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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-14
CANDIDATESTO
GET A REFUND
Nearly 40 Per Cent Re-
turned-W. Chipley Jones
Is New Chairman.

At meeting of the Escambia
County Democratic executive COM
mittee held last night in the court
house, w Chipley Jones was elected
chairman for the ensuing year to
succeed c. J. Levey. M. Langly
Bell was reelected to the office of
secretary.
The meeting was largely attend
ed, and was called to order at seven
o'clock, the chief business to come
before the committee afte. electing
officers was the refund thaC viii be
made candidates in the June pri-
mary. This money is the leftover
of the campaign expenses required
of each candidate and goes to defray
the expenses of holding the election.
The amount to be returned to each
candidate is left to the chairman
and secretary of the committee, who
will estimate the proportionate re-
fund.
Nearly forty per cent Of the amount
filed will be refunded, which is pos
sibly the largest amount ever re-
turned.
Candidates in several of the pre-
cincts failed to qualify, and none ap-
peared on the ballot. To insure these
precincts of representation commit
teemen were appointed to fill the ex-
listing vacancies, caused by the lack
of candidates in the primary. These
appointments were as follows: A. J.
Mackey, to Precinct 6; w. B. Hub
bird to 16; A. L. McCullam to 10;
w. P. Vaughn to 81; Will Murphy
to 25; Tom Farrar to q; w. NJ.
Mackey to 20.
A motion was passed to increase
the. salary of the secretary from SIS
to SO for each'meeting, and another
motion was passed, increasing the
per diem of each member from one
to three dollars for each meeting at
tended.
Short speeches of acceptance were
made by the officers elected, Mr.
Jones expressing his qualification and
appreciation of the honor rendered
/ him by the committee, of which he
Quently an officer. M. Langly Bell
followed the chairman in an appro-
/ pirate talk thanking them for the po-
sition and for the fulfllment Of its
( duties in the future as he has done
in the past. Former Chairman C. J.
/ Levey was instructed to turn ali
funds over to the new chairman so
that settlement with the candidates
could be made as soon as possible,
/ which will be done by the secretary
when the list is made up and the
proper amounts ascertained.
/ The following members of the
committee answered to roll call;
Frank J. johnson, precinct Is; T. @
/ McNair, 2; J. A. Gilmore, %; r. G.
Stanton, 9; NJ. H. Bell, Is, E. R
Swaine, 81; E. C. King, 4; J. P. Nc.
Hugh, ID; W. B. Strickland, Is; MARI
Joseph, 35; W. Chipley Jones, 81
Mark McCurdy, 20; Harry Mccall, 5
W. H. Mayo, p, and Guy Haley, q
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-14
Popular. Young
NJ an Is Dead

Roland White, % years of age, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. White, of 90
North Baylen street, passed away
last night shortly after midnight,
after a long illness. Funeral ar
had not been made up to
the time of going to presA but will
be announced today.
3 The deceased was deservedly pop
ular with a large circle of his young
friends. He had wide acquaintance,
and every one who knew the young
man esteemed him highly.
His demise viii cause sincere sor-
row in a large circle.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-14
ALABAMA TOWNS SUFFER
FROM RECORD FLOODS

Atlanta, July 13.-Except in the
Lake Lanier region, above Selma, and
Kings Bend section, fifty miles be-
low, Alabama's flooded section to-
night showed an Improvement. The
water is still rising in both these
sections. The crest of the flood is
expected to. pass during the night.
Reports to Selma said that 5000 are
in distress in both sections.
Reports from Southwest Georgia
show conditions are better, but in
southeast Georgia the SatiIIa and
Altamaha rivers are still causing
damage. East of Waycross the Sal
tilla is two miles wide and doing
much damage in the vicinity Of Wal
tertown.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-14
STORM IS FORGOTTEN
SCENES OF ACTIVITY ARE
SHOWN ON WATERFRONT

