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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-10

them. These lands. In my opinion,
when drained viii be very valuable
and productive. There has been for
several years a great deal of discussion
over the state regarding the fertility
of these lands, the feasibility of drain
ing them, the manner in which they
were sold, the price they sold for per
acre and to whom, the methods en-
ployed by the land companies in sell
ing them, ETC., and believing that
complete itemized statement, showing
the number Of acres received from the
government, the number of acres sold
and to whom, the price paid per acre
and the terms of the sale, commissions
and fees paid by the board in connec-
ton with the sale of these lands and to
whom, and all other matters pertaining
to them should be made public; 1
| would, If governor, prepare such
statement and submit IT to the legis-
lature and recommend that it be pub
lished and distributed over the state.
! my object being to enlighten the peo-
| pie upon this proposition and to quiet
the agitation that is now going on
over the state upon the drainage Of the
| Everglades
II elected governor will endeavor
to put the above ideas into practice
and into law.
Yours very truly,
J. W. WATSON.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-10
PARK TRAMMELL.
of Lakeland.

Editor Pensacola Journal.
You have kindly asked me to con-
tribute a brief article upon the sub
ject, why 1 Would Like to Be Gov
ernor," and I thank you sincerely for
the privilege.
Florida because this splendid state
has been the home of my life time;
because her history and traditions are
dear to me and have always com
manded my deepest interest and sym
pathy: because my life has been in
timately identified with the modern
growth and development of the state.
and with the present aspirations of
her unusually intelligent and resource
full people; and, above all, because if
honored with the Office of governor, il
would be my ambition, my pleasure
and my utmost endeavor to so acUuit
myself in that high station as to
render to my fellow FIoridians a public
service that will rebound to their
benefit and betterment and to their
credit-a service that will merit for
me a continuance, in even larger
measure, of the good esteem which
the people have already shown to-
wards me, and which I so heartily ar
preciate.
My conception of service in public
office is that the officer should be
live. vital, aggressive force. striving to
have his tenure Of office marked by
jealous and vigiliant protection of the
public interests, and by positive, we'll
considered and earnest championship
of those measures and policies which
can be made to improve the social and
material interests of the states people
l have never coveted riches. have
never devoted my efforts to the &C
cumulation of wealth But have al
ways coveted the esteem and conf
dence of my fellow-men, and have
earnestly striven TO deserve them.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-10
Christmas Family Advice.

To Papa-Remember the myth Of
Santa Claus, to keep 1t holy.
To Mamma-Don't worry about the
molasses candy getting on the parlor
rug. Christmas comes but once year,
and the stores win sell you a parlor
rug any day.
To Miss Beile-It is not necessary to
stand under a bunch of mistletoe If
you look at him the right way.
To Little Willy-Don't be envious of
Jimmy Jones because Santa brought
him a cannon. Next year you may get
q disappearing gun. Qt will disappear
mysteriously shortly after you begin
to make a noise with 1t, and maybe
mamma can explain)
To Baby-Be good. dear child, and
let who will be clever.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-10
John w. WATSON,
of Miami.

Miami, Fla, Nov. 80, 1911.
Editor Pensacola Journal
Replying to yours of the 14th inst,
asking why I would like to be gov
ernor of Florida" l beg to say that
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-10
The Bias PupE

Once had a little dog
Named Elias,
And I think that he was cut
On the bias.
There was something wrong, at least,
Running north he pointed east
Such a slanting little beast
Was Elias!
Success Magazine.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1911-12-10
For n Quietua.

For a Quietus.
Quiet-spoken Customer-You keep
everything for the piano, don't your
Salesman-Yes, sir; we do, sir.
Quiet-spoken Customer-Give me an
axei-Puck.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-15
Leach Cross Wins
 Bout From MaIoney

