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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-21
Constructed of Wood.

The crib is constructed wholly OF
wood with the exception of a steel
shaft installed to keep ii in place and
the flames spread rapidly. Three
shifts of men were working on the
crib Through the cold months the
men have been living in hunks con-
structed at the crib. They worked in
shifts OF eight h0aFE, twenty men to
the shift.
The tug T. T. Monford, which was
stationed at the crib and which was
used as a means of escape by the
workmen. brought a number of the
injured men to the city. The boat
itself had a narrow escape. She
pulled away from the crib at the first
warning, and stopped short way OFF
while workInen on the crib were
leaping into the water and swimming
to her side. Many Of the rescued SUI
feTed from burns and from smoke
The aerial tramWay was utilized in
fighting the flames, but was pTacti-
caIly useless for the men 10 escape.
One of the injured said that few
might have escaped into the tunnel
where others were working. but he
declared it almost certain in this
event that they would die of suffoca-
ton or an explosion of dynamite
which was stored in the bore The
fire lacked none of the elements of a
melodrams Ninety-five men, twenty
of them at work in the tunnel under
! the crib. a few moving about the
fcon+I,,,.d -, Seeond paaea
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-21
OBJECTS TO FOOD.

Chicago, Jan. 20.-The food re-
ceived by Christian Rudowitz, alleg-
ed political refugee from Russia in
the Cook county jail. is objected on
the ground that ii is insufficient"
and ~unpalatable" and that fruit and
other deIicacies bought for him by
friends and sympathizers never reach
him.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-21
Explosion Was Followed By
Fire Which Drove Men
Into Water.
MANY LEAPED INTO
LAKE MICHIGAN

Half a Hundred Bodies Re
moved From Submarine
Tunnel IN Chicago and zip
Many Instances so Badly
Burned as to be Unrecog-
nizable--Ninety-Five Men
Were at Work When AC-
Cident Occurred.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-21
Tennessee Will Be in the
Dry Column After
July 1, 1909.
VOTE IN SENATE
WAS UNCHANGED

In the House There Was a
Change of One Vote to
Those Opposing the Bill.
Only a Majority Was
Necessary to Pass it Over
the Veto - Measure Pro-
hibiting Manufacture of
Liquor. Passes Senate.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-21
BY Associated Press

Washington, Jan 20.-RepTesenta-
tive GoldfOgie of New York would
have the treaty of 1893 between the
United States and Russia abolished
unless the Russian government
ceases what he declares 10 be a dis
elimination by that country against
American Jews. and he has introdue-
ed a resolution bringing about this
result The terms OF the treaty pro-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-21
PTTseUReER DEAD IN FLORIDA.

West Palm Beach, Fla, Jan. 90
Thomas J. O'Leary, 20 years of age,
of PittsbuTg, and reported to be
wealthy, who was here spending the
winter, was found dead in his bed at
a hotel here today. Heart disease is
supposed to have been the cause. He
was apparently in good health yester-
day
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-21
LILLEY DROPPED
FROM CONGRESS.

Washington. Jan. 20.-GeOrge l..
Lilley, who was inaUgurated governor
of Connecticut on January > while
occupying a seat in the house, was
dropped from membership of that
body today.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-21
DIED FROM FALL.

Houston. Texas, Jan. 20.-Having
fallen five stories yesterday while
experimenting the construction of a
ten story building in this city, Jack
Foist. formerly Of Louisville, KY,
died this morning.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-21
PASTOR ACCEPTS CALL.

Knoxville, Tenn, Jan. 20.-Rev.
George W. PeTTyman, ID, pastor of
the Deaderick Avenue Baptist church
of this city, has accepted a call to
the pastorate of the First Baptist
church OF Norfolk, Va.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-21
harvard PRESIDENT CONFIRMED

Boston. Jan. 2G.-The board of over
seers of Harvard College today con-
firmed the nomination of Prof Alb
bolt Lawrence Lowell as president OF
Harvard University to succeed Mr..
Charles W. Eliot.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-21
FOUR MEN KILLED
I'm POWDER WORKS.
Rv Associated Press.

