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The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-14

Park Street Congregational Church, Barnum avenue. Gerald H. Beard, ulin- ister. 10:30. preaching by Rev. Donald B. AIacQueen. The Christian Attitude for Today; 12:oS. Church school: 700 Young Peoples society; S:o0 Motion pie ture. --The Good Samaritan Pleasant Sunday evening social.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-14

First Methodist Church. corner Fair field avenue and Broad street. Chester c. Marshall, minister. 10:S0 a. m-, sermon by the pastor, ''Is Christianity Too Diff fit,Ult ?'': noon. Sunday school and Mems Assembly: 6:S0 D. m-, Epworth League: T:so D. rn.. Song service and sermon. The Mirror of Life The friendly church.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-14

A e~.-r4,a church. Clinton and
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-14

Made of fine cambric, for both girls and boys, we'll made. Buttons are fastened on with tape, which is an important point with every Mother. Sizes ? to f.. Spe- cIal .-..... .2Qe
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-07
Business Depression
Part of World Crisis
(By Associated Press.)

Rome, Feb. 7.-Business depres-
sion in Italy is characterized by
Signor Olivetti, a deputy in Parlia-
pert, as part of "a world crisis. He
attributes this situation not only in
Italy but in France, England and in
America to the restriction of con-
sumption and TO limitation Of money.
He expresses the opinion that all
countries must pass through this cen
dition in order to attain economic re-
constructin.
Signor Olivetti sees an encouraging
sign in the fact that strikes and labor
agitations are becoming less frequent
and less serious in Italy. He says this
indicates that the working men zeal
ize the difficulties through which all
industries are passing. Nevertheless
unemployment is characterized as
grave and increasing.
German competition already is >hav-
ing bad effect on Italian mechani-
cal industries. Woolen manufacturers
are operating only three or four days
o week and hosiery and India rubber
factories are working on reduced
hours. No new ships are being laid
down because of the uncertainty Of
future naval construction. The once
fiourishing automobile industry Of
italy only just holds it's own in the
face of ever-increasing obstacles tC
expectation and the diminution Of the
home market.
Both exports and imports have de
creased in Italy, according to figures
just made public covering period
up to last September. The decline IL
exports is attributed by Signor 0liv'
etti to the exchange and unsteadinesl
tn the price Of raw mateEiAlea
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-07
LEGION PLANS
CHAUTAUOUA

The American Legion held an en-
thusiastic meeting Saturday evening
at the City Hall An important item
of business was the arrangements for
holding, the Radcliffe Chautaqua in
Lakeland Feb %, "a and 25. william
Steitz was appointed chairman OF =
committee on arrangements. The
Chautauqua will embrace lectures.
music and special features by we'll
known entertainers, including DR.. W.
7. S. Culp. the famous lecturer.
The local post will use the net
proceeds of the Chautauqua as part
of a sinking fund for the erection of
Il community hall.
Other matters discussed wer4 the
organization of a woman's auxiliary
Of the Legion, and the forming Of Il
rifle club.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-07
DISARM OR GO
INTO BANKRUPTCY
MONDELL DECLARES

Washington, Feb. IAN Interna-
tional agreement for the limitation
of ornaments is absolutely essential
to the avoidance of bankruptcy by
some of the more important nations
Representative Mondell, Republican
house leader, today told the house
naval committee.
If an agreement is not reached in
the near future, Mcndell said, the
fault would be that of America, as
in former days the fault was that Of
Germany. He added there was no
time to work out the problem be-
fore the change of administrations
next month.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-07
MANY REFUGEES
HIDING FROM LAW
IN IRISH CITIES

Dublin Feb. IA good deal o.
the military and police activity in
Dublin in raiding all sorts of houses
is explained by the fact that the gov
ernment has rounded into the city
many of the suspected men.
There were men in most districts
Of Ireland who We're sought by the
spoliee They were, in the Irish
phrase, ION their keeping" and it is a
tradition in Ireland that any man "on
the run" from the government is en-
titled to sanctuary. Many persons,
even among those who disapprove of
outrages, share this feeling and would
be willing to harbor such men with
out inquiry.
The pressure of the police and mil
itary throughout the provinces has
been so close that no country dis
trict is safe for the fugitives. Some
of them have sought refuge in dug
outs in the hills, and the risk of re-
ceiving them in a house and the ter
ror of visit from the Black and Tans
is so great that many of the men 'sus-
pected have been gradually hunted in
to Dublin. Here they are diligently
searched for day and night and few
of them, it is believed, ever spend
two nights running in the same bed.
The hotels are regarded as safer
than the homes of sympathizerS and
hence the frequent invasion by the
crown forces of even the best hotels
in which the ordinary visitor is star
tied out of his sleep and with re-
volver pointed at him is required to
lie still till his identity is satisfactor-
lily established
Raids on private houses are re-
peated again and again after failure
to find the wanted man, in the hope
that he must turn up there some
time. thinking the search has been
abandoned.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-07
Shanghai Silk Growers
Send Out Appeal for Aid
(By Associated Press.)

