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Running to Earth of Crafters
Who Prey on Veterans OF War

, would not release him. He called her
by the name Of NAOMI" pet name
which he invented for the occasion
! and tried his best to work on her
feelings He said she "betraid' him
and sold him for thirty pieces OF
and then made the allotment.
One woman wrote letter to the
President Of the United States. She
addressed 1t to Wood Road Wilson.
In a case wherein the military or
ganization of the soldier was missing,
family asking what the organization
was. BY return mail came the an
swer: Baptist"
A witness was arguing in behalf of
a soldiers claim for exemption from
making allotment. Said the witness,
1.-The quality of mercy is not strange
Get Plenty Of Excitement.
While these cases brought before
the exemption section bring to light
innumerable instances of marital
curiosities, the experiences of field
men of the investigation section take
them into strenuous and exciting
travels in their endeavors to help
straighten out the married tangles
TcSultlH8 IIOAi LILO "oA 1A1N SOANS~AS
domestic relations.
The special report on these sub
jects. including a COMPREHENSIVE re-
Veterans Bureau, said by some to be
one of the largest law offices in the
world, was prepared for Charles F.
Cramer, general counsel of the
bureau. and special assistant to the
Attorney General of the United States.
G>Il ~ IA fvv or
ton section, according to the report.
are called upon to perform many
queer duties" In the isolated sec
tions of the country the work OF the
field examiner is declared to be mo
bed of roses" Many times he is un-
able to find a comfortable bed on
which to rest his weary bones at
night, and in some instances is
obliged to sleep out in the open.
The travel of these men in some sec
tions of the country is hazardous
task, and it is not an uncommon
occurrence to be taken for rev
enuer," as they are dubbed.
field mans contacts. For example.
he may start out in the morning and
his first case will be that of a
woman receiving money on account
of husband by alleged common
law marriage" The next call may
De IN reference IOfdH INSURANCE claim
which would bring him into a home
of refinement in select neighbor-
hood. He may next have to confront
a woman who Is alleged to be guilty
Of open and notorious cohabitation,
which would terminate her rights
under the war risk insurance act.'
Up With Its Work.
During the forty months that the
investigation section has been in op-
Grafton, the report said, in addition
to the 100000 allotment cases that
were investigated, there were
126,s57 compensation cases, 4s,2s1
exemption cases and s7,45s special
cases, making a total of 212,677,
which, added to the allotment cases.
makes a grand total of 1.126.077
cases Investigated and reported.
Today the work of the investiga-
ton section is reported to be cur
rent, and there Is said to be scarcely
case in the field for investigation
that is pending over ninety days.
Some Of the most fragrant violations
of the law and humanity have come
to the attention Of the prosecution
section of the bureau through claim
agents or attorneys who have taxed
their soldier or soldier relative ell
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the mints." Mark Hanna called him
"the advance agent of prosperity.
That was a campaign of education.
the like of which was never conduct
ed before or since. There was more
literature on both sides of the >ques-
ton disseminated from political head
quarters than in any other campaign.
In the beginning people knew little
or nothing about the money question.
When election day came around the
voters were fairly well informed.
Mckinley was elected and with him
republican House. and the gold
standard became an actually in law
as well as in theory
The republicans continued to hold
the House until the split in the party
in 1910. presaging the further split
which resulted in the election of Will
son in 1912.
Imperialism Becomes Issue.
The Spanish American war followed
shortly after Mckinley's inaugura-
ton. The Dingley tariff was passed.
and these two events together Gre
ated economic conditions which gave
the republicans a long lease of power.
During much Of that time there was
what might be called "the second era
of good feeling" during which the
contests were more or less perfume
tory.
When Bryan made his second at.
tempt for the presidency he did it on
the issue Of "anti-imperialism- be-
cause of our acquisition of insular
possessions While this issue might
have appealed to the voters as sub
stantial, Mr.. Bryan could not disas-
sociate himself from the lurking
threat in the minds of the people that
his election would probably result In
our monetary system and
might bring in the free coinage of
silver.
The "old timer" casting his eye
rcminisoently over the politics of the
past fnds a distinct contrast in the
campaign just closing, where there
is no paramount issue, no strong par
tisan rallying cry, but-each for him
self and let. the party shift as best
1t can.
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(Continued from First Page.)

