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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-17
MOVING PICTURE COLONY.

Jacksonville is about to become one
of the leading motion picture produc-
ing centres in the country. That is, if
plans now being formulated are salts
factorily worked out. The Jacksonville
Chamber of Commerce has interested
itself in the matter, and number Of
pritate individuals and moving picture
magnates are working together to form
a company, which is to make of some
location in Jacksonville another Holly
wood.
Commenting on the proposed propo-
sition, the Jacksonville Metropolis
says:
"And now that the Chamber of
Commerce is beginning to take real
steps towards attracting companies to
this section, the business and civic
interests Of the city should line up
sauarely behind the chamber and Of
fer assistance at every end. If sue
cess is to crown the effort, cooperation
must be manifested and it will be a re-
Election of the community spirit for the
people TO permit the movement to die
without first giving it unlimited sup
port-with enthusiasm and with finah-
cial backing.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-17
GOOD MAckEREL RUN.

The st. Andrews Bay News notes
that not since the first week in April
1910, has there been such a run of
mackerel at that point as on Satur-
day and Sunday last: 1T is estimated
that over 100000 pounds were taken by
local fishermen. Two carloads were
sent to New York and one to Jackson
vile. and every point south of the Ohio
river was supplied with liberal ship
ments.
The st. Andrews Bay News says;
1.-The past week has witnessed one of
the most successful mackerel seasons
ever experienced by our fishermen in
many years, and it is estimated that
the total amount paid out by local fish
houses for mackerel since Friday OF
last week is in excess of $4,000.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-17

at jokes on this subject. There are not
enough mosquitoes in most Florida
towns to be sensitive about, but they
are famous mosquitoes-so famous
that the whole state is Supposed to be
infested with them.
The office of the Miami Metropolis
is not screened, neither is that of the
Times Union, and it is safe to say that
very few of the business buildings
either in Jacksonville or Miami are
screened: Jacksonville has practically
no mosquitoes and is too clean for
flies. Most Of the residences here are
screened but the screens were put up
several years ago when a number of
mosquitoes visited the city. There have
have not been enough to screen
against for two or three years
But Florida is supposed to be over
run with mosquitoes while the Rocky
Mountain region of Wyoming is sup
posed to be freed from them. But a
party OF Florida tourists Just returned
from transcontinental automobile
trip report an almost insufferable
scourge of mosquitoes in Yellowstone
Park. So we find that mosquitoes are
sometimes where they are not sup
posed TO be and it is also true that
they are not always where they are
supposed to be. They are found in
spots In every state in the Union, but
they do not spread all over any state.
They do not travel far from their ma
tive ponds.-Florida Times Union.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-17
MnenlOsyne'S
Pictures
The Last Sumner.

None of the copies of DeYinci's won
derfuI picture arouse in the heart hall
the emotion that glance at the orig
inal brongs forth. The present condi
ton of this great picture is deplora-
BILE indeed. 1t was painted in oils
upon the walls of the refractory of the
abbey church Santa dele Grazie in the
busy city of Milan, four and a quar-
ter centuries ago. Still the original
alone rouses the emotions that Da
Vinci felt and wanted everyone to feel,
when he painted his soul, into his
masterpiece.
He depicted those twelve simple men
gathered around the dear Master at
that last Passover Table. He shows
them to be amazed by the startled
statement that their Lord has just
made: .'One of you shall betray me. :"
Peter cannot believe his ears. Each
deciple, in his own peculiar way is
disputing this unheard of statement
Dismay is uppermost. Only the Mas
ter is unperturbed. Though his head
is bowed and his eyes downcast, his
soul is filled with heavenly resigna-
ton and divine confidence inspires
him. It is this look upon the Masters
face that all the reproductions lose.
In the original, this look is so won
derfuI that even facing the agnosticism
OF the present day, it Pushes the idle
chatter Of the tourist.
1T cannot be otherwise!" Man must
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-17
Press Comment
Ideas About Mosquitoes.

