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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-09-27
Judge w. A. Covington.

Judge Covington said in part:
I'm the outstart / wish to endorse
the wise words of the Chairman to-
night-just a little applause, especial
ly on my side, at the mellow places
will not be out of order-and / as
sumo that there will be no objection
when speaking himself, by Mr.. Nc
Nance to a little judiciously distrib-
uted applause. but any interruption
tends to embarrass the speakers and
when speaking with limited time, it
is unfair to them. / would not men
ton it at all. because such comment
is in wretched taste from my mouth
but for the fact that Mr.. McNamee
and / or any other speaker in the
order of debate would likely be swept
somewhat beyond the bounds of per-
sonal courtesy, and the speaker can
not always stop going down the line
when he ought to, and may sometimes
go little too far.
'1 am proud of the opportunity
to address an audience of this size
of the representative citizens of Pen
sacola ! think / am warranted in
saying that you will appreciate the
fact that / will have to address you
with something that will run about
an hour and quarter or an hour and
a half and / will have TO make my
old Prohibition speech without know
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-09-27
Finer Than
Ever at Present

wreckage of the hurricane at the Pen
sacola navy yard will be effected
There, the fury of the storm seemed
to rage worst, if that were possible
and there the greatest damage and
destruction was done. The loss es-
timated at the time ran up into the
millions, but with favorable conditions
and good workmanship the loss was
reduced by saving all of the gunboats
that had been driven ashore or else
sunk. This work cost much money
The labor alone that has been re-
CURED to operate the yard has cost
over 100000 since last September,
while the expense of refitting and re-
pairing vessels will increase the
amount to at least half a million dol
lars. All of this money, however,
was not expended as result of the.
hurricane, for the yard would have
maintained a large force of men had
not the extra work been necessary.
Much Progress.
1t has been freely remarked that
the progress made by Pensacola dur
ing the twelve months ending today
has been the most marked of any year
in it's history Instead of giving the
city setback from which it could not
recover for years, the storm not only
did not stop progress and advance
ment, but seemed to add to the city's
prosperity.
But with it all, those who lost
loved ones and friends by the hurri-
cane remember the day as one of sor-
row, and those who were exposed TO
the full fury of the hurricane during
the night of Sept &c and the morning
of the 81 win never forget the hours
of anxiety and terror.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-09-27

the consideration of the general IL
cense ordinance, which is to become
effective ON October /.
Amended and Adopted.
Chairman Yonge of the ordinance
and engrossing committee, to whom
the ordinance had been referred o.
the council on Wednesday night, re-
ported that the city attorney had adj
vised that few amendments be made
and upon motion the ordinance was
placed back upon its second reading
and amended These amendments
consisted of inserting paragraph TO
the effect that the liquor licenses
should be in accordance with the new
ordinance passed by the council the
night previous. which places this
license at $1,000 for saloons operated
within a certain district and $500
for those outside the district.
After the ordinance had been
amended, it was read the second time.
and Immediately afterwards the third
and last time by the clerk 1t passed
unanimously. and the council adj
journed
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-09-27
Special Meeting Held, And
Walker Ingrahan Takes
Oath of Office.
THE ORDINANCE FIXING NEW
LICENSES FOR ALL GLASSES
OF BUSINESS PLACED UPON
ITS SECOND AND LAST READ.
INGs AND PASSED.

At a special meeting - the City
Council, which convened at o'clock
yesterday afternoon, the new license
ordinance, which fixes the licenses to
be paid on all classes of business,
was passed, and Hon. Walker mgra-
ham. elected Wednesday night pre-
yious to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Alderman Hays, took
the oath of Office.
The meeting convened with Presi-
dent Yonge presiding. and Aldermen
Andrews. Calm, Durham, Ingraham,
McHugh, Reilly, Rocheblave, Williams
and Yonge, and Chairman Oliver of the
Board of Safety present.
ingrahara Sworn IN.
Immediately after roll call Alder
man Ingraham took the oath of Office,
II being administered by Alderman
Calm. notary public. Alderman
Ingraham then took the desk made
vacant by the resignation of Captain
Hays.
President Yonge then stated the
special purpose of the meeting to be
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-09-27
LIQUOR CAUSES
TERRIBLE
TRAGEDY
Another Example of Evil
Effects of Liquor
Traffic.
sneci..l 70 The journal.

