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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-03-12
THURSDAY MARCH Il. 1914.
Educational Awakening
Tn Pensacola.

In a recent communication appearing
in the vox Popul column of The Jour-
nal, Pensacola and its school problems
were touched upon, and in citing the
many deficiencies along this line, this
comment was made:
I'VE must compliment, and I think
all fair-minded men and women do
compliment, the Escambia county
school boards and superintendent who
have wrought out these problems with
their hands tied as badly as they have
been for years"
Whether or not we feel that any
compliments are due in this direction.
common justice and an open mind de-
mand an acknowledgement that PEN
eacoia is awakening to its educational
obligations and opportunities. And.
while in some ways Pensacola has been
behind other progressive cities, per-
haps, in other ways much has been
accomplished during the past few
years in the public schools here.
Pensacola's grammar school build
ing is not, perhaps. what it might and
should be. But Pensacola has one of
the finest high school buildings in this
section. and the more modern gram
mar school structure Will come in time.
And along with the better school build
Ing and equipment will come other i'm
provements.
ination into the public schools was a
step forward And the effort to make
the school one or the social centers OF
the community Is another indication of
progress.
We must walk before we can run.
We have. the vision and its fulfllment
will come, in time. There is fine CO.
operative spirit in Pensacola that is
slowly working out the educational
problem. Back OF the movement stand
the fathers and mothers-and when
you get them back OF any movement
II Is bound to succeed. And it must
be remembered that success is always
a ternination-a result. All success
that Is permanent comes through pro-
cesses that are more or less slow. and
this a especially 30 along educational
lines for processes must be, or should
he studied before they are adopted.
The schol associations, which are
composed or the parents and teachers
OF the various pubic schools OF the
city. SIRE doing much toward working
out PenBabola's school problems.
II the hands OF the educators of Es-
Gambia county have been tied for
MANY years. Il In time that the parents
or the boys ana girls of Pensacola and
Escambaa county were untying them.
For 4t is Co the fnthers-the lawmakers
and tina voterg-and to the mothers
the hunema1rerS and the real balance
OF power-that we must look, after
all, FOR = continuance OF the interest
that will eventually place Pensacola
where Il rightfully belongs. IN educa-
tionaa ranks without this continued
Interest OF parents and their coopera-
ton all effort for advancement along
these lines must percorce be retarded.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-03-12

mp you warned MIN that you suspected
his game. He knew IL the alarm was
on 1t would ring when he cut the
wire"
why can't we ambush him?" sug-
gested.
I'VE might try. but It win be a
mighty risky undertaking. Lester"
NOne risky undertaking is enough
for tonight" | said. with a sigh. for
my belief in the existence OF the Sc
cret drawer and the poison and all the
rest of 1t had come back with rush.
"All right" Godfrey said "But I'll
fix this break"
He got out hfs penknife. loosened
two or three of the staples which held
the wire in place, drew 1t out, scraped
back the insulation and twisted the
ends tightly together
There" he added. that's done. II
the invader hampers with the window
again he will set off the alarm. But
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-03-12
The Mystery
Of the
ROuIe Cabinet
By BURTON e. STEVENSON
Copyright, 1913. by Burton z.
Stevenson.
SYNOPSIS

Apparently by mistake Philip Vantine
receives an antique Boule cabinet from
Paris. A strange Frenchman is mysteri-
ousIy killed near it,
Poison inserted through two wounds
on his hand is the cause of death. Van
tines friends, Lester and Godfrey, a
exporter, are greatly interested
Vantine himself is killed in the same
mysterious manner while or shortly
after examining the Boule cabinet.
Rogers, a servant, accuses a woman
who visits Vantine of Vantine's muir
der. Rogers acts suspiciously.
With the aid of Parks, Vantine's va
let, Lester makes plans 20 carefully
guard the Boule cabinet from marau-
ders.
Godfrey and Lester conclude that
the cabinet has a secret drawer guard
ed by a mechanism which stabs and
poisons.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-03-12
VOx POPULI.
WANTS ELECTRIC COMPANY
TO MONOPOLIZE THE BUSINESS
. 90 80 %%%%>.

