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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-30

OFEARLYDAYS
IN PENSACOLA
NO PLATE GLASS WINDOWS ON
PALAFox STREET WHEN HE
CAME HERE IN 1896.

Dear Mrs. AIayes: Your request to
write something about the develop
ment Of Pensacola In past twenty
years for the anniversary number Of
The Journal. received. Your good hus-
band. Frank L. Mayes, and I came
to Pensacola about the same time.
In 1895. he In 1896. He went into the
printing business and / went into the
business Of manufacturing lumber and
building material, SO we both started
to help build a city. From a builders
standpoint will mention some OF the
developments I have noticed in Pen
sacola.
There was not a plate glass win
dow on Palafox street in 1896. The
stores were mostly one story and not
very attractive. Notice the substan-
tial improvements Of today, a credit to
our merchants
The Theisen building was the first
office building erected in Pensacola
more than three stories high. The
Blount building was next. seven stor-
les. San Carlos Hotel. seven stories.
American Bank building. 10 stories,
Citizens and Peoples Bank, a strictly
bank building. By the way, Charlie
Turner, q Pensacola boy, contracted
for and erected the Blount building.
San Carlos Hotel and the Citizens and
Peoples Bank. There has been many
substantial buildings erected in our
city in the past few years.
A very noticeable improvement has
been made in building by our Christian
institutions. Christ Church, Episco-
pal; ST. GATHERINGS church. Episcopal;
First Methodist and Gadsden Street
Methodist; East Hill Baptist and
Knox Presbyterian; West Hill Metho-
dist and Baptist. The Christian
church, Sacred Heart church. Catho-
lie, and several denominations have
missions. Our co1ored people have
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-30


yard outside lies her royal 'ighness.
Mary Queen Of Scots" and hating
suddenly above an unmarked Tagging
in the stone floor. he turned. self-im-
portantly erect and queried. "And who
do you think is 'alying here on this
spot?''
We'll" replied an American in the
party, Il don't know, but have my
suspicion"
Apropos: It can well be said there
are many who have had their sus-
picion" for the past few years as to
the status OF Pensacola, theatrically
speaking. ana the problematical atti-
tude of amusement loving citizens to
erect a new theater
The angle Of patriotism to invest in
theater building throughout the dura-
ton Of the war was naturally not to be
considered. owing to government re-
QUESTION Of all the steel in the coun-
try. With the war at an end, a state
of triple increased expense faces a
prospective builder of a~proper edifice
to house first class attractions. How
ever. truthfully may it be said. no
successful city is without its theater.
The humdrum Of business and house
hold trials must be tempered by
amusement. The preference for
drama, musical comedy, vaudeville or
even high grade moving pictures,
knows no alternative. We must be
amused. America knows not the SOM
bre life.
Aside from the financial loss Of a
theater during the past few years
when your city held as visitors the
men OF service from almost every
state in the Union, there still remains
the tiny ''blot on our escutcheon," 1. e..
the wall of these same visitors, who
will have told in their native city
Pensacola didn't have a first-class
theater.''
Pensacola needs a theater-a mod
ernly equipped amusement temple
Colloquially speaking no city is on
''the may without it's heather. Pensa-
cola must have a new theater. Its
successful stride toward development
and prosperity demands 1t.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-30
A HOME
IS SLOGAN TO
Be ADOPTED
Make PENeAcoLA A AclTY or
HoMEsr % SUGGESTION ~ 4
PENSACOLA BUILDING soosT-
Err.

II there II one thing more than
another that impreses itself most
strongly upon the mind Of a visitor to
any community it is the predominance
or lack Of 1t. Of homes. A city may be
beautifully laid out, have splendid
public buildings, parks and all that go
to make for the betterment Of any
community, but lacking homes It
lacks the ono thing needed to make It
desirable az q place Of residence for
the visitor or home seeker.
In considering the storied past. the
splendid present and the promising fu-
tiire OF this little city OF ours. can
think Of nothing which would have
greater influence In bringing an in
creased population than to see homes
going up al over the city. That IL .
testimonial which nobody can OVER
look az to the love It's residents feel
for 1t and their confidence In its fu-
ture. Tenants do not make for per-
manent growth in any community.
When people come to settle down and
begin by erecting homes for them
selves, then we may be sure that we
have secured additions to our popu ;.
lation that vii become a permanent
part Of 1T.
I wish we might. as a community,
instil1 into the hearts Of every family
in our midst desire to be a home
owner. Having accomplished that
end, means should be readily at hand
so that any man, desiring to erect for
himself and family a home Of his.
own. could satisfy this desire. The
young man contemplating matrimony,
the young couple just embarlking upon
Its unknown seas and the man Of mid
die age with . growing family about
him, should all be made to see the
Importance Of providing for the future
and insuring those he has undertaken
20 care for against the unseen dangers
that are always just ahead.
Last year the city Of Seattle, wash,
awolSe one day to the fact that their
population had outgrown their ac-
commodations. just as it has been
painfully impressed upon us here in
Pensacola during the past year or
more. But in Seattle, the people, when
they found out what was the matter
with them. got busy. as those hustl-
ing westerners have way Of doing.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-30

