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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-31
PROHIBITION GAINS A POINT

Admitting that gloom prevades the balls or Bac-
chus and some other places on account OF proh1bl-
tion still there is a ray of hope now and then for
hunanitarians. This one sent forth by William II.
Anderson superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League
Of New York if 1t will not effect the smile it
may be said that it is also cheerful note says the
Tulsa Democrat.
Denver find ray of hope the cheerful note,
but he found it all right. 1t came from laundry in
the mountain city. Nobody would have expected to
find any connection between laundry and prohibit
ton. a connection.
The laundry in Denver found that Immediately at
ter prohibition went into effector soon there
after at any rl-te-its work increased by about
four hundred family They did not all come
on the same day week. but they came
within very short time. The laundry people Won
dered The family washings continued to roll in and
they decided make investigation.
It simple when they found it out. Families
in that city had been able to get washerwomen be-
fore prohibition went into effect. These washer
women were the wives of men who drank and it was
necessary for them take in washing for the sup
tport the family Prohibition off the supply
of liquor for husbands and it longer neces-
sary their wives to take in washing. The money
that had been spent for whisky went to the family
instead.
There is doubt this story, and>it does
not apply to Denver alone 1t has happened else
where in times of high prices when the fami-
lies of who work need all the money they car
get. 1t is point for it means something to the
women. 1t that in city alone the WON
en- who doing four hundred washngs each
week have to do them since their hus-
bands do spend their money in the saloon.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-31
PROBLEMS FOR THE ARCHITECT

Following closely behind the labor situation In
point of Importance in the present construction
difficulties to be faced by architects all over the
county unsettling factor of securing build
ing materials, states the weekly review OF the
American Architect
with contract after contract broken by numer-
Gus trades and with common labor getting eighty
five cents per hoxr in certain sections there now
arise added difficulties in getting prompt and eff
ficient deliveries of materials to the point of work
Many architects charging the trouble to rail-
road inefficiency. They say that it is quite evil
dent that the railroad officials have passed the
word 10 make the transportation business so con-
fused everyone will become disguised with
government control of the railroads.
An illuminating example of the troubles now be-
ing encountered shows the seriousness of the prob
lens that architects have to A prominent
firm of Chicago architects recently had a carload
of facing brick consigned from one of the yards in
Charlottesville, Ind, only 125 miles from Chicago,
located on the Pennsylvania system. The car left
Crawfordsvie, but in spite of all the tracing and
inquiries that could made it could not be located
until 80 days later, when it was found in the yards
OF the Pere Marquette at Detroit Another car
which left Charlottesville
the eighth OF September finally located at
Hammond, Ind, on the fifteenth of October.
In another recent this firm had a carload
brick that left Dayton, Ohio for St Joseph, Mich
consigned to the Pere Marquette at Detroit that
required twenty-eight days to travel from Detroit
TO Grand Rapids Mich. BY the most strenuous
efforts of the general superintendent of the Pere
Marquette the railroad able to move it from
Grand Rapids to st. Joseph, about IS miles, in
additional days.
These unusual incidents, architects say,
but fair examples of what they have to con-
tend with when they trying to the best of their
ability complete a building within a certain
time
This action on the part of railroad officials
would suggest the question to whether it is adj
visable to further continue educating the public in
lessons to the poor results of government adj
ministration of private utilities. Why should this
action be allowed to retard the normal resumption
OF building operations, seriously delayed,
to further cripple of important and
essential industries?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-31
ESCAMBIA WILL SCORE

