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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-26
What William Saw and Heard IN The
Woods

Woods
changing wouldn't be too good fer
that there Draper gal" William began
dramatically.
what do you mean. Wiliiam!
asked as he came to full stop.
The inordinate vanity of the old chap
over his exploit in following the spy,
who. disguised as q peddler, had come
to our door, demanded freQuent9 re-
knew that / would have to humor/him
II I got the full account Of his adj
ventures, the knowledge OF which was
of such irestiAnable importance to me-
why, she's a crook, that's what she
Is" William responded, jest plain crook
an she's plannin' some mischief aean
you; Mis-. Gramie. as sure as you're
born"
did you hear her say anything that
| makes you think so, William" asked
crafty as he paused again, "or 40 you
just judge her because she was wait
ing for the peddler in that lonely place
by the trolley tracks,"
Did I hear her say anything" he
repeated. did hear her say any
thing?" with tremendous sarcasm
even, Mis- Gramie, you jest wait till
I tell you what / hearn her tell that
peddler, an 1 guess yen think I hearn
her say something"
'Al right, William" returned sooth-
ingly. go to it and tell me exactly
what she said.''
"You're Working For Me-"
William took deep breath. Evil
IDENTIFY he was about to start at last
in earnest on his story.
"Y'see it was this way" he began.
"Me and Pete was spyin' up at 'em on
the top of the bank, but there was
some vines an underbrush that kind
spread over us so they couldn't see
u.s. If the Draper gal and the man
had looked around a bit, they couldn't
have helped but caught US, but guess
they thought they was safe there.
s'pose the girl had looked the ground
over afore the man got there-she' S
smart enough to think of everythin."
Williams eyes betrayed deep admit
ration for the Draper gals" talent in
spite of his disapproval of her.
Gee, she was mad when the fellow
come pestin' up to her!" he went on.
''You see, while he was running he had
taken OIL InaI gray WIZ OF ulSn an
stuffed It in his pocket, spose, and he
had found a chance to wash his face
somewhere-though there weren't no
water around the way we went-any-
way his face was clean, an with his
yeller hair he looked like a 2-year
old"
William shook his head in puzzled
reflection over the mans skill in get
ting his face washed. started to Ques-
ton him concerning the box of theat-
rical cold cream wh:ah the man un-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-26
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'millionairesI bloc to return the power
oof government to the people.
IT pledged myself to uphold the
policy of progressive, independent men
in congress who believe that the in
terests of the mass Of the people de-
serve first consideration. campaigned
against the present certificate form OF
Bonus bill in favor Of a cash bonus
to be paid out of excess profits tax
and surtax, or from foreign loans.
Condemned Copley's action in sup
porting the repeal of the excess prof
tbs tax and in supporting the reduction
Of the surtax on incomes; also the
action of Copley and the ways and
means committee on the dye embargo"
In other words Mr.. Reid defeated
Mr.. Copley by adopting in large part
democratic doctrine and policies, which
Independent and thoughtful republic
cans are accepting, as shown by Mr..
Reds victory over his reactionary OPP
ponent.
Another significant defeat was that
of representative Ireland (Rep) in
the sixteenth Illinois district, a con-
sistent defender Of the present reac-
tionary administration and congress.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-26
FlFrY.oNE YEARS OF SERVICE.

We are prone to wait until men
have come TO the last sorrow house
to lay tribute upon the bier. But to-
day the Journal wishes to pay its
tribute to one who has gone down to
the sea in ships for many years, and
Is still hale and hearty, and good for
many more Yeas OF service.
John II. Caro- has been pilot in
Pensacola for fifty-one years, or since
before he reached his majority.
That is a wonderful record. For
Mr.. Caro- Is a good pilot. One who
knows the waters as few do. One
who understands the weather signs.
who knows how to handle his vessel
and who has brought many safely into
port,
That is a wonderful thing, when
you think about tito have been priv
LEGGED to bring ships safely to port for
a period OF more than fifty years
and to have before you many more
years of service.
For Mr.. Caro- 10 still full OF vigor
and those who know him best feel sure
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-26

that he win bring many more ships
safely to port.
To have served in any capacity for
1ifty-one years and to have served
well is record well worth striving
for.
But there is something about the
sea with its reaches. something about
the salt winds, with its inauguration
something about waves and the glory
OF the dawn on their crests and the
moon that comes up slow and beau
tiful in the evening hours, which must
reach the soul Of man, who spends
his time on the sea.
And so those who congratulate Mr.
Caro-, will envy him. too. for the duties
and privileges which are hts, and
which he has borne with so much hon
or during a half century Of splendid
service.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-26
THE FALLEN TREE

