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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-14
THE SCRATCH PAD
By THOMAS EWING DABNEY.

Now that the politicians have gone
back home, the peanut business has
fallen off considerably.
1t is announced that no Nobel
peace prize will be awarded this year,
and Old King Connie has had all his
trouble for nothing.
Now that there are no election
forecasts to be made, the prophets
are specializing on the Panama canal
slides.
Now that we have an opportunity
to analyze the cause of Wilson's cleo
ton, we can say that 1t was unques-
tionably due to the fact that he got
more votes than Hughes.
The loser of an election bet in New
York was led around on a chain on
all fours, like dog, by the winner.
Neither meant any harm, of course,
but then, the monkey doesn't mean
| any harm-still he is a monkey?
The Tampa Tribune chortles glee-
fully that there won't be any more
elections for two years; but we can't
boast of any such luck. A city COM
missioner election comes up here next
year, and the political pot has al
ready begun to boil.
Not so loud, jeremiah OLeary. We
agree with you entirely that Roose-
welt did all he could to defeat Hughes;
but don't give him the full credit.
| There were the undiluted whiskers,
the Billionaire Special, and you own
august self-all contributory causes.
When Rooscvelt's private tele-
| phone was moved from the republi-
can headquarters, the transmitteI
looked as if somebody had bitten 9
piece out of it. We tremble to think
what would have happened to those
old Romans if the Colonel had been
| Mark Anthony, and asked them fol
the-lean of their ears.
We learn with delight that a skele-
ton of the pillotherium and two skele.
tons of the pliohippus have been dis
covered. They are about three mil
lion years old. The pliohippus is al
extinct genus of horse, and is dead
but we don't know what a pillothe
rum is; we strongly suspect that i
is man who won't support thu
chamber of commerce and that the
postal regulations required the def
milton to be expurgated from thu
dictionary. Unfortunately he ISM
dead.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-14

there is no call to wait until the need
not only becomes visible but is showed
upon us to take notice of the situa-
ton. The approach Of elections is
regarded with no little dread by Off
Gals that have them in charge. This
is occasioned because of the scrupu-
lous care which it is necessary to
exercise in every detail, and the long
hours following a long ballot. 1t
would greatly facilitate matters for
Orlando, and other cities, to have
enough election precincts to enable a
quick count and declaration of re-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-14
MANY LIKE THIS IN PENSACOLA
Similar Cases Being Published
Each Issue.

The following case is but one of
many occurring daily in Pensacola.
It is an easy matter to verify it. You
cannot ask for better proof.
w. II. Connors, Jr., captain fire
department No. 8, S. Reus St., PEN
sacola, says: ''The strain have been
subject to at times, taking cold and
being exposed to all kinds of weather
weakened my kidneys. The trouble
soon showed itself in my back. It
got so l was troubled with a weak
back nearly every time / took cold
or had a hard run Mornings on get
ting up, was all tired out and found
it hard to stoop without great effort.
| began using Doan's Kidney Pills
and found relief right Off"
Price Soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney PiIIs-the same that
Mr.. Connors had. Foster MiIburn
Co. Props, Buffalo, N ADDS.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-14
DIRECT ELECTION OF PRESIDENT

Commenting on the fact that despite his
large popular majority, the electoral vote,
though in Wilson's favor, is SO closely bal
anced that the death or disqualification on
technical grounds of a few members of the
Electoral College could very easily reverse
the will of the peope, the New York World
makes a very firmly plea for our political
system to be altered to allow the election
of the president by the direct vote of the
people
We look for no repetition of the Hayes
Tilden affair in 1876 when Tilden, with a
popular majority of $4,000 votes, and ma
jority of one in the electoral college, was
actually defrauded of the election through
technicalities, supported by the army but
it might very easily have happened, and
may happen again at any time.
Why continue to nurse this viper in our
bosom?
Seldom has anything more undemocratic
than the electoral college been conceived.
The people, after considerable practice in
choosing their own governors by direct
vote, have become dissatisfied with the
electoral college method of choosing a
president, and for years it has been more
than a routine to endorse the actual choice
OF the people.
But though its glory has gone, its-danger
remains. AS the people do not understand
the method of choosing the electors, they
throw away their votes and to that extent
are disfranchised, in the indiscriminate way
IN which they scratch their ballots-son1e-
times marking every party running. TIN
because Of the lack of interest, there is al
ways a chance of a States being without
electoral representation, as almost happen
ed to Florida this year. Add to this the
two warnings of 1876 and 1916, and We
reach the inevitable conclusion that Con-
gress' first duty. when it convenes in De-
cember, will be to discard the present sys-
tenn and put the election of president on the
popular majority basis. That is what de-
mocracy IS.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-14

