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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-12
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Editorial from the Literary Digest O.
April 15th.) (

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April 15th.) Il
Twelve men, with grave faces, were
met to decide an issue of life or death
No burly criminal stood there to re-
ceive punishment for his crimes-only
little child, begging for life
Her sin was hunger and nakedness
She trembled and almost fell as she
stretched out thin, bare arms in sup
plication.
Hunger! Bread" were the only
words she spoke.
A long time passed while those men
fought to escape the verdict they
must render. But then the words came:
I'VE have not found anyone who will
give you bread. little girl We have
told a great many people about you,
but they have given to SO many other
boys and girls that they are tired OF
giving. There is not enough bread
now, to go around-no, not even a
crust. We are very sorry, dear little
girl. but-we must let you die"
A cruel jest? No! A cruel fact
multiplied thousands upon thousands
Of times! If only one such pleading
child were condemned to die because
we are tired of giving" 1t would be
enough to blanch the cheeks of every
man and woman who reads this page
But upon many thousands of boys and
girls the sentence Of death has just
been passed.
In Armenia Christian race Is be-
ing blotted out-while the world looks
on. In Armenia peace did not come
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-12
ONE REEL YARNS
THE APPLE sTEALERs

Jack and Alice set Monday night as
the best time TO steal Mr. and Mrs.
Crank's apples. Ordinarily they
wouldn't have thought OF stealing
any ones apples. but old Mr.. and
Mrs. Crank, who lived half q mile
down the road from their Uncle Fred
farm. were SO stingy that they ought
to have their apples stolen.
So they both climbed on Old Nell's
broad back, and taking q sack, rode
into the orchard and began gathering
their harvest. Suddenly there was .
cry and shot from the house and
Old Mr. Crank came running through
the trees waving his gun and shout
ing. "Gtt outa there Old Nell anort-
ed and ran. and both youngsters were
swept from her back by the low
hanging bouShs. They were both too
hurt and stunned to run. Old Crank
descended upon them. threatening to
shoot. He looked as though he meant
moro trouble.
When he saw that they were re-
ally hurt he set down the gun, and
helping them. kindly to their feet,
led them to the house. Old Mrs.
Crank was standing in the doorway
with q lamp, and when she saw
JACKS bloody nose ana AIice'0 cut
forehead, abe hurried to flnd arnica
and bandageS and was all sympathy.
AZ she was tying Allce's bruised
arm. eho asked suddenly. KIN you
play q organ7''
"a lIS;le." admitted Alice. and
straightway Mrs. Crank took the
lamp and led them into the chill and
cherries parlor and opened the old
orgcn. Then for an hour the two old
people sat on tho haircioth sofa and
listened while Alice and Jack sang
all the songs they knew.
AS they were about to so. the old
man said. 81 s'pose you think we are
kinder queer about them apples. You
see we're choice OF 'en. Our little
girl died OF tuberculosis at the hoapi-
tai down 1T PerryviIle and we always
save tho apples for the little fellers
down there. we Amt got much to
give. but we rot apples. Goodnight.
and come agin, won't ya7''
And Jack and Alice were very
quiet ~ they walked hosmew1rd
through the still night.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-12
REVEAL TONS OF Il WIFE
!. ApELE GARRISON

