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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-31
Our Sincerest Wishes to AL
a Most Prosperous
and Happy Ne,D Year

In this season of "reminiscences and reso-
lutions we look back with sincere gratltude
upon the favors you have shown us IN the
past and resolve to merit to the utmost OF
our ability the confidence you have placed IN
u.s. May this friendship deepen and asso-
citation draw us closer in the days to come.
T. E. WILLIAMS & co.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-31

and gave an atmosphere suggestive of
the holiday season to the rooms.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-12-31
ABOUT PEOPLE WE Know

Among guests stopping in the city
registered at the San Carlos are:
Mrs. NJ. G. Post. Mrs. H. Dunston, NJ
o. Post, of Chicago. r. E. Lee. Troy.
Ala, ]. p. Ivey. Mrs. II. NJ. Ivey. Miss
Henderson, Mariana, D. ]. Finch,
John Waite. Moorehaven, H. H
Houston, G. c. Willis, Mobile; Mrs. A.
w. Ranney. Century, Mrs. H. z.
Cross, Rochester, Mrs. Appleget, Miss
D. Appleget, Miss D. Jones, New York
City; Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Anderson,
NJ Billy Elliott Mr.. and Mrs. J. r.
Raynor, New City; Miss Cora A.
Lewis. Jacksonville.
Miss Velma Maura, former Pensa-
cola newspaperwoman. is now a mem
Der Of the repertorial staff of this
United Press at the New York head
quarters, where she is doing feature
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-03
UeVEIXET o.
HAMMER 9s4V~~a&
By Arthur Brooks Baker m1GNM 71M9s
Dy Arthur Brooks Baker

Had Adam found copper cent, which
Adam did not do. and loaned it out at 6 per
cent while it was fresh and new, compromising
all the interest and leaving to his heirs hered-
itary instinct to go on compounding theirs, we
all would be so rich today that every one could
shirk the lightest forms of toll; we'd let the
servants do the work.
The logic of the argument is beautiful to
view. It's clear and radiant to me; | trust it's
so to you. But while the human intellect is
sprightly as the deuce, it pounces on some
principles it cannot put to use: but when you
see a head with large and fertile brains inside,
you sometimes see that principle successfully
applied.
In Milton Barlow we behold the head de
scrbed herein, who sees no chance in big
finance for hercsy and sin. He trusts old
faithful Six Per Cent to grind and grind away
so long as there is any one on earth to dig
ard pay; and if the compound earnings to such
lofty heights should rise, to gather in the
golden harps from angels in the skies.
In testimony of the weight and class of sim
pie Six, its merits far surprising those Of
hasty turns and tricks, his bank the u. S. Ma
tional, has swallowed many more, their char
tiers, stock and personnel, their gaudy golden
store. But say, if Seven, Eight or Nine no
longer wax and thrive, who stays the day when
Six Per Cent is swallowed up by Five?
Next Subject-John A. Swanson.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-03
REFRESHING a Jdmboree
From Harvey's Weekly.

