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The Pensacola journal., 1920-03-27
NOTE To Chile
CAUSE OF STIR
American Chamber Commerce
at Valparaiso Has Request
ed Correction.
CLAIMED GROSS ERROR
Denial Is Made That Chile Was
in Any Way Responsible for
Peru-BOliyia Break.

Valparaiso, Chile, March 26.-The
American chamber of commerce here
has unanimously registered it's dis-
approval of the terms of the note re-
Gently sent to Chile by the United
States government, requesting Chile to
use all her efforts to prevent a conflict
between Peru and Bolivia 1t has been
declared by the press that the note
gave evidence of suspicion that chile
had fostered the differences between
Peru and Bolivia.
The action Of the chamber, at a
meeting yesterday morning, took the
form of a message to Joseph H. Shea,
the American ambassador, which read
as follows:
The American note to the Chilean
government regarding the difficulties
between Peru and Bolivia, as 1t ap-
peared in the public press of Chile,
is greatly erroneous, uncalled for and
absolutely contrary to the expressed
principles of the American govern
ment.
1T has produced serious injury to
American reputation, jeopardized the
extreme friendship always extended to
Americans in Chile. and has resulted
In just and tense resentment on the
part of all Chileans.
This chamber of commerce, repre-
senting large American business in
terests in Chile, requests you TO trans
NIT the above cable to the American
government with the request that the
lamentable situation which has been
created be rectified by cable
Washington, March ga summary
of Chile's reply TO the American note
that it use its influence to
prevent hostilities between Bolivia
and Peru growing out of the recent
incidents at La Paz, was received at
The state department today from Am
bassador Shea at VALPARAISO. The re
ply itself is being forwarded by mail
1t was announced that Mr.. Shea's
of the Chilean communication
and the full text Of the American note
would be made public by the state de-
partment late today. Meantime Off
Gals refused to discuss either.
Today's announcement was the first
rom the state department that for
NAL note had been sent to Chile re-
garding. the anti-Peruvian outbreaks
at the Bolivian capital early this
month At the time of the outnreaKs
IL was stated that Beltram Matthew
the Chilean ambassador, had called
at the state department and had been
asked by under-Secretary Polk, who
then was acting as secretary, TO re-
quest his government TO use VS.
strong influence" to prevent the peace
Of South America from being dis
turbed
Before that FREDERICK Pezet, the
Peruvian ambassador. had asked the
state department TO intervene, and
two notes had been dispatched to
Bolivia and a third prepared requesting
that 1t make every effort possible to
prevent hostiiities
The Pensacola journal., 1920-03-27
TOM WATSON ON
GEORGIA TICKET

Atlanta, Ga, Mar. 26.-"Against the
League of Nations and For States
Rights" will be the slogan of Thomas
E. Watson as a candidate in the
Georgia pre- dental preferential pri-
mary, B. NJ Blackburn announced here
tonight. Blackburn said the State
Democratic Executive Committee had
agreed TO enter Watson's name in the
primary.
The Pensacola journal., 1920-03-27
FIRE LOSS HEAVY
AT MONTGOMERY

Montgomery. Ala, Mar. 26.-Fire loss
of approximately one hundred thou
sand dollars resulted today at noon
from flames at the plant of the At
lantic Compress Company in North
Montgomery.
Three hundred bales of cotton esti-
mated to be worth 40 cents pound,
was burned. The property was in
sured.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-01
That Jeffersonian Dress.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES:
was much interested in the article by Olive
Marshall in the American Weekly section OF
The Times of October II showing photographs
OF inaugural gowns said to have been by
the wives Of Presidents Washington, Jefferson,
Lincoln. and others.
am constrained to question the accuracy OF
some OF these representations, especially in tho
case OF Mrs. Jefferson. 1t Is to be remembered
that her husband was the exponent of "Jeffer.
scnian simplicity" and 1t 10 stated that his in
difference to his person al appearance at his own
inaugural was OBSERVATIONS and evidently In
tended to cause comment" 1t is not probable
that this simple" individual. who later re-
ceived the British ambassador In his slippers,
nor his wife who shared quite generally his So
Geological views. would have gone far to con-
form to the fashionable ideals Of that day.
The garment shown In the National Museum.
and pictured in the article under discussion,
is one worn by Jefferson's daughter, probably
at a later period. No reason IL seen for suppos-
ing IL to have been worn by anyone at the in
augural especially by Mrs. Jefferson. No such
claim Is made for II at the museum.
1t Is worthy Of mention also that Jefferson
had no wife at this time, the only wife he ever
had having died nearly twenty years earlier,
In 1882, and before a Presidential Inauguration
was overheard Of In this country.
i. NJ FoUTZ
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-01
The Impractical Man

