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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-24
PUT PENSACOLA ON MAP.

1O0dy Is CH0 last aay remaining III WHICH TO
raise the sum of money necessary to put Pensa-
cola on the map as progressive port. Men who
are in close touch with local shipping claim that
the Bruce Drydsck project means at least mil
lion dollars month business to this port, and it
is estimated that at least one thousand men,
most of whom would be skilled workmen, would
be given employment 1t is also estimated that
at least thirty more ships would be brought to
Pensacola per month than would come here with
out the dry dock.
The government is going to back up move
ment to develop the South American trade pos
sibilities. Last winter Pensacola business men
met at the city hall and heard one of the foreign
trade experts-of this country tell us how to go
out after this South American trade, which is
to be handled largely through the Gulf ports, and
THESE PORTS MUST FURNISH THE FACI-
LITIES.
New Orleans and Mobile and Tampa and jack
sonville and st. Andrews Bay are hustling for
their cities. New Orleans is spending thousands
of dollars just in advertising her advantages !;
advantages which do not compare with Pensa-
cola. The Gulf Marine Register declares that
Pensacola has the best natural harbor on the
gulf There is no camouflage about this state
ment, for everybody who knows anything about
the rival claims of the gulf ports knows that this
is true But what possible use is it to have nat
ural advantages unless we make some use of
them?
Just after the Spanish-American war Pensa-
cola had just such an opportunity as she has to-
day. The old Spanish floating dock at the navy
yard was sold for song. 1t is doing duty in
New York today, and it is netting millions of
dollars
Pensacola also now has it's second opportunity,
an outcome of another war. Are we going to1
wait for third war to wake US up again? The
probability is that we shall have to wait long
time for such another opportunity. The United
States is not going to declare war every once in
often just to create opportunities for this port.
The business men of Pensacola cannot be so
blind to their own interests, cannot be so I'M
mindful of the work of men interested in the
development of this section, as to stand back and
refuse to subscribe.
Pensacola has gone over the top in every Lib
erty Loan drive, in every Red Cross drive, in
every patriotic drive of any kind. Surely in this
great drive in which every Pensacolian is so in
timately interested, shall not fail to do our
part. The United States shipping board has Of
fered to finance this proposition if Pensacola will
do her part LET US NOT FAIL OUR CITY IN
THE HOUR OF ITS OPPORTUNITY.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-24
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Mr.. LAIRD SPEAKS.
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Pensacola, Fla, June %, 1918.
Editor Pensacola Journal:
Will you kindly permit me to be
heard again through you vox populi
columns?
I desire to correct what I believe
to be a Misrepresentation on the part
OF the editor Of the Journal and
thereby keep an erroneous impression
from being created in the public mind
anent the mass meeting at the court
house last Thursday evening. and the
proceedings which took place there.
The meeting was called by several
hundred citizens of Pensacola who
advocate a return to aldermanic form
OF government for the city of Pen
sacola, and none, by said call. were
invited to attend the meeting who did
not favor this change.
After large number of citizens had
arrived and only a few minutes after
the announced time for the meeting
Mr.. j. j. Sullivan called the meeting
to order and announced that the pur-
pose of the meeting was to put on
foot a movement for the city of Pen
sacola to return to the a1dermanfe
form of government and that none
but advocates of such change had
been invited to the meeting under the
call, and that the meeting was not
called for the purpose of discussing
the relative merits or dement's of
commission government or aiderInanic
government, and that no personalities
would be INDUCED in by those wishing
to make suggestions. He said petit
tions had been prepared for the voters
to sign, calling for an election on the
subject.
A oh irnaan and Sacrafo r1r vyara them
elected and on request of citizen
present, the call for the meeting and
also a copy of the aforementioned pc
tition were read by the secretary for
the information of those assembled.
Mr.. Sullivan then moved that a
committee of ten be named by the
chairman to have charge of and cir
culate the petitions said committee
to be known as the executive COM
mittee; and while the chairman had
under the consideration the appoint
ment of this committee, suggestions
and views were called for from those
present favoring a return to alder
manic government, and several citi-
zens smoke briefly on the subject.
At this stage OF the proceedings.
Mr.. John S. Beard arose, and. after
stating he had come to the meeting
in a receptive mood and Tor the pur-
pose of gaining information, launched
into a lengthy argument and warning
against aldermanic government. A
point of order was at length made
by Mr.. Sullivan, and the chair ruled
Mr.. Beard out of order, to which Mr..
Beard took exceptions in his usually
explosive and impulsive manner, and
denounced the meeting as undemo
cratic and said the old cloture rule
was being applied to him.
Now when We consider what the
was called for, and by whom |
called, and who by said call were in
vited to attend and participate, ! do
not believe any we'll posted, fair |
minded person will think for one mo-
ment that the procedure at the meet |
ing was undemocratic.
The citizens who called that meet |
ing and those who were invited to at
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-24

