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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-17

1915.
Russian army directs operations
against Pennsylvania; captures Kirli-
baba Pass-General Gutierrez, Next
can president fees; General &C "a
succeeds-Kaiser decorates Aisne y =
1916.
Montenegro agrees to surrender
unconditionally to Austria-British
house of commons refuses military
service for IreIand-A1lfes land troops
at Phaleron near Athens-British fleet
blockades Greek coast
1917.
Britain in new note to President
Wilson places no reliance on treaties;
terms must be guaranteed by inter-
national sanction-A1lies enter Athens
German raider in south Atlantic
sinks 10 ships within month; British
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-17

A bought dollars worth of space for an
advertisement in The Metropolis the other day.
then asked for five dollars worth space for free
write-up. We have been wondering if he always
insists upon beinl; given five dollars gro
ceres when buys dollars worth of gasoline to
make his automobile travel.-NIami Metropolis
That same man has a home in Pensacola and his
family connection is large.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-17

Vice President Marshall. once governor Of IN
diana, once remarked that that state had produced
more first-eIass second-rate men. than any other
state in the union. The we hear of him. the
less believe he belongs the category OF seconds
raters. Nevertheless. don't believe Tom would
make first-rate president, and don't believe he
win get even a second-rate boom for the job
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-17
Too Small To Split.

The republican party in Florida such small
thing we didn't think it could be split. Yet such
has come TO pass. Which admonfshes US that there
are other small things besides hair that may
be split It is likely to be hard to find the frag-
ments of Florida's G. o. P-Lakeland Telegram
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-17
Many Buyers of Florida Lands.

1t is our humble opinion that there more
buyers of Florida lands in the state than at any
time during our history. They are here from Can
ada foreign parts and nearby states Some very big
deals have been recorded. and the humble builder
in a small way is visible also-The Florida Grower.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-17
An Opportunity for Florida.

Twenty-cent sugar is helping the Florida sugar
industry. Several companies buying lands for
the development of big sugar centrals. More than
capital in the past six eight months for the
planting of sugar cane in this state.-Jacksonville
Times Union.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-17
In Mexico.

Lite N WeHIco-
Mexico has had SO revolutions in 81 years. That
is almost regular the seasons, if they We're
continuous but sometimes there are two or three
revolutions going all at the same time So that
they do sometimes get a little respite between
times 1t might be called government by revolu-
tion.-The American Eagle.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-17
The Clouds Silver Lining.

There's always a silver lining TO every cloud If
one sut looks for it. The one consolation about
Coroner's Cocktails is, that the fellow who kills
himself with wood alcohol this year commit
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-17
Another Golden Opportunity Lost.


We note a issue of the Panama City
Pilot that factory for the manufacture of fer
tilizer from manhaden fish with which the Gulf
waters abound is be erected in that locality
This leads to the query of, what has become
of the manhaden fertilizer factory that have
been erected in Santa Rosa county, opposite Pen
sacola sometime since" The waters of this Sec
ton abound the fish from which excellent
and valuable fertilizer is being made in parts
of the country why not here? This is just another
of the many golden opportunities that awaiting
the man little means and a good deal of enter
prise Florida is offering, and with which
she will abundantly reward the promoters of such
an MISREPRESENTATION Gazette.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-17

The story that Mrs. Grover Cleveland used to
dress three hundred year. did not originate
with the fashion magazines.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-17

When we read all these recipes for work and no
play that the people handing out, we wonder
how many of them taking their own medicine
We say work like the deuce. and then knockoff for
while and have little fun. You know the old
story.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-17

There win surely be a fly the ointment if there
should prove to DE queen bee the bonnet when
the votes are all counted.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-17

Prices have advanced, and have we We are
the enemy's territory, and somebody is likely to
get hurt
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-17

That Chicago newspaper which will publish no
scandal or Grim nal news. must be edited by the
City Fathers.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-17

Tampa ought to be satisfied with that splendid
South Florida Fair and Gasparilla carnival, to be
held ia that city the second week in February
without wanting another state fair
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-17

Now they have invented which may
make the trip to Mars We had hoped we would
get through with that fellow Mars, some time
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-17

How the prices get drop long the
profiteers hold them up the way they do?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-17

would be surprising if the suffragists should
propose, when you remember that this Leap Year
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-17

why should presidential year, suggest the
HousCe)ing problem?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-17

The q, Of II. r. ana the H. G Z. having H.
time now. trying settle whose fault it is.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-17

Just about the time they tell US that the back
bone Of the reds has been broken learn that the
head is leading attack. The only thing to do is
TO break his neck.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-17

If Victor Berger should come off victorious. how
happy they would be, over in Berlin.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-17

The greatest hero is the who is not afraid
himself.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-17

