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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-01

will have TO be. rendered promptly.
For your information, and in order
that you can readily determine wheth
er you consider the amendment one
which should be ratified, | will give
YOU. as briefly as / can, the sources
of revenue which these institutions
now enjoy. a
Present Sources of Revenue.
The act of congress, of March 5
1915, which admitted Florida into the
Union, provided there should be alp
portioned Two townships of land for
the use of two seninaries of learning
one to be east and the other west of
the Suwanee river. From the pro
ceeds of the sale of this land interest
is derived annually, amounting to
about four thousand dollars
The act of congress of July 2, 1862
and acts supplementary thereto, grant
ed to each state for the purpose of es
tablishing agricultural colleges there
in thirty thousand acres of land for
each senator and representative, and
provided that the states might sell the
lands but should invest the proceeds
thereof and shou,i guarantee a return
upon that investment of at least five
per cent. per .annum, and provided fur
tner inaI the proceeds from the SaiS
of lands should constitute a perpetual
fund which should remain forever TN
diminished. 1t is perhaps true that
every state in the Union accepted the
benefits, under this act, and this act
formed. the nucleus around which the
state universities or the country have
been builded up. The proceeds OF
the sale of land in Florida amounted
to 1888 SEQ, and the interest at five per
cent AMOUNTS to 81 $50 per annum.
Tine act Of congress OF August so.
1890, known as the Morrill, act, ap-
propriated for the benefit of the agri-
cultural colleges, established by the
act of. 1852, above referred to, the sum
Of $4,000 per annum, but with this
provision: that if any of the states re
fused 10 allow white and colored stu
dents in the Institution for which the
appropriation was made, those states
could not receive the appropriation
unless it was. equally divided and q
separate institution for colored stu
dents was established.
By aet OF March 4. 1907. known as
the Nelson act, a further annual ap
preparation was made by congress fol
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-01
On a Solid Foundation.

BY the passage of this amendment
our higher institutions would be put
on a solid foundation. a permanent
source of income will be provided,
and it could be known definitely what
TO expect and plans could be laid ae-
cordingly. Moreover, this income be-
ing a specified tax on the part of the
state, would adjust itself 10 the prop
erty value in the state, AMI increase
with the states increasing prosperity
and growth, so that as the state grows
larger and richer our higher institu-
tons grow and their needs increase,
an increasing income will be pro-
vided to meet increasing needs. and
no man need feel the burden: the in
stitutions would merely have their
proportionate and proper saare in the
growth and prosperity of the state.
1t is another case of many hands
make light work''-no man would feel
it, it would do higher education in the
state and therefore the state itself In
calculabie good
Finally it may be said that this is
no new or untried scheme; many
states assess their millage for higher
institutions, and the plan has proved
an entire success. In Arizona, Cali
fornia, Colorado, Kentucky, Michigan,
Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota
haps other states the plan Of definite
millage tax for higher education has
been tried and proven admirably eff
fectiye. Their experience fully sus-
tainS this amendment and we can pass
it in confidence knowing that 1t has
the approval of a host Of good men
everywhere and record of success
full operation in many states.
The committee of the last 1egisla-
ture which visited these four institu-
lions was composed of Senators John
Neal, E. S. Grill and ID. Fl. Baker, on
the part of the senate, and Messrs.
J. W. Knight, OF Citrus county, J. n
Willis, of Levy county, E Il. Wart-
man. of Marion county, and W. c. II.
Kilgore, of Sumpter county, and this
committee, after visiting each or
these institutions. and approaching
the benefits which would result to
the state, unanimously recommended
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-01

