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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-18
ASHEYILLE LOSSES ARE
UP INTO THE MILLIONS

Asheville, July 17.-Six deaths,
property loss estimated at ten mil
lion, the destruction of sixty houses,
four hundred persons homeless, twen-
ty-fve factories disabled and tie
up of all railroads out here is but
one net result of the flood, which
swept the French broad valley yester-
day. Waters Of the French, Broad
and Swanannoa rivers are receding
tonight, and gaugers say both rivers
will be inside their banks in twenty
four hours.
Two lives were lost in Asheville
proper, four in the village of Bilt-
more, three at Marshall and other
points in Madison county.
First word from Madison county
points came tonight when Lewis Fos-
ter of that section came into Ashe-
vile in an automobile, crossing the
French Broad river on wreckage. He
said sixty houses were washed away
in Marshall, but no lives were lost
in the Swanannoa village, including
that of former Mayor Sebringe OF
Jacksonville and his daughter, who
were marooned in the house and taker
out by means of a raft.
A Carolina special Southern pas.
senger train, which left Knoxville
Sunday morning, is marooned by the
high waters four miles below Mar.
shall with two hundred and sixty,
' three passengers aboard, all badly II
need of supplies. Relief will be sem
from Asheville. This information
was brought here tonight by F. E
4 Harris, an Associated Press operator
who was a passenger on the train, bu-
got into Asheville via mule team
automobile and afoot.
The latest report from Toxawa.
was that the big dam at Lake Toxa
way was still intact and that Their
was no danger of its breaking.
The death list was increased tt
eleven late tonight when report
reached here from Henderson count,
that a man and a three-year-old chill
had been drowned in Clear creek.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-18
NO u. S. PATROL WILL
PROTECT DEUTSCHLAND
CAPTURE IMPROBABLE

they like outside the three-nile limit, +"
said Frank L. Polk, acting secretary
and solicitor of the state department.
"Can they drop floating mines?"
ooh, mop
Aren't nets as dangerous to our
own submarines 2"
eve will worry about that when
someone invents net that can be
placed and kept outside the three
mile limit"
Franklin D. Roosevelt, assistant
secretary of the navy, thinks it cans
be done.
"a submarine can run under water
so miles," he said. Therefore it
would be necessary to place nets so
miles each way from the point of de-
parture-100 miles in all.
"A battleship's torpedo net, which
is like submarine net, is 800 feet
long and costs $4,000.
"At that rate mile of net would
cost 100000, and 100 miles would
cost fifty million dollars!
"Supposing cost to be no object
there isn't that much submarine ne
in the world, nor could it be manu-,
| factured!"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-18

ute regarding a guarantee, the go
was declared off. Denny refused to
enter the ring because hls demand
was MT met.
Things then began 70 happen thick
and fast. Tie. crowd surged cdc. II
want ms money back" was the shout.
They first appealed to Sid Levy,
proprietor of the Opera House. Mr..
Levy told them that the only cornec-
ton he had with the whole shooting
match was that he had rented the
Opera House to the promoters for the
sum of $50, which he had collected in
advance. The crowd believed Mr..
Levy.
The shout then went up. for Pete
Shaughnessey, mentioned as one Of
the promoters of the entertainment,
but Pete didn't have any trouble con-
vincing them he didn't have it. The
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-18
KNOTT WINS DECISION
RECOUNT; EQUIVALENT
TO VICTORY BELIEVED

seven counties, in various precincts
of which grave irregularities are
charged.
The worst irregularities are alleged
TO exist in Polk, Holmes and Calhoun
counties. In Polk county it is al
legged that several hundred non-dem-
ocratic voters evidently cast a vote,
In one precinct in Calhoun county
with fifty-nine qualified voters on the
registration book, lao votes were
polled. In other precincts, close to
the Alabama line, people living in
ALBANIA, it is also alleged, were al
lowed to vote.
It is alleged moreover that in some
thing like rs precincts the second
choice vote was not counted at all
This alone represents a vote of 1900
to 1000, which was known to be cast
for Knott.
Politicians generally acknowledged
that the recount means victory for
Knott.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-18
REMAINS SCHR
]. {. D BIGNON
FOUND IN GULF
Local Tugs Discover What
Was Left of the Ameri-
can Schooner.
NO SIGNS OF LIFE
ABOARD THE WRECK
Vessel Bottom Up, With
Stern Blown Out as IF
B yExplosion.
NO SIGNS OF LIFE
ABOARD THE WRECK

