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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-02-02

tise his theatre, he took under his
arm his props a wooden headed
puppet, and betOok himself to the de-
pot. At the corner of Wright street
and the railroad crossing he gave
free perfo nance 10 the crowd OF
negro "hangers-on" about the station
The crowd filed the sidewalk ks and
overlooked into the street. The ven
triloquist was the hit OF the bill in
pen air performance
Sammy, how do you spell pig,
asked the ventriloGuist OF his puppet-
pig, pig" answered Sammy.
Pc why that doesn't spell pig.
Why did you leave the i out?"
We'll you b -OckAead," replied Sam
my sharply this is a blind pig
Sammy will now sing for the ladies'
and gentlemen, 'Eome, Sweet Home.
While Sammy was in the midst OF
his Song officer Olson appeared from
center left, and the curtain on the
first act of the omen air vaudeville
was rung down with the police Office
laying his hand mon the yentrilO-
quist and pla- ing his under arrest
The second and last act was in the
recorders court. The ventriloau'st
brought along his puppet sammy to
show Recorder Johnson that he real
" wasn't doing any harm. Whether
he told the story Of thu blind pr
is not known, but Recorder Johuson
couldn't see why the ventril"uuist AMI
Sammy should take uD the whole
street and he was fined So and costs.
A SATURDAY. night crowd a stubborn
nony, hitChed to a ruuabcut. Young
man. who sat in the laDS of two
Young ladies and ATTEMPTED to make
The beast go, furnished n end of fun
on Palafox street near Romano last
nioht abou; ten O'Clock.
The Dnrv was a small one and II
baked. The young man tried by
aEnrv means known To make it go
without @ptting out OF the vehicle:
then he subside5 and lcokers-on took
a hand One stranring big chen who
lowered way over the animal in
From, the sida4ra- X carve cries Of pick
T. nm ana carrv it" ""et out and put
the n0nv IN the cart. ere.
Finally tbe rcnnv started. The
vounu man grabbed the veins AMI
hoarsn laSh7ne the boast with whip
North IN Palaf"x thev went at gal
lon. and WHOM thcv turned At Garden.
mo c~an lS II the lash over the Donv's
bacl, cc,,Id st'll hA board. The voun"
NAV xas evi7e-,.'v embarrassed and
taking it cut ~ his hast.
III R-...,,,-,>~-,1 r. g Andrews ar
rived in Tso~~aco's yesterday TO spend
4 day or tive.
The f,-~~'->r,, to->~a-a-'lrs veSter-
da, Wa = $1,000 at = 2a n. M. a. =
-.151o ~ r,,i71-,rlr,, l,-d not ""~nrrof
>. 90 1881 -. y, :.-'+ II -eTiet ord
a dosreo. . ~: s~''- The p'aT'-
r.I,y;I fen1uaratnre on the same date
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-02-02

should be subject 10 the approval OF
the Interstate Commerce Commission
Imprisonment.
Il am not in favor of punishment
in the shape of fines upon corpora
tions except for minor otfenseS. Inc
burden of fines imposed upon such
is either transferred 10
fine public or is borne by stockho!d-
ers the innocent as well as the
ouiI;y. Nor am | impressed by iht
Argument that American juries Wli
generally be indisposed 10 convict
Where the evidence is clear. because
the crime is punished by mprlaoh-
NOM of the offenders But II the
low he definite and the evidence war
ants the presentation OF the case 10
tho inrv. il is better in my judgment
that the responsibility for failure 10
convict should lie with the jury IMAM
hat conviction should be followed
bIr nanalties which are either MADE
ogste or bear hnjustly upon those
wbo have had no completely III 'he
OffenSe.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-02-02
sEAeiRDs AS
PLAGUE PREVENIEho

sna.iaI to The journal.

