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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-10
Governor Reinstates School Board.

Whatever justification the governor
may have felt he had in removing the
members of the Board of Public In
struction of Polk County, we are glad
he has reversed his action and has re-
instated them. Personally, we know
only one member of the school board.
We know and love brave old Gen. r. NJ.
Law. A gallant Confederate soldier
and a noble gentleman we regretted
much to see it stated that a board to
which he belonged was guilty of non
feasance, misfeasance and malfeas-
ance'.' They are awfully big words
anyhow and are much used in Florida
of late. Nonfeasance only means fail
ure by an officer to do an act which he
should DO, misfeasance means doing an
act in an improper way and malfeas-
ance means doing an official act I'M
justly Gen. Law was never guilty of
any>one of those things in his life. We
are told that the other members of
the board are among the best citizens
of Polk county and we are glad they
have been nstated.-Gainesville Sun.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-10
FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.

The Tampa Tribune has maintained
an attitude of vigilance towards the
bubonic plague situation in Florida,
and the entire gulf section, and recent
ly carried the following editorial:
IF people generally were aware of
the measure being taken for their
protection there would be no fears
concerning an epidemic of typhus or
the plague because of the discovery of
few cases here and there at South
ern ports. This is the reassuring
statement made by the acting surgeon
general of the United States public
health service.
In this connection it is encour-
aging to remember that through the
efforts of the United States public
health service the plague has been
totally elimated in Porto Rico. The
disease was brought under control in
New Orleans by an intensive campaign
against the rats. Since June 1 there
have been only four cases of plague in
Pensacola and ten in Galveston.
knowledge is power, and our health
experts having learned how the dis
ease is spread, are well armed agai asst
it. Every vessel, now arriving from
infected ports Isl fun4igated in order
to destroy it's rodent stowaways. The
rigid quarantine maintained at all our
ports also insures against the spread
ing of disease by the landing of such
passengers.
In the government health service are
an army of experts, most of whom
could command much larger incomes
by engaging in private practice, but
whose sense of duty and responsible
ity retains them in the public employ.
They deserve the gratitude of the peo-
pie for their efficient, untiring service,
which is as purely patriotic as that of
any soldier who volunteers for the
defense of this country
The people Of Florida have been
fortunate in that the plague has been
so well controlled and has made little
head way in this state. This has most
certainly been due to the measures of
prevention instituted by the public
health service, which deserves the ut
most support of the state, and partic-
ularly of Pensacola. 1t is understood
that the government contemplates
sending additional public health Off
Gals to Pensacola, making this the
center of the most important labora-
tory Investigations ever undertaken in
the United tates, along this line.
Because of the fact that the labor
atory of the State Board of Health in
this city is so we'll equipped and that
such important results have already
been attained, it is believed that the
results of the work here will not only
be of value to Pensacola, but will con-
tribute much of value to science, as
well.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-10
THE FLORIDA PRESS.

The editor of the Manufacturers
Record, is a good friend of the state,
never failing to have good word for
Florida and its institutions. In a re-
cent issue the following kindly tribute
is paid to the newspapers of Florida:
Comparing Florida papers with
those of any other part of the United
States, it is unquestionably true that
Florida papers based on town and city
population. lead the country. We know
of no papers in the United States pub
lished in cities of equal population
which are in the same class as the
leading papers of Florida. Most of
them cover the worlds news more
completely than Baltimore dailies,
which have a constituency of a larger
population than abe whole state of
Florida. In editorial ability they match
and in many cases surpass the great
dailies of the big cities of the country.
For years we have marveled at the
ability of these Florida papers to main
tain such a standard with so limited
constituency as they necessarily have.
They are one of the greatest assets of
that state, and really put to shame
country, published in much larger
communities. 1t is pity that these
leading Florida dailies cannot be read
in every newspaper office in this coun-
try. in order to show what brains and
energy combined can accomplish"
Commenting on the article in the
Record the Times Union says:
1--WE are quite sure that, as the last
paragraph above quoted might indicate,
the Manufacturers Record has no other
intention than, in what it has said in
the praise of the press of Florida, to
include all the progressive newspapers
o. the state, weekly as well as daily.
1T is, indeed, more than matter of
marvel to see the excellence and the
self-evident character of the weekly
and smi- weekly newspapers of Florid /.
all the more when we know the trials
and fluctuations that beset those who
publish and edit them. But they do
survive; they do continue to improve;
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-10
YOU FIND YOUR OWN.
BY Edwin Markham.

