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The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-09

Mrs J. w. Wilson and daughters,
Miss Norma and Miss Nina Clare, OF
Fort Pierce. and Mrs. Paul Simmons.
Of Plant City, are guests of Mrs.
Bethel McMullen at her home on
South Success Avenue.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-09

DR.. w. d. Nowlin, former pastor Of
the First Baptist church of Lakeland,
is expected to reach here this after
room and it is hoped that he will re-
main over Sunday.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-09

sister, Mrs. L. R. Abbott, on South
New York avenue. Her coming was
unexpected and was a very pleasant
surprise. Miss Stinson is delighted
with Lakeland and its beautiful lakes
and groves.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-09

After he had won four importan.
cases in the French courts it was
learned that the supposed advocate
was not lawyer, and was insane be-
sides. n.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-09

A B. Morse, Of Lansing, Michigan,
is spending a few weeks with his
brother and sister, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac
Morse, at 402 Ingraham Avenue.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-09

Erma Norvell and Miss Marguerite
Clud.
The hostess was assisted by Mrs.
Erma Norvell.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-09
OPPORTUNITIES

lie all around for the man who has ready money"
The who hasn't is always embarrassed by seeing
the other fellow seize the big chance and forge ahead.
Don't envy him his "luck."
Practice his forethought
Why not open your Savings Account here today?
The amount doesn't count It's the starthats the thing
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-09

George Boil and his cousins, Mr..
and Mrs. Blank of New York State,
are spending several days in Tampa
visiting the South Florida Fair, hay
ing gone over on Tuesday.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-09

r. l.. Chrissenberry, former resi-
dent of Lakeland, is down from his
present home in Sanford today on
business and pleasure.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-09

Mr.. and Mrs. c. A. Kuhr and their
guests, Miss Margaret Honnigford of
Evansville, Ind, and Frank Williams
of Jacksonville, were visitors to the
South Florida Fair in Tampa We'd
nesday.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-09

Mr. and Mrs Ralph Dawson and lit
tie son and w. b. Whelpley motored
to Tampa Tuesday and took in the
exhibits at the South Florida AIR.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-09
SOCIAL and PERSONAL

Mrs. J. E. Sumner of 210 S. Tennes-
see avenue, has as her guest Mrs. A.
3. CARING of Erie, Penn.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-09

Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.. Francis enjoyed
a meeting today with Hon. o. w.
Stewart, one of the Flying Squadron
speakers. who was formerly their pas
tor in Mackinaw, Illinois.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Alderman and
daughter Edna, and Mrs. I. B. Hen
dirk are among the interested specta
tors at the South florida Fair today.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-09

Miss Harriet Brandon. of Thomas
vile, Georgia, is the guest OF Miss
Lottie Lawler at her home on John
son Avenue
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-09

j. A. Walker, of East Palmetto
Street, is able to be cut again after
lis long and severe illness.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-09

Mrs. A. f. Barnes of Macon, Ca, is
the guest of Mrs. II. NJ. Richards, 40l
S. Massachusetts avenue.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-09

Mack Hirschberg who has travelled
this territory for the last ten years,
excepting for the time spent in mil
itary service, representing the Hirch-
berg Company of Atlanta, is spend
ing a few days here on business and
pleasure and was among the golf
players at the Lakeland Country Club
grounds Wednesday afternoon.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-09

Miss Nora A. Stinson of Indianapo-
lis, Ind, arrived in Lakeland Tuesday
evening for a months visit with her
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1922-02-09

