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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-07-07
Laundry
''Where Linen Lasts"
w. c. MACKEY, Mgr.
Phone 322.


sibility was too much to be sought.
The board was of the same opinion
Mr.. Arson, however. saying that he
was heartily in favor of such ar
rangement, simply as an act of hU-
mainly, as the county jail was in such
bad condition. Discussion followed,
and Mr.. Elliott moved that the letter
be referred to the CHEZ, to be report
ed upon at the next meeting.
Chief Bicker on request was grant
ed a leave of absence for four days.
NJ. Fillingim, a policeman, was grant
ed a leave of absence Tor five days.
VIM. Farine, fireman, was given
permission to leave the city on two
occasions.
A committee consisting Of MeSSrS.
Elliott and Williams was named 20
seeICt and designate uniform TO be
worn at truck houses by hTemen.
OFFICER HiIIiard, now under sUspen-
sion asked that the balance of MS
term of Suspension be lifted. The
communication was referred to the
chief.
Fireman Britson asked pay for loss
of thirty DAYS time on account o. &C
cident received while in the perform
ance of his duty The matter was
acted on favoTably, and besides sum
of 50 per day was refunded for each
day of his confinement in the hos
initial. In this connection a line OF
talk followed regarding the manner
of concerning to contract between the
city and the sanitarium, and in future
this phase Of the matter will be
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-07-07
4 MILLS WILL
be TAX RATE
FOR COUN
DESIRED STATEMENT OF BOND
ED INDEBTEDNESS IN HAND
AND BOARD OF COMMISSION.
Frs ARRIVED AT CONCLUSION
QUICKLY.

Escambia county's tax rate Cor the
ensuing year will be the same in
amount as that tor the past year. The
present year rate will be ii mills for
the county and the regular IL
mills from the state, making a total
of 81 IL mills. The division of the
rate as apportiOned at the meeting Of
the board of county commissioners
last evening was fixed as follows:
Mills
General purposes 80 E. ....-3
School purposes -. -. 80. ~
Road and bridge -. -. ......3
Fine and forfeiture ...... Sd
Bonded Indebtedness -. -. -. IA
This rate was fixed after the board
had heard read a statement compiled
by the clerk covering the county IL
nances. Epitomized, this statement,
coming from and with the authority
of the bond trustees, was as follows:
Original number or bonds issued,
60; total amount OF bonds, $4,000;
face value of each bond, $500; when
bonds were issued, May l. 1895.
Balance on hand after the re-
tirement of bonds Nos. 81,
SO and 80, and twenty-four
coupons ---S 11dO
Received from taxes, Sept. z,
1908 49, 436.SS
Received from taxes, Dec. z,
1908 -. =. -. -. ..... 12122S
Received from taxes, June II,
1908 225S 2G
Total. -. -. -. -. .s397912
Bonds to be retired in 1909,
Nos. 40, Al, AZ. $500 each $4,000
Tventy-one coupons to be re-
tired also, $50 each. $4,000. $4,000
Total .S21S0.OO
Net balance on hand afterward
in First Nat. Bank ..... 1892
Net balance on hand in Amer
lean Nat. Bank, from comp
troller, for bond fund, June
/. 1909 322.76
Grand total, -. -. -. -. $2171.S8
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NJ. D. FRANK
IS APPOINTED
NIGHT CAPTAIN
BOARD OF SAFETY UPON RECON-
MENDATION OF MARSHAL SAN =
DERs, PROMOTES DESK SER
cEANT TO PLACE FORMERLY
HELD BY CAPT. GEO. HALL.

Capt Milton B. Frank, at present
desk sergeant at the police station,
was selected for captain Of: the night
police force last night by the Board
of Public Safety. This election be-
comes effective immediately, and the
new captain takes his position to-
night Capt Frank has been marshal,
deputy marshal, day and night police
captain, patrolman and desk SER
geant, and possesses a fitness Tor the
position recognized by the chief. The
retiring captain is George Hail, who
has had the place for some months.
The third applicant for the place was
w. L. Gilmore. a member o. the day
police force.
MEETING IN DETAIL.
The board met in regular session
last evening at 7:45 o'clock, Chair
man Johnson presiding. The entire
board was in attendance. Minutes as
read were adopted.
Fireman Frank ST. Mary was on
the carpet for violation Of rule So OF
the fire department regulations. He
pleaded guilty and made a statement.
The board considered the case in eX-
ecutive session and let the fireman of
with a reprimand-
The fire chief submitted a monthly
report covering stock feed for the
month in the department. The aver
age cost per horse for the month was
$10.65. The report was received and
filed.
Chief Sanders submitted a report
covering the months work of the po-
lice department Essential features
were as follows: Fines assessed
S2.7S1; number of arrests, $40 This
was a falling off of 90 arrests for the
month. The report was received and
filed.
A report was received and filed
from the city electrician.
Several committee reports were
read, the action OF each Committe be-
ing upheld The council also COM
municated several matters to the
| board.
A letter from the attorney general
of the United States suggested that
some sort of contract be made to care
for United States prisoners, leaving II
to the board to name a price. The
police chief disapproved of any such
| arrangement, saying that the respon-
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MANY COUNTY
MATTERS ARE
DISPOSED Of
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS HELD
REGULAR MEETING AND PASS
ED ON MATTERS WHICH HAD
ACCUMULATED FOR MONTH ON
THE CALENDAR.