Newark, y. J., Jan. 20.-Four
men were killed and ten in
jured, one fatally, when sew
eral tons of dynamite in one
of the buildings OF the FOrcite
Powder Works. at Lake HOpat-
cong blew up late today.
1t is believed that one stick
of dynamite stored in the
building was Jared from its
resting place and exploded, de-
tonating the whole mass. For
miles around buildings were
shaken.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-21
Remarkable Enrolment at
Public Institutions of
the County.
BIG INCREASE
OVER FORMER YEARS

The Enrolment Was Large
at the Beginning of the
Session and Has Not Only
Been Maintained, But Has
Increased - Many Add
tionaI Desks Are Neces-
Sary.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-21

According to SUpt. n. b. Cook, the
attendance this year in the various
Escambia county schools has been
nothing short of marvellous.
The attendance, in fact, was not
only large at the beginning. but has
continued Sc throughout the success
i've months of the present school
year, a fact which is partly accredited
to the fine weather which West Flor
ida has been enjoying this winte'.
and also because of the vast amount
of interest which is being aroused by
the various school improvement ass0-
Citations which are springing up all
over the county.
AS an example of how the attend
ance is keeping up TO the mark, The
enrolment at school No. l at the be-
ginning OF last October was SIS. Yes
terday there were 547 pupils in at
tendance
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-21
ROOT is DECLARED
ELECTED U, S. SENATOR.
RY Assoclated Pcs.

Albany, y Y. Jan. 20.-The
senate and assembly in joint
session to-day. formally declar-
ed Secretary OF State Elihu
Root to be elected United
States senator for a term of
six years. to succeed Tkomas
c. Plat
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-21
Schools Lack Desks.

In anticipation of the large number
of new pupils whom he expected 10
become enrolled this year, SupeTin-
tending Cook ordered desks for 5000
additional pupils at the beginning OF
last term. These are all filled at the
present time, and it is now necessary
to repair every avilable old desk long
since discarded in order that the
present need may be filed. Those
stored about the armory are being
nut into commission again, and will
be sent where they are snost needed
Situation a Flattering One.
The present situation in which the
Escambia county schools find them
selves in fact is a most Gathering one.
and is rejecting untold credit upon
those who have been instrumental in
bringing about the present happy con-
ditiOn of affairs. The system has
been improved to a great extent OF
late, and a large amount of good work
has been done by the right persons.
The only disaster of any conse-
duence, in fact, which has occurred
throughout the county this year WAS
the burning of school building No. ZS
on the 18th of last December. The
building, which is located 3 miles
west of -Molino, was covered by in-
surance amounting to $500, however.
which was paid yesterday by the
Knowles agency. The building will
be re-erected during the coming sum-
mef.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-21

CcentInusd OF Second Pase-1
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-21

To reach all of the peo-
pie, use both the DAILY
and the WEEKLY JOUR |
NAL.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-26
MUNICIPAL BANKRUPTCY.

That there is a lesson for all mu-
inequalities toi learn in the retirem ent
of Ulysses, Grant county, this state,
from business as city. is pointed out
clearly by Arthur H. Grant, editor of
Municipal Ownership, New York
publication. Here was a town that
was most fourishing not SO many
years ago. AS a county seat it had a
good prospect of becoming a, city in
something more than name. 1t made
the mistake, however, of anticipating
it's future greatness by voting bonds
for waterworks and other public i'm
provements, which, excellent in them
selves, were for the time beyond its
means. It's debt became an incubus,
tax-paying became its chief business,
and tax-dodging its main recreation.
Taking advantage of the snow of
the other day. the remaining inhab bit
ants Of the place put their houses and
stores on runners, and moved at once
beyond the old city limits and the old
debt limits as we'll.
In this brief obituary of a city that
was such in name, at least, there is a
lesson, as Mr.. Grant says, for cities Of
character too substantial to evade
their debts by removal-that it is
always we'll to cut ones coat accord
ing to ones cloth
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-26
POINTED PARAGRAPHS

