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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-06
THE ESCAMbIA
BRYAN AND KERN
PA|GN CLUB
Executive Committee Is Ap.
pointed and Organiza-
ton Is Complete.
Plans for a Big Old-Fashion-
ed Democratic Rally Are
Being Made For the Near
Future-Club Now Part of
National Organization.

Escambia cOUnty's Bryan and Kern
club Is now a thoroughly organized,
working body. The meeting last week
elected vice presidents, two from each
precinct, and President Mayes has ap-
pointed the five additional members of
the executive committee which is now
composed of the president, secretary,
treasurer and the five other members
lust appointed The club organization
now stands as follows
President-Frank l.. Mayes-
Secretary-Wm. c. Monroe.
Treasurer-Thos. Johnson.
Executive Committee-R p. Reese.
II. p. Neuman. W A BIOunt, JT., Ed
" POoley and Henry Bellinger, the
president, secretary and treasurer
also being members Of this commit
tee.
Precinct Vice-Presidents.
Archie Benton. Henry Blum.
2-Wm. Archer. Milton Cravey.
3.-Wm Fell. H. T Purcell.
A Cal TiPpiu, Mark JOgeph
5.-George H. Davis. A. II. Bailey
6-B. NJ Bombay, John T. Harper
&c. L. Virgins Murdoch McMil-
Ian
S-Thos. Morgan. Oliver White.
9.-N- J. Brewton, J. W CTeaTy-
IO.-Elijah WaTde. f. G. GRAHAM.
11--W. VI. EggeTtOn. J b Stewart.
IA y Andrews, Mitchell TOu-
art. Jr.
13-W. H. Hutchinson, L. z.
Brooks
I4-JOseph Brown, Bryan DunwOdy-
I5-W- J SennOtt- John B. Jones
16.-W. B. Hubbard. jas Farnell.
HI C CIoptOn. Gideon Murphy.
1S-w. J. BTewton, VI. o. Baggett
81 B. Cooper. W. H Trimmer.
2O-Nark NcCurdy- W R EUbanks
21-Ed Gale Bombay. Dr. J. d. Tram
nell.
22-H. c. Killum. Wade H May.
22-H- 9. KiIlUm. W c Kelly
1Contfnued On Third Pagel
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-06
BALTIMORE MILLIONAIRE BETTER
Man Who Was MysteriousIy Shot
While With Other Mans Wife
BY Associated Press,

Atlantic City, N J., Sept. 5.-The
condition of Charles B. Roberts. Jr.,
OF Baltimore, who was shot while in
rolling chair on the board walk
continues to improve. Jesse Jackson,
the chair pusher. in whose chair Mr.
Roberts and Mrs. Williams were rid
ing when the shooting occurred was.
taken before a magistrate today and
held in $500 bail as witness. his
employer going on his bond The
police say there is nothing new in
the case.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-06
{. 4. R. AND
j. {. ]. MAY
JOIN LATER
Union Soldier Says There is
a strong Undercurrent ,of
Feeling For a Joint En-
campment to be Held in a
Border State Within the
Next Ten Years.
By AEsocIsIed Eres1.

Milwaukee, Wis, Sept. 5.-MajOr
Jerome R. WatTOUs. a resired army of
ficer VINO returned today from the ma
tiOnal encampment OF the G.. A. r. at
Toledo, says the joint enCampment of
the G. A. r. and the United Confeder-
ate Veterans will be favored within 4
few years. WatTOUs in an interview
said
There IS strong undercurrent in
favor Of d joint encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic and the
United Confederate Veterans, to be
held in one Of the border states with
CcontInued on Page Three)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-06
SENT OBSCENE LETTERS
TO PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
BY Associates Press.