Shanghai. Feb. Ito tide ever
the effects of the depression in the
silk market. the Shanghai Silk and
Cocoon Guild has sent an appeal for
aid to the Peking government Due
to the dull market more than 10000
silk workers were idle this month and
20 fiiliatures in Shanghai had been
closed.
Customs returns here show that
1852 bales of silk were exported from
June 1 to Nov 10, against 1917
bales for the same period in 1919.
More than 10000 bales were held in
godowns (warehouses) of Chinese and
foreign exporters. In this period the
price of first-class filiature silk fell
from $1,120 per bale to $3.50 odd
with no buyers in the market.
The appeal to the government from
Shanghai was based on action taken
at Toxic in helping Japanese prcduc-
ers.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-07
DUTCH FARMERS
COMING HERE TO
EXAMINE LANDS

Undoubtedly one of the finest aggre
cations of northern people ever to
visit Polk County will be in Lakeland
tomorrow, Tuesday evening, February
Sth, to remain here until six clock
the following evening This is
bunch of Pennsylvania Dutch farmers
from Lanaster counter who are com
ing here through the efforts of the
Chamber of Commerce. Lancaster
county, Pennsylvania, is recognized
by all competent authorities as the
best farming county in the United
States, and every farm is a model of
|thoroughness in every respect. They
ARE here to spy out the land with
view of establishing a Mennonite col
ony all of these visitors belonging TO
this peculiar and worthy sect of relig-
ious people. They are real farmers.
are very thrifty and have ample
means to carry on any enterprise in
which they engage. The party will be
in charge of an old friend of Secre-
tary Holworthy. There are ninety in
the party which has been for the past
week on the East Coast Saturday. they
were in West Palm Beach, Sunday
in Miami and will arrive in Lakeland
at six thirty on Tuesday evening.
They pay their own way while here
and only ask an opportunity to see
this part of Florida, to know what it
has to offer to them and others back
home for whom they are to be inter
prefers.
The tentative program arranged by
SnppataIU HnIxunrtbu iC fOII
Supper at the Elks Hotel on arrival
of train Tuesday evening, after which
it is hoped and expected that num-
ber of Lakelands business men will
meet the guests and help to pass the
rest of the evening pleasantly and
profitably. The night will be spent in
their own special sleeping cars placed
at convenient point on track near
the depot.
After breakfast on. Wednesday
morning, a motorcade through the
country, with dinner at Barlow, is
planned, returning to Lakeland about
five-thirty for supper before leaving
on Coast Line train number % at six
forty-five. 1t may be possible that a
change will be necessary here and
that instead of dinner at Barlow the
party may have to leave on train num-
ber 27 for Tampa at 1157. However,
I'm either case, about 25 automobiles
will be necessary, manned by our
best citizens, to take the party out,
and it is planned to leave the Elks
Hotel at $3.50 on Wednesday morning.
Interested citizens who will furnish
car are asked to call up Secretary
Holworthy as quickly as possible.
Further particulars on Monday.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-07
MRS. CHRISTIAN VAIL
is TRUCK BY TRAIN

Mrs. Christian Wahl of Wirston
sustained a broken shoulder and min
or injuries Friday evening when she
was struck by a freight train at the
Winston station at $50 Friday even
ing. Mrs Wahl was walking from the
station to her home when the acci-
dent occurred. The passenger train
from Jacksonville had just passed.
and Mrs. Wahl, it seems. started to
cross the train behind the passenger
train without seeing the approaching
freight. The injured lady is the
mother of Winston Smith, formerly
a well-known and very popular en-
ploye of the Western Union Telegraph
Company. Mrs Wahl rested fairly
well though the night, but is suffering
a good deal today.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-07
STATE ENGINEERS
OFFER FINE PROGRAMt
TONIGHT'S SESSION