IF'rom the Chicago News.1
The airship habit will take an auto-
mobile income.
The dentist Is invited to attend MANY
swell gathering III any
A dimple in a woman's chin rnal,es
dent in mans heart
II love wasn't blind Cupid would
nave lot more work to do.
Modesty is all right in women. hut In
men 1t savors of hypocrisy.
And you can't always Judge tba stzo
Of a mans head by the way it feels.
Some people would have tn uor1,
overtime If they practiced half what
they preach.
Some actors who claim to be vedded
to their art have good grounds Tor a
divorce. ~
It's the easiest thing in the world Ia.
point out the proper course for others
to pursue.
It's not difficult to Judge some men
by their clothes-policemen and letter
carriers, for example.
One Of the best ways to keen a cools
is to let her know that you don't care
how soon she begins to pack her trunk
The average man has a lot. of get
rich-quick ideas up his sleeve hut
when he sets them going they nearly
always go wrong.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-26
HYHAWKER JOTS

The Neodesha Sun comes out with
an editorial reputation of the report
| that the editor has any intention OF
| joining the Salvation army.
lone of the finest things William
Allen White ever wrote" is what the
lola Register calls the check for S5,-
600 which Mr.. White gave the EN-
poria Y. NJ. c. A.
Thomas w. Morgan of Ottawa. who
has had a small boom" for the Dem
ocratic nomination for governor next
year, is trying to shift it off on Sena-
tor George Hodges of O1athe, accord
ing to the Kansas City Star.
The system which the Salina hard
ware dealers have of selling cheap
pistols which are guaranteed not to
kill, to all maniacs, is a good one. Two
lives have been saved in Salina by this
method of doing business within the
past month.-SaIina Journal.
Lawrence people are wondering
why so many tramps are appearing in
that town. They forget that Lawrence
has been boasting about having the
finest equipped Jail in the land, offer
ing almost every convenience except
nine-foot sheets, declares the Salina
Journal
The Winfield Free Press doesn't hesi-
tate to say that the jury in the Carr
case declined to return verdict of first
degree murder because of prejudice
against the Santa F'e railway and the
Wells-Fargo Express company. There
is an explanation for everything, If you
know where to look for it, says the En-
poria Gazette.
Hutchinson announces through the
News, that whether or not there is an
appropriation for a state fair by the
present legislature, 1t means to have a
bigger fair there next fall than it ever
has in the past. That's the way to talk.
So will Wichita and so will Topeka. A
state fair isn't going to kill any OF the
existing fairs no matter where it is
held. 1t will help them.
A theater manager prints a card in
the Great Bend Tribune in which he
says: 1.-THE opera house is supposed to
have policemen at each performance,
it is said, but they never are in evil
dence-- A person in a. city theater who
would whistle or make cat calls would
not only be taken out of the theater,
but would be fined in police court. In
the local opera house there is general
ly a contest on between the patrons Of
the gallery to see who can whistle and
talk the 1oudest. What are the police
men for?"
"Be you a sucker, a Texas get an
alkalf-farm-quick, sucker?' asks the
Eldorado Republican. "That country
is running over with people hunting
so-called farms. A number of Butler
over the Lone Star state say that far
mers in that country go to town on
Saturdays to buy corn and hay. They
raise neither. And while in town they
buy everything they eat, as not much
of anything to eat is grown on these
so-called farms. Don't take your good
Butler county money and blow it in
an Texas farm until you know just
what you are buying. Don't be
S1JQtSeF''
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-26
THE CITY,s TREES.

Few cities in the country are favored
to the extent that is Topeka with such
a magnificent array of trees on their
residential streets and in their parks
That many trees here have been ruth
lessIy destroyed in the past is a we'll
known fact and the chances are great
that many others will follow in their
wake. 1t is also a reality that several
of the trees in many of the streets are
Titles less than nuisances and can we'll
be spared. For the wedding out of
these objectinable trees. which are few
in number, and for the necessary con-
servation of the great number of de-
sirable ones the development of some
plan is needed.
Perhaps no better one could be de-
cided upon than that which is now in
vogue at Riverside, Cal, and which
is told of in an editorial in a recent is
sue of Golfers Weekly as follows:
Riverside, Cal, under her new char
ter, has provided for a park commits
sion and a tree warden. The commits
sion has absolute control of the parks
streets, and avenues of the city. and
the warden is an active member Ali
ordinances of the city referring to the
streets and parks provide that no one
shall plant, trim, or dig out any shade
trees on or along the streets and ave-
nues of the city without first getting
permission from the board of park
commissioners. The board is planting
and pruning the street trees 1t is
taking out on many streets the few
unornamental trees which were origi-
nally planted there, and is aiming to
secure symmetry along these streets
At first the people were opposed to the
idea but after brief struggle they
accepted it. The tree warden is an
ideaHst. His hope is to go to heaven.
so one correspondent declares, from
the most beautiful place on the earth
and that is to be Riverside
Topeka already has a most excellent
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-26
QUAKER MED1rAr1oNs.
[From the Philadelphia Record

