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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-04
AT THE PASTIME THEATRE

To a house well filed with an ap-
preciative audience, the Park Players
introduced to Pensocla for kthe first
time THE Cave Girl" a comedy that
is most laughable and highly interest
ing. The Cave Girl" is the efforts of
those known authors of laugh
plays, George Middleton and Guy Boil
ton.
In their previous comedies, Messrs.
Middleton and Bolton aimed their sa
tirical shafts at the smart Long
Island set In this newest piece they
have gone to the woods of northern
Maine for their locale. the action of
1.-THE Cave Girl" trans spring in a hunt
ing lodge and an isolated camp-a
full two days journey by foot from
the nearest village. The story has to
do with an untutored though fascinat-
ing and primitive type of grill, Mar
got Santerre. Since her fathers
death in a log jam. this child of ma
ture has been under the protecting
wing of Professor Sperry, a distin-
guished and highly respected old gen
tleman holding down the chair of
natural science at an eastern college.
He is also the author of several ma
ture books. in which he advances the
theory that nature is always a gen.
erous provider and that no man need
suffer hardship If thrown on his own
resources in the woods. To test out
these theories, which have caused
some derisive comment, the professor
has gone into the woods. accompanied
by Margot. knowing what disillu-
sionment will mean to the old man,
Nargot contrives to keep him sup
piled with an abundance of food. hut
in so doing is thrown into contact
with a Wall street magnate, Bates, by
name, and some friends who. for
some very interesting reasons have
sought the quiet isolation of the Maine
woods. Later, misfortune overtaking
the whole party as the result of
strange love story which unexpected
ly develops, Margot prevents them
from starving or dying from exposure
incidentally restoring the professors
shattered faith In himself and his
thories by proving what he wrote in
his books to be true.
The scenic offering OF the play is
well carried out. The players are all
excellent in this new piece and Miss
Park in this new character is as
dainty and charming az in her pre-
vious presentations.
THE Cave Girl" will remain the
feature for the rest of this week. A
special matinee will be given today
at 3:15 and the regular Saturday
matinee At 5 O'Clock.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-04
HAVE DARK HAIR
AND LOOK YOUNG
Nobody Can Tell When You Darker
Gray, Faded Hair With
Sage Tea.

Grandmother kept her hair beauti-
FULLY darkened, glossy and attractive
with a brew Of Sage Tea and sulphur.
Whenever her hair took on that dull
faded or streaked appearance, this
simple mixture was applied, with
wonderful effect. BY asking at any
drug store for "Wyeth's Sage and
sulphur Compound" YOU will get q
large bottle Of this old-time recipe,
improved by the addition of other in
gradients. all ready to use, at very
little cost This simple mixture can
be depended upon to restore natural
color and beauty to the hair.
4 well-known downtown druggist
says everybody uses Wyeth's Sage
and SULPHUR Compound now because
Il darkens so naturally and evenly
that nobody can tell 1t has been ap-
plied--its 80 easy TO use, too. You
simply dampen a comb or soft brush
and draw It through the hair. taking
one strand at time. BY morning
the gray hair disappears; after anoth-
or application or two, IL is restored to
It's natural color, and looks glossy,
soft and beautiful.-Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-04
HUN c Y?

Royse, Elizabeth MCGOWAN Russell,
Fannie Steward, Grace NJ. Wheeler.
Messrs. Leonard W Edwards, Ludie
L. Meggs. Albert S. Ralph, George
Bowman White.
Applicants for special certificates
included: Misses Rilla Miriam Stew
art, Ruth V Stewart, Ruth Marie
Miller, Jean E. Laird, Glennie ]. Ma
lone; special or state: Mesdames
Ella Yount Phelps, Anna L. Crist and
Mr.. Boude @. Moore.
The examination was taken by Is
negro applicants.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-04
CUSTOMS COLLECTOR
TO HAVE VACATION

W. B. Curry, collector of customs for
Pensacola, has been given a 15-days'
leave of absence which he will spend
visiting in Tampa and Key West Mr..
Curry leaves the last of the week, ac-
companied by Mrs. Curry. While in
Tampa Mr.. Curry expects to discuss
with Judge j. F. c. Griggs. state coll
lector of customs, some improvements
needed in the Pensacola office, and also
speak with him as to an assistant in the
local office.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-04
SEABOARD WANTS
PENSACOLA LITERATURE

