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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-08
FIRST HEARING
IN WIRETAPPING
CASE IS NOW ON
Witness Describes Method Of the
Alleged Swindlers - Bogus
Wire Installed

Ft. Lauderdale. Fla. Feb. S.-The
preliminary hearing in the case of a
dozen alleged wire tappers and con
fldence men arrested in raid here
Friday was resumed today with more
winter visitors and others on hand to
testify concerning the alleged opera
tions of the defendants.
A local telephone official the first
witness, testified that the telephone
found in the headquarters raided by
officers was not installed ty any Of
his employees, the automatic telegraph
sending machine which when a spring
is wound transmits Morse" signals
and which the authorities contend
was installed in one room of the house
to send messages to telegraphiC re-
ceiver set in the room where intend.
ed victims were grouped around a
blackboard on which race results
were posted, was put into operation
with telegrapher to decode for the
cour. the messages it sent. One mes
sage follows:
Left by p. m. train on Tuesday
Troy, N. Y, buy five shares Erie"
The prosecution today unexpected
ly filed a new charge against the de
fendan $, obtaining warrants alleging
an attempt to defraud c. NJ. Peter
line, who testified yesterday. and 9th
ers.
w. c. Backrow, of Cincinnati
charged with frequenting a gambling
house, and who is at liberty under
$1,000 bond, testified as a voluntary
witness. On cross examina ion he ad
mitted visiting the raided house and
seeing two of the defendants present
The defense objected to cross exami
nation and the hearing was suspend
ed for a time while the prosecution
looked up the law governing the eX
amina ion of voluntary witness.
Judge Price, of Miami, counsel fol-
the defendants, sought to have the
court quash the new affidavit charging
attempted fraud, declaring that it was
an attempt on the -par. of the prose
eution to hold the defendants unduly
The court. after tension between
Judge Price and the state attorney
had grown high. sustained the aft
davit but agreed to hear argument af
ter previous charges had been dis
posed of.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-08
FRAMEWORK OF
KNICKERBOCKER
WAS DEFECTIVE

Washington. Feb. S.-Iron constru"-
ton intended to support the roof OF
the knickerbocker theatre-the CO..
lapse Of which cost the lives of 9S PEI
sons-Was weak in certain points,and
was below the requirements of the
plans submitted for construction o!
the theatre, Robert Henry Davis. en-
gineer in the District of Columbia,
building inspectors office, testified at
the opening of the coroner S inquest
into the catastrophe.
Plans of the building on file in the
building inspectors office. the wit
nes asserted, called for main russ
Line inches longer than that which on
inspection of the ruins. he. found had
been used
j. c. Donaldson, an iron worker. de-
Cl2red he had reported to those in
charge Of construction that two OF
the beams being placed in the buid-
! ing were shorter than would seem "a
/ be required These beams went over
the stage, he said, and Tapped over
their supports Only one or two inches
The building superintendent laughed
/ at him, The witness said, when he at
IIounced that he never would. witness
ia performance in the brtilding because
}O' the danger ~! :.
] A number OF otheE witnesses were
examined but their testimony added
! litg to the evidence, as to the causes
of the disaster. Two of those in tht
theatre on the night of the tragedy
declared the break in the roof started
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-08

what did they arrest him for?''
Chairman Brandgee asked
'The only thing | know they ar
rested him for was to kill him"
Pressed by the chairman, Bell said
the negro was lynched because he
was going with French girl and
whi e soldiers got sore" When the
negro was cut down Bell said he de-
cided he'd better leave the scene
while the leaving was good.
Charges that three soldiers in COM
pany |, 18th infantry, were sent to
the front lines without gas masks as
punishment for being absent wi hout
leave, were made by Warren NJ. Bow
en- of NorristOwn, Ga.
"Who issued the orders?" the chair.
man asked.
81 can't say. but the company COM
mander was Captain R. c. Vanneet.' -
There was no gas at the time and
the men later were given masks, the
witness added
$50 far as | know they came ou. as
safe 'as they went in he declared.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-08
CARDINAL FROM
AMERICA LIKES
THE new POPE
O'Connell Says Plus XI
Is Very Fitting Man for
the High Place-Row
In Conclave Over Pro-
posal To Wait for
Americans - Italians
Objected

