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The Cordova daily times., 1921-10-31
RED WIGS ARE SOLD
 BY "SEX STRIKERS"
-nv Inlcrnnllonal News servIcel


 LOS ANGELES. Oct 31. Brisk trading in red wigs during which approximately 200 were "cashed in" al downtown restaurant, marked development in a labor demonstra tion, when all the women waitresses at the cafe inaugurated the first sex strike" in this city's history on learn ing men were to take their places. The henna hued head pieces were part of the regalia the women were required to wear. The manage mcnt made reimbursement.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-10-31
HOOCH HOUNDS CRACK JAIL TO
 GET MARKINGS"
By International News scrvIcc)


 WEST FRANKFORT. III, oct. 31. You may lock up the bootlegger and moonshiner and his goods, but they'll get their liquor still.
 This is what local authorities said as they scratched their heads one morning when they arose and saw by the light of the rising sun that some one had broken into the jail during the night or early morning and re moved a quantity of white mule to- gether with five stills This had been held as evidence against a band of bootleggers.
 The liquor and the stills were se- cluded in such a ulace and were un- der such strong" locks that the thought of outsiders stealing the ev- idence never once entered the minds of the authorities. Perplexing. isn't it, they say, for this is what they had to do.
 The liquor and stills were stored in one Of the cells which was secured with Yale lock. A log chain was placed through the bars of the door and cell and clamped fast to the lock On the outside of the jail was the burglar proof" lock which the city council had passed upon as one that would withstand the efforts of all to open within or without.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-10-31

All the keys to the outer lock have been accounted for and all that re mains to be solved is how they broke into the jail
The Cordova daily times., 1921-10-31

The Trpuhlc Collector figures thaI Ever, !:1dy is trying to Put Somrrhu- Oyrl uu uim aad 70 -ur, ArDdnd with his Suspicious Mind hunting Trouble aud Always Finding il. In n World so full of Everything, we can General. ly find "...nt vN are Looking for. whether Joy or Sorrow.
The Cordova daily times., 1921-10-31
 LEADS PARADE
 IN MEXICOCITY
lRv International Ncw~ Service,

fGy International News Srryico) MEXICO CITY. Oct 3l.- Many frills from New York. Paris and London have been brought to Mexico City in connection with the centennial ceIe- bration.
 Many shops and hotels now have footmen in uniform at the door, and gos-mitcs of boys about as big as large peanuts attirod in red. green or blue
 Automobiles contain vases filled with flowers and all of the newest om- hclIishmonts demanded hy fashion or devised by ingenious builders.
 While some of the official cling to the Jcffcrsonian simplicity of revolu- tionary fathers and walk or ride in a small ear with a familiar name. there is fast growing tendency toward dis play.
 Much of the new life in Mexico City i- du, to tho incroastn" number of Americans who are to be seen every where There are Americans here of every description, rich and poor, hon est and otherwise.
 In the crowd of Americans are mum, ernus promoters, who have for the present turned their attention from ou wells and silver mines to land selling projects Real estate men warn Americans who come to Mexico to buy land to make inquiries about land agents before entering into nego, tiations with them ! Land is cheap here in most places, but some of the land would he high at any price.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-14
KEEPING FAITH.

The Mariana Times Courier, which
was burned out some weeks ago, is
TO be congratulated on never having
missed an edition. The blaze was a
severe blow to the Courier but Mrs.
Moore, the owner and publisher, was
able. through her friends in the news
paper fraternity, to get the next edi-
ton out on time. What's more, she
hasn't missed a bet in getting her
business records Strengthened out.
Naturally enough, the Courier is
rather proud of it's success and com
ments on it under the caption "Prac-
tice What You Preach" in the follow
ing words:
Not every preacher practices what
he breaches. The same can he said
of the laymen. However, when view
ing from the standpoint of the pres
ent the happenings of the past two
weeks there is one thing that the
Times-Courier has tried to live up to
namely, rising above circumstances
Readers will recall that on various
occasions this has been a theme of dis
cussion. II circumstances could down
a business it is probable that the pa
per today would be buried in its
ashes. Refusing to admit that cir
cumstances were bigger than people
the paper has not missed an issue
and will not, God willing. until new
equipment arrives for getting it out in
it's own plant which will possibly be
thirty days.
A theory is useless unless it works
out in practical application. It's easy
to talk but it is putting the things
we boast of into actual use when the
time of trial comes, that tests the
metal of either the theory or the
man.
The survival Of the fittest applies
to the man or woman who feels him
self bigger than the obstacles that al
times loom up with such terrifying
outlines before him, but who refuses
to be downed by them.
Were it not for this God given
power to conquer. men would soon &C
| down in inglorious defeat and life
would be without any incentive tC
Withstand the blows that must Of
necessity come at times"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-14
Now is Proper Time to Build

