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HOME EDITION VOL XI GENOA CONFERENCE MAY PULL THRU OUTLOOK NOT ENCOURAGING BUT HOPEFUL Soviet Radicals Must Modify Program If Ar rangements With Allies Are Made—Blame U. S. for Jap Troops In Siberia —Z Genoa, April 2. r >T—(By the Associat ed Press.) —Foreign Minister Tchie tcherin of Soviet Russia declared to the Associated Press today that Al lied resistance to the Russian prin ciple of nationalization was blocking the economic conference. “It is ob vious," he said, “that the only serious obstacles to peace with Russia and a general reconstruction are the pre tensions of a few former owners of property in Russia.” Genoa, April 25.—The Genoa con ference is drifting toward the rocks again. Whether it can be kept from wreckage depends upon the possibil ity of adjusting the new demands of the Russian Soviet delegates with the position of the Allied governments, who declare they will steadfastly stand by the resolutions adopted at Cannes on which the conference was founded. The situation is made more critical by the French premier’s frank warn ing in his address at Bar-Le-Duc yes terday that France will withdraw from the conference if she is unable to see that the ideas express by the French cabinet before parliament can triumph. These French demands virtually in clude maintenance of the war repara tions figures, disbarment of all dis armament discussions and no change at Genoa of existing treaties. In addition France insists on rigid ad herence to the Cannes resolutions which call for the payment of Russia’s pre-war debts and the restoration by the Soviet of foreigners’ property in Russia. The conference of experts on the Russian question broke up yesterday and adjourned sine die because the experts representing the powers found the Russians' new set of proposals ab solutely in contradiction to the So viet iftte accepting the Allies’ terms as a basis for future delberations. Yesterday the Bolsheviki announced their disinclination to restore private property because everything was na tionalized in Russia, but in their note of acceptance they voiced willingness to restore such property or indemnify the owners provided the country’s war debts to the Allies were cut down and financial help for Russia was forth coming. Instead of accepting the Allies’ de mands for the payment of war debts with the understanding that the debts be scaled down and the arrears in in terest either postponed or remitted in part, the Bolsheviki has an entire ly different proposition. They asked the complete annullment of all war debts. Whereas they had previously agreed to the payment of the financial obli gations due to foreign nationals which are usually referred to as the pre-war debts, the Soviet spokesmen asked for a morartium of thirty years on these debts and the cancellation of the interest, according to the allied version of the meeting. This cancel lation was to apply both to the past and to the period of the morartium. Finally the Russians made clear that, in refusing to restore private property in Russia this would not im ply any surrender by Russian citi zens of their rights to hold property in fee simple in foreign lands “Bour gois” countries where the right to possess property went with the Bour goise system. Such, said the Bolsheviki were their terms but they could only grant them on condition that the powers repre sented at Genoa would at first recog nize the Soviet government and ac cord it adequate financial help for its proper economic reconstruction. “Under these conditions," said Sir Laming Worthington-Evans, chairman of the meeting, “we cannot discuss any further. We must refer this mat ter to our respective governments.” It was then decided to adjourn 'the sit ting. sine die. and the experts which the Russians arranged to meet today and go over the entire situation. The Russians contend that their general attitude as to making a treaty with the powers has been misinter preted and one of the delegates also charged that faulty translations had been made of their counter-sugges tions last week. Despite the serious outlook, the heads of the various delegations have not abandoned all hope. Some, how ever, frankly informed the Associated Press last night that they saw no pos sibility cf making an arrangement with the Soviets unless the latter radicals modified their program. While the Bolsheviki have given up their counter claims for damage charged to foreign nterventfons in Russia, the story wpnt the rounds