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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-14
FIGHT
ON IN SENATE.
TO TAKE VOTE

Washington, March 14.-The first
issue of the Senate fight over ratifi-
cation of the four-power Pacific treaty
will be divided today when a vote is
taken on the amendment proposed by
Senator Robinson (Democrat) of Ar
kansas. Unanimous consent for
vote on the amendment at 4 p. m.
was given by the Senate late yester-
day on the proposal of Senator Swan
son (Democrat), Virginia, after an all
day attack on the treaty in which
Senator Johnson of California and Bo
rah of Idaho, both Republicans, took
the lead.
AS modified yesterday by Senator
Robinson, his amendment provides
that the rights of nations, both in and
out of the four-power group, are to be
respected, and that non-signatory as
well as signatory nations shall be in
vited to any conference held to con-
slider controversies after acting up
on insular interests in the Pacific or
any far eastern questions. Admins
tration leaders said they were assured
of sufficient votes to defeat the
amendment which until Senator Rob-
inson's speech yesterday favoring its
adoption in the interest, he said, of
Russia, China and other non-signatory
nations, had been touched on but lit
tie in the Senate debate.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-14
OIL PROMOTER
ARRESTED FOR
SELLING STOCK

Houston, Texas. March 14.-Thn
case of Seymour ]. Cox, Houston pro-
moter, arrested in New York and al
legged to have defrauded investors ont
of S1,000,000 through the sale Of
worthless oil stocks. will be laid re.
fore the federal grand jury now in
session here and he may come to trial
at the present term of court, locG,
federal officers announced today Pis
bond has neen fixed at $4,000.
+. H. Black. postal inspector, said
Cox is alleged to have used the mails
to send out circulars, photographs
and statements which were fradulenr
in connection with The promotion %
the General Oil Company and S. f
Cox Company
Cox and tho General Oil Company.
which he promoted, have been the
center of numerous court litigations.
In the midst of an unbOunded pros
perity and while Cox was in Franco
entering his airplanes in the race fo'
the James Gordon Bennett trophy the
General Oil Company was put into
the hands of receiver and Cox was
enjoined from acting as president of
the company. New trustees were ap-
pointed At about the same time,
creditors Of the General Oil Company,
a 100000 stock company. filed
bankruptcy proceedings against the
company. Judge ]. c. Hutcheson
found that the company was mot in
solvent" and for a time the Genera,
Oil Company progressed under the re.
ccivef.
Recently Judge W. r. M0ntcith de.
MED a petition OF certain Chicago
creditors asking that the property of
the General Oil Company be sold at
auction. Judge Monteith held it would
rot be fair to the stockholders, many
of whom appeared in court i'm opposi.
ton to the petition. Just what plans
would be taken to finance the com
pany were not decided upon.
New York, March 14.-Seymour Z.
]. Cox. promoter of Houston, Texas,
charged with defrauding investors out
of $1,000,000 in worthless stocks
waived extradition and removal pro
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-14
CLAIMS MRS. OBENCHAIN
USED HER HUSBAND AS
A HUMAN DO0RMAT

Los Angeles, Cal, March 14.-Argu-
ments in the case of Mrs. Madalynne
Obenchain on trial for the murder of
her sweetheart, J. Belton Kennedy,
were to be resumed with the opening
of court this morning.
Cha3. W. Fracke, deputy state attor-
ney, opened the state yesterday,
dwelling upon the defendants rela-
tiOns with Kennedy; Arthur C. Burch
of Evanston, ILL.,, her co-defendant,
and Ralph r. Obenchain, of Chicago,
her former husband and now a mem-
ber of her counsel.
He declared Mrs. Obenchain had
used Obenchain as human dOormat;
that she had mo regard, love, affec-
tion, respect or anything else for the
love of any man." and that she had
married Obenchain only because she
wanted some one to take care of her."
Fricke argued in referring to the
testimony given by Obenchain for his
former wife, that it was apparent he
was "hypnotized, blindfolded and in
fatuated by this defendant" and he
continued to do anything she said.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-14
PRESIDENT IS
ENJOYING The
BALMY WEATHER

