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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-03
WOMEN VOTING
IN TENNESSEE
PRIMARY TODAY

Nashville, Aug. 3-(By The Asso
ciated Press Women voted in Ten
nessee primaries for the first time
today when Democrats went to the
polls to nominate candidates for Sen
ators, representatives. governor and
state offices; the Republicans to nom
mate for senator and governor ami
several state offices.
Chief interest centered in the Demo
cratic senatorial and gubernatorial
races with all candidates claiming
victory.
Senator Kenneth ID. McKellar, OF
Nashville. incumbent, was opposed by
Capt. Gus G. Fitzhugh, also of Mem
phis and Noah w. Cooper, the blue
law" advocate.
The senatorial campaign has been
waged on two big issues-the bonus
and a labor non-partisan questionable.
Senator McKellar is favoring the
bonus while Cooper declares he is
running against no one but Satan
and Mammon."
The race for the Democratic CUB
ernatorial nomination is a four-corn-
cred affair between former Governor
Benton McMillin. Austin Peay, Clarks-
vile attorney. Harvey II. Hannah
Nashville, former state adjutant gen
eral and railroad commissioner and
/. f. Gym at present state sena-
tor
Governor All. A. Taylor. incumbent
is unopposed for the Republican nom
nation
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-03
BRITAIN FULLY
INTENDS TO PAY
SAYS PREMIER

Washington, Aug. S.-(By the AS
sociated Press Prime Minister
Lloyd George, after having devoted
considerable attention to the Amer
lean criticisms of the Earl of Balfour's
note on the war debts question, is
understood to have concluded that
there has been a serious misunder-
standing of it's purpose. 1t is stated
that the impression which apparently
is widespread in America that the
British government through this note
indicated desire that America should
cancel the. British debt is entirely
wrong and Mr.. Lloyd George is ex-
pected to make his position clear in
his speech in the House of Commons
this afternoon.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-03
GOLDMAN TRIAL BEGINS

Jacksonville, August 3.-Taking OF
testimony in the trial of Abe Gold
man, local automobile salesman
charged with second degree murder in
connection with the killing of How
ard Sawyer, tax assessor of Monroe
county, here last spring, began in the
circuit court today. Sawyer was at
tending the state convention of Red
Men here and had just been elected
to a high Office. AS he left the con-
vention hall he was run down by an
automobile in front of police head.
quarters. Two men who said they
were with Goldman, declared he was
driving the car. Goldman declares he
was not in the city that night.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-03

Four cities reported disorders of mob
proportions.
At Jackson, Mich, several police
and striking shopmen were slightly
injured when more than a thousand
strike sympathizers including many
women and children attacked non
union workers with sticks, stones,
eggs and other missiles as the non
union men were leaving the shops of
the Michigan Central railroad.
Eighty strike sympathizers at
tackled more than 60 workers of the
Chicago & Great Western shops at
Des Muines, Iowa. One man was Sc
verely injured and a dozen workers
were missing when police stopped the
fighting.
In Lincoln, Neb., nearly 4 hundred
men, women and boys attacked the
home of Burlington Route Car
Foreman with sticks and stones. The
demonstration in front of the home
of another worker also was broken
up by police.
Four non-union employees of the
Missouri Kansas and Texas We're
beaten with sticks and ropes and put
off a train at Upton Texas, by fifteen
men.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-03
TEXTILE STRIKE
IN new ENGLAND
MAY END SOON
Indications Point To the
Possibility of Both
Sides To the Argument
Getting Together On a
Compromise

Manchester N. H., Aug. 3.-Settle
ment of the strike at the Newmarket
Manufacturing Companys mills-the
first break in the six months state
wide textile strike against a wage
cut of 90 per cent and increase from
48 to 54 hours-was discussed with
interest today at meetings of the 25.
900 operatives out of work.
The victory for the Newmarket
strikers-of whom there were 900
in retaining the old rate of wage
on a fifty hour working basis, was
hailed by many as establishing the
basis of settlement of strikes else.
where.
To others, however, the fact that
it was announced the settlement ap-
piled only to the silk department
which constitutes the principal part
of the Newmarket plant-discounte
it's effect on the cotton mill situa,
tion, which involves most of those
on strike.
Vice-president Starr, of the textile
workers, stated the Exeter Company
operating a small cotton plant, had
intimated it might offer similar
terms but whether any other mill
owners would come forward with like
compromises was problematical. He
sal dthe Tewmarket settlement consti-
tuted a notable victory but he was
not prepared to recommend accept.
ance of the same terms elsewhere
He still felt. he said, that As
hour week should continue as the
basis of employment.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-03
FLORIDA NATIONAL GUARD
GOES INTO CAMP TOMORROW

