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The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-19
PENSACOLA PEOPLE

(This is One of a Series of Interviews.
Guaranteed to Contain the Least Possible
Amount Of Truth Based Upon a Minimum
of Fact, Which The Journal Win Publish
Until Stopped. The Subject of This, the
Seventh, is Adrian Langford. Only Those
Not Acquainted With Mr.. Langford VIII
Doubt It.)
Even when man does have the
worthy distinction of being the young
est city clerk in the United States it
is pretty hard to do this column JUS
tice without doing him injustice un-
less he is immodest enough to supply
the material.
Adrian Langford-Adrian E. Lang
ford-is the city clerk of Pensacola.
He is only twenty one come twenty
two next birthday and complete re-
turns from all cities indicate that he
is elected the youngest of city clerks.
That doesn't mean that Mr.. Langford
was elected; he was appointed or
forced into the job or something like
that by the city solons last November.
It may be he inherited it. 1t is under
stood, at least, that the position of
city clerk was one of the things left by
Mr.. L. c.. Aymard, retired.
How he got the job matters little.
He has it and that is all there is to
it-except that nobody else wants it
as far as is known.
The writer struck Mr.. Langford on
Palafox street the other evening.
Say, Adrian" he suggested, don't
you think it would help you along if
you were interviewed for the Pensa-
cola People column
pensacola peo-" half puzzled, then
Frightening perceptibly "Oh, yes;
that's the Sunday interview column
isn't it7''
\ yes"
"That interesting line of ultra-libe-
lous and multi-scandaIous buncombe
| about people that think they ought tc
be in who's Who" he continued, land
haven't money enough to buy the
space?"
That's it," the interviewer an
swered, 'at least 1 think it's interest
ing. AS to the libel and the scandal
and so on-they don't have things like
| that down here, do they?"
"Of course not, you under
The writer, disappointed, turned. He
meant to find someone else that didn'1
know so much. AS he reached the door
| of a certain bookstore two blocks far
| ther up the street he felt tug at hi;
arm. Gle has two arms; the tug was
The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-19

by the Turkish peace plenipotentiartes
in regard to the note handed to the
Ottoman government.
Delegates of the Balkan allies as q
whole are relatively satisfied with the
situation, but they do not believe the
end of the negotiations is near, as the
porte is not likely to give a categorical
answer to the note of the powers. The
Greeks hope to be able to demon
strate to the powers that Greece can
occupy the islands. giving such guar
antees as will secure the execution of
the will of Europe, namely, ito ex-
clude all menace to the security of
Turkey in the future.
The Montenegrin government in a
long note addressed to the powers to-
day relative to the elimination of Al
bania, declares that the annexation OF
Scutari, Impek, and Jakova by Mon
tenegro is necessary to that Kingdoms
security and political and economic
development, and rather than renounce
this logical and natural aggrandize-
ment of its territory, Montenegro
would prefer to disappear as politt-
cal factor in the Balkans.
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ed by Adolf Kraus, of Chicago. presi-
dent of the B'nai Birth, at the pre-
sentation ceremonies.
"After full discussion, it was de-
cided that President Taft had on va
rious occasions during the year fear
lessly, justly and vigorously enunciat-
ed doctrines and maintained positions
on questions in which the Jewish peo-
pie have vital interest. albeit they
are Of not less significance to lovers
Of liberty and justice the world over" ("
he said; that the positions SO taken
by him as the head Of a great nation
gave new hope of better days to come
for the prosecuted of our people; that
in recognition thereof the medal
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az one of them.) It was Mr.. Lang
ford. Excuse me-" he faltered, a tear
glinting in the corner Of his eye. (He
has two eyes; the tear was in one Of
them.)
what is it." asked the interviewer,
turning.
Aren't you going to write me up?''
Certainly; let's drop in here and
use the proprietors desk. I'm news
paper man, you know, and he won't
object
Mr. Langford offered a gold banded
cigar, smiled bravely and looked as
though he believed Sunday would be
his last day.
Go ahead" he said, "and let me
take it without any anaesthesia.'
Just about that time the proprietor
hustled up and looked us over.
oh" he apologized, when he saw
the interviewer taking notes, Il thought
there was someone here"
NO, indeed" we assured him, realiz-
ing he had made natural mistake.
1t is very difficult to get an interview
sometimes. People insist upon coming
around to hear the facts before they
get into the paper.
By the way, this is about Mr.. Lang
fCrd, isn't it?
Well Mr.. Langford agrees with al
known authorities that he was born in
| Warrington, June 80, 1891, grew uI
around that place and decided he had
enough education about the time ht
| got through with the senth grade in
high school.
Being the son of c. 3. Langford, g
pilot. and living around the navy YARD
naturally inclined the youth toward the
sea. Just toward 1t, however, for he
never get much beyond the space bal
OF a typewriter in the Office of the
navy yard. He took preliminary course
/ OF five years as messenger there
before he attempted to navigate the
| foolscap through the smooth channel:
| of a No. 5-Visible. After a year a!
| typewriter he was promoted t.
stenographer and typewriter in the
| purchase and pay Office, which expert
ence was marked by general purchast
and suffiient pay to urge HON to some
thing else.
| He stuck to it awhile and then ac
| cepted a position as assistant cit!
| clerk. He had quite a. number o
things to do in that position, instruct
ing a commercial class in the Y. NJ
c. A, instructing a boxing class IL
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should be, and therefore it was, voted
to President Taft"
In accepting the medal the president
took occasion to point out that a coun-
try like the United States is needed by
the Jews in which to develop so that they
might show the capacity Of the race as
supporters Of law and order.
Upon the Jewish people 1t is not
necessary for me to pronounce eulo-
gium," he said. "In their just pride
of their ancestry those of US who are
of the Jewish people have to be
humble.
The genius, the strength of your
race, the patience and the persistence
with which you pursue your purpose
to maintain your rights and exalt your
racial make yours an exceptional
history in the history of the world The
prosecutions to which you have been
The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-19
ENGINEERS AND FIREMEN
GO OUT ON A STRIKE

