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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-09
STILL OPPOSING SHIELDS BILL

Washington, December S.-{Special It is still a matter of doubt as to tn part Secretary of War Baker will play in the pending fight before Con gress for and against so-called dan legislation.
 Senator Bankhead of Alabama, fol lowing visit made by him and Sen ator Shields of Tennessee to the Sec retary of War, said:
 "The secretary seemed to be moro pleasantly disposed to the passage ol the Shields bill than he formerly was However, he is still inclined to be- lfeve that corporation producing horse power should pay a certain ta, on the horse power he produces"
 The Shields dam bill was passed by the Senate last February. It provides means for the cooperation between the government and individual cor porations in securing navigation ane developing latent water power. It stil. is in the committee of the House.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-09
APPOINTMENTS MADE

Montgomery, December S.-(Special.) T. H. Jernigan of Headland was appointed license inspector of Henry county by the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-09
FOUNDATION LAID
 FOR NEW DEPOT
Bessemer Board of Trade to Give Dinner in Aid of
 Valley Creek Canal

Bessemer. December S.-(Special) Work on the foundation of the new freight depot being constructed by the Alabama Great Southern railroad is progressing rapidly and work on the building proper will begin in few days. The structure will be of brick | and will consist of large offices in the upper story, while the first floor
 will be used for handling the freight The depot will cost approximately
 s30,000 and when completed will com pare favorably with the handsome new passenger depot built by the company at Bessemer
 Ed Scott, negro, was arrested to- day by Detectives Thomas and Par
 rott and is being held in the city jail for Tuscaloosa officers. The man is wanted on charge of burglary and grand larceny, it being alleged that he stole large amount of clothing Tus- caloosa officials were notified and will arrive for the man tomorrow.
 The local fire department answered call this morning at 6:3O o'clock to Dartmouth avenue and Fifteenth street where the house owned and occupied by Mrs. G. c. Smith was on fire The blaze was quickly eXtinguished and the damage will amount to about $10.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-12-09
DENT AND BAKER ] STANCH FRIENDS
 NATIONAL GUAR
Secretary of War and Hea of House Military Affairs Committee to Oppose
 Impairment
By HIGH ". ROBERTS

Washington, December S.-(Special' While it is true that the war collee is opposed to the liberalization q the National Guard, and as reporte some days ago in The Age -Heral, will insist in a report to the Secre tary of War that the guard by elin mated or materially impaired, it learned today that there is a goo chance that the plans will not be per fected
 The Secretary of War is quoted a having expressed satisfaction as whole, in the work of the guard. H is represented as being friendly to tn Liberalization idea and unfriendly | the universal training propaganda.
 The National Guard, furthermor, has a stanch friend in Representativ Dent of Alabama, chairman of tn committee on military affairs. M Dent has intImated to The Age-Hera1 correspondent that he will oppose an effort to belittle the organization c impairs it's standing.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-20
THE SCRATCH PAD
By THOMAS EWING DABNEY.

eve have had our mail every day
except a few days when there was
no mall" writes a country correspon-
dentin weakly exchange. The more
we read the statement the more con-
vincing it seems.
The man who doesn't make the
same mistake twice is the one who
makes a success Of life.
What has become of the old-fash-
Toned person who used to refer to the
Hague conventions?
Wilson has announced that he does
not contemplate western tour. Of
course not. AS the New York World
says, mo intelligent and unprecedented
voter can read the speeches made by
the republican candidate without be-
coming convinced that Mr.. Wilson is
the man who ought to be president"
Hughes is good campaign orator
for Wilson.
Federal Dipping Vat Placed in
Pensacola to Eradicate the Tick" says
headline. Great Scott! Is the bull
the people throw around here infected
with cattle tick?
The Mammoth Cave is for sale, but
we have no desire to sink any money
in it.
Whadjamean nature bathing these
moonlight nights along the Atlantic
beaches?
It's a safe bet that those conv1cts
who will be worked on the Gulf Beach
Highway don't banker for a place in
the sun.
Fate's Football, is what Austria is
finding herself to be, now that the
Italian boot is getting to working
well.
The Mobile Register refers to
CLOCKS of schooners of rootbeer," but
only the real stuff could explain such
mixed figure of speech.
Hughes said that he "has vision
of what the country needs" The
chances are that he was in front of
his mirror at the time.
Unfortunately the paper shortage
hasn't been felt by the fellow who
sends out the bills.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-20
PAY THE FARMERS WAY.

