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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-03
ROSS ROGERS IS
PRINCIPAL P. H. S.
FORMER PENSACOLA PEDA-
GOGUE, NOW IN PENNSYL-
VANIA, WILL RETURN TO
TAKE UP HIGHEST WORK

The board of public instruction an
nounced Saturday that Ross Rogsr
has been chosen as principal of the
high school for next season. The an
nouncement will be received with
much interest here, as Mr.. Rogers
is well known in Pensacola, where he
has wide circle of friends.
For three years he was associated
with Professor H. Clay Armstrong II
the Pensacola Classical School, as In
structor in history, English and liter
allure. For the past several years he
has been at Sewickley, Pa, as In
structor in the high school there, and
at the same time taking a course in
the University of Pittsburg.
Other members of the faculty OF
the high school have not yet beer
announced although further changes
are possibly contemplated.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-03

most burst. I got where / was almost
walking skeleton and life was burden
to me until one day my husband s step
sister told my husband if he did not do
something for me would not last long
and told him to get your medicine. So he
got Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound for me, and after taking the first
three doses / began to improve. con-
tinued its use, and have never had any
female trouble since. feel that / owe
my life to you and your remedies. They
did for me what doctors could not do
and viii always praise it wherever I
60. Mrs. G. o. LoWERY, 419 w. Mon
terey Street, Denison, Texas.
If you are suffering from any form Of
female ills, get a bottle of Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and
commence the treatment without delay.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-03
POLICE HOLD GEO..
ANDREWS FOR SALES
OF LIQUORS SUNDAY
AGED DEFENDANT, WHO HAS
BEEN ARRESTED AND FINED
ON SIMILAR CHARGE, CAUGHT
WITH THE GOODS.

George Andrews, SO years Of age,
conducting a small fruit store and
cigar counter at 613 South Palafox
street, was arrested at o'clock Sum
day evening and charged with selling
liquors without license.
Andrews was held in default of a
bond for $3.50, and his case will like
ly be called up some time today.
This defendant has been convicted
and fined once or twice in the police
and federal court on like charges. He
is said to be one of the oldest Greeks
in the city, and has been a resident
OF this place for long time.
Another Liquor Case.
When a white man named A. Lee,
was arrested last Friday, what ap-
peared to have been an unlicensed
"tippling shop" was uncovered. Lee,
however, was an employee of another
man, who claims that he was endeav-
oring to comply with the law, in that
he was getting the necessary sigma
lures to formal application which
he had intended presenting to the
commissioners, possibly at this weeks
regular meeting. A charge of selling
liquor without license was preferred
against Lee, and his case has been
postponed until Wednesday morning
of this week.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-03
VETERAN FIREMEN
MEET TONIGHT
ASSOCIATION EXPECTS no HAVE
GOOD MEETING-TO MAKE
PREPARATIONS FOR PREPAR-
EDNESS PARADE.

An important meeting of the Vet
eran Firemen will be held tonight at
the usual hour, and it is urged that
ali be present who can conveniently
arrange to do so. At this meeting
final arrangements for taking part
and appearing in the preparedness
parade viii be made. It is urged
that as many as possible be on hand
Tuesday morning at $3.50 o'clock.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-03
FOUNDER WILLIS
SHELTER BETHEL
HAS GOOD REPORT
AN INTERESTING RESUME OF
ACTIVITIES IN THE INSTITU-
TToN ESTABLISHED HERE
FOUR MONTHS AGO.