The necessity which faces the Escambia County
Fair of increasing the space for the exhibit Of
hogs. is indication not only of increas
ed interest in the fair, but of additional number
of hogs being raised in the county.
1t is stated that the Molino fair promises to
eclipse any agricultural exposition held Es
county but If to beat the fair of last
year. we have make a wonderful record.
Escambia won more ribbons last year, in proper
ton to the number of entries than any county
which made exhibits at the state fair. Escambia
first on Irish potatoes; first best ten ears of
corn; second vegetables eatables; castor
beans satsuma oranges, third county exhibit
This county scored 295 points exhibit the
winning county PSI, while the winner scored 1875
on decorations and Escambia totalled IT'S for dec
orations So Escambia lost for lack of frills and
not for lack of food products which, after all, is
what a fair is held for. i =
Mr.. Hardy has determined to make Eseambia
county fair better than this year. and present
indications point his
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-31
Wall Mason's Daily Poem
SQUARE DEALING

which you deal always represented in your
advertising SPELL But if you deceive your patrons
lured by falsehoods to your store. thereu angry
men and matrons thirsting for your rich read gore.
Claiming wool and selling shoddy will get you
anywhere, and large and gaudy will not
make the matter square I can sell tinhorn sonnet
to consumers and then, but when they want
odes doggone it, they won't me again. 1
must do the best I'm able every time sell song.
or some gent will prod gable with a pitchforks
rusty prong. Such excuses offer, broken health
or Jim H Jams find the scorner and the scoffer and
I cannot sell my psalms Once you've fooled hui
man being, you have earned an ebon mark: and a
hundred that mark seeing. viii avoid you a
shark Let no bflking schemes enchant you, put
temptation the ice; you may sting once.
grant you. you cannot do it twice And the
dealer who wiser THAI wise old setting hen is
the honest advertiser who would have you come
,again.-Copyright by George Matthew Adams.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-31
NECESSITY OF CO-ORDINATION

Dr. Livingston Farrand, chairman of the Central
Committee, American Red Cross. clearly
the relation of the peace-time program of the Red
Cross TO the various health and welfare organiza-
tons of the nation-a relation that seems to be not
particularly well understood in some quarters.
DIR. Farrand makes it plain that the purpose of the
Red Cross is not to supplant attempt take the
place OF any wellregulated and active organization
such as the Tuberculosis Association or the
National Organization for Public Health Nursing
but instead encourage and aid such organizations
TO coordinate their activities. with its own.
The old fable landing the passive resistance OF a
weIl-wrapped bundle OF sticks turned active
by DIR. Farrand. and the plan Of coordination put
well the front by thcsFsed Cross in preparing for
It's November drive for dollars and members with
which continue overwhelming peace-tir1e pro-
gram OF service.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-31
TAMPA,S HOUSING PROBLEM

Tampa is going to get bad this winter
IL 1t does not do something at take of
the housing need daily growing serious, says
the Tampa Tribune.
There is hardly a house here that be had
for love money except buys it outright.
Tampa's winter guests not men and women who
want to come here and pay wartime prices for
property however much that property be worth
the price asked. They want come, rent lease
enjoy themselves.
Many OF the Oldest citizens and best residents
doing their part to help out by incommoding
themselves in a crowded flat a few
while they their houses the winter
guests. But this is not going be sufficient help
TO work out the problem.
Various suggestions have been made. The tent
colony is one, the portable house is another. Both
makeshfts. But both will probably be
used extent OF the two prefer the
tent for the who will be willing to put up
with such accommodations while camping can
selling big for low s25-and pitch it
where he find agreeable companionship and
make satisfactory terms with the landowner
Apartment houses sorely needed. are
small bungalows and cottages. The spirit of taking
guests into your private home must be cultivated
also. Tampans going TO permit visitors
to come here in search of moderate accommoda-
tions and leave for lack OF them. Tampans must
not.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-31
jackson County Getting Rid of Ticks.

A very encouraging condition In the systematic
tick eradication work in this county is shown by
the government report for last month there being
only few than three per cent of the cattle
showing any cattle ticks.
This demonstrates that the seed ticks on
ranges about all dead and by continuing the
regular dipping of cattle few times the work
will be entirely completed. One or
ticks missed at this time might cause a lot Of
coming months
There were 6o,826 official cattle dipping the
county during September, which little larger
showing than during the previous MONTH proving
that the work is being carried faithfully.
Announcement has been made by the United
States Bureau of Animal Industry officials in
Washington that all of the southern Alabama
counties will be released from quarantine De-
cember I, which will be help this county in
relieving danger of any renfection from the
state line.-Marianna Times Courier
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-31
(cIp and past this in your scrap book).
Copyriqht 1919, New Era Features.
WHAT HAPPENED OCTOBER 81.

