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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-03
VAN PELT STICKS
ON JOB AS SHERIFF

No further word has been received
from Tallahassee regarding the ru-
morcd appointment Of Curtis White =
ker to succeed Van Pelt as sheriff
here When it became known yester-
day that Sheriff Van Pelt had not
been removed from office expressions
OF satisfaction We're heard on all sides.
The sheriff stated that he didn't
know he had so many friends until his
removal was rumored. People from all
over Escambia county were phonins
in to him yesterday expressing their
joy that there was nothing in the ru-
NOR after all.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-03
Can't The People Pull roaether-

The Florida centennial purchase exposition COM
mission has certainly made mess of the whole
thing by dividing the exposition between four cities
Jacksonville Pensacola Tampa and Miami Instead of
great exposition It viii result in four small
that will attract little attention and prove unworthy
of the great state of Florida One big show at either
of the cities named would he far preferable espe-
cially to people residing in the state. few Of whom
afford to visit the four cities misunderstanding
News
Our sentiments exactly. IF such fool proposition
is to be carried out. advise Marion county to have
nothing to do with it For Heaven sake can't the peo-
ME af this state pull together about ANYTHING p
Ocala Star.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-03
THE sHEaTs HALLowAY CONTROVERSY

An act of the Florida legislature provided for the
appointment of two rural school inspectors who
shall be appointed by the governor upon the nomi-
nation of the state superintendent public nstruc-
ton and shall hold their positions subject to the
state board of education The state SUPERINTENDENT
OF public instruction formally and duly presented
to the governor the names of several reputable com
petent persons for appointment.
Here is the way the Tampa Tribune has the situa-
ton lined up.
The governor refused to appoint them. More nomf-
nations We're sent in. Still refusal Presto! an i'm
passe
Then the governor Went to the attorney general
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-03
The seventy-Five Million Dollar Campaign

Judge E. D. Beggs, prominent Baptist Iayman OF
Pensacola, speaking of the Baptist 10 million cam
paign says I'm the seventy live million campaign
the Baptists Of the south will do far than they
ever have done to meet the obligations laid upon
them by the great commission of Saviour. That
will realizing the extent of their ability
to do for the Saviour. and at the time will
measure up more fully to the performance of their
duty than ever before. Then they will never be
content to do less in the future, but will do in
creasingly more each recurring year While the
pagn is primarily for objects outside of the churches
contributing, yet the members experience its
Tightening and charging influence they will come to
realize never before their obligations to their
home churches and will measure up more fully in
meeting them With these and all the attending re-
suits accomplished the Baptists of the south may
well rejoice at having naugurated this memoir
able campaign. Santa Rosa Times.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-03
An Fmha~rass;nn Question

An Frnharrass;nn Question
And this all leads us tn wonder whether If The
Nexicans took notion kidnan The Aroarnan am
hassadnr tn that country would The washington adj
ministratfon do anything about II e-Miami Herald.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-03
A TEN-FoLD GROWTH.

Escambia county produces the best corn in Flor
ida. This was proven at the state fair just closed
when Escambia competing with every county in the
state. took the blue ribbon for the best bushel o.
the blue and red ribbons for the best ten ears
of and the red ribbon the best single speci-
men.
Many who visited the Molino fair and all others
who saw the Eseamba county exhibit at the state
fair. declared that the display rivaad that
of Iowa.
What this to this section in tie vast OPP
portunties presented is hardly possible computa-
tion
With Escambia raising corn which compares favor
ably to that of the belt Of the west and leading
in quality and variety of products at the state fair
and with other counties in West Florida carrying off
blue ribbons for live stock and farm products this
section of the state is advancing along agricultural
lines in way which means much for present and
future development
The Times Union in a recent editorial calls at
tention to the rapid Improvement in agriculture and
live stock, giving these facts in regard to the state
fair and its development
The three state fairs that have been held fur
nish an indication of this growth though surely
they would be exaggerative if taken its meas
At the fair held here two years ago the live
stock exhibits principally from other states,
about one-tenth being from Florida and nine
tenths from out of the state The exhibit at the
fair held year ago was<very much larger
fully twice as large-and the proportion between
the Florida and out of state exhibits was about
half and half. With the fair twice as large as
the preceding one if Florida had merely kept her
proportion this would have indicated increase
of one hundred per cent in year but as she also
increased her proportion ten-fold the growth was
nine hundred per cent
This may have been taken as merely squirt but
another fair has lust gone into history The live
cattle and hog exhibit of this was twice as large
as that of the last year but ninety per cent
of this from Florida. This points to a two
hundred and sixty per cent growth in Florida
during the last year of of thrty-fv hun
dred per cent in two years. Reducing these fig
ures to tabular form this is the showing made:
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-03
Cane Growing in Calhoun County

