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The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-10
j. s. ARMY AVIATOR
PLUNGES TO DEATH
INTO SAN DIEGO BAY
Wing of Hydro-Aeroplane
Crumbles and Lieut.. III.
B. Post Is Hurled
Into Water

san Diego. Cal, February 0.-Lieut.
considered one of the most skiIIfuI
United states army nviatOrs. plunged
70 his death in San Diego bay today.
when the right wing of his hydroaero-
plane crumbIed.
Post died after establishing an Ameri-
can altitude record of 1920 feet He
fell 600 feet into shallow water and
was dead when Francis Wildman, an
other aviator, reached the scene in a
flying boat.
Post left the North Island hangers
at $50 o'clock after having declared
his intention to break the American Al
titude record for hydroaeroplanes
height of 1920 feet, the barograph
showing this figure wnen recovered
from the wreckage. series of wide
spirals was a feature of the descent
the machine appearig to be under per
feet control. When within 600 feet of
the water the plane IVES seen to coll
lapse, then careen. TIE next instant
the unfortunate pilot was hurled from
his seat and the machine plunged
downward like bullet.
Post fell into five feet of water. the
wrecked craft disappearing from sight
a few feet distant
Machine Responsible
Capt. Arthur S. Cowen, head CT the
First corps. declared the machine which
Post was plotting was solely response
Bile for the fatal accident.
The man had the natural ability of
born fiier,' and, 1t had to take the
breakage of his machine to cause his
DEATH" said Captain Cowen
Post is the sixth army aviator at
tached to the First Aero corps dying
the army type of machine to meet
death since the school was established
The other fatalities are:
Lieut.. Rex Chandler. killed April s..
1913
Lieut.. J. d. Park, killed while at
tempting a flight from Sandiego to Los
Angeles. Z,
Lieut.. Moss L. Love, crushed beneath
machine in short tall on aviation
grounds.
Lieut.. Il. l.. Ellington. chief instruc-
tor, and Lieut.. Hugh NJ. Kelly, pupil,
plunged to death November 4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-10
OLD BILL FOUND IN
TREASURY OFFICE

Washington. February "a tattered
dollar bill and a ragged 25-cent shin
plaster" mailed 70 the treasury ON Jan
nary p. 1884, We're found in a creviee in
the corner of the comptroller Of the cur
rencys office today while some old fix
lures were being removed.
more than Sl1V IN national bank notes
which disappeared within the last week.
however, have not been found. and off,
cials are much worried over what prom-
ises to be the first loss or mat kind III
40 years.
Four thousand dollars in $40 gold notes
which disappeared during the process Of
manufacture in January also still are un-
accounted for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-10
FINDING OF RIFLE REMOVES
DOUBT AS TOLOPEZ ESCAPE
Weapon Found Near Utah Mine Identified That of Despe
ado Who Successfully Defied United States Authorities
Believed That Mexican Escaped From the Country


Returning to Bingham yesterday he
informed the officers of the matter
and the weapon was identified through
private mark, by Mike Stefano, who
gave the rifle to Lopez.
Ownership of the holster and car
fridge belt has not been disclosed. Hind
baugh says the articles bore the ap-
pearance of having been exposed sew
eral days when he found them.
The Identification of the rifle caused
the local police to believe Lopez walked
down the canyon with the rifle con-
cealed by an overcoat, followed the
railroad until he reached the trestle.
concealed the rifle and returned to Gar
field on an ore train. Garfield is on two
main lines of railroad, and according
to local theories Lopez escaped from
the country on one OF the lines.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-10
RADICAL CHANGES
IN ARTICLES OF WAR
PROPOSED IN BILL
Measure Passed by Senate
Makes Less Drastic the
Treatment of Military
Offenders

