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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-04
PARIS TALKS
Of DISCRETION
Of col. HOUSE
Presidents Closest Friend
Described as Irnpenetra-
BILE and Admirable.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Paris, Feb. 3.-The Paris press
comments upon the discretion Of Col.
E. M. House, which is described as
being impenetrabIe and admirable.
The Excelsior publishes an article
on Colonel House and uses, as an IL
lustration for it, composite photo
graph of the colonel and the sphinx.
It heads the article:
"A sphinx in soft hat" 1t says
that the most experienced interview
ers admit that Mr.. Wilson's envoy
has baffled them as they had never
before been baffled. All of them had
asked him to confirm or deny the
phrase attributed to him by the Ber-
linger Tagerblaat to the effect that
his love for Germany grows greater
every time he visits it. The ques-
TONERS obtained no satisfaction, but
admit, that in view of their avn ex-
perience, they do not believ6 for a
moment that he committed himself to
that extent.
Mr.. A. Fitzmaurice, the foreign edi-
tor of the Figaro, says:
Colonel House is certainly not
talkative, and does not seem to care
for useless discourses. This short,
slender, unsmilingly man is a lover
of silence. He answers by monosyl-
tables and I doubt whether he pro-
nounced to any German journalist a
phrase so long as that attributed to
him by the Berlinger Tageblatt.
Colonel House has too high an idea
of the confidential mission entrusted
to him by his friend, President Will
son, to take the trouble to deny such
idle talk. As he has only visited the
capitals of the belligerent nations
most directly interested in the ques-
tions of the blockade and submarine
warfare, one would not be far wrong
in believing that those questions form
the principal object of his journey.
That he did not go to Vienna and that
he is in hurry to return to America
may be due to the fact that the Lusi-
tania situation has been growing more
acute"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-04

The mighty restorative power Of
Doctor Pierce's Favorite Prescription
speedily causes all womanly troubles
to disappear the organs to
properly perform their natural funC
tons, corrects displacements, overcomes
Irregularities, removes pain and misery
at certain times and brings back health
and strength to nervous, irritable and
exhausted women.
1t is wonderful prescription prepared
only from natures roots and herbs with
no alcohol to falsely stimulate and no
narcotic to wreck the nerves. 1t banishes
pain, headache, backaohe, low spirits,
hot flashes, dragging-down sensation,
worry and sleeplessness surely and with
out loss of time.
Get it nowl All druggists. The cost
is modest, the restorative benefits truly
remarkable. Write DR.. Pierce, Invahd's
Hotel, Buffalo, N Y, for free 1876 page
book on woman's diseases. You may also
have confidential medical advice without
cost. -,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-04
BLACK HIGHWAYMAN
GOES To STATE PEN
FOR SIXTEEN YEARS
YOUNG NEGRO WHO WORKED
SUCCESSFULLY FOR SOME
TIME IN CITY, LOSES APPEAL
AND BEGINS TO SERVE TIME.

Reuben Lampkin, colored, who was
sent to the state penitentiary for a
total of sixteen years, was yesterday
delivered to agents of the lessees, in
the southern part of Walton county,
and began to serve his term. He was
convicted several months ago, but APP
pealed the case, and the supreme
court has just passed upon the appeal,
upholding the Judgment of the lower
court. The negro thereupon was
turned over to the state penitentiary
people.
This was the negro who, at the
point of pistol, held up and fright
ened quite number Of people several
months ago in this city, and In no
case did he get more than few dol
lars.
Lampl1in was a hotel porter and
worked to get off at late hour. In
some manner which he never attempt
ed to explain, he evolved the idea that
he could get money easily at the point
of pistol, and started out to carry
his thoughts into execution. Several
young men whom he stopped gave
minute descriptions Of their assailant
to the police, but it remained fer a
negro, who knew Lampldn, to give
the police the first information which
led to the negro's arrest.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-04
MANY CASES OF
RHEUMATISM NOW
SAYS HEoMUsT KEEP FEET DRY,
AVOID EXPOSURE AND EAT
LESS MEAT.

