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TheL AKELAND EVENING 1 I'. t V PUBLISHED IN THE BEST TOWN m rue ' --LLiJjST STATE fOLDIE rx BO OST REMEMBER THAT SATAN 8TAYED IN HEAVEN UNTIL HE BEGAN TO KNOCK HIS HOME TOWN LAKELAND, FLA., MONDAY, DEC 15, 1919 ' 87 .! CONFERENCE FINDS INTEREST BOH 111 Wl: iimw w iy ii w I Hill II II Will (By Associated Press ) Washington. Dec. 15. -There was cold weather generally throughout the Southeast today except Southern norida. Continued cold tnm-hf of the Mississippi river and in Flor- corner with frosts and freezing temperature as far south . on.i I. '-'-tn.i ai 'lorida. nWLl MINED COAL ALREADY ..LEAVING MINES AND SOON WILL BE IN HANDS OF CONSUMERS (By Associated Press.) Chicago, Dec. 15. Restrictions oil tbe use of coal were removed today and industry throughout the country approached a normal basis. From nearly all coal fields came reports that fully ninety per cent of the min ers were at work today. Operators said nothing like a normal output ran be expected for several days &a it is necessary to clear away debris which accumulated. during strike ship ments. Newly mined coal has -started from the mines and is expected to be in the hands of distributors soon. ONE YEAR AGO TODAY IN THE WAR Cologne was placed under rigid martial law. President Wilson placed a wreath on the tomb of Lafayette. AT ITS HEIGHT, APPOINTMENTS LATE TODAY OR TONIGHT YESTERDAY'S SERVICES WERE ATTENDED . BY TREMENDOUS THRONGS; WOMEN ORGANIZE SOCIETY CORRESPONDING TO THE CONFERENCE BROTHERHOOD FOREIGN SHIPS ALLOWED 10 L TODAY OA SPA RILL A CARNIVAL TO BE GREAT OCCASION (Fran; Frank L. Huffaker.) Tampa, Dec. I5.i-That the spirit of merriment will reign supreme in Tampa during the South Florida Fair od Gasparilla Carnival period, Feb. 16 to 21, bringing back the Tampa at mosphere of before the war days, is evident from preparations being made to entertain Visitors. Ye Mystic Krew of Gasparilla, will present ia more elaborate program than heretofore; the American and Latin' clubs will entertain with balls and dances, and tbe Nobles of the Mystic Shrine are preparing to outdo themselves in their annual "fresh meat" parade. Additional buildings are to be erect ed on the fair grounds to accommo date the increasing demand for ex- niDit space. Among the structures now being erected are two handsome rest and toilet rooms for women and men. - One of the finest exhibits will be that of hundreds of women and girls engaged in home demonstration and farm work. Miss Sarah Partridge, of Tallahassee, head of the department in Florida, expresses the belief that tte exhibit will be the best ever seen in a southern state. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Dec. 13. -Restrictions against supplying fuel coal to foreign ships were relaxed today to nornut the departure of hundreds of vessels which have been held In the Atlantic and other ports since the shortage of coal became acute. No Material Damage ' (By Associated Press.) New York, Dec. 15. Fire last niehtl en the steamship DeKalb, a forme'- German liner now undergoing altera tions here to enter the South Ameri can service, caused no material dam- nge, officials of the shipping board an nounced today. (By B. F. Ley.) This is in all probability the closr !ng day of the seventy-seventh session of the Florida Annual Conference; It has in all respects, so far. been one of the most interesting and helpful sessions of the Conference. Brother ly love and confidence have been man ifested from the first day of the ses sion. Visiting friends have been im pressed with the brotherly atmos phere, and the devotional spirit thai has been shown. The appointments will be made either late this afternoon or tonight shippers took part. ' The hour having come for the regu lar morning worship the choir beau tifully rendered a musical number that was suited to the occasion. The bishop announced hymn 368 which be gins "0 Love Divine, How Sweet the Air" and a volume of music ascended that as