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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-05
THrnip Weighing 22 Pounds Raised
 On Arctic Circle

i Edmonton, Alta. Dec. IA turnip
 weighing twenty-two pounds is a
 monster vegetable when raised any where. When raised almost on top of
 the Arctic circle it is an event.
 A turnip weighing exactly that
 was grown this year in the Hudsons
 Pay company's garden at Fort Coon
 Hope, few miles south of this point where the Arctic circle cuts the Mae kenzie river.
 At Fort Resolution in the same lat
 itude as the extreme top of Labrador,
 potatoes as big as canteloupes, were raised which yielded six and half pounds to the hill. In the Missouri garden at Hay River, cabbages grew sc large that three-year-old child could hide behind one of the heads. Onions, lettuce, rhubarb, peas and all the other vegetables familiar in gar dens of lower latitude grew in abun- dance and to great size.
 The story of the agricultural pos abilities of the Mackenzie river bas- in, brought back to Dr. K. M Kindle, of the Canadian geological survey. who spent the summer there, will doubtless surprise those accustomed to think of that part of the world as a region of frozen desolation.
 "The Mackenzie river basin as far north as the Artic circles" said Dr. kindle, "it is a good mixed farming country. There are fine vegetable gardens at every post between Ath- abasca and Fort Good Hope. The range of vegetables is the same as on down-east farms. Potatoes have been grown at Fort McPherson within seventy miles of the Arctic ocean. ate fine tomatoes ripened in the gar- dens at Fort Providence, north of Great Slave lake.
 "rhe northern limit of wheat is little past the 61st parallel. It will not ripen as far north as Fort Simp- son but for years it has been grown successfully at Fort Providence. For fifteen years it has been a good crop at Fort Vermillion, 600 milse north of Edmonton. It is heavier crop in Peace river country than in many parts of the southern prairies. The yield of the Peace river valley, the Grande prairie and Fort Vermillion districts this year was about 7,OO0,- 900 bushels. Barley ripens farther north than wheat. It grows we'll at all points along the Mackenzie as far north as Port Norman and has rip ened directly on the Arctic circle at Fort Good Hope.
 The explanation of the wonderful crops of the far north is the long days with their almost continuous Actual records show that at Fort Simpson, there are 57O hours of sunlight in June and only twelve hours less in July. In the four months from May to August there are 2,147 hours of sun as compared with 1905 at Ottawa. Nineteen hours of sum- shine a day work magic in gardens and fields.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-05
Lines to s. America

Rio De Janeiro, Dec. 4.-Letters received in Porto Alegre from Ger man commercial firms in Hamburg state that immediately upon the con clusion of peace, freight and passen- ger steaship service will be resumed between Hamburg and the port of Rio Grande.
 Porto Alegre is the capital of the state of Rio Grande do Sul, one of the the most prosperous states in the union. A large proportion of the population is German.
 Before the war large quantities of fruit, grain and meat products were exported to Germany from the state by direct lines of steamers. The let ters just received from Hamburg stated that it was proposed to resume this trade, especially as Germany was sorely in need of the foodstuffs which Rio Grande do Sul produced in abundance.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-05

lature to make more stringent the marriage requirements in Kansas and tighten up the divorce laws so that it will not be so easy for those who make martial mistakes to do it again.
 The nasty marriage is one of the chief causes for divorce in this state and the probate judges are inclined to stop these "hurry up" affairs where a young man and aa girl meet at picnic or at summer park some sunny afternoon and hunt up the probate judge the next week to be married. The probate judges have no desire to restrict the frolics of Dan Cupid or disturb the course of true love, but their experience with "hurry up" weddings has been d,spleasing and they feel that put t,ng a few gates in the path of love when the machine is Gin high" would be real service to humanity and i'll many instances, to the contract ing parties.
 Most of the judges admitted to some laxity during the last two years because of young men going to war. But all declared that where the girl gave her address as the town where the young man was in train ing the judges had delayed or pre- vented many marriages when uues- tioning developed that the girl had known the soldier but few days and apparently had been taken off her feet by the glamour of the uni form. Many of these soldier we'd oihgs developed into divorces or sep oycfsnrc ,i,, hn rn1JiNr, they said.
 While the judges were not ready to advocate eugenics wedding law just at this time, they want amend ments to the present marriage laws which will authorize probate judges to inquire more thoroughly of appli- cants for licenses and to require medical and mental tests when it ap- pears necessary. The present laws prohibit marriages of insane or fee blc-minded and those afflicted with epilepsy. The judges feel that it might be well to require state ment as to freedom from venereal diseases.
 And the judges would not let the courts unite the knots so easily There are now some 10 or 12 causes for divorce recognized in this state It is so easy to build up charge of assertion, nonsupport, incompati- bility, abuse and similar causes that unless the court is extremely eau tious mistakes are sure to result in the granting of divorces. The di- vorce that has been "contracted" is regarded as about as bad for the morals and family life of commun- ity as the hurry up' wedding that results disastrously.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-05
Women Golfers to
 Wear "Knickers''