/ his arms" I said, land just as h.
reaches the man he is to stumbla
against him. Remember, particular.
ly want him to manage to KNOT
against that gloved hand of this ped.
der"
Madge Hides Herself
Katie Is nothing If not quick -witted
"You tink he yum bad man." sbs
queried, and then hurriedly at my in.
voluntary frown of disapproval, AN
/ right. 1 bring heem here in vun jnfv.
But" she hesitated, 81 do not like to
leave you in house alone."'
"Nonsense!" / returned, for the fs4,.
ing of terror which the sight of tbs
mans gloyed hand had brought he mad
fled ashamed, as I realized that there
might be work for me to do in dis.
covering the truth about him. Besides
you won't fbe gone a minute"
1Tu joost ny." she whispered back
and moment later she crossed the
kitchen floor sedately and disappeared
into the small laundry leading from it,
from which door led into the back
yard
Between the dining room and the
kitchen Of the house we have recently
purchased there is an old-fashioned
cutters pantry with swinging doors
Leading from it is a small breakfast
room, also with swinging door, Be-
hind this last door waited quietly
during Katie's absence in order to test
a theory had concerning this strange
ly acting peddler.
I hadn't long to wait. I heard no
sound OF footsteps, but soon the swing
ing door from the kitchen into the pan
try was pushed cautiously open and
the man who had posed as peddler
stood in the pantry an instant and
cast a swift, searching glance around
It. 1 held my breath that he might not
hear the sound of 1T on the other side
Of the breakfast room door, door
which was fortunately so shrouded in
shadows as to be practically invisible
to his eyes even though there was
crevice in it large enough for me 10
see the interior of the pantry.
1t was the window that he wished
to inspect, however, the high window
above the sink. Walking on the balls
of his feet like cat he took the few
stealthy, quick steps necessary to
bring him directly beneath it, then
with clever acrobatic spring, betray
ing the strong youth of him, he was
standing upon the sink, fumbling with
the catch, and peering through the
window.
A moment later apparently satisfied
he sprang lightly to the ground again.
thrust open the dining room door, and
I knew, though his back was turned 10
me, that he was giving the room
minute inspection.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-12
NEAR EAST RELIEF

A nation wide Easter Campaign has
been inauguarated by the Literary
Digest" to raise funds for the Near
East Relief has shipped total OF two
much service for destitute and starry
ing Christian humanity in Armenia.
The contribution OF the Literary Di-
gest" to this cause is q check for 81, 900
and full page editorial setting forth
their appeal which will appear in their
issue OF April 18th, and which appears
! in another column OF The Journal.
These orphans have been fed and
maintained for several years and 1t
would be horrible stigma upon the
Christian lands OF the world to with
draw this support and allow these
children, who have already been taken
into our orphanages, to die While
1t is pointed out that over a million
OF these Christians are living today
who would have perisiled had not the
Near East Relief come to their rescue
1t is further the intention of the Near
East Relief to support the 100000
children already within our orphanages
If extreme human effort can do this.
The recent necessary action of the
Executive Committee Of the Near East
Relief in reducing appropriations rs
percent, is the same as pronouncing
the death sentence upon thousands and
thousands of helpless children: but it
was made necessary because funds
We're not available to maintain the
past record of appropriations
sympathetic workers, the most highly
sympathetic workers, the most highly
valued contribution Of America to the
Near East is old clothes. The Near
East Relief which has shipped total
OF million pounds clothing during the
past year. which constitutes the chief
clothing supply of the refugee camps
and the more destitute areas. An old
suit from America is worth more in
purchasing power than government
notes for hundred thousand rubles.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-12

continue the care even Of those chill
dren already gathered into the hosp
tails and orphanages. while thousands
more are waiting to be picked up
from the streets and countryside.
There are no others-if you refuse.
Armenia Is surrounded by bankrupt
nations, or nations struggling to keep
themselves from bankruptcy. Europe is
full Of suffering and need. Armenia's
only hope is America. A Christian race
viii die If America fails at this crisis.
There are no others to love and care
for Armenia's little children-no Others
but you. The vast majority are or
phans. Father is dead, mother, too, is
dead; sister-9f not dead is praying
God for death; brother is dead; aunt
and uncle, grandfather and grand
mother-al1 dead, the home destroyed
and the lonely little girl or boy has no
one-but you. You are father, and
mother, and sister, and brother-the
only one in whose heart the sad little
waif can now find refuge.
How splendidly you have given, per
haps, sometime in the past, and have
brought health and laughter to some
of Armeniais little sufferers! But for
every one saved then, at least one
other was left without food, or shelter.
or friends. And the child to whom you
gave one meal a day last year can not
live now If that meal is stopped. A year
ago the delivery of supplies for the
Alexandrapoi orphange was inter
rupted between November and May by
transportation difficulties. Before April
the children had to be placed on half
rations, and by the first of May, on the
very morning the supply train arrived
the last meager ration was distributed.
During those sad weeks, when there
was so little food at Alexandropol,
more than two thousand children died.
If you withhold your gift now, the
boys and girls you fed last year may
be the very ones sentenced to die.
Revoke the cruel sentence! stop the
order to reduce all relief work Is per
cent? Thank God it is in your power
at this Easter time to give life in place
of death, health in place Of sickness
laughter in place of tears. You can
speak the word of Resurrection which
will call back some little child from
the dark valley of the shadow ana
flood its new life with sunshine.
Two things will fill your Easter day
with sweetest JOY; the knowledge that
Armenia's children did not wait for
you. and trusts in you, and appeal 10
You in vain; and the voice Of the risen
Christ. the lover of little children
speaking to your soul, and saying 10
have done it unto Me. Ye have done
it unto Me-"
So deeply have we, as publisher Of
The Literary Digest, been stirred D.
the tragedy impending among the mo
cent children of Armenia, that "'
would feel a heavy share of Response
bility for the needless death of count
less little ones il we did not do as Ws
are urging you to do, and give san
again, substantial contribution 10
save their lives. Therefore, althoug"
we have given several times before "'
feel that we can Motive must n0l,
do less in the present crisis than AGA
immediately another five thousand do''
lars to help save the children OF Al
menia from the death that threatens
them.
Make checks payable to A. P, An.
thony, treasurer. sos Clark build.ns'
Jacksonville, Fla
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-12

