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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-24
DESTIN
Special to The Journal.

special TO ne journal.
DeStin, Apr. 23-The fishing bows
of Marler Bros camp were disap-
pointed in the ball given in honor of
Mr.. Dan Parrish and Mrs. X. n. Fox
on April 10.
The demand for salt fish is great
at Destin now. Every mail brings
checks for salt fish and we are unable
TO supply the demand on account OF
the weather
Mr. L. ID. Woodward left for Pen
sacOla April 10 to secure a supply OF
ice and stores for his camp
Mr. John Schuman, of Pensacola,
is cooking for Marler Bros. camp. He
has a fine partner to help him, Mr.
Dixie Smith.
Mr.. Chas- Chipley has returned with
ice for Marler Bros. camp.
Mr.. r. j. Williams's launch made
a trip to Pensacola this week with
fish for f f Saunders & Co.
We are yet finding some things
from the September storm. Mr.. K.
\. Fox found on West Point, Santa
Rosa Island about 10 yards of new
canvas and other small things from
ships.
S. 7. Marler's little son. Charlie,
had a severe accident the other day.
While playing with a stick in his
mouth he fell and the stick went in
at the back of the jaws and made a
very painful wound. He is getting
along all right now.
Marler Bros. have started their
fish splitting shed which is 30x50
feet and will be a big Improvement
over the old style of standing in the
weather TO do this KIND of work
We had a new doctor in our neigh
borhood this week but we are healthy
people and did not give him mucn
encOurageme
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-24
ADJUSTMENTS.
Last Niuht's PIay.

lest INITIII > FIayr
Rentfrow'S Jolly Pathfinders pre-
sented again last night Milton Mobiles
masterpiece, From Sire to Son." to
a fairly good sized audience
The performance was enjoyable in
every way as the play is a good one
and is excellently handled.
The specialties are especially strong
and are well worth the price of admiS-
sion.
The same bill will be presented
again tonight and at tO-day's matinee.
hut new play, Money Mad will be
the attraction for tomorrow night.
The matinee this afternoon is especial
ly for ladies and children and the
price of admission is only loo
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-24
LAND CASE IS
Again HEARD
Case of Florida Pine Land Co.. VS.. a.
J. Finn and others Before
Judge Swayne.

The land case of W. H LOuiseH for
the use of the Florida Pine Land Com.
pany VS.. A J. Finn E T. Davis and
others, was argued before Judge
Swayne yesterday afternoon on q 'bill
Of exceptions. Fred. T. Meyers appear.
ing for the land company and w A
BlOunt for Nessrs- Finn and Davis
The case. which involves title a
large tracts Of land. was recently de-
cided in favor of the land company,
and a motion for a new trial was over,
ruled. It will now be appealed to the
circuit court of appeals.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-24

w. K. ROBINSON, FUNERAL d.
RECTOR AND EMBALMER. II N.
PALAFOx. PHONE Cos.
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In liquid or tablet form. 100 Doses ST..

farming and fruit raising Will follow.
Advances of 10 per cent ranging
from 81 to $40 in weekly salaries.
were granted TO all the employees in
the diamond cutting factories in this
city. Manufacturers say that the in
crease in the cost of labor means
slightly higher prices for diamonds,
which have been getting dearer every
year for several years. 1t is also
said that Wall street conditions are
not percepitbly affecting the diamond
trade, and that people are buying as
many gems as they did last year.
which was the greatest in the history
of the trade.
Miniature Fad.
4 get many orders these days l do
not care to fill" said a painter of
miniatures. They are from men.
There seems to be a fad among men
at present to hand themselves down
TO posterity by means of miniatures
That is unfortunate, because they do
not show up we'll in that kind of
painting. Even a woman dressed in
plain clothes makes a poor subject
A miniature, to be at its best requires
a model dressed in fluffy materials
and delicate cOlOrS. Since it is con-
trary to custom Tor a man to deck
himself out in a GainSborOugh hat
and silks and chiffons he doesn't ap-
pear to good advantage in a minia-
ture. Formerly most men recognized
their limitations as subjects for the
artist, and comparatively few of them
ventuTed into the field of miniatures.
Now, however, their vanity seems 10
have run away with their discretion
and the miniature painters are work
ing overtime to fill orders"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-24
IAN MAC IARFN
SERIOUSLY ILL
Bv Associated Press.

