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The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-20

Our section is 16o miles long with
a mean width Of so miles an area OF
1886 square miles, with three out OF
5 counties possessing an area Of over
HOO square miles each.
The annexation of Alabama to West
Florida would give the new state an
area of $4,000 and leave Florida with
an area of $4,000.
Politically.
The district of West Florida exists
only In the minds Of the Peninsula
powers that be during the time of taz
levy and the necessities of an election
campaign. It Is but the tail Of q dog,
and without hope of even making the
dog realize its presence except at above
times.
There is one State institution Cat
Marianna) In West Florida. I am not
aware of the number Of state offices
in possession of the people OF West
Florida, BUT 1 am sure the number OF
shining exceptions are few. West
Florida timber for senatorial or su-
preme judgeship positions are uni
formly and overwhelmingly defeated
because the downstaters have the
wisdom of sticking together, knowing
their power.
venture the opinion that living in
a section that is geograp hicaIly a mis-
fit, its area but one seventh that of the
entire state, we can never hope for
political equality, unless we can popu-
late our country like that of the Bel
gians.
Economically.
May I ask you to again LOOK AT
THE MAP-This little slice Of land
cannot grow to the east or the west
nature has fixed that. We have the
great empire of water to our south
and the great empire OF coal and iron
and cotton and diversified products to
our north, soon to be cemented to US
by more and more bands of iron as
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-20

trackage is demanded
Exports alone do not make a city
With all of its railroad facility Calves
ton today has a thousand less poputa-
ton than ten years ago-and in spite
Of the wide advertisement possess but
$4,000. A wharf, some longshoremen
and railroads are all that are required
for export. Cities and sections are
not made because they are located at
the end of a tunnel but because they
are a part Of a country capable of
wide development agriculturally and
industrially.
The barriers called state lines are
artificial ones, nevertheless, when be-
cause Of state pride every endeavor is
made to keep business within its own
border and to divert 1t from going to
another state, we cannot expect our
full share Of business emanating north
OF our own boundary. Referring to
the recent Alabama rate decision. a
Tampa paper remarked Being in Ala
bama and subject to the laws Of Flor
ida must be mighty inconvenient."
On the other hand, with the line
lifted, as one people of a common sec
ton, politically, as well as historically
and economically, we can work togeth-
er without regard to anything but the
welfare of ALL The Perdido becomes
the common fishing stream instead of
a boundary between the corner of
great state and the tail OF another
whose whole interests are In the Pen
insula-
Logically.
Some time ago our Commercial As
sociation accomplished a splendid
piece of advertising for this section
by suggestion that a new state be
formed This was its first value.
The second was the knowledge
through the State press that the pen
insula would let us go in peace il W.T.
desired it.
The single tier of counties upon our
northern border in Alabama have as
large area and more population than
we possess-while 1t is true that GER
tain of the original colonies have less
area than the proposed state of West
Florida, we have three counties larger
than Rhode Island, nevertheless, the
smallest state admitted since the birth
of the Union, has almost three times
the area of West Florida proper anu
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-20
A Circulating Judge
State Attorney r. H. Good Measure That
il Meeting the of Many Citizens

to go and diligently perform the du-
ties Of Circuit Judge in any Judicial
Circuit in Florida, when directed to do
SO by the governor under the seal of
state.
Section st shall be the duty of
the governor to make an6 deliver TO
the Assistant Circuit Judge his order
directing said judge at a certain time
to proceed to a certain place and for
a certain time, all to be named in
said order, there to perform the func-
tions and exercise the authority OF
Circuit Judge directing him either to
act independently and solely or to act
in aiding and assisting the Circuit
Judge having jurisdiction over the To-
cality designated under the following
conditions:
FTrst-when a Circuit Judge is dis
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-20

qualified to act as judge under d,
law.
Second-when a Circuit Ju5v.
unable because Of sickness Or 49,
to perform the duties Of Cjrr,.
Judge.
Third-when the governor 4, =,
vised either by a Circuit Tudr.
members Of the bar Of any circuf, ~.
the judge of such circuit is bs5,..
with the legal work OF such c,ro,I,
and that the assistance OF ths A,sl-
tant Circuit Judge is desired
Fourth-When a Circuit Judg. NJ,
be absent from his circuit for ma.
than five days.
Fifth-when for any other can.
the governor deems such course sTn.
dent.
Section st shall be the duty .
several Circuit Judges Of the staf. \
Florida to notify the governor VIII.
any of the conditions mentions5
section five Of this act exist in h.I
respective circuits, and to advise M
governor of the approximate lspr
of the time for which the services n
the Assistant Circuit Judge viii N
desired in such circuit.
Section This act shall take ETA.
Immediately upon its passage and 4,
proval by the governor.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-20

