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The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-23

YYE CANNOT command who has not learned to
obey. No man command who is not re-
spected Nfor his understanding Understanding
comes through learning. Intelligence is the reward
of obedience, Obedience completes itself in under
standing Liberty comes only from obedience The
flower of obedience is intelligence. Physical force
may compel you to obey a command but you resist
the command you cannot understand Whom you
obey you come to understand.
All duty is rigdly bound to obedience Obedi-
ence is the law which governs all the good OF which
humanity is capable.
Society is built upon service Service rests
upon obedience. The child must learn obedience
before he can learn to serve acquire the knowl-
edge which makes it possible for him to render
service.
The boy begins by believing that obedience is
childish. He ends by knowing that obedience is
manly. 1t is the infant who knows no obedience
who plays the childish, helpless part 1t is the sol
dier who knows obedience who plays the manly,
helpful part. The boy who would be manly is eager
to learn obedience.
Obedience is the first requisite to greatness.
They who think they find liberty through disobedi-
ence become not the masters but the outcasts or
society, the without position or place who be-
come the vagabonds of the world begging for food
and shelter
The dog that makes most friends, that is ad-
mired most, is the dog that has learned obedience.
It Is the dog that do most, and it finds joy, lib
erty and the reward of love and appreciation in
performing duties learned through obedience
The horse that refuses to respect the dictates
of the rein is worthless The horse that is worth
most is the horse that has learned to obey
The boy or the who achieves most, who is
honored most and respected most is he who has
learned the soldier-sense of obedience.
The school boy who is manly learns to obey the
teacher The teacher teaches because she has
learned to obey the principal above her. The prin.
cipa is where he is because he has learned how to
be obedient to the board above him.
The boy is apt to think that he is without lib.
The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-23
dismissed promptly and all together the perous business
least
A NEW CROSSING SIGNAL.
least.

An automatic light for railroad crossings which flashes
it's warning signal only when trains actually approaching
being installed all its lines by the Rock Island Sys
tenn.
The feeling has been growing among safety workers,
railroad officials automobile clubs and motorists that the old
stationary signs had outgrown their usefulness They still
grateful notices to strangers that there crossing
ahead But to local drivers who certain stretch of
track day after day in the routine of business pleas
the railway crossing sign has to mean hardly more
than would familiar tree or fence post in the same location
The idea of the automatic crossing light similar to
that of the stop signals being used to increasing
tent motor vehicles all the country When there
danger only the frame of the sign shows But when there
danger the word Stop flashed in red letters
business and will have the respectful attention of most rv
provided they kept in repair and the of wo
lose it's warning.
The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-23
THE, SATURDAY SERMONETTEs
By RICHARD LLOYD JONES
OBEDIENCE
Copyrighted, 1922. by Richard Lloyd Jones)

erty and that the teacher is one with liberty But
what would he think of the teacher who would
whenever so inclined, take day off to follow her
own free fancy? She holds her place and does her
part OF the worlds work only because she has
learned to be obedient to the rules that serve the
order OF society. It is this obedience which she
must teach to the youth in her charge if she is to
make him manly and fit for that part of the worlds
work which lies before him.
Inc boy who is trying the reconcile the relation
OF obedience to liberty may accept the lesson of the
teacher, but point to the merchant as the man with
out master. But even the boy with these interroga
tions loose in his mind would cease TO respect the
shop-keeper who closed his store every day he took
notion he would like to have little fun; he would
1ah TO regard as manly the doctor who on an emer-
gency call sent word that he couldn't come because
NE was interested in novel.
Dlsobedlence is the evidence of childshness
Ooeolence is the evidence of manness and the boy
becomes manly when he learns that he is honored
most who is obedent to the highest CALL
AS the child becomes better to himself and to
others when he learns the law of obedience, so do
men,
The common interest is always above the indi-
vldual interest. He who subordinates self-nterest
Tor common interest merits the respect of men.
1t is through obedience to the highest call that
men come to honor.
We make heroes not of those who fought for
themselves against the better good of all but those
VINO maze great sacrifices for the good of many
Inc soldier who laid down his life that his
country may be with honor and glory independence
and power is hero because he was obedient to the
call of duty.
;. The citizen who is most manly is he who is obe
dent to the highest call of civic duty and who is
ever ready to sacrifice personal gain for common
gain. The most manly areethe most patriotic.
Obedience is the irrevocabe law of life. The
SEED obedient to seasons the planets obedient
TO hxed laws that are beyond comprehension
There is no liberty that is not found through
obedience to the laws of and the laws of nature
Obedience is the regulator of life.
The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-23
Mechanical and
Road Service for
Members of A. A. A

