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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-18
MANY RUSSIANS ARE FRANCE ATONES FOR
ON CIVIL PAYROLL EXECUTIONS In ARMY
Government Makes Big Allotment to
Relatives Of Dead Officers.

PARIS. Dec. 1.-THE French govern
ment has now done something to atone
for the unfortunate error made in
June, 1916. when Lieutenants Herduin
and Militant were summarily executed
without court martial or any form OF
Judgment, within As hours of the re-
treat from Fort Douaumont on Verdun.
Louis Barthou, minister of war, has
written TO Madame Herduin, the widow
saying that 100000 francs has been al
lotted to her as civil reparatfon, and
$4,000 france have been similarly al
lotted to the father of Lieutenant Mill
liant.
The letter of the minister says that
the evidence given in a recent action
that Madame Herduin had taken
against Paris newspaper for libel
had made him re-examine the petitions
thta She had sent to him and his pred
ecessors at the war office.
IF. this grievous event is to be
judged impartially," the letter says, at
cannot he separated from the tragic
hours when the fate of France was
bound UP in victory before Verdun but
it can only have been brought about
lations. Your husband, very we'll noted
and decorated with the military medal
during the war, was q courageous Of
ficer whose name you and your little
son can bear with honor. The law does
not permit revision of his case, but
the government on my proposition has
decided to award you civil reparation."
Madame Herduin and the elder Mil
liant have accepted the governments
offer, and so far as they are concerned
this painful affair is now closed.
When Herduin faced the firing
corps he refused to have his eyes COW
cred and said few words to the squad
that it was their duty to obey orders
without questioning their justice. Then
he, himself, gave the order to fire.
It was later proved that q mistake
had been made and that neither officer
had abandoned his post. but as the
order to execute them had been given
summary without the process of mill
itary law, the authorities always in
sisted that there was no means to re-
wise the judgment or. eXonerate the
victims of the error.
Last June a Paris newspaper pub
lished an article on the case of the two
declaring that Herduin had
his post and was an alco-
holic. Madame Herduin brought an
action for defamation, alleging that
such charges were untrue. She won
verdict for 5000 francs. whereup the
utilized the occasion to
the officers widow.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-18
GOOD EXPORTS TO
U. S. FROM CHINA
American Consulate in Shanghai Is
sues Report of Exports TO United
States.

SHANGHAI, Dec. 17.-Chlna's ex-
ports to the United States from Shang-
hai within the quarter year that ended
September 80. reached total of gold
So, 709,797, and for the first three
quarters OF the Year gold $40, 907, 1872.
The figures are given in a report that
has been issued at the American con-
sulate at Shanghai,
A noteworthy item OF the report
shows that IN the three months period
ending in September, gold bars worth
So, 499,S74 were sent to America and
the value OF gold bars exported in the
10 months period runs to $16,646, O50. In
addition to the gold shipments, gold
coins to the value Of $S4i, 965 were ex-
ported the first three quarters of the
year.
silk exports lead the list OF ordinary
commercial shipments, as raw silk to
the value of $5.165.67S was exported in
the last quarter Of the period. and to
the value OF S17,04s.7OS in the nine
months period.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-18
Bolshevist Leader States That Arny's
Strength Also Is 100000 Men.

