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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-07-08
IN COURT OF COUNTY JUDGE OF POLK
COUNTY, FLORIDA.

Adna S. and Anna b. Benedict.
both deceased.
To all Creditors, Legatees, Distributes
and all Persons having Claims or Demands
against said Estate:
You, and each of you, are hereby noti-
fled and required to present any claims
and demands which you. or any OF YOU
may have against the estate of A. S. and
A. b. Benedict, deceased. late Of Polk
county, Florida. to the Undersigned ]. R.
Boulware. Executor of said estate, within
two years from date hereof.
Dated March 9th, A. d. 1922.
j. R. BOULwARE. Executor.
No. sos Lakeland. Fla.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-07-08

Adna S. and Anna B. Benedict.
both deceased.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-07-08

Mem6efs OF the CkQrter Board, Lakeland, Florida.
L. SWATTS
Clerk the City o Lakeland. Florida. and
Secretary of
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
FULL MILITARY HONORS
FOR SLAIN POLICEMAN
Pohndorf's Widow Con,forted
by His Noble Death

Full military honors will be paid to
the body of Policeman Henry Pohndorf
of the West 135th street station, who
died In Harlem Hospital on Wednesday
night. after having been shot by Hugh
Chambers. n negro janitor The funeral
viii take place Sunday from the Lu-
theran Church OF the Epiphany Park
avenue and 12sth street. A police chap
lain will conduct the service. The In
terment will be in the Lutheran Ceme-
terry. on Long Island.
Policeman Pohndorf. like other VIC
Tins of negro desperadoes in the dis
trict, left wife and family. There are
two children. Louis, g. and Richard, s..
His home was at 5oe East t74th street.
All that his widow could yesterday
was this: ''IIe died like q mana noble
death. That helps"
Chambers was indicted yesterday for
murder In the first degree. William r..
Ryan. Assistant District Attorney, pre-
sented the evidence TO the Grand Jury.
Chambers Will be arraigned before
Judge Mott this morning. He is now
In the Tombs.
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
WINS BREACH SUIT,
NOW FACES ANOTHER
Promising Man Broke First
Match When Girl Demanded
S1,100 Ring.

One-half OF the troubles OF Isidore
Moskowitz, a tinsmith of 134 Broome
street, Newark, began and ended in the
New Jersey Circuit Court yesterday
when a jury returned a verdict for him
in breach of promise suit brought by
Miss Bessie Nozich, daughter of Boon
ton blacksmith The other half OF ISL
dores troubles will begin this morn
ing at the trial OF another breach
Of promise suit brought againe. him
by Miss Bessie Ishkoff of 9 Jones street.
Newark. Isidore was sued by two wonl-
en-. because. according TO the allegations,
he was a bit reckless with his promises.
He went on the stand In his own be-
half in the suit which he won yes
terday. testifying that Miss Nozich had
fitted him because he had refused to
buy her s1.100 engagement ring, an
impossible thing for him to do. He
bought her ring. he said, for $3.50, and
showed it to her rather proudly. but
she turned up her nose at it and took 1t
to her father; the blacksmith.
TOO yellow said the blacksmith
mo good"
so Isidore took it back for an
other for which he paid $3.50. but Miss
Nozich said that was too small. The
blacksmith tisereupon called In jew
elry salesman. who showed Isidore two
stones. one of which sold for $3.50 and
the other for s1.1Oo. Miss Nozich said
she would take the latter.
II almost tainted" testified Isidore.
land told her I was q poor man and
could not afford it. So she said, 'NIiser!
Tear up the marriage license I call
that being Tilted"
Miss Nozich testified, however, thet
she was willing to marry Isidore. ring
or no ring. but that Isidore had hedged
and finally run out entirely.
The principal witness for the plain
tiff was Mrs. Paula Marcus. who said
that she arranged the meeting between
Moskowitz and Miss Nozich. She said
that the young lady's father had asked
her to arrange marriage between his
daughter and Moskowitz. and had prom
ised her S100 If she put it over.
Bessie herself said to me that Isidore
was a fine boy" said Mrs. Marcus. but
later she auarreled with him over the
ring. Bessie told me then that Isidorc
was a foreigner. sickly and stingy.'"
The jury was out only few moments
when n verdict was returned in favor
of Moskowitz
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
NEW HAT CHECK TICKET
PLAN FOR NJ. Y. CENTRAL
Will PreUent Some Common
Species of Cheating.