Washington, February 9.-Revision OF
of the United States. unchanged since
1906, is proposed in a bill passed with
out a dissenting vote by the Senate to-
day designed to make the soldier guilty
of purely military offenses an object
of reformatory discipline instead of a
penitentiary convict with the criminal
stamp upon him.
Fort Levenworth, Kan, would cease
to be federal penitentiary under the
terms of the bill and. hereafter would
be known as the United States military
detention barracks. The prison would be
modelled after the English army dis
ciplinary institution at Aldershot, and
no soldier or civilian convicted OF an
offense punishable by penal servitude
might hereafter be confined there.
Military prisoners under suspended
sentence quartered in the detention bar
racks would be organized into military
commands and their training kept up,
where prison conduct warrants in the
opinion of the Secretary of War. Hon
orable restoration to the army, or per-
mission to re-enlist without prejudice
if the enlistment had expired, would
follow good behavior
RecOdlfIcatlOn Proposed
This radical revision of the army $
disciplinary methods is proposed in a
recodifcNtion of the articles of war,
dropping 13 sections from the old code
as obsolete and inserting provisions for
policy of suspended sentence and less
drastic treatment of military offenders
generally.
The bill makes no mention of the mil
itary prison on A1catraz island, San
Francisco. In this connection the COM
mittee report says the Secretary of
War is convinced that establishment of
the detention barracks and necessary
branches would make the maintenance
of a military prison unnecessary. The
elimination of Alcatraz island from the
bill would make possible the use of the
island an immigration station, as
desired by the immigration bureau.
The Jurisdiction of courtmartial would
be considerably broadened under the
proposed new code, extending 10 cap
ital offenses in time of peace which are
beyond the reach of civil courts. The
present code gives this jurisdiction only
in time of war.
Upon spies in time of war only
would the death sentence be mandatory
under the new code and a two-thirds
majority of the courtmartial imposing
such sentence would be required instead
of bare majority.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-10
CONFISCATES LARGE
OPIUM SHIPMENT

San Francisco. February e.-Acting un-
der instructions from Washington Justus
Warden. surveyor of the port. today con-
fiscated the largest shipment of opium
ever seized on the Pacific coast.
Eighteen boxes, and 1900 tins of the
drug valued at $4,000 were received here
last week by the steamer Manchuria TO
be trans-shipped in bond TO Manzanlllo
and MaZatilan. Mexico. An act OF Con-
gress effective June IA. forbidding such
trans-shipments, which hitherto have been
allowed laid the drug open to seizure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-10
mitchell TO HAVE
EIGHT SECRETARIES

f. New York. February 9.-Mayor Mitchell
is to have. altogether, eight secretaries
lie said today that his present staff of
three was inadequate to handle the rap
idly growing work of the office and that
he would appoint one new assistant Sec
retary at $1,000 year, two assistants at
S3o00 to at as personal inspectors for
the mayor, one assistant at $4,000 TO have
charge of work in the board of estimate
and one confidential clerk at S16GJ to
look after the mail
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-10
THROWN INTO RIVER
MAN FREEZES FAST

Minneapolis. February 9.--KnoclSed
senseless today by robbers and thrown
over the railing of a bridge across the
Mississippi river TO the ice 90 feet below.
according to his explanation. David
Wredberg, aged "a, was frozen fast and
had to be pulled from his perilous posi-
ton at the end of a lasso After four
hours work at the hospital, Wredt erg
was restored to consciousness and hen
he told of the holdup,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-10
COCKTAILS BEGINS
REORGANIZATION OF
CANAL GOVERNMENT
Captain WhitlOck Of u. S.
Cavalry Placed in Charge.
Manager of Commits
sion Burke Dropped

Panama. February 9.-Complete reor-
ganization of the subsistence and COM
missary departments in the canal zone.
with Capt. Frank o. Whitlock. United
States cavalry, in charge, was begun to-
day after Col. George w. Goethals, chair
man of the Panama canal commission
had suspended John Burke, manager Of
the commissary department, and W. II.
Shipley, chief clerk of the subsistence de-
partnent and had relieved from duty, at
his own request. Lieut.. Col. Eugene L
Wilson, chief of the subsistence depart
ment. Both departments will be placed
on a permanent organization basis imme
diately. and as a result many clerks will
be dismissed Colonel Goethals took ac-
ton against these officials on the re-
ceipt of the report of Special Agent Nye,
who had investigated the charges against
Burke that he had accepted gratuties in
connection with the purchase or sup
plies Colonel Goethals declared that the
investigation would be pusned vigorously
in an effort to bring the guilty persons.
If any, to justice.
To Be Given Opportunity
In announcing his decision, Colonel
Goethals read a list of the deposits made
by burke anu oi tie pIopcihcS pun :
chased by Burke during his term as man
ager of the department, aggregating
many thousands of dollars, and said that
he would give him every opportunity to
show his innocence in the transactions
whereby Luria & Co. of Hamburg de-
posted 1886; J. l.. Salas of Colon, $1,000.
and De Leon & Co. of New York, $1,000
to his credit in Indianapolis banks
These firms were large sellers to the
commissary department and the amounts
in question were traced to Burkes ac-
counts.
Colonel Goethals then informed Burke
that in view of these facts, he must sus-
pend him Immediately He asked Burke
if he had a statement to make, and
Burke replied:
."I can look you or any other man in
the eye and tell you l am innocent. You
have not found one thing in the recori
of the secret service man that varies
from my previous statements.
II want to say right here have never
taken cent of money in my life. and I
will go before any court for vindication.' y
Shipley was suspended for '.incompe-
tence" Lieutenant Colonel Wilson de-
clined, In the absence of the records Gof
his office, to explain many purchases in
volving Irregularities. and was relieved
from duty. Colonel Goethafs said he re-
garced him as only careless and neeli-
gent Colonel Wilson requested clemenc,'
on account of .ill-health.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-10
COLD WEATHER
CAUSES BIG FIRE

