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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1922-06-25

cest an association or ideas ono
leads 10 the other. While there Is
new combination Of the two in our
own City Hall. aaordirg John Faithful by
Jan. our Mayor. secret council chamber and
a cool retreat. the trspdoor idea IN itself IS
not new. Its usages have not been confined
90 potentstes. either kings. governors or
mayors. princes or pirates, robbers bold or
The sleek. sinking characters Of the mys;e-
Yious underworld.
10 has been almost instructive in man
through the ages, 10 use the trapdoor.
basty retreat through craftily disguised
frapdoor has many a time saved the skin OF
discrcditod ruler or afforded shelter for
staalthy marauder with bloody hands. Mys-
terry. romance. intrigue. melodrsms. all dark
and hidden deeds, are associated with the use
~ 1lch devices. Millions Of Tom Sawyer'
have used them. or equally well guarded Sc
cret entrances. to cover their fantastic enter
priscs-
What den 81 thieves, in Seton II not IN
fact, is without It's secret passsgewsy with
the trspdoor al one end? Who knows what
foul deeds have been enacted beneath these
barriers 90 ar unknown world? The rob
ho-s' caves. the ancient castles. the fortresses
q old Spain. al had their trapdoors, symbols
Of terror that lurked beyond.
Long. rickety ladders or spiral starways,
or perhaps a dark, damp tunnel-through the
bowels Of the earth"--sre easily imagined
- the means Of access 70 the mysterious
chambers beneath the trapdoor There, IN
,he romantic dreams Of youth. we expect 90
bo~ Of me-
eutthroats squatting IN the shadows, taking
count OF their loot. But hardly IN such
rs1e would we look for modern shower
batd. equipped with the latest sprays, the
cool retreat Of the mighty Caliph Hylan, the
Ruley Of Our City.
Now, let US drop from The high places and
consider the spiders Of tho fields, how they
spin and toll in ;he making Of trapdoors
Here We find humble precedent for mans
handwork His ingenuity and cleverness IN
covering his tracks with hinged contraption
uale IN the light Of the exquisite craftsman
ship Of the inventions Of these crawling forms
GLOVER animal life. The modern manly trap
door becomes mere fgment Of thin brain.
One % the earliest known operators Of
these ssfety-frst contrivances is the Mygale
The Nvgale. in other words, Is known as the
f~apdoor spider. He belongs to the broader
class Of Labyrinth insects" An authority on
The subject says that he inhsbits burrows
fome Of his kind building a simple turret or
psrapet, mere collection Of tiny pebbles,
sticks and silks az the entrance, while others
fix a movable door, a round shutter with
hingss. a groove and a set Of bolts
when the Mygsle comes home the I'D drops
into The groove and fits 50 exactly that there
i, no possibility Of Distinguishing the join.
II the aggrcssor persists says the authority,
end seeks 20 raise the trapdoor, the reclusc
pushes the bolt--that is 10 say, plants his
claws into certain holes on the opposite sides
Of the hinge, props himself against the wall
snd holds the door firmly.
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cisl channels, except 70 appeal 10 the NJ.
personaly--an unhesrd-of thing-,o ga,
cess TO the secret chambers. We w,,.
pulsed from all sides. The janitor ., :,
building said he was not supposed - -
about such things. He declared be h.,
duplicate key 20 the apartment. and 81
borrow the Mayors key when he wanted :.
"clean up
A remark dropped here and there -
ever, warrants Us in making certain n,,.,.
statements. The uncxplorcd regions A..
Gated directly beneath the Mayors on.
the northeast corner OF City Hall. The h..
ment rooms which are now devoted n -.
manly purposes were formally oceuni.1
the Board Of Child Welfare.
Hist Nov come the more sipnife,,. q,
coycries. The rooms arc reached b.
door and a spiral stairway. The tras5o,,
cunningly concealed b. a rug in the aoo- =,
the Mayors private telephone booth. w.
harbors the downtown end Of dir,c, ~
into the Office Of Police Commis.ioner D.,
ard f. Enright. A stool also rests On n, -
over the trapdoor when tho latter il No, f, -
All the Mayor has 20 do 10 get onto n.
secret stairway is to remove the stool, roll !,
the rug and ne the trspdoor. Then he ,,,..,.
down directly into the shower bath vb',s'..
at the foot Of the stairs. There /, ,ynr,,.s
to be dressing room somewhere nesr he b.,
it is equally convenient Tor the Mayor !,
don his bathing suit in his private oBc. !,
