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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-12-02
Christmas Mail Order
Catalogues Are Out.

About the most deceptive thing on
top of earth at this season of the
year is the Christmas catalogue. Thou
sands of these catalogues have been
mailed to people in Pensacola and con-
tiguous territory during the pass
month or so, and as a result many
hundreds of dollars have found their
way out Of local channels Of trade for
good and now repose snugly in Cee
Golfers of the big corporations that
virtually control the mail order bust
ness of the country.
While all of this money comes di-
rectIy from the pockets of people 7Eho
are easily influenced by little glitter
and tinsel, the effect upon the COM
munity as a whole is decidedly Sc
rious, for it has been estimated that
a single dollar, kept at home, will o
over $500 worth of work every year.
and upon that basis if one thousand
dollars is drawn from Pensacola by
the mail order houses this season, pur-
chasing power worth half a million
dollars will be lost to the people of
this section forever.
The people who purchase from mail
order houses generally fail to take all
phases of the matter into considera-
ton. In the first place, they buy
sight unseen giving their good
money away without examining the
articles they desire to purchase. To
the prices quoted freight or express
pointment follows when the goods are
received. But there is no recourse.
Had the purchases been made at home,
even after examination, the articles
could have been exchanged or a re-
fund secured upon return to the seller.
The stocks of Pensacola merchants
are complete and everything that can
be purchased of mail order house
can be purchased at home, and at
prices that compare favorably with
the prices asked in any city in the
land. The Pensacola merchants pay a
large portion of the expenses of the
city; they employ hundreds of Pensa-
cola citizens and they continually do
nate money and services for the up
building of the city. They are entitled
to the support of Pensacola people,
and in supporting them the cost is
no more than the cost of supporting
mail order houses, which do nothing
for the city or it's people.
with tenacles reaching into every nook
and corner Of the land, drawing the
financial life blood to common cen
ter. 1t is a parasite to the business
world and the fact that it continues
to exist as an institution is anything
but complimentary to the hundreds of
short-sighted people who give their
hard-earned money towards it's sup
port.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-12-02
vox PoPULI.
L. w. HARDY WRITES OF
ESCAM BIA CO.'S ADVANTAGE

Editor Pensacola journal:
I have been keeping UP with the
work of the Greater Pensacola Club
and endorse every move they have
made. One of there meetings especial
ly interested me and that one was how
to interest or get the Northern Tourist
I believe a good way to interest them
is to tell them something of the bene-
fits of our county, and as the old
saying. I am from Missouri, have to be
showed
Send them to me. / can show them
some things. Take Escambia county,
one of the best in West Florida. 1t is
we'll watered throughout by streams
and springs of freestone water. The eli
mate of Escambia is uniformly agree
able and healthy. In the summer when
the northern man is burning up with
heat, the good cool breezes of the
gulf of Mexico fan away the sultry heat
In winter when the northern man is all
shut in, here in Escam oia you seldom
ever see even a thin coating of ice
Flowers bloom, fruit ripens and veg
etaibIes prevail twelve months in the
year. In summer there are quite
frequent showers, so that vegetables
are always fresh and crops well
watered.
In the matter of general health, no
part Of the south has better advantages
There are no malaria swamps, and
with an abundance of pure water, Es-
Gambia enjoys a degree of healthful-
ness that makes it in every way de-
sirable for residence.
The soil is a sandy loan with a clay
subsoil It is highly productive under
proper cultivation and very suscepti-
BILE to the appIi cation of fertilizer for
the production of fruits and vege-
tables, the land is rarely equalled.
The following are some of the i'm
portant products that can be profitable:
Vegeta bles of almost every variety,
beginning with the first spring crops,
radishes, Strawberries. dewberries and
many others, and the profits from these
are in the farmers pocket before the
northern farmer begins to pillow. Early
Irish potatoes, melons, sweet corn oats,
rye, millet, lograham, peas, beans, late
Irish potatoes, sugar cane. many other
crops; also cowpeas, velvet beans,
clover, etc, for hay and which improve
the soil.
We can raise here three crops on the
same land. I have the 3rd crop grow
ing on land now and the land was
cleared the 18th day of February this
year The following estimate will give
some idea of the average yield per
acre:
Irish potatoes 100 to 200 bushels:
corn Is to 50 bushels; oats Is to 80
bushels; sweet potatoes from 100 to 500
bushels.
Escambia is the true home of all
fruits, and one of the best stock rails
ing countries in West Florida. One Of
the main things necessary to make a
success is plenty of energy and elbow
grease.
Now in conclusion. 1 cannot fail to
mention the Roberts-Gonzalez COM
munity. Here we have a high school
second to none in the country, and
am looking forward in the near fut-
ure to see an agricultural school in
this community. We have three
churches and the people can worship
according to the dictates of their own
conscience and no one to modest them
or make them afraid.
We welcome and want good people
to come to our community and country
L. w. HARDY.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-12-02
Land Shark = Man.Eater-