Z
first load timber from the water, and
will probably not start before Satur-
day or Monday on account Of cargo
not being all within easy reach.
Far out in the stream, the Swedish
steamer Vala, partly loaded with
sawn timber, is anchored, awaiting a
supply to fill out. This will probably
be available tomorrow or the first of
next week.
Docked at the railroad wharves
awaiting a supply of cotton, naval
stores, hardwoods, etc, is the Span
ish steamship Wilma, just up from
Tampa with a part cargo of Florida
phosphate. This steamer will be the
scene of much activity today, and
for the next few days, with the pos
sibility of working right through
Sunday, this being with a view to
giving the steamer the quickest dis
patch possible.
In addition to the steamships there
are a number of river and up-sound
steamers at the various docks. The
steamer Eugene was at the Tarpon S
wharf, unloading consig 1n1ent o.
rosin and tdIpel tine, AMI will 81
ceive me1 chand;se afterward. At
Palafox wharf tnA ste tntr Captain
Fritz is ted up fol stht.r supply
of merchandise. At Baylen wharf,
the schooner Viola and the stern
wheeler Iowa are receiving merchan-
disc, and there are numerous small
er craft taking provisions, provender,
etc, for number of points.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-14

Except for the presence of a large
amount of debris, thrown up on the
shore and docks when the wharves
were devastated, and some few sunk
Ell or high and dry craft, there is
very little along the water trent of
the city of Pensacola to indicate that
this 6ss the sceI; of the wors. hur-
r.eaae on recorl, only a week ago.
On the contrary ships were anchored
or moored in the stream and at the
wharves, either receiving or ready
for cargo.
These are some of the evidences of
returning activities along the water
front:
The American schooner Frontenac
is berthed on the east side of Cen
trail wharf, discharging cargo of
African mahogany logs.
The British steamship ST. Andrews
is berthed on the west side of Com
mandancia wharf, in one of the mid
die berths, receiving a solid cargo
of cross ties. Four gangs were work
ing Thursday, but on account of the
scarcity of available cargo, it is pos
sible that but two gangs will work
this morning. Lighters are bringing
cargo from points up the bay, and
cars, which have been caught at
points along the P. & A. road will
probably be delayed several days in
reaching here.
The Swedish steamship Helsing-
borg is anchored in the stream,
awaiting cargo. This steamer will
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-14
RUSSIANS CONTINUING
THEIR FEARFUL DRIVE

London, July 13.-Although the
Austro-Germans appear to have halt
ed temporarily, at least, the Russian
advance toward Kovel, desperate
fighting along this section of east
ern front continues. Further south
On the lower Stripa river, the Rus
slams are striking north in an effort
TO crush General Won Bothner and
flank the entire Austro-German line.
Vienna admits the Russians have
penetrated Won Bothmer's front at
some points, but asserts they were
driven out by counter attacks. Rus
slams claim to have taken two thou
sand prisoners.
The British have held their gains
on the Sonme front and from a luIl
in the fighting in this section it is
assumed they Rre consolidating their
captured positions.
The French official statement OF
Thursday simply records a contin-
uance of bombardments at Fort Sou
vile, in the Verdun. region.
Lloyd George, addressing an allies
conference on equipment, declared
that the output of new British NUM-
ton factories had not yet attained
one-third their full capacity
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-14
ENGINEERS LAUNCH
PULLED INTO WATER

Without suffering injuries beyond
the scraping off of little paint, the
government launch Santa Rosa, used
by Engineer J. E. Turtle, was pulled
into the water yesterday. The
launch was moored at her usual
berth at the Baylen wharf inthe af-
ternoon.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-14
BODY MAY BE THAT
OF YOUNG GRAHAM,
LOST ON DOROTHY

An Associated Press message from
Atlanta is as follows:
"The body of boy fourteen years
of age, believed to be one of ten
drowned off the schooner Doris 7,
cut of Pensacola, has been picked up
ct Dauphin Island, forty miles below
Mobile in the Gulf"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-14
PILOT BOAT BLOWN
ASHORE NEAR SAVANNAH

Savannah, July ia northwest
gale is blowing off Tybee Island to-
night and hurricane warnings were
hoisted for this section. Many Ty-
bee summer residents returned to
Savannah tonight. The heavy seas
off the Savannah river bar stalled
the liner Somerset thrsS hours be-
fore she could enter. The pilot boat
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-14
NAVY CAR RAN OVER
AND KILLED SMALL DOG

A machine from the aero statNn,
driven by Mr.. Navarett, ran oAar
and killed dog, at the corner Of
Garden and A streets early last
night. Mr.. Navarett personally re-
ported the incident to the police sta
ton.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-14
MARTIAL LAW HAS BEEN
PROCLAIMED IN SPAI