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Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-14

the benefit of our home town, while
in the other instance each faction has
been fighting for something that the
other regarded as not much short Of
calamity. 1t isn't going to hurt
any body's feelings to be able to say
that there isn't a vacant house in
town, and that every body is talk
ing good times and that you helped
to bring it about, while to say that
you helped to elect the successful
candidate may be roughing the fur
on the fellow that was for the other
man.-DeFuniak Breeze.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-14
THE SUBMARINE PROBLEM.

Even though the Marina was torpedoed
without varning-and there is hardly any
room for doubt on this question-we are
not to assume that Germany has broken her
pledge to the United States, in reply to the
Sussex ultimatum, regarding the conduct
Of submarine warfare.
On the contrary, the sinking of the
Rowanmore and the Columbian seem to
prove that Germany is doing all she can
to live up to her pledges.
The Rowanmore was sunk on the same
day as the Marina, after she had been sig
nailed to lay-to; instead of obeying, she at
tempted to escape, thereby losing her nom
combatant immunity, and her destruction
and the death of any of her crew have no
international significance whatever.
Coming to the Columbian, which was
sunk on October 8, we find the submarine
SO solicitous about the crews safety that it
waited two days, no doubt at considerable
risk to itself, for the sea to go down, before
torpedoeing the vessel. That the Column
bian was an American ship, invests her
with no immunity, if she had contra
band cargo
IF Germany intended to renounce her
pledges to the United States, she would not
have warned the Rowanmore, nor would
she have cared whether the crew of the Co
lumbar get safely to land or swamped in
the storm.
The assumption is reasonable, therefore,
that the commander of the U-boat that
sunk the Marina either superseded his in
structions or that the vessel in question at
tempted to escape. There is of course the
possibility that Germany will attempt to
justify her course by the presence of a small
gun on the stern of the Marina, but this is
not debatable subject, as the United
States has always contended that mer-
chant vessel had right to defensive arma-
| ment, and no reservations whatever were
made or implied in the Sussex promises.
What promised grave complications has
therefore resolved itself into problem not
so difficult after ALL OF course much viii
depend on the German reply, but we have
no cause to believe it will be other than Z
disavowal of the submarine commander
act, followed by his punishment, and ar
indemnity to the families of the Americans
who lost their lives when the Marina wa.
destroyed-the only reparation possible
under the circumstances.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-14
DEvELoPING MEN AND WOMEN.

It is hard to say whether this ed1torlal
IS going to be about Miss Vallie ZONES, or
the Beilview school. Miss Jones. and how
she came to understand, through her own
struggles, the needs of this lOcality-how
Belleview absorbed her teachings and es-
tab1ished a record for F1orida-such is the
literary Scylla and Chrybdis between
which we are torn.
Miss Jones is principal of the Belleview
Schoolgirl miles from Pensacola on the
Beulah road: ninety-two pupils in a sparse
w settled, money-scant region. Not a par
ticulariv bright outlook for an interesting
story? YOU say. But wait-Miss Vallie
Hones' school isn't like the schools you are
thinking about, as you would know had you
been at the BeI1eview exhibit last week-a
regular Fair in itself-and seen the agricul-
ta1ral, sewing, cooking, and live stock dis
plays-not to mention the regular school
work Everything was made or grown by
the chiidren-except the livestock which
was entered in their names by their parents.
The sewing machine, the cook stove, and
the blackboard are the methods by which
Miss Jones attains her results They are
always in the school room. The girl who
knows only Latin is at best burden-so
Miss Jones teaches her how to cook rnath-
ematics, she counterpalances with sewing
geography with crocheting, and spelling
with knitting. To the boys, she also
teaches canning, and encourages them in
agricultural pursuits.
As result Miss Jones is developing a
thoroughly capable and happy set of boys
and girls who will enter life's struggle
better equipped than their parents and will
~. e.. g.
instance is the only member of her entire
family that knows how to sew at all, and in
one years time she has learned to make al
her clothes, and is becoming proficient in
fancy work. Likewise in the kitchen work
and you would be astonished at the readi-
mess with which they will undertake to fill
any order you may please, from fried egg
Ito a chocolate layer oaks. And then Of
course they are taught preserving, canning
But Miss Vallie's methods have done still
more. They made their influence felt
among the grown-ups as we'll. Last years
exhibition first in Florida, was an ex-
periment-this years was a go with ven
geance, with fully three times the exhibits
and attendance. But father wasn't satisfied
with coming and looking on-father want
ed to join in. So he rounded up his hogs
and his cows and his horses and his sheer
and his poultry and entered them in sons
and daughters name-and so the commun
ity spirit was born-the spirit that will
mean better feeling, better crops, better
prices-the three Graces of cooperation.
We don't know yet whether we have
said more nice things about Miss Jones OF
the school children, but it doesn't partic-
ularly matter; we haven't been trying tt
throw bouquets-being interested merely
in discussing a movement that is destined
ito play such an important part in the de
yelopment of West Florida-for the exam
pie has already spread to Walton county
and other places will follow suit.
IA :, -
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-14