Engineering Society was opened at 9
O'Clock this morning in the Elks lodge
rooms, and an Interesting business
session was held. preceded by The fol-
lowing program Of addresses:
Welcome-H F. II. Thompson
mayor Of Lakeland.
Welcome-C r. Todd, president o.
the Rotary Club
Welcome-C. o. Pinch, pretideu,
Chamber Of Commerce.
Response by r. d. Martin, presi
dent OF the Florida Engineering So
ciety.
y Business Session
This afternoon the EUofts are en-
jOying mUtU.cade through folk
county as arranged by the local conf
niltee on arruugemcn.s Whlon i.
nade up Of committees IRON the
Lakeland Engineers Club. the Cham.
ber OF commerce and the Rotary Clue.
The meetings Of the convention
are all open 10 the public ami In,
program for this evening consists ol
several interesting and instructive ad
dresses, as follows:
President S Address" The p2yel
opment OF Florida" H. d. Martin
The Federation OF American Engi
necring Societies. l.. X. Mcl,ain
consulting engineer.
The Engineers Relation 10 Malaria
Control y Bresth, assistant prufes-
sor OF Civil Engins ering, Universit.
OF Florida.
Florida State Roads C X
! Armpc rOncultipp auUiOppr
"Chlorination of Public Water Sup
plies, C. w. Simons, Jr.. sanitary
engineer, Florida State Board OF
Health.
Drainage of the Everglades" f.
c. Elliott chief engineer, Eyorg!adc:
Drainage district.
Ideals and Opportunities ot the
Technical Engineer W. Fincren.
L. assistant engineer.
1t is also expected that e. W.
James, chief engineer. division O.
maintainence. L. S. Bureau of Pub
lie Roads, will also be present md
speak on a subject not yet announced.
The day sessions are beng held in
the Elks Club rooms, but the meet
ing tonight will be in the X. of =.
hall over the Famous Department
Store. z
TTomorrOw morning will be given
over to BUSINESS, and in the afternoon
it is planed that the convention at
tend the South Florida Fair in Il cody.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-07
ATLANTIC FLEET TO
FIGHT SHAM BATTLE

On Board the Pennsylvania, Feb,
1.---(Wireless to Associated Press.)
War time routine was observed to-
day on the Atlantic fleet of war
ships steaming southwark along the
Peruvian coast to meet the Pacific
fleet which left Valparaiso Satur-
day, headed north. The two squad
rons are expected to meet any time
in sham battle which will closely
approximate the conditions encoun-
tered in war time on the high seas.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-07
BARNARD GOLF
INTERESTS MANY
ATST. PETERSBURG

st. Petersburg. Feb. l7-CSpaciaD
With all the spirit and enthusiasm
Of college athletes in training several
score bewh;$kcred hoya on the shady
side Of fifty and Sky are working out
daily in Williams Park here for the
one sport tournament in which they
can hold their own. barnyard golf. the
new and high sounding name for the
good Old fashioned game OF horse shoe
pitching. Gathered here are veterans
of the tossing game. experts from the
country over paying their own travel
ing expenses TO take part in a contest
they love.
When pairings are made on the
morning Of Monday Feb 21. the huge
gallery Of fans attracted by the un-
usual and unique event will see sports
men with flowing boards, faces scared
with lines and character. some a
tritie stopped with age-and others
straight as arrows: Their eyes as
keen as hawks and hands as steady
as an artist 5.
The barnyard golf tournament here
will cover Il period of a week or ten
days. There will be several hundred
interesting games of 80 points each
pitched by the old ti:ners The con-
tests are bound to be close and ex-
citing plenty of thrills if you
please. Most OF the champions. ex-
champions and near champions can
toss ringer at a distance of 40 feet
on every other shoe pitched.
Dir. b. c. Beach secretary of the Ma
tlonal Horse Shoe Pitching Tourna-
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-07
THE WEATHER

