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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-17
Whole World Is Ruled
By The American Dollar
Takes the Place of Pounds
Sterling in Commercial
Transactions.
81 AssoCIATEp PREss.

New York, Aug. 16.-The Ameri-
can dollar ruled the world today with
an iron grip. Foreign exchange went
down to new depths in torrent of
bills that poured into the exchange
markets from American manufac-
turers seeking pay for big war con-
tracts. Coincident with the startling
decline of exchange rates, came the
assertion from an uninpeachable
source that every contract for sup
plies sent abroad called for payment
in American dollars and not in pound
sterling, which heretofore has been
the standard of finance the world
over. The immense losses, therefore,
due to the decline in foreign exchange
rates will be borne, to the last penny
by foreign buyers, situation exactly
opposite of what heretofore had been
the popular belief.
When the rates were lowest today
the pound normal rate $4.87) sold
for 1854, and 6.2 francs eoualed an
American dollar, while a dollar pur.
chased 6.48 Tires. Before the closing
market pounds sterling rose half Z
point, francs three and lires one.
Bankers held an informal confer
ence to consider the situation and de
cided to leave the remedy to Europ,
as the foreign buyers, and not Amer
leans, are the sufferers. Europeal
selling of American securities or tn
establishment here of at least fv
hundred million dollar credit is re
garded among American bankers a
the only way Europe can change an
restore rates to normal.
On Saturday last the pound estat
lished a new low record in the Me-
York money rate by falling to 4.69.
The sharp fall in exchange rate
was ascribed to the demand of Amer
can manufacturers for pay of gooc
sold. abroad. Recently the none
market has been flooded with million
a
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-17
Marines Washed
From Battleship
Decks In a Gale
nv AssOcIATED PRESS.

Washington, Aug. 16.-Two Amer
lean marines were washed overheard
from the battleship New Hampshire
and drowned yesterday while the ship
was sailing through the gulf hurri-
cane somewhere south of the Florida
coast. No damage to the New Hamp-
shire or Louisiana we're reported.
The marines were James Franklin
Robinson and Bardie Wayne Ray
RAYS residence is given as Missis.
sippi. His mother, Maude Ray Hol,
comb is his next of kin. The bodies
were not recovered. Robinson'l
mother lives at Uhrichsville, Ohio.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-17
LONDON CONSIDERS WAY
TO MEET THE SITUATION

London, Aug. 16-Financiers are
making a strong effort TO relieve the
low rate on British exchange by hav-
ing the government issue and put on
the American market large amount
of short term high rate bonds, which
will be attractive to American pur-
chasers. It was said all the Ameri-
can securities possible have already
been sold.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-17
YOUNG WHITE NAN
UNDER SERIOUS CHARGE.

Raleigh, N. c., Aug. 16.-Earie
johnson, a young white man was
brought here today from Portsmouth,
Va. where he was arrested Saturday
night in connection with the killing
of Chsrses B. Abt, whose body was
found IN lone room in this city, July
9. Abt's body was found after he
had been dead several days. No for
nal charge has been lodged against
johnson, but he is being held with.
out bail pending an investigation intt
circumstances surrounding the dealt
of Abt. Police say johnson was II
Realeigh when Abt's death occurred
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-17
YOUNG WOMEN IN
KRUPP GUN WORKS.

Geneva, Switzerland, Aug. 16.-Of-
fetal figures show that on June 1,
about 5000 young women were en-
pIoyed at the Krupp works at Essen,
as compared with 1929 on January 1.
The whole number of employees on
June / is not given. On January 1,
the total was 1926, exclusive of the
employees in the associated industries
mining and shipbuilding-and in
the ammunition works owned by the
Krupps.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-17
GALVESTON SHUT OFF FROM
WORLD AT TEN O'CLOCK

Houston, Aug. 16.-At ten O'Clock
tonight the only wire working be-
tween here and Galveston went down.
The weather bureau believed the hur-
ricane has left the gulf and now
struck the mainland between here
and Galveston. There were high winds
all along the coast and several islands
we're cut off. No loss of life was re
ported.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-17
PRESIDENT SELECTS
SULLIvAN'S SUCCESSOR

Washington, Aug. lev. w. Rus
sell, former American minister to the
Dominion republic, was selected to-
day by President Wilson for appoint
ment to the same position. He viii
succeed James M. Sullivan, resigned
as the result Of charges.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-17
SHERTFFS POSSESS ARE OUT
IN SEARCH OF LEO. FRANZ

Augusta, Ga, August 16.-sheriff's
possess in every county surrounding
Baldwin county, in which Milledge-
sviIle is located, have been ordered out
in an effort to find Frank and the
party which took him.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-17
PANAMA CITY GIRL BROWNS
City Sells County Warrants
of $l6,63S.39 for $13,97o.25
Warrants Turned Over by
County Recently Bearing
Interest at 4 Per Cent.