The Legislature of 1907 proposed the
following constitutional amendment:
A special tax of one mill on the
dollar of all taxable property in the
state shall be levied annually for the
support and maintenance of the Uni
yersity of the, State of Florida, the
Florida Female College, the institution
for the blind, deaf and dumb, and the
Colored Normal School, which shall be
paid TO the state treasurer and sci
apart by him to the credit of the State
Board of Education TO be apportioned
and disposed of for the benefit of said
institutions as required By the act
creating and maintaining the same
known as Chapter 1884 of the Laws OF
FLORIDA, approved June 9Th, 1905"
This proposed amendment will be
submitted TO the voters of the state
at the general election on, Noyembec
3, 1908, for their ratification or re
lection.
The act OF June 5th. 1905 referred
to in the proposed amendment created
a board of control to be composed OF
hye members whose duties, generally
speaking, correspond TO the duties OF
the school boards of the various coun
lies in the management of the insti
tutions OF higher learning, mentioned
In this constitutional amendment, the
board of control. however. beng sub
sect TO the general supervision of the
State Board of Education, The mem
be1s of the board are. appointed for
four years and are required to be resi-
dents and citizens OF the state at least
len years. The act of the Legislature
further provides that one member
shall be appointed from West Florida
one from Middle Florida. enc from
East Florida one from South Florida
and one from Middle South Florida
/ have the honor to be the present mem-
Der from East Florida, and as chair
man of the board, have been requested
by the other members to write you
and solicit the support of your paper
dor this constitutional amendment
| sincerely trust that YOU can give
this amendment your hearty support
and believe you would be doing "a
service TO our public school system il
YOU would advocate its passage edito-
rally
There remains only one week be
fore the election and therefore any.
assistance you can give this measure
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-01

GREAT suFr1RRR FkoM NUecuEkR nHzBmaxBN.
wsnsefui cnrs experienced froEa Do q 3. g. O.
Fer eyeaIs suffered sxcrudsfsnE pass = as
msnts All sss tsl. pssas cati.as1 t..se.s.
Finally decides TO y s. g. sna ssI asss 800 49, I, =
your msS.s 60 that ny si.si wcu !. entirely pssd
Although this was twelve yean ago. haSs ssys sess
desses to s. s. that nothing can say WOOD ss ssA
praise IL With best wishes for the success Of o. s. g.
,ss Iise.., St. i''' e. T. WEST.
COULD NOT WALK FOR MONTH";
4, 1890 had severe attack Of Raeuuaf ssd ny snrs
tied eshef reSsssss without Sessat sss f-s
snenr and catnus s 70 Sss s 1a vas snsssy
the Rheumatism confined to Invalid chak
from pain since 8. s. S. cured nae. BIB. BoRdsG.
REPEATED FAILURES, THEM RELIEF.
Mr. WIN. l. Hi, Winston, c.. AZ travelling
salesman well North Carolina and
s.ys IS years rs sfS ny ssCd Isssss
severely from Rheumatism Ale repeated failures 70
eef from the use Of other remedies ana it
health built well. the highest opinion
S. is the only medicine that did any good
RHEUMATISM ALL CONE.
Mrs. Ida M Palmer, Of 1S6 Fulton St. Brooklyn, n z,
eve received from the use Of s. s. s. Ihave been aict.d
with Rheamats fr twenty years, sometimes being entirely
sid up BY and always lane n some part Of ny dy II
ngsf nearly twlcs rs natsIn size and drawn ss
hA had htte faith that woaif DO
COED but was willing 10 ~ anything that promised
the medicine Isocr found that entirely
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what Rteumarsn was since am IS years Old and feel
deeply grateful to 8. s. So
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-01


foreign from the system strengthens andnvigoraes
blood that instead Of weak constantly dposng
bones bodyis
noushed by rch hesh blood which completely and permanently
Rheumatism s. S. s. potash, alkai
harmful mineral but made entirely of blood purifying healing
herbs barks which enrich and esen the while
Rheumatism Book Rheumatism medical furnished
tree to all who write THE SWIFT SPECIFIC Co.. ATLANTA ek
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-01

HvTITHOUT dandruf the hair must grow luxuriantly,
W. except in chronic badness, which is ncurabe.
y. Dandruff is contagious disease caused by germ
microbe. To dandruff this gern-a tiny vegeta-
bic growthst be destroyed and kept of the scalp
by Newbro's Herpicide.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-01
SIS.
CURES RHEUMATISM

This q ,r.s snor talk Rheumatism pointing
and some why fad And for This
cainful and often far reaching trouble
No other persistent and dscouasng than Rheu
masm persons whose blood this painful aent has sicn
and conclude there
permanent have bfed and rubbed te aching
joints and muscles nments OILS and faithfully hSca Pot
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-01

