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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-19

Jacksonville Under Commission government.
The Tribune calls attention to article in this
covering briefly but completely the result OF
three years commission form of government in
Jacksonville.
1t will be noted that Jacksonville has not The
ideal commission FORM it working under compro-
mise affair which retains the common council, and
gives that body the right to approve or reject the
annual budget prepared by the commission. 1t is
also bungesome and not conducive to cleaning
OUT if it should be needed, because it retains the
mayor and gives him the oversight and direction
of the police and veto power the acts of the
council
But, with these membranes. Jacksonville
has prospered wonderfully under the change because
Ii has put the affairs of the city a business
basis and the business affairs being handled by the
commissioner solely show a most wonderful result
for good
When it is seen that for the three years pre-
cedng the commission form change Jacksonville
was borrowing upward of 100000 each year for its
ordinary corporation expenses, and that when the
commission form went into effect the city owed
$4,000 on ordinary expense of government it is an
unanswerable argument for change in any city to
read from the report of the city auditor that in the
three years just past, Immediately following the
change with only is miles its tax basis Jackson
vile wiped out its $4,000 debt; paid cash as it
s3t3se449. and had cash balance with which to be-
gin the present fiscal year Of s65,33I.s9
In addition to this fine showing, the commission
has so handled the municipality owned public utfli-
ties, the light and the water plant, the store
department IA department for handling all old ma
terial from streets sewers electric department and
such) that from liability of s46 2S359 of July ;
1916, these departments have been made to show
on December 81, 1919. total of cash on hand for
that date of s3i3s16i. with nothing owing for ma
teria and all bills having been paid An increase of
cash assets liabilities in three years of $685.
3i5.7s
In three and half years these three departments
OF the city Of Jacksonville have. under the commits
sion plan of government spent for enlarging and ex
tending the light and water plants s57e9iss7 and
have turned to the city treasury use in pay
ing interest, salaries and material purchased for
other departments, and for the sinking fund s9359sO
This report on Jacksonville under the commission
form of government leaves no argument for those in
Tampa who seeking to hold on to the old coun-
eilmanie form of municipal observation-disclosures
Tribune.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-19
Prosperity of Plant City.

Another evidence of the prosperity of the citizens
of Plant City and adjoining territory that
than eight hundred dollars worth of orders for cloth
ing said ohave been taken yesterday by the rep
resentative of Cincinnati clothing manufacturer.
These goods not purchased by dealers to retail
but were suits to be made to measure for indi-
viduals.
The representative of the tailors said the higher
the price the greater seemed to be the demand for
that piece of goods
Among the callers a farmer, who asked the
price OF certain sample. 'Ninetythree dollars "a
said the tailor. This thought to be rather high
price, but not too high to prevent sale.
When working men and farmers buy clothing at
from So to 500 per suit it is pretty good evidence Of
the prosperity OF the section in which they made
their money.-Plant City Courier
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-19
WHAT HAppENE ID FEBRUARY 10.

600 tons lost to Allies and nautsas.
1918.
British expect sudden attack On
ras front; no preliminary bombardme
looked for; Germany's final effort no
thought mminent-Russian agree
German peace as German army act
pies Dvinsk and Lutsk; S4,001dGl1
indemnity; Kaiser to formal ann
Poland, Lithuania, Riga AMI Mo-
Island: Allies will hold treaty void
violating Presidents Wilson'S proga
1919.
Senator PoindeXter opens attack
Senate on the League of Nations. p.
criticised as requiring surrender & 50
ereignty and Monroe Doctrine-4
aPchist shoots Premier Clemenceau.
France, inflicting wound in Should
Saviour of France" has narrow est3I
but is in no danger.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-19
We Hope 10 See Them Naterialize.

Pensacola is going TO have up-to-date
apartment houses and plenty of them. if The Pen
saeola Journal has IFS way. The Journal loses no
opportunity to give encouraging words of that
knd-and for all kinds-of good development work.
Miami Metropolis.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-19
In the Language of His ExceIlency.

