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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-11
GOVERNOR RETURNS
INSPECTION TRIP

Tallahassee, Fla, Jan. 10.-Re-
turning this afternoon with other
members of the board of state insti-
tutions from the hospital for the j
sane at Chattahoochee and the In
dustrial School for boys at Mariana.
where they went in autos on regu-
lar trip of inspection, Governor CNtts
announced that he will leave here
Sunday afternoon for Gainesville
where he will deliver an address to
the student body of the University of
Florida Monday morning at the
chapel, expressly on patriotism and
citizenship.
On Tuesday he will meet with the
county commissioners of Florida who
will be in annual convention in
Gainesville on January 1873 16 and II,
and will endeavor to ascertain their
ideas and desires to equalizing of
taxation and cooperation of county
commissioners tax assessors and the
state tax commission on which the
other At that time the governor
will deliver an address to the county
commissioners, returning to the cap
ital Tuesday night to meet with the
State Baptist Association which will
be in annual convention here next
week.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-11
PenrOse Slant Writes of His
Impression at the French Front

Walnscoating, the people and the cat
all looked like an old print"
Now at Paris the writer continues
Next morning I went around to
see Notre Dane. This was one of the
The next day | visited the Invalides
court of the Invalides were a great
many war relics captured from the
Huns-guns. mortars. aeroplanes.
and in the center of the court, in a
large tent, opened in front. was
Captain Guynemeir's machine in
which he brought down 10 German
machines. There were throngs of
people around it and it was all dec
GRATED with flowers.
Meets Montgomery Boy.
Some Of US went out to Versailles
what a place! What archi-
lecture. What trees and vistas! The
Petit Trianon is superb and | felt
like walking right up to the little
farm buildings and shaking hands
with them. While we were walking
through the woods from the cottages,
We approached a group of officers.
and L was just taking a tuck in my
back to salute them when one of
them shot towards US and | shot out
towards him, and around we waltz...i
and yelled. 1t was old Lewis Hub
bard from Montgomery and Auburn
Afterwards in the letter the young
flyer tells of his being taught to
manage the aeroplane in the air, his
instructor being a Frenchman. and
finally of his being able to handle
the machine alone.
The letter throughout is filled
with pretty passages showing full
we'll the tender susceptibilities of the
former young Montgomerian and
which were so we'll known to his
many friends in this city and in Au-
burn he having graduated at the
Alabama Polytechnic along with a
number of other Montgomery young
men several years ago.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-11
BOARD CONTROL BUILDING.

o. c. Parker, the successful bidder
with whom the Board of Control has
contracted to build the new $4,000
dormitory for the State College for
Women here, has begun excavations
for the foundation.
Contract calls for the completion
of the building by the opening of the
next scholastic year in September,
and Mr.. Parker states that he will
nave the dormitory ready for occu-
pancy then unless some unforeseen
obstacle prevents. Mr.. Parker erect
ed the last three buildings that have
been placed on the college campus
here.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-11
boy SCOUTS MEET
ATTY. N. TONIGHT

The first Boy Scout meeting since
the beginning of the holiday season
will be held at seven o'clock tonight
in the scout room of the Y M. c. A.
Several very important matters
are to be presented and a full at
tendance is expected.
The constitution and bylaws will
be read and considered, and the cam
paign for new members more fully
developed.
A very important bit of work for
the government is all ready for the
scouts and every American boy be-
tween the ares, of IL and 10 should
become identified with this work and
do his part This will be purel :
patriotic service, and will help US t.
realize more fully what a grea .
country we I've in. and what tasl,
We have ahead of US.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-11