Ponce DeLeon, Sept. 26.-On last
Sunday Lou Singletary. white, aged
about % years, shot his brother. Ben
Singletary, aged about 26, inflicting
wound in the leg below the knee from
which he died at p. m. Thursday.
The shooting took place near
Braziles Mill. about 3 miles south of
Westville. Your correspondent is in
formed that the brothers were each
under the influence of drink when a
quarrel arose. resulting in an alterca-
ton after which deceased fed. and
while running, Lou secured a pistol
from another party and running in
pursuit, fired the fatal shot at the
fleeing brother when about rs or 80
yards behind him.
A father, mother and a large family
of brothers, sisters and other rela-
tives are in great sorrow over this
terrible tragedy.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-09-27
Petty Vandalism Displayed
at Expense of the Plaza

end in the ground and carefully hid
den to avoid detection until the ma
chine has been damaged. Mr.. Kemb1e
has taken up the matter with Mar
shall Sanders, who has promised to
use his best endeavors to locate the
guilty person or persons
Mr. Kemble has worked hard dur
ing the few weeks he has been here
to make the Plaza as attractive as
possible, but without the hearty CO.
operation and assistance from the pub
lie his work will be IN vain. 1t is
hoped that this warning win be suf-
ficient. and Tat drastic measures wi
not have to be resorted to by f,a
authorities.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-09-27
DIGGING OUT
INFORMATION
Progress of Government Suit
To Force a Dissolution of
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey New Evil
dence of Ways of Circurn-
venting Anti Trust Legis-
lation.
BY Associated Press.

New York, Sept 26.-The Indiana
Pipe Line Company q subsidiary of
The Standard, made afprofit of s10,-
100000 in 1903 on a total investment
of $2,2SS, 600. According to the books
produced by George Ehesbro. comp
troller of the National Pipe Line Com
pany. in testifying today in the gov
ernmenF's suit against the oil COM
bine.
Counsel for the government alleges
it will be shown the annual profits
of these pipe line companies in some
cases are twenty tines fae cost of
operation.
Calvin M. Payne, woo, with H. C.
Folger, Jr., owners of. the Corsicana
Refining Company examined today,
testified that the tanks and receiving
stations at that end of the pipe line
of the New York Transit Company,
now called he National Transports
ton Company Of New Jersey. and the
terminals of the pipe lines of the Ma
tional Transit Company at Center
Bridge. Pa. were built the year the
Hepburn law went into effect.
Payne was engaged in explaining
there was probably some legal reason
why these stations on state lines were
built, when Chief Counsel Milburn
of the STANDARD, said he advised the
move. He cross-examined Payne, and
drew out that pipe lines extending
from these state line stations to New
York and Baltimore were private
lines of the tandard Oil Company of
New Jersey, and not public carriers.
but that the National and New York
Transit companies were prepared to
accept business and deliver at their
receiving stations.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-09-27

Mr.. Kemble, who has the Plaza IN
charge, reports vandalism by some
person or persons who OF late have
made practice of hindering him IN
his work as much as possible Ere
quently banana Feelings. torn letters
and other trash is thrown over the
grass. making the place unsightly and
recurring considerable effort TO keep
the grounds clean
OF late Mr.. Kemble has found the
grass plots plugged with ten penny
nails. placed in such a manner as will
seriously damage the moving machine.
That the nails have not been placed
there by accident is shown by the fact
of their being carefully placed on
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-09-27
It Is: Shall Hartman Make
I. C. a Mere Feeder to
Union Paciic7
Ex-President Says Charges
Against Him Were Ex-
ploded Long Ago.
BY Associate. eress-

New York. Sept -Stuyvesant
Fish tonight, replying to last Tues
days circular by President Harahan
of the Illinois Central Railroad, says
the charges of misuse of funds are
not new, were published long along,
and each met and disposed of, but the
by Mr.. Harahan-whether or not the
Illinois Central shall become a mere
feeder for the Union Pacific, and
whether the road, and it stockholders,
at the forthcoming election, will per-
rnit Hartman to continue to dominate
the property.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-09-27
THE DUMMY
Is To TALK
VIII Tell on Stand of The
Land Fraud Methods of
Mr.. Borah, Et Al.
BY Associated Press.

