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THE PETTSACOLVA JOUKNAL, MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 21, 1921
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We agree with you. John, skirts ought
to 1 lung enough to hide the cotton tops
to the silk stockings.
Pensacola,
Joke,
Alabama! Today's best
If the Poles and the British ' start
scrapping the Germans will take what's
left of Silesia.
Those who habitually keep late hours
seldom ,rle early or far, says Forbes'
Magazine, New York.
Some Wise Police.
Up in" Pensacola the police arrested a
younjf man who was found to be carrying
concealed In various pockets of his cloth
ing pairs of loaded dice. After ma
ture deliberation the authorities decided
there was something crooked about the
fellow and lacked him away for more
lnvest'gatlcn. There are some mighty
clever men get on the police evey then
and now, I'm telling you. Thwn, in
Ktesitnmee Valley Oazette.
Q
Denby will come to Florida to see the
world's best naval stations.
Harding plans to send most of the big
nhips to the Pacific. It doesn't make
much difference where they are so long
as they're together.
Handsome Tat Bellinger will be mar
ried, reports say. I'at has encountered
many dangers.
Strike a brink gait or you'll get the
gate. Forbes Magaxine (N. Y.)
News Item: The local basketball team
will wear their new shirts on Friday
night. The trousers have not yet ar
rived. Nvw York World.
News Item: At Clay Center yesterday
several persons got their tonsils sun
burned watching an airplane disappear.
-'Kansas City Star.
News Item: The bride was gowned In
white chrysanthemums, and autumn
leaves formed the decoratl ns. Elgin
News.
News item: There was considerable
scandal In our town Saturday night when
P. A. Cash, our local butcher, was found
In ah Ice box with a lot of undressed
Chickens. Rutgers Nellson.
News Item: The Leesville Bible class
meets every Wednesday nlsht unless
there Is a good show In town. Denver
Post.
News Item: Terriblo accident! Auto
mobile skidded and struck lady In the
safety gone! Watertown Standard.
News item: Mr. Frank, while harness
ing a bronuho. was kicked just south of
his corn crib- Winnipeg Free Press.
Tip for the Tax Collector.
"What makes you think that Rocks
1 as a lot of money?"
"He always reads the left hand side of
the menu first." American Legion
Weekly.
. Mlesed Him.
"Heavens, George!" gasped his wife.
"You nearly hit that man.','
T know It." retorted the man at the
wheel, "but I haven't time to go back
and try again." Ohio Motorist.
. THE WINDOW GARDEN
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House plants In the window;
And the hundreds passing by
Feel their hearts relaxing quick
Or a Joy dance in the eye;
For the heliotrope, it beckons,
And the rose geranium smiles,
And the coral-red begonia
Peeps out with -winsome wiles.
The hyacinth crowds the curtain;
The saucy daffodil
Shines forth, a flirt In a yellow skirt.
Upon the window-sill.
There's a cactus full of blushes,
v A Jerusalem cherry tree.
And an Easter Illy, gravely bent
To bow to you and me.'
House plants In the window .
There's something good in there;
They must keep hope, a-growlng
strong.
And a faith that blossoms fair; '
They must hav Joy that clambers.
Like that green vine, above.
And a pot or so of laughter bright.
And a plant or two of love.
-Alfred Arnold.
SUNDAY
President and General Manager
- Secretary and Treasurer
DIVORCING WEST FLORIDA.
Almost every session of the legislature
Is enlivened by the suggestion that the
12 or 14 counties of West Florida be
severed from the rest of the state and
added to Alabama. In other words, that
this section of the state be cast off by
its own and become the step-child of a
neighbor.
Western Florida was Florida while the
remainder of the state was a wilderness.
Western Florida was a haven of refuge
and a source of wealth before any of
Alubama, except the very southernmost
part, was explored.
Western Florida can no more become
a part of Alabama than the waters of
Es.cambla can flow into Hudson's Day.
The question of selling or giving this
portion of the state to Alabama 13 one
of the greatest comedies of each legis
lative session. Everybody knows that
southern and eastern Florida would re
fuse to give up western Florida. And
everybody knows that western Florida
would refuse to become "Alabama."
