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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-23
Started the
European War?
Teddy Says Bill
I. r. Told the Kaiser He
Had the Best Army
in the World.
e AssocIATEp PREss.


New York, Feb. 22.-As to the
cause of the war, the Army and Navy
Journal tells the following story as
having been related in a debate before
the City club of Hartford, Conn:
"Who caused the war? That is a
long story. Richard Harding Davis
went to Europe to find ot-that was
his business as a reporter. He went
into Buckingham palace and said:
" Now, George, on the level, as be-
tween two friends, who caused this
rumpus p
".Ah, well-I don't know; you go
and ask Nick
$50 Davis wene to Petrograd and
said:
Now, Nick who was it p and Nick
said I don't know; you better go and
ask Bill So he went TO Berlin, slap
ped Bill on the back and said: Bill
old chap, who was it
"'Teddyv
"'Teddy?'
eyes. After he got through be-
ing president, he went to Africa to
hunt for while; then he went to
Stockholm to get a peace prize and
then he came over here and we fixed
up sham battle for him. When the
battle was over he said to me: Bill,
that's bully army you've got; you
can HEX any army in the world
Now, how was to know that he was
liar p"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-23
GARRISON IS
MENACED BY
VILLAS ARMY
1--WE Are Far From Other
Help, But Will Resist to
Last" Final Message.
BY ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Ell Paso, Tex, Feb. 22.-Cut off and
menaced by strong force Of Villa
followers, the de facto government
garrison at Guerrero, western Chi
huaha, has sent an urgent appeal to
the Carranza commander at MADEIRA
for assistance. eve are far from
other help, but intend to resist to the
last" was the message sent to Gen
eral Bertani at MADEIRA and received
in Juarez early today.
The telephone line between Guer-
zero and Minaca is down and there is
little prospect of the beleaguered gar
rison receiving assistance from that
quarter.
Guerrero is 80 miles west of the
line of the Mexico Northwestern rail-
road and directly west of MADEIRA
The strength of the garrison is I'M
known here.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-23
NJ en1phis Has
-Four Mayors In
AS Many Hours
Court Proceedings and
designations Come
Fast and Thick.
By ASSOCIATED PRESS.

Memphis, Feb. 22.-TRe reorgani-
cation of the city government gave
Memphis four mayors in as many
hours today. Finally Thomas C.
Ashcroft, capitalist and former news
paper man, was elected by the city
commission TO serve the unexpired
term of Edward a. Crump, ending in
1920.
Crump was ousted from Office last
November on technical admission of
failure to enforce the prohibition law
and was prevented from assuming Of
flee on January I, pending a supreme
court decision. He was installed as
mayor today at a morning session of
the commission, relieving w. T. Nc
Lain, who has been serving tempo
rarily. Crum Immediately resigned,
and r. A. Utley, who had been in
stalled as vice-mayor, became mayor.
While custer proceedings were being
prepared against him Utley resigned
and Ashcroft was elected.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-23
Rough Passage of
Ship the Cause
of TuUo Deaths
nv AssoCIATED PRESS.

New York, Feb. 22.-Two death at
tributed to the vessels rough passage
occurred on the American liner New
York which arrived from Liverpool to-
dsy incased in ice. Mrs. S. A. Wal
lace, wife Of the manager of the Cen
eral Electric company in Everett,
Mass, died last Sunday Of heart fail
ures ascribed in part to the violent
rolling of the ship. On February Is
John Haughey, a coal passer, was
or 1shed under an avalanche of coal.
He was buried at sea.
Among the sos passengers was Ed
ward Weinacht, against whom the
British government recently dropped
proceedings after a jury disagreed in
his trial on charge brought under
the trading with the enemy" act.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-23
Could Startle
Parliament By
Facts He Holds
- ASSOCIATED PRESS.

