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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-01-25
OUR FUEL SUPPLY

When the white man came to Amer
lea to stay, 800 years ago, nature had
stored underground for his use Goals of
all sorts to the measure of 3,541, 900, =
100000 tons; and undreamed of subter-
ranean oil pools held an aggregate of
II, 600 000 600 barrels of petroleum. As
ISOLATED with the latter were incalucu-
able trillions of cubic feet of natural
gas. No one then realized the drains
that would subsequently he made upon
these age-old accommodations of poten-
tial heat and motive force. The story
Of what has since taken place points a
lesson which every one of US should
ponder and learn by heart, for how we
profit by it, how we mend our ways
intimately concern our whole social
industrial structure and our economic
future.
According to the census Of 1920 the
population of the United States num-
bered 9,63S.453. Up to that time we
had mined and consumed the modest
amount of $4,000 tons of coal, four
fifths OF which was anthracite from
the Pennsylvania fields. This fact.
certified to by the United States geo
logical survey, makes it plain that the
nation at large relied almost wholly
upon its timber lands for fuel. Even
as recently as 1860 the consumption of
coal per capita did not exceed half a
ton annually; and in 1880 our coal pro
duction reached only 71,4S1,570 tons
the equivalent of an allowance of LAP
tons per person that year. The latest
figures, however. show that we are
taking out Of our mines each twelve
month an average OF $4,000, 900 tons
of coal, both bituminous and anthra-
cite, which is tantamount to six tons
per capita. That is to say, out of a
combined original deposit of anthra-
cite bituminous, and ignite Goals, we
have used up since 1907 a matter oil
substantially $4,000 10000 tons. This
leaves us the tremendous total of
G,527, o00, 900 tons to draw upon. To
be more specific. this reserve is made
up of 1900 100000 tons of anthracite
/, 10, 0000oO,000 TONS of bitum!nous
coal, and 2. 900, 600. 600, 900 tons of lig-
American.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-01-25
CITY RANKS HIGH In
PACKAGE CAMP AIGN
Only Thirty Faulty Freight and Ex-
press Shipments Were Found
During November.

Pensacola stands very high in the
record Of results of the Perfect Pack
age Campaign conducted during No
yemher. it was announced yesterday
Tabulation Of the results of the cam
paign, both locally and throughout the
country, has been completed and
shows completely what was accom-
plished in this city during the move
ment, according to J. x. McCaslSill,
chairman of the local Perfect Package
Campaign committee.
The shippers of this city gave
splendid cooperation in the cam
paign," said Mr.. McCaskiU. in making
public the final scores of the Perfect
Package month.
The compilation OF all the Perfect
Package records we received shows
that during November, when the car
riers serving this city made a special
examination OF all outbound freight
and express shipments, Pensacola
made 6.603 shipments by freight and
4,065 shipments by express.
The total number of exceptions
made on this volume of freight traf-
fic was six, while that on express came
to q.
I'm other words, our Perfect Pack
age score on freight was 1921 per
cent and on express 1851 per cent.
Taken together this gives the shippers
Of Pensacola a final Perfect Package
score of 30 Il per cent"
The tabulation OF the final Perfect
Package score Of cities throughout the
country, involved classifying them by
population. Pensacola comes under
class B, which includes all cities in the
United States with a population OF
5000 and over.
How well this city Jared in the cam
paign, as compared with other points
is shown in the announcement of the
shipping score of the country as a
whole, in the campaign, which was
approximately 90 per cent. In the
opinion of the transportation men. the
campaign was a great success and in
dicated that the public was quite will
ing TO aid the carriers, by giving them
shipments in proper shape and thus
facilitating handling to destination in
good condition.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-01-25
BIG OPPORTUNITY
GIVEN CHILDREN
Sousa's Band VIII Play 70 Younger Set
At Special Matinee Price.