1t has long been known that sugar cane could be
rrofitaby grown in Colhoun county, but it remain
ed for Sheriff Clark to show what really could be
done growing it, we have exhibition at this
office red sugar grown by him at his farm
10 miles south of Blountstown, not on river bot
tom land would suppose, cow pen land,
but on piney woods land and with commercial fer
tilizer The cane measures 10 feet and inches in
length well proportioned in size and weighs i-2
pounds.
This cane would have made about three quarts of
juice.
Sheriff Clark has I-2 of this cane. While
it Is not all like the have, you can readily
see that he will 20 % barrels of syrup per
acre. We don't say that this is the finest grown
in Calhoun county, the crop is good every
where this year. and anyone has any better, or as
good we haven't it. If you have, bring it to
The Record office and will tell the people about
it-Blountstown Record
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-03
Re Watche.,I Of v.-as.e-

Re WafehfpI os ysaefo-
An excellent .'Thrift'' maxim has to RIO With IN
wisdom Of hnvin~ what need huvne ,vta
don.t need If If gives Won or others hannines
but to be waichful OF waste-Miami Metropolis
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his face and hands Uttered with the
sticky JOY ike so many Kids MUNICH
ing taffv. In the midst Of our feast
ing. visitors called; the robbed bees
came flying into the room after their
treasure. Mclean, by this time, had
been stung about twenty times. and
had about dozen nips on my hands
and face. and in the very heat OF our
argument with our visitors, stand
to-" was sounded. and honey. bees
and everything else was dropped as
We raced for the guns. hut the bees
did not drop us; they chased us every
bit OF the way; they attacked our
hands. our mouths. our uecks,-what-
ever there was a particle or our
anatomy exposed we were stung.
On our way to the guns Mclean
brought a comb with him, leaving the
other alongside his bed. We had to
pass the Major on our way whose
dugout was close to the hives, and by
that timo he had an inkling OF what
was going on and he yelled, "Grant.
throw that honey down: YOU too, Nc
Lean" As he yelled his orders | was
passing the tclcphonists hut and ]
threw II in 10 him s"llere. Graham,
here's some honey for you: us great"
and continued my run down TO the
guns, tho bees still following MS up.
Mclean laid his comb on "A pile OF
shells inside the gun, and the heat OF
the August day caused the honey TO
tricklo over tho shells commenced
pointing the gun while Mac worked
the range drum; the angles were
passed 10 us and inside Of minute
We were firing, and inside Of another
minute we had the stcrnest Kind of n
battle on our hands. for thicker than
ever the bees came swlrmlng around
tho gun.
"Who in he'll broke those hives7"
yelled the Major.
No reply; We we're busily working
and hadn't time" TO answer. The
honey on our hands, coupled with the
dust, made a gri. that IN opening and
closing tho brccch caused the mech
anlsm 10 stick, and the honey cling
ing 10 the shells caused the brecch
Chamner to stick, making the shcll
cases Jam in the gun after being dis
charged, forcing Us 10 pTy open with
sharp pick the brecch each time TO
extract the empty cartridge. All dur
ing the operation the Major was Curs-
ing like "A madmdn at the men, who
ever they were, that brought the bees
into tho business
II was my duty 70 set the sight.
and as | did so, each time, the bees
would attack my hands and head, ana
in trying to attend 20 the sight and
wipe tho bees off at the same time my
work was harder than can We'll be
imagined; but poor Blly's case was
even harder: he had u keep a steady
hold OF his range drum with both
hands, and he couldn't bulge TO brush
off his attackers, as u was absolutely
necessary 10 hold dead steady 10 en-
able US TO do our shooting accurately
Grant, tor Gods sake knock this
bee OF my neck, he pleaded hut
over, time made a move to help him
the Major rOlrod, Get that anglo on
Grant got your rang" on, Mclean
And we had 10 take our medicine
Parker, who was passing shells, was
In the same plight as the rest OF US.
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his hands were covered with the
sugary ruid that had settled between
the copper Gphntcrs OF the driving
bands on the shells and the Shvers
were Sitting his hands. This ~ a
necessary accompaniment that the
men passing the shells into the gun
have to contend with. and ordinarily
II is a sore and painful piece OF busi-
ness, but in conjunction with the
swarm of bees It was simply hellish.
A change OF angle was momentarily
expected from the observer: we had
been looking for II for some minutes,
and the Major was beginning TO rave
and rant, very much like n theatre
manager when the star has not yet
put In her appearance and the Inn
patient audience on the outside are
giving vent To catcalls. lie could
stand II no longer and ran as fast as
his legs would carry him over to the
tclephonists hut: there he found
Graham crouching alongside Of his
telephone In the folds OF "a blanket
over his head and face. IL was the
usual fcld telephone that We used, In
conjunction with a telegraph buzLer,
and Graham was cndavoring 10 de-
liver his messages and night off the
bees at the same time. while bring
ing to HIS aid the smoke Of a fog
that he was endeavorlng TO pun into
the faces OF his antagonists In the
hope that It would help some.
The Major beloved. You jackass!
take on that blanket. What do you
mean?" Graham threw Off the blan-
ket and started working his buzLer.
but the bees had as little regard for
the rank of the Major as they did
for that Of Scrgt. Graham, and three
or four Of them Kept pinging away
'l HIM, but az long as the Major was
there his splCudid discipline enabled
him TO do his work He got into COM
munication at once with the trenches,
gave US our new targets and We kept
on with our work until darkness pre-
vented further registering that night,
although the twilight stlll prevailed.
stand down" came the order.
"Clcan up the guns and lay on = O =
lines for the night" meaning to load
the gun with fuse shell timed for
u certain range, or 10 burst on per-
CussiOn, just as the target requires
safety catch down, sight set, RANGE
on range drum and the gun laid on
a. predetermined point to he covered,
in both cases being the front line
trench. although It might be ma
chine gun umplacemCnt, barbcd wire,
bombing post, crossroads or observa-
tlOh station. for a front line trench
and an attack started by the enemy.
the $ o ; signal IL passed from the
trench, either through the telephonist
In the trenches, or by means OF col
ored star shells. Immediately upon
receipt OF this signal by our $ O s
sentry or the tolcphonist at tho bat
tery, We get the order = o s stand tN
the battery" and IN the space of -four
seconds from the time We receive
that order our first shell must be ex-
ploded in the German lines undcr
pains OF the soyCreot penalty. II a
man were taking wash, he would
have 10 jump out OF the water and
get to the guns as quickly as God
and nature would permit him.
lTo be Continued Monday)
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CHAPTER XII.