creases to 10000 and guns taken 10
1000 as retreat continuous unabated'
little hope in Rome that army can
make stand on Tagliamento Hne;i
Germans make new attempts to fra
ternize with Russians on Riga fronta
artillery illustrates German plan.
191S-Allies in Belgium make big
gains; advance on 15-mile front from
the Lys to the Scheldt; many villages
freed; Austrians are routed east OF
the Piave, $4,000 prisoners taken and
Is divisions cut off in mountains
Turkish armistice signed, effective to-
morrow at noon; General Townsend
British captive in Turkey, arranged
terms; Austrian peace mission re-
ceived by Italy.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-31
Items of Interest.

Reports from the colleges of un-
usually large entering classes indicate
that even with wages making sala-
ries look small there are young men
who would rather be a lawyer than a
carpenter-many of them, no doubt
the sons of dollar-an- hour carpenters,
who are rejoiced at being able to give
the boys an educa ton.
Cinnamon have five buttons on their
coats to remind them of the prin-
cipa1 moral virtues recommended by
Confucius-humanity justice, order.
prudence and rectitude.
Congress has enacted a special law
to provide an extra war risk insurance
payment of 500 month for Henry
Bitter. of Dubuque. Iowa, the only
American soldier in the war who lost
both eyes and hands.
Very Recent.
Herbert-Bertha is decided blonde,
isn't she?
Andrew-Yes. but she only decided
last week.-Boston Post.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-31
The Strong Withstand the Heat OF
Summer Better Than the Weak.

Old people who are feeble ana
younger people who are weak, will Dc
strengthened and enabled to go
through the depressing heat of sum
mer by taking GROVES TASTELESS
chill TONIC. 1t purifies aud enriches
the blood and builds up the WhoH
system. You can socs feel us
Strengthening, Invigorating Effect
60c.-Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-31

That Jacksonville and Tampa showing CO.
operative spirit unequalled before, is the opinion
of Mayor d. B. Mckay, of that city, who is spend
ing the day here in regard securing the Florida
Centennial for three four cities of the state.
Mayor Mckay is owner and editor Of the
Tampa Times. of the nveliest newspapers in
Florida, and has been keerly interested in the de-
velopment of the entire state.
up to the last few years." he declared, Jack
sonville and Tampa rivals-the Tampans
feeling that your city encouraged tourists to go
down the east coast and thus antag onistic
towards Jacksonville. AS whole believe that
this due to the many business interests located
here with branch offices along the eastern side.
However, since Jacksonville and Tampa the
two largest cities in the state, it necessary
them to pull together. We have thoroughly out
grown the small-town idea of fighting each other,
and the attitude makes for growth"
He cited the wonderful development Call
fornia and pointed to the splendid machine like
cooperation between the cities of the west. May
or Mckay is guest at the Seminole, but will leave
tonight for his home in Tampa.-Times- Union.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-31
Fish Fertilizer Plant Near ST. Joe.

The fish reduction and fertilizer plant that
to have been erected at CarrabelIe obtain
the location desired at that point so its hackers
have purchased a site about half a mile north of
St Joe and have begun building operations there.
This is but short distance from ST. Andrews Bay,
and If like works not put up here will natural
~ draw from the fish business Of this bay.-St.
Andrews Bay News
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-31
She Guessed.

Robson, do you know why you are
like Donkey" the jester queried.
Like a donkey?" echoed Robson,
opening his eyes wide. II don't"
Because your better half is stub
bornness itself"
The jest pleased Robson immensely,
for he at once saw his opportunity for
glorious dig at his wife. So when
he got home he said:
Dear, do you know why 1 am like
a donkey?'
He waited a moment expecting his
wife to give it up. But she didn't.
She looked at him somewhat pityingly
as she answered.:
It suppose it was because you were
born so.''-London Tid-Bits.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-31
Florida Press Opinion
We Prefer II Stationary in Pensacola.

