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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-04-18
Crowds Upon Streets Were
Not as Large as on
Previous Days.
Troops Are Still on Guard
and No Definite Date Set
for Their Departure, AL
though Three Commands
Got Away for Home Yes
terday.

Cars were operated during yester-
day and until last night at I o'clock.
There were no attempts at violence,
and the crowds to gather upon the
streets were not as large or bolster
Gus as on previous days. The city
was quieter than at any time since
the Stri1e-breakers reached here and
started the cars in operation, and
while numerous reports We're in cir
culation during the day these were
without foundation.
Nothing definite has been decided
regarding the departure Of the troops
commands got away for their homes
yesterday, there being ample men
here without these companies to al
ford all necessary protection.
Started on Time.
The cars were run out from the
sheds on time yesterday morning, and
continued running during the day
without incident There were, of
course, but few passengers handled
during the day, residents preferring
to walk rather than ride under exist
ing conditions
While small crowds gathered occa-
sionally on various streets. the crowds
time since the arrival OF the strike
breakers Boys also ceased to put
toEpedoes Oh the tracks and the cries
of ~scab" were heard only occasion
ally during the day.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
day had passed off quietly, Colonel
LeFils ordered the cars sent to the
barns at o'clock last night.
The Mayors Reply.
Mayor Goodman yesterday replied
to the letter of Adjutant General
Foster. in which the latter desired
information as TO when troops could
be removed in safety from the city,
as he desires TO move them at the
earliest opportunity. The mayors
letter was as follows:
Pensacola. Fla, April H. 1908.
Gen J. Clifford r. Foster,
Adjutant General, State of Florida
City
Dear Sir-In answer TO your letter
of the 18th inst, beg to- say that l
will leave it TO your good judgment
as to the sending OF a portion of the
troops to their homes, reserving
sufficient men 10 preserve peace and
% protect life and property. l am
anxious to let these men. who are
making great sacrifices, return at the
earliest possible moment.
Respectfully,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-04-18
CARS OPERATED
IN ESTER, PA.
UNDER PROTECTION.
RX Associated Press.

DJ 0SaONIdNSu IT 80
Chester, Pa, April IL
Five cars were operated this
afternoon under the protection
of state police, who are prac-
ticallv in command Of the eity.
The first car was attacked by
strikers and Sympathizers, re-
sulting in six arrests. Other
cars were run under similar
conditions, resulting in many
arrests.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-04-18
Three Companies Leave.

Yesterday afternoon Company c Of
Tallahassee. K of DeF'uniak and VI of
Mariana, received orders to prepare
TO start home at once. The members
of the three commands, the first TO
reach Pensacola, lost no time in get
ting ready, and within an hour after
the order had been issued they were
ready to depart, their places being
taken in various portions of the city
by other commands.
This leaves a total of ten com
panies still on duty, which, it is be
lieved, gives ample protection to the
cars.
Heavily Fined.
Ernest McNair. the small boy, who
struck a car with a brick late Thurs
day afternoon, was arraigned in the
recorders court yesterday morning,
Continued on Second Paoe.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-04-18

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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-04-18

To reach all of the peo=
pie, use both the DAILY
and the WEEKLY JOUR-
NAL.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-04-18
Heavily Fined.

Continued on Second Paoe.)
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12

genius as eternal patience. Well be-
lieve eternal patience counts for most"
said Brother Felan, when questioned
about his methods of teaching the
young idea how to act. The method. il
it may be called method, Is extremely
simple. I endeayor, first of all, to have
the boys grasp the spirit OF the play
they are going to produce. They are
questioned about the meaning of lines
and passages and scenes, and difficult
words and obscure references are run
TO earth. You see they thus pick up
great deal of information by the way.
Then tryouts are held, and after that
the principal parts are assigned, always
with the understanding. however. that
the cast is liable 20 subsequent change.
That keeps everybody on the alert.
Next come rehearsals of particular
scenes and then OF the entire play. In
the case of a musical play like The
Bell in the Forest vocal numbers are
drilled Independently of the spoken
passages until within week or so of
the date of production.
The boys themselves got tremen-
dous amount of good out of the produc-
tions. They learn to carry themselves
properly and TO speak distinctly. Did
it ever occur to you that the general
run of small boys-and large boys. too
pronounce the mother tongue abomi-
nably? They say 'yuh' for you, and
'sawr' for saw, and so on. Our boys
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12