An interesting resume of the activ-
tiles Of the Free Shelter Bethel, at
No. 223 West Intendencia street, is
given in the below by the founder,
Capt. A. J. Willis. It shows what a
place this newest institution is filling
in Pensacola
Another feature which Capt. Willis
is endeavoring to add to the already
useful establishment is a swimming
pool, to be enjoyed by from ten to
fifty children a day. He sOicits aid
and cooperation from the Pensacola
public IN this venture.
The report In detail is as follows:
Report Free Shelter Bethel.
Strangers, s; citizens, 2; total z;
Night dodgers, 3d.; baths, 8; meals
100; shoe shines, 2; shoes given, 1;
shoes repaired, /; hair cuts, 2; shaves,
ID; sick, 4; discharged, 2; got work,
8; on hand, 2.
What / received, 20 subscribers at
500 each, 2 subscribers at Soc each.
$500 donated, making total, $500.
What / spent, $500 for rent; to
Warfield, $1.50; to baker, $1.25; foI
gas, $50; marketing, incidentals
$1.50.
What I owe, rent $500; Warfield
$6.45; Porter's Bazaar, $1.60; Pear
Furniture Company, $500; Forbes
Quigley and Morgan, SIPS; Every
body's 1oc Store, $1.50.
Donations, Mrs. eastman, reading
matter; a friend, reading matter
Peter Delano, $500; Hartman Bakery
bread, $1.50.
Recapitulation for the last fou1
months and 8 half: Strangers A
night lodgings, 373; baths, 80; meals
1,083; shoes given, 8; sick, Is; go
work, z; shoe shines, rs, discharged
10; on hand, 2; hair cuts, z; shaves
q; clothes worked on and repaired
Is.
Prison work, calls 6; admitted from
prison, s.; tracts and Sunday Schoo
papers, 80; reading matter, $50
pieces of writing paper and envelope
given to prisoners, 40.
Bethel Athletic Christian play
grounds for poor children. I hav
so to 70 children a day at the play
grounds. Children from one to twelv
years are admitted, where they lear
to love one another, and give thei
own mother and father honor, love a
obedience. Children, when tired, G
to the reading room, to rest. Their
is good, clean reading matter on tn
Lords Prayer and Ten Command
nents. l allow each Guild to tax
home piece of reading matter ono
q week.
If any one begs for money, sen
them to me, l win look after then
Please send me your old readin
matter and children's picture books
as there are little. tots who cannc
read and enjoy the pictures. OF
clothing for men, hats and old shoes
Reading matter and tracts to sea
men, about $50 pieces in the las
four and one half months.
Free employment bureau. If 20
want a servant or a job or sEille
workmen, or any kind of help, see 9
write our free employment bureau
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-03
WATER MAIN BREAKS
IN THREE PLACES

Three breaks in a large city water
main was reported Sunday afternoon
at APO o'clock, near the conner of
LaRua and Barcelona streets. The
police Immediately made report Of the
trouble to the water department, and
within short time employees of the
department were remedying the
breaks. There was no great inter
ruption to the water service.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-03
WEST FLORIDA NEWS

and stated that the greatest prepara-
ton should be exercised in education
al work. Mr.. Carlisle presented sta
tistics of the past work of the school,
and its history since its founding thir-
ty years ago.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-03
HUSBAND SAVED
HIS WIFE
Stopped Most Terrible Suf.
fering by Getting Her Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound.
Denison, Texas. -" AFTER my little
girl was born two years ago began suf.

fering with female
trouble and could
hardly do my work.
i was very nervous
but just kept drag
ging on until last
summer when I got
where could not do
my work. / would
have a chill every
day and hot flashes
and dizzy spells and
lmy head would al
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-03

If you want work, put your name
on my book. It costs nothing. This
is free institution, for rich and poor.
Farmers and dairymen, send to me
for your help. Phone 1852, at 223
West Intendencia street.
I have been able to secure the help
of Miss Blanche Mauldin in telling
stories on the Athletic Christian Play
grounds, to all children. VIII be glad
to have all the children come every
Thursday afternoon at $50 o'clock
to hear these stories. All children
are cordially invited to come.
A. j. WILLIS,
Founder.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-03
MELVILLE SCHOOL
CORNERSTONE LAIB

The cornerstone of the new Mill
vile school house was laid on June
"a, with appropriate ceremonies, Rev.
Wiley F. Martin acting as speaker
of the occasion. Addresses were made
by B. M. Merritt and P. M. Carlisle,
members of the board of trustees.
In his speech, Mr.. Martin, alluded
to the national policy of preparedness
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-13

