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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-03-15
MADE FORMAL
Announcement
OF ENGAGE EMENT
White House News In a
Measure Relieves the
Suspense In Official and
Social Circles In Washig-
ton.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington. March 14-Forrnai an
nouncement OF The engagement OF Miss
Eleanor Randolph Wilson, daughter Of
President and Mrs. Wilson, To William
Gibbs McAdoo, today relieved the sus-
pense in official and social circles In
washington Prospects for another
White House wedding had been the
absorbing topic of conversation ana
formal announcement was awaited
with keen interest
Intermittent rumors OF the engage
rnent of the presidents youngest
daughter to the secretary OF the treas
ury. had been current ever since the
latter was a dinner guest at the White
House just before the marriage OF Hiss
Jessie Wilson to Francis b. Sayre. TIE
fact that Miss Wilson and Mr.. McAdoo
had been seen together at dances ano
social functions lent credeuce To Tie
rumors. No confirmation nor denial
was given Of the rumors and gossip
which persisted with more or less fire.
quency until the president and Mrs
Wilson made the formal announce
nent OF the engagement from the
White House last night.
Society mas naturally turned to the
probable date of the weddiuZ. Wash
ington expects IL To occur In June.
but the date hae not been announced
At least twice in its history have we'd
dtngs taken place IN the White House
late In the spring and sariy SUM
naer. Nellie Grant was n May bride
there. and Francis Folsom became the
bride OF President Cleveland In early
June.
While close friends OF the couple
had known Of the engagement for some
time, they waited until today, aftes
the formal announcement. 10 extend
their congratulations.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-03-15
ACCEPTS
SENTENCE OF IS
YEARS IN PEN
Without Making An Effort
to Get a New Trial, Leath-
er Merchant Convicted of
Killing Wife, Goes to
Serve Time.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Chicago, MsFch 14.--WilIiarn Cheney
Ellis. Cincinnati leather merchant con-
victed OF Killing his wife. accepted Il
sentence of fifteen years IN the state
penitentiary today without making an
effort to get q new trial Formal
motion for re-trial, made by attorney
and Judge Petit imposed the sentenct
Sst e g. lsa1s9es 80 &c Il
bench directed at Remus- The court
accused him of abandoning his client
at preliminary stage" OF mis- fight for
life
Judge Petit directed Stephen Malato,
assistant states attorney, to investigate
the conduct OF DR.. Thomas Hogan, Jail
physician, who testified that Ellis was
insane.
The action OF Mr.. Remus in with
drawing his motion for new trial
shows that he believes the testimony
of his own medical witness. who testi :
fed that Ellis was insane, to have been
without foundation" said the judge. "lf
Mr. Remus believed the testimony or
these doctors to be true, then he must
believe that his client is innocent"
Judge Petit declared DIR. Hogan's tes-
timony was directly opposite to his
opinions expressed outside Of court.
Remus asserted he withdrew his
motion for a new trial at the request
OF his client.
DIR. Hogan issued a statement today
declaring his testimony was impartial.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-03-15
Decision of us. Conforms With the
Expectations German Government

of business and its investments in
Germany.
The bill processes to compensate the
Standard Oil Company but only for
the. equipment of its wholesale busi-
ness established before March. 1912.
within the customs limits. Nothing
is to be given for the retailing equip
ment which cost $4,000, 900 or the good
WILL
The United. States government has
not protested against the passage of
the oil monopoly bill but It recently
requested n poetponement OF action
pending distribution OF the American
standpoint.
The German imperial parliament did
not heed the request. but continued it's
discussion OF the measure in commit
tee. The progress made there is slow
but the enactment Of the bill appears
to be certain, although an alternative
proposal by the Standard Oil Com
pany to give a guarantee not to ex-
ceed a specified maximum price dur
ing tha gaxt decade is receiving Sc
rious copsAatraticn.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-03-15
Demand That New Haven r. r. !.
Prepare to Get Rid Steamer Lines

authority to own and operate steam
ship lines after July 1.
The new development did not tend
to clarity the situation and II became
more evident that the obstacles in the
path OF completes understanding are
growing more serious as the negotia
tions continue.
Although no official explanation or
this new demand by the department
was Forthcoming, 1t was understood
that T.. w. Gregory and Jesse G. Ad-
kins, the government attorneys. feel
that provision for the disposition OF
the Sound lines is necessary TO this
side Of the line
In the bill prepared by Mr.. Gregory
probable SUIT under the Sherman act
against the New Haven. Sound lines
were included as prominent In riae
New Haven's alleged monopoly Of the
Ned England transportation road The
department is said to take the atti-
tude that IL can do no less N an ami
cable adjustment OF the case than II
would have attempted to do through
the courts
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-03-15
BIZ ASSOCIATED PRESS.

