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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-11

living Confederate major general but
aside from his service to his state and
the South during the great civil con-
fliCt, he has served the state we'll in
other walks of life. AS president Of
the South Florida Military Academy at
Barlow and IN other institutions he
devoted many of the best years of his
life TO the cause Of education. In his
declining years as editor Of one Of the
leading news papers ne is still render
ing great service in the upbuflding
Of Florida. His entire life has been
devoted to the public service and while
able and worthy ne has never been
honored With public office True. an
appointment for so brief a time would
be purely honorary. but it would he
a fitting recognition Of the services Of
a man whom the whole South adores.
It would be an appointment which
none could crtticise and which would
rebound to the credit Of Governor
Tremmell.
Governor Trammeil could make no
more worthy appot%>sQent than that
Of General Law. should vacancy oc-
cur between now and the coming No
vember election. This gr1zzled vet
eran has done service not only as a
soldier an educator. and a Journalist
but as a public spirited citizen whose
life has been devoted to the material
and moral development Of Florida His
appointment would be credttable in
every respect.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-11
How the Emperor's
Plans Miscarried.

How often do unexpected circum
stances defeat the best laid plansi
When the German Kaiser planned to
invade FranSa. It was undoubtedly
with the idea that he could march
through Belgium without opposition.
that the French forts and army would
be his only obstruction to Paris, that
Engfand's impending troubles with
Ireland would render her poweriess to
interfere. THAI Austria could hold Ser
via and Russia IN check while the in
vas1on OF France was on, that italy
would come TO Germany's aid II neoes-
sary. and that. France and the world
taken completely by surprise. he would
md Il easily possible to make terms
with the French government and then
get back upon the Russian line before
the vast armies Of the Gar could be
got into fighting position. AS for ia
pan, tho Kaiser probably never gave
her a moments consideration.
The plan to invade and conquer
France would no doubt have sue
ceeded had all of the other things
worked out as the Kaiser thought they
would. France alone could hardly have
withstood the terrific assaults Of the
German emperors splendid fighting
machine. No such complete equip
ment for war on the part of any ma
ton has ever existed since the world
began.
But here intervenes the unexpected.
Belgium, whose neutrality had been
guaranteed by solemn treaty oblga-
ton, refused to allow the invasion of
her territory and the use of her high
ways even as a war necessity and
with full, promise of pay afterwards.
England. with the loyal and enthu-
siastic support of Ireland, comes i'm
mediately to the aid of France. Aus
tria finds herself inadequate. 50 far at
least, to meet the assaults of the Rus
sian hordes from the north, and Ber-
lin as we'll as Vienna are threatened.
italy refuses to be drawn into a con-
fict in which she has nothing to gain
and everything to lose while the grim
visage Of Japan arises from the hori-
son in the Orient to at least vex and
harass a war lord who now has his
hands full at home on the other side
Of the globe.
Completely isolated, cut off from
every avenue of assistance even should
another power express a Willingness
to aid him. the German erRperor's po-
sition must inevitably grow weaker
as time goes on. His only hope of
success is to strike an early and de-
cisive blow. Thus far no such blow
has been struck. On the other hand, |
while time must weaken the emperors |
position. the longer the decisive day is |
delayed the stronger the position of the |
allies becomes While the German !
grows weaker. his opponents grow |
stronger in men, equipment. supplies, !
and position.
Tho war may last for many months |
ye;. but the only hope for the Ger /
man emperor is a quick and decisive |
ending of the conflict. Any other re- !
suit means certain defeat.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-11
ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS AND
HIGH SCHOOL

Beginning Monday. Sept. Il. 1914.
Prof 2. r. Lane and Miss Kate Loftin
Will for two weeks be at School No.
from 70 12 and from ] to ? for
the purpose Of conducting examina-
tons for entrance to the various
grades Of the Elementary schools and
for credits in High School subjects.
Pupils desiring examinations IN High
School subjects should see Mr.. Lane
the first Of the week and arrange a
time for their examinations
A. s EDWARDS
septt1 1860 Superinten dent
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-11
The Journals ''Want ad
Way" will get you results.
Political Announcement.
paid AdVertlsment).