Penrose Stout, we'll and favorabl,'
known in Pensacola, is in France
and the following. appearing in the
Montgomery Advertiser, will be read
with close interest by his friends
here:
Cadet Penrose Vass Stout, United
States Air Service, a former Mont
gomery boy, writes very interest
ing letter from Somewhere in
France to his relatives in this city.
Young Stout graduated from one of
the Plattsburg officers training
camps and was assigned to the cadet
school for aviators. He has been
in France for two or three months.
From His Letter.
His letter in part is as follows as
to certain passages:
Zone still day, shortly after
wrote, in the afternoon, we hoisted
anchor and with band playing and
many ships in the harbor, past H
and its dainty white outlying vii
lagos, past the cid. worn and rocky
shores and. leaving the land of Evan
geline silhouetted in deep blue
against a brilliant sunset. steamed
out to sea right down the silvern
path of the full moon"
After reaching the other side he
continues:
"Most of the trip, however. was
comparatively quiet and uneventful
Then one day we saw we great olde
hills off in the distance-all plotted
off in greens and borwns with bits of
forest here and there and an old cas-
tie once in a while showing up
against the sky. That night our
feet were again on solid earth,
Finally. at $50 a. NJ. we took
the train. My eyes nearly popped
out as we passed through just that
section of the country that | have
studied most and some of the houses
and cottages seemed like old friends
| even knew what the backs of some
of them looked like. 1t was provok-
ing not to be able to stop and study
them more carefully and sketch. but
all that will have to be done after
the war"
Visit Old English City.
Evidently at Winchester, Eng. he
writes:
in order to reciprocate. Perc and
the following day invited the
charming daughter for a ride, and
hiring a car went out to see the old
Winchester Cathedral. one of the old
est in England. parts Of it dating
back to old Norman times. We had
tea in a quaint little shop, by an
open fire, where the windows, the
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-11
FEDERAL COURT At
Tallahassee To Be
DELAYED 4 MON I'll.

Tallahassee, Fla, Jan. 10.-(Spec-
iaD: District Attorney John L..
Medley has written to United States
Commissioner Guyte B. McCOrd ad-
vising him that the regular term of
the federal court for the Northern
District of Florida which statute pro-
vides shall be held in Tallahassee on
the second Monday in this month
January Ia, will not be held because
Judge VIM. B. Sheppard has been
sent to Texas to hold court, but the
letter from the district attorney says
that a special term of the court will
be held here sometime in March, the
exact date to be announced later.
Judge McCord is asked to give wide
publicity to this fact so that defen-
dants will not be put to the expense
of bringing their witnesses to Talla-
hassee on the 14th.
Heavy Criminal Docket.
The United States Commissioner
states that the special term to be held
in March will have the largest Grim
inal docket probably in the history
of the court. A number of alleged
slackers who have been bound over
to the grand jury will be tried if in
dicted. The interesting case of Gus
tave Sigwalt, the Holiness preacher
who is accused to seditious utter
ances from his pulpit, will be heard
by the grand jury, he having been
held by the Commissioner for appear
ance before that body. 1t is also
expected that the gang of alleged
draft resisters, who were rounded up
recently by U. s. Marshal J. B. Per
kins on Cat Island in the Suwanee
River. will be tried here if indicted
as court in Gainesville had just been
concluded at the time of their ar
rests. A number of other cases
statewide interest are expected to be
heard at the special March term of
the United States court here
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-11
TALLEST RECRUIT
IN BRITISH ARMY

London, Jan. 11-For the distinc-
ton of being the "tallest recruit"
there are none likely to dispute the
claim of a young Wiltshire innkeeper
recently enrolled in the British army.
This son of Anak is twenty-five
years old and stands feet 3 inches
in his socks. The quartermaster's
department found it necessary to
make his entire equipment to order.
He wears % 1-2 inch boots, and. so
it is said d coin as large as an
American quarter-dollar can be
dropped through his lingering.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-11
BELIEVE FREEZE
KILLED INSECTS

Farmers and fruit growers of the
county, in the city yesterday, were of
the opinion that the recent cold
weather had killed off practically ali
insects, enemies of the vegetable
and fruit products Eve are going
to have a. early spring and the crops
are going to be the best yet because
the cold killed practically all in
sects," is the opinion of a lifelong
resident of the county. az do not
think that the fruit trees will bud
too soon as has been stated. but in
sect life has been lessened which
guarantees better and more diversi-
fled products.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-11
OWNERS OF DOCS
.ARRA|GNED|N COURT