The city of Pensacola, which recent
ly received from the county of Es-
Gambia warrants to the amount of
$16,639.39 as the city's share of the
county road and bridge tax collec-
tons, has sold these warrants for the
sum of 13,976.25. The warrants are
for one, two and three years and
bear interest at the rate of per cent.
per annum. The reason given in
resolution adopted by the city COM
missioners yesterday for this act is
that con account of the present finan-
cial condition of the city it is neces-
sary that the proceeds of said notes
be realized at once" The resolution
in full, which merely confirms the
sale already made, follows:
WHEREAS, the city of Pensacola
has received from the county of Es-
Gambia, Fla, on account of the city's
proportion of the road and bridge
fund, three notes, as follows:
No. 1889, payable August 2,
1916, A per cent interest. .$5,546.13
No. 1880, payable August 2,
1917, 4 per cent interest. 5,546.19
No. 1868, payable August 2,
1918 per cent interest. 5,546.1S
: Total ..-.-..s ..ssssss y 10, oSo.os
And, whereas, on account of the
present financial condition of the city
it is necessary that the proceeds OF
said notes be realized at once; there
fore, be it
Resolved by the board of commits.
sioners of the city of Pensacola, thai
the three said notes be discounted al
the National Bank of Commerce o.
/ Pensacola, Florida, as follows
No. 1859, payable August 2,
1916. Discount at 8 per
cent. for one year, $443.69.
Proceeds .............$5 DIVA
No. 1880, payable Augusa Z,
II 1917. Discount at per
cent for two years, $887.38
Proceeds .......-... 1851
) No. 1858, payable August 2,
7 1918. Discount at per
: cent for three years,
81, 331.07. Proceeds ..... 4,215.0
Total proceeds ........ $13, 1852
And that the interest of 4 per cen
! per annum on said notes when co
lected from the county of Escambi
be credited to the account of the cit
of Pensacola; the proceeds of sal
three notes amounting to $13,976.2
to be credited to the general fund {
! the city of Pensacola
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-17
MEXICAN TROOPS ON
WAY TO JOIN FORCES

San Diego, Aug. 1.-two hundred
Mexican troops, according to word re
ceived here today, left Guayamas Sat
urday for Nogales, where it is report
ed all Villa troops along the Mexican
division of the Southern Pacific rail
road are being sent.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-17
NOTHING SEEN OF FRANK
OR THE PARTY AT EATONTON

Eatonton, Ca, Aug. 16.-The party
that took Leo Frank from the prison
farm and which was supposed to have
come in this direction, had not passed
here this morning at 1870 o'clock.
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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-08-17

PENSACOLA WEATHER

Local thundershowers Tuesday and
wednesday, moderate east to southeast
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-29
TRUE TO THEIR INSTITUTIONS
Exchanging Character Of the Saxon
Race as Evinced Throughout
the Centuries.

This tribe of Saxons had, by acci-
dent or wise leadership. happened
upon the very country best suited to
them. A fertile island, cut off from
the rest of the world and with room
for all, so that each one might, with
his family, have kingdom OF his own.
This, with as little machinery of gov
eminent as possible and yet all ready
to combine as equals in self-defense.
But as they made their land product
I've. as they became rich. they became
the prey of other peoples from north
western Germany and what Is now tho
Scandinavian peninsula and were
forced to defend their possessions
and their customs against Angles.
Danes and Normans.
1t Is a curious feature OF the abid-
ing, unrelenting purpose of these Sax
ons to govern themselves and to be
let alone that, though they were con-
quered in turn by Angles, Danes and
Normans. they swallowed up all three
In the end and imposed their customs,
their language, their habit of mind
and their institutions upon each OF the
invaders in turn. They would have
nothing to do with the half-developed
feudalsm of Angles and Danes, nor
Nth the full-developed feudalism OF
William the COnqueror and his follow
ers. The conqueror claimed that the
land was his and that every holder OF
land owed fealty to him personally
II took about 100 years for the Saxon
idea to prevail over the feudalistic
notion. and the result was magma
charta The magma charta wrested
from King John by the barons was In
reality the shaking OF personal ale
glance to chieftain by the Norman
barons, aided by the Saxon gentry.
who had finally imbued them also
with their own love OF independence
and free government. They insisted
then, and have maintained ever since,
that they derived their rights, their
liberties and their laws not from .
king, but from themselves. In the
days OF william the Conqueror their
king was elective, though chosen from
the reigning house. As late as 1859
the commons voted that King James
had abdicated and that the throne was
vacant They chose their own rulers,
and no doubt would do so again today
IL necessary II Is much too long
story to go. step by step, through the
recital of this development. II con
Germs us here only to note these I'M
changing characteristics OF the race,
maintained and strengthened through
centuries of war tumult and conquest.
--Scribner's Magazine.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-29