suit. 1t would not be too many to
have a precinct for every two hun
dred voters. Why, indeed, should an
election drag out through an enure
day, and the night following and the
day following that and into the sec
ond night. The saving of expense
in this respect is not approvable from
broad point of view. The people
would gladly stand the Increased ex-
pense if they got quicker returns.
Moreover, there would be less room
for criticism.-Orlando Reporter
tSar.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-14
More Precincts Needed

More Precincts Needed
Two days and the better par& Of
two nights covered period too long
for one set of election inspectors to
remain at their posts, and since there
is no immovable cause requiring it,
there is no reason why it could not
and should not be remedied. We do
not see why Orlando should not have
five or six election precincts. Event
ually they will be badly needed, and
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-14

E. S. Kuhn, OF the Stanton Heights, Golf
Club, near Bedford Springs, Pa, asserts
that when he was playing the third hole,
which IS across water hazard, his tee shot
handed IN the water and killed big fish
which was coming to feed. He said his
caddy waded into the water and returned
with the fish, when he took home for din
ner.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-14
Boost the Town

A1UUbG VAIC IUW II
Now that we have got some of the
politics out of our systems, suppose
we use the surplus energy we have
been working off in that way in boost
ing our home town. There are lot
of things that need doing, and just
half the thought, energy and money.
given to their solution that has been
poured out on political matters, would
solve most of them and solve them
right, with the added advantage that
we will be pulling for the same end
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-14

To save the life of locomotive fireman
should an. engine and tender be separated
while he IS at work, two Pennsylvanians
have invented sort of hammock to be sus-
pended behind the engine.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-14

whatever may be the disease the urine seldom fails in
furnishing us with clue the principles upon which
it is to be treated and knowledge concerning
the nature of disease can thus be obtained backache
scading urine frequent urnaton bother or distress
you if uric acid in the blood has caused rheumtsm
govt or sciaca you suspect kidney bladder trouble
Just write Doctor PIERCE, the Surgical Institute
Buffalo, N. Y; send sample of urine and describe
symptoms You will receive free medical advice after
Dr. Pierces chemist has examined the specimen, which
will be carefully done without charge and you will be
under no obligation Doctor Pierce during many years
of experimentation has discovered remedy which
he finds is thryseven times potent than hhia In
removing uric acid from the system you suffering
from backache pains of rheumatism, go your best
druggist and ask for 50-cent box of Annre put up
Perce's Favorite Prescription for weak women and
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-14
Two Years Hence

Two Years Hence
If the present primary law is in
existence two years from now, pro-
hibitionists and republicans will be
compelled to hold primary elections
under the law. The prohibitionists
cast the highest vote in this state
election and the republicans come
well within the five per cent limit,
and there you are.-Miami Herald.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-14
State Press Comment
"Uncle" Joe Dixon

