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The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-03-11
Gypsy well on the BOSTON Farm.

The Gypsy well No G3 on the
Boston farm. previously reported IN
this column. IL still holding up 90
1O.0 900 barrels at 2,572 feet.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-03-11
Chicago Price Range.


CHICAGO March io-,wheat No. l
northern o.. SO, No. . northern " 40.
Corn No. 2 mixed 1880 l.53h; No,
2 yellow si.57.
white 40 Y 6pooc.
RYE No, 2 si7oH @i7i.
Barley 81 t6@D $50.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-03-11

outside support Closing prices we're II
10 20 points net higher. Sales $4,000 bar
fela Prime crude tls NJ asked prime sum
mar yelgw SPOT tlgOUm20 5ot May
$40 10. July fZO 30 Ottober fin"p Prime
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-03-11

KANSAS CRY March io.-Kahf and
milo maize " 1909 80.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-23

OF this county cost annually s2o9, 900
The same roads may be built into hard
surfaced roads at a cost of s184,000 a
year, if we bond the county for two
million dollars. We shall be saving,
in the end, instead of increasing our
expenditures.
II the bigoted and ignorant defeat
this bond issue, Escanbia county will
be set back for years to come, In his
talk at the road rally of Tuesday eve
ming it was pointed out that the only
way we shall ever get good roads in
the county is to vote them in, just as
we vote in the candidates for office.
This is the way and the only way. If
you want good roads, vote for them.
Let every man and every woman inter
ested in the development of Escambia
county and Pensacola put over this
bond issue by vote and once more 81
lence the knocker with the mightiest
force that is known-the force of the
ballot.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-23
a Good Word for the Newspapers.

The modern American newspaper is
one of the seven wonders of the age.
We do not realize this. because we are
so close to it. Furthermore, 1t con-
tains more good literature than any
other medium of expression. Good lit
erature is naturally scarce anywhere.
It is always mixed up with mass of
poor literature. The skill and ability
and method required to discover it in
the newspapers is in itself process
of education. Compare, for example. 4
modern edition of any American news
paper with an average library. The
strong probability is that you will find
a larger proportion Of poor writing in
the average library than you do in the
newspaper. In every newspaper, tuck
ed away somewhere, is an excellent
piece of literature. 1t may be mas
terpiece, that will straightway be
thrown away and forgotten. And the
man who wrote it will never be
known Yet it may easily be mas
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-23
ROAD BONDS.

Editor Pensacola Journal:
nal for IS years, and this is the first
time l have ever written to the paper.
But 1 wish TO say through The Journal
that l do not wish o bond Escambia
County any more for the purpose of
building county roads and bridges, for
can hardly pay them and with all of
the taxes we are paying we have no
roads or bridges in the county good
for travel.
We are now taxed until it is all
that we farmers can pay. 1t seems to
me as if we had better do away with
all of this road system and go back
to our system Of road work. And do
away with this convict labor that
seems to eat up the county funds with
no good arriving from it. But it looks
like our county officials want to pile
it up on us more and more, until we
can't pay out taxes. II was man of
great money and wanted a home in
this county and 1 found so great a
debt over it l would not want a home
in it and I don't think anyone else
would.
To start to travel over the roads and
not be able to progress looks very dis
heartening and there seem to be no
funds TO work with. Very truly,
". F. WEIGH.
R. F. D., r. A, Box 80, Atmore, Ala.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-23