Literature describing Pensacola has
been requested in the interest of a
large party of tourists expecting to
come to this city the latter part of
the tourist season, by J. B. Brown,
district passenger agent of Baltimore,
for the Seaboard Air Line railway
The request was made to the Pensa-
cola chamber of commerce and the lit
erature will be sent at the earliest
possible TIME.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-04
ENGINEERS DISCUSS
MUNICIPAL DOCKS

The Pensacola chapter of the Ameri-
can Engineering society will meet next
Thursday night at $50 o'clock to con-
tinue a discussion Of municipal dock
sites, which was started at a meeting
held Tuesday night. The chapter has
decided to affiliate with the chamber of
commerce.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-04
PENSACOLA BOY NOW
AT TRAINING STATION

John DeCaro, L. s. y. a Pensacola
boy. who has been stationed on the
receiving ship at New York, has been
transferred TO the naval training sta
ton at Newport, r. l., his friends in
the city will be interested to learn.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-04
We Have Just Three
Prices on Our Mems
Winter Suits & Ocoats

Mems $4,000 to $500 Suits
and O'Coats .S19.25
Mems $3.50 to $4,000 Suits
and O'coats ...... .$25.25
Mems $4,000 to $500 Suits
and O'coats ..........$ 33.25
And if this sounds too good to
be true-then take enough time
off today to see and you will
open your wallet and lay in a
supply of CLOTHES for the
next year,
Everything included IN this
,ale is or. regular stock.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-03-25
HIT BRITAIN'S REVENUE
BY BOYCOTT ON BOOZE
Sim Feiners Adopt Total Abstinence
as Weapon Against England; Ask
Catholic Church Heads for Support

A curious form of warfare against
Britain is beginning over portions OF
ireland controlled by the Sim
Feners. In many places a boycott
has reached considerable proportions
against Intoxicating liquor, partly as
a temperance measure but largely as
part OF the fight against Britain.
One purpose of the boycott is to de-
prive the British Exchequer OF nearly
$100000,000 per year said to be de-
rived from the liquor business in Ire
land.
Early in January this movement
took a more definite form in an action
of the Wexford County Council, a
Sim Fein body, which unanimously
called on the General Counsel of Irish
County Councils to inaugurate cam
paign for the total Prohibition of the
consumption in Ireland, not only OF
drink but tobacco also. The resolu
ton called on the hierarchy OF the
Catholic church to support the move
ment.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-03-25
new YORK STATE OFFICIALS
REPORT MARKED SLUMP IN crime
New York City Workhouse Commitments Off Sharply 1926
IN 1915 176 in 1920 Abnormal Conditions Last Few
Years Renders Close Estimates Difficult

difficult to estimate just what has been
the effect OF Prohibition on crime.
He added:
"The close relationship which ex-
lists between feeblemindedness, men
tai defect and crime is too well known
to repeat and there is probably no
factor in the production of feeble
mindedness greater than alcoholism
in the parent. The continuance OF
Prohibition over long period is go
ing to have its effect in producing a
better race than we have today.
Statistics show that commitments
to the Albany county pententlary for
intoxication dropped from 100 in 1911
to 10 in 1920; Erie county penitentiary
from $500 III 1ol7 to 2,47l in lo20f
Monroe county penitentary from o84
in l9l7 to OF in 1920; Onondaga
county penitentiary from $50 in 19l7
to l8 in 1920.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-03-25

not even hall OF what il VAS before.
But the vets are not very careful
about the truth.
In regard to home-distilling, the
spoedent says: "Rnmor hath
it, that in some districts regular dis
tilling is now carried on with impun-
ity at every farm The "rumor" is
very loose-footed During the Pro
hibition campaign in Norway, 1910 Tin
the fallD, a prominent wet. professor,
started just the same "rumor.' The
farmers OF Norway got angry at him;
some demanded OF him in the public
press that he should state what dis
trict he referred to. He never dared
TO mention any At public lecture
during the campaign, he stated again
his "rumor.' M earnest dry asked
him right there. what authority he had
for his story. His answer then WAS
that his "wash-woman" had said so.
All Norway got a hearty laugh then
at his expense. and the "rumor' could
not be spread any more Tor domestic"
use. 1t now evidently is taken up for
foreign consumption. The fact is,
i'll spite OF the wet Correspondent"
that home distilling is not nearly as
common i'll Norway as it is in Sweden
where there IS no Prohibition.
At the close i'll this wet story. that
has unfortunately got into such re
spected journal as the Literary Di-
gcst, it is told that Prohibition in
Finland is also "a complete 6asco."
These big words will be greatly re-
duccd when It is kept in mind that the
paper in Finland that bestoWs them,
the Swedish fnfyudstadsb is by
far the Wettest paper in the country,
and it is doing its best to inspire op-
position to the law OF the land while
it never has a word of admonition to
the readers to obey the law that is
passed by a tremendous majority not
less than seven times since 1907 has
such voting taken place in Finland 5
Parliament.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-03-25