Alabama has appointed a commission
;o confer with a similar' commission from
Florida which will never bo appointed
The legislature will, as usual, waate time
discussing the question, vote it down, and
then proceed on some other business.
FUNDAMENTAL LAWS.
The fundamental law of supply and
demand has been permitted to work out
a satisfactory solution to the problem of
business conditions in some Industries
and commodities. Where these laws
have been permitted to. operate readjust
ments have advanced with satisfactory
progress and a brighter outlook i3 ahead.
The big question In almost every Indus
try is, however, when are the wages of
the factory workers, coal miners and
railway employes going to become equa
lized with the income of the farmers?
Discussing the question of supply and
demand, as related to certain commodi
ties the Alexander Hamilton Institute
says:
Pennsylvania oil has dropped from
Iti.lO to $3.00 a barrel and Oklahoma oil
from $3.50 to $1.75. Average steel prices,
which rose from $32 before the war to
around $83, a ton last year are now
down to about $52 a ton. The V. S. Steel
Corporation, which did not advance prices
last year above $64 a ton on the average,
secured so much more business than the
independents that it can continue to
operate a few months longer before
making a general reduetion in wages
and prices. Its stabilizing policy has
been of great benefit both to its em
ployes and (la customers. The latter
have been able to go ahead with enter
prises which would have been prohibi
ted if the corporation had attempted to
charge top prices.
In view of the wisdom it has shown, it
Is regrettable that the Comptroller of
the Currency has Indulged in irrespon
sible criticism of Judge Gary's price
policy. The Comptroller also stated that
the profits of the Steel Corporation have
been "unconscionable." But the Cor
poration paid only a $5 dividend last
year on stock which represents an ac
tual cash Investment of over $250 per
share. And In a money market where
the prevailing rate of Interest has been
eight percent, a normal return to the
stockholders should have been eight per
cent on $230, or a dividend of $20 per
share. The interests of the stockholders
have been subordinated to the welfare
of the public, for with the money held
back from the stockholders the corpora
tion has been able to extend credit lib
erally to tho consumer to the benefit of
the country.
Similarly, the action of the attorney
general in approving the prosecution of
the Southern Pine association for al
leged fixing of yellow pine prices - is
based on ignorance of the facts. Every
well-informed business man knows that
lumber prices have merely followed the
trend of the business cycle, rising last
year because consumers kept bidding
higher and higher prices and declining
60 percent during the past 10 months
as the demand fell oft. The lumber
mills have been powerless to maintain
high prices in recent months and were
unable to prevent high prices last year
in the presence of keen competition both
among producers and consumers In the
face of a condition of decreased produc
tive capacity forced on the Industry by
the war.
The recent reduction of 20 percent in
steel wages among several independents
will no doubt be followed By the U. S.
Steel Corporation as soon as conditions
warrant. For the time being there is
little incentive for Judge Gary to reduce
wages for there is little business to get
by reducing prices. The independents
are more than able to supply whatever
demand exists for steel products and
have secured little business by quoting
$10 a ton below the Steel Corporation.
There is a good deal of negotiation re
garding future commitments, but It is
yet difficult to estimate minimum costs
- ron anrt iaj-.or with'alVof them
in a state of flux. Easic iron fcay dro
substantially below $25 and coke below
$5 a ton.
The reduction of 22 percent in textile
wages is expected to hold for the pres
ent, although further cuts are expected
next season as textile wages are still
double the pre-war level.
PRESS COMMENT
National Editorial Association.