MOSCOW Dec. 17.-There are 1000, :
900 on the Russian governments civil
payroll, says a report Just made by
Yourey Larin, the former social revolu-
zionist leader and chairman Of a COM
n1ittee selected by the central govern
meht to reduce the number OF institu-
lions supported by the government and
to eliminate unnecessary bureaus.
Karl Radek bolshevist leader stated
ia a recent article that the strength Of
the soviet army is 100000 men. The
size OF the navy is not known.
Granting that the figures Of Radek
and Iarin are correct, the bolshevist
government has at least 100000 per-
sons on its civil and military payrolls,
or one person out OF every ten in what
constitutes soviet Russia.
In the civil list 100000 persons are
engaged In industries, according TO
Iarin's statement, and 100000 are in
transport service The employees in
government offices and institutions
number 100000 Timber work and
farm work under government control
employ 100000.
Iarin says the most sweeping reduc-
tions VIII be made in the department
Of education, which is headed by Lu-
nacharslxy, and has 100000 employees.
At least one-third of these will be dis
charged. Teachers in the ordinary
schools win be unaffected, but Larin
says his commission intends to Top off
all sorts Of museums, dramatic acad-
smies, dancing studios and various side
institutions which declares, are sap
ping the life from the educational sys-
tenn and squandering money which
should be devoted to free schools and
paying better salaries to teachers Of
ordinary subjects.
BY reducing the number Of employees
on public payrolls. Larin says, it win
DO the purpose OF the commission 70
lfford more food for the workers in
essential industries which have starved
to support superfluous and faddish in
situations.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-18
WOMAN MAYOR IN UTAH
ADVOCATES GOOD ROADS

SALT Lake CITY, Utah, Dec H.
Miss Steen Scorup. a high school Eng
lish teacher, who recently defeated her
brother, p. c. Scorup, for the post of
mayor OF Salina. Utah, declared She
intends 70 advocate good roads and
improved water system.
Miss Scorup said she didn't care to
win the election but her brother is glad
he lost, and was the first to congratu-
late the new head of the city govern
ment
Il did nothing to bring about sue
cess for my race for the mayoralty,"
Miss Scorup said. Il even campaigned
FOR my brother" In spite OF this the
brother was defeated by fourteen votes.
Miss Scorup was born at Salina and
has taught school there for fifteen
years. she said she always cons, dered
Il a citizens duty to accept nomination
FOR public office and decided to accept
the nomination offered her because
she thought it was her duty to do so.
and also because she felt her accept
arsce would al lease add variety and
novelty 10 the life Of the town.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-12-18
SMUGGLING GOLD FROM
ARGENTINA is CHARGE

BUENOS ARIES, Dec. 17.-N'ot-
withstanding the legal prohibition
against the expectation OF gold from
Argentina, the visible supply has d.
minlshed since the first of the year by
approximately Ss.0OO,0O0 The conem-
sion among b. mixers is that it has been
smuggled out of the country and that
the destination Of most of it was the
United States.
Reports concerning this clandestine
expectation have been made to Finance
Minister Salaberry who is understood
to have ordered an Investigation, al
though nothing has been made public
as TO the result.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-11-12

"Mirandy, why did you jilt lobe ?"
II heah he done promised four
families I'd wash for'em soon as we
got married"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-11-12
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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-11-12
The SheriH's
Prisoner
BY CLARISSA MACKIE.

{. 1874 ~ Mcclure Newspaper syndicate
The new sheriff Of Armadillo coun-
Is halted his horse thcn abruptly
whlrlcd the animal behind Il large
rock and slipped ont q the snddi".
From his position he could peer
around the rock and obtain a clear
view OF the Armadilo schoolhouse
forty feet away II was lat" on Sat
urday afternoon and Of cours" there
was no school. but the front door Of
the building was ajar.
II happened that The sheriff was
looking for thief thnt afternoon, The
one who had broheu into the school
house ami stolen several things be-
longing to pupils and to Link Larra-
bee the school teacher School books,
copy paper pens. pencils, clothing
careleSSly left there stray umbrellas.
had vanished into nothngncsS, and 50
John Wayne on" Of the trustees. had
called on the sheriff and In his close
mouthcd way vouchcd the information
that il would hc we'll TO keep an eye
un the Schoolhouse.
And the first moment that sheriff
Harry Gray turned pair ~ hand
some. though honest. blue eyes toward
the schoohouSc he scented a clue.
Presently b" heard footsteps on he
bare boards inside the door opened
wider and q big girl stepped out,
closing the door softly and locking H..
The key She slipped into Il pocket Of
an Old gray coat She wore
On her arm She carried some cloth
ing one or two coats and bright
wool cap.
She glanced hurricdIy around, lis.
tened Tor an instant ana then dartcd
around th" building and took ~" trail
tha' lea back through thc trees to-
ward the river
III, sheriff smiled srimly ANA shook
his head He was a very Young
sheriff AMI it had not been 50 many
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-11-12