San Francisco, Dec. 4.-Mrs. J. g. Osborne, member o fthe California Golf club here, has adopted golf ing costume which substitutes knickerbockers for the skirt general ly worn by women .. players San Francisco newspaper writers predict her example will be generally follow ed.
 Brooches have been almost uni versally adopted by the hundreds of girl and women hikers who are seen each week end on ferries carrying them across San Francisco bay for trips into the woods of Marin county.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-05
Register Foreigners.

London, Dec. 4.-The commissary of the home department in Soviet Russia has issued an order, in ac- cordance with the resolution of the council of peasants and workmen's $ defense, whereby all foreigners there must be registered. They have to fill up a form regarding their parentage, their business in Russia and to what political party they belonged in their native country.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-05

most every institution of =,
 learning in the South, eo,,iisl 1sl' plans today to carry out tta tto,.slder' pose to organize Southern sehe s,sl, pa
 colleges so they may eo.asols f, Ssnools ani the benefit of each to rai.o op.erate t ard of scholarship and o fo 1l.s n,s, ,stanl trance requirements nn;eo GG make en also to develop preparator,,h pat,h; ah so that colleges may '''y o,, school, preparatory departments ellnna;
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-05

of minimum rate of remuneration and maximum working hours.
 Speakers complained that skilled nurses were often woefully under paid and as badly overworked and that they were exposed to the un- fair competition of half-trained nurses who posed as fully qualified nurses and adopted their uniforms.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-05
PLAN GARDEN CITY.

London, Dec. 4.-Proposals for the purchase of big tract of land in the eastern part of the country of London, and for the development of garden city of 100000 people have been approved by the London coun- ty council. The plan provides for the erection of 24,000 houses.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-05
DEARTH OF BRONZE.

London, Dec. 4.-The dearth of bronze coinage with which London is now faced is attributable to the ap- proach of Christmas when many ar ticles that cost a few cents, are bought. Shopkeepers with no bank ing account, are in the habit of hoarding the coppers until after
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-05
CHURCHES NOW MOVIES.

London, Dec. 4.-Conversion of several churches in various parts of England into moving picture thea tre shas resulted from decreasing church attendance and the conse- quent disorganization of amalgama- tion of congregations. . At Torquay one former place of worship has been turned into laundry.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-05
3OO Educators of
 the South Meet

Louisville, Ky, Dec. 4.-More than 300 educators of the South attended the convention here today of the Association of Colleges and Secona- ary Schools of the Southern States. The association, which includes al
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-05

Christmas. An offlclal at the mint said that they were pouring out more coins than ever before, but that seems to make no difference for the demand is constantly growing.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-05

CONNEAUT, o --- J. Howard Mcintyre, school principal, has been missing more than q week. He was last seen oh the street near his home at midnight talk ing with his superintendent. Clues uncovered by the police Indicate he was kidnapped by 1nree men and taken away in an automobile, but the trail stops there. The pie lures show Mcintyre and his wife and family.
 French armored cars and is consid cred as one of the greatest livin} experts on tanks"
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-05
$5,OOO FOR STAMP.

Paris, Dec. 4.-A postage stamp was sold at auction yesterday for 28,200 francs. It was issued by the Rumania- Moldavia government in 1853 and experts say it is probably the only one of it's kind in existence.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-05
NURSES ORGANIZE.