Palm Beach. Fla. March 14.--(By
Associated Press, president Hard
ing arrived here at 10 o'clock aboard
the Mclean house boat and boarded
fishing smack for a short fishing
trip. The house boat was anchored in
Lake Worth and none of the party
came ashore this morning. The Pres
ident's plans call fer golf game in
the afternoon and he expected to
board special train soon thereafter
and return to st. Augustine.
Fishing and golf constituted the pro-
gram of President Harding today be
fore leaving by train for 81. Angus
tine. Arrangements had been com
pleted for the President to be taker
out early today to try his hand at
fishing and golf was expected to take
up the greater part of the afternoon.
Officials of the American Legion in
Florida, gathering here for the Lc-
glon's state convention coincident with
the Presidents arrival. sent Mr.. Hard
ing convention badge and their re-
grets that he would be unable to ad-
dress them. Mr.. Harding announced
before leaving Washington that he
would be in Florida for rest and would
have to decline all invitations to make
addresses or to take part in public
functions. A large bundle of mail
and kilograms had been sent ahead
here for the President
The ideal weather conditions which
the President has met with in Florida
continued today.
st. Augustine. March 14.-President
Harding and Mrs Harding have de.
waited from their announced intention
of joining in no public entertainment
during their vacation in Florida and
will be honor guests at house recep-
tion at the Ponce De Leon Hotel
here Wednesday night. it was an
nounced today; 1900 invitations were
being sent out today.
Palm Beach. Fla, Mar. I4-The
President and his party came ashore
in time for morning game of golf
Edward B. Mclean. Washington pub
and luncheon at the cottage here o:
Usher.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-14
LEAVES WIFE
WOULD DRIVE
HIS OWN CAR

San Francisco, March 14.-Margaret
Matzenauer, famous diva, apparently
has lost her chauffeur husband whom
she termed 100 per cent man."
The husband, Floyd Glotzbach. has
come back to his job at the Delmonte
Hotel here driving tourists about
A year ago he took Nine. Matte
nauer out for a drive-for hire. She
sat on the front seat with him, better
to enjoy the scenery. Later came the
engagement ard marriage and Glotz-
bach left the driving wheel.
The San Francisco Examiner today
gives Glotzbach's reasons for leaving
his bride in New York:
I'D rather be chauffeur in Cali
fcrnia than to dwell forever in the
palaces of Babylon" he said.
1t would seem Glotzbach was forced
to let another man drive his wife's
automobile.
1T would drive any man crazy to
sit among the cushions and squirm
every time he felt the backlaSh of the
transmission, when all it needed was
real mechanician," the reporter
quotes.
Neither did Glotzbach enjoy break
fasts in bed. Nor did sitting up after
night through the mad scene of Lucia
appeal to an ear attuned to the hum
of smooth-running motor
|. The reporter says. Glotzbach told
him there had been no friction; that
the chauffeur husband just escaped"
when his bride was not looking; that
he will not go back.
Nine. Mattezauer, it is said wants
her husband back. There is talk of
compromises from New York but un-
listened, says Glotzbach.
After this marriage Nine. Matte
nauer said her first marriage to Fer
rari Fonti failed because of artists
temperament. She wanted a man."
she said. The antithesis of her tenn
permanent theory is limited as RESPONSE
BILE for the wreck of the new romance
Glotzbach, six-foot westerner, COM
ments:
Orchids will thrive in hot houses,
but wild mustard needs the California
SUM-"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-14
RECOMMEND DECREASE
IN FREIGHT RATES

Washington, March 14.-RecOmmen-
dation against the decrease in freight
rates on sand, gravel and construction
materials. sought for the eastern and
central territory by the National A.
sociatiCn of Sand and Gravel Produc-
ers, is contained in tentative report
filed with the Interstate Commerce
Commission today by the examiner in
charge of hearings on the matter
The association brought the com
plant against the rates in central and
eastern territory. the examiners re-
port said as a test case and intended
to follow it up with other complaints
attacking the rates throughout the
United States.
None of the contentious made by
the national association were sus-
tanned by the examiners whose tenta-
tive report declares that rates may be
found naturally higher than they were
five years ago. they cannot be found
unreasonable simply because they eX-
ceed certain percentages of increase. -
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-14
CLASS IN JOURNALISM RUNS
JACKSONVILLE PAPER TODAY

