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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-16
OPENED
OF
CUSTOM HOUSE
ILLS. CONSTRUCTION
THE LOWEST BIDDER-C. r..
TURNER G CO. THE NEXT LOW
EST.

Bids were opened at the treasury
department in Washington yesterday
for completing the work. known IS
betterments to the Pensacola custom
house and postof1ce. for which an APP
preparation Of $4,000 was recently
made by congress. These betterments
include a lighting system, interior
painting, marble wainscoating, new
sidewalk and curbing and considerable
other minor work on the interior OF the
building.
The Chrome Construction Co. OF Jo-
lett. Ills, was the lowest bidder at
S24,1S8 other bidders were as fol-
lows: Algernon Blair, Montgomery,
S27, 500; 3. A. Davis, Pensacola, ST.
147 and c. H. Turner & Co, Pensacola,
$26,494.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-16
AN ABATE MENT
PLEA is FILED
IN j. S. COURT
FOUR INDICTED IN CONNECTIONS
WITH THE FIRST NATIONAL
BANK CLAIM THE INDICTMENT
is ILLEGAL.

A plea in abatement was filed in the
United States court yesterday n which
the indictment returned several months
ago against W. S. Keyser, Thos. -
Brent, VIM. II. Knowles and w. K.
Hyer is attacked and il is claimed the
document is illegal and invalid on sew
eral grounds, the principal one Of
which is that H, G. DeSiIva, who
served as a member of the grand jury
also was a court officer at the time
he was acting as a juror. The manner
in which the grand jury was drawn
is also attacked in the papers filed.
Each Of the four indicted are repre-
scented by different attorneys.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-16
EELS. FISH AND
SNAKES ROUTED
FROM 4 DRAIN
SANITARY INSPECTORS MADE
QUITE A DISCOVERY WHEN
THEY STARTED TO CLEAN OUT
POOLS nv EAST PART OF CITY.

Snakes. cells, fish. frogs. mo=gHle.e=
in the wiggletail state. etc, were found
in the pools Of water near ,4n utnT-
section of Romano aud Gov; Hos streets
yesterday when Sanitary Inspector
Gingles and Everett started ia 90 aieau
out the small pools which stand
from season to season in that par
ticular section OF Jhe city.
An inventory yesterday shosad fhat
the onslaught had cost the ftes uf
four snakes Of the water moccaaIn va
riety; four eels ten suckers" three
fresh water fish having The appeaa-
ance OF the weIl-known Dream: count
less wiggIetails Cor baby mosquitoes.
a vast number Of frogs, and other
"vaTmints" as one of the inspectors de
scribed them.
The insp eCtors started on the stand
ing pools named being the first Of
series of expeditions" to keep down
any posi- ole malarial diseases emangt-
ing from the low places. After each
rain, it was stated, the pools rise
higher than usual, and remain for daya
Complaint was lodged with the health
department and the inspectors were
instructed to endeavOr to clear out the
spots complained OF, and getting
through with the conditions they al
tackled yesterday, they go today to an
other place complained Of in The west
ern part of the city and Will attemp,
to better things cited in thai
part of town. Thence they will go to
other spots in various parts Of the
city and remedy conditions which are
complained Of. At all places they place
large amount Of disinfccting fluid
and this Is calculated to kin all mos
quitces and all dangerous parasitic
forms.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-16
Political Announcement.
(PaId ADVERTISEMENT.

am q candidate for City Commits
sioner, and say to everybody that / am
not a party to any deal or scheme. The
and will work to that end with any and
all who will help, but Will oppose any
selfish moves. viii try to have all reas-
enable laws enforced. No law abiding
citizen will have anything to fear. 7
do not ask for ofice on the dement's
Of others, but simply my merits. II
Y am trusted with your interest 7 will
try to serve you faithfully.
Respectfully,
j. N. ANDREWS,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-16
NEWS OF THE MARKETS
Naval Stores Market.