Bangor, Me-, Jan. 1s.-Engineers and
firemen of the Bangor and Aroostock
Railroad struck today because the di-
rectors refused to grant an increase
in wages.
The road extends from the Canadian
border to Penobscot bay, affording the
chief outlet for the great print paper
mills. The possible effect of the strike
on the shipment of paper gives the
movement nationwide Importance.
Officials of the road say that men
have been obtained to replace the
strikers and that service viii not be
interrupted.
The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-19
WHITECAPPING
STARTS AFRESH
Band of Masked Men Goes to House
and Gives a shiftIess Man About
One Hundred Lashes.
BY AsSOCIATED PREss.

Dalton, Ga, Jan. 1S.-The epidemic
of white Gaping which has been pre-
vailing in this section recently broke
out afresh this week at Tilton, Murray
county, according to news brought
here today.
A band of masked men went to the
home of John Shannon, took him to
the woods short distance from his
home and administered about a hun
dred lashes.
Shannon was charged with shiftless-
ness and unbecoming conduct in his
home The band, it is said, then went
to other homes, warning the inmates
of similar treatment unless they
mended their ways.
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the Y. NJ. c. A, moving to 16 North
Spring street, acting as president OF
the Volunteer Life Saving Corps at
Rayview Park. joining the National
First Aid to the Injured Glass, taking
its examination and being awarded a
certificate of proficiency by President
William II. Taft.
The story of how he got his present
position as city clerk is too fresh in
the public mind to need reviewing.
There might be another column
written aboutAMr. Langford, his ath-
letic prowess and the gold medals he
has won and such things, but they
would tax the imagination too severely.
AS it is, we trust that he has been
sufficiently offended.
The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-19
WOMEN FIGHT POLICE WITH
HATPINS AND UMBRELLAS

New York, Jan. 1S.-With hatpins
and umbrellas, several hundred women
fought the police today in one of the
fercest riots since the beginning Of
the garment workers strike. A lone
policeman who tried to protect male
strike breakers was severely beaten.
The policeman arrested one woman
but had to summon twelve more blue
coats before he could get his prisoner
to the station house. The police ac-
complished this by forming hollow
square which was beset on all sides
by the battling garment workers.
The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-19
FEDERAL OFFICERS REMOVED.

