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The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1913-10-17

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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-17
VOx POPULI.
MR.. BENNETT COMMENTS
ON THE FEE SYSTEM

Editor Pensacola Journal.
Sixteen to-one-sixteen bucks to one
round-up-such was the sum total of
the result Of a sudden, firm, big re-
solve on the part of two representa-
tives of the county's executive depart
ment to purify the community and an
initiate the gambling spirit in man
the turpentine negro man! Oh 1ifle!
oh pouffi and oh something else that
wouldn't look we'll in print.
Great indeed must have been the in
tellect that evolved, planned and exc
cuted that wholesale raid of a turpen-
tine niger mutual benefit meeting
where the relaxation of it's members
spotted cubes the instruments OF re-
taxation, and two bits the price of said
relaxation with the scene of operations
40 miles away.
Small indeed must be the intellect
that failed to perceive a thousand fla
moral and God laws forty feet away.
This is funny old world, isn't 1t?
Nope, worlds all right, tits the folks
in it and some of the uproariously
funny fellows inhabit the confines of
our little Escambia boasting the star
of off1cialism and armed with the au-
thority of a pernicfouS law that legal
ICES their little game. A little game
that they see fit to perpetrate upon I'M
fortunate white workingmen tramping
norant. browbeaten, despised members
of a race only a few years from saw
agery and slavery-poor devils who
need but just such brutal treatment
the manner these 16 were to further
intensity the inherent hate for the
white folks.
If these minions Of a contemplate
law were inspired by a hope of elevat-
ing the moral tone of the county OF
hnn mo fhnj VII oil he
road to the angel factory of the here
after, they possess as much inteIec-
tuality as inmates of Chattahoochee's
principal institution.
Inspiration for such acts of public
officers does not have it's genesis in a
noble impulse to hasten the millennium
but is fathered by a reprehensible law
that permits subsistence of a few upon
the obIiquity of the INDECENT, illiterate
and unfortunate of the states citizen
ry-the fee system of remuneration of
public servants.
How long will Florida continue to
advertise to the world that its legis1a-
ture is apparently composed of i'm
beetles and that the state is so poor of
purse that 1t must give carte blanche
to peace officers to recompense them
selves by preying upon the underdog?
Have you ever seen a tGrpentine mig
ger? Have you seen sixteen of the
animals? If so, then you know what
a duIl-Wltted, SenSuouS-V1Saged AMI
mated chunk of whiskey absorbent he
is, and can figure out the effect arrest
ing, fining or falling will have from a
corrective standpoint upon him. But
such philosophizing Is out of place in
this communication. We merely want
to emphasize the fact that the sole
reason for that case Of Sunday desc |
Grafton and act of inhumanity was
the greed for dollars prompted by the |
fee system in force.
S. D. BENNETT, JR.
May 16, 1918.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-17

cracked. your ignition is bad, the pump
has got to be replaced, you have got
to have four new spark plugs. your
batteries must be recharged, your fan
is bent, your radiator leaks frightfuly,
you have got three bad tires, your
front axle is sprung and your gas line
leaks"
rs there anything else?''
mo, outside of that your car is all
right. In fact. it's a peach Of car.
I can have 1t in perfect working order
in three months"
Il didn't come in here to have the
car repaired. / came in for a quart
of cylinder oil. \Give me that and I'll
be on my way. This car runs steadily
as clock work. 1 just had it over
hauled at the factory. Good day"
Moral-Don't let an expert lift the
hood.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-17
State of Ohio. City of Toledo,
IlCaS County &C.

State of Ohio. City of Toledo.
Lucas County. IS:
Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he
is senior partner of the firm of r II
Cheney & Co. doing business in the
City Of Toledo, County and State afore-
said. and that said firm will paw the
sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case of catarrh that can
farrh Cure. FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn TO before me and subscribed in
my presence this 9Th day of Decern Der.
A. D.. 1889
(Seal) A. w. GLEASON
Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal
fy and acts directly on the blood and
mucous surfaces of the system. Send
for testimonial free.
F. j. CHENEY & CO. Toledo o.
Sold by all Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton. (adv.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-17

Reactionaries
Die Hard.