Jacksonville, Angus: 3. - Camp
Johnston, near here. took on a war
time appearance today in preparation
for a two weeks encampment of the
Florida National Guard. which begins
tomorrow. Jacksonville units of the
guard for several days have been put
ting the camp in readiness for the ar
rival of all units except the coast ar
tillery, and troops throughout the
state were assembled in their ar
mOries today to entrain for Jackson
Vile late today or tonight.
Coast artillery units received their
summer training this year at Fortress
Monroe, Va. having completed their
tour of duty and returned home last
week
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-03
Hour Has Not Yet Been
Announced, But VIII
Depend On Time Of
the Funeral At Sy dney,
Nova Scotia

New York. Aug. 3.-Every telephone
instrument in the United States and
Canada will be silent one minute to-
morrow while Alexander Graham Bell
is being buried. This was announced
today by the American Telephone &
Telegraph Company. The exact time
will be determined later
Sadness at Sydney.
Sydney. n. s., Aug. 3--The entire
town of Baddeck was in mourning to-
day for the noted inventor of the
telephone, who died yesterday In the
thirty-tye years in which DR.. Alexan-
der Graham Bell has been coming
here to spend his summers he had
been regarded by the villagers as one
of themselves. He took an active in
terest in all local matters. One of the
village clergymen will take charge
of the simple ceremonin5 of his fu-
neral on Friday.
Although he was in failing health
throughout the summer and in spite
OF his 50 years, DR.. Bell had continued
his experiments with a flying boat
until July Is. Another of his many
activities which occupied DR.. Bell
laterly was his Hereditary Studies
of Sheep"
He contributed considerably to the
knowledge of heredity through his
work in this direction. carried on for
over % years.
Messages of coincidence have been
received from all parts of the world
including one from President Hard
ing and from she premier Cf Canada.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-03
WHAT FRANCE PROPOSES If GERMANY
FAILSTO MEET DEBT OBLIGATIONS

Paris. Aug. 3.-(By the Associated
Press. Separation of the Rhineland
from Germany, with it's own parlia-
ment and government and,a separate
financial regime supervised by the
Allies. is a part of the scheme of pen
alties presented to Premier Poncare
as representative of the opinion Of
the French parliament and which he
is known to have taken under con
sideration. t-
The scheme which VIC lid be put
into effect upon the dpTNte refusal
of the German government to fulfill
the agreement for payments of private
debts owing to French citizens by
Germans since before the war, in
wolves the expulsion of all the Prus-
sian functionaries from the Rhine
land the officials to be replaced by
natives.
Other provisions include an extern
sion in the powers of the allied
Rhineland commission and measures
of economic pressure upon the prin-
the action of the commission such as
aniline dye industry, the iron industry
of Hugo SHINES, August Thyssen, the
Krupps and Franz IIaniel, and others
which are more or less dependent
upon the occupying forces for the
freedom of transit of raw materials
in the region of Dusseldorf, Duisburg
and Ruhrort.
Poincare's Plan Upset
Paris, Aug. 3.-(By the Associated
Press.)-Premier Poincare had just
about finished a plan under which he
could accept a reduction of the re-
parations payable by Germany in con-
sideraton for canoelling Frances
war debt to Great Britain, when the
British note to the Allies was pub
lished, putting an end to all idea
that such cancellation was possible,
it was learned from well informed
source. II was also said the note was
made public before the coming Lon
don conference of the premiers, so
as to set at rest all unofficial talk of
Poincare's plan based thereon.
This plan. involved the reduction
of the amount payable by Germany to
so, O,000,O 900 gold marks of which
Belgium was to receive 10 per cent,
other allies one per cent and France
the remainder, Great Britain aban-
doning her share.
1t also provided for rigorous super
vision OF German finances under con-
troll of Customs officials and levy
on German capital for the payment
of the reduced total of reparatoins.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-03
RETURNS STILL
COMING In FROM
MANY ELECTIONS