Uncle" Joe Dixon
Uncle Joe Dixon has ceased his
roaming for the time being and is at
home in the editorial sanctum of the
Gadsden County Times. Mr.. Dixon
needs no eulogy from this paper as
he is the best known and most wide
ly quoted editorial writer in the state
and he is firmly anchored in the
hearts of the Florida newspaper fra
ternity and Gadsden county and the
Gadsden County Times are to be con-
graduated upon securing his SER
vices.-Suwannee Democrat.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-14
by Doctor Pierce.

by Pierce. DR.. Perces Favore Prescription tor weak
Medical Discovery for the blood have been fvo
standard remedies toda
Dr. Pellets the liver and bowels You have
package of any of the remedies for by writing Dr. Pr
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-14
CURIOSTTIEs.

Buchanas, N. MINNIE Clubhouse
punctured a masher in three places
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-11-14
Why Suffer With BaCkache, Kidneys or Rheumatism?
IA N U r 7 c o.
Chemistry.
Eu1inen authorities
nv in Chemistry.
New Remedy for Kidney Bladder and all Uric Acid Troubles
Eminent

Doctor Brahwai well Doctor Snonan
guished the disease the urine seldom
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-19
TEA ROOM ARRANGED
At ANTIQUE EXHIBIT

FOUNTAIN CITY, Ind, May h.
Mr.. J. w. Shoemaker and wife were
the guests Of George Cockerel near
New Paris the past week. {. The
young people are taking advantage Of
the beautiful evenings. Among the
several events was the camp supper
south OF town Thursday evening. The
invited guests were Celia Barnes, Es-
Their Brook, Rebs ShoWalter, Gladys,
Study, leila Lacey. Echo Roland, Ma
omi Dwiggins, Naomi Edgerton. Kath-
crime. Maria and Helen Pegg. Olive
Hunt Ada Alexander, Grace Brennan,
Irma Thorp, Myrtle Wooters and Ruth
Hiatt. Jack and Edward Shoemaker
were the guests of B.. w Lacey Sun
day. !. Frank Davis and family OF
Michigan spent Sunday with Mr.. Chas
Davis and family s. Alice Fahien was
the guest OF Bessie and Jessie Fore
man Sunday. !. The new lumber
sheds Of the Boren and Anderson Lum-
Der Co., are quite an addition to the
attraction OF our little city. They are
quite mammoth affair being so feet
by loo. :. !. Ralph Williamson of Ander-
son formerly OF this place, was re-
cent visitor here. ]. Mrs. Ella Benton
La making her home with Miss Char
lotte Durfee and Mrs. R. G. Bogne
Heirloom exhibit to be given 24th and
25th at school house. :. The antiQuar-
AN exhibit will be of real historical
value to Fountain City. Quite num-
Der of photographs OF pioneer resi-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-19
TOLEDO OFFICIALS
INSPECT QUARRIES
NEAR new PARIS

NEW PARIS, o.. May ia mum
Der Of the officials of the Reinheimer
Quarries Co., Toledo, O., made an in
spection Of the local plant Thursday
=. Miss Mary Broadly of Scott, O.,
came Saturday to spend a week with
Miss Evelyn Northroy. Miss Broadly
will be remembered as the daughter of
Rev. and Mrs. w. c. Broadly, former
New Paris residents, Mr. Broadly being
one time pastor of the Presbyterian
church. Mrs. Fred Kemp and daugh-
ter Oval, of Bradford, O., and Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Williams and children of
Athens, O., were weekend guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. B. F. Kemp. C. A. and
F, r. Pierson spent Saturday in Day
ton on business. :. Local friends of
Mrs. AID. L. Reid of Richmond, regret
to know of her illness and wish for a
speedy recovery. Mrs. Albert Daugh-
erty, her daughter who resides here,
has been in attendance at her bedside
since Thursday. Grant Johnson of
Detroit, Mich, is the guess IT his
sister, Mrs. Harvey Deem.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-19
FRIENDS FINISH
new BASEMENT

