The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1910-04-10

WAS INTRODUCED BY GOVERNOR
eILcHRIsT AND ADDRESSED A.
LARGE AUDIENCE THERE ON
PROHIBITION.

Tallahassee, April 9.-Mrs. Mary
Harris Armour, the great woman adj
vocate for state prohibition from Geor-
gia, addressed Tallahasseeans Wednes-
day night On the subject of the legal
| lied liquor traffic.
Munroe opera house was packed to
| its fullest capacity, and Mrs. Armour's
audience sat almost too spellbound
even to applaud. This eloquent and
forceful speaker has been called the
Georgia tornado but she reminds
one more of an effective 'Gatling gun"
with her crisp, clear-cut, rapid enun-
citation which leaves everybody breath
less except Mrs. Armour herself.
She makes no effort at effect" she
has a message to deliver and it is
given with direct forcefulness and a
sincere earnestness that leaves an i'm
preston upon the most ayowed oppon-
ent of her views.
She divided her subject into three
heads: THE man who drank liquor,
the man who sold liquor and the man
who voted for liquor" The motives OF
the first two were understandable
The man who drank did so because
| he overestimated his own strength and
underestimated the strength of the
liquor. The man who sold it did so
because the almighty dollar was
more to him than self-reSpect, the re-
spect of his fellow man, the love of
family or any other thing that makes
| life worth living to a normal human
being. The man who voted for
liquor was to her creature not to be
understood.
Upon this class she took her text
! and for an hour she talked in refuta-
| ton of the arguments brought out by
the anti-prohibitionists.
On the platform with Mrs Armour
| the state was represented by his ex-
| cellency, Governor GiIchrist. the edu-
cational interests by DR.. Edward Con-
radi, the churches by several of the
city ministers, the press by Milton A.
Smith. editor of the True Democrat,
and the w. c. T. L. by the local
president, Mrs. w. l.. Moor. The
meeting was opened by Mrs. Moor
with few graceful and earnest words,
appreciative of Mrs. Armour's pres.
ence and work, after which there fol
lowed scripture reading in unison. a
short program and patriotic songs sung
by Representatives from the various
city churches.
Mrs. Armour was introduced by Gov.
ernor Gilchrist as -tone of the greatest
platform speakers in the world"
lands Are Withdrawn.
At recent meeting of the trustees
Of the Internal Improvement Fund, the
trustees decided to withdraw from the
market all state lands until such lands
have been carefully classified and
valued. They also requested the at.
torney general to draw up a form of
deed in which there shall be clause
reserVing TO the trustees 10 per cent
value upon all lands sold upon which
shall be found kaolin, phosphates or
other minerals, and 80 per cent of
those upon which oil shall be found.
The trustees have had numerous let
tiers lately advising them OF the fact
that the state lands were being found
to contain these Various commodities
to such an extent as to render them of
far greater value than has been sup
posed
Personal Mention.
DR.. w. l.. Moor will leave tomorrow
for Jacksonville where he goes to at
tend the meeting of the electrical asso-
citation.
DR.. Fred c. Moor is in Jacksonville
attending the medical convention in