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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-22

pretty town being surrounded by sparkling
bodies OF water bordered by groves and
farms, all showing evidence of great
south of Clermont Il the Lake Highlands
club house. the destination OF the party.
An elegant building. of the finest
In the state, overlooks Lake Minnehaha.
On the broad piazas the members Of the
board of trade OF Clermont and COM
mittee of ladies welcomed the guests, who
soon received a call to be seated at Gle
gantly appointed tables for a most elaoo-
rate luncheon. A squad of Boy Scouts
was on duty to assist the ladies who
served this luncheon and the entire pro-
gram moved along with clock-like pre-
cision. There were addresses of welcome
by prominent citizens of Clermont and
responses by members of the press asso-
citation All in all it was one of the most
delightful events of a program already
filled to overflowing with pleasant sur
prises and too much could not be said
in praise of the enterprise and hospi-
taIity of those splendid people of the
Alpine" region of Florida.
From Clermont automobiles conveyed
the delegation east and west and north
and south to nearest railroad points en-
route homeward. Those who were for
tunately able to attend the 1919 session
will agree that it ranks away up high
with the best ever held. To all those
folks of Lake county who aided in ex-
tending hospitality and entertainment
there will go out universal praise and
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LAKE COUNTY ANDITS
HOSPITABLE PEOPLE
CONTINUED from page Ia

for the ride over to Eustis After din
ner Friday evening there was still some
thing more on the program. This was
launch ride across Lake Eustis to Grand
Island, where the Eustis folks had pre-
pared a surprise. On reaching the desti-
nation after dark a pretty sight awaited
the guests. Colored lanterns were hung
from the great trees in the grove and on
long tables were more than half hum
dred huge watermelons, which were more
than enjoyed. 1t was a novel TNtrt of .ne
program. Returning to Eustic those who
desired to dance were afforded an excel
lent opportunity at the Eustis pavilion,
where there were to be found good music
and unoounded hospitality
Shortly before o'clock Saturday mo IL
ing the editorial party assembled in the
parlofs Of the Grand View hotel at Eustis
whore Miss Miller, talented daughter of
Editor and Mrs. A. d. Miller of Eustis,
sang several selections winning well le-
served praise. Then everybody went over
to the office of The Lake Region, where
Mr.. Miller had another surprise in store.
Waterman fountain pens were presented
as souvenirs with the compliments of
tho First State Bank OF Lake County,
Euatis. The recipients of the souvenirs
wended their way to the bank to express
their thanks and to be photographed.
Automobiles were then boarded for
t. wares, a business session having been
planned In the school auditorium. Presi-
dent StofrS called this concluding session
to order. long list of new members pc
fns presented for the approval of the
meeting, which approval was unanimously
given. The report of the committee on
resolutions read by Mrs. Lois X
Mayes ct the Pensacola Journal So APP
prooriatei to the occasion and SO strong
In patriotism was the wording that a mo-
ton was unanimously adopted asking the
secretary to Immediately furnish copies 10
the press Of Florida for early publication
Attention was called to the unusual
circumstances attending the 1919 meeting
OF the Florida Press association the most
notable being the absence OF Secretary
Thomas j. Appleyard, of Tallahassee, who
has been secretary of the association for
nearly forty years. The presence of that
era nd old man of the press association
Hon. Frank Harris OF the Ocala Banner
and Of that very lkeable and renowned
piacatorial romancer, Col. Adrian p Jor-
dan. made up in a measure for the abb
sence Of so many of tse old-timeers Ike
Senator Joe HUMPHREYS of Bradentown
The election of officers resulted in the
election Of II. r. Fitzgerald OF the Day
tona Daily News. president. Gilbert D.
Leach of the Leesburg Commercial as
vice president Miss Ruby Pierce of the
Palm Beach Newl rs treasurer and wsatcr
NJ Haines of the Sanford Herald as sec
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-22