London, Feb. 22.-'T am convinced
I could startle parliament by the
many facts could bring to their mo-
tice," says the Right Hon. Frederick
Miner in a letter to the Times to-
day in which he offers TO take the
parliamentary seat of any member of
the house of commons now at the
front for the duration Of the war.
His object, Sir Frederick says, "is to
fight the battle of our manned he
roes, who are being so cruelty and
capriciously treated by the authori-
ties. It is time, Sir Frederick said,
that some member of parliament
should come forward to champion the
cause of the noble men.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-23

The movement for a highway from
Pensacola to the shore Of the Gulf 81
Mexico, to be known hereafter as the
Gulf Beach Highway, went forward
with q bound yesterday when 3 peti-
ton was circulated at the Rotary
Club and donations of labor and cash
aggregating $500 secured. In an hour
or two afterwards these donations
had been swelled to $500 by citizens
who were anxious 70 cooperate m
this great undertaking Of all the peo-
pie. It will require about six weeks
to complete the road and the commit
tee desires all who can do so 70 aid
COOPERATIVE UNDERTAKING.
Realizing the Importance Of high
way to the gulf and also the fact
That the board Of county commission
ers would be unable this year 20 do
the work, Nj. r. Clark and h. s. Ham
cock devised the plan of making lt
a cooperative undertaking. They
interested number Of business peo-
pie, then went before the county COM
missioners and asked their help. The
board agreed to consolidate two of
the convict camps, open up a road to
the clay pit in order that material
may be secured and also placed tho
convicts and county road equipment
at the disposal Of the committee.
This placed the proposition ii con-
crete shape, and the committee was
given further aid when Geo. "A. Berry
and /. Earle Thornton offered their
as engineers and IN Eupervis-
ing the roads construction.
Pensacola business men are now
signing subscription lists donating
cash, labor and teams to aid m tho
work. The first lists were circulated
yesterday at the Rotary Club and met
with such support that the committee
felt greatly encouraged. About $500
In labor and money was pledged.
This was swelled to $500 when the
called on a number Of
business men and circulating the lists
ut Rotary Club and other meetings.
LIST OF DONATIONS.
The following subscribed to the
fund yesterday:
E. r. Malone, six days labor
ana t...-....s. &EhsOu
g. H. Malone ................g1 $1,000
NJ. J. Elkan, team two days,
auto one round trip every
fourth day and ........ $1,000
A. Greenhut, one days labor, team
one day.
F. R. Pou, two days labor, team six
days.
L. z. Heinberg, one days labor.
Philip Klein, one days labor.
A. NJ. Avery, one days labor.
I. A. Jennings, two days labor.
J. F. Dusenburg, three days labor.
Morris Bear ...............S2 $1,000
J. B. Mcneil, two days labor
ana -...s......--...$ $1,000
b. L. Covington, one days labor
and ................+. 800
". Fl. Knowles, team ono day and
one days labor.
Henry NJ. Yonge, one days labor.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-23
Mayor of Chicago Says He
Will Probe Graft Charges

Chicago, Feb. 22.-Mayor Thomp-
son declared tonight that he had I'M
dertaken private investigation Of
the charges made by Mrs. Page Wal
Ter Eaton, superintendent of the bu-
reau Of social survey that she was
forced to pay one-third Of her salary
monthly to her official superior, Mrs.
Louise Osborne Rowe, head of the
eity's welfare bureau to support Mrs.
Margaret Mivelas, the widowed sister
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-23
Suffrage Wins
A Big Victory
State Maryland
BY AssocIATEp PREss.

Annapolis, Md, Feb. 22.-Woman
suffrage won victory in the senate
today by vote of II to 10. The
measure is pending in the house and
is a special order for consideration
tomorrow.
If passed by the house and ap-
proved by the governor, the question
viii be submitted to the voters Of
Maryland in the form Of a constitu-
tionai amendment.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-23

Tallahassee, Feb. 22.-Attorney
General T. r. West has just received
notice from the clerk of the supreme
court of the United States at Wash
ington that the court has decided the
case brought to test the constitutional
validity of the general road law of the
state of Florida
Il was contended in this case that
the statute requiring certain resi-
dents of the state to labor on the pub
lie roads a certain number of days
each year was in violation of the fed
eral constitution, the claim being
made that to require one to labor on
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-23

Of Mayor Thompson't wife.
The mayor denied the charges and
said he would learn the truth from
Mrs. Eston's friends. Mrs. Rowe said
tonight that Mrs. Eaton was zone 81
my dearest friends and one Of the
sweetest women / know.
Mrs. Eaton, who has resigned, re-
ceived three thousand annually. The
case is the FIRST graft charge made
against the administration since the
Illinois suffrage law was passed,
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-23
KEEP ABREAST
Of GERMANY'S
GREAT NAVY
General Navy Board Had
This in View in Plan
ming Program.
NOW NEED MOST
POWERFUL FLEET
Three Dreadnaughts and
Eight Battle Cruisers
Needed at Once.
NOW NEED MOST
POWERFUL FLEET
~ AssocrArHp PRESS.