Reports are missing from many
of the western stations. An area OF
high pressure is off the Atlantic coast,
while an area of low pressure covers
the west Gulf states. Rain has fallen
III the Mississippi valley and the west
Gulf states. and snow in the upper
Lake region. Over the Atlantic states
the weather has been generally fair
An area of high pressure covers
tie plateau region, and another is ov-
er the upper Mississippi valley. Tenn
peratures area lower this morning I'M
the Dakotas, but unseasonably warm
weather prevails over the southeast
ern states.
Indications are for fair weather In
the vicinity of Tampa tonight. The
weather Tuesday will be cloudy and
unsettled.
WALTER ]. BENNETT.
Tampa Weather nnrsaal
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-07
Atlanta Man Added to Force

j. II. Norris. for eighteen years
in the service at Atlanta, has peen
added to the Lakeland police depart
ment. Another good man put on the
force by Mayor Thompson is j. w.
Dean of this city. The mayor is using
safety first in the prevailing epidemic
of crime and it is probable that manv
serious robberies have been prevented
in Lakeland by the presence of the
strong force of night patrolmen. At
times the list has totaled twenty-five
or more The professional robber and
burglar usually sends man ahead to
look over a town, and if it is well
protected by policemen, they let it
alone.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-07

Washington, Feb. THE colntryI
e. now in many respects on a sounder1
basis economically than for years,
Comptroller Of Currency Williams
irio,m ii Congress taday in his an
ru"l lrprrt.
Dcfatloa, obviously inevitable a:
roar ago ias come, he said, and prices
of mary basic Commodities and raw
materials have returned to the pre-.
warm levels or below. 1t now re-
mains Tor the middlcman to adjust
his profits to the new prices before
the ultimate consumer will receive
the benefit Of the reduced cost Of liv-
ing, the comptroller declared
Labor. Epwever. Williams said,
must soon determine whether a shut
down and idleness is to be preferred
to lower wages, since lower wage
foalc is 4 condition of lower living
charges.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-07
EXPLANATION

Owing to the failure of
the city gas supply, the lin
otype machines at the Tel
gram office could not oper-
ate this afternoon, with the
result that much Of the la
test news is unavoidably
left ouf of the paper, The
articles not set today will
appear tomorrow.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-07
ROMANCE AND TRAGEDY FIGURES IN
EARLY LIFE OF RECLUSE KILLED HERE

P. A. Connalley, the recluse, who
Was killed by switching car here
early Saturday morning, was buried
Sunday afternoon at three o'clock al
Rose Lawn cemetery, in the presence
CT about one hundred of his friends
and acquaintances. He was buried in
a lot purchased for him Saturday,
following his death.
The aged man had been around
Lakeland for the past several years
Now and then he conversed with his
more intimate friends. To one he
confided the tragedy of his earlier
years-a love tragedy that placed o
shadow over the remainder of his long
life.
Back in his native country of Ire
land more than half a century ago,
Connalley loved girl. The courtship
resulted in an engagement and the
day of the wedding was set. Connal-
ley had accumulated sufficient money
with which to begin housekeeping
The cottage had been selected. Great
preparations were being made for the
wedding in the home of the girl. Her
wedding clothes were being made
Three days before the date of the
marriage, she was standing before
the fire, having her wedding clothes
fitted The clothing caught fire, and
the girl was burned to death.
Soon after the burial Conralley
took the money he had saved and
went away. The next heard of him
he was attending university. HI
was student there until his funds ran
out. But he had acquired splendid
! education. He drifted about over the
United states, living here and yOnder
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-07

&or many years in the East, A few
Fears ago he came to Lakeland. He
sought food and money from the pub
,ic, and never wanted for something
20 eat, as the kitchen door of many
Of the good women of the town was
always open to him.
Connalley was seventy-nine years
of age.
Watches Still Running
After his tragic death on the rail
road track Saturday morning. his
pockets revealed numerous articles of
small value, including six rings, many
bottles of medicine, six pocketbooks.
and more than $3.50 in cash on his
person. There also were three
watches, and though the old mans
body was horribly mangled the three
watches were still running when re-
moved from his pockets at the under
taking parlors.
The county court has, appointed l.
NJ. Futch and j. Fl. Gentry to look
after Connalley's small estate, and
they announced this morning that II
anyone knows of any properly, OF
large or small value, they will please
let it be known.
The postal savings certificates were
all bought at Gainesville. 1t is pre-
sumed that the old man bought them
there instead of at Lakeland to pre-
vent his possession of them becoming
known here.
The undertakers announced this
morning that they would place cop.
ing around the grave of Connalley
and erect nice stone at its head.
1t is said Connalley has stated or
several occasions that he had no neal
or distant relativess
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-07
HUNG JURY IN CASE
OF SERGEANT LANCASTER

