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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-06


Mrs. MCGOWAN was on hand long be-
fore 8 o'clock yesterday morning and
when she sat In the same place which
she had occupied the day before, it was
apparent that she was trying to evade
the gaze Of the curious for she knew
full well that the great majority OF
the great number in that big place
were watching every movement she
made Wearing the same black suit
with which she was clothed the day
before, she sat with her lawyers with
her back to the audience, and as the
arguments proceeded, manifested the
closest Of attention in the efforts of
lawyers, both against her and in her
behalf. At times her eyes swept the
jury box, and it was noticed that the
Jurymen watched her closely also.
FOUR ABLE ARGUMENTS.
-Four very strong arguments were
heard with the closest Of attention.
Frank Stone. Esq, OF Bay NI1nette,
Ala, opened the speaking, and for
about an hour dwelt upon every detail
Of the case from the standpoint Of the
defense, comp1imening The Journal fer
its fairness in handling the story, and
also injecting into the course Of his
presentation Of his case many witt
CiELASs WHICH udd Crowd
ing from time time.
The opening argument for the state
was made by J. Walter Kehoe, who
was assisting the state attorney. He
spoke in scholarly manner, and pre-
scented the states side with clearness
and abJeness. His speech was heard
with rapt attention, and every word he
uttered was so clearly enuIciated that
it was heard IN all parts Of the court
room.
State Attorney John P. Stokes fol-
lowed Mr.. Kehoe, and those who sat
or stood and listened to him, regarded
his effort as one Of the best speeches
that he had delivered, In his career.
He ably handled the prosecution, and
attempted to show the possible danger
an acquittal would eventually lead to-
He asked the jury for verdict in ac-
cordance with the charge Of the court
Scott NJ. Loftin also made what was
pronounced one OF bhe best OF efforts
in that line, and n the course of his
argument, he brought tears to the eyes
OF men and women In the vast audi
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-06


by the Austrfans for weeks past, has
Joined in the advance. This Is ad-
uitted by a conservatively worded Of
dciaI report given out in Vienna which
declares that the Ausrr1ans, having
maintained their position on the Ly-
sagora mountain where the Teutortic
allies ptvoted in order to let the rest
Of the army complete it's wheeling
movement to a new line are now re-
firing. At the same time Austria sets
worth certain minor successes along
the line from the river San to Jaro-
slau.
Petrograd, however, makes positive
assertion that the Austrian movement
is a retreat amounting to a rout in
which the Russians have taken many
prisoners and much booty. According
to reports in the Russian capital, Cen
eral Won Hndenberg, the German COM
mander IS continuing his retiring
movement in Russian Poland, while
desperate fighting along the frontier
Of East Prussia. has enabled the Rus
slams to cross the border at several
points. A significant phase Of the
Eastern campaign is indicated by a re-
port from Rotterdam that the 9Th Ger
man army corps has been transferred
from Belgium to East Prussta-
In the west attention is concentrated
on two points: Ypres, where much
ready has taken place. but where it
is expected the Germans are yet to
deliver the full fury Of their assault
in the effort to gain the French coast,
and Scissors, where the Germans have
tons captured by the British when
they first corssed the river Aisne-
Along this line a tremendous attack
probably already Is under way. The
outcome may be of the greatest i'm
portance.
The Turkish ambassador left Lon
don today and Great Britain gave for
NAL announcement Of a state Of war
between the empire and Turkey. These
events coupled with the action OF Brit
Dish cruisers in bombaIIfing Turkish
ports constitute the extent Of the
kown activities this morning in the
Turkish situation
CLAIMS A RETREAT.
The correspondent OF the Daily Mai
at Rotterdam says he has received
official confirmation Of the advance Of
the allies on al the West FLANDERS
front and ne adds:
1.-The German military bakeries have
been removed In souther1y direction
from Ostend showing the intention %
retreat Of the main German force
-T have learned from reliable soUrcGs
that last weeks transfer OF the 9th
German army corps has been COM
pleted from Belgium and France to
East Prussia and that only half their
number has been placed ny volunteers
THE Germans ara short Of big gEr
ammunition In West Flanders and
transport is impossible owing to the
foundations. Hnterned Germans say
they can fight men but not waste ot
yVAfARI
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-06

closed doors and within the space IL
three hours had announced they were
ready To present their findings
Nine OF the jurymen from the first
had stood out for total acquittal, while
three were said to have been in favor
Of a verdict OF mansIaughter, or some
degree Of murder less than that calling
for the death penalty. Ballot after
ballot it was stated was taken and
from the third ballot until the last one
the vote was eleven to one in favor OF
acqufttal.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-06
WANTS THE JOB
OF HANGING MEN
SHERIFF ELLIS RECEIVES A LET
TER FROM THE CHIEF OF PC-
LICE OF BLouNTsToWN MAX
ING APPLICATION