His Excellency, the Governor of Florida is now a
candidate for the United States Senate In a circu
lar he is distributing he suggests that "the Florida
cracker has three friends-Jesus Christ Sears Roe
buck and Sidney Cats" Who now can doubt that
in so far as Florida is concerned, conditions have
returned to their ante-bcllum state-St Augustine
Record
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-19

Henry Watterson has just passed his eightieth
year. Marse Henry has been a great in his day.
even if sometimes the wrong side sG the fence
and nothing more interesting has appeared in the
saturday Evening Post during the last year than his
photographed story.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-19

Here comes Or. Wiley with brand new one
Food as the standard of value. Doc should remem-
Der that in the good old days of the tithes, they
had Their troubles just the as they do in these
benighted times. Ever hear of the seven years
famine?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-19

We admittedly lowbrow. We gggle at Tom
Duff; and gurgle at Mutt and jeff; and gogglc at
the funny films But in spite of our gurg-gog-
disposition of the jokes we read now and
then in the newspapers make us gag
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-19
STANDS BY WILSON.
Pensacola, Florida,

February Is, 1920.
To the Editor of The Pensacola Jour-
nal:
Dear Mr.. Editor:-I am a constant
reader of your great Journal-have
been for nearly twenty years When I
begin to read the front sheet my mind
gets fidgety until il lights over into
the editorial page, where / have been
SO often and quickly informed by your
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-19
A MANS A MAN FOR A. THAT.

Is there for honest poverty
That hanks his head, an a that?
The coward slave, pass him by;
We dare be poor for a that!
For a. that an a that;
our tolls obscure an "a that;
The rank is but the guineas stamp
The mans the goHd for a that!
What tho on homeIy fare dine,
Wear hoddin gray. an a that;
Gle fools their silks and knaves their wine
y mans man, for a that!
For a that. an a that,
Their tinsel show an g. that;
The honest man, though eer sac poor,
Is the king of men for a that
Then let us pray that come it may,
As come it will for a that
That sense an worth DER a the earth,
Shall bear the gree, an a that,
For a that, an a that,
It's comm yet for a that
The man to man, the world DER.
Shall brothers be for a that.
Robert Burns.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-19

Patent Medicine and Hair Tonic have inherited
John Bareycorns estate according to the St Peters
burg Independent. Even at that. they haven't much
TO divide between them
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-19

some of our schorarly editors occasionally, more
or less laboriously, perhaps frame sentences that
perpleX the minds of their readers to find the point
PLANT City Curier. Simple soluton-maybe there
isn't any.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-19

IT Will be seen from these figures,
which are from official sources, that
Kudza hay ranks above the other two
as regards to protein and the constitiI-
ents statesment from E. B. Eppcs. sup
erintendent of public inspection of Leon
county. Florida. having purchased three
thousand plants Of kudza, in March,
1909
I desire to write that consider Them
TO be the best investment | have ever
made. After testing them carfutiy, [
found them to be satisfactory in every
resDert. | have made a careful study
of Iecuninous plants for hay and for
age n11rposes for many years past and
searched in vain during that time for
a nerannaiI legume that would answer
for tn: Cotton States. the purpose
served by alfalfa in the Northern and
Western States Of the Union In the
Kudaa vine ! have at last found the
missing link on our system Of asricul-
ture and it is not only the equal Of
alfalfa. but in most respects superior
TO it. It never upsets the digestion Of
horses or animals as alfalfa does. but
agrees with horses better than any
other hay / have ever used. The smell
and flavor being so good they are very
fond OF it and prefer it to any other
hay. l find that it will grow on land
that is poor and rough for any other
good hay plant and does not require
any cultivation after the first season.
1t is also good land improver as the
hlhercles on its roots fix at mospheric
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-19

Tampa Tribune says: South Cardinals legislature
is discussing the prohibition of smoking in public
eating places" If they would make it smoke in
Stead Of smoking, we'd back em up
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-19

Being on the level sometimes gets in a hole
but it always leads to the top, in the end.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-19

Great trees fro mlitte acorns grow but it is seldom
that big men grow from little deeds
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-19

Where does the st. Augustine Record get that
prospective newspaper publisher of Jacksonville and
Pensacola dope? 1t may go in Jacksonville but not
in Pens coIa-that is not if we know it,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-19

It is easy to judge the other fellow. But not so
opinion.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-19

Editor Benjamin went so high up, he hasn't come
down yet.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-19

Just about the time thought 'dearie" had gone
this "old dear" stuff comes in
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-19

You have to cut off the mead of revolution before
YOU get evolution.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-02-19
HERE'S HOPING.