The moment Resinol touches itching,
burning skin. the suffering usually steps.
The skin rapidly loses its angry look, the
eruption clears away. and in surprisingly
short time skin-health is restored. It acts
even more quickly if aided by Resinol Soap.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-24

with being undemocratic had he
known the facts and considered them
before writing his editorial which ap-
peared in Saturdays issue OF the
Journal.
The petitions for the election are
now being circulated and when the
required number of names of voters
are secured and the election has been
called, then we may expect the dem
ocratic partisans of commission gov
eminent to challenge the democratic
partisans of aldermanic government
for joint debates on a purely demo-
cratic issue.
Then Mr.. Boards argument, If un-
answered, viii be very persuasive of
retaining commission government. But
hear it strongly limited that Mr..
Beard Will meet foemen Call demo-
cratic) worthy of his steel when the
times arrives for a good old demo-
cratic campaign. with joint debates.
grape juice, brass bands. etc, as ac
cessories.
II. S. LAIRD.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-24
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STATE OPINION.
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Senator Fletcher
In point of service. Senator Duncan
Y. Fletcher, of Florida, ranks seven
teenth in total of So senator's AS a
democratic senator he ranks ninth
IL is the history of this country
that those men who are kept longest
after having proved their fitness for
the work, are the abIest to benefit
lnelr country, and are given most
consideration when they speak and
act The states that change their
congressional units with every pass
ing political whim or polling time,
are unknown in the pages devoted to
craftsmanship and accomplishment.
Florida feels safe in the hands of
It's present senatorial delegation. It
reels that no change should be made
IN its representation. because all else
being forgot and put behind, the COM
ing next decade is going to be one
which will call for the most careful
and able handling by men of expert
ence. ability and honesty, and men
IN whom the nations national law
makers have a confidence builded on
the test of time.
We feel that to make a change in
the senatorial representation next
year by substituting any, even the
most able man in Florida, for Senator
Fletcher, would be almost suicidal to
our interests and to the welfare of
the state and the south
The longer a state keeps such men
as Senator Fletcher, the better for
the country, and the sooner chronic
politicians learn that the national rep
resentatives of any state are sacredly
safe from partisan or petty prejudice
and political change. the better will it
be for the politicians and for the
state.
No business organization changes
department heads every few years
merely because some one wants a new
man to have the job. All business or
CARNATIONS hunt until they have found
the man fitted and suited for de-
partment, and then they keep him
there for the use he can be and the
asset that he is to the business.
Running this government is bust
ness. It is big business, and it calls
for the very best of experienced bust
ness men in its departmental places.
Florida has great business expert
enced man in its senior senatorship.
Florida should keep him there.
And, further, Florida should not
permit it's business representative in
congress to be unduly, or without
cause, disturbed every election term.
1t should make it a rule that once in,
so long as a man continues to gain
in influence, ability and the conf
dence of the nation and his fellows
in the national legislative halls. Flor
ida will frown upon and discourage the
attempt of any and every outsider to
break in.-Tampa Tribune.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-24

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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-24
PAY UP.