take by force Of arms. if necessary,
naturally would bring the Buigar
policy more In accord with ,.tne tne
are arrayed with the Jugoslavs.
It is not fanciful idea to sug-
cest that in case of trouble between
the Italians and Jugoslavs the whole
of the Balkans might be arrayeo
against fascist desires
Statesmen are hustling from one
Balkan capital to the other in We"
Of the coming near eastern CONFER
cnce and there is great hubbuo. put.
of course. 1t is too early to even
ferences. One thing is certain, how
ever. and that is when the Turks
once get firm grip on eastern
Thrace troubles again will start
unless there are firm safeguards
against the constant conh1ct - OF IN m
BulEars. who occupy Jointly the
majority of Thrace. 1t Will be an
easy manner for the Turks to foster
discomfort and strife. There is rea.
son to doubt the lasting quallty i OF
any pact or agreement between all
the little powers and Bulgaria In case
Of conflict, because of centurles-oid
antipathies and jealousies.
Main Lausanne Conflict.
Rut the main conflict at Lausanne will
come between the larger powers ana
the Turks themselves. The nationalist
regime of Mustapha Kemal during the
past week has announced boldly tnat
there will be no giving in in any sense
of the word from the nationalist pro-
gram, which includes the adjustment
Of capitulations and grants to Euro
mean countries.
In fact, some of the highest men IN
the nationalist regime have declaree
that there must not be CHRISTIAN lei.
in the Turkish empire. and that 1oreisn
must abide by slow-moving TurklSn
Justice. This would make 1t absoluteiy
impossible for foreign nationals 10 40
business in Turkey, as the TURKISH law
courts and legal procedure are no.ea ea
for their rottenness. Foreigners OF any
nationality could not expect to be safe
under any circumstances. How safe
they would be in indicated by recent
Turkish raids upon French business IN
terests and banks. notwithstanding the
fact that the French have been the one
neople to advance Turkish interests
in recent international deliberations.
The Turks have little honor IN the
accepted sense In normal business p- :
tercourse, and none at all In respecting
religious or civil rights of any people
uuence the capitulations signed by pre-
Vious Turkish governments will have
no force and European countries will
find tens of millions Of dollars in in
yestments within Turkey hazarded.
Unless the Turks capitulate at Lau-
same. and there Is no indication from
this point that they will do 50. the sit
natior, will be chaotic. Turkish peace
.jcleGates who already have started for
Lausanne have been specifically in
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Honor for Pershing g

The name of Gen. John J. Pershing
has been recommended to be the first
honorary member OF the Society of
American Military ENsineers it was
announced at meeting of the Wash
ington post Of the organization in the
Interior Department auditorium Friday
night.
The regular business of the meeting
was waived. and. an official Signal
Corps motion picture. entitled
FLASHES in Action" was shown to
the members. The picture, which de-
picted American soldiers in the late
war. was purchased by the engineer
department of the Army and is being
loaned to all engineering societies.
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To take mean advantage OF
| blind veteran Of the Worlo
! war, scheming adventures
! once set her cap to marry
him. and fleece both him and the gov
/ ernment.
! This woman. according to evidence
brought before the legal division OF
the Veterans Bureau. misrepresented
herself to him as being much younger
than she was in fact, and told MIN
all sorts of tales about owning
property
She told him she was an interior
decorator. artist music teacher, WIRE
less telegrapher, and, affecting to DC
engrossed in soldiers welfare, IN
duced him to marry her under the
pretext that she wanted to take care
Of him.
After the wedding she took what
money the soldier had. and then flied
with the Veterans Bureau claim
for compulsory allotment and family
allowance. When the matter came TO
the exemption section OF the legal d.
vision of the bureau, and the truth OF
the matter was divulged, her request
was denied. The blind veteran was ex-
empted from the necessity OF sup
porting her through compulsory sub
fractions from his Army pay.
Court Of Domestic Relations.
But the tangled skein of marital
troubles. which make the exemption
section of the legal division perhaps
the biggest court of domestic rela-
tions in the world, has dealt not only
with the tragic, mean, small ana
petty affairs of unhappily welded
couples, but with affairs tinged with
humor.
A certain colored soldier, SO the
story goes, according to the official
records. made affidavit that his wife
was dead.
DurinE the period of his service.
however, they maintained close
correspondence and she constantly
sent him good things to ear. Wnsn men
she learned that under the law she
might compel her husband to support
her while in the military service. the
wife filed an application for govern
ment family allowance and compui-
sorry allotment from her husband.
submitting In support OF ner ciSihl
letters she had received from her
husband.
Many of his letters were written IN
verse and In one Of these letters ne
wrote her poem" entitled Home.
The closing lines read: Just kindly
remember, wherever you roam. tnat
shakespeare was. right. There's no
place like home" The wife received
her allotment.
Keeps Him in the Army.
Another chap enlisted as SINGLE
leaving a wife and some step
children. After many months Of serv-
ice the wife made claim for COM
pulsory and family allowance. The
soldiers commanding officer faced the
chap and advised that 1t would be
necessary for him to make up all
back ailotments and remain In the
service until they were paid, the
soldier to receive no pay during this
period.
This was some shock to the soldier.
Immediately the soldier got busy.
He wrote to his wife, begging her to
release him. She refused. He offered
to come back and support her and
make up for failure to support dur
Ing his two wears of service, She
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To Robert Lansing.
Secretary of State:

Secretary of State:
BEVERLY. Mass, August 1917.-I
had lunch yesterday with Col. House.
who asked me what I thought should
be done as to the Pope's appeal for
peace. told him I thought it should
he taken seriously. He agreed and
asked what the President should say.
answered that. inasmuch as all the
evidence pointed to the conclusion
that the German centerists and Aus
trIa were responsible for this appeal.
that we could not AFFORD to have them
feel that we were for a policy of an
initiation, for this would be playing
the war party's game and would place
the burden on US of continuing the
war. And this we cold neither af-
ford to do at home nor abroad. This
opportunity should be seized. l said,
to make plain not so much our terms
of peace as the things in Germany
that seemed to make peace difficult
Germany's attitude toward the world.
the spirit against which we are fight
ing. That we wished peace: that we
had come in in the hope that we
could destroy the idea in the German
mind that it could impose Its au-
thority and system. by force. upon an
unwilling world; that we were not
opposed to talking peace. PROVIDED
a, the outset. and as sine qua non.
the central powers would assume that
government: by the soldier was not
n possibility in the twentieth century.
The colonel said that he had writ
ten the President to this same et-
feet. He thought that the allies
would strongly insist upon concerted
action, putting aside the Pope's ap-
peal, and that this had to be resisted
for we should play our own game.
find all I meet here strong for the
war, but of course 1 only meet the
high-spirited. There is much feeling
that we are going about it too me-
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Installment No. 4.
WASHINGTON. May ), 1917

WASHINGTON, May D, 1915. -
To Frank j. Cobb:
I had long talk with Hoover yes
terday He tells me that the U-boat
situation is really worse than l
stated it. There is no question but
that the actual sinkings amounted to
more than 10000 tons in a week, and
if we add those put out of business
by mines. they will exceed 100000
tons The French are absolutely des-
perate One of the French ministers
told Hoover that they had fixed on
the 1st Of November as their last day
if the United States had not come in
Admiral Chocheprat told me. with
tears in his eyes. three nights ago
that they felt themselves helpless
They were absolutely at the mercy
of the submarines. because of their
lack of destroyers. and they had
feared we were preparing to defend
our own shores rather than fight
across the water. I know that the
latter has been the policy of the
heads of the Navy Department.
This Is the time to defend the
United States. and the United States
is woefully Indifferent to its dangers
and to the needs of the situation.
We have been carrying on ship
building program with reference to
conditions after the war. 1t is only
within ten days that we have realized
that the end of the war will be one
of defeat unless we build twice as
fast as we proposed to build. This
war is right at this minute a chal-
lenge to every particle of brains and
inventive skill that we have got.
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No Issue Is Paramount
in This Years Campaign

Continued from, First Page.D
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Living Wage Question
Pushed to the Front

CONTINUED from First PaseD
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BY HENRY W. BUNN.

.HE following is a brief summary of the
most important news of the world for
the seven days ended November 4
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The only dissention in the council
is over the use that will be made of
Hoover. Houston, l think. is rather
making a mistake, though 1t may
work out all right. / hope it will.
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take mean advantage OF
blind veteran of the world
war, a scheming adventures
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she has assumed other mandates OF
vastly more importance. She has as
sumed the food mandate for the Near
East and through the gift Of garments
and undertaking she has saved the
lives of countless thousands from max
edness. She has assumed the healing
mandate OF the Near East. Through
her hospitals, her physicians, and her
nurses she has ministercd to the sur
fering bodies Of the people. She has
assumed the educational mandate Of
the Near East, and through her edu-
catlonal end Industrial work in hum
dreds of orphanages and industrial in
stitutcs. she has saved the whole race
from ignorance and idleness: and made
it possible for the rising generations
of Armenia to earn their own living
i'm an honest and useful way.
DIR. Crathern would be very glad TO
render gratuitous services to any Of
the churches or organizations in the
state wishing his services.
Florida headquarters, 500 Clark
BLDG. Jacksonville, Florida.
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fans have a fond recollection Of Mickey
and in Molly o" they will find sue
cessor TO her that is in every way more
lovable, more developed and more enter
tanning. Molly o" has far more anus
ing and exciting adventures than did
Mickey" and the production in every
way is superior to Mickey"
Frankly, Miss Normand was disap-
pointrnent to us in all Of her vehicles
since Mickey until We saw her in
Molly o." She is the same fascinating.
miscellaneous sprite that first won our adj
miration, and in our estimation she should
stay In productions which have the
supervision OF Mr.. Sennett and the direc-
ton Of F. Richard Jones, Tor no other
producer seems to bc able to give her
the opportunity Of exercises her unique
and wholly splendid talent.
There is so much doing in every foot
az Molly o" that a brief synopsis can
give but a faint idea OF the thrills that
are really in II. and has - omit the
delicious humor entirely.
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PORT MOVEMENTS
Arrived.