! rotary. The election OF Mr.. Haines to
succeed Colonel Appleyard was, as stated
by the chair, made necessary because OF
Colonel Appleyard having disposed Of his
newspaper interests at Tallahassee. How
ever, an amendment was unanimously
adopted creating the office or statistical
| secretary and Colonel Appleyard was
elected to that post. As a further tribute
to him and in special recognition OF his
long and faithful service to the organiza-
ton a committee was appointed composed
OF President Fitzgerald and Editors Harry
1 Brown, Robert Holley and Gilbert Leach
/ to prepare suitable resolutions and arrange
| for some other form of recognition as soon
as possible.
| Mrs. Lois X Mayes, OF the Pensacola
Journal extended an invitation to hold
the 1920 meeting in the Queen City on
tho Gulf of Mexico and she was so cordial
and sincere that when John Worthington
OF the Tampa Times arose to invite the
, folks to Tampa, Ralph Cooper of the Drew
Company, to Jacksonville, and Frank Kay
Anderson of the Courier-Informant, TO
Barlow. there was no hope for them.
Pensacola won by unanimous vote, which
goes to show that when a talented woman
gees after press meeting she IS certain
OF success.
Just before adjournment announcement
was made of the award of three prizes by
the MergenthaIer Linotype Company for
excellence in makeup OF weekly publica-
1 tfcns in Florida. The first prize of $50
went to the St Lucie County Tribune OF
Fort Pierce. the second OF $50 to the Plant
/ City Courier and the third OF $40 to the
Lakeland Advertiser.
| Another result of the session was an
agreement reached among the publishers
| OF dailies to at once organize an associa-
| ton Of daily publishers for purely BUSH
ness purposes. 1t is expected that this
organization will be perfected at an early
| date at meeting called by President
Fitzgerald for Daytona.
! Immediately after the close of the meet
| ing the visitors again boarded automo-
bites for long trip over wide and smooth
sand-clay roads to the far southern end
| OF Lake county. The first stop was at
Mont Verde up in the Apopka noun
beautiful hills the Mont Verde Industrial
/ the direction of President H. P. Carpen-
| staff of teachers. This school has had an
! experience of six successful years ana
now has an enrolment OF about one
/ hundred and fifty boys end girls. The
plant is amazingly complete and compre-
| henstve. combining training for mind,
hand and heart. Industrial training is
one of the great and important features
| of the circulum, this institution believing
that the best way to aid the youth OF
our country is to make them self-reliaat
and able to help themselves.
After enjoying informal refreshments
the journey was resumed to Clermont.
Here are seen lakes everywhere, this
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-22
GERMAN LIBERTIES
IN PEACE TREATY
USUALLY OBSCURED

Paris, June 21.-The definite provi-
sion for Germany's admission to the
League of Nations which is made in
the revised treaty, is, oddly enough
tucked away in section dealing with
the disarmament of Germany. This
was discovered by comparison of
the text issued to the American press
with the original version.
The language of the clause opens
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-22

thanks from every member of the state
press and the resources. beauties and en-
cnantments of this favored section of orr
great state will be heralded far and wide
that others may come and see and enjoy.
This new chapter in the history of bchS
Florida Press association is indeed one
that shall ever be preserved and treas
ured, to be read and re-read.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-22

the possibility of an increase as we'll
as a decrease of German ornaments
after discussion by the council of the
league, although those who drafted
the provisions probably contemplate ted
only the second contingency.
The French text, by one of those
occasional variants which slipped by
the commissions drafting experts,
reads conditionally may be" instead
of SIS" 1t is admitted there are other
changes in the military clauses, not
ably in tfa provision for Germany's
army, which is to be reduced to 100.-
600 men before April 1920 and the ex-
tension of time for the dismantling
of Notifications. These swere adequate
ly outlined in the official summary
of the treaty.
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Clarence O'Leary, sole heir of Mrs.
Mamie Thompson, deceased, to Cora
L. Howell, May q, 1919; $1.oO and
other considerations: Lot 81, block,
SO, Donaldson Tract; also west 40
feet lot 43 and east feet lot AZ,
block 80, Donaldson Tract.
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'BLUE BIBBON' TALKS.
Blue Ribbon Vanilla and Lemon are al
ways satisfactory Used by the best
cooks. BEST and takes less"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-04-08