New York. Feb. For want Oh
wardens along the hundred miles o.
Pacific coast. recently reserved as "a
bird refuge, millions of water fowl
NAV suffer death to themselves and
tbeir Young at the nesting season, IL
uas declared here today. With thou
sands of acres of such breeding ma
yens. which they have previously Cd
.S;ra5 aud much patrol with hardy
and expert men, the National Asso-
oiation of Audubon Societies finds al
self today unable to extend its D.Fd
cuard over the newly-acquired stretch
Of inaccessible sea coast Unless
fnnds are forthcoming for this econ
onic movement, officers OF the asso.
ciation declared today, American bird
lie would again suffer such fayage
as are admittedly bringing its valu-
able sea.bird species close TO the point
OF extinction.
Both men and boats of the staunch-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-02-02
Rate Regulation


Regarding rate regulation, Cover
nor Hughes said in part:
Il approve the recent extension of
the authority of the Interstate Com
merce Commission by what is known
as the rate bill. and | believe that
the commission should have the most
ample powers for purposes of inves-
tigation and supervision, and for
making rules and orders, which Will
enable it to deal To the fullest ex-
tent possible, within constitutional
limits, with Interstate transpOrta-
ton in all its phases.
This is a just policy. The power
Of congress to fix rates for interstate
transportation so as to prevent I'M
proper determinations and to COM
pei carriage upon reasonable terms
is undouAted The sole question is
how. and under what circumstances.
il shall be exercised. But il is mani
testify impossible for the legislative
body. on accoun, Of the conditions
under which it works, to make that
thorough eXaminati Of specific
cases which in justice must precede
action. 1t may establish general
standards Of conduct, but the eXigen-
cies of particular cases can be met
only by the painstGking consideration
of an administrative board. The al
tentative to this policy IS either the
abandonment of regulation or sporad-
lie Legislative intervention under the
influence of agitation and almost
necessarily without proper examlna-
ton of the facts or recognition of the
different requirements of varied sit
nations. No one can properly com-
plain because legal machinery is pro-
yided for the rectitication OF abuses.
And the aim should be TO make the
machinery adequate to the purpose
of providing redress for every grlev-
anca and 10 insist upon standards OF
administration which will secure in
telligent and patient inquiry. and I'M
partial enforcement of the law
Trusts and Combinations.
."rhe Sherman antitrust act should
be clarified and made more explicit.
The Law may be made stronger and
more effective by being made more
definite. Combinations and practices
in unreasonable restraint of trade and
when menace the freedom OF inter
state commerce should be condep1ed
in precise terms At the same time,
provision may well be made for joint
agreements, under proper circum-
stances, as TO railroad rates, which
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-02-02

consider ii patriotic privilege to en-
roll in a movement so essential To the
health, wealth and general well-being
OF the entire country, entirely asidr.
from sentimental and aesthetic mo-
tiyeS -
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-02-02
TEN YEARS OF SUCCESS.

For ten years the superior quality
of Blue Ribbon Extracts has been
pleasing consumers who
demand the best
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-02-02
HUGHES AND
STATES RIGHTS
The Republican Possibility
Talks Like a Very Good
Democrat on Many Points
of Imminent Interest to
All Glasses and Conditions
of Men in America.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
New York, Feb. LIN his speech
to the Republican Club of the City of
New York last night Gov. Hughes
said in part:
State Rights.
I'VE must also recognize the divis-
ion of powers between the federal
and state governments. Through the
latter, necessary local autonomy is Sc
cured. 1t is essential to the perma-
hence OF free institutions that each
community should attend to it's par
ticular affairs; and through the pow
ers and responsibilities of local ad-
ADMINISTRATION, independence. public
spirit, and capacity for self-govern-
ment are developed, which, not only
secure the enforcement of local
rights, but make possible the just ex-
ercise of the powers of the central
authority over those matters lying
Outside the proper limits of local
jurisdiction.
These considerations are more and
not less important because OF the de-
velopment of interstate commerce and
the powerful forces in the world of
business which in their practical ope-
ration ignore state lines. And the
necessary extension of the federal
government as to matters inevitably
committed to it's control should make
as the more solicitous that the admin
iStratlon of state governments should
show the highest degree of efficiency.
Two Dangers.
There are two dangers. The one
is that serious evils of national scope
may go unchecked because federal
power is not exercised. The other
lies in an unnecessary exercise of fed
eral power, burdening the central au-
tthority with an attempted control
which would result in the impair
ment Of proper local autonomy, and
extending it so widely as to defeat
its purpose. 1t must be remembered
that an evil is not the proper subject
! of federal cogniZance merely because
i it may exist in many states All
sorts of evils exist in many states
which should be corrected by the eX-
ercise of local power, and they are
not evils of federal concern although
| they may be widespread.
| On the other hand it cannot be
regarded as policy of unwise cen
! tranzatiOn that, wherever there is a
serious evil demanding governmental
| correction which afflicts interstate
commerce and he3ee is, beyond the
| control of the states, the power of
! congress should unhesitatingly be eX-
! erciSed
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-02-02

John Wesley Gaines says that the
Congressman who shigks his duty 10
the people IN this crisis VII have 10
20 to hell to be respectable. John
can throw a brick as hard as the next
one and hit the bulls eye every time.
Memphis News-Scimitar.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-02-02

A lot of old newspapers
tied I'D in neat bundles for
sale, sc a bundle, at The Jour
nal office.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-02-02
General Principles.