A. I result. : "Build Your Homes
First campaign was inaugurated and
in five days time committees appoint
ed for that purpose had secured
pledges from their people that three
thousand. seven hundred homes would
b buift-they provided the means for
building them by organization of loan
societies, ETC., with the result that In
Seattle last year. with all the govern
mental restrictions on building. the In
crease in the number OF building per-
mits over 1917 was 37Ss and the total
increase IN va1pe over the preceding
year was more than three and a half
millions Of dollars.
Pensacola ha4 . well ORGANISED
Chamber Of Commerce and q Rotary
Club. both brought into being primar-
ily for the upbuilding Of Pensacola
and what better work could these or
wanixations undertake than to In
an1urate such q campaign here?
The newspapers are giving much
space these days to q discussion OF
the employment problems that are be-
ginning to confront us all over the
land on account OF the soldiers re-
turning from the-war. What better
could we do for our home coming
boys than to start a movement Tor
home building that would insure en-
ployment for them? And what better
advertisement could we gain for our
than widespread announce
ment that Pensacola was building so
many new homes that there was work
for not only all her own returning
boys but for many more from less fav-
ored cities
Let's all got get together and start
the ball rolling Once It starts and
everybody sees II moving. there will
be no stopping 1t.
Build A Home First" is a good
enough motto for any community.
Shall it be ours?
c. r. BURGOYNE.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-30

better roads and a good state agrionl-
tura1 college. well equipped in al
branches, a county farm supervisor.
tick eradication. boys and girls clubs
in many branches of agriculture and
livestock. .8fiv. sssaa
Educate our boys and girls. aiong
these lines and they will produce the
goods; II you cant work yourself ou-
courage others.
We have in Pensacola the best
vater In the world to drink and the
best climate In the United States &c
live In. So let's all adopt the golden
rule as a guide In life and pull to-
gether for good old Psnsacola and
The Journal.
1 am glad have lived In Penmo0la
for the past twenty-five yoafD and
hope / may be spared many more Just
as pleasant here among Pensaoola's
good people.
Those who work make progress
Sincerely. w. b. FerrisU.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-30

kept pace with the times and both
denominations. Methodist and Bap-
fist. have erected churches In all parts
Of the city. The Young Mems Chris
tan association has building and
equipment for 900 young men. a credit
to any city. Our Christian institu-
lions have made wonderful progress.
considering that twenty years ago we
had twenty-seven saloons. fifteen
years ago. thirty-seven and today
none.
The Journal did her part in driving
out the saloon and lending her untir-
ing support to all Christian institu-
lions to carry forward the great
causes which they represent. Thanks
be to The Journal
Now we all know we have q nice
growing city and our most valuable
assets are our young men and women.
religiously and scientifically educated.
So let's all unite our efforts to have
better schools and church extension.
Our city parks have all been put
In commission in the past few years
and the Improvement in that direc-
ton will continue as funds are avail
able We leave the parks and go to
the waterfront and find many i'm
provements. The fish houses have all
made extensive additions both in YES
sells and wharves. The Warren Fish
Co. has put in a new marine ways to
take care OF the fishing fleet of Pen
sacola, and the Bruce Dry Dock. a
new floating ways, to take care of the
larger vessels.
The Gulf Machine Works has con-
tinuously extended their place until
now they do the repairs to the largest
steamers that come to this port. a
big foundry in full blast was the last
addition.
The L. & n. railroad company has
done it's part. 1t has erected all OF
it's numerous waterfront warehouses
and given us one OF the prettiest and
most modern passenger depots in the
south.
The Pensacola Electric Co has done
much to increase travel in Pensa-
cola during the past twenty years.
They have changed the Bayshoe line
from a dummy steam line to electric
line and extended its lines in the
city in all directions. After chang
ing from horse cars to electricity now
that we are to have two new br fges
and mostly new track to Fort
rancas with new equipment. WI
be proud OF our car system.
There has been a great impro- -emeni
in the looks Of our front yaro the
resident part of our city. % un-
slightly fence is fast disappo4ring and
the cement sidewalk is now counted
by the mile instead Of by the block
Our county commissioners are fast
replacing the old sand roads with good
hard roads which encourages farmers
to locate along these improved high
ways and consequently we are getting
far more farm products than ever be-
fore.
We hope more Of our good citizens
will get into the agricultural business
for there is a much better opportun-
ity in that direction since we have
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-30
ATHEATREFOR
PENSACOLA IS
]: SUSPICION
WRITER lIKENs CHANCES OF
THEATRE HERE Is ANEcDoTE
~ LONDON cockNEY.

