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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-09-05

TN THE autumn of no Samuel
Adams had Induced the Massa ehu-
setts assembly to appoint COM
mittee of correspondence. to communi-
cate with Mr.. Arthur Lee, of Virginia,
the colony's agent in London. and with
the Speakers of the several colonial
assemblies: and though the commit
tee had accomplished little or nothing,
he had not been discouraged, but had
written the next year to Mr.. Lee ex-
pressing the wish that societies" of
"the most respectable inhabitants''
might be formed in the colonies to
maintain correspondence with
friends in England in the interest of
colonial privilege.
This is a sudden thought" he said,
"and drops undigested from my pen;.
but il must have seemed a natural
enough thought to Mr.. Lee. whose
own vast correepondence-wit AmeF-
lea with Englishmen at home with
acquaintapces on heezcontinent=had
itself, unaided, made many a friend
for the colonies over sea at the same
time that it kept the leading men of
the colonies informed of the opinions
But Mr.. Adams town committees
came first.
1t was left for the little group of
self-constituted leaders in the Vir-
gilman assembly. of whom Richard
Henry Lee, Mr.. Arthur Lees elder
brother. was one, to take the step
which actually drew the colonies into
active cooperation when the time was
ripe.
Il was. in part through the sys-
tematic correspondence set afoot by
the yirginfan burgesses that 3ome :
thing like common understanding
had been arrived at as 20 what should
be lone when the tea came Ia; and
the ~ MIess defiance of !, the eoloeists
In that matter brought the ministers
in England to such a temper that
there were presently new and gerry
exciting subjects of correspondence
between the committees and affairs
ran fast toward a crisis
Teas to the value. of no less than
eighteen thousand pounds sterling had
been thrown into the larbor at Bos-
ton on that memorable night of the
18th OF December. 1878. when Gap
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-09-05

satisfactory The. longer reels. are
generally supposed--to be the better
production, and usually are, but this
is not always so. Now and then one
sees a short film that is like a good
short story. And when a short film
is good it is very good. Take as an
instance, a picture presented a few
days ago at local moving picture
house. An inartistic presentation of
this. idea might have been monstrous
failure But instead the, film story
read like some tale that Dumas might
have written. There was not a scene
out of place; there was notla part
neglected; there -was.not a wrong note
struck in the whole play. The setting
was good, the costuming was pic
turesque, the theme was dramatic,
and the director had put something
more than mere good work into the
scenario. He had given it a soul. 1t
was gripping in interest and it was
Satisfying in climax. And yet it was
plot, if plot it might be called, al
most threadbare. The scoundrel who
received his own need of cruelty,
through the man who at last met and
svanquished him. the thirst for re-
venge, the chance that came at last
and that was not taken because in
the soul of this evil one there yet
lived the seed Of good, made to flower
through the kindness and gentleness
of woman who rescued him from
the horrors of an awful death, the
laying down Of life for the wife Of
the man on whom he had planned to
! wreak. a. cruel vengeans. It was
nothing particularly new, nothing
specially original, in any way, but
it was a bit of life worked out and
staged by two artists. 1t might have
been presented erudely, and have
made another one of the hodge podge
pictures which seem to have no rea'
reason for being. except that there is
4 a demand for pictures and so they
are turned out, somehow, anyhow.
When the film manufacturers come
to realization, as they will come
when the business is more standard
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-09-05