The Avon Everbear Orange is Of the Valencia type.
High color large to medium size, heavy bodied, very
juicy full flavor, extraordinary keeping qualities.
Will bring high prices and heavy crops in season
the balance Of the year this orange will reign alone
in the market and command soaring prices.
The Washington times., 1922-02-26
(FdmOus British EsSdyists

criminal fairy story that is always
welcome if it be well done. To-
day, however. | must retrace that
opinion absolutely.
Not only is il now possible to be-
lieve in Raffles; the very double
of the fellow himself was recently
sentenced to nine months hard
labor upon a charge Of being a sus.
pected person.
Most of us will have read the
reports Of that amazing case.
The prisoner was a young man
in the twenties, described as one
who made hosts OF friends and
whose manners were most engag-
ing. His dress was immaculate
and such clothes rarely had been
seen in a criminal court.
He had motor.cars, he shot. he
hunted, he danced to perfection.
He passed from scene to scene
with dazzling swiftness ever leav-
ing delightful memories behind
him and rarely forgetting to carry
away the best Of his hostesses'
jewels in his handbag.
This Is but typical of many.
Some years ago I heard a Catholic
priest tell his flock that education
was an excellent thing. bu. that. If
a highly educated man chose TO
turn criminal. he would be far
more dangerous to the commun.
ity than an ignorant fellow.
Obviously, this is so. II host.
esses who ask barristers lawyers,
soldiers. doctors and professional
men to their houses mus. look TO
discover a certain percentage of
criminals among such guests. then
indeed Is the future of our hospital.
ity to be difficult.
Also imagine what It will be II
we men, taking charming young
partners to, the dinner.table, must
fall TO wondering If they are going
to steal our cigarette cases. Or
think OF the new perils of the fox.
trot." where the wretched but girl.
ish criminal is Rugged to our hos.
oms and may strip us OF watch and
money even while music arises to
it's swell.
Equally may our hostess, as we
leave her pleasant house party on
the Tuesday mornings gaze visit.
fully upon our dressing bags and
speculate upon the number OF her
spoons we have annexed. Nor will
The Washington times., 1922-02-26
Victims and Sufferers. :"

Trade has had a great shotk
in the war. II feels timid. It
feels frightened. 1t Is scared.
You must restore its nerve. As
long as there are questions
which incite unrest and create
disturbances you will not get
trade to take the necessary risks.
Peace must be based upon a
firm basis OF good understand
ing amongst all peoples. That Is
the. first condition OF economic
restoration in the world. and that
is the task in front Of govern
ment, not merely our Govern
ment, but all governments
throughout the world. ! am one
of those who believe that the less
governments interfere with trade
the better.
In seeking to establish a gen.
eral understanding amongst ma
tions you require great patience,
for there are many distrusts and
suspicious. There are men who
think they could have done it
by stroke of the pen. had they
been at Versailles two or three
years ago. Those who think that
cannot have read the foreign
press, not then. not now, other
wise IT would have cured them
of their decisions. But prog
ress has been made. 1t has been
made gradually. 1t has been
made by patience, by continuity,
by not being in a hurry, by not
rushing things, carrying the con-
viction. the judgment of all peo-
pies along with you gradually as
they realized difficulties in the
way OF extravagant programs
and extreme proposals.
The Washington conference
has been a notable event-one OF
the outstanding events of the
world, an example to follow, and
we owe a deep debt Of gratitude
to Mr.. Balfour for the noble part
which he has taken in that con-
ference. 1t is n source OF pride
to us as Britishers that we
should be so represented at that
great international gathering.
His eloquence. his tact, his high
statesmanship had added luster
to an already distinguished ca
reer Great things have already
been achieved-were 1t only the
interchange OF views, the re.
moval of prejudice. Four .fifths
of the difficulties OF the world
come from suspicious. Most
quarrels are bred in suspicion
which could be removed by a
sensible interchange OF opinions.
That, at any rate, has been &C.
COmplished, and l am hopeful OF
much more. Nothing has ever
The Washington times., 1922-02-26

