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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-29

time.
"And then" she repeated, when IT
seemed he was not going on.
A tiny breeze fell into the woods
through the gap cut by the road. and
stirred the leaves. There is death as
we'll as>life in the woods. Death al
ways; even in June. The breeze found
dead leaf among the living ones and
shook it loose. 1t threatened to light
on the girls bright hair, but fluttered
down past her face and fell at her
feet
The breeze; the falling leaf-the
woods, her woods, had whispered; and
she heard.
Daddy" she cried suddenly. I've
left him too long"
Her voice had grown serious. She
held out her hand for the basket. The
Pearlhunter passed it over and she
turned away.
It was an awkward parting and the
Pearlhunter felt it, but he was a
man of slow speech. His words had
to be Clipped by hand out of the
rough, one at a time, as men of old
fashioned their arrowheads.
wild Rose!"
She turned. The name had brought
the dimples back.
MAY 1 walk along with your"
The words were past recall before
he knew it.
"The woods are as much yours as
mine" was her smiling answer.
He never could remember just how
the basket managed to get from her
arm to his as he walked away with
her, the sole recollection that stood
out in his memory being the fact that
the path seemed to fly up and hit his
feet before he quite had time to set
them down.
CONTINUED tomorrow
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-29

did not seem possible that I co,,,,
have forgotten to lock the box and ,,..
away the key upon the occasion .of r...
wearing my lavalliere. am painfpr-
method:cal, as Dicky often rer.,s-
me. Such an action would be Utts-,..
unlike me.
with a sudden swift forebodving ?
opened tn ebox The jewelers. ds'---
case, which held the lavalliere. Law M
the top. 1 tore it open, dreadiDr g.,
find my treasure gone. No, it WAS
there, apparently unframed. bu.
knew as soon as I looked at If ts-.
other hands than mine had handled F..
since I had last seen It.
Naturally careful of my things
had always taken especial pains VIA
this ornament, which 1 priced. ba,s
because il was Dlcky's wedding rrss-
eft. and because it was the most bean
tifuI thing / had ever owned.
/ had always laid the pendant cs,a.
fully upon the satin bed first. The,
wrapped the long slender links a. ,5a
chain around. But no such careful ar
rangement met my eyes.
A Sudden Thought.
The pendant lay on top. the crushed
links of the chain underneath. a-a
length of it even hanging outside thu
box. Evidently, it had been CRUSHED
hastily back into the box by some one
who was inspecting it,
Who could have been meddling vf.b
my things? Not even Dicky krsa,
where / kept the key of my lock bov
/ had not told him because was
afraid he would laugh at my feminine
strategy. There was only one possible
person, Katie.
(Centinued tomorrow)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-29
HARD UP.

Where are. the gowns of yester-year?
Sold to the old clothes man, my dear.
Where are the hats that you used to
wear?
Gone with the gowns, do greatly
fear.
Why did you sell your lingerie?
Ask not questions, my child, of me.
Where are the shoes that you had
f-soled?
They, too, are folded within the fold.
Here is the secret I'll tell to you,-
sold them to buy me something
Were they not lovely and fair to
see?
Did they not cost you a heavy fee?
True, But a fortnight I wore those
Clothes
Two weeks had I worn them, and
anyone knows
That fashions must change, as times
go BY
Follow the Mode, if you have to die;
Rather be dead than caught in a
gown,
After I've worn it twice down town.
DO we get a high school? Wen say
we do.
Huccum those Atlanta papers don't
know how to spell '"chigger?"
Did they vote half a million for
schools? oh, Boy, also, G.rl-they
did!
The vast resources of some people
remind us of the great American
desert.
We take off our hat to every voter
who voted Right. Great was the sound
of the ballot when it smashed the
anti-bondites flatter than a\pan-cake
New York may be the "wettest city"
as the federal prohibition commission
claims. 1t is also the wittiest city. At
least, that is what Don Marquis and
F.. p. A. would have us believe.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-29
A GREAT DAY.

