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The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-02-06

slower than that Of the battleshlps that
two weeks more will be consumed than
by the latter In the journey toward
their destlnation-San Francisco.
All the navy yards of the Atlantic
coast have been busy for weeks in fit
ting out the ships. At Brooklyn, New
York, Boston, Norfolk Philadelphia
ana Charleston painters, carpenters
and machinlsts have participated in
the great activity. High up on the
smokestacks the paint brushes were
moving back and forth and the sound
of hammers and saws has been cease
less Nor has there been any chance
for idllng by the enlisted men. The
powder magazines have had to be filled
and the quantities which have been
taken aboard have caused some specta-
tors to wonder what 1t Is all about.
The large supply OF ammunition Is nee
essary because Of the project to have
target practice on the long Journey,
Then also there Will be many salutes
90 fire and these Will eat up thousands
OF dollars worth of powder. Further
more, In case an emergency should
arise while the fleet Is In distant wat
ers there will be no lack OF ammunl-
tion. No such emergency Is expected
but the fleet "wlll keep Its powder dry
while trusting In divine Providence.
The news=record. [volume] (Enterprise, Wallowa County, Oregon) 1907-1910, 1908-02-06
Greate.t Fighting strength.

The fleet which Admiral Evans takes
to the Pacific includes all the new
battleships and the best armored cruls-
ers. 1t is the flower OF the American
navy, far superior to that which de-
stroyed the Spanish fleet nine years
ago The Louisiana carries the largest
crew-a50 officers and men. The Con-
nectlcut, which is the flagship, is the
finest ship OF the navy, costing $4,000
000 Among the other battleships are
the Alabama, Georgia. kansas, vir-
ginia, Minnesota. Ohio, Rhode Island,
Kentucky and Vermont In all there
are 80 battleshlps and armored cruisers,
besides the fiotilla Of torpedo boat de-
stroyers. repair and supply ships The
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-23
THE PROFANITY HABIT,
Baltimore American.

| > Maj. John M. Burke, Buffalo Bills
right bower, press agent, and general
manager, was at the Rennert yester.
| day with his usual beaming face and
as ever, redOlent of optimism
Il am not a professional reformer,
said the gallant major, but / would
like TO see the American people aban.
don the swearing habit. We are, as
nation, too prone to use cuSs words
whenever things don't go night or our
feelings are hurt. 1t seems to me
that real profanity should be tabooed
by all who aspire TO be considered
gentlemen so as to create sentiment
That the use of such eXpIetives is a
mark of vulgarity and ruffianism.
instead OF ugly OathS when labor
ing under excitement, the coming gen
Grafton should be taught to empty only
near-SWear words, such as BY the
jumping Jehosaphat, by lingo Gee,
by the beard of the Prophet and the
IKE. The late Jim Hoog, governor
OF Texas. one of my best friends. used
the innocent, but blood-curdling phrase
by SoodhngS whenever his hot
southern blood got infiamed.
"A great number OF prominent
Americans get on very we'll without
using actual profanity Colonel Cody.
though a frontierSman. all his life and
accustomed to the society of men who
handle the mother tongue careIessIy.
as not given to blasphemous speech
The colonel, when worked ND. has
been known to say 'dog-gone it and
dad-blame it, and now and then 'dod-
CAST it, but this lis the limit of his
lmpaSS1oned vocabulary
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-23

the presence of the big autos, which
our city friends brought along. The
girls will not soon forget those de-
lightful rides. The candidates seemed
tG have money, and they did not fail
to use it, all of which we took due
notice of. We thank them one and
all, and we regret that all OF them
could not be elected.
Mr.. y. c. Mcmillan, We thank you
for the wonderful display or your tai
ent as our auctioneer on that occa-
sion, fer we feel that had it not
been for you, some of the many
pretty cakes which we are so thank
fun TO the good women for, might have
had to be carried back home by them,
or gone at a much lower price We
also thank Mr.. Cook for granting the
school building to us fer the occasion
and those mill men of Millview who
sold us lumber. with which TO make
tables, etc. at cost, and last but not
leastA> We thank the general public, for
their wholesome aid. and hearty CO
operation.
| wish TO state for the benefit of all
concerned in the Union Hill cemetery
that committees are already at work
looking after the purchase of material
to construct the fence and work will
be cCmmencerd as early as possible.
We are satisfied that more funds will
be needed to complete the work, but
this can be raised later.
Thanking you in advance for so
much space. l am,
Very truly tyours.
III. w. N1cNAIR, Pres.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-23
PRESBYTER|ANS
DISCUSS NEGRO
General Assembly of Church
at Greensboro Made Good
Progress Yesterday and
Many Reports Were Re
ceived and Referred to
Committees.
BV Associated Press.