The elephant IS up to lot of tricks; but
he is pretty clurasy, even at that.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-17

That "disgruntled few" stirred up a of
disgruntled talk.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-17

pursuit of greatness feels little
Tants-E1merson.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-17

Mr.. Bryan seems to have the donkey by the ears
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-17

The yellow perm has nothing on the red terror.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-17

Nolhing aaeoesds IIke sueeess-exeept hara work
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-11-04

Many country newspapers, and
other institutions for that matter,
are pleased to boast about their pro-
gressiveness. which keeps them in
step with progress in their commune
ty. The Herald does not boast but
does keep up with the town in which
it is published and just little ahead
of it, because it is its duty to do so
and because the very nature of it's
business requires that it do so in
order to survive. In line with this
policy of keeping ahead of the town
and just little ahead of newspapers
published in towns of similar size. the
Herald has contracted for the Auto
caster Service. This will enable us
to make our own "cuts" or stereo-
types and furnish advertisers with
an up-to-the-minute advertising cut
service and add number of inter
esting features TO the paper, such as
weekly cartoon, a comic strip, and
news pictures of current events. So
far as known, no other newspaper in
Florida, published in a town of this
size, has this service. The cut ser
vice that will be offered merchants
and business men would cost cost
each one not less than 500 a year it
bought from a syndicate, but will be
offered them free of charge. We
hope they Will appreciate its value as
the business men of of her towns an
preciate such service on the part of
their newspaper. The stereotypeing
outfit will be installed about Novem-
Der 18th (if the railroads get it here)
and the service viii start at about
the same time.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-11-04

have given them enough thought to
form an intelligent opinion is a GER
tain way to throw a wet blanket over
the proposition. Punta Gorda has
several of this variety of knocker
And, whether you have any influence
in the community or not, the fact that
you appear disinterested is likely to
have an i'll effect upon the man who
doesn't know you as we'll as those
who have lived neighbor to you for
years.
About the most contempitible veri-
ETY. of knocker is the fellow who at
tends meeting, refuses to particip-
pate in the discussion, and then
leaves to knock whatever was done
by the rest. Get up and say some
thing when an improvement is sug-
gested or movement is launched.
If you have a better way say so. If
you can improve on the proposition,
say so. Say something. Do some
thing. Don't help to kill your town.
by holding back as though you were
anxious for the movement to fall
through so as you can go out and re-
peat the universal pass-word-slogan
of all varieties of the genus knocker.
u told you SOL"
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-11-04
Mr.. Gary's Optimism.

Although this is time for
courage, composure and caution. "
says Mr.. Gary, 1.-The business skies are
practically without clouds. AS al
ways, there may be showers from
time to time, but there is nothing to
indicate the approach of dangerous
storms"
Such confidence so frankly express
ed by a recognized authority should
be refreshing. The American people
have been so accustomed to hearing
cries of calamity during the quadren-
NAL elections, that it is pleasing that
conditions are such this year as to
iorestall depressing predictions.
Undoubtedly, one of the most i'm
portant factors in the stability and
expansion of America business is the
recovery of the devastated regions of
Europe. Mr.. Gary is pleased by
what he has found there. He be-
lieves that speedy recovery in both
France and Belgium will continue
Pittsburgh Sun.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-11-04
NATIONAL PRESS EDITORIALS

ting in front of them, in righteous
indignation, turned and asked wither-
ingly, Have you two got the foot and
mouth disease?"
Any one of the millions of movie
devotees who read this article will in.
stantly recognize the type mentioned
Their name is legion. Like the Door
they are always with us. They enter
with much glee, and tread upon tbA
! feet of those in front of whom thew
have to pass. They take much time
in getting seated, and when finally
settled the talkfest begins.
What they did the night before.
what they are going to do tomorrow;
the conquests they have recently
made; the clothes which they hone
soon to get, are all related at length
for the edificatiOn of the people near
them. Their gable is continuous. to
! the dismay and annoyance of those
who really desire to see the picture
and hear the music. Even if repri-
manded and quiet ensuses for a time.
| they are soon at it again, unabashed.
And all because they have failed to
| learn that the first requisite of a
lady or gentleman is to be consider
ate of others. They are not vicious.
They do not so to the theatre for the
purpose of annoying people. They
simply do not think.
That fact is the cause of a great
deal of annoyance and unnappiness in
this world. People are thoughless.
Thousands so through the day with q
pain at their heart because come one.
who didn't think, said an unkind
thing, or did an act which, if they had
thought before doing it, they would
nave left it undone. The majority of
people do not want to make others
unhappy. They simply do lot think.
And perhaps, this criticism of the
habit or not thinking about others
may be applied with benefit to the in
dividual person.
The man who was given a letter to
post for his wife and did not do so.
causes her annoyance. The wife who
suggests theatre party would, if she
had only stopped to think, have real
lied that after an especially hard
days work, her husband would much
prefer a quiet evening at home. The
mother, who, absorbed in some fan
cied social obligation, unwittingly
neglects her child, causes the little
heart to feel the sting of loneliness.
What different world this would
be if people would only, once in a
while, stop to think! There would be
less issitation, less annoyance, fewer
aching hearts. perhaps, less
movie madnesS.-Dearborn Indepen-
dent.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-11-04

