EIGHT THE TAMPA MORNING TRIBUNE, THURSDAY, DEC. 14, 1922 DOORS WINDOWS ROOFINGS PAINTS" OILS I. W. PHILLIPS COMPANY Tampa, Florida For 25 Years Your Dependable Building Material Dealer Morgan and Bell St. Phone 2242 Dependable Building Materials SENILITY If there is extant in congress the slightest element of that quality, which made Elizabeth one of the greatest and most successful of England's rulers, there will be little hesitancy in abolishing once for all the senile rule of seniority.
As a matter of both fact and logic there is nothing in this rule to commend it. Under such a rule, if an African gorilla could get himself elected to congress and could manage to stay there long enough, he would inherit the most important committee assignment in the national legislature, while men of acknowledged ability and unsurpassable talents for constructive service would scatter themselves idly over the benches. The seniority rule is a relic of the old political feudal dynasty which caused the old guard to draw together for protection. At no time in its history has it served the1 nation half as well as its breach would have done. It took Penrose into senate leadership when he was as badly out of tune with public opinion as even an African gorilla would have been.
Time after time it has been used to check, if not defeat clearly expressed public opinion. 1' The result is that the senate has fallen completely under the sway of a coterie of aged gentlemen skilled in the art of legislating as they desired and equally skilled in the art of preventing legislation which they disapproved; gentlemen as sonorously out of harmony with the times in which they now live as a hautboy in a stringed orchestra. The senoirity rule bred the farmerHoc in the senate. There Is no question at all concerning that. And it has bred every other destructive revolt in the national legislature.
We say it is high time that rule Was abolished and men chosen for leadership upon their merits and their standing, even though such a rule should place some political parvenue upon the silk cushions of the venerable and mighty Congress must begin to pay some attention to the expressed of the people instead of setting its awkward bulk directly in the path of popular opinion, everlastingly and eternally PREPAREDNESS With a savings account you are always prepared to take advantage of spot cash bargains and while you wait for them your money is earning more money and at a good rate if left with us. TAMPA LOAN SAVINGS CO. We Lend or Borrow. Chas. H.
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Blair, Mgr. FOR OF SUCH IS THE KINGDOM "But Jesus called them unto him and said. Suffer little children to come unto me and forbid them not, for of such is the Kingdom of God." Little children are welcomed to the palace of God, but they are barred from the palaces of man! The tender, loving Master of mankind likened a little ohild to the Kingdom of Heaven, and he told his disciples excepting that they became like a little child, they could not see God. How strange, then, that children should be more and more ostracized among a people who denominate themselves Christian! Go out upon the boulevards and fashionable residential streets of Tampa, or any other city, and you will find many of the richly adorned and fashionable apartment houses, even residences, closed to these emblems of the Kingdom of God. A young man and woman joined in holy wedlock and expecting a visitation shortly from the re-creating causist, make application for an apartment.
They are above reproach. They are able in all things to meet the terms of the landlord. In their eyes Is a light of holiness in anticipation of the great event which is to come to them. "Have you any babies?" asks the landlord. "No." replies the man.
But the pride of coming fatherhood shines in his eye as he honestly adds: "But we are expecting one In a few weeks." "Sorry," replies the landlord, "but babies are not allowed in the house." "Suffer the little children to come unto me and forbid them not, for of such is the Kingdom of God," said the Good Shepherd 2,000 years ago. We worry at the fast departing shades of that great institution, the American home, which was wont to bless our land; we fret that the childless couple is Increasing by tens of thousands each passing year, and that the birth rate is ever falling; and we say harsh things about men and women stifling the great urge of nature, about their cowardice in refusing to make the sacrifice which their designer intended. But there is another side. What shall we say of a commercialism, a lust for dividends, for ease and comfort, which has closed so "many places to the child and the parent alike, and made both decidedly unwelcome in In fixing responsibility for the national menace which is growing, how shall we avoid writing a heavy debit Nature has not changed since the dawn of history, save under great compulsion; and then only seemingly. The fundamentals of human existence remain 'the same today as in the days of Jesus.