Leach Cross outfought Tommy Ma loney in their ten-round bout at the Fa1rmont A. C., New York, last night. The fray was the second in which these hghtweights have met, their last bout, at the Fordon A. C., being an even break. Tommy was a mark for Leachie's hard right crosses in seven Of the ten sessions last night while Ma1oney earned an even break in the third and eighth rounds and outpn1nted Cross in the fourth ses- sion.
 Cross started the milling in a way which convinced the crowd that packed the club that he would have no difficulty in defeating the West Side opponent. Fighting at whirl- wind pace, soon after the gong un- leashed them, Cross ripped right hook to Maloney's jaw. dropping Tommy to the canvas. Maloney was up m Jiffy, but the blow had the enect of dazing him to such an ex- tent that Leach was able to punish hlm severely about the body until the gong sounded.
 Although Maloney managed to Keep on his feet throughout the rest of the bout, he was staggered time and again by a fusilade of rights and lefts. Tommy's only effective round was the fourth, in which he did the forcing and landed several hard lefts to Cross jaw and body The punish ment Leach handed to Tommy in the first round, however, took all the commence out of the hard Uniting West Slider, and he was unable to repeat his excellent showing of a few weeks ago against Cross
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-15
M NAMARA TRIAL MAY ACTUALLY BEGIN DEG. 1 Perempt0ry Challenges Expected Now to Result in Seven
 Permanent Jurors Both Sides Are Certain That in Two Weeks the Jury Box
 Will be Flied
Special from United press.)

(Sp6CldI Pr6SS.)
 Los Angeles, Nov. 15-With the sec ond peremtory challenge goal only one jury seat away, the State, in the Mo Namara case today renewed it's eff forts to eliminate for cause Talesman Michael Corcoran, 68, the 18th man in the box, who has been passed for cause by the defense.
 Deputy District Attorney Vermilya subjected Corcoran, who is a relative of the famous colonel of the 69th New York regiment, to a strenuous grtlling, endeavoring to lay the foundation for challenge on the ground that he is too old to serve CorcOran, Irish by birth, although a resident of the West since 1859, held his own for the most part with the skilled counsel, insist ing time and again he knew little about the McNamara case and cared less, and positively had no opinion.
 AS soon as the seat occupied by Cor coran is filled by a man passed by both sides, the exercising of perempt- ory challenges will begin. Of the two men secured yesterday the defense is certain to challenge both.
 G. H. Elliott, 65, and holder of a positive belief that the Times was de- stroyed by dynamite, and that Mo Namara is probably guilty, had put
 
 BoardweI seated him.
 William J. Andre declared he had no opinion in the case but the defense attorneys say he acted as a strike breaker in carpenters strikes and that he holds anti-union views.
 It is considered certain that four. permanent jurors will be added to the three now in the box as soon as per- emptory challenges are exercised. As result, both sides are now certain that the actual trial will open not later than December 1.
 Only quick action from Judge Bord- well prevented one of the leading members of the Merchants and Manu- lecturers Association being seated in the jury box. He is Bertran V. Col lins, cousin of Cornelius V. Collins, former superintendent of prisons in New York. He told Attorney Oar row he contributed to the fund raised by the Merchants and Manufacturers Association to hire Detective Burns to investigate the case.
 When Attorney Darrow challenged for cause. Deputy District Attorney Horton tried to qualify Collins
 Judge Bordwell, however, by adroitly framed questions, succeeded in get ting Collins to say he had confirmed opinion that the Times was dynamit- ed The court then promptly sustain ed the defense's challenge.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-15
The Moora.


 Morocco is not so hot as it is often supposed to be. The greater part of the country is near either the sea or the mountains, often both, and it is only about as far south as Georgia or Louisiana. The sun is hot. of course. nt midday. in dry region where the sky is usually cloudless and the lati- tude is about like that of the gulf coast of the United States. But the tenn perature in the shade is seldom ex- treme-that is. in the parts of the coun- try where the bulk of the people live. South and east of the mountains, on the border of the Sahara desert, the conditions in respect to heat are alto gether different, but there the popula- ton is small. The people of Moroc- co are fanatical Moslems. and they re- sent bitterly any kind of pressure to change old customs or give up old ways. but they are much less formid able than they used to be in the prime of Moorish power. especially in com parison with the conditions in the ad- vanced countries of the earth.-Cleve- land Leader.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-15
E. H. DILLON & co.
MRS. HINCKS AND.
 GOV. BALDWIN
Bridgeport Leader of Suffraget- tes Speaks of Part Women Play in Filling the
 Public Purse
(By Helen c. Sherwood)

