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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-18

blow his last trump you'd want -
get come more war paint before sou
answered tire cali
That won bother 49, taeu. my
dear. Lillian returned sweetiy "you'll
be $50 buy handing on 20 my skirts.
trying 70 sneak through into heaven
with me that "A little powder more Or
less WON'T worry you"
For heavens sake. don't waste
any sine using the hanmef on eash
other" put IN Dicsxy. If Katie
hasn't the dinner on the table I'm
going into the kitchen and forage."
I think Katie must have been lis
tenInw at the door. for At this mo-
rnent che popped her head IN with
her IN variable phrase: Dinner al
ready Miss Graham, I mean dinner
she serve
Despite all my efforts | have never
been able 70 induce Katie 70 announce
"A meal properly Her efforts In this
direction would be pathetic II they
were not 80 iudicrous
Harry Underwood hurried across
the room and made an elaborate osei.
sance 90 Katie
Them words are the sweetest ever
heard he said.
Katie giRgled nervousiy. but her
smile changed to frown as Mr. TN
derwood turned 20 the rest of - and
announced in a sonorus mlmicry of
manner.
Dinner she serve. LADIES' and gen.
tlemeu. " you not get a move on
oh. hush.' gasped anxionsly. and
Lillian flashed Harry a warning look.
and said in a low voice: Low bridge.
look out" for IIaties face was as
black as a thundercloud. Her unger-
tain temper was evidently on the point
Of exploding when Lillian with her
ever ren ~ tact saved the day.
She stepped forward quickly and
laid her hands on the girls shoulder.
You mustn't mind AFR. Underwood.
Katie" she said soothingly. lie MIN
ics everybody. know YOU must have
something delicious for dinner. Tell
me what IL is that smslls 80 good r
Kafle's volatile face dimpled into
smiles again.
I no tell YOU she said eoylg. you
COON ont and eat. then YOU see"
My prophetic nose. Lillian ex-
claimed as we seated ourselves be-
fore the table and Katie pat before us
plates heaped with steamed clans.
with cups OF hot clam broth accom-
panying them.
- ore answered her remark. The
men were too busy with the clans.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-18
Revelations
of a Wife

When Lillian and came down
stairs 20 join Cur husbands and Grace
Draper al dinner We found two e1-
eeedlngly impatient men and a
silRhtly puzzled girl
Miss Draper was evidently not as
used 20 the usual pre-linner irrlta-
biliin of tire average man az f.lliian
and I were i WAS almost laugha-
bio 70 see her bewlldermellf e. tie
little airs and Eracea sac was dis
playing fer the benefit ~ her mas
cnilne companions were almost ig
nored.
Both men had their eyes fixed on
through which We must enter
the door leadlag from the hslf
A. uninitiated observer might have
thought that they wers imPatientiy
walslng our coming because they
were lonely for our ectnpsni3nshir
Rut IAllian and knew better, and
with our entrance Grace Draper
must have been suddenly enlightened
as - tire comparative value 81 her
charms and ! delayed dinner
"N+ei1 "a yoa fire q tear your
self away from the flour barrel y
rrawled Harry Underwood brutal.
~. AZ we came thr sagh the door.
4 believe that II Gabriel were 70
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-18

swelis rapidly. and usually both sides
are involved
In mild cases, these, together with
slight fever. are the only symptoms.
In more severe eases there may be
headache. vomiting. loss OF appetite.
and paine in the back and limbs. Sc
we're attacks ara seldom seen in chill
dron under twelve and most OF the
complications are seen after that aae
Children are much less susceptible
TO humps than 10 other contagious
diseases, and many OF those exposed
do not contract the disease.
The infection Is communicated By
the patient and by articles freshly
soiied by discharges from the throat
and nose Tho time that elapsea be-
tween exposure ana The onset OF the
disease IL usually about eighteen
days. but IL may be anywhere from
four TO twenty five days. A child who
has suffered an attack Of mumps
should he kept from other chlldren un-
al the swelling has entirely subsidized.
In spite OF the usual mildncss OF
the disease no earelessness IN the
matter az auarantkne should be allow
"a. because serious symptoms and
complications do sometimes arise. Per
manent deafness may result from
mumps. and In rare instances the kid
neys. nervous system or heart may BE-
involved
THE relation between the parotids
and the sexual glands II not clearly
understood hut that there is some rec
a.
occasional involvement OF the latter
during an attack Of mumps. In adj
descent boys this involvement may re-
suit ia EterIlity.
Ia view Of tae possible occurrence
Of these serious consequences. children
with mumps should be kept away
from those who are not known 10 he
immune.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-18
AuroMoslLg oRIvINe.

