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The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-12-08
Pole Cat Hides
Made Valuab bic
ashton
One Black Pelt Worth ST.
and Skin of Old Br'er Pos
sum Now Brings $1-Mink
Hides Sell for SIS.

Cape County and Southeast Missouri
trappers are reaping a harvest this
year, due to milady'S demand for furs
The war has paralyzed the importa-
ton Of furs from Europe and the sup
ply from Canada has been reduced one
half. The United States, therefore is
called upon to supply the demand of
its women, and Southeast Missouri is
contributing its quota.
Barrett Cotner, who has been buy
ing furS from the lower counties of
Missouri and the northern tier of Ar
kansas for many years, informed The
Tribune last night that the prices were
higher than ever before.
The quality of pelts is exceptionally
good" said Mr.. Cotner, especially in
view Of mild winter. Furs are priced
according to grades, Just as every
other commodity is.
Il am paying as high as 81 for a
single skunk hide, but this calls for
the best pelt, or what is known as
black fur. Mink hides are worth from
81 70 So, if they are good Postum
skins, which few years ago sold for
five and ten cents each. are now worth
as much as 81 each. Coon pelts are
worth from 50 to So, the latter price
being paid only for what is known as
extra dark furs. Muskrat skins bring
fifty cents each.
''In view of the fact that the fur
season is so young, have bought more
hides and of better quality than ever
before. The warm autumn and early
winter would lead one to believe that
pelts would be very inferior, but |
have found the fur exceptionally
heavy. During extremely cold Win
ters furs are always best, and trap
pers, who Judge season by the grade
of furs, naturally suppose that the
coming winter months will be severe"
Mr.. Cotner said few wildcat and
wolf hides were brought to the Cape,
although he buys some each season.
These beasts still inhabit certain sec
tons of Southeast Missouri.
In establishments, where the raw
hides are transformed into expensive
raiment for maids and matrOnS, the
pOlecat not only loses its aroma, but
it sometimes is labeled otter, beaver
or silver fox. The fur is dyed and
treated until not even d mamma skunk
would recognize the pelt of her son.
or Br'er 'POSsum, which in former
years was considered only flavor for
sweet potatoes and gravy, is now
travelling in polite society. A 'posSum
skin can be dyed and reshaped until
it resembles a lynx skin or Alaskan
fox.
The muskrat is frequently sold for
mink, and it is difficult to distinguish
between a real and imitation fur The
gradual decrease in the supply of fur
is given for the increase in price as
we'll as for the deception practlsed by
fur experts to deceive the ladies.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-12-08

presently, will Immediately assume,
has indeed already assumed, maGni-
tude unprecedented in our experience.
We have not the necessary instrument
talities for its prosecution; it is
deemed TO he doubtful whether they
could be created upon an adequate
scale under oar present laws. We
should clear away all legal obstacles
and create basis of undOubted law
for it which will give freedom without
permitting unregulated license. The
thing must be done now, because the
opportunity is here and may escape Us
if we hesitate or delay.
Porto Rico's Needs
The argument for the proposed
amendments of the organic law of P"r-
To Rico is brief and conclusive. The
present laws governing the island and
regulating the rights and privileges OF
lis people are not just. We have Gre
ated expectations of extended Priv
legp which we have not satisfied.
There is uneaSineSS among the people
of the island and even suspicious
doubt with regard tn our intentions
concerning them which the adoption of
the pending measure would happily re-
move. We do not doubt what we wish
to do in any essential particular. We
ought To do it mt once.
There are other matters already adj
yanced to the stage of conference be
tween the two houses of which 1t Is
not necessary that | should speak.
Some practicable basis of agreement
concerning them will no doubt be found
and action taken upon them.
InaSmuch as this is. gentlemen, prop
ably the last occasion | shall have to
address the SiUy-fourth congress,
hope that you will permit me to say
with what genuine pleasure and sails
faction have cO-operated with you IN
the many measures of constructive poi
ICY with which you have enriched the
legislative annals of the country. IL
has been a privilege tn labor i'll such
COMPANY. | take the liberty of con
graduating you upon the completion al
a record of rare serviceablcness and
dIstIrctICn.
The weekly tribune and the Cape County herald. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1918, 1916-12-08

J. ". Ellis of Ste. Genevieve was
Cape visitor yesterday.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-01
THE SCRATCH PAD
By THOMAS EWING DABNEY.