Arrived.
Steamer Dackawanna from New Or
leans, in ballast, consigned to the mas
ter. Captain Roberts.
Schooner Ludlow, 10 DAYS from
Ponce, p. r., swept hold, to the Pen
'sacola Maritime Corporation for cargo.
Steamer Tiflis (Sp,) 2 1-2 days from
Houston, Tex, Jose Larsauri. master:
cargo Of oil in transit to Copenhagen!
called for bunkers; Corona Coal Com
pany
Cleared.
Schooner Golden State, Conception
del Uruguay, A. r., 967O89 superficial
feet of lumber; Eitzen Touart Co.
VESSELS IN PORT
Steamers.
Lackawanna; Roberts( master.
Tiflis (Sp) Jose Larsauri, master;
taking bunkers through Carona Coal
Company.
Steamer Balzac (Br) from New Or
leans, consigned to John A. Merritt &
Co.: E. r. Williams, master.
Avio Cbarge) in stream.
CASTOR, Captain. Robbins, MacDon-
nell & Co, Pensacola Shipbuilding
Company's docks, loading general
cargo for Cuba.
Oil TanE<ers.
United States shipping board oil
tankers with cargoes of fuel oil an
chored in stream are as follows.
Trimountatn (46OS). John A. Mer-
rift & Co. agents.
Hampton Roads (4667), L. S. Ship
ping board.
Hadnot (4sOS). John "A. Merritt &
Co.
Hagood (4298> John A. Merritt &
Co.
Meten (4526), L. S. Shipping board.
Dungannon (44S5), John A. Merritt
&c Co.
Antietam (429s), Pensacola Mari
time Corporation.
Bethelridge (450), Pensacola Mari
time Corporation.
Hallway (44s2) Pensacola Maritime
Corporation.
Quabbin (435O, Pensacola Maritime
Corporation.
City of Alameda (4S51), Pensacola
Maritime Corporation.
Halo (44S5), Pensacola Maritime
Corporation.
Danville (252O), Pensacola Maritime
Corporation.
Durango (44s5), Pensacola Mari
time Corporation.
Beldbrltte (4662), John A. Merritt
& Co.
Pottola Plumas (435s), John A. AIer-
rift & Co.
Hahatonka (42sa), John A. Merritt
& Co.
WATERFOWL (462), Pensacola Mari
time Corporation.
Schooners.
Ludlow, taking cargo through Pen
sacola Maritime Company.
Willis A. Holden, in stream.
Dewitt Brown, in bay.
Cabo da Roca (Nic.) west side OF
Bruce Dry Docks.
Palafox, laid up at Bagdad, up
Blackwater bay.
Earkentine.
Escambia Qtal)
Munizalba (Sp)
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PRETTY MABEL IS
AT HER VERY BEST
Versatile Screen Star Scores Triumph Of
Career in "MoIly o.

1.-THE man who exceeded himself might
we'll be applied 10 Mack Sennett after
one has seen Molly >" his latest picture
with Mabel Normand which opened an
engagement of two days At the Isis the
atre yesterday. Molly o" was frankly
advertised as an attempt on the part OF
Mr.. Sennett 20 exceed the entertainment
values Of his production 81 several years
ago Mickey" and the production itself
is proof OF how well he accomplished his
ambition.
Thousands OF motion picture theatre
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Chicapo.