tain Macintosh" the redoubtable
leader of the South End toughs Of
the lively little town, was permitted
Tor the nonce to lead his bettersi but
what aroused the ministers and put
parliament in a heat was not so much
the loss incurred by the East India
Company or the outcry- of the mer-
chants involved as the startling Sig
nlacance of the act, and the unpleas-
ant evidence which every day came
70 hand that all the colonies alike
We're ready to resist.
After the tea had been sent away.
or stored safe against sale or pres
ept. use, or thrown, into the harbor. at
Philadelphia, Charleston, New York
and Boston, aas the leaders of the nnobs
or the meetings at each place prefer
red, there was an instant spread Of
Virgin'a's method Of unIon,
Six more colonies fastened to ap-
point committees Of correspondence,
and put. themselves in direct colnmu-
nication witt the men at Boston and
at Williamsburg who were forming
opinion and planning modes of re-
dress.
Only Pennsylvania held off,
The tea had been shut out at Phil
adelphia. as elsewhere, but the lead
ers Of the colony were not ready yet
to follow so fast in the paths of agi-
tation and resistcEce.
Members of Parliament hardly no.
ticed the exception. 1t was Boston
they thought Of and chiefly condemned
as hot-bed of 1awlessness.
Not every one, it is true, was ready
to speak quite so plainly or so In
temporarily as Mr.. Nenn.
THE town Of Boston ought to be
knocked about their ears and destroy
ed" he said. you will never meet
with proper obedience to the laws of
this country until you have destroyed
that nest of locusts.
But. though fsw were so outspoken,
no doubt many found such a view
very much to their taste, excellently
suited to their temper
At any rate, the ministers went a
certain way toward acting upon it.
Tomorrow, ParlIament's Drastic
Measures.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-09-05

ent of the country is being lavished
on these pictures and that they will
fall so short of what they might be.
A careful study and analysis of the
films makes one thing very clear.
And that is that the ideas, IN most
instances, are too crudely presented.
In many of the poorest pictures there
is splendid possibility. The authors
idea is often found to be good, even in
the hodge podge of stage business"
And the acting is on the whole re-
inarkable. Indeed, it would seem that
the necessary talent for the film is
something entirely different from &C
ton on the legitimate stage, for the
great stars do not measure. up to the
favorites who have only their e.movie"
experience to commend them to the
public. The settings given the pic
lures are excellent, in the main, and
the camera tricks are SO entertaining
in themselves, that this excuse in a
very great measure other shortcom-
ing.
The chief fault then seems to lie
with the directors, unless it lies with
the public. And this last seems very
likely. The public usually gets what
lit demands. That the public likes
good pictures is demonstrated again
! and again, by their appreciation OF a
ready good film. Then if the public
likes good films and can get what it
wants, why not create the demand !?
The best way in the world for the
public to get good pictures is to ask
for good pictures.
A prominent American magazines
has started a campaign for better
moving pictures. It has gone about
this in the right way, the only fair
way. Instead of advocating a fight
against the moving picture concerns
: and demanding a stricter censorship
: this magazine is carrying on its cam
/, paign, not by calling attention to
the bad pictures but by advertising
the good pictures advertising mean
ing not paid advertisements, placed
: at the will of any company, but pub
licity given freely to the really gooc
! pictures of any and all film com.
4 panies.
E In this way the magazine believes
I that the moving pictures may be i'm
$ proved, and placed on higher plane
: It's editors believe, and rightly, tina
the American public may be depend
y ed upon to create demand for bette
I. films, and that all that is, needed j
e to make this demand known to tn
!. moving picture. companies.
al One way of doing this is to lie
/ the companies know what films al
+ satisfactory and those which are VI
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-09-05

lied, that the public wants not only
plenty Of pictures, but plenty Of good
pictures, then the public will get what
it wants. And one of the best ways
to do this is to create demand. Go
to the pictures, enjoy them, study
them, and then be frank in express
sion about those that are good and
those that are bad. In this way the
moving picture companies will get
a line on what the public really does
want.
One way to do this might be to
applaud. That is the way the chill
dren have Of showing their apprecia-
ton, and it is not bad way. It is
the way that made Charlie Chaplin
famous as the children's favorite of
the films.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-09-05
Gulfport Claims a
Gulf Coast Record.

