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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-06
REVELATION OF A WIFE
ApELE GARRISON

/ what you say see no reason why yol
couldn't come back here tomorrow
Katie surely doesn't need you, and !
your Cousin Agatha Is 90 bustly en-
gagged with your mother -in-law sn'
won't have time to bedevil poor Katie
and everything will be smooth az tcs
while you are gone"
The Easy" Hours.
stifled the impulse to retort tina
there would be az many opportunitiei
for ugly falls as smooth ice would az
ford. I had voluntarily offered myself
to this service under Lillian. 1t Wasnd
for me to draw back even in though'
from it. But I could not shake OH 9
mental vision of Katie's face when
should tell her that she would be LETT &C
Cousin Agatha's tender mercies Tor
week.
Lillian relieved the situation some
what for me with her next words.
"Of course, there will be no need, fol
you to stay here at night" she SAID
'tAnd as Harry is the LATEST man in the
country about getting up in the morn
ing there will be no need for you to
waste any time at the library before
IL O'Clock. You can get that 10 O'Clock
in from Marvin, go straight to the
library, and there will be no use OF
your waiting after 5. Harry wouldn't
let even his favorite hobby interfere
with his late afternoon stroll up and
down Broadway and Fifth avenue.
Final Instructions.
/ drew a breath of deep thankful-
ness. could manage that program
without domestic upheaval.
ell hurry up luncheon" Lillian said
practically, $50 you can get home as
soon as possible. What time do you
think you'll be there?"
Il have an errand to do for Mother
Graham" I said, 'tbut it won't take
very long. I ought to be able to be at
home by o'clock"
/ knew better than to voice the Curl
osity felt as to Lillian's reasons for
wishing me to be at home early. She
satisfied it herself, however, with her
next sentence.
''When you reach Marvin" she said
''phone me from some place outside
your home that you have arrived. Then
when you have had time to reach the
house I'll telephone Dickey. 1 don't
want him to surmise that we have been
planning anything, and if he calls you
up afterward you'll be at home, under
stand? And you havn't seen me to-
day.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-06
THE PAPER LILY

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Margaret Braden, a tall, dark-eyed,
serious girl, and her younger sister,
Julie, frail and sunny-haired, are sit.
ting at a little square table making
paper flowers. Besides the table there
are a couple of cots and a dressing
table in the room. At the right is a
curtained doorway leading into anoth-
er room. At the left is a single, half
opened window, near which the girls
are working, with their backs to it.
JULIE: Anyway, I'd rather make
lilies than roses. was SO sick Of that
awful pink. Why, at night I'd dream
of pink monkeys. just that shade,
Jumping up and down all over the
bed.
MARGARET: White is such a nice.
cool color, 1 think. Be careful, Julie,
you've cut that petal crooked. We
can't spoil any Of these If we're to
have them ready when mother comes
home SOS she can do the finishing
touches tonight.
JULIE: I've been working fast as
l can. Margaret. but / can't help it
because was kept in at school.
was sleepy, and didn't hear the
question.
MARGARET: Well, don't fuss
about 1t now. Hand me some more
OF the green. Julie, did you ever
see real Easter lily? (The face Of a
young girl appears in the window
JULIE: OF course. pass about
twenty leven florists on the way to
school. There's one next here. you
know. And they're all stocked up
with Easter lilies already.
MARGARET: I mean one right
near. SOS you could smell it and even
touch it. Once we had lily, a real
one with gold heart. / can close
my eyes and see It now. You were
too little to remember, Julie.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-06
The EDITOR. He KNOWS.