gazed into the immense old fire place
near which our table was stationed.
But our table, the nearest one to
the fire place. was altogether too close
for real comfort My mother law
had selected it when we entered the
dining room. I wanted to suggest
then, much as 1 love 10 sit before the
fire. that we would be apt TO find it
uncomfortable. but she was so chilled
from the winds along the sea wall that
did not venture the advice.
1 undid the fastenings of my cloak.
removed the garment, and laid i'll
across the chair. will you not be too
warm with your coat on?'' asked.
Shall not help you off with it?"
In some inexplicable way she twist
ed the remark into a reflection on her
judgment in choosing a table. mo
thank you" she returned stiffly. I
was chilled through. That was the
reason why l chose this table OF
course, younger blood is warmer with
an acid smile, so if you cannot
stand the heat, perhaps we had better
move
A Problem in Diplomacy.
"Oh. no, indeed" I protested. L am
quite comfortable now" smiled con-
verify as uttered the half truth at the
unconscious irony of my mother in
laws suggestion. Imagine any one
venturing to change any arrangement
of HERS when it was once made.
If I could have borne any malice
toward my husbands mother for her
arbitrary manner, the feeling would
have been satisfied by the discomfort
which she soon began to endure. The
fire seemed to grow hotter and hotter,
and while l with my coat off was
merely slightly uncomfortable, she,
wrapped in her heavy coat, soon began
to show the effects of the excessive
heat
When we had finished the hot
chicken broth she wiped the perspira-
tion from her face. I hoped that she
would slip her coat off, but did not
know the obstinacy of my mother-in-
law.
There now. I am beginning to get
comfortable again. she said, settling
back in her chair. That broth was
really good, and served piping hot.
Usually they bring it on having about
the temperature and strength Of dish
water"
I assented vaguely. was beginning
TO worry acutely lest in her obstinacy
she should become overheated and then
take a chill when facing the icy air
outside
I had had enough experience with
Dicky's uncertainties of temper to be
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-23
Repetitions and the Bond Issue.

One of the arguments which has been
advanced by a number of state papers
opposed to the proposed constitutional
amendment which, if adopted, would
vest the legislature with authority to
sell bonds not at any time to exceed
five per cent of the assessed valuation
of the state, for the purpose of build
ing and maintaining a statewide sys-
tenn or highways, is that at every ses-
sion of future legislatures the state
could be bonded again and again for
this amount.
Whether this is a sincere interpre-
tation of the amendment or merely a
prepared argument to wave before the
people in an effort to defeat this wise
legislation, The Metropolis is not able
to say; but for the sake of those who
have fingered over the possibility we
take pleasure in reproducing a letter
from Attorney General Van Swearin-
gen on the subject:
Your request for an opinion, as to
whether or not the proposed amend
ment to Section Six, of Article Nine, of
the Constitution of Florida, if adopt
ed, would permit the issuance of bonds
in excess of five per cent of the total
assessment of the state, has been re-
ceived.
Replying, beg to advise that, in my
opinion, the proposed amendment con-
templates one or more issues of bonds
which in the aggregate shall at no time
exceed five per cent of the total tax
assessment of the state"
In their eagerness to defeat the
20
to agree on their essentials, however,
and some of them are speaking of
"the $40, 900, 600 bond ISSUE" while the
chief organ consistently refers to the
amount as $30,00O,OOO. Neither is cor
rect. And the impression that the is
sue is to be for the total amount at
one time is erroneous. Five per cent
of the assessed valuation of the state"
is the way the amendment reads and
it is proposed to sell the bonds over a
number of years.
The leading legal authorities of the
state have announced that in their
opinion the amendment is solid and
rock ribbed, which should be proof
enough to the people of Florida. If
we are to doubt the sincereitX of every
man advocating the adoption of a pro-
gressive measure, if we are to hold in
question the integrity of the legisla-
ture which we have elected to repre-
sent us and our public interests, as
the opposition is seeking to have us
do, then we have approached a danger
Gus era, for to do this is to invite sus-
picion which is the throbbing pulse of
radicalism. We must believe in our
y,+c
ment is to be successful.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-23

terpiece, because, spontaneously, out of
his heart, without hope of reward.
That is one reason, indeed, why there
is often a much better thing in a.
newspaper than you will find in any
magazine. The writer is not self-con-
scious. He is, of necessity, obliged to
be brief. He knows what he is talking
about-he has just been there He
feels, it, because the thing has grabbed
him for the moment and swept every
thing else aside. Afterward only the
men in the office will know, but that
will be sufficient for him. Every first
class newspaper man has had that ex-
perience. 1t is the same sort of thing
that a soldier in the ranks has when.
in the line of duty, he does a heroic
thing. It's all in a days fighting
Thomas L. Mason.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-23
Press Comment
The Greatest League of Nations
In the World.