Rome, Feb. Shy the Associated
Press Pope Plus XI expressed sat
isfaCtion and "unbOunded admiration"
for the American people and voiced
his deep interest in the work of the
Washington conference at his recep-
tion of Cardinal O'Conner yes erday.
81 was happy to see your peace
loving country take the first step to-
ward ameliOration of this monstrous
evil of armament" the pontiff said.
Like my illuStrious and lamented
predecessor, | have unbounded admir-
alton for the energy and charity and
the great heart of your people
Then. laying his hands on the Amer
lean cardinals shoulder, he added
slowly:
You Americans are young in years.
but old in wisdom. worldly prudence
and foresight. Your innate qualities
Of fairness, justice and peace, your
great moral and spiritual stability and
your infinite riches make you the hope
and anchor-sheet of he world"
The Pope expressed his profound
disappointment that America had not
been represented at the conclave
which elected him. saying:
1T was great personal sorrow that
you were not present
Cardinal O'Connell told the Holy
Fa her that he was much like an
Amererican. Amiability modesty and
sweetness of manner were his domi-
nant traits, and his manner was most
democratic The Cardinal added:
He is man of the common people,
and has all the human qualities which
made the world love Plus X. He
has a cultivated mind and an alert
manner, discerning judgment. He
has spent his life with books; was H.
brarian a. Milan and the Vatican is
very close student of nature, and an
interchangeable worker"
Discussing the probable policy of
the new pontiff regarding relations be-
tween the church and state, the car
dnal said the whole world could be
sure he would follow course of paci-
tication and concilliation.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-08
RAILROAD SITUATION
CHIEF TOPIC AT c. c.
MEETING AT CAPITA

Washington. Feb. S-The raill I'd
situation was the chief topic for dis
cussion for the mid-year conference
of the Ma ional Council of the Cham
Der of Commerce of the United States
which began here today.
A report of the National Chambers
railroad committee recommending
legislation to establish federal
agency in charge of a commissioner
general of transportation to represen
the public interest in cOntroversities
brought before other government
bodies dealing with interstate com
merce and transportation problems
was expected to he the center of It T.
road discussions during the two days
meeting.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-08
WEEKS OPPOSES
FORD'S OFFER
TO BUY PLANT
Tells Senate Committee
He Has Other Offers,
But They Are Merely
Verbal-Decares Fer
tilizer Buyers May Be
Disappointed If Ford
Wins

Washington, Feb. S.-Secretary
Weeks appearing today as the first
witness before the House committee
hearing on the offer OF Henry Ford to
purchase the properties at Muscle
Shoals, Ala, announced that he eX
pected to forward two other offers
tor Muscle Shoals to congress before
the end of the week.
One of the offers to be sent to con-
gress, Secretary Weeks said, was "a
verbal statement from responsible
company which offered to ccmplete
the Wilson dam at its own expense.
No written offer had been made but
his belief was that one probably will
be. He did not name the individual
or the company making the offer.
Says Ford GrOpeS In Dark
Referring to manufacture of fer
tiliers by the Muscle Shoals plano,
MIR. Weeks said he believed "Mr. Ford
was very largely grouping in the
dark"
THE interest in this matter he
continued, "is due to the large num-.
ber of people who believe they will
get cheap fertilizers
The secretary said Mr.. Ford had
told him in conversation that he
would not continue over given pc
riod of years to manufacture fertil-
izers or do so at all at loss.
81 think there should be a forfeit
imposed Mr.. Weeks declared, ito ap-
ply in the event the manufacture of
this commodity is stopped If that
happens, great many people woulG
be disappointed.
viii Not Produce mt Loss
I'm replying to Chairman Kahn, Mr..
Weeks said Mr.. Ford had made the
statement that he would not make
fertilizer at loss, during an inter-
view with him on October II.
The secretary said it was his opin-
len that it was as important to have
interest paid the government for
money it would expend to obtain the
land and flowage rights under the
contract as it was to have interest
paid on money required to complete
the DAM"
at is estimated by army engineers, >
he explained, "thGt $2,000,000 will be
required to acquire the land rights
involved
Answering questions from Mr.. Kahn
Secretary Weeks said the government
spent $87 100000 on the nitrate plants
for which "Mr. Ford offers $5,000.-
O00."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-08
OLD TRANSPORT
IS BURNING UP
Fire Breaks Out In Northern Pa.
ci6c and Is Beyond Control
Crew Safe