Greetings to you, members of the
National Editorial association, one
and all. This morning we extend our
hands. Our hearts met you when you
crossed the northern boundary of our
state, and every moment of the time
since you entered the land of sun
Bhine. fruits and flowers, cur good
wishes have accompanied you. It has
been our heart's desire that in each
city, town and village through which
your Itinerary leads you you would
meet with as cordial and whole-heart
ed welcome as we, the people of Lake
county, feel honored to extend. We
trust that each succeeding lap of
your Journey may add something to
your enjoyment, and that in each
town you visit you will be able to
storo in memory's casket another
gem. We of the Highlands, or Lake
Region of Florida, believe with all our
hearts that we have the most favor
ed, the loveliest section of the entire
state, but we are not going to try to
force our opinions upon you. The
mocking bird's song you will hear in
Orange county tomorrow may be Just
as captivating as the ones you hear
in Lake today, and the orange bloa
some farther south may smell Just as
sweet as ours. It matters little which
particular section Impresses you most
' perhaps you will differ among your
selves as to the merits of each but it
is a matter of considerable moment,
and it is our fervent prayer that you
will get a true Impression of our state
at large; that when you return to your
various sanctums, east, west and
north, and make editorial mention of
your trip through Florida, you will
neither magnify nor minimize; that
you will have been able to see our
country and its people Just as they
are, and to form a true conception of
our citizenship, our Industries, enterprises-
and developments. We want
you to see us at work as well as at
play; to understand that we Florl
dians, either by birth or adoption,
have learned that a judicious mixture
of play and work is conducive to con
tentment and happiness abundance
and long life.
me holiday spirit, of which you
have not seen a little since you enter
ed the state, can be seen and felt on
more different occasions In Florida
during a twelve-month than in any
other state in the entire U. S. A.. We
hope and believe that through your
visit some false impressions concern
ing us and our country will be correct
ed; some wrongs that have heretofore
been done us by the press of the
north will be righted. Some of you
have visited us before, but we pre
sume that most of you' are now see
ing Florida for the first time. May
you, our guests, get as fuch pleasure
and Inspiration out of your visit as
you have given to us, your hosts and
hostesses, whle here. It was our good
fortune to have you come; we hope
you will count It your good fortune to
have had the opportunity to visit and
mingle with us. You will come back,
a great many of you, next year, or
in after years nearly everybody does
who visits Florida and you will find
the same hospitality you found in 1921.
It was not manufactured Just for this
occasion. It is the natural product
of our climate and is Inherent In our
people.
We regret sincerely that your so
journ with us could not be longer.
The freedom of our little city is yours
while in Eustis and the benediction
of . her people will, accompany you as
you go your way. Eu3tic Lake Re
gion. Saving Taxpayers' Money.
The state of New York has a bud
get system which, in itself, important
as it is, is not so much appreciated by
the people as is the saving of their
money, paid In the form of taxes,
which is made possible by proper ap
plication of the' system in the matter
of expenditures for public purposes.
The members of the New York legis
lature have Just had submitted to
them the budget for the coming year.
It shows a lopping off of nearly $3,
000,000 from the appropriations in the
past year, and previously, made to use
less office holders in soft berths,' to
quote the words of the Albany cor
respondent of the New York Times.
Governor Miller, in his pfe-conven-
tion campaign, promised the people of
New York that there should be econ
omy in the administration of the
state's affairs. It looks as if he- is go
ing to keep his promise in this re
spect, and as if the committees em
powered with the making up of the
budget were inclined to cooperate with
him in thi3 laudable purpose. The
senate finance committee and the as
sembly ways ' and means committee,
which are charged with making up
the budget have issued a Joint report
In which, with reference to the enor
mous savings of the people's money, it
is said:
"Of course, this could have been
accomplished only by the most drastic
action, but by taking it we do not
believe there has been any impair
ment of the state's service. In fact,
we believe time will show that it has
been vastly improved. One of the
first things we did was to inform
every department head that we pro
posed absolutely to ignore their re
quests where these requests called for
increase over last year's appropria-?
tlons. We have abolished whole de
partments, the aggregate of the ap
propriations for which In 1920 were
$991,523. By consilldation in other de
partments and by weeding out em
ployes in others and reducing the op
erating expenses we cut out $4,400,
OOO.'j To effect the saving here referred
to approximately 2,000 positions have
been abolished in the -N'ew York gov-'
ernment service. No wonder there is
consternation In the ranks of those
to whom the correspondent, above
quoted, refers as "bread-and-butter
politicians." Their"pap" is taken from
them; their "pie counter" is bare.