any be free from this baneful sus.
piston. and the greater the digni-
tary the better, we shall say, are
his opportunities. For the world
will be full of rogues and rascals-
all clothed in purple and fine linen,
and not few of them driving I'D to
our houses in Rolls. Royce cars.
II we seek the reasons for this
remarkable turnabout, truly we
have not far TO go.
Heavy taxation: vain striyings
to live; the resentment against SO.
ciety of the soldier who sowed but
did not reap: the honest commun.
ism OF trench or camp, where no
man went without if his brother
mad the wherewithal to supply him
the belief in many circles that the
Government will stamp out the
middle class II II can: the terrible
state of trade-all this ministers to
a spirit Of discomfort.
This in the long run becomes alb
solutely inimical to establish order
and discover in crime the only
weapon with which this financial
enslarement can be fought To rob
because you are robbed: TO steal
what the world owes you; to help
yourself to your own rewards, such
are the pernicious doctrines which
come to us as an aftermath of war.
Society can combat them only by
economy and fair dealing, and by
its determination that, if a man
will work, then most assuredly has
he the right TO enjoy the fair
fruits of his labor,
The Washington times., 1922-02-26

like superstitions, all Of which
have a perfectly rational eIplana-
ton.
The mystic numbers" seven,
three. thirteen are known to have
descended from purely religious
associations. The thirteen super
stition is probably the most prev
alent of all. I doubt whether the
average society hostess could seat
thirteen at her table without .
qualm; and I doubt also whether
It would be possible to bring thir-
teen average guests together with.
out some OF their number feeling
decidedly uncomfortable. Tho
mere fact that thirteen are sitting
down together creates an atmos-
phere of mental uneasiness and
apprehension. and It is quite pos
sible that out Of the thirteen one at
least is suffering from some all
ment which becomes more danger
Gus because of his adverse men
tai state. This is another instance
Of the known fact that II you be-
lieve you will die after an opera
ton you will stand an excellent
chance Of doing so.
Crossing the knives is obviously
cyyohnlioal nS N u,,arra1 tho e,;1y
ing the salt fetish was brought
hack by the Crusaders from those
lands where salt signifies hospi.
tality; its splitting would imply
treachery or some other grievous
evil for the guest. Breaking q.
looking glass in which ones own
image is reflected points to the
abrupt termination of ones ca
reer. And so on with all the
others; they all spring from some
ancient root that is entirely out Of
place in our modern world. For
the most part they are not taken
too seriously, but the curious
point is that we either observe or
avoid them-in order TO be on the
safe side.
And now a word of warning.
Never run counter to prejudices
for the mere sake Of doing so; you
will only distress the weaker
minded without doing any good.
There may be, as Bacon shrewdly
observes, a superstition in avoid
ing a superstition. Remember the
case Of the one who, to cure his
neighbors of their superstitions.
began building his ship on a Fri
day, launched 1t on Friday,
christened 1t the Friday" manned
it with as many men as he could
find who were born an Friday,
set out for his first voyage on Fri
day, and was wrecked-on Good
Friday-for his pains.
The Washington times., 1922-02-26
Bv c.. K. CHESTERTON---
The Witty Essayist Tells America "TO Brighten the
Corner Where You Are"
Corner Where You Are"
London Doesn't Need to BE Made In the Gaey of Summer Resort
Says Che who Confesses That HE Doesn't Care Much for
the Glory That Comes From the Patronage of Rich Americans
Abroad and Likes His CITY Just as it is.