Ottumwa. Iowa. Apr. 23.-Dr. John
Watson Clan MacLauTen.) who ar
rived yesterday at Mount Pleasant 70
address the students OF the Ohio
Wesleyan University has been
taken seriously i'll with tonsilitis and
removed to a hospital All engage
ments have been cancelled
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-24
Good JudQment

is the essential characteristic of men
and women. Invaluable to good bust
ness men and necessary to house
wives. A woman shows good judy
ment when she buys Whites Cream
VerInifuge for her baby. The best
worm medicine ever offered to moth
ers. Many indeed are the sensible
mothers, who write expressing their
gratitude for the good health of their
children, which they owe to the use
of Whites Cream Vermifuge. Sold
by w. A. D'Alemberte.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-24
Theatre Train to Barrancas.

To accommodate BarrancaS patrons
of the opera house during the engage
ment of the Rentfrow Stock Company
late theatre train will run on Mon
days, Thursdays and Saturdays leaving
directly after the performance
This service will commence next
Thursday for the performance OF
Money Mad"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-24
Spring Ailments

Pimples, boils, eczema and other
eruptions, loss of appetite, that tired
feeling, fits of biliousness, Indigestion
and headache, are some of them.
They are all radically and perma-
nently cured by Hoods Sarsaparilla,
which thoroughly cleanses the blood
and restores healthy functional activity
to the whole system. This spring take
Hoods Sarsaparilla
In liquid or tablet form. 100 Doses 81.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-24

GET 1T AT D'ALEMBERTE'S
SYRUP WHITE PINE COMPOUND
FOR COUGHS AND COLDS 25 AND
SOC PER BOTTLE.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-04-24

w. K. ROBINSON, FUNERAL d.
RECTOR AND EMBRLMER. II N.
PALAEOx. PHONE SOS.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-10
Can Hartman Be Cnrhed 2

Apparently in a moment of abstraction
Edward H. Hartman, a few weeks ago.
gave public utterHnce to some opinions
ON the railroad question. His chief con-
tention was that there ought TO be no
more lines built In this country, and
offered as his reason for this grotesdue
opinion that the building Of more roads
would make 1t harder to borrow money
for the needs of those already In ex-
istence. He then made # plain that in
his philosophy the iron highways were
primarily useful as the chief means of the
peculiar system of financing the indus
trial energies Of the nation praCticed by
capitalists OF his kind.
The Interview to which we refer be-
spoke clearly the purpose Of monopoly
that inspires Harriman's gigantic and Ma
peleenic schemes, The country at the
time received Harrimans strange express
sions as merely the outgivIngs of a wild
dream, and hence little heed was paid 10
them. But the revelations being made
by the Interstate Commerce Commissions
investigation of the Hartman methods
show that he actually spoke his mind
He is rapidly monopolizing the railroads
Of the country Unless some method
can be devised to check him. It will not
be a great while until he will bring under
his control a sufficient proportion Of the
Letal railway mileage to be the absolute
master Of the transportation system Of
the country. the chief exponent Of distri-
button, the NEST powerful factor in mod
ern wealth production.
The discovery Of his purchase outright
Of about one-eighth Of the capital stock
of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Is a case in point. According to the ad-
mission of President Ripley. who for
years has been regarded as one OF the
ablest railroad administrators In the
United States, Hartman acquired vast
holdings in Santa Fe without the knowl-
edge of its chief owners and responsible
directors. The books of the company do
not even yet shew the transfer Of the
stock from the holders for whose inter
ests President Ripley had been working
Silently. secretly, and covertly Hartman
purchased the stock, and then forced
two of his representatives on the COM
pany's board OF directors. In that posi-
ton they are enabled not only to keep
Hartman minutely informed Of the ac-
tions Of the board, but also he is enabled,
through them, to influence the policies OF
the company and operations Of the prop
eTty,
Il would seem that this latest exploit
II Hartman ought 20 lead to legislation
somewhere along the line that would
render impossible the consummatiOn Of
his predatory schemes in future. and
thus check his dangerous career. It is
little short OF amazing that tens Of mil
iiocs Of invested securities can be trans
ferred without the responsible managers
Of the property involved having the
The Washington herald., 1907-01-10
Facts As 10 Cost Of Lfrht