But history will repeat itself. If
Roosevelt becomes President,
these new voices, like the old
voices, will in their turn applaud.
His attitude on peace and war
is rooted in the deepest charac-
ter of the man. Here is a per-
sonal declaration more convinc-
ing than idealistic oratory. He
said on January /, 1916:
Foolish people say that want war
There is probably not in all this coun-
try a man who abhors war more and
would dread more to see it come upon
us. If this nation should go to war
would go myself. and all my four sons
would go. and certainly one and per-
haps both of my sons-in-law: and my
wife, my daughters. and the wives OF
my sons would suffer more than the
men who went. No father or mother
| in this audience needs TO be told of the
sorrow that would be the lot of my
wife and myself if We had to see our
four sons go to war"
No declaration for peace uttered by
any American rings with more manly
sincerity. Grant said. Let us have
peace; Sherman said, War is hell.
With greater tenderness Roosevelt
utters the same love of peace the
same fearful dread of war. No paci-
fist has said words that so grip the
loving family heart.
Therefore, based on Character
that has been proved by deeds:
We believe that Roosevelts election
as president would be real guarantees
of peace; for the world knows from
past experience that ne means what
he says, and backs his professions
of peace
We believe that the Nations of Eu-
rope. remembering Roosevelt's mighty
works for peace, still rely on his fair
ness; and were he president today, he
would be the one man to whom Eu-
rope would turn in this awful hour as
a trusted counsellor.
We believe, further, that if elected
president. his unfailing diplomacy,
high courage and wisdom, may yet aid
in bringing about an early and just
settlement of the present European
war, as he helped to bring about the
termination of the Russo-Japanese
| war.
We believe. finally, that. If Roose-
yelt were elected on the 7th of next
November, on the following day every
government in the world would begin
to shape its course by its abundant
| knowledge of Roosevelt's past record
in International affairs. But if new
man should be elected on the eth. i'm
mediately all those governments would
say Here is another man we do not
| know; we will wait and try him out
for year or two to see what stuff he
has in him."
We urge all good citizens, of every
party. to regard these momentous
facts from the broad. patriotic stand
point of the nations future peace.
honor, and prosperity. In this crisis
Or in any greater crisis that may later
arise, America needs her safest man
her strongest man-her greatest man:
she needs Theodore Roosevelt.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-13

But two other instances of his
foreign diplomacy for peace, the
most familiar and famous of all,
must be recorded in this review.
''Perdicaris Alive or Raizuli
Dead
When one American citizen,
Mr.. Perdicaris, had been kid
mapped for ransom by the bandit
Raizuli in Morocco, Roosevelt
had case which suggests Mex
leo. The Sultan of Morocco
was suspected of being Gin
with" the fierce rebel bandit.
Also, a complicated game of
European politics was being
played in Morocco. Negotiations
brought nothing to pass. Then
arrived Roosevelt's final mes
sage, through Secretary Hay,
sent to the American Consul
with a war-ship in the harbor)
-"Perdicaris alive or Raizuli
dead" Perdicaris was delivered
the next day. A startled Eu-
rope realized that the United
States had a President who was
resolute to the minute when
even one citizen was attacked.
Russo-Japanese Peace
Roosevelt's greatest foreign
fame rests on his promotion of
the Treaty which ended the
Russo-Japanese War. The cred
it fully belongs to him. He per-
ceived the psychological moment
for suggesting peace in that aw-
full conflict. AS a friend of both
Japan and Russia he plunged in.
He invited the Commissioners
of Peace to sit in Portsmouth.
When deadlock arrived in that
conference Roosevelt dared to
intrude as the pressing friend,
and peace was signed.
The Nobel Peace Prize to Roose-
i welt
For this achievement he was
endowed with the first Nobel
Peace Prize, of $40,000-(which
he turned over at once to the In
dustrial Peace Commission. }
The whole civilized world warm
ly concurred in the sentiment ex-
pressed in that solemn award,
that Roosevelt was the foremost
producer of peace of this gener-
alton.
Another Peace Tribute to Roose-
| velt
He received, in 1906, fur
ther foreign tribute, not only
for his part in arresting the
Russo-Japanese War, but also
for his several forceful actions in
promoting world-peace by arbi-
tration. This tribute meant
even more than the Nobel Prize.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-13
An Open Letter To Patriotic Americans; A Most In

math of these predictions must
be remarked:
Carl Schurz, seven years later,
wrote congratulations to Roose-
velt on his arrest of the Russo
Japanese War. The Times, after
seeing his triumphant presiden-
tial record for arbitration, and
for the promotion of closer
friendship "across the sea-, -
heartily endorsed his staunch-
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-13

have had to humiliate them
selves or else fight.
But instead, Roosevelt clever
ly gave the British a chance to
turn down their own claim and
keep their pride. He proposed a
Joint Commission, three Ameri-
cans and three British, thus leav-
ing the matter to the conscien-
tious justice of both parties. AT
the same time Roosevelt sent
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-13