LF'rom the Philadelphia Record.J
Satire is at least half ire.
The grocer will tell you that there
is good bit of cant about the use of
canned goods.
When a girl makes a fool of herself
over a fellow 1t is perhaps better than
making fool of the fellow.
The trouble with the man who gets
there with both feet is that he thinks
the world is his door mat.
A fellow always wears a bigger hat
Just about the time he graduates from
college than at any other period of hts
life.
Meekness may be a charming vir
tue, but the day seems to have passed
when it showed a tendency to inherit
the earth.
Hoax-"I once knew a man who
kept a diary right through the whole
year" Joax-"Come off!" Hoax-
Fact. He kept a stationery store"
1t requires eternal vigilance to Gull
tivate the use of the broad A. In a
fashionable cafe last night a fellow
ordered a glass of "hanf and haff."
'The man who commits bigamy.''
says the Cynical Bachelor, must be a
second cousin to the fellow who looks
into the barrel Of a gun to see il it is
loaded"
AThe skies were ieaden. soon the
snowf1akes will be dancing exclaimed
the poetica1 person. yes, 1 suppose
they will be going to a snow ball"
said the practical man.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-26
REVISED VAMPIRE.

"A woman there was. and she loved a
man.
Given as others have done.)
IL mas been woman's way since the world
We called him a burlesque on natures
plan,
But she loved him as only a woman can;
Even as others have done.
" she did not know. and she could not
When she gave him her heart and hand.
Ihat her proud, red lips would be made
The bitter dregs from humility's cup;
For she did not understand.
A woman there was. and she tried to
keep
Gwen as others have done)
All slumberfng doubts and fears asleep,
But into her heart there fain would creep
What others had sown she was forced to
reap
Even as others have done.
u the waiting hours and the wakeful
And the toll of head and hand;
Inc honor and faith and devotion rare
Are lost in the depths of a deep despair,
For she learned to understand.
She made her prayer but to be denied;
Gwen as others have done.)
She was shorn of her youth, her grace,
her pride,
But she loved the man until the day she
died:
And she tried from the world her grief
to hide,
Even as others have done.
that break
When a blow from fate's strong hand
Has shattered to atoms her idols of trust,
And we find it was made Of common dust,
M. B. Williams, in the Chicago Record
Herald.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-26
GLOBE SIGHTS.
[From the Atchison Globe. !

[From the Atchison Globe.
When an old man does fall in love,
he gets it bad.
What has become of the oId-fash-
ioned man who called a boy "bub?"
About the first thing an engaged
young woman things of is lunch
cloths.
An engagement announced when the
parties are under twenty, is called a
calf engagement.
A girl with a lot of fellows hanging
around her is the most worthless per-
son on earth: both to herself and
family.
New fable: Who is the man so meek
and good and we'll behaved? Is he al
ways so? No, child; he was just the
reverse before he was found out, and
his meekness and goodness are due
to the whipping he got yesterday.
A certain Atchison man gets up
and goes to work before o'clock. He
thought he was entitled to a good deal
of credit for his Industrious habits.
But a lazy woman living next door
found fault with him because he got
up so early, and disturbed her morn
ing nap.
Il have many very important ideas, 3"
said a man the other day, "but 1 have
never been able to get them before
the people. When I begin talking
some one always jumps in, and tells
me what HE thinks People are very
impolite in this respect. I try to be
polite. and, as a result, never get to
say anything"
In referring to a thin boy. it is all
right to call him skinny" but you
must call a thin girl "spirituelle." It
means the same, but sounds better.
Never call anyone but a boy "puny."
A ''puny" girl should be called fra
gile." 1t sounds more like delicate
china, and all of that sex like to be
compared to fine Dresden A chunky
boy is all right, but a girl has a ''f1ne-
ly rounded figure" A boy is 'fgawky,"
but a girl displays "untutored grac. -"
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-26
JOURNAL ENTRIES

Among the disadvantages of Feb
ruary is the fact that the monthly bills
become due quicker.
= X X
If there is anything more voracious
than a healthy. growing boy it hasn't
been discovered as yet.
" 4
Almost every young girl of today
born to be a millionaire'S wife.
n x
Some men waste lots of money in
trying to disabuse other fellows of the
idea that they are good card players.
= y
Many physical culture exercises
which girls delight in could easily be
applied to housework, but they're not.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-26
AN IMPORTANT QUESTION.