It seems to be a difficult thing for
the reactionary interests to know when
they are defeated and discredited.
They die hard. Most of their time is
spent in finding fault with the admin
istration and especially with any part
OF it with which the secretary of state
has anything to do.
1t is too soon to know whether or not
Mr.. Bryan's mission to the Pacific
coast viii be altogether without re-
suits, but it affords these critics an
opportunity to give the administration
several rounds of abuse, they seeming
ly forgetting that only five years ago
n republican president pursued
course towards California almost iden-
teal.
son sending the secretary of state on
visit to some of the Latin American
republics. Already tremendous howl
is going up over this and some Of the
journalistic sycophants of the interests
refer to Mr.. Bryan as the travelling
salesman of the administration. It was
Rll right with these penny liners"
when Mr. Knox was sent on a similar
mission to South and Central America
by President Taft. This mission was
not referredto as "junket.'
The administration has been in power
less than three months. 1t has so far
been remarkably successful and no ad-
ministration has accomplished more in
SO brief period. Affairs have been
running smoothly. There have been
no bitches, no mistakes, no panics and
no trouble of any kind. This has been
grievous disappointment to those re-
publicans and other reactionaries whose
partisan feeling is stronger than their
patriotism.
The day is almost past when these
carping critics have much influence.
over anyone except their own kind.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-17
Children Take
a Health Pledge.

Ten thousand boys in New York city
have taken what is called a health
pledge" They belong to the Public
School Athletic League and are In
training for a demonstration this sum-
mer. No attempt was made to lay
down a system of diet or training. Eff
fort is made to tell the boys what to
avoid rather than what to eat.
The rules are not many, neither do
they contain anything new, startling
or striking. They are:
Rise at a. M; not minute later.
Before breakfast go through a two
minute drill and hygienic exercise, then
clean face and neck and scrub hands,
finishing with a big, cold splash and a
hard rub all over. Rub the feet and
legs hard to get them into condition.
Use toothbrush freely.
No coffee or tea at any mea!. Drink
milk, little at g. time.
Chew all food to a pulp. Ask the
teacher what foods to avoid.
No smoking.
Before school, take a close obser-
Walton to see that everything is clean
from head to toe, including clothing.
Stand up like an athlete.
Some time after supper take a thor
ough wash, with cold splash over
chest and trunk. Use the toothbrush.
See that clothes and books are ready
for the next day.
Go to bed at D. m.
Sleep with the windows open top
and bottom.
Simple as these rules are, the physi-
cal director of the New York schools
says the results are quickly noticed.
He says a surly boy is generally
dyspeptic. This league has already de-
veloped a very strong sentiment toward
cigarette smoking.
There is nothing arbitrary about
these rules and they might be changed
TO meet individual requirements. And
they might be observed with profit by
grown up people
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-17
LEGALIZE RACING
IN STATE COLORADO
Governors Refusal to Either Sign or
Veto the Bill May Lead to LesaIize
Prize Fighting in That State.

Denver. Col. May 15.-Gov. Am
mons has vetoed the boxing bill. but
the bill permitting racing under SUI
pervision of a racing commission will
become a law without the governors
signature, he preferring neither to
sign nor veto it.
Concerning the boxing bill. the gov
ernor said:
while / realize that the intention
of the authors Of this bill was not to
bring about that result, yet / fear the
ing in Colorado. There seems to be
nothing in the present law to prevent
holding legitimate boxing contests and
/ do not deem it necessary to extend
the provisions of the present law.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-17
JOURNAL REPRESENTATIVES,
IN ANDALUSIA, ALA.
Andalusia Star.
. . . . O y Q o q O Q O Q