But we are not left to the cOnsid-
GRAFTON of general principles of gov
ernmental action. Congress has the
power given to it by the constitution.
1t cannot, if it would. invade the rights
of the states. 1t has express author
ity to regulate commerce among the
several states. The scope of the in
terstate commerce clause and the
boundaries of the federal powers
which it authorizes are the subject
of determination by the supreme
court. Congress can act only within
the limits so fixed, and in acting with
in those limits, the question is not
one OF power but of the nature of the
evil and of the appropriate remedy
for its cure"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-02-02

A ventriloquist played at one of the
local amusement houses last week. To
amuse himself, or possibly to adver-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-02-02
{. |. WILSON
IN PENSACOLA
Candidate for State ATTORNEY
Is Now in the City
For Short Visit.

Hon. C. l.. Wilson, Of Mariana. fer
many years state senator from Jack
son county, and now a candidate for
state attorney for this district to sue
coed J. Walter kehCe. who IS out for
congressional honcrs, is III the city
on a short visit, and he being warmly
greeted by his host OF friends in Pen
sacJla.
Mr.. Wilson arrived in inc CITY yes
terday, and while his visit is uoI ex-
actly a campaign trip, he IS ncvcrth.s-
less looking over his chances in this
county, which he has found excep-
tionally bright
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-02-02

]. H. Reese and A. K. Taylor, OF
the Tallahassee Sun, who had been
in the city for several days in the
interest of that paper, left for their
homes yesterday afternoon. They
were much pleased with theirlvisit to
Pensacola
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-02-02
Six NIGHTS go AS You Please Race

Six Nights $50 AS You Please Race.
How many fred fathers and moth
ers in this Town enter this race every
night carrying a baby? And thev Won
der what the matter is Chances are
the child is s;a-vinE-Worms are eat
ing all of its food. Most children have
worms. yours needn't Whites Cream
VArnlifuge will get rid Of the worms
and siren gthen the child.
Price % cents per bottle
Sold by w. A D'Alemberte.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-02-02

The residence of John WeStmark.
No. 21S East Jackson street. was bad
" DAMAGED by fire yesterday after
noon. The department was called out
about o'clock by All alarm from box
A, but the blaze hal been practi ally
extinguished before the arrival of the
firemen.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-02-02

Subscribe for The Journal.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-02-02

l.. Cerake of Evergreen, Ala, is a
visitor to Pensacola.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-02-02

last year was 6S degrees and the mini
mum 81 degrees. The average maxi
mum for this date is 81 degrees and
the average minimum As degrees.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-02-02

Special to The Journal.
New York, Feb. LIN his speech
to the Republican Club of the City of
New York last night Gov. Hughes
said in part:
New-York tribune., 1908-03-28
FATAL URECK on ERIE.
T1cO Killed and -Four Injured IN
Collision Near H0rneU.

HorneL y. Y, March 27.-The westbound
Wells-Fargo express train on the Erie Railroad
crashed into an eastbound freight early this
morning at what is known s +tJx'' tower. Two
were killed and four were injured. The dead are
H. L. HeImer engineer of the express train.
Of HorneII. and James Cannon, fireman Of the
express of Andover. y. Y The injured include
the fireman Of the freight train, a man named
MCGEE, Of Salamanca, y. Y; John Field. con-
ductor of the express train, Of Binghanlton,
y. Y; ". H Post. head messenger. of Hoboheu,
y j. and William Huberton. Of WeIlsville. N 7.
None OF the injured viii die.
The express. which carried no passengers,
was running forty-five minutes late. The trains
had orders 70 meet ana pass at ''Jx' tower. It
is asserted that the freight train failed to get
out Of the way Of the express in time. The
wreck occurred near curve. and the heavy
press train. running down a steep grade with
seven cars hit the freight head-on. Both loco
motives were wrecked and about fifteen cars
were piled up Helmer was burned and mangled
under the Wreckage. The wreck took fire and
some Of the derailed cars were partly consumed
When HeImer's wife was told of the wreck
she suffered a nervous shock that may result in
her death.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-28
TRUST COMPANY MERGER.
Franklin, of Brooklyn, Nay COnsoh-
date 1cith Manhattan Institution.