washington, March 14.-Departnent
OF Justice attorneys in charge Of the
governments case In connection with
the proposed dissolution Of New Ha-
ven railroad at their conference today
with the roads counsel, revived their
demand that the New Haven prepare
to get rid OF it's so-calied Sound
Steamship lines The demand came as
q surprise to New Haven officials and
to oficiaIs Of the department ITSELF
not directly connected with the nego-
tiationg.
The announcement several weeks
ago by Chairman Howard Ei1fCtt. that
the railroad and the department had
agreed to agree declared that the
New Haven should rid itself OF its
outside steamship lines but said plain :
" that discrimination Of the Sound
line question should be left TO the in
terstate commerce commission. Under
the Panama canal act no railroad 10
permitted without the commission's
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-03-15

BURLESOh PUTS
ON CHEAP
POSTAL RATING
UNDER new LAW
Postmaster General Gives
the Farmers the Benefit
of the Parcel Post Rates
on Goods They May De-
sire.
RY AssocrATED PRESS.

washington. March 1A4-Extenslon OF
the, parcel post rates to seeds, cuttirrgs.
lasiShsv roots aei1z1e sad xarspub kinds
8 go RlsRti Z e sfqs9 e j . al d
General Burieson The order puts into
effect the recent act ofacongress which
repeals the rate OF postage heretofore
chargeabIe on seeds. plants, etc, and
makes the regular parcel post rates
of postage applicable TO parcels OF
such articles.
Under the law just enacted, parcels
of seeds, cuttings, bulbs, roots, and
plants weighing four ounces or less are
subject to postage at the flat rate OF
one cent for each ounce or fraction
thereof, regardless OF distance. On
parcel post exceeding four ounces in
weight the pound rates applicable to
the respective zones apply.
'The fact that seeds, plants, etc,
were specifically excepted from the
regular fourth class rates by the par
eel post law declared Postmaster
General Burleson today, -caused much
dissatisfaction and there was an ur-
gent and widespread demand by farm
ers, seedmen, nurserynen and others
for the extension Of the parcel post
rates to these articles"
Copies Of the order together with the
necessary instructions were being sent
out by the postoffice department to-
day
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-03-15
BRITISH SUFFS
HATCHETS
PROM|SCUOUSLy
Detachment of Six Militants
Play Havoc With Every
Pane of Glass on Palatial
Home of Home Secretary,
at Westminster.
by ASSOCIATED PRESS.

London. March IA detachment
of six militant suffragettes, armed
with hatchets and hammers smashed
every pane of glass on the ground
floor of the residence of Reginald NC
Kenna, home secretary, in Federa1
square, Westminster, today. The wo-
men arrived in the square in an au-
tonnobile and took by surprise the po-
Iicemen who keep guard over the
homes Of the state ministers. All or
those who took part in the attack
were arrested however as they We're
leaving. Mr.. AfcKenna left town for the
week end yesterday.
The six women gave false names.
They were later arraigned at West
minister police court and each sen
tenced to two months imprisonment
with hard labor.
The policemen who had been on
guard at Mr. McKenna's residence tes-
tified that the women "crept steadi-
ly in Indian file along the side or the
wall and then made a rush for the
windows.
One OF the prisoners gave the name
fC1r+sr,,a1 IN P1ro Seyen1
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-03-15
By ASSOCIATED PREss.


washington. March IL. - General
carrnnza has consented to have Amer
annn consuis to look after the inter-
~ az FOREIGNERS I'm parts OF Mexico
n1 80 &onAre4 a. Alaa Con9kitutionaIists.
Where there Ire such representatives
hs suggested that even where their
governments have recognized Huerta.
cheese consu1s may unofficialiy com
nrunfca4@ with him without involving
their own governments. Also he slg-
gests his willingness TO heed any ap-
DIications made to him directly by the
friends and relatives OF foreigners
whose lives or property may be threat
ened: TO make investigation OF every
case and to punish any of his followers
who may be culpabIe-
This Is the substance OF q telegraph
ic report made to Secretary Bryan to-
day by American Consul Simpich at
NoRales. Copies cf the communication
have been furnished to the various dip
iomatic representatives in washington
by Secretary Bryan without comment
TEXT or THE REPLY.
The text Of General Carranza's reply
to Consul Simpich follows:
@Aa you know. the department at
washington has communicated with
ane through yourself and the American
consul at HermosilIo to make two
classes of representations to me, both
unofficial the one concerning Ameri-
can citizens, the other non-American
foreigners
Gas you are aware, have entertain
ed the representations Secretary Bryan
thought ut to make when nationals OF
hts country were concerned. the said
Representations. however. being used
by me as information to redress and
avoid the wrongs to which they re-
late In his letter to you about the
injuries suffered at the Desengane
mine ut Guanacevi. Secretary Bryan
tells you that countries which have
recognized the Huerta government
cannot apply to me. since every ma
tion can have but one diplomatic corps
accredited to one other nation and
consequently those countries which
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-03-15
ARCHITECT WHO
PLANNED GREAT
VESSELS IS HERE
ON SHORT VISIT
M. c. Furstenau, Who De-
signed Tugs For Isthnnian
Canal Commission, and
Vessels to Transfer Trains
From Key West to Ha-
vana, In City.