Savannah. Sept 15.-The spirits o.
turpentine market opened and closed
nominal today with no sales. Re
ceipts were 965 casks and shipments
ST casks, leaving stocks of 2S,596
asks.
The rosin market opened and closed
nominal, with no sales. Receipts were
1895 barrels and shipments 1694 bar
reIs. leaving stocks of 1O7,557 barrels.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-16
OFFICIAL STATEMENT
REPORT FROM CAPTURE

Toxic, Sept. 15.-Under date Of Sep
TENDER II, the war office has given out
an official statement relating to the
situation at Using Tau in which it is
declared that Japanese cavalry cap
tured Chino, ten miles outside of the
Kiao-Chow zone. No siEns of the
enemy were discovered north Of the
river Pisha, Aeroplanes Of the enemy
occasionally are sighted.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-16
DR.. M. A. Lischkoff is out
Of the city. '"o2S'f
ESTIMATE OF AUSTRIAN
LOSS VERY LARGE ONE

London. sept, ia reasonable cs-
innate says a Times Petrograd des-
patch, places the Austrian losses in
GaliCja 81 5000 in killed. wounded
and prisoners o. nearly ouo-third II
their forces. They have also lost, The
despatch says. 1000 guns, more than
two-thirds OF their available artillery.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-16


eftsF delivery OF Same hV carrier.
Jos. Coleman, who has been absent
for the past ten days or two weeks in
New York. Philadelphia and other
eastern cities selecting his fall and
winter stock, returned home yester-
day afternoon. Mr.. Coleman expects
his selections to begin arriving in a
short time and says his display will
please his customers.
Louis ]. Guttman, the popular clerk
of L. E. Mobiles & Co, has returned
from a vacation of ten days, which lie
spent with relatives in Montgomery.
Rufus Jones. formerly a resident Of
Pensacola, but now Of Corinth, Miss.
where he is secretary Of a. commercial
association, is in Pensacola and is be-
ing welcomed by his many friends.
Tomorrow being election day, all sa-
looms of the city will close their doors
at o'clock tonight and remain closed
until o'clock Friday morning. Sheriff
A. Cary Ellis last night announced
that the election law covers all cleo
tions and therefore the saloons must
remain closed during tomorrow.
Pupils of the public schools will have
no trouble in procuring school books.
II Is understood that two drug stores
will or have been designated and VIII
handle the books which are expected
to arrive in a few days.
The following advisory warming has
been received by the weather bureau
~ disturbance off East Florida coast
Is apparently moving north and NORTH
westward. 1t VIII cause strong north
east to northwest winds, probably
reaching gale force of the South At
lantic coast. Advise shipping bourd
for this region to exercise caution"
very interesting program has been
prepared for the nlid-weck devotional
services 1T the First Baptist church
tonight In addition to the devotional
feature the following musical numbers
will he given: Piano solo, Miss Ethel
Yates; vocal solo, Miss Ella Went
worth; vocal solo. Miss Marguerite
WnheIni. These services will begin
promptly al a quarter befoI eight
o'clock. The public in general and
strangers are especially invit' to at
tend
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-16
CHICAGO GRAIN

Chicago, Sept. 15.-Cash grain and
provisions:
Wheat-No. . red 1.o1'a a1.o5 5-S;
northern TO.
Corn-No. , yellow 761-fa3-A
Oats-standard a 81 air.
Hay-Timothy seed $4,000 $500;
clover nominal
Provisions-Pork $3.50; lard $925;
ribs $1127aSILSI.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-16
AUSTRIANS WIN.

CONTINUED From First Page)
of wilma. composed of the second, third,
fourth and twentieth army corps, two
reserve divisions and five divisions of
cavalry had been completely defeated
by the Germans. The Russian casual
ties were heavy.
The number of Russian prisoners is
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-16
ST. LOUIS GRAIN MARKET

St Louis, Sept. 15.-Cash:
Wheat-No. red 1.01I4 Qg1.03; No
hard 1.02q 1882.
Corn-No. ? 77I4 @7S; No. ? white
so.
Oats-No. 49, @47; No. white
As.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-16
COTTON IN FAIR DEMAND.

fair demand Sales, $500 bales in
Guiding 5000 American on the basis
Of 90 for middHng, Imports 1850
bales including 1104 American
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-16
SMALL CRUISER HELA
is SUNK BY SUBMARINE

Berlin. CVia Copenhagen, Via Lon
dom Sept. 15.-It is officially announced
that on the morning OF September Is
the small cruiser HeIa was sunk by d
torpedo from a hostile submarine. Al
most the whole of the crew was saved.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-16

Keep in touch with home
and friends while on your
vacation by reading The
Journal.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-16
TERSELY TOLD.
S5 0n REWARD