=" 7 he international Missionary
Union is grateful to Almighty God
for the signal triumph OF the cause of
Prohibition of the liquor traffic in the
United States of America and for the
recent decisions of the Supreme Court
unfolding the Eighteenth Amendment
and the Volstead Act for its enforce
ment. The example OF the people of
America in legally abolishing one of
the greatest curses which has ever
afflicted mankind is having a potent
influence upon other nations and peo-
pies; and the International Missionary
Union earnestly requests all friends
of temperance, religion and missions
to cooperate in securing a just and
strict enforcement of the law in order
that Americas example may further
hasten the coming Of worldwide sup
preston OF the manufacture and sale
OF Intoxicating liquors as beverage.
"Since it is commonly reported in
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-03-25
RIGHT TO THE POINT

A QUESTIONABLE sent out from New
York City and evidently from som,
liquor organization, asks. DO yoi
favor the enactment of laws prohib
iting the personal use OF tobacco b,
adults?'
A circular letter which accom-
panies the QUESTIONABLE would have
those who receive it believe that {
great campaign is on against tobacco
and that it is being led by dry organ
izations. Concerning this question
naire and letter, the Temperance So
ciety of the Methodist Church says:
Nobody is asking for laws
prohibiting the personal use of
tobacco by adults.
Everybody knows that nobody
is asking for such laws.
The effort to make it appear
that somebody does desire such
legislation is undoubtedly a part
OF the general effort to arouse
prejudice against all reform"
with view to undermining the
Prohibition law.
We can answer this question
naire for the Press Service Com
pany.
The editors do not favor such
laws.
The preachers do not favor
such laws.
The w. c. T. L. does not IA
vor such laws.
Neither bishops nor dog catch
ers, sportsmen nor sports favor
such laws.
Nobody favors such laws.
And you know it.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-03-25
MANY SHIPS AND SEAMEN
IDLE IN AMERICAN PORTS
Men, Drawn From Inland Towns by
Shipping Boards Appeals, Return
Home

Nearly 500 ships are laid up and at
least 10000 seamen are ION the
beach" i'll the seaports Of the country
according to survey made by Dr.
George Sidney Webster, secretary Of
the American Seamcn's Friends So
ciety of New York, says a New York
Tribune dispatch. DR., Webster traced
the condition to the fact that many
of the ships built during the war
have been turned back by operators to
the shipping board because of lack
OF cargo offerings. In the opinion Of
DR.. Webster because OF the deprcs-
sion i'll shipping the American mer-
chant marine is receiving a serious
setback as many of the mariners will
quit the sea for good He is quoted
i'll the Tribune as saying:
Drawn by the shipping boards
campaign for recruits a large
number OF men from inland cities
went to sea. A great many 9TH
ers received ship education in the
navy But the new men will GER
tainly go back to their home
towns unless conditions improve.
1t is in order for the liquor inter
ests now to blame this depression in
shipping to Prohibition on the theory
that American boats can not compete
with foreign vessels because OF the
ruling that the national Prohibition
law prohibits liquor on American YES
sells. 1t will be noted, however, that
DR.. Webster credits the condition to
entirely different reasons.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-03-25
RHoDEsIANS INCREASE
EXCISE DUTY ON SPIRITS
All Distilled Liquors Produced in
the Country are Taxed 81 Shillings
Per Gallon

The British Board of Trade Jour
nal for December 80, 1920. SAYS:
The Northern Rhodesian Gazette
OF November ?, 1920, contains copy
OF a proclamation mo. Is of 1920
dated October 10, 1920, which pro-
vldes for an increased excise duty on
spirits manufactured in the territory.
The present proclamation amends
Section 7 of Proclamation No. % of
1914 which now reads as follows
Upon every imperial gallon of spirits
distilled or manufactured in the ter
rltory which shall be sold, consumed
or otherwise disposed of by any dis
tiller, shall be payable an excise duty
at the rate OF q 'shillings per gallon
1t the spirits do not exceed the
strength OF proof, with a proportion
ate increase in case the spirits be OF
greater strength"
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-03-25
GOTHAM BOOZERS EMPLOY
JAIL BIRD SUBSTITUTES

