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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-14
A kiwanis club Needed.

A kiWanis club Needed.
The Messenger has heard once OF
twice recently that a Kiwanis club
might be formed in Troy.
Jeff Bailey, at the head of the or
ganizing machinery of the Kiwanians
in Alabama, is former Birmingham
newspaper man. His reports show
that the Kiwanians have not only
made good progress for the organiza-
tion in Alabama, but like the Rotar-
ians, have put many things over for the
towns and cities in which the club ex-
lists.
Kiwanis is on the order Of Rotarians
though the Kiwanians take two mem
bers from each business or profession
while the otarians limit their member
ship to one in each classification. The
chamber of commerce has done much
good in Troy, and the big centennial
recently held was big success, backed
by it.
The Rotary club has already been e
great force for good in Troy, and has
many beneficial plans for the future
If another great force, a Kiwanis
club, can be organized and put to
work here for the best interests of the
city and section, much good will like
ly result from this force.
Three big organizations, all pulling
together, would mean great deal.
The chamber of commerce and the
Rotarians and the people in general
will welcome a Kinwanis club.
Success to the movement!-Troy
Messenger
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-14

Man laughed at short skirt the
other day. Brevity and wet.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-14
The Road Hoa.


It might not be Improbable to
classify the genus road hog with the
view of eventually extinguishing and
eliminating the annoying. animal
OF course, the most easily reeog-
nized member of the species is the
one who comes down the street or
the country road at a speed entirely
beyond the limits contemplated fby
law. He is the animal utterly re-
CARELESS of the convenience of the
safety OF anybody else on the road
and when he finally breaks his neck,
as he does altogether too infrequently,
the community rejoices.
Then there is the fellow who is
not so crazy about speed, but who
seems to think himself entitled to the
whole, or at least the greater part
of the road, and he never gives an
inch that he is not forced to give to
save his selfish hide. Nobody mourns
when he loses wheel or has his mud
guard swiped off.
That other driver who loafs along
and when one desires to pass him and
calls for part of the road, he imme-
diately speeds up to the top-notch
to maintain his position in front; he
is of the yellow kind of the road hog
and is universally despised for his
odor.
That fellow that keeps his high
powered head lights in full blast, all
though one Is frantically calling for
DINNERS, is. a peculiarly obnoxious
road hog.
Then, too, all that fraternity, when
there is a block anywhere in the street
that insists on getting up as close to
the front as possible, blocking the
way for all traffic coming from the
other direction when the block is bro
ken-they are all just plain idiot, that's
all.
There are others yet to be classified,
and Observation-Disclosures Herald.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-14

If you feel warm during the day,
just give a thought to the Atlantlc
ocean, which is reported to be full OF
icebergs. The mental picture itself
is like a trapped drink of something
or other.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-14

Belfast is evidently perpetual bat
tie ground. Would the people there
pay to see Jack Dempsey fight?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-14
A Question of French Rights.

In America we have grown so used
to the idea that the government can do
just about as it will with the rights o.
the private citizen that 1t is with a lit
tie sense of shock that the news comes
that in France they order things diff
ferently. American methods, in fact.
have met in France with a strong and
efficacious protest.
The French government has for
warded to Washington a protest from
the French chamber of commerce
against the provisions Of the new tar
if law which calls for inspection by
American agents of the books OF the
French exporters for the purpose OF
determining the ad valorem duties to
be collected by the United States.
In fact, no sooner had the French
exporters heard about this provision o.
the law than they became indignant.
The books of a French company are
sacred, even from the French govern
ment, which cannot invade the prf-
vacy OF the French citizen. And If the
French government has no right to in
spect private books, how much less
has the agents of foreign govern
ment.
Against this protest of the French
exporters 1t Is the opinion of the
American chamber Of commerce in
France that the law will have to be
changed. There is no known method
of compelling the citizens of one coun-
try to obey the laws of another coun-
try. But it is quite typical of a GER
tain class of American legislators to
ina Qinn that fbafso
Certainly nothing could have been
hit upon which would have so quickly
raised the indignation of any group OF
French citizens as this threat of inva-
sion Of their privacy. Not even their
own government has such privileges
as the American government here at
tempted to take. Their prompt and
hearty action in protest becomes con-
trasted with the American method Of
allowing the government to take all
sorts of liberties with the Individual
under the guise of giving US the freest
government in the world It has been
said of the American citizen that in
the matter Of his own privacy he is
the most easy-going person in the
world. Certainly in contrast with the
fiery Frenchman, he is more tolerant
of intrusion than the old world car
quite observation-disclosures Herald.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-14
A Home for Every Family.