jacksonville, March i4.-lf any
thing happened today in Jacksonville
the Florida Metropolis should print it,
for the paper has on duty the largest
local staff in its history. The class
in journalism from the University Of
Florida is in charge of everything
about the newspaper except the com
posing room and the advertising. cir
culation and mailing departments and
the streets of the city were alive with
budding young reporters in search OF
news to print. The students came to
Jacksonville in charge of Ralph StOu-
tamire, of the University to gain a
little actual experience in newspaper
work and Major Quimby Melton, gen
eral manager of the Metropolis, turned
the news department over to them and
with the exception of the society edi-
tor moved the regulars out of the
plant. The class from Gainesville was
without feminine member and while
the boys expressed a willingness to
tackle almost anything they drew the
line at the society work.
Glover Miller, of Jacksonville, held
down the managing editor and gave
Oscar Johnson a holiday. Ira Meal
pin of Tallahassee, handled the tele-
graph while Truman Greene, of Tam
pa, took the city desk. R. A. Carleton.
of Plant City, was assistant city edi-
tor and Lance Richbourg, of Crest
view, university baseball star and
holder of a contract with the Phila-
delphia National League Club was
sports editor.
The local room was alive with re-
porterG who fairly fought to get at
typewriters to write their stories It
happened that the Metropolis provides
only one typewriter for each regular
man and when the force was expanded
by about 900 per cent there were not
enough mills" to go around.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-14
PHYSICIAN CHARGED WITH
MURDER OUT ON BAIL

Bushnell, March l4.-Dr NJ. ID. Sey-
mour, physician, charged with muir
der. and Mrs. j. r. Beckett Mrs. Ida
Whittington and her daughter, Irene
Whittington. 16 years old. rs acces-
sOrie ), in connection with the death
of an infant whose mutilated bodywas
found in pound near here Friday.
have waived preliminary hearing and
will appear before the Sumter county
grand jury which meets Monday week.
The body Of the infant. stabbed in
the chest and abdomen and with the
back of the head crushed was dis
covered by a negro and the arrests
followed almost Immediately.
Or, Seymour and Mrs. Beckett. who
is sister of Irene Wilmington. are
held in Jail without bail while Mrs.
Wilmington and her younger daugh-
ter are at liberty under $1,000 bond.
Sheriff Coleman states that beyond
the admission of Irene Whittington
that she was the mother of the in
FAINT and that Seth Churchill. arrested
in Jacksonville upon order of the sher-
IN. was the father. none of the de
PENDANTS have made a statement.
Churchill after his arrival here was
released under $500 bail as witness
Tor his appearance before the grand
jury.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-14
TORNADO TAKES
NINE LIVES IN AN
OKLAHOMA GALE
Tornado Sweeps Thru
Farm Settlements To-
day Killing Nine and
Injuring Many Ac-
cording to Report

Baton Rouge, La, March 1.-THE
settlement of Sunrise. La, in West
Baton Rouge parish, was completely
obliterated this morning when a tor
rado struck it. Two persons were
killed, 16 injured and a number Of
dwellings, were demolished according
to reports reaching here.
Pine Bluff. Ark, March IA tor
nado sweeping through farming settle
ments of Jefferson and Lonokc coun-
ties early today took a death toll of
four whites and six negroes and
wrecked farm houses and other prop
erty. according to meagre reports re-
ceivedi here.
McAlester Okla, March 14.-Nine
persons were killed and number Sc
riously injured by a tornado that lev
eled a path through Gowen, mining
village Is miles east of here last night.
according to Dr.. w. w. Sames of
Hartshorne. who returned to his horne
today after assisting in relief work at
the striken town last night. Most of
the dead and injured are Nexicans.
Dr. James said. Many persons were
slightly injured.
Mexicans were killed last night when
a tornado swept the foreign section of
Gowen, village fifteen miles east of
here, according to relief workers from
Hart3horne. who returned to their
homes today. Hartshorne is six miles
from Gowen. Wire communication be-
tween here and Gowen is demoralized.
Wilburton, Okla. March 14.-Nine
persons were killed and twenty-five
seriously injured by tornado which
struck Gowen, village fifteen miles
west of here, last night, according to
advices received this morning
Sulphur, Okla, March 14.-One man
was dead and half dozen other per-
sons were in a hospital seriously in
jured today as result of tornado
which ripped through the west side of
this city late yesterday, wrecking
about so buildings, with property dam
age estimated around 100000. Several
of the seriously injured we're expected
to live. Volunteer workers began
clearing away the debris at day-break.
Approximately $50 persons are home
less. They are being cared for in
residences which escaped the path of
the tornado. Several score OF persons
are nursing minor injuries.
The tornado swooped down from the
southeast, passing over the eastern
portion of the city and dropped into
the west side, levelling a path two
blocks in width and more than half a
mile long. Most of the structures in
the twister's path were dwellings. The
court house and the Presbyterian
church were demolishe dand the roof
of the methodist church was carried
away.
Continuing a northward course the
tornado lifted as it passed out of the
city. 1t descended again and demol-
ished Carr's chapel school house, two
miles north of here. Three children
in the building were slightly injured
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-14
BIGGEST LIQUOR RAID In
HISTORY OF STATE ON

