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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-04
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

London, July 3.-Joseph Chamber
lain, one of the most striking figures
sn British politics in the past genera
ton died at his London home here at
1890 o'clock last night. His death
came as a surprise. He had been sur
fering from paralysis. yet the condi-
ftion OF his health was not known TO
lbe any worse than 1t has been Tor the
past three years
Mrs. Chamberlain, who never left
her husbands side since he was strick-
en- with paralysis seven years ago, and
his son Austen Chamberlain, were with
Mr.. Chamberlain when death ctme.
don season, which was at it's height.
Mr.. Chamberlains last public ap-
pearance was at a garden party on the
grounds Of his Birminghm home on
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-04
Joseph Chamberlain, Striking
Figure in British Politics, Dead

May last, when, with his wife and
son he received several hundred con-
Stituents. Mr.. Chamberlain was
wheeled out on the lawn in a chair
and appeared very feeble when he
lifted his hat to friends and ne1ghbors
in acknowledgements of their salutes.
Tariff reforms. which with imperial
ism were the chief policies for which
when enforced retirement through pa
ralySiS occurred, have suffered an al
most complete eclipse. his son. Austen,
being almost the only British states
man who advocates it on all occasions.
The cause of Mr.. Chamberlain'S
death was officially announced today
as heart failure. Although he had
been gradually sinking since Tuesday,
members of the family had preferred
that his condition should not become
publicly eoWn.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-04
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

\ BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Henly-on-Thames. Eng, July s.
The coveted grand challenge cup
comes to the United States.
Two American eight-oared crews
the Union boat club OF Boston and
the Harvard University second crew
were left to fight tomorrow for its
possession by victories today in the
semi final heats over Mayence and
Winnipeg. respectively.
Both were most exciting races rowed
in almost record time and won only
after a hard struggle near the finish
ing line in each instance.
The race between Harvard and Win
nipeg was rowed in the best time re-
corded at this years regatta-seven
minutes flat.
Winnipeg gained a slight lead at the
start.
At the half mile the boats were even
but the mile Harvard's crew was lead
ing by three-quarterS of length.
They retained their advantage to the
end although the Canadians made a
last great effort to overhaul them.
On crossing the line Harvard
seemed perfectly fresh but Winnipeg
was only able to raise a feeble reply
to Harvard's cheer.
The grand challenge cup has LEFT
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-04
cONGRESSMEN FROM MANY
STATES ENTERTAINED

Philadelphia, PIT. July 3.-Congress-
men from score of states and repre-
sentatives of the governments of the
thirteen original states who are here
to participate in Philadelphia's ceIe-
bratiOn of independence day were en-
tertaIned by local committees today
Sight seeing took up most of their
time, visits being made to Indepen-
dence Hall. Carpenters Hall where
congress once sat, the house where
Betsy Rose made the American flag
Benjamin Franklin's grave and Val
ley Forge.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-04
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Toxic, July 3.-Henry Willard Deni-
son, legal advisor of the japanese de-
partment Of foreign affairs since 1880,
died today in st. Luke's American hos
pital. Mr.. Denison was stricken with
paralysis a week ago.
The announcement Of Mr.. Denisorrs
death was withheld for several hours
in accordance with japanese custom
in order to permit the emperor to con-
fer the decoration Of the Grand Cor
don Of the Order OF PauIownia on the
dead man.
A statement issued later in the day
by the Japanese foreign offices hailed
Mr. Denison as one of the -reatest
benefactors Of Japan. 1t concluded:
The whole Japanese nation joins in
the sentiment Of tha rlsf'rrress and in
debtedness for the distinguished SER
vices Of Mr. Denison and in the ex-
preston Of sorroW at his departure"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-04
NORWEGIAN BARK
INGEBJORG LOST

