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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-03-16
HARDING RENDERED
RECEPTION IN ST. AUGUSTINE
Only Public Function the Chief
Executive Has Attended
While in the State.
(Ry die AssocIated Presel

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla, March IS
President Harding strolled through
the streets of st. Augustine this aft
ernoon and shook hands with scores
who stopped him to extend a personal
greeting and welcome to the city. Ac-
companied by Under Secretary of
State Fletcher he viewed points Of
interest and the picturesque effects of
narrow streets and ancient buildings
in this, the Oldest city in the United
States, while he stopped and chatted
with great and small, rich and poor.
ST. Augustine considers President
and Mrs. Harding as residents, for
during their stay here a little more
than a year ago they made the ac-
quaintance of practically all the in
habitants The president appeared to
enjoy mingling with them and to share
their pleasure at the renewal of for
mer ties.
'you young people have a good
time," he said to an automobile party
who had hailed him. 81 was young
once myself
Again in response to the hearty hand
shake with a clerk in store, he said,
How are you. I am glad to see you"
Gee, shook hands with the presi-
dent" exclaimed a proud messenger
boy to his companions who had fol-
lowed him at a, little distance. Il want
10 shake hands with the president"
said two women, who had their wishes
fulfilled when the chief executive
turned and gave each a hearty hand
clasp.
Mr.. Harding, with his vacation par
~, arrived here early today by spe-
ciai train from Palm Beach, and inn
nnedtately went to the golf links for
his favorite game. During the after
noon, however. he remained in his
hotel apartment, except for the walk
about the city.
This evening. the president and
Mrs Harding were guests at recep-
ton given in their honor at the Ponce
de Leon hotel where they are making
their headquarters. The event was the
climax to the winter season and Of the
1900 who attended many were winter
visitors from ell sections OF the United
States.
Il was the first public function the
two have attended since coming TO
Florida and .t was stated that they
would attend no more during their
vacation trip, as Ct was desired to have
as much rest as possible before re-
turning 10 Washington. The president,
It p-ns added. would devote his leisure
10 golr until he leaves with his guests
for the capital on Friday.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-03-16
OPINION RENDERED IN OLD SUIT TO COST COUNTY $50 OO(
FINAL VOTE ON FOUR POWER
PACIFIC TREATY SCHEDULED
FOR THE SENATE ON FRIDAY
Agreement TO Limit Debate Hailed by Administration Leaders
Certain Indication That Ratification Is Assured
Speeches to Be Limited to Hour.

the Foreign Relations committee. He
declared the treaty did create ian alli-
ance" for conference, and that the res
ervation constituted ''ridiculously alb
surdity," in the course Of the day ratlfi-
cation was urged by Senator Ransdell,
democrat. Louisiana, a charge of ''propa-
ganda' in favor of the treaty was made
by Senator Pittman, and an attack on
Irish American influence against the
four power pact" was made by Senator
Williams, democrat, Mississippi.
Meantime. also, two new reservations
and one more amendment were offered
for later consideration. One of the res
ervations was put in by Senator john
son. republican. California, and embodied
the language of the reservation which
had been presented by Senator Brande-
gee, republican, Connecticut, in the for
eign relations committee, but abandoned
by him after a conference with President
Harding. The other reservation was by
Senator Shields, democrat, Tennessee,
and would declare the treaty meant no
Interference in foreign quarrels. The
amendment offered by Senator Robinson,
democrat, Arkansas, would pledge the
four powers against secret treaties or
understandings.
1t was Senator Brandegee who laid the
unanimous consent agreement before the
Senate, with the statement that he had
been prompted to prepare it because sew
eral democratic senators had come to
him with the suggestion that q time be
fixed so they would be free to attend
to other duties away from Washington.
The opposition leaders would not DIS
cuss what bearing the agreement might
have on their hopes OF defeating ratifica-
tion but they conceded privately that
they saw little TO be gained by delaying
vote. This admission in itself was ac-
cepted by those in charge of the treaty
as virtually meaning the collapse of any
real effort to beat the pact for which
enough pledged votes are claimed to in
sure ratification.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-03-16
tay The Associates press,