Once where a prophet in a palm shade
lay,
A traveller stopt at noon one dusty day,
And askt, What sort of people in this
land?"
The prophet answered, lifting happy
hand:
"We1l, friend, what sort of people
whence you Gamer
tWhat sort?" the traveller snorted-
''knaves and fools!"
''Well,'' said the prophet, when your
fervor cools,
You'll find the people here the very
same"
Another stranger at the dusk drew
near,
And paused to ask, What sort Of peo-
pie here?"
well, friend, what were the people
whence you came?"
"Ah," smiled the stranger, they were
good and wise"
''"rhen," cried the prophet, laughing in
his eyes,
'~You'n find the people here the very
same"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-10

was not as displeased as she pretended
to be at his raillery.
rs there anything that you would
particularly like to seer" asked, try
ing to make my tone cordial
Il haven't been in New York for
years" she replied, land I would like
to revisit some of the places 1 found
so interesting then. 1 want especially
to see some of the Old churches I saw
then, Trinity, st. PauIs Chapel and the
rest of them"
You'll sure have some voyage if you
make port at all the ancient gospel
harbors this town owns he said.
Better take a taxi, Madge; got money
enough?"
The Taxi Veto.
I looked at him aghast. To my frug-
al soul chartering a taxi for a days
sightseeing was the widest Of extrava-
gance. II it had been my own trip
solely would have uttered firm pro-
test, but as the taxicab was proposed
for my mother-in-law I did not feel
like voicing any thoughts concerning
it.
I thought with dismay, however, OF
DicIIy's arrangement to turn over his
earnings to me so that 1 could take
charge of them, regulate our expendi-
lures and try to save something from
his large salary. If this was the
scale on which he intended TO provide
for his mother I felt doubtful as TO
my ability to save anything at all.
1 wondered vaguely. whether my
feelings might not be an unworthy
one. Surely, I did not wish to be-
grudge Dicky's mother anything that
would add 10 her comfort.
To my relief. however. the elder
Mrs. Graham put a veto TO the taxi
suggestion.
How perfectly absurd" she said
crushingly. Margaret, I hope you are
not one of those modern women who
will not set foot in a public conveyance
or on the streets if they can help
I flung my head up. stung to the
quick by the unjust accusation. I do
not know whether or not I would have
answered her insinuatiOn, but Dicky,
stepping bravely into the breach, saved
the situation.
Don't you think ii, mother" he said
warmly. "Madge has the real Yankee
thrift, together with the Puritan con-
science. She'd hold on to a nickel IN
til judgment day. No taxis for her
when there are elevators and subways
on the job"
The Morning Rite.
It am very glad to hear it, said
my motherin-law coIdly. I fancied she
did not relish Dicks championship OF
me.
Well, good by" Dicky burlesqued
the throwing of a kiss TO US. then he
must have caught the look in my eyes
for he stopped short. He had left the
house before when angry without kiss
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-10
OTHER EAIR QUESTIONS.

In a general way, under the head
ing of "A Fair Question" yesterdays
Journal asked for answers TO some
questions, that very much concern
this papers readers.
1t is about time the public is en-
lightened on the subject of municipal
docks, and the reasons for such Sc
lection. The two most promising sites
under consideration appear to be what
is called Bars property adjoining the
Bruce dry docks on the east; and the
area offered to be donated, (part of
the Perdido wharf dock property, by
the owners of the Gulf Ports Termi-
nal Railway company.
The tax payers are very much inter
ested to have the merits of each Of
the proposed sites explained. They
want those who are charged with the
duty of making final selection, to
place side by side. the items and es-
timated cost thereof, that willie enter
into the cost Of construction of the
docks.
Let the chief and more important
items be printed ans laid before the
public Let them state the item Of
real estate that must be bought: who
are the present owners; the acreage;
how much is to be paid for it; state
the black numbers so it can be identi-
fed on the map; let the estimated
cubic yards of dredging and the cost
thereof that must be done to secure
So-feet depth of water, with proper
width for four ships locked at the
same time; and give also the prohable
average length OF each ship; fix the
berth locations by the blocks on the
map; let il state the number OF
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-10
A DREAM OF HARVEST.
BY Frank I. Stanton,