Sheriff Ellis yesterday received a
letter from a party signing himself
~Chief of Police Of Blountstown, Fla. !"
IN which he makes application for the
position Of hangman when the two ne
groes now in the county Jail are exc
cuted.
Neither Of the men has been SEN
fenced to hang, nor has the date been
selected, but in the letter the party
stated that he would make an early
application so as to be the first.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-06
COMMANDMENT OF
THE DARDANELLES
- AssocIATEp PRRss.

Washington, Nov. h--French foreign
ONCE dispatches to the embassy here
today confirmed the departure Of the
French ambassador at Corstanttnopfe,
with his personnel on November and
announced that Ritual Pashas the Tur-
kish ambassador. has received his
passports and left Paris. The dis
patches mentioned the bombardmert
Of the forts On the pardaneiles by an
Anglo French squadron at a. N. on
November 3rd.
They also contained the following
Comment on the conduct Of the ma
rines lighting I'm Belgium:
I'm the engagement on the User, in
the concerted action with the Belgian
army. the troops of our Sixth corps Of
rife marines gave proof Of brilliant
heroism."
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-06
RESIGNATION OF MINT
DIRECTOR WAS ACCEPTED

washinxton. Nov. 5.-President VIII
son today accepted the resignation OF
George e. Roberts, director of the
mint. to take effect November Is, but
has not decided upon , successor.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-06
REPORTED HOUSE
HAD BEEN ROBBED

The police this morning investigated
a reported robbery at No. los South
Tenth avenue, occupied by man
named Davis. A revolver, it was
stated by the occupants had been
stolen and a wouan's hat destroyed.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-06

Soc per year. The Special
DESIGNER subscription of
fer is to be reopened from
November 2 to 21st. Regu
lar price, 75c. Everlasting
Fabrics Co.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-06

Clothing of the different
Kind for particular men and
no,1ng men. Our new Fall
SSl,its at $40, $12, SIS, $18 to
$50. Easy terms. Calm S,
% South Palafox street.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-06
TERSELY TOLD.
$500 REWARD.

n. Journal Will pay $500 reward for
.,idsoce surIcIent to convict any boy or
larson found stealing subsCribers' papers
sSfter delivery Of same BY carrier.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-06
Remarkable Demonstration
Follows Verdict Acquitta1

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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-06

The Journals Want ad
Way" will get you results.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-06

rfter delivery Of Same BY 6aFrb0Es
Fred ". Dennis, Jr., formerly OF
Pensacola, where he was employed as
nachinist by The Journal, was in the
city yesterday on a short visit, leaving
AZ $50 for points east. Mr.. Dennis
Is now representing the Intertype Co.
manufacturers OF type setting mach
ines and supplies. His home is in
Jacksonville.
FYry-six days out from Genoa, the
italian ship Bianchetto, 1850 tons bur-
den, arrived in port yesterday, and
will load lumber at this port some time
this month. This is the only vessel
Of her rig now in this port.
Nothing had been learned at the
Saunders Fish Conpany's headquar-
ters in this city yesterday as to the
vherea bouts Of the fishing smack Ida
Y silva. which is supposed to be max
ing her way under a sort Of jury rig to
port for docking. This is the vessel
reported in a letter from Capt. Petersen
10 have been struck by a steamer
whose identity was not established.
Another new smack, the Barcelona,
aas been launched from the Warren
ways, having been con-
itructed complete at that point. Rig
ying will be installed at once and
t is expected the vessel will be in
within a few weeks, join
ng the already large home-built feet
4 the Warren Company
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-06
Germans Continue the
Attack Around Ypres