Pittsburg, Kan, Aug. 3.-(By. The
Associated Press.)-The defeat of
Phil Campbell, chairman of the rules
committee in the house of represen-
tatives, for denomination on the
Republican ticket for representative
from the Third District in Tuesdays
primary election. was said today by
those familiar with the local political
situation to have been due to the
votes Of the labor element.
1t was known for some time that
labor leaders were lining up their men
for Sproul of Sedan, who had won
the nomination.
Campbell has served in the house
for twenty years and his defeat was
probably not as great a surprise here
in his home town as it was elsewhere.
Newspaper Man Leads.
Topeka. Kan, Aug. 3.-W. Y. Nor
gan, Hutchinson newspaper man today
led Gov. w. Y. Stubb for the Re-
publican nomination for governor by
about 10000 in the face of unofficial
returns, practically rs per cent com
plete.
There were few contests for NOM
ination on the Democratic ticket. John
athan Davis had apparently won the
nomination for governor on that tick
ct while Henderson S. Martin was
running second.
Swanson's Majority Enormous
Richmond, Va, Aug. 3.-Additional
returns received by the News-Leader
today from Tuesdays Democratic pri-
mary place Senator Claud A. Swan
sons majority in the senatorial race
over Governor Westmoreland Davis a.
10000 with indications that the Off
cial count will give the senator lead
Of $4,000.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-03
GEORGIA BECOMES ANXIOUS
OVER HER COAL SUPPLIES

Atlanta, Ca, Aug. IA serious coal
shortage within the next few weeks
confronts consumers throughout tbs
state, particularly industrial estab
lishments. Murphy Chandler, chair
man of the state railway commission
stated today in making public the
results of QUESTIONABLE sent ou,
from his office.
Practically every reply received in
dicated that the states coal supply
was almost exhausted, he said ant
unless the emergency arising from the
the railway shopmen and miners
strikes is ended within short time
public utilities of the state will face
crisis.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-03
COKE PRODUCTION INCREASES

Connellsville, Pa. Aug. 3.-Slow-
ly but surely the Connellsville region
is recovering from the effects of the
coal strike although thousands of men
are still listed as strikers, according
to the weekly renbrt of the Con-
nellsville Courier.
Production rose this week to g.
700 tons, the highest since the week
of April Is when the strike was be-
ginning to be felt and two plants,
closed by the strike, were added to
the producing list.
"'There was also a gain in the
outgoing shipments of coke" the re-
port added. Last week the Pennsyl'
vania alone hauled 4,706 loads of coal
and coke compared with 4,O16 the
week before, an increase of $50 cars
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-03
Failure of Railroads To
Execute Their Mail
Contracts Is Being Fig
ured On AS a Possible
Emergency

Washington, Aug. 3.-(By The
n sociated Press.) - Indications
Hntinued to multiply today that
D Ihe government is contemplate
ing no immediate step in the rail
strike situation. A member of
the cabinet declared however,
that as an abstract proposition
it might be imagined the govern
ment would apply to the courts
for receiVerships of such railroads
as we're unable to execute their
mail Carrying contracts. This cab
met member emphasized, hoWeV-. q.
err, he was not saying any receiV-
ership proceedings we're immin-
ent.
Appeal to Railroad Board
Chicago, Aug. 3.-Ten thousand
shopmen on the Santa Fe who have
formed an association of new EN-
ployes, today telegraphed Chairman
Hooper of the United States Railroad
Board demanding their rights be
safeguarded in any settlement of the
shopmen's strike. They are entitled,
they say, to protection under the Sc
niority rights acquired during the
strike.
Will Not Strike
Chicago, Aug 3.-The maintenance
of way men will not indulge in sym
pathetic strikes" +. f. Cradle, head
of the organization, said last night
when informed of the predictions OF
w. NJ. Parker, chairman of the New
York Central system federation, that
maintenance of way men on the rail
road would strike within a week in
protest against rejection of the Pres
ident's proposal to settle the shop
mems strike by the railroad.
WOMEN LEAD ATTACK
Jacksonville, Fla, Aug. 3.-Two
working shopmen employed by the
Seaboard Air Line here were attacked
by several women early today neal
the shop, the women bombarding
them with half bushel of eggs.eWhen
police arrived not a woman could
be found in the neighborhood. The
attackers took steps to obtain pub
licity for the incident, several women
notifying the newspapers OF the af
fair
Chicago, Aug 3.-Joseph Johnson
AZ, an employe of the Illinois Central
shops at Burnside was beaten to
death this morning by four unidenti
fled men. the police reported. The
assailants escaped. Witnesses told
policemen that four men a'ccosted
Johnson, asked him not to go to work
and then attacked him.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-03
IMPORTANT SHIPPING COMPANY