I see an old, half-rotted tree
Lie middle-deep in drifted leaves;
Whereat come rushing back to me
Lost things for which my heart half
grieves.
see brother sometime gone,
A father-gone a longer time;
/ see a hunting terrier-Don;
see q hillside white with rhine.
IT'S early morning, in my view;
We have gone forth for fItewood-
A task we four were wont to do
Back in those days when life was good
The maui, the wedges, wood and Steel
The crosscut saw, the bacon-rind,
Two bitted axe--these things reveal
No picture to the town-bred mind.
Now comes the thud of steel on trunk
The choppers Huh" the dying chips
The cteakinR of the axe deep-sunk
Az from its kerr the bright blade slips
I hear-be stilil The muffled bay
OF Don, the dog come to my ears
Prom infinitely far away
Hia muffled barking thrills and cheers
Axc~lAuNn AnEn We AAHh W aNNh
That valiant sportsman and discern
What game his eager yelps bespeak;
And at a woodland pathways turn
We find him. frantic at the hole
In one tall whiteoak's hchened base
Within whose holiowsounding bole
His quarry's sought TO end the chase.
"A 'possum. maybe!" father gasps,
Biue.eyes alight. boy again!
with horny hand the axe he grasps
To overthrow that lofty den.
with bated breath we stand about
And cling to Don. lest he should be
Too quick. at fathers warning shout.
And get beneath the falling tree.
And then-yet shall not so on.
The memory is too sweet to bear
Memory Of days forever gone
In times devoid of grief or care.
Oh, fallen tree with haggled side.
Decaying in the leaf-strewn wood,
I turn from you all misty eyed
TO dream of life when days were good
Farm Life.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-26
A DANGEROUS FORM OF HuMoF

Responding to "a false alarm turned
in by some practical joker OF Chimogo
two pieces of fire apparatus collided
causing the death of three firemen and
the injury of seven Others. AS an out
come Of this accident reward of
$1,000 has been offered for the appre-
hension of the person who turned the
false alarm, and in addition an effort
will be made to make the penalty for
turning in a false alarm more severe
than it is at present. The existing
statute in Chicago provides for a year
in jail and 500 fine.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-26
DILYS

''Inky Justine" has Joined up with
The Boys and Girls Newspaper. InlIy
is a pen and ink person. He belongs
to Dilys Bennett, who lives up in
Swanson Bay, British Columbia, and
he win be introduced to you to-mor-
row.
Dilys, as you can see from her pic
ture. isn't a grownup writer yet
In fact, she's only Is years old. but
for two years shs was regular mem
Der OF @ newspaper staff and has had
Verses and stories printed in papers In
western Canada and the United
States.
Writing verses is just az easy for
Dilys as failing of log She
began making up rhymes about az
soon as she learned to talk. Even
before she started to school she was
making up poems and stories to
amuse her little brother.
But DiIys is regular girl" even
If she IL q young authoress. She
rides, swiTns, rows, and plays tennis.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-26
HUGHES Has HARn JOB.

Secretary Hughes is a Vice Presi'
dent OF the National Civil Service Re
form Association, organized to uphold
the civil service law which President
Harding Is trampling on with hob
nailed boots. Secretary Hughes is
also the father of the New York d.
rect primary law, but President Hard
ing has declared in favor of the conven-
ton system and against the primo
Secretary Hughes understood the
-Four Power treaty one way and Pres
ident Harding construed it another
way. These are some of the reasons
persons have for saying that secTs-
tary Hughes has the hardest JOB in the
cabinet.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-26
FIRE DRILL SAVES CHILDREN

