The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-07-30
BREAD FAMINE IS ON.
Pensacola Bakers Strike on Account of
 Wage Scale

Pensacola Bakers Strike on Account of
 Wage Scale
 Pensacola. Fla. July 2s-(SpeciaD- A bread famine is on in Pensacola. as the result of the strike of the members of the Bakers Union. The latter de- manded an increase of about twenty five per cent in wages. after having been granted an increase about two weeks ago., When the master bakers re- fused to accede to the demands the bakers after completing their work yesterday afternoon walked out. ana this morning all of the bakeries of the city closed for an indefinite period.
 The proprietors state that they will make no attempt to bake until all of the bakeries have secured q full force of men from other cities. Today no bread was delivered to rsidehts. and crackers were in demand. Many of the families resorted to baking their own bread. and in this manner are filling the wants of the members of families Some of the bakeries are already equipped with force of men, but others have no forces at all.
 compact has been entered into be- tween the master bakers to close all shops. whether or not a force is on hand. until each of the bakeries has force of men. then all will resume bak- ing at the same time The master bakers estimate that 1t will be the latter portion of the week before they can resume delivery service to GUS toner's
 The dog law is being strictly en- forced In Pensacola by the officials. and this morning twenty-three canines. which had been taken up roaming the streets without a license tag attached to the collar, were killed at the police station. while there remain half hundred more to be killed within twenty-four hours unless the owners claim them and pay the tax of $l.25.
 Under the city laws all dogs found at large upon the streets after July ]. are impounded and unless claimed within forty-eight hours are killed. The owner of a dog can secure TOT s125 a tag. which when attached to the collar of an animal makes 1t i'm mune from arrest. The enforcement of the law each year decreases by several hundred the number of dogs that roam the streets.
 James Reynolds. 8 white man. who came here from Alabama and was ar- rested a few weeks afterwards upon | the charge of breaking and entering  | made his escape from the convict | camps, has been captured in Monroe- vile. Alabama.
 Reynolds was serving "a term of nine months at hard labor. and had only served about three weeks of the time, when he slipped the shackles from his leg and made his escape. He will be brought here in few days 10 serve out his sentence.
 Ed Thomas, colored. employed in the shops of the Louisville and Nash- vile, met death yesterday afternoon near the unlon depot, when he at- tempted to board a fast moving tram bound north He missed his footing g and fell beneath the cars. the wheels passing over the body and severins | the head.
 The negro, who had formerly workeo | as switchman in the local yards, hao attempted to catch the rear of the en- zine, but the train was moving very l fast and he failed.
 Pete Johansen, a. Norwegian sallor bears the distinction of being the only seaman ever to leap from a VesSe' while proceeding out Of the haroo' | and reaching shore in safety. l Yesterday morning Johsnsen "as