ASH anu Otncr niiQcE-
al salts, only to find
when the treatment
is left off the disease
returns, and usually
with increased Sc
verify.
Rheumatism is
due TO an excess OF
uric acid, an irritat-
ing, inflammatory
accumulation, which
gets into the circula-
ton because of weak
kidneys, constipa-
ton, indigestion,
and other physical
irregularities which
are usually regarded
as of no importance.
Nothing applied ex-
ternaily can ever
reach this trouble,
while potash and
like mineral medi-
cines really add to
the acidity Of the
blood, and this vital
fluid, therefore, con-
tinually grows more.
acrid, sour a n d
weaker.
Rheu m a Il s m
can never be cured
until the blood is
purified and built up.
S. S. S. thoroughly
cleanSes and reno
Yates the circulation
b. neutralizing the
ccidS and eYne1linu
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-11-01

Continued on Page Ten)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-05
HOUSE HONORS
LATE SENATORS
Many Speakers Eulogize
Dead Floridians at Spec
ial Sunday Session.
BY Associated Press.

Washington, May 4.-AddresSes
eulogistic of the life, character and
public services of the late United
States Senators Stephen r. Mallory
and w. j. Bryan, Of Florida, were de-
Iivered Sunday in the house of repre-
Sentatives.
Those who spoke of Senator Mallory
were Representatives Sparknan, of
Florida, John Sharp Williams. of Mis-
sissippi, Payne of New York, Clark of
Florida, Brantley of Georgia, Burton
of Ohio, Lawrence of Massachusetts,
Lamb of Virginia, Waldo of New York,
and De Armond of Missouri.
Those who spoke of Senator Bryan
were Representatives Clark of Florida.
Thomas of North Carolina, Wilson of
Illinois, Hardwicl1 of Georgia, Bennett
of New York, Edwards of Georgia.
Hood of Virginia, Mouser of Ohio,
SuIZer of New York, Nelson of Wis
consin, Claude Kitchin of North Caro-
lima, Rainey of Illinois, and Sparkman
of Florida.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-05
Theodore.

''If this does not describe the later life
and soings of one Theodore Roosevelt for
TWO terms President of the United States,
ana the popular choice for yet another
term, then the public has ben curiouslv
misinformed of his activities"
Boston Herald
And ever he ragged at the futile force
which is all that one man can
exert,
And ever he passionate pleaded and
eloquent sought to convert
Wealth from its present attitude of a
tyrant selfish and base,
A despot cruel and deaf and blind.
usurping unlawful its place.
To that which it should be, a factor
tremendous to multiply and in
crease
The sum of hunlanity's knowledge, its
happiness, comfort and peace;
And ever he stirred with eternal
protest, with indignation divine,
With the old crusading fury and zeal,
a frenzy heroic and fine,
For the people!-He gave to the
people his life and his thought
and his gold,
Longing TO see in the service of Man
the whole wide earth enrolled.
Longing 20 hasten the halcyon time
when God shall esteem II good
To melt and fuse all hatred and greed
in a golden brotherhood
Julia Ditto Young, in ~Barham
Beach, the Presidents Poem"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-05
HE PAINTS EN-
AS THEY ARE
Sargents Masterful Portraits
Cause Sensation at Lon
don Exhibit.
BY AskocIated Press.


London, May John Singer Sar-
gents portraits of the Duke and Ouch
ess of Connaught caused a sensation
at the Royal Academy private view
Saturday.
One can easily understand why
King Edward will never submit him.
self 10 the American painters dissect-
ing knife. His brother, Connaught,
whose temper is unfortunate and who
is phenomenally Close" is portrayed
as a repellant example of ill-humOr
combined with avaTce persOnified.
while the duchess, a kinswCman OF
Emperor William, pIim, insignificant
narrow-milded, corners of mouth turn
ed down, looks the picture of spite
fulness. is an appalling, remoEselesS
representation of the worst aSpeI Is OF
these royalties.
Sargent has dealt just as faithfully
Cor mercilessly) with Arthur BalfOur.
whom he presents as a Ianky, weedy,
llnOck,kneed. backboneless, played-out
figure, dropping against marble col
umn for support.
The crowds around these portraits
were Sinking uncharitably at the
trick he played on his sitters.
Really, il Is coming to be evidence
of great moral courage TO consent TO
sit to be painted by Sargent, whose
cynicism is constantly growing more
bitter and more biting.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-05
4 MODERN
MRS. RIP"
California Woman Awakes
from an S5-Day Snooze
In Hospital.
BY Associated Press.