Industrial conditions al the present
time indicate that no better time for
building will obtain for some years
unless the price of labor shall take a
slump over the whole country. Lum-
Der, which has been selling for inordi-
nate prices for several years has
reached the low-point. it is now claim
ed by authorities-who declare that it
is comparatively cheaper than in 1913.
and the president of the Savannah
Builders Exchange insists that there
will soon be a rise, the increase mere
ly awaiting the stabilizing Of busi-
ness which is rapidly reaching nor
NAL
Twenty years ago the cost of COM
mon brick laid in the wall was from
eight to ten dollars per thousand.
Three months ago the cost of these
same brick, delivered but not laid was
thirtv-five dollars a Thousand. Today
the price lis eighteen dollars. Six
months ago the price of Portland ce-
ment was seven to eight dollars bar
rel: today it has hit the three dollar
and-a- quarter mark (This is a Sa-
vannah qUotationl. Nails have drop
ped from leight dollars the key and
hard to get to five dollars-and pIen-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-14
COL. HOUSE WRITES

Colonel Edward NJ, House. represen-
tative OF the Wilson administration
Throughout the war and United States
commissioner to the Paris peace con-
ference, is assembling the manuscript
of "A book entitled What Really Hap
pened at Paris; the Story of the Peace
Conference, 1919" which is shortly to
be published by Charles Scribner's
Sons.
The book will include contributions
by other American delegates who par
ticipated in the treaty making at Yer
sailles, namely, Charles II. Haskins.
chief Of division of Western Europe;
Robert~I. Lord. chief of Polish divis-
ion; Douglas Johnson, chief of divis-
ion boundaries; Charles Seymour,
chief of Austro- Hungarian division;
Isaiah Bowman, chief territorial adj
wiser; Thomas w. Lamont, and Allyn
A. Young, economic advisers; Samuel
Gompers, chairman commission on in
teruational labor legislation; Herbert
c." Hoover, director general of relief:
James Brown Scott and David Hunter
Miller, legal advisers, General Tasker
II. Bliss and Admiral Henry =. MAYO
Colonel Houses own contributions
to the work will treat of Preparations
for Peace, The Story of the Armistice
and Fundamentals of Peace. while the
other delegates will include in their
subjects The Trial of the Kaiser, The
New Boundaries of Germany, The
New Poland the Story of Fiume, Re
partitions, the Feeding of Europe, Dis
armament and the Labor Clauses of
the Treaties.
Mr.. Seymour, who is professor of
history at Yale, is assisting Colonel
House in editing the papers for the
forthcoming volume.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-14

imagined she had withered me with
her contempt of my thoughts and %.
lions.
There was only one remark of hers
which remained in my mind and that
with a far different effect than she
had intended. She had spoken of
Katie as belonging to cattle that had
no finer feelings" | reflected a little
bitterly that it would not have been
possible for Katie or any one of her
kind to have displayed a greater lack
of fine feelings than had my mother
law.
Katie's engagement, however, upset
me. 1t was almost time for US to re-
turn to the city for the winter. OF
course, If Katie were to be married
she would not go back with us. The
girl had been with me since the first
month of my marriage. ! did not
realize how much I had grown TO de-
pend upon her efficient service, her
loving faithfulness. until / faced the
prospect of losing her Whatever
would / do without her in the city.
My second season OF lectures before
the history class of the Lotus Study
club would soon begin. They were
paying me $25 a lecture this season,
and the topics were to be the current
political and war news of the day,
with the tracing back of their causes
in events that had gone before.
When Lillian had seen the outlined
course she had said emphatically that
it was big. man sized job / had un-
dertaken, and / felt that she was
right. 1t entailed a great deal more
work and study for me than had the
course of the last season.
1t would be simply impossible for
me to attempt both that work and
my homework without the assistance
of well-trained maid and with my
mother law as a member of our,
family l distinctly dreaded breaking
in a new girl
I Jay awake so long bordering the
matter that had not yet fallen asleep
when Dicky came in from the last
train. I called to him softly as he
passed my door, to let him know that
was awake, and he came in and sat
down on the side of my bed while
told him of Katie's prospective mar
riage and the dilemma in which il
placed me.
"And you're worrying about that"
said Dicky, with fine scorn. PLENTY
of maids to be had in New York city.
my dear. If you can't find a salts
factory one we can always go to a
hotel
He gave me kiss that was meant
to be consoling, and went on to his
room, while | wished, oh, so earnestly,
that could throw all care and re-
sponsibility from my shoulders as
could Diclsy.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-14
REVELATIONS
OF A WIFE
BY ADELE GARRISON.
"WilI You Forgive Me?"