CONTINUED From First Pase-)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-11-06

Brown, went out to her In this trouble.
DEFENDANT THERE EARLY.
Norwich bulletin., 1914-06-30

gallery and watch prominent persons carved in the latest styles. I have speak ing acquaintance with the coroner, who will be glad to take you through his morgue and show you all of the freshest corpses. If you want to be narrowed why pay money? Why not"
 Even while the Observer was speaking he noticed upon the face of the chronic knocl1er a look of stupefied amazement- the look that he might see on the face of a man who, having raised snake from infancy and believing in its reptilian af- fections, is suddenly bitten by it.
 ''Wha choo talkin' about?" faltered the chronic knocker. 'Morgue and hospitals and all that rough stuff. I didn't say nothing about morgues, did I?''
 The Observer explained that he was only trying to find out why the chronic knocker was there.
 Because I wanta be here" replied the chronic knocker. petulantly-
 And with that remark he reiapsed into morbid, dyspeptic thought and left the Observer to make the best of his reply He did not say what there was about the ball park that enthralled him. Ger tainly it was not the playing. It may
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hchehzle was farmer and has spent most of his life in that business. During one campaign he had to run against two candidates whose occu- Patlons were, respectively, school teaching and banking. On trip to q instant town to make speech he was Waltlng at a junction to change cars. when he got into conversation with two men living near the station. The talk turned on politics and the men expressed their opinions freely
 l don't care much for a banker fel- loW' remarked one as he polished off ms muddy boots. Them bankers ain't got no feelings fur the DO man."
 And l ain't got no use fur them school teachers" replied the second.
 They aint fittin' ter do no tendin' to big business. nohow. Pears to me that that fellow what is called McKen- zie would about fill the biII-he's jest a plain farmer and will not put on no airs. l am goin' ter vote for Mac"
 Just then the train rumbled into the station and Mckenzie swung aboard. Goodbye, boys" called out McKen- zie to his new friends as the wheels begun to grind. I'm glad to meet you, glad to sknow you and hope you will continue to shout for mel am Mo-.Aenzie.
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speak to him, he turned to his friends.
 ''Yup," he said, huskily ''me fren'
 Bill de sportin' editor. gimme a comp
 today. Yuh see, Bills goin' to back
 me in de next main bout at the Glen
 dale Athaletic Club. He's me fren' Bill
 is.''
 Something about this conversation con-
 vinced the Observer that the man in
 the sweater was a prize fighter. Any
 how, he was a friend of BilTs, and.
 without knowing Bill. the Observer felt
 sure he would be hurt if his friends
 were reproved for carelessness in the handling of peanut shells.
 The Observer was still pondering on
 his chances of getting the Editor to
 change seats and garner his share of
 young man with the voice of a stricken
 Bull Moose came out and announced
 the batteries-and the game was on.
 Now 1t isn't the Observers idea to
 give this game by innings You can get that the sporting page. There is as much excitement in the grand stand, much of interest, as ever takes place on the field. There was the Man ! Who Knew All the Players by their First Names. And there was the Man Who Could Manage the Team (and who didn't hesitate to say so). And there was the Chronic Knocker Cpresumably it was chronic because the knocking kept up during the whole game), and there were the Two Englishmen. But the first thing that struck the Observer was the difference in treat ment accorded the peanut boy and the sodapop boy. It is the difference marked in the crowds attitude toward
 the star pitcher and the umpire. For the peanut boy the crowd had a deep and abiding affection Even those who have the shells of adjacent peanut eaters scattered on them, like the gentle 1 dew from heaven, don't hold it against the peanut boy. They say:
 Well, he's good kid. It isn't his fault that people can't eat peanuts without making the grandstand look like 1 the ruins of Messina.'
 It is the peanut boy s unerring throw ing that wins him this distinction. this general appreciation. In d game where dexterty is at a premium his efforts must i be acknowledged:
 1 He takes bag of peanuts from his basket as he walks along in front of the 1 bleachers. High up among the rooters 3 l fat man arises exctedly and screams. | Hay, boy.'' he bellows. Of course, he | doesn't want hay. He wants peanuts ! But he calls for hay, just the same. The peanut boy looks up indifferently. | Hay, boy"' continues the vegetarian and shining nickel is tossed downward | Then the boy comes into action. The | right hand, holding the bag of peanuts
 is drawn back, and flashes forward agair | with swift underhand motion. The l bag describes a magnificent paraboa It reminds you of the firing on Vera Cruz in 1S4S, as illustrated by old prints l If the purchaser has a grain of ability and agility he will catch the bag in hi: hands. If not he will catch it with his west. One thing is certain-it will hit
 him.: nobody else will get his peanuts i In the bright lexicon of the peanut boy there is no such word as miss.
 | The Observer watched him chuck twen
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ty bags of peanuts at avid fans He did not give a base on balls or make a wild pitch in those twenty shots, and only one bag broke geographically because the excited man who was reaching for it caught it with his nose instead of his hands, which is disconcerting to even the hardest bag of peanuts.
 The crowd between innings encouraged the peanut boy. Many a nickel he troved because the bleacherites wanted to see how far he could throw.
 But the soda pop boy, how different is his lott In the first place. if there is any soda pop bottle throwing to be done the crowd prefers to do it, along with cush- ions and bricks. Soda pop bottles are the fans weapons of war when all efforts at mediation with the umpire have failed.
 But that isn't the worst.
 There never was a soda pop boy who didn't have feet that required 14-K shoes Also there never was soda pop boy There was very fat man-an extreme ly fat man-one might say a phenomenal ly fat man-who sat three seats away from the Observer. In his willing collal was tucked a huge handkerchief and upon the back of his seat hung his moiStened coat.
 There were two on bases and the fat man was in that sanguinary state oi delicately call a bloody sweat He was waving his straw hat. the while he tried to encourage the batter
 And just at the exciting moment wher
 