1t may be doubted whether in the several
years Of its activity the federal reserve bank
system has rendered any greater service to
the nation than it did in REFRESHING the recent
orgy of speculation in Wall street. To say
that is not in the least degree to minimize its
general value; for it might do very great good
without equaing the magnitude of the work
to which we have referred, 1t is indeed a
question whether the nation generally realizes
anything like the full value of that service, for
the reason that it was rendered in time to
avert the catastrophe which alone could have
made the situation fully felt
The fact is that the wild orgy of speculation
was whirling Wall street to the brink of one
of the most disastrous panics in its history a
the whole country. When stocks of great cor
porations are artifcialy pulled" up to specu-
lative price of 800 or 400 or more, they cannot
be kept there, and the chances are that when
they fall to normal figure there will be a vast
disturbance of other prices and a panic in the
money market That would almost certainly
have happened in this case had the spectators
of the street been left to their own devices.
The great service of the federal reserve bank
was performed in intervening in time, with
such an increase Of money rates as effectively
stopped further imitation of prices. That forced
the abnormal prices of stocks to come down
with rush, but provided for their doing SO in
circumstances void of evil effect upon the rest
of the market. A lot of purely speculative
paper fortunes" were swept away, but the
nation was saved from panic which might
have affected dsastrously real holdings of legt-
innate values. 1t is of course possible that this
service might have been performed with similar
efficiency by some other agency though it
seems doubtful if this could have been done
in a manner so free from suspicion of Interior
motives. What is certain is that the federal
reserve bank did it with neatness and dis
patch; also, without fear and without re-
proach."
1t will Of course be understood that the
tremendous fall in prices of some very impor-
tant industrial securities. which was effected in
few hours, was a fall in speculative prices
and not in real values The integrity and
solvency and profits of the great concerns
whose stocks were thus manipulated were in no
way involved. Whether their stock was quoted
at 100 or at 400 made no difference to their
manufacturing operations, their sales of output,
or their profits or legitimate business While
their workmen and statesmen were engaged in
business as usual" Wall street was having one
of its occasional jaborees, which happily was
repressed by authoritative Intervention in time
and in way that confined the resultant head
ache-and purse ache-to the actual participants
in it, and saved the nation from unmerited dis
aster.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-03
A w 1nn1n0 Issue

Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler hits the nail on
the head when he puts forward an end to ma
tional extravaganza as the great issue for 1920.
Like a good partisan and hopeful candidate,
DR.. Butler somewhat overstresses democratic
years, for the republicans have had icontrol Of
congress for some time and might have done
something toward checking this prodigality
with the public money had they been SO minded.
But let that pass; the democrats are mostly re-
sponsible, and if they should try to make cam
paign on an economy platform the discerning
would point to the record and laugh The re-
publicans have the better chance to make the
issue, and it is to be hoped that they will empha
size their good purposes in this respect in the
coming campaign and make SO many pledges
that they will have to keep some of them.
The governments lavishness in conducting
its affairs sets sorry example for the individual
in this era of wild extravaganza. 1t plays its
part an keeping up the cost of living under which
the people stagger. The average citizenis more
interested i'll the reduction OF, his taxes, direct
and indirect. than in any other governmental
policy. Ohio State Journal 49,.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-03

word. During the long summer, the
trees were preparing these buds,
placing them at the base of each
leaf stem and in many cases, at the
tips of each twig as well.
Gather handful of twigs, from
different kinds of trees and take
them home for examination. Cut
the buds in half lengthwise and if
you have miscroscope, you will
make wonderful discoveries; even
without one, you will see marvellous
things, for hidden within the she'll
like coverings, safely packed in
warm wrappings, are miniature
branches of leaves and flowers.
All the maple twigs, of whatever
variety, all the ash and horse chest
nuts, have each their tip (terminall
bud. Their side CateraD buds are
opposite each other. With
other trees the buds alternate on
the stem; first a bud on one side.
then, higher up, bud on the other
side, SO your twig that bears ter
mihal sbud and has opposite lateral
buds Is from either a maple. an ash
or \ orse chestnut tree. You can
tell which, for, in other respects,
they are not alike. The maple twigs
are smooth and slender, the buds arc
small, red, green, brown or gray.
Ash twigs are clumsy and the brown
buds thick and feathery. The horse
chestnut tWig is thick and bulky;
the buds large and scaly. are gen
orally covered with a sticky varnish
which makes them shine in the SUM-
1t is in the large horse chestnut buds
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-03
Anarchists Love America.