of the delegation last night that they will hold the United States morally responsible for the presence of the Japanese troops in Siberia, since the Japanese occupied the territory not only co-jointly with American troops but actually at the request of tne American government. “In that oase," said one of the Japanese, jokingly, (Continued on page 8.) Iwia&i';'- ' ' Lakeland Evening Telegram FULL LEASED WIRE REPORT OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Poincaire Wants Genoa Con ference To Know French Attitude German Matters Paris, April 25. —(By the Associated Press.) —Premier Poincare has not ’ adopted any plan for the further mili tary occupation of Germany in case of a default in the German reparation payments on May 31, it was asserted i in official circles today. The premier’s speech, yesterday, in which he de ! glared France would, if necessary, un dertake alone to see that the treaty of Versailles was executed in case of a default, is said to have been in tended to make the government’s pol icy clear and put an end to the criti cisms that France was persisting in an obscure attitude. That there is plenty of time to con sider what ghould best be done to oblige Germany to respect her en gagements was pointed out, but M. Poincare desired to clear the ground right now before action at Genoa on Prime Minister Lloyd-George’s plan to commit all. Europe to a policy of hands off other people’s territories un- IMPROVEMENTS CHANGE ADAMS BUILDING TO “WHITE WAY BLOCK” The business building known as the Adams block has recently under gone a transformation, and now looms up' as one of the prettiest as well as the best lighted blocks in the city. The old awning over the sidewalk has been torn down and with it the unsightly posts that supported it. The new awning is mostly of steel and is supported from poles at each end only. A pretty balcony has been added ! to the front. I The back of the building has under gone a similar improvement, anew awning and balcony having been put thereto. While this work was going on a com prehensiva program of repairs and minor improvements was carried out, while extensive painting operations have added to the newness and at tractiveness of the building. This block is lighted by the white 'way lights used throughout the busi ness section, but now has. in addi tion, a chain of small lights entirely along the front awning, which has led the occupants of the building to call it "the White Way block." . The firms occupying the building are the Grocerteria, which has a gen erous space, including two of the store rooms, the Owens Dry Goods store, Henley’s Drug store, Dwyer’s bakery and Theo Apostolou's fruit stand and lunch room. The building is owned by Robert j Bryant. I LOOK FOR LAMBTON BELIEVED TO BE LOST IN LAKE SUPERIOR Sault Ste. Marie. Mich., April 25. The steamer G. R. Gray was in Lake Superior today searching for wreck age or survivors of the small light tender Lamhton. believed by marine men to have foundered with seven teen men during the severe storm of last week. This belief was strength ened last night with the passing of the Midland Prince, the crew of which saw the Lambton as she was battling with the huge waves last Wednesday. Both vessels were near Caribou is land when the gale overtook them. The master of the Midland Prince de scribed it as the worst storm he ever hed experienced. Shortly after it de scended the light tender disappeared but the Midland Prince's crew could not say for a certainty that the small er craft had foundered. No down bound vessels have re ported sighting wreckage since the passing of the Collingwood and the Valcartier Sunday night. ON WALL STREET New York. April 25.—Reactionary tendencies dominated the early deal ings in today’s stock market; declines out numbering gains for the first time in several weeks. Among the few ex ceptions were United States Steel and Studebaker, both scoring fractional advances. New Haven, leader of the preceding session, opened unchanged but soon lost half a point. Oils as a group were moderately lower with rials and equipments. Columbia Gas made the one noteworthy gain, rising 13-8 points. Automobile specialities, notably the rubber tire division added to yesterday's gains. Federal Mining and Smelting preferred also displayed pronounced strength. Foreign ex changes were irregular, German marks forfeiting much of their recent recov ery. SEABOARD GETS LOAN; WILL . PURCHASE NEW EQUIPMENT Washington, April 25.