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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-26
DIPLOMATIC QUESTIONS
OVERSE1ADOW WAR NEWS
GERMAN STATESMEN
SILENT ABOUT NOTE

may have had no other opportunity 10
use it's wireless.
The crew of the American steamer
Evelyn, which went down in the North
Sea after striking a mine. apparently
all have reached Bremerhaven. the sec
ond boat having been picked up by a
German steamer.
Neither the American embassy nor
the German admiralty has received a
detailed report concerning the loss of
the American steamer Carib, which
struck mine and sank off Helgoland
The circumstances under which these
two ships were wrecked are being in
vestigated thoroughly. The American
consul at Bremerhaven is taking the
deposition of the master OF the Evelyn,
whose statement will determine the
responsibility for the Evelyn being OFF
the course described as safe by the
German admiralty.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-26
MORE DETAILED ORDERS
TO GERMANY BOUND CRAFT

washington. Feb. 25.--A more de-
tailed description of the lanes neutral
ships may follow safely along the Ger
man coast was given by the German
embassy today To Senator Hoke Smith.
who has held several conferences with
Ambassador Bernstorff yer means to
prevent further loss OF American cotton
steamers in German waters. Senator
Smith telegraphed the information to
the Savannah owners OF the Garth. re-
Gently sunk off Borkum Island with the
expectation that they would forward it
by wireless to another cotton laden
ship Of the line. now on its way to
Europe.
The opinion was expressed at the
embassy that the Carib had wandered
from the path mapped out for neutral
vessels.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-26
Checks Mailed to Every Per
son With Whom the Asso-
citation Did Business.
FIRST TIME IN
YEARS THIS DONE
The New Season Can Be
Started With an Absolute
ly Clean Slate so for as
Debts Contracted for This
Years Carnival are Con-
cerned.

Checks were sent cut yesterday By
the Carnival Association to every per-
son to whom the association was In
debted for the Mardi Gras celebration
OF this month. It was the first time In
many years that the association was
able to pay off all bills contracted for
the year, as heretofore it had been nec>
essary to carry many OF them for
months before sufficient funds were on
hand to make settlements.
The bills were all passed On and an
proved Wednesday night when the as
ISOLATION met and considered this, as
well as other matters. The estimate OF
the expense was slightly under what It
actually cost to put on the creditable
exhibition, but sufficient money was on
hand to settle all bills that had been
contracted and a small balance was left
in the treasury.
The Carnival Association is out of
debt, excepting on the property in the
western section of the city, on which
there is mortgage. It can enter the
coming season clear of Indebtedness
with this exception.
The largest single saving was in the
floats and this was due to the Plum
makers taking charge of this part of
the work and raising considerable
money through their entertainments
Besides the floats cost hardly more
than one-third what they have here
tofore cost the association, although
they were pronounced as satisfactory
as any ever witnessed in Pensacola.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-26
Rockefeller Refuses to Pay Personal
Tax 81, $50, 700 to Cleveland, Ohio

usually from June to October. He in
tended to return to New York as was
his u 5ua1 custom, the following Octo-
L@., he added, but that the illness Of
Mrs. Rockefeller and her sister, Miss
Speliman prevented. He was forced to
remain in Cleveland until the first
Monday il. February, 1914.
III. d. Sims, Mr.. Rockefel1er's secre-
tary testified he had made transpor-
tation arrangements for the return of
the Rockefeller family but cancelled
them when physician advised that it
might endanger Mrs. BOOKSELLERS
health to be moved
Mr.. Rockefeller was assessed on
s311, 900, 900 personal estate in Ohio on
the ground that he had spent tbs
greater part of the year ending Febru-
airy 1, 1914 there. He is seeking a per-
manent injunction against enforcement
of the levy.
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~ ASSOCIATED PREss.