New York, Feb. S.-The former
transport, Northern Pacific, which last
claimed head lines in 1919 when she
crashed onto a sand bar off Fire island
with 5000 American soldiers she was
bringing back from France-today
was destroyed by fire 40 miles off
Cape May.
A crackle of the radio early this
morning brought word that fire had
broken out aboard the swift steamer
and that she was mass of flames.
Later messages reported that she
had been abandoned by Captain Will
liam Lustie and her skeleton crew Of
rs who were taking her to dry dock in
Chester, Penn.
Rescue of all of her crews by steam
ships which had rushed to. the scene
rext was recorded.
The latest message stated that the
vessel, blazing fiercely and listing
hard to starboard, was drifting south
eastward.
New York, Feb. Sire which
broke out on board the former United
States transport Northern Pacific off
Cape May, N. j., at one O'Clock this
morning, swept through the ship and
at dawn was raging uncontrolled said
wireless dispatch received here at
6:45 o'clock. At that time it appear
ed the ship would be a total loss.
For a time there was some alarm
over the fate of four employees of the
Sun Shipbuilding corporation of Ches-
ter, Penna., who were on board, but
the dispatch stated they had been
picked up by steamer standing by.
The entire personnel of the burning
vessel was believed to he safe.
The Northern Pacific was 500 feet
long, SO feet wide and had depth of
81 feet. She was on her way from
Norfolk to Boston.
The fire was still eating its way
through the ship at $3.50 a. m, radio
sdvices said, and at that time it ap-
rarently was only a matter of few
hours before she would burn to the
waters edge. The Herbert G. Wylie
and the Transportation which picked
up all the survivors, planned to leave
for Philadelphia this forenoon.
The position of the burning vessel
was reported to be 20 miles northeast
by east of the Five-Fathom Bank
lightship or about 40 miles due east
of Cape May.
Efforts to Bring Relief
The wireless calls for aid sent out
by the flaming steamer were first
answered by the Herber. G. Wylie and
the Transportation, which reported at
g o'clock that they had picked up
boat containing members of the
Northern Pacifics crew
A few minutes later the Wylie sent
a radio, saying she had picked up a
boat containing the second mate, the
second engineer, two sailors and one
oiler or fireman.
The second mate of the Northern
Pacific, when picked up by the Wylie,
requeHsted that the Transportation be
asked il all men employed in the
stewards department Of the burning
ship were safe, adding they were
trapped by the fire."
The Transportation replied that all
the men under; the supervision Of the
Northern Pacific steward were safe
lsnd on board the rescuing vessel. 4
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-08
FuH Extent OF Lexington
Hotel Tragedy Not Known
But at Least ~ Missing
Workmen Digging In Ruins Bring Out First Body
Early This Morning Revised List of Injured
Given Out Today Many Still In Hospital

GALES, 26, Buffalo, N. ", all of the
injured are improving.
Elmer Defenbaugh, 80, druggist,
Newport News, Va, was reported to
be still in serious condition but
somewhat improved today. He is suf-
fering from chest injuries and frac-
tured ankles. Physicians said today
that the following injured, while some
of them were suffering considerable,
were thought to be out Of danger:
]. II. Hager, 26, Boydtown, Va,
lack injured.
John Cochran, SO, New York, suf-
fering from smoke fumes. He will
leave the hospital today.
Geo. Cutter, AZ, Buckroe Beach, Va,
fractured leg and injured back.
James Folden, %, Patton, w. Va,
sprained back.
B. G. Wright, Newport News, Va,
fractured ankle.
B. H. Trice, 50, Globe, Va, sprained
back.
J. G. Hariviel, 81, Portland, Me.
fractured leg.
A. H. Harrison, 81, St. Louis, frac-
tured leg.
w. w. Bourne, 40, Spartansburg, s.
c., hip injured; left hospital today.
E. P. Howell, S6, Norfolk, probable
sprained back.
Ernest Staples, 27, Richmond, leg
injured.
D. H. Pitts, Scottsville, Va, and 7.
B. Rogerson, Vaughn, N. c., are both
improved
Thomas F. Little, of Portsmouth,
Va, suffering from bruises and bruins,
and Jos Overton, Asheville, n. c., in-
jured leg, both improved.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-08
TWO IMPORTANT
ROAD PROJECTS
Are CERTAINTY
County Commissioners Agree To
Build Missing Foxtown Link
and Road To Pasco Co.