fore descending the stsrwsy l. "a urd,,
stood that he prefers TO wear bathing am,
But why all this mystery about Inc rl,,.,
the Mayors friends ask. Why shouldn't o..
Mayor have secret stairway? Coy.-,..
Whitman had one which afforded ,ub.,,,.
entrance 20 the executive Offices a. Aha,
Political leaders who brought home n. b,,,.
we're accustomed 70 use 10 az times Iy, (,
quite appropriate that tie Mayor should h,,.
access from his private Office 70 the extra ,o,.
partmcnts, where he can find rest and al
tude TO better concentrate on impor,an, ma.
,ers and avoid the crowds Of JOB hunter, an
reporters who sometimes hang about tho 70.
ception rooms and the Hobbies Of the hail?
And why, his friends would Ike 10 ,uov
shouldn't the Mayor nave a private shower
bath? Comptroller Craig has one. all tiled
and nickeled, which he inherited from former
Comptroller Prendergast in the suite 0, II.
Finance Department head in the Municipsl
Building. There was little mystery about thsi.
The Mayor, it should be remembered, works
long hours, from early morning until late a,
night. summer as well as winter, and why
should the people object 10 Hzzoner taking
refreshing shower at the end Of hard day
work. laboring in their behalf? Palm Beach
is all right in the winter, but handy shower
bath is the next best thing in the summer
Nobody in the Mayor Office will admit that
their chief has yet Tomped ard splsshcd i,
the basement suite Nobody on the OUTSIDE,
though many have fingered around that co.,
ner 81 the hall has been found who Ia,
noticed even an energetic shadow through the
couded window psnes. However the repcH
persists around the City Hall that HiZzors
has used his private bath once at least and
that was during the recent "Clean.Up Week"
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Of the cathedral was disappointing 10 me, ever
though IL holds fine Rubens Or two. But 10
exterior. even with the small houses hudde
ever and ever so closely up against Il, with Us
lovely spire is magnificent And, SET TO the
music Of the chimes, II is fairly enhancing
WHEN YOU look out Of the car wlndo"s 'he
" first see the full.rigged ships come 'aS
ing right up over the fatness Of the lana 'nea
you know that you are in Holland.
Holland does not bear the tragic m.n Oh
little Belgium. On the contrary, she ANY
rsdiates an air Of Astounding prosperity. be-,
GUM cannot so easily forget; but HoA'n'
seemingly has nothing % forget The 'rsge'
Of the World War was greatly 10 her PROFIT
to her shipbuiding, TO her other industries "
well. On the outskirts Of her larger ein'
many new factories are going up, whole o0en
Of model tenenents and city houses as wei
Their streets are croNded, and 50 are 'n'"
shops. Prices are higi very hight
rather significant fact that many hoAane''
are to-day living in Belgium; many o. n'''
folk are pensioners from the Dutcn COVE"
ment. men who have seen lifetime Of ser''''
in her behalf in the East Indies. LoNhs ~
home land as they do. they st.. cannot anS,~
10 live in il, but come as close 70 Il " W"
can afford.
OVER here the canal is aeysr 10 De 'n''''.
upon The multitude Of 'hem y"
most important part in the everyday nn' J.
the Netherlands They are is drslnar'
irrigation and It's transport. The boa" '"
ride upon them are legion. They are P.s
PEELED by men. horses, sail and engines w.
steam and gasoline. They bring the 1919
the markets, the fuel TO the factories -,
the houses. and they bring out the ha''''
product Of Hollands indefatigable ino'' -.
For over here every one works -,
man who with a stout rope over his sn0S
pulls a forty-ton canal boat after him IS ".
pletely in the picture Of land when nae a..
single bench in its public parks Inc :"
lander, even in his ease, does not oe'''''
dleness.
Amsterdam il not only the greatest, d.
my opinion the most interesting, OF
cities. Like Venice it is city Of eana''
though, unlike Venice, these waterway
not the sole means Of transport for H. i@.,
are motor and taxicabs galore, none Of Wv.
cheap. Amsterdam, with the centuries. W,
guildhouses Of It's ancient merchants 7,
clustered along its canal, boasts To-Day "
its modernity Even its rugged lo"n -. >.
succeeds in belying It's antiquity. IL s'AI r.
facing an open square which is to the , n.'.
Of Amsterdam as the Grsnde Place Is 70 D-
sells, although in no other way to Do ~,
compared with this last. There are no su".s
houses upon it, merely the Town Nan 50
Continued on page SIR =
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Bv EDWARD HUNGERFORD