San Francisco, July 3.-Offfcers of
the British Steamer Hawkhead which
arrived here yesterday, told of the
rescue of Captain Hansen and sixteen
men from the wrecked Norwegian
bark Ingebjorg. which was discovered
sinking 500 miles off Montevideo in
the South Atlantic. May 30. The bark
had encountered a hurricane and all
of her boats had been smashed The
wreck was fired by the Hawkhead to
prevent it from becoming a menace
to navigation. The Ingebjorgs crew
were landed at Buenos Ayres.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-04
FIRST ROOF PLAYGROUND
SUCCESSFULLY OPENED

New York, July 3.-The first roof
playground on a New York apartment
house was opened yesterday on top Of
drive. Most of the residents Of the
house turned out to watch the chill
dren enjoy their lofty playground
Park Commissioner Ward also was
present and announced that he had
drafted a law which provides that all
apartment houses built in the future
in this city shu have roofs so con-
structed as TO allow play rounds to
be added.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-04
Requlre 8 Months to
STAMP Out tContagion
TWO WOMEN LOSE
LIVES IN FIRE
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

New York, July 3.-Mrs. Hannah
Nicoli, 45, and her daughter, Sarah,
II years old, were burned to death and
four other persons were seriously in
iured in a fire early today in the five
story tenement at No. l East One
Hundred and Twelfth street. The po-
lice and firemen reassured a score of
women and children who rushed to
windows in a panic following the first
alarm. The fire was soon eXtinguished.
The loss is small.
Jacob Finkelstein, one Of the i>
jured, died in the hospital, bringing the
death list up to three.
Otto Schasherger, a policeman, sim
glehanded, saved a family Of six from
death by swinging them across a five
foot Chasm between buildings.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-04
AUTO SKIDDED
KILLING DOCTOR
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Alliance Ohio, July 3.-Dr A San
ders, aged So a dentist of Orville, o.,
was killed and three members of his
family injured when an automobile in
which they were riding skidded, over
turned and plunged over a forty foot
embankment to the brink of the Ma
honing river east Of this city today.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-04
Henry Denison, American, Legal
Advisor Jap. Government, is Dead

Henry Willard Denison was born at
Guidhau, Vermont, May II, 1S46 and
studied law at the Columbian (now
the George Washington University.
His first connection with Japan was
as American Vice-consul at Yokoha-
ma Later he was appointed by the
Japanese government as legal advisor
TO the ministry Of foreign affairs and
his advice was asked by the Japanese
government in connection with every
phase of it's diplomatic relations in
general.
The state department TO-DAY In
structed Ambassador Guthrie at Toxic
to convey to the emperor of Japan
and to the Japanese government con-
dolences of President Wilson and OF
the government of the United States
upon the death OF Her Willard Den
ison, advisor to the japanese foreign
office since 1880.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-04
INTERIOR OF EXETER
ACADEMY BUILDING BURNS

Exerter. n. H, July S.-The interior
Of the main building Of Phillips Ex-
eter Academy was. ruined by fire early
today. The loss IS estimated at $780,
900.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-04
DR.. KENNEDY IS
ACTING STATE
HEALTH OFFICER
VIII Serve During Illness OF
State Health Officer
Porter.
THE LATTER IS NOW
IN ATLANTIC CITY

Was Notified OF His APP
pointment by President
Fernside by Wire Yestcr-
day and Takes Immediate
Charge-Hcadquarters for
Present Will Be i'll Pcnsa-
cola.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-04
COVETED GRAND.
CHALLENGE CUP.
LEAVES ENGLAND
First Time in History It
Has Been Won by the
United States.
AMERICAN CREWS
TO FIGHT 1T OUT

Boston Boat Club E,1in1in-
ates the Germans and the
Harvard Second Crew
Puts Winnipeg Out in the
Semi Final Round = Eng
, lishmen Chagrined at the
Result. ...-- zs...:,:-
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-04

Yesterdays temperatures:
Highest. 8S degrees; low
est, 80 degrees.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-07-04
PENSACOLA WEATHER

