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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-07
SEVEN MEN
LOST LIVES
Skif Capsizes Because of
Wind and Waves in the
Mississippi.
BY Associated Press.

Leavenworth, Kas., Jan. 6.-Seven
men were drowned in the Missouri
river as result of the overturning of
a skif containing nine men near
kickapOo, Kansas, today. The men
were employed by the Kansas Natural
Gas cpn pany In constructing a pipe
line under the river, and the accident
happened when they were rowing to
the Kansas side, preparatory to re-
turning home. They had proceeded
about half way, but the current and
wind made the voyage dangerous, and
the men decided to turn back. When
they attempted to turn the boat, a
wave broke over it and the boat cap
sized. Two were rescued None of
the bodies have been recovered.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-07
MORE DELAY
IN warm CASE
Habeas Corpus Application
Fixed for Yesterday Is
Postponed.
Ry Assoeiated Press.


Ell Paso, Tex, Jan. 6.--The applica-
ton for writ of habeas corpus, by
which w. w. Warn expects to evade
being carried back to Pensacola, to
face charge Of wife desertion, filed
against him by his wife, now living
in that city with a months old baby,
was not argued in the court here to-
day, as anticipated
1t was learned today that the case
had not been set on the docket for to-
day, and, indeed, that the date of the
hearing has not been fixed at all.
About month ago, Warn was ar
rested here and Sheriff Van Pelt of
Escambia county, Fla, came here. to
take the prisoner back to Pensacola.
Van Pelt was armed with reQuisition
papers from the governors of Texas,
louisiana, Alabama. and Florida, but
Warn fought the requsition of the
Texas governor. The governor, how
ever, decided to let his acceptance of
requisitfon service remain in effect
Warn, by his counsel, then pleaded
for writ Of habeas corpus. A hear
ing was held. and Warn pleaded nom
residence in Florida, and that he was
not subject to arrest ON an Escambia
county warrant and asked the court
to grant him time In which to obtain
evidence to prove that he was not a
resident OF Florida. This was grant
ed, and It was supposed that a hear
ing on this matter would be held to-
day, but those interested were dfsap-
pointed. In the meantime Warn Ia
out on 81 900 bond.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-07
January Forecast
Z Orlando Star-Reporter

man does Don't write love letters.
She will save them
The trusts will continue to show US
where to head in, and congress will
vote CRU money like 1t was theirs.
The fashionable wintering places for
the month will be Southern Califor-
MIA and the Florida coast, and all
trains bound to those poinst will be
loaded with plasterers and bricklay-
ers, with their families.
And then the short lived month OF
Feb, when woman will complete her
web, and foolish man viii buzz about
until the spider dashes out and nails
him neatly TO the mast for so long
as his life shall last.
But notwithstanding Leap Years
tricks,
And maids and widows weeds,
And though our hard luck comes
along
Just Ike string of beads,
Cheer, cheer up! It's not so bad
With us as It's with Ted,
Who had to come TO IL and knock
His third term In the head.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-07

outlines the vastness of our agricultu-
raj potentialitieS. Charles A. Moore
discusses the general business outlook.
and graphically says he has never
found it possible to sell the United
States short" The possibilities for
swamp reclamation and what this will
mean for national progress are strik-
ingly told by Edward Wisner of New
Orleans. w. w. Finley, president of
the Southern Railway. points out the
south's needs for enlarged transpor-
tation facilities.
We cannot enumerate all the re-
markably good articles, full of meat.
and likewise nearly $50 pages of ad-
vertising which, in themselves, furnish
the greatest proof of the vastness of
American development and point to
the limftless possibilities of the fu-
ture, which go to make up this issue.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-07

"A city ordinance will be introduced
in New York to prohibit women
smoking in the restaurants. Why
women can't leave the special privi-
lege of habit which, at best, is dirty,
and which--scientifical "dopey,"
to us men, is hard to understand, and
it is to be hoped that the New York
powers will insist on combining smo1-
ing in public to US men. We're not
too good for 1t. Women are, or ought
to be, If they're not,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-07
81 kssaclated Press,


