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THE PENSACOLA JOURNAL THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 15. 1917.
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1917.
SPEAKING FOR THE FAIR
From the standpoint of attendance, the
Molino fair to date hasn't been all that
could be desired. More interest is expected
to be shown today and tomorrow, but
neither one swallow nor two makes a sum
mer, and by the same token, a fair designed
to run a week should not depend for its suc
cess upon one day or two.
4 The men backing this venture have in
vested their time, energy and money for
the public welfare. They were and are
actuated by motives entirely unselfish, and
the active support of the people, of this
county at any rate, is certainly due them.
Futhermore, from the standpoint of the
pub'lic interest,, there is every reason to
support such an undertaking. It is through
these methods largely that agricultural
knowledge and stimulus are gained. Ex
perts have been assembled at this fair from
all parts of the state, wh3 are capable of
the most intelligent discussion of the prob
lems of the farmer and the stock raiser.
Furthermore, exhibits are shown to dem
onstrate the practical aspect of the applica
tion of modern principles to production.
It would seem to be, therefore, both
short sighted, and using the term in its
local aspect, unpatriotic, to withhold sup
port from this laudable undertaking.
COMMON GAME
Selfishness is going to be the victim of
this war.
This is the dear old perennial bird the
world has organized to kill, although this
fact may not be as clear now as it will be
later.
And the weapon most effective against
this canker is, that counter force unself
ishness; or, if you want to put it another
way, service.
Germany brought the war on by selfish
ness, and we are going to win it with
sacrifice.
That's the philosophy of the conflict.
Ancl when it is all over, and the debris
swept up, what a different world it is going
to be!
For one thing, the nations will be organ
ized into a federation to promote peace.
3ut that's decidedly of secondary im
portance. The fact is, the people are go
ing to understand each other so well, they
i will have been brought into such close
union and sympathy and understanding
through the conflict, that war will be prac
tically out of their ken.
That's speaking nationally.
Right here at home we are going to be
so organized for service; shall have so
thoroughly discovered the everlasting
virtue of sacrifice for the common good
that never again will the old feeling of
animosity against classes and systems be
thinkable.
Wc shall here at home have discovered
that when it comes down to fundamental
living, and dependability, that the rich are
the equal of the poor, and the poor of the
rich, and that after all the eternal heart
beats pretty much alike in the breasts of
all of us.
What we are witnessing now is the. pay
ment of the greatest price demanded for
the world's greatest blessing.
A THOUGHT FOR ESCAMBIA
Co-operate with your neighbor in plant
ing truck crops to insure production in car
load lots. It will minimize your transpor
tation problems. Agricultural News Service.
A POPULAR PLAN
War Savings Stamps and Thrift Stamps,
which go on sale December 3rd, make it
possible even for those of most slender
means to assist in financing the war.
The plan is simplicity in itself. War
Savings Stamps will be on sale at banks,
postoffices and most railroad stations at
prices, ranging from $4.12 to $4.23, accord
ing to the time of purchase, which at 4
compound interest will yield the holder
$5.00 at maturity, which will be January 1,
1923.
Thrift Stamps will sell at twenty-cents
each and when $4.00 worth have been ac
cumulated they are exchangeable for War
Savings Stamps upon payment of the dif
ference between $4.00 and the current price
of the Savings Stamps.
With the first War Savings Stamp
bought the purchaser will obtain without
expense a War Savings Certificate contain
ing spaces for twenty such stamps. If the
twenty spaces are filled during December,
1917, or January, 1918, the cost to the pur
chaser will have been $4.12 for each stamp
or $82.40 for the filled certificate and on
January 1, 1923, the government will re
deem the certificate at $100.00, giving the
holder a i!et profit of $17.60 for the use of
his money.
In formulating the plan for issuance of
the stamps every precaution has been taken
against depreciation and provision is made
for their redemption at par, plus 3 in
terest at any time.
I'he tax exemption provision makes this
a particularly attractive form of invest
ment and to limit it to small investors no
person will be permitted to. buy more than
$100 worth at one time nor to hold more
than $1,00Q worth at one time.