New York, Feb. 25.-John D. Rookie
teller today testified by deposition at
his home at Pocantico Hills in an effort
to avoid paying personal property
tax of $1.150,700 levied by Cleveland.
Ohio authorities. Mr.. Rockefeller tes-
titled that he had not been a resident
of Ohio for the last fifteen years and
consequently could not be taxed in that
state
The examination occupied but few
minutes Mr.. Rockefeller testified he
moved to New York from Cleveland In
1885 ana established his doEaiciIe here.
He said he had regularly been as
sessed by the proper authorities in this
state and had paid his taxes regularly.
'On June 2. 1919 he said. he went
to his summer home at Forest Hill.
East Cleveland which he occupied
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-26
ENGLAND IN WAR TO
END If BUT HERSELF

London, Feb. 25.-Premier Asquith
endorsed in the house of commons to-
day the opinion expressed recently by
First Lord of the Admiralty Churchill
that Great Britain would continue to
fight to the bitter end, even should
France and Russia withdraw from the
war
The premier pointed out that Mr..
Churchill had declared with especial
emphasis that he could not conceive
Of such a contingency as this, but"
added the premier, 81 am in complete
agreement with him"
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London. FEB. rs. diplomatic ques-
tons, including the American note.
dealing with foodstuffs for the civilian
population OF the belneerents are pos
sible entfy of italy and Roumaniat into
the war. have largely overshadowed the
news from the European battlefields
today. Military critics however, con-
slider the operations. especially along
the Eastern front, where the battles
OF immense magnitude are developing,
very important.
The British cabinet today considered
the American proposals, but no intima-
ton as to the official attitude of It
has been obtained. The exact contents
OF the note remains secret, but the
press OF public on the superstition that
President Wilson has suggested that
Great Britain should not carry out the
threat to place an embargo on food
stuffs for Germany and that. in return
Germany should not enforce the sub
marine blockade against British Isles.
have expressed disapproval Of the ac-
ccptance Of such suggestion, Eight.
British ships thus far have been de-
stroyed In the blockade.
Information Is available however,
that indicates that most Of them ara
small vessels and were either in bal
last or carrying coal or other freight
TO neutral countries.
On the land side of the conflict the
Germans apparently have found the
Russian fortress line around the East
Prussian frontier too strong for them.
and are attempting to make their way
to Warsaw from the northwest, start
ing from Mlawa. They have penetrated
as far Przasnysz. They claim to have
captured ten thousand prisoners there.
The German reports say the Rils-
SLAMS have made slight advance on
the Bxura, and Rawka rivers. directly
west Of Warsaw, where Russians are on
the offensive.
In western Galicia and along the
Carpathians, battles are still being
fought without any slackening be-
tween the Russians and Austro-Ger-
man forces.
Muddy ground Is interfering with
the operations in the West. The allies
are confirming themselves to q bonn
bardment OF the German positions
along the coast and offensive opera
fions at isolated points at the front.
There has been further fighting be-
tween the Russians and Turks in the
Caucasus. both claiming success.
Sir Edward Grey. the British foreign
secretary. told the house of commons
today that Great Britain sympathized
with Russihs aspirations to gain ac-
cess 70 the open sea through Turkey.
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johnson Willard
MNMayBeHeld
In Cuban Capital
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Toronto, Ont, Feb. 25.--Tom Flana-
gan. who trained Jack johnson, the ne
gro pugilist for the fight with James
Jeffries. at Reno announced today he
had received a cablegraim from john
son at Havana in which johnson said
he had called off the fight with Jess
Willard set for March 9Th at Juarez.
Johnson said. he would be held in Ha-
vana.
Flanagan gave the text of the cable
as follows:
WIN fight willard here. Fight will
draw as much as Jeffries johnson
fight. There is not chance for me to
go to Mexico"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-26
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Washington, Feb. 2S.--Further tes-
timony on financial operations OF the
Chicago. Rock Island and Pacific Rail-
road Company between 1901 and 1914
were laid before the Interstate COM
merce commission today by Frederick
C. Sherwood, an examiner for the COM
mission. when a hearing into the com.
pany's affairs, begun last October was
resumed. The witness said the 1914
report OF the company showed assets
OF s2o.s5I. 900 which his examination
indicated to have an actual value OF
s1,ssz,212 and that instead Of sur
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-26
TRAINER SAYS Flaag
fAT JuAREz OR NOWHERE