Kansas City, February 9.-Irregular
natural gas pressure, due 10 cold weather,
today was blamed Tor $4,000 fire. The
fire started from gas jet which was left
burning under low pressure. Later the
pressure increased and the gas famed
up setting fire to some curtains.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-10
Instructor Appointed

Cambridge, Mass, February 9.-The ap-
pointment of Prof. Barrett Wendell of
the English department at Harvard as
the next exchange professor to the Uni
versity of Berlin was announced tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-02-10
Henderson in Boaz Today

Boaz. February 9.-iSpecial) )-Charles
Henderson. candidate for governor, will
speak here Tuesday morning at 10 80
o'clock
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tContInued on Page Eight
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-08
Secretary L. ]. Henderson
Goes To Columbus.

The early departure Of Secretary L.
]. Henderson OF the Commercial As
ISOLATION to assume his new duties as
secretary of the Columbus, Ga, Board
OF Trade is a matter of deep regret to
The Journal and to the business peo-
pie OF Pensacola.
Mr.. Henderson retirement from his
work here is purely voluntary. He is
recognized. without any disparagement
OF the able gentlemen who have pre-
coded him. as the best commercial as
ISOLATION secretary the city has ever
possessed, and his two years work
here has constituted a record of eff
cheney and good service that can
hardly be surpassed :.
But while Pensacola loses him as a
citizen, our people are gratihed that
he goes to work for a city with whose
interests and in whose territory Pen
sacola has a great deal in common.
His efforts in the development Of that
territory viii therefore help Pensacola
as well as Columbus.
The Journal would like to see Mr..
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-08
Human Interest In the
Want Ad. Page.

There Is more human interest in the
want ad page of a newspaper than
perhaps IN any other department, and
for that reason one will find few news
paper readers who do not peruse these
columns daily.
Under the FOR RENT, the WANT
ED, the LOST AND FOUND, the
PERSONAL. the FOR SALE. the
EDUCATIONAL, and other classifica-
lions. life moves before the inner vision
in an interesting panorama, as one
reads between the lines.
Here is tragedy and comedy; the
story Of success and the recital of
failure.
Some day one will wake up to the
possibilities of the Want Ad page, and
in its columns will find material and
inspiration for the great American
novel. In the meantime, everybody
reads the Want Ads from start to
finish.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-08
Not Much In Sight
For the Colonel's Party.

Recent dispatches announce that
Governor Johnson. of California who
holds second place to Col. Roosevelt
as chief cook and bottle washer, or
wet nurse, to the Progressive party,
so-called, is highly pleased over the
prospects of that organization.
This calls to mind that some people
are easily pleased and the California
governor must be one Of this species.
He must have some sort of patent
for extracting sunbeams from over
head clouds, for if there is anything
at this time to encourage either the
bull moose party OF the Republican,
1t would take such an instrument as
the telescope at the Lick observatory
to find it. It is certainly not visible to
the naked eye.
A tight for existence is on between
the Republican party and Col. Roose-
velts progressive party, which hasn't
progressed much since the split in the
Republican party at the national con-
ventfon IN Chicago.
have the reins of government, and
they have had the nerve to do some
thing that the Republican party has
never attempted to do and which the
Progressive party will never have
chance to do, and that is to initiate
and put into force legislation that is
in the interest of the people of the
country and that was not written or
dictated by the big corporation inter-
ests of the country.
The Wilson administration is giving
such general satisfaction that it is
commended by all really patriotic Re-
publicans and Progressives and is con-
demned only by those partisan politi-
or whose OK has been gored by legis-
1ation in favor of the people.
There is no evidence. on Garth that
the so-called Progressive party is
growing or that it has any right to
grow. There will be congressional
elections this fall, and the party in
power nearly always suffers some re-
verse in an ''off year" This has come
to be expected. But whether the Re-
publicans or the Progressiyes will
show the most strength is a matter
that no man can determine at this
time. Whichever wins the most in this
falls elections will show which way
the opposition to the Democratic party
is tending.
Until then Governor Johnson and
other bull moosers who profess to
be sanguine of a great showing on
the part of their party can have moth
ing on which to base hopes of a better
for the third party.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-08
APPROVES IDEA OF
HISTORICAL PAGEANT

