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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-02

man has scarcely reached this side Of
the Atlantic; yet 1t was the general
opinion of practically all naval men
that this was the keenest mind at the
Allied Naval Council. It was certainly
the most persuasive in argument; and
the one that had most influence in
determining our conclusions. Not that
there was anything about this great
French sailor that was arrogant or Of
fensively self assertive. On the con-
trary, his manner was all compact of
charm and courtesy.
He was about the most persuasive
person have ever met. Whenever an
important matter arose, there was
some influence that made us turn in
stnctively to Admiral de Bon for en-
llightenment; and, when he rose to talk,
the council hung upon his every word
For the man was a consummate ora
tor. Those who understood French
even slightly had little difficulty in fol-
lowing the admiraPs every word, for
he spoke his delightful language with a
precision, neatness of phrase, and a
clearness Of enunciation which made
every syllable ineligible. So perfect
did these speeches seem that one
would have suspected that Admiral de
Bon had composed them at his leisure;
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-02

liable showing in the professional ring.
However, the paths Of this business
man and statesman lay in other fields.
After returning from America he had
had brilliant business career in Eng
land he represented the type which
we call "self-made men," that is, he
fought his way to the top without the
aid of influential friends. His eleva-
ton to the Admiralty, in succession to
Sir Edward Carson, was something new
in British public life, for Sir Eric had
never dabbled in politics, and until the
war started, he was practically I'M
known in political circles. But this
crisis in British affairs made it neces-
sary for the Ministry to draft" the
most capable executives in the nation,
Irrespective of political considerations;
and Sir Eric, therefore, quite naturally
found himself at the head of the navy.
In a short time he had acquired
! knowledge of the naval situation which
enabled him to preside over an inter-
national naval council with a very
complete grasp Of all the problems
which were presented. I have heard
| the great naval specialists who attend
| ed say that, had they not known the
real fact, they would hardly have sus-
pected that Sir Eric was not a naval
man. We admired not only his ability
Ito direct the course of discussion, and
even to take an important part in it.,
but his skill at summing up the results
of the whole proceeding in a few terse
and mastery phrases. In fine the First
Lord was a man after Roosevelt's
heart-big, athletic, energetic, with a
genius for reaching the kernel of a
lauestion and of getting things done.
! Lacaze and de Bon.
When it came to facility of exposi-
/ ton, however, we Anglo Saxons made
a poor showing in comparison with
most French naval officers and in par
ticular with Admirals Lacaze and de
bon. Both these gentlemen represent
ed the Gallo type in it's finest aspects.
After spending a few moments with
Rear Admiral Lacaze, it was easy to
understand the real affection which
all French naval officers felt for him
He is small, slight man, with gray,
pointed beard. and he possesses that
earnestness of spirit, that courtesy OF
!. manner, and that sympathy and charm
which we regard as the finest attri-
butes of the cultured Frenchman. Ad-
Imiral IIacaze has also genuine French
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-02

plete possible information should ba
followed by prompt decision and ac-
ton; and it is manifest that these re-
quirements could have been satisfied
only by council which was fully in
formed and which was on the spot mo-
mentarlly ready to act. The Allied
Naval Council responded to all these
requirements. One of my first duties,
after my arrival was to attend one of
these councils in Paris; and imme-
diately afterward the meetings became
much more frequent.
Not only were the proceedings inter-
estlng because of the vast Importance
OF the issues which We're discussed, but
because they brought me into intimate
contact with some of the ablest minds
In the European navies. Over the first
London councils Admiral Jellicoe pre-
sided. I have already given my first
impressions of this admirable sailor;
subsequent events only increased my
respect for his character and abilities.
! An English woman once described Ad-
miral Jellicoe as "a great gentleman"
| it is a description upon which I can
hardly improve.
Sir Eric Geddes, the American" Type
4 The First Lord, Sir Eric Geddes
though he was by profession an engi-
lneer and had been transferred from the
business of building roads and assuring
the communications behind the armies
in France to become the civilian head
of the British Navy, acquired, in an as
itonishingly short time. a mastery of the
details of naval administration. Sill
Eric is type of man that we like to
think of as American; perhaps the fac
that he had received his business train
ing in this country, and had served ar
apprenticeship on the Baltimore an6
:, Ohio Railroad, strengthened this i'm.
pression. The habitues Of the Nationa
lSporting Club in London-of whom
was one-used to look reproachfully a
the giant figure of the First Lord; il
their opinion he had sadly missed hi:
calling. His mighty frame, his hare
and supple muscles, his power of Wig
, orous and rapid movement, his keel
, eye and his quick wit-these qualities
! in the opinion Of those best qualified
to judge, would have made this stupen
dous Briton one of the greatest heavy
weight prize fighters in the annals o
pugilism.
, With a little training / am sure tina
Sir Eric would even now make a cred
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-02
THE VICTORY AT SEA
: By ADMIRAL WILLIAM SOWDEN SIMS;
he Personnel of the Allied Naval Council