~ n Tuesday. Aug. 90. 1916, my
battery pulled into Martini
saart. in the Somme distr'c:,
which lies three miles immc-
diately west OF Thiepval. The Battle
OF the Somme had been raging since
July l. We took up our position In
a beautiful orchard, its trees laden
down with apples. and along the
hedge on ono side OF tho orchard
were ten bechivcs. hummlns and
throbbins witA busy bee life. I'm
dorneath some large apple trees we
placed our guns and the thickly
woven hedge right in front OF us
gave us a splcndidly concealed nook:
through the hedge We cut n hole
for our beamy's nozzle.
At SIS in tho afternoon we started
registering our ''love letters" in
preparation for another phase OF tho
big bombardmcnt which had been
more or less continuously in opcra- .
ton since tho commencement OF tho
battle, and after accomplishing our
purpose we got stand down" The
apples clustering on the trees looked
a5 tempting 10 us as did the apple
oi our tr5t father, and before We
started registering. every man in the
battery had mentally made his tree
selection as tho one he would climb
as soon az he got a minute 10 him
.cII u was unnecessary to Climp,
however; with tho advent 0f tho
explosion OF our guns. the COnCusslon
hhook the trees as with "A strong
wind anl the luscious fruit showcrcd
upon our heads in abundance,
Then We cleaned up our guns.
munchlng the red apples, ana Tho
enemy planes were humming ike
bees over our heads, dnrting here and
there like bats, trying 20 find our
place OF concedlmont, but we were
TOO well hidden. When night fo,l
Mclean and l started for the rear,
passing the hives on our way. "Ry.
Golly. Grant, here's a chance FOR a
mouthful: | know how 20 handle this
proposition and he made for the
hives, lie hfted off the top. with tao
bees flying all around. and handed
me tho top TO hold while he Inserted
his hand and took out 4 comb, which
he passed over TO me, saying, "Takc
this TIL | got another ;hc bees arc
singing me" ThousanGs were around
him. | took II and started on tho
dead run Tor my billet, about 100
wards away. and In minute or two
Mac followed with another comb. Tho
fellows greeted us with cXclamations
or q light and surprise; many ~ Nj
had been two wears I'm tho battle limo
without ever having seen, let alone
ius,Cd, such a dcuClo"r morsel Every
man in the hlllc' f.I. 70, munchinp
tn honey with expressions or sheer
10y; every fellow ia tbA bunch had
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Queer Customs From til e
Worlds Far Corners
Copyrtsht. 1919. BY Tie Pres PuJlisains Co.
The New lorG EvanIag Worid.l