Editor Pensacola Journal.
In your Sunday issue / regret to
see that you urge the building of a
belt line railroad.
consider a new belt line as unne-
cessary. The city has the benefit Of
an electric belt line now from the
wharveS and different railroads and
some miles of vacant land alongside
that could be used for manufacturing
plants and warehouses for a century
to come, and electric motors running
on our city streets will be far better
than steam locomotives.
Why should we burden ourselves
with bonds2 The interest on bonds,
the operating expenses, the annual de-
preciating expenses, the repairs to the
plant, and the loss in negotiating
bonds below par win amount up to
figures not justified by business pros
poets.
The city can make a contract with
the electric company during the life of
their franchise to transfer all cars at
a moderate fixed price. Let us urge
them to do this without expense to the
city or the useless obstruction of more
streets with another belt line railroad.
which would lead to continual expense
that may well be avoided.
Respectfully,
A. ". CLUBS.
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Only One ssRRoMo al

Only One "BRoMo oUINiNE"
To get the genuine; call for fun name.
for signature of z. w. Grove. Cures q
Cold in cAa day. CSC (adv)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-03-12

IF you would like position with
a concern where there is future
where there is an opportunity to de-
yelop your ability to the utmost-try
a Want AID in this paper. Keen
minded employers appreciate the fact
that the enterprising. capable workers
usually use our Want Ads to find the
right positions. And employers them
selves freely use our Classified Adver-
Using section to find workers. Turn
to our Want Ads now. Your posi-
ton may be advertised there today.
IF it isn't describe your qualifications
and the character Of work you want In
a Want AID. 1t viii pay YOU
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"Well. there Is no use going ahead
with this while he Is out there Even
If we found the drawer we'd both be
dead an instant later"
"You mean he'd kill usT''
HE would shoot rs instantly. I'm.
agine what q sensation that would
make. Lester. Parks hears two pistol
shots. rushes in and finds us lying
here dead Grady would have a con-
vulsion, and we should both be ia
nous for few days"
"I'll seek fame in some other way
said dryly. What are you going to
do about it?"
We've got to try to capture him,
and If we do-well, we shall have the
fame all right But it's a good deal
ike trying to pick up a scorpion
we're pretty sure to get hurt II that
fellow out there is who think he is
he's about the most dangerous man on
earth"
He went on tapping the surface of
the cabinet
why can't go out as though I were
going after something's | suggested.
'Then Parks and could charge
around the corner and get him"
You wouldn't get him; he'd get you
You wouldn't have chance on earth. /"
couldn't help it. glanced again at
the window.
Hes gone!' cried.
Godfrey was at the window in two
steps
'Look at that" he said. "and then
tell me he isn't genius!''
I followed the direction OF his point
ing finger and saw that just opposite
the opening I'm the shutter little hole
had been cut in the window pane.
THAT fellow foresees everything"
said Godfrey, with enthusiasm. He
probably cut that hole as soon as it
was dark. He must have guessed we
were going to examine the cabinet to-
night. and be wanted not only to see.
but to hear. He heard everything we
said. Lester!"
Lets go after himr' cried. And
without waiting for an answer sprang
across the anteroom and snatched open
the door which led into the hall.
Parks and Rogers were sitting on the
couch Just outside.
there's q man outside. Got your
pistol, Parks?' cried
"Yes, SIR" And he took It from his
pocket
snatched 1t from him. opened the
front door, leaped the railing and stole
along the house to the corner.
Then, taking my courage in both
hands. charged around It
There was no one I'm sight, but from
somewhere near at hand came burst
Of hooking laughter
(CONTINUED.)
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| don't believe he'll touch it | fancy
he already knows his little game Is
discovered
How would he know it?'' | demand
ed increduiously.
IF he is keeping an eye on this win
dow. as he naturally would do. he has
seen my light Perhaps he is watch
ing us now. Now for the cabinet"
He led the way back upstairs.
Rogers was still sitting dejectedly on
the cot. and, looking at him more
closely. | could see that he was white
and shaken.
Have yon anything to tell us this
evening. Rogersg' l asked kindly. But
he ouly shook his head.
ave told you everything ! know.
SIR" he answered in a low 7o'ce.
"Well.' added briskly. 80 have to
ask you to get up Move Il cot away
from the door, Parks"
Parks obeyed me with astonished
face
you're not going in there. sirr' he
protested as turned the knob.
Eyes. we are" l said. and opened the
door "Is-fs"-
mo. sir" broke in Parks, under
standing. The underwriters brought
him over to the drawing room this aft
ernoon. sir"
I'm glad of that want all the
lights lit, Parks, just as they were last
night
Parks reached inside the door and
switched on the electrics Then he
went away. came back in moment
with a taper and proceeded to light
the gas lights A moment later the
lights in the inner room were also biaz-
ing.
There you are. SIR" said Parks. and
retreated to the door. Twill you need
me?'
"Not now. But wait in the hall out
side. We may need you"
led the way into the inner room
"WeIl. there it is" l said, and nod
ded toward the Boule cabinet. at isn't
too late to give it up. Godfrey"
"Oh. yes. it is" he said coouy. re-
moving his coat "It was too late the
moment you told me that story. Why.
Lester, II gave it up | should never
sleep again! Draw up chxir and
watch me-"
He pulled back his shirt sleeves and
placed his electric torch on the floor
beside the cabinet Then he paused
with folded arms to contemplate this
masterpiece Of If. Boule.
l. a k<~urr%r, k~ .aiH of last and
then drew out the little drawers. one
after another. looked them over and
placed them carefully on chair
Now" he added. let us see IL there
is any space that isn't accounted for.
He took from his pocket a folding
rule Of ivory. opened IL and began
series Of measurements so searching
and intricate that half an hour passed
without a word being spoken Then
he pulled up another chair and sat
down beside me.
II seem to be pretty much up against
it." he said. mo doubt just as the de-
signer OF the cabinet would wish me to
be. The whole bottom OF the desk Is
inclosed. and those three little drawers
take up only small part of the space.
Then the back OF the cabinet seems to
be double-at least. there's a space or
three inches can't account for So
there's room for a dozen secret draw
ers. If the Montespan required so many
And now to ind the combination"
He adjusted the steel gauntlet care
fully to bis right hand and sat down
on the door before the cabinet
"I'n begin at the bottom" he said
IF there Is any spot / miss. tell me
OF It"
He ran hixSSRs up eRA dem fks
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-03-12