is just as necessary to have good
roads as it is to go to pi:+ure
shown, in my estimation, for our
lives depend upon them, therefore
every man should second the motion.
have noticed that everybody
likes to travel on good roads. When
the city people come out in their
fine big cars and travel on the roads
in the country, they at times say,
What horrible bumpy roads. We
can hardly stay in the car" Instead
of that lets give them chance to
say, 1T is treat to go riding on
such good roads in Bingham county"
Another thing that is very i'm
portant and should be. looked after
are those high bridges in the roads.
They should be on the level; they
should be good and strong, but in
stead of that they are about five to
six inches from the level and one
almost has to climb over them to
get on the other side.
Bingham county has to have good
roads and the good wide bridges
that cross the canals and creeks.
1t makes persons heart rejoice.
So let's vote for good roads. 1t is
rough, uneven roads that fetches
road taxes up higher, and 1t really
does more damage than good.
Bingham county roads should be
a pleasure to travel on instead of a
drudge that makes one like they
had been shook into so many pieces,
after having Travelled over them.
If the roads are taken good care
of and kept in proper repair people
won't have fear when travelling over
them in the darkest of nights. If
people would keep their horses and
cows off from the roads it would
make travelling safer and make &C
killing of the animals less
possible.
But as I say, let's vote for good
roads in Bingham county SO we will
have something to be proud Of.
MISS ANNA .HARKER,
Shelley, Idaho.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-04-08
WAS THERE WITH THE RAZOR
CoIored United States Soldier Made
Short Work of Hun and His
Trench Knife.

How negro soldier met a stray
German proving about piece of
woods was related by one Of the col
ored troops from New York, on his re-
turn to that city. The German had
lost his gun and revolver and was arm
ed only with trench knife. The ne
gro, resident Of Tenth avenue, look.
ed him over, dropped his own gun and
bayonet and revolver, and took long,
wicked razor from his boot.
Nov, you III Hun boy" said the
American soldier, now you and mes
a'gwine to fight fair and square. Use
a-going' to carve you'll Here goes
Wifi yO's knife and ma knife ives
fghtin' even." H..
The German grasped his knife and
waited for the negro, who crept upon
him like some savage from the African
jungles, his eyeballs cleaning in his
black face, his splendid teeth glisten-
ing like tigers. There was flash
Of steel, a grunting, swish Of knives
in the air and the German reeled back,
his face gashed and gashed again.
Again the negro crept up, laughing.
Again there was the fash Of steel. and
again the German reeled, blinded with
the blood streaming into his eyes. The
third time the negro actually half Sc
vered the Huns head from his trunk
with one wide, glittering sweep Of the
razor.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-04-08
MANY CONTESTANTS COMPETE FOR PRIZES
With LETTERS ABOUT BlNCHAMS ROADS,
Each Paragraph Contains Good Thought or
Suggestion From Some Citizen in Bingham
County About Improving the Roads
OFFER MANY PRACTICAL SUGGESTIONS

Shelley, Idaho R. 2, April 2, 1919
/ have only one excuse for at
tempting to write an article on the
road question, and that is to try and
win back some of the good dollars
that. have paid in interest to all
of the promoters of this contest, and
was thankful that they had conf
dence enough in me to make it neces-
sary to pay said interest
/ am not boosting the bond issue
it does not need my little support
it will carry with large majority
without it.
If the funds are judiciously
handled we will all reap the benefit
and the farmer who operates the
largest farm and pays his share of
the expense will be benefited more
than any one else-far more than
the merchant who pays a like
amount of taxes. True, many a per-
son will vote Eyes" who payes no
taxes at all, except for the license
tag on his jitney, but that helps some
and wherever he can hit a thirty
mile gait, my two horse team can
draw three-ton load with less eff
fort and time than they could draw
one ton in the past.
Before any road work was done
thru the sand east of Blackfoot, we
had to borrow part of two nights and
use one whole day to move one ton
from anywhere in the Presto country
to the county seat loading both
ways which people generally en-
fa
favorable conditions one team can
handle more than double that
amount with much less effort and
time.
Everything has changed during
my residence in this part of Idaho
of fifty winters, (some pretty hard
ones too.) The first furrowsI ever
saw turned was turned with a ten
inch Oliver pillow and two Indian
ponies, and it took the best part of
the cropping season to poorly pre-
pare four acres which was seeded to
alfalfa.
Today a Fordson tractor is work.
ing on the some land and will pillow
it in six or seven hours. The road
must keep pace with the above.
There are only few things l would
ask from my point of view.
Make the road in the worst places
first, make it as substantial as pos
sible and have some provision for
keeping it in repair forever after
wards. Some of our graded roads
which cost hundreds of dollars per
mile are allowed to become impass-
able even in dry weather Our old
road system was no good. See that |
each person who is employed on
such work does his work as thoroly
and honestly as if working for and
holding position with an individ-
ual.
Big taxes! You bet your life, but |
when we get something good we al /
ways pay big price and l am al
ways looking for something good or
better.
FRED BENNETT,
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-04-08
Three French Republiea