By the same token that the best
laid plans Of mice an man gang aglee,
which is the Scotch approximation Of
blow up, fall down, or busticate, our
regular scratch designs were frus-
trated by Letter from E M. Pooley,
Pensacola boy at Sewanee. Sew
anee by the way is our college, and
the news about the football pros
poets are so good that-well, this
isn't the financial column and there
Is no need to discuss our monetary
designs. But another part Of Mr..
Pooley's letter was 50 interesting
that we are going to hand 1t to the
printer. just as it is in order that
you may share it with usf
While returning from Nashville
the first of the month writes Mr..
Pooley) after few days holiday, q
gentleman sat down IN the seat Be-
side me, Lit his pipe and in a few
minutes began talking. Beginning
with football Che had once been q
Harvard quarterback,) we drifted to
business and finally to cities.
He turned out to be d general man
ager of some food products company
and had travelled pretty nearly every
where. Finally he said:
4 struck the pret.iest little city
the other day ! have seen in many q
long day."
What was it," I asked.
Pensacola"
Then came the inevitable, s1'm
from Pensacola
WELL" he continued, @you certain
~ have beautiful city and one well
worth being proud of. That was my
first visit in twenty years, and ]
dreaded to go back because expect
ed to find the same weed grown vii
lage as | found at that time, but ]
was very much fooled. And in the
San Carlos you certainly have a fine
hotel. got a dinner there one night
that would have cost a dollar and Z
half at any restaurant in New York
1t is run better than any American
| plan hotel was ever at.
And SO it goes. Everyon eknows Of
Pensacola. And how large is Pensa-
cola? they ask When I assure them
that it has only 10000 inhabitants,
! they tell me they thought it had al
least 100000. After tine they car
finally be brought to believe that al
ligators don't climb in bed with YOU
and that oranges are not to be hac
for the asking and that mosquitoes
| do not come in clouds, and that the
| weather IS not hot and that we de
| have frosts. People come here Use.
vance, from all over the country, bu
! only found one (from Michigan
| that didn't know about Pensacola.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-01

Pensacola is one of ninety cities
in the United States which has pos
tai savings deposit of over 10000,
the actual sum being S108,523, ac-
cording to figures complied by the
post office department. This record
is considered the more remarkable
because of the fact that many cities
with much larger population than
Pensacola have much lower saw
ings record.
A few of the cities on the list and
their deposits win give some idea of
the comparative size; Norfolk, Va,
$1D8, a99; Racine, Wis, s1n8,416; Dea
Moines, Ia, s119,618; Memphis, Tenn,
S133, 561; San Antonio, Tex. SLAB,
061; Dayton, o., s181, 1873; New Or
leans, $174,856.
A short statement of the depart
ment accompanies the list, and attrib-
utes the remarkable gains during
August to the nation-wide prosperity,
of the working classes who are the
principal patrons of the system. The
gains which totaled more than a mil
lion dollars a week, for August,
were not confined to any particular
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-01
PENSACOLA'S SAVINGS
DEPOSITS VERY HIGH
Prosperity of Working Glasses Responsible for Fact
That the Postal Savings Deposits Here
Reach so High Figure.

section of the country. but were ge~'
eral.
Another reason for. the remar
able gain" says the report, s.is Il
removal of the hindeiing restrictios
on the amount which may be acseM
ted from depositor, brought
by an act of congress which w
proved by the president on II
last. Previous to that time
could deposit more than 500 IN
calendar month or have a balance to
his credit in excess of $500. The
new law authorizes the acceptance Of
any amount and at any time, untl
the balance to the credit Of the de-
positor amounts TO $1,000. As the
liberalizing legislation becomes more
generally known it brings DO light
the hidden savings of these who will
not entrust their money to private
institutions but have implicit faith Ii
the government. A large part Of the
hidden money of the country is there
fore fast being restored to the active
channels Of industry and commerce
through the mediums Of the postal
savings banks"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-01
ALWAYS THE CASE.