Floating bottom up, and with no
signs of life aboard, the wreck OF
the American schooner ]. Z. duBig-
non, Captain Borden, was found As
miles southeast of Pensacola Monday.
and was taken in tow by the tug Sea
King. The latter is expected off the
bar about 5 o'clock this morning.
Other tugs viii meet the Sea King
and probably aid in bringing the dere-
ict schooner into the bay.
The British steamship WestIands,
arriving Monday from Newcastle, re-
ported that she had passed the hull
of a vessel barely awash, at given
position, and this information was
communicated to the Aiken Towboat
Company's Office, Immediately the
Sea King and the Cther sturdy tug,
Nellie, were despatched to patrol the
region mentioned, and ascertain
whether aid could be given. The Nell
lie had aboard C. w. Oliver, local
representative of Lloyds. Captain
Conway and Captain Philip Ward
were also on the Nellie. Aboard the
Sea King as commanding officer was
Captain Peter Olsen.
The Nellie returned to port late
last evening. 1t was needless fox
two tugs to get lines on the wreckcd
schooner, and the Nellie, returning
port as early as possible, made re
| port of the vessel being found.
Mr.. Oliver, aboard theNelEie, was
successful in getting the identity Of
the vessel. He said it appeared to
him that her stern and cabin had
been blown out by some explosion, al
though this could not definitely be de-
clared until the vessel was more close
" examined.
AS stated, there were no signs Of
life aboard. If the captain and crew
had been on the schooner when the
late storm struck and capsized her,
their fate viii probably never be
known. The ]. E. duBignon was
owned by the Somervilles of Mobile
and Gulfport, it was reported, and
Captain Borden was in command.
The skipper was known by many in
local shipping circles, the schooner, a
three-sparred vessel of 468 tons, hav-
ing been engaged in the lumber carry
ing business between gulf ports and
Cuba for some time. She was built
at Boston in 1890, and hailed from
that port. The duBignon was 1871
feet long, IS feet WIDE, and 1874 feet
deep. A crew of seven men was car
ried.
The schooner sailed from Havana
for Pascagoula June ., srriving there
eleven days later. Taking cargo al
Pascagoula, the duBignon sailed q
few days before the storm, her desti
nation being a port in Cuba. It y
feared that the entire crew was lost
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-18
SPECIAL 70 THE JOURNAL

Tallahassee, Fla, July 1.-THE SUI
preme court, at 5 o'clock this after
noon unanimously denied the prohi-
bition order sought by Cats counsel
to prevent a, recount in five precincts
of Duval county, and granted the
mandamus asked by Knots counsel
for a recount of all of Putnam county,
This is a clean victory for Knott,
and means that all recounts in the
state viii proceed uninterrupted and
all attempts of Cats to prevent re-
counts will fail, as this is the last
court to which any similar case may
be appealed, and this court has re-
corded itself. The high tribunal held
that recounts must be made by county
canvassing boards and precinct clerk
and spectators jointly.
The above decision is a clean cut
victory for Mr.. Knott, and means
that there viii be a recount in twenty
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-18
Dersden, Tenn. July 9, 1916.
R. F. D. No. &

Dersden, Tenn. July 9, 1916.
R. F. D. No. 6.
Poste master I advertised selven allen
round heads hens in Grit an Steel
for exchange an thay was some body
rote me a letter from your town an
did not sign his name an thought
that I would rite you an get you to
inquire for me an see if you could
finde for me
He wanted to trade me a Edison
monograph an sixteen records
Now you can ask peaple when thay
are calling for thire mail if thay rote
letter to J. C. Garner wanting to
trade him a Edison monograph for
some Allen round head chickens if
you will do this for me I would be
glad for you to I will send you pay
for your trouble if you finde him you
tell him to rite me again rite at once
that 1 will give him a trade
Hoping that you will finde him
Yours truley
J. C. GARNER.
If you finde him you give him this
letter please
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-18
SERIOUS CONDITIONS ARE
FACED IN SOUTH CAROLYN