-, that 7 was able intimately
snch an administrative or
90, as we had in London and
,La administration of its individ-
Elements so largely to their
mos especially fortunate because
:. me time for what was perhaps
W. inonortant of my duties. This
attendance at the meetings of
,n;sd Naval Council, not to men
s.iIv conferences with various Of
/. NJ the Allies. This naval coun-
r.s the great headquarters for
.srad Allied operations against the
- an the sea. 1t was not officially
...rted bv the Allied governments
h November 90, 1917, but it had
..fv been in continuous operation
1. the beginning of the war, the
4. of the Admiralty having met fire.
,t,v in conference. At these meet
4 avery phase Of the situation was
f.ssAd and the methods finally
n,sd represented the mature judg-
4, NJ the allied naval chiefs who
Estimated in them Without this
nail and without the cooperation
which 1t stood, our efforts would
been so dispersed and would
| "A so oyerlapped that their efficiency
aid have been greatly decreased.
mis- International naval conference
only had to decide questions of
nj strategy, but it had to concern
M with g. multitude Of practical
tiers which have little interest for
public, but which are exceedingly
,rtant In war. In this struggle
oil, and other materials played a
almost as important as ships and
b; these materials, like ships and
., we're limited in quantity; and il
J necessary to apportion them as
tberatefy and as economically as the
10 obvious munitions OF warfare.
he Germans were constantly chang
their tactics sometimes they woult
5ts their concentrations in q certain
h. whfle at other times theil
myth would appear In another field
distant from the first. Thes,
ges made II necessary that W,
nd tn each case readtust our force.
uuteract the enemy's tactics. I
vital necessity that these re.
ssments should be made tn1me
tH when the enemy-s changes o
tu became known. Il Is eviden
me element necessary to success
that the earliest and most com
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-01-22
DADD)Y',] [V[NDVG
HfA[RY TALE y
6InARY GRAI1AM BONNER
MANDARIN. AND WOOD DUCKS
BONNER
o. 40 AuT7t0

swell, sir" said the Mandarin Duck,
tits nice to meet you in the zoo pond.
I'd rather meet you here than in the
lion house."
"Ha, ha,' said the Wood Duck,
"quack, quack, you're funny fellow"
The Mandarin Duck looked much
pleased to be called funny little fei-
low. He was making every effort to
be thought so, even if he We're not
as funny as he might be!
II must tell you something quite In
teresting," said the Wood Duck.
3d." said the Mandarin Duck, I'D
like to hear what You have to say"
Not long ago." said the Wood Duck,
"there was paper which published
many pictures of interesting animals
from the ZOO.
EYES," he continued, "and there was
a picture Of our pond with many OF US
swimming about"
"What a great honor" said the Man
DARN Duck.
Eyes, wasn't it," said the Wood
Duck.
~ do hope" he added after few
moments, that you will not think !
am conceited when I say that l heard
that below the picture was written
these words-or words something like
these"
TRY to get the right Words" said
the Mandarin Duck.
"Ah yes, I'll get the right ones.
may not get them in quite their right
order. But I will certainly give them
| to you SO you can understand them
and will not give any wrong meaning
to them. 1t was great compliment
paid me and do not need to make II
up! 1t was there, right in the paper
DO tell it to me, I am getting yer!
much excited" said the Mandarin
Duck.
"They said, that people should lool
at the picture which they said was
lovely one, but that they should prin
cipally notice the Wood Duck, thu
lovelest creature In the picture.
wasn't that niece"
"Very NICE. said the Mandarin
Duck. "Well I've always said yo7
were a handsome fellow"
"And so are YOU said the Woo
Duck. u like to have such a hand
some fellow for my cOmpanion.'
81 am hOnored to think that I'm tn
duck chum of a duck whose picture
was noticed especially in the paper
81 don't know that it was noticed
especially, only the paper said tina
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-01-22
D0>Y0U KNOW Mr.. KELLER?