The French were not able to perma.
nently est1blisA a republic until they
had tried three times to do 90. The
anarchy Of the French revolution pro
duced Napoleon Bonaparte, az nrst
consul. and then AZ emperor. The rev.
olution Of 1S4s resulted In Napoleon
III as hereditary emperor Of the
French by an almost unanimous vote
In November, 1852. The third republic
was result Of the Franco Prussian
war and the king Of Prussia was pro
claimed emperor Of the Germans, Sep.
TENDER 4, 1870, and his coronation took
place at Versailles January 10, 1871.
The third French republic was saved
from destruction by the ability and &C.
tivity Of Louis Adolphe Theirs. Like
Cavour he carried his country safely
through a great crisis.
o RANGE PRANK OF TORNADO
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-04-08

Good Roads
Good roads are q vital necessity
to man. They are essential to the
progress and wealth Of the country.
They aid in the upbuilding of the
state and nation.
A section of country may be
judged as to its development and
advancement by it's roads.
Good roads tend to equalize the
conditions between country and city
life, and bring about better social
conditions. q
A community takes pride in it's
beautiful buildings, no less pride
should be taken in good roads,
which would be a benefit and SOURCE
of JOY to all.
Good roads increase the value of
land, raise larger crops and build
better homes. Outsiders would be
attracted to the section of country,
having good roads, and thus much
hitherto idle and waste land would
be improved, and the whole county
would benefit.
Good roads would tighten the
work of many poor farmer strug-
Cling for start, enable him to get
a foothold and the country would
not have so many discouraged farm
ers leave.
Good roads are as valuable lega-
cies to be handed down to the COM
ing generations to be enjoyed in
the years to come.
RUTH Raglan,
Fort Hall
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-04-08
Odd Beuuesta

. When men begin to think about
winding up their worldly affairs and
disposing Of their earthly possessions,
then do they, as at no other time Of
their mortal career, reveal the odd
workings Of their minds by the strange
requests they make, Of which this ex-
traordinary Instance is given:
II beQueath to George William Steel
all my fancy stockings, and to Mary
Hannah Wiggin my set Of false teeth
for waiting upon me-" Thus, on a
half-sheet Of notepaper, William Green
wood, an English retired cotton spin
ner, disposed Of his worldly goods and
chattels."
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-04-08
Shelley, Idaho. April 2. 1911!

Shelley, Idaho, April 2, 1919
AS I was looking over one of your
papers, | noticed that certain let
tiers were wanted by you, letters on
good roads. / take this time and
pleasure to state few facts that
have noticed since my return to this
country.
The first thing that noticed upon
returning from France, Belgium and
England is the fact that a country
as prosperous and up to date in some
things, should be out-done on roads
by country fifty years behind the
times as France is.
Every road in France, whether it
be a main street in one of their
quaint old cities or highway be-
tween such, or even to roads leading
to various farm houses, are of the
best. They are all graded up, and
paved with crushed rock with fill
ing Of some substance similar to our
cement, which renders them hard,
and able to carry large loads with
out breaking thru, also enables them
to Withstand the weather, which I
will state is very wet in the north
ern part, even worse than Oregon.
On either side of the road you
will find bitches to carry off surplus
water, so as to prevent the washing
out of such sections as would render
the road impossible. These roads
are so white that on the darkest
of nights one can see a man on them
even at a distance of 100 yards.
In Belgium they are not lucky
enough to have the same substance
they have in France, but they have
plenty Of large gravel. Hence they
make the best of it and make their |
roads accordingly. OF course, they
are not quite so picturesque, but
nevertheless they are serviceable 80 |
that no matter how much rain may
fall they haven't that old trouble you |
frequently see in this country of |
getting hung up in the middle of the |
road and blocking the traffic until |
such time as aid may be gotten or |
part of the load unloaded.
The mystery Of it is, the fact that |
those people haven't all the modern
tools and implements to do this work |
with. They don't know what q
fresno is, nor do they know the thing
we call the slip scraper. All they !
have to do all this work with is a
small two way pillow, picks and
shovels and plenty Of elbow, grease.
On the other hand we have in this
country every thing up to date for
good roads, from all up to date tools
to the material So why should we,
a people looked up to by the greater
part Of the world If not all of it,
as being the most intelligent and
having the most ready money Of any
nation in the world, suffer the dis
Of mud axle deep in the
spring season and dust likewise in
the summer?
/ think, however, that if the tax
payers of Bingham county would sit
down and figure in dollars and cents,
just. what they would gain financially
thru the ready deliverance of their
crops and produce to the market, ]
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-04-08
Good Roads