Upon two sides Of this small square rise the
towering fronts of the houses Of the guilds OF
yesteryear. the House Of the Butchers the
House Of the Carpenters. the House Of the
Printers. the House Of the Shippers; others.
too. One wonders how long it will be before
the more enterprising of our trade unions ~
home begin 20 build for themselyes-the loco
motive engineers Of our railroads already have
taken a long step forward Of this sort at Cleve-
land.
But the chief glores Of this Grsnde Place Of
Brussels are reserved for It's principsl fscsdes.
Upon the one side is the exquisite ancient
Kings House an oldtime governmental build
ing. although never used as a royal resi-
dence) and upon the other one OF the loveiest
buildings upon which ] have ever gazed. the
Town Hall Of Brussels, rising high above the
little market place and further surmounted by
a stone spire Of an almost uncanny beauty.
IL is difficult 20 estimate quickly the effect
that this last structure has upon the human
ove and the human mind Its setting--the
rare old place into which not single discord-
ant modern note has been permitted 10 enter
and the building itself holds one really en-
tranced Ii is difficult 70 find comparisons for
It. Your mind begins 10 scour It's memory
cells for the most beautiful other buildings
YOU have seen. the Washington Capitol, the
Milan Cathedral There are. after All. but
very few the world over that may properly
he cassed among the mmortsls Of archi-
lecture.
And when one thinks Of the tragic four
years through which little Belgium has passed
so very recently secs Ypres and shudders IT
the senseless vandalism that was there wrought
and realizes what German kultur might have
done 10 this rare old treasure square Of Brus-
sells. he finds himself appalled, by the mere pos
sibilities Of the thing.
EVERYWHERE the impress Of the great
conflict that is TO leave its bitter mark
upon the centuries They sti. run motor
buses and little steam trans from Brussels out
10 Waterloo but comparatively few folk 20
out there any more. Il is all but completely
eclipsed in the more recent tragedy. There is
in the immediate suburbs Of Brussels to-day
memorial Of far greater intensity than that Of
a dozen Lions Of Waterloo. II is moons picuous-
~ situated in field just back Of the Tir Ma
tional. military barracks upon the edges Of
the city.
went TO il upon gray and rainy day-s
sky whose very sombegness and quick fearful
ness proclaimed the character Of the memorial.
1t all is 50 simple that one can hardly desig-
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Draining by DOROTHY SCHNELLOCK