San Francisco, Jan. 6.-The blood
lest OF Tong wars that this country
has seen, which originated seven
years ago over q Chinese girl, and in
which more than Fifty persons have
been killed and more than doubls
that number wounded, was declared
of at a meeting of the various Tongs
held Saturday at the rooms of the SIX
Companies in this city.
The trouble started over the sale
OF Wan Len, a slave girl, to LuiNg.
member of the Ping Kun Tong. by
All Wong, member of the Hop Cling
Tong. Lui-Ng paid $4,000 for Wan
Len. but All Wong declared that this
was not fun payment. AS Lui-Ng re-
fused to pay more, war was declared
between the Ping Kung Tong and the
Hon Sings. The first fight was in
Clay street, and resulted In seven be-
Ing killed and ten wounded, and since
that time the fighting has been cor
dnued. Lately the Hop Sings, Ia their
desire TO get back the money alleged
TO be due their Tong, held up Fan
Tan game at Los Angeles and In the
fracas two members of the BoOns,
totally different and inonensive tong
were shot by the Hop Sings. with the
result that the fight became general
and every Tong was implicated.
Seeing that the war was liable 10
spread toe far, the president Of the
companies called a meeting last Thurs
dav to settle It. and the upshot OF u
was that Lk-Ng was awarded the glrI
and the Hop Sings declared TO De III
the wrong. A jury of the See Yups
seven years ago rendered a similar
verdict
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-07
Manufacturers Record
Issues Great Edition.

The issue of the Manufacturers
Record OF Jan. 2 presents a concrete
illustration OF the unlimited POSSIBLE
ties Of America. and it should inter-
est every man in the country. OF
national Importance are many OF the
articles by eminent experts on the
potentialittes OF the United States.
The resources of this country and
of Europe are editorially compared.
while Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-07
pays Better Than Politics.

The DeLand Record says the Hon.
James, E. Alexander has purchased
from the Stetson estate the fifteen-acre
bearing orange grove at Lake Whine
missett, the cash consideration bang
$4,000 AS long as Mr.. Alexander was
in politics "toting'' the political skill
lets OF Congressman Dougherty and
Senator Wilkinson Call, he never saw
the time when he could put up a cash
consideration of $4,000 Now that he
can do so is proof there is something
better than politics Banner.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-07
$1,000 FOR
GOOD MOUNT
What It Cost Big Bill Taft
to Buy a Horse Would
Stand His Bulk.
BY Hearst News Service.

Bloomington, ILL.,, Jan. Ga T.
Ewing, of McDonough county, has sold
his black saddle horse to a Chicago
firm which has been engaged in the
search for horse for the secretary of
war. William H. Taft.
The firm has been advertising for a
horse large enough to carry a man
weighing 500 pounds. The animal was
purchased year ago in Missouri by
Mr.. Ewing. It Is six years old, weighs
1.240 pounds, stands sixteel hands
high and is sound in every way The
horse cost Secretary Taft $1,000.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-07
The Banner Names
Its Candidates.


