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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-03-04

Each candidate for President of the
Each candidate for city Attorney. p. so
Each candidate fer Comptroller 22.5e
Each candidate for Treasurer $500. 4.5e
Each candidate for Tax Collector e. a.. 80
Each candidate for Tax Assessor o.. ease
Each candidate for Recorder $3.50. 1880
Each candidate for Marshal 1860 $50
Each candidate for Chief Fire De-
Each candisate for city I;lectricisn 800
Each candidate for City Physician. 1890
Each candidate for Registration
Each candidate for Superintendent
Each candidate for Inspector Of
Each candidate for Beard OF Equal
Each ien Ca candidat. for board OF Pub: -''
Each Candidate for Board of Pub
Each cs8Sidsfe for Alderman at -''O
large. Precinct No. u .....-...... $50
Zach candidate for Alderman at
Large, Precinct Ne. 10 ..----.-.. 900
man. Precinct No l. ...-...... 300
Each candidate for Precinct Alder
man, Precinct No. IS -;.-..--::;;.;-.- 800
Each candidate for Precinct Alder
man, Precinct No. Il ...-......-. $50
UneSpired term, Precinct Alderman,
Each candidate for Precinct Alder
man. Precinct No Is .-----.....- 800
All candidates for Offices entmeFa ted IN
JlltS call Snal De NOJeu lOI ny Lile GUY
qualified white democratic voters in every
election district in the City of Pensacola,
except the Precinct Aldermen and Pre-
CinCt members OF the city Democra tic
Committee shall be voted for only BY
the voters of the precinct respectively
that they are candidates 10 represent
said primary election shall be held
and CO1d in accordance with the
primary election laws Of the state OF
Florida. The VOtiUE shall be BY ballot,
prepared and used ia accordance with the
State election laws and shall be printed
and distributed under the direction Of
the city democratic executive committee.
The names of all candidates ShaH be
printed on the ballot alPhabeuCally-aU
in conformity with the law governing
elections
The inspectors and clerks of election
to conduct the primary election TO be
held Friday, md OF April, EiH be dp-
pointed by this CITY committee ct
meeting 10 be held for that purpose IN
the Chamber Of Commerce rooms March
18th Thursday. 1903
All candidates are iuvitek and earnest
y requested to attend this meeting
This committee VIII meet on ira DAY
Of April to publicly canvass the returns
and declare the result Of the election of
April End and decide in what cases a
second primary shall be held.
Each candidate for once being voted
for shall have the right 10 place one
watcher al the polls who shall be ell
titled to be present during all the time
that the polls are open 20 chslteng Not-
erS and also 10 witness the counting OF
the votes and certifying OF the Result
after the polls are closed
All ballots, poll lists. tally sheets and
returns and other records OF the election
shall be preserved BY the City Demo-
WARREN E. ANDERSON.
JOS Y RIERA- Chairman.
Secretary.
Pensacola, Fis, March 3 1888.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-03-04
10 Persons Perished in
Tenement House Fire

Continues From First Pase1
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-06
CONCRETE HOMES.
Edison Expects to Make Final Testa yerv
Soon.


Wheeling Register.
When Thomas A. Edison announced two
years ago that he had invented molds with
which any desired number Of houses could
be cast in single blocks of solid concrete
the word was incredulous. Architects
builders and engineers united in declarins
that the idea was impracticable, If not
impossible. But Mr.. Edison has worked orr
his project in detail the molds are now he
ing manufactured, and within q few weeks
the first full-sized house will be cast
Mr. Edison's plan is to put his moids to-
gether, then pour in the concrete Six hours
VIII be required for this. Four days later
the molds can be dlsmantled and six DAYS
will be allowed for the hardening of the
concrete. Thus the inventor claims the
house Will be ready for the tenant two
weeks after the preliminary work is done
The house is planned to be two stories high.
with attic and cellar, occupying a space
floor there will be two rooms, on the
second floor two sleeping rooms. a large hail
and bathroom, in the attic two mora bed
rooms and cellar under the entire build
ing Mr.. Edison says this house will cost
$1,000 including heating and plumbing ays-
TENS.
Inasmuch as Mr.. Edison is never visionary.
and has not yet failed to accomplish what
ne has promised It may be assumed Thai
his ideas for building concrete houses are
practicable. He has therefore. opened up q
plan whereby the tenement house evil may
be reduced to the minimum. He will make
Il possible for the workmgmen to live In
some degree Of privacy and in doing this
he has performed a service to humanity
not less valuable than his achievements h,
the application Of electricity.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-06