Washington, Jan. 1S.-General Bel
tran, commander of the Mexican fed
eral forces at Vera Cruz, and Com
mander Azueta, in charge of the ar
senal there have been removed. Bel
tran commanded the federal forces
which put down the uprising led by
General Felix Diaz, now prisoner in
Vera Cruz.
Dispatches to the state department.
tell of rumors of a threatened revolt
in Vera Cruz, having for its object the
release Of Diaz. but contain no reason
for the removal of Beltran and Azueta.
The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-19
Read The Journals Want
Ads and Profit thereby:
YIDDIsH NEWSPAPER
WRITERS ON A STRIKE

New York, Jan. 1S.-Although the
fate of the stolen orphan" and Leah,
the Heiress" and other heroes and he
roines are left, up in the air. by the
strike of the yiddish newspaper writ
ers," the four Jewish daily papers
came out today as usual. The authors
OF the thrilling stories remain deter
mined in their stand not to divulge
further developments in this melo-
dramatic plots until the Yiddish writ
ers union is recognized and wages in
creased. Forty men in all are partici-
pating in the novel strike.
The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-19
BRITISH DOCTORS ARE
RELEASED FROM PLEDGE

London, Jan. 1S.-Members of the
British medical association today de-
cided by majority Of lis to 35 to re-
lease the British doctors from the
pledge they had given not to serve
under the national insurance act, which
provides a monetary allowance and
medical attendance to the working
classes during sickness.
The opposition of doctors to the
scheme of state insurance was based
on the amcdnt to be paid them for
their services, which they declared was
too small. It was, however. suspected
that politics had much to do with
the doctors resistance. especially in
london.
The minority at today's meeting was
The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-19
FORMER FRIEND OF HENRY
WARD BEECHER IS DEAD

New York, Jan. 1s-Stephen van
Cullen White, Wall street broker, IA
miliarly known as Deacon" White,
former friend oftHenry Ward Beecher,
and for many years treasurer of his
toric Plymouth church of Brooklyn
Is dead. He was picturesque and noted
figure in the financial district, where
he won and lost several fortunes
through attempts to run corners" In
stocks.
Deacon" White was born in Chat
ham county, North Carolina, in 1881,
but had lived in Brooklyn since the
Civil war. A complication of maladies
caused his death.
The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-19

Washington. Jan. 17.-when the
great Jewish organization, the B'nai
Firth. presented President Taft with a
gold medal at the White House few
days ago, it conferred upon him the
highest honor within its power to be-
stow upon an individual. Annually
che order awards a gold medal to the
man or woman. regardless of creed,
who has contributed most during the
year to the welfare of the Jewish
rause. This year it was agreed that
Mr.. Taft was entitled to the medal.
The feeling of the organization with
regard to the president and the work
ae has done for the race was express
The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-19

subjected because of your religion
have in a sense doubtless developed
the character and tenacity of your
race, but it needs a free country like
the United States to develop the fiow-
er and enable you to show to the
world at large that wonderful capac-
ity Of the race as supporters of law
and order in a government of freedom
and government that insists upon
equality before the law"
The committee which presented the
medal included julius I. Peyser, OF
Washington, D. c., Charles Hartman
of New York, Jacob F'urth, of St
Louis, Simon Wolf, of Washington,
Adolf Kraus, of Chicago, Edward H
Calish, of Richmond, Va, Judge Philip
Stein, of Chicago, Alexander Selling
freund, of Chicago and Jacob Singer
of philadelphia.
The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-19
PRESIDENT GUEST OF
THE CLOVER CLUB

Philadelphis, Jan. Is. = President
Taft. who had brisk time OF 1t last
night attending three dinners and max
ing as many speeches, was the guest
of honor this morning at a breakfast
given by the officers of the Glover
club. The president made his third
speech of the night shortly before 1
O'clock this morning on the roof garden
Of a twenty story hotel to the medical
club of Philadelphia.
The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-19
CHICAGO GARMENT
WORKERS TO STRIKE
Forty Thousand May Quit Because
They Are Doing Work For New
York Houses.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Chicago, Jan. 1S.-Forty thousand
Chicago garment workers may be call
ed on to strike next week in sympa-
thy with New York strikers, because
officials of the United Garment Work
ers are said to have discovered that
eastern manufacturers are sending or
ders here to be filled.
The union men say that unless man
ufacture of such goods is stopped al
once, a general strike will be ordered
in all shops controlled by the en-
ployers' association.
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CHARGED WITH EMBEZZLING
NEARLY TWO MILLIONS

