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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-13

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 12.-Seven
years of nerveracking patience, dur
ing which suspicion for the murder
of Col. Thomas H. Swope, millionaire
and philanthropist, greyed his, hair
and wrinkled his features, have at
last ended in vindication of DIR. B.
Clark Hyde, and he and his wife, who
refused money offers to leave him,
are again happy.
DR.. Hyde was Swope's son-in-law
and. family physician. When the mill
lionaire was found dead the physi-
clan was found guilty. Charges were
that Dr. Hyde infected the drinking
water of the Swope house with germs
so he and his wife would inherit the
SIC, 000, 900 Swope estate.
DIR. Hyde was tried three times
The third trial has just ended with
I prosecution ordered dropped.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-13
ANNUAL CANVASS OF
MEMBERSHIP OF1ST

Between the hours of and 5.
o'clock Sunday afternoon the annual
canvass of the membership of the
First Methodist Church will take
place.. and during those hours all
members are expected to remain at
their homes, so that they viii be met
by the respective committees assign
ed to the several districts of the city.
Thirteen members of the mission
airy committee, and thirteen members
of the board of stewards make up this
canvassing committee. 1t is arranged
that they will go in pairs or teams,
and it is expected that they will com
plete the work of visiting every mefn-
Der within reach inside of three hours
set apart for the purpose.
Last year the canvassing was done
in the month of March, but after he
ing duly discussed, it was decided to
look after this very important func-
ton earlier in the year, and Sunday
afternoon was the time decided upon.
Last year the work was accomplished
in three hours of time, and is is ex-
pected that there will be no difficulty
in reaching all on the membership
rolls in that time this year.
There are some big plans laid out
for the new year, and it is especially
urged that members arrange their
affairs to be able to meet the COM
mitteemen as they call.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-13
NEW PILOT BOAT IN
PORT AFTER ROUGH
VOYAGE IN THE GULF

Arriving after voyage of four
days, the newly-purchased pilot boat
Eleanor, trim little gasoline vessel,
was given quite a welcome yesterday
afternoon. The Eleanor, in command
of Captain Johanssen, steamed up the
bay and was assigned berth on the
east side of Palafox wharf, where,
during the afternoon, despite the UNI
favorable weather, number of per-
sons went aboard and made an ex-
animation of the vessel
The Eleanor was purchased in CAL
weston by committee from the pilots
last week, and upon arrival, to those
who boarded the vessel, is believed to
be just the sort of vessel needed
in boarding work. With high free
board, with ample quarters, broad
decks, and amply protected paome-
nades, the trim little craft was pro-
nounced in just the class the pilots
desired for a long time. 1t will be
time, however, before she is placed in
commission off the bar.
Leaving Galveston last Tuesday
the Eleanor encountered heavy wealth
err after getting into the open sea
and after getting off South Pass
was forced to run in for shelter, as il
was seen that worse weather was
probable. She remained at anchor
there for some eight or nine hours
then continued her voyage to Pensa'
cola, reaching the bay early yester
day afternoon.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-13
"ALAFLAMISS" FOR
WINDOW DISPLAY

"Alaflamiss" means publicity and
development of the Gulf Coast Coun-
try, and no sooner than the move
ment had its inception than F. G.
Christel, advertising manager of the
Everlasting Fabrics Company, made
it an advertisement of the company
and decorated a window of the store
boosting the movement.
In the short time in which the dis
play was achieved it is remarkably
complete and well designed, with
great force added by the many pla-
cards, each driving home a fact in
connection with the benefits to be de-
rived from the publicity movement.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-13
BARGE ANO F|TTEQ
WITH THREE SPARS

Considerable interest is now daily
manifest in the appearance of the
former Russian bark Avio, moored at
the south end of Palafox wharf and
which is now fitted with three stout
spars, or "1ugger masts," as they
are referred to.
Three short spars, Ito steady her
in heavy weather." is the way some
Of the knowing ones explain the
change, stand in place of the rigging
which the Avio carried when she same
into Pensacola last June, and which
We're cut away when the Avio went
up on Perdidn. wharf during the July
sr+@y.sNa
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-13
validate improvement Bonds,