—Several rail roads by finance orders of the Inter state Commerce Commission today were authorized to proceed with the purchase of new rolling stock and their security Issues necessary for pay ment of the costa were approved. Among them was the Seaboard Air line. which in accordance with ar rangements completed last week was given a direct loan of 84,400,000 from the government with which It will pur chase twenty-five locomotives, 1,800 freight cars and rebuild 3,000 cars now In bad order. der all circumstances should be put into force. The French premier, it is explained, considered it necessary to let the Genoa conference know exactly tne attitude of France before the confer ence took a stand which the French delegation found itself unable to ap prove. The sentiments expressed by Premier Poincare in his declarations yesterday at Bar-Le-nuc were reflect ed throughout France by leading pub ■ lie men at the sessions of the general councils of the departments. The monarchists are worked up to j the highest pitch and have placarded the dead walls of Paris with posters demanding a march on Berlin. Offi cials close to the premier, however, depreciate the idea that he will take any drastic precipiate action. They forecase an earnest effort to find some means of putting pressure upon Ger many without employing the army. CHILDREN’S WEEK OBSERVED AT FIRST i METHODIST CHURCH ! Children’s week is being observed jut the First Methodst church and ser vices are being held each evening, be j ginning at 8 o'clock and closing at j nine. Special services have been arrang ed for each evening as follows: Tuesday night is Sunday school night. The service will have special -reference to the great work of the | Sunday school. Wednesday night is j organization night. This service will ! have special reference to the import ] ancp of the organizations in the I church. Thursday night will be high school ! night. This service will have special j reference to our high school boys | and girls. Teachers and pupils are ' cordially invited to attend, j Friday night, special service with ! reference to parents and home, j There will be a special program for the children in the. Men's Bible Class room Friday night. There was a good congregation on i Monday night. Brother Ellis of Geor i gia. preached. You are cordially invited to all of | these services. * SEAPLANE, SANTA MARIA, MISSING WITH SIX PASSENGERS ABOARD I Key West, April 25.—The commer | cial seaplane Santa Maria which left | here Monday at 6 a. m. for Nassau ! with 6 persons on board including one woman has not arrived at its destin ation and naval planes of the Atlan tic squadron are out in search of it. On board the plane were pilots Musick and Richardson, Mechanic Roderick, Dr. Eugene Lowe pharma cist, Leslie Curry and a woman pass ener from Havana whose name has not been learned. The flying boat Ponce de Leon own ed by the Aeroplane Aerways Com pany, whch operates the Santa Mar ia, joined the naval planes in the search today and it was said here that planes from Miami also would put to sea. At the local office of the Aero plane Company, officials said they i hoped owing to heavy winds off 1 Andres islands the Santa Maria had been anchored at the shoals. The Santa Maria was being prepared for a flight to New York and had con siderable fooi|| and spare parts! on! board. Dr. Lowe and Curry were enroute j to Nassau to attend Duke Schiller,. seaplane pilot mpbbed and seriousl., injured at Nassau last week when it is believed he was mistaken for a prohibition officer. INDICTMENT CHARGES WILL BE HEARD TODAY Charlestown, W. Va., April 25.—(8y the Associated Press.) —Progress of the trials of district offices and mem bers of the United Mine Workers on indictments in connecton with the, march of armed men in the southern | West Virginia coal fields last summer was further delayed in circuit court here this morning when Judge J. M. 1 Woods ordered a recess until 2 p. m. SHIP YARDS HAVE INCREASED FORCES SAYS THE SHIP BUILDERS ASSOCIATION, Philadelphia, April 25.—Twelve of the ship yards along the Atlantic coast have slightly Increased their working forces since January 1 and nine have made a reduction accord ing to reports recolve dby the Allan ( tic (oast shipbuilders association for the quarter ended March 31. The re ports of several yards have not been received but officials of the associa tion said today the indications were that the cut in the working forces was at an end and most of the cone panies were taking on more men. The twenty one concerns frqm which treports ha ye received now employ about 22,000 men, exclu sive of supervisory forces, as against 58,000 a year ago. LAKELAND, FLORIDA, TUESDAY. APRIL 25, 1922 “GET ALL MEN” IS ORDER OF ; KY. JUDGE Judge Decides Whole sale Plan In Cleaning I Up Hills of Murderers and Moonshiners Feudists Join Hands In Helping Clean Out Mill I Creek i | Manchester, Ky., April 25.