Chairman Oerting called the Board
of County Commissioners to order in
regular monthly session last night and
the first matter given attention was
the appOrtionment of the tax rate.
This was done. The county rate, as
told in another column, was made IA
mills. The board got down to work
in earnest soon after the adoption OF
the minutes.
The Birmingham Liquor Company
petitioned for license, and this was
allowed to take its usual course.
NOtOrial bonds of K. B. Radcliffe
and NJ. Byrnes, with satisfactory Sc
curities, were presented and approved.
The bond of Constable w. c. Odom.
from No. 4 district, was presented and
approved.
A difference between the board and
the fire insurance company which held
risks on buildings recently burned at
the county farm developed when it be-
came known that the company had
rendered the sum of $500 in settle
ment of the claim. The board was OF
the opinion the sum offered was about
half enough and turned down the offer
made. The matter will be further in
vestigated and reported upon at a
subsequent meeting.
The board decided to eXpend for
repairs the sum of S42.50 on a cell
which had been unused at the county
jail The ultimate use to which the
cell will be put viii be at Century
where it will be housed Prisoners
will be confined therein until proper
arrangements for bringing them to the
city may be made.
A number of other matters were
discussed before adjournment.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-07-07
BIC SAILOR
FOUGHT ALI
On STEAMER
ENRAGED WITH MATE, HE GRE
ATED QUITE A SCENE BEFORE
FINALLY SUBDUED, HAND
CUFFED AND LOCKED ON SAFE
SIDE OF PRISON CELL.

Quite a time was experienced on
deck of the steamship Eastlands yes
terday before 4. Anderson, a strapping
sailor, was finally sUbdUed, hand
cuffed and placed in q city Jail cell.
Before he was taken from the ship
by officer Roach, of the city police
department, he tried to injure several
officers on board, so the story was
told, and even after being hand
cuTed. was said to have made 4
vicious butt at the mate, with whom
the first trouble started. Foreman
Mcclure. aiding in quieting the fight
ing seaman, sustained a bad wound
on his arm, the man having used his
teeth TO advantage. The wound was
given attention at once and no serious
consequences are expected. Jas. C.
Clarke, another foreman, had it out
with Anderson, but took care of him
self well with the big sailor.
AS the fight progressed, somebody
teIephoned the police station and Off
Ger Roach was sent to the scene, TAX
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-07-07
TERSELY TOLD.

7. D. Sale, of Dothan, was among
tire visitors TO the city yesterday who
registered at the Escambia.
Paul Land and H. D. Tatum, of
Montgomery. were among the arrivals
in the city yesterday afternoon. They
registered at the Escambia.
Col w. w. Flournoy, of DeFuniak,
was in the city yesterday on legal
business.
o. c. Pennel, a prominent citizen
o. Mariana, was in the city yester-
terGay on a short business visit.
L. A. Henderson, of Muscogee, is
IN the city on business.
Arthur Spare, of eBuIan, was in The
Journal Office yesterday and exhibit
ed a bunch of RED clover which he
found growing back OF Dubuisson'S
store on East Intendencia street, and
which, only partly grown. measured
over 1-2 feet. As stock owners
have been paying 500 per ton up for
baled clover hay shipped in from the
west, Mr.. Spare thinks that it would
pay tG try to raise that product here.
especially as the sample which he
exhibited seemed to be about as dEe
a grade as he had ever seen.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-07-07
VACCINATION AND DANDRUFF.
There is as Sure prevention Of Bald
ness as There is of Smallpox.