tiles for a time, growing more ner
vous every minute The doing lady
was so interested she stayed awake,
and the plain daughter closed her
book
1T has been ten years since that
name escaped me and | almost
gasped. Surely 1t was not stranger
who replied, Thank you, that sounds
more natural, Pauline" had recourse
to the old trick of a surreptitious
pinch to prove If were awake. He
and our conversation growing per
sonal ! became alarmed. Decidedly
propriety demanded another move, So
! remarked, apropos of nothing, that
] was now wife and mother. ! can
not describe to you the satisfaction
this speech gave me- felt that my
tracks were covered, or my bridges
burnt. or something classic! Judge OF
my state of mind, therefore, when he
said he had received no announce
mcnt of my wedding and asked my
husbands name ! looked him straight
in the ewes 10 carry conviction and
said soiemnly the first combination OF
words that occurred to me, Garrett
George Garrett
suddrn twinkle in his eyes and
Rr Shing sadie such as never crossed
f. "a TITO LAS face brought the
. scl sa:riug 10 my cheeks, You
+, ow lin" said. how strange he
NJ Ter told me- oh. no he replied,
- knew hi3 very slightly We were
hrih Princeton men No, Mr. Gar
rett was Harvard man." | replied
firmly. A-.ain the unfamiliar twinkle,
and then. Ten years ago | hoped you
would never desert Princeton" and IT
was Fred Thompson who spoke-Oh,
surely. We talked of the old days,
the ball when we first met, and of the
week on the Paris Suddenly he
asked me about my baby. | fear that
for an instant | looked blank and per.
hans he saw il. but ! accurately de-
scribed your offspring and gave her
YOUR name. All, how is Miss Wood
ward?" he asked Are you as de-
voted friends as ever?" really felt
frightened. this game was nov fairly
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-29
A Diplomat.

Il thought you told me when en-
gagged you that you never used to-
bacco," Numbered the great states
man
Nor do l, replied the youthful pri-
vate secretary suavely.
What was that you Just threw
away as | entered the room?" de-
manded the great statesman.
That? Oh, that was only a cigar
cite" replied the young man. know
ing his employers aversion for any
thing less strenuous than cut plug
and navy chewing.
Later in life il is gratifying to know
that this young private secretary
shone In diplomatic circles
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-29
A Game
with Memory
Copyright. by J. B. Lppincott Coz

Copyright. by J. B. Lippincott Coz
Dear Josephine: cannot stop to
write the thank you" I said In all
sincerity yesterday, for my fingers
are tingling to tell you a tale Of ad-
venture. had expected to enjoy the
scenery of the Lehigh Valley, but an
hour after we left Buffalo my eyes
hurt from the glare of the snow and.
foolishly enough, l started to read.
which gave me a wretched headache.
Suddenly realizing the forlorn pros
pect of the long journey ahead Of me,
I looked with despair at the doing
old lady opposite and her hopelessly
plain daughter, my only companions
In the car. You must remember all
this, and also that l am younger than
you and have not a devoted husband
and baby to sober me!
My only hope was Wilkesbarre. l
eagerly scanned the platform, for
had quite made up my mind that
someone knew would board the train
there. Suddenly my heart leaped in
way appropriate to my coming out"
year.-a tall man with the well-re.
membered Princeton walk was com
ing towards the train. Fred Thomp
SOM" thought 1t is amusing how
f!uttered one may still be after ten
Years AS he came into the car our
eyes met. and doubted-no, knew
it could not be; his eyes were-well.
they were not Fred's! suppose there
is nothing extravagantly sentimental
in remembering the color of ones
first lovers eyes? But Josephine, as
| looked into his face it lighted up
with an expression of recognition. To
this minute | don't know what pos
sessed me, but in second it was done
l smiled and held out my hand. SO
after all, | am the first to remember
Mr.. Thompson" | said.
( That is always a womans priv
! ilege and sometimes even a duty, but
surely you know ! could not forget
you" 1t was certainly Fred's slow
three-cornered smile. as we used tC
call it, his voice, his manner to the
life, AID We We talked general
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-29
Needless Alarm.