Pensacola is TO send committee before
republican congress to ask for an appro-
priation for its centennial purchase exposi-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-04
Water In Dam
VIII Soon Run
Over SbiIIWav

With only 16 feet to go. and rising
a foot a day, the water level behind
the Elephant Butte dam approaches
the level OF the spillway.
Between $4,000 and 10000 acre feet
Of water are being. discharged into
the reservoir every p hours. and the
lake already has an area Of $4,000
acres.
The spillway. at the west end Of
the dam. has never been used, for the
reservoir has never been full. The
spillway is zoo feet long, and the
drop is $50 feet
Whenever the water runs over the
spillway. the sight will be worth go
ing a long way to see It will re-
semble Niagara The water will boil
and foam and break into a million
rainbows and dazzling white pillows
and spray, as it roars and crashes
down over the rugged rocky slope
into the deep green pool at the foot.
One long remembers the sound Of the
roaring water that one hears when
passing through the inside Of the dam
but when the spillway begins to dis
charge the floods, it viii sound like
coming of the last day: t viii be a
terrifying and beautiful sight.
At the rate the water is pouring
into the reservoir, says L II Law
ton. project engineer. the crest of the
spillway would normally be reached
in three weeks. The running over
may easily be deferred by releasing
a greater quantity Of water now and
lowering the level. but in all prob
ability the inflow win continue
throughout this month and the spill
way will have to take care Of the
surplus.
It has been suggested that the
event might be deferred and timed to
take place on July 4, and that a big
celebration might be arranged for In
dependence day at the dam. celebrat-
ing also the first filling OF the res
ervoir TO its maximum capacity
There are two spillways and the
design is such that there is ample
reserve reservoir capacity 70 take
care of any flood condition There is,
Of course, not the slightest danger
OF overflow in the river below the
dam.
Engineer Lawson would like to see
the inflow keep up at least another
month until the seasonal irrigation
has been pretty well taken care Of,
and then he would close all canal in
takes on the project and let the sur
plus water out of the dam in large
volume, so that the river bed through
out the project might be we'll secured.
the sand and silt driven out and a
channel restored by which the ordi-
nary flow can be better taken care
Of and the various intakes served
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-04
ARIZONA ROAD CONTRACTOR
KILLED BY DYNAMITE BLAST

Stafford. Ariz., June 4.-The body Of
Reese Webster. killed by accident on
the CIifton-Springer highway, on
which he was a contractor, has been
buried here. He had left the dinner
table. warning his men to protect
themselves well, as he had Is blast
holes to fire He had lighted al the
fuses and apparently all the blasts
had exploded when he reappeared.
walking toward the camp. He
stopped to shout. "All right, boys
let's 90 TO work" when a blast was
discharged under his feet He was
thrown high in air with the debris
and dropped, mangled and crushed,
fully so feet distant
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-04
WILSON NAMES
COAL PAY BOARD

Washington, D. C., June 4l-Presi-
lent Wilson todays appointed COM
mission Of three men 20 settle the
wage controversy between the an
ihracite coal miners and operators.
The commissions award is to be
made within so days, If possible, and
its award as to wages viii be retro
active TO April I, the date when the
contracts between the miners and
operators expired
The members Of the commission
are William C. Thompson, of Colum-
bus, o.: Neal J. Ferry, OF AIcAdoo.
Pa, and William L Cornell, of Scran-
ton. Pa
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-04
BkRSTOW PLAN TO BUILD
HOTEL TO COST $40, 900