GuIfport, developed during recent
years until it has become lumber
export point Of no little consequence,
Is out with the proud claim that
new record in the way Of loading
cargo Of lumber on a vessel has
beeen made for the gulf coast.
Recently the steamer StikcIstadt
took on a cargo Of 2.48o 900 super
fetal feet Of lumber at that port in
the space Of about four days. Speak
ing Of the record the GuIfport cor
respondent Of one Of the southern
papers says
Besides breaking the record for
quantity Of hardwood shipped BY one
firm on a single veeseI, the Stikei-
stadt made d notable record for load
ing. She reached GuIfpcrt Wednes.
day morning, July "a, and COM
mencsd loading at one hatch at one
o'clock that afternoon, all matches
being at work at two o'clock. The
loading was finished at tea O'Clock
Saturday night, being the shortest
time that a boat was ever held al
a Gulf port for a shipment of that
magnitude. This accomplishment il
regarded with pardonable pride b.
the railroad and wharf officials 81
GuIfport as an illustration Of the ex-
ceptional facilities available at thai
port for handling lumber. with con,
sceuent economy in time and money
which formed the inducenent to thu
h-Fish Lumber Comr>Sv FOL
handling the shipment through tina
port.
Not disccunting Gulfport's facili
ties, for the port deserves credit 70,
the rapid strides It has made, til
above is not a record by any mean
for the Gulf coast, either in armour
Of cargo or the time consumed il
loading. Several ships have takei
cargoes equally as large and on SOM
occasions larger than that carried b.
the Stikelstadt and in fully one
third less time.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-09-05
A Thought BY
the Wav.


aLife is so full Of number Of
things, am sure we should all be as
happy as kings"
The man who wrote these lines was
chained to bed of pain. He suffer
ed in body and in spirit. He had been
broken On the wheel Of life, and yet
he found life good and beautiful. 1t
was 60 "full Of a number Of things. !"
So filled with work, so poignant
with pain, so glorifed by love, SO
sweetened through industry, SO sane
titled through faith in God and hu-
1pahity
Stevenson loved much. He loved
goodness, and the gracious charm Of
nature, all the glories Of the heaven
and the benignant earth. He loved
people. So i'll, so racked with agony,
SO much prisoner to pain" that he
had to hide away Aom the teenning
life of cities in the far, sweet ways
Of Samoa, with its QUART and gentle
people, he still loved the pulse Of liv-
ing, the Joy of action, the ardor Of
battle.
His adventure stories fairly pulse
with life. His poems wiring the heart
to tears. This man, gentle, whimsical,
courageous, met each day as it came
girded for the battle Of life, undaunt-
led, unafraid, unconquered and un-
conquerable.
He was d very riliser of life. He
was very wizard of words. But he
tlabored always on a bed of suffering.
And because, weak, and anguished and
stricken, he loved and dared to live;
because he conceded nothing to the
hosts Of darkness but fought them
with broken sword and shield. Life
gave him libel " Of the seul--the very
best gift life has to give. She gave
him love-love of living, love o.
beauty, love Of service.
The ichor Of life to Stevenson wal
in that last-to serve, and when hi
went his going was triuinphal.
What a wonderful thing to contras
what he was to what he might hav'
been. Because he could not face tn
sun he might not have found beaut.
in the stars. Because lie could no
drag his broken body up the hills, h,
might have kept his soul bound t,
earth. But he did not. He lived Of
the very mountain heights and SAM
with the stars Of the morning.
Thank God for Stevenson. Than
God for all great souls who face lif
Ebravely and unafraid-who. love an
suffer-and sing.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-09-05
Savannah Charged With
Market Manipulation.

Some weeks ago The Journal took
occasion to charge the Savannah
Board Of Trade with manipulating
the naval stores market Of that port,
and offered proof conclusive that this
condition exists. This related to the
sale of resins at one price and the
posting Of a higher market, thus
causing the producers to believe that
Savannah prices were above all other
ports.
Now comes another charge against
the Savannah interests. 1t is made
by the Lumber Trade Journal, of
New Orleans, which conducts naval
stores page, and which alleges that
Savannah buyers are manipulating
the market and driving prices down
in the hope of buying up all of the
outstanding stocks possible. Says
the Trade Journal in this regard:
Reports from Savannah show the
lowest prevailing price in many
weeks on spirits and rather weak
ened market on resins. The prevail
ing price on spirits is in face Of the
fact that sales and shipments are il
excess of shipments and can be &C
counted for in only one or tw,
reasons.
The first is due to the fact tina
Savannah buyers are anxious to keel
the price down until they can bu,
up all the outstanding stocks pos
sible, the other is because the nev
Florida law makes it impossible 70
Florida shipments to reach Savanna
except under extra expense to Sa
vannah buyers. If the latter is tn
reason, then the Savannah quota
tons are made for the purpose Q
offsetting the effects of the Florid
law. The recent Savannah quota
tions on spirits would put the pric
at stills down TO 80 cents, a figur
below the actual cost of productio
and price that BODIES no good |
the producer. AS a matter Of fac
all statistical researches go to prov
that prices on both spirits and resin
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-09-05
A COMMON UNDERSTANDING.
PabEHsd By special avrdNgeHent 5cifh Through
The MeCt IRE Newspaper Syndicate