Quite a number of owners of dogs
were arraigned in the recorders
court yesterday on charges of having
failed to provide tags for their re-
spective pets, and all We're required
to at once take out license In the
sum required by the ordinance, while
others, after having been served with
a warrant. hunted up the city clerk
and comptroller and secured the
proper tags. These were exhibited
in court Yesterday, which resulted in
the defendants being Immediately
discharged from custody.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-11
IN OFFICE
TIMBER CUSTODIAN

IN the death of Thomas F. Britson,
a vacancy in the office of custodian
of lost timber and lumber has been
caused at this point, and it is under
stood that several applications have
already been sent to Tallahassee. the
governor being asked to appoint his
successor from the several names
which are known to be Before him.
There are several reported appli-
yants who have held the office in the
past, and It is believed that one of
these will be chosen on account of
their knowledge of details of the of
flee.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-11
PIG RAISING FARM.

F. Quincy Smith cf New York,
president of the Pecan Endowment
Company of Tallahassee. is here for
two weeks to arrange to convert
portion of the great estate into a pig
raising farm. Mr.. Smith, who is
very wealthy man, believe that it is a
patriotic duty just now to grow more
meat, ard as this section is unex
celled for stock raising, he has de
termined to use part of his large
acreage in Leon county for the rails
ing Of blooded swine.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-11
w. o. w. INSTALLATION.

At the installation of officers of
both Tallahassee camps Sf Woodmen
of the World last night there was a
goodly crowd in attendance. Splendid
addresses were delivered by several
sovereigns of the order other than
those installed in office. Attorney
General Van c. Swearingen. Judge
J. b. Moffett, Sidney II. Diamond
and H. r. Kaufman were among
those to speak. The impressive
ceremonies were entered into with
the fine spirit characteristic of the
order
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-11

Wv II q 1 II > > u
badly that at times
j could not be on
my feet and it did
not seem as though
i could stand it. /
tried diff er e n t
medicines without
any benefit and
several d octors
told me nothing
but an operation
would do me any
good. My drug
gist told me of
Lydia E. Pin k
h ANS Vegetable
Compound. i took
it with the result
that / am now well
A~1 nk~N- 80
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-11

up in the morning at four o. clock, do my
housework, then go to a factory and work
all day, come home and get supper and
feel good. / don't know how many of
my friends l have told what Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound has
done for me. Mrs. ANNA METERIANo,
36 West 10th ST., Peru, Ind.
Women who suffer from any such all
nents should not fail to try this famous
'oot and herb remedy, Lydia E. Pink
lam's Vegetable Compound.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-11
CARD OF THANKS.

We take THIS method Of returning
thanks for the many kindnesses of
friends and neighbors extended to
our deceased son and brother, Thorn
as + Britson, in his late illness. Also
for the beautiful floral offerings.
WILLIAM STEEL
JOS. MARQUES,
JORN CAMPBELL.
ARTHUR WEBER
And Families.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-11

Only One "BROMO QUININE"
To get the genuine. call for full name.
LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. Look
for signature of E. w. GROVE.
Cures Cold in One Day. SOC.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-11
WUMAN WORKS
IS HOURS A day
Marvellous Story of Woman's
Change from Weakness
to Strength by Taking
Druggists Advice.

Peru, Ind suffered from a dis
placement with backache and dragging
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-11
BANK HOLDS ELECTION.

The Citizens Bank of Tallahassee
held its regular annual meeting
Tuesday evening, Jan. s, in the direc-
tors room of the bank. Every mem
Der of the old board of directors was
chosen to serve again for the ensuing
year, and the following officers were
reelected: J. F. Dorman, president;
w. c. Hodges. vice-president; Carl
Mitchell, cashier. The deposits of
this bank are greater than at any
time since its organization, and the
institution has very flattering pros
poets for the coming year
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1918-01-11
SUPREME COURT
IS CONvENEDAFTER
HOLIDAY VACATION

Tallahassee, Fla, Jan. 1O.-(Spec-
iaD: On Tuesday last the January
term of the Supreme Court of Flor
ida opened. The June term of the
same court had closed at midnight of
the night before. The court has been
so busy and its dockets, civil and
criminal, so c1pwded that one term of
court ran into the other. The only
formality in connection with the
opening of the new term of court was
the beginning of new dockets.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-04
GRACEM0NT W0ODMEN
TO HONOR THEIR DEAD