For this condition the people will re
joice, not only iii New York but
wherever like drastic action is taken
to administer public affairs with more
regard for the welfare of the people
than that of the professional politi
cians. In the New York budget of this year
there is a total redaction, in tht
amounts proposed to be appropriated
for the operating expenses of the
state, of nearly $12,000,000 from the
aggregate amount appropriated for
j 1920. and expended, of course.
This immense saving of money of
the people of New York la worthy of
attention everywhere, by states and
municipalities that are given to squan
dering millions upon millions of the
money of the people who foot the
bills. Times-Union.
Atlanta's Example.
Atlanta is not gonig to stop its pub
lic Improvements on account of the
hard times. On Monday it voted $8,
500,000 in bonds. Over 21,000 votes
were cast for the bonds, only about
1,000 against Four million dollars of
the bonds axe to be spent for schoolj;
$2,850,000 for waterworks.
The city that gets frightened and
suspends its program of Improvements
at this Juncture is going to be left
hopelessly behind. Chattanooga News
Following in Wilson's Footsteps.
Before and after Mr. Harding's elec
tion we heard much about the change
of policy that would immediately be
put into effect. '
We were told that there would be
an immediate change in our foreign
policy. Ourv troops on foreign soil
would be recalled and everything Wil
sonian would beturned inside out.
But our tropos have not been re
called and following is one of the re
ports thai; reach us from the seat of
government:
"In his talk with Mr. Davis before
visiting the white house, Mr. Hughes
was understood to have expressed full
approval of the action of the retiring
secretary of state." Ocala Banner.
Mobilized for Peace.
Compulsory social service has re
placed compulsory military srevlce in
Bulgaria, although it is being enforc
ed in only one district. The plan ap
parently is to try it out thoroughly on
a small scale before making it nation
ally effective. v
The" law requires men of 20 years
and girls of 16 years to serve the state
for periods of one year and half a
year respectively. There are condi
tions under which this age limit may
be varied upon application, and the
term of service may be shortened if
the drafted person is the sole support
of a family. In cases of persons
physically or mentally unfit to serve,
or In case of married women, a special
tax is levied instead of actual ser
vice. Otherwise no evasion or sub
stitution is permitted. Every person
between 20 and 35 years of age is
subject to call for four weeks' ser
vice in case of national calamity.
It is hoped that the operation of
this law will serve:
To organize and utilize the poten
tial social man-power of the country
for the purpose of increasing the pro
duction of wealth and the social wel
fare; To stimulate the love of physical la
bor and socially useful activity amorg
all the citizens irrespective of their
social position and financial status;
To foster a sense of individual and
social duty with the aim of improv
ing the moral and economic condition
of the people.
All of this sounds like the outline
for some ideal socialistic government.
Many Americans have exclaimed at
some time or other, 'If only citizens
could be mobilized for the pursuits of
peace as they are for war, how much
could be accomplished." Few have
seriously considered it as a' possible
measure for this stage of civilization.
Yet here is Bulgaria actually trying
it out
Perhaps In a true democracy the aim
soughl will always be to inspire every
citizen to do his share of public ser
vice without any compensation. Nev
ertheless the Bulgarian experiment is
remarkable and .worthy of close ob
servation. St Petersburg Times.
By the census of 1920, Chicago has a
population of 2,701,705.
Chicago Is the world's foremost
live stock, grain and lumber center.
There Is an average of 675 conven
tions a year In Chicago.
A new union station, costing $60,
000,000, is planned for Chicago.
Chicago has built a $5,000,000 pier
for business and pleasure.
The Chicago packing industry dates
back to 1835.
A DAILY MESSAGE
BY DR. WILLIAM E. BARTON
THE SWEPT HOUSE
The age in which we live has great
faith in legislation. There was a time
when we sought to save men from
drunkards' graves by moral suasion;
now we have a prohibitory amendment
For that amendment I thank God. I
do not see how any sane man can
know the curse of strong drink and
not be a fanatic In his opposition to it
I am not a fanatic; I am almost sin
fully reasonable about It I believe
in all laws that will make it easy to
do right and difficult to do wrong.
But I know very well that no such
law will in itself solve our problems.