Hamilton, Feb. 1.-THE jury in
the case of Sergeant Lancaster con-
tinued its deliberations today. 1t
took the case in hand Saturday. At
nine o'clock this morning it reported
that it could not agree. Judge Bal
ly ordered the jurors to retire again,
saying he would give them one more
hour.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-07
CATTLEMEN ASK
FOR LOWER RATES

Washington, Feb. IA reduction
of freight rates was asked today of
the interstate commerce commission
by six of the largest cattlemen'S as
sociations of the west The spOkes-
men told the commission that markct
prices of sheep, cattle and wool had
fallen so low that western cattle
raisers and farmers were no longer
able to sell their produce for enough
to pay the freight.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-07
LEGION COMMITTEE TO ACT
ON h, c. GIFT OF S5,O00,0G

Washington, Feb. THE national
executive committee of the American
Legion which began a three days
meeting here today is expected to
take final action on the offer Of the
Knights of Columbus of the gift Of
five millions to be used in erecting u
war memorial building in Washing
ton.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-07
Lake Hamilton Man Inimred


A Ford car, occupied by four pas
sengers, all of Lake Hamilton, this
morning collided with one of the
White Line passenger buses on the
Lakeland-Tampa highway about six
miles west of Plant City this morning
about $3.50 o'clock. TheT driver of
the Ford was thrown through the
windshield and cut and bruised con-
siderably, but not seriously. The
Ford was enroute to Tampa, while
the big bus was bringing a loa1 of
passengers to Lakeland. The Ford
driver evihently decided lhe would
get out Of the long line of cars en-
route to Tampa in an effort to pas.
some of them, and as he turned out,
he dashed into the big bus, the driv-
er of which was in no Way to blame
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-07
CHILEAN TROOPS
QUELL LABOR RIOT
(By Associated Press }

Valparaiso, Feb. 5.-The Chilean
government is rushing troops to An
-tefagasto4 province where soldiers and
workers at the large nitrate plant
have been fighting. Advices state that
only six persons were KILLED during
the fighting. Earlier dispatches de
cared that twenty met death.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-07
Enjoyable Outing

AfhyoydDlC OutlHB
A party of Lakeland residents and
winter visi'or enjoyed Ia pleasant
outing Saturday when they motored
to Ballast Point, where they had a
delightful outdoor dinner before pro-
ceeding to the South Florida Fair,
which they also found very enjoyable
especially the exhibits of poultry and
livestock Some of the party remarked
that the fair in interest and diversity
of exhibits compares favorably with
state fairs seen elsewhere.
Those in the party were Mrs. F.. j.
Bowyer. Bert Bowyer, W. Wilson and
L. ]. Davis, all of Lakeland; Miss
Julia Edna Dick and Miss Nell Pier
son of Pittsburg, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs
j. A. Kresse, Of Kidder, Mo-; j. w.
Young, of Kansas City, Mo-; Mrs.
Talbert of Virginia; Mr.. Spencer of
New Hampshire, and Mrs. Mary !IatL
Of Detroit, Mich.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-07

Alexander, Caesar, Charlemagne
and myself founded empires on force,
and they perished; Jesus of Nazareth
alone, crucified Jew, founded his
kingdom on love, and at this hour
millions Of men would die for him.
Napoleon.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-07
POPULATION OF
SAVANNAH INCREASES

Washington, Feb. 1.-The negro
population of Savannah; Ca, is 49, i
1875, an increase of 17.9 per cent.
The white population is 44,016. E
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-07
ATTEMPT MADE TO
CUT OFF BELFAST
(By Associated Press.)

Belfast, Ireland, Feb. 5.-Attempts
10 isolate Belfast from the rest of
Ireland were made .lsseSsIEight.t~Te Tele-.
phone and telegraph wires in every
direction were cut.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-07

I believe in the people-the ave
rage common sense and capacity of
the millions-in government of, for
and by the pepole The most of the
people mean right, and in the end
they will do right Wendell Phillips.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1921-02-07
SAYS COUNTRY
GETTING ON SOUNDE2 BASIS /.
DEFLAT|ON NOW ACCOMPLISHED

Many Basic Commodities and Raw
MATERIAL Now Down to War|
Fipurcs, He Says, and 1t Is Up to|
the Middicman to Give the Public
the BENEFIT of Lower Cost OF Living
Wages Must BE Readjusted