Norfolk, Va, Sept Arthur Jen-
kins, the naval clerk charged with
having sent an obscene postal card to
President Roosevelt, being unable
to furnish $1,000 bail bond. was to-
day committed 10 the Norfolk Jail 10
await the signing of extraditfon pa
pers for his removal to the federal
jurisdiction of Connecticut for trial.
The postal. IL is alleged. was sent
by Jenkins TO the president while me
accused was in Putnam. Conn.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-06
ONE TENNESSEE G. 0. p.
CANDIDATE BEGINS CAMPAIGN
BY Associated Press.

Nashville, Tenn, Sept. 5.-HOn. G..
y. TomIiB. one of the republican
nominees for governor of Tennessee.
opened his campaign at Galiatin this
afternoon. He discussed national is
sues and state questions He charg-
ed extravaganza in the democratic
state administration and limited at al
abuse Of the pardon power Re de
clared for statewide prohibition
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-06
FOUR TRAINMEN
KILLED IN WRECK
Ry Assoclatea s-ess.

MISSOURI, Mont, Sept. s.--As re-
suit of aead-on collision between
westbouni passenger train No. 8 on
the Northern Pacific and freight
train near Paradise, seventy miles
west of here this morning, both engi-
neers end both firemen are dead and
head brakeman Dixon of the freight
train and one tramp are seriously in
iured
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-06
Bryan Prepares For His
Tour of MiddIeWeSt and East

during which time ne is scheduled for
many speeches.
While Fairview was beseiged with
visitors today Bryan saw but few OF
them. in order that he might con-
serve his strength for he arduous
labors ahead OF him.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-06
by Associated Press.

Fairview Farm, Lincoln, Neb., Sept.
i5.-WilIiam ]. Bryan today prepared
flor his campaign tour of the middle
Fvest and eastern states, which begins
Tomorrow afternoon. Bryan viii in
tyaee the east for aboSt three weeks,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-06
PITTseURe EAST HOTEL
Is DESTROYED BY FIRE
Rx Associated cess.

PittSburg, Sept 5.-The East hotel
building abandoned some time ago,
was destroyed by fire today, resulting
in tae injury of three firemen and a
loss of $4,000. A dozen tramps who
had spent the night in the hotel were
rescued by the flremen and a search
in the building made for several more
who are said to have been in the build
ing
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-06
Shot and Killed His
Former Business Partner

Office in the center of the business dis
trict Of Little Rock
Parsel surrendered, declaring he had
shot EhrenbeTg in self defense. Par
sci was cut in the forehead, and calm
ed EhreRbeTg had attacked him with
. pigs.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-06
GENERAL OTIS is
REPORTED IMPROVED
~ AssocIated Pres..


Baltimore. Sept General HaFri-
son Gray Otis, publisher of the Los
Angeles, Cal Times. who IS pa-
tient at Johns Hopkins hospital. was
reported 10 be doing well The sur
gical operation for which he came to
Baltimore has been postponed for
few days.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-06
BY Associated Press.

r ParseI. a foreman Of the Arkansas
Pipe and Pump Company in this city,
today shot and killed the manager and
MS former partner in business. Leon
s. EAEsRaerg- at the 9jRe COMPANY ;
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-06
SPAIN is WITH FRANCE.

By Associated Press.
San Sebastian, Sept. 5-Premie1
Maura. after an interview here TO-DAY
with King Alfonso, announced that
Spain would act in unison WITH
France in the Moroccan difficulty.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-06
Little Lillian Shelby Was
Caught Around Waist by
Unknown Negro.
GIRL SCREAMED
AND NEGRO FLED
Girl Was Going From Her
Home to That of Her Aunt
on North DeVillier Street,
When She Was Grasped
by the Negro-The Negro
Made His Escape.