M. c.. Furstenau, reported to be the
greatest naval architect In the world,
whose plans are being used in the
construction OF the largest car ferries
in the world to take two trains daily
from Key West to Havana, Cuba, ar
rived in Pensacola yesterday and Us
visiting J. II. Sheriff. on North HILL
He will be here for a week with hrs.
Furstenau. His plans have also been
accepted by the Isthnian Canal Com
mission for the most powerful tugs
in the world to tow vessels from the
docks to the locks and In the canal
through that portion where there are
no locks.
TALKS INTERESTINGLY.
When seen last night by repre-
sentative OF The Journal, Mr.. Furst-
neau said that the vessels destined 20
Il nsilsis q fhs E1ofs 5ss E'ssz 81
road to the terminals OF the k1 Val1a
Central railroad OF Cuba, would be
modern steamships, All feet long, So
feet in width. % feet deep and capable
of carrying thirty six modern refrig-
orator cars at one time. Thirty-six
cars constitute full train on the
East Coast system. They Will have
sufficient power to make one round
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-03-15
CARRANZA AGREES
VILLA DID NOT LIKE THE LOOKS
OF AMERICANS HAT; HAD HIM
IMPRISONED AND LATER SHOT

New Mexico. and third man Bauch
and the other man were taken out and
executed, according to the cousins
story, which Baca related. The cousin
was released. Villa had imprisoned
him because he did not like the looks
OF his hat Benton, the Englishman,
executed by Villa, went unarrned to
Juarez on the visit which ended IN his
execution, Baca declared.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-03-15
UNITED STATES.
GAN LOOK AFTER
THE INTERESTS
OF FOREIGNERS
Says He Will Heed Any
Representations Made to
Him In Their Behalf.
SECRETARY BRYAN
RECEIVES REPORT

Head of the Constitutionalist
Government However,
Suggests That All Powers
Open Up Unofficial Com
munication With Him
This Cannot Be Done as
They Have Already Rec
ognized Huerta-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-03-15
Pictures of Pensacola
Better Babies Abbear
April Number of Woman's
Home Companion Con-
tains Photographs of Four
Young Pensacola Boost
ers.