A new system OF local one way and
round trip tickets, to which are at
tached conductors checks, to be worn
in the hat after the ticket Is presented
end taken up b. the conductor. is now
being put into effect on the New York
Central on all divisions between New
York and Chicago. In suburban terri
tory traffic conditions may prevent the
Use Of the new tickets. but they will be
used on all trains where conditions per-
nit
The new tickets have two innovations
"a color scheme and the conductors
check. Both of these are expected to
assist the conductors in their duties and
thus to give speedier and more efficient
service to the public.
For each main line division distinc-
tive solid color has been adopted for
the tickets, the outlying divisions and
branches being distinguished by COL
ored initial letters superimposed on the
black printing.
The colored hat check also will pre-
vent to a great extent the practice OF
some passengers attempting to travel
beyond the destination to which they
have bought tickets and will also pre-
vent evasions of fare By persons who
board trains and pretent that they
have surrendered treir transportation.
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
GIRLS NOTE FREES
YOUTH WHO STOLE
Judges and Others Aid Poetic
Lad Who Was Tempted by
Sight Of Money.

Upon an appeal from his sweetheart
and more than e dozen letters, one from
Federal Judge and another from the
man from whom he stole, Oscar Hirsch-
mann, q, of "a East 11eth street,
charged with the larceny of $500. was
freed under suspended sentence yes
terday by Judge Grain in General Ses-
siona.
On the surface it was an ordinary
case. The, young man worked In a
brokerage house. He didn't make very
much money. Always a great deal
was in sight. He appropriated" $780,
He said he did it because his father
was dying and he had to support his
mother. The same old story. IL it
hadn't been that an amazing assort-
ment Of letters was Barred
His fiancee, Miss Esther Bloom
daughter OF a dentist at Chester Court,
So West 10Th street, wrote to the court:
IT have appointed myself silent SEN
tinel to keep guard over him for the
rest Of my life"
Judge Julian w. Mack wrote "He Is
entitled to the greatest measure OF
mercy and the fullest opportunity Of re-
demption."
The man from whom he had stolen,
Charles II. Carruthers OF Carruthers q
Mansfield. 12o Broadway. said: II still
have faith in him.
Another, Ernest A. Baker, who at the
time of the theft, March year ago, was
associated with the firm from which he
stole, has already given employment to
the youth without asking any surety
90 incl 1,tHa pond
carried on other employees.
And the defendant. not to excuse him.
self but TO explain. wrote to Judge
Grain: 81 am one who has always been
voice in the wilderness, crying aloud
for a constant reconsideration of values.
have always withheld censure or
praise. The actions of each Individual
have always been to me too deep psy-
Geological phenomenon.
IT have learned that man cannot
live abstractedly and alone. either spir-
itually or physically that the must live
by and with other men and then only
If his manner of living Is in harmony
with theirs For q brief moment
swung away from the solid body or men.
and the depths of loneliness and spirit
uaI abandon that I reached exist only
in Dante"
And Judge Grain gave the young man
his freedom under suspended sentence
and appeared glad he was able TO do So
The mans mother. who since the
fathers death lives alone with her son
at Ga East 119th street, was sorry about
Il all last night.
I'm afraid 1t may hurt his future
she said. HE wants to make success
in the literary world. His great love is
poetry, not banking. and Francis Thomp-
son Is his favorite poet. He is intellect
ual and high minded In spite of what
happened. But he never went TO school
after he was thirteen and he has had
to learn everything for himself by his
readings"
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
HIRSHFIELD DELVING
IN VOTE DEVICE GOSSIP
Finds Somebody KnesD Friend
of GoU, Miller.