Speaking of the pending legislation for
cheaper light. and the effort that viii be
made to ascertain the cost OF the manu-
facture and distribution of gas. the Even
ing Star says:
1T is easy to foresee the process. Washington
has been through it. and IS familiar with the pro-
cession q special ploaders appearing before the
committees bearing books and records and telling
tales Of higher prices paid for raw materials and
lower prices received FOR by-produets. The matter
mag be thrown into such confusion that experts viii
be necessary drag to light the exact relation be-
tween cost and price. But the truth can he ascer-
tanned If the committees patient and clever and
too credulous Of the poverty pleas of the cor
poTaJioRs' representatives. And when the truth
does appear the justice of 75cent gas rate viii be
plain to all That is why the Madden bin deserves
enactment"
OF course, Washington has. indeed,
been all through it before Coal was alb
normally high, we recall, when the rate
was reduced from Sis 10 ST. Expensive
machinery had just been put In. Reduc-
ton meant oppression amounting practi-
cally 10 bankruptcy. 1t was little short Of
conhscation. But the company, we also
recall, continued in business and the earn
ings since then, according to current re-
port have been larger than before.
For years Congress differentiated the
rate as between Georgetown and Wash
The Washington herald., 1907-01-10
The victor Of New Orleans.

Ninety-two years ago Andrew Jackson
fought and won the battle OF New Orleans.
That glorious victory made him "a national
hero and q triumphant Democracy re-
warded him with the Presidency. For
many years past It has been pleasant
and profitable custom 10 commemorate an
nually ia speech and story the prowess of
"Old Hickory" The Sth OF January has
long been one OF the saints days Of our
national calendar.
But this year We miss the familiar Jack
son Day celebrations. The banquets, the
flow Of eloqUence, the clarion call for a
return to the rugged simplicity OF the old
days are strangely wanting What has
become Of the old Jacksonian spirit? Are
we in the way Of forgetting a national
hero?
The country may have passed him up
temporarily, we hOpe-bUt John Wesley
Gaines has not. Snatching a brief twenty
minutes from crowded hour of debate in
the House on Tuesday, AIr. Gaines recalled
the old story Of the battle Of New Or
leans. And after recounting TO the House
that thrilling narrative. he used it to point
an argument for peacei Peace with all
the world, removal Of all the causes Of
war-these are the lessons Mr.. Gaines de-
rived from contemplation OF the war
Ike deeds Of the victor of New Orleans.
that Intrepid Indian fighter, that strenu-
Gus foe Of notification, that unrelenting
antagonist Of the United States Bank.
No wonder the House adjourned imme-
diately thereafter
The Washington herald., 1907-01-10
TIE HELPING HAND.

In Umpballoo." says the returned mis-
sionary. the natives are living in abso-
lutte squalor. although at their very doors
are priceless deposits of gold and silver
ard coal and iron, and although oil wells
gush freely from the cliffs On. my hear
ers. they need help. and 7 appeal to you
TO give of your bounty"
After the collection Mr. Muchdough. the
well-known magnate, approaches the mis-
siOnary and asks:
Would YOU mind giving me the exact
location of this Umpballoo coUntry?'
L shall he glad to do so" says the mis-
sionary. "Er-pardon me-is it your in
tenticn to do something to enlighten those
benighted people?'
Yes. but I'd rather you'd keep ii quiet
I think I'll send my agents over there
and get some concessions and organize a
few trusts" WILBUR NESBIT
The Washington herald., 1907-01-10
THE INNOCENT BYSTANDER
THE BEAN TRIUMPHANT.

IN Boston the refOrWerS vowed that what
folk did on Sunday
Hereafter they must either do on SatuT-
day or Monday,
That sweeping steps and taking baths and
other forms Of riot
Must be abandoned. and the day be one
OF peace and quiet
on every side detectives grim in hidden
spots were lurking;
They seized "A cask OF vinegar because the
stuff was working.
An automatic organ, too, the rule was
disobeyings
And IL was hurried to the jail because it
had been playing.
But when the men who sat IN judgment
ou the public morals
Essayed 10 squeich the Sunday bean they
raised the hercest quarrels-
From every oven in the town arose the
spiced aroma
That throws the man who sniffs it in a
state OF hungry coma.
1T shall not be-" This was the cTEthat
came from a ref0rmer-
Defautly the ovens were made warmer
yet and warmer;
Defantly the people stood. dared law and
constitution,
And hunted for the weapons that came
from the revolution.
The little children wept aloud. the older
children mutteTcd.
The parents vowed they'd show the cops
which side their bread was buttered;
The shot that pealed at Lexington was
ready for more pealing-
Who tramples on the Boston bean arouses
ireful feeling
The monument on Bunker Hill was seen
20 shake and totter.
And stiI the ovens full OF beans grew
hotter yet and hotter.
A patriot Of iusty voice declared in ac-
cents hearty
That history would soon repeat this time
with a bean party.
Forth from the ovens came the beans
brown. succulent. and smoking.
Each bean "a thing Of JOY from all its
steaming and its soaking,
And Boston men and Boston maids and
Boston children gayIy
Devoured their dish Of Boston beans. as
they devour them daily.
Twas Gen. Gates COR some such mani
who long ago asserted.
When with the rights Of Boston boys his
bIusterers had fiirted.
That II the children had such might the
men We're surely wonders
And Gen Gates cor some such mani at
guessing made few blunders.
So history again records the gallant grit
Of Boston
Though magistrates were ready there to
pile the fine and cost on
The Boston bean triumphant CLEANS, un-
crushed and stiI undaunted:
The Boston men and women are not by
refOrmers taunted.
Sing then. the luscious Boston bean. the
emblem of our freedom.
May we ave have q smoking pot when
ever We may need EN-.
Send forth the cali 10 North and South.
from coast 20 farthest borders,
Where goes the flag. there goes the bean.
and goes for further orders,
The Washington herald., 1907-01-10
Rebate offenders Still Unforgiven.

