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The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-06-16
RAIN INTERPRETERS WITH
CANNING GLIB WORK

Owing to the heavy rains of the
first part of the week, the work of
Miss Lonny Landrum, home demon
stration agent, covered only one DEM
onstration, held last Monday. Dur
ing the latter part of the week Miss
Landrum has been mailing publicity
matter to the girls and mothers in
terested in the work.
With the canning season rapidly
approaching much anxiety has been
felt for want of cans. Arrangements
have been made, however, and the
girls are assured that their crop will
not suffer by delay.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-06-16
TERSELY TOLD.

A fishing party of ten business men
of Pensacola left Wednesday morn
ing on the launch "Mayflower" for a
short trip up the Escambia river.
They made an early start and re-
turned at night with fine catch of
trout. The party was composed of
L. E. Mobiles, L. L. nughey, A. T.
Barkdull, N. C. Mcclellan, C. w. Par
ker, Frank Caro-, w. L. Wilson, Chip
ley Janes 4Iad NJ. E. Clark.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-06-16
WOULD HAVE CITY
UNDER MARTIAL LAW

Laredo, Texas, June 15.-Amarican
Consul Carrot at Nuevo Laredo, Mex,
has wired the state department at
Washington recommending that this
city be placed under martial law, ac-
cording to seemingly authentic re-
port here.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-06-16
]. E. GUTMAN BACK
FROM NEW YORK TRIP