The Journal win pay $500 reward fer
evidence sufsieient TO convict any boy or
person found stealing SubsLrIberS' papers
sitter delivery Of Same hY carrier.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-16
Germans Will Present
Solid Front When the
Second Battle Opens

Continued From First Page.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-09-16

Louis ]. Guttman, the popular clerk
of L. E. Mobiles & Co, has returned
from a vacation of ten days, which he
spent with relatives in Montgomery.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-18
.SHERMAN'S BOOKS ! AT HOWARD COLLEGE
First President Bequeathed 15OO Volumes Valued at
 SSOO0 to Institution

Fifteen hundred books. valued at
 ssOOO and bequeathed to Howard col |lege by the late pr. Samuel sterling
 sherman, founder and first president of Howard, are being placed in the How ard library shelves. The shipment or books has just reached Howard from Chicago, where Dr. sherman died No vember 22, lacking only two days or being s9 years old. With the books came two massive mahogany cases,
 The books comprised the private library of Dr. sherman, which was re- garded as carefully selected, modern and complete Most of tho works re- late to scientific subjects. The eollee- ton adds largely to Howard's hprarS' which contains nearly 20,ooo volumes.
 pr. sherman was president of Howard college from 1S42 to 1852. Shortly be- fore his death he announced that ms library should go to the Baptist school upon his death. At the same time ne presented to the college picture o' the first Howard faculty, many carry records of the college, his diploma, re- ceived from Middlebury college, yer mont. in 1888, and certificates of hon orary degrees awarded him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-18

Tomorrow the teachers of rural schools in Jefferson county. numbering 300 men and women. will be paid in full for services specified in the December pay roll. The pay roll will total be- tween s1S,00o and s2o,00o and payment will take place In Birmingham in the midst of the Christmas shopping sea son.
 Announcement to this effect was made last night from the office of p. NJ MeNeil. superintendent of coun- ty board of education. As result it is announced that the Parisian company has volunteered to finance the pay roll and that tomorrow morning at o'clock disbursement will begin. Payment will be made in cash and will take place on the second floor of the Parisiaa es- tahlishment.
 It is stated that the management of this concern has volunteered to ac- commodate the county to the extent of advancing the December pay roil for teachers in rural districts without charge or discount. Superintendent Me Neil and Assistant Superintendent R. G. Hewitt of the county board of educa- ton last night issued a joint state ment expressing their qualification at being able to secure the payment of salaries of the rural teachers of the county in time to be of service dur
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-18

Walter Fowlkes says L. Sevier knows every person in Birmingham, and MT. Sevier says Walter Fowlkes is known by every one in Birmingham. so it is not unnatural that two such men should be as devoted friends as they are. They hunt together The farm of MT. Fowikes on Shades mountain is place of attraction for MT. Sevier during the summer months, and they lunch together almost every day. And in season MT. Sevier and MT. Fowlkes with few friends take few days off and hunt deer and ducks and quail In south Alabama. When an effort was made to obtain a motion picture of these two prominent men yesterday it attracted the attention of some passersby. When the picture was taken even the newsboys were able to call the names of the two men as they walked past the camera near the Tutwiler. tT1er f
 Mir Sevier is general agent for the Southern railway and its allied lines in this district. He was born in Mississippi, but has lived here practically all of his life. He started with the Alabama Great Southern as a clerk. and with the excep- ton of a few years as vice president of the Seaboard has lived here during his entire official career. He Is unquestion- ably one of the most popular men in
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-18
PARISIAN COMPANY WILL ADVANCE MONEY WITHOUT INTEREST TO PAY SALARIES OF
 RURAL SCHOOL TEACHERS OF THIS COUNTY

Disbursement will begin Satur- day morning promptly at g o'clock on the second floor of the Parisian establishment, 1908 Third avenue, and will continue until full pay ment has been made. Assistant Superintendent Hewitt will be on hand to identify those applying for pay. All teachers who can do so are urged to apply Saturday for payment, so as to be able to avail themselves of this means of iden- tification. Payment will be con tinued, howver, until full dis bursement has been made. The full payroll for rural teachers will be placed in the hands of the Parisian people, and the teachers applying for salaries upon being identified will only be required to sign an acknowledgement of amount re- ceiyed. The Parislan company will be paid in full at the time when tho teachers would ordinarily receive payment, which would probably be more than a month from now; but an exact date has not been set.
 l.. Block. manager of the Parisian company, when seen by an Age Herald reporter last night made the following statement:
 My concern is glad to be of any little service of which 1t is capa- ble either to the county or to the teachers, and requests that tne visiting teachers shall not feel at all obligated to make purchases from this establishment. All we de sire is the good will of the out-of- town visitors"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-18