1t was a Recognition of the per-
sistent and decisive initiative he
has taken towards gradually
substituting friendly and judi
cial for violent methods in cases
of conflict between Nations" !;
and it declared that "the action
of President Roosevelt has real
lied the most generous hopes to
be found in history"
This French appreciation is
made still clearer by the per-
sonal tribute of the greatest of
European Pacifists, the Baron
d'Estournelles de Constant, who
said at that time:
president Roosevelt has al
ready given four striking lessons
to Europe-first, by having
brought before the Arbitration
Tribunal at The Hague the ques-
ton between the United States
and Mexico over the Pious Fund
claims, while Europe was still
scoffing at the Peace court it
had created; second, in obliging
Europe to settle pacifically the
Venezuelan affair; third, in pro-
posing a second Peace Confer
ence at The Hague to complete
the work of the first; and
fourth, in now intervening to put
an end to the hecatombs in the
Far East"
Our Ablest Man Is Needed for
Peace
Do not all of these specifica-
tions prove, beyond the perad-
venture of a doubt, that as a res
olute Producer of Peace, the
pra I'll c al, straight-seeing.
prompt acting Roosevelt towers
above all those professional pac-
fists that belong to the class
whom the Bible condemns for
repeating the empty words,
Peace, peace, when there is no
peace?
For Roosevelt believes that
when there is no peace" a
strong, commonsense way must
be found quickly to produce
peace. He also believes that
when foreign aggressor men,
aces our peace, it is more surely
preserved by righteous course
backed by courage, than by a
vacillating course based on safe
ty-first.
The above record, now known
to all the world, is the Answer
to the pessimistic predictions of
Roosevelt's critics quoted at the
beginning. The same old pessi-
mism, with fresh voice, is be-
ing uttered now by some other
opponents who either are ignor-
ant of Roosevelt's history, or are
wilfully blinded by prejudice.
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-13

troops to occupy the disputed re-
gion.
When in 1903 the Joint Com
mission gave its decision, the
Lord Chief Justice of England,
who was one of the British men,
bers, had voted with the Aneri-
cans-the two Canadian men,
bers sticking by their claim.
Thus Roosevelt avoided all
peril of angry public discussion,
with it's hot and unforgivable
words which would have raised
the warlike issue of national
honor" He averted the mis-
chances of a third-party arbitra-
ton. He gave the British a
noble chance to inspect and with
draw their claim.
He produced peace, fostered
friendship-and kept the Alas
kan strip.
Germany
The second occasion was with
Germany.
Venezuela had defaulted it's
payments to German and other
European creditors. Under Ger
many's leadership Venezuela
was blockaded and a threat was
made to lombard it's ports and
occupy its coast.
Roosevelt was watching, but
not waiting too long. He an
nounced our stand on the Mon
roe Doctrine: eve do not guar
antee any state against punish
ment if it misconducts itself, pro-
vided the punishment does not
take the form of the acquisition
of territory by any non-Ameri-
can power
Germany professed she had no
such intentions-at least no
permanent acquisition. She
felt free to make temporary
acquisition. But Roosevelt knew
how temporary acquisitions by
European powers soon become
permanent. So he asked, through
the German ambassador, DR..
I1olleben, the emperor's consent
to arbitration. 1t was refused.
Finally, Roosevelt told the
German ambassador that if he
didn't receive the emperor's con-
sent in ten days he would order
Admiral Dewey, then south of
Cuba, to take his fleet to Vene-
zuela to prevent foreign land.
ing.
A week passed. The German
ambassador said no consent had
come. He was sure none would
come. Roosevelt remarked to
him, pleasantly: "Then there's
no use in Dewey's waiting the
full ten days. If the assurance
doesn't come in 48 hours, Dewey
will sail"
1t came Tin SO hours), and
Dewey didn't sail. But the en-
peror politely asked Roosevelt
to become the arbitrator in the
4 dispute with Venezuela. Roose-
velt declined the honor, turning
the business over to The Hague
court of arbitration.
i Roosevelt publicly applauded
the emperors magnanimity in
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-13