A project that viii add thousands
of acres to the fertile lands in Duval
county has just recently been perfect
ed in the valuation of the Baldwin
drainage district bonds, amounting
to $500, 900, and involving a total of
seven townships and $4,000 acres. A
small acreage of these lands lie in
Nassau county near the DuvsIl county
line, and the remainder is located in
the northwestern section OF Duval
county.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-13
Sell FelIsmere Bonds

The $4,000 bond issue recently au-
thorized for civic improvements 'at
Fellsmere have been sold to Jackson
vile bankers at a premium of 1-2
per cent. The money is to be expended
for development of town drainage
system paving streets, building side
walk extensions, and street and alley
crossings.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-13
Union Station for Gainesville,

Gainesville is to have a union sta
ton as a result of the recent meeting
Of the railroad commissioners, held
there for the purpose of hearing and
considering Whether or not tie Aer
lantic Coast Line Railroad Company,
Seaboard Airline Railroad Company
and Tampa and Jacksonville Railway
Company ought to be required to
join in operating and maintaining a
joint passenger terminal OF union
depot in that city.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-13
State Brevities

Connect Tampa and st. Petersburg.
Bonds to the amount of $4,000, 900
have been sold.for sixty mile cleo
trio line connecting Tampa and St.
Petersburg. The money will De avail
able as soon as the bonds are deliv-
cred and construction work viii be
pushed as rapidly as possible.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-13
ONLY One ..BROMO QUINTNE .

To get the genuine, call for full name
LAXATIVE BROMO QUTNINE.
Look for signature of E. w. GROVE.
Cures a Cold in One Day. 25c.-Adv.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-13
Finance Pie Buying

0sceola county banks have agreed
to finance the purchase of pure-bred
pigs by the pig club boys of that
county.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-13
Deepen Kissimmee River.

There is a provision in the rivers
and harbors bill for an appropriation
of s43 900 to improve the Kissimmee
river by deepening, Strengthening and
widening it SO as to give trsnsporta-
ton all the year round. In its pres
ent state the Kissimmee is navigable
only for eight or nine months in the
year.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1917-01-13
start Turpentine Company.

The Alfalfa Turpentine Company IS
erecting large still at Murdoch and
will soon engage in turpentine and
lumber operation on a large scale.
The company controls 10000 acres of
well tinbered lands and viii erect
three saw mills in addition to the tur-
pentine still. Forty negro families
have been brought from Alabama to
operate the plant.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-22

A DUTY; NOT A SACRIFICE.

We give our entire endorsement to
the various organizations Of the gov
eminent and to the many patriotic So
cieties that are urging economy or
II, IN the matter Of food. Certainly.
with The great demand upon US by our
allies. it is our duty to save food. to
observe meatless days and ~hea,less
days, and to refrain from cNtravacant
forms of living. That advice is good
and should be followed and yet We
hope that not too many people are re-
garding themselves martyrs or heroes
or heroines, because they ar, asked to
cut bread from the bill Of fare one day
in the week.
Our friend, Mrs. II. c. Hopkins Of
St. Regis, a Daughter of the Confed.
cracy, possessed of unusual intelli-
Sence, courage and patriotism, is
rather amused by the seriousness
with which some people regard these
minor sacrifices. The women of the
SOUTH" she says, are not alarmed by
the possibility Of such sacrifices; they
know what sacrifice means. Those who
lived through the war would smile at
the thought Of u meatless or wheat
less day as a sacrifice. In my home in
Georgia, my mother and her children
had little more than corn bread and
salt during the years that my father
was in the army: yet we all survived
and at the end nobody was much the
worse. Such food as oatmeal, tn.
various breakfast foods, the fruit anG
vegetables that are being put ava.
and which everybody will have to some
degree. would have been the great IS
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-22
How | Helped
My Husband
Her Fancy Work Shop Kept Couple
in Comfort in Their Old Aae.