Los Angeles, Cal, May 4.-Mrs.
Beulah Hawkins, who had been in a
cataleptic state for 50 days, awoke at
midnight Friday night in the county
hospital. Her long sleep began Feb.
10.
Physicians from all over the coun-
try became interested and came mere
to see the strange patient. They tried
by various methods 10 awaken her,
but all efforts failed.
Il can't describe my feelings dur
ing the time / slept said Mrs. Hawk
ms. My memory seems impaired a
little. but gradually tn mgs come 10
my mind. \ part of the time was
conscious; l can remember a number
of occurrences. In fact, could see
a number of things.
Il never felt cold or hungry dsr-
ing the time l was in the trance
i feel very much awake now and
do not want to 90 to sleep for a long
time, as l am afraid | will lapse into
a trance and sleep another long pc
riod Of time"
DR.. Barber, the superintendent of
the county hospital, expressed the
opinion that unless unforeseen ner-
vouS complications arise, Mrs. Hawk
ms viii remain in a normal state of
health.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-05

Joe Bailey won out in Texas Satur-
day in his campaign for delegate to
the national democratic convention,
and incidentally got vindication
against the charge of his enemies that
he was a CRATER who had profited
largely in his purse by improper as
sociation with the Waters-Pierce Oil
company, an offshoot of the Standard.
Senator Bailey did not win by an
overwhelming majority, as he might
have done a few years ago, and the
figures show that thousands of the
democrats who once honored him no
longer have faith in him. But Bailey
is a magnificent fighter, and all the
world loves a fighter not less than it
does a lover.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-05
Bryan, Anti-Bryan
or Unpledged.

Some of Mr. Bryan's friends are en-
tirely too sensitive. In their opinion
every Democrat who expresses doubt
as to the Nebraskan being the most
available candidate for president Is
corporation tool and hirehng. Such
overzealous friends do Mr.. Bryan
more harm than good.-Gainesville
Sun.
That may be true of some of Mr..
Bryan's friends, but it cannot justly
embrace many of his supporters in
Florida, including The Journal, who
insist that in the coming primary the
candidates shall declare in advance
who is their preference for president
at the Denver convention.
The widest latitude should, of
course, be extended, in the matter OF
choice, but the democrats of this state
should not be asked to vote in the
dark and send delegates to the ma
whom they were going to support for
president.
We have not seen the proposition
anywhere disputed that Mr.. Bryan
was clearly in the lead for the nomi-
nation among Florida democrats, and
this being true his supporters are very
naturally insisting that the delegates
sent to Denver shall state to the peo-
pie whose votes they seek whether
they are for Bryan or some other
man.
The chief business of the national
convention will be to nominate a
president, and every candidate for
delegate in Florida should frankly tell
his constituents before the date of
the primaries for whom he intends to
vote in the event of his election. There
should be no mystery about it. Every
body knows that it is Bryan against
the field, and the delegates who go TO
Denver should be either Bryan, anti
Bryan or unpledged, and the fact
should be clearly known. Otherwise
the convention may not reflect the
real choice of the party.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-05

man of highly trained faculties; he
thoroughly believes in the leading is
sue which he is presenting to the
ity combined are quite likely to over
throw the calculations of some of the
politicians and papers opposing him.
1t is nonsense to make confident pre-
dictions on the result of the election.
No man really knows anything about
it; and SO far as We may judge from
reading the papers, Mr.. Beard has as
good a chance to win as either of his
competitors
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-05
He IS HIDING
FROM MILLIONS
Heir to Twelve Million
Shows for $500, Then
He Disappears.
By Associated Press.


Los Angeles, Cal, May 4.-JOel Kin
ney, son of the late Sherwood Kinney,
of the Kinney Tobacco company, was
located recently in Los Angeles, after
an absence from his home for fifteen
years As soon as he was found he
was lost again, and E. G. NJ. Rand of
New York district attorneys office,
has been compelled to return without
the young man for whom he came,
and is minus $500, he gave to get Kin
ney into his custody.
Young Kinney, according to Rand.
quarreled with his father fifteen
years ago, and Vas sent on a trip
around the world in chartered sail
ing vessel. accompanied by detectives
whose duty it was TO see that he did
not return to New York. No effort was
made to find him until his father died
two months ago. and then the other
heirs to the $4,000, 900 estate began
a search.
Through District Attorney JerOmes
Office he was traced to Los Angeles
and Rand was sent for him. Il was
approached by two well-known Los
Angeles men," SAID Rand, shortly
after l arrived. They offered to bring
young Kinney to me, but demanded a
sum of money for their services. De-
tectives had failed and after beating
them down to $500, decided to &C
cept their offer. They brought the
young man, and l paid the money
Then they wanted to go to the bank
they said, and wanted Kinney to go
with them for few minutes.
Il consented, and have not laid eyes
on Kinney since.I l saw the men
afterward. but they denied that they
had anything to do with Kinney after
they left the bank.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-05