Mobile Register.
We have nothing against Hon. John
W. Tomlinson, Of Birmingham. but
when he comes laundering into the
Arena crying stop! Stop! The com.
mission form of government is not
Democratic!" we say. Tom, old boy.
back out! You are In the wrong pew.
II you mean Democratic, with a big
d, what Is 1t? Do you know what 10
Democracy? And in the name of all
that Is good, what is 1t In Alabama7
II you mean common, run of -the-mine
Democracy, let us tell you, quite be-
tween ourselves, dear John, that COM
mission government Is democratic to
such an extent that your heart should
Democratic that II actually does away
with some OF the functions OF repre-
sentation and turns them back 60 be
performed directly by the people There
never was anything so Democratic
since the meetings of the Greeks In
the Agora. We old and conservative
Democrats are even quite shocked at
Its departure In the direction OF De-
mocracy, and our friend Mr.. Edward
Faith Is apparently cast into q state
of mind thereby. We observe that you
say 1t will split the Solid South. Go
to, Colonel! It's the tariff wedge you
are thinking Of, not this little NUM-
cipal bill for Alabama cities. Get
out of the political rut for a minute
and let your brain do its own think
ing. You've got one, and we admire
1t. when 1t Is in good working order.
Unite, and let 1t have a chancei
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-06
A WOMAN IN CONGRESS.

The strong minded portion of the fe-
male population of Colorado have
set themselves in dead earnest to the
Job of sending one OF their sex to Con-
gress. Colorado. as most readers know,
is somewhat noted for women of the
strong minded variety, and they have
determined that one Of them shall hold
down a good seat in the national
House OF Representatives or they'll
know the reason why. It will he neoes-
sary so we are informed. to secure an
amendment to their State Constitution.
but they think they are strong enough
to do this. Then they will elect a
woman ConKressman--or ConEresswo-
man-and send her to Washington
with full CREDENTIALS and see what they
will do about It
But will she be eligible to seat
in the HouseP Is the question to be de-
cided. The New York World doubts 1t
because the Federal Constitution says
that Representative in Congress must
be a resident of the State in which he
L. elected. and The World claims that
the word he" plainly means that none
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-06
blue LAWS on vnRMoNT.
| scenes Are Shifting From New Eng
| land to Two SOuthern States.

HGGnGN Arc SnNKuM& ET0m new tEnKS
land to Two soathern States.
Memphis Commercial-Appeal. Il.
Legislators In Georgia and Alabama
are wrestling with further problems OF
t tSsm to revive S0 the old SIas iaws Of
Vermont, There was at least consis-
tency in their cruelty. Wise men have
since smiled at the severity of these
measures, but they are no more .un-
usual that some Of the-measures which
have been introduced recently 1t Is
day of freak legislation. One measure
horse. In old Vermont our forefathers
punished burglary. by branding with a
on the forehead, Mailing one OF the
offenders ears to a post and whipping
For the second offense there was a sim
liar branding and one ear was cut on,
and for the third offenseN the offender
was sentenced to death, being regarded
as incorrigible.
Counterfeiting was punished by gut
ting of the right ear ana oranalns
with q c and perpetual Imprisonment
and Imprisonment for six months. but
II the offender could not pay the fine
he was let off by sitting In the pillory
two hours and having both ears nailed
OF private injury or deeeiving or abus-
ing people with false news or reports
was. punished by 2 fine, sitting In the
being increased with each repetition of
the offense. Theft was punished by
compelling three-fold restitution. by
fine and By q sort of temporary slay-
cry. the prosecutos being empowered lowered to TO
any subject Of the State for such time
as he should be assigned to the prose.
might walking" that 10 TO say after 8
o'clock. was prohibited. as was vas. also Is o
government OF parents, guardians or
masters after that hour Tavern ha haunt
names at the door of every tavern and
prohlbitlng the tavern keeper from ON
discourse. sh routing, hallooing. scream
ing. running. riding. dancing. Jumping.
tolerated on the Lords day. In fact.
these were also discouraged during the
week.
There is food for reflection in these
old laws, and now that these earnest
men of the Legislature are at work
again, revising and making new laws.
they might improve upon those of their
fnRa faf
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-06
Not Beyond the Next Election.