On the eve of his departure from America,
permanently Alexander Berkman pauses mo-
ment to brood in sorrow over the perversty OF
the government that expels him and the pur-
blindness of the people to permit it. Anarchists,
he tells us love America. Verify they ought
to. for nowhere on earth have they Jared so
we'll as here. Berkinan says he has practiced
his peculiar beliefs for thrty-two years spend
ing half of that time i'll prison. That merely
convinces him that the rest of the world was
wrong. During his intervals Of liberty he has
thrived even as did Soomon's lily, in that he
has neither toiled nor span, and yet has en-
joyed the good things of life with that peculiar
gusto incident to carelessness as to who sup
piled the bed and board he reished. Sap
headed men and silly women have contributed
to upkeep OF Berkman and his ilk, and the lazy
loafers have waxed fat and merry at the expense
of dupes who have mistaken resonant phrases
mouthily uttered, the jargon of the cult sonor-
ously sounded for the gospel of true liberty.
No wonder the anarchists love America! But
we fear this fondness will be lessened, the cur
rent of their love curded, so to speak, for the
irresistible trend of public opinion is forcing
the government to bestir itself, and the safety
of bomb throwers and windjammers of the
Berkman type is no longer such as to attract
insurance agents eager for good risks.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-03

call interest. Or we'll invest your
dollar in land or buildings or other
property from which we will get
a profit. Thus we can afford to
pay you for allowing us to use
your money"
But how am / to know that the
bank won't lend it to some one
who can't pay or buy property which
is not worth the price?"
"When the bank lends money, it
usually requires the person to whom
it lends to have property which
it can take if he does not pay. Then
the government has persons called
bank examiners who inspect the
manner in which the bank has made
its loans and the property it has
bought. They also see that the
persons running the bank don't steal
any of the money deposited with
them. Oh, your money will be safe
here, all right"
So the little Indian Boy gave the
cashier his dollar and, as he went
out into the street, he felt new
respect and confidence for the great
government which thus protected
the people living under it. g.
(Next week: Hunting Eye Attends
a Meeting Council.")
Boys and Girls Newspaper Service.
Copyright, 1918, by J. H. Millar.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-03
No Divided Authority IN the
Meracdn Settlement

Whatever may be the difficulties of Mex
lean settlement and there enough Of them,
Americans may at least be thankful that the
task now confronting the nation is not COM
plicated with any league entanglements. If a
eague of nations were in operation. and we
we're member of it the chances/of right set
.lement in Mexico, and one that would leave
Americas stewardship of this hemisphere with
d clear title, would be UNNECESSARILY decreased.
league settlement of the Mexican situation
would not and could not be an American set
tlement. 1t would be made upon the basis of
countless Influences claims and aspirations
other than American. Every nation represented
i'll the league or at least those represented in
its council, would have had hand in it. Japan
is represented in the council. Nobody knows
just what Japans interests in Mexico may be,
but whatever they are it is very safe to say
they are not Americas interests. America 5
interests-its broad, national interests-are in
an orderly, peaceful, industrious Mexico with a
settled, legal. republican government, Mex
neighborliness and trade. That's all we want
in Mexico. That's all we expect from an
American settlement of the problem there.
Project European influences into the Mexi-
can case and such settlement will be impossi-
BILE We have seen European concert try to
settle the Balkan question and the Adriatic
question. and we have seen the results. 1t
would be the same in Mexico.
Probably we have been lax in our steward
/ ship but to resign it now into the hands OF
any other power or combination of powers with
interests opposed to ours, and which can be ad-
vanced only by the defeat of ours. would be to
turn our backs upon every principle American
institutions have stood for from the beginning.
The country cannot harbor such a thought.
Americas Obligations to Mexico must be dis
charged by America, when the time comes. and
BY nobody else.-kansas City Star
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-03
Hunting Eye Deposits His Money
in the Bank.
BY R. s. ALEXANDER

BY r. s. ALEXANDER.
Il want the bank to keep this
dollar for me-" said Hunting Eve
to the cashier. The farmer who
gave it to him had told him that
was the wisest thing for him to do
with il.
very good" said the cashier.
"How much of it will you keep
for taking care of it@' asked the
Indian boy.
'Why, we won't keep any. On
the contrary, we pay you for allow
ing US to keep it for you"
This SO amazed the boy from the
North woods that he was about to
ask for his money back, fearing that
people who were willing to pay him
for keeping his money must intend
to steal it or damage it in some way.
when the cashier continued,
"We'll take your dollar and lend
it to some one who needs money.
This person, because he needs
money, will be willing to pay for
the use of it. This payment we
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-03
Where Practice Is Better Than
Theory