You may talk about your combination
men who have to know
Just little bit of everything, and Sc
forth, so and so,
Talk of walking cycIopedias and COM
pendiums and such
And perambulating dictionaries brim-
ming full OF much
That may seem quite useless, never
needed-not a whit
But the man who makes the papers, he
must know 1t every bit.
For there's never any telling when the
queerest, oldest fact.
VIII be needed on the minute for a
story" IL he lacked
Just that scrap of knowledge wanted
then his copy" would be shy,
And perhaps he learned it In the van
ished years now long gone by.
Who was mayor back in Eighties
What's the distance to the moon?
When will "wednesday come again
upon the twenty third of June?
Who's the consul now at Zurich
What's the capital OF Maine?
What's the law on shooting quail and
what's the safest sign OF rain2
When the next association meets and
where It met a year ago?
Who werO winners OF the remnants for
the last ten years or so?
Who's the champion OF the wrestlers In
Australia and Japan?
What's the anttdote for arsenic +?
Where's the Desert OF Paran7
What's the title OF the officer who
heads the knights OF Rome7
And where was Barnum buried2 Where
10 PadrewslIi's home?
Who discovered anaesthesia? What's
the number OF the fiat
Where O'F1aherty was murdered?
what's the stylish summer hat?
Who will win the nomination. What
majority was NADER
In the last years race for bailiff?
What's the meaning Of Ia grader
And ten thousand times ten thousand
more of facts and figures. too
He will find some day quite useful in
the work he has to do.
ID. g. Bickers.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-06
METHODISM REVIEWING THE
CENTENARY MOVEMENT,

/ The great Centenary campaign Of the
Methodist Episcopal church of the
| spring Of 1919 did not end the activi-
i ties of that denomination to increase
! it's benevolent and missionary, offer
| ings. 1t has been steadily at the task
ever since though not in as spectacu-
| lar a way The Every Member can
vass which is to be carried on in every
| Methodist Episcopal church throughout
| the United States from May 1 to May
| 81, 1922, is a practical demonstration
| of the persistency Of Methodist lead
ers to provide funds for carrying on
the great program outlined at the
time the centenary movement was
| launched.
During the two years and eight
months which Centenary funds have
been available the Methodist Episco-
pal church has made great advance in
its missionary and benevolent activi-
ties.
In the foru years before the centen-
airy the Methodist Episcopal church
gave to the benevolent boards included
in the centenary 1884. 119, and during
the first year of the centenary period
SIS, 908, 032. During the two years and
elRnI months OL lLlS CSHI6idIy p6i1Ou
there has been paid in $40.76S,34O.
In the Every Member canvass a
special Sunday Is set apart on the af-
ternoon of which members of the can
wasting teams go out two by two to
visit every member and constituent of
the church. This is preceded by
training conference for the canvassers
at which they are trained in know
ledge of the work of the missionary
and benevolent boards of the Meth
odist Episcopal church and taught
how to present the matter of subscrip-
ton to those on whom they call.
In practically every Methodist
church throughout the country the
pastor has, for several weeks. been
preaching on the work done by Meth
odism throughout the world. The pur
pose of the canvass is to give every
member and constituent of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church chance to
participate in the many forms of re-
ligious and social activities which the
church is carrying on.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-06

wonder what will be the mos
plausible pretense to get you in towI
every day for a week or so
Lillian looked at me thoughfully Al
we sat IN her library after our excdt.
ing adventure with the spying marau.
ders.
why not the one of which you spoke
when you thought you needed me be-
fore?"
! was prompt to answer her, tor her
approval of my other suggestion con-
corning the best way OF encountering
Harry Underwood accidentally had
emboldened me, had given me conf
dence in my own mental processes. Be-
sides. suspected that Lillian, like
most persons Of mental activity and
quick decisions, hated an appearance
Of uncertainty In any one.
She rewarded me with a flashing
glance of approval
You mean that need your historf-
cal knowledge in, delving for me into
some costume lore of some ilfustra-
lions have to get out?"
yes aseteurned. and 1t would
give me an excuse for being at the
4AOA "a dASOs = WOu4A 4lkAO " nave O1AC
already prepared If Mr.. Underwood
sees me. for I'm never any good at
quick Inventions"
II don't know about that" Lillian
returned. I'm beginning to think
You can meet any emergency of
thought or action. my dear But that's
a good scheme IL I did think Of it
first" she smiled Quizzically at me.
"and We'll adopt 1t. think I'd better
call Dicky. up after you go home and
ask his gracious permission to spare
you as soon as his mother is well
enough for you to come. When do you
think that win be?"
There's no reason why 1 shouldn't
come tomorrow If only Dicky does not
imagine I'm neglecting his mother" I
answered. 1.-THE danger of shock is
passed now, and while, OF course, the
broken arm is painful, yet there is no
acute illness. And Cousin Agatha is a
wonderful nurse. She doesn't leave her
cousin for 10 minutes at a time, and all
her. usual acerbities seem to bet soft
ened. She and Mother Graham were
having a wonderfully good visit yester-
day over their childhood. You know
they were brought UP almost together"
Eyes, know, and I can imagine the
woman is good nurse. She ought to
be something to makes up for the
trouble she has caused you. And from
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-06
M4.!!0: clone I!dleat PldYsa