Madrid, July 13.-In view of the
general railroad strike announced
for July 16, the government has sus-
pended constitutional guarantees and
proclaimed martial law throughout
Spain. King Alfonso has arrived
here.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-14
ASQUTTH SAYS ANGLO-FRENCH
DRIVE is JUST BEGINNING

London, July 13.-Premier Asquith
told the house of commons today
that the Anglo-French offensive on
the western front was just beginning.
He said work1nen would be asked to
forego their August holidays be-
cause Of demand for munitions in
France.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-14
JOHN A. MERRITT,
Chairman.
G. J. LEVEY,
P. z. YONGE,
WIN. FISHER,

Ab1IUA1kbEGs
(Mr. Aiken, the fifth member OF
the committee, was not in the city,
hence his signature could not be pro-
cured for the report thus made.)
Following the presentation Of the
committees report and recommends
lions, Mr.. Merritt read the outline Of
the proposed charter for the city Of
Pensacola. This, with several amend
ments, was adopted, and viii be fur
Their considered at a called meeting
of the board next Tuesday, July Is
The mayor, it is proposed, is to
be selected from one of the four al
dermen elected at large. The presi-
dent of the council viii be elected by
a majority vote of the council from
the aldermen at large, his term of
Office to be four years. The mayors
term is also for four years.
An executive board is provided fors
to consist Of the mayor, comptroller,
attorney, engineer and physician.
The administrative departments
will be as follows: Finance and
taxation, public records, police, fire,
health, streets, parks and city prop
erty, water, buildings and public
welfare.
The following provisions are made
by the proposed charter:
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-14
CITY CHARTER
HEARS
FIRST REPORT
Mayor, President of Council
and Board of Aldermen
Recommended.
PEOPLE DO NOT
VOTE FOR MAYOR
Sufragists Press Their
Claims For Representa-
ton and Ballot

A mayor, board of fourteen alder
men and president of the council are
some of the main features incorpo-
rated in the report of special COM
mittee, and which was read at
meeting of the charter board Thurs
day afternoon at 4 o'clock. Chair
man Yonge presided, and ten mem
bers attended the meeting, as follows:
John G. Welsh, DR.. L. dem. Blocker,
William Fisher, H. Muller, R. II.
Cary, w. L. Meyer, John A. Merritt,
John H. Christie and Max Z. Bear.
Chairman John A. Merritt pre-
scented the report Of the special casa-
mittee of FIVE, which is as follows:
The Committee Report.
Pensacola, Fla, July Is, 1916.
To the Pensacola Charter Board,
Pensacola, Fla.
Gentlemen: Your committee APP
pointed to consider the matter of
city charters and recommend any
changes in the present charter or
new charter for Pensacola, as it
deems advisable, begs to submit here
with an outline of a proposed char
ter for your consideration:
Your committee begs to make the
following recommendations, viz:
/. That a charter as outlined be
adopted.
2. That the charter board meet at
p. m. on July Is, for the consid-
Grafton Of this proposed charter.
8. That if at that meeting or q
subsequent meeting the board shall
adopt the charter as presented, or as
it may be amended, that it be turned
over to the city attorney with the
request that he put it in proper legal
shape, making such changes and adj
ditions as he may think necessary to
complete and make effective a char
ter on the lines suggested; and re-
port it to this board as soon as pos
sible.
4. That when the report shall be
received from the city attorney that
this board shall hold a meeting for
its consideration and final action.
8. That If the board shall ADOPT
the charter at said meeting that it
be submitted to the voters at an
election to be hold on the 7th latter
wards changed to the 5th) Tuesday
after the adoption of the charter for
the election Of the officers provided
| for therein.
Referring to the petition of the
Equal Suffrage League, of June 18th,
your committee is advised by legal
4 authority that the statute under
which this board was created does
not give it any power to consider
the question of suffrage, and that it
has no authority to act in the mat
ter of qualification of voters.
All of which is respectfully sub
mitted.
T0L1N A NTEppTTvp
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-14
COAST7IS. NOW
LASHED BY A HURRICANE

Eclipse was driven ashore and dam
aged. The weather bureau officials
sent up red rockets tonight to warn
shipping off the coast.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-14
GERMANSLOSE.
Z OF LARGEST.
BA 7 TLESHIPS
Kaiser and Kronprinz Were
Sunk In the Jutland
Battle.
BOTH WERE SHIPS
OF $4,000 TONS
Admiralty Gable To British
Embassy Makes Positive
Announcement.
BOTH WERE SHIPS
OF $4,000 TONS
by ASSOCIATED PRESS.