Quite frequently this government
manages to act in way that is far
more practical than it's theories. The
othen day it launched a superdread-
naught that is to be the most power
full afloat. Yesterday we read that
the War department proposes to
strengthen the Notifications of the
Panama canal. All of which indi-
Gates a reliance for protection on
something more substantial than the
league of nations.-Kansas City
Cto,-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-03
You should know that
What The Bee Stands For:

/. Respect for the law and maintenance Of
order.
2. Speedy and certain punishment Of crime
through the regular operation of the
\ courts.
s. Pitilcss publicity and condemnation. of
inefflciency lawlessness and corrup-
ton in office.
4. Frank recognition and commentator
Of honest and efficient public service.
5. Incubation of Americanism as the true
basis of good citizenship.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-03

Joshua Willis Alexander who has just been
named to succeed Mr.. Redfeld as secretary
of commerce. is Missouri democrat Of many
years standing He is also lawyer, but has
not worked at it for long time. This ought
to qualify him to look after the big business in
terests of the United States.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-03
f. -zHze cToh% Corner g
Winter Tree Buds.

You boys and girls who love the
woods and trees, go out now and see
the wonders of the winter tree
buds.
When the leaves fall, they do not
leave the trees dead and bare, but
covered with living buds, sure
promises of new blossoms, new
leaves, and new growth. They are
all ready to open shop and begin
business when sprino gives the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-03

The liberal constitutional party OF
Mexico is about to call a convention
to select candidate for president
and as General Obregon has already
decided to accept the nomination, a
motion to adjourn is in order.-New
York World.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-03

The Chamber of Commerce asks all citizens
to aid in every possible way in the conservation
of COAL No need to enjoin this on the home
owners, for the price of fuel as we'll as
its scarcity is an inducement as we'll as an in
centive to economy in its use.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-03
(,ause Of Rutb,ess,,ess.

The stages of tapering off are
marked by beer, 2.75 per cent. and
half of per cent, with ice-cream
sodas as the climax,-New York
World, ... d..
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-03
Not Professional.

Bella Kun is said to have escaped
to Italy and to be stirring up trouble
there That's unprofessional. or
course, he knows D'Annunzio is
working that side of the street
Macon Telegraph.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-03

The passing of Henry Clay Prick brings
back again the story of his quarrel with Andrew
Carnegie, which overshadows the days when he
was "pawky Andy's" alibi man at Homestead
yell have to see Henry ABBOTT that" was the
great iron masters way out of anything he was
not anxious to do, and Henry seemed to know
by instinct what his partner wanted.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-03
A "RroWn Study"

A "brown study" implies apparent
thought, but real vacuity. The mean
ing is apparent In the French form.
sombre reverie-sombre and brun
are both synonymous with sad.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-03

Senior Venustiano Carranza has been warned
for the last time from Washington The next
word will be congress not the State department
unless the administration changes its mind
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-03
Something to Worry About.

Something was done to Lenine il
Yesterdays news. But we don't re-
call whether he was banished. i'm
prisoned, killed or given the ape
gland reatment.-Toledo Blade
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-03

MIR. Wilson expresses regret at his inability
to visit the capitol TO deliver his message in
person. 1t might have cheered him to have
looked into the Honest, toil-worn faces of the
shardworking members.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-03

Browning machine guns and army revolvers
are all right in their way but what the Oman;
police force really needs is couple of goot
strong burglar traps and footpad detcctor.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-03

University of Nebraska students have volun-
tcered to dig coal. They are willing to go to
the mines to do it, not combining their activities
to the parlor,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-03

D'Annunzio's antics on the Adriatic still at
tract some notice, and may later on get fuller
attention.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-03

Bids for erecting the new city Jail show a
wide variation in ideas on part of contractors
This does not indicate COLLISION but does show
how uncertain conditions are,
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-03