Live alone a minister advises his
congregation. Not solidarity, of course
but by family units. The advice is
intended for married couples. INC
house was ever built large enough to
accommodate two families" he con-
tinues. Live in small quarters if nee
essary, but live alone"
It is sound advice always. and
especially in hot weather, when tenn
pers are edgy and proximity is espec-
tally trying on the nerves. Every new
family has right. and perhaps a duty.
to start uncluttered by the life of any
other family. Only in this way can If
live its own life. developing naturally
solving its own problems in it's own
way and realizing its own destiny
Every family of established habits
should do likewise, for different but no
less sound reasons. Too often domes-
tic life has come to grief through the
inevitable clash OF perfectly good and
well-meaning family units which were
all right by themselves but which were
never intended to live common do
nestle existence. Even when families
are congenial It is a doubtful pro-
cedure.
Every family's home is its castle.
No other family should intrude, ex-
cept temporarily. a home for every
family" would be an excellent motto
for America or any other country. 1t
would lower the divorce rate, the crime
rate. the disease rate, the unhappiness
rate and the human failure rate.
The bearing on the house problem
is obvious The worst thing about
the housing famine is that it has COM
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-14

Ccmiskey Park - becoming famous
for the many things besides baseball
when happen there.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-14

Joe says If he could avoid getting
up to eat, he wouldn't mind having
breakfast at an earlier hour.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-07-14

"A chap who invests in more knowl-
edge of the business than he has to
have in order to hold his job has capt.
tai for a better one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-11

ever, says that shares which cost 1,400 marks in 1913 are not too dear. but too cheap when sold today for what actually is the equivalent of 1000 marks in 1913. Tn other words. 5000 marks today buy less than one- third of 1,400 marks before the war. It would be ridiculous for shares to remain at the same price when street car fares have increased 15-fold, when butter has increased 3S-fold. But the public thought that exchange values, interest and dividends, did not have rational relations to each other. And so the bourse was in such a condition that the slightest wind was sufficient to shake the en- tire edifice.
 This wind was produced by Walter Rathenau, erstwhile minister and superintendent of the General Elec- tric works Rathenau has varied talents, but he is handicapped by vanity and constantly needs applause. He has no real creative power. In any event he agreed with the British ambassador to go to London and of fer the identification of the Mesopo- tomanian railroad as a separations payment It is probable that he also discussed related questions with the British statesmen, bankers and in dustrial leaders. His trip was de- signed to eclipse that of Hugo Shines with its resultant publicity.
 The campaign was so successful
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-11

that the people became convinced there was to be either reduction in the reparations or long term mora torium. stopping payment of the huge amount due January IS. This, of course, meant it would be needless for the Reichs bank to buy more mil lions of dollars thus causing the fall of American securities.
 Thus came the Scramble to sell, and the devil take the hindmost. This scramble caused Black Thursday"
 However. the wind died down, and nothing happened King Dollar leaped back to 230 marks.
 And Germanys apparent domestic prosperity continues because the in ternatlonal purchasing value of our continually increasing paper notes is always less than the national pur- chase value Consequently, despite the tremendous prices of raw ma terials, exports manufactured with marks as wages, can be sold at low prices in the high exchange of high wage countries.
 The German workman now earns less than $3 weekly
 Does the American tourist exagger- ate in thinking he is in lunatic asy- lum? The whole of Europe is one.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-11