It is only the abnormal husband and wife who approach the privilege of setting up a home sans hope of posterity. In most instances that hope dominates the perspective. Children, the splendid young animals which are the hope of the future, are reprobated in the neighborhood everywhere, until they have money to spend. Then greedy commercialism draws no line either as to color, religion, age or previous condition of servitude. "NO children admitted," is the sign which Mammon has emblazoned upon the lintels of the public houst in the cities of our land.
The bride and groom who enter these places are indirectly ordered to violate both the laws of 'nature and man on pain of being dispossessed should they fail to do so. Oh, yes, there is much to be said on the other side of the case. Childish fingers do leave marks upon 'the decorations, and plaintive, baby voices making known hunger or suffering disturb the slumbers of men and women who have come in at 3 o'clock in the morning from an orgy and want to-sleep late. But Jesus said: "Forbid them not, for of such is the Kingdom of God." We anticipated the shortage that has occurred in Building Material on account of the Rail and Coal situation, and we are in a position to furnish for immediate delivery in any quantifies desired, the following CORRUGATED IRON METAL SHINGLES OAK FLOORING RE-INFORCED STEEL BARS NAILS CEMENT AND LIME BOOKER COMPANY Incorporated Phone 2669. Tampa, Florida, THE TAMPA MORNING TRIBUNE Entered In the Postofftce of Tampa.
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MIZPATH: The Lord watch between me and thee, when we are absent one from another. Genesis; 31:49. FULL SERVICE ASSOCIATED PRESS DAY AND NIGHT When you feel that you are at the end of your rope, tie a knot In it and hold on. Ml III I II I 1 III III A little Strait talk by an American diplomat seems to have Impressed the Turk deeply. Why not send a hammer thrower after the hammer slayer.
He might be able to "hit it up" with her. Next to telling people how to vote, running: a department in a paper giving advice to young girls is the easiest Job. A collie dog was driven mad from hearing music In London. Dogs at times reveal almost human traits of character. If Professor Tiernan has actually disappeared it is the first sensible thing he has done since he came into public notice.
We do not look upon Mussolini as a super-statesman, but when he says many can pay he shows that he Is no gump. We wish the garment makers wtfuld follow the example of congress in its tariff alterations and revise the skirts upward again. Exposure of Klan nomenclature should be a big boost for manufacturers of "Kiddy Karts," and other such eccentricities of spelling. 'i France has concluded to grant a brief moratorium, but would be much better pleased to present Germany with a large mortuary. mayb? the California lady who broke jail in the dead of night concealed herself among a lot of other lemons being shipped out.
Another flying ace has struck earth. Which is a grim reminder that if they just keep going up there won't be any aces left after a little. A Harvard astronomer says life on Venus is probable. Maybe, but we won't believe it till the inhabitants apply for a loan from Uncle Sam. A British engineer has shown that the expense of air transportation only slight ly exceeds that of moving passengers by rail If nothing untoward happens.
New Zealand has voted wet. There may be something in the theory of liberals that New Zealand is the nearest approach to Utopia yet achieved by the human race. Why do the headlines persist in saying anything is in doubt? Even the hoochi-coochi girls of Hawaii went democratic. Why not end it all in a blanket admission? 9 Figures Just published show that the Canada living cost is back to the 1914 scale. Canada does not deal with profiteers as we do on this side of the border.
De-Valera sends word that he will have nothing to do with the Free State govern mnt of Ireland. But if he should be cap tured it would have something to do with him. If it is true that the Krupps are to be elven a land grant of 247,000 acres in Rus sia, it indicates once more how kind Lenin is to the Germans and how harsh to the Russians, The Turk government Issues orders that drunken officers will not be dismissed hut eivan thfrtv lflfthAq We 0.. ml didn't know that Pussyfoot Johnson had reached xurxey. M.
Clemenceau has not won the ap proval of the United States Senate, we are told from Washington. But, then, nothing wins the entire approval or our. dear old Senate except itself. a wimon Vioh 1ut rHnrnverftd that she can make Christmas presents out of tin cans. One of the boys who drives a whoopee suggests that Mr.
Ford holds priority ngnts or discovery. Bandits in St. Louis overpowered gev eminent guards and took bonded whisky away from them, whether tnis is an evi dence of lawlessness or an argument against prohibition depends upon the point of view. It is announced that the ships of the United American lines which were trans ferred to Panama registry were only a test of the drv ruliner concerning liquor on American vessels. Sort of to see whether it would hold water or not.