Copyright 1901 1867. Hsrrer & Brothers@
tcoTvignt. 1915. the Mcclure Newspaper syndicatel
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-09-05

should now be in excess Of whatever
high prices have obtained in the past.
It seems that the Savannah inter-
ests cannot overcome their old habit
of market manipulation and the
pulling of deals whereby they
formerly made killings at the ex-
pense of the producers. Showing
that the Savannah board still OPP
crates along this line is the follow
ing further comment from the Trade
Journal on a transaction which is
questionable, to say the least:
In the matter of resins there was
a recent foreign shipment from Ss
vannah Of 5000 barrels The figures
show there was but 5000 barrels on
hand there of the kind shipped at
that time. A day or so previously,
1900 barrels left Jacksonville for Sa-
vannah to 60 as a part Of this ship
nlent. According to New Orleans in
formation this 1000 barrels was
placed on the. Savannah market AMI
rcseld, as a wash sale. at lower thah
prevailing figures, thus giving the
market bad appearance for the
benefit Of Savannah buyers. 1t is
also alleged to be the policy at Sa
vannah to grab as much as possible
of the known $4,000 resin produc-
ton and hold for this higher market
as soon as stocks on hand at stills
have disappeared.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-09-05
Malaria a Blood Trouble
S. S. S. Conquers LII
s. s. S. Has Been the Standard Malaria Remedy for SO
Years. Relieves Malaria by Cleansing the Blood.

Malaria
One the Malaria
the blood with Maraal and i'm
complexion becomes salows, the relief
must administer antdote dir
blood nogishng food to build the wasted system ST. the
thoroughly rehabe blood will
enrich the blood This building Ind blood cleansing hand
hana You feel the effect S.
the trouble
restores blood
sensation Of relief from
the full Of that perfect nothing
good Get s. s. s. from your druggist
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-09-05
WEALTHY MANS MURDER
is AS YET UNSOLVED

Philadelphia, Sept. 3.-The police
apparently have made no progress in
their efforts to solve the mystery
surrounding the murder of Samuel S.
Cord, the wealthy real estate man of
Laurel Springs, n. J., who was found
dead on the outskirts of Camden last
TUESDAY with FIVE bullet wounds in
his body.
The Philadelphia police stick to the
theory that Cord was killed in a
business quarrel Olaf Petersen, of
Riverton, n. j., partner of Cords in
some ventures, is detained by the
Camden authorities as a material
witnes but he may be given hi liberty
today.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-09-05

aLife is so full Of number. Of
things, / am sure we should all be as
happy as kings"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-09-05
An EASY. PLEASANT LAXATIVE

one or two DR.. Kings New Life
Pills with a tumbler of water at
night No bad, nauseating taste; no
belchi1sg gas. Go right to bed. Wake
up IN the morning, enjoy free, easy
bowel movement, and feel fine all
das. DR.. Kings New Life Pills are
sold by all Druggists, Sc in an orig
iual package, for Csc. Get bottle
soday--tnjoy this easy, pleasant lax
alive. (Adv.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-09-05
Candidate for Congress
Third District

Since making my announcement
for Congress in the Third District it
has become my pleasant duty to en-
deavor to see you in person, and dis
cuss my candidacy, which / hope to
do during the campaign.
As you probably know, have been
secretary to the Congressman from
this district for more than six years,
during which time / have thoroughly
acquainted myself with the workings
of Congress and the various depart
ments of the Government and, at the
same time, have made a special
study of our District and know its
needs.
After you have become better in
formed as to my qualifications and
achievements, / SINCERELY HOPE
that you viii be in a position to be
my friend during the campaign, and
that you will be able to give me your
valuable and active support.
With good wishes,
Sincerely yours,
JEFFERSON D. STEPHENS.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-09-05