Columbia, S. c., July 17.-With the
high waters sweeping, South Carolina
is tonight in the midst of what may
prove the most destructive flood in
its history. Flood warnings predict
a forty-fve-foot stage for the Wa
teree at Camden, while the Pee Dee
system is also threatening to reach
heights unknown. The Congaree i.
expected to go no higher.
While no loss of life is reported
the property damage is heavy.
Lancaster is cut off from commum
cations, and many bridges are washe,
out in Union county. +.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-18
PENSACOLA YACHTSMEN
THANK CITY OFFICIALS

In communication, signed by Jas
c. Watson, chairman of the regatta
committee of the Pensacola Yacht
club, the latter organization express
ed grateful appreciation to the COM
missioners yesterday for the courtesy
Of using the city wharves for the con-
venience of the visiting yachtsmen.
Several yachts were granted the free
use of the berths, for which the city
usually derives a revenue in rentals.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-18
Millions in Damage Suffered
by Southern Indus
trial Plants.
TRAIN WITH 263
ABOARD NARROWED
Cotton Spindles by the Mil
lion Are Forced Into
Idleness.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS


Atlanta, July 17.-Thirteen dead,
at least ten missing, and property
damage estimated at fifteen million
is known toll of floods, which ragged
in five southern states past forty
eight hours. Although the waters are
receding in many districts, lines of
communication are demoralized and
towns now isolated may increase the
losses in North Carolina, South Caro-
Ina, Virginia, Tennessee and West
Virginia, where all suffered.
Eleven or thirteen deaths are re-
ported from North Carolina and il
was there two-thirds of the damage
was done. The missing include ten
Southern railway construction men
who went down with the Southern
bridge near Charlotte.
In Charlotte million cotton spin
dies are idle as result of flooded
power plants. All communication into
Wilkes is destroyed and in the town
of ElIzin two hundred thousand dol
lars damage was done. In the Ca.
tawba cotton warehouse, with fifteen
hundred bales Of COTTON carried away
This was in addition to the damage
in the Asheville section.
In Virginia many railway bridges
were carried out, and the town Of
Narrows is said to be submerged. In
Tennessee Newport is partly s-b-
merged.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-18
GULF STORM
now LOCATED
Intensity of Disturbance is
Not Reported, But Warn
ings Are Sent Out.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

Washington, July 17.-Another
tropical disturbance, apparently CEN
trail between Turks Islands and Mas
sau, with a northward or northwest
ward movement, has appeared, the
weather bureau announced tonight.
Owing to the lack of reports it is inn
possible to give the intensity or the
exact movement, but cautionary ad-
vices were sent out tonight.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-18
Who got the money ?

VINO got the money
A couple of hundred fight fans of
Pensacola are asking themselves the
question in many different tones Of
voice.
They had the money yesteIday-
for little while-until they ph.nked
it down to see a boxing exhibish that
was never pulled off. But who has
the money now?
Sid Levy says he hasn't.
Joe Johnson says he hasn't.
Pete Shaughnessey says he hasn't.
In fact, hundred and forty-three
collars have disappeared as miracu-
lousy as if the earth had opened and
swallowed them up.
Young Denny and Clancy were
scheduled for a ten-round exhibition
last night, and because of an cbIee-
ton raised by Denny at the last min
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-18
BE OFFICIALLY
TOLD GOOD NEWS
ON UNNAMED DATE
- AssoCrATEn 49,

Washington, July 17.--Wilson to-
day decided to change a tentative
plan for holding the notification cere-
monies TO August 5. He desires to
postpone them until after the adj
journment Of congress- The decision
is announced by Vance Mccormick,
chairman of the Democratic national
committee who said place of notifica-
ton would be at Shadow Lawn, the
Presidents summer home in New
Jersey. Date of ceremonies TO be
announced later.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-18
VETERAN OF POLICE
FORCE ON HALF-SALARY

Police Officer VIM Conner, who is
one of the few men connected with
the police department for more than
twenty years, and who has been real
sick for weeks, yesterday petitioned
the board to be placed on half salary,
beginning July 1, pending a return OF
his former good health. The COM
missioners voted to grant the re-
quest.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-18
ANOTHER ATTACK
ON BORDER BEING
PLANNED BY VILLA
BY ASSOCIATED PREss

Chihuahua City, July 17.-Several
groups of Villa followers have eluded
the Carranza troops at Rio Floride
and are reassembling at Tanajas and
Lases Cobas on the road to Ojinaga,
according to confidential advlces to
General Trevino today. 1t is SAID
they are making their way narth<a-d
with the object making another at
tack on the American border.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-18
MAUI CoNFTsCATED.