X. A. Chappelle and Miss Bonnie
Burnham, two clever newspaper peo-
Pc are at Andalusia this week gather
ing statistics and historical facts about
the city and Covington county to be
published In a great county develop
nent edition of The Pensacola Journal.
These young people come to Anda-
by their pleasing personality and
charming manner are making friends
of those Of our citizens with whom
they come in contact. The Star be-
speaks for them the hearty co-opera-
ton Of our citizens, for the work in
which they are engaged IS one that
will result in untold benefit to every
inhabitant of the county.
In the absence of a commercial
league at Andalusia these writer's will
have to depend upon individuals for
the information they desire, and if you
are in possession of facts and figures
that viii tend to portray the wonder
full resources Of city and county you
should not be backward in writing
them out and giving them to Miss
Burnham or Mr.. Chappelle. If you fail
II meet them, the Star will take pleas
ure in receiving your articles and
turning them in A write-up Of this
character will result in much good.
Thousands of copies Of The Journal
will be sent out containing a vivid por-
trayal of Covingtons rich resources,
and Will attract capital seeking in
restment, as wei, as bring many new
home-seekers to this section. The
Star will esteem it a personal favor
for any and all courtesies extended
Miss Burnham and Mr.. Chappelle.
Read The Journals Want
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-17

dolph meeting on a muddy sidewalk,
Caleb Powers of Kentucky, rose in de-
tense of Mr.. Clay.
The times must be sadly out of joint
when Henry Clay needs the defense of
a man of the Powers stripe. Powers.
1t will be remembered. was filling the
Office of secretary of state when Gov
ernor-elec Goebel of Kentucky, was
assassinated. He was tried and con-
victed of completely in the murder and
was given lifetime sentence in the
penitentiary. Some of the other con-
spirators are still in prison and others
fed the state never to return. After
doing time for about seven years,
Powers was pardoned by a republican
governor. Then the feudists of re-
publican mountain district elected him
to congress.
And now he feels called upon to de-
fend the memory of Henry Clay.
'tShades of the mighty"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-17
MARATHON FROM
CHICAGO TO CAPITAL
Unique Feature Will BE Opening Bill
on Program of international Ath-
ietie Contests-SeVen Hundred Boys
Interested.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Chicago. May ia Marathon relay
race extending from Washington to
Chicago will be the opening feature of
the International contests in Grant
Park from June % to July s. it was
announced today. School boy runners
will carry a message from President
Wilson to Mayor Harrison.
The delivery of the document will
entail the assistance of about 700
school boys.
The automobile route from Wash
ington to Chicago is about 500 miles.
The amateur running record for one
mile is Ais 2-5, but at least six min
utes will be allowed the runners in
this race.
Four or five days before the formal
opening of the meet, President Will
son will deliver his message to a
school boy runner at the White House.
The runner will dash onward for a
mile and hand the proclamation to
an other boy. And so on, the line will
be extended to Chicago
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-17

The Bachelors Choice.
If e'er I wed,
The bachelor said,
I'm going to wed a queen,
A beauty bright,
Good to the sight,
perfect gir!, ween.
She must be kind
And have a mind
That's brilliant through and through,
And must have grace
And handsome face
No other kind will do.
And she must cook,
Right by the book,
And love her housework well.
And she must stay
At home all day,
No idle gossip tell.
He looked around,
But never found
The girl that he looked for.
There was none such;
He asked too much.
He died a. bachelor.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-17
The Original Pessimist.

81 regret to say that your carburetor
IS no good. You have to have a new
Carburetor or have this one rebuilt
announced the garage man as he gazed
under the hood of the automobile.
rs that 500" asked the owner.
Yes, and there must be a lot of
work done on your transmission It's
fearfully out of order. That should
take three days at least"
You don't say"
Eyes, and three of your cylinders are
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-17
Henry Clay Has
Strange Defender.

Press dispatches tell that when
few days ago Representative Martin
Dies of Texas. told in the house the
we'll known anecdote Of Clay and Ran
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-17
PENSACOLA AND
PENSACOLIANS
They Know Him In Alabama.