sake of good feeling kept saga
ciously silent about the inner
facts. These were not known to
the public till years afterwards
when the Life of Secretary Hay
was published.
At the time, Roosevelt simply
announced to congress that in
stead of accepting this courteous
invitation to be the arbitrator, he
had considered it "an admirable
opportunity to advance the prac-
tice of a peaceful settlement of
disputes between nations, and to
secure for The Hague Tribunal a
memorable increase of its practi-
cal Importance"
1t was a mastery escape from
war. Another kind of president
would have kept sending notes
till Germany had occupied and
fortified the territory. Then to
dislodge her, in defense of our
Monroe Doctrine, we would have
been in for an aggressive and
dubious war. But instead of con-
tinuous correspondence, record
ed and given to the press, Roose-
velt sent one quiet, verbal and
private "Dewey-in-48-hours" ul-
timatum.
Japan
The third occasion was with
Japan.
In 1906 California was ablaze
against the Japanese. Califor-
MIA excluded the Japanese child
ren from her common schools.
California demanded protection
against Japanese coolie immigra-
ton.
But our treaty with Japan
guaranteed these privileges to
the Japanese
Then Roosevelt showed his
deepest skill.
In the name of the treaty with
Japan, he brought legal suits to
restore the school status of the
Japanese children. The schools
were again opened to them. (He
had also quietly increased the
federal garrison in San Fran
cisco.)
For the sake of California, he
had informal negotiations with
high Japanese officials who, by
the way, preferred to keep their
coolies at home. These were
Conversations between gentle
men," unpublished, and thus free
from misconstruction by the
public. The japanese gracefully
agreed not to issue passports for
their coolies to come here.
Japanese rights and pride
were fully protected. Califor-
nian protests were fully regard
ed. Japan was led to play the
part of noblesse Oblige, and was
justly proud of her own large
ness of mind.
The war menace, openly dis
cussed in Japan, melted before
our public was awake to it.
Battle Fleet
Yet, just then, lest any for
eigners should fancy we were in
fear, Roosevelt ordered our en-
The Topeka state journal., 1916-05-13
Whv Roosevelt Would Be Our Best Guarantee


tire battleship fleet, fully equip
ped, to sail around the world, in
cidentally making a friendly call
on Japan.
No other nation had ever sent
it's full fleet on a "round-the-
world cruise It's physical pos
sibility was doubted. In the
press and even in congress the
order was attacked, and the
threat made to withhold funds.
But Roosevelt knew, and he
persisted. The fleet was then,
thanks to himself, at it's highest
efficiency. The world saw. Japan
saw.
The happy ending of the
threatening episode was due to
Roosevelt's fairness of judgment,
to his firmness with California,
to his adroitness with Japan
and to the big fleet.
Santo Domingo-Cuba-
Colombia
Besides these three major oc-
casions, with Great Britain,
Germany and Japan, there were
three minor ones, with Santo
Domingo, Cuba and Colombia.
Santo Domingo, in perpetual
revolutions, defaulted = her
debts, and there was danger of
European Intervention, as in
Venezuela. Roosevelt; did an un-
precedented thing. He diplo-
matically led the Santo Domingo
Government to request an Amer
lean official to finance her GUS
tom receipts. Roosevelt con-
sented to send an American Off
Ger for that purpose who should
set aside IS per cent for the
debts and 45 per cent for the
Santo Domingans. Here not a
shadow of force was shown, the
natives were satisfied, the debts
were paid, and Europe was kept
off.
|. Cuba came to a deadlock in her
own affairs. President Palma
asked for United States forces
to help him. But Roosevelt sent
one man, Secretary Taft, to ad-
wise with the Cubans. When
Palma resigned, Taft was there,
and the Cubans wanted him to
stay. Not till then did Roosevelt
send American soldiers, accord
ing to the "Platt Amendment"
provision, to maintain peace be-
tween the factions. AS soon as
the factions agreed, he with
drew our troops, with never a
hostile shot, and the Cubans
again realized our business.
Panama was a case of differ
ent color. Colombian troops had
sailed to fight the Panama Re-
public back to submission. But
the American war-ships got
there first. The Colombian gen.
eral was told that fighting would
endanger the lives of American
citizens who were there, and he
was advised to sail back again.
Again, not a gun was fired. But
Roosevelt was there in time,
with wise advice-and with
ships.
These celebrated cases are