Stay off the damp ground, avoid exv
posure, keep feet dry, eat less meat,
drink lots of water and above all take
a spoonful Of salts occasionally to
keep down uric acid.
Rheumatism is caused by poisonous
toxin, called uric acid, which is gene
rated in the bowels and absorbed into
the blood. 1t is the function of the
kidneys to filter this acid from the
blood and cast it out in the urine. The
pores of the skin are also a means of
freeing the blood of this impurity. In
damp and chilly, cold weather the skin
pores are closed, thus forcing the kid
neys to do double work, they become
weak and sluggish and fail to elirni-
nate this uric acid which keeps accum-
ulating and circulating through the
system, eventually settling in the
joints and muscles causing stiffness,
soreness and pain called rheumatism.
At the first twinge Of rheumatism
get from any pharmacy about four
ounces of Jad Salts; put tablespoon
full in a glass of water and drink be-
fore breakfast each morning for
week. This is said to eliminate uric
acid by stimulating the kidneys to
normal action, thus Kidding the blood
of these impurities.
Jad Salts is inexpensive, harmless
and is made from the acid Of grapes
and lemon juice, combined with lithia
and is used with excellent results by
thousands of folks who are subject to
rheumatism. Here you have a pleas
ant, effervescent Whitewater drink,
which overeomes uric acid and is bene-
fetal to your kidneys as well.-Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-04
British Munitions and
British Babies.

During the first six months of the
great war sixty-one thousand British
soldiers were killed in battle, and fifty
thousand British babies were killed
by disease.
If the British army had been pro-
vided with plenty of munitions of the
right kind, the British losses on the
field of battle would have been far
less than they were, though the Ger
man loss might have been heavier.
If the British babies had been sup
piled with pure milk, as contemplated
by the Milk and Diaries Act of Par
Lament, the operation of which was
postponed on account of the war, the
mortality of the babies might have
been greatly reduced.
All of which seems both to conform
what General Sherman said about
war, and to prove that Britain's way
of somehow muddling through" is
extremely costly.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-04
AGED MINISTER
IS VISITING HERE
REV. R. Q. BAKER, WHO HAS
SERVED CONGREGATION MORE
THAN THIRTY YEARS, IN THE
CITY FOR FEW DAYS.
Adv

Rev. r. @. Baker Of Walton county,
is I'm the city, visiting his sister, Mrs.
J. d. G. Newton. He viii probably
return home tonight or tomorrow
morning, but has been Tmportuned to
return within a few weeks and oc-
cupy the pulpit of one Of the local
Presbyterian churches one Sunday.
Rev. Mr.. Baker Is one Of the few
ministers Of the Florida Presbytery
who has christened and married some
Of his congregation. Several who
were born since Mr.. Baker assumed
the pastorate Of several Walton coun-
ty churches, are now fathers or moth
ers, his pastorate extending over a
period of more than thirty years.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-04
Supreme Courts Make
Important Decision.

The decision Of the Supreme Court
of New Jersey that water company,
which supplied contaminated water,
was liable for damages is a step In
the right direction. The case was that
of Jones v. The Mount Holly Water
Company. Three of Mr.. Jones' chill
dren became III; he sued the water
company for damages alleging that
the illness was caused by fecal matter
In the water, and was awarded $3.50.
The court declared that, as the water
company was in the business of sup
plying water for profit, it was their
duty to give the plaintiff water that
was fit for domestic purposes includ-
ing drinking. Water, the court stat
ed, was a necessity of life and one
who traded in it stands in no different
position from one dealing in food
stuffs. "He is bound to use reason
able care that whatever Is supplied for
food or drink shall be ordinarily and
reasonably pure and wholesome"
Another water case has been set
tied in Wisconsin. The Supreme Court
Of that state decided that typhoid
fever, contracted through drinking
water furnished by the employer
which results in the death of an en-
ploye, is an accident within the mean
ing of the worlmen's compensation
act.
If consumers can collect damages
for illness caused by polluted water
they should also be able TO collect
them for polluted milk and other pol
luted food. Every case Of ptomaine
poisoning should be. reportable and
damages should be collected by the
victim.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-04
Old Folks SaUed
From Suffering

Mrs. Mary A. Dean, Taunton, Mass.
In her S7th year, says: II thought I
was beyond the reach Of medicine, but
Foley Kidney Pills have proven most
beneficial in my CASE
Mr.. Sam A. Hoover, High Point,
N. c., writes: 'fMy kidney trouble was
worse at night and I had to get up
from FIVE to seven times. Now I do
not have to get UP at night, and con-
slider myself in a truly normal con-
dition, which I attribute to Foley Kid
ney Pills, as have taken nothing
else"
Mrs. NJ. A. Bridges, Robinson, Mass,
says: II suffered from kidney all
ments for two years. I commenced
taking Foley Kidney Pills ten months
ago, and though am 81 years of age,
l feel ike e l6-yearrs,os1l1d 500 girl.
Strengthening and up-building, and
restore normal action TO the kidneys
and to q disordered and painful biad-
der. They act quickly and contain
no dangerous or harm-Il drugs.
D'ALEMBERTE'S PHARMACY.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-04