--Feudists of Clay county, who a few months 1 1 ago were ready to shoot opposing 1 1 clans on sight, have joined hands I with each other and with the civil att • tiiorities to clean up Mill Creek fol - lowing the action of Circuit Judge 'jHiram J. Johnson who yesterday is | sued warrants for the arrest of two ! j hundred residents of the nuuntain I territory. All persons in the Mil! ) Creek territory over twelve years old •will be taken into custody by the ! posse in Judge Johnson’s drive to ; stop lawlessness in the mountains of , I Kentucky. Possemen are combing lithe hills and bringing in prisoners. ; Reparts made by returning officers i are to the effect that many of these | for whom warrants have been issued j have voluntarily* surrendered and jare coming into Manchester. Others jure planning to leave the county, and i some have intimated that they will 1 not come, according to officers Judge [Johnsons instructions were ’’bring I the men in.'' and he announced that 1 he was going to clean up Mill Creek lif it required the assistance of one ! thousand soldiers. After issuing sixty warrants Judge - Johnson decided upon tile wholesale • plan and ordered all residents over 1: twelve years ot age arrested. Tim I and George Philpott and the Ponder I I brothers, who were leaders in the fight against one another in the feud | which raged in the Little Goose | neighborhood until the last term of jeourt, are members of the posse scek j ing out the alleged law-hrakers. The trouble about Mill Creek began [Thursday when John Taylor, who bad been summoned as a witness in a j land suit, was shot to death from ambush. Deputy Sheriff Pitt Slivers ! later that day was sent into the neigh- I borhood with four others to serve | warrants for persons wanted in con ; neetion with the shooting and other 1 cases. They were attacked by sixteen 1 men in ambush. Mr. B'ivers was shot ! from his horse and three horses in - the party stopped bullets, their riders J escaping by hiding until darkness i fell. Deputy Sheriff D. W. White, Jr., -and Robert Hacker, members ot the j party, reported that “moonshining is I rampant in the Mill Creek section.’’ ! They said the ambushers who attack led them were armed with high-pow jered rifles and large calibre pistols. A conspiracy among the Mill Creek! j residents to thwart the law lias ex | isted for several months, they de-; dared. Those who are in the con- • j spirac.v have agreed to prevent ar-: j rests of members bv force of arms land, if necessary, to kill officers who 'might attempt to make arrests, the officers said. The plotters have agreed among themselves that they will kill any - who oppose the-ir illegal practices, j according to the two deputy sheriffs, i j Judge Johnson gave instructions! I when he issued the wholesale war ! rants, that every dwelling and out-1 ! bouse in the neighborhood of Mill j I Creek be searched and all high- j ! cowered rifles and large calibred pis- | j tols be taken into court. HELLO BILL! ELKS TAKE JAX Jacksonville. April 25.—Although ; annual state convention does not lie gin here until tomorrow members of! the benevolent ana protective order [ of Elks were arriving on every train j to attend what the "Bills” regard as the one big meeting of the year. The convention will begin tomorrow morn Ing at 11 o’cloek and the street par ade will be a feture of the after- ; noon. After thp parade the visitors j will go to Pablo Beach for a dip I>, the surf. Other entertainment tenures in- 1 | elude a theatre party Thursday after-1 jnoon and a dance and vaudeville show j j Thursday night. The concluding ' (business session will be held oil Fri | day morning. j GET $150,000 IN ONE CRACK | Baltimore. Anril 25. —Two bold up men stopped Mcrris Bre3tein, a jewel i broker, near his home in East Balti-' j more today knocking him down with a blow from the butt end of a pistol and snatched up a case holding dia monds and jewelry which Brestein declares to be worth $150,000 from his hand. The two ‘men unmasked stepped into an automobile which was standing at the curb and drove away. Five or six persons were standing in a few feet of Brestein when he w*is attacked and before anyone could make any outcry the machine had disappeared. SEC’Y WAR WEEKS URGES APPROPRIATION COMMITTEE FOR LARGER FORCE REG. ARMY Washington. April 25.