Pictures OF four Pensacola babies
appear In the April issue of the Wo-
mans Home Companion-Maxine Lee
Bear. and Willie Bernard Anderson.
Jr.. both Of whom were prize winning
babies In the third class. Edward Nc
Kinncn strickland, SON Of Mrs. e. C..
Strickland. who was the first baby
scored In the contest, Cthough not a
pr1ze-winner. having been barred on
account OF being q few months over
age,) and Darlington Burrow, who was
scored by the Woman's Home Com
panion editor.
While small pictures. as there are
one hundred and one used on the two
pages given over to the contest photo
graphs, the representations OF Pensa-
cola babies are clear. and show that
they are well worthy to be Pensacola
boosters, as was suggested when The
Journal first started the Better Babies
campaign.
More than ono hundred notices OF
this contest. which The Journal fea-
tured. appeared on its woman's page,
and the story in the Companion, "Good
News About Better Babies, takes UP
first the work that was done in Pen
sacola, through The Journal. the Com
panion story being based on clippings
from The Journal, every story appear
ing in The Journal regarding the con-
test having been clipped, with date
line, and mailed to The Comp anon.
at the close Of the contest
The .pictures of the two first prize
winning bacies, ana rne two second
prize winners did not appsar IN the
pictures In the April number. Thls
may have been that the Guulpapio'a
rEI4l1oG 13> 2iSz6 theH4 E1lat41fea tale
handred 1<,d o1e b&bie& an1 /: Al <<l5
likely that they will appear IL the Nay
Comp anion. However, the Ccmpanion
was very generous with these four drst
prize-winners. Pensacoia's first prize.
winning baby, received from the Com
panion one hundred dollars q gold
medal, and a framed certificate, and
the out-of- town baby. Walter B.
Vaughn. of Muscogee, received also
one hundred dollars. medal and framed
certificate. The two second prize,
winners received bronze medals and
framed certificates. These were Ralph
Aubrey Jernigan of Pensacola, and
Mary Nan McNeill, OF Hammac, Ala.
Besides these prizes, there were
prizes given by the Camp Fire Girls of
Pensacola. The Companion says, of
the pictures published:
These pictures represent only
small proportion of the photographs of
prize winning babies received at the
Companion Office. Some pictures were
discarded because they were not suit
able for reproduction; and IN this con-
nection parents should remember that
a blurred or very dark photograph.
or an Indistinct snapshot, cannot be
used. Sharp, clear pictures, with plain
backgrounds, are best. Others were
discarded because parents failed 20
send the babies names and scores;
and stin others because, alas, there
was not room for more than one hun
dred and one to be properly displayed,
and at least one thousand and one
delightful pictures were in the ONCE.
Many Of these will be used In later
numbers of the Companion"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-03-15
BUSINESS MEN
AND VISITORS ON
INSPECTION OF
FINE COUNTRY
Cotton Fields of Six Months
Ago Are Sites of Thriv-
ing Towns Now.
GREAT WORK BEING
DONE BY G., F. & A.

Territory a Very Productive
One and Is Rapidly Being
Settled With a Good Class
of Citizens-Construction
Work Of the Road Is Be
ing Prosecuted In Such a
Manner as to Insure Its
Completion By the Date
Set.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-03-15
Rapid Development Along the Deep Water Rout
THOUSANDS OF
PERSONS PERISH
IN TIDAL WAVE
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

4
Eatertnodor. Russla, March IL.
More than one thousand persons
perished today In the inundation
OF the towns Of Stanitza and Acy-
tyrskaja by tidal wave from sea
OF Azcw, which struck the towns
during q violent hurricane. More
than one hundred and fifty persons
were also drowned In floods mt
Yasonkaja.
A dam collapsed IA the town OF
Temryuk on the TzEnan peninsula
one hundred miles northwest OF
here. flooding the 9reater part OF
the city, and drowning many per
sons. q
The sea washed away three hun
dred and eighty buildings In Achy-
tyraskaa.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-03-15
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

washington, March 14.-That Gus
tav Bauch, the American, was exc
c1lted by Pancho Villa at Juarez, was
declared today before house foreign
AFFAIRS COMMITTEES by Ell Frego Baca.
of Alburquerque. n. NJ. once candi-
date for congress.
Baca testified Baucn was in the same
cell with his cousin, J.. j. Baca. Of
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-03-15
AGED RIsHoP DEAD.

Trenton, N. J., March 1.-THE Rt-
Rev. John Scarborough, d. D., Protes-
tant Episcopal bishop of New Jersey
died at his home here today after a
short illness. He was In his S3rd year.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-03-15

That the territory through which the
Gulf, Florida q Alabama railroad
passes is rapidly developing and at a
rate that has created great surprise,
is attested by a party OF prominent
business men OF Pensacola. and visitors
who were the guests on Tuesday Of tae
Of the road The latter
took occasion while Roy g. Megargel
ar New York. president OK the road
was here ON an Inspection trip tp
orGanlxe Cor him an excursion tendq
@H k4 tn4 hM@tn@nm M9Rm ~G AnMAraAN
panv ID now engaged which when H
pleted. will put the Deep water Route
to a connection with the Southern Rail
way near Pine FILL, and afford Pensa,-
cola it's much needed competitive
northern outlet.
Mr. Megargels guests on this trip
comprised r. NJ Cary, OF Cary g. Co..
export and domestic coal merchants
John A. Merritt, head OF the firm OF
John A. Merritt g. Company. ship
brokers and also agents for the fut
department OF the Tennessee coad.
Iron and Railroad Co. In Pensacola;
J. b. Mcneil. vice-president Consoli-
dated Naval Stores Company: Thomas
C. Watson OF Hooton & Watson, real
estate agents: Max Bear. secretary and
treasurer OF the Lewis Bear Company.
wholesale grocers; j. Simpson Reese.
president Citizens & Peoples National
Bank; Owing Reese, president Gulf
Machine Works; T. A. Jennings, presi-
dent Jennings Naval Stores Co.; ]. r.
Dusenbury, vice-president Jennings
Naval Stores Co: G. w. Lamar. pres
ident American National Bank; NJ. a.
Quina, OF the firm OF M. A. Quina Ex-
port Company, timber exporters; Don
Gordon, naval stores operator; r. L.
Sprague, Of the firm Of W. A. Hamlin
& Co., investment bankers OF Detroit.
Mich; Maj. Arthur Morse. surgeon OF
the United States artillery corps; Mr..
Pell of New York and G. A Berry, vice
president OF the road.
LEFT ON SPECIAL TRAIN.
The party left Pensacola on a gpec-
ial train. reaching Brougnton. the head
uf the line. about noon There they
were entertained at a typical construc-
ton camp dinner by Mr.. James T.
Mccarthy OF Mccarthy & Company,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-03-15
James Oakley
is Acquitted Of
T aking Funds
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
MONTGOMERY, March Thames G.
Oakley, former president Of the state
convict department, tonight was found
not guilty Of the charge OF ennbezzie-
nent Of state funds.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-03-15
"A Little Money
Plus a Lot of
Energy