The hand is quicker than the eye
and so is. the typewriter.
Fifteen years ago, some OF you may
remember, there were two great
magicians appearing before the Amer
lean public Hermann the Great and
Keller the Magician. Although rivals
they were great friends. They were
sitting together at Brighton Beach
one day when. an admirer of Her.
manns came up and started to tell
the latter how good he was. ...:. e:
"You know" he said, that I: I'm
something of an amateur sleight of hsnd
yourself could have deceived me with
that card trick you did last night"
do 1t. l venture to say this gentleman
s sittinE s !, right here could deceive you
..Tll bet a hundred dollars he could
not" said the amsteur and Hermann took
the bet.
Keller ,rmed the trick with ease and and
y guess you don't know my friend Mr.;
Kener," said Hermann as he pocke ted
When any sleight of hand promoter
wants to sell you wild cat stocks. or to
n make You thousands for every dollar lar you
put up for your Liberty Bonds and War
Savings Stamps. you had better find out
whether you know Mr.. Keller.
prospectus and a promise is all the
equipment these takers require. With
that simple apparatus they can make
enough oil to lubricate watch; they
can find gold where there is not enough
yellow metal to plate a profiteer's con-
science; they can make rubber p,anta-
tons flourish in countries where the
natives are the only things that stretch.
III man has 10000 salary, he may be
able to afford to take a chance. II he
has less than that amount he cannot
afford to lose.
You know there is no trick about gov
eminent savings securities. You KNOW,
they arees safe, that they are profitable
and that you can exchange your War
Savings Stamps and Savings aCertifi Gates
for cash at a profit when you need 1t.
II you think the sleight of hand men
cannot fool YOU, meet Mr., Keller. ~
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-01-22

people should notice it," the Wood
Duck said.
Enough" said the Mandarin Duck.
'"That's a great, great honor"
II am beautiful because look like
you" said the Wood Duck. ''I'm very,
very much like you, only you're a
Chinese duck and I am a home grown
duck. or a home duck or whatever it
would be called to be a duck from
home. -, ..-& - ~, SIS:
II have another name, as perhaps
you know--I am also called the Sum-
n,er Duck" =; se,>.,t
YES, knew that" said the 8fands-
rim Duck II do believe it e true that
they say of all the ducks in the world
we're as handsome as any. Our
plumaxe. Is so beautiful with so many
magnificent colors. We're rather rare
too, choice. you know" -
"The Mr.. Mandarin Ducks and the
Mr. Wood Ducks are far more hand
some than the Mrs. Ducks Of either
family" said Mr.. Wood Duck. 49,.
"True, true said Mr.. Mandarin
Duck, we're a handsome lot, we Mr..
Ducks, but the Mrs. Ducks have to be
busy thinking Of other things and
doing other things too Besides it
has always been the way: with our
families and there has been no hard
feeling about it-none at all"
CHATS So" said Mr. Wood Duck.
"Well. I must add that our family
has a good second name for this time
of the year-the Summer Duck family.
Even when we're called the Wood
Duck it sounds nice and cool. doesn't
it,
you've nothing to grumble about"
said Mr.. Mandarin Duck, land for
that matter neither have |. My family
for years have been handsome and Pm
no disgrace to them" he ended proud
~.
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-01-22

When you are making your home a
little happier your front yard more at
tractlve and your back yard neater,
and the children of the, neighborhood
more law-abiding, YOU are doing the
sort Of service that counts. Young
people make. "a big mistake if they
think of .battlaships- as more closely
allied to patriotism than homes, and
bullets than smiles and Kind words
Girls COMPANION. 800
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-01-22

machinery.
Lalley- Light
lsprovedright
by more than
seven years
actual farm
use. We, will
demonstrate
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-01-22

VALLEY LIGHT is
! electric light for the
farm.
1t is always ready-in
The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1920-01-22

every room of
the house, in
the barn.
Simply turn a
switch. No
lamps or Ian
terms to carry.
No matches
to strike.
No danger Of
All at the cost
cents a day.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-14
Women Coming Into Their Own