wears since h" had attended that III
tie Scho"lh"u>" himself and absorbed
knowledge under th" tui"las" Of LINK
l.nrraher himself. ana 50 mat mad"
him very sorry I" think 'hat any =lrl
In Arnadlllo W"uld he small enough
(" hrca, into ia" sacred precincts Of
The school.
Gee, It's my luck to have :" catch
a girl hrs, throw" he srumhrd as
he mounted his horse and started NJ
the TRAN after the girl shes "a
mighty pretty onc At ihat--hair ike
bronze, and some color. What's she
doing with bunch uf old rags hey"
he called abruptly rs She stood aside
10 lei him pass.
"Wcll?" She asked coolly, hui he
saw the scared look In her eyes ana
hated himself.
"Where You g"iu. with all those
clothes and things out Of the school
house"
You want thrSef" she asked
ANA cdly. holding them out
II, took ,hrm from her willing
hnui>. placiu. Them awkVardl, across
his saddle bow I'm right SORRY 10
haze 10 do this "a nice girl Ike Won
,lf Won buv. vhot Won want vou
hmi hotter ride on Shr said. Steppin.
hack
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-11-12
\ friendIy w1v that deiigh

in a friendly way that deligh
He asked himself why the smile o.
mere girl a girl he was taking to
jailatoo should set his heart to gal
topping.
Yes - remember that. will walk
beside yen II you don't mind"
He slipped 10 the ground and ten
dcrrd his mount Its some little
ride miss, he insisted
Presently She consented, and he
Fitted her INTO tho biz saddle she
eluns ~ he pommc with both hands.
H. watched her from under his lashrs
with growing p'rpleNiry Clues were
croWdiug upon hIm fast enough
"po YOU know Mr WayncY lie
asked after they had travelled awhile.
She hcsitatcd. "You mean tie
school tru~tcc:'
That's right I'm taking you 10
his place" Flat llils He sent me 20
catch somebody Who was robbing the
>choolhou>o. and, worse luck, | found
YOU right away, 50 you've got to see
the old gentleman. and II he says lock
up why III BE- hanged II take you
there -
That's good Of You" she said CRATE
FUZZY.
You can't be from Aruadi.lo coun-
~. miss, you wouldn't hold on Ia "A
saddle that way" he told her.
what way would you hold IT, sh"
asked drmurely.
Not at all Armadilo girls ride
like squaws. Here's Old Wayne's
place now. II YOU don't try T. squirn
ont of II. miss. ll do tho best ! can
for you but You better CONT clean out
and tell me tie whole thing he
pleaded earnestly
81" bent her head ANA suited then
81" lifted il proudly. I'm not trying
10 >quirm out Of anything II is sim
pie left some things in the school
house u fact my trunk was left
there by mistake and couldn't get
anyone 10 take il 70 The ranch :" I
needed some eIothe, ANA went down
ANA took them put of my trunk Some
one win come for my trunk tomorrow
and now She SMILED AT him wick
eddy.
"Who are YOU: he asked abruptly.
The new school teacher stopping
at Mr. Wayues II You please Mr.
Sheriff, and now ihat We arc here
may ha," my things Ana Oh.
thanh you!"
She Watched him ride away, admir-
ins the Swayine grace of horN" and
rider "lIc said he was sorry" she
smiled 10 herself. ~ know he isn't
sorry. and am glad, bur VA. afraid
at first thought he was real
bandit She lcaned against The pos
ANA laughed h"lplc>>ly.
You seem nigliy happy gruutcd
Mr. Wayne aS he loped across The
yard
I'm going 10 be- she ventured
iarinGly For once their eyes had
met and cuus ana She knew h" would
come riding back again. and yet again
u am happy, she whispered 70 her
>rlf. ana Il was almost a. II She could
see III" man with dreaming eyes who
was riding past the ranch IN the dark
ness only 20 see It iishi in the window
" I'll" house which sheltered her
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-11-12
Rare Txpe Of Citizen.