When the toll of summers over-won't
the harvest time be sweet!
The music of the fiddle to the fiddler's
pattin' feet
An love'll then, be waitin' where the
shadows meet
An kissin' of his sweetheart in the
twilight!
The roads win then be frosty where we
drive the teams to town;
The boys then be shal1in' OF the juicy
apples down,
An lovell find the sweet girls, an be
swingin' of 'em aroun';
An kissin' of his sweetheart in tho
twilight!
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-10
Trade With Isle Of Pines.

The Times has been carrying on an
interesting correspondence with A. L.
Willis, proprietor and publisher of the
Appeal, published at Nueva Corona, Isle
Of Pines, in regard to the opening up
of trade between Tampa and the West
Indian port. Mr.. Willis believes much
of the rich products of the island
should be sold to the United States
through the port of Tampa and that
Tampa jobbers should supply his peo-
pie with most Of their necessities and
comforts.
Il will be recalled that a delegation
of Isle of Pines merchants visited
Tampa about the middle of August
and brought considerable goods here.
They and the goods they bought went
back on the S. S. Narwhal. Mr.. Willis
writes us about how impressed these
merchants were with Tampa. The
Narwhal," he says, arrived in the har-
Dor yesterday with a cargo of groceries
and crate material from your town.
The merchants who went over there
have nothing but praise for your town
and its people for the way in which
they were entertained while there"
In proposing that Isle of Pines fruit
should be moved through this port, Mr..
Willis scouts the idea of danger from
the black fly. He says investigation
will prove there has not been the
slightest traee of this disease in the
Isle for years, and that a great injus
tice will be done if reports to the con-
trary are allowed to circulate.
Isle of Pines fruit is two or three
weeks earlier than Florida fruit, and IS
therefore not in direct competition. But
even if it came on at the same time, it
is coming into the eastern market
through some port, and Tampa may as
well get the benefit, particularly when
a new outlet for Tampa jobbers is
thereby created.
We hope to see heavy shipments of
Isle of Pines fruit through this port and
regular visits from Isle of Pines me-
chants.-Tampa Times.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-10
BELIEVE NE, BRoTHERl
Nv Edmund ]. Kiefer.

Opportunity calls but 1t is no alarm
clock.
Look up--but not over the heads OF
your friends.
The nearest concept Of eternity =
the sum total Of al the time wasted BY
mankind since the beginning OF the
world.
Let Worry be confronted, at the en-
trance to your mind, with an S. r. o.
sign,
Bow to fate as something inevitable
and your fate is sealed.
Indecision acts like a scissors on ef-
ficiency.
BE- all means put up a good fTont,
but have something to back 1t with.
The easiest way 10 stop worrying is
to stop worrying.
Considering it's incalculable worth
fresh air continues 10 be absGrdly
cheap: get your share. a
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-10
Revelations
ola Wife
Dicky's Good : by Kiss.
BY ADELE GARRISON.


III warn you now, Madge, don't
take mother to see anything less than
a hundred years old. If it is some
thing very fine, you might venture on
some recent object of eighty or ninety
years. but anything under seventy-five
would be altogether too hopelessly
modern
Dicky stood near the door, attired for
the street. His hat and stick were in
his hand, and his eyes were dancing
mischievously as he looked from his
mother to me.
1 did not share his good spirits. His
departure for the studio would leave
his mother on my hands for the day
1t would be our first time alone togeth-
er. and dreaded the ordeal.
''Dicky. you are ridiculous" his
mother said tartly, but caught 4
glimmer OF a smile and knew that she
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-10
The "FIorida Idea" Has a New
DEVELOPMENT.