prising Middl. Wc.tcra c,,.es-s hustling
town like Kansas City, FOR instance-likes TO
undertake from time to time.
The war halted this overwhelmingly.
And even though some recent rather feeble
attempts have been made 10 resusctate II
they have not been made with enthusiasm.
There arc great open barren spaces close to
the beating inner heart Of Brussels And
these, too, mutey proclaim the disaster that
50 very recently was visited upon her.
Elsewhere one secs the same thing; the sharp
ly arrested reconstruction efforts Of a small,
brisk nation steadily trying to better herself.
Going on the train from Brussels over to old
Bruges noticed numerous brick arches. not
altogether unlike ancient city arches. span
ming country roads in the midst Of the fat
Belgian fields. There YVES an odd similarity
between these constructions After time II
came to me what they were really we're
the highway crossings Of newly projected
high-level railroad
There was no embankment, not even the
semblance Of an embankment. The man with
the contract for the brckwork Of the new
line must indeed have started promptly upon
his portion Of the job The war cut the gap
between his part NJ the work and the rest ~
IL. IL was all like the quick dropping OF the
fire curtain in theater-a sharp gap in all
progress
FROM Brussels TO Antwerp is a matter Of
less than an hour, and swift trains run
practically every hour There is n compact
ness about little Belgium that is astonishing
TO the irst-tme traveller no matter how much
he may have schooled himself TO it in advance.
AZ first glance Antwerp is a bit disappointing.
At least 10 the traveller who approaches il By
rail. | should imagine that the impression Of
the old town to one who arrives by sea would
he most impressive--the fine quay front, the
great lace-like spire Of the cathedral. But by
rail busy, unromantic commercial town. APP
parently nothing more. But touriSt-like. you
penetrate further and further into it, And
suddenly
Suddenly there come to your ears sounds
unusual sounds. music box perhaps in the
upper window Of one Of these old houses.
But no.
The chimes OF Antwerp Cathedral; the
chimes Of that high spire which Charles V in
an inspiring moment once compared 10 bit Of
Mechlin lace; dancing chimes. caroling, pirou-
citing down upon the town. Some chimes
whang. Some clang. Those Of Antwerp Until
late. fancy that YOU cannot hear anything
like them this side Of Msndalay. he interior
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OTHER war memorials Of Brussels are less
poignant BY far than this sodden field Of
planned and coolly executed murder have
spoken Of her radical reconstruction Of
half century and full century ago. Recent
ly she has been engaged in a third Of these
great civic upheavalg. cleaning out moras
Of narrow streets and high, dirty houses on
the middle ground between the lower town
and upper and creating FIVE new business
places IN their stead. . \ huge job, on the
sweeping big scale that one Of our enter
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But this rainy field Of the military barracks
al the edge Of Brussels is the headlines Of yes
terday. Upon that stone is carved one name
alone that renders it supernatural Of Edith
Cavell; that and the date October 70, 1915
that is all; this and the rage Of an impotcnt
ci-iizcd world. Seven years 4 short first
step upon the long pathway toward immortal
IT'S. q. . There arc ether names inscribed
upon the simple stone-that Of the Belgian
woman, Gabrielle Petit. those Of the thirty
three men; less famed, their fate was none
the less heroic.
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Continued on page sir)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-06-05
EVANGELICAL SERVICES
ARE STILL BEING HELD

The services being held at the
Church of Christ, Jackson and Alcaniz
streets, continues to grow in interest
ard attendance. Sunday was a day
full of interest.
The children at the Sunday school
hour showed remarkable knowledge of
the bible. They repeated the names of
many of the important characters of
the Old Testament, the names of the
books of the Old Testament in chron-
illogical order and the names of the
books and writer's of the New Tesla
ment.
The II o'clock sermon, How to Be
have in the Church of God" was one
of the best of the series.
The baptismal service was conduct
ed at the West Hill church at $3.50 D.
m. The house was filled to capacity.
The address was on the meaning of
baptism. At the conclusion of the SER
mon five persons were baptized.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-06-05
LIFE IS A DANCE
TO MAE MURRAY