BarstoW, Tex, June 4 = Capt
Daniel Eearns, Of FL Paso. en- route
10 the state Democratic convention
at Roswell, n. NJ, stopped at Bar
stow, and was soon so deeply inter
esled In business proposition that
the Democrats Of that state hsd to
run their convention without him.
The Barstow chamber Of commerce
is financing the building Of 2 hotel.
and Mr. kearns. representing a firm
OF FL Paso architects. had sketches
ana plans OF the proposed building
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-04

slides, showing the work Of the first
three ranks Of scouting, viii be pre-
scented. accompanied by lectures by
the scout commissioner and execu-
tive.
N. p. Sherman. president OF the
local Boy scout council viii award
two prizes, one 10 the scout who has
submitted the chosen name for the
weekend camp seven miles up the
valley and the other to the scout who
submitted the best map work during
the class conducted by the scout
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-04

Cannes, France. June A-One thou
sand women and girls employed il
the famous scent factories Of Brasst
have struck at the moment when dis
tfIlation OF rose petals and Orange
blossoms was about to begin. 1t may
mean higher prices for perfumes
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-04
Wheat In India
1901 Percent
Of 1919 Yield

washington, D. 9. June IA
dispatch to the department OF ag-
riculture today from the Ma
tional institute Of Agriculture Of
Rome said the 1890 production OF
wheat in British India would be
$4,000, 600 bushels, or 1901 percent
Of the 1913 production. and 1884 per-
cent Of a five year average, 1914 10
1918.
The 1920 production Of corn in Ar
gentina was estimated at 25S,692,0oo
bushels or 1854 percent Of the 1913
production and 1921 percent Of a five
year average, 1914 to 1918
The condition Of cereals on Nay ]
was averaged in Great Britain, Ire
land. France. Hungary, Portugal,
Egypt. Morocco. There was drouth
In south Italy and Algeria
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-04

executive. Glenn o. Everman- Both
prizes viii be regular boy scout mess
kits.
Saturday, all FL Paso scouts will
spend the day at the weekend camp
under the direction OF scout masters
VINO WI give Instructions and tests
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-04

HoIbrook, Ariz,-David E. Warner
was hurled to death by the pilot Of
an east-bound limited train II is as
sumed he was deaf and that he
failed to hear the warning signal OF
the engineer. A considerable sum Of
money was found in his pockets He
came here from Gallup, but no in
formation can be obtained concern
ing his homo.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-04

about the cost Of living. says a
Kentucky weekly, hut not enough
10 keep lots Of people from knock
ing off work and going TO the
courthouse to sit through an In
rerestinE trial.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-04
TWO TROOPS TO ENTERTAIN
ALL Ell PASO BOY SCOUTS

All Boy Scouts Of FL Paso will be
the guests OF troops 4 and Z at the
First Methodist Episcopal church.
Montana and Lee streets, tonight,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-04

which he submitted fer the inspection
Of the committee having that matter
in hand. II is intended 10 erect a
building to cost about $4,000.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-04

Thank the stars. There is one
place where they don't dance the fox
trot very much and that is Cincinnati
and environs. The waltz and the one
step have the edge on the fox trot
hereabouts and the Jazz boys scarcely
ever play one.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-04

There 4. considerable worry
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-04

whoever named PitfsburE athe
smoky city failed to visit Gin
einnati first. II the wind hap
pens to be blowing your way, you
can't write n letter in n Cincin-
natl hotel without smudEinE the
paper with SCOT and II you take
hold OF the eurtnin at your win
dow, a. soils your hands
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-04

While street car fare in Cincinnati
is cents, il is only cents FROM
Cincinnati to and throughout Cow
ington, Latonia and surrounding
towns on the Kentucky side. A Ken
lucky corporation operates these cars
and they were refused the increase
when the Ohio state commission
granted an increase to the Cincinnati
lines. Iatonia, while having a sepa-
rate postoffice, is for administrative
purposes a part OF Covington. which.
with its suburbs, claims a population
OF $4,000 people
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-04