—The 115,000! enlisted strength army bill passed by •he House provides a military struc ture “below the safe minimum re quirements of the nation." Secretary Weeks told the Senate appropriations committee today in urging that ap propriations for the next fiscal year Permit a force of 15,000 officers and 150,000 nten to be maintained in the tegular army. Should the House pro posals prevail, be added, not only would the regulars suffer, but over ■.eas garrisons would lie "inadequate" and the development of “citizen com ponents of our national defense sys tem" would be seriously checked. "I am aware ot no issue that at the present' tme threatens to involve us in international complications,” Mr. Weeks said. “There is no evidence of foreign designs against us. We must, however. recognize that throughout the greater part of the world a condition of unrest prevails which rentiers the permanence of world peace uncertan. “It is certain that to remain weak HILLSBOROUGH FAILS CONVICT IN AUTO CASE The Hillsborough county case against J. G. Flynn and D. M. Bryant of Lakeland came up in Tampa Mon day and the information was quash ed, being considered too indefinite to warrant a conviction. The defendants were accused of the larceny of an automobile belonging I to a Tampa man about a year ago. When the case was first called it was continued because Flynn was tin charges, Bryant being arrested later, der arrest in Polk county on similar As similar cases against both of the defendants are pending in Polk coun ty, it is intimated that Hillsborough county will take no further action, but leave the matter up to Polk. One charge against Flynn came up in this county at the recent term of j the circuit court, but was dismissed i because of a discrepancy in the in dictment and the evidence .the one describing the car in question as a Ford sedan and the other as a Ford j touring car. In the Hillsborough county case the defendants were dismissed ’because the indictments referred to the stolen i car merely as a Ford touring car. model 1921. which it was held, would lit thousands of cars, and was there fore not sufficient to identify the car in question. Flynn was represented by C. A. Bos , well of Bartow and Bryant by Edwin j Spencer, jr., of Lakeland. PLANS FOR MAJOR • RAILROAD SYSTEMS DIS CUSSED BY COMMISSION Washington, April 24. —Considera- tion of the plan for construction of all major railroads of the United States into nineteen great systems was in augurated today b>’ the interstate commerce commission. The plan as it affected the south east quarter of the United Suites was token up first and Commissioner Hall, assisted by examiners, opened the hearings with a request of interested parties present for an exchange of views as to how the general study should proceed. WILL BE MORE THAN AN INQUEST SAYS ATTORNEY Los Angeles, Cal.. April 25.—More [than an inquest over the body of l Constable M. B. Mosher, killed early Sunday when a band of masked and j armed men of which he was a ntem [ber. raided the home of Mathias and I Fidel Eldcayen, at Englewood, a su- I burh, was in prosnect today. \V. C. Doran, chief deputy district [attorney declared that while the pri mary cause of an inquest was to de termine the cause of death in this ! case he proposed to try to leant who [composed the raiding party—various ly estimated at from 100 to 250 meti —and who and what inspired them Mr. Doran said there was' doubt [that Frank Woeruer, night marshal inf Englewood who responded to ap 'peals of neighbors of the Elduavens was justified in firing the shots which killed Mosher and wounded his son. Waiter E. Mosher. and Leonard Rttegge. a deputy sheriff, the latter seriously. Witnesses subpoenaed for the in ouest include young Mosher and Rueg ge, both members of the band of raiders, Wm. S. Colburn and W. G. Pride, respectively grand goblin and King Kleagle. Pacifie domain, knights of the Ku Klux Klan. the Elduayen brothers, who were bound and car ried six miles from home: Marshal Woerner; R. C. Knickerbocker, a re porter for the Los Angeles Examiner who was present at the raid and a photographer for that newspaper. FIRES ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL The order of removal was sinned by Assistant Attorney General Holland and was made public by the depart ment. In a lot nr to Watt*, Mr. Hol land said the clap