There is deal of uttered about the practical
He is supposed to be of much to the world
than the impractical They always praising the
who does things gets things DONE and the words
smack in mouth though after ALL he is tho fully
worthwhile man.
The truth of the matter is that your practical is
usually secondrate To be practical implies that you
do things under existing conditions taking things
they But very often the thing needed is change
these conditions To be practical implies that do
things that he has pracced But in the crises Of e when
we thing done that nobody has praciced when
get to real hard knot that has been united your
genuinely great is the dreamer with his head full Of
theories
The practical man locomotive but he never
invented He manage telephone system but he
could not pick the telephone idea out of nothing and make
it something
The practical brother is son of Martha and gets the
plus The dreamer is son of Mary and usually gets the
sack.
The founder of Christianity had nowhere to lay His
head the Bishop who manages successfully huge Christian
organization has palace and seat in the House of Lords
The inventor of the sleeping got swinded the prac
teal business who runs the sleeping company has
large, juicy income.
Your practical common physician treat ord
nary but when the plague breaks out you send for
your touse headed old professor and the
and the stranger the plague the absent minded
and tousle headed the professor
The who pushing this world along are the
theorists the ideass the dreamers in their laboratories
watching test tubes in their studies excogtatng phoso
phies walking the pavement with their heads in the
clouds, dreaming and singing of the Golden Year.
Labor does not create wealth Ideas create wealth
The most efficient in the world is the with
thing the brain 1t he that makes possible for
to work
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-01
The Spectator
The POSSibLeS.

Our only real friends arc the Possibles-
OF course mix with Tom. Dick. and Har-
ry, We meet certain men in the way OF business
have neighbors in the town and friends
of friends OF sometimes drop in. and there
and fellow political partisans. and members OF
the same lodge and club, not to mention the
friendly grocer and the amiable life insurance
agent, and all that. But friends that - to say
friends. WELL our only genuine, absolute and
wholly acceptable friends. intimate and endur-
ing, are the Possibles.
We never met them.
We dream of them, but we do not see them
in our waking hours.
Whenever the doorbell rings Unexpectedly we
suspect one may be coming. but he never comes.
When sit down by a stranger in the rail-
way coach and begin conversation faint hope
tinkles that this may be he, but II is not Pref
~ he shows a streak we do not like.
When we meet a man at banquet. or on an
ocean steamer expectation arouses and whisp-
crs maybe he is one of them" But after n while
he fades.
The Possibles, more than any others. really
influence
1t is for them we went to school and improved
mind, so that they would not be ashamed
1t is to make n good impression on them
that select hats.
We have boots shined so they will notice.
We money that they will not find us
dependent oil them when they come.
If IL were not for fear Of their disapproval we
would not make half the effort
We every crowd to see them.
Every letter whose envelope does not reveal
its sender may be from one Of them. 1t never is.
We are as hunters that pursue the White
Flag, or children after the Blue Bird.
To them can tell our little shameful bits
Of nobleness others would laugh at
They know well they would not be
shocked at incipient .obscenities. They
would understand.
They would trust utterly, needing no ex-
plantations.
They are large minded, opulcnt magnificent,
familiar with great names, Travelled, cultured,
yet always putting at our ease.
Even when ring the doorbell OF Death we
expect to- see the Possibles.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-01
Beatrice Fairfax
a Good Turn

