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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-06
L h e Evergre e n
Wild C a t S I"
BY JAMES w. EoAN
Copyright 1921 by The Pensacola
Journall

was or what ives doing or saying.
But I tried to stick as long as I
could!"'
And I'll tell the world NOBODY ever
put up gamer scrap!" I assure him,
and I wasn't saying it for myself
alone. V. Morgan Brewster had made
himself solid with the Evergreen
Wildcats.
Therefore, indignation abounded the
next morning when a frothing Robin
Wrigley informed the crowd the
anonymous Raspberry" had seized
upon the bout to pen anothe mali
cious message. read the screed my
self:
MY Dear " Morgan: Wen, you
surely looked like the 14th of Feb
ruary last night Rather a comic
valentine, should observe.
RASPBERRY"
/ cussed, and 1t wasn't a SOLO
eff I ever locate that guy. III break
his neck!" says fluffy Doyle, weak and
pale, but fighting mad.
I'll be in on that myself" promises
Muddy Clay. val Brewster is a reg
ular fellow, and it's up to all of us
to run down this Raspberry hound.
What do you sayf Everybody keeps
his eyes and ears open"
Acting on a sudden bunch, de-
cided to write a long letter to Judge
Curtis. The lawyer for the Brewster
estate should know something about
these messages, and he oughta to spin
a little of it now.
Hiking NO to my room on the second
floor I lamped a man hurrying along
the hall from the direction of my room.
AS he passed me 1 mad a good glimpse
of his features. This one look, and old
Sarah Suspicion was wide awake.
The man had a black mustache I'm
mediately I remembered a black mus
tached party had been in Fir Forks
the day V. Morgan, had vanished
What role did he play in the mysteri-
GUS Brewster drama?
An examination of my room showed
everything apparently untouched. Vet
was convinced he had been there
What had he expected TO find7
No fooling, there were times
wanted to grab my aching bean with
both mitts and yelp for aspirin tab
lets!
(To Be Continued.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-03-06
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET

CHICAGO, March General even
ing up for over Sunday resulted in a
low range of grain values today. The
forecast for unsettled weather in the
southwest also was factor in the
wheat market. At the finish wheat
was down 1-2 to 21-4 with March
LII and May 1852 to 1.62 Ia; corn
was off 3-S@1-2 to 1-463-8; oats
loss of 1-463-8 to 1-2@5-s.
and provisions were unchanged to 90
cents lower. Foreign demand for
wheat was slow with the only business
reported being 10000 barrels of -four.
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TIGER QUINTET
BEATS SPRINGHILI
Raymond Marsh Is Individual Star
For Tiger Outfit.
Rv TOM JOHNSON

In one of the fastest and hardest
| fought games this season the '"Tiger"
quintet from ole High" defeated the
| SpringhiH G1adiators 10 to 10, in the
| Y. NJ. c. A. auditorium last night be-
| fore one of the largest crowds of
spectators that ever witnessed a high
school basketball game in Pensacola.
The game was fast and hard fought
during the entire 40 minutes of play.
At the end of the first half SpringhiIl
was leading II to 10. The teams We're
never more than two points apart ex-
cept for few minutes in the last
half when Springhill was leading by
four points. At this period of the
game Coach Moore substituted Lefty
Hudson for Levy and Lefty broke
things up while he was in there. He
shot a field goal almost Immediately
after he got in the game, and put new
life in the team Rex Wilson thon
shot goal via the free route and old
Frater comes across with a field goal
that won the game. During the last
few minutes of play the crowd in the
auditorium went wild and cheered the
Tigers on to- their well earned vic
tory.
Stanley Wolf for the Tigers" was
in every play and the Springhill plays
were broken UP time and again by his
terrific smashing into the opponents.
Raymond Marsh the only Freshman
on the team, was the individual star
of the game. He scored 10 of the 10
points for the locals and broke up
many plays. Wilson, Frater and Levy
played a good game and were respon-
sible for breaking up the excellent
passes of Coach Donahue's team. The
two McEvoys and Mannigan did the
big work for SpringhilI.
The inspiring talk by Alex Olsen of
the Y, counted a lot for the way in
which the locals played in the last
half, Coach Moore being unable to
talk to the boys because he was in,
the preliminary game which was play
ed between halves and before the high
game.
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MILTON HIGH is
AGAIN VICTOR
Defeats Jay Quintet, 81 to II, in In.
teresting Contest
(speciaI 60 The JournaN