The good cry young.
You can't keep a good secret down.
o.
Some men try to do others they are
dunned by.
Why is the hired girl of foreign
birth called a domestic?
%
Chronic kiclkers soon develop a
whine that won't wear off.
A man who has no sense of humor
Is naturally short OF sense.
Speaking OF shade trees-most fam
lily trees are more or less shady.
The hard part about being a leading
man is getting some one TO follow.
You can't get ahead in the world II
you spend your time getting even.
A woman seldom dresses to please
her husband-unless she pays the bills.
Some women show their age because
OF their strenuous efforts to conceal It.
There is always some men around
who Is willing to second any kind of a
motion.
There are two kinds OF women who
want Easter clothes-blonds and
brunettes.
College professor says the best boy
Is half bad; but mother says he isn't
half bad.
Money makes the mare go-or come,
or stay-according to the way it talks
TO the jockey.
A woman with six husbands has
been found. And some women can't
even keep one.
New Jersey minister working as a
fioorwaiker probably learned it from
raising family.
Between three and four years is the
average life OF savings account in
American banks.
Tho ex-kaiser is drinking water be,
cause wine is too high. 1t must be
awful to lose war
Every man needs two days week
rest" says Henry Ford. Some OF our
war vets have seven.
o.
Fake Count Found in Chicago
headline. We didn't know Chicago was
having another election.
While they are dishing out war
medals, some ought to so to the men
who ended the next war.
Movie star starts divorce suit be-
cause wife threw an iron at him. New
way OF pressing suit.
Some girls grow up and become
credits to their parents and some
others become lady elocutionsists.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-12
How, Why. and MhaA

Does mole seer
Many people think . Inola haa No
eyes because they arc 30 tiny and 90
deeply Ret in its fur that they. cannot
be easily seen. II doesn't need to See
N its home down under the earth. but
When II comes out I'm the omen AZ
night II trots about with It's eyes oman
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-12
Intnoduclno

Boys ana girls often fln0 It hard to
30 and say the right thing when they
are making intrnductions. It's easy
20 remember, however. that y younger
person II always presented to an older
Eerson. and boy 70 n girl lust say.
Introduce" being sure 70 pronounce
Gsle Eames clearly.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-12
ON Stills

Gee, I'm glad when robins sing.
Then know it's surely spring
And can make the payements ring
Thump. thump. thump.
Like enormous storks we stalk,
Stepping stiffly down the walk:
In the upper air we talk
Thump. thnmp. hump.
Puddles made by April rain
We splash In ard out again,
ClumpinE down the muddy lane.
ThumD. thump, hump.
What's little fan or two?
Or q bruisc that's black and blue?
There's danger In most things you do.
Thump. thump. thump.
I bet that could make with ease
A pair OF INDUSTRIOUS stiits like these
And so a-stepping Ger the trees.
Thump, thump. thump.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-12

]. A. Lewis, of st. Louis, Mo VINO
started his career as an office bay ms
been elected president of the RePu'I'
National bank, one Of the largest
nancial institutions of that city.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-12
To-nAY,s nllzzlr

Make q word square out Of words
meaning to bang. knowledge. one Of
the nrSt Bible characters. and to
soften.
answer to yesterdays: Labor con-
Cuers IA.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-12

rat tto Mike. who u painting the
Iencel: Fiat il your hoory. Mike.
NIKE Shurs and Oi.m trytn. To
hnlsn before me paint gives out
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-12
He Wa m,I.