am \ candidate FOR city Commits
siouer, and say to everybody that I am
not a party to any deal or scheme. The
welfare Of Pensacola is my ambition.
and will work to that end with any and
All who viii help. but viii oppose any
selfish moves. will try to have all reas-
enable laws enforced. No law abiding
citizen viii have anything to fear.
do not ask for office on the dement's
Of others, but simply on my merits. If
J am trusted with your interest I Will
try to serve you faithfully.
Respectfully.
J. y. ANDREWS,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-11
Mr.. PENDLETON
breaches SUNDAY

Rev. Eugene r. PendletOn Of the
First BAPTIST church. who has returned
from his vacation, will occupy the
pulpit at the church both morning and
evening Sunday. He is preparing a
special subject for the morning ser
vice. Who Maketh Wars to Cease"
which will be very interesting
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-11
Whenever You Need a General Tonic

Take Groves.
The Old Standard Groves Tasteless
eral Tonic because il contains The well
known tonic properties Of QTININE. ara
IRON Drives out Malaria. enriches
Blood, Builds UP the Whole system. soc
lAdN.l
The Washington herald., 1914-09-13
HE WAS A RINGER.

They took him out of the passenger
coach very carefully. and the two men,
who looked as anxious as brothers might.
supported him under the arms and helped
him out to a hack.
Hurt on the road?" queried the depot
policeman.
No. not exactly" replied one Of the
attendants.
Fall out Of a tree or over a preci-
pice?"
No. couldn't say that he did"
Maybe he was tossed by a bull or ran
over by cows?" persisted the offlcer'
whose curiosity was aroused.
No; nothing like that"
Crippled for life. amt he >,
We hope not, but it looks that way.
He looks to me like a man who had
a well cave in on him. Perhaps that was
the case?"
We'll. no." slowly replied the man. as
he was ready to follow his patient NiIo
the hack. You see, he's a pugilist' ana
we took him out 10 a country town ana
rung him in as a greenhorn to meet
country boy
And he knocked the country boy out
in two rounds of course"
Did he? Well, l haven't heard OF II:
They hayseed went right at him ana
paralyzed him in the first half OF the
first round. and IL we'd had two more
ringers just like him we'd have needeI
at least one coffin and two doctors;
Drive on. hackman. but drive SLOW, anu
II Bilrs heart stops beating I'll yen ouS
and you make a rush for the neA1esN
undertaken"
The Washington herald., 1914-09-13
THE ELEVATOR BOY
Sammis Relates the Case of Mr.. Skidmore

day about six people came looking after
Higgins. Next day the crowd increased,
and finally along came a tall, gaunt
woman with gray eyes and two front
teeth gone. who said:
It's Higgins I'm after. but he might
have changed his name. I'll tell you
what sort OF a looking man he is
She described Szidmore to the dot. and
then l saw my way clear. told every
body to come at a certain hour two days
later, and when the hour arrived there
were fourteen Of 'em. There were land
ladies', tsilOrs, shOemakeTs, hatters,
grocers and land knows who else. and
all Of EN- had their fists doubled up. !
got EN- all in the car at once and scooted
EN- up to No. l4O II was a race between
EN- down the hall to see who should get
into Skidmore's room first They reach
ed his door in a body and banged II
open. For ten seconds there was a sill
ence that smelled like a kerosene lamp
dying out, and then fifteen yells arose
on the air. Mr.. Higgins had been found
II there had been only one creditor, ne
might have tried a blum. but when a Of
en- rushed in on him he was knocked
out. He might have jumped out of the
window II they hadn't laid hold Of him.
They piled on TO him like so many tons
Of brick and within three minutes he was
dusty wreck. Then they went to scrap
ping among themselves, and by the time
could get policeman the whole build
ing was in an uproar. When quiet had
| been restored. a doctor felt of Mr. Skid
more's head and arms and legs and hody
and said he was not fatally injured.
though he wouldn't be able to play golf
for six months TO come. Mr.. Rusher.
the agent, gave him notice TO cuit at
once, and by and by he rUng for me to
come up. He had his worldly goods
under his arm and was going for away.
As he got into the elevator he looked at
me in a reproachfuI way, and, heaving
a long sigh. he said:
"Sammis, this is your work. but can
not blame you. I gave you a cold blun."
You should have whacked up said.
Il know; I see when 1t is too late ]
took you for an easy kid TO work and
the mistake has wrecked my life How
many were there in the crowd. Sam
mis-"
Fourteen. sir
Il thought there were one hundred
Well, 1t is all over
The Washington herald., 1914-09-13