Against the command of the king or
France he freighted ship at his own
expense and landed in America in 1l44
20 offer his services as simple vol
unteer- He quickly Won the favor OF
congress and the lifelong friendship OF
Washin gton
He was made major general and.
though so Young. showed considerably e
ability as a commander He was wound
ed at the Brandywine and he distln :
gulshed himself by a mastery retreat
the battle of Monmouth
In Virginia, when CORVALLIS thscat-
ened him with superior force and
boasted that the little boy. as ne
called Lafayette, could not get away
from him. the young marquis avoided a
battle and prepared by skillful move
ments for the final success at York
town
Lafayette all his life was a lover Of
liberty and order He took a brave
part In the French revolution, but re-
fused to- go to extremes He was ar
rested and imprisoned for years in Aus
tria, in spite OF American efforts to re-
lieve him. He was freed in 1877.
He visited the United States in 1874.
when he was welcomed as the guest OF
the nation. He was everywhere re-
ceived with enthusiasm by those whose
fathers he had helped IN the hour OF
distress
Congress voted him s20O.0 900 and a
township of land for his losses and eX-
penses IN the revolution
Though an old man. he took part IN
the French revolution of 1880 and re-
manned the devoted friend OF human
liberty until his death in 1884.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12
The History Stories End Toda>---Li

"a That the states be given an equal
representation in. the senate and un-
equal in the house. (2) That three
hfths of the slaves should be counted
as population. go That slaves should
be imported until 1908. t4) That con-
gress might pass the navigation acts,
ana exports should never be taxed.
After that the people wanted presi
dent- They wanted to vote different
ways to elect him. 1t was decided to
have body of electors, and have the
people elect them. The first president
wasn't elected like the presidents are
now. The constitution required that
the electors vote for two persons. The
DAY fixed was March 4. but when that
time came there was no senate, SO IL
was put Off until April.
The elector wrote the names of two
men on his ballot. The one that re-
ceiyed the greatest vote was president
and the next vice president. George
Washington was first president and
John Adams vice president in 1888.
On April 80, 1883, Washington took the
oath of Office in front of Federal hall,
New York. The oath that Washington
took and every president takes is: II
do solemnly swear that I will faith
fully execute the office OF president of
the United States and will. to the best
of my ability. preserve. protect and de-
fend the constitution of the United
States.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12
!! AWARDED A WATCH
COMPROMISE OF 1850
NELLIE MURPHY
1916 Sanchez Street. James Lick Gram
mar School, Seventh.
Age IA Years

Henry Clay is the father of the COM
promise of 1850. When congress con-
Nened In 1s49 many questions regard
ing slavery were to be settled.
me southern men complained that
the fugitive slave law was not enforced
IN the free states and that fugitive
slaves We're not returned. The northern
men insisted that slavery should be
aDonShed In the district of Columbia.
The southerners said that any man
Utah or even California or any other
territory in the union. The free soilers
proclaimed that there should be no
more slave states nor territories. The
north demanded the admission OF Cali
fornia as a free state. To this the south
would not consent.
This created the bitterest feeling be-
tween the north and the south Many
people believed that in 1850 the union
was about to be broken up into two
parts, the north to consist of free
states and the south of slave states
fortunately, this did not happen, for
al this disastrous moment Henry Clay
The COMPROMISED, came forth with
his compromise.
In it there Were clauses which pleased
both the north and the south. To please
the north he proposed that California
should come into the union as a free
state; that slave trade should be abol
ished in the district of Columbia. To
please the south he proposed that a
very stringent fugitive slave law should
be passed; that New Mexico and Utah
should become territories without any
reference to slavery. 1t was left to the
people themselves to decide whether or
not they would have slaves.
ty' was adopted to decide whether or
not there would be slavery in the terri
tories In this way Henry Clay more
than once saved the union.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12
WILLIAM MckINLEY'S AS
SASSINATION
RUTH SPAULDING
Csoverdale, Cal. CIoverdaIe Public
School, Sixth Grade. Age III Years

