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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-12
DINNER STORIES.

A Richmond woman has in her employ
a colored cook who has managed 10
break every variety of article that the
household contains. The mistress pa
she discovered that the duskY servitor
had broken the thermometer that hung
on the house porch.
well, well" sighed the lady OF the
house in a more resigned way; you have
managed to break even the thermometer,
haven't you2"
The maid replied in tone equally re-
signed: "Yessum; and now we'll have to
take the weather jist as 1t comes won't
we?"
E. F. Swinney, president of the First
National Bank of Kansas City, was born
in the South. He goes back home once
Homecoming program to have old Nose
polish his shoes. Old Nose prides him
self on the fact that he has known Mis-
tab Eddie" since, he was born-and his
daddy befo' him"
When Mr.. Swinney was there recently
Nose was polishing his shoes. he
stopped and asked:
''Mistah Eddie how much is million
dollars?"
"WeIl, Nose" Mr.. swinney replied,
''you have seen ten silver dollars, haven /
you? Now, imagine ten of those stacks
and you have a hundred dollars. Then
ten times that and you have $1,000.
Then ten times that and you have SI0,-
Oo0-and 100 times that and you have a
million"
''Mistah Eddie" continued Nose. ex-
ceedingly troubled, would all them sill
yer dollars go on that table yonder?"
| mo, Mose-not if they were piled To
| the ceiling. What would you do If you
had million silver dollars. Mose?'
| Nose stopped shining. He pondered
| for a minute. Then he said:
| ''Weu, Mistah Eddie, reckon I'd have
nah cistehn cleaned out"
An old lady was inspecting the zoo and
going up to the keeper, she said:
81 want TO ask you which Of the ami
| mails in the zoo you consider the most re-
| markable.''
well. num- he replied. carter care
| ful consideration, as you might say, I've
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-12
PRAISES CITY
FOR Showing
CIVIC PRIDE
PROMINENT VISITOR TO PENsA-
COLA WRITES DR.. BLOCKER A
LETTER COMMUNICATING PEN
sAcoLA ON RECENT IMPROVE
MENTS.

The following letter from DR.. Scale
Harris, of Mobile, editor of the South
ern Medical Journal who was recently
in Pensacola, is self explanatory:
Mobile, Ala, Jan. 9, 1919.
DIR. L. dem. Blocker, Pensacola, Fla
Dear DR.. Blocker: During my re-
cent visit to Pensacola was delighted
to see so many evidences of civic pride.
Pensacola is beautifully located, and
with the recent improvements it is
one Of the most attractive cities in
the country. The white way shows
the progressive spirit Of your citizens
and makes Palafox street and the
street going to the station most at
tractive.
81 was most favorably impressed,
however. with Garden street, which is
being SO beautifully parked. The or
namentaI gateway between the San
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-12
Miss Mary Garden, at a luncheon in

Miss Mary Garden, at a luncheon in
Chicago, said, apropos of Christmas:
ITO secure nice Christmas presents
there's nothing like a delicate hint or
two.
81 know a Philadelphia girl vAose
uncle, having grown rich from a west
ern mine, proposed to visit her at
Christmas for the first time in seven
teen years. She wrote to the old gen
tleman:
1T will be glorious to see you again,
dear uncle. 1 will meet you at Broad
street station on your arrival at
Christmas eve. But might not recog-
nize you after all these years, so /
think 1t would be best for you to hold,
for purpose Of Identification, a long
string of pearls in the left hand and a
bit of f1r-such as an ermine-lined
sable coat, for example-in the right. "
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-12
TO GET
MORE MEMBERS
Y. M. C. A. BELIEVES MANY
YOUNG MEN AND BOYS WOULD
JOIN If REACHED BY COMMIT.
TEE.

The Pensacola 7. NJ. C. A. is plan
ming to begin a membership campaign
to take in the entire city
At meeting of about a dozen men,
bers of the association to talk over the
proposition tentative plans were laid
and another meeting will probably be
held at an early date to determine the
manner in which the work is to be
taken up.
While the recent report Of General
Secretary ]. H. Sheriff. showed that
the association here has membership
far higher than those of other cities
its size and far above the theoretical
average it is believed that many young
men and boys In the city can be in
terested IL organized effort were made
to boost the number on its roll.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-12
THREE WOMEN
ARE ARRESTED
ON SUSPICION
VISITOR FROM DETROIT LOST $12s
AND SEVERAL ARRESTS ARE
MADE IN THE CASE.