negotiations with sim Fein have been hailed here with feelings of in- tense relief and qualification. The Sim Feid representatives showed ar last real insight and courage. for it was realzeA even before the an Heunced dissension of DeValera and two members of the Irish cabiuee. that there were many men in Ireland who would rather fight and keep the old sores open than Go settle on facts with which they were confronted
 Ratification Forecast
 Mr. DeValcra has been known for some time to be at odds with some of his strongest supporters, anl, while there is no doubt that the fight 10 be made by him on the treaty will be spectacular and vitri- ollie. there is wholesome opinion coming from Ireland today which makes one believe that the Dad Eireann will in due course of time ratify the pact
 On our side there is little to fear in the ordeal of parliamentary ex- animation of the pact The split in the Dali may have the effect of strengthening the opposition of Ul- ster. but, despite the fact that rat ifieation is still thing of the fu- ture, 1 believe that the settlement Of this age-old controversy is actually at hand
 There are two features to the peace document, however, which, to my mind, are regrettable namely, a di- =vided Ireland and an Irish army and navy.
 The first is for the moment ln- evitable. because divisions are inner ent in the very facts of the situa- tion. We must trust to the emer- gence of good will as time brings on it's wings a healing Of the old sores and the rule of self-interest tends to fusion. Moreover, Belfast will swing into the orbit of those demo- cratic influences which in the politi- cal world are everywhere plotting out religious divisions and political party traditions.
 A Part of the Price
 The second unfortunate feature, separate military and naval forces for Ireland. constituting a multipll- cation of the fighting forces, Is part of the price the world is pay ing for so-called self determination It will be a heavy price until all the newly enfranchised nations and peoples realize their interdependence and exercise restraint accordingly. So what the world needs today is self restraint of it's Undetermined peo- ples
 On the whole, the settlement is no less cordial to the union members f the government than to Lloyd
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-11
RUSSIANS SHOW
 FR|ENDL|NESS ID
 FOREIGN VISITOR
By Associated Press

Astrakhan, December 1O.-(By a Staff Correspondent of the Associated Pressl sl-Friendliness to the stranger, especially the American, is the dom- inant note the traveller finds in pass ing here. Both the reds and tho whites. possessed of the hospitable wide nature" of the Russian, for get their own miseries long enough to oblige the stranger.
 In Astrakhan the correspondent was taken at face value. There was no summoning before the "cheka," or police, to examine his papers. On the contrary a "cheka" agent made sure that passage was available on an upriver steamer.
 The chief steward of the steamer, who carried on a brisk business selling soups and sandwiches to the peasant passengers, turned his kitch- en inside out in his alacrity to pro- vide meals for the stranger T haven't had a foreigner foR a passen- ger since the war began" he said
 The gift of bar of American choc- olate to a little girl trotting about the spacious upper deck of the steam CT brought an invitation from her Tartar parents to the "Amerikanski" to leave the vessel at Tzaritzyn and travel east some 30 miles to visit the town of Tzarey, on the site of Sardi, the ancient capital of the Gold en Horde, where. it was stated, are still Mongol descendants of the Khans who dominated the lower Volga from the fifteenth to the eighteenth cen- turies.
 They were seriously disappointed that the invitation couldn't be ac- cepted by the man who had given their girl bit of chocolate. Its the first she has ever eaten" they explained Tt hasn't been on the market for years"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-11
There must be a Reason in fact there are TWO!

