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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-13

, throughout New England bids fair TO
make this one of the greatest Hockey
seasons in years. Harvard, Yale,
Princetown. Columbia and no end of
smaller colleges are hard at work on
the ice.
From the present indications it
looks as though the American Asso-
citation will have more new players
next season than any other baseball
organization in the country
Frank Farrell, owner of the New
York Americans, Will join the colony
of horSemen at Sheepshead Bay dur
ing the coming summer. He is now
building a palitial residence on Long
Island
At a meeting of the Southern
League in Birmingham, Ala. the sal
airy limit was placed at 2.T00
Thomas LOngbOat. the Indian long
distance runner, is in New York with
his manager. LOngboat whose home
Is in Caledonia, near Hamilton. Ont
and who comes from the Six Nations
of Indians. is the champion long dis
tance runner of the world. He won
the Marathon race at Toronto in Sep
TENDER in 81 minutes and so seconds
beating the record by three minutes
He is only ~ years old and weighs
less than 40 pounds
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-13

The following article giving inter
esting historical, agricultural, indus
trial and climatic facts about Florida
is repubIished from a western agri-
cultural journal of wide circulation:
Florida is the most southern and
tropical state in the United States,
washed on the east by the Atlantic,
on the west by the gulf, famed
both by the Atlantic and gulf
bTeezes- Its climate is warm in the
winter and cool in the summer. and
for this reason, if for no other. Flor
ida is noted for its healthfulneSS and
retreat for invalids-
Years ago Florida was conceded
by the medical department of the
United States as the hedlthlest state
in the union, according to the vital
statistics of the army OF occupation
for many years in the Seminole wars.
one of the blOOdieSt Indian wars in
the history Of the United States.
Florida was discovered on Easter
Sunday, 1919, by Ponce de Leon,
Spanish noble and adventurer- When
he and his men first came in sight of
Florida the faint white streaks of
sand between the calm blue heavens
and the quIvering, flashing waters
of the gulf. broke like new dawn
of Paradise.
The superstitiOus Spaniards look
ed upon this new discovery hardly
less than the very symbol OF the holy
spirit, Ponce de Leon, aged and
broken in health, III search OF the
Fountain of Youth. beholding the
evergreen and continuous life Of this
wonderful peninsula, imagined the
Fountain within his grasp and scat
tered wonderful reports and stories
of this new and promising land.
fernando DeSOtO asked his gov
eminent permission TO conquer Flor
ida in 1887. and landed with $50 chos-
en- men in May. 1929, in what is now
known as Tampa bay, but there was
nothing 20 conquer. The country
was sparsely settled, little more than
a wilderness. These SpaniaTds drift
ed more 10 the north, discovered the
Mississippi river. where DeSOto died.
May, 1912, accomplishing little and
reaping less for his discoveries.
SItcwasL 56SeabeforeS aDS newSat,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-13
Racing

Racing.
Z There are sixty entries for the
! Coney Island Jockey Club for three
{ year ODDS. The stakes are valued al
: $4,000.
Prince LoberiSky, for whom Willie
: Cannon. the American rider will ride
: this year in Russia, is nephew of the
Gear.
IL he cannot find buyer within the
tnext few days Colonel Robert Mel
willie Will again run Herculoid, Mr.
MCCAIN, the Miner and Wellbourne.
Z 1t has been reported that at least
-two tracks in Chicago will be allowed
10 race a limited number of days this
wear
All thoroughbreds registered in the
stud book are one year old on Jan >
! John f.. Rogers has decided to win
Ger a string of horses at the Kentucky
Association track and will not race
this winter He will commence his
campaign in the spring at Lexington
with some promising highly bred two
year olds.
: Willie Blake, light weight rider
OF promise, will ride for Robert
fuckers stable at Hot Springs, Ark,
during the coming season.
The three year old bay colt. MOku
ETube. by Moke, dam Tube Rosa. by
PHarrnw has been sold by f. w. Price
of Lexington. Ky. TO Lester Murphy, a
|arotting horse trainer, of Columbus,
Ohio. for $4,000. The colt is engaged
In the Kentucky Futurity and other
Big. three year old races.
Yachting.
There was a notable gathering of
| Tachtslaen at the annual dinner of Re
South Bay Yacht Club in the Hotel
! Astor. New York a few nights ago,
fThefe was an interesting exhibit OF
models of modern racing craft and
Conmodoye Vanderbilt who presided
said that yacht racing would become
a scfeneslfn the future.
n King Edwards new turbine steam
[Sacht the. Alexandria will be launched
|pn the goth of this month She will
ne used by his majesty in August
.sext
The steam Yacht Columbia. Mr.. J.
.f7arvey Ladew. New York Yacht Club.
kfhas arrived at Jamaica. She will
E1nise in the West Indies until spring.
The s1pihary schooner Avarona,
|hiHE fest over ALL has ..been spur
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-13
INTERESTING FACTS
ABOUT FAIR FLORIDA