Elsewhere on this page today, The
Journal publishes the reply OF the
Ocala Banner to The Journals request
to trot out a candidate who, better
than Mr. Bryan, can harmonic, the
democratic party and afford some
hope of election.
We must confess our disappointment
In he Banners response. It men
lions three-Johnson, Folk and Gray
any enc OF whom 1t thinks might poll
more strength than Mr.. Bryan, but it
gives no reasons why they would do
so. These men are all good men. but
what reason have We for believing
that they would prove strong men2
Governor Johnson would unquestion-
ably be the strongest man of the
three. But Governor Johnson repre-
sents in a large measure, though with
less ability, the same things that Mr.
Bryan represents. Why, therefore.
make the change. and what would be
gained by doing so? Moreover, Gov
ernor Johnson would have to be nom
inated-if he should be nominated
by Mr.. Bryan's friends, and the latter
want Mr.. Bryan. Therefore. what
likelihood has he of being nominated,
and IL he has no likelihood OF being
nominated, why waste time in at
tempting the impossible?
Judge Gray Is Of presidential calibre,
but he belongs to the wrong wing of
the party. With him. as it's nominee.
the democracy would experience rep
EDITION of the Parker fasco. Why.
therefore, again visit upon the party
the folly and disgrace which VIII al
ways stigmatize it's action of 1904? :,
Governor Folk has made Missouri
good chief executive, but he has no
where indicated that he possesses the
qualifications of~a presidential candi-
date. He is reformer, but he is not
q statesman. Running toodlers and
gamblers to prison is a good thing and
o very oommendable thing, but that
alone does not constitute statesman
ship. We. therefore, feel that Gov
ernor Folk Is hardly likely to be the
nominee, nor would he be likely to
make strong candidate if he were.
Nowhere does the Banner produce
any reason to show why any one OF
these men could carry a single state
that Mr.. Bryan would not be as likely
to carry and, with the exception of
Governor johnson. we doubt II it could
show that its candidates are in any
way In accord with the sentiment of
the masses of the people on the great
questions OF the day.
The fact that our contemporary.
whoever may be the nominee of the
party, will be found fighting in the
ranks and not sulking in the tents with
the cold shivers," is not particularly
important.
The fight that southern democrats
are to make must be made before the
nominee is named-not after. Florida
VIII go democratic no matter who the
candidate is, and if Florida democrats
want to be a factor in the result they
must do their work in the selection of
the candidate, rather than in the cleo
ton Of the candidate.
The Banner Is. OF course. doing that
In its attempt to defeat the nomina-
ton Of Mr.. Bryan, but we very much
fear that our contemporary has
tackled an exceptionally big job when
It figures on weaving the hearts OF the
great mass of Florida democrats from
the leadership of the greatest demo-
crat which the country has seen since
the days of Jefferson.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-07
PIodders Last Best.

Mr.. Thomas w. Lawson failed ut
terly in creating a sensation in his
threat to form a new political party
with Theodore Roosevelt at its head
Writers like Lawson spring up and
spread their wings for a season and
flourish like the green bay tree, but
scol wither, and, like the grass. are
cut down and perish. Better plod
along in the old ruts, for they who do.
1t seems, have better staying quail
ies.--Ocala Banner.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-07

A Chicarger man has converted his
wooden leg into a slot machine, which
sells collar buttons. In the evening
he takes 1t off and empties it OF the
pennies collected durin tine day. With
tender memory for some of our
fondest reccerlections and a site per-
vertin of the application OF ideas, we
shood say that Chiearger Teller Is
pulffn his own leg.-The Gawbofe.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-07
MANY SAIL
FOR EUROPE
sv Assoclated pre.s.

New York, Jan. 6.-lNew that the a.
nanciai furry is over, hundreds of peo.
pie are sailing for Europe for the win
ter. Many of them were delayed be-
cause OF the stringency in the money
market, and the rest decided to re-
main at home until the financial hori-
ION had cleared. Twelve great liners
viii sail today and viii carry practi.
cally fun passenger lists.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-07

The Lake City index evidently
thinks well of the Park Trammeu at
torney-generaiship idea, for it says:
Yes. Park Trammell would make a
good encouragement. Down in this
neck OF the woods he would get a
bunch OF votes.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-07
And contented, OF course.

John T. Lewis, the state prison in
spector, reports the convict camps in
H1llsboro county in excellent eondi-
ton, and that the convicts are all
enjoying good health, being properly
cared for in every way-Gainesville
Sun.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-07

Coming from so good an authority
among his own friends, the following
from the Lake City Index ought to
settle the question of Sparkman's can
didacy for the senate:
Hon. S. NJ Sparkman, in the opin-
ion OF the Index, will not be a candi-
date for the United States senate.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-07
NEWS AND VIEWS
BY STATE PRESS
Don't Play Hide and Seek.