EI Paso. Tex res. E5.--4Jack Curiey,
promoter OF the Johnson willard fight
before his departure today for Havana
was told of the cablegrarn received by
Flanagan.
Il don't believe Johnson ever said
that" declared Curley. Il am going
to Havana to see what's the matter,
that's all. There is absolutely nothing
definite yet. 1t is true 1t has been
suggested holding the fight in Havana.
but nothing has been settled as far as
/ am concerned
Tom Jones. manager for Jess Willard
later. made the following statement:
Il am not going to break camp or
leave Ell Paso until the affair is set
tied. Johnson will have to fight Will
lard in Jarez or not at ALL
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-26
Instead Of Sc, 100000 Surplus, Rock
Island Had a Deticifot 100000

plus OF ss,1ss,s41 as shown in that re-
port. the company actually faced a de-
felt OF approximately $1,000. 900.
During the period mentioned, the
witness said. the funded indebtedness
had been Increased about $3.50, 600, 600
In new bond issues while $4,000, 600
moro had been put in circulation from
securities in the treasury or the COM
pany in 1901.
Sherwood declared also organization
OF the Consolidated Indiana Coal Com
pany and the Deering Coal Company,
which he said, had been sources of ex-
pense to the Rock Island.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-26
HOBO FARM UP TO
THE GOVERNMENT

Washington. Feb. 25.-Jef Davis.
founder of the hotel De Gink for UNI
employed in New York, asked Presi-
dent Wilson today to set aside some
public land in Arizona for a farm de
gink'' for use of the tobless.
THE unemployed are divided into
three classes" Davis told the presi-
dent-'hoboes who are willing to work:
tramps who won't work. and buns,
who can't work. We are doing our
best to care for the hoboes, who are
entitled to assistance from the govern
ment. Amy man is apt to become a
hobo some time Christopher Column
bus was sea hooo before he was the
discoverer of America
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-26
eRESISTING HEAVY
MEXICAN TAX LEVY
by ASSOCIATED PRESS.

washington, Feb. 25.--The Spanish
ambassador, Juan Riano. conferred
again today with state department offi-
cials q 3out the heavy levies of cash
made in Mexico City by General Obre-
gon on individuals and business con-
Germs The time limit expires at s
o'clock tomorrow night. The ambassa-
dor said IL was subject OF serious
concern.
The British ambassador also called
mt the state department and protested
against Obregon's decree. He was told
that the United States already had
made representations.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-26
COMMERCE COMMISSION CHARGES THE
|. & n. WITH FAv0RING PENSACOLA
PENSACOLA LIQUOR DEALER Is
TESTING THE ALABAMA LAW

ern Express Company to accept q ship
ment of whiskey into Alabama.
Whittle bases his bill Of complaint
on the grounds that he has sold bill
of liquor to a customer at Ramer,
Ala, and that under the present law
he is unable to make delivery of same.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-26
RATES MAY BE RAISED
ON SHIPS TO SOME PORTS

New York. Feb 25.-The advisory
board Of the Federal war risk bureau
met here today to discuss the advisa-
bility Of raising rates on hulls and
cargoes clearing for ports OF beIliger-
emit countries, or for neutral North sea
ports. The proposal resulted from the
sinking of the Evelyn and Carib,
though premiums earned so far are in
excess OF losses.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-26
COAST STEAMER
TO DAvY JONES LOCKER

London, Feb 25.-The small British
coasting steamer Western Coast has
been sunk by a mine or torpedoed in
the English channel at a point off
Beach Head. The crew was landed at
Portsmouth today.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-26
az ASSOCIATED PRESS

Montgomery, Ala, Feb. 25.-The first
test of the benson anti-Iiquor shipping
law was begun today when j. e. Whit
tie of Pensacola, Fla. asked for tenn
porary injunction requiring the south
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-26

London, Feb. 26.--It was offic-
tally annouaccd this morning that
aII forts at the entrance of the
pardaneIles had been reduced BY
the allied fleet.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1915-02-26
British Cabinet Considers
Latest Proposals by
United States.
PRESS AND PUBLIC
STRONGLY OPPOSED

Presumed the United States
Wants Great Britain Not
to Garry Out Retaliatory
Methods by Placing En-
barge on Foods-Italy
and Roumania Are Again
Preparing to Enter War
Soon.
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BIZ ASSOCIATED PRESS.
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THE WINTER TOURIST

SORT FOR THE GREAT MISSISSIPPI AND
OHIO VALLEY REGIONS. LEAVE TODAY;
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-12
Road Meeting Today.