Ethel Johnson, Myrtle Lee and
Go1die Bates, white women, living in
the restricted district, were taken into
custody by the police at an early hour
this morning on the charge of being
implicated in the robbery Thursday
night of 1925 from a man who gave
his address as Detroit. After under
going examination by the chief of po-
ice the three women were locked up
IN default Of bail.
About o'clock this morning John
Sherman, a smack fisherman, was
taken into custody in connection with
the robbery.
The police are also looking for James
(Cocky) Brown, who is also said to be
wanted in the case. He had not been
arrested up to 2 O'Clock this morning.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-12
DTRUSTEES
/ STUDY The
.CK QUESTION
HEED ANY ADVICE AND
lain INFORMATION FROM
kIous SOURCES BEFORE
sRTINe THE WORK.
Pensacola Journal.

Pensacola Journal.
Commercial Association, or at
its officers, takes our rejection Of
opposition to employ a Design
oard OF engineers, composed OF
eminent authorities, ETC." as q
alton that we will not heed ex-
advice In connection with the
ing and building OF the munich
ocks and belt railroad authorized
e election OF the both. ult.
ca an assumption is unwarranted
bur statement to the council
are studying the reports of dock
ls and experts of this and other
tries, and their plans and facili-
We viii consult the u. s. en-
ering authorities, whose advice il
for the asking, and we count upon
valuable assistance from that
ter. re will consult steamship
ers and agents. In fact, we will
use of all the expert advice that
can get. With It all we will make
of the twenty years experience
hich the Commercial Association Of
ais make light Of which we have
d as shippers, receivers, owners,
Fners' agents, ETC., all to the end that
e may give Pensacola the very best
bck and terminal facilities that is
ossible for the money, with the least
ossible outlay for harbor surveys
which the government has already
rovided) and other more or less use
SIS things when the object Of the bond
sue is considered.
eRoasibly our statement to the coun-
a length
lad we made 1t any longer, we would
ave stated that we we're opposed abb
olutely to tne undertaking of this, or
ny other large public work on day
abor- and percentage basis, wherein
re differ from many eminent author
ties" as well as the Commercial As
ociation officials. We take this po-
ition from experience gained during
he same twenty years in handling
lublic moneys under this as well as
he straight contract method.
Our board has not the slightest in
eaton of proceeding with the work,
4 any part of it, without first for
nulating plans and specifications, to
,e submitted to the council for its
approval.
In concluding this communication
will say that no three citizens Of PEN
acoia will read more attentively than
viii the members of this board, the
etters from ''the best authorities
which the Commercial Association
promises to publish from time to
ime''; in fact, we would appreciate
advanced copies of these If the Com
nercial Association officials win Sc
.avor us.
BOARD OF BOND TRUSTEES,
JOHN A. MERRITT,
Chairman.
F. f. BINGHAM.
JOS. v. RIERA-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-12

come to the conclusion as the biscuit
goes to the laughing hyena"
Indeed! said the old lady in surprise.
"And why?'
''Well, num-" answered the geological
expert, che only has sleep once a week,
he only has a meal once a month and
he only has a drink once a year. So
what he's got to laugh about is a bloom
in mystery to me!''
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-12
Opinions.

wise men sometimes change their
opinions"
YES" replied Mr.. Growcher. But
what a lot of people mistake for an
opinion is simply the mental echo of
some other mans loud voice.-Wash-
ington Star.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-12

ARMY OFFICERS
REACH THE CITY
ENSIGN PAY AND CAPTAIN IVES
TON ARRIVE AND WILL TAKE
CHARGE OF THE LOCAL ARMY
WORK.