Greensboro. n. C., May 22.-With
the announcement of standing COM
mitteeS, the submission of various an
nual reports. and the consideration OF
other matters. the general assembly
OF the Southern Presbyterian church
made rapid progress today.
Reports on the young peoples So
Cieties. beneficient work, etc. we're
presented and referred to respective
committees; also annual reports pre-
scented by committees on ministerial
education, and for relief of negro
evangelization and schools and col
leges.
The afternoon session was devoted
to work in committees. The assem-
bly, was in session until late hour
tonight engaged in a general discus
sion of the subject of Negro Evan
following very strong
and earnest address upon the topic
by Rev Dr. j. G. Snedecor, of Tus-
"a 'OOsa. Ala, who took the position
that after so years the negro should
be regarded as a man.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-23

Jacksonville now has her bad
boy problem, and it has reached such
dimensions that the city authorities
are worried over it, and the local pa
pers are discussing it. The true solu-
ton of the bad boy problem lies IN
the strap vigorously laid on by reso-
lutte parent. The bad boy. unchecked,
eVolutes into the hoodlum, the hood
lum into the criminal. and the Grim
inal into the convict; or possibly the
thief, burglar or murderer. who dies
with his boots on. A fine prospect
for parents who neglect their duty to
their offspring and let them grow up
uncared for, like weeds. or to roam
the streets like pigs in a community
where there Is no stock law!
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-23
A Sharp Lesson
to Governors.

That the governor of a state should
confne himself to the executive de-
partment of the government and not
seek to dictate nor use his official in
f1uence outside his department would
seem to be- an elementary proposition
in our form of government. But gov
ernors are human, like the rest of us,
and with their strong likes and dis
likes ii is impossible at times for
them to resist the temptation to go
outside the lines of dUty and help
along some davorite who is seeking
the suffrage of the dear people.
But the latter almost invariably re-
sent any such intrusion on their rights,
and a notable instance of this is fur
nished by the Alabama primary last
Monday. State Senator Lusk was
Governor Corners right bower in the
late Legislature and was his indispen-
sable aid in carrying through the
governors railroad regulation schemes
Of which the country has heard SO
much. He did his work We'll and the
governor was grateful. But Senator
Dusk wanted promotion, he wanted to
get ON the supreme bench of Alq1hana.
and being a good lawyer and repu-
table citizen he had a right to
aspire to the position. He announced
for the office and Governor Conner
backed him to the full limit of his
personal and official influence. The
people caught on, they resented the
Conner interference, not In his capac-
ity as a private citizen, Dur as a gov
ernor. and as a result the unfortunate
Mr.. Lusk was overwhelmingly defeat
ed. The moral is too plain to be mis-
understood; let the governor stick to
his job and leave the people to make
their own choice.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-23
II o Eat Crow"
Continues From First Paqe)

Although the use of the exnressior
TO eat crow" in a metaphoricaI sense
meaning TO eat ones words. NAV VOL
nave dated from the time of Noah
when the bird was first looked mon
as unclean and not fit to serve as food
Tor man, it seems to have arisen from,
the old tale of the officer and the nri-
vate pa
a soidler, having shot a tame crow
oelonging to one of his officers was
discovered by the owner with the bird
IN MS hand Selling the private's gun
the officer commanded him to eat the
bird as a punishment With the fire.
arm pointed at his head. the soldier
fell TO, but no sooner had the officer
lald aside the gun than the culprit
Srasped 1t and compelled his superior
% join in the distasteful BANQUET.
The private was court martiaIed tba
iext day. and when he was asked hv
ne examiners what had occurred he
eplied, Nothing, except that Cantain
bank and 1 dined together."-Wasb-
.igton Star.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-23
VOX POPULI
THANKS TO CANDIDATES
AND THE PUBLIC
Pensacola, Fla. May 81, 1908.