] am an old woman now and no:
able to do very hard work My hus-
band is some years older than ar
SO when he was forced to retire from
business on account of age and in
trinity we found ourselves with only
a small income to live on and as both
our children died when they were
small, We had no one to help us.
For the last twenty-fiv years we
have lived in a pretty cottage in a
suburban town. We did not own the
house, but the rent was reasonable
and We loved our home and did not
want to leave 1t if we could possibly
afford to stay
1t was the chance remark Of a
friend Of mine tnat gave me the idea
that enabled US to piece out our 'n-
come so that we get along pretty
we'll now. was showing her a cen
terpiece I was en,broidering When she
said she wished there We're places
where one could buy pretty things like
that at Il reasonable price, Offered
, to make one for her. and after a while
, other people came to me with like re.
guests. 1t occurred to me that might
set up n little fancy work store In my
own home and stock 1t with my wors
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-22
and also the work of other women,

and also the work of other women.
which could sell on commission.
I took some Of the furniture out of
tho living room and started my fancy
work shop with a stock Of knitted and
crochetcd shawls and scarts and Shet-
land wool sweaters, besides all sorts OF
embroidered things. | also had some
rag rugs that braided like those l
use to make wien l was a girl In the
country long ago. These sold better
than anything else as there is a rage
for home made rugs at present. |
wrote to all my friends about tho
store / intended starting and { also
spoke to the minister of our church
about 1t, and he sent several infiuen-
tial people to me who bought and Or
dered a good deal of work.
On Saturdays ] made Lady l:alti-
more cake and a certain kind of rich
chocolate cake that most people like
very much. Some Of my customers
have left a standing order for these
cakes every week. This makes Sat
urday a very busy day with me. bu
can always get a good rest on Sun.
days. ...
have gradually got In touch with
women all over the country who make
pretty things and send them to me I,
sell. get wonderful crocheted be,
quilts from North Carolina and tn
| lovilest babies socks from Maine ant
am rapidly making a reputation for m,
| wares
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-22
Wreckage Of War
Re,,,ade By Magic

d
Few persons In this country, writeS
a correspondent. have any idea
Of tho amazing work Of saving
the wreckage Of battle that 10 going
on behind the allied lines in France
work that is saving millions Of dollan
year: and yet there are few things
in the conduct Of the war more won.
derful.
only a few days ago." he says. II
visited q French town some distance
behind our front, one Of several towns
in which this work IL proceeding day
and night. silently and almost UNI
noticed by the world. Thousands OF
French women and girls are employed
there. and I confess I was staggered
at what saw.
ITO this hive of industry Is brought
all the jetsam Of battle. from a broken
rifle or bicycle to tattered tunics and
derelict shoes and boots-all to be
renovated and made serviceablc again
in ways that seem almost like magic.
In one place I saw shed after shed
piled to the roof with discarded shoes,
most of them in such a condition that
It seemed nothing short of a miracle
could restore them. In former years
they would have been consigned to tha
rubbish heap as worthless. Not SO now.
stage otter stage, I saw those
Shoes broken in the war; converted
again into boots, soft and strong. l
watched these clever and Industrious
French women soak them in a mixture
and pass them from hand to hand un.
til the leather became as pliable as
ever. They were then scrubbed and
rubbed and patched, and soles or heels
were put on where required.
1.-THE boots were next immersed in a
bath Of boiling oil. Strengthened and
shaped: and when the last process was
finished, assure you. YOU could
scarcely have distinguished them from
shoes newly bought. This repairing
shop turns out 1000 pairs every day.
and was told the output soon will be
5000 pairs.
IN other enormous workshops ]
| saw khaki uniforms. tattered. mud
soiled, made as good as new After
passing them through a bath Of hot
| water the rags are handed to the WON.
en-, who cut off the sound portions
with sharp knives. These fragments
are then washed in a disinfectin2
fluid. and when dry they are taken In
| hand by a small army Of tailors. who.
| with wonderful cleverness and In.
| genuity. remakc them; and they are
| returned to the army ready for scrv-
| ice again.
| "A few minutes walk distant Is
the hospital for wounded cannon, ma
| chine guns and rifles, where furnaces
blaze night and day and the Vulcans
work amid a thunderous crash and
| roar. Here are mountains OF broken
rifles to which a new lease OF life Is
| to be given. The butts and wooden
parts are repaired or renewed: the
damaged metal parts are replaced by
new ones, rusty barrels are freshened
| up, and So on. and in a day or two
L these heaps of old iron are so many
brand new rifles for all practical pur-
poses, doing deadly execution IN the
trenches.
CLOSE by you will see thousands OF
broken bicycles-so much scrapiron to
look at, beyond all hope of repair
Here again the magician Is at worA'
With amazing skill and rapidly The
damage is repaired, broken parts are
replaced and the machines restored
to usefulness again, are returned to
their units
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-22
WELCOME TO MISS RANKIN.