Washington, Feb. 22.-The real OBJ
ject of the building policy OF the gem
eraI navy board, formulated in 1908
was to keep the American navy ahead
of Germany, Admiral Charles J..
Badger admitted to the house naval
committee today. He said the policy
had contemplated fleet of forty
eight first line battleships to accom-
plish this purpose. Badger did not
say why the board thought such was
necessary.
The board abandoned the 1908 pol
icy this year in favor of one calling
for the most powerful fleet afioat by
1915. In fighting qualities, Badger
said the American fleet now ranked
third, and in his opinion, with France
close fourth. He thought Japan a
considerable distance behind the
United States.
To equal Germany's feet, he said,
the United States must build three
additional dreadnaughts and eight
battle cruisers.
Representative Butler said that
navy construction experts had de-
clared that the maximum number
capital ships that could be laid down
in the United States in one year was
twenty-five and they would be COM
pleted in two years If labor is found.
Badger thought the armor output
would not permit such rapid construc-
ton.
MOST POWERFUL AFLOAT.
The thirty-five-knot battle cruisers
planned for the new naval program,
win be the finest and most powerful
ships of their class in the world, Adj
miral Badger said. With the highest
speed ever proposed for heavy fight
ing craft and main batteries of ten
14-inch guns, he said, they would be
overwhelmingly superior to any other
battle cruisers ahoat.
On the new dreadnaughts, he said,
ten 16-inch guns distributed in five
turrets, were advocated strongly by
the board because all great navies
were increasing the size and power
of batteries.
Many of the latest European ships,
he said, carried 15-inch weapons; it
was reported the French were pre-
pairing to install Is I'D inch and
rumor said both German and British
designers were planning for 17-inch
in ships TO come.
Admiral Badger disagreed with
Rear Admiral Grant, chief of subma-
rines, as to the types of underwater
boats to be built. He thought the
1,200-ton feet submarines and small
er coast submarines should be con-
structed.
Admiral Grant favored abandoning
all other types in favor of an SOO-ton
class.
Admiral Badger discussed the Ger
man submarine campaign to support
his belief and that of the general
board that although a million and a
half of tons of merchant shipping had
been destroyed, the underwater boats
had not succeeded in seriously inn
pairing the allies fighting fleets. I'm
due prominence should not be given
to submarines, he thought in working
out the building program.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-23
Supreme Court Declares Road
Law of Florida Constitutional
SPECIAL 70 THE JOURNAL

public roads without compensation
was involuntary servitude.
1t was also claimed in this suit
that to require one to labor on the
public roads without compensation
deprived him of his property and lib
erty without due process of law.
The court upheld the statute gem
orally, holding that it did not violate
the federal constitution, and that it
was valid and enforceable.
The petitioner in this case was rep
resented by C. c. Howell, of Jackson
vile, Fla, and the state was repre-
scented by Attorney General T. F.
West.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-23
Business Men Signing Sub
scription Lists Now Be
ing Circulated.
UNDERTAKING OF
ALL THE PEOPLE
Every Resident Is Asked TO
Cooperate and Build the
Great Highway.

Citizens who desire 20 aid In
building the Gulf Beach High
way, either with cash donations
or labor and teams, can phone
The Journal business Office, phone
1900, and have their names placed
on the list Of those willing to CO.
operate in obtaining a great as
set for Pensacola. Phone IS,
after p. m.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-23
Louisville & Nashville Of
fers Cheap Fares For the
DeFuniak Convention.
MANY RAISERS OF
CATTLE EXPECTED
Convention Promises to Be
Biggest Held In West
Florida In Years.

Low round-trip rates have been Of
fered by the Louisville & Nashville
for the convention of cattlemen to be
held in DeFuniak on March is. The
rate applies from all points in West
Florida along the line of that road.
Tickets can be purchased on or prior
to March Is and will be good for re-
turn on any train to April II, al
though the convention win not be in
session longer than one day.
Cattle raisers all over West Flor
ida have become interested in the
convention, knowing il is movement
solely for tick eradication and it is
expected that it viii be one of the
most largely attended conventions
held in West Florida in many years.
The meetings will be in the Chau-
tauqua auditorium, which has been
granted for the occasion by Manager
Bruce of the Chautauqua.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-23
AUTO PARADE
Be BIG MARDI
GRAS FEATURE
Cars From Many West Flor
ida Cities Will Compete
For Prizes.
OUTSIDE PEOPLE
TAKING INTEREST
Ninety Three Automobile
Owners Signify Intention
Of Participating.