There is . cute little story told by
party of tourists visiting a waysIue
abby on the outskirts Of London, Va,
were joined by an over officious lis-
tie cockney volunteering to serve as
their guide. In designating the var
ious chapels and tombs thereabout, he
was heard to announces:
Behind the altar there lies his royal
.tghness, Richard H. In the church.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-30

fers- burn to tell 1t, yqet know not
how-out It must come-and to you,
citizens Of Pensacola
Why we need q publiclic library
Listen. please! For this is the point.
It Is shame that a city Of this size
has free library and that so few are
interested. AS a question OF material
interest the real estate ana business
men should assist In every way to
sustain and improve the library.
Strangers coming hero a. visitors or
to settle ask about the matter Of pub
lie nbrar1es-and are influenced In
some degree by the answer received. A
public library is an institution Of civic
benefit, and a progressive city can
not afford to be without such a neces-
sary public institution.
There has existed here since 1855,
the Pensa "a Library Association, has
depended on the seh-sacrificing ef-
forts of our se1f-sacrificing citizens.
Every man. woman and child should
feel pride In our city's library. The
order Of every day should be advance
ment and Improvement in every way.
II recognized. this is an opportunity
to prove to the people OF our city the
value OF the public library. which rem
ders service such as no other agency
can SO well supply. Not only offers
the best of reading matter to those
who may not be able to otherwise Sc
cure it. but is a sort Of club room
where people drop In to read, write or
rest surrounded by conditions that are
all elevating to mind and body.
One OF the best functions OF the pup
lie library is to raise this recreative
reading of the community to higher
levels. to replace with literature of a
better order. TT is our duty to love
and live among books There is yet
to be born the man with soul so large
that it provides sufficient food for
thought. Thought is so wonderful and
Incompatible a thing, that it Is all the
more deplorable that so many men use
1t indifferently. We must cultivate the
habit of thinking. Logic shows how
to use knowledge to the best ad-
vantage, and judging for ourselves,
Good books are the windows through
which the soul looks OUT Books are
companions, and the selections of these
silent but satisfying friends is an in
dex to the taste, and are expressive of
our real self.
How thankful we ought to be for
! these numberless 1ostsof friends, who
never weary, betray or forsake us!
Choose them as real friends, (for
| what they are. not for what they have)
then they will be always with u.s. II
| badly chosen they will inevitably drag
| us down, the happines and purity of
our lives depends on our making a
wise choice OF our books
The writer has worked indefatig-
ably in the interest of the library, has
| long cherished the hope of an institu-
ton with home of it's own. 1t has
become a portion of myself, and thai
which is part of my being must in
evitably and automatically be given
out.
| Hope in this particular connection
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-30

returned upon me. blank and unre-
warded.
Can't there be some concrete action
taken to insure the success OF the I'M
dertaking? On this the twentieth
birthday Of The Journal, let us resolve
as citizens of historic Pensacola to
have a public library the highest and
best service Of humanity.
LOTTIE G. FLINN,
Librarian. Pensacola Library Asso'n.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-03-30
LIBRARY IS
AMONG CITY'S
GREAT NEEDS
FOR LOCAL AssoclA.
TON OFFERS TIMELY SUCCESS
TioNs LOOKING TO PROVISION
FOR PUBLIC READING ROOMS.