The plan is certain to prove popular. It
is just what hundreds of thousands have
wanted a chance to help the government
with their slender savings in a way they
can understand. Buying War Savings or
Thrift Stamps will be as simple as buying
postage stamps with no technicalities to
confuse, no possibility of depreciation or
loss and assurance that they can get their
money back with interest if any emergency
arises.
Children, as well as grown-ups will be
interested in this easy way to help win the
war and within a very short time practical
ly every person in America will enjoy the
proud distinction of having loaned some of
their savings to the government.
PROSPERITY IN FIGURES
We gather from Bradstreet's that busi
ness has decidedly picked up in the South
during the past year. Summarizing busi
ness failures in the United States from 1917
back to 1913, the review shows that over
the country generally there were 235 fail
ures during the week of November 1st of
the current year, 297 for 1916, 284 for 1915,
317 for 1914, and 241 for '13.
If these figures mean anything they indi
cate that although money is plentiful and
the demand active, the average dealer has
very little more show now to get by than
he had before the war started.
But the figures of the southern district
show a very decided contrast. For the
week of November 1st, 1917, there were 44
failures in the southern area, as compared
with 71 for the corresponding week of 1916.
That prosperity is marching southward
with an increased demand for lumber and
cotton, these figures are an eloquent indication".
Trie Sunday's issue of the St. Petersburg
Times contains the announcement of the
abdication from the editorial chair of that
publication of V. L. Straub, who has guid
ed the publication to influence and pros
perity since 1901. E. E. Naugle, who was
formerly managing editor, has been ele
vated to the higher post. Mr. Straub,
however, continues his financial interest in
the organization, and retains the office of
vice president.
"I sent my four sons," T. R. exploded,
in answering a heckler, thereby repeating
a very common error qfspeech nowadays,
says th Topeka Capital which goes on to
declare that "to hear these folks, it would
appear that nobody went over. He was
'sent' by parental command. The four
Roosevelts had his blessing and approval,
buthey went of their own accord, you bet,
and to them is the credit." Miami Me
tropolis. - ' i r
The New York woman who scorns ali
mony in her divorce petition ought to have
no trouble in remarrying. Columbus
Ledger.
VoxPopuli. THE 1JEW JEWEL
"DREAMERS OF DREAMS"
INTERESTS MR. BRADFORD.
Florala, Ala., Nov. 12. 1917.
Editor The Pensacola Journal:
Your editorial in today's paper,
entitled ''Dreamers of Dreams," inter
ested me very much, and caused me
to think that you might be interested
in a statement on the same subject by
a .paid-in-advance reader of your
paper.
The reference is especially to your
statement that "the mutterings and
rumblings of the impending world
conflict were seemingly caught by
several acute minds of the earth;''
and the subsequent statement, fol
lowing your reference to Tolstoi's
predictions, that "these predictions
are of intense interest.''
The writer has never seen Tolstoi's
predictions; nevertheless, in the
course of an advertised lecture, de
livered in the city of Minneapolis as
long ago as the year 1913, he defi
nitely predicted exactly such a con
flict to begin not later than the early
autumn of the year 1914. His object
in now calling your attention. It is
not his desire to force himself into
the class of acute minds, for he posi
tively disclaims that the prediction
was produced by any acuteness of his
own. He based his forecast on data
fully as tangible and reasonable as
is used by the best of weather fore
casters, presented the same at that
time in elaborate detail, and is now
able to reproduce it for the benefit
of any who are interested.
The same domain of data that fur
nished the material for the forecast
ing of the extent of this world strug
gle, and for so accurate a fore
shadowing of its date, also furnishes
most interesting evidence as to the
cause of the struggle, the extent of
its influence, the results that will flow
therefrom, and the outcome and af
termath. This domain is as accessi
ble to any of your readers as to the
writer; therefore those who do not
feel themselves possessed of acute
minds need not despair of sharing in
these visions of the future.
Will it spoil the interest or ac
centrate it Sf we venture to disclose
the secret that the domain referred
to is that of the sacred Scriptures?
Many of our readers will be sur
prised at the findings that -will re
ward their own independent investi
gation along the line of this sug
gestion. If any desire more than
the mere suggestion, it will be theirs
for the mere asking.
Respectfully yours,
W. H. CRAWFORD.
CATTS VIEWED IN MIAMI.