1t was learned yesterday that negotiations
were pending for the consolidation of the
Franklin Trust Company, of Brooklyn, and a
New York trust company Of the first rank In
resources and reputation. The purposed merger
is in embryo as yet, according TO The Trtbunes
informants. and 1t will be about week. they
say before the details and terms Of the con-
sodation can be made public.
The Franklin is one of the few Brooklyn
trust companies having branch in this city.
the latter being at No 40 Broadway. The
main Offices are at Nos 164 and 166 Montague
street. Brooklyn. The officers are: George II.
Southard president: William H. Wallace. vice
president; Gates D. Fahnestock, second VICE
president; George H. Southard, jr-. third vice
president; Clinton ". Ludlum, secretary; Henry
c. Low, ir and Frederick W Richt, assistant
secretaries and Thornton Gerrish. trust officer
The Franklin Trust Company is capitalized at
81 100000 the par value Of the shares being
500 According to the last number OF Ihe
Commercial and Financial Chronicles bank
and quotation section, the gross deposits amount
to S7519 O36 and the surplus and profits 10
81 s39. 40. Holders ask S225 a share for the
New-York tribune., 1908-03-28
FELL FIVE STORIES; GOT AN APPETITE.
Negro Refused to Have Hurts Attended to
Till He Had Supper.

William Marshall negro. worries less about
falling down elevator shaft than he does about
mis- supper. In his haste 70 get the latter h.
with the former he about 20 leav. the ffth
floor building at No 4Is Broone street yes
terday- Marshall. who was employed as a porter.
disappeared down the shaft so rapidly that num-
Der OF women who were employed on the floor did
not notice him
Later he approached clerk in the basement and
asked permission the telephone. h said
that hc had fallen down the elevator shaft and
thought he had broken few bones Then ~
added that an ambulance surgeon had better be
called
The least excited person who met Or. Daniels.
of St Vincent's Hospital. vas Marshall who in
sisted on telling Of his experience in the elevator
shaft when he was bumped from one floor 10
other.
Then he added It sure am hungry. doc Never
mind that cut on my until I get my supper
He refused TO be taken into the reception ward
on stretcher and walked 70 his bed stiI clan1or-
ing for something 70 eat
New-York tribune., 1908-03-28
FORT REBUKES BOSSES.
Baird and Toorhecs Told That
Party's Pledges Must Be hept.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune ]

Trenton, y. j., March G--Daniel , voorhees,
State Treasurer. and David Baird State Assessor
had luncheon with Governor Fort to-day. and after
ward engaged in a conference on political aTalr5
that continued until late in the afternoon Inc
Governor it is said. was partly dispIeased by the
failure of the Legislature act upon the reform
measures which have been introduced. and sought
70 impress upon leaders the Importance Of redeem
ing the pledges made in the party platforms OF
last fall.
The result of the conference IS said 70 have been
far from satisfactory administrative poine
OF view The regular leaders have become enoltered
bv the trend of political affairs during the last Few
weeks and are less than disposed 70 assist in pass
ing the legislation demanded by the Governor As
a rule they are opposed the passage Of either
public utilities or Civil Service bill and the con-
fernC, is said to have devoid of results as re-
CARDS these measures.
The Governor insisted that his proposed excise
legislation be passed including the appointment or
A state board the revocation OF licenses 4fls
question will further considered next week MOST
of the regulars insist upon early adjournment OF
the Legislature, which is desired by neither the
Governor nor the reform leaders
New-York tribune., 1908-03-28
WATER TOO COLD FOR POSSE.
Church Burglars Escape After Being Pur-
sued Several Miles