My story il 30 slight, DO intimate.
too; a letter In closest sympathy with
myself seems the only form that Of
The Ordway new era., 1919-02-21
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER

Has been used for all ailments that
are caused by disordered stomach
and inactive liver, such as sick hend-
ache, constipation, sour stomach,
nervous Indigestion. fermentation of
food. palpitation of the heart caused by
gases in the stomach. August Flower
Is n gentle laxative, regulates digestion
both in stomach and intestines, cleans
and swectens the stomach and alimen-
tary canal, stimulates the liver to Sc
crete the bile and impurities from the
blood. Sold in all civilized countries
Give 1t n trial.-Adv.
The Ordway new era., 1919-02-21
Reasonable.

A self-important individual stopped
beside trench where a little man and
big man We're employed. Noticing
that the first was hard at 1t, while the
other was doing lot of soldering, he
said: You ought to be ashamed of
yourself to let the little man do all the
work"
"Why shouldn't he?" retorted the big
fellow; "he's the nearest to it."
The Ordway new era., 1919-02-21
Brief Respite.

Congratulate me-" said Mr.. Dub
waite.
"What for?"
I'm out of debt. I've just paid the
last bill owed"
II do congratulate you. How long
do you expect to stay out of debt?"
"That depends on the trolley car
schedules. Mrs. Dubwaite has just
telephoned me that she is headed for
town."
The Ordway new era., 1919-02-21
Catch Anarchist Leader.

Basle, Switzerland. Karl Radck, the
Russian Bolsheyik emissary. who had
been accused by German authorities
of being an instlgator of numerous
radical outbreaks in Germany, has
been discovered and arrested by the
Berlin police, according to n Berlin
dispatch. His whereabouts had been
mystery for some time.
The Ordway new era., 1919-02-21
UPSET STOMACH
PAPE's pIAPEPsIN AT ONCE ENDS
SouRNEsS, GAS, AcIDITY,
INDIGESTION.

Don't stay upset! When meals don't
At and you belch gas, acids and undi-
gested food. When you feel Jumps OF
Indigestion pain, flatulence. heartburn
or headache you can get instant RELIEF
The Ordway new era., 1919-02-21
Sure Sign of Serious Illness.

sure oIgH OF StTTOus TVTTIess'
"Somebody must DE very sick In
there"
what makes you think so?"
81 saw II doctor go in"
but perhaps It's nothing serious.
at must be. They're old-fashioneo
folks and don't believe In calling'in u
doctor until the patient is almost
dead"
The Ordway new era., 1919-02-21

"Super-sensltivenes is the child of
egotism. however unwilling the OFF
spring may be to acknowledge the
parent"
The Ordway new era., 1919-02-21

You have probably observed that
when some persons speak their minds
they don't say much.
The Ordway new era., 1919-02-21

Humbugs are gilded coins of plausi-
blity from the mint of deception.
The Ordway new era., 1919-02-21

No waiting! Pape's Diapepsin Will
put you on your feet. AS soon as you
eat one of these pleasant. harmless
tablets all the Indigestion, gases, acid
ity and stomach distress ends. Your
druggist sells them. Adv.
The Ordway new era., 1919-02-21
NINE NATIONS ARE ASSIGNED
PLACES ON MAIN
COUNCIL.
MEET WHEN NECESSARY
WILSON AS CHAIRMAN OF CON-
MISSION GIVES FULL DRAFT y
TO WORLD.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Paris, Feb. 14.-President Wilson,
as chairman of the League of Ma
tions Commission, read the full draft
Of the covenants OF the league ut the
meeting of the commission Friday aft
ernoOn, as follows:
The Ordway new era., 1919-02-21
TEXT OF LEAGUE COVENANT.
COVENANT:

"Preamble-In order to promote In
ternational cooperation and to secure
international peace and security by the
acceptance of obligations not to resort
to war. by the prescription of open,
just and honorable relations between
nations by the firm establishment of
the understanding of International law
as the actual rule of conduct among
OF Justice and a scrupulous respect for
all treaty obligations in the dealings
of organized peoples with one another,
the powers signatory to this covenant
adopt this constitution OF the League
of Nations:
The Ordway new era., 1919-02-21

amendments to this covenant Will
take effect when ratified by the states
whose representatives compose the ex-
ccutive council and by three fourths of
the states whose representatives com
pose the body OF delegates"
The Ordway new era., 1919-02-21

