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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-21
49,
By WEST BURDEN
Member National Travel
Club of America
No. 2.
Regulating
Your
Traveling
Expenses
Expenses

nth the all-Important ques-
wv ton Of financing and pre-
liminary arrangements of his
mind, the person who has definitely
determined TO cross the Atlantic this
summer sits himself down before
maps and guide-books and endeavors
20 plan with some little accuracy an
attractive itinerary, Fer q moment
this may seem . confusing problem.
The allurements Of this trip or Of
that como forward in conflicting
fascination.
There are two main items to DO
kept IN mind when planning a trip
the time you have to spend, and the
money. These are equally important,
and are equally within your control.
AS to the money, you can regulate
your travelling expenses IN Europe
better than you can az home, for the
reason that a greater range Of prices
Is offered you, for acceptable trans
portation and accommodation.
We will assume that al the begin
ming our tourist he's decided not to
take one of The attractive all-expense
round-trlp Journeys offered by the
tourist agencies, but wants TO 60 ION
his own" II he should come to town
of unusual appeal to him, he wishes
TO be free TO stay there, an extra day,
en- extra week. an extra month, II he
so wills. He has said goodbye TO all
schedules and too definite itineraries.
An itinerary is valuable, as far as
It gocs-and no farther. In other words
the intelligent procedure Is first to
attain In your own mind that which
you wish most TO sec In Europe and
then, that foundation step taken, 10
study in some little detail that OBJ
ject Of your travels. Is II Spain7 IL
It Italyf Is It Great Britsin9 Is
II FrhnceP Is II the Low Countries ?
Or combination Of these, and
othcrsP
with this definitely fixed in your
mind and with II the length Of time
yon win be able to spend In Europe
you pick up again the sailing sched-
ules Of your favorite steamship com
pany - which usually are announced
Far In advance begin to find Just
how much time you are going to have
on the other side of the ocean. That
Is not difficult 10 discover.
Tine and Costs on Ocean.
The de Itirs ships, like the Olympic
and Majestic, make the ocean pass
age in six to seven days, and you
pay $275 minimum for your ticket.
Most Of the Liverpool ships take eight
days, and the Continental ships, with
Antwerp as a terminus, nine days.
The Mediterranean voyage is from IL
an IA u IL
IN nine days to Liverpool and 10 to
II days to Hamburg. Fares for cabin
class are as low as 1925.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-21

They call this gentleman "bsef-
eater" Really he Is a ysomaH
sVaYdeY, and quite as picturesque
as the Toner itself.
courtesy and attention everywhere.
You may ask, how can I be sure
to find these good, small places as ]
travel? Don't try to find them IN
advance. Ask for them as you 20
along. Tourist agencies, steamship
Offices, travel bureaus, banks even,
viii give you facts to start upon.
When you have stopped at one, the
proprietor viii give you the name Of
a house Of corresponding character
In the next city you are to visit.
Thus, at Florence, you can learn what
house TO seek in Milan, and SO On.
And the information Is always re-.
liable.
/ have already referred to the fact
that you can travel first-class upon
a French railway train at tie as
tonishing figure of but q tiny frac-
ton over two cents mile, Ameri-
can money. As I have said, you
would not do SO badly In second-cl0sst
although third-class practically any
where upon the Continent Is quite be-
meath the consideration Of any one
of us who considers himself in the
least wise fastidious. On the other
hand I have ridden IN third-class car
riages in Great Britain which both
in comfort and cleanliness exceeded
many Of the day coaches Of branch
lines and local trains Of American
railroads. And last summer ! found
in operation between London and
Brighton. third-class Puilmans - re-
served seat parlor cars Of great com
fort and attractiveness.
Motor car travel, whether 81 q car
which YOU have brought over from the
United States-and a good many
traveI-wisc folk do that very same
thing-or In one that is rented, by
the mile or kilometre, the day, the
week or the month, Of course, costs
very much more than rail travel; cut
you can travel all over the British
Isles on motor stages at very low
rates.
Air travel zoxrdayz IS wen
1tablizcd and conm~zcisll5sss through
ogt al OF Western TurSps, Is coo-
sfdcTablv more ezyscEsiye than either
Of these, but a great tinse saver.
The question OF cost cogUes quickly,
IowcgeF, 20 that OF prevailing eS-
charge vital factor u INC present.
dsy traveller IN Europe.
(Nezt article: lIew exchange Helps
TravelcE.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-21