Boise, Idaho, Sept. 26.-Having
placed in evidence fifty alleged fraud
ulent claims filed on timber lands, the
government attorneys charged with
the prosecution of United States Sen
atOr Borah, began today to unfold de-
tails of the alleged conspiracy.
Counsel announced that one of the
principal witnesses was George S.
Long, who is alleged to have acted as
a dummy trustee to receive title to
claims from dummy entrymen and
transfer the property later, to the Bar
Der Lumber Co.
Long will tell YOU said counsel,
that he morally loaned his name as
dummy"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-09-27
A Year Sgo PENSACOLA !

One year ago today, the streets and
waterfront of Pensacola were an indie
scribable mass of ruin and wreckage,
the result of the most disastrous
tropical hurricane ever to visit this
section since the village of Pensacola
was swept from Santa Rosa Island
over century ago Communication
with the outside word was cut off,
there being no train, no telegraph or
telephone wires, and the residents. af-
ter night of terror. were reviewing
the ravages of the storm with a feel
ing of mingled awe and helplessness.
Searching parties were along the
beach looking for the bodies of those
Drowned during the night, while re-
ports from other sections where the
storm had ragged were tremblingly and
eagerly awaited by those who had
friends at such places.
Today.
Today, should one who was here
ast September visit Pensacola, he
would hardly recognize the city as the
one Of one year ago. Streets have
been cleared, communication restored,
buildings repaired, handsome new
structures erected, and the waterfront
cleared. With the exception OF few
Old hulks lying along the bay front,
and two or three condemned foreign
vessels lying across the bay there is
hardly vestige of the wreckage left
70 mark the path of the hurricane.
Better Than Ever.
The Pensacola of today is a more
Prosperous city than the Pensacola or
one year ago. AS was predicted. the
Storm did not check the spirit of prog
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-09-27
CONGRESSMAN
CLARK HERE
He Arrived in the City Last
Night and Will Speak
Tonight.

Congressman Frank Clark, one of
the most prominent men and eloquent
speakers in Florida, reached the city
last night 1t was the desire of Mr.
Clark to arrive in Pensacola in time
for the speaking last night, but this
was impossible.
Tonight he will deliver his first ad-
dress in Escambia county on Prohib-
ition. This will be on West Garden
street, near DeVillier, and it is ex-
pected that an immense crowd will
be present and hear the congressman.
Judge Covington, who was heard
last night in joint debate with Hon.
Robert McNamee, will also deliver an
address tonight at the same place.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-09-27
Speaker For the Bar Rooms Touched Few of the
Points Really at Stake. While the Prohibition
Champion Drove Home Many Telling Truths---
Crowd Was Largest Ever Assembled in Pensa-
cola and Most Orderly Throughout Hon. Scott
M Loftin Presided and introduced Speakers.

The great joint discussion of the
Liquor questionable a4rst of the kind
ever held in Pensacola drew out a
tremendous crowd at Seville square
last night, the largest crowd probably
ever assembled at one time and one
place in the city,
1t was representative crowd, too.
1t represented all classes, creeds, and
races. and the Vets and Drys mani
tested their presence, respectively, in
a vigorous fashion whenever either
speaker made a telling point. The
crowd was an extremely orderly one
and no disturbances of any kind &C.
Cured
Hon Scott NJ Loftin presided, an
nounced the rules governing the de
bate, and introduced the speakers.
Judge w. A. Covington, of Mou1trie,
Ga. spoke first for the Prohibitionists
and he made an argument against the
Saloon so absolutely invincible and
unanswerahle that his opponent hard
ly referred to many of the points pre-
sented The crowd was so large that
each speaker had difficulty in reaching
those farthest away, but the hundreds
who did hear cheered their respective
faVorites to the echo
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-09-27
Convention Endorses Credit
Currency Measure Pend
ing in Congress and Vote
to Continue the Currency
Commission of the Associ-
alton.
By Associated Press.

Atlantic City, Sept. 26.-The cur
rency question was introduced in the
convention of the American Bankers
Association today by A. Barton Hep
burn, in an address on the plan rec
commended by the currency commits
sion of the association. The conven-
ton, by viva Voce vote approved the
Hepburn bill favoring credit currency.
Congressman Fowler, of New Jer-
sey reviewed the currency question and
at the conclusion of his remarks it
was voted to continue the currency
commission with power to increase its
membership.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-09-27
OKLAHOMA s
CONSTITUTION
President Approves It as Be
ing Within Terms of
Enabling Act.
. 49, = >%<<
ey Assoelated Press.