President Mckinley was born at
niles, Trumbull county. Ohio. january
2s, 1913 Leon Czolgosz his assassin.
made a close study of the exposition
grounds, because he wanted to kill the
president without any pity. He was
near the president when he made
speech. He stood in the front row,
with only one thought in his mind. and
that was to KIN the president After
the speech Czolgosz tried to get to the
presidents carriage, but a detective
showed him back into the crowd On
Friday morning he went TO the Temple
or Music. where the president was.
CzolgoSz was there when the presi-
dent entered. He was the first one to
shake hands with the president. He
had a revolver in his hand with a
handkerchief over It, The president
thought that Czolgosz had hurt his
hand and he felt sorry for him
When Czolgosz shook hands with the
president he did not look up into his
face. Czolgosz put out his right hand
and shot the president twice and would
have fired another shot if the crowd
had not driven him back
When the attorney asked Czo1gosz If
he had meant to shoot the president.
Czolgosz said. Il did" In receiving
the first shot the president gave a
gasp. "Am 1 shot?' he asked. II fear
you are" answered a man. The presi-
dent was taken to a hospital imme-
Niately, where he died a couple of DAYS
afterward. Czolgosz was seized by S.
r. Ireland, who put him into Jail.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12
THE SIEGE OF YORKTOWN
TONY ID. ANDRADA
Hayward, Alameda County. n. r. D.
Box as. Independent school.
Age ID Years

a August. 1881. Lord Cornwallis with
oFaers from Sir Henry Clinton seized
ana fortified Yorktown. Washin gton
VINO was about TO attack New York
nearing that French feet was on its
way 10 the Chesapeake from San Do
stack CORVALLIS. BY means of false
letters which he allowed to fall into
tintons hands he succeeded In con-
vihcing the British general that he in
.enued to attack New York. when he
nag already reached Philadelphia
~. when clinton learned the truth he
sent the traitor Andre, to burn New
London, Conn.,. hoping to force Wash
lnston 10 return; but Washington kept
straight on and henimed CORVALLIS In
py land, while the French fleet cut off
his retreat by sea-
- CGo1r;nwaills. seeing his danger. wrote
10 clinton, stated his danger. and asked
FOR help. But Clinton could give no
The British were soon driven into the
yorktown Notifications and two re-
DOUBTS were taken by French and
Americans.
CORVALLIS finding that Clinton could
give him no aid. and seeing that he
would soon have to surrender attempt
ed 10 escape across the York river dl1r-
ing the night. but the boats secretly
gathered for this We're scattered in a
storm.
The naughty Briton now saw that the
moftlncation of q surrender could no
longer be avoided. He then called for
q cessation of hostilities and on Octo-
Washington
The results of this victory We're
great since it ruined the British cause
IN America, and therefore secured the
Independence of the United States of
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12

- HE parochial schools OF San
Francisco and the cities across
the bay are noted for the ex-
cellence of the public entertain
ments given by the pupils at various
times in the course of the scholastic
year Originally, these entertainments
were designed chiefly for the edifica-
tion of parents and friends-Mr. Jones
and Uncle Joe always sat we'll up in
front and were tickled to death when
little Willie made metrical declaration
of his intentions to be a printer if he
could, and little Willie's littler sister
sang a pathetic story about a robin
redbreast that got lost in a snowstorm
and ANONYMOUSLY perished. But bit by
bit and year by year the parochial
school entertainments expanded both in
scope and excellence, until, even when
no room to spare in the parochial halls
where they are generally presented.
Many, men and women who are not
especially interested in parochial
schools or in the principles of educa-
tion for which those schools stand
make it rule never to miss pa
rocfial school entertainment. I'VE find
it vastly more interesting than attend
ing a theater.v they will tell you.
very successful parochial school
entertainment was given not long ago
by the boys of St Anthony's parochial
school, east Oakland On this occasion
a pretty operetta in two acts, 'The
Bell in the Forest was presented in a
style that would reflect credit on even
the most ambitious and experienced
amateurs. And, the remarkable thing
about the production is that the par
Elephants were all little chaps not yet
in their teens Not only did they sing
sweetly and dance gracefully but they
read their lines-and some Bf them were
difficult es-aptly and conpincingly
Theirs was no stiff, artificial acting re-
plete with padded gestures and similar
denominations; they carried themselves
with grace and~a naturalness that we
should scarcely dare look for in thes-
plans more mature and experienced
representative of The Junior
Call crossed the bay one afternoon to
attend a dress rehearsal OF THE Bell
in the Forest" The rain was falling
dismally outside, hut within the pa
rochial hall cheerfulness reigned SUI
preme, The stage was crowded with
small boys singing and gesticulating
under the direction of Brother Felan.
the director of the school. who bore
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12
AWARDED A WATCH
. = - - . ~ ~>-N-N-~-e-1-0
CAUSES OF THE CIVIL WAR
J. REAGEN TALBOT
santa Rosa, Cal. Age is Years.