1.-The advertising fakir is due to
arrive most any minute" remarks
The Tampa Tribune. This reminds
us of one such incident last season,
wherein a woman was getting over
the State on the desk blOtter scheme.
This woman secured perfectly good
dollars from numerous business hous-
es, also churches and lodges, upon the
promise that there would be a sup
ply of blotters bearing their cards
and directors on desks in postoffices
and other public buildings and places
for months to come. But after a few
days the blotters were worn out and
to the garbage can, and
that was the last of the publicity
which had been paid for. Yet this
good woman had to live some way
and his was the easiest way she
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-11-04
IrritatiOns of Today.

At motion picture theatre recent
ly young girl and youth entered and
took seats near the center of the
house. AS soon as they had dis
posed of their wraps, they began to
talk in no modulated tones. The
young man would also constantly tap
with his foot upon the chair in front.
The girl, after discovering that she
had seen the picture before, began to
outline TO her escort what was COM
ing next. At last, a gentleman sit
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-11-04
The Re-apportionment of Florida

AS soon as the population figures
are reported for every county in Flor
ida, every legislator who will serve
in the 1921 Legislature should be re-
CURED to state his position upon re-
apportionment. A Legislator who
does not intend to vote for the adop-
ton of a re-apportionment measure
cannot be sworn to membership with
cut perjuring himself.-Miami Me
trCpolis.
A little matter of perjury in this
regard has not bothered legislators in
former sessions of the Florida Legis-
lature. However, the demand for re-
apportionment has become so insist
ent that not even the representatives
OF these progressive counties
which have forestalled re-apportion-
ment can withstand it.
Representation of Florida counties
in the Legislature is wholly unfair
and unjust. Counties which actually
have shown a loss in population con-
Lnue to have more representatives in
the two Houses of the LEGISLATURE
than those which have more than
doubled their population. In fact
some of these backward counties have
as many Representative in the Upper
House as five counties in the rapidly
growing East Coast section. Pinellas
County must divide a Senator with
HillSborough County, while West
Florida counties have a Senator of
their own.
Population figures announced by
the census bureau will force this
issue to the attention of the public
and the 1921 session of the Legis-
l1ture ought not transact a single
bit of business without rectifying
this error of its predecessors.
The constitution of the state pro-
vides that the Legislature shall reap
portion representation every ten !
Years. Will the coming Legislature
perform its sworn duty?-Saint Pet
srsburg Times.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-11-04
ALL KINDS OF KNOCKERS.

In the past the Herald has had con-
siderable to say on the subject of
Knockers" but heretofore we have
dealt with only that variety of knock
er who is generally regarded as a
"sorehead," who continually and
openly, to stranger and neighbor,
cries down his home town, its institu-
lions and its people.
There are several varieties of
knocker, but there is very little
difference in them so far as their evil
influence goes.
You don't have to get out and
openly knock Punta Gorda to iniure
1T. There are dozens of ways you can
discourage improvements and hold
back the wheels of progress besides
open hostility. For instance, if a
public improvement is suggested and
your opinion is asked Just hint that
you'd rather not have anything 10
say. Or if you are asked to head a
committee Of the Commercial Club or
other organization, or serve on one
! that is pushing some movement for
the public good, refuse to serve and
make the usual excuses. Or if a
meeting is called to discuss some
thing in which the entire town is in
terested, Just remain away, and use
as an excuse that you thought it was
going to rain, or that it was too warm
or too cold.
Any of these are sure ways of
black-eyeing your home town and Will
tend to discourage those who are
really trying to go ahead. 1t is not
so much what you do to help the
town along as what you refuse to do.
Talking in a pessimistic manner of
proposed improvements before YOU
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-11-04

