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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-23
THE SCRATCH PAD
81 THOMAS EWlNe pARNEY.

Soon the election will be over and
people will be able to plant instead
of talking peanuts.
If the colonel is unable to take a
division to France, he will try 70
close the breweries in this country
and bring home the horrors Of war.
There have been many definitions
of what a pacifist is, but none so de-
scriptive or satisfying as this;
nuisance.
According to the Vossiche Zeitungi
President Wilson's treatment of Ger
many is "repulsive." What must the
editor think of the offensive con-
duct of General Haig.
Judging by the number Of men
who are commissioned to raise mill
tia companies here, Pensacola will
soon be as full of captains as Ken
lucky is of colonies.
Liquor Takes Much Time of Leg
islature" says headline. Oh, for the
love of Pete, have heart, and don't
be getting anybody excited now that
the drunken legislator" speech OF
Cats has been explained.
Among other things, it is to be
hoped that Mr.. Balfour will show I'm
Gle Sam how to deal with the slack
ers-especially the Lohengrin re-
cruits.
Ambassador Fletcher was Kissed
when he entered the Mexican con-
gress, but the Mexican army is keep
ing well in its side of the Rio Grande
and out of the way of the Ell Paso po-
lice.
Don't talk about food" reads 8
German notice. But it's bad enough
| to do without, so why deny the small
comfort of asking for something to
eat whether there is any chance of
getting it or not?
The fact that Won Hindenburg
hasn't sent any more victorious mes
sages to the home folks lately is
taken by some to mean that he is
very busy.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-23
William Desmond in "Blood Will
Tell"

Blood Will Tell" the Triangle
feature which will be shown at the
Isis theater today, is what might be
called rafting good story" Thos.
H. Ince presents William Desmond
in the leading role, supported by an
unusually strong cast.
This play recounts the big incidents
in the life of Sampson Oakley Sd, a
wealthy, care free collegian whose
willingness to take the blame for
another's fault nearly results in per-
manent disaster. But under the in
fluence of love he is made worthy of
his heritage. The action of the play
takes place in college, amid the night
life of Broadway and reaches its cli-
max in the big financial center,
where Sampson Oakley Sd finally
plays out the hand that fate has
dealt him in mastery fashion Des-
mond lifts the part out of the ruck
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-23

not the war, are as much to blame Tor high
prices as we are ourselves.
The farmer is being melted to agr1cul-
ture and the city man is being goaded to
gardens; but the greatest appeal should
after all, be made to the women, the d1rec-
tors of home economics, one problem IN
whose province we have mentioned as typl-
cal. Demand whole wheat hour-broWn
bread is infinitely superior to white
bread. White represents waste and helps
explain why we must pay 81 Is for the came
amount of food that in 1913 cost only "a
cents.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-23
SPRING CLEANUP WEEK.

Once more has the cireling orbit OF time
Tapped itself; once more are we returned
TO whence we started; once more IS the
zoon of the fly heard in the land, and
once more is the festive tin can seen upon
its native heath once more doth the rub
Dish heap raise its modest head.
In word, Cleanup Week approaches
amain.
The next-to-godliness period has not yet
been designated for Pensacola, but why
not fall in line with the national move
ment and observe the week, beginning
Monday, April 80, and ending Saturday,
May 5, as the spring festival of the broom.
To even the casual observer is it evident
that Pensacola is great deal cleaner this
year than last on top of a very thor
ough campaign has come a determined
drive in gardening, and the back yard,
once devoted to unsightliness- land worse
-all agreen with succulent vegetables.
But there is much that NAV be done Let
the screens be patched now, let the steps
be raked under let the tin cans and broom
handles and broken flower pots and old
shoes and the rest of the rubbish of civili-
zation be routed out from fence corners
bage incinerator; let the city health in
spectors grid up their lqins for the fray and
make the offenders against sanitation hew
close to the line; let the motto be, absolute
perfection.
Pensacola is beautiful-we can make it
more SO; it is healthy-we can make it
more so; it should be model-and on us
rests the responsibility of the consumma-
ton.
Springtime is the time to begin-not
when the sun of summer presses down SO
heavily; and the festivity-for ANYTHING
redounding to the benefit of Pensacola. no
matter how workaday should be made a eel
ebrat1on-would be especially appropriate
now, because in time of crisis, it is a patri-
otto duty to reduce public hazard. and if
pays besides.
C1ncinnati's cleanup campaign, for ex-
ample, cut the annual fire loss from 81. $40
900 to $370000 The city of Decatur, til.
in whose campaign hundred and hftv
merchants provided themselves with metal
receptacles for the storage of waste naper
and rubbish, suffered only one-third =,
heavy a fire loss the year after its clean mn
and the chamber of commerce of New
York attributes large portion of the forty
per cent fire loss reduction there to SINH
lar campaign.
Devotees OF Pensacola would like to see
spring, summer, a fall, and a winter
Cleanup Week: but if any choice is made
let our decision incline to the spring-the
beginning time, the time of great homes
great plans, great strength. Especia1lv i
this spring the harbinger of great things
let us make ourselves worthy of the snlen.
did future; as beautiful as a bride LEI ns
make our city in order that it may meet
prosperity like sweetheart
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-23