tempt was made TO invade Florida for
colonization. and this was by the
French HuguenOts. The Spaniards,
ever aggressive and blOOd-thirsty,
made war on these inOffensive people
and massacreed them, captured Fort
Carolina on the east coast and found
ed St Augustine in 1865.
Florida from then on changed its
ownership RAPIDLY, claimed by the
French in 1923. by England in 1929,
and finally ceded to England in 1852
by the treaty of Paris. The pOpUla-
ton of Florida was then less than
5000 souls.
In 1879 the Spaniards conquered
Florida, declared war against Eng
land. and finally held Florida as a
Spanish possession until ceded to the
United States in 1S19-1S2l-
Florida was admitted 10 the union
in 1915. Florida possesses $3.50
square miles Population in 1900,
52S.542 The state is divided into
forty-six counties. as follows: Alach-
ua. Baker. Bradford. Brevard, Cal
houn, Citrus, Clay. Columbia. Dade-
DeSotO. DuvaI. Escambia Franklin,
Gadsden, Hamilton. fernando. Hills
borough f1OUlSS- JdChSOll, JCHCloOl,
Lafayette, Lake, Lee. Leon. Levy, Lib
erty. Madison. Manatee, Marion Mon
roe. Nassau, Orange, OsceOla, PascO,
Polk. Putnam. Santa Rosa ST Johns,
ST. Lucie. Sumter, Suwannee. Taylor,
VOlusia, WakulIa, Walton and Wash
ingtOn-
Rivers and Railroads
Notable rivers in Florida are the
Ala1a. Alclote. ApalachicOla, CalOos-
ahatchee, Escambia, Hillsborough- In
dian, Manatee, Miakka, Miami,
Peace. St Johns, Yellow, and ever
picturesque and romantic Suwannee-
The railroads of Florida are the
Southern Jacksonville and Southwes-
tern, Atlantic Coast Line, Brooks
vile and Hudson, Ellaville. West
Lake and Jennings. Florida East Coast,
Florida West Shore, Florida and
Georgia, Georgia Southern and Flor
ida. Live Oak and Gulf, Louisville
and Nashville. Pensacola and Anda-
lusia. Seaboard Air Line, South GeoT-
gia and West. Coast, St Augustine
and South Beach, Suwannee and San
PedGosTalal@see .apdzSo1sheasteTn,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-13
DAIRY PRODUCTS
OF WASHINGTON
SneclaI 10 The journal.

Olympia, Wash, Jan. Estate
Dairy and Food Inspector L. Davies
in his report published today states
that an aggregate value of $4,000, 900
was the output of the dairy indus
tries OF the state for Inc past year
but this does not include the output
OF 155 creameries for 1905. the reports
from which have not been yet receiy-
ed Butter manufactured IN the state
during the past year aggregated s.
900, 900 pounds. an increase of about
100000 over the previous year, but re-
ports from creameries have yet %
come and Inspector Davies calculates
that the total will amount to $500, 600
pounds In the last two years con-
densed milk valued at 81 900. 900 was
shipped from Puget Sound and $780,
GOO worth from Alaska but as yet the
industry is only in its infancy.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-13
HE SPOUTS ABOUT SKILLETS
TO KITCHEN CABINET
CRONEES
Uncle Sans Big Skillet Could Hold the U. S.
Navy, a l5,OOO-Ten Steak, S7,5O0,0OO
Ham and Eggs.
CRONEES

let US say the skillet Is one foot in
diameter, weighs one pound, and, in
Guiding handle length, Is eighteen
inches long. 1t is mild estimate tosay
that each family in the United States
possesses big skillet and a little
skillet There are more than 5,0OO.-
600 families in this country, and more
than 100000 skillets. Without
worrying you by asking you TO go
through all the figures, 1 will tell
you the following facts:
If all the skillets of the United
States were placed side by side they
would reach more than 5000 miles;
il pfaced handle-wise, 5000 miles.
If all the skillets were made into
one big skillet, Uncle Sam would have
70 be over six miles high to handle
1t and cook in it. It would hold one
big pancake with an area OF more
than square mile or 75,eeo,e0o or
binary sizes cakes like you get at a
restaurant.
II Uncle Sam were frying beef
steak in his big skillet, the steak
would weigh in the neighborhood of
fifteen thousand tons and the steer
from which it would be taken would
sport a tail over two-and-a-half miles
long, and could easily step over New
York City at its widest point with
out touching anything, Thirty thou
sand ordinary steers could be placed
In 1t at one time The metal in 1t
converted into a frame one inch wide
could surround a mirror wherein
Mother Earth might view her full
face.
I'm this skillet Uncle Sam could
place the Pa service ships of the
United States Navy, and, at a pinch
might be able to accommodate his
grand total of 1926
Allowing ten coal wagons to a
block and each carrying one ton. it
would take a procession 100 miles
long to provide the fuel for the cook
ing OF one meal A full order OF han
and eggs would cost s7,59O,00O.
STATISTICAL SAM, WITH NEW
INFORMATION. NEXT WEEK.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-13