lie house signs. It would have
been as easy to recognize a grey
dragon as a green one; 1t would
have been easier still to recog.
nize a black zig-zag line. a
square or an oblong. They paint
ed fantastic animals in flaming
colors because they were jolly
people; and they were jolly peo-
pie because of a number OF
things which I have no space to
detail here; at that they had a
religion, and guilds that taught
men to do good work and enjoy
it; and most OF the apprentices
could look forward to being mas
tiers in their own shops and not
wage-slaves in somebody else's.
And as taverns still carry on the
tradition Of this true democracy.
It Is natural enough that the
modern democrats should want
to destroy them.
IN THE SPOTTED DOG"
There is always a potentiality
Of public opinion In public
houses. There is no public opin-
ion possible in their more mod
ern substitutes. II you doubt
this. try to start a patriotic
chorus in the refreshment de-
partment at the stores, as you
might start 1t at the Spotted Dog
In a country village. Or inquire
which Of the tea shops in the
Strand Is Fabian Socialist and
which Is Guild Socialist. as peo-
pie used to inquire which Of the
inns was Wing and which Tory.
Much more might be said on
the positive side about how to
brighten London. but the prac.
tical matter Is to defeat those
who want to darken London.
They are generally easy to rec
ognize. They are Puritan and
have no religion; they are educa-
tionalists and know no history;
they are humanitarians at war
with all human things.
The Washington times., 1922-02-26
Abroad and Likes His City Just as ii is.

- CONFESS that while I want
to brighten London, am so
eccentric as to want to
brighten it for Londoners.
The argument for the foreigner
does not 80 much appeal to me.
I am very fond of Americans; but
I would respectfully suggest that
they should brighten America. l
cannot altogether see why we
should keep a sort Of provincial
gay Paree for them, If they will
not take the trouble to establish
human liberty in their own
country. I suppose 1t will be said
that tho presence Of American
patronage does a great deal OF
good to London in a financial
sence. I confess it is not the
sort Of glory that I should espec-
tally desire to shed on the national
capital.
Being a patriot. am naturally
prone to be a little Highlander. I
am very fond Of small nations;
should not particularly mind II
England were a small nation.
% long as 1t was an independent
nation. But I do not regard the
state Of Monaco as the most dig
nified nation in tho world.
KING LUD AND THE DEAN.
But, indeed, the real case Of
frightening London is conserva-
two rather than revolutionary. 1t
n not merely that London ought
to be q great deal brighter in the
future, but that London actually
was . great deal brighter in the
past. And It only will be brighter
in tho future upon the living ira
ditions that made 1t brighter in
the past. We do not want to
make It modern pleasure
resort. To use flippancy (which
surely q hundred humorists must
have used by now, we do not
want to Brighton London.
Brighton only dates from King
The Washington times., 1922-02-26

are resurrected in adult years In
the form Of a horror or supersti-
tious dread Of cats and insects, for
men are not moved by knowledge
80 much as by feeling. and super
stition is a feeling.
People who lack self-confidence
look for propitious signs and por-
tents to inspire them. An unlucky
sign makes them peculiarly ner-
vous while a lucky one gives them
any amount Of courage. Yet 1t
is these very beliefs that make
them unlucky. for the nervous
system is frequently thrown out
of order by auto-suggestion and
self-hypnotisation-i. e.. the mind.
by constantly fighting against GER
tain possibilities. actually paves
the way for their advent. Thus
I say emphatically, II you cannot
have hope. be Indifferent: for good
or bad luck. il firmly believed
in, has a trick OF realizing itself.
II you are thoroughly convinced
Of the presence Of some evil
influence IN your life. the convic-
ton is bound to exercise a depress-
ing effect on your system and
perhaps in time bring about the
very mischief predicted.
Superstition is full Of curious
forces of suggestion" the impor-
lance Of which no psychologist
now denies. The influence of
spells and charms of all sorts is
explained by this force. and from
this it is quite apparent that the
"evil eye" does do harm to those
who really believe themselves in
its power. 1t becomes a faith,
and acts like any other faith. By
this same thought process of
"autosuggestion." some people
persuade themselves into being
sea.s.ck while the ship is still
lying motionless in the harbor.
In the same way, the fear Of
breaking a particularly valuable
ornament frequently leads to the
breaking Of it.
"UNLUCKY FRIDAY"
Progress and our wholesome
habit OF disbelieving that which
we cannot see or feel has had a
great deal to do with the break
ing down of old and deep.rooted
superstitions.
Today we are reduced to a mere
Discrimination to commence an
enterprise on a Friday. an antipa-
thy TO passing one another on
the stairs. a belief in the sinister
influence of thirteen" and such
The Washington times., 1922-02-26