Development begets development It
wasn't SO very long ago that Pensacola ship
pwners--to give only one instance-were
perfectly willing to send their. vessels to
Mobile for dry-docking and give outside
yards the contracts for building boats of
even the smallest tonnage. They had just
gotten into the habit Came however the
day when local and outside capital saw an
opportunity here and determined to erect a
ydrydock and shipyard capable. of accomnlo-
kdating vessels Of 5000 tons; active con-
struction work will begin in few months.
In the meantime however home enterprise
known as the Bay Point Marine Works has
its capacity and installed machin-
Eery so. that vessels up to 100 feet in length
can be locked and built here. The Florida,
115x30 feet, the largest tug in our harbor,
has just been hauled on the Bay Point ways
and is being given thorough overhauling
Iiffhe owners thought it would have to 60
Ito Mobile, but local enterprise is keeping
Ethe money at home.
Instances like this show how easv it is
BIO stimulate development Prosperity be-
Egets prosperity.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-01
State Press Comment
The Issue

The Issue
Despite the pressure from all sides
this paper refuses to take side In
the Catts-Knott controversy and
will support only the democratic
nominee whoever he may be. This
fight is nauseating to real demo-
eracy but religion. The sooner the
party gets down to real issues the bet
ter for all concerned. Our state is
rapidly becoming the laughing stock
of the nation. Stafford Herald.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-01
Vox Populi.

Editor of The Journal:
The argument that the proposed
amendments to the city charter are
advocated by the pll1tocrats and OPP
posed by the common people is anus
ing. It. clearly assumes that the lis
tender Is asinine. Such an argument
must be based on the theory that the
members of the charter board are
plutocrats; that they fixed charter
to suit Themselves; that on June 9th
all the voters, both plutocrat and
common (if there are any conmon,)
had 81 candidates from which to
choose a board of Is, and large ma
jority deliberately picked out and
voted for Is plutocrats,or do they
mean to tell Us that this resulted
from the fact that a large majority
majority they viii have to be pluto
Gratis? This may make us conceited.
If it is the truth sublime, then we
can put Pensacola on the map In
large letters by advertising the fact
that here is a city where every man
is a plutocrat, where every chimney
has its draft and every blade Of
grass its greenback.
I wonder If it gets any votes TO
tell people that they are common and
that If they want to be with the
majority they win have to be pluto
Gratis.
| The same "argufiers" viii tel yot
that the plutocrats claim that the
common people are not competent to
select their mayor. And then they
win "about face" and tell you to
leave it to three commissioners *
choose the mayor instead Of to four
teen aldermen as PROVIDED in the
| charter In other words. fourteen
would be too many, too common
consistency thou art a jewel"
NJ. E. MOREY.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-01

It is reported that the next move of one
of the great automobile manufacturing
companies viii be to organize its workers
into four shifts, each working six hours,
without interruption for meals. The men
are to be paid ST an hour. Here, then, is
the six-hour day And it will keep the plant
running full twenry-four hours, which il
not practicable with the eight-hour shift
on account of the intermissions for meals.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-01
VIII Support Ticket

s s.
We have heard not only one, but
several men the past week. who have
been lifelong democrats, express the
opinion that they would not grieve
great deal if the republicans did sue
coed in electing a part of their tick
ct. They said that If this was the
case the democrats would stop some
of their foolishness of the past and
nominate men for their worth and
ability, rather than because of reasons
of petty personal prejudices OF
worse, and that the final result would
be better corps of officials. Not
one of them, by the way, but has
qualified the statement by the asser-
ton that they expected to support
the ticket from top TO bottom-De-
Funiak Breeze.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-01
THE STUDY OF SPANISH.