Pensacola merchants are not in competi-
ton with the country merchants. But Pen
sacola merchants are after the country
trade that goes to the Chicago mail order
houses-goods which the home town mer-
chant is unable to handle.
For years the farmers have been ac-
custoned to writing to Somgomery, Woe
back & Company and they win continue
to do for year suntil we of Pensacola edu-
cate them out of It
We in town know, of course, that the
Pensacola merchants handle the fullest line
ofestocks, and given the volume of business,
can meet any mail order competition, but
we have got to show the.faTmers.
How?
By bringing them here, and letting them
see for themselves.
A number of cities make a practice of
paying the railroad fare of country buyers.
Where the custom originated we do not
know, but we do know what a success Al
ton, Ills, has made of it. A good many
years ago, the merchants through an or
ganization of their own, offered to pay the
transportation expenses of everybody with
IN radius of twenty-five miles who pur-
chased $25 worth of goods. Come to AL
ton, was the watchword. Few responded
at first; but they came in increasing num-
bers, and the prosperity of the place grew
and grew. Now Alton has added another
bait-"We'll pay your gasoline BILL" for
the prosperity of the farmers grew with
the prosperity of the town, of course, and
instead of dingy day coaches, they come to
town in touring cars!
Why shouldn't our merchants pay the
railroad fare of Our farmers? Or the gaso-
line bills? It would mean better business
and saving money for all concerned. Pen
sacola has lots of things it can sell the
country, and the country has lots of things
it can sell Pensacola, but we Just haven't
gotten together yet
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-20

on June 9th. Such return, substan-
tiated by competent evidence would
have been sufficient and no recount
would have taken place. A court
never requires an impossibility. The
count of June 9th would of necessity
have stood. Why was not such plain
and simple course pursued?
We do not yet know who was the
Democratic nominee for governor in
the June primary. 1t is true that Mr..
Cats still holds the certificate Of NOM
nation and # the recount verifes the
first count, Mr.. Cats should and will
receive the hearty support of all true
Democrats, unless declared ineligible,
under the constitution, by court of
competent jurisdiction. On the other
hand, if the recount shows that by
the true vote as cast by the electors
on June 9Th, Mr.. Knott received the
greatest number of votes, he is the
nominee of the party. Mr.. Cats GER
tifcate of nomination is a nulity, and
Mr.. Knott should and will receive
the support of all true Democrats.
All of the charges and counter
charges between the Cats and Knott
adherents amount to nothing. l am
an adherent of neither. I am an adj
herent of the Democratic party. The
orderly judicial proceedings and their
result is the determining factor. The
phrase, Cannot go behind the re-
turns" like all phrases, when urged
by designing men to the unthinking,
is dangerous and disturbing. The re-
count affects no state nominee, except
governor. None of the others are be-
fore the courts and these proceedings
can have no affect upon any except
those which are before the courts.
| JOHN S. BEARD.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-20
THE MARIANA FAIR.