The greatest league of nations the
world has ever seen, and which has
stood as a model for all the world for
a century and a half is the United
| States of America. The IS British
| colonies which rebelled from the
mother country and formed the origin
| al league, assumed all the rights Of
sovereignty in doing so. They were
practically independent nations, and
could join the league or not, as they
wished. Seeing the necessity of COM
bination for mutual defense they orig
mated the Article of Confederation,
which held them together until their
independence was acknowledged by
Great Britain.
Then it began to be seen that the
Articles of Confederation were not
adequate to the needs of a nation
which aspired to a place among the
nations of the world. The bonds. which
tied them together were too loose;
there was a lack of CO. ordination; no
general foreign policy was possible for
it might not meet the approval of
some of the Independent states, max
ing up the confederation; there was
too much independence. the central
government was weak and inefficient.
The same necessity of cooperation
which dictated the Articles of Con-
federation to meet the pressing needs
of the Revolutionary war, brought the
fathers and wise men of the republic
together once more, and the constitu-
ton resulted, and the nation was es-
tablished. Concessions were made,
many of them, for the independent
states were reluctant to surrender any
of their rights for the general good,
and there was great diversity of in
terest, between the states which were
expected to make up the new nation.
But the spirit of compromise ruled the
meeting, concessions were made and
new nation was brought into being,
nation which has weathered all the
storms of $50 years, which has sue
cessfully resisted all assaults from
within and without, and today stands
as the leading nation of the world.
That it saved civilization in Europe is
beyond question.
Henceforth the world will have
better and truer conception of the
ideas and principles to which America
holds. That much, we gained by the
war. Perhaps it was worth the price
paid.-Tampa Times.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-23
THE KNockER.

There are Some Men who are Born
Unto Trouble as the Sparks
Fly Upward;
Also some women.
The Psalmist Pointed this Out
Long ago.
And the Knocker, Croaker, and
Conplainer
We still have with us.
He Stitch by the Roadside
And Crieth Aloud
Against his fellowmen
And sayeth:
Woe is me! Woe is mel
Nothing is good that is good
And all is evil and of bad repute;
There is none that goeth about to
DO good,
No, not one.
The city is of No Account
And those that dwell therein
Are No Good
None Save Me.
He stitch by the roadside
And spendeth his time
In fruitless wailing and in weeping
For the shortcomings of his
Fellow men,
Who, needing not his cries,
Go forth each day to their Toll.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-23
81 SAW THE CHILDREN COMING"
BY Roscoe Gilmore Stott.

God gave me eyes OF vision and saw
the children coming.
The children OF the ages with their
merriment and tears;
l marked their vast parading-so
blew horns and some a-drum-
ming
I Viewed the strong and eager and
THE timid with their fears;
The frail ones kindIed pity and I
paused TO breathe a blessing:
1 saw the mischief-maker and a mad
. cap by his side;
And here a soft-eyed wee one to a
doll her love confessing.
And there a sturdy soldier quite
erect and prim with pride.
heard a Prophet crying 10 a hun
dred generations:
Behold the children coming to ba
kings of all the earth:
To bring their gifts Of purity and love
to all the nations;
To lift a thousand burdens with their
touch Of holy mirth."
God gave me eyes Of vision and
looked upon the highway;
Twas crowded with the children Of
the ages, faring forth;
And every moments watching brought
new faces from the byway--
The brown skinned from the South
shores and the rudy from the
North;
The sea born and the hill-son went a
tramping off together;
The prince chap seized the paupers
boy and led him by the hand:
And near n silk sashed maiden danced
a lassie from the heather;
I viewed them COMMISSIONING on
an endless band.
I heard a Mother, kneeling in the
shadow Of a byway:
THE children's feet are all unshod
and ungUessed perils wait;
For poisoned thong and jagged rock
lie farther down the highway
o little Lad Of Nazareth, I pray
Thee, come not late!"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-23
Have You Ever Read It?