one At the most frcqu rs complaints
made D. visiting automopitsts b. tast
Pensacola motorists do not abide by
their oWp traffic regulations BE- -
harder. many say 90 drive IN Pensacola
than lt Is iu cities four and five times
az erne The reason. they say Is be-
cause penaacoliuns viii not signal cor
nefs consistently and viii not maintain
tho accepted n0 Ion on the right
slide 81 the road.
Another frequent cause ~ complaint
Is with reference 90 speeding on the
Harrancas road The number o. aeci-
dents there has been unusually low
recently. only three or four IN the last
week. During the summer u was a
quiet night whom there wasn't ono or
two crashes.
stltl a third complaint r. made with
reference e. DINNERS. Many motor
lsts fail 81 dim their head hghts even
when the approaching car btlnka ~
rrmina them 90 AS@ss aoaaa@eta
ean he traced directly 10 this neglect
one ~ the finest Christmas presents
every motorist could make % his fam
u.s. his uesghbors and lis city. would
be 20 ADOPT tine code % traffic rules as
hia own and i've up 90 the regulations.
tt 4 neatly New Years. Every motor
ist should resolve 20 live up TO the
traffic rules then keep the res-
niution.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-18

Grace Draper. too with The appetite
% young and perfectly healthy girl.
was eating heartily while. I was too
busily engaged with ms VIVA. exp
TOMS % make more than . pretense or
either eating or talking.
That's a dish III for the gods" de-
ciared Harry Underwood ut last. a.
Katie removed The plates OF empty
shells. Katie, v youll give me the
recipe for that sauce that you brought
H. with those CLAIMS I'll make our ever
lasting fortune I'll patent II. rut II
IN little bottles with youT photograph
on the outside call IL 'Ratle's steamed
Clam Sauce end sell it for four bits
a bottle"
Katie giggled appreclatlyely. Dot
not my feeSin'" she explained. Missile
Graham she show me how cot sauce
SO"
AIR. Underwood, who sat az nv right.
turned around sauarely in his chair
facing me. He had the exaggerated
pose of one who has discovered some
thing awe-inspirlng Ills face was as
grave az a Judges. but his bold black
eyes were dancing with mischief.
And stu the wonder grew.
That one small head could carry ali
she knew
he quoted slowly and solemnly: then
more briskiy
"Tus that doesn't need to make any
difference. we'll call II 'Madge's
Steamed Clam sauce and put Your
picture on the bottle. The picture
ough; 10 sell II even IL the sauce were
not as good a. Il L.. What do you say.
lady fair7 VIII you so partners with
me and let me make your fortunoT'
His keen. brilliant eyes held mine.
Behind the mocklng laughter In them
there was an indefinabls something
that repealed ne.
I meant 90 answer him with the re-
serve that I had hitherto used toward
him But az that moment sIlas Draper
addressed low-toned question 10
DGcky which I could niat hear. / haw
this admlFanE glance that be cast upon
her. the seductive lovellness OK thn
face she raised r. his.
The sight reused 3 little lurking
devil within me smiled bravsiy az
Harry Underwood. although I would
rather have frowned
The refrain 81 q song that had
heard AZ one OF the shore resorts
flashed through my brain. Reeklessly
I quoted Il. looking Iaaghingly straight
into the face % the man 81 my side.
ITO the end 81 ha worId with you-s
Continued Tomorrow
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-18

The United states IL faced now with
some ~ the most serious internal
tlonal problem % It's existence Be-
aides the question of what 20 do about
the merchant marine. what 20 do
about the league % nations. what 70
40 ahout Armenia. what 90 DO with re-
gard % Japan. comes the big problem
~ eaining a firm hold on the cable
communication service 10 South Amer
lea
A. the present time Great Britain
practically controls such cables
Amer.can business messages have
been held up until British competitors
were able % decide on how 20 meet
contract prices II 10 asserted that
government messages have been SINH
larry delayed.
while no charge of censorship IL
mace. 4 - manifest that unfair tao
ties with reference 20 business compe-
tition have been practiced. The gov
erument's refusal 20 % NIT the West
ern tiHion 90 land a cable AZ Miami
because Il was routed via a British
island IL but one nttle scene IN the
great war for communications control
that T. being wagcd
one - the great press associations
has suggested that the government
raaio stations b. directed 70 har Ile
business and press messages. thua
competins with tho cable companies
~ speed The effect ~ such a. npetl-
ton nirh De GO speed up cable com.
municatlon. but n r. doubtful n on
fair practices by foreign oompettors
ear Be eliminated until the United
states controls parallel cables.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-18
says ths Milton oarstts