Joseph r.. Kennedy, star witness In
Commissioner Hirshfields investigation
Of the voting machines sent to New York
city by the Automatic Registering Ma
chine Company of jamestown. n. Y, tes-
titled yesterday that he got information
regarding the political fixing" back of
the adoption OF Standard voting ma
chine by asking questions in hotel lob
bies in jamestown and by listening to
conversations in the Black Bear Restau-
rant.
Politicians meet there all the time"
he said. "and l wanted to find out
whether any political power was brought
to bear to further the passage OF the
voting machine bill"
This testimony went down In the
record. Kennedy said that ho was In
formed by n number OF persons that
Cyrus Il. Jones. a State Hospital Com
missioner appointed by Gov. Miller. was
the man who did the political fixing.
He said that he also had been Informed
that Gov Miller visited jamestown three
times in one month, and each time
stopped at the home OF Mr.. Jones.
How do you connect Jones with the
voting machine contract?'' was asked.
Cyrus Jones and Mr.. Lausterer. pres
ident OF the company, are very friendly
and are frequently seen together.
learned from tho talk in the lobbies he
was interested In the voting machine
company"
This IL n type of question Commits
sloner Hirshfield asked Frederick Il.
Nickels, officer OF tho American Voting
Machine Company, whose company Ia
just getting on it's feet and who openly
boosted his machine from the stand:
"Do you think Il more lfrrssire< fo-
New York city TO wait and find out what
your company can do, or is II more inn
portant to reflect Gov MilerT'
THAT depends how much you think
of your Governor" was the reply.
personally. / don't think much Of
him at ALL" snapped Commissioner
Jirslneld
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
WANAMAKER'S DRIVER
FINED BY DILL IN JERSEY
Letter From Former Inspector
DUyer Ignored.

Ignoring a letter from John +. Dwyer.
former Police Inspector and now aid to
Rodman Wanamakcr. Special Deputy
Police Commissioner, William =. Dill.
New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commits
sioner. sitting in Passaic yesterday. I'M
posed fine of SIS on Elvin Wiser of
334 East Seventy-second street, Mi.
Wanamaker's chauffeur.
Wiser was convicted of speeding the
Deputy Commissioners automobile at
forty miles an hour on Franklin turn
pike on April 30 when driving 70 New
York from Tuxedo Park with Mrs.
Wanamaker. Commissioner Dill in
court read the Dwyer letter. which said
Mr.. Wanamaker dcplored the fact that
an employee OF his should violate the
law. The Commissioner then remarked
that ell persons before him for viola
tions arc treated with equal considcra-
ton
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
FINDS 2 COPPERHEADS
AROUND NEWARK HOME
Man Calls on Officials to In
Uesfigdte.

Charles Campbell of 1Di Walnut street
Newark. reported to health authorities
yesterday that two copperhead snakes
had been found on his premises and
l-,,!s.s and asked that inspectors be sent
around to see whether others can be
found. One reptile. he said, was found
in a crevice In the house and tho other
in the back yard.
Mr.. Campbell was informed by a
reighbor that a relative had given two
snakes and IA turtle to her some time
ago and that she had put them In n
pail OF water and left them in the back
yard one night Next morning the
turtle was dead and the snakes were
gone. She was una bic to identity the
snakes Campbell had killed as tho ones
that had escaped from her.
II was recalled that IN tho GUNNER
Of 1920 several copperheads and rattle
snakes escaped from a box OF reptiles
delivered through mistake at the home
of John Warner. who lives near Camp
hell. and 1t Is thought the snakes might
have been the offspring OF these cop
perheads.
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
GERMAN AMBASSADOR
TO GET BIG WELCOME
OberWager Will Head Party
Going Out on Police Boat.

After n meeting last night or citizens
or German descent, held in the New
York Turn Hail. Eighty-hfth street and
Lexington avenue, II was announcer
that committee of one hundred will be
Immediately chosen TO go down the bay
on board tho clty's steamer John r..
IIylan next Saturday morning to well
come the new German Ambassador to
the United States.
Charles a. Oberwsger. magistrate,
was chosen as head OF the committee
of one hundred. Magistrate Oberwager
said that the new Ambassador. Otto l..
wiedtfcld. Will remain on board the
steamship America until she reaches her
pier. the John +. IIylan accompanying
the liner mp the bny.
Magistrate Oberwager will make an
address OF welcome on tho pior.
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
WALLIN WOULD BANISH
RED MIKE NICKNAME
Head of State Mayors Con-
ference Defends Hyian. n

Mayor Hylan found n defender last
night in William j. Wallin president Of
the State conference of Mayors and
former Mayor of Yonkers. who made an
address at a dinner at the Bntmore In
connection with the golden anniversary
of the founding OF the State Charities
Aid Association He objected to the
Mayor being referred to in the public
prints as Red Mike"
THE custom of New York newspapers
and citizens TO refer to their Mayor as
Red Mike Is very much TO be deplored,"
said Mr.. Wallln. 'It tends to discredt
the holding of public office and is de-
structive of good government. 1t also
discourages red headed men from enter
Ing the public service"
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
Ruston in Radio Address
Deplores Felons' Youth