1t Is quite unnecessary to assure
Miss Jeanette Rankin, our first con-
gresswoman, of a reception that will
do full credit to the citizens of Mis-
soula regardless Of political or social
lines or Of any forms u disagreement
which we may have had with her
views and politics. Miss Rankin is a
Missoula product, a friend and neigh
Dor, who has been honored in the
largest measure by her fellow citizens
and who has n1thstood the fullest
glare Of publicity for many months
with much credit If, in our view, she
has made mistakes. it has to be said
ance than those of other members of
the House Of Representatives and es-
pecially Of the Senate.
Since Miss Rankin has returned to
her native state to leader an account
of her stewardship during these Try
Ing months we have criticized her
justly as we think for what we regard
as loose talk in her indictment of the
State of Montana as n corporation
owned commonwealth. Especially have
we resented her charge that the news
papers Of the state are edited from the
office of the Anaconda company. We
do not believe that charge can be sus-
tanned and we will be glad to know
that it was Withdrawn, unless full
proof was offered as to its truth.
We may say frankly, mat we do not
like the sympathetic relations between
Miss Rankin and the leaders of the !
". W. revolutionary party. We regard
such men as Tom Campbell, Shannon
and the late Frank Little as vicious
enemies Of this republic.
We would like an Expression from
Miss Rankin of her full antagonism t,
the principles of the so cai:ed Peoples
Council which has declared for u re,
peal of the CONSUMPTION law. We re
Gently noticed that in a meeting unde
the auspices of these people in New
York, at which one of the speakers wa:
the editor of a publication that h;i,
been thrown out OF the United State:
malls for disloyaity. there were hissc!
for that grand old leader of organize,
labor Samuel Gompcrs, and cheers 70
Representative Rankin. We do not lik
that We would like to have from Mis-
Rankin Il full population Of all re
lations and sympathics with these PEG
pie and the assurance that she is be
hind the administration In prescott
ing this war along its entire route
We join in extending the Warmcs
welcome TO her on her return to Mis-
soula. and We hope that in her recolr
TO follow We will be able TO find muCl
to praise and littl. TO condemn.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-22
Next Mopning.

Today the sun shines bright,
The skies are fair;
There is a delicate freshness in the
air.
Which. like nimble sprlte,
Doth play upon my cheek and lift my
hair.
And. as I look about me, 10!
see a world do not know:
AS though some soft celestial beam,
Some clean and wholesome grace.
Had purged half the horror of the
TO strange beauty---Was 1t. then. a
That ghostly march but yester-
Beneath the moons uncertain
When chill at heart We picked our
way
Through dreadful. silent things,
that lay
About our path on either handc
Was it dream? Is this the self same
land,
The land we pass'd through
then:
How strange 1t seems!-Yet It's
the same!
see from here the path by which we
came.
The tumbled soil. the shatter'd trees
are there:
And there, in desolat ton sleeping,
Almost too pitiful for weeping,
The little village--once the home of
men!
Aye, the whole scene Is there,
AS desperate in its abandonment,
| AS melancholy wild and savage ba re
AS then:-but somehow in this
warm. bright air
II all seemed different.
The same, and yet know it not.
Thus much sce.-But there's 500,
That's hidden from mine eyes.
Behind the ruin'd church it lies.
Where gaping vaults, beneath tn.
nave.
Have made n dreadful kind of cave:
And there before the cavern's mo,tl
\ dark and stagnant pool Is spread,
So silent and SO still!
saw it last i tn pale moonlight;
And l could think that shapes uncoutl
rrept from that cave at dead o. nigh
With ghoulish stealth. to feast tn, j
| iii
Upon the pale and huddled deaf
Yet now,
HAPPY. beneath this warm sunl!sh'.
Even that fcarsome pool is bright
Under the cavern's brow!
So outward fair, that few Nigh. CUES
The secret Of Its loathsomencss.
Nor know what nameless things Nv
done
: There. with the setting OF the sun!
r T.. A. Wodehouse ed Lieut.. s:col
y iuards) in Fortnightly Review.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-22
WAR POETRY.
The Man in the Tnsneh.