Last August, Miss Emily Pierson, state organizer for the Connecticut Woman Suffrage association, assisted by various members of the state lea que. went into every town and ham, let of Litchfeld county and talked to the townspeople on the advantages of equal suffrage. The result has been gratifying. Numerous leagues have been formed in this country and near ly every week marks the growth of these leagues and the formation of others Last week two new leagues sprang into existence, one at Winsted and another at Riverton. Both lea gues were the product of the tireless energy of Mrs. A. E. Scranton Taylor of Norfolk. chairman for Litchfield County.
 Much criticism has been made of the Bridgeport women for not turn ing out in larger numbers to vote for school board candidates and also on the question of bonding the city. for new high school building. Mrs. Will the Bridgeport suffrage league, and president of the state league has ex- plained the reason for the compara- lively small number of women present at the polls in the following inter view: "The question of voting on the bonding issue was the only matter of vital importance to the women voters of the city. Unfortunately it was not decided until few days before elec- ton that the women could vote upon this question. This decision came when it was too late for registration; otherwise there would have been a larger registration. Voting for the board of education alone could not possibly be considered an exciting or even intelligent proceeding. Every one knows that the four members of the board nominated by the two larg- est political parties, must be elected. Therefore to hold it against the wom- en voters that they did not appear at the polls is illogical"
 In answer. to a recent interview with Governor Baldwin in which he said that Connecticut is a land of steady habits and that in his opinion the only way the women would ever get the vote in this state was by ac- cepting municipal suffrage first, Mrs. Hincks said:
 Where is the woman who does not pay taxes indirectly? How about the rent she pays to cover the taxes of the owner? It is so easy to be stu- pid, and to believe that things that used to exist still go on, long after they are past; to commit irreparable blunders because we fail to correct our theories by our changing experi- ence.'' Another anti-suffrage league has been formed at New Canaan where a suffrage league was formed last October.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-15
M. STEINERT & SONS MEN WILL
 PACK HARDEN.
''Handcuff King" at Polls to Get a Run For His Money
 This Evening
Piano Men to Nail Him Into Heavy Packing Case-Har- deen Accepts Their
 Challenge

Hardeen, the handcuff king, will have his mysterious powers tested to the utmost at tonight's performance at Poli's Theatre, for he has been chal- lenged by the M. Steinert & Sons Company to escape-if he can-from a of the experts from the shipping force of the big piano concern. The chal- lenge came unexpectedly this morning and there is much speculation as to whether the 'fHandcuff King" isn't be- ing given more than he can handle this time
 The shipping force of the M. Steinert & Sons Company will pack Hardeen into the box and will double-nail it on the stage for additional security. Then MT. Handcuf King will be given the opportunity to make his escape if he can.
 Hardeen's manager received the fol- lowing challenge this morning from the M Steinert & Sons Company: Mr. Hardeen:
 Dear Sir-Reading of your challenge and being interested in your exhibf- tion, we hereby challenge you to allow our shipping department to construct a strong packing case, into which they propose to securely nail and rope you so that you cannot escape.
 If you accept, you must agree to the following conditions: We will send the box along for inspection, but must De allowed to renail each board tefore the test so that the construction of same cannot be changed. You must also make your escape without dam, aging the box in any manner. If this is agreeable to you. kindly notify us
 We remain,
 Yours respectfully,
 M STEINERT & SONS COMPANY.
 Hardeen's manager at once accept ed the challenge in behalf of the -Handcuff King, The terms are un- usually severe, he said, but he is con- fident that his man can escape from the box. On the other hand the men whose business it is to handle the big piano cases are equally confident that they~can fix up MT. Hardeen in thoroughly workmanlike manner and that he won't have ghost of a show when they finish mailing him in.
 The packing case into which Har- deen is to be fastened will be on ex- hibition in the lobby of the theatre before this evenings performance. Be- fore Hardeen is put into it, the Stein- ert men will renail the case all around, to preclude the possibility of it's being tempered with. The conditions call for Hardeen to get out of the box without damaging it in any manner. Perhaps he intends to slip through one of the cracks. Hardeen is a husky fellow and weighs about 175 pounds.
 A big crowd will be on hand espe- cially to witness this unique test.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-15
Pder Hand In . Bible cla...