Some of the papers of Florida are
'argufying'' about whether or not
there is such a thing as a man. eating
shark. We cannot say as to what the
sea sharks do, but we have seen a lot
of land sharks" who would swallow
up a tender foot on the least oppor-
tunity.-Gainesville Sun.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-12-02

The war again impresses the fact
thst few men can become great until
after they die. Professor Langley's
work assisted materially in making
aviation possible and all of his pre-
d.-tions have been verified, notwith-
standing that he was jeered during
his experiments and passed away
broken hearted.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-12-02
Advertising Florida

Advertising Florida
There is no state in the Union that
has a general press of great merit
than that of Florida. Corps of YER
satile writers-efficient manag cement
and the eternal vigilance for clean
straight news is recognized in each
and every publication. The Pensa-
cola Journal is doing a magnificent
work in bringing West Florida to the
eyes of the outside world. Over on
the east is the Jacksonville Metropo-
lis. a daily that is forging to the front
ranks as one of the best dailies.' The
Miami Metropolis is another ~one-
clean cut, dependable. and there are
a score of others, all needing the
state wide admonition Advertise
Florida" There are smaller stars in
the journalistic armament and the
lesser weeklies are contributing their
mite to the reading world about Flor
ida The Lynn Haven Tribune as one
OF these endeavors to promulgate the
truth. locally and generally, CLIMATE
calIy and geographically-not to meAl-
tion politically and personally. No
misleading statements Intentionally
reach our columns and our friends
send the paper abroad knowing we do
not misuse the Kings English in far
fetched statements about Florida or
Lynn Haven.-Lynn Haven Tribune.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-12-02
BAD COIN CAUSE
Boys TROUBLE
GIVEN PRELIMINARY HEARING,
ERNEST SMITH, WHO TRIED TO
PASS QUEER MONEY, HELD BY
U. S. GRAND JURY.

Because he could not satisfactorily
explain the possession Of a crudely-
made counterfeit dollar, which was
said to have been found in his pos
session. and because evidence adduced
before the United States commissioner
showed that he had made an attempt
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-12-02

Some of the newspapers are pub
fishing descriptions OF life in Germany
and careful perusal indicates that a
citizen of this country would have to
hire couple of clerks to tag him
around and unwind red-tape and two
or three lawyers to advise him regard
irg the rules and regulations Of ex-
istence
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-12-02

The champion absent minded man
has appeared in Tampa. This fellow,
applying for a marriage license, for
got the name OF his bride-to-be. But,
then. almost anything can happen in
Tampa.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-12-02

or course, it's too bad, but if the
Turks succeed in blowing up the Suez
canal the profits that will accrue to
the Panama waterway may result in
materially reducing the war tax in
this country.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-12-02

Agriculture is upon the upgrade in
Mexico. Everybody down there is rails
ing cain since the United States troops
left AMI Villa broke loose again.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-12-02

1t is said that this country owes
England a balance OF $25o,0o 900, but
the shoe will be on the other foot
within a few weeks.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-12-02
Don't Call En-

We can understand where the mouth
disease might get hold on the hu-
man frame but are somewhat at sea
regarding the portion of the human
anatomy where the hoof affliction
would locate itself-Pensacola Jour
nal.
What do you call yours-paddles? ?
Quincy Times.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-12-02
be Did Il. But ONLY Once