~ TATIsTICAL SAM got the ad,
tective handle to his name IN
~ this way. He belonged to the
little coterie of men who call
ed themselves "The Organization
Committee of the Fifth Precinct Oh
the Twenty-Si.th Ward" and who
were called by their political oppo-
nents the Kitchen cabinet"
weekly meeting being held in the
Kitchens of the members.
The fall campaign was over, and
lone of the members thought the
wise thing would be to adjourn till
spring; but Sam was differently In
Filmed. You see, he'd been the official
figurer of the kitchen cabinet and
had made a marveloHsly good fore
cast on the fall vote. Wherefore be
was a man Of some consequence in
the cabinet, and of more consequence
TO himself. When the motion to ad-
tourn, subject to call of the president
(Which would come with the first
political whisper of spring. was
made, Sam spoke against it as fol-
lows:
We'll, men, for one have kind of
got into the habit Of enjoying these
meetings. Why not continue them
We don't have to deal with politics;
we can discuss other subjects to a
good advantage. Defeat the motion,
and I will explain"
The motion was defeated, and this
Is the explanatioH-he gave and which
caused him thereafter to be called
Statistical Sam:
I've been doing considerable fig
uring Of late and I've kind of got in
the habit of It, Now that there Is
no more politics to figure, find my
attention being drawn into other
lines of speculative and statistical
thought. Even the homely kitchen
articles become of interest when
viewed from certain standpoints The
common skillet, statiStically viewed,
may be made to present a wonderful
combination of comparisons.
For purpose of establishing a
Measuring unit. or standard skillet.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-13

Tavares and Gulf, Valdosta Southern
and Yellow River
The basis of wealth of Florida, like
other southern states, is agriculture
and we find the cultivated acreage al
the present time about 100000
acres. devoted to field crops and
principally to fruits and vegetables.
Florida is possessed of a liberal,
progressive state government, with
department of agriculture, under
the able management OF Mr.. b. E.
McLin, commissioner of agriculture,
Tallahassee. Fla. from whom further
infOrma tioD may be secured about
the agricultural resources Of Florida.
Climate of State
The peculiar POSITION of Florida,
surrounded almost by salt water,
proximity TO the warm gulf stream,
tropical sky and warm sea bTezes,
all contribute 10 an even temporal
ture. both winter and summer. ana
makes Florida an ideal winter re-
sort. This has long been recognized,
and the largest and most costly no
tells catering 70 winter tourists are
evident in florida. The hotels ARE
considered the finest IN the world.
But this is not all This cOngeniai
climate, light soils. timber protection
against the cold north winds contrib
ute also To the early growth of fruit
and vegetables for the United States
markets. The expensive hot house,
hotbeds for forcing vegetables in the
winter months up north IS available
to the Florida farmer without cost or
price Who has not seen and enjoyed
in mid-winter Florida sweet oranges.
red tomatoes and beans. cuCUmbeTs.
peppers, egg plant, watermei0Ds and
luscious early stra wberFies2 In these
lines Florida has scarcely cOmpeti-
tor. except California. which state =
too far from the principal markets
The clOseness of Florida 10 the mar
ket plays another important factor
With the fast transportation facilities
of today. Florida stands without Il
peer. practically speaking One may
walk in snow one day, mount a E.ocI-
da special and walk in the shade of
the palm trees the next
McLin's Report.
From the last biennial report of
Florida, furnished US by B. Z McLin,
we quote as follows:
Value Of field crops 81 500. 004
fIuiL crops ---.--.- 4-io'-Zcv
Live stock .. 1882 36S
fouitEE $500. SoV,t5o
Dairy products =. - 1,O56, 10
Miscellaneous .. 127, 674
There are many other resources
of income in Florida in the way of
timber, deposits OF phOsPhates, fish,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-13
IN THE WORLDOF SPORTS
~ TATISTICAL SAM got the ad-
- tective handle to his name in
this way. He belonged to the
little coterfe of men who call