really inspirational. Follow ing the hymn Rev. W. Tomkie3, a veteran member of the conference, of fered a fervent prayer. The bishop, after having read from the twelfth chapter of Genesla and the third chapter of Galatians, announced D'AIUNZIO NOW READY TO EVACUATE HUM (By Associated Press.) Fiume, Dec. 15. Preparations are under way for the evacuation of Fl ume 'by D'Annunzio and the occupa tion of the city by the regular Italian troops. Italy is to have complete sovereignty ofer Fiume and all oro- visions of the treaty of London will be carried out under the terms of the compact signed by Premier Nittland D'Annunzio, according to a state ment by D'Annunzio's press representative. D'Annunzio declared he considered all ambitions which resulted in the seizure of Fiume have been attained. NOMAS: SUPREME COURT RULES HI PROHIBITION CONSTITUTIONAL LAND IIFGE SHARK ON 21-THREAD LINE Mrs. Biirnhad of Hnrdelot, France, Has Exciting Adventure and Es. tiiblishes Record for Miami Waters A large number of the wives nf thu as is text Galations. first phn liter ami preachers and lay delegates have been c'ghth and ninth verses: "But though present and have shown as much In- we or an angle from heaven preach tereat.in Conference- work as' their ,any otler gospel unto yon than thnl husbands. One new feature of the whifh we have preached unto you, let Conference may be stressed, and that.b,m he accursed." In order to place ir. the admission of women delegates j special emphasis on the utterance th') for the first time. So far, these dele-, Apostle repeats it in the ninth terse, gateshave not taken part in the dls-l Those who know the bishop and hare cussion of. subjects that have been ;.ard Wm in his magnificent sweep of doubtless when "t'he eloquence and vision wilHhavV an idea they will be more in-lof wnat wa8 8all In the sfermon. It clined to snpnlt Rut thia Ana a ma I WOUld be doinr th hlfthnn fnlnatina In signify, that thev hnvA tint han .hm attempt to alve the outlined nf th snr. V "'V...,fcVW) - , " i ' in Conference work, as much of this 11,011 without giving It Im fall.; is done in the preparation of report 1 The "Maker showed that St. Paul that are carefully prepared befQe,na1 received his apostleship dlrortl.r they are submitted for consideration. l"ni Gd and was responsible t'o God Auumer ming mat ftas been dnnj . """ iw in delivery. FOEEAST , ,. OF GERMANY'S REPLY 13 by the visiting women is the organ! zation of a society corresnnndinr t. It may not be amiss to give a few statements of. the bishop, though':uo GORREC IT (By Associated Press.) Paris, Dec. 15. The forecast; given by the German press of the contents of Germany's reply to the Entente note was substantially -correct, ac cording to today's newspapers. Al though appearing to yield to the Al lied demands on Germany, they de clare that it makes a reservation on tne principal point concerning the sinking of the Scapa Flow fleet. A definite answer, it is declared, will be made in a brief period, the note tak ing the form of an ultimatum and fixing a definite time for the slgnlna of the protocol . DECISION ONE OF THE FINAL . MILESTONES IN LONG FIGHT TO MAKE COUNTRY DRY (By Associated Press.) Washington. Dec. 15. Wartime prohibition was held constitutional today by the supreme court in an unanimous decision. Thus vanished the hopes of many for a wet holiday time. No decision was rendered on cases Involving the constitutionality of the prohibition enforcemnnt nnt framed to carry out the Intent of tho prohibition amendment to the consti tution. In passing, however, Asso ciate Justice Brandeis did hold the prohibition amendment to be binding cn the states as well as the federal government. ThedeoWotr added one of the final milestones to the long fight to make tbe country dry. The court will ren der opinions again next Monday at wMcn beer cases are expected to be decided after which the court will re cess until January 5. the ConferflnPA Rrnttiaihwtl nnki Idea Of the flermon enn hA ffithornri