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The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-07-20

Lakeland, Fla, July II, 1920.
Editor Town Gossip: For heaven 8
sake, if you have any idea who wrote
this letter, don't say anything about
it. But l just wanted to ask your
advice about something. There's a
certain young man calls on me once
or twice a week and he stays until
all hours of the night. l don't want
to be rude to him, but I wish you
would suggest some plan that would
send him home earlier nights.
DEAR -
WHOEVER YOU are.
A LONG time ago.
READ story.
OF A certain young lady.
WHO WAS in the same fix.
THAT YOU find yourself.
AND HER family finally resolved.
-. ,r.. -,
TO HELP her out.
AND THE young man came.
AND HUNG around.
UNTIL ABOUT twelve o'clock.
WITH THE girl yawning.
EVERY FEW minutes or so.
BUT HE couldn't
TAKE THE hint.
AND THE door opened.
AND THE girls father came in.
AND RUBBED his hands.
AND BEAMED real cordial,
AND GREETED
THE YOUNG fellow.
AND THEN turned to the girl
AND SAYS to her:
HAVE YOu seen anything.
The Lakeland evening telegram., 1920-07-20
The Town GOSSIP

OF THE morning paper"
AND ABOUT that time.
ONE OF her brothers.
HOLLERED FROM the outside.
"DO YOU want a quart,
"OR A pint of milk
THIS MORNING.
AND A minute or so later.
HER LITTLE kid sister.
CAME INTO the room.
AND ASKED her.
TO HOOK up her dress.
so SHE could go to school.
AND THEN
HER MOTHER came in. '''"
AND GREETED the fellow.
AND INVITED him.
TO STAY for breakfast.
AND SAID that the cook.
WOULD HAVE it ready.
IN JUST a minute or two.
AND ABOUT that time.
A GREAT light dawned,
UPON THE young man in question
AND HE decided.
HE'D Better leave for home.
AND | would suggest.
THAT YOU try the same plan.
THERE'S NOTHING rude about it.
JUST A gentle little hint.
| THANK you,
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for duty. threatening, IL they fail, TO
obey. TO cut of their food rations.
Communists are requisitioning all
foodstuffs. but actual seizures must be
made In the presence OF officers and
looters are severely punished. Since
gaining control. the Reds have re estab :
lished the German food ration and have
requisitioned druggists and doctors TO
care for the wounded
The communist military equipment is
complete modern warfare uniform
but some of the men in the ranks are
wearing civilian clothes. Reports
reaching mere state many women are
fighting with the communists.
There are many anti Semitic demon :
strations, although many Of the com
munist leaders aud officers are Jews.
Hamburg. March 80 delayed --tBy
a. Po-Order is being maintained here
by patrols Of workmeu and the security
police. and IL is announced the strike
will cease after victims Of recent night e
ing in the city have been buried. Ad-
miral MeIrer. who has been under ar
rest for several days. was released TO-
day.
Noucommissioned officers and sailors
who recently arrested higher ofhcers
Of the feet announce the latter must
be held until the naval personnel can
choose its own officers. and threaten
that IL this course is not followed naval
units will disband and disperse. In
the meantime the navy has been placed
al the disposal Of the Ebert government
to fight the revolt of the Extreme Lett,
il necessary.
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CobIenz. March % (delavedD by
A. P.)-Otto Meindorff. who was re-
leased from prison to take charge Of
the communist movement in the Ruhr
basin. has ordered all workmen who
have seen military service to report
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against Hughes for membership IN tne
Republican city committee.
Hughes Backing Long
Captain Hughes is backing George
Long, Of the Seventh ward, for Con
gross from the First Congressional dis-
trict, and from the same district, Frank
Kammeraad, Of the Thirty ninth ward,
for the state Senate. Other Moore
leaders. headed by John Scanlon. of the
Thirty sixth ward, are backing Dr.
Arthur T. Keegan for Congress and
William Reinhardt for the state Senate.
These are the candidates opposed to
Senator Ware and Congressman Narc
for re election.
The Ware leaders arc Growing over
the threatened split in the ranks OF the
independents. predicting that Congress
man Ware will be reelected by ma =
jority of 10000. :
It was announced this morning that
Robert \. Shaw. chairman OF the Town
Meeting party in the Fortieth ward,
would be n candidate for the Legisla
ture from the Twenty first Legislative
district.
A committee headed by William G..
Duff and George w. Holiday called on
Mayor Moore today to bespeak his sup
port for Mr.. Shaw.
Mr.. Disston. who is one of the candi-
dates for place in the National Con
vention. announced today that be is not
out for congressional nomination but
is unalterably opposed to the candidacy
of Congressman Peter Il. Costello, who
seeks election. e..
Il am still opposed to Congressman
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Costello and | will continue to oppose
him even IL he Is agreed upon BY every
one else.
II favor n candidate from the W
called ranks. favor workingman.
believe that workingman can repre-
sent the district just as well as manu- :
facturer or business man. 1t is my
personal belief that labor should have
voice in this city's congressional rep
resentation.
~ am not only in favor of a work
ingmau. but believe he could win thc
district against all opposition. The DIS
trict is often spoken of as a manufac :
turing district, which 1t is. But the
workingman is an important factor !us'
as is the manufacturer. l hoid TINS
view despite the fact that all leaders
do not agree with me.
Mr.. Disston said he has a man 70
mind who would make a suitable candi
date. He said he did not want to name
the man at this time.
Magistrate William +. Campbell
Moore leader Of the Twenty. fifth ward
is now canvassing the Fifth district or
the congressional situation. Mr.. Cos.
tello is in Florida. It is regarded as
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sees OPPORTUNITY
TO END |[L|TERACY
Doctor Finegan Declares Census
Data Gives Chance to I'M
'a prove Conditions
REORGANIZATION SESSION