= Washington, July 13.-An admit
rally telegram to the British embassy
here says that positive proof has
been found that two great German
dreadnaughts, the Kaiser and Kron-
prinz, were sunk by torpedoes during
the Jutland battle. Both displaced
about $4,000 tons, and carried ten
12-inch guns.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-14
SEVEN MAY HAVE BEEN
LOST FROM SCHOONER

Washington, July 13.-The schoon-
er Carrie Strong, bound from Mobile
to Matanzas, which was wrecked last
Continued on Page Three.)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-14
Knott -CATT 7
IN COURT
Attorneys For Cats to APP
ply For Writ of Prohibi-
ton Today.
SPECIAL TO THE JOURNAL.

q dChSOIlNllle3 ID, July IO.-AbJOE-
neys for Sidney J. Cats will tomor-
row apply to the supreme court at
Tallahassee for + writ of prohibition
against the 4n'2Tc.n ent of a pirit
of mandamus granted by Judge SIM
mons of Duval county circuit court,
which orders a recount Of the vote
for governor in five precincts of Du-
val county.
At the same time attorneys for w
Y. Knott will make direct applica-
ton to the supreme court for a writ
of mandamus ordering a recount Of
the vote for governor in cersain pre-
cincts in Putnam county.
The purpose of this move is to get
an opinion from the supreme court
on the proper procedure to take to
secure a recount in the several coun-
ties.
Recount of the vote has already
been made in Madison, Suwanee and
part of Hamilton and Leon counties,
the result of which is that the lead
of 260 votes given Cats in the state
canvass is overcome and a recanvass
will show Knott in the lead.
A special from Jacksonville, under
an earlier date than the above says:
court proceedings have been be-
gun by attorneys in behalf of w. ".
Knott, gubernatorial candidate, for
a recount of the vote in certain pre-
cincts of at least twenty-seven coun-
ties Of Florida. It is alleged from
information received by attorneys at
the headquarters of Mr.. Knott here
| in Jacksonville that there are more
than seventy-five precincts in which
/ the second choice vote was not count
ed, or included in the official returns
made to Tallahassee. In most cases
it is alleged these votes were improp-
| erly tailed, and it was impossible
| for the canvassing board to ascer.
tain to whom they properly belonged
/ The seventy-five or more precincts
not counted embraced 1900 to 1000
votes, it is alleged.
'9The friends Of Mr.. Knott contend
! that when these votes are properly
counted and accredited that he viii
/ easily overcome the lead of 26C
votes of Mr.. Cats.
''Mandamus for recount has beer
granted in a number of counties. The
sheriffs of Suwanee, Hamilton anc
Madison counties were yesterday
serving the inspectors and clerks
with notice to appear and recount the
votes of these counties.
Thomas B. Adams, of counsel fol
Mr.. Knott, stated that it was not The
intention Of the counsel for Mr.. Knot
to stop the fight until every singl,
vote in the state had been recountec
where it is believed that Irregular
ties or errors exist.
Many Irregularities.
@The worst irregularities are al
legged to exist in Polk, Holmes AM
Calhoun counties. IN Polk county j
is alleged that several hundred non
democratic voters evidently cast
vote. In one precinct in Calhoun
: county with fifty-nine qualified voter
on the registration book, 40 vote
were polled. In other precincts, clos
: to the Alabama line, people hvint
: in Alabama, it is also alleged, wer
allowed to vote"
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-14
DISTURBANCE REPORTED.

July 10, 1916, 1928 p. m.
Advisory: TROPICAL DISTURB
ANCE FOUR P. NJ. APPARENT
LY CENTRAL NEAR MONA,
PASSAGE EIOVTNG NORTH
WEST. NOT ENOUGH RE-
PORTS TO INDICATE INTEN-
SITY.
FRANKFNFIELD.
Note: Mona passage is between
Porto Rico and Haiti.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-14

Continued on Page TwO)
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-14

Yesterdays temperatures
Highest, 81 degrees; low.
est 73 degrees.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-14

Local thandershovVers
Friday; Saturday fair.
Gentle to moderate winds
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-07-14

The Ideal Summer Resort
BATHING, BOATING, FISHING
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-14

national wealth in terms of dollars
alone, and begin measuring it in
terms of humanity.
Now is a good time to begin pre-
paredness by aboIishing child-labOr,
eliminating occupationaI disease, kill
ing off consumption and syphilis,
raising wages and establishing a
shorter workday, giving the workers
more time and opportunity for
healthfUl recreation, carefully guard
ing the health. and happiness Of ALL
mothers, insuring work at decent
wages for all fathers, making it pos
sible for the young to get married
and raise babies and making certain
that everybody has full opportunity
to develop into a sound, healthy man
or woman.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-14
PREPAREDNESS.