Matt Winn's Laf0nia race track
will open here Saturday for n 81
day meet, The big track L. now
being put into condition and sew
eral additions are being made to
the buildings. 1t Is not aH large n
plant as he has at Juurez, and the
Buildings are, with one exception,
frame structures
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-04
WILL STRIKE
TIE UP j. So.

increase in freight rates. the owners
I contend
The employees say they can't see
/ how the railroads should have such
a big increase in rates merely 10
finance the roads and assert that the
railroads are trying to "gouge" the
people
Incidentally, every railroad man
talk to is for McAdOo for presi-
dent and n relaxation Of the pro-
hibitiOn laws.
The ways Of the war department
are devious" Judge Robert Marx, Of
the superior court OF Cincinnati. is
just in receipt Of a letter from the
war department returned to his
mother, who wrote to him when he
was wounded in France, stating that
he is dead.
The envelope bears the notation
Of the statistical division of the
A. +. f. in France to this effect,
also n certificate from chaplain
OsterEren. of the regiment, to the
effect that he Is deceased.
The judge has since been honor
ably discharged-he was a captain
and elected TO his present office
If the war department records
declare I am dead and that fact has
been verified, I wonder II / ought
not TO make application for my S10.-
900 war insurance." the judge asked,
smilingly, as he read the --verifica-
ton"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-06-04

ssThe black powder was, in
EOodly proportion black pepper.
@SiE months ago, on the invita-
4iOn Of CarrunEas japanese muni-
ton makers set up their plants
without the City OF Mexico and
proceeded to manufacture arms
and ammunition for the Mexican
government. This black pepper
powder was one Of their pro-
ductH.v
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-04-07
Malone Taxi, Phone 1853.

The biggest and best mo-
tor moving outfit in town
Henry Mathews Transfer.
Phone $50.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-04-07
MACMILLAN COMPANY
PUBLISH BOOK BY DR..
DAVID S. HILL, i. N. NJ,

The Macmillan company of New
York City, is announcing that it eX-
poets to publish within Il few weeks
a book written by President David
s. Hin of the State University OF
New Mexico. The book comprises
four hundred and fifty-two pages
with illustrations and is entitled
An Introduction to Vocational
Education"
1t presents in concise form,
the facts and principles concerning
agriculture, trade, commerce ana
education, as well as the question
of the practical education of girls
and women. 1t contains a section
concerning the application of scien-
tifiC psychology TO industry and
commerce. The book also bristles
with a strong AmeriCanism. This
volume is the sixth written by
President Hill.
President Hill has received an
invitation to be present at the CEN
tennial celebration of Indiana uni
Versity which IS to be held on May
5, 6 and at Bloomington
Ind, in honor of the founding of
the university. At this conference
there will be distinguished speak
ers such as; Dean Roscoe Pound of
the Harvard law school, President
David Kinley of the University of
Illinois, President Edward A. Birge
of the University of Wisconsin, Dr..
James r. Angel of the National
Research council, Col. P. NJ. Ash
burn and Honorable Samuel NJ.
Ralston, former governor of In
diana.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-04-07
SCOUT WORK IS
IN NEED Of SOME
TRAINE D WORKERS

Since arriving in Albuquerque
Thomas Nelson, detailed Boy Scout
organizer from the san Francisco
headquarters, has been making a
survey Of the city before under
taking organization work. Accord
ing to Mr.. Nelson, the boys of ELI
gible age are very enthusiastic and
the cooperation offered by the
citizens has leen splendid. but the
great need at the present time is
competent scoutmasters, also some
trained men along the following
lines and who are interested in
boys; Surgeon, first aid; naturalist,
trees. birds and animals; director
of health, teeth and habits: music,
bug|e and drum corps; craftsman,
scout handicraft, signaling; cook,
camp fire cooking; physical dlrec-
tor, games, etc.
To get these men and first class
scout masters it has been deemed
advisable to start a training school
to furnish instruction to any vol
unteers for this work. Glasses will
be held one night Of each week at
a specially appointed headquarters
where the future masters will learn
troop handling
1t is planned to organize thirty
troops of thirty-two boys each.