Pensacola is honorcd next Tuesday
by the appearance of John Philip Sousa."
so spoke a prominent merchant yester-
day. DO all Peusacolians realize the
truth OF this assertion? II not. It is 70
be regretted. for the visit Of Sousa is not
an every day event. The fact that sousa
will give a children's matinee az 50
cents--a matinee where the youth OF
Pensacola viii witness for the first time,
possible the last, the greatest bandmaster
Of the age. When one conjectures Of the
fact that Sousa and so musicians are APP
pearing in Pensacola--at a special matt
nee for children at a price that is abso-
lutely impractical 10 make money out Of
then will come the realization what it
means to give this matinee Tuesday.
There is no doubt at all that there viii
be an overefowing attendance, and the
mothers and fathers of Pensacola should
see that the wonderful opportunity Of
seeing and hearing Sousa by the children
should not be overlooked. The matinee
is scheduled for p. n. The night per
Torrance, which viii be an entire newly
changed program. viii begin st SIS.
Ticket sale for these two performances
opens at Reynalds promptly at O'Clock
Friday morning.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-01-25
INDIAN WHO DID HIS DUTY

On small farm in McCurtain
county, thirty five miles over rough
roads from IdabeI. Joseph Oklahombi,
Choctaw Indian, is hunting and fish
ing. raising corn, helping his neigh
bors at harvest time.
A half dozen persons in Idabel
could be found who remembered ex-
actly what part Oklahombi played in
the world war,-yet it was he who
captured III German prisoners single
handed and was decorated and cited
by Marshal Petain of France as the
second greatest American hero that
the war produced. Alvin York was
ranked first.
olllahombi, however, when ques
toned by Mrs. G. c. Conian, Of the
Oklahoma Historical Society. who also
is a Choctaw, saw nothing peculiar in
this lack of recognition, he said. He
did only his duty, he added, and Is now
back home with his wife and baby
carrying on as his forefathers carried
on. Oklahombi is a full blood.
His name, taken from the Choetaw,
means in their language Man killer"
according to an interpreter. 1t is not
directly connected with the name OF
Oklahoma, presented 10 the state,
which is a combination OF two Choc-
taw words.
Olxlahombi was enrolled in Com
pany d, 141st Infantry, 26th Division
as a private 26 years old. When he
enlisted he could not speak English;
but that he could speak the language
of warfare in fighting for his country
is evidenced by the. wording Of the CT
tation from Genhal Petain, after
which he received the Croix de
Guerre.
The citation reads: Under vio-
lent barrage he dashed TO the attack
of the enemy position, Governing two
hundred yards through barbed wire
entang1ements. He rushed on machine
gun nests, capturing III prisoners.
He stormed a strongly held position,
containing q number of trench NOR
tars, turned the captured guns on the
enemy and held said position for four
days in spite of a constant barrage Of
large projectiles and gas shells. He
crossed No Mans Land many times to
get information concerning his wound
cd comrades"
Asked what he thought OF the army,
with a smile, he replied, TOO much
enough shoot" Mrs. Con-
Ian said today.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-01-25
THE OLD-TIMER
By Ad Carter

He was sevonty-six years old. He
had come to China when he was little
more than a boy, as second mate of a
sailing vessel, and he had never gone
home again. He had been married
three times, first to a japanese wom-
an, then to a Chinese. and finally,
when he was fifty, to an Englishwom-
an. They were all dead now, and it
was the Japanese who fingered in his
memory. He would tell you how she
arranged the flowers in the house in
Shanghai, just one chrysanthemun in
a vase or a sprig of cherry blossom;
and he always remembered how she
held teacup, with both hands, deli
cately.
The only person for whom he now
had any affection was the boy who
had been with him for five and forty
years. He was little wizened Chi
nese with a bald head, slow of move
ment and solemn. He was well over
sixty. They quarreled incessantly
The Old Timer would tell the boy"
that he was past his work and that
he must get rid of him, and then the
',boy" would say that he was tired Of
serving a mad foreign devil" But
each knew that the other did not mean
a word he said. They We're old friends
old men both Of them, and they would
remain together till death parted them.
1t was when he married his English
wife that he retired from the water
and put his savings into a hotel. But
it was not q success. He was a soci-
able fellow and he spent too much Of
his time in the bar. He was generous
and he gave away as many drinks as
were paid for. He also had the pc
culiar habit of splitting in the bath,
which the more squeamish of his WISH
tors objected to- He was obliged to
sell out to a Japanese, and, having
paid his debts, he found himself, at the
age of sixty eight without q penny.
But, by God, sir, he was sailor. One
of the companies running boats up the
Yangtze gave him a berth as chief Of
ficer-he had no masters certificate
and he returned to the river which he
knew so well. For eight years he had
been on the same run.
Now he stood on the bridge Of his
trim little ship, not so large as @ PEN
ny steamer on the Thames, a gallant
figure, upright and slender as when
he was a lad, in neat blue suit and
the company's cap set Jauntily on his
white hair, with his pointed beard
nattily trimmed. Seventy-six years
old. 1t is a great age. With his head
thrown back, his glasses in his hand,
the Chinese pilot by his side, he
watched the vast expanse of the wind
IT. 10 DO n
think, he knew not why, of his long
past and of his great age. He regret
ted nothing. BY George" he NUT
tered, I've had a fine life."-From
Foreign Devils" by ". Somerset
in Asia Magazine for Feb
ruary.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-01-25
Question of Financing