He Did 1t, But Only Once
The Pensacola Journal and the
Lakeland Telegram are arguing
Iengthily over whether or not a shark
attacks a man. The Telegram is pub
lished in the interior but is apparently
the better informed. Instances of
sharks attacking men are many on
both the gulf and the Atlantic coasts
and can easily be verifed.-St. Au-
gustine Record.
The question has been discussed
quite lengthily by the two papers re-
Gently. 1t will be satisfactorily de-
cided if Brother Mayes will swim
among a school of sharks, and test
them.-Tallahassee True-Democrat.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-12-02

Grand Duke Nicholas will soon be
known as the Silent John Lind of Rus
STA, if he keeps it up much longer.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-12-02

1t contains information that you will find valusb.
1t will you time and trouble some future occa
sion Journal readers in and of the city will find i
most valuable from time to time Name address and por
your pocketbook tack it up in convenient place
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-12-02
In Many Line

IN Many Lines
Pensacola has a firm of women law
yers doing a lucrative practice. The
deep port Gulf city is progressive in
many lines not enjoyed by other cities.
-DeLand Record
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-12-02

7 he Land Species
The Pensacola Journal Lakeland
Telegram and st. Augustine Record
are engaged in a controversy over
whether or not a shark will attack
a man. The Journal says no and de-
mands the proof. Don't know about
the sea shark" but the land species
will attack not one, but several men,
Quincy Times.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-12-02

PENSACOLA AND
PENSACOLIANS

Isn't the meeting of the German
American Alliance in Pensacola an
lnfraction of neutrality ?-Clearwate
Sun
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-06
rs LAB0RERS
DROWN WHEN
BARGE SINKS
UNDER THEM

WINNIPEG. Jan 6.-That 75 labor
ers were drowned Saturday while try
ing to cross the Frazer river near
Fort George, British Columbia, was
reported to the immigration depart
ment here by Angel Puglise. railroad
worker who just arrived from the
scene of the disaster. The men were
ferrying across the stream on barge
which sank under them.
A hundred men were in the barge
or whom he was one. Puglise said
The craft became unmanageable ana
finally struck boulder. swamping It.
The swift current made swimming
nearly impossible and the men were
dashed to death on the rocks as they
were carried through the rapids. OF
the % rescued. the majority were in
jured. The men were employed by
the Grand Trunk railway on Pacific
construction work.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-06
STAR Street BRIDGE TO
Be RUSHED TO COMPLETION

Having accepted the steel for the
Matlock (Star) street bridge, Charles
Cole, chairman of the street committee
of the council, and Geary Kimbrell,
city engineer, have returned from
Omaha and Chicago. Mr.. Kimbrell
arrived several days ago but Mr. Cole
did not reach home until yesterday.
At Omaha they inspected the steel
which had been prepared for ship
ment and from there went on to Chi
cago in order to learn just what con-
stituted commercial steel before Civ
ing their answer. Satisfied that the
shipment was .. X, they gave their
approval and the steel was sent i'm
mediately to Pendleton. Some of it
has already arrived and the balance
is expected Monday.
With the steel on hand, the con-
tractors expect to string 1t and be
ready to tear down their false work
in eight days so that the completion
of the bridge is an event of the near
future. Meanwhile the company is
still paying $40 day forfeit. the trip
of the city officials in no way excus-
ing them from the penalty provided
in the contract,
Mr.. Cole stated that they were re-
ceived with every courtesy by the COM
pany officials who declared their de-
sire to make the bridge satisfactory
even though they did not make cent
They did not encounter much cold
weather during their short stay east.
At the summit of the Rockies there
was only about ten inches of snow
they report.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-06
Tweny.four Others Are Denied
Men Were Recently Convicted in
Indianapolis Court.
EVIDENCE IS insufficient
Men Who Will Have New Trials Are
TveitmOe, Ray, Houlihan, Mccain,
sherman and Barnhart-Claims OF
Error Made by Defense Are Over
r1iIetl-Cases Go to District Court.