cartoon. England suggests at once
John Bull. fat and pompous. and Ann
erica is parodied in Uncle Sam. lean
and lanky, dressed in the stars and
stripes.
/ What Is It that makes the cartoon SO
popuIar-tfat gives 1t its great power
to make or mar destiny-for that this
it does, oftentimes. no one can deny?
1t takes a strong nature to stand rid
icule, and the clever cartoonist real
izing this. sends his arrows not 50
often tipped with venom as feathered
with a goose quill Make fun OF man,
get your public to laughing with you,
and If he is strong man he can stand
it perhaps, and 1t may make him, but
II he is a weak man, he is undone. 1t
takes strong man to stand bravely in
the light that distorts. and who can
hook at himself reflected in the mirror
that the cartconist holds up, and not
feel and show himself ridiculous.
1t is much like the mirrors that one
sees sometimes at fairs, or street shows
OIA one S4QC TG1leCIlnS a SuOTI anu
grotesque individual, like some over
fed "fat boy in buttons" and on the
reverse side a. long and lean gentleman,
with an emac iated body and face
reflections of the same person, and
one is about as bad as the other, and
give one a sense Of indignation against
such Misrepresentation, but after all,
the reflection is of ones self
The cartoonists have their work in
this world, just as have the paragraph
ers. The weak men go down before
their humor like stubbIe in the wind
of public laughter. But the strong
man grows stronger, with every pic
ture that is drawn against him, for the
public laughs at the weak man, but it
is a difference.
No one likes to be laughed at, but
we all like to be laughed with
And so the cartoonist has a mission,
after all. He has done much to make
and unmake public men, not only in
America but all over the world, and in
some ways the cartoonists of Europe
are ahead of even our American artists
The German papers, especially, show
an enormous sense of humor, and the
French publications show their wit in
more subtle but not less insulting ways
than our American artists.
A kiss-or many OF them-long ago
came near to being Hobson's undoing |
He has been strong enough to outlive !
injudicious sentimentality and he has
stood ''the shafts and arrows of out |
rageous fortune" since then, both OF |
paragraphs and pictures. Bryan, too, |
has been too strong for them, and |
President Wilson they cannot hurt, for |
It is difficult to ridicule greatness, no !
matter how clever the effort or how |
finished the art. |
But the cartoonist still flourishes |
and viii continue to flourish as long
as men see the small weakness that |
underlie all humankind. and as long /
as laughter is good for the soul.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-03-12