The Man in the Trench.
Can you not hear me. young man In
the street?
Is ii nothing to you who pass by,
Who down the dim-lit ways In thou !.
sands roam?
From here watch you, through the
driving slcet.
Under the evening sky.
Hurrying home.
Hometown the word sounds like a
bell
wonder can you know. as I know
well,
That in this trench
OF death and stencil
stand between your home and hell.
am the roof that shields you from the
weather.
am the gate that keeps the brigand
back.
When pil,age fire. and murder come
together,
am the wall that saves your home
from sack.
Man! when you look upon the girl you
prize.
Can you imagine horror in those eyes
You have not seen. you cannot UNDER
stand.
This trench is England. all this ruined
land
Is where you wander. street. or field.
or strand.
Save for Gods grace. and for the guns
that rest
Upon this dripping mudbank Of the
west.
Our blood has stained your threshold
will you stain
Your soul. give nothing and take all
our gain
Why did ] Gomez ask not nor re-
pent;
Something blazed up inside me, and !
went
The khaki fringe Is fraycd, and NJ
rent
Needs men--nee<ls men, and l am al
most spent.
Night, and the ready" so
sleep well. my friend
The guns again are going ]
must stick It to the end
james Bernard Pagan, in The Lon.
don Daily Telegraph.
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-22
BUSINESS EFFICIENCY
BY H. ]. Barrett.
Team Work in Selling.


1.-THE psychology Of sale has been
analysed from dozen different
angles" remarked an advertising man.
And unquestionably many valuable
findings have been established.
"Only recently a life insurance sales
man explained his canvass to me. 1t
consisted of three parts: /. The en-
PLANTATION. with five points to be thor
oughly covered; .. the proof, with
three, and 3. the closing. with seven.
OF course. this systematic procedure
makes for efficiency.
There are. however many tndeter-
minable factors in u sale. And one Is
that half Of the transaction Is repre-
scented by the prospect. There Is no
man living who can sell every man
| upon whom he calls. In my profession
two problems face US. We must first
sell our services to the client and sec.
end sell his product to his public.
I'm our organization we find that
| team work is great aid in selling.
We like to make an appointment with
| a prospect and then present our case
| en- massc with four or five of US pres
ent. For some reason the moral force
OF a group solicitation Is much greater
than that cxerted by a single individ-
ual. Here again is an indeterminate
factor. difficult to explain but unde.
niably a fact.
! "As the acquisition Of new client
may mean an addition to our income
Of 100000 or $4,000 a year, We find
that 1t pays to devote considerable
thought to presenting our claims
clearly and convincingly. AS a con-
sequence we conduct rehearsals Of
our canvass. Each man represents u
certain specific phase OF our work and
he Is selected to talk upon 1t. Then
when we are actually in action the
canvass proceeds without q hitch. BY
the use of a code Of unobtrusive sig
nails the solicitation Is passed from ono
man to another without any break In
the continually OF the program.
This idea Of team work in selling
with rehearsal beforehand is ap.
plscable to many lines. In closing u
difficult prospect in almost any line
two tongues are better than one. Per.
haps other statesmen will find the tip
Of value"
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-22
News Oddities.

When American soldier asked Lon
don BARNARD If the beer wasn't "a lit
tie stale" she replied: "Why shouldn't
1t be, it's been waiting for you for two
years"
Girls of WATERFOWL, n. Y. devoted
so much time to student soldiers their
regular beaux have formed secret
society to boycott them after the men
in Khaki leave,
The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-08-22

luxuries to the women Of the south.
Nobody will staIve II such sacrifices
arc made"
We do not think 1t would be a bad
idea for the women who lived in tho
south during the days OF the Con-
federacy, to write to the newspapers
OF their experiences. We know that
many of these women belong to the
best type Of Montana citizens, We
sometimes hear from them when
ever we mildly criticise the southern
ing Niger"