II just took naturally to dancing Why
s a tot, 1 was one of the most persist
Mt in running alongside the organ grind
to get what fun I could out of his
music. And. whenever hear music,
want to dance"
Mae Murray, star of Peacock Alley
he Tiffany production for Metro, pre-
ented by Robert z. Leonard, showing at
he Isis today, thus told of the begin
hing of her dancing career.
THE fact that / am in pictures has
ever halted my dancing enthusiasm, ="
he says 'and now that / have a picture
Ike Peacock Alley that gives me an
opportunity to play the Partisan dancer,
leo, feel that was born for the role.
I'm glad 1 was not born in the days
when dancing was considered wicked,
or I cannot imagine 1iving without my
dancing To me life is dance. a
-ythmic vibration to the melodies of a
beautiful universe
In Peacock Alley" Miss Murray plays
he butterfly type Of dancer, a girl of
he Paris cabarets, who marries an Amer
team businessman. The picture was di-
rected by Robert Y. Leonard. The pho
Biography is by Oliver 7. Marsh, the art
settings by Charles. Cadwallader and the
subtitles by frederick and Fanny Hatton.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-06-05
STATE AND COUNTY
PRIMARY TUESDAY
List of the Offices Being Contested
For and the Candidates For
Eseambia County.

Hundreds Of democrats all over the
state Of Florida will go to the polls in
their respective counties Tuesday ana
cast their ballots for the men whom
they want to represent them in the va
rious offices which are being contested
for The offices outside Of Escambia
county which the qualified voters of
this county will vote for are United
states senator, United States con-
gresham, railroad commissioner and
the circuit judgship.
Following is the list of the offices
and candidates which will appear on
the Democratic primary ballot in Es-
Gambia county:
United States Senator: Albert w.
Gilchfist, Park Trammel
Congress, Third Congressional Dis
trict Ben S. Hancock, ]. II. Smith
wick
Judge Circuit Court. First Judicial
Circuit: A. G. Campbell e. M. Ma
gaia.
Railroad Commissioner, Group ?.
(yote one LIST choice and one IND
choice): II. S. Bowden, A. d. Campbell
r. L. Eaton.
state senator: W. c. Fillingim, Johr
p. Stokes.
Representative in Legislature, Group
No. /. CYote one list choice and one
End choice): A. II. Clopton, G.. l.
CAN'T. William A. Shelby, John Clay
Smith.
Representative in Legislature, Group
No. 2: Frank X. Carroll, Jasper A
Lewis.
County Judge. (Vote one LIST choice
and one End choices d. Webster Ber-
ry, F. b. Carter, Joel Frater, James NJ
Johnson, Robert p. Stout.
County Commissioners; District /:
w. II. Stearns, T. T. wentworth. Jr.
District 2: Frank j. Riera, Gus A So
derlind.
District No. ., Cyote one list choice
and one 2nd choice: II. f. Candy
Frank Pate Thomas ]. Peterson.
District No. A: Vote one list choice
and one 2nd choice: w. @. Bari
neau, j. r. NJ Gates. Chapman Con
zalez, Jeff NJ. Harrington, D. NJ. Rudd
District No. 3, CVote one LIST choice
and one End choice: j. W. Crary, Sr.
L, S. Gilmore. NJ d. Macarthur.
Member Board Public Instruction
District No. 3: c. E. Graham, James
Fl. Jones.
Members Escambia County Demo
cratic Executive Committee: Precinct
No. s:
Taylor Crabtree. J. w. Underwood.
Precinct No. 38: J. f. Rigby, ]. e.
Hanks.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-06-05
GENERAL ELECTION
In THE CITY TODAY.
Harvey Bayllss VIII BE City Commits
sioner To Succeed George HInrchs
Without Opposition.