The need of better tax collection has been en-
phasized in the statement of the city tax col
Iector, that there are taxes now due the city and
delinquent in the sum of approximately 100000.
The collector has recently received from the sec
rotary Of state certified copy of the new law
which it is believed will make it easier to collect
delinquent taxes. The improvement in the law
is said to be in the waiver of the 25 per cent in
terest penalty, only an eight per cent penalty
being now required.
Ninety thousand dollars is a big sum of money
to be uncollected That amount of money would
go far towards settling some of the city's finan-
cial problems.
H any private business in the world were con-
Quoted at such loss as the city and county bust
ness, that business would go bankrupt in no time.
A number of writers urging the people of
the United States to have peace chests, just as
during the war, they had war chests pointing out
that this money could be used for civic improve
ment. 1t is difficult for any person with any
sense of business justice to see why the people,
already over-taxed to meet their burdens, should
have peace chests to pay for those delinquents
who refuse to pay their rightful share of taxa
ton.
If the taxes of city and county were paid as
they should be paid, there would be money
enough to meet all county and civic needs.
Allowing man or corporation to get off
without paying his taxes, is simply raising taxa
Non for those who pay. 1t is the same principle
which applied to private business makes the pur-
chaser who pays his bills carry the burden of the
man who does not pay his obligations. The bust
ness firm which carries 'big names" on it's
books and raises the prices of goods to cover loss
goods which must be paid for by the honest man
or woman, who meets bills promptly, is fast los
ing prestige in this country. And the city or
county that carries the names of men or women
who are delinquent in paying their taxes, is sim
ply imposing heavier burdens on those who do
pay.
One Of the remarkable things about this war
has been the willingness with which men and
women, clerks, stenographers and all earners,
have paio their just share of the income tax. 1t
has proven that it is not those whose earnings
small that refuse to meet their obligations.
In other states property is sold when taxes are
not paid. And it should be so in this state
There is no reason why people should refuse to
pay their legitimate share of taxation, and in
this way impose greater burden upon others.
The ninety thousand dollars on the tax books
should be paid If this amount is not paid, those
who are delinquent should, without one excep-
ton, suffer the full penalty of the law. That is
the only fair way to distribute the burden of
taxation. Otherwise you are paying for your
neighbor, or else your neighbor is paying for
you, the case may be-
THERE is NO MORE JUSTICE IN THIS
THAN IF YOU LET YOUR NEIGHBoR PAY
YOUR GROCERY BILL, OR YOU PAID HIS.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-24

Congressman Rayner says that the packers
may be holding meat in cold storage but are not
doing it to protect themselves from loss Ger
tainly not They do it for their health
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-24

A communist is man who thinks it would
be easier to divide up the other fellows prop
erty than to get busy and earn some property
for himself.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-24

Making the treaty please the senate will be
harder job than making it please Germany, for
the senate isn't on short rations while waiting
to be pleased.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-24
History Repeats Itself


Personally F'lorida's governor it a
peach Especially is this made APP
parent to all who are willing to con-
of exercising the functions of high
office.
headed men are known to be quick
Governor Cats is red-headed; red
tempered. The governor is all that
and then some.
But he's also genial-very genial
especially to all who do not cross the
executive path or tread upon the
plants which grow in the executive
garden.
Last week he was mad at DR.. HUI
ley. 1t isn't known that he made his
anger known to the distinguished
president of Stetson University and
senator from the twenty eighth dis
trict, but ne did say to one of the
representatives from the same county
who was visiting the executive office
that he was going TO give HUXLEY
hell"
Such language coming from a re-
formed Baptist preacher certainly
shows some advance has been made
from accepted orthodox modes of
thought expression
The governor also has a keen APP
probation of humor. He told the
writer one day this week, when speak
ing of his campaign experiences, or
meeting a Cracker" in the flatweods
one day who approached him and
said: ''Guv'ner I'm sure glad to meet
up with We; the poor man in Florida
is sure got three friends"
''And who are they7" asked the gov
ernor.
well SIR replied the flatwoods
man, they be GUNNER Sidney Cats.
Sears, Roebuck and Company and
Jesus Christ"-Palatka News. That
cracker was a twentieth century imi-
tator of Pontius Pilate.-ocala Star,
6ridqe Across Escambia Assured
The construction of s2oo,0oo
bridge across the Escambia river at
or in the vicinity of Ferry Pass, ee-
came an assured fact with the result
of the road and bridge district BOND
election held in Santa Rosa county
Tuesday, the result being about ten
TO one in favor of the issuance or
bonds in the sum of 100000, of which
amount $4,000 is to be applied TO
the Ferry Pass bridge project.
OF the total of $4,000 road ana
bridge bonds to be issued py Sdhla
Rosa county, $4,000 is to be applied
on concrete road construction, one
span which is to connect Milton with
the proposed Ferry Pass bridge dls-
lance of approximately eight miles
1t is understood the balance is TO De
expended on the Milton and BFeWton
road and other projects.
In a bond and bridge district cleo
ton held in Santa Rosa county some
thing like year ago to build a ROAD
from Milton to the Akaloosa county
line, same was carried and the bonds
have already been sold for some time
and the money ready to begin work.
but for Some reason unknown TO U.s.
work has not yet begun However,
we learn that it viii within the near
future. and when this piece OF road
is completed in conjunction with the
piece leading from Milton TO Florida
Town, the people of Okaloosa county
will have a good hard road all the way
to Pensacola, a distance of near so
miles, which distance can easily be
made on an auto in about two and a
half hours.-Okaieosa News
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-24