The only effectual and permanent way
to make men sober is to strengthen
their moral nature. That is the- only
way" to make anybody good.
All the legislation since Hammurabi
and Moses wilr not make a man good;
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it can only make it a little harder for
him to be bad, and a little safer for his
neighbor.
When we have passed our good
laws, wa have only begun our duty.
We have still to educate and strength
en and help to create a moral purpose
and a righteous standard of living.
There is an odd parable in the New
Testament about an unclean spirit cast
but which wanders about homeless for
a while,- and then comes back and
brings seven worse spirits to live in
the -swept and garnished house.
We need to fill up human life with
so much that is good that there shall
be less room for the spirits of evil
purposes and plans.
Casting out evil spirits is well
enough in its way, and sweeping the
house is good; but after the house
cleaning there Is something to be done
to make life positive, strong and sweet.
ADVENTURES OF
THE TWINS
BY, OLIVE ROBERTS BARTON
"Back to Circus-Land."
Nancy held Kicky-Kang tenderly in
her arms while his mother, Mrs. Kan
garoo, and Flippety-Flap, the fairy
man, nut on tho boxins eloves.
Nick stood by the referee the fight.
"My!" snfiled Mrs. Kangaroo, hap
pily. "This is like old times! It's Just
like the circus I used to be in. I boxed
with the clown, Mr. Jolly Bobadil, and
all the people laughed and clapped
their hands. Now, Mr. Flippety-Flap,
I'm ready.
Nancy and Nick laughed when Mrs.
Kangaroo held up her hands and made
passes at the fairyman. She stood on
her hind, legs and leaned back com
fortably on her long, strong , tail, like
you've seen schoolboys do on the cor
ner fire-plug on their way home from
school.
Before Mr. Flippety-Flap started to
box, however, he said,. "Excuse me,'
very politely to Mrs. Kangaroo, and
quickly whispered something, first into
Nancv's small ear, and then into
Nick's.
Both twins nodded understanding,
and knelt to see if their Magic Green
Shoes were secure, and Nancy took a
firmer hold on soft little Kicky. He
felt like a ball of silk in her arms.
Well, the fight began, and it was a
wonderful fight. I must tell you, my
dears, that Mrs. Kangaroo is famous
for her boxing and she soon had Flip
pety-Flap huffing and puffing for
breath.
But something else was happening
besides a boxing match.
The" falryman's enormous shoes were
getting still more enormous. They
were spreading out over the grassy
plain like two large platforms. But
Mrs. Kangaroo never noticed, and first
thing you know she hopped right onto
one of them.
Quick as a wink, Flippety-Flap
wished himself back in Circus-Land,
and, of course, Mrs. Kangy had to go,
too. .
Nancy and Nick followed in their
Green Shoes with Kicky-Kang safe
between them.
(To Be Continued.)
REVELATIONS
OF A WIFE
BY ADELE GARFUSON.
What Happened at the Dinner Table.
"Do you like the mountains as well
as you thought you would, Miss Gra
ham?" Mrs. Allis's low, clear voice floated
across the supper table at the Cos
grove farmhouse. Something in its
timbre made me wonder if perhaps the
English nationality,, which she had so
confidently asserted, was not mixed
with that of some other race. There
was Just a trace of foreign accent, or
so I imagined. In her. well modulated
tones.
"Much, much better, thank you," I
replied, smiling at her. ; I was deter
mined to put a little extra cordiality
into my manner toward her in order
W POKING Ai
to disguise the real but rather unwar
ranted dislike I had of tbe woman.
After all, my common sense told me
there was no real reason why I should
so dislike Mrs. Allis after an acquain
tance of less than an hour. A stran
ger, she had accosted me in friendly
fashion on the train coming up to the
mountains, I had imagined that she
looked with approving, admiring eyes
upon Dicky, and she had made the
foolish mistake of thinking that Dicky
and I were brother and sister, a mis
take which Dicky in his love of Jest
ing had allowed to stand, and which
Mrs. Cosgrove evidently wished to al
low for some reason of her own.
She was sitting opposite me. Next
to her on her left was the blue-eyed
boy who had carried our luggage,
while on the other side of her were
two well set up young men with the
unmistakable one-week-holiday-with-
pay stamped upon them.