Berlin, July IT, via Wireless.-The
entire first-class mail of the Danish
liners Frederik VIII, for New York,
and Oscar II, from New York, was
confscated by the British authorities,
the postmaster general if Denmark
reports, according to the Overseas
news agency today.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-18
SERIOUS BREAK IN A
WEST END WATER MAIN

A serious break in the large water
main on West Government street was
reported to the street department
late yesterday afternoon, and i'm
mediate repairs were started. This is
thethird serious break within the
past two days.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-18
BRITISH WILL
STOP TRADING
WITH so. FIRMS

London, July 1.-THE British gov
eminent tomorrow issues list of about
eighty American firms with which the
British are forbidden to trade under
the trading with enemy act.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-18
n. !. EPIDEMIC
BEING HALTED
Indication That Progress of
Disease Which Killed
Many Babies, Hats
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

New York, July 1.-THE epidemic
of infantile paralysis here has been
checked is the opinion of Health com
missioner Emerson.
In a statement Emerson said the
diminution of the number of cases
and deaths indicated the, health au-
thorities are controlling the situa-
ton.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-18
81 AssocIATED PRESS.

Washington, July 17.-There will
be no patrol Of warships off the Vir-
ginia, Capes to see that the allied
cruisers, awaiting the temperance
of the German submarine Deutcshc-
land, stay outside the three mile limit.
Secretary Daniels said the United
States assumed s territorial waters
would not be violated by the allies
ships.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-18
w ould You A sk
$4,000 People If
They Wrote It?

If local patrons of the postofice,
and their name is legion, are greet
ed by our genial P. NJ. Ben S. Han
cock, when getting their mail, and
are asked why they did not ex-
change that Edison monograph
and sixteen records for J. c. Gar
ner's chickens, just smile and pass
on, for the postmaster is all right
this letter explains all.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-18
UNIFORM RANK MEN
URGED TO BE PRESENT

Capt. E. A. Guillott, of Live Oak
Camp No. /, who is at the head of the
Uniform Rank team of that camp,
earnestly urges all members of the
uniform team to be present at 7
o'clock tonight at the w. o. w. hall,
on West Romano street, to get ready
for the encampment, now but few
weeks off.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-18
IMPOSSIBLE TO

TO
NET THE BOAT.
By Frederick NJ. Kerby.
Staff Special.
Washington, D. c., July 1.-THE
British and French have a right to
drop submarine nets off the Atlantic
coast outside the three-mile limit, to
catch the German submarine mar
chairman Deutschland, when she
starts on her return trip.
But they probably won't 1t would
be prohibitively expensive if not
physically impossible.
Such is the view of state and navy
department officials to whom I put
the question.
"The belligerents may do anything
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-18

DR.. Emerson, health commissioner
of New York, is the dominating fig
ure in the battle against infantile
paralysis which is taking the life of
babies at rate of one an hour in
New York and spreading 20 other
cities.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-18

FRITZ Scheff and the pop of cham
payne caused discord to go crashing
through the musical house Of Stein
del, according to charges of Mrs
Charlotte Steindel, seeking divorce
from Ferdinand Bruno Steindel, the
well known pianist.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-18

The Ideal Summer Resort
BATHING, BOATING, FISHING
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-21

FOR SALE Farm az acres. located
3 miles from Bennington ON good road,
2 story house with ell, rooms all paint.
ed and papered, barn 26x36, barn
20x30, hog house, ice house, new poul.
try house, new corn house, never fail
Ing spring water piped to buildings,
sugar orchard that will set 12S buck.
cts, plenty of wood for home use, yarie-
ty OF fruit. Owner to get away at once
will include good horse 10 years old,
2 good young cows, 2 hogs, IS hens,
new horse lumber wagon, seated
market wagon, 1 Concord buggy, new
Portland cutter, set selghs, moving
machine, horse rake. all small tools,
10 cords of stove wood at door, cream
separator, new range. Price including
stock and tools, $4,000. Nash and
Hutchins. An exceptional bargain
Just listed in village property, good
6 room house all newly painted and
papered, barn newly repaired. nearly
an acre of land with this place, good
location price $500, Nash and Hutch.
lns. 27tf
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-21