The four years Mr.. Adams was Presi-
dent yielded scarcely q single important
measure either of legislation or Of policy.
They proved to be a season between
times, In which the new parties got their
first drill and organization, and merely
Unanswered for advantage in the maj
struggle. the decisive victory and defeat
to come.
Hitherto the President had been always
the real leader Of the government. HIS
messages had in no small degree con-
stitEted the programs of party action In
Congress hardly less than in executive
policy.
for nothing
Mr.. Adams was treated as II he were
the leader of q faction.
Congress seldom vouchsafed so much
as q respectful consideration to his sug-
gestions.
Fresh congressional elections nlled the
House with his opponents. Now and again
a measure passed which the Adrainistra-
ton was known to favor; but only, II
seemed. because the discipline OF parties
was not yet recast. and some men were
guided, when they chose to be. by old
ties or individual preferences.
Mr.. Adams performed his duties with
the diligence, the intelligence, the high
minded regard for principle that had ale
ways characterized him.
No man OF his generation was better
acquainted than he with the field OF for
eign policy, still here and there perplexeo
and onainous: and he applied himself Ike
q statesman to the settlement OF every
question that was likely to affect either
the trade or the peace of the country
His successful treaties of commerce.
nearly equalIed in number those OF al
the preceding Administrations put To-
gether.
But In the chief matter Of all he failed,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-04
Increased Interest In
Rife Practice.

Reorts from all parts of the coun-
try show an awakened interest in
rifle practice among civilians as a part
of the program of national defense.
Under a law passed by congress two
years ago ten or more civilians in any
locality can organize rife club un-
der war department rules and on af-
filiation with the National Rife Assoc
citation Of America, which cooperates
with the government in promoting
rifle training, receive a free issue of
rifles and ammunition at the ratio OF
one rifle for each five club members
and 120 rounds Of ammunition per
member per year. At present there
are about 700 such rifle clubs organ
lied in practically every state, and in
quiries reach Washington by the
dozens daily for information as to or
ganizing new clubs.
The National Rifle Association is
bending every effort to increase the
number of clubs in the country and
offers every encouragement for their
formation. The organization of these
clubs is regarded as step in the di-
rection of national defense.
It is to be hoped that quite num-
her of rife clubs may be represented
by teams at the national matches
which have been recommended by the
national board of promotion of rife
practice for Jacksonville, Florida, be-
ginning October 20 next. Secretary
of War Garrison has not yet acted on
the matter but it is highly probable
that he will approve holding matches
this year. Rifemen throughout the
country were pleased at the action of
the board in voting for annual
matches instead of holding these COM
petitions every other year. At the
recent meeting of the National Rife
Association the following officers were
elected for 1916:
President, Lieut.. SOL VIM. Libbey,
Princeton, N. J.; First Vice President,
Brig. Gen. Fred B. Wood, St. Paul,
Mimi; Second Vice President, Brig.
Gen. Chas. F. Macklin, Annapolis,
Md; Third Vice President, Capt. VIM.
c. Harlee, u. S. Marine Corps, Wash
ington, d. c.; Treasurer, Lieut.. Col.
David NJ. Flynn, Princeton, N. J.;
Secretary, Major Fred Fl. Phillips, Jr.,
Chattanooga, Tenn; additional mem
bers of of executive committe, Col.
S. w. Brookhart, Washington, Iowa;
Lieut.. Col. E. B. Bruch, New York
City; Captain Thomas Holcomb, Jr.,
U. S. Marine Corps, Washington, d.
c.; First Lieut.. Edgar z. Steever, 3d.
18th q. S. Infantry, representative OF
the assistant secretary of war.
Persons interested in the organiza-
ton of rife clubs may procure full
information and descriptive literature
by making application to Major Fred
H. Phillips, Jr., secretary of the Ma.
tional Rifle Association and assistant
recorder of the national board, al
Washington, d. C.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-04
ANNUAL REPORT THE
REPUBLIC STEEL COMPANY