West Rrockfeld. Mass, March 27.-Carrying
rifles and reyelvers, posse of ten West Brookleld
citizens pursued several burglars to-day who broke
into the CONGREGATIONAL Church and rifed tho
tribItion box The robbers escaped capture
In the flight of the burglars passed within
ten feet of Napoan CIouf and fired revolver
shot at him. Clouff was unharmed Pursued by a.
number of townsmen who were we'll armed, the two
mon fed across country. They fired two shots
ar Henry A Flagg who working in his garden
and who attempted intercept them Neither OF the
shots nit FIagg. A cross country chase of several
miles which lasted about two hours was ended
when the two fIgitives crossed brook by walking
3, -te cold water up to their arnpts and disap
peared in the woods.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-28
HEPBURN NAY FIGHT.
Testing House Opinion on Com
merce Committee CONSIDERING Bill.
From The Tribune Bureau.


Washington, March 21.-Representatiye Hep
burn of Iowa. having expressed his dissatis-
faction with the reference of his bill revising
the antitrust statutes to the Judiciary Com
mittee, may start fight in the House to secure
a change of reference and to obtain permission
from the House to consider the bill in his
committee, that interstate and foreign
merce- His lieutenants the Commerce Com
mlttee have been making a quiet poll of the
House to ascertain whether a resolution author
izing such change of reference would have a
majority of the votes.
The proposition is favored among the mem
bers who are known to be in entire accord with
the policies of President Roosevelt and who be
lieve that the judiciary Committee is already
overburdened with legislation to such an extent
that there is small prospect Of serious consid-
Grafton Of the measure at the present session
The Commerce Committee also counts on large
Democratic support, since the attitude of the
minority defined by Representative Will
Jams Yesterday to be in favor of speedy settle
ment Of the antitrust question with little
partsanshiP possible
A committee does not ike to start a fight of
this sort" said one of the members to-day, but
in this case it does seem justified. Our COM
mittee practically made the Law establishing
the Department of Commerce and Labor. Halt
of this bill relates that department and the
rest 10 interstate commerce, which is our es-
pecial province. ! do not to predict what
Will be done if the bill goes TO the judiciary
Committee. but I do wish TO call attention TO
this fact-that the Judiciary Committee now
has the Littlefeld liquor bill the Appalachian
forest reserve bill, the anti-njunction bill and
the employers liability bill before it. and
doesn't seem to be making great progress with
any Of them.
II ii is found that the Democrats wilE stand
by Representative Hepburn and his committee
the resolution authorizing a change of reference
IS expected TO be introduced in a few DAYS.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-28
TORNADO IN MICHIGAN.
Strikes Near JacksOn-Bli@-drd IN
CDper Peninsula.

Detroit. March "a tornado near Jackson
In the southern part Of the state. this afternoon
and a blizzard with a heavy snowfall IN the
,,ner naninsuIa tonight, afe the extremes of a
general storm that struck Michigan to-day The
tornado did considerable damage TO farm prop
erty. Barns were split. windmills destroyed
and orchards uprooted. but no loss OF life mas
been reported
At Menominee in the upper peninsula, ve-
Ioctv of forty miles hour is reported drlv-
ing the snow into huge drifts Train and troll
lev service is seriously delayed in upper MICH
igan. Heavy rain and wind are reported from all
parts of the state, and telephone ana telesraph
communication IS seriously interrupted
New-York tribune., 1908-03-28

of the destruction wrought by the quakes IN the
interior of Southern Mexico
dispatch tonight says that Mexico City had
six shocks within twenty-four hours, but that
the DANA ge in the capital is not great, although
over two hundred buildings reported to have
been cracked, From the smaller towns and
settlements south of the Mexican capital re-
ports of loss of life and destruction Of property
coming in slowly.
Chilpancingo a city of eight thousand in
habitants. one hundred miles below Mexico City,
was practically destroyed early this morning.
All buildings in the town badly damaged
and many of them destroyed by series
of quakes shortly after O'Clock. No loss Of
life is reported. but many persons were injured.
ChiIapa a city of 200 inha bitants,
wrecked last night by Quakes- The loss of life
is reported between two hundred and three hun
dred.
settlements having less than thousand in
habitants each. were destroyed, but lives
reported lost.
Communication with a dozen small towns and
settlements was cut off early last night 1t is
feared in Mexico City that the loss of life will
be many hundred and that number of towns
have been destroyed. Reports from points north
of the capital indicate the damage was not as
tfon has not been restored with several towns.