Judge Lands. of Chicago, IN OverTuling
the dGmurreTs Of the Standard oil Com
pany to the rebate indictments. made short
work Of the technical point raised by At
torney John S. Miller for the Standard
that the EIldns law. under which the in
dictments were brought, had been re-
pealed for one day. This point aroused
much interest on account of its ingenuity
and also by reason Of the suspicion raised
in some quarters that loophole had been
Intentionally provided in the law for the
purpose Of permitting the escape Of rebate
offenders. There appears to be as little
foundation IN fact for this suspicion as
There is in law for the contention Of the
Standard Oil attorney.
Judge Lands. in his decision, said Of the
plea for a demurrer that the court was
asked to believe that Congress deliber-
ate,y intended to pardon all unindicted
offenders against the ElkIns law. when
the very purpose Of the new law was 20
strengthen the old law. to create addl-
tional and severe liabilities. and TO pro-
vide more drastic remedies and penalties.
Judge lands was not impressed by this
View OF the intent of Congress. which
seemed to him quite otherwise than as de-
scribed by the defendants attorney IL
will so seem 10 the layman on a reading
OF thst section Of the new rate bill which
provides that It shall not affect causes
now pending IN courts of the United States
but such causes shall be prosecuted TO "A
conclusion IN the manner heretofore pro-
vlded by law" Even II the new law had
contained no such provision there is a
clause IN the Revised Statutes covering the
very emergency which it was contended
had arisen I'm this instance That clause
provides that "the repeal Of any statute
shall not have the effect 20 release OF ex-
tinguish any penalty. forfeiture, OF la
biiity incurred under such statute unless
the repeating act shall so expressly pro-
vide" With this clause the provision Of
the Hepburn act quoted above is entirely
In harmony.
Judge Lands was quite right, there
fore, IN constituting the intention of Con-
gress TO be not as Mr.. Miller contended.
TO forgive bygone offenses, but TO provide
severer penalties for future offenses. His
decision effectually disposes not only Of
"a bit Of corporation pettifoggery. but also
Of an inferential SANDER upon the legis-
lators concerned ia the passage of the
rate bill When Congress is in a forgiv-
ing mood toward corporate offenders we
think IL VIII be plainly evident on the
face % the statute,
The Washington herald., 1907-01-10

iugtOn on the statement that Il cost %
per cent more to manufacture and dis
tribute gas in the region across Rock
Greek than in the city proper. If this was
true-and why should il be questioned
does il not naturally follow that Washing
ton is to-day entitled to 75-cent gas. since
the rate in Georgetown is now voluntarily
reduced 20 per cent?
Nobody wants 10 see a hardship imposed
upon the gas company. Mr.. Madden's
bin viii have no support at all if it can
be demonstrated that gas cannot he man
ufactured and distributed. with reason
able profit, at IS cents per 1000 feet
There is one very simple way to get at
the facts. Let the company open its
books-make a detailed statement, show
ing what its earnings are. as other utili-
ties corporations are compelled to do
then it will be possible to determine
whether the Madden proposition is just
or unjust If unjust. that will be the end
Of it; but it Will not be the end OF the
demand for an annual statement. The
evasion of this responsible duty to Con
gress is one Of the ugliest phases Of the
gas cOmpany's peculiar record.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-10
Relative Yalues-salaries.