The acreage planted to early potatoes in
six southern states is estimated to be
$4,000, as compared with 161, 900 in 1916,
an increase of about II per cent. This esti-
mate is based upon reports to the truck
crop specialist of the Bureau of Crop Est
mates from Virginia. North Carolina
Florida, Alabama and Texas, the principal
early potato sections of the south. In spite
of the high cost of seed, paintings are in
creased in practically all sections except in
eastern Texas.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-23
Home Demonstration
At Oak Grove.

AL Ooh 0AONCs
Last week very interesting
meeting of Garden club girls was held
at Oak Grove under the trees at the
picnic grounds, with Miss Landrum
and twelve girls present. The girls
took advantage of the fine summer
weather and had their meeting out
doors. The club song was sung and
the girls made reports on the prog
ress of their gardens. All the gar
dens were reported to be in fine
shape. Apons and caps which make
up the uniform of the club girls were
cut out and basted. The girls are
buying the material for their uni
forms with the proceeds from few
sales from their gardens.
In Northern Escambia.
Miss Landrum visited QUITE a num-
Der of the club girls in the northern
part of the county last week and was
very much pleased with the tomato
crop outlook. Fresh vegetables are
being sold from the club gardens be-
sides the liberal supply which the
girls are furnishing their own table
Miss Floyd Here This Week.
Miss Floyd, the state Poultry club
agent, will be in the county this week
and will go out with Miss Landrum
to see the chickens in the clubs and
will make talks to the girls as well.
Cans at Rays Hardware Co.
A good many people interested in
the canning of fruits and vegetables
have inquired of Miss Landrum
where cans can be obtained. Miss
Landrum says that the w. A. Ray
Hardware company in Pensacola has
in large stock of cans suitable for
the work.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-23

The U. S. treasury will pay no charges
for exchange on checks accepted in pay
ment of debts due the government. There
is no appropriation available for such pur-
pose. Comptroller Warwick has decided
that any SUCH charge is not proper and is
a matter for adjustment between the bank
and the discussing officer
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-23
We Must Pass the School Tax
Statements by Pensacola's Leading Men

cities, on account of shortage of
money and equipment
Third: Because an investment
made for the benefit of the boys and
girls of our community is the best
expenditure that any community
can make. Returns from each dollar
of this class of investment are great
er in happiness and advancement
than any other investment could
possibly return.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-23
WHEN HEALTH
TAKES wing

"When health affrighted spreads
her rosy wing and flies with ever
changing gale of spring" take Nun.
Der 40 For The Blood. Employee
in blood poison, rheumatism, catarrh
constipation, liver, kidney and ston.
ach troubles, mercurial, lead an
zinc poisoning. Under its use sores
ulcers, nodes, tumors, pirnples AM
scrofulous swellings disappear as !
by magic. Made by j. c. Mendsr'
hall, Evansville, Indu 40 years /
druggist.
Sold by Crystal Pharmacy.-Air
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-23
Says R. F. Mitchell:

Says R. F. Mitchell:
/ shall work and vote for the spe-
cial school tax district because:
First: Because | know that it is
for the good of our community's boys
and girls.
Second: Because I feel that the
boys and girls of our community at
present are not getting an equal OPP
portunity when compared with the
boys and girls of other progressive
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-23
Lillian Walker Made Famous b.
Her Dimples.