CHICKASHA Okla, May 4-Spe-
cial)-Gracemont Woodmen of the
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-04
Melton Threatens
to Publish Names
of Bond Slackers

CHICKASHh, Okla, May 4--(Spe-
cial )-Alger Melton, former chairman
of the Oklahoma state democratic cen
trsl committee, present chairman OF the
svaS county council OF defense, after
urging everyone to contribute TO the best
Of their financial ability TO the third
Liberty loan, authorizes the statement
that after legitimate time has been given
all to buy bonds in proportion to their
resources. a list Of names Of those fail
ing or refusing TO do so will be made
public Mr.. Melton, In issuing the
statement, said, "The man who buys a
$50 or a 500 bond when his financial
condition and status is such that he
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-04
DRAFT RESISTER
Goes ON TRIAL
Lincoln County Youth Accused
Of Eyading Draft,

More than a dozen government wit
nesses were placed on the stand this
morning in the federal court to give
testimony against Earl Turner Of
Prague, Lincoln county. charged with
attempting to evade the selcctive draft
law by failing to register.
Three witnesses, young men friends
of Turner, gave testimony that Turner
had told them his age on various oc-
casions and that they understood he
was p years old in December before
the registration in June last year. Tur-
ner was the registrar for his home pre-
cinet and it is alleged he exhibited a
registration card saying he had regis
tered himself.
Mrs. w. 5. Suttcrfield, George X.
Holmes, ]. b. Cox and f. G. Hatfield,
all neighbors of the Turner's who have
lived in the community Tor many years
testified for the government The case
will be given to the jury this after
noon.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-04
Troop Train
Is Derailed
By Wreckers
Unknown Persons Place Rail-
road Spike on Track,

ACKERMAN, Miss, May 4.-One
person was killed, another badly scald-
ed and number slightly injured, when
unidentified persons wrecked Gulf,
Mobile & Northern railroad train car
syng seventy-iive drafted negroes to
Camp Pike, Ark, and passengers, near
Louisville, today. The dead man is
Mart Watson, fireman.
Bloodhounds will be placed on the
trail OF the wreckers. A railroad spike
was used to deral the train. The To-
connective and tender turned completely
over and the baggage car left the rails
The negroes who were in the two
coaches at the rear of the train, were
not injured
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-04

age caused by the insufficient number
of railway cars, a new design of shock
absorbing car device should prove a
boon, because it will reduce the break
age in transit and therefore reduce the
cost of the eggs. A sectional platform
on rollers is pushed into the ordinary
refrigerator freight car so that it bears
up against a series of coil springs at
each end OF the Car next to the ice
chamber.
The shocks that attend the coupling
and uncouplng of cars are not trans
ferred directly TO the cases Of eggs but
are taken up by the play of the platform
against the coil springs at each end The
sectional floor is several inches above
the main car floor. When the water
from the ice boxes at the ends OF the
car overflows, the cases are not flooded,
as the water runs off under the section
al platform, which stands above the
car floor.-Populzr Science Monthly for
| March.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-04
pfOble1t1S
o/We Heart
-R/lHOC EyTZfETTZT Il1XI1VlW
.EZILAhL7Y Zh2N7QJt2W