Editor Pensacola Journal.
I desire to congratulate you upon
your editorial, why Not Historical
Pageant Cor Pensacola" appearing in
The Journal of the 4th inst. This mat
ter has been a HOBBY with several of
us, and was seriously discussed in the
meeting of public affairs of the Com
mercial Association.
1 do Mt know any other one thing
that will foster civic pride more than
the staging of such a pageant in which
all classes of citizens and school chill
dren may take part. Nor do l know of
any celebration SO unique, and so
worthy to succeed our former charac-
teristic rnardi gras carnival. I shall be
very glad to assist in any way pos
sible.
Sincerely yours,
W. P. CUNNINGHAM.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-08
VOX POPULI.
. . S%%~ . o . Q Q q o
OLD WARTIME LETTER
CONTAINS TOUCHING TRIBUTE

CThe following communication, quot
ing from a faded and tine-worn letter
now more than fifty years old. will be
who loved the Lost Cause but by every
person, young as well as old, whose
heart responds to heroic deeds and
manly worth.--Editor JournaL)
Editor Pensacola Journal
During the civil war, Mr.. Frank
Maura, a member OF the rifle rangers
of this place, went out with Chem
Capt Perry to join the army in Viz
ginia. Ny brother, John McKinlay,
Jr., also a member of that company,
went out at the same time. Both were
mere boys at the time.
A great many things no doubt could
be related Of all the Pensacola boys at
that time, but I merely wish to speak
in regard TO one OF them.
In an old letter (now nearly de-
faced written by my brother to my
mother, he says:
For weeks we have been wading
through the deep SHOWS OF Virginia.
We are all in bad condition to brave
the elements, but Frank Maura is in
the worst plight Of all. He is entirely
barefooted and has been leaving his
bloody tracks in the snow as we
march, but he whistles and sings from
morning till night. and is the life of
the entire company; never utters a
other S-e US. We all love and re-
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-08

we're him, and If never get back
home myself I want you to tell my
sisters and all the other girls that
Frank Maura is true hero to be
loved and cared for by you all for his
grand, brave example. He never shirks
a duty
My brother was killed shortly after
ward and We never saw him again,
but his words in regard to Mr.. Maura
sunk deep in our hearts to remain
there through life.
Respectfully,
LILA MkINLAY.
February Z, 1914.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-08
New Ocean Line.

A new line of freight and passen-
ger steamers between New York and
San Francisco, with Pensacola and
New Orleans as ports of cal, is to be
inaugurated this year by w. r. Grace
& Co. steamship owners, of New York
who have awarded the contract to
Cramps Shipyard at Philadelphia for
the construction of four additional
steamers each with a. carrying capa-
city Of 10000 tons. These new YES
sells will be used exclusively in the
new line and will have about thirty
five state rooms each and will be
among :he most palatiaI ever placed
in the coastwise trade, for which they
are especially being built.--Apalachi-
cola Times.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-08
SUNDAY. FEBRUARY 8. 1914
Tourists Find Happiness
And Health In Pensacola.