JULIE: wish one of these pa
per flowers would turn into real
lily, Margaret-Ummm! I can JUST
think how It would smell. (The face
in the window is gone now.)
MARGARET: What a funny wislIs-
But wouldn't 1t be wonderful IL it
would come true! That would be a
miracle. and they don't happen now.
JULIE: How do you know?
don't. I think you must almost be-
lieve in fairies, Julie. You believe
most everything.
JULIE: Maybe I do. tThey are
quiet for moment. except for Ju-
lies low humming.)
MARGARET (jumping): Good gra-
ciousi I'll bet that soup Is sticking
like everything. I forgot all about it.
(She runs out through the doorway
JULIE (calling): Bring me a glass
or water, please, Margaret. This old
dust comes sweeping in when that
window right on the sidewalk is open.
MY throat feels like it was stuffed
with cotton.
MARGARET (from kitchen). You'll
have to come get it, Julie.
JULIE: All right. (She runs
through the doorway. AS she does SO,
two g1rlish faces appear in the win
COW. One of them we recognize as
the one that peered in before.)
FIRST GIRL: Sh-h-h. I'll put II
right on the window sill. (She puts
an Easter lily on the window silly
SECOND GIRL: I'd like to stick
around and see their faces Wasn't
1t lucky we happened to be in this
neighborhood and you were attracted
by seeing that one girls lovely hair
through the Window This is one
ime, guess. when 1t was all right
to evesdrop.
FIRST GIRL: Think of never hay-
ing an Easter liiyi Quick! They're
coming.
Guile and Margaret come hack
Margaret's arm about jules shout
ders)
JULIE: Why-why-what lie that
on the window sill?
MARGARET: It's an Easter Iily. a
real one! tShe runs over and drops
on her knees before the plant.l oh.
Julie, come see how fresh and sweet
It is!
JULIE blending over it,. How
mothers eyes will shine, when she
sees how the paper lilies bIoomed.
It's like wax. isn't it?
MARGARET: Some kind neiRhbor
must have put 1t there. can't figure
out any other way. because miracles
JULIE: They DO happen. How
ever 1t got there. 1t was a miracle
our own Easter miracle.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-06

looking like the label on soup can,
she'll ask him who's dead
Don't bust the prohibition law. Take
a slant in the bureau drawer where you
keep your shirts and get the old
fashioned headache. Rub 1922-model
necktie over your bald spot and watch
the hair sprout. Use fuse for the
garter on your sock and make them
think you're a black handler. Wear
a vest into the menagerie and keep
your wife outside to catch the tigers
when they come racing out in terror.
One thing-itIl keep the women from
noticing what your face looks like.
Man to man we ask you-ain't that
a blessing?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-06

Couriosity leads inevitably to the
keyhole.
Men who know how are never out
of a job.
Our desires cost us ten times more
than our needs.
Nothing in the world hides homli-
ness like good teeth.
The outside of people is the wrong
side to judge them by.
Persistent pounding wins-also
ruins pianos and typewriters.
Bitter experience is twice as bitter
If it comes when you are old.
The closer you get to a "vamp" the
more you detect the drug store.
Aim high always, but be sure the
gun is loaded when you shoot.
The garden of Eden seems to have
had everything but a. golf course.
Our greatest problem today is how
to get by without doing any work.
1t is impossible for a man to keep
busy and pessimistic at the same time.
Going somewhere else is a costly
habit invented by railroads and ho-
tells.
Honesty never displays itself, but
dishonesty is always on dress pa
rade.
The only way 20 drive nail is to
hit 1t squarelY on the head with a
hammer.
Perhaps no human task is harder
than thinking more of others than you
do Of yourself.
A Washington scientist says he has
perfected an invention for sending
music into the home through the cleo
trio light bulbs. 1t should be especially
effective, we assume, for transmit
ting light opera.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-06
(Mrs.) Edith B. Marsh
(Mrs.) Minnie L. Bonacker
Mrs Mary S. Meriom.