tAo1sts Y dis Ee 10 ears.
The causes OF the civil war were due
70 topography. climate and soil In
the south the people had large planta-
tons and had a great many slaves
ih heSe slaves could be emplOyed to a
very profitable advantage. This could
not be done in the north because there
skilled labor was required The win
ters We're long and cold and the fields
were small, while those in the south
were very large. and the weather was
conducive to successful farming These
two reasons made the people of the
north look st the people in bondage
IN another light from which they We're
regarded IN the south It made diff
ference of opinion which grew to be
very bitter.
The southern people thought IL Lin
coin were elected they would have to
withdraw, as it would be his policy TO
force them to free the slaves. Lincoln
was elected, upon which North Carolina,
Mississippi. Tennessee, Alabama, Geor-
gia, Florida. Louisiana, Kentucky. Ar
drew. Lincoln knew that it was his
duty 10 keep the union together. He
did not want war, but he felt that 1t
was inevitable.
The firing on Fort Sumter was the
beginning. The people rose like one
man and demanded war The civil war
had been brooding for years. Each
year the discussion had grown more
bitter, and the people Of the north and
ing apart IL took four long years
Of bloodshed 10 settle the question.
The results We're the destruction Of
the institution or slavery In the United
States and the complete nnification of
the nation.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12
Successful 0peretta Produced by St. Anthorzs School

the brunt of the responsibilities incl
dent to an amateur production. The
little fellows wore their fifteenth CEN
as naturally as they were to do few
evenings later when the now empty
chairs would be filled with spectators
kindly, but critical. Occasionally the
performance was interrupted by Brother
Felan, who called the attention of some
member of the cast to a defect In
enunciation or stage business, and dur
ing the enforced recess not an urchin
moved from his appointed position.
Toward the conclusion of the last act.
Karl Krags' with a perverseness ma
tural, | suppose, to a youth assuming
the role of stage villain, repeatedly
went wrong In a gesture of contempt
he was required to fling at the august
the boy through the business several
times. and meanwhile the look of as
tonishment and indignation never fitted
from the face OF the youth impersonat-
ing the prince, while the hero kept on
kneeling with extended arms. In itself
the incident was slight, but it Illus
trated one secret of the success of the
oduction-vdiscipline.
Brother Felan Is benignant stage
manager After the boys had discarded
their costumes and. flied out of the hall,
he>very kindly gave his views on the
subject of school entertainments He
has had years of experience IN the
coaching of parochial school exercises.
During the last twenty years he has
successfully produced school plays in
Sacramento, at st. Peters school in San
Francisco and at ST. Anthony's in Oak
land.
Yes he declared. ito bring out such
very small boys with any degree of
success is rather difficult, but then
there are certain advantages in dealing
with youngsters that outsiders are
liable TO overlook. One of these is that
small boys are very enthusiastic. Those
40 little fellows you saw on the
stage Just now are all bubbling over
with enthusiasm. Some of them merely
carry a spear and march off and on,
but they are as much in earnest as
Alexis or the wanderer.' They are
take this play very seriously. Serious
ness and enthusiasm suppose you
might call that the keynote of the anna
teur spirit"
Il had an idea that most amateurs
act merely for the fun of the thing.
You may not be altogether wrong,
but had YOU attended few or the
earlier rehearsals of The Bell In the
Forest you would be convinced that
our little fellows take their fun very
seriously. All their work OF prepara-
ton is done outside of school hours.
and II their standing in class is not ex-
cepttonal they are debarred from TAX
ing part in the performance. Hence,
The Bell in the Forest is a sort Of
survival of the fittest."
You remember the old definition Of
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12
LIFE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN
DOROTHY kRUSE,
SG52Ls Trenty-Gfth Ave-, san FrsnctscO.
BergerOt school, sixth Grade.
A~e ~ Years