Messrs. Knight & Wall have added
something to the esteem in which they
are held by all Florida, by Incorporate
ing in their famous FLORIDA idea of
advertising a monthly resume of bust
ness progress all over the state, CLEAN
ed from the columns of the local
papers. 1t is Informative and in
structive, and will carry far and wide
knowledge of Florida, which might not
be gained otherwise. 1t adds another
item to the debt which the people of
Florida already owe this progressive
frm-Tampa Times.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-10
Good Argument For Fence Law.

Hillsborough county stiII allows her
cattle to run at large and they are ex-
tremely fond of staying on the street
car tracks leading to Ballast Point,
Tampa. The company used some pat
ent grass killer recently and between
35 and 100 cows have been killed. Pin
elias county passed a law prohibiting
the running at large stock. No doubt
Hills borough will do something of the
kind soon. Cattle are a menace to
lives as they often cause accidents.
Just recently a motor party near Kis-
simmee ran over a COW and two per-
sons were killed while the third was
seriously injured-Clearwater Sun.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-10
Advertising Undertakers.

Undertakers are VIGOROUSLY reticent
about advertising, but it might be we'll
for them to look around occasionally to
see what is going on in this highly
commercial world of ours and make
plans, if necessary, to meet c0mpeti-
ton. A firm of colored undertakers
have just put up an establishment in
lakeland. and in advertising thei:
grand opening" they state with evil
dent regret that there will be no re-
mains on display, but the general pub
lie is invited to come in and inspect
their attractive line Of coffins.-Tarpon
Leader.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-10
Now Make Them Make Good,

The railroad companies now have
everything they want in the way of adj
vanced rates both as to freight and
passenger. They will now be given the
opportunity TO make good and give the
public 100 cents worth of service for
every dollar that is being wrung out of
the latter. Wars come high but in
every case the public pays for it. NO
matter what happens wages and prices
arr raised and the dear patient public
pays for it. In our case we want to
see if there is such thing possible in
getting a package by freight or ex-
press from Jacksonville or Tampa in
4ess than ten days.-Moore Haven
Times.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-10
OUR NEW DAILY RECKONING.

mo-" declared the young husband
fervent1y, 81 can never forget my wife's
birthday. 1t falls on the day that Babe
Ruth made his twenty eighth home
run
"Sure." said the shipping clerk.
"Sure had a vacation. l was-lemme
see was away from Babe Ruth's
eighteenth to his twenty fourth four
Dagger"
"Given under my hand and SEAL"
read the lawyer ponderously. ION this
day of Babe Ruth's thirty-firs home
run in the year of our Lord, Nineteen
Hundred and Twenty"
Detectives are investigating the odd
disappearance of William Woggles,"
thus police report MFR. Woggles was
last seen on the day of Babe Ruth's
twenty ninth home-run, or. according
to the old form of reckoning, on July
15.'-Leslie's.
A mans ears are placed so that he
may catch all things said to his face
It was never intended that he should
hear the things that were said behind
his back.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-10
Growing Shrimp Business.

st. Augustine has a large and grow
ing shrimp business which promises to
be one of the chief assets of the city
Fernandina packers are seeking loca-
tions on the San Sebastian river for
new packing houses on a large scale.
The shrimp here are larger and more
numerous than any place on the coast.
Miami Herald.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-10
LABOR DAY IN slLLvlLLE.

There were'72 fights in town due TO
political discussions, and the Mayor
made enough out of the fines to pay
off the mortgage on the Town Hall,
and TO go on an extended fishing ex-
,cursion."
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-10
PLEASING EVERYBODY.

Mr.. Gompers has found that he can
please all the people some of the time.
His declaration in favor of the demo-
cratic ticket pleases democrats and
epublicans.-Times- Union. With which
class should the commentator be
grouped?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-10
More Woodsheds Needed.

We have been informed on good au-
thority that there is a reason for
everything, and we suppose the reason
that the children Of the present gen.
Grafton are not as obedient and re-
spectful as those Of the past is that,
owing to the increasing use of oil, gas
and electricity, there are not as many
woodsheds as there used to lie, Tar
pom Springs Leader.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-10
Not the Kind Of Official Wanted.