A new field for capturing the e1u-
sive dollars has opened in New York
City and Prohibition is the cause.
The enforcement of the dry law is
sending many former saloonkeepers
to jail and these Jail sentences are
not to their liking. They do not mind
ordinary fines but being locked up is
another matter. Prohibition agents
in New York charge that saloonkeep-
ers sentenced to Jail are substituting
dummies to serve their terms. After
pleading guilty the saloonkeeper is
permitted two days of grace to wind
up his business affairs and then hires
his dummy, generally some bar-room
hanger-on,. for SIS or 500.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-03-25

the public press that a number OF
breweries and distilleries forced out
of business in America propose to re-
locate and resume business in Mexico,
China, India and other countries,
the International Missionary Union
makes urgent request that the United
States government take steps to pre-
vent its citizens from inficting upon
other and weaker nations and peoples
an evil which America itself has re-
pudiated and cast out.
"And further, the International Mis-
sionary Union would call upon the
government to which its members be-
long to quickly take such steps as
may be necessary to prevent all lille
gitimate export of narcotic drugs
whether directly or through the ports
of other nationalities, to peoples and
nations who are unable to protect
and defend themselves against exploit
tation and debauchery."
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-03-25

When, 1915, before Norway got her
present Prohibition, the drunkenness
oftenses in the whole country were
62,2Sl, the three years and half that
statistics cover since Prohibition,
show for the whole country only an
average of 29,100 drunkenness Of
lenses.
The statistics all through the years
have been compiled in the same. man
ner, and are, of course, the most reli-
able measure on the real effect of
Prohibition. The latter half of 1920
is known to have been wetter than
the first part, although official figures
are not yet published.
3, The Real Nature of the Anti Pro-
hibition Propaganda
The article referred to and quoted
by Literary Digest is nothing else
but product OF the vets. There
seems to be no regard for truth and
facts by the originator OF this story
A few sentences are quoted to prove
this:
|. The Correspondent" says that
"The restrictions upon the sale of al
cohol were purely wartime meas
ures," and that later on the "Prohibi-
tionists" were out to impose perma-
nent Prohibition upon the nation by
legislation"
Who made Norwegian Prohibition
permanent? The people. 1t is i'm
possible to blame anybody else for it
How was it made permanent? By
direct vote of the people, not by
Legislative action
2. Home-distilling. the "correspon-
dent' says, is very common, so that
drunkenness has increased We have
already shown, by undeniable gov
eminent statistics, that drunkenness
during Norway's three-four years of
prohibition of the strong drinks, is
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-03-25
EXPERTS TO SAMPLE AND
CLASSIFY MUCH BOOZE

Aid of secret service agents and
whisky experts will be enlisted in the
examination OF 100000 bottles OF liq-
uor seized from passengers entering
the New York port, Collector New
ton OF the port announced on Feb
ruary %. The good liquor, he said,
will be sorted from the bad and sold
to hospitals and persons authorized
to purchase it, and the bad will be
dumped into the sea. He added that
much of the contraband is poisonous,
having been manufactured by crews
OF ships who believed that customs
officers Selling it would be the ulti-
mate consumers.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-03-25
GAUTEMALANS HOLD Big
TEMPERANCE MEETING
Founder of Guatemalan Anti
Alcohol League, Don Mazar-
iegos, Acclaimed
A. S. L. SENDS DIPLOMA"
Mayor of City Presents Diploma;
President Herrera Sends
Congratulations