Allusion has been made in thes
columns to one of the most recent of
Governor Catts many serious breaks
since he has been Governor. The
Present instance of a serinua violation
of the usual rules relating to the con
duct of tmhlie officials flfiaoa -from
a case in Pensacola, where a judge
of one of the courts was called upon
to render a decision as to the consti
tutionality of one of the numerous
laws pertaining to the sale of intoxi
cating liquors.
That decision is contrary to the
wishes of the Governor on the sub
ject, and he is now quoted as saying:
"If the Supreme Court reverses the
decision of Judge Jones, I will re
move him from office; if it affirms,
I will remove him anyway.'
That is to say, a Governor of the
state presumes to attack the decision
of a judge on the bench, a man with
as much authority in his particular
part of the government as the Gov
ernor has in his. He threatens to
remove that judge because he has
rendered a decision on the law con
trary to the wishes of the-Governor,
and furthermore, promises to carry
out the threat whether the decision
is affirmed by the Supreme Court or
not. If the Supreme Court affirms
the decision of Judge Jones, that will
be conclusive that the decision was
proper and right and according to
law, and yet a Governor announces
that he will remove a judge who has
rendered a correct decision or will re
move him if his decision is found to
have been faulty.
That the Governor's intemperate
act will raise again the question of
his impeachment is altogether prob
able, as the Bar of Pensacola has
gone on record as condemning the
unwarranted interference of the Gov
ernor with the judiciary, an act on
the part of the Governor that comes
well under the definition of high
crimes and misdemeanors.
That the Governor is densely ignor
ant as to his own power and author
ity has been evident since the first
day he announced his candidacy, and
the many foolish and violent things
done since he became Governor fully
carry out that imputation against his
intelligence.
That he is ignorant as to other
things is evident from this same in
cident. He is quoted as saying with
regard to the Jones decision that, "I
expect Secretary Daniels to declare
martial law in Klorida, principally on
account of the rotten conditions in
Escambia county.''
The Governor evidently does not
know that Secretary Daniels has no
more power to declare martial law
in Florida than has the Okoond of
Swat. He evidently does not know
that martial law farmnt v, i
w ucviaxcu
as long as the courts are open and
unhindered by violence from dis
charging their duties; yet he loudly
displays his imornr anA evn.t.
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the state to follow him.
All this wcufd be of little impor
tar.ee, were it not that already the
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War Conditions Reflected
In Telephone Service
Among the unforeseen conditions which the war has im
posed upon us is the necessity of practically suspending the com
mercial development of our business.
Confronted with an unusual increase in the use of the tele
phone and a strong demand for new and additional service, we
cannot accept or fill orders except subject practically io an in
definite delay.
This situation is due to the importance of conserving our
supplies so that the government's requirements may be promptly
met by giving the war department service anywhere and at any
time the request is made.
Coupled with this is the inability of manufacturers to supply
us with new sections of switchboard to enlarge our plants so that
the increased calling rate of our present subscribers may be han
dled with usual efficiency.
The result is that we are not only unable to increase our
revenue by accepting a volume of new business, but we are in
the awkward position of seeing our service suffer and our present
patrons inconvenienced. Of course the increased use of our
long distance lines is producing an added revenue, but we cannot
enlarge our plant to take care of it and the delays and inconven
iences due to the congestion is seriously embarrassing us.
In a time like this we believe the public will appreciate a
frank statement of the situation. This has been our consistent
policy and has won for us a good will which we believe will in
spire patient and cheerful co-operation and consideration on the
part of our patrons and the public.
We are serving the government first and efficiently. This
is no less than our duty and no more than every patriotic indi
vidual and institution is doing, also.
We are not making a profit out of the war and we have no
expectation of a profit from our service in any one of the thir
teen telephone plants we have installed in army camps.
Any sacrifice we make is accepted cheerfully and if our dif
ficulties are reflected in your telephone service we ask that you
bear this in mind.
J. T. PEELE, District Manager.
SOUTHERN BELL TELEPHONE
AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY
Governor is preening his plumes for
a flight after the United States sen
atorship, a danger which now actually
confronts the state, and it is well for
the people of the state to know, thor
oughly, the man, who, by accident, I Colds Cause Headache and Grip,
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