Abraham Lincoln was born IN Ken
tucky February Il. 1909. Fne house
his parents lived in was made OF logs
and the windows were made OF paper
dipped in oil.
When Abrahan's mother died he was
a little boy, but it was not long before
his father married again The family
later moved 70 Indiana His steprnother'
was very kind TO HIM When she made
his clothes she had to spin fax into
thread, thread into cloth. and when that
was done she would have TO cut IL OUT
and sew IL together
When candles were needed soap was
Abraham was very fond OF readin =
books One book was read over abour
10 times
One day he walked three miles to
get a book about George Washington
That night when he went to bed he
put the book between the logs OF the
wall 1t happened to snow that night
and the book was ruined. When Abra-
ham saw this he felt very sorry. be-
cause the book was not his.
When he brought the book back he
said to the man. How can repay you
for this book" The man answered
You can plOw corn for me for three
days. and at the end OF three days
will give you 81"
When the three days came to an end
and the money was given TO Abraham
he walked home feeling as rich as a
king
Abraham had very little schooling.
but he used 20 listen TO men when they
talked to him
Abraham Lincoln was fnaugurated
president March 4. 1861. He was In
ONCE four years and forty days He
was republican
He was shot at F'ord's theater By
Wilkes Booth April Is. 1855 Abraham
was the sixteenth president OF the
United States He abolished slavery
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12
THE BATTLE OF MANILA
HAROLD BRoApLEY
Fair Oaks. Sacramento. Age IL year

Fair Oaks, Sacramento. Age 10 Years
Commodore George Dewey, who was
in. command of our Asiatic squadron
when the Maine was blown up, was
ordered by President Mckinley to pro-
ceed- at once to Manila and capture
or Destroy the Spanish fleet which
was guarding that important port.
Dewey's command consisted of but
six warships, of which only one was
ranked as first class cruiser. The
Spanish there had twice as many ves-
sells as Dewey. besides the Notifications
of the bay, but they were poor gun
ners.
On the first of May, 1898, he reached
Manila and there fought and won the
most wonderful naval battle of the
worlds history
He passed the forts at the entrance
TO the bay. entered it and without the
loss of a ship or a man destroyed the
entire Spanish fleet, killing or wound
ing over 600 men, and captured the
arsenal at Cavite, the naval depot Of
all the Spanish possessions in the east.
For this great victory Congress voted
the thanks of the nation to the hero
of Manila" and he was duly promoted
to the rank of rear admiral. After
the war, in 1899, he was made admiral
for life.
The results of Deweys remarkable
victory proved turning point in Ameri-
can history. deciding our colonial policy
in the far east.
The San Francisco call., 1908-12-12

learn from these plays to speak Eng
lish as 1t should be spoken. And they
learn practical grammar, too. Nobody
In The Bell of the Forest cast is going
to say. sRhe carriage has came. ma'am
What causes us most difficulty"
Brother Felan remarked in conclusion,
rs to find suitable plays. We like
something that has substance. some
thing that will nourish the right ideals
of life and duty. yet nothing too pro-
found and nothing of the go0dy goody
type. Most plays sent US for inspection
are little more than sheer nonsense and
trash Then. too, as the boys paro-
chial school is quite distinct from the
girls parochial school We are forced 10
demand plays for male characters only.
All In all, we get very few plays that
fill the bill to the satisfaction of an
concerned. Even The Bell In the
Forest is weak in spots. It is a trans
lation from the German. and had to be
practically rewritten in order TO dt our
needs. We can't afford to have any
dull lines or slow moments in our
productions.
Then. Brother. why don't you cut
the gordian knot and write a play
yourself?n
Brother Feian smiled and dimdently
shook his head
-Playwrights. like poets, are born.
not made. If you should chance TO
run across any let me know, please.''