HE women having come into their own"
AT the Chicago convention, and it being
among the certainties that tho Federal suf-
frage amendment will be ratified in the
near future we shall now have a practical
test of the strength Of the respective con-
tentions of the age-old question for school
BOY debate, still undecided. as to whether
there is moro pleasure in pursuit than in
possession.
woman now enters upon new sphere
OF activities. and for season at least, she
can be depended on to magnify tho impor-
lance OF the new estate to which she has
attained She will contest with man for
supremacy in the field of political effort,
ana as she has been dreaming dreams and
seeing visions for ages past. il is naturally
To be expected that she will formulate
divers new theories that are tho outgrowth
OF these dreams and visions, for the cure
OF the political ills with which the country
is afilicted-for woman is ever an cup
liftcr'-and that she has the courage Of
her convictions. none will gainsay. Hence
IL Is a foregone conclusion that she will
bowl over many traditions of tho past with
out regard for the reverence with which
mere man has chung to them fearless of
consequences TO the State
Against these Amazonian cohorts. the
one-time lords Of the creation" entanElcd
in the web of deceitfu political strategy
themselves have woven. will find them
selves helpless to fight n winning battle
Old theories of government, IL woman so
wills. will have to give place to new
theories evolved from fertile minds strain
ing on the leash for experimental oppor-
tunity. That the result will be broadening
of the field OF Legislative mcddlesomeness
is among the certantcs for woman will
not he denied the widest possible latitude
for the exercise Of her newly gained power.
With her interest in those concerns for
which some vulgarly claim nature fitted her
distracted by reckoning fields of greater
glory in the achievement, she will find
keener zcst in going at n solution of the
problems with which she commended under
restrictions upon her genius and aspiration
for larger achievement by taking possession
OF the long arm of the State and thrusting
it into divers concerns once regarded as
sacred to individual and family trust, with
an abandon for the overthrow OF traditional
PHILOSOPHERS which, until man gets used TO
ii, may prove startling.
For such further extension Of medde-
some governmental activity under gyne-
cocratic rule, the recent decision of the SUI
preme Court in the prohibition cases, en-
larging the powers OF Congress. laid tho
broad and sure foundation Given the
power to dominate in the political affairs
OF the country. there is no constitutional
restraint upon any legislative activity she
may undertake.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-14
Lets BE Ncighborly

THIS is Ncighbors' Day. Not yet has it
reached the dignity OF holiday--per-
haps it never willard this. its first OBJ
scrvance, is likely to pass unnoticed by mil
lions of American citizens. But it is
beginning. and IL 1t serves only to call the
attention OF n busy nation to the fact that
it is losing one OF its greatest assets, one
of its strongest supports to and makers OF
good citizenship neighborliness, its purpose
will have been met.
Inauguration OF Neighbors' Day. June IA,
is directly attributable to Franklin X. Lane,
who. while Secretary OF the Interior. had
opportunity to witness the social dsin-
tegration that is taking place under the
strain OF modern living conditions. Ie
sensed what might be accomplished by n
more intimate acquaintance and a closer
cooperation among people generally, in the
city as we'll as in the country, people who
now in too many instances are next-door
neighbors. and still do not know each other,
or knowing, fail to share each others COM
munity interests. So he called conference
to promote neighborlincss and further COM
munty cooperation, and Ncighbors' Day is
the practical result.
Time was when the South was neigh
borly.' The community was the thing, and
farmers living within a radius of many
miles, with their saddle and driving horses,
and stories, and discuss local, State and
national affairs. That was. as Henry Sydnor
Harrison would call it, the day of Inter
mca!ing.' But with changed conditions OF
living. the scarcity of labor and rising costs,
Il metamorphosis came over even the South,
and ncighborlncss has become almost n
lost art. Court day in the counties is about
the only relic of that happy past, and it is
passing away rapidly as an occasion for the
foregathcring OF the village and country
folk. The South is UNNECESSARILY the loser
thereby.
Isn't 1t time to stop moment in this mad
onrush of existence and take stock? Let's
be a little more human and get acquainted
with those near whom we live. 1t will
| bring a fresh viewpoint into our lives,
| brighten our hours, give Increased interest
| in community welfare and make daily exist
| cnce much more worth while TO the
| stranger within the gates 1t will be a rcye.
| lation and make him happier more con.
| tented citizen. 1t may, indeed, serve in tho
! solution of the nations most pressing eco.
nomic problem, the rush Of men from the
| country TO the city Make the country =
| little more neighborly. little moro friend
! ~, little more human, rob 1t OF It's dreari
ness and its loneliness, and the miracle o
a current reversed. from tho city to the
country, may be achieved. It Is we'll worth
| the trial.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-14
Health Talks by DR.. Brady
AutobnbyOErnphy.
Copyright, 1920. by IL. Newspaper Service1