The point is baldly apparent. Stephens Cord and Fabric tires are sold DAILY to over 2,000 persons. There must be reason-in fact, there are TWO--LONG SERVICE AND SHORT PRICE.
 The GOOD NAME of Stephens tires is grounded so firmly in the opinion of tire users from Alabama to California that it cannot be affected by claims of others that they haave better tires at lower prices. There may be tires sold at lower
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-11

our .speculating cooks and cinema cashiers and office boys terrific blow.
 However, the visitor finds the seri- ous business world singing the same lament over the rise of the mark.
 All the foreigners filling our ho- tels will leave" they exclaim "Our export business must now meet com- petition. Our factories will close and there will be armies of unemployed. and riots and plunderings. Our whole Christmas business is ruined because the rich will economize and the poor will await cheaper prices"
 Truly, our American friends might say it is Alice in Wonderland stuff when country is distressed because it's deteriorated money takes a turn toward slightly higher prices. Should Wall street wireless today that the mark had fallen back to a third of a cent In value, instead of being worth nearly halft cent every face in Der lin would /be radiant How in the world, Americans well may ask. can you help d people who complained yesterday that the value of their money was so low, and today are more troubled than ever because it has been rising?
 What Really Happened
 But what really happened on Black Thursday? The general opinion was that most shares had gone too high. Common sense, how
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-11
BRITAIN's REFUSE IS FUEL

From Scfence SerVlce.
 London.-The annual production of Great Britain's house refuse, which amounts to some 10,000,000 tons, could be made to yield 3.O00.000 tons of fuel without touching it's three to four million tons fertilizer content. J. A. Priestly, president of the conference of the Institute of Cleaning Superin- tents, declares. He also states the fuel content represents approximately one-tenth of tho annual domestic coal consumption of the country. and even taking into full consideration its comparatively small calorific value, the saving to the nation from its utilization would be enormous. This system of recovery of fuel In domes- tic refuse Is no longer an experiment. he says, and Is practical for univer- sal adoption except for conflict with vested interests.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-11

such low state that three of them could be bought for an American cent, whereas the pre-war value of each mark had been "A cents.
 Our American visitor. we will say, felt that the Germans had good right to complain. For with the dollar cost ing 300 marks. the burden of making reparation payments to France in gold values-which means American values in Europe today-could but crush Germany. Our American visi- tor would understand that it was inn possible for private wealth to buy American cotton at such a rate of exchange. It would be impossible for Germany to buy other foreign raw materials, or coffee, tea. cocoa, sugar, etc. The visitor would see that Ger man warehouses are almost empty and that huge imports will be neces sary not later than April next. He will realize that clothes and linen are beyond the reach of our workers. He would appreciate that our fac tories are running at a loss to pre- vent unemployment. But that will have to stop as soon as the last cot ton, copper and rubber is used.
 Everybody Mortified
 And so our visitor, we will say naturally expected to see happy faces when the mark jumped hun- dred points in value. He would need the humor of Mark Twain to deseribe how disappointed he was Everybody he met had mortified faces The whole town seemed depressed. The fash lonable cabarets and bars were half empty. The erstwhie champagne drinkers were imbibing nothing more inspiring than tea, with lemon in It.
 This dejected appearance of the Berlin population is explained by the fact that with the rise in exchange value of the mark, our stock market shares. fell 600 to 500 points, hitting
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-11
IRISH SETTLEMENT
 ASSURED DESPITE
 DEVALERA'S STAND
London Believes Treaty Will Weather Threatened Storm and Bring to End Age
 Long Strife
By GEORGE \. BARNES
 British Parliamentry Leader cial Wireless Dispatch to The


 Copyright, 1921 by The Age-Heraid.A
 London, December 10.-Lloyd George has been more fortunate than Lincoln. He has been able to main tain the unity of the British Em- pire without a devastating war and in achieving peace with Ireland, he has had the loyal backing of many statesmen who have sacrificed old party ties and prejudices.
 He has, in fact, voiced great common effort for the common good. which is to be crowned with suc- cess. And, as peace begets peace. 20 the Irish peace may have a great effect upon world psychology and hasten the consummation of those ideals of which Washington today is the outward sign and expression.
 The successful conclusion of the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-11
.FRENZIED FINANCE
 KEEPS GERMANY
 IN BIZ UPROAR
All Europe Is a Mad House, Says MaximiIian Harden and He Proceeds to
 Tell Why
By MAMMALIAN HARDEN Germany's Foremost Pnbhcist

