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THE KSNSACOLA JOURNAL WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 2, 1919.
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Represented In the General AdTrartlslng Field rr
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New Tot. Chicago. Detroit. Kansas City. Atlanta
time. The exigencies of that conflict did not
bring about any advance in the postal rates,
! however, and later on, in 1885, not only were let
ter rates reduced from 3 to 2 cents, but the
weight allowed for ordinary letters was increased
from one-half to a full ounce.
These rates remained in force until the ex
penses of the world war necessitated the increase
in 1917. With the comincr of neace Uncle Sam
has hastened to restore the old rates.
WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 2. 1919
TWO-CENT POSTAGE. '
The reduction in ordinary letter postage from
three to two cents, which became " effective
throughout the United States at midnight June
30, will be welcomed by all classes of the people.
DAY OF THE SPECIALIST.
Do you do good work really good work, that
bears critical inspection? Or are you one of the
workers who is satisfied to do as little as pos
sible for the money which you may receive ? The
person who works for money only never makes
any real headway. Unless we put into our work
the very best that is in us, we cannot possibly
get the best returns. If we do medoicre or hap
hazard work we shall get only, half-way sue
cess, we may be sure.
This is the day of the specialist. The man or
the woman who wishes to succeed must specialize
in some one thing and do that thing better than
other people do it, or someone else will step in
and take that special work away, and reap the
reward of work well done.
Never before have there been so many work
ers in the field, for never before has the work
of the world been so heavy as it is today. The
opportunities are very great, but they are for
those who do their work well.
If you want to do your part in the work of
the world yotfhave got to give the very best that
When on November 2, 1917, the rate was in
creased to three cents it extracted pennies and ja jn you or SOmeone else is going to step in and
dollars from the pockets of more people than give the best that they have. The important
any other provision of the war revenue act, but thing is not what kind of work you do, but how
it is only fair to add that the burden has been;well y0u do it. The crying need of the world to
willingly and patriotically borne, so long as ad
ditional revenue has been necessary to meet the
nation's extraordinary expenses of the war.
When the three-cent rate came into effect a
whole generation had elapsed since it had cost
three cents to send a letter through the mails,
outside local limits. In restoring the two-cent
rate Uncle Sam is pursuing a policy that is al
most as old as the government itself, and which
has been interrupted only in cases of greatest
emergency. From the time of the original estab-
day is for conscientious workers workers who
will turn out good work, who will put their hearts
and souls into the work of their heads, and so
m Q Ira Vi o n r? l Tur rr enmatliinn1 mmra tViow loKnr and
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labor something higher than toil.
rates.
Only once before in the history of the country
had the government found it necessary to in
crease the postage rate. This was in 1812, to
meet the expenses of the second war with Great
Britain. In that year the ordinary letter postage
was doubled, the increased rate continuing for a
period of four years before the former rate was
restored. Then, as in 1917, the increase was
purely emergency measure to help the gov
ernment in defraying the expenses of the war.
The United States postal service was still in
a very primitive state of development in those
early diys, and rates, even in times of peace,
were high. Communication by mail was chiefly
confined to the few.
Doubling the then existing rate realized only
a few thousand dollars, whereas the recent in
crease of one-third brought in many additional
millions, so tremendous has been the growth of
the letter-writing habit, both for business and
social purposes.
As late as 1840 the lowest letter postage rate
In the United States was 6 cents for letters not
carried further than 30 miles and containing but
a single page. If the distance exceeded 30 miles
the charge was 10 cents for each sheet, increas
ing gradually to 25 cents for 400 miles.
In 1845 the rates were reduced to 5 cents for
distances not exceeding 300 miles and 10 cents
for longer distances.
The ordinary adhesive postage stamp, now in
universal use, was until then unknown in Ameri
ca. It had lately been introduced in England, but
A COMMON-SENSE COVENANT.
President Wilson, on his arrival in the United
States will make a tour to acquaint the people
with the terms of the covenant of the League
of Nations. The official text has been published
lishment of the postof f ice department, more than many times, and it is not difficult to understand.
a century and a quarter ago, the tendency has Any commonsense study of the covenant will
been toward decreasing rather than increasing prove that it does not embody any of those things
which senators and others opposed to the league
have held up to ihe world as bogeys.
"It does not destroy the sovereignty of the
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united states, it does not lniringe upon or
change the constitution of the United States, for
the constitution cannot be changed except in
ways it itself prescribes. It does not put our
army and navy at the arbitrary disposal of other
nations. It does not restrict our freedom to
protect ourselves from attack by Mexico or any
other state. It does not leave us helpless to de
termine our immigration policies, as so many
enemies of the administration would lead us to
believe."
The League of Nations may not be a perfect
covenant, but it is the best covenant so far pro
mulgated, by which nations may arbitrate their
difficulties.
When President Wilson makes his tour
throughout the United States he should at least
find people with open minds, willing to listen and
learn, instead of meeting men with minds already
made up on a subject they know nothing about.
EEKKSSSXSSHBBHSKa
VQX POPULI
Pensacola, Fla., July 1. 1919.