Especial to The JournaD
MILTON, March 5.--Milton high de-
feated the Jay team In an interesting
game of basket ball this afternoon.
Although defeated by the score of %
to II, the Jay cagesters displayed good
tactics and sportsmanIike manners.
Straughan and Moore starred for Mil
ton, Milton scoring four field goals in
addition to holding down his opponent.
J. Word of Jay played good game
for his team. Very few fouls were
committed by either team. Accurate
passing featured the game. This is
the second time this season that Mil
ton has defeated Jay. This victory
gives Milton six games won and two
lost, thereby attaining an average of
$50 per cent Of games won.
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SHEFFIELD PLACES
LEAGUE FORFEIT
Cowie Announces that Prospects Are
Bright at Decatur.
(6y G. r. cowiel

10y Q. r. NoWie1
COLUMBIA, Tenn. March 5.-Shef-
field has qualified for it's place in the
Cotton States league, making seven
teams with the money in the treasury.
Secretary Anderton has been notified
and prospects appear bright from this
end of the circuit. I am working with
the Decatur Albany people and expect
to receive definite information tomor-
row. The Decatur people had $4,000
ready for the Tennessee Alabama
league when that organization went
up and they are almost sure to come
into this circuit.
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coTToNsEEp OIL LOWER.

NEW YORK, March 5.-Cottonseed
oil was dull and featureless with
prices lower in the absence of trade
demand Closing bids were to s
points net lower. Sales $500 barrels
Prime crude 5OOa5.25; prime summer
yellow spot, $50; May, ZAP; July 1883;
September, SO, all bid
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TRADING VERY DULL
in STOCK EXCHANGE
Dealings in Bonds Light, but Trifle
Irregular as to Trend.

NEW YORK, March 5.--Trading on
the stock exchange during today's short
session was dull almost to the point
of stagnation. The only features of
more than passing interest were sup
piled by several of the rails and prom
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The score:
ATT TnT 70
CITADEL DEFEATS FURMAN
fex The Associated Prsssl.

CHARLESTON. S. c., March s.
The Citadel defeated Furman univer-
sity in game of basketball here to-
night by the score Of 81 to 81.
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Substitutions: p. II. S.-Hudson CD
for Levy; Kloxko for Levy. Spring
hill-Lexter for Barrett.
Referee, Caro-; timekeepers, Johnson
and McEvoy; scorer, Maura. Time of
halves. 20,minutes. Attendance, 800.
, 1921-10-28
MARCH TO THE ALTAR.

What is the occasion Of the epidemic of romance
in the world at this time? The question is not an
swered by the students of sociology and it remains a
mystery. It is reckoned from the statistics available
that more than a million marriages will occur in the
United States during the calendar year 1921 and the
total may reach a million and a half. Past records
in all of our history, not even during the war period
when the girls and boys outdid themselves in their
rush to the altar. i
England, France, Italy, in fact all European coun-
tries except Germany show unusual increases in mar
riages.
The strange feature of the whole unaccountable
situation is that the undertaking of the responsibility
of family life proceeds in the face of widespread un-
employment, lower wages, higher prices and unbear-
able taxes.
1t was to be expected that following rehabilitation
Cupid would have done a thriving business, but de-
mobilization was ended more than two years ago and
while a healthy increase in marriages was shown, the
peak was not reached until the present year,
Possibly it is the only adventure not yet undertaken
by the young folks, possibly jazz did it, possibly it is
a wave of foolishness that is sweeping the world after
the fashion of the grip, the flu, the crime wave and
the various other foundations that have rolled over
and upon US. It could have been caused by the short
skirt, the low cut waist, the rolled down hose or other
indictments to wildness producing what might be
termed a "wild wave"
Meanwhile John is grabbing Mary by the lily-white
hand and leading her to the altar. He is not paus-
ing to explain to a lot of people interested in dry sta.
tistics and embarrassing sociological inquiries, why he
is doing it.
, 1921-10-28

one Of propristy and ~expedieney in &C
complaining the ends desired by the
people, along with qualifications and
itness for. the position. One acuon
or another believing the Gauss advo-
Gated by them both to be endangered
may with perfect propriety urge the
withdrawal OF one or he other cAndi'
dates. but good and sufficient reasons
must be presented therefor.
II the cause is the important fac
tor, then personality and seinshnes-
must be submerged. and reasonable
sacrifices made.
The Tribune has presented and Is
presenting excellent reasons why Nj
Gfbiin should withdraw. II has shown
and VIII continue TO show that Mr..
Glblin Is not the candidate OF the
moral element of Casper and is unnt
to head any ticket having moral bet
terment IN view. He a shown no
loyalty or even sincerity IN such OBJ
Ject. IN his council record. his cam
paign attitude or his personal con
duct
Mr.. Quinn Is urged TO examine
more carefully into the qualifications
representations and standing OF
MessrsL Biackmore and Gibiin ~ HI
desires better things for Casper.
, 1921-10-28
Use Reason In City Planning