Bigger and better than ever, is thc
watchword Of the Mariana Fair to be held
from September Til 1t it, indeed, to be
the West Florida Fair
We in Escambia County are getting
ready for fair of our own, but there is no
reason why we should not be equally inter
ested in the Santa Rosa fair West Florida
is one in interests, and Santa Rosa is our
very near neighbor. The fact that the West
Florida Chamber of Commerce will have
headquarters at the fair is guarantee sufi-
clent that each community represented at
Mariana will receive equal advertising.
Northern people interested in West Flor
ida are being urged to be present to see for
themselves what this region is capable Of
producing; and when they reach Sunshine
Land, they will find, in the words of The
Mariana Times Union, that
The soil and climate of this section is such that
it is adapted to the successful culture of almost
every variety of fruit, vegetable cereal or other
crop grown IN the south and gradually our peo-
pie are turning their attention to various crops
for their staple money maker Stock and hog
raising are being given more attention and are
proving profta BILE. Especially will this be true
in the near future packing houses are going
UP IN various Sections and better prices paid for
stock on foot. Grain crops being more ex-
tensvely planted and right now work is being
lushed on a Dig gram elevator IN Mariana,
which will guarantee ready cash market for all
grain in marke table quantities Feed mills are
now turning the velvet bean and corn crops into
high class stock and cattle feed affording the
producer another home market Peanut oil mills
located near here buying all the peanuts they
can secure, paying cash for them, and many other
sources are rapidly developing to consume all the
surplus crops.
The more interested you are in the Es-
Gambia county fair, the more interested you
ought to be in the Mariana fair-the West
Florida fair Well be at both fairs-won't
YOU?
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-20

must tabulate the vote as shown on
the face of the returns from that
precinct. The county returns are then
tabulated by the state capvassing
board, which can only tabulate the
vote as shown by the face of the
county returns and announce the re-
suit as shown by the face Of the re-
turns.
Suppose the result is, the nomina-
ton of Mr.. Knott by fifty votes more
than Mr.. Cats. This includes the re-
turns from the precinct that changed
the votes. The true vote as cast by
the electors would give the nomina-
ton to Mr.. Cats by about a hundred
votes more than Mr.. Knott. How
ever, the state canvassing board is
pPwerless to remedy this, because it
Cannot go behind the returns"
A certificate of nomination, which
is purely ministerial act is of
necessity given by the state canvass
ing board to Mr.. Knott. Is Mr.. Cats
or rather are the people of Florida
without a remedy? Most assuredly
not. The courts furnish a remedy by
ordering recount of the ballots. No
change is made in the vote but a re-
count of the vote to ascertain the real
and true vote as cast by the electors.
If, then, a recount shows that Mr..
Cats and not Mr.. Knott is entitled
to the certificate, can it be claimed
that Mr.. Knott is the nominee, be-
cause he holds a certificate of the
state canvassing board, based upon
the returns, but not upon the true
vote? Most assuredly not. His GER
tifcate being based upon the returns
which did not represent the true vote
is worthless.
Mr.. Knott in the present contest is
claiming that errors mot fraud
have occurred in various voting pre-
cincts in tabulating the second choice
votes and that the returns did not
represent the true vote. These con-
tests are not intended to change a
single vote, but to ascertain the vote
as cast by the electors and of course
change the returns so as to make them
represent the true vote.
All of this talk about Mr.. Knott
being the "court nominee" is adj
dressed to the unthinking to arouse
their prejudices. There is no such
thing as the "court nominee" As has
been above stated, "Canvassing boards
in tabulating the returns of an cleo
ton, act in purely ministerial ca
pacity and have no power TO go "be-
hind the returns" The court proceed
ings are instituted to go behind the
returns for the purpose of ascertain
ing who the people nominated for
governor on the 9th day Of June, by
ascertaining the true vote as cast by
the electors, but as has been said, not
to change single vote.
! Now, as to the Greenville precinct
1t is claimed, ! believe, that the bal
lots at the recount in that precinct
were not the same ballots that were
cast and counted on June 9Th. The
mandate of the court was, / presume
to recount the ballots as cast on june
9th. If those ballots had been tam.
pered with and changed, the course oil
the election officers was simple anc
plain. They had only to make return
to the alternative writ of mandamus
that they could not recount the hal
lots cast by the electors on June 9Th
because those ballots were not there
that they had been tempered with
airs Naanged to such an extent as not
to be the ballots cast by the electors
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-20
WHAT THE FARM
DEMONSTRATORS HAS DONE