The Importance of Spanish to Americans
and especially to us jewellers of the south
ern coasts, was again indicated when Presi-
cussing business, stressed the Importance Of
our connections with "the great and rich
republics to the south of us.
Statistics of this region, it is not neces-
sary to invoke We know that Latin AMIR
ice is a great deal bigger than the United
States; that it is our nearest neighbor; that
its wealth is untold What we do not know
however is that its resources have NJ b Ell
developed much beyond the surface-scratch-
ing exploitation of the conquistadores. Ex-
cept for settlements on the coasts and ex-
tending into the interior in two tenuons
lines alongside the principal rivers. with
here and there mining camp or cattle
ranch flung far out, an outpost OF civll'za-
ton, the thousands of square miles south
of us are still virgin territory, with all the
wealth and needs of a new land. 1t is only
question of time when those jungles will
fall beneath the ak of the colonist; and the
business of supplying the increasing de-
mands will tax the industrial enterprises of
the country that gets. the trade
AS Wilson said, it needed the shock OF
war to awake us to OUR possibilities. 1t
needed the pinch of the home markets 10
make us think of the foreign markets. 1t
needed the threat Of commercial darkness
here to make us lift our eyes to the aurora
borealis of the south
With government experts studying condi-
tions in the world markets, the task of our
are being taught the lesson Of packing, and
Of meeting the demands of the trade. Ships
are hauling their goods-American ships
for it becomes less necessary every day for
our merchants to ask tseir competitors to
make their deliveries. But one of the main
difficulties of our business men is to secure
representatives who can speak the language
of the country.
1t will take some time to correct this
fault, for we are by tradition one-tonguec
people-Sn fact we are rather proud Of it
When we do smatter at language, it j:
French, although more people speak Span
ish than any other language in the world
except English, and Spanish is the Eativs
tongue of over twenty countries.
That Spanish is taught in the high schoo
and one or two other places in Pensacola
makes it easier for us to urge that a special
ty be made of the language. Let ever,
parent insist that the children take III
Spanish let the school board insist on Span
ish as prerequisite for diploma Witt
our commercial lines drawing Latin Amer
lea and our South together, our boys vii
more and more seek their fortune i'll th
land of the Incas and the Montezurnas. An
unless they know the native tongue, the
will be at a terrible disadvantage. Instea
of French study Spanish; give up Latin an
devote the extra time to Spanish; Spanis
is more important: for Latin being dea
language can be expected at the best to fit
person only for the grave
The government of Holland is plannin
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-01
On Golfers Map

On Golfers Map
Lakeland has been put on the
golfers map by the beautiful course
which is now about ready for play,
and the attention of thousands of the
most desirable class of tourists is
thus directed to this city ard section.
They'll be to see US this winter, and
they'll tarry with us.-Lakeland Tel
egram.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-01

Tax Commission
C. &. Mathis. Of Bombay, used as
a plank in his platform when he
made the race for representative of
Holmes county that If elected he
would do all in his power to abolish
the State Tax Commission Mr..
Mathis was elected and we now wish
to call his attention to the recent
good work af the commission in plae-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-01

Three years after the Chicago & Alton
road established its sleeping car service, the
first dining car was put into service on the
same road
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-01

The government of Holland is planning
TO establish direct wireless communication
between the home country and the Dutch
East Indies.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-01

Feels Good
What makes Us feel good is that
we can find SO many things to boost;
so many people to write Of in kindly
vein; so many good things to COM
mend and encourage. Perhaps we
could find filth, and ground for crit
icism, and flaws to pick, if we set our
mind and heart that way; but we
prefer to turn our face to the light
to furnish "the paper without q
knock. Lakeland Telegram.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-01
A Fair Deal