NET HNEDINESO' - II uOGSu
mean merely preparedness by learn
ing to shoulder arms and pull tn,
trigger of a gun. 1t means more
than building up a big standing army
of professional soldiers. It means
preparedness in every way of the
manhood of this country to protect
and preserve our democratic insti-
buttons. And that means that the
first place to get busy on prepared
ness is to so reaTrange our industrial
and social life that everybody born
in this country will be sure of a
chance to have pure air, wholesome
food and the sanitary housing that
mean health and opportunity to de-
velop as sound, healthy human be-
ings in both mind and boyd.
And it means a policy that is car
ried out from babyhOOd to old age.
It means that we can't eat our
cake and have it. We can't grind
the souls and bodies of children and
adults into cold, hard dollars and at
the same time make them physically
and mentally able to fight bravely
and intelligently to protect their
country when it is attacked.
To make strong men we've got to
start with strong, healthy babies who
will grow into strong men and WOm-
en-. We can't breed strong, healthy
babies from half-staTved, poorly clad
and miserabIy housed, disease-weak-
ened fathers and mothers.
We've got to quit measuring our
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-03-14
THE QUICK OR THE DEAD

THE QUICK OR THE DEAD
When it comes to the performance Of
high comedy, don't overlook the
courts and the law.
Anselmo SOsa and wife lived as
fine a married life at San Diego as
anybody can, for several years, when
Sosa suddenly disappeared. Mrs.
Sosa waited for some years for An
seImo's return but, finally, desiring
his real estate, asked for letters of adj
ministration on the ground that he
was dead.
May 2, 1910, the court declared An
Selma dead.
AS soon as he learned that he was
dead, SOsa returned to San Diego
from Mexico, and went to having for
his real estate and vitality.
Sept. 81, 1915, the court declared
AnseImo alive.
During Anselmo's deafness Mrs.
Sosa married another man, and the
Sosa's realty, life and domestic reIa-
lions have been in an awful mess of
litigation for a considerable period.
Now cometh word from Santa Ana
that Sosa is dead again, dead enough
to bury, this time. In other words,
they've got the corpse. But, rather
than run any risk of another legal
resurrection, it is intimated that the
San Diego courts may attend An
selmo's funeral in body.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-12-14
II. PHILBRICK PASSES AWAY
AT IT YEARS.
He Was a Pioneer Citizen and
Extensive Land Owner.

Harrison Philbrick. II years
old, died at his home four miles
east OF this city at 2 O'Clock Fri.
day afternoon of the infirmities
of advanced age. He was a far
mer and an owner of fine farm
of about 1000 acres of land. Mr..
Phllbrick was one of the pioneer
citizens Of Bates county, having
resided here 46 years. He was
one OF the first surveyors of
Bates county.
Mr. Philbrick was a native of
New Hampshire and came here
at an early day. He was d man
of strong character, widely
known and highly respected His
wife preceded him to the grave
about one and half years ago.
He was Il Mason and Knight Tenn
plar. He is survived by three
sons. Daniel. Perl and George
Philhrick all residents of this
county, and two daughters Mrs
Wills, of Ncosho, Mo. and Miss
Lille Philbrick of the home ad-
drrSs.-Rich Hill Review.
The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1916-12-14
Girard-C Campbell.

Orr Campbell, of Elvaston, ILL.,,
and Miss Mary F.. Girard, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. c. Girard,
of near this city, We're united in
marriage December 9th, 1916, at
the Ohio street M. E. church par
sonagc in this city by the pastor,
Rev. c. A. Waters, in the presence
of a few of the relatives and
friends of the bride. The serious
illness of the brides mother pre-
vented the ceremony at the fam
lily home. The happy pair will
spend their honeymoon in the
east and expect to be at home to
their friends on January /, at
the farm Of the groom near Ell
vaston, Ill. The well wishes of
all who know them go. with them.