Dear Mrs. Thompson: | am thinking
OF joining a moving picture company,
but don't know where TO write. Please
let me know of some good one.
am a young man of nineteen. Do
YOU think | ought to Join the army in
stead?
STRANGER RED.
Get a 2uwing picture magazine and
YOU can find the addresses OF the vari-
Gus companies in it, You can tell
yourself which will be the best COM
pany to choose because no doubt you
have your preferences
Dear Mrs. Thompson; I am a young
girl seventeen years old and am con.
sidercd good looking DO you think it
right to go to a party or dance every
Saturday night; R. L,
A girl OF your age is too young.
Dear Mrs Thompson What makes
the finger nails grow
A woman who has her hands in water
much finds thai her nail grow rapid
ly. There is nothing else that en-
courages the growth except TO give
them attention every night and massage
them with an oil
Dear Mrs, Thompson: We are two
girls fourteen years old and would like
TO know what games are proper for us
to play at a party of girls and boys2
Is it proper for girls Of our age to
90 TO dances and dance with boys :
What time should we leave7
TWO GIRLS.
ANY games except kissing games are
all right for you to play. You are not
too young to have card parties
You are too young to attend dances
at night. II you go 10 afternoon dances
and dance with boys it is all right
In reply to Mrs. f. H.. II was very
kind OF you to try TO help Frances" D."
1t Is impossible for me TO advertise in
my column and TO print the name Of
the school would be advertising. | will
keep your letter and the advertisement
of the school you mention and il ever
learn "Frances's" address I will for
ward them to her
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am going
with young man who is at camp now.
] have not known him long, but he
writes to me often. Do you think il
would be all right to send him a box
Of candy for his birthday, which is next
month DOUBTFUL.
II would be all right to send the candy
since he is a soldier. As rule il is
not best for girls to give boys birthday
gifts.
Dear Mrs Thompson: What care
should the teeth have2 Is it necessary
20 brush them more than once a day
DOUBTFUL.
The teeth should be brushed after
each meal but it is best TO use only
clear water and no powder. In the
morning they should be clesnsed thor
Dughly with good tooth powder, paste
or liquid--whichever you prefer.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: arm fourteen
years old and go to grammar school.
saw . Htfle boy steal IA pencil out OF
another boys desk. Do you think
,ught to tell my teacher on himi
FOURTEEN.
psrhaps the boy put the pencil back
wksa yun did not see him. Do not be
TOO harsh In your Judgment OF him, and
<pet ~ y9w ts16hs6
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-04

hock-AbsorbeIs For Eggs.
With eggs selling at from 90 TO no
cents a dozen, and with the food short
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-04

World will unveil the monument to
their dead tomorrow afternoon. Will
Linn, Judge Of the Fifteenth judicial dis
trict, and Oscar Simpson, county attor-
ney both Of Chickashls will deliver the
addresses at the unyeiling. Graeemont
is near Anadarko, in Csddo county.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-04
Explained the Matter.

Papa-"l'm surprised that you arc at
the foot of your class, Tommy Why
aren't you at the head sometimes, like
little Willie Bigbee"
Tommy-"You see, papa, Willies got
an awful smart iathe and | guess no
takes after him."-London Telegraph
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-04

should reasonably purchase $500 or
81 900 in bonds is Just as much a Stacker
as is the man who is able TO buy but one
bond and refuses so to do"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-04
6rrman 5mnk

Recent kilograms from Vienna
to the German newspapers make it
plain that Count Czernin's cxtraor-
binary choice of the Vienna city
council as an audience for a speech
on foreign affairs was due TO the
fact that the government does not
dare meet the delegations The
Vienna correspondent OF the
Muenchncr Ncucstc Nachrichten
states the situation thus
Authoritative circles in Vienna
seem to have no particular desire
to allow questions OF foreign policy
TO be discussed from the point OF
view OF those parties which have SO
often shown that they are much
rather me representatives OF lemy
countries than the representatives
OF the interests OF the empire and
of the central powers The Poles
also have by no means changed
their attitude and Count Czernin
would have had TO be prepared for
violent attacks about the Kholm
question from the Polish members
of the delegation. The socialist
delegates would probably make the
peace treaties with Russia and Ru-
mania the subject OF discussion,
which the government at present
prefers to avoid. So the Easter
calm will not be disturbed by de-
Il
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-05-04

"The imperial clothing bureau
makes public in its announcements
new fixed prices for secondhand
clothes Tor men, women and Child
rem, which in comparison to for
mer prices are considerably in
creased. According to the new
prices, sack cutaway and iroek
suits and summer overcoats are to
cost 40 to rs marks $50 to $lS7s);
winter oyercoats, IS to 10 marks
($ll25 to 500. Trousers are to
cost IS to Is marks (S7S TO so.
As the imperial clothing bureau
further announces, there will soon
he available a large supply OF scour-
ing cloths, a piece of news that will
delight housewives. The securing
cloths which are to be distributed
are subject to the appropriate
card"