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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-10

The alumni of the University of the
South will soon organize in Jackson
vile. How much better this would
sound if it were the alumni of the
University of Florida. We do not
blame a man for being loyal to his
alma mater, but it is the duty of every
patriotic Floridian to work for the
University of Florida, now, first, last,
and all The time
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-10

In discussing the question of the
sale of whiskey in Tallahassee during
the session of the Legislature, the
Ocala Banner suggests that each of
the legislators be provided with a
special chaplain. Wouldn't it be more
appropriate to give each of them d
guardian? We don't think a chaplain
would keep one from enjoying the de-
lights of an appetizer"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-10


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PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, THURS
Oh, Atlanta, if you can't be bell
COW, why, just fall in behind There
may be something else you can grasp
fo- before the century rolls out.
The people of Florida are expecting
great things from Sparkman, with his
rivers and harbors committee, and
from Ellis, with his railroad litigation,
Both men have the opportunity OF
their lives to make good
A Washington dispatch in the Allan
Ia Journal says that an appropriation
of one hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars will be passed for the improve
ment OF the Chattahoochee river be-
low Columbus. Now Editor Johnston,
it is your time to smile.
Florida is waiting patiently on that
Rivers and HarbOrs bill in congress.
We have placed our hopes in our dele
cation there and we don't believe
we're going to get disappointed when
the Tampa statesman sends in his
recommendations to his committee.
An exchange remarks that Editor
Appleyard OF the Lake City Index Is
now wearing homemade sex," and
this remark reminds US of that poor
old pair of sox in Washington that
once raised such a commotion among
the constituents of a Florida senator.
The Lake Butler Star says that edi-
tors all over the country are oiling
up their brogans in anticipation of the
enforcement of the anti-newspaper
pass law, but that as long as congress
don't stop the crosstie privilege, the
average cracker editor will be o. X.
Mayor Woodward of Atlanta, who
has just retired from Office and whose
administration proved such a stormy
one, during his term of office vetoed
just '23" ordinances. Now it is ri,
explained Fourteen of his yetoes
were not sustained by the council,
and this included the last one pro
viding for the high license.
In discussing the question of the
sale of whiskey in Tallahassee during
the session of the legislature, the
Ocala Banner suggests that each of
the legislators be provided with a
special chaplain. Wouldn't it be more
appropriate to give each of them u
guardian? We don't think a chaplain
would keep one from enjoying the de.
lights of an appetizer
The alumni of the University of the
South will soon organize in Jackson
vile. How much better this would
sound ii IT were the alumni of the
University of Flori1a We do not
blame a man for being loyal to his
alma mater, but it is the duty of every
patriotic Floridian to work for the
University of Florida, now, first, last,
and all The time.
Out in Colorado they have just in
auSurated minister of the gospel as
governor. 1t is about time they were
getting ministers in politics out in the
silver state. The disgraceful scenes
enacted in Colorado two years aso
when Adams and Peabody were con
testants for the gubernatorial chair
should never be allowed to happen
again.
Col. ]. H. Estell of the Savannah
News, some time ago fled suit against
the Atlanta Journal for libel in the
sum Of fifty thousand dollars. The
Journal now comes back at the Sayan-
nah editor with a cross bill alleging
that after the sum of fifty thousand
dollars has haaD ,IyOu-aJ +Ao- -,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-10

Totals .st1 ,ee4.14 S15,519.6 90
All of which is respectfully submitted,
GEO. T. MORGAN,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-16
BUILDING OPERATIONS
ACTIVE IN PASADENA
Many Contracts for Stores and Resi-
dences Let Since Prices of
Materials Have Been
Reduced
snecial to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Aug. 15.-Building enter
prises are being started again since
prices of materials have declined from
the prohibitive figures they reached last
winter.
G. S. Helms has recently let the con-
tract to A Pef1ey to erect and complete
before October 10 a two-story residence
in Oneonta park South Pasadena. 1t Is
to cost $2567.57.
E. Fleur has employed L. Grey as con-
tractor to complete within ninety days
a. two-story house in Los Robles addi-
ton, South Pasadena. This is to be a
very handsome residence to cost $500.
Mr.. Fleur is one of the directors of the
new International bank of Los Angeles.
A. A. Pearson has let to Bragdon &
Sullivan the contract to erect one
story residence in Pasadena at cost
of $2794.
C. M. Hansen has the contract from
the East Colorado Street Building COM
pany to complete within ninety days
one-story brick building on the north
east corner of Colorado street and Lake
avenue This building is to front 10
feet on Colorado street and 1SO feet on
Lake avenue.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-16
YANk CORPSE FROM COFFIN
TO TAKE PHOTOGRAPH