New York Times.
IF this bill becomes a law, It will
not go beyond the next election" said
one OF the 'insurgent" Senators: SEN
ator Aldrich said the other day. in
yielding some point. that he wished 70
avoid debate at The EoSd many nof
wicfedness. But the Rhode Island
Senator wanted to shut of debate In
to get the bill through. The President
has been also somewhat impatient OF
delay, and the perspiring House wants
to get away. They have all been In a
hurry. But the more haste the less
Il is Impossible that the tariff issue
forced upon the Republican party and
accepted by 1t in 1908. should be dis
ment. Ventilation" was indicated by
the insurgent Senator whose. words We
have quoted as the process which would
limit the life Of the bin no now aWaiHt nn
gressional election. The measure Is In
way to be ventilated. 1t Is pretty
we'll ventilated already From one END
know about it two things: First, thai
It Is not in good faith a revision Of the
Dingley duties downward, and so II
cannot relieve consumers Of any OF the
last twelve years. second. that It IL
not a fuldllment. but a breach. Of the
promises made by the Republican
party and Republican candidate in the
last campaign. The general, the uni.
versal, knowledge of those two facti
will make the new tariff unacceptable
to the people and dispose them at tbs
easliest opportunity to do DO aw9K with M, Il
ali the disturban to business inciden
tai thereto, has not not been ended sd.. bn
Which President Taft summoned to un
dertake the work. Is Mr.. Aldrieh oil
are any of Mr. Aldrich's standpat sup
porters fatuous enough to suppose tina
4 tariff bin which eighteen Republican
Representatives voted against. anC
which escaped reference back to thu
conference only by the narrow margin
Of ave votes. a bill as to which 1t Il
still doubtful whether a supporting ma
jorIty can be found for 1t in the Senate
will settle the tariff question? It Il
believed that nothing but the influences
of the President secured the passage o
the bill IN the House. Is the mind o
Mr.. Taft free from all apprehension
that this revision may not repeat tn
history of the Mckinley act? II tn
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-06
HUNDRED YEARS OF PEACE.
Relations OF Canada and United states
Example for tire World.

Relations OF Canada and United states
Example for tire World.
New York World.
New York in April, 1907, Earl Grey ,di-
rected attention to the approaching
completion of 100 years Of peace along
this this as a lifting occasion for an Inter
amity Of nations The suggestion has
been taken up, and the plans OF the as
have been approved by Earl Grey and
Sir Wilfrid Laurier. They should be
strongly seconded on this side of the
line. - -,
longest "unscientifc boundary" in the
world; of peace practically without
forts or navies. ornaments or military
expenditures; OF peace in spite OF Fem
ian raids and fishery disputes, Of three
great boundary dlsagreements and the
Constant clashing OF trade policies is
example .hnps to to Ra9n she oseS
Those we're brave words spoken at
the imperial press conference in Lon
don when a plan of modified conscrip-
British Empire, and when the Canadian
delegates, with Mr.. Macdonald, manag-
ing editor of The Toronto Globe, as
their spokesman. objected strongly to
In his speech Mr.. Macdonald remind
ed the conference that Canada was now
2. 900 miles between her 100000 and
the so, 0000 900 on our side Of the line.
and that not a gun or ship or a fortih-
cation had been found necessary. His
Intimation that there ought to be more
Of that spirit In the world may not
its practicabillty in Europe but II must
have come like a fresh prairie breeze
into the heavy old world atmosphere OF
European politics, There could be no
more effective illustration of the spirit
that ought t. prevail between neigh
boring nations
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-06
THE PENSION ROLL.
Carries Fewer Bensficiaries Than in