am longer what you would call a pull
t9nsils my, adenoid body and my middle ears.
all intact: but this is not because dad doesn't
would not have my father misunderstood. He
he believes in the e H s Of " @%uss
intcliigentiy prescribed TO meet the condi
oug6ly dcnrscates the use of drugs 1 used bind
iy as they are used too frequently by people
drugs is likely to cure given complaint.
and the value Of Operations for the
OF ,onsils or adenoid engagements in chill
operations are too often il-advised For I in
stance. he thinks it is shameful that in some
art Of diagnosis school teacher and nurses
sumed to be. too poor or too ignorant to have
medical advice. that Johnny or Mary should
teacher and no nurse is qualified to give such
nurse That opn ehd Of has &c ns
lutely worthless and should never be taken
ward sign, eppearance or EXPRESSION chaGa rae
terisiic OF the presence OF thictcncd adenoid
which has been urged upon 't teachers and and
eu oeor nsih o pn hf role
tone OF voice. faulty palate. dental and face
paired hearnE) and the like. arc by no means
sufficient to warrant a diagnosis of adenoids.
large or thickened adenoid body in the. post post,
nasal region may be determined. and that is
by feeling it with the finger BY seeing it's
Of these methods OF examination are T' safely ei
used by physicians only.
My father is not the only doctor who has
seen alleged adenoid hypertrophics subjected
to operation when there hypcrtrophy
tovcrgrowth enlarEement) of the adcnoid
found. The busy clinic where he has seen
euch mistakes is not the only clinic where
little school children have been rushed III
adviscdly for adcnoid operations prescribed
by unqualified persons. Father says he will
have me operated on every month II neces-
sary for tho removal OF adcnod hypertrophy
or diseased tonsils but first he will see or
feel the adcnoid enlargement or have II bet
ter doctor feel it.
AS ] have already explained, had moth
Ing at all against fresh air the weather cx-
posurc, dampness and all that sort OF thing
at our house. Hence my tonsils and adcnoids
never bothered me any. Likewise, my ears
remained quite we'll, thank you. The cars are
just part of the breathing apparatus. you
know.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-06-14
From Other Viewpoints
American NeEroes-Russinn serfs.
IY ALFRED II. WILLIANs

Comparison of results OF freedom for Amer
lean negroes and Russian scrfs is Interesting
ior sonthcrn people. II was presented a few
days ago by Senator Spencer, OF Missouri
speaking In support on the racial question in
th!s country. The proposed commission is to
consist OF three Northern and three Southern
white men and three negroes to be appointed
by the President. The figures given are said 10
be- authentic.
The serfs were freed in 1861 the ncrrocs in
1863. The scrfs and descendants number IA :
oooooo me negroes arc supposed to be about
l200e,O00 by the census. The serfs in
fifty years OF freedom, before the Boshcyists
OF half n billion dollars. {36 per capita Tho
American negroes have property to the amount
OF a billion, more than $40 apiece Tho census
is expected to show negroes owning more than
100000 homes. slightly more than half in cities
ana towns. Senator Spencer made tho some
what surprising assertion that two-thirds Of
the cultivated farm lands of tho southern
states owned or rented nv n.yroo. on1
that they own outright. in tho entire country
2l.OOO.oOO acres OF land, which ia moro than
the whole acreage Of the State of South Caro-
lima.
The showing Is remarkable. It IS conclna,vo
evidence or the general industry productive
and accumuinting power and frugality OF tho
negroes In this country. II is equally conclu-
sivc RECITATION OF suggestion that thew oro on
pressed. mistrcated denied the symn,thy
and encouragement of their white neiphbors
or the protection OF the law peoplo ava
tematically or generally oppressed do not gain
30 per cent In numbers in half n century nor
acquire n billion OF property from notbing
with the negroes. as with the whites i, !.
the scum that rises to the top in scnSationaI
headlines and the criminal news columns in
the newspapers. The public is told of tho ont
RACES and~disturbandes-b between. theuraecs. Ie