Washington, Aug. 3.-Chairman Las
kar and his associates Of the ship
ping board and the emergency fleet
corporation convened today with A. v.
Moore, Kermit Roosevelt, Fred e.
Klegg, C. H. Rosebottom and John
E. Mack, representing the United
States lines concerning the tentative
contract signed by President Love
Of the EMERGENCY Fleet with the
North German Lloyd for handling the
shipping board vessels at German
ports.
The United States lines operate ves-
sells in the German trade.
Details OF the contract have never
been made public but il ratified bv
the shipping board will run for 10
years.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-03
TELEPHONES WILL Be
SILENT ONE MINUTE TOMORROW
In TRIBUTE TO GREAT INVENTOR
POLICY WILL STAND

Washington, Aug 3-CBy the
Associated Press. )-Great Bri-
tain's note to her debtor nations
suggesting cancellation of all in
debtedness will effect no change
in the policy of the United
States towards its foreign debts,
it was stated officially today at the
Treasury.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-03
MURDERERs FIELD MARSHAL
WILSON MUST PAY PENALTY

London, Aug. 3.-(By the Associat
ed Press. THE British court Of
criminal appeals today heard ant
dismissed the appeals of JOSEPH
O'Sullivan and Reginald Dunn. under
sentence of death for the assassina
ton of Field Marshal Wilson.
The assassins were not present al
the hearing. 8
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-03
ENORMOUS roeAcco SALES

Tifton, Ca, Aug 3.-More than 1OO-
900 pounds of bright tobacco. South
Georgia's comparatively new farm pro-
duct was sold yesterday upon the
opening of the market.
Prices ranged from 23 to 65 cents
pound with an average of around
30 cents.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-03
HINT THROWN OUT TODAY in
WASHINGTON THAT GOVERNMENT
HAS new MOVE READY FOR Use
REWARD WAS IS CENTS

New York, Aug. 3.-Twelve-
year old Helen Urban found
package upon which was the
name of women stopping at the
Hotely Belleclaire. She took the
package there. The woman opened
it. Carefully she counted 5000 in
bills. Then she handed Helen her
reward for her honesty. The re-
ward was 25 cents.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-03
NEW GOLD BELT DISCOVERED

London, August S.-South African
dispatches report the discovery of
new gold belt in the Transvaal,
stretching from the borders of Bechu-
analand to Mushroom.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-03

Philadelphia mint will coin so 900
silver dollars daily to be deposited at
Washington, and silver certificates is
sued against them to replace part Of
$500 100000 silver bullion sold Great
Britain during the war.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-03
RICH SILVER DEPOSITS

Fitzgerald, Alberta, August "a
find OF silver in the barren lands
northeast of here has been made.
which it is claimed will be at least
on a par with the silver mines of
northern Ontario.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-03
GASOLINE PRICE pRoPs.

New York. Aug. S.-The Standard
Oil Company of News Jersey today
announced reduction OF two cents
a gallon in the price of gasoline.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-03
STRIKE DECLARED ENDED

Rome. Aug. 3.-(By The Associated
Press. THE ministry of the Interior
announced this afternoon that the
general strike. which was proclaimed
throughout Italy three days ago in
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-03
MANY TRAINS ABANDONED

New Orleans, Aug. 3.-Announce-
ment of the discontinuance of twenty
passenger trains by the Texas and
Pacific Railway was made here to-
day.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-08-03

protest against Facisti reprisals
against communists was declared end
ed at noon today.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-05-26

tenary Movement is doing for Bel.
GUM, Poland and Czecho Slovakia.' y
Mr.. and Mrs. Hadsell are the
proud parents Of a baby girl.
Mr.. Harlan Holt and Mr.. T. Walk
err made a flying trip to Dickens
county Saturday. afternoon after the
latter's wife, returning Sunday.
Misses Jewell Holt, Sybil Weaver
and Viola Lambert, spent the week
end with Misses Gladys and Florells
Mitchell.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Csnnill en-.
tertained the young folks Saturday
evening with "42" party. All pres
ent reported a nice time.
The following couples were visi.
tors at .Acuff Sunday afternoon: Bill
Summers aaa Miss Chess Wells. G.
J. Resce and Mis. Mary Wells, Ed
Dick and Miss Clara Russell, Hillery
Summers and Miss Sybil Wells Al
ter attending preaching services
they participated In a kodaking party
and later visited the golf links.
Idalou school viii close Friday,
June 2. We are 20 have the closing
exercises Thursday and Friday
nights. June l and 2. Everybody
come.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-05-26
NO INCREASE IN
TAX VALUES EXPECTED