I chased by Frank Jones of New York
from Mr.. Runk. She is considered the
| fastest of this class afloat.
The King of Spain will race both at
Kill and Cowes during the coming
season. He has two yachts especially
constructed to compete for the Kaiser
cup.
The yacht designed by the Flies, at
| Dunbarton, Scotland, for Sir Thomas
| Upton will take the water in a few
days. Sir Thomas will first try her
iSpeed at the jamestown Exposition
yacht races.
Il Billiards.
4 In the amateur pool tournament in
1.-THE Broadway Billiard Academy, New
York, \. Rapp defeated DR.. Howe by
a score of 100 to 40. This was Dr.
IHOwe's third consecutive defeat, one
of which. however, was due to for
Ifeiture
| John Roberts. the English champion
has sailed from London for the United
States. He will play exhibition
matches in New York. Chicago and
Boston and will play in the Worlds
Championship during the Jameston
Exposition.
George Sutton is the new 1S1 balk
Iline DlilldTd champion IN place OF VIII
lie Hoppe who won the title III Paris
and later successfully defended Il in
this country. Sutton becomes The title
holder of reason OF a decision recently
rendered by the donors Of trophy
the k-Blake-CCllender Co.
Although ii was admitted that SUIT
ton really had no legal claim to the
championship because of his having
entered into a personal agreement
with Hoppe whereby the rules govern
ing the emblem were violated, never
theless il was decided 10 award the
title 70 Sutton and not hold a tourna-
ment, in which various experts might
compete. Sutton now holds the ISL
and 1S2 balk line championship
Shaffer has now challenged Sutton for
the Isl title
Miscellaneous.
Chicago is 10 have a public golf
links at Garfield Park There are
forty acres available for the course
and Tom Bedlow is laying II out
Tommy Mccarthy. formerly of the
Boston Nationals viii coach Dart
mouth baseball team next season.
The continued cold weather
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-13

STATISTICAL SAM, WITH NEW
INFORMATION. NEXT WEEK.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-13
IMMENSE AMOUNT
OF PUBLIC LAND

Washington. Jan 12-Stari5ttcs
published b. the Board ui Agriculture
to-day show thar there are approx
mately 500 600 900 acre. ct public land
YET 70 be cene3ted and Inc board has
I. oclaimed its judgment that with
rapid farming five acres 81 the fertile
UnOccupied land sre Sufficient - sup
pert an average sized family This
would mean homes for 50, SOC 600 more
families than there are now in the
country or about 240 900, 9ee indi-
vidUaIs which would swell the pOpula-
ton 20 three times IT'S present e6tent-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-13
THE BRAZILIAN
COFFEE CROP

New York, ian 12-Figures pub
liShed today show that the recent
valOriZatiOn scheme is gradually In
creasiug coffee shipments from BRA
III 10 this country. 10 November 49,
SO62C0 pounds were imported. the
value being SI9.442. ego. The two big
banking houses in this city which
showed their condolences in BraziTs
scheme for coffee valorization by ad-
vancing the loan OF 5000. 600 10 the
government Of the state Of St Paul
today state that no public offering of
the loan will be made
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-13
Miss Dorothy Pardee Married.

HaZeIton, Pa, Jan 1.-THE mdrri-
age took place here today Of Miss Dor
othy Pardee, eldest daughter Of Frank
Pardee. the coal operator, and Harold
BENJAMIN Clarke, of New York. Miss
Pardee and Mr.. Clarke are well
known in New York society The
brides grandfather was the founder
OF this city and a pioneer operator in
the apthras:.e fields, -
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-13

WE ARE RELIABLY INFORMED
THAT THE SALES OF WHITMAN,S
CANDIES AT THE CRYSTAL
PHARMACY is SAID TO HAVE
EQUALED THE SALES OF ALL
OTHER CANDIES COMBINED DUR
ling The HOLIDAY SEASON.. !
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-13

oyster and sponge industries, an,
many columns could be devoted te
give justice to these items"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-13
DOCTORS COMBINE LEGAL.
Court Decides WaverIy Physicians Not
CuiIAu af Cans niracu