New York, Feb. 9-The annual re-
port Of the Republic Iron and Steel
Company for the year ending Deem
Der 81, 1915, which was made public
today, shows total profits Of $5,622,-
90S. This represents an increase over
1914 Of S3,215,357. The net profits
are given as $4,3s5 ,723, an increase
of $780, SAC over the rpevious year.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-04

and hts opponents noted that alone. In
1915 Mr.. Monroe, then Secretary of State,
had succeeded In obtaining from England
the right OF trade with the British West
Indies, in which. the ports once open,
American merchants and shippers easily
gained q virtual monopoly; but In 1925.
when that agreement 1apsed. England
changed her policy, opened the West In
dian ports to all the world on terms
which put the United States at q dis
advantage, and. because the United
States did not, within year set, accept
the new arrangement, fatty refused so
much to open the matter again for
negotiation QS26).
Congress, not Mr.. Adams, had been at
fault; but the country, Indifferent to him
at best, made no inquiry into details: re-
membered only that he had failed to Sc
cure the invaluable West Indian trade.
The party contests of those barren
years Of divided counsel turned chiefly
upon the tariff and upon the question OF
internal improvements.
Mr.. Adams was an avowed advocate OF
internal improvements upon q national
scale, conceived and carried forward in
accordance with a comprehensive system
thought out beforehand. and completes
from session to session as the resources
OF the Treasury permitted-such scheme
as Mr.. Gallatin had long ago conceived
and advocated and Mr.. Jefferson had
postponed tin the constitution could be
assembled
But the new "Democrats'' made that
| impossible. Money in very liberal sums
was voted from time to time for specific
works OF general or local utility, but the
| idea OF a system OF national improve
ments undertaken by the federal govern
rnent had to be given up
TomorrOyvi The aTariR 81 Abomina-
ttOnA-s
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-04

A prominent charity worker says
she first started out studying dogs
but that she found men more inter
esting. Quite compliment to man
kind.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-04
A JACKSONVILLE WOMAN
OUR TATEMENT.

Il wish to say that
Prescription is GER
tainly the medicine
to give the results
that be states it
will. / took it for
.woman's trouble.
My greatest trou-
bic YVES falling Of
the uterus, which /
fully believe was
corrected by the
medicine. Nervous
depression, a low
down enervation Of
my general sys-
fnr, I0nl~ Of anawmxr
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-04

It seems that the photographers
have overlooked a good bet by not
referring to it as the Jitney peace
party.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-04
Candy Free Tomorrow.

Half pound box of Whit
mans Candy free with cash
purchase of 25c or more
Saturday at the Crystal
Pharmacy.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-04
ron COUNTY COMMISSIONER. No. 4

7 hereby announce my candidacy aa
county commissioner from District No 3
covering precincts 4. 2, g. S, a. 30. so.
81. Subject 20 the action Of the Demo
cratic primary June 6. VIII appreciate
your vote. THOS W. HARRIS
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-04
9E!H':HE!l|

United States Department of Agr1cul-
ture, Weather Bureau.
CHARLES F. MARVIN, Chief.
DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN.
Pensacola, Fla, Feb. 8, 1916.
Pensacola's Temperature Data.
Highest on record for February, 7S
degrees.
Lowest on record for February,
degrees.
Day temperatures in February
usually rise to 81 degrees.
Night temperatures in February
usually fall to 4S degrees.
Highest temperature yesterday, 45
degrees.
Temperature yesterday, p. M, 80
degrees.
Pensacola's Rainfall Data.
Rainfall for "a hours ending Z p.
m. yesterday, o inch.
Normal rainfall for the month of
February, 4.49 inches.
Total rainfall this February to p.
m. yesterday, 40 inch.
Deficiency to January 31st, 2.32
inches.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-04
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENT
FoR COUNTY COMMISSIONER. No. j

hereby announce my candidacy IS
county comm ssioner from District No. s.
subject TO the action Of the Democlht3c
primary. June 6. Your vote win ba
appreciated p. WARD.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-04
Jacksonville, Fla.
DR.. Pierce's Favorite

loss of appetite and sleep, all made ezds-
tence undesirable. feel quite certain
that all women In my state Of health win
not stop taking it until you are well ~
MRs. J. l. Burnett, sos w. Monroe St.,
Jacksonville, Fla.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-04