We, your committee, suggest thai
the above be sent as a circular letter
/ to the different clubs of the state ask
| ing each club to add it's suggestions
as to the revising of the law. Finally
to be sent to the legislative committee
of the state federation, there to be re.
/ vised and put into proper form to be
sent to the legislature.
| Another matter that came before the
meeting and received some vigorous
discussion was the introduction of g
resolution by Mrs. j. Walter Kehoe
amending the city ordnance. in order
that amusement licenses fol
amusement companies should be in
| ratio to the prices which they charge
| for their amusements.
Mrs. Kehoe said,
Madam President: 1 have here q
resolution which desire to offer and
before offering it. 1 desire to state
the reason why am actuated to take
| this step.
The people of Pensacola have ex-
| perienced a dearth of amusement, and
have been required to pay more for
the amusement they have than are
the residents of other cities. That
they are hungry for amusement is at
tested by the large number of people
attending any amusement or entertain
ment offered in the city.
If amusement corporation are going
to impose a heavier tax on the peo-
pie of Pensocala than other commune
tets experience, and if measures are
taken to prevent other amusement
companies coming here they should be
willing to pay something for the mo-
nopoly. One way in which they may
be required to do this is to increase
the license tax on amusement COM
panies which tax the people more for
their amusements than similar COM
panies tax audiences in other COM
munities. With that idea in. view, !
have drafted an amendment to the city
license tax providing that amusement
companies which charge certain
amount for admission to their perfor-
nance should be required to pay a
certain amount of license tax
An amendment to the city ordinance
is proposed which 1 submit The fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:
Whereas: 1t is the sentiment of the
Pensacola Woman's club that the sec
LIN VI Tic CITY VI ordinances
relating to the license tax to be paid
by amusement companies operating
motion pictures and presenting vaude-
vile acts should be amended:
Be 1t resolved, that the accompany
ing draft of an amendment to Chapter
Is, Code of Ordinances of 1920 be
presented to the board of city commits
sioners of the city of Pensacola with
petition of the Woman's club of Pen
sacola that the amusement be adopted
by the city commissioners, and that the
same take effect at an early date.
Miss Minnie Kehoe, chairman of the
Industrial and business relations COM
mittee, who attended the meeting of
the board of the Florida federation of
Women's clubs at their meeting in
Pinellas county recently, made the fol-
lowing report:
Il just want to say a few words to
you about the board meeting in Pinel-
las county.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-06

the QEl&z4Gs
Her face was puckered up, her
mouth dropped at the corners, as she
splashed along. She hadn't wanted
her that she was always doing things
she didn't want to. It was a nasty
wet old world
She went around to the back OF
the house, in order to keep from get
ting the front porch muddy. AS she
stepped UP on the porch she heard
her name mentioned. and she stopped,
. before she realized that she was eyes,
dropping.
Yes" her mother was saying,
Madge has on her April face again
to-day.v
''She Is a regular barometer" the
other voice agreed. Madge realized
that 1t was Aunt Katherine, her love-
ly Aunt Katherine. who was visiting
them, and for whose good opinion
Madge cared very much.
she certainly is.' said Madge's
mother. When the sun is shining
and she doesn't have anything to do,
and the world is just right, her face
Is like q sunbeam. But let the clouds
begin to gather. and you can see the
thunderstorm coming in her face"
It's too bad" said Aunt Katherine.
She has pretty face. oh well. 1t
won't be long It'll we have May flow
ers'''
Madge tiptoed off the porch ana
then came back up again. making a
good deal Of noise as she did so.
The corners OF her mouth were going
up and up, as she said to herself,
Tn going to show them that May is
already here"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-06
GIRLS! BLEACH
UGLY FRECKLE

Squeeze the juice of two lemons m
a bottle containing three ounces al u.
chard White, which any drug store W.,
supply for a few cents. shake well. an
you have a quarter pint Of the pes
freckle and tan lotion. and conp.@@'9-'
whitener.
Massage this sweetly Fragrant -e'li !,
lotion into the face, neck, arms o.
hands each day and see how re ~. .
and blemishes bleach out ana aon
clear, soft and rosy white The SAL
Advertisement.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-06
WOMAN'S CLUB TRANSLATES MUCH .
BUSINESS AT AFTERNOON MEET
Taxation and Cheaper Amusemens Come in for Discussion
win Invite Section One to Meet Here in 1928.