Washington, Sept. 26-President
Roosevelt announced today that he
approves the Oklahoma constitution
He said he examined the document
with the attorney general, and that
the question of approval ought not
be based on his personal opinion of
the document, but upon whether il
came within the terms of the enabling
act. President Roosevelt laughingly
said his personal opinion of the doc
ument was mot fit for publication"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-09-27

Hon Robt McNamee, of Tampa,
spoke for the Saloon interests, and
it must be admitted that he gave the
very best that there was to give from
the Liquor dealers standpoint. Mr..
McNamee would make good speech
on any proposition and from any
standpoint, and he made a good one
last night He is one of the mos2
forceful and eloquent speakers Pen
sacola has ever heard and if there
was anything lacking in his defense
of the Saloon last night, it was a lack
of material on which to base an argu-
ment and not any lack of ability on
his part. In fact he got all out of the
subject that there was in it.
3 When Judge Coyington was pre-
sented he was greeted with great ap-
plause and when quiet had been re-
stored he launched Immediately into
his argument, speaking for exactly
one hOlrr Abb =
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-09-27
VENGEANCE:
HIS MOTIVE
Killed His Brother-in-Law
and Jury Gave Him
Life Sentence.
BY Associates press.

New London, CT, Sept. 26.-James
l. Breckham, of Norfolk, Va, who on
Sept. L killed William NJ. Petty, his
brother-in-Iaw, by shooting him in a
local hotel, was today found guilty
of murder in the second degree, and
Immediately given life sentence. Beck
hams defense was the claim that
Petty induced Beckham's wife ana
daughter to come here TO live tenn
porarirly.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-09-27

ress, but seemed to add impetus to
that determination already existing to
make of Pensacola a model city. 1t
is true the rehabilitation of Pensacola
damage cost many thousands of dol
lars, but in the expenditure of the
vast sums the workingmen were fur
nished with employment where before
many were idle, and the business men
experienced consequent demand for
their goods and wares. and all classes
of trade were mdae more active.
Handsome Buildings.
While the Blount building, the hand
soonest and most costly of any of PEN
sacola's buildings, was already under
construction, that magnificent struc-
ture has been completed since the
memorable Sept 81, 1905. There
have also arisen from vacant lots or
sites formerly occupied by small and
unsightly buildings many handsome
buildings, which would be a credit to
a city twice the size OF Pensacola.
Among these may be mentioned the
First National Bank building, nearing
completion; the new City Hall, the
Osceola Club building, undergoing
construction; the new city jail build
ings. and the three-story Brent store
building on West Garden street. Be
sides these, numerous handsome resi-
dences and many cottages have been
erected during the space of one year,
and many more are contemplated.
Among these is the ten-story office
building of the American National
Bank.
Launching the Vixen.
With the launching of the gunboat
Vixen today, the last of the rehalitated
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-09-27
Rv Assoclated Press.

Mobile, Ala, Sept ga ferry boat
crossing the Tombigbee river to the
treacherous current and rocky shoals.
near Jackson, this afternoon capsized
and white boy and thirteen negroes
drowned.
The scene of the accident has long
been regarded as dangerous by navi-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-09-27
WITHDRAWS
APPLICATION
A. & w. P. Road Recedes
From Opposition to
New Rate Law.
ev Associated press.

Atlanta, Sept 26.-In the superior
court today the Atlanta and West
Point Railroad withdrew its motion
for a temporary Injunction restrain
ing the state railroad commission from
enforcing the order reducing passen-
ger rates within the state.
This is taken to mean that, pending
final decision of the federal courts,
order.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-09-27
CONVICTION MAKES THE PLEA FOR. PROHIBITION
AND NcNAk1EE MAKES. DEFENSE OF TIE. SALOON
Capsizings on Tonbigbee
Cost Lives OF II Persons
Lost in Trcacher0us Eddies

gators of the river on account of the
-treacherous current and rocy shoals.
Montgomery advices say that Law
ton Wilson, of cambridge, Ca. and
two negroes employed on the construc-
ton of the bridge over the Tombigbee
river near AliceVille, were drowned
yesterday while crossing the river in
a skiff.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-09-27
Quotes Lincoln.