Mechanical service and dav 60.
night storage for transient sr.1
travellers has been arranged by @ y
Sheppard. secretary manager Of -.
Pensacola Motor Club, for the c,-
venience of members of the Ama...
can Automobile Association passing
through Pensacola this winter.
These are two principal feature,
of the clubs having membershto -
the a. A. a. Abbott's garage viii
furnish mechanical service, Runys1
& Co., first aid. road service, whss
day and night storage will be found
by travelling members Of the A. 4. A.
at John NJ. Days place on East Gar
den street.
These places will be designated in
the official A. A. A. road man and
travelling guide in order that travel
ing members may have no .djffieu.,v
in locating them when Ny enter
the city after dark.
The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-23
WHILE THE LAW REMAINS
EFFECTIVE IT MUST
BE FULLY ENFORCED.

With the seeming failure Of prohi-
bition, ranging from that Of President
Harding of the danger in disregard
ing the law to the assault on non-en-
forcement by Major Reed, the Junior
senator from Pennsylvania has
aroused general comment on the
situation. 1t seems to be agreed by
editors, those who favor as we'll as
those who oppose the Vo!stead law,
that. so long as it is on the statute
books 1t ought to be enforced. Many
| believe it's repeal would be a good
thing Others place the blame for
failure on favoritism in appointing
enforcement agents.
"It requires a force of only 275 to
enforce the narcotic laws" says the
Baltimore Sun (Dem.) but to enforce
the Nolstead act the government en-
ployes d force 1925. But that act,
alas, is not enforced!' The Chris
| tience Science Monitor (Ind.,) insists
that President Harding knows that
he, and he alone, wiz be held respon-
sible by the people," and that COM
plete enforcement will be of an ad-
vantage to him and TO his party that
none can overestimate." The present
SS SitH NOUS n6iLncE SeHSG HUI IOH-
or" the New York Globe, U;d.) ar
gues and inasmuch as this Is well
known instead of viewing with
alarm and appealing to the people,
the administration will do we'll to
mediate upon it's own responsibility"
This is also the opinion of the Scran
tho Times (Dem), which holds that
1.-THE trouble is in the method OF ap
Aot
of these are unsuited in their jobs
and entirely out of sympathy with
their work. There should be ce-
operation from the public as well as
officiadom, the Utica Press. (Rep.), is
convinced because when the cabinet
recognizes situation of such gravi-
ty, it is described as 'deplorable" it is
about time for Mr.. John r. Public to
ask himself whether he is really be-
ing as good citizen as he would have
his neighbors believe"
II the law is the will Of the ma
jority of the people in the several
states" the Philadelphia Bulletin,
und.). holds 1T must be capable of
enforcement and must be enforced;
else our theory of democratic govern
ment is at fault and it's failure is con-
lGSSSAs h AAC VI ny pOCElSS must
be thrown off and profession of favor
for the law given force, or confession
made of disfavor."
Local influence may be the solu-
ton. however, in the opinion of the
South Bend Tribune, (Ind.). which ar
CUES that "if the states do their duty
no argument for prohibition modifi-
cation on basis Of enforcement
can stand
There is a possibility, the Detroit
Free Press, QndO, says, that "a calm.
dispassionatc uncolored picture of
conditions from an authoritative source.
may serve to shock the people of the
United States into soml sort of
The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-23
STATESMEN IN JOURNALISM