]. Fred DeBerry, candidate for con-
gress against Representative Spark
man, has started a newspaper at Plant
City, called the Florida Arrow. 1t is
a live snaDpy publication and ought to
add much instruction and entertain
ment to the campaign IL the first is
sue IS a sample of what Mr.. DeBerry
can continue to do in newspaper work,
we would advise him to abandon the
race for congress and stay in the news
paper business Anyone can answer
the roll call in congress. It takes
man to run a successful newspaper.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-03-12

Clarence E. Woods, editor OF the
Eustis Lake Region. has an ambition
to represent Lake county in the legis-
lature. Mr.. Woods is an original
woodrow Wilson man and typical
representative of present-day progress
sive democracy. The people of Lake
county ought to elect him.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-03-12

We note that John l.. Medley is a
candidate for the legislature from Leon
county. Mr.. Neeley is a progressive
Democrat who would make a valuable
man in the legislative councils at Tai
lahaSsee.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-06

ing circles to get action from Brady
and close up the bank. All the time
pressure came on him from the other
side. / never heard it straight, but
l understand threats were made that
if the Lorimer bank was closed, the
time would come when the whole
story of Lorimer's election would be
told and every high man in on it in
Chicago and Illinois would be named.
''The only answer Tilden could
ever make to the Lorimer crowd is
that we no longer had any big politi-
cal power. When Billy Lorimer took
his seat in the United States Senate
the biggest bankers in this country
knew they had a man there who
never broke a promise and never
went back on those who helped him
politically.
"And right here let me tell you that
Billy Lorimer has suffered the last
few weeks as he never suffered in his
life. He has naturally certain kind
of good-heartedness. No poor man
ever went to him and asked for
money or job and went away empty
handed. He has made money in poll
tics, but all the money he made was
out of big fellows. He never got
money directly from poor people.
And now the bank has gone down
and some of the best boys that ever
got out and hustled votes are going
to lose money.
"Munday? Nobody but Lorimer
knows whether anything was wrong
in Munday's methods. It's a cinch
the bank would be on. its feet today if
Lorimer still had his seat in the
United States Senate"
Another LorimeE lieutenant said to
a Day Book reporter that the LaSalIe
Street Trust and Savings Bank failed
the day they got Lorimer out of his
senate seat.
Il have been told that Ed Tilden
stuck to the last and did the hest he
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-06

ward Hines said was the collector of
ton of Lorimer was put over at SpriI
him they would like to have $4,000
from the Harvester trust and the
money should be sent on to Ed Til
den.
''The biggest bankers in the United
States were interested in the election
of Lorimer to the United States SEN
ate. If there was any one point that
everybody saw clear, in the testimony
before the senate committee which
investigated the Lorimer election, it
was the one point that Senator Al
drich and President Taft wanted
Lorimer elected, and Edward Hines
was the direct personal messenger of
those two high men to Illinois. Ed
ward Hines was on telephone in
Chicago and talked half the night to
Springfield the night before the day
Lorimer was elected. Hines lumber
companies have made big sales to the
Chicago stockyards crowd and Hines
was the connection between the east
ern bankers and the western packers.
"Just notice the way Ed Tilden,
the high man of the packers in poll
tics, plays the game. He is:
81. President of Libby, Mcneil &
Libby, packers
"2. Brother of William Tilden,
president of the Fort Dearborn Ma
tional Bank.
SO. Vice president and directors
Drovers' Deposit National Bank.
81 DireStor Sioux City Stock |
yards, ST. Louis Stockyards, Drovers'
Trust and Savings Bank.
So. Bondsman of William O'Con- |
nell, treasurer of Cook county and
bank depositor of several million dol |
lars during his term of Office.
Sc. Former member Board of Edu- |
cation.
81. Bondsman of James ]. Brady, |
state auditor, who gave the final
UOrd that closed tha doors Of tho
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-07-06