Editor Pensacola Journal:
In view of the fact that disbarment
proceeding were instituted against
me on the 2nd day of April, charging;
me with being: dr ri in open court,
and while the court was considering
the cause of the State, of Florida vs
Will Blackwell and Bob BlackwelL
charged with murder, and while said
cause was under my charge at Pan
ama City, Fla.. last December, and the
further fact that each of the Pensa
cola papers gave . considerable promi
nence to the matter through their
columns at the time, and because
many people have believed that the
charge waa true and that I had been
disbarred from the practice of law
in the state of Florida, or. soon would
be. which has caused me great finan
cial loss and much humiliation of feel
ing, I will ask you in Justice to me to
publish the order of court dismissing
the case against me, which said order
was made on the 28th ult. and filed
on the 30th ult., but which has escaped
the attention of both of the Pensacola
papers thus far. This order of court
exhonerates me on the ground that
the charge was untrue.
Kindly permit me also express my
thanks and appreciations to the fol
lowing lawyers who had faith in me
both as a man and as a worthy mem
ber of the bar, and who generously
and loyally volunteered their services
to defend me against the charee
which they did not believe to be true,
viz: Judge John C. Avery, John S.
Beard, Judge Francis B. Carter, Judge
A. C. Blount, Judge E. C. Maxwell, W.
H. Watson, S. Pasco, J. W. Kehoe.
n. V. Holsberry. J. E. D. Young. John
Clay Smith, A. C. Binkley. R. P. Reese.
Geo. P. Wentworth. PhilllD D. Beall.
Harry W. Thompson. G. Earl Hoff
man, Jr. W. Mrash. H. J. Mackey. M.
E. Morey, J. N. Hutchins. C. I Shine,
Patlllo Campbell, Halcott Anderson,
V. C. Giblin, F. R. Anderson, John B.W
Jones, Clarence Stokes, John M. Coe.
Clement Blount, Arthur W. Davis,
C. J. Brown and Leon Llschkoff, all
of the Pensacola bar, and J. T. Wig
gins, of the Milton, Fla., bar, and J.
D. Bailey, of the Florala, Ala., bar, and
W. O. Oakley, of the Geneva. Ala-
bar.
To each of the above named gentle
men I reel that I am under a lasting
debt of gratitude, and I shall ever try
to so conduct myself, both as a man
and as a lawyer, so as to retain their
respect and friendship. I feel that I
should further say, that while I es
teem it a distinct honor to have the
personal friendship of the above
named members of the legal profes
sion, that I verily believe that each
and every one of them would have,
with equal spontanlety and whole-
souled fidelity, rallied to the rescue
of any other honorable member of the
profession under similar circum
stances. I sincerely thank each of the
foregoing named lawyers.
H. S. LAIRD.
Wl" r tTZ ' : 'i-yic.j':: Vs. 1 -I y&i-fa.:-
This still was raided by U. S. revenue officers In New York, and Is one of man y ''moonshinlng" outfits found in Amer
ica's largest city. They are hidden in ca liars, attics, back rooms of atores and i n buildings in out of the way places near
the city limits. One raided had 50-ga!lo n copper vata capable of distilling $30,00 0 worth of liquor a year.
to the rumors was a misunderstand
ing between a sergeant and one priv
ate. The men of the 339th are the
best disciplined and most courageous
of any outfit I know, and all any of
ficer could desire. They are second
to none as soldiers."
"There was no mutiny," Captain
Winslow said. '.The argument be
tween the sergeant and private which
started the mutiny story was a trivial
incident. The sergeant ordered a Pol
ish boy to load a truck and because
the soldier could not enderstand Eng
lish he misunderstood the sergeant and
refused to obey orders. Later after
a little explaining, the soldier loaded
the truck. That was the nearest thing
to a mutiny we had."
ACIUIT ioil" SYSTEMS
R. TV RAINES
Public Accountant Auditor
San Carloa Hotel, Peneacola, Fla.
McCa skill Block, DeFunlak Springs, Fla,
INCOME TAX REPORTS EFFICIENCY ENGINEER
SO-CALLED BUSINESS.
The vendors who ply their trade on wheels are
coming in for their share of publicity, and Com
missioner Hinrichs has introduced an ordinance
which requires them to establish themselves 200
feet away from business houses which carry the
same line of goods.
In view of this movement, it might be weil to
look more closely into the business of those who
dIv their trades on tri strwita. Af fho fim
me suggestion that it be Introduced on this side when the world is in a state of chaotic revolt
of the Atlantic was not popular, and it was not from every precedent of the past, it is neverthe-
uuiu.me posiai omciais tnreatenea to maKe its. less wpII to rpmpmW f r,Qf fnaAu foMj0,
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use compulsory that it was officially adopted by
the United States in 1847.
Prior to that time the ordinary envelope had
not been devised. The sheet on which a letter
der of things have their place, and that every
thing that is new is not necessarily safe.