Throughout the civilized world
Miss Walkers nickname is "Dim-
pies" She is an excellent swimmer,
a good rider and has made many
trips in aeroplanes. In the fall of
1913 she was elected queen of the
Coney Island N. W Mardi Gras. her
fellow ruler being the late John
Bunny, who was elected King.
Miss Walker has never appeared in
motion pictures for any concern other
than the Vitagraph Company of
America.
In 'The Kid" the Wise feature
released under the Blue Ribbon trade
mark, which is playing at the Bon
tia theatre tomorrow, we see this
clever star in the role of reporter.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-23

House Peters and Louise Huff,
The Pallas-Paramount Company
came very near filming a real acct
dent during the perturbation of 'The
Lonesome Chap" in which Louise
Huff and House Peters will be seen
at the Isis tomorrow. In the action
of the story, two characters, PLAYED
by Betty Johnson and Eugene Pal
lette are supposed to be killed by
fall from a cliff. Miss johnson. in
her attempt to aid Mr.. Palette. was
supposed to be dragged over the edge
OF the cliff and be dashed to the
rocks below. A high cliff was Sc
iected for this purpose and the CAM
era placed across the gully. Mr.. Pal
lette slid down over the side and hung
on to a projecting rock. Miss john
son, lying flat on her face, was sun
posed to reach over in an attempt to
pull him up and then slide over the
edge and catch herself in a tree be-
fore she had gone too far. All this
was done successfully except that
her weight pulled the tree from its
insecure fastenings in the rock and
had it not been for the presence of
mind of Mr.. Palette in throwing out
his arm, she would have continued
her headlong plunge to the rocks be-
low.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-23
1.-THE Girl From Rector's.n

Louie Sedaine, The Girl from
Rectors. Ruth Mac Tammany
NJ. George Rector. By Himself
Manager of Rector's. Mons. D,Albert
The Girl From Rector's" deals
with the adventures of Loute Sc
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-23

The income of the United States from
Alaska in fifty years has been S750, 900.
The purchase price of the territory was
S7,200,000
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-23

There are million and half German
citizens IL the United States. In 1910 there
were $3.50, 618 persons Of German stock in
this country.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-23

Income tax this year will total $500, oo0,-
600, two and one-half times as much as in
1916.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-23

Whiskey, tobacco and similar taxes for
1917 will net the largest returns in the his
tory of the country.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-23

Hogs at 1850 are the highest since 1866.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-23
ODD, ISN'T IT?

Chickasha, Okla.-Former U. S.
district marshal pleaded guilty to
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-23

Soon the election viii be over and
people will be able to plant instead
of talking peanuts.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-23

If the colonel is unable to take a
division to France, he will try 20
close the breweries in this country
and bring home the horrors Of war.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-23

There have been many definitions
of what pacifist is, but none so de-
scriptive or satisfying as this:
nuisance.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-23

of the ordinary and is capably sup
ported by Enid Marley, Charles
Gum and other well known Ince
players.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-23

The fact that Won Hindenburg
hasn't sent any more victorious mes
sages to the home folks lately is
taken by some to mean that he is
very busy.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-04-23

According to the Vossiche Zeitung
President Wilson's treatment of Ger
many is "repulsive." What must the
editor think of the offensive con-
duct of General Haig.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-26
PETER Il. KYNE, NOVELIST,
TO BECOME U. s. SOLDIER

Oakland, Cal. June 26.-Peter E.
Kyne, the well known short story writ
er, is in dilemma. Patriotic urgings
call him to the colors on one hand, but
on the other is a literary obligation that
holds him back He is engaged on a
novel which his publishers are wiring
for daily
Just as soon as Kyne gets the novel
off his typewriter. he is going 10 enlist.
He hopes to be able to enter the next
reserve officers training camp at the
San Francisco Preside. in August.
When Kyne quits the pen for the
sword, he will be the guest Of honor at
a banquet to be given by the Oakland
Chamber Of Commerce and win be made
an honorary member OF that organiza-
tion. Plans are now under way to make
II gala military event in this city
Oakland claims Kyne as its own, be.
cause of his residence in one of the
suburbs on this side Of tine bay, and also
because much Of the material for his
sea stories is drawn from Oakland's wa.
ter front. In this respect he follows
somewhat in the steps of the late Jack
London, who discovered some Of his
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-26