George w; London dates from
King Lud. And though his his
torical personality is not now
either vivid or subtle, feel sure
he was much more Of a merry
monarch than either King George
or King Charles. Some such
historical tradition is clearly at
tested by his still presiding over
a public house in so important
a position as the extreme end Of
Fleet street. There Is something
symbolical about having the merry
monarch at the bottom of the hill
and the gloomy dean at the top
of 1t.
But the gaiety Of King Lud Is
at least a great deal older than
the gloom Of Dean Inge. And the
whole Of this point about the past
could be illustrated by such a
symbol or lin the literal sense)
by such a sign. The institution
Of inn signs would alone illustrate
what was meant by merry Eng
land independently Of any merry
monarchs. There are some who
will tell you that our fathers
hung out wooden escutcheons
blazoned with green dragons and
red lions merely because the be-
nighted populace had not learned
to read. They are the same sort
Of people who would tell you that
Michael Angeles sole motive in
carving the Moses was to instruct
ignorant Italians who were not
allowed to read the Old Tesla
ment.
JOY OF COLOR.
They would be equally capa-
BILE Of saying that Shakespeare
only wrote Henry the Fifth"
because there were then unfor-
tunately no history textbooks
for elementary schools. Such
people are perfectly incapable Of
understanding the inspiration of
any art whatever. and above all
the noble and exalted art Of pub
The Washington times., 1922-02-26

IRISH liberty has been fully
established within the en-
pire. There are Irish minis
tiers In London today-Irish
ministers arriving with their
democratic authority from the
people of their own country, who
have taken their commission
from the lieuenatnts of his maj
esty's government. and willingly
on their appeal. by way of peace.
This Is the first time for over
century that we have had an
Irish government established
with the whole-hearted sanction
Of the people of Great Britain.
There are difficulties before
the Irish dominion will be es-
tablished. There will be diff
culties after it has been estab-
lished. But that good sense
which the Irish people demon
strated so clearly in recent dis
cussions will enable them to tri-
umph over all these difficulties
and to develop a prosperous and
contented Ireland. which will
take high rank amongst the free
nations that constitute the Brit
fish empire.
The thing that struck me so
much when I met leading states
men Of other lands recently in
the south of France was the In
tense interest taken in the Irish
settlement.
My fairly long experience Of
public life teaches me that 1t is
easier to face foes than friends.
You are accustomed to hit in
that direction. and instinctively
out II goes, but friends you are
accustomed to give the open
hand, and when they quarrel it
goes to the heart, and l know
how my Unionist colleagues
must have felt having to en-
courage the opposition of people
they had worked and associated
with-the loyalty and friendship
OF their life-and the nation owes
. debt of gratitude to them for
that greatest courage of all
moral courage. That IL all I
wanted to say about Ireland.
am sometimes asked by
friends Of mine, "Why do you
devote so much OF your time to
foreign affairs" l will tell you
Vhy. Until you restore peace
TO the world we shall be the
greatest victims and sufferers.
In order to restore confidence
you must establish a real peace
in the world. II before 1914
traders had realized that peace
was so precarious, they would
have shrunk from the most ordi.
nary happenings.
The Washington times., 1922-02-26
Buddha's Medium

SPIRITUALISM, which counted
only a few followers few
years ago, has developed into an
extensive cult in Budapest. The
number OF believers is growin-
and hardly an evening pass,-
without seance being held.
A medium. a girl of one Of the
best Budapest families, has re.
Gently been discovered through
whose lips, It is claimed the great
Buddha himself enunciates wis
dom to the awestruck audience in
the half.lit room. Buddha's state.
ments in Budapest are generally
admonitions to humanity to be.
lieve in the ultimate happiness
and perfection Of mankind.