Old Pspers cor sale at Journal
Office.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-05-21

You SciH also remember:
"As I SUdS going to Sc. ICES
I met man gOith Ssven gUivss."
Ind so this is st. ICES. Maybe
the man ST. the cart IS q descend
ant of the hero of the jingle.
There are no charges on q steamer
except for your ticket, but there are
certain expenses in the way of per-
sonal purchases, and customary fees
to stewards, that must be counted on.
The average passenger on a de luGe
ship spends about $50 for fees on q
voyage. His smoking room charges
are what he makes them.
On tho average large ship Just
under the dc ltsre class, fees are a
little less than on the great flyers.
For example, you give your table
steward (waiter) q pound note, or a
So bill, whereas on the biggest ships
the fee may reach two pounds, or at
least $3.50. A similar TIP win suffice
your room steward. Lesser gratuities,
based largely on the amount of special
service rendered, viii be most ac-
ceptable to the library steward, the
deck steward and the bath steward,
'shoots" and the stewardess. The
barber may be recompensed on each
individual transaction; but the others
named, however, never by this
method.
Land Journeys and Coyts
Upon the land portions of your
journey it Is not, of course, possible
to AK any such fairly exact estimates
Of your expenditures. You must hrst
decide IN what countries you wish to
travel In order to guage your ex-
penses, for travel is far cheaper in
some than in others, owing to the
difference in the rates of exchange
for the dollar.
So you ask Yourself how best NAV
travel across the Continent and
through the British isles? Must
use the train or do I dare motor
carp Probably a lingering desire or
two to ride In long-distance aero
plane comes into your mind You
The Washington times., 1922-02-12
One Killed, 2 Wounded
in Fight at Va. Church

BIG STONE GAP, Va, Feb. IL
Sam c. Slemp is dead and Emmett
Weary and Tate Reason are wounded
as the result of a shooting scrape
at Orlinger, Va.
The trouble started at a church.
1t is reported that Milt Reason oh
jected to the sermon preached by
the minister and was taken out.
side of the church.
Emmett Weary, son of Will Yeary,
according to reports, rushed to his
home for a shot gun and on re.
I rning found Tate Reason and his
father in an argument or fight. He
fired evidently at Tate Reason. but
Slemp stepped forward and was
killed instantly.
After this according to the re.
ports Greed Reason, nephew of Milt
Reason is said to have gone to his
home, returning with a shot gun
and fired on Emmett Weary. Mr..
Slemp was prominent MERCHANT
of Orlinger.
The Washington times., 1922-02-12
LEGAL NOTICES.