WASHINGTON. March 15.-Oppo-
nents Of the four power Pacific treaty
In the senate today abandoned all
plans FOR a prolonged fight against
ratification and accepted a unanimous
consent agreement to limit debate and
to take q final vote on Friday, March
Gath.
The agreement. which was hailed by
administration leaders as a certain In
dication that ratification is assured,
was proposed ON the senate floor after
q series of conferences among the va
rious senate elements and was accept
ed virtually without debate.
1t provides that no further reserva-
tions or amendments shall be voted
on until next Tuesday, that speeches
on the treaty shall be limited to one
hour and those on reservations to 80
minutes each, beginning on Wednes-
day and that final vote shall be taken
without debate as soon as the senate
convenes on the following Friday.
Negotiations to bring the ratification
fight to an end began after the senate
had refused for the third time to
amend the treaty so that outside pow
CAS WOdAA NC SeiAiSA AAiIO
when any Pacific controversy touches
their interests. An amendment for
that purpose, in a form differing
slightly from the two voted down yes
terday, was presented by Senator
Pittman, democrat, Nevada and was
defeated % to 80 with the division of
strength virtually coinciding with par
ty lines.
Little running debate developed over
the amendment or the treaty generally,
although late in the day Senator Spencer,
republican, Missouri, treaty supporter,
stirred up cross fire of discussion by
assailing the mo alliance" reservation of
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-03-16
COART CASE WILL GO TO
THE JURY DURING TODAY
tay The Associated Pre.s,

TALBoTTON, Ga, March 15.-Ths
case Of Major Coart. charged with the
murder OF A. 3. McNiece, Will not 90
TO the jury until tomorrow afternoon.
Only two arguments were completed
today, Two mora arguments are 70 be
made By lawyers tomorrow.
George O. Palmer. for the defense.
declared In a four hours opening argu-
nient that the defense would stand on
the position that Coart was guilty OF
murder or nothing. and declared that
the former array officer w3s due TO oe
exonerated on the written and not the
"unwrIIten law
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-03-16
LENGTHEN SKIRTS OR
PUT BLINDERS ON MEN
tBy The Associates Press,

CHICAGO. March 15.--Longer skirts
for women lower steps for street cars,
or binders for men-Chicago must
have one Of the three in order TO pre-
vent a steady increase in accidents.
Alderman Leo Klein declared today in
introducing an ordinance before the
city council providing for lower street
car steps.
1.-THE women wear such short skirts
that, when they start TO climb up the
high street car steps-well, the men
can't seem to keep their eyes to the
front and many accidents occur, par
ticularly among motorists explained
Mr.. Klein.
The proposed ordinance was referred
to a committee.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-03-16
tax The A,.seIated Rr...l

PROVIDENCE, r. L, March 10
After a bitter struggle IN which re-
peated efforts were made by opponents
OF the measure to have it shelved, the
house OF representatives today passed
the Lavander bill providing for q 4S-
hour working week for women and
children under 16 years Of age. the
vote was 64 to %.
The bin, which now goes to the state
senate, was amended to permit excep-
tions in case OF seasonal occupations,
women and children engaged in such
occupation, which the state board of
labor is to decide, may work maxi
mum of SO hours a week." according
to this provision.
While the house was debating the
bill. the senate judiciary committee
held a public hearing on two other
bills defining hours of labor for work
ers. One of these, by Senator Barry
of Central Falls, would order a gem
eral 4s-hour week for men, women
and children. Proponents Of 4s-hour
law for women and children only at
the hearing expressed belief that the
Barry bill would be unconstitutional.
The second bill, that of Senator Noel
OF West Warwick, is similar in Its
provisions to that passed today by the
house.
The day passed without incidents in
tho Rhode Island textile strike situa-
ton. interest centering in develop
ments at the capitol.
The vote on the Lavander bill in
the house was non-p partisan. Forty
three republicans and 21 democrats
voted for the measure and "a repub-
ncans and one democrat against it.
Opposition to the 4S-hour law was
brought at the senate committee hear
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-03-16
MOTHER CAT ADOPTS
TWO BABY RODENTS
tey The Associated Press,

BLOOMINGTON, III, March To-
Susie. a cat in Jack Crawford's black
smith shop here. has shattered feline
traditions by adopting two infant rats.
The cat increased the feline popula-
tion of the world by five kittens last
Sunday. A neighbor, thinking to give
Susie a treat, took her to a nest where
there were five baby rats. Susie sur
prised her benefactor by carrying two
Of the infants back to her own nest.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-03-16
YOUNG CHILD KILLED
BY BELFAST SNIPER

BELFAST. March 15.--After a quiet
day in Belfast, a child ; years old was
shot dead this afternoon by sniper
IN the Falls road district, and a man
was shot and killed this evening at
the corner OF Ship street.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-03-16
MERCHANTS MAY PUT
INCOME TAX TO TEST
Ssy The AssoeIassd Press,