Crescent City will have the pleas
ure of entertaining a big delegation
of people from all parts of the Fruit
land peninsular today. These men
and women will be here to consider
a proposition to build permanent hard
roads through this end of the county,
especially as a link in the chain of the
Central Florida Highway, already
routed to pass through the peninsula
on its way from Jacksonville to Tam
pa.
Like all good things this highway
will cost money, but The News believes
the plan is feasible and within the
limit of our financial ability. This is
a matter the meeting will look careful
ly into.
1t is doubtful if any public question
so pregnant with good for this sec
ton has ever before been up to the
people of the Fruitland peninsular for
settlement.
We must either accept or reject this
opportunity to get on the progressive
map of the new Florida The News
believes this people will accept.
Opportunity knocks only infre-
quently at our community door. 1t
is making a loud knock now. Let US
open and bid him enter.
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Culture.

Culture is Il slow process. 1t comes
from long and close contacts. 1t is the
fruit of reflection. Of travail of soul
and of mind. Graphing with some
thing until the very essence of it has
been extracted is Il first step. Thus the
tastes of essences is learned. and once
learned lesser Installations do not salts
fly. Then follows Il growing power to
discriminate. to distinguish nice values,
to judge of quality. to answer TO beau
ty. to feel the need. that what you
have, though it may be little. may
still be the rcal thing. This is culture
1t is not baggage, like diplomas and de-
greCs. 1t is not things seen and heard.
miles travelled or books read. These
are the materials for culture They
contribute to it only when they are
absorbed by the mind and as really
lost in it as water and lime. phOSphates
and ammonia must be lost in the soil if
they are to enrich it and enable it to
increase its yield.-Ida NJ Tarbell in
WOman's Home Companion.
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Spray For Whitefy in November.

Growers who have not already
sprayed their trees for whitefy should
do so at once. DR.. E. W. Berger, en-.
tomologist to the State Plant Board,
has observed in many localities this
year large brood of whitef1y. The
larvae from the eggs of this brood
are now sapping the energy from the
trees and depositing large quantities
of honeydew. This is indicated by
the prevalence Of sooty mold which
is blackening the foliage of trees. If
this brood of larvae is not reduced by
spraying the trees will be so weaken
ed during the fall, winter, and spring
that they will either set no crop Of
fruit next spring, or a very light
crop, and the crop that will mature
will be insipid. But by spraying,
the trees can be relieved of this drain
until next fall, provided neighbors
spray also.
The spraying should be done by US
ing an oil emulsion, or a soap solu-
ton at the rate of l pound of soap to
a or 5 gallons of water. That the
first part of November is an excellent
time for spraying the whitefy has
been demonstrated repeatedly. In
some localities the trees may be
sprayed earlier. DR.. Berger sug-
gests that the grower wait until the
fall brood of adults has quit swarm
ing, and then wait another ten days
or two weeks, allowing time for the
eggs that have been deposited to
hatch.
Then spraying will easily destroy
the young immature larvae. But each
larva must be hit with a drop of the
spray solution to be destroyed. The
spraying must be thorough and from
below, since the whitefy larvae live
on the under side of the leaves. Dr..
Berger recalls a grove several years
ago that was sprayed on the first of
November with an oil emulsion. So
much sooty mold collected on the
grass from the trees that it looked as
if one emptied the SCOT from a stove
pipe there. Eighty to 80 per cent of
the whitefy larvae on the under side
of the leaves were killed and the
trees remained omparatively free
from whitefy and sooty mold until
the whitefy began to swarm back
into them from adjoining groves dur
ing the following March or April
Agricultural Press Service.
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CRESCENT CITY NEWS
Eastern Stars to Give PLAY.

The Crescent City lodge, Order Of
the Eastern Star have arranged to
give a dramatic entertainment the
present month, and for which those
who have been assigned parts have
been holding rehearsals for the past
week or two. The play selected for
the entertainment is "The Rebellion Of
Mrs. Barclay" said to be very clev-
er and amusing comedy of domestic
life. AS there are many Mr.. Bar
clay's here and in all other parts of
the country, there is no doubt of
great local interest in seeing the
method adopted by the "Mrs. Bal
CLAY" of this comedy in curing hers.
The characters of the comedy are
to be taken by those who have al
ready earned distinction in this line
through former presentations, and are
are as follows:
Morton Barclay, Mr.. George w.
Seaton; Roger Stuart, a neighbor,
Mr.. Harry Chamberlin; Dennis OLA
IA, Mr.. W. F. Glynn; Ethel Barclay
Morton's wife, Mrs. Vera Eaton; Ruth
Carter Ethel's sister, Miss Ruth Her
long; Mrs. Brown, Morton's sister,
Mrs. Hammer; Cora, her daughter,
Maude Wilson; Elsie Stuart, Rog-
er's sister, Miss Louise Hunter; Mary
Ann O'Conner, Mrs. Wilson.
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a. = Spencer,
Dentist.
on'ee at Residence on Prospect street.
Crescent City. Florida.
For Sale
AT AN ATTRACTIVE PRICE