sum would be saved might be mem tioned:
 "combined sheriff and police depart ments
 'Combination of the county and city ensinccring offices.
 "The county treasury and accounting departments combined with the city comptroller.
 "one health officer for the county and city
 "rhe annual expense of the Bessemer court would be eliminated.
 "Combined county and city legal de- rartmenfs.
 "Elimination of expense of coroner's s
 "The big saving resulting from sub stitution of salaries for fees. "Combination of board of revenue and the city commission. "In fact, the new combined county and city government would be adnlin- ietered by one set of executive officers and one set of courts. "Other advantages which would ac- crue to the people of Birmingham would be: Relief from the expense and der1or- aiization incident to the great county elections as heretofore. It is not pre- stunned that the commission as now con stituted will necessarily take charge of the consolidated government. The system of government must be adapt ed to the changed situation, as it Is presumed that the new combined cout- ! ty and city government will be giver
 the right to manage its own affair
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-18
LOCAL PEOPLE HELP IN FIGHT FOR PARDON William ]. Cummins Has Many Friends and Rela-
 tives Here

In the fight of the friends On William J. cummins to obtain his pardon at the hands of Governor Glynn of New York there is great interest in Birmingham, where MT. Cummins is not only well known but where he has very close iela- tives.
 MT Cummins. us Is generally .Sncwn, is serving a sentence of four years on a charge of technical embezzlement or mis- appropriation or the funds of the Car negie Trust company. In the effort to gain his freedom, Robert M. Goodall George B. Ward, ex-Gov. William D.. Jelks. Harry Jones and other prominent people of Birmingham, his intimate friends. have played a part.
 On last Saturday q delegation of 90 prominent men representing 13 states called on Governor Glynn, petltioning the release of MT. Cummins. Of the delega- ton well known men were Senator Luke Lea, Congressman Byrn, and Gov.-elect Thomas c. Rye of Tennessee and l. C. Napier, ex-register of the United States treasury. Ten of the jury which tried Mir. Cummins joined in a petition for hts release, and one of them, Frank ]. Adams, accompanied the delegation. The other members of the jury could not be interviewed regarding the case, one of them being in Europe and the othor in California
 Local friends and relatives of the for mer banker are hopeful that the remark able delegation, together with countless numbers of petitioners. will move Gov ernor Glynn to take favorable ac ion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-18

southern railroad circles His work as an executive agent Is of the highest impor- tance, and he is accredited with being one of the best railroad executives in the south. Mir. Sevier is keenly interested in every movement for the betterment of this city, and has given freely of his time and attention In civic matters. In many circles he is known as one of the kindest men that was ever in Birmingham. He Is constantly doing some nice little service for some friend and his most devoted and
 unchangeable pals" are the boys and
 girls of the younger sets, with whom no
 one Is so popular.
 Walter Fowlkes, who is member of
 the firm of Fowlkes Bros, is a chap that everyone admires and respects. He is ut terly unselfish and of disposition that Is incomparable. Recently the press club was arranging little affair that called for some cotton on the stalk, and an ap-
 peal was sent for Walter" He not only gave the cotton, but hauled it from his farm in an automobile. and not even force could make him accept any gratuity. Finally box of cigars was sent him without a card to get even with him. Mir Fowlkes assisted in obtaining a photograph of MT. Sevier. which is no easy task, little dreaming that he was des- tined for write up'' along with his com panion.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-18

ing the holiday season despite the de- pleted condition of the treasury, and highly commenting the action of the Partisan company for offering its as- sstanee to the county and the teach CTS of the rural districts at this op- perfume time. The statement follows
 eve are much gratified at be-
 ing enabled to announce that ne
 gotiations have been successfully
 terminated whereby the teachers
 of the rural districts of the kccun-
 ty will receive the December sal
 aries in time to be of service dur
 ing the holidays, despite the pres
 ent depicted condition of the treas
 ury. The holiday pay roll has here
 tofore teen financed by bank
 with wssich member of the board
 was connected. but this year this
 connection had been severed and
 other arrangement was found nec-
 essary Several efforts on the
 part of the county board to secure
 the money necessary to meet our
 regular holiday pay roll were
 without success and it is therefore
 with a distinct sense of gratitude
 that we accept the gratuitous of
 fer of the management of the Pa
 risian company to advance our
 cash requirements for this purpose absolutely free of charge to the [ county and teachers with the state- ment neither the board nor teach CTS need feel under obligation to the firm. We therefore wish to express our high appreciation Of the service rendered by this en- terprising concern at this iuncture
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-18
Based on Actual Operations