CHICAGO. Jan. 6.-The United
States circuit court OF appeals grant
ed appeals to six of the union men
convicted In indianapolis for Illegal
ly transporting dynamite for retrials
II denied retrials of 81 others. Re-
trials were granted Olaf Tveitmoe OF
San Francisco; James Ray of Peoria; /;
Richard Houlfhan of Chicago. Will
liam McCann of Kansas City; Fred
sherman OF Indianapolis and William
Bernhart of Cincinnati.
In reversing the conditions of the
six defendants, the court held the evil
dence in the cases was insufficient
and the cases were remanded to the
district court for retrial. The court
overruled all challenges OF error al
legged by the defense attorneys.
The cases were heard by Judges
Seaman. Baker and Kohlsaat. The
claims Of error by the defense which
were overruled were: That the low.
er court erred In consolidating the
indictments and in overruling the
motion to vacate this order; that the
lower court erred In permitting Or
tie McManigal and Edward Clark
both defendants. to testify for the
government; that the lower court err
red in overruling motion to compel
the government to elect whether to
prosecute the defendants under the
indictments alleging conspiracy or
under the charge OF aiding and abet-
ting the conspiracy.
The court held the evidence show
ed a continuing and eliminating con.
spiracy against the United States.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-06
FORM FOR RETURNS ON INCOMES ARE
ISSUED; PENALTIES NAMED FOR DELAYS

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.-The form
to be used and regulations to be fol-
lowed by individuals in making re-
turns Of income subjects to the new
income tax were sent out by the
treasury department. Every citizen
of the United States, whether resid.
ing at home or abroad, every person
residing In the United States and ev.
cry nonresident alien who has in
come from United States investments
Of $4,000 or over must make such re-
turn.
Return must be in the hands of
the collector of internal revenue In
the districts where the payee lives or
where he has his principal place of
business, not later than March. fail
ure to observe this limit to be pun
ished with fines ranging from $40 to
$1,000.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-06
OLD CEMETERY TO
Be BEAUTY SPOT
Civic Club Has Plans for Improving
Historic Burial Ground-Com.
mittee Named to Arrange.

One of the projects which the ladies
of the Civic Club have planned for
themselves during the year 1914 and
the one upon which they will prob
ably lay the greatest stress is the beau
tification of the old historic cemetery
on the north side of the river which,
through long disuse and neglect and
through the terms of the original
grant. has developed into a common
eyesore and yet which, because of its
associations. is a revered and re-
spected spot. For some time past the
club has been considering this move
and at its first meeting of the new
year. held last Saturday afternoon, II
was decided to make this work one of
the accomplishments of the year.
Mrs. John F. Robinson is chairman
of the committee appointed to form
plans for beautifying the old burial
ground. She stated today that it is
not the intention of the club to dis
turb any. of the graves there. Since
it has been decreed that the ground
must be used as a cemetery. she states
that it is the opinion of the ladies that
it might just as well be a beautiful
cemetery.
Her plans include the clearing and
leveling of the ground, the sowing of
lawn grass and perhaps the, planting
of additional trees. There are already
a large number of trees planted. 1t
will require about $500 to do the con-
templated work. she thinks. and the
committee has not vet decided what
means will be used to raise the money.
a dance similar to the Library Ball
may be decided upon.
1t is understood that the trustees of
the cemetery, Lot Livermore, Harl
Stewart and E. p. Marshall have no
further objections to the beautifica-
ton plans but are in fact in sympathy
with the move.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-06
5 MORE SURVIVORS
RESCUED BY LINER

NEW YORK, Jan. 6.-The rescue
of five more survivors of the tank
steamer Oklahoma was reported by
wireless today from the Booth liner
Gregory. The men are: Fred Booth,
George Johnson. Will Haaht, John
Kossich and Jacob swanson. The res
cue brought the total saved up to 13
and reduced the number lost to 81
The quintet with six others. got off
in a lifeboat and had. been toiling six
hours at the oars when they were pick
cd up by the Gregory six men were
drowned when the boat capsized bu,
II was righted and the other five
olambered aboard. Haaht said when
the oklahoma broke in two, another
lifeboat got away filled with survivors
but he didn't know how many.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-06