Perhaps it might satisfy Tampa, Miami and
Pensacola If the Centennial Exposition is put on
wheels and moved around the country like cir
cus.-Jacksonville Metropolis.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-31
Pleasant Byways and Highways.

Florida is goi to have large number of visitors
this winter usual Many of them will have au-
tomobiles and will have time the country.
There two kinds of roads in Florida, in
every state. The main road is the most fire.
Quented by speeders who want to get somewhere
quick, and by traffic cars, and this road is
where most of the casualties The other road
is the back one and many of these back roads
usually in good condition. The driver these
back roads will not meet with much dust and
danger and he pretty rural scenery, avoid
ing drivers who watch speedometers and brag on
their ability to get out all the speed there is in
the
There is not much satisfaction in the 40 mile an
hour style of travelling, when everyone in the car
keeps eyes glued the road ahead and minds
poised between hope and anxiety that nothing seri-
Gus may happen, with time to look around and
comment on what is being passed.
Florida is historic state. There many in
teresting spots and scenes off the main Travelled
roads. Motorists who do not want to eat dust
from speeders, and risk their lives will find more
satisfaction in using the unfrequented back roads
often skirting pretty lakes hill country. with
chance to see something unusual. Infor-
nation be had from the older citizens Of towns
their homes.-St. Augustine Record.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-31
The Gulf Atlantic Highway.

Some days ago Messrs. Henderson, of Columbus,
finders for the Gulf-Atantfc Highway, that is to
ton and laid plans before a number of citi-
matter was given the readers of the Gazette and
the facts then enunciated If Milton hopes to
have this road routed in such way to pass
through this town it will be necessary to take
tive measures to secure the At the meeting
it was announced that county should be or
ganized and that delegates should
be qualified to attend convention to be held in
the future to plan for the selection of this
highway. However. to date definite action
has been taken along these lines far are
able to learn A letter just received from Mr..
Henderson states that this first meeting is to be
held shortly and that If Milton and Santa r. a
county are to be represented they should get busy
at once and qualify their delegates. This highway
is of the greatest projects of the kind ever
started and will, when completed, become great
thoroughfare over which millions of people will
travel from North to South and South to North.
1t will be of the greatest feeders for the Old
Spanish Trail Highway, well assured of COM
pletion, connecting the east OF Florida with
the Pacific coast. IT, however Milton IS to have
the advantages that will accrue to communities
along this highway will necessary get
busy in helping to the routing of this road
through what is known the central route, which
viii pass through Crestview, Milton and Pensacola
rather than let go by the northern route that will
traverse southern Alabama and miss Florida n
tirely. Shall we not get busy in the matter and
help secure this great highway?-Milton Gazette
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-31
The Net Result.

"Wife ever get an economical
streak?''
She does. Only this summer she
figured out she could save eight dol
lars in one week by doing her own
housework.
How did it work out? %
'She got a cook book, I got dyspep-
STA, and the doctor got the eight dol
lars."-Boston Transcript.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-10-31
Its Class

''There was a good crowded street
car scene in the moving picture I
saw"
Closeup scene, I suppose."-Balti-
more American.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-17
GASOLINE COST LOW
AS|TEM Of OUTLAY
Rather Surprising Figures
for Motorists of Pleasure
Riding Cars.
CAR AND TRUCK DATA