Carries Fewer Beneficiaries Than I'm soroe
Years.
"arssn l Iy coErespondence Brooklyn Eagle.
the lowest notch It has occupied for D" the s
past sixteen years The forthcoming report
there are NOW just Sl7. Tos beneficiaries Of
sne FEDERAL pension system This IL the
; smallest number reported at any time since
couple Of years ago the pension roll
Tsached the LOOT, 900 mark 1t remained
there for brief period Of time only, as
duced it. The pension authorities believe
that the list will shrink rapidly from now
Sn a, unless h CONGRESS broadens the pensionable
ucaily forty-five years since the civil war
s snaea, the grim reaper has cut down the
the disciples Of economy in sovernmentaI
affairs ara who have opposed a generous sys-
During tho month of May there were
4.11s deaths among the pensioners. During
the same month s.sSe names were added to
ses s .b,. The rem3yals by death more than
month alone being l, 4s6. The cost of oen-
sioning In 1883 was sss.ooo.oOO; last year it
But one pensioner now remains on the roll
on eccount of the revolutionary war. She
Is Phoebe NJ. Palmer, Of West Edmeston,
N. T.. and she is IS years Of age. She was
ed in New Hampshire Company under
General washington She was pensioned by
special act of Congress. During the past
few months second surviving pensioner
credited to the revolutionary war passed
away, She was Sarah c. Auributt. aged
81. who was daughter OF Elijah Weeks
who served in q MASSACHUSETTS, company The
last surviving widow pensioner Of the revo-
lutionary war was Esther s. damon, Of
Plymouth Union. VT, who died on Novem-
Der II, 1900. aged %. The last survivor
Of the war Of the revolution was Daniel r.
Brakeman. who died at Freedom. Cattarau-
gus County. New York. on April s, 1859, az
ed 400 years months and days
The last surviving pensioned soldier of the
war OF 1912 was Hiram Cronk, Of Ava NJ
T.. who died on May 10, 1906, aged los
years and 10 days. The names Of All Wild
ows of the war OF 1912 remained on the
pension roll on June 80, 1908.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-06
The Old OpeiiIxa Riot.

Opellka, Ala, aug. d 1SVS.
Editor The Advertiser:
In Sundays issue of The Advertiser
was a communication from an "Old
Citizen" in which he discussed the pol
Icy Of prohibition, condemning II as
productive of trouble and strife among
the citizens of the towns and cities
when it prevailed. AS one proof OF
his contention he cited the time when
Opelika was said to be In state of
war" and when Governor O'Neal came
to the town to endeavor to settle the
differences between the citizens.
"Old Citizen" was in error In attrib-
uting the cause of that trouble to pro-
hibition. At that time the saloons in
Opelika were running wide open"
without let or hindrance, and prohibi-
ton of the liquor traffic had not even
been discussed The whole trouble
grew out of city election for Mayor
and Aldermen, which resulted in there
being two mayors and two sets Of all
legal government of the city.
disorder and violence frequently re-
suited. The matter went through the
courts. and the final decision of the
Supreme Court settled the question as
to which Mayor and Aldermen con-
stituted the city government, and
peace and quiet thereafter reigned in
Opelika-
I know whereof write. for I was
one of the attorneys In the litigation,
and l make this statement In the IN
terest of the truth of history.
Respectfully,
II /. Kennedy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-06

We've just thought what 1t is that
aviators most need and must have be-
fore they can succeed. What they
need is a portable engine that will
drive the propeller and then let the
propeller drive the engine-all at the
same time To put it a little different
ly, an electric engine that win keep
the propelling machinery going while
the propelling machinery generates
more electricity. Bright idea, is 1t
not? We leave working out the de-
tails for the wise guys to do; we mere
ly furnish the embryo of the scheme.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-06
T. L. Kennedy.


Editor Advertiser:
am surprised that none OF the pa
pers OF the state have taken notice of
the utterances of Carmichael when he
speaks of arraying the county against
the cities, also that the church should
rule the State. The distinguished
statesman can not be well posted on
where the church (Roman Catholic)
has been governing for many years
first the French Revolution, and the
outbreaks in Spain, Italy and Portu-
gal, where the populace have destroy.
ed converts monasteries and religious
houses and on the last few weeks In
Spain The Times Democrat states that
thirty-five churches, converts and
monastaries have been destroyed, IN
fact the populace appear to have d.
rected ali their rage against the re-
ligious bodies in revenge for their IN
reference In State sffairs.
I presume the papaEs do not wish
to cast any sluor on the Roman Cath
olics is the reason for their silence
Respectfully.
Citizen.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-06
FRIDAy, AUGUST 9. 1909.
DISHONEST DEALERS.