WASHINGTON, Pa, Aug. 15.--A
ghastly scene was enacted today at the
burial of Michael Bekezki, an Austrian
coal miner whose body was inferred IN
the Independence cemetery. Bekezkfs
last request was that his death picture
be sent to his young wifepin Austria
When the funeral cortege reached
the burying ground the body was
rudely dragged from the coffin ana
placed in a sitting posture against the
fence while photographer snapped the
corpse, surrounded by laughing friends
Tho body was then bundled back into
the casket, lowered into a grave and
the funeral concluded.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-16
FOURTH LARGEST CITY,
SAYS PASADENA COMMITTEE

Special to The Herald.
PASADENA, Aug. 15-With 5000 people
at Long Beach today and practically all
the business places closed, Pasadena was
more quiet than a Sunday in Quaker
dom. The big crowd got away this
morning with ease and there was not a
hitch in the starting of the long string
of street cars, so perfect was the Hunt
ington system. So far as can be ascer-
tanned no accident occurred on the way
to mar the pleasure of the picnickers. 1t
was an ideal day for picnic. and the
young folks returned this evening, tired,
but in high glee over the days sports.
Everyone realized that there was plen-
ty of transportation for all, and there
was no crowding or scrambling for seats.
Long canvas signs on the sides of the
cars bore the legend: Pasadena, Fourth
Largest City in California; A City of
Homes and Flowers"
A few doctors and dentists, policemen
and restaurant keepers kept open shop
today and the drug stores are open this
evening. But holiday air has enveloped
the place all day.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-16
COW OCCUPIES ROOM
AS HoNoRED GUEST

PITTSBURG, Aug. 15.-Keeping the
pig in the parlor, as told in the old song.
is lemon toward what family down in
Groveton is doing for their COW. She has
a front bedroom, with southern exposure.
personal attention and an unrestricted
view, with board and lodging paid and
nothing at all to do but chew her "cud
and furnish the family with fluid to fight
the milk trust.
Not only is the cow contented with her
lot but she positively refuses to leave the
room and take up her abode once more
in prosaic stable. Wanitchee heap-not
been cultivated, and it's the best quarters
or no milk.
1t all came about when the rivers rose
in their anger and chased both COW and
owners off the earth. 1t was get up higher
or drown. The second story of the house
was high enough. The COW didn't want to
climb the stairs. She was induced to do
so with sundry gads, clubs and language
strong enough to shock the other horned
animal. Then, when the floods receded.
the fastidious bovine would not go down
the stairs. In fact she positively raised
her voice in earnest and angry protest at
walking down that flight of stairs, and
therefore holds forth in the guest cham
ber..
Meanwhile passengers on the Pittsburg
& Lake Erie railroad crowd to one side
of passing trains to witness the sight, the
while the COW contentedly lives her life OF
ease. Not so the owner. His landlord
swears the COW must go. The owner is
willing, but at a loss for a means OF
transport. The argument grows more
heated each day, but the COW continues
calm and enjoys the guest chamber.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-16
FIRST GOLD BILL
PUZZLES TELLER
LOSES $50 PREMIUM VALUE IN az
YEARS
"Good as Gold" but Bank Clerk Hes
itates-Paper Yellow, Back
Red, Type Larger
and Black