GREENVTLLE. S. c., March Is
Steps looking to a test case to deter
mine the eonstitutionallty OF the In
come tax law. enacted at the last ses-
sion of the South Carolina general as
sembly, were taken at meeting Of
retail merchants here today, and J. W.
Kirkpatric president of the State Re
tail Merchants association. announced
that the secretary of that body had
been directed to 90 into the matter.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-03-16
WHOLE OF FORDSBURG
OCCUPIED BY TROOPS
lu9 The AssoeIateo Press,

March 15.--The
whole of FordsOurg has been occupied
- il IS officially
announced and all armed resistance
has ceased. The troops are in posses
sion OF every important building and
tAsir casualties have been slight.
The Washington times., 1922-08-06
@raH~,~

other divorce started theesa
wick"
"She now ees champ of our
neighborhood, then"
"Oh, no. have got her beat
ed one for da season, but, ho-
hum, maybe she catch up wit me.
My husbin' he ebeen away so
much l have not had chance get
mad by heern! How you ees
coming, Madgei"
"Oh, not so good theesa sea-
son. l guess l am lowest score
cen da neighborhood. My hus-
bin he do noting divorcical at
all. He ees so damgood, he geev
me no chance. But, bet I make
heem mad. I will put fy-paper
cen hees chair and then maybe
he haul Off and break a deesh or
someting, an then I will have
grouns."
Then I say eet: "How many
times you ees divorce thees year,
The Washington times., 1922-08-06
Tony the Barber on Divorce
Mrs. Lady?" I say eet.

Mrs. Lady?" I say eet.
"only two time," she say eet.
"Eef my acrimony does not come
in more fastly in da future, l
not have to pay 0nk Sam no in
kumtax next year, at all. Eet
has been YER bad year for me.
l generally manage to pick opp a
lot of boms to marry 'em wheech
ees YER good for divorcing pur-
poses but, when you land good
guy, like what / got eet now,
you got no chance. Maybe eef
he not do noting SO I can get
divorce from beem, maybe l
gotta do something myself so he
will get divorce from me. ! can
not stand still lika dees, mont
after mont"
So, ALA time cen my barb shop
eet ees talking about divorce.
One guy cen my chair getting
shave maka da keek lika dees:
"Ds ladys, they used to be sat
The Washington times., 1922-08-06
Got the Point.

AN Englishman was listening at
~ tentively to a story about two
fishermen who had had good luck
while fishing from q boat on the
lake.
They wished to remember the
spot where they had caught the
fish, but, looking shoreward, they
saw no landmark that would
assist them in finding the spot
again.
Finally" said the story-teller,
"one Of them had a happy
thought, and cut a potch In his
boat at the spot"
The crowd laughed, but tho
Englishman appeared puzzled.
Finally he, too, burst out
laughing.
Jolly good joker he explain
ed. "Why, of course, when
those fishermen came the next
day they probably would not be
able to get the same boat"
The Washington times., 1922-08-06
Growls of a
Crouch

r BELIEVE the mosquitoes do
some good. They are making
- the girls put on long skirts
again.
I have been going to the thea
tire all my life and ! have never
seen but three bald-headed men
sitting In the first row.
! don't blame the girls for stay
ing on the beach and refusing TO
60 into the Atlantic Ocean where
there Is standing room only.
I always 60 to q cheap rsstau-
rant when ! want to eat, but
when I want TO dine I 60 to Q
Joint where they serve everything
with the meals except food.
I know q man who has crossed
the ocean four times this year
and has not taken q drink, but I
do not expect anybody to believe
this. ..a.
I know soms fellows who ne
said to be princes" but in one
or two cases they have cured M
Of tho desire to aisociats with
royalty.
I never feel really uneomfort-
able with the heat unt1 I VIM
one Of these places advertised -
Coolest Place In the City"
Ibelieve thst IN Right strsv
hat, whose seams srs plugysA
with starch, Il the hottest thing
any man can wesr on his hsaa
Therefore, I always wear oaA
never can understand Why q
h that tho men who 80 the most
evil In Happers are preachers vhe
should not be Interested in sueh
things
I am getting 20, In my old ags.
that no press agents battle Inc
the Miller-Pick3ord affair gives
me any sort Of . thrill.
know several new-mads mil
Honaires, each ono Of whom acts
Just a. though he was born with
q silver knife In his mouth
I don't care for golf but I
always say I do 30 that other
people who do not care for Il but
- say they do will not look upon
me as a moss-back.
I am on the point Of inventing
a lead-pencil sharpener that will
sharpen lead pencils instead Of
breaking them, but I probably
won't be able to make anybody
believe 1t.
The Washington times., 1922-08-06
A London Yarn.