Have You Ever Read 1t!
1t is quite common to hear a man
every now and then declare he is
against the league of nations idea 'Fbe-
cause of Article X" When you find
one like that you usually find a wolf
determined to eat the poor little lamb
league whether it is up stream or down
or whether it's father muddied the
water, or even whether it had no
father.
But honestly, have you ever read Ar
ticle X? Would you be willing TO
back your judgment on the meaning OF
language as clearly expressed as it is?
or will you persist in saying, "Oh, well
it's liable to get us into trouble and
we had better let it alone?'
Clothed in then plain language in
which Mr.. Wilson finally drafted it, it
reads:
Article X. The members of the
league undertake to respect and pre-
serve as against external aggression.
the territorial integrity and political
independence of all members of the
league. In case of any such aggression,
or in case of any threat or danger of
such aggression the council shall ad-
wise upon the means by which this oo-
legation shall be fulfilled"
1t does seem that if all the nations
of the world had signed this covenant,
there would be little, or none, external
aggression" against which the mem
bers of the league would have to go
to war"
The more one reads the simple words
of the covenant, the more one becomes
convinced that the mind of the man
who drafted it was set on bigger
things than mere prevention Of imme-
date war with turbulent neighbors.
The opposition to the league of ma
tons is based on Article X; that is,
shooting is at that; but the real target
aimed at is a proud and honored vic
torious democratic administration.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-23
BROTHER pIckEYs PHILosoPAN

It's work dat bulls de WORT up-but
some er us wuz BON tired.
De true heart goes along ways. an
sings a song err thankfulness over a
crust er bread.
Hope is a great blessin'-yet, eff it
wuzn't fer hope. none er us would ever
be disappointed.
Ef we would only try ter make di
worr a little heaven. de big heave.
wouldn't seem strange TO us when we
reach 1t.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-23

One of the main themes of the Good
Roads rally was the registration of the
women. Register now, and help put
over the bond issue. They need you
sooner than they expected. Don't
stand back. Be good sports, and help
to pull Escambia county out of the rut.
Women in Pensacola on Tuesday
night were addressed for the first
time as Fellow voters. Be Good Fell
lows, and vote for the Escambia
county bond issue.
Do we want good roads in Escambia
county? If we want them hard enough
to get out and vote for them, we have
got them.
There is nothing so easy to do as to
knock. Even an idiot can use the ham
mer.
Some people are kept so busy look
ing for flaws that they fail to see the
sunshine for the notes.
Some men carry the load. and
others hang on behind.
The st. Petersburg Times says:
Getting the name (of a town. be-
fore the newspaper reading public of
a town is worth while, whether the ad-
vertising is complimentary or not
Getting the truth before the people
about a town is always worth while.
People have confidence in any town
which refuses to suppress the truth
about itself.
1t is said that about one out Of ten
persons get hurt in an accident every
year. And still they look unloaded
guns in the face and speedmania con-
tinues to flourish.
The way Harding gets on and off
that front porch remands one of loft
ag'n, On ag'n, Finnigan." oh, yes
and Gone Ag'n!
Reports that the Chicago election
was comparatively quiet, with one
killed and a score injured suggests
that they must have been staging
''reer' campaign.
st, Augustine is planning to have
music again this winter in its public
parks. as a feature OF the tourist sea-
son.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-23

Pa says
That Some of the Women
Seem real Up-Se
Because they is Got
To tell Their Age;
Sister says
A Casual glance
Is all that is Needed
To Tell Most of EN-,
Short Skirt or No Short Skirt;
But ma says
That she is Proud to Say
That Bein' as How she was
Born in Leap Year
She kin give Her Birthday
Without Blushin'
But what she Wonders is
If pa has Told the Truth
About his Forty Odd Summers.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-23

sure that II his mother became i'll from
a cold contracted while she was in my
care that he would blame ME for it.
But how to get her TO remove her
coat was a problem that I feared
would tax all my powers OF diplomacy,
CONTINUED tomorrow
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-23
TOMORROW.
BY Frank L. Stanton.