1.-The high contracting parties sew
orally agree that the present covenant
Is accepted as abrogating all obliga-
tons inter Sc which are Inconsistent
with the terms thereof and solemnly
engaged that they will not hereafter
enter into any engagement inconsist-
ent with the terms thereof. In case
any OF the powers signatory hereto
are subsequently, admitted to the
league shall. before becoming n party
to this covenant, have undertaken any
obligations which are inconsistent
shall be the duty of such power to
take Immediate steps to procure hs
ral,nsa frnr1 aucb .hiipatfnng
The Ordway new era., 1919-02-21
ARTICLE I.

"The action of the high contracting
parties under the terms of this cove
nant shall be effected through the In
strumentality of n meeting of n body
of delegates representing the high con-
tracing parties. of meetings at more
frequent intervals of an executive
council and n permanent international
secretariat to be established at the
seat of the league.
The Ordway new era., 1919-02-21

"In the event of disputes between
one state member OF the league and
another state which is not member
of the league, or between states not
members OF the League. the high CON
or states not members OF the league
shall be invited to accept the ubliga-
tions Of the membership in the league
for the purposes of such dispute upon
such conditions as the executive coun-
ell may deem just. and upon accept
ance OF any such invitations the above
provisions shall be applied with such
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20
MOTOR CYCLE OFFICER
KNOCKS OUT TWO MEN
IN QUICK SUCCESSION

Harvey Sandy motor cycle police
man, climber into the llmelight Sat
urday night by disposing of two men
by the knockout route. While scout
ing about the city Sandy picked up a
Basque, whose only name secured at
the station was Antoine. He was
charged with exceeding the speed
limit. Antoine felt he had been badly
treated, and not able to appease his
wrath in words, he made q right
swing, but it failed to connect. Sandy
countered and the blow went true He
hooked a second one and the Basque
threw up the sponge. Some fellow on
the outside looking in made remark
about the tactics of the officer and
Sandy was told to bring him in. He
used profane language and the officer
used his fists, landing second knock
out. The Basque was required to put
up So bond for his appearance in
court Monday on the charge of speed
ing. The other fellow was permitted
to go home and no charge was placed
against him. A large crowd was
drawn to the station by the i'm
promptu fistic encounter.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20
GRAVE D|CGERS STRIKE
Union Men, Failing to Secure
Increase, Boycott Cemetery
Where Non Union Men Work.

San Francisco, April 19-Prayers for
q Christian burial may be potent in
getting the spirit into realms above
but unless a union burial is requested
here also, departing souls corporal
remnant stands a good show of not
going under ground. The strike Of
San Francisco grave diggers is a grave
affair. 1t has reached the stage where
dying union members are pledged to
boycott a non-union cemetery with
their last words, where strike break
ers have been employed, and where
clashes between rival sides have oc-
Cured.
The grave diggers demanded a high
er wage. Failing in this, they went on
strike. For week they held up bur
falls in number of cemeteries. Bodies
were placed in vaults for burial later.
Strike breakers then were employed
by the cemetery owners. Daily they
have been working at interrng the ac-
cumulating collins. Union men hooted
them as they left their work. The
strike breakers threw rocks, and dep
uty sheriffs had to separate the fight
ers. Three strike breakers are held on
a charge of carrying concealed weap-
ons.
Crematories report business is good.
Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-04-20
EMMETT ORCHARDS
READY TO BLOSSOM

Emmett, April 49, - The great
peach orchards Of Emmett are now
putting on their gorgeous gowns and
will be in full bloom within few
days Some of the trees are already
out in full, but most of them will be
arrayed in all their glory In the course
of two or three days. Then a trip to
Emmett is well worth while, especially
for those who have not yet visited this
beautiful valley.
AT the present time apricots cherries
and peaches are blooming Within a
week the prune trees should be in
bloom, also the apples.
One of the most beautiful views to
be found anywhere is the panoramic
scene of the entire Emmett district
that greets the eye just as the top of
the famous Freeze-o out hill is reached.
This scene is particularly beautiful at
this season of the year when the whole
valley is carpeted in green and thu
fruit trees are CARRIED in their rich
colors.
The indications continue bright for
a big crop of fruit this year. The pres
ent estimates are for 200 carloards of
peaches, about 800 cars of prunes and
500 cars Of apples.