Budapest, Hungary, Jan. 18.-Ignaz
Palloch, one of the most prominent
railroad and bridge contractors of
Hungary, was arrested here today on
the charge Of embezzling 1900, 900 and
with Issuing a quantity Of forged
shares.
Palloh is director of several railroad
companies and financial institutions in
Hungary and in other countries. One
London company Is said to have been
victimized to the extent Of $500, 900.
The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-19
JNO. D. ARCHBOLD TO BE
RECALLED AS A WITNESS

Washington, Jan. 1s.-John D. Arch
bold, president of the Standard OIL
Company is to be recalled next week
by the senate committee investigating
campaign funds. Some senators be-
lieve they have gotten track Of at least
two more letters not disclosed at Mr..
Archbold's previous examination. The
date has not yet been fixed, but his
appearance probably will be Thursday
or Friday.
The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-19
STATE OF TEXAS WILL
BE SUED FOR LAND

Santa Fe, n. NJ. Jan. 1s.-Texas is
to be made the defendant in a suit to
be fled in the supreme court of the
United States at an early date by the
attorney general of New Mexico on
behalf of this state for the recovery
of 14.30o acres of land valued at ap-
proximately s2,O0O.O0o according to in
The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-19
GRANDDAUGHTER OF
ADMIRAL SEMMES DEAD

Nashville. Tenn, Jan. 1S.-The fun
eral OF Sister Mary de Sales Semmes,
grand daughter of Admiral Raphael
Semmes. OF the Confederate cruiser,
Alabama, occurred here today at st.
Cecilia Academy. where she took the
veil month ago. She was 81 years
old and her family home in Arkansas.
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formation given out last night.
The suit grew out OF the Texas New
Mexico boundary dispute which has
been the subject of contention since
1850.
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composed entirely of London practi-
tioners and the campaign against the
act continues in the metropolis.
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Turks Say They Will Not
Give Up Adrianapole

Continued from First Pagel
The Pensacola journal., 1913-01-19
left over some great bargains

In going through Our stock after Our great
cleanup sale we find numerous items that we
can offer for Monday at greatly reduced prices.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-06-26

treating back and then retire with an
air Of resignation.
But no one ever grudges the five
pfennigs unless he be extraordinarily
miserly. The payment Of single
half-penny enables you to sit in com.
fort In the middle Of one Of the hand
soonest and liveliest streets in Europe.
and Berlin does its best to provide
you with varied pageant.
Novel and varied indeed It 10 for
hundreds of actors and actresses play
their parts in the pageant Of the
street. where shops and an arcade and
q restaurant or two constitute the
back scene and where f1ercely solemn
policemen are the stage managers.
Quantity dressed nurse girls from the
country, in their picturesque peasant
costumes. move easily and calmly
across the stage, pushing strangely in.
artistic perambulators. in which placid
German babies sit and stare.
But the greatest figure on this Ger
man stage is coming! There Is sud.
den cessation Of all sound; the traffic
is stopped and men and women stand
waiting in silence for his entry. There
Is tense end mute excitement in the
air and from far away you can hear.
through the stiffness, the beating of
horses hoofs and the murmur of the
shouting of distant people. The sound
Of the hoofs grows louder and the
wave Of shouting sweeps along the
broad street-and everywhere the cry
10 Der kaiser! Der kaiser!" And
you rise from your seat and turn to
see q bevy Of horsemen galloping
down the riding path. For only one
Of them have you any eyes-he who
rides ahead Of his fellows, raising his
hand continually In response to the
greetings Of his subjects; he whose
kingliness is such that you don your
hat instinctively and stand In silence
a. he rides by.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-06-26
MARKEN IS QUAINT
Strange Island Community That
Is Found in Holland.
Sturdy, Vigorous and Happy Peopis
Who Spend Their Lives In Peaes
and OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Of
Their Domestic Manners.

