission
formed under provisions of the treaty
Of Versailles and charged with invcs-
tigation Of officers accused Of begin
ming the war will meet next Friday.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-04
PANAMA CANAL pRosPEHs

Panama, Jan. 4.-ln spite Of the
world wide business depression, the
volume of shipping traffic through the
Panama canal in 1921 set new high
record. The tolls for the calendar
year were $1o,325,71s. approximately
$4,000 more than the previous year.
according to the official report.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-04
FIRST WOMAN JUDGE

Dublin, Ca, Jan. Mrs. o. L. An
derson, wife of well-known railroad
official of Dublin, has been appointed
judge of the new juvenile court here.
She is said to be the first woman.
judge in Georgia.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-04
MERCY SIIIp NNILN

Baltimore. Nd. Jan. With 23l-
292 bushels oi corn in her holds, The
mercy ship Winnohage sailed today
for = RuSSiHn port on the Black Sta.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-04
AUTO ACCIDENTS IN YEAR 1921

New York, Jan. 4-Automobiles
and motor trucks killed 1881 parsons
in the city and state Of New York
during 1921, an increase of 4S2 fatali-
ties over 1920, according to statistics
OF the National Highway Protective
Society, made public today. The num-
ber killed In this city was S35.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-01-04
THE WEATHER

Cloudy tonight. warmer in
north portion. Thursday, 10
cal rains.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-22

last two years Cleveland has been living
within Its income and that larger saw
Ings ont Of the city's portion OF inc
state and county funds Will DE th'"e
the next fiscal year than in W..
Dayton.
Estimates prepared by CITY Mahase'
+. q. Eichelbergcr show that city refe-
nues will be about 5000 under those
Of l0@2 when tho greatest dIl'lcnl's
was experienced In keeping Dayton
within its Income.
There Is one hope that revenues from
sources other than taxation Will m
crease, Eichclbcrgcr said today. The
city's portion o. mun;'!p9! court re-
Crip;s Thu year amounted I" about
500. 1NN, nearly tire" times as much as
in 1921. There IS hope that they VIII
be larger neat year.
Other sources which NAV h" utli'IcI
Tor increased revenues lnrlu9" the Sal"
of CarhIg" grclY". market f'"'ais' IN
creased License fees. and jump ~
building inspection fees.
Irless these pos Utilities materia!'
iZe. the city next year will have 10 cur
tail improvement. even Ia create"
cNteut than this year. Streets. already
described as hc'rg IN terrible condI-
t!on" officials said. Will go unrepa'rca
and unimprovcd. ~ additional light
Will b. installed. aul no increases VIII
he made in the personnel of the police
ami lire departments.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-22
Toledo

Toicdu--The cry drbt has h'en m
creased during the Present Lear "y
nearly 100000. much Of which WIS
spent for emergency Labor and unem-
ploymcnt relief. The city SUI Is well
within its limitations Oh bonding. hut
the sinking FUND requirements ~" near
ly S200o.000 for next, year, which is
close TO half the revenues.
The mayors budget has estimated
operating requirements for next year
at S65N.000 above the remainder ct the
revenues after the sinking fund has
been taken care Of.
CRY council is working on the
MAYORS bulge now In an attempt 10
pare Il down to revenue requirement
which can he met by possible increases
in income through Increased licensing
taxes and privilege fees.
After the sinking fund obligations or
1920 and 1921 were met. the city be-
gan l9@2 with an outstanding dcficu
OF $1,000 900.
Tolcdo's financial difficulties began
IN l9"0 when an operating deficit OF APP
p-oxima,ely $l.2OO.0n0 ives Increased
This was met by short time deficiency
bonds
Cleveland.
CleVelani'S cit administration. after
saving approximately $l.002.00U on 1922
payrolls alone. will start The new year
with an actual surplus IL the treasury
Of $500 900 according 10 finantc pirec-
tor GeSeii. BUT. 1t is pointed out Il
large part Of the 100000 surplus will
be wiped out in the payment OF hills
that are st.!r outstanding against the
city.
Mr.. Gcscll. pointed out that FOR the
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-22
New Method Of Court
Honors to Prominent Dead

Toxic, Dec. 2l.-Mystery has sur
rounded the death of prominent pub
lie men, delaying the announcement I'M
til the Imperial messenger. copferftne
court rank or promotion. has fulfilled
his message toward the dead man. from
now on the granting Of such honors win
take place prior TO the death OF ths
man who has been taken
III and whom the court wishes 70 re-
ward.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1922-12-22
GIVE FATTY CHANCE,
DECLARE PREACHERS

Livingston. Mont. Dec. 2l.-Clcrey-
men here Informed that Roscoe Ar
buckle has been given Il chance To
come back in filmdom. said, Give
Fatty a chance" Rev. :. X. Nc
Carthy. president of the Livingston
Ministerial association. added that
the organization would not ask NOV
ing picture theatres to bar new Ar
buckle productions.
Women Kick.
LoE Anglers. CH!if.. bee. Il Roscoe
Fatty). Arhucklc. com ed!aa. WAS max
ing ready today for his re-entry INT"
motion pictures January |. whiSc mem
hcrs Of the Los Angeles lrstrT frd"r-
alton Of Wumcn-S c!Uh; announced 'htF
could met rNCcd9 from their OPPOSE
ton" to his plans.
After WIN II. Hays ann"ur'rd yes
tcrt!ay that Arhurklc might have an
other "rhanrc to make good. The Los
Angeles district adopted resolution
affirming Il previous one opposing MS
in pictures.
Mrs. ]. =. liruIuhart rrcs!d9ui "G IN"
district stated that although ArhurKlr
Il, hiS third trial IN san Francisco han
been acquitted Of causing tie death q!
Virginia Rappe. screen actress. the teN-
timuny was Of surh a character a. 70
bar him forever from appearing before
= decent. Se.f-rc$prct.ng public.