Another settlement has been reached in the
Fiume matter, but as it does not decide who is
10 have the town, it will hardly be looked upon
as being final.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-03

sThese are the days when the demand i
greatest on The Bees Free Shoe Fund. 1t j
open to all, and every little bit helps"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-03

It may be safe to predict that the lst o
December, 1920, will find coal bins and bunkers
in Omaha we'll filled. Nc
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-03

The city council will devote rs per cent Of
the coming dog tax to humane purposes. 1t
might all go that way with little harm to any
other fund
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-03

"B. L. T." suggests that some American
brieklayer may buy that Russian imperial pearl
necklace for his wife. A plumber may beat
him to it.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-03

Louisville and New Orleans have both gon
dry again, but St. Louis and Kansas City hav
attractions for the thirsty.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-03

A l0-per-cent increase in pay is the Christ
mas gift awarded the packing house laborers.
This ought to help them little
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-03
France Wants Canada's Fleet.

The French government is said TO
need ships so badly that she has even
offered to buy the Canadian govern
ment fleet at it's cost to Canada dol
lar for dollar. That offer, it is I'M
derstood, has been refused.-Toronto
Globe.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-03

Keeping Bankers hours" in Omaha just
now is no sign one is banker.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-03
I q y AY
The Day We Celebrate.

W. NJ Mckay of the Cole Mckay company,
funeral directors, born 1870
Harry A. Pearce, register of deeds, born in
England, 1857.
Newton D. Baker, secretary OF war IN Presl-
dent Wilson's cabinet born at Martinsburg, w.
Va. 48 years ago.
Major General Sir William D. Otter, one of
Canada's most famous soldiers, born at Clinton,
Ont, 76 years ago.
Hon. w. ]. Bowser, former premier OF British
Columbia and present leader of the conservative
party in that province born at Rexton, N. B.,
81 years ago.
DR.. George H. Denny, president of the Uni
versity of Alabama, born in Hanover County,
Va. 49 years ago.
John H. Morehead, former governor of Ne
braska, born in Lucas County, Iowa, So years
ago.
Thirty Years Ago in Omaha.
The returns from the city election were as
follows: r. c. Cushing, democrat, mayor; John
Rush, republican, treasurer; Charles Goodrich,
democrat, comptroller; Lee Helsley, republican,
police judge.
The city election resulted favorably in the
matter of the issuance of bonds as follows:
Two hundred and fifteen thousand dollars for
the purpose of buying sites and building
schools; $25O000 to aid the Nebraska Central
railroad in the construction of steel bridge
over the Missouri, to cost 81, 100000.
Mrs. Victor Caldwell gave pretty luncheon
in honor of Miss Hosford, school companion
of former years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gaylord, accompanied by Mrs.
Zimmerman, left for the east to stay until after
the holidays.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-03

that the leaf and flower clusters are
most fully developed.
Boys and Girls Newspaper Service Copy
right. 1919. by ]. II Millar.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-03

EAST, west, hame's best" these days.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-03

To forty-three you must add three,
me.
Then you will know what stares at
Draw from one to two and so on TO the end.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-12-03
No Need for Convention.

Boys and Girls Newspaper Service.
Copyright. 1919. by J. H. Millar.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1919-08-01
SOUTH WALDEN

Mrs. Mary Smith of st. Johnsbury
has been guest Of Mrs. Ruth Perkins
for the past few days.
Justin Littel and son, Charles, Of
Barre, have been visiting at Clyde Lit
tells,
Frank Wilcox and family visited Sun
day at the home Of his uncle, John Will
cox, in Greensboro
Lightning struck the church last week
Thursday, doing some damage.
Mrs. Sadie Rollins and sons, Derward
and Lloyd. Of Hardwick, were guests at
Harry Perkins last week Thursday
Miss Doris Russ returned to North
Woleott Friday, but her sister, Mary, re-
manned at the home of her aunt, Mrs.
g. r. Eastman, to help her a few weeks.
Charlie French has sold his farm and
is moving
George Smith is i'll with rheumatic
fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Perkins visited
at his brothers, Fred, in Wateryille, Sun
day