They Know Him In Alabama.
K. A. Chappelle, field worker for
The Pensacola Journal, who Is at An
dalusia this week, is the son of Rev
L. H. S. Chappelle, a prominent mem
Der Of the Alabama Conference Meth
odist church. He also has a brother,
l. H. s.. Chappelle, Jr., who is a min
lister and a member of the conference
His brothers first appointment after
entering the ministry was at River
Fails, In this county.-Andalusia Star.
Miss Burnham Of The Journal.
Miss Bonnie Durham, the talented
young newspaper writer, who is at
Andalusia this week in the interest of
The Pensacola Journal, is quite an
adept in her chosen profession She
got her first lessons in the central
northern states, and for the past six
years has been a valued employee of
The Journal. serving as society editor,
special reporter and field correspon-
dent. She possesses a charming per-
sonality, a modest dignified grace Of
manner that at once inspires the con-
hdence and respect of all who are
OF perception and recognizes a news
paper story with a degree of profess
siona1 instinct that would do credit
to those who have spent a lifetime at
the work.-Andalusia Star.
Will Tell the Story
Andalusia and Covington county are
to have thirty-two page write-up in
The Pensacola Journal. Thirty-two
pages sounds big, but they will not
begin to tell half the story of the
wonderful resources Of this god-given
land. The Journal people know a good
thing when they see it and their cor
respondents are realizing that they
have sized job in telling of all
the good things they have found.-An-
dalusia Star.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-17

More so Than Ever
Nothing shocks a republican Ike
democratic harmony.-Pensacola Jour
nal They may as we'll become accus-
toned to 1.-THE democracy is more
thoroughly united now than ever be-
fore.-Pine Belt News
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-17

Congressman Sisson bitterly opposes
all expenditures to increase the eff
ficfency of the army and navy. And
now he wants war with Japan.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-17

A university professor says the best
way to deal with profanity is to re-
move it's cause. University professors
among them?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-17

So far as the present is concerned,
at least, Governor Hi. Johnson prob
ably can lay claim to having put the
frisk In Frisco.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-17

Upton Sinclair has decided to live IN
Holland. Windmills are already com
mon there.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-17

Most women are content to rock the
cradle But over in England they are
also rocking the prime minister and
the members of parliament
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-17

A st. Louis judge rules that d.
vorced woman is not a widow. AT
least she usually isn't very long.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-17

Mr.. Wilson finds that in addition to
being president of the United States,
he has California and New Jersey on
his hands.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-17
VIII Recover

Will Recover
Florida legislature time limit will
now expire in a little over two weeks
So far the state does not seem to have
suffered severely, and will doubtless re-
cover-DeLand News.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-17

Mrs o. HI. P. Belmont threatens to
introduce militant suffragist methods
in the United States. By all means
let her start in on the New York gun
men.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-17
FLORIDA AND
FLORIDIANS
Display inteIlioence-

Anyway, the members of the Flor
ida senate display unmistakab BILE intel
lgence at times. They declined or ig-
nored the formal challenge of the suf-
fragette leaders to engage them in
morta, joint debate on the equal suf-
frage oposition.-Lakeland Tele-
gram.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-17

If you miss your paper,
phone (1500) before ten
o'clock, and one will be de-
livered you by special carrier.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-17
ON THE SPUR OF
THE MOMENT.
BY Roy *. MouISon.

The Difference.
She notices what the women wear,
And how their spring hats are
trimmed.
She takes in detail in a wondrous way
With eyes that are never dimmed.
She comes home and tells what each
woman had,
No matter how many she met.
She speaks of the coats and the skirts
and shoes,
Those things she can ne'er forget.
She notes all the styles on the avenue;
Her language doth never balk;
She sees just the things that woman
When mother goes out to walk.
He notices all the touring cars,
He misses no gas machines;
He sizes up al Of the runabouts
And stares at the limousines.
He knows every model Of every car
And has all the owners, pat,
He reels them right off when he gets
back home.
He knows every tire that's fat.
He notices starters, fore doors and
He sees just the things that mere
man sees,
When father goes out to walk.
From the HiekeyviIle Clarion.
Deacon Pringle has invented a sure
receipt to beat the high cost of living.
1t is as follows:
Eat no meat.
Burn no gasoline.
Buy no fuel for the furnace.
Live entirely upon cornmeal mush.
Attend no theatrical entertainments
" hatever.
Make one suit of clothes last seven
or eight years.
Cut out tobacco in all forms and
smoke dockweed and whip stocks.
But the best way yet invented is to
go and live with your wife'S relatives.
Economy is not always to be praised.
When a man smokes one corncob pipe
for nineteen years he is not much Of
a friend to the community in which
he lives.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-17

France has yet to devise some means
to prevent the wind from blowing
across the border from Germany.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1913-05-17
SCHOONER At
G.. F. & A. DOCK
TOLOAD CARGO
THE E. A. sAeEAN, 24e TONS, WAS
DOCKED THERE YESTERDAY TO
TAKE ON
TO j. A. MERRITT G co.