Henry Ford's latest proposal for
national reformation is the changing
OF our system OF financing public in
debtedness.
Mr.. Ford says that practically every
move offered for present day develop
ment is prompted by the banking sys-
TEN for the purpose of taking advan-
tage of the big profits afforded the
bankers in handling of the financing
end.
The automobile wizard demonstrates
his wisdom in big financing when he
recommends to the congress of the
United States that future financing
be made through the medium of gov
eminent notes, instead of interest
bearing bonds.
In making this proposal, Mr.. Ford
substantiates his claim with the decla-
ration that IS cents OF every dollar
paid by the public in taxes TO the gov
eminent goes to the banking system
of America to pay interest on indsbt-
edness: whereas, under his proposal a
$50 note issued by the government
would ne Just willingly accepted as
the medium of exchange in any finan-
cial deal that the government may
make.
He says that his proposal is made,
first of all, as a means Of preventing
future wars, contending that should
the profits from money-lending be
shut off the incentive for wars would
come to an end.
In this policy. Mr.. Ford Will meet
with the most strenuous opposition
or his life. While it is true that the
trend OF public thought IL identical
with that OF Mr.. Ford. its materializa-
ton would destroy Wall street and
make beggars of plutocrats who for
ages have enjoyed the fruits of this
ubiquitous system.-Tampa Citizen.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-01-25
LAST FAREWELL

Farewell to earth Of sin and sorrow
To beautiful day with ending shade
He's gone forth TO spend his morrow
Where the light does not fade.
lie has left his mortal here bleeding
Left friends and those who love
And in Heavens portal is pleading
For ne. mercy from above.
He has Left chose loving and hating
Left all troubles sorrow and strife
And on the other shore is waiting
To hail our opening life.
Lets meet Him who has not forsaken
Because not long and death will be
Then may we realize when waking
We have Won the victory.
w. II. S.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-01-25
A MORALLEsS TALE

lie did his little task so well,
Was so meticulously careful
In far more ways than one may tell
That chap was positively prayerfuI--
That when promotions had to be,
To fill a higher place they'd move
Some less snug-fitting clap than he
Into the bigger, better groove.
They figured thus; He fits that niche
AS though he had been born to fill it.
Until he shows ambitions itch
Twill not be best to scratch him will
it?
This other chap has made less good,
Yet seems to have the proper spirit.
He might do better if we should
Remove him to the top, or near it,
And so he kept the place he filled
In that same beau-ideal manner,
they did not think he wiIled
To plant on higher peaks his banner.
No moral crowns this yarn l tell
IT'S merely truthful to the letter;
He filled q third class job so we'll
They never offered him a better.
Farm Life.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-01-25
FIRM WANTS AGENTS FOR
SOUTH AFRICAN ASBESTOS

The foreign trade department Of the
Chamber of Commerce has received
through the department Of commerce a
report which states that a reputable
South African firm is DESTROYS OF secur-
ing agents or brokers for South African
asbestos, which it is stated in the report
TO be a very superior product. Those
interested can receive further informa-
ton by communicating with the foreign
trade department Of the Chamber OF
Commerce.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-01-25