v. wuw MWVU A 111 ) U u society is composed of the wives of,111 these- preachers as participating members and the women of the church general ly, as contributing members. It is believed that such organization will not only bring about a better ac- !'The Jews looked forward to some thing, though they did not know Just what.. We do not know who wrote the little prayer 'Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep' but millions of little ehU- 0 ROAD IS PERMANENT Of course, road's that people are bonded for should be as nearly per manent as man can possible make "em, them, for if the next generation to be called upon to help pay for tf-e roads built in this age, the sys tms f highways constructed by the Present generation should be made of Material so durable that "all who pay 5,allbenefit." But with the steadily "creasing traffic over nublic road3 ni the size of trucks growing every dy, it is becoming apparent to every fne that there is no such animal as a Permanent road. Grouted brick on a cncrete foundation cannot last r'ng under r nt triipbo that oarrv roni five to ten tons at the maximum "Peed allowed under the law and then '"me. Irnn hrlltran mrlll glnn OTEOV utiugco nil, own " tt l,ner such traffic burdens. Railroads, made nf steel rails laid upon heavy ties, are not expected to "st always. When they are built a Maintenance fund la sot sslrfo for . - "-j- eir lukeep, and large gangs of men urKing under what are known as 56ction foremen r mnstjintlv en- aged In repairing the railroads of ais country. e time hna Mm whan Btatp nnif hnnties with' what4 they' thought, "en they buift thum. -were ' oerma- iwaa systems, must make pro 'lsin for their maintenance. Cities yarned long ago that to have streets ey must continually give them st ation. ere are a few natural roads In orld that will endure forever, there f. u .v. - nr- annt man-made road. St. Augus- le itccord. Miami. Dec. 15. Mrs. F. B. Burn hnm of Hardelot. France, who came to Miami with Mr. Burnham recently for the fishing, which they had heard was unexcelled. learned Wednesday that thy were not mistaken. Mrs. Burnham sought excitement, and sh found It, great gobs of "it. spread on thick. An(A incidentally she estab lished a record that is likely to stand unbroken for many a day. Both Mr. and Mrs. Burnham are fxpert anglers and fond of other kinds of out-door sports. They had heard of the marvelous fishing in th? waters near here and consequently leased the Spalding cottage, adjacent tc the magnificent home of James Deering, and prepared to enjoy them r elves while remaining in Miami. Thev chartered the yacht Alice from Captain Harry Elton and set out In . , i . - e it .. im searcn oi Dig game m nit- seas. Wednesday Mr. and Mrs. Burnham were out in their yatch and had ex cellent luck before Mrs. Burnham's big-adventure. Sixteen barracuda felt the prowess of these fishermen and a nne and a half pound mackerel also was captured. An ExfNInir Adventure Sa'tisfled with the day's sport they turned about and were returning to Miami when a huge shark struck Mrs. Burnham's hook. ITpr tackle consisted fif a 21-thread lin and 10-ounce Kreenheart tip, and it would certain ly have been nothing unusual or re markable if the shark had carried sway rod. reel and line, which, how ever, the monster did not do. For 55 minutes the fight waged. Help was offered, but Mrs. Burnam woufd have none of It. She had de termined to laid; the shark' :unaidd if it was possible to do so. and de clined every offer of assistance. At tbe end of the 55 minutes the shark, which measured nine feet and four inches, felt the gaff driven deep Into Its flesh. . quaintance of the wives of preacher?, dren patter up to God through ir ana roster social relations, but will be Of arfhlRtnnrp tn tho 1 J wi Vkuoi UUUtl I Paul's EplNtle, Not QiieNttoned t rillCfl. wniln thnv huva iinoc.fi. nul .. , . . I ' " ' M"." mrouga me increase or comradeship, many things, have never qu jalloncd The officers are: President, Mrs. R.jthe