ZONING COMMISSION OF THE DIS
TRICT or COLUMBIA, Washington,
February II. 1922.-In compliance with
the provisions Of section 3, OF an Act of
Congress, approved March I, 1920 (pub-
lie No. l53 seth Congress. entitled AN
Act to regulate tho height, area and use
of buildings in the District Of Columbia
and to create coming commission, and
for other purposcs"D, notice Is hereby
given that public hearing will be held
in the board room Of the District build
the purpose Of considering the following
proposed changes in the boundaries OF
the Use and Area Districts and Zoning
A TO AREA-Property bounded by
Georgia avenue and the proposed lines
OF Peabody and Thirteenth streets and
CHANGE FROM RESIDENTIAL, OR
FIRST COMMERCIAL AND A. d OR G
AREA TO SECOND COMMERCIAL
property in reservations c and d; prop
erty In the vicinity of the junction Of
ESiS OILS, =, avenue venue and sheridan road
OR b AREA TO FIRST COMMERCIAL.
AND { AREA--Frontage on both sides
OF I street northwest between the lines
OF Portner place and sixteenth street and
lots in square 204; lot taxed as sos
square n of III: lot taxed as 500
square 3lOs; frontage on Sheriff road in
the vicinity Of Browning place; frontsya
on Upshur street. between Third S5J
Fourth streets northwest; lot 81, square
21S CHANGE FROM FIRST CONNER.
ClAL TO RESIDENTIAL-Lots "a 10 az
inclusive. square 1892: lots 3s to a., in g.,
elusive, square 2993; lots 1926 and I2e
square goa CHANGE THE SEVENTIi
ITEM OF THE LIST IN SECTION ri
ZONING REGULATIONS TO READ AZ
FOLLOWS: 7. Hospitals or sanitarIums
II. RUDOLPH. JAMES F, OYSTER N -
o. SHERRlLL, ELLIOTT WOODS, ION.
Ing Commission of the District OF Co
The Washington times., 1922-02-12
WAKES FROM COMA,
NAMES ASSA|LANTS
Man Unconscious for Weeks
Receivers to Clear Mystery
Of Attack.

HUNTINGTON, w. Va. Feb. IL.
The mystery surrounding an as
sault on Oscar r. Hamilton, Chesa-
peake, o.. baker here December IL,
was lifted under unusual circum-
stances.
Since workmen found him on the
floor of his bakery, skull fractured,
the morning of December 10, Hamil-
ton has been in a local hospital,
unconscious. His death had been
momentarily expected.
The other night Hamilton sudden
ly sat up in bed and told his nurse
that he had been assaulted by Henry
and Adam Metz. local bakers. The
police were summoned, and the Metz
brothers arrested shortly thereafter
Hamilton, apparently greatly i'm
proved next day, explained that he
had engaged in a dispute with the
Metz brothers over the purchase
of a bakery. Late on the night Of
December IL they entered his shop
one of them knocking him down with
heavy club.
Hamilton was greatly surprised
when he learned that the assault
had taken place eight weeks ago.
Il thought it was last night" he
told the authorities.
The Metz brothers are held under
bond for preliminary hearing. charg-
ed with malicious assault.
The Washington times., 1922-02-12

house on November 4, 1912, and
was an important function, for 1t
was the first Episcopalian wedding
that good society in Springfield had
Witnessed.
Rebuked At Wedding.
During the wedding ceremony
Lincoln is said to have startled
old Judge Brown, Of the Illinois
Supreme Court when, in lawyer
like terms, he Is reported to have
turned tothe bride and said:
with this ring / thee endOw
with all my goods, chattels, lands
and tenements-"
The old judge broke in impatient
ly and exclaimed:
God Almighty, Lincoln! The
statute fixes all that"
Lincoln was elected to Congress
in 1S47. where he served one term.
Following his retirement from Con-
gress Lincoln practiced law dill
gently and remained away from
politics. In 1854 he became active
in the new Republican movement
in Illinois and became prominent AT
political gatherings for several
years.
1t was during these years Of his
political activity that he engaged IN
the famous debates with Douglas
and during which he was defeated
for the Senate by his oratorial con-
temporary.
Lincoln became the foremost fig
ure in the country in 1861, when he
wasseiected to the Presidency.
The Washington times., 1922-02-12
u. s. HERO BURIED IN
CHINA WITH FAMILY
Chang-Sen, Killed While Fight
ing in France, Joins An
cestors in Orient.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 11.-Chen
Chang-Sen, Chinese by parentage,
but a soldier in the American army
when he died, sleeps with his an
cestors outside the south gate Of
Canton. China.
And by order OF the United States
War Department he has fruit cake
in his coffin so he won't get hun
cry. Chen was killed fighting in
France.
HIS father, Chen Single, wrote to
the War Department and asked that
his sons body might be returned to
Canton, to sleep with the ancestors
of the Chen family. The War De-
partment directed that whatever the
old man asked he should receive.
So the body of Chen Sang-Sen was
brought from France to New York
where it was met by the father.
It's a long journey back to China
and then a long way more to the
place whre our forefathers Sleep
said the elder Chen. And accordin =
to Chinese custom, he asked that
cake and other goodies be placed N
the Casket lest the boy be hungry .
The request was officially granted
and the dead boys body went on its
way to China.
On the top of the casket are two
inscriptions, one in Chinese and the
other in American. They were writ.
ten by the father and both say:
This soldier named Chen Chang.
Sen, also named Iutso, another name
SEE TooSun. His home is Jia 81
Chuen, outside of South Gate. Tai
Sen Shen (Shin Ling Canton. China. ="
The Washington times., 1922-02-12