Katie, DEAR" 1 said softly, ''will
you forgive me? l am so sorry this
has happened. If you had told me
you expected Jim 1 would not have
disturbed you. I'm very glad for
your happiness, Katie. Eat your sup
per now and tell me all about it to-
morrow
1 turned to the shy six-footer stand
ing beside her.
81 congratulate you, Jim 1 said.
holding out my hand. Katie is a dear
good girl. Come to see her often"
My mother law was standing as
if petrified when l turned to her from
Jim. Her face was dark with disap-
prevail of my handling the situation,
but to my great surprise she did not
speak. l thought, with a little tri-
umphant thrill, that evidently she re-
membered and meant to abide by the
ultimatum / had given her on the oc-
casion of her outrageous treatment of
Lillian Underwood.
I had told her then that l. would al
ways make her welcome in our home
and treat her with all Difference, but
that I would never allow her to inter-
fere in any personal concern of mine.
Was it possible that She meant to
abide by those words quietly?
She preceded me out of the room,
paying no attention whatever to the
volub1e and fearful thanks which
Katie was pouring out to me.
When 1 Joined her in the hall we
walked in silence the length of it,
mounted the stairs and went to our
rooms. At the door of hers she
paused. with her hand upon the knob,
turned to me. and said with emphasis:
"Of course, Margaret, you think all
these socialistic notions of yours are
very fine, but when you've lived as
long as I have you'll learn that it
doesn't pay to pamper maids. You're
probably blaming yourself for hurting
Katie's feelings. Cattle like that
haven't any fine feelings such as you
or / have. But you're young and
you'll learn, I hope"
She went to her room quickly and
shut the door.
I smiled to myself as I reflected
upon the characteristic way in which
she had managed to have the last
word in the matter. She probably
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-14
PRESS COMMENT
Courts and "criminals"-

Courts and "Criminals"-
1t was curious extension of the
crime wave which caused the authori-
ties of Winchester, KY, to accuse, in
dict and bring to trial Old King, a
bIooded foxhound. on the charge of the
murder of sheep last week. The local
magistrate has taken the case under
advisement. But although this is
probably the first instance in Ameri-
can Jurisprudence of an animal being
brought before the bar of justice, it
has its precedents a-plenty in con-
tinental Europe.
A case almost parallel occurred in
Lavegny, France, in 1857. when a sow
and her pigs were solemnly tried for
the killing of a child. The SOW was
found guilty and executed, but the
deal little piggies, on account of their
youth and innocence were acquitted.
Some fleas tried in the same century
at another town in France Jared bet
ter. Their counsel established that
they had right to existence, and a
plot of ground was set off for their
use. The fleas were hidden not to
leave this reservation on pain of death,
and doubtless obeyed.
These old .absurdities of the law
seem only quaint to US. Wonder what
folk 600 years from now will think
of some of the transactions in our
twentieth century courts ?-Tampa
Tribune.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-14
WHITE MAGIC.
,y RERTON RRAI.EY-