Why do we want good roads
| Good roads build up business, in.
increase valuation of property, are
a great means of advertisement, give
pleasure and ease in travelling and
! benefit the farmer.
Building up business and increas.
ing valuation of property is what
puts Blackfoot at the front and
makes Of 1t an important place on
the map of the state. How do good
roads do this? We are located in a
rich agricultural region. Every
time the farmer comes to town, il
means from twelve to twenty OF
thirty dollars and where does he
leave this? At the different places
of business. Therefore, it is of bene-
fit to the man Of the city to have
roads in the county that admit of
rapid and increased travel.
Since the highway to Yellowstone
park has opened much auto travel
drifts our way from all parts of the
United States, even from remote
Maine, for instance. Now, most of
our car travel from distant states
is by people Of wealth and wealth
brings wealth. Parties travelling
over our good Bingham county roads
will meet-say in Kansas or Ohio
others enroute to the park and If
we could we would hear, when in
Idaho, take that Bingham county
road. It's the place to speed up"
That tourist will tell another. Such
advertisement reaches farther than
much printed matter or the efforts
Of many commercial clubs.
Do you wish to 60 to a distant
town IL to do so your ride is a
bump-a-de-bump-a-de one? No
pleasure. We all derive much
pleasure tho from ride over a
smooth level stretch, and If our
pleasure is not in riding, it may
be in watching the constant stream
of traffic that results from good
roads.
Mrs. Spalding has told how good
roads aid the farmer. You asked
the farmer to come out in force and
make the bond election carry. Did
he? Now, the farmer wants his
road. He wants road not too hard
for hoof travel. He wants wide
roads; roads wide enough for two
loads of hay to pass.
A wide we'll graded road crowned
with crushed gravel, tarred and
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-04-08
China's Peanut Industry.

Before the war. the peanut industry
Of China had reached its highest point
in its relation to the foreign export
trade. The annual exports then were
about 10000 tons Of shelled peanuts
and about $4,000 tons Of oil. More than
40 per cent Of these amounts went
from the port Of Tsingtau. as Shan.
tung~ has become the largest peanut
producing province Of China.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-04-08

Finances and Service

Any business, large small ultimately fail its
expense of operation is n O IS J
In the of our Company the
] as the financial factor Telephone service is /
upon the condition of the plant, the efficiency the
i employees and the solvency of the Company
/ Inadequate revenues eventually npoorm |
| enance of plant wages low to the most |
competent employees and aoofness of capital
required for plant o of growing
| communities |
| These conditions make impossible
| demanded by public. nd these are the |
conditions threatening the Telephone
its tremendously increased and
| naming at pre-war level |
Gradually operating advanced narrowing
between and crossed the line
! continued upward until arr now operating under
] deficit of alarming |
This creates a problem in which the public and
Company mutually interested
The Mountain States Telephone
and Telegraph Company
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-04-08

rolled would make the, farmer happy.
bring Joy to the tourist, give pleasure
to our autoists, afford q place
wherein speeders could try out the
merits OF their respective roadsters
and bring wealth to our county.
Mollie Miller.