AMN NFM3M - 3A@NA1NsN
DO ni Christmas feiiers are n.tnikin'
amv Nm night
santa Claus i comtn't Tho reindeer
q n sight
Thc house IL ies = hunmin the win
daws fuil 81 uRht.
Thinkin' 'bout the happy time o.
Christmas,
Ths lm chrsstnaas fsilsrs they think
~ Joy - he
When the sauwflaken arr a-Gyin' ar
ire wind a-sinFin' free.
leu wish tat you were reein what
them ~ feiisra Sec
Thlnkin' bout the happy time Of
Christmas
Bless them ~ fsfsrs an the worn
aruun'f
Thcy'a TIE water roses when the
snow - en- d grounH
Thinkin' beat the happy time o.
Christmssf
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-18
GEORGETOWN PLAYS
Tech AND AURURN


WASHINGTON. bee ss--paseb,r
teams ~ Auburn. Georgia Tech ans
North Carolina Win come % washing
ton for Banes with Georretown I'M.
versity next spring. according 10 the
Hiii Toppers 1871 schedule announeea
to-day Auburn Will appear here April
~ Georgia Tech April IS and 70. ana
No N Caroline May ~. Games sehsa.
ulsd with other southern colleges in.
eluae one with washington ana Lee
and one with the University ~ lsieh-
motd both 20 BE- played In waaainR-
ton. the former May ard he latter
Auril ~ Games with Alabama and
South Carolina ere pending.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-18
Press Comment
o. We % Little Fslshl

~ 70 Nv AA&ttM F@NANA
The old doctrine Of believe every
ining good until ., 10 proven bad does
not hold with the modern restaurant
hound. DID you ever watch him when
the waiter places his order before
him. Wei. atch him now The first
thing that attracts bis attention Il the
silverwnrs. He carefully s,rulnizes
the knife. fork ana spoon. then care
fully wipes them on his napkin Ciater
he wipes his lips just as carefully
with that same napkin. Nov he
picks a spcck out Of the sugar bowl,
ana then he lifts the cream pot and
carefully smells u before pouring II
into bis cup. Next he attacks tho
salad Here's where he shines Hes
regular Falad comber. he isi Grab
bling Ais fork and knife he turns that
salad inside out and this way and
that. he picks out every dark speck
% cabbage. and lays aside every
piece % its ingredients which he does
not recognize on sight a tho way
through he goes openly and boldly
ptcking out things and placlnR them
on his bread plate or hiding them
under hts dinner plate. lie hasn't
really found anything that II either
bad or not appetizing. but he Il Just
a natural digger" after things IN
what be cats. But. on. bcyl wait until
he gels 90 the pisl Holding IL firmly
by the crust he inserts his knife
blade under the top. prizes and peers
Watch his eyes set big with suspi-
cicn and then contract with concen-
tratsd determination 20 find some
thing that f,ughtn't 10 be fhera
Honestly. we'd almost rather have
10 look "a the cashier prfmp and
powder AZ the desk. ana 50 through
al the familiar motions Of a cat
washing il face. than 70 have 90 cit
where We must SEQ this salad comher,
pie opener, asBas inator II the char
acter ~ good food az his daily task
But he IL ~ the other restaurant. too.
so why not shut your eyes and eat
in poace7-rampa Tribune
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-18
70 WItIea ) WIeked %.