that minute his determination was fixed.
He would skim that floor as the gull
skins the sea, only with a good deal
more grace. and after the skimming act
was over he would make that bad-faced
young man beg his pardon for the insult
ing words
How are you aping TO work it,
asked Barnes as his skates were ad-
justed and all was ready.
He'll work II wild a fip-hop and a
dum-dum." put in the bad-faced young
man. Say. Gully. when old Uncle Josh
gifts out der on skates deres goin' to
be a time to beat der band. Look At
the heft on him. Look at der curves
on his hind legs / wouldn't miss de
sight fer a hat-fuIl OF coin"
Mr.. Bowser was reaching out for the
young man with the firm intention OF
wrecking his life when policeman came
along and interfered. a crowd quickly
collected. and there were fifty people
about when a start was made from the
edge Of the floor II wasn't a graceful
start II was a start with a hp-hol
and a hobble. with the left leg dragging
behind. The crowd decided thai I was
a blum by a professional skater and the
policeman called out:
"Our Uncle Ell has got a trick up his
sleeve"
Give in. old man. and cut de pigeon
wing" yelled a third
Mr.. Bowser would have given one mil
lion dollars in cash. a brick house. and
a yoke OF oxen to have been toastinE his
toes at his own fresde just then. but
he was in for ii and must carry ii
through AS he wobbled around on th-
floor he tried to remember how he used
to start in to cut a Roman scroll. but
memory failed him. The shouting con-
tinued. but there was nothing encOuras
ing He finally determined to get his
feet together and make a circle o: the
room to drive the weakness out Of hi
knees. and then the end came. At his
first move his heels shot forward. his
body dangled in space for an instant,
and then he came down with a crash
and a conclusion. The .ConCussion took
place when the back OF his head hit the
floor. and it was just well for his
peace OF mind that he lost conscious
The Washington herald., 1914-09-13

As the man entered the smoking car
he began inauirinE Of the dozen pas
sengers if any one was getting on at
Scottsdale. As he came to me and I
replied in the Affirmative, he sat down
beside me and said:
We'll, il yoG are going to get on at
scottsdale, I've a proposition to make.
Do YOU want to make $500 in about ten
minutes?"
I replied that die, and he slapped me
on the leg and continued:
Just the man I'm looking for! man
named Holden has just started a bank
at ScottsdaIe. He's only got one clerk.
I've looked the two men over and l
don't believe they've got much sand"
put what has their sand got to do
with it?'' / asked.
".Wby. I propose that We hold up the
hank. It only leeds two OF US. When
We 60 in, you stand by the door and
keep folks out and I'll take care Of
Holden and his clerk. II I'm not greatly
mistaken, they'll hand over all the cash
the minute l shove the revolver under
their noses. It'u be a haul Of $4,000 at
least, and we'u divide on the square.
What do you say?'
Il beg to be excused.
Don't want to so into It, eh?''
NO. sir.
It's a dead sure thing that we'll divide
the $4,000, and l can't see what better
thing you want. 1t won't take over halt
an hour"
But I'm constitutionally opposed to
robbing banks" / replied.
oh, I see Never taken a hand in
the business"
NO. sir"
Well, that's all right. There's the
$4,000 waiting to be picked up. and
two good men could do it in a few
minutes. but II you are constitutional
" opposed it's no use to waste any
more breath. / just put 1t to you as
. business proposition. you know"
The Washington herald., 1914-09-13
A DIAMOND RING

II any one had told my friends that 1
was possessed OF the slightest spark OF
romance at the age OF fOrty-five, the
as a base canard. \ bachelor OF that
age who has drifted about with all sorts
Of people and bumped up against all sorts
of adventures is pretty sure to have had
all romance knocked out Of him. He
thinks more Of his hat than his heart,
and more of his pipe than Of the female
sex. Yes, I was a hSrdheaded. practical
man. and had the most beautiful woman
on earth attempted a Irritation with me
should have scowled her down. That
gloried in it; but, alas! no man can tell
just what day Of the week he is going
TO fall over his own feet and make an
ass Of himself.
On a certain Tuesday I took a train at
Elmer Junction for London. and as there
were but few passengers I had a COM
partment to myself. I had been busy
with a newspaper for half an hour. when
1 noticed a small package lying under
the opposite seat. I found it a plain
pssteboard box, and was prepared to
find a specimen of free chewing gum or
a new brand Of troches inside. 1t was
something different, however. 1t was q
lady's diamond ring, made up OF five
stones of the purest water, and on the
inside were the initials "B. P" The
ring was a double hoop o. gold. and had
probably been made to order. 1t was
lying closely in the box, and the box
had once contained steel pens. I argued
that it must have been some careless
person who carried a valuable ring
Ground in that fashion, and that it had
been lost by a passenger who had left
the train at the junction.
am only a fairly honest man. Ny
first idea was to keep the ring to my
own profit, but remembered that was
The Washington herald., 1914-09-13
P. D. @. INTERVIEWS
A Straight Talk with Ex-senator Lorimer