Partly cloudy with prob
ably local thundershowers,
Light variable winds.
Evening star., 1914-11-22

can't stand for that cheap stuff. 1t up
sets my system"
The dyspeptic gentleman waited a little
longer. hoping against hope that some
other friend would come in. Nothing do
ing. Finally he wandered toward the
swinging doors and disappeared from
view.
That's like a CROUCH" remarked the
bartender to the Observer. who had re-
mained behind. That guy has looked
20 per cent better since he's cut down
on the hard stuff. You know what he
was. Well, he ain't gettin' such easy
sleddin' now. Folks that'll stand for
two-for-a-quarter treat will shy at
a quarter straight every time"
Unless the person treated gets the
drink into him before the debate be-
gins" amended the Observer.
'"They's always exceptions" agreed
the bartender.
Again the Observer felt thankful
this time for the dyspeptic man. II
the dyspeptic man had known that the
Observer was thankful for him he
would probably have punched the OBJ
servers head, so the Observer did not
become ostentatiously thankful But
he couldn't resist the inner feeling that
the war had done some good. II it had
helped to sober the dyspeptic gentle
man.
BY this time it was late in the after
Evening star., 1914-11-22

matte critic as the Observer made his
appearance.
rs this supposed to be one of those
Star Spangled Banner plays! asked
the Observer.
BE a boosterr shouted the critic.
See America first.
Fat chance of seeing anything else
at the present time" observed the OBJ
server
The Great American Drama thun-
dered the critic. He waved n piece or
paper in air From his exuberance you
would have suspected that the play
was one of his own writing.
LAS a matter of fact. said the OBJ
server, there is something behind All
this enthusiasm. ] know that play
| wouldn't get rise out OF you Ike
| that"
The Great Dramatic Critic was abash-
You are partially right" he said. He
added. defensively: Mind you I'm IN IN.
growth of the American drarna'.
"Oh, get down to tacks." suggested
the Observer.
those French. German and Russlah
| plays in the original text. ANNOUNCE
| ed the Great Dramatic Critic.
The Observer entirely missed THIS
one.
! .r have been sitting up at nights with
n stack of foreign dictionaries" deciar-
! ed the Great Dramatic Critic, until
don't know what language ! speak.
! Rows with names that sound like a
bombshell suddenly produce successes
-and.I have had to read them. Thank
heaven the plays of the next year Will
| be in more or less plain English.
| The Observer got up and went away
from there Undoubtedly the critic had
a right to his views. Yet to the OBJ
| server he seemed to be selfish
Ana then he met the Puritan. Every
| bodv knows the Puritan. The Puritan
! migrated from Boston and since that
| time has been using his loose hours IN
| telling what a magnificent bunch OF
| ancestors he possesses.
He met the Observer ana snook tho
Observers hand fishily.
| I'VE are going to have great
Thanksgiving" said the Observer. en-
| Enthusiastically.
! chrally.
II have met any number of men who
| declare that they have been materially
helped by the war, continued the oo-
| server.
"I know" agreed the Puritan. in tho
tones of Banquo's ghost.
| What the deuce is the matter with
| you?" asked the Observer.
"I was just recalling the fact thae
my great eat-grandfather was SCALP
! ed in 1895" replied the Puritan.
I But great heavens. man
| Don't think that I'm sorroWful, said
| the Puritan, lifting a protesting hand
II was just thinking how thankful 1
should be that the Indians have been
| cleared out and we have no war over
here 1 would be a most unattractivs
corpse il scalped.
Late in the evening the Observer re-
| turned to his home. He was singing
loudly and th~ce were those, among the
carping critics in his neighborhoods
| who insisted that he was mildly. insane.
Such was not the case.
He was offering up paean OF thanks
| to good old Christopher Columbus, VINO
found the greatest nation in the world
to live in, in 1914.
CHRISTOPHER should receive vote OF
thanks and special paragraph in
President Wilson's message.
| BOBBIE HILL
Evening star., 1914-11-22