FIRE DRILL SAVES CHlLpREN
I Once again the value of the School
fire drill has ben demonstrated. On
February 2Sth, last, more than 500 pu-
pills of the Holiday school, OF Port
land, Oregon, marched to safety within
sixty seconds after the discovery Of a
fire that made almost complete wreck
age of the building before it was eX-
tinguished. According to a report, not
single pupil suspected that he was
engaged in other than an ordinary
fire drill, until he was clear OF the
building and saw the flame and smoke.
While the origin of the fire has not
been definitely fixed, smoke was first
perceived issuing from the roof-which
was Of wooden shingles-in a location
that, according to some, points to
defective chimney. The entire build
ing was OF frame construction.
Edward Greenfield, Portland's fire
marshal and his predecessor, jay ".
Stevens, who is now chief of the Pa
ciflc Coast Fire Prevention Bureau o.
the National Board OF Fire Underwrit-
ers, some time ago recognized the
alarming situation in regard to the
city's schools. With frame constrlc.
ton in the majority of cases, wide
interior stair openings ready to serve
as flaming chimneys in event OF FIRE
and with inadequate fire escapes the
danger to Portland's school children
was considered to be serious. School
authorities and parents associations
were quickly awakened to the need for
action and, as a result, outside stairs
and fire escapes were installed through
out and frequent fire drills made com
pulsory. Pupils and teachers Of the
burned Holiday school, IT is admitted.
owe their lives to the enforcement Of
these requirements.
Much talk is reported to have been
occasioned among those gathered al
the scene Of the fire by the evident low
water pressure and the condition Of
the hose lines. some of which plainly
leaked. In fact, ye-witnesses claim
that one large hose, playing upon
vital part of the structure, burst at
a crucial moment, throwing that i'm
portant line permanently out Of COM
mission.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-26
A BUSY SUMMER
IN FLORIDA

/ Looking over the newspapers pub
I lished in Florida, one is struck with
the magnificent optimism everywhere
prevailing. The winter has passed
with hundreds of thousands, perhaps
a million, visitors and part time resi-
dents enjoying the delightful weather
and other things offered and with the
spring passing there is talk of what
is to be done during the summer. The
building p rograms announced for
many Florida towns and cities are
such as would amaze anyone not IA
miliar with conditions here, and it
must be evident to those thinking over
the matter that Florida is planning to
grow wonderfully in the future.
| In some of the places where visitors
have been the most numerous II is to
be expected that some houses are
closed and the big resort hotels in
many places are now silent, although
not deserted. The going out OF the
hundreds OF thousands means a differ
ence, OF course, but with the retiring
of the guests comes a movement to
build, clean up, improve and expand
that is most encouraging. In some
towns, the particular activities OF the
early summer will center about street
paving, additional sewerage. extension
of water mains and general improve
ments. Bond issues have been author
lied; some have been voted for and
sold, and work is going on: other
places are getting ready to do the de-
sired work.
In various sections OF the state good
roads are being constructed where very
poor roads have previously existed.
During the summer many miles of
brick, asphalt and macadam highways
will be added to the already creditabIe
advance made in this important move
ment to make transportation easy and
comfortable via the big road
Best of all, the reports from town.
village and city show that many new
homes are being constructed, and all
through the summer months and right
into the fall the carpenters, bricklay-
ers, painters and other craftsmen will
be busy building homes for newcomers
and newly-weds and others who have
Wearied with being cramped into quar-
tiers not entirely desirable. The
homes" now planned and under wav
number in the thousands and range Il,
cost from five hundred dollars for a
tiny cottage in the suburbs, some
where, to mansions at or near the IA
nous resorts that will cost a half
million, perhaps.
Summer activities also will include
the construction of dozen or more
fine. new hotels. extensive additions
and improvements for other big hos
telries. new and commodious churches
and schools, and scores of business
blocks. office buildings, stores and
structures for new industrial enter.
prises. Florida had a wonderful record
last year, showing up prominently
among the states that had recovered
from the war depression and were go
ing forward in a satisfactory v,sv.
this year viii probably pile uu a big.
ger list of improvements. The new fes
tures viii include hundreds of naw
acres set to citrus groves. hundreds
more-maybe thousands-beinR nre-
pared for truck crops; new ventures
along the line of dairying and exten-
sive acreage added to that already he
ing used Tor cattle ranches. Florida
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-26

cial and manufacturing enterprises.
"Alanson B. Houghton, New York,
Ca member during the special session
but recently resigned to become AM
bassador to Germany, a multi-rnil-
nonaire glass manufacturer.
Thomas A. Chandler, Oklahoma,
millionaire oil magnate.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-26
spRIG-TIBE