TOHN E. RUSTON, District At
torney of Kings county, in
- speech broadcasted last night
from tho Newark radio station, de-
clared that nothing in his expert
ence had made such deep impress
sion upon him as the youth Of the
criminals OF to-day and particu-
larly the vicious criminals.
"The guntoters and the robbers
are very young men," he said. "The
figures are appalling. The records
show that for 1921 70 per cent. Of
those convicted of felons in my
county were 20 years old or under
and 60 per cent. were 81 or less.
The question which presents it.
self is not how we can punish Grim
inal offenders, but how can we pre-
Vent youths from becoming Grim
inal offenders.'
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
WITH SAIL TWINE
AND SEA RACE SAVE LIFE
Engineer Freighter Near Death in Explosion Taken
Ten Hours Later Aboard the America and
Speeded to Hospital at Bremen

Boyd O'Neil OF South Carolina. an
assistant engineer OF the American
freighter New England, is recovering
in Bremen hospital from injuries
caused by the bursting OF steam pipe
that might have resulted in his death
IL the freighters skipper had not
sewed up some of the wounds with
sail twine and wrapped the torn body
with Insulating tape, and IL the United
states Lines steamship America. due
here Tomorrow. had not become q sea
ambulance, hurrying the stricken man
to port Capt William Rind OF the
America, in a letter to agents here said
he had received on the night Of April
20 wireless call from the New Eng
land asking him IL he would take
man from the ship seriously injured
by an explosion. He agreed and the
ships sighted each other ten hours
later, at dawn. A lifeboat from the
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
PAID 100000 ALIMONY;
ANOTHER GETS $4,000
William LoUeIand, Diuorced,
to ReUed His First Wife.

Special Dispatch TO THE NEW York HERALp.
KALAMAZOO, Mich, May 11.-Helen
McBeth Mills Loveland, widow OF Frank
Mills, Shakespearean actor. yesterday
obtained divorce from William Love-
land, president of the Watervliet Paper
Company, on the ground of non-support.
Loveland ceased to provide for her
month after their marriage, his wife
testified. Mrs. Loveland was granted
$50, 900 cash alimony.
Mr.. Loveland was divorced in 1921 py
his first wife. to whom he was required
to pay 100000 alimony and to whom 1t
is understood he again will be married
in the early summer.
Mr.. Loveland and his second bride
separated in Paris while on their
honeymoon and returned TO the United
States on separate steamers. Mrs Mills
Loveland is an actress.
The New York herald., 1922-05-12

New England brought the wounded
engineer in a canvas sling and hoisted
him aboard. passengers lining the rail
He smiled up at them valiantly, and
later when young American woman
went TO his bedside tthcy have real
beds on the America) he smiled at
her and remarked, 'It's all in the
days work" He had been eight years
In the navy.
Two physicians among the Americas
passengers volunteered to assist the
ships surgeons in redressing O'Neil' $
wounds. OF which seventeen were in
the abdomen. Part of the left foot
was blown off. The surgical work OF
Capt. Pierce OF the freighter was crude,
but effective. He radiophoned to the
America that he had sent out calls to
other ships asking to have the engineer
transferred, but they merely offered
advice and went on their way.
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
BAD LIQUOR JAMS HOSPITALS
Boston TO send Its "AIcoboiicsv 10
state institutions.

EIosToN, May 11.--Because persons
made sick by cheap liquors were crowd
ing the City Hospital TO the exclusion
OF other patients Mayor Curley an
nounced to-day that such cases here
after would be sent TO the Bridgewater
state hospital for treatment. There
we're 3.300 applications for treatment
after drinking during the last fincal
year the Mayor said.
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
CHINESE CARRIES $4,000.

The richest Of twenty-five Chinese
who arrived yesterday by the United
Fruit liner Tivives from Kingston,
jamaica on their way bnck TO China
By way of the Pacific. told the customs
men that he carried his fortune of
s500Oe in gold In his trunk and that two
of his countrymen were his paid body
guards to look after the safety OF his
money ana himself.
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
ANGRY HUSBAND SHEARS
HER FOUR FOOT TRESSES
Wife Wanted to Trauel as
Hair Tonic Demonstration.