Won don't often meet a citizen like
Clipping
"No|
Hes sin proud ~ his town. despite
the fact that he's poor and most of the
men he started ont With are riding
around in lim"uSiucS Birmingham
Age-llcrald
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-11-12
Can Had Floa,ed.

4 farmer in New Brunswick. de-
seconded into his We'll To regain
creamery IAN fun of milk, which his
wife Lad LEI fall. The man was
aSton.shcd 10 find that the cuu was
'loat ~ top - tie water, aud none of
-, nj n missing.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-11-12

Elmer was Al "a wedding, and when
the rice was thrown some fell into
Elmer's pocket. NeN, day when moth
er put on his sweater he put his hand
in his pocket and said Look. mother.
See the wedding seeds Shall ask
daddy ia plant thcmi"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1921-11-12
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The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-15
Margaret Puma's Victory.

You may have observed an announcement
in the news columns of The Argus to the effect
that Margaret Puma is conducting a sale of
fancy articles that she has made at the Rock
Island Y. W. C. A 1t is explained that the
woman is holding the sale in the hope of rails
ing enough money that she san have her
daughter, Antoinette, back with her again.
Margaret Puma hopes eventually to earn
enough money to establish herself and daugh-
ter in store where they may engage in the
sale of fancy goods. Behind this news an
nouncement is the story Of young woman who
has conquered against great odds. Margaret
Puma was a victim of a murderous assault
some ten years ago. Her baby was born while
the mother lay in the hospital lowering be-
tween life and death as a result of gunshot
wounds
AS a girl in her native Belgium, Margaret
learned to use the needle. When she recovered
sufficiently to sit up in the hospital she re-
quested that she be allowed to make things
with her needle. Her request was met and for
several years she remained at the hospital
Paralyzation of both legs resulted from her
wounds She has never walked since she was
shot. She moves herself about in a wheel
chair.
Since leaving the hospital Margaret has
made her home with her sister in the city Her
child has been cared for by others. Now that
Autoinette has reached the age where she is
able to be of assistance to the mother Mar
garet is planning for her return. Every mother
can appreciate what a reunion that will he
The mother is not asking charity She is
merely seeking market for her work Kindly
disposed persons OF the city doubtless will see
that her work finds a ready sale
If you know Margaret Puma you know =
cheerful, game young woman Physicians who
cared for her marveled at her recovery. No
one who knew of the gravity of her condition
ever considered that she would be able to
take care Of herself. The best that could be
hoped for her was that she might live but that
she would have to be placed in some institu-
ton where she would receive constant care.
But as Margaret grew stronger she insisted
that she was going to enjoy life despite her
handicaps. When she felt that she could earn
her own way by sale of her needlework. she
left the hospital and has been since doing for
herself Hundreds of people throughout the
city know her and are acquainted with the
brave struggle that she has made and is still
making.
Now her ambition is to have her Antoinette
back with her, and she viii not be disappointed
in her cherished hope Some day Margaret
Puma will have a little store. too and she
will prosper, and Antoinette win grow into a
fine young woman under the watchful guiding
eyes of mother who has suffered and endured
as few mothers have. Hers is a wonderful
victory.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-15
Correcting History.