The Peninsula OF Florida, lying be-
tween the Atlantic Ocean and the
Gulf OF Mexico, land OF Fruits and
F1owtrs. The Pascua Florida of De
Leon, the East Florida OF the later
Spanlar1s. the East Florida Of F1agler
and OF Plant and Of Everglades fame
IS a country complete IN itself. It's
soil, climate, early history, politics
and economics are all dissimilar and
with no common interests with that
section which we call West Florida,
the eight countries west of the Chat
tahoochee River
History.
The History of West Florida en-
bracing as IL once did all that coun-
try north to within thirty miles of
Montgomery, west of the Chattahoo-
chez to the Mississippi River, is mex
tricaoly entwined with the develop
ment Of the middle west--onIy the
accidents OF fate severing this portion
between the Perdido and the Chat
tahoochee and south OF the 31st pa
Fallel from vital union with the sec
ton to which 1t naturally belongs.
The fOolishness Of being governed
by Florida occurred to the people of
the Baton Rouge, District, in 1910 and
a secession took place which set up
the short lived republic OF Baton Rouge
which was later annexed to the United
States and given to Louisiana. In
1919, as a war measure because of the
3rfendliness OF the Spaniards for the
British. with whom we were then at
war, United States forces occupied
what was known as the District OF Mo-
bile, annexing the territory. thus CIV
ing Mississippi and Alabama an outlet
to the gulf.
The rest Of West Florida was long
a prize sought by the people of the
United States and in 1920 before the
formal transfer OF the territory had
taken place the people of Alabama
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-20

twice the area of the proposed state
whose boundaries were to run to the
Aucilla, instead of the Chattahoochee
The larger question of dividing q
great many states larger than Florida
would also enter.
1t is not question for today or
for next year-it is a question of the
future of our section. We may sue
ceed under the present arrangement
but We cannot hope to secure from
the peninsula more than indifference.
while generation ass Uc:ated with our
northern and western neighbors will
bring US into state of harmony and
with no reason for stateline agitation,
we can say with her on the pinnacle
of destiny-HERE WE REST.
The Pensacola journal., 1914-12-20


c., New ork Broadway
Building,
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-01-01

The Bethlehem" Cantata,
which was given at the M. E.
church Sunday night by the choir
was well attended and was of ex-
ceptionally high class in every
respect. The solos by the vari-
Gus members of the choir were
most delightful and the perfect
response and harmonyin singing
the carols, was a testimonial to
Director Webber's ability as a
director as well as to the splen-
did talent available in this COM
munity, The services were en-
tirely given over to the Cantata,
which furnished an hour and a
halGs>entertainment.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-01-01
DIDN'T OBSERVE NEW YEARS
Puritans Regarded the Celebration as
a Heathensh and Un.Christian
Rite.

The sole record OF the observance
Of the New Year by the Pilgrims in
the new world, named New England,
was most prosaic, most brief: eve
went to work betlmes" Many Of the
good Puritan ministers thought the
celebration or even notice Of the day
In any way Bavorod OF improper and
un.Chrlstlan reverence for the heath.
en- god, Janus Yet these English set
tiers came from a land where New
Years eve and New Years day were
second IN Importance and domestic
observance only 10 Christmas.
Throughout every English county
New Years eve was always celcbrat,
ed; In many It was called by the
pretty name Of Singing Fen, from the
custom which obtained Of singing the
last Of tho Christmas carols at that
time.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-01-01
NEW YEARS DAY IN ENGLAND.