Little Lillian Shelby, the 13-year-OId
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Shelby,
residing near the corner of Jackson
and DeVillier streets, was assaulted
about 1880 O'Clock by an unknown ne
who, who fed when the girl screamed
for assistance, and made good his
escape. The assault occurred on
North DeVillier street, in front OF
what is known as the Burns home,
which was practically destroyed by
fire a few weeks ago. The girl vas
going from the home of her parents
TO that of her aunt. Mrs. Nellie Smell
by. who resides near the point where
the assault occurred
GraSped Around Waist.
When seen at the home OF her par.
ents by a Journal representative an
hour after the attempted assault, the
little girl, who was still nervous. told
a connected and straightforward
story
Il was going TO my auRt's house TO
tell mama TO come home, as some visit
ors had arrived, and as L passed
Burns's store I saw a negro man going
up DeViIIier street in front or me.
did not pay very much attention TO
him, and started to pass by him when
near the old BuHs house. He then
grabbed me just as l was passiug
and said: I will surely get YOU or
something like that He tried 10
drag me, but screamed and got away
from him and ran He ran a few
steps after me. but / kept on scream
ing and he turned around aud ran
back. 1 don't know which way he
went, for I ran to Aunt Nellie's with
out stopping. l know that the man
had on brown coat, black derby and
was tall, for / noticed that much
while he was walking in front Of me-
Almost Overcome.
The mother of the girl, who was at
the home of her sister with some
other relatives. said that when her
daughter reached the gate she was
almost overcome with fright, and
they were unable TO learn what had
happened for a minute OF more. When
she finally told what had occurred the
men in the house ran to where she
said she had last seen the negro. but
he had disappeared, and no trace of
him could be found.
The place where the attemRte9 As
SAINT occurred is in a section of the
city not very well lighted and nor
thickly populated. Around the old
Burns home are a large number OF
trees and thick shrubbery, affordiag
an ideal place for crime.
Officers Notified.
II was some time afterwards be-
fore officers were notified Marshal
Sanders and Sheriff Van PeIt. with
deputies and dogs, we're quickly on
the scene, but many people had
passed along the street, and IT was
useless TO even attempt trailing the
negro. They searched in that sec.
ton of the city. but could find no
one answering the description.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-06
BROKE RECORD
IN MAN KILLER
RACING MOTOR

DePalna Driven Car in
Which Cedrino Was Killed
One Mile on Circular
Track in 81 Seconds Flat.
Christie Held Record Be
fore.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-06
INSUFFICIENT PAPER
CAUSES TWO-FAILURES
REPUBLICANS
PUBLISH THEIR
DEFENSE PLEA

Campaign Text Book De
tends Taft as a "Consis-
tent Friend and Advocate"
of Trade Unionism-Cap-
tons Dealing With Demo
cratic Campaign Contribu-
ton Plans.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-09-06

Continued on Third PageD
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-05-23
Information Wanted on Grass. and
small Grain.

M~Asra. Editors: Last winter.
during th. holidays. | aa~ about elk
hundred miles Of The t:ascttr terri
tory. representing southern T-nnrH'
as~,. Western Alabama. and MIa#iwa
s.ppi. and | aaa much surprised 10
ss.u Hp little interest being taken In
up-to-datr farming and the raining
of good stock. While on my jour
nry, I aa~ only a few thoroughbred
hogs. no caiti. aud but few yards OF
poultry. II being my hrat trip
through southern Tennessee and
northeast Mississippi. ! ~as greatly
surprised nj the vast stretches OF
level upla nd which seemed Ia me the
mos, ideal plae. for stock raising
that / had ~ seen: yet ! Haw not
tn .xuscd ten acres of winter pas
,urc, most Of this In small lota
around farm houses. presumably Tor
Douitry. While ! own IL Delta home.
I long to see the day when | can
own some OF this level upland. and
adapt IL and myself to raising good
giock, M | believe with stock ana IN"
triiisent industry. any n could
max. this land produce equal to II
Delta land. II any ons h reads
his has had experience In growing
GRASS and small grain In said sec
lion I would like Ia hear from them
trough the columns Of The Gazette.
GILBERT FERGUSON.
Sumner. Miss.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-05-23

And Some Things Learned n the Same Time About Cuniyating. Fer.
tliHng, and the Proper Thickness to Plant.