A dashiuE yachisman gave BIN Dli-
lards hat the once over and remarked
that it's hard 10 tell from a mans hat
whether he has been 70 New York
or Crestvtew .--peasaoola Journal
Just exactly what the writer % this
slllt means Is not clear. but Il r. roa-
sonablo 20 infer that the comparison
IL unfaVorabie 10 Crestvisw Doubtless
the writer is tie same party that never
falls 20 toll the readers Of The Journal
that he has been 20 France with the
broad accent on the a. ard TO Bos-
ton. Chicago, Washington. ct al, but
fails 20 linger or that visit % DeFun-
lax Springs 20 write up the oil eitua-
ton a few weeks ago. However, the
particulars Of that visit were written
up ny a prominent citizen 81 De-
Funiak On a vivid style-racv ard terse
lar s1lage. and with the ear-marks Of
truth. Just why The Journal writer
should delight IN alurring the only
territory peculiarly is own field is
hard 10 understand. In fact e IL
enough 70 make the late lamonted cd
itor and founder 81 The Journal.
Hon. Prank l.. Mayes, turn over IN
his grave with indignation at such
nonaensical and far-fctehed para
graphs AZ the above. Again we answer
your own question. Miss Journal
what's the matter with Pensacola Z"
By saying that she has no teai news
papcr--tusi a bunch ~ epraddle- bugs
and blasrhemers. ~okaloosa News
Journal
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-18

II your child complains ~ pains
below tho ear which = Increased By
movements &c the Jaw. ~ pressure.
and sometimes ~ taking sid sub
stance Ia the mouth, yoa may look Tor
the swollen gland Which will indicate
that you nave a case - mumHs IN taa
family.
This gland the nafufidl lies ln such
q position that VIXEN e - swol.en sn
mgmus the lobe IS the ear. + about in
ths center 81 the swelling The elard
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-18

ralE about havinE three safes tol
foli burglars. Pretty soon New ork-
ers viii havN % have three offices.
pania Gorao Herald suggests taat
one reason Why there has been more
aoinrafe tfoubls~ under prohibition
than befefo j. becauee thc meanest
rasn used to 81 Too drunk 90 steal nr
beat their wives
Park rrAmmsi Il said % have
aouwhi an eranKe grove az C0urtenay
Nus, he figuflns 81 getting the citrus
vote.
After ala You know. q wasn't Aus
ira which started me var, except az
a helpless tool n Kaiser niirH hands
49,
The Milton 0axstte says that when
q man tells bis eife she looks as wei
~ cotton stockings A. she does On silk
ths honeymoon i over
49,
We can onig SAY amen 20 the Times
union'r implied h0re that Tallahassee
has received enough % the reah old
Methodist religion % take y safely
over me legislative session
@g@
smashing automobiles on Barrancaa
avenue - = favoFite sport
49,
Whenever nevnlera roes hack 90
Ireland therein BE- delegation
waiting q welcome bin And he knows
n.
Lloyd George repeated his opinion
on the Irish situation "a Arthur Hem
deruon Tta little Waiahmnn wants
pence. but ~ doesn't want the empire
IN pieces
After every war there - always
someone e. lead = crusade against an
efficient fightins machine
@n-
The bonus bnmiboo b again being
ufaed We had hoped that foolishncss
had been fofsottsn.
Reports frum ne country are that
the cane mills have been busy and a
plenufal supply a. cane and sorWhnm
knochem = now ohfalnahle
&c.
Every once In a while We see some
paragraph Nritten day after tny with
variations Reminds ~ ~ Arthur
nrishaneu directions "a his reporters
abou writing their stories over and
usinE new words
Pensacola Yacht club u busy with
Gee beat huli8ing program. other clubs
take notice ana come IN October. 1924.
prvpared
SAYS the Milton UnEette
we Arn - te wonder upon shat
grounds 4 mood many cltlErna ~
Anrrica fes. called UPON % tnvcsti-
gate the relations that exist between
England and ireland n occurs ta uf
that the tro1bie now existing hctwcen
those peoples Il purely a local matter
with them. and that Am.rc Ca. ur Amer
leans. have 10 business tryinE 90 get
rnlKed up n the matter
Andrew Jackson sala ne knew a man
who got rich minding his own bust
news.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-18