Editor of The Journal:
I have read with much interest your
editorial and criticism of the recent
acts of the county commissioners for
not providing the county advisors
salary, and am sure 90 per
cent of the truckers and farm
ers of the county would en-
dorse all you have said on this
matter. Mr.. Editor, you say by adj
ministering the hog cholera serum
for the farmers and his advice to
them on the care, management and
marketing Of their hogs, Mr.. Hiatt
has saved thousands Of dollars to
the county, but this is only a small
part Of his good work, and with your
permission / will name few more,
viz:
He got the farmers and truckers
to form associations for their mu-
tual benefits, and had them ship
their products in carload lots. Had
several peach orchards planted.
Pushed on the boys in their corn
and pig club work, and no man could
be more jealous in the interests Of
the county fair. Got dipping watts
built to rid the farmers of their
greatest enemies-the tick and the
hog louise.
He was we'll aware Of the great
advantages Escambia county had for
dairying and raising all kinds Of
farm animals and was always try
ing to impress on the farmers the
necessity Of keeping stock to i'm
prove the farm and the farmers cash
act, and through his continual and
persistent efforts he got some silos
built through the county two years
ago, and as their great value is be-
coming known the farmers are put
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-20
HEATLEss LIGHT.

Man has taken few lessons from the
FREELY, and now IS producing cold light.
Francois Dussaud, the producer, is back
ed by Edouard Brandy, famous physicist, in
the statement the new heatless light soon
will be commercially feasible, and that it
will revolutionize illuminating engineering.
Dussaud's light comes internationally
from large numbers of tungsten hlaments,
each of which is heated white-hot for brief
instant and then kept cool for Is times as
long as it was giving out light
Great brilliance of illumination and al
most complete absence of heat waves are
claimed for this new invention
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-20
VOX POPULL.
Editor Pensacola Journal.

Much is being said and written
about "going behind the returns"
and that Mr.. Cats is the Democratic
because he holds the certifi-
cate of nomination from the State
Canvassing Board and also great
deal is being said about the change of
the ballots in a Greenville precinct
in Madison county. Cannot go be-
hind the returns is an expression
applicable only to canvassing boards,
which under our laws, are strictly
ministerial bodies. The expression
has DO application to judicial proceed
ings; in fact, is senseless and mean
ingless, when so applied. The con-
stitution of the state was ordained
and established by the people, direct
ly, and is limitation upon the acts
of the people as we'll as upon the
powers of the government. By that
constitution the people created and
established the judicial department,
clothing it with the authority and inn
posing upon it the obligation to ex-
pound and apply the law and to de-
termine all disputed questions of law
and fact, which are brought before
it, and the people have bound them
selves to submit to such determine
tions.
The inspectors and clerks Of cleo
ton in the voting precincts in the va
rious counties of the state, count the
votes and make returns of the pre-
cinct vote, the law in detail, specifying
to whom and in what manner the re-
! turns are to be made. The county
canvassing board tabulates the vote,
from the face of the returns from the
various voting precincts, and make re-
turn of the county vote, the law again
in detail specifying to whom and in
what manner these returns are to be
; made. The state canvassing board
then tabulates the vote from the face
/ of the county returns, made by the
various county canvassing boards and
announces the result. This official an
nouncement of the result of the cleo
ton is binding until set aside by a
court of competent jurisdiction
Neither the state nor the county can
vassing boards, under our laws, car
go behind the returns" By the rea-
soning or rather the lack Of reasoning
of the adherents of Mr.. Cats, nc
fraud or error in these various can
vases can be corrected. Take any
precinct in the state of Florida. Sup
pose that one hundred votes are cast
for Mr.. Cats and ten for Mr.. Knott
but that election officers make re-
turn of one hundred votes for Mr.
Knott and ten for Mr.. Cats either by
design or by seaistake. The county can
vaSHng boarS sszeot @ kohind these
returns unless directed to do so " Z
court of competent jurisdiction) but
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-20
PENsAcoLA's NEED.