[ Tuesday was a great day in the
| history OF Pensacola, for through the
| heavy vote cast for the 100000 bonds
for the purpose of building a high
school and increasing other education
al facilities OF Pensacola, the voters Of
| the ssub-tax district wiped from the
slate an account that has been
charged against this city for long
time.
The voting of this half million dol
lars not only means that Pensacola
will no longer be behind other cities
OF the South in its educational facili-
ties and opportunities, but that it viii
be ahead of many cites of far greater
size.
For the past six years Pensacola
has been steadily gaining along edu-
cationa1 lines in one direction, and
falling back steadily in another. In
the housing and equipment the schools
of Pensacola have been sadly. lacking.
In the salaries paid the teachers this
city, like most Florida cities through
out the country, has been very back
ward. On the other hand, among the
teachers here there has been growing
one of the ab1est teaching organiza-
tions in the state and one of the
strongest Parent Teachers Assocra-
tons in this country.
When the Board of Public Instruc-
ton, with rare far sightedness, Sc
cured for Pensacola a principal for
the high school, ackn owledged to be
one of the best in the country, a ten
strike was made. The two grammar
schools have at their heads two able
women teachers, who have placed
these schools we'll abreast of the times.
The teachers who made UP the CITY
Teachers Association are many of
them able and devoted to the interest
of the students.
The Parents Teachers Association of
the county have created a friendly
rivalry which has reacted to the good
of the schools and now with buildings
and equipment suited to the needs of
the pupils Pensacola no longer has
cause for shame in it's educational
shortcomings.
Let the story of the Pensacola high
school be a lesson in civic develop
ment. Had it not been that these i'm
provements were postponed, year after
ed for the propitious time Pensacola
would have had suitable high school
building long ago. But first there was
the cry of Hard Times; then war
times; then of necessity of RECONSTRUCT
ton. And so it went until not only
was Pensacola suffering a very real
disgrace, but the pupils who were
forced to attend school under condi-
tons surrounding them during the
last few years had a very real grew
ance.
But today those students may walk
with pride. Next year when they re-
turn to the building on Gregory street,
they will carry with them an entirely
different feeling. For they will know
that this shelter is only temporary and
that by the time the school year comes
around again in 1922, they will have
a high school building of which they
may we'll be proud, and which will
take care of the growth of this city
for many years to come.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-29

Santa Rosa county. in West Florida,
shows a decrease, also. That part of
the state must wake up and adver-
tise-after building some good :oads-
Tampa Tribune. Well. one of the rea-
sons that Santa Rosa has decreased
is because It increased the number of
Uncle Sans boys, who went over to
France to fight the Hun. The whole
Tomasello family went, for one thing
and when you take out that family
you've got a big bunch OF real men,
We're telling you.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-29
THE HAPPY ROAD.

would We learn the road to Laughter
town,
Is We who have lost the way?
would We have young hearts though
your hair be gray?
Go learn from the little child each
day,
Go serve his wants and play his play
And catch the lit of his laughter gay
And follow his dancing feet as they
stay;
For he knows the road to Laughter
town,
o we who have lost the way
Katherine D. Blake.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-29

Pa says
Thet he don't never see
Theda Bara;
Sister says
Tibet it looks like
Pa would know
Tibet Vamps is done gone
Out of Fashion;
But ma says
Thet if you asst her
Opinion
She don't see how
They could be much
Barer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-16
PUSH ARMY MEASURE
Committee for Universal Military
Training Established Here.

In order to create a sentiment in
this congressional district favoring the
approval by congress of the bill for
universal military training, a commits
tee on this work will establish an Of
flee in Topeka.
1t is understood that Congressman
Dan Anthony is in favor of the
passage of the bill, but is not sure that
the sentiment of his constituents is
favorable to 1t.
In a recent endeavor to convey SEN
timent that the bill was favorably re-
garded here resolutions were passed
by the Chamber of Commerce, the
American Legion and the Rotary club.
Copies of the resolutions were sent to
Anthony. Whatever progress is made
by the committee will be reported to
Anthony at once.
Z The members OF the committee are
as follows: Arthur J. Carruth; l.. E.
Edmonds, secretary: j. r. Burrow,
Frank P. MacLennan, George T. Nc
Dermott, J. c. Mohler, A. E. Van Pet
ten, David Neiswonger, Tom. Lillard,
Thomas A. Lee and c. B. Merriam.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-16
SANTE FE is BLOCKED
Exploding Gasoline Cars Near Glenn
cnts Causes $50, 600 Loss,