Pensacola, Fla, May 81, 1908.
Editor Pensacola Journal.
Kindly allow me space in your val
liable paper TO express sincere thanks
in behalf of the Baptist Young Peo-
pies Union of the Baptist church at
Myrtle Grove, who gave an ice cream
supper at public school No. II. of
that place, on Last Friday night. The
affair was big success, as you have
already reported in your columns, and
was we'll patroniZed, enough money
having been realized to put the work
OF building the wire fence around the
cemetery, we'll under way The -.
proceeds amounted to $500, which
our union thought extremely good for
the short time in which it was gotten
up.
At a special meeting of the union,
held last Sunday evening, a unani-
nous vote of thanks was given to all
those concerned for the encourage
nlent and aid given us, In our first
undertaking of the kind.
First, We wish - thank The Pensa
cola Journal. and Evening News fol
their generous aid in circulating 49,
announcement.
We also wish TO extend our thanks
to those merchants Of the city who sc
willingly trusted Us with the refresh
ments, which were served; and Their
the candidate, we can never forget
them for having come in such large
numbers, Notwithstanding the fac
| that there were other engagements
for them that night,
And We were greatly pleased witt
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-23
FINE EXAMPLE
Birmingham Age-HeraId.

Alabamas direct voting not only
Tor delegates to Denver but for a.
PRESIDENTIAL prefeagepGeu 1IFy tpjo1nr ur-ru
any way, has created a deep impress
sion throughout the country. The
comments upon the Alabama plan are
numerous and Interesting, and it is
not too much to say that the concrete
example of popular direct action pre-
scented in this state will wonderfully
advance the cause throughout all the
rest of the rountry. 1t will rouse the
masses TO demand their rights in the
machine states, and it will broaden
and deepen the primary movement
where it has obtained a foothold.
The wires of Monday night carried
the news far and wide that the Ala
bama democrats had acted without
the laid" of a conventiOn-had acted
as freemen should act, independent
ly. individually and in accordance
with convictions. Democrats went to
the polls on Monday instead of the
meeting of a convention made up of
delegates selected by the county rings
with strings running to the bosses al
the larger political centerS. No one
in Alabama thinks the best cOnven-
tion ever held was the equal in hon
esty of Mondays primary. in which
something like 100000 democrats par
| tlcipated.
This is what Alabama said to her
| sister states when the news of Mon
days contest was flashed to all parts
IIof the union. There will, after a
while, be other primaries of a like
nature, for state after state will soor
begin to see that the votes of the
many are safer in every sense of the
word than the votes of the few.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-23
Posse Kills
its Fugitive
sY HssocIateI l-rrss-

Columbus, Miss, May 22.-Ike Wat
son, the negro who killed Policeman
White, at Meridian, yesterday was
ShCt 10 death by a Sherif's posse
ABOUT eight miles west of here today
ne negro was located in Brooksville
helghDorhood today. The sheriff has:-
ened TO the scene and chased the
negro into the woods, where ne turn
ed and opened fire on the posse with
mis- rifle. He was wounded in tho
right arm, but shifted his gun to his
lett hand. and continued the fire un.
III his body was riddled with bullets.
NO one In the posse was injured.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-23

for the various officers Their thar
senator, governor rand ditrict dele
gates. published in the Jornal this
morning:
National Committeeman. Albert
Jennings SS9, William S-Jennings
739
Delegates at Large $50,
BOwden 491, Brown $50, Brusey 44O,
Clovis AS. Eaton $40, HERR 296, Jul
liam 32S. Mann 346, Phillips a5, Pope
l39, Reese 2S7,. Shackeltd 1876,
Stoneman 152.
Attorney General-Ellls 1,026,
Trammell sos.
ComptrOller-App 65 Groom
.1,l97; Knight 106.
Railroad Commissioner-lan 703,
Irvine I44. Jackson 235, Salon 9O7.
Representatives 71Tidwell
$50. Smith 71O, Williams RI; no
election: they must ruiz owe.
Sheriff-Branch $50, Him S99.
Lewis 1884.
Circuit Clerk-Erwin SS94cRae
1,5S1.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-23
Rubber.