If we don't settle the Russian situation, Heinie
viii in time use Russia to settle our situation.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-24

1t appears that America must choose between
collective bargaining and collective loafing.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-24
The Strong Withstand the Heat of
Summer Better Than the Weak.

Old people who are feeble and
younger people who are weak, will be
strengthened and enabled to go
through the depressing heat OF sum-
mer by taking GROVES TASTELESS
chill TONIC. 1t purifies and enriches
the blood and builds up the whole
system. You can COON feel it's
strengthening. Invigorating Effect. coo.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1919-06-24

ResinoI Ointment and Resinol
Soap contain nothing that could
injure or irTitate the sezdrresf skin.
They clear away pimples, Tedness
and roughnesS, stop dandruh, and
form q most valuable household
treatment for sores. ehahnES, cuts.
burns, etc. Sold BY all druggists
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-06
STOMACH UPSET.!
Get at the Real Cause Take DR..
Edwards, Olive Tablets

That's what thousands Of stomach
sufferers are doing now. Instead OF
taking tonics, or trying to patch up q
poor digestion, they are attacking the
real cause of the ailment - clogged liver
and disordered bowels.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets arouse the
liver in a soothing, healing way. When
the liver and bowels are performing their
natural functions, away goes indigestion
and stomach troubles.
If you have a bad taste in your
mouth, tongue coated. appetite poor,
lazy, don't-care feeling, no ambition or
energy, troubled with undigested foods,
you should take Olive Tablets, the SUBJ
stitute for calomel. ~
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets are a
purely vegetable compound mixed with
olive oil. You will know them by their
olive color. They do the work without
gripping, cramps or pain.
Take one or two at bedtime for quick
relief, so you can eat what you like.
At 1Oc and Csc per box. All druggists.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-06
&C The Greater Glory