In these days when the high cost of
the motorist has one cause for re-
joicing. The cost of motoring for
pleasure is not rising proportionately.
The price of gasoline, which is the
stuff that joy-riding dreams are made
of. has little effect on the price a man
has to pay for the pleasure he gets
out of running his car. A great
many car owners do not compute
carefully the yearly cost of running
their automobiles. When they do
make a try at it they are likely to
omit some essential item like depre-
citation, and that throws the wwhole
estimate out of focus.
Interesting proof that the price of
gasoline is not very large part of
the expense of running a car has
been made available for motorists by
the Atlantic Refining Company. which
has just compiled accurate data on
operating costs of approximately 500
trucks and $50 light passenger cars
in constant use for the past year. The
wide range in which this equipment
has served makes the statistics Of
their operating costs particularly
valuable.
The 600 trucks for which records
were accurately kept included ma
chimes from one and a half to five
ton capacity. The chief elements in
their running costs, in order of size.
are repairs. chauffeur. depreciation.
gasoline, tires. oil and grease. OF
these cost elements gasoline repre-
sents only per cent of the total run
ming expense. This gasoline cost is
charged at the prevailing commercial
truck prices.
In the operation Of $50 light passen-
ger cars there was no charge Tor
chauffeur The cost elements in this
case ranged proportionately as fol-
lows: Repairs. gasoline, tires, de-
probation oil and grease. The gaso-
line item here was only 17hs per cent
of the total.
Less complete data on the opera
ton of heavier passenger cars showed
that for cars averaging ten miles
per gallon of gasoline and running
approximately 1000 miles. the cost OF
gasoline was at least SO per cent less
than the next nearest item OF cost.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-17
THRIFT HABIT INCREASES
AMONG COLORED PEOPLE
Records Show They Subscribe Lib
orally to Liberty Bonds and
War Savings Stamps.
From the Southern Workman.

From the Southern Workman.
The habit of thrift is steadily in
creasing among negroes and that is
the thing which really counts. The
records show that they were among
those who purchased literally of the
liberty loan bonds, war savings
stamps and thrift stamps. and they
are ready patrons of Christmas saw
ings clubs. home building and loan
associations. savings banks and life
insurance companies. To save for any
one thing helps person to acquire
the habit of saving generally. and it
is a habit that grows. The Individual
who once begins to save little
money and adds to it for given pur-
pose Is certain thereby, In greater
or less degree, to learn the value OF
saving and to appreciate the penalties
of extravaganza.
The possession of money by an In
diyidual or race means education,
independence, influence and power for
the possessor; therefore, 1t behooves
the negroes to be thrifty and economi-
cal, and save all the money they can
regardless of the size of their salaries
save anyhow. Negroes are learning
to buy more of what they need and
less of what they think they want.
Cooperation means working to-
gether One negro working by him
self can accomplish but very little;
but 100000 negroes working to-
gether can accomplish almost any
thing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-08-17
THE EXPERTS SAY.

The wise owner will each year clean
the exhaust system thoroughly. This
cleaning should include the exhaust
manifold. pipe and muller. The latter
should be taken apart and the parts
soaked in kerosene over night. The
pipe and manifold may be cleaned by
drawing through a pack of Kerosene
soaked waste attached to long wire.
The Job Of lubricating the leaves Of
an automobile spring is not an easy
task, as 1t is usually carried out with
leaf spreader. BY placing two
jacks under the frame Of the car and
lifting the end up, the weight of the
so that 1t is easy to work grease and
graphite in among the leaves by
means of a hacksaw blade or similar
tool.
The simplest dampness of the paste
board covers of dry cells will more or
less short circuit them and run down
he amperage. Some prudent car
owners make cases of sections Of old
inner tubes and cover the dry cells
with these, thereby protecting. them
from dampness.
frequently 1t is desired. to use an
ordinary oil filler can with a metal
spout in filing some out Of the way
oil hole. BY slipping a piece Of rub
Der hose over the end of the spout
almost any location can be reached.
While 1t is a wise precaution to
throw out the clutch when rounding
sharp corner, 1t also has a bene-
ficial effect upon the tires. Whenever
the car tends to skid, due to it's de-
Election from a straight course, a
cross strain is brought to bear on the
tire treads, which is directly proper
tional to the weight of the vehicle
and the radius Of the curve and pro-
portional to the square Of its veloo-
ity. If the power is applied in round
ing curve the tendency to rip off the
tires is further aggravated.
1t is a good plan OCCASIONALLY to see
that the nuts of the spring clips are
tight. Loose spring clips permit ex-
cess stress to be thrown on the center
Of the leaves. from which breakage
results.