Joel had just taken : lob a. CLERK
N grocery store. A Joker came in
and asked for some potato seeds. and
the boy. after looking around, an
nounced he couldn't ind any. He
told the grocer about 1t. DON'T you
know potatoes don't grow from
seeds?" laughed the man.
4 few minutes later lady came IN.
I'd like some bird seed. she said.
Ha hal" laughed Joel. II guess I
know btrds come from eggs"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-04-12

Teacher: 'Don't you know that
punctuation means that you must
pause %
Willie: Course I do. An auto
driver Dunctuated his tire In front Of
our house Sunday and he paused for
half an hour
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-11-23
A Forest Under Washington.

Evidence of the existence OF an an
cient swamp in which great trees
fiourished in days long past, possibly
contemporaneous with earliest man in
America, has just been discovered in
a deep excavation made for the foun.
datian Of a hotel under construction
in Washington, ID. C.. At a depth Of
about Is feet below the street leye!
the excavation disclosed a layer OF
black swamp muck, containing large
quantities Of wood, tree trunks and
stumps. Some of the stumps are of
great size, few of them reaching a
diameter Of 9 TO 10 feet. Much OF
the wood is we'll preserved, showing
clearly the woody structure and the
external markings of the bark. A pre-
limlnary examination indicates that
one of the more common trees of this
ancient swamp was cypress.
The story of these trees. however,
is brief chapter Of the whole geo.
logic history shown in the excaya-
ton, which has just been examined
by Chester K. Wentworth for the
United States Geological Survey. Ages
ago this part Of the Atlantic Coastal
Plain was from time to time covered
by the sea, into which storms swept
vast quantities Of mud, sand, gravel
and boulders which formed thick de-
posts that covered large areas. When
the region finally emerged from the sea
the Potomac river cut its valley i'm
about here and there also by smaller
streams. The larger boulders are de-
rived from the granite on which the
gravel lies, but some of the smaller
pebbles come from parts of the Po-
tomac basin beyond the Blue Ridge
and others from veins of quartz in
the GRANTEES Of the Piedmont plateau.
Over the layer OF plant debris and
muck in this old swamp fine clay and
pebbles were laid down by streams
OF water during the glacial epoch
when the northern part Of North
America, as far south as northern
Pennsylvania, was covered with i'm.
mense sheets of thick ice showing tina,
the trees lived in the latter part of the
Great Ice Age which is variously es.
timated to have ended from 10000 tc
10000 years ago
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-11-23

1ured and he was shot through both
feet. After he had fallen he was made
the target Of the would-be murderers.
who blazed away at him with 45-70
rifies-the highest caliber guns used
In the hills.
Twice after his arrival in the loca!
hospital he was given up for dead, but
each time he rallied and smiled In
the face OF the Grim Reaper. He was
determined from the outset to live,
and wants to return to duty. Two Of
his brothers sought to enlist in the
outfit. and one. Lynn E., was accepted
and for months did duty alone at Dry
Branch, the spot on Cabin Creek
where his brother was shot.
After five months in the hospital
Lane was able to leave his bed and
returned to his home at Morgantown
to recuperate. However his right leg
Is much shorter than the left one and
the recent operations were for the pur
pose OF Strengthening 1t. For four
hours he remained under the ether
while Doctors Walker and Swint
scraped away a gristle formation tina.
had grown around the hip Joint. After
this operation another was found nee
essary three days later, and he was
again placed under the anaesethetic.
Trooper Black. accompanied by
Trooper Zachariah Taylor, had ar.
rested Henry Afford, alias Skinny
Jeffrtes. at the time Of the shooting.
Afford was wanted on charges OF
treason and murder. Three friends
who had been with him gave the
alarm. and relatives formed a murder
squad to free the prisoner, It is said.
After Trooper Black, who is 20 years
old. fell. the assassins continued to
shoot until Mrs. Bertha Trent rushed
out between the fallen trooper and the
attackers and dared them to shoot at
her. State police re-inforcements
were soon on the scene and after a
chase that lasted 20 hours, they nab
bed Leo Allison and Pat Jeffries. who
are alleged to have done the shooting
Elmer Smith. Afford Thompson and
Henry Afford are also held as aces
sories to the shooting
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-11-23
Careful in Little Things.