Mr.. Editor.-we have observed that
you WELD a juicy pen when It m
to scoring those who have t~ransgress-
ed the iaw or who a " failed to up
hold good government even when paid
to do so. This is well and good: but
the evil that n villain can do n per
haps not greater than tho discord
that can be so~n by many who are so
cautious as to keep within the law.
There reams abroad In our midst GER
tain extravagant gentlemen whose
IDEAS are not in accor with the ex-
isting scheme of things. and whose
sense OF Justice and fairness Is so Mt
variance with the weli-known Consti-
tuition as TO DO a menace
I wish therefore to impiore you to
properly scorch such difficult citizens
responsibility hat they can command
an audience who will t~olerantiy lis
ten to their lofty criticism and mis-
guided zeal In an endeavor to i'm
prove our city. The words Of one Of
these reformers were quoted in We'd
nesday's Tribune. tho with regard 10
the little grocery stores scattered
throughout the residence districts his
remarks were kindly toned down to
something that does not suggest the
restraint OF trade that the speaker
advocated The little-store-around-
~lhe-corner is not n menace that II was
represented to be IN Tuesdays Open
Forum meeting. but Is n OF the
greatest conveniences we have. 1t Is
particularly in favor with those sane
shoppers who would cut buying and
selling costs by dispensing with the
much-abused phone-and-delivery sys-
tom OF trading. II the larger down
town stores r affected by this COM
petition It is their unavoidable loss
to be corrected by advertising ani
ether legitimate Inducements, not by
legislation.
I say. therefore. Mr.. Editor. soak 1t
10 en-. Soak especially those trouble
bi eeders who would further burden
the groanins taxpayers by buying q
railroad-at least manipulating one
In the interests OF beauty. Properly
owning would indeed become a haz-
ardous business II such things could
he. Soak the guy who would penaitze
, 1921-10-28

property owners by hs-mg them di-
rec;ly Gssessed for pa akinss md tire
paintings that the city might see $50
to indulge IN for the common good.
II such Wholesale Improvements are
desirable for the city as n whole, let
the city pay.
And lastly. take a f1irg-and u sw1tt
one-at such city b,~auufying rs
would 80 ignore the rights of ~proee-'y
owners as TO have certain homes con-
demned IN order to make way fol-
blind rtrrets that are not nearly so
blind Is IRE these advocates of reck-
less srending OF public money foe
opening tnoroughfares thai ar, not
necessary. There Is no diff. :ui.y
about getting about town without
having al any point TO turn arnur /
and 80 hack.
And 30 I say. soak these yvastrel.
OF other mems money. IND soak EN-
good:
TAXPAYER
, 1921-10-28
From One Who Disagrees