Pensacola Yacht club 10 busy vita
Gee beat huliding program. other clubs
take notice ana come IN October. ia7L
prvpared
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-18

rivalry have been destroyed by war
and now Great Britain Is and fer a
number u wears will continue 90 be
supreme on the sea.
A vast naval construction program
~ suggested Tor The United States and
Il may be carried cut We are opposed
10 expenditures fer war preparation
except such as are kept ln the bounds
of reason. bat there Is not the same
objection 70 a large navy as 20 a largc
army. In this respect we can well Inn
uate the example 81 Great Britain
which has keps only = small array,
knowing that as long as her navy was
the strongest affect she was in no dan
ger % attack by any foreign power
either on her home soil or in her coli
onies.
We are separated hy three thou
sand miles ~ water from any power"
full nation and could not be attacked
successfully by all % Europe our line
OF defense IL the ocean II would be
folly 70 permit an enemy 70 land on
our shores and provide an army 20
repulse him when with less expense
we could provide navy that would
make 10 impossible for him 20 land.
SO far as the defense % the United
states = concerned we need no
81 ~ger navy than We have, but we
have the Panama canal and iaEulaF
possessions that could be taken BY
nation with more powerful navy
whenever thar nation saw fit te take
them England Ii the only nation
with a stronger navy than ours AM
as ionE ~ Canada borders this coun-
try and remains a British possession
there is practically no danger az m
attac< from England.
The two nations are extremely
friendly but there is no disguislng
the fact that any war preparations
made by either are made against the
other No nation except England
could attack the United states or
any American colonial possession
except the Philippines and no nation
except the United states could attack
England with any hope ~ success.
Tho British navy tn the strongest ~
an and the American navy comes
next 20 e. and II the larger navy
idea prevails II viii sooner or later
equal the navy OF Great Rrisstn. but
no other country viii prove a rival
as FAR as we can form any opinion
as 20 the future Times Union
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-18
NoRTA CAROLINA TO
MEET YALE ELEVEN

NEW HAVEN Conn nee fs.-
yates 1877 football schedule an.
nouaeed teniEhi calls fur q gsme or-
taher eth CONVERSELY 20 Nc-th Gara-
Ina a. ramhridre.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-18

After all the modern young girl
q not 80 hopeless - her detractors
sometimes maintain when the
leading girls ~ big high sci COL
Join ln a movement for sensible
standardized drrss ard draw to their
cause most ~ their mates. Il begins 20
look as ~ modesty and good sense
were not among the lost arts
The conventional MILDLY blouse erd
skirt or conventional length and fnil-
mess. cotton or wool stockings and
broad. low-heeled shoes constitute the
chosen costume In addition. simple
baird dressing has taken the place Of
more elaborate styles A. there are
well toward a thousand girls In the
school. the effect IL one Of smartnsss
which the snappiest military corps
might envy.
The idca hns been adopted enthus-
iastically BY the girls 20 whom dress
IL not a matter Of money. bat 81 pref
erence, as well a. those OF moderate
means
There is a similar agitation for suit
able costume in business circles almost
everywhere. II seems fairly assured
that before long the young girls at
tired for the work Of the day IN filiny
waists. tight skirts ard mad halter
hair win be noticeable for their
rarity instead ~ their prevalence
Daytona Morning Journal
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-12-18

Grsot Britain can very well hold %
aheyaEce the question ~ charging heg
navy FOR she has ~ Ear the hlrErst
navy afioat she can watt several
years before any other nation can
catch up with her and As far 49, can
Be seen into tbs future phc Is not -
en~ danger ~ any rival except the
fnlted states. The uavies 81 Tire na-
tlofs that once threatened her with
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-08-24

PARIS Aug. 24-Dr. Walter Won
Simons. German foreign secretary.
who 10 now in Switzerland. has Is
sued warning that Germany may 60
10 war against Poland. If Upper Snesia
is occupied b. the Poles and Germany
its unable to get any satisfaction from
the allies. according TO a dispatch
from Milan quoting from an inters ew
given 20 a correspondent Of the Ital-
ian newspaper Stampa. The follow
ing statement was attributed To DR..
Won Simons by the Italian newspaper;
If the Poles occupy the Upper sill
esia under pretcnse of It's being at
tackled Germany must warn the allies
Then. il no satisfaction Is obtained
Germany viii declare war en- Poland
All true friends of Poland VIII ad-
wise her NOT no abuse her victory over
Russia but it must not be forgotten
that the photographic frontiers Of Po-
| land have not vet been traced" said
the Petit Journal today in commenting
upon the Americas warning 10 War
saw not TO undertake any aggres-
+ sions against Russia. The Petit Jour
nal points out that the erection Of tho
/ photographic boundary OF Poland car
/ only be accomplished by Poland her
! self and Russia
| The French press halls the Lucerne
/ conference between Premier Lloyt
/ George and Premier Gioltti of Italy q.
i a triumph for the Franco American
] viewpoint on soviet Russia
The British and Italian prcmiers has