ferred to as having had the look
Of deepest sadness. Judge o. b.
Ficklin, who lived at Charleston
with Lincoln, is quoted in another
clipping in the Bowling "reminis-
censes" as saying:
HE was naturally Respondent
and sad, like many another who
has made mirth for a merry COM
pany. He could tell story to make
a group roar with laughter, but
when his face was unlit with
pleasantly it was dark, gloomy
and peculiar"
Hard Work on Farm.
Another clipping quotes Capt.
John Easton, close friend Of Lin
coin. with the following:
Lincoln hated farm work and
would rather do odd jobs around
town than work on the farm. He
was q great boy for wrestling,
and, with his powerful stature,
could throw anyone i'm the COM
munity.
After falling in business at Sa-
lem Lincoln tried for the Legisla-
ture. but was defeated in his first
attempt. He was elected in his
second race and served four terms
in the Legislature, entering. at
the age OF twenty-five, in 1884,
and serving until 1912.
When nearly thirty-three years
of age Lincoln was married to
Mary Todd, of Springfield. The
wedding was held in a private
The Washington times., 1922-02-12
Pie Is Banned
For Luncheon
In School Menu
COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. II.

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. II.
DIE must not be placed in
= the school lunch box.
This IS the edict of nutri-
ton workers of the Ohio
State University.
Investigation shows that
starchy foods, mixed with
fats, are among the hardest
of the child's Digestion" de.
clared Miss Minnie Price, as
sistant State home demon
strator.
"Pie falls definitely within
this class, particularly when
hastily made and served cold
and soggy.
Compared to other better
deserts, pie is expensive, hard
to- make, and almost impos-
sible to pack properly into a
school lunch. 1t does not
contain food elements neces-
sary to round out the noon
day meal. 1t takes up room
in the lunch box which might
otherwise be given to desir-
able dessert dishes"
These nutrition experts eX-
pressed belief that the pie
should be replaced in the
school luEch by cup custard,
or fruit, or preserve and jelly
sandwiches.
The Washington times., 1922-02-12
City Club Will Present
Revue on Family Night

Presentation of a revue will be
the feature of a family night" to
be given at the new City Club on
Tuesday, February 81. Members
of the club and their families will
be entertained with a supper dance
from 1890 to 1890 o'clock. Stars
from the local thcatcrs will provide
the entertainment.
The committee in charge of ar.
ranGements consists of Capt. George
A. Bentley, Roland Robbins, A.
Julian BrylawslSt, Arthur J. May,
Roy l.. Newhouser, Andrew w.
Duffy, and Frank II. Bryson.
The Washington times., 1922-02-12
Lincoln Would Have Been Farmer
Had He Followed His Fathers Wish
Great President, Whose 18th
Birthday Anniversary Is Be-
ing Celebrated Today, Dis
liked Soil Filling and Be-
came an Odd-Job Man.
Cousin Has Collected Some
Hitherto Untold Biography.
BY WILLIAM r. SULLIVAN.
International News Service.