About twice a day l get letter from some
one who Is just plain unhappy" Life is drab
for Jane or John. Nothing happens to add
q touch OF rose color to the dish water gray OF
existence. And with cry OF WEAKNESS Jane
or John shr. eks out at me plea to find way
out-OR--- And that "or'' is a threat to let 60
the rens. stop trying to be good" give 1t all
up as q bad Job.
Before 1 go into the matter of DIETS say
Jane want to tell you a tiny happening OF to-
day. There came to me in bit Of distress-our
competent and lkeable head stenographer. She
needed the address Of an author And she had
no data other than the woman's name. rallied
to produce any information concerning what
the woman had written. but suggested that at
lunch time I'd stop at one OF our Dig DOCK
shops and ask for information
Said Anna: Perhaps ! can save you the
trouble by telephoning."
Within five minutes beaming young woman
stopped at my desk and informed me that she
had the writer's country home address. Nes,
we'd looked in the telephone book before de-
spairing Of finding out for ourselves).
THANK you much" cried Anna In her
warm. friendly way II thought you'd be able
to help me-"
Smiling gratefully she departed to tell some
one else how I'd helped her. or course. I'd done
nothing-a chance suggestion had worked. She
felt gratitude beamed gratitude, expressed IT,
too. And had a nice, warm cozy feeling that
I'd really done something for one of my fellow
workers.
I'm sure for Anna and me the day had par
ticularly rosy hue-all made up for blue skies
and golden warmth and great good will.
Any may illuminate day with the ele-
ments that went to make UP our del ght. Graft
tude, graciousness-those were the things Anna
brought to the occasion. 1t doesn't matter that
the gratitude for the merest trifle. She
felt good will coming from me to her. She gave
out good will again.
Chances to do tiny things for folks are coming
along all the time. To look for them, to seize
upon them. to make of them opportunity for
self-forgetfulness. Is to insure certain warm
glow that's bound to put to II ght all the MAS
mas and clouds of ordinary events.
II Jane will forget herself some particularly
gray and dull day and just hunt around for an
opportunity to make some one else forget the
color of the scheme of things. she's likely to
find that there's no one for whom she'd done so
great a service as just for herself.
The folks who are gracious and sweet make
you suppose there Is for them to be miserable?
Suppose some one offers you his place in a
line at a crowded box Officer Isn't that enough
to make the world seem pretty good place?
Suppose a street-car conductor carefully helps
off q withered little old lady a tiny boy
'snt that a proof that the old world Is a fine
place?
To see kindness or TO do Il Is a real Joy. To
feel that some one else has been helped a bit
because you are there at the psychological mo-
ment Is q wonderful satisfaction. There's moth
ing finer than bit OF service To give II joy
fully or to take II gracefully Is to make life
worth while,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-01
LAMENTABLE BIGOTRY.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAlhFAh!
Have been going with young lady for ten
months and we have grown to love each other
dearly. My sister Is about to be married to a
young man Ia Christian).
We being of Jewish faith, my sweetheart's
parents. on hearing this. told her she must
Immediately cease going with me-
She, OF course, much she claims she
loves me, says she will have to give me up.
Can this girl really love me, and what does
my sisters marriage concern them7
DO you think IL right for parent to sacri-
flee a daughters happiness for such religious
bigotry that does not even concern us two, as
both the same faith7 L. E. w.
Race prejudice is kept alive by Just such mar
row bigotry as your sweethearts arents show.
First Of all, II seems sad that we can't all be
Gods children and 80 brethren, Jew and Cen
tile are striving for the same good, the same
ideals. They merely have different traditions
and go down different paths. The goal should
bo tho same-goodness and peace and love IL
the girl has any strength back OF her loving
she should cling to you. II her parents can't
be made to sec that, as you say. the matter
does not touch you. they Arc not important
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-01
THE DYING FISHERMAN.

II was midnight on the ocean.
Not a street car was In sight,
Tho sun was shining brightly.
For 1t rained all day that night.
Twas n summers day In winter,
The rain was showing fast,
As a barefoot girl with shoes on,
stood sitting on tho grass.
Then the organ peaied potatoes.
Lard was rendered by the choir.
While the sexton rang a dish rag,
Someone set the church on fire.
Holy smokes" the preacher shout cd
As he madly tore his hair;
Now his head resembled heaven,
For there was no parting there.
MAGGIE
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-01
NJ. S. p. LAUREL
HOTEL DE BUM.

Board SO cents per square foot
Meals extra. Breakfast at five. din
ner at six, supper at seven.
Guests are requested not to speak
to the dumb waiter.
Guests wishing to get up without
being called can have self-raising
flour for supper.
Not responsible for automobile
kept under the pillows.
The hotel Is convenient to all ceme-
teries. Hearses to hire, rs cents
day.
Guests wishing to do a little driv-
ing will find hammer and nails in the
closet.
If the light goes out. take feather
out OF the pillow; that's light enough
for any room.
Don't worry about paying your
bills: the house Is supported BY Its
foundation. VAN AWFCLITCH
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-01

LEAGUE
We TOWNE GOSSIP
BEVERLEY, Mass.
L Registered q. s. Patent onics.
BY X. C.. B.