From the purely private hullabaloC
of whether or not Lloyd Georges con
tract to write a book of memoirs fol
| charity precluded his writing any
| thing else one or two issues of great
| public Importance have emerged
| The controversy between the formed
prime minister and the American
papers which had purchased his
book gave such inveterate enemies OF
Lloyd George as the Tory Morning
Post and the Labor Herald the
chance to shy rocks at the great man.
The Herald spitefully invites LLOYD
George to give the proceeds OF the
sale of his weekly articles to charity,
wholly disregarding the mans neces-
sity to support himself and the prac-
tice of labor leaders of writing for
profit. The Morning Post omits that
cheap gibe only to raise more serious
questions.
1t argues that former ministers
ought not to write articles or books
1T has never been done" is a suf-
ficient argument against anything
to the Tory mind. What Lloyd
George knows is based on official
information communicated to him,
and he must not divulge this. ac-
cording to the Post. When the Tory
editor refers to the state he is. of
course, thinking of a relatively small
number of people who participate in
the government. What a minister
learns it is meet enough to discuss
at weekend parties among those
who belong to the right set, but it
must never go beyond these privi-
legged folk. Lloyd Georges great Of
Tense is that he did not spring from
the right set and that he does not
now serve it's selfish interests.
Certainly there is no good reason
in a democratic nation to enjoin si-
lence upon those leaders most capa-
BILE of Illuminating issues upon which
public opinion must make choice. If
Britain were governed by a few
thousand members of the nobility and
gentry it would be proper enough to
restrict information upon national
issues to those who had share in
the decision. But manhood and wo-
manhood suffrage is the law of the
land, and practically the entire ma
tion must be arbiters of national
policy. 1t is vital, therefore, that
the people be informed.
Retired cabinet members should be
particularly useful in this field. Poin-
care attained his present office as
consequence of campaign conduct
ed in the press. The former presi-
dent of France experienced no en-
barrassment in composing newspaper
articles, and his courtrymen, whose
sense of punctilio is as delicate as any
felt no sense of shame Orlando
and Nitti were both journalists both
before and after they held office. and
the Italians are a sensitive people. In
this country, as former President
Theodore Roosevelt wrote a weekly
editorial for the Outlook and during
the interim between the presidency
and the chief justiceship of the Su-
The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-23
JANITOR AS TRAFFIC COP.

last the school chldrens traffic officer has been
vered He is the jantor of the school building In
where many children have been victims of traffic acc-
the schools has been decided to have the ator
assistant act officer while the children are asseb
being dismissed. 1t should be happy solution where
funds provide police enough to for the sua
1.-THE janitors may grumbe little but it is doubtful As
ass they kindly men, sincerely interested in the young
ns who torment them and with real pride in the build
md all its activities AS rule their jobs adjustable
gh to allow them plenty of time for traffic duty the
Sated periods.
p in rounding out the scheme the children taught
the street. both going to and coming from school, direct
front Of the building where the anitor is duty and to
able nearly possible at the time and if they
The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-23
The Pulse of the Nation

! healthful realization Of the sin they
are committing against themselves in
becoming nation of rebels against
law, and not against law handed down
| to them from others, but against law
| they themselves have ordered or
made" Endorsing this line of argu-
ment the Birmingham Press, Gnd.)
| insists that "a given law may be good
or bad, but a law that is not enforced
against all alike, is always bad"
The Norfolk Ledger Dispatch Ond.
Dem), thinks that if the president
wants to bring about respect for
prohibition he will use every effort to
modify the drastic terms of the Vol
stead act. The saloon keepers brought
about prohibition, and just as surely,
the professional prohibitionists and
their inexperienced though sincere
amateur associates have brought
about Disregard for prohibition laws
The loon-keepers went too far and
the prohibitionists have gone too
far" 1t is the belief of the Buffalo
Times, Qnd. Dem.). that "the peo-
pie violate the Volstead law because
lit is a law repugnant to economic,
commercial. social and medical neces-
sity and impossible to reconcile with
human nature. That is no excuse for
violating it. But it is condition of
affairs that does call with unanswer-
eble argument and resonant emphasis
for its repeal or modification"
There is an immediate necessity,
the New York Post, Ond.). feels that
"a thorough going reorganization of
the prohibition machinery with an eye
to thorough going enforcement" be
made. Congressional majorities are
still overwhelmingly for the law, and
surrender now would be the surrender
of anarTny to an army greatly inferior
in size. Wars that do not go well
may yet be won by the application OF
sufficient backbone" The various
developments, however. impeI the
New Haven Journal Courier. Qnd.),
to inquire whether ''the time has
come for the advocates Of prohibition
and its opponents to set asiGe their
prejudices and together calmly con-
slider the situation from the point of
view of the general welfare
The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-23