Der of bushels expected, observing
the primary fact. that 90 bushels per
acre car be grown when planted
AXIS feet. one stalk In hills, when
land Is OF sufficient fertility to pro-
duce one good ear to the stalk.
3. II land Is sufficiently fertile to
produce stalks enough of medium
size on which TO secure desired yield.
never apply any fertilizer until Just
In time TO secure benefit to ears.
This rule applies with greatest force
to soils in which the plant food Is
mainly inorganic. such as lands that
are clean cropped. especially old cot
ton fields.
I. Nothing Is gained by humili-
ating. except that which results from
best arrangement OF the soil. as In
inorganic soils. which should be bed
ded out. planting In the finish. grad
ually returning the soil rs cultiva-
ton Is needed. This arrangement Is
best when no fertilizing Is to be
done.
5. Never fertilize In the siding
burrows when the crop Is advanced.
neither when the season Is far ad-
vanoed. because:
tal II Is too shallow to keep moist
II drouth should prevail only mod
eratcly. hence no benefit may be de-
rived ,hcrefrom. especially to corn
whose fruitlng period Is not more
than three weeks: with cotton whose
fruiting period IL limited only by
season and fertility. II IL safer. but
not wise.
thl II the siding burrows are run
deep enough To admit sufficient mois-
ture. the lateral or feed roots have
been cut of and killed. from the
corn row tn the cent. of the mid
di.s.
tcl Fertilizers applied to growing
rTops attract many more roots than
other parts Of the soil. and when
ms near the surface as In siding fur
rows. later plowings teal and dis.
,urb them again.
id When fertilizers are applied
In deep burrows In middlcs only the
ends of tho little rootlets are torn
M. henoe no permanent damage IL
done. Moisture Is more abundant.
II no later blowing can disturb.
Never fear applying too far from
plants. when well within the dis
tame" equal to average height of
plants TO which applied.
]. W. HALL.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-05-23

o"e-hail 10 Two OaieS per acre, four
by Tour feet will not be bad spacing.
Something will depend on the va
riety OF cotton grown and how much
weed II makes.
How Soon should Cotton be Reduced
To . Stand?
After horsepower has been used
10 block out the stand roughly. little
viii remain for the hoe 10 do when
chopping TO a stand IL finally done.
That orsc-po"er may not do all
the work OF thinning. Is n poor rea-
o why IL should not be used TO do
o of II. As one gains experience
In thinning with horsepower. he will
and that he will get rid of so large
a part of the chopping ,ha, what
hocing remains To be done will seem
almost like play. Under average
conditions. the crop should be chop
ped To a stand ut least ~ early AZ the
frst Of June. II one has been for
tunaic enough To plant his cotton
with a planter that dropped ono secd
every one and oac-haif or three
inches. the necessity will no, be 10
great TO do the nnai thinning carly.
since tho plants will begin growth
far enough apart To grow fairly welt
for a considerable time. DO o dc.
lay choppinE 10 n stand % long in
any case. however.
Reduce Hand Labor A. Much as po~.
stblc.
Aim To avoid JUS, aH much hoc.ng
as possible. and aim To improve the
fertility OF the aoii no that before
many years the r n bo planted
in checks and siili have enough
plants per acre TO make a full crop,
What n man IN doin. others cat
do under like conditions IL they are
an good mon AZ the frat one.
The harrow or tho w-cder or both
may help 10 Thin cotton. ~ that
choppsnE 1t 10 n stand will DO lighter
work: bat even when n harrow or n
wccdcr IN firs, uwcd. some other I'm.
p~lrrncns may be- employed In tho
manner previously suggested for
blocking on, the aiand roughly aud
then putting on tho laHt touches by
chopping to a stand with tn. hoe.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-05-23