Harrisburg. March -. Now that the
federal census has been completed. ilht
eracy can be stampcd out in all states
10 federal and state governments CO.
operate. DR.. Thomas T.. Ftncgan. super
intendcnt Of public instruction. declared
Yesterday at the Amcricunization scs o
sion Of the Pennsylvania Safety Con.
gress.
n Doctor Fincgan said that tho federal
government should furnish each state
with names and addresses OF all litter =
ntes.
''If the federal government docs this.
he said. ~ am sure that with the atti
tude of Governor Sproul and the CO
operation of the state departments we
shall be able to eliminate illiteracy III
Pennsylvania"
A symposium took place in the morn e
Ing on 1.-The Public Utility and Its Hnz-
ards" and the speakers represented the
steam railroads. electric railways and
eas and electric companies. Mrs. j.
Willis Martin. Philadelphia. presided at
last nights session. The principal
speaker was Mrs. Mary Woolson. Bos O.,
ton, who spoke on The National
Movement for Safety.
The place of women in industry was
presented in series of addresses at
tho night session with Mrs. !. Willis
Martin. Of Philadelphia. presiding. Miss
Mary Anderson. Of the United states
Department Of Labor. said women had
won a notable place 10 industry as a
result Of the war and would keep it ;
Mrs. Waller Barret. Of Alexandria. Va.
spoke of the future of women in the
skilled occupations and Of the growing
importance of women's work; Mrs
Mary Woolmuu. OF Boston, on the
national movement among women.
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She is forced TO carry out the treaty.
That Is, her government Is. but no one
knows what seeds of revolution exist
In France itself
Revolution has come to the countries
OF Europe in the measure of their. sui :
terings from the great war. Nnd France
was one of the wars greatest sufferers
and the fruits Of victory were not great
enough to repair the ravages OF war,
Sober people here in Washington VINO
see the Allies world so III prepared TO
real wisely With any situation tnat con
fronts. hope that the German oVerturn
will stop at the point II has reached
now. ,,..
That will give the world breathing
spell and an opportunity to tbink'
What is apparently being set up IN
Berlin in government just snort OF u
Bolshevist government. An alt Social :
ist or labor cabinet. such as IS attempt
ing to get on its feet, is not an inue
pendent or Spartacan cabinet. Even y
the Spartacans participate III II, IL WI,
have more in common with what wouio
DO n pure labor government III ring
land than with ;hc Communist govern =
mcnt in Russia.
Allies Permit Demge
The Allies might have stopped the
course of events in Germany with q
democracy of tho Ebert Bauer sort II
they had chosen to aid and support
Ebert and Bauer, just 'as they mignt
Nave slowed up the rcvolut ion IN kussih
by getting behind Kcrcnsky. But INC
policy Of the peace coufcrees was to holu
up Ebert just long enough to get his
signature to the peace and let the delugt
come.
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Troops at Vessel
Nearly Encircled
Confined from PAGE One