agents office OF the district moved fron
Madill to Durant. 1t has succeeded n
getting the general assembly Of the
Presbyterian church to meet in urant
in 1918. This will be the first time the
general assembly has ever met in Ok
lahoma. The county farm agent AMI
county woman demonstration have office
space in the association building and
their work is assisted in every way pos
sible by the association. The association
recently purchased an automobile and
placed it at the disposal of the farm
agent and demonstrator.
The association invites inquiries ami
gives absolutely accurate information
about anything in Durant or Bryan
county. The Commercial Association of
Durant has large amount of booklets
and other literature dealing with this
section of Oklahoma and everyone in
terested should write Secretary A. ..
Davis for any information they may
wish.
Bryan County Fair.
The Bryan County Fair, an annual
NNthN WIZ NC lIlb III Dul ait llllS year
on September 5, 6, and 8. A. B. Davis
is secretary. Last years fair was the
biggest and best county fair in the stat =.
1t is a true county event, and this
years fair promises to be bigger and
better than last years. More than 10000
people paid admission to last years
event and more are expected this year,
as another day has Ueen added to the
occasion.
Agriculture, stock and cattle, poultry
and every industry Of the county is fea.
tured and handsome premiums, aggrc.
eating several thousand dollars are Of
fered. Write the secretary for prem
lum list and information. Racing, rop,
ing and free attractions are Offered
Girls and boys club work is also fea.
tured. Mr. and Mrs. Fash, county farm
agent and county woman demonstra.
tor, assist the fair in every way posi-
BILE.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-26
FINE TRIBUTE TO
ARDMORE BY INVESTOR

where the sun shines brighter. the
birds sing sweeter, and the light of the
moon is more irridescent than, perhaps,
in any city in the southwest. Her hos
pitality outshines that OF Kentucky, and
her women add luster to the city's en-
vironment which makes it just the
enticing place in which to live"
This is the description of Ardmore,
contained in a special Ardmore edition
of The Investor, published in Oklahoma
City. Contained in the edition is a
lengthy article regarding building and
other activities in the city, written H.
Walter S. Gilbert, secretary of the Ard
more Chamber of Commerce.
Fred L. Ballein, advertising manager
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-26
DAILY ARDMOREITE

most noted characters along oakiana's
docks, in the days Of the whalers.
Kyne will be no rookie" when he
dons khaki, for he soldiered in the Phil
ippines in the Fighting Fourteenth"
while he was still in his beardless
teens.
81 admit lied about my age to get
into the regular army Kyne says;
but wild horses couldn't have kept nc
away from that chase after Aguinaldo.
feel a good deal the same way about
the kaiser"
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-26
ATHENS or SOUTH
EAST OKLAHOMA
DURANT HAS STATE NORMAL.
GIRLS COLLEGE AND CATHO-
Lie SCHOOL.
THE CITY BEAUTIFUL
School Advantages Unsurpassed, Best
Church Town in State-Is in Midst of
Remarkable Fertile Agricultural Dis
trict.

Durant has paved streets, concrete
sidewalks, thousands of shade trees two
city parks, no saloons or pool halls,
handsome churches, hospital modern
public school system, the Oklahoma
Presbyterian College for Girls, the
Southeastern State Normal School and
pure drinking water and a modern sew
age disposal plant.
Durant has three railroads and six
teen passenger trains in and out daily.
The roads are the M. X. & T., the Frisco
and the M. o. & G.
Durant has four great automobile
highways, the Oklahoma, Texas and
Gulf the Jefferson, the King of Trails.
the Canada to Gulf, and a branch Of
the Oklahoma, Texas and Gulf from
Durant to Hope, Arkansas, known as
the Choctaw division.
Population Is 1925.
Durant is known as the city beauti-
full and has a population of 1925 with
not negro in the city Hire school adj
vantages are unsurpassed. she is the
best church town in the state, and her
citizenship would grace any city.
Durant is the county seat of Bryan
county, the banner agricultural county
of the state. Here you will find the
rich alluvial soil Of the river bottoms,
the black waxy soil of the limestone
prairies, the black loan, the black, red
and gray sandy and chocolate colored
sandy loam of the prairie, and the red
clay. All these soils are supported by
a strong clay subsoil to maintain mois.
ture in the dry weather. Little gravel
or rock is found in the farm lands. The
soil ranges in depth from fifteen inches
to unexplored parts of the earth's crust
This county is located in the south
east part of Oklahoma. II is about
700 feet above sea level. The land is
best described as rolling prairie, giving
excellent natural drainage. Unlike the
western part Of the state, the rainfall
in this section is plentiful Bryan
county's average is forty-two inches
Most Of this comes in the spring sum
mer, when the crops need It. The eli
mate is healthful and suitable TO the
business Of agriculture. Zero weather
is almost unknown and 80 degrees In
July and August is a rare thing.
There is a larger variety of crops
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-26