When Prof. Percival Lowell In lee
ture on the ultimate destruction OF
the solar system, had aroused his au-
dience 10 dismay at the prospect OF
the total oblteration OF the human
race and all its records he said their
instructive sorrow over the distant
cafaclysm was akin to the maternal in.
stinct Of certain shop girl
Somebody rushed into the store
where she was employed and shouted
out: Mamma, Mamma, Your lit
tie boy has Just been run Overt
THE shop girl dropped her work
and ran TO the door; but at the eide
walk she stopped threw back her
head and exclaimed: What fool |
am, haven't any little boy. I'm
not even married
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-29
When Libraries Buy Books.

II comes rather as surprise TO find
that the lists of some Of the publish
ers are already exhausted, says Lon
don CORE spandsnt l. Is di2cult the
old-fashioned publishers say, to per
suade the libraries to buy books in
anything like large quantities between
April and October. and the publish
iES a.. . ess has come TO depend TO
a greater and greater degree on the
within of the libraries. There is no
doubt a good deal to be said on the
other side of the question, and dur.
ing the last few years more than one
publisher has been bringing out i'm
portant books during the slack rather
than the busy season.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-29
at
Red Eye
Copyright. by J. B. Nppincott Cob

Travelling month ago in Ari-
zona," said the drummer for the bene-
Mt OF the stranger and the pilgrim in
the smoker, Il stopped OF at q little
mining camp called Red Eye, where
! thought might nnd some of the ma
lives yearning for my goods. 1t ap-
peared that all the natives, including
the dogs, had turned out to meet me,
and thinking that the reception must
be intended for another man, l was
walking away when . tall miner laid
. arm and OBTAINING hand on my arm.
"Egscuse me, stranger. but before
- distributes yourself permisc's
would you mind givin' the fust citi-
Gems Of Red Eye idee what yer play
10 ter be? Ell yer objec' in pervadin'
this deestric' Is ter start q faro bank
or q dance hall, or any institution
eaflated to drore attention to this
garden spot Of the commonwealth yer
free to enj'y yerself like buck prairie
dorg. But'-and here the crowd drew
20 near that several noses rested on
my shoulder, while my view was OBJ
structed by bushes Of yellow whiskers
-"ef yer one of them tenderfoots
come to rescue Red Eye from mawral
miasma, We have a chance Of waitin'
to get loaded on the next stage or the
refusal of Christian burial from the
members Of this outfit The honor.
able citizens referred to looked as il
they would have preferred my taking
the last option, and it required all the
liquid samples in my case to reduce
them to a more amiable frame OF
mind.
"A good many were disappointed
that the affair should end so tamely
one man going so FIR as TO say that
he had gotten his aged father out OF
bed and brought him there to see the
fun, and that it was playing it low
down on the patriarch, who might not
live until the next circus came
around. Modified this pair with al
exclusive flask to themselves, anG
presently the crowd smothered its re
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-29
sshoots the Post once Winder Full
Of Holes"