Ensign Pay and Captain Weston of
the Salvation Army, arrived in the city
last night from Atlanta, and will take
up the local army work at once.
They will succeed Capt. Bouterse,
who resigned from the work several
weeks ago to take up other charitable
work.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-12

They were entertaining the minister
at dinner, and after the dessert had
been eaten little Johnny said: Wont
you have another piece of pie. Mr..
Hobbs?"
The minister laughed, well, Johnny,
s.nce you are so polite believe I will
lave another slice"
sGoodt" said Johnny. Now, ma.
remember your promise. You said if
It was necessary to cut into the sec
cid pie I could have another piece
Ieties' Home Journal
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-12

DO you really believe, doctor, that
your old medicines really keep any
tody alive?'' asked the s6eptic.
Surely" returned the doctor. My
prescriptions have kept three druggists
and their families alive in this town
for twenty years.''-Harper's Weekly.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-12

"Why is there no great American
6ramatist%' asked the art pessimist.
Because" replied the sardonic man
ager, when an American is capable
Of thinking up a ffrst-class practical
plot and dressing It up in good
speeches he doesn't bother about the
theater. He goes into politics.
Washington Star.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-12

Il have farmer friend whose crops
for the last four years have gone up
in smoke" He must feel discourage
ed" Not at all; he raises tobacco"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-12

81 don't think that looks good
enough to send to Aunt Nary" 1T
doesn't look very much now, but wait
until get it fixed up with white tissue
paper and red ibbon."-Detroit Free
Press.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-12

The Learned Counsel-Can you
swear that what you have told me is
true? The Witness-Oh, yes; 1 can
swear to it, but wouldn't bet on it.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-12

what IL the most important city in
the country?" asked the geography
teacher.
II don't know" replied the serious
small boy. Father seems to think
it's New York and mother seems to
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-12

Daisy-Isn't Louise little bit super
stitious? Mazie-A little bit! Why,
she's so superstitious she won't play
whist because the dealer gives her
thirteen cards.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-12

what are the principal activities of
the official position our friend occu-
pies?"
Those involved in holding on to it, -
replied Senator Sorghum--Washing
ton Star.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-12

Grocer-Why do you ask for a peck
of little potatoes? Mrs. Youngwife-
You know, Artie and have little ap-
petites.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-12

Alfred-Your wife has a private for
tune? Friend Parker-Very private;
I've never personally been acquainted.
with it.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-12

you referred to your husband as a
block head?'" But he didn't get angry.
It was our wooden wedding anniver-
sary."
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-12

What is the Biblical injunction
against bigamy?" 1.-The passage advis-
ing that no man can serve two mas
ters."-Buffalo Express.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-12
His Guess.

"say, Bill, wot's a pedigreeT
Same as hydrophoby. I guess"
''Hydrophoby, nothin'. You're way
off"
well, It's somefin dogs have, any
way."-Boston Transcript,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-12

What do you think of the WARP"
What ware"
"The war in Tripoli.''
IT really can't say. I haven't seen
any of the films. kansas City Jour-
nal
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-01-12

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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-27
SAYING BIRDS By TARIFF

Lovers of wild nature, unspoiled for CONNER
cial gain, will rejoice over one feature of the new
Wilson-U Underwood tariff bill. In this bill there
is a provision prohibiting the importation not
only of aigrette and egret plumes but also of the
feathers, skins, quilts, etc, of all wild birds with
the exception of the ostrich.
In spite of a vigorous protest made in Wash
ington by representatives of the big milliners
and clothiefs of the country, it seems certain
that this provision will remain in the tariff bill.
1t was inserted through the efforts of the Audit
bon Society and William I. Hornaday, the noted
zoologist The milliners, seeing their future ac-
tivities confined to the plumage of domestic fowl
and such other birds as may be killed in this
country, carried their case to Chairman
Underwood of the ways and means committee,
but to their surprise found that Mr.. Underwood
and his associates seemed heartily in favor of the
clause on humanitarian grounds.
The milliners say, with some truth, that it is
hard to see why the feathers of wild birds killed
for their flesh should not be imported. The
trouble is, however, that the bird-huIfters must
constantly be held in check. They will not OBJ
serve the laws if they can safely violate them.
The commercial traffic in aigrettes and other
plumes has been responsible for horrible cruel
ties to wild bird life. For years the Audubon So
ciety has strven to bring home to women the
facts of birds MANNED and tortured that madame
and madamoiselle might have handsome plumes
for their hats, but the trade in plumes has not
perceptibly diminished. 1t is gratifying to know
that America is about to take a step that will
end much of the sordid and careless trafficking
built up solely to play on the vanity of MILL
merry customers.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-27
ROSE DAWSON