ter than coal tar derivatives; Ameri-
can-grown hemp is fair substitute for
cannabis indica. or the far-famed In
dian hemp" in spasmodic conditions,
or where opium disagrees; American
Jamaica dogwood" is fair SUBSTITUTE
for opium when given in full doses
American valerian is a good nerVlne,
and American jimson weed may be used
as a substitute for belladonna.
DR.. W. W. Stockberger, physlologist
in charge of drug plant and poisonous
nlant investigations in the bureau of
plant industry of the Agricultural De
partment. has given considerable
thought and study to the question OF
the production of crude drugs In
America. Among the conclusions at
Evening star., 1914-11-22


instance, horehound.- which, grows wild
in California; burdock roots. which
may be obtained over'a wide area of
this country. and, 5imson weed which
in drug parIance is known as stramo-
MUM. and hundreds of others, If not
actually Indigenous to this soil, may
- Yet the greater portion of. all drugs
used in the United States have been
brought in their cf,lde form from
Europe. Commenting upon. this fact,
the Medical World says: .
I'VE fetch over our aconite from
Europe. while the cattle Of. Montana
perish from eating aS'variety more
powerful than that Of England. We
pay high prices for the digitalis Of
Germany. while the Puget sound coun-
try is 'overrun with the foxglcve that
escaped from gardens and found . cli-
Evening star., 1914-11-22
EUROPEAN WAR TO BRING AE

and digitalis. the United States should
be protected against such a famine.
| The question of the production of
crude drugs in the United States has
for many years presented a peculiar
problem. Perhaps some two or three
hundred varieties of herbs and crude
drugs are more or less Indigenous to
American soil. A glance at the list OF
prices paid for roots and YARDS" by
any Of the larger American drug firms
will discover such venerable rural
cure-alls as boneset. bugleweed, bur-
physic root, mandrake. skunk cabbage
root, bittersweet. hoarhound, Indian
physic root mandrake. skunk cabbage
root, yarrow leaves and SO on down
through the thousand and one home
remedies" which of old were prescribed
by ancient "grannies" who shivered be-
side the yawning flreplaces of rural
towns.
1t is well known that many crude
drugs and medicinal herbs grow lux
uriantly in the United States. Some of
them are literally common weeds. For
Evening star., 1914-11-22

her father now holds the position Of Of
fetal historian. with title of king OF
the historians" at the court OF the saah
She is one Of a family of eighteen chill
dren, all OF whom, however. are not Nv
ing. Large families are very prevalent in
Persia, explained NJ. Khan
This little Persian noblewornan. like all
! of her native sisters. is skilled in various
kinds of embroidering, need.ework and
weaving. These things. she said are re-
cuirements that every Persian girl must
meet She herself excels in jewel en-
broidery. One example of her handiwork
made when she was eight years old. was
shown to the interviewer 1t was a
flower design carried out with seed pearls
and gold thread--a very beautiful piece
and remarkable example of the ability
Evening star., 1914-11-22

ances M Khan says that he antici-
pates no false modesty from his niece
on this score, however. because she Will
be thrown entirely with the American
men. and her attitude toward them will
not be the same as toward men In
Persia.
school with NJ Khan's children. She is
already we'll educated according to the
standards of her own country, and is
widely read in the classical literature
of Persia and in its history. which dates
back SO many thousand OF years into
the fantastic past of the east. She is a
student of mathematics and languages.
speaking French. the diplomatic Ian
guage, as well at English.
She comes from line of historians and
p'~' laureates On her paternal side and
Evening star., 1914-11-22

and the few that bring good prices
for instance, ginsing or golden seal
root-could not be cultivated at hap
hazard, as they require special knowl-
edge and especial conditions.
'Of course, I suppose that there Is
commercial opportunity for few
growers in the United States to take
up the planting of drugs. but hereto
fore it has been cheaper for the drug
manufacturer to import from Europe
than to buy in the United States. There
is a great amount of hand labor in
volved in the production of these crude
drugs. and the European countries
have the advantage of US along those
lines. So we have steadily gotten from
Germany most of the henbane. bella
donna, dandelion. calamus and other
herbs used in this country; from Aus
tria- Hungary. horehound and stra-
inonium leaves; from Russia, anise
seed, coriander, henbane and worm
wood, and from Belgium, all our bur-
dock and valerian.
yet, so far as I have been able to
Evening star., 1914-11-22