tulS Ata5 ~ taf Sc 9oVbl Aioh Vi
cotton growers who read are con-
WINGED that the hoe should be used
less. but when 1t comes to doing work
with cotton. they fall back into the
old rut OF using a hoe entirely for
chopping to a stand. This IL I'm.
necessary. Most of the thinning can
be done by horsepower. There will
be old fellows who will keep yelling
that you can't check cotton. tina, IL
has TO be row in drills. etc. Their
-daddies said the same thing,
hence. these good old fellows rcpea,
IL to-day. They well. but they
have lost step. They are no, travel
Ing in time with the procession.
A Good Workman Has q wide Choice
Of Tools.
Almost all the cotton 80 far plant
cd has beer drilled. and nog the
problem Is how 10 thin IL with horse
power. 1t makes little difference
what supplement- In used TO do tho
thinning. A sweep. hccl-awccp.
"scrape." expanding harrow. or cui-
tiyator may be run across the owa
The worst drawback abou, thinning
cotton In this way by hormc. power
IL that n careless workman may do
miserable work: and many who
might succeed In thinning this way
will no; because they do not want
10 do the work themselves, But II
a man In n good workman and doca
hia own labor he need no; fear tho
outcome. Unless the stand in the
drills In very good. IL MAJ be prefer
able TO leave n "trip of considerable
width In which tho cotton IL not kill
cd-say. from six /, q ten inches.
Then. II n plan, doca not stand In
the center OF the uncu'uvated strip.
IL may stand here between the
center and one of the edges OF the
strip. no there will bc no long gap
in the driil without a hill.
Proper stand for Poor Land.
Judgment must he used concern
Ing how much cotton In 10 BIO Guilt
waited out. II the land Ia poor and
The rows arc three feet apart. do tho
ADFA win INC 5EGa os ApaEAs aAssNE
a plant about every eighteen inches
In tho drill. II tho land IL poor and
the romM are font feet apart. aim 10
leave a plant about every twelve
inches in tho dgslL. In Tho frss case
each hill will have four and onc-half
square feet. while in the last case
each hill will have four square feet:
but since. In tho hrat case the feed
ing ground In n title nearer square
than In tho last case tho pianta will
grow better and need more room. In
the frat case what may be- termed
the feeding ground Of each hill IN
eighteen by thirty~Hix inches. In the
last case IL In twelve by forty~slght
inches. Land hat is so poor as tn
need more stalks than this will give
per acre IL too poor for raising cot
ton probably.
How Thick for Good iandg
On land that ~ili make u bale per
acre. do the work with the aim of
finally having Il hill every three feet
In the drill. II the drills arc three
feet apart. II The drills are four
feet apart on this kind OF land. do
The work with the idea OF nnally
having one hill about every two feet
In the drili. In the firat case each
hill viii have ii feeding ground OF
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-05-23

Messrs. Editors: While much has
been written already on corn grow
ing. the subject Is SO important that
| cannot refrain from adding a bit
of my experience.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-05-23

iub. the SubJeCt IL So Important tnat
| cannot refrain from adding a bit
of my experience.
Preparing and Planting.
After breaking land as deep ms
subsoil would permit without turn
ing too much of II to the surface.
rows were u 8 feet apart. and corn
planted three grains In hills s feet
apart. and thinned TO two stalks in
hills. after n good stand had been Sc
cured.
Surface soil was kept we'll stirred
two inches deep. often enough To
keep crust from forming. and grass
from coming. until finished when
~,asscls began to appear.
How Fertilizer Was Applied.
Our object WAS TO double the
yield: therefore We little more than
doubled the number OF stalks. and
then fortified M follows: When the
corn vas In it's bunch. or abou, I
tn s inches high. we opened deep
burrows half way between the rows
with ordinary cotton plow fronts and
point attachedl and deep enough 10
occasionally turn to the surface
slight iingcs of subsoii. In these
rows We sow.d GOO pounds of the
following msx,ur. per acre: Three
parts cottonse.d meal. two parts | I
per cent acid phosphate. and one
part ka!nit. or It's equivalent In pot
anh. This Mas covered by splitting
middIea. 10 ginning next to the corn.
aud finishing on each aid. burrows.
thus leaving a slight ridge ON the
IN me.
Yield More Than Doubled.
Seasons were ideal. The result
@aa ss bushels per acre. against Is
bushels per acre. on I arE.a Of lih.
nature and fertility in the ga me field
without The mixture: fodder waa In.
creased from 200 10 400 pounds per
acre. and tho quality of both In
creased 10 per cent.
Five Conclusions.
From the above and other expert
in.n'n. We dcduc. the following con
cluasona:
|. IL In wise To arrang. and fer
ttliEc ~ as To secure maximum ylsor
at earring seaaon,
= That number OF stalks should
b" Increased In proportion TO mum
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-05-23