Outstanding features OF the meet
ling of the Pensacola Wonan's club
yesterday afternoon was the decision
ito invite the Section One Of the Flor
ida Federation of Women's Clubs to
meet in Pensacola in 1923; resolution
urging the state federation to get back
of the movement for compelling pay
ment of taxes; a resolution having as
its purpose the lowering Of prices Of
amusement houses in the city; the
endorsement of the prospectus of the
fCo-operative Charities Association,
the report Of the board meeting, which
was presented by the chairman of the
Industrial and business relations COM
n1ittee, and the decision to<co-operate
in the sale of chautaugua tickets.
Following is the preliminary talk
on taxes and the resolution which was
passed:
Taxes are first assessed on all real
and personal property, a date fixed
when they become delinquent.
Then follows the advertisement OF
the date when the property is to be
sold for nonpayment.
Any person may bid the amount of
the taxes assessed, interest and cost
of advertising and take a tax receipt
and after one year apply for tax deed
to the clerk of circuit court. In prac-
tice these tax receipts are issued to the
state in default of any private bidder.
It is a rare instance for any person
to purchase these certificates and try
to get a deed as they are considered as
almost certain to be defective GDd de-
clared invalid when tested in the
courts. A person would be compelled
to sue in ejectment to gain poss Jon
and would then lose the amount es-
ted in the defective tax certificates.
The state may not apply for deed
las a private person may) but holds
the certificate indefinitely. To re-
deem the receipt one must pay the
face of the receipt, cost, interest and
a certain penalty. Any private person
may, at any time, purchase this re-
ceipt and after 80 days advertisement
of notice, as well as written notice, |
apply for deed.
Every few years the legislature |
passes an act to remit all these old
certificates on payment Of three (3) |
years back taxes.
Your committe makes the follow
ing recommendations:
l. That the tax laws be simplified
as to assessment and levy in order that
fewer mistakes will be made in the |
tax certificates.
g When sold to the state the tax
certificates should be held one year.
After which it should be made the
mandatory duty of the comptroller to
apply to the clerk of the circuit court
for deed based upon this certificate.
The owner should have due notice.
8. That it should think the duty Of
the comptroller TO bring suit in eject
ment for actual possession of the prop
erty
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-06
AMERICAN LEGION WILL
HOLD MEETING TONIGHT

The American Legion viii hold ~
semi monthly meeting this evening
at 1880 o'clock. in the Chamber o.,
Commerce rooms.
Plans for the Legion conVe7ilo.-,
which will meet in Pensacola in "
are we'll under way, and will be as
cussed at the meeting.
All members are urged to attend
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-06
ONE REEL YARNS
APRlL &c
CAME
ADGE

ADGE H.. CAME
down the street
from the grocery,
stepping a o n g
carefully to avoid
the mud puddles,
her fathers big
umbrella h e ] d
close over her
head, SO that 1t
p e 9 m e d q .
though the UNI
brella itself were
moving along in
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-06
To.pAY,s PuzzLE

The letters in the title Of famous
book for young men have been num-
bered straight through from one to
ten. 3. 4. 2, spell to boil slowly; 8. 10.
8. tray for carrying bricks; 4. s, /.
uncooked.
Answer to yesterdays: Tent, ever.
Neva, trap.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-06

Warships have always been on the
lookout for scrap, and now they are
about to get it..
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-06

The trade discount on a fish story
lis 80 per cent with an additional 5
per cent for wash.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-06

II feel quite put out about this
said the man, as the usher ran him
OFT OF the theater.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-06

Couriosity leads inevitably to the
keyhole.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-06

Men who know how are never on
of job.