AN old woman went up TO the
IA fish-hawker's barrow and
looked at the stock with longing
eyes. When the hawker asked
three pence for a scaleful Of Sc
lected bits she hesitated.
"Have 'em at tuppence, num-
growled the hawker.
"Noi it's too much" said tho
woman, dolefully.
"Have 'em at a penny, then"
Still the old woman hesitated.
There was q look Of pity
mixed with disgust on the hawk
er's face, and, turning to the
woman, he said: Here, missus,
I'll turn me back while you
sneak emp
The Washington times., 1922-08-06
(By r. K. N.Y.
By Herman

isfy to 60 by Reno for to get da
divorce, but now Reno amt not
good enough sufficiently for them.
They have got to now go to Paris
to make eet a leetle more costly"
"That ees right" say da guy
cen da mex chair. 81 am paying
two of them Paris alumony things
now," he say eet. "When them
Judge over by Paris get da chance
they sock on da alumony joost
like eet ees noting. Them
French judge, they lika da pretty
lady, we've, an da pore Ameri-
can husband who cant rake opp
enough money to go to Paris to
defend da wife's suit, he ees all
outa luck. French judge think
every American feller ees a mil
lionaire and he do not give. da
pretty lady none the worsy' Of
eet, believe me-"
l see q lady out cen Kansas
she get divorce because her hus-
bin, he is not no Apollinaris
Bellevue an she gets tired look
ing at heem. Another lady in
New Braska, she get da divorce
because her husbin not get up
cen da morning and make da
nanraka
The Washington times., 1922-08-06
The Last Lush

(With the Usual to Dr.. o. W..
Holmes.)
r HAD seen him Oft before
As he passed by the door,
And again
The pavement stones resound
A. he totters Ger the ground
With his cane. -
They say that, in his prime,
Ere the pruning knife of time
- Cut him down,
Not a greater lush was found
BY the erier on his round
Through the town.
But now he walks the streets
And he looks at all he meets,
Sad and wan,
For the pubs" they are no more,
And he murmurs Ger and Ger.
They are gone"
And the cups that once he pressed
They have all been laid to rest
On the shelf.
Once when sparkling to the brim,
They played ducks and brakes
.,..,. ~. with him
And his pelf.
Nv grandmams has said,
roor old lady, she 10 dead,
Long ago
That he had carmine nose,
And his cheek was like q rose
In the snow.
I know II 10 a sin
For me to sit and grin
Al him here
But the habit, that they had
When the cocktail was the fad
Were so queer.
The Washington times., 1922-08-06

dinner ees ready" an they 60
after thees millionaire like q pack
of VOLTS. And some keed say
poppa what do not say sooch be-
fore. Wheech make eet more
copplicate and peevish for new
bride, wheech not know about
past life Of friend husband until
news come to her through da
court house.
Any rich guy should get mar
ried before anybody know he has
got money, which ees deefcult
but possib.
Plenty ladys come by my barb
shop these time to have da hair
bob an my barb shop, she has
got eet as mooch gossipings as
da beauty parlor or dressmakings
garage. Sooch a talking l not
heard eet before lika dees.
One lady say to another lady
cen next chair, "Msdge," she say
eet, did you hear about
Phyllis7"
mo-" the other lady say, 81
not hear about her this wick yet.
I heered last week she has got
divorce. Is there anything new
theesa wick?"
"0h. yes. She has got eet an
The Washington times., 1922-08-06

I am talking to my wife,
Mariouche, by da sopper table
about da divorce habits an say
eet: EJECT ees ver' easy now
for ladys to get eet da divorce
an may you some time like to
get one also wit nice alumony."
l am spikking only jokingly at
da time, for l know my Mariou-
che she love me, and right away
quick she prove she love me.
She jomp up and she yell:
"Ha, ha! You ees stuck on some
bob-hair flap what come by da
barb shop, what? h show you
what kinda divorce / will ever
get from you, you poor feesh.
De only kinda divorce you ever
enjoy from me ees as follows"
And she grab da spaghetti
platter an heet me by da head
an she grab stove pipe from hot
stove an jam eet on my head
like plug hat an chase me down
stair an she yell: "Ha-hal How
you like that kinda divorce, Wop,
what?"
Italian ladys are not so strong
ish for divorcings like their
American cousins. You can dis
plase them, but not sufficiently.
The divorce law cen their own
hans they take eet.
The Washington times., 1922-08-06
of the Week
Mixed.