Based on Actual Operatiohs
 This statement Is based on actual oper- ations of the city of Birmingham ana county for 1914 It shows that the city annual deficit is lost in the merger, result ing in a surplus of s25ooo.
 ITO be on the safe side, it is assumed that the city will take on obligt uons of the county to the full extent of the county's general fund. It will probably
 take on less than that
 "In adjusting the bonded debt Of the
 county, it Is proposed the city assume three-qua rters of sl,200.0c0 or ROoooO The average interest rate on county bonds IS
 per cent This win call for $45oco an
 nual interest.
 Table No. ? shows the operations or the combined governments when as- SC essmepts reach s100, ,0oO.o00 It is pre- sumed the people would be willing to advance the county rate from 70 cents to it's limit of 75 cents. as an offset tc being relieved of any general city rate raise.
 ,"rhe effect of this combined county and city rate of s1.76 on the increased assessments from year to year VII have d geometrical progression effect, and will produce revenue rapidly. liable No. uses expenses or the city and county for the current year, for the req son that expenses can probably be held where they are now. It shows, now ever. the increased receipts coming from the slight raise of cents on Nooooo'oV assessments
 Other Items
 .sThe above figures take no account oi the county revenues except those taxes raised inside the city limits of Birming l ham. The county licenses probably amount to a considerable sum, put n the consolidation could be abolished. .sThe interest on balances on the com bined city and county funds would amount l to a considerable sum.
 ,'rhe committee which suggested thii plan to the Chamber of Commerce figured the saving from consolidation of functions
 would approximate more than 5000" year. ...x Al,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-18
DECREASE OF S562,S ,S57.ss CON- PARED WITH COLLECTIONS UP TO DECEMBER 15, LAST YEAR. SAME CONDITION IN CITY

If the people of every other county have been as slow in the matter of pay ment of taxes as tho people of Jeffer- son county have been, it would require no master mind to find the cause why teachers and other employees of the state are unable to collect their wages.
 The following table will illustrate the situation in Jefferson:
 Collections up to Dec. 16
 1913 $723,s1s54 Collections up to Dec. 15,
 1914 16f,4Bs.16
 Difference ....,......,.t. .Sooz,oo i.oo
 The figures furnished by the city re- garding its collections, follow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-12-18

Windham, cochrane: A. II. Dabbs, Car rol,ton; R. M. Pooley. Reform. Pike-I.. M Bashinsky, J. D. Murphree' Walter S. Block. Troy. Randolph-J. c. Wright. M. Schuessler,
 Roa nolse, J. c. Swann, Wedowee. iRussell--C. l.. Mullin. H. L. Sprinkle, Girnrd; H. T. Benton, Scale Shelby-C. l.. Meroney T. w. Palmer Monteyallo; w. r. Davis. Columbiana; J. II. Wilder, Vincent. St. Ciair-McLane Triton, Jr. Pei City: w P. Cooke. Odenville; J. l.. Her ring Ashviile; w. T. Brown. Ragland. Sumter-T. NJ. Tartt, w. s. Nichols Liv' ingston; J. c. Weldon, York; w. K. Lewei- len, Epes
 Talladega-s. P. Mcdonald, J. v Brown, Sylacauga W. II. Baynton. Iseor 1 G Jones, Talladega: R. B. Burns. Lin colR,
 ,raIlaspoosa-J. c. Maxwell. s. J. Nolen
 Reniamfn Russell, Alexander City; Vii
 liam Gray. Dadeville; F.. L. Andrews
 Tuscalooaa--s. F. Aston. c. Foster, k S. Moody. VI H. Hardgrove, Tuscaloosa g. A Yerby, Northport Walker-J. k. Cranford. A. 8. Preston H. w Grant I'd. Jasper; F. A. Morrell Ca rbon Hill: A. J. Thompson, Oakman. Wilcox--J. c. Adams. Pineapple; E. W Berry, w. J. Bonner, Camden; C. shsf
 field. Pine H.l.