BEVERLEY, Mass.
| DEAR X. c. B.--There's q family In our
street with lot Of children. and the mother
never seems to Scold or anything and the
hands or voices OF the children are never
raised one against the other. and peace dwells
there en- fsmille
There's Miss Eighteen and Miss Sixteen
and Miss Ten and no more until along comes
little Miss Four, and close upon her heels
comes little Master Two-YearOld.
OF course, with 80 many misses for sisters.
and one missus for a mama, little Two-Year
Old. is-well, you know what an Influx OF
women gender do to lone male gender.
Well, X. c. B., after enjoying all the pet
ting and spelling of a vacation-flled Summer.
little Master Two-Year-Oid gets very lone
some in these busy, school-hlled FAN days,
and the other day while Miss Eighteen and
Sixteen we're at high school, and little Miss
Four-YearLOld had some pressing doll business
with a neighbor Four-Y Old, Master Two
Year-Old decided he'd go to school after lunch
with Miss TenYear-Old.
Ten didn't know Master Two had decided
to 20 until she was q good bit away from
the house; then she tried to send him back,
but Master Two had no notion OF going back,
and all her wiles, and coaxing and promising
failed.
So she tried to carry him back.
He fell deadweight upon her arms and
struggled.
She gave up and tried to drag him.
And then she found out how much per cent
of mule there Is in a male gender's makeup.
There was poor Ten-YearOld quite in tears.
for the moments were slipping by. also the
other boys and girls.
She called Mother" as loudly as she could
and mother heard. but she was dressing and
couldn't come. Instead Mother called to
Master Two-Year-Old and Master Two-Year-
Old called back:
"I'rr doir' - 'nol"
Miss Four.YearOld. having finished her
doll vlsluoss, then came to the aid OF her elder
sister. and Elder Sister grasped the oppor-
tunity and skipped.
Miss Four YearOld coaxed and persuaded.
pushed and tugged. but brother was immov-
able. She promised him part or some
candy that she was going to have Tomorrow
He was rather inclined to yield but tomorrow
seemed too vaguely remote, after oil, and he
made last supreme effort to break away
schoolward.
In blind panic Four.Year-Old lifted up her
voice to Mother" calling for promise OF
big piece OF nice "choclit' cake for brother
right now" II he'd come back.
And X C. B.. that worked like charm. The
! mothers voice had scarcely reached his ears
before he was making for home as fast as his
fat little legs would work.
The reason I'm telling you this little human
interest story, Mr.. X. c. B.. is so that you may
send the baby girls philosophy to all her sis
ters, old and young--to never try TO drive
man, but entice him. Pave whatever road
they want him to take with "choclit' cake, or
cream cake or pie, or whatever 1t is he likes
best, and that1l save q lot OF tears, and time
and energy. Yours very truly
D. z. b.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-01
RECONCILIATION.

II YOU have tried the best you could.
And not cucceeded as you should,
or think you ought, Fate wills II so
And holds the secret none may KNOW
All cannot win In life's brief race.
Or gain u great and lofty place
That overlooks the vale OF time -
Where countless mortafs strive to climb
To happy vantage points. but fai
In mounting walls which others scale
With easy enorts-so II seems,
And gains the height of golden dreams.
All things are not just as they seem
In lifec complex and seething stream
Where each Is swept along. ween.
Toward the brink OF the vast unseen
As autumn leaves Ger woodland walls.
While the voice of the future Calls
Unto the spirit that feels forlorn;
In the march Of life. some souls must morn
or rejoice In the dream of destiny
That guides the hope OF humanity.
And shapes the course where mortais tread
In storied footsteps OF the dead,
That blaxed a trail and left behind
A shining guidepost to mankind
Along the road of Liberty.
Where all may travel far and free
GEORGE SANDS JOHNSON.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-01
Once-Overs
Copyright 1870, by the international News servica)
HELP THE KIDDIES.
BY J. J. MUNDY.

we'll do you back the teachers
of your chids education?
much
daughter have spend lessons Of
they spend praccng along line
plshment?
you try teacher, directly
essentials they have mapped then
boohep kddies along with their work laid QUIT
What do children teacher for
unwilling to make the easier for them to Learnt
Jennie Tomme make the most Of their time
them and finding fault with what they
trying to dot
headquarters teacher what required
and be expected n child that particular place.
takes school TO do certain things
Teach the children get their work done well and time
phyca condition to meet requirements
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-01
OUR COLUMN.