Gratifying assurance was given by
the board Cf county commissioners of
Polk county in session in the county
court house at Barlow on Tuesday
that before the end of this year, 1922,
every effort would be made to at leas:
grade two important projected high
ways in the north end of the county.
This assurance was given delega-
tion from the Lakeland Chamber of
Commerce that waited on the commits
sioners for the purpose of securing
heir cooperation This delegation,
headed by President O. c. Lanphear,
included C. W. Deem. }. c. Swindell,
w. f. Buchanan. w. II. Oft, C. o.
Pinch, Edwin Spencer, Jr, and Harry
Brown.
President Lanphear explained the
object of the mission and pointed out
how vital are he interests bound up
in the opening of the territory in
vOlved in the proposed Improvement
The two projects are the extension Of
the new route to FOXtoWn eastward
some six miles to the new own site
of Polk City on Lake Agnes. this be-
ing the junction point with the road
running north and south between Au-
burndale and the Lake county line
near Groveland. There is now a six
mile gap. which. when built. will
shorten the distance be ween Lake
land and Leesburg by several miles in
addition to opening up a new trade
territory The other project is the
building of about six miles of high
way from Socrum to the Pasco coun-
ty line. assurances having been Civ
en- by the Pasco county commissions
ers that would meet this road at the
county line and extend it on to Dade
City.
Every member of the county board
agreed as to the Importance of these
routes and agreed by formal resolu-
lion that as soon as convicts are avail
able they will be put to work on the
Foxtown road and when that is com
pleted, proceed with the new route
out of Socrum.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-08
MIAMI PARTY ON WAY
TO BIMINI MISSING

Miami, Fla. Feb. S.-Fears TINT
party of three Miami people who It,
on January 2S in an open boat for the
island of Bimini, 80 miles distant.
were lost in a squall which camc up
later in the day. were streng thened
today when Ed Pine. city fireman.
stepson of a member of the party re-
turned from Bimini with he report
that the boat had never put in at the
harbor there. Pine went to Bimini by
airplane. Other searching parties
were to go out today.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-08
NO OPPOSITION
TO The TREATIES
ELOOKED FOR

Washington, Feb. Ratification
of the arms conference treaties and
passage of the tariff, soldiers bonus,
farm credit and merchant marine
bills, with adjournment of congress
about June l, was understood today
to have been agreed upon by Presi-
dent Harding and members of the
senate and house steering committees
as the legislative goal for the present
session.
This program was said to have been
decided upon at the While House din.
ner conference attended by the ma
jority leaders last night.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-08
VENERABLE INDIAN
CALLED TO REWARD

Cass Lake. Mimi, Feb. S-Funeral
arrangements were to be completed
today for Ga-be-Nah- Gewn- Wonce
(wrinkled meat Chippewa Indian.
said to have been 1877 years old, who
died on the floor of his cabin here
yesterday Of pneumonia, contending
to the last that bed was no place for
a husky warrior. For 109 years of his
life he was married. having had eight
wives. The only survivor, however,
is Tom Smith, stepson, at whose
home he died.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-08
ORLANDO TO FORM CABINET

London, Feb Shy the Associat-
ed Press. Former Premier Orlando
of Italy has accepted the invitation
of King Victor Emmanuel to form a
new cabinet to succeed the Bonomi
ministry which resigned last week,
says an Exchange Telegraph dispatch
from Rome ,oday.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-08

A Montgomery, N. Y, boy is dis
consulate because parents sold his pet
skunk to aNfur dealer Neighbors had
complained. t
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-08
THE WEATHER

Fair and continued cold and prOba-
bly light frost in interior OF south
portion tonight. Thursday fair and
warmer.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-08

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The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1922-02-03
HOW ARD FARMERS WOULD
ABOLISH REGISTER OF
WILLS J0R

At the monthly meeting of the How
ard County Farm Council held recently
ut Ellicott City, the committee APP
pointed at the farmers meeting on
December 2S to investigate the merits
of the proposed Harrison road bill
made its report through james A. Der
ger, chairman. He stated that no bill
had us yet been drafted by Senator
Harrison. II was voted that the com
mittee be continued and make It's re-
port as soon as IL bill was drafted. The
other members of the committee are
Senator Humphrey d. Wolfe, Joseph
l.. Donovan, Louis 4. Clark and G.. T..
Grant, with member still to be ap-
pointed from the First district.
j. Booker Clark made II report for
the Legislative committee. Following
his suggestion il was voted that the
Farm Council recommend an amend
mcnt to the State Constitution abol-
ishing the Orphans Court, the work Of
said Court to be done by the Circuit
Court Judge sitting one day week as
probate Judge. 1t was also recon-.
mcndcd that the office of Register
of Wills be abolished, his work to be
done in the Office of the Circuit Court.
There was considerable discussion re-
garding the proposed State budget for
public schools and the equalization
fund. 1t was finally voted that the
Farm Council indorse any action taken
by the Legislative committee on these
matters and that three of that commit
tee go TO Annapolis to work for the
adoption Of the recommendation
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1922-02-03
MUCH HIGHWAY BUILDING COM.
PLETED IN DECEMBER