Jacksonville, Fla, March 14.-More
than one hundred armed deputies, vol
unteers from the American Legion
and representative citizens, left here
at daylight today on what was believ-
ed to be the most intensive search for
liquor ever attempted in this country
The raiders proposed to comb every
nook and Granny of Duval county with
in a radius of twenty miles west Of
Jacksonville for moonshine stills and
caches Of bottled liquor. Jackson
ville's supply Of moonshine largely
originates in the territory the search
ers were to traverse and prohibition
officers, although they have seized
scores of stills in that section during
the last two years, have been unable
to break up the industry.
No reports of the progress of th,.
raid had been received by the
sheriffs office at o'clock.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-14
NEW YORK GIRLS REQUIRE
$3.50 ANNUALLY FOR CLOTHES

New York, March 14.-It costs New
York girls at the least $3.50 annually
to clothe themselves properly, mem
bers of the League of Girls Clubs
announced today. Today's report was
filed after the working girls compos-
ing the league had answered ques-
tionairre on the subject declared that
Topeka, Kan, and Chicago estimates
are too low for New York.
A recent report of the finding of To
peka merchants declared that $S2 was
a sufficient dress allowance for a work
ing girl Chicago girls later reported
it required $117 annually to keep up
appearances to the New York bust
ness standards. New York girls claim
their clothes allowance can be no low
er than given in the following items !:
One suit, $50.
One coat, $50.
Shoes, SIG.
One dozen hose. $40.
Lingerie, $34.
Hats, 500.
Gloves, $40.
Waists and dresses, $50.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-14
PICK ONE JUROR
IN AR5ucKLE CASE

San Francisco, March 14.-With one
juror passed temporarily. efforts to
select twelve persons to try Roscoe
c. (Fatty) Arbuckle for the third
time on a manslaughter charge con
tinued here today. 1t is expected by
the prosecution and defense attorneys
that most of the week will be con-
sumed in the selection of jury. Six
veniremen were examined yesterday
and four were excused for having
opinions regarding the defendants
guilt or innocence. One of the six
was being examined when court ad-
journed until today. Little public in
terest is being shown in the case.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-14
FORD MAY LOSE
'MUSSEL SHOALS
YET IS REPORT
In Brief Filed Today
States That 1t Would
Not be Right to Have
Private Monopoly For
100 Years or More by
Ford or Alabama Pow
er Company