Epistles of St. Paul. In these E. Smith; secretary, Mrs. J. Lawton alone there is gospel enough for the Moon; treasurer, Mrs. Ira S. Patter- whole world. Salvation is not by nan, 8on' .bilt by Jesus Christ, therefore Paul's Conference came to order at tho ! oommiBHlon came directl' fm usual hour with Bishop Candler pre-"181, tnereIore commission cauio uireciiy irom unrist. raui Handed Note Today (By Associated Press.) ' Paris, Dec. 15. The German peace delegation this morning handed Ger many's reply to the Entente note to Paul Dutasta... secretary of the peace conference. . siding and Rev. L. W. Moore offerln? prayer. The bishop delivered another of-hi splendid morning talks, which waa one of the best. The fact is, the Con ference wiil look forward to these ad dresses next Conference with mu"h pleasure. After the reading of the minutes, question 20 was resumed, and the fol lowing pastors made their reports and had their characters passed: H. T. Gaines, R. H. Barnett, G. H. York. T. L. C. Barr. A. L. Hodb. H. R Partridge, J. H. Daniel, Smith Har din. H. F. Harris. W. J. Carpenter. J B. Reed, J. W. Longacre, J. W. Taylor, R. II. Alderman, F. M. C. Eads. C. E. Gutterldge. R. F. Hod nett, W. A. Fischer, J. R. Cason, W. did but not walk with Jesus in the flesh he did with his resurrected Lord. "We have magnified color at the ex pense of the truth as to comparative religions. This world is only big enough for the one God. "Danger of getting the instruction of children on the dead center. As to pessimism, there was not a false pro phet in Israel and there was not one who was not a pessimist Moses, Is rael, Jeremiah, John the Rarest, even Jesus as he wept over the cl'.y of Je rusalem. While Elijah had been on Carmel he was also under the Juniper tree." The distinguished divine was not pessimist except to the extent that it Is only through the power of the gos pel that the world will be saved. He Tvler. Ditcher of the Chi cago National League baseball team. fcnrn at DerrV. X. J" - W ' today. ' H USinlr r VLT UUhltn m T n i . , ... ....... . ... u.p, r. u. uiuw-1 coma see nnpenaing evil wnich ran sen. G. W. Stubbs, A. M. Dalger, J. be averted only through the power of S. Chapman, C. W. Matheson, A. H. Christ. Hancock. E. K. Denton. J. L. Hun- He paid his respect to the Unitarian ter. M. T. Brantley. L. W. Higgs, G. who denies the divinity of Christ. He F. Clark, G. A. Davis, R. E. L. Fol- J stated that such a mSm may be a som. G. P. Hendry, W. G. Strickland Jewsite but not a Christian. W. M. Poage. Thos. R. Adams, J. D. j "Old-fashioned men can be cured Sibert. H. G. Davis, S. W. Lawler. only by old-fashioned salvation. James B. Hendry. F. B. Langford. W. "The highest expression of 'love is J. Nease. L. W. Moore. T. W. Tom-j sacrifice. No wonder it looked dark kies. Holmes Logan. W. C. Fountain, at Calvary when the blaze of love A. C. McCall. W. C. Norton. G. 8. t shone from the suffering son of God." Henderson. W. A. Cooper. J. S. (The bishop denied that a m-.n can may Mickler. L. M. Broyls. W. J. Palm- preach on secular subjects; he er. T. J. Nixon. B. K. Thrower. Ira talk on them S. Patterson. G. Perez. t Power of the Gospel The following wio are supplying ' " Eveifbbdy appears to know the (Power oi,inetvexcept those fho jtry to handleit. I do not expect my power witnout my Father's will, and works made excellent reports:- R' I. Allen. J. S, Criswell, G. W Hern don. W. A: Lowder. Homer A. Davis J. J. Thompson. J. H. Xoestltne. if faithful in llOt rPRnrtiTlQ- tn Partial Fine Sermon by Bishop Candler Jor political power angles, will come Yesterday was a great day with the ( to minister. The holy ghost will not Florida conference. The love feast at t come until the man changes hi3 sub tbe Methodist church will be long re-Meet when' trying to nreaent semUr membered by the vast audfrnce that, themes. The idea of a man trying to Biiea tne enured and vacant space alii preach on national currnnrv h.i ho years ago around. The exercises ere led by