The Guatemala Anti-Alcohol League
held monstSr temperance meeting ON
February > at Quezaltenango. For
the meeting the largest theatcr in the
place was secured which. according 10
private advices, was packed from pit
to dome. An interesting program
had been provided for the meeting
consisting of singing by college
quartet OF the national hymns OF
Guatemala and America. orations and
addresses together with full line OF
temperance rousements.
IN attractive feature of the meet
ing was the presentation To Don Benz
jamin Mazariegos OF a diploma from
the AntiSaloou League OF America.
Don MazaricRos was the founder OF
the Anti-Alcohol League. In rccog-
milton OF his distinguished services to
the cause Of Temperance in our neigh
Dor republics of the south the diploma,
at large expense, had been prepared in
America for presentation upon this
occasion.
The diploma was signed by the Off
GERS OF the American League and was
a very tasteful recognition OF the cf-
forts OF the recipient in Guatemala.
1t was done in the national colors in
which national cmbems were III
wrought Border and body of the
diploma carried fluctuations and con-
gratulations from the American
League TO Don Mazaregos. The
mayor received the diploma in the
aame OF the city and in formal adj
dress presented it to the temperance
worker. Two young girls attircd in
the Guatemalan and American flags
made the formal presentation, The
following day this diploma was dis
played in the most conspicuous vim
dow in the city and attracted marked
attention. The meeting did much to
advance the cause OF temperance in
-liN \ l'dDiiAs
Temperance is making splendid
'rogress in Guatemala and is COM
handing the attention and support
II government officials The prcsi-
lent OF the republic, Don Carlos Her
rcra made contribution of 5000
pesos OF government funds for the
furtherance OF tile work.
Recently new League Against
Alcoholism has been established at
Guatemala City. The drys OF the
country believe that with the boost
to their cause thus given in govern
mental recognition as we'll as recog-
nition from a sister league in Amer
ca. the cause will advance much more
'apidly in the immediate future than
II the past. NJ. Sanchez Lopez is the
PRESIDENT of the league under whose
uspices the meeting was held
The American Issue sends its con-
yratulations to its co-workers in Guat-
,mala and wishes them all success in
their cndeayor to overthrow the liquor
rattle.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-03-25
PROHIBITION SENTIMENT
GROWING IN BAY STATE
License Election in 1920 Shows
a Wet Majority of Over
Ten Thousand
BOOZE LOSES CASTE
Election This Year Shows 4
Dry Majority of Fifteen
Thousand

National Prohibition became elfec-
tive just as the Massachusetts town
meetings of 1920 commenced and the
votes were cast before the merits of
the new law were known The vot-
ing last year was upon the old ones-
ton, "Shall licenses be granted for
the sale of Intoxicating liquors in this
town." In December the Legisla-
ture in process of codiiying the stat
utes eliminated that question from
the ballot so that this year the only
question upon the ballot relating TO
liquor licenses is. Shall licenses be
granted for the sale of certain nom
Intoxicating beverages in this town."
This means rs per cent beer and
light wines and the supposition of its
advocates was that there would be
less opposition to it than to the old
general license question. Because of
that unusual interest attaches to the
election results. The towns are now
in the midst of their 1921 annual
meetings. Election returns are now
available from 192 OF the BIZ towns.
These towns last year cast a total of
ol,000 votes, with wet majority OF
10000. This year these towns cast
100000 votes, with a dry majority OF
$1,000, net gain OF $4,000. \ year
ago the drys cast - per cent of the
vote in these towns and this year So
per cent.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-03-25
KEYSTONE BREWING CO.
SEEKS RETURN OF PLANT

The Keystone Brewing Company
of Scranton, Pa, has filed bond
with the Internal Revenue Office COW
ering the value of raw products in
stoek, being the first in the country
to take advantage of the chance offered
by the Commissioner Of Internal Rev
enue to have their plants restored to
them. When the bonds are accepted
the plants will be re-opened until
such time as the present stock is
used up.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-03-25
LOSS-OF-SIGHT DAMAGES
SUSTAINED IN N. ]. COURT

The Supreme Court of the state OF
New Jersey in an opinion on February
% decided that Mike HULK who sued
Samuel Greenburg in the Hudson Cir
cult Court and obtained damages
amounting to $4,000 for total blind
ness due to drinking wood alcohol in
whisky sold by Greenburg, is entitled
to at least $4,000. HULK Sought the
whisky from the defendants estab-
lishment and after drinking it lost his
eyesight. He sued and obtained an
award. Greenburg appealed from the
decision which the Supreme Court up
held but stated the amount was ex-
cessive and cut it to $4,000.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1921-03-25

Official report sent to the State
Commission OF Prisons OF New York
by wardens, sheriffS and officials of
penal institutions, show very marked
decrease in intoxication and crimes
attributable to liquor. In New York
City there was sharp falling off in
the number Of commitments for in
toxication to the work house as is
shown in the following table supplied
by the Commissioner of Corrections