preme. Court William Howard r..
was frequent contributor to -. -,
magazines.
The precedents are sound and 49,,
merous. Government has bee.
public business, and it must be mn
licly determined. Assuredlv =.
masses of the people who will me-.
by such discussion are not likely -
frown upon honest men who rs,ss.
from office financially poor but -.o'
in experience. For even a fo-,,--
prime minister may enjoy the com.
mon rights of free speech and n.
work for self-support.-New III,
Globe.
The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-23

Santa Claus got letter yesterday,
addressed in care of the Red Cross
at Pensacola and the Red Cross
turned it over to the st. Nicholas
Girl for an answer.
This was from a girl in Santa Rosa
county, whose father is i'll and whose
mother was unable to work. The
girl didn't ask for toys or good things
to eat, but she wanted some clothes
and some food.
There may be some man or woman
who would like to assume the re-
sponsibility of this case, and if they
should do so am sure nothing they
could do would give them greater
satisfaction on Christmas morning.
The st. Nicholas Girl would like to
assist those in adjoining counties,
The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-23
All, THERE'S THE RUB,

Don't ever expect to be sued by a
woman but if that ever happens,
hope it will be at least a state govs
ernor the woman is after at the time.
An ordinary. plain man would not
have a ghost of a show, while a
governor seems to be able to get
away with it,-Clearwater News.
The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-23
THE STATE PRESS
ANOTHER LIVE CITY.

Those who are in doubt as to wheth-
er Largo is progressing should COM
pare the town as it is at present
with what it was ten years ago. The
evidence will satisfy the most skepti-
cal that it is progressing. And it
will continue to progress if only
everyone will determine to do his or
her part. All it needs is a few real
boosters. s.--Largo Sentinel.
The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-23
CAN'T KID THE FLAPPER

Hear that the women of California
are organizing the Gu Clux Clan but
predict that it will not amount to
much. No chickens will join any
thing that sounds like "clux- -clux'-
nothing but old hens in such an or
ganization.-Florida Times Union.
The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-23

Judge Sheppard was examining
certain persons seeking to become
American citizens one day this week
and after asking them about the
president and vice president, asked
one who would be president if the
president and vice president were to
die. One of the applicants immediate
ly replied, "Smithwick." Now, old
John Henry is making a mighty good
representative from this district. but
very few of us ever thought Of him
as being president, No doubt John
Henry will be glad to know of the
new arrangement.
This reminds me of a session seven
or eight years ago when Judge Shep-
pard was examining other applicants
for citizenship. One of these fellows
Twas having quite a time explaining
himself to the judge, and the judge
was having a hard time finding out
what the fellow knew. Finally the
applicant was asked whether he was
an anarchist, but he said he didn't
know what that meant. Then Judge
Sheppard asked him if someone DID
him a grievous wrong did he believe
in taking some dynamite and blow
ing him up, and the applicant said
that he did. A good many people feel
that way.
The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-23
Come On, Folks.