Some people can't take some pokes
good naturally, as the following from
the Chattanooga News shows:
"The town of Miami is proud of its
mosauitoless condition. So proud, in
fact, that the publication of an obscure
item in the News from the Macon
chamber of commerce, purporting to
tell of a request from a Miamian to
Macon for bats to beat mosquitoes in
the Florida metropolis. aroused the
wrath of the Miami newspaper. 1t de-
voted half a column on it's editorial
page to a scathing denunciation of the
report OF mosquitoes, and to an elo-
quent defense of the spotless purity of
Miami. In fact, says the Metropolis,
the paper in question, its building has
not a single screen on it, because they
don't need screens. Such being the
case, we cor graduate Miami, and the
Miami Metropolis upon not being
troubled by the pestiverous insects. It
is a contamination devoutly to be
wished"
The reference by the News to Miami
as the Florida metropolis ought to
soothe the feelings of the South Flor
ida paper of that name. The News
must have advance information of
some future census, as the one just
published shows Jacksonville, Tampa
and Pensacola all ahead of Miami in
population. But the main question is
mosquitoes and we don't blame any
Florida newspaper for getting angry
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-17

ers as wise and prudent economy
can suggest.
To US time is fleeing. opportunity Is
pressing. and II we are to enjoy The
luxury of good roads their construc-
ton can not be put off for ten or
twenty years.
Now is the accepted time.
We haven't the time to wait so we
beg our able contemporaries not 70
set up bogies and scarecrows which
viii prevent us this enjoyment.
If the commission appointed by
! Governor Hardee shall have the wis
dom to adopt Commissioner Nc Rae S
suggestion it does occur to us that
these roads can be constructed with
out the taxpayers ever realizing a par
ticle of the burden.
A minimum tax on gasoline will do
the business and as one gallon of gaso-
line viii drive car twenty miles over
a good road to ten miles over a bad
biliated without taking into considera-
ton the immense saving of the dam
age by wear, tear and breakage.
Then, too, the luxury of good roads
compared to the misery and wretched-
ness caused by bad ones needs no
enumeration.
If one is for good roads now Is the
time to put their good intentions into
practice"
In Escambia county the passage of
the amendment means just this: With
the amendment we get something
over s1,300,000 for our roads ani
bridges from the state and federal aid.
With the amendment we no longer Fay
a two-mill tax to the state, which is
now between $4,000 and $4,000 an
nually. Without the amendment, we
will will have to pay this tax, and
probably get no return from the state,
though we may get some federal aid.
But the question arises, how are we
going to get federal aid, unless the
state raises fund to match the fed.
era1 monies?
The federal aid is apportioned only
to those states which match the money
apportioned dollar for dollar.
Those men and interests who are
opposing the amendment should bear
that fact in mind. While they are OPP
posing the amendment, what have
they to offer in its place? Do they
want to place a direct tax upon the
people of the state? And if not, how do
they propose to raise the money to
build permanent state roads for
Florida?
Florida needs these roads. To get
government aid we must have a state
fund. To get that fund we must either
empower the legislature to bond the
state, or we must place a direct tax on
the people, who are already heavily
taxed. Which do the voters prefer?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-17
FAVOR CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND.
MENT.