TomorrOws The "TariR 81 AbOmina-
tionA.s
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-04
AN UNFRUTTFUL ADMINISTRATION.
Published By special Nth the President tOHEB
The MeCkare Newspaper Syndtcots.

tcoPyrght 1901, laQ2 X aaSEpsT 3 Broths5Sl
Evening star., 1916-12-10

its carriages and buckboar rdS, and you
may often see a woman on horseback.
The residences of the city are odd
as the business establishments. No
one has built his home as a perma-
nency. When Nome was first started
there was no lumber to be had. and the
first homes were tents. Later, frame
houses were built over the tents. or as
an annex to them. Many small shack s
went up, and then came rambling
buildings of two or three sci s. Even
today there are but few large houses
and many home has only three or
four rooms. One reason for this is the
cost of fuel ana the difficulty of keep
ing the houses warm during the cold
winter months.
The sky line of the Nome streets is
ragged as the Jaws OF boy whose
second teeth are just comm :. The
buildings are of an uneven height. the
roofs Of some rising high above those of
the others. This makes it necessary for
the little buildings to have high stove
pipes. in order that their draught may
not be cut off by the taller structures
about them. The result is. little cot
tage will often have galvanized
stovepfpe as high as itself, rising above
1t. Looking down on the town. one sees
a thicket of these smokestacks spring.
ing out of the roofs. They look like
handles to the houses below, and make
one think of SO many Irish shillalahs,
the pipes being the handles and the
houses the knobs on the ends of the
clubs.
Many Of these houses have gardens
Nome has short summer. but 1t is SO
far north that the sun works from
the summer, and hence they are able to
grow lettuce, turnips and other green
stun. Nearly every woman has some
flowers in her front windows, and some
Evening star., 1916-12-10

as snow with a pinch of black on the
end of the tail. The establishments
selling mining supplies and hardware
are especially large. | went through
ness of several hundred thousand dol
lars year.
The provision stores carry stocks
which seem out OF proportion to the
size of the community. This is espe-
cially so in the fall. for at that time
full supplies have to be laid in for the
long winter months. The last steamer
comes late in October. From then on
for six months or more the country is
icebound. and such goods as are
brought in must be on dogsleds which
have to travel a thousand miles or
more to get here Such supplies cost
as much in freight as the first price of
the goods.
The place Is a wholesale center 1t
Seward peninsula, and also those of
the Arctic coast of Alaska, and for
much of northeastern Siberia. as well.
The traffic of Nome includes all sorts
of vehicles You may see automobiles
on Front street at every hour of the
fish at a load are drawn by heavy
horses over the planks, and behind
them may come little carts pulled by
dogs. Looking down one Of the side
streets you may see the pup-mobtle.
This Is a car fitted to run on the rail-
road or on the board streets. The rail-
road Of Nome was built for steam cars.
1t did not pay, so the travel over 1t is
now on handcars. each drawn by from
seven to fourteen dogs. Nome has also
Evening star., 1916-12-10

have flowers growing outside. Enter
ing, you find these homes very well
furnished. They have their pianos and
other musical instruments. They are
well equipped with books and ma ga
zines, and. in fact, with all the fur
nishings of the cultured homes of the
United States proper.
There are but few big buildings in
Nome. The largest is the Golden Gate
Hotel. a four-storg shack with numerous
bay-windov's running across it's front
The building is of light wood, which
carries sound like a fiddle box The mov-
ing of bed on the ground floor sends
a noise to the rooms in the attic The
place is as dreary as can be magined,
but it is the only large hotel in the
town.
Among the other buildings of note are
the courthouse, the post office and
Eagle Hall. There is also a large pub
lie school building and a comm odious
hospital The United States custom
house and the United States road COM
mission have quarters of galvanized
iron or rather tin shacks The town is
especially proud of its fire department
and life-saving station. These are in a
little frame building on Front street,
one side of which faces the street, the
other the ocean.
I like Nome. It's people are up and
doing. There are but few drones
among them. and the most of them. to
use a western expression. are good
boosters. They have hope for the
future of their city. They do not ex-
pect it to hold the population that it
once had, but they say that owing to
the large area of low-grade gold earth
dustrial mining center for generations
to come. They say also that its posi-
ton is such that it will ALWAYS b. the
chief port OF the Seward peninsula.