grets and wandered OF to witness
dog fight that happened just then to
open up for business.
" Stranger said the tall miner, who
fingered, I believe it's up to me to eg
splain why Red Eye was rearin' on its
hind legs when it see gent of your
brand trail inter camp. Generally the
he outfit of this bailiwick hangs the
cayuse fust and does the explainin'
afterwards. which has its awk'ard
pints but saves a heap OF argyfyin.
OF course, | expressed my gratitude
that the citizens of Red Eye had
stretched a point instead of my neck.
"It was this-a-way,' began my new
found friend. Bout four weeks ago
tenderfoot come trailin' in here
holdin' down the saddle OF paint
pony. Fore the arrival of thish we're
Ian tortle (which his name was Fubs-
by) Red Eye was about as ca am an
mswral a camp as ye'd find this side
of Crooked Elbow. | don't low there
was more'n three fights day on an
average-harmles little enj'yments
where parties wouldn't lose moren
a eve or a year No sooner he'd this
ornery tarantular shook the dust OF
the trail often his hoofs than the
peace of the camp was threatened. II
pears the varmint had been in New
York a spell back, where they was
enj'yin the blessin's of reform and
he lowed that Red Eye ought to keep
up with the procession or go bury
itself in a cyclone cellar.
And he keeps up this sort o CAB
while he was trackin' round town till
the fust citizens got plum crazy on
the subjec'. We see, Pizen Junction
he'd got a ping pong table and school
teacher. and 1t did seem we shouldn't
let them train robbers lead in the
march of civilization 'thout kickin' up
some dust
They was a meetin held to Dago
Pete's whar Fubsby outlines the play.
"'"What we wants to start with
fust," says this horn toad. lis a street
cleanin' department. Now. who's
volunteerin to laundry and bresh up
the bullyvards of this hawg rum
"A white suit he said was neces-
sary. and there was on'y one in town,
belongin' to the Chink, Hung Wok,
| what done the washin' for the Red
| Light Dance hall We sent depita-
ton to wait on him. and I'm . mush'
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-29
OuQht to Specialize,

A man charged with stealing $50,
600 worth of jewelry. in court ascribed
his downfall to that alliterative trim
ity of allurements. "pinochle, poker
and pool" He might have expected
to fail In an attempt to qualify as an
expert In each Of those lines. In
these days Of specia Iization no man
can hope to be successful all
"rounder."
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-29
Old Knee Joint.

Estimated by scientists to be from
Ss0. 900 to 275.0O0 years old. the petri-
Asd knee Joint Of mammoth was un-
sarthed at Long Beach, Cal. by work
men twenty-eight feet below the sur
face. The discovery has been pre-
scented to the chamber OF commerce,
by Anton Cheroske. the finder, Ths
knee joint OF the largest species of AMI
mails that ever roamed the earth II
VII preserved. despite its great age.
= measures 10 inches IN length and II
inches Ia diameter.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-29

beyond me. It seemed to me that the
fate Of Sapphire would bring blessed
relief. However, when learned that
he was going on to Philadelphia I
took courage and even found my head
again in talk of books and plays and
his life in a New Mexico ranch. Just
before he left the train he thanked
me for speaking to him and said he
felt it to be only square to Fred
Thompson to say that | was mistaken
In calling him by that name, but that
he was an old chum of Fred's and the
resemblance had many times led to
complications. But as he spoke.
Josephine. in some mysterious fashion
all likeness to Fred seemed to fade
away. He said he had met me at my
first Prom, and also on the Paris
our first day out, but that circum.
stances over which, etc. had pre-
vented his appearing on deck again
He apologized for not telling me
sooner but said he noticed we were
Of much interest to the ladies' oppo-
site and he did not want to risk EN-.
barrassing me. He added: There
was some selfishness in it too, for
was greatly enjoying our talk, Mrs.
Garrett, and you never had any time
for me before" He was gone before
had asked his name.
Leave out the moral of this tale,
dear Josephine. | am punished
enough, For this man was on his
way to meet Fred Thompson. who
sailed from England last week. He
will hear that l am married! Only
tell me the mans name-for In that
clear brain of yours every memory
will not only have its proper place
but be in 1t, Oh, for tidy mind!
Your ever affectionate
PAULINE.
Buffalo, Feb 8, 49,.
Your letter, my dear Pauline, was
not embarrassing. Undoubtedly your
partner in deception was Gorge Gar
rett. No wonder he forgot Fred's way
of smiling when YOU announced your
husbands name, | remember him
well, because we sat out severa
+, dances at the Prom. He never cared
/ to dance, and you always refused t.
! do anything else. | met him again a
| Carlsbad and We spoke of you an,
| of Fred, who was certainly hard hit
! How long ago it all seems, Psycholo
! gically Your adventure was certainl,
| interesting and shall look it up il
Sully and James. We miss you NOR
than you can imagine. The baby o
your romance sends YOU a kiss.
Your neat and practical friend
Josephine.
The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-09-29
Success.

The Greeks had a foot race In which
speed and endurance we're not the
only tests Each man at the start was
given a lighted torch, and the laurel
wreath was for the one who came In
first, with his torch alight, Success
In life is not merely reaching the goal,
but more important still, In keeping
the light of God burning in our hurry
ing souis.-Exchange