a.. a
The New lorA Evening Word.l
IVJHEN young man OF the Da-
w y2ks, inhabiting the Island
OF Borneo, finds a young lady
who comes up TO his standards Of
what n wife should be he begins pay
ing her visits. whereupon his friends
say that he has gone 10 look for to-
bacco. the saying arising from the
custom OF the women OF a Dayak
household to present comers with
cigarettes made from tobacco and
wrapped in dried banana leaves.
When he finds that she looks favor
ably upon his suit, the young man
makes regular business OF calling
until at last she confers upon him the
favor of removing all the hair from
his face with a small paiy OF brass
pincers. This being one of the GUS
|. toms Of the tribe. that a man is not
Noonsidercd complete in his dress until
rall his eyebrows and eyelashes are
pulled out.
II tho young gentleman has been
somewhat of a lady-killer and has be-
slowed his affections on many fair
maidens, there are times when he Is
sadly in need OF some eyebrows TO
supply this latest love with some
thing TO do.
However, II this crisis is passed the
youth prevails upon some of his
friends TO inform the girls parents
of his intentions. II they favor the
match the young man presents them
With some article Of value. usually
brass gong or n glass bead.
II So far everything may have gone
,rsmoothly, but the chief of the village
has next to be consulted. Some friend
or relative tells him OF the proposel
marriage; II he sees no objection no
allows the ceremony 10 proceed.
Which It does. after dozens OF omens
are considered. always with an eye to
the brides future happiness.
The day previous Y the wedding
the bridegroom spends his time IN
obtaining a plentiful supply Of bctel-
nut, SO that the guests may not lack
something to chew during the cere-
mony.
The bridegroom arrives at the girls
house by boat and, together with his
friends, tries to force way into her
4 room. Here sham fight takes place
Il between his friends and some friends
M the bride. lie finally enters only
4 find the girl has disappeared. He
ken' takes his place in corner OF
the room and smokes cigarettes until
she decides TO come back.
When she does a pig is killed. the
blood sprinkled over the entire com
psny by a Dayong who blesses the
Young couple and wishes them good
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in the light OF the morning sun. there
was nothing about his mug that was
any more prepossessing than ap-
peared in the twilight OF the previous
night. He also had on the sleeve of
his coat a crown, indicating that he
was TO be our acting Sergeant Major
in the absence of the regular officer.
and when not no acting, he was 10 be
the First Sergeant OF the section.
The official activity of our new
friend commenced TO be evidenced in
number Of ways; he lost no time in
making us understand that ne was
First Sergeant. "Serg. Grant, detail
two men for the cookhouse!" Then
10 the gunnerS. Here. you. clean UP
your wagons and take off all that
mud; it's filthy" this was absolutely
Nehemently under their breath: to
The drlvcrs-"Clean up that ere ar
ness and get that mud hoff it," he
also compelled us 10 burnish the steel
and made the gunncrs scrub the paint
off the brass and sandpaper il up.
This necessitated the men going to a
shop and purchasing the sandpaper
themselves, as dlsobodience OF the
order meant a soiOUm in the clink,
d4u tHe tACuSS undN nc udQ no sand
paper would not go.
The idlosyncrasies OF our new
found friend manifested themselves
Ndrlously the first and chief chd-aC-
teristlC by which he came to acquire
tho sobriquet Of "Hambone Davis"
was his habit OF heading for the cook
house each morning before the men
were dismissed from the horse lines,
which was necessary before we could
appease our always raVenous Hpp,-