J. E. Gutman, of the store of that
name, has returned from New York,
where he went to re-stock his inter
esting store with the pretty stylish
goods from Americas most exclusive
style shops.
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digestion and paralyzes the brain.
Its effect upon the Mexican at times
seems not unlike that Of cocaine, and
so destructive has been its work that
1t has been well named. the curse
OF Mexico. 1t is said that 10000 dol
lars worth OF pulque Is sold In Mexico
City daily.
The bull nght is tho national
amusement OF Mexico. and one has
but to study the Mexican face during
one of the bloody orgies, where horses
as well as the bull are killed In a most
brutal manner TO see the delight evi-
denced at suffering.
Tho greater part OF Mexico has
been developed by foreign capital.
and through this thousands Of dollars
have been brought into the Mexican
treasury, yet In Mexico City there Is
a newspaper which every day pub
fishes at the top of the first page
Mexico for the Mexicans." This pa.
per IL strongly anti-American. They
have no love for any foreigners and
especially dislike the man from the
United States. Recently the agitators
both men and newspapers. have In.
| creased this hatred by publishing the
most absurd stories of how the United
States Is trying to acquire Mexico and
take away their liberty.
Just what liberty means to the Mex
lean Is a mystery. but at present 4
seems to be license and anarchy.
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Thus 1t will be seen that he is a very
busy man. His work is physically
exacting. especially when 1t comes to
fighting the great forest fires which
frequently occur in our national for
ests.
Fire Fighting.
Only those who have seen these
men engaged in battling with one of
these CONGREGATIONS can fully appre-
ciate their heroisrl- and their resource
fulness at a time when one must act
quickly. An example of this was
shown a few years ago in the case OF
Ranger Edward G. Pulaski. of the
Occur d'AIene National Forest in
Idaho. Pulaski had charge. of 40
Italians and Poles who were trying
to quell a large fire which had broken
out In the forest. They had been at
work for several hours when the
flames grew so threatening that 1t
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largest purchasers.
Rubber IL another Mexican product
still In IT. infancy. due to the fact
that owing to the unsettled condition
Of the country men are afraid to In
vest money in the industry. Coffee
growing IL In the same condition--in
fact. all that Is required to make this
naturally rich land blossom as the rose
present might be classed as an Uto-
plan idea.
The waste Of Mexico at present II
beyond the Imagination OF those who
have not actually seen the mines lying
Idle and the plantations unworked.
ana all because Mexico refuses TO al
low any other country to settle the
public questions or to settle them her.
self While 1t IL true that education
Is free in Mexico the peov has lived
In ignorance 30 long that he never
thinks OF sending his child to school.
and the authorities do not bother
themselves to compel him to do 30.
Prehistoric Ruins.
Mexicv Is a land Of enchantment to
the ira, aler In search OF beautiful
scenery and rare old relics OF the
ancient days. The famous ruins OF
Yucatan are well known. but these
are not the only ones, fof scattered
all over Mexico are ruins OF cities,
palaces. temples and fortresses, the
architecture and extent of which are
amazing even to the advanced knowl-
edge Of the present age. OF their
builders little or nothing Is known.
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became question Of whether the
Ranger could save his men. The nre
was travelling faster than his crew
could make their way through the
dense forest. and the only hope was
to secure shelter in some place into
which the fire could not come. So.
the plucky Ranger guided his party
at a run through the binding smoke
to an old mine he knew of In the
neighborhood. When he reached the
opening he sent the men In ahead of
him. hung a wet blanket over the
opening and stood guard at the door.
The fierce heat. the stining air and
their wild fear made several OF the
foreigners temporarily insane and a
number tried to break out. Pulaski
held them back with drawn re-
volver, Only one man succeeded In
getting out and he WAS burned to
death. The Ranger himself more ex-
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'under the direction Of tho Forest
Ranger who goes out with his crew
and pack animals to live In the wilds
OF the forest while the work 10 in
progress. Many times after long
days work he makes q solitary camp
tar from human habitation. Sunday
u day Of rest unless there IL forest
IRE, ana he returns. II possible. to his
comfortable cabin set up under the
great trees. Frequently he has q wife
and children. or at least some female
member of the family who 10 willing
to 60 into the wilds to keep him COM
pany. and there enid Nature the Sum
days are spent in peace and quiet. fAr
from the turmoil OF city life.
The killing Of predatory animals n
done by the Ranger although the Cow
eminent frequently permits expert
enced trappsrs 10 carry on this work.
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The country is one OF, the richest
in the world. containing as It does
untold mineral wealth In gold, silver
and copper. Coal. too. Is plentiful in
some sections. while the Tampico oil
fields are among the richest In the
world. Cattle ranches abound and
excellent horses and ponies are bred
in some sections. Many Of these
ranches are owned by Americans.
The State Of Jalisco is rich in the
sugar cane and cotton growing III.
dustry. Unfortunately. tho system of
railways at present constructed Is
wholly insufficient for the demands
OF commerce. Several new conces-
sions for railroad building were
granted but the numerous revolutions
have prevented the work. Meanwhile
much of the raw material raised in
this section are the most orderly in
the country. Many OF them work
peacefully in the cotton factories,
making unhleached muslin which is
much In demand in Mexico. The
poems there are far above tho average
intheir dress and manners, and many
OF them still bear traces Of the pride
OF their ancestors Of many centuries
ago.
Tobacco Is raised all over the coun-
try, the bright green of the foliage
being met in every direction. but the
finest leaf comes from San Andres
Tuxtia, In the State of Vera Cruz
The United States. Germany. Norway
Denmark and Switzerland are the
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posed than any of his men was ter
ribly burned during his FIVE hours
stand at his post. After the fire had