Refusal or neglect to file returns,
except In case OF sickness or absence
will result in an addition of so per
cent to the tax assessed. In case of
false or fraudulent return 100 per cent
VIII be added to the tax assessed and
any person required to make, render,
sign or verify such return who makes
false or fraudulent statement with
intent to defeat or evade the tax. will
be guilty of a misdemeanor and sub.
ject to fine OF not more than s2.-
600 or Imprisonment for one year or
both.
An extension of thirty days from
March l In case of sickness or absence
may be allowed by the proper collec.
tor provided an application is made
by the individual concerned.
Returns must be accompanied by
oath or affirmation.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-06
WORKER FOR development
LEAGUE HERE ON FRIDAY

Tom Richardson. worker for the
Oregon Development League, is to
arrive here Friday morning according
to advices received by President Tall
man of the Commercial club and the
Portland man will make this place his
headquarters for a number OF trips
to lesser places within the county.
Arrangements were made TODAY by
the Farmers Union committee to
have Mr.. Richardson as one OF the
speakers at their open meeting to be
held in the Eagles -Woodman hall
Friday evening. During the day
Friday Richardson will be at Pilot
Rock. returning to Pendleton in the
afternoon. In the event he arrives in
time to do so he will make a talk a.
the high school
Saturday afternoon Mr.. Richard
sen wishes to hold women's meet
ing and on Sunday he will speak in
one of the local churches on tn
church side of community develop
ment.
Out for the purpose of aiding >om.
munities to prepare for the reception
of people who will come ives; for the
1915 fair Mr.. Richardson is also
preaching the gospel of livestock rs IS
ing and more diversified farming.
The complete Richardson timer.
AIRY for this section is as follows;
January 8. The Dalles: Janua,v 6
Aeppner Junction and Heppner; Jan.
rary I. Hermiston; January S. stan.
field and Echo; January 3. Pendleton
and Pilot Rock: January IL, Milton
and Waila Walla; January l3 La
Grande. January 10. Union and Ccve:
January l6, Hot Lake. Nyssa. Ontar-
10, and Vale; January II. Baker.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-06
APPEALS FOR RETR|ALS GRANTED
DEFENDANTS IN DYNAMITE CASE
STORMS ALL WEEK
WEATHER PREDICTION

= WASHINGTON. Jan. Elm Z
. dications are not favorable for I
. any extended period of fair I
. weather over the United States I
. during ihe coming week, the
. weather bureau announced Sun
q day.
. Rainy weather will continue I
. In the Pacific coast states with
. storms. the bureaus weekly
. forecast set forth, "and consid- I
. cradle snow and rain Is prob
. able in the plateau region ex-
. cept the extreme south portion.
. 1.-THE storm now off Wash I
. ing coast will move eastward,
. accompanied by rains and SHOWS
. and rising temperatures. reach
. ing the central portion of the
. country about Wednesday and
. the eastern states a day later. 1t
. will be followed by rising pres
. sure and falling temperature
. for day or two but probably
= not marked character. beginning
. about Tuesday over the Canadi-
. an northwest and reaching the
. eastern states by the end Of the
. week.
q Another disturbance will I
. reach the Pacific coast shortly
. after the middle OF the week
. and probably will extend east
. ward and southwark over the
. plateau region. crossing the
. Rocky mountains by the end Of
. the week but probably without
. precipitation east OF the noun
. tains by that time,
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-06
DIRT IS FLYING ON
Bis CANAL FOR WEST
UMAT|lLA PROJECT
>~>>~~t >>>> .

HERMISTON, Ore. Jan. g.
Especial to the East Oregonian) )-Ac-
tual construction work on the big ca :
nal for the West Umatilla project was
started yesterday and is in operation
today. About 20 men are working
with teams and scrapers excavating
for the ditch and 1t is the plan to con.
tinue the work right along the wea.
ther permitting. At this time only
the rough work of excavating for the
ditch will be done. No work Is be-
ing undertaken on the dam at this
time as freezing weather is anticipated
and 1t would be impossible to carry
on the concrete work on the dam in
such weather.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1914-01-06
FILINGS BACK RING
on WEDDING DAY

ABERDEEN, Wash. Jan. 6.--De-
claring that she had made mistake
in getting married. Mrs. Peter Jana.
who had been wed Sunday morning,
threw back her ring to her husband
in the afternoon and left her new home
with her brother Jana appeared at
the police station later and sought a
warrant for the arrest of his broth
in-law, whom he accuses of enticing
his bride away.