1t is now accepted that vaccination
renders the vaeciRated person az
empC from smallpox; or At worst, he
never has anything but the EghtesC
kind of q case. Now as sure a pre-
tentative and cure for dandruff. which
causes falling hair and badness, has
been OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES HerpI-
cide. 1t kills the dapdruff germ. G.
H. Reed, Victor, Idaho, says: My
falling hair for several years. We
tTied remedies without effect until We
used Newbro's Herpicide, two bottles
o. which cured U.s." Hundreds OF
similar testimonials. Sold by leading
druggists. Send 10c in stamps Cor
sample to The Herpicide Co, Detroit,
Mich.
One dollar bottles guaranteed.
W. A. D'Alemberte, special agent.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-07-07

There is more Catarrh In this section
Of the country than all other diSea ses mt
together. and until the last few years wa 5
supposed 10 be incurable. For a great
many years doctors pronounced il a local
disease and prescribed local remedies. and
BY constantly failing to cure with local
tFea tment, pronounced il inCurable Sci
ence has proven catarTh to be conStitu-
nonal disease and therefore requires CON
stitutional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure.
manufactured by F. ], Cheney & Co. To-
tedo, Ohio, is the only constitutional cure
on the market. 1t Is taken internally in
doses from 10 drops to a teaspoonfui' n
acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system. They offer one
hundred dollars for any case il fails to
cure Send for circulars and testimonials
Address: F. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo.
Ohio.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipa-
non.
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watched carefully

watched carefully.
Applications for captain of the
night watch were received from Gee
Hall, w. L. Gilmore and Milton i.
Frank The latter was endorsed by
Chief Sanders and he was elected.
Applications for positions in the
police department were received from
Theodore PfeffeTle. J. B. Dougherty,
c. A. Ladiner, c. F. Ward, W. Will
kins, John Campbell and S. 3. Flynn
These were all deferred until spec
ial meeting can be called by the
chairman.
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MCMillan's Great Summer
Sale begins to-day. He leads
in bargainS!!!
TWO SMALL FIRES.

At 1920 o'clock yesterday afternoon
a can of gasoline exploded in a barber
shop at 4O3 South PalafoX street.
Considerable damage to wall paper
and q cabinet resulted before the fire
was stopped. The fire department
was called out.
At 4:O5 O'Clock an alarm from box
% called the department to 324 East
IntendenCia street. The house was
burning on the roof but trouble was
stopped before much damage result
ed. The place was occupied by ne
gTCes.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-07-07
GOING TO BUY MULES.

County Commissioners Brown and
Stewart and Road Supervisor Bag
gett leave at $50 o'clock this morn
ing for Laurel Hill, Fla, where they
go representing the Escambia county
board to look at aRd purchase Il salts
factory several mules which have been
offered at a reasonable figure.
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Of
MRS. SAUNDERS
REMAINS OF EsTIMABLE LADY
WILL BE PLACED AT REST THIS
MORNING IN ST. JOHNS GENE
Terry. 49,.

The remains of Mrs. Ella d. Saun-
ders, who passed away suddenly at
her home on North Palafox street
MoEjay afternoon, will be placed at
rest in ST. Johns cemetery this MORN
ing, and many will follow the remains
of this estimable lady to the last rest
ing place.
The funeral services viii be con-
Quoted at the family home at 9:50
o'clock. The ministers TO conduct
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-07-07

the funeral are Rev. G. w. Gavin, pas
tor of the First Methodist church;
Rev. J. s. Frazier, presiding elder OF
the Pensacola district, and Rev. e c.
Moore, pastor OF the Gadsdsn street
church.
The pail bearers Will be A. N. Nc
MILAN, F. e. BraWner, s, r. FuIghum,
]. A. Kirkpatrick, M. e. Wilson and
R. T. FavoFite.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-07-07
$2171.SS
D. Golden Wedding

means that man and wife have lived
to a good old age and consequently
have kept healthy. The best way to
keep healthy is to see that your liver
does its duty 365 days out of 365. The
only way to do this is to keep Bal
lard's Herbine in the house and take
it whenever your liver gets inactive.
so cents per bottle. Sold by W. A.
D'Alemberte.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-07-07
McMillan'S Great Summer
Sale begins to-day. He leads
in bargains!!l
MoToRMAN ARRESTED.

William Holland a motorman in
charge of a North Hill car, was ar
rested by Officer Nesmith at 3 o'clock
yesterday and charged with operating
a street car recklessly. Holland
car shaved a wheel from q delivery
wagon on PalafoX wharf few minutes
previously. He will face the charge
in the city court today.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-07-07
To Water Consumers.