The British schooner E. A. Sabean,
249 tons, Captain Foote, which arrived
yesterday from Port Antonio, Jamaica.
was locked at the export dock of the
Deep Water Route, where she viii.
take on lumber. She is consigned to
John A. Merritt & Co.
Captain Foote is accompanied by his
wife and two children, who made the
trip to Pensacola on the schooner.
Subscribe 70 The Journal.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-29
ITS funny but every time we plan bear hunt we always

40 We want with guide? l might as we'll
nave brought my maid-only, of course,
she would not have come.
Let me see. what do | think of this
West? Well, it is very straightlaced and
prim. might as well think of wearing
trousers in Boston as in San Francisco or
Los Angeles, but / do not intend to write
about that part of the West 1t is too
tame
My first day with the mule was not
happy one. You see Jumps q call mine
Jumps and Guy calls his 'BumpsO mad
never been ridden by woman, and he
sensed the difference Immediately, even
though | did wear my breeches. He
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-29

"Just between ourselves there are
times when would like to see a irst-class
chef come ambling UP the trail! 1t is not
SO very adventurous, after all, to have to
make ones own coffee and cook ones own
meat. 1t is adventurous to shoot the meat.
but, oh, the cooking of it!
And the coffee l make it myself, and
it is far harder to drink it than to make it.
Guy told me this morning that he has
about decided that coffee is bad for his
nerves, and that from now on | need make
it only for myself. The truth lis, that
think it has got on my nerves. too, and |
shall not make any more. Perhaps our
nervousness will leave us when we get
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-29
new and tremendous vogue

THE new and tremendous vogue
in London Of popular rag
- time" musiG-which originlt-
ed in the United States about twenty
years ago and steadily gained In pub
lie favor ever since-hai inspired
that grave and weighty newspaper,
the London Times. to Justify, even TO
applaud, rag time" in the following
wholehearted manner:
There is no doubt that there is b
present one class OF creative and
executive artists whom the public
OF the United States is disposed 60
idolize and enrich-namely. the com
posers and singers Of rag time Can
the world also respect thsm2 Char
aCte- and yigOr earn respect al the
world over, even when the char3c-
ter is unpleasant and the Tigor nj
directed
NOW Of the character OF rag tire.
there can be no Doubt is absolUta-
ly characteristic Of its inventors
from nowhere but the United States
could such music have sprung: It IS
the music CT the hustler, Of the
feverishly active Spectator: of tho
'skyscraper' and the grain elevator.
Nor can there be any doubt about It's
vigor-vigor which is. perhaps, emp
~ sometimes and meaningless. bat,
in the hands of competent interDre-
tiers. trimming over with life
Here, perhaps, then, for those who
have ears to hear are the seeds from
which a national art may ultimately
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-03-29
Why Rag-Time Is the
True Music of "Hustlers"

spring. Much dross will have to be
cleared away in the process. much
vulgarity and senselessness will have
to give place to a saner, finer ideal.
What then is rag time? Mr..
Louis Hirsch, a we'll known composer
OF such music, has recently declared
that the essence of rag time" is the
mixture of two rhythms' Mr.. Frank
KidsOn in Groves Dictionary OF
Music defines rag time as broken
rhythm and il may be added that
in American slang 10 rag a melody
is TO syncopate a normally regular
tune.
Rag time, then, may be said 70
be strongly syncOpatcd melody SUI
uerimpo5ed on a strictly regular &C
Compartment and il is the combina-
ton Of these TWO rhythms that gives
rag time It's character.
Nor must the words Of rag time
songs be forgotten. they must not be
contemuJuously dismissed as mean
ingless rubbish. They may be any
thing as literature-inNeed. they
often cannot be said TO be either
sense or grammer-but for all that
they are an interesting study in the
fitting Of a verbal 10 a musical pat.
tern. No one in his senses tries TO
hear the words Of a rag tIme' song
with a view to understanding their
meaning: but any one can hear
enough of them 10 see how the me-
tres and rhyme-schemes emphasize
and increase the rhythm Of the
music"