find out, very small amount OF pro-
ductivly in drug growing in the
United States would do :way with the
necessity for purchasing from foreign
Countries.
"For instance, it is estimated that
the crop of burdock from a twenty
fivc-acre tract would supply the needs
OF the entire United States for n year;
a 1e0-acre crop would supply the stra-
morium leaves and twenty acres
would probably yield all the horehound
necessary.
The real question involved. how
ever, in the production of drug mate
rials i'll American is not entirely a COM
mercial one, and it seems to me easily
demonstrated that the raising of crude
drugs is not destined to be n back
yard industry in the United States.
THE basic reason for the interest
taktn by the Department of Agriculture
in this subject is our belief that the i'm
portance Of producing our own drugs q
Evening star., 1914-11-22

sidefation for the special conditions
and special skill required to obtain the
best results.
Nor does tho home production Of
drugs promise a get-rich-quick har-
vest for the producers. As a matter of
fact. the government experts argue
that while many drugs now obtained
from plants grown in Europe could be
cultivated profitably here. the import
ance of some of the plants in relieving
human suffering place them upon a
plane which cannot be estimated in
dollars alone: and SO. among other rea-
sons. mostly commercial. stands out
the fact that when a foreign war Is
likely to cut off the supply Of such
vitality valuable drugs as belladonna
Evening star., 1914-11-22

a much more vital question than that
Of the commercial value Of such produe-
ton.
ITO begin with, the United States has
possessed many of these herbs which We
now import. or good substitutes for them.
Forest fires. cultivation and a gradual
change in the natural zones Of distribu-
ton where these plants were formerly
found, however, have threatened the
country with an extinction OF its natural
supply That condition. by all means.
should be remedied, and steps should
be taken to insure the continued ex-
istence of these valuable plants. so that
reserve supply might always be on
hand, to offset any such contingency
such as the present war threatened at
first.
ASIDE from the basic question OF a
reserve supply of drugs. there is the op-
Grafton of the pure food and drug act to
Evening star., 1914-11-22

be considered. The government expects
the drug manufacturers to turn out a
Ugh grade product To accomplish this
it is necessary to use crude materials or
a superior quality.
LAS conditions are today. imported
drugs lack uniformity both in grade and
strength. They are gathered and cured
under varying conditions, and their prop
critics are very easily influenced by the
handling they receive before reaching the
manufacturer.
'.American-grown drugs. produced un-
der the proper conditions. by men pos
sessing special knowledge. could be made
uniform in grade and strength This
should be an inducement to the manu-
facturers of this country to make them
selves Independent of European imports,
as far as drugs are concerned The
drug dealers could in this way also be
guaranteed definite supply and could
feel confident of the authenticity OF their
raw matertala"
Evening star., 1914-11-22

mate identical with that Of its Euro
pean cousin
Then, too, medical men have dis
covered that in the list of American
herbs and drugs there are many proto-
types of remedies which we have been
steadily importing from Europe. Among
them are the following:
x
X X
American gelsemium. commonly known
here as the yellow jasmine. takes the
place of coal tar drugs in nerve pain;
American aconite is of peculiar virtue
in the treatment Of fever in early
stages; American hellebore plant is OF
especial value in the treatment Of GER
tain febrile diseases, being often bet
Evening star., 1914-11-22

ing:
He believes that the drug manufac-
turers of the United States should
either cultivate their own crude ma
terials. or else obtain them in this
country. Yet he declares that drug
growing as "back-yard' industry, or
even as a general farm crop. would not
be a good venture commercially.
Since the outbreak of the European
war" says DIR. >Stockberger. Il have
received hundreds of letters from peo-
ple who have read OF the interruption
of import III this line. asking me to
furnish them lists of drug plants
which can be grown in this country
prof1tably.