passed he brought his party to safety
without losing a single man except
the one who got out OF the tunnel.
His own injuries were so severe that
he was compelled to spend two
months in hospital, This Is but one
Of the many heroic acts OF the Forest
Rangers in fighting fires.
In some national forests lookout sta
tons have been built and from these
the rangers are able to watch for
fires: In other forests he must climb
trees or high mountains In order to
observe. This makes the ability to
climb mountains an asset in the forest
rangers qualifications. A friendship
with people in his district will aid
him materially as they will frequent
y assist him In the lookout His tele-
phones which he builds through the
forest must be carefully watched and
kept in repair as they serve him well
in gathering help when forest fire
is raging, His flre fighting tools, such
as spades. axes and rakes must be
kept in good condition and always
ready for service.
In California tho ranger uses what
Is known as a "speeder" for patroliing
railroad tracks to watch for fires
caused by sparks from locomotives. as
some. of the most disastrous forest
fires have been caused by these sparks.
Not infrequently careless campers
who fail to put out their camp fires
are responsible for the burning of
much valuable timber land. Each
year men OF the Forest Service extin-
guish not less than 5000 fires. near
ly all Of them being put out before
they get any Roadway. Eternal vigi-
lance is the price of getting at the
fire before It spreads. In a particu-
After the fire has spent Its fury the
replanting must be done for the forest
must be kept up and this work, too,
falls to the lot of the Forest Ranger.
The tree, like man. has seven ages
and the ranger must know how to
treat the tree during these ages
seeding. sapling. large sapling. pole,
large pole. standard and set. The IN
FAINT mortality among trees must be
studied just as among human beings:
also where each kind will thrive. for
certain kinds will thrive only in cer-
tain places. SO the ranger must know
his trees just rs the physician un-
derstands the human body.
SflYics.
This part of forestry is known as
"Silvics'' and treats OF the knowledge
OF the relation OF trees to light. heat
and moisture, to the soil and to each
other. The Forest Ranger makes a
special study OF this branch. The
value of wood in our national life Is
well known for without 1t civilization
would be without many OF its neces-
stiles. Our whole land transportation
Is practically dependent upon the for
ests which supply more than one hum
dred and twenty million new railroad
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BY joining General Carranza's men
they are able to secure food for them
selves and their families as well, for
the women relatives of the soldiers
act as the cooks of the Mexican COM
missary department and follow the
army wherever II goes. The Mexican
soldier disdains tent and will
bivouac anywhere In his blanket
When the army goes into camp the
women at once dig holes in the ground
In which they make q Are and bake
tortillas.
Torfiilas.
Considerable labor Is necessary to
evolve tortilla and the women will
spend a large portion OF the day in
its manufa cture. The kernels of corn
are first soaked In limewater until
they become soft: they are then
placed on "A fiat kneading stone
called metale. and ground with q
rude pestle until they are reduced to
fine paste. This is shaped into
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giving them the hides in payment fok
the work. Watching the game ard
Ash "hog''-the man who takes MorO
than the law allowA = not m alto-
gether pleasant task. but the Hanges9
does his duty along this line and many
people pay flnes for breaking thfs
rule. The Forest eexvics keeps the
streams supplied with Try <ypunG
nsh). ana they do not propose III
allow one man 70 clean MP the streaAns
Of the flsh.
A number Of schools IN tosestsy
have been established in various paris
OF the country and hundreds u young
men are considsring Il - : life 1885,
ton. but with the Forest RanSer -
psriencs in-ths forests y the ar1< -
quirement. and for this reason the ulos
1ority Of Rangers have been Weetoe1
men selected from the States q w33e1
the forest reserves arc situated q III
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small. round cakes which are worked
between the hands and patted until
fiattened out very thin. They are then
baked on an iron pan over a FIRE.
Having neither salt nor seasoning
they are rather insipid. and when
cold are leathery. but are said to be
nutritious.
The meat used is cut in strips and
Is handled In q careless fashion and
Is sometimes decayed before II lie
cooked. Frijoles-biack beans. reek-
ing with grease. Is another favorite
article OF food with the Mexican SOL
dier. and the odor OF cooking grease
In a hot climate Is nauseating to the
American.
Pulquc.
The Mexican peon loves his pulQue
"a thin. starchy. ill-smelling liquor
made from the maguey plant. 1t II
a cheap drink and Is used exclusively
by the poorer class. 1t frequently
causes softening of the brain. ruins
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ties every year In the United States
alone. and this is only one of the util-
tiles which depends upon the trees
for its supply house. The Ranger
must be an expert in woodcraft as
well. for he may be called upon to
travel the forest safely and surely
either by day or night.
Must be Rcsourceful.
He must know how to handle a
boat and be resourceful when 1t comes
to getting across mountain streams or
in measuring the flow OF streams, and
he must frequently construct RATS
for this purpose.
Recently ono OF the Rangers con-
structed wire cable across q deep,
cold stream. and from a boz suspend
ed from the cable took the fiow OF the
stream without getting wet. Others
prefer to wade In. Sometimes whore
the stream Is swift the Ranger often
gets ducking in the Icy waters even
though his raft may be we'll made.
Watching the timber thief II an
other Of the duties Of the Ranger.
The Government gives away q vast
amount Of timber annually to men
and women who need 1t for their own
use, but this timber must be cut from
trees which have been marked by the
Ranger. There IL also large amount
OF timber sold and these sales are ar
ranged by the Ranger, whose duty It
is to see that the future forest Is not
injured by these sales.
Trail And Road Builder.
Each year the Forest Service builds
about twcnty-seven hundred miles Of
trail. three hundred and forty miles
Of road ana at least twenty i've hun
dred miles Of telephone line. and all
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luresque Beauty and
Natural Wealth Of This
Evolution Stricken