Rev. J never had $100 in his pocket at t lime. H. E. Partridge and scores of wor-,When Jesus began preaching His gos- rel,, the Jewish system was dvlne. Grecian institutions tottering, Roman power waning, and Jesus brought life out of the crevices of death. "Luther, Knox, Wesley and others touched to life that which was decay ing. "Tears analyzed are salt and water, but they are the expression of a bursting heart. "Sadducees, Pharisees and all, unit ed to destroy Christ. "The command is to 'go.' Christ is with you. No father gets tired of feel ing the finger tips of his babe on his fsie, nor a mother's kiss." The bishop referred to several pa thetic incidents in his life tu show the love of Christ. His peroration wa3 most sublime and impressivo and held his audience spellbound. Hio appeal to the non members of the church was thrilling. "It Is Chrat or nothing. Tho world has waited too long to look for an other. There will ve no mon system to take the place of Christianity. It is Christianity or a religiousless world." Returned Soldiers Wunt Gospel The young men on their return from the war want nothing but the religion of Jesus Christ. They want no substitutes. They want no attenu ated Christianity." At the jclose of the great sermon elders were ordained whose names will appear later,. In the afternoon memorial services were held. The following memoirs were read. These ministers or their wives having died during the year- J. Lawton Moon V. a nfplti(H TIT p . nil l louil, IV , H. Steinmeyer, M. H. Aettair, D. F. Pasco and Mrs. M. H. Steinmeyer and Mrs. G. Taylor. Attempt to Assassinate Premier ' 1 (By Associated Ptm.) v Carlo, Dec. 15. An unsuccessful attempt was made today to assassin ate the Premier while he was driving to the mlnstry rested. ... His assailant was ar- ; APPOINTED BY GOVERNOR Tallahassee, Dec. 12. Governor Catts today made the following ap pointments: William F. Phillips, of Chipley, to be probation officer for Washington county for a term of four years. W. H. Roat, of Apalachlcola, to be county surveyor of Franklin county. C. La wson Smith, of Crawfordvtlle, to be probation officer of Wakulla Postpone Meeting ' (By Associated Press.) Paris, Dec. 15. The meeting of thtf supreme council scheduled for today was postponed. r 7 New Cardinals Nominated (By Associated 'Press.) Rome. Dec. 15. Seven new cardi nals were nominated today during the secret consistory at which the Pone leliyerd bis allocution. Previous in formation Indicated no Americans oft the list. . . I No Irish BUI to Be Introduced (By Associated Press.) London, Dec' 15. Premier Lloyd Oeorge announced in the House of Commons today that no Irish bill will be Introduced at this session of Par liament. He promised a statement next Monday giving an outline of tha measure. (By Associated Press.) Washington, Dec. 15. The Ameri can embassy at Mexico City was di rected today by the State Department to make representations to the Mexi can government regarding the kidnap ping of Fred Hugo, American man ager of a ranch near Muzqulz by Vil Ii8tas last week. Grunted Leave of Absence (By Associated Press.) London, Dec. 15. Viscount Grey," ambassador to the United States, has been granted leave of absence from Washington to come to England and discuss several Important questions with the government and Premier Lloyd George, it was announced today. SUNDAY'S BIRTHDAYS Prince Albert of Wales, the second son of King George and Queen Mary, born 24 years ago. Hon. Pierre Edouard Blondln, post master general of Canada, born fh Quebec 45 years ago. county for a term of four, years." ' John H. Baisden. of Klssimmee. to be county commissioner for the Flft'i district of Osceola county, to succeel B. H. Guy, resigned. ' A. J. Sweat, to be sheriff of Baker county, to succeed L. M. Dyal, re signed. . W. C. Llghtfoot of Bradentown, to be supervisor of registration for Man atee county, to succeed Henry P. Curry, resigned. . . t ti..' fx . .i t V Hi '.I . TC 1 1 1 1 1 . ! 1 ; !! ! i r V 4, I