z
Evidently the great and good town
Of Boston, like New York, is afflicted
with the "short weight" disease which
leads grocers. butchers. ice dealers
ana others to cheat their customers
by failing TO give them full weight
Indianapolis has an Inspector of
weights and Measures whose business
It Is to inspect all scales and measures
used by dealers in that city, and 1t is
said that he has made things rather
interesting for dishonest dealers. Re-
Gently he spent some time in New
York, during which visit he took notes
Of what he could discover. and as g
result OF his Investigations he gives
New Workers the comforting assurance
that they are cheated out of at least
ten million dollars a year by the al
most universal practice Of "shortins"
INDUCED in by dealers in food stuffs
and other commodities which require
20 be weighed or measured.
We are not surprised at this infor-
nation about bad New York. That
great city has become noted for the
number. variety and skill of its skin
game artists. but we should have ex-
pected better things of Boston. al
though that city OF late has been &C.
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for crookedness The Traveller gives
us to understand that "shorting" is
not by any means an unknown accom-
plishment among dealers there. The
paper. however, tells the citizens that
It is their own fault If they are swim
died. saying:
A partial remedy, however. is in the
hands of the householder himself. II
he suspects his meat he can weigh
II at home If his milk appears short
he can measure II, while as for ice
every driver is required by law to car
ry scales on his cart and must weigh
each piece delivered II called upon to
do SO. A little more insistence on get
ting what one pays for would work
wonders
We are of the opinion that II will
be found impracticable to stop the
swindling in the manner suggested by
The Traveller. In the first place, each
householder must have at hand his
own weights and measures, which
must be tested and kept in accurate
order. Then when the goods arrive
and he applies the test and finds a
shortage. how is he to know whether
the dealer or the porter did the cheat
ing? Still, if customers could get re-
liable evidence against some OF the
dishonest dealers and make examples
of them it might have sanitary ef-
feet There ought to be some method
of discoursging this kind OF rascal
ity.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-06


Editor The Advertiser:
think you did right in refusing to
publish communications of men who
rush into print to villify and abuse
you for your pronounced editorials
against unsouhd legislation. You
were Justly indignant at such pre-
sumption. You would have been more
or less than men not to resent such
arrogance. I knew the so-called re-
formers, or some of the zealots. were
rabid. intolerant and vindictiye. but
thought they ware sane enough not to
peach your own record, or furnish 9TH
ers with the means to do so. and pub
fish their criticisms and vituperation.
Whom the Gods wish to destroy they
first make mad" God save US from
religious bigotry, fanaticism and In
tolerence (mostly politically Of this dayi
for II seems we cannot save ourselves.
Spain had her inquisition, England had
her religious persecution. and martyrs
went through fire and blood. We may
have to do the same to redeem our.
selves from bondage and persecution.
Conservative
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-06
Abandoned Farms in England.


England is worried at present over not on.
ly decrease In its farm population, but q
Hhrinkage In the number OF acres under
cultivation. 1t has 100000 acres less un.
der cultivation now than ten years ago A
commission which Investigated the subject
ascribes this situation TO the impossibility OF
ownership by the tenant leading to slack
methods which render farming Improbable,
to purchase, or at least the benefit Of en-
HANGED value due to better care and more
scientific tillage Land In England has
become too valuable to return a profit by
farming methods prevailing In the United
States ana the commission plans TO Pejuven-
ate English agriculture by q multiplicity OF
small farms we'll titled and soil properly
nurtured. England must always depand
upon outside sources for q large portion
of its food supply. but Il could be made to
produce everything needed. except grains
and meat and the amount Of these produced
at home could be greatly increased II al
the arabic land we're under plow.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-06
ExtruordInary Occasion.

Editor The Advertiser:
The Governor has no constitutional
authority to convene an extra session,
unless an extraordinary occasion exc
lists.
This extraordinary occasion" Is q
condition, not a theory. No mental
operation nor chimera OF the Cover
nor's creat ton.
The sole discretion left the Cover
nor, is to call or not call. an extra
session. If the entire matter was to
be placed in the hands of the eXecu-
tive. why the emphasis on extraordi-
nary occasion? 1t Is there to mean
something the term extraordinary Is
emphatic: and would intimate a con-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-08-06

Democratic party were an organised
Opposition under sane leadership. as IL
was In 1890, neither this tarin nor the
Republican majority In the House
would survive the next election. But
II Is from the Republicans themselves
from the Republicans Of the West. that
trouble may he expected.