Editor TrIbune-with reference to
my communication published In your
paper wednesday. and further touch
ing the vital reason prompting me In
said communication. I want TO qualify
tbs article I.wrote to your paper. by
saying I DO not think Mr.. oiblin is
the man who Is called upon to take
his hat out OF the ring. and / did not
mean to convey that idea
When I agreed with your paper that
Casper Is prcdominately bad. 1 i not
mean to convey the idea that the ma
jorfty Of casper's citizens are bad;
hut as far as law and its enforcement
are concerned. the administration has
been woefully weak; and therefore the
had element has been able to make
themselves predominant IN defying
law and order. A like condition In n
city, will always produce a like result
Further this city was c~anvassed
thoroughly several weeks past to md
a man who is competent TO stand in
the gap TO guard the rrture moral n
business interests Of u city. Mr..
GIbIIn did not seek the position. The
position sought him out. and he un-
doubtedly qualified. not only as a
moral man. but a man OF unquestion-
ed integrity and ability. No stronger
evidence can DO offered than n thor
ough review Of tho class OF men who
went behind him in this move. Look
them over and say II they are not all
gccd substantial business men. and
thoroughly respected by all good oitiz-
ems OF Casper. and only hated by a
minority. who through a wea admin
~istratIon Of law. and order have been
able to defy law and Justice. Now
after Efr. GIblin was prevailed upon
20 declare himself in the ace by such
men, and the camp OF good Influence
was solidly behind the move, and the
good citizens OF this city OF ours, were
assured of his election. unless enoth-
err candidate, espousing a like cause
would come in. the unexpected thing
happened. Mr.. Blackmore through
SOME influence. came out and deciar-
ed himself for like principles. and to
what other purpose the nov could
have served. than to split the moral
vote in tho coming election. I want
some one to TELL ME-. Mr.. Giblin
was first IN the race. supported by
Casper's best and most influential
citizens. and 1 will admit. this fact did
preclude any or all asplrants 10 the
position of trust n honor but to
what purpose could uch n move at
tain other han destroy both itself
and tho CAUSE it APPARENTLY
espoused. All arguments for Mr..
Blackmore's entering the rae when
he did. DEvOUR THEMSELVES,
unless his hackers insist that MR..
GIBLIN withdraw. II they do then
for what reason? A thing without a
reason has no cause. and a o
without a cause is doomed already to
defeat. Neither OF these men had IN
edge on the other fellow as to the
right to declare himself in the race
for mayor of the city of Casper. and
/ am not arguing that there was a
reason to begin with. why Mr.. Giblin
was the ONLY man Casper mac to put
up. There are many and good iss.i
who could FIJI the office efficiently
and well, but the fact rcmains that
Mr.. Giblin WAS chosen and backed
by GOOD MEN. Then what GOOD
reason il any. is there to ask him to
lay down at this time, or what reason
was there for Mr.. Blackmore entering
, 1921-10-28
II LOGIC OF 1T.

If as Mr.. Giblin and his friends assert, "a vote for
Blackmore is a vote for Veitch,' would it not be
equally logical that a vote for Giblin is a vote for
Veitch?" This based upon the Giblin theory that him
self and Mr.. Blackmore both represent the respect
able element. When n candidate solicits support from
the underworld he no longer represents respectable
ity, if he ever did, and this appears to be Mr.. Glib
Inns situation.
Giblin and his camp followers need not engage in
disparaging Mr.. Veitch. If as claimed Mr.. Veitch rep
resents extremely liberal ideas, he is at least honest
in his attitude and as a citizen always has been OF
much higher value to the city and county than Mr..
Giblin who pretends all things to all men, and is true
to no principle and no program. Far be 1t from the
Giblin crowd to denominate Mr.. Veitch and his sup
porters as "outlaws' as was done by the gentleman
himself in a public address last Sunday. For state
ments and afidavits made by members of certain re-
Ngious bodies and victims of stock transactions come
dangerously near placing somebody else in the cate
CORY of OUTLAWS"
If MIR. Giblin was sincere in his pretended concern
for the public good and would save the city from fall
ing into the hands of Outlaws he would abandon
his candidacy and in future devote his efforts toward
averting the danger that he says threatens.
Mr.. Giblin has no claim upon the people OF Cas-
per. He is a very recent conner. He possesses no
qualifications that fit him for mayor of a city like
Casper. The sob Is entirely too big for him. He is
more or less of an adventurer and a soldier Of for
tune. He absolutely failed to maintain harmony in
a religious congregation which he undertook to in
struct and he would be entirely at sea and in con-
slant turmoil in a political body that would look to
him for guidance in directing the affairs of a congre-
CATION of twenty thousand members.
, 1921-10-28
THE MOUNTED POLICE.

'The relative nevness of the vast empire of west
ern Canada" observes the Detroit Free Press, tis
brought to attention ~strikingly by the news Of the
death in England of Sir Arthur French, K. C. NJ. c.,
who founded the Royal Northwest Mounted Police,
known as the Royal Canadian Mounted.
when the famous corps of relocated rangers was
established by Arthur French in 1873, sovereignty
over the prairies had just been made over by the Hud-
son Bay company to the government, the first step in
the t~erritory's transformation from hunting ground to
world granary. The mounted police were the first ad-
ministrative feelers put out by the government and
for years represented the laws authority to the woods
men and courriers-de bois, the Indian ~trappers and
white adventures of the northwest.
"The distinguished record of the Scarlet Riders is
q source of pride to Canadians. Its earnest fearless
control of the lawless elements of the rude frontier
was a leading factor in its rapid development. The
mounted officers preserved order, administered JUS
tice and safeguarded the settlers to such good point
that pioneering was made less hazardous, to the end
that the sparsely-settled regions were filled readily.
The officers, never numerous but always effective, did
good work in the Riel rebellion, the Fenian raids and
the various Indian uprisings that molested the Sc
curity of the early institutions.
1.-THE traditions of the service are carefully pre-
served, in the spirit of the present personnel, and in
a wider sense by novelists and scenario writers who
have dwelt profusely on its romantic exploits. No
body of law officers in history ever received greater
recognition. and We might say, more justly deserved
it."
, 1921-10-28
ROTTEN.