was taken “inas much as you have knowingly and wil fully violated the rul,es of the depart ment which as you must be aware conatlfute a breach of truat.” THE WORLD’S NEWS AT YOUR DOOR 1 and unprepared in the face of such a situation is to invite aggression. “The army needs stability more titan anything else, Mr. Weeks said, recounting the double ettt in the strength of the force made last year and the consequent reorganizations ! required. "If this situation is to continue from year to year," lie added, "it must have a serious effect upon the development : of our whole system of national de j tense." , Mr. Weeks said tile House bill made j "inadequate provision for the healthy \ growth of tlie National Guard and for ts proper field training." As to the i organized reserves. He pointed out that it was sought in peace times only j to create the officer frame work and the annual training of the reserve of i ficers on whom at war time much j would depend. The war department i had asked funds to train only j 20,000 of the 65,000 reserve officers ; during the coming year" as no ade -1 quate provision" for keeping up their j training since the war had been made, he said. EXPENDITURES PLANNED FOR POSTAL DEPT. I Washington, April 25.--Large ex penditures will be necessary to bring the two and a half million miles of ! rural highways in the United States j up to the standard of efficiency com | parable to their extended use in 1 Motor transportation in the opinion [ of the joint congressional commission whose general conclusions on the sub i ject were announced today by Chair : man Anderson. in the second report ! on the commission’s studies, the | first having dealt with agricultural freight rates the chairman also made I known its conclusions regarding Elec ‘ trie Railway development as affecting rural communities and questions re j luting to the postal service. Tlie commission. Chairman Ander son said, will recommend that Con ! gress continue to promote an adequ ate program of highway construction j and maintenance directed to (he j more effective correlation of higlt ia> transportation with rail and wa ter transportation and that the states counties also continue their highway , programs with particular reference to farm to market roads. I The necessity of co-operation among j the states to effect a uniform basis i for taxing motor trucks and other j motor vehicles, to fairly report the | proportion of highway expense charge able to such vehicles, will be urged i well us tlie need for uniform regula iby the commission, it was said, as i tion of motor traffic. "The commission will recommend jto Congress}” the Chairman said.! | "that a study be made to determine. | what branches of the postal service [ are self sustaining with a view to, making the entire service self sus ' ; taining. or more nearly in accord ance with the costs. This should be done by proper readjustments of * charges and removal of present rate' inconsistencies. The purpose of hold ing the postal service responsive to the needs of the agricultural common i ity should be so substantially kept ( in view." GEN. IN IRISH REP. ARMY SHOT AT ATHLONE BRIDGE - Dublin. April 25.—(8y Associated! Press.)— Brigadier Gen. Adamson, in (command of the Athlone Bridge of j the regular Irish Republican army, - j was shot dead todav near the head ! quarters of the Independent Repub lican forces in Alhlore. An official communique from the j headquarters of the regualr army in | Beggars Bush Barrancks. this city,! said: "Brigadier General Adamson of the j Athlone Bridge was shot dead in the! I streets of Athlone. The General | ! was returning to the barracks near : the hotel where the mutinous troops have their headquarters. He was - suddenly confronted by a group of armed men who ordered him to | throw up his hands. The General, being alone, complied and while his ' arms were raised, the assailants de , liheratelv fired into him. Several of the mutineers! officers were arrest i ed. I G. A. R. CONVENTION IN MIAMI Miami. April 24.—Northern veter - ans of the war between the States be ' gan to arrive In Miami today for the . thirtv-ninth annual encampment of the Florida department of the Grand Army of the Republic. The encamp ment will open tonight with a recep tion at a local hotel It is expected that. Thursday will be the big day. The old soldiers will parade that morning and in the evening they will conduct a patriotic mans meetine. that being the moth anniversary of the j birth of U. S. Grant. The other state conventions tomor row. The thirtieth annual convoca tion of the Episconal missionary dio cese and the annual convention of the Florida Furniture and Storage Asso ciation begins in the morning. THE WEATHER Florida: Generally fair tonight and Wednesday. STRIKE DELAY WEARING ON COAL MINERS 152,000 Miners In An thracite Region Clearly Tired of Vacation Want Sub-Committee On Wage Contract To Show More Speed— Restlessness Shown Now York. April 25.