California pursuers of an escaped, woman "hammer slayer" are sure that she got away either by airplane or by an underground route. While they are watching the skies and the subways, she ought to have a good chance to escape by merely strolling along terra flrma. A MAN WITH NERVE John Symonds of London, is a man with plenty of nerve. He is head of the English and he has just ifesued a ukase forbidding women becoming members, saying that women make poor barbers because they are unreliable and erratic, "in this as In all other work." A woman barber, according to John, may be skillful one day and possibly dangerous the next. "Only men make efficient bar-bers," says John.
Better remain In England, John! "Feather Your Nest' Jacksonville Times-Union: Throughout Florida the wave of home construction that started Wi about three years ago and has steadily advanced shows no signs of receding. Reports from practically all sections of the state showed November as a fine building month, and in every list the number of new residences was highly satisfactory. People had become weary of living two or three families to a house, or boarding or "rooming" and the movement to secure separate homes has spread and keeps spreading. Jacksonville probably leads all Florida cities in the number of new houses built this year, and in the costal although some South Florida towns ana cities have part year residents who can afford to spend a million or more on their winter homes, but the most important fact in the building story is the number of new homes. Then, for another detail in regard to the new homes, it can be shown that Florida homes are now being constructed on the best plans for comfort and convenience; they are also made attractive, and this is something worth noticing.
As one builder in Jacksonville puts it on his signs "not merely house a home," and he has done a lot more than build good houses: his signs have been an Incentive to others and homes are more than shelter ai)d protection in the majority of new construction. "Feather your nest" advises an ad-vertiser who figures it out that the human "nest" Is just as worthy of decoration and comfort as that of the birds, and this latter device is regarding-the furnishing. And here again the word can be explained. Feathering the nest can nowadays include provision for comfort winter and summer and time-saving for the housewife and convenience for the rest of the family. Proper feathering should include some plan for heating that does not require the tending of half a dozen fires.
It is very well to have a big fireplace in the living room, and there's nothing quite so attractive as a big fire of "pine knots," when the weather is only cool. But there are cool times and some cold spots in a Florida winter, here and even further south, when real comfort demands a furnace or something of that kind a heater that will make the house comfortable, and only one real fire to maintain. That is a bunch of real feathers for a nest, and means just what the word implies. Arranging the house for the sunlight and air is of course considered by the majority of home builders but not always by a contractor. Even an architect may be more concerned over the outside appearance of a place than the inside arrangements.
The kitchen Is a very Important part of the modern house, for the mistress of the place is often in charge there, and "feathers" of convenience and comfort are as much appreciated in this department as Anywhere. Lots of light, everything, and all the newest tricks and helps cost only a little more than the plainest equipment. The kitchen. is now one of the show places" of the modern house and where It was once forbidden ground for any save the cook and the butler, now the company may go right In and maybe the family has breakfast there, in an alcove called the "breakfast room." Within the past two "ears there have been hundreds of homes built in Jacksonville and its fast growing suburbs, and probably 90 per cent of tue new houses are "fussed up" with fancy windows and little pergolas and side porches and odd gabies and porte cocheres and trellisses and fol de rols. In one new suburb there are over one hundred new house- and everyone is different from the others, and all "fancy." Feathering the nest has become the fashion and, it is hoped, to stay.
The home is worth all the fuss and feathers that can be put upon it for the comfort and pleasure of the family. Land or Water? Florida Real Estate Journal: A citizen of Fort Lauderdale returned from a trip abroad stresses the need of conserving waters in the Everglades for irrigation. He points out opportunely that drainage is not the only problem in making Everglades lands profitable. Not only must the lands be drained, but provision must be made to irrigate when the drained lands become too dry. He makes reference to the Zuyder Zee in Holland as affording an example in land reclamation that might be followed advantageously by those officially in charge of Everglades reclamation.