The Heard and Seen column 10 meant
To enlighten you for q while.
There IL nothing in there to prevent
Your INDUCING in a smile.
Twill sharpen up your wits
And keep you from mischief. too.
And you will find there are bits
OF wholesome wisdom scattered through
CHEVY.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-01
Girls, be modest, but not prud-
ish. Venus de Milo would look
like the dickens in corset and
kimoAo. JOElIlIo.
THE NEW GIRL OR THE OLD ONE
OVER AGAIN.

OH! the sweet blissfulness OF It.
THAT first kiss.
YOUR very heart and soul arc In It
THE love and alteration that sur
rounds It.
BUT watchi as the days roll by Cor
the evenings)
YOUR desire and earnestness
LAG till finally at the end
OF three or four months.
1T had died-a natural death.
BILLIE b.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-01
THAT OLD PENNY GAG.

A writer says he is willing to pay
1885, for 1865 pennies. Some chap
worked that on EARL GOODWIN, and
Goodwin was busy three weeks trying
to placate people who thought they
were going to get big money for an
old penny. or course 1855 pennies
are worth $1S.6J.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-01
Tatooed Mothers.

In samoa when n woman Is married several
tattoo marks are placed on her, and both in
Fiji and samoa the nth of each child Is regis.
tered on the mothers hand. At Tahiti serious
crimes are punished by tattooing a mark upon
the forehead.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-01
IN PASSING.

Just a word before we quit.
Dur poor brain has done It's BIZ
Handling gems that Gay py day
Nuts and sages sent our way.
zach we've tried to give Its place;
sad that some have failed OF space.
Anyway, we've done our best
Now beg pardon for the rest.
From our heart we thank BILLS
friends
only hope we've served his ends
Ready now for praise or blame
Downward read; you'll ind our naDA
BILLS SPARE TIRE
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-01
ANSWERING MIR. RYAN.

The name Uncle Sam" was first
used for U. s. in Troy. n. Y, in 1872,
when Uncle Sam" Wilson was Of
fetal inspector for army goods,
which were marked ~. s."
CARL J. HAARDT.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-01

I think not only cigar stores.
but all stores, regardless of what
line they carry. should be closed
from 1880 to 2:30 Christmas
Day to let the clerks enjoy
Christmas dinner at the regular
time. RAYMOND NJ. PECK.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-01
CLASSIFIED ADS.

FOR SALE-Full bIooded COW giving milk,
three tons OF hay and a lot of chickens.
FOR SALE-Bakers bizness. good trade
and q large oven. owner been in It seven
years.
wANTED-Boy to deliver oysters that can
ride on a bicycle.
FOR SALE-A watch BY an old man with
compass in head
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-01
CAN THE CAKES DO THIss

Owing to the superior intelligence
of the cakies-those men OF mighty
Intellect call on them to solve
these problems:
The Beginning OF Eternit|
The End Of Time and space.
The Beginning of Every End.
And the End OF Every Race
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-01
ENTENTE CORDIAL.

NeiEhbor-"How did that naughty
little boy of yours get hurtT
Ditto-"That good little boy OF
yours hit him on the head with .
brick."-E. NJ O'S.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-01
BRING ON THE PoIIsH.

BHINU ON Ins HVHA"s
BROOKLYNITE submits this Rah-saA
song for the old column:
Heard and Seen will shine today
Heard and Seen will shine
Heard and Seen will shine TO-DAY.
Heard and Seen will shine.
Heard and Seen will shine todAv
Heard and Seen will shine
Gloom eoas down and Joy prevanS
For Heard and Seen will shinAs
n it doesn't shine after that, 8rkh -
haye 70 hire q new bootblack-
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-01

Don't pick a quarrel before 1t Is
ripe and then let It drop.
Kissing would be quite healthy
pastime IL 1t didn't cause heart
trouble.
Women don't run after men any
more than mouse traps run after mice.
But they catch 'em. CHEW.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1920-11-01
WITHOUT RESERVATIONS.

Sam-How-comc Jim git that yeah
in Jail?
Mose-Likker police cotch him
with a League O. Nationa.
"whass dat?'
'Fohteen pints."