1915. by The International
IN Syndicate.

1nvr1ght, 1915. by The Internationsl
Syndicate.
AMI people OF frst class
power are apt to underesti-
mate the difficulties OF con-
quering a nation OF lower
~4e Of civilization. and In conse-
1nee there Is danger OF less prep
114on for such a campaign than
conflict with a nation of equal
MndinG and advancement In the arts
14 sciences. Our own experience
1t1 the Indians proves this. and
4fe was great sacrifice OF blood and
10nfces In the desultory and rather
Ellating policy in dealing with these
39Gcnal tribes OF the plains and the
6oft. This was equally true In the
aro Of England during the Boer War.
"a history will afford similar illustra-
1ens from the national life OF other
ou1tries,
Tho Land or Contrasts.
Nexlco II pre-eminentiy land OF
& Observation-Disclosures, OF romance and of
onderfuIly strange contrasts. Mod
0En improvements have come upon
~ AcAnA. hut tina Indian with his
1utro. the carrier with his burden.
s1nMd the oId-fashioned village priest
I've remained. Everywhere the old
Ind the new are seen side by side
~ = this strange mixture OF the
nncaert and modern that produces
8Maeh queer phases OF life as exist in
G0x1cc today. The old has refused
= 81ye way to the new and higher
N21nAtion. There are only two
onqe1 In Mexico--the rich and the
0o9. The rich are usually very
bnafhy and frequently we'll educated,
8e the poor suffer in the most alb
- poverty both in mind and body,
xF heeades living In fllthy novels they
kMDot read or write and have no
n8 ~ lettering themselves.
friday the latter class Of people is
= D1ch q wretched state that they
5uk enlist In the army or starve.
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They may have lived thousands 81
years ago and may even have been

They may have lived Thousands of
years ago and may even have been
contemporary with the people of
Ninbvsh. Traces Of this ancient race
are especially numerous In the Valley
Of oaxAoa and NJ Militia, = great city
of prehistoric times. now the site Of
small Indian village. These ruina
consist Of four distinct groups. which
were originally Of the Same general
styiA Along the entire front Of the
structures. 10 q broad stone terrace
broken BY Vida lights OF steps which
lead to square Egyptian docrways.
The structures. however. are marked
contrast to those OF early Egypt. tho
outer walls OF Militia being composed
OF oblong panels decorated with
typical arahesques about fifteen
geometrical designs being employed.
They are composed Of Thousands OF
small stones ret into the face Of the
building.
Mexico City Is perhaps the best
KNOWN to the average traveller. and
is sort OF Americanixed Madrid.
There one sees the best class OF Mex
lean and found plenty Of gayety when
President and Madam Diax ware the
social leaders- Today one rarely md.
a tourist or a Mexican social func-
ton. and the city seems to be given
over TO yelling newsboys who sell
newspapers flied with fictitious ac-
counts Of the heroism Of the Next
cans.
FAD Ana Good Climate.
The climate Is one Of contrasts. In
the northern and southern parts the
heat during the summer IL Intense
but in Mexico City and thereabouts
the climate Is delightful From Mon
terey to Juares. where the Rio 0rands
divides Mexico from the United States.
the scenery impresses one M useless
desert. dry valleys with cactus and
scrubby vegetation and low. barren.
Eun-baked hills wide plains stretch.
ing to the horizon desolate region
where the sun beats down with =
tropical nerceness that wears on the
strength OF the white man.
Mexico Il a land OF wealth In min.
erals. agriculture. prehistoric ruins
and beautiful scenery--one Of the
fines. countries In the world. How
long shall II be allowed to 20 TO waste
by the ANARCHY Of the people9
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H0lOs
ADyF1ght, 1915. by The International
NH Syndicate.
n only within tho last 10 or
~ years that the conservation
n4 our national forests has taken
Aold Of the people of the United
- and proper and adequate meas
adopted TO preserve the wood
1 from the hand of the ravag or
the fortune hunter. The duty of
0ing the law against the law
And the reckless is imposed upon
Forest Ranger, an officer sta
od upon the premises and charged
A. thes responsibility of seeing that
x11ales and regulations OF the Gov
Aouf are carried out.
Jack OF All Trades.
hen one considers that the gross
of our national forests Is nearly
700 acres some idea OF the
4TAct OF land which must be COW
~ the forest rangers can be
ned. Since 1905 the whole ma
forest force has been In the
service under the direction
eDutroi OF the Forester. who has
n6er OF assistants such as forest
1eora. forest examiners. forest
nts. logging engineers. lumber
ncalers, grazing examiners and
rangers. The latter. however,
~ Jack-of- des in his
work. as he acts as timber
IRE fighter. cattle boss. sales
q. 8. Marshal. gardener. sheep
9EoF. surveyor. forester. game
o road warden. arrester of
6en, thieves and thugs. trail
~ tree doctor. nursery man.
ono limo builder. field man on
eAd Jobs inside the forest i'm
Weather man In some sections.
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I Brief Sketch of the
Strenuous Life Led By
HE Men Who Gu ard
Dur Great National For
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Syndicate.
Evening star., 1916-07-20
Second Game an Easy
Victory for Johnson