Nopouy beneVeS a no smoking sign.
rare picture may be one that is not
well done.
4 girl isn't a jewel because she has a
right setting.
The low price Of leather hasn't reduced
cafe steaks yet.
A kick against fate is often but an
apology for lazlness.
%
Some Of these leading movie men ought
to be leading plow
3D.
There is an unusually large crop Of
early spring predictions.
Flirting Is dangerous Yes,
you are liable to marry.
Fine motto: Never put Off today what
you can wear tomorrow.
b
Marriages are made In heaven; dl-
vorces are made in haste.
o.
n a girl is pretty and unable to marry
she is n matchless beauty.
o.
Would you say bread is coming down
because we knead more dough?
When 1t came to aircraft. the confer
ence said the sky was the limit.
60
II Is usually almony that man has
to pay that makes him figure in divorce
suit.
Home brew blew up in Zion city police
station. This is zion's first blowout this
year.
We do not believe that the kick of a
COW Is the most acceptable form OF milk
punch.
Ingenuity Is what a man would need
in trying TO tan the hide Of dog with
IT'S bark
Congress has stopped free garden
seeds and the chickens will have to eat
worms next spring.
The girl who sings necessarily either
has a. sweet disposition or grudge
against the neighbors.
When women wear knee-high boots
lots OF them win have to be introduced
Paul Goebel is a foot five-inch foot |
hall captain who says he has never been (
kissed, but they win get him yet
o
III married man dreams he is baehe- (
Tor IL is a sure sign he win meet with |
disappointment when he wakes up.
There are sixty-ave different types of
women" says w l.. George. All 1t |
proves is that he only knows sixty-fve |
women.
A good rule for a prophet is to wait !
until the thing is over, and then !
prophesy.
There's one place where a woman
always thinks she shines-on the end
of her nose.
No one is so altogether right that
he can say the other fellow is alto
gether wrong.
Prohibition is three years old and
naturally sticks everything It can get
into its mouth.
It's easy enough TO become a great
fnancier IL you have money enough
for experiments.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-01-25
REVELATIONS OF A WIFE
ADELE GARRISON

to quit pretty soon because your hus-
band didn't like it. and he made money
enough anyway for you to pay your
girl, so you didn't need t."
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-01-25

Astronomers win meet in Rome Il
reform the calendar and select a fixet
date for Easter.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-01-25

In England are several farms de-
voted to the cultivation Of butterflies
and moths.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-01-25

Budapest, Hungary, embraces the
historic town of Ofen, once a Roman
colony.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-01-25

Museum Of Natural History in New
YORK has several complete skeletons
OF antedilluvian frogs from Texas.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-01-25

Military honors and decorations are
held b. more men in France than in
any other country
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-01-25

Lions and tigers in captivity require
one day & week without food to keep
them in good health.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-01-25

First mention OF natural gas was
made IN 1857 ii letter to the Royal
society OF England.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-01-25

Forbes Magazine says that being =
good fellow" sometimes leads a man
To become felon.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-01-25

Boston's newest hotel is to have an
entire floor for use OF women travelling
alone.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-01-25

Eighty six thousand French soldiers
tuberculosis during the war.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-01-25

Average walking pace Of a healthy
woman is said TO be seventy-five steps
a minute.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-01-25

Nobody believes NO Smoking sign
.
a rare picture may be one that is not
well done
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-01-25

\ girl isn't a jewel because she has
right setting.
The Monett times., 1922-03-24
MUGLEY is BOUND OVER
TO CIRCUIT COURT

The case of c. S. Mugley, charged
with burglary and grand larceny, was
held before Justice E. A. O'Dwyer
Thursday afternoon. After the evil
dence was in the case was dismissed
as to the burglary charge, but was
bound over to circuit court under the
grand larceny charge. Being unable
to give the required $1,000 bond,
Mugley was committed TO county Jail.
The charge against Mugley was in
connection with the robbng of Frisco
merchandise cars last fall. At the
time c. A. Newton was arrested on
this charge, a warrant was also issued
for Mugley, who made his escape. He
was recently located and arrested.
Mr.. Mugley admitted that he had
hauled goods from the Newton resi-
dence and had unloaded it at another
place, but it was not proved that he
had any part in stealing the goods
from the car.
The Monett times., 1922-03-24
ALSUP FOR PROSECUTING
ATTORNEY

After being solicited by a large
number of voters from different parts
of the County, | have decided to enter
the race for Prosecuting Attorney,
subject to the Democratic primaries,
August 1st.
Most everyone knows that | made
this race two years ago, but went
down in the great landslide; however,
| met that defeat honorably and
cherished no i'll feeling or grudge
against anyone. l am still Demo-
crat and believe that am justly
entitled to the nomination this time.
l think it needless to state my
policy in regard to the affairs of this
office, as everyone knows that | am
for law enforcement and, if elected,
| shall make it my business to enforce
the law as it is written.
A. D. Alsup.
The Monett times., 1922-03-24
MARTIN HILTON SUCCUMBS
TO PNEUMONIA

Martin Hilton, farmer residing
on Kings Prairie, passed away at
o'clock Friday evening, .slarch II,
just nine days following the death of
the wife, Sarah Elizabeth Hilton. Mr..
Hilton was taken ill with influenza
only a few days before his wife died,
and in few days he developed pneu-
monia which caused his death.
He was born May s, 1859 at Nc
Dowell, Mo-, and was So years, 10
months and 9 days old. Five children
survive, namely: Mrs. Ella Fields,
Mrs. Alta Holmes, Mrs. Ida Wieland,
William Hilton and Enid Hilton.
Funeral services will be held from
the Pleasant Ridge church at l o'clock
Sunday afternoon, March 10, and in
terment will be made in the Calton
cemetery.
The Monett times., 1922-03-24
HOSTESS TO THURSDAY
AFTERNOON ROOK CLUB