titcs-so that he could garner for
himself an edible that was longed for
and looked for by. every man who
could get. it, i. e.. the hambone, be-
cause there were always more or less
pickings on 1t and he was a lucky
fellow indeed who was successful in
capturing the prize. But. in his off,
cial capacity, Davis was able to get
out and get over there ahead Of us
every morning and during his en-.
tire stay in our crowd, he was the
only man who each morning got the
hambOnc. Hence his cognomcn.
There was no let up to his ofiicIOus-
ness; his damnable orders were as
numerous as before: so we concluded
to hatch a scheme that would effec-
lively put him on the blink, and the
opportunity occurred tho very neNt
night, Hambone was detailed TO pro-
ceed, to the suns, TO relieve the Ser
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would be used much by the people
to whom It was given, 'as an adver1
tising novelty. However, the fact
that this novelty is being manufac-
tured is proof positive that somebody
is buying It. am only giving you
my personal opinion. from the stand
point of the salesman. believe 1t
would be hard to sell.
s. M.-Every person going into the
selling field without previous expert
encc is. of course. taking a chance.
But every successful salesman to-
day was once without experience.
You MUST take a chance II you
want to make a SUCCESS OF anything
do not think you are taking too big
a chance in entering the sales field
II would be pretty hard TO take too
big a chance, unless you had certain
definite responsibilities, people de-
pendent on you, or were OF an age
when a venture in a new field would
involve a making over of your mental
habits. 1t IL because salesmanship
does involve certain well defined
mental habits that am very careful
about advising n man over forty, who
has had no previous sales experience,
to enter the salesmanship field. A
man of that age has his mehtal
habits pretty well fixed and 1t is
often hard TO change. A younger
man is more plastic and his mind
can be more easily moulded.
II. K.-By all means study a good
course in salesmanship while still
holding down your present position.
IL will provide you with an insight
INTO the profession and give you the
theoretical part. Then. when you are
ready get out in the field and apply
the lessons you have learned.
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4nsUers to Questions

p. Is a retail shoe salesman. He
wants to get a position on the
~ road selling shoes at Wholesale
TO merchants. He asks advice.
The retail shoe salesman haS
learned TO sell shoes by the pair, while
the wholesale salesman must sell by
the case. This gives the retail man the
wrong slant should he enter the
wholesale field. Much of what he
learned in the retail end would have
TO be 'unlearned." so to speak. The
policy of most shoe manufacturing
concerns Is that a man must go with
them and grow up with the house"
before going on the road for them. In
this way the house has a chance to
study tho man and the man has a
chance to learn the business from
every angle. Retail sales experience
being of value in some ways, the
nan usually goes into some retail
ore and works Saturday afternoons,
Is learning something OF the re-
end.
IT. is distinctly unusual for a shoe
manufacturing firm to take a man
iron a retail store and put him out on
the road. In the event that this should
ever be done personal knowledge OF
the man would be essential and u
man would have TO have an excop-
tionally clean record in every way.
u. FL do not believe the adver-
tisin'' novelty YOU mention would
nave a very strong appeal TO pro-
spectivc customers. II costs too
I much. in the first place. for the value
It would have as an advertising
medium. And l do not believe II