OF general Importance to the cities
lof the state, especially those which are
contemplating a change in their form
OF government to the commission
plan, is the proceeding which has been
started in the courts by some Wichi-
/ tans to invalidate the recent election
| in that city which decided in favor
or trying the commission plan. 1t is
contended that several technical errors
We're committed in the preliminaries
1 to this election which are sufficient to
knock it out but further and more i'm
portant contentious are made. They
are in effect that the law providing for
the government of cities by commits
sion is so faulty in several regards as
to- make it unconstitutional.
1t is argued that because this law
did not repeal the old Australian ballot
law, candidates for offices in the old
city government cannot be deprived
from running as Independents for
those offices, even if such are not pro-
vided for in the scheme of govern
ment by a commission. This, of course,
is question for the courts to decide.
But it would seem that the legislature
has the power to grant such a charter
as it pIeases to cities of all classes, and
law is in reality a new charter for
such cities as care to try to run their
government under its provisions. AS
such, it would supplant the existing
charter of a city, and necessarily pro-
vide a different machinery of govern
ment which would eliminate many Of
fees recognized by a former charter
and create in their places different
offices. Thus there does not seem to
be much to the contention that under
the Australian ballot law man would
be entitled to run for any old office
which was not provided for as an cleo
tive office in the government commits
sion law
There is nothing in the commission
government law, however, which pre-
cIudes any man or any number of
them from running independently, or
for any of the offices created
by it and in line with the rights that
are accorded by the Australian ballot
law. AS many candidates for the COM
as properly qualify can
contest for these offices. But, as
stated, there surely cannot be any con-
5titutional provision which will pro-
hibit the legislature from saying just
how many and what kind of offices
shall be elective in a city government,
under any kind of a charter or under
The commission form of government
law which provides a uniform charter
for all the cities of the state that de-
sire to administer their affairs under
it's provisions.
If, however, there are any constitu-
-ional defects to the commission law it
is high time that the matter was pre-
sented to the courts for determination
for probably no cities in the state are
anxious to administer their affairs un-
der a law that offends the constitution
in any way; as any and all govern
acts that might be committed
under such conditions would always be !
open to questions as to their validity if
anyone desired to raise them.
The Topeka state journal., 1909-02-26
KANSAS COMAENT

a GAIN FOR EQUAL SUFFRAGE. Z
ihe cause Of universal suffrage has
Just gained its most notable victory in
S"euen. Where the upper chamber of
sne uiet mas passed bill for the en-
announcement of women by a. vote of
12O to SO and the lower chamber has
passed the same bill by a vote of 1s4
to 9S
1hls success of the equal suffragists
cannot fail to inspire the friends of
tnat cause, in all countries, with en-
thusiasm and to stimulate greatly their
zeal IN the campaign of education they
are prosecuting. In Australia. New
Zealand, Finland and a few states in
our Union, women vote on the same
~co4u4tlons ~ that limit the suffrage of
men, and in Great Britain women vote
LOT eor 1luniclpaf and county offices; but
o"euen is the first Independent nation
70 put the whole suffrage on the basis
oL eQuahty of rights so far as sex is
concerned. The Swedes are not a peo-
pie sWayed by impulse and given to
rash experiments. They are intelligent
ana patriotic and they have the courage
of their convictions After long consid-
Grafton they have decided that to
broaden the basis of the suffrage and
make it equal and universal is for the
advantage of the whole community.
Thelr example will no doubt have a
potent influence upon the thinking of
other peoples on this question, especial
ly II the enlarged suffrage in that
country works advantageously in ac-
tual practice.-Leavenwo Times.