London, Dec. 4.-British nurses are organizing a trade union to bring about state registration of all trained nurses and the establishment
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-05

entitled to the use for republication sf all news dispatches credited to it or not otherwise credited in this paper and also the local news published herein.
 The Newspaper Enterprise Associa- tion's News Features are carried ex- clusively by this paper in Pine Bluff. When the attention of The Graphic IS called to any misstatement of facts, or to any error c0nserning any man
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-05

WASHINGTON-.-T American Red Cross decided the Prince of Wales must be "buttoned" before he let America. The honor of pinning the Red Cross embiem on him when he arrived here was ac- corded to Miss Dorothy Brown, ct che Walter Reed Hospital.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1919-12-05
WOULD MAKE I'VE MARRIAGE BONDS nsnTER THAN EVER Kansas Officials Favor Eugen- ics Test and Mental Ex-
 animation.

Topeka, Kan, Dee. 1.-The judges of probate courts in Kansas, who is-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-26
PAY THE BONUS PROMPTLY.

There IS one provision of the revenue bill
which hasn't created even the slightest protest.
1t is the rider giving bonus to men discharged
from the military service.
All agree that the men are entitled to it and
the only regret expressed is that the amount
could not have been larger. But $50 makes a
nice little nest egg and will come in handy es-
peclally II 1t IS paid promptly. If payment is
long delayed the bonus will fail Of its real mis-
sion.
1t is unfortunate that the red tape and clerical
work incidental to handling the payros of more
than 100000 men, many of them constantly on
the move, makes promptness difficult if not
wholly impossible
1t IS not difficult to understand why there was
some delay in paying the men on the fighting
front But the men cannot understand why they
were compelled to wait months for their money.
And it is still harder to understand why allot-
ment checks were not sent more promptly to de-
pendents in this country. There was evidently
something wrong with the system and much suf-
ferlng and Inconvenience has resulted
The taxpayers will gladly assume the burden
of the S60-per-man bonus, but will insist that it
be distributed with utmost dispatch. AS mere
bonus it would fall flat, but as sum Immediate
~ available to tide the period Of read just
ment it will serve a valuable and worthy end.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-26
ROBERTS OPENS
POLL TAX OFFICE
IN COURT HOUSE

Payment If pou taxes, necessary for
participation in the April primaries
may be made now at the office Of
State and County Tax Collector Rob
erts in the court house building. In
order TO vote in the coming election
It is necessary that taxes fo~ 1917 an1
1919 be paid az hy April 9TH. Voter.
who have moved into the city since
January. 1918. and those who reached
their majority after that time, VIII
not be liable for taxation.
City Registration officer Kirkpat-
rick expects orders in the near future
TO open the registration BOOKS in the
municipal building. The primary Law
requires that voters in the CITY pri-
n7aries register every two years and
those who have NOT done 50. must
register. II order 10 take part il ne
elections for comm!ssioner
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-26
TRAUB ANSWERS ALLEN.

Governor Allen, of Kansas, made a grand
stand play when he started his investigation
of the Argonne campaign. But, like all criti-
cism of actual fighting operations by non-com-
batants, thousands Of miles from the battle
front, his charges seem to have fallen flat.
Major General Traub, who commanded the
American forces, has made able rejoiner to the
Kansas governor. He admits that all was not
as he would have wished it. but intimates that
battles cannot be fought and without some
fdsagreeable experiences.
my men did what they were to do wonder
fully" General Traub said. The battalions ad-
vanced and were engaged in hand-to-hand COM
bat. We took in three hours with ridiculously
small losses what the French had been up
against for four years.
That is the crux Of the materials men did
what they were to do. They won the fight.
The chief criticism was based upon the fact
that the advance of artillery is alleged to have
been delayed, that certain officers were relieved
of command, that the barrage fell short and
that the lives of American soldiers were need
essly sacrificed.
General Traub admits the first three allega-
tons and Vehemently denies the last. He says
that the afternoon of the first day his ar
tillery mired in a swampy ravne, but was
carried out its full part. He assumes full re-
sponslbiity for the removal of certain brigadier
generals at commencement of the battle. Having
long commanded a brigade in France before pro
motion, he judged the officers according to what
he believed to be the requisite standard of fit
ness and relieved them of their commands. He
declines to discuss the short range of the bar
rage, further than to say that the shots were
not fired by American guns He maintains that
the blame does not attach to his division and that
the error corrected after six short-range
shots were fired.
General Traub's statement rings true as the
honest expression of a seasoned fighting man.
He regrets, all America regrets, that our SOL
diers-even though the number was few-were
killed by allies shells. But he is proud in the
great achievement OF the division which he COM
! nanded and he believes that instead of hunting
for flaws what the American public ought to
be doing is to sing paeans Of praise to the Amer
lean soldiers and the wonderful work they did
over there.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-26