Clements, Jan. 16.-Twenty-three
tank cars filled with gasoline were de-
stroyed here last night by a fire that
followed the derailment of -eastbound
special freight No. 1916. The loss is
unofficially estimated at $4,000. No
one was injured.
The cause of the explosion is I'M
known. The train had just pulled out
of the station on the main line when
it struck a broken rail. causing several
cars to leave the track. A terrific ex-
plosion followed near the front end of
the train and flames from the burning
gasoline flew high in the air.
The train crew, with great diff
Guilty, succeeded in uneoupling the
first three cars behind the engine and
pulling them to safety. A switch en-
CINE from Florence responded to an
emergency call and succeeded in saw
ing the twelve rear cars. The remain
der were totally destroyed.
The wreck completely blockaded the
main line and indications are that the
track will not be cleared until 'tomor-
row morning. Wreckers responded
from Newton and Emporia. All west
bound Santa Fe trains between To-
peka and Peabody will be detoured
over the Rock Island until the debris
has been removed from the track.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-16

green hand and has all he can do for
the rest of the night
Miss Mcintosh looked around the
car, anxious to help. as is the way of
Y. NJ. secretaries, but nonplussea for
the moment. Most of the travellers
were too. elderly, frail. short or stout
to qualify as berth makers
.sPn bet 1 can make up a BERTH"
Miss Mcintosh volunteered. being
young. strong, tall and not burdened
with flesh The amazed conductor al
lowed her to relieve him of the bed
linen.
Catching the spirit of the Y w.
porter" a man in the opposite sec
ton Offered assistance, doing the
lowering of the mysterious upper COM
partments. while Miss Mcintosh with
very little trouble marshalied the
blankets, sheets. hammocks. curtains.
etc, into regulation order. presenting
berths that looked 'soh. so comfort
able" to her amused, but tired fellow
passengers. Soon the twentieth berth
was ready for it's eager occupant.
Miss Mcintosh realized something
else aside from the fun and satisfac-
ton of being able to help. She was
tipped by every passenger.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-16
"SMOKE" BOUND OVER
Negro Charged With Attempted Muir
der and Robbery.

Frank Smoke" Williams, after a
preliminary hearing in the court of
Topeka today, was bound over to the
district court on charges OF assault
with intent to kill and assault With
intent to commit robbery.
williams, 1t is alleged, went to the
home of Margaret Lyons, PA Jack
son street. on the night OF Decem-
Der 20. his face masked, and Presented
a gun when the door was opened.
Jerry Lyons, Margaret's father. said
he pulled the mask from Smokes"
face and that the latter hit him over
the head with his revolver.
DIR. c. Hammond testified he was
called and took several stitches in the
wound. Mrs. Katharine Tassel, daugh-
ter of Jerry Lyons, was out of the
city at the time, and made the COM
plant against williams when she re-
turned two weeks later, it was said.
Witnesses claimed they did not know
Williams's intentions. He was not
represented by an attorney.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-16
LEFT KIDDIES, CLAIM
wife Starts Second Episode OF NeilI
Troubles at overbrook.

A complaint charging John A Neill,.
her divorced husband. with child de-
sertion, was sworn to in the court OF
Topeka this morning by Mrs. nellie
NsflI of Overlook. This is the Sec
ond chapter in the Neill troubles.
which came to light nearly a year ago
when the husband brought suit against
his wife for divorce in the Shawnee
county district court She filed cross
petition and was awarded the decree.
AT that time Neill, whose father.
John c. Neill is a wealthy farmer liv
ing south of Wakarusa, was ordered
by the court to support his two chill
dren Frances. aged s, and Asher.
aged 6. According to the wife he has
failed to live up to the order and has
left the country. He was in Tulsa
Okla, she says. when she last heard
of him last December.
A1tho a warrant for Neill's arrest
has been issued. it will rest with the
county commissioners whether funds
will be allowed to look for him. Off
Gals said. The case was to be pre-
scented to the commissioners this after
noon and the elder Neill was to APP
pear before the board to explain his
sons side of the case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-16
WANTS NO MEDALS
Navy Better OF without Deco
rations, Says Sims.
Denies Personal Feeling in Con-
trOyersy With Daniels.