Editorial Comment: It takes a farmer with ambition tn ~
prcctate IA good farm paper. The III who has II ambition Ia
almost impossible To interest in better farming. We arc ALWAYS
glad To have our readers tell us hey appreciate II work: and
particularly glad To have them tell their friends the same, since
that helps our subscription department.. and enables M to pub
lhh IL better paper and. by reaching more people, to do sim
more good.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-05-23
THE BEST OF A DOZEN PAPERS.

McssrS. Editors; take ten or twelve agricultural papers
and nearly n n many poultry and swine papers. and can truth.
fully "a hal cstccm The Southern Farm Gazette more than
any OF the others. am always anxious 10 ~ each number
aud read Tho good advice and suggestions it's columns contain. |
nav" nafraid tn give my commentator too hastily. for |
feared The paper would not keep up to the high standard IL
started out at when first changed TO IA weekly. but feel tho time
has come for these fears TO be- dapellcd do hon, Won will,
Keep IL up l" te high standard you have IL now. and continue
tn give good advice and reading matter for the Southern
farmers, " the advice given In Its columns was followed by
every southern farmer. IL would be- only u few years until the
sonth w"nhu be- ~" mnst prosperous section u u the face Of the
earth. hope Its circulation and It's readers In the South
increase tenfoid. and that those who follow It's advice may In.
cfeas" ut hundred fold. To show my appreciation, In "A cry
slight degree. enclose 81 to 20 ON my (already paid ahead to
igli) subscription.
Benton. Ark. L. A. uOcKERSNITU
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-05-23
Are You Chopping Cotton With Hoes
or Horses?
II You Are a Good Workman You Nccdnt be Afraid to Try the Horse.
power Method of Thinning Your Cotton to a stand-How Thick I'M
Stand Should BE.

one-half to two bales per acre. four
by Tour feet will not be bad spacing.
Something will depend on the va
riety OF cotton grown and how much
weed II makes.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-25
DOGS BACK BROKEN WHEN CA7CHERS
THROW NET ON HIM AND DRAG HIM AWAY
Present L1zc Obnoxious

The dog law hire obnoxious one, said Presi
dent Niles Pease of the city council yesterday.
Ths morning president of the council of Pasa
dena for copy of the dog ordinances there
T method which derelct of rather than
the municipality pay the of catching destroying
maintaining stray dogs
The Society Prevention of Cruelty Animals here
has talked with the subject take it that in Pasadena the
society gets oneha of the from license and fines and
charge of the dog laws The city
ought to get share of the funds
II anticipate trouble from members OF the council
here in making change the present dog pound
pears to have friends in the council.
However may show majority of the council that it will
be remunerave for the city and better for the citizens
make change in the system based the Pasadena idea
Mayor A. c. Harper is looking into the system but says he
be convinced that Los Angeles will much
than before he will discuss the proposition
In Pasadena the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty Ami
mails has been commissioned collect the dog take charge
of the city pound and properly dispose of dangerous and worth
$5O exacted for licenses and after
notified they continue keep dogs and refuse
license fees fine of $50 Imprisonment for ninety days
both is the alternative