Ruhr valley depends largely the con
~ imitation of French industries. With
~ 1t q continuous and growing supply
fuel from that source they will be
1orEeatly hampered. with the possibility
GSat a partial shutdown would be neccS'
ulatory. The Sarrc valley is producing
sauealy sufficient coal for Alsace- Lorraine.
unto Reports received here indicate the
10 bstuation in Westphalia. Germany.
,,t,r unchanged. Rumors that q pro'e-
'arian council will not be proclaime
com u,hhere have been confirmed. but it is said
anahe bitterness Of the laborerS agans,
statovernmeut troops Is intense. One labor
limeader is quoted rs saying the miners
were ready to allow themselves to he
disarmed by the Entente. but would
rather die than surrender TO the
regulars.
In case Of an attack by regular
troops. the miners. it is said. have dc .
Z cided to destroy mines and wells
throughout the strike district.
Dusseldorf. March % delayed -
(By A. PD.-Lcaders of the elements
which have taken over control of this
city insist the movement should nor bC
termed communistiC. as soviets through =
/. out Germany are considered impossible
and dangerous. 1t is desired above al
TO do away with militarism. they add
an0 snow tnc NlslPS lDdl
determined TO take such a stand
~ There are 4 few armed guards. Uu
no real army is to be seen. 1t j.
3 planned to nave an old army comnau
der. Captain Bredam. IN charge of "th,
security guards" which is to be com
posed of workmen. who can be called L
arms in case Of emergency. but not reg
ularly drilling as militia, which is wha
{ the workmpn want to abolish.
Friedrich Stahl. ono OF the Cgh
members Of the Dusseldorf cxccutv
committee installed in the provincial
government house, gave to the Assoc
sted Press a statement on the work
mems views. He said the movemcn
precipitated by the Kapp revolt wa
particularly a workmen's protest agains
that military movement and miitarisr
( In general.
''This is no soviet revolution"
declared. Al the moment at leas
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We are standing on the same grounds as
the regular government chosen by tbe
people of Germany. What we want
the government to do is to uphold the
pcoples will expressed in the last elec :
tions: that is to say. make a decided
move to the Left towards socia lism)
and TO crush militarism in every form.
more especially as IL has dared to show
itself in this kapp revolt, as well as
under Gustav Noske. We want work.
TO give evidence to our own people. as
well as to the world in general, of our
will TO work and develop.
This is neither an uprising nor a
revolution. but only decided vote OF
distrust against the government in Ber
lin, which failed to uphold the princi =
pies Of the revolution of November
1913, whereby our people got rid OF
royalty and their military supporters.
Everything will go on smoothly. The
workiugmeu. including the head and
hand workers. will work now with a
will. while under military rule. as IL
had developed last mouth under Noskc
they worked against their will.
1--WE shall vigorously put down loot
ing. disorder or plundering and IL the
government should send troops to fight
against us--wcll. we arc very strong
and the workmcn. most Of them expert =
enccd soldiers under q military leader.
would leave their workshops and fac
tories and turn against them.
"A central executive committee. now
being formed at Hagen. is to consist
Of one member Of each of the three
Socialist parties and the Democratic
party. Under this central committed
the several town executive committees
will conduct the business of the country
in connection with the regular city au
thorities for the welfare of the pco-
pie. and. above all. for the working
people.
The provincial government house
where the executive committee has taker
up its headquarters. is protected By
patrols of armed men and rows oi
barbed wire. which Herr Stahl request
cd to be explained was erected ant
left by government troops not by the
wOrkmen. The executive committee an
nounccd that all the workers. except q
few guards. had returned to their place,
Yesterday. tho general strike having
ended Saturday.
The tramwayS and other services are
operating apparently normally and tn,
banks are open. Three Of the five news
papers are not publishing because o.
the printers wage strike. which is moi
connected with the workmens move
meut.
CobIenz. March % (delaved) .-(B,
A. P.)-Otto Meindorff, who was re
leased from prison to take charge o
the communist movement in the Ruh
basin. has ordered all workmen VIII
have seen military service to rcpor
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whose viewpoint has inevitably become
subjective.
The President Is without advisers.
The moderate. and upon the whole com
mon sense, influence is lacking. The
state Department exists in name only
All its more experienced members have
left 1t, or will be out. when Mr.. Polk
goes. Its new chief, Mr.. Colby. is uu
tried. His only quality is perfect loyalty
to the President. -.
With regard to the allied and Amcri
can policy toward the great revolution
that is now sweeping Europe. England
will have the controlling voice as she
has had in every International decision
reached sincc Wilson left Paris. On
bolshevism Mr.. Lloyd George has vacil
lated more than Mr.. Wilson and has
shown no great capacity to form con =
structive policy.
At one time he favored invtinc
Lcnine aud Trotzkv TO Paris to partici
pate in the making Of peace. At au-
other he made war upon Lenine and
Trotzky. A few weeks ago he reversed
himself and proposed peace with Lcnine
and Trotzky. under the guise of trad
ing arrangements with the Russian CO.
operatives. Again few days ago he
formed new party whose motto was
W.T. uDOn EVNOlullOH everywhere. III
cluding the labor movement in England
Mr.. Lloyd George cannot "snloke his
pipe" He cannot look at what is go :
! ing on in Berlin without thinking of
his new party and the electoral fight.
which. in the nature of the case. soon
confronts 1t in England.
What will happen in England? Will
England have new panic as radical =
| ism advances in Berlin and will LLOYD
George find his anti red issue tremen =
dously popular? And will that lead
to dramatic but not necessarily wise
steps to meet the threat to the East?
The issue seems to turn on the psy
Geological state of England. How strong
in reality is the Labor party move
ment and the reawakcning of liberalism
signalized by the return of Mr.. AS
quith to Parliament? Will liberalism
be chilled by this now evidence of tn,
coming up of new and subversivc forces
in Europe as result of the war anC
OF the victor's peace that was made?
France Favors Intervention
France. or. at least. the French Coy
ornp,en,. must perforCc go along will
England. but its influence will newt
ably be on the side Of intervention il
Germany. France was the strongcs
influence making for intervention il
Russia. And France sees in the Ger
man revolution tie loss Of much tha
has been awarded to her by the treaty
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Allies Unprepared
for World Crisis
Continued from PAGE One