While Florida has been assigned two of the
experimental stations established by the Depart
ment of Agriculture for the study of fertiliza-
ton, it is to be regretted that one not more
centrally located in West Florida.
Conditions here differ from those to be found
elsewhere in the country and the peculiar needs
of our farmers would have been more readily
determined through experiments conducted at
point between Mariana and Pensacola.
The enormous fertilizer consumption in the
United States, amounting to more than $780,
100000 prior to the war, has undergone in the
last few years decided change, not much in
volume as in the composition of the fertiliZin
materials This has forced a careful study OF
ratios of essential plant food constituents
prominent and essential crops.
Accordingly small field plats for the study Of
fertilizers have been established by the United
States Department of Agriculture on different
soils and under different agricultural conditions.
The test fields now in operation are at Pressure
Isle, Me-; State College, Pa; Norfolk Va. Flor
ence, S. c.; Pecan City, Ga; Putney Ca;
Thomasville, Ga; Monticello, Fla; Orlando, Fla
Ashland, Wis. and Scottsburg, Ind.
Special field tests have been conducted to de-
termine the smallest quantities of potash which
will meet the requirements of the tobacco plant,
more especially on the lighter soils of the flue-
cured district. Marked responses have been OBJ
tanned with only twenty-four pounds, and even
as low as twelve pounds, of potash per acre.
These applications have sufficed to prevent the
appearance of the characteristic symptoms Of
potash deficiency, which the plant shows when
potash is supplied in the fertilizer 1t has been
possible also to establish appreciable differ
ence between the sulphate and the muriate of
potash in their action on the plant
The unusual fertilizer situation has brought
forth numerous fertilizer substitutes of more or
less doubtful merit for which extravagant claims
are made. Companies are organizing to exploit
fertilizer materials concerning the value of
which little is known and a considerable in
crease in such test work seems necessary Sew
eral such products have been investigated and
tested by the department. Some of them are
practically worthless and others have value en-
tirey out of proportion to prices charged
This undertaking the part of the govern
ment is certain to prove of that value to the far
mers of the country and the only regret is that
the plan did not more fully embrace the needs of
our immediate section
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-26
CONDITIONS AT BREST.

Though Brest is admittedly far from being an
ideal camp. General Pershings report on con-
dltIonS there should go a long Wy toward stop
ping the hysteria that has swcp. the country
regarding the surf :ngs of the men assembled
there r tmbarka en-
IT Brest were to be judged by the stories re-
Gently told, before congress committees and else
where, soldiers in France were subjected in
peace to horrors worse than those of war. \ ct.
the commander n-chief who has personally il
spected the camp within the last month SAYS
the general camp conditions and the method Of
handling troops at Brest are good. The faot that
the death rate in the camp is lower than it was
in the earlier months of the winter indicates that
there Las heen no recent collapse in the sanitary
system.
Brest is muddy and crowded. The weather is
abomnial The soldiers. impatient to sail for
home, naturally chafe under the long delays and
the personal inconvenience which are part of
their stay at the port; but the difference be-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-26
FIGHTING PARSON
TO TELL OF WAR
WORK IN EUROPE

Rev John H. Fighting Parson :
Brown, pastor Of Christ church and
late Y. VI. c. a. secretary with the
colors in Franco, VIII give a lecture
this evening at the First baptist
church. on his experiences in Europe.
The lecture viii begin at 20 o'c'ccIl
and the public in general is invited 10
attend the meeting
Rev. Brown, Who IS one of the cf,v's
most popular clergymen, was chosen
- the first president Of World War
Veterans. who recent: convened 1T
the san Carlos Hotel, under the guild
ance of the War Carp Community
Service. His experiences N Europe
are said TO have been very interest
ing
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-26
COLDS CONE! He 40
AND NOSE CLEAR
First Dose of ''Pape's Cold Com
pound" Relieves All
Grippe Misery.
DON'T stay stuffed-up.

