The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-12
BY
the State
Press
NEWS AND VIEWS

ment of the law by the pardoning
board would answer all the require
ments of the situation--Tdmpa Tr1-
bune.
Primary an Improbable Discussion.
Ten discussion of the primary cleo
ton is stale, fat and Improbable.
The primary is with US 10 stay yet
while and its defects are mostly of
character that cannot be cured by leg
isIatiOn. Would it not, then, be better
for our contemporaries to eXpend their
energy in discussing some really live
topic-such, for instance. as a law
compelling attendance at our public
schools. Perhaps with a higher aver
age OF education and the consequent
higher standard of ideals and broader
conception of good citizenship many
of the shortcomings of the primary
owuld isappear.-Starke Telegraph.
Watch Putnam County Grow.
Putnam county has voted for an is
sue of $4,000 in improvement bonds
by a decided majority, showing that
the sentiment of our people is in no
sense uncertain as to the necessity of
a forward move. The authorize ton
Of these bonds means a new county
court house at Palatka. traffic bridges
across the ST. Johns river at Palatka
and over Dunn's creek, and 100000
for hard surfaced roads. Now watch
Putnam county grow.-Palatka News.
Florida Legislators Will Debate II.
Says Sthe Pensacola journal: Mr.
Bryan calls attention to the fact that
in Germany the money deposits in
the savings banks are all guaranteed
and vita the fear of loss thus remov-
ed the German people have many
hundreds OF millions on deposit In
this country a vast amount never
reaches the banks because there is
no legal guarantee of safety, and IN
thrift and inprovidence are encour-
aged to just that extent" A study of
the figures of the recent increase OF
the deposits in the state banks in
Oklahoma leads TO the presumption
that a similar result followed in that
new state from the adoption of the
constitution with its provision for
guaranteeing bapk deposits. The
subject will be much debated when
the Florida legislature meets next
spring, provided the United States
supreme court does not pronounce the
Oklahoma law unconstitutional in q
case now before it, in the meantime.
-JdChSOHNlfo 1lul6S-OHlON.
Publicity to ApaischicoIa.
That there is much advantage deriV-
ed by Apalachicola from the vigor-
GUS and altogether successful cam
paign of publicity anent the Gulf
Coast Inland Waterways project, is
shown from the fact that 30, 900 pieces
ofsprinted matter dated from Apalach-
icola, have been distributed through
out the country. and thousands of let
tiers in reply will be sent to Apalach-
icola. Every congressman and SEN
ator and every governor, besides
many other officials, have heard OF
Apalachioola through this channel,
and correspondence is had with every
section of the country. Much space
has been devoted to this Gulf Coast
Inland Waterways by the press of the
country, and all of it has advertised
Apalachicola. In addition, all water
way organizations have been placed
in touch ApaIachicola, by reason of
the fact that she is the father of the
project, and by further reason is.the
home of the energetic secretary of
the association, is known throughout
the length and breadth of the United
States. Do you get these facts into
your noggin ?-Apalachicola Times.
Step in the Right Direction.
The action of the county commits
sioners in calling an election to decide
whether or not St. Lucie county shalt
issue $15O,000 in bonds for the purpose
of building hard roads throughout the
county, is commendable. 1t is d step
in the right direction. While there
will probably be some opposition. it is
hoped the question will be placed i'm
tellfgently before the voters and that
all may stand together in support OF
the good work. The columns of the
Tribune are open TO all who wish to
discuss the pros and cons of this i'm
portant question in a logical manner.
Fort Pierce Tribune.
That's Ketchin' 'Em Some.
Col. E. c. Summerlin, who is as full
of good stories as a Kentucky colone,
is of corn whisky, told us a good one
few days ago, one which ranks with
the classic as a fish story.
He stated that about forty or fifty
years ago a part of Uncle Sans sol
diers wer stationed at Fort Capron,
Lucie. These soldiers became fish
hungry, but had no way in which TO
capture them, and could not obtain
nets or other paraphernalia. 1t was
the roe season and mullet were school
ing and they were as thick in Indian
river as feas on a dogs back. This
tantilized the soldier boys more than
ever. They went with their troubles
10 Capt. Jim RusseH-tSe same Capt.
Jim who lives at st. Lucie now-and
he promised them some fish.
The next morning, Capt. Russell ap-
peared at the river dressed in a pc
culiar shirt. 1t was a copious affair