Austin, May 23.-Taxable values
in Texas for 1922 are not expected
70 exceed 1921, which amounted to
s3.d55, 360,0s according 70 J. w.
Stewart. chief Of the ad valorem tax
division Of the Comptroller's depart
ment. He bases this conclusion on
The fact that In 1921 values were
greater than now. He also Antici-
pates material decrease in value Of
merchandise and the number and val
ue Of livestock.
The department has finished send
ing blanks % tax assessors upon
which they are required to make the
tax rolls.
July rs the tax assessors are re-
quired TO send TO the Comptroller Is
department an estimate on the tax.
able values in their counties. and
based on these values the State auto
matte tax board will meet July 20
and fix the rate for 1922.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-05-26
There a Hot Time in the Hub Town"
For Building Contractors, AS Can Be
Seen From the Number Of Buildings

broadway garage to be torn down,
work win start Monday, and MT.
Blair of Dallas, will have a brick
building. b0xi25 erected on the lots.
These buildings are all on Broad
way, and will add greatly TO that
portion Of Lubbock. which bids fair
TO Become the business center Of
the city.
A Plainview contractor somewhat
got his bait grabbed without the
fish" getting on the hook, at the
convention Monday, when he talked
with A fellow tradesman from Lub-
book, the conversation. having nat.
urally gotten down TO the talk OF
their work The Plainview man,
anxious to know how his old friend
was getting along, asked hurriedly
well, cid fellow, how's everything
in the Hub city"
"Dernfine," replied the local,
cleft there about six hours ago, and
there's no tellin' what those fellows
have started since that time, which
expresses the true spirit Of the
times.
Inc Nflitl uaFA - AhtAth an Wv
world to do but keep up with these
fellows, and II il were a strict rule
Of the management that none Of
these happenings be passed up we
would get fired every few minutes.
Things are just naturally too fast
in this little city to be kept up with.
There are too many people wanting
10 do their bit toward making this
the best looking city on the Plains
for their every activity TO be re-
corded. There are too many busi-
ness men here selling the goods and
getting the cash on the barrel
head" then turning right about face
and investing their profits IN city
development enterprises for an ex-
act account Of their activities 70 be
kept.
Lubbock lis the hub Of the Plains
and even IL there are a good many
Of the spokes that are doing fine,
their renewed activity place an
other peg" Of confidence in the
Plains country. that has to be given
room for somewhere on the hubs"
Come to Lubbock. the Hub Of the
Plains, the center Of activity, the
most beautiful city in West Texas.
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-05-26

Who In the world started that
pour Il on 'em" stuff? and for why
In the duce was Il startedf
Anyhow, what we are driving at
Ia that II Is not at all applicable to
our local contractors, for they don't
pour" IL on, they just get their
workmen together, assemble all the
equipment necessary, and start 10
"buildin' il in Lubbock, as was
plainly shown Wednesday morning
when lot Of workmen were doing
their best to get the foundation
work Of the two twenty-five by one
hundred and fifteen feet brick build
ings that we're contracted Tor by
Geo. Morrow. local townsman. These
building will be occupied as soon
as they are completed.
Hunts grocery to take one and
Abilene parties will operate a nice
furniture and hardware business IN
The other.
The contract Is also made for the
old red building now housing the
The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1922-05-26
IDALou NEWS ITEMS
OF THE PAST WEEK

Sunday was the regular singing
day at Idalou. Judge Brown OF
Lubbock was one Of our visitors. IL
is also reported that one of the
champion boy debaters Of Lubbock
district, was present.
Many people Of Idalou, who had
friends and relatives to graduate,
we're a THE graduating exercises Fri
day night at Lubbock.
Mrs. Mcdonald and daughter
Evelyn, were visitors in the home OF
II. c. Bowlin, Monday.
Messrs. c. J. Reece and Ed DICK
Of Lubbock. visited friends here last
Sunday.
A stereoptican lecture was given
by DR.. Lyons at the Methodist church
Monday night. His subject was 'Eu-
rope. or What the Missionary Cer-