Washingtno, March 14.-(By the
Associated Press s.)-Declaration that
"it would be most improper to
lease Mussel Shoals with all the re-
mainder of this enormous water power
surrendered and mortgaged to a pri-
vate monopoly for 100 years or more
is contained in a supplemental brief
filed today with the House military
affairs committee by former Senator
Butler of North Carolina acting legal
advisor to Frederick E. Engstrum, Of
Wilmington, N. c. Mr.. Engstrum's Of
fer for completion and lease of the
Mussel Shoals projects now is before
the committee together with offers
from Henry Ford and the Alabama
Power Company.
The brief calls the committees at
tention to various provisions of the
Ford and Engstrum offers and de-
clares that the operation of the nitrate
plants at Muscle Shoals should be
quickly authorized to supply the needs
of the nations farms. While Mr.. But
ler asks particularly for the operation
Of nitrate plant No. l which, he says.
can he easily remcdelled so as to
make it work with complete success"
he contends that no time should be
lost in putting plant No. at work
on full time.
The amendment of the ord offer
providing that the operating company
it proposes shall be capitalized at $10,-
100000, the brief asserts, means that
neither the government, nor the gen.
eral public will be profited to the eX-
tent of one penny by the capitaliza-
ton.
'On the other hand" the document
adds, sit means the robbery of the
people and the industries of that sec
tion within a circle of 1000 miles,
means the robbing of agriculture for
100 years and more of the benefit of
all that enormous cheap power for pro-
ducing cheap fertilizers except the
small amount needed to run the one
nitrate plant, and that by the old and
expensive cyanamide process"
Attention of the committee also is
invited to the Engstrum proposal pro-
visions for the operation of beth nj
trate plants at their full capacity as
we'll as that offering to dedicate the
entire power project "for fifty years
to producing cheap and sufficient nj:
trates for national defense and to sup
ply the growing needs of agriculture
for cheap fertilizer"
Referring again to the Ford proposal.
the brief declares it's acceptance by
Congress would require the govern
ment to spend more than $50, 900 900
to complete Dams No. and to and
to acquire lands for f1owage at the
latter.
At another point the brief asserts
that property which has cost the gov
ernment SS5.000.000 is to be sold out
right to Mr.. Ford for $5,OOO,O 900, (which
is less than one-third of the scrap
value of this important property"
Reference also is made to the "long
and expensive litigation" which, the
brief asserts. may follow the accept
ance of the Ford offer through periods
of the Alabama Power Company to
protect its interests in the Warrior
power plant. Ito say nothing of the
threatened litigation from the air nj
trates corporation, if the nitrate
plants shall be sold instead of
leased"
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-14
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WEATHER CONDITIONS

V6H SSINOI IONS
Pressure is high over the south At
lantic coast, and generally fair wealth
er has prevailed over the Atlantic and
east Goulf states. The low pressure
area which was over western Texas
Monday morning has advanced east
Lortheastward over Oklahoma 1t has
caused rain over the west Gulf states,
the Mississippi valley, the Ohio val
ley and northern Georgia and north
ern Alabama. Rain or snow has fall
len also over portions of the Lake re-
gion. 1t is warmer this morning over
the eastern half of the country.
In the west, barometric pressure is
moderately high, and the weather has
been fair over the northern Plains
states, the Plateau and Rocky Noun
tain region and the southwest Raj =
has fallen in Washington.
The eastward advance of the low
pressure area now over Oklahoma
will give partly cloudy weather in the
vicinity of Tampa tonight, and pro-
badly showers Wednesday.
rNVH
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-14
DISTRICT MEETING

A business meeting of the Odd Eel
lows and Rebekahs of the Thirteenth
district will be held at Barlow We'd
nesday evening. and a delegation from
Lakeland will attend. Transportation
by auto will be furnished all who can
60 and thev are asked to meet at the
|. o. o. F. hall at G:30.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-14
TO GO BEFORE COMMITTEE

Washington, March 14.-Secretary
Mellon, Comptroller Of Currency Girls
senger and Gov. Harding of the Fed
eral Reserve board, will be askd, to
appear before the House ways and
means committee this afternoon to
give further statements with regard
to the bank loan provision of the sol
diers bonus.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-14

ceedings when arraigned in federal
court today He stated that his affairs
in Texas were all right and that he
was anxious to go back there and an
swer any complaints against him.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-14
GEN. CARR SHOWS
IMPROVEMENT

Durham N. c., March 14.-Much i'm
provement was shown today in the
condition of General Julian S. Carr.
commander in chief of the United
Confederate veterans, who is Ill at
his home here with pleurisy The
general was brighter today and his
physicians said they felt very much
encouraged
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-14
KILLED IN MooNsHINE RAID

Chattanooga, Tenn, March IA
Sheriff l. L. Smith of Bradley county
was shot and killed this morning by
moonshiners while making a raid on
q still near Lauderdack Springs at the
foot Of White Oak mountain.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-14
IMPERIAL POTEN-
TATE OF SHRINE DIES
SUDDENLY THIS MORNING

Tacoma, Wash. March 14.-Ellis
Lewis Garretson. in 1920, imperial po-
tentate of the Order of the Mystic
Shrine of North America, died sudden
ly this morning at his suburban home
here
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-03-14
THE WEATHER

Generally fair tonight except prob
ably showers in extreme north por-
lion; Wednesday unsettled, probably
showers in north and central portions.