In Jacksonville last week the larg-
est and most pretensious shoe store in
the city was forced to close its doors,
and the stock is now being liquidated.
Among those who knew, the Cole
Shoe Company was considered to
have the highest class of shoes as a
whole of any establishment in Jack
sonville. 1t had the best appointed
store, the best kept store, employed
the best statesmen possible. The
store was located on Main street, be-
tween Bay and Forsyth, where, as
the Jacksonville Observer points out.
more people pass in day than on
any other street in Jacksonville.
Other shoe stores in the city prosper
ed and enlarged, but at q time when
it should have been at the very sum-
NIT OF prosperity this firm was fore
ed by its creditors to close it's doors
with stock of shoes valued at MANY
thousands of dollars. People marvel
ed at the lack of business, and there
was little surprise expressed when it
was announced that the firm would be
forced to close its doors and liqui-
date in favor of creditors. The man
agement of the Cole Shoe Company
did not advertise. They knew they
had the goods, but the public didn't
know it. This management placed
It's judgement opposed to advertising
against that of all other business en-
terprlses. The result was inevitable.
News.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-11-04

Here in Gainesville and elsewhere
over the country, we seem to estimate
thing by the price we have to pay
for it, A thoughtless, foolish man,
becauses he pays a high price for an
article of wearing apparel thinks that,
of course. it must be fine. A silly
woman judges goods all too often by
the same criterion. That will account
in some measure, for the continuation
of high prices. If thing is offered
US at reasonable price the majority
of us turn our backs upon it. We
foolishly reason that, if it is cheap. it
cannot possibly be good. Men and
women both delight in telling you
what things cost them. Can you
blame the merchant if ne does not
mark his goods down? We have
heard that merchants have to mark
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-11-04

The DeSoto County News is advo-
eating the formation of a fair asso-
citation and the holding of annual
county fairs. The Punta Gorda Her.
aid very properly reminds the News
that in all likelihood there will soon
be five counties created out of old De-
Soto and suggests a five-county fair.
If the News will stick to the truly
democratic principle of majority
rule" it will lend its influence to-
ward securing legislation such a
large majority of the voters have de-
manded. When the will of the peo-
pie has been carried out it will then
be the proper time to advocate the
formation of fair association and
we believe every newspaper in the
proposed new counties will join hands
with the News and work for an annu-
al five-county fair, to be held in the
.city~of Arcadia.-Avon Park Pilot.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-11-04
Ocean FreightS Cut

The inevitable has happened in the
! field Of ocean freights. After many
months of lean cargoes and idle ships
the French line has resorted to the
normal competitive method of secur-
ing business. 1t has reduced it's rates
| tc the competitive field by nearly SO
per cent. Provisions that were carri-
| ed from New York to Hamburg re-
Gently at the rate of 95 cents a
hundred pounds were taken at a So
cent rate by the French line last
week.
This action was followed by radical
cuts in rates to French, Belgian,
Dutch and other German ports. Only
the English lines remain unaffected
by the action of their continental
competitors. Shipping men are of
the opinion that they are in for
another period of rate wars such as
characterized the days before the
establishment of the first trans-Atlan-
lie rate agreements.
If such a breakdown in ocean rates
appears the difficulties of the Ameri-
can shipping board, already great,
will be considerably increased. Pri-
vate companies have found it unprof-
liable TO operate the government
owned ships with rates at their for
mer level. What a reduction of so
per cent would do to many of the
private lines which have continued
their sailings despite a lack of suf-
ticent cargoes can be readily under
stood.
International trade would be slim
ulated at once. More European
goods would promptly be offered in
the American market, and our ex-
port surplus probably considerably
1t is probable that the
shipping situation will play a more
important role in the establishments
Of normal trade conditions and the
in the exchange situa-
ton than was thought possible q few
months ago.-Cleveland Plain Deal
II
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-11-04

If we could only learn to think
opulence instead of poverty we
should not be poor. Opulence fol-
lows a law and is just as scientific
as the laws of mathematics. If we
violate it by thinking poverty
thoughts, holding the poverty fear
and the poverty dread, the poverty
expectation poverty is the only
answer to this problem. On the
other hand, if we persistently hold
the law of opulence, If we keep our
minds opened to the very source of
things, if we are one with the One, we
shall be in touch with the all supply
and poverty canont touch us. If we
think of opulence, believe in it, work
for it, and never neutralize it with the
poverty thought, the poverty belief,
the poverty expectation, the answer
to problem SO worked will be opu-
lence, plenty. Poverty is a mental
disease which comes from fear, from
lack of self-confidence, anxiety
Orion Sweet Marden.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-11-04

1t seems needless to warn hard
headed business men against the ad-
vertising fakir, but each winter these
birds skin Florida business men out
of thousands upon thousands of dol
lars. The strange part about it is,
too, that the man with a legitimate,
proposition usually has
hard shedding.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-11-04

We've decided this talk about vir-
ture being its own reward is all pure
bunk. After you're licked there's
darned little consolation in knowing
you were right.
The Punta Gorda herald. [volume] (Punta Gorda, Fla.) 1893-1958, 1920-11-04
ADVERTISING RATES

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