Unusual opportunity to obtain a
profitable orange grove and conve-
nient and pleasant home in Crescent
City, the Beautiful.
Block Sc Located on Palmetto ave-
nue., A blocks north of Central Ave,
and two blocks west of Crescent Lake,
in the most desirable part of the city.
Has large palmetto tree on three sides.
About 200 thrifty orange and tanger.
inc trees, and also has lemons, lines,
guavas and other fruit for home use.
Fronting Palmetto Ave. in this block
a handsome and convenient two story
house with eight large rooms. The
house is unusually pleasant and is in
first-class repair. The well is curbed
with large stone pipe and the water
is pure and soft. There is also on
this block a roomy packing house and
stable.
Write for terms and prices,
L. F. RANKIN,
1870 NJ. Street,
&c. Boston, Mass.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-12
RAYS FROM THE SUN.
They Become Light to Us Only Upon
Striking Our Atmosphere.

striking our Atmosphere.
The rays of light that reach US from
the sun are not light in themselves.
For instance to show what is meant.
suppose you were placed out in empty
space. facing so that you would look
sideWiSe at the light rays passing from
the sun to the earth. You would not
see them ut all. You could only sec
them if you looked directly at the sun,
so that the rays would enter your
eyes and, striking upon the retina, pro
ducc there the impression of light.
The rays passing by and not enter
ing your eyes would be invisible be
cause in open space there is no me-
dunn like the atmosphere to scatter
the rays in all directions and thus pro-
duce an illumination all around.
The sky at night is full of passing
sunbeams and star beams. Il vast and
iueXtricabe web of radiatiOnS, but they
lie beyond the limits of the atmos
phere, and only those are transformed
into light which by reflection from
planet i'll the case of SunbeamS or by
coming straight into the eye from a
star directly affect the nerves of vision.
Garrett +. Serviss in New York Jour
nal
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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

The town of Crescent City will re-
ceive sealed bids for supplying and
laying storm drains on Central ave-
nue., covering 1927 feet of y inch, 10
inch, and S-inch sewer pipe with
tees, catch basins and covers, all as
per specifications on file in the Clerks
office
Said bids to be accompanied by GER
tilted check for fifty dollars to order
of Town of Crescent City. Said check
to be returned in case bid is not ac-
cepted.
Bids must be received on or before
Nov. Goth, 1915.
The Town of Crescent City reserves
the right to reject any or all bids.
AS per resolution passed in open
Council Oct. 18th, 1915.
E. H. WILLIAMS,
President protein.
Oct. 22-4t.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-12
Watch For Stem-End Rot in Wet
Weather.

Citrus growers who have not spray
ed for scale insects this fall are apt to
be troubled with stem-end rot if a
rainy season sets in. The stem-end
rot fungus does not attack strong,
healthy fruits, but these which have
been weakened by the scales which
feed around the stem end are subject
to attacks.
H. E. Stevens, plant pathologist 10
the University of Florida Experiment
Station, advises those growers who
have large numbers of scales in their
groves to use some insecticide againsS
them so that the fruits may be vigor-
Gus. A few days of rain will show
great activity on the part of the STEM
end rot fungus. Then it will be too
late to control the disease. Kill the
scales, and the fruits will be strong
enough to resist.
Spray the scales with the following
formula by w. W. Yothers Of the
United States Department of Agricul-
ture: Water, l gallon; whale oil or
laundry soap, pounds; paraffin oil,
, gallons. Heat together to boiling
and emusify by forcing through a
spray pump two or three times. Di-
Lutte this stock solution, l part to so
of water.-Agricultural Press Service.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1915-11-12
NUMBER 40 FOR THE BLOOD

Number 40 for the Blood is COM
pounded of ingredients set down in
the U. S. Dispensatory as follows:
aEmployed in diseases of the glandu-
lar system in syphilis and lead
poinsoning. One of our best RENE
dies for scaly skin affections, chronic
rheumatism, scrofula and glandular
engagements, such as goitre, lupus
and tumors." Number 40 for the
Blood is sold by J. H. Haughton,
Druggist.