CHICAGO, Feb. 13.-Cattle: Re-
ceipts 10000: active beef stsers IN
even mostly steady; top SIS; weight
1887 pound. bulk beef steers 6.s5 q
.T.s5: she stock veal calves and bulls
steady; stookers and feeders strong to
is higher; bulk desirable stockers and
feeders 6.25 a $50.
Hogs: Receipts $4,000; active most
ly 10 TO Is lower than Saturdays ay-
erage, close active at days best price;
shippers bought about 1900: holdoyer
liberal; top 1915 on load sorted $50
pound average; practical top 1910
bulk a.55; 1000; pigs slow, weak to
IS lower.
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Savannah.

SAVANNAH, Ga. Feb. 13.-Turpen-
tine, firm, IS 3-4c; sales %: receipts
10; shipments 80; stock 6,657.
Rosin: Steady; sales, none; receipts
$40; shipments S33: stock 1856.
Quotations: B, 40 81 AGO: D. AIS
a 4.20; E, F, C. II. 40; I, 4.22 ~; K,
ass: NJ, $50; y, 5.45; VIC, $50; WV,
COO.
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New York,

NEW YORK, Feb. listers 500
a SS5; bulls 400 a $50; cows $50 a
5.25; veals 900 a 1880; culIs and lit
tie calves 800 500.
Sheep 400 ZOO: culls 800 a $50;
lambs 100 1900; culls 500 1900.
Hogs: Medium to light weights
IT'S: heavy 9.75 a 1000; roughs $50
"a $50.
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HELP--FEMALE

WANTED-Three lady demonstrators,
for special work, good remuneration.
Call on Mrs. Thurman, 81 East Chase
ST, $3.50 a. m.
WANTED-ReHabIe woman to take care
of baby for few hours occasionally.
Phone 2070.
WANTED-Reliable housekeeper, white
woman preferred. Phone 45S or 1912.
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LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
Notice Is hereby given to creditors leg
atees, distributes, and all persons hav-
ing claims or demands against the estate
of S. G. Dawson, deceased to present the
same TO the undersigned within two (2)
years from the first publication of this
notice. This February 7th, 1922.
s. B. BRADLEY, Executor
Feb. Z, 1922. oawsw.
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LIVESTOCK MARKET
jacksonville.

Jacksonville.
JACKSONVILLE, Feb. 13.-Hogs:
Receipts light; prospects steady:
heavies and packers 500; mediums
$50; lights SIS: heavy pigs $50; light
pigs SIS; roughs 5.25.
Cattle: Receipts light; prospects
weak; steers 500 500; bulls $50 a
800; yearlings 200 a $50; cows 200
a 400; veal calves 400 a 600; can
ners 100.
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JOURNAL CLASSIFIED ADS
One Cent a Word in Advance
One Rate to All

No advertisement taken for less than
zS cents.
Count the words IN your advertise
ment and multiply by the number OF
times you desire it printed; remit
accordingly.
In counting words. include "To
let" "For Sa1e,D Wanted" etc, as
we'll as addresses.
BLACK FACE CAPS, LIKE THIS,
TWO CENTS PER WORD.
Paragraphed matter, line dashes,
white space, classified display: &c per
line, sec per inch az lines make an
lnoh).
Any per- on whose name appears In
the telephone directory may have
classified ads charged.
Cancel orders should be given in
writing, never over the phone.
Advertisers should give their home
or postoffica address as well as their
phone numbers, because many read
era have no telephones.
IL tho advertiser so desires, replies
can be sent in care OF The journal.
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NEWS OF RECORD
DEEDS.
Title Guarantee Company.

Title Guarantee Company.
Geo. p. Wentworth and wife TO Pen
sacola Land and Improvement Co, a
Corp. Feb. ), 1922. s1.o0 and other. lot
% in block 13s, East King tract
Giles Pleas and wife TO Ed Thomas
Harris. Feb, 1922. sf.0o and other, one
half acre in section 81. -. 2 S. r. 80
west. in ponslson tract.
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| The Market Place of West Florida
READ DAILY BY 10000 PEOPLE
The Cost is But 1rie and the Results are UueQuaLed
PERSONAL.

WANTED-At once: Address IN full of
Mrs Cora Myers, who left St. Peters
burg, Florida, Monday, February 6, 1922,
for Pen sacoia TO find a position as house
keeper or similar work. 4 good, easy and
lasting position awaits here here. Answer
at once, u. A. Spaulding, 1885 Green
Ridge ST., Saint Petersburg, Florida
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NAVAL STORES


Tprnentine: No offering; sales,
none; receipts none; shipments, 1862;
stock 1864.
Resin; Sales, none; receipts, none;
shipments. 1852; stock, 1855.
Quotations: No offering.