Dicky and I were the only occupants
of the table on our side, although
there were vacant places to the left
of me.
Jovial Mr. Cosgrove, with his kindly
wife, sat at the head and foot of the
table.
"Supper is the only meal I ever sit
down to," Mrs. Cosgrove had explained
as she bore In two huge plates with
smoking hot biscuit.
Mr. Cosgrove passed a plate of delicious-looking
broiled ham to Dicky.
"Oh, we're so glad we have new
people," said little Mrs. Allis, clapping
her hands with an affectation of pret
ty childishness. "We have broiled ham
Jast because you're ' here."
A tiny flush stole over Mrs. Cos
grove's face, and I caught the hint of
a steely glitter In her eyes as she
looked toward the woman who had jurt
thrown out the insinuation that the
first meals of new boarders were bet
ter than the following ones.
But her voice was cool and placid
as ever as she spoke.
'We never have any hot dishes at
supper," she explained to me quietly,
"except warmed up potatoes and a
dish of hot bread of some kind, but
when people have traveled all day, as
I assume you have, they are hungry,
so I simply have hot meat for all to
night instead of cold."
"And I particularly dote on broiled
ham," said little Mrs. Allle, brightly,
"especially Mrs. Cosgrove's. Her broiled
ham Is not food, it's a poem. That's
tho reason why I'm so glad you were
hungry tonight,"
The flush faded from Mrs. Cos
grove's face, but the hardness did not
leave her eyes. I saw that Mrs. Allis's
attempt at smoothing over things had
not placated Mrs. Cosgrove.
I could not help but admire, how
ever, the adroitness with which the ,
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younger woman had seen the effect of,
her cat-like thrust and the skill with)
which she had endeavored to change)
the meaning of her own words.
There was no more conversation for;
a little. We all did full justice to thej
ham and potatoes, -the hot biscuit andi
honey, the real cream and butter, and
the home-made peach preserves which i
heaped the table before us. Then a,
shrill whistle from outside broke thai
silence in which we were eating. ;
"There's Ned now!" commended)
Mrs. Cosgrove. j
With a 'muttered "excuse me," theJ
blue-eyed boy at Mrs. Allis's side gotj
up from the table and hurried lntoi
the kitchen.
In another moment a boy, who, to(
my eyes, was the one who had Justj
left tho room, reappeared completely!
dressed in a khaki suit and called outj
cheerily:
"I've got two of them, and I'm starv-4
ing." .
I knew Dicky's face was as bewil-j
dered as mine. For Mr. and Mrs. Cos
grove, Mrs. Allis and even the twcJ
strange youths burst into laughter. i
"It strikes everybody that way at
first" Mr. Cosgrove replied. Then,
raising his voice, he called:
"Come in here, Fred."
The door opened, and the first boyl
we had seen appeared.
"Twlrs!" ejaculated Dicky.
"Yes." said Mrs. Allis, "and such'
twins I don't believe you've ever seen!!
I've been here four weeks, and I'm
never cure to which boy I'm speaking'
As the boys stood side by sideJ
flushing partly with embarrassment
and partly with enjoyment of the sen-;
satlon their marvellous resemblance!
created, I mentally agreed with Mrs.
Allis. But I had been trained to very!
close observation, and I made up my
mind that while the boys stood there-4
in such widely different garb I would
try to see if there were not some tinyi
individual characteristic about one off
them by which I could always distin
guish him from the other. I knew
their mother must know them apart.(
and by the little amused smile that)
played around her lips I was sure W
was something besides her mother's
Intuition that enabled her to do so.
I scrutinized them closely and finally
found a distinguishing characteristic
one which I was sure the mother kfcewj
As I sank back into my chair, Mr,'
Cosgrove said jovially, but with anj
uneasy note:
. "Think you can tell which is whlchi
after this?"
"I am very sure I can," I said quietly,,
The mother of the boys was looking
directly at me. At my words isheJ
leaned forward, with a quickly drawnfi
breath. Into her eyes there bashed at)
tortured look, a look of fear.