This is the combination that
was the beginning of nearly
every fortune. no matter how
large. Success does not de-
pend upon o flying start, but
upon q steady flight.
If you have n modest amount
OF capital and a fair business
capacity, you can readily put
them both to profitable use by
connecting yourself with n
growing enterprise. Study the
opportunities offered from day
20 day in the Want Ad columns
Of The Pensacola Journal. In
vestigate carefully any that
appeal to you
To obtain q wider choice, state
In o little ad what kind Of
opening you want, and leave
the ad with
The Pensacola Journal.
West FIorida's Great Morning
Daily.
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LEFT ON SPECIAL TRAIN.

The party left Pensacola on a spec
ial train. reaching Broughton. the head
uf the line. about noon. There they
were entertained at typical construc-
ton camp dinner by Mr.. James T.
Mccarthy OF Mccarthy & Company,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-03-15

Fair sunday; warmer In
north portion; Monday
fairs llnnts variable wlnds.
The Dermott news., 1914-09-10

C. l.. Burke, sales agent for the
Fee Crayton Lumber Co, left Sunday
night for Chicago and Fort Wayne on
business for his company.
As may be seen by their ad in this
issue, the Barnett Lumber Go. is los
ing no time in resuming business after
the fire of Sunday morning. With sev
eral car loads of lumber enroute at the
time of the fire, and other material
hastily secured, they are even now
ready for business though not on as
large scale as they will be as soon as
they have sufficient time to complete
arrangements. They are building a
temporary metal-covered lumber shed
on the same location which they occu-
pied before the fire.
Lieutenants w. s. Daniel and w f.
Owens took fifteen men of Co. X. to
Little Rock Monday night to attend
the encampment at Fort Logan II.
Roots Mr.. Daniel returned to Der
mott yesterday. Mr. Owens was as
signed duty on the staff of the Second
Battalion, ten of the boys are in the
hospital corps, and six are in the Little
Rock company. Those who went We're:
Lee Voolfolk. Buford Daniels, Wyatt
Mason. Chas. Morris, Oliver Higgins,
A. c. Cavaness, Sidney Blythe. Albert
Ellington, Ad Cannon, Robt Parrish.
Luther Buckner, Beryl Evans, j. w.
Thomas, Hugh Harden and Newton
Bynum. Ten more of the boys here
will join them today. They will be in
camp two weeks.
Established temporarily in one of
the Bimel-Ashcroft cottages, the Der
mott News force enjoys an excellent
view of the manufacturing plant of
this fourishing concern, one feature of
which is the large water tank which
they recently purchased from the town.
Yesterday afternoon the attention of
! the News force was attracted by see
ing MET. 1dTI IltlHlS lelltI bl Tie
Bime- Ashcroft Co. leaning over the
edge of the tank peering into it and
acting rather strangely. We knew he
had often scaled the dizzy heights of
the tower, but the popularity of his
manner made us suspect that some
thing unusual was taking place, so the
force zen masse" started for the tank.
AS we drew near we heard him calling
Papa, papa. Was it possible that
his father was here. and in sight
seeing tour had fallen into the tank
Becoming genuinely alarmed, an inves-
tigation was promptly started which
resulted in the discovery that a baby
girl had arrived at Mr.. Helmstetter s
home yesterday at p. m. and he was
listening to the echo of his voice tic
see how it sounded" AT this writing
Mr.. Helmstetter has about recovered
and the mother and little daughter,
Mary Mercer Helmstetter, are doing
/ nicely.