Rose Dawson, as widely loved any woman
in the territory, died yesterday afternoon. Few
women will be mourned as she is mourned by
this community. Rich and poor, high and low.
great and SMALL friends were legion. She
was a splendid type of woman, an honor to her
Hawaiian American blood, an honor to woman
kind. Her work as humane officer was effect
i've, quiet, broad, earnest Her personality was
a rare combination of the alertly vigorous and
the womanly sympathetic. She had great in
sight into the lives of the unfortunate with whom
she was called constantly to deal, and her love of
animals was genuine and sincere Only those
who know life "from the ragged sidei, who
must labor with the poor and the friendless and
the bereayed, understand the true breadth of
Rose Dayson's work Her enthusiasm never
tagged, even when illness laid its hand on her
energy. She inspired others to helpful efforts
on behalf of dumb brutes tortured by mankind,
or on behalf of little children neglected by man.
kind. Her scheme of social betterment was an
eminently practical one, and though she did not
possess the ready formulas of the trained vel
fare worker she possessed the ability to put these
formulas into use Women like Rose Dawson
are not many in this or any other community.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-27
LITTLE INTERVIEWS

JAMES L. COKE-You never car
tell in politics.
JUDGE HENRYiE. COOPER--1here
will be much of scientific interest in
our voyage to Palmyra island this sum
mer
COLLECTOR c. A. COTTRILL-l
read in the Ohio papers that Governor
Cox had about million dollars in that
relief fund. Many of my acquaintance
we're severely stricken by the floods.
A. l.. c. ATKINSON was inter
ested to see in the Star-Bulletin re
Gently the account of snake killed
on Hawaii.o 1t is too bad the specimen
was not secured, for such thing hap.
pens only once in a lifetime. | re
member that many years ago two Por
tuguese boys came down from Tanta-
JUS with stories of big snake seen
there, but ali anybody could find of it
was mark where something had
crawled on the ground. As a matter
of fact, many scientists claim that
snakes cannot live long in this coun.
try, and it is only those that escape
from cargoes that are found. There
are no snakes here and that is gospel
truth.
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LETTERS ON TIMELY TOPICS

give them a fair shcy and no more.
Ii is in the idea Of a Fair show
that the Advertiser claims Honolulu
is different. The Advertiser would
represent Honolulu as beiRg against
any such thing as fair show, and
breaches the doctrine Of suppression,
boycott and exterminatioh
OF course the Advertiser doesn't
know the first principles of fair
show" And when it wants to fasten
ON Honolulu the stigma that Honolulu
is a city whose best people resort to
coercion and Boycott, 1t really speaks
only for itself
Life" is publication that com
ments candidly about anything it disa-
gTees with. How mild is its puTported
discussion about billboaris to its fol.
lowing statement about newspapers:
Some newspapers are better than
others. and the worst, even the syste-
matte and intentional liars, are useful
IN some measure as vehicles or pub
licity but some day the people, the
great mass Of newspaper. readers, viii
! begin to suspect that the papers they
read are worse than THEY are, and
when that suspicion hardens into GER
tainty, the better papers will profit by
it, and the worse ones will have to re-
form
1T is extraordinary what blatant
and unworthy publications can sue
coed in these times; succeed without
character. any high intelligence or re-
gard for truth, by mere attention to
the commercial end of their business >
CHAS. r. FRAZIER
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EDITOR

skirts and grass huts, nor of incipient revolu
tons directed against americans the miscon
ception extending to the status of Hawaiian-born
people,.
A line flashed ON the screen at the end of the
pictures gives the company putting them out as
the american Film Manufacturing Company
The promotion committee is well justified in
yoicing a request to this company to withdraw
this series of films. They are unfair to Hawaii
and its people, and Hawaii and its people ought
to protest in no uncertain terms
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-27
SPRECKELS CASE
DECISION NOT
UNEXPECTED