SPR1NGFIELD, ILL.,, Feb. IL
Abraham Lincoln would have been
farmer had he followed the incli
nations of his father and had he
been satisfied with the impover.
ished surroundings of his boyhood
days.
But the immortal Lincoln, whose
18th birthday anniversary Is being
commemorated by the nation and
the world today. had loftier ambi-
tons and further, a dislike for the
rustic life Of soil tiller.
Scarcely had the man, who later
became one of the greatest figures
In American history. become old
enough to shift for himself than he
left the home of his father and
step-mother, which was small
cabin located on what was known
as Goose Nest Prairie, near
Charleston, ILL.,, in Coles county.
This was not the home in which
ABE was born, but where his father
settled after coming to Illinois.
Lincoln was born on February IL.
1909. in a log cabin on a barren
farm In the backwoods Of Ken
lucky, three miles west of a place
called Hogensville.
Spent Youth In Indiana.
When he was seven years old his
family moved to q town called
Gentryville. in Spencer county, In
diana, where his mother, Nancy
Hanks Lincoln, died. Shortly af-
terward Lincoln's father was re-
married to the Widow Sarah John
ston, Kentucky girl, and the fam
lily moved over into Illinois. where
his father settled. The trip Of the
Lincolns from Indiana to Illinois
was made In a wagon drawn by
four oxen.
When Lincoln left his fathers
country home in Coles county he
moved west into Illinois and first
settled at Salem. near Springfield.
incOln's early life was one of
many struggles, hardships and Of
poverty. Always q plain man, he
was first of all q man Of odd
Jobs" rail splitter, blacksmith,
store clerk and trader before he
practiced law. He later entered
politics.
One of the most interesting books
on the early days of Lincoln, much
OF which has been untouched upon
by historians, Is in the possession
of Dennis Hanks bowling. a blood
cousin Of the Civil War President.
who now resides in Springfield.
Dowling's ''scrapbook," upon
which he has spent more than
forty years, contains a vast collec-
ton Of interviews with men who
knew Lincoln personally. of pic
lures depicting the poverty OF his
surroundings and numerous other
interesting facts of Lincoln's inner
self. Among the collection of pic
The Washington times., 1922-02-12
FARMERS PROTECT GAME.

LURAY, Va, Feb. 1l.-Farmcrs
of this county are taking measures
for the protection of game during
the time the snow is on the
ground. Rabbits have been found
in great numbers frozen in their
nests. and it is believed that the
cold weather has killed birds in
great numbers. Wherever places
have been found that snow was
not on the ground farmers and
sportsmen are placing wheat in or.
der that the birds may have food
to tide them over till the snow is
gone.
The Washington times., 1922-02-12

tCct We office he has on several oC.
casions been detailed as act ng
chef of the office in the absence
of the inspector. When he left the
service to enter the training camp,
in 1917, he was in charge of the
office from to IL o'clock.
During 1915 and 1916 he was de-
tailed to the office of the d strict
Attorney to assist in the prepare.
ton of cases for the grand jury
and other duties. He has worked
on all the important cases that
have been handled by the detec-
tive bureau during the time he
was assigned there.
He is married and lives at lat
Randolph street. He is charter
member Of George Washington
Post, No. I, America Legion.
The Washington times., 1922-02-12