We are not acquainted with two %
the three members OF the Polk county
school board who were fired by Gov
ernor Cats last week, but we know
Gen. E. NJ. Law and We are not sur
prised that Cats fired him. The gen
eral is one OF the best men we have
in the state. He is an honorable and
cultured gentleman who cannot be die
tated to or buiIlied into doing anything
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-10

Pa says
He wonders Why
The City Commissioners
Don't Make a Statement
About Them
Municipal Docks;
Sister says
Pa ought to be satisfied with
One Statement a Month;
But ma says
Tibet Woman's Chief Fault
Is Curiosity
An She wouldn't Wonder
If They would have to Work lit
Overtime
Before they Got Them
City Commissioners
All Strengthened Out.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-10
JUST WHAT WE THOUGHT.

! The Pensacola Journal uses our
word "myopic'' and asks it if means
the same as "cipoym." No; just the
reverse.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-10

that he considers wrong-o or unworthy.
and the governor probably acted as
soon as he knew the facts.-Tarpon
Leader. q
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-10
PERTAINING TO GOVERNMENT.

TO provide for us IN our necessities
is not in the power of government. 1t
would be a vain presumption in state
ment to think they can do it. The
people maintain them--and not they
the people. 1t is in the power of gov
eminent to prevent much evil; it can
do very little positive good in this, or
perhaps, in anything else. 1t is not
only so of the state and statesman,
but of Aall the classes and descriptions
of the rich; they are the pensioners of
the poor, and are maintained by their
superfluity. They are under an abso-
Lutte, hereditary, and indefeasible de-
tendency on those who labor and are
miscalled the poor.-Burke.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-10

A woman walked into the village
grocery store with a majestic stride
1t was easy to see by the sternness of
her expression that she was somewhat
disturbed.
This" she sarcastically explained,
throwing a package on the counter,
lis the washing itself. It's the soap
that makes washing a pleasure. It's
the soap"
That isn't soap, madam" interrupted
the grocery man, examining the pack
age. Your little girl was in here yes
terday for a half pound of cheese and
a half pound Of soap. This is the
cheese"
"U-m, that accounts for it, said the
woman, as the light of understanding
began TO glow. q wondered all night
what made the Welsh rarebit we had
for supper taste so queer. San Fran
cisco Argonaut.
With Mobile county women regis
tering eight thousand strong, Escam-
bia county will have TO move fast to
eclipse such a record.
Counties of Florida are instituting
a good natured rivalry in the regis
tration of women voters.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-10
PERTAINING TO CONVERSATION

Many a man thinks admirably well,
who has poor utterance; while 9TH
ers have a charming manner of speech,
but their thoughts are trifling.-Watts.
The Lamar register., 1920-08-11
New Rest Room

The Peoples Mission have establish
ed a rest room at III North Main
street for the use of all visitors to our
city who are in need Of place to
rest for few minutes or a few hours.
They have fitted it up with all kinds of
eonveniences for the use of the visit
ors and expect to have it open at all
hours of the day and evening just as
soon as the proper person can be Sc
cured to take charge. At present the
members of the mission are taking
turns at running it. The room is a
badly needed institution for that sec
ton of the city and the workers de-
serve the greatest credit for their ef-
forts to supply the need
The Lamar register., 1920-08-11
Rains Continue

The extremely heavy rains which
have visited several sections of the
Lamar territory the past two weeks
still continue and it begins to look as
if the weather man had made up his
mind to drive us all either to buying
a boat or taking to the mountains. The
rains to the south OF US this week
have been as heavy as the ones to the
east of us last week and it looks as
if Lamar might expect her turn most
any day. There have been 6 inch
rains reported from all sides Of US
now. and still our CHIEF wetness is OF
the white mule variety.
The Lamar register., 1920-08-11
Gordon & Gordon

In politics as well as business the
legal firm OF Gordon & Gordon seems
to be running each other q neck and
neck race for honors. No sooner had
the republican legislative district as
sembly designated W. b. Gordon for
representative than the democratic
judicial district assembly designated
A. C. Gordon for district attorney.
They are both worthy of the honors.