Although no word has been received
from the coast since the supreme court
of the territory handed down its de-
cision yesterday in the famous Spreck-
els will cases, Attorney NJ. F. Prosser
CT the legal firm of Prosser, Anderson
& Max, representing John ID. and
Adolph B. Spreckels, said today he had
no doubt the plaintiffs would carry an
appeal up to the supreme court OF the
United States.
Yesterdays decision against US was
not unexpected" said Attorney Pros
ser, and in fact, believe the original
intention of the plaintiffs when the
present suits were filed here. was to
get the subject before the supreme
court of the United States"
In the meantime the local properties
of the estate, now held by c. Brewer
e Co, as trustees for the heirs under
the will of the late Claus Spreckets,
undoubtedly viii remain under the
same. management until the entire
fight among the members or the
Spreckels family is ended
It is said by local attorneys who are
fairly conversant with the famous in
ernecine legal battle that If the SUI
preme court of the territory had sus-
tanned Circuit Judge Cooper's decision,
upholding the contention of John d.
and Adolph B., the ultimate purpose
of these two INFRINGING the SUITS here
would have been thwarted.
1t is believed to have been the in
tention of the two brothers who were
ignored in the sugar kings will, to
carry the case to the supreme court of
the United States from the territorial
supreme court They were unable to
appeal from the supreme court OF Cali
fornia, which held against them, but
the Organic Act of Hawaii permits APP
peals to the highest tribunal of the
14ation in any suit involving more than
$4,000.
/ No wit is believed they will seek a
favorable decision in the federal SUI
preme court and, if successful in that,
will try to reopen the litigation in Cali
fornia-
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-27
FRESH EGGS LEAD
TO DIVORCE COURT

CINCINNATI-Mrs. Zella Cunning
ham walnut Hills was granted a
divorce from William Cunningham by
Judge Warner. Cruelty was one OF
the grounds alleged by Mrs. Cunning
ham, one form of which she alleged
was he Husbands refusal to give her
any of the fresh eggs that were the
products of the family chickens. She
alleged that he gave the eggs to his
mother, who lived with them.
Mrs. Cunningham also testified that
when her husband was away on a trip
he gave the key to the hennery to his
mother.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-27

believing with Wong Tai Poon. the
Oldest Chinaman on the islands. that
his country was not ready for the
transition.
It may be quite awhile before How
leaves for the home OF his country.
men. the republic may rise and fall In
that time. and the old order OF things
be established again. An OF which
How will observe with smile, the
same smile which lIghtens his face
when he is reminded that he Is the
only Chinaman on the islands who can
boast Of queue.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-27
MAJ.WOOTEN Will
HAVE OFFICE ON
ARMY ROW

Major w. p. Wooten, corps of en-
gineers, who is department engineer,
in addition to holding half a dozen
other army titles, is to have an Of
flee on "army row" in the Young
Hotel In his capacity as the en-
gineer member of the department
staff, Major Wooten will occupy this
office, and will have civilian clerk
assigned to him. In his several other
capacities in connection with river
and harbor work, Notifications, and
other duties not directly connected
with the department administration,
he will continue to. transact business
at the present engineer headquarters
in the McCandless building.
The addition of two more rooms
across the hall from the long line of
offices at army headquarters one
for Major Wooten's use and one to
be used as a library and board room
gives the Hawaiian department. an
official home equal, if not superior,
to that of any of the five other geo
graphical divisions of the army. The
rooms are cool and well ventilated,
and after months of cranped quart
ers, the renting of additional rooms
recently authorized, has given plenty
of room for all the officers of the
department and brigade staff.
The private telephone exchange,
on which electricians have been
working for several weeks. will be
ready for business this afternoon or
tomorrow, and for the present two
trunk lines will give fifteen offices
communication with the city and long
distance wires. There is room on the
board for nine trunks in all, and when
necessary more will be added
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-27
ONLY one OF
HIS kind MAY
VISIT China
Chinese, Bedecked with Queue
and True to Traditions,
Plans Trip to Old Home

To Ping How, known as the only
Chinaman On the islands with queue,
which is tantamount to saying that
he is the only Celestial in the terri
tory true to the old and defeated
royal party, may go to China, &C
companied by his little wife, who also
has queue.
For twenty years How has been
here, conducting little grocery store
on Emma street, and during that time
his interest in his country has not
abated. He is not sanguine over the
prospects of the new China republic,