Water rents are now due.
5 per cent. discount if paid
by the 10th. Penalty on I'M
paid bills after August 1st.
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ing the man off the ship and falling
him. He will be tried today.
Anderson was said to have been
drinking and had no sooner gained
the deck, the witnesses said, before
things began to happen in lively man
ner as indicated above.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-07-07

5 or 6 doses of 1866" VIII cure any
case of Chills and Fever. Price 25c.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-07-07
Santa Rosa
Island

Schedule Time, Trips Daily.
leaving Pensacola at 2:so p. m. and
ESQ p. m.
Arriving, return Pensacola at 500 p. m.
and 11.oo p. m.
Fare, Round Trip 50c-Fifty
Cents-50c.
The varied attractions,
natural and added of the
Island excursion resort make
an ideal outing. Come with
your friends and enjoy them.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-21
nnn6RIAL 10 coHaRnss.
Aasociated Press wan4s Tax ea New
 Print PapeP HeAnopS.

. T Assoclated Press Wan<s Tax on News
 Print Papsr nedneed-
 New York, April 30.--At the annual meeting of the Associated Press. held today. the following resolution was adopted:
 "Whereas. committee of Congress men. of which the Hon. !. R. Manix. of Illinois. Is Chairman, has spent nearly year peinstakingly Investigating the and has reported unanimously to Com gress in favor of aboiishing all tarin on ground wood and reducing the tax on news print paper from @ to ss per ton, and
 "whereas, the same report was unan- imously accepted by the Ways and Means Committee of the House of Rep resentatives and duly passed as part of the new tariff bill now pendine~in the Unfted States Senate. the members of the Associated Press. at their an- nual meeting hereby
 Resolve, that we respectfully re- quest the members of the Senate of the United Statse to carefully read the re- port of tho select committee with the view of convincing themselves of the justice of its recommendations to the end that permanent supply of news print paper be secured to the printing and publishing industry which Is the seventh greatest in the United States.
 We further ask the members of the Senate to consider that this Is not q partisan move but represents the unani- nous view of both sides in the select committee and the Ways and Means Committed, and is the result of careful and deliberate judgment exercised only after thorough inquiry. The news- papers believe they are entitled to have l..f F.-- spected and written in the law
 "Resolved. that copy of the above be transmitted immediately to every United States Senator" %l
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-21
COOPER CASE
sorloN FOR A NEW TRIAIA WILL ! BE ARGUED TO-DAY.
1Hs n0eenss Allsgss Ferty-six Errers en the Fart ek the Ceur1- Jadge Hart NevSr
 Heverpsd

Nashviiis. Tenn. April 3o.--The mo- tion for . new trial in the Cooper. case will Dc argued before Judge wm. M. Hart in the Criminal Court here to- morrow.
 Col, b. B. Cooper and his son, Robin q Cooper, were convicted of the mur- der of former United States Senator E. ". Carmack and twenty years in the penitentiary assessed as the pen alty. The dsfendants. through coun- gel. nied q motion for . new trial. al- ieging forty-six errors on the part of tho court. Some of the errors alleged refer to the admission of evidence. oth- CTS to the evidence on the part of the defense. which the court excluded. The defenss also objects to portions of the charge of Judge Hart to the jury and to certain requests for charge which the court refused to admit. They also claim that the court erred when he did not declare a mistrial upon the first report of the Jury: We find the de- fendant John sharp not guilty. but are hopelessly tied up as to the. Cooper's. : :. Judge Hart has announceh that the attorneys must conclude their argu- ments within two days. Most of the time will be given to the defense. the State stAnding upon the correctness of the courts rulings. It is interesting to note that Judee Hart has never been reversed in ruling upon an important case
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-21
JOHN BEN soN,s TRrAL.
Ansissans Aftorsey General Push Open
 ed For Government.