Marken, Holland.--Marken, too
small and unimportant to be found on
many maps, is q quaint community OF
about 1000 people. who live on IA
small islands in the Zuyder Zee.
These small, sandy knolls are con.
nected by narrow brick foot bridges
and protected by dikes. Red.roofed.
gabled houses made Of wood. and
tarred. or ornamented by paint In red
and gren stripes, are built on piles.
During spring freshets the Inhabitants
are sometimes obliged to remain ON
the upper floors, or drown. Stairs
are unknown, so the ascent 10 made
by ladders. After the annual spring
bath the uneven little streets look
fresher and brighter than ever and
the place is real spotless town.
Only the newer houses have chin
neys. In the older ones the smoke
from constant peat fires must escape
through a small, square "smoke.hole"
In the roof. The chimney place is
faced with tiles-usually blue-and
the hearth is black tiling rubbed to
polish. Everywhere there Is CLEAN.
Ing brass and copper and the whole
house shines. Personally. the people
are also very neat; but, strange to say,
large, fatlooking deas are plentiful
more plentiful than our mosquitoes!
The kitchen. usually the living room
as we'll. is the largest in the house.
From the beams overhead hang hams.
strings Of drying fish. wine Jugs and
native delicacies. At the windows are
green shutters and lace curtains. The
floors are made OF wide planks. highly
vanished to a dark brown. Chairs
have rush bottoms and slat backs.
Well-scoured candlesticks are numer.
Gus. Every house contains an old
carved cabinet filled with rare treas.
ures that would gladden. the heart Of
connoisseur Each man has q
treasure chest" Of his own, which is
kept securely locked. and the contents
often remain q mystery to his wife
and family.
Not far from the big chimney are
the beds-and such beds! They are
built in the wall, on a decided slant
the head being much higher than the
foot! There is feather mattress.
coarse linen sheets, quilts and last,
but not least. always q thick cover
stuffed with feathers until 1t re-
sembles another small mattress. A.
ter the Markenites have crawled in
under these bed clothes they pull q
sliding door. or panel. and shut them
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-06-26
FLOWERS THAT EXPLODE

There are certain. kinds Of flowers
which explode" In order to scatter
their seeds about, but these are silent
explosions brought about every seed
ing time by Nature. For q flower to
actually explode with q detonation
that can be heard long distance Is
quite another thing. and rarity.
Such an explosion. however, occur
red a short time ago In the botanical
gardens Mt Algiers. It was the spathe
or the covering of the bunch OF bios
SONS on a great palm tree. This
spathe was nearly three feet long. and
when the explosion occurred 1t was
hurled to a great distance, while the
shattered blossoms arose like cloud
Of golden smoke and covered the top
Of the palm.
The cause Of thh was the suns
heat. which was unusual, and had
actually roasted the flower to the
color Of rust. The excessive dryness
Of the air had caused fermentation
inside the spathe. A great sirocco,
or hot wind from Sahara, had just
blown over the palm and agitated
the fermenting contents Of the spathe.
Such explosions are very rare, but
several others are recorded. especially
in that part Of the world. 1t ID said
that an ostrich egg will sometimes
explode In the same manner and from
the same cause.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-06-26
GETS AN ARCTIC HAWK

A large arctic hawk. measuring
nearly four feet from tip to tip. was
brought In on the steamship Minneso
ia when the vessel arrived at Seattle,
Wash. . few days ago The bird had
Joined the Minnesota south Of the
Aleutian islands, following the wake
Of the ship many hours, and finally
alighted on the top mast. Heavy gales,
which had swept the Alaskan coast
for a few days before, drove hundreds
Of small birds to sea, and az these
sought refuge In the rigging they be.
came the prey to the great hawk. Aft.
er feasting all afternoon the hawk
perched on the mainmast. where 1t
prepared to pass the night. A Jap.
anese boy in the stewards crew plan.
ned otherwise. and. equipped with q
guhny sack. he mounted the mast and
slipped the bag over the birds head.
The ships captain, Thomas Garlick,
presented the hawk to the Seattle park
board. which will place 1t In one Of the
city parks.
The Red Cloud chief., 1913-06-26
QUEER CHARGE OF FRAUD

Shipping the corpse Of his mother
az ordinary goods, q retired telegraph
ofIicial at Emden. Germany, has to
answer an extraordinary charge Of de-
frauding the railway authorities. A
few weeks age. his mother died at
Nice. France. after expressing o de-
sire to be buried In her native land.
While anxious to fulfill this last wish.
the son was either unwilling or unable
to pay the high charges which are
made by railways for the transport
Of human remains, so he packed the
body Of his parent In large case
and put II on the line as ordinary
goods. He himself made the journey
In advance to Emden, and when the
corpse arrived he took It from the
station to the hotel where he was
staying. There he was embarrassed
for some time AZ to what should be
done with It, but the case was even
tually carried to the house of q cousin.
where an attempt was made. on the
strength Of quite regular death Ger.
ti1cate issued at Nice. to induce the
doctor to testify that the woman had
died In Emden. This. however. the
medical man refused to do. and SO the
matter got out.