For months a traveling medicine vendor has
plied his trade on street corners and sold his
n rm A A a111 1 1 11 f '
nlten was loiaea ana seaiea Deiore Demg ."cure-all" to those who would buy. yet it is to
deposited in the mails and the rate of postage be doubted that there is any virtue in his wares,
varied with the length of the letter. Many of the vendors who go about selling
The postage was paid by the recipient of the their wares, might well be investigated, for other
letter, instead of by the sender a circumstance reason than those of competition,
which probably accounts for the early unpopu- Some traveling fortune-tellers, dressed in the
larity of the postage stamp. The cost of the garb of the East, have recently appeared in Pen
postage under the old system was passed on to'sacola. and have been "tellinc fortune'.' nnpr.lv
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Where Girla 8hould Go.
I wonder sometimes as all others do
I suppose what will the next new idea
'til We hear sermon, after sermon
preached about our duty as women and
the places we should go and should not
go. We are told by the pastor that we
must not go to Bayvlew or the movies
or to the dance hall if we wish to do
right. The writer of this has never been
to either one mentioned and never ex
pects to go. but Ood says in His word.
First Corinthians and 14th chapter,
"Let your women keep silence in the
churches, for it Is not permitted unto
them to speak, but they are command
d to be under obedience ac also salth
the law. And if they will learn any
tltng let them ask their husbands at
home; for it is a shame for women
to speak in the church."
Right here in our midst the young
girls are called on to lead in prayer in
i the church. "What are we going to do
with our new testament doctrine? Just
sit and see them discarded. Don't
we all, think that the church should
be the place to teach young girl's their
place? If the church members get
that far from God's teachings what
can we expect of the world's outsid
ers? We hope that they will search
e scriptures for lnthem ye hlk ye
ave eternal me ana mcy "jr
which testify of Thee.
MRS. J. W. BOYETT.
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TASK OF ALLIED
POWERS NOT ENDED
BY SIGNING TEATY
the recipient, who could refuse to accept and pay
for the letter if he saw fit.
on the streets.
This is not a time to let down the bars
to fa-
Paris, July 1. The task of the allied
and associated powers has not ended
with the signing of the treaty with
Germany and the nations must c
tinue to be united in order to see
the clauses of the treaty are carried
President Poincare declared in an in
.terview in the Paris edition of the
London Daily Mail.
It will take some years for France
to regain her normal mode of life and
what France needs most at present is
ships, the president said, because only
an increase importations can bring
about a decrease in the present high
costs of raw material and the necessi
ties of life. In principle, he added
the allies are agreed on this point anl
the people of France hope that the
other nations will aid them in restor
lng their country, which suffered most
from the war.
in iooi me rate ot ordinary letter postage kirs. It is a time to place about every enterprise
was reduced from 5 and 10 cents to 3 cents. But' everv safeiruard of th law. anrf tn o'
these reductions did not avail to stop popular ' zance of every so-called "business" and how it ' Both officers returned on
fltritation fnr -till Mfa J , .... , lfc poA on Steuben, which b
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changes downward would undoubtedly have been ' .
promptly made but for the civil war and the fi-' War makes bedfellows no less strange than
nancial requirements of the government at that politics.
REPORTED MUTINY
ARCHANGEL TROOPS
IN MARCH DENIED
Ivew York, July 1. Reports of a
mutiny on the Archangel front last
March among members of the ?33th
Infantry were vehemently denied today
by Major J. Brooks Nichols, of De
troit and Captain H. G. Wlnslow. of
Madison, Wis., commanding company 1,
the unit said to have been involved.
the trans-
brought back
the first complete units to return from
service in the Archangel sector.
"I have heard more "bunk" about
this mutiny than could be written in
a dozen books," declared Major X len
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Meats m Storage"
Every working day of the year 75,000,000 pounds
of meat are required to supply home and export needs
and only 10 per cent of this is exported.
These facts must be kept in mind when consid
ering the U. S. Bureau of Markets report that on
June 1, 1919, there were 1,348,000,000 pounds of
meats in cold storage. If the meat in storage was
placed on the market it would only be 20 days' supply.
This meat is not artificially withheld from trade
channels to maintain or advance prices.
Meats in storage consist of
per cent (approximate) hams, bacon, - etc., in
process of curing. It takes 30 to 90 days in
pickle or salt to complete the process.
per cent is frozen pork that is to be cured
later in the year.
per . cent is lard. This is only four-fifths of a
pound per capita, and much of it will have
to go to supply European needs.
per cent is frozen beef and Iamb, part of
which is owned by the Government and was
intended chiefly for over-seas shipment. If
this were all diverted to domestic trade chan
nels, it would be only lK lbs. per capita a
3 days supply.
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From this it will be seen that meats in
storage" represent merely unfinished goods in pro
cess of curing and the working supply necessary to
assure the consumer a steady flow of finished product
Let us send you a Swift "Dollar".
It will interest you.
Address Swift & Company,
Union Stock Yards Chicago, EL
Swift & Company, U. S. A.
Pensacola Local Branch, Garden & Tarragona Sta.
J. IX Carroll, Manager y
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