Editor Storrs believes that '.the Of
flee should seek the man." So do we.
But We also believe that the man
should SO get in the way that the office
should not get weary.-Lake City In
dex.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-07

Today is the day to get
real bargains at the gigantic
Clearing Sale at the Stand
ard Clothing Co.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-07
Willing To Look YOUNG for s.ard

l. Z. Allen was IN the city Tues
day. and foF the first time in a good
while was talking pol tics. He says
ne celebrated the election of w M.
Holloway by cutting of his whiskers,
and viii do the same again To cele-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-07

WAR WHICH BEGAN OVER SALE
OF SLAVE GIRL ENDS IN AReI-
TRATlON IN THE ROOMS OF
THE SIX coMPANIEs-$2, 100 WAS
PAID FOR CHINESE MAIDEN,
BUT ORIGINAL OWNER WANT
ED MORE MoNEY-sEVEN WERE
KILLED AND TEN INJURED IN
FIRST FIGHT. ....
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-07
May Hear from Him Vet.

President j. Ed. O'Brien, of the Ma
t.onal Bar Pilots Association, states
that the pilots are wen satisfied with
the committee on merchant marine in
congress. But he is silent as to run
ming for governor of FIorida-Lake
City Index.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-07

brate the election of Hon. John S.
Beard, whom he considers one Of the
smartest men in the United States
Milton Index.
Both Rich.
Pensacola's two dailies are rich in
optimism and Florida should rise up
and bless them.-Tampa Tribune.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-07
But No Scandals.

but FNO OCdHUdI8.
There are vandals over in Pensa-
cola, according to The Journal. of that
city Sorry for you, Brother Mayes.
Tampa Tribune.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-07
PENSACOLA AND
PENSACOLIANS
Prefer 10 Re shoMn

Prefer TO BE Shown.
The Pensacola Journal editor re-
fuses to look at that stocking the
Times-Union wanted to drop a house
and lot in.-Lake City Index.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-07
THE JOURNAL
AND MIR. BRYAN

ocala Banner.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-08
55ssetNsea 5uauz aerrnhrr 1908

bound and gagged to brewing COM
panies and offer those companies a
greater opportunity for the distribu-
ton of slush funds and influence in
municipal politics That the morale of
saloons owned by the brewers is bet
ter than of those owned by individuals
is not true. Quite the reverse. The
cheap man striving to make good with
the cash register is the more danger
Gus and more certain to evade the law
Here are couple of extracts from
Mr.. Fox's pamphlet:
The average saloon is conducted In
as decent and businesslike fashion as
a grocery store. In such places dis
orderly person is a nuisance and is not
tolerated. Control, and not elm
ination, is the key to the solution of
the saloon problem. In all thickly set
tiled communities the saloon is neces-
sary social institution. You cannot have
city without saloons.
Now Marshalltown saloons are away
above the average as regards their at
tention to law and such responsibility
as the saloon business may attain.
How do they compare with the grocery
stores? And if he is mistaken in his
estimate of decent and businesslike"
business may he not be mistaken in
his final assertion?
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-08
a~ MA>7-/
cummin. in Chicago.

Chicago Evening Post Dec. 3.-Al-
bert Baird Cummins, formerly of Chi
cago. but now of Des Moines, arrived
in town this morning wearing here for
the first time the brand new senatorial
toga which he has substituted for the
well worn robe just DOTTED in giving up
the office of governor of Iowa.
The shift of public garments seemed
somehow to have gone deeper than the
flesh with the alphabetical Iowan, for
in him loquacious governor has been
metamorphosed into a silent senator.
The former Chicagoan, who went to
Iowa and found fame-reversing the
usual process which has filled the town
with eminent men who, uprooted from
the Iowa soil as youthful. obscure
shoots, have blossomed forth into fame
in the city-handled this new gift Of
reticence as skilfully as if it were only
the Hawkeye state legislature.
He was successfully stalked as he
stood in the lobby of the Annex, wear
ing gray business suit which embod-
led an unstatesmanlike sack coat, and
wearing black derby hat
ION your way to Washington" the
senator was asked.
After carefully inspecting the ques-
ton holding 1t up to the light, so to
speak, he answered:
Eyes, I am on my way to Washing
ton
projects to forward when congress con-
venes there?"
MY views are we'll known" he re-
piled, giving careful emphasis to each
syllable Il do not think it would be
worth your while to let me take your
time by going into detail"
But, how about Iowa"
sIowa?" asked the newly made sena
tor A hush seemed to fall about him.
He looked down on the hollow of his
hand A weaving mist of gossamerlilSs
smoke descended from his cigar and
reached, mirage like, about his hand
and arm. He seemed to behold spacious
savannas on which We're clustered cities
and reaching railroads and rivers.
"Ic,Wa?" he repeated, as if in a
dream. why, Iowa is prosperous"
The spell was broken; the gov-no,
senator-was moving away thru the
haze of smoke in the lobby In the easy,
gracious manner which promises to be
a revelation to the Washingtonites who
are used to another type of states
man from the west.
Pressed for further information by
his questioner, the senator paused for
q second at the entrance to Peacock
alley, where it leads off in the direction
of the Pompeiian room, hesitated, re-
covered himself, and stood pat. He
waved his cigar in sign of finality, and
was rnne
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-08
Looker-On In Iowa