There has been Of late considerable dis
cussiCn throughout this land Of the free
and home OF the brave as to just how
much a Congressman is worth to the
State per annum. Estimates vary, rang
ing all the way from 80 cents TO $4,000.
OF course. the real value Of a Congress
man is purely relauve-some being cheap
at any price, and others not so valuable.
There are a few. perhaps, that the c0un-
try might manage to dispense with en-
tirely; but that IS neither here nor there.
An enterprising statistician has dis
covered that the total cost Of discovering
this country was just a little short of
$7.5O0. Christopher Columbus drew the
magnificent salary oI $3.50 per annum. The
sailors reveIed in a stipend OF $50 per
month. The balance Of the money went
10 the. purchase Of the three ships. their
equipment. the cost Of supplies. &c
II is true the kingdom Of Spain was
somewhat hard up at the time of the ex-
pediton. and the royal pair who occupied
the throne had TO visit the pawnshops
ia order 90 raise the wind necessary to
blow Columbus westward. It seems that
with exceptional favor Just at that time,
and Ferdinand and Isabella were inclined
to look upon Columbus scheme as a sort
of get-rich-quick enterprise Indeed. it is
doubtful otherwise that they would have
put up their last dollar to back IT as they
did.
Nevertheless, the fact remains that 1925
per annum was the fixed value of ColUm-
bus. There we're doubtless other jealous
admirals who would have been glad to
get the Job at s3l999. but II Is evident
that Columbus must have stood pretty
close TO the head Of his profession or the
royal favor would not have fallen so
abundantly upon him. Therefore. il Co
IUmbus was worth such a sum for dis
covering the country. what is the fit and
proper price for the Congressman who
save IL annually? Is their present com
pensation adeqUate-is it too much. or
too little?
To be sure. in the isolated case Of the
Speaker. it is different That his present
compensation ought to be raised is not
disputed. He has a great responsibility
upon his shoulders. It is he who shows
the other mere members just how and by
what particular process the country Is 20
be saved He is a most eminent special
ist in the matter OF saving tie country.
and it is agreed that his fee should be such
as usually falls to the lot of eminent spe-
cialists everywhere. It is the general
practitioner that we are trying to reach
the other doctors who disagree vehe-
mently. and then do as the eminent spe-
ciaIigt directs in the end.
Is 5000 per aHnum the correct measure
We do not know absolutely. We sub
nit the problem to the thoughtful con
sideration Of the nation. From Column
bus to the Fifty-ninth Congress is a
far cry. Comparisons are odious You
must figure il out for yourself For our
own part We don't mind saying that we
do not feel that $500 is enough
The Washington herald., 1907-01-10
Problems of RaiIrOading.

From the New York Sun.
a member Of the Cabinet quotes Mr.
James J. Hill as saying that 1t is a fact,
Of knowledge 10 every railroad man. that
In this day from two 20 three trains
enter at times into every block OF every
system in the country We don't know
whether Mr.. Hill said it or not, but there
is more truth than fiction in it, The ex-
planation, of course, IS that the railroads
are crowded with business. passenger and
freight One remedy would be 10 build
more tracks. An alternative would be TO
take of trains, but that would raise a
general protest New construction, under
present conditions, involves some mighty
complex financial problems.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-10
EpItomized CaIvinism.

Prom the Boston Herald.
The Rev. Dr. D, a local elder in the
Methodist Episcopal church in PrOvi-
dence. having left the travelling ministry,
became a clerk in the General Land Office
at Washington. he did not. however,
neglect polemic theology, as the following
anecdOje shows
In the same Office was q Presbyterian
minister Of the genuine blue stocking
school. Repeated controversies were
brought to a close by the following big
gun which the doctor got of amid tre-
meudOus applause from the listening
clerks
''EpitOme Of Calvinism-
Il. \ man gets religion when he doesn' {
want Il.
80 When he gets it he does not know it,
''3 If he knows il. he has not got 1t.
q II ne has II. he cannot lose il.
IS. II he loses il. he never had il.
The Washington herald., 1907-01-10

system Of business or finance the path
is made easy for a Hartman. Perhaps
the evil cannot be reached through the
commerce clause Of the Federal Con
stitution, but certainly some remedy is
available. If there is none, then the gov
erEment to-day is impotent TO protect
the people from an actual menace Of
startling proportions. The States proDa-
bly, could deal with the problem effective
ly-but. then. the States no longer seem
capable OF exercising real sovereign pow
ers in behalf Of the people. The Harri-
mans are very rapidly causing the Amer
lean people to cen5ralize their govern
ment at Washington, and the Constitu-
ton Of the United States does not as yet
afford that protection from monopoly
which is the crying need OF the times.