 was about to swing on the ball-just al that epic of epics in base ball drama-a soda pop boy who possessed the blacken. ed complexion of unsullied Africa paused in front of the fat man. One of his fine large feet rested on the fat mans. IT the soda pop boys eye as it surveyed the scene which the fat man could not sec was an expression of jaundiced indiffer- ence
 The play was completed, while the fat man frantically tried to. gaze at the game by peering around the soda pop boy and at the same time to release his foot still held by that No. IA shoe.
 Huh said the African soda pop boy indifferently, 'he done got 'em out
 He moved on.
 Into the fat mans eye came a wild. maniacal gleam. His murderous glance followed the white-coated back as il disappeared adwOn the aisle, gently cry ing:
 "Heah. ladiezengents, git you nice fraish gingah ale, lemon sody, sahspahil- la"'
 Did you see that coon step on my foot?" asked the fat man of a total stranger.
 The stranger nodded synpathetfcally
 ''He got in my way so I couldn't see the play" continued the fat man. He choked slightly.
 Darn outrage,' agreed the stranger l concentrating himself on the game again.
 The fat man said nothing more, but his elapsed before the soda pop boy return. ed This time another of those amazing | ly dramatic situations which are the life of the game had developed. The man al 1 bat had struck out, the catcher hat dropped the ball, the batter had rushed
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that he may reform and return to his former calling.
 Johnson's district is interesting Paclhc ocean, huge mountains, Indians and immense salnion industry. In fact this fish business is about the big gest thing in it. And when one eats a salmon just caught he is enjoying a treat.
 One day he wanted to spread himself and show his old friends in Washing ton city just what the real, esimon-pure salmon was, so he had several fat fel- lows shipped in ice all the way from the coast. These he turned over to the head of a cafe to have cooked for a little dinner to which he invited some choice souls.
 The dinner went on all right, but much to Johnson's disgust the supply of salmon fell short. The waiter stated humbly that there aren't no more fish, while Johnson insisted that there were at least two more due him. And to prove it he strode back into the kitchen, opened the big ice box and fished up-two fine, pink, shining sal mon.
 'I knew those fish were there" he explained flor I understand the ways of Washington waiters-so I took the pains to count over the fish before I sent them in to the cooH-"
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ever held that exalted position-one hour, by the clock.
 The great event happened In the summer of 1912" said MT. Young. "Our regular governor, John Burke, was away building fences and stringing wires in a convention hall down in St. Louis. Thes next in succession was Lieut.. Gov. R. S. Lewis, a banker of Fargo.
 One slithering hot day a touring car full of friends chugged up to the bank. They reminded Lewis that it was hot, that North Dakota was pro- hibition. that Minnesota wasn't. So they stuffed him in among them. headed for Moorhead. Mtnn.. and threw on the high speed. Lewis was over the state line just one hour, and mean time, by virtue of my position as presi- dent pro tempore of our state senate, the honors duties, privileges and re- responsibilities of the governorship fell upon me.
 But there wasn't anything very ex- citing about it. It didn't feel any diff ferent; there wasn't any governing to do. Both the United States senators
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for first and the man on first had started for second.
 The soda pop boy paused wearily in front of the fat man and prepared ,to rest his weary No. IA shoe on the fat mans shoes. But he didn't Disregarding the play going on before him, disregarding everything but his atavistic desire to do great damage. the fat man seized the soda pop boy and dragged him to one of the park officials The soda pop boy whimpered feebly.