The rapidly increasing price %
her has caused the cufivatlof
groves of Misunderstanding tnee7
MANY PARTS Of the world during II
wears: but. says Harper's Weekly
bulk of the product still comes
the iungles. The Congo and An,
valleys supply the greatest porti'
the rubber crop. The most n
figures give the worlds productiC
rubber fer the season 1906 at
tens. Brazil leading in production
40. 600 tons. Bolivia, Central Am
and Mexico gave a combined tot
500 tons; Africa $4,000 TONS
the balance came from Asia an'
East Indies.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-23
The Right
Way to Talk.

We thoroughly like the brave, SEN
sibIe and cheerful way In which that
excellent paper, the Montgomery, Ala,
journal. talks for MIR. Bryan, as the
recognized leader OF the democratic
marty and makes the fight for him in
the open without any mincing of
words The Journal says under une
caption, 'tBryan Will Lead to Vic
tory:
Those papers that wear the demo
cratic label and persist IN stabOanS
BRYAN after his leadership is conceded
as inevitable, are doing their utmost
TO serve the cause of the republicans
nv asserting that victory with Bryan
js imposSfble- The democratic p
however. refuses to be Influenced by
the dictlm. II does not know the
things that the bogus democratic
newspapers pretend to know. but il
does know that the democratic
strength would so TO pieces within
twenty4foUr hours were the party
nominate any man who is not IN sym
pathy with the policies its voters are
struggling for. Therefore Bryan is
the candidate who will lead the hosts
of democracy in 1908, and in the
Journals opinion will lead them tC
enc of tho greatest victories in the
history of rhe party or the country
notwithstanding this futile effort o
The eastern So-called democrats %
discredit him.
That is it exactly. Papers claiming
10 be democratic, are in fact SERVING
the cause of the enemy by assertin;
that victory with Bryan is impossible
after they see clearly that Mr.. Bryan
nomination is inevitable.
Away with such pessImism, sucl
calamity shriekirg, such weak, timir
confession of defeat before the BATH
has begun! That spirit never won
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-23

Our good and generally wise friend
of the Ocala Banner has a curious
notion in his head that Bryan and
Roosevelt stand for the same things
in governmental poNcy. Maybe they
do to certain extent, Mr.. Roosevelt
having copied and adopted some of
Mr.. Bryan's great reform theories, but
had you heard that the republican
party hal adopted those theories, the
drastic change, of the tariff, for in
stance? If Mr. Bryan's views shall
be Incorporated into the Denver plat
form they will be so far apart from
the views expressed in the republican
platform at Chicago that great gull
/ will yawn between, and it will be i'm
possible for even the accomplished
editor of the Ocala Banner to Straddle
the awful chasm. But what is the
use of all this controversy about Bry
an He will be the nominee at Den
YER, and there will be no bolt. Th'
Banner and all of its way of thinking
must support him. for it is inconceiv
able that they would stand for Taft
who is likely to be his opponent.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-23

Next week Governor Johnson. of
Minnesota, comes to Alabama to ad-
dress the students of the university of
that state at Tuscaloosa We hope
that he will meet great welcome and
will make his talk to an audience rep
resentative of the best people of the
state Governor Johnson'S career
should be an inspiration to every
young man. He came from hUmb'
origin and had no educational oppor-
tunities above the common schools o.
his native state, but he had resolute
purpose, tenacious will good habits
and high ideals, and with this capital
he mounted steadily up until he is
now the governor of a great state and
is discussed far and near as a posi-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-23
May HAVE TAKEN
THREE MILLION
DOLLARS
BY Associated press-

MeXlco CITY. May 22-The Judge OF
the second instruction issued the or.
ger 10 Drlng Martin Jacoby. million
ARE and head of the mercantile house
OF JacOby. the largest cotton buyinp
concern in the republic. into court on
charge of misappropriation OF funds
which, it is claimed. will total between
three and five million dollars. II is
/ elleved that a series CT speculations.
with perhaps trouble resulting from
the October panic. the house during
recent months lost millions of dollars
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-23

BILE candidate for president of the
United States. The young Alabam-
ians who will listen to him next week
viii find in him a rare, strong charac-
lives, and in his personality and
career they may easily discover the
secret that makes a successful life.
This is not Governor Johnson,s time
to be nominated. for president, but not
the less is the democratic party
proud of him. and when he comes to
Alabama next week we do not doubt
that, regardless of faction, he will be
made to feel that he is in the house
of his friends.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-23
COTTON MANUFACTURERS
ELECT THEIR OFFERS
Bv Associated Press.