While it is to be doubted if this Observer has said anything that the chief engineer of Everglades drainage operations does not know, it is well enough to emphasize the need of conserving the waters of Lake Okeechobee. In this issue appears an article relating the extensive preparations being made in Louisiana to create artificial reservoirs and to utilize the waters thus conserved not only for irrigation but for transportation and for hydro-electric activity. This vast enterprise is being undertaken by private capital, and it is needless to add that the ultimate object is to make money by charging tolls for the use of the waters, the canals and the hydro-electric power. If the reclamation of the Everglades ever was a wild dream it would be difficult to properly characterize the Louisiana project. But the most violent opponents of Everglades drainage have been silenced; the success of the enterprise, has been proved.
The chief drainage engineer in a recent article shows that upwards of $8,000,000 has been jspent tin the Everglades drainage system, and that only a portion of one season's crop from one section of reclaimed territory represented market value of more than one-half of that total. This is not the major purpose, however, in citing the Louisiana project. The object of that undertaking is to conserve water, soft water, the kind that Florida has in Lake Okeechobee. Steps should be taken to ascertain If the system of locks and dams in the Everglades is. sufficient to conserve the waters which will be needed in that territory.
Good water is one of nature's most valuable gifts to man. Lake Okeechobee is one of the greatest natural assets of Flor-idt. It would be criminal to dissipate an asset of this priceless character. Well, Who Cares? Jacksonville Floridian: Every now and then they ask us who will be the next mayor of Jacksonville? But when we feel real mean, we tell that old story tJ- told us about Judge Doggett. Once upon a time, as the story roes, some near neighbor of the Judge told him that his old Shanghai rooster had a habit at 8 o'clock every morning of mounting his fence and, with human-like voice, would crow, "I-be-long-to-Judge-Dog-gett!" The Judge accordingly summoned his friends to watch and listen.
The old rooster was there with the goods. The same performance and pantomine. But as he flew at the usual spot upon this same time and fence, a little old "bantam" rooster defiantly responded, "Well, i The Christmas Orange By Frank Kay Anderson (In Dec. issue of The Citrus Industry.) I am the gold of the1 sunshine, the nectar of the flowers, the aroma of the tropic twilight when dusky nightfall slips silently upon a stilled and fragrant world. I am a gleam of cheer to brighten the murk of a gray sky, a pledge of warmth and fcladness to dull the menace of a chill wind that flutters dead leaves outside, a glint of perpetual summer against snow flakes hurrying past the window pane.
I am a token of love and remembrance, a Jolly bulge in a chimney-side stocking, a' cherished gift from Santa Claus. I am' Health. Within me is that which brings color to the cheek, gives zest to the appetite, and bids the body awake. I am Wealth. The riches of Ind are the treasures I bring, for Health is Wealth, to all mankind.
I am Happiness. I radiate good cheer and symbolize the spirit of giving. I go hand in hand with unselfish service. Chubby fingers fondle me, lean fingers caress me; rosy faces and wan hold for me a smile of welcome and delight. I am an accompaniment and a token of the Spirit of the Occasion.
I am the Christmas Orajige. Tampa and The Tribune And the Goal Is In Sight Miami Metropolis: "More water and better water is Tampa goal," says the Tampa Tribune. That used to be Miami's goal, too. Reflected Glory Clearwater Sun: Have you noticed how much brighter the Tampa Tribune shines since the editor paid a visit to Clearwater? Tampa's Automobile Show Sebring White Way: We saw more automobiles in Tampa Saturday night than we have ever seen in that town except on gala occasions. If we had taken time to count we believe we could have found cars from every state in the Union.
Verily, the tourists have come. Better Accept and Come Early Ocala Star: W. F. Stovail, the enterprising and broadminded editor of the Tampa Tribune, sends the Star a special invitation to be present at the South Florida Fair in Tampa. Tampa always has a splendid fair, and unless somebody breaks a leg- the Star is likely to be represented.
Amend the Constitutio Gainesville Sun: Bob Holley, of the Sanford Herald, wants the legislature to abolish dengue and broken bone fever and the Tampa Tribune wants to add hay fever. Why not amend the state We have amended it about everything else, For Desert, Surelyl Clearwater Sun: "You can live on bread and cheese, and kisses, provided you can get fresh kisses once in a while," declared John L. McWhorter in the Tampa Tribune. That might be stimulating enough for you, John, but most men want a more substantial diet. Fresh kisses for desert are all right, however.