ECONOMY, Ind, May 19.-Recen,
shoppers at Richmond were Mr.. ano
Mrs. Enos Veal, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Bowman. Mr. and Mrs. David Jordan
Mr.. and Mrs. Aldo Cain, Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Jordan, Mrs. Elizabeth Cain
Mrs. Myrtle Daugherty, Misses Ellis
Cain and Dora Pierce. Rev. Ray
Ballard and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Char
ley Mendenhall. Mrs. Emma Hiatt and
Mr. and Mrs. Ulysses Manning attend
ed the Sunday school convention at
Whitewater. :. The cement basement
at the Friends church is completed
Carpenter work will now progress rap
idly.
Home Department Meets.
The home department of West River
Friends Sunday school will meet Sun
day for an all-day convention. =. Sun
day evening at 1880 o'clock in the
R. U. B. church. John Haraeury, re
Gently from Jerusalem, now student
at Earlham college, will lecture. I. i.
Mrs. Tillie Clark attened the funeral
of DR.. David Dennis at Richmond Wed
nesday. -. Miss Ruby Morrison OF
Economy and Miss Bernice Morrison
of Carlos City are visiting Mr. and
Mrs. Roe Pugh and family at Brad
ford, o.. Miss Mae Kimball will
spend Sunday near Cincinnati.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-19
TYPHOID fever
CASE APPEARS
AT Whitewater

WHITEWATER, Ind, May IA
3. Austin and family spent Sunday
with WILDER Townsend and family
near Fountain City. DR. G. B. Hunt
of Richmond, was here Sunday. >.
Mrs. Jennie Addleman returned home
Saturday after a visit with her daugh.
ter near New Paris. Z. Fred Elliott
and family OF Arba, were callers here
Sunday. . Miss Elizabeth Marshall of
New Paris. is spending few days with
Mr.. and Mrs Cleve Pyle. Mr.. and
Mrs Ray Barton entertained Sunday
William Barton and family, Mr.. and
Mrs. Kenneth Barton and Verl Newton
of Lynn.
III With Typhoid.
Miss Louise Karmer 10 Ill with ty-
phoid fever Miss Mary Williams of
williamsburg, is spending few days
with her grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Matlock.. -. Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Thomas Of Fountain City, spent Satur-
day night and Sunday with the latter's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Corrie White.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-19
CLASS
| HOLDS MARKET
TO GET FUNDS

MILTON, md, May 1.-The Hust-
ters Of the NJ. z. Sunday school have
\ market at the Houseworth building,
Saturday. :, Mrs. John Coyne, three
miles south OF town. entertained the
Country Thimbie club. Tuesday after
noon. James Doddridge, Thomas
Ewerx. Charles Davis and Mr.. Garrett
are at Indianapolis to attend the I'm
dertakers convention. They ara there
in the interest OF the Doddridge- Beck
company's exhibit.
Hold Quilting Bee.
/ The ladies OF the Christian church
had their regular quilting bee at the
church basement Wednesday. Paul
Working, z. p. Jones, G. II. Galloway,
Mr.. and Mrs. f. M. Jones and the Rev.
IF. c. Mccormick were among those to
attend the County Sunday school con-
lvention at Whitewater. George
Morris OF Los Angeles. Cal, Is visiting
his sister, Mrs. Sanford Wissler, and
other relatives. =. Mr.. and Mrs Amos
Glidden OF near Rushvi1le, were recent
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. 1. p. Zeller.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-19
Economy Church Repaired
RICHMOND MUSICIANS
PLAY FOR GRADUATION

EAST GERMANTOWN. Iaa.. May
1s-aIIss Maud Smith OF New Castle,
was recent yisiteT ct the home ef NJ.
n Breuse. Miss Catherine BiHkley
Of Richmend. spent Saturday and SUM-
day here with friends. Mrs. o. r.
Jamissa spent the weekend In Fort
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dents have been discovered. Ameng
th things of interest on display viii
De quilts and coFerlids, china, pewter,
brass, books, documents, pictures, lin
en- embroidery hand work, farming i'm.
PIGMENTS and furniture. The tea room
win be special feature.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-19

son OF Greenfield. gave the address
and Williams orchestra OF Richmond,
furnished the music. Rev. Mr.
Hainss OF Chicago. preached at the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-19

Wayne with her husband. 1.-THE
Jackson township commencement ex-
ereises we're held ID the Evangelical
church SataTaay eTening. Mr.. Robert
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1916-05-19

Data accompanying a recently pub
lished official map of North Dakota
shows that the state has $4,000, 900
set apart in laEd as public school
endowment.