Richmond, Va, May 22--TlCot
ton Manufacturers Assocfatls be
fore the final adjournment day
elected the following officers 1.-THE
ensuing year: T. H. Renn1e. Peli
CITY, Ala, president; Lewis W. ter
of GreenviHe, s. c., vice-preside c.
B. Bryant, of Charlotte, n. Gre
tary-treasurer.
Among those elected TO the g'd
of governors was Augustus W. Sh,
Of Spartaniburg. S. c., and JOHN
kin, of LincOlnton, y. c.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-23
Whitaker
Convicted

New Orleans, La, May 22.-FOrmer
Pol;ce Inspector Z. S. Whitaker was
tonight found guilty of assault with A
dangerous weapon. Sentence was de-
terTed.
Several months ago Whitaker went
10 the office OF J. VI I-eveGuc. A
newspaper editor, and fired two shots
at him with a revolver. Whitaker
oDJe ted to Leveque's editorials.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-23

The current issue of the Manufac-
turers' Record gives US some figures
on the wealth and strength of this
big continental republic of ours
which may well bring pride to the
patriotic American citizen. With an
area of SO per cent. of the world, and
a population of So per cent, we raise
every year 43 per cent. of the entire
product of the world in wheat, corn
and oats. OF corn alone we produce
1873 per cent, of tobacco S11 per
cent. and of cotton 71.3 per cent. In
other respects we are equally strong.
Last year we produced over AZ per
cent. of the worlds iron output, and
mined 455, 100000 tons of coal out of
world total of 100000. 900 Of
petroleum, we produced $4,000, 00O
barrels, or $50 per cent. of the total
product of the world. Verify We are
a world power, and that we will keel
the lead cannot be doubted.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-23
WHIFFIELD'S
INFANT KILLED
Special to The Journal.

Tallahassee, May 22.-The infant
daughter of Justice James r. Whitfield
CT the Florida supreme court. was
accidentally killed Wednesday. The
child fell from its carriage. its neck
Decam1ng entangled in the strap. and
II was choked to death befc.e a5ycn>
could reach it and rescue il. The en-
IRE community is sorrowing with the
bereaved parents.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-23

The prohibition movement still
goes marching on. A bill is now be-
ing prepared for introduction into
the present session of the Louisiana
Legislature providing for the submits
sion of a statewide prohibition act to
a vote of the people.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-23

The reliable story comes from Dies
Moines, Iowa, that the citizens of that
city are organizing strong league to
supplement the law by quick action in
protecting the white women from as
sault by negroes. This means that
the negro problem is moving north
and those people will cease to take
Uncle Toms Cabin as their guide on
the subject and will get down to the
facts in the case. That is just what
we want. for the problem will never
be solved until it is brought home
with stern realism to the North as it
is TO the South
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-23
PENSACOLA FLORIDA sATU RDAY MORNING. MAY %. 1908.

victory yet. moral or physical, in all
the history of the world.
Let us take counsel from the exam
pie of our foe, abate or adjourn all
differences of opinion and close ranks
for the fight against the common
enemy. That is the way the repubH-
can party has won all its victories,
and that is the only way the demo
cratic party can ever win again.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-23

With the lady in the case locked up
for perjury, Uncle Tom Platt can con-
graduate himself that his marvellous
luck in the game of politics holds
good in the game of love and that no
merry widow or fascinating spinster
can come it over him and work him
for alimony. But those undisputed
letters Indicate that Uncle Tom had a
fine TuIn for his money, and in COM
mon gratitude he ought to bail the
lady out of Jail and give her fresh
start in life
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-23

q SPECIAL MATINEE OF THE
lGH SCHOOL GUEE CLUB ENTEe-
aiNMsNT THIS AFTERNOON AT
siSHIS OF COLUMBUS HAIL, q
M. ADMISSION 15c AND 35c.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-23
BRIDGE COLLAPSED.
THREE ARE DEAD.
BY Associated Press.

Detroit, Mich, May 22.-
Three men were killed and
seven injured this afternoon i'm
the collapse of the Howard
street bridge across the Michi-
gan Central tracks at Twelfth
street.
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RESULTS UNCHANGED
BY LAIEn RETURNS

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