The extraordinary success OF the late
t. H. Hartman in converting the
Union Pacific Railway from a run
down and almost bankrupt concern
into one of the most prosperous
roads in the country was owing both
to his broad vision in large matters
and to his painstaking thoroughness
in small ones. In Mr.. George Ken
mans biography of Mr.. Hartman
there is an interesting story that il
Illustrates perfectly the latter quality.
1t is told on the authority of Mr..
Julius Kruttschnitt, who accompanied
Mr.. Hartman on an inspection tour
of the Southern Pacific road after he
had bought the property.
One day, said Mr.. Kruttschnitt, I
was walking with Mr.. Hartman on
the road. He noticed a track bolt and
asked ME why so much Of the bolt
should protrude beyond the nut. re-
piled, at is the size that is generally
used"
He said, "Why should we use bolt
OF such length that part of it is
useless"
| replied, "Well, when you come
right down to it there is no reason"
We walked along, and he asked me
now many track bolts there were to
mile of track, and told him. There
upon he remarked, "well, in the Union
Pacific and the Southern Pacific we
have about eighteen thousand miles of
track, and there must be some fiftv
million track bolts in our system. If
you can cut an ounce off everv bolt
'ron' and that is something worth
while, Change your bolt standard.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-11-23
DOdging Devils in China.

Superstitions die hard. Even today
the Chinese are reluctant to give up
their old beliefs, which have been
handed down from generation to gen.
Grafton since long before the dawn Of
history. In Canton, says Lord Fred
eric Hamilton in "Here, There and
Everywhere" there is a never ceasing
strife between the people and the
devils from another world.
Fortunately Chinese devils have
their limitations; for example, they
cannot go around corners and can be
easily frightened away with fire.
crackers. AS safeguard against the
devils the Chinese have adopted the
peculiar Cooked hat" corner to their
roofs. 1t is obvious that in the case
of any ordinary roof any band of ILL
disposed devils could put their Shout
ders under the corner of the caves and
pry the roof off in no time. In the
case of Chinese roof the devils are
unable to play that trick, for they can
get no leverage against the upward
curving corner.
Fortunately also devils detest the
smell of incense sticks and cannot
abide red. Accordingly, by an abun-
dant display of red silk streamers and
plentiful burning of joss sticks any
prudent man can keep his house viz
tually free from the pests. A rich
Chinaman who has built himself new
house will at once erect high wall
Immediately in front of it. 1t OBJ
structs the air of course, but, since
Chinese devils cannot go around cor
ners, it helps to make the house proof
! against them.
Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1922-11-23
Newspapers Help in Love Making.

NewSpa'trs Help ~ Love Making.
ID. J. HAY, prosperous farmer liv-
ing at Mountain Hill, near Danville.
Va, admitted that he owed his mar
rage TO newspaper publicity.
81 never knew it sould do fellow
So much good" he added.
May, who is over so years Of age,
owner Of large farm and with three
growing children, claims new honors
in Virginia for a whirlwind courtship.
twenty-five hours after he had set
eyes on Miss Annie Selby, of Wash
ington, N. c., he had claimed her as
his bride.
Mays first correspondence court
ship with widow in Adirondacks was
the subject of some publicity. His love
then landed in stormy waters and
he admitted that she had made two
trips to Danvile to see him, but that
finally he had been compelled to de-
mand the return of his photograph be-
cause, he said, she was unwilling to
bring up his children.
That was six weeks ago. Since then,
he says, he has received IS letters
from women ranging in ages from 81
to 81 and hailing from points be-
tween Baltimore and Atlanta, all OF
them suggesting further correspond
ence with view of matrimony.
"What did do with them ?~ he said.
"Why put them on a string like fish
and thought it all over"
He says he went over the letters
carefully and answered all of them.
That written by Miss Selby, he de-
clares, impressed him by the charac-
ter in the handwriting He made an
engagement with her and went to see
her last Friday.
eve talked over marriage in a dis
passionate way, and found she had
lots of sense. We decided to get mar
ried and the event took place the fol-
lowing morning." May stated.