 Shaking his prey, the fat man spoke:
 If you don't want this coon's neck
 broke," he said, ferociously, you send
 him around to the other side of the grandstand where he can keep off my feet! I ain't going to stand for his fool
 ishness. and I ain't going to have my afternoon spoiled.
 Now you may understand, vaguely. why
 it Is that vox populi is not an ardent ad- mirer of the soda pop boy.
 The most confirmed optimist on earth next to the man who has speaking ac- quaintance with a United States senator | is the individual who can remember the first names of base ball players. One of these optimists sat behind the Observer. He did not believe in hiding his light un-
 der a bushel He spoke right out and every time he spoke he leaned over and shouted in the Observers ear. It was
 an even bet whether caulifiower ear would precede ruptured tympanum or vice versa. That the players didn't show enthusiasm when he pronounced their names, discouraged this fan not a whit
 'Oh, you. Ed,' he would bawl, Init 'er out. boy, Hit Ter out"
 Ed did not hit her out He swung three times and then went and took a refresh ing drink of water out of the bucket Come on. Zeke." believed the man who knew them all you kin make sec.
 ond while that big boob is winding up You kin do it, Zel<e. Zeke tried and was thrown out by ap- proximately ten feet Good try. Zeke," encouraged the per. sonal friend.
 While the teams were changing posi- | tions he addressed the grandstand gen orally.
 Great li'l felIers'' he observed. Great | III team. I know most of them boys
 See 'em at the hotel frequent" * Only once did he gain recognition. A substitute runner had been put on base | The shortstop of the local team was standing almost in front of him with his | back resting against the lower tier oi boxes as he conversed, momentarily
 with the manager. "Oh, George" believed the Man Who | Knew Them All, "who is that fellel
 that's on base?"
 l George shouted, in the direction of the
 voice, that it was Smith. glowed with pride when the answer
 reached him.
 They all know me-" he said, com ! placentIy.
 The Observer is not a malicious indi
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were in excellent health and there wasn't a man on the supreme court bench with even a bad colo There wasn | even a trusteeship on an asylum board vacant for me to practice on- OI cours, I could have declared martial law and ordered out the militia, but couldn't get up any plausible dls- turbauce in just one hour. mlght t have pardoned a few murderers out of the penitentiary. but some straight laced Puritans would have mlscon- strued the innocence of my motive.
 50 I had to be content with puttIn p E signing a couple of commissions Tor Justices of the peace-and let my only term as governor of great state go at that. I guess it was all right as II woe however: it was an awfully hol day and, as Henry Clay said' "a finer be cool than governor.
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A Short Term.

Public men have often boasted their long terms of office
 in some high posi- ton; it r e m a i n S f or Representative George M. Young, at present repre- s e n tative from North Dakota, to bear the uniqu e honor of having been governor of a sovereign state of the Union for the shortest space of time that. any man
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have been the way that the soda pop boy stood on other peoples feet
 At every ball game there Is invariably some young man who has lunched too well and has come out to get the cool air. The game, for him, is a secondary con sideration. Usually he sleeps through the early innings and complains bitterly when the cheering disturbs his rest.
 This type Is infrequent; but interesting oh, very interesting. One of these Speci- mems lost his way in the grandstand. Bets were made as to where he would ul- timately land-whether he would fall oil the back of the stand or slump down one