AS the general election draws near
! interest is increasing, and from al
over the state come expressions of APP
! prevail of the constitutional amend
lment and that which 1t is designed to
/ ASSURE highway system connecting
all parts of the state
No newspapers of the state is better
| informed than is the st. Augustine
Record, which is earnest in its advo-
cacy of the amendment In a recent
issue the Record calls attention to the
fact the vote on the amendment sim
ply empowers the legislature to issue
bonds. if it sees fit to do 50, for the
creation of a state highway fund. The
Record says:
1T is not a matter of automobile
taxes, the number of cars in the state
now and the amount of gasoline that
win be consumed in 1880, not a matter
of taxing gas or licensing oil-it is
simply the question of giving the leg
-islature the power to issue bonds if it
sees fit, to do so, and in whatever
amount it deems best. The Record, for
one has confidence in the legislature.
If the amendment carries, we believe
the lawmakers, for their own brotec-
ton, viii provide for every bond issue
to carry a referendum with it. In
that case, the legislature would simply
have the same power the county COM
missioners of every county now have
to submit bond propositions to the
electorate. But at present the legisla-
ture cannot even propose a bond issue
fnt dc
the constitution is amended.
The amendment is not the child of
the State Automobile Association, and
some of the propaganda of this organ
ization has helped the opposition mud
dy the water. This amendment is the
result Of two sessions of the Florida.
legislature and study by some of the
best constructive minds in Florida.
The legislature of 1919 submitted the
amendment for ratification this No
vember, a three fifths vote of both
houses being necessary to submit : a.
constitutional amendment We can see
no reason why it should not be rati-
fled, and we confidently believe it Will
be. We have been assured the legis-
lature will provide for automobile Ii
censes to carry the burden. If the
amendment is adopted the legislature
will not take that as a signal to go
crazy. Without the amendment the
legislators, not daring to return home
without meeting federal air, probably
Will continue to tax real estate Tor
road purposes. They already have
that power, and there is no limit 70
the amount of millage that may be
levied
The Oeala Banner is also strongly in
favor of the amendment, and has car
ried some very able editorials in it's
advocacy. The Banner in discussing
the amendment, says:
Under the provisions of this
amendment it seems to us that the
legislature is given wide latitude and
it can invest the commission that will
be appointed by Carey A Hardee with
powers to formulate the very best plan
possible for the building of good roads
and we have no doubt that the plans
that the commission viii originate will
bear Just as lightly upon the tax pay
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-17
Revelations
of o. Wife
How Mrs. Under~ood's Story Ended
And Madge Remained For
unebeon
BY ADELE GARRISON,

Luncheon.
But was there no other way except
to give up your baby2"
1 did not recognize my own voice, ii
was so hoarse with emotion. It really
was not very long, but it seemed to
me hours that I had set tense, horror
stricken, while Lillian Underwood told
me of the crucifixion that had been
| hers at the time Of her divorce from
/ VIII Morton. In order to save DiclIy
| from being branded for life unjustly
! she had given up her only child TO
the custody of its father.
, None" she responded YEARLY. He
! had been too clever for me. I was in
| his power completely. L had to choose
between giving up the child to his
custody or face the certainty of his
winning the suit for divorce. with its
terrible consequences to Dicky and its
brand on me.
so I agreed TO his terms. I gave
up the baby he Withdrew Dicky's
name, and the suit went to trial with
other charges, which my husband
knew before hand could not be proved.
That was a part Of the agreement.
The case was dismissed, but my cross
bill was granted. This also was by
secret agreement with viii Morton.
The Judge gave the custody of the
baby six months to each Of u.s.
Wei. then" exclaimed, why don't
you take her for half the year?"
why! 1 had given my word, made
my bargain!" she said. opening her
eyes in amazement and felt rebuked.
de- he
said. Il told Marion's father that 81
she ever was ill-treated or unhappy II
should exercise the legal right / had
to take her for six months. l would
not be afraid to take her before any
judge at the end OF that time and let
her choose between her father and
me"
But how viii you known" I asked.
Mrs. Underwood smiled family.
A "Spy" System.
There never has been a moment
since I kissed Marion and gave her
into the arms Of her grandmother that
have not known exactly how she was
treated she said I have made it my
business to know. and have paid lib
orally for the knowledge. You see,
about the time of the divorce Mr. Nor
ton had legacy left him, so that life
has been easy for him financially. His
mother had always kept a maid. Every
servant she has had has been in my
employ. There has scarcely been a
day since 1 lost my baby that from
some unobserved place have not seen |
her in her walks. I know every line /
Of her face, every curve Of her body, |
every trick of movement and EXPIRES
sion. / shall know how to win he-
love when the time comes. never fear"
Hen voice was dauntless, oGt her
face mirored the anguish that muss be |
her daily companion. To see her little
daughter. yet be barred from Speaking /
to her, to know that the child would
not know her mother If she met her
face to face, l could not imagine no
torture more racking.
Why Madge capitulated.
One thing about her recital Jared /
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-17
TURNED DOWN BY THE GOVERN.
MENT,