BY BERTON BRALEY
All the things that call man to the
roads delight,
All the magic wonder things-shine
forth white!
These are the elamors
Thrilling the roamers,
White sails bellying
And milk white combers;
A snow white glory
Where the forefoot lunges,
And a white, white wake
Where the white gull plunges.
or the long white road
That IL never ended
where the suns white light
And the dust arc blended;
Mountains that simmer
With their white peaks rearing,
And death deserts
With their hot sands soaring;
But my loves round arms
That softly fold me
Make fair white magic
And so they hold me
TO a quieb comfort
And a warm abode
In a sung white cottage
BY the long white road.
These are the things that hold a man
-mightiest OF charms
Thrau az woman's tenderness, two
white arms!
-. Copyright. 1921, N.E.A.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-14

some people think they are must
clans IL they happen to have the job
Of holding up the drum in the band
Milton schools will continue to op-
crate. The parents have decided to
pay $3.50 a month for each child.
The boys are taking advantage Of
the bathing at Bayview but we
haven't seen any of the girls out. IT'S
too chilly to sit on the beach.
Today's baseball meeting at Selma
will be the most important of all, 1t
is expected.
Here's bunch of paragraphs by
the NEA Observer:
A Chicago soldier had his name
changed 70 Jacob Legion Tenny. You
remember him. don't you? His name
Is legion"
Footless hosiery Is hailed as a nov
city in Paris and many an American
husband Is afraid to voice the obvious
comment.
DO you happen to remember the last
timo you got a five cent shine and
saw ten-cent movie?
The California shoestring vender
who inherited a million should spend
the income to encourage the invention
OF a lace with permanent tip.
Harding escaped seasickness on the
Florida houseboat but that does not
guasantee him immunity on the ship
of state.
The school teacher who married the
janitor was probably dazzled by the
thoughts OF comparative luxury.
We'd give a dollar TO know what
Mrs Wilson said about tho president 5
furniture when Il arrived from New
Jersey. You see, II was bought before
her time.
Disarmament IS something no nation
wants a monopoly on.
Congress is still discussing that
Dawes cussing.
While dealing out medals, con ress
shouldn't forget Inez McWhortc the
Harding's cook. who makes the best
waffles In the world
o
The American Legion gets sar-
donlc chuckle out of the news that
Jack Dempsey has been elected an
honorary member OF the Disabled Vet
Grams of the World War.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-14
The German Attitude.

The vast reparation sum fixed by
the allies has brought the usual indig-
nant cutlery from Germany. German
statesmen and editors are now loudly
telling the whole world that the de-
mands made are absolutely impossible
for their country in its present and
prospective situation, to fulfill. They
may be right or wrong from the
standpoint of fact-the question is
certainly open to debate-but there is
one aspect of their position which
must strike any thoughtful person dis
agreeably. 1t is the aspect remarked
by former President Poincare of
France, in an article in the Paris
Mat.n, in which he says:
Germany complains of her misery
as If she were not the whole artisan
of it. Poor Germany! She fell upon
Belgium and upon France to seize for
herself Antwerp, Briey, Toul and Yer
dun. She expended billions to destroy
our cities, to flood our mines, to raw
age our forests. She shot innocent
French people, led away women as
hostages, and condemned thousands
of young people to humiliating labor.
And now that she is. as she says, ru-
ined, she implores her victims to give
up their claims against her. Poor
Germany.
1t is necessary to keep such facts
as these ever fresh in mind when con-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-14
Those GIarina Headlights

Who is looking after the enforce
ment of the anti-headlight ordinance
in Miami? Has any policeman been
stationed on Biscayne drive recently
when the automobiles are streaming
into town for an evenings entertain
ment?
The writer saw seven cars with
glaring headlights in a distance Of
two blocks on Biscayne drive one
night this week. In the next two blocks
five cars with their bright lights turn
ed on were passed. And among these
twelve cars were probably twenty 9th
ers, trying to drive with their dim
mers on.
Doubtless in every direction from
Miami, the same violation of the
bright light ordinance can be seen
every night in the week The boy
that ran over and killed the man on
Avenue d extension was blinded by
the lights of a coming car, he says.
It is only by the mercy Of Provi-
dence that numbers of people are not
killed on streets wwhere inadequate
street lighting and glazing headlights
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-14
A Defense of the 1921 Girl