NEW YORK, Aug. 15.-While the new
$40 gold certificates have given the re-
ceiving tellers of the city banks much
annoyance recently through the ease
with which they may be mistaken for
the gold notes of $40 denomination, far
more bothersome visitor in the shape of
a crisp $10O bill of curious design wan
dered into one of the downtown banks
the other day.
The unfamiliar bill was of yellow paper,
the printing on the front was black, while
the principal device was that of an eagle
above the United States shield and the
stars and stripes.t But the most curious
part Of the bill was the back, which, in
complete contrast to the yellow, green
and brown backs of the current notes,
was red in color, and the words "One
Hundred Dollars" in very large letters
extended from one end to the other.
The receiving teller had never seen a
United States bill of this kind, and was
especially puzzled by the red back. He
called to his assistance employees of the
bank of thirty years experience, but
they were equally at sea regarding the
bills identity.
So it was sent to the sub-treasury at
San Francisco, and word soon came back
that he bill was '.just as good as gold,'
being of the first series of gold certifi-
Gates issued by the United States. 1t
apparently had lain between the leaves of
a book, where no doubt it had rested
since 1866 the year of its issue, at which
time there was very high premium on
gold, and at the time the bill had been
put away it was worth $160 in any other
kind of money.
This series was issued for banking
and clearing house purposes and speci-
men seldom got into circulation. At the
time of it's appearance deposits of gold
were made with the government, for
which the certificates were issued, these
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-16
BONAPARTE PROMISED
ALTON NO IMMUNITY
WILL CONFER WITH, DISTRICT At
TORNEYS
At Meeting Between Cabinet Officer
and Former and Incumbent
Officials Roads Status
VIII Be Decide1
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Aug. Is. Attorney
General Bonaparte announces that ne
will confer Monday with present and
former district attorneys at Chicago on
the question of the promise to the Chi
cago & Alton railroad of immunity from
prosecution for rebating to the Stand
ard Oil company. Bonaparte stated that
he had not promised immunity to any
body and added that the promise was
made with the cognizance of former
District Attorney Justice Moody.
When asked what action must be an
ticipated against Hartman besides the
New York proceedings to compel him to
answer the interstate commerce commits
sions questions, Bonaparte said he was
considering the interstate commerce
commission report and had reached no
decision.
In addressing the grand jury Judge
Lands said: II have a communication
from the attorney general of the United
States the substance of which is that
prior to the indictment of the Standard
Oil company the then United States dis
trict attorney made an arrangement with
the officials of the Chicago G. Alton rail-
road under which it was not to be pro-
ceeded against, provided it would assist
the prosecution in good faith with evil
dence and witnesses in the matter then
pending.
Must Keep Faith
"In view of this, it is the conviction
of the attorney general that good faith
requires the department of justice to do
what it can to make good the district
attorneys assurance, and presents very
grave question, because 1t is of the ut.
most Importance that no offender shall
undeservedly escape punishment for
crime on any such plea, as we'll that
even the criminal must not truthfully
charge the government of the United
States with bad faith.
What this arrangement was the court
does not know, but assumes it may pos
sibly have provided that the Chicago &
Alton company should emancipate those
who act and speak for it from all OBJ
legations to deceive or mislead the jury
in the trial lately closed.
"If this is true, whatever officer of the
department. of justice is charged with
the task of determining what shall be
that departments attitude must carefully
consider the transcript of the testimony
of these railway agents in order that
he may intelligently decide whether the
Chicago & Alton road is entitled to i'm
munity.
whether the grand jury acts in the
matter will depend entirely upon the
conclusions this official may reach"
The jury is on recess until Septem-
ber 3.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-16
NOTES OF INTEREST
FROM LONG BEACH

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, Aug. 15.-Dr. r. S. Oak
ford, city trustee, was operated upon last
night for appendicitis at the Long Beach
hospital, ard was said this afternoon to
be doing nicely and to have fair chance
for recovery.
Attorneys Long and Baker have filed
general demurrer to the complaint In the
case of Contractor Mcdowell against j..
H. Brakeman. The latter has been sued
for $50, claimed to be owed to Mcdowell
for grading on Lime avenue. Brake
man claims to have paid the money to
another party upon threat of suit.
20 City Clerk Baldwin found today that
there is $42, 900 worth of fire Insurance on
the Auditorium. AS this is in excess of
the value of the building, the amount will
be reduced and additional insurance Will
be placed on the pier, which is insured at
$4,000.
DR.. L. A. Perce, president of the cham
Der of commerce, has telegraphed Ad-
mral Cowles of Washington D. c., ask
ing that the Long Beach harbor be con-
sidered in choosing location for the
proposed south Pacific coast coaling sta
tiOr,
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-16
SAWTELLE VETERAN HAS
POWERFUL IMAGINATION
Tells Santa Monica Police Soldiers
Home Is Destroyed by Fire and
Inmates Are Commit
ting Murder