The insurance companies writing nre and theft in
surance on automobiles in Casper have come to the
conclusion that it is utterly impossible to continue to
write this class of insurance for the insuring public of
Casper, and vicinity, unless there is an immediate
horizontal increase over the rates now paid.
{ According to the sheriff's office, since September 1
there has been reported 80 cars as being stolen. of
which only ID have been recovered, or 63 per cent of
the cars stolen remain in the hands of the thieves. In
regretted that the records of the sheriffs Office or the
police departments Office are incomplete, as the num-
Der of uncovered cars since january 1, 1921, would
be astounding for a city of our size.
At a meeting recently held by representatives of
nine. of the automobile writing companies-and it
may be said that these companies write by far the
majority of the cars in Casper and Natrona county
it was found that for the first nine months of 1921,
the average loss ratio for these nine companies was
1e5 per cent of the insurance premiums written. This
figure does not include the acquisition cost Of the
business or the other expense incidental to the bust
ness, such as taxes, supervision and adjustments.
When the loss ratio and the expense are added to-
gether it will show that it is costing the insurance COM
panies about 235 per cent Of the premiums received
for the pleasure of writing automobile business in
Casper and vicinity.
{ From all appearances it would seem that the au-
thorities are either lax or extremely inefficient. Of
the cars recovered. as a rule, they are found stripped
on the outskirts of the city, with losses running from
$3.50 to $500 per car. What. becomes of the tires,
s~potlights and motor meters that are stolen from
these cars? Does anyone know?
Another item that enters into the heavy losses is
the attitude of some of the local garages. II
seems to be their idea that whenever a car has been
burned or stolen and there is some loss to the owner,
the garage man will make his bill for the cost of re-
pairs out of all reason. To be specific, we have be-
fore US, a certain local garage mans bill for repairs
to a car which was slightly burned amounting to STOP.
The adjuster for the insurance company was able to
convince the assured that he had no such loss as this,
and the assured accepted and was well satisfied with a
payment of $3.50. This is only one of the many of
the same sort.
In the old days of Wyoming if a man stole a horse
he was either strung up to a tree or got life imprison-
nent if he was caught. 1t now seems that anyone can
steal an autOUobi1a and his nunfs6rnapf will
from a reprinand to five or six years Imprisonment.
Don't you think it is about time that we, of Casper,
, 1921-10-28

cle. for the kitchen. BOULDER. tie re
cent mother and small baby. the u
sery and playrooms. b young nrne
as we'll as gifts for all seasons and
ocrss.ons. A display Of the goods WI,
be in charge OF an able assistant ana
viii be placed on M ground OF
the shop. directly out or the ITS
theater entrance.
Miss Moore has recently moved into
her now shop and h ivory and blue
fixtures show to unusual advantage
in the light airy showrooms while the
work shop Is well lighted. ventilated
and spacious.
, 1921-10-28
NO STRIKE.

There will be no rail strike. October 80 will come
and go and trains will be running as usual. The lead
ers of the brotherhoods, sw~itchmen, trainmen, con-
ductors, engineers and fremen last night adopted
Joint resolutions Withdrawing authorization for a
walkout. The telegrsphers will take similar action.
These were the only unions that had authorized walk
out of their men.
: Wisdom has prevailed in the final hours Of the ne
g~otiations and the orders of the labor board will pre-
vail and be obeyed.
The country will take a long breath of relief.
, 1921-10-28

should get behind a movement to straighten out this
rotten mess7 As the insuring public must pay rates
adequate enough to allow the insurance companies
enough for premiums and expenses to pay these losses
it appears to US that in Casper they have come TO the
conclusion that they have had the hot-end Of the stick
long enough and will no doubt increase their rates and
talk about It afterward.
Why is it that the percentage Of uncovered cars
in Casper is SO per cent and in other cities nearer to
20 per cent?
Don't blame the insurance companies for increasing
your rates on your auto. Blame yourselves You can
remedy it if you choose.