All democratic voters OF the city of
Pensacola will go to the polls today and
asst their vote for their nominee, Harvey
8ayliss, selected in the primary for the
office of city Commissioner to succeed
George Hinrichs. The voting places in
he various precincts have already been
designated and the clerks and supervis-
ors for each have been named. The bal
lot boxes win be placed in the usual plac-
IS, and, although Mr.. Bayliss will have
10 opposition, it is urged that those
qualified will demonstrate their party
allegiance by casting a ballot.
Commissioner elect Harvey Bayliss will
AXE up his duties as commissioner June
q, at which time the usual short inaugu-
ration viii be held in the council cham
Der of the city hall.
General talk about the streets and
lmong those closely in touch with the
,ity political situation has it that there
will probably be several changes in the
-arious appointive positions when the
:ew regime takes hold of the city's af-
airs. Just what and to what extent,
aowever will be determined afterward.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-06-05
''SONG OF LIFE" ALL-STAR
SPECIAL, IS COMING HERE

THE Song of Life" an all-star produc-
ton, heralded as one of the most dra-
matte and interesting photoplays of the
year, is coming to the Isis theatre on
Thursday. 1t was produced by Director
John NJ. Stahl for Louis B. Mayer and
is First National release.
Georgia Woodthorpe. at one time lead
ing lady for Edwin Booth, portrays the
central character, that of an elderly wom-
an. who years before had left her home
and husband because Of her dislike of
the mental talks around a house and be-
cause Of her love for pretty things. She
realizes her folly when the happy mar
ried life of another young couple is dis
turbed for the same reasons.
CASTOR Glass, distinguished as the star
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-06-05
PLUMBERS RESUME
THEIR WORK TODAY
Union Workers Agree to 81 1.2 Cents An
Hour Scale On The Basis OF Two
Year Agreement

Agreeing to reduction OF u IL cents
an hour in th6H wages the union plumb
ers and pipe fitters of Pensacola, who
failed to show np for work for the past
three weeks, owing to the slight differ
ences in signing new wage contracts. viii
return to their work this morning.. Thus,
through friendliness and arbitration on
both sides, probable strike was avoided
to the mutual satisfaction of contractors
and worl<men. Both elements have been
very much in evidence during the dis
cussions.
However, the workmen agreed to work
for 81 IL cents, the compromise offered
by the contractors, for period of two
years and not for one year as heretofore.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-06-05

of "Humoresque,' is seen as the Juvenile
lead. while Grace Diamond, a famous
screen star and beauty, portrays the in
genue lead.
Richard Headrick, four years old, uni
versally beloved for his work in THE
Child Thou Gavest Me-" has an important
role, and Wedgwood Novel;, distin-
guished actor. takes the part of the
heavy.
Other we'll known figures in the cine
ma world, who contribute their talents
to 1.-THE Song of Life" are Arthur Stu
art Hull, Edward J. Pei Fred Kelsey
and Claude Payton.
The production was filmed on an elab-
crate scale and is said to be the finest
photodrama that has yet been made by
Mr., Stahl, who is rated as one of the
most able members of his craft.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-06-05
LEGAL NOTICE
EXECUTORS NoTlcE

EXECUTORS NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the under
signed executor of the Estate of Furney
Nets, deceased. will on the 10th day of
June, A. d. 1922, file his final account
and vouchers with the County Judge of
Escambia County. Florida, and ask to be
discharged from his said executorship of
the estate of said Furney Metts, deceased.
r. r. NETS,
Executor.
April 10th, 1922.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-06-05
SLEUTHS CONDUCT
TWO LIQUOR RAIDS
Saturday Night Raids BY Sheriff and
Deputies Results In Arrest OF
Three Persons

During the activities of Sheriff Cary
Ellis and his fleet" Of booze sleuths''
Saturday night, two places wer raided
which resulted in arrests on charges of
possessing Intoxicating liquors.
A cafe and soft drink stand at 21S
North Alcaniz-st said to be operated by
Terry Penton, was searched and the Of
ficers claim to have found about three
quarts of red whiskey. Penton was re-
CURED to make bond for his appearance
at trial.
The second place was that of Willie
Marsh, colored, at $40 North Coyle-st,
which netted a gallon or more Of moon
shine. Both Marsh and his wife were
placed under arrest and required to give
bond.