Gompers In Tampa Wauchula Advocate: The Hon. Samuel Gompers, the grand dictator of labor unions, was in Tampa Monday and complained bitterly about having to get up at 5 o'clock, in the morning after a long Journey and how he had planned to sleep several hours longer. If Mr. Gompers were to try making a living on a farm he would get used to getting up at 5 o'clock in the morning. Only a Few, If.
Any Orlando Reporter-Star: The editor of the Eustis Lake Region insists that Lake county is a leader in improved live stock. To which the Tampa, Tribune' makes re-Joinder that much of that stock Is pure bull. On top of this the Region editor contends that game and fish hog still lives over there. Now, Bro. Stovail, have you any of that breed of hogs left over in Hillsborough? U.
S. History Lesson Sept. 5, 1774, first continental congress assembled in Philadelphia. Feb. "6, 1778, Independence of the United States recognized by France.
Sept. 3, 1783, treaty, of peace between England and United States signed. April 30, 4803, Louisiana purchased from France for $15,000,000. April 6, 1917, United States entered World war against central powers; armistice signed Nov. 11, 1918.
June 19, 1812, United States declared war on England; treaty of peace signed at Ghent, Dec. 24, 1814. June 4, 1845, Mexico declared war on United States; treaty of peace signed at Guadalupe, Hidalgo, Feb. 2, 1848. Dec.
20, 1860V South Carolina seceded and was followed by ten other states, south of Maryland and Kentucky, within six months. Feb. 15, 1898, battleship Maine destroyed in Havana harbor; on April 25, congress declared state of war with Spain had existed since April 21; treaty of peace signed at Paris, Dec. 10. April 9, 1865, Lee surrendered; Johnston surrendered to Sherman, April 26; President Johnson issued proclamation of amnesty and pardon May 20, officially terminating Civil war.
Escapes From Winter W. H. Schuiz, Sr. From the far-off frozen Arctic, towards the torrid zone. Blow the chilling winds of winter With, a whistle of their own'.
Frozen "are the rills -and rivers, Till their waters cease to run, And denuded nature shivers, Even in the noonday sun. From the far-off frozen Arctic, Down towards the southern seas, Blow the biting blasts of winter, Creaking through the barren trees." Frozen are the ponds and marshes And you hear a rumbling sound, For the frigid frost-kings grumble As they cleave the solid ground. have flown the birds t)f passage. In a milder land to stay, Left behind the Jays and sparrows. To contend with birds of Long have flown the birds ofepassage From the cold the Arctic bears, To the Florida of flowers.
To a fairer land than theirs. Long the birds have learned the lesson That man is so slow to learn, That he may escape from winter, If but to the South he turn; There to share the land of sunshine, Where the allamanda blows, There to drink the spicy breezes, Where the sweetest orange grows. Wheelbarrows Carload Just Received CONTRACTORS EQUIPMENT A SPECIALTY The Cameron Barkley Co. Machinery and Supplies Welfare Loan Society. WELFARE LOANS Those who build solid foundations for their start in the business world, secure Tribune want ad positions by which they can climb to great heights of success.
EARLY CHRISTMAS MAILING Business men of the city should, and no doubt will, co-operate with Postmaster Lambright in his effort to bring about a more even distribution of the mailing of packages and letters through the various hours of the day. There are some business houses which permit their outgoing letters to accumulate in large numbers through the day and then have all of them mailed late in the afternoon. This throws an unusually heavy burden on the postofflce clerks who work during the late hours. That la especially true during the Christmas season, when a large number of Christmas packages are mailed in the afternoon and evening. Many business letters and many Christmas packages could be mailed early in th day, Just as well as late, and every effort should be made to do that.
In a war of reprisals it is easy to understand that the minority will be wiped out first. GENERAL WOOD It is announced that Major-General Leonard Wood will not assume the position of provost of the University of Pennsylvania, but will remain as governor-general of the Philippines. That is a fortunate decision. Wood is admirably fitted, by education, training and temperament to govern the Philippines Islands. He has proven an able administrator and such is greatly needed to supervise the handling of Philippine problems.
President Harding-could hardly appoint a man who would be more efficient as governor-general than General Wood. As the end of the year approaches merchants are taking stock. And corporations are taking stock dividends. Worthy of Consideration Editor Tribune: The article, "Lessons In Political Economy," by Mr. C.