Abraham Lincoln once said that
while it is possible TO fool all of the
people some of the time and some
Of the people all of the time, 1t was
and is: impossible to fool all of the
people all of the time and so, we
prohibitionists nave succeeded in
fooling IS per cent of the people of
the great territory commencing with
the Potomac anG concluding on the
southwest with the Mexican bound
airy line. If commercial ruin fol-
lows the prohibition of the sale and
manufacture of intoxicating liquors,
we, will want 30 know on this occa-
sion or on some other occasion. why
these communities-by a large de-
gree by counties-which have adopt
ed prohibition by law-haye not dis
covered their mistake in the years
that have elapsed and rectified ii as
they have a right to do under the
law
I'm my state OF Georgia. as we
passed a law the other day-126 OF
the counties of Georgia, one by one,
commencing some of them, 26 years
ago. prohibited the sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors within their boundaries
and so far as my knowledge goes, and
l think | understand the position pref
ty correctly, only two out OF the 126
have become dissaIisfied-or have
acted saneiy il they became dissatis-
fed, and voted Ii. back Those two
counties being Sumter and Fulton.
concerning which we have heard
(conttnued on Third Paae.l
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-09-27
FISH SAYS THAT @IARAHAN
IGNORES THE REAL QUESTION
BANKERS APPROVE
THE HEPBURN PLAN
90 DECAPITATED
BY REBEL MOORS
AFTER A VICTORY
81 Associated Press.

Melhlla, Morocco, Sept. &C.
Three thousand Moorish reb-
els have defeated force of
imperial troops In battle last
ing day and a half. The rebels
cut off the heads of twenty
eight of the sultan's soldiers
as trophies of victory.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-09-27
MRS. NATIONS FINE
PAID BY HER FRIENDS
BY Associated Press-

Washington, Sept. 26.-iMrs. Carrie
Nation, recently committed to the
workhouse for refusal to pay a fine
Of $25 as penalty for disorderly con-
duct. was released today. her fine hav-
ing been paid by friends.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-09-27

be advanced against us.
Two Arguments.
Now there are two arguments to
this questionable commercial and the
moral do not believe this American
people or any section of il want proof
to know as TO whether or not it will
pay before they know whether it is
riglt or not Still / am willing to
discuss the Prohibition question from
a commercial standpoint in the little
time that is allotted to us for such
great question. In other words i am
perfectly confident of my ability, or in
case fail of some other speakers
ability to prove that the Prohibition
by law of the sale of intoxicating
liquor is not an economic mistake.
"Or. in other words. I am perfect
" willing and able Cor If ] fail TO
prove it, it is my own deficiency and
not that of the argument}, to show
that it will not cost the community
anything-but it will pay the conn
munity as a whole, to vote dry on
this election next Tuesday the proof
/ can state by the wholesale. We are
not coming here to ask You to try any
experiment: we are not coming here
to ask you to step in some untrodden
way we are not coming here to ask
YOU to undertake this. without the
torch of precedence to light up your
pathway as you undertake it. or do
something which other communities
in the nation and-others in the south,
especially. have not already done.
sHear thisi SeYenty-fiye per cent
of the population of the cotton pro-
ducing states-bstween 80 per cent
and 80 per cent of the timber in the
cotton producing states-have already
prohibited by statute the sale and
manufacture OF Intoxicating liquor.
Hear this other facti There are
more places for the sale of Whiskey
in greater New York than in all thar
great territory beginning with the Po-
tomac and ending with the Rio
Grande
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-09-27
CITY COUNCIL PASSES
NEW LICENSE ORDINANCE
RUN TRAINS WITHOUT
FIREM. IN CAB OR
CONDUCTOR ON CARS.
By Associated Press.

Havana, Cuba, Sept 26.-A
general strike of the United
Railroads and the Havana Cen
trail Railroad was declared to-
day. Engineers are running
trains without the help of fire.
men or conductors. A tie-up OF
all roads on the island is
feared.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-09-27
Two Arguments.

ing anything about the argument to
be advanced against US
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-09-27

tconttnued on T1lrd Paae.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-09-27
CIRCULATION RECORD

The Journals cireuiatIon Record BY
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-09-27
Better Than Ever.

The Pensacola of today is more
prosperous city than the Pensacola or
ohe year ago. AS was predicted, the
Storm did not check the spirit of prog
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-09-27
Launching the Vixen.

With the launching of the gunboat
Vixen today, the last of the rehalitated