When the P. D. Q. Man sent his card
in to ex-senator Lorimer the reply came
out:
Tell him to go to the devil!"
A note was then written him asking II
he didn't want to be set right before the
world. and he consented to receive the
interviewer.
Il suppose YOU are one OF those news
paper liars that helped me get the bounce
from the Senate" was his greeting.
Far from II. sir. At that trying mo-
rnent of your life l owned and was run
ming a dollar shirt factory. At the rear
end of it was a foundry for making
bnckIeberry lam out Of apple peelings.
and I also had a financial interest IN
You haven't the look of a liar" he
unused, after sizing me up.
u never told a lie in my life, Mr.. Lori
mer"
Same here, but there are good many
liars around. How do you propose to set
me right before the world as you term
IT."
BY publishing the solemn truth about
your little dificulty with the United
States Senate"
''Then you don't hold me guilty as
charged"
Not at all, Senator. On the contrary,
I look upon you as an injured man and
the victim of circumstances
Il wish two or three other persons
did," he replied with a sigh. Have you
been working on the case?"
Enough to prove your entire inno-
cence."
He looked doubtful as he said:
Perhaps you have. What are you
going to write and publish about it?"
In the first place, il was clearly es-
tablished that certain corporations raised
a fund of many thousands of dollars for
you"
Yes, but"
Just a moment, please. know the
point you are going TO make. II wasn't
a corruption fund, but was handed you
because those corporation officials be-
longed to the same poker club you did,
and had bluffed you out of that much
money. I have established that fact be-
yond csvil."
But the Senate wouldn't see it that
way" he sadly replied.
of course not There was muck=rak-
The Washington herald., 1914-09-13

whom 1 had once spotted for de-
tective and a young woman whose hair
was red instead of blond. The ring
was speedily Identified by the stern
faced man and red-headed girl "B. p
was Bertha Perkins and her father
and her maid were before me. Per-
kins was a country squire. and on the
night previous to my finding the ring
his daughters jewels had been stolen.
The hoop ring was part Of the plunder.
OF course l was ready to hand over
the ring. but it wasn't TO stop there.
The red-headed maid was sure she
recognized me as the man who was
hanging about the grounds few hours
before the robbery, and that villain
of a detective was only too glad to
snap the handouts on my wrists and
hurry me off to jail
1t took me three days to prove my
self a respectable character and an
alibi. They had to give me my liberty.
but it was grudgingly done. and the
detective said he'd have an eye on me
all the rest of my days. The romance
had departed when I was locked up. l
came out of Jail determined of secur-
ing reparation. Old Perkins had help
ed the red-headed girl to conclude that
was the robber, and 1 went down
to his country seat to receive an ao-
1ect apology or pull MS nose. ne ho'
only refused an apology, but threat
ened to kick me OF the grounds. and
the red-headed girl declared l had
cast in my left eye, and by that cast
she would swear to me in any court
as a man who would not stop at muir
der. There was one more thing to be
cleared up. 1 wanted to find out about
B. P" herself Was she the blond
haired. blue-eyed girl Of my dreams,
and was she worthy Of my love? l
had not long to wait. was walking
from the country seat to the village
when a dogcart knocked me down and
rolled me all over the road, and the
driver halted to call me a tramp and
threaten me with the law. The driver
was "B. P" Her hair was bleached.
her eyebrows colored, and her nose
turned up. She had a big mouth. bad
teeth and milky eyes, and when she
drove on she whistled like . man.
The Washington herald., 1914-09-13