This world has got its share of woe
It snight full OF sorrow,
But, thank the Lord, we never know
What's comm on tomorrow.
An that's just why in hope we go.
An lots of peace we borrow;
It's happiness Just not to know
What's comm on tomorrow!
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-23

Now they are trying to find out
whether Harding is right or left
handed. He used to be a baseball
pitcher. He also used to play in the
village band. And il has been sug-
gested that he was always long
winded.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-23

Oil is not oil that glitters.
Departing is too good for the an
archists; they need to be decapitated.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-23

With Jim Ham and his whiskers
governing Illinois, We may look for
plenty of.pep
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-23

Do we want good roads in Escambia
county? If we want them hard enough
to get out and vote for them, we have
got them.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-23

Some men carry the load. and
others hang on behind.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-23

Women in Pensacola on Tuesday
night were addressed for the first
time as Fellow voters. Be Good Eel
lows, and vote for the Escambia
county bond issue.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-23

Some people are kept so busy look
ing for flaws that they fail to see the
sunshine for the notes.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-23

There is nothing so easy to do as to
knock. Even an idiot can use the ham
mer.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-23

was comparatively quiet. with one
killed and a score injured suggests
that they must have been staging a
"reeP' campaign.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-23

1t is said that about one out Of ten
persons get hurt in an accident every
year. And still they look unloaded
guns in the face and speedmania con-
tinues to flourish.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-09-23

St, Augustine is planning to have
music again this winter in its public
parks. as feature OF the tourist sea-
son.
The Harrison times., 1920-05-08

Laws may be repealed, but It's dIf.
ferent wltA oranges.
The Harrison times., 1920-05-08
SEEKS FOE OF JAP BEETLE
Specialist Has Been Detailed to
Bring to This Country Enemy Of
Horticultural Pest.

The japanese beetle IS going to have
Its old enemies on its trail in this
country. The United States depart
ment Of agriculture has sent n man to
Japan to find those enemies and send
them across the ocean. They will
then be established in the sections Of
New Jersey where the beetle has
gained a foothold, and they are ex-
pected to aid greatly in the control Of
the pest.
The agent employed in Japan is
familiar with japanese conditions and
is a specialist in this kind Of work. It
is expected that the task will require
his sojourn in Japan for two or three
years. While something is known Of
the parasites Of the japanese beetle
a great deal IS still to be learned only
under field conditions where the
beetle lives with all the enemies that
prey upon il. The beetle reached this
country with importations Of green
house plants, and thus far apparently
has been comparatively free from mo-
lestations by natural enemies.
The Harrison times., 1920-05-08

you see, OF course, there's Uo chance
for YOU. We We're partners. as my
voucher show>-md you know the
law. I'd thought of an of these little
things long ago, Hunt
Hunt doubled his fists and glared
at F.tzhugh Yet. even in that angry
moment he could not but admire the
sArawdncss of the man.
FitZhugh leaned across the table, his
face grown suddenly very earnest "If
You want to get rich-lmmensely rich
you'll hold on to me. I shau't for
get what you've done fer me in a hur-
ry and some day I'm going to be able
to repay you Il hundred times over.
About Il year ago on a capital Of one
dollar given to me, l made a turning
point in my life. Today l am worth,
roughly, one hundred thousand dollars
Some years from today l viii be worth
millions. 1t is coming as sure as fate
What are you going to do, Hunt? Are
You going to stand by me, or are you
going to break with me? Give me your
answer nOW-thiS minute"
Hunt did not meet the speakers
eyes, but looked away, his gaze wan
dering about the glittering grill. Then,
as the needle is drawn by the magnet
he turned back and looked into the
powerful young face opposite. And
who shall sayf-perhGps, by some
flash Of preScienCe, he saw Fit2hugh
not as he was then, but as he would be
in after years, a juggler Of millions.
Perhaps he saw that here was a man
who was a born leader of men, Per-
haps he saw in that momentary flash
another Of those men who have made
Chicago the Wonder City-the City
Of Purple Dreams-another Of those
who, rising from the depths Of Obscur-
The Harrison times., 1920-05-08
No Slackers.

"There is said to be great de-
mand for $l0,000-a-year men," re-
marked Mr.. Gadspur.
$50 / hear" said Mr.. Dumbwalte.
"Any special requirements"
"Well, understand there isn't much
talk about a five-day week and six
hour day in $4,000 year circles. The
idea seems to be that a man can work
six days week for eight or ten hours
a day without wrecklng his health,
and he might even look In on the job
for an hour Qr two on Sunday, If nec-
essary. y."-Blrmingham Age-Herald.