Invfsoratlng to the Pale and sIcky.
The Old Standard general strengthening
tonic. GROVES TASTELESS chill
Tonic, drives out Malaria. enriches the
blood. and builds up the system. A
true tonic. For adults and children. 25c.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-10
She Sat Down to Rest

carelessly needed of the danger for
belated pedestrians at the Point With
amazing rapidity the treacheroUs
waters maintained their encroach-
ment. Eight feet up the smooth,
chalky cliff was a painted black
mark. If that was the tide, how soon
would she be engulfed?
Mercy" she cried, and receded Un-
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-03-10
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by NCOIS ElttlSI SOBB
copyright by w. G.. Chapman.)
1t was a strange perversity Of fate
that led to the meeting of a certain
7oung man and a certain young wom-
an at the seaside beach resort of
Ocean Cove one golden summer even
ing. Both were units in the great
cOncOUrse of vacation folks bent on
recreation or rest.
They had noticed one another be-
fore and if each could have read the
mutual impressions conveyed, both
would have known that their further
acquaintance was inevitable.
The rather sad-faced young lady
was registered at the famous cliff no.
tel as Miss Marie Davenal. The
young man, who had been attracted
toward her at first sight, was listed
as A. Bernard Arthur or Archie, the
young lady had wondered. That far
she was interested in him, after an
admiring glance at his manly appear
ance, the clear earnest expression of
his handsome face.
She had watched him more than
once start on long walk down the
beach with the gait of a skilled ath-
Iete. She knew he had gone that
way this same afternoon, she had
timed his probable return. All this
she would have bIushed to tell, even
to her most intimate girl friend. She
felt self-consciOUs and timOrOus as
she left the hotel, with the purpose,
at least the hope, of meeting him.
The young lady walked on and on.
She grew quite impatient, almost pet
fish, as nearly four miles accom-
pIshed, she saw no signs of the IN
acknowledged knight Grant.
''EIe must have returned some other
way" she reflected, and then with
sigh of utter WEAKNESS she sat down
on a great fiat rock at the edge of a
rock-girded inlet. The softly muir
muring waves, the soothing breeze,
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The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-16

or than that of our God and tho
 general government Of the Con-
 gross; Co the maintenance Of
 which independence VIC solemnly
 pledge Co each other our mutual
 cooperation, our lives, our for
 tunes and our most sacred honor.
 A copy of this declaration was sent post-haste. to Congress. Back to Che waiting Mecldenburgers came the re- ply that the individual members of Congress approved the proceedings but It was deemed premature to lay them before the House"
 Yet less than fourteen months lat CT, Congress followed the lead of the Aiecdenburg convention. Though the fame of the second Declaration of In' dependence foreshadowed that of the first yet the MecNenburg document should never be forgotten Its ami versary it treasured as legal holiday in only one State in the Union-North Carolina.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-16
IMPORTANT DATES IN HISTORY. FIRST DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

of the fight at Lexington spread throughout the colonies. Everywhere men rushed to arms. old Gen Put nam jumped on plough horse and galloped to che front Benedict Ar mold at the head of a band Of New Haven patriots captured the local British arsenal From farm. from shop. from countng-house- the colon ists Hooked to join the newborn ar my
 Even then many of the leading spir. lts had no idea ot breaking free from England. but only of resisting oppres- sion. George Washington, for exam pie. said later:
 At first che idea of independence was abborrent Co me.
 But in Meckienburg county there was no hesitation X call was issued by Coll Adam Alexander for delegates Co meet In convention Ito devise ways and means to assist our brethren in Boston.
 On May l9 llI5.-just one month after the Lexington fight-the con ventiou met They very act of meet ing was high treason. Each delegate took his life in his hands Yet while elsewhere people were speaking of compromise or Of the chance for re couciliation. the Mecklenburg conyen tion wasted no time in talk of that sort,
 It drew up Declaration of lnde peudencc on its own account And ai a. m. on May 20. the declaration was unanimously adopted
 Here is a condensation of its text:
 We. do hereby dis
 solve the political bonds which
 have connected us to the mother
 country. and hereby absolye our
 selves from allegiance to the Brit
 ish crown. We do here
 Dy declare ourselves a free and in-
 dependent people un-
 der the control of no power oth-