Denison. Dec S.-Reference has been
made in this column to the growth or
rather the planting of pine trees on
the roads of Iowa, this for ornamental
ton and when large enough, to sell
and much reduce the road taxes OF
Iowa. Any one interested in this mat
ter can easily figure out the cost per
thousand of setting out and paying for
the young trees. And any road su-
pervisor can figure out how many miles
of roads in his district that can be
used for this purpose. Our roads are
so wide and comparatively so little OF
the surface used, that in previous leg
islatures bills have been introduced to
reduce the width of all Iowa roads, this
for the purpose Of reducing the cost
of working them, as we'll as to allow
the Iowa farmer to raise more corn.
But if an interest can be awakened to
plant pine trees along both sides OF
our Iowa roads, this on soil that is
today absolutely nonproductive, if such
interest was put into practical form,
the spring Of 1909, and several hum
dred miles of pine trees planted, thlr-
ty years from now we would have ut
terally thousands Of dollars worth OF
pine lumber to sell. Thirty years ago
in Massachusetts pine tree planting
was done on cheap, poor land. Below
is given the actual condition OF affairs
today. Here in Iowa in figuring cost
and result, we can leave out the in
terest on land and taxes and only fig
ure what the trees will cost per thou
sand planted along our Iowa roads
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-12-08
sAlooNs AND GROCERY STORES.

Mr. Hugh F. Fox, secretary of the
United States Brewers association, is
the author of pamphlet which is be-
ing sent broadcast by the association
referred to. Among other reforms sug-
gested by him and approved by the
brewers association, is the licensing
of beer saloons where "hard" liquors
are not to be sold or purchased. A
great many persons have favored this
plan. 1t has been tried as Mr.. Fox
states without great success and for
reasons sufficient unto his argument,
However, he has discovered the secret
of success and offers it to the public
thus:
In number of states, the expert
ment of licensing the sale of beer only
at lower rate than general license
has bene tried with varying success
The difficulty is that the holder of
beer-license is constantly tempted to
sell ardent spirits, and the separation
of the two has proved very hard to
enforce. When, however we. remember
that American beer only averages 31a
per cent of alcohol, it will be recog-
nized that the encouragement of beer
houses is most desirable. My own be-
lief is that the system can only be
operated successfully when brewers
actually own and operate the places
where their product is sold At present
the brewer finances most of the sa-
looms. but he does not operate them,
nor does he even actually control them!
A successful saloonleeper can shift his
loans with the greatest ease, and is in
dependent of any particular brewer. If
the saloonkeeper was the agent or en-
ploye of the brewer. he would have
no interest in selling spirits.
Here in Iowa Mr.. Fox's theory will
not meet general assent The brewers
saloon is the very one that most COM
munities are most anxious to be rid
Of Competition between brewing COM
panies is responsible for the multiple
cation of saloons in most of our cities
and the multiplication. is responsible in
part for the doggery. Few municipali-
ties are ready to deliver themselves