The automobile parade will be one
of the big features Of the Mardi
Gras celebration in Pensacola early
next month. Besides the Pensacolians
who will compete for the magnificent
cup offered as the first prize ninety
three owners Of automobiles living in
West Florida and South Alabama
cities have signified their intention of
coming to Pensacola on this occasion
and participating in the big event.
The list, as compiled by Mayor w. w.
Flournoy of DeFuniak, and sent the
automobile parade committee of the
Carnival Association yesterday,
shows cars entered from Messy Head,
DeFuniak, Crestview, Paxton, Oar
lington, Freeport, Melville, FloraIa,
Portland, Argyle, Glendale and Lake
wood.
The committee reported that in adj
dition to the silver loving cup, posi-
bly, one of the finest ever offered in
Pensacola, it expects to have a sec
ond and third prize for decorated
cars. The cup is now on display in
the window of Pyle's jewelry store.
A GREAT CARNIVAL.
The automobile parade is only one
Of several great attractions and pa
rades that VIII make the 1916 CRrai-
val the best and biggest in the his
tory of Pensacola. The directors met
yesterday afternoon and heard re-
ports from committees which showed
that remarkable progress has been
made.
The comic floats that win be seen
when the Phunmal1ers appear Mon
day night of Carnival week have al
ready been completed, while those of
the Mystic parade will be completed
by Sunday. This has never been done
before, for usually something had to
be done on the floats almost up 20 the
last minute before they were sent
from the sheds.
President Blocker yesterday after
noon expressed great satisfaction over
the manner in which the work had
this year been handled, of the svs-
tenn which had prevailed throughout
the year and the excellent attendance ,
of directors at all of the meetings
and their willingness to work for the
benefit Of the city as a whole.
TO GO TO MILTON.
All directors Of the association are
to go TO Milton Friday and partici-
pate in the Carnival celebration in
that city. A special train is to be run !
and every citizen Of Pensacola is in
vited to make the trip. The fare Is |
$1.00 and members of the association |
are anxious to see a large crowd 20 /
from this city and aid in making the
Milton celebration a success.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-23
OF BRITISH
SHIP DINGLE REPORTED

London, Feb. 22.-Sinking of the
British ship Dingle is reported by
Moyds. There probably is only one
survivor. No details have been re-
ceived.
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Continued on Page Threel
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-23

Probably fair Wednesday
and Thursday; cooler In
northwest portion.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-02-23

Yesterdays temperatures
Highest, IS degrees; low
est, 30 degrees.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-11

was looking OH, n afternoon last
september, although originally brought
ever from the British hackney farms,
are now being raised here from the
imported foundation stock, and the
American bred animals are as fine as
any IN the world. The children of Mr..
nd Mrs. j. Cox Brady of Gladstone,
-. j.. often drive or ride the hackney
"r saddle ponies of Hamilton Farms at
the shows. But in most cases II re-
u'iires an expert adult whip to show
a harness pony TO the best advantage.
The woman veterinarian has gained
q place for herself in the horse shows
and at the farms, and her work Is not
limited any longer to caring for the
horses of other women. originally the
woman horse doctor Was helped to cs-
tdbiiSh herself professionally by her
: stcrs who owned show stock, but
this Is now ancient history. AT
Devon in certain classes at the last
show n prize was offered for the best
Judging IN competition by "A group OF
pupils from the veterinarian colleges,
and the winner was a girl student.
Classes for military are 10Y
"a fixture OF every show programme
and the exhibitions. through the
energy with which the requirements OF
d horse FOR duty as a charger or other
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Piping Rock Club, the Queens-N Nassau
show at Mineola. the Westchester
county show, which this fall Is to cut
away from old and moi wholly salts
factory conditions. and 10 set up on it's
" q elsewhere; the fashion,
able Newport exhibition and the popu-
lor and democratic show at Brockton,
Mass.
To give the full list would be impos-
sible, and of no more significance en-
cept for Its length than n list Of the
stations on "a railroad to those who
have not formed the horse show habit.
To those who have formed It each date
and place tells n different story.
With Rochester one centuries up
thoughts of good fellowship and hearty
greetings. Syracuse recalls the big
state Fair and how the FOX hunting
hard rider John II. Townsend is scor-
ing success as a society Nurse show
manager. The two occur In success
sive weeks In September. Then there
are the Bryn Mawr show. a Pennsyl-
vania fall ven as great in some ways
as Devon, the 1slip Polo Club fixture
and other shows great and small held
IN the Pacific Northwest. on the Cali
furnia southern coast. at Aiken. =. c.,
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Mrs. Josephine Reynolds and {. w. Dickel illustrate pillion
ridiro (Ahove\ NJ
riding.