New Years day is kept very curl.
ously in some of the old countries In
England the ringing of bells is about
the only formal demonstration they
show for the anniversary at the pres
ent time, though years ago 1t was as
much of gala day as Christmas.
They used to give presents and have
great feasts, and there was good
deal of revelry and drunkenness, more
than there ought TO have been in a
civilized community On the whole
the new is quite as good as the old
way, to my thinking. In Denmark the
cannon booms. as a sound of Joy to
welcome In the new year. Every
morning Of the first of January, Copen.
hagen is shaken by this peaceful can.
nonading The people in the rural
districts go to the farmhouses and fire
their muskets under the windows of
the sleeping inmates to inform them
hat new year is at hand The Gus
tom is not a very nice one; II Bmacks
too much OF old time roughness and
rudeness.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-01-01

THE morning train west on the
c. e. S. Wednesday was delayed
a couple of hours by snowdrift
at Floyd Hill, above the forks in
Clear Creek canyon.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-01-01

Take away the tattcrcd page
OF my crstwhilo pety
Dim and solled and outraged quite
Mocked Of bland safety;
Resolutions such as they
May greet the season with nplomb,
But when the year, grown old and gray,
Times not n crutch to lean upon
OF all that lofty sentiment,
! fain would close the vcNlng tnln
And yet again experiment
For like n bloom perennial
And rosy tinted wake the dreams
or all the morrows yet to come,
When life Us really what It seems;
When tnrdiness and hrolJcn vows,
And duties shirked for Pleasures court
And Mother Grundy's sad pOw-wOws,
And fcllc Fashions mad report
Are strangers to my righteous heart
Tear up the old and frame the new.
For l would make another start
-Maudo DcVcrsc Newton.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-01-01
Some New Year DOn'tS

Don't sprinkle salt on the tail OF tempta-
ton.
Don't try to get the better Of a man who
hasn't any.
Don't snore in church. It's mean to keep
others awake. ..-...
Don't be satisfied to pay as you 20.
Save enough to get back.
Don't get married with the sole idea
that misery loves company.
Don't follow the beaton track unless
you are satisfied to remain beaten.
Don't accept advice from a man who
never offers you anything else.
Don't expect Opportunity TO come to you
with letter OF introduction.
Don't trust to luck. Nine-tenths Of tho
people in the world guess wrong.
Don't buy your friends. They never last
as long as those you mako yourself.
Don't envy the rise Of Others Many a
man who gets to the top is nero froth.
Don't greet Misfortune with a smile
unless you are prepared for ono-sdod
Irritation.
Don't make good resolutions unless you
constantly carry repair Kit with you.
Don't place too much confidence in ap-
pearances. Many man with red nose
is white all the way through
Don't forget in times Of peace 10 pre-
pare for war. That's about the only uGo
some Of us seem to have for peace.
Don't fail to have an object in view.
Many a man leads such an aimess exist
snoe that he could fire at random without
hitting it.-Lippineotts.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-01-01
Man Found Dead.

Albert l.. Haskins, Al yesrs old
died suddenly os heart trouble at
his home, 4375 Benton street,
Berkeley, Monday afternoon.
His wife had left him at home
with their two small children
while she went down town and
on her return found her husband
dead, the little boy also being i'll
and unable to summon medical
attendance for his father.
Coroner Burton was notified
Monday evening, it being in JEFF
ferson county, and Tuesday
morning he removed the body to
his morgue.
Haskin's had been i'll with
heart trouble for sometime and
was at one time a member of the
Cooks Union, but was not in
good standing at the time of his
death. Being in destitute cir
cumstances it will probably be a
county charge.
His widow is left heartbroken
and penniless, with two small
children dependent upon her and
is not in rugged health herself,
so the circumstances are pecul-
iarly sad.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-01-01

Ring out, wild bells, to the wild shy
The flying cloud. the frosty light
The year is dying in the night;
Ring out, wild bells and let him die.
Ring out the DID, ring in the new,
Ring, happy bells across the snow,
The year is going, let him 60.
Ring out the false ring III the true
Ring out the grief that saps the mind
For those that here we no more,
Ring out the feud Of rich and poor
Ring in redress to all mankind
Ring out slowly dying cause.
And ancient forms Of party strife,
Ring in the nObler modes Of life,
With sweeter manners purer laws.
Ring out the want, the care. the sin,
The fathless Coldness Of the times;
Ring out, ring out my mournful rhymes
But ring the fuller minstrel in.
Ring out the false pride in place and blood,
The civic SANDER and the spite;
Ring in the love Of truth and right,
Ring in the common love Of good.
Ring out the narrowing lust Of gold;
Ring out the thousand wars Of old,
Ring in the thousand years Of peace.
Ring in the valiant man and free,
The larger heart the kindier hand;
Ring out the darkness Of the land
Ring IN the Christ that is to be.
-Tennyson
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-01-01