Don stay stuffed-up.
Quit blowing and snuffEng \ dose
Of 'Pape's Cold Compound taken
every Two hours until three doses are
taken viii end grippe misery ana
break up a severe cold either in the
head, chest, body or limbs.
It promptly opens clogged-u nos
trils and air passages; stops nasty
discharge or nose running: reiIe ,es
sick headache. dullness. feverishnes-.
sore throat. sneezing. soreness and
stiffness
,Pape's Geld Compound Is the
quickest surest relief known and costs
only few cents at drug stores. II
acts without assistance. tastes nice
and causes no Inconvenience. Don't
accept a substitute.-adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-26
Yesterdays Weather.

Temperature a. m 60; p m.
IS; highest, %; lowest. 81; mean 60;
normal. 81. Mean Same date last year.
81. Accumulated deficiency this year
to date l04. Highest Of record for
February. IS degrees; lowest of rec
ord for February. : degrees.
RainfalI-For Il tours ending p.
m. 3-55. Total for this month TO I
p. m. 1874. Normal for February, 40
inches. Accumulated excess this year
to date, 984
Humidity a. m %; noon, 9s; I
p. m. 98.
barometer a. m. 29.S1; p m
1859
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-26
ECONOMIC MISSION
WORKS IN WARSAW
r ED CROSS WOOL

Warsaw. Feb. 25.-An eeonomic
mission 1.osed OF s:x British rail
-o:rir- evne~ts has arrived
here for the purpose of making studies
preliminary 10 submitting a report on
conditions 70 the British governme
Ten trainloads of food have been
aipped from Danzig. where relief
tljps are being un!oaded One train
ans been sent 10 Lemberg5 but the
lzrc inians have cut off railway com
nunication beyond that point.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-26

tween discomfort and death is unreasonable.
Brest was not the place which General Perish
ing would have selected for concentrating his
returning heroes, but because of it's convent
ence to shipping and because Of the congested
condition of the French railroads leading to
other ports, its use seems to have been neces-
sary.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-26

1t congress would quit protesting about dila-
toy tactics IN the peace conference, and manifest
more speed itself, America would be better off
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-26

Paris-Among those not present: Bolshevik
Woman's Peace Party, Sim Fem, Ramsay Mae
donald, Victor Berger and the Germans.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-26
''SHORT''

az, ALL THE MONTHS THIS MONTH Is WORST.
IT'S ONLY FOUR WEEKS SINCE THE FIRST;
JUST FOUR SHORT WEEKS It's BEEN SINCE THEN
AND NOW BILLS COME IN AGAIN.
VANCE COOKE
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-26

There may De no union among the packers but
they are certainly all Swift in defense
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-26

1anks aren't finding Germany as thrilling a
place Of residence as they expected
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-26

Neather Bureau Office)
Pensacola Fla. Feb. IS 1919
Sunrise, 6.lS; sunset. $40. Moonrise
SD 4. m. moonset. 200 p. m. Next
phase OF the moon. new March 2nd
High tide, Sis p. m; low tide, 5.29
a m.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-02-26
w Gather Report
nAIIY cAIENpAR.

Compiled for the Journal by the
Weather, Bureau OfficeO
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-09-01

Mrs. w. A. Barrett and little daugh-
ter, Stella, left today for a visit to
Mrs. Barrett's mother in Gainesville,
before going to Albany, where they
will make their home in future. Mrs.
Barrett has made many warm friends
in Ocala, who part with her>and her
bright little daughter with sincere re-
gret.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1919-09-01

1t kills the bedbugs, and destroys
all the eggs as well-in fact, it exter-
inmates the whole breed wherever
you apply it-BEDBUG DOOM. 1t
IS for sale only at the Court Pharm-
acy. Phone 2S4. 19-tf