Special to The Herald.
SANTA MONICA, Aug. 15.-Ananias
would have hung his head in shame had
he been present at the court house this
morning when James Todd, grizzled
inmate of the Sawtele soldiers home
related to the police a blood-curdling
story.
Todd said sixteen of the home build
ings had been consumed in a terrible
confagration that was still raging and
threatened to devastate the entire Saw
telle settlement.
The flames, he said, had been started
by malcontents who were numbering
those of their fellow veterans who had
not perished in the fire.
Further, he believed that the villains
intended to hamstring him, as several of
them had pursued him from the soldier
city.
Todd injected flavor of romance into
his tale by confiding to his listeners
that he had beautiful young wife who
was worth 100000 and that she would
pay the police handsomely If they would
save him from the murderers.
A message to the home brought forth
the reply that Todd is victim of tenn
porary insanity, but that his malady Is
of mild form.
Although it was stated that the soldier
is perfectly harmless, the police consid-
cred that his propensity to lie might
cause trouble for him in town and or
dered him returned under guard to the
home.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-16
TEN VETERANS CONVERTED
TO UNUSUAL RELIGION
Will Be immersed in Canals at Venice
Sunday-Tenets of New Doc
trine Similar to the
Apostles
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
VENICE, Aug. 15.-What promises to pe
banner attraction at this resort next
Sunday will be the immersing in the
canals of ten Sawtelle converts who have
AFFILIATED themselves with a sect being
established by the Rev. Alvin J. Ellison
and designated by him the Church of God
The pastor, with his wife and five chill
dren, have been holding forth in tent
near the Soldiers home grounds and are
said to have Influenced a number of old
soldiers to aid their soul-saving cam
paign. So far as can be learned, the
rites of the doctrine are on the lines of
the ancient apostolic customs.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-16
HAIL DESTROYS CORN CROP
TO EXTENT OF 100000
Illinois Fields Devastated by Terrific
Storms-Several Killed and
Traffic Stopped-Wires
Down

PEORIA, Ill, Aug. 15.-severe hail
storms here practically devastated the
corn crop in the western townships of
Peoria county and the east tier of town.
ships in Knox county. Large hailstorms
cut the blades from the corn as keenly
as If the stalks had been trimmed with
a knife. Thirty thousand acres of corn
are completely ruined. The loss is es-
timated at $1,0e0,000 to corn alone in Pc
oria and Knox counties.
At Havana, Ill, Margaret Leininger, 16
years old, is dead, the result of being
struck by lightning.
At Pana, ILL.,, lightning killed Frank
Henderson and Frank McMullen. Prop
erty valued at $4,000 was destroyed.
Corn was stripped and haystacks thrown
over the fields.
A terrific electrical storm, accompanied
by a cyclone, passed over Litchfield, ILL.,,
uprooting trees and causing much dam
age to buildings and crops. The inter-
urban railway service was crippled for
fifteen hours, and communication was
for many hours cut off from other parts
of the country.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-16
AUTOMOBILE AN ANIMAL,
ACCORDING TO THE LAW
Judge of Pennsylvania Superior Court
Makes Curious Decision in
Case, Which May Be
Appealed

PITTSBURG, Aug. 15.-An automobile is
an animal within the meaning of the city
ordinance, according to Judge Daniel
OConnel Tracy of the city hall police
court He made this ruling in the case of
DR.. A. w. Menges of 1926 Gravos avenue,
charged with careless driving.
1t was contended for DR.. Menges that
the case should be dismissed as he was
being prosecuted under an ordinance
which prohibits only the careless driving
of animals But the court held that the
law which prohibits the careless driving
of animals includes automobiles and that
the engine or motor or whatever propels
the machine takes the place of the ami
NAL in making automobiles subject to the
ordinance.
The Judge said the supreme court of
Pennsylvania has held vehicle to be an
animal. DR., Menges was fined $25 but
took an appeal. His car ran over and
injured Arthur Hoehle, aged IA. of S1O9
Caroline street, July 90
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-16
TAKES PLENTY OF TIME;
GETS BUT LITTLE MONEY
New Official Clock Winder OF treasury
Department Keeps 700 Clocks
Going on sos a
Month