Five cases and two deaths from in
fantile paralysis in North Adams and
a suspected case in the town of Hoo
sick brings the danger nearer to Ben
nington and makes the need of caution
more imperative. 1t is reported that
children from New York are being
brought into Vermont by the scores,
coming by rail, team, auto and perhaps
on foot. There is no need of panic,
but the authorities would be justified
in enforcing more strict precautions
over the coming of families with chill
dren into Bennington and other Yer
mont towns.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-21

Whether or not Senator Pages bank
quite lived up to its claims as to invest
ing money in Vermont we suspect that
when the details are told 1t will be
found that it has invested a larger pro-
portion of its assets in Vermont than
any other bank in the state. Vermont
savings banks. trust companies and
national banks with savings depart
ments have now over one hundred mill
ions OF dollars invested outside the
state. 1t is too great in view of the
need of money at home. Same banks
make and effort to loan their money
here and of these the bank owned by
Senator Page takes front rank but
there are other banks which prefer TO
send their money out of the state be-
cause it is easier and saves them both
er. They can deal with bond houses
and mortgage loan concerns and it is
a lot easier than to deal with indiyid-
ual borrowers around home Home
loans were not very desirable, but that
they make prosperity for the state and
state prosperity is what helps the
banks and everybody. The banks
some of them-are shortsighted in
sending so much of their money out
side the state. There was a time, n
period of years during which Vermont
farms were going down in value and
Vermont towns were decreasing in
population, when Vermont real estate
loans were not very desirable, but
period has passed. Vermont farms
and other Vermont real estate are go
ing up in value and Vermont real
estate loans are better than western
mortgages for the reason that we do
not suffer from inflated values as they
do out there. Bankers are conserva.
tive and ought to be but there should
be no discrimination in favor of art
of the state borrowers just to save a
little work. The western loans arc
written at higher proportion of value
rs general thing, than the loans made
in Vermont. Vermont is the only
state in the union that does not en-
courage home investment of savings
bank deposits and some states like
Massachusetts, compel the savings
banks to invest most of their money in
Massachusetts,, Vermont conditions
are not such as to permit following
the Massachusetts example but the
state should seek to 80 little farther
than It does through lowering the taS
rate on savings deposits loaned in Yer
mont;
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-21

FOR SALE-Farm of 100 acres with
the privilege Of buying 100 acres more.
Two story cut stone house S5x46 with
kitchen addition 1Ox40, wood shed
2OxSO. barn 95xs0, barn 4Ox4O, barn
1920 all with good Easements; car
riage house 2Ox25 with hog house be;
low. corn house and garage. House
is pleasantly located or knoll with
deep lawn surrounded by maple trees
and sloping to an orchard OF about 80
trees. Five minutes from J. o. and K.
II. station. For particulars inquire Of
VIM. j. Hicks, Bennington, VI. Tel
4Sl-M. flli
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-21
How's This7

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case Of Catarrh
that cannot DO cured by Halls
Catarrh Cure.
Il. J. CHENEY g. CO.. Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned. have known +. ].
Cheney for the last 10 years, and believe
him perfectly honorable In all business
transactions and financially able 10 carry
out any obligations made by his firm.
NATIONAL BANK or COMMERCE.,
Toledo, q.
acting directly upon tho blood and mu-
cous surfaces ~ The system Testimonials
sent free. Price 10 cents per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists.
Take liali's Family Pills for constipation
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-21

FOR SALE-Nice French Cob road
horse. fearless, safe for ladies', fine
work horse, fine carriage. limousine
body, nearly new, carry six
people, cost $500, one light carriage,
one express wagon, one road
cart, 2 refrigerator meat carts, ex-
press harness, l buggy harness, set
light driving harness. pair Scotch
collors most new. All sold very cheap.
l.. NJ. Slocum, no Main st. Benning.
ton, Vt. Phone 371.M.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-21
Your tailor may III you,

but we guarantee to suit you In life
insurance. Life, Limited Payment
Life and Endowment forms. Sample
policies on request, National Life In
surance Co., of VI, (MutualD Earle
s. kinsley, General Agent, Rutland
Vermont. Adv.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-07-21
All subscriptions payable In advance.
FRANK Z HOWE. Editor and Pub.
Friday, July 81, 1916.

The Greater Vermont dinner at
Montpelier may not have been any big
ger in attendance than the Tercenten-
airy dinner at Burlington, with Presi-
dent Taft present, in 1909, but at
Montpelier those present actually got
something to eat.