Thought the summertime had come
Picnicked on the hill:
Rain came down in bucketsful-
Yes, its springtime still.
Got a funny kind of chill.
Head seems awful queer,
Funny feeling in my throat
Springtime stil1 is here.
Use q million handkerchiefs,
Nose Is red and bright,
Eyes are watery all the time
Yes, it's spring all right.
Taking STUFF to help my cough,
Tastes like everything;
Gotta gargle all the time
Who said lovely spring?
o. s
p r Z
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-26
TeIIInn Him

Have you fallen through the coal
holer' asked the passer-by Of an old
gentleman who was wedged in the
coal-hole that was uncovered.
"Oh. no." snapped the old gentle
man. Il happened to be here when
the road was built and so the
worlmen. not wanting to disturb me,
merely built it around ma!''
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-26

grows every minute. and the sunlmeI
will be the busiest the state has ever
known.-Florida Times Union.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-26
How, Why, and What

tEUW1 WY aHu- what
Why does the camel walk In such
a funny way?
The camel has such a queer gait
because when 1t is walking or rum
ming 1t moves both legs on one side
at the same time. which is not the
way the horse does.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-26

There may be a place for every
thing, but some things see mout OF
place.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-26

When you want a change Of climate
all you have to do is to walt un;.'
another day comes.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-26

Everybody gets mad when they fo.-
low a fire wagon and find that 10
body's home is burning down.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-26

where to get it.
Some Of these new cars have already
gone 10000 miles on credit.
There may be a place for every
thing, but some things see mout of
place.
Albert w. Gilchrist, former COVER
nor OF Florida, announces that he will
be a candidate for the United States
senate and will contest the seat with
Park Trammell. 1t looks as though
Senator TrammeIl will not have as
easy Job getting back as he imagined
when William j. Bryan announced
that he would not run. Gilchrist is
we'll known throughout the state and
will have many supporters.
-
It seems a shame that the governor
OF the state should send out OF the
state for auditors to audit the books
OF the state when there are just as
competent men in Jacksonville, Tampa,
Pensacola and many other cities. The
cost 70 the state each year for this
audit ranges from $4,000 TO $4,000
and it generally goes 10 Louisville.
Why not give the work to our own
people and keep the money at home?
-
The after the war crime wave is
not confined solely to America for re-
ports from Berlin state that there
were $1,000 burgiaries in 1920 as
against 500 in 1900. The kaiser was
the first 20 break lawful agreements
entered into by the European nations
and since then there has been q too
large percentage OF citizens who have
come TO regard the law of the land
as mere scraps OF paper"
The action of the navy department
in refusing to permit the use OF the
naval radio for the further broad
casting OF speeches by members OF
congress Is to be commended, espec-
tally as the only speeches broadcasted
Hitherto have been by Republican
members. The ban followed a speech
by Senator Newberry, Republican,
OF Indiana. Naturally there was a
protest. That's all a suffering public
could stand.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-26

A ''fractional flower may be made
by adding together Il OF the fruit
of a palm, V OF small body Of land.
and Y OF to shout.
Answer to yesterdays: Sweat, mile,
wilt. The flower is Sweet william.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-26

Main thing wrong with the movies
Is that everybody squeezing past you
seems to be fat
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-26

Some Of these new cars have already
gone 10000 miles on credit
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-26

When money talks it never tells
where to get it.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-20
Z Postal Clerks Arrested in
at. 500. 900 N. Y. Bond Theft