With such miraculous opportunities, IT IS
little short Of miraculous that Pensacola IS
mot the leading summer resort OF the
limited States. That it issnot, is due to the
miraculous success with which we have
Hurried OIL. talents.
If YOU don't believe this, a good many
hundred excursionists will tell you SO short
klv. They will reach here tomorrow from
tLouisiana and Mississippi and Alabama
Emanv have not yet seen the sea, and the
Thought of all is surf bathing.
When they reach here, they will either
be unable to find boat accommodations to
the Island, with its bathing beach unsur-
passed in the United States, or they will
'be charged double prices for very unsat1s-
FACTORY accommodations. They will be
forced to make the trip in overcrowded
launches; they will have inadequate dress
ling facilities they will have no shower
lbaths to cleanse themselves of t he salt
Ewater.
Now for still water bathing, Bayview OF
course is as fine place as could be mag
lined the water is clear, it,is easily reached;
q place, indeed, of which any city might be
proud. Many people, as matter of fact,
prefer still water bathing but for drawing
tourists, nothing is SO potent as the surfl
For inland dwellers. the appeal of the
ocean is simply incredible.
For years upon years they have been
reading of the sea and the pounding surf
and the dazzling beaches; the magazines
have shown them pictures of beautiful
women and manly men in picturesque at
titudes on the sands: with board walks,
pavilions, hotel roof in the distance, and
every suggestion of luxury. OF course they
do not expect an Atlantic City when they
come here, but they do expect something
better than the desolate accommodations
they find.
If Pensacola is determined to make a
summer resort of itself-and it has every
natural advantage imaginable company
must be organized with sufficient capital to
operate commodious ferries, build pavilions
and establish few amusement facilities or
Santa Rosa Island The proposition is toe
: large for one man to handle; the future oil
our city is at stake, and our merchants can
not allow present conditions 10 continue
business men, professional men, and
banks are eager to contribute towards fairs
eNpositions and public improvements, for
which they expect to reap their returns II
an increased tourist business; if they or
ganize Santa Rosa Island company for the
purpose mentioned, they will reap a reward
no less certain, and many times greater.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-20
WHAT THE Demonstrators DOES.

We have IN the past sketched the work
and analysed the benefit of the farm dem
onstrator to the county Great as we
thought that work was, it is nothing to
compare with the estimate lust received
from farmer-Wm. Emery, on Route A
His communication is reproduced in the
Xox Populi column, and will repay careful
reading. Comparing rural conditions Of to-
day with what they were five years ago,
proves that the farm demonstrators mis-
sionary work for prosperity has produced
results little short of miraculous-an how
he has done it, Mr.. Emery's letter shows in
detail.
The Chamber of Commerce of Pensacola
is making final appeal to the county com
missioners, at their Tuesday meeting. to
restore the farm demonstration work; if they
succeed, they will have accomplished a
work OF incalculable Importance for the
progressive farmers of whom Mr.. Emery
is tbs spokesman
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-20

ting them up in pairs, and they viii
stand as lasting monuments to his
sound advice, and / believe if the
farmers Of the county all knew that
they were about to lose his services
they would at once subscribe this
5000 and not suffer the loss he would
be to them, and I am sure also if
The Journal and the Chamber Of
Commerce were to take this matter
up between them and lay the case
plainly before the farmers they could
get the money secured to them and
thereby prevent the loss and igno-
miny to the county.
VIM. EMERY.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-20
A HACKING COUGH WEAKENS
THE SYSTEM.

Don't suffer with a hacking cough
that has weakened your system-get
a bottle of DIR. Kings New Discovery,
in use over 90 years, and benefting
all who use it, the soothing pine bal
sam with tar heal the irritated air
T, Sc ages-soothes the raw spots,
loosens the mucous and prevents rack
ing the body with coughing. DR..
Kings New Discovery induces natural
sleep snd aids nature 70 cure you
Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-20

To the Voters Of Escambia
County, Florida, Atten-
ton:
The books for the pur-
pose Of registering the voters
of Escambia county, Florida,
will be opened at the court
house daily, commencing
Wednesday, August is, 1916,
from 8 a. m. until II, and
from 2 p. m. until 5 p. m.
All wishing to register can
be accommodated by calling
at the office Of Supervisor OF
Registration.
It n. B. COOK,
Supervisor Of Registration.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-08-20
MELoDRAMA'S DEAD, ANYWAY.

Under the farm loan act, the mortgage
on the farm will not be held by an individ-
Fual, but by the regional land bank
Thus will pass the bearded villain of the
play who threatens to foreclose on the old
Homestead unless its prettiest daughter
marries him-if he ever existed.