B. Morrill, appearing in the forum of the December 7th issue of The Tribune, strikes a note that is worthy of consideration. I am ignorant of the occasion that called forth this article but the impression gained in reading the first part of it centers around Mr. Kendrick's doubt of Pier-pont Morgan's being of value to society. In this, one is reminded of the Physiocrats, whose economic doctrines were prevalent in England and France during the later part of the eighteenth century.
These ad vocates of the back-to-nature idea as a cure for the evils of-the mercantilism of an earlier period, maintained the inferiority of manufacture, trade, and the professions to agriculture as productive industries. With them, the peasant was the only pro ductive member of society and all other expenditure of effort was employed either wholly or partly in an unproductive capacity. We can readily see how unfitted to our present economic organization and In stitutlons is this eighteenth-century doctrine, although it was more or less the creed of all of the foremost economists of that period. Mr. Morrill's suggestion in connection with Mr.
Kendrick error that the public be given an economic education through newspaper articles is of real merit. Whether the American public is less concerned with the solutions of economic problems than are the peoples of Europe, I am not prepared to say; but It is a known fact that there is noticeable lack of American leaders jof thought in this branch of social science. Our economic problems of the past have, in a large measure, been left to solve themselves, or, failing in-that, have been victims of over-hasty There is an ever-present tendency among us to hold aloof from tackling such problems until they are forced upon us and we then hasten them to premature conclusions. It would be a slur upon human intelligence to infer that the thinking public would neglect to inform itself upon a subject that is so Intimately connected and bound up with the motive forces that prompt every action of human relations. Economics Is not a cure for all social evils; nor will a knowledge of its principles without application rectify them any more than a knowledge of hygiene without practise will preserve perfect health.
But a grounding in and understanding of even the primary principles of political economy will assure a more enlightened gathering at the polls and make for a better conduct of business relations. C. LOUIS KNIGHT. University, Virginia. How-to get publicity at little cost use The Tribune want ads The Tribune want ads go into every home and are read at every fireside.
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Then no matter what dire times come, what setbacks In business, you can always fall' back on your savings account here. We pay per ent annual interest. Let "8 talk it over. When you want to buy or sell, rent or exchange, remember the number of eyes and minds The Tribune want ads reach daily. Now we approach that state of serenity in I which government officials, for self-defense form a mutual admiration society and sing in glorious harmony.
IS FRANCE RELENTLESS? Most disagreements, it has been said, result from the refusal to contemplate both sides of the shield, and that observation gets some verification from the controversy between France and Its critics. The critics of France are pretty sure that its unrelenting insistence on a complete fulfillment of the peace treaty is. the chief cause of its own troubles and those of ah Europe. France retorts, through Clemenceau, that the troubles of France and of Europe are the consequence of having indulged Germany in the policy of cheating the treaty. Charged with obdurateness, France answers that it has been guilty of a disastrous lenience toward Germany.
France can make out the better case. Certainly the notion that there have been no remissions of the terms of the peace treaty are grossly at odds with the facts. Once already the bill of damages which it imposed on Germany has been reduced, and on the amount remaining to the claim Germany is in heavy default. Furthermore, despite that default, the stipulated penalties have not been inflicted. The idea that; France has been relentless can not be made to stand in the presence of those facts.
It is also a noteworthy fact that every proposal for a mitigation of the terms of the peace treaty has been one that levied the sacrifice it entailed on France alone None of them, if adopted. would have cost the United States or Great Britian anything. Yet it is in the United States and Great Britain that Mie complaint of being inexorable has been most' persistently brought against France Undoubtedly the peace treaty is an in-qubus, which though fastened Upon Germany," is a dead weight upon all Europe. Even France is not Insensible of that fact. But it is hardly just to complain because of France's unwillingness to lighten the burden at own expense exclusively.
There can be no Justness in that complaint when made by nations which refuse to share the sacrifices that must be made if the remedy they prescribe is to be administered. Clemenceau says he is satisfied with the President's message, and if he feels that way about it, we have no kick to register. It would seem reasonable for the President to be a little more clubby with his family name; and not hesitate so long about reappointing former Governor W. P. G.
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