than soil In Bryan sounty. The princi.
pal crops Of the county are: Cotton.
corn, oats, hay wheat, sweet and Irish
potatoes, kafir corn, milo maize, feter-
ita, broom corn, sorghum, millet, pea.
nuts COW peas, SOW beans, pumpkins,
squash barley, alfalfa, and all kinds
Iof vegetables, including tomatoes, cab
bage, cucumbers, onions, radishes, okra,
and everything that win grow in a
did fruit country, there being several
large peach and apple orchards, as wcll
as large vineyards and strawberry and
black berry farms.
Athens of Southeastern Oklahoma.
The city of Durant itself is the cen
ter of this rich farming county, and s
not only an ideal city for a home, but
it Is the Athens of Southeastern Okll-
homa.
The public schools of the city are
on a high standard. George C. Rorie
is city superintendent. There is a $780,.
900 high school building and three large
brick ward buildings A full eight years
grade course, and fouryear accredited
high school course is offered here.
The Southeastern State Normal il
housed in beautiful modern brick and
stone building. The building was erec,-
ed at cost of 100000. Among other
features of the building is an auditor
ium seating over 1000; physics, chemis-
try, biology, botanical domestic science
and manual training laboratories and a
gymnasium. The class rooms are well
lighted and ventilated. The library il
one of the best In the state. The grounds
of the normal cover twenty-five acres.
The summer session Of the normal Is
now going on. This is the only normal
in the state that has shown a growth
this year, this summers term also be.
ing the biggest ever held here. In fare
of the present national and information.
al conditions and the fact that so many
young men have Joined the army this
is certainly gratifying to the citizens
Of Durant and the normal faculty.
Durant is also the site of the Okla.
homa Presbyterian College for Girls. II
is for the exclusive instruction of young
women and girls, combining higher
learning with good sound Christian prin
cipals of living. The school is housed
in an elegant brick and stone structur"
The main building was erected at cost
of $4,000
ST. GATHERINGS Catholic school was es
tablished in 1914, and is under the in
struction of the sisters Of Divine Provi
dence.
Commercial Association.
Durant has one of the livest comm sr
cial organizations in the state, the Dl
rant Commercial Association. A. B. Da
Wis. secretary. This association has
more than 200 members, and the income
of the association from dues is about
$4,000 a year While the association was
organized only four months ago, at that
time absorbing the old Chamber Of
Commerce and Retailers Association, Il
has already accomplished many thing.
for Durants betterment. II has fount
market for the farmers potatoes, cat
bage. onions and fruits, and the farmer.
are obtaining the maximum price 70.
their products, while before they coul.
not even find a ready market. II wa
instrumental in getting the India,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-06-26
Ell RENO POLICE DIDN'T
KNOW L. S. UNIFORM

John Wheeler, of this city, member
of the local Woodmen Of the World
camp, who accompanied the remains
of the late Harry McFerren, drowned
at Oil Springs, last sunday, to his
former home at independence, Okla,
had unique experience on the return
trip. Wearing the uniform of the A.
& M. College. which he attends during
the school year, he was arrested at r.
Reno by police officers, who were on
the lookout for person who had pill
fered uniform of the United States
army from somewhere in Oklahoma
He experienced an unpleasant three
hours in the custody Of the officers un
til they finally learned that the real
culprit had been apprehended else
where.