A wofnan of Louisville. Ky- who en- joys a game of cards. recently visited q friend in Indianapolis. Sunday morning came, and the hostess invited her visitor to accompany her to Sun day school. 1t is the practice of the teacher of the Bible class of which the hostess is member to ask each mem Der of the class to read verse from the Bible and comment on it. The visitor from Louisville had not been informed of the teachers custom However. the teacher seemed to think that visitors as well as regular mem bers should participate. and when the member next to the visitor had read her verse and made her comment the teacher smilingly looked toward the visitor. The visitor appeared to be disconcerted for moment and then she hastily said, "I pass"-Indianap- olis News.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-15
Thackeray's First Poem.


 Thackeray's momentous first appear. ance in print was satrical poem. published in the Western Luminary during one of the happy holiday times which he spent in Devonshire when still 9 scholar at the Charterhouse A certain Mir. Labor Shell was to have delivered a speech upon Penendon heath. but the crowd refused to hear him. He had taken the precaution however. to send copies of his intend ed oration to all the leading journals before leaving town. and these, ot course, printed it. This Iudicrous in cident inspired Thackeray to write a little jeu d'esprit entitled Irish Melo- ,dy." telling how Mister Shell" when the men of Kent began a grievous shouting found comfort in refecting: My speech is safe in the Times l wot And eke in the Morning Chronicle"
 -Westminster Gazette
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-15
WOmen'S and Misses TAILORED SUITS

All the styles for all and Winter wear in ah coors made from fashionable materials strictly tailored suits. 1.-1 z,es ~s.-s~-~szez<
 Women's Suits, regular price $15. Sale price $10. $18.5O
 Misses Suits, regular price $1O and s12.50 saIe price $595.
 COATS foHA zs
 New styles in those comfort giving coats that are f such great demand at the present time. Each coat a9 style and positive worth to recommend it.
 Coat regular price $75O and $10. Sale price $495 #
 Coats, regular price $12.5O and $15 Sale price 310
 Caracul Coats Sale price $10 to $25.
 Children's Coats. regular price s395 and 8. 5a1< price $1.95.
 SKIRTS
 Women's Tailored Skirts in a large and varied seec~ tion of the choicest fabrics in coors and black Feguaf price $5. Sale price $2.95. .I E. WAISTS
 beautiful gathering of Waists-Wais that for e riety of style and beauty of design equaed before
 F1annelette and Gngham Waists regular price 5Oe< Sale price 39c each <~ Tailored Waists regular price $1 Sale price 79c eaeh
 Lingerie Waists regular price $1 and $150. Sale price 79c each
 Black and White Messaline Waists, regular price $2.95. Sale price $195 each.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-15
Los. of Weiaht In Rowina.


 A well known physician in New York city who has long been identified with aquatics. says that the average individual loss of weight in four mile pull whether in a race or row against time, Is two or three pounds Under peculiarly trying conditions of heat the individual loss may reach i've or six pounds. On the other hand says this physician, many oarsnen go through four mile pull with the loss of only about pound in weight This lost weight Is fully recovered by the next day. Proper training is so ar ranged in these days that four mile race comes only when the oarsmen are thoroughly rested and at the top of their training weight. so that the loss of weight rarely indicates that the in dtvidual is "stale," or below good train ing condition.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-15
"Tom'' ShevIin Has Nut To Crack In
 Picking Yale FTP
Five Strong Candidates For Three Places-Sheviin is
 in Charge
Especial from United Press. ]


 New Haven, Nov. 15-The Yale back field situation is decidedly "up in the air'' today as the result of the coaches indecision between five strong candi- dates for three places. Reilly, Ander- son and Camp are said to have the call just now but Dunn and Freeman have many advocates. Anderson and Reilly are considered great lines plung- CTS add Camps past performances en- title him to place, while Dunn and Freeman have both shown scoring abil- ity. In scrimmage today all five were tried cut.
 The return to good health of War ren and Perry has complicated the line situation, also, both men being of varsity caiibre and as apt as not to replace players of quality.
 To Tom Shevlin the task falls of se- lecting the team to face Princeton here, next Saturday. He has tempor- arily replaced Head Coach Field.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-15
''Joy" Trolley
 Fractures Elbow,
 Becomes ''GIoom''

Dancing on the edge of a bath tub like one of Cartoonist Powers fam. ous Joys, little Savarina Trolley. aged 4, of Thompson street, was about to slip on petticoat when she slip ped on a cake of soap and fell heav- fly.
 infant set up such an uproar that she was taken to the Emergency hospital for examination. There the surgeons discovered and reduced bad frac- ture of the left elbow
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-15
Roman Bricks.