AKRON. Ohio. May 1f.-Nearly four
feet of hair was shorn from the head
of Mrs. Clara Cox. "a. by her husband.
Orrin Cox. rubber worker. to prevent
her from leaving her family to travel
as a hair tonic demonstrator, she de-
clared to-day. Cox watched her as she
braided her hair for the night. Then.
che said. as she arose from in front OF
her mirror he clipped the braids. which
reached to her ankles.
Mrs. Cox Is in n hospital suffering
from n nervous breakdown.
II would give million dollars IL |
could restore your hair" Cox told her
as they were reconciled at the hospital
to-day.
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
YOUTH OF TO-DAY IS o. X.
Just nv Good ns His rorebenrs
Snys Chicago Dean

Special Dispatch 20 THE NEW IorE TIrRLp.
CHICAGO. May L. Dean Nathaniel
Butler. director of the thirty-fourth Edu-
catlonal Conference of Academies and
High Schools in his address at the
University OF Chicago to-day said
THE young person OF to-day Is Just as
good and no better than his or her
grandfather or grandmother. He has the
came adsptabilities. the same morals
and the same educational equipment"
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
scHooLsHIp's LONG CRUISE.

BosToN. May 1.-THE Massachusetts
nautical school training ship Nantucket,
in command OF Capt. Armistead Rust
and carrying ia cadets. sailed to-day
for 10000 mile summer cruise OF the
Mediterranean. The first port of call
will be Terceiro, Azores islands. On her
return trip the vessel will cali at Nor
folk. Washing and Nantucket before
arriving back In Boston about Septom-
ber 10.
The New York herald., 1922-05-12
CROKER WILL PROTEST
IS FILED IN IRELAND
Lawyers of TUo Sons SerUe
Notice on WidolU.

DUBLIN, May IL (Associated Prcss) -
Solicitors acting in behalf of the lato
Richard Croker's two sons in the United
States served notice ON Mrs. Croker's
solicitors to-day that they had been in
structed TO enter caveat in an Irish
court against the will OF Mr.. Croker
when IL was lodged for probate. This.
il was stated, would make a trial neces-
sary to prove the will and the COM
potency OF the testator.
To their great surprise. members OF
the Croker family received no word
yesterday from Ireland regarding the
will OF Richard Croker the former
Tammany leader. who died two weeks
ago. a cablegram received on Wednes.
day gave the information that yester-
day was the date set for reading the
will. Richard Croker. Jr., and his
counsel were unable TO learn why there
was further delay.
Notice has been filed In the courts
both In Florida and Ireland objecting
to probate OF the will and similar ac-
ton will be taken here.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1922-04-27

upon Germany August a. and all pri-
vate radio telegraphy and telephony
suspended.
1915-Radio communication between
America and Japan is completed. The
stations were located at San Francisco
and Tokyo with relay station at Hon.
olulu.
The American Telephone and Tele-
graph company succeeded In radio tel
ephoning from Arlington station at
Washington to Hawaii, q distance Of
nearly 5000 miles.
Secretary Daniels of the United
States navy transmitted telephone
messages from Washington to the
Brooklyn navy yards.
1916-President Wilson and the MI
kado of japan exchange messages
over the new transpacifc radio serv-
ice, which is formally opened.
1917-Senatore Marconi visits the
United States and aids greatly In re-
crulting for radio operators for the
United States army.
191S-Wireless telephony progressed
rapidly, being used to a great extent
in the equipment Of airplanes.
Several new long range stations
were erected in the United States, 1t
being claimed for one built at Annapo-
lis, Md, that 1t was capable of. COM
munication at 1900 miles. The United
States government also opened high
power station at Bordeaux.
In September of this year radio sig
nails sent from point 1900 miles
away were received In Sydney, Aus
tralia.
1919-With the exception of the
three transatlantic fights-that of the
U. S. NC-4, and the British flights of
Alcock and Brown and the diriglble
R-34, In which radio communication
played an important part in keeping
the ships of the air on their courses
no very great progress was made in
radio telegraphy. although radio tele-
phony was being pushed along quietly.
Restrictions upon amateur receiving
and sending were lifted by the Ameri-
can government.
1920-This was the year of the radio
telephone, more attention probably be-
ing paid to this branch of radio than
to Its older brother, telegraphy. Sew
eral broadcasting stations were opened.
1921-Thls year was another radio
telephone year. 1t was marked by
the opening of numerous broadcasting
stations. f