A weird throw to first base by Joe
Benz virtually lost the game for the
White Sox in the very first inning of
the second game Moeller started the
inning with a single, went to second on
Fosters out and promptly stole third
Milan drove him home with a single
and then Rice bounded a high one at
Benz. who in his hurry to get the
speedy Rice threw wild and the ball
rolled into right field. after hitting the
stand. and both Milan and Rice ran
home.
With a three-run lead johnson was
never in trouble. With two out in the
first E. Collins had walked and Jack
son sent him to third with a double,
but Fournler popped up to first and
ended the inning without scoring. 1t
was not until the sixth that the SoX
got a tally, walk to f. Collins, dou-
BILE by Jackson and a sacrifice fly by
Fournier netting this one.
In the meantime the Griffmen had
gotten a run in the second, when John
son hit for three bases and scored on
Alnsmith's single. In the seventh they
brought their total up to five. Johnson
Mcbride. He went to third on a wild
pitch and scored when Ainsmith hit
sacrifice fly to left In the eighth Shanks
singled and took second on Danforth's
wild throw to first, scoring when Charity,
who had succeeded Jameson, when Dan
forth, left-hander. relieved Benz. drove
out long drive to extreme left field cor
ner. which netted double. Chicagos
second run resulted from Murphy's triple,
made possible when Milan lost the ball
in the sun and a bad throw on the relay,
which sent Murphy home. The score:
Evening star., 1916-07-20
TITLE FOR SALANT.
Best in Junior Singles Tennis Tour
ney in Cleveland Park.

Edward o. Salant annexed tho cham.
pionship in the invitation singles tour
nament of the Cleveland Park Junior
Tennis Club, held on the clubs courts
July IA to IS. The tournament was an
unqualified success. being marked by
the presence of only one default. The
spirited playing and good sportsman
ship of the contestants contributed
largely toward the splendid results at
tanned The scores of the last two
rounds:
Semi-fnal round-Harvey Gerry de-
feated Rudolph E. Schoenfeld, 6-l.
6-1; Edward O. Salant defeated Frank
Taylor. 7-5. e.
Final round-Edward o. Salant de-
feated Harvey Gerry, 6-3, 6-3.
Cleveland Park desires matches with
other boys tennis clubs Address all
communications to E. o. Salant. 1929
saith place.
Evening star., 1916-07-20
SOCCER IN ENGLAND AGAIN.
Britons Will Resume League Play
DESPITE War Activities.

LONDON, July 20.-At a special meet
ing of the English Foot Ball Assocta-
ton and English leagues. held Tuesday,
it was decided to continue the soccer
foot ball competitions this season on
the same general conditions rs last
season. The kickoff is scheduled for
September and will include the north
ern and midland sectional and London
combination competitions.
Although every playing member will
nave donned khaki or be working on
munition making, the necessary time
will be allowed Off each Saturday aft
ernoon, as in several cases last year.
The Scottish Foot Ball Association
opens the Scottish League competition
August 19.
Evening star., 1916-07-20
AGGIEs TRIM POST OFFICE.
Win All Five Matches in Depart.
mental Tennis League.

Agriculture made a clean sweep of its
matches in the Departmental Tennis
League yesterday afternoon, defeating
Post Office in all five contests. sum
maries:
AGRICULTURE, 3; POST OFFICE. o.
Team Agriculture tBarer and Franks, de-
feated Post Office (Roberts and Bursley), e.
6-3.
Team 2-Agriculture earl and Shearman) de-
feated Post Office tGable ana Dayidson) g.
6-5.
Team 3-Agrculture tCullen and Boyd) de-
feated Post Office (Warren and LittleJ, 6-2
5-8, 6-3.
Team 4-Agriculture tGorman and Frizelle,
defeated Post Office (kelley and Donnellyj, 90.
81.
Team agriculture tJoy and Marean) de-
feated Post Office tRowell and Nutt, O., g.