Washington, Jan. 16.--Abolition of
naval decorations was favored by Ad-
miral William s. Sims, who appeared
before a senate naval affairs sub
committee today .as the first witness
in the investigation of the naval
awards controversy.
The controversy was brought on by
publication of letter from Sims to
Secretary of the Navy Daniels criticiz-
ing Daniels's choice of officers who
were to receive awards.
IF the government could see its
way clear to wipe out the whole bust
ness and start clean, I think major
ity of the service would be pleased"
Sims said. However, that is only
my own opinion. The whole business
always led to trouble. I saw this COM
ing and tried to head it off"
Sims denied that personal pique was
responsible for his criticism of Dan
iels.
1T was because I. believed tradi-
tions of the service had been violated
by changing the recommendations"
he said
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-16
GIRL PLAYED PORTER
\. W. G. a. Secretary Made Up Berth
When GEORGE Got Lost,

w ITCH -GtOfKC NE0E llOS&.
Miss Mildred Mcintosh. Y. w. c. A.
field finance secretary for Kansas.
Colorado, Wyoming and Utah, who is
in the city to attend the annual MEM
bershfp- banquet to be held at the Y.
w. c. A. tonight is most versatile
person.
A Y. W. c. A. secretary must be
naturally versatile, being expected to
do all of a number of things, from
leading a vesper service to serving in
a Y. w. cafeteria. But the versatility
OF Miss Mcintosh is emphasized by her
action in an emergency on the Pull
man car which brought her to Topeka.
When the hour came on the Pull
man when one rings for the porter to
please make down the BERTH" ring
after ring brought no porter.
Where's that porter?' was a ques-
ton which began to be matter of
concern, expressed in various language
from the mild wonder of the little
white haired lady. passenger to the
near profane explosion of the stout
and sleepy travelling man.
After the bell had registered many
emphatic rings. the Pullman car con-
ductor came reluctantly into the car
burdened with an arTnload of bed
linen. Miss Mcintosh. nearest the
door, and first to question him as to
formed in low and worried tones that
''the porter had stepped off at a sta
ton a few miles back and had been
left.
st never made up a berth in my
1ife,'' the nervous conductor said,
land I don't know what (the deviD
to do. The porter in the next car is a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-16
IT'S ALL IN THE KICK
Admiral Sims Declares jules Verne
Right-Roclzct Can Be Shot
From Earth to Moon.

: New York, Jan. 1e.@Rear Admiral
William S. Sims today announced his
belief in the possibility of rocket
reaching the moon from the earth.
In answer to an editorial expression of
Incredibly as to the powers of the de-
vice invented by Prof. R. H. Goddard
of Clark college and tested under the
auspices of Smithsonian institute, the
admiral wrote to a newspaper little
essay about what a projectiie will do
in vacuum When he was in the
naval academy his class was asked the
following question in examination:
WIN a rocket ascend in vacuum ?
If SO, why? If not, why not?
Then the professor proved with a
water bottle the letter says, that a
rocket would ascend in a vacuum for
the same reason that a gun would kick
if-fifed in a vacuum and thai the pro-
polling force of rocket was nothing
but a continuous kick.
IF this is true" the letter contin-
-ues, "the rocket referred to will as
cend after passing above the earth S
atmosphere and Jules Verne was cor
rect in his assumption that an explo-
sion from his huge projectiie would
produce a kick while --circiing the
moon and thus release it from the at
traction of that satellite"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-16
START SOMMERS TRIAL
Rossville Man Charged With Wrong
ing Young Girl.

The trial of Chauncey Sommers.
Rossville, on the charge of white
slavery, began today in the first di-
vision of the district court.
The complaint was made last Au-
gust by Bigham Uhl. proprietor of the
elevator at Grove, kan. He charged
that Sommers, who ran a garage at
Rossville for his father, had taken
Berhsce Chl, the young daughter of
the elevator man, for an auto ride, on
the night of July %. They left at 10
o'clock at night, it was charged, and
did not return until o'clock next
morning.
At the time OF Sornmers's prelimi-
nary hearing in the court of Topeka,
1t was declared that the girl had
worked for a time at. the Sommers
home while Mrs. -Sommers was absent.
Denial was made that any improper
acts took place during the drive on
the evening in question.
The whole morning was taken up
with the examination of the jury. Both
sides exhausted their challenges The
state> exerted all efforts to the end that
the jury comprise married men with
daughters. At least one Single man
was excused. Both sides were par
ticular in asking the jurors il the fact
that Sommers is married and has chill
dren would affect their verdict.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-16
DpopsY TREATED FREE
Many Report Cured AFTER Doctors rallied