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.-The treasury
department has a new offlclal CLOCK
winder. J. c. Rumsey now has the 1op
of repairing annd keeping in good run
ming order the 700 clocks in the treasury
department and it's annexes. lie gets 800
a month and is kept busy going the
rounds and winding up the various time
pieces.
Charley Fleming was the official clock
winder of the treasury until his death
a few weeks ago. He had held the posi-
tion as long as any one around the big
building could remember. He did the
work under a contract, and before oppo-
sition set in he was paid SIS month.
One year during the Carlisle administra-
tion a rival clockmaker submitted bid
of $50 a month and got the contract.
Fleming underbid this by SIS the next
wear and from then on to the time or
his death monopolized the business.
Later he raised the charge to 500
month. 1t is worth all of this amount
because many of the clocks are old and
constantly need repairing.
In other departments the messengers
of the different bureaus look after the
clocks, except the large ones that are
connected by wire with the naval OBJ
seryatory and accurately mark the sun
time.
The clocks of the White House are
looked after by one of the local jewelers.,
who sends a man every week to wind
them and see that they are in order. 1t
is a curious fact that only one of the
twenty-five or thirty clocks in the White
House proper is of American manufac-
ture, and that is big gilt affair which
stands on the mantel in the green room
and was purchased while James Monroe
was president
The most interesting clock in the
White House is in the blue parlor. 1t
was made of alabaster and French gilt
bronze for Napoleon Bonaparte, and was
presented to George Washington by Mar
uuis de Lafayette. 1t still keeps excel
lent time and runs for month without
winding.
In one of the bedrooms is French
clock which has been running without
repair for over thirty-five years. 1t was
purchased during the Lincoln admins
tration.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-16
GOLD MEDALS AWARDED IN
YEARLY RIFLE COMPETITION
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Aug. 15.-The annual army
rifle competition concluded today at Fort
Sheridan, the following officers winning
gold medals, the highest possible score
being 1000:
Lieutenant Wallace, Twentieth infantry,
S17; Lieutenant Farnham, Fortieth in
fantry, 1893; Lieutenant Weeks Fourth in
fantry, 1882; Lieutenant Platham, Fifth
infantry, 7SO; Lieutenant Pardee, Twen-
tieth infantry, III; Lieutenant Smith,
Sixth infantry, TIT; Lieutenant Lamotte,
Fourteenth infantry, 776; Lieutenant
Westover, Fourteenth infantry, no.
Gold medals were won by the following
enlisted men: Corporal Peterson,
Twelfth cavalry, iS4; Sergeant Hayes,
Fourteenth infantry, IT'S; Private Thorn
ton, Fourteenth cavalry, TIA; Sergeant
Miller, Twelfth infantry, 76S.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-16
OLD.TIME BALL PLAYER
DIES AT SOLDIERS HOME
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SANTA MONICA, Aug. 15.-The death
at the Soldiers home, Sawtel.e, yester-
day of Scott Hastings, veteran of the
Civil War who served with company b,
One Hundred and Forty-fifth Illinois in
fantry, brought to light the fact that
Hastings in his prime was one OF the
country's most noted professional pah
players
From his effects it was escertained that
h. had been a member of the famous
"White Stocking team of Chicago and
in that day was a recognized force IN
baseball circles. Hastings was 81 years
of age and is survived by niece, Miss
Marah Holman, a resident of Fresno
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-16
ELDERLY MAN FALLS IN
PATH OF RUSHING AUTO
Becomes Confused and Drops from
BicycIe-Doctor Dresses Bruises
and Declares Injuries
Are Slight
special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
LONG BEACH, Aug. 15.-Becoming
confused and excited Edward Huling, II
wears old, of 1121 Daisy avenue, rode his
bicycle directly in front of the large
touring car of Bert Paul of the Buffers
g. Paul Investment company at Tenth
street and Pine avenue at II o'clock to-
day and then fell from the wheel. The
front wheels of the auto passed over his
body.
Paul placed the elderly man in the
auto and took him to Dr.. A. f. Ham
mans office Beyond bruises and cuts
about the face and body he was not in
jured.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-08-16
MEETING IS
FOUR TIMES DELAYED
Chairman Dana Burks Fails to Show
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Are
Awaiting Mandamus
Decision
Special to The Herald.

Special to The Herald
OCEAN PARK, Aug. 15.-The fourth
successive postponement of the weekly
meeting of the board of city trustees was
announced this morning, the absence of
Chairman Dana Burks from the city be-
ing stated as the cause.
But little hope is expressed in the dis
Incorporation camp as to reconsidering its
action on the petition for special cleo
ton unless ordered to do so by the courts.
A writ of mandate is now pending be-
fore Judge Bordwell which may have the
effect desired by those who would put
the city on a new basis of government.