lens as Collectively, his own word,
as he would at one of the long past
problems in the campaigns Of Napoleon.
The United States cannot look for
that kind of leadership in the world
crisis that seems to be near.
The President is too involved per-
sonally. The fate of his League Of Ma
tions is too involved in the issues that
are presented east Of the Rhine. The
uatioual campaign in which Mr.. vii.
sons party is at grave disadvantage
occupies too large place in Mr.
Wilson's consciousness for the world tc
expect that disinterested and dispas.
sionate leadership which a crisis like
this calls for.
And what the United States will dc
IL Germany makes the one or two re,
naming steps that lie on the road to.
ward bolshevism depends upon Mr.
Wilson alone, q man who has been lonf
out of effective touch with affairs, ant
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Moore Delegate
Slate Completed

Continued from Page One
lat.ve district. Coonley is opposing |.
+. l.. Smink, of the Fortieth ward, who
has the Endorsement of George J. Nc
Elwee. the Town Meeting party leader
of the ward, and himself candidate
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likely no definite announcements Z. !,
scnsressionai fight will be made ~ un9
ms return. Meanwhile Msn,.un until
Campbell has suggested tentat;ys,sst
name OF James J. Connolly b;sy ths
lieutenant ip the Twenty fiftb wsrs s sshiee
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Mercer's High Gear Ability
will surprise you