Expressing il in a general way, suit
ability means that Il dashing looking
horseman al horscwoman should hr
fitted out with a dashing. picture type
of n mnun while II sodltc, PLACID
minded individual should seek Il gentle
looking, pmblinC sort of horse. Tho
newest idea in horse SHOW classes is
TO provide opportunities for the display
Of conformity between the rider and
his mount.
Fox hunting is now 50 well eStah-
lished as n recreation through the
South and in the vicinity OF the North
crn cities tina, the hunter classes al
he indoor and outdoor shows UeVcr
tail ~ large entries. Women Vie WITH
men in riding tn" hunters over the
Jumps AZ the shows, ~ they do in
every part of tn" modern horse cNhi-
h.tiunE. West and East. nearly every
show now has, II not "A wotnau's day.
at least cha SEE for Sadil" horses on
hunters in which the entries mast hc
owned, ridden and Judged hy ON" Of
tha fair sen.
Tn" most expert ~ the women
Judges are Mrs. John Gcrkcn Of New
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Mrs. John Gerkcn on Margaret Tate
Riker on Gold Cup.

mlLlJfy purposes are insisted on and
Explained, are helping to provide avail
""I" r~einoIuts for the army.
Vt the Tuxedo show the military
NI"t"1is we've Judged 10y Col G. de Be
N".s' uf lir"uk vu. and officers of the
n.h.Ht Hr TIE army are. Whenever pos
S-'''. selected for this duty, "Llk. for
!lNt, IN TINS a. in the other classes. Is
IL" rulo that guides the show COM
mi'l"'s. For this reason at Tuxedo
tine gentleman rider Fletcher Harper
was the judge for hunters and Jump
ers, john T. towdin of The Rockaway
club judged the polo mounts and T..
) j. Mn i"kcr reviewed the merits
Of ~" irottorS and roidstcrs.
Tho simo rue has governed Ia, So
.'r,'uu O, tIc Judges for tn" Siam
lord >h1W n"Nt saturday a. tirwnod.
-" 'r'miUln~ piac" on Lon. Neck
Point, 1T Nurrton. Alfred Il. Maclay
of tho Nlllhr""k Iluut >ud chairman
ot "a" National Horse Show Assocl,-
ton. NII luis" hunters and Jumpers:
j. Garner Vest. a breeder AZ We'll ~
rider. vii Judge the saddle horses and
ponies and Charles y, Iiaudouine will
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PASSING OF KITCHENER HAD
ROMANCE OF A LEGEND

/ The speeches of the American Pill
sr!ms were naturally complimentary.
The Honorable Joseph said Earl
Kitchener was in a hurry TO reach
England because he was homesick.
That was funny. From his youth up
he had at that time spent three-fourths
of his life away from home.
II is just as well TO take leave OF
this commanding figure in a moment
Of relaxation. with laughter stirring
his facial muscles and his t%aciturn!ty
giving way to the influences of a
genial hour.
ON his way across Chicago a re-
porter boarded him and produced an
interview not wholly sounding Ike the
vernacular OF a noble lord. vet bearing
some appositeness to Americas pres
ent position, hut rather n satire on
things English II looked on as Of
then and now. Here is "A paragraph:
II see no reason why international
peace should not continue. One never
knows, however. when something will
stir up trouble, and wal does not often
announce itself far In advance. 1t al
ways pays TO keep ones powder dry.
England is at peace with all the world.
but u surest safeguard OF peace Is
always to be ready. Until such time
as some international agreement shall
he reached. II such there be. England
by being ready at all times will make
an influence for peace"
And -four years later the Earl was
to top all his previous work by his
tremendous efforts to get England
really ready to do her part in "A war
beyond his conception then.
The Kitchener legend passes at
once into the stage of the tradition.