When the preparations for rebuild Ing the Campanile. in Venice. were afforded an opportunity to make some interesting studies of the bricks. 1t was found that they had been used In arches. Notifications. the tops of walls and in other ways before they were built into the campanile and that they were not Venetian but Ro- man bricks. These ancient bricks were made in slices, for in many the ayers could be seen undisturbed It S said that bricks made this way can bear a greater weight than modern bricks. The bricks examined were of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-15
eoId.mith'. Obituary Notice.

0ofosnfth'S Obituary NotIoe.
 It would be difficult to find a more quaint announcement of death than that published in an old newspaper in 1774. at the time of Oliver Goldsmith's demise.
 "1774 April 4. Died. Dr. Oliver Goldsmith Deserted is the village The traveller hath laid him down to rest; the good natured man is no more; he stoopse but to conquer; the vicar hath performed his sad office; 1t Is a mournful. task from which the hermit may essay to meet the dread tyrant with more than Grecian or Roman fortitude."
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-15

the first century. One of them bore the imprint of a horseshoe. which may prove that Romans used a horse shoe like ours. although it is generally believed that their horseshoes were strapped on, not nailed.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-15
THE SMITH-MURRAY co. AN IMPORTANT SALE 6' Coats, Suits, Skirts and
 Waists @

One year ago we held special sale in Costum< Department, namely the Bankrupt Stock of the "TAa ion" Store, when gave remarkable bargains. This year have prepared unusual values in order to business in this department and have planned to make this the seasons really great sale exceeding all others ever held here
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-15

Philadelphia-Dr. W. Bancroft dem- onstrated a new method for obtaining straight front" when he removed 12 pounds of fat from woman's abdo- men by what he termed a perfectly simple operation.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-15

Mays Landing, N. J.-"Auto Squire'' Weeks method of dealing with speed ers-spying on them by telescope and lining them by mail-has ended in in- dictments charging extortion and em- bezzlement
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-15
TO FIGHT FOR
 MIDDLEWEIGHT
 CHAMPIONSHIP
Special from United Press.) ]

Especial from United Press)
 Fond Du Lac, Wis. Nov. 15rEddie McGorty, the Oshkosh battler, today, signed for a. bout with Jimmy Howard of Chicago, for Monday, Dec 4, and for another go, three weeks later, with Hugo Kelly, if McGorty defeats Howard. The terms of the Kelly bout call for match for the middle weight championship of the world.'
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-11-15
Cold Weather
 Comforts
COInf0rtableS and Blankets

at the lowest prices in town It's easy enough to claim the above but to actually sell at the lowest prices entirely different matter We buy at the places and at the prices other stores but expenses are smaller and we content with smaller profits hence WE CAN, AND DO, SELL AT THE LOWEST PRICES IN TOWN.
 The most complete line of Cofortables and Blankets to be found in all Bridgeport be at store starting with $1 Comfortable at 79c up to $750 Down Comfortable at $89 with 15 different prices in be- tween Special good values at $ 59 and $1 are to be found here.
 Blankets of Cotton 4ec 39 par the they ask 59c to $175 for at the other stores.
 Blankets of Wool and Cotton $16 to $239 pair that are worth all of $2 to $3
 All Wool Blankets start at s. 49 for $4 50 quality on up to $569 for full $7.5O values.
 soc Crib Blankets 44c; the 75c sort at 69c. Coat Sweaters.
 Coat Sweaters here for the whole family For infants small children boys and girls and women All coors all syes all lower in price than is being asked for quail ties equally good elsewhere Come and judge for yourself if such is not the case
 Mems Coat Sweaters 47c to $398; worth 75c to $5OO
 Ladies' Coat Sweaters 49c to $398 worth 75c to $500
 Boys Coat Sweaters 47c to $1 198 worth 75c to $25O
 Girls CoatSweaters 19 to 8worth $150 to $37 Infants Coat Sweaters 39c to 98c worth soc to $1 25
 Visit the Cloak and Suit Department second
 floor. Some special values being offered in
 Furs, Goats and Suits. - IF TT COMES FROM KIINEs IT'S GOOD ME1