Special Cable to The Herald
 Copyright. 1921. by The Age-Herald)
 Berlin, December 10.-The Amer ican in Berlin the past few days probably has felt like the man who went to visit an insane asylum and was told by an inmate: Everybody here is crazy but me. But I can't talk to you; have got to go and un- lock the gates for St. Peter"
 This was particularly true of Black Thursday when the American
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-11

dollar took a 100- mark tumble 1 n value. Let us say that the American felt a little selfish at first. He was glad, for instance, he had drunk a b o { t l @ o f fine French champagne.
 costing less than
 $3. But then he began to rejoice.
 for the German people who had
 been complaining g so bitterly that the mark had fallen 10
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-11
REDUoTIo AID ABsuRDUM

From Life.
 They are selling photograph rec ords to be played while one performs reducing exercises. The melody of course. is "Oh. Listen to the Bantl"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-12-11
I3v HARDEN COLFAx
special Correspondent Of Tie Age-Heri
 tCunYriEhi. 1921. by The Age Herald

special Correspondent of Tie Age Herald.
 tC0pyright. l02l by The Age Heraldl
 Washington. December 10.-Run- ming the ordinary, every day peace time affairs of the United States gov ernment during the next fiscal year will cost the taXpE CTS 9S E per cent of what it Is costing them this year. according to estimates contained in the budget prepared by General Dawes, transmitted to Congress by the President. this week and at pres ent under'the scrutiny of the House appropriations committee.
 The aforegoing analysis. which is causing conSiderable thought among members of the committee, does not take into consideration the cost of maintaining the army and navy. It does however, include every other peace time department o& govern ment which is functioning this year and will function next 1t does not include payments to the sinking fund. interest on the national debt and kim dred outlays which remain virtually unchanged in the estimates for this and next fiscal year
 Contemplated Decreases
 On it's face. the budget for next year contemplates a decrease in ordi nary expenses Of $447,704,239 Ninety per cent of that decrease is made up of three items, as follows:
 CD A reduction in the costs of conducting the affairs of the railroad administration. During the present fiscal year. the railroad administra- tion is costing the taxpayers $337,- 679,235. Next year. the budget con templates. it shall cost nothing. The railroad administration, however, is purely a war time agency and the cost this year incidental to winding up it's George himself For Mir Chamber lain and others it means renunciation and courage in facing new facts.
 The conditions of the Irish pact gre in accord with the manifesto upon which Lloyd George won the election which placed him in power, for he then pledged himself to explore every possible avenue to peace on basis of home rule subject to the two res ervations of separation and non coercion of Ulster. He has been true to these conditions. Ulster is free and Sim Fein- has accepted that con dition as well as inclusion in the empire.
Hyder Alaska miner., 1921-08-24

Mrs. Geo. c. CotteS, better known wi as Helen Van Camper, fiction we writer, recently returned to Seward
 to reside. wi
 Rev. F. A. Buck of the Dawson 0o Episcopal chuBch has accepted a
 call at Welland, Ontario. He has "0 been known as great musher in
 the interior. '0 in
 Unusually high water is reported roI in the streams of the Chilkat val th ley by ranchers arriving at Haines.
 The bridge across the Kiehini riv- T., CT has been swept away, no
 Henry GohFes, former chief of lo, the Fairbanks fire department, who m. left year ago for his home at La wa Crosse, Wis, was recently married m( to Miss Phyllis Fay.
 The Peterkin home on the line for of the government railway at Mile at 52 was utterly destroyed by fire ne short time ago, the family losing ho their savings of years, Nothing was at saved the family being away at full the time. ni
 A storekeeper at Yakutat has
 started weekly newspaper which fro is composed of long sheets of wrap ste ping paper, and the printing is done Fis with typewriter Carbon copies ab' are made and distributed. News of ing the world as it comes from the can- pla neTy wireless, as well as town goS- wa sip, is printed. When the editor abl was asked why he did not date his des paper he replied that some one on might come along most any time pal