New York. May l9.--Seven post
Office clerks were arrested early to-
day charged with acting in concert
il the theft OF Sl.500.000 worth Of
bonds from the United States mails
here last July.
The arrests resulted from con-
fcssion made, according to postofhce
inspectors. by Mark Won Eschen,
who was arrested in the Bronx with
S3o,7OO Of the stolen bonds in his
possession January lo and sentenced
to the federal penitentiary in Attain
ia. Ga. for FIVE years March Is.
The theft became known last July
after the arrest Of Mrs. Abe Attell,
divorced wife Of the former pugilist.
charged with attempting to dispose
OF part Of the bonds, which disap-
peared while en- route from the fed
cral reserve bank to the Treasury
department in Washington.
The prisoners named are Gustave
Feldman. Morris Steinberg. Edward
Fogel. Abraham Goldsmith. Harry
Shapero, Gustave Gales and Irving
Weinstin
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-20
Bank Robbers
/ Hiding in Haunts
Of Jesse James
Men Who Took $2o,5O0 From
Messenger at Springfield
Monday Cornered in
Hills of Miller County.
b. The A..eci.t<d Press.

Springfield, Mo-, May 10
Hiding by day and travelling by
night, pursued by Ozark woodsmen,
militiamen and peace officers, three
OF the five bandits who Monday
took $20.50O from a bank messenger
her. have been making their way
north all week. a posse on their
heels. Today Sheriff ]. Harris of
Greene county reported that the
three men are believed to be near
Bagnell in Miller county. Is miles
northeast Of here. They were seen
at dawn, the sheriff said.
But the bandits saw their pursuers
almost as quickly as they were seen
and were back among the hills along
the Usage river where Jesse James
and his companions were wont to
take refuge when pursuit grew too
hot. High hills. thick woods and
brush shut off pursuit and furnish
cover. Tonight the sheriff believes
the three men will again make an ef-
fort to reach the railroad.
They did that last night but
the possemen were there ahead of
them and the bandits turned back.
waiting another chance to slip
through the lines.
Time and again the bandits have
been reported surrounded and have
slipped away. More than once they
have been reported clear of pursuit
but the untiring posse has picked up
the trail again.
Two bandits, believed to have gone
west from here, are admitted to have
escaped.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-20

Washington, May l9-Moving pic
lures now may be transmitted by
radio from central broadcasting
station into the homes OF the people,
or happenings on the other side
of the world may be flashed into
newspaper offices. notorious Grim
mails may be exhibited in one cen
trail station and their likeness shown
to the police in every city, town and
hamlet Of the world instantaneously.
This announcement came from the
laboratory OF c. Francis Jenkins,
who for more than 20 years has been
working on this idea along with
other moving picture inventions.
Though he has been working for
years on. the transmission of pic
lures by wireless, it. so happened that
the solution OF the problem came
to him while flying in his iairplane
over Mount Vernon several weeks
ago. He. went Immediately to his
laboratory and experiments proved
the solution which occurred to him
while in the air. The great obstacle
TO its perfection was in correcting
errors i'll the new prismatie rings.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-20
4 Catholics Slain by
Belfast Assassins

Belfast, May l9.-(By A. P.)-
-Four men, all of them Catholics,
were dragged from their beds at
Desertmartin, County Derry, early
today and murdered. Half of the vii
iage was burned.
Terrorists began their work again
early today. Two hours before the
expiration Of the curfew period in
cendiary blazes were started in diff
ferent parts Of The city and before 9
o'clock six buildings were on fire,
including the Offices OF a distillery.
Soon after midnight number Of
armed men attacked the barracks Of
the special constabulary in Dock
street and a fierce conflict ensu&d, in
which several Of the attackers were
injured. 1t is reported that three
motor cars were used to remove the
wounded. None Of the constables
was injured.
Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-20
Jury II to ] for Conviction
of Boy Who Stole $772.OOOI

Chicago, May l9.-The jury in the
second trial Of Willie Dalton, boy
bank clerk who stole $4,000 worth
Of Liberty bonds. was discharged to-
day after it had failed to agree. The
vote stood II to for conviction, it
was announced.
Dalton's case attracted nationwide
attention. not only because of his
youth-H and the amount taken, but
because of a similar case short time
previous when former Judge X. NJ.
Lands, then on the bench, said that
bank officials were partly to blame
for robberies by bank clerks because
they surrounded them with millions
OF dollars and paid them small sal
aries. Dalton was erroneously quoted
as saying Judge Lands statements
had influenced him. Dalton repeat
cdly said that he had never heard OF
Judge Lands remarks.