A..lsfant Aftorsey General Push Open
 ed For Government.
 washington, April 20--When the trial of John A. Benson, of San Francisco charged with bribing two former gem eral land office clerks to furnish him Information concerning the contents of a special report in connection with western alleged land frauds. was re- stunned in criminal court here today. Assistant Attorney General Pugh made the opening statement for the govern ment.
 He declared the evidence would show that Woodford Harlan, one of the clerks alleged to have been bribed. had received on three occasions at total of $500 from Benson and that William E. Walk. the other clerk. had been paid $loO by Benson to secure information contained in the report.
 John A. McPhaui. law clerk of the general land office, who testified for the government. declared that a mum. ber~ of cases in which Benson was interested. was advanced over other cases in the department.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-21
METHODIST EDUCATORS
 TO MEET IN RICHMOND

Richmond, Va. April 20--Tonorrow night. the Southern Methodist Educa. tional Conference will convene in the Broad Street Methodist Church. for three days session. during which some of the most prominent educators and minister's of the Methodist Church in the south. will attend the conference.
 Governor Swanson will deliver an address of welcome at the opening. which will be, responded to by sDr. Kill gore, of Trinity College.
 Following the opening of the meet ing there win be three sessions daily. closing on Friday night with great public meeting. when the Rev. J. H. Kirkland, I1L4 D., Chancellor of Van derbilt University, will be the princt- pal speaker.
 Thursday morning there will be ad- dresses on, rFacts of Iiliteracy in the South as Compared With Other Sec tions, by Lawton B. Evans superin- tendsnt of Schools. Augusta. Ga. and John M Moore. D. D., Ph. D. editor of The Nashville Christian Advocate. The afternoon session will be devoted to a series of addresses on the various phases of fliiteracy: Its relation to crime, to public health. and to econom- ical development. The speakers will be Edwin Mims. Ph. D.. Professor Of English Literature Trintty IpiIexs, Rev. J.. H. stevenson. Ph.A D., Profes- aor of Hebrew in Vanderbilt uniyer- sity;. B. W. Arnold. Ph. D.. Professor of Sociology. vanderbilt University. and pr. Ennion C. Williams. Virginia state Health CnmfnissioneS. The ad- dress ct night win be by Professor W H. Hand. of the University of South Carolina. his subject being "fiiiteracy and Compulsory Education"
 Fridag's program turns to the work of inc Methodist Church In the South. Miss Mary Norman Moore. President of Athens College. Athens. Ga. will de- liver an address on Home Lfe' n K Tayior, Presidents Of Kentucky Wes. leyan College. of winchester. Ky: VIII sneak on snifteracy and Mission Ftalds." H. N. Snyder. Lit. D.. L.iA D-, President of Wofford coiiege. spartan burg s.. C.. win speak on "Pastors n' Al Educational Force. and Rev E. G. waterhouse, D. D.. President Of EInory and Henry College, Virginia. wth speaN m on ,sThe work Of Our noard
 f,4her { {. s.adrezses2 gn Frfoey nssns wv,il be by Bishop Atkins, D. p., oI wavnaayilie, N. C.. and the Rev James W Lee. D. D. of Atlanta. Ga.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-21
HOLD THEIR GROUND
'IsR .AsS .ssss .oI1 nsssssas cosss.sses. Ss ''-
As IEntter of rrssnutssn, 1Asrtren va gsn Issaas 0f xAQsoe Were Haul-
 e n 0eeex1n ot1e ID rrevnmk Oomnoom1lon.

' coiumbus. 0a. Aprll -tSpeciai.,-- It e reported that conference of she "Biind rigsr" intsrssts of Girard Ala. was held last nikht at which # was decided to ignore the present agt- tatiou and hold their groundes
 As matter of prscauti0n. according to information furnishsd Editor BAsry. the whisksS people dscidsd that while they would continue to opsrste. tbey would run under bare poles. as it were. and thirteen wagon leads Of liquor were secretly hauled to the 0scrgia' side late at night. co that Tn case of q raid and conhscation. the loss wonld not be % grsat
 The day was without disorder or ex- citement In 0irard and Phenix City. It h rumored that the ight for the con- troi of The 0frard Journal will come to . head tomorrow. when according to the editor. an effort will be made to oust him, by certain of the stook- holders who think that they control . majority of the ahares of stock.
 Editor Berry is at present in com, plete charge of the paper and says he Intends to continue to hold the fort.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-21
RAILROADS T0WITHDRAw
 1,0oo-MILE MILEAGE BOOKS

Atlanta. April 2o.--rhe Journal to- day says;
 .'one thousand mile mileage books. now issued by the majority of the raiI- roads in the southeastern territory at 2 cents mile. will be withdrawn June i, according to local reports. Two thousand mile ticket books at 2 cents a mile will remain in force with sev- eral amendments to the present form. which will virtually limit their sale to the present conditions of the 1000 mile form.
 "Ths reported withdrawal of the 1,0oo-mile books is due. it ia said, to the inroads that the safe of this book Is making on regular one-way fares of l-2 cents mile"