The country at large knows Florida
rs a winter resort. and those who
come. year after year, to make their
homes In Pensacola during the season
of ice and snow at the north, know Of
this city as one delightful climatically
and beautiful. through natures opu-
1ence. But many who come to Pensa-
cola each winter to make their home,
do not know how delightful a place
Pensacola is to live all the year round.
Pensacola has a growing colony of
tourists numbered among her most
cultivated and substantial residents,
even though their home is here but for
the winter months. The Tourists club
which holds weekly meetings brings
together men and women from all
parts of the United States. in friend
" Relationship. and here there is much
fnterchanse Of news from the north.
and information regarding living con-
d9tsons and modes Of diversion for
those who come here for relaxation
Many who attended the meetings Of
the Tourist club make their home now
In Pensacola Coming to the city for
It's delightful winter climate. open and
beautiful for great part of every sea-
son. they have remained usually with
some reluctance at first, to try the
summer climate of this section, only to
ment that. beautiful as is Pensacola
in the winter time. 1t is equally, if
not more 50, in summer.
The visitors who come to Pensacola
from the frozen north enjoy to the
fullest the pleasure of boating and
upon the majesty of the Gulf OF Mex
leo. the snapper banks, where they
catch the finny beauties. or go hunt
in~ in the woods nearby for game. But
b -1utiful as Is this territory in winter,
with its golden sunshine and the call
of the sparkling water, summer in
Florida holds a charm that makes
Pensacola the ideal home all the year
round.
Those who have looked upon the
beauty and majesty of the Gulf of
Mexico In winter should view IT again
in summertime, under the kiss of the
summer moon, and take a dip in the
wonderful surf. Those who enjoy hours
on the water in the winter should be
here In summer where the people fair
ly live on the water, of the bays and
bayous-
Pensacola is singularfy blessed, not
only NJ O resort. for the visitor scar CHI
ing for relaxation and pleasure, but
for the homeseeker, who is looking for
the ideal climate, winter and sum-
mar. Many who attend the weekly
meetings OF the Tourist club can tes-
tify to the wonderful curative proper
ties OF Pensacola water and climate.
Men who have been given up as hope
less and sent south to die have thrown
away the paraphernalia of the invalid
and are walking testimony to Peasa-
cola as home for a winter season and
for all seasons.
But. whether the visitors who come
to Pensacola come for day, or year,
or for Away, they find here a well
come and each winter finds them with
us in increasing numbers.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-08

to prosper. A peculiar situation de-
veloped at the time Of the bankruptcy
proceedings and the last we read ii
seems very uncertain VIII Downs the
plant. FelkeI was supposed to have
sold the News TO the Hansons and
they say they do not own it and Ben
H. Thomas, who had been running the
paper for a while before the bank
ruptcy proceedings were instituted,
says that he doesn't own it.-Nadison
Enterprise Recorder.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-08
The Journal Carefully Conducted

Inc journal Carefully Conducted
The Pensacola papers are in
streak Of hard luck. The News has
been thrown into bankruptcy and libel
suits for eighty thousand dollars have
been filed against The Journal Both
will come out all right. however. The
News will be sold and bought by
somebody with a bank roll and The
Journal will win in its libel suits.
The Journal is conducted too carefully
to willfully or wantonIy libel anyone,
and the plaintiff will find it out
Orlando Sentinel
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-08
Paint Without Oil
REMARKABLE DISCOVERY THAT
CUTS DOWN THE COST OF PAINT
SEVENTY FIVE PER CENT.
A Free Trial Package Is Mailed to
Everyone Who Writes.

Free Trial Package Is Mailed to
Everyone Who Writes.
A. L. Rice, a prominent manufacturer
Of Adams, n. Y, has discovered a process
of making a new kind of paint without
the use of oil. He calls it Powdrpaint.
1t comes in the form Of dry powder and
all that is required is cold water to make
a paint weather proof, fire proof and as
durable as oil paint. It adheres to any
surface, wood, stone or Erick. spreads
and looks like oil paint and costs about
one-fourth as much.
Write to Mr. A L. Rice Manufacturer.
47O North St, Adams N. Y, and he will
send you free trial package, also color
card and full informa ton showing you
how you can save a good many dollars.
Write today. (Ady.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-08
The Advance Advertising.

With it's issue Of Tuesday the Jack
sonville News ceased publication, aft
er a career of only a few weeks. The
paper was established by Clarence B.
and Albert Hanson, who went there
from Birmingham, VIA Mobile and
Pensacola. They came advertised as
the leading newspaper men. of the
south, and financially Interested in
newspapers published at Birmingham,
Montgomery, Mobile. Ala, and Pensa-
cola, Fla.-OcaIa Banner.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-02-08

Henderson stay IN Pensacola but its
best wishes nevertheless go with him
in his new field and it feels assured
that he will make the same splendid
work here.