Again l got a pack Of letters, and at least
half Of them were from people who had
answered before. AS none Of them could
describe the ring, I was no better on than
before. Indeed, l was worse OF. A rail-
ing official wrote me that in keeping an
article of value found on tho line I had
made myself thief and that he would
take great pleasure in seeing me behind
the bars.
l was in love with the loser of that
ring. Sentiment had a firm grip on me-
and I got all sorts Of silly notions into
my head. l must see the affair 10 the
end at whatever cost, and the end must
be my marriage with the fair-haircd
Beatrice. That was the name I gave her.
and I put her age at 1s without stopping
to reflect that / was probably as old a
man as her father. a third crop of ad-
vertisements went out This time called
1t hoop ring, and I got 200 replies from
losers of hoop rings. In sending ont the
fourth batch of advertisement I described
the ring with the exception of the mi
tials. The replies numbered over 400. I
also got something beyond replies. A de-
tective followed me to my lodgings and
was insulting enough to ask:
Look here, old man, what sort Of a
game are you trying TO play on the pub
lie with that ring?"
None Of your business" ! replied in
my anger at finding had been dogged.
But It is my business" he insisted. ''I
don't exactly twig the lay, but I'll have
an eye on you for the next few weeks
and be prepared to make it hot for YOU. {"
III you want to know who am 90 to
Brown & Brown. solicitors"
I'll find out soon enough without any
help from them
For half an hour after he had gone I
was to put out TO feel much romance.
but as cooled of II came gently steal
ing back. and was more than ever de-
termined TO find my unknown love With
that independence which should charac-
terize the actions Of a fairly honest man
I advertised for The fifth time. This
time asked "B. p" to communicate
with me In case she has lest anything
There were Just 1o7 ''B. P" answers.
but among them selected one which
appeared to be genuine. This u. p"
The Washington herald., 1914-09-13

SO hear
Hes one of the boys and a mighty
good feller'
You bet he Isl
He isn't buying his way, but he
knows you are in debt. and he wants 10
lend you a thousand dollars so that you
may free your mind Of worries
- 1t will be very kind OF him.
And there are four or five tothers
that he wants to take TO his bosom the
same way. ! will give you their names
and you can whisper the fact TO them
Don't you think that was the way OF
it, Mr.. Lorimer?'
1T must have been"
And because they used that money
to paint their houses, barns, and fences,
the public jumps to the conclusion that
1t was bribe money"
'I see it all now" said the ex-senator,
as something like a tear gathered in his
left eye.
And when on trial you depended on
your friends in the Senate"
Yes"
You knew that some of them were in
the same boat?'
For sure"
And you had every confidence that
they would stand by you?'
II never allowed myself to doubt it,
And when they turned and voted for
your conviction as a bribe-giver-"
Were you ever hit in the back of the
head by a brick house?" he asked with
solemn shake OF the head.
Hardly ever"
IF you ever are you will know how I
felt. I was stunned. I was knocked
out My ears rang and the Senate cham
Der went round and round with me-"
Because you were an innocent man,
unjustly convicted. Mr.. Lorimer."
Aye, that was probably the reason. 1
do not remember how ! found my way
was seated on a bench in jackson Park
and a man with venerable whiskers was
advising me TO get out OF the Washing
ton climate. I had 10 be led to a train.
but l got"
And upon your arrival in Chicago you
were greeted by a brass band?'
Not exactly. I was greeted by an al
derman who had been bounced out OF the
council for taking a divy. He alone
could appreciate my feelings. 1t did me
good to feel his hand in mine
But you have got over the bitterness
Of it,"
well. I can go TO a moving picture
show and forget myself for an hour or
two, but there are nights when I call
out in my dreams that am not guilty"
DO you think Foraker was guilty."
was asked.
Il haven't thought so since they
bounced an innocent Senator like my
self"
And was Texas Bailey in cahoots with
the Oil Trust?'
He couldn't have been. He just had
a sisterly feeling for II You gave me to
understand that you were going to try
TO change public opinion regarding my
case"
'T am"
But how"
by stating the true facts"
But will the public believe the truth"
IF II is mixed with pity II will. I shall
state that this matter has turned your
hair gray"
And has taken twenty years OF your
life"
That's fne,"
And given you heart trouble"
Yes. 1t has"
And these things will sink in and a
pity be aroused that may make you the
Vice President next election"
You fill me with new hopes, young
man"
But you must promise me one thing
Poker led to your downfall. You must
give it up"
Il will
PLAY mumblety-peg or marbles in
stead"
You have my word for IT"
And when the sun goeE down and
night comes on and the whip-poor- twill
sings her sad song. and you sit in the
shadows. don't Try to remember whether
a straight beats threes or 1t takes fours
to beat full house"
THE P. D. Q. MAN.