Poor Brown has given up all hope
of u government position"
My, my! how did that happen?"
We'll, they took him before the civil
service folks, an jes' because he failed
on geography, an spellin' an 'rithmetic,
and SIGH, they actually turned him
DOWN.
An what's he going to do now?7
Lord knowsl Eff he don't run fer
high sheriff reckon he'll have to go
to teachin' school"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-17
Unnamed Sinister Forces.

writer in the Dearbon Tndepcn-
dent, Henry Ford's magazine scents a
conspiracy In the removal of Deschanel
as president Of France Referring TO
lengthy article on the subject, the
French situation to that of President
Wilson. The editorial reads:
Perhaps you have already read the
article we are publishing this week on
Paul DISCLAIMERS illness. If not, we
urge that you turn to page 3, read 1t
carefully, and ponder over II. The
writer is an American who has lived
in France for years, has been an init
mate of French statesmen, knows all
the intrigues and treacheries that go to
make up political life in that country
He has seen many Frenchmen de-
stroyed in the melting pot of politics
Now comes Deschanel, wrecked by
sinister forces which are known but
go unnamed even in France.
What is startling is the striking
parallel with the illness of President
Wilson. Here are two men who have
had much in common. Both are true
idealists; both scholars of fine Gull
ture. Perhaps even as the President
Of the United States is said to have
awakened to a realization that he had
been betrayed by those whom he had
trusted, SO did the president of
France sense the same condition. Such
shocks could not fail to bring the ter
rifle psychological reactions that oc-
CURED in both cases.
and how marked too has been the
effort in both countries to discredit
the men who have suffered so griev-
ously. The ridicule that we Ameri-
cans know has been poured out to
swallow up the fine idealism which
sent Mr.. Wilson to France has been
matched by the scornful sneers of the
French press following the Deschanel
accident while travelling. If DISCLAIMERS
body had not fallen into heap of sand
it is almost certain that he would
been killed.
Perhaps he will yet relate the
story he has to tell."-St. Petersburg
Times.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-17

deny God Tesus has spoken and now
he waits. Judas is more startled than
any of the other eleven. 1t is his guilt
that has made him shudder. He has
moved so abruptly that he has spilled
the salt. There it lies between them
on the cloth. And the popular super
stition that this accident brings bad
luck and wrecks friendships had its
origin in this splitting OF the salt by
Judas Iscariot as DeVinci painted it
four centuries ago.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-17

Some of those newspapers which
once predicted that women would not
vote are now making a lot of fuss for
fear there will not be room enough at
the polls for the feminine voters.
That is very nice Irish stew that
they have made over in Cork.
10
Now we hear of a man out in a Dem
yer jail who tasted for eighty-six days
His name was Salmon. There must be
some virtue in a name, after all.
The Times Union says that nobody
knows what the United States gov
eminent will spend on Florida roads
during the next few years Any sen
sible man or woman knows that they
will not spend anything, unless Flor
ida does it's part towards securing
federal aid.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-17
To the Democrats Of South:

Let me appeal to every democratic
man and woman in the South to i'm
mediately make a contribution to the
National Democratic Campaign fund,
The tide to victory has turned We
are sure of victory If the proper fl
nancial support is given The cleo
tion of democratic president means
peace, prosperity and happiness for
the South.
No one can tell just what will hap
pen in the event of republican success.
The professional politician of the
North is jealous of the prosperity Of
the South.
The funds should be Immediately
contributed. Delay may be fatal. Send
your check today to your state finance
chairman
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-17
Sensible Woman.

Women are superior to men in a
great many ways. For instance, a man
buys a quart of hair restorer, a woman
simply buys the hair.-Orlando Re
porter Star.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-17
The Pronunciation Correct.