The tramway cars between
Golden and Denver were tied up
nearly three hours Sunday by a
horse which took the liberty to
use the tracks for a thoroughfare
and fell through culvert near
the Juchem ranch. Eight or
ten ties on the bridge had to be
cut out before the animal could
be released. In the meantime,
passengers were transferred.
The horse belonged to tenant
on the Dressler ranch, who has
recently moved there.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-01-01
ThIa New DaN

Out Of the tomb Of night n day has
risen. BE not anxious; This day Is all
your own. DO not hurry for IN time f.
iB like all other days, neither delay,
for now is passing. Early turn your
face 10 the dawn ana let itB fresh
beams bathe away all stains Of night,
then, should the noon be- dark with
storms, your smile win still wear the
rose tints Of tho morning. Step soft
" among human hearts, and leave 90
much Of kindness along llfeB pathway
that gladneag shall spring up, bearing
tribute IN the cool ontide OF the
worlds glad New Day.-Croft.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-01-01
A Small Blaze in Griffith.

On Wednesday morning of last
week the home of Mrs. Scott
Ramey was discoverd to be on
fire, supposedly from a defective
flue. The family smelled smoke
and upon investigating found
flames bursting from the attic.
They gave the alarm to Mrs.
Desch and son Harold, who then
called to William Herold, a neigh
Dor, and the two secured buckles
and worked like beavers for
about an hour when they succeed
in extinguishing thefames before
they had reached the main part
of the house. About ten square
feet of lumber were consumed
and the damage, though small,
caused considerable inconven-
ience. Mrs. Ramey is glad that
the damage is no worse and was
most fortunate in having valient
assistance at the proper moment.
Griffith has no fire department
and a fire at this time of year is
calculated to make Griffith people
a little bit nervous.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-01-01
The Past and the Future.

Garry into the new year only III,
choicest thoughts and Inspirations. n
in the olden days when men approach
ed the Parthenon they cleanBed thcl
persons and arrayed Themselves IN
white robes before entering that glO
riouB temple, 10 cleanse your gar
ments from transgressiOn, clothe your
self with aspirations. Farewell to the
past! Welcome and all hail to the
futurel-Newell Dwight Hills.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-01-01

In the meantime, Mr.. Morton,
the state organizer came out to
Aryada to see what obligations
he had contracted in the name Of
the order.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-01-01
New Year Resolutions.

will try 10 be kind.
! viii try to hnd the good in others.
will carry sunshine with me, espe.
sally into the dark places.
| will try to make someone happy
Zach day.-Woman's Home Companion.
The Arvada enterprise., 1914-01-01
Organizer AbsConds
With Livery Horse