A Fair Deal
No man ever had a more faithful
or interested attorney than S. j.
Cats has had in the person of w. W.
Flournoy, who has been the COM
mander-in-chief in the candidates
legal battles. But Flournoy, with all
his loyalty, cannot stomach the Cats
way of doing things, and plainly says
he is ashamed of his client, because
of his unwarranted and uncalled-for
attacks on the supreme court, Flour
noy says Cats is getting fair deal,
and that the court is proceeding with
fairness and impartialty-a fact
that all intelligent people already
knew, but which is being denied BY
some persons and few newspapers
In an effort to discount the final re-
suit which they know in reason must
be favorable to Knott.-Iakeland
Telegram.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-10-01

ing the large F1agler estate on the
tax books at sixteen million dollars
instead Of seventy-five thousand dol
lars. The estate FAX ON this fortune
this year will amount to s104, 90,
enough to pay all expenses of the
commission for several years and
which is more than Holmes county
will pay into the state treasury in
ten years. We wonder if Bob" is
yet anxious to relieve the people Of
this "burdensome" Tax Commission :?
Bombay Advertiser.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-10
nation WIDE COAL famine ARTIFICIALLY
CREATED BY RAILROADS TO BOOST PRICES

lieve the court will reverse its In
defensible decision II the issue is
again presented with n strong pub
lie demand behind II.
Since that decision was rendered
two liberal Justices who certainly
will not stand for the decision
Brandeis and Clarke-have been
added to the court.
Moreover. the court has heard
the rumblings of discomfort and
has seen the commerce court de-
stroyed because OF its betrayal of
the people for the benefit of the
railroads.
As Judge Grosscup once said,
There are windows In the supreme
court room. from which what is go
ing on In the world outside Is in
plain sight"
The supreme court reversed
Its legal tender decisions, It's
Income tax decisions, it's Sher-
man act decisions, and will re.
verse it's commodities clause
decision IF THE AMERICAN
PEOPLE DEMAND 1T.
The railroad companies. by con-
verting hundreds of coal cars for
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-10

the yoters. judging by their incli'
nations ot Tuesday. would have
east their ballots for Wilson and
straight down tho line without any
break on any Of tho heads OF the
ticket.
Saves the Day
This. as political observers know.
would probably have been fatal for
the remainder OF the ticket The
fact that as soon as the voters oN.
pressed themselves for Wilson.
they jumped over 60 the republican
column 10 vote for PoindcXter.
saved the day for many ropuh.
lican in tho state as we'll as In the
counties.
The state results ara practically
the same IA accounted In the ear.
Tier returns. Wilson leads Hughes
BY approximately 1900: Lister
leads Mcbride by about the same
vote.
Four republicans and ono demo.
crat were elected 10 the house OF
representatives. Geo. r. Cottorill
losing TO John r. Miller by 3oo0
votes. and Mrs Frances c. Axtell
losing 10 Congressman Hadloy by
approximately 1900 votes. Mrs. Az.
tell carried King. Skagit. and per.
haps Island counties. but lost the
two big counties In her district.
Snohomish and Whatcom.
Who'll Re Speaker
The legislature will be repub-
lican. tho Il IL now apparent there
will be moro democrats In both the
house and senate than wero expect.
ed TO win out. Fred Nielsen. IN tho
10th district Of King county. stili
holds his lead over F. II. Toukin.
and will probably be the only dem
ocrat from King county.
Already tho battle Is on for the
speakershlp. with Guy y. Kelley
OF Tacoma and T. III. Cute OF Seat
tie the leading contenders.
Both are standpatters. tho Guie
now Is willing TO make concessions
to progro ssive demands A new
candidate may develop as soon as
the complete returns are in. and
the strength OF the democrats and
real progrcssives Ii known.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-11-10

This annual robbery OF rich and
poor by the railroads and the coal
companies must be stopped. The
department of Justice. the inter
state commerce commission and
the federal trade commission have
all the power necessary. IF THEY
CHOOSE TO EXERCISE 1T.
This fraud on the American
people 10 made possible chiefly
by the railroad ownership Of
the coal mines. This owner
ship was prohibited by tho
commodities clause" OF the In
terstate commerce act, which
forbIds railroads to own an In
terest In the production OF any
commodity which they trans
port. This Illegal ownership OF
coal mines and other commodi.
ties 10 continued only thru tho
palpable subterfuge Of dummy
mining and Industrial corpora
lions, which, In fact. are sub
sldisries OF the railroads.
II liz true this evasion of the law
has been sanctioned by a decision
OF the United States supreme court
But there Is every reason to be