TINE long stroke and high speed
Il Of the Mercer motor give it sur
prising torquc for its cylinder area,
Its high gear performance is cor
respondingiy versatile. 1t throttlcs to
a walk and picks up to far greater
speed than the average owner will
ever need-all on direct drive at fourth
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-05

stated that the destruction Of the tax
records would avail nothing, all citi-
zens whose records have been destroy
ed will be reassessed and their taxes
are likely to be Increased by the need
of funds to replace the barracks and
huts destroyed
Attacks on the police barracks and
Government offices are reported from
Limerick, both town and county. and
also from several places in County
Clare. No casualties are yet reported
except for the wounding of two SOL
diers by John Mitchell, whom they ar
rested at Glenade, Leirim county. Nit
chell fred repeatedly before surrender
ing.
Ten Sim Feiners were arrested at
Newry today in connection with out
RACES A message from Tullamore re-
ports that masked band late Satur-
day night reused from his bed farm
er and his family in Kings county and
ordered them into the farm yard. They
seated the whole family on chairs and,
having compelled the farmers son.
hleran Flynn to stand up, fired at him,
wounding him severely in the arms and
abdomen. They then attempted to blow
up the house and decamped.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-05
CORNELIUS v. DAVENPORT DEAD
WeIlknown Former Resident of Ben
nngton Died Suddenly Saturday.

Cornelius Y. Davenport, a we'll
known former resident Of Bennington
and father OF Frank II. Davenport of
Pleasant street, died suddenly Satur-
day evening at the home of his
daughter in Albany.
Mr.. Davenport although SO years
of age had been enjoying remarkably
good health until Saturday evening
when shortly before retiring, he had
complained of not feeling as we'll
A few hours later his daughter, With
whom he resided, found that ne had
passed away.
Mr.. Davenport had passed practical
ly all of his long life in Bennington
on farm on the Mt. Anthony road
extension, now occupied by Charles
Tudor. He was highly respected
citizen and his death will come as a
shock to his many friends here.
Surviving are two sons, Frank A..
of Bennington and John B. Davenpo. t
of Brooklyn, and one daughter, Mrs
Sarah Ewens with whom Mr.. Dayen-
port lived during he past year.
The body is expected to arrive at
the home of his son here this evenin.
and the funeral will be held from the
house Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'colck.
Rev. G. S. Mills will ofiiciate and in
telment will be in the cemetery at
Old Bennington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1920-04-05

T weighed only seventy-nine pounds
when | began taking Tanlac, but now
am feeling better than have In seven
years." was the unusual statement
made by Lucille Hixson, living at 2032
Broadway, Kansas City, Mo-, few
days ago.
Before began taking Tanlac,"
continued Mrs. Hixson, II had become
so weak from seven years of suffer.
ing that at times / wasn't able to
stand on my feet. What ate nearly
always disagreed with me and made
gas form so bad that / could hardly
ct my breath. | was badly consti-
pated and had pain across the small
of my back and my nerves were up
set. | was troubled with dull head
aches Just about all the time and
often | had fainting, dizzy spells and
/ was never able to walk any distance
before / felt exhausted.
my uncle recommended Tanlac to
me and now since 1t has entirely
overcome my troubles | will never get
through pra'sing it. | am not trou-
liled with indigestion or gas at all and
/ am eating anything and everything
II want and digesting it perfectly.
Headaches and dizzy spells have all
left me and my constipated condition
has enyrelieyed. My nerves are in
! fin condition and the pain across the
small Of my back has disappeared al
together. have gained thirty-six
pounds in weight, can do my house
work by myself and | am stronger
than l have been In years. Tanlac
has certainly been the greatest bless.
ling of my life and will never be able
to praise it enough for what it has
done for me-"
Tanlac is sold in Bennington by w,
l., Gokay.
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sPELLMAN-HACkETT
Pretty Wedding at st. Francis dc Sales
Church This Morning


A pretty wedding took place in St,
Francis de Sales church this morning
when Miss Martha ] Hackett. daugh-
ter Of Mr. and Mrs. j. Edward Hackett
of Academy Place, North Street, and
James p. Spellman of Boston were mar
ried by Rev. T. r. Carty
The bride wore a simple gown Of en-
broidered white silk la jerzz and was
attended by her sister, Miss Rose C.
Hackett of Pittsfield. Joseph Saus-
Vile acted as best man.
The bride Is former student of the
nurses training school at st. Peters
hospital, Albany, and took up institut-
ional work at Summitview sanitarium,
Gloversville, N. Y She is we'll known
here and her many friends extend best
wishes for her future happiness.
Mr.. Spellman is employed by the
Arlington & Curtis company of Boston
and recently did work for the company
in the H. C. White factory at North
Bennington.
Following wedding breakfast serv-
cd at the home of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Spellman left on we'd
ding trip through New England and
Canada, upon the conclusion of which
they will reside in Boston.