Doconbor with iia sno,vs and wintrv
wnothon ~ ,"i H. ,,1 h aJ" ,,onth W H.
w w." o.. Ln;iLin', rnaJ '''V "',, J',in,r
ia,, nooonhn" ,horo ' wo,o comni,tcd
dtE n,i,a" ~ EoIo,.aI S;,,,,u,a'', ',nJo,.
H. ,'o ",nH J o or Ill., ImR srn % " pnh
I p S"p VIVA Tha v, lana t. ,'a,, w.
' a"Jm, ,hn u"sa 70 inp'uou"J
-, ~ ,"aa"nga .',". m'to ' nl o","r
i,In "I m,"'ti "sa,,, ,h "''' "''' "
''ns" "hrH '"u m'"nt ,,uo.
!" a''''"n, 49,, un"t w " .'''.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1922-02-03
TYRANNY OF THE MACHINE

The Wcstcrncr has not been using
machinery simply and purely to relieve
life Of It's drudRcry and give the sur
plus time thus created 10 other than
material pursuits. Recently an Amer
lean ludy said to me: "Wyy do you
speak against machinery-,r at my
rate the present use Of IT.? II took
my grandmother five hours to do by
hand the sewing which nov d, In enc
hour on the sewing machine ayes,
madam" ! replied, but what do you
do In the other four hours?" "Morn
sewing" she answered, with n sweet
smile.
In this phrase we have the key TO
the whole situation. Every machine
invented not only claims moro Of our
time for It's use and maintenance, but
inevitably leads to the creation Of tn
other and faster machine. And with
this increase the seat Of power shift
from man as the controller OF the ma
chine to the machine M tn" controller
of man.
He must keep up with the impcls0n.
al, implacable force he sets in motion,
and, as consequence, he Geglcc.s Gplr.
itual pursuits. The We{Lcrncr ia at
present in that situation. Abraham
Nitric Rihbany In Harp"r's Magazine.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1922-02-03
IMPROVED ROADS SUFFICIENT
TO ENCIRCLE THE EARTH

What the new Federal highway APP
preparation to be expended under the
direction of the Bureau Of Public
Roads, will mean to the country Is ac-
curately gauged in synopsis prepared
by the bureau, showing the use to
which the S27b 200, 900 previously APP
pr0priated by Congress has been put.
Up to December 81, $2l2,O77,2i6 had
been put to work in projects either en-
tircly complete or under construction.
70 match that amount the States ap-
propriatcd S2S5, 37D,3i2, making Il to
tai Of SiD7 ,ib6,bb8.
If placed end to end tho roads TO be
paid for by this money would encircle
the earth ut the Equator and extend ~
far as from New York to San Francis.
co on the second lap. The total mile
age of roads under construction and
completed, the departments records
show, was approximately n 900 miles.
OF this mileage 0,555 miles was IN pro-
jects entirely completed. The balance
Of l7,db5 miles was in projects which
were still under construction but lc-
ported go per cent complete October
81. In those projects there was the
equivalent Of 10000 mites of completed
roads 80 that the completed road TO
date was more than 2i,DGO miles %
nearly enough to cncircle the globe.
Prior to 3 years ago the Federal Gov
eminent took no active part in the
road construction of the country. To
day about one half of all road under
construction are being aided financially
by the Federal Government, and the
congirurtiOu Ia giIbjpct to ingDrrti ion
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1922-02-03
CAMERA DOES MOST or WORK

Thanks to modern science, aStr0no.
mcrS can now sleep nj night.
According 10 popular tradition, ~.
trOn0mcrs are people who pass the
entire night at one end of "a telescope
and can sleep only in the daytlm" Of
on rainy nights. But no more, accord
ing to Miss Annie Jump Cannon, as
sistant in Harvard College observatory
and curator Of astronomical photo
graphs Of the college.
Nov the astronomer can go to bed
at the 8amc time as any other person.
she said. "IIe turns his work over to
telescope and photographer and
waits until morning TO study the hcav.
eng. Observations are now a matter OF
very expert photography, and dcduc-
tons are made from the plates thus
produced.
at Harvard We have complete rec
ords Of the heavens, dating back over
many years, and these are preserved IN
What | cali laboratory Of 900, 900 vol
umcs. Each book is pershablr glass
plate which muSt be very carefully
handled and guarded.
"On every fair night Of the year in
the observatory at Cambridge, and IN
the allied one which we have in Peru,
Il complete Photographic survey Of TN"
heavens is made, which II turned over
to expert observers on the following
day for searching analysis, or r0ur u
the discovery Of "A comet or II new star
rs great event for us