Two japanese words, rather
L similar in sound and spelling,
have very different meaningA
One means ridiculous" and tho
other splendid"
A visitor to Toxic was proud
of his linguistic attainments, but
he did not appreciate the i'm
portance of the difference be-
tween the two words.
One day he went to congratu-
late a Japanese friend on the ar
rival Of a new baby.
The European visitor spoke In
Japanese something to this effects
"T hear that your wife has Q
new son. How ridiculousp
The Washington times., 1922-08-06

X TOWTIMES eet ees as easy
NJ for rich mans to get into
= divorce court as for da
needle to 60 through da camel's
eye. You said eet.
Rich man, she ees cen fine
feex. AS soon like he gets mar
rid, seek or eight other ladys
start breeches Of da promise suit
ing by ds court for various sum
like fifty t'ousan' dollar. An
when hees new wife she find out
by these suits that he has been
SO philandering wit da ladys be-
fore he marry her, she become
also very peev by heem, an as
soon like she get da chance she
start suitings by da court for 'di-
vorce an $4,000 a year acri-
mony because he eat pit wit da
knife or refuse to take da dog
for walking cen da park.
So, after he pay all da ladys
what ees sue heem for breeches
of promise and then pay hees
wife acrimony an counsel fees,
he make up da mind he might
better remain cen sniggle bless
edness. For rs soon as million
aire get hees engagement or mar
riage announce by da news
paper, then lot Of ladys he has
known quite nice for some time,
they holler: "Come on girls; |;
The Washington times., 1922-08-06
From England.

THE mother had only a very
simple request to make when
she called on the music teacher
with her son.
Copyright, 1914, by Star Co
The Washington times., 1922-08-06

eve can't do nothink with i'm
at 'ome," she explained, $50
could you please teach i'm the
violinl"
Great Britain RiEhts Reserved
The Washington times., 1922-08-06

seem to be maxim much
ieadway, but from the way the
workmen paddle aroun' in 1t in
their bathin' suits one would say
they were gettin' along swim
min'ly.
Danny Green says that while
this movement Is on for oiled
milk why don't some one see to
1t that they oil the milk wagons
SOS they don't creak SO In the
early mornin's.
Ole Jupiter Pluvius don't seem
to have any pals helpin' him, but
he certainly can do some TEEN
work, say we.
A follin' stone don't gather no
moss, but a rollin' pin gathers In
. lot Of cross husbands, say we.
After looldn' over some Of
these baby-dolls who are sum
merin' In our midst We can't help
but think Of that old wheeze
about beauty an the bleach.
e.. -. .,.,N,.s
While Mrs. Marty Brown was
over gossipin' with one Of the
sneighbors one night last week
Marty got In an went to bed
early unbsknownst to his sup
portee an rumor has It she
waited up for Marty on the front
doorstep till four A. M. armed
with that implement which was
originally intended to roll out pie
crust with. Only goes to show
You that early to bed, early to
rise, etc.
o Car Of talcum was busted in
. wreck down at the railroad
station an some stray chickens
had a great time all day stichn'
their bills into It.. Tain't the first
time on record, say we, that
chickens have powdered their
hose in public.
From the way this here radio
bug is spread we would say it
was a communicable disease, al
though we've sat an listened for
developments on some Of 'em so
long some times that we were of
the opinion that 1t was non-com-
uunicative.
From the way this here miners
strike hangs on it don't seem to
US as though fuel digger an his
money is soon parted.
= The boardefs up at Sophrony
Prune's say they've got violin
LIST up there who Is just like Nero.
He fiddles while the boarders
burn with indignation to git at
him.
Accordin' to our old geography
an island was a body Of land sur
rounded by water, but nowadays
an island Is a body Of land sur
rendered to profteerin' hotel
keepers.
We was readin' an article in
a women's fashion paper the
other day an it says "What wo-
men will wear continued" From
what, we have seen the women
wear there don't appear to be
any continuity to It.
The Washington times., 1922-08-06

q Car Of talcum was busted in
. wreck down at the railroad
station an some stray chickens
had q great time all day sticlin'
their bills into It.. Tain't the first
time on record, say we, that
chickens have powdered their
nose in public.
The Washington times., 1922-08-06

We was readin' an article in
a women's fashion paper the
other day an it says "What wo-
men will wear continued" From
what we have seen the women
wear there don't appear to be
any continuity to It.
The Washington times., 1922-08-06
Rural Editors
Scrap Basket

iTSRE contractors who are re-
Vi pairin' Main Street don't
= seem to be maxim much
keadway, but from the way the
,workmen paddle aroun' in It in
their bathin' suits one would say
they were gettin' along swim
min'ly.
The Washington times., 1922-08-06

Accordin' to our old geography
an island was a body Of land sur
rounded by water, but nowadays
an island Is a body Of land sur
rendered to profteerin' hotel
keepers