At first no disease is apparently more
harmless than dropsy: little swelling
Of the eyelids. hands, feet,~ankies or alb
demen. faint spells, sometimes nausea and
vomiting. and a lingering and wretchei
death il the dropsy is not cured.
DIR. Miles has been known as a leading
specialist In these diseases for 80 years.
His liberal offer of 1915 Treatment freq
to all sufferers is certainly worthy OF SER
fons consideration. You may never have
such an opportunity again.
The asrand Dropsy Treatment consists
Of four dropsy reInedres In one, also
Tonic Tablets and Psra- Laxa for refney-
ing the water. This treatment is special
" prescribed for each patient and Is three
times as successful as that of most ply
sicians. IL usually relieves the first day.
and removes swelling in six days f. most
sases. Delay is dangerous.
Send for Remarkable Reports of Cures.
All afflicted readers may have Book
Examination Chart, Opinion, Advice, and
Two-Pound Trial Treatment free.
Write at ence. Describe your case Adj
dress. DIR. Tranklin Miles, Dept. DA, 26J
TO 275 Franklin St, Elkhart, Ind.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-16
N. P. L. TRIAL is ON
Legionaries Attend Hearing of kid.
nauers'' at Stafford.


Stafford, Kan. Jan. 16.-The trial of
e. NJ. Smart, Charles Thompson and
Clarence Henry. charged with kdnap-
ing Nonpartisan league organizers at
Hudson and Stafford, which is now
being heard at Stafford has developed
into trial. rather, of the Nonpartisan
league itself.
I'VE are not fighting the farmers
here who have been misguided and
rfisled in this organization" declared
Paul Magic, counsel for defense in
statement to the court, "but we will
Show before this case is ended, leaders
and organizers of this Nonpartisan
league have been preaching sedition
and to over throw this government"
The prosecution finished today, and
the defense began this afternoon. The
opera house in Stafford, where the
trial is being held, was crowded to-
day with members of the American
Legion, many of them overseas SOL
diers in uniform, who are taking a
deep interest in the case. The legion
has been active in the fight against
the Nonpartisan league here
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-16
PLAN STATE POLICE
Constabulary Would Enforce Auto and
Traffic Laws.

The ways and means committee of
the upper house today was considering
bill authorizing the establishment
of a state constabulary composed of
ten men vested with the right of
sheriffs anG police officers.
The aim of the proposed state con-
stabulary would be to enforce automo-
bile regulations. speeding, faulty head
lights. and jay driving. in the state.
Complaints of failure or refusal of
local officials to properly enforce
these regulations has been received
for several years, the committee was
informed.
The state constabularyS would go
from one city to another where COM
plant is made, make their own arrests
for violation of auto regulations and
be free from local influence, it was
declared
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-16
WILL STAGE CIRCUS
Topeka Legionaries' Plans Also Call for
Whole series of Entertainments.

Plans are under way in the Ameri-
can Legion for putting on an indoor
circus here the week of February 16,
it was announced today.
A special meeting has been called
for Monday evening at the Legion hall,
210 West Sixth street. A Mr.. Pollett.
of Kansas City, who has recently put
on similar shows for the Legion posts
of Chicago and Kansas City will be
here Monday evening to discuss the
matter with the local Legion members.
The circus plans are in line with
plans of the local post to give a series
of entertainments for raising money.
There are still many things to be done
to make the quarters of the Legion
comfortable, convenient and attrac-
tive. The men recently out of service
have no way to get money.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-01-16
WOULD TAME IT
College Men OF Country Favor
Pact Reservations
Only 6,691 Against Ratification
Figures to Lodge.

New York. Jan. 1e.-Results OF the
intercollegiate treaty referendum
to date were forwarded today to SEN
ators Lodge and Hitchcock. rival lead
ers In the senate treaty fight.
= The votes of both faculty. and stu
dents of American colleges so far tab
ulated showed the following results:
ratification of the League Of Ma
Ions and treaty amendments or reser-
'ations-24,
Any compromise under reservations
hich will make possible immediate
atificatfon of the league and treaty
2.935.
Ratification of the league and
'eaty with the specific reservations
oted by majority OF. the senate
Compromise of the reservations