Mrs. w. R. Isbell, No. 704 Frisco
avenue, entertained the Thursday
Afternoon Rook Club at st. PatricKs
party yesterday afternoon. Green
and white festoonings and st. Pat
ricks symbols were used in the decor
ations, and a color note of green and
white was carried out in the refresh
ments. Mrs. Isbell was assisted in
serving by Mrs. Byron Vaughan. The
guests included Mrs. l.. A. Manley,
Mrs. Byron Vaughan, Mrs. A. w.
Gilbert, Mrs. Il. E. Bowen, Mrs. V. A.
Wiley, Mrs. w. E. SmedIey, Mrs.
Earl Aulgur, Mrs. r. G. Kauf-
man, Mrs. r. t. Burris, Mrs. N. G.
Hudson, Mrs. George Wilhoit, Mrs. X,
X. Kane and the hostess. The Club
will be entertained in two weeks by
Mrs. Kaufman.
The Monett times., 1922-03-24
A GREATER CHAUTAUQUA
FOR MONEIT

While in Kansas City | embraced
the opportunity TO make some investi-
cations regarding our Chautauqua
for this year. | took the matter up
to get the war tax eliminated in which
l was successful, at least, l was as
sured that we could operate this year
without paying the war tax provided
we did certain things and these mat
ters can be arranged if the committee
or guarantors will do them and there
is no doubt in my mind about the
guarantors readily complying with
the requirements.
l am very confident from looking
over the program that our Chautau-
qua will be the finest we have ever
had by considerable. We will endeav-
or to make the season ticket price
this year at big reduction and that
together with better lot of attrac-
tions, we shall expect the attendance
to be greatly increased, many more
people enjoy the benefits and the
community spirit for better things be
very materially enlarged. | shall do
my utmost. What will you do?
H. |. BRADFORD.
The Monett times., 1922-03-24
MR.. AND MRS. MANSFIELD
ENTERTAIN

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Mansfield
entertained with st. Patrick's dance
on Friday evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. James Mansfield, No. sos
Frisco avenue. During the evening
Mrs. John McGrath gave several
readings, which were greatly enjoyed.
At the close of the evening delic-
ious two course lunch was served by
the hostess. The guests included
Messrs. and. Mesdames J. H. Smed-
ley, o. H. Hudson, E. w. Pfau, w. w.
Lehnhard, ]. w. Patterson, J. H. Coy,
E. F. SAFE, H. T. Osborn, Walter
Perry, J. Roy Ellis, w. w. Smedley,
c. A. Blakemore, George Rice, w. H.
Gimson, Ed Hogan, H. A. Gardner,
Fred Gibbons, l.. A. Manley, John Nc
Grath, Ed Salzer, Earl Galloway, j.
V. Nelson, Chas. Galloway, Carl SAKE,
Francis Ballay; Miss Helen Lehnhard
nd Edgar Price.
The Monett times., 1922-03-24
MOTOR TRUCKS FORCE
TRACTION EXPRESS
COMPANY TO GIVE UP

Competition by motor trucks has
driven the Interstate Express Co.,
which for nearly 20 years has been
hauling express profitably on East
Side interurban electric lines, to the
refusal of further shipments and an
effort at reorganization as a truck
company to fight fire with fire.
The company has beens operating
on the lines of the East St. Louis &
Suburban and the Alton, Granite G.
st. Louis electric lines, giving the
electric company 40 per cent of gross
revenues. At meeting of stock
holders in Bellville Friday report
showed that the revenues had shrunk
so greatly that it was determined to
ask for a receiver and refusal Of
shipments was begun yesterday.
The truck competition is not or
ganized but is conducted by individ-
ual operators whose rates are SO
much lower than the express COM
pany's that they have. won the bulk
OF the business. The express COM
pany is compelled to handle St. Louis
shipments four times-once at st.
Louis, once at East st. Louis, by car
to destination, and delivery after ar
rival at destination. The motor truck
once loaded, is unloaded at the con-
signee's door.
The express company is capitalized
at $4,000, most of the stock being
held in Bellyille.-St. Louis Post-Dis-
patch, March Is.