canoraI A1Ienbv is credited with having
vrested Jerusalem from the Turks in 1917. Tho
general. so the stories Of that day informed U.S.
rode into Jerusalem accompanied by gor-
geous retinue and received the keys Of the CITY
from tho MAYOR as a token of the complete sur
render of the Turks to Britain and her allies.
It made a great story. But now comes the
word that Jerusalem had surrendered three
times before AIlenby rode into the city through
the great arch. The first surrender according
to the story told this week in Brooklyn by a
British major, was made to British army
cook who had been detailed to go to town
for eggs but who had become lost and dr1fted
into Jerusalem by mistake. The Jerusalem
people thinking that the cook was a British
officer and that he had come for the uncondl-
tional surrender of the city, handed over a
bunch of keys. The cook took the keys and
upon his return to camp notified his command
ing officer. Every now and then history must
be rewritten. We are informed it was not
General Pershing, but another lesser officer,
who said, Lafayette. we are here" The south
ern editor who got the credit for saying TO
hell with the Hohenzollerns and Hapsburgs"
had found such an expression in a paragraph
column conducted by a minor newspaper man in
Kentucky George Washington never cut down
the cherry tree and then 'fessed up to his
father. Lincoln never held a heavy axe at
arms length as some of his biographers claimed
he did And now comes the word that
/ Jerusalem surrendered to army cook in
stead of to the British general But, histor-
fans, don't be too careful about culling out the
heroic incidents. The first thing We know
somebody will write history in which he will
tell US that Columbus never reached North
american, Washington never crossed the Della
ware and Bryan never ran for president.
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-15
Cheer for Art Lovers.

At a recent gathering of the National Asso-
citation OF Women Painters and Sculptors an
authority addressed the members on the subject
of current new events in Paris, paying spec
ial attention to the group he CALLED the noisy
extremists. There is cheer and encouragement
for plain people in his words He regards post
impressionsm. cubism ana the rest of the group
as the extreme reaction against realism, and a
phase which will pass. At exhibition of such
works, the speaker said there portrait
by great painter. It had an eye here and
another over there. The artist is really won
derful craftsman. His signature on the picture
is beautifully done. The conference is that either
the painting is wrong or the signature is wrong.
That sounds soothing and sensible to the
ordinary human folk who have tried in vain to
rejoice in landscapes which resemble nothing
SO much an explosion in boiler plate fac
tory. Perhaps the painters who have worked
with these extreme methods have learned
much of freedom of expression. They have
achieved financial success in many instances
because, as the speaker explained, people who
made money in the war, South Americans and
the nouveaux riches of one kind or another
have purchased literally. 1t is rather hard on
the South Americans, but it does give the rest
OF US chance to turn unashamed to more un-
derstandable expressions of truth and beauty in
art
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-15
Soaking the Rich.

The politicians in the house and senate
with their ears to the ground doubtless real
lied that rich men would not pay tax of SO
per cent their incomes when they could in
vest in tax-free securities and pay no tax at
all, but they feared that the farmer and the
wage worker would not understand this. They
sensed popular demand to soak the rich and
voted for their jobs instead of for the revenue
needs of their government In this respect
their political judgment was probably sound
for too many people yet believe that multi
millionaire will pay 80 per cent of his income
to the government without seeking tax-free
investment Time will tell the people of their
mistake.
In few years the tax collectors will re-
port that nobody seems to be paying the so
per cent surtax plus eight per cent normal tax
on his income, and then when the people have
discovered their mistake members of congress
will vote to reduce these taxes and permit cap
ital to flow back into am loans, railroad and
factory investment Some day the people will
have learned that their country cannot pros
per under taxes that drive capital out of pro-
ductive enterprise into public tax-free bonds
which represent public works and which must
in time, be repaid by taxes upon the farm
lands and residence property Of the common
people
The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1921-12-15

there is something to fight for other than our
daily bread.
The Ethical society strikes at one OF the
sweetest treasures of the human mind Wnen
1t seeks suppression OF religious songs. Every
child recalls the hymns his mother used to sing
to him and how they helped in the melding ana
Strengthening Of his character. No matter now
far along we get IN life. we remain children
of God, ard it is well that occasionally we allow
ourselves to be inspired by the helpful words
that are contained in the good old hymns OF
the kind blue penciled by the Davenport Eethi-
cal society.