The Louisville Courier-Journal
truthfully says that in contemplating
the vices of the period many forget
the vices of the past. In condemn
ing girls of the period many over
look the fact that there always were
young women whose misconduct was
fragrant, and that there always We're,
and there always will be, girls-girls
IA plenty-of another sort
That reputable old journal of Gull
ture adds that Everybody says the
1921 girl: Smokes cigarets, patron
ICES sex movies, drinks whisky, gam
bles, swears, despises and evades a
dances shameless1y, dress
es~ indecently, paints outrageously,
and that her morals are worse than
they were in 1920. Otherwise she is
socially satisfactory to the critical on
locker"
Continuing, the Courier Journal
says:
In a book upon the conduct of
young women-"The Ladys Library
published in 1918, we read a sound
lecture to "illiterate and dissipated
females of society who play cards at
vastly more expense" than they could
buy books wherewith to improve their
minds and rescue their minds from
IAN inordinate fondness for gaming,
dress, public amusements."
Luxurious sybarites" the girls of
1918 were called. They were told
that "the Establishments of Gree were
more dangerous to Ulysses than the
strength of Polyheme. They We're told
that "the disorders of luxury and pro-
faneness" become less and less terri
BILE as a result of familiarity "Iong
before the thought of committing &C
tuaI vice *of buring incense upon
the affairs of the licentious goddess"
They We're told that the waning re-
spect of men for young women in So
ciety was obvious and should serve as
a warning. They were told that they
should not paint
The editor says there were a few
gay girls in 1918, and in Arcadian
Kentucky, too, for the flyleaf of the
'Lady's Library bears writing in
faded ink showing that it was a gift
20 a girl of the bluegrass region.
The women of today, who were the
girls of former generations, probably
are the severest critics of our girls,
charging upon their vices and quite
unfairly comparing habits of today
with those of years ago. These dear
old ladies mean we'll, but they over
look the fact that there are more
girls now-nore coming to their no.
tice because of the increase in pop
ulation and the convenience of trans
portation, by train, electric car and
motors-than forty or fifty years ago;
that the volume of bad conduct, or al
legged wrong ideas, is no greater than
in the old days. Standards of at
tire change frequently and are in
consequential compared with stand
ards of character. The character of
the 1921 girl perhaps is higher than
in any other age because of the OPP
portunities she has of learning more
thoroughly the beautiful things of
life. We believe the girl who does
the things accredited to girls by
Somebody says" are the exception;
that the 1921 girl is sounder morally
than the girl of any other era.-Miami
Herald.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-14
u. S. Nj ay Act

The announcement of Chairman
Butler of the house naval committee
that the United States will call a
ing. although the interest is somewhat
dimmed by the reflection that But
Ter is probably speaking without
authority. So far, the two houses of
congress have not authorized such a
call, and without a promise of con-
gressional support either the present
or succeeding chief executive would
be very foolish to stage another in
ternational meeting
However, congress should pass the
necessary resolution without delay.
Such a conference can not do any
harm. Probably it will do little good.
But it will at least bring out before
the people the reasons which impel
our neighbors across the water ito
keep their guns handy. If there is
disarmament, it should be in good
faith. An arrangement under which
France is permitted to keep a stand
ing army of $4,000 to terrorize the
continent, while Great Britain retains
the mastery of the sea would be a
mere mockery.
The world can not exist on any half
and half basis. 1t will be ruled either
by force or by justice. If by force,
then why waste time on justice? If
by justice, why waste billions on
arms? Right now, the important
thing is to talk it over and determine
how the world feels about it.-Lake-
land Telegram
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-14

sidering the relations between Ger
many and the allies. 1t is necessary to
remember that mercy is undeserveo.
because Germany showed no mercy to
the nations she attacked, and has not
even earned mercy for herself, accord
ing to Christian standards. by repent
ing of the wrong she has done. What
ever mitigation of penalty the allies
may concede to Germany will be die
tated purely by business exigencies. If
they do not enforce full justice of the
Mosaic sort it is only because they
cannot make Germany pay what she
deserves to pay."-St. Petersburg
Times.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-14

combine to cut off the view of the
street.
If the police department will wage
war for awhile on the headlight scoun-
drel, good service will be dones-Mi-
ami Metropolis.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-14

Fifty years ago, 225, 900 paper
collars were consumed annually in
the United States.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-02-14

President Marshall is going to
Europe and he may find the five-cent
cigar he has been looking for.