then Harvester
of
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1914-05-08

Foa RENT cards a, this Offls&
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1914-05-08
Evangelical Church

The delegates 10 the Woman'S
Missionary Convention are her,
m goodly numbers. The en-
thusiasm with which the meet
ings begin promises a very
good convention. Friday and
Saturday are TO be full days.
Friday evening there will be q
Missionary program by the chill
dren. Come and enjoy this en-
tertainment together with us.
DO not forget the address 10
young people Saturday evening.
The speaker of the evening is
Mrs. G.. c. Polling, the mother
of Dan Polling who is at present
the head of the Christian En-
deavor- the much loved Dan.
Come and hear her and then you
will know why her son is what
he is.
Sunday morning the annual
sermon will be preached by
Mrs. G. N. Thompson, of Salem,
Oregon, the field secretary of
the society, The evening sermon
will be preached by a returned
Rev. Lyle j. Eby,
from Siam. J. A. Goode, Pastor,
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1914-05-08

LESS Delay, Less Technically and
More Justice In our Courts"
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1914-05-08

Pumper and hose at $4,000;
pumper and hose and auto truck
and chemical at about $12, 900;
pumper and hose and chemical
and hose at Sl5, 600. placing each
proposition on the ballot inde-
pendent Of the other. He be-
lieves in st. Johns securing the
best apparatus obtainable, some
thing it can point to with great
deal of pride and qualification.
He does not favor a triple com
bination. believing that better
service can be secured by having
the pumper separate from the
chemical.
How the matter will appear on
the ballot il an election is called
has not been definitely decided.
but from the present outlook 4
seems apparent that the matter
will be left to the people TO make
selection.
St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1914-05-08
RESOLUTION

It is resolved by the City OF ST. Johns,
Orcgon
That Il deems Il expedient aud neces.
sary TO improve Willamette boulevard
from the westerly line of Richmond
street TO the easterly line of Burlington
street in the city of ST. Johns in the
following manner, to wit:
BY grading said portion Of street to
grade or sub.gradc TO be established,
and by laying six foot cement
sidewalk and by constructing fifteen
foot cement curb on both sides OF said
street, with necessary drains and catch
basins, and by laying standard concrete
pavement.
/ Work to be done according 10 the
plans aud specifications OF the city engi.
neer on file in the Office OF the
city recorder relative thereto,
which said plans and specifications
aud estimates are satisfactory and are
hereby approved. Said improvements
to be made In accordance with the
charter aud ordinances of the city of
ST. Johns, and under the supervision
and direction of the city engineer.
That the cost OF said Improvement To be
assessed on pro rata basis as provided by
city charter upon the property especially
and particularly benefited thereby, and
which Is hereby declared TO be all OF lots
parts OF lots, blocks aud parcels Of land
between the termini OF such improve
ments abutting upon, adjacent or prox-
innate TO said street from the
marginal lines OF said street back to the
center of the block or blocks or tracts OF
land abutting thereon or proximate
thereto.
That all the property included in said
improvement district aforesaid is hereby
declared TO be Local improvement
district No. Ill.
That the city engineers assessment OF
the probable total cost OF said improve
ment Of said street is S7,29l.6s.
That the cost of said street be
assessed against the property
In said local assessment district as pro-
yided by the charter OF the city OF St.
Johns.
Adopted by the council this 2sth day OF
April, 1914.
A. Il. DUNSMoRE,
Recorder.
Published in the St. Johns Review
May and 3, 1914.