Do your shopping early-and late
Buy and keep on buying. 1t won't
hurt business to see little rush now
and then. The above advice is given
to the man with the money-Boni-
fay Advertiser.
The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-23
THIS DATE IN HISTORY
December 2S,

619-Dagobert ii, king OF Aus.
trasia, asSassinated.
1632-John Cotton, first minister
Of Boston, died. He was a very
great scholar and a pious, able and
benevolent man.
16SS-James II. king Of England.
escaped from England to Calais, in
France and was declared to have alb
Ciicated his throne.
The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-23
Easy Job !

An executive really hasn't anything
to do except wonder where business
is, coming from and where the payroll
is coming from.-Palm Beach Post.
The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-23

The Want Columns of the newspa-
per is the realty mart for all think
ing home builders for in it are Of
fered the best locations at the very
lowest price obtainable.
The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-23
THE DAILY THOUGHT
December 23.

December %.
'Adversity usually reveals the
genius of the general, While good
fortune conceals 1T
The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-23
Politics, People, Persiflage

Comment on Subjects IN Which You
May or May Not Be lntereSted d
About People You Know and Ought
/ to Know.
BY 1YRAN MACK.
The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-23

- The Want Ads are of the greatest
value in the renting of cosy rooms.
The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-23

but as the funds stand this morning.
there will be some in Pensacola who
will have to be denied.
The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-23

My last message to you is con-
tanned in the words of One who said:
"Inasmuch as We have done it unto
the least of these ye have done it
also unto Me-
The Delta independent., 1922-02-17
AUSTIN NEWS
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G. D. Baily was Delta visitor last
Saturday.
Jessie Osborne spent the week end
at the home of Lee Ellsworth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pierce have moved
back to their home near Hotchkiss.
Mrs. Knox Fleming of Michigan is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jake Lemaster.
Miss Edith Davis has returned from
Colorado Springs where she has been
attending business college.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. M Hinman have
returned from an extended visit in
California, Arizona and Boulder.
Plans are being made and the work
actually started to gravel the road
from the Austin grade to a point near
Lobdells corner.
company Of young people at rook
party Friday evening given in honor
of Boyd Fergus birthday.
A very interesting program was
held at the Fairview school last Fri
day evening under the auspices of the
school directors and teachers. A short
program was given by the school as
sisted by some of our best musical
talent of this locality. Mrs. Cum
mings gave short talk on the ad.
| vantages to be gained by several com
munities organizing in one large
group, thereby availing themselves OF
the same opportunities to be had in
large town. DIR. QuiGley. president
of the State Normal School gave an
address on the Challenge" facing
every community. DIR. Quigley is a
man of rare ability. He proved to the
audience the necessity of cooperation
for the purpose of social betterment
A keen interest was manifested in
the part of those present. A meeting
was announced to be held Tuesday
evening for the purpose of perfecting
an organization along the line spoker
of by DR.. Quigley.
The Delta independent., 1922-02-17

for Pasadena. California. soon to be-
come bride. A large crowd was
present and the many friends of Miss
Gertie expressed their sorrow at los
ing her from our midst, but wisher
her unbounded Joy in her new life.
Many beautiful and useful gifts were
bestowed upon her among them being
an electric toaster presented by the
Epworth League. In connection with
the shower various games, music and
delicious refreshments were served.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1922-01-05
LESS WINTER WHEAT
December Report Shows Slight De-
crease in State and Nations
Acreage

Washington and the United States
is a whole show slight decreases in the
acreage planted to winter wheat this
autumn as compared with the plant
ing one year ago. The December
condition Of both Washington and the
United States crop was below normal.
Washington-The 1922, 900 acres
sown into winter wheat this autumn
show q decrease of 5 per cent as COM
pared with the area planted last year.
The state crop on December was 70
per cent of normal against 81 per cent
one year ago and the ten-year Decem-
Der ! average condition of SO per cent.
United States-The area planted to
winter wheat in the United States this
fall is 1925, 900 acres, or 98.8 per
cent of the acreage of one year ago.
The crop on December was 76.0 per
cent Of normal as compared with 87.9
per cent, the ten-year average condi-
ton for December 1.