A political writer says that Bryan
will hold the Denver convention in
the hollow of his hand" Why not at
the Tip of his ongue?"-Tampa
News.
Not bad, although written in no
friendly spirit. You will recall that
Mr. Bryan, in 1896, captured the Chi
cago convention by the eloquence
which flowed from the 'tip of his
tongue" and in very few moments
afterward he held that convention in
the hollow of his hand" Since then
in spite of two defeats, Mr.. Bryan
seems to have been holding the bulk
of the democratic party of the United
States in the hollow of his hand, -
and the man who can do that makes
a poor subject for the pert, para.
grapher.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-05
A JUMBO NEWSPAPER
The New York Sunday World Will
Issue the Largest Newspaper
Ever Printed.

On Sunday, May 10th. the World
will issue a twenty-fifth anniversary
number, which will be without excep-
tiOn the greatest, most attractive and
best selling newspaper ever issued. 1t
will contain in the neighborhood of
two hundred full size newspaper
pages. 1t will cost nearly 100000 to
print and distribute the issue Each
copy Will cost about ten cents to
produce. There will be separate color
sections devoted to automobile, music,
real estate, national affairs, and to
New York, the wonder city. Besides
all of this, there will be the usual first
class newspaper comic weekly and
magazine. The price. remains the
same. No extra charge is made for
the enlarged number. Edition limited,
Order at once
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-05

The intelligent, thinking farmer in
the southern cotton belt is just now
very much less interested in politics
and candidates than he Us in the price
of cotton and the way to make that
price profitable. His Farmers Union
and his Southern Cotton Association
have both Signally failed to accom-
pIsh the desired end or to redeem the
big promises they made some months
ago about fifteen-cent cotton. Here
after let him put his trust in the law
of supply End demand and determine
his acreage accordingly. Plant for a
big crop, and he is sure to get a small
price-and vise-versa- He can't repeal
the law of supply and demand, and all
the combinations among politicians
and SPECTATORS can't prevent its oper-
alton.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-05

Nearly all the great guns now seek
ing office at the hands of the democ-
racy OF this state have been busily
canvassing in South Florida during
the past week, and they have injected
abundant life into the campaign.
Among them, John Beard, of Pensa,
cola, candidate for the United States
senate. has been a conspicuous figure,
and he has met his adve. saries in
debate at several points, and always
to his advantage, if We may fudge by
the press reports 1t is safe to say
that Mr.. Beard has made votes for
himself at every point where he has
spoken. He has a strong and impress
siye personality; he is a welI-educated
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-05
INCREASE IN
TOBACCO CROP
Nearly 5000 Acres Planted
in Florida-A Good
Crop Expected.
Special to The journal.

Tallahassee, Fla, May 4.-The de-
partment of agriculture in its next
bulletin will show an increase Of
acreage in tobacco, placing the total
in the state at approximately six
thousand acres, which is a fifty per
cent. increase over last year.
Transplanting from hOtbed to shade
is being complesed now, and the
prospect for a good crop is promis-
ing. The rains of the past week
have been very propitiOus, though the
strong winds of the latter part of the
week did considerable damage. On
several of the farms near here barns
were blown down and the shade was
taken off. There was no damage OF
consequence to the crops, but the Pc
cuniary loss incurred through the de-
struction of the structures falls rather
heavily on some of the planters.
In GadSden county where two
thirds of the Florida tobacco crop is
grown the reports show that the acre
age has not been increased. The new
investors have made up in area only
equal to the reduction made by the
older planters.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-05-05

The Journal didn't say word
about the battle Of Manila Bay on
Friday. May I, the anniversary of
that great event This was not for
want of respect, for Admiral Dewey,
the fine old american sailor who won
that notable victory bue because of
our conviction that the admiral un-
consciously handed us gold brick on
that day and We have been paying the
price ever since. We have about ten
millions of an off-colored race in this
country now who are making a prob
lem for us Of rapidly growing magni-
tude, and We don't need any more,
even in the far-off islands of the sea-