\ VI SliS ptto II - Va S'%h
a man giving the name of c. &.
Karminy has been in this vicinity
in the interest of the YeOman
lodge. He was quite successful.
apparently, and plans had been
made for launching the organi-
zation Friday evening. Some
thing happened, however, which
will make it impossible for Mr..
Karminy to come back" and
take part in the ceremonies as
he otherwise might have done.
That something happened last
Friday, just one week from the
date set for the elimination Of
the results of his efforts in this
locality, and it all seems to have
been the old story of wine,
women and song" with the soft
peddle on the song.
Mr.. Karminy had a love also
for horses, at least that is what
he told 7. L. Yeager, when in
the latter's barn he was admir-
ing Mr.. Yeager's fine bay horse,
which the organizer later hired
from Mrs. Yeager ostensibly to
drive to Westminster, where he
was supposed to be organizing a
lodge of the same order. He told
Mrs. Yeager he would be gone
from then, Friday noon until Sat
urday night, or possibly Sunday
night. or possibly Sunday morn
ing when. When Mr.. Yeager
returned home, he Immediately
became nervous. He could not
see why the man wanted a horse
and buggy in Westminster, with
the roads in such condition, so
when Karminy failed to return
Sunday he drove over to West
minister and found he had not
been there. He then looked up
the address of Mr.. Morton, state
organizer of Yoemanry in Den
yer, and from him learned of
Karminy's rooming place, which
was 1929 Welton street. Going
there Mr.. Yeager learned from
the landlady that she had kicked
the fugitive down stairs Friday
morning for an insult ne had
flung at her, and that he had
been in company with another of
her roomers and two fast young
women Friday night. Yeager
found the young man and talked
with him and learned that the
horse had been sold. He then
went to police headquarters and
in company with a policeman
found the young mae and forced
him to tell where the horse had
been sold, which was to young
man named Smith at N. Pratt's s
livery barn on Welton street.
Going there they found the
horse and buggy had been pur-
chased at $l25. 90. and the horse
afterward resold to W. H. Beals,
proprietor of the Diamond Sales
Stable, 1910, 25th street. The
horse alone had been sold for $S5.
Here it was learned the horse
had been resold to Thos. r.
Burck, 3700 Sheridan Boulevard.
At any rate the horse and bug
gy was restored to its rightful
owner. The next step Sleuth
4eager undertook was to find
where the fugitive had gone and
this was done through the wom-
an in the case. The girls were
found and under threat of arrest
as accomplices they told of see
ing a ticket in Karminy's posses
sion for Portland, Oregon, yia
Salt Lake City. Il
Mr.. Yeager then returned home
and got into communication with
Joe Dennis, sheriff of jefferson
county, who telcgrapbed a de-
scription of Karminy to officials
at Salt Lake in the hope of ap-
pretending the fugitive at Salt
Lake.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-11
TEACHERS DISCUSS PLAN
OF STANDARDIZATION
Mnny Institutions for Girls Arc Rep
resented Mt Important Meeting Now
In Progress at Roanoke.

lSpc cial to The Times Dispatch
Roanoke, Va Juno 10.-To- days
session OF the eighth annual meeting
OF the Virginia Association OF Colleges
and Schools for Girls. In session at
Virginia College. devoted Its timo to
the discussion OF Standardization.
report on this subject was pre-
scented and adopted at the session last
year, in Winchester, and since that
time several Of the Virginia female
colleges and schools have adopted the
plan provided in this report. The
question was discussed in all OF It's
phases this morning. and the senti-
ment generally among those In attend
ancc favors II, although several mem
bers of the association offered objcc-
tons to certain features OF the plan.
In tho round table discussion of the
plan. DR.. Orlc l.. Hatcher. Bryn Mawr:
Or. Mary *. Benedict. Swee ibriar. and
Julian y. Burruss. OF Harrisonburg,
participated. Miss Virginia McKenncy.
or Petersburg. spoke on The College
Entrance Board Examination and the
Necessary Practical Arrangements"
were: Miss NJ. II. DuVal. ST. Annc-
School; Miss Lucy Lee Powell. Stuart
Hall. and Miss Susie y. Morris, Miss
Morriss's School.
Mrs. L. May Willis. Chatham Eplsco-
pal Institute, addressed tho meeting
on mo requirements OF the COIIcElate
school. She gave some experiences and
a practical talk on the subject. She
was followed BY + l.. McCuc. OF Stone
wall Jackson Institute. Professor
Harris Hart. Of this city. spoke inter
cstingly upon the question OF stand
ardizat!on. ana gave the association
some valuable Information.
Arthur Kyle Davis. OF Petersburg.
spoke during the session. He objected
10 that feature OF the Standardization
plan which provides for the second
classification. viz: The collegiate
school" This afternoon the members
OF the association were given i trip
10 MIL Mountain.
Among tho schools represented are:
st. Annes School. charlottesville:
Stuart Han. stanton: Miss Morris's
school. Richmond: FauQuicr Institute.
Warrcnton: Virginia College. Roanoke:
Southern Seminary. Altav!sta: Virginia
lntcrmont College, Bristol: Wornan's
College, Richmond; Roanoke Institute.
Danvil!c: blackstone Female Ins;i-
tuie. Black stone.
The association VIII be In session
through tomorrow.