Court Decides WaverIy Physicians Not
Guilty Of Conspiracy.
Waverly, Nov. 13.-About two weeks
ago the grand Jury of Bremen county
indicted Drs w. r. Rohlf and O. L..
Chaffee. principally on a charge Of con-
spiracy against DR.. Ruble of this city.
The indictment was the outcome of the
original indictment against fourteen
members of .he medical profession of
the county made by the grand jury
during the September term of court.
Judge Kelly few years ago decid-
ed In favor of the doctors in the last
mentioned case. Today Judge Smith
heard the case against Drs. Rohlf and
Chaffee and dismissed the charge
against them The cases above refer
red to are the ones concerning which
c. w. Miller, editor of the "Waverly
Democrat" has made such vigorous
fight against the medical fraternity,
principally upon the grounds of form
ing combination to raise and con-
troll medical fees. DR.. Rubel is new
practitioner in the city and refused
to sign the scale of prices and 1T was
charged that the two doctors above
named refused to aid or allow him
to assist in surgical case in which
all three were called unless he would
sign the agreement.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-13
Two Mile Tunnel Under Water.

Out from the beach at East Seventy
,ti.ird street, Chicago, there rises up
over the waters of Lake Michigan a
system of wires and supports that sug-
gests an electric car system so writes
William T. Walsh in the Technical
World Magazine for December. For
two or more miles the wires reach,
curving apoarently toward the middle
in a great llndulating sweep that is due
Chiefly to the Elusive effects of dis
taEce. All the past summer they have
been there, the wonder and speculation
OF visitors to Jackson Park and the
South Shore Country club.
This thing that has attracted so
much attention is, indeed, a trolley
system-nos of the electric type, nor
for the purpose Of hauling cars, or
boats, even, but to transport trains Of
buckets la len with blast shattered
rock A hundred feet or more below
the bottom of the lake this rock is be-
ing torn from it's bed, and this skel-
e;.on against the skyline is a part of
TIE machinery being employed to ex-
tend the system Of great tunnels upon
which Chica ago is dependent for her
Water supply.
The author thus opens an interesting
description Of the building of Chicago's
new two-mile water trunnel and the
unusual manner of handling materials
therefor.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-13
Arguments Begun in United
States Court to Compel Rail
Magnate to Answer
DID COMMISSION EXCEED POWER
Contention Of Harriman's Attorneys is
That 1t Did-Court Allows Each
Side Three and One Half Hours in
Which to Present Arguments =
General News.

New York, Nov 13.-Argumems in
motions to compel Harrilaan to an
swer certain questions put to him dur
ine the commissions investigation of
railroad affairs, We're made in the
United States court today. The gov
ernment was represented by Frank b.
Il ellogg, and Judge E. S. Lowell ap-
feared for Hartman.
In brief filed with the court yes
terday, Hartman set forth at length
his contentious as to why he should not
be compelled to answer the commits
SONS questions. He takes the ground
that the commission in asking the
questions, sought to go beyond the
powers conferred upon it by congress,
ard that to force him to reply to the
questions under the circumstances,
would be to deprive him of his liberty
without due process of the law.
Judge Hough said he would allow
each side three and one-half hours to
present the case. United States Dis
ttict Attorney Stimson opened for the
commission. He said the commission
before starting the investigation during
which Hartman was asked questions
which he declined to answer, had stated
the object of the investigation, which
~as to inquire into various combina-
tons and consultations or alleged vio-
lations of law by certain railroads en-
gagged in interstate commerce.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-13
EMPEROR LORD MAYORS GUEST.
William Delivers Speech in Which He
E:auora World Peace.

London, Nov. 12.--Enperor William
end the empress were entertained at
luncheon today by Lord Mayor Bell.
Their majesties drove several miles
thru streets decorated with bunting,
and lined with troops, from the Pad
C,ngton railroad station to the city's
historic hall, where an assemblage OF
SOC persor S, including members of the
royal family, peers. conmoners, naVal
and military officers mostly In unhorm'
formed a brilliant picture. In response
to an address of welcome the emperor
emphasized his unalterable desire 10
foster the peace of the world. Inc
emperor appeared in good spirits, but
his face was pale, thin and drawn.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-11-13
GRANGE TO ENTER POLITICS.
Washington Farmers to Work fo,
Postal Savings Banks.

Spokane. Wash, Nov. &c. b.
kegley, master of the Washington
State Grange, announces that the or
ganization will launch a campaign in
a few days for postal savings banks.
This has been decided upon by the
National Grange and all state organ
izations are requested to join the
movement Circular letters will be
sent to all candidates for congress, re-
questing them to pledge themselves
in favor of the measure and give it
support in congress. A definite an
swer yes or no, is expected. Mr. Keg
ley's letter in part follows:
IF the electors will select you to
represent them in congress will you
faithfully work and vote for the i'm
mediate enactment of statute to es-
tablish for the common use of the
people system of postal savings
banks? Refusal to reply within ten
days from receipt of this letter will be
taken as negative to the matter"