"Why dig it up-then?" asked Jack
Purse.
"Dig it up and present it to
the one of US who has made the big
gest success of his life"
"Why?"
"Sort of a medal of honor from
the rest of us, the crowd WIS
used to go around, a tribute i
sort of an admittance that
while some of us have become sue
cessful, there's some one person here
who will be more successful than all
the others. This medal they can keep
for the rest of their lives-a medal
as | say-of honor!'
"a crazy ideaw scofed Grace
Rawlins.
"It's not a crazy ideaw contradict
ed Frank Whitcomb. cts bully!"
Several times, as Herb was digging
up the brick from the hearth, to get
to the miser's earthen pot below,
Mibb looked at him queerly. Verify
it was different Herb disclosed for
the moment, than she had ever known
before.
"In thirty years there won't be any
gold-piece that's recognizable" sug
gested Grace Rawlins. Grace would
rise up and howl calamity at her own
| funeral.
"Gold stands the test of time" re-
piled Sam. "But it might be better
| if we had something to protect it.
Who's got a pocket match-safe they
don't mind donating to posterity?"
It developed that the only match
safe in the crowd belonged to Dick
Robinson.
Slug found the brick, dug it loose,
lifted it and discovered the musty
cavity.
"Here goes!" he declared. (Which
shall it be-twenty or thirty years?
he asked as he dropped the medal
into the thin German silver match
box with sharp brief jingle.
! "This old shack won't be standing
in thirty years!" croaked Grace.
"It's waste of good money!
(Which shall it be-twenty or thir-
ty years." repeated Slug again.
"Make it thirty" suggested Sam.
"Thirty it isr, declared Truman
enjoying the unique prank, and his
part in it.
Then with all leaning forward and
looking on, into the earthern cavity
Slug laid it almost reverendly. Then
he carefully set the brick.
"Thirty years from tonight-the
seventeenth of May, Eighteen hun
| dred and eighty seven," he said. II
-wonder-which of US it will go to
then. Thirty years from tonight
that will be the seventeenth of May,
| nineteen hundred and seventeen"
Ito be continued tomorrow
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-06
MASONIC NOTICES

Passumpsic Lodge, No. 27, r. 4 A.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-06
FORTNIGHTLY MUSIC CLUB

The regular meeting Of this we'll
organized and live musical organiza-
ton was held at the home of the
president of the club, Mrs. Herbert
F. Balch, Wednesday afternoon at
Ais o'clock.
The main feature of this meeting
was an able presentation Of the sub
ject: "The Relation of the Talking
Machine to Education" This unique
subject was broadly and skillfully
handled by Miss Ella M. Brownell,
formerly the very capable instructor
in music in our public schools and
Academy.
Miss Brownell illustrated the vari-
Gus points of her talk by producing
on the victrola many musical selec-
tons. These proved, together with
her arguments, the great and hitherto
little used possibilities of the phono-
graph. Not only as means Of ed
ucation along musical lines, but as
| making clearer and more interesting
all studies in geography, history,
English Literature, and Radical
characteristics, can the talking ma
chine be utilized.
From the kindergarten bass drum
Mother Goose stage of the young
child, through all grades to the best
in. symphony, opera, and oratorio,
the we'll selected illustrations revealed
cleary how the love for such music
can be developed.
While it is not generally known
how important and far reaching this
hitherto unused adjunct of education
is, it is safe to predict that the talk
ing machine should find warm well
come in the curriculum of every well
organized school.
If every exponent of the talking
machine is as thoroughly alive ane
interesting as Miss Brownell it will
not be long before the phonograpf
will come into it's own as most eff
fective instrument of education If
the home and school.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-06
Must Not Force Government
portland Oregonian)


War on Bolshevism would not be
an attempt to force on Russia a form
Of government which it had rejected,
therefore would be no parallel to the
war which the allied monarchs made
on the French republic in 1893. The
nlonarchies fought to replace the
Bourbons on the throne against the
will of France. The allies of this day
would fight to set Russia free to
choose government. The Russian
people have never made such choice.
They no more chose Bolshevism than
they chose Czarism. At the only
show of an election they have had
since the revolution they chose an as
sembly two-thirds of whose members
were anti Bolshevik, and the Lenine
gang dispersed it with rifles and bay
onetS.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-06
Day Light Saving Law Con
tinues i'm Force

WASHINGTON, March 6-Failure
of Congress before final adjournment
to take any action on pending bills
providing for repeal of the daylight
saving act made certain that the
nations clocks would be advanced an
hour during the period between the
last Sunday in March and the last
Sunday in October.
Opposition of farming interests to
the daylight saving act on the
grounds that it was of no benefit to
the people of rural communities led
to the introduction of several bills
providing for its repeal, but all of
them failed.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1919-03-06
KNIGHTS OF pYTHIAs

Regular meeting in K. of P. Hall,
Tuesday evening, March 1Ith. Rank
of Esquire viii be worked.
Il. w. Clark, C. C.
q. q. Anderson, z. r. & s.