The Pronunciation Correct.
Il do not know that l can pro-
nounce correctly the well-known slo-
gan of the Germans, Deutschland
uber AlIes','' said Mr.. Harding yes
terday. The reporters with Mr.. Hard
ing fail to tell us whether the can
didate did pronounce the three ia
rniliar words correctly. But from the
practical point of view there can be no
question that Mr.. Harding's pronun-
citation was faultless when he went
on to say:
beg to remind my countrymen
that under the spirit of 40 years prac-
tice in Germany under that slogan,
Germany became industriaIly the most
eminent, educationally the most influ-
entail, progressively the most notable
well known in the Accomplishment of
art, and most conspicuous in widened
commerce of any people in the world
1t day be little hard for Mr.. James
NJ. Beck to accept this glowing eulo-
gy of the German people. 1t may be
a little hard for other supporters Of
Mr.. Harding because Mr.. Wilson did
not recognize soon enough that the
Germans We're Huns But consider
ing the possible effect on the Ger
mans vote in November' Mr. Harding's
pronouncement was very well pro.
nounced indeed.-New York Post.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-17

1t takes more than a wooden head
to make bright blaze.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-17

Lots OF men get rich by pretending
they have money. says an exchange,
Yes, and lots of them get left.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-17

son! Florida hasn't ratified it yet
Ocala Star.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-17

With Hoke Smith out and Tom Wat
son in, Georgia seems to have swap
ped the devil for the witch in the mat
ter of senatorship.-Fort Myers Press.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-17
Facts About the County We Live In.

Facts About the County We Live In.
The United States has only about 6
per cent of the population of the world
and only about Z per cent of the
worlds land, yet it has grown to be
great industrial giant, and that
mainly in the past few years. Listen
to what the statistics tell of it's won
derful progress. Here are it's percent
ages of the worlds products: Auto
mobiles, IS per cent; corn IS per cent;
oil, sc per cent; electricity, 60 per
cent; cotton, 60 per cent; "copper"
60 per cent; aluminium, so per cent;
coal, 50 per cent; zinc, so per cent;
silver, 40 per cent; lead, 40 per cent;
iron and steel, 40 per cent; wheat, %
per cent; gold, 20 per cent. Surely
this is a great country and we are
privileged to live in. We need never
fear any blockade, however, effective
it might be. A high wall might be
built all around the country and still
its inhabitants could not be made to
suffer. We have all the essentials Of
life within our borders, and more
over we have the skill and ingenuity
to take materials in the raw, and con-
vert them into articles for the use of
man. 1t is the best country in the
world and Florida is the best state in
it. These propositions are indisput-
able.-Tampa Times.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-17

Being brilliant does not necessarily
mean that one has to spark.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-17

1t may be easy 20 prove that you are
as smart as you think you are. But
refrain. The other fellow would so
much rather know that he is as smart
as he thinks he is.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-17
Go Slow.

No 9AGHs
Census returns show that Vermont
is losing population. What can you
expect of a state that refuses to ratify
suffrage Tampa Tribune Look out
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-17

II may be easy TO prove that you are
as smart as you think you are. But
refrain. The other fellow would so
much rather know that he is as smart
as he thinks he is.
If father is the man we take him
for. he is real glad that mother and
sister do not have to pay pon tax
Now that it is fall why shouldn't
prices?
Assurances that we shall have plen-
ty of coal in the future does not make
the price per ton any cheaper. just
now.
Back to the farm is all right.-after
the movies are over.
Lowden's clan is hard on the trail of
the Thompson candidate.
Young Theodore has good deal to
say about almost everything. but his
voice does not carry as far as his
fathers did.
There is nothing so cov-ardly as a
mob. And nothing so futile.
o.
Those cotton men who are burning
their cotton may also be burning their
bridges.
Now that the former kaiser has
stopped saving wood, what does he
do with his time?
The man who can't do his own
thinking can always find somebody to
do it for him.
Regulating prices comes hard for
those who have been irregulating
them.
o.
When is the landlord going to find
himself on the tobogGan?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-17
JOE SPARKS.

Assistant Treasurer, Democratic Ma
tional Committee
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-17

That is very nice Irish stew that
they have made over in Cork.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-10-17

If father is the man we take him
for. he is real glad that mother and
sister do not have to pay po1l tax.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1920-10-12

Conway Tcarie'a now starring We
hicle 10 -Marooned Hearta."