—Anthracitemin ers officials returning to New York to resume conferences with operators in an effort to end the strike de clared they would add another de mand to the nineteen already sub committees on wage contracts. The 152,000 idle men in the anthracite re gion are clearly tired of their vaca tion and are becoming impatient over the delay in the settlement of the strike. Among the coal operators a similar dissatisfaction with progress of ne gotiation was expressed. Local of ficials of the coal companies are I. they said that their unpre paredness to tell the miners what wage reductions will be demanded, practically deadlocked the sub-com mittee. Delays in submitting an opera tors’ program were reported by some officials today to be caused by their failure to agree upon what reductions shall be made. So-called radical operators would cut wages to approx imately a pre-war basis, it was said, while others would revert to the 1917 scale. Members of the sub-committee an nounced that a vote was being taken by the operators in an effort fo agree upon a. scale to which all would ad here. in case the miners refused to accept. A nationwide check up of bitumin ous resources was begun today by both miners and operators, to deter mine What extent the strike haa de pleted stocks on hand. Some con cern is expressed among (he union men at circulated reports that non union mines had kept up the demands of industry since the strike was call ed April 1. These reports were corroborated by/ producers and agents who claim that despite the threatened shortage tho "visible supply of soft coal is greater now than it was a month ago. The Eastern market bad weakened in stead of growing stronger, it was said. in New England, where trans portation is a greater factor than in any other Eastern market, non union coal was reported yesterday to be ouoted at less than the cost of pro duction. with a few buyers. MINERS BEGIN WORK IN SOME PLACES Pittsburgh. Pa.. April 25.—Resump tion of a number of non-union mines in the Favette and West Moreland districts which had been dosed by •be coal strike was reported today by railroads handing itheir product. In cluded in tile number was the Calu met of the IT C Prick Coke Comnany. Others in the list were the Hill Ton <>f the March Coal Companv: Arona of the Kevstotie Coal and Coke Com nany: Smithfarm of the Byers and trim Comnanv. In addition it was said that twenty-six coke ovens had been fired at the Cnller's mine of the Frick rvminanv, while the VV. J. Wrain Com panv ncreased operations at the Stew art and Pan! plants, both of will'll had hen affected lie the strike. On the eastern hank of tho Monongahela riv er jp firpon and Washington counties the Crucible and Mathers mines also were reported working with increased forces. All the union mines on the Monongahela river district, however, were reported comnletely shut down and not a car of coke was handled vesterilay on the ralroads tapping that district. NEW PACKING PLANT FOR AUBURNDALE Anhurndnlp. Anril 25 —Prowess of the citrus industry in this section of which Auburndale is the center. has passed bevond the capacity of tlio nsrUinc olant operated here bv the Auburndale Citrus Growers’ Associa tion and as a result anew and more modern structure lias been planned. The new buildinr will stand on the site of the present plant, a frame structure and will be built of steel end concrete. It is expected to have to cost approximately $25,000 and will have a capacity of four cars a day. SARAH KNOX ON TRIAL FOR MURDER TODAY Montrnss. Vn.. Anril 25.—Miss Sa rah K. Knox. Baltimore trained nurse, went on trial in West Moreland coun ty circuit court here todav on the cbaree of bavin* murdered Mrs. Mar caret Fastlake at Colonial Beach in last September. Selection of a Jury . was exnected to take up at least an entire day. Amonr those exnected to testify at the trial is Borer D. BasMaka. a naval petty officer and husband of the dead woman, who was indicted jointly witU4 Miss Knox for the murder but waf J acquitted at a separate trial here iMfIS December. No. 149