ed about thirty colored men and boys
and locked them up in the station
house.
The men according to the police
were starting to get ready for a
night of rioting, and had just sue
ceeded in stopping a street car and
beating the conductor and motor
man.
That night there was not a single
case of rioting in his precinct. and
the next morning all the prisoners
were released with a warning and a
collateral Of IS. The officials in
charge OF the police department said
that the forethought of Major Sulli.
van had prevented a great deal OF
trouble, and he was given an inspec-
torship for his work.
Major Sullivan lives with his fam
lily at 625 Princeton place north.
west. He has four children. Misses
Mary and Margaret, John and Dan
lei, the seven-year-old pride Of the
house, who says he Is going to be
a policeman when he grows up.
Captain Pratt's Record.
Captain Pratt was born in King
George county, Va, on August "a.
1873, on the farm of his father.
He attended the public schools of
the county, and afterward attended
Bethel Military Academy, outside OF
Warrenton, Va. After leaving the
academy he went hack on the farm
and worked with his father until he
was twenty-one years old
Leaving Virginia, he came to
Washington and obtained employ
ment with the United States Elk.
press Company as money transfer
agent. He went on the police force
on August l. 1896, and was assigned
to duty in the Seventh prec net.
He made such record as
policeman in that precinct that he
was made an acting sergeant at
the request Of Lieutenant Swindells,
who commanded the precinct, after
he had been on the force only two
years. He was the youngest man
in years and experience that ever
held that position in the Police De.
partment. In July, 1908, he was
detailed to detective headquarters
and made a detective sergeant. He
served in this capacity until August
23, 1917, when he obtained leave of
absence and entered the second
officers training camp at FIT. Myer,
Va. After undergo ng a course in
train ng there he was Commiss oned
a captain in the r service on No
vember 8, 1917. He was ass gned to
duty in the school section, a L serv-
ice, at 119 ID street northwest. He
remained in tn detail until De
cember II, 1917, when he was or
dered to report to the Oh. EFF Of mill
tary intelligence section of the
War College. He remained on duty
there until April Z, 1918, when he
was ordered to Newport News, Va.
for duty on the staff OF Gen. Grote
Hutchinson, commaniant OF the port
Of embarkat on. as INTEL gcnce
officer for the port and the nearby
camps.
He established military intelli-
gence sect ons ih these camps and
remained on duty there until DC.
tober zS. 1918, when he was re.
lieved and ordered for duty on the
staff Of Gen. NJ. Churchill, direc.
tor of military intelligence, general
staff, in Washington.
Back to Police Work.
He remained on duty here until
October D. 1920, when he was d g.
charged from the service. On June
10, 1919, he was promoted from
captain to major. He then was re-
instated as detective sergeant on
the police force.
During the years that Captain
Pratt has been on duty in the de-
The Washington times., 1922-02-12
Oriental Dances. Play
and Music to Be Given

The sensuous aria of the hautboy.
pulsating with the fervor of the
East, accompanied by crashing
brass and tinllling cymbals," will De
one of the features of the Oriental
art entertainment to be given Tues.
lay night at Central High School.
'Savitri," an episode of the Maha-
arata. and THE Maharani of Ara
tan,' romantic comedy by Tagorc,
will be given. Hindu chants will be
sung and East Indian musicians will
play the instruments peculiar to
their native land. A number of folk
dances will be given under the di-
rection of Michio Itow.
On February 81, Japanese art will
have its innings: while on the night
Of February 2S, Chinese, JaVanese
md Korean program will be given.
The Washington times., 1922-02-12
Asked Her to Wed Four
Times, His Suit Defense

READING, Feb. 11.-Aneging
that he asked the girl four. times to
marry him and that she refused,
Charles NJ. Leinbach, superintend.
ent of mail delivery here, filed in
court an answer to a $4,000 suit.
LeinbaCh is being sued for breach
of promise by Gertrude NJ. Zwally.
The Washington times., 1922-02-12
N. E. CITSZENS TO MEET.

Social diseases in the District will
be discussed by members of the
Northeast Washington Citizens As
sociation at meeting tomorrow
night in th9 Good Shepherd Guild
Hall, Sixth and streets north
east, at o'clock.
The Washington times., 1922-02-12
McC ormick to Speak
on Douglass Birthday

Senator Medill Mccormick, OF Hi.
nois, will deliver the principal ad
dress at the celebration of Freder-
ick Douglass birthday, Fourteenth
and Corcoran streets northwest
Tuesday night.
The Washington times., 1922-02-12
FARMER KILLS HIMSELF.

ROCKY MOUNT, Va, Feb. IL
John Law, aged fifty.three, farmer
of near Sydnorsville, Franklin coun-
~. committed suicide, by shooting
himself in the heart. MeLIncholin,
caused by i'll health, caused him 10
take his own life.